Costa Blanca North 18 - 24 August 2022 Issue 1937

A THREE-HAT PROJECT COSTA BLANCA NORTH • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM FREE • GRATISIssue No. 1937 18 - 24 August 2022GANDIA

Linda Hall HAZEL AND TONY LAYT from the An glican Church in Albir visited the Franciscans’ refuge in Gandia (Valen cia).Hazel went to the centre ‘wearing three hats’ on Wednesday August 10. Firstly, she passed on to Brother William €1,000 from Gary at Giving 4Giving towards the electricity bill and general living costs for the care home, which looks after homeless, frail and unwell men. For Brother Pepe there was a spe cial wheelchair which will help resi dents move from bed to shower very easily. This was bought by Albir Angli can Church, together with another which will arrive when the manufac turer resumes work after the holi days.Thirdly, Hazel had asked Brother William what they missed in the food line, and he mentioned they do not have much fish. Dino, from the We Love Albir Face book page, mentioned this to a few friends and ­ lo and behold ­ the fish arrived.Theypurchased 30 bags of merluza (hake), not knowing what space the Brothers had in their freezer, so there is money in hand for the next shop. “Thank you to all who donated,” said Elaine Mitchell, the Albir Angli can Church’s secretary. “Great job, well done Hazel and Tony and the Albir Anglican Church congregation.”Albirisone of seven churches which belongs to the Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy, which covers the area from Gandia to El Campello. A service is held every Sunday at 9.30am at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church in Carrer Mart and there is a regular weekday service every Thurs day at 11am in the Forum Mare Nos trum in Alfaz del Pi. All service times, locations and contacts and much more can be found on the glicanchaplaincy.orgwww.costablanca­an website. For further information about the Albir Anglican Church call Elaine Mitchell on 636 164 467 or local rep resentative Paul Winter on 602 218 483.

REFUGE: Brother Pepe, Tony Layt and one of the residents.

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A EURO WEEKLY NEWS reader who lives in the in land Marina Baja town of Relleu contacted the newspaper recently. He was interested, he said, to read a recent edi tion’s front page story about Benidorm Town Hall’s €50 grants to help over­65s pay their elec tricity“They’rebills. lucky to get bills in the first place,” he told us, requesting that we did not name him. “I haven’t had a bill since February and nor have other people living here. We’ve all got smart meters but they can’t be that smart because all they give us now are esti mates,” he said. “And what estimates!” he exclaimed. “A friend of ours who hasn’t even spent five weeks here this year found he had paid a direct debit of €441.” Totally unaware of what they were being charged, he also told us that he suspected this was going to be a prob lem for some people. The company involved is CHC Energia which, ac cording to its web page, has been operating since 2009. It also promises clients that they can con sult their bills online al though nobody our read er knows has been able to do so, he Neitherrevealed.hasany of them received anything other than an estimate: “Frustrating isn’t the word for it,” he said.

Linda Hall JAVEA Town Hall’s Resi dents’ Attention depart ment is offering an in tensive Spanish course that starts in Septem ber.The lessons, open to residents registered on the municipal Padron, are organised at basic and intermediate levels, and applicants will first be evaluated to deter mine which will be most suitable.There is no charge, thanks to a subsidy from Alicante’s provin cialPlacescouncil.are limited, the Help Desk explained, and will be allocated ac cording to the order in which they are re ceived.Javea residents who would like to attend the course should email help@ajxabia.org with their personal details and a contact number before August 26.

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Learn the lingo SPANISH LESSONS: Pupils at a previous course held in Javea.

VALL D’EBO (population 2018) has a depopulation problem, like many inland Marina Alta villages. Local mayor Leonor Jimenez hopes to prevent more peo ple from drifting away from the village which is 40 kilometres from the coast. At the same time the town hall wants to at tract new residents and is currently offering a a house to rent at €150 a month. If there were more families with children it would be possi ble to reopen the village school which has been closed for some years, Jimenez explained to the provincial Spanish me dia. As it is, the Vall d’Ebo’s few children have to travel each day to Pego, which is 14 kilometres away. The property available to rent was formerly the teacher’s house and, as the mayor pointed out, it will have a fibre optic internet connection, enabling the occupants to work remote ly from Thosehome.interested in the house or thinking of a move to Vall d’Ebo should contact the town hall via email on valldebo@valldebo.es or by ringing 965 571 413.

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Good idea JAVEA Town Hall’s cleaning service is clearing rubbish from hard­to­access spots along the coast by boat, which is particularly useful for the Cova Tallada cave and the Tango, Frances, Sardiner, Pallers and Sol del Barranc coves. The launch operations continue until September 30.

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BENIDORM Town Hall is providing 4,800 square metres of free parking in the Levante zone. With a capacity for 200 vehicles, the town hall hopes this will persuade drivers to leave their vehicles within walking distance of the beach while improving traffic flow nearer the seafront.Mobility councillor Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate explained that it had taken the town hall less than a fortnight to clear the plot of untended privately­owned land located at the junction between Calle Lerida, Calle Murcia and Calle Cuenca. The agreement with the owner specified that the town hall would use the land solely for parking, De Zarate revealed. The agreement terminates in October 2024 although this could be extended if both parties agree.

VILLAJOYOSA Town Hall will reduce the price of tickets on municipal buses after apply ing for EU funds from the €221 million that the central government made available to assist economic recovery and employment. “Urban mobility must be ever­pre sent in any new sustainability model,” said Transport coun cillor Kiko Carreres.

Incubating tourism Alcoy to host BMX Cup Park and walk

A DATE has finally been mentioned for the new and much­needed Na tional Police station in De nia.Pilar Bernabe, the cen tral government’s dele gate to the Valencian Community, confirmed during a recent visit to Denia that building work on 4,000 square metres of tectingtoernment’sdenceedwhichregionDeniathreeLespactthejectsandvealed€15tohaveforronmentscribedgroup.Playasfromsonorthnia’sthatlong­requestedabetoMiguellandmunicipally­ownedinAvenidadeHernandezisduebeginin2023.Duringhervisit,Berndealtwithanotherproject,ofregeneratingDecoastlinetotheofthetownandalmetrepresentativestheAsociacionNorteresidents’ThedelegatedeindetailtheEnviMinistry’splansLosDeveseswhichnowbeenputouttenderformorethanmillion.BernaberetheLesMarinestheLaMarinetaprohavebothreachedEnvironmentalImAssessmentphase.Devesesisthefirstofcoastalprojectsforthatwillcostintheof€34millionandthedelegatepointoutwas“cleareviofthecentralgovcommitmentregeneratingandprothecoast.”

The formula is similar to that used some years ago when the site of the demolished Las Terrazas apartment blocks in front of the Levante beach was temporarily taken over by the town hall as a car park. “With this solution we have gained more parking spaces for residents and tourists and at the same time eradi cated the bad image presented by this unkempt piece of land,” De Zarate said.

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THE Generalitat is promoting Valencian Community music festivals through its Mediterranew Musix brand. The region was already famous for its summer festivals and now more than 100 have applied to come under the Mediter ranew Musix umbrella. These are split into four categories, de pending on size, beginning with a Gran Fest for 20,000 with a budget of at least €1 mil lion.An event with 10,000 or more people and a €350,000 budget comes into the Fest cate gory followed by Fest Lite or Experience for smaller festivals. “A festival’s success depends on talent and the promoters’ ability to put together a good lineup on one hand,” said Francesc Colomer, who heads the region’s Tourist Board, responsible for the initiative. “But another fundamental element is the setting and the tourist experience,” he added when Mediterranew Musix was launched earlier this summer. “These events incubate tourism,” Colom er added.Linda Hall BENIDORM was a Roman fort long before it became the Cos ta Blanca’s principal tourist des tination.Thiswas located on El Tossal, the outcrop in La Cala at the end of the Poniente beach and the site has already been visit ed by 34,000 people so far this year.“These figures confirm that our excavations, listed as an As set of Cultural Interest, is an other attraction for residents and tourists alike,” Benidorm’s Culture councillor Ana Pellicer said.“A series of digs and con verting the site into an openair museum have increased the local population’s interest in discovering ­ or rediscover ing ­ this ‘castellum romano’,” Pellicer“Theadded.rhythm of visits to El Tossal has remained steady throughout the year, although logically this has been more sig nificant during holiday periods like Easter Week and July.” “The ‘castellum’ is totally ac cessible and entry is free,” the councillor said. “What’s more, people who visit El Tossal won’t only find vestiges of a first century BC Roman fort, but they will also see one of the best panoramic views of Benidorm.”Itisalsopossible to visit the fort accompanied by an ar chaeologist to learn in more detail how it was organised, who occupied it and the impor tance of its role during the Ser torianTheWar.visits take place each Fri day between 5pm and 7pm and on Saturdays and Sundays each hour between 10am and 1pm.These can be arranged by emailing visitatossal@benidorm.org

Paper chase ALCOY’S municipal Archive has finally concluded digitis ing a further 10,000 pages of the local newspapers that were published in the city be tween 1865 and 1954. Now that this has been completed they will be available for con sultation on city hall’s BIVIA digital storage website within a few weeks. Well and good AMJASA, Javea’s domestic water and main drainage company, announced that the municipality’s water con sumption last month had in creased by 11 per cent com pared with July 2021. Publicly­owned Amjasa also confirmed that subterranean water levels were more than capable of meeting the high demand of the increased summer population.

ALCOY will once again host an important BMX competition, specifically the Valencian Com munity Cup, Alcoy Town Hall has confirmed.Competitions will take place in Alcoy on Saturday, September 24, and training sessions on Fri day, September 23 and Saturday 24.The event counts towards the 2022 Valencia BMX Cup ranking.Lastyear, Alcoy City Council built a 400­metre­long approved BMX circuit with a five­metrehigh exit ramp. It was a project in which the construction company, the munic ipal technicians and the athletes and members of the Alcoy BMX Club worked together to make im provements to the layout so that it would have all the necessary el ements to become a benchmark in this sporting modality.

The project has made it possi ble to create an approved BMX circuit in Alcoy that caters for the large group of athletes who prac tise this sport in the city.

Levelled out RESPONDING to residents’ requests, municipal employ ees in Denia redistributed and levelled shingle on the Almadrava beach at the mouth of the River Girona. As a result, the beach is ap proximately five metres wider and access has been improved for swimmers now that the steep slope has been eliminated.

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Renata told the EWN that not only are the squatters now occupy ing the chalet in Benijofar, they have now installed an alarm from a Spanish security company. This was done completely illegal ly, as the squatters are not the legal owners nor do they have a con tract with the owner. “The president of the housing es tate pushed for me to try and get rid of the squatters, because the neighbours were unhappy with the situation,” said estate agent Wieland Eckler who is currently representing De la Plaza. “Nearly all of them are foreign ers who are often abroad, so they fear that they will end up in the same“Thesituation.other day we tried to change the locks to the house. When the locksmith began work ing on the lock, the alarm went off, causing the squatters to rush to the house, as well as the police. “The Guardia Civil gave me a big telling off, as I had ‘put the lock smith in danger by causing a poten tial stand off with the squatters’.” Not only does the alarm detect intruders and emit a high pitched sound alerting to a break in, but it also sends a phone notification to the owners and the police. Although there is currently a massive national debate on the Spanish laws concerning squatter rights, Eckler feels it does not bene fit foreign buyers who purchase properties in Spain to then find them occupied by squatters. In addition De la Plaza is current ly facing a legal battle to put the property into her name following the death of her husband, after Benijofar Town Hall has allegedly lost the relevant certificate, despite all the proper legal procedures be ing carried out at the time the property was purchased.

