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Works update THE Motril mayor, Luisa María García Chamorro, visit‐ ed the site this week of the first phase of the Ronda Sur, the long‐awaited communica‐ tion artery to see how the work is progressing and said: “With the works advancing rapidly we will be able to put the road into service next summer.” The long‐awaited artery will connect the current road that ends at the swimming pools roundabout opposite the National Police Station, with the El Vadillo industrial estate, as well as providing ac‐ cess to the new urban devel‐ opment known as Mot8 with its new modern homes, hotel, green areas and services. Two and a half years in the making, the road will accord‐ ing to Chamorro: “Be integrat‐ ed into the urban fabric with an elegant design, having all the elements that enhance performance and its sur‐ roundings, from lighting to vegetation, viewpoints, etc. It is an ambitious project that is in keeping with our vision for the town.” The road is 700 metres long and 30 metres wide, with two lanes in each direction that al‐ so caters for pedestrians and cyclists and will be completed in summer. The council has announced that the tender for the sec‐ ond phase, which will con‐ nect the El Vadillo estate (Km 1) with the Funeral Home area “is imminent and very soon will be announced by the minster.”
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COASTAL PATH: Work will change the look of the area.
FITUR MADRID: Promoting Rincon de la Victoria as a tourist destination of excellence.
MAYOR Francisco Salado used the Interna‐ tional Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid to launch the town’s new tourist train. Trialled in October, the train will take visi‐ tors on a tour of the town past all the most significant spots. Aimed at adults and chil‐ dren the train will provide fun transport for those looking to move around the town’s tourist spots as well as allowing those who just want to take the sights in, to sit back and enjoy. Salado making the announcement said: “We continue to grow as a tourist destina‐ tion with new initiatives such as the tourist train. Not only will it improve mobility with‐ in what are the tourist icons of our munici‐ pality, it will also serve as leisure and enter‐ tainment for the whole family.” Continuing he said: “Our goal is to contin‐ ue working towards the positioning of Rin‐ con de la Victoria as a tourist destination of excellence.” The Andalucian multinational City Sight‐ seeing will provide the service, the company operating similar facilities in more than 100 cities and towns in more than 35 countries
on all five continents. By joining the global City Sightseeing network, Rincon de la Victo‐ ria will benefit from their network. The councillor for Tourism, Antonio José Martín, explained that: “This train opens up a new tourism and cultural route in the mu‐ nicipality, going through the most interest‐ ing points such as the Cueva del Tesoro, the Villa Romana (when it is open ), the Casa Fuerte Bezmiliana connecting with the sur‐ roundings and the town centre. The inten‐ tion is to begin the service before the start of Holy Week.” The train will be based at the Cueva del Tesoro and will cross Avenida Picasso, circu‐ lating through Velázquez and Zurbarán streets to make a first stop at the Torre de El Cantal. It will continue towards Avenida del Mediterráneo, where it will make a second stop at the town hall. It will continue to‐ wards Torre de Benagalbón stopping out‐ side the Guardia Civil building, before mak‐ ing a U‐turn to stop at the Villa Romana Museum Centre, and then Casa Fuerte de Bezmiliana. The train will run between 10.00am and 6.00pm.
THE work to transform the Motril coastal path has started and is expected to be finished by Easter, in time for the holidays. The path will radically change the access to the Playa Grana‐ da and Playa de Poniente, changing the look and appearance of the area. According to the council, the first areas of the walk‐ way have already been completed with the campsites and shaded rest areas ready for use. The deputy mayor, José Lemos said: “It was important to improve the access and mobility between Playa Granada, Playa de Poniente and Cable, and to do so in a sustainable way. We also wanted to make the area stand out, to be seen as a place of beauty and to make our beaches the best they can be.” He continued saying: “The investment is being very benefi‐ cial for the beaches, as users who are enjoying it massively for walking and playing sports are already demonstrating.”
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Spanish Beach Handball Cup THE Ferrara sports area in Torrox Costa will bring together 120 teams to the town from June 3 to 5, to compete in the Spanish Beach Handball Cup. This year promises to be an exciting tourna‐ ment having been ex‐ panded to also include children’s categories, as well as senior, youth and cadet teams. With 120 teams par‐ ticipating, more than 1,500 players and more than 3,000 support staff and families will make the journey to the town. Hotels are expected to be booked up, restau‐ rants and cafeterias full. Beach handball is a growing sport that is at‐ tracting a larger audi‐ ence every year, being an easy and very acces‐ sible sport to watch. The tournament will according to the council not only put Torrox on the map locally, but also
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Castle improvements ALMUÑECAR has a rich heritage with a his‐ tory that goes back nearly 3,000 years, a his‐ tory that still brings visitors to the town and in particular the Castillo de San Miguel. Despite the pandemic and the travel re‐ strictions the site welcomed nearly 24,000 visitors during 2021 according to councillor for Culture, Alberto García Gilabert. By comparison the ‘Cueva de los Siete Palacios’ museum had more than 11,200 vis‐ itors during the same period. The Castillo de San Miguel monument has undergone im‐ provements over the past year to make the place even more attractive and accessible to visitors. Gilabert said: “The site has been
cleaned up, repainted externally, the interior stairs of the complex reformed and QR codes added for all displays. A disabled ramp has also been added.” Located in the Barrio de San Miguel overlooking the town, the Arab fortress, once the home of the Nasrid dynasty in the 13th century occupies a space that was once used by the Phoenicians and Romans. It was further developed by the Catholic King Ferdinand in the 16th century and during the War of Independence against the French, it was bombed by English troops. It was used as a Christian cemetery until the early 1980s before being reformed and reopened as a museum.
TORROX COSTA: The tournament is important for the town.
internationally with the tournament covered elsewhere. José Manuel Fernán‐ dez of the Spanish Beach Handball Associa‐ tion said: “The Ferrara sports area has taken an impressive leap in quali‐ ty and currently has some of the best equip‐ ment and state‐of‐the‐ art LED lighting for play‐ ing beach sports.”
T h e Fe r r a r a s p o r t s area has been turned in‐ to a high‐performance centre for sand sports, which has already host‐ ed the European beach handball clubs. It has also been cho‐ sen by both the men’s and women’s beach handball and beach football teams to hold their tournaments for the start of the season.
THE Association of Municipalities of the Cos‐ ta del Sol and Axarquia has presented the project to launch the Axarquia‐Costa del Sol Film School. The president of the regional in‐ stitution, José Juan Jiménez, explained: “It is one more step in our commitment to film tourism, which has grown through the Axar‐ quia Film Office.” He continued: “The Axarquia‐Costa del Sol Film School will support the development of talent from all sections of the population with training and other activities.” Axarquia Commonwealth representative, Juan Peñas, said: “All the courses that we have carried out have been a success in terms
New film school of participation and there is a high demand for training in the audiovisual sector.” He added: “It was at FITUR in 2018 when we presented the Axarquia Film Office, today we present the first Axarquia Costa del Sol Film School and we do it as we started this journey, hand in hand with Andalucia and the Spain Film Commission.” The director of the Andalucia Film Commis‐ sion concluded by saying: “This school is a clear example that two powerful Spanish in‐ dustries such as tourism and audiovisual have to go hand in hand.”
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NIBS EXTRA Art exhibition VELEZ-MALAGA born artist Evaristo Guerra is holding an exhibition of his work at the Mingorance rooms in the Municipal Archive of Malaga. The renowned artist paints what he sees, the exhibition being a chance to see Axar‐ quia and his home town through his eyes. Fore more information vist evarista guerra.com.
Hello! Hola! ON Thursdays at 7.30pm the intercambio in Velez‐ Malaga meets at the Pi‐ anista bar in the old town, on Plaza Del Carmen. A small informal get together with everyone welcome, this is a chance to practise a little of your English or Spanish. No rules, no struc‐ tures, just a chance to learn informally and to make new friends.
Social group FEELING lonely, looking to make friends or just fancy a chat, then get on down to the Bodega La Barraca bar/restaurant, Calle Bahia 9, Torre del Mar every Fri‐ day. An informal group that meets every Friday, every‐ one is welcome with no rules or structures, just a chance to socialise.
