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Additional parking AS many visitors and residents to Estepona continue to be con‐ fused about the deci‐ sion to close much of the road running along the Paseo Maritmo to traffic, the council has announced that it is creating additional un‐ derground parking. There will be 500 new spaces in the car park in the Plaza del Aje‐ drez, of which 257 are to be made available to owners of nearby prop‐ erty, whilst the balance will be for general visi‐ tors. The long term aim of the council is to make the majority of all of its parking spaces avail‐ able at a price of €1 per day, although this could cause difficulty if there is not a regular movement of cars in and out of spaces.
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LARGEST CRUISE SHIP’S FIRST VISIT
WONDER OF THE SEAS: Is to arrive in Malaga.
THE largest cruise ship in the world is set to dock at Mala‐ ga port on Saturday, April 30. The cruise ship will be vis‐ iting Malaga as part of a 14‐ day luxury voyage from Fort Lauderdale to Spain’s Barcelona. Malaga will be the ship’s first European port of call, bringing tourism to business‐ es and promoting Malaga as a fantastic destination to vis‐ it. Wonder of the Seas comes complete with 18 decks and has a maximum capacity of
nearly 7,000 passengers. The ship can also boast of having nearly 3,000 cabins of differ‐ ent types. According to Royal Caribbean: “The world’s largest ship, Wonder of the Seas, brings even bigger ad‐ ventures to the award‐win‐ ning Oasis Class. With 22 restaurants and 11 bars as well as the most varied leisure options, the ship that will arrive this Sat‐ urday in Malaga offers as novelties an American south‐ ern style bar and another with panoramic views.
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Gibraltar supports Ukraine A GIBRALTAR Easter fundraiser raised £3,700 for Ukrainian charities as Ocean Village enjoyed its first public event since 2019 on Saturday April 16.
The event saw the ma‐ rina bustling with music, art, Ukrainian culture, superheroes, great food and smiling faces. Chocolate was the or‐ der of the day as 168 ex‐
cited children joined in the Easter Egg Hunts around the Ocean Vil‐ lage Marina, led by none other than Alice from Al‐ ice in Wonderland and the Easter Bunny.
Alexa Donovan and Tony Gaul MBE from the Mindspace Project, en‐ couraged the children to run and play with their ‘Fitness with a differ‐ ence’ games, competing in egg‐and‐spoon races and other fun activities. The Musicians Associa‐ tion of Gibraltar put on an amazing show by Café Fresco with a fan‐ tastic line‐up of local bands and the Gibraltar Cosplay Group wowed
THE mayor of San Roque blames Britain for the delay in the Gibraltar border agreement fol‐ lowing a meeting with Juan José Sanz Aparicio, special delegate for the Campo de Gibraltar of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday April 23. Having discussed the situation of the Brexit ne‐ gotiations as they affect
Alice and the Easter Bunny visited Ocean Village.
the public. The Ukrainian commu‐ nity led by Nadiya Miller produced beautiful arts and crafts and delicious Ukrainian treats which were sold on the day. An impressive £2,700 was raised at the event
itself and Ocean Village generously added an ad‐ ditional £1,000. The total will be shared between two worthy charities: https://www.paracrew. org and https://paliany tsia.com.ua.
Britain to blame Gibraltar, the mayor Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix called on the representatives of the United Kingdom to over‐ come “the immobility” they have shown so far to achieve solutions that benefit the Rock and the region. He went on to high‐
light the “positive” atti‐ tude of the Gibraltar delegation when it comes to seeking posi‐ tions of agreement and in its eagerness to carry out this zone of shared prosperity. In his opinion, the problem with the British delegation is “probably due to the greater dis‐ tance from the territory and the lack of knowl‐ edge of the problems of these 300,000 people who share highways, streets, hospitals, family ties and also employ‐ ment. “We want that em‐ ployment to also be gen‐ erated in our country.”
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NIBS EXTRA Tapas route RUNNING until May 8, the Torremolinos 12th Ruta de la Tapa welcomes the participation of 50 restau‐ rants, where you can have a drink and a tapa for €2.50 and this year there will be advice on vegan food and problems for celiacs.
Hotels delighted ACCORDING to a report by hotel association AEHCOS excellent tourist occupancy figures meant that with just over 85 per cent of beds sold during Holy Week, Benalmadena had the highest number of holi‐ day stays on the Costa del Sol, beating Malaga City and Marbella.
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The Yusuf Hamied Centre
THE Cudeca Foundation Benalmadena inaugurated the Yusuf Hamied Centre, the headquarters of the Cudeca Institute for Studies and Research in Palliative Care on Wednesday 20 April. The main objective of this centre is to train social and healthcare professionals at all professional levels to improve the quality of care in palliative care, as well as to develop innovative models of intervention and research. The Centre will thus fulfil two objectives: to train future specialists in Palliative Care through teaching, research and awarenessraising, and to finance part of Cudeca’s healthcare
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Dr Hamied opened the new centre named after him.
work as a complementary source of income, which will help to cope with the increase in the number of patients treated Dr Yusuf Hamied, patron of the project attended, alongside various dignitaries including the mayor of Benalmadena
Supporting Cudeca Darkness Into Light
FUENGIROLA Council is organising a five‐day trip for elderly residents which will take in Madrid and surrounding towns at a cost of €470 per person to include coach jour‐ neys, four‐star hotel ac‐ commodation on a half board basis between May 8 and 12.
Swimming pool AFTER the company holding the concession for the José Ramón de la Morena sports centre made the decision to close the swimming pool to save money, Estepona Coun‐ cil threatened to withdraw their rights and the pool will reopen on May 3 as will that in San Pedro.
Population growth ON April 25, the Marbella Council announced that it had received information from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) that its resi‐ dent population has grown by 2 per cent and for the first time now exceeds 150,000 people generating an addi‐ tional €1 million from central government.
Victor Navas who thanked Dr Yusuf Hamied for his generosity and commitment in making all of this possible. “Benalmadena is once again at the forefront of palliative care with this new centre, in which the Cudeca Foundation will contribute
its valuable experience to improve the quality of palliative care, while developing innovative models of intervention and research,” said the mayor “This is the first centre of its kind, dedicated to training and research in palliative care, not only in Spain, but probably in all of Europe, which is why Benalmadena and Andalucia should be proud of the prestige it will bring,” Dr Hamied said. Remembering his friend, he added “Although unfortunately the founder of Cudeca, Joan Hunt, is no longer with us, her aura and spirit will always be present in this institute.”
FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Presentation of the cheque.
ON February 11, Cudeca received a visit from representa‐ tives of the Stratomille Group, to sign an important collabo‐ ration agreement, which meant a continued economic con‐ tribution to the care of patients and their families. For each guest who visited their restaurants, they would donate 50 cents to the Foundation and on Friday, April 22, they gave the first instalment of their financial support, an incredible amount of €6,367 representing more than 12,000 customers. The cheque presentation took place at the La Pala d’Oro in Benalmadena Pueblo where Jesús Tejeda, Director of Events of the Stratomille Group and the Maître D de La Pala Gold Manuel Morea made the formal presentation to Cudeca Deputy and Financial Director Rafael Olalla. The agreement was born out of the group’s willingness to help the society as much as possible and when first entering into the agreement, the manager of the group Sandro Poli‐ dori, reiterated his commitment to helping the foundation of many other ways, such as donating wines, supporting com‐ munications, co‐organising gastronomic events, etc.
WALK into the Costa del Sol sunrise for a very spe‐ cial charity which cares for those who are feeling suici‐ dal or are having mental health problems. In 2009, in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, 400 people set off on the inaugural Darkness Into Light 5km walk to raise funds for sui‐ cide prevention charity Pieta. From small beginnings, the movement has contin‐ ued to grow, and now there are about 200,000 participants in Darkness In‐ to Light walk each year and the Costa del Sol branch is very active. On May 7, there will be six different towns where the walk will start at sun‐ rise (around 6.30am) and the starting points are; Biddy Mulligans La Cala de Mijas Benalmadena Port or‐ ganised by charity partners Afesol Salud Mental The Beach House Mar‐ bella ‐ This venue has only limited numbers, so you must reserve your place af‐ ter registering Rose and Thistle Duquesa
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Supporting the walk in Estepona.
Casemates, Gibraltar Estepona at the Tro‐ cadero behind Carrefour Carolina Fernández the representative of the ‘Pieta House’' Foundation con‐ firmed in Estepona that registrations can now be made online through the website https://afesol.org or the Facebook of ‘Dark‐ ness into Light Costa del Sol,’ with a donation of €26 per adult and €5 per child.
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Top Dog Runway THE Top Dog Runway show arrives in San Pedro to raise money for Palevlas, the in‐ dependent dog chari‐ ty based in Monda. After being unable to hold this canine beauty pageant due to the pandemic, the charity organised an event last October in Marbella which at‐ tracted a large num‐ ber of visitors and contestants. Now on Sunday May 1 it’s time for the First Pasarela Dog Model San Pedro show which will take place on the Boule‐ vard between 11am and 7pm. There will be a market, music, bars, food (including veg‐ an), coffee, snacks and tapas. There will be a run‐ way where a number of the shelter dogs will parade (hoping to find a forever home) and anyone who has a properly chipped and vacci‐ nated dog is wel‐ come to participate. There are different categories including the nicest puppy, adult and even senior canine and if you don’t have a dog, then feel free to bring some food or other supplies for Palevlas.
and finally... IN anticipation of the summer opening of the Starlite Marbella Festival, the organisation will be looking to recruit around 1,000 temporary workers. Initially details of those wanting to be considered for employ‐ ment can be registered on the employment website https://empleo.landings.jobandtalent.com/starlitecatalanaoc cidente/ and then a number of those considered suitable will be called for interview at the Marbella Conference Centre be‐ tween May 4 to 6. There are a wide range of places available ranging from stew‐ ards to managers and as an added bonus, many of those of‐ fered employment will have the chance to catch the perfor‐ mances of some of the (mainly Spanish) stars taking part.
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Reggies Dino Run charity event AT the end of January, the family of eight‐year‐old Reg‐ gie Lesley were given the dev‐ astating news that he had been diagnosed with lym‐ phoblastic leukaemia and life as they knew it changed. Reggie and his family, who spent time living on the Costa del Sol and now live back in his hometown of Essex, will be holding a charity event to raise money for Great Or‐ mond Street Hospital on Sat‐ urday, June 4, called #Reggies DinoRun. Everyone is invited to par‐ ticipate in a 9.5k (six miles) run or walk along the route of Elviria Campo, starting from
REGGIE LESLEY: Life as he knew it has now changed.
10am (participants should ar‐ rive at 9.45am). Entry fee is €20 and this includes a green charity t‐shirt labelled #Reg giesDinoRun with funds going towards Reggie and this im‐
portant cause. The event will begin at Reg‐ gie’s former school, the English International College in Elviria, and the charity run is due to finish at 1.30pm, where there
will be a marquee and refresh‐ ments such as cupcakes and drinks available. Following this, everyone is invited to La Plage Casanis in Marbella, who will be spon‐ soring the event. All capabilities are invited to take part in the charity run, to book your place or find out more information please con‐ tact Reggie’s sister Holly, who lives in Marbella, on 612 461 648 or email holly1les ley@icloud.com. This event promises to be a fun day for all of the family with all of the funds going to the amazing Great Ormond Street.
Malaga-Granada train IN its first two weeks, the new Mala‐ ga‐Granada Avant train service has been used by more than 4,000 pas‐ sengers Renfe launched its new route be‐ tween the Andalucian cities of Malaga and Granada on April 4. Since that date, more than 4,000 passengers have already taken ad‐ vantage of the high‐speed Avant train in these first 15 days of ser‐
vice, up until Tuesday, April 19. A total of 4,300 customers have boarded the Avant trains that con‐ nect Granada with the capital of the Costa del Sol on a daily basis. In its first two weeks of operation, this sustainable mode of transport is estimated to have prevented the cir‐ culation of around 2,872 cars, cutting the emission of 57.4 tons of C02 in the process.
Since April 4, Renfe runs four daily trains in its new Avant operation. De‐ partures from Granada are at 7.40am and 6.50pm. From Malaga, they leave at 9.25am, and 8.25pm, with a journey time of 70 minutes. Each train makes an intermediate stop in Loja, and, when it comes into service, they will also call at the fu‐ ture Antequera Alta Velocidad sta‐ tion.
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Volunteers wanted AGE CONCERN are seeking three profes‐ sionals to help us meet future chal‐ lenges. These are all volunteer positions with a place on the Executive Committee. We are a leading charity that is proud to provide ‘help where help is need‐ ed.’ Our clients are the over 50’s English‐ speaking communi‐ ties in Fuengirola, Mi‐ jas and Benalmadena. Treasurer: You will be responsible for the day‐to‐day man‐ agement of the chari‐ ty’s finances. This is a varied and interest‐ ing role ‐ so never a dull moment. Admin‐ istrator: All commu‐ nication both internal and external will in the first instance go through you. You are
computer literate with a good knowl‐ edge of Word and Ex‐ cel. You will work closely with the Exec‐ utive Committee. Fundraiser: A profes‐ sional with a back‐ ground of success, your efforts will help ensure we fulfil client’s needs. You will develop existing relationships with both donors and sup‐ porters and establish new ones. You will work with a small team of dedicated volunteers. To arrange an infor‐ mal chat please con‐ tact Chrissie on 711 019 711 or email her at info@ageconcern fym.com Please include your daytime contact num‐ ber and the opportu‐ nity of interest.
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Prices to skyrocket
SUPERMARKETS: Food prices varied between the different brands.
A RECENT study by the Or‐ ganisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) has shown that the economic increase in the price of electricity, butane and fuels inevitably translates into an increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) seen in the cost of basic food products in supermarkets. A separate study by the consultancy firm Kantar and published by Business Insider, showed that Dia, Eroski, Al‐ campo and Carrefour lead the way in price increases with more than 5.5 per cent. Oth‐ ers, such as Mercadona (4 per cent) and Lidl (3.5 per cent), are more reserved in their price increase. Following the news The Objective compiled a list of
food product prices from Mercadona, Carrefour, Dia and Hipercor for the first week of April: Mercadona is the super‐ market chain whose prices have varied the least, despite the soaring of prices due to in‐ flation. Mercadona’s own brand is called Hacendado and as at the beginning of April the price of a weekly shop was €40.47. Carrefour saw the highest rise in prices when compared to the month of March with a basic weekly shop, as at the beginning of April, costing a total of €47.32. Which means a €6.85 difference when com‐ pared with Mercadona. Su‐ permarket chain Dia also saw an increase of prices due to in‐
flation, with the price of a weekly shop, as at the begin‐ ning of April, costing €42.49. Hipercor, with El Corte In‐ glés products, was the most expensive of the four as at the beginning of April, costing €54.29 for a weekly basic shop, a significant €13.82 dif‐ ference with Mercadona, the cheapest supermarket on this list. Basic product prices such as eggs varied the least of all products, with the first three supermarkets selling 12 units for €2.15 and Hipercor selling them for €2.90. But more expensive prod‐ ucts such as salmon fillets saw a noticeable increase in price ranging from €3.18 for 300g in Mercadona to €8.10 for 250g in Hipercor.
Labour Day in Spain: Where is it a bank holiday? NOW that Easter is over, some people will already be thinking about the next bank holiday. Labour Day, May 1, falls on a Sunday this year, which means that the holi‐ day will be moved to Monday, May 2, in some, but not all, regions of Spain. However, those in Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Extremadura, Castile and Leon, Murcia and Madrid will be able to enjoy an extra day off. Other communities, including Ali‐ cante and the Balearic Islands, will have a working day as normal. May 2 also coincides with another local holi‐ day in Madrid, the commemoration of the uprising of the people of Madrid against Napoleon’s troops in 1808. Labour Day is celebrated interna‐ tionally and is also known as Interna‐
tional Workers’ Day or May Day. In Spain, it is known as Día del Traba‐ jador or Primero de Mayo, and it was first celebrated in the country in 1889 following the Haymarket Revolt in Chicago in 1886. However, it did not become an offi‐ cial holiday until the Second Republic began in 1931, and it was made illegal under Franco (1936 to 1975). It was le‐ galised again in 1977 and has been a public holiday since the following year, 1978. Spain’s Labour Day usually sees well‐organised, peaceful and effective protests and manifestations all around the country in which trade unions and workers have specific de‐ mands to ask of the government and their employers.
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Norway’s Costa Women Constitution Day NEXT month is Norway’s Constitution Day (Nasjon‐ aldagen), a public holiday held on May 17 each year to mark the signing of the Constitution of Norway on May 17, 1814, at which point the country became an independent kingdom. The day is a people’s cel‐ ebration and is distinctly non‐military. Children’s pa‐ rades are organised by schools all over the coun‐ try, with children passing through the community and visiting places such as local war memorials and homes for the elderly. The children carry the school’s banner and Norwegian flags. They are accompa‐ nied by the school’s march‐ ing band and sing the na‐ tional anthem and other songs. People wear red,
white and blue ribbons and may wear traditional dress known as bunad. In addition to the chil‐ dren’s parades, there are parades for the general public in which anyone can participate. There may be participa‐ tion from local NGOs, sports teams, firefighters, student associations or other such community groups. There are many local variations in how the day is celebrated across the coun‐ try, but there may be comic troupes, fireworks, live mu‐ sic, speeches and fun com‐ petitions for children. The streets are filled with citi‐ zens of all ages and ven‐ dors selling treats such as ice cream, hot dogs and sweets.
