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New Hard Rock Hotel in Marbella A N D A L U C I A’ S very first Hard Rock Hotel is set to open this June in the property that formerly housed Marbella’s iconic An‐ dalucia Plaza hotel. Todd Hricko, Senior Vice President of Ho‐ tel Development at Hard Rock Hotels, said: “We have long had our sights set on the beautiful Costa del Sol region and are certain the Hard Rock Hotel Marbella will shine in the market.” The company ex‐ plained that art and memorabilia through‐ out the hotel’s guest rooms and public spaces will reflect Hard Rock’s distinc‐ tive design aesthetic as well as showcase Spain’s vibrant, artis‐ tic culture. As interior design details are put in place, Hard Rock is actively sourcing be‐ spoke memorabilia to be featured in the property from cele‐ brated Spanish artists across music, dance, and art to create an authentic experience for guests that echoes both the ho‐ tel’s location and Hard Rock’s renowned memora‐ bilia collection of more than 86,000 items. The hotel will have six on‐site dining es‐ tablishments and on the top floor, a rooftop terrace will be home to a VIP bar and infinity pool with sweeping views of Playa Nueva Andalu‐ cia below.
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BUSINESSES and residents across Spain are celebrating af‐ ter masks will no longer be legally required in most out‐ door spaces from today, Thursday, February 10, bring‐ ing the country one step closer to normality. Spain’s Minister of Health, Carolina Darias confirmed the move, with face coverings no longer mandatory in most spaces including school play‐ grounds, in a statement on Tuesday, February 8. The minis‐ ter also announced that the Public Health Commission is studying shortening the quar‐ antine period for positive cases to between three and five days. While a welcome change for many, the law still requires masks in two outdoor situa‐ tions, including at crowded events when standing, and when social distancing cannot be observed when sitting. Regional governments across Spain also recommend wearing masks in crowds. The measure was agreed at a gov‐ ernment meeting where offi‐
FACE MASKS: No longer required in most outdoor spaces.
cials also decided to increase capacity at sports events, which will go from 75 per cent to 85 per cent capacity if held out‐ doors and 50 per cent to 75 per cent if indoors. Spectators will also be re‐ quired to respect measures in‐ cluding mandatory masks and social distancing. The issue of masks has been a contentious one throughout the pandemic, splitting opinion over balancing the need to pro‐ tect public health, while up‐ holding some of Spain’s most‐ valued civil liberties. Advocates of face coverings argue they are a small inconve‐
nience to wearers but a vital step in protecting others. Regardless of personal views, many businesses across Spain are rejoicing at the news, hop‐ ing that this move towards nor‐ mality will signal an increase in tourist numbers this year. Michala Larsen Aguilera of restaurant group Da Bruno told the Euro Weekly News: “I’m delighted that we can fi‐ nally take them off and hope this means we can enjoy a great summer without people afraid of going out. “Hopefully the tourism will pick up and we can go back to business as usual.”
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Archaelogical discovery ALTHOUGH a geological review carried out in 2018 had established that some form of archaeological re‐ mains existed under the sand on Lindavista Beach in San Pedro Alcantara, it took a massive storm to un‐ cover the site. Further digging has taken place which has con‐ firmed that what was considered to be a sand dune was in fact a combination of natural sand and rubble deposited during the late Roman times. The storm which hit the beach in November last year has uncovered at least three kilns where large items of pottery such as amphora were made some time between the third and fifth century AD. In addition, an earlier and well‐preserved irrigation system has been discovered and now the next step will be to catalogue and preserve all of the remains, some of which are very close to the edge of the shore.
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Torremolinos conference centre TORREMOLINOS plans to make much more of its Conference Centre ac‐ cording to Mayor Mar‐ garita del Cid as she opened the third Bo‐ daeventos exhibition on Saturday February 5. This wedding fair ran for two days and attract‐ ed more than 40 ex‐ hibitors offering a com‐ plete range of different services for the bride and groom to be. According to del Cid “The council intends to make the Conference Cen‐ tre a focus for attracting investment, promoting
Credit: Fuengirola Council HIGH HOPES: Fuengirola Council announce the plans.
Food that granny made Credit: Torremolinos Council ROCKIN’ RACE JAMBOREE: Mayor Margarita del Cid wearing a mask at the event.
activities and hosting new events beyond the usual scope in the calendar of
this facility, so that we take advantage of its full potential and make it a much more appealing place for congress tourism and much more. “We believe that much more can be made of it, and for this reason, in the coming weeks we will an‐ nounce some of the ac‐ tions that we are already working on and that will surely maximise the possi‐ bilities of one of the most unique buildings in Torre‐
molinos,” she added. From there, accompa‐ nied by other members of the council she visited the Plaza del Remo, in Cari‐ huela, one of the places where activities related to the 28th Rockin’ Race Jamboree took place and observed “The atmo‐ sphere in the town is un‐ beatable; an authentic trip to the American 50s, with a very special aes‐ thetic and musical cul‐ ture.”
FUENGIROLA looks forward to the 11th Cazuela de la Abuela which will run from March 18 until April 3. Food is an important part of Andalucian life and al‐ though last November’s erotic tapas route had to be can‐ celled, the Fuengirola Council has high hopes that the Cazuela de la Abuela will attract participation from many local bars and restaurants. This is all about traditional hot food although it doesn’t have to be Spanish and, in the past, many international dishes have appeared from restaurants that concentrate on the cuisine from different countries. In a bid to reduce potential risk as well as waste, the Council will produce a digital route map listing all of the members of the local hospitality industry who register to participate before February 15. Due to the increase in cost of many raw materials, the fixed price for a dish and a drink has been increased to €3 in order to ensure that costs are covered. Look forward to having the chance to enjoy the food that granny used to make.
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NIBS EXTRA Animal cull ENVIRONMENTALISTS were up in arms when it was re‐ vealed that despite all of the work done to try to preserve the wild animals affected by the Sierra Bermeja fire that the Junta de Andalucia had allegedly approved a cull which was to take place on Saturday February 5.
Volunteers thanked FUENGIROLA mayor Ana Mula visited the local fire sta‐ tion which is the headquar‐ ters of the Civil Protection volunteers to thank them for the combined 1,400 hours of service they had given to the community during 2021, working with the foodbank, supporting the elderly and assisting the health service.
Manilva Pride AT last, dates for Manilva Pride have been announced by the council and organisers group Be Yourself, although the full programme is yet to be decided. It is intended to expand and run from June 17 to 20 and is expected to attract large numbers of par‐ ticipants.
Hospitality exhibition THE Malaga Provincial Coun‐ cil funded two stands at the Hospitality H&T exhibition which took place at FYCMA in Malaga City until February 9 with representation from promotional brand Sabor a Malaga highlighting local produce and gastronomy as well as Turismo Costa del Sol.
World Cancer Day ON February 4, World Can‐ cer Day, the Marbella Coun‐ cil as a mark of thanks for their hard work invited rep‐ resentatives of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) to set up an informa‐ tion stand in Orange Square close to City Hall in order to explain the work that they undertake.
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Do you know your partner? THERE is a special fundraising event organised by La Cala de Mi‐ j a s L i o n s o n Fe b r u a r y 1 4 , S t Valentine’s night, at the Village Inn in Calle Esmeralda, Riviera del Sol. Fo r € 1 5 , g u e s t s c a n e n j o y a meal and a drink as well as fun entertainment in the shape of Mr and Mrs, the TV show where cou‐ ples have to answer questions about each other to win prizes. Various versions were hosted in the past by such luminaries as Derek Batey, Norman Vaughan, Julian Clary and Philip Schofield,
Credit: La Cala Lions Facebook
Lions are always there to help.
so it is no wonder that for this one‐off edition the host will be lo‐ cal celebrity, John Sharples. If you want to take part, there is a small entrance fee of €2, but if not, you can watch your friends
DNA dogs THERE has been a crack‐ down by Local Police on unregistered dogs in Be‐ nalmadena as just 25 per cent of dog owners have registered their pets on the canine DNA registry. It was in 2017 that a municipal ordinance was passed requiring that all dogs be placed on the reg‐ istry, with the intent of trying to cut down the vol‐ ume of unidentified dog dirt left on the streets, which is both unsightly and unhygienic. The method is relatively simple as owners have to take their dog to a vet who will take a blood sample and details of the DNA will be added to the register, but in five years just 2,523 dogs appear in the canine genetic reg‐
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All dogs need to be DNA registered.
istry, although it is esti‐ mated that more than 10,000 are present within the municipality. Firstly, the council will check a register of dogs that have been mi‐ crochipped but do not ap‐ pear on the DNA register and contact owners to re‐ mind them of their obliga‐ tion. Secondly, the Local Po‐ lice will intensify their ac‐ tivities to check that those walking their dogs have them registered.
show how much they know about each other or see them fall out when one partner gets things wrong. Proceeds for this night of fun which starts at 7pm will be donat‐ ed to assist research into Interna‐ tional Childhood Cancer. La Cala de Mijas Lions are dedi‐ cated to helping others whenever they can and raise funds through hosting special events such as this and making sales from their three charity shops adjacent to each other in Calle Torremolinos, La Cala.
Fuengirola free jazz JAZZ singer and drummer Ana Cisneros is visiting Fuengirola for a free con‐ cert at the Casa Cultura on Friday February 18 from 8pm. She is an unusual musi‐ cian who has a fine voice and with her new quar‐ tet consisting of classic piano, double bass and drums, she also plays the snare drum, adding a touch of class and swing to the quartet’s sound with her skilled brush work. The drums played an important role as she emerged as a singer and musician when she ar‐ rived in Barcelona in 2006, performing with a number of prominent jazz musicians in the city before releasing her first album Ana Cisneros and
Volunteering with Age Concern WHY choose Age Concern? We are trusted and recognise that our vol‐ unteers are the backbone of the charity. Who can be a volunteer? Age is not important just a willingness to help others because every job you do is valued Do I need any special skills or experience? No, everyone has a unique skill set. Talk to us and we will help you find the right role to flourish. How much time will I need to give? A few hours a week and we will strive to work around YOUR lifestyle.
Is it just shop work? No. We also have opportunities for drivers, welfare, interpreters, fundraising and more. If I chose to work in the shop, what will I do? You will be involved with everything and part of a great team, so never a dull mo‐ ment. What if I need help? We are always here and provide on the job training if needed, so just ask. What happens now? Talk to Chrissie on 711 019 711 or email her at info@ageconcerfym.com.
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Friends in 2007. She continues to per‐ form regularly, firstly with her trio and now the quartet and teaches music in two schools in Malaga, as well as taking some time out to appear at a number of jazz workshops in the Czech Republic. At her Fuengirola show, the quartet will perform a carefully cho‐ sen repertoire of stan‐ dards with original ar‐ rangements by different composers and inter‐ preters of both jazz and Brazilian music. Entry to the concert is free until all available space is occupied and masks will still be mandatory to enter the venue as recently an‐ nounced.
