Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 30 September - 6 October 2021 Issue 1891

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The people’s paper Issue No. 1891

30 Sept - 6 Oct 2021

Health centre completion THE primary health care centre in La Cala de Finestrat is currently being enlarged and completely modernised.

The €103,931 project, which has been covered by a subsidy from the regional government, was muchneeded, said Finestrat’s mayor Juanfran Perez Llorca.

The original building was very old and unable to provide adequate attention for the 1,700 residents of La Cala and its urbanisations who possess SIP health cards or the increased population during summer.

Work at the health centre began in July and includes creating three new consulting rooms, enlarging the waiting area and renewing the electrical installation.

The mayor emphasised that the town hall would ensure that work on the La Cala health centre was completed on schedule.

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VITAL SUPPLIES: Marilyn and Peter Rogers with Social Volunteers’ members.

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Exerting influence FIFTY‐FOUR Spanish social me‐ dia influencers have visited Benidorm over the last six months. Between them they later engaged 27 million times with their followers via 1,921 communications that men‐ tioned Benidorm on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Twitch.

The influencers began arriv‐ ing last April, brought to the re‐ sort by the Visit Benidorm Foundation once State of Alarm restrictions were lifted and Spain became mobile once more. Visit Benidorm deliber‐ ately chose influencer profiles that responded to the diversifi‐ cation of public demand, opt‐ ing for specific segments that included families, Millennials, Generation Z (24‐year‐olds and

under) and the LGBTQ+ com‐ munity. All sang the praises of Benidorm’s climate, its food and, above all, the opportuni‐ ties for practising open‐air sports on land and at sea year‐ round. The €132,940 cost has been good value for money, Visit Benidorm said, and re‐ flected the effectiveness of reaching “a multitude” of po‐ tential tourists through influ‐ encers.

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CALPE resident Trevor Scott first contacted the Euro Weekly News over two years ago.

He was battling to recover 110 square metres of land taken by a neighbour to build a fence separating their prop‐ erties.

Sixteen years earlier, Trevor had lost a court case

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whose proceedings he barely understood and was ordered to pay €8,000 to his neigh‐ bour.

Trevor also told us that doctors agreed the years of worry and stress about the

land had contributed to his wife’s death in 2017.

Earlier this year we re‐ ceived a jubilant phone call to say that Calpe Town Hall had agreed that the land was Trevor’s. His lawyer believed the Alicante High Court would reverse the original Denia ruling, although it would be costly and take time.

Last week, Trevor rang the Euro Weekly News once more, but this time it to tell us that he was dropping the case.

“Enough is enough,” he de‐ clared.

He had done everything possible to reclaim his land, Trevor said, and he wanted to warn others about what they might have to endure regarding land disputes and their effects on people’s lives.

“You might be in the right, but the moment comes when you have let go,” he declared, telling us he had fi‐ nally come to terms with the situation.

THE 24th Iberian Open concluded in fine sunshine and was enjoyed by the many spectators at Javea Green Bowls Club.

Only the Rinks Final was not completed, having been washed away by the torrential rain on Tuesday September 21, although a new date will be announced soon.

At the presentation of prizes, the Javea Green Bowls Club’s captain Keith Hamilton and their president, Joe Schulein, jointly thanked all sponsors for their continued sup‐ port and particularly those main sponsors who were able to attend including Telitec, Bindley Properties and Scottsdale Financial Advisers.

The club also thanked everyone who stayed to watch the finals, with special

COSTA BLANCA hotels are short‐staffed.

As the sector begins its slow recovery, hoteliers cannot cover vacancies.

Tourist industry sources quoted in the Spanish me‐ dia described the situation as “dramatic” but also inex‐ plicable. By late August the Valencian Community had 429,000 registered unem‐ ployed, 173,873 of them in Alicante Province.

Photo credit: Javea Green Bowls Club

BOWLS COMPETITION: Happy winners of different categories at the Iberian Open.

thanks to those members who had marked or umpired during the competition.

On behalf of the visiting teams Jeff Richards from Benitachell Bowls Club, who was nominated Player of the Tournament, congratulated Dee Hamilton for once again providing an excellent competition which was enjoyed thoroughly by all entrants.

Employees wanted Many potential hotel workers had found other jobs during the period when the pandemic had closed so many hotels, the same sources suggested.

Others from outside the region who were on ERTE (furlough) or living on their savings could have left the province, rather than pay

high rents in tourist areas, they added.

There was also the possi‐ bility put forward by Herick Campos, the Generalitat’s Tourism director general, that fewer people now want to work in hotels, ow‐ ing to poor work condi‐ tions, long hours and low salaries.

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Close thing BENIDORM firefighters were called in to winch to safety a car with two back wheels hanging over a considerable drop. For still unexplained reasons, the vehicle demolished part of a retaining wall in the car park adjoining a Calle Sierra Dorada apartment building in the Rincon de Loix.

Great grapes THE Guardia Civil has allocated 170 officers to the Medio Vinalopo area where they will patrol and keep watch to prevent robberies of the area’s famed dessert grapes. The grapes, which are protected with bags while growing, are regularly affected by large-scale robberies destined for the black market.

More jobs BENIDORM Town Hall has received the go-ahead for plans to provide 130 municipal jobs for currently unemployed residents of all ages.

The €3.7 million cost will be financed via a modification to Benidorm’s budget, plus funds from the regional government’s LABORA employment service and ECOVID and EMPUJU programmes.

Beach path VILLAJOYOSA Town Hall has finished the first phase of maintenance to the steep stairway linking the Torres and Tellerola beaches. Railings have been replaced or repaired, a bench installed at the lookout zone rest area while electricity cables for low-consumption lighting have also been installed along the path.

No traffic DENIA’S mayor Vicent Grimalt defended pedestrianising Calle Marques de Campo as the town hall prepares to spend €1.3 million on the street and adjoining zones over the next year.

The project has the future in mind as well as “what will be good” for Denia, Grimalt said.

BOOKWORMS take note, the Original Charity Library is holding a book sale on Satur‐ day October 2.

It will be held in the car park of the Iceland Overseas super‐ market, starting at 10am and finishing at 4pm.

There will be a fantastic se‐ lection of fiction and non‐fic‐ tion including biographies, painting, gardening, needle‐ work, crafts and cookery.

Books are priced at 50 cents each, with some avail‐ able for a mere 25 cents, al‐ though there will also be indi‐ vidually priced books at €1 or €2 each.

“A big thank you to Iceland Overseas supermarket for the use of the car park,” said the

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CHARITY LIBRARY: Book bargains galore at their Javea Park shop.

Original Charity Library’s Aileen Stiefel. The Original Charity Library is located in Javea Park in the Arenal area and has been operating for 50 years.

“We are open from Mon‐ day to Saturday from 10am to 1pm,” Aileen said.

“For more information please visit the library and have a chat with our friendly and welcoming staff. See also our web page, www.charity shoplibrary.com or email the info@charityshoplibrary.com address.

Fine points in Calpe Ferry accident explained NOISE and loud music accounted for practically half of the fines that Calpe’s Local Police imposed over the summer.

According to their recently‐published run‐down, officers pro‐ cessed 217 fines for excessively noisy music, shouting or loud voices between July 1 and September 1.

Investigating some of these complaints led to another 169 fines for flouting anti‐Covid regulations which included mask‐ wearing, inadequate social distancing inside enclosed premises or ignoring the curfew that was in place during some of this pe‐ riod. There were 40 fines for early bird beachgoers who re‐ served frontline spots at the water’s edge before the permitted time and another 40 for staking a claim with items that were removed after officers failed to find their owners.

Fifteen people were fined for drinking in the street and an‐ other four for selling drinks without a licence, while itinerant street vendors were fined on 12 occasions.

Proceedings were also begun against those carrying out building work outside the permitted summer hours.

Charity calendar photos AN Alfaz photography com‐ petition will provide the pic‐ tures for a 2022 calendar to assist Alfaz’s Social Volun‐ teers association.

Alfaz Town Hall, Social Volunteers and the We Love Albir group organised the competition to select the best photos received prior to September 29.

Open to all over‐18s, the competition’s only proviso was that the pho‐ tographs should feature Alfaz and Albir. Submis‐ sions will be judged on the beauty, originality and artistic value of the im‐ ages, the organisers ex‐ plained.

There is a first prize of a one‐night stay with full board for two people at an Albir hotel, with a second prize of a meal for two in Al‐ bir restaurant and a spa ses‐ sion, again in Albir, for the photo that comes third.

THE Pinar del Rio Ibiza ferry crashed into a breakwater and ran aground entering Denia port on August 16, 2019.

None of the 393 passengers were hurt, although the ship was damaged beyond repair after bad weather prevented it from being moved for several days.

Spain’s Maritime Accident Investigation Committee (CIAIM) began investigating the incident in June and found that techni‐ cal reasons were not the cause of the accident.

It happened when the Pinar del Rio’s captain had to ma‐ noeuvre when passing a 25‐metre long catamaran with 60 pas‐ sengers aboard which was leaving the harbour.

This obliged the Pinar del Rio to alter its course, getting too close to the breakwater, the CIAIM investigators found.

They also added that the captain did not adequately assess his surroundings and miscalculated when making the decision to enter the port.

Ringfencing Cooperativa ALTEA Town Hall will attempt to purchase the land and in‐ stallations belonging to the now‐extinct Agricultural Co‐ operative.

The proposal was voted through at an extraordinary council meeting as Infrastruc‐ tures and town hall spokesman Diego Zaragozi

End-of-summer haul VOLUNTEERS removed 70 kilos of litter from Campello’s Amadraba and Carrer la Mar beaches.The haul included thou‐ sands of cigarette ends as well as paper, cardboard, plastics, drinks cans and bottles left be‐ hind by beachgoers.

The clear‐up was part of Coca

Cola’s Mares Circulares project promoting the circular economy and recycling throughout Spain.

Volunteers included local yacht club members, employees from the town’s street‐cleaning concessionary, FCC, and pupils from the Salesianos El Campello school.

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explained that the move would prevent land specula‐ tion.

“Altea’s agriculture sector is important not only economi‐ cally, but because of its im‐ pact on society, the environ‐ ment and the landscape,” Zaragozi said.

Altea’s mayor Jaume Llinares also pointed out that it would be unfair if, after all the Co‐operative’s huge ef‐ forts, the land that had once belonged to smallholders should fall into the hands of speculators.”

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A taxing situation BENIDORM’S mayor Toni Perez categorically reject‐ ed the possibility of a Va‐ lencian Community tourist tax. The regional govern‐ ment’s coalition partners, Compromis and Unidas Podemos, needed to leave aside their “bright ideas” and desire to penalise tourism, Perez said.

The Consell ‐ equivalent to a Cabinet ‐ should tackle “real and realistic policies” instead of building castles in the air, the mayor said.

The Valencian Commu‐ nity’s hoteliers’ association Hosbec also condemned the suggestion supported

by Monica Oltra, regional vice‐president and a mem‐ ber of the Compromis par‐ ty. Merely talking about a tourist tax could cause un‐ told harm to the recovery of the tourism industry, said Hosbec president Toni Mayor.

“This requires an imme‐ diate and unequivocal re‐ jection,” he declared. “The tourism sector has lost €10 billion in the last year and Oltra wants to deal us a death blow disguised as a tax,” Mayor added.

Francesc Colomer, the regional government’s Tourism chief who belongs to PSOE, the third party in the Generalitat coalition, was equally unenthusias‐ tic. Compromis and Unidas Podemos had chosen an “inopportune” moment to unveil their tourist tax pro‐ posal, he said, hinting at an absence of in‐depth stud‐ ies on their efficacy.

Following the pandem‐ ic’s impact on tourism, what the sector needed now was help and encour‐ agement from the Admin‐ istration to emerge from the crisis, Colomer argued.

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SCHOOL bus reaction.A bus now links pupils living in La Nucia and its urbanisations with Benidorm’s high schools where they are taking baccalaureate or vocational studies. This is a pilot scheme, La Nucia Town Hall explained, and needs to be used by more students if it is to be viable.

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Charity supports four local Food Banks CHUMS (Friends of Charity) is a small, friendly registered charity based between Albir and Benidorm.

The club recently made a new donation when CHUMS’ Marilyn and Peter Rogers presented two pallets of food supplies and cleaning products to Alfaz’s So‐ cial Volunteers Association, which runs the local Food Bank.

There to receive them was the association’s treasurer Joanna Wilson, members Sumaya Cortes and Teresa Poza together with Isabel Muñoz, Alfaz Town Hall’s councillor for Cooperation and Volunteers.

“We are so grateful for the hard work carried out by local associations and for the dona‐ tions they make each year to So‐ cial Volunteers,” Muñoz said.

“These are essential if we are to keep the Food Bank supplied.”

CHUMS was created in 2015 and now has around 100 mem‐ bers, principally British resi‐ dents living in the Marina Baja.

“We are a small friendly group of people who like to get to‐ gether a few times each month for either lunches or coffee,” said CHUMS president, Marilyn.

“We are fully registered and s u p p o r t t h e f o u r Fo o d B a n k s i n Alfaz, Benidorm, La Nucia and Finestrat,” she explained.

“We raise money with raffles at our various events and we are always very happy to re‐ ceive donations, no matter how small.”

For more information about CHUMS (Friends of Charity), ring Marilyn on 965 864 394.

AS expected, the Generalitat lifted more anti‐Covid restric‐ tions on Monday this week.

The Valencian Communi‐ ty’s nightlife venues can re‐ main open until 5am, Gener‐ alitat president Ximo Puig announced.

