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HOLIDAYS IN MALLORCA Tamsin Brown

A CLEANER CITY A CLEAN and well‐kept city is a nicer place to both live in and visit. The people of Palma have become increasingly concerned about the unsightly graffiti that appears on pub‐ lic property and the façades of public buildings around the city. Those who vandalise with graffiti often target the city’s sites of historical heritage or recently installed street furni‐ ture, causing indignation among local residents.

The Palma Town Hall, through the Departments of In‐ frastructures and Accessibility and the municipal company EMAYA, is aware of the extent of the problem caused by graffiti in the city and continues to work harder than ever to clean it up, with a significant amount already having been removed.

Palma continues to remove graffiti.

The meeting to discuss the final arrangements before the children’s arrival.

ginning of the conflict, we were over‐ whelmed by people asking how to help those affected, and now, Mallor‐ can society is responding once again. I couldn’t feel prouder,” said Cladera.

“Ensuring the welfare of children,

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A TOTAL of 23 Ukrainian children aged between seven and 14 will enjoy a month’s holiday in Mallorca. The ini‐ tiative, which has been organised by the Consell de Mallorca, will allow them to stay with local families until the end of August.

On Friday July 22, the president of the Consell de Mallorca, Catalina Cladera, the councillor for the Presi‐ dency, Javier de Juan, and the council‐ lor for Social Rights and president of the IMAS, Sofia Alonso, met with the president of the Mallorcan Solidarity and Cooperation Fund, Maria Antònia Mulet, to discuss the final arrange‐ ments.

The 15 Mallorcan families will wel‐ come the children into their homes and offer them a safe, normal envi‐ ronment. “Mallorca has once again become an example of solidarity, gen‐ erosity and commitment. At the be‐

ROMAN RUINS: Pollentia is still being excavated.

regardless of their country of origin, is a priority for IMAS, and we are work‐ ing to ensure that these 23 boys and girls can enjoy the summer, like any other person their age,” added Sofia Alonso.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OPEN DAY AS part of the Sant Jaume festivities, it is a tradition for an open day to be held at the site of the Roman ruins of Pollentia in Alcudia. The event took place on Wednes‐ day July 20, and many members of the public attended.

Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the first exca‐ vation of Pollentia, which took place in 1923.

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28 July - 3 August 2022 Tamsin Brown MARJORIE RODGER believes she and a number of others may have been the victims of a scam. On December 7, 2019, she paid €147 for two tickets for a Lionel Richie concert via the website www.eventopoli.com, which is linked to L egends VIP and is a division of Roterpunkt SL. The concert was initially scheduled to take place at the Palma bullring in the spring of 2020. H owever, C ovid struck, and it was cancelled and rescheduled three times. She received notifications the first two times, but the third time was told nothing.

Marjorie has repeated-

Ticket scam ly tried to get in touch with the company. They offered her a voucher for another concert, but she wanted a refund.

She filled in a form to be added to the ‘refund list’ three times, and there has been no further communication since April.

Marjorie “adores Mal-

lorca” and is concerned about the negative impression that this may give some people.

Although this may be just a case of poor customer service, she and her friends are disappointed and angry and would like to let others know about their experience.

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TEN STAGES: A map of Mallorca’s new Ruta dels Fars.

Lighthouse trail THE vice-president of the Consell de Mallorca and executive councillor for Sustainability and the Environment, Aurora Ribot, and the director of the Environment, Inmaculada Férriz, presented the new Ruta dels Fars (Lighthouse Trail), at a press conference on Thursday July 21.

The trail will cover a total of 285.6 km, divided into 10 stages, and will connect Capdepera and Andratx.

The route runs along the coastal area of Llevant, Migjorn, the bay of Palma and the west of the Serra de Tramuntana and crosses urban and tourist centres such as

Cala Ratjada, Cala Millor, Cala d’Or, Cala Figuera, Cala Pi, Palma, Palmanova, Peguera and Camp de Mar. Aurora Ribot said: “One of the department’s clear objectives is to establish a network of paths that connect the different towns of Mallorca on foot.

“The new Ruta dels Fars allows us to promote hiking as a healthy activity that is suitable for the majority of the population.”

With the newly added route, there are now three such signposted hiking trails that allow people to walk all over Mallorca on foot.

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Women in research THE Consell de Mal‐ lorca is supporting women in research through its contribu‐ tion to the Clara Ham‐ merl scholarship, which promotes the training of young women who are doc‐ toral researchers in the arts, humanities, social sciences and le‐ gal studies.

On Thursday July 21, President Catalina Cladera signed a col‐ laboration agreement with the University of the Balearic Islands to strengthen the initia‐ tive.

“The University’s mission is to produce and transmit knowl‐ edge in all areas, and this grant is important because it combines research in social sci‐ ences and research in equality,” said the di‐ rector of the Universi‐ ty of the Balearic Is‐ lands, Jaume Carot.

Clara Hammerl was a significant inspira‐ tion for the 2017 pro‐ ject run by the Con‐ sell’s Department of Equality called ‘Mal‐ lorca has a Woman’s Name’. Born in 1858 in Prussia, Hammerl broke away from the roles traditionally as‐ signed to women.

She moved to Pol‐ lença in 1889, where she taught at the Pol‐ lença Teaching Insti‐ tution and later be‐ came the first woman in Spain to become the director of a fi‐ nancial institution, the Caixa d’Estalvis de Pollença, in 1908.

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NIBS EXTRA Airport complaints THE airport of Palma, Son Sant Joan, is the Spanish air­ port that has received the third highest number of com­ plaints this summer (5.1 per cent), according to data from the company Reclamio. It is surpassed only by Adolfo Suárez Madrid­Barajas (39.1 per cent) and Josep Tarradel­ las Barcelona­El Prat (24.6 per cent).

Opening hours UNTIL August 29, six Mer­ cadona stores in Mallorca will open until 10pm and on Sun­ days (9am to 3pm): Santa Margalida (Crta. Arta­Alcud­ ia); Alcudia (Calle Pollentia); Campos (Calle Camí Vell de Ciutat); Son Caliu, in Calvia; Llucmajor (Calle Terral); Capdepera (Avenida Juan Car­ los I); and Playa de Palma (Avenida de América).

Raixa roundabout THE Department of Mobility and Infrastructures of the Consell de Mallorca has com­ pleted work on the new roundabout which gives ac­ cess to Raixa in Buñola. The roundabout will facilitate traf­ fic, increase safety for every­ one and bring greater envi­ ronmental diversity to the area through some new structures for pollinators.

Film festivals THE Department of Culture, Heritage and Linguistic Policy of the Consell de Mallorca has dedicated a total of €108,000 to the film sector. The aim is to support the organisation of film festivals, exhibitions and events film cycles on the is­ land of Mallorca in 2022.

Rental subsidy A TOTAL of 1,600 young peo­ ple between the ages of 18 and 35 from the Balearic Is­ lands will soon benefit from the Youth Rental Subsidy (Bo Lloguer Jove), which will allow them to receive up to €250 a month to pay for their rented accommodation for two years.

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Better bus service Palm trees Tamsin Brown THE Alcudia government team, on July 20, met with the director­general of Mo­ bility of the Balearic Islands Government, Jaume Mateu, and the manager of the Transport Consortium of Mallorca (CTM), Maarten Van Bemmelen, at the Alcu­ dia Town Hall.

Mateu and Van Bemme­ len said that during the month of June, Alcudia’s bus service had 400,000 users, a number that had never been reached before.

The increase has led to complaints from users and demands for more frequent public transport, and new

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The meeting to discuss transport at the Alcudia Town Hall.

measures have finally been agreed upon.

The frequency of line 302 will be increased by 20 per cent on weekdays and will now run every 30 minutes, instead of every hour. There will also be a 50 per cent in­ crease on weekends. Line

THE Consell de Mallorca has ap­ proved the granting of €5,200,000 to various town councils for outdoor sports facilities. The main objective of these funds is to promote physical ac­ tivity throughout Mallorca. The presi­ dent of the Consell de Mallorca, Catalina Cladera, together with the councillor of Transition, Tourism and Sports, Andreu Serra, and the island director of Sports, Margalida Portells, visited Marrachi on July 20 to present the initiative and to explain the re­

315, which did not run to In­ ca, will now do so and will help to relieve congestion on line 302.

The shuttle bus that takes passengers to the airport will now serve Inca, and sev­ eral other bus services have also been increased.

THE Department of Infrastruc­ tures and Accessibility of the Palma Town Hall planted four new palm trees in the Ses Voltes area on July 20, which, together with the two previ­ ously existing ones, will help to provide shade in this area of Palma. Over the last month pruning work has also been carried out on all of the trees in the Parc de la Mar. Since June and throughout July, the Palma Town Hall has

Inca promotes urban chess THE Inca Town Hall has pre­ sented the three new chess ta­ bles that have been installed in Plaça des Blanquer. More will be added to other public

Outdoor sports equipment quirements that local entities will need to meet to be eligible.

The grants will be available for sev­ en different types of equipment, such as areas for callisthenics, children’s playgrounds, skate parks and athletics tracks. The amount that can be re­ quested by each municipality will de­ pend on the number of inhabitants.

New library opens THE neighbourhood of Pere Garau in Palma now has a new library, which has already opened its doors and is named after the edu­ cator and cultural activist Encarnació Viñas.

The mayor of Palma, Jose Hila, the deputy mayor for Culture and Social Welfare, Antoni Noguera, and representatives of various or­ ganisations visited the new space on July 19, where they were treated to a theatrical per­ formance by the group Centimens Teatre and a juggling show by the company Stromboli.

Noguera highlighted the importance of opening new libraries, describing them as “important spaces where neighbourhoods can connect and cultures can meet.”

The new library will be open from Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 8.30pm, and also on Saturday mornings from September. The in­ tention is that the space is welcoming to ev­ eryone, so it has magnifying glasses, e­read­ ers and tablets to be used at home and headphones for listening to audiobooks.

There are also plans to acquire easy­to­read books adapted to people with language diffi­ culties.

Once the grant has been awarded, the Department of Sports will provide support and technical advice.

The president of the Consell, Catali­ na Cladera, said that over the past few years, the Consell has invested a total of €27 million in improving sports facilities and creating new ones.

Accessible beaches ON July 26, the mayor of Palma, Jose Hila, received the flags certify­ ing that Palma has six accessible bathing areas on five beaches in the municipality from the deputy direc­ tor of the Bureau Veritas certifica­ tion company, Juan García Serrano.

Hila said: “We are one of the first cities in Spain to have all of its beaches certified as accessible, and I would like to congratulate all the services that have made this possi­ ble.” This project, in which different areas of the town council are work­ ing transversally, involves the col­ laboration of departments including Accessibility, Environment, Mobili­ ty, Public Safety and Tourism.

The certified accessible bathing points are located at Cala Estància, Ciudad Jardín, Can Pere Antoni, two points of Playa de Palma, and, for the first time, Cala Mayor. This means that all the beaches now have accessible bathing points.

planted more than 200 palm trees in different parts of the city, such as on the Passeig de Sagrera and on various streets in Playa de Palma and Las Maravillas.