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Security alarm keeps owner out Gandia is proud to display its five-metre high ‘Aquil-les’.

Gandia displays ‘Aquil-les’

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IN 2020, Gandia City activated 17 access points on the seafront of fering free public WIFI coverage over more than 2.6 km along the Passeig Marítim Neptu. Historical data shows an up ward trend in the number of po tential WIFI users for the first half of 2022 compared to 2021, Gan dia Town Hall confirmed on Fri day, August 12. In July 2022, 4,744 unique po tential users can be counted, with an average of 532 people per day. Of the network’s users, 45.1 per cent were new users, who had never connected before, and 54.9 per cent were returning users. WIFI Gandia Platja is mostly used on weekends (especially on Sundays), although the distribu tion is fairly even for all days. Among the most actively used applications (most hours) was Google (browser). It was followed by the social network Facebook, iCloud, iTunes, Instagram and YouTube. The application that consumed the most network re sources is YouTube (6.5 per cent of the total).

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THE five­metre high ‘Aquil­les’ is due to be shown today, Thursday August 18, on the beach of Gandia. The travelling show ‘Aquil­les’ is a giant figure more than five metres high and weighing almost 800 kg, Gandia Town Hall confirmed on Friday, August 12. The giant figure will leave from the Club Nàutic roundabout in Gandia around 9.00pm and run along the Passeig Marítim Neptú. The journey will end with a finale of a fireworks display. The show organised by the Department of Tourism is part of the summer pro gramme and is performed by the company LA FAM Teatre. It is expected to fascinate tourists and residents, due to its enormous visual im pact.This promises to be a powerful perfor mance, which aims to bring theatre and the performing arts to new audiences.

ONE expat widow is calling for help to crack down on squatters after her home of 30 years in Benijofar was beseiged by a group who even installed an alarm to keep her out.

German national Renata de la Plaza told the Euro Weekly News she and her husband bought the property in the Monte Azul hous ing estate 30 years ago, but squat ters have since moved in and she is struggling to get help from either the police or the town hall, who she claims she is currently battling over changing the name on the property’s paperwork after her husband died.

The winner was Stella Fox with a Net Score of 70 points off a handicap of 23. In second place was George Braddick with a net score of 72 with a handicap of 20. Taking third place was our newest member Lee Fineman with a net score of 76 with a handicap of 19.There were three Near est the Pin prizes on offer with John Day picking up the prize on the fifth, Ge off Willcock taking the prize on the 16th, and newest member Lee Fine man on the 18th. A prize also went to the strongest player and that went to Mike Farmer. The society’s next con test is a Stableford Com petition sponsored by the society.

Montgo teeing off Windsurfer rescue

ON Friday, August 12 the Montgo Golf Society played a medal competi tion sponsored by Mike Connolly.Theclub said: “Num bers were low due to most members being ab sent from Spain. The Medal Competition was played in soaring heat, so the scoring was good con sidering the conditions. “Oliva Nova Golf Course is in very good condition at the moment so congratulations to the green staff.”

The boat was reportedly travelling between Punta Molins and l’Al madrava when they saw the wind surfer and rescued the two boys. Officers warned the public to check weather conditions before taking to the sea with any type of watersport equipment and to tell family or friends of their plans be fore setting off in case of emergen cy.The news comes following a series of sea rescues in Spain this summer, with many swimmers and water sports enthusiasts getting into diffi culty thanks to stronger­than­ex pected winds and other weather conditions.

SEVERAL people were injured when a boat exploded after refu elling in the port of Calpe late on the af ternoon of Monday, AugustAccording15. to local media reports, seven people were injured as a result of the boat explosion in Calpe. Basic Life Support (BLS) and SAMU per sonnel were deployed to the scene to at tend to the seven in jured people on board (some of whom were children) and three had to be trans ferred to the hospital as a result of their in juries.Investigations have begun into the cause of the Thankfully,explosion.the blast did not cause a fire on the boat and fire res cue crews did not need to be called.

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WINNERS: The competiton had several prizes.

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DENIA police have saved two boys who had got into difficulty at sea on a windsurfer.Thepairwere reportedly left drift ing out to sea due to high winds, and had just one oar to try to get back to safety. They were eventually discov ered by a Maritime Surveillance Ser vice boat half a mile out to sea.

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Alicante gastronomica

Grants forgeneralZULIMAself-employedPEREZ:Generalitat’sdirectorforSocialDialogueCoordination.

“More than 63,000 self­employed Va lencian Community residents are in line for a €300 grant to offset their financial difficulties,” the director general said. This aid will total more than €19 mil lion, Perez pointed out, targeting the reg istered self­employed in the sectors that are suffering most from the energy crisis.

Via its Plan Reactiva the Generalitat is currently focusing on easing the effects of inflation and soaring energy prices, trig gered by the Ukraine war.

“Dialogue between the Generalitat, businesses, commerce, families and so cial agents has been fundamental in cre ating these grants that are directed at providing an immediate and rapid re sponse,” she said.

Linda Hall APPROXIMATELY 582,000 Valencian Community firms, self­employed and employees have received financial aid from the regional government during and since the pandemic. “The Generalitat took rapid action during the first Covid wave to help those most affected by the pandemic,” Zulima Perez, the Generalitat’s director general for Social Dialogue Coordina tion, said. “This included employees on furlough and the self­employed who had to close their businesses or drasti cally reduce their activities.”

ALICANTE will expand its stand at Alicante Gastronomi ca and makes it interactive to improve user experience The fair takes place from September 23 to September 26 at the Institucion Ferial Ali cantina (IFA). The stand will bring togeth er more than 40 Michelin stars and 60 Repsol suns, Ali cante Gastronomica has con firmed.Thecouncillor for Catering and Commerce, Lidia López, announced that this year “Ali cante has prepared a new, completely renovated image, with a commitment to digital isation by integrating a giant, full­colour LED screen into the design.“This novelty of the stand will enable attendees to im prove their experience by in tegrating activities and events such as live cooking shows that will take place at the stand, and facilitate greater promotion of participants, speakers, chefs, and tourism entrepreneurs.”Therewillalso be a gastro nomic area with cocktail pair ings and gourmet cuisine, a show cooking rice dishes and tapas from Alicante with the Alicante City of Rice and Ali cante Gourmet brands, a Ver mouth and tapas hour, and Salted fish in our history. Lidia Lopez added: “This year it is very important to support the hospitality sector and disseminate through this platform our quality gastrono my, sustainable, prioritising the flavour, with our products and healthy cooked by the hand of our chefs, thus posi tioning it as a gastronomic destination.”

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AIRPORTS in the Aena network closed July with a recovery of 92 per cent com pared to the same month of 2019, with 1,519,739 passengers using AlicanteElche Airport in July Airports in the Aena network closed in July 2022 with 27,067,913 passengers, AenaThisconfirmed.figureiseight percentage points from pre­pandemic levels, meaning 92 per cent of the traffic recorded in July 2019 has already been recovered. The Aena network covers 44 airports across mainland Spain and its islands. In addition, 230,542 aircraft were in operation, which is equivalent to a re covery of 95.7 per cent compared to 2019, while 79,906 tonnes of cargo were transported, representing a decrease of 9.7 per cent compared to the same month of 2019. Of the total number of travellers recorded in July, 27,000,398 were com mercial passengers, of which 18,245,175 travelled on international flights, 12.3 per cent less than in July 2019. Meanwhile, 8,755,223 passengers travelled on domestic flights, which is 2.6 per cent more than before the pan demic.Inthe cumulative period of the first seven months of 2022, a recovery of 83.9 per cent of passenger traffic was reached compared to the same period of 2019.

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Elda hospital car park

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Alicante’s Elda hosital to build a new car park.

Deputy mayor Ana Morell said the park showed the council is, “fulfilling our promise to create more spaces in all areas of the municipality to improve people’s lives, and in this case, of the lives of our pets.”Councillor for Animal Welfare, Anna Mena explained: “This is an innovative space for pets to stay in shape.” She added: “We are working with VEDAMA and the Department of Educa tion, to organise activities and turn this space into a meeting point for dog lovers and people who want to adopt.”

OLIVA has opened its first ever dog park, which features separate areas for large and small dogs, as well as a shaded agility area.The park, which is next to the Frumesa car park, was built across four months in a project costing €37,016. It was opened by volunteers from the Protectora d’Animals d’Oliva and members of the local council.

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A NEW car park for Elda Hospital will be built at the old Miguel de Cervantes school. The works could begin after the summer and should be finished in four months. This free surface parking area will be added to the underground car park planned for the New Outpa tients’ Building, the Valencian Re gional Ministry of Universal and Public Health confirmed on Friday August 12. The intervention consists of demolishing the old Miguel de Cervantes school, and adapting and fitting out the land to convert it into surface parking spaces. The specifications include, among other criteria, that the company awarded the contract must consid er which trees in the old school grounds can be preserved, as well as which must be moved and replant ed, with the aim of minimising the felling of species, in line with the en vironmental commitment of the Regional Ministry of Universal Health and Public Health. At pre sent, parking space is limited be cause the hospital has been growing and expanding its care areas to the detriment of parking areas.

Benidorm transport cards ‘Youth is the key’ campaign

FOLLOWING a two­year absence during the pan demic, the popular Fies ta de l’Albir is returning from Friday, August 19 to Sunday, August 21 in Parque de los Eucalip tos.Ainhoa Alvarez, presi dent of the Comision de Fiestas, said the council has organised, “a pro gramme full of live mu sic, games for children, an orchestra and fire works, as well as a spe cial themed parade on Friday night, this time focused on simociaciónPresidentpirates.”oftheAsodePeñasSantísCristdelBon Encert, said: “We will be there helping the Festivals Committee with whatever is need ed, and thevidualradeprizesevents.participationencouraginginalltheTherewillbeforthepiratepaforgroupandindientries,andforthreebestpaellas.”

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THE first case of ‘Hooting cicadas’ has been found during an extreme heat wave in Alicante. It has never happened before as ci cadas tend to sing, which experts are putting down to the heat. Cicada, relate to any of a group of sound­producing insects that have two pairs of membranous wings, prominent compound eyes, and three simple eyes. They are medium to large in size, ranging from two to five cen timetres (0.8 to two inches). The technicians of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demo graphic Challenge, which is responsi ble for the Environment in Spain, are now deeply concerned about having confirmed dozens of cases of hovering cicadas in the province of Alicante. Experts attribute this loss of the ability to ‘sing’ to the unusually high temperatures this summer, local me dia confirmed on Friday, August 12. “According to our initial studies, when it is so hot, these insects work exhaust ing days to the point that they stop making their characteristic sounds,” ex plained a member of Teresa Ribera’s (the Minister for the Ecological Transi tion of Spain) department. The first cases were detected in the southern part of the province, where the thermometers are particularly harsh, but the phenomenon has been spreading to the northern regions.