Puig also revealed that talks will begin with the nightlife and festivals sector regarding the possible introduction of Covid passports.

Interior capacity for pubs and discos increases to 75 per cent, with 10 people table and drinking at the bar while seated.

Dancing is permitted but only in designated spaces with mask‐wearing still re‐ quired.

Cafes, bars and restaurants may return to their original opening times with interior seating increased to 75 per cent, 10 to a table and use of the bar while seated.

Restrictions have been lift‐

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ed in shops as well as cine‐ mas, auditoriums, museums and libraries.

Capacity restrictions are eliminated at large‐scale sports events, although a 40 per cent limit will apply to pro‐

fessional stadiums and 60 per cent for sports installations.

Social distancing will be re‐ quired when sitting in the same row or a 1.5‐metre sep‐ aration when there is no seat‐ ing.

Calendars from TM Lions AFTER the success of last year’s event, Teulada Moraira Lions are once again running a photographic competition online. Winning photographs will then be used in the 2022 Calendar. For more details see Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/thelions den.moraira/.

Calendars were taken up very quickly last year and they expect the Christmas Cards to be equally popular ‐ so pop into the Lions Den and make sure you get yours for a suitable donation. Our shop can be found near Letters R Us beneath the Pepe La Sal su‐ permarket on the Commercial Centre, just past the fountain roundabout on Ctra Moraira‐Teulada.

If you’d like to know more about the work of the TM Lions, please take a look at their web page ‐ www.tmlions.com. There are also details here of how to get involved. Have you thought about joining them? It can be a good way to get to know people.

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Evictions down Alicante solar commitment EVICTIONS in Spain are down 21 per cent on 2019, but they are at their highest level since the ban on evict‐ ing vulnerable people was introduced by the govern‐ ment.

Despite the fact the num‐ ber of evictions have fallen, the number of applications for repossessions which are being filed before the courts has reached a four‐year high.

The Spanish government brought in social protection measures after the coron‐ avirus pandemic began to reduce evictions and protect the vulnerable. The number of evictions grew as normali‐ ty returned. This number is

still below that recorded be‐ fore the coronavirus pan‐ demic began.

According to the quarterly report, Effects of the Eco‐ nomic Crisis in Judicial Bod‐ ies, from the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), pub‐ lished this week, between April and June this year over 11,000 evictions were car‐ ried out. This is 21 per cent less than the same period in 2019. The majority of evic‐ tions were due to non‐pay‐ ment of rent.

The social and economic protection measures the Spanish government put in place in April 2020 has helped keep the number of evictions low.

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ALICANTE has committed to energy self-sufficiency with plans for a 2.45 megawatt solar plant.

The mayor of Alicante, Luis Barcala, announced plans for the future development of a solar plant capable of providing 2.45 megawatts. The solar plant has been included in the 2022 budget and will increase energy self-sufficiency dramatically.

The council has also reviewed 14 projects worth €104 million, which are part of the integral plan for the reuse of treated water. According to the council: “The solar farm will enable the generation of renewable energy on a six-hectare plot of land owned by the company. At the drafting stage, it is a 2.45 MWp photovoltaic solar plant, with a generation capacity of 5 GWh/ year, an energy self-sufficiency of 18 per cent and an estimated useful life of 30-40 years.”

King’s La Palma message THE island of La Palma will face struggles, but King Felipe said he believes the island will rebound. Speaking after a tour of the disaster area with Queen Letizia and President Pedro Sanchez, King Felipe said he had been deeply moved by the struggle of the island’s residents.

Lava from the Cumbre Viejo has destroyed hundreds of homes and hundreds of hectares of farmland. The King expressed his “solidarity and affection” to the inhabitants of this “beautiful island.” He

added, “We have to do everything in our power to help these families, it will cost a lot to return to normality, but La Palma will succeed.”

The King and Queen visited El Fuerte barracks, which is acting as temporary housing for people who have been evacuated from their homes. They also visited Todoque. Their itinerary concluded in Los Llanos de Aridane, where they met with residents of La Palma who have lost their homes.

Barcala commented on the importance of protecting the environment and the use of renewable energy. He explained: “This project, along with others, demonstrates Aguas de Alicante’s firm commitment to renewable energies and the

preservation of the planet.

“It is important to take steps to achieve energy self-sufficiency by promoting photovoltaic installations, while at the same time developing projects for the integral reuse of treated water and zero discharge into the sea,

Plans for a solar plant.

which will improve the irrigation of agricultural fields and green areas and also the quality of coastal waters.”

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Tourism jobs growth

EMPLOYMENT in the Span‐ ish tourism sector continues to recover with almost 100,000 new employees in August compared to the same month last year.

Jobs in the tourism sector grew by 4 per cent year‐on‐ year in August to 2,336,501 employees, 91,405 more than a year ago. This is the third consecutive month that

this year‐on‐year growth has been recorded, according to data published by Turespana.

Employment in the tourism sector accounts for 12.3 per cent of all workers in Spain.

US praise for minimum wage LABOUR Secretary Martin J Walsh has praised Spain’s new minimum wage and the role of unions.

Minister for Labour Yolanda Diaz and US Labour Secretary Martin J Walsh have held a bilateral video conference. In it Walsh praised Spain’s new minimum wage which Diaz, despite opposition, increased by €15 per month. Labour Secretary Walsh said the minimum wage means “more participation, more consumption, more money in peo‐ ple’s pockets. It is a moral obligation to do so.”

Walsh is a former union leader and was mayor of Boston. He was appointed to Pres‐ ident Joe Biden’s cabinet in March 2021 and

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was the last departmental secretary to join.

Diaz and Walsh have pledged to continue to work jointly on “decent wages, fair work‐ ing conditions, greater security and health at work and equality and non‐discrimination, elements.”

Walsh described the effort as “insepara‐ ble from quality employment and essential to improve the social welfare of both coun‐ tries.”

Both Walsh and Diaz, who is a member of the left‐wing Podemos party ‐ a key ele‐ ment of the coalition government ‐ reiterat‐ ed their shared belief that unions play a vital role in representing the interests of work‐ ers.

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The Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, said: “The data is positive, and shows the trend of recovery in tourism em‐ ployment has been consoli‐ dated in August with higher growth.

“Despite this improve‐ ment, it is still necessary to extend the safety shield pro‐ vided in sectors whose activi‐ ty has not yet normalised due to the slow recovery of inter‐ national mobility, as is the case of tourism,” she added.

In August, employment in hotels and catering, and trav‐ el agencies/tour operators as a whole increased in almost all Autonomous Communi‐ ties, with the exception of the Canary Islands, the Communi‐ ty of Madrid, the Basque Country and La Rioja.

In absolute figures, the largest increases were in the Balearic Islands (+19,716 new registrations), Andalucia (+18,956), Catalonia (+11,100) and Valencia (10,839).

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A great day of rugby AS a prelude to the upcom‐ ing season, the Barbarians enjoyed a wonderful day of rugby on Saturday Septem‐ ber 25 at the Denia Polide‐ portivo in what turned out to be sweltering humid conditions for this time of year.

The Barbarians enter‐ tained a Mallorca Select 15 for the annual ‘Balearia’ trophy, whilst Under 16s and Under 14s played friendly matches against Alicante RFC. The morning started with the U14 and U16 games where the Barbarians it’s fair to say were beaten by better drilled and more ex‐ perienced Alicante sides.

Even with several players new to rugby on show and it was the first time the Barbarian teams had played together, they put on a first class performance and their attitude was a credit to the club. They can only learn from this experi‐ ence and hopefully im‐ prove as the season pro‐ gresses. Next week the S16 travel to Valencia to take on Les Abelles.

The seniors then com‐ peted for the Annual ‘Bale‐ ria Trophy’ which although

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BARBARIANS: Played some attractive attacking rugby.

being classed as a friendly, was far from that.

Both sides gave every‐ thing to this encounter. It’s fair to say the first 20 min‐ utes was a game based on how well each team could defend then, as players started to tire, gaps started opening up which lead to some fine attacking play from both teams.

As the game continued, the Barbarians started to play some attractive at‐ tacking rugby, eventually running out winners 52 to 7.

A great day of rugby and we thank Balearia for spon‐ soring this wonderful pre‐ season tournament. Plans are underway for a return fixture in May 2022 in Mal‐ lorca which everyone is al‐ ready looking forward to.

The Barbarians run Academy teams from un‐ der 14s to 16s and under

3,223,000

is the population of Madrid, Spain´s busiest city

18s and through to seniors and welcome everyone to come and train and join the club. Free qualified coach‐ ing is available at all levels.

Please call Santi (Spanish) on 676 612 357 or Mac (En‐ glish) on 609 646 349 for more information.

TWO armed criminals tried to rob a branch of the Sabadell bank in Alicante on Friday, September 24, but one of them came unstuck in a very bad way when his false leg fell off during the robbery, leaving him unable to make a quick getaway.

As reported by police, the two men entered the bank brandishing a gun, demand‐

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False leg arrest ing staff hand over all the cash from the tills, but the alarm was raised and some of the customers, assisted by bank staff and passers‐by managed to grapple one of the robbers to the floor, and it was during this struggle that the 45‐year‐

old man’s false leg came off, leaving him immobilised.

His accomplice escaped, without any money, while the detainee ‐ who was of Italian origin ‐ was arrested by police when they arrived at the bank, and taken into custody.

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THE Spanish Government estimates that the econo‐ my will return to pre‐pan‐ demic levels before the end of the year and keeps its growth forecast at 6.5 per cent. In the case of employ‐ ment, the recovery will be earlier.

Economy Minister Nadia

Spain’s rapid recovery Calvino said the first quar‐ ter of 2022 will be the first with a higher level of eco‐ nomic activity than that recorded in the same peri‐ od of 2019, and pointed out

that “there is no precedent in Spain’s recent economic history for such a rapid re‐ covery in activity and em‐ ployment,” which she at‐ tributed to the different

economic policy responses, on a national, European and global scale.

The growth forecast for 2021 and 2022 is main‐ tained ‐ 6.5 per cent and 7

per cent, respectively ‐ thanks to the drivers of consumption and invest‐ ment in capital goods, which will increase by 16.5 per cent this year and 18.3 per cent next year. The for‐ eign sector will continue to make a small positive con‐ tribution to GDP growth.

Teen tragedy ACCIDENT: Jairo, 16, died after being trampled by his horse.

TRAGEDY struck in Alicante when a teenager died while prepar‐ ing for an equestrian competition.

Jairo Huertas, 16, from Alicante died in hospital following a horse riding accident. He fell while preparing for a competition on September 17 and was trampled on by his horse. He spent several days in the ICU unit of a Valencia hospital, before passing away on September 21. Huertas was a student at Carmelitas College and was well known in Alicante. He was a regular at the local Moors and Christians festival and was a member of the Contrabandistas troupe in Alicante. Many people have taken to social media to pay tribute and share their condolences.

One Facebook tribute read: “Dear Jairo! You have left too soon, fate had other plans for you. You illuminated our parades with your know‐how and you stole our hearts with your kindness and sympathy… All our affection to your family. RIP.” The teen had been riding since a young age and was junior champion in the working equitation discipline in 2020 and 2021.

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Gender violence call MEPs have called on the Eu‐ ropean Commission to list gender‐based violence as a new area of crime under Ar‐ ticle 83(1) TFEU, alongside other crimes that need to be combatted on a common basis, such as human, drug, and arms trafficking, com‐ puter crime and terrorism.

MEPs also denounced femicide as the most ex‐ treme form of gender‐based violence against women and girls, and highlight that deny‐ ing safe and legal abortion care is also a form of gender‐ based violence.

Spanish MEP Diana Riba i Giner said, “The message from Parliament has been clear. We need more and better tools to combat gen‐ der‐based violence. We therefore call for common le‐ gal definitions, standards and minimum criminal penalties throughout the EU.” “It is time to act to include gender‐based violence in the list of EU crimes, and to pre‐ sent a holistic and inclusive directive to fight what is one of the most serious and per‐ sistent human rights viola‐ tions in human history,” she added. One third of women in the EU have experienced physical and/or sexual vio‐ lence. Around 50 women lose their lives to domestic vi‐ olence every week, and 75 per cent of women within a professional setting have ex‐ perienced sexual harass‐ ment.

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30 Sept. - 6 Oct. 2021 BRITS may face a multi‐billion pound bill to bail out energy firms after warnings the gas crisis could return. Experts have even suggested that the UK could return to a three‐ day week to prevent black‐ outs of crucial services. Minis‐ ters have not ruled out stepping in and helping out suppliers.

Foreign office minister James Cleverly said that the government will do everything they can to “protect con‐ sumers” and that they hope that energy firms will be able to “stay afloat organically through their own efforts.”

However, when questioned on the issue, he did not rule out a bailout for the sector.

Mr Cleverly commented that: “The priority is to make sure that we protect provision

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Brits energy bill for consumers and ensure they aren’t hit by a significant increase in gas prices.

“Those discussions will be ongoing. Exactly how we do that will be up for discussion of course, but those are our pri‐ orities,” he added.

Prime Minister Boris John‐ son is hoping the problems faced by energy companies will be temporary and said: “People should be reassured in the sense there are a lot of short‐term problems around the world caused by gas sup‐ plies and shortages.”

Julian Jessop of the Institute for Economic Affairs think tank

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said: “The poorest households should be protected from soaring bills, but the taxpayer

should not be expected to write a blank cheque to bail out energy companies.”