Foster care THE dog and cat rescue cen‐ tre is full and cannot take any more animals, that is until they are able to find homes for the animals cur‐ rently in their care. If you are able to foster an animal or to adopt one, please con‐ tact the centre by email axarquia‐rescue@hotmail. com or via Facebook.
Pole gone THE residents of the Finca El Olivar de Venta Baja can fi‐ nally walk calmly through its streets. The mayor of Al‐ caucín, Ágatha González, announced that the elec‐ tricity pole which was in the middle of one of the streets of the UR‐3 urbanisation has been removed.
THE Costa Animal Society (CAS) shop has been restocked with clothing, a selection of contemporary books (best-sellers in all genres) as well as plenty of other useful goodies. The shop’s large inventory is clean and well-presented, updated daily, with a friendly staff of volunteers on hand to help. Donations are always welcome - please help them to restock their shelves. Of course all shop proceeds go directly towards helping their animal friends in need, primarily for vet bills, food and kennelling costs. The society is also look-
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DONATIONS WELCOME: Help the shop to restock.
ing for volunteers to help out in the shop, you just need to be able to commit to four hours a week. For more information please stop by the shop or feel free to call their shop manager May Delaney on 601 629 938. The Costa Animal Society (CAS) Shop is located next door to the Good Stuff Café in Nerja at No. 2 Calle Castilla Perez. Their opening hours are Monday to Saturday 10.00am until 2.00pm.
Figurative art in harmony VENEZUELAN architect and artist, Bernardo Ocando has been resident in Axarquia for more than 50 years and has learned to love the tranquilli‐ ty and inspiration that the area pro‐ vides. Now at the ripe old age of 83, he has chosen the path of a silent protest to show his sadness for what has hap‐ pened to his home country. This exhibition does this by offering a tribute to the beauty of Venezuelan
women, with the intention of inspir‐ ing and promoting the bases of value and respect for all women, as a funda‐ mental pillar of a successful society. Full of joy he now brings us his first collection of works that he himself calls: ‘Figurative Art in Harmony of Abstract’. The oil painting exhibition is on at Bio Beach Club Café Restaurant, Paseo Marítimo El Morche until February 10.
Tango and flamenco A NEW show with violin‐ ist Thomas Potiron and Christina Vega entitled Americalatida is being held in the Cultural Cen‐ tre in Nerja tomorrow, Friday January 28. Produced by Argentini‐ an Fernando Egozcue, the performance will take place in a venue bathed in candelight creating a magical atmosphere. The evening will bring together the passion of
the tango and flamenco with jazz and contempo‐ rary music. This is a great show for anyone that loves the tango or wants to see fla‐ menco at its best, with some of the best artists in the genre. The 70‐minute long show will start at 8pm with tickets costing €15. These can be bought at the door or online from www.mientrada.net.
and finally... EL VALLE DRAMA are back and performing their latest produc‐ tion at the El Punto de Encuentro Asador, Puente Don Manuel on January 28 and 29, the latter unfortunately is already sold out with tickets now only available for the Friday night. The comedy show includes dinner all for the cost of €15, with a choice of beef stew, roast chicken or salmon. The night promises to be really entertaining, you might even see some‐ one that you know. To get your tickets WhatsApp Janet (656 372 175) or Steve (634 343 933) or email steveheugh@yahoo.co.uk. The meal starts at 7.30pm and don’t forget your vaccination certificates as these may be asked for depending on current restrictions.
OCANDO: His first collection of works.
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Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar THE centre have announced they will be reopening at the beginning of February, Mon‐ day to Friday from 10.00am to 1pm. The shop will also reopen on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11am to 1pm. The Spanish group is restarting but places are lim‐ ited, more information avail‐ able from the centre on 952 543 334 or luxmundi@lux‐ mundi.org. The craft group meets on Mondays, the art group on Wednesdays and the coffee morning Fridays. Osuna excursion ‐ Thurs‐ day February 24. Osuna, Sevilla, is one of the loca‐ tions for the Game of Thrones series. Included in the tour is a stop on the way, a two‐hour guided tour of the old town and the afternoon free to wander and to have some‐ thing to eat. Prices are €29 each or with a Friends of Lux Mundi card €25. The first pick up is at 7.15am with the return bus leaving at 4.30pm.
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Catholic Church to return assets ON Monday, January 24, the Spanish government and the Episcopal Conference came to the agreement that the Catholic Church would re‐ turn almost a thousand as‐ sets that had been wrongful‐ ly registered under its name between 1998 and 2015. The meeting took place be‐ tween President Pedro Sánchez and the president of the Spanish Episcopal Con‐ ference, Cardinal Juan José Omella. At least 3 per cent of the approximately 35,000 prop‐ erty assets which the Church formally registered under its name did not actually belong to it, but this was permitted due to the reform of the Mortgage Law implemented
AGREEMENT: That property assets would be returned.
by the ex‐president José María Aznar. “The analysis has revealed a collection of assets that the Church considers as belong‐ ing to a third party, or as hav‐ ing unclear ownership,” said the official statement. There are almost a thousand such assets, but sources from the Ministry of the Presidency, led by Félix Bolaños, later confirmed that the list does
not include any large tem‐ ples. This is the first agreement mutually reached by the two institutions. The topic has been talked about for some time: it was one of Sánchez’s electoral promises in 2020, and the PSOE had long been de‐ manding a solution to the conflict over the Church’s as‐ sets.
Pet shop blaze shock SHOP FIRE: Most of the animals perished inside.
ON Monday January 24, a blaze broke out in a pet shop in Barcelona killing most of the animals inside. Several neighbouring families had to leave their homes due to the blaze to ensure their safety and two people needed med‐ ical treatment due to smoke inhalation. A total of 10 firefighter
teams were sent to tackle the blaze before it was eventually put out at around 5.30am. Once the blaze had been ex‐ tinguished the local families were able to return to their homes. An investigation has been launched to discover the cause of the fire, which had tragic consequences.
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Wife blames Brexit A BRITISH woman has blamed post‐Brexit paper‐ work for her French hus‐ band being unable to en‐ ter Britain for nearly a year. The 67‐year‐old Brit had spent 30 years living abroad with her French husband. The couple sold their house in France last year and thought it would be easy to enter the UK. They only expected it to take 15 days for them to get a family permit for entering the UK. The couple had packed everything as they got ready for the move. Nearly a year on and they are still waiting. The British woman said: “We packed everything up. We sold the house. And it’s just non‐communication from the Home Office. My husband went through a phase of being very de‐ pressed about the whole thing. He said: ‘What is the Home Office waiting for, for me to die?’” The pair had enjoyed a wonderful 30 years in France, but had wanted to head to the UK. “We feel like we are a victim of Brexit and there is nothing we can do about it. We are just waiting. We can’t get on with our lives,” she added.
No. 10 party investigation THE Metropolitan Police are set to inves‐ tigate ‘a number of events’ that took place at No 10 and Whitehall that al‐ legedly broke coronavirus lockdown rules. Met Commissioner Cressida Dick has been under pressure to investigate the alleged parties. The Commissioner commented on the
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losses caused by the pandemic: “I abso‐ lutely understand there is deep public concern about the allegations that have been in the media over the last several weeks. “Many people including Londoners, and indeed my colleagues have made huge sacrifices and they’ve suffered con‐ siderable loss during the pandemic.”
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Reduce risk
A S T U DY published in Frontiers in Nutrition looked at the medical records of 473,957 people through the UK Biobank and found that regular drinkers of red wine have a reduced risk of Covid‐ 19 infection. The study, which looked at drinking habits and coronavirus history during the pandemic, said that people who consumed five or more glasses of red wine per week were up to 17 per cent less likely to be at risk from the virus, when compared to non‐drinkers. According to the study, scientists have said that the reduced risk could be the re‐ sult of the drink’s high polyphenol content, which can inhibit the likes of the flu and other respira‐ tory conditions. The study also found that people who drink one to four glasses of either white wine or Cham‐ pagne a week could lower the risk from coron‐ avirus by up to 8 per cent.