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Saharan solidarity SEVERAL years ago, a teacher from San Pe‐ dro Alcantara Mariví Menacho found her‐ self in the small vil‐ lage of Khamlia which consists of around 55 houses in the Sahara, near the border be‐ tween Morocco and Algeria. She decided that it was her duty to try to help the people of the village to develop their potential and thus a little‐known or‐ ganisation, the Itran N Khamlia Association was born. From that time, depending upon donations and physi‐ cal assistance from like minded people, she has tried to do what she could to make their lives bet‐ ter, but her regular visits were cut short by the pandemic and the closure of the bor‐ ders between Moroc‐ co and Spain. Now with relations between the two countries improving and the border likely to reopen shortly, the association looks for‐ ward to renewing its assistance. To find out more visit the Itran N Khamlia Facebook page.
and finally... EXERCISE in Marbella to raise funds for Debra Butterfly Chil‐ dren on Saturday February 19 at the Plaza Supera Miraflores (pedestrian plaza at the entrance to Centro Deportivo Su‐ pera). Organised by Combat team con piel de mariposa, a group of friends united by sport, laughter and solidarity, there will be two Zumba sessions at 11am and 12.30pm as well as Body combat and there will be a charge of just €5 to take part in any session. As an added bonus, apart from keeping fit and helping this important local charity, the first 50 to register registrations will receive a t‐shirt, bag and water. Email combatteampieldemariposa@gmail.com for more information on the event and to register visit https://www.facebook.com/PieldeMariposa/ to discover all about the work undertaken by the charity.
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Local children enjoy Chinese New Year THE International School Estepona had an exciting time celebrating Chi‐ nese New Year last week. The children in Year 2 learnt all about the Chinese calendar and worked out which animal represents their birth year. They learnt how to use chopsticks and then used their new skill to eat a mini Chinese ban‐ quet! They enjoyed prawn crackers, Chow Mein noodles, dumplings, spring rolls and sticky mango. Some of the children even put Soya Sauce and Sweet Chilli Sauce on their food! In Art and Craft, they col‐ laged beautiful dragons and made terrific tigers. Great learning and lots of fun was had by all! More photos of the special, cele‐ bratory day can be seen on the School’s Facebook page.
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Fuengirola man nearly causes accident A F U E N G I R O L A man, who arrived to see his car being towed away, tried to jump into the car as it was being towed away in an effort to stop the removal, only to fall out almost causing an accident. The incident, which oc‐ curred near the centre of
Car was being towed away.
Feungirola, was posted on Instagram as bemused passers‐by filmed the ille‐ gally parked car being towed away. Most comments on Insta‐ gram were supportive of his efforts, with one suggesting that the unidentified man may have tried the stunt
based on the belief that if you are in the car when it is towed, you can charge the tow company with theft. Judging from most of the reactions to the post, there is little love lost for those towing the vehicle with most support for the Fuen‐ girola man.
Minimum wage rise THE Spanish government has pro‐ posed raising the minimum wage to €996 a month, €31 above the cur‐ rent rate (€965 per month over 14 payments). After the meeting held at the Min‐ istry of Labour, Mari Cruz Vicente ex‐ plained that the government’s pro‐
posal is in the middle range of the recommendations made by the Committee of Experts on the SMI, which had recommended an in‐ crease of between €24 and €40 for this year. The government’s proposal is be‐ low the €1,000 the unions have de‐
manded. In any case, Workers Com‐ missions trade union leader Mari Cruz Vicente has warned that “what‐ ever is agreed”, the increase will have to be applied retroactively from January 1 this year. The proposal is under discussion, with a decision due this week.
Vaccine donations THE number of vac‐ cines that Spain has donated to COVAX, the WHO organisation ded‐ icated to helping devel‐ oping countries fight against the pandemic, has reached a total of 50 million. Spain is one of the top five countries in the world in terms of donations through the COVAX mechanism and the second‐largest donor to Latin Ameri‐ ca. Of these doses, 22 million have been allo‐ cated to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, 16 million to sub‐Saharan Africa and 7.5 million to the EU Southern Neigh‐ bourhood countries. Recently, deliveries have been accelerated in several countries. On Friday, February 4, a new batch of vac‐ cines donated by Spain through the COVAX mechanism was deliv‐ ered to Colombia. On Saturday, January 29, 244,800 and 381,600 single doses of Johnson & Johnson were delivered in two Team Europe opera‐ tions to Mauritania and Syria, respectively.
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Royal pair blasted HARRY and Meghan have been blasted for their ‘ra‐ dio silence’ on the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Social media users criti‐ cised the pair for keeping silent on the special day after they made no ac‐ knowledgement of the Queen’s decades of ser‐ vice. One Twitter user was most upset and comment‐ ed: “Would it have killed them to offer their con‐ gratulations for a job well done to HM! Despicable!” Another social media user though saw the bright side and said: “About time these two learnt to be silent. Hope it lasts.” To mark her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne
RADIO SILENCE: Harry and Meghan have kept quiet.
Prince Charles commemo‐ rated the special day and said: “On this historic day, my wife and I join you all in congratulating Her Majesty The Queen on the remarkable achievement of serving this nation, the realms and Common‐ wealth for 70 years. “The Queen’s devotion
to the welfare of all her people inspires still greater admiration with each passing year.” The Queen used her Platinum Jubilee celebra‐ tion to announce that Camilla will be able to be‐ come Queen Consort when Charles takes over the throne in the future.
WhatsApp scams DO you use WhatsApp? Be warned: What‐ sApp scams jumped 2,000 per cent in 2021 to become the ‘fastest‐growing form of imper‐ sonation fraud’, according to an analysis by Lloyds Bank. Victims lost an average of £1,950 each. Traditional scams where fraudsters im‐ personate a bank, the police or an institution like HMRC still account for the vast majority of reported impersonation fraud, however the number of those dropped by around 14 per cent last year. The rate of growth in WhatsApp scams
shows how organised criminal gangs are al‐ ways changing their methods and the speed with which they can adapt. Almost all scams now start online, through social media or via a phone call or message. Liz Ziegler, Fraud Prevention Director at Lloyds Bank said “Never trust a message from an unknown number without first indepen‐ dently verifying the person’s identity, even if it claims to be from someone you know. Al‐ ways insist on speaking to someone before sending any money.”
Anti-vax parents refuse urgent care THE parents of a two‐year‐ old boy with heart disease needing an urgent and deli‐ cate heart operation at the Sant’Orsola hospital in Bologna have rejected blood transfusions from donors vaccinated against Covid. The parents instead con‐ tacted anti‐vaccination movements to find ‘volun‐ teers’ willing to donate blood. The Sant’Orsola hospital, according to the transfusion centre, is opposed to this be‐ cause blood donations must follow very strict and precise legal protocols to guarantee safety. The National Blood Centre (CNS) has reiterated the im‐ portance of these protocols: “The blood of those vaccinat‐
ed is absolutely safe. From the moment a person is vac‐ cinated, 48 hours must pass before they can donate blood because we must be sure that they do not have reac‐ tions to the vaccination and that they are in good health,” said the director of the CNS,
Vincenzo De Angelis. The case is now in the hands of a Modena judge. The magistrate has listened to the parents, who said: “The blood of the vaccinated is dangerous.” A decision from the judge is expected shortly.
and finally... A PASTOR in the US state of Tennessee livestreamed a bonfire in which he and his churchgoers could be seen burning books such as Harry Potter and Twilight, and saying “it’s witchcraft 100 per cent.” Global Vision Bible Church leader Greg Locke led the book‐burning bonfire in Nashville, the state capital, on the night of February 2. This incident was the latest to occur as part of the growing trend of book censorship that is rising in the country.
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Nobel Peace Prize THE leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Une Bastholm, has nominated Sir David Attenborough for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The 95‐year‐old broadcaster and envi‐ ronmentalist should be nominated, says Bastholm, because “he has taught us not only to see the intrinsic val‐ ue of the whole diversi‐ ty of life that exists on the planet, but also how vulnerable we hu‐ mans are to the balance of ecosystems.” She also believes that the International Panel on Nature (IPBES), an intergovernmental agency founded in 2012 to improve environ‐ mental policies and ser‐ vices, should also win the prestigious award. The Green Party lead‐ er said: “They should receive the award for
their work in develop‐ ing a common interna‐ tional knowledge base about the nature of the world with broad pro‐ fessional support and credibility. This work makes it impossible for world leaders to ignore the natural crisis with‐ out being noticed…”
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Record petrol prices PETROL prices in Spain skyrocketed at the beginning of February, reaching a new historical high. A fifth consecutive price rise saw fuel on the fore‐ courts rise to its most expensive level so far in 2022. According to data from the European Union Oil Bul‐ letin, prices have gone up by another 5.6 per cent. Specifically, the average price of petrol this week stood at €1.538/litre, which represents an increase of 1.18 per cent compared to a week ago. This is a historical record, exceeding the €1.522 of September 2012. Also, the average price of a litre of diesel this week stood at €1.422, making it €1.35 per cent more ex‐ pensive compared to last week. This is not a record for this fuel, although it remains close to the histori‐ cal maximum of €1.444 set in September 2012.
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Update THE Spanish Ministry of Health and pharmaceuti‐ cal company As‐ traZeneca have signed an agreement for the supply and distribution of a Covid prevention drug. Evusheld is current‐ ly the only prophylactic drug available to be used preventatively before ex‐ posure to the Covid‐19 virus. According to an of‐ ficial statement released on February 4 by the Ministry of Health, the drug is recommended for the passive immuni‐ sation of patients who are at higher risk of con‐ tracting Covid‐19 and of progressing to severe forms of the disease. This group includes people with immunodeficien‐ cies, organ transplant re‐ cipients and patients be‐ ing treated for blood diseases with specific drugs that make it diffi‐ cult for them to generate immunity to antigens.
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Starmer clash THE Metropolitan Police con‐ firmed that two arrests were made at around 5pm on Monday, February 7 after po‐ lice officers protecting Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer clashed with protestors in Westmin‐ ster. A statement from the force read, “Shortly after 5.10pm on Monday, February 7, a man who had been surrounded by a group of protesters near to New Scotland Yard, was taken away from the scene by a po‐ lice car.” Adding, “A man and a wom‐ an were arrested at the scene
Insults hurled at Starmer. for assault of an emergency worker, after a traffic cone was thrown at a police officer. They have been taken into custody.” Demonstrators had gath‐ ered, some holding placards voicing their disdain at the
RESERVOIRS across Spain are reported to be at around 45 per cent of their capacity due to the drought. With temperatures rising again this week and no substantial amounts of rain predicted by AEMET, the situation is causing concern. Worst affected are reservoirs in the area of the Guadalquivir, southern Spain’s major wa‐ tercourse which runs over 650km from the mountains of Jaen to Sanlucar in Cadiz, which are less than one‐third full on average.
Covid restrictions, and oppos‐ ing mandatory vaccinations, while hurling insults at Mr Starmer. He was hurriedly es‐ corted from the scene and driven away in a waiting patrol car, after being surrounded by the crowd of protestors. Prime Minister Boris John‐ son took to Twitter and con‐ gratulated the police for “re‐ sponding swiftly,” while condemning the “absolutely disgraceful” behaviour of the protestors. “All forms of ha‐ rassment of our elected repre‐ sentatives are completely un‐ acceptable,” he added.
Lack of rain in Spain Reservoirs all along Andalucia’s Mediter‐ ranean basin are low. The only water reserve in Spain that is above 90 per cent of its capacity is in the Basque re‐ gion. The drought will affect hotels and tourism businesses close to reservoirs, but is also ex‐ pected to have a big impact on farming, espe‐ cially in the south and east of Spain.