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Benidorm offers cards for €10 to use on public transport.

BENIDORM’S town hall has begun the second phase of the delivery of the ‘Citizen’s Card’.Tuesday, August 16 at 9.00am was when the sec ond phase of the delivery of the ‘Citizen Card’ to all per sons over 65 years regis tered in Benidorm who re quest it began, Onda Cero confirmed.Itisacredit card­sized card with a credit of €10 for the use of public transport, although later on new uses and municipal services will be added to the scheme. Once the €10 has been used, there is no expiry date, the card can then be recharged.Themayor of Benidorm, Toni Perez, said that the cre ation of this card has a twofold objective: “to mod ernise the services provided to the registered population and to encourage and pro mote the use of public transport by offering advan tageous conditions.”

In fact, it is one of the measures included in the ‘Benidorm + Cerca’ pro gramme, for which the council has received a grant of €1.1 million from the Ministry of Mobility, Trans port and Urban Agenda.

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THE ‘Youth is Key’ cam paign is aimed at promot ing the active participa tion of young people in society, Alicante Town HallHundredsconfirmed.ofyoung peo ple took part in the Sports Day held on the beach of San Juan, Alicante on Fri day, August Alicante’s12.mayor, Luis Barcala, pointed out that “it is unacceptable that young people have more cuts in rights and free doms than our generation had.”The mayor claimed that “we have to recover tal ent, it is essential because the generation of employ ment depends on recover ing these individual free doms.”Themayor went on to say that he regretted that Alicante is below the na tional average in the un employment rate among young people, which is why he advocates “gener ating opportunities and recovering enthusiasm for the future after the years of a pandemic where it seemed that there was none.”Thecouncillor for Equal ity, Youth, Immigration, and Volunteering for Ali cante Town Hall, Maria Conejero, stressed in her opening speech that “young people are the fruit of your time.”

Drunk lorry driver

ALICANTE has launched a campaign for cleanliness and respect on its beaches. The initiative will run for two weeks with two stands in the sandy areas of San Juan, La Al bufereta, El Postiguet and Urbanova. Four environmental educators will carry out informative activities, games and envi ronmental workshops aimed at families and children, Alicante Town Hall confirmed on Wednesday, August 10.

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THE Guardia Civil in Alicante are investigating the driver of a lorry for allegedly driving drunk, going more than twice the speed limit allowed for professionals.Thedriver was allegedly zigzagging for 30 kilometres along sections of the A­70 mo torway between Alicante and Crevillent, according to local media on Thursday, August 11. Road users who were in his path immediately alerted the Guardia Civil when they saw that he was seriously en dangering road safety. The 36­year­old driver, who is charged with reckless driv ing and driving under the in fluence of alcohol, faces a prison sentence ranging from six months to two years. The driver was allegedly driving continuously in both lanes, changing from one lane to the other without flashing his indicators and driving off the carriageway towards the guardrail on both sides. After a Breathalyser test, the driver gave a blood alco hol level reading that was more than double that per mitted for a professional driv er.

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THE hotel ciesmentiswillwhatthatlast­minuteatthis91.2cia92.7onBenidorm,91.1ciantinationstheoccupancyson.”peaksectorstoppedreservationsweeks,tionalweekend,travelhasholidayssituationToniAugustfirmeddays,castcentcouldtionstheCommunity.weeksthe2019house’highlightedassociationemployers’HOSBEChasthe‘firstfullfortourismsincecouldarriveovernextcoupleofintheValencianAlltheforecastsfordifferentdestinaindicatethattheyexceedthe90peroccupancyforeforthenextfewlocalmediacononThursday,11.PresidentofHOSBEC,Mayor,said:“TheofthebankonMondayfavouredalotofforthelongespeciallynatourism.“InthelasttwotherateofhasnotforwhatintheisconsideredtheofthetouristseaThelevelsofhotelforecastforvarioustouristdesintheValenCommunityarepercentin90percenttheCostaBlanca,percentinValenandforCastellonpercent.Toniadded:“Withconsolidateddatathemomentandthebookingsarecomingin,wecall‘fullhouse’bereached,whichwhenanestablishreachesoccupanabove94percent.”

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Clean beach campaign

Alicante City Council together with the company awarded the cleaning and waste collection service, UTE Alicante, have pre sented a new awareness campaign for the care and cleanliness of the beaches, aimed at families and children. The initiative will run for two weeks on the different beaches of the municipality: San Juan, La Albufereta, El Postiguet and Urbanova, during which there will be edu cational and fun days with games, work shops and information points from 10.00am to 1.30pm. On the beaches there will be banners with very direct messages addressed to citi zens: ‘Respect what you love’, ‘Don’t leave the waste you generate on the beach’, ‘Don’t flood the beach with your cigarette butts’, ‘Everything you throw on the ground will end up in the Mediterranean’.

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THE Guardia Civil is investigating two drivers for offences against road safety In both road safety cases, the alleged perpe trators recorded the events with their mobiles and uploaded them to a well­known social me dia network. The first person under investiga tion is a man who was driving a car on the CV801 road, Ibi ­ Banyeres de Mariola, in the province of Alicante, along a stretch where the famous rally ‘Les Revoltes de Ibi’ takes place, which counts towards the Spanish Mountain Championship. This person, wishing to emulate the participants, in a BMW 330 CD model car, drove recklessly at high speed, constantly driv ing in the wrong direction on a stretch of road with numerous hairpin bends and hardly enough visibility to see oncoming traffic, all of which took place at night. The driver was sentenced to a 14­month ban on driving and given a fine. The second person under investigation drove on the roads of the Serra de Tra muntana, between the towns of Banyalbufar and Esporles, overtaking in a reckless manner and skidding when negotiating bends, invading the opposite direction where other vehicles were driving, with total disregard for his own life and that of other road users.

A MAN has been arrested for robbing three Albacete bank branches at gunpoint. The de tainee is accused of four robberies in the Al bacete area of Spain, three completed and one attempted, in which he used a firearm. The arrest took place when he had just committed a robbery at a bank branch in Mi naya.The robber has been remanded in prison, according to the Guardia Civil on Saturday, August 13. The Guardia Civil, as part of operation ‘Acuapalo’, has arrested a man as the alleged perpetrator of four robberies with violence and intimidation, three of them completed and one attempted, committed in bank branches in the Albacete towns of Barrax, Madrigueras and Minaya. The investigation began last May after the first robbery was committed in the town of Barrax. The second robbery took place in July in an other bank in Madrigueras. From the second robbery, the investigators began a series of surveillance of the main sus pect. This is when this individual carried out the third robbery in the town of Minaya, where the day before he had tried to commit another robbery, and was later arrested by the officers.

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A FIRE on August 13 in the Zaragoza municipality of Añon de Moncayo forced the evacuation of the town, along with a nearby urbani sation and the neighbouring town of Alcala de Moncayo. In total, more than 1,000 people had to leave their homes because of the flames, which spread to the neighbouring towns of Borja and Ambel. The fire also led to the evacuation of the nursing home in the Zaragoza municipality of Ve ra de TarazonaMoncayo.Council adapted the city’s sports centre to help shelter the evicted. Through its Instagram ac count, the council an nounced that this space was available for any townsfolk “who may need accommo dation.”Residents of Vera de Moncayo were voluntarily evicted, as well as the Veru ela Monastery. As reported by Zaragoza Provincial Coun cil, it was closed to the public at around 5:30pm due to the proximity of the flames.

The Guardia Civil is investigating two drivers for offences against road safety. Image: Guardia Civil/Interior Ministry MONCAYO: More than 1,000 people had to leave home.

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viouslytherespect’pereasyJetporthighlightedspokespersonthatthesupofthepilots’strikeatis,atthistime,100cent,with‘maximumbeingshownforminimumservicespredecreedbythegovernment.TwomoreroundsofindustrialactionarescheduledbyeasyJetpilotsinAugust.ThenextbatchwillbeginonFriday,August19andlastuntilSunday,August21inclusive.ThentheywillstrikeagainfromSaturday,August27untilMonday,August29. strike

REVELLERS at a top Ibiza nightspot in the Balearic islands had a massive surprise when British music superstar Robbie Williams made a surprise appearance. This amazing moment oc curred on Thursday, August 11, in the new 528 Ibiza amphitheatre venue as he took to the stage to join electronic outfit Lufthaus. Rumours had apparently been circulating for some weeks that somebody famous was going to make a surprise appearance on the island. The performance by singer­writer­producer tag team Lufthaus had been advertised for days, with a teaser that said a special guest artist would be joining them. The international pop star spent 90 minutes interacting with the crowd, along with Lufthaus, an innovative new act which includes world­renowned master producers Flynn Francis and Tim RobbieMetcalfe.sangacouple of songs and then took his place behind the DJ decks. He subsequently entertained the gobsmacked partygoers, playing music and getting everybody in the party mood.

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ACCORDING to Teresa Ribera, the Span ish Minister for the Environment, a gas pipeline project to connect Spain to France through the Catalan Pyrenees could become reality. The Minister stat ed on Friday, August 12, that according to calculations made by the government a pipeline could be operational in eight or nine months on the southern side of the border towards Spain. During an interview with a national media outlet, she said the government considered it “essential to go hand in hand” with the French government to accelerate the project. She spoke of the comments made by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in which he spoke of such a pipeline from Portugal to the rest of Eu rope.Ms Ribera said she believed that his message is key “to generating that politi cal conviction of European interest that has a project of these characteristics.”

“We launched 528 Ibiza with the ambition of it becoming Ibiza’s most important new entertain ment destination so to have one of the world’s most successful music artists choose our newly launched 528 Gardens for this outstanding Ibiza debut was a dream come true,” said Andy McK ay, CEO, 528 Ibiza & Ibiza Rocks Group.

AS reported by the Sitcpla union in a statement on Sunday, August 14, on the final day of strike action in Spain by easyJet pilots, as of 1pm, just six flights had been cancelled. Malaga airport was not affected at all by the action, with no cancellations occurring. This latest round of in dustrial action by easyJet started on Friday, August 12, and in the three days following, only 34 flights were suspended. A Sitcpla

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SPAIN’S Ministry of Health has called on people to donate blood, reminding them that donations provide an essen tial supply of blood to hospitals for multiple treatments and surgery. The Ministry of Health said that all those who are able to donate should do so at local centres. Last year, more than one and a half million people between 18 and 65 years of age donated blood in Spain and 15 per cent of them did so for the first time. The donations enabled a to tal of 1,886,500 transfusions to be car ried out and 493,000 sick people to be cared for. For those donating blood in Andalu cia there is an app, APP Dona Sangre providing information about where to donate and the history of donations. The app also sends alerts if a certain blood type is needed in a location. The Ministry of Health thanked all donors who have already given blood recently, or any of its components in cluding plasma, platelets or red blood cells, stressing that this is helping to treat thousands of sick people in Spain.

