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The people’s paper Issue No. 1888
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Rapid payers OVER the past year, the Generalitat took only 30 days to pay suppliers and in July settled bills within 19.98 days, the fastest since records were first kept in 2015.
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JIJONA-BASED manufacturer Antiu Xixona, which manufactures turron as well as Mercadona’s own label chocolate, revealed that consumption of the latter grew by 5.4 per cent last year, owing to lockdown.
Fresh start IN a reshuffle designed to create ‘renewed energy’ at the town hall, Calpe’s mayor Ana Sala has created two new departments to deal with Animal Welfare and Sustainable Development respectively.
Fair shares JAVEA is currently sending a daily 2,000 cubic metres of desalinated water to TeuladaMoraira and Benitachell, both of which are historically and chronically short of water for the summer populations.
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LONG JOURNEY: Anemona rowers completing the virtual leg of their voyage.
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Marine life under pressure
MASSIFICATION is literally leaving its mark on the seabed, according to environmentalists Ecologistas en Accion. The association’s sailing boat, Diosa Maat, visited the Mari‐ na Alta in mid‐August when the coast was under “strong pressure” from pleasure craft, the ecologists said. The Diosa Maat’s crew in‐ spected Cabo de San Antonio and Javea’s Cala de Sardinera beach, in collaboration with volunteer divers who helped to clean the seabed and assess the impact of moored boats on underwater meadows of Posidonia Oceanica seaweed. “We have seen boatowners ar‐ guing over moorings at the envi‐ ronmental buoys where they are now supposed to moor,” the asso‐ ciation told the Spanish media. “Anchors are also damaging the seabed,” they declared. “Launches were exceeding speed
limits and we saw jet‐skis invad‐ ing restricted zones and areas that are reserved for swimmers.” The same overcrowding on the surface was having an adverse effect on the seabed where submerged rubbish abounded, including chains and anchors as well as plastics, a spokesperson revealed. The crew were allegedly insulted by boatown‐ ers who had little awareness of the need to respect the sea and marine wildlife and were irrigated by the presence of Ecologistas en Accion, the association said afterwards.
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The Love of Music THE choir ‘Cantãmus’ will be giving two performances of a beautiful collection of songs at La Fustera church on Thursday September 30 at 2.30pm and then again at 7.30pm. After many months of not being able to sing together, the rehearsals for this concert have been full of fun and laughter and that led to the concert being called ‘For The Love Of Music’. The choir wants the audience to leave feeling uplifted and positive with a wide range of genres being sung. The songs include The Rose by Bette Midler, a medley from Jesus Christ Superstar, a new arrangement of The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel, along with a host of other well-known tunes. The doors for both performances will open at 2pm and 7pm respectively. Booking is essential as tickets are limited due to social distancing rules. A portion of the tickets sales will be given to Caritas to help them continue their work supporting local families. Tickets are priced at €10 and are available by phone on 965 581 483 or online at https://www.philipashley.com/boxof fice.php
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AS predicted, regional president Ximo Puig announced that curfews are to be lifted in all Valencian Community municipalities. Nightlife venues and discos may now open until 3am with last orders at 2.30am. Capacity is limited to 50 per cent, although the ban remains on dancing as well as drinking at the bar. Social gatherings are no longer restricted to 10 people and there can now be eight to a table inside restaurants, bars and cafes, although there is no change to the 10 allowed on outside terraces. Timetables for the hospitality sector remain the same, with last orders at midnight before closing at 12.30am. A maximum of 1,500 people may attend indoor events and 3,000 in the exterior. Capacity for sporting events has been increased to 60 per cent in the open air, up to a
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CURFEW LIFTED: Regional president Ximo Puig and Health chief Ana Barcelo announce the latest measures. maximum of 20,000 spectators. This drops to 40 per cent, with a 4,000 maximum indoors. These measures will remain in place until September 27 when further restrictions are expected to be eased or lifted.
THE National Union of Festive Entities (UNDEF) has demanded that Moors and Christians festivities in the Valencian Community are allowed to resume after celebrations for Fallas were allowed to take place. They have demanded the health authorities give them a “coherent” explanation surrounding why they allowed the Fallas event to go ahead, but have banned other celebrations such as the Moors and Christians festivities. The have said that as soon as the Fallas celebra‐
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€15m EU funds
LUIS BARCALA, the mayor of Alicante has announced that the city is set to apply for more than €15 million in European funding. If the funding is granted it will be used for the Low Emissions Plan for the city of Alicante and the pedestrianisation of the traditional city centre. Barcala said: “The Department of European Projects of the City Council is coordinating the design of the Low Emissions Plan on which the areas of Traffic, Urban Planning, Infrastructure, Transport and Environment are working.”
The Alicante Council have multiple projects in the pipeline and Barcala said that “the City Council’s aspiration to obtain European funds for recovery does not end with the Low Emissions Plan, but will also opt for other projects included in the Tourism Sustainability Plan on which we are also working with the Municipal Tourism Board or the projects associated with the Integrated Urban Regeneration Programme in Vulnerable Neighbourhoods, all included in the Alicante 2030 Urban Agenda.”
Moors and Christians demand tions are over it is “imperatively necessary to talk now and without delay about the Moors and Christians festival.” The organisation has questioned: “What differ‐ ence is there between a Fallas parade and an en‐ trance of Moors and Christians with all the mea‐ sures of anti‐Covid security; what difference is there between the offering to the Mare de Deu and the offering to the patron of each town?”
The union added that: “The fallas had to be burnt to renovate the monuments which had been stored in the attic of the Feria de Muestras for more than a year and a half, and to start the fallas industry up and running again. But what about the industry and craftsmanship of the Moors and Christians festival, whose machinery is rusty? Now it is time to grease the gears and get it up and running, without delay.”
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Pure air BENIDORM Town Hall has spent €90,000 on 237 air purifiers for infants and primary schools where children have not yet received the anti-Covid vaccination. They will also be installed in school dining rooms as well as Instituto high schools, the dance Conservatoire and centres for the functionally diverse.
First mangoes THE first Alicante-grown mangoes are now on sale, which are available only at El Corte Ingles supermarkets and outlets. The plantations are located three kilometres inland on the lower slopes of a mountain that has an ideal tropical microclimate with high temperatures and little frost, explained growers Iberica Fresh.
Post it DENIA Town Hall is to install another 840 post boxes in outlying districts to compensate for the absence of door-to-door deliveries by postal service Correos. These will be added to existing post-box points in Les Deveses, which will receive an additional 24, Les Marines (192) and Rotes-Montgo (624).
Safer route ACCORDING to instructions from the Generalitat’s Education department, teachers will no longer be obliged to take pupils temperature before they enter school, which is now considered parents’ responsibility. Despite this new information, Alicante Province’s 130 recognised nursery schools announced that they intend continuing the practice on safety grounds.
Holiday lets COSTA BLANCA holiday apartments were used by 153,771 visitors last July compared with 59,318 in July 2020 according to Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE). Overall Valencian Community holiday accommodation was used by 287,829 tourists for 1.8 million overnight stays, 52 per cent of which were in Alicante Province.
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WORK on renewing water pipes in Altea la Vieja revealed archaeological remains believed to be 2,500 years old which are currently being studied by Alicante University experts. They include fragments of domestic pottery suggesting that the town was once an inhabited Iberian settlement, said archaeologist Pedro Jaime Zaragozi.
CALPE urgently needs a second Instituto high school, said local mayor Ana Sala as she criti‐ cised Generalitat “slowness.” Sala pointed out that she first approached the regional gov‐ ernment in October 2019, ask‐ ing to build the school via the Plan Edificant where the town hall deals with permits, paper‐ work and red tape while the Generalitat provides the cash. On this first occasion, Sala enclosed the required econom‐ ic project memorandum but re‐ vealed that she was asked to rectify defects in the applica‐ tion on five occasions. This was finally approved in April this year when the mayor met Rebeca Merchan, director general for School Infrastruc‐ tures. Merchan also told Sala that
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WAITING GAME: Land has been acquired for Calpe’s second Instituto. the Generalitat would authorise Calpe to put the contract out to tender, although the mayor said this had yet to arrive. In the meantime, Calpe Town Hall has made all the
Self-defence for women ALFAZ Town Hall is offering a free course in the Kray Maga self‐de‐ fence system for women. This will be held between 11am and 12 noon at the Pau Gasol sports centre on September 18, September 25 and October 2, an‐ nounced Equality councillor Rocio Guijarro. Minimum age is 13 and minors should be accompanied by an adult, the councillor added. All those wishing to take part should apply with an email to the igualdad@lalfas.com address. The Kray Maga system, developed in Israel in the 1940s is easy to learn and effective against all types of aggression likely to occur in day‐to‐day life. The effective technique teaches how to use an attacker’s weak points and will help women to deal with possible aggression, whether in the street or at home, Guijarro said.
necessary preparations for the second high school, ac‐ quiring a 30,525‐square me‐ tre plot of land in the Gar‐ gasindi area in 2019. Work is also due to begin this month
Pen friends JAVEA PLAYERS’ next production, Love Letters, is comprised of let‐ ters exchanged over almost a life‐ time. The passage of time ‐ people going from youth to late middle age ‐ is always poignant. So is the notion of two individuals failing to recognise the true love they were meant to share. Love Letters is a unique and imaginative theatre piece which, in the words of the author, AJ Gurney, “needs no theatre, no special set, just commitment
River Racons solution needed FISH are dying in the River Racons owing to lack of oxy‐ gen and invasive plants. Pego’s Environment coun‐ cillor Laura Castella explained that this happens each sum‐ mer when the water level drops in the river. Non‐native aquatic plants also occupy
more space. The town hall has asked the Confederacion Hidrografica del Jucar (CHJ), responsible for the Jucar basin’s waterways, to take ac‐ tion, the councillor said. “But the CHJ does nothing,” she lamented. Steps taken by the town
hall have done little to im‐ prove the situation, Castella added. “We spend money, we re‐ move plants, but after two months everything is the same again,” she admitted, as she called on the CHJ for a solu‐ tion.
Learning a language BENIDORM Town Hall is organising Spanish, French and English lessons for foreign resi‐ dents. Applicants have until September 17 to register for the courses which begin on September 20 and 21 and will be given at Beginners, Elementary and Intermediate levels. English lessons will be both in‐person and online, the Education department ex‐ plained. The classes will be held at the Centro de Formacion de Personas Adultas (Adult Edu‐
on an access road, Sala said. “We’re asking ourselves whether schools other than Calpe are being prioritised or if ideological reasons are behind the delay,” Sala declared.
cation Centre) in Edificio Torrejo in Plaza de Canalejas. They are open to all over‐14s wishing to acquire sufficient knowledge to be able to communicate in day‐to‐day situations, at work or to further their studies. Enrol at the Education department on the third floor of the town hall building in Plaza de SS MM Los Reyes de España. Further information is available from the www.benidorm.org website or on 966 815 471.
from its two actors.” Jen Kellow‐Ward plays Melis‐ sa. Her initial acting experience contributed to her Youth Club winning first prize in a competi‐ tion. Active with theatres in Bromley, Beckenham, Tedding‐ ton and Rotherfield, she has per‐ formed many roles for the Play‐ ers since coming to Javea. Paul Hunter is Andrew. His parents met at an amateur the‐ atre club and he was first in‐ volved aged eight, in Carousel, later playing in various amateur theatre and musical groups in the UK and now with Javea Players. The show runs from Septem‐ ber 22‐24 and September 29‐Oc‐ tober 1 in the Studio Theatre, with 50 per cent capacity audi‐ ences to allow adequate social distancing. For tickets €11 visit the www.javeaplayers.com web‐ site.