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Electricity bills THE UK government will provide £179 million in fund‐ ing for energy efficiency up‐ grades, which will allow elec‐ tricity bills to be significantly reduced in 20,000 homes while making them warmer. On February 7, the UK gov‐ ernment announced that it would provide the funding for thousands of people who live in social housing. According to the official statement from the govern‐ ment website, the funding “will see 20,000 social hous‐ ing properties with an Ener‐ gy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D or lower re‐
ceive upgrades to improve their energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. This includes fitting external wall and roof insulation, en‐ ergy‐efficient doors and win‐ dows, heat pumps and solar panels.” Minister for Business and Energy Lord Callanan said: “The UK has a strong track record in improving the en‐ ergy performance of its homes and this funding will continue that as we deliver huge benefits for social housing residents ‐ ensuring they keep more of their cash.”
and finally... A GROUNDBREAKING fat‐busting drug that has helped pa‐ tients shed stones is set to be available on the NHS. To be eligi‐ ble for treatment though patients will need to be suffering from a minimum of one obesity‐related issue. During trials of the drug participants lost around two and a half stones in only 15 months. The patients were given a weekly jab of the new drug.
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Simply Surviving Group focuses on poorly children THIS charitable platform, which raised €23,500 for a number of charities during 2021, did so by arranging a wide variety of events, including dinners with entertain‐ ment, auctions, quizzes, walking tours of Mi‐ jas pueblo, ziplining (yes, ziplining!), break‐ fasts and lunches. These catered for the adults amongst their 1,500 Facebook fol‐ lowers and have provided valuable income during this difficult time. This will continue of course ‐ there’s no point in changing a winning formula ‐ but on Monday Febru‐ ary 28, the group is straying slightly off their beaten track. Why? Well, each month, the Simply Surviving Group also generates donations for a different registered charity, and throughout February, the nominated charity is ACAE Payasos, a wonderful or‐ ganisation which ar‐ ranges clown shows and for their volunteers to visit poorly children in hospital, dressed as clowns. It’s so heart‐ warming to see the chil‐ dren’s faces light up with delight as the clowns make them laugh and gig‐ gle. Simply Surviving Group has picked up on this theme and has arranged a very special event. At 4pm on An‐ dalucia Day, when the schools are closed, they have organised a special Children’s Show at the Moonlight Bar, Sunset Beach Club, Benalmadena. The first half is a come‐ dy version of Cinderella, including ‘The Hairy Godmother’ and this will be performed in English. The second half is a clown’s spectac‐ ular, performed in Spanish by the volunteers of ACAE. Entry is just €5 per child aged up to 15, whilst accompanying parents or guardians go FREE. Both shows are largely vi‐ sual, meaning that language will not be a barrier to your enjoyment. Furthermore, thanks to the Euro Weekly News, there is an iPad Mini to be awarded to the two lucky winners of a special draw‐ ing competition. The idea is for children to draw a bright, colourful picture, complete with an encouraging message, all of which
Special events being held for childlren.
will be given to children in hospital by the ACAE volunteers. The prize for the winning entry in each category will be an iPad Mini. There are two cate‐ gories: Under 10 years and 10 ‐ 15 years old. This promises to be a very special af‐ ternoon when chil‐ dren can lend their support to (and brighten the days of) other children in hospi‐ tal. If you would like to come along, please send an email to either: Valwilliams39@yahoo.com or Alanbrdmn@yahoo.co.uk The Group does have a range of other events planned throughout February. For example, on the 16th there is an ABBA Expe‐ rience at the Seaview Restaurant in Fuen‐ girola port to celebrate Simply Surviving Group founder Val Williams’ 83rd birthday. The original night sold out in no time! Full details of this and everything that the Group has planned can be found on their Facebook page ‘Sim‐ ply Surviving group’.
How wonderful to be able to help people in need. If you’d like more details about the Group you can join their 1,350 followers on their Facebook page or contact founder Val Williams by email: valwilliams39@yahoo.com.
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Huge flasher THE world record flash crossed three US states in April 2020, crossing Texas, Louisiana and Mis‐ sissippi beating the previous record of 704 kms that crossed Uruguay into Northern Argentina earlier in the year. The flash lasted 17.1 seconds beating the previous record of 16.7 seconds. Both regions are amongst the few places in the world prone to the type of intense storms that can produce what are called ‘megaflashes’, said Randall Cerveny of Arizona State University, Head of Records Confirmation for the WMO. Cervney added that lightning does not usually stretch further than 16 kms and usually lasts less than a second. “These two lightning flash records are abso‐ lutely extraordinary,” he said. He continued saying that both were cloud‐to‐ cloud happening several hundred metres above
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the ground, so no one was in danger. Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, temporarily neutralise themselves. That can cause an instantaneous release of ener‐ gy at an average of one gigajoule. Lightning oc‐ curs commonly during thunderstorms as well as other types of energetic weather systems, but volcanic lightning can also occur during volcanic eruptions.
Gambling addict refunded A YOUNG gambling addict in Murcia, is to receive €6,000 from a casino in compensa‐ tion for allowing him to enter, although he will not receive the almost €18,000 he claimed to have spent. The client, aged 25, was on the Tax Agency’s list of ‘self‐ excluded’ gamblers. As a re‐
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sult, the company which owns two gaming and betting parlours located in Alcantarilla (Murcia) has been ordered to pay the amount in compensa‐ tion for not having prevented him access to the premises. The man was able to gam‐ ble at the casino on several occasions. The Murcia Provin‐
cial Court confirmed that he had made more than 140 transactions at the gaming machines, and the bank state‐ ments show a series of charges on his card. However, it was not possible to deter‐ mine the exact amount he spent on the bets, nor what he won from them.
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ONE of the Costa del Sol’s biggest realtors, Spanish Es‐ tates, is proving that the property market really is back booming after an‐ nouncing they are opening their latest office on Marbel‐ la’s Golden Mile on Mon‐ day, February 14. Offering luxury properties both to rent and buy, Span‐ ish Estates has been serving the Costa del Sol for 15 years. Their latest venture marks the return of the area’s thriv‐ ing property market, with the company explaining that buyers are travelling from across the world for a piece of Spanish living. The Euro Weekly News caught up with Spanish Es‐ tates’ Chris Newsham to talk about his company’s latest
venture as well as how the property market is booming on the Costa del Sol. A holder of a Spanish Real‐ tor licence since 1997, Chris graduated as a member of GRI Graduate of Realtor Insti‐ tution in Los Angeles. Chris told the EWN: “Our new office is on the Marbella Golden Mile, right opposite the Marbella Club. It’s a top location and will help us widen the area we serve clients.” He added: “We are still keeping our Mijas office to serve our market there.” Speaking about Spain’s booming property market, Chris said: “We’ve sold two properties this week, the
market’s moving quickly now. “We’re now finding the market is coming from the US and the UK and we’re getting requests on big prop‐ erties.” Chris explained Spanish Es‐ tates’ new office will offer the most premium proper‐ ties in Marbella, adding, “We’re excited how much the market has changed be‐ cause the listings we’re get‐ ting in now are all €1nmillion to €38 million, and with a dif‐ ferent type of clientele com‐ ing to the Costa del Sol.” Spanish Estates’ new of‐ fice will open on Marbella’s Golden Mile on Monday, Febraury 14.
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Camilla for Queen HER Majesty the Queen has confirmed that when Charles becomes King, Camilla will become Queen. According to royal sources, the 95‐year‐old monarch made the deci‐ sion in honour of the happi‐ ness that Camilla has brought her son, and for her good work. Addressing the British public in a statement to mark her accession day, February 6, the Queen said, “I remain eternally grateful for, and humbled by, the loyalty and affection that you continue to give me. “And when, in the full‐ ness of time, my son Charles becomes King, I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have giv‐ en me. And it is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort, as she continues her own loyal service.” The Queen looked back to the day, 70 years ago,
that she started her reign, and to the future: “As I look ahead with a sense of hope and optimism to the year of my Platinum Jubilee, I am reminded of how much we can be thankful for.”
Will be Queen Consort.
NATIONAL POLICE officers in Sevilla have dismantled a marihuana farm hidden inside a warehouse on an industrial estate. A 42‐ year‐old man was arrested for drug trafficking and electricity fraud. Inside the warehouse on La Red Norte estate, Alcala de Guadaira, officers dis‐
BAFTA luvvies Forbidden
SCIENCE-FICTION epic ‘Dune’ dominates the nominations for this year’s BAFTA awards with 11 nods. ‘The Power of the Dog’, a dark western, is just behind with eight nomina‐ tions, while Sir Kenneth Branagh’s semi‐autobio‐ graphical black and white comedy‐drama, ‘Belfast’, rounds out the top three, with six. Among the acting talent, nominees for leading ac‐ tress include Lady Gaga for ‘House of Gucci’, the fash‐ ion drama; Emilia Jones for ‘CODA’; and Alana Haim for ‘Licorice Pizza’. Tessa Thompson is also on the list for ‘Passing’, along with
Joanna Scanlan for her role in ‘Af‐ ter Love’. Best actor nominees in‐ clude Benedict Cumber‐ batch for ‘The Power of the Dog’; Leonardo DiCaprio for ‘Don’t Look Up’; Will Smith for ‘King Richard’; Stephen Graham for ‘Boil‐ ing Point’ and Mahershala Ali for ‘Swan Song’. The BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Tele‐ vision Arts) awards will be presented at a live ceremo‐ ny in London on March 13.
TWO Spanish nationals aged 39 and 67 years old have been arrested for sell‐ ing elephant legs on the in‐ ternet. If found guilty, they could face a prison sen‐ tence of between six months and two years or a hefty fine. The investigation by the Guardia Civil, under the auspices of the Ministry of Ecological Transition’s Prevention and Action Plan against the illegal sale of protected species, was be‐ gun following the discovery of the online listing in November 2021. The elephant legs had been turned into stools and were priced at €600 each.
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Gone to pot covered around 250 mari‐ huana plants more than one metre high. Marihuana was hanging from clothes lines to dry in preparation for selling. The street value was es‐
timated at €70,000. The building had been fraudulently connected to the electricity supply, pos‐ ing a serious fire risk, as well as endangering the safety of the affected area.
ELEPHANT LEGS: Were being sold as stools.
and finally... MOSCOW Zoo pandas have predicted the Winter Olympics medal table and they ought to know as they are Chinese! Pandas Ruyi and Dingding ventured out into snow at Moscow Zoo to give their predictions. Each was given access to traffic cones bearing the national flags of the favourite nations at the Beijing Winter Olympics and with no treats inside any cone, they used their knowledge to predict the winners. According to the Moscow Zoo Twitter account the leaders as decided by the pandas will be Russia, China, Germany and the USA.
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UK airport eGate chaos GOVERNMENT inspector David Neal has slammed the Home Office over chaos caused by eGates at UK airports. Issues around lack of training, constant Covid rule changes and insufficient numbers of staff have resulted in mayhem and five‐hour queues for travellers. eGates are a common sight at many UK airports. Stansted has 30 eGates, while Heathrow has 69 and Gatwick has 50.
Speaking to the British press a Home Of‐ fice source explained that eGates have re‐ ceived updates that will “improve security and efficiency.” The source went on to add: “We are com‐ mitted to making further improvements and ePassport Gate technology continues to be part of the overall strategy to make our bor‐ der as efficient, smart, and responsive as possible.”
One in 50 with long Covid OFFICIAL data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) re‐ leased at the end of January, shows a record one out of 50 Brits have been living with long Covid since the start of Jan‐ uary. Long Covid is defined by the ONS as when a person has symptoms for four or more weeks after infection, the most common of which is fatigue. The ONS estimates that 1.33 million adults were suffering from symptoms on January 2. The figures include only the ear‐ liest effects of the Omicron vari‐ ant, and it remains unknown what long Covid effects the vari‐ ant might produce.
The estimates are based on a survey carried out on 306,000 people who reported suffering from long Covid. Experts have
cast doubt over the ONS’s find‐ ings saying symptoms such as fatigue and headaches could be linked to a variety of conditions.