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UK evacuates staff from Ukraine THE UK has begun withdrawing staff working at the UK Embassy in Kiev along with their families. The evacuations are in response to the growing risk from Russia. The United States is also evacuating non‐essential staff from their US em‐ bassy, while family members have al‐ ready been told to leave Ukraine. The UK Foreign Office said on January 24: “Some embassy staff and dependants are being withdrawn from Kiev in re‐ sponse to growing threat from Russia.
KIEV: Events are moving fast.
The British Embassy remains open and will continue to carry out essential work.”
The foreign office has said that the Ukraine capital is still calm, but it high‐ lighted that: “Events in [the country] are fast moving.” Commenting on the United States’ de‐ cision to start evacuating family mem‐ bers, Scott Anderson, a former adviser for the US Embassy in Baghdad stated: “This is not a good sign. The basic logic here is to do whatever you can to reduce the number of people you will have to evacu‐ ate if/when hostilities really start in earnest.”
Tests scrapped for jabbed Campaign posters removed WITH the number of cases of omicron going down, Covid tests are to be scrapped for all fully vacci‐ nated travellers arriving in England from February, the government has said. The requirement for all vaccinated travellers to do lateral flow tests upon arrival in England will be scrapped from 4am on February 11, stated Trans‐ port Secretary Grant Shapps. This will come in‐ to effect before the half‐
term break. “That means that after months of pre‐departure testing, post‐arrival testing, self‐isolation, additional expense, all that fully vacci‐ nated people will now have to do when they trav‐ el to the UK is to verify their status via a passenger locator form,” said Shapps to MPs. Travellers must have re‐ ceived two doses of an ap‐ proved vaccine or one dose of the Janssen vaccine.
ON January 21, a company that manages the advertis‐ ing media, JCDecaux, has withdrawn a campaign pro‐ moted by an anti‐abortion association from across the Murcia region at the request of the council. The campaign encourages praying in front of abortion clinics. Murcia Council wanted the company to remove the posters of the campaign pro‐ moted in 30 Spanish cities by the Catholic Association of
Propagandists.” Just 24 hours later, the councillor for Equality and Youth, Teresa Franco, con‐ firmed the posters had been removed from bus stations ‐ with the council thanking the company through its so‐ cial networks. “We are very happy that JCDecaux has un‐ derstood that these types of campaigns go against wom‐ en’s rights and violate their decision‐making capacity,” Franco explained.
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Dead man’s pension claim attempt AN investigation has begun af‐ ter the dead body of a man was taken into an Irish post office in ‘an attempt to claim his pen‐ sion’. Reports say the body was ‘propped up’ by two other men until they were questioned about the well‐being of the
pensioner, at which point they fled. A man had called in to the Irish post office on Staplestown Road in Carlow and asked to col‐ lect a pension on behalf of an el‐ derly man. That request was refused as
staff told him the pensioner had to be present in order to release the money. A short while later, two men reappeared with a man in his 60s and came to the counter. When the group approached, a member enquired about the
well‐being of the man. At that point, the two others dropped the man on the floor and fled the post office. An investigation has been launched to determine if the man was already dead when he was brought to the post office.
Meat Loaf dies aged 74 MEAT LOAF, whose real name was Michael Lee Aday, sold more than 65 mil‐ lion albums around the world and played Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He passed away on January 20 after contracting Covid‐19. The statement announc‐ ing the death said: “Our hearts are broken to an‐ nounce that the incompara‐ ble Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Debo‐ rah by his side. “Daughters Pearl and
MEAT LOAF: Passed away after contracting Covid-19.
Amanda and close friends have been with him
throughout the last 24 hours. We know how much he meant to so many of you and we truly appreciate all the love and support as we move through this time of grief in losing such an inspir‐ ing artist and beautiful man. From his heart to your souls… don’t ever stop rock‐ ing!” The late rocker had spo‐ ken out against vaccines and mask‐wearing and declared before his death: “If I die, I die, but I’m not going to be controlled.”
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Stowaway survives ACCORDING to Dutch mili‐ tary police at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, a stow‐ away was discovered on a flight which arrived from South Africa on Sunday Jan‐ uary 23. The man was found in the front wheel section of a Boeing 747 Car‐ golux Italia freight plane. Flight data shows the air‐ craft departed South Africa, and stopped in Kenya’s cap‐ ital, Nairobi. The full journey would have taken 11 hours to complete. The Dutch po‐ lice would not comment on when they believed the man entered the space. “The man is doing well con‐ sidering the circumstances and has been taken to a hospital,” said Joanna Hel‐ monds, a spokeswoman for the Royal Dutch military po‐ lice, who oversee border control in the Netherlands. There was no informa‐ tion about the man’s na‐ tionality, or age. “Our first concern, of course, was for his health,” added Ms Hel‐ monds.
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Superbug warning Ignored by health service
WORLDWIDE, infections caused by antibiotic‐resis‐ tant bacteria are killing 1.2 million people a year, more than AIDS, malaria, or cancer of the lung, tra‐ chea, and bronchi. This type of microbe al‐ so infected almost five million people who died in hospitals from other causes, according to data from the study on a pan‐ demic that has been go‐ ing on for years and that
threatens to become a nightmare much greater than Covid. Those responsible for the study said that in less than 30 years, superbugs will kill 10 million people each year ‐ three times more than the estimate for Covid in 2020. The research, published in the medical journal The Lancet, has analysed data from 204 countries, the most comprehensive
study of its kind to date, according to its authors. The most worrying thing about this data is that there is hardly any cure for these deadly in‐ fections. There is only one vaccine for one of these pathogens. In the rest of the cases, doctors are often help‐ less, as the bacteria has become immune to all first‐line antibiotics, such as penicillin.
Blasphemous KitKats removed A RANGE of KitKats have been taken from shelves by makers Nestle, after accusations of hurting religious senti‐ ments in India. The special editions fea‐ ture images of Hindu deities on the wrapper and was created as part of a global campaign of ‘KitKat Travel Breaks.’ The range was supposed to showcase the works of local artisans from different places around the world, but the Indian version of the range provoked an online backlash as they featured images of Hin‐ du deities Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra
and Mata Subhadra. Many people expressed anger at the thought of the wrappers being thrown into ‘dustbins, drains, gutters’ or being trodden underfoot, which would be a huge sign of disrespect to the gods and the Hindu faith. Currently, there is heightened aware‐ ness and greater tensions surrounding the depiction of the Hindu faith in India. The rise of Hindu nationalism has seen many accusations of blasphemy levelled at books, TV shows and adverts, as well as the chocolate bars.
THE death of a Spanish wom‐ an who had spent a week calling her local health centre in Castilla y Leon with no an‐ swer has sparked outrage among those who knew her and has led them to file a for‐ mal complaint. The family of a 63‐year‐old woman who died on Tues‐ day, January 18, at her home in Valladolid filed a lawsuit against the public health sys‐ tem of Castilla y Leon (Sacyl). On January 12, the woman reportedly began to feel un‐ well and called 112 to ask for medical assistance. They re‐ ferred her to her local health centre, but every time she tried to call and make an ap‐ pointment, she found that the line was busy. She continued to make calls over the next few days and took a rapid antigen test from the pharmacy to rule out Covid (it was negative).
WOMAN DIED: After repeatedly phoning in vain for assistance.
She tried to get assistance at the speciality centre Arturo Eyries, but she was still unable to get medical assistance. The woman’s elderly moth‐
er later found her daughter’s lifeless body after her children tried to contact her via tele‐ phone and obtained no an‐ swer.
Escaped monkeys killed
POLICE in the US launched a search for three lab monkeys which escaped after a lorry carrying 100 of them was in‐ volved in a crash. The lorry carrying the monkeys collided with a dumper lorry on Friday January 21 in Montour Coun‐ ty, Pennsylvania. The monkeys went on the run at around 3.30pm local time but were later located and killed. No injuries were re‐ ported in the crash. The long‐tailed macaques are in de‐ mand for coronavirus vaccine research.
