Costa de Almeria 14 - 20 July 2022 Issue 1932

Issue No. 1932 14 - 20 July 2022

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OPEN ALL HOURS ANDALUCIA’S SAS Health system is contracting an‐ other 1,631 health profes‐ sionals to cover holidays in Almeria province this sum‐ mer.

The additional staff means that 136 primary care health centres will re‐ main open in July and Au‐ gust. The 92 per cent that open in the afternoon and early evenings can contin‐ ue to do so, along with an A and E service at 35 cen‐ tres.

As a result, the San Jose primary care health centre in Nijar will open each day from 8am until 8pm until September 15.

The centre will also be able to call on a mobile unit with a doctor, nurse and assistant to ensure a rapid response in an emergency.

Located in one of the town’s principal tourist ar‐ eas, the San Jose centre’s

Photo credit: Junta de Andalucia

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JUNTA VISIT: Health chief Juan de la Cruz Belmonte at the San Jose health centre

catchment area doubles in size from 1,500 to 3,000 during the high season.

“This is one of the mea‐ sures included in the Plan Verano (Summer Plan), in‐ troduced to meet increased demand along the Almeria

coast during the summer,” said Juan de la Cruz Bel‐ monte, who heads the Jun‐ ta’s Health and Families de‐ partment on a recent visit to the San Jose centre.

Resources have been ad‐ justed to meet the summer

demands as the province’s population and tourism moves towards the coast while ensuring the viability of the Plan de Vacaciones holiday scheme for medical staff, De la Cruz Belmonte said.

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Water in all its forms

VALENCIAN artist Pamen Merchante is currently showing her work at Mojacar’s La Fuente municipal art centre.

Visitors can “submerge” themselves in her pictures, whose sole theme is water in all its forms.

The artist also has a surprise in store for visitors, as they will also be confronted by Marchante’s “precious stones” collected from Mojacar beaches over the past year.

Those attending the exhibition can interact with Mer‐ chante’s pictures by wetting the stones to appreciate the patterns and colours that appear in an explosion of light and colour that only Nature can create.

If a particular stone attracts a visitor’s attention, they are free to take it home with them in exchange for a do‐ nation to the Fundacion Ecomar. This non‐profitmaking organisation, founded in 1991 by Teresa Zabell ‐ the only Spanish woman to win two gold Olympic medals – is committed to helping the planet by removing polluting plastic from the sea, rivers and beaches. Pamen Mer‐ chante has shown her pictures throughout Spain, the UK and the US and now spends her time between Valencia and Mojacar. The exhibition at La Fuente is open until the end of July, Wednesday to Friday, from 10am until 1pm and on Saturdays and Sundays between 10am and 2pm.

VERA’S former washhouse and the Cuatro Ccaños fountain were the setting for a candle‐lit evening of poetry‐reading and music.

The July 7 event was the first of its kind, explained Vera’s Cul‐ ture councillor Maria Manuela Caparros. “What we want is

Linda Hall THE Premios Almanzora awards returned for their 13th edition in Albox on July 7 after two difficult pandemic years.

The ceremony, held in Al‐ box’s Plaza Mayor, was or‐ ganised by the Voz de Almeria provincial daily newspaper, the Cadena SER radio station and Los 40. The awards ac‐ knowledged the efforts of the residents of the Valle del Al‐ manzora and this year’s edi‐ tion placed special emphasis on the local businesses and shops that have served the area for so many years.

There was also recognition for the associations and sports clubs which do so much to in‐ vigorate and enliven life in the

Magical candlelit evening simply to promote the art of recitation and enjoy a summer evening surrounded by music and candlelight to create a magical and romantic am‐ biance,” she said.The public re‐

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Albox hosts Almanzora awards

sponded to the call in an emo‐ tive and warm atmosphere that was complemented by the cool, soothing sound of the water running along the wash‐ house channel.

Credit: Albox town hall

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ALBOX AWARDS: Took place after two years

inland towns and villages. This year’s Premios Almanzora awards marked a return to

normality although, as Albox mayor Francisco Torrecillas pointed the Plaza Mayor, this

would would soon be under‐ going a radical change.

The decision to make the entire Plaza a pedestrian area was another example of the area’s awareness of the need to row against the tide of de‐ population by making towns more resident‐friendly, Tor‐ recillas declared. This was the second time that the Premios Almanzora were held in the Plaza Mayor in Albox, and the gala which followed .

Salt beds protest

Linda Hall APPROXIMATELY 500 people formed a human chain passing buckets of seawater from Torreon de San Miguel to the Cabo de Gata salt beds.

The usually water-filled area, which is also officially-protected, is now completely dry, threatening the waterfowl and other birds that live there. Ironically the salt beds dried up owing to the torrential spring rains which washed stones and gravel into the area, blocking and damaging the channels that usually bring in seawater. The July 9 initiative was organised by the Cabo de Gata Me Mata cultur-

al association in protest at “inaction” on the part of the Junta de Andalucia and the Union Salinera salt-extraction company.

Aranzazu Martin, the Junta’s acting delegate to Almeria, announced on July 9 that the regional government had, on the contrary, acted with “maximum rapidity” regarding the salt beds. “A group of specialist from the Territorial Delegation are now on hand should it be necessary to take action on the spot,” Martin told the Spanish media.

“The Junta took steps from the moment the Union Salinera warned that there was a problem on June 7,” she said.

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NIBS EXTRA Much-needed PAUL DAWSON of Sunshine Charters donated a voucher‐ for a sunset cruise for two people to raise money for the Los Gallardos‐based PAWS‐ PATAS animal shelter. They sold 100 of the €2.50 tickets, giving the shelter a massive €250 which was not only ur‐ gently needed but also great‐ ly appreciated.

Naughty boys MULTINATIONAL construction companies linked to projects that include infrastructure for the AVE high speed train in Almeria province face multi‐ million fines for price‐fixing over the last 25 years, the Na‐ tional Markets and Competi‐ tion Commission (CNMC) an‐ nounced. This will not affect the AVE’s estimated 2026 ar‐ rival, CNMC sources said.

Don’t do it DESPITE warning notices of fines of up to €60,000, beach‐ goers continue to take selfies on the jutting Los Escullos rock in the Cabo de Gata‐Nijar na‐ tional park. The fossil dune, which is approximately 125,000 years old, is not only extremely fragile but anybody climbing it risks a fall.

Bare facts THE €400,000 remodelling project for the Natsun urbani‐ sation roads in Vera Playa has concluded, announced Infras‐ tructure councillor Alfonso Garcia. Work also included im‐ provements to the main drainage network, telephone cables, streetlighting and gar‐ dens in one of Spain’s first na‐ turist urbanisations which originally opened in the late 1970s.

New role JUAN ANTONIO LORENZO, mayor of Seron since 1999 who has won every municipal election with an overall ma‐ jority, announced his resigna‐ tion. He will concentrate on his new role as a regional MP so that his successor – yet to be announced – can give Seron the attention it de‐ serves, Lorenzo said.

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Working up to a Grand Linda Hall THE first heat of the Mojacar FaXtor was off to a good start at the Emerald Isle on July 4.

“A great night was had by all,” said one of the organisers, Carol Newton.

Sally Grant was the heatwinner and the first con‐ testant through to the Grand Finale, with Stewart Dorricot the runner‐up.

“All entrants did well and the scores were tight,” Carol added. The Mojacar FaXtor is more than a talent contest, as Carol and Shea Fox are fundraising for the Ukrainian Refugee Relief charity.

They are also bringing in more funds via scratch cards

Photo credit: Carol Newton

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HEAT WINNER: Sally Grant goes through to the Mojacar FaXtor final

and grand raffle with a first prize of a seven‐night break for two in a studio apartment at the San Antonio four‐star hotel in Malta. Bed, breakfast

Kamikaze causes A TURRE kamikaze driver is under investigation after causing a head‐on collision with a lorry on the A‐7.

A Guardia Civil patrol from Vera were first on the scene after several motorists alerted the Emergency Services after wit‐ nessing the accident on June 29. Officers administered first aid and also called an ambulance, given the nature of the accident.

Witnesses reported that the car was driving towards Carta‐ gena on the Almeria‐bound lane before the collision occurred at 4.15am near the 688‐kilometre marker inside the Huercal‐ Overa town limits.

Having inspected the scene of the accidents and after taking statements from witnesses, Guardia Civil sources later re‐ vealed that the car had driven at least 10 kilometres in the wrong direction.

The Turre driver now faces charges of driving under the in‐ fluence of alcohol, refusing to take an alcohol‐drugs test and dangerous drivi

ASHAL joins in ASHAL, the association which represents Almeria’s hospitality industry, has joined the Club de la Tapa.

This Hosteleria España (Spanish Hospitality) project sets out to promote and de‐ fend Tapas, whether tradi‐ tional, gourmet, paid‐for or complementary, as a sign of identity. ASHAL is now en‐ couraging its members throughout the province to take part in the project.

“Tapas are not only an at‐ traction in themselves, but they are also creations from our kitchens that use local produce which promotes

the wide range of Almeria’s agrifoods sector,” said ASHAL’S president Pedro Sanchez‐Fortun.The associa‐ tion’s announcement coin‐ cided with the conclusion of World Tapas Day, which in fact ran for more than two weeks between June 16 and July 3.More than 50 Almeria province bars and restau‐ rants took part in the cam‐ paign and ASHAL is now col‐ lating all the tickets sent in from participating establish‐ ments. hese will enter a draw whose results are due to be announced shortly.

and an evening meal, plus drinks are included.

But there are scores of oth‐ er prizes, listed in previous edi‐ tions of the Euro Weekly

News and full details of Mo‐ jacar FaXtor are also available from Carol (634381386) or Ron Fazey (44 7910128569 ronfazey1@msn.com).

Listed below are several places where raffle tickets are now on sale.

Mojacar Emerald Isle Shea’s Restaurant Mimi’s Bar Carrigans Chicken Shack Roof Garden Etcetera La Supertienda, Parque Commercial Kenny’s Bar and Que Lemon Lounge Oasis Fashions

Beach time for all

Photo credit: Carboneras town hall

JUNTA GRANT: Carboneras mayor with local councillors and Junta official

CARBONERAS hopes to ob‐ tain Junta funds to modify a shady area on the Lancon beach for those with mobility problems.

Mayor Jose Luis Amerigo Fernandez recently met Jose Luis Delgado, the regional government’s delegate to Almeria for Regeneration, Jus‐ tice and Local Administration, to discuss the initiative.

The town hall has now ap‐ plied for €16,335 from the fund that the Junta makes available to those municipali‐ ties where the population soars at certain times of the year and, above all, during the summer.