Constitution Day is also celebrated by Norwegians around the world. For ex‐ ample, there is a large cele‐ bration held each year in Southwark Park, London, with a parade, a traditional church service, typical Nor‐ wegian foods and plenty of Norwegian flags. Norwegians living abroad may also get together to celebrate the day. In coun‐ tries where the Norwegian population is small, the Norwegian embassy may arrange such celebrations. Constitution Day can be considered extremely in‐ clusive thanks to the im‐ portance given to the chil‐ dren’s parades, the involvement of the local community and the lack of focus on the elected gov‐ ernment and the military.
THE eighth Costa Women’s conference is taking place on May 12 from 9.30am to 3.30pm at Andalucia Lab. This must‐visit event is fi‐ nally live and back in person after the pandemic. Its organisers said: Our eighth Annual live Confer‐ ence is going to take place on May 12, 2022 at Andalucia Lab in Marbella and you are invited. “Our annual theme of Make it Happen encourages you to make it happen in business and in life. We will be joined by speakers sharing their inspiration stories, tips, knowledge and tools. “There will be lots of time to connect, make new busi‐ ness acquaintances, catch up with your existing Business Buddies and celebrate that you and your business are still here after the challenging last few years. Your business may look very different, but you made it happen by being you!”
AN INVITATION: The event will take place on May 12.
and finally... A PRACTICE session for a learner driver went very wrong when she lost control and destroyed a number of headstones in a Wyoming cemetery where she was honing her skills on Saturday April 16. Around 10 headstones were badly damaged, as was the Range Rover, which sustained extensive damage to the front and undercarriage as well as losing a wheel. Who would’ve thought helping a learner driver practise in a cemetery could be so dangerous for the dead let alone the living, in a case of watch where you are driving.
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Fun at the fort in aid of Ukraine FO L LOW I N G the suc‐ cess of Saint George arriving early for an event organised by Simply Thriving Group where over 80 guests enjoyed a wonderful evening at La Sierra, Simply Thriving group are now busy organis‐ ing the Fun at the Fort. This is an after‐ noon and evening event where everyone is welcome at the magnificent home of the Greene family amid the hills on the way to Al‐ haurin f r o m M i j a s Golf. All p r o ‐ c e e d s go to Ukraine. T h e date is May 18, at 5pm until 10.30. The entrance cost is €10 and the day will be full of fun and easy activities such as naming the toy, or scoring a golden goal, guessing how many sweets in the large jar, play your cards right, races (well egg and spoon races), etc, 10 games in all for you to enjoy or just sit and eat your picnic and have a good time with your friends. Tickets are available form IBEX insurance in Fuengirola and are limited. Extra help is needed to man the games. Entertainment is or‐ ganised by Charlton Greene from 8pm until 10.30. Please come along and help Ukraine, they certainly need all the help they can get.
A successful St George event.
For further information get in touch with Val Williams on 951 313 257 or 722 692 922. You can also book for the quiz on May 10 at Cerros bar at 2pm.
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Elections called for Andalucia AS expected, on April 25, Juanma Moreno, the President of the Junta de Andalucia, an‐ nounced that the date for the next Andalu‐ cian elections will be Sunday, June 19. The consequent dissolution of the Andalu‐ cian Parliament will now take place within the minimum 54‐day period required. Moreno said “holding elections in June al‐ lows us to take advantage of the months of July and August to form a government that will have time to prepare budgets.” The president concluded that almost four years after taking office, he humbly believes that his government has met its objectives, and “Andalucia has been an example of stability. The understanding between Juan Marin (lead‐ er of Ciudadanos) and I (leader of Partido Popu‐ lar) has been absolute. That has not been the
Juanma Moreno hopes to be re-elected.
case in other parts of Spain, or in Andalucia be‐ fore.” Recent opinion polls have forecast that the PP will take the largest number of seats but may need the support of Vox to continue in power.
Emmanuel Macron re-elected EMMANUEL MACRON gets another five years as Presi‐ dent of France after being re‐ elected on Sunday, April 24. In what was expected to be a hard‐fought battle, the 44‐year‐old eventually gained a significant victory over his rival from the far‐ right, Marine Le Pen. According to exit polls,
centrist Macron polled 58.2 per cent of the votes, com‐ pared to his opponent’s 41.8 per cent. France is notorious for the way its media reports on its elections, and by 8pm local time, most of the major news outlets and television channels were calling a victo‐ ry for Macron.
The election turnout of 72 per cent by 7pm, is appar‐ ently the lowest since 1969. That was a significant year in French political history, when the iconic leader Charles de Gaulle resigned, to be replaced by Georges Pompidou, and only 69 per cent of the voters turned out.
Briton released Government food aid
UNLAWFUL DETENTION: Held without charge.
A BRITISH man has been released after years of unlawful detention by the Houthis in Yemen. Brit Luke Symons had been held in Yemen without charge or trial since 2017 and will now be reunited with his family soon. On Sunday, April 24, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss commented on the release and said: “I am pleased that Luke Symons, who was un‐ lawfully detained, without charge or trial since 2017 in Yemen, has been released. Luke was 25 when he was unlawfully detained by the Houthis. His son was only a few months old at the time. “He was allegedly mistreated, in solitary confinement, and refused visits by his family. “He has been flown to Muscat and soon he will be reunited with his family in the UK. “We thank our Omani and Saudi partners for their support in securing his release. “I pay tribute to our excellent staff for their hard work in returning Luke home.”
FOOD aid will benefit a total of 1,322 million people in an initiative that is being rolled out from Monday, April 25. The food aid from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Food is the first phase of the ‘Programme 2022 of food aid to the most disadvantaged people’. The 2022 programme will be imple‐ mented in two phases. In the first phase, 28,375 million kilograms of food will be distributed, representing approximately 40 per cent of the total amounts to be distributed for the whole year. The food procured is ba‐ sic, varied, nutritious, low perishable, easy to transport and store. The food basket includes rice, baked beans, canned tuna, macaroni pasta, fried tomato, cookies, vegetable salad, instant cocoa, baby fruit and chicken jars, UHT whole milk and olive oil. The programme, which involved the procurement of food through a public tender for €80 million, is co‐fi‐ nanced by the Recovery Assistance for European Cohesion and Territories fund to increase support to the Euro‐ pean Aid Fund for the Most Deprived Persons.
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Spain visits triple F L I G H T bookings to Spain by British holiday‐ makers are reportedly three times that of Italy, its nearest com‐ petitor. According a re‐ port by Turespaña, Spain’s offical tourism
organisation, levels have still not reached those of 2019, pre‐pan‐ demic. Currently, Tures‐ paña reports that the sale of airline seats to Spain is down by 6.9 per cent compared to 2019.
Chargers change CHARGERS of all mobile phones and tablets will be uni‐ fied if a proposal by the European Parliament is passed On Friday, April 22, the European Parliament took the first step towards unifying chargers, as a measure to re‐ duce electronic waste. The move is a reform of the directive on radioelectric devices that will force all manufacturers to install a USB C type connection which has been approved by the Commission for the Internal Market and Consumer Pro‐ tection. This provision would apply to all mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, con‐ soles, and portable speakers. It will apply to whatever the brand or manufacturer, including those of Apple, which until now do not use it. Only devices that are too small for it, such as smart‐ watches, health trackers, and some sports equipment, would be exempt from this obligation.
In comparison, Greece shows a 24.1 per cent increase on 2019, while Turkey has 33.8 per cent more. Portugal al‐ so has an increase of 0.3 per cent. Spain shows a clear domination in Google searches relating to ac‐ commodation this sum‐ mer says the report. Almost 25 per cent of searches were for Spain, while its main competitors are below 10 per cent. Turespaña explains this clear online domi‐ nance of the accommo‐ dation market is down to the number of bud‐ get airlines available to British holidaymakers. These reportedly ac‐ count for more than half of the capacity of‐ fered to Spain, so that a significant percentage of British tourists turn to other means to book their accommodation.
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Remembering Paul Skirrow MUCH loved Costa del Sol community member and popular local busi‐ nessman, Paul Skirrow, sadly died on Saturday, April 23, following a long and brave fight with cancer. His wife Jan, grand‐ daughter Dior, and fami‐ ly members Karen, Gar‐ ry, Alex and Ayelen have announced that his fu‐ neral will be held this morning, Thursday April 28, at 10am and then to the crematorium at 12pm. Born on July 17, 1948, Paul became a long‐ standing member of the British community in Spain who was loved by many, having lived on the Costa del Sol for more than 30 years. Paul was well‐known in the area for having a bar, dry cleaning busi‐ ness and then a paint‐ ing company for the past 25 years where he was known for his eye for detail and passion
PAUL SKIRROW: July 17, 1948 to April 23, 2022.
for his job. Euro Weekly News CEO Michel Euesden, a personal friend of Paul’s, paid tribute to him: “Paul always had a smile on his face, a skip in his step and a twinkle in his eye. He was loved by all nationalities
across the whole Costa del Sol community ‐ in‐ cluding the Spanish, En‐ glish and Dutch.” Paul was a wonderful man who will be missed by all of his friends, family, clients and those he knew in the commu‐ nity.
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Miranda back M I R A N DA H A R T has confirmed that the fourth series of her hit comedy show is ready to hit our screens Fa n s o f t h e h i l a r i o u s M i r a n d a Hart will no doubt be overjoyed at the news on Sunday, April 24, that her self‐titled, award‐winning com‐ edy show, is making a welcome re‐ turn to our television screens. It has already been seven long years since the last episode was broadcast by the BBC on New Year’s Day 2015. At the end of that episode, Miranda told her audi‐ ence, “I don’t know when and if I’ll see you again. “A lot of lovely people have kept on asking for the return of Miran‐ da, so here we are, and I hope ev‐
THE UK’s first self‐driving bus will be carrying out on‐road testing from Monday, April 25, in preparation for passengers stepping aboard later this summer. The Project CAVForth pilot, which is jointly funded by the UK Govern‐ ment’s Centre for Connected and Au‐ tonomous Vehicles (CCAV) and the
COMEDY SHOW: Miranda is returning.
eryone likes it,” the 49‐year‐old comedy genius told one publica‐ tion. She confirmed that a fourth se‐ ries was already written and com‐ pleted. The only thing not con‐ firmed is whether the BBC will be screening the new series.
Palace crimes H U N D R E D S of crimes have been reported at royal palaces in the past three years including of‐ fences involving weapons, drugs, violence and robbery. A total of 470 crimes were recorded at Buck‐ ingham Palace, Kensing‐ ton Palace, St James’s Palace and Clarence House ‐ either inside or in close vicinity to the grounds ‐ between 2019 and 2021, according to media. The number of crimes, which included 25 weapons offences, have been described as “as‐ tonishing” and “frighten‐
Self-driving bus project partners Fusion, ADL, Stage‐ coach and Transport Scotland, will see five single‐deck autonomous buses operating at SAE Level 4 over the Forth Road Bridge between Ferrytoll
TINA BROWN, a royal biographer, has made a series of remarkable claims in a bombshell new book on the royal family. Prince Harry’s mental health was a mat‐ ter of concern to his former girlfriend aris‐ tocratic actress Cressida Bonas, according to Brown, who said that Cressida persuad‐ ed Harry to seek help from a therapist. To find a suitably discreet person, he re‐ portedly took advice from MI6.
Park and Ride in Fife and the Edin‐ burgh Park Train and Tram inter‐ change. The buses are fitted with Fusion Processing’s ground‐breaking sensor
ing” by Dai Davies, a for‐ mer head of royal protec‐ tion at Scotland Yard. The former chief super‐ intendent told media: “If you can steal or cause in‐ cidents at or near the royals, what does that say about the current se‐ curity?” The media outlet sub‐ mitted a freedom of in‐ formation request to the Met Police asking for de‐ tails of crimes reported at the four royal resi‐ dences in London. Data shows that less than 1 per cent of crimes resulted in an offender being charged, cautioned or fined.
and control technology, CAVstar, that enables them to run on pre‐selected roads without the safety driver having to intervene or take control. The buses will provide a service ca‐ pable of carrying up to 36 passengers over the 14 miles across the bridge, with capacity for over 10,000 passen‐ gers a week.
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Ukrainian worker support SCOTLAND is set to provide a new service to ‘offer vital advice’ and ‘urgent practical support’ to Ukrainian work‐ ers in Scotland in the horti‐ cultural industry. The Scottish government highlighted on Wednesday, April 20 that: “Ukrainian workers play a key role in soft fruit and vegetable pro‐ duction in Scotland, but due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia they are facing a range of concerns about their work, their homes, and their futures. “The new Worker Sup‐ port Centre, run by Scottish charity JustRight Scotland, will provide key support to workers on these issues as well as immigration advice to enable them to stay and work in Scotland, while re‐ turning to Ukraine is still un‐ safe. “The Centre will serve as a first contact for Ukraini‐ an agricultural workers in Scotland, and will be staffed with former horticultural workers who speak Ukraini‐ an and Russian.”
Harry’s MI6 therapists “There was a need for someone who would be incredibly discreet and who understood what it’s like to have a pub‐ lic version of your life and a private ver‐ sion of your life,” Brown said, quoting a contact.
“Therapists at MI6, that’s what they do.” Brown reveals that after the couple split in 2014 Harry wrote to Cressida, saying: “I admire you, I wish you well and above all thank you for helping me to address my demons and seek help.”
Prince Harry took advice from MI6.
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‘Loverboy’ internet scam NIGERIAN fraudsters al‐ legedly made €250,000 in an online scam that tar‐ geted vulnerable people as the Guardia Civil inves‐ tigate 13 people in Spain.
Operation Loverboy, is investigating the alleged perpetrators of love scams, carried out from Spain, with connections in Italy, UK and Nigeria,
Galapagos wreckage ON Saturday, April 23, a scuba‐diving boat sank off the coast of one of the Galapagos Islands, leaving thousands of gallons of diesel leaking into the nearby ecosystem. The ‘Albatroz’ had been carrying 47 barrels of diesel when it sank near Santa Cruz according to the Petroecuador oil company. The Ecuadorian Environment Ministry said that an oil slick had occurred. However, crew members were able to escape from the wreckage safely and mea‐ sures were put in place to control it, including the use of dispersants and booms to contain the oil. The Galapagos National Park Directorate took to Facebook to reveal details of the situation. The or‐ ganisation said: “GNPD maintains monitoring of the bay due to the sinking of a boat “Park rangers of the Galapagos National Park Di‐ rectorate maintain monitoring of Academia Bay, in Santa Cruz, including nearby visitor sites and the sub‐ tidal zone, to employ the necessary mitigation mea‐ sures after the sinking of the boat Albatroz early this morning.”
the force said in a state‐ ment on Saturday, April 23. The operation began in June 2021, when one of the victims informed the Guardia Civil that she had been swindled over the internet for months. The perpetrators had gained the trust of the victim getting them to make bank transfers of more than €34,000. The type of scam, also known as ‘fake virtual boyfriend/girlfriend’, consists of the offender taking advantage of the victim’s psychological vulnerability to create a false identity. In some cases, they pose as Hollywood ac‐ tors and actresses, feigning a love or sexual interest, which usually l e a d s t o a v i r t u a l r e l a‐ tionship that can last several months before gaining the trust of the victim.
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Peter Kay appearance THE comedian Peter Kay, 48, made a rare public ap‐ pearance in Lancashire on Saturday, April 23 to launch a wheelchair ac‐
cessible boat. Speaking to fans, the comedian who recently returned to the stage, said he was doing great
Russia’s ambition RUSSIA has finally revealed its full plans for Ukraine, which are to take full control of the Donbas region as well as south‐ ern Ukraine. Russian news agencies reported on Friday April 22 that Rustam Minnekayev, the Deputy Commander, revealed Moscow’s ambitions in Ukraine. Minnekayev reportedly suggested that Russia did not plan to wind down its offensive there anytime soon and that full control of southern Ukraine would improve Russian access to Moldova’s pro‐Russian breakaway region of Trans‐ dniestria. Moldova’s foreign ministry said it had summoned the Russian ambassador to express ‘deep concern’ about the re‐ marks amid fears that the country could use southern Ukraine as a launch pad for new attacks. Minnekayev was quoted as saying: “Control over the south of Ukraine is another way to Transdniestria, where there is also evidence that the Russian‐speaking population is being oppressed.” Moldova said in a statement on its website that: “These statements are unfounded and contradict the position of the Russian Federation supporting the sovereignty and terri‐ torial integrity of the republic of Moldova.”
after having kept a low profile since 2017, when he stepped away from the limelight to deal with unforeseen family circum‐ stances. The appearance over the weekend at the Low‐ er Rivington Reservoir was to launch a ‘wheely‐ boat’ near his home in Bolton, one that will give disabled adults and chil‐ dren the chance to enjoy water‐based activities at the centre for the first time. He told media: “It’s very lovely to be here to‐ day, I’m honoured to be asked to launch this fan‐ tastic wheelyboat, which I hope gives a lot of people a lot of pleasure and hap‐ piness out on the water. “The Anderton Centre is a fantastic place and I love coming here, and the people are really nice and when it’s a nice day and there’s a heatwave, you think you’re in the south of France.”
HIGH PRICES: Swedes, Danes and Germans pay the most for properties in Spain.