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Road tax rise MPs in the UK say that a new tax is required to plug the £35 billion short‐ fall in taxes from fuel and excise duty that is being created by motorists switching to electric cars. The call was made by the Transport Select Com‐ mittee who said that mo‐ torists should be taxed on mileage and that if noth‐ ing is done this year the government faces a black hole in its finances. However the Treasury
Dangerous new viral challenge A VIRAL challenge on social media is seeing young people disappearing for days. Sectors of the police have warned of the dangerousness of the challenge that involves young people leaving their homes and disappearing for 48 hours without notifying their family or friends and without leaving a trace or communicating. Young people are ‘nominated’ by social networks and if they accept the challenge they must get going. The objective is to generate as much concern and panic as possible to score points with the reactions that are provoked on social media channels and emergency services. The destructiveness of this challenge is not only the concern of families, or that it can end up in mobilising police forces that could be dealing with real cases, but also the fact that the child is putting themselves in serious danger of getting into an accident with nobody knowing their whereabouts.
FUEL DUTY: Government faces a black hole in its finances.
has said that tax revenues would keep pace with changes prompted by electric vehicle take‐up. Sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2030 prompting a rise in the sales of electric cars. Taken together, vehicle
excise duty, ‘car tax’, and fuel duty that motorists pay at the pump, raise around £35 billion a year, but neither tax is levied on pure electric vehicles. Tax that will no longer be collected from existing vehicles by 2040 accord‐ ing to the committee.
and finally... A SEYCHELLES giant tortoise living on the remote South At‐ lantic Ocean island of St Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cun‐ ha, is believed to be an incredible 190 years old. His name is Jonathan, he weighs 200kg, and experts think he could well be the oldest living land animal on the planet. There is talk that the island might even commission a commemorative stamp in his honour, or even name a national holiday after him in 2022.
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EU’s highest unemployment FOR the last seven consecutive months, Spain has recorded the highest level of unem‐ ployment in the EU. An unemployment level of 13 per cent was recorded in De‐
cember, a figure that is only close to Greece at 12.7 per cent, and which, moreover, is double the European average of 6.4 per cent. December was the
Madeleine chief suspect PHONE records have shown that the suspect in the Madeleine McCann case was no more than five min‐ utes from the apartment. A new documentary about the disappearance of three‐year‐old Madeleine McCann from an apartment on Portugal’s Algarve in 2007 makes startling new claims about the chief suspect Christian Brueckner. The British youngster went missing from the Ocean Club resort in Praia da Luz on May 3, 2007, and de‐ spite many investigations, has not been heard of since. Bruecker, aged 44, was named by German pros‐ ecutors in June 2020 as their main, and only suspect. Convicted paedophile Brueckner has always denied being responsible, and is currently serving time in a German prison on unrelated sex and drugs charges. He has always said that the police have no concrete evidence linking him to Madeleine. He has always maintained that there are several people who can offer him an alibi, and who will testify to his whereabouts on the night of Maddie’s disap‐ pearance.
seventh consecutive month in which Spain l e a d s w i t h t h i s s t a t i s‐ tic in Europe. Last June, the level of un‐ employment reached 15.3 per cent, a level which no other Euro‐ pean country has ex‐ ceeded. Greece ‐ the only other state to start the pandemic with un‐ employment in double figures ‐ has seen a faster recovery in un‐ employment levels. Sixteen other mem‐ bers of the EU still register unemploy‐ ment figures higher than before the pan‐ demic started. Unemployment in Spain fell from its pre‐ pandemic level for the first time in November 2021, and in Decem‐ ber, it was eight‐10ths below the level of February 2020 ‐ the last month not affect‐ ed by Covid.
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Hotel bills for UK refugees THE UK government is spending £1.2 million a day on placing asylum seekers and refugees in hotels instead of long‐term housing. More than £438 million a year is being spent on accommodation for about 37,000 individuals who are claiming asylum or have been evacuated from Afghanistan, according to a Home Office official. Delays in the system caused by the pandemic have heavily increased the number of asylum seekers being placed into temporary locations and the government has not secured enough dis‐ persal housing across the country, adding to the issue. Maddie Harris, the director of Humans for Rights Network, told local British press: “At huge expense to the taxpayer and to the health of tens of thousands of asylum seekers, private contrac‐ tors are profiting from Home Office contracts to provide accommodation that is frequently un‐ safe.” Enver Solomon, the chief executive of the Refugee Council, said housing people in hotels was a “failed strategy,” adding: “We want to work with the government to urgently support people into suitable housing so they can start to rebuild their lives. This is about finding an effec‐ tive solution that supports people, including granting them the right to work, not about quick fixes that make their lives even worse,” he said.
Lionel not saying ‘Hello’ LEGENDARY American artist Lionel Richie has cancelled his European tour, blaming the decision on the spread of the Omicron variant. Sev‐ enty‐two‐year‐old Richie had been due to appear in Marbella on July 26, at the Starlite Festival. “As Covid and its variants continue to impact the world, I have decided to hold off on my European tour this summer. The most important thing to me is the health of my fans, band, and crew,” the singer explained on Twitter. Adding, “I hope you all un‐ derstand, and I hope to see you very soon when we can all gather safely.”
European tour now cancelled.
Sea spillage kills fish A FLOATING carpet of 100,000 dead fish covering an area of 3,000 square metres has been spotted floating off the coast of France after a spillage by the world’s second‐ biggest shipping trawler, the Dutch‐ owned FV Margiris. France’s national fishing surveil‐ lance authority has launched an in‐ vestigation. The spillage happened on Thurs‐ day, February 3 and was caused by a rupture in the trawler’s net, said the Pelagic Freezer‐Trawler Association
(PFA), the fishing industry group which represents the vessel’s owner. Marine Traffic data shows the ves‐ sel, which sails under the flag of Lithuania, continued its fishing activi‐ ties in the Atlantic off the French coast. Campaign group Sea Shepherd was first to alert authorities to the in‐ cident. Trawlers like the Margiris use drag nets more than a kilometre long and process the fish in onboard factories, a practice heavily criticised by environmentalists.
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Arrests for illegal wells THE Guardia Civil’s nature protection unit, Se‐ prona, has arrested 133 people for having illegal wells, boreholes and ponds. The unit worked with hydrographic confederations and local organisa‐ tions in a joint mission (Operation MIZU II) and carried out 1,512 inspections across the country. In addition to the illegal extraction and collec‐ tion of water, arrests were made for crimes in‐ cluding water fraud and territorial planning. With Spain facing a drought, siphoning and hoarding water was the driving factor, but the death of Rayan, the boy in the well in Morocco, is further evidence that illegal water collection often repre‐ sents a risk to life as well as the environment. In total, 74 per cent of the illegal activity related to wells and boreholes that had been drilled with‐ out surveys and authorisation. Most facilities lacked security measures, making them a danger to both people or animals, especially after use, when abandoned. The majority were detected in Spain’s most sensitive and vulnerable areas, such as the Doñana National Park and the basins of the main rivers. Those found guilty of illegal water extraction could find themselves barred from working for a period of up to two years, and facing fines and prison sentences which, in the most serious cases, could be up to five years.
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NASA to destroy ISS Stamps with barcodes THE International Space Station (ISS) is being lined up for the ‘space‐ craft cemetery.’ NASA has announced plans to kill off the iconic space station in January
2031. At this time, it will be sent plunging into an ocean known as the ‘spacecraft cemetery’, a place called Point Nemo, in the South Pacific. The ISS was launched
Oil delays A CYBER attack on oil transport and storage companies across Europe has caused ‘some delays in execution,’ accord‐ ing to reports. IT systems have been disrupted at Oiltanking in Germany, SEA‐Invest in Belgium and Evos in the Netherlands. Dozens of oil terminals have been affected, with firms reporting that the attacks occurred over the weekend of January 29 and 30. But experts caution against assuming this is a coordinated attack. It’s understood that all three companies’ IT systems went down or were severely disrupted. The company is working to get a backup IT system online but said that most liquid trans‐ portation is operational. The spokeswoman said SEA‐Invest is aware of the cyber‐attacks against other companies, but in‐ vestigations have not determined if there is a link. On January 31 Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, which stores and transports oil, vehicle fuels and other petroleum products, said it had been hacked. The company was forced to operate at a ‘limited capacity’ and was investigating the incident, it said.
SCIENTISTS are working on technol‐ ogy that allows them to tur‐ bocharge immune cells in the blood. So far they have ‘cured’ two adult patients suffering from leukaemia. The patients have received Car‐T therapy and have been in remission since 2010. During Car‐T therapy, medics take
by NASA back in 1998, which means it has been circling our planet for around 23 years. When it was built, the ISS had an estimated lifespan of 15 years, so it has al‐ ready outlived its ex‐ pectancy. The ocean is reported‐ ly where all rockets and satellites are sent to their final resting place, and is located in one of the most remote regions of the planet. Most of the giant 930,000lbs spacecraft will burn up as it re‐enters the Earth’s atmosphere. NASA assures that the craft is in good condition still, but that its contin‐ ued use has started to increase the number of problems that have cropped up. Over the next decade, to alleviate the issues, NASA intends to add a number of commercially operated modules.
ROYAL MAIL has announced that postage stamps are being brought into the digital world with barcodes, transforming the 180‐ year‐old means of sending letters. The change will allow people to scan the stamps which will redirect them to videos or greetings from senders. The first of these will be a redirect to a Shaun the Sheep animation. The change does mean that all existing stamps will need to be used by January 2023 or swapped for new ones. Non‐coded stamps ‐ in‐ cluding Christmas stamps ‐ will now only be valid until January next year. However, they can be exchanged for the new ones through Royal Mail’s Swap Out scheme, which opens on March 31.
DIGITAL: Stamps will feature barcodes.
The codes will be available on so‐called ‘definitive’ stamps ‐ the everyday stamps fea‐ turing the profile of the Queen. The idea is that people will be able to choose which video the recipient sees when they get their mail.
HRT gets welcome boost ACCORDING to reports, hor‐ mone replacement therapy (HRT) could shortly be avail‐ able over the counter, depend‐ ing on the outcome of a De‐ partment of Health and Social Care consultation. HRT is used by millions of women during menopause, the drug being used to offset the symptoms that for many severely impacts their quality
of life. The intention is to reclassify the medication to allow wom‐ en to obtain the tablets with‐ out a prescription from a phar‐ macy, however it is not known at this stage exactly which HRT product will be part of the pro‐ posal. A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “We understand that for some
Cancer cure blood from a patient and then ge‐ netically modify it. The scientists tar‐ get white cells in the blood which then go on to attack cancer. The Car‐ T cells are then reinjected into the patient. The technology is a type of
immunotherapy. The Car‐T therapy turbocharges the body’s immune system which then attacks the tumours. The University of Pennsylvania’s Dr Carl June commented on the
Therapy attacks tumours.
therapy and said: “Based on these results, we can conclude that Car‐T
women menopause symp‐ toms can have a significant im‐ pact on their quality of life, and we are committed to improv‐ ing the care and support they receive. “That’s why we’re develop‐ ing the first ever government‐ led Women’s Health Strategy, informed by women’s lived ex‐ perience. Menopause will be a priority under the Strategy.”
cells can cure leukaemia.” The US‐based scientist went on to add: “These cells continued to demonstrate tumour‐killing charac‐ teristics.” Car‐T therapy is available on the NHS. The treatment is only available to some children with leukaemia. Adults suffering from lymphoma may also receive the treatment.