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Specsavers guide dogs’ donation SPECSAVERS ÓPTICAS has donated €7,730.47 to the ONCE Foundation for Guide Dogs (FOPG), which will be used to continue the work being done by this charity to allow these animals to be the eyes of the blind. The optical group has been fundraising for FOPG since March 2020, with all nine Spec‐ savers Ópticas stores in Spain con‐ tributing to the total. This well ex‐ ceeds the target of €5,000 set at the beginning of the campaign and will support the important work of the FOPG and the services it provides. Jorge Martínez de Lizarduy Araico, of Specsavers Ópticas, said: “We are passionate about protecting vision and offering the best care for cus‐ tomers with visual deficiencies, so our collaboration with FOPG has been the perfect way to give back and ensure those people with vision loss in Spain get the help and resources they need.” The Managing Director of FOPG, Maria Jesús Varela, commented: “Specsavers Ópticas’ active involve‐ ment in our work, throughout this fundraising campaign and donation, is a sign of appreciation for what we do and a show of support for people with severe visual impairment in this coun‐
FOPG: The optical group has been fundraising for the group for years. try.” Specsavers Ópticas is an optical group with stores on the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol and in Mallorca. They hold regular charitable campaigns such as this and offer complete visual health assessments as part of their eye tests, free of charge. Find out more about Specsavers Óp‐ ticas here: www.specsavers.es. Fundación ONCE del Perro Guía (FOPG) is a welfare foundation creat‐ ed by ONCE in 1990 with the purpose of breeding and training guide dogs for people with severe blindness or vi‐ sual impairment. Find out more about FOPG here: www.perrosguias.once.es.
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Protests across Europe
ON Saturday January 22, several European capitals saw thousands of protestors take to the streets to demonstrate against the use of vac‐ cine passports and numerous other requirements that governments have implemented in the hope of ending the coronavirus pandemic. Athens, Helsinki, London, Paris, and Stockholm were among those cities where protests took place. In Paris, marches attracted hun‐ dreds of demonstrators protesting the introduction of a new Covid‐19 pass. This measure will severely re‐ strict those who are unvaccinated who will be banned from bars, cine‐ mas, sports events, leisure venues,
and domestic flights. Around 3,000 demonstrators re‐ portedly marched through central Stockholm in Sweden, where vac‐ cine certificates are required to at‐ tend indoor events with more than 50 people. The protest was organ‐ ised by the Frihetsrorelsen ‐ or Freedom Movement ‐ and saw demonstrators congregating in a main square in the city. Representatives of the neo‐Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement were reported to have attended, carrying a banner. This group has been close‐ ly associated with violent behaviour at previous events and was closely monitored by the police.
Queen returns to Sandringham ON Sunday, January 23, the Queen trav‐ elled from Windsor Castle to Norfolk by helicopter. The Queen had seen her San‐ dringham Christmas plans cancelled as Covid cases rapidly increased. According to reports, the Queen was to be staying at Wood Farm. During Prince Philip’s retirement, he spent lots of time at Wood Farm. This is the first time that the monarch has stayed there since the
Duke of Edinburgh died. The Queen will mark her Platinum Ju‐ bilee on February 6. It is expected that she will still be in Norfolk at this time. The Queen has had plenty to deal with lately, particularly the Prince Andrew sex scan‐ dal, while Prince Harry has threatened le‐ gal proceedings to ensure that he has po‐ lice protection when he and his family visit the UK.
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Copenhagen expands
Name changes
DESPITE some lone protesters, Copenhagen mayor Sophie Hæstorp Andersen and other dignitaries turned up on January 18 to symbolically shovel the first soil in the bid to create the new man-made island of Lynetteholm which will become a new district set within Copenhagen Harbour.
IN 2006, a new law made it much cheaper for people to change their first names and for some reason, 2021 saw 6,285, according to Danmarks Statistik, picking a new first name, the highest in 15 years. Of those making the change, more than two-thirds were women.
THE NETHERLANDS Tongue in cheek
Virtual letter box
TONGUE in cheek and scissors in hand, a number of hairdressers have been invited to set up shop alongside orchestras in 70 concert halls throughout Holland in protest about the fact that they may not open to the public whilst ‘essential’ services can.
A LARGE number of households in Holland have ja/nee stickers on their letter boxes, making it clear that they don’t want junk mail, but direct mail association MailDB wants to introduce an online alert system which households can use. This will cut down production costs.
BELGIUM Weasel words
North Sea water
THERE is often an uneasy peace between humans and the animal world and the latest breach concerns Belgian martens and weasels who with a growing population seem to have taken a liking to electric cars where they chew cables causing serious damage.
FORGET expensive bottled water, Belgium has become the first country to extract drinking water from the North Sea, having installed a desalination plant which should come fully online by 2025 in an attempt to ensure that in the event of future droughts there won’t be a problem.
GERMANY No thanks
Benin booty
FORMER German Chancellor Angela Merkel has turned down an offer by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take up a job as the chair of a high-level UN advisory body on global public goods, both her office and UN sources said.
IN 1897, a British Punitive Expedition sacked the city of Benin and removed huge quantities of artefacts with a large proportion being sold at auction to German buyers. Now, the Nigerian authorities have announced that 1,030 pieces are to be returned by Germany during 2022.
FRANCE Paris catwalk
No hijab
AFTER two years of no Paris Fashion Week, designers and brands decided that enough was enough, so 17 menswear houses kicked off the week with runway shows and these are due to be followed by a number of top haute couture shows despite the ongoing pandemic.
THE French Senate has voted in favour of banning the wearing of hijabs in sports competitions, arguing that headscarves can put at risk the safety of athletes wearing them. The amendment to a proposed law was opposed by the French Government but could still be overturned.
NORWAY No Royals
Norwegian bubbles
THERE is controversy as to whether Norway should compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics due to China’s human rights record and the Royal Family has announced that no member will be attending either event due to fears of infection, but they will watch on TV.
A MEMBER of the Norwegian Parliament has tabled a suggestion that rather than serve Champagne or similar sparkling wines at Embassy receptions around the world, that the Foreign Office should require them to serve the Norwegian equivalent, cider.
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Breakdancing ALWAYS good for a fun quote, Wetherspoons’ boss Tim Martin told Sky News he was “breakdancing round my living room” when Covid‐19 restrictions were eased after admitting that sales over the Christmas period were poor due to Plan B guidance on staying at home.
Inflation fears BANK OF ENGLAND Governor Andrew Bailey told a committee of MPs on January 19 that he was worried that rising inflation was likely to last longer than originally forecast due to ongoing fears that unprecedented increases in the cost of natural gas could continue until 2023.
Rates holding SPEAKING on French radio on January 20, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank has confirmed that she has no intention of taking “rapid and ruthless” actions such as an increase in interest rates in the eurozone, as she still believes that the rising rate of inflation is temporary.
Stealthy involvement USING the services of Banco Santander, Galician based Disashop ‐ which is involved in the supply of equipment for online payments ‐ has amassed 20 per cent of the shares of Paypoint which allows cash payments at 28,200 UK outlets and is now its largest shareholder.
Close vote UK shareholders continue to flex their collective muscles, this time trying to stop a £550,000 bonus for WH Smith chief executive Carl Cowling. The actual vote saw 46 per cent against payment whilst the balance of those who voted won the day and the payment will go through. It appears that he was lucky as 7 per cent abstained and many of those who voted against were unimpressed with the fact that the company had taken furlough and business rate relief and was still trading below pre‐ pandemic figures.
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is the amount that Spanish DIY chain Bricomart is to share with most of its 4,000 plus employees to help them cope with inflation.