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Evictions WILLIAM PRICE recently con‐ tacted the Euro Weekly News after learning of the plight of Pedreguer tenants facing eviction after 10 years. “A similar scenario is de‐ veloping with a block of flats in Denia,” Mr Price told us. “The rented flats are owned by a company in dis‐ pute with their banks through non‐payment of mortgages associated with our apartments.” Sareb, Spain’s “bad bank” is also involved, he said. This month, written bids will be submitted for the apartments, after which the Denia court will make the fi‐ nal decision regarding their disposal. “We do not know whether, we as tenants, can bid on the apartment we cur‐ rently occupy or whether it will be simply a block sale for all of them,” he said. “We are completely inno‐ cent parties, but we could still be unceremoniously evicted. “A number of us are well into our 70s and 80s. Notwithstanding the mental anguish and stress inflicted on us, we will have to foot the bill for moving expenses and perhaps storage too, should we be unable to find alternative accommodation in the meantime,” Mr Price added. “The 2013 legislation strips us of any protection and we must do battle with the State, the big banks, Sareb and the courts. We perhaps stand little chance of success but try we must,” he de‐ clared.
and finally... To the rescue (again). Campello lifeguards have once again saved a life. Days earlier they had brought a swimmer in difficulties to the shore, providing first aid and oxygen until he was sufficiently sta‐ bilised to transfer to hospital. This week they were called on in an entirely different situation after a man of 59 was hurt in a collision between his motorcycle and a car. Alerted to the accident, the life‐ guards checked that the man had not suffered serious injuries, but removed his helmet and put him in a cervical collar to prevent spinal injuries before he was transferred to hospital for observa‐ tion. “The rapid response of our level‐headed team was fundamen‐ tal in carrying out an orderly, safe and efficient procedure before the arrival of the ambulance,” a spokesman for Campello’s lifesav‐ ing service said afterwards.
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Anemona sets an example ANEMONA, the Marina Baja self‐help asso‐ ciation for women with breast and gynae‐ cological cancers, challenged itself even further in 2021. This year is a Compostela Holy Year be‐ cause the feast day of St James (Santiago) falls on a Sunday. To commemorate the event, Anemona members decided to visit Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. As they have done since 2018 the Anemona team, whose members are aged between 30 and 75, rowed across Benidorm Bay in early August and this prompted their decision to cover the 1,670 kilometres to Santiago by rowing. They completed part of the distance virtually, using the Benidorm’s Club Nau‐ tico rowing machines, but the Anemona women took to the water again in Villa‐ juan (Pontevedra) where they boarded their ‘trainera’ boat, rowing as far as
Padron (La Coruña). From here they completed the remain‐ ing 25 kilometres of the Santiago Way on foot, finishing in Santiago de Compostela’s Plaza del Obradoiro. The Anemona party returned to the Ma‐ rina Baja last Sunday after making the tra‐ ditional offering to the saint and returning to Benidorm, this time with a more leisure‐ ly journey by road. They were joined on the last section of their journey by Benidorm councillors Mar‐ ilo Cebreros and Angela Llorca who head the town hall’s Sports and Social Welfare departments. Cebreros thanked the association for al‐ lowing them to take part in a challenge that was a new landmark for Benidorm and the women of Anemona whom she praised for “once again” setting an exam‐ ple for us all.
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€1.9m renovations ALICANTE City Council have put out for tender the renovation pro‐ ject on the ‘Joaquin Villar’ munici‐ pal athletic stadium. In total the project will come in at around €1.9 million and this will include €600,000 which have already been allocated for the improve‐ ment in energy efficiency of the lighting in the area. Together the projects will be de‐ veloped by the municipal depart‐ ment of Infrastructures, in coordi‐ nation with Sports, led by councillors Jose Ramon Gonzalez and Jose Luis Berenguer. According to the council, during the project “the renovation of the eight‐lane athletics track and its equipment will be tackled, an artifi‐ cial grass training corridor will be created, the concrete paving of the north, south and east perimeters will be consolidated, a bio‐health circuit will be installed in the south garden and the kiosk in the north garden, an access ramp will be built from the changing rooms, the toi‐ lets will be renovated, a kiosk‐bar will be built and an outdoor sports circuit will be created, in addition to completing the fencing of the stadi‐ um at its north and south ends.”
Further probes for the ex-King PROSECUTORS are investigat‐ ing both withdrawals and de‐ posits that were made to for‐ mer King Juan Carlos over several years and are looking into his account from 2014 to 2018, where he had received his annual allowance of nearly €200,000. According to reports, investigators are checking that payments correspond with those set out in the Spanish na‐ tional budget. Royal officials have been answering ques‐ tions put forward by the in‐ spectors and have provided all information requested. The inspectors are said to be trying to trace small deposits, that were made to Juan Carlos. It is thought that these small amounts were meant to pay for store purchases.
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OFFICERS from the National Police Huelva,have congratulated a very special girl called Nuria, who has been working hard to provide others with ad‐ vice to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The police officers have supported the girl who has Williams Syndrome and congratulated her for being ‘especially active’ on social media where she has been ‘providing advice to her followers to stop the spread of Covid‐19.’ The police have said that Nuria is a girl “with an
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Congratulations for Williams Syndrome girl outgoing, friendly and enthusiastic personality” and that she was “very excited” with the special visit that the officers made to her home. With her mother and sister’s help they surprised the young girl and gave her National Police related gifts and also a personalised diploma to thank her
Spain on alert from Hurricane HURRICANE LARRY is expected to mainly hit the United States, Canada and the West Indies, but the effects of Hurricane Larry will also be felt across Europe according to experts. It is expected that Spain will begin to feel the effects from Sunday September 12, and will see lower temperatures, DANAs and instability. The effects are not expected to be anything like the weather seen recently when Spain saw floods in many areas after the last DANA hit. Hurricane Larry is expected to be a category three Hurricane that will turn into a tropical storm. It is expected that it will bring winds hitting up to 285 kilometres per hour. Luckily though the Hurricane itself is not set to land in Spain, but the country will still feel the knock-on effects. Although Larry will not directly affect Spain, the hurricane is intensifying and next week, it will transform into a deep squall in the middle of the North Atlantic that will affect the Iberian Peninsula. From here on, the effects will depend on where this squall is lo-
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cated.It is expected that the weekend will begin with temperatures rising due to a tropical air
mass, before a new DANA hits the west of the peninsula bringing with it rain and cloudiness.
House prices rise THE average house price in Spain closed in August with a rise of 3.3 per cent compared to March 2020, the month in which the pandemic broke out and the health crisis began, accord‐ ing to reports. Compared to August of last year, the rise in prices was 5.2 per cent, and 0.2 per cent in August compared to July. The report highlights the fact that house prices have re‐ covered strongly after the falls they suffered in the second half of last year, explained Andrea de la Hoz, senior analyst at Tinsa’s Research Service. According to the appraiser, the housing market is currently living “in a scenario of a sus‐ tained increase in prices, growing demand and limited sup‐ ply,” which has caused “high inter‐annual variation rates” in prices and “an upward trend that is consolidated without setbacks month by month for the different geographic ar‐ eas.”
and finally... Spain donates. The Ministry of the Interior has spent around €100,000 on two purchases of equipment which will be donated to Mauritania with the aim to fight ‘against terrorism, drug traf‐ ficking and any other form of cross‐border crime that is a threat to internal and international security.’
for “the help received during the pandemic.” With the visit, the National Police also aimed to ‘help give visibility’ to rare diseases, in this instance Williams Syndrome. Nuria greatly enjoyed her visit with the police. This syndrome is a genetic disease due to a loss of
part of the DNA on chromosome 7, which occurs in one in every 7,500 new borns and is characterised by a disorder of intellectual development, hypercal‐ caemia in infancy and supravalvular aortic stenosis ‐ a narrowing of the main artery immediately after leaving the heart.”
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Robles calls on EU THE Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, said during an informal meeting of Euro‐ pean Union defence ministers, “Europe cannot be a passive actor, or look the other way, in the future of the people of
Afghanistan.” Robles told her European counterparts that “the hard lessons learned in Afghanistan must be taken into account in all our other missions” and must serve to “mark a before and af‐
ter in the way the European Union projects security.” She insisted that “stabilisation missions can never end abruptly. The delicate balances they help to create suffer if external actors suddenly disappear.” She also proposed to EU De‐ fence Ministers that “the neces‐ sary actions to facilitate the de‐ parture from Afghanistan of the remaining family members of our Afghan collaborators who could not be evacuated and of other particularly vulnerable people, especially women and girls, who wish to leave Afghanistan resume as soon as possible.” The minister also wanted to pay “a heartfelt tribute to all the men and women of our armed forces, to the soldiers of other countries, and to those collabo‐ rators who have died in Afghanistan over the last 20 years,” with a fond memory for them and their families, as well as for the 13 US soldiers and Afghan citizens who lost their lives in the attack on August 26 at Kabul airport.
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More pay for low paid UK workers THE Euro Weekly News asked readers whether they thought that UK workers’ salaries should be raised and a majority said they should. In total, 85.7 per cent of readers said they think that low paid UK workers should have their salaries raised, while only 7.1 per cent said that salaries were already good in the UK compared to other countries. One respondent said that all wages, for both the low paid and the well paid, should be raised to in‐ crease the amount of money the government could
Airbnb anti-party AIRBNB have launched a war on illegal parties and have created an anti‐party system that is keeping the peace in Spain and other countries too. Airbnb are aware that both tourists and locals do not want outrageous parties being held and the platform has received many complaints about par‐ ties, but in August 2020 they began a new system for detecting people who plan to have unautho‐ rised parties. The system is working in Spain and so far they have blocked around 50,000 people from booking with them. The numbers in Europe are even higher and around 375,000 requests for accommodation have either been redirected or denied. According to Airbnb the anti‐party system came about “to prevent irresponsible behaviour and re‐ duce unauthorised parties in accommodation in some countries in Europe.” They have successfully implemented the system in the United States and Canada too.
UK WORKERS: Earn less now than in 2010. take in taxes to cover the costs of climate change. It recently emerged that UK workers received on average £1,000 (€1,165) less now than in 2010. Figures released by the government showed that wages had not risen in line with inflation, costing workers an average of around £1,000 a year.
Correos helping rural areas NEW technology for Correos will help rural areas across Spain as they put into operation around 22,000 new portable mobility de‐ vices (PDAs). The PDAs are said to come with a pioneer‐ ing technological improvement that will mean a world of difference to rural posties and their customers. Customers will be able to pay for services using a bank card via the portable device. Over 3,000 new devices have been deliv‐ ered to its staff which will greatly improve the services that are currently offered by Correos.
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EWN readers back Piers Morgan GMB comeback AN overwhelming majority of Euro Weekly News readers have said they would like to see Piers Morgan back on Good Morning Britain after he was cleared by Ofcom over his criticism of Meghan Markle. Readers told the Euro Weekly News they wanted to see Morgan back, with many complaining that Good Morning Britain was less interesting without him. One reader, Jill Swain, said: “Yes, GMB is boring without him.” However, others argued that he should not come back to the show following his confrontational interviewing style. Many said that Piers Morgan had not allowed guests he inter‐ viewed to speak as much as him, while others said he was too opin‐ ionated on the show. Morgan had previously left his job on the programme after he criticised Meghan Markle following her interview with Oprah. The star later won his Ofcom case following thousands of com‐ plaints by viewers over his criticism of the royal.
Penalty for keeping cash MOST people would consider it a stroke of luck if they were walking down the street and found some money on the ground, however by law you cannot keep the money and could be fined ‐ or even worse, imprisoned ‐ for keeping it! Article 253 of the Spanish Penal Code states it is punishable. If the amount of what is appropriate does not exceed €400, a fine of one to three months will be imposed,” the article says. On the other hand, and shockingly, the penalty may be extend‐ ed up to two years in prison.
and finally... Monkey business. Scientiests have been researching different ani‐ mals and found that chimpanzees and bonobos have good man‐ ners when meeting others. A new study published in iScience found that the animals, “frequently exchanged mutual gaze and communicative signals prior to and after engaging in joint activi‐ ties.”
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The ranking of Spanish among the most spoken languages across the globe.