Amerigo stressed that the town hall makes every effort to provide quality services during the high season.

“On this occasion,” the mayor said, “the municipal re‐

quest focuses on ensuring that those with disabilities can enjoy their leisure time while establishing Carbonas as a tourist destination that has them specifically in mind.

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Bilingual summer schools MORE than a thousand children have enrolled in the bilingual summer schools run throughout Ju‐ ly by the association El Saliente and the Almeria Foundation for People with Disabilities. This initiative is possible thanks to the col‐ laboration of the town halls of Albox, Turre, Los Gallar‐ dos, Benahadux, Pechina, Viator and Mojacar, Fran‐ cisco Villaespesa Primary School and the University of Almeria, as well as the Department of Equality, Social Policies and Concilia‐ tion of the Junta de An‐ dalucia.

The El Saliente summer schools promote creativity and teach children about sustainability and the envi‐ ronment through linguistic immersion, new technolo‐ gy and water activities. One of the basic pillars of the schools is education in val‐ ues, and children are en‐ couraged to develop values such as solidarity, generosi‐ ty, tolerance for differ‐ ences, peaceful coexis‐ tence, respect for basic rules and acceptance of the opinions of others.

The schools also aim to instil positive habits such as order, cleanliness, responsi‐ bility for objects and mate‐ rials, teamwork and self‐ control.

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Night-Time Race Free employment guidance Against Cancer

CHARITY RUN: More than 550 took part

streets once again, as was normal before the pandem‐ ic. The people of Almeria want to do sports and enjoy popular events such as these.”

The deputy for Sports,

José Antonio García, con‐ gratulated the organisers and all the participants for the solidarity and support they had shown towards the important cause of the fight against cancer.

Confused goat rescued BEACHGOERS in El Zapillo were surprised on the morning of Saturday, July 9, to see a goat on the beach of San Miguel, dis‐ turbing locals and visitors who were there swimming or sunbathing.

Over the weekend, the local Muslim community celebrated Eid al‐Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice. The festi‐ val, which traditionally involves prayers and killing a lamb or goat, brought togeth‐ er more than 3,600 people in the city of Almeria.

It appears that one of the animals that was destined to die somehow managed to escape its fate. It is not yet known how it got away, but it ended up on the beach of El Zapillo in a state of confusion, jump‐ ing up and down with its legs tied togeth‐ er.

For several minutes, Local Police officers searched the streets for the animal, which was finally caught by some beachgoers, who managed to keep hold of it on the sand while the officers arrived.

THE Provincial Council and the Official College of Social Graduates of Almeria have highlighted the success that the free legal and employ‐ ment advice service has had since it was launched at the end of November 2021. The initiative, a national pio‐ neer, is aimed at low‐in‐ come residents of munici‐ palities with less than 20,000 inhabitants, such as Albox, Mojacar or Cuevas del Almanzora.

So far, more than 200 people throughout Almeria have been assisted and have received free guidance on social security benefits or employment. The guidance is provided at the 13 Provin‐ cial Council Social Services centres throughout the province.

Speaking on July 9, the vice‐president of the Provin‐ cial Council and deputy for Social Welfare, Ángeles Martínez, said: “The initia‐ tive is bearing fruit and many people have already benefited. We want it to reach as many people as possible. With this project, we are fulfilling one of our main objectives at all levels: to have equal opportunities for the people of Almeria.”

Credit: Provincial Council of Almeria

Tamsin Brown MORE than 550 runners par‐ ticipated in the Night‐Time Race Against Cancer on July 9 in Almeria. The athletes started and finished at the foot of the Alcazaba and ran along some of the city cen‐ tre’s major streets.

This year’s edition of the race, organised by the Alme‐ ria Friends Against Cancer Association, was divided in‐ to two categories of differ‐ ent distances (five kilome‐ tres and eight kilometres), which meant that a wider range of people could partic‐ ipate. Runners of all ages were cheered on by the live‐ ly crowd.

The Almeria councillor for Sports, Juanjo Segura, said: “It is a joy to see how races have returned to our

Credit: Almeria Town Hall

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The employment guidance service launched by the Provincial Council of Almeria has been a success.

Infrastructure improvements ONCE again, there was a general tone of consensus at the plenary session held by the Provincial Council of Almeria on July 4. The majority of the items on the agenda were approved unanimously.

The Provincial Council unanimously approved the latest list of investments to be made as part of its Provincial Plans, which determine the designation of economic re‐ sources with the objective of improving the lives of all resi‐ dents of Spain. The Provincial Council agreed to invest in further improvements and modernisation of infrastructure and public services in the 103 municipalities of Almeria.

The spokesman for the Government team, Fernando Giménez, highlighted the fundamental role of the Provin‐ cial Plans and the institutional collaboration that “allows us to promote these investments that continually create or optimise quality services and infrastructures in all our towns. With these actions, we enhance the welfare of all Almeria residents and the excellent quality of life enjoyed in all of the 103 municipalities”.

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Operation Crossing AS OF July 6, a total of 58,199 passengers had travelled from the port of Almeria to the ports of Melilla, Nador (Mo‐ rocco) and Oran and Ghaza‐ ouet (Algeria) in the three weeks that Operation Cross‐ ing the Strait had been under‐ way. The figure is 58 per cent higher than the one recorded in 2019, which was 36,827.

Every year, millions of North Africans working in Europe re‐ turn to their countries of origin for the summer. Many of them choose to take a ferry across the Mediterranean from Spain. To make this mas‐ sive transit of people possible, the Spanish government or‐ ganises the annual Operation Crossing the Strait (OPE), with the objective of ensuring that everyone can reach their desti‐ nations in the best possible conditions without the ports becoming completely over‐ crowded.

The number of vehicles transported has increased by 54.3 per cent, to a total of 14,029.

Tamsin Brown MOJACAR´S beaches are now flying the six Blue Flags it re‐ ceived from the European Foun‐ dation for Environmental Educa‐ tion, which awards beaches and ports that meet a series of strict environmental conditions and provide adequate facilities.

For 2022, the beaches of El Cantal, El Descargador, Lance Nuevo, Piedra Villazar, Venta del Bancal and Marina de la Torre in Mojacar have been se‐ lected. This is the highest num‐ ber of distinctions that have been awarded to the beaches of the municipality in the last 17 years.

The official raising of the flags on July 4 was attended by the Mojacar Town Hall team and the mayor, Rosa María Cano, as well as directors of the main lo‐ cal hotels.

Mojacar has 17 kilometres of magnificent coastline. These dis‐ tinctions reflect the efforts that the Department of Tourism has made over the past few years to improve and enhance one of the municipality’s most impor‐ tant attractions. Mojacar’s ur‐ ban beaches are monitored by both the local police and a life‐ guard service.

Six Blue Flags

Credit: Mojacar Town Hall

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MOJACAR: Has been awarded six Blue Flags for its beaches.

Blood donation campaign THE Andalucian Network of Transfusion Medicine, Tissues and Cells of the Ministry of Health of the Junta de Andalucia has launched its summer blood and plasma donation campaign. Blood and plasma can be donated at the fixed donation points in the larger cities and at any of the approximately 1,200 mobile units that travel around the eight provinces.

The healthcare activity of Andalucian hospitals does not cease in the summer months and blood reserves are still needed. At the moment, blood from all blood groups is needed, but the daily donation needs vary according to the province. During the first half of 2022, a total of 150,281 blood donations were recorded in Andalucia, 11,130 of which were in Almeria.

Upcoming local collections include the Health Centre in Albox on July 27 and 28 (5.30pm to 9pm). All the information on the locations and times of blood col‐ lection can be found at https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/servicioandaluzde‐ salud/ciudadania/donar‐sangre. Another option is to download the free Dona Sangre Andalucía app.

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Almeria International Film Festival ON JULY 5, the Governing Board of the Provincial Council of Almeria approved the rules of the national feature film compe‐ tition ‘Opera Prima’, which will be held as part of the 21st edi‐ tion of the Almeria International Film Festival (FICAL). FICAL will take place from November 18 to 27.

The aim of the Opera Prima competition is to showcase the talent of young Spanish filmmak‐ ers. The prize money for this sec‐ tion of FICAL amounts to €36,000 in total, with prizes for the best national feature film, the best di‐ rector, the best script, the best female performance and the best male performance.

The deputy for Culture and Film of the Provincial Council of Almeria, Manuel Guzmán, said: “FICAL has become the most im‐ portant prelude to the Goya Awards, and there are already several films that have won Opera Prima and then gone on to win the Goya for Best New Direc‐ tor. This is irrefutable proof of the high quality of our festival.”

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Private security

THE sub‐delegation of the Spanish Government in Almeria presided over the creation of a new commis‐ sion for the coordination of private security on July 6. The commission will co‐ ordinate between the provincial law enforce‐ ment forces and the pri‐ vate security sector and will be attached to the Secretary of State for Se‐ curity of the Ministry of the Interior.

The commission is chaired by the Govern‐ ment sub‐delegate in Almeria, Juan Ramón Fer‐ nández, and the members include representatives of the National Police Station in Almeria, the Guardia Civil, the Citizen Security Brigade and the Private Security Unit of the Na‐ tional Police, as well as representatives of certain national security compa‐ nies and trade unions.

Also represented are es‐ tablishments that must

have security measures in place, such as credit insti‐ tutions, the jewellery sec‐ tor, the service station sector, gambling establish‐ ments and training cen‐ tres. According to the

chief commissioner of Op‐ erations from the Almeria Police Station, Pedro Simarro, the commission “will include all those who have a say in private secu‐ rity.”

Summer opening times MERCADONA, the popular Spanish supermarket chain, has modified and extended its opening hours for the summer. Not only will selected stores close at 10pm instead of 9.30pm, but those that are expected to receive large numbers of tourists will even open on Sundays.

This change, which came into effect on June 27, will only be temporary, remaining in force until August 29.

In September, all Mercadona stores will return to their usual timetables.

Some towns in the province of Almeria will be af‐ fected by these changes. For example, in Albox, the store on Avenida Lepanto will remain open until 10pm over the summer. In Mojacar, the store on Avenida de la Luz will both remain open until 10pm and will be open on Sundays (9am to 3pm).

Shoppers in other areas such as Roquetas de Mar, Carboneras, Garrucha or Vera will also be able to en‐ joy these services. The full opening times for all stores can be seen on the Mercadona website at https://in‐ fo.mercadona.es/en/supermarkets.

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Migratory changes Tamsin Brown ACCORDING to data from the Institute of Statistics and Cartography of Andalucia (IECA) on migratory changes in Almeria for 2021, the two municipalities with the high‐ est net migration rates were El Ejido (2,392) and Roquetas de Mar (2,216). In El Ejido, 5,428 people arrived and 3,036 left, and in Roquetas de Mar, 8,430 people arrived and 6,214 left.