Ban on plastic containers THE Spanish govern‐ ment wants to regulate the use of plastics and promote their recycling to the point of prohibit‐ ing fruits, vegetables, and drinks from being sold in plastic packag‐ ing and containers by 2023.

The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Chal‐ lenge is reportedly preparing a royal de‐ cree to regulate packag‐ ing and waste which will state that by 2023 it will be forbidden to sell fruits and vegeta‐ bles in plastic contain‐ ers and that beverages are to be offered in reusable containers in all retail establish‐ ments.

The larger retailers must offer up to seven different types of pack‐ aging and dedicate part of their space to bulk sales so that consumers will be able to store goods in their own bags or containers, bottles included. The mea‐ sures, focused on the reuse of packaging and recycling, will impact consumers mainly in these two aspects. In the case of retailers, in addition to the relevant changes in recycling, they will have to set up zones and inventory to meet these demands, while manufacturers will have to work out how to increase the percentage of recycled plastic.

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businesses in Spain are foreign-owned, 54 per cent of which are in Catalonia

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Divers’ gold discovery

TWO free divers discovered gold coins dating from the fourth and fifth centuries in what is said to be one of the largest hauls of Roman gold coins in Europe.

The divers initially discov‐ ered eight coins. This led to the retrieval of 53 gold coins from the seabed of the Por‐ titxol de Xabia in Alicante, ac‐ cording to the University of Alicante.

The gold coins have been analysed by scientists from the Institute for Research in Archaeology and Historical Heritage at Alicante Universi‐ ty (INAPH). They dated the coins to the late Roman peri‐ od. Specifically, the coins have been dated between the end of the fourth and the start of the fifth century.

The coins are so well pre‐ served that their inscriptions can even be read. This has al‐ lowed them to be identified.

The divers, Luis Lens and Ce‐

Coins were on the seabed.

sar Gimeno, made the initial discovery, which set in progress the mechanism set out by the General Direc‐ torate of Culture and Her‐ itage for discoveries like this.

Archaeologists from the UA and the GEAS of the Guardia Civil, retrieved the rest of the coins and other artefacts with help from the town council of Xabia.

The head of the UA team of underwater archaeolo‐ gists, Professor of Ancient History Jaime Molina com‐ mented that: “This is one of the largest sets of Roman gold coins found in Spain and Europe.”

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Beware Bizum scam B I Z U M has become one of the most used payment methods in dozens of countries, however, police are now warning that thou‐ sands of messages are being sent posing as victims’ contacts to try to steal €50 in a new scam.

To carry out this scam, the thieves send a message via Whats App to thousands of random numbers, mak‐ ing victims believe that it is a contact in their phone book. The mes‐ sage says that they

have sent €50 to the victim through Bizum in error.

The person who is posing as the Whats App contact tells the victim to return the €50 through Bizum, howev‐ er, the person sending the message is a scam‐ mer who receives the money.

In the past there have been several scams with this method, so the police advise that you should not trust anyone who asks for payment outside of the legal channels.

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QUALITY STREET have released a new treat, and it is here in time for Christmas. They are launching a new Crème Caramel Crisp with white chocolate, but if you want to get your hands on the new Quality Street you will need to head to John Lewis, where their pick and mix selection will be back.

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FEATURE

Family law in Spain and the matrimonial regime FAMILY law in Spain. Divorces, separations, execution of court orders, child abduction, etc.

Marriages, couples, parent‐ child relationships, their break‐ downs, etc, in general family law, requires specific knowl‐ edge, particularly when the as‐ sets are in more than one coun‐ try and when different laws may be applicable. Concepts such as nationality, domicile have to be interpreted and understood, ac‐ cording to the different legal sys‐ tems. At White Baos Abogados we can help you in your divorce and separation in Spain.

At White Baos Abogados we can help you in your divorce and separation in Spain.

Divorce and separation in Spain. The law applicable to marriage When it comes to legally advis‐ ing on a possible divorce or sepa‐ ration in Spain, it is essential to know the law applicable to mar‐ riage. Mainly, in what refers to the matrimonial regime.

Joint property system. Thus, it is essential to know under what matrimonial regime we are mar‐

ried. If the assets of the marriage are part of the matrimonial com‐ munity. And therefore, it belongs to both spouses in principle re‐ gardless of who bought it. This is what is known as the joint or community property system.

This is the regimen foreseen nor‐ mally in Spanish, French, Belgian law, etc.

Separation property system.

On other occasions, the matri‐ monial regime is that of separa‐ tion of property. Which basically means that the spouses main‐ tain separate estates. Therefore, what is acquired does not belong to your marriage community.

Otherwise each one will have their own assets. The English sys‐ tem is interpretated in Spain to be of this kind. Therefore, know‐ ing the regime of our marriage is essential when starting a family procedure. Especially if we are expatriates. This way we will know if the assets we have in Spain and outside of Spain are considered to belong to both spouses, or not. It can also be very important to grant marriage agreements (pre and post nup‐

tial agreements) to agree the marriage regime that spouses want.

Divorce and separation in Spain. The law applicable to di‐ vorce Likewise, it is essential to know the law applicable to the divorce.

If the Spanish courts are compe‐ tent to deal with the divorce, it is possible that the law that should govern the divorce is the Spanish one. But it may also be the law from another country. The appli‐ cable law will depend on the place of residence of the spouses at the time of filing for divorce.

But it may depend on the nation‐ ality, etc. As lawyers it is essential to be able to determine what ap‐ plicable law. To determine, the requirements to be able to di‐ vorce, etc.

Other services in the area of family law: Likewise, our law firm assists individuals and other foreign law firms. Mainly in the notification of claims of foreign family proceed‐ ings in Spain. And international child abduction.

Drafting and enforcement of

foreign court divorce or separa‐ tion orders in Spain One of the most important services we provide is to assist in the execution in Spain of family judgements (divorce, separation, etc.) granted abroad. Some‐ times, in divorce or separation proceedings, court orders grant‐ ed in the countries of origin that must be executed in Spain. Our law firm assists foreign law firms in the drafting of divorce agree‐ ments. So that they can be exe‐ cuted in Spain. Well, they must include a minimum content, such as real estate registration data, etc.

We also help clients to execute their court decision in Spain, in the event that the agreed trans‐ fer of properties has not been ful‐ filled, etc.

Our family law service As specialist lawyers we can advise you both in relation to di‐ vorce and separation in Spain, both by mutual agreement, as well as litigation, and in the rest of the services indicated.

If you want expert legal advice, do not hesitate to contact us.

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Card charge question

CAN an establishment refuse to charge you by card in Spain?

The latest ‘National Survey on the Use of Cash 2020’ carried out by the Bank of Spain shows card payments are the pre‐ ferred means of payment in the country.

At the moment more than half of all payments are made by card. According to data from Visa, 84 per cent of con‐ sumers don’t leave home without their bank card.

Many establishments in Spain though do not accept cards for payments.

Some places do accept cards, but only above a minimum purchase amount,

this is often set at €5 or €10.

This is because banks charge business‐ es for using card payments. For a small business this can prove to be expensive.

But many people question whether it is legal to refuse card payments.

According to Yahoo Finance: “With the law in hand, it can be said that any com‐ mercial establishment is completely free to decide whether to accept a means of payment other than cash.

It is therefore legal to refuse to charge by card or to impose a minimum amount for accepting this form of pay‐ ment.”

Bird protection threat

THE EU is threatening legal action against Spain for failing to protect birds in Andalucia.

The EU Commission has called on Spain to fulfil its obligations under the Birds Directive, the Habitats Directive and a previous ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

In November 2016, the Court of Jus‐ tice of the European Union ruled that Spain had failed to take appropriate steps to avoid the deterioration of nat‐

ural habitats and the disturbance of protected bird species caused by the construction of a railway line crossing through the special protection area of Campinas de Sevilla in Andalucia.

Spain said it identified a number of mitigation and compensation measures to offset the damage caused and imple‐ ment the Court judgement.

However, almost five years after the judgement, Spain has not yet fully im‐ plemented those measures.

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Readers revolt over squatters

THE Euro Weekly News’s readers have come out strongly in favour of Spain changing its laws to make it easier for home‐ owners to remove illegal squatters.

In its Sunday de‐ bate, the EWN asked readers whether they thought Spain should change its laws following an increase in squatting and with homes illegally occu‐ pied across the country.

A majority of 94.3 per cent of readers said that Spain should, with the issue sparking an impassioned debate as well as some hor‐ ror stories from those whose own homes had been illegally occupied. Just 5.7 per cent of people said the laws did not need changing.

Claire Murray said: “If it’s not your house and you have no contract to stay there, then of course they should throw them out.”

to support them not work against them.”

Several read‐ ers also shared their own sto‐ ries of dealing with squatters, angry at the Remove illegal squatters. time and costs involved in re‐ Meanwhile, David Stead moving them. said: “The law should be David Varely said: “Hav‐ made easier for property ing experienced squatters in owners to reclaim their my home here in Spain for property from people who three years, yes they should have no right to be depriv‐ change the law. ing them of it.

“If squatters have no con‐ “Those that have and tract or escitura then get have worked for it already them out. It has cost me a subsidise those that don’t lot of money through the have through tax, they have courts and I am still paying earned the right for the law to repair the damage.”

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ASTRAZENECA has announced plans to build an ad‐ vanced manufacturing facility in Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland, at a cost of €306 million creating up to 100 jobs and more indirect supply jobs.

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Air Force additions

THE purchase of three Airbus A330-200 aircraft for the Spanish Air Force at a cost of €810 million has been approved by the government.

On September 21, the Council of Ministers followed up on an initiative approved last June, and approved the purchase of three multipurpose mid-air refuelling aircraft (MRTT), at an estimat-

ed cost of €810 million.

The three second-hand Airbus A330-200 aircraft will be transformed into MRTT at the company’s facilities in the Madrid town of Getafe.

A statement stated the purchase will enable the Air Force “to renew and enhance its capabilities for mobility and strategic projection of the Armed Forces in the fulfil-

Smart cameras ALICANTE City Council have taken steps forward in the digitalisation of the business parks in Ali‐ cante. The Municipal Government Board are putting out for tender a contract which will see intel‐ ligent cameras in‐ stalled in the indus‐ trial areas of Las At a l a y a s , P l a d e l a Vallonga, Llano del

Espartal and Agua‐ marga. The budget for the work comes in at €584,634.91 and it is expected that the installation will take around five months to complete.

It is hoped that these new smart cameras will help improve security, ac‐ cess control and ve‐ hicle traffic within the industrial areas.

ment of the missions assigned to them in the field of in-flight refuelling, strategic air transport, and evacuations, highcapacity, long-distance health areas.”

Lidl investing LIDL, the popular Ger‐ man discount supermar‐ ket chain, has announced that it will invest €1.5 bil‐ lion in Spain between 2021 and 2024.

The supermarket chain, which currently has more than 17,000 employees and 630 shops across Spain, is planning to open over 150 new locations and four logistics hubs by 2024.

“This ambitious expan‐ sion plan responds to our firm determination to continue boosting our business in Spain,” Imanol Zabala, manager of Lidl Expansion & Real Estate in Spain, said in a statement.

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Puigdemont arrested

CARLES PUIGDEMONT, the former president of the Generalitat of Catalonia was arrested in Sardinia on September 23. The politician be‐ came a fugitive in 2017 when he fled the coun‐ try following a controversial independence ref‐ erendum. The Italian informed the Supreme Court in Madrid of his capture.

Gonzalo Boye, his lawyer, confirmed details of the arrest: “It is on the basis of the Euro Order of October 14, 2019, which, by legal imperative, as established by the CJEU Statute, is suspend‐ ed.”

On July 30, the General Court of the Euro‐ pean Union (TGUE) had withdrawn Puigde‐ mont’s parliamentary immunity, along with that of his former councillors, Toni Comin and

PUIGDEMONT: Became a fugitive in 2017.

Clara Ponsati. A month earlier, the same court had temporarily granted them protection, but later accepted the petition requested by the Supreme Court and rejected the appeal the three MEPs had presented against the decision of the European Parliament.

Covid will become weaker LEADING scientists are suggesting that given time Covid‐19 could eventually become more like the viruses which cause the common cold each winter.

Speaking to the Royal Society of Medicine, Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert explained how viruses tend to get weaker with time: “We nor‐ mally see that viruses become less virulent as they circulate more easily and there is no rea‐ son to think we will have a more virulent ver‐ sion of Sars‐CoV‐2. We tend to see slow genetic drift of the virus and there will be gradual im‐

munity developing in the population as there is to all the other seasonal coronaviruses.”

She added, “We already live with four differ‐ ent human coronaviruses that we don’t really ever think about very much and eventually it (Covid) will become one of those.

Oxford University’s Professor Sir John Bell ex‐ pects that Covid will appear more like a com‐ mon cold in spring 2022. Speaking to Times Ra‐ dio, Sir John said: “If you look at the trajectory we’re on, we’re a lot better off than we were six months ago.”

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EU fish warning THE EU has warned Spain and France that they are not doing enough to stop the wasteful practice of discarding fish.

Known as the landing obligation, a commitment was introduced during the last reform of the common fisheries policy in 2013 to end the wasteful and unsustainable practice of discarding, when unwanted catches are returned to the sea.

Spain and France are also accused of failing to ensure the control and enforcement of the obligation that all catches of species subject to catch limits and, in the Mediterranean, species subject to minimum sizes, are brought and retained on board fishing vessels and then recorded, landed and counted against quotas, where applicable.