Most expensive houses THE latest data from the General Council of Notaries shows that Swedes, Danes and Ger‐ mans buy the most expensive houses in Spain. According to the data, this group spent al‐ most double the amount Spaniards spend on buying homes, with an average price in the second half of 2021 of almost €2,750 per square metre. That figure is substantially higher than the average of €2,016 per square metre paid by foreign buyers. The average price represents an increase of 14.3 per cent and is the highest since the second half of 2008 when the average price
reached €2,125 per square metre, that figure being achieved prior to the banking crisis. By comparison the average Spanish home buyer spent €1,503 per square metre during the same period. Spending the least were the Moroccans at €688 per square metre, the Romanians at €990 and the Ecuadorians at €1,087. The highest prices reached were in the Balearic Islands where foreigners paid €3,780 per square metre. On the mainland the high‐ est prices were reached in Madrid and the Basque Country at €2,625 and €2,243 per square metre respectively.
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JET2 has added flights to UK airports as summer demand surges for popular Spanish destinations. Holidaymakers are des‐ perate to get away as travel restrictions ease across Eu‐ rope. The airline has boosted the number of flights from Belfast International, Edin‐ burgh, Newcastle, East Mid‐ lands and Glasgow Airports. CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays Steve Heapy re‐ vealed: “After the removal of all travel restrictions, interna‐ tional travel is looking like it did before the pandemic. This return to normal has led to customer confidence bouncing back strongly, with
SUMMER 22: One of the most popular times for a holiday.
holidaymakers jumping at the chance to get away. “As such, we are seeing enormous growth for all sea‐ sons, with Summer 22 prov‐ ing to be one of the most popular times for a holiday. In response to that, we have added additional capacity to a range of sunshine destina‐
ORPHAN elephant Kerrio was rescued by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust from the Kerio Valley after becoming lost when gunfire had broken out in the area and the elephants had stampeded. The wildlife trust took to Twitter on Saturday April 23, to share a delightful video of the animal. The organisation commented: “Be‐
tions, providing customers and independent travel agents with even more choice and flexibility. “We are pleased to be of‐ fering a huge programme for Summer 22, with capacity being bigger than it was in Summer 19, and we are now expanding this even further.”
AFTER 16 hours of negotia‐ tion, an agreement was reached on Saturday April 23 that sets new rules to control illegal content on‐ line in the EU. The new rules will require large tech firms like Google, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and others to do more to tackle illegal content on their platforms or face very large fines. The Digital Services Act (DSA) follows the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which are part of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's
Gorgeous orphan elephant yond her importance as a critical key‐ stone species, orphan elephant Kerrio has a beautiful smile! Her new life as part of our herd has given this or‐ phaned female the strength to heal and thrive.” After the rescue, it was thought that
Kerrio was partially paralysed. She is now settling in well with her new fami‐ ly and is gaining strength in her legs. Anyone who wishes to adopt Kerrio or one of her fellow orphan friends can do so at https://www.sheldrickwildlife trust.org
New rules have been set.
strategy to curb the online tech giants. The combined laws could see companies like Google and Amazon having to change their busi‐ ness model in the EU com‐ pletely. Vestager said in a tweet: “We have a deal on the DSA: The Digital Services Act will make sure that what is illegal offline is also seen and dealt with as ille‐ gal online ‐ not as a slogan, as reality.” The agreement has been welcomed by many MEPs, among them Dita Charan‐ zova, who had called for such rules eight years ago.
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Stunt failed RED BULL’s first ever ‘plane swap’ stunt failed on Sun‐ day, April 24 as the plane spiralled out of control in the USA’s Arizona. The bizarre stunt saw two cousins attempt to swap planes in the air by skydiv‐ ing from one plane to the other. The stunt did not go to plan and one aircraft nosedived before crashing into the Arizona desert. The Red Bull sponsored stunt saw cousins Luke Aikins, 48, and Andy Far‐ rington, 39, risk their lives as they skydived from sin‐ gle‐engine Cessnas. After both men leapt from the planes, Farrington’s plane had issues and started to nosedive towards the ground. Speaking after the stunt Farrington revealed: “It just went and instead of stopping in that 90 degree dive, it just kept going and got over on his back. “It was just not a chance,” but through am‐ bition and creativity, you can make it happen.”
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SPANISH Army logistics ship ‘Ysabel’ departed for Poland on Thursday, April 21, transporting 200 tons of military aid destined for Ukraine. She is transporting the largest cargo yet of weapons and military equipment, destined for Ukraine to help in the conflict with Russia. As revealed by Pedro Sanchez, the President of Spain, during his visit to Kyiv, she is carrying weapons, 30 lorries, and 10 light vehicles. This load doubles the previ‐ ous amount that Spain has supplied to Ukraine. Ysabel is embarking on
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Spanish aid Donald Trump rant YSABEL: Embarking on her first voyage abroad.
her first voyage abroad, af‐ ter first entering service at the end of 2021. This mas‐ sive 16,361 gross tons vessel is capable of moving more than 1,000 military vehicles and combat tanks on its six cargo decks. Its original use was to sup‐ port the movement of
HOLLYWOOD stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have, through their company Group Ef‐ fort, signed a deal to partner with Netflix to bring on new talent from underrepresented communities. The partnership will see the two companies focus on below‐the‐line ca‐ reer opportunities in film and television pro‐ duction. The aim is to create training and en‐ try‐level job options for marginalised communities in the US and Canada, provid‐ ing support, on‐set production training and placement on several Netflix productions in 2022. The pair said: “We started the Group Effort Initiative a little less than two years ago
troops and materials between the Spanish mainland, Ceuta, Melilla, and the two archipelagos, and to support deployments on interna‐ tional missions. She has a crew of 60 sailors, with six officers on board.
New talent to create a pipeline for underrepresented voices in our industry. Its growth has exceed‐ ed our wildest expectations and it could not have succeeded as it has without the unwa‐ vering support of Netflix. “What started on The Adam Project will now expand to many more Netflix produc‐ tions. We thank Scott Stuber and the entire team for their commitment to inclusion. We won’t let you down,” they added on Thurs‐ day April 21.
PIERS MORGAN has re‐ vealed more of the details of his interview with Donald Trump in which the former president walked out in an ex‐ plosive row over the ‘stolen’ US presidential election. The 75‐minute interview was screened on the launch show of Piers Uncensored on TalkTV on Monday, April 25. In a newspaper column, Piers Morgan explained how the pair, who have been friends for 15 years, had a perfectly normal interview for the first hour. “Trump displayed the ex‐ tremely forthright style and brash humour which first propelled him into the White House, and certainly showed no sign of losing any of his fa‐ bled energy,” Morgan wrote. “But things took a dramat‐ ic downward turn when I fi‐ nally brought up his refusal to accept defeat in 2020 and the appalling scenes on Jan‐ uary 6,” he added. “I told him I believe he lost the supposedly ‘rigged, stolen’ election, I repeatedly
pointed out his failure to pro‐ duce any evidence of the widespread voter fraud he insists occurred to rob him of
his presidency, and I blamed his refusal to admit defeat for the deadly riots at the Capitol.”
Madeleine suspect CHRISTIAN BRUECKNER, the convicted sex of‐ fender currently serving time in a German prison, has finally been named as an official suspect by Portuguese police in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Prosecutors in Ger‐ many have been con‐ vinced for some time that he is the chief suspect. Hans Christian Wolters, the chief prose‐ cutor in Germany, iden‐ tified 44‐year‐old Brueckner as the main suspect in 2020, but he has yet to be charged
with the crime. Madeleine disappeared in 2007 from a holiday complex in the town of Praia da Luz, on Portu‐ gal’s Algarve. Despite the disappear‐ ance taking place in Por‐ tugal, the police had never named an official suspect, until now. This week, Brueckner has been declared an ‘argui‐ do’ by Portuguese inves‐ tigators. It is a police sta‐ tus which means even though he has not been arrested or charged, he is considered to be much more than a witness.
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The average person has over 1,460 dreams per year.
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Nuclear subs BRITISH nuclear subma‐ rine, HMS Audacious, was loaded with Tomahawk missiles while docked in Gibraltar on Tuesday April 19. HMS Audacious arrived in Gibraltar on April 16, only a few days after another nu‐ clear‐powered submarine, the American vessel, USS Georgia. Their arrival in the British Overseas Territory had caused consternation in Spain, especially with the environmental organisa‐ tion, Verdemar Ecologists in Action. They have ex‐ pressed concern about the
DOCKED SUBS: Loaded with Tomahawk missiles.
presence of two ‘floating bombs’ in the Bay of Algeci‐ ras. A formal complaint had also been filed by the gov‐ ernment of Spain regarding
the appearance of the American vessel in the Rock, considering that the Rota naval base in the province of Cadiz is more suitable to serve this type of submarine. This is the first visit to the Rock of Gibraltar by HMS Auda‐ cious, which is the Royal Navy’s fourth Astute‐class nuclear‐powered subma‐ rine. It is a so‐called hunter‐ killer submarine, and is one of the largest and most ad‐ vanced ever built costing £1.492 billion and weighing nearly 8,000 tons.
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George Michael uncut A NEW documentary to be released later this year in cinemas will shed light on George Michael’s personal life, said David Austin, a long‐time friend of the singer. The documentary, George Michael Free‐ dom Uncut, is a follow up to the 2017 docu‐ mentary George Michael Freedom. Produced before his death, the docu‐ mentary is directed by Austin along with Michael who also narrates the story. “The film is George’s final work. Narrated by George himself, it is the complete story,” said Austin on April 20. The documen‐ tary delves deep into Michael’s per‐ sonal life, giving
DOCUMENTARY: Delves into Michael’s personal life.
access to him as never before. Included in the coverage is the devastating loss of his mother and his heart‐ break at the untimely passing of his first real love, Anselmo Feleppa, from an AIDS related illness aged only 36. Many of the artists that Michael worked with are also featured, in‐ cluding Stevie Wonder, Sir Elton John, Mary J Blige and Cindy Craw‐ ford.
Solar breakthrough SCIENTISTS have managed a radical solar breakthrough that allows energy to be stored for more than 15 years and without batteries, mean‐ ing solar energy can be utilised any time of the day ir‐ respective of the weather. A Dutch‐Chinese design team looking for a small, simple way of storing solar energy for the market of smaller elec‐ tronics have engineered a molecule that changes shape when it comes into contact with sunlight, rearranging car‐ bon, nitrogen, and hydrogen, to form an isomer. The isomer is an energy‐rich molecule with a different con‐ figuration that holds its shape when immersed in liquid. Re‐ searcher Kasper Moth‐ Poulsen, Professor at the De‐ partment of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Chalmers University, said: “This is a radically new way of generating electricity from so‐ lar energy. It means we can use solar energy to produce electricity regardless of weath‐ er, time of day, season, or geo‐ graphical location,” he added.
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North Sea gas THE German regional authority responsible for the Wadden Sea Islands gave the green light to a Dutch company to drill for gas in the North Sea around Schiermonnikoog and Borkum on Wednesday April 20. Dutch firm One‐Dyas plans to begin drilling for gas some 20 kilometres north of the islands as soon as possible now that the German au‐ thorities have relaxed their attitude towards the gas extraction in the seas around the islands. The area is said to contain low calorie gas that is suitable for domestic use in the Netherlands and parts of Germany according to Chris de
A PLEA for help from a refugee dad who fled Ukraine with his son carrying just a few essentials has had an overwhelming response, after saying he had no choice but to leave his 11‐year‐old son’s prized Lego collection behind. Igor Sidorov drove two of his four sons from Kyiv to Vi‐ enna just before the Russian invasion, taking what little they could. After Ireland waived its visa requirement, Sidorov flew with his sons to Galway. But
Ruyter van Steveninck, Director of One‐Dyas. He believes that the field and those nearby have a potential to deliver 60 billion cubic me‐ tres of gas, with The Netherlands using 40 bil‐ lion cubic metres a year and Germany 90 bil‐ lion. De Ruyter van Steveninck said: “We think that we can supply 5 per cent of Dutch gas de‐ mand on an annual basis. “Local gas is cleaner, more reliable and more affordable than imported gas. The German gov‐ ernment realises this and that is why they now support the project.”
Lego love Andrii was lost without his prized Lego, something he had loved playing with ever since he was a toddler. Sidorov knew he had to do something so posted a plea on Facebook in several groups, including ‘Ukrainians
in Ireland.’ In the post he explained the situation adding that his child was a “very clever boy, but that he was lost without his Lego.” Sidorov said he was abso‐ lutely taken aback by the overwhelming response and the generosity of people say‐ ing parcels have arrived from all over the world: “There is Lego all around me. In the re‐ ception, in the room, every‐ where. My kid now has more Lego than he had before.”
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Star-studded celebration ITV has announced de‐ tails for the Queen’s Plat‐ inum Jubilee Celebration. An all‐star cast has been lined up and it includes Dame Helen Mirren, Damian Lewis, Omid Djalili and Tom Cruise. “The Celebration will take viewers on a gallop through history, from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I through to the Corona‐ tion of Queen Elizabeth II, culminating in a grand fi‐ nale,” the broadcaster said on Thursday April 21. Phillip Schofield and Julie Etchingham will host the live ITV broad‐ cast, The Queen’s Plat‐ inum Jubilee Celebration, which will feature guests including Adjoa Andoh, Lord Andrew Lloyd Web‐ ber, Ant & Dec, Dame Joan Collins, Sir Mo Farah, Dame Maureen Lipman, Sir David Jason, Alan Titchmarsh, Dame Kelly Holmes, Moira Stu‐ art and Sir Trevor Mc‐ Donald, with special per‐
Driving revolution THE UK is set to welcome self‐driving vehicles to the coun‐ try with changes to the Highway Code. The government revealed on April 20: “The changes to the code will help ensure the first wave of technology will be used safely, explaining clearly that while travelling in self‐driving mode, motorists must be ready to resume con‐ trol in a timely way if they are prompted, such as when they approach motorway exits. “The plans also include a change to current regulation, al‐ lowing drivers to view content that is not related to driving on built‐in display screens, while the self‐driving vehicle is in control. It will, however, still be illegal to use mobile phones in self‐driving mode, given the greater risk they pose in dis‐ tracting drivers as shown in research.” Transport Minister Trudy Harrison added: “This is a major milestone in our safe introduction of self‐driving vehicles, which will revolutionise the way we travel, making our fu‐ ture journeys greener, safer and more reliable. “This exciting technology is developing at pace right here in Great Britain and we’re ensuring we have strong founda‐ tions in place for drivers when it takes to our roads.”
WINDSOR CASTLE: The event will be broadcast live.
formances from Keala Settle, Gregory Porter, Katherine Jenkins as they pay tribute to the Queen’s remarkable 70 years of service. The theatrical arena event will include 1,300 performers and 500 hors‐ es and is made up of four
acts, each overseen by a different event host ‐ confirmed to be Tom Cruise, Damian Lewis, Adjoa Andoh and Alan Titchmarsh respectively. The event will be broadcast live from Windsor Castle on Sun‐ day, May 15.
Queen toddler photographs THE Royal Family led trib‐ utes to the Queen on her 96th birthday on Thursday, April 21 with gun salutes and a new photograph of the monarch. The Royal Family Twitter account shared this photo‐ graph of the smiling Queen as a two‐year‐old. “Happy Birthday Your Majesty! “Today as The Queen turns 96, we’re sharing this photograph of the young Princess Elizabeth aged two. “Then, in 1928, it was nev‐ er expected she would be Queen, and this year Her Majesty is celebrating her #PlatinumJubilee ‐ a first in British history,” the birthday message said. The Royal Family Twitter account also shared a lovely new photo of the Queen
The smiling 2-year-old.
where the monarch is pic‐ tured with two of her fell ponies, Bybeck Katie and By‐ beck Nightingale, taken last month in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The Prince of Wales and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, also posted on Twitter. They wished her “ particu‐ larly special 96th birthday” alongside various pictures, including one of Prince Charles kissing his mother’s hand.
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Put to good use TORREVIEJA Town Hall will spend its €48.7 mil‐ lion Budget surplus from 2021 on grants, infras‐ tructure and public spaces. Announcing the decision on Wednessday April 20, Torrevieja’s mayor Eduardo Dolon argued that injecting the public money will create employment. During his meetings with representatives from the town’s different districts and social groups, more investment and more work were the most frequent requests, Dolon added. Finance councillor Domingo Parades pointed out that modifying the Budget in this way put Torrevieja near the top of the list of town halls that use savings to reactive the local economy with productive public expenditure. “This does not compromise future spending and at the same time it increases employment while making Torrevieja more attractive for tourism,” Paredes said. The town hall would use €48.7 million in differ‐ ent areas, he added, although €32 million was destined for infrastructure and public spaces. Other allocations include €1.3 million for the beach controllers who were initially introduced during the pandemic and will again be em‐ ployed during the high season. There will be cash for repairs to the Palacio de los Deportes sports centre, which has already overrun the original budget, as well as €8 million for the Paseo de la Libertad promenade. Another €1.3 million allocation will be used for food supplies for those at risk of social exclu‐ sion and €3.5 million for job‐creation pro‐ grammes.
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Spanish courses for Ukrainians THE Training and Employment Department of the Rincon de la Victoria Town Hall has organised free Spanish courses for Ukraini‐ an refugee families in the municipality in collaboration with the Association of Lan‐ guage Centres of Rincon de la Victoria (ACIR) and the Red Cross. On April 20, the councillor for the area, María de la Paz Couto, said: “These Spanish classes are aimed at Ukrainian people who have come to Rincon de la Victoria fleeing the war in their country, and need support to integrate socially and occupationally.” The mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Fran‐ cisco Salado, highlighted “the importance and urgency of supporting all Ukrainian citi‐ zens who are going through such a difficult time, leaving their homes and families be‐ hind because of the Russian invasion.” The classes will have a total duration of 60 hours and will be held over five weeks on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the municipal Training and Employment facilities in La Cala del Moral, and in the afternoons at the Hotel Moon Dreams Calabahía.