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£730 million investment
THE UK is to invest over £730m in the PEACE PLUS programme, which is hoped to bring recon‐ ciliation, peace and economic stability in Northern Ireland. According to the govern‐ ment, “The PEACE PLUS Pro‐ gramme is the successor to previous PEACE programmes which have funded targeted initiatives such as the Peace Bridge over the River Foyle and the regeneration of the Gird‐ wood Barracks site in north Belfast, as a shared safe com‐ munity space where people from different backgrounds can meet, relax and learn from each other.” Speaking of the programme,
Brandon Lewis, Northern Ire‐ land Secretary said: “Today’s announcement of more than £730 million to the PEACE PLUS programme is a concrete ex‐ ample of the UK Government’s commitment to helping North‐ ern Ireland reach its full poten‐
tial as a prosperous and stable part of the United Kingdom. “As the majority investor in this programme we are deter‐ mined that the PEACE PLUS projects and activities will pro‐ mote stability and foster cohe‐ sion while also contributing to
the economy; building pros‐ perity and supporting the level‐ ling up of Northern Ireland’s economy with the rest of the UK. The funding for the pro‐ gramme will be provided be‐ tween now and 2027.
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Sarah Harding.
FORMER Girls Aloud star Sarah Hard‐ ing has sadly passed away from breast cancer aged just 39. Sarah was diag‐ nosed last August with advanced breast cancer and had undergone treatments included a mastectomy and chemotherapy, but her mum Marie confirmed on Instagram on Sunday September 5, that Sarah had sadly
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Sarah Harding dies of cancer passed away, She said: “It’s with deep heartbreak that today I’m sharing the news that my beautiful daughter Sarah has sadly passed away. “Many of you will know of Sarah’s battle with cancer and that she fought
so strongly from her diagnosis until her last day.” She slipped away peacefully this morning. I’d like to thank everyone for their kind support over the past year. It meant the world to Sarah and it gave her great strength and comfort to
THE National Police are warning the public about a new type of fraud that cybercriminals are now committing using QR codes, and in a statement issued, they want the entire population to be aware of the protection measures that can be taken, as they explain, since the pandemic, “citizens have changed their habits, and its consequences are having an impact not only on the daily life of the population, but also on different activities that they carry out through the use of tech‐ nologies.” They have pointed out that when people go out anywhere, it is becoming more common to have to check prices ‐ gyms,
know she was loved. “I know she won’t want to be re‐ membered for her fight against this ter‐ rible disease ‐ she was a bright shining star and I hope that’s how she can be remembered instead ‐ Marie x.”
New QR scam
restaurants, cinemas, shops, plat‐ forms ‐ by scanning the QR code provided, created with the aim of enabling their content to be read at high speed, but, according to the National Police, this type of code "”has been exploited by computer scammers to use them in a criminal way, and obtain per‐ sonal and / or banking data of the victims.” To avoid being victims of this type of crime, the police cybercrime
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specialists point out that it is very important “not to click on unknown links, links received via emails or SMS, and be very careful when scanning an unknown QR code,” while recommending “to avoid falling for the hook of harmful codes” to configure the ‘app’ that scans them “so that it does not au‐ tomatically redirect to the page or content they point to, or to install a reader ‘app’ that allows a preview of the link.”
The number of sardines that make up a standard ‘espeto’ (a skewer of grilled sardines, a tradition on Malaga beaches).
Immediate increase in minimum wage PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez has said that his govern‐ ment wants an “immediate” increase in the mini‐ mum wage this year for workers as the economy is growing and the cost of living is increasing. “There won’t be an economic recovery if it isn’t a fair recovery, if it doesn’t reach all levels of society,” the president said at a conference in Madrid on Wednes‐ day, September 1. The minimum wage in Spain is currently €950 a month. Last year, Spain suffered the biggest dip in its econo‐ my in the euro zone and is now set to be one of the re‐ cipients of the most European Union recovery funds.
This money will assist the country in closing some economic gaps that have been longstanding between wealthier countries in the north. The government expects that the unemployment rate will be 15.2 per cent by the end of 2021, according to Economy Minister Nadia Calvino, who made the claim on July 27. An economic growth of 7 per cent has been predict‐ ed for 2022, in comparison to a 6.5 per cent growth this year. Sanchez also reaffirmed that his government will continue acting within EU rules to address high energy prices.
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ABTA Call for evidence
THE Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) is putting pressure on the government to make foreign travel more accessible and to support travel businesses, with ABTA Chief Executive, Mark Tanzer, saying: “This summer has been a missed opportunity to kickstart the industry’s recovery.
While international travel is technically open, it is still heavily restricted by government policy. “Testing and quarantine requirements remain a huge barrier to taking a foreign trip and these requirements are out of step with our EU neighbours. “We continue to put pressure
on the government to make foreign travel more accessible and to support travel businesses, particularly as we enter a critical period for the industry, with some key milestones coming up - including the government’s strategic review on travel requirements (due 1 October) and the end of furlough.
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From soldier to a Paralympic champion A FORMER soldier who fought in Afghanistan has become a Paralympic champion after participating in the Help for Heroes sports recovery programme. The former Para soldier, Jaco van Gass, sustained severe injuries - including the loss of his left arm - in 2009, during his second six-month tour of Afghanistan, when the helicopter he was travelling in came under enemy fire and was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. He participated in the Help
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for Heroes sports recovery programme and developed a passion for adaptive cycling, competing in several World Championships and winning silver and gold medals at the Invictus Games. What’s more, in 2011, he was a member of the recordbreaking team of wounded soldiers who trekked to the North Pole. Now, in his first Paralympics, he’s taken gold in spectacular fashion. Celebrating his achievement with some of the charity’s staff, Help for Heroes
The percentage of new businesses set up by female entrepreneurs in Spain.
ABBA announce album LEGENDARY group ABBA, who split back in 1982 after experiencing turbulent times between its four members, announced in a press conference on Thursday September 2, the launch of their new pro‐ ject, ‘Voyage’, which includes their first studio album in almost 40 years, along with a holographic show. The quartet, featuring the four original members, Anni‐Frid Lyn‐ gstad, Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Benny Anderson, has put an end to four decades of musical lethargy by presenting two new singles from the album today in London, titled, ‘I still have faith in you’, and ‘Don’t shut me down’. Ulvaeus and Anderson announced that the new album will be re‐ leased on November 5, two days before tickets for their shows go on sale, with Anderson admitting to feeling “very proud” of this new album, which will contain 10 new songs ‐ including a “Christ‐ mas” theme ‐ and, showing off his humour, claimed to have learned that “you don’t have to wait 40 years to release an album”.
CEO, Mel Waters, said: “We are delighted that somebody who has been in our sports recovery programme has gone on to win gold and be the pride of his nation. We’re so incredibly proud of him and of all our veteran athletes in Tokyo.
Twin giant pandas born TWIN giant pandas have been born in Madrid Zoo Aquarium, the zoo said in a statement. The twin pandas were born on Monday, September 6. The tiny bundles are now in incuba‐ tors to give them the best start in life possible. It is the second time Madrid Zoo aquarium has welcomed ba‐ by giant pandas. The parent gi‐ ant pandas are on loan from Chi‐ na. The mother panda is called Hua Zuiba, and the father is called Bing Xing. The first baby panda ap‐ peared at 8.30am and the sec‐ ond arrived four hours later, the zoo added. The baby giant pandas have not been named yet and it is also not possible to tell if they are boys or girls, however in the coming days, Chengdu techni‐ cians will be able to confirm it with greater confidence.
60,000-year-old Neanderthal camp A TEAM of archaeologists have discovered the existence of a Neanderthal camp of deer hunters that existed 60,000 years ago. The excavations have been carried out at Abric Ro‐ mani (Capellades, Barcelona) ac‐ cording to the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and So‐ cial Evolution (IPHES). It is now believed that around 60,000 years ago in the Capel‐ lades area, a group of Nean‐ derthals were foraging for food and performing other daily ac‐ tivities. The excavation cam‐ paign was performed over the summer by a group of 20 ar‐
chaeologists directed by the IPHES‐CERCA and the Prehistory Department of the Rovira i Virgili University (URV). The team have discovered the remains of at least three deer. Josep Vallverdu, director of the project and also a re‐ searcher, explained how 15 dif‐ ferent households had been dis‐ covered. “This is very common in the Abric Romani record and pro‐ vides important information about the space occupied at this site by Neanderthal communi‐ ties and their distribution,” he explained.
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Ringo Starr releases EP The Beatles’ drummer.
RINGO STARR, the legendary drummer with The Beatles, now into his 80s, will release a new four‐song EP entitled ‘Change The World’ on September 24, featur‐ ing guest stars like Joe Walsh and Linda Perry. In a statement released by his
record company, Ringo said, “I’ve been saying that I just want to re‐ lease EPs right now and this is the next one. What a blessing it has been this year to have a studio here at home, and to be able to collaborate with so many great mu‐ sicians, some that I have worked with before and some new friends.” The first two songs on the EP are entitled ‘Change The World’, which is an ‘optimistic’ piece written by Joseph Williams and Steve Lukather, followed by ‘Just That Way’, composed and performed by Starr himself, together with Bruce Sugar, his engineer for years, with Tony Chen guesting on guitar.
‘Coming Undone’, is Ringo’s first collaboration with Linda Perry, of ‘4 Non‐Blondes’ fame, who co‐wrote this track, in which Trombone Shorty also participates, while the former Beatle provides the vocals. Finally, ‘Rock Around The Clock’ will allow you to enjoy the guitar of Joe Walsh, the emblematic gui‐ tarist from The Eagles, with Nathan East on bass, Bruce Sugar on piano, and Amy Keys and Windy Wagner on backing vocals. ‘Change The World’ will be avail‐ able in digital, CD, and cassette for‐ mat from September 24, as well as on 10‐inch vinyl from November 19, as reported by the local Spanish press.
THE EU and AstraZeneca have reached an agreement which will secure the delivery of the remaining Covid‐19 vaccine doses to Member States under the terms of the Advance Purchase Agreement concluded on August 27, 2020, with AstraZeneca. The agreement will also end the pending litigation before the Brussels Court. Commissioner for Health and Food Safe‐ ty Stella Kyriakides said, “Today’s settle‐ ment agreement guarantees the delivery
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Sanchez ignored advice P R E S I D E N T Pedro Sanchez reportedly ig‐ nored advice given to him in 2018 that could have lowered the cost of electricty by 30 per cent. In 2018, the Executive of Pedro Sanchez ig‐ nored the proposals of the Energy Transition Expert Commission to lower the price of elec‐ tricity by up to 30per cent. The Expert Commission also recommended a tax shakeup that would make greener source of electricty cheaper. Their recommendations were first made in 2018 when the Partido Popular held power, but the were again made to Sanchez when he took control of La Moncloa later that year. The average daily price of electricity in the wholesale market continues to reach record highs with a cost of €132.65 per megawatt‐ hour (MWh) on September 6, making the most expensive day for electricity consumers in the history of Spain.
The EU and AstraZeneca agree of the remaining 200 million Covid‐19 vac‐ cine doses by AstraZeneca to the EU. “While this week we reached the impor‐ tant milestone of 70 per cent full vaccina‐ tion of the EU’s adult population, there are significant differences in vaccination rates between our Member States, and the con‐
tinued availability of vaccines, including As‐ traZeneca’s, remain crucial. “And as the strongest supporter of glob‐ al vaccine cooperation and solidarity, we will continue helping the rest of the world. Our aim is to share at least 200 million dos‐ es of vaccines through COVAX with low and middle‐income countries until the end of this year. Vaccine solidarity is and remains our trademark,” she added on September 3.
