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Another chance for jabs FIVE of Almeria’s mass vaccination centres are re‐ maining open to adminis‐ ter anti‐Covid jabs with‐ out appointments. The regional Health de‐ partment hopes in this way to facilitate first as well as second immunisa‐ tions for all those in the 12‐to‐65 age group at the Huercal‐Overa, Almeria City, Viator, Huercal and San Isidro ‘vacunodro‐ mos.’ This includes those who have had to wait the re‐ quired four weeks after contracting Covid as well as pregnant women who have not yet received their first vaccination.
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Issue No. 1892
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The people’s paper
MOJACAR Town Hall cele‐ brated Spain’s Loveliest Towns Day with a mani‐ festo read out in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. The same manifesto, de‐ livered in municipalities like Mojacar which belong to the Loveliest Towns As‐ sociation, highlighted their residents’ efforts to move on after a pandemic that has lasted more than a year‐and‐a‐half. Celebrating Loveliest Towns Day also drew at‐ tention to the pressing need to safeguard the artis‐ tic and cultural heritage of Spain’s most attractive mu‐ nicipalities, the manifesto declared. Nevertheless, the associ‐
ation’s appeal also focused on the importance of tak‐ ing into account these towns at ‘this crucial time’ when sharing out the aid and funds that Brussels has made available to Spain. “Backing is required from the State institutions to en‐ sure that this help reaches our people, our economies, our tourism and our coun‐ tryside,” the manifesto de‐ clared.
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Almeria cruise ship arrival HOLIDAYMAKERS: Have enjoyed a fabulous journey so far.
T H E luxury cruise ship, Seven Seas Splendor, has arrived in Almeria with 300 passengers from the USA and the UK. The ship is owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and operated by
Regent Seven Seas Cruis‐ es. The luxury vessel ar‐ rived from Morocco’s Tangier, and made port in the early hours of Sunday, October 3. It initially left Southampton on Septem‐ ber 22. Holidaymakers have en‐ joyed a fabulous journey so far which was to end in Barcelona on October 6.
The cruise has also stopped in France and Portugal too as recorded by the Port Authority of Almeria (APA). The APA explained how many tourists on board have chosen to spend their time visiting iconic places in Almeria City. Tourists can enjoy guided tours of the Alcazaba, the Cathedral, and other
points of interest in Alme‐ ria City and beyond. The coronavirus pan‐ demic saw the port go a year and a half without any arrivals. But the ships have been eagerly wel‐ comed since the port of Almeria reopened to large ships on August 11. This is the second cruise ship to dock in Almeria during Oc‐ tober.
RBL Poppy Appeal THE Poppy Appeal is begin‐ ning in a couple of weeks and the Mojacar Branch of the Royal British Legion are launching their appeal with a
Dinner Dance at 7.30pm on Friday October 22 at the Con‐ tinental Hotel in their beach‐ side restaurant on Mojacar Playa. The dinner also cele‐
Health centres back to normal ON October 1, health centres in the province of Almeria be‐ gan the process of returning to face‐to‐face appointments, which were suspended due to the pandemic. A statement by the Junta de Andalucia explained that the current epidemiological situation allows users to choose from a face‐to‐face or telephone consultation, which means greater accessibility to Primary Care centres. Users of these health centres can now request a face‐to‐ face consultation directly through ClicSalud +, via the tele‐ phone, from the Salud Responde app, or in the centres themselves. Normality has not yet returned for most cen‐ tres, where patients still have to wait up to two weeks to be seen in some cases. According to the Junta de Andalucia, telephone consultations have turned out to be a very effi‐ cient instrument during these months, and the advantages they have for patients have been revealed. Hence, the offer of telephone appointments is being maintained for citizens who need a consultation.
brates the 100th year of the RBL’s support for the Armed Forces community. There are arrival drinks and canapes, a three‐course din‐ ner and entertainment kindly provided by Lady Ellen and Jill Farmiloe. There will also be a grand raffle with prizes gener‐ ously donated by local busi‐ nesses. Tickets are €40 per person with proceeds to the Poppy Appeal. Tickets are available at Abodes (next to Koi) on Mojacar Playa and at Total Entertainment in Albox and Turre, and also through the Poppy Appeal Organiser on 699 953 222. Mojacar Branch are holding a branch meeting at Casa Juan (above the Irish Rover) on the Playa at 11.15 today, Thurs‐ day October 7 and visitors are welcome to attend. At 2pm on Thursday October 14 there will be a Quiz at Badgers.
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NIBS EXTRA Well managed ADRA residents will receive an IBI rates rebate this year to compensate for increased rateable values, announced the town hall’s Finance councillor Alicia Heras. This will be the seventh consecutive year it has been able to make a reduction, thanks to the municipality’s “responsible economic management,” Heras said.
Boar off STAFF and patients at the HLA Mediterraneo hospital in Almeria City recently spotted a family of wild boar in the grounds. Their visit was merely one of many as they are frequently spotted in the city, occasionally venturing as far as the busy central Rambla Federico Garcia Lorca.
Direct route ALL Carboneras councillors voted in favour of installing a bus-stop in El Argamason so that residents there do not have to travel to Carboneras when going to Almeria City. It will now be necessary to obtain Junta de Andalucia permission to modify the route, the town hall explained.
Good medicine THE PSOE party, in opposition on Velez-Rubio Council, has called on the Junta to restore ‘normality’ at health centres. Throughout the pandemic residents were resigned to the suppression of services and in-person primary care consultations but these ‘anomalous’ and incomprehensible restrictions should no longer apply, the party argued.
Forest bounty FIVE kilos of wild mushrooms may be hand-picked each day in Almeria Province until May 31 next year, the Junta announced. This follows a 2020 shortage following a summer and autumn with so little rainfall and so few mushrooms that practically no fines were imposed for illegal foraging.
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Gratitude for a vital role ROQUETAS mayor Gabriel Amat thanked the Local Police for their important role during the Covid pan‐ demic. Amat was speaking at Santa Ana castle during the annual event held on the Feast Day of the Guardian Angels, the Local Police’s patrons. “I am very proud of your good work,” he said. This year, emphasis was laid on everything the po‐ lice had to carry out during the pandemic.
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ANNUAL CELEBRATION: Roquetas Local Police officers thanked for their role during the pandemic.
“I can only say ‘thank you, thank you and thank you a thousand times’ for your dedication, commit‐ ment, effort and empa‐ thy,” said Miguel Angel Lopez Rivas, chief superin‐ tendent of Roquetas’ Local Police force. “You safeguarded health regulations, helped others in moments of loneliness or separation from their families and you even made life brighter for chil‐ dren during lockdown,” he declared.
Calling all painters Cattery manager urgently needed THE first edition of the Open‐Air Fast Painting Competi‐ tion takes place in Cuevas del Almanzora on Saturday, November 6. Organised by the town hall and the Fundacion Anto‐ nio Manuel Campoy, the competition is open to every‐ body over the age of 14. Any technique may be used although the pictures must illustrate some feature of Cuevas del Almanzora and be produced in situ. There will be first, second and third prizes of €1,000, €600 and €400 respectively, with a €200 honourable mention for the best picture from a local artist. All pictures will be displayed on the day of the com‐ petition at the Antonio Manuel Campoy museum. It is necessary to register beforehand with an email to cultura@cuevasdelalmanzora.es (A la Atencion del Museo Antonio Manuel Campoy) or in person at Plaza de la Libertad, Cuevas del Almanzora. For more information, ring 950 458 063.
All in a day’s work GUARDIA CIVIL officers recently located and rescued a missing purebred Arabian horse. The search began last week after the owners reported that t h e h o r s e h a d d i s a p‐ peared in a hard‐to‐ac‐ cess mountain area in Huercal‐Overa. Reaching the spot where they discovered the trapped and fright‐ ened animal involved a 30‐minute trek up an incline of more than 30
per cent.The officers soon saw that it had suffered multiple in‐ juries to its legs and set about soothing the distressed horse be‐ fore leading it uphill to a more level spot with‐ out risking danger to themselves or the ani‐ mal. Once there, they handed the valuable purebred over to its owner who had been accompanied by neigh‐ bours during the anx‐ ious wait.
PAWS‐PATAS desperately requires someone to lead the cattery’s 16 dedicated volunteers. “Want to join a great team, make new friends and receive a huge amount of satisfaction and furry love?” asked the animal charity’s vice‐president Chrissie Cremore. “We need someone who adores kittens and cats while fur‐ thering our mission to care for and rehome them.” “We would teach you our computer system and Span‐ ish would be useful but not essential. This is a volunteer position but we would be willing to pay for expenses incurred.” PAWS‐PATAS needs someone who is fit, dedi‐ cated, determined, consci‐ entious and able to work two seven‐hour shifts per week. Transport would be needed to reach the shelter between Turre and Las Buganvillas, but over‐25s would have the use of the charity’s van and car. Duties include: Liaising with volunteers to ensure shifts are covered and specialised food and
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medication purchased. Making vet appointments for vaccinations, neutering and consultations, plus au‐ thorising vet payments. Updating the animal database, responding to emails. Promoting fostering and adoption on Facebook and the PAWS‐PATAS’ website and carrying out home checks. Collaborating and build‐ ing a partnership with fos‐ terers and possibly getting involved in fundraising events. For further information email christinek@paws‐ patas.org or telephone 850 992 560 from Tuesday to Friday between 10.30 and 1pm.
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Situations vacant ALMERIA haulage firms are short of lorry drivers. The problem is neither new nor is it limited to Almeria but J Carrion, based in Huercal de Almeria and one of An‐ dalucia’s leading trans‐ port companies, revealed in the Spanish media that the problem has in‐ creased in recent weeks. Fifty drivers based in Huelva are urgently need‐ ed for strawberries and other products, said the company’s president Juan Cano. The Almeria branch of the National Federation of Transport Associations (Fenadismer) confirmed that Europe was experi‐ encing serious problems. “And Almeria even more so,” admitted spokeswoman Yolanda Aguilar, explaining that 95 per cent of the province’s agro‐food exports are sent by road. Almeria has 3,500 transport firms with 2,000 lorries setting out each day from coop‐ eratives and warehouses. Until recently they em‐ ployed 10,000 drivers. Juan Cano blamed the shortfall on the high cost of taking out a driving li‐ cence for a heavy duty ve‐ hicle. “A licence now costs almost €6,000 when in the past it was only necessary to pay an €80 fee,” Cano pointed out. “That’s why driving schools are empty.”
and finally... SAY it with music. Huercal‐Overal Town Hall recently signed a collaboration agreement with the municipality’s music associations. Mayor Domingo Fernandez signed agreements with the Virgen del Rio, Martín Alonso and Madre Asuncion bands in the presence of Culture councillor Belen Mar‐ tinez and the presidents of the local associations. The different brass and silver bands will continue to play at local events, fiestas and official activities, Martinez explained. Fernandez thanked the bands for their efforts in maintaining an important part of the town’s heritage and customs through music. “Here at the town hall we shall carry on supporting the associations so that they can continue to promote music amongst Huercal’s chil‐ dren and young people,” the mayor added.