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THE Balearic Islands’ Formentera lit up as a £20 million superyacht burst into flames. The brand new 43.7­metre vessel Aria SF was destroyed in a fire off the coast of Cala Saona. Maritime Rescue of Formentera confirmed the news on Friday, August 12 in a Twitter post that read, “Salvamar Acrux and Guardamar Concepción Arenal, from our Coordination Centre in Palma, have been mobilised in the area.”The Guardia Civil were contacted when some smoke from the yacht appeared at around 5.00pm on Thursday, August 11. The smoke was visible from as far away as Ibiza, local press in Ibiza confirmed. A spokesman for the Spanish Coastguard Service confirmed that the seven crew and nine passengers were all safe and had been evacuated onto a police boat. Paolo Scuderi the 61­year­old Ambassador for Monaco’s Tourism bought the yacht in 2019 but it only left the shipyard last month The cause of the fire is as yet unknown. AS reported in a statement from the Guardia Civil on Sun day, August 14, a nationwide alert asking citizens to help trace a wanted couple paid off and has now been cancelled. A couple dubbed ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ had gone on a robbery spree across Portugal and into Spain.The Guardia Civil launched its appeal on Wednesday, August 10, asking the public to keep an eye out for the two Portuguese fugitives, 40­year­old Nelida Cristina Alves, and 42­year­old Sidney Alberto Pereira. After crossing the border from Portugal into Huelva on July 28, they were subsequent ly wanted in connection with at least four robberies committed in petrol stations in Sevilla, Tole do, and Badajoz. Using its offi cial Twitter account, the Guardia Civil posted full infor mation about the couple. They added two current images tak en from security cameras in one of the premises they had recently robbed. According to official police sources, the hunt came to an end on Saturday, August 13. National Police offi cers arrested the fugitives in a shopping centre in Zamora af ter they were recognised by an observant citizen. Balearic Islands’ Formentera lights up as £20m superyacht bursts into flames.

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The 90/180 day rule. The Schengen area. Legal advice about stays and residences in Spain.

The possibility of enjoying a 90­day stay in Spain, after en try, also applies to any state that is part of the Schengen area. Therefore, in a 90­day tourist stay in Spain, the tourist will be able to travel through any state of the Schengen area. But, those days spent out side of Spain, but within the Schengen area, will be count ed for the maximum period of 90Whendays. do the 90 days start counting?Theywill begin to be count ed from the arrival in Spain, or in any territory of the Schen genHowarea.much time must pass before you can enjoy another stay as a tourist in Spain or the Schengen territory? A period of 180 days must elapse, after having been 90 days of stay, in order to return to Spain as a tourist, if you do not have a residence, or an other stay that allows it. That is, you cannot be more than 90 days in the last 180 days. Therefore, we must en sure on each day of stay, that we have not exceeded 90 days, in the previous period of 180Candays.these 90 days of stay be extended or extended? Although this possibility is legally foreseen. Normally, they are denied, except in cas es in which it is not possible to leave the country for health reasons, etc. If you have questions about this matter, or any related matter, please contact us. The information provided in this article is not intended as legal advice, but merely con veys information related to le gal issues.

ALMOST all foreigners who visit Spain at some time, know that the so­called 90­day rule or 90/180 day rule applies to them. This is the maximum period of stay, foreseen in the Spanish law. Regulations that are a consequence of the Schengen agreement. This stay can be extended in some exceptional cases. Foreigners can also spend more time in Spain, in case of residency, etc. Which can be obtained in different ways. These maximum 90 days must be counted within the period of the previous 180 days.Legal regulation of the 90day rule Regulation in Spain This maximum period of 90 days of stay is regulated in what is known as the Spanish immigration law. It is Law 4/2000, of January 11, on the rights and freedoms of for eigners in Spain and their so cialInintegration.itsarticle30, it states that the stay is the permanence in Spanish territory for a period of time not exceeding 90 days. After this time, to stay in Spain it will be necessary to obtain either an extension of stay or a residence permit. In addition, to enter Spain as a tourist, a visa may or may not be required. The following countries can enjoy a stay as a tourist in Spain, without the need to obtain a visa: Aus tralia, Argentina, Brazil, the United States, Monaco, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, etc. European regulation But the regulation comes from the Schengen Agree ment, and from European reg ulations such as the Regula tion 610/2013, which modifies the application of the Schen gen Agreement, etc. Thus, we speak of stays in the territory of the Member States for a duration not ex ceeding 90 days within any 180­day period. Consequently, this implies taking into ac count the 180­day period pre ceding each day of stay.

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SPAIN has sent 25 40­foot containers to transport 600 tonnes of Ukrainian grain by train, in a new pilot project, as report ed on Wednesday, August 10. Spain’s latest Ukrainian grain trans portation project has been organised by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (Mitma) as an alternative or complement to the maritime mode at a time marked by the invasion of Russia and the limitations in the Black Sea ports.Thus, Renfe Mercancías has sent the containers to the border between Poland and Ukraine to transport the Ukrainian corn to Spain. This is a pilot test with which the Min istry seeks to demonstrate the technical and economic viability of rail transport of cereal through the rail network that crosses Europe from Lodz (Poland) to Barcelona Can Tunis (Spain). The first steps of this pilot project co incide with the reopening of the Black Sea ports and the maritime cereal routes supervised by Turkey.

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THE National Geographic In stitute (IGN) has reported that between 11pm local time on Wednesday, August 10, and 4am on Thursday, August 11, a total of 63 earthquakes were recorded in the vicinity of the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano , on the Canary island of La Palma , which they say corresponds to a low­magnitude seismic swarm.TheIGN specified that the largest magnitude earthquake of 1.7 mbLg was recorded at 2.48am, at a depth of 12km. Swarms of this type are nor mal within the post eruptive process in which this area of the island of La Palma finds it self, added the IGN. It contin ues to monitor the seismic ac tivity in the area. During the month of July, IGN specified that a total of 245 earthquakes were regis tered in the Canary Islands. A maximum magnitude of 3.6 mbLg was recorded at 7.26pm on July 16. It had its epicentre about 100km north of the island of Tenerife. There were three earth quakes felt by the population during July, according to the information collected through the electronic macroseismic questionnaires sent.

A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy was struck by lightning on the beach of Vilarrube in Valdoviño, A Coruña, Gali cia it was reported by local media on Tuesday, August 9. The boy was allegedly struck by lightning on the beach in Galicia at around 12.10pm when he was walking along the beach. A medical helicopter based in Ourense and an ambulance were rushed to the Oncescene.onthe scene, the Emergency Services con firmed that, after resusci tation techniques were carried out, the child was transferred, stable and with a pulse, to the Hospi tal Arquitecto Marcide de Ferrol in A Coruña. Young boy struck lightningbyIGNCredit: teitloff/Shutterstock.comGarrettCredit: New tremors in La Palma

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ON HOLIDAY: Princess Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin put tensions aside. Struck by lightning.

PRINCESS CRISTINA reunited with her husband Iñaki Urdangarin in Bidart, France, where the two en joyed a couple of days together en joying the beach alongside three of their four Despitechildren.separating back in Jan uary, Princess Cristina and her for mer partner appeared to have put aside some of the tension from their high­profile split in order to enjoy a holiday with their children. Urdangarin and the princess met in Bidart, with their children Pablo, Miguel and Irene who were already in the town spending the holidays with their father, the former Duke ofAlthoughPalma. missing Juan, their el dest son, the couple’s other chil dren were excited when their mother joined them in France. As reported in the media on Wednesday, August 4, when Princess Cristina, 57, spotted the children practising water sports with their father, she was greeted by Miguel and Pablo who both ran up and kissed her.

BUS JOURNEY: For festival goers was totally unacceptable.

FESTIVAL goers returning from Castellon’s Arenal Sound were allegedly forced to stay on a bus in 40 degree heat with no air conditioning, as reported on Wednesday, August 10. One of the festival goers recounted the experience of the hellish bus ride on her Twitter account stating: The situation we experi enced yesterday was outra geous, while returning from the @ArenalSound on one of their official buses to Ali cante.”Shecontinued:“Thebusstarted and the air was still not working, reaching close to 40º. At this point many of us who were inside asked to get off… we could not stay for three more hours in that situation. “People got off the bus with many experiencing anxi ety attacks, crying, dizzy and very hot. Some people even had a fever and/or vomited. “The ambulances arrived and helped us and later we were relocated in several buses of the same company which had more than enough space, which could have been changed at the moment it was known that the air conditioning was not working.“Thehealth of many peo ple has been put at risk, it is shameful that we are being taken for a ride and it is more than clear that they have done it because we are a group of young people who were returning from party ing, but the truth is that no body can endure three hours in a bus at 37 degrees and without air conditioning.”

THE British Embassy issued an explainer on UK voter rights for local elections in Spain following a recent Eu ropean Court of Justice rul ing, as reported on Wednes day, August Speaking10.on UK voter rights in Spain’s local elec tions, the British Embassy stated:“Lots of you have told us you are concerned about your continued right to vote in local elections here in Spain, following an ECJ rul ing a couple of months ago and subsequent press re ports, so we wanted to reit erate our earlier guidance.” “The ECJ judgement, which concerned a UK na tional resident in France, does not affect UK nationals’ right to vote and stand in lo cal elections in Spain. “These are provided by the bilateral agreement between the UK and Spain, which al lows UK nationals who have lived in Spain for more than three years to vote and stand in local elections. “UK nationals can vote and stand in local elections in Spain once they have been resident for three years. To do so, you must: • be registered on the municipal register where you live (padrón municipal) • confirm your registra tion on the electoral roll (censo electoral), within the dates set by the electoral au thorities before each elec tion.“Your town hall may not allow you to register on the electoral roll at other times, so don’t worry if you are not able to register at this point.”Youcan find more informa tion at guidance/living­in­spainwww.gov.uk/

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ACCORDING to the Spanish National Police in the province of A Coruña, a man was arrested for his alleged in volvement in the crimes of il licit manufacture and posses sion of weapons. In two searches carried out, a practically finished AR9 sub machine gun, assembled with 3D printed parts was seized, together with other parts of small firearms that were also printed, a number of illegal weapons and a total of three printers. Due to the increasing number of these types of weapons seized in investiga tions carried out across Eu rope in recent years, officers are working hard to tackle this threat, which is why last May an International Congress on 3D Printed Firearms, organ ised by Europol and attended by members of the Spanish National Police, took place at the University of Leiden (The Netherlands). The event was the world’s largest informa tion exchange platform on the threat of 3D printed weapons and brought togeth er more than 120 participants from 20 countries.

SCULPTURE: Not everything is good frozen but THIS vegan food is.