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World’s 1st 0-carb beer THE world’s first zero‐carb beer is on the way at only 80 calories. Budweiser has spent 10 years design‐ ing the new drink and it was to be launched in the USA this week. Bud‐ weiser has named their new drink Bud Light Next. The company say the drink is a “brewing breakthrough” that took 10 years in the NEW: making. Bud Light Next is Bud lower in alcohol than a stan‐ Light Next. dard Bud and comes in at just 4 per cent ABV. Andy Goeler is the marketing vice presi‐ dent for Budweiser. Commenting on the first‐ever zero‐carb beer he said: “As Bud
IOEN BELARRA, the Minister for Social Rights and Agenda 2030, has put for‐ ward a proposal to include a minimum of seven days of paid care leave in Spain as part of the Families Act. The Minister plans that the care leave would be used for looking after children, parents and other cohabi‐ tants. The proposal was put forward on Thursday, February 3. Belarra commented on the proposal and explained: “Covid has taught us
A LOS ANGELES man has been called a hero after saving a dog’s life by performing car‐ diopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when the animal passed out and stopped breathing. Jay, full name unknown, noticed that the dog had collapsed while out walking with his owner and that it has stopped breathing.
Light enters 2022, we are pushing the beer category to new heights with the launch of Bud Light Next, our first ever zero‐ carb beer. “Today’s con‐ sumers are all about breaking barriers, being trail‐ blazers and setting their own path. “We are proud to intro‐ duce this new, super crisp beer, which is brewed to meet their evolving taste prefer‐ ences.”
Paid leave how important it is to take care of our‐ selves and to have time to take care of others, and these are lessons that are here to stay. “For this reason, we think that Spain needs to begin to bring itself into line with other European Union countries and establish care leave, of at least seven days per year per person, which is 100 per cent paid.”
Canine CPR Witnesses say he didn’t hesi‐ tate in dropping to the ground before starting to perform the life‐saving measure. Stone, the nine‐year‐old dog had stopped breathing, with a video loaded on to Tik‐ Tok showing Jay per‐ forming CPR and saying to the dog “Come on baby, you al‐
ready have it.” Jay has achieved internation‐ al recognition with the video going viral, being seen by more than a million people. The many comments praise Jay saying “Who is he? He de‐ serves recognition for being so amazing,” “You are a hero,” “Best dog, dad. I’m glad you posted this video.”
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ESports
Not so Green
ACCORDING to a report from the Esports index, Dane, Johan Sundstein, 28, who competes under the name ‘N0tail’ was the world’s biggest earning player, amassing $7 million (€6.21 million) in 2020 from sitting in front of a TV screen playing Dota 2.
WHEN the Danish Government unveiled its ‘Denmark Forward’ transport programme, it inferred that it was CO2 neutral, but after much digging the Ingeniøren newspaper cast doubt upon this. Now it transpires that the transport minister wrongly stated that no CO2 emission figures for the plan existed.
THE NETHERLANDS Troubled waters
Dog ends
GREEN politicians in Rotterdam say “it’s a bridge too far” after learning that the historic De Hef bridge which is considered a national monument is to be dismantled and then replaced in order to allow a new super-yacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to sail through.
DUTCH environmentalists want to see the use of micro plastic in cigarette filters be banned as they are the second most common form of litter in Holland and do not degrade, but leach plastic particularly at beaches. Politicians propose to make manufacturers pay towards cleaning up.
BELGIUM Royal visit
Macabre find
MAKING his first trip outside of Europe since the start of the pandemic, King Filip and Queen Mathilde travelled to the Middle East, first visiting Oman and then moving on to attend the Belgium Day ceremony at EXPO 2020 in Dubai.
JUST two days after it arrived from Spain, rescue dog Olympia, an Ibizan hound and greyhound cross was scared by a football and bolted from its new owner in Ghent. The following day its body was found weighed down in a water tank.
GERMANY Virtual bobsled
Rude posters
DUE to the pandemic, there has been very little chance to practise on the specially built Beijing bobsled course. The German team however, with the help of BMW have their own virtual course using an adapted sled and latest technology installed in a Munich office block.
A WHOLE new breed of advertising concepts for billboards has appeared which not only uses English for its message but often adds a swearword such as one from the German transport ministry about bicycle helmets that says “Looks like sh.t. But saves my life.”
FRANCE Day pass
Yves St Laurent
WORRIED about the environmental damage being done to the Sugiton pebble beach in the Calanques National Park close to Marseilles, the French authorities are to trial daily permits to reduce the number of visitors (which can reach 1,500 per day in the summer) allowed on the beach.
SIX museums in Paris including the Louvre and Pompidou Centre are banding together to stage a series of couture items from their collections to celebrate the work of the late fashion designer Yves St Laurent who presented his first catwalk show 60 years ago
NORWAY Diesel surge
Salmon sales
IT seems that the ever-rising cost of electricity and the wait for delivery of electric cars is affecting the Norwegian support for cleaner vehicles as a survey in Nationen found that 2.3 per cent more people than the previous year intended to purchase a diesel car.
THE relaxation of pandemic regulations in the USA and Asia has had a welcome bonus for the Norwegian Salmon industry as exports soared by 41 per cent in January 2022 and now the government is considering allowing industrial fish farming closer to the Norwegian coast.
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Russian letter
Dirty snow
ALTHOUGH Finland is not part of NATO, it has, like many other European countries, received a letter from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov concerning the situation in the Ukraine. Local political observers suggest that this is in the hope of dividing European opinion.
THE Finnish team expects to do well at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but may be facing one obstacle that it didn’t expect and that is dirty snow. A report suggests that the machine producing artificial snow also deposits dirt and sand which can slow down skiers.
IRELAND Good tip
Dog dilemma
THE Irish Government is going to make it easier for staff working in the hospitality industry to receive tips added to debit or credit cards and owners may not use such tips to get round paying minimum wage, although this does not cover service charges.
THE Dogs Trust Ireland needs foster homes as some 297 dogs have been given to the charity in the first month of the year, an increase of 73 per cent over last year when people were more likely to be staying at home.
ITALY Long penance
Joke backfired
A COURT in Rome has sentenced a former priest, said by his defence to be mentally unstable, to seven and a half years in jail for extorting money from a Bishop and impersonating someone else, but he was acquitted of a number of other alleged crimes.
WHAT started as a laugh ended in a military court as a female naval officer was accused of bringing the Italian navy into disrepute by leading cadets in a dance which was then shown on TikTok. The court in Naples found her not guilty.
PORTUGAL Lithium mining
Twitter hack
RESIDENT and environmentalists’ protests have resulted in the Portuguese government deciding to only approve open cast mining for lithium in six out of eight proposed areas. With the need for lithium in both medical and industrial industries, Portugal is one of the few European countries with deposits.
THE 80,000 followers of the Twitter account of Portugal’s national air carrier TAP were bemused by the appearance of a number of tweets on Tuesday February 1 which simply said ‘awesome’ and the airline confirmed on Facebook that it had been the victim of a cyber-attack.
RUSSIA Food for thought
Big Mac index
A RUSSIAN artist, Yevgenia Skovart, has created a portrait of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin using only food worth around €12 which is the average increase in the cost of living to highlight the increasing financial strain that inflation is adding to Russian households.
THE Big Mac Index produced by British magazine The Economist compares the price of the burger across the world to decide whether national currencies are undervalued or overvalued and latest news is the Russian rouble appears to be the most undervalued out of 55 currencies.
SWEDEN Feathered cleaners
Looted art
A NEW company Corvid Cleaning is training crows to pick up cigarette butts by giving them rewards every time they drop one into a special disposal unit. Crows are believed to be highly intelligent and if they take to the training will soon be cleaning up.
ALTHOUGH purchased innocently in auction in 1970, the Swedish National Museum has at the request of the Polish Government returned The Lamentation of Christ, a 16th century painting to Poland after being shown that it was looted during the Second World War.
FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA More unemployed AFTER 10 months of decline in un‐ employment, the Spanish Ministry of Labour revealed that it has risen slightly in January 2022 with an ad‐ ditional 0.55 per cent (17,173 peo‐ ple) registering as unemployed, but this figure was much lower than the usual January numbers.
Significant debt NEW MILLENNIUM SPORTS, the distributor of the Kelme brand in Spain having entered into volun‐ tary bankruptcy owes a total of €7.5 million to two public bodies, the Valencian Institute of Finance, to which it owes €6.36 million, and €1.14 million to the Tax Agency, alongside other debts.
Fuel duty ALERT to the fact that as more people switch to electric vehicles, tax income from the sale of diesel and petrol will drop, the UK Com‐ mons Transport Select Committee has called on the government to look at scrapping fuel duty and charging for actual miles travelled.
Funding expansion CONFIDENT that public exhibitions and trade fairs will be back with a vengeance, Fira 2000, the compa‐ ny that owns the Gran Via fair‐ grounds outside of Barcelona has approached the European Invest‐ ment Bank (EIB) for a loan of €115 million (roughly half of the expect‐ ed cost) to expand.
Wordle game WORD game enthusiast, English born Josh Wardle who now lives in New York developed an online game which he named Wordle whilst in lockdown with his part‐ ner. It’s a bit like the old master‐ mind game or sudoku with words, where you have six moves to dis‐ cover a daily five letter word. He gave free access to those with sim‐ ilar tastes and attracted so much interest that the New York Times after writing about it, decided to purchase the rights for an undis‐ closed seven figure amount. It will remain free for the time being, but there is a possibility that it will be used to encourage online sub‐ scriptions to the paper.
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€1.231
billion is the net profit made by Naturgy, Spain’s largest gas company at the close of its 2021 financial year.
Santander Bank profits jump SANTANDER Bank saw a huge rise in turnover and profits in 2021 accord‐ ing to a statement from Executive Chairman Ana Botín. “The group achieved a record profit before tax of €15.3 billion thanks to disciplined capital alloca‐ tion, prudent risk management, and further improvements in our effi‐ ciency and balance sheet strength, combined with a material increase in customer activity during the year,” she said. Profit after tax was €8.1 billion from a turnover of €46.4 billion, thanks to an increase of five million
customers worldwide and improved efficiency. Looking forward, the group ex‐ pects this trend to continue as it ex‐ pands its digital consumer banking service and focuses on investing and supporting green programmes and technology. As a truly international banking organisation, it has seen very strong performances from its American and British arms as well major growth in both Brazil and Chile. Despite the pandemic, Santander is on course to meet its medium‐ term targets which were set out in
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Will their plan work? Can you clarify for us the ruling of 90/180 days? When we contacted the Spanish Embassy re‐ cently we were told we need to count backwards. These are the dates of our visits to Spain in 2021 and our plan for 2022. We arrived in Spain June 6, 2021, and we departed Spain for UK July 29, 2021, for a stay of 54 days. Then we returned to Spain on October 14, 2021 and departed from Spain for UK November 11, 2021, for a stay of 29 days. This gives a total of 83 days in our 180‐day period. Now we plan a new visit in 2022, arriving February 13, 2022 (can we stay for the 90 days?) and is February 13 okay to depart? S W (by email) Your plan DAVID SEARL should work. Your visits in YOU AND THE LAW 2021 are correct. IN SPAIN Now, in order start a new period of 90 days in 180 days, you need to be absent from Spain for at least 90 days. If you left Spain November 11, 2021, and you plan to return February 13, 2022, this gives you 97 days outside Spain, thus meeting the requirement. My guess is that the Spanish embassy meant that you must count backwards from February 13 to see if you have been absent 90 days. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
NOW that Britain is beginning to emerge from the pandemic, the time has come for households and con‐ sumers to pay the bill. The energy price cap is to rise by 54 per cent meaning that the average household can expect to have to find a minimum additional £700 this year to cope with increased gas and elec‐ tric costs and this doesn’t take into account that the cap is likely to be in‐
2019 and has been able to write back €750 million which was set aside to reserves to meet potential bad debt which has not materi‐ alised. These figures compare to a de‐ clared loss of €8,771 billion in 2020, when the bank made a non‐cash ad‐ justment to the valuation of good‐ will and deferred tax assets and show an increase of 25 per cent over the 2019 reported profit. Shareholders will continue to ben‐ efit from ongoing dividends as well as a share buyback and the forecast looks very positive for the future.