“Effective control and enforcement of fishing activities at sea and the accurate recording of catches and discarded quantities are essential for the implementation of the landing obligation and for supporting the long-term sustainability objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy. It is also important in order to prevent, deter and eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing,” the EU said on September 23.

Spain and France have two months to address the shortcomings.

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Sustainable economic recovery Video doctor detained

MINISTER for Labour, Yolanda “We are aiming for an incluDiaz has called for an inclusive sive and sustainable recovery in and sustainable ecomomic rewhich young people and womcovery. en play a key role and leave beSpeaking at the Inter-Amerihind the precariousness to can Conference of Ministers of which they have been subjectLabour of the Organisation of ed,” she said.

American States (OAS), Diaz “Consensus with social partsaid the only path to a sustainners has allowed Spain to make able economic revcovery must progress in social and economic DIAZ: We must support it. include decent and quality empolicy. In times of crisis, social diployment. She decribed how the socio-econom- alogue results in responsible, effective and lastic crisis caused by Covid-19 hit the most vulnera- ing solutions. We want to and must continue to ble in society, young people and women. support it,” she added.

Covid denier birth

A PREGNANT Covid denier turned up at a hospital in Va‐ lencia accompanied by her lawyer. The woman did not want to wear a mask and did not want to undergo a PCR test. Staff at the Hospital La Fe in Valencia had to don PPE equipment and activate the anti‐Covid protocols.

The woman was isolated and treated as if she had Covid because she would not be tested or wear a mask.

The case was delicate as the

woman admitted being a Covid denier. She denied all the health protocols put in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The woman was isolated to avoid potentially passing the coronavirus on to other people. She successfully gave

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birth, but she has now de‐ nounced the hospital for treating her in a degrading manner.

The hospital and the staff were forced to protect them‐ selves as the woman does be‐ lieve that the coronavirus ex‐ ists.

In 1968, McDonald’s introduced The Big Mac and hot apple pie.

A DOCTOR was detained for se‐ cretly recording patients’ body parts in Sevilla. The doctor left his mobile phone in his shirt pocket and recorded patients without their knowledge.

Officers from the Guardia Civil in Sevilla’s Osuna arrested the 64‐ year‐old doctor after a patient claimed that he had videotaped her during an examination. The doctor has already been imprisoned. He used his mobile phone to record images of body parts including breasts, buttocks and other even more sensitive areas.

It is thought the doctor could have recorded over 100 victims dur‐ ing the last two years. Police offi‐ cers carried out five searches in Es‐ tepa, Moron de la Frontera, Badolatosa and Sevilla City. They discovered a video on the mobile phone that should prove the com‐ plaint made by the woman as well as a spy pen, several laptops and various storage devices.

The doctor recorded patients on home visits as well as at his surgery.

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Readers’ poll

Expats demand more travel freedom EURO WEEKLY NEWS’ readers have overwhelmingly voted to say that they think travel restrictions should be low‐ ered.

An impressive 100 per cent of readers who took part in

the EWN’s poll over whether they thought it was time for the UK government to allow people to travel freely again said they thought it was time to drop restrictions.

Taking to Facebook to

share their views, readers ar‐ gued that travel should re‐ open.

Brian Rae said: “As long as they have been tested before they come to Spain is good enough for me.”

Meanwhile, Jill Swain said: “It is time to move forward.”

Expats in Spain had been among the most affected by the UK’s travel restrictions, with the high costs of PCR tests, vaccination require‐

Travel rules caused outrage.

ments and quarantine rules putting many off from making the journey back to see family and friends.

England’s travel rules also caused outrage around the world after it emerged that vaccinations given in various countries are not being recog‐ nised. Latin America and Africa criticised the govern‐ ment’s decisions and claimed the travel rules are discrimina‐ tory.

One diplomat from Latin America explained that the rules are unacceptable and said: “There isn’t a single per‐ son I have spoken to who isn’t angry about this. People are perplexed.”

They added: “How can a Pfizer or Moderna or As‐ traZeneca vaccine that is ad‐ ministered [in Latin America] not be enough for someone to be allowed in?”

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ROLLS-ROYCE has announced its intention to sell off their Spanish ITP (Industria de Turbo Propul‐ sores) aero arm for €1.7 billion. The company’s shares leapt by more than 10 per cent after the an‐ nouncement. The Basque‐based business will be sold to a group headed by the private equity giant Bain. This is the latest move in a disposal pro‐ gramme, as the company tries to raise funds.

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Spain’s economy improving

THE Euro Weekly News asked its readers whether they thought Spain’s economy was improving following the pan‐ demic after it emerged that ex‐ ports from the country had in‐ creased by 20 per cent.

In total, an encouraging 100 per cent of readers said they thought businesses were start‐ ing to look busier again after many were forced to close dur‐ ing pandemic restrictions last year.

Spain’s government has since being trying to reinvigo‐ rate the economy and it has emerged that exports from the country grew by 21.7 per cent in the first half of 2021 com‐ pared to the same period last year.

Exports reached €179.529 billion, while imports also rose by 20.1 per cent to €186.524 billion.

In July, Spanish exports in‐ creased by 13.6 percent over the same month in 2020, reaching €26.568 billion, a record high for the month of Ju‐ ly. Imports rose by 18.9 per cent year‐on‐year to €28.165 billion.

Of the main trading partners, the increases in sales to Italy, France and Portugal stand out.

Compared to pre‐pandemic levels, the rate of change re‐ mains positive, with exports up 5.1 per cent compared to July 2019.

The increase in exports in Spain in July even outstripped the UK’s increase at 7.7 per

BUSINESS: Is starting to look busier again after the pandemic.

cent, as well as Germany at 12.4 per cent and France’s at 8.5 per cent.

The main positive contribu‐ tions to the annual rate of

change in exports came from energy, non‐chemical semi‐ manufactures, chemicals and food drink and tobacco prod‐ ucts.

Schools abandon English BILINGUAL schools in Spain are abandoning English and 90 public schools in Spain have decided to return to teaching in Spanish.

The schools have said that the “Students don’t think; they only memorise.” The Junta de Castilla y León created a bilin‐ gual programme in 2007 and the Antonio Allué Morer school was one of the first to join. Headteacher Enar Rubio ex‐ plained that it was an extraordinary opportunity at the time, but it has not worked out well.

The children found subjects such as science and history too much for them when taught in English. Students have strug‐ gled to understand the lessons. This means that the students stopped learning and memorised facts instead.

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pet dogs are owned in Spain.

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Elephant footprint discovered

ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on Matalascañas beach in the municipality of Almonte in the Huelva Province have dis‐ covered fossilised elephant footprints dating back 100,000 years.

Experts were drawn to the area after a storm swept away many metres of sand in 2020. This uncovered a collec‐ tion of animal tracks including those of an elephant. Other footprints discovered includ‐ ed those of cattle, pigs, deer, water birds, wolves and even Neanderthals.

After researching the ele‐ phant prints, it was concluded that they belonged to calves and juvenile straight‐tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon an‐ tiquus), a species that inhabit‐ ed Western Asia and Europe.

The prints dated back to around 100,000 years, during the middle to late Pleis‐ tocene epoch age, often re‐

ferred to as the Ice Age. Each fossilised imprint was between four and 21 inches in diameter, and 14 of them were found to belong to baby elephants less than two years old. The youngest was just two months old. This suggests

40 day prayer MORE than 200 people have already registered to take part in the ‘40 Days for Life’ campaign in Cordoba. The campaign is an international one and their objective is to “end abortion at a local level through prayer, fasting, community awareness and a peaceful, daily and constant vigil in front of the abortion clinics.”

The campaign will see

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they were part of a herd con‐ sisting of three females aged 15 or older, along with eight others of between two and seven years and six more aged between eight and 15 years. A large male was also identified.

years is Spain’s average life expectancy.

peaceful vigils held out‐ side various clinics where abortions are held. The vigil in Cordoba though it is expected to have more than 200 people attend.

According to the cam‐ paign’s website, the cam‐ paign is taking place in Cordoba between September 22 and Octo‐ ber 31. Following reports, the campaign will also have peaceful vigils on the same dates that will take place in Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid, Pamplona, Vitoria, Cadiz and Cadiz’s El Puerto de Santa Maria.

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Cadet death accusation

THE Unified Association of the Spanish Military (AUME) have accused the Ministry of Defence of denying them information surrounding various events including the death of a cadet. The 22‐year‐old is re‐ ported to have died of heat stroke at the Zaragoza Mili‐ tary Academy.

The AUME have claimed that the Ministry has reject‐ ed requests for the informa‐ tion to be communicated di‐ rectly or made available to military personnel, and those who look after the rights of military personnel.

The AUME said: “Silencing the professional associations and withholding information from the military constitutes the ministry’s choice of a perverse path, which could lead to obfuscation already experienced in the past un‐ der a dictatorial regime.”

Earlier this month the AUME demanded an investi‐ gation into the cadet’s death. They also announced that they are prepared to

take legal action to ensure that the death is investigated thoroughly. They also want

information from any inves‐ tigation to be made available to the cadet’s family.

Netflix continues filming A PRODUCTION compa‐ ny has spent days in Sevilla filming scenes from ‘If only I had known’, starring Megan Montaner, a Netflix se‐ ries that was banned in Turkey for including a gay character.

The filming of the se‐ ries began at the end of July and until last week it was possible to see the

film crew deployed in the capital.

Scenes have been recorded in Triana, in the Murillo Gardens, and in different streets across the city. In total, the film crew are spending al‐ most a month in Sevilla where, previously, the Boomerang production company had searched for suitable locations.

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A COUPLE has decided against having children so that they can pamper their pet pooches with £20k worth of luxuries. Claire Kelly Johnston and husband Stuart from Scotland have three pampered pooches named Cup‐ cake, Teddybear and Popcorn, and they each get £60 worth of new clothes every week, alongside also being treated to bacon and sausages on the weekends.

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easyJet jobs boost BUDGET airline easyJet is expanding its season‐ al bases in Spain and

Portugal next summer.

The move will create around 120 new jobs in

A political alliance

THE centre‐right Partido Popular (PP) president of Andalucia, Juanma Moreno, and his socialist counter‐ part in Valencia, Ximo Puig have formed an unlikely political alliance to secure regional financing reform.

Both autonomous communities claim they are miss‐ ing out on billions in funding from the national gov‐ ernment.

The current system, Moreno says, is short‐changing Andalucia millions every day and has led to a cumula‐ tive debt of more than €10 billion. He met with Puig, a member of PSOE, at the Palacio de San Telmo on September 21. The move surprised observers as Spain’s political environment becomes more fraught ahead of regional elections due to be held next year. At the meeting, Moreno and Puig signed an institutional declaration calling for a new regional financing model, which demands the government distribute funds by population.

Their campaign for reform also has the backing of Murcia and Moreno hopes to get the Basque Country and others onside. While Madrid has yet to jump fully on board, a spokesperson for Diaz Ayuso, a leading contender to replace Pablo Casado, the current leader of the PP, confirmed she approves of the reform effort.

Spain and 30 in Portu‐ gal.

The company plans to add five new aircraft across bases in Malaga, Palma and Faro.

The expansion is set to begin in May 2022 and means the easyJet fleet in Portugal and Spain will have in‐ creased by a total of 70 per cent in comparison with pre‐pandemic lev‐ els.

Speaking of the plans, easyJet’s Chief Execu‐ tive Johan Lundgren commented: “As easyJet has navigated effective‐ ly through the pandem‐ ic, the establishment of new seasonal bases has been an important move.

“The decision to add five aircraft to these bases is testament to the important role they play in our network now and in the post‐pandem‐ ic recovery,” he added.

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EU universal phone charger THE EU has proposed a common charger for electronic devices, to the annoyance of Apple. They

claim the move will cut down on waste and make life simpler for consumers.

Apple, which compels

Frankenstein 1st edition shock CHRISTIE’S auctioneers have sold a first edition copy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for £856,000.

The book was part of a collection from Theodore B Baum, the American telecoms tycoon who died earlier this year. His collection fetched a total of £7.1 million.

C hristie’s predicted the book would sell for £219,000. The final price was the highest paid for a book by a female author. Other classics in the auction were a second edition collection of plays by Shakespeare and a first edition of James Joyce’s Dubliners. Christie’s Heather Weintraub said: “It was a privilege working with this exceptional library and we are delighted by the outstanding results.

The sale attracted bidders and buyers from around the world and showed that the market is strong for such fine examples of literary high spots.” Bidders from 14 different countries took part, online and in person.

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80%

of all internet users own a mobile phone.

users to buy a unique charger for their devices, has hit back. The Silicon Valley giant claimed the proposal will deter innovation.

However, the EU is pressing ahead and expects Apple to change its charging systems by 2024.

“Years of working with the industry on a voluntary approach already brought down the number of mobile phone chargers from 30 to three within the last decade, but could not deliver a complete solution. The Commission is now putting forward legislation to establish a common charging solution for all relevant devices,” the EU said on September 23.

The Commission is proposing a harmonised charging port for electronic devices, with the USB-C as the common port.

This will allow consumers to charge their devices with the same charger, regardless of the brand.

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Education figures THE lowest levels of upper sec‐ ondary educational attainment across the EU were recorded in the Spanish regions of Ceuta (50 per cent) and the Balearic Islands (65 per cent), and the Portuguese Azores (62 per cent), according to EuroStat.

In 2020, 84 per cent of the EU population aged 20‐24 years had at least an upper secondary level of education. This is an increase of 7 per cent compared with 2002 (77 per cent).