A chief executive of one of the leading academy trusts in the country said: “Shorter school days, fewer after­school clubs and en richment opportunities and draconian restric tions on energy usage will become a reality for all trusts and the situation is particularly chal lenging for smaller trusts and standalone schools.” The headmaster of Southend High School for Boys in Essex, Doctor Robin Bevan, said: “If a four­day week is not already being planned, it will certainly be being considered by some schools. “In the absence of long overdue above­infla tion investment in school funding, it’ll become a realistic prospect sooner rather than later.”

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AFTER going on several anti­vegan tirades on TV and social media, plant­based meat mav ericks, THIS™, erected a giant ice sculpture of Piers Morgan in Trafalgar Square. The Piers Morgan sculpture in Trafalgar Square, London was created to include ‘this special man’ in the brand’s frozen range launch celebrations, the company said on Fri day, August 12. “Piers is the man who thinks and talks about vegan food more than anyone ­ he has continuously mocked plant­based food, fa mously spitting his vegan sausage roll into a bin on live TV,” the company said. The seven foot tall sculpture attracted large crowds in one of the highest footfall areas in London. Andy Shovel, Co­Founder of THIS™ said: “We wanted to include this special man in the launch celebrations of our frozen food range. He is the man who thinks and talks about ve gan food even more than we do. We know how excited he’ll be to try these.”

A spokesman for the Department for Educa tion said: “We recognise that schools ­ much like the wider economy ­ are facing increased costs, including on energy and staff pay.”

SHAKESPEARE’S Globe The atre is opening a production of I, Joan on Thursday August 25 depicting the historical icon Joan of Arc as non­binary. The pronouns used in the production will be ‘they’ and ‘them’, a UK media source confirmed on Thursday, Au gust 11. Joan of Arc was a peasant in medieval France. She believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long­running war with England. Charles of Valois allowed her to lead a French army to the city of Orleans, where they achieved a stun ning victory. Frank Furedi, an emeritus professor of sociolo gy at the University of Kent, said: “Playwrights are allowed to have a bit of poetic licence but I think what is interesting about the play is that it very much falls in with the idea of rewriting“Someonehistory.like Joan of Arc would not have any idea what non­binary was. It is a rechar acterisation of something that did not even exist at the time. “It completely violates the meaning of history, it’s the projecting of a fantasy back wards.“For French patriots, Joan of Arc is someone very special. Her role was all the more hero ic because she was a woman.”

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UK headteachers say they are struggling to deal with escalating energy costs and are con sidering all options to help their budgets.

POTENTIAL future UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has demanded Iran be sanc tioned after the brutal stab bing of Salman Rushdie. Sunak said the attack was a “wake­up call for the West” and warned the UK “can’t take the eye off the ball,” British press confirmed on Sunday, August 14. The 75­year­old author, Salman Rushdie, was in jured after being punched and stabbed on stage before the Chautauqua (CHQ) speech he was due to give near Buffalo, New York, US on Friday, August 12. Witnesses claimed that he managed to walk off stage with assistance and the attacker was restrained. On Saturday, August 13, Andrew Wylie, Salman Rushdie’s spokesperson, said: “The news is not good. Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed, and his liver was stabbed and dam aged.”

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EUROVISION Song Con test 2023 revealed its shortlist of seven host cities in the UK, as reported on Friday, August 12. The full list of the seven cities include Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Leeds,Birmingham,(EBU)peanSheffield.Manchester,NewcastleLiverpool,andEurovisionstated:“TheBBCandtheEuroBroadcastingUnionhaveannouncedthatGlasgow,Liverpool,Manch

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Lieutenant General Nesmith stated:“Iam deeply honoured to be appointed as the Deputy Chief of the General Staff at such a pivotal time for the British Army. “I am excited to be playing my part in leading the Army’s mobilisation to meet today’s threats, and the delivery of our Future Soldier’s bold moderni sation agenda.”

1st female deputy chief

TWO track workers were almost struck by a freight train travelling at 61 mph (98 km/h) at around 00.06am on Monday July 11. The incident occurred just south of Penkridge station in Staffordshire, England. The track workers moved clear of the path of the train less than one second before it reached their position, the UK govern ment’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) confirmed on Thursday, August 11. Another train was passing the track work ers on an adjacent line as the freight train approached them. At the time of the incident, the track workers involved were investigating an on going fault with the overhead line equip ment which was preventing trains with elec tric traction from using this section of the line, causing significant levels of disruption to train services in the area.

LIEUTENANT GENERAL Sharon Nesmith is now the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, be coming the first female British Army officer to hold the rank of Lieutenant General and oc cupy the appointment. In April 2022, the appoint ment was announced and ap proved by Her Majesty The Queen, and she took up the role on Friday August 12. Speaking on the appoint ment Defence Secretary Ben Wallace stated: “I am delighted that Sharon Nesmith has taken up her role as Deputy Chief of the General Staff. She brings extensive ex perience and new ideas to drive the Army’s transforma tion and deal with emerging threats across the world.”

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SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS’ is land of Skye bore witness to three related major shooting incidents on Wednesday, Au gust 10. A 39­year­old man was ar rested and is now in custody. One patient was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, while two others were taken by heli copter to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, Scottish media re ported.

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A fourth person is being treated at Broadford Hospital onInSkye.apost on Twitter, North ern Police said: “We were made aware of a woman in jured at a property in the Tarskavaig area on Skye short ly before 9.00am on Wednes day, August 10. “Police are also attending two further incidents in Teangue on Skye and Dornie which are being linked. “A 39­year­old man has been arrested in connection with the incidents. At this stage, we believe the situation is contained and there is no risk to the wider community.

ester, Newcastle and Sheffield have all been ac cepted as Shortlisted Host Cities for the Eurovision Song Contest set to take place in the United King dom in May 2023. “The BBC had expres sions of interest from 20 cities, across all four na tions of the United King dom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.”According to Eurovision Song Contest the seven cities were shortlisted based on "”their ability to meet a set of minimum re quirements that demon strate they have the capac ity, capability and experience to host an event of this scale and complexity.”Thefinaldecision on the winning host city will be determined by which city or region scores highest against an agreed evalua tion criteria, assessed by the BBC.

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THE UK will send further multiple­launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine as part of an enduring commitment to help the country defend itself against Russia’s ille gal invasion, Defence Secretary Ben Wal lace announced on Thursday, August 11. Britain will also give a significant num ber of precision­guided M31A1 missiles which can strike targets up to 80km away, enabling Ukraine to continue to defend itself against Russian heavy ar tillery.The decision comes following the suc cessful use of multiple­launch rocket sys tems by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, gifted by the UK earlier this year. “This latest tranche of military support will enable the Armed Forces of Ukraine to continue to defend against Russian ag gression and the indiscriminate use of long­range artillery,” Mr Wallace said. He added: “Our continued support sends a very clear message, Britain and the international community remain op posed to this illegal war and will stand shoulder­to­shoulder, providing defen sive military aid to Ukraine to help them defend against Putin’s invasion.”

FIFTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD Vic toria Entwistle, who rose to fame after portraying Janice Battersby in the soap opera Coronation Street, has threat ened to quit acting over the lack of respect in the industry. Victoria announced the news on Twitter on Wednes day August 10 in a post that read: “Just had a few Zoom au ditions. Half of me thinks I’m lucky... the other half thinks... any feedback cocky ba**d**s!!"“Itjustcost me £80 in petrol. Most of the time they don’t even acknowledge you even turned up!! The respect has flown from this industry!” One fan posted: “Noo you can’t retire. You’re too young for a start. I love watching you back with all the classic Corrie episodes.”OnAugust 2, 2010, Victoria’s departure after 14 years on the show was confirmed. Soap bosses said the actress “ago nised” over her decision, but decided the show’s 50th an niversary year was the right time to say goodbye.

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RYANAI R’S cheap flights priced at €1 and €10 per ticket are expected to not be seen for a few years due to the increase of fuel prices, as reported on Thursday, August 11. Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary spoke on the dis appearance of cheap flights in an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today Pro gramme where he stated that flight fares will proba bly increase by €10 in the following five years. Michael O’ Leary stated “There’s no doubt that at the lower end of the mar ketplace, our really cheap promotional fares – the €1 fares, the €0.99 fares, even the €9.99 fares ­ I think you will not see those fares for the next number of years.” Despite the increase in flight fares, as well as world fuel prices affecting people’s purchasing power across the globe, O’ Leary thinks Ryanair customers will“Weremain:think people will continue to fly frequently,” he“Butstated.Ithink people are going to become much more price sensitive and therefore my view of life is that people will trade down in their many mil lions.”

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THE Xabia Book Circle is delighted to an nounce its third annual writing competi tion, this time on short stories. The competition is open to all for a €10 fee with a grand first prize of €100. “You can choose any form and subject you like,”, said Chairperson Huw Griffith, “but we offer you the possibility of begin ning with the pregnant words, ‘I’ll always remember what’s­his­name (or what’sher­name)’.”Entries,which should be 3,000 to 5,000 words long, must be written in English and previously unpublished. They should be submitted as attach ments in Word to the Book Circle email address: xabiabookcircle2021@gmail. com before the deadline of September 20,The2022.competition will be adjudicated by Committee member Christopher North and the winning story, together with the second­ and third­placed stories, will be published on the Book Circle website. Further information will be posted on the website www.xabiabookcircle.com

ON the Carrer la Mar beach, at 10.00am on Sunday Septem ber, 18 the fourth edition of the men’s and women’s relay swim will start, and at 11.30am, the mixed event. Participation is open to any one aged 13 years old and over. To take part in the event it will be compulsory to have registered in advance through the website www.conxip.com with the deadline at 11.59pm on Wednesday September 14. It will not be necessary for participants to have a feder ation licence, except for chil dren.All participants who are under 18 years of age on the day of the race must pre sent a signed authorisation from their parents or legal guardian in order to partici pate.There will be a refresh ment station in the postdive area, and the use of fins, paddles or any other means of assistance for notItpermitted.isessential that everyone wears the official cap provided by the organisation, as well as the whistle provided for safety reasons.Thecourse will be 700 me tres, which will take place in the open sea, on a circuit marked with buoys. The maxi mum duration established for the completion of the trials for each team will be one hour and 20 minutes.

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First founded by Colombian dancer and choreographer Beto Pérez in 2001, Zumba is a fitness programme that involves car dio and Latin­inspired dance. By 2012, it had 110,000 locations and 12 million peo ple taking classes weekly. So, don’t miss out on the fitness pro gramme taking the world by storm!

ON Friday, August, 19 at 10.30pm at Torrecremada Park in Denia, you can en joy a concert by the group Moanin Project, who will offer a programme for the most nostalgic fans of the best pop/rock of the 70s andThe80s.free show will in clude a Forrest Gump Soundtrack, dedicated to the most popular songs that appear in this film, whose soundtrack was composed by Alan Sil vestri.Audiences will enjoy iconic songs by groups and performers such as Elvis Presley, Rooftop Singers, Bob Dylan, Beach Boys, Doors, Simon and Garfunkel, Birds, Harry Nilsson, Supremes or Scott Mackenzi, among others.Onthe same day, at 12.00pm, the film ‘Music Talk’ will be played in the Multiespai l’Androna lo cated in the facilities of Baleària Port (Denia). Directed and presented by the first guest and recognised personality in film music, Conrado Xal abarder, an international ly renowned specialist in film music and author of several books on music. This educational event is open to all audiences, with free admission until full capacity is reached.