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Scots need Covid passport NICOLA STURGEON an‐ nounced on September 1, that vaccine passports will be needed for entry into nightclubs and large events in Scotland. The first minister said that the “limited use of vaccine certifica‐ tion” could help to curb the spread of Covid in autumn and winter. Sturgeon said numbers of new infections are currently 80 per cent higher than the previous week and five times higher than four weeks ago, describing these figures as “extremely concern‐ ing.” The situation has also been made “fragile and serious” by the rising hospital admissions, ac‐ cording to Sturgeon. If the new rules are approved by parliament in the coming week, they will affect live events with more than 500 people un‐ seated, outdoor live events with over 4,000 people unseated and outdoor events with more than 10,000 people. Sturgeon said that although these events “matter to our economy, and to our cultural and social life,” they are “not essential
services” and bring “many peo‐ ple together in relatively small ar‐ eas.” “By ensuring that people en‐ tering these settings are fully vac‐
cinated, we would be taking a proportionate step to help make these settings safer for everyone attending and, by extension, for all of us,” she said.
Businesses at odds
BUSINESSES in Spain say increasing the minimum wage will hinder job creation and slow the economic growth. The minimum wage is currently €950 per month, even a symbolic rise of €25 extra per month could harm businesses as they attempt to recover from the impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic, business rep‐ resentatives reported. In May, the Advisory Commission for the Anal‐ ysis of the Minimum Wage suggested a 10 per cent hike to the mini‐ mum wage. If approved, the increase could see the minimum wage in Spain rise to €1,045 per month. The Bank of Spain said the last minimum wage hike may have backfired and cost the country 180,000 jobs, an argument now being used against another raise.
and finally... Bungling Bank Robber. Alan Slattery fled empty‐handed from the Nationwide Building Society branch in Eastbourne after tellers struggled to read his threatening note. Slattery, 67, and a retiree left the bank with no cash earlier this year after employees struggled to read his message demanding they hand over cash, revealed Sussex Police.
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Possibility of cancelling or revoking a donation or gift in Spain. Reasons to do it. Legal regulation. Acts of the beneficiary. IN this article we are going to discuss the possibility of can‐ celling or revoking a gift. If possible, its legal justifica‐ tion, and some examples. Is it possible to cancel or revoke a gift donation? The answer is yes. When a person makes a donation, it is possible to can‐ cel it later. It can be done due to the ingratitude of the ben‐ eficiary. That is, when the re‐ cipient of the donation per‐ forms an act against the donor, or his assets, etc. These cases are those pro‐ vided for in article 648 of the Spanish civil code. That states: The donation or gift may al‐ so be revoked, at the request of the donor, due to ingrati‐ tude in the following cases: 1. If the donee or beneficia‐ ry commits any crime against the person, honour or prop‐ erty of the donor. 2. If the donee accuses the donor of a crime ( in some cases). 3. If the donee or beneficia‐
ry, denies food or mainte‐ nance to the donor. Court decisions about can‐ celling or revoking a gift There are many examples of cases, in which a gift has been annulled by the Spanish courts. For example, the court decision of the Provin‐ cial Court of Oviedo, of 22/03/2021. In that case, a mother gift‐ ed the company shares of the family business to her son. Subsequently, the mother re‐ quested the cancellation of the donation, claiming lack of gratitude. In the appeal phase, the Provincial Court upheld the petition. And states: ‐ In accordance with article 648.1, the donor can revoke a donation due to ingratitude. In the event that ‘the donee commits a crime against the person, honour or property of
the donor.’ ‐ That the Supreme Court, understands in a flexible way, the psychological abuse car‐ ried out by the donee. Be‐ cause, in this article, the con‐ cept of ‘crime’ and the protected rights: honour and property, of the donor are not specified or defined. ‐ Thus, the concept of crime must be interpreted openly. NOT being necessary that there is a criminal court decision that declares it. ‐ It is enough of a be‐ haviour that is socially repre‐ hensible, and is offensive against the donor. Even if it is not formally classified as a crime. ‐ Includes cases of psycho‐ logical abuse, which must be duly accredited. Being under‐ stood as such, the damage or injury to the mental health of the victim.
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‐ The judge concludes that in the case studied, the dona‐ tion must be revoked. How‐ ever, the attitude of the child (recipient of the donation) can be classified as psycho‐ logical abuse. As he took the mother away from the family business and even from his family. causing a serious detriment to her psychologi‐ cal well‐being. Conclusion Even if it has been done correctly, cancelling or revok‐ ing a gift is possible. But, only in the cases provided for by law and the civil code. If you find yourself in this situation and want expert le‐ gal advice. If you want to know more about the ways to transfer properties in Spain and our court claim services, contact us on our website: www.white‐baos.com. The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, it merely con‐ veys information related to le‐ gal issues.
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First EU country to lift restrictions MAGNUS HEUNICKE, Denmark’s Minister of Health, will make his country the first one in Europe to do away with all coronavirus restrictions when they are lifted on September 10, as he explained in a statement at the end of August. “The epidemic is under control. We have record vac-
cination levels, that is why we can drop the special rules we had to introduce in the fight against Covid-19.” Although he was quick to follow this up with a warning that the government will not hesitate to “act quickly if the pandemic once again threatens the essential functioning of society,” even if Denmark
Spain aims for 90 per cent SPAIN will aim to have 90 per cent of people vaccinated against Covid-19. After passing the 70 per cent mark at the end of August, Spain will aim to have 90 per cent of people vaccinated against Covid-19, President Pedro Sanchez said. However, he did not specify a date for the 90 per cent milestone. “We have shown that when Spanish society unites there is no one to stop us. We are going for 90 per cent,” Sanchez said on Thursday September 2. “We are closer to overcoming the pandemic. Spain leads the vaccination of the 20 most important economies in the world. In a country like ours in which we do not recognise the merits that we achieve, the success of this vaccination is a lesson from the best of patriotism,” he added.
is in a good place. Certain restrictions are set to expire earlier, with restaurants and pubs no longer requiring a valid coronavirus pass to enter since September 1, and in addition, discos and nightclubs will also be allowed to reopen, with visitors no longer needing passes after September 10.
Migrant arrivals double S O M E 8,222 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands between January 1 and August 15 this year. In the same period last year that number was 3,364, according to the Interior Ministry. In 2020 more than 23,000 migrants arrived in islands, eight times more than the number in 2019. The total number of people arriving in Spain in 2020 rose by 29 per cent and was almost 42,000 people.
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New website for EU CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) and CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation) have a brand new website. The two European standardisation organisations said they are “happy to provide all stakeholders interested in European standardisation with an improved digital presence faster, more dynamic and user friendly.” Elena Santiago Cid, CEN and CENELEC’s Director General, said, “The new website
testifies to our ongoing commitment to making our work accessible, transparent and open to the future. We will be constantly updating the content to enhance the digital presence of CEN and CENELEC and increase our online interaction with our stakeholders and experts. I sincerely hope that you
STANDARDISATION: An improved digital presence and more user friendly.
THE 2021-2022 academic year begins in the next few days for more than eight million students from all over Spain, but is causing a great deal of uncertainty and anxiousness among parents and children alike. While teachers strive to make up for lost time, communities around Spain will re-apply the bulk of prevention measures that were put in place last year, although more spaces for relaxation to alleviate organisational difficulties will be opened up. This is turning out to be a worry for many
Back to school parents due to the rise in younger people of coronavirus - the vaccination campaign has only just targeted 12-year-olds who will undoubtedly be mixing with younger children in break times and play areas. For example, lower restrictions this year
enjoy the new website and all that it has to offer.” Among the relevant features of the website, CEN and CENELEC have worked on centralising and providing targeted information to stakeholders and the general public on sectors, news, and events. Furthermore, a dedicated expert area has been introduced, providing a central access to all CEN and CENELEC support tools and applications. The renewal of CEN and CENELEC’s online presence is part of a wider effort that looks at the evolution and adaptation the European Standardisation System to make it fit for the future. As part of this reflection, CEN and CENELEC recently approved their Strategy 2030, a joint framework that will guide their activities in the next 10 years.
mean an increase in the maximum limit of students allowed in bubble groups, both in kindergarten and primary school, and the minimum distance between tables in secondary school is reduced from 1.5 to 1.2 metres. Each community decides its school calendar, based on its own criteria, needs, contexts and traditions. This year, unlike last year in which the health crisis forced the return to classrooms of the different courses and stages to be staggered much more, it returns to a more classic scenario.
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Tourism in the Pyrenees ACCORDING to reports, the influx of tourists this summer in the Pyrenees has been higher than the most optimistic forecasts that had been predicted, where, in some regions, such as Val d’Aran, or Alta Ribagorça, the data for 2019 (before the pandemic), which were already a record, have been exceeded. As related by Sergi, who owns the Baliera campsite, just a step away from the border with Catalonia, in the Ribagorza of Huesca, “We can already say that this summer has been one of the best in our entire history,” and the same results have been reported from hotels in the Pyrenean region, who have apparently had to hang
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the ‘no vacancies’ signs up some days. It is thanks to the national travellers that this situation has arisen, most of whom are known to have chosen this type of destination this summer where sanitary security measures are more guaranteed. Record numbers have also passed through the doors of the set of Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boi, a treasure declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, with reports that a record of more than 62,000 people have passed through these churches between July and August, beating the 55,295 from 2019, and 53,545 in 2018, long before coronavirus.
The number of years Spain was under Islamic rule between 711 and 1492 AD.
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Armed Forces selection processes
IN 2021, the Spanish Min‐ istry of Defence called 51 selection processes, with
a global offer of 9,742 places. Of these, 1,920 were
Collaborators trapped ABOUT 110 Afghan collaborators who worked for the Span‐ ish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AE‐ CID) in Afghanistan in Badghis province remain trapped in Kabul, a city that has become a place of despair since the ar‐ rival of the Taliban. The former employees asked the government for an evac‐ uation plan to leave Afghanistan, but neither agency nor For‐ eign Ministry leaders have contacted them, according to re‐ ports. The number of local personnel who collaborated with the Spanish humanitarian mission in the Central Asian country may be much higher. A large part of the contingent of collab‐ orators have not been able to reach the capital and remain hidden in their cities, some thousands of kilometres from the only exit, Hamid Karzai airport. Among those stranded are doctors, pharmacists, clerks, veterinarians and their fam‐ ilies. By August 27, Spanish Armed Forces had evacuated a total of 1,900 Afghan aid workers and their families, Spaniards and citizens from other countries such as the US and Portu‐ gal, the European Union, UN, NATO, and Embassy personnel.
for career and comple‐ ment military personnel, 6,500 to the ranks of troops and sailors, and 1,072 for permanent sta‐ tus. There are also plans for 250 places for volunteer reservists. The processes are being developed according to established programming and according to the pre‐ vention and protection protocols against Covid‐ 19 prepared by the Gen‐ eral Health Inspection, the government said. More than 43,000 can‐ didates this year have chosen to participate in the different selection processes called, 7.5 per cent more than the previ‐ ous year. Women account for 19 per cent of all applica‐ tions, an increase of 2 per cent compared with 2020.
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IN a study to examine a Mediterranean diet in relation to prostate cancer progression in men on active surveillance, researchers found that men with localised prostate cancer who reported a baseline dietary pattern that more closely fol‐ lowed the key principles of a Mediterranean‐style diet fared better over the course of their disease. “Men with prostate cancer are motivated to find a way to impact the advancement of their disease and improve their quality of life,” said Justin Gregg, assis‐ tant professor of Urology and lead author of the study. “A Mediterranean diet is non‐inva‐ sive, good for overall health and, as shown by this study, has the potential to effect the progres‐ sion of their cancer.” After adjusting for factors
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known to increase risk of cancer getting worse over time, such as age, prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) and tumour volume, men with a diet that contained more fruits, vegetables, legumes, cere‐ als and fish had a reduced risk of their prostate cancer growing or advancing to a point where many would consider active treatment. The researchers also exam‐ ined the effect of diabetes and statin use and found a similar risk reduction in these patient groups. “The Mediterranean diet con‐ sistently has been linked to low‐ er risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and mortality. This study in men with early stage prostate cancer gets us another step clos‐
and finally... Sold for €5 million. The Colt revolver which Sheriff Pat Garrett shot and killed the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid with has sold at auction for more than €5 million (£4.35 million). Billy the Kid was one of the most notorious outlaws in the days of the old Wild West, who was finally killed on July 14, 1881, aged just 21, in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
er to providing evidence‐based dietary recommendations to op‐ timise outcomes in cancer pa‐ tients, who along with their fami‐ lies, have many questions in this area,” said Carrie Daniel‐Mac‐ Dougall, associate professor of Epidemiology and senior author of the study.