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Homage to Almeria’s elderly THE Diputacion provincial council re‐ cently paid homage to Almeria’s se‐ nior citizens on International Older Persons Day last week. Javier Aureliano Garcia Molina wel‐ comed residents from 12 municipali‐ ties who took part in a documentary entitled ‘The voice of our elders in times of Covid‐19.’ The Diputacion documentary recorded the words and feelings of an entire generation, interviewing resi‐ dents in Canjayar, Beires, Huercal de Almería, Benahadux, Lucainena, Bal‐ anegra, Gergal, Huercal‐Overa, Ragol, Huecija, Tijola and Enix. Garcia Molina thanked all the partic‐ ipants for their commitment to the project and for opening their doors during the pandemic to explain how they were living through it. Although many of the participants
were present at the homage, four were recovering from the coronavirus while another person was unable to attend. The Diputacion president also re‐ called Maria Campoy who contributed her experiences to the documentary. “She is no longer with us, but her story will forever be part of this docu‐ mentary,” he declared, thanking her son, Basilio, for attending on such a special day. “Because of Covid you all had to deal with situations of fear, loneliness and separation from your families and loved ones,” Garcia Molina said. “But if there is something that sets your generation apart, it’s your can‐do attitude,” he added. “Even during a pandemic that stopped the world in its tracks, you were not silenced.”
Expats furious over rising electricity prices EXPAT readers have told the Euro Weekly News they think the Spanish govern‐ ment should nationalise the electricity networks to lower prices. The EWN asked readers whether they think electricity should be nationalised to end the energy rip‐off and 100 per cent said it should. The price rise of electricity in the whole‐ sale market saw a new all‐ time high on Wednesday, September 29, reaching €189.9 per megawatt‐hour (MWh). The price was the highest historically registered, more than the €188.18 per MWh that reached the wholesale market on September 16, and the €182.71 per MWh that the pool marked on September 28. The price more than triples the amount that was paid during the fifth Wednesday of September of last year when it was €49.15 per MWh. The high costs of electricity has caused outrage across
PROTESTS: Have been organised against the rising prices of electricity throughout Spain.
Spain, with the Communist Workers Party of Spain (PCTE) calling for rallies across cities. Under the slogan ‘No to the tariffazo,’ the party, which has joined with the youth or‐ ganisation Colectivos Jovenes Comunistas, organised protests in cities in Andalucia, Castilla y Leon, the Basque Country, Cantabria and As‐ turias. In Andalucia, the protests were announced in Cordoba, Malaga and Sevilla; in Castilla y Leon they were announced in Leon, Salamanca and Val‐ ladolid; and in the Basque Country, in Bilbao and San Se‐ bastian. Demonstrations were also announced in Oviedo and Santander.
New ERTE at a low THE Social Security agency registered 239,230 people protected by a Temporary Redundancy Programme (ERTE) on September 30, according to provisional data. The number of work‐ ers on the ERTE scheme as‐ sociated with Covid‐19 is at its lowest level since the beginning of the pandem‐ ic. The ERTE, designed to help businesses and pro‐ tect employment, reached more than 3.6 million workers at its highest in 2020, meaning that more than 93.4 per cent of those affected have already left the scheme. Compared to the last day of August, there was a decrease of 32,960 people on ERTE if the notification date is considered, but if the discharge date is used the decrease is 17,924 people. The Travel Agencies and Tour Operators sector is the one that has the most workers under this protec‐ tion instrument, with 30.97 per cent of the sec‐ tor’s affiliates, followed by Air Transport, with 14.65 per cent, Gambling and Betting Activities (12.1 per cent) and Accommodation Services, with 10.53 per cent.
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Spain gas boost
JOSE MANUEL ALBARES, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, travelled to Algeria on September 30, to hold meetings with officials over gas supply issues. After the meeting he declared: “I have received the guarantee of gas supply from Algeria to Spain, as well as the Algerian commitment to satisfy Spanish demand.” The trip was made in the wake of the recent breakdown in diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco and the possibility of a gas supply problem in Spain this winter. Algeria has made it clear that it is prepared to cut off the gas supply to Morocco on October 31. This would have repercussions for Spain and Portugal, as the Maghreb-Europe gas pipelines connect with the Iberian Peninsula through the Strait of Gibraltar. If the two pipelines
were closed off, it would force Spain to concentrate on shipping gas through the Medgaz gas single pipeline, which directly connects Algeria with the Almeria coastline through
the Alboran Sea. That would not be enough to supply the quantity of gas it currently receives from Algeria, which would raise the price to consumers.
No end in sight SCIENTISTS are now unable to estimate when the eruption on La Palma will end, the President of the Ca‐ nary Islands admits. The Cumbre Veja volcanic eruption is not near its end, the President of the Canary Islands, Angel Victor Torres, said on October 4. The volcano, which began erupting last month, was initially estimated to last for between 24 and 84 days Over the weekend it entered a more aggressive phase with new fissures and lava flows appearing. Hundreds of small earthquakes have been registered on La Palma since and the amount of sulphur dioxide in the air re‐ mains high indicating that there is more lava to come. President Angel Victor Torres said: “I have to convey that we do not know when it will end, it does not seem that we are near the end yet.” Hundreds of acres of prime farmland have been de‐ stroyed and even areas that escaped the lava are at risk because farmers are unable to irrigate their crops. At least 5,500 people remain evacuated from their homes.
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Covid vaccine patch SCIENTISTS have devel‐ oped a new painless Covid vaccine patch using 3D‐printed microneedles. The prototype patch has been created by sci‐ entists from Stanford Uni‐ versity and the University of North Carolina. Each patch contains 100 nee‐ dles. The patch comes in at only one square cen‐ timetre and is made of polymer. The tiny needles barely penetrate the skin, but are extremely effec‐ tive at delivering the vac‐ cine. Human testing of the patches has not yet been undertaken. Re‐ searchers discovered that when testing on mice, the vaccine patch gave an an‐ tibody response around 20 times higher than a traditional jab after three weeks. After a month, the antibody response was shown to be 50 times higher. The scientists said: “Us‐ ing model vaccine compo‐ nents, we demonstrated that 3D‐printed mi‐
croneedle delivery result‐ ed in enhanced cargo re‐ tention in the skin, activa‐ tion of immune cells, and more potent humoral and cellular immune respons‐ es as compared with tra‐ ditional vaccination routes.” The technology used for the patch is not new, but previously it had been difficult to manufac‐ ture on a large scale. The scientists have overcome these problems using ad‐ vanced 3D printing. The new technique us‐ es continuous liquid in‐ terface production. The scientists believe that the new prototype could be the answer to reducing vaccine hesitancy in peo‐ ple who have a fear of needles. Chemical engi‐ neer Joseph DeSimone said: “In developing this technology, we hope to set the foundation for even more rapid global development of vaccines, at lower doses, in a pain and anxiety‐free man‐ ner.”
Brits want 4-day week
PILOT SCHEME: Nearly six out of 10 adults would like the working week to be reduced.
A POLL has revealed that most people in the UK are in favour of moving to a four‐ day working week. Accord‐ ing to the poll, nearly six out of 10 adults would like the working week to be reduced to 32 hours without loss of pay. The research has been car‐ ried out following the deci‐ sion of the Scottish Govern‐ ment to try out the system following pilot schemes in countries across the world. Almost 57 per cent of adults support the four‐day working week, with only 21 per cent opposing.
The number drops dra‐ matically in the over 65s and conservative voters but both groups still favour the move. The idea was a key part of Jeremy Corbyn’s manifesto for the Labour Government in 2019. Clive Lewis, a former Labour leadership candidate, said: “It’s no surprise that such large numbers of peo‐ ple support it, with evidence showing it can have a really positive impact on working people and businesses.” The Norwich South MP added: “As we emerge from the pandemic we have a real chance to do things different‐
ly, where people have more time to spend with family and friends, and where the balance between work and leisure is more balanced.” Leaders from countries such as Finland and New Zealand support the four‐day working week and experts believe it would create more jobs.However, not everyone backs the idea. A Govern‐ ment spokesperson said: “There are no plans for the government to mandate a four‐day working week, as the cost to the economy, businesses and jobs would be excessive.”
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Lost Lennon track sold AN unreleased track by John Lennon has sold at auction in Denmark. Several Danish school‐ boys recorded an inter‐ view with John Lennon and Yoko Ono back in 1970. The cassette tape features the Beatles star singing an unreleased song and sold at auction in Copenhagen for a stag‐ gering £43,000. The schoolboys turned up late for a press confer‐ ence. Luckily they were still invited in and got the chance to interview Lennon. The recording was made by Karsten Hoejen. Speaking to the BBC, Hoejen said: “We were a bunch of 16‐year‐ old hippies. We went in and saw John and Yoko sitting on the sofa, it was fantastic. We sat down with them and were quite close to each other.” He continued, “John asked me, ‘where do you come from? A radio sta‐ tion?’ I said ‘No, from a school magazine’.” After a traditional Dan‐ ish dance, Lennon played a song or two. First, he sang Give Peace a Chance, before launching into an unreleased song, Radio Peace. Lennon had in‐ tended for this song to be the theme tune for a radio station he wanted to set up in Amsterdam. Hoejen explained: “The radio sta‐ tion was never opened and the song was never released. To our knowl‐ edge, the only place where this song exists is on our tape.” The auction house di‐ rector Alexa Bruun Ras‐ mussen remarked: “A recording like this is in‐ deed very rare, we are not sure that there are any other recordings like it, because it’s an unofficial recording.”
A rare Beatles’ recording.
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MAJOR airlines, including Iberia and easyJet, have com‐ mitted to better information and timely reimbursement of passengers in case of flight can‐ cellations. The Consumer Pro‐ tection Cooperation (CPC) en‐ forcement authorities were alerted in December 2020 to address several airlines’ cancel‐ lation and reimbursement practices in the context of the Covid‐19 pandemic. Commissioner for Justice Di‐ dier Reynders said: “It is good news for consumers that air‐
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Airlines cough up lines cooperated during the di‐ alogues, and committed to re‐ specting passengers’ rights and improving their communica‐ tion. In the early phase of the pandemic, some airlines pushed vouchers on passen‐ gers. They were acting against EU consumer protection rules. That was unacceptable. Fol‐ lowing our joint action, I am pleased that most of them have now agreed to refund
these vouchers. I call on au‐ thorities to ensure that the re‐ maining airlines also offer a money refund for such vouch‐ ers.” The airlines include Aegean Airlines, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Air‐ ways, Brussels Airlines, easy‐ Jet, Eurowings, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Norwegian, Ryanair, TAP, Vueling and Wizz Air.