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Contact: Gloria +34 659 120 091 Event date and location: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9.30am. Plaza Colon, Calpe, Ali cante.

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CALPE’S free Zumba sessions are located on the beautiful Mediterranean coast of Costa Blanca. Calpe is well known for its gorgeous sandy beaches, a beloved tourist destination for many. And this August visitors can enjoy ZUM BA ON THE BEACH in Calpe throughout the month! Join Gloria and her team to enjoy free Zumba Classes at Plaza Colon every Tuesday and Thursday at 9.30, with the beautiful beachfront serving as inspi ration for your workout!

ENJOY READING: At the beach library. Credit: Ayuntamiento Alfas del Pi ‘LOLA BUSCA NUEVA IMA GEN ’) Lola looks for a new look), is a non­profit associa tion whose general aim is the social integration of children and young people affected by cancer or rare diseases, as well as their families. The association invites you to participate in the fifth pho tographic competition with the aim of the dissemination and promotion of the Associa tion, sponsored by El Corte In gles, Alicante Town Council, Fotocursos Alicante and with the collaboration of the Ali cante Photography club. Participation is open to any resident in Spain, with a free theme and technique, how ever the photographs must be digital. Works may be sub mitted until August 31, to the e­mail address: concursolola @gmail.com, indicating the following details: ‘Name and surname of the participant, and telephone number’Eachparticipant may sub mit up to five works, identi fied with their corresponding title, in JPEG format, the largest side of which does not exceed 3,000 pixels of no more than 3MB.

Prizes include: 1st ­ Trophy and €200 (in vouchers of El Corte Inglés) 2nd ­ Trophy and €150 (in vouchers from El Corte Inglés) 3rd ­ Trophy and Photography Course (eight hours, valued at €60 to be chosen by the participant from the available catalogue) courtesy of Fotocursos Ali cante Photography School. For more information visit: gen.com.www.lolabuscanuevaima

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THIS year the 11th edition of the Poetic Evening Concerts of Ithaca will see some of the best classi cal musicians from Spain and abroad, a short poet ry recital in the middle of the concert instead of a break, an exhibition of excellent paintings by Spanish, German, Indian, Belgian, Latin American artists. The organiser is Belgian born Germain Droogenbroodt, a prolific poet, publisher and translator, founder of the POINT publishing house (Belgium), of the Ithaca Cultural Foundation (Al tea). The third concert on Sunday, August 21, will star Joaquín Palomares, a virtuoso violinist who performs regularly in Spain, Italy and other coun tries. Accompanied by guitarist Javier Llanes, he will undoubtedly captivate the audience, especial ly with music by Spanish composers. Germain Droogenbroodt will read some of his short poems at the concert, reciting them in vari ous languages making sure there is something for the wide international audience. Tickets €15 ­ In cluding free drinks and snacks. Subscriptions three concerts: €40 Reservations: 965 842 350 or: elpo eta@point­editions.com. Partida Monte Molar, 78, Altea (La Olla). Small road in front of the phar macy at the N­332 Altea­Calpe Limited space only 100 seats available this time! Poetic concert

UNTIL next September, the l’Albir beach library offers residents and visi tors the chance to enjoy reading in a 10amdayingboardahastles.well­known50people’schildren’spandedPiish.glish,French,German,guages,novelsaccessline,internationalconsultenvironment.privilegedUserscanthenationalandpressonaswellashavingtomagazinesandinadozenlansuchasDutch,Russian,Norwegian,EnItalianandSpanThisyear,L’AlfàsdelTownCouncilhasexitscatalogueofandyoungliteraturewithnovels,comicsandmangatiThebiblioplayaalsolaptops,freewifiandselectionoftraditionalgames.TheopenhoursarefromTuestoSunday,fromto1.30pmand from 5pm to 8.30pm. During the month of July, more than 400 people made use of this service, one of the best valued by the users of Albir beach. In total, 424 users were counted, most of them Spanish, although there have al so been visitors from Great Britain, Germany, Norway, Belgium, Hol land, France and South America, among others. As in previous sum mers, the children’s workshops organised in the afternoons, from 6pm to 8pm at the beach library are a great success.These are handicraft and ofpopularonesworkshopsentertainmentforthelittlewhichareverywiththeusersAlbirbeach.

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IN an exclusive interview with the Euro Weekly News, Down to Earth CEO Jonathan Patarkatsi spoke on his com pany’s humble beginnings, driven with a mission and a purpose from the onset, and his subsequent trademark lawsuit with Netflix’s TV series Down to Earth, starring Zac Efron.Founded in 2017, Down to Earth is a health focused, well ness lifestyle brand that in cludes an ice tea line, fruit and nut snacks, apparel merchan dise, as well as a free wellness podcast that’s available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and on their website.

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Once again Down to Earth successfully registered their trademarks in April 2020, when just at the end of July 2020, Netflix dropped a trailer for a new TV series also named ‘Down to Earth’ star ring Zac Efron, focusing on sim ilar topics to Patarkatsi’s com pany.“This led to a lot of confu sion, a lot of customers reached out to us not knowing whether or not we were affili ated with the show, or if they had infringed on our trade mark or vice versa,” stated Patarkatsi.Hiscompany attempted to clear up the confusion, send ing Zac Efron, his team and ev eryone at Netflix a cease and desist letter, notifying them of the trademark infringement. According to Patarkatsi the letter was rejected, and his company received a “very be littling response,” leaving them no choice but to file a lawsuit.“Acompany like Netflix has a huge legal team, so when you see companies with the resources to do things as they are supposed to be done and they choose not to, in my opinion, it is extremely disre spectful to the legal system and the world at large,” stated the Down to Earth CEO. “When corporations and public figures who have the re sources and the means to fol low legal protocol choose not to, this signifies a “rules for thee and not for me attitude,” and ends up hurting hardworking entrepreneurs and small business owners who do things the right way and make the necessary investments to follow legal protocol,” he con tinued. In addition Netflix’s TV se ries ‘Down to Earth’ did a col laboration with Nature Valley, an American company renowned for its nut bars, which according to Jonathan Patarkatsi constitutes a second infringement on his compa ny’sPatarkatsitrademark.said that these in fringements have been incred ibly damaging for his compa ny, as they have led to a lot of confusion among consumers. “Regardless of how long it takes and how many chal lenges come up, we are going to see this through to the end, and we hope that by doing this, smaller companies that might also be bullied by corpo rations or public figures will be inspired to stick to what they believe in and defend their companies,” concluded Patarkatsi.Tolearn more about Down to Earth and their mission to provide any and everyone ac cess to healthy products and to listen to their wide selection of 68 completely free health and lifestyle podcasts visit: m/mission.https://drinkdowntoearth.co

“We started very organically and with limited resources, but we immediately filed for trademarks, the names we knew we would be using in commerce, the typical legal protocol in both the US and many other countries,” stated CEO Jonathan Patarkatsi. “This was done initially for our beverage, food and appar el line and then when we de cided to launch our podcast in 2020, we applied for all of the necessary trademarks.”

Germany’s Federal Minister for Health, Karl Lauterbach, has defended his contro versial corona plans for the autumn, ac cording to local media on Wednesday, Au gustThe10.main criticism is the plan to exempt only freshly vaccinated people from the mask requirement. This would also mean that people who are already triple or even quadruple vaccinated at the moment would be However,exempt.Lauterbach does not believe that people will be vaccinated every three months from autumn onwards in order to be exempted from the mask requirement. Lauterback posted on Twitter that the idea is “absurd” and further: “No doctor does that, no one wants that.” Critics fear that it will become difficult or impossible for restaurateurs, cinemas and other affected establishments to quickly and easily check how often a visitor has been vaccinated and whether he or she must therefore wear a mask or not. In China, the system with different colours already exists. Here, so­called ‘health code’ apps play a crucial role, the apps create movement profiles and show the state of Dependinghealth.onthe colour, users then have different rights.

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The process of making a specially­shaped inflat able was a challenging one; to get the desired look and make it airborne you need the right mix of aesthetic, technical, and aeronautical elements and there were plenty of false starts and returns to the drawing board before it was completed. The most difficult part was inflating the baby’s head, requiring the devel opment of new tech niques to direct the spread of air throughout its internal structure. The concept is to see the sleeping baby lying on top of soft clouds as one of the most complicated and heaviest hot air bal loons journeys through the sky on its own voyage ofFromdiscovery.Antwerp it is due to appear at the UK’s Eden Arts Festival in September, 2022.

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FIRST FLIGHT: Baby You ready to take off over Antwerp.

A BELGIAN artist has creat ed an air balloon shaped like a new born baby and it had its first flight over Antwerp on August 11. Conceived by Bart Van Peel, it also took nine months to create, the same gestation period as a human Christenedbaby.

Baby You, the 34­metre­long hot air balloon is, according to the artist, is a reminder of the togetherness of peo ple and the precious na ture of life ­ joyful, full of wonder, and present in the here and now.

Germany threatening health app Germany threatening to impose controversial Chinese-style health app.

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WITH Germany’s corona warning app, vaccination status will be recognisable by colour. Different colours will give different rights to people in the near future. This system already exists in China.

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Another commented: “Before jumping to a conclu sion, let’s just say we don’t know why the plane ended up so scarily low on a fairly routine approach, but I doubt it was intentional showing off. He added: “However, the people standing there were definitely standing there intentionally, despite the warning signs and traffic lights.”

BYSTANDERS felt as if they almost had their hair shaved by a huge passenger jet as it made an incredibly lowSkiathoslanding.Airport has a particularly short runway due to the geography of the island, meaning pilots have to approach lower than they would for other landing strips.The video posted to YouTube by GreatFlyer on Au gust 5, has certainly had people talking. It shows the Airbus A321 coming in to land on the Greek island over the blue waters of the Mediterranean below.

ESTONIA announced the of ficial ban on Russians with Es tonian­issued Schengen visas, on Thursday, August 11.Speaking on the ban, Esto nia’s Minister of Foreign Af fairs Urmas Reinsalu, at the government’s weekly press conference, stated: “This sanction means that the visas will remain valid, but the visa holders will be sanctioned when entering Estonia, they will not be al lowed to enter Estonia. “We agreed that the Min istry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Interior will prepare their possible pro posals for next week regard ing the question of how it would be possible to close the Estonian border to those citizens of the Russian Feder ation who have a Schengen visa that has not been issued in TheEstonia.”rulewill reportedly not affect permanent residents and will come into full effect on Thursday August 18. Russian citizens with visas issued by other EU countries will not be affected by the sanctions. In addition, per manent residents of Estonia will be unaffected.