In terms of the place of ori‐ gin of the new residents, the same two municipalities re‐ ceived the highest number of foreign immigrants in the province, with 3,563 in Roquetas and 2,700 in El Eji‐ do. Almeria city also received

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EL EJIDO: Had the highest net migration rate in 2021

a significant amount, with 2,307, as did Nijar, with 1,129.

More than half of the en‐ try movements into Andalu‐ cia (95,325) came from abroad (23.6 per cent more than the previous year).

Malaga, with 40.6 per cent of the total number of entries,

and Almeria with 17.2 per cent, were the provinces that received the most entries from abroad.

The movements from abroad came mainly from Morocco (13,620, 14.3 per cent), the United Kingdom (6,807, 7.1 per cent) and Ar‐ gentina (5,027, 5.3 per cent).

World Allergy Day

MOJACAR town hall participated in the awareness‐raising campaign carried out by the Spanish Association of People with Food and Latex Allergies to mark World Al‐ lergy Day, on July 8, by lighting up the much‐frequented fountain at the intersec‐ tion between the town of Mojacar and the beach.

The aim of World Allergy Day is to inform the public of the importance of food allergy control and to promote measures that will ensure the safety of allergy sufferers.

People with food allergies are often mis‐ understood by society. For example, food

allergies are confused with food intoler‐ ances, food is wrongly labelled (despite cur‐ rent legislation) and food is handled incor‐ rectly, leading to cross‐contamination.

The only real way to prevent allergic re‐ actions is to completely avoid the sub‐ stances that trigger them. When the person comes into contact with the allergen, this can trigger a life‐threatening reaction char‐ acterised by the acute onset of symptoms involving different systems and organs, re‐ quiring immediate medical intervention.

This is why it is so important for society as a whole to be more informed about allergies.

Nordic visitors ALMERIA become a popular destination for both inter‐ national and national tourists to spend their summer holidays thanks to its beautiful natural landscapes, cli‐ mate and unspoilt beaches, among many other things.

On July 3, the Provincial Council of Almeria strength‐ ened the province’s appeal to the Nordic market through an agreement with the tour operator Trav‐ elsens.

The agreement will enable tourists from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland to travel to the province with Travelsens on direct flights until Novem‐ ber this year. It also means that they must stay a mini‐ mum of five nights in one of the hotels in the province and that they will have at least one excursion or activi‐ ty in a municipality of Almeria other than the one in which they are staying.

Almeria Airport has direct flights to up to 20 destina‐ tions this summer. The domestic destinations are Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Melilla, Palma de Mallorca and Seville. International destinations include Birming‐ ham, Bristol, Leeds, London (Gatwick and Stansted), Manchester, Brussels, Dublin, Prague, Rotterdam and Luxembourg.

Shock tornado THE Almeria municipality of Fuente Victoria experienced a spectacular tor‐ nado on Friday, July 8.

Thankfully for the residents, there have been no reports of any injuries of damage caused by the twister. An im‐ age of the funnel of air was posted on the town's Facebook page.

Although this weather phenomenon can create havoc and total disasters, when seen simply passing through idly empty countryside, as it was today, it is surely an image of nature at its most beautiful.

Jose Manuel Montero, the mayor of Fuente Victoria told the local media: "It has not been very intense, the image it has left is more spectacular than the force of the phenomenon".

He continued: "The tornado has been through the upper part, it has not passed through the urban area. It has bordered it from the south throughout the eastern part".

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Unvaccinated rise Licence update U N V A C C I N AT E D o r poorly vaccinated peo‐ ple now make up 20 per cent of Covid hos‐ pitalisations in the Va‐ lencian Community, according to a report released on Friday, Ju‐ ly 8.

The report, which showed that hospitali‐ sations have increased steadily, also found that in the Valencian Community, infection numbers have doubled in three weeks, near‐ ing 1.200.

Enrique Rodilla, the

president of the Va‐ lencian Community of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SMICV), confirmed that the bulk of pa‐ tients admitted are not a lot different to those of the sixth wave last January.

"The majority are still elderly, frail, or vulnerable people, with comorbidities (other diseases)."

He assured that there is still a not in‐ significant percentage of people who have to

be admitted that "are not vaccinated, at least 20 per cent be‐ tween those who vol‐ untarily are not, and those who are, but in‐ correctly", the special‐ ist pointed out.

The good news, however, is that, in the opinion of the in‐ ternists, the evolution of those hospitalised is now "less severe".

"It has been a radi‐ cal change between having the vaccine and not having it", ex‐ plained Rodilla.

THE UK's ambassador to Spain has said there is no progress on the UK driving licences in Spain, but that negotiations are still con‐ tinuing.

Tweeting an update on Friday, July 8, Hugh Elliot said that progress is slow and the two parties were still trying to work through the technicalities on any agreement.

He went on to add that he was very aware of the difficulties that the issue is causing for some, saying that resolving the problem remains a top priority for the Embassy. With negotia‐ tions continuing he is hop‐ ing to have a substantive update next week howev‐ er, the onset of the sum‐ mer holidays could delay any progress. No further

details were provided as to what the technicalities are that are being worked through with the last sub‐ stantive update suggesting that access to the Driving Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) remained a sticking point. Spain has also indi‐ cated that sufficient warn‐ ing was given to those who needed to change their li‐ cences.

Unexpected ruling IN AN unexpected ruling, a Spanish judge has given the green light to a gun‐ man severely injured in his arrest to go ahead with his euthanasia request prior to trial.

The ruling on Friday, July 8 comes as the judge says that the law does not al‐ low the court to intervene in a euthana‐ sia case whether the person is incarcer‐ ated, awaiting trial or not.

Marin Eugen Sabau, 46, shot and in‐ jured a number of people before barri‐

cading himself in and shooting at police.

During the incident, he was shot in the spine causing him severe injuries.

The Tarragona judge who heard Sabau’s case said that the law does not regulate "specifically euthanasia ap‐ plied to people who are in a provisional prison situation or subject to a judicial procedure of any kind."

She added: "Exclusions are only fore‐ seen in case of minors or people who do not have the capacity to decide."

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Highest salary

SPAIN’S region with the high‐ est salary has been released in the 8th Annual Adecco Salary Monitor.

Now, according to the lat‐ est Salary Monitor, Madrid has the highest average salary of all Spanish regions, as per 2021, sitting at a whopping €2,077 per month.The average wage across the country reached an all‐time high in 2021, with an increase of 6.6 per cent over the previous year.

In addition to the Commu‐ nity of Madrid, four other re‐ gions exceeded this national

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SPANISH SALARY: Madrid has highest wages

average: the Basque Country (€2,051 per month), Navarra (€1,883 per month), Catalo‐ nia (€1,866 euros) and As‐ turias (€1,754 per month).On the other hand, the Canary Islands is once again the re‐

A FOREST fire which had raged in the Sevil‐ lian municipality of El Ronquillo saw more than 100 professionals come out to fight the blaze.

The fire, which broke out on Sunday, July 10, saw approximately 50 calls from con‐ cerned members of the public at around 2pm.Eyewitnesses informed the operators of a forest fire near Phase II of the urbanisa‐ tion of Los Lagos del Serrano.The size of the inferno saw Susana Cayuelas, the Andalu‐ cian government representative in Sevilla,

gion with the lowest average wage, at €1,416 per month.In Extremadura they are also lower than the aver‐ age, at €1,418, which further widens the wage gap be‐ tween regions.

Forest fire issue a Level 1 alert of the Forest Fire Emer‐ gency Plan just hours later at 4.15pm, while more than 100 workers came out to tackle the flames. As a result of the fire, the Guardia Civil cut the road that connects El Ronquillo with Los Lagos del Serrano. There have been no reports yet of injury or dam‐ age to property.

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THE "Virgen del Carmen", is the patron saint of the sea and the Spanish Armed Forces, who celebrates her official day in Spain on Saturday, July 16.

The Virgen del Carmen (Virgin of Car‐ men) is very popular festivity in Spain that is celebrated in many inland areas, but it is especially significant for people of the sea areas, who honour the Virgen del Carmen as the "Star of the Seas."

As the story goes, a group of religious people from the Holy Land settled on Mount Carmel and built the first church dedicated to Saint Mary of Mount Carmel.

These religious people were the origin of the Carmelite Order and their devo‐ tion to the Virgin Mary led to the birth of the cult of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Legend has it that it is celebrated on July 16, because Simon Stock, a superior of the order, asked the Virgin of Mount Carmel for a sign of her protection.

Since then the Patron Saint was wor‐ shipped by sea‐faring people, who prayed for good weather, plentiful fish‐

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VIRGEN STATUE:Celebrations in Nerja

ing and protection from danger.

The statue of the Virgin is normally carried into the sea by devout bearers who sing the seafaring Salve, before placing the statue on a boat, where she continues her procession through the sea, followed by hundreds of boats dec‐ orated for the occasion.

The Virgen del Carmen is then carried through the town or city centre after ar‐ riving at the port.

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Flight amnesty ends Peter McLaren‐Kennedy PASSENGERS could face a flurry of flight cancella‐ tions after the govern‐ ment ended an amnesty that allows airlines to temporarily suspend schedules without losing their berthing slots.

The amnesty, which ended on Friday, July 8, was implemented by the government after it be‐ came clear the airlines were going to struggle to recover following the pan‐ demic.

Staffing issues had seen many flights grounded at short notice resulting in last minute cancellations, ruining many holidays and leaving others stranded.

Airlines have, according to industry insiders, been working hard to reshuffle schedules to take advan‐ tage of the amnesty, but they do believe that some will have either held back their changes to the last

minute or will have strug‐ gled to make the changes.

That they say will result in a flurry of flight schedule changes and cancellations.

With both the govern‐ ment and the industry

blaming each other for the failings, the chief ex‐ ecutive of Heathrow Air‐ port had warned it could take 18 months for the sit‐ uation to return to nor‐ mal.

Boris’s KGB meeting LABOUR ministers are demanding a full investigation into a pri‐ vate meeting between Boris Johnson and a former KGB spy in 2018.

Calls have been made for a full investigation after Boris John‐ son admitted to having a private meeting with a former Rus‐ sian KGB agent. This meeting allegedly occurred just one month after the Salisbury Novichok nerve agent attack had taken place on British soil.

Speaking during an interview on Sunday, July 10, Yvette Cooper the Labour Home Secretary claimed that Mr Johnson had shown "careless disregard for national security".

The meeting in question had taken place in Italy on April 28, 2018, between Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev. Johnson admitted that he had 'certainly' met the Russian oligarch, and former Evening Standard proprietor, unaccompanied.