Investment in Caribbean venture HUGE new investment in the Spanish hotel chain, Grupo Piñero, means the company will be able to invest €176 million in the Caribbean islands of Do‐ minican Republic and Jamaica. The Mallorcan based private com‐ pany was founded in 1977 and its most senior officers are members of the Piñero family which specialises in holidays and hotels in the Caribbean but was affected by the pandemic. Three organisations, Inter‐American Development Bank (IDB) Group pri‐ vate sector arm, IDB Invest, and Banco Popular Dominicano will help to fi‐ nance the upgrade and reopening of
hotels in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica with the active support of the governments of both countries. The agreement was possible as the three institutions share the belief that tourism can help local economies grow while simultaneously encourag‐ ing inclusive and sustainable tourism. Commenting on the deal which was announced in Madrid at the Fitur Tourism Fair, Jamaican Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett said “Tourism is the world’s fastest and most immediate convertible econom‐ ic activity. Therefore, this particular ac‐ tion today is so critical to the develop‐
ment of the Caribbean and the world. “A statement is being made here about how we create the debt rear‐ rangement and the financial infusion to enable faster recovery. That fast re‐ covery must not be irresponsible, and that’s why the elements that deal with sustainability and resilience are so important.” The company owns 27 hotels worldwide, including the Bahia Principe Grand, which is the largest hotel in Jamaica, so its reopening once updated following closure due to the pandemic, will be a welcome boost to the island’s economy.
Tackle rising funeral Can they limit spending? costs with a guarantee LEGALLY SPEAKING
In our community AGM we voted to limit spending by the president to €1,000. Now he has spent €6,000 and even used much of the money to pay for repairs of the stone walls enclosing our private gardens, which all of the townhouses have. He says he can legally do this and our administrator backs him up. Is there anything we can do to bring him under control? D W (Costa Blanca) Properly, DAVID SEARL the com‐ YOU AND THE LAW munity should IN SPAIN have voted to au‐ thorise the repairs. Nevertheless, if the repairs seem to be urgent, the president can authorise the expenditure. You seem to be under the impression that your gardens are ‘private’. They are not in fact private. They are prop‐ erty of the community. Your private property ends at the outside wall of the building. Your garden space is assigned for your private use, but it is owned by the community. So your president has not used community funds to repair private walls. Even one community member can go to court against the president if he claims that his private interests are prejudiced by the president’s action. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
FOR years the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona was Europe’s most important meeting place for all involved in latest technology, but the pandemic almost wiped it out. Cancellations came in thick and fast from Asia, even before global lock‐ down and the 2020 fair had to be can‐ celled completely. Things were slightly better in 2021 with a mix of face‐to‐face exhibitors
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MWC Barcelona and a virtual exhibition helped by the fact that the Spanish Government made overseas visitors temporary ‘technical experts’ so that they could gain entry to the country. Now it is due to return to Barcelona in its old format from February 28 to
March 3, but with major companies such as Sony deciding not to send a contingent, it’s feared that its time may be past. Many small businesses have found trading difficult over the last two years, even with the benefit of online sales, so potential company visitors
New BT charges BT customers in the UK can expect to see price rises on their mobile and internet packages of more than 9 per cent from the end of March, although the resulting price should be held for the follow‐ ing 12 months. Some two years ago the company committed to annu‐ al increases of 3.9 per cent plus inflation and as this now stands at 5.4 per cent, the to‐ tal increase will be a huge 9.3 per cent, although this is only expected to add an average £3.50 per month to customer bills. Working from home and downloading of TV has seen a significant increase in usage and with the majority of data plans unlimited, BT needs the increased income to expand.
Cauliflower crisis A CAULIFLOWER grower in Lincolnshire was all geared up to supply UK supermarkets with hundreds of thousands for Christmas, but the weath‐ er struck and left them with‐ out anything to pick. Cauliflowers enjoy cold weather, but August and September were too warm for them, so they ended up flowering a month late mean‐ ing that they weren’t ready to be served with the sprouts on Christmas Day and supermar‐ kets had to import stocks. Now the growers find themselves with half a million of the ripe vegetables on their hands, so are having to drop wholesale prices rather than dump them, meaning that UK consumers can enjoy making cauliflower cheese at half the normal cost. may be deterred by the cost of passes which vary in price from €768.90 to €4,614.50, although these prices in‐ clude access to workshops and presen‐ tations. It costs a huge amount of mon‐ ey to stage an event of this size with profits made from the sale of exhibition stands, but if there are insufficient ex‐ hibitors, then the organisers may well have to review their future commit‐ ment to the show.
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Important meeting for Spanish President
The two leaders met in Madrid.
THERE was an important meeting for Spanish Presi‐ dent Pedro Sánchez when he welcomed new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Madrid on January 17. Although both countries have enjoyed relatively friendly relationships, the ‘old’ Germany under Angela Merkel was renowned as one of the most frugal during the economic slump starting in 2008 and Spain was often criticised for its inability to balance the budget. Now, with a left leaning Chancellor leading a govern‐ ment comprised of both left and right, Sánchez hoped for support in his plan to relax the EU’s fiscal rules but this was not likely to be achieved during their first meeting. They did however have a number of areas to discuss such as the pandemic, vac‐ cinations, climate policy, migration and of course the EU recovery fund from which Spain will be a major
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beneficiary. Germany is Spain’s second largest commercial customer and its main supplier, with a trade balance that in 2020, the worst year for some time due to the pandemic, exceed‐ ed €63 billion and there are currently more than 1,325 German companies installed in Spain and around 260 Spanish companies in Ger‐ many. Both countries see the oth‐ er as important allies on a number of fronts and the two leaders confirmed that during the first half of 2022 a Ger‐ man‐Spanish Summit will be held to discuss ways of ex‐ tending the relationship. Spain is of course a major destination for German tourists with some 11 million visitors being received in pre‐ pandemic years and thanks to membership of the Euro‐ pean Union, people from both countries are able to set‐ tle in the other and work without problems.
Save queueing FOLLOWING the experiments by both Amazon and Tesco during 2021, UK supermarket chain Aldi is to open its first checkout‐free supermarket in Greenwich where people can shop without having to scan a product. In fact, it will be cash and credit card free with shop‐ pers enrolling as customers online logging payment de‐ tails and then being able to simply fill their bags and be charged later. Facial age recognition cameras will be installed in order to ensure that underage drinkers don’t get their hands on alcohol (although there will be a member of staff on hand to check ID if necessary).
BUSINESS EXTRA Lifeline extended BRUSSELS plans to extend temporary permission for European banks and fund managers to use UK clear‐ ing houses until June 2025, thereby removing a threat to the stability of fi‐ nancial markets according to an announcement by the European Commis‐ sioner for Financial Ser‐ vices.
Bailing out INVESTMENT Group Atit‐ lan which focuses mainly on Spain and Portugal is in the process of selling approximately 9,000 hectares of land devoted to almond and olive culti‐ vation, as well as two mills managed by sub‐ sidiary Elaia to the De Pra‐ do Group for an undis‐ closed sum.