One aviation fan said: “High temperature and very short runway, you have to do a deep landing to max imise the available runway for stop.”

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BENIDORM PALACE promises amazing shows, concerts and events and following the extension of its opening hours, guests can now enjoy the dinner show during the week. providing everyone the opportunity to see the amazing Terra show! Terra takes the audience on a breathtak ing musical journey around the different cor ners of the earth in an exuberant celebration of civilisations and culture. On October 2, Aid the Costas charity event will be replaced by Save My Life 8 in aid of Benidorm Dog Homing, which will see a fundraising event with an incredible line up of local talent including: Tito Lester, David Climent ,Duo Diamante, Meatloaf and Westlife tributes, Fantas tics, Heidi Galvin, Matt Fisher and Max Fisher, Soul Magic, Pablo Bloom, Niki Miller as Barbara Streisand and Ben Alexan der as Neil Diamond. The hosts for the day will be Mark Ellis and drag artist Ruby Rox. In addition the greatest musical era of the 20th centu ry comes alive with a nostalgic and fun packed musical journey through the sights and sounds of the swinging 60s, in ‘Twist & Shout!’ coming to Benidorm Palace on November 6, at 8.30pm. Sing and dance along with a cast of leading per formers to the music of The Beatles, Hermans Hermits., Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Rolling Stones, Cilla Black, Man fred Mann, Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Sandy Shaw and many more. This musical powerhouse of a show starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late 60s. €30 and €38 with dinner included. For the Benidorm Palace show tickets €34 show only, with dinner at €54 or €64 de pending on menu choice. office opening hours: Mondays to Fridays: from 10am to 8pm - Phone number: +34 965 851 660 - E-Mail: info@benidormpalace.es show Twist & Shout. open 5 days a week shows!

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THE Boann Distillery in Co. Meath has taken recycling to the highest level after ‘rescuing’ 68 barrels each believed to be 100 years old from a Bodega in Cordoba and will use them to store a special whisky blend which will take on the flavour of the oloroso-soaked wood.

UKRAINE Swiss aid AS a neutral country, Switzerland has often acted as an intermediary between warring countries and the Ukrainian government has asked it to represent the interests of Ukrainian citizens currently living in Russian Federation territory although under international legislation, Russia has to agree to this.

NORWAY Water adventures

ITALY Mad tourists TOURISTS do the strangest things as so far this year one fell into Mount Vesuvius taking a selfie, another carved their name onto the Colosseum, various have bathed in the Trevi Fountain and the latest was caught driving a moped along the streets of ancient Pompei.

GERMANY Naval piracy

FOR the first time in its 53-year history, the 100 kilometre ‘Dodentocht’ in the town of Bornem could genuinely become a walk of death due to the extreme heat, so the course has been reduced to 65 kilometres which has to be completed in less than 24 hours.

DENMARK Fur free

A GERMAN software company which accused the US Navy of piracy after it installed 558,466 copies of the company’s software on its computers without permission has claimed some $155.4 million based on a discounted price of purchase after the court found in its favour.

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THE NETHERLANDS Digital jigsaw IN order to fund the creation of a virtual reality museum, the Rembrandt Heritage Foundation aims to cut a digital image of Rembrandt’s Nightwatch into 8,000 pieces and sell them as non-fungible tokens (a type of tradable crypto currency) at around €250 per piece.

WHILST 85-year-old King Harald V was sailing in the World Championships in Geneva, his wife Queen Sonja, also 85, spent time on the Royal Yacht in the north of the country and even paddled along the Pasvik River which forms a natural border with Russia.

THE organisers of Copenhagen Fashion week which took place from August 9 to 12 decided to ban the showing of any garment featuring animal fur following demonstrations by animal rights groups last year. This follows similar decisions from Amsterdam, Helsinki and Oslo.

BELGIUM Walk of Death

FINLAND Sieg Heil JEWISH groups around the world have taken to social media to complain about Justin Bieber who appeared to march across the stage with his left arm in the air, apparently giving the Sieg Heil salute in front of 20,000 fans in Helsinki on Tuesday August 9.

SWEDEN Replica ship LONDONERS had the first chance in 15 years to tour the replica of an 18th century Swedish vessel, the Götheborg for just four days in August. The original was built by the Swedish East India company and carried cargoes of porcelain, silk and tea before sinking in 1745.

IRELAND Ultimate recycling

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FRANCE LGBTQ rights SOME 40 years after France decriminalised homosexuality, new French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has announced the creation of a new position of ambassador for LGBTQ rights in an effort to fight discrimination in France as well as across the world.

PORTUGAL Poundland BRITS in Portugal who miss finding bargains back home in Poundland will be pleased to know that parent company Pepco has announced that it plans to open its first stores in Porto, Lisbon and the Algarve some time in 2023, once it has found suitable premises.

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JOHNSON AND JOHNSON is to stop making talcum pow der from 2023 after with drawing its sale in the USA two years Generationsago. of babies (and many older people) were brought up using the powder to help keep skin dry and to reduce the chance of Despiterashes.thefact that the company claims that inde pendent tests show that tal cum powder is safe, sales have suffered dramatically due to a number of lawsuits (said to be worth billions of dollars) brought by Ameri can women who claim that the powder contains as bestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A statement from the company said: “As part of a worldwide portfolio assessment, we have made the commercial decision to transition to an all cornstarch­based baby powder portfolio. As a re sult of this transition, talcbased JOHNSON’S® Baby Powder will be discontin ued globally in “Cornstarch­based2023.

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DIFFERENT FACTORS: Most types of food have risen in price this July.

BOTH contenders for the Tory Party Leadership have made it clear that they want to reform some of the EU financial regu lations imposed before Brexit. This would allow them to overrule regulator’s decisions if they thought it would help the economy. Released on August 12 was an open letter dated July 27 to the Treasury Select Committee from Andrew Bai ley, Governor of the Bank of England in which he cautioned against political interference in the independence of the City of London. It is possible he was preparing to defend the Bank of England which has been crit icised for being too indepen dent from government.

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MADRID­based natural gas supplier Madrilena Red de Gas (MRG) is reportedly being en couraged by its major share holders to reduce its €950 mil lion debt by sale of shares. In addition to clearing debt, the shareholders want to see the company also develop lowcarbon fuel opportunities and it is anticipated the sale of shares could raise as much as €2bn. With a possible investment from other Spanish gas suppli ers, the company is taking part in the government’s green pro gramme according to media. Green gas

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THE Consumer Price Index rate for Spain in July is six tenths of a per centage point higher than that recorded the previous month and the highest since September 1984. This was confirmed on Friday Au gust 12 by the Institute for National Statistics (INE) and is in accordance with the initial INE forecast. The groups that stand out for their influence on the increase in the an nual rate are: Housing, which in creased its variation by four points, to 23 per cent, due to electricity prices rising when compared with the drop recorded in July 2021. The rise in gas prices also had an influence, although to a lesser ex tent, but was also higher than last year.Clothing and footwear, whose an nual variation of 5 per cent, was more than two and a half points higher than that recorded in June, due to the fact that their prices fell less this July than in July last year. Food and non­alcoholic beverages, whose rate was 13.5 per cent, six tenths of a percentage point higher than June and the highest since these records began in January 1994.

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THE Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said that the forthcoming hike in Ofgem’s energy price cap will push in flation to new highs, leading to a significant economic downturn. Vulnerable busi nesses and households will be squeezed further so govern ment assistance for the most vulnerable is needed.

THE Spanish government is due to meet in September to consider the viability of raising the minimum wage once more in 2023 and Secretary of State for Employment Jaoqúin Pérez Rey would like to see it set at 60 per cent of the average salary.

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The increases in the prices of meat and milk, cheese and eggs, com pared with the stability of the previ ous year of bread and cereals, high er this month than in 2021, and of pulses and vegetables, which fell in July last year, are particularly no ticeable. A RECENT report by the Euro pean Commission highlighted the importance of the fashion industry but it recognised that the amount of money being spent on clothes has dropped. According to the Institute of National Statistics (INE) annual expenditure by Spanish house holds on fashion stood at €1,156 in 2021 compared to €1,417 in 2019, even though there was a considerable boom in home shopping dur ing lockdown. With huge infla tion caused by rocketing raw material prices made worse by the invasion of Ukraine, 2022 may well see a growth in the purchase of second­hand clothes and ultra cheap prod uct from companies like Shein.

A NEW niche business in the UK DrinkWell has raised £1 million for expansion to at tract those who enjoy a drink but don’t want to put on weight as it sources and sup plies reduced calorie wine, lower calorie beer, lower calo rie cider, and reduced calorie spirits.

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THE sale of access to different broadband frequencies to al low telecom companies to in crease G5 coverage has been a good earner for the Spanish government, but potential bidders have asked it to post pone the next auction until 2023 as there are no devices compatible with the frequen cy. Energy crisis EVEN with its access to natural gas and oil, Norway is facing its own potential energy crisis as the current dry weather has affected its hydroelectric pro duction which means that it may need to restrict the amount of electricity exported abroad.

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EXCELLENT TREND: Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto.

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SPANISH energy company Iberdrola has begun operations of the Francisco Pizarro solar photovoltaic (solar power) project in Extremadura. According to the company, the plant is the largest in Europe and one of its largest operations worldwide. Costing a reported €300 million to install, and em ploying some 1,500 people to construct (more than half from the local area), it will produce sufficient power to serve 334,000 homes and will prevent the emission of 150,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmo sphere each year. To guarantee its viability the company will supply 100 per cent re newable electricity from this plant to Danone, Bayer and PepsiCo to cover the energy needs of their centres in Spain.

TOURISM was responsible for half of new jobs created in second quarter 2022 with a total of 391,343 more em ployed than the same time lastThisyear.information was re vealed by Spanish Tourist Board, Turespaña on Monday August 8 which also con firmed that the hospitality in dustry had not only recovered the number of employees when compared to 2019 but it was slightly higher. “The labour market contin ues to indicate the strength with which the tourism sector is recovering, which drives the economy and the national labour market.

No grazie A BRAVE attempt by Domi no’s Pizzas to storm Italy, the home of the pizza, has failed and after opening its first outlet in 2015, fran chise owner ePizza SpA fi nally filed for bankruptcy in August of this year, closing all of its stores blaming the pandemic. Big losses UK­based Deliveroo ex panded very quickly and attracted large amounts of investment, but pulled out of the Spanish mar ket last year and is set to close its Dutch opera tions after declaring a pre­tax loss of £147.3 million for the first six months of this year.