Last week, ministers in the Commons revealed how 'as re‐ quired', Mr Johnson had reported his meeting to officials.

Within minutes though, they issued a clarification which stated that the then Foreign Secretary 'thinks' that he told civil ser‐ vants about his meeting with the former Russian spy.

X Factor move

SIMON COWELL´S X‐Factor is report‐ edly lined up to make a comeback on Channel 5 after being scrapped by ITV five years ago.

A publication revealed on Saturday, July 9, that the 62‐year‐old has struck a big‐money deal with executives at Channel 5.

"As soon as X‐Factor was up for grabs, there was interest from a num‐ ber of the networks", an inside source told the publication. "X‐Factor is one of the most iconic shows in TV

history, so it’s no surprise lots of channels were keen. The production company had their pick. After a lot of meetings, execs decided to go with Channel 5".

"This is the start of a new chapter for X Factor. Moving to a new channel gives the creative team a chance to completely revamp the format and do something different", added the in‐ side source. "There’s a good chance it will become Channel 5’s most‐ watched show".

Harry wins case A HIGH COURT judge has ruled that part of an article

by Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) at the centre of the Duke of Sussex libel case had been defamatory.

The ruling on Friday July 8 follows the Duke’s High Court claim to retain his le‐ gal right to police protec‐ tion during his and his fami‐

ly’s visit to the UK. Published in February the article said: "Exclusive: How Prince Harry tried to keep his legal fight with the gov‐ ernment over police body‐ guards a secret... then ‐ just minutes after the story broke ‐ his PR machine tried to put a positive spin on the dispute."

Mr Justice Nicklin was asked to determine whether statements in the article were defamatory in June. In revealing his find‐ ings he said that parts of the article gave readers the impression that Prince Har‐ ry was intentionally at‐ tempting to mislead the public.

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Star’s health worries Harry’s government lawsuit Anna Ellis

Image credit – Louise Thompson Instagram

MADE IN CHELSEA star, Louise Thompson, admit‐ ted that her mental health struggles have come close to 'destroying her family'.

Louise shared the wor‐ rying news in a lengthy post on Instagram on Wednesday, July 6 Where am I at with my recovery?!

Mmmmm. I’m at a weird stage now where

LOUISE THOMPSON: Mental health struggles shared on Instagram.

I’m blocking everything out. Maybe I said that way back at the begin‐ ning?

I can’t actually remem‐ ber much because I’m still trying to protect my‐ self from the pain. I don’t

want to re‐read.

This condition feels very repetitive. Finally, it DOES feel like everything happened a long time ago but it also feels like it happened to someone else and not me.

Tragic NHS delay TEENAGER Amelia Ellerby tragically died in agony from cancer after begging to see her doctor in person for over a year.

The 19‐year‐old´s heartbroken family are de‐ manding answers and are appalled with GPs for using Covid‐19 as an excuse not to see patients, one publication confirmed on Wednesday, July 6.

Amelia discovered a pea size lump when she ini‐ tially contacted her doctor in York, England, dur‐ ing the Covid‐19 lockdown in February 2021.

Emilia's aunt, Claire Hanshaw said: 'She kept ringing them every six weeks because the lump was still there."

"She did not know what it was and wanted to be seen. They just kept saying she had been re‐ ferred for a scan. She did not get seen for a year."

Amelia was eventually found to have cancer and was given two months to live after finally be‐ ing diagnosed, dying on June 12.

PRINCE HARRY, Duke of Sussex, was represented at a High Court hearing in Lon‐ don on Thursday, July 7 af‐ ter suing the Home Office for denying him Metropoli‐ tan Police bodyguards dur‐ ing trips to the United King‐ dom.

The prince is bringing a claim against the Home Of‐ fice after being told he would no longer be given the “same degree” of per‐ sonal protective security

when visiting from the US, despite offering to pay for it himself.

The Duke wants to bring his children to the UK, but “does not feel safe” when visiting under current secu‐ rity arrangements, the High Court was previously told.

He is challenging the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royal‐ ty and Public Figures (RAVEC), which has dele‐

gated powers from the Home Secretary.

The news comes just a week after Prince Harry's wife, Meghan Markle an‐ nounced she was going to fight the Supreme Court in relation to the recent Roe v Wade case.

On Thursday, June 30, it was confirmed that femi‐ nist campaigner Gloria Steinham has joined Meghan in publicly criticis‐ ing the court's decision.

Heart condition breakthrough

A NEW study has found that the risk of be‐ ing hospitalised for heart failure after surgery is higher in patients who develop an abnormal heart rhythm.

First study author, Dr Parag Goyal who is an associate professor at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City said: "This could mean that atrial fibrillation is an im‐ portant indicator of underlying but not yet detected heart failure, or it could mean that atrial fibrillation itself contributes to the future development of heart failure."

In April 2022 a study funded by the British Heart Foundation found that peo‐

ple with the stroke‐inducing heart condi‐ tion have now outnumbered the com‐ bined amount of people diagnosed with the four most common types of cancer.

The research showed that cases of atrial fibrillation (AF), which is a dangerous heart rhythm condition and a major cause of strokes, have increased by up to 72 per cent in England over the last two decades according to the Independent Researchers said the study showed more funding was needed to prevent fu‐ ture illnesses coming from atrial fibrilla‐ tion.

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Brain tumours increase THE number of killer brain tumours in the UK has jumped by more than 50 per cent over the last decade accord‐ ing to a report by the Brain Tumour Charity (BTC).

The report released the week of July 6 said that an ageing popula‐ tion was putting more and more people at risk of developing brain tu‐ mours. Similarly, they said improved technol‐ ogy was making the de‐ tection of cases easier, significantly increasing the number of diag‐ noses. Despite improve‐ ments in detection, few cases are caught in time with most being diag‐ nosed on admission to hospital, by which time it is often too late. Cur‐ rently, four out of every 10 are diagnosed in acci‐ dent and emergency departments.

Dr David Jenkinson, Chief Scientific Officer at BTC said: “These worry‐ ing figures show just how urgently we need to act on this devastat‐ ing and life‐changing disease.”

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Mosquito infection A 21-YEAR-OLD trainee easyJet pilot was killed by a mosquito bite after she developed a fatal infection, according to an inquest into her death.

The inquest said on July 6 that Oriana Pepper had been bitten above her right eyebrow whilst on a training programme in B elgium.

Taken to the hospital a year ago, the Bury St Edmunds’ resident was given antibiotics and told to go home. Two

days later her boyfriend J ames H all rushed her to hospital after she collapsed, only to die in hospital a few days later.

The Senior Coroner in Suffolk Nigel Parsley testified that Oriana had died “as a result of a serious infection caused by an insect bite to the forehead.”

The mosquito bite had turned into a septic embolus which then spread to her brain. Parsley told her parents Tristan and Louisa that: “I’ve

Farm labour shortages

A C C O R D I N G to media sources on July 5, farmers are facing millions of pounds of losses after the seasonal worker visa granted by the Home Of‐ fice failed to deliver suffi‐ cient numbers of work‐ ers.

Visa processing delays and a collapse in the number of Ukrainian workers coming to the UK after the Russian invasion have resulted in a short‐ age of workers. Added to that Russians who had been granted visas, have since had them cancelled.

According to those agencies recruiting work‐ ers from Russia, no rea‐

son was given for the can‐ cellation despite there being no ban on Russian workers taking up sea‐ sonal jobs.

Figures provided by the Home Office show that the 60 per cent of the workers given seasonal visas were from Ukraine, while 8 per cent were from Russia.

The war in Ukraine has meant the numbers of ap‐ plicants from the country has all but dried up, and with countries in Europe having an open door poli‐ cy for those fleeing the conflict most have chosen to relocate elsewhere on the continent.

never seen a case like this before. M osquito bites are common as are mosquito-borne diseases in the tropics, but a rare infection killed the trainee pilot.”

Image Shutterstock – EasyJet Oriana Pepper

TRAINEE PILOT: Was bitten by a mosquito.

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TUESDAY July 5 saw the start of a strike by Nor‐ wegian offshore oil and gas workers that will see a sharp reduction in output causing more hardship for a Europe already battling with a reduction in supplies from Russia.

The strike was called over pay, with workers demanding compensa‐ tion for rising prices and an increasingly high cost of living.

Audun Ingvartsen, the leader of the Lederne trade union told the press: “The strike has begun.”

Unions have called the strike at a time when oil and gas prices are at record highs with supplies of natural gas, tight.

Norway has been one of the few reliable sup‐ pliers of natural gas to Europe with Russia’s supplies having been cut back following the

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Norwegian oil strike EIB Ukraine trust fund PRICES: Are at record highs.

imposition of sanctions caused by their invasion of Ukraine.

Oil and gas output is expected to fall by around 13 per cent.

With further falls ex‐ pected, total output for all of Norway is expect‐ ed to fall by around 6.5 per cent.

France bans ‘vegan bacon’ A DECREE published by the French government on Thursday June 30, bans the marketing of plant‐ based protein products using terms such as ‘vege‐ tarian sausages’ or ‘vegan bacon’. This decision was unanimously welcomed by the meat industry, but there has been disapproval in the plant‐based food sector. The measure will come into force on Octo‐ ber 1.

Vegetarian and vegan products that are designed to resemble meat products can be commonly found in supermarkets. However, according to François Guihard, the president of Interbev, the French Na‐ tional Interprofessional Livestock and Meat Associ‐ ation, the decree is “an essential step towards transparency in consumer information and the preservation of [the meat industry’s] products and expertise.” They had been hoping for the measure for several years, he said.

THE vice‐president of the European In‐ vestment Bank (EIB), Teresa Czerwińska, spoke at the Ukraine Recovery Confer‐ ence in Lugano, Switzerland, on July 4.

She highlighted the importance and ur‐ gency of investing in Ukraine’s European future.

Teresa Czerwińska said: “We are com‐ mitted to working closely with Ukraine, with the European Commission, and with our partner financial institutions, to do whatever we can to support Ukraine’s re‐ covery and its journey towards EU Mem‐ bership. For this purpose, we propose a new instrument, called the EU‐Ukraine Gateway Trust Fund, to catalyse private

and public investments.”

The EU‐Ukraine Gateway Trust Fund could further facilitate cooperation among donors and ensure efficient fund manage‐ ment. It could be operational in a matter of weeks.

Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmy‐ hal said: “I am grateful to the European Union and its European Investment Bank for standing with Ukraine and providing consistent financial support. I believe that together we will be able to create all condi‐ tions for the implementation of the most ambitious Recovery Plan of our time, the full and rapid rebuilding of Ukraine after this war.”