The best time to plant palm trees is during June and July.

These plantings are part of the city’s goal of planting 10,000 trees, in order to help combat climate change and make Pal­ ma a greener and more sus­ tainable city.

The incorporation of the new point on Cala Mayor has been pos­ sible thanks to the implementation of elements such as ramps, walk­ ways, handrails and adapted park­ ing spaces.

spaces around the town soon.

The presentation, held on Thursday July 21, was attend­ ed by the mayor of Inca, Vir­ gilio Moreno, the councillor for Participation, Andreu Ca­ ballero, and representatives of various local organisations.

“Chess has an important so­ cial component, and taking it out into the street and putting it in public spaces can promote integration. We want these ta­ bles to be meeting points for people of all ages, genders and conditions. We want to en­ courage people from the sur­ rounding area to come and play together,” said Caballero.

Inca has a long tradition in chess, with two clubs that reg­ ularly compete in champi­ onships and events, which is why the town hall made the decision to install chess tables with all­weather seating and structures at some of the town’s most important meet­ ing points.

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World Drowning Prevention Day HALF of all the alerts for drowning re­ ceived by the emergency medical ser­ vices of the Balearic Islands (SAMU 061) in 2022 so far have resulted in death. Ac­ cording to data from SAMU 061, there have been 47 alerts this year, 24 of which resulted in death.

July 25 was World Drowning Preven­ tion Day. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), children under five years of age are the most vulnerable and adult supervision is essential at all times.

In the case of the children who were ad­ mitted to intensive care in the Balearic Is­ lands, there was no adult supervision in 78 per cent of the cases.

UNIONS in Mallorca and the Balearics are issuing demands for higher pay in the hospitality sector, un­ der a new collective bar­ gaining agreement, it was reported by local press on July 27. From 2023 they

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VULNERABLE: Adult supervision is essential for preventing drowning in children.

However, SAMU 061 warns that this type of accident can affect anyone, and a quarter of the cases were related to toxic substances and alcohol. Drowning is a major public health problem around the

world. Survival is determined almost ex­ clusively by the care provided at the scene of the accident and depends on the speed of the rescue from the water and the speed of the resuscitation.

Pay rise demand are seeking an increase of a minimum of 10 per cent.

The agreement that is

currently in operation be­ came valid from 2018 and was for 17 per cent over a period of four years. This term was prolonged, due to the Covid crisis and will now expire in January 2023. A new agreement must now be in place by April 2023, and covers those in working in restau­ rants and hotels.

Silvia Montejano of the union CCOO has stated that the conditions of hospitali­

ty workers, in terms of so­ cial and economic, have to improve due to a situation “as inflationary as the one we are experiencing and with the consumer price in­ dex skyrocketing.”

The unions are prepared for a tough battle, and are aware that the Associa­ tion of Hotel Chains have stated that unions cannot demand that salaries will increase in line with infla­ tion.

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Outrage over requirements REPORTS from Mallorcan media have stated, on Ju­ ly 27 that many public fig­ ures and celebrities are angry over the recent re­ quirements for Brits en­ tering Spain this summer.

Gillian McKeith, popu­ lar TV personality has tweeted “Spain is not worth the hassle. There must be better places to go…Brits must prove they can spend €85 a day

to enter Spain. And you need an onward ticket and accommodation booked for your stay,” after she became aware of the new rules for British holidaymakers travelling to popular re­ sorts.

It is felt that this could be damaging to the Is­ lands and to mainland Spain if things continue in this way.

You’ve goat to be kidding WILD goats in Andratx , who normally live in the Serra de Tramuntana foothills, have been helping themselves to the greenery in the local gardens.

In recent years, they have travelled down to look for food in areas like Sant Elm, Camp de Mar and Puerto An­ dratx, invading private properties, gardens and public ar­ eas. They binge on the local greenery and fear no­one, not even the drivers that have to work their way around the goats as they fill up. Whilst neighbours and residents can often be shocked, on their first encounter with the crea­ tures, they do not scare the majority of those they come into contact with.

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HELPING THEMSELVES: A wild goat enjoying someone’s garden in Puerto Andratx.

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Bryan Adams exhibition at AHOY THE photo exhibition by the Canadian musician Bryan Adams at the AHOY! Art Gallery in Palma is now open. Inter­ national art collectors attended a pre­ opening with the artist, who had flown in from Portugal for a concert, on Mon­ day July 18.

In a relaxed atmosphere, Bryan Adams gave autographs, wrote dedica­ tions for buyers on his works and posed for photos with fans. By the evening, more than a third of his exhibition works had already been sold.

Bryan Adams, who is mostly known for his music, has been working pas­ sionately as a photographer for many years. His photos are exhibited in top galleries around the world, including the Saatchi Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery in London and the NRW Forum in Düsseldorf.

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NOW OPEN: Bryan Adams at his exhibition in Palma.

Now the AHOY! Art Gallery is show­ ing his photo exhibition ‘Exposed’ until the end of August. Visitors can see im­ pressive images of Kate Moss, Sir Mick Jagger, Amy Winehouse, the Queen of

England and many more.

Proceeds from the sales go towards the Bryan Adams Foundation, which aims to improve lives around the world.

Science, Technology and Innovation Law ON July 26, the Parliament of the Balearic Islands ap­ proved the new Law on Sci­ ence, Technology and Inno­ vation of the Balearic Islands (LCTIIB) with the support of all the parliamentary groups, except Vox. The scientific community was represented by the main institutes and organisations dedicated to research in the

Balearic Islands.

The councillor for Euro­ pean Funds, Universities and Culture, Miquel Company, described the law as “a com­ mitment to the economy, the knowledge society and policies that promote eco­ nomic diversification through research.”

The new law provides for a progressive increase in the

public resources dedicated to research and development until the amount reaches 2 per cent of the annual bud­ get of the Balearic Islands (by 2030). It also provides for the creation of the Balearic Is­ lands Research Institute, which will attract interna­ tional research talent and re­ tain local talent.

Furthermore, the law lays

New head of health service THE Balearic Islands Government approved the appointment of Manuel Palomino Chacón as the new director­general of the Balearic Islands Health Service (IB­SALUT) on Monday July 25. Palomino has previously been the director of Management and Bud­ gets (2019 to present) and the secretary­gen­ eral of the Health Service (2015 to 2019).

Palomino has more than 20 years of experi­ ence in healthcare management.

Palomino is taking over from Juli Fuster, who has now formally resigned, having been the director­general for the last seven years.

ON July 21, the councillor for Sustainable Mobility of the Pal­ ma Town Hall, Francesc Dal­ mau, and the manager of Pal­ ma’s municipal transport company (EMT), Mateu Mar­ cús, visited the bus factory be­ longing to the company Cas­ trosua in Santiago de Compostela. The purpose of the visit was for them to see a prototype of the 44 18­metre articulated buses that EMT Pal­

He led the Health Service at a particularly diffi­ cult time, during the Covid­19 pandemic.

Fuster was appointed in 2015, with more than 30 years of extensive professional expe­ rience in health management. Over the last few years, he has worked hard to achieve a budget increase, thanks to which various dif­ ferent projects in the areas of human re­ sources and infrastructure have been carried out. His priorities have included improving the rights of healthcare workers, the Mental Health Plan, reducing waiting lists and im­ proving primary care.

Natural gas buses ma plans to incorporate into its fleet between September and December.

These new buses, which are currently being manufactured, represent an investment of €17.5 million. They run on nat­ ural gas and will reduce the number of particles that pol­ lute the atmosphere by 95 per

cent. These buses form part of the second phase of the reno­ vation of the EMT Palma fleet, which is already underway and involves the acquisition of a total of 59 new buses, includ­ ing natural gas buses, which will be the first to arrive in Pal­ ma, electric buses and hydro­ gen fuel cell buses.

the foundations for better working conditions and more stability for re­ searchers. It will also be ethi­ cally and socially orientated and will guarantee gender equality.

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Asian algae suspected Uber parking preference

RESIDENTS woke up to hundreds of dead fish that had washed ashore on the beaches of Los Caños de Meca, in the municipality of Barbate (Cádiz).

The fish, which were found on July 20, washed ashore to the left of the Trafalgar lighthouse on a beach known as Cala del Va­ radero or Marisucia beach.

Locals who found the fish said there seemed to be no apparent reason for their death, which must have occurred overnight.

Some of the residents have speculated

A FORMER Mexican beauty queen and her accomplice were arrested in Croatia on Wednesday, July 20, by Span­ ish police, in connection with the theft last year of 45 bottles of wine from a restaurant in Spain. The rare bottles of wine which the couple allegedly stole are thought to be worth an estimated $1.7 million (€1.65 million).

In a statement from the Na­ tional Police, 29­year­old Priscila Lara Guevara, and 47­ year­old Constantin Gabriel Dumitru, of Romanian­Dutch origin, are accused of commit­ ting their crime on Oct 27,

that it is down to the large amounts of algae which have appeared in the area, algae that originates from Asia and which is an invasive species.

Residents that were spoken to by local press said that it is likely the fish suffocated from a lack of oxygen in the water. Appar­ ently the fish don’t eat the algae and so they may have been pushed into the area by the tides or the winds, leaving them without oxygen and consuming food that may have poisoned them.

Wine theft 2021, at the famous Michelin­ starred restaurant El Atrio Restaurant Hotel, in the me­ dieval quarter of Caceres.

Their haul of 45 bottles from the establishment’s wine cellar included one par­ ticular ‘unique’ 19th­century Chateau d’Yquem sweet white wine 1806 vintage, said by the owners to be worth about €310,000, according to local news sources.

The former ‘Miss Earth’ contestant is believed to have

ordered room service after the restaurant had closed, as a way of distracting the waiters.

Her accomplice then sneaked downstairs, and entered the cellar using a master key he is thought to have stolen during one of three previous visits to the premises. They were cap­ tured on the hotel’s CCTV cameras the next day check­ ing out of the hotel. It was lat­ er discovered that they had signed in using false Swiss identity documents.

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PARKING FEES: Uber drivers are being charged less.

SPAIN’S capital city of Madrid, has charged Uber 50 per cent less parking fees than its own resi­ dents for spaces in the San Epifanio public car park, as reported by Spanish press.

The car park has two underground floors that will now reportedly house the largest fleet of

Uber cars in the south of Madrid, owned by the company Moove Cars, which has rented 308 parking spaces out of the 501 available.

The Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid, (EMT), the com­ pany charged with the planning of public urban transport in the city of

Madrid, directly managed the arrival of the Uber cars.

For the spaces it will pay the equivalent of €40.58 per parking space.

Madrid residents on the other hand, are ex­ pected to pay €100 to €80 a month for a parking space, depending on the term of their contract.

Rally spectator revealed A SPECTATOR who was killed when a car left the road during the Rally Comarca Norte of Gran Canaria has now been identified.