Lidl appeal AFTER withdrawing its €360 Monsieur Cuisine Connect kitchen robot from sale due to an in‐ junction by Vorwerk, the German company that owns Thermomix, Lidl has won an appeal in the Provincial Court of Barcelona which has de‐ clared that there is no breach of patent.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT YOU simply must feel sorry for the poor old British Queen. I’ve always been a staunch supporter of the UK monarchy. To my mind the institution (but not necessarily all its members!) is the rock that holds the pride of the nation together. The whole world looks on in awe and no small amount of envy, as the Royal lineage continues with magnificent pageantry and splendour to preserve all the centuries of the history it represents. It more than pays its way, earning millions for the country through the tourist industry alone. This year, the head of the family is due to celebrate her Jubilee year. She has now dutifully and impeccably served the nation as the longest reigning monarch in history. Unfortunately, apart from her longevity, she hasn’t much else to celebrate. The country she rules over is, despite the recent easing of regulations, still in the grip of a devastating and seemingly unrelenting pandemic. Her Grandson has turned traitor and run
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off with a two‐bit actress and is set to publish his own ‘kiss ‘n tell’ book, no doubt to sully his grandmother’s special celebratory year. Her Majesty has also had to strip her favourite son of all his Royal titles and patronages as he faces accusations and a possible trial for sexual abuse. Her weak leaders are still allowing mass immigration, the ever‐rising numbers of which already threaten the very infrastructure of the nation. The Commonwealth is gradually falling apart. Scotland is threatening to break up the UK. Her out of touch Prime Minister looks like he’s facing resignation after considering there were separate laws for his cabinet and the rest of the public. Two of her closest lifelong friends recently died: The Duchess of Grafton and Lady Farnham aged 90! And just a few months ago, after 70 years of marriage, she lost her beloved husband. Through it all her Majesty, who is now 95 years old, has retained the
same quiet dignity and poise she has presented to the country and its subjects since her accession to the throne. I wonder how many tears this Lady has shed in the privacy of her own small apartment tucked away in a corner of Buckingham Palace. The iconic pictures of her loneliness in Westminster Abbey on the day of her husband’s funeral will tear at the heartstrings for many years to come. God bless Queen Elizabeth. She truly does deserve a great deal more happiness than has been meted out so far. Let us hope the British public can lift her spirits and show her just how much they truly think of her in this, her special celebratory Jubilee year. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com Mon. & Fri. 1pm till 4.. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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FEATURE
TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp
Munich: The Edge of War
MUNICH: The Edge of War tells a fictional story between two university friends as Eu‐ rope stands on the brink of the Second World War in 1938. The movie is streaming now on Netflix. This thriller, adapted from Robert Harris’ 2017 novel, de‐ picts British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s desper‐ ate attempts to negotiate with Adolf Hitler to avoid war. The movie begins at Oxford University in 1932, where we are introduced to best friends Hugh, played by George MacKay (1917), the enthusias‐ tically pro‐Nazi German Paul, and Paul’s girlfriend Lena ‐ who is later found to be Jew‐ ish and ends up bed‐ridden af‐ ter being captured by Nazis. Six years later, when Ger‐ many and the rest of Europe are on the brink of war, Hugh is now a private secretary to
Neville Chamberlain, played by Jeremy Irons, and Paul is now a diplomat, opposed to Hitler’s rising. Paul receives a secret document from his lover and becomes involved in a clandestine plot to arrest the Fuhrer. Tensions mount as one of Paul’s old friends who is now one of Hitler’s bodyguards, played by the amazing August Diehl (Inglorious Basterds), becomes suspicious of him. If you’re a fan of films like Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy you’ll enjoy this movie, but at two hours long it failed to keep me gripped throughout despite some tense mo‐ ments, particularly the last third of this film. However, it is successful in portraying the rise of Nazi Germany and the secrecy amongst those who wanted to take down the regime.
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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD THIS week my family lost another of its greatest characters when my uncle passed away. A personality so large and a person so constant in our lives that the gap he leaves behind is immense. However, it shouldn’t be the gap that we think of when a person leaves this world, but the space they filled when they were here and still do even when they are gone. The thought of that warmth and joy should not be clouded by the fact they are not here in person any more, our grief shouldn’t obscure our memories. In the same way, we shouldn’t think about death only when it happens otherwise we will lose ourselves when it does. Death is a recurring theme across all of our lives because it happens to us all. Even before times of pandemic and war, even when life is somewhat peaceful, people still die. To ignore this fact or try to remove ourselves from the occurrence will only make the grief and emotion worse when it does inevitably arrive.
“Grief that has been calmed by reason is calmed forever,” said Seneca. While I don’t believe that grief is ever truly gone, I do believe this statement, that your grief can be calmed and shaped into something you can live with more easily but only if you face it head-on. An ongoing part of preparing ourselves for grief is Memento Mori - ‘remember that you will die’ - because when you keep death in mind, it helps you live while you are still here and appreciate others while they are here too. Without even realising it, my aunt has embodied a beautiful piece of stoic philosophy after my uncle passed. She has asked people not to comfort her and send only condolences, but to write to her with memories of her husband and their feelings about the man that he was, rather than only focusing on the most mundane and ubiquitous part of our life’s process. The past we share with people is ours to hold and we can look back with gratitude
and be grateful that we got to share them. Seneca also said: “If you admit to having derived great pleasures, your duty is not to complain about what has been taken away but to be thankful for what you have been given.” We should not wait for someone to be gone before we make these lists of appreciation for them. We can, and should, sit down and write about who we are grateful to and the feelings of joy they bring to our lives before we lose them. A huge part of grief for many is a lack of clarity around their feelings for the person. “I wish I’d have told them what they meant to me,” rings out as people leave and unspoken words are carried heavily by the people left behind. Please take this column as a prompt to speak those words today and lighten your load. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Llanes, Asturias
MUST VISIT: The town is picturesque with stunning views.
LLANES is a small town in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is known locally as the ‘Very noble and loyal town.’ The town is located on the edge of the Cantabrian Sea, just a short drive from the Picos de Europa mountain range. This makes it a hot spot for tourism on the north coast, attracting a diverse mix of visitors. The town features numer‐ ous well‐kept beaches and plenty of monumental her‐ itage. It is also a busy fishing port. This is reflected in the local cuisine, which features the finest produce from mountain and sea. There are 40 beaches along the coast of the municipality in‐ cluding several in the town it‐
self. The rest can be accessed from the surrounding villages. This makes it easy to find a bathing spot. The area also at‐ tracted those keen on water sports. The unique location means a trip to the nearby mountains can be easily enjoyed on a day trip. There is a wall of limestone mountains to the south of the town where the peaks of the Sierra de Cuera can be found. The valleys within feature an abundance of caves. The caves at Nueva are of archaeological interest and the cave of Bolado near La Pereda contains ancient art and open passages. The town itself is picturesque with stunning views at every turn, making Llanes one of the must‐visit locations in Asturias.
THE JANUARY BLUES - ALMOST OVER AT LAST FOR ANOTHER YEAR NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
JANUARY’S got a lot to answer for, hasn’t it? With New Year resolutions already starting to founder (every‐ body knows making fitness plans in freezing cold, dark, wet January is rubbish, so it’s only right to start New Year resolutions in May), we’re then hit by Blue Monday, reckoned to be the most depressing day of the year. And it’s a long time till spring! Well, to this list, add self‐help books. And it’s great that people seek to bet‐ ter understand themselves, how to take control of their lives and be as happy and successful as possible Generally, though, isn’t the secret to life being happy with your lot? You don’t really need the latest kitchen/ car/holiday/lifestyle. Just go for a walk with the dog, pop into your local pub/bar for a beer, and make the most of life.
It’s still a long time until spring.
Problem is, we now live in a hyper‐ sensitive, polarised society where ev‐ ery argument is based on binary inter‐ pretation with no room for nuance or context. Where everything is conflat‐ ed, be it a mild misdemeanour or a capital crime. Where sanctimony, vic‐ timhood and # ‘causes’ seemingly mat‐ ter more than open‐mindedness, hu‐ mility and common sense. Invaluable as it is, the internet has undeniably damaged relations and hardened opin‐ ions everywhere. But now that January is almost over, I challenge everyone to lose the blues and make a new start. Though all is not lost! At least we’ve got Nigel Farage’s
biography to look forward to. Controversy’s never been far away, with accusations of racism against the party, but having secured the referen‐ dum, Farage helped win the vote to leave the EU, despite the opposition of all major party leaders and every living PM. When Parliament appeared to be thwarting the voice of the people, Farage’s new party, the Brexit Party, ensured Britain did finally leave the EU early in 2020 ‐ and left the rest of us in such a mess. But politics is so depressing now, a bit of a laugh is the least he owes us. Anyone planning on buying the
book? Just asking for a friend... Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Betrayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora‐john son.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, paper‐ back and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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DAVID WORBOYS DURING my lifetime, the world’s population has risen from 2.3 bil‐ lion to 7.8 billion. Almost all of us pass on unnoticed, but a few live on in the collective memory. They may have brought benefit to the humanities ‐ such as Shakespeare, Beethoven and Leonardo, or scientific progress, like Newton, Pasteur and Ein‐ stein. Others leave a legacy that illustrates how one person out of these billions can cause wide‐ beaspread destruction, misery and death. From Genghis Khan to Stalin and Hitler, a single man has been able to force suffering on millions and leave the world an unhappier place. The same applies to individual countries. Let’s look at the contri‐ bution of Madura to Venezuela’s fortunes and that of the late Mu‐ gabe to the economic miracle of Zimbabwe. By 2000, Venezuela had already declined from a stable, oil rich democracy. Further economic
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ONE MAN’S ACHIEVEMENT Single handed responsibility for the destruction of a nation.