Russia wartime controls

RUSSIA’S parliament has hurriedly passed wartime economic legislation that al‐ lows it to take control of the economy during what the Kremlin calls its "special mili‐ tary operation" in Ukraine.

The legislation approved on Wednesday, July 6 will become law once signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Usually, such legisla‐

tion is reserved for full‐scale war having been used by countries during world war II. Effectively the legislation once enacted will allow the Kremlin to force companies to work for the armed forces, as it will allow them to dictate overtime work in these businesses. It will also allow the Kremlin to bypass

all rules with regard to ten‐ dering, enabling the armed forces to purchase weapons and supplies from whoever they want at whatever price they agree.

After the first reading of the bill on June 30, the de‐ bate moved behind closed doors due to what the Krem‐ lin said, was a national secu‐ rity issue.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Outlander star Scott Kyle

WHEN internationally known actor Scott Kyle´s now‐wife first suggested he try drama school as a 21‐year‐old supermarket worker, he didn't know his career would take in working with director Ken Loach, and a role in one of the world's most suc‐ cessful TV shows, Out‐ lander.

From humble begin‐ nings in a single parent family in Glasgow, Scott Kyle, 38, told the Euro Weekly News it was watching the work ethic of his mother ‐ who had four jobs ‐ that gave him the drive to succeed in one of the world’s most competitive industries. It also helped him give back through charity work.

Speaking to the EWN about his career, Scott Kyle explained that his time playing Ross the smith in the internation‐ ally acclaimed Outlander helped him to publicise some of the works close

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to his heart.

Scott Kyle went on: “Outlander changed ev‐ erything, it opened lots of opportunities. I'm now trying to pass that on to give opportunities to oth‐ ers.”

As part of his work in the community, Kyle runs an annual Highlander Fling event which raises

funds to support NLP and his children´s theater work.

This year, the Fling has events planned in several countries, including Glas‐ gow in September.

To get involved with the Highlander Fling, or for more about Scott Kyle´s career, visit https://www.scottkyle.co.uk/ shows‐tours.

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Electricity from sand A FINNISH company has creat‐ ed storage for electricity using sand and believes that given time and investment their patented system could heat a city.

Polar Night Energy and Vata‐ jankoski, an energy utility based in Western Finland, have together constructed a sand‐ based thermal energy storage which is the world’s first com‐ mercial solution to store elec‐ tricity in the sand as heat to be used in a district heating net‐ work. The storage is placed on Vatajankoski’s power plant area, and it provides heat for Vatajankoski’s district heating network in Kankaanpää.

“The construction of the

PATENTED SYSTEM: The special sand storage unit.

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storage went well, especially considering that the solution is completely new.

“We managed to get every‐ thing in order despite some challenges and a short delay.

Now the sand is already hot, said Polar Night Energy’s Co‐ Founder and CTO Markku Ylö‐ nen.“We have already learnt

that our system has even more potential than we initially calcu‐ lated. It’s been a positive sur‐ prise.”The actual heat storage is contained in a four metre wide and seven metre high steel container that has an au‐ tomated heat storage system and a hundred tons of sand in‐ side.

Support for fisheries Tamsin Brown ON JULY 7, Members of the Eu‐ ropean Parliament (MEPs) adopted a deal with EU gov‐ ernments on providing EU fish‐ eries and aquaculture sectors with financial support to allevi‐

ate the economic conse‐ quences of the war in Ukraine, by 620 votes in favour, 10 against and nine abstentions.

Member states will have permission to use the re‐ sources left over from the 2014‐2020 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). The compensation will cover oper‐ ators’ and producers’ lost in‐ come as well as additional costs incurred because of the war such as the increased prices of energy, raw materials and fish feed. The aid will be

provided retroactively from February 24, 2022, when the Russian aggression began. EP rapporteur Nuno Melo said: “This financial package will al‐ low additional crisis measures to be used to support the EU fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of Russia’s inva‐ sion of Ukraine. Funding will be made available to compensate for additional costs, for income forgone and for the storage of products, as well as for the temporary cessation of fishing activities.”

European Hydrogen EUROPEAN HYDROGEN WEEK is the biggest annual event dedicated to hydrogen under the leadership of the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and its members (the European Commission, Hydrogen Europe, and Hydro‐ gen Europe Research). The third edition will take place from October 24 to 28, 2022.

One of the highlights of the week will be a policy conference focused on Research and Innovation activi‐ ties in the EU under the leadership of the Clean Hydro‐ gen Partnership. Hydrogen Europe’s Flagship Event and Expo will also take place in Brussels, where attendees will be able to learn all about emerging hydrogen‐ based solutions, trends, and approaches in the global energy sector.

The Clean Hydrogen Awards will be held in celebra‐ tion of the best EU hydrogen projects, and there will be Programme Review Days on which the wider scientific community will provide independent opinions and ad‐ vice on partnership activities.

All EU Member States are encouraged and welcome to be part of this year’s week by holding their own Hy‐ drogen Side Events.

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Pamen Merchante: ‘Be Water’ Linda Hall THE La Fuente Municipal Art Centre in Mojacar is hosting an exhibition of paintings by the Valencian artist Pamen Merchante throughout the month of July. In her exhibition ‘Be Water’, Merchante pre‐ sents 21 of her latest water‐ themed works. Visitors will be pleasantly surprised if they allow themselves to be “immersed” in her works.

In addition to the beauti‐ ful paintings, there is also another surprise waiting for all those who come to ad‐ mire the exhibition. The room also exhibits Mo‐ jacar’s “precious stones”, as the painter calls them. They are original stones that Merchante selected and collected over the course of a year from the beaches of Mojacar.

Visitors can interact by wetting the stones to see the patterns and colours that appear. If there is a stone that particularly

PAMEN MERCHANTE: Her exhibition ‘Be Water’ will be in Mojacar throughout July.

catches their eye, they can take it home with them, leaving a donation that will go to the Ecomar Founda‐ tion, a non‐profit founda‐ tion founded in 1991 by Theresa Zabell, the only Spanish woman to win two Olympic gold medals (sail‐ ing). The organisation is dedicated to cleaning beaches, seas and rivers.

Pamen Merchante is an interior designer and owner of the well‐known studios G‐Z and La Vitrina. In Valen‐ cia, she runs the Almacén Lab, a space that hosts cul‐

tural events, auctions, film screenings, art exhibitions, leisure activities and food events. She has held many solo and group exhibitions throughout Spain, as well as in the United Kingdom and the United States. Mer‐ chante lives between Va‐ lencia and Mojacar, where she spends long periods of time.

The La Fuente Art Centre is open to the public from Wednesday to Friday from 10am to 1pm and from Sat‐ urday to Sunday from 10am to 2pm. Admission is free.

SOCIAL SCENE

19th-century Albox ON JULY 7, Albox presented a new tourist activity to be car‐ ried out in the municipality with the aim of allowing locals and visitors to get to know the local history. The ‘19th‐Centu‐ ry Albox Route’ was present‐ ed by the mayor, Francisco Torrecillas, and the councillor for Commerce, Virginia Sáez.

The route, which has been

created by the Department of Tourism, will take people on a historical journey through the Albox of the 19th century. The idea is to encourage those who visit the Sanctuary of El Saliente to also travel to Al‐ box, which is approximately 30 minutes away by car, and discover many more worth‐ while places of interest.

Puppy Rescue summer sale THE Puppy Rescue charity shop in Albox (Avenida Lep‐ anto, next to Mercadona) is having a big summer sale.

Those who pop in for a visit are bound to find a bar‐ gain, as there is a 30 per cent discount on all clothing and plenty of other fabulous offers. The shop is open between 10am and 2pm from Monday to Friday and all proceeds will go towards the dogs in their care.

Puppy Rescue is a registered charity. Since 2005, more than 2,000 puppies and dogs have been rescued, cared for, and rehomed with loving families. In 2008, they opened the charity shop in Albox in an effort to create a source of funding for more adequate and spa‐ cious locations to house their adult dogs, as the older dogs tend to struggle with finding forever homes.

To learn more about Puppy Rescue or to find out how to donate, visit http://www.puppyrescuein‐ spain.org/.

The 19th‐Century Albox Route works with audio guides that can be activated through QR codes. The user simply scans the codes with their mobile phone in order to access an audio guide that ex‐ plains six of the municipality’s key points: the church of San‐ ta María, the old Casa del Cu‐ ra, Calle Sacristía, Plaza de los Luceros, Calle Cruz and the town hall of Albox. The audio guide is available in three lan‐ guages and is also adapted for people with functional diversi‐ ty.

YELMO CINES TORRECARDENAS ELVIS TUES: 20.05 MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU TUES: 16.45 THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER TUES: 19.30

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Lead shot

Cracking down

UNCONNECTED with the recent attack in a Copenhagen shopping centre, the country has become the first in the world to ban the use of lead ammunition effective April 1, 2024 due to the danger to wildlife of discarded pellets as well as to those eating shot game.

THE Finnish tax authorities have revealed that although they don’t believe that there are any huge individual tax evaders left, they have their eyes on restaurants and takeaways as they suspect that a number have overlooked paying a total of €20 million between 2017 and 2021.

IRELAND

THE NETHERLANDS Banned pets

Irish Boss

FROM 2024 it will no longer be acceptable for private individuals to own some 30 animals (unless they owned them before that date) including meerkats and servals, but Dutch pet owners can still keep camels, water buffalo and Chinese water deer.

A COUNCILLOR from County Kildare has written to Bruce Springsteen inviting him to visit the town of Rathangan to plant a tree after he performs in Dublin next year.

Generations of his family come from Ireland and his great-great-grandmother left for New Jersey in 1853.

BELGIUM

ITALY

Tree huggers

Gender balance

MOST children enjoy climbing trees but few realise that this has now become an international competitive sport and on July 3, 64 arborists took part in the European championships in a park in Brussels in order to represent Europe in the World Finals.

NOT all traditionalists will agree with the latest decision by Pope Francis as he has said for the first time ever, he will appoint two lay women to serve on the Vatican body that is called to vet and appoint bishops.

GERMANY

PORTUGAL

War Crime

Tongue-in-cheek

ALTHOUGH he has accused German prosecutors of mistaken identity, a court has sentenced a 101-year-old man (the oldest ever to be found guilty) to five years imprisonment in respect of his involvement in the murder of 3,518 Russian prisoners of war between 1942 and 1945.

A TWEET from Liverpool Airport reads: “Itching to get out of Manchester, but want to avoid the queues? We happily invite @Cristiano to the North West’s Faster, Easier, Friendlier Airport, where he can connect on to Munich or Lisbon with Lufthansa, or fly Ryanair direct to Rome or Paris.”