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Almeria pupils’ plea for peace A FIVE‐MINUTE video thought up by Alme‐ ria Province high school pupils is making a call for peace throughout Europe. The clip shows how pupils from 18 schools in 10 European countries grouped together outside their centres to replicate the international peace symbol. Like the Valle del Andarax and Sierra de Gador high schools, all participate in the Erasmus+ programme that supports educa‐ tion, youth and sport in Europe. “When the Ukraine war broke out, we decided to launch a shared project that would send out a common message,” ex‐ plained the Erasmas coordinator at the Valle del Andarax school in Canjayar. They contacted the European schools they have been in touch with since becom‐ ing an Erasmus centre in 2021, asking pupils to stand together to form the peace symbol and send back a drone shot of the result. The Canjayar pupils then compiled these in a montage and to avoid copyright prob‐ lems, composed and sang Stand for Peace to accompany the video.
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ALBIR BILLBOARDS: Firms responsible face fines if not removed.
ALFAZ Town Hall is cracking down on illegal billboards on the Old Altea Road. “These advertising hoardings have proliferated in recent years, especially in Albir where they have a considerable visual im‐ pact,” said Alfaz’s Urban Devel‐ opment councillor, Toni Such. The town hall is currently noti‐ fying the firms responsible for the hoardings, asking for their immediate removal. “If they ignore this, the admin‐ istration will intervene and is‐ sues fines, both for the firm and the owner of the land,” Such added.
“In this case the town hall will remove the billboards at the ex‐ pense of the offender.” Alfaz by‐laws set fines ranging from €300 to €3,000 for unautho‐ rised hoardings and signs, the councillor continued. “Any business that wants to in‐ stall an advertising hoarding in the municipality should apply for the relevant licence at Alfaz Town Hall,” Such said. “What’s more, the framework and supports are subject to size limits and are allowed only on permitted sites so that they cause as little visual and environ‐ mental impact as possible.”
THE Consell de Mallorca, is to spend more than €2 million to improve the Son Pardo Race‐ course facilities in Palma. Attending a presentation about the plans by President of the Council, Catalina Cladera on April 25 were representatives of the equestrian sport sector, the Balearic Trotting Federation, Equestrian Federation of the Balearic Islands, Trotting Horse Breeders Association, Minitrot Association, Alevins Club and professional men’s associations. “The infrastructure of this race‐ course is more than 60 years old and needs maintenance, but we are going further and we are also doing improvement work,” said Cladera, who explained that during this legisla‐ ture, the Consell de Mallorca has already invest‐ ed a total of €3.8 million in improving the facili‐ ties of the Son Pardo and Manacor racecourses. It is the largest investment made by the Con‐ sell de Mallorca in the racecourses and the world of trotting in recent years. “This invest‐ ment has a direct and indirect impact on Mallor‐ ca’s economy, as trotting combines sport, the primary sector and tourism,” she added. With regards to the intended expenditure, €1,790,000 is to be used to build a roof in the stands, in order to offer shade and shelter to the public. At the same time, the roof will have inte‐ grated photovoltaic installation with the aim of advancing to the maximum in renewable ener‐ gies and in the saving of energetic consumption. In addition, other actions will be carried out to improve the stands, such as the refurbishment of the central corridor, where safety railings will be installed.
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HAVING let the UK set the pace, Denmark is now the first country in the European Union that is in talks with Rwanda about transferring asylum seekers to the East African nation, having already passed a law last year to allow their transfer to foreign holding centres.
RETAILER Coop Denmark has announced that all of its stores in the country will cease to use any fossil fuel by June 1, 2023. It has spent the last five years looking at alternatives which include heat pumps, solar cells, and other forms of green energy.
THE NETHERLANDS Sex workers
Greenhouse gas
SOME 300 sex workers took part in a survey to discuss how they had coped with working during the pandemic, with 65 per cent saying that they suffered financially due to the controls, although 90 per cent said they went back to work in 2021.
RYANAIR announced on Wednesday April 20 that it had entered into a partnership with Neste, the world leading sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier, to power approximately a third of its flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with a 40 per cent SAF blend to reduce greenhouse gas.
BELGIUM Nigerian bronze
Fewer journeys
AFTER seizing a priceless Nigerian Bronze, the Belgian government auctioned it for €240 in 2007, but an investigation has established that it was stolen from Nigeria’s National Museum several years earlier and is valued in the millions. Now the museum is demanding its return.
SOME months are designated as special, such as Veganuary and alcohol-free February and now under the banner ‘30 days, fewer cars’ a group in Flanders is trying to persuade car drivers to abandon their vehicles and use other forms of transport wherever possible in June.
GERMANY Leader resigns
Helping Palestine
SUSANNE HENNIG-WELLSOW, one of the leaders of Germany's socialist party announced online on April 20 that she is resigning “with immediate effect” due to a number of personal reasons, problems with the party’s “handling of sexism” and a need for new faces.
GERMANY entered into an Agreement on Wednesday April 20 with the Palestine government to build two solar energy power stations in Gaza to provide their population with a clean energy source, which will also contribute to reducing the cost of water treatment.
FRANCE Vote Macron
Avian flu
DESPITE being jailed in Moscow, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny still has access to Twitter and on Wednesday April 20 sent out a tweet to followers urging them to vote for Emmanuel Macron in the upcoming French elections rather than Marine Le Pen, who he says has links to Putin.
THE capital of the Foie Gras industry in the Dordogne is suffering from a spreading outbreak of avian flu which has seen hundreds of birds slaughtered, including those on an important breeding farm which supplies goslings to farmers throughout the area.
NORWAY Government apology
Vessel docked
ON the 50th anniversary of the repeal of the country’s anti-sodomy law, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre apologised on behalf of the government to members of the Norwegian Homosexual Community who had been badly treated or persecuted prior to the change in the law.
ECO-FRIENDLY hybrid-powered cruise vessel, Havila Capella, has been temporarily taken out of service due to its insurance being affected by sanctions against Russia. The Norwegian vessel is financed through a leasing company in Hong Kong, whose owner is funded by the Russian Ministry of Transport.
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Springwatch Finland
WITH some 25,000 of their members on strike since April 1, two nursing unions have announced that rather than expand the strikes, due to efforts by the government to restrict the strikes, they are considering recommending mass resignations instead.
THE Finnish branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is planning regular webcasts showing the highly endangered Baltic ringed seals living in the Finnish archipelago area of the Baltic Sea as they bask in the spring sunlight after shedding their winter coats.
IRELAND No Crypto
Zombie motors
IT is understood that the Irish government is in the process of preparing a new law which will ban all political parties from accepting campaign donations in cryptocurrency in a move to ensure that the Russian government is unable to use that form of payment to influence elections.
BUYERS of second-hand motor vehicles in Ireland will have been shocked when a report by MotorCheck.ie revealed that since Brexit almost 40,000 vehicles which were declared insurance write offs in the UK have been sold in the Republic without confirmation of their history.
ITALY Dozy tourists
Aye Eye
HAPPILY, the Leaning Tower of Pizza isn’t leaning any further after two Mexican tourists decided to enhance their photos by using a drone on the evening of Sunday April 17. Not only is it a no-fly area, but they managed to crash the drone into the tower.
UNLIKE the Paris Wax Museum, Rome’s version has not removed the statue of Russian President Vladimir Putin from its display, but someone obviously didn’t approve as they stuck their finger in its eye with so much force that it was damaged.
PORTUGAL Blanking Zelenskyy
Boar shot
THE six MPs who belong to the Portuguese Communist Party declined to attend Parliament to watch the screening of an address by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy claiming that he is a war monger who supports neo-Nazis so should not be given any encouragement.
POLICE in the town of Olhao were alerted to the fact that a wild boar was roaming the streets on the evening of Good Friday when there were still plenty of people around. Trying to persuade the boar to leave, it apparently charged the officers who promptly shot it.
UKRAINE Medical students
BoJo Lane
A REPORT in the British Medical Journal highlighted the plight of some 18,000 Indian medical students who were attending universities throughout Ukraine prior to the Russian invasion. Most managed to cross into neighbouring countries for evacuation back to India, but face an uncertain future.
IN a show of much needed support for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Ukrainian town of Fontanka, close to Odessa, is to rename one of its lanes after BoJo in recognition of all that he is doing to support the Ukrainian struggle.
SWEDEN Election candidate
Sex toys
ALTHOUGH he originally formed the ultraright wing political party Stram Kurs in Denmark, leader Rasmus Paludan who set fire to the Koran, reportedly intends to stand for election in the Swedish Parliament as he claimed citizenship there because his father was born in Sweden.
WITH Sweden often cited as one of the more permissive societies in Europe, this has been confirmed by a study undertaken by TechySex.com which reveals Swedish Googlers are top of the list for people who show an interest in sex toys.
FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Online tax A SURVEY by commercial estate agency Colliers found that 89 per cent of respondents would be in favour of the introduction of online sales tax in the UK to take the pressure off physi‐ cal retailers who pay a disproportion‐ ate amount of the business rates bur‐ den.
No bank charges AFTER establishing that 25 per cent of all new bank accounts opened in Spain are online only, Sabadell has become the latest to offer this service and to attract new clients undertakes to make no charges for its normal banking services.
Toys ‘R’ Us AFTER recovering from the financial problems of its US parent, Toys ‘R’ Us Spain and Portugal were taken over by investment company Green Swan but it was announced on April 22 that the owners had applied for voluntary bankruptcy in Spain following a poor Christmas and New Year.
Fancy a Break THE Kit Kat slogan of ‘Fancy a Break’ could change to ‘Break the Bank’ as makers Nestlé have indicated that having already increased the price of a bar by 5 per cent (and raking in greater profits) prices could go higher if raw material gets more expensive.
New house SHOPPING online has got even easier so you can buy a prefabricated house in Spain online from supermarket group Carrefour. Ideal as a garden apartment, the cheapest model costs €13,000 and the most expensive €18,000 but you have to put it together from a flat pack.
Property market ALTHOUGH not favoured by the Bank of Spain, many investors have made large amounts of profit from trading in crypto currency and a re‐ port in beincrypto.com suggests that due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, those looking to cash in their profits are looking to buy Spanish property rather than invest in the stock market. The only prob‐ lem they are facing is finding sellers who are prepared to accept all or part payment in Bitcoins.
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STAT OF WEEK €24.2 million
is the amount that Spanish insurer Linea Directa reported as profits for its last financial year, a drop of 18 per cent due to inflation and more claims following lockdown.
Kleinwort Hambros announces senior appointments in its Gibraltar Client Relationship Management team K L E I N W O R T H A M B R O S an‐ nounced on Monday April 25 several senior hires to its Client Relationship Manage‐ ment (CRM) team in Gibraltar as the bank continues to strengthen its client offering. This follows a series of ap‐ pointments across its regional offices in the UK and Channel Islands. Joe Bautista and David Isted join as Private Bankers from J Safra Sarasin, with over 30 and 20 years of experience respec‐ tively. Joe Bautista’s vast inter‐ national professional network has helped him to build a broad client book of over £1 billion of assets, ranging from private clients to institutional insurance companies as well as family offices. With a wealth of international private bank‐ ing experience, gained from working in both the UK and Gibraltar, David also brings a broad range of clients to the team, which includes asset managers. Both will report to Tony Millan, senior banker and new business director. Carlos Ibanez joins as Head of Fixed Income, also from J Safra Sarasin, with an interna‐ tional career spanning over 20 years. He has worked across Spain, the UK and Gibraltar, where he has been based since
Carlos Ibanez.
David Isted.
Joe Bautista.
Laura Grover.
2011. Carlos’s expertise, which lies in the bond markets as well as the insurance compa‐
nies’ segment, has led to com‐ mendations for his work in the field, having received the Best
Giving consumers more ON Wednesday, April 20, the UK government announced that reforms will be put in place to protect the public and boost competition. According to the Depart‐ ment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy “Plans include making it clearly illegal to pay some‐ one to write or host a fake review, so people are not cheated by bogus ratings, and clearer rules for busi‐ nesses to make it easier for consumers to opt out of sub‐ scriptions so they are not stuck paying for things they no longer want. “Prepayment schemes like Christmas savings clubs will
have to fully safeguard cus‐ tomers’ money through in‐ surance or trust accounts. This will prevent scandals like Farepak, in which the business went bust and thousands of people lost their money.” Consumer Minister Paul Scully said: “We’re making sure consumer protections keep pace with a modern, digitised economy. “No longer will you visit a five star‐reviewed restaurant only to find a burnt lasagne or get caught in a subscrip‐ tion in which there’s no end in sight. Consumers deserve better and the majority of businesses out there doing
the right thing deserve pro‐ tection from rogue traders undermining them.” The government revealed that: “The average UK household spends around £900 each year influenced by online reviews and spends £60 on unwanted subscrip‐ tions. “The reforms underline the government’s commit‐ ment to seizing the opportu‐ nities provided by leaving the EU and adapting to the lessons of the pandemic, which has accelerated the trend towards online shop‐ ping and cast a spotlight on bad business practices like fake reviews.”
Portfolio Manager of the Year Award in Madrid. Carlos will report to Susie Jackson, Head of Offshore Investment Man‐ agement who leads the teams of Jersey, Guernsey and Gibral‐ tar. Laura Grover joined in late 2021 as an Associate Private Banker. Laura relocated to Gibraltar from the UK to join the Kleinwort Hambros team, after working remotely for Ar‐ buthnot Latham Private Bank during the pandemic, and ABN AMRO Asset Management and State Street Bank before that. Emma Perez, Gibraltar Chief Executive Officer at Kleinwort Hambros, commented: “We’re thrilled to announce the new hires in our Gibraltar office. Their outstanding reputation in the industry will be crucial for our activity in a location with such a small jurisdiction and a tight professional net‐ work. “These appointments follow a range of hires to build the CRM team. They only reaffirm our strong commitment in Gibraltar and the local commu‐ nity as we look to further strengthen and grow our busi‐ ness in order to achieve our ambition to be a leading re‐ sponsible bank for client ser‐ vice and expertise.”
Arctic tensions THERE are eight Arctic states which have coop‐ erated peacefully since the time of Russian Pres‐ ident Gorbachev who tried to demilitarise it. Now with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the threat to Finland and Sweden not to join NATO, things could start to hot up in the ever‐di‐ minishing North Pole which is suffering from global warming. Members of the loose alliance are Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia and the United States and with the cur‐ rent political situation and the constant need for access to precious energy resources as well as fishing stocks, all could change.
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COMPANY PRICE(P) 3I Group 1.306,00 Abrdn 187,95 Admiral Group 2.495,8 Anglo American 3.236,7 Antofagasta 1.474,00 Ashtead Group 4.447,0 Associated British Foods 1.612,0 AstraZeneca 10.160,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 616,00 Avast 554,00 Aveva 2.365,0 Aviva 429,70 B&M European Value Retail 511,60 BAE Systems 737,40 Bank VTB DRC 0,010 Barclays 144,02 Barratt Developments 508,00 Berkeley 4.055,0 BHP Billiton Ltd 2.545,50 BP 373,20 British American Tobacco 3.252,0 British Land Company 507,00 BT Group 187,30 Bunzl 3.039,0 Burberry Group 1.560,0 Carnival 1.299,5 Centrica 78,14 Coca Cola HBC AG 1.602,5 Compass 1.680,61 CRH 3.138,5 Croda Intl 7.624,0 DCC 5.890,0 Diageo 3.879,0 DS Smith 327,30 EasyJet 570,15 Experian 2.693,0 Ferguson 10.135,0 Flutter Entertainment 8.050,0 Fresnillo 759,60 GlaxoSmithKline 1.719,80 Glencore 447,55 Halma 2.429,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 968,20 Hikma Pharma 2.002,00 HSBC 507,30 IAG 148,48 Imperial Brands 1.630,50 Informa 571,60 InterContinental 5.026,0
CHANGE(P) 1.333,00 191,35 2.517,5 3.341,0 1.476,50 4.588,0 1.622,5 10.234,0 634,80 567,20 2.424,0 434,70 521,40 742,00 0,010 146,70 516,80 4.082,0 2.619,00 383,00 3.327,5 518,20 187,65 3.073,0 1.609,5 1.330,5 78,46 1.639,0 1.693,50 3.176,5 7.684,0 5.916,0 3.889,5 328,00 578,20 2.739,0 10.515,0 8.262,0 765,00 1.726,80 461,70 2.490,0 969,40 2.027,00 515,30 151,28 1.675,00 578,40 5.108,0
% CHG. 1.306,75 187,40 2.480,0 3.202,5 1.421,64 4.443,0 1.592,0 10.090,0 616,00 552,20 2.361,0 428,80 509,40 727,40 0,010 143,71 506,00 4.006,0 2.518,00 371,05 3.236,5 504,80 182,85 3.035,0 1.557,0 1.296,0 77,72 1.598,0 1.670,00 3.115,5 7.558,0 5.862,0 3.812,5 321,30 543,40 2.687,0 10.085,0 8.038,0 749,60 1.704,60 441,05 2.429,0 946,40 1.976,00 505,60 144,58 1.621,50 566,00 5.006,0
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1.564,50 5.028,0 74,40 239,20 1.873,5 748,80 253,70 45,45 7.880,0 772,60 119,60 1.485,00 1.168,00 218,50 6.064,0 5,00 999,40 2.183,0 605,71 999,00 6.222,0 2.373,00 524,00 604,60 5.395,0 88,94 1,00 716,00 1.316,50 0,5000 2.944,0 874,84 1.356,50 3.019,0 2.102,9 1.253,00 1.438,00 12.120,0 1.809,50 1.297,50 503,80 129,54 264,50 233,10 3.577,4 1.120,00 126,34 2.760,0 1.001,50
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1.609,00 5.122,0 74,68 239,20 1.883,5 763,00 256,60 46,07 7.976,0 775,00 123,25 1.512,50 1.178,50 221,30 6.202,0 5,00 1.032,00 2.210,0 614,20 1.015,00 6.236,0 2.388,00 532,80 619,60 5.492,0 91,52 1,00 726,40 1.324,00 0,5000 2.982,0 901,39 1.369,50 3.041,0 2.146,5 1.279,24 1.465,00 12.385,0 1.838,50 1.324,50 508,20 131,40 264,90 235,50 3.595,0 1.132,50 126,92 2.829,0 1.014,00
1.563,50 5.014,0 73,14 236,60 1.860,0 744,80 252,10 45,03 7.834,0 770,00 118,85 1.470,00 1.162,00 217,50 6.040,0 5,00 998,00 2.171,0 603,60 996,40 6.070,0 2.353,00 523,40 604,60 5.316,0 88,51 1,00 711,00 1.310,00 0,5000 2.940,0 871,74 1.352,50 3.010,0 2.087,5 1.252,63 1.438,00 12.105,0 1.805,00 1.297,00 501,60 128,45 260,40 228,50 3.498,5 1.116,00 125,66 2.750,0 990,60
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SPAIN has launderettes by petrol stations but now entrepreneurs in the UK have come up with the sip and shop concept with the latest example being a laun‐ derette in Brentwood Essex which not only has a café on site, but also boasts a liquor li‐ cence.
