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No queuejumping THE Generalitat in‐ structed hospitals to give Covid vaccina‐ tions only by appoint‐ ment. Until the order was issued on December 22, the province’s hospitals were accept‐ ing allcomers eligible for a third booster jab but, as in the case of San Juan and Alicante General, they were swamped with would‐ be vaccinees, even those from other Health districts. The regional Health department has made clear that boosters should be given ac‐ cording to age. Most over‐70s have now had their jab with the over‐60s next in line, except in some areas where this has been completed, with the over‐50s to follow.
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CHRISTMAS RECEPTION: Hosbec’s Toni Mayor addresses Costa Blanca politicians and tourism professionals.
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Voucher sell-out MORE than 32,000 Benidorm residents had down‐ loaded 161,063 shopping vouchers by December 22. The €10 vouchers give shoppers a €20 discount in shops participating in the scheme that the town hall ‐ which reimburses the difference to business‐own‐ ers ‐ introduced to boost the local economy. The campaign, due to end on December 31, is open to over‐18s registered on the Benidorm Padron by December 1, 2021. Local shops and businesses reported increased sales with clients spending even more than their vouchers allowed, reported Raul Parra, president of Benidorm’s shopkeepers’ association, Aico. “It’s a success,” Parra said. “We didn’t think that it would have such an impact,” he admitted.
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Resilient and positive tourism
TOURISM professionals must not lose heart or their strength, declared Toni Mayor, presi dent of hoteliers’ association HOSBEC. He was addressing 200 politicians, busi nessowners and executives who are promi nent in the tourist industry during HOSBEC’s traditional Christmas reception. Originally scheduled to be held at the Domingo Devesa centre in Benidorm, the venue was switched to the Oscar Espla audi torium in the Aiguera park owing to the Covid situation. “Creating happiness and leading social and economic development is in our DNA,” the HOSBEC president told those present. “That makes us fine representatives of re silience and positivity.” The Valencian Community’s tourism sec tor should not lose sight of the one certainty that was on the table, Mayor added: “Tourism is essential.”
PUPILS at Finestrat’s Puig Cam pana primary school began planting herbs and vegetables in September. The children, aged from two years to 12, are now bringing in lettuces and cabbages from the 200square metre plot. Tending the allot ment helped pupils learn the values of effort and patience as
The Hosbec president acknowledged that some things would not be the same as be fore, but many would be unchanged. “It is our responsibility to anticipate the new sce narios that could occur, doing so with the ex cellence and toughness that set us apart,” Mayor stressed. He drew attention to the “inhuman” atti tude of members of the regional govern ment coalition who hope to introduce a tourist tax. This would effectively drown a sector al ready up to its neck owing to Covid, he cau tioned. Mayor also declared that vaccination was the best way of coexisting with Covid. “At some point before 2022 ends, the worst of the pandemic will be over and we shall have won the war against it,” he pre dicted. “But there are still some battles to be fought.”
Green fingers they watched the produce grow, Finestrat’s Education councillor Maria Dolores Vi udes said. “They also learn that natural products don’t come directly from supermarket shelves,” she remarked.
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GROWTH SECTOR: Cabbages planted by Puig Campana pupils.
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NIBS EXTRA Scouts help CAMPELLO’S scouts, assisted by Proteccion volunteers, have filled the local Caritas headquarters with food sup‐ plies, personal hygiene items and cleaning products as well as turron and other Christ‐ mas sweetmeats. The scouts thanked the local population for their donations, which will now be distributed amongst the municipality’s vulnerable families.
Going green BENIDORM Town Hall hopes to obtain €4.3 million from the EU’s Next Generation fund. Mayor Toni Perez re‐ vealed that it would be used for a “green revolution” bringing nature into school playgrounds, creating garden zones and Green Routes linked to the El Moralet and Sequia Mare woodland areas.
Indoors out TEULADA‐MORAIRA Town Hall, like other municipalities with rising Covid numbers, cancelled all holiday season events taking place indoors although those in the open‐ air could go ahead. The local government asked for the ‘understanding’ and ‘respon‐ sibility’ of every individual, urging them to comply with all health and safety mea‐ sures.
Tax-free SHOULD the regional parlia‐ ment approve a tourist tax, several town and city halls, es‐ pecially those in Partido Popu‐ lar hands, announced that they would not charge it. So, too, did Gandia’s Jose Manuel Prieto (PSOE), saying that if given the choice, he would prefer not to apply the tax.
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Giving4Giving gives again THE Giving4Giving char‐ ity recently donated €1,000 to Alfaz’s Volun‐ tariado Social group which runs the local Food Bank. Giving4Giving’s Gary Burr presented the cash to Voluntariado Social’s president Antonio Viso, accompanied by volun‐ teer Amanda Allan. Also present were
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GIVING4GIVING DONATION: Antonio Viso and Gary Burr, accompanied by Amanda Allan and local councillors.
councillors Martine Mertens and Isabel
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Muñoz, “We made four €1,000 donations in De‐ cember, the first to Al‐ faz’s Social Services, the second to Busy Bees for
the orphanage in Relleu, the third to the Men’s Shelter in Gandia and the fourth to the Altea Red Cross,” Gary said. “Our grand total of donations has reached €218,000 and we look forward to reaching a quarter of a million!” Giving4Giving always needs volunteers, so please give Gary a call on 603 137 697 if you would like to help.
Euro Weekly News! Cars help animal shelter
MUCH like 12 months ago, we ap‐ proach the New Year with uncer‐ tainty and trepidation. But this year, there’s added frustration. Just as we all felt normality was within touching distance, it was snatched away by the ever‐ changing global situation. But just like last year, we move for‐ ward with hope that brighter days are just around the cor‐ Michel & Steven Euesden. ner. And with good reason. Recent times have showed us the power of community spirit. In tough times, normal people can do amazing things. It has been our pleasure to cover the many heart‐warming stories of gestures, large and small, that have made a huge difference to the lives of many people across the year. We have all learned not to take things for granted. To ap‐ preciate those who are close to us and to make the most of every moment. We don’t know the future, but we do know how much we have all been through and what we have overcome. And that should fill us all with positivity heading into 2022. With that in mind, Michel, Steven and all the EWN family would like to wish all our valued clients, and loyal readers from Spain and around the globe a HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
FOUR HUNDRED classic, tuner and American cars helped to raise half a ton of supplies for La Nucia’s animal shelter. The Car Show, organised by Club Almafra Racing and Butterfly Drift Photography, was held in the car park of the Camilo Cano sports com‐ plex and included motorcycle displays from Ruben Sevilla and Atila, known as the ‘Acro‐ bat on Four Wheels.’
Treasure in La Vila THE remains of Villajoyosa’s Roman baths, discovered in 2006, are regarded as possibly the best‐preserved in the Va‐ lencian Community. Built in the first century BC and in use until the fourth century AD, a section of the
Javea opposes fishing cutbacks JAVEA will ask the central government to seek consensus and ensure the eco‐ nomic viability of the fishing industry. Mayor Jose Chulvi presented the motion demonstrating the municipali‐ ty’s backing for the sector’s claims at the last plenary council meeting. It al‐ so voiced its rejection of Spain’s Cabi‐ net approval for the EU fishing restric‐ tions. The new directives limit the number of days that boats will be allowed to fish and sets maximum quotas for the amount of the local red prawns that
All of the money raised from the registration fees paid by participating vehicles from all over the Valencian Communi‐ ty, Murcia and Andalucia, were donated to La Nucia’s shelter, the Protectora de Ani‐ males. There were also donations of much‐needed supplies of food, medication and other items for the animals from the participants and visitors.
they will be allowed to catch. The 6 per cent reduction in catches is the third in three years, although it is still too early to assess the effect on the industry of the previous 10 per cent and 7.5 per cent cuts. As in other coastal municipalities, the fishing industry plays an impor‐ tant part in Javea’s economy, generat‐ ing direct and indirect jobs, Chulvi’s motion pointed out. “It also plays an important part in our cultural, historic and tourist iden‐ tity,” the mayor maintained.
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plot between Calle Canalejas and Calle Alvaro Esquerdo has yet to be excavated. The €3 million project to convert the site into an open‐ air museum was originally agreed by the town hall, the Vilamuseu archaeological mu‐ seum and the Diputacion provincial council in 2013. The project is expected to be carried out over several years, with the first €400,000 phase due to start in 2022, La Vila Town Hall announced.
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Adopt, don’t buy ALTEA Town Hall is cur‐ rently spreading the mes‐ sage that animals are not toys. Launching the Los ani‐ males no son un juguete campaign, Health and Ani‐ mal Welfare councillor Jose Luis Leon Gascon pointed out that animals are often given as Christ‐ mas presents. “Animals feel and suffer like us,” Leon Gascon said. “They have to be looked after and fed, we must guarantee their well‐being in society and provide them with respect.” The councillor was ac‐ companied by Marijke Viezee, representing the Gatos Felices association and Mariola Terrer from Somos Gos. One hundred animals were abandoned or lost in Altea during 2021 and all stressed the need to adopt, not buy, pets. “What is most impor‐ tant is that we are on the way to ethical manage‐ ment of the cat colonies feeding, de‐fleaing, worm‐ ing and sterilising the ani‐ mals,” Marijke Viezee said. “We have carried out a census and visited the colonies, but there is a lot of work ahead of us,” she added. Eighty‐eight female cats and 63 males were sterilised this year in Altea via the trap, neuter and re‐ turn (CER) method with a €13,000 municipal grant, Leon Gascon said. In 2022, the town hall will allocate €38,400 to local animal protection associations, of which €12,000 will be as‐ signed to the cat colonies and neutering.
and finally... CALPE’S mayor Ana Sala, assisted by Public Safety and Prome‐ nades councillor Domingo Sanchez, did a spot of painting re‐ cently. Some days before, early risers noticed that a bench on the La Fossa promenade had been painted overnight in the red, yellow and dark purple colours of Spain’s former Republican flag. Instead of returning the bench to its original white, the mayor and Domingo Sanchez decided to paint it with the red and yellow of Spain’s present‐day flag. “The Republic doesn’t exist,” Sala wrote on her social media pages. “This is Calpe. Valencian Community. Twenty‐first centu‐ ry Spain.”
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EWN prize winner revealed Jewel thieves caught A BRITISH teacher living in Spain has been named as the winner of the Euro Weekly News’ €200 trol‐ ley dash giveaway at the Over‐ seas Supermarket. Caroline Louise Wilson, 31, was given the €200 prize after taking part in the EWN’s survey to get readers’ thoughts on the newspa‐ per’s new website. The Euro Weekly News is cur‐ rently redesigning its website to ensure it rivals the best worldwide news sites and continues to be the most popular English news web‐ site in Spain. The site will be bigger, better and faster, yet still provide your favourite articles, updated by the minute, along with new and excit‐ ing features, and the Euro Weekly News wanted to hear its readers’ opinions on what the new website should look like.