Spain trade & tech boost
THE launch of the EU‐US Trade and Technolo‐ gy Council (TTC) is potentially a huge boost for Spain, says Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto. The (TTC) met for the first time in Pittsburgh on September 29, 2021. Maroto, said: “It is great that the US and the EU reinforce their cooperation to strengthen the semiconductor production ecosystems, so necessary in indus‐ trial sectors such as the automotive industry, in which Spain is a world power.”
“The shortage of semiconductors is a prob‐ lem that affects the entire automotive indus‐ try and requires joint action on both sides of the Atlantic,” she added. The Council was co‐chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Mar‐ grethe Vestager, European Commission Exec‐ utive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Secre‐ tary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai.
Elderly trips delayed THIS year’s Institute for the El‐ derly and Social Services (IM‐ SERSO) trips could be delayed until November, said the pres‐ ident of the Spanish Confeder‐ ation of Travel Agencies (CEAV). Confusion still continues over the trips, which, according to the Ministry of Social Rights, are scheduled to begin this Oc‐ tober. But, this is contradicted by Carlos Garrido, president of the Spanish Confederation of Travel Agencies (CEAV), who believes they will not start until the earliest in November. CEAV has asked the Administration to resolve the procedures ex‐ peditiously so they can start selling and encourage demand. The contract is pending follow‐ ing a dispute between rival travel groups Traveltino and Halcon Viajes over a point of sale in Arucas on Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. According to the documents posted on the government’s portal, the Imserso pro‐ gramme is made up of three
different sectors: coastal areas of the peninsular, the islands and the interior and Europe,
with a total budget of €66.69 million (without VAT) and 816,029 places on offer.
Denise Welch heartbreak
LOOSE WOMEN’S Denise Welch has been left devastated afterherbeloveddadVindied. The star took to Instagram to reveal the tragic death and said: “Pneumonia plus his ex‐ isting pulmonary fibrosis was more than even he could take.” Denise posted a heart‐ breaking photo showing her holding her father’s hand. She wrote: “Last night at 11pm, we lost our dad, the life force that
was Vin Welch. After making a miraculous recovery from ma‐ jor surgeries, pneumonia plus his existing pulmonary fibrosis was more than even he could take. “He left us surrounded by his family who could not have loved anyone more. I can’t quite function as I’m so grief stricken but I know he meant a lot to so many people, even those who’d never met him,” she added.
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OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil have rescued more than 265 kilos of live octopuses caught in illegal traps. They did so as part of Operation Santolagarro. The officers were able to detect poachers off the coast of Santoña in Spain.
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9.1%
is the percentage of the population reporting crimes in Spain, compared to the European average of 15.5 per cent.
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PUIGDEMONT, the former president of Catalonia and a mem‐ ber of the European Union parliament, was briefly arrested in Sardinia in Septem‐ ber. He had been in‐ vited to attend a Catalan cultural event and a meeting of in‐
Court suspension for Puigdemont dependence sympa‐ thisers on the Mediterranean island. At a h e a r i n g o n O c ‐ tober 4 his legal team said Puigdemont had
immunity as a mem‐ ber of the European Parliament. His im‐ munity was lifted ear‐ lier this year, but Puigdemont has ap‐ pealed. His arrest is the result of the active search and capture order that had been issued by Judge Pablo Llarena on October 29, 2017. Puigdemont fled Spain for exile in Belgium in 2017 af‐ ter he declared Catalan indepen‐ dence. “The arrest of Puigdemont is due to an ongoing judicial procedure that applies to any citizen in the Euro‐ pean Union, who must answer for his actions before the courts,” the govern‐ ment of Spain in‐ sists.
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Spanish government urged to act over train strikes THE Euro Weekly News asked its readers whether they think the Spanish Government should be do‐ ing more to prevent the train strikes causing travel disruption in Catalonia and a huge 100 per cent said they should. EWN readers said that travellers need trains to run on time, with no read‐ ers agreeing that workers should be on strike. The strike, called by drivers’ union SEMAF, start‐ ed on Thursday, September 30, sparking travel chaos in Catalonia. The industrial action is set to take place until Tues‐ day, October 12 following accusations by train work‐ ers that Renfe had failed to comply with agreements to guarantee services. The union also criticised the, “failure to re‐establish all non‐covered employ‐
ment and all circulations suppressed, and the breach of the collective agree‐ ment, and will not solve it, with regard to new incor‐ porations and processes of mobility and integration of staff. Delaying, misinform‐ ing, and intentionally hin‐ dering the normal develop‐ ment of processes.” SEMAF also claims that a further 150 workers are needed and that Renfe is not complying with an ear‐ lier agreement to increase employment numbers. The strike last week caused chaos throughout the day in Rodalies in Cat‐ alonia, with the cancella‐ tion of more than 400 trains, the specific closure of some stations, such as Plaça Catalunya, and the in‐ terruption of services in Saints. Renfe criticised drivers for not coming to work.
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Car stolen with boy inside A CAR was stolen in Sevilla with a five-yearold boy inside on September 29. The shocking theft took place outside a nursery Iin Villanueva del Ariscal when the boy’s mum nipped in to pick up her daughter. The car was found abandoned on the outskirts of town only half an hour later. Fortunately, the child was still inside and was unharmed. Officers from the Guardia Civil are looking for a man who took the car after it had been left for a few moments with the engine running. The boy had an immobilised leg and was left inside the car as it is difficult to move him. According to witness reports the alleged perpetrator is a man aged about 25 years old. He is said to have a dark complexion and was wearing a cap.
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Spain celebrates job creation U N E M P LOY M E N T in Spain fell in September by 76,113 people and now stands at the levels of October 2018. The to‐ tal number of unem‐ ployed in September 2021 was 3,257,802. Tra‐ ditionally, Spain’s job market receives a boost at the outset of the sum‐ mer season ‐ mostly thanks to tourism ‐ and then recedes in August. However, this year’s posi‐ tive trend is yet to sub‐ side.
UNEMPLOYMENT: This year is showing a positive trend.
The number of people paying Social Security in seasonally adjusted terms stood at 19,559,689 peo‐ ple in September. Thus,
the number of employed people in February 2020, the month prior to the start of the health crisis due to Covid‐19, in which
Genuine email alert
IF you are self‐employed and receive an email from the General Treasury of Social Se‐ curity in the next few days, you should not delete it or file it as spam, as it’s probably real. On this occasion, the email is not one of the common cases of phishing, a method used by cybercriminals to trick a user into sharing their personal or banking data by posing as a trusted institution. If the email comes from the account nore ply@seg‐social.es, it is not a fake and you
should read its content. The Treasury has confirmed via Twitter that it is sending an in‐ formative email to self‐employed people re‐ garding debts and account charges. It has also emphasised that “it is not fraud,” with the aim of reassuring recipients. Any email that arrives on behalf of Social Security, but with a different sender, can go directly in the recycling bin, since it is most likely an attempt by cybercriminals to get valuable information from users.
19,479,814 affiliates were counted, has been sur‐ passed, representing the highest recorded affilia‐ tion level historically. Taking into account sea‐ sonality and the ‘calendar effect’, there have been increases in almost all branches of activity, with special intensity noticed in the services sector (85,742), reported the Ministry of Labour. Only the agriculture sector saw a decline. President, Pedro Sánchez said on October 1: “Spain is doing better and within a year I am convinced that Spain will do even better.” Sánchez also confirmed the increase of €15 per month in the minimum salary (SMI) to €965. “We must approve measures that break the wage gap. Continuing to advance the SMI is not only social jus‐ tice and dignity, but also entails an economic bene‐ fit,” he added.
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Alicante Covid doll created
AN Alicante company has created eliminate viruses and bacteria. These a doll it claims to be virus‐free and claims are backed up by the Va‐ able to beat Covid‐19. lencian Institute of Microbiology The company, Berjuan, created (IVAMI). The doll aims to prevent the doll using a fabric which can de‐ the transmission of viruses. The activate 99.99 per cent of viruses company is not new to innovation and bacteria. The material should be and has previously created the Bebé SANIBABY: First of its kind. able to beat the viruses for 100 Glotón breastfeeding doll and the washes. Berjuan are based in Ali‐ Mosquidoll, a mosquito‐repellent cante and have named the product ‘Sanibaby’. The doll. The company hopes that Sanibaby will get ‘chil‐ doll is said to be the first of its kind with its ability to dren back to playing and sharing toys normally.’
RYANAIR has announced an expanded winter schedule from Edinburgh including a new route to Madrid in Spain. Scotland recently an‐ nounced changes to travel rules. The pre‐departure coro‐ navirus testing requirement for anyone who is fully vacci‐ nated and will be arriving in Scotland has been ditched. This has caused an increased demand for travel. The four new routes mean that Ryanair will have a total of 50 routes from Edinburgh. Ryanair had previously an‐ nounced additional routes to Knock, Tallinn, Shannon, and Turin for winter 2021/22. The other new routes are Cork,
New Ryanair route Palermo, and Paris. Aviation Director at Edin‐ burgh Airport, Kate Sherry, spoke of the growing demand for travel. She said: “It’s clear to see there is confidence in
the Edinburgh market as one for sustainable growth and it is good news that Ryanair are working with us to add new routes and help people return to travel safely.”
and finally... CR7 out of juice. Cristiano Ronaldo’s driver spent seven hours sat at a petrol forecourt in the star’s £220,000 Bentley but left without adding a drop to the tank. The driver was joined at the Shell service station by the star’s security team in a Range Rover. They also left on emp‐ ty as an expected fuel tanker failed to arrive.
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Inclusive tourism pledge THE Minister for Indus‐ try, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, said her priority is to reactivate and modernise the tourism sector. To guarantee security, and diversify the range of destinations so that tourism benefits all people and territories. Speaking at a ministe‐ rial summit organised on World Tourism Day by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Maroto said Spain in‐ tends to modernise the tourism model to make
it more sustainable, digital and inclusive from an economic, en‐ vironmental and terri‐
torial point of view. “Spain places inclu‐ sion as a priority within the Sustainable
EU migrant smuggling plan THE European Commission will adopt a renewed action plan against migrant smuggling and a com‐ munication on the application of the Employers Sanctions Directive. Both are part of a ‘comprehensive approach to migration’ under the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. The initiatives aim to prevent organised exploitation of migrants and reduce irregular mi‐ gration. On September 29, Vice‐President for Promoting our European Way of Life Margaritis Schinas said: “Last week marked one year since we put our pro‐ posals on the table for a New Pact on Migration and Asylum. Whilst progress on their adoption has been painfully slow, at the same time, migratory challenges have continued to arise in forms new and old. “From continued pressure in the Central Mediter‐ ranean, to a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and new pressure on our Eastern borders, all of these developments show the imperative need for a sustainable European asylum and migration framework.”
Tourism Strategy 2030. It is essential for us to distribute the benefits of tourism throughout our territory and to make it a useful tool for inclusive develop‐ ment,” she said. “Spain focuses on measures related to so‐ cial inclusion, in partic‐ ular to make tourism accessible to all. For ex‐ ample, we collaborate with organisations such as the ONCE Founda‐ tion for the coopera‐ tion and inclusion of people with disabilities. “We are working to improve the pioneering sun, beach and urban destinations, as well as promoting rural and in‐ land tourist destina‐ tions, through tourism products based on their heritage, such as cul‐ tural tourism, gastrono‐ my, wine tourism and active tourism,” she added.