The three regions that recorded the highest share of young people aged 20‐24 years with at least an upper secondary level of educa‐ tion were all Greek: Thessalia and Ipeiros (both 99 per cent) followed closely by Dytiki Makedonia (98 per cent). The highest shares of women aged 20‐24 years with at least an upper secondary level of education were recorded in Thes‐ salia in Greece (100 per cent), Jad‐ ranska Hrvatska in Croatia and Ipeiros in Greece (both 99 per cent). Meanwhile, the highest shares of men were recorded in three Greek regions: Dytiki Make‐ donia and Ipeiros (both 99 per cent) and Thessalia (98 per cent).

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Andalucia disability funds Media law warning

AGREEMENT SIGNED: Juanma Moreno said the money will help the welfare state to recover from the pandemic.

THE Junta de Andalucia and the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030 have signed an agree‐ ment for €450 million to be allocated to depen‐ dency and disability over the next three years.

Specifically, €125 million will reach the Andalucian community this year, €154 million in 2022 and €171 million in 2023.

The Andalucian president, Juanma Moreno, ex‐ plained the money will help the welfare state to re‐ cover from the collateral effects of the pandemic and economic recession. He stressed: “The time has come to undertake a great revolution in the social services of Andalucia, optimising and dignifying the care economy. And marking a ‘before and after’ in

the way in which service is provided to the elderly, the disabled, and children and adolescents at risk of poverty.”

“We speak, in total, of around 2.6 million Andalu‐ cians, 30 per cent of our population, to whom we are going to significantly improve the response we offer with greater agility, effectiveness and efficien‐ cy through 39 actions grouped into four lines of ac‐ tion,” he added.

Moreno has insisted that the Andalucian commu‐ nity is a leader in the provision of dependency, both in beneficiaries and in aid. It also has the largest net‐ work of social health centres in Spain, with a total of 1,375 that attend to about 36,000 people.

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€262.61 billion

worth of products are exported by Spain each year.

SPAIN is among 19 countries the EU is urging to implement EU digital and media laws as legal action is launched.

The European Commission is taking legal action against 19 Member States, including Spain, for failing to deliver the benefits of EU digital legislation in the area of audio‐visual media and telecommunications.

“These Member States are required to transpose into their national laws two new sets of rules, without further delay: the Audio‐Visual Media Services Directive and the European Electronic Communications Code, and inform the Commission about this transposition.

Both Directives are crucial for the EU’s digital transition, after having been commonly agreed by Member States, and had to be transposed by end‐ 2020,” the Commission said.

The deadline for transposing the Eu‐ ropean Electronic Communications Code into national legislation was De‐ cember 21, 2020. The Commission sent letters of formal notice to 24 Member States on February 4, 2021. Only Bul‐ garia and Denmark notified the full transposition by the end of August, joining Greece, Hungary, and Finland who had already transposed before.

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OV E R the next three years C orreos intends to install 1,500 ATMs in branches throughout Spain. According to their plans 300 of these will be installed in small towns with between 500 and 3,000 inhabitants that are in rural areas or do not have

ATMs: To be installed in small towns and rural areas.

Glasses in classes THE Glasses in Classes scheme that tackles poor eyesight in English schools has been expanded. It is hoped thousands of children will receive two free pairs of glasses to help improve their reading and writing. Around 30 per cent of children who need glasses have not even been to an optician.

According to the government: “The scheme will be adapted for five disadvantaged areas in England, under the Opportunity Area programme. This will reach more than 9,000 pupils in at least 225 schools. Children identified as needing glasses will receive one pair for home and one for school, helping them concentrate in the classroom and improve their literacy skills.”

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0.3%

0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.

their own bank branch.

This will also include towns that are set to lose their bank branches over the next few months.

The company hope to choose a supplier who will be responsible for both the installation and the provision of the devices.

At the moment it is planned that the AT M s will be installed in places that are accessible to the public 24 hours a day or that they will be installed in post office entrance halls where they will be available during opening hours.

It is hoped that the installation of the AT M s will begin in early 2022 and the project is expected to take around three years to complete.

I nitially the contract will be awarded for five years, but this could possibly be extended.

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Giant salami

Hippy culture

GREENPEACE Denmark activists have blockaded a feed factory in the Port of Aarhus by chaining themselves to giant tree trunks painted to look like salami to stop the feed reaching the millions of pigs that end up as Danish Crown’s sausages and cutlets in supermarkets around the world they say.

KNOWN throughout the world as a hippy commune in Copenhagen, Christiana is celebrating its 50th anniversary of occupation of a former Danish Army Barracks which took place in 1971 and has been going strong more or less ever since, although most recently the pandemic caused some problems.

THE NETHERLANDS Lost Atlantis

Corona pass

RUNNING until October 31, the Doggerland Exhibition at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden has 200 artifacts dredged from the bottom of the North Sea, as it formed a land bridge between the British Isles, Belgium, the Netherlands and southern Scandinavia before being struck by a tsunami.

DUTCH junior economic affairs minister Mona Keijzer has been removed from her post after she gave an interview to the Telegraaf newspaper in which she said she had great doubts about the newly introduced coronavirus pass now required to gain entry to restaurants, bars and theatres.

BELGIUM Product ban

Kanye believe it?

FOR the second time in a month, Belgian shops are having to remove dozens of food items from their shelves because they contain small traces of ethylene oxide which is banned by the European Union, even though it is normally included in order to prevent mould and to tackle salmonella.

THE Belgian Press is agog with speculation about whether American rapper and former Kardashian husband Kanye West is purchasing a property in Wijnegem, near Antwerp after being photographed with numerous minders, since he is a good friend of Belgian interior architect Axel Vervoordt.

GERMANY Sick pay

Passport control

ALTHOUGH a possible change of government means that it may never actually happen, the Ministry of Health has announced that certain unvaccinated workers will not receive sick pay if absent from work due to coronavirus infection. This is due to take effect in November after the current election.

THE Global Passport Power Rank 2021 has reviewed passports from around the world and their power in allowing holders to enter another country either without a visa or guaranteed to be given one on the spot upon arrival and Germany comes out top with 106 countries.

FRANCE Facelift cancelled

PETA Power

FRENCH rail operator SNCF has announced that it has now cancelled controversial plans to renovate Europe’s busiest train station, Paris Gare du Nord, in time for the 2024 Olympic Games to be held in Paris due to an escalation in likely costs which could rise from €500 million to €1.5 billion.

AFTER years of lobbying and demonstrations

by Animal Rights activists PETA, the latest fashion house to agree to ban the use of fur in its clothing is Yves Saint Laurent, which according to parent company Kering will completely phase out fur from its 2022 collections onwards.

NORWAY No peeing

Billionaire list

A NEW sign has been set up at one of the most frequently visited spots along the NorwegianRussian border where visitors stop to take selfies.

The ‘No peeing towards Russia’ sign on the road towards the village of Grense Jakobselv is considered a preventive message with CCTV cameras able to spot miscreants.

EVERY year, Norwegian journal Kapital publishes its rich list of the 400 wealthiest Norwegians and in 2021, for the first time ever, all 400 are Krone billionaires (Kr10 = €1), so the poorest is worth €100 million and the richest, believed to be the wealthiest ever at €11.4 billion.

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Spain vaccine sale SPAIN sells vaccines at cost to New Zealand and Fiji. The ongoing coronavirus vaccination programme in Spain is progressing well, and Spain are committed to helping other countries too.

The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, spoke on Wednesday, September 22 and explained how Spain has been able to sell coronavirus vaccines to both New Zealand and Fiji at cost price. These doses of vaccines have come from surplus stocks held in Spain.

In Catalonia, the question of what to do with expired vaccine doses has been raised.

Nearly 70,000 doses of the vaccines are sat in refrigerators, but they have expired.

At the moment it is not yet known if they will be able to be used or not.

Across Spain the autonomous communities have about seven million doses of coronavirus vaccines in stock which has led the health ministry to pause the normal weekly shipments in recent days. This will enable Spain to optimise stock levels in storage.

The government were able to sell 250,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to New Zealand. Spain has not made a loss on these vaccines as it was able to sell them at

VACCINE: Spain holds a surplus stock.

the same price that they were acquired for.

The Spanish government are committed to donating around 7.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to Latin American countries.

Darias has highlighted the importance of helping countries in Africa where only 3 per cent of the population are fully vaccinated.

Darias is hoping that deliveries to these countries will increase.

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4.7+ billion

SPAIN is spending less on research and development per head despite government pledges about going green and adopting hi-tech.

In 2020, the total government budget allocations for research and development across the EU stood at €100,786 mil-

In January 2021, there were 4,783,503,852 (4.7+ billion) internet users.

R & D drop

lion, equivalent to 0.8 per cent of GDP. Over the last decade, the largest percentage increases in government budget allocations for research and develop-

ment per euro, per person were recorded in Latvia (from €14 in 2010 to €42 in 2020), Greece (from €62 to €148) and Estonia (from €77 to €141).

In contrast, these allocations decreased in Portugal (from €92 in 2010 to €71 in 2020), Spain (from €179 to €144), Romania (from €17 to €15), France (from €253 to €235), Ireland (from €181 to €175) and Finland (from €387 to €373).

In 2020, government budget allocations for research and development at an EU level stood at €225 per person, a 22 per cent increase compared with 2010 (€184 per person). The highest allocations were recorded in Luxembourg (€648 per person), followed at a distance by Denmark (€519) and Germany (€443). On the other hand, EU countries with the lowest research and development budget allocations per person were Romania (€15 per person), Bulgaria (€21), Hungary (€39) and Latvia (€42).

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Brexit Permit

TikTok bombs

IT is estimated that some 5,000 British passport holders live in Finland and due to Brexit, they were required to apply for Finnish residency before Thursday September 30, but according to the Finnish Immigration Service Migri by the end of August just under 4,000 applications had been received.

FINNISH police are warning against the dangers of a new trend popular with Finnish teens who are making bombs by pouring a mixture of easily obtained chemicals into a plastic bottle and placing them in public spaces before filming them exploding and uploading to TikTok.

IRELAND Eat your sprouts

Sheep walker

ACCORDING to a report from the Irish press, research suggests that some children and adults who say that they can’t stand vegetables such as Brussels sprouts and broccoli may not just be picky eaters, but enzymes contained in the vegetables may combine with bacteria in the mouth to make them taste bad.

MORE than 50 years ago, Irishman Danny Tim O’Sullivan moved from Kerry to London with £10 in his pocket and formed his own successful business, becoming a freeman of the city of London which on September 26 saw him walk sheep across Southwark Bridge.

ITALY Vatican ban

Robinson Crusoe

REPORTEDLY at the request of Pope Frances in an effort to reduce the spread of Covid-19, access to any part of the Vatican City from Italian soil will only be permitted if the person wishing to visit holds an acceptable document showing that they have received both vaccinations.

SETTING off to sail to Polynesia, former teacher Mauro Morandi stopped at the deserted Sardinian Island of Budelli and stayed there alone for 33 years. Eventually he was evicted and returned to civilisation and discovered he liked it and at 82 has even found a girlfriend.

PORTUGAL Sick pay

No Planet B

ALTHOUGH a possible change of government means that it may never actually happen, the Ministry of Health has announced that certain unvaccinated workers will not receive sick pay if absent from work due to coronavirus infection. This is due to take effect in November after the current election.

STUDENTS across Portugal joined in the Fridays for Future campaign by demonstrating in major cities throughout the country on September 24 demanding action to combat climate change and the pollution of the planet as well as cancellation of debts arising from extreme weather events.

RUSSIA Sale of art

FC Sheriff

ALTHOUGH Sotheby’s has been selling Russian art to foreign collectors and foreign and Russian art to Russian collectors for several decades, it has never made sales in the country until now, as it hosts an exhibition and sale of works in Moscow during the last week of September.

THE name FC Sheriff is causing headlines as this obscure football club from the breakaway proRussian separatist enclave of Europe’s poorest country, Moldova, Transnistria, which has recently beaten Shakhtar Donetsk and then faced Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, was founded by a former policeman, hence the name.

SWEDEN Vladimir Putin Nyet

Dragon Regiment

A SWEDISH couple were determined to name their child after their favourite politician, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, but were disappointed when the Swedish authorities refused to allow the use of that name as they have a regulation which says that first names can only be names that cannot cause offence or distress.

IN 1980, King Carl XVI Gustaf visited the military camp of Arvidsjaur to inaugurate Sweden’s Norrland’s Dragon Regiment, K4 which was disbanded in 2004. Now, almost to the day in September 41 years later he returned to the same site to officially re-establish the regiment.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Inflation ACCORDING to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, in a speech made on Friday September 24, the recent rise in inflation seen in the majority of euro zone countries will be temporary and is currently fuelled by the rise in energy prices, but will drop.

Amazon fears AMAZON in the UK has warned the British Government that it fears it will find it very difficult to cope with the likely Christmas demand unless something is done to solve the problem of the lack of delivery drivers when even it cannot recruit.

Uterqüe demise NO matter how successful you are in business, there is always the chance that you will make a mistake and it seems with Inditex, Spain’s largest clothing retailer, time has run out for its youngest and smallest brand Uterqüe, which will be merged into Massimo Dutti.

Global Finance A FINANCIAL index published by Z/Yen Group and think-tank China Development Institute puts New York at the top of Global Finance Centres, but despite expectations of a fall following the implementation of Brexit, London retains second place, whilst nearest EU rival is Paris in 10th place.

Good news GOOD news for those aged under 36 looking to purchase their first home, as Spanish bank Ibercaja is offering a 95 per cent mortgage. There are similar offers for older purchasers in the bank’s Vamos portfolio, but those under 36 can also expect to be able to borrow at very low rates of interest in either fixed or variable mortgages. This should be very helpful for those who normally have to find a deposit of up to 20 per cent as well as pay 10 per cent extra for taxes and legal fees.