Caroline won the €200 prize.
Caroline, who is originally from the UK and moved to Almeria when she was eight before be‐ coming a teacher in Madrid, told the Euro Weekly News she took part in the survey after her mum, Gillian Wilson, encouraged her to enter. She said: “My mum reads the Euro Weekly every week and when I come home she likes to share it with me. “My mum had entered and sug‐
ested I should have a go, so I did.” Caroline added that she plans to use the voucher to stock up on some goodies while staying with her mum in Almeria. She told the EWN: “We are hoping to get a few extras for Christmas and maybe something that reminds us of home.” Caroline added: “Thank you to the Euro Weekly News and Iceland for making our Christmas a little bit merrier.”
THE Guardia Civil have arrested two Albanian nationals aged 20 and 22 years old for allegedly committing four robberies with force in Valencia and Murcia. An investigation began on December 8 when Guardia Civil officers from Torrevieja were carrying out an operation in a residential area. They spotted a car approaching them, but when the driver noticed the officers the car sped off. A chase ensued and the men were eventually caught. They were discovered carrying €500 in cash and items of jewellery. The investigation revealed the suspects had stolen jewellery from a home in Caravaca de la Cruz, in the Region of Murcia. They had also carried out multiple rob‐ beries in Valencia. The officers were able to recover jewellery worth more than €116,000. The alleged perpetrators of the robberies have been charged with four offences of robbery with force and one offence of serious disobedience and resistance.
A successful year for local charity THE Original Charity Shop and Library can look back on a successful year 2021. It was also a very challenging year for ev‐ erybody, but thanks to their loyal clients and customers and their brilliant, hard‐ working volunteers they were able to end the year with donations totalling €11,700. The beneficiaries were: Aspan‐ ion, Javea Autism Association, Make a
Smile, the Red Cross, Javea Psychologi‐ cal support Programme against gender violence, Raquel Paya School for special needs children in Denia and the La Palo‐ ma Appeal, bringing the total donations 2021 to over €27,000. They wish all their staff, customers and clients a healthy, happy and pros‐ perous New Year 2022.
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GENERALITAT president Ximo Puig ruled out further anti-Covid restrictions for the New Year. Far from following the lead of autonomous regions and imposing stricter regulations like Murcia’s curfew, Puig said it was up to each town or city hall to decide whether or not to suspend crowded events and celebrations. Despite earlier reports that Covid passports could be required for outdoor terraces, the regional president confirmed that there were no plans to introduce this measure. “We aren’t going to create more uncertainty,” Puig declared to the Spanish media during a visit to Alicante City on December 27. “The Generalitat has al-
ready said what should be done,” he added. “The aim is to have as few crowds as possible, masks should be worn and interiors wellaired.” Accompanied by Ana Barcelo, who heads the regional government’s Health department, Puig went on to say that well-organised, well-controlled Three Kings’ parades could be authorised. “It’s a question of common sense,” he said. There would be meetings with town and city halls, Puig added, and the regional government would collaborate on making adequate decisions. “Formulas must be found to hold these celebrations with maximum security,” he stressed.
Artefact uncovered AN artefact dug up in the province of Alicante earlier this month could date back to the Middle Ages. Archaeological work has been going on under the watchful eye of the Guardia Civil for the last few weeks, to try and learn more about the medieval origins of Monover. The ceramic piece was moved to appropriate
premises on December 8 for restoration, and for a more exhaustive study to be car‐ ried out. This discovery was made after a citizen went to the Nature Protection Service (Seprona) of the Monover Guardia Civil last July. They explained that while carrying out agricultural tasks on his plot, he had found a large, half‐buried clay pot.
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Lee Sharpe declares Sharpey’s open FORMER Manchester Unit‐ ed and England footballer Lee Sharpe and his business partners formally opened their new sports bar and coffee shop in Javea on the Costa Blanca on Thursday December 23. The opening of Sharpey’s was attended by family and friends be‐ fore customers were admit‐ ted for the first time. A real family affair, the facility was alive to the sounds of sport, music and children playing as the rib‐ bon was cut. Lee, his part‐ ner Lucy, and their business partners. were rightfully proud of the opening which was well attended. Sharpey’s, in which Lee will be taking an active in‐ volvement, retains the at‐ mosphere and feel of the An Shebeen which previ‐ ously occupied the venue on Carretera Cap de la Nao. It is a very different bar though with a coffee lounge at the front, a bar with cubicles to the side and a large bar and lounge area with pool and table football. Every area has its own large screen TV showing sports from different coun‐ tries. The bar offers light snacks and an excellent range of drinks, with beer poured from two large overhead copper vats. At Sharpey’s you’ll find a
warm family welcome, a home from home. Lee and Lucy Sharpe and their busi‐ ness partners invite you to come on down and give it a try.
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GRAND OPENING: A warm welcome to Sharpey’s.
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Euro Weekly welcomes BBC News CEO of the Euro Weekly News, Michel Euesden, was interviewed by a BBC news team at the EWN offices on Friday. The short documentary was intended to explain just how life is changing on the Costa del Sol for the many thousands of expats the paper serves now that Britain INTERVIEW: Gavin with EWN’s Michel. has left the EU. The team, led by BBC tion, ‘Better Brexit journalist Gavin Lee, were Deal.’ She described welcomed back into the how it affected the typioffices of the EWN after cal expat pensioners having been the subject of who, used to surviving a previous BBC documenon their fixed incomes, tary filmed in Mijas, back were now finding it in February 2020. harder with electricity Michel starting the inpricing just experiencing terview by thanking Gavin for choos- a hike. ing the EWN as their ‘go-to’ for any “You are either in one camp or aninformation regarding Spain’s Costa other” said Michel, describing how del Sol and Costa Blanca, while in the Brexit would affect the daily lives of background, the full team of EWN the thousands of expats that live on staff were busy preparing content for the Costa del Sol. the paper’s next six editions. The interview over, Gavin thanked Everyone of course observed the Michel, Steven and the EWN team covid rules, with proper social distanc- for their help and co-operation and ing and wearing their red EWN masks looked forward to the next time they - it was quiet, but hectic! would visit, maybe to see just how Gavin asked Michel to explain the Brexit has changed the lives of British EWN headline for that week’s edi- expats living in Spain 12 months on.
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SPANIARDS once again topped the list of Gallup’s happiness survey in Europe, with 65 per cent of those polled describing themselves as happy. Only 7 per cent of Spain said they were unhappy, while 26 per cent described themselves as being neither happy nor unhappy. This marks a 7 per cent decline in Spanish hap piness since 2019 when almost threequar ters of the population described them selves as happy. Meanwhile, Europe is the most pes simistic continent on Earth, with only 46 per cent of EU citizens anticipating 2021 to be better than 2020 and 29 per cent believing it will be worse. Italians top the continent for pessimism, with only 13 per cent holding hope that things will improve in the New Year. Overall, half of all Europeans said they were happy, 46 per cent said that 2021 would bring eco nomic difficulty, and just 25 per cent be lieved that we can look forward to econom ic prosperity next year. Finland is the most optimistic country in Europe, at 57 per cent. Indians (64 per cent) and Latin Americans (61 per cent) are the happiest people on Earth, while 54 per cent of the world’s popu lation said they are happy.
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Beaches smoke-free trial BEACHES in Barcelona will be smoke-free this summer as the city council plans to ban smoking citing public health hazards. Initially, it will be banned in four of the 10 city beaches - Sant Miquel and Somorrostro, in Ciutat Vella, and Nova Icària and Nova Mar Bella, in Sant Martí. The pilot scheme will be in operation during high season between May 29 and September 12. Authorities explained that the ban is not focused on
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punishing those who smoke on the beach - and won’t directly result in fines - but is more about raising awareness.
Instances of non-compliance could be handed over to the Guardia Urbana Local Police who will be able to instruct people that smoking is
Facebook smartwatch FA C E B O O K I N C is building a smartwatch that will let users send messages and also offer health and fitness features. The social media giant plans to start selling the device next year in a market currently dominated by Apple Inc and Huawei. Facebook’s smartwatch will work via a 4G or 5G mobile connection, letting users send messages through its services and also connect to the services or hardware of health and fitness companies, according to a report. And although Facebook has not expressed a strong interest in health and fitness devices in the past, the company does have a track record in wearables with its Oculus headsets and forthcoming smart glasses. Facebook also acquired the neural interface startup CTRL-
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banned in the area. However, if the beachgoer then still does not comply, the Local Police could hand out a fine, but for disrespecting authorities rather than breaking the smoking ban.
Mercadona ditches plastic MERCADONA has announced the withdrawal of plastic bags both in physical stores and home service. New style compostable bags made using potato starch will be available for all purchases, and need to be disposed of in the organic matter container, as indicated in the pictogram included on the bags. This action represents a reduction of 3,200 tonnes of plastic per year. Mer cadona’s 6.25 Strategy goal for 2025, aims to reduce the use of plastic by 25 per cent, make all packaging recyclable and recycle all plastic waste generated in its facilities, representing a €140 mil lion investment over the four years. In four months, Mercadona has adapt ed 72 stores to the 6.25 Store model, which will be extended to the entire chain in 2021.
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NEW DEVICE: Will offer health and fitness features.
Labs in 2019. C T R L-Labs specialised in building devices that could transmit electrical signals from the brain to computing devices without the need for traditional touchscreen or physical button inputs, which may factor into whatever wearables Facebook builds in the future - including a smartwatch, smart glasses, or future Oculus headsets.
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Student, 24, offered support
CARLOS ALEGRE, a 24year old student who was praised for his dedication after being snapped studying in the lamplight while he waited for an order for delivery, has been offered at least three grants. According to reports, he has been contacted by com panies in Alicante, Toledo and Belgium, offering him grants and internships to reach his goals. He is currently studying mechanics at the EMA Com peticion school in Malaga, and will soon begin the practi cal side of his studies. Meanwhile, he works as a delivery rider for Uber Eats, but said that as he is forced to wait a lot of the time, he likes to take advantage of that situ ation to study, a view which was applauded by many after his photo went viral on social media. His photo was taken by a Local Police officer who shared it, then it was shared on a Guardia Civil Facebook group by another officer who said “while some are smash
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future for themselves.” Within hours, the image, which has become a symbol of dedication, was shared thousands of times. While many have applaud
ed him, others asked why he should be forced to study in such conditions or why he should have to accept a job like the one he has to make a future for himself.