The young spectator who died on Saturday July 23, when she was run over by a car dur­ ing the race, has been identified as an 18­ year­old female. A second person who was also injured in the accident has been identi­ fied as a 19­year­old male.

Sources close to the race organisers have

assured that the young man remains in hospi­ tal where he has undergone surgery but is re­ ported to be out of danger.

The tragic accident occurred during the eighth edition of the rally. As reported by lo­ cal media, one of the cars participating on the Canary island of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria lost control and mounted a bank of around three metres in height, where spectators were positioned in apparent safety.

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Andalucian conquers K2 LINA QUESADA, a mountain climber from Sevilla Province has become the first Andalu­ cian to conquer the notorious K2 in the Himalayas. Accord­ ing to the Andalucian Federa­ tion of Mountaineering (FAM), the mountaineer her­ self confirmed that she reached the summit at 11.30am on Friday, July 22.

Quesada began her climb on June 8, accompanied by Pakistani, Ali Noorani. In a statement to FAM, the climber from the Sierra Sur de Moron Club in Sevilla de­ scribed her experience as “very hard”. She confessed to being “exhausted”.

By completing the ascent of this mythical 8,661­metre

Iberian lynx numbers are highest ever ACCORDING to the latest annual report from the lynx working group, which is run in coordina­ tion with the Ministry of the Envi­ ronment (MITECO), the popula­ tion of Iberian lynx (lynx pardinus) has reached its highest level ever.

In 2020, a total of 1,111 of the species had been registered, but the latest figure stands at 1,365, an increase of 23 per cent. This in­ cludes all the adults and cubs born in 2021. This is an amazing achievement considering 20 years ago in Spain they num­ bered less than 100.

Even though their numbers are rising, the Iberian lynx is still con­ sidered an endangered species and is included in the Spanish Red List of Threatened Species. It would appear that these latest numbers suggest that the critical moment has at least passed.

peak in the Karakorum moun­ tain range in the Himalayas, Quesada has made her own little piece of history. K2 is the second­highest peak in the world after Mt Everest, and lies just behind Kangchenjun­ ga as the deadliest.

“July 22, 2022, is another date for the history of Andalu­ cian mountaineering. Lina

Quesada takes the Andalu­ cian flag to the summit of K2, the second highest on the planet. Congratulations Lina, congratulations, you have just achieved a pending challenge for the FAM, that you are the first person from our Federa­ tion to reach this highly prized summit,” said Julio Perea, the president of the FAM.

Sadness at sea EMERGENCY service 112 Canaries reported on Friday, July 22, that a 12­year­old boy died after being pulled out of the sea at Las Alcaravaneras beach, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

The incident was confirmed by the gov­ ernment of the Ca­ nary Islands. Accord­ ing to the report, it was an 18­year­old boy who rescued the youngster from the water and took him to the beach, apparently already in cardiores­ piratory arrest.

Medics from the Ca­ nary Emergency Ser­ vice (SUC) spent al­ most one hour attempting to revive

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LAS ALCARAVANERAS: Where the tragedy took place.

the boy, but he was confirmed dead at the scene.

The incident oc­ curred at around 7pm when the young boy was enjoying time at the beach with a group of friends. Ac­ cording to witnesses, he entered the water

but did not know how to swim.

After a few min­ utes, his companions were worried because they did not see him in the water. It was another of the young boys who noticed the presence of his body and raised the alarm.

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Reforestation wildfire A DUTCH company in­ volved in reforestation started a wildfire in Spain which has caused damage to 14,000 hectares of land in Ateca (Aragon) and seen thousands evacuated.

The fire started on Mon­ day July 18 at the refor­ estation project undertak­ en by Land Life, while one of their contractors was using a retro­spider exca­ vator to prepare the soil to plant trees later this winter.

The operators alerted the emergency services and teams started working

non­stop to control the fire and quickly established the fire perimeter.

In a statement a spokesperson for the com­ pany said “We sympathise deeply with the feelings of the local community who had to be evacuated from their homes and see their landscape severely dam­ aged.

“Since the beginning of the emergency, we have offered our help and col­ laboration to the authori­ ties. We will continue to follow up on anything we can do in this situation”

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Pandemic risk “IN one generation we could be at risk of a new pandemic,” said Sevilla’s Head of Infectious Dis­ eases. Jose Miguel Cis­ neros, Head of Infectious Diseases at the Hospital Virgen del Rocío in Sevilla, southern Spain is also the coordinator of a book en­ titled ‘Infectious Diseases in 2050’ by the Spanish Society of Infectious Dis­ eases and Clinical Microbi­ ology (SEIMC).

“In addition to approv­ ing the fourth dose against Covid, it is neces­ sary to promote it. Other­ wise, what will happen to us will be the same as what happened with the third dose,” Jose Miguel Cisneros said according to local media confirmed on Sunday, July 24.

With the Covid pan­ demic seemingly on its way out, the general de­ sire is to return to normal­ ity, in which major infec­ tious diseases seemed a thing of the past, but nothing could be further from the truth.

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Mobile phone merger IN a joint statement released on Friday, July 23, two of the biggest mobile operators in the Spanish market have an­ nounced their merger with which they will create a sin­ gle mobile and fixed service provider for consumers in Spain. Orange Spain and MasMovil have signed a binding agreement to form a new company valued at €18.6 billion.

This merger between the second and fourth­largest operators in Spain will cre­ ate a serious economic threat to Telefonica, whose Movistar brand is currently the biggest provider.

It also leaves the third­ placed company, Voda­ fone, in a tricky situation.

Analysts have already sug­ gested that this could well pave the way for similar

mergers in the telephone markets of the UK, Italy, and Portugal.

It remains to be seen what the European Com­ mission makes of this latest collaboration, as it has al­ ways wanted markets to thrive fairly with at least four options available to consumers, and this deal cuts Spain’s market to just three main operators.

Home delivery robots ZARAGOZA is destined to be the first city in Spain in which four­wheeled autonomous robots will be in charge of making home deliveries.

They reach a maximum speed of 5kph and have the capacity to carry up to 30 ki­ los. Their technology allows them to avoid any obstacle in their path, including navigat­ ing around potholes and kerbs on the pavements where they will circulate.

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up of Yasmine Fage and Mar­ tin Varsavsky, and they have chosen the Aragonese capital to launch their autonomous

logistics project. It will be im­ plemented in phases, with the aim of validating its safety, as well as public, technical, and commercial acceptance, to finally deploy up to 80 robots in Zaragoza over the next few months.

In the first phase ­ which will last until the beginning of September ­ several test sim­ ulations will be carried out in order to demonstrate the safety and operation of the robots.

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WITHOUT SMOKE: Jesus Aguirre in Estepona.

Smoke free beaches AS reported by the Junta de Andalucia, Jesus Aguirre, the Minister of Health and Families, on Friday, July 22, delivered their accreditations to the 15 smoke­free beaches and eight swimming pools in the province of Malaga that have joined the ‘Beaches and Swimming Pools Without Smoke’ cam­ paign.

In total, Andalucia has 52 beaches incorporated into this network, the majority being in Cadiz, Malaga, and Almeria.

In the case of municipal swimming pools, 67 facilities are in­ cluded. Most of them in the province of Jaen, Sevilla, Huelva and Cadiz.

This initiative of the Andalucian Network of Health Ser­ vices and Smoke­Free Spaces, is promoted by the General Directorate of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Manage­ ment of the Ministry of Health and Families. It seeks to raise awareness of the negative consequences of this habit on the beaches of the autonomous community.

The full list of Smoke­Free Beaches and Pools in Andalucia can be found on the portal of the Ministry of Health and Families: https://juntadeandalucia.es.

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Family ‘pass on’ price drop easyJet new initiatives A FAMILY­RUN petrol sta­ tion in Abergavenny, South Wales has been over­ whelmed after it discount­ ed its fuel by 20p.

According to a report by local press on Monday, July 25, Bailey’s Garage is selling its fuel for just £1.69 a litre (€1.98) with owner Ian Bai­ ley saying: “We want to pass on the price drop.”

Explaining how he is able

to drop the price, Bailey said that he buys fuel every day on a system which sets the cost of petrol and diesel based on the fluctuating prices of crude oil. So he buys when it is best to do so and as an independent, he can then set his own price.

He added: “I’m wonder­ ing as well why other peo­ ple haven’t dropped their prices,” he said. “We’ve al­

ways been cheap. I could put it up to be the same as other garages and we would be laughing. But times are hard and we like to pass on the drop to the customer.”

The RAC and others ar­ gue that if a family­run petrol station can discount its fuel by up to 20p then so should the big boys with their buying power.

Belgium keeps lights on THE UK ran out of power over the weekend due to global demand, soar­ ing wholesale prices and the hotter weather.

A UK news source said on Monday, July 25 that an emergency appeal had to be made to Belgium as surging prices played havoc with the electricity mar­ ket ahead of a “looming winter crisis.”

By all accounts, the ESO (Electricity System Operator) failed to secure suffi­ cient supplies in the normal market re­ sulting in the SOS for help from Bel­ gium. Fortunately, Belgium was able to oblige by sending more down the Nemo

cable that runs between the two coun­ tries.

The ESO said that despite some warn­ ings that demand nearly outstripped supply, it was confident that it has suffi­ cient supplies to cope. The organisation continued by saying that it was in the advanced planning stage to make sure that the country did not run short dur­ ing winter when typically demand rises.

The current problems are an eye opener for many as the UK ran out of power. Few outside the industry knew of the UK’s reliance on the continent for energy.

EASYJET, on Monday July 18 announced the introduction of a raft of new initiatives to help customers flying abroad this summer. These include a new dedicated customer hotline for young families travelling abroad.

As schools across Britain broke up on Friday, July 22, for the summer holidays, the airline was expecting 6.2 million passengers to take to the skies across Europe.

A new helpline has been launched for families with children under 12 years old, enabling them to get through directly to dedicated customer service team members.

Head office team members are in place, working alongside ground crew at key airports across the UK. The new ‘Helping Hands’ will provide extra support to customers at several UK airports between Wednesdays and Sundays until

September 4.

Johan Lundgren, CEO of easyJet, commented: “Delivering a reliable operation this summer and providing a positive experience and the help our customers need when

we take them away on their holidays is easyJet’s highest priority.”

For further information, you can contact the easyJet Press Office on 01582 525252, or log onto www.easyJet.com.

Cricket Board resigns THE Directors of the Board of Cricket, Scotland, sent their letter of resignation to the Interim Chief Executive Officer on Sunday, July 24.

The news broke on Twitter from Cricket Scot­ land in a tweet that read: “NEWS UPDATE: The Board of Cricket Scotland has resigned. We will work in partnership with @sportscotland with immediate effect to ensure appropriate gover­ nance, leadership and support is in place for sport in the days ahead.”

Part of the resignation letter stated: “When the review into racism in Scottish cricket was an­ nounced last year we were fully supportive...