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Two years on EWN speaks H U G H E L L I OT T became British Ambassador to Spain in August 2019 and whilst he would have expected to deal with Brexit, the pandemic came out of the blue. In commemoration of his two years in post, he kindly agreed to speak with Spain’s largest circulating English language newspaper Euro Weekly News and was both friendly and quite open, subject always to the fact that the British Government makes policy decisions. We spoke first about his role as a champion of British commerce and when asked how Brexit had affected exports to Spain, the Ambassador confirmed that Brexit had affected business as the UK, as a country, is now out of the Custom’s Union which means that there are new procedures for both sides to follow and the Embassy had been very involved in giving advice. What cannot be quantified is the effect that the pandemic has had on business which
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Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott. clearly saw a significant downturn during 2020, but he was able to say that the trend is now positive with a recent upturn of 13 per cent.
Next came the situation between Gibraltar, the UK and Spain and he was on the Rock on August 31 alongside the new UK Ambassador to the
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with ‘Our Man in Madrid’ EU and the Gibraltar Government to discuss the next step towards an agreement with the European Union which will have to be managed by Spain. Having agreed the framework for the future on New Year’s Eve 2020 which Britain, Gibraltar and Spain were comfortable with, the matter then progressed to the E U which has its own procedures, but the mandate that was finally forthcoming is not acceptable to Britain or Gibraltar and the matter is being reviewed. His view however is that he remains confident that agreement which is acceptable to all parties will be forthcoming. There has been considerable disruption for British passport holders, be they resident in Spain or the UK with
regards to travel and many of our readers are anxious to know whether Spain which is seeing a considerable improvement in the number of infections and the increase in vaccinations would soon join the ‘green list’. Hugh Elliott acknowledged that travel is still not normal and that things can change rapidly as the pandemic still exists, but the important thing for travellers to the UK is the fact that if they are double vaccinated then there is no requirement to undertake quarantine and travel is so much easier now. Having said this, he urged potential travellers to always check with the UK Gov website for the latest travel advice. Pensions are another important topic for those living in Spain and whilst the Ambassador was not able to comment upon the future of the Triple Lock, he wanted to remind everyone that there had been a major step forward following Brexit in as much as those British pen-
sioners living in Spain would continue to enjoy the increases (whatever they be) as if they were living in the UK. As far as residencia is concerned, the majority of British applicants who had applied have been accepted and by the end of December 2020, the latest available figures, it was recorded that 381,348 UK passport holders had been granted residency. Speaking of residency HMA Elliott wanted to remind readers not to overlook the fact that the entire family, including children should be registered and finally suggested that although not technically necessary, it would probably be more convenient for those with the green paper document to now exchange it for the TIE card. The Embassy and the consulates around Spain exist to offer advice and assistance to British passport holders and the www.gov.uk website is a good place to start when looking for the latest information.
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Pesticide obesity crisis
A COMMONLY-USED pesti‐ cide could be partially respon‐ sible for the global obesity epi‐ demic. Researchers discovered that chlorpyrifos, which is banned from use on foods in Europe but widely sprayed on fruits and vegetables in many other parts of the world, slows down the burning of calories in the brown adipose tissue of mice. Reducing this burning of calo‐ ries, a process known as diet‐ induced thermogenesis, causes the body to store these extra
Widely sprayed on produce. calories, promoting obesity. Scientists made the discov‐ ery after studying 34 common‐
ly used pesticides and herbi‐ cides in brown fat cells and testing the effects of chlorpyri‐
4.4 million international tourists visited Spain in July SPAIN welcomed 4.4 million international tourists in July, 78.3 per cent more than in the same month of 2020, while spending reached €5,231 million, according to the Statistics on Tourist Movements on the Bor‐ der and the Tourist Expenditure Survey pre‐ pared by the National Institute of Statistics. In July the average expenditure per tourist stood at €1,190, 19.3 per cent more than a year ago and the average duration of a holi‐ day in Spain was 8.3 days “This data reflects the gradual recovery of
international tourism and shows that Spain has managed to be perceived as a safe desti‐ nation by millions of travellers. The confi‐ dence of international tourists in our country is due to the effective progress of the vacci‐ nation process, which places us at the head of world powers, together with the leader‐ ship shown by the Spanish tourism sector in the development and deployment of strict security protocol,” said the minister for In‐ dustry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maro‐ to.
fos in mice fed high calorie di‐ ets. “Brown fat is the metabolic furnace in our body, burning calories, unlike normal fat that is used to store them. This gen‐ erates heat and prevents calo‐ ries from being deposited on our bodies as normal white fat. We know brown fat is activat‐ ed during cold and when we eat,” said senior author Grego‐ ry Steinberg, professor of medicine and co‐director of the Centre for Metabolism, Obesity, and Diabetes Re‐ search at McMaster. “Lifestyle changes around diet and exercise rarely lead to sustained weight loss. We think part of the problem may be this intrinsic dialling back of the metabolic furnace by chlor‐ pyrifos.” Steinberg said chlorpyrifos would only need to inhibit en‐ ergy use in brown fat by 40 calories every day to trigger obesity in adults, which would translate to an extra five pounds of weight gain per year.
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Medieval combat exhibitions
THE Community of Madrid is inviting people to visit the castle of Manzanares El Real, where they will stage a series of exhibitions of medieval combat, in which these historical struggles w i l l b e f a i t h f u l l y r e p r o‐ duced, to take place on September 11, and October 1 6 a n d 1 7 , w i t h t w o s e s‐ sions a day and free admis‐ sion, by reservation only. They have announced that the garden of this stunning castle will be transformed into a unique enclosure where these combats will be recreated, in which several fighters and a referee will partici‐ pate, armed and dressed in
HISTORIC COMBAT: All dressed in authentic costumes. authentic costumes of the time, all presented by a commentator who will ex‐ plain the different types of combats, duels, and
weapons, as the action takes place. A full security protocol will be put in place, despite the spectacular nature of the combat sequences, complete with authentic sounds recreating the bloody medieval battles, but during which the fight‐ ers will be well protected, using weapons that do not have an edge or edges.
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Russian arrested A HIGH‐LEVEL wanted Russian criminal has been arrested by the National Police in Barcelona as he entered El Prat airport using a fake Ukrainian passport. Levan Sukhumsky had escaped from a Russian court in December 2020 while facing 15 years in prison. He took advantage of the guards removing his handcuffs before his trial, to go to the toi‐ let, subsequently making his escape from the building in Vladimir. The criminal had been placed on the wanted list, and thanks to a collaboration with the Georgia Police, the National Police at El Prat had been tracking Sukhumsky’s movements and were aware he was flying in using a fake Ukrainian passport, with the al‐ leged intention of setting up and continuing his business anonymously in Spain. Howev‐ er, he was promptly arrested on arrival in Barcelona.
Enrique Iglesias retires SPANISH pop icon, Enrique Iglesias, announced that on September 17, he will release what will be the 11th and last al‐ bum of his musical career, aptly titled ‘Final’. “It will have vol‐ ume 1 and volume 2, but it is the last. I am at that moment in my life, that chapter of my life, which I think is the right time to stop,” he explained. Enrique broke the news in a talk broadcast on the internet, where he was accompanied by the Puerto Rican superstar, Ricky Martin, and the Colombian singing star, Sebastian Yatra, with whom he begins a North American tour at the end of this month, and who were both clearly surprised when they heard him make his announcement.
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www.euroweeklynews.com SOME 107 people were arrest‐ ed during an action day on July 13 which involved law enforce‐ ment authorities in Spain, Ger‐ many and Albania. The criminal group is believed to have been managing cannabis plantations in Spain where they cultivated and pro‐ cessed the marihuana, before it was transferred to other Euro‐ pean countries for further distri‐ bution. On the action day, some 400 police officers on the ground carried out simultaneous raids in 42 different locations in Spain, Tarragona, Barcelona, Girona and Castellon. An additional nine searches were carried out a
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Albanian gang RAID: 400 officers took part. few days later. These property searches led to 107 individuals arrested, in‐ cluding Albanian, Spanish, Slo‐ vak and Greek nationals; 51 cannabis farms uncovered;
25,000 cannabis plants seized; and €70 000 in cash and two‐ high end vehicles seized. This clan‐based organised crime group was hierarchically structured, with branches oper‐ ating internationally. Some of its members arrested have a histo‐ ry of drug trafficking in different countries. The criminals were diverting the electricity supply to illegally cultivate the plants indoors. It is estimated that the stolen elec‐ tricity amounts to over €1.6 mil‐ lion in lost utility revenue.
2M childcare workers
CHILDCARE workers and teachers’ aides are key professions in children’s development as they provide care and supervision for children, including family day care workers, babysitters, nannies, out of school hours care workers, pre‐ school and teacher’s assistants. In 2020, as in 2019, there were almost two million childcare workers and teachers’ aides employed in the European Union (EU). The ma‐ jority of childcare workers and teachers’ aides were women (93 per cent). By contrast, the age of these workers was fairly evenly split, with just
over a third (35 per cent) in both the ‘35‐49 years’ and the ‘50 years and above’ age groups and a further 31 per cent in the ‘15‐34 years’ age group. The share of childcare workers and teachers’ aides as a percentage of the total employed population was 1.0 per cent in the EU in 2020. Among the EU Member States, Denmark stood out with the largest share of people employed in this profession (3.3 per cent), followed by France and Ireland (both 2.3 per cent) and Por‐ tugal (2.2 per cent).
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Planas praises food distribution THE Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has praised the food distribution model that makes up the Mercas Network in Spain, an example that is replicated in other countries. Mercamadrid, the largest platform for the distribution, marketing, transformation and logistics of fresh food in Spain, is the largest European market for perishable food. Mercamadrid is one of the 24 food units that make up Mercasa’s Mercas Network , a public company whose shareholders are SEPI (State Industrial Participation Society) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. According to Minister Planas, wholesale markets were vital in ensuring the supply of food to the population in the toughest moments of the pandemic. Created in 1982, Mercamadrid concentrates one of the widest and most diverse offers of fresh food, with products from more than 40 countries, to supply a de-
mand that exceeds the area of Madrid, reaching more than 12 million consumers and a radius of influence of 500 kilometres. The Mercas Network supports more than 3,300 wholesalers of fresh food and complementary services and
more than 100,000 businesses. Together, they employ more than 30,000 workers, and annually channel more than eight million tons of fruits, vegetables, fish, seafood and meats, with a value of around €16,000 million.
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Lemon sales up
SPAIN has seen a 20 per cent in‐ crease in the purchase of lemons produced in Spain this summer, intensifying commitment to the Spanish countryside. In this way, 100 per cent of the lemons that supermarket Carrefour makes available to its customers this summer, come from the Valen‐ cian Community and Murcia. Carrefour’s commitment to fruits and vegetables of national origin encourages the promotion of the consumption of seasonal
Lemons grown in Spain. products, regional employment and also contributes to reducing the ecological footprint by facili‐
tating the purchase of local items. For the development of this campaign, Carrefour has collabo‐ rated with four local producers: Citricos La Paz, specialists in lemon and grapefruit; Frutas Beri, which has more than 30 years of experience in the sector; Frutas Naturales, which started working with the chain this year and Perales y Ferres. The first three come from the region of Murcia and the last from Alicante.