Creative superhero inspires AN inspirational, nine year-old Spanish boy Gonzalo Zafra, came up with a creative idea to improve the quality of life for people with hearing impairments. The idea to integrate an ‘Assistant’ into his cochlear implant - which transforms acoustic signals into electronic signals, was a winner at the M E D-E L international competition ‘Ideas to Listen,’ staged to mark International Cochlear Implant Day, celebrated on February 25. “Just as Iron Man has JARVIS, his as-
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sistant with artificial intelligence, I would like to have RONDIS, an assistant integrated into my RONDO 2,” he said. “Some examples of what he could do would be to tell me the weather in the morning, remind me what I have to do according to my calendar, receive messages directly from my parents or control the volume based on ambient noise,” explained Gonzalo. At birth, Gonzalo was diagnosed with severe hearing loss deep in the left ear and finally had to have an implant.
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30 Dec 2021 - 5 Jan 2022 VALENCIA’S Ministry of Universal and Public Health has invested more than €550,000 in expanding the emergency room, creating a new Hemato-Oncology Day Hospital and a terrace for psychiatric patients at Sagunto Hospital. Head of health, Ana Barceló, visited the hospital last week. She said she is delighted
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with the improvements made, from “the expansion of the emergency room, which has allowed the incorporation of new cubicles and a larger space for patients with different pneumological pathologies, to the new Oncology Day Hospital for treatments, with a greater number of armchairs and beds in a more intimate environment with more light.” The new terrace for psychiatry patients has been adapted so that patients can have
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an attractive outdoor space. In the emergency section, an adjoining area of more than 200sqm next to the access to the waiting room, has been adapted to an area that connects with the observation area.
VISITING: Delighted with improvements.
As a result, a separate waiting room for respiratory diseases, a triage consultation, two cubicles and an observation area for four beds and toilets have been created.
Sun exposure news
ANOTHER reason to LOVE SPAIN! Read on to find out why a stroll along one of Spain’s beautiful beaches may be better for you than you thought. Sunlight causes the skin to release nitric oxide, which can reduce the ability of the coronavirus to replicate, according to a study from the University of Edinburgh. The research, which was published recently in the British Journal of Dermatology, found increased exposure to the sun’s rays - specifically UVA light - was associated with reduced deaths from the virus. Researchers compared all recorded deaths from Covid-19 in the US from January to April 2020 with UV levels for 2,474 counties for the same time period. The reduction in risk of death from Covid19 could not be explained by higher levels of vitamin D, experts said - it was more likely to be as a result of the sun’s UV rays. What is UVC? UVC, a relatively obscure part of the spectrum consists of a shorter, more energetic wavelength of light. It is particularly good at destroying genetic material - whether in humans or viral particles. Luckily, most of us are
unlikely to have ever encountered any. That’s because it’s filtered out by ozone in the atmosphere long before it reaches our fragile skin. Or that was the case, at least, until scientists discovered that they could harness UVC to kill microorganisms. Since the finding in 1878, artificially produced UVC has become a staple method of sterilisation - one used in hospitals, aeroplanes, offices, and factories every day. Crucially, it’s also fundamental to the process of sanitising drinking water; some parasites are resistant to chemical disinfectants such as chlorine, so it provides a failsafe. Doesn’t sunlight create vitamin D also? As regards a lack of Vitamin D in our body, studies show very negative data. To begin with, lacking it exposes us even more to different types of infections that would decrease considerably if the levels of this vitamin were correct. There are already studies, carried out in 2007, that agree with those of the present and affirm that it produces protective effects against acute respiratory infections.
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Wine price influences THE price of wine can vary astonishingly, from amaz ingly cheap to staggering ly expensive, but a study has found that the price of wine can influence how much you enjoy it. Brits in Spain have explained how the price of wine affects them, and spoken about the quality of local Span ish wines. Spain is home to a stun ning variety of wines and the important things to know are the different grape varieties and the geographical location which the wine comes from. Spanish wines come from a stunning 69 major wine regions, each of which has their own quali ty standards and wine laws. According to wine tourismspain, “Spain has 69 major wine regions, the more correct term be ing “Designation of Ori gin” (DO). A study carried out by the University of Basel in Switzerland tested out a
series of wines using their real price, no price and a fake price. It now seems that how expensive you think a wine is affects how much you enjoy it.
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AT only seven years old, Alba has become a real heroine. The little girl saved the life of her mother, Nuria, who suffered low blood sugar while she was sleeping. At 7am, Alba noticed that her mother was complaining and making strange sounds whilst they slept next to each other. When her mother did not respond, the little girl did what her parents have always taught her: “I had to give her a so da or sugar water, but she wouldn’t wake up,” the girl said. She then tried to call for help using a mobile phone that had facial recognition. “She tried to put it on my face but having my eyes closed it didn’t work,” says her mother. However, Alba then saw an SOS appear on the screen and contacted 112. “I told them the street where I lived and what happened to my mother,” explains the girl who was also taking care of her younger sister who was in the house and very scared. “I cried and just repeated: my mother is sick.” Two Guardia Civil officers appeared at the house in Sevilla moments later and jumped over the fence. They were able to contact Alba, who was calm through out and handed them a bunch of keys through the window so they could enter the house.
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SPAIN’S King Felipe, accompa nied by Queen Letizia, visited Oliva (Valencia) to present this year’s Cervantes Prize for Liter ature. The award went to the poet Francisco Brines and ordinarily the prizewinner would have been present at the ceremony which is held each year on April 23 in Alcala de Henares (Madrid), but Brines’ delicate state of health prevented this. Nor was he able to travel to Valencia City when the regional president Ximo Puig offered the Palau de la Generalitat palace as a closer alternative. Instead, King Felipe and the Queen last week presented the award in person at Brines’ home in L’Elca in Oliva, which has inspired much of his poetry. The poet was not told of the impending royal visit until the previous day to avoid “unnec essary anxiety” his family ex plained. Francisco Brines, who was born in Oliva in 1932 and has a degree in Law, Philosophy, Lit erature and History, was Read
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er in Spanish Literature at Cam bridge and Professor of Spanish at Oxford. He has an honorary doctorate from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and is a Member of Spain’s Royal Academy. The formal part of
ROYAL VISIT: King Felipe, Francisco Brines and Queen Letizia in L’Elca (Oliva).
the visit concluded, the King told Brines, “What a pleasure it is to be able to come here and, above all, thank you for inviting us to your home” describing it as a “little paradise.” The poet showed the royal
couple his gardens with their privileged view of the Montgo mountain and, before they left, presented them with his col lected poems, ‘Ensayo de una despedida’ (Rehearsal of a farewell).
Raspberry flavour banana THE exotic fruit that is grown in the Canary Islands is now also appearing on the Peninsula. We are seeing more and more exotic fruits in our supermarkets, such as lychees, passion fruit and tamarinds, but the most recent is the red banana which, unlike the rest, doesn’t come from the other side of the world, but from the Canary Islands. The red banana is not of the Cavendish variety, like the traditional Canary Island banana, and as well as the exterior colour difference they also have a different flavour. They are slightly smaller and have a tougher ‘bright purple, between purple and brown’ skin.
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However, the interior of the fruit looks much like a normal banana, although, there is a slightly pinkish tone to it. The texture is very similar, but the flavour has subtle hints of red fruits, particularly raspberry. Despite the premier of the red banana on the Peninsula, it is possible to find this variety in Spain outside of the Canary Islands. “In the microclimate of Almuñecar the plant has adapted extraordinarily, in fact, it is much more robust than the other types of plantains and bananas that we grow,” explains Manuel Mateos, head of Tiendadefruta.com. They are priced at €3.2 per kilo.
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Is it possible to claim ownership against the registered owner? The use of the property. Common problems. Legal advice. AS we explained in some previous articles, there is a possibility of acquiring a property by the continu‐ ous possession of it: it is called usucapion. Sometimes, we as the possessors, appear as reg‐ istrants in the Land Reg‐ istry. But in other situations, the person who was pos‐ sessing the asset does not appear as a registrant in the land register. In this ar‐ ticle we will try to explain how is it possible to claim the ownership of the pos‐ sessed asset and the main problems we find by claim‐ ing it. So there is no possibility to claim this ownership through a notarial process or through a registry file.
There is only a way to proceed in this situation: a claim in court. What does that involve? Time and lots of efforts. The preparation of all the documentation for the claim is a very long pro‐ cess. Please, bear in mind, that in order to acquire a property against the regis‐ tered owner it will be need to justify all the years of possession. The way to prove that is with payment of IBI or rub‐ bish collection taxes, with a rental contract in which the possessor appears as the owner, gas, electricity and bills, etc. Another problem that arises when trying to get that ownership is in the
moment of registering the court decision in the Land Registry. Sometimes, al‐ though we end up with a court declaration stating that we are the owners of the possessing asset, it is not that easy to inscribe that decision in the Land Registry. On some occasions, the registrar who must register the court decision and change the holder of the register refuses this regis‐ tration, because he be‐ lieves that there has been a lack of defence of the hold‐ ers of the property in ques‐ tion. That means that they have to be notified of the court claim. Nevertheless, sometimes this is really difficult: the
registered holders have al‐ ready passed away and the contact with their heirs is barely possible. There are more associat‐ ed problems in every file, and that is why this kind of claim, that is: claiming against the registrant in the Land Registry to ac‐ quire the ownership needs a very deep study. If you think that is your case, please do not hesi‐ tate to contact us. For expert legal advice, contact our law firm, and visit our website: https://www.white‐ baos. com The information provided in this article is not intend‐ ed to be legal advice, it simply transmits informa‐ tion related to legal issues.
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Our readers would move here again WITH everything that has gone on in the past year, including Brexit and a worldwide pan‐ demic, Euro Weekly News asked our read‐ ers if, knowing what they know now they would still move to Spain. The consensus was a resounding yes! De‐ spite the challenges it sometimes presents, Spain offers an amaz‐ ing lifestyle and most peo‐ ple, given the choice over again, would still decide to move here. Seventy‐five per cent of our readers said that they do not regret having moved to Spain. Suzanne Stokes said “Yes ‐ never regretted it for a day. But we live on the coast, where our limited Spanish is not a problem ‐ and we do accept it’s not Britain and we respect things are sometimes done differently here. To be hon‐ est we liked it better 15 years ago, before there were so many British shops,
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bars and fast food restau‐ rants ‐ but still a wonderful place to live.” Missing family, especially due to the coronavirus is one of the main reasons why our readers may recon‐ sider their decision, like Bev Somervell, who said “no, didn’t know I wouldn’t be
able to see my family for two years and still don’t know when I will see them.” Sue Peers said how safe she feels in Spain, “Definitely, almost 15 years now, would nev‐ er want to go back to UK now, every day nothing but violence, where we live in Spain never any problems, never afraid of going out on my own, never afraid to walk past a group of teenagers, I know it’s not going to be like that all over Spain, but choose wisely and it’s the best life you could have.” Carole Evans praised the people and the health sys‐ tem “Absolutely yes, we have lived here for 20 years. The health service is first class and the Spanish peo‐ ple are great, I was taught to treat people like you wish to be treated. Learning enough Spanish is a must, having Spanish friends is also good. Our home is here in Spain, wouldn’t change it.”