“The Board have been totally committed to im­ plementing the findings of this review in full to make the sport of cricket in Scotland a truly wel­ coming and inclusive place for all. We are all tru­ ly sorry and have apologised publicly to every­ one who has experienced racism, or any other form of discrimination, in cricket in Scotland….”

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Buying property in Mallorca?

6 tax issues to be aware of Whether you are buying or selling a property in Spain, it pays to familiarise yourself with the tax implications.

1) Purchase and local taxes New build property is liable to VAT (IVA)at 10%, plus stamp duty (legal documentation tax AJD) at 1.2% in Balearics.

Pre-owned property is liable to property transfer tax (ITP). In the Balearics the general rate is 8%, reduced to 5% for property valued under €200,000 and increased to 11.5% for property over €1 million.

2) Wealth tax Spain imposes an annual wealth tax on the total value of your assets.

For residents it applies to worldwide assets, while only Spanish assets are assessed for non-residents.

Everyone benefits from a €700,000 personal allowance and residents receive an additional €300,000 home allowance. Wealth tax rates in the Balearics range from 0.28% to 3.45%.

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3) Capital gains tax If you are resident in Spain and sell a property, the gain is added to your other investment income for the year and taxed at the progressive ‘savings income’ rates from 19% to 26%.

If you are resident and aged over 65 when selling a main home, you will not have to pay tax provided certain requirements are met. You may

also be eligible if you use the full proceeds to buy another main home within the EU/EEA within two years.

For non-residents, capital gains tax is charged 19%.

4) Income tax (rental income and notional rental income) If you rent out Spanish property you will pay income tax on your earnings at the general income scale rates. For long-term lets you could get a 60% tax reduction against the net rental income.

Tax for non-residents depends where you live. EU/EEA residents pay a flat 19% tax rate on the net income. Non-EU/EEA residents pay 24% on the gross rental income.

If you own a Spanish property and don’t use it as your main home, tax is payable on ‘notional rental income’ for periods it is not rented out. This is generally based on 1.1% of the valor catastral (2% if the value has not been revised within ten years).

5) Spanish inheritance tax

Think ahead and consider how much tax your beneficiaries will pay if they inherit the property on your death (or as a lifetime gift). Spanish succession and gift tax is always due on Spanish property, regardless of where you and your heirs are resident.

Tax rates depend on the beneficiary and the amount they receive. In the Balearics, rates for inheritances (not gifts) between spouses, direct descendants and ascendants range from 1% to 20%; for others they vary between 7.65% and 34%.

The Balearics provides a 100% reduction against the value of the main home (maximum€180,000) when inherited by spouses, descendants and ascendants who keep it for five years.

Additionally, there are some personal reductions: €25,000 for close relatives, €8,000 for other relatives and €1,000 for non-family.

6) Owning property through a company Changes over the years have dilut-

ed the tax advantages of owning Spanish property through a company – it may even be a disadvantage. ‘Enveloped’ property attracts savings income tax on profits and is liable for wealth and succession taxes without being eligible for the main home allowances. Spanish corporation tax may be due in some cases.

Spanish tax is complex. Everyone’s situation is different, and the rules change over the years. Take specialist wealth management advice to establish what you could do to lower your tax liabilities.

Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice.

Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevinsfranks.com.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Motivational speaker Tim Storey

AMERICAN author, life strategist and inter­ national motivational speaker Tim Storey has spent three decades turning people’s set­ backs into comebacks, and remains as pas­ sionate and energetic as when he first began his quest to make a positive life­changing im­ pact on people’s lives.

In an exclusive interview with the Euro Weekly News, Tim Storey shared some of his latest and upcoming projects, while enroute to LAX airport to catch a flight to Estonia, where his next project awaits.

“I’ve been to 77 countries now, so travel is kind of in my DNA,” laughed Storey.

“This will be my second time in Estonia. I am going to be working with a platform called Mindvalley, speaking to a group of about 1,500 people over a 10­day period, to create a mas­ terclass that will be shared across the world.”

Tim Storey is also launching a new show with Reach TV, the largest airport network in the United States, with over 40 million weekly viewers.

“During lockdown, Reach TV started finding a lot of people were struggling with mental health due to the limitations and restrictions Covid­19 was bringing, so one of the owners reached out to me to create a series of five­ minute inspirational videos that would be

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played in 90 airports around the world,” he stated.

“The feedback we received was great, so they asked if I would be interested in launching the first ever talk show to be shown at air­ ports.”

The talk show, set to premier on August 1, is called ‘Tim Storey Presents’ and will feature a wide variety of guests, including celebrities, as well as people with life changing stories.

ed me a book on the life of Mother Teresa and when I read what she did and how she influenced the lives of orphans, it really touched my heart, so much so, it changed my plans to study communications, to the point where I ended up getting a doctorate in world religions,” he ex­ plained.

Legendary American record produc­ er Quincy Jones spoke of Tim as “to­ day’s pop prophet” stating: “Tim Storey is the voice of inspiration to this genera­ tion.”

Robert Downey Jr called him “THE comeback coach,” and Smokey Robinson described him as “wonder­ ful at walking people through the best and worst of times.”

But celebrity life coaching is just one side of Storey’s work, as he is now also dedicat­ ing his time as a bridge to support refugees es­ caping Ukraine to Bulgaria.

In his most recent book ‘The Miracle Men­ tality’, Tim Storey provides a ‘road map to tran­ scend negative thinking and renew your mind, leading to a transformed life with bigger ad­ ventures, more opportunities, and deeper meaning’.

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His first episode will feature Rachel Uchitel, and together they will discuss her controversial claim to fame, and the difficulties of facing a so­ ciety in which ‘Cancel Culture’ is on the rise.

As Tim states: “Just because we have made bad decisions, it does not mean we have to stay in bad places.”

Tim Storey’s dedication to helping others be­ gan at a young age: “When I was in high school somebody hand­

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Dutchie Restaurant

TWELVE years ago Sunny and his family moved from India to Mallorca, choosing the beautiful island because of the good weather, friendly people, multitude of job opportunities and having friends who live there.

After several years of working in different restaurants, Sunny had the chance to open his own establishment. So, four years ago, he became the proud owner of Dutchie, serving quality and authentic Indian, Dutch, English and Mediterranean food.

Choose from classic curries, English breakfasts, pizzas with different toppings, peppered chicken, kebabs with fresh salad and even a very popular paella! And if any of your group are vegan or vegetarian, you will be sure to find a wide variety of dishes to cater for them.

As well as serving up tasty food, Dutchie also has mouth­watering cocktails for you to enjoy in the evenings, in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere under the Mediter­ ranean sunset.

Sunny also owns two other very popular restaurants, Italian Fusion in Santa Ponsa

For quality Indian, Dutch, English and Mediterranean food.

and Maxim’s Steak House and Pizzeria lo­ cated in Magaluf.

Sunny and his family are well­known in Santa Ponsa for their friendliness, impeccable service, great standards of food and amazing customer service. Not only this, he also speaks English, Dutch and Spanish, serving customers who are visiting the beautiful is­ land of Mallorca from all over the world.

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Morning movies

THROUGHOUT the summer, CineCiutat will screen films two mornings a week with its ‘CineCiutat, bon dia’ cycle.

The four theatres will be open with premier films, in Catalan or subtitled in Cata­ lan, special reruns for peo­ ple over 65 years of age and also for the little ones with morning sessions of CineCi­

utat Nins.

These morning screenings will include at least one screening in the original Cata­ lan version or the original version subtitled in Catalan, in order to be in line with cin­ ema’s goal of ‘normalising and expanding the use of the Catalan language in culture and leisure’ ­ so it’s a great

way to brush up on the lan­ guage!

The first films to be screened will be the Oscar­ winning Drive my Car and The Worst Person in the World.

Those aged over 65 will have an extra discount on ad­ mission, leaving the price at €4.

The blessed girl Steve Aoki in Magaluf BORN in Valldemmossa in 1531, Santa Catalina Thomas La Beata (The Blessed), is honoured in July with fiestas and celebra­ tions.

The main day is today, Thursday July 28, although, this date has nothing to do with when she was born or when she died, nor when she was beatified and later canonised (made a Saint).

The celebration runs throughout the day at Plaça Cartoixa, Valldemossa, beginning at 9am and ending at 9.30pm when the tri­ umphal carriage makes its way through the streets.

Since 1903, there has been a carriage pro­ cession during the fiesta and the celebra­ tions are considered one of Mallorca’s greats.

AMERICAN DJ, record producer, music program­ mer and record executive Steve Aoki is coming to Magaluf, Mallorca!

Aoki will take to the decks on Thursday, July 28, at BCM International from 11pm. Tickets can still be purchased via bcmmallorca.com and cost €25.

Aoki has collaborated with artists such as will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Linkin Park, blink 182, Taking Back Sunday, Laidback Luke, BTS, Monsta X, Louis Tomlinson, Backstreet Boys, and Fall Out Boy and is known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi and his iconic DJ sets in Ibiza.

Aoki has released several albums and one of them, Wonderland, was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2013.

He is the founder of the Steve Aoki Charitable Fund, which raises money for global humanitarian relief organisations.

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Port Adriano Festival NILE RODGERS & CHIC opened the 10th edition of the Port Adriano Mal­ lorca Festival last week with a second show star­ ing The Dire Straits Experi­ ence .

This 10­year­old unique musical event, at this modern Mediterranean port, covers all genres and international artists from all eras. Past performers have included Gloria Gaynor, Earth Wind & Fire, Madeleine Peyroux, and The Electric Light Or­ chestra, among others.

The quality of the or­ ganisation, the sound and lighting together with the beauty of the surround­ ings and the proximity of the audience to the stage, make the concerts in Port Adriano unforgettable.

The festival is sponsored by the Balearic Islands Tourism Strategy Agency (AETIB).

Following on from Nile Rodgers & Chic, and The Dire Straits Experience, headlines Texas.

After the success of their previous tour, to cel­ ebrate the release of, ‘Jump On Board’, Texas is now returning to the stage to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their debut album, South­ side.

On this tour we can ex­ pect a show that includes songs from this album, as well as all their greatest hits. Friday, August 12, doors open: 8pm, concert starts: 10pm.

More info and tickets: http://portadrianomu sic.es/texas?lang=en

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Copa del Rey REAL CLUB NÁUTICO in Pal­ ma welcomes world class sailing teams as they com­ pete for the Kings Cup (Copa del Rey). This prestigious yachting event inaugurated in 1982, and each year is a highlight in the Mediter­ ranean yachting calendar.

Some of the best yachts­ men take part in the regat­ ta... along with some royal participants. The sea is filled with impressive yachts dur­ ing the day and the streets of Palma come alive in the evening with various forms of entertainment.

A total of 111 teams of 18 nationalities will face each other at the regatta course in the bay of Palma throughout the six days of competition, with the first departure scheduled for Monday, Au­ gust 1. The fleet is divided be­ tween five one­design class­ es, which sail in real time, and four classes that main­ tain the tradition of competi­ tion in compensated time: BMW ORC 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Among them, some of the winners of 2021 returning to fight to reclaim the coveted title of ‘La Copa’.