and political damage was inflicted on its people by Hugo Chavez. But when he was succeeded by Nico‐ las Maduro in 2013, the freefall was spectacular. Economic mismanagement re‐ sulted in severe shortages of food, medicines and other essential supplies. Millions of citizens, fac‐ ing starvation, restricted move‐ ment and rising crime, had no al‐ ternative but to emigrate, mainly to Colombia and Brazil. Sanitary conditions in hospitals and prisons are horrific while schools are not
fit for purpose. The judiciary is controlled by a corrupt quasi au‐ tocracy and there is no freedom of press or protest. When Robert Mugabe took over from Ian Smith in 1980, Zim‐ babwe was the pride of Africa. It had the best educational system in Africa (with no school fees) and among the best health systems. There were no children living on the streets. It had an acceptable human rights record and was offi‐ cially regarded as ‘almost a first‐ world country’. It had free speech
and a free press. This beautiful country had among the world’s most produc‐ tive and efficient farms, making it the food basket of southern Africa. The Zimbabwe dollar was fairly stable at US $1.25. When Mugabe became Presi‐ dent in 1987, it immediately start‐ ed to decline, owing to a number of factors, until by 2008 the cur‐ rency was worth 688 billion to one US dollar, with annual infla‐ tion at 231 million per cent. So, what happened?
Up to 70,000 white farms were destroyed or converted to squat‐ ter camps. The farmers were forced out or murdered and food production collapsed, followed by the general economy. There were soon no funds available for schools, hospitals or public ser‐ vices. Today, children have to scour rubbish tips with their parents for food, hoping to find bones with some meat on them. Babies are born on the streets and homeless children are forced into unpaid labour. One person in seven cur‐ rently has HIV. As the USA searches itself to de‐ fine the true meaning of democ‐ racy, it can at least be concluded that, at this stage, there is a limit to the power that can be wielded by one man.
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TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA
#TheWomanBeyond PSYCHOLOGIST Angela Duckworth created the science of Grit. She shows anyone striving to succeed, whether that’s you, me, athletes, or entrepreneurs, the secret to outstanding achievement is NOT TALENT, Whoa!! but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls ‘grit.’ Fascinating, so why do some people suc‐ ceed and others fail? Angela explains talent is not a guarantor of success, her research, found that grit, a combination of passion and perseverance for a singularly important goal, is THE hallmark of high achievers in EVERY do‐ main. The great news is she also proved that grit can grow. She defines it as intense passion + intense perseverance. In short, if you’re REALLY fired up about something and you’re willing to show up every day for however long it takes to make your dream a reality. She tells us that effort counts twice and offers this equation (yes another equation) to capture the essence of grit: Talent x Effort = Skill Skill x Effort = Achievement
HOW TO BUILD YOUR GRIT
See how that? Effort counts twice. Yes, talent’s important but EFFORT is twice as important. You can have a super ‘talented’ ‘genius’ who puts in no effort and what do you get? Nothing, just a disappointed genius. Or, you can have a modestly talented indi‐ vidual who HUSTLES and what do you have? An extraordinary amount of achievement. Effort counts twice. (Am I repeating myself? Yes.) Calvin Coolidge said something similar: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with tal‐ ent. Genius will not; Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Here’s four tips to cultivate your Grit: Passion+Practice+Purpose+Hope. Passion: You need to be intrinsically drawn to something. You’re not going to put in the required effort if you’re only kinda‐sorta inter‐ ested. (Period.) That said, we’re not talking about fireworks passion, the kind that comes
and goes. It’s about compass passion, the kind that guides your life for decades. Practice: Passion isn’t enough. You need to do the work. Every. Single. Day. Gritty people design their life around their Passion. Purpose: You want mature Passion and sus‐ tainable Grit; it can’t be all about you. Make it about something bigger than you. A purpose beyond yourself. Hope: The path to Gritty, Heroic greatness, is bumpy, we’ll fall down, a lot, I know I have. We need to have Hope, to see the future can be better than our present, we need to believe that we have the power to make it so, if we put in the required Effort. Take a moment, how about you? What’s your Purpose? Do a quick inventory on these, think about how you can improve just 1 per cent today! Stay Focused, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment. Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x Toni Eastwood OBE, MBA #TheWomanBe‐ yond. Ignite Your Passion, Fulfil Your Dreams and Awaken Your Greatness!
Prepare to build your Grit. It’s not too late to get started on making 2022 your best year yet, staying focused and having the energy to put your best efforts in means you need to put self‐care at the top of your priority list!!! I’ve made this super easy for you with my 10‐Day Self‐Care Challenge, FREE E‐Book, so why not join me and my team and loads of our clients for our 10‐ Day Self‐Care Challenge. I challenge you to try a new self‐care activity for 10 days straight. I’ll provide you with easy self‐care strategies to try from day one through 10, all suitable for a busy lifestyle ‐ like yours. ‐ For more info and to receive your FREE copy straight to your in‐box, head on over to: https://quantumvantage.co.uk/ 10dayselfcarechallenge Don’t hold back another moment. You could be just one step away… To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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TIME IN SAUDI Hey Leapy, I like your article in the Euro Weekly, I also spent time in Saudi from 1991 till 2018 when I retired here with wifey to Catral near Alicante. Being in Saudi during the Gulf War was fun, seeing how the locals reacted to an American squaddie with a 45 on her hip driving a hummer. Going to dances where the USA boys dressed up as the Mad Mullas and played Let’s Go To The Mosque as a 12 bar song. I planned to write a book as I have never seen one telling the real story of expat life. I was one of the biggest bootleggers around and even sold my business when I left. I have thousands of words in notes but need maybe a ghost writer or such to get going. I think it would make a great movie, Brad Pitt could play me, even a box set series. I Like Bill Bryson, maybe he would like a project, or if you know anyone? Keep doing your stuff, I like it. Best, George
Most interesting Please advise David Worboys that I found his Black and White article (Issue 1904) most interesting. Please pass on my above email address. Michael
90-day stay You may remember that three months ago I wrote to you regar-
SAUDI ARABIA: Many years were spent here before retiring to Spain.
ding the Schengen Treaty restriction that limits a tourist stay to 90 days in 180. As I mentioned, this severely affects the tourist industry as motorhomers, who like to stay in Spain for the winter, are not always prepared to make the long journey south if they have to return within the 90-day ruling. Add to that, the reluctance in buying or long-term renting a property if you are only able to live in it for three months at a time - the market diminishes. The UK allows European tourists to stay for up to 180 days in a year, and these can be consecutive days. When people are asked to help reduce carbon emissions, the 90day limitation would appear to have the opposite effect. Many tourists (and I am one of them) will make two journeys in a year to visit their holiday home. Twice the fuel con-
STATE OF CONFUSION FOR some time, the international community appeared to be broadly united on the way to tackle the pandemic and generally introduced similar requirements for travel and work. Now however this seems to be unravelling at quite a pace and even Autonomous Communities within Spain appear to be differing on whether they should require people wishing to visit hospitality outlets to present Covid passports. In many cases, individual bars and restaurants are actually making their own decisions and, either ignore the need to show these passports or simply ask customers whether they have been vaccinated without requiring any proof. To be accurate, managers of large chains are clearly being told to ensure that all requirements are enforced as there are financial penalties should any establishment be seen to be breaking the rules. Britain is taking a very different stance to its neighbours, effectively cancelling all restrictions during January al-
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sumption, twice the pollution! Multiply that a few thousand times! The pandemic has affected people’s lives dramatically - and we know how swiftly Covid and its variants can spread. Should we be travelling more frequently across borders? Surely, it would be better for those who wish to visit Spain, to make the journey once - and then to stay put? Add this to the critical effect this 90 days restriction has had on the tourist market and, surely, it would make more economic and environmental sense to forge a reciprocal agreement with the UK and allow tourists to visit for up to 180 days consecutively? Already, inroads have been made to change the present restriction we need to keep up the pressure and not let the initial impetus die. Thank you ‐ Ann
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though recommending that masks be worn where there is a chance of possible infection. Almost perversely there are reports of schools insisting that pupils should continue to wear masks, even though the government doesn’t require them to. Some countries are penalising those who are unvaccinated and effectively making it so difficult to work and live within their community that they are effectively being blackmailed to be inoculated. Others however recognise an element of freedom, encouraging people to be jabbed (or have the booster shot) but with no penalty if they don’t. Some believe that masks are necessary to cut the number of infections whilst others suggest that they can cause as much damage to the body as Covid. All in all, it is very confusing and hopefully, here in Spain we will soon all be subject to the same requirements once again.