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EURO WEEKLY NEWS, Spain’s largest expat paper, has been bringing you the best in news reporting for more than 20 years. And in that time Euro Weekly News’ credibility and popularity for breaking local and national news has grown, with even London’s biggest papers turning to our newsroom for the in‐ formation they need. On June 21, one of Britain’s most popular newspapers, the Daily Mail, drew on our long‐ standing reputation for the best reporting from the Costa del Sol when it reprised Euro Weekly News’ coverage of the trag‐ ic death of Rocio Wan‐ ninkhof in La Cala in 1999 in an article about a new Netflix documentary about the horrific murder. Michel Euesden, the owner and co‐founder of Euro Weekly News, said “I remember the events well and coverage of every as‐ pect of this tragic but grip‐
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ping story was a priority in our newsroom. In our 22 years of coverage of south‐ ern Spain, from glitzy Mar‐ bella to rural Cadiz, this was one of the most shock‐ ing stories we encoun‐ tered. “It remains one of the most high‐profile murders ever on the Costa del Sol
and I’m not at all surprised Netflix have made a docu‐ mentary about it. Euro Weekly News covered ev‐ ery aspect of it, from the initial crime to the convic‐ tion of British barman Tony King for the murder of Ro‐ cio and of another young woman, Sonia Carabantes. But not before Dolores Vazquez, the lesbian lover of Rocio’s mother, had served 17 months for the murder when she was wrongly convicted in Spain’s first ever trial by ju‐ ry,” Michel added. Murder by the Coast airs on Netflix from June 23.
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£5 coin to honour Prince Philip A NEW coin to commemorate the life of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has been revealed. A special edi‐ tion £5 coin features an original portrait of The Duke to cele‐ brate his ‘remarkable’ life. The coin’s design was ap‐ proved by The Duke before his death in April this year. The Royal Mint will also make a £50,000 donation to the Duke of Edin‐ burgh’s Award to support its community work in the UK and internationally. “This coin is a fit‐ ting tribute to The Duke of Edin‐ CORDOBA is getting two brand new four‐star hotels soon, adding some 300 rooms to the city’s supply. The new sites were visited on June 24 by Angel Pi‐ mentel, the territorial delegate of Tourism of the Junta de Al‐ dalucia in Cordoba. “Cordoba is an interesting and attractive destination for investors who, even in this context of crisis, have been encouraged to bet on our province and create new accommodation options that come to join and strengthen the Cordoba offer,” he said. Secotel will operate the new
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Ed. 1878 burgh, who moved and inspired so many people around the world with his decades of service both to the nation and Her Majesty the Queen,” said Chan‐ cellor Rishi Sunak. “I’m proud to unveil the coin on Armed Forces Day, considering his distinguished
naval career and unwavering dedication to our Monarch and to his Royal duties, and it is only right that he and the Queen are depicted together on both sides of it,” he added. Anne Jessop, Chief Executive of The Royal Mint, said that since the passing of The Duke of Edinburgh in April, many have commented that he led a life well lived. “He was the longest serving consort in British history, and patron or president to over 750 organisations ‐ in‐ cluding The Royal Mint Advisory Committee,” she said.
Two new luxury hotels Ed. 1878 Hotel Las Delicias ‐ the chain’s first facility there ‐ and it will fea‐ ture 129 rooms, two suites, a gym, a restaurant, a swimming pool and solarium area. It is scheduled for completion by the end of the second quarter of 2022, with a plan to open that September. Soho Hotels al‐ ready operate one facility in Cor‐ doba and others across Andalu‐
cia and will open a new four‐star hotel on Calle Fernando de Cor‐ doba. It will have 182 rooms, four junior suites, a gym, restau‐ rant, swimming pool, and solari‐ um area, and it is forecast to be completed in June. It will open this summer. “Without a doubt, tourism continues to be a fundamental engine for the province’s econo‐ my and a source of wealth and key employment,” Pimentel said.
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Bye-bye plastic ear buds and straws THE EU’s Single-Use Plastic (SUP) Directive came into effect on Saturday July 3, which means that many common items made with single-use plastics are now banned in the bloc. Cotton bud sticks, cutlery, plates, stirrers, chopsticks, straws, expanded polystyrene single-use food and beverage containers, and all oxo-degradable plastic products are on the list of products that are banned from being placed in establishments across the EU. The objective of the EU Directive is “to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, in particular the aquatic environment, and on human health, as well as to promote the transition to a circular economy with innovative and sustainable business models, products and materials.”
BANNED: No more plastic straws.
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Ed. 1880 Single-use plastic products are used once, or for a short period of time, before being thrown away. The 10 most commonly found single-use plastic items represent 70 per cent of all marine litter in
the EU, and up to 85 per cent of all marine litter in the EU is plastic. “This is the latest in a series of measures we’re taking to reduce plastic waste and better manage the waste we do produce. Our future depends on us rapidly changing the way we produce products; this will contribute to a much wider effort to address climate change,” said TD Alan Farrell, Fine Gael Climate Action Spokesperson.
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Female recruit makes history HANNAH KNAPTON has made military history by beat‐ ing scores of male officer cadets at the legendary British Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst to become the first female recruit to ever be se‐ lected to lead a battalion of the famous fighting regiment. Upon completion of her fi‐ nal exercise at Sandhurst she will receive the coveted ma‐ roon beret with its winged cap‐badge, after passing out as a 2nd Lieutenant, and will at‐ tend the Academy’s commis‐ sioning ball wearing her regi‐ mental mess kit for the first time, having already been in‐ terviewed by a board of senior Parachute Regiment officers. As reported, a Sandhurst source said of Hannah, “This is a remarkable achievement. For any officer, commanding paratroopers is a daunting prospect. The pressure is huge because the regiment’s stan‐ dards are so high ‐ and if an of‐ ficer is not cutting it the blokes won’t respect them. To be the first woman to find herself in this role, that’s going to take a
HANNAH (first left): Had to pass strict enduring training.
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Ed. 1883 lot of courage and composure on her part.” They continued, “The regi‐ ment is fortunate that it can select its officers from the cream of the crop at Sand‐ hurst, the best of the best, so she must be performing very highly there. Only eight cadets from scores who applied were invited to interview and Han‐
nah is one of five to go forward from there. They wouldn’t be putting her forward if they did‐ n’t think she’s got what it takes.” Hannah has had to pass the same strict, enduring training that her male colleagues did, with no allowances being made for her gender, and as with the soldiers she will even‐ tually command, Hannah has to pass the brutal infamous en‐ try test know as ‘P Company’, which outside of selection for the special forces is the tough‐ est test in the British military, and includes a parachuting course.
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Well-earned retirement LEGENDARY crooner and Grammy award winner Tony Bennett is retiring from performing, according to his son Danny ‐ who is al‐ so his manager. Last week’s sold‐out show alongside La‐ dy Gaga at Radio City Music Hall in New York was his last. “There won’t be any addi‐ tional concerts. This was a hard decision for us to make, as he is a capa‐ ble performer. “This is however doctor’s orders. His continued health is the most important part of this, and when Tony’s wife, Susan, heard the doctors she said, ‘Absolutely not’,” said Danny. A 70‐year veteran of the stage, Bennett scored his first US number one with Because of You in 1951, go‐ ing on to record a number of pop and jazz classics. The star has many Gram‐ my Awards, including a Life‐ time Achievement Award, presented in 2001, to his
STAGE VETERAN: After 70 years Bennett is now going to retire.
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name, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Kennedy Centre Hon‐ ors and more than 50 mil‐
lion records sold. Earlier this year it was re‐ vealed that Bennett had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. Even so, he has continued to perform live in the five years since. The singer was expected to appear at a few more US dates later this year, howev‐ er, these shows have now been cancelled.
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EU funds for Spain
THE EU Commission has granted €373 million to five European Social Fund (ESF) and European Regional De‐ velopment Fund (ERDF) op‐ erational programmes (OPs) in Belgium, Germany, Spain and Italy to help the coun‐ tries with coronavirus emer‐ gency response and repair in the framework of REACT‐ EU. In Spain, €87 million will be added to the ESF OP for
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so help hard‐hit companies across Spain avoid lay‐offs, especially in the tourism sec‐ tor. “Measures focus on sup‐ porting labour market re‐ silience, jobs, SMEs and low‐ income families, as well as setting future‐proof founda‐ tions for the green and digital transitions and a sustainable socio‐economic recovery,” the EU said on Friday August 27.
Check your passports!
BRITS with burgundy passports from before the UK left the EU are being warned to check they are still valid before travelling due to an expiry date rule change. The new blue passport design with the lettering ‘BRITISH PASSPORT’ was issued when the UK left the EU last year, replacing the pass‐ port that signified being a member of the EU. The old burgundy passports will now only be valid for exactly 10 years, and any addi‐ tional months that were added on (pass‐ ports issued before the UK left the EU) will
Ed. 1887 no longer be valid. For example, a passport issue date of June 21, 2012, that shows pass‐ port expiry date as December 21, 2022, will actually expire on June 21, 2022. Most countries in the EU require that your passport is valid for six months on the date of return from your holiday, however with some countries it’s three months, meaning the last date you could return on the above example would be December 21, 2021.
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DGT fake email warning THE General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has again urged the public to be aware of online scams, as more and more cybercriminals take the initiative to steal your personal and financial data, while pretending to be them. One of the oldest scams is the one which consists of the ‘DGT’ notifying you, usually by email, that you have an ‘unpaid traffic fine’, but they tell you quite kindly that you
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AVANT-GARDE Chef Dabiz Munoz of DiverXo in Madrid has won The Best Chef Top100 Award. The awards, sponsored by Perlage, placed Chef Bjorn Frantzen of Frantzen in Stockholm in second. He also took the award for The Best Chef voted by Chefs. Andoni Luis Aduriz of Mu‐ garitz in San Sebastian took a huge jump from his previous 45th position on last year’s list to third place. The Best Chef Science Award pow‐ ered by LSG Group went to Joan Roca from Catalonia. According to the organisers the award is a “distinction for the chef who is outstanding in relation to research, experimental techniques and transformation.” The Top 100 list included
your personal info, or, it could install malware in your device. In addition to the fake traffic fines, cybercriminals are also attacking users through another avenue: their driving licence. Again posing as the DGT they send them an email and inform you that your permit has expired, and then they tell you all the instructions you have to follow to avoid any problems. Please ignore these emails.
Madrid chef honoured Ed. 1890 13 Spanish chefs. Munoz said the awards list will “help restau‐ rants, but also the people of the country.” He added, “What comes to me, comes to Madrid, which to me is one of the most exciting cities in the world today for gastronomy.” According to DiverXo’s website the restau‐ rant provides diners with, “A journey through the hedonistic, greedy and creative world of Dabiz Munoz, avant‐garde cuisine in which ev‐ erything is possible.” Menus start at €250 per person with pairing options beginning at €150.