Spain backs global agreement SPAIN, in line with the common position of the Eu‐ ropean Union and most of the participating coun‐ tries, considers it necessary to move towards a glob‐ al international agreement to tackle marina plastic pollution. At a Ministerial Conference, the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Demographic Chal‐ lenge has advocated the need to create an Intergov‐ ernmental Negotiating Committee on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution to work on a global agreement to tackle marine plastic pollution. The Ministry’s Director General for Environmen‐ tal Quality and Assessment, Ismael Aznar, Spain’s representative at the Conference, stressed that it is
essential to work on an agreement that will make it possible to address aspects not covered by existing instruments, coordinate the efforts of the parties, establish new measures focused on prevention and create a framework for the development of nation‐ al action plans. Aznar highlighted the measures adopted by Spain to tackle plastic pollution, in particular, those aimed at restricting single‐use plastic articles in the Draft Law on Waste and Contaminated Land ‐ cur‐ rently in parliamentary procedure ‐ and the mea‐ sures to combat marine pollution included in the National Marine Strategies.
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Piers won’t be back
TV sources have confirmed that controversial host Piers Morgan will not get his job back on ITV’s Good Morning Britain despite being cleared of breaching broadcast regulations over comments he made about Meghan Markle. ITV said after the news was announced: “We welcome the Ofcom ruling that GMB did not breach the broadcast standards relating to harm and offence. “The ruling sets out clearly that it was the balance and context the programme makers provided which was key in mitigating against the potential for harm and offence which could have been caused by Piers Morgan’s comments. “It is because of the programme’s editorial decisions and the opposing views which were forcefully expressed by other presenters and guests, that the programme did not breach Ofcom’s rules.” Following the announcement from Ofcom, Morgan,
tweeted with delight: “@Ofcom rejects all complaints against me over Meghan Markle furore that led to my exit from @GMB. “Verdict says I was entitled to disbelieve her and Prince Harry and to restrict my right
to do so would be a ‘chilling restriction on freedom of expression’. “This is a resounding victory for free speech and a resounding defeat for Princess Pinocchios. Do I get my job back?”
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EU young translators’ contest kicks off SECONDARY schools in all EU countries can now start enrolling for Juvenes Translatores, the European Commission’s annual translation contest. Schools can register online for their students to
compete with peers around the EU. This year, the topic of the texts that young students are asked to translate is ‘ L et’s get on track - towards a greener future.’ Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Budget and Ad-
ministration, said, “The aim of the contest is to inspire young people to get interested in a career as translators and, in general, to promote language learning. The topic is in line with one of the EU’s most important political priorities, the European Green Deal, which is of particular interest to young people. “ I n addition to tackling this interesting subject, the aim of the competition is to bring together young people from different countries with a love for languages, to encourage them and help them overcome barriers between people and cultures. The ability to communicate with and understand one another, regardless of differences, is essential for the EU to flourish,” he added on September 2 Participants can translate between any two of the EU’s 24 official languages, that is 552 possible language combinations. In last year’s contest, students used 150 different combinations.
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FRANCE
Cycle success
Still controversial
ACCORDING to the Cycle Cities Report compiled by money.co.uk, Copenhagen is the best city for cycling in the world just freewheeling ahead of nearest competitors, the Estonian capital Tallinn and Amsterdam. The high cost of hiring or buying a bike in Denmark was a negative factor.
THE 93-year-old Jean-Marie Le Pen who was considered too extreme for the French National Front party which he founded and was expelled by his daughter, continues to hit the headlines and is due to go on trial for allegedly inciting racial hatred.
THE NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
Stop and Search
Winter woes
IN a bid to cut the amount of gun and knife crime committed in Amsterdam, the police are undertaking a trial ‘stop and search’ regime and have given an absolute assurance that there will be no racial bias and all stops will be on a random basis.
STILL not out of the financial woods, Norwegian Air which is currently operating 51 aircraft, has made it clear that if winter bookings are slow and seats are not filled, then it will cancel flights at the last minute in order to save money.
BELGIUM
FINLAND
Copper haul
Brighter lights
AS the price of copper has increased dramatically, thieves in Brussels have been targeting antique style street lights and are climbing the lampposts and removing the copper shades which, once the glass is removed, can be sold as scrap. More than 20 in two streets have disappeared.
THE Finnish Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory in Lapland said that the intensity of the Northern Lights is determined by the sun’s 11-year solar cycle and as the northern hemisphere is now entering a period of higher solar activity, so the Northern Lights will be brighter than ever.
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SWEDEN
Festival of Lights
ABBA Voyage
EVERY September, Berlin is illuminated for the annual Festival of Lights (not the religious kind) where some 75 public buildings are illuminated at night with around 100 different art designs and this year unique art light is the theme. Visitors are urged to respect social distancing.
‘THANK you for waiting, the journey is about to begin’ was the cryptic message on a new Twitter account called ABBA Voyage, apparently set up by the four former members of the Swedish mega pop group and many believe that there are new songs on the way.
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Twitter news TWITTER Spain employs just 21 people to manage its dwindling 4.1 million users and despite concerted actions by both the Spanish Government and the European Commission to see taxation based on country of service, the American owned company is still invoicing out of Ireland.
Unemployment down THE number of registered unemployed in Spain fell by 82,583 in August (-2.4 per cent) and is the largest decline for the month since records began according to information released by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, although there are still 3,333,915 unemployed.
Frankenfish WITH the demand for fish continuing and the fear that stocks will dwindle even more due to overfishing, companies around the world are looking to create vegan versions or to grow fish using stem cell biology and tissue engineering to create the perfect replica.
No sale RYANAIR has announced that it has terminated talks about purchasing up to 250 Boeing 737 Max jets because it considered the price to be too high and Boeing was not prepared to meet the Irish airline’s budget despite the size of the potential order.
Trade with Pakistan DURING a recent visit to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce, Spanish Commercial Attaché Aitor Santiago Garin said that Spain and Pakistan had to do more to encourage imports and exports. He confirmed the current bilateral trade volume between Spain and Pakistan was quite low with the bulk of Pakistan’s exports to Spain confined to textiles products, when there was so much more in the areas of fruit and vegetables and pharmaceuticals for example which could be developed. It was agreed the lack of awareness about Pakistani products in Spain was a major trade barrier, which should be addressed to enhance trade ties.
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is the amount that the Expansion newspaper understands is STAT OF being paid by Spanish private equity company Portobello Capital €300 million to take over its infrastructure services division of Ferrovial. WEEK
Takeover reviewed THE CMA has provisionally found JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum could lead to a worse deal for shoppers, af‐ ter reassessing the merger. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reached the provisional view that the merger could result in a worse deal for Footasylum shoppers throughout the UK. This means customers could find themselves facing higher prices, fewer dis‐
counts and less choice of products in store. It could al‐ so result in the merged company investing less in improvements to customer service. At this stage, the CMA’s view is that blocking the deal, by requiring JD Sports to sell Footasylum, may be the only way of addressing these competition concerns. Kip Meek, chair of the group conducting the in‐ quiry, said, “Since our origi‐
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nal inquiry, we have gath‐ ered a significant amount of additional evidence, includ‐ ing on the impact of coron‐ avirus, and we still have concerns about JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum. “This deal would see Footasylum bought by its closest competitor and, as a result, shoppers could face higher prices, less choice and a worse shopping expe‐ rience overall. “While many stores were
closed during lockdown, on‐ line sales in this market have been stronger than ev‐ er, and revenue from in‐ store sales is rebounding as people return to the high street. “JD Sports, Footasylum and others in the sector now have the opportunity to give us their views, on both our provisional deci‐ sion and our suggested rem‐ edy,” Meek added on Thurs‐ day September 2.
Bank accounts
I have been told that Andalucia is going to sharply reduce inheritance tax and include inheri‐ tors who are not direct children in the reduction as well. Is this correct? If so it would make an important differ‐ ence to my estate planning.
Second-Hand September ACTRESS Sienna Miller is fronting this year’s #Second‐ HandSeptember campaign to raise awareness about the harmful effects fast fashion ‐ clothes that are produced in high volume and at relatively low cost to the consumer ‐ have on the planet. Oxfam’s campaign comes ahead of the UN climate summit COP26, which will be held in Glasgow in November, and is a vital opportunity for global lead‐ ers to take decisive action to tackle the climate emergency. Consumers send 13 million items of clothing a week to land‐ fill, and the textile industry ac‐ counts for up to 10 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions ‐ more than interna‐ tional aviation and shipping combined. To help reduce emissions, Ox‐ fam is asking UK consumers to only buy second‐hand clothes for the month of September and donate their pre‐loved items.
S D (Costa del Sol) Provide a Will. Yes, it is correct. The important YOU AND THE LAW change is not so IN SPAIN much a tax reduc‐ tion because Andalucian law had already lowered the tax to 1 per cent for spouses and children, but the inclu‐ sion of other family members in this reduction, which opens the door for nearly a million Andalucians and resi‐ dents to share in the reduced tax. The exemptions will now apply to brothers and sis‐ ters, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews. The change is planned to come into effect in 2022. It forms part of a more general lowering of taxes in Andalucia including in‐ come tax and property transfer tax. The first stages of the tax reform, put into effect in 2018, have already pro‐ duced positive results as the reduced taxes actually pro‐ duced increased revenues
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MAKING a complaint about an online purchase in Spain is far more compli‐ cated than if you wish to make a com‐ plaint in store. It is very well‐known that business‐ es in Spain are required to keep com‐ plaint books and if a consumer has a dispute with that seller or service provider, even if the consumer is in the wrong, then they can demand ac‐ cess to the complaints book.
WHEN someone passes away in Spain, another concern is what to do about their bank accounts. It is best not to withdraw money before the person’s death, even if they tell you to do so, because this could cause problems lat‐ er with other heirs. If you are authorised to use their ac‐ counts, you can do so, but any withdrawals or transfers will show up later. If you are an heir and the Will of the deceased states that you are entitled to the money in their account, then you will need to provide the bank with the Will, the Certificado de Ultimas Voluntades and death certificate to access the contents. If you are not sure what bank accounts the deceased owned, then you will need to go to the Tax Agency and they will be able to provide you with the information if you prove that you are the heir. Also remember that direct debit bills will continue to be paid until they are cancelled.
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Online complaints All businesses are required by law to make these available and the complaint can be made formally by completing a form which is signed by both parties and submitted to the Community Consumer Office where the matter will be considered
and a solution recommended. Often a simple demand to make a formal complaint will be sufficient to change the mind of a business which is trying to get away with something when it is in the wrong, as it may well prefer not to be in‐
More US investment IT’S not just supermarkets in the UK that American investment companies are interested in as investment giant T Rowe Price has taken a 10 per cent stake in the online fashion retailer Boohoo to become one of its largest shareholders. This investment will now sit with its 11 per cent shareholding in ASOS, another UK online fash‐ ion business which earlier this year scooped up Topshop, Top‐ man and Miss Selfridge brands following the demise of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia business. As companies start to recover from the lockdown, it seems that the UK is a particularly at‐ tractive market for US investors. volved in a formal dispute. In theory, consumers have similar rights if they purchase online, but the reality is somewhat different and far more complicated to access, as many major companies do not have the equivalent of an online complaints book. It can be done and the Consumer Offices of Autonomous Communities will give advice on how to do this.
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Bitcoin is bitten
TAKING ACTION: Cryptocurrency is under scrutiny. AS the European Central Bank considers introducing a virtual euro, Bitcoin is bitten as Spain takes action to regulate cryp‐ tocurrency. The Bank of Spain has been warning that investments in all types of cryptocurrencies, not just Bitcoin, are potentially, very risky, but a significant number of Spaniards have been taking advantage on the until now rel‐ atively tax free profits from buy‐ ing and selling. This is likely to change very shortly as the Government and the Bank want to protect Spain against the twin evils of terror‐ ism financing and money laun‐ dering as well as making sure that no tax avoidance takes place. A new registration process for crypto‐exchanges is due by Oc‐ tober so that exchanges, along with crypto‐asset custody plat‐ forms and wallets, will be re‐ quired to register with authori‐
ties in order to comply with le‐ gal requirements. According to website www.ambcrypto.com, the Na‐ tional Securities Market Com‐ mission (CNMV) issued warn‐ ings to 12 entities on Monday August 30 for remaining unlist‐ ed in the commission’s registry. Those under fire include pop‐ ular exchanges such as Huobi and Bybit, both of which al‐ legedly don’t have permission to provide investment services. Once the new registry is es‐ tablished, companies will have until January 2022 to apply for registration and to be accepted. They will have to be able to prove that they have sturdy an‐ ti‐money laundering and anti‐ terrorist measures in place. This registry will be shared with other countries within the European Union with the intent of ensuring that all transactions are transparent and above board.