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Spain cruise boost
CRUISES from Spain have increased due to national tourism demands. The Spanish government reintroduced international cruises in Spain on June 7. Companies were initially conservative with reinstating these services. This was due to restrictions on movement and social distancing requirements. But the coronavirus situation in Spain has improved and tourism is growing.
Over the summer, domestic tourism made up for a lack of foreign travellers. Cruise companies have taken advantage of this and have increased operations in Spain over the autumn and winter. Fernando Pacheco, general manager of MSC Cruises in Spain, explained that since June 7 the company has had ships running from two Spanish ports: Barcelona and another in Valencia.
The autumn programme, which runs from October to December, has been increased and the company will have four cruise ships running from Barcelona to Valencia, Malaga and Palma. “The experience of last summer tells us that domestic demand is still very strong and that the same thing will happen in autumn, there will be a lot of domestic travel and little foreign travel,” said Pacheco.
Bus crash injures six
SIX people were injured when a bus over‐ turned on the A‐1 in the municipality of Avala, between Vitoria and Pamplona on Sunday, October 3. The bus was on its regular route be‐ tween the Basque country cities of Vitoria and Pamplona when the accident oc‐ curred. According to the Basque Department of Security, the bus left the road for no appar‐ ent reason, then flipped over on its side, near the Alava town of Iruraiz‐Gauna. Five passengers were injured, along with the
driver. The accident happened at around 4.10pm as the vehicle was travelling along the A‐1. The five passengers who were in‐ jured were all young and were able to leave the bus of their own accord, although they suffered various cuts and bruises. As a precaution, they were transferred to hospitals in Santiago and Txagorritxu. The road remained closed at 6.20pm while Ertzaintza officers controlled and diverted traffic onto the A‐3100, as a recovery team worked to restore the bus onto its wheels.
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Cruise ship pollution
CRUISE ships should be monitored for the envi‐ ronmental harm and pol‐ lution they case, say Span‐ ish and European researchers. New research called for global monitoring and ef‐ fective legislation for the cruise industry because of their impact on both the environment, and human health and well‐being. The review finds that cruising is a major source of environ‐ mental pollution and degradation, with air, wa‐ ter, soil, fragile habitats and wildlife affected. Dr Josep Lloret, of the University of Girona, said: “Our paper highlights that cruising is a prime example of how the fates of our health and our environ‐ ments are intertwined. “Up until now, most studies have looked at as‐ pects of this in isolation. Our review is the most comprehensive to date to combine these research fields and take a holistic
view of how cruising dam‐ ages our environments and our health. We now need
global legislation to min‐ imise damage on both our oceans and our health.”
Crime crackdown
SPAIN, supported by Eu‐ ropol, coordinated an EU‐ wide action plan targeting the facilitation of illegal im‐ migration, drugs and firearms trafficking. The operation took place between September 15 and 18 and involved 27 countries (17 EU Member States and 10 non‐EU countries). They were supported by Eurojust, Frontex, INTERPOL and oth‐ er international organisa‐ tions.
The activities took place mainly in Southeast Europe, while other countries from across the continent partici‐ pated by sharing intelligence and conducting operational actions at the national level. The actions, involving al‐ most 11,000 officers on the ground, led to 330 arrests re‐ lated to different crimes in‐ cluding drug trafficking, the facilitation of illegal immigra‐ tion, document fraud and the trafficking of firearms.
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A MISSING drunk man in Turkey accidentally joined a search party that was actually out looking for him. He managed to spend hours helping the group before real‐ ising it was himself they were looking for after he had been uncontactable after having drunk a little too much!
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7 - 13 October 2021 THREE batches of gazpacho products were withdrawn from the market by FACUA on October 1 amid ethylene oxide fears. The gazpacho sold by the Alvalle brand was discovered to contain traces of oxide containing ethylene. Ethylene oxide has been banned in the European Union since the 1990s, as it is a pesticide considered a mutagenic, toxic, and carcinogenic substance that could cause cancer in extreme cases. This move follows another recent case when the same
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Gazpacho fears
TAINTED PRODUCTS: Three lots have been recalled.
substance was found in some ice cream, leading FACUA to
Angola cultural relationship SPAIN is set to build economic and cultural relations with Angola as the two countries celebrate their 44th anniversary of diplomatic ties on Tuesday October 19. President Pedro Sánchez and João Lourenço, the President of Angola, have pledged to deepen bilateral relations. Sánchez said: “Spain wants to contribute to the design of EU policy towards Africa so that it is oriented towards the progress and industrialisation of the continent, the creation of jobs, especially for young people, and the effective implementation of the Continental Free Trade Area. Angola is a “priority country” for Spain due to its political weight, regional projection and enormous economic potential and it is part of the 2019 ‘III Africa Plan’ and the ‘Foco Africa 2023’ Action Programme developed by Spain.
Your Belgian estate agent at the coast!
withdraw products from Mars and Nestle. The three lots which have been recalled are L5243, which is gazpacho with beetroot, along with L1236 and L1244 from gazpacho gourmet. All three have an expiration date of November 2021. Although these products have already been withdrawn from sale, consumers are asked to make sure that they do not have any at home with these characteristics. If so, they should contact the company to alert them of its existence, by calling 900 164 164, or email contacta@pepsico.com, or, via the Avalle website.
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Madrid edging Elderly to normality prankster arrested
NEW MEASURES: For food and entertainment venues.
MADRID lifted all Covid capacity restrictions on food and en‐ tertainment on Monday, October 4. There are no more limits on the number of people allowed at a table, and face masks need not be worn in outdoor spaces as long as a safe distance can be maintained. The new measures apply to bars, restaurants, nightclubs, cin‐ emas, theatres, multi‐use spaces and sports centres. Madrid premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso, of the conservative Popular Party (PP), made the announcement on September, 29, during an in‐ terview on Spanish TV. “Starting Monday, we are going to get rid of all the restric‐ tions on capacity and we are practically a step away from how it was before the pandemic,” she said from Washington, where she is on a promotional visit. Since September 20, there have been no restrictions on the opening hours of these venues. However, capacity has been limited to 75 per cent. With re‐ spect to bars and restaurants, there has been a six‐person limit on indoor tables and a 10‐person limit in outdoor spaces.
A 70-YEAR-OLD woman was ar‐ rested in Almeria after making 24 fake emergency calls. The Guardia Civil charged her as the author of a crime of public disor‐ der after making the prank calls. Officers began an investigation after three people reported the issue to the Guardia Civil of Almeria. They claimed a person had made numerous calls to the emergency services. The calls waste the time of phone opera‐ tors and officers who attended the houses of the alleged victims. According to reports, all of the calls related to false reports of abuse or domestic accidents. All of the calls were linked to the same address in Pechina, Alme‐ ria. The Guardia Civil compiled a list of all the calls and the wom‐ an’s voice was recognisable on all the recordings. The 70‐year‐old woman has now been arrested for a crime of public disorder. Officers from the Guardia Civil have passed the case over to the court of Almeria.
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Food waste warning THE Minister for Consumer Affairs, Alberto Garzón, has warned that food waste in Spain is “socially and environ‐ mentally unsustainable.” According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fish‐ eries and Food, each person in Spain wastes 31 kilos of
food per year. And it is not just about individual choices. About 14 per cent of food produced is lost between harvest and retail. Another 17 per cent is wasted in households, food service and retail. Garzón stressed that when food is lost or wasted, all the re‐ sources used for its produc‐ tion ‐ water, land, energy, labour and capital ‐ are also wasted. The Minister said his department is now working on legislation that would en‐ courage supermarkets and other retailers to offer better discounts on food items that are approaching their sell by dates. This is the first major an‐ nouncement Garzón has made since he was vilified for suggesting Spaniards should eat less meat earlier this year. Garzon is the leader of Izquierda Unida (United Left), who joined the government as part of Podemos, who in turn formed a coalition with PSOE placing Pedro Sanchez as president.
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Andalucian art at Prado
TWO important Andalucian baroque paintings are on loan to the Prado from the National Gallery in Ireland. The exhibition will run until January 23, 2022. The exhibition will feature The Parable of the Prodigal Son and the Story of Joseph by Murillo and Antonio del Castillo, both of which have survived complete; and the series on the Life of Saint Am‐ brose by Juan de Valdés Leal. The exhibition also showcases other paintings which originally belonged to series of this type that were split up and dispersed over time. “Through these works visitors to the exhibition will be able to appreciate both the importance of se‐ rial creations in Andalucian painting of the period and the role played in the development of the latter by private collectors and patrons,” the Prado said. In total, the exhibition features 33 works from the Museo Nacional del Prado, the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin and institutions such as the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla and the Biblioteca Nacional de España.
and finally... GIRLS allowed. Marbella’s Sugar Bay beach club hosted the only all‐female international cocktail competition on October 4. The Lady Amarena 2021 Championship is a global event covering five continents and 21 countries. The final phase will be held in Bologna (Italy) in 2022 where na‐ tional winners will compete in a live challenge for the world crown. China are the reigning champions.
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Peeing at night
Rare find
A STUDY by Denmark’s Aarhus University and Stanford University in the US suggests that getting up at night regularly to have a pee could, especially if you are a male aged more than 60 with a benign prostate enlargement, increase your chances of getting dementia by 21 per cent.
A CASSETTE TAPE containing a 33-minute recording of John Lennon and Yoko Ono being interviewed by four Danish teenagers in 1970 which includes them singing an unpublished song and talking about world peace fetched Kr370,000 (€49,758) at a Danish auction on Wednesday, September 29.
THE NETHERLANDS Cat flap
Data fears
HUISKAT THUISKAT, a Dutch Foundation, claims that millions of birds and small mammals are killed every year by roaming cats and is taking out a test case against the Ministry of Agriculture demanding that it instructs the three million cat owners to keep their animals under control.
THE Dutch police have been criticised for regularly using drones manufactured by Chinese company Da Jiang Innovations, even though the Ministry of Defence has banned their military use because it has serious concerns about data security as it is stored on servers in China.
BELGIUM Pumpkin giant
Big Bad Wolf
NOT to be used for Halloween, but getting ready for the European pumpkin championships in early October, the Belgian contender so far measures 3.56 metres wide and 5.42 metres in circumference with an estimated weight of 1,020 kilos.
ALTHOUGH it wasn’t a scene from a 1930s horror movie, some 3,000 people gathered in the municipality of Meeuwen to join a Big Bad Wolf march to protest about the appearance of wolves in the area. Rather than flaming torches, they carried electric ones for safety.
GERMANY Tall ship
War crime
AFTER the first shipyard given responsibility to refit the Gorch Fock, a three-masted sailing ship used by the German navy for training cadets went bankrupt and with costs spiralling from an expected €10 million to €135 million, after six years the vessel has returned to service.