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Time to pay the debt creased again in October this year. In crude terms it means that 2022 will see significant inflation increases and the Bank of England now ex‐ pects Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to drop as people have less money to spend and wage rises are unlikely to be anywhere near inflation.
Indeed, the Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has re‐ cently asked workers not to demand large pay increases as that would hurt the already beleaguered econo‐ my and base interest rates have been raised for the second time in two months.
Gender equality BUSINESS women in Spain continue to come up against a glass ceiling mentality de‐ spite the efforts of the cur‐ rent government to try to im‐ prove their situation. Speaking to guests at an event hosted by PR group Hill and Knowlton in Madrid, Spain’s Minister of Finance, Nadia Calviño said that she would no longer attend events if she was the only woman present and that be‐ cause she is a minister. The Spanish Cabinet now has more women than men making up the front‐line team, but women are poorly represented in business, with some of those who do have very senior positions actually appointed in the first place as part of a family dynasty, al‐ though they have proven their undoubted worth.
Labour Reform Bill SPAIN’S Labour Reform Bill, which looks to unwind legisla‐ tion passed by the previous Partido Popular (PP) govern‐ ment and give more power to unions as well as reducing the number of temporary work contracts, scraped through parliament. Ironically, it was thanks to ei‐ ther a mistake by a PP mem‐ ber voting remotely or an error in the computer system that what should have been a no vote became a yes. As a minority, the existing coalition normally relies on one of the Catalan parties for support, but it refused and on this occasion the vote of 175 in favour and 174 against couldn’t have been closer but will be contested by the PP. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has had to step in and announce financial assis‐ tance to try to alleviate the cost of energy, but there will still be many who don’t qualify for any support. So far, since the departure of for‐ mer Governor Mark Carney, the Bank of England has regularly got its forecasts wrong and the expectation is that consumers will be worse off in real terms than they were in 2008.
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COFFEE CHAIN: Check in with your favourite Pret barista.
ANXIOUS to win back cus‐ tomers, coffee and quick snack chain Pret a Manger UK introduced a monthly coffee subscription service in 2020, which for £20 a month al‐ lowed members to have up to five barista drinks a day without extra cost. Now, having found that the service has become the suc‐ cess it hoped for, it has in‐ creased the cost to new members by 20 per cent to £25 per month and will be up‐ ping the price to existing users in March. Considering that a drink can cost between £2.30 and £3.25 and you can have five a day (provided you leave 30 min‐ utes between ordering) this still seems like good value, but many subscribers are com‐ plaining about such a huge percentage rise. According to the company however, it is simply adjusting the price to cope with a num‐ ber of prices rising, many of
which are beyond its control. Somewhat disingenuously it has explained that from March 31, UK VAT on its prod‐ uct will be 20 per cent and therefore £2 out of the £5 in‐ crease will be surrendered as VAT. What it doesn’t mention is that it was already paying 5 per cent when it introduced the subscription service and from October 1, 2021 the VAT rate had been increased to 12.5 per cent. Of the balance of £3, it needs to offset significant pay rises to staff announced in January of this year, which will account for £1.50 and the balance will offset the rising costs of Arabica beans and milk. One subscriber tweeted that if they took five drinks a day and paid normal prices, overall costs would be some £150 a month, so the sub‐ scription still remains a bar‐ gain.
Inflation slows INFLATION is something of a double‐edged sword as too high too quickly causes financial difficulties for consumers and manufacturers but too little can suggest economic stagnation. Spain has been struggling with continued increas‐ es for most of 2021, although the January 2022 fig‐ ure of 6 per cent showed a 0.7 per cent drop on the December figure which was the highest for some 30 years. Inflation is judged by the rise (or reduction) in cost of a number of items and for the first time, Spain has included the cost of face masks in its bas‐ ket of consumer items.
BUSINESS EXTRA UAE visit SPAIN and the United Arab Emirates agreed to establish a strategic part‐ nership in various fields, ranging from upgraded political consultations to an enhanced framework for investment and eco‐ nomic cooperation fol‐ lowing a visit to the UAE by Spanish President Pe‐ dro Sánchez on February 2.
BT Sports ORIGINALLY expected to be put up for sale, the owners of the BT Sports channel have had a slight change of heart and are now to form an alliance with the Discov‐ ery channel which could soon make the new business a very serious competitor to Sky Sports in Europe.
ECB policy SPEAKING to Onda Radio, Spain’s Economy Minister Nadia Calviño said she saw no reason for the Eu‐ ropean Central Bank (ECB) to change its mone‐ tary policy with inflation expectations staying be‐ low its mid‐term target even though Spanish in‐ flation is well above the target.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THE problem with most of the woke brigade is that they are generally so far up their self‐righteous soap boxes they categorically refuse to entertain the opinions of others. When arguments or discussions tend to veer away from their points of view, they are always the first to accuse their dissenters of right wing ideals or racism. They then sit smugly back; fully aware that the discussion is now over and the onus is now on those that disagreed with their rhetoric to explain why they themselves are not racially motivated! It’s a clever ploy, designed to crush the freedom of speech and encouraged by many a political despot over the course of history. Well I don’t buy it and categorically refuse to yet again waste this short narrative explaining my very strong views on the subject. I believe in live and let live. As long as it causes no harm to others and doesn’t weaponise my points of view, frankly I really couldn’t care less how anyone handles their current manifestation. I also have no problem with how people wish to be addressed. Tom, Dick Harry,
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A clever ploy Fem, Those, Them or Wottsit. It truly is all the same to me. What I do care about however is reserving the right to also refer to myself as I choose. Being pressured to adapt to another individual’s views and opinions is what sticks in my craw. Unfortunately this is often the problem with disgruntled minorities. Many of them suffer from insecurity or inferiority complexes. Consequently the more of us they can inveigle into embracing their philosophies, the more secure they feel (The mentality of cult!) To achieve this they need to convince others to either join them or amend their own beliefs. Sooner or later however the majority begin to resent their often lame‐ brained intrusions and demos and their actions begin to achieve the reverse effect (The public taking the law into their own hands when ‘insulate Britain’ demonstrators decided to block the motorways was a case in point!) One of the real casualties in this whole diatribe of politically correct ‘uman rights is common sense. Just recently another couple of ‘woke goodies’ came to light. The University of Salford has recently issued a
subject matter warning for Dickens’ Oliver Twist, in case it causes ‘distress or anxiety’ among literature students. Recently the University of Northampton also issued ‘alert warnings’ to their students about Orwell’s 1984, Dickens’ Great Expectations and, of all things ‐ Bronte’s Jane Eyre! The University stated that it has the responsibility to ‘prepare students for potentially sensitive topics of child abuse domestic violence or racial prejudice’. They probably don’t allow winners or losers either! This is of course not all quite as ridiculous as it sounds. The more they relieve the young of responsibility, the easier they are to manipulate toward their nanny state ideals. Left wing political control is always hovering behind all this undemocratic PC rhetoric. And incidentally, shoving floral bouquets down the barrels of Chinese and Russia’s silos won’t work either! 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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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp
Separated by Nazis in My Best Friend Anne Frank MY BEST FRIEND ANNE FRANK tells the story of the real‐life friendship between Anne Frank and Hannah Goslar, from Nazi‐occupied Amsterdam to their harrow‐ ing reunion in a concentra‐ tion camp. This Dutch movie has a 67 per cent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but is cer‐ tainly worth a watch. This is the story of the girls’ friendship before Anne and her family famously went in‐ to hiding and before Hannah, her father and younger sister were taken to Bergen‐Belsen concentration camp. The relationship between the girls is cheerful and they keep each other going, de‐ spite threats around every corner and the fact that the Nazis were rapidly overtak‐ ing Amsterdam. All around them, Jews are being beaten in the street, shops are being destroyed, families are being pulled from their homes and carted
away like cattle, Jews are banned from establishments like theatres and teachers are beginning to disappear. The story flits back and forth from before their cap‐ ture to the concentration camps. Shots of the girls in Amsterdam are warm, colourful and humorous, while the shots of Bergen‐ Belsen are grey, dark and dirty ‐ contrasting the two periods in time perfectly. The whole film builds up to impending doom, with Han‐ nah trying to save Anne when she finds out that the Frank family didn’t escape but were captured and taken to the camp over the fence. Hannah hears a familiar whistle and discovers that Anne and her sister, Margot, are slowly being starved to death and risks her life in an attempt to save her best friend. My Best Friend Anne Frank became available to stream on Netflix on February 1.
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THERE are now so many different forms of communication. Anything ranging from textspeak (imagine Jaws from the movie texting a fellow great white shark: “Hi, gr8 white here ‐ strvng. Cn we mt 4 lunch? C U l8er”), email, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram to journalese and estate‐agent jargon. In the world of journalese, tabloids could never be accused of being long‐ winded, could they? Remember that infamous New York Post headline: ‘Headless Body in Topless Bar’? Politicians, too, are always described as ‘making a difference…in these tough times’. They don’t simply get on with the job in a timely way like the rest of us but ‘in an 11th‐hour decision follow‐ ing marathon talks, hammer out an agreement on blah, blah, blah…’ And after a month of the in‐depth sofa‐based research otherwise known as Dry January, I can confirm that the present UK government needs to do more than just deliver catchy slogans. Nora Johnson’s opinions
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Promises like ‘build back better’, ‘level‐ sale, best seen late at night in mid‐win‐ ling up’ and taking ‘big, bold decisions’ ter, with the lights dimmed. For lovers to ensure every part of Britain emerges of heritage, the kitchen and bathroom stronger from the pandemic need to will delight, no improvements having be implemented if only to get over the been made for 30 years. Main lounge ‘Partygate’ scandal. has three and a bit outside walls and To read more articles from our columnists And finally estate agent jargon, a lan‐ can usefully double up as a fridge in and to have your say in the comments go guage you never learned at school. winter. Utility room is a renowned to www.euroweeklynews.com Take this: ‘1920s suburban house for structure, as it is still standing. The are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
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MARBELLA MOMENTS BY NICOLE KING TUNE into Radiotelevisión Marbel‐ la (on channel 44 of your TDT) and enjoy the best local television con‐ tent. RTV Marbella is the municipal television and radio station, broad‐ casting 24 hours a day with pro‐ grammes prepared by their highly qualified staff. There are a variety of shows to cover local news, in‐depth inter‐ views, sports, culture, the environ‐ ment and much more to ensure they give everyone a voice. With this in mind, RTV Marbella em‐ braces Marbella Now, an English language chat show, to also help connect those that don’t speak Spanish but wish to further inte‐ grate in our resident community. You can watch a new Marbella Now on Thursday evenings at 11pm, with daily repeats at differ‐ ent times. You can watch online live or from the archives or via my website, YouTube channel and so‐ cial media, so there’s plenty of ways to connect.