The social agenda of the 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE will start on Friday, July 29 at 1.00pm, in the Sala Magna of the Real Club Náutico de Pal­ ma with the opening cere­ mony. The 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE is organised by the Real Club Náutico de Palma and the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation.

The event runs from Satur­ day July 30 to Saturday Au­ gust 6 in the Bay of Palma.

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KINGS CUP: A highlight of the yachting calendar.

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AFICINE PALMA

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Mallorca Nature Reserves MALLORCA is an island of diverse fauna and flora and for years, the natural parks and nature reserves on the island have seen increasing numbers of visitors. The natural beauty of the coast and the interior of the island can be discovered in many ways, hiking, cycling and visiting one of the many nature reserves.

In the north of Mallorca, halfway be­ tween the lively resort of Can Picafort and Alcúdia is S’Albufera Natural Park. The bio­ diverse wetland can be explored by bike or on foot as part of hikes and walks. In the reeds, along the streams and on the shores of small pools, there are the breeding grounds of plovers and little egrets, while the osprey builds its nest in an elevated po­ sition. Migratory birds such as flamingos regularly stop over here. In the protected area, salt and fresh water mix and create brackish water that allows certain species to flourish. The nature park is located di­ rectly on the bay of Alcúdia and is where the mountain streams and rivers drain into the Mediterranean Sea. Parc Natural Cala Mondrago is located in the southeast of Mallorca between the re­

sort of Cala d’Or and the picturesque fishing village of Cala Figuera. A nature conserva­ tion area since 1992. Idyllic beaches with turquoise blue sea are to be found at Caló des Borgit and Cala Mondrago. The pic­ turesque bay of S’Amardor is bordered by dunes with small inland lagoons. In addi­ tion to pine forests, the park is home to an olive­pistachio hardwood forest. Foraging feral goats roam the magical forest and steppe landscapes and in certain coastal re­ gions you will encounter the resettled Mediterranean turtle.

Sa Dragonera Natural Park is located on the southwest coast of Mallorca, at the foothills of the Tramuntana Mountains. It spreads around the uninhabited rocky is­ land of Sa Dragonera, which stands oppo­ site Port d‘Andratx where you can get a boat from the harbour to visit the island.

The sparse vegetation on Sa Dragonera in­ cludes broom bushes and a bright red lichen species. Coral gulls, shearwaters and Mediterranean gulls live on the island and share it with the Dragonera lizard, an en­ demic reptile species only found on this is­ land.

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THOUSANDS GATHER: To remember the battle of the year 1550.

THE festivities of the Moors and Christians in Pollença are one of the most famous and spec­ tacular in Mallorca. They are celebrated from July 26 to August 2 and the town receives many visitors during this period. On Tuesday August 2, the last day of the festival, thousands of peo­ ple gather to remember the battle of the year 1550, in which the Christians led by Juan Mas, beat the pirates of Dragut.

This is a colourful festival, full of history and emotion and re­enacts what happened five cen­ turies ago. On the night of Monday August 1, people gather in the different squares of the town where there are music concerts. The first act of the battle takes place in the Plaza Mayor.

Pollença’s music band plays the traditional hymn ‘l’Alborada’ transforming the crowd into silence and awe.

During the night people drink the traditional ‘mesclat’, a mixture of liquors typical of the area and party the night away. On the morning of Au­ gust 2, mass is celebrated in honour of the pa­ tron saint Mare de Deu del Angels. Then ‘Els Cossiers’ young people dressed in fine clothes and jewellery, dance traditional dances.

The most exciting moment is the simulation of the battle between Moors and Christians. The stage is the Plaza de la Almoina, where the en­ counter between the Christian Juan Mas and the Pirate Dragut is represented. At that mo­ ment Joan Mas speaks allowed saying; “Virgin of Los Angeles, help us, people from Pollenca, get up, the pirates are here.” Then the impressive battle begins culminating in a firework display.

For more info and the full programme: https://bit.ly/3OvkgG9

THE Deià International Music Festival hosts its concerts be­ tween the venues of Son Mar­ roig (Deià), Sineu, Sa Bassa Rotja (Porreres) and Palau March (Palma).

Sa Bassa Rotja in Porreres, East of the centre of the Island, is an eco­tourism rural hotel and great place to explore Mallorca.

The finca is the host of Eu­ roregio Piano Series 2022, first with a concert by Italian Osval­ do N E Fatone, on August 5 at 9pm. Fatone, born in 1995, is a young pianist from Manfredo­ nia, Italy, he graduated with honours and special mention at the Bari Conservatory. He has won important interna­ tional piano competitions and the 13th edition of the Nation­ al Prize of the Arts, an award aimed at selecting the best student for each disciplinary artistic sector of the Italian high artistic and musical edu­ cation.

The Euroregio Piano Series continues on August 12 at 9pm with Noah Zhou, born in the UK in 2001, Zhou began

learning piano at age five. He went on to win numerous ac­ colades including the Third Prize and Bronze Medal in Kiev at the 2019 International Horowitz Piano Competition, where he was also awarded the Jury’s Special Prize for the

best interpretation of a solo Ukrainian Work. Zhou will be playing Obras de Schubert, Bellini/Liszt, Mozart and Mus­ sorgsky.

The festival continues into September and more info can be found at www.dimf.com

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Tamsin Brown AS of Wednesday July 20, the Euro­ pean Food Safety Authority’s cam­ paign titled ‘Stop African Swine Fever’ has been extended for the third consecutive year. It is run in partnership with local authorities in 18 countries in Europe.

“The spread of African swine fever continues at an alarming rate, with recent outbreaks in Italy and two sporadic outbreaks in Ger­

Stop African swine fever many, close to the borders of France and the Netherlands,” said EFSA’s Executive Director, Bernhard Url. “It is a global issue that poses a significant threat to pigs, farmers and the pork industry and needs to be tackled by all of us together.”

With the assistance of local farm­ ers’ groups, veterinary organisa­ tions and other relevant bodies, the campaign aims to raise aware­ ness about preventing the spread of ASF. African swine fever is a viral dis­

ease that affects domestic pigs and wild boars. It is harmless to hu­ mans, but is causing significant eco­ nomic disruption in many coun­ tries. An outbreak can lead to the slaughter of large numbers of farm­ kept pigs.

Cyber activities Record fires

IN a statement released on Ju­ ly 14, the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Chinese authorities to act against mali­ cious cyber activities allegedly undertaken by Chinese actors.

They said: “Belgium exposes malicious cyber activities that significantly affected our sovereignty, democracy, secu­ rity and society at large by tar­ geting the Federal Public Ser­ vice Interior and the Belgian Defence. Belgium assesses these malicious cyber activities to have been undertaken by Chinese Advanced Persistent Threats (APT).

“Belgium strongly de­ nounces these malicious cyber activities, which are undertak­

en in contradiction with the norms of responsible state be­ haviour as endorsed by all UN member states. We continue to urge the Chinese authorities to adhere to these norms and not allow its territory to be used for malicious cyber activi­ ties.”

The Chinese embassy in Bel­ gium responded: “China op­ poses and fights all forms of hacking in accordance with the law. We reject the Belgian side’s irresponsible assertion that ‘Chinese hacker groups’ carried out the ‘malicious cy­ ber activities’ when it had nei­ ther put forward any request related to the issue nor pre­ sented any factual evidence.”

MORE than 30,000 forest fires have been recorded in Italy over the last month, with the prolonged drought and the high temperatures affecting Europe all playing their part.

On Friday, July 22, the Italian fire service said that be­ tween June 15 and July 21 they dealt with 32,921 fires easily surpassing last year’s number.

Experiencing the worst drought in 70 years, Italy has lost some 160,000 hectares to wildfires according to the Italian Institute for the health of the planet. (IIIPH).

Firefighters in the country have been pushed to the limit with the weather conditions making containment challenging. Strong winds are said to be driving the fires in some areas, whilst the dry countryside is allowing fires to spread quickly and easily.

Authorities have said that: “Most forest fires are caused by superficial and often malicious behaviour” again appealing to Italians to take more care in prevent­ ing unnecessary fires.

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African swine fever can cause significant economic damage.

Save gas for a safe winter THE European Union faces the risk of further gas supply cuts from Rus­ sia, with almost half of its Member States already affected by reduced deliv­ eries. Acting now can re­ duce both the risk and the costs for Europe in case of further or full dis­ ruption.

On Wednesday July 20, the Commission proposed a new European Gas De­ mand Reduction Plan. The plan is to reduce gas use in Europe by 15 per cent until next spring. All con­ sumers, public administra­ tions, households, owners of public buildings, power suppliers and industry can

and should take measures to save gas.

By substituting gas with other fuels and saving en­ ergy this summer, more gas can be stored for win­ ter. Where possible, pri­ ority should be given to switching to renewables or cleaner, less carbon­in­ tensive or polluting op­ tions.

Another important pil­ lar of energy saving is the reduction of heating and cooling. The Commission is urging all Member States to launch public awareness campaigns to promote the reduction of heating and cooling on a broad scale.

Tourist left in coma A BRITISH man is lying in a coma in the intensive care unit of a hospital on Portugal’s Algarve. As reported

by Welsh media on Sunday, July 24, father-of-four, Joel Collins, was in the popular holiday resort of

Albufeira attending a stag do with some friends.

It is claimed by his family that 35-year-old Joel was assaulted - without provocation - and allegedly stabbed, while walking home after getting sepa-

rated from his friends on Monday, July 4.

The Welshman’s unconscious body was discovered lying in the street by one of the locals who immediately drove Joel to a hospital in the nearby town of Faro.

His injuries included lacerations to his stomach, lungs, intestines, and pancreas. Multiple separate operations have left him lying in an intensive care unit, and he was scheduled to undergo another operation on Monday, July 25.

Joel has limited recollections of what happened to him according to his sister Heidi Collins. He remembered taking his mobile out to try and search for directions back to his accommodation on Google maps she said.

It would appear that he was mugged said nurses at the hospital, because Joel was admitted without any ID on his person or a mobile phone.

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EDUCATION: Professional development is essential.

Teacher training THE professional development of teachers and trainers can be an essential driving force for high­quality and inclusive education and training in Europe, a new series of compre­ hensive, country­by­country reports from the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cede­ fop) say.

The reports cover 29 European countries and illustrate the importance of the professional development of teach­ ers and trainers, who are at the frontline of vocational edu­ cation and training (VET) delivery.

The European Year of Youth 2022 focuses on young peo­ ple’s voices for co­designing a peaceful, greener, digital and more inclusive continent. Thus, it is essential that teachers have the opportunity to train to develop future­oriented skills, which they can then pass on to students.