WHAT will probably be the last war crime trial to be held in Germany had to be put on hold as a 96-year-old woman who was a secretary at the Stutthof death camp situated in Nazioccupied Poland has ‘gone on the run’ after jumping in a cab.
FRANCE Saving face
Foie Gras
THE French Government is starting to bounce back from the loss of face suffered by losing the Australian submarine deal as President Macron has signed a €3 billion sale of frigates to previously cash strapped Greece which has also purchased 24 French fighter jets.
THE French ambassador in the UK has taken up the call from trade bodies involved in the production of Foie Gras to try to ensure that the import of this ‘delicacy’ into the UK is not banned as threatened in the Queen’s Speech in Parliament earlier this year.
NORWAY Bailing out
Chinese debut
TELECOMS company Telenor which is part owned by the Norwegian Government was caught unawares by the coup after expanding its interests in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and has been accused of trying to sell up to a Lebanese company in breach of international OECD rules.
CHINESE electric car manufacturers may be relatively unknown in Europe, but they have built huge industrial empires in their home country and one, Nio Inc, has just launched its ES8 electric SUV in Oslo since Norway expects to only allow electric car sales by 2035.
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Robotic disinfectant
Helsinki hold ups
DEVELOPED in Denmark six years ago, the first UV disinfection robot is now in production and costs €80,000, but the EU has donated one to the Turku University Hospital in Finland to undergo tests in the expectation that the mobile apparatus will kill Covid-19 and other bacteria.
ACTIVISTS with Extinction Rebellion Finland have started a 10-day demonstration at Mannerheimintie, the main thoroughfare in Helsinki, with around 1,000 people promising to turn up during that period. Police asked the demonstrators to move to somewhere safer, but the group refused.
IRELAND The Monk
Special moves
KNOWN as The Monk, Gerry Hutch arrived back in Ireland on September 29 after being extradited from Spain on a European Arrest Warrant, travelling in an Irish military aircraft which he boarded in Madrid and was formally arrested at Casement Aerodrome upon touchdown.
A VIDEO from Dublin has gone viral as it shows two men standing on a wall, using brooms as supports, whilst a third man pushes a couch over a balcony on the first floor of a block of flats as they safely bring it to the ground.
ITALY Sexist statue
Wild boar
A CONTROVERSY has broken out in Italy over a ‘sexist’ statue representing a female in a diaphanous dress based on a famous 19thcentury poem by Italian writer Luigi Mercantini. The bronze sculpture has caused a storm on Italian social media amid accusations of sexism.
SO regularly are wild boar sighted on the streets of Rome, happily navigating the traffic and looking for whatever food they can find on the streets and in bins, some jokers have suggested that it’s time to add a wild boar lane next to the cycle lanes.
PORTUGAL Hells Angels
Little Portugal
NO less than 88 alleged members of a Portuguese chapter of the Hells Angels have been charged with a huge number of different crimes involving a gang feud in a document which is 1,000 pages long and of those charged, 50 members are under house arrest.
THERE is a thriving Portuguese community in Little Portugal, Toronto, Canada and many of them turned out to welcome the arrival of a giant sculpture of a rooster, decorated by a local artist. The 2.8-metretall rooster was donated by the municipality of Barcelos.
RUSSIA Really lost
Secret drinker
A POLAR BEAR that apparently walked nearly 2,000 miles south from the Arctic into Siberia was found in a very weak state as she had lost a great deal of weight during her journey. Unable to be returned to the wild, Tompa now lives in Moscow Zoo.
A NEW book written by Boris Yeltsin’s former son-in-law, suggests that Yeltsin knew that Hilary Clinton didn’t approve of Bill’s drinking but at a meeting in the Kremlin, Yeltsin arranged for a bar to be set up in one of the larger cloakrooms which they both used.
SWEDEN Zlatan returns
Foo Fighter
LEGENDARY and sometimes controversial striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return to international football playing once again for Sweden at the age of 40 in his nation’s World Cup qualifiers in October, now that he has recovered from injury even though he has played little competitive football.
SPEAKING to the BBC former member of Nirvana and now leader of the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl has waxed lyrical about the reformation of Swedish pop giants ABBA and has revealed that if given the chance, he would love to play drums with them.
FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Huge investment THE New West End Company, which represents 600 businesses, plans to invest £5 billion in London’s West End across 22 existing and new developments to make the area more appealing to the modern consumer following the devastation in retail businesses caused by the pandemic.
Corporation tax IN keeping with proposals agreed in principle for a unified corporation tax rate across the world’s major economies, Spain has its own internal battle to fight as Podemos junior partner in the government is fighting to introduce the 15 per cent minimum sooner rather than later.
Seasonal recruitment ANXIOUS to ensure that it doesn’t lose lucrative Christmas trade, Sainsbury’s has announced it needs to fill 22,000 seasonal jobs across the UK with recruitment taking place for immediate start. The company is paying incentives in order to try to engage several thousand delivery drivers.
Bank dividends NOW that the European Central Bank has withdrawn its restriction on payment of dividends to shareholders, imposed at the height of the pandemic in order to boost funds, both BBVA and Santander have confirmed their intention to pay up to 40 per cent of profits in cash.
Investing in Angola ANGOLA’S president João Lourenço visited Madrid for discussions on closer cooperation and held meetings with HM King Felipe VI and President Pedro Sánchez on September 28. At the meeting, the two leaders agreed on a Joint Declaration to deepen bilateral relations and strengthen sectors of economic interest for Spanish companies and investments in the country. The good economic relations between the two countries are evidenced by the fact Spain exported goods worth €87m to Angola in 2020 and imported items to a value of €548m.
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€225 million
is the amount that Japan’s Nippon Steel expects to earn by selling its last 7.9 per cent holding in Spanish steel giant Acerinox.
Prices are continuing to rise IN case you haven’t noticed, prices in Spain continue to rise and according to advance fig‐ ures released by the National In‐ stitute of Statistics (INE), infla‐ tion in September is up to 4 per cent. This is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which provides a statistical measurement of the evolution of the set of prices of goods and services that the resi‐ dent population in family dwellings in Spain consumes. This index is made up monthly by logging 220,000 prices from
479 articles, of 29,000 establish‐ ments based in 177 municipali‐ ties in the whole country and the data is obtained by a combi‐ nation of visits, telephone calls and emails, so is considered rel‐ atively accurate. Assuming this initial indicator is accurate then inflation is up by 0.7 per cent over the August figure and will be at the highest level since 2008. Some argue that inflation, if kept relatively steady and low, is a positive influence on any economy as it means that the
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supply of money is greater than the demand for money and this helps to increase business turnover and makes the econo‐ my healthy. Whilst this is positive for man‐ ufacturers and retailers it hits the consumer in the pocket and can also make exports less at‐ tractive. The latest increase in inflation is to a great extent due to the massive increase in the cost of both electricity and fuel for ve‐ hicles and compares to drops in prices during 2020.
The Golden Leaves’ guarantee
Will 90-day rule change? WE are from the UK. We are struggling with the 90‐day limit for a tourist stay in Spain. As pensioners with a house on the Costa Blanca we usu‐ ally spend four summer months in Spain in our house and then rent for two months in Tenerife over the winter. We also ski for a week in Europe. None of this is possible with the 90‐day limit in 180 days. Our ques‐ tion is, are there ongoing negotiations taking place to increase the limit to 180 days, which is what EU visi‐ tors to the UK are allowed? We have written to vari‐ ous officials on this subject with no response. J L M (Costa Blanca) No, there DAVID SEARL are no YOU AND THE LAW negotiations tak‐ IN SPAIN ing place be‐ tween the Euro‐ pean Union and the UK regarding a change to the 90‐day rule. There have been discussions regard‐ ing the concept of ‘reciprocity’ meaning that per‐ haps the European Union could treat UK citizens the same as the UK treats EU citizens. This would mean the authorisation of 180‐day stays in EU countries. However, these talks have not pro‐ duced any concrete results, so it looks as if you will have to adapt your plans to meet the rule of 90 days in Spain and 90 days back in the UK. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
THIEVES can persuade UK iPhones to pay from Visa according to re‐ searchers from the universities of Birmingham and Surrey. They claim that there is a weak‐ ness in the Visa programming for ‘Express Transit’ when set up in an iPhone wallet and have demonstrated, using their own accounts, the removal of £1,000 thanks to this flaw.
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‘Express Transit’ scam Advice from the Apple website concerning ‘Express Transit’ says “Quickly pay for rides with Apple Pay using Express Transit on your iPhone and Apple Watch without having to wake or unlock your de‐ vice, or open an app. You don’t
even need to validate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.” The only requirement is that the phone is turned on and the ‘Express Transit’ App has been downloaded to the iPhone. In a video seen by the BBC, the
Spain’s debt falls slightly THE Bank of Spain has con‐ firmed in its second quar‐ ter 2021 review that the general government debt under the Excessive Deficit Protocol (EDP)1 amounted to €1.42 trillion at the end of June 2021. This means that public debt has risen to 122.8 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is some 12.5 per cent higher than the same quarter in 2020, but has fallen from the first quarter deficit of 125.3 per cent. The report from the Bank suggests that this continued high amount of debt, which is currently growing at a rate of 10.4 per cent per annum has been caused by additional spending due to the pan‐ demic.
Retail sales WITH inflation increasing as well as National Debt, the forecast recovery for the Spanish economy has taken another, slightly less dra‐ matic, blow. Latest figures released by the Office of National Statis‐ tics (INE) reveal that retail sales decreased by 0.2 per cent in August following a flat July even though restric‐ tions have been lifted to a great extent over much of the country. Overall, retail sales are down by 0.9 per cent on an annual basis but the gov‐ ernment is still confident that the economy will bounce back strongly and has not changed its fore‐ cast of an overall 6.5 per cent growth by the end of the year. researchers demonstrated how the con occurs using two specific pieces of equipment which don’t even have to be near the iPhone so long as it is connected to the internet. So far, there have been no re‐ ports of theft actually occurring and the scam was only demon‐ strated under laboratory condi‐ tions.