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By sharing the guests’ interviews helps promote them but also to promote our city and all it has to offer. It takes time to network and meet the right people so hopefully we can ease the process by bring‐ ing the information to you. Marbella Now ‐ #MN337 – first airing tonight, Thursday, February
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10 at 11pm. Every week, a member of CIT Marbella joins the show. CIT Mar‐ bella is a business networking asso‐ ciation, grouping over 450 compa‐ nies and 80 professions. Established since 1989, it is very much involved not just with the members and their promotion but
also representing the socio‐eco‐ nomic interests of all international communities in Marbella and the Costa del Sol. To this end they maintain close relationships with the competent institutions and governing bodies. They are truly a great ally for any business, big or small. Worth checking out per‐ haps? This week’s member guest is Yolanda Romero of Marbella Fisio. Another great group, but just for the ladies, is Costa Women and President Ali Meehan is back to share this year’s plans for her ever‐ increasing community. It’s free to join and with online and in person meet ups and events, ensures no woman need feel alone in business nor wanting for friends when mov‐ ing to Spain. Joost and Joyce of Jong Leren specialise in organising internships in the Malaga region. I personally am most grateful, not just for the
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interns they have sent me over the past couple of years, but also be‐ cause they genuinely and avidly support youth and ways to help develop their skills. My ‘regulars’ will know that one of this year’s United Nationalities of Marbella missions is to help our local youth feel more integrated in our com‐ munity and have local companies offer them internship opportuni‐ ties and career options, so a subject very close to my heart. Last week’s show is also a must #MN336 with Marie‐Noëlle Erize of Marie‐Noëlle Communications, one of our most prominent PR and marketing agencies; Masha Malka, international Speaker; best‐selling author and member of the Forbes Coaching Council, the new presi‐ dent of Triple A Marbella Animal Rescue Centre Elise Dunweber and our CIT guest, Edouard des Fontaines of La Cala Resort. #Bet‐ terTogether. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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I don’t listen to stuff I don’t like MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man SO now supposedly healthy diets aren’t so healthy and can give you heart attacks. I’ve also seen articles that say shaking the duvet too vigorously, missing breakfast, eating the wrong breakfast, the energy price hike and even shovelling snow could bring on a heart attack. The list is becoming ridiculously long! This one surprised me - diets that exclude gluten could increase the risk of a heart attack. I had my heart attacks a week after my 60th birthday and can safely say it wasn’t anything to do with shaking a duvet or eating the wrong yoghurt or muesli. I went for a more traditional approach of too much red meat, smoking 40 ciggies a day, drinking too much and maybe a little too much experimenting with drugs. I had a triple bypass and I’m 72 now and I don’t drink or smoke and try to eat healthier or at least I thought I was. Only time will tell. I only use Facebook to check on certain groups I’m interested in, but there is one thing that I really don’t understand and that’s 15 odd minute videos on my timeline that start as an interesting story but go nowhere. I have
twigged them now so I just delete them. Can anybody tell me the idea behind them as they don’t seem to be selling anything? There is a bloke called Joe Rogan and he has about 10 million subscribers on Spotify which is a music/entertainment podcast app. He also has eight million followers on Twitter. So who is he? Well he’s an Ultimate Fighting Champion (UFC) commentator, comedian, actor, and former television presenter. Spotify obtained exclusive rights to The Joe Rogan Experience in 2020 for US$100 million. His podcasts cover absolutely everything and some of his conversations are pretty controversial and in the last week or so have upset some old pop people like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell so much they wanted their content removed if Spotify didn’t remove his content. In October Spotify said ‘The Joe Rogan Experience is the No1 show in its Englishspeaking markets’ and ‘it outperformed our audience expectations’ after the podcast was added to Spotify in September, so I doubt he will be going anywhere. What works for me is I don’t listen to the stuff that I don’t like or find annoying. I’d be much more concerned that Spotify still stream Gary Glitter, R Kelly and Rolf Harris music. Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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NEW TIMES DEAR Euro Weekly, Late last year I visited the UK. I was carrying a small suitcase up the Metro steps, when a young Indian gentleman took my case up to the top, and waited for me to get there. Leapy and his woman in Mallorca would have wet their pants. At the top, I thanked him and told him, that his parents would be proud of his action today, and that I was an OLD lady and unable to climb stairs quickly. He thanked me and left. At the top there were two senior ladies, they asked me “What do you have that we do not have, the help of a handsome young man.” We laughed and I explained that it was my blue coat and beret. HAAAA we will buy a blue coat and beret,and we will have young men helping us. PS. It was refreshing to read Clare Gordon’s article ‘SILENCE’ and ‘Pause for thought’ by Tony Noble.
Loved Grumpy Old Man After reading the usual moan and groan Sweet Irony, and the woman visiting Mallorca, this is old news. People are not worried about it. Now what they are worried about is the cost of electricity and gas. Eat or heat. How sad to hear a gentleman say that he has to take cold showers. My heart went out to him. People who have never used the food bank are forced to ask them for help - they feel ashamed.
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So Leapy get real and move with the times. Regards SA
Pedestrian Spain? Dear Editor, I lived in or near Torre del Mar for several years and found no trouble parking if I was willing to walk a little way (Letters). Last July I moved to Benidorm and parking here is a nightmare. If you are not paying to park, you are probably illegally parked and the traffic
wardens here are very zealous and you get to wait an hour to pay a €40 parking ticket in a bank, or a taxi ride to the back of town to pay a €60 towing fee to collect your car. Traffic lights everywhere and they are red most of the time. Unnecessary speed bumps are everywhere too. Speed limits of 30 kph, even 20 kph on good roads, so bicycles overtake us. Benidorm hates cars, and come July-August, the town parking garages and spaces fill up with cars, and not forgetting the dangerous pedestrians who wander about in hordes. Michael
FACE MASKS: Have people generally had enough?
Robert Seuss Nope. Will continue to wear and avoid any crowded places.
Tony Welsh I won’t be wearing one outdoors and will be first to take off once they do, indoors sooner they stop the measures all the better.
David Wardell I think it’s too soon, I shall still be wearing mine best to be safe than sorry
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GET ON WITH LIFE SOME of the most recent pronouncements concerning coping with the pandemic give the impression that the authorities have been using Paul the Octopus to choose a card showing their next step. Masks on outside and then off just over a week later, but the leader of the Junta de Andalucia Juanma Moreno says he doesn’t really agree with the decision although the Autonomous Community will have to abide by it. He still wants those attending events with large crowds to wear masks, but at this stage that won’t be enforced, so it is down to the individual to make their own choice. You have to feel sympathy for those in the hospitality industry, shops and other service industries who have to wear masks for long periods of time and apart from some finding breathing difficult, others complain of chafing and sores.
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The EU Covid passport was going to expire and now it seems likely to be extended for another year although individual countries (as is the case with Spain) may decide to require that a booster shot has to have been administered if the second vaccination was more than 270 days earlier. As far as use of the passport to enter bars and restaurants, the reality is that the majority of privately owned hospitality outlets don’t even bother to ask whether customers have been vaccinated let alone demand sight of the passport even though they risk significant fines for not doing so. There is nevertheless a great deal of infection still about, but if 80 per cent of the population of Spain is inoculated and the majority of those who catch coronavirus now have relatively mild symptoms, surely the time has come to follow the UK lead and get on with life.
I shall continue to wear a mask in crowded places and inside shops etc. I don’t really care what other people think it just gives me a feeling of security.
Theresa Attwood We’ve never had them outdoors in the UK, don’t understand why in the fresh air you’d need it
Paul Kelly Never bothered me to fit one in crowded places. Did not believe the anti hype regarding masks, nor the issue of keeping my masks clean or replace when dirty.
Glynis Jones It has to happen at some point but it’s a personal choice - if I feel the need I will continue to wear one.
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#TheWomanBeyond TODAY I am introducing you to Steven Kotler, bestselling author, and peak perfor‐ mance expert. Plus get this, the creator of The Flow Genome Project. In his great book called The Rise of Superman, I know I have told you before that I get my research wis‐ dom from everywhere, but this is not from the film!!! It is, however, fascinating. Steven shares how to bridge the gap be‐ tween extreme and mainstream and un‐ locks the code of ultimate human perfor‐ mance. Drawing on 15+ years of research, including first‐hand reporting with dozens of top action and adventure athletes (Laird Hamilton, Travis Rice, Ian Walsh, Danny Way, Dean Potter, among many others), RISE explores the frontier science of ‘flow,’ an optimal state of consciousness in which we perform and feel our best. By using what seems to most of us like ‘impossible’ athletic feats as case studies, the book deciphers what these athletes are do‐ ing to harness flow so successfully, he shows us how we can apply this knowledge across
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THE RISE OF SUPER YOU all domains of society. In other words, despite the unusual ‘them’ at the centre of this book, this story is really about ‘us.’ You and me. Who doesn’t want to know how to be their best when it mat‐ ters most? To be more creative, more con‐ tented, more consumed? To soar and not to sink? Yeah me, I do!!! As the deeds of these athletes prove, if we can master flow, there are no limits to what we can accomplish. He also challenges some myths of mastery, he tells us that it’s not so much about having the right DNA or the willpower to delay gratification for 10,000 hours (more about that another time). For this week, I’m sharing my favourite piece of wisdom from Steven. He was asked what ONE piece of wisdom he’d share with someone looking to opti‐ mise their life and actualise their potential. His answer? “No pressure, no diamonds.” He tells us that we need to be willing to exit our comfort zone if we want to catch a glimpse of our ultimate potential.
“No pressure, no diamonds.” That’s become one of my favourite new mantras. No pressure. No diamonds. No pressure. No diamonds. No pressure. No diamonds. This mantra cuts through fear like a razor‐ sharp, diamond‐bladed sword. Try it, next time you’re feeling a little pres‐ sure. One more time: No pressure. No dia‐ monds. Here’s to the Rise of Superyou! Stay Focused, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment. Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x Ignite Your Passion, Fulfil Your Dreams and Awaken Your Greatness! PS. Talking of your super you! Imagine how great it would be to get clarity on your Purpose, your key goals for the next year. How would it feel to break down the barri‐ ers and limiting beliefs that have been hold‐ ing you back ‐ FOR YEARS!!!