FRANCE

UKRAINE

Better relationships

Peace Prize

NEW Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese travelled to Paris for his first meeting with President Emmanuel Macron and welcomed a ‘new start’ in relations with France following the acrimonious row between the countries after a massive submarine contract was switched to America.

MINISTER Mykhailo Fedorov announced in a tweet on July 5 “Big tech support Ukraine. @Microsoft delegation has been awarded today with ‘Peace Prize’ from the President of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa. We are grateful to have you on the light side of digital. Microsoft stands for truth and for peace.”

NORWAY

SWEDEN

No strike

Biopic

WITH the whole of Europe suffering from highly priced oil and gas, the last thing that the Norwegian government could afford to allow was a strike by workers which could have reduced production by up to 20 per cent, so it simply stepped in and imposed arbitration.

STARS from Game of Thrones Tom Wlaschiha and Jazzy de Lisser will be appearing in English-language feature film Hilma, which chronicles the life of revolutionary Swedish artist and feminist pioneer Hilma af Klint and will be screened on Viaplay, Scandinavia’s leading streaming service.

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Technology problems MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION

Views of a Grumpy Old Man A FEW beach bars where we live have been totally reformed and now look like 'proper restaurants' instead of the great looking places they were before. To be honest, for me, they have lost their character.

But worse than that they now all have this little hand held computer thingies to take your order. Now I’m sure this is very good if it works but in the two or three places I’ve tried so far they don’t and the reason is it’s a computer basically and those things only can do what they are programmed for.

In one place which we always used before the reform they were always very accommodating. You asked for something and if they had the ingredients you got it – simple. Now out comes the waiter with his little hand held device and starts taking our order. I asked what came with my main meal and he said straw potatoes. I said could I have different potatoes and he said, no that’s what it comes with and he doesn’t know how to change it on the computer. So I said go and get a bit of paper and write it

down but he didn’t and I got straw tatties.

My friend said he just wanted fried hake and chips. Waiter said fine and pressed lots of buttons and my friend got grilled hake and patatas a lo pobre. It looked lovely but was not what he ordered. And his wife’s didn’t arrive at all because - well actually I don’t know, it just didn’t arrive.

This type of thing has happened to me many times especially in America where I remember asking for a grilled tomato with my breakfast. The girl said they didn’t have them. Of course they had tomatoes and a grill but it wasn’t on the computer. I did have a scream up and finally got it. Bring back the pencil and paper and proper service.

If you are going to double park and be some time here’s a little tip for you.

DONT!! OK, just DON’T. It’s ok for a couple of minutes but this week I’ve seen people there for ages and the poor so and so trying to get his car out is just sitting with his hand on the hooter. The right thing to do is if you have to do it just leave a phone number by windscreen. Then I don’t have to listen to the noise of an irritated driver sitting with his hand on his hooter whilst I’m trying to enjoy my lunch.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT PERSONALLY I’m not too worried about the resignation of Boris. I have always thought his whole family, including the wife were slightly askew. Now the UK is looking ahead, firmly committed to Brexit and facing two years of building public confidence before the next general election, I would like to see a new leader (not Sunak!) with strength and obligation to lead the Conservatives into another resounding victory. The idea of Starmer and the likes of Rayner and their leftie supporters actually holding the UK reins is a nightmare scenario which would once again inevitably bring the whole country to its knees. I also worry about the youngsters, already being targeted by the biased leftie media, who are producing a whole glut of racially influenced TV commercials and talk programmes, causing viewers to believe that the UK has a higher number of mixed race marriages and non‐white nationals, when in fact the true numbers only account for 9 per cent of its married population and overall include just 18 per cent of its citizens. (82 per cent actually make up the white majority

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who are now seem to be disregarded by the media organisers and casting agencies) The young have also never experienced the sight of the fat cat bully boys of the unions, fresh from their Marbella villas, emerging from 10 Downing Street and announcing that half the nation would be on strike if the 'workers' weren't given what their unions demanded. Also completely oblivious of periods when Labour ran the country and 'everybody out' issued from the employees of one vital institution after another until the whole country staggered from one crisis to the next and employers were blamed for everything from the price of soap to the shortage of cat litter. They have no knowledge of a country, run by a party who bribes its constituents by creating whole cultures of benefit scroungers, and to pay for these free handouts, taxes those with any initiative to create jobs and wealth to such a degree that many successful employers have no choice but to leave the country in droves. Labour is, and always has been, a party that has no idea how to actually create resources and always uses the wealth, painstakingly earned by

previous governments to create the illusion that they are a successful organisation by pouring investments into popular schemes that will ingratiate them and garner votes from their constituents. When there is no longer any previous legacy to use, they borrow, beg and steal until there is nothing left and they are finally voted out, leaving the incoming party to once again pick up the pieces. So, to all the young voters, who believe that the 'all men are equal, tax the rich and welcome all immigrants’ tirade that issues from the left is the answer, I suggest you all think again. I'm not saying it's going to be plain sailing.

But at least with a new competent Conservative leader and proficient government, you’ll have a chance.

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FINANCE Fewer taxis

STAT OF WEEK €200 million

Calls for tax increases

DESPITE the apparent number of vehicles with blue number plates on Spanish roads, the Ministry of Transport has reported that in the first six months of 2022, there were 4,846 taxi and 824 private hire licences less than at the end of 2021.

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Solar recycling EVEN green energy comes with a need to recycle and with aging wind farms across Spain something has to be done with the components once the turbines wear out. A new venture, GIRA Wind will set up Spain’s first recycling company in Almazan in Castilla y Leon.

Heathrow finances FORGET the British airline cancellations, if foreign investors in Heathrow Airport who have been conspicuous in their lack of financial support during the pandemic don’t agree to help reduce the airport’s £15 billion debt, then it could find itself unable to continue to operate.

Payment demanded AN important outlet for PR companies is access to business‐to‐business publications but according to Press Gazette, more and more of these organisations are asking for payment in order for them to publish information sent to them which could breach Advertising Standards Authority rules.

PUBLIC DEBT: Tax conundrum for new Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi

UK Office for Budget Responsi‐ bility calls for tax increases as well as reduction in public spending.

The Office for Budget Respon‐ sibility (OBR) is a non‐depart‐ mental public body funded by the UK Treasury to provide inde‐ pendent economic forecasts and independent analysis of the public finances.

In little more than two years, the UK economy and public fi‐ nances have felt the conse‐ quences of a global health crisis caused by Covid‐19, a global se‐ curity crisis sparked by Russia’s

SUPERMARKET Asda has an‐ nounced it will help feed children this summer starting with Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Kids can eat for just £1 at any time of day in Asda Cafés, seven days a week, with no minimum adult spend required.

This is to help tackle holiday hunger at a time when the cost‐of‐ living is higher than ever so chil‐ dren aged 16 and under can access a hot or cold meal for just £1 and this will be extended to England and Wales from July 25.

An Asda spokesperson said: “We know that families can find the summer holidays tough and our customers are telling us that this year more than ever, they’re con‐ cerned about holiday hunger.

“With that in mind, we are so

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invasion of Ukraine, and a global energy crisis brought about by both.

In a little over a decade, we have also felt the economic and fiscal consequences of a global financial crisis and the uncer‐ tainty created by the UK’s deci‐ sion to leave the EU and the en‐ suing negotiations on how to go about it. In a recently published report, the OBR states “Discre‐ tionary fiscal support for house‐ holds, firms, and public services during the pandemic was un‐ precedented in scale, reaching 10.4 per cent of GDP at its peak

in the UK, and may have raised expectations regarding the role of government in future crises.

“The UK Government has so far spent as much this year (1¼ per cent of GDP) to help house‐ holds to cope with the sharp rise in the cost of living as it did sup‐ porting the economy through the financial crisis.

It concluded therefore that if public debt is to be not just kept under control but reduced to a target 75 per cent of GDP that there are no options other than to increase taxes and ensure that public spending falls.

Kids eat for £1 Credit: Asda

CREDIT Agency Fitch is impressed with the way that the Andorran economy has coped with the pandemic and subsequent fuel crisis and has given it the best rating ever at A‐ as Government forecasts for growth in tourism will boost the economy.

turnover, up 25 per cent on the previous year, is a success for one of the world’s oldest wine makers Raventós Codorníu which left Barcelona for La Rioja in 2017.

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CHEAP MEALS:Kids Eat for £1 at Asda

pleased to be able to offer chil‐ dren’s meals for just £1, with no minimum adult spend, to ensure that those who would normally re‐ ly on a school meal aren’t left

without.”

The Kids Eat for £1 initiative is available all day, every day until the September 4 in Scotland, as long as the café is open and de‐ pendent on the store, a hot meal or cold meal, or both, will be on of‐ fer.

Baby food is also available as part of the initiative, with little ones able to enjoy a free pouch of Ella’s Kitchen baby food (70g pouch) in their local Asda Café.

Users of social media are en‐ couraging other supermarkets to follow suit and some are suggest‐ ing that this would be a great in‐ centive for pensioners as well.

Beanz meanz warz ALL is not well between big businesses in the UK as was observed firstly when Ama‐ zon announced that they would no longer accept pay‐ ment with VISA credit cards due to the amount of com‐ mission being charged.

That decision was soon re‐ versed as VISA clearly decided that a smaller percentage of significant turnover was bet‐ ter than a larger percentage of nothing.

Latest ‘hiccup’ occurred be‐ tween Heinz and Tesco as the producer of such iconic brands as Tomato Ketchup and Baked Beans suspended deliveries to the supermarket as it had refused to accept price increases apparently due to supply chain problems.

Tax Model 720 AS previously reported, last January the European Court of Justice ruled that the Spanish Tax Law known as Model 720 was inappropri‐ ate and included dispropor‐ tionate fines.

Now on July 9, the Span‐ ish Supreme Court upheld a ruling in a test case before a court in Extremadura which means that the Treasury will have to return fines (with interest) levied on two peo‐ ple who were late in declar‐ ing their overseas assets.

With precedence of this type, it is fair to anticipate that not only will Model 720 have to be seriously over‐ hauled but there will be a significant number of ap‐ peals against fines previous‐ ly levied.