Cheap electricity ON Wednesday April 20, for the first time in recorded history, Spain had the cheapest elec‐ tricity costs in Europe thanks to a large influx of renewable energy and although by the fol‐ lowing day, it had lost its title, at least one day is better than none.
Problems with Algeria SPAIN may regret recognising the Moroccan claim on Western Sa‐ hara which whilst resolving rela‐ tionships with that country, may have serious consequences with regards to the importation of liq‐ uid gas from Algeria. To say that there are significant tensions between Morocco and Algeria is to understate the situa‐ tion and much concerns the West‐ ern Sahara which came to a head when a political deal was struck between the Trump Administra‐ tion and Morocco. In return for Morocco agreeing to improve relations with Israel, the Americans recognised its claim on Western Sahara which upset the Algerian leadership who are known to be pro‐Palestine. The deal with the Maghreb‐Eu‐ rope Gas pipeline which ran from Algeria through Morocco to Spain expired in October 2021 and the Algerians declined to extend it, thus cutting Morocco (and by ex‐ tension Spain) off. There was some panic within Spain which had already seen huge leaps in the cost of energy, but this was resolved as the Alge‐
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Prime Minister Sanchez visited Morocco on Thursday April 7.
rians promised to pump more gas through a separate direct pipeline to Spain. Following the Spanish recogni‐ tion of Morocco’s claim on West‐ ern Sahara (which the Spanish say is in accordance with UN resolu‐ tions as well as other EU member states such as France and Ger‐ many), the Algerians recalled
their Ambassador from Madrid and are still considering their po‐ sition. If the situation isn’t resolved then Algeria could decide to re‐ duce or suspend the supply of natural gas to Spain and even though new deposits have been found in Morocco, it will take some time to bring them online.
Less drug money THE movement of drugs from North Africa to Spain creates a great deal of wealth for a small number of people and an even greater amount of grief to those purchasing the drugs according to Spanish gov‐ ernment policy. One of the ways that the drugs arrive is in high‐speed boats which are much more difficult to catch than RHIBS and the ownership of these is banned. On Tuesday April 19, offi‐ cers from the National Po‐ lice arrested 22 people in Spain who were involved in the clandestine manufactur‐ er of these vessels and 20 of these speedboats in various states of completion were seized, thus temporarily cut‐ ting off the lucrative but ille‐ gal business.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THE endeavours of the British media to convey the idea that the country is enjoying some kind of diversity blessed Shangri la grows more ludicrous by the day. Don’t take my word for it. Recently a Spanish colleague of mine, with no axe to grind whatsoever, told me that she had been idly flipping between TV channels when she came upon a documentary that caught her interest. She duly watched the programme with its intermittent commercial breaks and was under the impression she had in fact unwittingly stumbled on an African channel being presented in English. She told me she was actually quite dumbfounded to discover she had not been watching a programme from Uganda or Ghana at all, but an ITV presentation from the UK! Over 60 per cent of British commercial advertising is now presented by predominantly non‐
1984 white actors. Far from solving the problem of racial disharmony, these grossly disproportionate actions are widening the racial gulf like never before. Non‐whites make up 18 per cent of the UK population. This shows that people are being cast in these commercials and other areas of TV programming, purely because of their ethnic backgrounds or the colour of their skin; this is blatant racism pure and simple. If the situation were reversed there would be a public outcry and probable legal proceedings. I say once again that racism is a two‐way street. The actions of the media and commercial institutions are a disgrace. To constantly depict multicultural families and mixed marriages (0.2 per cent!) is not only grossly misleading, but blatant brainwashing and disinformation bordering on the thought police propaganda of George Orwell’s 1984.
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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp Once again I can only assume the reason for all this left wing and woke appeasement is to gain votes for the Labour party in the next election. As per usual the left are underestimating the intelligence of the British public. All their smearing and adverse propaganda is actually having the reverse effect; even if the entire 18 per cent of ethnic citizens decided to cast their votes for the media’s beloved Labour, the percentage of clear thinking potential citizens they are actually encouraging to support the Conservatives far outweighs any extra votes they may gain for the left. It rather reminds me of Diane Abbot who, each time she opened her mouth, gained a multitude of support for the opposition. Recently I received photographs from last year of whole UK streets being closed down, with tablecloths laid down the centre of each road, while the feast of Eid al‐Fitra took place to celebrate the end of Ramadan. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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The John Wayne Gacy Tapes LISTEN to the chilling voice of convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy in the new Net‐ flix three‐part documentary series Conversations With a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes. Thought to be the inspira‐ tion behind Stephen King’s Pennywise the clown, John Wayne Gacy was convicted of raping and murdering over 30 young boys and men in the 1970s. Now, this Netflix docuseries delves into his twisted mind, giving us access to the police tapes recorded at the time and video footage of the police officers digging up the crawl space under Gacy’s house where he buried his victims. This docu‐ mentary series has an im‐ pressive 80 per cent critic rat‐ ing and 80 per cent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is a must‐watch for lovers of true crime. Following the disappear‐ ance of 18‐year‐old Robert Piest, a murder that Gacy ulti‐ mately confessed to commit‐ ting, Gacy spoke at length to law enforcement officers.
Convicted serial killer.
In a similar format to the incredibly popular Netflix se‐ ries The Ted Bundy Tapes, it is these recordings, as well as interviews with police offi‐ cers, talking heads and vic‐ tims who managed to es‐ cape, that make up this chilling docuseries. Although I am a lover of true‐crime documentaries, television shows and movies, I did find this one quite hard to watch. The way Gacy talks about his sexuality and at‐ traction to young boys, with the murders carried out dur‐ ing the Gay Panic of the 70s, it’s clear it was his shame that caused these horrifying mur‐ ders to take place. Gacy was ultimately executed in 1994 and, coming from the horse’s mouth, it is disturbing to hear such atrocities made to sound so ordinary.
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NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
THERE are so many other things to worry about right now ‐ I’ll spare you the list ‐ and you could rightly say that Jimmy Savile is the least of our con‐ cerns. However, a recent TV documen‐ tary’s chilling revelations about Sav‐ ile’s half‐century as a predator reasonably answered the question ‘What happened?’ but failed to exam‐ ine ‘Why did it happen?’ ‐ and, more importantly, could it happen again? It showed Savile’s manipulation of those in power and the famous over decades. How he astutely courted friendships with influential people like Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher. They in turn were seen to be con‐ sorting with a ‘man of the people’, a working class hero almost. So the ben‐ efit was mutual. Savile was famous, a star, and (apparently) doing good deeds ‐ so Thatcher, the BBC and the rest wanted some reflected glory for themselves, and would likewise ac‐
The working class hero who wasn’t
MANIPULATION: He astutely courted friendships with influential people.
quire some of his common touch. Savile’s origins (as a former miner) were working‐class, but his behaviour certainly wasn’t. He was hardly a work‐ ing‐class hero. His nominal allegiances ‐ class, Yorkshire, Catholicism ‐ were al‐ most incidental. Both a papal knight and a knight of the realm, he had an IQ
high enough to give him membership of MENSA, but how he applied that in‐ telligence was scarcely examined. He created an identity which churned out cash for himself but also for others. The ‘others’ included those that ex‐ ploited him commercially as well as the charities which benefited from his ef‐
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forts. In a final interview (confession?) weeks before his death, he admitted: “I got away with it. I broke legs. I’m tricky.” ‘Tricky’, really? We might call him Machiavellian and malevolent, car‐ toonish even if that wasn’t an insult to Bugs Bunny. Savile groomed and gaslit not just his victims (sexual abuse on an almost in‐ dustrial scale) but the entire nation. The missing element here was an ex‐ planation of how this monster lived ‘in plain sight’ ‐ why he was what he was ‐ and could it happen again. The oft‐quoted saying ‘the past is an‐ other country’ is true in so many ways. Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Death in Windermere’, ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Betrayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.no ra‐johnson.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, pa‐ perback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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MARBELLA MOMENTS BY NICOLE KING IT’S heart‐warming to get feedback from guests and viewers alike to say that through Marbella Now they are not just getting a broader vision of possibilities for creating in‐ come and a richer social life, but also a bet‐ ter understanding of our city and everything our town hall has to offer its international residents. This week’s show, #MN346, also covers the issue of scammers and how varied the ap‐ proach of the scam can be. Having been head buyer of a department store group back in the day, no one would think that Lynda Woodin could have fallen victim to such du‐ plicity, twice. She wants to share these experi‐ ences as the tenacity of these people to evoke fear and have us follow instructions whilst in total panic or appeal to our sense of ‘anything is possible’ to get us to transfer funds for a rental deposit, sight unseen, is un‐ deniable. Also important to know, in my humble opinion, are at least a few words of Spanish if living here. Admittedly languages are not the Brit’s forte, but with Ana Bruno it’s a whole different experience. Her private lessons for all ages focus on basic conversational skills
Thank you Karmen for babysitting my Boy :)
rather than grammar and verbs and she’s so creative and joyous that you’ll be surprised at how much you learn whilst thoroughly enjoy‐ ing the process. Helping us discover new places to visit is my equally imaginative young intern Daviënn Sträter, brining us her restaurant reviews of the places that are most taking her fancy.
www.nicoleking.es CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD I T seems like there is a larger and larger seg‐ ment of the popula‐ tion that considers it‐ self to be all‐accepting, kind, and easy‐going, based
Making the most of an unexpected situa‐ tion are Massimo Cedrini, artist and owner of Excellence Art Gallery and his curator, Giuseppe Carnevale. The building that has housed their melange of chic art café with a constantly changing exhibition of local artists has been sold and their contract not re‐ newed.
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Even so business is going on and the gallery is still very much alive although they haven’t found a new ‘home’ yet. It’s inspiring to hear how they have put such a positive twist on what for most would be insurmountable. Also, this week I’ve included a tribute to Stephen Brooksbank who instigated the cre‐ ation of Age Concern Marbella, but sadly passed away in 2020; devastating news and a great loss for everyone who knew him. This annual walk along the San Pedro promenade, his favourite ‘paseo’, seems to be the perfect tribute; followed by a luncheon to recall and share memories. You will love María Maganto who volun‐ teers at the Marbella Rugby Club. Having started her son in rugby a few years ago she has become increasingly more involved, recognising the all‐round benefits not just for her son but also for the family unit. I too was taken aback when I went to the club for the similarity of what one would expect in the UK, if not better: grass fields, a clubhouse, teams of all ages and an atmosphere you just want to hang out in. PS. You can watch Marbella Now on RTV Marbella or online ‐ I hope you do join us. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Conditions on a behaviour that is actually less than wel‐ coming. This behaviour is rooted in predeter‐
mined assumptions of the usefulness of peo‐ ple based upon their productivity or what they look like. A lot of the time these as‐ sumptions are proven wrong, but this doesn’t stop this gang o f s u p p o s e d d o ‐ g o o d‐ ers from completely missing the point. It shouldn’t matter about a person’s sup‐ posed contribution to society if that soci‐ ety’s way of judging what is useful or not is r o o t e d i n r a c i s m , s e x‐ ism, homophobia and more. This way of thinking states, for example, that the only asylum seekers that are ok are the ones who turn into doctors.
The only fat people allowed to exist are ones that are ‘healthy’ or trying not to be fat anymore. The only dis‐ abled people that should escape the ableism that is rife in our society are the ones who ‘overcome’ their circumstances to achieve something great, etc. This rating of people on the contribution scale is rooted in white supremacy and capitalism and we would all do well to unlearn the notion that a person is only worthy of living peace‐ fully if they fit into a mould created by a world that doesn’t ac‐ cept them as they are. People’s worth is in‐
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herent. It has nothing to do with how other people see them, or how they move through this world. Ev‐ eryone is deserving of respect and a conflict‐ free space on the plan‐ et they can exist in. The danger of the people who believe they ‘accept everyone as they are’, until said people cross an invisi‐ ble and made‐up boundary, is that they are harder to spot and harder to reason with than people who are out and out bigots. They do believe that they are welcoming and understanding, so as soon as someone brings up the notion that they might not be, ultimate offence is
taken. And there is lit‐ tle to no reasoning with an offended per‐ son. It is a shame, be‐ cause I hold the con‐ viction that if we all worked on ridding our‐ selves of preconcieved notions of other peo‐ ple, we would be kinder to ourselves. When we stop judging our fellow humans solely on their contri‐ bution to the economy or imagined societal constructs, the more rest and peace we will all get. We are more than our perceived productivity. We all have a place here and we should be allowed to take it and be proud, regardless of where on the make‐ believe scale others may put us. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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With around 25,000 Finnish in the Costa del Sol living in Fuengirola alone, the Euro Weekly News has put together this weekly celebration of one of Europe’s most culturally rich countries and its residents. Filled with fascinating information on Finland’s traditions, language and food, this section covers everything you need to know about this northern European nation.
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Clever Finnish inventions FINLAND is full of culture, architecture, mu‐ sic, art and theatre ‐ but did you know that these inventions were also created by clever Finns? • Dish draining cupboard You may have one of these clever inven‐ tions in your own home! In the 1940s, inven‐ tor Maiju Gebhard estimated that over the course of a lifetime, the average household spends almost three and a half years washing and drying dishes! Dishwashers can be bulky and costly, and racks by the side of the sink can add to clutter on the counter. Gebhard created the dish draining cupboard, or ‘As‐ tiankuivauskaappi’. This is a cupboard over the sink with racks for plates and bowls, al‐ lowing the dishes to dry in their own storage ‐ saving time, money and waste. • Heart rate monitor The first wireless EKG heart rate monitor
was invented by Seppo Saynajakangas, founder of the sports training computer manufacturing company Polar Electro, in 1977. He came up with the idea for the Finnish National Cross Country Ski team to use in training after realising there was no way to accurately record heart rates in athletes. • Safety reflectors Finnish farmer Arvi Lehti invented the safe‐ ty reflector to use on his horse carts in dark, long winters. These reflectors are now a re‐ quirement by law for pedestrians when trav‐ elling in the dark in Finland. People wearing reflectors can be seen at over three times the distance as they would without a reflector, helping drivers, horse riders, cyclists and jog‐ gers. • Ice skates Almost 5,000 years ago in Finland, ice
skates were invented as a means of getting around due to the large amount of lakes in the country. These ancient skates were made out of bone and leather. • Fiskars scissors You don’t have to be from Finland to recognise the orange handles of the famous Fiskars scissors! With more than a billion sold, these scissors are considered to be the most widely spread Finnish product. The plastic handles were a more affordable divergence from the heavy iron that was used in 1967
FISKARS: These scissors are the most widely spread Finnish product.
when Fiskars hit the shelves and the colour orange was used due to leftover plastic in the machine from an orange‐coloured juicer needing to be used up.