The reports address information gaps and provide sys­ tematic national approaches to the continuing professional development of VET teachers and trainers, both at school and in work­based settings. They also discuss the persisting challenges VET teachers and trainers face to perform their complex roles, and how policy priorities are shaped in each country to address such challenges.

THE European Central Bank has raised its interest rates for the first time in 11 years, and on Thursday, July 21 is­ sued an official statement on their hike of interest rates stating: “Today, in line with the Governing Council’s strong commitment to its price stability mandate, the Governing Council took further key steps to make sure inflation re­ turns to its 2 per cent target over the medium term. The Governing Council decided to raise the three key ECB in­ terest rates by 50 basis points and approved the Trans­ mission Protection Instrument (TPI).”

Their decision is reportedly based on an assessment of inflation risks and the “reinforced support provided by the TPI for the effective transmission of monetary policy.”

The move hopes to support the return of inflation to the Council’s medium­term target by “strengthening the anchoring of inflation expectations and by ensuring that demand conditions adjust to deliver its inflation target in the medium term.”

The new normal THROUGHOUT July, Eu­ rope has been suffering from heatwaves and other effects of the rising temper­ atures.

According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), this alarming situa­ tion will probably continue until around the end of the month and the summer is far from over.

These temperatures are expected to become the norm if we do not act now.

“In the future, these kinds of heatwaves are going to be normal. We will see stronger

Artefacts returned Tamsin Brown ON July 20, New York’s Man­ hattan District Attorney Alvin L Bragg, Jr announced the re­ turn of 142 antiquities valued at nearly $14 million (€13.7m) to the people of Italy. In December 2021, the Manhattan DA’s Office con­ cluded a multi­year, multi­ national criminal investiga­ tion into Michael Steinhardt, one of the world’s largest an­ cient art collectors, seizing 180 stolen antiquities valued at $70 million (€68.5m) and imposing a first­of­its­kind lifetime ban on acquiring an­ tiquities.

Of the 142 objects re­ turned, 60 were recovered

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extremes,” warned Petteri Taalas, secretary­general of the WMO, on July 19. Taalas hopes that this will be a wake­up call for govern­ ments. According to reports from the United Nations In­ tergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Eu­ rope will be the region most affected in the short term by rising temperatures. Along the Mediterranean, in­ creased forest fires, droughts and rising sea lev­ els are expected by 2050.

These heatwaves have a significant impact on health.

“When a heatwave goes along with high levels of pol­ lution, it exacerbates respira­ tory and cardiovascular dis­ eases, especially in large urban spaces,” said Maria Neira, the WHO director of Environment and Health.

Grain deal assurance Credit: Manhattan District Attorney’s Office

ERCOLANO FRESCO: One of the stolen artefacts.

from Royal­Athena Galleries, 48 were recovered from Steinhardt, and an additional 34 were seized pursuant to other ongoing investigations.

All the antiquities were re­ turned during a repatriation ceremony in New York.

“Though the pieces being repatriated today have a written price tag of millions

of dollars, the historical, artis­ tic, and cultural values at­ tached to each of the relics are immeasurable and price­ less.

These artefacts deserve a place in their homeland, where the people of Italy can jointly appreciate the mar­ vels of their country’s past,” said District Attorney Bragg.

SERGEI LAVROV, Rus­ sia’s Foreign Minister gave assurances, on Sunday July 24, that he had: “Reaffirmed the commitment of Russian grain exporters to meet all their commitments.”

Speaking in Egypt which imports around 80 per cent of its annual requirement from Rus­ sia he said: “We dis­ cussed specific parame­ ters of cooperation in this area, agreed on fur­ ther contacts between the relevant ministries, and we have a common understanding of the causes of the grain cri­ sis.”

A blockade of Black Sea ports brought on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a world shortage of grain, pushing prices up global­ ly and creating supply bottlenecks across the world. A deal brokered by the UN and Turkey was supposed to bring an end to the problem, but all of that was put in jeopardy after Russia bombed the port of Odessa within hours of signing the deal.

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Top restaurant

Fishy story

AFTER prize-winning Noma becoming ineligible to take part in this year’s World Best Restaurant awards, another Copenhagen based eatery, Geranium situated in the Copenhagen FC stadium has taken the top spot even though the tasting menu which doesn’t include meat costs around €400 per person.

NOT everyone in Finland was happy with the arrival of the now deceased female walrus.

After it left Hamina it travelled about 30 kilometres to Suulisniemi and became entangled in the net of fisherman Antero Halonen eventually capsizing his small boat and doing some €10,000 of damage.

THE NETHERLANDS

IRELAND

No room

Rwanda effect

RENTAL accommodation for students in Amsterdam is becoming increasingly more difficult and with more than 5,000 applications for just 2,416 available rooms, the University of Amsterdam has told students to stay away unless they can find somewhere to stay privately by mid-August.

THE Irish leader, the Taoiseach Micheál Martin, has said that he believes that the reason for there being a jump in the number of asylum seekers applying to enter and remain in Ireland is because of the UK government’s Rwanda policy.

BELGIUM

ITALY

Bones apart

Nun too happy

NEW human bones, some of which appear to have been amputated, have been uncovered in Waterloo by a British-led archaeological dig in an area believed to have been used as the main allied field hospital set up for those wounded in the battle.

AT a photoshoot in Naples which had two actors from an Italian TV programme kissing in the streets, an elderly nun dressed all in white interrupted their kiss shouting in Italian “What are you doing? This is the Devil. Jesus, Joseph, Saints Ann and Mary” before walking off.

GERMANY

PORTUGAL

Speed limit

Classical gas

BOY racers beware and other Europeans give a sigh of relief as it appears likely that in order to try to save fuel, Germany may finally introduce a temporary speed limit on autobahns and if coalition party Greens have their way this will become permanent.

WITH landfill becoming increasingly unacceptable, a Portuguese energy company in Mirandela has started producing biomethane from rubbish dumped in an existing site and for the first time the recycled gas has entered into the gas network, supplying some 80 households.

FRANCE

UKRAINE

Beautiful skin

Papal visit

AS the heat in France intensifies, those in the know who still want to go clubbing but without overheating have taken part in a naturist event known as Beautiful Skin at a Paris nightclub where nudity isn’t frowned upon but is a requirement.

IN an interview with Italian new group ANSA, the Vatican’s de facto Foreign Minister Msgr.

Paul Gallagher confirmed his belief that at sometime following his return from Canada, Pope Francis would be sure to visit Kyiv although when and how is yet to be decided.

NORWAY

SWEDEN

Superyacht

Metallica museum

BELIEVED to be on a private visit, the Emir of Qatar flew into Kristiansand’s Kjevik airport in his private jet on Saturday July 16 before boarding his 123-foot superyacht Al Lusail which is one of world’s largest and is valued at around €500 million.

IN 1986, Cliff Burton, bass player with American band Metallica was killed when the tour bus he was travelling in crashed near the town of Ljungby. Now housed in a small room in a hotel, a museum dedicated to the musician and the band is attracting visiting fans.

FINANCE US Secretary of Labour Marty Walsh and Spain’s Minister of Labour Yolanda Díaz Pérez met in Washington on Wednesday July 20, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that reasserts both countries’ commitment to addressing a wide range of concerns affecting workers and underserved populations.

Falling sales RETAIL sales in the UK fell in June amid the cost­of­living crisis, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics despite a hoped­for bounce thanks to the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Sales dropped by 0.1 following a confirmed 0.8 per cent fall in May

Crypto crazy BIT2ME, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange, announced that the deal it aimed to complete with 2gether, another Spanish exchange, fell through due to internal discrepancies after customers of the latter organisation complained that they were being charged €20 for what used to be a free service.

Digital health AMAZON is to move into healthcare as it has announced that it will acquire the technology­powered national primary care organisation One Medical for €3.9 billion since it believes that with its knowledge of customers and the ability to combine in­person and digital services it can make a difference.

Milking it LATEST news to confirm the strength of UK inflation has seen the price of milk rise so dramatically that two pints cost as much as four pints did at the beginning of the year according to Assosia data, although Lidl was the cheapest supermarket.

€350

is a one-off payment that Spanish insurer Mapfre is making to all of its employees at the end of July to help tackle the rising cost of living.

GHOST KITCHENS PROVE POPULAR THREE Spaniards involved in the food delivery sector founded Cuyna in 2020 which now owns a number of ghost (or dark) kitchens throughout Spain.

Their concept was clear and was to make it possible to cre­ ate a way for new and estab­ lished brands to access more markets quickly and economical­ ly without compromising the quality of their product.

By opening these kitchens across the country, they were in a position to offer existing and new business the opportunity to expand by moving into ready built kitchens (a bit like serviced office spaces) where everything was available including Apps for delivery.

They now have 55 specially designed kitchens across Spain which even include space for de­ livery personnel and are looking to not only increase the number of outlets here but also to ex­ pand to Italy and Portugal.

They have obtained two types

“SPANISH families are not going to suffer gas cuts or power cuts in their homes; and no matter what happens, we are going to defend the position of the Spanish industry” were the strong words of Spain’s Teresa Ribera.

Speaking about the European Union call for all member states to reduce gas usage voluntarily due to the situation with Russia on Wednesday July 20, the Min­ ister for Ecological Transition was very clear about the Span­ ish response to this suggestion.

“The proposal of the Euro­ pean Commission is not neces­ sarily the most effective, nor the most efficient, nor the fairest.

“We are supportive and we will continue to be so; in fact, in the last month, 20 per cent of the gas we imported was ex­

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NEW CONCEPT: One of the Cuyna ghost kitchen interiors.

of funding, firstly to allow them to invest in staffing and digital technology which is absolutely essential to ensure that those using their services remain at the cutting edge of their mar­ kets.

In addition, thanks to a fund­ ing campaign on crowdcube, in­ dividuals can invest in the com­ pany from as little as €12.

Secondly, they need access to

properties, often in industrial parks, in order to continue with their expansion.

The concept really works for smaller restaurants and chefs who are making a name for themselves but can’t offer a de­ livery service from their own premises and want to expand to new areas without the cost of setting up a stand­alone restau­ rant or kitchen.

No power cuts Credit: Ministry for Economic Transition

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Minister Ribera made Spain’s position clear.

ported directly or indirectly to other EU member states.”

Although the concept is cur­ rently voluntary and would run until March 2023, it has been suggested that the EU could

make this mandatory for all members and she made it clear that Spain does not rely on Rus­ sian gas and therefore she ex­ pected to debate this matter on July 26 at the next meeting of the European Energy Council.

She said “Spain is a pro­Euro­ pean country, with a pro­Euro­ pean and supportive society; therefore, I deeply regret say­ ing that Spain does not support this proposal,” before adding that “it is proposed without pri­ or discussion, without a general debate in the European Council, even when the economic conse­ quences and in terms of impact redistributive is particularly im­ portant.”

Online fraud SPECIALIST fraud protec­ tion company Fraugster has issued its first ever Payment Intelligence re­ port which suggests that the cost to merchants of online fraud international­ ly in 2021 totalled a mas­ sive €80 billion.