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CHANGE(P) 1.141,50 160,40 2.320,0 2.710,5 1.074,00 3.772,0 1.586,5 11.056,0 587,40 505,00 2.377,0 398,50 382,20 814,20 0,612 151,04 455,60 3.806,0 2.170,00 383,60 3.375,5 460,90 193,25 2.860,0 1.617,5 671,4 80,12 1.858,5 1.755,00 2.879,5 6.834,0 5.228,0 3.553,0 281,10 368,00 2.601,6 9.224,0 8.054,0 673,40 422,20 1.744,40 2.126,0 813,40 1.697,50 524,30 108,32 1.804,00 537,60

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NET VOL 43,94K 474,46K 24,01K 65,46K 147,18K 55,53K 25,49K 91,48K 107,45K 29,78K 15,01K 335,83K 107,54K 332,53K 0 3,24M 127,37K 9,26K 303,46K 2,58M 142,69K 117,98K 687,82K 29,94K 78,85K 152,06K 1,09M 133,98K 134,79K 73,86K 12,02K 12,46K 132,32K 798,45K 583,18K 8,36K 22,37K 21,68K 114,37K 479,87K 491,58K 26,34K 71,22K 24,56K 2,46M 1,75M 102,89K 300,75K

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4.458,0 1.341,50 4.207,0 65,94 214,70 1.892,0 676,20 241,60 42,15 7.564,0 788,60 152,95 1.448,50 1.066,50 217,70 6.252,0 1,89 847,60 1.768,0 589,70 996,00 6.270,0 2.239,00 493,90 594,00 4.747,5 86,05 0,60 656,20 1.123,00 2.680,0 780,20 987,40 2.706,0 2.009,0 1.123,50 1.403,50 10.580,0 1.687,50 1.129,00 576,20 111,55 258,21 132,80 3.827,0 1.003,50 127,66 2.515,0 779,60

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4.465,0 1.349,50 4.240,0 66,56 216,70 1.897,5 676,80 242,60 42,30 7.602,0 788,60 153,60 1.458,00 1.081,50 218,30 6.302,0 1,89 862,20 1.776,0 592,90 999,40 6.296,0 2.258,00 496,30 597,60 4.765,0 86,76 0,60 662,60 1.124,50 2.690,0 781,20 994,40 2.748,0 2.019,8 1.129,00 1.406,00 10.655,0 1.706,50 1.133,00 578,60 111,85 261,40 135,90 3.855,5 1.014,00 128,46 2.552,0 789,40

4.413,0 1.317,50 4.192,0 65,60 214,40 1.872,5 669,20 239,90 41,95 7.544,0 786,80 151,80 1.441,00 1.066,50 215,30 6.152,0 1,89 845,40 1.742,0 589,40 985,40 6.224,0 2.224,00 491,00 591,20 4.671,5 84,11 0,60 655,80 1.118,50 2.668,0 774,60 985,60 2.706,0 1.992,4 1.118,50 1.397,50 10.555,0 1.680,00 1.119,50 569,60 110,30 258,10 130,05 3.818,0 1.003,50 127,38 2.504,0 778,20

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Unsustainable IN May of this year a senior HSBC executive in charge of responsible lending was suspended for telling in‐ vestors not to worry about climate change. He has now resigned saying ironi‐ cally that his position had become “unsustainable” hence his decision to leave.

Madrid Protocol THE Republic of Chile has become the 11th country to join the Madrid Protocol which is an international trademark treaty and reg‐ istration system which al‐ lows filers to register trademarks in multiple ter‐ ritories using a cost‐effec‐ tive filing with the World Intellectual Property Or‐ ganisation.

Living Wage A SMALL group of influen‐ tial shareholders tabled a resolution which was op‐ posed by the Board of Sainsbury’s that all of its workers should be paid the real Living Wage rather than the legal minimum.

Almost 84 per cent of votes against ensured that this proposal failed.

Amazon probe THE UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is aware that the European Commission is reviewing the situation of Amazon and potential unfair prac‐ tice but whatever conclu‐ sion it comes to, it will not affect the UK since it has left the Union.

For this reason, the CMA has launched its own in‐ vestigation which will con‐ sider whether Amazon has a dominant position in the UK and whether it is abus‐ ing that position and dis‐ torting competition by giv‐ ing an unfair advantage to its own retail business or sellers that use its services, compared to other third‐ party sellers on the Ama‐ zon UK Marketplace.

AGRICULTURAL CRISIS LABOUR shortages in the UK have resulted in crops valued at more than £36 million (€41.9 million) in one sector being destroyed with the number of appli‐ cants for seasonal work having dropped dramatical‐ ly.

According to the National Farmers Union (NFU) farm‐ ers are facing millions of pounds of losses after the seasonal worker visa grant‐ ed by the Home Office failed to deliver sufficient numbers of workers.

Figures provided by the Home Office show that 60 per cent of the workers previously given seasonal visas were from Ukraine, while 8 per cent were from Russia.

The war in Ukraine has meant the numbers of ap‐ plicants from the country has all but dried up, and with countries in Europe having an open‐door policy for those fleeing the con‐ flict, most have chosen to relocate elsewhere on the continent.

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FARM WORKERS: Labour shortages are seeing food destroyed in the ground.

Sandfield Farms Manag‐ ing Director Derek Wilkin‐ son, told the British media that labour shortages had already cost around £250,000 of his asparagus and spring onion crop.

The company which em‐ ploys 750 seasonal workers said that the lack of de‐ mand for the jobs and visa issuing delays had resulted

in them being unable to hire sufficient workers.

Despite the shortages of labour, the government wants to phase the visa out altogether by 2024, instead opting to encourage au‐ tomation and local employ‐ ment.

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned that the government’s

plans are unrealistic. Tom Bradshaw, Deputy Presi‐ dent of the NFU, said: “We have a very low level of un‐ employment, we have 4 per cent unemployed and millions of vacancies, so it is unrealistic for it to be de‐ livered from the domestic workforce when there are plenty of permanent roles.”

Youth Cultural Bonus A YOUTH CULTURAL BONUS worth €210 million is being planned by the Spanish government through EML Pay‐ ments Limited and the Spanish Post Office Correos.

Approximately 500,000 virtual pre‐ paid cards will be issued and loaded with a government input of €210 mil‐ lion in support of the culture sector, which was badly hit during the pan‐ demic.

Direct aid of €400 on an instant vir‐ tual card, which can be upgraded to a physical card, will be given to each eli‐ gible young person in Spain who turns 18 in 2022.

The funds can be spent on various cultural products and activities, includ‐ ing the performing arts, live music, films, libraries, museums, festivals, sheet music, records, books, audio‐ books and magazines.

The stimulus programme, part of Spain’s General State Budgets, will see €210 million pumped into the country’s economy over the next 12 months.

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VIRTUAL CARD: €400 will be available for each 18-year-old.

The government will promote the new aid programme to revitalise and stimulate the cultural sector in Spain, guaranteeing the sustainability of the cultural and creative industries after the negative impact of the pandemic.

It also promotes universal and diver‐ sified accessibility to culture, promot‐ ing loyalty amongst young people to generate the habit of consuming cul‐ tural products.

“We’re very happy to be able to col‐ laborate with the Ministry to promote culture amongst young people. This project, which is part of the Correos Prepago business line, positions Corre‐ os as a benchmark for the delivery of social aid and financial inclusion within the company’s strategic framework of diversification,” said Manuel Zapatero Sierra, Director of Products & Services at Correos.

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Sky’s the limit REFERRING to the fact that Spanish company Satlantis helped the Armenian state company Geocosmos launch its first satellite, the Spanish Foreign Minister welcomed his Armenian opposite number to Madrid.

The meeting took place on Wednesday July 6 to celebrate the 30th anniver‐ sary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic rela‐ tions between the coun‐ tries. José Manuel Albares Bueno announced that Spain intended to open a diplomatic residence in the capital Yerevan.

“Our trade and econom‐ ic ties have great potential and they literally reach to the sky, as the first Armeni‐ an satellite was sent into space in May of this year,” said the Spanish Foreign Minister.

Public transport SPANISH Minister Raquel Sánchez met with the au‐ tonomous communities on July 5 to discuss imple‐ mentation of aid to allow for the reduction of pub‐ lic transport costs.

The Minister of Trans‐ port, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez attended the National Transport Conference to confirm that those that reduced cost to the public by 30 per cent could ex‐ pect to receive financial support from a €110 mil‐ lion pot allocated from the Recovery, Transfor‐ mation and Resilience Plan.

The intention is to try to persuade commuters to use cleaner and safer public transport whilst in‐ creasing the efficiency of what is available by in‐ creasing digitalisation.

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Here’s a list of how to eat your way to beautiful looking skin.

Garlic is rich in sulphur and allicin, which reduce the appearance of blem‐ ishes by reducing swelling and inflammation and im‐ proving blood circulation, which aids your skin’s ab‐ sorption of the nutrients it needs to look beautiful and healthy.

A delicious spice to throw into curries or add to a tasty salad dressing, marjoram is useful for bal‐ ancing your hormones by regulating the body’s pro‐ duction of natural oil se‐ bum, which directly affect your skin’s health. It also aids sleep which is funda‐

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mental for healthy skin re‐ generation.

Pomegranate seeds re‐ duce the appearance of pigmentation and sunspots in your skin be‐ cause it’s packed with pro‐ tective polyphenols which hydrate and regulate your skin’s blood flow. It’s also rich in Vitamin C which helps produce your skin’s

healthy, rosy glow.

Walnuts are rich in omega‐3 fats (a great veg‐ an alternative to fish) which improve your skin’s elasticity. They also con‐ tain heaps of antioxidants and vitamin B which pro‐ tect your skin against free radical damage caused by exposure to sun, dirt and pollution.

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ALTHOUGH food prices are on the rise due to the cost of living crisis, with many shoppers ‘capping their food bills at £30’ when grocery shopping, it’s becoming more diffi‐ cult to maintain healthy eating with managing food bills. Here are some tips on how to eat healthy on a budget.

Pulses and lentils are a great source of protein and a much cheaper alter‐ native than meat and fish. They can also be stored for longer, so you can stock up when you need to.

The liquid in a tin of chickpeas, known as aquafaba, can be used as an alternative to eggs when baking cakes or binding anything like falafel or meatballs etc together ‐ a cheaper al‐ ternative and no waste!

UK grown fruits like ap‐ ples and pears tend to be cheaper than more exotic options like kiwi fruits

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and melons. They can still be a delicious snack, try slicing apples up and eat‐ ing with peanut butter, or baking into a crumble.

Often markets will sell slightly damaged or opened goods for less al‐ though the actual product itself is absolutely fine.

This can be a great way to

save money!

Often people shy away from foods like liver and kidney because they’re not your typical chicken breast or bacon rasher, but liver is cheaper, high‐ ly nutritious, high in iron, vitamin A and folate and no more difficult to cook than chicken!

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FEATURE

Peter McLaren‐Kennedy WITH summer around the corner, the town has con‐ firmed where you can park freely and without running into issues with the law, neighbours or anyone else.

To make sure you under‐ stand where you can park it’s important to understand the difference between parking and camping.