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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD I HAVE seen many instances this week of self‐victimisation coming from people with a level of privilege so high that I doubt they really even know what it is like to be an actual victim. A great example is Jimmy Carr, an unfunny man who has somehow made his way to the top of the presenting tree through a mix of misogyny, racism and ‘purposefully’ wooden delivery. Punching down is his comedy’s lifeblood. A joke told in a Netflix special has been brought to the headlines for its racism and complete lack of empa‐ thy or tact. Speaking about the Ro‐ mani and Traveller populations that suffered numerous horrific murders during the Holocaust doesn’t sound like a jokey subject to most minds. However, Carr took it upon himself to create what he thought was a comedic skit from a very sensitive topic with little regard for anyone but himself. Saying that people don’t talk about the hundreds of thousands of Romani lives lost because no one ev‐ er wants to point out the ‘positives’
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Manipulation of the Holocaust really is scraping the barrel for a cheap laugh. It isn’t fun‐ ny, it is a shock tactic to get a hit of dopamine for a small man’s ego. And yet, when called out on this obvious truth, the now ubiquitous response of the delicate privileged person is brought out, so they don’t have to think for one second the trouble they are in is of their own making. Cancel culture is out to get him! Comedy is dying! (That is an ac‐ tual quote, laughable, honestly). You can’t say anything anymore! These woke snowflakes just don’t get my edgy ways! Everyone is just too sen‐ sitive! It is getting very boring to hear the people who are standing up for themselves and others are the fragile ones in this situation. It is even more tedious to hear that we are the ones apparently closing down discussions around difficult subjects because racists, homophobes and misogy‐ nists are ‘afraid’ to speak their minds in case they are ‘bullied’ for their views. These people say what they want, when they want if they
think they won’t be held to account over it. But believe me, it isn’t be‐ cause of cancel culture that views like this are held back in polite con‐ versation. If you have an opinion, air it. Be open to discussion. Be confident enough in your opinion to stand by it and speak your mind about it. If someone wants to talk to you about your reasonings for holding that opinion, why be afraid of that con‐ versation unless you know your rea‐ sons are rooted in prejudice? Shout‐ ing down others who want to engage in these debates and then crying vic‐ tim is the work of a manipulator. Adam Grant, a renowned psycholo‐ gist, said: “Constantly claiming to be a victim is not a sign of virtue. It is a strategy for narcissists and psy‐ chopaths to get ahead.” In these cases of accountability, I can’t say I disagree with that at all. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Six reasons to get up off the sofa right now W H E T H E R you choose to spend the day watch‐ ing TV on the sofa or you are at a desk job all day, the negative effects of being sedentary are the same. Read on to find out why you should get up off the sofa right now. Our society is becom‐ ing increasingly seden‐ tary. Even though we all know exercise is good for us, sometimes the temptation to stay at home gets the better of us. However, being sedentary is much more dangerous than you think ‐ here are six rea‐ sons to get up off the sofa right now. 1) Regular physical ac‐ tivity reduces the risk of depression by helping our bodies to secrete endorphins, which im‐ proves our mood, and being sedentary can of‐ ten have the opposite effect. 2) Being active doesn’t have to mean intense physical activity. Experts say that moderate phys‐ ical activity three times a week is much better than something intense just once a week. 3) Just because you are not overweight or obese does not mean that a sedentary lifestyle is not taking its toll on your health. A slim person who is sedentary may be in much poorer health than an overweight per‐ son who is active. 4) Being sedentary is not our natural state as human beings. The hu‐ man species has evolved
REGULAR EXERCISE: Helps our bodies to secrete endorphins.
and adapted to be phys‐ ically active over our lifetime, which means that a sedentary lifestyle just does not suit the human body. 5) People who have sedentary lifestyles are likely to have more diffi‐
culty sleeping. Special‐ ists in sleep medicine recommend physical ex‐ ercise to guarantee a good night’s rest, as physical exercise helps us fall asleep more easi‐ ly and wake up feeling more refreshed.
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Has Social Took Over Being Social? WITH increasing pressure of schoolwork as well as the past two years having a detrimental impact on our social well‐ being, many of us are still acting like we are in a lockdown... forever online glued to all the social media apps and not wanting to be outdoors! We live in Spain, with the beauty of the great outdoors and great weather most of the time... so why are we all still on our phones indoors? Yes, we all love a bit of social media scrolling through Instagram stories checking on our favourite celebs and in‐ fluencers... Have you realised that they are hav‐ ing a life and you are too busy watching them? Do you feel a little less motivation lately, more stressed... even a little down?... That’s because there is a proven link between overuse of social media in teens and depression. Teens, Be Yourself, It starts with you, Love yourself and be confident in your own skin, dare to be you and people will respect you for it... believe me!! Share pictures online but make sure it’s whilst you are creating great memories in real time! A rising problem we have seen com‐
@MINDFULTEENWORLD ON INSTAGRAM ing out of a pandemic is the increase in social anxiety amongst teens in the real world! They have spent so much time behind a screen on an online classroom not mixing with their peers, existing simply through social media apps. So yes, by all means have fun with so‐ cial media, but use it responsibly and what will favour your life not inhibit it! Make that video call for a chat, chat with your friends using online messages but ensure that you have something re‐ al time at the end of it... If you feel like it is becoming an un‐ healthy problem creating sleep prob‐ lems, anxiety issues or depression, please talk to us in confidence and we can help connect you with activities across the coast and also with people who can help support you. It’s impor‐ tant to address the problem and share the problem! Be Kind To Yourself! To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Salón Varietés Theatre SALÓN VARIETÉS THEATRE ONCE the theatre reopened after Covid-19 shutdown, there was a great deal of community interest in bringing back a social club for theatre lovers, to get together outside of the theatre, have fun and raise some additional funds, all in the name of community theatre. TLC, the ‘Theatre Loyalty Club’ was launched and now has around 150 active members, who get together for lunches, dinners and other social events. Joining TLC only costs €10 per year, which gives you a membership card and access to special discounts and perks, as well as priority booking for TLC events. TLC is looking for help with events, fundraising organisers, as well as contributors for raffle and auction prizes! Get in touch with fundraising@ salonvarietes.com to get involved! With Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s the perfect time to meet with friends and loved-ones for a meal, entertainment, dancing and fundraising fun with a raffle or auction on the night.
For those wishing to join in with the theatre’s social scene, don’t miss out on the Valentine’s Dinner at El Gusto in La Cala on February 15, with Johnny G and Melissa Carver Valentine’s special, three-course meal, entertainment and fundraising for the Salón Varietés Theatre - €35 per person.
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for Valentine’s Day is performed by Michael Dickinson, known from the group Monkey Tennis. He entertains with his guitar and piano, while singing songs by Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and many more. • Gastronomic innovation for Valen‐ tine’s The Da Bruno Group has developed new dishes for Valentine’s weekend as part of their gastronomic innovation, maintaining the quality of the ingredi‐ ents and care in the preparation. The objective is to offer the clients an origi‐ nal and different celebration so that dinner or lunch at Da Bruno becomes an unforgettable experience. • Musical shows Every Wednesday Da Bruno Sul Mare opens up their doors for big musical shows. A great tribute to Michael Bublé is performed by Peet Rothwell on Wednesday February 16. While the Elvis tribute will be perfomed on Wednesday February 23.
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PEST CONTROL COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. Serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (293982)
PETS KENNELS CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catanddog world.com (293576)
PET CHARITY ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-chari ty.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319) ANIMEX Foundation offers free will upgrading when leaving something for abandoned animals. Contact animexfoundation@gmail.com or call 692 166 434 now for this absolutely free service (288287) ARCH - The Andalucian Rescue Centre for Horses, registered charity 8448, the Centre is now open again to visitors every Sunday from 9am until 2pm. Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys. Come and meet our current rescues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help. Run solely by a small team of dedicated volunteers, the Centre is located between Alhaurin el Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viña
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Ford Kuga a smart and smooth visual presence
ROAD TEST by Mark Slack WITH ever more new models being launched the demand for SUVs
The Kuga has an appealing presence.
continues. However, it’s easy to forget that some of the long familiar names in SUV world have also been trans‐ formed. Ford’s Kuga has been a familiar sight since 2008, indeed be‐ fore that the Kuga name (spelled Cougar) was at‐ tached to a coupe, and you see many older Ku‐ gas still looking good. The very latest Kuga has a refreshingly smart and smooth visual pres‐ ence compared to many of the overly aggressive looking newer entrants. Think of the Kuga like a grown up Ford Puma, which when I tested it had many people think‐ ing it had stylistic echoes of Porsche’s Cayenne. Praise indeed! Prices for the Kuga start from €33,533/£27,895 with standard equipment in‐ cluding sliding rear seats, navigation, Car Play and
Android auto plus powered and heated door mirrors, front and rear parking sensors, air conditioning, cruise, rear privacy glass and a heated wind ‐ screen. The two engine op ‐ tions are a 1.5‐litre Eco‐ Boost with six‐speed manual gearbox or, the pick of the duo in my book, a 2.5‐litre petrol hybrid with CVT auto ‐ matic transmission. You can have either a self‐ charging or plug‐in hy‐ brid with 190 PS and 225 PS respectively. In plug‐ in mode the Kuga will cover around 30‐35 miles (in the real world) on pure electric, the full hybrid can utilise electric power automatically, such as at low speed, and assist the petrol en‐ gine to avoid using ex‐ cessive combustion pow‐ er.
An ST‐Line X Edition was my test model and priced at €45,686/£38,005, in ad‐ dition to that hybrid power it gains signifi‐ cantly more standard equipment such as LED lights, hands‐free pow‐ ered tailgate, parking camera, climate control, keyless entry and start along with subtle styling adornments including red brake calipers. On the road the Kuga is as smooth as its flowing lines, and unless pushed hard the CVT gearbox doesn’t cause much of an audible ruffle ‐ it is a trait of these boxes to raise the revs thereby in‐ creasing cabin noise ‐ and changes smoothly. For a large SUV the Kuga handles well despite its taller stance and weighty battery pack, thanks to a comfortably stiffened sports suspension and excellent steering feel. Inside there is rather more ‘scratchy’ hard plastic than one would like, but a welcome pres‐ ence of buttons and a logical layout with clear displays are big plus points. The driving ‘feel’ just adds further to the Kuga’s already appealing presence.
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Stalemate, golden goal and welcome FA Cup referee CALAHONDA B who were striving to pull clear at the top of the Hidromaster Championship hosted As‐ ton Viñuela at the Finca last Friday afternoon. Aston Viñuela brought a strong team including two A team players whilst Cala‐ honda were forced to make several changes due to in‐ juries. The first half was a close fought affair with both teams cancelling each oth‐ er out with a long range shot from Tomas hitting the Viñuela bar. The second half was dominated by the whites of Calahonda who despite peppering the goal could not find a way through with the Viñuela keeper making several key saves. The closing period of the match was marred by a bad
Ashley Cole joins Everton coaching team
WIDE OPEN: Boca Seniors played the Malaga team. NEW REFEREE: Keith Doughty. injury to key Calahonda midfielder Tomas resulting in a sin binning, and Tomas visiting the hospital post match with knee ligament damage. Calahonda Manager Lesh Brzuzy said “Our thoughts are with Tomas to make a speedy recovery,” senti‐ ments echoed by Viñuela Manager John Ramage, who commented “It was a hard but fair contest with Calahonda having the best of the chances, best wishes
Lampard delighted to add Cole.
CLOSELY FOUGHT: Calahonda hosted Aston Viñuela. to Tomas and hopes for a speedy recovery.” The result leaves the Championship wide open with the season now at the half way stage. Malaga took two select sides to play Boca Seniors as the
home team continue to prepare to enter the leagues next season. The results were largely unimportant, but Malaga midfielder Roberto scored a goal which one Facebook user described as “worth an entrance fee”, an out‐ side of the foot effort from near the corner flag! The games eventually ending up in 4‐0 and 5‐0 wins for Malaga. The games were refereed excellently by for‐ mer FA Cup referee Keith Doughty, who we are pleased to add to the list of referees.
E V E R T O N has confirmed that Ashley Cole will join the club as their first‐team coach. Lampard was appointed the boss of Everton on Monday January 31, after beating Vitor Pereira to replace Rafa Benitez in the Goodison Park hot seat. It has long been reported that Lampard wanted Cole to join the Toffees, having already worked with him during his managerial stints at Chelsea and Derby County. Lampard told Everton’s official site: “I’m de‐ lighted to add Ashley into my backroom team. Ev‐ eryone knows about his superb playing career and what he has achieved in the game. “He is now a well‐respected coach which has been recognised by his work with England Under‐ 21s.” “He’ll bring a wealth of enthusiasm, game‐play experience and is a very good young coach who adds strength to our coaching staff.” Cole added: “I was thrilled when Frank asked me to join him at Everton. This is a brilliant op‐ portunity with a fantastic club and I am coming here to work hard and try to help bring success to Everton.”