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SO far six small British low‐cost energy suppliers have gone bust during September leaving nearly 1.5 million UK consumers in the lurch.

However, happily for them, un‐ til such time as new companies are introduced, the British Gov‐ ernment is ensuring that cus‐ tomers still have access to gas.

If wholesale prices go up, then logic suggests that the retail prices would match those increases thus ensuring additional profit for ener‐ gy suppliers, but there is a deadly catch which is why the smaller fish are going to the wall and larger suppliers are likely to apply for Government support.

€1.6 billion

is the amount that Australian group Sandfire Resources is to pay to purchase Minas de Aguas Teñidas copper mine in Huelva, subject to Spanish Government approval.

UK Gas prices The UK regulator, Ofgem, sets a cap for energy prices for con‐ sumers on default tariffs and re‐ views it twice a year and bills were already set to go up for house‐ holds from October 1 following Ofgem’s most recent cap increase.

The way smaller suppliers were able to exist and operate at a prof‐ it was because they were under‐ cutting their larger rivals but as wholesale prices increased, so their margins were cut consider‐ ably, meaning that eventually they would be selling gas at prices

LEGALLY SPEAKING

lower than they were paying so they have bailed out.

As the larger companies are asked to take over the supply to customers of the companies that have closed, even if on the short term, they in turn will be losing money which is why they will be asking for Government support.

In the long term it is more than likely that customers of the closed companies will have a nasty shock as their prices will be brought into line with those charged by the major companies.

How to pre-plan a funeral

Is a vice president required?

At an AGM does a newly elected president need to select a vice president at that meeting, later or at all?

B J (Costa del Sol) Planning your funeral.

There is no DAVID SEARL legal re‐ quirement for a YOU AND THE LAW community of prop‐ IN SPAIN erty owners to have a vice‐president. Many small communities elect only a president. The only officer required by the Law of Horizon‐ tal Property is the president. A vice president can be infor‐ mally named at any time, if no member protests. Howev‐ er, as regular readers of this column will be aware, this simple naming of a vice president can cause problems lat‐ er. In order to have an authorised signature at the bank, the vice president must be elected at the AGM by a major‐ ity vote and he must be specifically authorised to access the community bank account in order to make deposits and transfers. If the community has a licensed property administrator, he will be authorised by the terms of his contract. Both the administrator and the vice president must then be registered with the bank as authorised sig‐ natures. We have seen cases where the president be‐ comes incapacitated and the vice president is unable to access the bank because he has not been authorised.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

CRICKETS are Kosher according to Is‐ raeli company Hargol as well as Halal and have opened the first commercial grasshopper factory breeding these edible insects.

Crickets, grasshoppers and locusts are all from the same family, Or‐ thoptera, and apart from differences in wingspan and antennae are very simi‐ lar and in certain countries in Africa and the Middle East have been staple

WHILE pre‐planning a funeral may feel like a daunting task, making sure your wishes are carried out after you die can save consid‐ erable time and money for your loved ones.

But how do you go about planning your funeral?

1. Make sure you have a Spanish Will.

For expats with property or assets overseas it is essential to have a correct and locally compatible Will in Spain.

Golden Leaves’ partners are on hand to help put your Will to‐ gether so you can make sure your wishes are carried out.

2. Decide what to do with your remains.

When the time comes, it is important to know what you want to happen to your remains. Do you want to be cremated or buried? Have your funeral in Spain or be repatriated back to the UK? 3. Choose a pre‐paid funeral plan.

Choosing the right pre‐paid funeral plan for you is one of the most important parts of planning a funeral.

Golden Leaves International have three pre‐paid funeral plans, offering everything from a simple cremation to a repatriation ser‐ vice.

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Crickets are Kosher foods for centuries.

The difference with this new start up is that Hargol recognise that people may be averse to eating insects, but if they can be converted into different types of food, then they become more appealing.

As the world looks to find cheaper sources of protein which do not harm the environment, experiments are tak‐ ing place to create laboratory meat and this is another sustainable option.

Launching first in Israel will be a se‐ lection of different foods including

Food shopping MANY of us complain about the rise in prices when we visit the super‐ market, but rather than guess, the Spanish Nation‐ al Institute of Statistics (INE) has been comparing prices between August 2020 and August 2021.

There haven’t been many ongoing reductions in price and in fact most food items have not in‐ creased by a huge amount, but the largest gains are sunflower oil at a massive 33.1 per cent, closely fol‐ lowed by olive oil with a 25.3 per cent uplift.

Soft drinks are up by 10.3 per cent but fruit at 5 per cent, eggs at 3.6 per cent and mutton at 3.5 per cent have done quite well, as has fish at just 3.2 per cent.

Tipping law THE growth in payment by card in the UK during the pan‐ demic has made it easier for companies to withhold tips from staff in pubs and restau‐ rants.

On Friday September 24, the British Government an‐ nounced that it would intro‐ duce legislation to make it ille‐ gal for employers to withhold tips from workers.

The move is set to help around two million people working in one of the 190,000 businesses across the hospitali‐ ty, leisure and services sectors, where tipping is common place and can make up a large part of their income.

Over the years, some very well‐known companies have been accused of withholding part or all of the tips paid by customers. burgers, falafel, energy bars and fruit gums, all produced from grasshoppers.

The company also offers a rich protein powder for use in drinks and other foods.

According to the company, com‐ pared with beef production, grasshop‐ per farming reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 99 per cent, water con‐ sumption by 1,000 times and arable land usage 1,500‐fold.

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Shock figures on Spanish economy

Credit: La Moncloa flickr

NADIA CALVIÑO: The minister for Economic Affairs may have to review forecasts.

SHOCK figures released

by Spain’s National Statis‐ tics Institute (INE) on Thursday September 23 show that the economy grew by just 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2021.

This is less than half of the July estimate of 2.8 per cent and suggests that the full year fore‐ casts which were to show a bounce back to pre‐pan‐ demic levels by the end of this year are incorrect.

This has caught both the government and fi‐ nancial bodies by surprise as on September 21, the Bank of Spain comment‐ ing on a slight increase in inflation, suggested that this would be corrected

by November of this year.

In addition, noting sup‐ posed better than expect‐ ed results from the hospi‐ tality sector, it also forecast that the econo‐

my would return to pre‐ pandemic levels this year.

On the same day, the Organisation for Econom‐ ic Co‐operation and De‐ velopment (OECD) pub‐ lished its interim GDP growth predictions for all members of the G20 Group, which suggested that Spain could see growth of 6.8 per cent this year, running only behind China, Turkey and Argentina and well ahead of the Euro 17.

Two areas that may be responsible for the revi‐ sion of the figures could be firstly due to the unex‐ pected rise in gas and electricity costs, (al‐ though they are likely to bite more deeply into the third quarter figures) and the fact that the hospitali‐ ty and retail sector had been downgraded from a 5.4 per cent positive to negative 0.4 per cent.

Sabadell Bank jobs SABADELL BANK is to get rid of another 1,936 Spanish employees before the end of 2021, despite facing some opposition for CCOO union.

At one time getting a job in a Spanish bank was considered a long-term career which offered those working there many benefits. At the end of last year, Sabadell came to an agreement with the CCOO union to dispose of 1,800 workers, mainly through early retirement and now wants to lose a further 1,936 employees, the equivalent of 12.5 per cent of its entire staff.

BUSINESS EXTRA Green adverts THE UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is to release new guidance to ensure advertisements don’t mislead people about the environment and how green or eco-friendly different brands may be. Earlier this year it banned a Ryanair campaign which claimed the airline had the lowest CO2 emissions.

Privatised airports WITH Aena and Ferrovial already having assets and management agreements in Brazil, both are considering entering bids to manage newly privatised airports in that country, although the likely cost to participate could be as high as €1.4 billion which is a significant investment.

Pret expansion DESPITE being criticised for cutting staff benefits, British sandwich and coffee chain Pret a Manger has plans to expand the business, hoping to open 200 new outlets and employing an additional 3,000 people as office staff start to return to their places of work.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT DESPITE what the CO2 alarmists would have us believe; our glorious planet has been warming up for thousands of years.

Although the air polluting emissions released by the vehicles and factories of modern society are certainly unacceptable, the prophets of alarmist doom have managed to have us all running around like headless chickens in pursuit of worldwide solutions that are not only near impossible, but, despite what Saint Greta and her followers would have us believe, rather like throwing a cup of water on a forest fire!

What we should be doing is concentrating on an adaptive response to the potential advantages of global warming.

It is my belief that all things in creation have an equally positive and negative side ‐ Ying Yang, Newton etc. If this were not the case the whole planet and all that reside on it would have disintegrated eons ago. With this in mind, I decided to do a little research into the positive effects of so‐called global warming. The results were eye opening to say the least. According to reports some 70 countries or more stand to gain by the

Wake up changes in our climate. In the main, countries that exist further to the north of the planet are those set to benefit the most.

Russia’s Siberia and Alaska could likely become vast fertile areas that could be developed at extremely reasonable cost.

China would also profit by bringing rain to its northern drought areas and easing the flooding in the south. Canada, most of the Netherlands, Iceland and even North Korea are all set to benefit as the earth’s temperature warms up. Unfortunately, most of Europe and the southern most parts of the USA don’t fare so well.

Flooding, monsoons, tornadoes, crippling heatwaves and severe weather fluctuations will be the order of the day. None of this is a present‐day phenomenon. Human civilisation goes back some 10,000 years or so. Over the last 400,000 years, long before we started changing the planet, there have been several periods of warming and cooling. Ice core readings show that CO2 measurements have at times been 10 per cent higher than current levels, with global temperatures similar and even lower than they are today. There is simply no

correlation between the two events. Left wing and Liberal governments believe power to stop climate change rests in controlling people. Their solutions to the problems always give more power to ever growing government bureaucracy.

Well, I don’t buy it. While we are succumbing to the pathetic brainwashed protesters and snarling Thunberg demonstrations, the West is slowly but surely being taken over by Eastern forces attacking from all sides and on all levels. Our enemies ‐ using every opportunity to take advantage of our ridiculous mistaken priorities are infiltrating Western civilisation at a far more dangerous rate than global warming or CO2 emissions. Time to wake up and tackle the true problems that threaten our existence on this wonderful planet.

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Mondays and Fridays 1pm till 4.

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Full of charm CULTURE LINK: This bridge in Girona was built by Gustav Eiffel just before be built the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

A HUB of Catalan culture in its own right, Girona is packed to the brim with museums, galleries and stunning buildings. The historic centre built by the city’s abundant wealth during medieval times has been well preserved over the centuries, surviving wars, sieges and revolutions.

The best way to see the city is to take a walk along the medieval walls, known as the Passeig de la Muralla, that border the city centre and offer great views.

Girona has one of the best preserved Jewish quarters in all of Europe called El

Call, which is a maze of narrow, cobbled streets that look just how they would have 500 years ago when the Jewish population occupied this area of the city.

Another highlight that should not be missed is Girona Cathedral, which has a picturesque long staircase leading to the entrance that was used as a location to film Game of Thrones.

The city has its own small airport but there is also a high-speed train service that links Girona to the Catalan capital of Barcelona, so it makes a perfect destination for a quick day trip.

Advertising Feature ONE of the most difficult things that can face any person, no matter where they live or how intelligent they may be is coping with the law.

Here in Spain, what might have seemed quite obvious in the UK can be quite different and this is particularly true in respect of inheritances and many matters connected with buying and selling property as well as obtaining a mortgage.

It is therefore very important for you to be able to find a legal representative who not only understands the law, but can explain it simply and clearly in English so that you know your exact position.

Happily, the practice of DM Legal & Immobrokers based in San Juan de Alicante is ideally placed to offer a complete legal service covering all aspects of Spanish law to those based across the Costa Blanca or abroad.

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Living a life with peace of mind at Ciudad Patricia

THERE comes a time in many people’s lives when they need to come to terms with the fact that they may not be as comfortable living in their existing home as they were and come to the conclu‐ sion that they need to change their lifestyle and living arrangements.

Ciudad Patricia is a Senior Resort set in 100,000 square metres of green parkland set in the hills between Benidorm and Al‐ bir. It offers the perfect solution with one, two and three bedroomed retire‐ ment apartments along with community main building and services.

“Living in one of our beautiful apart‐ ments is more than a lifestyle choice, it also offers peace of mind. It’s a big deci‐ sion to make and many people may not feel they are ready, but it’s so important to plan our future today,” said Apartment Sales Coordinator, Amanda Hobbs.

There are currently 190 apartments al‐ lowing for independent living spread over five three‐storey buildings ‐ Elisa, Flora, Gardenia, Hortensia, and the most recent addition, Iris. There are caretakers who look after the cleaning of the communal areas and the garden maintenance, and stunning pools.

In 2023, there will be a further 18 luxu‐ rious apartments available to occupy in the new Building Jazmin which will be built to the highest standard and is ideal for those who want just that extra bit of luxury as they enjoy their lives here in Spain.

The new Jazmin will also include ‘state of the art’ apartments with underfloor heating as well as latest technology to keep you cool.

There are monitored CCTV cameras and security man on the entrance from seven at night until seven in the morning, the apartments all have access to stairs and lifts. The apartment buildings are sit‐ uated around a spacious and welcoming central building with a reception, a restaurant and bar, residents’ lounge, theatre, and library.