One of the biggest losers was the airline industry as air fares are generally much higher than the cost of products and most book­ ings are made online.

Fo r a f r a u d s t e r t o p u r ­ chase a cloned credit card it can be as cheap as €23 and an EU passport would cost around €5,000 on the dark web, which when combined with the credit card would soon pay for itself.

Finally, the majority of t h o s e c a u g h t a n d s a n c­ tioned for online fraud come from Russia, Iran and Syria.

Pension fears NEW research in the UK re­ veals that 93 per cent of em­ ployees surveyed said they are worried about their finances post retirement, with 80 per cent citing the rising cost of liv­ ing as a key concern.

As many as 56 per cent felt that their pensions and savings won’t be enough to last their retirement years.

In research carried out by Renovo, specialists in support­ ing employers and employees through redundancy and re­ tirement planning, 43 per cent of those surveyed facing retire­ ment predict they will work beyond the state pension age, (due to rise to 67 by 2026), as they are increasingly con­ cerned about financial, health and lifestyle issues in their lat­ er years.

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Looking up FRASERS GROUP set up by former Newcastle United FC owner Mike Ashley and in‐ corporating numerous retail outlets announced unaudit‐ ed profits before tax for the latest year at £344.8 million, compared to a pandemic in‐ duced loss of £39.9 million.

Rate hike ALTHOUGH it had previous‐ ly indicated that it intended to increase interest rates for the first time in 11 years, the European Central Bank deci‐ sion on July 21 to return to zero from ‐0.5 per cent caught many by surprise as it struggles with inflation.

Good news THE 46 stores run under the banner of TOYS’R’US in Spain and Portugal have been saved from closure as a deal has been done with Italian company PRG Retail Group.

Minister Escrivá explained his plans.

REVIEW of taxation levels on Spain’s self employed may see reductions in the amount of taxes paid for some with effect from 2023.

It was an open secret that the self‐ employed (autonomo) in Spain, espe‐ cially the least well paid, were having to contribute more to Social Security than almost any other EU country yet were receiving some of the lowest benefits if sick or retired.

On Thursday July 21, the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Immigra‐ tion José Luis Escrivá told the Cortes

(Parliamentary) Commission for Moni‐ toring and Evaluation of the Agree‐ ments of the Toledo Pact that after 10 months of negotiation a deal with unions representing autonomo work‐ ers has been agreed in principle.

Accepting that there are some final details to be agreed, he explained that this was part of the agreed Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan to make it fairer and also simpler as it will be possible to access the system and change their status online.

This is a long‐term programme

which will commence with effect from 2023 which will effectively see a steady reduction in charges for those at the bottom end of the income scale and an increase for those at the higher end.

This still means however that any‐ one earning the minimum wage will still have to pay nearly €300 per month for the foreseeable future and the only real drop will be for those who earn around €600 per month, although they will still have to pay almost 50 per cent of their earnings to the State.

Kids eat free THE latest supermarket to offer a special deal for chil‐ dren during the summer is Morrisons with their Kids eat Free campaign.

Unlike the Asda deal highlighted in issue 1933, this offer requires an adult spend of £4.99 and only one child is eligible to take a free meal from the kids menu, although they will also be able to enjoy a piece of fruit and a soft drink with their lunch.

A number of UK food outlets also have special free deals but the majority require some form of adult spend, so in pure value for money terms the Asda of‐ fer may just attract parents with a limited budget.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I NEVER had much respect for the majority of politicians. Back in the 60s I witnessed a number of these ‘Old boys’ club members with their trousers down, both metaphorically and in reality.

Well I remember one prominent London MP rushing up to me at a friend’s Chelsea party. Clad in a string vest and very questionable Y‐fronts, he implored me to ‘take over upstairs’. Apparently, the nubile and extremely attractive London theatre agent he was ‘engaging with’, had become too much for him. I didn't take on his request I may add! That same evening another serving minister informed me he thought ‘smoking marihuana was such fun!’ No I’m afraid politicians in general have never impressed me much. (Bearing in mind a couple of recent examples, not much appears to have changed!)

There is one overriding problem that especially seems to impregnate the elder male occupants of the Westminster corridors of power. The majority attended public school. These predominately male dominated institutions meant that its students never really learned to mix with the female of the species. Their only experiences with the opposite sex were

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No respect annual college dances and overbearing Nannies.

The outcome of this involvement resulted in the total absence of respect for those of a gender they considered not only mere objects of sexual titillation, but also intellectually inferior and subsequently gained no important standing in the male dominated corridors of their future political ambitions.

Many of these elder statesmen and even a number of new ‘bench’ members, still fall into this category and subsequently consider the Westminster gathering of members nothing more than an extension of their public school debating societies. As attitudes change, and more and more women are elected into the house, large expanses of these ex public schoolboys are slowly becoming the dinosaurs of the political arena.

Frankly, apart from serious offences and somewhat innocuous schoolboys sexist innuendoes, many of these parliamentary ancients are turning into a complete waste of space and energy.

Time to get back to more serious issues; like running the country for example!

I notice the Labour Party in particular are now cramming ladies on to their front

bench, yet another weapon in their armoury of schemes and skullduggery to keep the opposition on the back foot till the next General Election. Hold on a sec, the Conservatives are also encouraging the ladies, and could still in fact have a victorious Truss in their game plan!

Can’t wait to see her and Rainer locked in mortal feminine conflict across the parliamentary garden wall, now that really would be a forerunner to hanging the dirty washing out in public. Hope the male members know how to cook!

Interesting to see the Board of Cricket Scotland resigning after reports of being institutionally racist. Haven’t noticed any public controversy concerning the British World Athletic Board who were responsible with the BBC for presenting over 85 per cent of non‐white UK athletes in the recent World Series, including the programme’s anchor squad!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com

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Incapable of coping MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man THERE was a terrible incident in a local nightclub recently and it got me thinking about the thought process of going out for the evening. I imagine it now goes something like, Ok got my phone, keys, money, credit cards. Have I forgotten anything? Ah yes my gun, some knives, drugs for personal use and some for spiking innocent people’s drinks. Don’t wait up for me Mum ‘cos I might not ever be home again unless of course they don’t let me in because I’m wearing trainers!

For the first few days of last week I thought the war in Ukraine was over as it was not mentioned on any mainstream news I watch.

The only news was the fact that the UK was very hot. In fact it was the hottest it’s ever been for one day. It was like people were totally incapable of coping. Actually it’s quite easy to deal with if you have a bit of common sense. Don’t go out in the blazing sun or coat yourself in pure virgin olive oil. Take all the right precautions and you

will be fine. It’s not rocket science to know you have to sip water all day long. Anyway most survived and that was it.

The banks here have got worse. I turned up for one appointment last week and was told that the person I needed to see wasn’t there. Why didn’t they call me and let me know? I got the shrug, then someone spoke to someone else, and by the way, there were about eight desks behind me without one member of staff at any of them.

A lady came out and informed me she was a mortgage advisor but she would try and help but not at a desk. She wanted to discuss my personal business from behind the counter in front of everyone. It didn’t happen - I left.

I then sent an email to my other bank to make an appointment. I got an automated reply saying she was out of the office till August 8 and finished off with the usual salutation and, just for good luck, also wished me Merry Christmas. I emailed the bank again and said their out of office messaging could do with an update - no response yet.

Oh and to everyone that sent me emails about how I should invest in Bitcoin and I should stop questioning it - still feel the same?

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Timely tips to topple your fear of public speaking over Buxom Brenda from Human Re­ sources. Another rule is to stay sociable but NOT sozzled and speak before 11pm.

BREAKING VIEWS Nothing’s worse than seeing your audi­ Nora is the author of popular psychological ence slide off the edge of their seats before suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. you do. At 10pm they’ll be mellow. By Congratulations! You’ve been 11pm, totally knackered. invited to give a speech for a And one final rule, wedding (like Brooklyn Beck­ don’t outstay your wel­ ham’s recent extravaganza), come, otherwise you’ll anniversary or business be nodding off long be­ event. But public speaking’s a fore they do. Simply put: doddle, nothing at all to wor­ “Be interesting, be brief ry about. and be gone.”

Fortunately, there are A bit like crime writ­ ways to make your speech ing: keep your audience both memorable and enter­ guessing with unexpect­ taining. Simply remember ed cliffhangers that these tips to grab your audi­ make it tough to put ence and leave them begging your book down until for more. the very last page...

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Dear Sirs AN awful lot has been said and written recently regarding flights to the UK. My wife and I have just trav­ elled from Alicante to East Midlands Airport via Jet2 on June 29. The whole journey could not have been better.

Being old and finding it diffi­ cult to walk we did request ‘as­ sisted travel’. Wow! What ser­ vice. It was like a military operation. Our Son explained to the Jet2 booking­in desk our situation. The lady said “No problem” ­two assistant travel staff immediately arrived ­ sat us in the airport wheelchairs, and whisked us straight to se­ curity ­ then to a waiting sec­ tion and to our boarding gates.

I do not know how they did it, but the plane managed to land at East Midlands Airport on scheduled time!

Arriving at East Midlands we were transferred to a new bus unit at plane height ­ seated, and the whole unit lowered it­ self to road level and was driv­ en to passport control. In our wheelchairs we were rushed through to passport control, case collected and taken out­ side by the ‘Assistant Ambas­ sadors’ to link up with our rela­ tives. Just felt that I must congratulate all concerned in making a difficult journey into such a pleasant experience.

Bob Jarvis

Water fountain Greetings. Could anyone tell me if, or when, the public drinking fountain in the centre of Torremolinos is going to re­ open? It was moved during the redevelopment of the new Plaza del Sol to the junction with Calle San Miguel and apart from a short period be­ fore lockdown it has remained

out of use. This was an ameni­ ty used by local people to fill their containers and tourists to top up their drinking bottles.

The fountain is currently sur­ rounded by chairs and tables from the Clock House bar which suggests that the au­ thorities, for undisclosed rea­ sons, have put the interests of the bar ahead of those of the rate payers of the town.

Derek Halstead

Crystal ball Dear Sirs, Is Leapy prescient? He looked into his crystal ball again this week, and unlike

many commentators he again found crystal rather than the b**ls often seen. He was slightly off the ball, but who (except Leapy) could have imagined, it would be the eth­ nic minority of the Conserva­ tive party doing the work of the left. I often feel that politics is all the poorer, since the dominance of career politi­ cians, life experience is lacking.

What a shame Leapy isn’t a couple of decades younger, we might have been able to persuade him to cast aside his beachwear, bucket and spade and return to the UK to help out in government.

Barry Morgan BA BSc FCIOB MBPsS

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THE current problem for drivers leaving the UK by ferry to France has sparked a backlash of complaints from people furious at both the long delays and blame the French authorities for not having enough staff to cope.