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A GOOD SAMARITAN hand‐ ed in more than €1,000 in for‐ eign currency along with bank cards that they had found in a folder. Officers from the Accident In‐ vestigation and Attestation Group (GIAA) of the Malaga Lo‐ cal Police were able to locate the owner of the folder, who was a 70‐year‐old Venezuelan wom‐ an. Somehow she had lost the folder which contained US$1,500 in 50 and 100 dollar notes. The folder also contained
BURGER KING will open a veggie pop up restaurant in Madrid. The venue will be in place for one month and will be 100 per cent vege‐ tarian. Burger King also an‐ nounced the launch of the
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Good Samaritan
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Ed. 1893 English pounds along with Swiss francs. The total value came to €1,368. Early in the afternoon on Friday, September 24, a local resident headed to the GIAA
premises of the Malaga Local Police station which is located in Llano de la Trinidad. The local woman had discovered a black folder in the area and had decid‐ ed to make sure it was returned to its rightful owner. She told the police that there were docu‐ ments inside. Local Police offi‐ cers inspected the folder and found it contained documenta‐ tion along with a white enve‐ lope. The envelope contained
money from various countries. Two bank credit cards were also discovered inside. The officers quickly set about locating the rightful owner of the folder. They soon managed to contact the owner who then made their way to the police station. The el‐ derly woman thankfully had all of her belongings returned to her. She was extremely grateful to the honest lady who had turned in the folder. She was al‐ so pleased with the excellent work of the Local Police officers.
Burger King goes veggie ‘Long Vegetal’. This is a veggie version of its classic ‘Long Chicken’. The new Long Vegetal
comes with bread, lettuce, mayonnaise and a chicken substitute made from soy and wheat. The meat sub‐ stitute has been created by The Vegetarian Butcher. Vegans will be able to en‐ joy the new product too if they opt to skip POP UP: t h e For new may‐ veggie products.
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onnaise. The new product joins the Veggie Whopper and Veggie Nuggets on Burger King’s permanent list of vegetarian products. Borja Hernández de Alba, general manager of Restau‐ rant Brands Iberia Spain and Portugal said: “We want to reach both people who base their diet on plant‐based products and those who do eat meat but want to reduce their con‐ sumption.” All the products with the V‐Label, have a quality seal for vegetarian and vegan products. This guaran‐ tees that there is no cross‐con‐ tamination with meat. It also guar‐ antees that they are of a vegetable ori‐ gin.
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Marathon wheelchair record broken A WORLD record was bro‐ ken at the Barcelona Marathon this year when amateur runner, Eric Domingo Roldán, crossed the finish line with his mother Silvia in her
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Sylvia has spent the last 17 years living with Multi‐ ple Sclerosis. She is a fight‐ er who also survived coronavirus. The pair have used their sporting achievements to raise awareness of Multiple Sclerosis. Eric started running marathons in 2016 with the aim of raising awareness of the dis‐ ease. He nearly man‐ aged to break the record for pushing a wheelchair last year. Eric comment‐ ed: “Last year (2020) we tried to break the Guin‐ ness marathon record pushing a wheelchair in the Sevilla marathon (02:58:40) and we did (03:00:30). But I made myself a promise: that this record would be named after my mother and multiple sclerosis.”
A BLOGGING dad vowed to clear school dinner debts at a Welsh school to stop the “madness of kids potentially going hungry.” Simon Harris, a father of four, made the offer via his Twitter account on November 11, after the headteacher of the school, Neil Foden, sent a letter to parents saying the school would not provide food to any child who had a school dinner debt. He wrote that any child who owed more than a penny would not
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be given food. The incident caught the at‐ tention of Marcus Rashford, who just received an MBE from Prince William for the hard work and dedication he has shown to ensure no child
goes hungry. He tweeted “Has the pandemic not taught us anything? Can we not be understanding? Come on now...?” The dad‐of‐four, who has tens of thousands of Facebook and Twitter follow‐ ers said: “I’ve just made this genuine offer to the manage‐ ment of Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle on Twitter. “I will absolutely cover their catering deficit if it stops this madness of kids potentially going hungry because of a school dinner debt.”
Dragon’s Den millionaire reject RACHEL LOWE appeared on the very first series of Dragons’ Den in 2004 hoping to get their backing for her board game. She was rejected by all the Dragons after asking them for £75,000. Rachel has since earned an in‐ credible £96 million from the game they turned down. It has even outsold Monopoly. Needing an injection of cash to help get her board game ‘Destination’ into the high street shops in time for Christmas, the entrepreneur saw the TV show as her final hope. Rachel was studying for a law degree and working as a cabbie in Portsmouth to help pay for it. In
Ed. 1898 the game, players must navigate taxis through the streets of a city, while collecting the most fares. Rachel faced a humiliating experience and was told she could never survive in such a competitive business. To her good fortune, Hamley’s, the toy retailers stepped in and of‐ fered Rachel a deal. In its first year alone, the London version of the board game outsold its rival, Monopoly.
BEST OF THE YEAR THE Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will be celebrated by the Royal Mint with a newly designed 50p coin to be released next year. The coin will feature the number 70, which represents the number of years the Queen will have been on the throne by 2022. The Queen’s royal cypher is nestled inside the zero and forms the heart of the design. It has been seen and approved by the Queen herself, and it is the first time a royal event has been com‐ memorated on the ‘tails’ side of a 50 pence. Clare Maclen‐ nan, divisional director of com‐
THE Spanish village of Acere‐ do, near Lobois which was abandoned in 1992 has reap‐ peared. Families were forced to abandon their homes when a reservoir was built, and a Por‐ tuguese hydroelectric plant closed its floodgates causing the Limia river to flood the valley. Five villages in the province of Ourense tried to oppose the evictions but failed and were forced to evacuate. With 51 per cent of home‐ owners agreeing to depart, a forced seizure of land was pub‐
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Ed. 1900 memorative coins at the Royal Mint, said: “The Royal Mint has a proud history of striking coins for British monarchs and 2022 sees one of the greatest celebrations of Her Majesty the Queen with the upcoming
Platinum Jubilee. “Marking 70 days until the anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne, the Royal Mint is de‐ lighted to reveal the com‐ memorative Platinum Jubilee new 50p design ahead of its launch in the new year. “In recognition of the landmark occasion, this is the first time a royal milestone has been commemorated on a 50p coin and is a fitting celebration for Britain’s longest‐reigning monarch.”
Underwater village reappears Ed. 1900 lished which meant that the rest of the inhabitants also had to leave. Aceredo has been un‐ derwater ever since, only emerging in the very rare case that Lindoso reservoir falls to very low levels ‐ which is hap‐ pening now. Images taken on Monday, November 22, show an eerie and partially preserved Aceredo. The stone structures in the village have survived, however,
many of the roofs have deterio‐ rated and collapsed. Metal has been rusted and mud has filled doorways and homes due to three decades of being under‐ water. Now, with water levels low, roads, pathways and out‐ lines of farmland can be seen. There are also abandoned cars, personal objects and even pos‐ sessions on shelves and tables. Villagers who still live nearby have been seen wandering around what remains of the lost village.
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Smallest church in world
ACCORDING to the Guin‐ ness Book of Records, the smallest church in the world is the Santa Isabel de Hun‐ gria, which is just 1.96m² in size. It is in the Malaga Province, in the municipality of Benalmadena. Constructed by Esteban Martin, between 1987 and 1994, this tiny place of wor‐ ship can be found inside the Castillo de Colomares. It is a monument featuring many different architectural styles. Mr Martin reportedly built it
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Ed. 1901 as a tribute to the cultural ex‐ change unleashed after the discovery of America in 1492 by Christopher Columbus. The church is dedicated to Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, who dedicated her life to helping the most disadvan‐
taged people. It has every‐ thing necessary to carry out services, being also conse‐ crated by the Prior of the Monastery of La Rabida. Benalmadena is a popular holiday destination among tourists thanks to its high‐ quality beaches. But this mu‐ nicipality has many more tourist attractions that should not be missed including the Castle of Colomares, Jardines del Muro, and the cobbled streets of its charming old town.
Gay dads make history
THE UK’s first gay dads are set to make history again as they look to register their new triplets’ birth certificates with three parents listed on the document. They are set to welcome the triplets after a £1 million journey to complete their IVF family through an American surrogate. Barrie Drewitt‐Barlow, 51,
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is celebrating the news with fi‐ ance Scott Hutchinson, 26, and ex‐husband Tony, 56. It was 21 years ago that Barrie and Tony became the first British same‐sex couple for‐ mally registered as parents. In 1999, Barrie and Tony went to court to be allowed to have both their names on
the birth certificates of their children who were born through a surrogate, the first time in Europe a same‐sex couple had given birth in this way. They were allowed to be ‘Parent One” and ‘Parent Two’ on the document. This time, they will look to change the law again and have three parents listed on the certificates.
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Special weddings
Rare find
DESPITE an increase in restrictions due to the pandemic, it has been confirmed that those wanting to get married in 2022 should be able to take advantage of Copenhagen’s open air wedding programme with the chance to tie the knot when the city hosts the Tour de France.
A GOLD neck ornament which is highly decorated with a weight of nearly half a kilo and dating back around 1,500 years has been found in a field in the Danish west coast and is only one of 10 decorated pieces of similar jewellery ever found.
THE NETHERLANDS X accepted
Veggie sweets
A DUTCH court has decided that an individual who wishes to be considered as non-binary may simply ask that X rather than F or M be recorded on their passport without having to be interviewed or examined by a psychiatrist as has been the case.
FOODWATCH, a food standards lobby group, gave its ‘Gouden Windei’ negative award to the ‘Yummy Veggie Candy’ product saying that the manufacturers are using the concept of healthy vegetables only as a marketing tool since the sweets contain as much sugar as ordinary sweets.
BELGIUM Smallest book
Booster shopping
A COPY of what is claimed to be the smallest book in the world containing seven versions of the Lord’s Prayer which measures 5mm x 5mm and was printed by the Gutenberg Museum in 1952 has been auctioned in Brussels for €3,500.
THE Brussels Health Inspectorate has closed a loophole whereby non-residents could travel to vaccination centres at one of two Brussels main stations where they could obtain a booster jab without showing proof of address and therefore obtaining their shots before local residents.
GERMANY Diplomatic ties
Christmas markets
THE new German Government appears to be finding favour with Morocco's Foreign Ministry which announced that the kingdom is considering resuming bilateral cooperation and normal diplomatic representation with Germany after withdrawing its Ambassador over Germany’s previous stance on Western Sahara.
DUE to the spike in infections and the appearance of the Omicron variant, a number of German cities have decided to limit or even close their very popular Christmas markets in order to try to reduce close contact between individuals and stall holders.