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COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) 3I Group 1.274,00 1.277,00 Abrdn 251,25 252,80 Admiral Group 3.186,0 3.186,0 Anglo American 2.595,5 2.612,5 Antofagasta 1.345,00 1.352,50 Ashtead Group 5.662,0 5.676,0 Associated British Foods 1.834,0 1.847,0 AstraZeneca 8.883,0 8.887,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 588,20 589,40 Avast 563,82 565,40 Aveva 3.540,0 3.540,0 Aviva 396,28 396,60 B&M European Value Retail SA573,60 576,20 BAE Systems 568,60 568,60 Bank VTB DRC 1,360 1,364 Barclays 186,72 188,04 Barratt Developments 655,40 657,00 Berkeley 4.306,5 4.309,0 BHP Group 1.848,40 1.864,80 BP 338,10 341,85 British American Tobacco 2.546,4 2.547,5 British Land Company 489,70 495,40 BT Group 148,05 152,00 Bunzl 2.437,0 2.437,0 Burberry Group 1.870,0 1.874,0 Carnival 1.729,6 1.760,6 Centrica 57,68 58,46 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.416,0 2.416,0 Compass 1.538,00 1.552,50 CRH 3.439,0 3.449,0 Croda Intl 8.484,0 8.494,0 DCC 6.174,0 6.178,0 Diageo 3.566,5 3.581,0 DS Smith 401,65 402,50 EasyJet 697,60 716,00 Experian 3.111,0 3.111,2 Ferguson 10.296,6 10.305,0 Flutter Entertainment 14.740,0 14.855,0 Fresnillo 782,40 782,80 GlaxoSmithKline 1.391,19 1.393,00 Glencore 352,80 353,55 Halma 2.833,0 2.833,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.418,00 1.419,50 Hikma Pharma 2.380,00 2.400,00 HSBC 385,20 386,55 IAG 187,26 193,70 Imperial Brands 1.541,00 1.541,50 Informa 567,00 569,00 InterContinental 4.905,0 4.954,0 Intermediate Capital 2.047,00 2.059,00
% CHG. 1.266,00 249,30 3.111,0 2.573,5 1.329,50 5.576,0 1.828,5 8.723,0 583,40 562,80 3.461,0 391,20 568,40 563,00 1,348 185,42 647,40 4.249,0 1.831,00 337,30 2.525,5 487,50 146,75 2.410,0 1.828,0 1.726,0 57,56 2.390,0 1.535,00 3.417,0 8.322,0 6.102,0 3.532,0 396,10 696,60 3.085,7 10.160,0 14.585,0 773,60 1.381,00 349,80 2.791,0 1.404,00 2.364,00 382,55 187,10 1.520,50 558,00 4.897,0 2.026,00
NET VOL 81,54K 726,89K 85,08K 589,00K 114,85K 63,26K 81,35K 278,57K 138,46K 325,59K 50,44K 1,22M 254,37K 437,85K 242,29K 3,32M 261,54K 22,79K 815,02K 6,66M 476,94K 222,61K 14,65M 25,96K 146,69K 181,03K 3,70M 35,86K 501,20K 249,90K 35,74K 10,31K 370,16K 572,62K 1,61M 14,85K 2,64K 59,15K 75,06K 820,75K 6,89M 55,89K 65,22K 38,04K 5,64M 15,12M 150,63K 961,49K 99,04K 32,45K
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4.897,0 107,85 299,87 2.623,0 697,60 279,90 44,91 7.492,0 741,80 173,15 1.828,00 898,30 223,01 8.200,0 30,01 1.681,94 2.615,0 636,40 1.442,00 5.693,0 2.167,00 579,60 687,00 4.830,5 143,33 8,36 1.650,8 1.650,70 1.652,4 709,60 1.549,00 18,54 3.540,0 1.385,50 1.205,00 2.614,0 1.294,16 1.442,73 14.820,0 1.572,98 1.491,50 432,50 154,45 252,00 332,60 3.929,5 976,00 112,69 3.325,0 984,40
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4.900,0 109,35 300,20 2.637,0 701,40 280,50 45,40 7.494,0 742,60 173,90 1.829,50 901,20 223,90 8.244,0 30,32 1.682,00 2.622,0 636,60 1.442,50 5.712,0 2.170,00 579,80 687,20 4.852,5 145,68 8,50 1.670,2 1.670,20 1.670,6 709,80 1.551,50 18,61 3.559,0 1.394,00 1.209,50 2.614,0 1.298,00 1.450,50 14.820,0 1.584,00 1.492,50 433,30 155,40 252,25 342,00 3.977,0 976,00 112,92 3.418,0 994,80
4.835,0 107,80 285,97 2.601,0 692,20 277,60 44,67 7.398,0 738,00 170,55 1.797,00 892,50 220,90 8.156,0 29,88 1.624,50 2.593,0 630,80 1.423,50 5.656,0 2.148,00 574,00 675,60 4.800,0 142,78 8,35 1.645,2 1.644,61 1.644,2 698,80 1.542,50 18,41 3.518,0 1.379,00 1.190,50 2.591,0 1.282,50 1.430,50 14.650,0 1.564,50 1.472,00 429,70 152,95 247,50 332,90 3.917,5 965,00 111,64 3.316,0 983,40
11,12K 525,15K 544,48K 82,18K 100,82K 908,42K 25,01M 41,72K 85,81K 672,28K 120,58K 594,91K 3,64M 36,67K 143,93K 156,17K 92,81K 161,84K 71,06K 99,16K 470,00K 135,03K 152,99K 353,22K 12,10M 302,35K 740,42K 684,65K 1,80M 418,92K 1,42K 339,93K 14,19K 715,48K 305,72K 46,39K 371,86K 69,83K 21,60K 347,80K 169,52K 831,68K 2,13M 4,31M 863,33K 692,17K 117,68K 6,58M 89,75K 405,73K
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US dollar (USD) ......................................1.16155 Japan yen (JPY)......................................129.182 Switzerland franc (CHF) ...........................1.0791 Denmark kroner (DKK) .............................7.4377 Norway kroner (NOK) ...............................9.9854
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COMPANY 3M Alphabet C Amazon.com Amgen Apple Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Cisco Coca-Cola Facebook Goldman Sachs Home Depot Honeywell IBM Intel J&J JPMorgan McDonald’s Merck&Co Microsoft Nike Procter&Gamble Salesforce.com Tesla UnitedHealth Verizon Visa A Walmart Walt Disney
PRICE 176,68 2.729,3 3.283,26 213,92 142,65 226,00 194,33 104,33 55,14 53,02 343,01 380,00 329,86 215,65 143,32 53,86 160,47 167,13 242,93 81,40 289,10 147,06 139,58 275,26 774,74 392,43 54,30 230,46 137,05 176,01
CHANGE CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 177,41 174,22 2,42M 2.741,4 2.667,6 1,41M 3.309,17 3.255,94 2,78M 214,61 210,80 2,62M 142,92 139,11 93,76M 226,72 220,60 9,05M 195,87 191,24 3,46M 104,54 101,88 10,82M 55,41 54,04 18,26M 53,20 52,57 16,16M 345,02 338,64 14,70M 382,72 375,85 2,37M 332,73 324,58 2,79M 216,42 211,63 2,27M 143,97 140,37 6,54M 54,10 53,05 18,17M 161,90 158,62 8,51M 168,30 163,60 11,12M 244,69 240,25 2,03M 84,34 80,63 101,95M 289,98 281,29 28,69M 148,00 144,37 8,10M 140,23 138,32 5,54M 276,34 268,77 4,73M 780,78 763,59 16,60M 393,69 383,12 3,13M 54,56 53,92 17,93M 231,56 223,47 7,92M 139,63 135,92 9,92M 177,32 171,97 12,06M M - MILLION DOLLARS
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Most Advanced Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A Cable One Inc. TransDigm Group Inc. MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index 3X Leveraged Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares Vail Resorts Inc. UBS AG FI Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETN Silvergate Capital Corp. Mettler-Toledo International Inc. Mastercard Inc. Martin Marietta Materials Inc.
0.85% 1.76% 4.54% 11.93% 7.56% 4.49% 1.87% 10.87% 0.91% 3.60% 3.61%
1K 35.53K 438.59K 650.65K 337.8K 451.91K 99 1.2M 115.09K 5.23M 511.74K
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37.26K 200.6K 1.42K 1.37K 839.74K 5.94K 21.87K 75.46K 1.39M 11.78M 729.42K
Most Declined Texas Pacific Land Corp. AutoZone Inc. Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Cl B Danaher Corp. 5% Mand. Pfd. Series B RH Danaher Corp. 4.75% Mandatory Conv. Pfd. NVR Inc. Chemed Corp. ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas Spire Global Inc. Shopify Inc. Cl A
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Euro EUR/GBP: Unchanged at £0.85 EUR/USD: Unchanged at $1.17 The euro initially got off to a strong start in September, with the single currency carrying over some of its momentum from late August and supported by some robust Eurozone data releases. However the euro hit a major stumbling block in the form of the European Central Bank (ECB), which maintained its dovish stance as it concluded its September policy meeting, in spite of also announcing plans to begin reduc‐ ing the pace of its pandemic emergency pur‐ chase programme. This pullback in the euro through the second half of September has also been fuelled by po‐ litical uncertainty in Germany ahead of its gen‐ eral election as well as pressure from a stronger US dollar. Looking ahead, the single currency could face additional volatility in the weeks to come, as German coalition talks, and the increasing policy divergence between the ECB and Feder‐ al Reserve are likely to dominate EUR senti‐ ment. Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.16 to €1.17 GBP/USD: Unmoved at $1.36 The pound has traded in a wide range over the past four weeks, in response to growing doubts over the resilience of the UK’s econom‐ ic recovery. This comes as businesses express concerns over staff shortages, supply constraints and ris‐ ing energy prices, the combination of which could lead the rebound in growth to stall in the latter half of 2021. Also spooking GBP investors in early September were concerns over Boris John‐
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT IRRESPECTIVE of your political leanings, your position in society or your financial worth; it’s very hard to ignore the fact that someone, somewhere, has totally lost the plot! Last week in the UK, over double the number of illegals had already arrived than came ashore over the whole of last year ‐ and there’s still three months to go! The situation is bordering on pure insanity. The majority of these people are male. A large percentage is fighting fit ‐ and even the authorities admit to the possibility that some 4,000 terrorists have already been smuggled into Europe by enemy forces. What on earth is going on? The UK’s esteemed Home Secretary, who you remember engages some 99 per cent ethnic assistants in her department (all by pure coincidence of course!) just seems to pipe up with some pacifying appeasement every time the going gets a bit tough. I truly have never heard a minister promise so much and deliver so little, (and we’ve heard a few!). It’s high time Ms Patel was hauled up and made to explain her immigrant policies
How gullible
in full, not with an occasional intelligence insulting platitude when her survival merits it. When is it all going to stop? The UK’s infrastructure is already crumbling. NHS, housing and accommodation is all but falling apart. The benefit system is bleeding the country dry and people are sick and tired of not being able to express their feelings for fear of prosecution. And still thousands of illegal aliens are able to pour in. The hotels are full of them, the government has no idea what to do with them and they are costing the taxpayers millions. Couple this with the fact that, according to the experts, an average 10 in every 1,000 is a potential terrorist; it’s certainly not rocket science to see that they have imported a substantial army already. It took only 19 to kill 3,000 people in the US. After these insurgents have recruited partisans and set up their respective ‘cells’, which is no doubt what they are instructed to do, they will have in place a lethal, internal force of such frightening proportions it could make 9/11 look like a light skirmish ‐ and all at British citizens’ expense. How they must all be
laughing. How gullible they must believe we all are. Well of course they are completely right! Anyone who believes that Taliban have ‘seen the light’ and changed the habits of thousands of years, shouldn’t even be in the vicinity of authority, leave alone its actual purveyors. I for one hope I’m still around to see the looks on the faces of the PC and Wokers when it finely dawns on them that they’ve made a terrible mistake and have, by their naive incompetence, managed to bring terror and grovelling submission to a once great nation. And finally; once again I see British footballers have been the recipients of racial taunts on the pitch. I notice they still insisted on the racially provocative ‘knee take’ at the start. The unprecedented rise of racism is purely down to those who doth protest too much ‐ methinks! Keep the Faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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CONSULAR MATTERS RECENTLY I received a notifi‐ cation for a hearing of a court case for January 13, 2026, which made me think of Arbi‐ tration. As a lawyer I am committed to saving clients money and time where possi‐ ble. One of the ways to do this is by Arbitration. I myself and a number of other abogados in Spain are listed as Arbitrators by the Spanish Bar Association. So when could you have Ar‐ bitration? Well for example if you rented out your house in Spain. In the tenancy agree‐ ment you could specify that if there was a dispute between the parties to the agreement, you, the landlord and the ten‐ ant consent to have the dis‐ pute resolved by Arbitration. Arbitration could also apply to a property purchase con‐ tract or a supply contract for goods. There are many other circumstances in which Arbi‐
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THE Picos de Europa are defined by soaring mountains, diverse wildlife and miles of forest making them the ideal location for thrill seekers looking for an adventure off the beaten track. Thinking of tourist attractions in Spain often conjures up images of beaches layered with sun cream lathered bathers or towns with a contrasting mix of Moorish and Christian architecture. Very few think of the mountain peaks in the North West with walking trails and scenery to challenge hiking holiday locations like the Black Forest or the Alps. The name was given by the early colonialists on their way home from America, as this was the first landmark they could identify. This is not surprising as the mountains are so huge they stretch through parts of Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and Leon. The animals which roam throughout the area, most of
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ARBITRATION: As an example, can apply to a property purchase or a contract for goods.