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Finnish inhabitants Discover Helsinki IN our Finnish special this week, we have been looking at the culture of Finland and its importance, Finland’s leading female prime minister, Finnish inventions that changed the world and exciting things to do in Helsinki. Here, we have tak‐ en a look at the people who have inhabited Finland through the years. When excavations were un‐ dertaken in 1996, it led to a rad‐ ical consideration of how long people have been living in Fin‐ land. Finds in a cave close to Kristinestad, southwestern Fin‐ land, have led to suggestions that habitation of the country dates back at least 100,000 years! Ancestors of the Sami were allegedly present in Finland by around 7000 BCE. When other groups began to land in Finland around 3,000 years later, the proto‐Sami most likely moved northward. Archaeological re‐ mains suggest that this second group of settlers had contact with or came from what would become Russia and also Scandi‐
HELSINKI: Almost half the population now live in cities.
navia and central Europe. Uralic people (specifically Finno‐Ugric) dominated two settlement areas. The settlers who entered the south west of Finland across the Gulf of Fin‐ land were the ancestors of the Hämäläiset (Tavastians, or Tavastlanders), the people of southern and western Finland (especially the historic region of Häme), while the settlers who entered from the southeast were the Karelians. Scandina‐ vian people occupied the west‐ ern coast and archipelagoes and the Åland Islands. Around half of Finland’s small Sami population live in the area known as the Sami Homeland (Samiid ruovttuguovlu), which includes the northernmost part
of the region of Lappi. In 1995, the Finnish constitution was amended to recognise the sta‐ tus of the Sami as an indige‐ nous people and their right to maintain and develop their own language and culture. An increase in industrialisa‐ tion in Finland has seen a rise in the proportion of the popula‐ tion living in urban areas and by the 21st century over four‐fifths of the total population lived in towns and cities. The most common urban settlements are all in the southern third of Finland, and a large number of cities and towns are concen‐ trated either on the Gulf of Fin‐ land, as is the capital, Helsinki, or on the Gulf of Bothnia, as are Vaasa and Oulu (Uleåborg).
FINLAND’S capital, Helsin‐ ki, is the ideal holiday destination for both lovers of art and cul‐ ture and those look‐ ing for a lively and vi‐ brant nightlife, it is also a great destination for family holidays, with plenty to see and do. Helsinki is packed with excellent cultural attractions and events, amazing architec‐ ture and a huge amount of open and green spaces. This modern and cosmopoli‐ tan capital is an exciting and fun city to stay in all year round! The main Market Square in Helsinki is one of the more famous landmarks and in recent years the adjacent site in Kata‐ janokka has implemented a number of ex‐ citing attractions and things to do. Allas Sea Pool is located in the harbour and is an oasis containing a large outdoor pool deck and traditional Finnish saunas looking out over the Baltic Sea. Their heated pools and sea water are open every day all year round, boasting a heated children’s pool in the summer that is supervised by a life‐ guard. There are a range of experiences and ac‐ tivities to choose from, including scenic lunch cruises through the stunning
Allas Sea Pool in the harbour.
archipelago and ferry trips to Korkeasaari Zoo ‐ a unique zoo located on an island near the city centre. There are more than 50 museums in and around Helsinki, meaning Fin‐ land’s capital has something for everyone! The most well‐known museum is the Ateneum, which is home to Finnish art. The Sinebrychoff Museum is the National Gallery’s home of old European art, host‐ ing exhibitions throughout the year. Idyllically located on the island of Kuu‐ sisaari, Didrichsen Art Museum is a unique combination of an art museum and pri‐ vate villa by the sea and with exhibitions such as works by Vincent van Gogh, cen‐ tred around a selection of drawings from the beginning of his artist career. You can take plenty of day trips out of the city, such as trips to Finland’s second oldest town, Porvoo, the sauna capital of the world, Tampere, or Petäys Resort on the shores of Lake Vanajavesi. You can also take Baltic Sea cruises, trips to the Estonian capital of Tallinn, overnight cruises to Riga in Latvia and Mariehamn in the Åland Islands.
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KNOW YOUR PRICE I WOULD like to bring attention to all visitors getting petrol or diesel that the price on the pumps is not correct. When you pay they should give you a refund. This was advertised in Spain, but visitors are not aware of this. On Wednesday hubby pulled into a local garage in Fuengirola and while putting €20 in, I went inside to pay with a €20 note. The cashier then was going on to serve the next customer, so I asked for a receipt. Very reluctantly she gave a receipt for €17.34 complete with change. When we arrived at golf the following day there were a few visitors who always pay in euros for petrol when I asked them. Could not believe how many had been robbed. Filling their tanks and just putting the right money down on the counter with no refund. I am well aware that not all garages are the same. This was the first time it had happened to me. I think it is time that they displayed the correct amount on the pumps before many more are ripped off. Sylvia
Lovely Spain THE Euro Weekly News is, in my opinion, the absolute best free publication on the Spanish Costas. I would pick it up for just the Leapy Lee column that I fully agree with over 90 per cent of the time. His words in EWN 14~20 April
FUEL PUMPS: Incorrect pricing.
struck home again with me and started this rank. My wife and I chose to move to Spain and our commitment was such that we sold everything that we owned in the UK to facilitate the purchase of a modest house on the Costa Blanca North. We swapped terribly congested roads, unaffordable council taxes, high utility bills and grey skies for the relaxed and welcoming sunny shores of Spain. Fuel prices in Spain were not only much cheaper than the UK, but oil price fluctuations were implemented, up or down, in hours or days so that the customer benefited from any downward movement. Electricity and gas prices in Spain have spiralled over the last few years so yes we suffer for a number of winter months as we cannot afford to pay for a comfortable ambient temperature in our home. We wrap up in warm clothing and blankets with hot water bottles
UPCOMING ELECTIONS THE next couple of months are going to be important barometers of the feelings that the electorate have for the governments of both Spain and the UK. Neither country will hold a general election in the immediate future, but there will be a contest over control of the Junta de Andalucia and local elections in the UK. Both national governments have been responsible for guiding their respective countries through the years of the pandemic and now that we appear to be out the other side, each is facing serious problems of significant inflation and to some extent general dissatisfaction. On balance, it would seem that the ruling Conservative Party in the UK is in a worse situation than the PSOE/Podemos coalition as the Partygate Scandal just won’t go away and Brexit hasn’t exactly given the country the huge boost in prosperity that the politicians
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and mouth obscenities at Ian Duncan Smith who cancelled our winter fuel supplement. Would we wish to be back in the UK? Absolutely not. Like most ex pats we find the quality of life is so much better in Spain. The national health service is magnificent and the UK NHS could learn a great deal on cost cutting. The other cost of living in Spain is food and drink where price and quality far exceeds anything on offer in the UK. My regular bottle of wine is a couple of euros and an indulgent onr litre bottle of Scotch whisky for €6. With the atrocities happening in the Ukraine how can the UK press continue with ‘Partygate’ as headlines. So the PM and others broke the rules. Move on, it’s not important in the great scheme of things. Boris Johnson delivered the Brexit referendum, he was a world leader in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines way ahead of Europe. He was one of the first world leaders to support the Ukraine in their unprovoked attack by Russia and continues to lead the world in that effort. No one likes the sort of restrictions implemented by administrations to combat Covid, but every leader of all the governments were faced with a new and unknown enemy. They all tried their utmost to protect the population and defeat the infection. Boris included. Stuart
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promised. Bearing in mind that the current UK government swept to power due to the defection of so many Labour supporters in the expectation of a brighter future, it seems almost inevitable that the Conservatives will suffer, if only because voters want to show a sign of overall displeasure with the regular revelations about ministers and their behaviour. Whilst many may disagree with his management of the economy, the Pedro Sánchez government doesn’t appear to have been accused of inappropriate behaviour and has managed to start to deliver EU Recovery Funds. It seems inevitable that the Partido Popular will however have the most members elected to the Junta de Andalucia, but many will watch to see whether their leader will ally himself with Vox in order to maintain power or whether Ciudadanos can recover and give its support.
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SUNNY SKIES: Would you swap them for your home country?
Alison Kemp Low wages, no contracts and high taxes in Spain.
Dave Cawdell Not just a weather thing. I moved to Arizona 30 years ago. Every time I go back and see the land of the cold, grey, wet, cramped and expensive, I remember why I put up with 115F summers.
Linda Exton I moved back to the UK seven years ago, after 22 years. Didn’t get much time to enjoy sunny Spain as you had to work 6/7 days a week to pay your bills and nearing 60 was a bit much .
War Ren They’re certainly pushing the limits. The natural environment allows the government a lot of sins, but they are increasingly imposing regulations and enforcement on the minutiae of daily life whilst retaining all the inefficiencies they always had. They can’t expect to continue stifling the people with taxes and regulations yet provide none of the efficiencies which ordinarily go along with such regimes.
Sharon Saville We have been here two years, both 57 and retired early. Absolutely love it here. I don’t get people saying it’s cheaper to live in the UK as it’s not. We find everything cheaper here. Been back to the UK to see family, everything is more expensive.
Mags Margaret Georgina Marsh Yes moved back get more help here and the weather is turning better than Spain, food is cheaper, we have excellent NHS.
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Benefits of Turkish baths Troubled teen skin I’M speaking from personal experience here, and your appearance does affect how you think and feel although we must learn to be mindful and manage that. If you are experiencing teen acne and you feel like it’s affecting your confidence and mental health, please reach out to your parents and a health professional. Here’s the thing, you are attached to your face, your looks, and even if you don’t acknowledge it, at some subconscious lev‐ el, you are concerned about how others perceive you. And it doesn’t help one bit to have spotty, scarred, dark blemishes scat‐ tered across your face... I for one know this and have suffered with self‐esteem issues in school, college and into the workplace from acne and ac‐ ne scarring. I felt like people would be star‐ ing at my skin rather than look me in the eyes when talking, would be made fun of in school which resulted in withdrawing from public speaking in the classroom and more withdrawn in general. The great thing now compared to back then, is that there is lots of help out there, great advice, skin do’s and don’ts, many over the counter products proven to heav‐ ily reduce acne and lots of celebrities and bloggers sharing their skin issues with us
@MINDFULTEENWORLD ON INSTAGRAM now more public than ever, so please re‐ member you are not alone! From a mental health perspective, I re‐ cently stumbled across the (acne positivity movement) check it out for yourself on‐ line. Over more recent years a growing number of bloggers have been openly, and with searing honesty, talking about their skin issues. On social media they put up bare‐faced selfies. Young, clear eyes staring out over the battlefield of their cheeks alongside hopeful statements, like: “The sum of you is greater than any imper‐ fect part,” and: “Never let acne be the rea‐ son you cry.” On a final note, remember you are still the beautiful you, this is temporary and it will disappear eventually, you are still the brilliant you! If you are suffering, please do not suffer in silence and you can talk to Mindful Teen World in the strictest confi‐ dence! To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Digestive troubles? STOMACH pain, heartburn, bloating and gas can all be symptoms of poor diges‐ tion. Not all foods are di‐ gested equally, and some may be more difficult for our bodies to break down. Read on to find out five foods you should avoid if you have digestive troubles. • Fast food Regular consumption of the trans and hydrogenated fats found in processed snack foods, readymade meals, pastries, cakes and certain dairy products can lead to abdominal inflamma‐ tion, acid reflux and stomach pain. • Dairy products Dairy products are one of the best natural sources of calcium. However, lactose is difficult to digest. Those who are lactose intolerant may experience severe pain, diar‐ rhoea and bloating and should opt for plant sources of calcium such as soy milk. • Hot chilli peppers In small quantities, hot
chilli peppers can be benefi‐ cial, as they contain cap‐ saicin, an antioxidant that helps to prevent blood clots. However, excessive intake of spicy foods is linked to prob‐ lems such as gastritis, ulcers, heartburn and stomach pain. • Processed meats Processed meats have lost their nutrients and have had many chemicals added to them which can cause seri‐ ous digestive problems. Their intake is linked to chronic constipation, inflam‐ mation and an excessive ac‐ cumulation of toxins in the blood. • Alcohol Although technically not a food, alcoholic beverages in‐ flame the mucous mem‐ brane that protects the stomach and can sometimes cause irritation of the diges‐ tive tract. Because it takes time for the body to metabolise alcohol com‐ pletely, nausea and diar‐ rhoea may occur until the process is complete.
T U R K I S H baths, also known as steam baths or hammams, have their origins in the R oman E mpire. R omans used to meet at such places to socialise and carry out recreational or sporting activities. With humidity of almost 100 per cent and temperatures of around 50 degrees Celsius, Turkish baths have important benefits for your health. T he steam in T urkish baths can give you smoother, rejuvenated skin and a clearer complexion thanks to the dilation of the pores, which open up and release impurities that have been caused by factors such as poor diet or pollution. The high temperatures activate the circulatory system and moisten the airways, which can help with coughs, bronchitis, sinusitis and other respiratory issues. Steam baths are also very relaxing and
STEAM BATHS: Have important benefits for your health.
highly recommended for stress and anxiety. B efore going into a T urkish bath, drink a glass of water to avoid becoming dehydrated and take a shower with warm water and soap. Afterwards, dry your skin thoroughly. Once inside, it is recommended that you remain seated for about 20 minutes. After a while, you can get out and take a shower with cold water.
When you finish, drink plenty of water again to rehydrate your body and replenish all the fluids lost. It is also important to always finish with a cool bath to regulate your heart rate. Not everyone can take a T urkish bath. P eople with cardiovascular problems and varicose veins should avoid them because the high temperatures can make the symptoms much worse.
Take your shoes off ALTHOUGH wearing shoes provides comfort, support and protection, walking barefoot has a range of im‐ portant benefits for our bodies. Ideally, your feet should have direct contact with the ground for at least a little while every day, if not outdoors then at home. Walking barefoot helps to stimulate the muscula‐ ture of the feet, allowing them to be strengthened and toned without being constantly squeezed into footwear, which can cause deformities. The nervous system is particularly sensi‐ tive in the feet, and walking barefoot can improve bal‐ ance and proprioception and is great for stress relief due to the presence of countless nerve endings in the soles of the feet. Finally, having your feet in direct contact with the ground aids circulation and facilitates blood flow to all areas of the foot. Taking your shoes off
when you get home is not only good for your feet, but also for your general health. In some countries, such as Japan or Sweden, it is customary to remove shoes when entering the house. The soles of your shoes are likely to be cov‐ ered in all kinds of bacteria, which is then transferred to the home. Remember that going barefoot is generally fine at home, on the beach or on grass, but it is not recom‐ mended in public spaces such as gyms, swimming pools or changing rooms,
where fungi and infections can spread easily. It is im‐ portant to practise good hygiene by washing your feet after walking barefoot and before going to bed and keeping them well moisturised.
Walking barefoot is fine.
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Out & About with Lynn McCabe
What’s new Out in Marbella this week. Got something going on locally, then contact me at lynn@euroweeklynews.com or 678 033 241.
Beachside fun times LA SALA BY THE SEA is re‐ opening on Friday April 29, promising the ultimate beach experiences in Puerto Banus. This season will see a number of exclusive yet af‐ fordable midweek offers in‐ cluding a weekly set lunch menu by the sea, for €20 per person, as well as a dine and recline upgrade beach and pool bed offer ‐ starting from just €29.50 per per‐ son. Lunch by the Sea, includ‐ ing a two‐course set menu and Chill out Single beach bed is just €29.50 per per‐ son and a two‐course set menu and Deluxe Single beach bed is €39.50 per per‐ son. Ladies Day is every Wednesday. Massage facilities and al‐ so a clothing boutique are available for your last‐
I HAD a night out with some friends in Marbella centre and was delighted to find Casa Tua in its new location. First opened in the Old Town, the restaurant has re‐ located to Marbella centre (El Faro behind the light‐ house along the Paseo Mar‐ itimo.) At the moment there are some roadworks, which make it a little difficult to find. Casa Tua is an authentic Italian Restaurant. The menu created by Adriano, inspired by the Mediterranean envi‐ ronment and influenced by worldwide travel experi‐ ences, bringing fresh season‐ al ingredients daily. Adriano and Catherine have created something very
minute holiday purchases. With an upbeat DJ perform‐ ing every day and live Saxo‐ phone and Bongos at the week‐ ends, La Sala certainly promises to keep you entertained. The La Sala event season will also see international party brand and friends return. LoveJuice is returning to cele‐ brate 10 years of LoveJuice Marbella. This will include a huge pool party on June 2, fol‐
Best Italian special. Catherine is a won‐ derful host and the staff make you feel almost like family. The menu; let’s just say you will be spoiled for choice. To accompany your choices Cuan and Andreas are on hand to help with your wine choice. Casa Tua is open daily from 18.30. Reservation is advised. 951 712 227 / 653 998 670 Calle Virgen del Pilar 17, 29601 Marbella. While in Marbella Centre,
lowed by the renowned Love‐ Juice Supperclub at The Social by la Sala, located just next door to la Sala, on Friday June 3 for an evening of the finest food and freshest beats. The freshest pool party in Marbella, Le Bleu will also be returning for its second season at La Sala by the Sea for six ex‐ clusive summer events. Sponsored by Ciroc Vodka, these monthly events are set to
we visited the Puerto De‐ portivo. Over the last few years Marbella port has rein‐ vented itself, and had quite a makeover ‐ lots of late night bars and a real sense of party going on. We stopped at Lemmon which is situated right in the middle on the front line. Lemmon is a late night bar and nightclub. We had amazing cocktails from the very extensive list. Cocktails only €8. The DJ had us dancing un‐ til the early hours and there was a really nice crowd and very reasonable prices. Lem‐ mon I will be back very soon! Lemmon, Puerto Deporti‐ vo No 3 enquiries / reserva‐ tions 643 567 955.
launch on Saturday May 28 with renowned Marbella DJ Jose Gallano as the headliner. Kinetic minds will also be per‐ forming at each event, along‐ side dancers and live percus‐ sion, guaranteed to keep the crowd on their feet all day! Booking is essential at La Sala by the Sea today for a bed or table for lunch. Contact reser‐ vations@LaSalaByTheSea.com or call 0034 952 813 882.
Soto Restaurant
Tracey Harmon and friends celebrate her birthday.