There is an indoor and outdoor gym to help the residents stay fit (subject to cur‐ rent pandemic regulations) as well as an indoor pool and four outdoor pools, and an extensive range of social activities.

Appreciating the fact that relocating to

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both a new property and location can be a daunting move to make, Ciudad Patricia offers the opportunity to sample life for a short time at the resort before any big decision is made.

“Potential buyers can try out a one or two‐bedroom apartment for up to two weeks before making a final decision to give an idea of what it’s like to live here in this stunning setting which offers peace of mind and security” explained Amanda.

A doctor lives on‐site and has surgery hours for consultations included in the service cost as well as medical emergen‐ cies. There is a public bus every hour, a shopping bus once a week as well as a postal delivery service, all aimed to make your life in the resort as comfortable and easy as possible.

You can choose from a selection of one‐, two‐ or three‐bedroom luxury apartments, all of which benefit from a bright, spacious lounge with dual air con‐ ditioning and electrically operated sun awnings as part of the standard finish, plus there is also the option of glass cur‐ tains or a conservatory.

Each well‐designed apartment has a private terrace, and some have private gardens, where you can sit out and enjoy the incredible views of the mountains, valleys, swimming pools and gardens.

All of the apartments have been de‐ signed with comfort in mind, and every‐ thing to hand, along with the opportunity to make your dream apartment your own.

“We appreciate this is going to be a forever home so our residents can make the apartment their own, and we offer a handyman for free for four hours to help them move in,” Amanda observed.

“We can also set up all direct debits for bills for the apartment and handle changes to Padrons and SIP cards to make the transition smooth and hassle‐free as possible.

“It really is important to plan for the fu‐ ture today and to move when you can and not when you have to. Also, if you are a couple make and plan your move together. So many people who live here say that they wish they had made the move 10 years earlier,” added Amanda.

To find out more about this incredible opportunity to enjoy the peace of mind of living at Senior Resort Ciudad Patricia, call (+34) 673 064 288 or visit the website www.ciudadpatricia.com.

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THE KEY TO HAPPINESS TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond WHEN I’m working with women the first thing I ask is what do you want to achieve, or what’s your ultimate goal, and I am so amazed that the response is almost always the same, “I want to be Happy”, “to be fulfilled”.

It’s not because we are women that we want fulfilment and happiness, it’s because we are human. Common Hu‐ manity, we have a universal drive for what Aristotle and Cicero after him sug‐ gest ‘MANS’ (we all know the Greeks and Romans were obsessed by the male form!!) ultimate goal the highest good (summon bonum), was to achieve happi‐ ness. So we haven’t changed much in 2,400+ years.

Have you ever Imagined your ideal self, the best version of you?

Imagine your superhero, or altar ego smiling and waving at you.

Can you see her?!

(I’m being serious. Take a long slow breath, 10 seconds should do it and bring that especially awesome you to life in your mind.)

I haven’t gone mad, honest, here’s how this works: That ideal version of you is pretty much watching you all day ev‐ ery day. The Stoic philosophers called this “the Other.” Modern theologians would call it your conscience.

In those ancient days, another name for the highest version of yourself was ‘daimon’, a sort of inner soul and guiding spirit that exists within each of us.

I love that, and I have worked hard on what that looks like for me, I have even named her!! Being or getting clear on our identity and who we want to BE, has

proven to be the number one tool in helping us to live happier lives and to flourish.

Ancient philosophers considered your relationship with this inner soul THE most important thing in life. They said that if you want to be happy you need to be on really good terms with your dai‐ mon.

In fact, their word for happiness was eudaimōn which literally means ‘good soul.’

All of which begs the question: How’s your relationship with your inner soul?

You won’t be surprised ‐ the worst ver‐ sion of ourselves ‐ The Demon ‐ stems from the etymology of eudaimōn!! So, watch that little pesky shoulder sitting fleabag, this is the one that whispers in your ear, “you are not good enough”, the one that says “who do you think you are” when you are about to take those

steps forward into your next big idea or begin to awaken your dreams. Give her a swift flick off!!

So, my parting question for you this week or most importantly for today (and every day): What’s one little thing you can do to +1 that relationship today? Get clear, what’s your BEST SELF, Name her and let me know.

Ahh yes I hear you, what’s the name of my Eudiamon? Well, she is the Zen War‐ rior Goddess. ¡Hasta luego!

Stay Focussed, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment.

Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x

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NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS

Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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THERE are lies, there are damned lies, and then there’s a viral statistic claiming Prince William is the sexiest bald man in the world. The internet was recently awash with the headline‐grabbing ‘study’ claiming the, err, ‘hairless heir’ is more attractive than Stanley Tucci and Vin Diesel. Who could be behind this astonishing verdict?

The answer is not, as some people won‐ dered, Buckingham Palace’s PR department.

Rather, the study was run by a medical tourism facilitator that connects UK patients with hair transplant surgeons in Turkey!

But here’s another ‘MOBO’ study (Mas‐ ters of the Bleeding Obvious. OK, Illinois Uni‐ versity) that found that drunk people are less likely to social distance than sober ones.

If only masses of photos of drunks falling over each other on Saturday nights had pre‐ pared us for this revelation! The physical dis‐ tance between drinking strangers decreased by 1cm per three‐minute interval, the study found, while those on soft drinks didn’t get closer at all. Amazing! Who’d have guessed?

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HEY! STUDY UNCOVERS YET MORE USELESS BITS OF RESEARCH! PRINCE WILLIAM: The sexiest bald man in the world?

According to yet another survey, 11 per cent of young adults believe Margaret Thatcher was PM during the First World War. If you think that’s bad enough, a 2015 survey claimed that 20 per cent of young‐ sters believe fish fingers are fingers from ac‐ tual fish.

And then there are all these research ‘studies’. Household cleaning products are as bad for lung function as smoking claims one recent ‘study’. And was it just yesterday we were told processed foods cause an in‐ crease in various sorts of cancer? What doesn’t, it seems?

Modern living exposes us to a range of chemicals that wouldn’t have been present in primitive societies. But life expectancy in times past was much lower than today. On balance, the contemporary world, although it presents new dangers, offers us the prospect of living well beyond the biblical three score plus 10. Fortunately, few believe these scare stories in any case ‐ we’ve been saturated with enough doom and gloom this past year.

Finally, in other news, researchers discov‐ er a link between The Pope and Catholicism.

‘Nuff said.

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BATTLE WITH BANKS From our Facebook

TIE CARD: Evidence of residency.

I wonder if anybody else has a story of banks bullying customers over the TIE card. There is a lot of concern among the expats as evidenced by Facebook expat group posts that customers are being threatened with having their bank accounts frozen unless they produce a TIE card as evidence of residency.

You can, I’m sure, imagine the devastating effects of such action and the ensuing stress this would cause.

My wife and I find ourselves among this group and have questioned the policy with the bank’s own online help chat who say that we are not required to produce a TIE and that the green residency card is sufficient, which is also as stated in the Brexit withdrawal agreement. However the local branch are still insisting that we do get the TIE card and that our account will be frozen at the end of the year unless it

WHAT A SHAME AS a company we made it clear at the time of the Brexit vote that we were in favour of remaining within the European Union as we believed it would be detrimental in the short term to the UK should we leave.

Having been disappointed by the vote and the fact that so many long-term migrants here in Spain and other countries were unable to vote, we still had to accept the decision and get on with business here in Spain whilst keeping touch with friends and family in the UK.

CORRECTIONS

is produced. It is my hope that if your paper was to highlight this practice then the banks would soften their aggressive, unreasonable and illegal threats which are causing so much unnecessary stress.

Regards, R Robinson

Say it how it is!

SQUATTERS: Most people agree that they should be removed.

Mira Spiteri Definitely the law should be on the side of the owners, NOT squatters!!!

Claire Murray Dear Leapy Lee You really do… Say it where others fear to tread or only think it!

Thank you!

Kind regards, Dawn

OUR VIEW

There is no doubt that the pandemic was an unexpected and untimely disaster for everyone but it now seems that Britain has been ‘knocked for six’ by the combination of Brexit finally biting at the beginning of this year and the pandemic.

Life goes on, but just nine months after the UK finally bowed out of the European Union the reports that are appearing about shortages of petrol and diesel due to the lack of HGV drivers, the potential of empty shelves at Christmas and the closure of numerous low-cost energy suppliers

are truly disturbing.

Spain, despite its own faults, seems to be in a much stronger position than Britain and although fuel and electricity prices are rising rapidly, there appears to be no shortage of goods in the shops (unless of course you want to buy some British foods that aren’t making it over here).

People move to different countries for different reasons but it does seem that those of us in Spain didn’t make a bad decision, although we wish our original homeland a speedy recovery.

If it’s not your house and you have no contract to stay there then of course they should throw them out.

Karen Howarth Yes they should. I have heard some horror stories from people who have had squatters in their property. It appears that squatters have more rights than property owners, which definitely needs addressing and changing.

Shirley Ashworth I don’t think there should be a law!!! They broke into a house so they should be removed and put in jail.

Emma D’Aubrey Yes they should change the law.... but also look into WHY the squatting situation is so high.... we could all name several reasons, but is the government willing to do something about the WHOLE problem here??

Patrick J Byrne Ridiculous situation in the first place, if you enter or break into another person’s property it should be a criminal offence, no new laws needed, just common sense.

Bill Stewart Yes and held responsible for the damage, disorder and mayhem they can cause.

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Because Benefits of the you’re worth it great outdoors

WHO doesn’t love autumn?

Milder temperatures, snuggli‐ er clothes and the changing landscape can all make for an enchanting time of year. But what may be enjoyable for us sadly isn’t always great for our hair.

Open fires, central heating and windy weather can all dry out our locks, leaving them looking dull and unhealthy.

And with a season full of so‐ cial events ‐ from fireworks and Halloween to Christmas and New Year ‐ this change in the appearance in our hair comes at an inconvenient time.

Luckily, there is plenty we can do to limit the damage this time of year can bring (and even better news, it doesn’t involve spending hun‐ dreds of euros on new prod‐ ucts). The first thing you can do to protect your hair ‐ after using a good quality shampoo and conditioner suited to your particular hair type ‐ is to dry your hair as quickly as possi‐ ble after it has been washed.

Wet hair is much more fragile than when it is dry be‐ cause its cuticles swell as they take on water. This repeated action in itself causes damage over time as well as leaving you vulnerable to hair break‐ age while it is wet. Try to re‐

HAIR CARE: Limit the damage that this time of year can bring.

move the majority of water from hair quickly by using a microfibre towel ‐ which is much more absorbent than a normal towel ‐ leaving it on in a turban style for up to 10 minutes. Next, it is important to seal moisture into your hair so it isn’t stripped away by heat, cold or wind.

This is as simple as using a hair serum, leave‐in condi‐ tioner, or even a light natural oil such as jojoba oil on your hair.

Finer haired types should use products sparingly as they can weigh you down, remov‐ ing volume.

Finally, if you are going to use heat to style your hair, don’t skimp on the heat pro‐ tectant which will limit the damage caused. Make sure to turn your hairdryer, tongs or straighteners down to a lower heat level before finishing with a shine spray or a small amount of serum leaving you party ready.

TV’S Dr Hilary Jones has been well‐loved for his practical health advice since first ap‐ pearing on our screens on TV‐ AM in 1989.

The GP is still dispensing wis‐ dom on a regular slot on ITV’s GMB. An advocate of preventative measures in support of good health, Dr Hilary says there’s many aspects of camping and leisure vehicle activities that support both mental and phys‐ ical well‐being.

“Two out of five GP consul‐ tations today are concerned with mental health,” says Dr Hi‐ lary. “More people are finding it difficult to manage psycho‐ logical issues. We also have an obesity epidemic and prob‐ lems with type‐two diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, and I am very op‐ posed to prescribing medica‐ tion when lifestyle changes could make such a difference.

“Of course, everybody en‐ joys a holiday and setting apart quality leisure time is essential.

Camping and leisure vehicle holidays provide the perfect opportunity to get up and go on shorter trips and adven‐ tures, and encourage family time as well as getting out‐ doors, exercise, a change of scenery, new adventures and socialising.

“Being outside and fresh air is quite simply good for us: most people don’t realise that indoor pollution is consider‐ able, and even worse than out‐ door. Spending lots of time in‐ doors means an accumulation of the symptoms of modern living, such as dust and chemi‐ cals. Our grandparents were right when they said, ‘throw the windows open’!

“We need to escape the per‐ petual central heating. Our

bodies are designed to adapt to different environments: we respond to warm or cool envi‐ ronments through changing the calibre of blood vessels in our skin and keeping glucose levels steady, and exercise is key to this. If we’re outdoors we are more likely to be exer‐ cising, which is good for us. I’m a great fan of exercise: I’d rather people did this than re‐ sort too quickly to unnecessary medication.”

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By Clinica Britannia

Release, reset, restore C H R O N I C pain is often caused by a dysfunction of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). The ANS is part of the central nervous sys‐ tem, controlling the functions of the body including breathing, di‐ gestion, metabolism, helping to regulate body temperature, hor‐ mone production, circulation and the immune function.

In fact every cell in the body is connected to and controlled by the ANS. When a trauma occurs in a certain area of the body, the ANS increases circulation to that same area. If the circulation does not return to normal, the interfer‐ ence fields develop.

Neural Therapy is a successful non‐invasive treatment using an injection technique. The anaese‐ thetic injection is administered by the Specialist to the affected area, resetting and restoring the dys‐ regulated nerve pathway, in turn relieving the pain caused when

NEURAL THERAPHY: Non-invasive.

these interference fields occur.