tration could apply. The next question is why would I want Arbitration?
Well the two main advantages are speed and cost. With Arbi‐ tration you will get a resolu‐
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which is protected national park land, is one of the biggest draws of the Picos. In the most remote parts there are significant populations of wild wolves and brown bears which are known for avoiding humans and being quite timid. Buzzards, eagles and vultures can be spotted as well if you keep your eye to the sky. As physically challenging as it may be to hike around the Picos de Europa it is a rewarding experience which will provide breathtaking views of Lakes of Covadonga and vast expanses of forest relatively untouched by waves or tourists. If hiking up great hills doesn’t sound enjoyable the Fuente De cable car will take you up 800 metres to a great peak from which you can hike down. There is also a great network of natural caves beneath the mountains believed to be the deepest in the world which are still being explored.
Regarding costs, Arbitration is significantly less expensive. Do I need a lawyer? As with any legal matter in Spain there is no requirement to have a lawyer but of course, I recom‐ mend to have one. What if I win and the other party doesn’t pay me? Well the decision of the Arbitrator is final, you enforce the deci‐ sion in court to recover your damages from the other side. Can I choose my Arbitrator? If both parties agree in the contract then yes you can. If not then you are allocated an Arbitrator by the Bar Associa‐ tion, basically the next one on the list, like a cab rank. Can Arbitration be done in English? Well it can if I am the Arbitrator, otherwise you may need a translator, depending on which Arbitrator is appoint‐ ed, but the resolution has to be produced in Spanish. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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HIGH FIVE YOUR INNER DAIMON TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA
#TheWomanBeyond YOU may remember in my first col‐ umn I explained that if there’s a gap between who you’re capable of be‐ ing in any given moment and who you are actually being in that mo‐ ment, you will experience a level of Discontent. Regret. Anxiety. Depres‐ sion. And in last week’s column we intro‐ duced you to your Eudaimon ‐ how is she, did you name her yet?? Do let me know, I’d love to hear. If you’re feeling a little out of sorts ‐ let’s face it we all do at vari‐ ous times, me, it’s when, as I am at the moment, stuck in Rainy Blighty and wishing to be in our beautiful south of Spain. And in this case our
bad‐daimon raises its head!! aka: Unhappiness, feeling unful‐ filled or lacklustre, not a good feel‐ ing. Well, I hear you asking what IS the trick to closing the gap between who I’M capable of being and who I’M ac‐ tually being. How can I enjoy the mental and emotional well‐being of eudaimonia? The Greeks (you must have guessed by now, I love a bit of Ancient Wis‐ dom) had a word for that, too. And, if I had to summarise my entire philoso‐ phy in business and life in one word, this word sums it up perfectly ‐ Areté. The word Areté doesn’t directly translate into English, however in essence it means ‘virtue’ or ‘excel‐ lence,’ but it also has a much deeper meaning ‐ something closer to ‘ex‐ pressing the highest version of your‐ self moment to moment to moment.’
I’m all about doing what I do with excellence, if something is worth do‐ ing, it’s worth doing to your best. As part of my own research, I have spent the last 30 years trying to unearth what creates ‘success’ or what’s en‐ abled us to flourish. One of these se‐ crets is about putting into practice your best virtues ‐ So I have worked on establishing my own, my top five being, Creativity, Gratitude, Zest, Spirituality and Curiosity. When we are able to put our virtues into practice, through our work on a daily basis, there’s simply no room for regret or anxiety or disil‐ lusionment. So, when you’re at a choice point today, think Areté. Are you putting your core character strengths (virtues) in to practice? If you are not feeling fulfilled, or you are under‐ whelmed by your work or current vo‐ cation, perhaps it’s time to reflect
and make some changes. High five your inner daimon and ex‐ perience the joy of flourishing. If you’d like to find out more about establishing your Character Strengths ‐ drop me a line and I’ll send you a FREE Assessment that will tell you your Top Five Virtues. And you can start putting them into action. ¡Hasta luego! Stay Focussed, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment. Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x Toni Eastwood OBE, MBA #TheWomanBeyond To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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POST OFFICE CHARGES From our Facebook In the Murcia Province it seems that the post office is now charging a handling fee for all mail from the UK. With Xmas coming everyone should be aware that not only is there a long delay, at least a month, but also a handling charge of at least €5 on deliveries from the UK!
A taxi plus fee to remove car from the pound cost €100, which for a pensioner is a little too much. Thank you. Dianne Thorpe
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Wake up! Dear Leapy Lee, Brilliant, I agree with all your opinions on BLM, immigration, woke etc,etc but ref climate change, you have really nailed it. I am astounded that everyone from the man in the street to Royalty and all in between are suckered into this CO2 scaremongering. Nice to hear someone with common sense, Leap. Keep up the good work on behalf of many of us. Regards Brian
Parking in La Cala de Mijas On Thursday September 29, l parked my car at the eastern entrance to the car park behind Carrefour, here there is space on the right hand side in front of Opticians Laza, with no yellow line, where l have parked many times. However the Local Police thought otherwise, and whilst l was shopping, called a grua to remove all vehicles parked there. The opticians asked police why, to be told it blocks lorries entering. Not 50 metres away, several bars and cafes have still got extended terraces into the road, often blocking traffic when lorries are unloading. There must be some consistency by Local Police, town hall etc, to either paint yellow lines where one should not park and the removal of these extended terraces, which are no longer necessary as we are told by the Junta we are now at almost 0 level, which would free up more parking space for an already lack of such in La Cala de Mijas.
PENSIONER’S DILEMMA MORE than one of our readers are facing a dilemma due to the 90/180 day restrictions for UK passport holders who do not hold residencia in Spain or indeed any other EU member State. Many retired people particularly enjoy the concept of living part of their life in Spain and the other part in the UK but whereas before, if they owned a property in Spain, they could spend the summer here and then return to the UK, that will be curtailed. So, if you were used to spending four to six months
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Hello Leapy, I would like to start off by saying that I absolutely love your column and always agree with what you’ve said. I feel the need to rant and what I’m about to say has been bottling up for some time because if I’ve ever mentioned this subject over Facebook I get called a racist. I am 67 years old and never considered myself racist in any way, shape or form but what’s happening now is making me racist. The constant TV adverts that now always contain black people together with presenters whether or not they are fit for the job, and the constant BBC stupidity and push of BLM just makes my blood boil. We have become the minority now and not allowed to speak up for the ‘white’ community. We can’t even display our national flags without hate being shown against them. I have lived in Spain for 16 years and never ever want to go back. The BBC infuriate me so much that I don’t watch it anymore and hardly ever listen or watch the news. The likes of Lewis Hamilton who blatantly supports BLM while raking in a fortune thanks mainly to his white British followers and who paid black people to attend social functions. Plus now the TV adverts showing black families are telling us to go vegetarian to help the planet. It beggars belief. Don’t get me started on the policing in the UK and the lack of respect for the law. I apologise for this rant but I needed to vent and now feel a bit better. There is so much to complain about in the UK it would take me weeks. I thank god my son and daughter have made a great life out here and never wish to return to the UK. Kind regards, Helen
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here from April to September for example, this is no longer possible as the maximum time you can spend is three months and then be out of the country for three months before returning. It would appear that the only way round this is to apply for Spanish residency, but that doesn’t suit everybody as there are so many ramifications, not the least of which is the burden of taxation being transferred to the Spanish system. For some, this may mean that they will decide to sell their
Spanish property or as some used to do, spend winter in Spain staying in low season priced hotels and there could be a noticeable loss to the economy if many decide that Spain (or indeed anywhere in the EU) is no longer an attractive destination for them. Businesses here need as much financial support as possible, but whilst the UK Government and the European Union have ‘bigger fish to fight over’ it seems highly unlikely that the plight of those affected will be uppermost in their minds.
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Sue Wilczynski Good , happy for them to take risks with their lives but can’t be allowed to risk the lives of others
Keith Lowrey Shouldn't let them play in the premiership either and stop their massive salaries....
Jacquie Anne Good for them. Their bodies their choice!
Matt Cox I’m surprised it’s only 5 . Wow … Let’s hope they don’t give in to the pressure .. Their long term health must come first ..