No-shows AS restaurants all over Europe are trying to recover from the problems of closures over the last year and in many cases reduced capacity, a major problem for them is people not turning up for bookings without bothering to cancel. A report by hospitality company Zonal revealed that as many as 14 per cent of all reservations are ignored by customers and in the UK, 18-34-year-olds were the worst offenders and this was having a dramatic financial effect on businesses. According to Zonal the British hospitality sector alone could be losing as much as £17.6 billion (€20 billion) a year because of this.
Spain isn’t necessarily anti‐ cryptocurrency but it wants to ensure that it takes its fair share of the profits and doesn’t leave any options for money launder‐ ing in any form.
BUSINESS EXTRA Golden welcome GEARING up for the Christmas rush, Amazon in the UK first offered a £1,000 (€1,150) signing on bonus for new staff and now it is promising a £50 (€57) weekly bonus for staff who turn up for work on time.
Inflation up CONSUMER prices in Spain are rising at the fastest pace in almost 10 years, ironically fuelled by massive increases in the price of diesel, petrol and electricity although a report by the European Central Bank says that this spike will be temporary and prices likely to drop in 2022.
Blame Brexit THERE’S an old song about A Pub with no Beer and that’s what has happened to Wetherspoons in the UK who have found themselves out of Heineken, Carling and Coors due to the shortage of HGV drivers due to a combination of Brexit and Covid.
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A favourable result
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WELL, I’m sure it will come as no big surprise that I was delighted with the outcome of the Piers Morgan Ofcom enquiry. As an ardent exponent of the freedom of speech, and lucky enough to contribute to a publication of similar leanings, the favourable result of the Morgan/Markle affair, was not only a triumph for common sense, it was a victory for all those who believe that, irrespective of who you are, and provided it doesn’t cause unnecessary suffering to others, you should be able to air any opinions you so desire. Of course, this awful woman won’t stop there. No doubt she will put her humiliating defeat down to the biased British hierarchy protecting their monarch. This view in itself is of course offensive, but as I believe we only judge others by our own behaviour, I think this just about sums up the attitude of this wholly unpleasant young lady. What I also found most interesting was that there were some 57,000 dissenters who wrote in complaining about the programme ‐ a figure that the BBC revelled in; but many thousands more on social media ‘liked’ the final outcome.
OFCOM ENQUIRY: Talk show host Piers Morgan’s recent case was a triumph for common sense. It goes to prove that it is generally those who don’t agree with an opinion who tend to make the most noise. The majority, who do concur, are more likely to simply nod to themselves, poke a button on their PC and be quietly thankful that some common
sense still prevails. I do however, sometimes wish the majority would make themselves a little more explicitly responsive, after all with the overall lack of public positive agreement, the disillusioned minorities are often of the opinion that they are in fact the
actual majority. Time they were unwoken up! Stop being the silent majority OK? Make some noise. How can we stamp out racism in the game, wail the football big shots? Well, in my opinion the first thing they should do is ban the taking of the knee. I do
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wholeheartedly agree that the recent racist behaviour at the Hungary/England football match was totally unacceptable. However, knowing Hungary’s record of racism, particularly among its football fans, would it not have made more common sense to have just dropped this controversial ritual, for this one game at least? Anyone with half a brain should have realised that blatantly paying homage to a fascist anti‐white organisation (BLM) at the beginning of the match would be like showing a red rag to a bull. No wonder racism subsequently kicked off in all its repugnant glory. A few weeks ago I wrote that the true effects of the Covid vaccinations would not be known until we had experienced the passing of real time. I took some quite heavy stick for that particular assessment. A number of letters accused me of ‘Irresponsibly spreading fear, particularly among the young’ etc. Imagine my surprise, when this week the government announced they were not recommending the vaccinations for children between the ages of 12 and 15. Funny that! Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Mon. Wed. Fri. 1pm till 4 To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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AS we try to deal with the grief, fear and anxiety of the past 18 months, mis‐spelt subtitles, misprints and misunderstandings won’t cure the ills of our times, but they’ll hopefully take our mind off them. Church Service Sheet Typos, a rather eclectic Facebook group dedicated to ecclesiastical mis‐ prints, discovered an alarming new way of fighting Covid. Pictured on the site was the following notice: ‘Please Satanise Your Hands.’ It also reported the fol‐ lowing unfortunate text message about a primary school church service: ‘Please join us for refresh‐ ments afterwards and if we can wash your dirty willies, please bring them along.’ Followed swiftly by the correction: ‘WELLIES!’ Another one: ‘The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement’, and: ‘Low self‐esteem support group will meet Thursday at 7pm. Please use the back door.’ For its part, Norwich Cathedral was quick to as‐ sure worshippers they would always find a welcome during lockdown: ‘We are still open daily, providing space for silliness, reflection and prayer.’ ‘Silliness’
was later corrected to ‘stillness’, but was the mes‐ sage right first time round? The cathedral had previ‐ ously installed a helter‐skelter in the nave, so either would have been accurate. And the launch of Amazon’s new Swedish web‐ site didn’t go as planned due to numerous cultural gaffes/ mistranslations. Customers saw a swastika‐ emblazoned shower curtain for sale, frying pans list‐ ed as items for ‘woman’ and a silicone baking mould described as suitable for ‘faeces’. The errors report‐ edly resulted from a poorly designed computer pro‐ gramme unable to cope with multiple meanings of certain English words. Amazon claimed it was ‘al‐ ways keen’ to improve customers’ experiences... But apology of the year surely came from ‘The Scottish Farmer’ (buy it to keep up with the latest ewes!) which contained the startling revelation that the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scot‐ land had opened ‘a brand‐new spanking pavilion’. The magazine’s political affairs editor commented: “I can only apologise for a faux pas which has brought much joy to our readers.” I bet! Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Betrayal’, ‘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), Apple Books, paperback & audiobook.All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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Aim Higher, Achieve More
BE PATIENT: All habits can be broken and so can self-image.
ROBERT SHALLIS HOW high are you aiming and more importantly, what target are you aiming for? With many students returning back to school or further education, some may be feeling anxious with the challenges and stresses that lie ahead, my article this month is with them in mind, although it most certainly applies to us all when it comes to following our dreams, achieving our goals and succeeding in things we may never have thought possible before. Author, Norman Vincent Peale once said; “shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” But all too often our dreams remain just dreams as we believe they are too far out of our reach and therefore perceived by many of us impossible. We feel more at ease remaining in our comfort zone and aiming and shooting for the things we feel we ‘can’ achieve. We keep ourselves small, we play small, think small and therefore achieve small results. The pattern continues as the lack of belief in our abilities quietly prevails bringing us straight back down to earth. Those little fires of hope are soon extinguished when they try to re‐ignite any notion of that dream becoming a reality. So, what’s the answer, what do we need to do to dismiss those moments of doubt when they arise and all too often consume us? The first step in breaking the mould and eradicating this all too familiar pattern of behaviour is to start the practice of changing your self‐image. This isn’t always an easy task because our self‐image is constantly running in the background without consciousness. It only decides to remind us once we’re challenged with something out of our comfort zone. That little voice will say to us ‘I can’t do this.’
‘I’m not good enough.’ It creates such an impression and a very believable reminder convincing us that it knows best. The way to tackle this is to start editing that self‐image. Create an image of success, belief and faith in yourself until it becomes more powerful than the current image. It’s a battle we can all win if we decide to practise doing, however, never forget to be kind and patient with yourself. All habits can be broken and so can self‐image. It takes as much energy to see yourself succeeding as it does failing so why waste your energy on something that does not serve you to its best ability. It is time to aim higher and think bigger and believe that you are the person who can do it, not anyone else. Yes, you! To change a situation, you need to change yourself as that’s where the power lies. Those disempowering negative feelings are certainly real but the belief around them that we alone created, is not. A little trick is to know that ‘a positive thought starves any emotion created by a negative thought.’ If you can stop feeding your mind with negative thoughts and replace them with thoughts and images of success, it will soon diminish becoming weaker each time it tries. So, with the tools to have a new found belief in yourself, you now have a reason to aim that little higher. If you shoot and miss then keep shooting as practice makes progress, which is the path to reaching where you wish to be. Our lives are based on the results of the choices we make, therefore, make the choice to change the most important person in your life, you. Rob Shallis www.robshallis.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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ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (ED) is when there is a persistent in‐ ability of getting and keeping an erection firm enough for sex. Ongoing ED problems are com‐ mon and can cause lack of sexu‐ al desire which in turn has a negative affect on self‐confi‐ dence. Approximately 15 per cent of men over 70 years suffer this disorder, many in silence due to being embarrassed. Problems getting or keeping an erection can also be a sign of an underlying health condition that needs treatment. Other common causes can be stress related, anxiety, tiredness, over‐ weight, depression or the exces‐ sive intake of alcohol. Now available is Extracorpo‐
real Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT), this is a clinically proven method and has been used for treating various medical condi‐ tions. ESWT is a treatment which works by producing a painless microtrauma in the way of shockwaves to the penis area enhancing the generation of new arteries, thus improving the blood circulation. Making healthy lifestyle choices like taking regular exer‐ cise, drinking less alcohol and stopping smoking can help with ED. If you suffer with diabetes, heart disease or any other chronic health conditions, then see your GP for regular check ups and screenings. Contact your Health provider for further information.
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IMPLANTS: Look and function just like real teeth. I AM a keen sportsman who recently had to have a tooth removed due to an accident when playing football. Can you give me some advice on how to fill the gap? Dental implant surgery can replace missing teeth with ar‐ tificial ones that look and function just like real teeth.
There are many advantages to dental implants rather than dentures. Improved appearance. Den‐ tal implants fuse with the jaw bone giving a permanent tooth that looks and feels nat‐ ural. Clear Speech. Ill‐fitting den‐ tures can cause you to mum‐ ble or slur your words, as an implant acts as a real tooth this does not happen. Comfort and eating. Re‐ movable dentures can make chewing food uncomfortable and embarrassing. Dental im‐ plants function like your own teeth, allowing you to eat your favourite foods with con‐ fidence. Improved oral health. Den‐ tal implants don’t require re‐ ducing other teeth, as a tooth‐ supported bridge does. Because nearby teeth are not altered to support the im‐ plant, more of your own teeth are left intact, improving long‐ term oral health. Individual implants also allow easier ac‐ cess between teeth, improv‐ ing oral hygiene. Implants are very durable and will last for many years, with good oral hygiene, a life‐ time. It is important to use a Den‐ tist who specialises in im‐ plants to ensure the best re‐ sults are obtained.