FRANCE Fans riot
Defamation
FOR the second time this season a match involving Lyon was abandoned following crowd trouble when their French Cup match at Paris FC on Friday December 17 was called off after half time due to throwing of flares and fireworks resulted in a pitch invasion.
THE wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte, has been forced to react to claims appearing in social media that she was born a man, so is therefore a transgender woman and apart from denying this, she is taking legal action against those spreading the false allegations.
NORWAY Snail mail
Qatar woes
ACCORDING to a report in social media, the Norwegian postal system which has been regularly criticised for being expensive and slow has improved considerably in 2021 with letters sent to Spain arriving quite quickly rather than taking from three to six weeks.
THE arrest of a TV crew from state broadcaster NRK in Qatar has caused an outcry amongst media and news organisations in Norway, especially as after the Norwegian Ambassador stepped in to have their equipment returned, it transpired that all recordings has been wiped.
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Mink vaccinated
Santa sighting
ALTHOUGH Denmark decided to exterminate its captive mink population, the Finnish authorities have taken a different view and having created a special vaccine intend to inoculate their 200,000 population with the first 50,000 receiving the vaccine before the end of the year.
ACCORDING to the YLE news site, quoting sources familiar with the iconic figure, Santa set out well ahead of schedule to ensure that he reached all of his delivery points before Christmas was over. It also revealed that he spends most of the year in his Lapland workshop.
IRELAND Rose of Tralee
Aladdin Sane
THE Rose of Tralee festival is held every August in Tralee, County Kerry, to choose a young woman to be crowned the Rose. After pandemic suspension, 2022 will see rule changes to allow married women, those aged 29 and transgender competitors to take part.
ALADDIN the pantomime presented at the Dublin National Stadium has cancelled performances in the run up to Christmas and the New Year due to a case of infection in the production team and the fear of families caused by the growing number of Omicron cases.
ITALY More mink
Treasures returned
A DECISION has been made that with effect from the middle of next year, it will be illegal to breed animals in Italy for fur only which means that the 7,000 odd mink held in captivity may not be slaughtered for fur, but may have to be put down anyway.
AFTER several years of investigation, the Manhattan district attorney's office has seized antiquities from museums and private collections which were illegally exported from Italy over a period of around 50 years. So far 200 items worth $10 million have been returned.
PORTUGAL Restaurants closed
No sales
IN order to enter a bar or restaurant in Portugal over the Christmas period, it will be necessary to present a copy of a negative test, but because the health authorities are able to test so few people on a daily basis, many restaurants will stay closed.
CONSIDERED a weapon to reduce infectious contact, the Portuguese Government decided to stop shops offering discounted sales between December 25 and January 9, in order to limit travel and reduce the number of consumers visiting commercial establishments during that period of time.
RUSSIA Unusual shape
iPhone ban
FOR the third year running an ice rink has been opened in Siberia’s major city Novosibirsk and although not intended to be naughty, has caught the nation’s attention by the fact that an overhead photograph taken by drone has shown it to be shaped like a penis.
A REPORT in the not always reliable Russian news outlet RT.com suggests that the US is considering the possibility of banning exports of consumer and industrial technologies to Russia, such as components for smartphones and aircraft, should Moscow become more aggressive over Ukraine.
SWEDEN Fashion twins
Covid implant
THREE years ago, Kate Middleton wore a Christmas ensemble consisting of a black sweater, red tartan ankle length skirt and black boots. This year, Princess Madeleine, youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, appeared in a very similar outfit to view the palace Christmas tree.
A SMALL Swedish tech company has come up with a new way of storing your Covid pass as it has created a scannable digital implant which is inserted under the skin and when scanned by a smartphone, reveals all of the information on the screen.
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Holaluz expands SPANISH Green Energy company Holaluz has taken over the Spanish division of British energy supplier Bulb Energy and adds 23,000 new customers to its existing portfolio of 378,000 plus offering savings it claims of up to 50 per cent on electricity using solar power.
TikTok triumph CHINESE App TikTok has become the most popular website in 2021, knocking Google off the top spot which it has held for so long, according to IT security company Cloudflare. In its review of 2020, Cloudflare logged TikTok at number eight and Google at number one.
Computer hiccups WHILST technology has in many cases made life easier, whenever there is a glitch, consumers are left completely helpless. This was the case when both Lloyds Bank and subsidiary Halifax had computer problems on the run up to Christmas with websites down for around an hour.
Energy VAT UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is due to hold a series of virtual meetings with energy suppliers who are encouraging him to remove the 5 per cent VAT imposed on energy bills by the EU prior to Brexit in order to help reduce the cost to the consumer.
Emission free dresses AMERICAN company LanzaTech’s biological process captures and converts steel mill emissions that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. They then recycle the emissions into a low carbon polyester yarn and the company has come to an agreement with Spanish clothing giant Inditex to make a fabric which will be used to create a collection of party dresses to be sold through the Zara website at around €40 per dress. If successful, it is expected that this experimental collection will be expanded during 2022.
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Olive wars resolved AS previously reported, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled on the complaint by the United States over the alleged dumping of Spanish olives into the USA in November. In essence, the American Adminis‐ tration had claimed that Spain was improperly subsidising farmers who were selling their olives into the USA at prices below production cost. The WTO finding accepted that olives were being dumped on the US market, but could find no evidence of any subsidies and therefore recom‐
mended that the US reduced the ex‐ traordinary tariffs introduced by the Trump Administration to the norm for such importation. This ruling was very important to Spanish olive growers and exporters as the tariffs imposed were as much as 20 per cent more than had previ‐ ously been the case for the stone fruits to be imported into America. In the past, the US Trade Represen‐ tative’s Office immediately appealed against WTO rulings and then would attend any hearings, thus postponing
LEGALLY SPEAKING
What is Covid Passport? I am confused about what they are calling a ‘Covid Passport’. I thought that the Spanish courts had ruled that the government cannot force me to be vaccinated or tested for Covid. There are stories about it in the paper and television and Internet that we all will need the Covid Passport to get into bars and restaurants and clubs, but I am not quite clear. Can you explain how this works? Yes. First DAVID SEARL you are right that the gov‐ YOU AND THE LAW ernment cannot IN SPAIN force you as an indi‐ vidual to be vaccinated. But they can oblige licensed es‐ tablishments such as bars and restaurants to meet certain requirements. For example any place that serves food is required to pass periodic inspections for cleanliness and employees will need food‐handler certificates. So these establishments are already controlled. Now the Junta de Andalucia has added one new requirement. Only those customers who can show they are free of Covid will be al‐ lowed to enter. There is no ‘Covid Passport’ as such. The customer must prove by vaccination or recent test that he is free of Covid. So the legal obligation is on the establish‐ ment to make sure of proof. It is not on the individual, un‐ less of course he wants to go inside the bar. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
NADIA CALVIÑO, Spain’s First Vice President and Minister for Econo‐ my and Digitalisation has been elected as Chair of the Internation‐ al Monetary and Financial Com‐ mittee (IMFC) for a term of two years, effective from January 3, 2022. The IMFC, comprising finance ministers and central bank gover‐ nors, is the primary advisory body
the argument indefinitely but on this occasion, this was not the case. As reported by Reuters, a state‐ ment from the US observed “While we are disappointed with certain as‐ pects of the Panel’s findings, the US decided to permit the adoption of the report and we will continue working with the EU to resolve this dispute.” This news will be a boost for Span‐ ish farmers as the European Commis‐ sion confirmed that the sale of olives to the US from Spain fell by almost 60 per cent once tariffs were imposed.
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New honour for Spain of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board of Governors and deliberates on the principal policy issues facing the IMF. She will succeed Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister of Sweden and former Finance Minister, who will relinquish her
duties as IMFC Chair at the end of December 2021. Calviño has been First Vice Presi‐ dent of Spain since July 2021 and is also the current Minister for Economy and Digitalisation, a posi‐ tion she has held since 2018 hav‐ ing previously served in senior
Selfridges now sold ANOTHER British icon has been taken over as Selfridges has been sold to a Thai/Austri‐ an consortium for a reported £4 billion. Founded in 1908 the depart‐ ment store with its flagship in Oxford Street was actually tak‐ en over by the Canadian West‐ on family in 2003, at what now appears to have been the bar‐ gain price of £600 million. They will retain their seven Canadian branches, but the re‐ maining 18 shops and nearly 10,000 staff will find them‐ selves in the hands of the Thai retailer and Austrian property company. This appears to be a bold move at a time when high streets around Europe are see‐ ing a drastic reduction in the number of shoppers due to the ongoing pandemic.
Bounce Back loan scam DESPITE being on bail having been accused of major mon‐ ey laundering, two men, one Russian and the other Lithuanian managed to scam £10 million from the British Government’s Coron‐ avirus Bounce Back Loan scheme. It is believed that this is the largest theft from the scheme and although they were re‐ar‐ rested and actually sentenced to a combined 33 years in prison, just £17,000 has ever been recovered! It is understood that the balance was systematically sent abroad from the UK and whilst officers are trying to trace its destination, it seems unlikely that if it is in Russia that it will ever be identified and returned. roles at the European Commis‐ sion, including as Director General in charge of the EU Budget from 2014 to 2018. The Committee has 24 members and normally meets twice a year ‐ in the spring and at the time of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in the autumn, with its next meet‐ ing scheduled to be held on April 21, 2022, in Washington, DC.
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OFFERING SUPPORT: The EIB HQ in Luxembourg.
THE European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the Eu‐ ropean Investment Bank Group (EIB), has joined forces with Caja Rural Groupo to assist small and medium sized companies (SMEs) in Spain. The intention is to try to mitigate the economic im‐ pacts of the Covid‐19 crisis in the SME sector by offer‐ ing more favourable fi‐ nancing to SMEs impacted by the pandemic. The EIF will provide a €140 million guarantee to Caja Rural Group through Banco Cooperativo Es‐ pañol, enabling the Span‐ ish bank to originate a portfolio of €200 million of financing for Spanish SMEs. It will take up to 70 per cent of the risk on the loans granted by Caja Ru‐ ral Group and it is be‐ lieved that the agreement will facilitate access to fi‐ nance at advantageous conditions for more than
1,200 small businesses, thereby also safeguarding employment levels. The agreement is backed by the European Guarantee Fund (EGF), part of the €540 billion EU rescue package approved in the wake of the Covid‐ 19 pandemic. Thanks to this, the Span‐ ish bank will be able to provide a wide range of debt financing solutions to Spanish companies with sustainable business plans, ensuring they have sufficient financing avail‐ able to promote their in‐ vestment needs in the medium to long term. “Thanks to the EGF, we are expanding our net‐ work of intermediaries in Spain to support the liq‐ uidity needs of small and medium‐sized businesses and this agreement is yet another great example,” said EIB Vice‐President Ri‐ cardo Mourinho Félix, who is responsible for in‐
ASA rebukes Arsenal THE Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK has told Arsenal football club that its promotion of crypto‐based fan tokens on social media broke ad‐ vertising rules and must stop. Whilst the club believes that it acted properly, the decision was based on the fact that the Authority did not consider that it had properly warned fans about the potential risk when investing in this type of pro‐ motion. The ASA went on to suggest that the offers were ir‐ responsible ‐ because the wording took advantage of consumers’ inexperience or credulity and trivialised investment in crypto‐assets and was misleading ‐ be‐ cause they failed to illustrate the risk of the invest‐
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BUSINESS EXTRA Better news THE state of countries’ fi‐ nances seems to fluctuate on an almost weekly basis as Spain’s National Statis‐ tics Office (INE) released new figures suggesting that the country’s economy has grown 3.4 per cent in the first three months of 2021 as opposed to the 2.7 per cent previously reported.