A parked vehicle is where it is only in contact with the ground through its wheels, it occupies no more space than when in motion, there is no fluid emission and the roof has not been extended.

Maximum parking time on urban roads is 48 hours and 24 hours on the beachfront in any seven‐ day period.

Camping is where addi‐ tional elements of the ve‐ hicle are used that exceed the normal size of the ve‐

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CAMPERVANS: The difference between parking and camping.

hicle when travelling. That includes the use of stabilis‐ ers or legs, extended ceil‐ ings, and open windows or stairs.

Camping is not permit‐ ted in public areas or car parks, but only in those spots reserved or licensed for use as camping sites. A quick search on the inter‐ net or social media will provide details of the available campervan sites in and around Denia in the northern Costa Blanca.

WHAT better way to explore some of Spain’s south‐east coast than to hit up a few wild camping spots this summer to take in the beautiful, natural surrounds and unforget‐ table sunsets?

Start in L’Advocat, where there is a quiet picnic spot for you to pitch your tent. Near this urban beach in the town of Javea you’ll find Peñon D’Ifach, an iconic rocky outcrop which features a tunnel through a limestone mountain and a slightly adrenaline pumping scramble to reach the summit.

There is a free car park at the edge of this National Park.

Coordinates Lat. 38.63924 Long. 0.072720.

Next up, head to Villajoyosa, Cala et Char‐

col, a wild cliff camping spot with the most stunning sunset scenery and within earshot of waves crashing onto the pebble beach.

Co ordinates Lat. 38.490689 Long.‐ 0.280629.

Playa La Ermita in Santa Pola is next up on the route and is quite popular amongst campers pitching up their vans to marvel at the turquoise coastline.

Coordinates Lat. 38.214802 long. ‐ 0.507899 Travel a little further south and you’ll reach the Four Coves Coastal Path near Aquilas. Here you can follow the hiking route around the protected nature reserve which takes about an hour.

The best campsites in Andalucia ANDALUCIA can be characterised by the hours of sun it receives pretty much all year round… especially in summer. Although in general Andalu‐ cia enjoys a Mediterranean climate, due to it’s geographical diversity, in places like Sierra Nevada the climate is more mountainous, whereas in Granada or Almeria you can expect more tropical weather.

This wonderful variety makes An‐ dalucia a popular holiday destination

to visit again and again. And what better way to enjoy the climate than to ditch the hotels and camp beneath the stars?

If you’d love to wake up to views of breathtaking mountains, then you’ll love Camping Cordoba, located near‐ by the Natural Park of the Sierras de Cardeña and Montoro.

If you’d love to step out into im‐ pressive pines first thing in the morn‐ ing, then visit Camping Pinar de San

Jose, located in La Breña Natural Park.

It is also only 1km from Trafalgar beaches, so you can have the best of both worlds.

And if you’d love to drift off to the sound of waves softly lapping against the shore, Camping Laguna Playa in the south‐east of the Malaga Province is just 50 metres from the seashore and the town centre of Torre del Mar is just 400 metres in the other direc‐ tion.

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GO LOCAL THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support lo‐ cal businesses in the community by shop‐ ping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to nor‐ mal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonder‐ fully quirky indepen‐

dent businesses in your area.

Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are. They add unique character.

They are convenient.

And they offer excel‐ lent produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping locally means that indepen‐ dent businesses can support the local com‐ munity. You may find something a euro or two cheaper online but have you considered where your money is actually going?

By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing better than giving back to the communities that have given us so

BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.

much. Local stores sup‐ port charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy.

They may have sup‐ ported generations of the same family.

Likewise, brand new local stores and bars may help the genera‐ tions of the future ful‐ fil their dreams and ambitions.

Remember, your lo‐ cal store is going up against multinationals and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support.

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Busy times for Chris this week, as by morning, the swan songs of another load of realists in the Tory party will be abandoning ship. Even the #10 resident cat did a disappearing act today, from the lights of the media cameras.

Fingers crossed, all of this abandonment will be completed BEFORE the re‐ cess, so the rest of us can concentrate on more im‐ portant matters, such as holidays abroad and won‐ dering if we ever WILL es‐ cape, dodging the hun‐ dreds of flight cancellations to be an‐ nounced? Watch this space.

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I was impressed by the call for a petition re blue badges and signed this, as I myself am disabled and am currently going through the painful Span‐ ish process of getting a badge.

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OUR VIEW BANANA REPUBLIC MANY years ago, there used to be a comment about Latin and South American governments calling them Mickey Mouse or Banana Republics because everyone and his brother was a minister of some sort.

How things have changed in more ways than one as it became clear with the recent overthrow of Boris Johnson that the number of Conservative MPs who have been given positions which allow them to be paid more than their simple salary was close to 100.

When Johnson won the 2019 election, his party held 365 seats but that has now shrunk to 358 due to lost by elections, defections and suspension of three sitting MPs due to allegations of sexual misconduct.

By law, the Government is able to appoint 109 paid ministers which will include cabinet ministers, secretaries of state, whips and peers and at the time just before the Prime Minister announced his resignation there were 108 in post of which 91 were MPs, with a further three who are unpaid.

Effectively therefore just under 25 per cent of all Conservative MPs were paid as ministers which seems to be a very high proportion for a mature and long-established institution such as the House of Commons.

At the time of writing, there are 11 MPs who have declared an interest in becoming leader of the Conservative Party, some of whom are well-known figures whilst others are more politically obscure.

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Animals not allowed as pets TO protect the country’s highly valued flora and fauna, the Spanish au‐ thorities have banned owning some animals which would normally be considered standard household additions.

The change came in 2019 when the Spanish Council of Ministers up‐ dated the Spanish Cata‐ logue of Invasive Alien Species. This is due to a fear that the animals could be abandoned and consequently represent a danger to Spain’s ecosys‐ tem.

Amongst the banned animals are parrots, who threaten the survival of other birds in Spain like pigeons and sparrows. In Madrid, the 13,000 Ar‐ gentine parrots are kept under control by contro‐ versial annual bird culling.

Hedgehogs are also prohibited as pets in Spain as they pose a

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HEDGEHOGS: Prohibited as pets as they pose a threat to native species. threat to native species.

This is so that they can re‐ main independent and not become reliant on hu‐

mans for their survival.

Although Hollywood has made racoons seem like cute, fluffy compan‐

ions, they are also a pro‐ hibited pet in Spain as it is believed they would have a negative impact on Spain’s ecosystem as they are prolific breeders.

And finally, Spain has also prohibited Viet‐ namese pigs as pets in case they escape and breed freely with wild boars, which produces perroli and greatly dilute the native bloodlines, the high numbers of which have a detrimental im‐ pact on the local fauna.

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BMW Motorrad AS REPORTED by BMW Press Club, the 20th edi‐ tion of the BMW Motor‐ rad Days on July 2 and 3 held in the German capi‐ tal of Berlin, was a re‐ sounding success.

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Isuzu D-Max - different, a surprisingly sensible choice ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack IF you have noticed a fair number of rather smart pick‐up trucks on the road, that don’t look like they’ve spent much time in the local building sup‐ plies yard, you would probably be right. Manu‐ facturers have realised that a pick‐up with good levels of standard equip‐ ment and a variety of op‐ tional hard tops and ac‐ cessories can appeal to a whole new range of po‐ tential buyers. Add in the possibility of all‐wheel‐ drive and the chance to carry five people, as well as a decent load bay and towing ability, and the appeal is obvious.

Isuzu have long been a ‘go to’ manufacturer for those wanting a comfort‐ able and hard‐working

pick‐up. Good standard equipment with excel‐ lent accessory packs and options means t h e Isuzu D ‐ M a x range c a n cover e v e r y scenario from build‐ ing site to trendy wine bar. The range is essen‐ tially split into two halves, the business line‐ up and the V‐Cross and Artic models and there are single, extended and double cab options.

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Power comes from a four‐cylinder 1.9‐litre tur‐ bo diesel that propels the

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Isuzu well for such a large vehicle. Inevitably though the benchmark 62 mph doesn’t arrive particularly quickly at 12.7 seconds in manual and 13 seconds with automatic transmis‐ sion. To be fair it doesn’t actually feel that pedes‐ trian and in automatic form provides smooth changes, although a tad hesitant when kick‐down

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With an empty load bay the D‐Max does bounce around on rougher surfaces but things are better with a weight in the rear. For such a large vehicle the D‐Max is an easy drive and can be piloted through bends with much more aplomb than might be expected of a pick‐up truck. Bouncy un‐ laden weight ride apart the other issue with the

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Credit: Twitter@Wimbledon

SERBIAN tennis legend Novak Djokovic, claimed his seventh Wimbledon men's sin‐ gles title on Sunday, Ju‐ ly 10. He defeated Aus‐ tralia's Nick Kyrgios 4‐6 6‐3 6‐4 7‐6, after com‐ ing back from one set down. This victory means the Serb has now won four back‐to‐ back titles at SW19.

The win, his 21st ma‐ jor trophy in a dazzling career, moves the 35‐ year‐old Djovovic one Grand Slam title ahead of Swiss star Roger Fed‐ erer. He remains one behind Spain's Rafael Nadal, who he could have been playing, had he not pulled out through injury at the tournament's semi‐final stage.

A stunning opening by Ky r g i o s s a w h i m t a k e

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Djokovic’s fourth title LeClerc Austrian victory

Victorious Ferrari team after the Austrain GP victory 2022.

Novak Djokovic with the Wimbledon trophy 2022.

the first set, but Djokovic took control to win the next three sets, and the championship.

This could well be the Serbian star's last shot in 2022 at increasing his

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total of Grand Slam ti‐ tles. The US Open is on the horizon but there is a ban on unvaccinated players, so it is highly likely that he will not make the trip.

CHARLES LECLERC pulled a massive drive out of the bag to win the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, July 10. The Ferrari driver overtook cur‐ rent world champion Max Verstappen's Red Bull a total of three times on his way to the chequered flag at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.

Sunday's victory pulls LeClerc into second position in the drivers' table, 38 be‐

hind the Dutchman, but leapfrogging Red Bull's Sergio Perez in the process.

"Yes. Yes. I was scared. I was so scared", an excited LeClerc was heard saying over the team radio after he crossed the line. "I definitely needed that one. The last five races have been incredibly difficult for me, but also for the team, and to finally show we have the pace in the car

and can do it was incredibly important", he added after exiting the Ferrari.

Verstappen had started on pole, and led for 10 laps until LeClerc pulled off a superb overtaking manoeuvre going down the inside into Turn Three. The Ferraris were clearly outpacing the Red Bulls, with the team changing its strategy and going for just two pit stops.

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