Valerie Thatcher Why will people not have a vaccine
Tina Gillmartin Good on them personal choice
Kevin Somerville Good for them
Peter Sauer Their land, their rules
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IT doesn’t seem to matter how old we get, black‐ heads can always make an unwanted appearance on our faces and bodies. Even long after fine lines and wrinkles have set in, our bodies can somehow still produce enough oil to create those annoying little black dots, often on our noses and cheeks. And while blackheads ‐ caused when a hair follicle be‐ comes clogged with oil and dirt ‐ are harmless, they can certainly be irri‐ tating. Unfortunately, there is no permanent way to re‐ move blackheads, al‐ though thankfully with good skin hygiene and regular extraction their appearance can be less‐ ened. An important first step is making sure skin is cleansed both thoroughly and regularly. Many dermatologists
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recommend cleaning skin both morning and evening with a mild cleanser. Avoid harsh or foaming formulas as these can strip the skin,
leaving it likely to overproduce sebum, creating oily, black‐ head‐prone skin. The right cleanser for your skin type should leave it feel‐ ing clean but not tight after
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use. For particularly oily or spot‐prone skin, a salylic or gly‐ colic acid cleanser can help re‐ move dead skin cells and speed up cell turnover, preventing the production of new blem‐ ishes. Once your skin is clean, you can encourage blackheads out of the follicles by gently and carefully steaming your face with a facial steamer or over a bowl of hot water. After around 10 minutes you can then gently exfoliate, re‐ moving any dirt and oil which has come out of the skin. If any blackheads are still stubbornly lingering, you can encourage them out by apply‐ ing strips which can be found in supermarkets and pharma‐ cies, which can remove be‐ tween 15 and 20 per cent of blackheads. Finally, if all else fails, it may be worth booking in for a pro‐ fessional treatment with a beautician or dermatologist who can gently remove black‐ heads for you and recommend products to prevent them re‐ turning.
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Hiding tiredness OUR busy everyday lives can be shattering in the modern world. There may be many reasons why you’re tired such as job stress, insomnia, burning the candle at both ends, or personal issues. In a perfect world we’d take a week off to relax and catch up with sleep but hel‐ lo... this is not a perfect world, chin up and let’s get on with it, we need a quick make‐up fix! Tiredness can be hard to cover, but here are some tips: For bloodshot eyes, ei‐ ther from exhaustion or crying, flesh‐toned eyeliner is your new best friend. Go for a shade only slightly darker than your natural skin tone to cover those red rims. Matte shades are more subtle but shimmery ones have some great brightening power. A touch of blue mascara can work wonders on mak‐ ing the whites of your eyes appear whiter and in elimi‐
nating the appearance of the red tones. For those dark circles which may be anything from grey to blue to dark purple try a peachy or yel‐ lowy‐toned concealer. Peach looks more natural, but yellow is brightening. Your skin may be show‐ ing the tell‐tale signs of tiredness even if the rest of your face isn’t. Dull, lifeless skin can be perked up with a refresher spray. If it’s kept in the fridge then it’ll help refresh skin and reduce puffiness. Light foundation or BB cream is always a life‐ saver in these situations but go easy, as trowelling it on never helps. A cream blush is a great fix for the face as it intro‐ duces a soft glow for a fresh‐faced look, instead of harsh unnatural colours. For cool undertones use a baby‐ pink shade, and for warm complexions, opt for something a little more peachy.
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ONE of the undoubted products of the pandemic has been our renewed love of animals ‐ and a spike in demand for feline and canine companions. However, as regards cats: “If your cat doesn’t respond when you call, it’s not because it doesn’t recog‐ nise its name. It’s because it doesn’t respect you and in‐ stead views your life with, at best, cold indiffer‐ ence.” This according to another ‘MOBO’ study (Masters of the Bleeding Obvious). But ev‐ eryone knows this about cats: “A dog to adore you, a cat to ignore you.” (Au‐ thors unknown ‐ proba‐
bly Profs Paddypaws, Fluff and Tiddles.) My cat, bless him, is true to form. Me‐ ows like mad to go outside but then ‘blames’ me with a disdainful look if it’s raining. Even tries the back door in case I’m lying and there’s a different microclimate back there. Then looks at me as if it’s my fault it’s raining and I’ve the power to make it stop. Cats have their undoubted qualities but, frankly, I prefer dogs, so comparing the two would be a rather odd, pointless exer‐ cise, a bit like judging Boris Johnson by
the attributes required of a svelte, world class ballerina. Moreover, I reckon dogs are far smarter than many of the individuals involved in any survey/’study’. Remember the time when, in a vet’s waiting room, I was sur‐ prised to see owners pacing up and down, jingling coins in pockets, listlessly checking out posters and notices while all the dogs present were sitting, waiting calmly, pa‐ tiently? Then I noticed the sign on the wait‐ ing room door: ‘Be back in five minutes, Sit! Stay!’
Finally, many thanks for all the great comments left on my website about ‘The Sentinel’, my latest thriller, now available in audiobook format narrated by my good friend, the actor Rayner Bourton ‐ ‘Rocky’ in the original London production of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’. Happy reading! In fact, even thinking about the novel is sending icy, blood‐curdling shivers down my spine... Nurse, the screens please! That’s better, now I’m back on the meds. And bring that big syringe! Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Be‐ trayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora‐john son.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, paperback and au‐ diobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cude‐ ca cancer charity. A dog to adore you, a cat to ignore you. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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GO LOCAL THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support local businesses in the community by shopping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butch‐ ers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent businesses in your area. Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are. They add unique character. They are convenient. And they offer excellent pro‐ duce from known suppli‐ ers. The joy of shopping locally means that inde‐ pendent busi‐
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Barcelona Motor Show 2021 THE Barcelona Motor Show 2021 was inaugurated on Thursday, September 30, by King Felipe VI of Spain. Also present were Pedro Sanchez, the President of the Gov‐ ernment; Reyes Maroto, the Min‐ ister of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism; and Roger Torrent the Minister of Business and Labour of the Generalitat. After opening this grand event at the Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc, they paid a visit to the various ex‐ hibitor’s stands that will be on show until October 10, with 23 different car manufacturers pre‐ sent. Pau Relat, the president of Fira de Barcelona, speaking during the opening lunch, said he hoped that the running of the Barcelona Mo‐ tor Show this year will lead to the reactivation of the automobile sector in Spain. Relat also stressed that this event is capable of “generating
multiple opportunities for the in‐ dustrial, productive and commer‐ cial fabric,” pointing out that the sector is undergoing an important transformation process, with the electric car already a reality, and sustainable mobility a challenge facing Spain’s cities and territo‐ ries. He continued, “This 2021 edition is very special. It is one of the first major face‐to‐face events that we have been able to celebrate, fol‐ lowing the security protocols, and after the forced stoppage of the pandemic, so it is logical that it does so under the expressive slo‐ gan of ‘The illusion returns’.” The Fira president added that the Barcelona Motor Show offers a renewed illusion for the auto‐ motive sector and its profession‐ als, and for the public, who he hopes will attend and enjoy this large event that is celebrating the evolution of the motor industry.
NEW RULES: Anyone caught with a mobile phone in their hand will be punished.
New DGT traffic regulations ON Thursday, September 30, a whole new set of traffic regulations and amendments came into force from the Direccion General de Trafico (DGT). The new regulation is called the Traffic, Circula‐ tion, and Road Safety Law, and carries some very strict penalties for drivers, so please be aware.
The term ‘drivers’ ap‐ plies to motorcycles as well. One of the biggest new measures is a reform of an existing law, which states that from now on, any driver caught with a mobile phone in their hand ‐ whether it is active or not ‐ will be punished with the loss of six points from their driving licence. At the moment, the penalty for this is only three points, so it is now doubled. Probably the most con‐ troversial change is with regards to how drivers must overtake another vehicle. Until now, drivers were allowed to exceed the generic speed limit of the stretch of road they were on by 20kph when overtaking, but now, that part of the law is elimi‐ nated. This of course means that any vehicle found to be exceeding the road’s displayed speed limit while overtaking another vehicle will be liable to a fine, but the question arises of how anybody is ever expected to be able to overtake another vehi‐
cle safely under these rules. It opens up the scenario of another vehicle coming in the other direction and causing a collision, be‐ cause the overtaking ve‐ hicle spends too long in the oncoming lane while trying to maintain the le‐ gal speed limit. As a matter of interest, the popular Spanish polit‐ ical parties of Ciu‐ dadanos, PNV, ERC, Plu‐ ral, and Vox, all apparently presented amendments with the aim of maintaining the rule of exceeding 20kph when overtaking. Not using, or incorrectly wearing the seatbelt now carries a loss of four points, up from three points, and the same when not using child re‐ straints, helmets, or other protective elements. Drivers of personal mo‐ bility vehicles, such as electric scooters, will be obliged to use a protec‐ tive helmet in the terms that are determined by regulation, a measure that was included in the text through an amend‐ ment.
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack S U Z U K I may not have the clout of larger car makers but has always driven well above its au‐ tomotive weight. A col‐ laborative link with Toy‐ ota has produced Suzuki’s most expensive production car to date; the Across. Priced from €53,367/£45,599 the Across is a considerable step up the price league by normal Suzuki stan‐ dards, but does hold the prospect of some con‐ quest sales. The Across is, with a few subtle tweaks, an RAV4 and in Suzuki form not only feels and drives very premium but is a proper 4x4. A single model hosts one of the best equipped SUVs with standard fare including such things as leather trim, heated front and rear seats, heated steer‐ ing wheel, dual zone air conditioning, electronic four‐wheel‐drive, high beam assist, keyless en‐
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Suzuki Across - the perfect fusion of power try and start, rear park‐ ing camera, reclining rear seats and much more. Power comes from a 2.5‐litre, four‐cylinder petrol engine mated to 134kw electric motor providing hybrid p o w e r . Fo u r d r i v i n g modes of‐ fer the option of p u r e electric, automat‐ ic be‐ t w e e n hybrid and elec‐ tric, hy‐ brid and battery charge. There’s a claimed pure electric range of 46 miles, I man‐ aged 40 miles without any effort at conserving battery power, so it’s a particularly impressive and commutable dis‐ tance. The fusion between
petrol and electric pow‐ er is impressive too, with easily‐selectable modes and an e‐CVT automatic transmission that makes for smooth transitions without the usual raised
Facts at a Glance Model: Suzuki Across Engine: 2.5-litre, 4-cylinder, petrol with 134kw electric motor Gears: e-CVT automatic Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 6 seconds/Maximum Speed 180 kph (112 mph) Economy: 6.6 l/100km (42.9 mpg) combined driving – WLTP Electric only range: 75 km/46 miles Emissions: 22 g/km - WLTP Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
SUZUKI ACROSS: A suitably rugged looking SUV.
engine revs. Add the self‐charge button, which raises the engine revs somewhat, and there’s a surprisingly rapid recharge on the move. Plug‐in the Across
and it’ll take around six hours to fully charge f r o m a d o m e s t i c w a l l‐ box. On the road the Across has a very premium feel helped by the smooth
and refined progress. A large touchscreen still leaves buttons (hur‐ rah!) for other func‐ tions and it’s all very in‐ tuitive. A conventional style automatic gear shift lever adds a touch of normality in a world where the standard rules of car conventionality seem to have disap‐ peared. Many hybrids and electric vehicles have lost that conven‐ tional look and all too frequently for reasons of
style rather than practi‐ cal substance. There is plenty of space for passengers and their luggage, not to mention lots of cubby boxes and pockets for your in‐car bits‐and‐ bobs. With subtle styling tweaks to the front de‐ sign the Across is a suit‐ ably rugged looking SUV, as befits a proper off‐ road vehicle, and with a high specification more than lives up to the price tag.