Government support ALTHOUGH there was no lockdown in the UK prior to Christmas it quickly be‐ came clear that many peo‐ ple were cancelling their festive get‐togethers see‐ ing the hospitality industry in particular reeling, but Chancellor of the Exche‐ quer Rishi Sunak found an‐ other £1 billion in support for those affected.
Inflation fears DURING a meeting of heads of European Banks held in Frankfurt, Bank of Spain Governor Pablo Hernández de Cos con‐ firmed his belief that infla‐ tion will not continue to race upwards for any length of time, but will quickly settle allowing low interest rates to stay in the eurozone.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WHETHER deserved or not, the onslaught on Boris Johnson of late appears to be never ending. So far, the demolition of his reputation and integrity as an individual has completely overshadowed any political status or ministerial expertise he may possess; which just goes to show that the public don’t give two monkeys about whether their leaders are capable politicians or not; If they are not morally acceptable, then they are fair game for any attack their enemies or rivals care to initiate. Many of those in high finance or the political world are of course fully aware that scandal can bring down almost anyone, subsequently when circumstances are right, character assassination can truly become big business. Recently I discovered that there are a few shadowy agencies that specialise in these modes of clandestine operations. In the style of the old Mafia hit men, it is possible to engage these people who, with their far‐reaching tentacles and web of connections, are capable of discrediting and destroying all manner of people in public life. The leaked video of the Allegra Stratton
No one is safe ‘press call’ and photos of the alleged Downing Street parties are probable instances in point. The CCT coverage of Matt Hancock groping a secretary was trawled up from some source or another. Dirt digging of this ilk is not always ‘investigative reporting’, it can be bought; and you can rest assured the professional companies who provide these services don’t come cheap. Apparently, these agencies recruit moles and shadowy informers, engaged specifically to infiltrate big organisations and the corridors of power. Although their official work titles may sound innocuous enough, their true profession is to spy on their co‐workers and bosses, gleaning any information or scandal to pass on to their true employers. All this data is then processed and filed ready to be released to the highest bidder. The discredited publicist Max Clifford was a prime example of someone who practised these devious methods. If you look back over certain cases of people destroyed by sleaze and innuendo, you can visualise the murky hand of these companies in some of their downfalls. The likes of Stephen Ward, Profumo, John
Major, Cummings and even Trump all could easily have been targets of this type of operation. I’m not saying they were innocent victims; of course, they weren’t. In fact, it could be maintained that these companies are performing a public service. It’s just that charging a fee to dig up dirt and discredit people, just has more than a whiff of the old KGB or Kim Jong‐un about it. And just how do we know precisely who their customers are? You can be sure that with the standard of morals they display they are not too fussy about who pays the fee! One thing is for certain, no one is safe. Thank the Lord this old boy’s life of skullduggery is an open book ‐ literally. Book One, Two and Three. All available on Amazon. Happy New Year Everyone. 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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Don’t Look Up
A HUGE comet is hurtling towards earth and two sci‐ entists are the only people who can sound the alarm, but this isn’t your average end of the world movie. Adam McKay’s ‘Don’t Look Up’, released on Net‐ flix on December 24, is a science fiction film that us‐ es the disaster framework as a metaphor for climate change. It’s a satire that points fun at and draws attention to the media, so‐ cial networks, and pop cul‐ ture, testing whether au‐ diences are prepared to laugh at the threat of mass extinction. Dr Mindy, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, grad student Kate Dibiasky, played by Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) go on a media quest to warn the world about a comet on collision course with earth. Howev‐ er, the White House, the media and the public are completely unconcerned
about their impending doom ‐ drawing attention to how climate change has been ignored for so long. Meryl Streep plays an indifferent President Orlea and Jonah Hill (Pineapple Express) plays her son and Chief of Staff, who are more concerned that the news could cost votes. Cate Blanchett plays day‐ time talk‐show host Brie Evantee who pokes fun at scientists, encouraging the public to call them “crazy.” It’s no coincidence that DiCaprio is involved, being a prominent global warm‐ ing campaigner and ac‐ tivist. This satirical movie is a humorous take on a seri‐ ous global issue and ‘based on truly possible events.’ It asks what it will take for the world and the media to ‘just look up’ and face the inevitable climate crisis that so many are ig‐ norant about.
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ANOTHER YEAR GONE SO that’s another year come to an end, not quite as awful as 2020, unless of course you have suffered a personal tragedy, but still nothing to be too excited about. It seems that every time there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel, something new comes along to push us all back a few steps. Sadly, it finally appears that governments around the world are beginning to find themselves without a real plan to cope with the long-term effects of not just the pandemic, but also the financial implications. The public at large have been re-
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markably resilient and also very patient, recognising that this was a truly unexpected and unwelcome medical phenomena which is very difficult to cope with and governments have had to make difficult decisions ‘on the hoof’. Unfortunately, so many individuals and businesses have been devastated physically, mentally and financially and it seems that now we are onto the booster shot (with some countries talking about a fourth) that people are losing faith in their leaders who appear to be repeating methods that haven’t really worked in the past.
Unless you believe in a massive conspiracy theory which involves governments and industrialists around the world manipulating the events to control people, it does appear that this is a conundrum that no-one, in all fairness, knows the answer to. The way forward is not easy but it is now time for governments to get their populations on side and not continue to impose new, relatively ineffective restrictions every time a new variant appears. This is a long-term problem that needs to balance precaution with freedom to live the best life possible.
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HEALTH & BEAUTY THE prospect of doing a large amount of exercise can sometimes be off‐ putting, and the more we avoid it, the guiltier we feel, creating a cycle where exercise can seem like a chore rather than something to be enjoyed. But one scientist says that instead of focusing on creating large goals and then feeling bad if we don’t achieve them, we should actually just take small steps towards fitting a little more activity into things we naturally do ev‐ ery day. Michelle Segar, a psy‐ chologist and director of the University of Michigan Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Cen‐ tre, told American radio station NPR, that we place too much importance on thinking of exercise as an organised activity which must involve the gym, run‐ ning, Spandex, or sweat‐ ing. Segar explains that liter‐ ally every time we move our bodies we are benefit‐ ing our health, whether that movement consti‐ tutes traditional forms of exercise or not. She says: “The research does now show that basi‐ cally all movement counts, and anything is better than nothing,” adding, “I’ve been astounded that even up until today, very educated people don't know ‐ don’t believe ‐ that walking actually ‘counts’
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STAIR WALKING: Scientists say this could be as good as other exercise.
as valid exercise.” Loretta DiPietro, exer‐ cise research scientist at George Washington Uni‐ versity’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, told the same station that scientists measure how an activity affects our body using the value MET (metabolic equivalent). She explains this means that any and all activity has a rating, and some routine tasks we perform on a near daily basis without considering them exercise have a higher MET value than some
workouts. DiPietro says exer‐ cise that is moder‐ ate to intense will have a value of between three and six METs, both of which are covered by mop‐ ping (3.5 METs), or slowly climbing the stairs (four METs). Climbing the stairs fast uses nine METs, more than line dancing at eight. And given that we are told to take in
150 minutes of moderate‐ ly intense exercise a week, it is easy to see how nor‐ mal activities could easily add up. DiPietro says this means instead of focusing on in‐ creasing levels of organ‐ ised exercise, if you are unlikely to actually stick to this it may be better to just slightly increase the level of activities we al‐ ready perform. This could mean taking the stairs instead of the lift or parking further away when shopping.
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Coping with ‘winter blues’
EACH winter I seem to suffer with the same problems, feeling lethargic and depressed, what could be wrong with me? Don’t brush off that yearly feeling as simply a case of the ‘winter blues’ that you have a tough time trying to deal with. This could be a sign of Seasonal Af‐ fective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a mood disorder that occurs when there are changes to the chemi‐ cals in the brain and body, affecting peo‐ ple with normal mental health. This hap‐ pens mostly in the winter months causing symptoms such as depression, low or no energy, sleep problems, overeating, difficulty in concentrating and in extreme cases having suicidal thoughts. Take the signs and symptoms of sea‐ sonal affective disorder seriously. As with other types of depression, SAD can get worse and lead to problems if it’s not treated. Contact your GP who can or‐ ganise certain lab and psychological tests to be performed to give a diagnosis
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Sleeping beauty IT HAS been said many times that in order to look and feel our best we need our, ‘beauty sleep.’ However, recent research suggests that not getting enough rest can lead to more is‐ sues than simple irritability or bags under our eyes. An alarming new study suggested that some sleeping tablets‐ used by millions who struggle to drop off‐ would cause most peo‐ ple to sleep through a fire alarm. The report, compiled by Japanese researchers and pub‐ lished in Frontiers in Behavioural Neuro‐ science, showed that many commonly‐pre‐ scribed sleeping pills kept around half of the study’s participants asleep through a range of loud noises, including someone vacuum‐ ing next to their bed. So given this news‐ as well as the other concerns a lack of sleep could compromise our immune systems, lead to overeating, and even damage our hearts‐ what other ways are there to help us get enough sleep? The National Sleep Foundation suggests there are several other alternatives to taking medication, including sticking to a sleep schedule and going to bed and waking up at the same times every day, even at week‐ ends. The organisation also suggests putting in
BEAUTY SLEEP: A lack of rest can cause serious problems.
place a relaxing bedtime routine, such as taking a bath with aroma therapeutic oils, and avoiding reading the news or watching anything energetic for several hours before you try to get to sleep. The environment in your bedroom is also important, and the National Sleep Founda‐ tion suggests making sure the temperature is not too warm, which may wake you up later, and that bedding, mattresses, and pil‐ lows are all comfortable. Finally, avoiding alcohol often helps im‐ prove sleep, as does exercise, which also re‐ duces overall stress levels.
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NEW DESIGN: Planned for the square which has become neglected.