Sadly, it seems that our former friends are not going out of their way to make life easier for Britons travelling abroad, but then again why should they? The UK used to belong to a club whereby it spent a lot and earned a lot but thanks to an ill-advised decision by David Cameron to call the Referendum, a small majority voted to leave the club, although large numbers of UK passport holders living abroad were not allowed to be involved in the decision making. The British government is still arguing over the deal it struck with the European Union, has closed the door to many EU citizens who would have been happy to work in the UK but can’t get permission and has not yet managed to deliver the promised rewards from Brexit. Many of us have been accustomed to crossing borders without problems and whilst it may be irritating and frustrating to be delayed by having to comply with EU entry rules, is it surprising that the French government isn’t prepared to employ more border staff?

Some say stuff the French, if they don’t want our money then we can go somewhere else, but France is our nearest neighbour and has land borders with eight different members of the EU, with Italy and Spain being important destinations for British drivers, so a boycott probably wouldn’t help.

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IN my 40s, when I could still re‐ member my father’s name (it was ‘Dad’) and whether I still had a car, I took a course in so‐ cial psychology. And, as we ap‐ proach summer, I thought I could offer a little light holiday reading for the beach.

The course introduced us to the musings of the great Ger‐ man philosophers Kant, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.

And to this day, I am still fasci‐ nated by the similarity of the conclusions among these cele‐ brated thinkers.

In their different ways, they all exhort us to achieve our full potential through discovering our true selves and thus becom‐ ing free.

Immanuel Kant’s philosophy was transcendental idealism, meaning that your concepts of what exists arise from impres‐ sions formed by the senses. Ev‐ erything you see and sense are mere appearances. The good

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Schopenhauer would have had neither the time nor the inclination for a beach party in Benidorm.

news, therefore, is that Putin and Boris Johnson don’t actually exist. Kant also believed that universal personal freedom is achievable through the simple practice of human rights. Suffer‐ ing punishment for sin or crime is justifiable if proportionate to the wrong. And that, to fulfil our maximum potential, we should live not to make our‐ selves happy but to make our‐ selves worthy of happiness.

Arthur Schopenhauer main‐ tains that the purpose of our ex‐ istence is to find ourselves in

solitude. We should be pre‐ pared to remove the causes of suffering by sacrificing most re‐ lationships, and, while we need to be compassionate, the more sociable we are, the less we can develop our intellectual capaci‐ ty. We need to reflect more on the meaning of our existence.

He regards happiness not as joy or ecstasy but escape from boredom and negativity.

Schopenhauer would hardly have participated in a beach party in Benidorm and I respect him for that.

Friedrich Nietzsche, the father of existentialism, warns against following the herd, dwelling in the comfort zone and resisting change. Only by being individu‐ al, and taking responsibility for who we are can we find our true selves. This can mean the difficult choice of being a loner but, only by confronting the un‐ known and embracing suffering as part of life, can we be truly free and thus achieve our full potential. We should accept ‐ even embrace ‐ suffering as part of life, as the price for avoiding

living in a social prison imposed by the control of society’s max‐ ims.

This does not mean rejection of all accepted standards of so‐ ciety but it does mean question‐ ing them. Such standards de‐ clare it unacceptable to gun down defenceless children and teachers in a school or to en‐ slave vulnerable young girls into prostitution. But society can and does also dictate the sub‐ sumption of individual charac‐ teristics and beliefs into the herd mentality.

More recently, the conclu‐ sions of these distinguished thinkers has been further devel‐ oped by Albert Camus (one of my favourite novelists of my younger days) and, of course, Eckhart Tolle, about whom I have already written.

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Dogs & Dogs is your one­stop shop for all things pets including dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles and rodents. With a multitude of

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by Mark Slack WITH so much integration of platforms car makers

are increasingly looking at differentiating their prod­ ucts from the competition, and within large groups like Volkswagen Audi it is arguably even more impor­

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tant. SEAT has progressed the idea though with the Cupra range.

Originally Cupra were the sports orientated models within the SEAT line­up but the name is now a brand in its own right, hav­ ing dropped the SEAT name, with a com­ plete Cupra range. There’s also signs of the brand’s EV direction with the new all­ electric Cupra Born.

While some Cupras are very obviously SEAT mod­ els, the Spanish carmaker is increasingly producing individual models unique to the Cupra brand. The Formentor is one such model and despite the fact that even the largest en­ gine in the range is only 2.0­litres it sounds fantas­ tic on start­up.

Although this is ‘manu­ factured’ sound it does add to the appeal and make it feel something special.

CUPRA RANGE: A very individual model.

With a top power output of 310PS the performance lives up to the soundtrack.

Prices start from €35,006/£29,880 and much of the kit in the top­ of­the­line versions finds its way into the lead­in models too. There’s a 12” touchscreen, full LED light­ ing, auto­dimming rear view mirror, cornering lights, wireless phone charging, adaptive cruise control and keyless entry and start.

The engine line­up starts with a 1.5 TSi, 150PS, through to the 2.0­litre 310PS mentioned earlier.

There are manual and au­ tomatic transmission choices, all­wheel­drive and petrol/ electric hy­ brids.

As ever, especially with VAG products, there is rather too much digitalisa­ tion, and a consequent lack of buttons, but familiarity would over time make life easier. That apart it’s a very nice place to be with, in my top line model, ex­

tremely comfortable seats, an impressive build quality and the general feel of this being an upmarket car.

At €51,021/£43,550 it may seem expensive, but look at some of the rivals and it begins to look com­ petitive. Despite the lack of a premium­badge it has the advantage of being something different to the usual premium crowd.

On the road it handles extremely well for such a large machine, with sports suspension and four­ wheel­drive that’s perhaps not surprising, and the ride is comfortably firm com­ pared to similar less com­ pliant sports models within the VAG stable.

This is an impressive ma­ chine and for my money still the pick of the Cupra range, being a very individ­ ual model rather than a be­ spoke, or tailored pick straight from the pages of the SEAT catalogue.

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ENGLAND and Wales are set to host the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup, as confirmed by the Inter­ national Cricket Council on Tuesday July 26.

With four major tourna­ ments announced from 2024 to 2027, England will be hosting the competi­ tion for the first time since 2019, when the event was first inaugurat­ ed.

The event is set to take place in June with the fi­ nals expanded from 10 to 12 nations, totalling an amount of 33 fixtures to be played.

Venues are yet to be confirmed.

Clare Connor, interim chief executive of the Eng­ land and Wales Cricket Board, stated “We’re ab­ solutely delighted that we’ve been selected to host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.

“We saw back in 2017 how hosting the ICC

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Cricket T20 2026

WOMEN’S CRICKET: Venues are yet to be confirmed.

Women’s Cricket World Cup captured people’s imagination and I’ll never forget watching Heather Knight lift the trophy on that magical day at a sold­ out Lord’s.”

The International Crick­ et Council has now mapped out the women’s international calendar for the next five years, con­

firming also the other host nations for upcoming events.

Bangladesh is set to host a major women’s tournament for the first time with the T20 World Cup, which will take place in 2024, with India follow­ ing suit, taking the role of hosting the Women’s World Cup one year later.

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England’s Lionesses win ENGLAND’S Women’s na­ tional football team ‘The Lionesses’ smashed Swe­ den in the semi­finals of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 league, earning themselves a place in the final on Sunday, July 31.

The ladies beat Sweden 4­0 on Tuesday, July 26, with fans going crazy for an incredible goal by Alessia Russo.

The third goal of the match, by the female Eng­ land forward in the 68th minute, was an incredible back heel that saw former footballing legend Ian Wright nickname the play­ er ‘Lessi’ in honour of Ar­ gentinian star Lionel Mes­ si.

Russo back heeled the ball though the legs of Sweden’s goalkeeper Hed­ vig Lindahl after just hav­ ing had a goal saved by the keeper.

Despite an initial slow start, the other three goals were scored by Beth Mead at minute 34, Lucy Bronze

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THE LIONESSES: Are through to the Euro 2022 final.

at minute 48 and Fran Kir­ by at minute 76.

After being defeated in the semi­finals at the 2019 World Cup, Euro 2017,

England Women’s team is now set to play in the final against either Germany or France at Wembley Stadi­ um on Sunday.

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REIGNING F1 world cham­ pion Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix at the Paul Ricard circuit in Le Castellet on Sunday, July 24.

In the process, the Red Bull driver roared into a com­ manding 63­point lead at the top of the driver’s table.

LeClerc had originally led by 46 points after the first three races of the season.

Whether he would have won the race if Charles LeClerc hadn’t spun his Fer­ rari off the track while out in front is anybody’s guess.

The Ferrari driver had start­ ed from pole position and weathered the Dutchman’s

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Verstappen Grand Prix win Atletico to sell Griezmann Driver's podium at the French Grand Prix.

attempts to pass him.

It all went wrong on Lap 18 as the Frenchman lost control at the Beausset dou­ ble right­hander and spun into the tyre wall at around 100mph.

In fairness to the Ferrari driver, he later admitted his own fault in causing the crash. “Just not good enough. I am performing at a very high level since the beginning of the season, but if I keep making these mis­ takes it is pointless to be performing at this high lev­ el, I will try to get better but this is not good,” he com­ mented.

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With LeClerc out of the picture, Max Verstappen took the lead and was nev­ er in danger of relinquishing it.

FRENCH international striker Antoine Griezmann was put up for sale by LaLi­ ga club Atletico Madrid on Saturday, July 23, according to reputed sports journalist Duncan Castles.

The Spanish club are believed to be interested in signing Portuguese su­ perstar Cristiano Ronaldo and remov­ ing Griezmann’s hefty wage bill from their books could pave the way for a potential move back to Spain.

Ronaldo is on a reputed £360,000 weekly at Manchester United, al­ though it has been suggested that he is prepared to take a cut in wages to

play in the Champions League again this coming season. According to the UK press, PSG have already declined Atletico’s offer of taking the French­ man to the capital.

One thing that is certain is that should he make the move to Atletico, it will not endear him to the Real Madrid fans. They still recognise Ronaldo as one of the greatest players to ever wear their famous white shirt and one has to wonder if Cristiano would want to shatter that legacy. He has until the end of August to make a decision.

Football legend dies ages 85 UWE SEELER, one of West Germany’s greatest­ever football players has passed away at the age of 85. His death was con­ firmed on Thursday, July 21, by the Ger­ man national team on its official Twitter profile in English.

Seeler was in the West German team that lost to England in the 1966 World Cup final. When the two sides met again in the Mexico 1970 World Cup quarter­fi­

nals, he placed a back­header beyond England keeper Peter Bonetti to level the scores at 2­2. West Germany went on to win 3­2.

At the national level, Uwe Seeler played his whole career for Hamburger SV, where he notched up 137 goals in 239 Bundesliga games.

Before his retirement from football in 1972, the prolific forward became the first

player to score in four World Cup tourna­ ments. He was also the first football play­ er to be honoured with the Great Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

An astounding total of 404 goals in Ger­ man Oberliga and Bundesliga matches is a record that still stands today. In German league games overall, he stands second on 406, behind all­time great, Gerd Muller.

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