BBC: What is your opinion?
Yvonne Green A lot of the younger generation don’t watch live time any more. They stream which is legal to do so except BBC iPlayer therefore you don’t need to pay for a TV licence. BBC could be funded through advertising like other stations.
Andrew Philip Coates The most respected broadcaster in the world and because of its charter it has to be unbiased, despite what people say... but it needs streamlining... there are areas of it which could be commercialised... BBC 1, Radio 1&2 and their website.
Martin Nerja Well as a Spanish newspaper it’s got nothing to do with you or anybody living in Spain as watching the BBC outside of the UK is illegal.
Le Barx Christophe Cancel the uber woke BBC and fund social care.
Andy Solomons Definitely an outdated concept now. The idea was good, and could still work if it was providing an interesting alternative to the rubbish ‘reality’ programmes on commercial channels. Sadly, it no longer does this. All the money seems to disappear into a very few pockets.
Carol King Done really good stuff - arts/world etc but clearly biased - ie miles of lorries queued at Dover seen via Google Earth but not a peep !
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack M E N T I O N the Honda Civic and most people who know their cars will immediately start talk‐ ing about the iconic Type R. For those who don’t know their Hon‐ das, that’s the bonkers one with the mad spoiler on the back. There are a couple of other less bonkers versions, but also a very de‐ cent array of more workaday models that still offer great perfor‐ mance. Most of the ‘stan‐ dard’ range use a 1.0‐ l i t r e f o u r c y l i n d e r t u r‐ bocharged petrol engine with either manual or CVT automatic transmis‐ sion. My EX mid‐range Civic utilised the 1.0‐ litre with CVT transmis‐ sion. With six trim levels, the top two use a 1.5‐litre turbocharged petrol unit, prices start from
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The Civic handles extremely well.
Facts at a Glance Model: Honda Civic EX CVT Engine: 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol Gears: 7-Speed CVT automatic Performance: 0-100 kmh (62 mph) 11 seconds/Maximum Speed 199 kmh (124 mph) Economy: 6.6l/100km (42.2 mpg) Combined driving (WLTP) Emissions: 107 g/km (WLTP) Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
€27,072/£22,590 and there’s a decent level of standard equipment even on the lead‐in version. This includes climate, au‐ to lights and wipers, pow‐ ered and heated door mirrors, front and rear parking sensors, adaptive cruise and Bluetooth. Priced at €34,111/£28,465 my EX
trim had heated front and rear seats, keyless entry and start, adaptive damping, wireless charg‐ ing, leather, auto dim‐ ming mirror, panoramic opening glass roof and LED headlights. The Civic is a bit of a marmite car on the looks front with lots of angles and an overtly muscular style. There’s plen‐ ty of space for both oc‐ cupants plus their lug‐ gage and provides a very comfortable environ‐ ment. Previous Civics had a rather eccentric dash with two levels, things are more ordered now, and much better for it. It’s sensibly laid out without the rather minimalist, arguably boring, look of some ri‐ vals.
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The central touch‐ screen is a little on the small side but even so is clear and the instru‐ ments as a whole, and the driver instrument cluster with a central digital speedometer is a lesson in clarity. Try and find the phone USB socket though and you’ll struggle, it’s too well hidden behind the cen‐ tre console and a bit too much of a faff to reach. Predictably the Civic handles extremely well and the seven‐speed CVT automatic transmis‐ sion is a smooth and quick shifting affair, one of the better CVTs. Road noise can be quite loud on rougher surfaces and if you push the Civic it has a suitably sporting engine note. With striking looks, decent equipment and a good drive, not to men‐ tion my test car being in a rather striking shade of blue, makes the Civic an ordinary family car that is different to the norm, a standout for all the right reasons.
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Mind the gap! CALAHONDA and Malaga both look to close the gap when they meet this week in the Hidromaster Walking Football Championship. With the Walking Dead currently topping the league, a win from either side will see them go level on points, how‐ ever the Dead’s goal differ‐ ence should mean they will top the league at the end of the week. Report next week. Aston Viñuela travel to new boys Torrox Tornadoes this week to continue preparations to join the league next season, as the lake siders host a friendly between the two Axarquia clubs. The benefits of walking football were highlighted this
KENNETH MORRISON: Wrote of his experience. week, Kenneth Morrison of Torrox Tornadoes wrote of his experience of walking football as he battles to re‐ gain fitness after a devastat‐ ing diagnosis and illness, he
wrote: “About five years ago I was diagnosed with Churg Strauss Syndrome, a rare vas‐ culitus disease that affects about one in five million peo‐ ple. Basically, your body over
Blaze hits Wolves’ stadium THE historic Molineux stadium, home of Wolverhampton Wanderers, was hit by fire at around 1.40am on the morning of January 23. Firefighters and police were called to the site as smoke was seen ris‐ ing into the air. Around 20 firefighters battled with the blaze for several hours before it was con‐ tained. The fire had broken out in a bar area in the Sir Jack Hayward stand. Ac‐ cording to reports, nobody was injured. People were asked to leave the area
via the stadium’s PA system. Residents watched on as the fire unfolded with the building’s fire alarm system was in full blast. Wolverhampton fire station watch manager Andy Howard revealed: “There’s been a fire in the bar area, in the kitchen. It was contained to the room of origin, but the bar area and part of the workspace was involved in the fire. Otherwise, it was just smoke dam‐ age to the rest of the floor.”
produces white blood cells. “As there was nothing wrong with me, the blood cells found a weakness in my nervous system and started attacking it. This resulted with me being unable to walk and I landed up paralysed in both my legs. “Thankfully an alert doctor spotted the problem and flew me by helicopter to a mainland hospital. “After a massive dose of steroids my recovery was fairly rapid and I was soon up walking. There was perma‐ nent damage though.” Kenneth went on to ex‐ plain that he has on‐going is‐ sues with his lungs, hips and ankles, but was encouraged by family and friends to play walking football and has nev‐ er looked back. “I was welcomed by the Tornadoes, my teammates have been supporting me with encouragement and ad‐ vice. I now have a new net‐ work of friends, like a big family, with social events where Amanda my wife can join in. Don’t sit at home fret‐ ting, get up and join in.” Well said Kenneth. For all information about your local walking football club, see walk ingfooty.com on Facebook.
FORMULA ONE: There will be no exceptions.
F1 vaccines mandatory FORMULA ONE drivers have been told there will be no vaccine exemptions for anyone at the Aus‐ tralian Grand Prix as organisers try to avoid a re‐ peat of the Novak Djokovic saga from earlier this month. The race is usually the season opener, but will be third on the calendar this year because of Covid planning restrictions. The Australian Grand Prix au‐ thorities have already told F1 drivers that they will not be allowed to compete if they are not jabbed. Race chief executive Andrew Westacott insisted that rules are clear and all racers and staff must be fully inoculated to attend. “The rules are simple to get into the country and the rules are simple to op‐ erate in Formula One,” Westacott said. “To come into the event you’ll be 100 per cent vaccinated and there won’t be an exemption sought for anyone from anyone. Our arrangements have been in place well before the recent goings‐ on at the Australian Open. These rules are under‐ stood by Formula One, they’re understood by the FIA.”