The stunning special from Soto Restaurant in La Mairena. SOTO RESTAURANT recently opened in La Maire‐ na, and it is making its own stamp in the hills. Chef and owner Tomas Rozar is very passionate and excited to introduce his menu. This week’s special; oysters, leche de tigre, coco with spring onion and dry raspberry. This really is a very special dish. Soto was the chosen venue for the recent birth‐ day celebrations of Tracey Harmon from Harmons Bar in Elviria. Friends and family gathered to spoil Tracey and Tomas prepared a wonderful menu. Cocktails and wine were flowing, and they were entertained by the wonderful Tony Capo. Big Happy Birthday wishes to Tracey from us all here at the Euro Weekly News.
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ANOTHER top stand‐up comedian is to perform on the Rock as Alan Carr brings his brand new ‘Regional Trinket’ show to Gibraltar on October 29. Whilst he accepts that many great artists can be called ‘National Trea‐ sures’ this not usually self‐effacing comic thinks that he has reached the level of a regional trinket. The tour which starts off in the UK and then travels to Ireland, Scandi‐ navia, Belgium, Greece and Gibraltar takes his audience from the exhilarating high of his star‐studded wedding day in Los Angeles in the presence of friend Adele to the low of lockdown stuck on a farm. A lot has changed since Alan’s last tour four years ago, including Alan who split with his husband last September and nowadays, it’s all about finding happiness and joy in the small things. Boasting one of the most dis‐ tinctive laughs in the country, Alan Carr has deservedly risen from his big break as one half of a Friday‐night Channel 4 double act to a national comedy insti‐ tution. His 2007 UK tour Tooth Fairy Live went on to become a best‐selling DVD, and was followed a year later by
ON TOUR: Alan Carr Chatty Man and Regional Trinket.
his first autobiography Look Who It Is! Carr is also a regular on TV panel shows, has been a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and is currently presenter of BBC’s Interior Design Masters which has just reached the finals stage. He has two shows in Gibraltar, both on October 29 at 7pm and 10pm and the venue is St Michael’s Cave, with tickets costing £40 per person (plus
booking fee) which can be purchased online at https://www.buytickets.gi/ events/alan‐carr‐regional‐trinket‐473 (from April 27) which includes the re‐ turn shuttle bus up the Rock as cars are not allowed. Gibraltar is currently a hot‐spot for stand‐up with visits this year from Rus‐ sell Kane, Jimmy Carr, Sarah Millican and Nik Coppin.
THE SALÓN VARIETÈS SALÓN VARIETÉS THEATRE MAY 7 and 8 sees Martin Joseph and Dave Lee bring their ‘Frank & Deano Las Vegas Show’ to the Salón stage, with all your favourites of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in one spectacular evening! Bringing the Boogie back on May 13 and 14, Craig and Ruth Norris (who perform with Rock of Ages Spain and independently), join Lee Roberts for ‘Boogie Wonderland’! This disco extravaganza debuted at a recent, sell-out fundraiser for the Ukraine organised by Nik Prescott at the Salón and were a huge hit! For one night only Saturday May 21, the ‘Zing Duo’ present a fab tribute to Sir Elton John. ‘Bennie & the Jet’ will have you singing along in your seats! Then to complete May with a bang, Tina Rose and Gemma Lloyd return to directing at the Theatre (after the success
All your favourites in one evening.
of ‘Who Stole Christmas’) with ‘Hollywood meets Broadway’, including hits from Six, Beetlejuice, Chicago, The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, Les Miserables, Trolls and more! Don’t miss out on this wicked show on May 28 and 29!
Teatro Salon Varietes, C/ Emancípación, s/n, Fuengirola 29640 - Malaga. Telephone (+34) 952 474 542 - boxoffice@salonvarietestheatre.com Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 11.00 - 14.30 We also open one hour before any show!
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ALL you Mods out there May is Scoot‐ er month in Sabinil‐ las and Marbella so get out your parkas and tiger tails and polish your wing mirrors. It’s been some time since the noise of vespas and lam‐ brettas has zipped around the Costa del Sol thanks to the pandemic but first on Satur‐ day May 14, the Sabinillas Scooter Crew working with the Manilva Department of Youth is hosting Scooter Day. Starting at 10am, members of different clubs will meet up in Sabinillas and set off on a round trip taking them to Duquesa, Castillo, Manilva, and Casares before returning to Sabinillas for music. It has been confirmed the three
bands who are playing on the Paseo Maritimo are Ska Band the Refrescos from Madrid, R&B with a touch of Latin, the Limboos and self‐ confessed Mod band the Neuras. On the following Sat‐ urday May 21, it’s time for the 15th Rally to be organised by the Marbella Scooterist Club Association with what they claim will be the longest Scooterada on the Costa del Sol. After it’s to the beach fto have a look at the scooters, chat about the lifestyle, have a drink, a bite to eat and enjoy a selection of music from DJs and a number of groups in‐ cluding Punk rockers No Picky from Malaga and Cadiz four‐ piece Lost Bullets.
Throwing for charity ON the oche at the Village Inn Riviera del Sol for Lions charity event from 7pm on Monday May 9. Following the great success of the 2019 darts tournament organised by the La Cala de Mijas Lions, this is a slightly different version as it is similar to the Jim Bowen TV show Bullseye and each team of two consists of one darts player and one quizzer. It’s just €1 per person to enter and €10 per person to enjoy a meal and drink deal. Tickets can be purchased in advance from the Lions charity shop in La Cala.
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Charity fashion show A CHARITY fashion show returns to Alhaurin El Grande on Saturday May 7 at the Artsenal Inoxis art gallery with entry costing €10 per person. Local artist and producer Leon Pa‐ tras has teamed up once more with old and new collaborators to create another fashion show with a differ‐ ence. Following on from the success of the Steampunk Anti‐Fashion Show in October 2019, he continues to seek innovative ways to highlight the costs of Fast Fashion and explore the Slow Fashion options available. There are four basic sections in the show; Charity Chic ‐ Evening Wear, Upcycled, Vintage / Slow, Steam‐ punk. According to Leon, “Slow Fashion is well‐made clothing that lasts for years or decades. Fast Fashion is the cheap stuff you throw away after one season because of its inferior quality. Awareness is key. If we can just start being more conscious of the clothing decisions we make, we can collectively have a meaningful impact.” Apart from raising funds for Cude‐ ca and ARCH (the local horse chari‐
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INNOVATIVE: Steampunk will be represented at the show.
ty), the show also aims to encourage shopping at and donating to local charity shops, where the materials for the show are almost exclusively sourced. “The charity shops themselves are hugely beneficial in helping not only the causes they support, but they al‐ so provide a great service by recircu‐ lating unused items that still have life. They often have items with the
original labels attached that have never been used before, and some very high‐quality clothes by re‐ spectable brands at a fraction of the normal cost,” explained the organis‐ er. The evening will include a dance performance by local artists DK POP, live music and DJs. Outfits, accessories and other re‐ lated items will be available for sale, along with food and drinks.
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Todo Danza Festival HIGHLIGHT of the Marbella To‐ do Danza Festival will be the closing event, the Grand Gala of Stars of Dance on May 15. This will be all about ballet and the artistry of dance which is being choreographed by José Carlos Martínez who had a long career as a performer for Credit: Marbella Council one of the most prestigious Enjoy the story of dance. companies in the world, the Paris Opera Ballet. This performance which is Soloist and Principal Dancer of due to last around two hours the State Opera Stara Zagora in will see a number of internation‐ Bulgaria. al stars at the top of their art. Aída Badía and Aleix Mañé, The exquisite varied selection Former Soloist and Soloist of the of the repertoire will allow each National Dance Company. of the dancers to show off their Lucie Barthélémy and Iván full artistic potential, within a Delgado del Río, International programme carefully designed Principal Dancers. so that the audience accompa‐ Sara Arévalo and Carlos nies them through the history of Sánchez, Dance Corps and dance, where tradition coexists Soloist of the National Ballet of with modernity. Spain. • Guest dancers: Taking place at the Marbella Filipa de Castro and Carlos City Theatre and starting at 8pm Pinillos, Principal Dancers of the tickets costing €25 per person National Dance Company of are available from Portugal. https://www.mientrada.net/ev Clara Pla and Tomoki Ishigo, ento/gran‐gala‐estrellas‐dan‐
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International Guitar Festival THE Ronda International Guitar Festival is an annual event dedi‐ cated to music in general and the Spanish Guitar in particular. For a week, internationally renowned artists from different countries and of different gen‐ res come on stage. The festival strives to high‐ light the versatility and diversi‐ ty of styles that the guitar em‐ braces: classical, romantic, flamenco, jazz and contempo‐ rary. The festival also aims to turn Ronda into an annual interna‐ tional meeting point for music and guitar lovers. Stimulate the meeting between guitarists and lovers of music and guitar from different countries. Concerts are performed at the Congress and Exhibition Centre Santo Domingo, a unique space in the heart of the historical old‐town of Ron‐ da, Malaga. The sixth International Guitar Festival will be held between June 6 and 11 featuring artists from Spain, Greece, Belgium, Poland and the Czech Republic. One artist in particular to look out for is Yorgos Bechli‐ vanoglou is the inventor, de‐ signer and luthier of the MOOV Travel Guitar, the smallest trav‐ el guitar in the world. Visit https://rondaguitarfes tival.com/eng/ticket‐sales to who is playing and purchase tickets which cost either €10.61 or €15.61 depending on the number of artists tak‐ ing part.
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Different cultures AFTER a break of two years as a result of the coron‐ avirus pandemic, Fuengirola will once again host its International ‘Feria de los Pueblos’, as always at the fairground in the town, from April 27 to May 2. This year the event has been renamed the Interna‐ tional ‘Feria de los Paises’ (Fair of the Countries). Rep‐ resentatives of 33 different countries will participate, opening the doors of their ‘casetas’ from 1pm until 4am. “Fuengirola is a cosmopolitan and open city; a friendly and tolerant society, willing to open its doors to as many citizens of other nationalities as choose to live there. More than 130 different nationalities live together in our town in perfect harmony and peace,” said Ana Mula, the mayor of Fuengirola. “New this year we have the incorporation of Roma‐ nia, and there will also be Ukraine, whose citizens need our support and affection now more than ever,” added Ms Mula during the presentation of the event. The main parade of the fair will be held on Satur‐ day, April 30, at 11.30am. It will pass through the main streets of the town, and is expected to involve more than 1,000 people including a significant num‐ ber representing the UK. Starting from Plaza de España, the parade will ter‐ minate at the fairground.
Biohazard Torremolinos TORREMOLINOS supported its first ever escape game in the municipality, the ‘Enigma Da Vinci’ which took place on Saturday April 23 in the gardens of the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Cultural Centre. Now the town will wel‐ come the second and very different game ‘Biohazard’ which will take place on Saturday May 28 in the pedestrian area of Avenida Palma de Mallorca corner with Avenida Isabel Manoja. In this game, aimed at young people aged 13 and over, the participants must find an antidote in order to prevent the end of the world. Registration may be made by emailing info@escapevent.com giving your name and a What‐ sApp ready telephone number. The game will consist of two early evening sessions, the first from 6pm to 7.30pm.and the second from 8pm to 9.30pm, with teams of three to six players and 30 in each session.
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Sustainable Spain F O L LOW I N G the Covid pandemic, there has been an increase in envi‐ ronmental awareness in all sectors of the economy including construction and property. The importance placed on our home and living spaces has been magnified because of the major‐ ity of us working from and spending more time at home. New builds on the Costa del Sol are increasingly us‐ ing green construction, resulting in sustainable homes with minimal car‐ bon footprint. Environmentally friendly construc‐ tion aims to build homes with the lowest possible impact by doing things such as using sustainable ma‐ terials, solar panels or by ensuring minimal impact on the environment at the construction site ‐ and eco building on the Costa del Sol aims to create nearly zero energy buildings (ZENB). According to an estate agency on the Costa del Sol, to offer maximum home comfort as well as achieving true energy efficiency, eco homes generally feature materials such as wood from sustainably managed forests with PEFC or FSC certification
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rather than concrete which emits high CO₂ levels. Green buildings also look at ways to avoid plastics, showcasing natural materials such as stone or wood in the design. With regards to insulation, true en‐ ergy efficiency is only possible in properties with an interior tempera‐ ture that is constant at all times, so, ensuring 100 per cent insulation in doors, windows and roofs is essential. South facing properties ‐ something that is easy on the Costa del Sol ‐ al‐ lows the property to benefit from natural light and sunshine, particular‐ ly with solar power.
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A Rural life D U E to its spectacular beauty, laid back lifestyle, fantastic cuisine and stun‐ ning beaches, Spain at‐ tracts thousands of peo‐ ple looking to buy a new home or holiday property each year. But what are some considerations if you are looking for a Spanish rural finca or townhouse? Investigate the property tax rate before purchas‐ ing, although fincas can be picked up easily and for a cheap price, property tax‐ es vary according to the location of the home. Make sure the area is easy to travel to and from, including travelling to oth‐ er major parts of the country. Some rural areas are quite closed off, so hunt for a suitable area with, or close to, a devel‐ oped travel system. Check the telecommuni‐ cations system, although Spain generally provides a
RURAL LOCATION: Make sure you investigate thoroughly.
strong telecommunication network, there are some remote rural areas that are lacking in this area. Ensure that the property has sufficient mobile sig‐ nals for easy communica‐ tion and internet. Be sure that the area has a well‐established and well‐developed banking system, this is important for a permanent home and a holiday home, should you need to trans‐ fer money at a bank ur‐ gently or go into a branch.
The same goes for medi‐ cal facilities, the last thing anybody would want is to be in a position where they do not have a hospi‐ tal or doctor in close prox‐ imity in the case of an emergency. Research the demo‐ graphics of the people liv‐ ing in the area, if you are used to a wide social circle then it is important to find out the average age and nationality of the resi‐ dents in the area to get an idea of the lifestyle.
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FEATURE
Skin cream and cashmere
SUZANNE MANNERS DURING the reign of Elizabeth Tudor no‐ bles, jealously guarding their own position at court, passed what was known as the Sumptuary Law. This law in effect denied normal folk the joy of wearing a variety of colours including purple. Charlemagne from France tried it cen‐ turies earlier in a doomed attempt to reign in the extravagance of the French court. Charlemagne’s desire to curtail the spending of his noblemen was inspired by his belief in Christ and the oft quoted text “It is easier for a camel…etc etc.” In hedging his bets he hoped that his own ascent to heaven was as‐ sured. It was his son, Louis the Pious (!!!), however , who denied all but the king and his relatives the joy of wearing gold and silk. It was expected of noblemen to lead an extravagant and richly decorated life. Swans were indeed a swimming but in gravy, minia‐ ture castles were built of marzipan and spun sugar and great swathes of cloth of gold adorned the dark passageways of mediaeval and later Tudor domiciles. This excessive dis‐ play of wealth created resentment and ill feeling amongst the great unwashed. The gulf between rich and poor was never wider
TUDOR PERIOD: The excessive display of wealth created resentment and ill feeling.
and revolution beckoned. Unfortunately it’s not much better today. Yes we can wear whatever colour we want but try purchasing a cashmere sweater for less than a month’s pay and don’t get me started on skin care. The great unwashed are now bright and colourful but their faces re‐
semble old dish rags wrung out and discard‐ ed in the sun. How on earth can a small jar of cream cost that much? Who decides that mashed up snail juice constitutes the elixir of youth and wealth?...and is a puffed up plastic jacket that makes you resemble a sweaty Gothic Michelin man really worth a grand or
more? Why would anyone want to look like a floret of broccoli on the red carpet? The emperor’s new clothes indeed. Food prices have risen, electricity and fuel costs are through the roof, basic goods be‐ coming more and more inaccessible as wages are flattened beneath the weight of inflation. It’s time for the oil companies, the big businesses and the banks to begin suck‐ ing up and absorbing the increases and in so doing lower their profits so that ordinary working people can still heat their homes and feed their children. It’s not for us to ride out the storm, but for the wealthy to shoul‐ der some of the burden to enable everyone to weather it better. This is the way an equal society works. As for skin care, check the ingredients on a €200 pot of cream compared with the super‐ market €5 one. The emperor is naked and he knows it and increasingly the great un‐ washed know it too (who are unwashed be‐ cause they cannot afford to run their wash‐ ing machines). To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
Suzanne Manners’ opinions are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
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DAVID WORBOYS I NORMALLY like to stick to a theme, but this time I’m going off on several tangents. I think it’s a funny world: funny (amusing) and funny (amazing). Many things can make it amazing, but it’s people and their situations that make it amusing. We find it amusing that other people are different, es‐ pecially eccentrics. Sadly, however, many people actually dislike others simply be‐ cause they look different from them. They may have different skin colour, they may be obese, exceptionally short in stature, ug‐ ly or effeminate. But a line seems to have been drawn somewhere. Perhaps with the late Michael Jackson. As I write, people with blue eyes don’t dis‐ criminate against those with brown eyes ‐ or grey, green or hazel eyes ‐ but some have an aversion to our friends blessed with epican‐ thic (oriental) eyes. There may be amuse‐ ment at extremely hooked or unusually snub noses, but no discrimination against their owners. And yet many white people feel alien ‐ or even hostile ‐ to those of us with brown, ‘black’, ‘yellow’ or ‘red’ skin ‐ al‐ though not against the impressive Christine Lagarde who has orange skin. While the same applies in reverse, by far the greatest
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IT’S A FUNNY WORLD
Supreme Court judges dressed as Santa Claus was funny, but not amusing.