It is highly efficient in treating every kind of pain such as rheumatic pain, muscle pain, back pain, groin pain, neck pain and all other chronic pain that has been unresponsive to medication and other treatment methods.

Contact your Health adviser for further information and assess‐ ment as this treatment is not suit‐ able for everyone.

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Brain food WITH life expectancy ever in‐ creasing, many of us are look‐ ing for ways to improve our quality of life and reverse any damage caused by an un‐ healthy lifestyle.

Fortunately, researchers in Spain have found a way of re‐ versing brain damage brought about by high‐fat diets.

A study at the Jaume I Uni‐ versity in Castella de la Plana found mice which were given high levels of fat developed damage to their nervous sys‐ tem similar to that in Alzheimer’s patients, but that this was reversed when they were fed a plant hormone.

This hormone, abscisic acid, was found to reduce inflam‐ mation in the part of the brain where we store memories.

Researchers believe this ef‐ fect may be caused because abscisic acid helps regulate in‐ sulin levels which, when out of balance, can cause inflamma‐ tion in insulin receptors in the hippocampus, the region of

the brain which governs long‐ term memories. Inflammation of the nervous‐system and un‐ regulated insulin levels are both linked to Alzheimer’s Dis‐ ease and other forms of de‐ mentia. The study’s author, Al‐ berto Ribes Navarro, explained: “We have been able to prove that the expression of proteins required for the prop‐ er functioning of insulin de‐ creases in neuro‐inflammatory situations induced by a high‐fat diet.” He added: “With the ad‐ dition of abscisic acid to the high‐fat diet it is possible to re‐ balance the regulation of these genes, even helping them reach normal levels.”

Abscisic acid is found in a plant’s xylem (the stem) and is used by plants to help with growth and development of tolerance to harsh conditions.

The hormone is found natu‐ rally in fruit and vegetables.

A past study into the acid also found it played a role in regulating blood sugar,

which could in turn help delay the development of diabetes.

Ana Maria Sanchez, who head‐ ed up this latest study, shows how this new evidence goes even further, even undoing damage caused by an un‐ healthy lifestyle.

She concluded: “We have verified how a vegetable hor‐ mone, abscisic acid, is able to counter the negative effects that a high‐fat diet has on the central nervous system.”

REPAIR: Fruit and vegetables can reverse damage.

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By Clinica Britannia

Suffer food sensitivities?

I am a 25 year old female, who even though I exercise and eat healthily, am suf‐ fering with bloating, abdominal pain and episodes of diarrohea. What could be the cause of this?

There are trillions of harmless bacteria liv‐ ing in our Gastrointestinal tract (GI) called microbiota, which while living in harmony have a positive effect on our health. If the gut is invaded by harmful bacteria, an im‐ balance called dys‐ biosis is caused, having a knock‐on effect to our well‐ being.

Some common symptoms of Dys‐ biosis are diarro‐ hea, bloating, abdomninal pain, constipa‐ tion, excessive gas, nausea, fatigue and halitosis. Food sensitivities to gluten, sugar, eggs, soy, corn, nuts and dairy amongst oth‐ ers are often some of the common trigger foods.

Unlike a food allergy where the reaction usually ocurrs within minutes, the symp‐ toms can be delayed for a few days after in‐ gesting the trigger food. An example of this

DYSBIOSIS: Common symptoms.

is a gluten or peanut sensitivity.

People who suffer food sensitivities can go a lifetime without ever knowing they have one due to delayed reaction times and symptoms that often mirror common ail‐ ments of certain immune diseases.

Dysbiosis can also be the root cause of seemingly unrelated disorders such as hor‐ mone imbalance, autoimmune disease, joint aches and pains, weight and inflamma‐ tory disorders.

Take a simple blood or stool test to help diagnose if you suffer with food sensitivities, allergies or have an inbalance of bacteria in your gut.

Good gout news

DESPITE years of speculation to the contrary, scientists have now discovered gout is not caused by poor diet.

The painful and potentially de­ bilitating condition affects around one in 40 people in the UK, causing inflammation of the

joints. It was previously thought wine, red meat and beer could be to blame for the disease but researchers have discovered that is not the case.

A study by the University of Otago, New Zealand, found ge­ netics were instead to blame for

how likely a person was to devel­ op the illness. The researchers analysed 16,760 people living in the United States who had Euro­ pean ancestry.

Urate is a salt produced in the body when it breaks down com­ pounds called purines. High urate levels­ known as hyperuri­ caemia­ are associated with a higher risk of having gout as uric crystals build up in a person’s joints causing inflammation. It had previously been hyperuri­ caemia was determined by what foods a person ate. The scientists instead found genes were in fact responsible for 23.9 per cent of a person’s urate count.

The study found while some foods such as beer, wine, spirits, potatoes, meat, eggs, and cheese could raise urate levels, it only did so by 1 per cent.

Professor Tony Merriman, lead researcher, said, “our data challenge widely held communi­ ty perceptions that hyperuri­ caemia is primarily caused by di­ et, showing for the first time that genetic variants have a much greater contribution to hyperuri­ caemia than dietary exposure.”

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THE Calpe U3A Men’s Dining Group has met again with 16 members gathering at Bar Mejias III on Friday, September 24 for lunch.

The group said: “For the last nine months these monthly get‐ togethers have been coordinated from afar by group leader Arthur Croasdell, but at last he was able to join in instead of languishing in the UK missing all the fun.

“Some new members also joined in and were made most welcome. We look forward to see‐ ing them on future occasions.

“Those of us who have dined at Mejias III in the past were used to the excellent fare provided with great service. Standards had been well maintained and we retired content, suitably satisfied with

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DINING GROUP: Sixteen members enjoyed good food and conversation.

good food, enjoyable conversation and lots of laughs.”

The next group meeting will be

on Thursday, October 28. For more information, visit www.u3acalpe.org.

Fira i Festes in Gandia

GANDIA is preparing to host this year’s Fira I Festes festival from October 1 to 4.

The festival will see a series of plays and concerts per‐ formed at the Jardin de la

Marquesa and Parque Ausias March and the Teatre Serra‐ no.

The Parque Ausias March will host a concert by Tito Pon‐ tet, Ciudad Jara and La Fumiga on Friday, October 1 at 7.30pm, followed by Indie K, Valira and Shinova on Satur‐ day, October 2 at 7.30pm and Tardor, Samantha and Ana Guerra on Sunday, October 3 at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost €12 from the Casa de Cultura.

The Jardin de Marquesa will also be hosting concerts, be‐ ginning with Andreu Valor on Friday, October 1, Reina Roja on Saturday, October 2, La Chamama on Sunday, Octo‐ ber 3, and Festival Yeye on Monday, October 4.

Meanwhile, the Teatre Ser‐ rano will also see a series of plays, including the La Vengan‐ za de Don Mendo on Friday, October 1, Pegados on Satur‐ day, October 2, Maestrissimo on Sunday, October 3, and Au‐ reo on Monday, October 4.

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Villajoyosa music

VILLAJOYOSA is running a historic music festival at the Church of the Assumption until Saturday, October 9.

On Sunday, October 3, there will be a perfor‐ mance by musicians from Girona, including flutist Sara Pares, the accordionist of Perepau Xi‐ menis and percussionist Miriam Encinas. The concert will move between the traditional mu‐ sics of the Mediterranean and Celtic Europe and the Middle East, from the medieval to the baroque.

The closing of the festival will take place on Saturday, October 9 with the group Lucentum XVI, commemorating the 450th anniversary of

JAVEA Council has an‐ nounced a series of events to commemorate the 125th an‐ niversary of the first visit of painter Joaquin Sorolla to the town.

From Friday, October 1, the council will be hosting a cultur‐ al programme in the town, in‐ cluding awarding the Vila de Javea prize to the Sorolla Foundation and a recital by musician Marta Espinos.

Councillor for Culture, Quico Moragues, unveiled the pro‐ gramme, which begins on Oc‐ tober 1 with the presentation

the death of Francesc de Borja, as well as the 350th anniversary of his canonisation in 1671.

Francesc was the fourth Duke of Gandia and viceroy of Catalonia, later joining the Jesuit or‐ der. This concert will present the Passion accord‐ ing to Saint Matthew that Ferdinand of Aragon, viceroy of Valencia and Duke of Calabria, com‐ missioned the Flemish composer Jan Nasco to give as a gift to the Cathedral of Valencia.

The music will also be performed to accompa‐ ny the lives of his predecessors Borgia, Popes Calixtus III and Alexander VI. Tickets can be bought at the Villajoyosa Tourist Office on Calle Colon, 40.

Joaquin Sorolla events of the book ‘Mag de Mon‐ trose’ by local writer Josep Vi‐ cent Miralles, which was awarded the Narrative Prize Juvenil Ciutat de Benicarlo.

The award will take place at 8pm in the Casa de la Cultura and inaugurates a programme of activities with dance, pho‐ tography, theatre, literature, conferences, and music.

On Sunday, October 10, a talk has been scheduled on the arrival of Sorolla in Javea

by David Gutierrez Pulido. The talk will take place at 7pm in the Casa de Cultura.

There will also an opera and zarzuela recital starring Montserrat Marti Caballe on Saturday, October 23, at 9pm in the Sant Bartolome church.

The photographic exhibition Sorolla will then open in the Casa del Cable from Friday, November 5 at 7pm.

For more information, visit www.ajxabia.com.

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Beyond its food and friendly staff, the bar’s large interior and huge terrace with all‐day sun have made Los Angeles a firm favourite with tourists and locals alike.

Situated just 10 metres from the sea, Mari Jose says the bar is always full.

She said: “It is always full with lots of lovely people, with everyone from the young to older people coming here.”

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Avoiding cat fights IF you have a cat you will know that they simply hate to be bathed. Any attempt to do so might lead to a real cat fight at home. This leads any cat owner to the ques‐ tion of how to clean your dirty muggins af‐ ter a night out on the prowl.

Cats are actually very clean animals.

With their rough tongue, they can spend up to more than four hours a day lick‐ ing and preening every corner of their fur to remove dirt and entan‐ gled hair.

In addition to their personal grooming, a good option is to use dry shampoo. You sim‐ ply brush the foam in‐ to the cat’s fur to give it a good clean.

Household baby wipes are another al‐

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People with dogs are often seen as being happier, more approachable and more empa‐ thetic.

Having a four‐legged friend also suggests that men in par‐ ticular are nurturing and capa‐ ble of caregiving according to a chief adviser to Match.com, suggesting that they may make a good parent as well as a good partner.

One study that asked volun‐ teers to rate people based on photographs, found they per‐ ceived someone as being hap‐ pier, more relaxed and more trustworthy if they had a dog.

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Don’t forget to pay attention to your cat’s eyes, ears and mouth.

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Eight-legged friends BELIEVE it or not, many people actually enjoy having spiders (arach‐ nids). However, it is important that they have adequate liv‐ ing conditions and are cared for care‐ fully.

Here are some of the advantages and disad‐ vantages to consider before keeping an eight‐legged friend.

On the positive side, spiders are clean, quiet animals which require little space.

They are also cheap to keep, much more than a traditional pet.

Spiders can offer hours of entertainment and can serve as a valuable learning tool for a child.

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Researchers in Canada have also allegedly found a correla‐ tion between higher relation‐ ship satisfaction and owning a pet.

sonous snakes, the severity of a spi‐ der bite depends on the potency and amount of the venom, where the wou‐ nd oc‐ curs and how your body reacts to the venom.

And something sure to cause sleepless nights for any arachno‐ phobic in the house is that many species of spider are expert climbers and can es‐ cape through small cracks.

It is essential, there‐ fore, to keep the spider enclosure properly sealed, whilst still al‐

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If you do decide to keep a spider you may grow to love your new pet.

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Most spiders don’t

tend to relate well with humans and want little or no social interaction.

They also have a much shorter life compared to traditional pets, so pop their eight clogs earlier than you might want.

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Insurance for electric scooters P E R E N AV A R R O , t h e head of the Direccion General de Trafico (DGT), revealed on Wednesday, September 22, that some adminis‐ trations have already started to demand the implementation of mandatory insurance for users of personal mobili‐ ty vehicles (VMP).

As Mr Navarro ex‐ plained while taking part in a debate on the challenges that cities face in terms of road safety and new forms of mobility, “The munici‐ palities ask for it, and the Prosecutor’s Office as well. In Spain, com‐ pulsory insurance for VMPs is already on the agenda. France has al‐ ready put it in place, and we like that model.”

When asked if the DGT has plans to release spe‐ cific data on accidents involving this type of ve‐ hicle, Mr Navarro replied that, “Without

data, there is no road safety policy, it is what sets the path for them,” adding that the DGT is preparing a “powerful” campaign, because, “One of our main con‐ cerns is scooters on pavements.”

During the debate, Jaime Moreno, the gen‐ eral director of Land Transport of the Min‐ istry of Transport, Mo‐ bility and Urban Agenda declared that the Covid‐ 19 pandemic, “Has meant an important change in the mentality of users, since the growth of bicycle use is unstoppable, as is that of VMPs.” While Fe d e r i c o Jimenez de Parga, the Mobility coordinator of the Madrid City Council, explained that, “At pre‐ sent, in Madrid, there are 14 companies, with 4,800 scooters, but we want to limit it, as they have done in Paris,

which only has three op‐ erators, with a maxi‐ mum of 15,000 scooters (5,000 each),” confirm‐ ing that this measure will come into force within a year.

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Our duty is to reflect on what challenges citizens will have to face.”

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