Denia gets rose garden F I N A L LY, after months of speculation, on Wednesday, December 23, the City Council of Denia made public its plans for the square at the top end of the popu lar Marqués de Campo. The site, which is cur rently a square that has been neglected, will be a welcome improvement to the area. The redevelopment of the square is being un dertaken using the win ning entry from the first
design competition of its type held in Denia. Pro fessionals were asked to submit proposals with residents given the op portunity to have their say with the winner at tracting the most votes. Architect Carlos Chacón Pérez, who has a master’s degree in gar dening and landscaping, has Dianense ancestors with his family having ar rived in the city 150 years ago. For this pro ject he was inspired by
Hot springs museum HIDDEN in the La Villajoyosa are some of the best preserved roman ruins in the Valencian Community, including hot springs that were in use nearly 2,000 years ago. These are being exca vated and will be turned into a museum which will open in 2022, should there be no further delays to the project. Some €400,000 has already been invested in a project that is expected to cost in the region of €3 million. Once complete visi tors to the city will be able to explore the original baths and surrounding ruins, and in the process learn more about the life of Romans in the area.
the old Rose Garden, where families and friends met in a place where they made movies as well as dances. Perez has previously designed for the projects for the Palacio de Exposi ciones y Congresos Vegas Altas de Villanueva de la Serena (Badajoz) in 2008, the School of Music and Dance of Ciutadella (2010) and the public space Parque del Kinder in the Mexican city of Mexicali.
The many masks of Pip Utton THE British solo per former is somewhat of a legend on the fringe scene honouring no table ‘dead’ characters in his one man shows. Noted for his characteri sations of everyone from Maggie Thatcher to Charlie Chaplin, Utton has built a solid follow ing. Appearing on January 3 in Javea, Utton uses drama in the same man ner that it was used back in ancient Greek times, in the days when theatre was about pub lic debate. At the end of each show the audience is given the chance to ask questions about both his work and the characters that he por trays, certainly a show not to be missed. Tickets can be ordered from javeaplayerspress officer@gmail.com.
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Mansion opens its door NOW open to the public, the Casa de la Marquesa Valero de Palma is certainly worth a visit. A neoclassical mansion from the first half of the 19th century, the mansion is an im posing building that most lo cals know from the outside. Externally the building has been well looked after and many will have wondered what it was used for or who owned it. Well now they are able to enter the property where they can take in its ma jestic and seemingly endless interior. Acquired by Denia City Coun cil in 1985, the building has been used for a variety of pur poses including back in the 50s as a clinic specialising in obstet rics and gynecology, where many children were born. It has also been used as the head quarters of the Tenor Cortis music conservatory but, before all that, it was a symbol of the power of the city’s bourgeoisie during the 19th and early 20th centuries. A time when great fortunes were made with the export of raisins.
WORTH VISITING: The building has been well looked after.
The mansion is not fur nished currently with discus sions still under way about
how best to present what will physically be Denia’s largest museum.
A return to industrial toys VISITORS and residents of Denia were treated to a blast from the past when the Museu dels Joguets held a special exhibition on toys from the industrial era. Those that at tended the threeday show before Christmas were able to see toys that emulated the sounds of factories, the noise of the engines, the hum of the belts and hubbub of the peo ple, the ships and the ports. On hand was an expert urban guide capable of explaining the workings of the items on display and who was able to transport people back in time with their knowledge of working life back then. Denia was back in the industrial era a small village whose wealth came from agriculture, the preparation of raisins and fruits for export around the world.
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Michelin guide in Javea NO new stars were awarded to restau rants in the coastal resort of Javea, how ever two restaurants maintained their star status. Alberto Ferruz of Restaurante Bon Amb, maintains its two star rating, while Borja Susilla at Tula Restaurante, maintains its single star. In addition two establishments were listed in the guide, La Perla de Jávea and Tosca. Of the former the guide said: “Lo cated right on the seafront promenade, this renovated familyrun restaurant boasts impressive views and traditional cuisine. This includes savoury rice dishes (choose from 14 different options) and fish fresh from the market.” In terms of the latter the guide said: “Tosca takes its name from the local stone that is an inte
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History of tourism STAR STATUS: Two chefs kept their stars.
gral part of its interior decor. Enjoy updat ed Mediterranean cuisine in the dining room or on the pleasant terrace with views of the canal.”
New Year party cancelled WITH Covid19 infections once again on the rise, Benidorm has cancelled its New Year’s Eve party due to be held on the beach. This is the second event cancelled by the town after a similar decision was taken at Christmas. Benidorm is not the only town or city to make the difficult decision with Alicante, Elche, Alcoy, La Vila and l’Alfas all having can celled their New Year celebrations. Jesús Carrobles, Party councillor has indicat
ed that all these events have been suspended for safety reasons given Covid19 infections. As a result the 2022 welcome will be limited to a fireworks display lasting about 10 min utes in the Levante area, but there will be no stage, no music or animation as initially planned. Carrobles has also said that the Three Kings Parade is under consideration and may be cancelled in favour of a static event.
A N E W exhibition, which looks at the history of tourism in Alicante, has opened in the new cultural room, Espacio Séneca. Titled ‘History of Tourism in Alicante Come whenever you want’ the exhibition includes memorabilia, items from the first establishments, pho tos, and panels with historical documenta tion. Mayor, Luis Barcala said: “Tourism has conditioned what we
are today, what we of fer today as a city and what should be seen to continue moving forward.” Speaking about the growth of the city’s tourism sector he added, “The arrival of the train in the 19th century was a turning point and here we can see photos and learn about the history of the ‘Botijo Train’ or the filming of the sac rificed Seat 600 that allowed the popular classes to travel to the
beach. But it is the airport which marked the final take off of Alicante as an interna tional tourist destina tion, reaching 14 mil lion passengers, a historical milestone that we will certainly return to post pan demic.” According to Bar cala, Alicante today boasts 60 hotels and nearly 4,000 tourist apartments. The exhibition is open until January 25, 2022.
Contemporary art exhibition THE Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports in Valencia has been acquiring works of art which represent the community since 2017. According to a spokesperson for the depart ment, the intention is to build a heritage from the present into the future and in the process revitalise the contemporary art sector, as well as making these great works accessible to the general public. The latest exhibition being held in the
White Box of Las Cigarreras is open until February 6, 2022 and brings together all the works acquired since 2019. The artistic works come from all regions within the Valencia Communidad and are creations of artists from different generations and with different sensi bilities. That mix brings a variety of technical and stylistic approaches in covering the reality of the region and the global dynamics that shape our world.
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San Silvestre in La Villajoyosa
OLD PATH: Restoration will open the walks to the public.
Dry stone heritage T H E art of drystone building was declared a UNESCO act of Cultural and Human Heritage im portance back in 2018, since when many public bodies have bandied to gether to preserve the work. Vall de Gallinera, a municipality in danger of depopulation, has firmly opted for the re covery of the cobble stones of some of its most representative pathways. The work, which has been part funded by the Mountain Local Rural Ac tion Group of Alicante, restored the ascent to the summit of the Agu jereó from Benitaia Benissivà and the Pasito de la Carroja this year.
Next year, the plan is to restore the old path of the Coconso old road of Vilallonga, or the Pasito de Benirrama and to the Obrada del Moro Cave. The restoration whilst opening the scenic walks to the general public, will also provide work for eight stonemasons specialising in historic restoration.
NOTWITHSTANDING the limita tions of the pandemic and cur rent restrictions, La Villajoyosa families took to the street to cel ebrate the fourth running of the popular Christmas race, San Sil vestre. With numbers limited, around 300 took part in the run that was organised by the Sports Depart ment of La Villajoyosa. The race ran through the cen tral streets of the town, starting and finishing in Calle Colón which is next to the Villajoyosa Tourist Office. Runners were able to choose whether to do one or two cir cuits in an atmosphere of fun with live music, fireworks, light displays and giant inflatables. José Ramón Uclés, Sports councillor of La Vila said: Uclés said that “it is very gratifying to see in the same race older peo ple running with their grandchil dren, parents running with their baby’s pushchair, or a group of friends who have worked for days on a costume exclusively for the race.”
CHRISTMAS RACE: Families took to the street to celebrate the fourth edition.
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Suzuki Vitara Hybrid - Lot ROAD TEST by Mark Slack WITH so many cars appear‐ ing to share style, equipment and technology these days
manufacturers have to identi‐ fy that special something which sets them apart from the competition. Some do it via special offers, extra equip‐ ment and regular facelifts and others take a simpler route to success. One such maker is
Suzuki. The Japanese car maker is known for small cars, SUVs and motorbikes along with marine engines and ATVs. One of their best known, and most admired, SUVs is the diminutive Jimny (now only available in commer‐ cial form), which is a formidable off‐road per‐ former. There is also the newly launched Across SUV. In slightly larger form their Vitara makes for a practical and comfortable on and off‐roader, with more than a dash of old fashioned style. Thanks to its straightforward boxy design you can pack a lot into the Vitara and it comes with a no nonsense, well‐built feel. Prices start from €24,272 (£21,749) for the lead‐in SZT which comes as standard with alloy wheels, adaptive cruise control, automatic air conditioning, automatic lights and wipers and Bluetooth. There’s just one power unit for the range and it’s a very good one too. The 1.4‐litre turbocharged petrol en‐ gine also has an electric motor that helps economy, lowers emissions and gives a performance boost. In a
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SUZUKI VITARA: Remains a popular choice.
week of sometimes not so leisurely driving I notched up an average 46 mpg. It’s a smooth and refined unit and possessed of enough pow‐ er to nip past tractors and other slow traffic. The benchmark 100kmh (62mph) is passed in 9.5 seconds with a top speed of 190kmh (118mph). It’s no per‐ formance powerhouse but has more than enough capability to deal with motorway cruising speeds and overtakes on single carriageway roads. Inside, the no nonsense ap‐ proach continues with a com‐
fortable look and feel, albeit lacking in
the interior fripperies of more flouncy rivals. Everything looks well able to stand the daily
scuffs and knocks of everyday family and working life. A wel‐ come lack of digital nonsense is heralded by buttons, and even on the touchscreen there’s min‐ imal tapping required. Volkswa‐ gen Audi please note! Options include four‐ wheel‐drive along with some rather snazzy colour combinations and very sensibly priced styling up‐ grades. The Vitara makes a sensible purchase given their well‐earned reputa‐ tion for reliability. Add in the generous levels of standard equipment and it’s not hard to see why the Vitara remains a popular choice.
Facts at a Glance Model: Suzuki Vitara SZT Engine: 1.4 Turbocharged Gasolina (Petrol) electric mild hybrid Gears: 6-Speed Manual Performance: 0-100 kmh (60 mph) 9.5 seconds/Maximum Speed 190 kmh (118 mph) Economy: 5.36l/100km (52.7 mpg) Combined driving (WLTP) Emissions: 121 g/km (WLTP) Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
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