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How colour blindness can affect your job choices Opticians offer colour vision testing as part of a child’s first eye exam
EXPERTS are encouraging children to undergo colour vision tests at an early age to help guide their future career choices. This is one of the reasons Specsavers Ópticas in Javea, Calpe, Guardamar and Benidorm includes colour vision testing as part of a standard eye test when parents take their children to the opticians for their first appointment. It is estimated that around 8 per cent of men and 0.5 per cent of wom‐ en are born colour blind. Colour blind‐ ness, also known as colour vision defi‐ ciency, is a genetic condition affecting the colour sensing cells in the retina of the eye. The vast majority of people with colour blindness can see many colours, but have problems distinguish‐ ing certain colours, particularly red and green. Total colour blindness, an inabili‐ ty to see any colour, is very rare. Although colour blindness or colour vision deficiency does not usually cause
people many problems, it can limit their career choices, with some jobs re‐ quiring a colour vision test to be able to work in that field. Optometrist and store director of Specsavers Ópticas in Guardamar, Lisa James, said it is much better for chil‐ dren and their parents to find out if they are colour blind at an early age, so they can focus their energy and dreams on the right careers. “I’ve seen a lot of young people, who have been following the dream of becoming a pilot, firefighter or police officer for many years, only to find out at the final hurdle that they can’t work in that field due to being colour blind. It is a real blow to find this out so late, that’s why we always offer children a colour vision check during their first ap‐ pointment. Knowing that you’re colour blind from an early age allows you to focus your energy and dreams on a profession that you are able to do and
ensures there are no nasty surprises.” There are various careers which re‐ quire you to have good colour vision and colour identification. These include entering the air force or navy as pilots or engineers, or the merchant navy as an officer. You will also not be able to be an air traffic controller, train or bus driver, a customs inspector, firefighter, or hold certain positions in the police force or in civil aviation. Specsavers Ópticas use the Ishihara test to identify colour deficiency during a sight test. The optician will show you a number of plates which are printed with dots of different colours, bright‐
ness, density and sizes, arranged so that the dots of similar colour form a figure (for example a number) among a background of dots in another colour. If a person has defective colour vision, they will be unable to identify some, or all, of the figures hidden in the dots de‐ pending upon what type of colour defi‐ ciency they suffer from. Lisa added: “We recommend a year‐ ly eye test for children from six years old and asking for your optician to test the colour vision if your child hasn’t had the test before. Regular eye tests are particularly im‐ portant for children, as during the first 12 years of their lives, as much as 80 per cent of learning is accomplished through vision. One in four children has an undetected vision problem that may inhibit their progress, so make having an eye test part of your ‘back to school’ routine.”
Specsavers Ópticas offers free comprehensive eye tests for children, including a colour vision test as standard during a child’s first appointment in their Javea, Calpe, Benidorm and Guardamar stores. Please visit www.specsavers.es to find your nearest store.
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U3A are back U3A CALPE will be holding its first General meeting after the summer break on T hursday S eptember 16, starting at 10.30am in the Salon Blau at the Casa De Cultura. All members are very welcome. P lease remember that Covid regulations remain in force masks to be worn at all times, use of hand sanitiser gel on entry, and socially distanced seating. Mobile phones must remain switched off during the meeting. O ur guest speaker this month will be C hris H are. Recently Chris published his first novel, ‘Crabbe in all Innocence’ and signed copies will be available, However, members may not know that Chris enjoyed a fascinating and successful career as a P eople photographer’, based in south London. In his talk, Chris will reminisce about his life and work, and also its impact on the creation of his novel, 20 years in the writing. Recently we were alerted by C ruz R oja C alpe to the plight of many families in the town with young babies. There has been an unprecedented demand for support from the charity - currently 41 babies under six months of age live in families struggling with severe poverty and Cruz Roja is urgently re-
Chris Hare.
The Red cross accept first donation of items for the babies. questing donations of baby milk, nappies etc and cash to support these desperately needy children. Consequently there will be a retiring collection at the meeting in aid of this appeal. Needless to say, any members who can help should deliver their items/donations to the Cruz Roja Office,
Calle Maria Jorro 1, local 10, Calpe (the street above the Casa de Cultura) In the event of a late cancellation of the meeting, should Covid rules change, information will be published on the C alpe Facebook, the U3A Calpe website, and by e-mail. www.u3acalpe.org
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MacMillan fundraiser
T H E charity MacMillan is holding a fundraising event to raise money for
cancer research. The event will take place on Sunday Septem-
ber 19, at 7pm at Kathmandu Restaurant in Moraira. Tickets are priced at just €14.50 and include mixed starters, a choice of main course (Beef/Lamb/Pork/ Chicken/Madras/Korma etc) will include food and drink, while a raffle will also be held to raise funds. Muku is kindly donating 20 per cent of the takings for the night (both food and drinks) towards the Macmillian Cancer support day which takes place on Saturday September 25 at Attlee’s, Moonlighters, on Calle Pintor Rembrant, for more information, contact S ue D onovan on 689 502 549. Please join us to help raise funds for cancer research
SOCIAL SCENE THE Committee of The Arts Society Marina Alta is very pleased to announce that their next presentation will revert to their original venue, on October 7, at Salones Canor Teulada and is open to all. Doors open 10am for registration, coffee is available and the presentations will begin at 11.00am. All in accordance with the obligatory Covid rules at the time. Although their recent Zoom presentations and coffee mornings have been superbly organised by members of the Committee, generally well attended and appreciated by members and friends, they were not as beneficial or enjoyable as their previous Soci-
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ety get togethers, so following all the new Covid rules, they are very excited to be back on track. As was standard fare in previous days, a glass of wine and soft drinks will be available to members and guests to allow socialising with the Committee and Speaker after the lecture, and also as a special treat, a complementary light buffet will be provided to all. The first presentation of their new autumn season is Domenico Chiocchetti and the Orkney’s Italian Chapel by Dr Angela Chantry. After completing her edu-
cation at the Royal Naval School Tal Handaq, Malta, Angela worked for many years in Personnel and Training in London. Following this she took on a new career as a State Registered Nurse, and later obtained a first class BA Hons Degree in History and Education at the University of Kent and subsequently the Certificate in Education which qualified her to teach. ‘The Italian Chapel’ is the passionate story of Domenico Chiocchetti, an Italian artist, and his fellow prisoners of war who arrived on the
Orkney island of Lamb Holm in 1942 and created a symbol that is now known around the world. For further details of the Society, venue and programme for 2020/21 see our
website www.marinaalta arts.com or for membership contact Jane at tasma.mem bership@gmail.com or for everything else Lanie at tasma. programme@gmail.com or any of the Committee.
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Orthostatic Tremor awareness month MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION
Views of a Grumpy Old Man OT needs awareness because it’s rare - not many people have heard of it, not many people have it, and when you tell them it means you can’t stand still, not even for a minute, quite frankly, it sounds ridiculous! “Just don’t stand still then.” Imagine that - now who’s being ridiculous? How do you have a shower, get clothes from the wardrobe? How do you fill your car with petrol, cook dinner, put your make-up on, for the men shave, wait in line for your coffee or queue at the bank or go to the supermarket? That’s not to mention occupations that involve a lot of standing. And imagine going into a panic just because you walk into a strange place and can’t see any seats, or bumping into a friend in the street and you can’t stop to chat, and no more cocktail parties for you my dear! Orthostatic Tremor is a neurological disorder and usually needs a Neurologist, one that specialises in Movement Disorders, to diagnose it. But not all Neurologists have heard of it either, so on average, diagnosis takes five to six years
from the onset of symptoms. My own diagnosis took nearly 10 years and didn’t happen ‘til I was living in Spain. And there is no cure and no medication to stop the symptoms. It is a progressive neurological disorder, it’s an invisible disability and it’s relentless, chipping away at your quality of life, day in day out. So in September, spare a thought for me, and those few others out there in the world with Orthostatic Tremor, some of whom I have been lucky enough to meet in person and who have become very dear friends. This is a description from a fellow sufferer, Susie Beard from Australia, but it’s almost identical to every other person I know who has OT. I changed one part which was the time it took her to get diagnosed was three years. I have had this condition now since at least 1999. I now use a wheelchair for every shopping trip and every vacation and would not go anywhere without it. Thank goodness the Spanish medical system recognise it as a disability and have registered me 66 per cent disabled and give me a blue badge to help me park with enough room to get my wheelchair out of the car. Please Google OT and read about it. Thanks for reading this and from next week my grumps should be back to normal. Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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Toyota Corolla Touring Sport - a car for all reasons ROAD TEST by Mark Slack
THE term Tourer is used a lot nowadays and essentially means a small estate car. That might seem a bit of a
contradiction, but most peo‐ ple don’t need the extra space offered by a traditional estate car, they just need that little bit of additional practicality. Whether for family sporting activities, weekends away or that extra
load of gardening rubbish to the local tip, the Tourer of‐ fers a neat bridge between a normal car and a potentially larger than required SUV or estate. One of the best Tourers in terms of that additional little bit of practicality is Toyota’s Corolla. The Corolla name has been a mainstay in Toy‐ ota’s sales lists for decades, a slight Auris related inter‐ mission apart, and a popular addition to many driveways up and down the country. In its current hybrid guise the range of Corolla Tourers start from €30,036/£25,755 and ends with my top‐line Excel version with 2.0‐litre petrol power costing €37,272/£31,960. There are seven grades within the Touring Sports line up and standard equipment across the board includes adaptive cruise, auto lights, LED headlights, dual zone air conditioning, heated front seats, reversing camera along with Bluetooth, Apple Car Play Android Auto.
TOURER: A smooth performer with decent acceleration. Engine choices are 1.8‐litre 122hp or 2.0‐litre 184hp petrol engines, both mated to automatic transmissions. Toy‐ ota’s hybrid system starts the car in EV mode and intro‐ duces the petrol engine once moving above what might be termed car park speeds. While cruising, the petrol en‐ gine and electric motor are used independently according to demand, accelerate and both cut in to provide power, when decelerating the car
goes to electric power only. It’s a clever system that’s not only efficient but man‐ ages, unless you’re constantly using full throttle, to use elec‐ tric power for a surprising amount of driving. As a hybrid it removes range anxiety and makes the Corolla a true car for all journeys, whether long or short. Inside there’s a feeling of quality in the build and mate‐ rials with a usefully large touch screen, unusually for a
Japanese car pretty intuitive to use, and some buttons. Hurrah! It’s a smooth performer with very decent acceleration and there’s even a vaguely sport‐ ing version. The only downside was the darker interior of my test car made one of my passengers feel a little on the claustro‐ phobic side, but lighter colours are available. Overall this is an eminently sensible and practical choice on so many levels.
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Guinness World Record for electric lorry A FUTURICUM electric lorry has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled by an elec‐ tric lorry on one single charge, after it covered a distance of 1,099km, without the need for a Guinness World Records loading stop. To break the record, a Fu‐ turicum electric lorry, equipped with the Continental brand tyres was used, which had already been in operation as a delivery vehicle for the private courier and parcel ser‐ vice provider DPD Switzerland for the last six months, prov‐ ing that sustainable, energy‐ efficient, and cost‐effective electric mobility in the trans‐ port sector is now a reality on European roads. Adrian Melliger, managing director of Designwerk Prod‐ ucts AG, the company behind the Futuricum brand, ex‐ plained, “For DPD Switzer‐
land, we have turned a Volvo FH into an electric vehicle. The 19‐ton lorry now has more than 680hp, and, with a capac‐ ity of 680kWh, has the largest lorry battery in Europe on board.” For this world record at‐ tempt, all three companies opted for Continental Effi‐ cientPro tyres, which are spe‐ cially designed for particularly low rolling resistance, as Hin‐ nerk Kaiser, director of Truck Tyre Product Development EMEA at Continental ex‐ plained, “The rebound in elec‐ tric mobility has brought even more attention to the impor‐ tance of tyres optimised for rolling resistance.” Adding, “Our tyres allow high mileage and extremely low rolling resistance, there‐ fore, they offer the character‐ istics essential for the eco‐ nomic operation of commercial electric motor ve‐
hicles. The EfficientPro is a proven model that has been developed especially for long‐ distance transport, and focus‐ es on range, and low rolling re‐ sistance.” To give themselves the best chance of breaking the exist‐ ing record, the team chose the high‐speed oval of the Con‐ tidrom in Hannover, Germany, which is Continental’s in‐ house testing centre, a 2.9km long oval test track, where, to beat the record, two drivers completed a total of 392 laps
of 4.5 hours each, at an aver‐ age speed of 50kph, an accept‐ able realistic average speed for daily use. Weather conditions were not the best, starting with an air temperature of 14 degrees, and around 23 degrees on the track surface, accompanied by a wind that blew at an aver‐ age of 18kph, with gusts of up to 40kph, but, in just under 23 hours, the record was broken as the lorry completed 1,099km, without stopping to be charged.
and finally... Becoming popular. Electric vehicles are increasing in popularity with around 260,000 in the UK according to the latest available da‐ ta. It’s now far more common to see charging points in public car parks, large supermarket car parks and motorway service stations and you can now share your neighbour’s charger too (with their permission of course).
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