concern nowadays is white prejudice against blacks. Different physical features are associ‐ ated with different cultures, but what is the problem with being different? If we were all identical, what a boring world it would be! I find it funny (amazing) that almost every‐ body today spends most of their waking hours gawping at the palm of one hand, usu‐ ally laughing or talking to themselves, as they sit with a friend having a coffee, wait in
a queue or pay for a purchase in a shop. It’s certainly not amusing when they do this whilst driving or sleep‐walking across a zebra crossing. It also seems funny (amazing) that, until 2009, the UK Final Appeal (Supreme) Court consisted of hereditary peers dressed as Santa Claus. Some people couldn’t organise a booze‐ up in Downing Street. The wife of a service‐
man (not a Texan) discovered too late that she had mailed all the invitations for her hus‐ band’s homecoming party in envelopes with names, but no addresses. Only their neigh‐ bours turned up. He was not amused. Some jokes are innocuous, such as: ‘Are dogs allowed in this restaurant?’ ‐ ‘Only if ac‐ companied by a human.’ Unfortunately, most of the really funny ones were of an of‐ fensive nature, which means many people did not find them remotely amusing. They could be blasphemous, sick, discriminatory or, in the case of Derek and Clive, downright filthy. But to most of us they were very fun‐ ny. So, let’s finish with a silly but amusing joke. Detective Inspector Brawn: “Can you explain that?” Detective Sergeant Fallows” “No, sir.” Brawn: “Do you know why they did it?” Fal‐ lows: “No, sir.” “Have you asked them?” “No, sir.” “No, sir? Is that all you can say?” “Yes, sir.” To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
David Worboys’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
Travel Feature
Historic Ainsa I N the shadow of the Pyrenees Mountains lies the historical and charming medieval town of Ain‐ sa, formerly the capital of the old Kingdom of Sobrarbe and incor‐ porated into the Kingdom of Aragon in the 11th century. The town, which is a magnifi‐ cent example of medieval urban development, has an incredible historic quarter that has been de‐ clared a Historic‐Artistic Site. The old quarter is formed by a group of tightly packed houses as well as an enormous castle which is almost as big as the rest of the town! Two of the towers of the castle itself have been trans‐ formed into museums where you can learn more about the Pyre‐ nees and the history of the town. The historic walls that sur‐ rounded the town centuries ago are still almost intact to this day, making you feel like you have travelled back in time. Its cob‐ bled paths and buildings hewn from stone will lead you to com‐
AINSA: Panoramic mountain views.
manding panoramic views of the mountains, particularly the great rock bastion of La Peña Montañe‐ sa. B u r s t i n g w i t h h i s t o r y a n d m u‐ seums in the old quarter, the modern part of this beautiful town is spread around a cross‐ roads and two rivers flowing down from the Pyrenees ‐ the Ara and the Cinca. Ainsa is a great town for visi‐ tors and foodies, with plenty of restaurants and cafes serving beautifully created local dishes as well as an abundance of places to stay where you can relax and unwind after exploring the town.
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9 cat facts life is equal to about seven human years. Cats can rotate their ears 180 degrees and have very advanced hearing ‐ they can hear much higher pitches than we can, and their range goes even above that of dogs!
A CAT’S LIFE: 70 per cent of the day is spent sleeping.
The hearing of the aver‐ age cat is at least five times more advanced than that of a human adult.
In the largest cat breed, the average male weighs approximately 20 pounds ‐ that’s almost 1.5 stone!
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GATES ELECTRIC GATES/Garage Doors. Intercoms/access control systems and replacement remotes. New installs and repairs. For all your electric gate and garage door requirements call us on 605 356 469/952 786 178. The Garage Door Co & 2 Way Gates. tgdc@hot mail.co.uk www.2waygates .com (292651)
GENERAL SERVICES EXPERIENCED CAPABLE YOUNG MAN available for laboring work, heavy lifting & support with removals. Can supply trade contacts. Native English speaking and also fluent in Spanish. Please call or WhatsApp me at +44 7707 557342 (295652)
GLASS CURTAINS GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels. Call Julian 655 825 931 (294354)
GOLF FOR SALE FULL set of irons never used, plus ping putter. Offers for the lot. 625 908 687 (293391)
GUTTERING GUTTERING: Protect your property from rain damage. Quality guaranteed. 26 years installation history in Spain. Envirocare. All areas covered 952 663 141/670 409 759 info@en virocarespain.com www.envirocarespain.com (295314)
HEALTH & BEAUTY BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX & fillers from €95. Skinny Jab & Fat reducing injections. Cover Coast & Inland. www.beautifulmarbella.es 609 347 086 (295540)
CHIROPRACTOR FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release. J Schaegen, Specialised in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice. 652 291 224 www.body work.es (295647)
MASSAGE
HOT TUBS & SPAS HOT TUBS new used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. Used good Hot Tubs for sale. 691 973 131 / +44 7836 379122 (294340)
HOUSE CLEARANCES ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. Also buy cars, campervans, boats & bikes. 697 511 071 (294952)
INSURANCE
ENGLISH fully qualified masseuse. Relaxing Swedish massage in the comfort of your own home. Whatsapp me 652 189 088 (295505)
EU INSURANCE DIRECT. Best prices, best service, best cover for all your Insurance needs. TEL 951 080 118 or 952 830 843 (282687)
BODY, facial treatments. Drainage lymphatic massages. Brazilian Spa treatment. Nutrition. Weight loss. Appointments. Also Outcalls. 641 466 196 (FU 2593)
MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 952 147 834, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 952 147 834 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726)
HEATING FIRES: Electric, Gas, Wood Burning Stoves. Quality guaranteed. EnviroCare. All areas covered. 952 663 141/670 409 759. info@en virocarespain.com www.en virocarespain.com (295314)
HOME IMPROVEMENTS VINYL WRAP VINYL SOLUTIONS WHY REPLACE WHEN YOU CAN RENOVATE? Modern adhesive vinyl coverings in hundreds of styles and designs can renovate a tired kitchen, bathroom, wall panels, bedroom wardrobes, fridge doors. Turn a tired looking wood designed kitchen into a modern solid colour or metallic look without painting or replacing. Work carried out on site with 10 year warranties Contact Ian 644 546 176 for design brochure and samples. (292272)
INSURANCE
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LOCKSMITHS LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 (288129) ENGLISH 24/7 LOCKSMITHS AND SECURITY COMPANY, FREE HOME SECURITY SURVEY. 636 770 865 / 952 660 233 WWW.SECURITYOFSPAIN .COM CONTACT DAREN (294126)
MISCELLANEOUS GOLD & SILVER Bought & Sold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)
MOBILITY THE WORLD OF MOBILITY superstore. Your independent living & mobility specialist. All mobility needs under one roof. Sales, Repairs & Rentals. FREE delivery with all online sales. www.worldofmobility.es/shop (295808) SENIORWORLD (est.2008) – MOBILITY scooters, wheelchairs, stairlifts, nursing beds, rise ‘n’ recline chairs & a large range of daily living aids for sale or hire, for a better life. Visit our showroom in Los Boliches - or call on 952 663 131 or 670 964 181 for advice & best prices (294342)
MOSQUITO SCREENS ACE OF SHADES – Don’t let the bugs get you! Available in enrollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours including wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.design (101730) MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a high-quality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service. All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (294354) MOSQUITO screens, sliding, pulldown, pleated, colours call Mosquito Nick 647 072 861 www.mos quitonick.ws (293466)
LAWYERS
MOTORING FOR SALE – SELLING YOUR SPANISH CAR? PHONE Bill Brady for the best cash price. Stay safe and phone Bill on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com MASSIVE SAVINGS AT BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or billbrady cars.com NEW Cars and SUVs coming soon please check our web page billbradycars.com. KIA SOL, Diesel, One private owner, Low km, 9995 € . 952838842 & 608950221, billbradycars.com MUST be the cheapest car on the coast CONVERTIBLE Automatic / Diesel Mercedes SLK 250 CDI. 2012 R:H:D: With service history 96’000 Klm. ( 60’000 Mls ) New ITV. ( MOT ) Health forces this sale this car is immaculate for year yes the price is correct WAS 14’995€ Now slashed to only 12’995€ 952838842 608950221 billbradycars.com VAUXHALL ANTARA 2.2 cdti 4x4, 2013, low mileage, good condition, RHD, Spanish plates. Reduced to €7.500 ono. 645 037 335 (295921) WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 952 147 834. (200726)
CLASSIFIEDS ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (294957)
WANTED ALL CARS / Commercials wanted, runners or non-runners. Cash. Buyer collects. Transfer included. 605 109 796 (294574) WANTED, wanted, wanted!! All cars, all years, all models… from exotic to classic. Spanish, English, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 or 606 647 597. (294958) CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (290739) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH/WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (290739) CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (290739) CARS, VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 685 524 921 (290739) WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 685 524 921 (290739) WANTED 4 wheel drive, up to €5,000, must be in good condition. Instant cash. 635 500 164 (295812)
IMPORT / TRANSFER CARS transferred, history checks, Imports and Embargo problems. Change of use and lost papers. Change your car to Spanish plates, simple efficient service. Cars bought and sold. Please call 678 808 837 Or email carsinspain@live .co.uk (290739)
CAR SERVICES
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CLASSIFIEDS MUSIC ENHANCE YOUR SPECIAL DAY WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF LIVE SPANISH GUITAR PLAYED BY DAVID CHRISTIAN-CLARK. ECLECTIC REPERTOIRE. RECOMMENDED BY TOP WEDDING-PLANNERS AND AGENTS. SEE HIM ON GOOGLE & FACEBOOK. PARTY BAND AVAILABLE ALSO. CALL 00 350 540 367 29 (295061)
NAUTICAL INTERNATIONAL SKIPPER LICENCE, VHF/DSC-Radio or Radar Courses held in English individual or small groups starts soon. 626 245 098 (295607)
PASSPORT RENEWALS UK & IRISH Passport renewals including photo’s. Complete Service. Cath’s Cards. 952 885 759. www.cathscards .es (295683)
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.catanddogworld.com (295535)
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-charity.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320)
www.euroweeklynews.com 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 Borrego behind Venta Miralmonte. For more information and directions see our website www.horserescuespain.org our Facebook page Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos or tel. 610 845 491 or 656 935 613 (93322) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public at weekends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at any time. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net (93321)
SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So, if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about rehoming, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317)
28 April - 4 May 2022 PROFESSIONAL SERV. MALAGA EXPAT CONSULTING - Spanish Paperwork: NIE, Residency, TIE, NonLucrative & Golden Visas, Car Transfers, Property Tourist License, Translations, Property Search & Relocation Consultancy. Outstanding service at competitive rates. Call or WhatsApp Irina Saltmarsh 687 733 743 www.malagaexpat .com (295136)
PROPERTY
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PLUMBING
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PROPERTY WANTED SELLING UP?? Why not give us a call an let us give you an honest and realistic valuation of your property. List with us and let us take the stress out of selling your home. No sale no fee!! English agent on the ball with clients waiting. Please call 685 524 921. (290739) PLUMBING. Leak detection & blocked drains. Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (289699)
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ROLLER SHUTTERS
LONG TERM RENTALS AVAILABLE and also wanted. Super prices. Apartments, townhouses, villas, fincas, shops, offices, bars, restaurants. Coast & inland. Tlf 679 111 522 (295641)
ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours available including wood effect, we also offer a repair service. Make your home more secure! Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.design (101730)
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PROPERTY TO LET
MIJAS countryside townhouse. 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms. Spectacular sea views. Storage, pool and Parking. 800€. To see photos. www.bit.ly/MIJAS. Tlf. 627 642 642 (292529)
REMOVALS/STORAGE 15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 13th May 2022. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928 090 (295018)
MAN AND VAN MAN & VAN, 20€ ph. Removals, Rubbish & House Clearances. Paul 634 112 677 (289055) 2 MEN, Van €30 p hour. House Clearances & Storage. 651 081 610 (294942)
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SITUATIONS VACANT DISTRIBUTION DRIVERS wanted for Costa del Sol and Costa Tropical. One day per week. Must be legal to work in Spain, have own transport, know the areas and be reliable. Please send CV with covering letter to Martyn by email mab021262@gmail.com (292475)
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack IT carries an iconic British badge but these days MG is owned by Chinese car maker SAIC, and built in China. Gone are the days of sporty two seaters in favour of more populist SUVs, an estate and a very smart hatchback, and what by today’s standards are bargain prices. There is now a very capable range of EV power within the MG line‐up too. The latest MG ZS is a differ‐ ent matter though. Style is subjective, but most who saw my test model mentioned words like smart, stylish and quite a few admired the op‐ tional Battersea Blue paint‐ work. Inside the good vibes continue with decent legroom, a quality feel and premium look. The top of the range Exclusive model tested here has an extensive stan‐ dard equipment tally and puts rivals to shame at the price. Two engines are on offer, both petrol units, a 1.0‐litre turbocharged three cylinder and a more conventional 1.5‐ litre four cylinder. They are
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mated to a six speed manual or automatic transmission and a five speed manual with the 1.5‐litre engine. Prices for the range start from €20,476/£16,995 with my top of the range Exclusive model driving in at €25,727/£21,350, with the
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has lots to offer price conscious buyers 1.0‐litre power unit, six‐speed manual gears and optional Battersea Blue paint finish. Standard fare includes pretty much everything you would need includ‐ ing sat nav, cruise con‐ trol, keyless entry and start, auto lights and wipers, heated front seats, faux leather upholstery, air con‐ ditioning, heated and powered door mirrors, 360 degree cameras, 10‐inch touchscreen with Ap‐ ple Car Play and An‐ droid Auto, electric
Facts at a Glance Model: MG ZS Exclusive 1.0T GDi Engine: 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder, turbocharged petrol Gears: 6-Speed manual Price: €25,727 (£21,350) Performance: 0-100 kmh (60 mph) 10.5 seconds/Maximum Speed 180 kmh (112 mph) Economy: 6.6l/100km (42.7 mpg) Combined driving Emissions: 149 g/km Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
seat adjustment and six speaker sound system. Phew! On the road the ZS is a smooth and comfortable ride. The six‐speed manual gear‐ box is a delight with a slick change and well‐chosen ra‐ tios. Quiet and refined, with particularly comfortable seat‐ ing, it has excellent steering and handles surprisingly well with minimal body roll. MG’s new car profile is growing and they have rela‐ tively recently added an all‐ electric ZS, including a long‐ range version, the MG5 EV estate and a plug‐in hybrid HS model. MG models are increasingly gaining in build quality and feel, with the ZS representing especially good value. Com‐ pared to similarly priced rivals the MG will probably not hold its value to the same level, but in many cases looks and feels better quality, rides and drives better and is a very nice place to be for your daily commute and holiday drive.
Low emission zones T H E President Pedro Sánchez has said that he wants to introduce LEZs across the country, with the Ministry for the Eco‐ logical Transition and the Demographic Chal‐ lenge working on the draft of the definitive regulations. The new regulations will be in place by 2023 and will affect all mu‐ nicipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants and those with more than 20,000 where there is high pollution. As is the law on the roads generally, pedestri‐ ans and cyclists have pri‐ ority followed by public transport, high occupancy and shared mobility vehi‐ cles. At the back of the queue are private and commercial vehicles. In terms of the cars, some 25 million cars identified
as being C, E, R or O have pri‐ ority over all others, includ‐ ing ECO vehi‐ cles. Those with‐ out either of these designations, private vehicles, or who have a B and C designation will have less or restricted ac‐ cess. B and C cars refer to the average vehicle on the road, C being those that comply with the latest EU emissions (petrol manu‐ factured after January 2006, light diesel manu‐ factured after September 2015). O emissions refers to those that are most effi‐ cient, battery electric
(BEV), extended range electric (REEV), plug‐in hy‐ brid electric (PHEV) with a range of 40 kms or fuel cell vehicles. Those towns and cities will have some leeway in what is enforced. The rules are all about improv‐ ing the quality of air, as well as the different crite‐ ria that they must meet in terms of monitoring and control to verify improve‐ ments in pollution levels. Towns and cities will be required under the law to account for the change every four years. If you are not sure what category your car is you can find it upon entering your registration number on the DGT site.
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English darts legend passes away M I K E G R EG O R Y, the legendary English darts player has passed away on Tuesday, April 19, at the age of 65. Incredi‐ bly, for such a skilled and iconic player, he never won the official world darts title. His closest opportunity was against Phil Taylor in 1992, when he reached the final of the World Darts Championship. Gregory had a mind‐ blowing six darts at a ti‐ tle‐winning double, be‐ fore eventually losing in a sudden‐death playoff against the future legend from Stoke‐on‐Trent.
DARTS LEGEND: Mike had a great sense of humour. Gregory was a found‐ ing member of the WDC, but switched back to
competing in the BDO. During his long career at the oche, he was victori‐ ous in the first two events to be staged by the brand new PDC, claiming the World Mas‐ ters title events in 1992 and 1993. In 1983, and again in 1992, he reached the fi‐ nal of the World Mas‐ ters. He also won the
News of the World on two occasions, and also the MFI World Match‐ play title. “The Professional Darts Corporation ex‐ presses its condolences to the family and friends of former player Mike Gregory, who passed away on Tuesday aged 65,” read a statement from the PDC. Social media was buzzing with tributes to the popular darts ace. “Sorry to hear that Mike Gregory has passed away. Thoughts go out to all his family at this sad time,” posted 16‐ time World Champion, Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor. George Noble, the pro‐ fessional darts referee tweeted, “Unfortunately it is true, he passed away this morning. I just spoke to one of his friends... a real shame Mike had a great sense of humour.”