INDIAN travellers to Europe ob tain the fastest Schengen visas from Spain according to a report in the Indian press. Once considered to be riddled with bureaucracy, it appears that the Spanish authorities in India are much more reliable than their European Union counterparts as they are much quicker in offering appoint ments and also actually issue the visas in a much shorter peri od of time once approved. Technically, it is illegal to go ‘visa shopping’ but it is to the benefit of the Spanish economy to encourage Indians to travel via Spain even if Indian trav ellers only stop overnight in the country and then move on to other Schengen countries. After the pandemic situation eased and on March 27, 2022 In dia allowed international flights, a pent­up demand for both busi ness and tourist travel to Europe exploded and according to re ports, it can take up to 10 weeks to obtain a Schengen visa for some countries whilst Spain (and also Greece) often take just a week.Currently one of the longest waits is for entry to Germany but this is because it is one of the most in demand countries that Indians want to visit and there seems to be insufficient staff to carry out initial inter views.It isn’t just Schengen countries causing the problems as with so many students taking up places in the UK and USA, many Indians have had to amend their holiday plans to the benefit of countries like the Maldive Islands and United Arab Emirates which are much closer and easier to enter.

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FORMER civil servant and now chair of John Lewis, Dame Sharon White has said that the British gov ernment needs to encour age the unemployed over 50 to return to work. According to her, around one million people aged between 50 and 70 effectively retired during the pandemic and haven’t bothered to return, which means that they have helped to cause the short age in the number of expe rienced and trained staff available.Thisinturns means that employers are having to of fer higher wages in order to attract and retain staff which in turn encourages wage inflation which results in higher prices all round.

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pipelineEuropean RETURNING from holi day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has admit ted that in his opinion, rather than import gas from Russia, Germany should have participat ed in building a pipeline from Spain to obtain gas from North Africa, but fears that it is now too late.

AS recently as 2019, two friends, Jad An toun and Khalid Ashmawy who lived in Dubai couldn’t believe how overly compli cated and expensive it was to obtain a mortgage.Bothhad experience in the digital world and founded Huspy with the intention of offering a complete service from finding a property to financing the purchase. Hav ing raised $37 million they have grown from the pair of them working from home to a company with 250 employees in of fices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Madrid, as they have chosen Spain as their European target market. With so few transactions being conducted digitally, they believe they are able to offer a unique transparent option which cuts out the red tape.

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“Thus, in a quarter marked by the uncertainties of the economic consequences of the war, the data reflects an excellent trend with signifi cant job creation,” said Minis ter of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto. The growth occurred both among contracted employees (19.1 per cent) and the selfemployed (7.9 per cent) across all tourist activities, with a breakdown of hospital ity up 18.5 per cent, as well as accommodation services 54.4 per cent, travel agencies 12.6 per cent and passenger trans port 7.4 per Consequently,cent. the number of unemployed in this particu lar sector has been dropping significantly over the past five quarters and now stands at a much lower figure than in 2019 with employment up in the majority of autonomous provinces with the exception of La Rioja, Ceuta and Melilla, Asturias and Extremadura. There are considerably more permanent contracts with an increase of 19.5 per cent year on year, although there are still a significant number of people employed on temporary contracts due to the fact that tourism is cur rently so seasonal, although the Ministry of Tourism is en deavouring to attract visitors during the ‘quiet’ months.

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INTERESTING to note, that despite the leftie media revelling in making the UK citizens feel shattered and de pressed and that energy rises and the cost of living are causing oppression and misery to just about everyone, you notice they are actually not mention ing a word on how their favourite Starmer led party would handle any of the(Althoughproblems.it probably won’t be long before they come up with some magi cal bunkum!). All these ordeals are not the fault of the present government; they are the responsibility of general world oppression. The shortages of gas and electricity are the indisputable lia bility of the Russians and its war with Ukraine.Thelack of rain and climate condi tions across Europe is nature control ling the tilt of planet earth as it has done for millions of years. What we al so need to remember is that we have also come through over two years of a worldwide pandemic, during which the UK government handed out bil lions to keep the people and the coun try running. Amazing to witness the present actions of many British work ers when you observe strikes from some who were paid thousands and granted furloughs to cover their in come, without actually having to work at Giveall. us a break. The attitude of liber als and lefties is a disgrace. An enor mous percentage of their supporters do of course include millions of immi grants, whose vast numbers have ru ined the NHS, created an impossible shortage of accommodation and bled the British economy dry. How wonderfully prosperous the UK would be if Labour had been prevent ed from its whole history of vote seek ing policies, including 1998 with their ‘fairer, faster and firmer immigration expansion centres and the inundated flood of benefits, introduced by Tony Blair and his crooked vote rigging cronies. If you’ve ever wondered which side of the fence you actually sit on, listen to these observations recent ly sent to me by a friend. If a Conservative doesn’t like guns he doesn’t buy one. If a liberal doesn’t like guns he wants all guns outlawed. If a Conservative is a vegetarian he doesn’t eat meat. If a liberal is a vegetarian he wants all meat products banned for everyone. If a Conservative is a down and out he thinks about how to better his situation. A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him. If a Conser vative doesn’t like a talk show host he switches channels, liberals demand those they don’t like be shut down. If a Conservative is a non­believer he does n’t go to church, a liberal wants any mention of God and Jesus silenced. If a Conservative decides he needs health care he goes shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it, liberals demand the rest of us pay for theirs! And on and on. I’ve always had a fairly right wing outlook, and always will. Be careful of the woke lefties. They’re out to crush us all. Keep the faith.Love

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gitimate job titles masking the incompetence of the superfluous individuals concerned whether they’re non­executive directors or assistant deputy CEOs? If someone does a good job, who cares if they're styled ‘Czar for the Homeless’ or ‘Pontiff of theAsPLC’?acrime writer, I try to keep my suspects’ occupa tions as realistic as possible. Who wants to read about a ‘Process Operative’? (Spy? Counterspy? MI5 Asset? No, this is actually a job at a chicken processing factory, packing products and moulding Chicken Kievs.)

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LIVING in a multi­cultural so ciety exposes us to hear many languages, the majority of which we do not understand unless of course, we have cer tain linguistic gifts. Although most of us speak our native language and possi bly one or two others, we all have another common lan guage which many of us over look and very seldom use; this is the language we use to speak to ourselves. Why is this useful? Well, what we tell ourselves is what we tend to believe whether it is true or not. Quite often we are habit ually telling ourselves that we cannot do something or may never achieve a particular thing that deep down we’d love to achieve. This language becomes so habitual that it becomes part of us and once that belief kicks in, it can be very difficult to break free from those shackles holding us back from who or what we want to be. So, how do we change our language and the way we speak to ourselves? Quite sim ply, it’s a matter of starting the process all over again. Back to language school and startTheafresh.reason we tell ourselves that we cannot achieve some thing or reach a goal is be cause at some point, some body, or a negative experi ence has given us a reason to believe that. It is then rein forced each time a challenge or goal relating to what we are looking to achieve arises. The key to remember is, if old habits can influence your life in a negative way, then new positive habits can do the very opposite. As an example, maybe you have been telling yourself for years that you’re not clever enough to have a particular role in your work place. That’s your old language speaking to you. Your new language could be “I used to believe I wasn’t clever enough but I now know better and think differently.’’ So, start today, learn a new language and learn how to live your life in a new, positive and empowering way. Rob Shallis ­ Master certified life coach www.robshallis.com

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WHEN a UK weight­loss company recruited a paid couch potato to eat high­fat foods and its weight­loss products, it advertised for a ‘product testing associate’. In the good old days a spade was a spade. Now job titles are a minefield of eu phemism and gobblede gook.Often a fancy title simply hides low wages, and a job’s importance is usually in versely proportional to the length of its title. A ‘Colour Distribution Technician’ IS... a painter and decorator! But shouldn’t we judge these people by what they DO at work, not by their convoluted, quasiEnglish titles? (‘Regional Sub­Manager for In novation­Based Strategies’, anyone?) Or le

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WITH age, it is natural for our teeth to be come damaged, lose their shape, and de crease in size, causing us to feel less selfconfident when smiling. This can happen for a variety of reasons, like tooth decay, grinding your teeth, injuries, or just age­re lated problems, so having a regular dental check­up is of the utmost importance. Your dentist may advise that you need a crown, these are tooth­shaped ‘caps’ that can be placed over your tooth to restore the tooth’s shape, size, strength, and appear ance giving you a more appealing smile. Dental crowns are used for various rea sons, including: • Protecting a weak, worn down or bro ken tooth.

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• Protect and cover a dental implant or tooth that has had root canal treatment. Crowns can be made from many differ ent materials, one of the most durable and popular being zirconium due to its strength and natural look when fitted. It is a good choice for crowns particularly at the back of the mouth, as these must be able to with stand considerable force when chewing food.

• To aesthetically improve misshapen or severely discoloured teeth.

• Covering and supporting a tooth with a large filling that has much tooth remaining. • Holding a dental bridge in place.

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Honeysuckle, although not as popular as other flowers, is gorgeous in natu ral cosmetics. This incredibly beautiful flower can be used in skin soils and anti­bacteri al and rejuvenatecreamsanti­inflammatorywhichwillhelptoyourskin.

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IF you like alternative medicine and natural prod ucts, you’ll be excited to know that some flowers can be in cosmetics. Plants, especially flowers, have always been a great ally to cosmetics and all things related to skinThecare.properties of certain flowers can help to hydrate your skin, protect it from UV rays and give you a rejuve nating glow, you’ll also smell gorgeous! Make­up brands like L’Oreal Paris or Chanel even have flower creams in their range. A rose’s fresh fragrance is beautiful in perfumes, but it can also be used in soaps and body creams to leave you smelling of roses! The calendula flower is an ally for your skin thanks to the oils in the base of the flower which hydrate your skin and aid its elasticity. It is also used to prevent vari cose veins in your feet.

By creating tiny little pin pricks on the top layer of the skin with the Dermapen, the vi tamins are absorbed, and the creation of collagen and elastin are naturally triggered. After treatment you may experience some level of discomfort in sensitive areas, but will benefit from:

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The new revolutionary Dermapen micro­needling vitamin treatment works by stimulating the natural pro duction of collagen and elastin, help ing to combat the signs of ageing, thus promoting a healthier and clear er looking skin. This is one of the best skin rejuve nation treatments available and is not restricted to specific skin tone and type. It can be performed on all skin types and colours, giving phe nomenal results like what you may expect from laser treatment.

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The government knew that Algeria has effectively bro ken off most relations with its neighbour and had closed the border as well as last year not renewing the gas pipe line agreement which supplied Morocco and Spain.

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IN South Africa (SA), you can not hunt in the national re serves ­where photo tourists go. However, photo tourists want lots of animals, modern facilities, and pastimes. Their activities require huge investments in infrastructure and consume vast quantities of energy, carbon and water that deprive rural people and de stroy the environment, turning the natural bush into a glorified zoo. Even ‘non­hunted’ animals need culling ­ but because of animal rights politics, it can’t be done.The Kruger Park has far too many elephants that it can safe ly carry, and is turning into a trashed elephant park at the cost of proper biodiversity. Quite separately, 40 million acres of remote, dry private farmland in SA is now used for hunting and raising 20 million wild animals in natural bush, because hunting, especially high value hunting brings in a slightly better farm income than cattle in a country where only 13 per cent is suitable for rain­fed crops. These are not places where photo tourists go, and farmers could not recoup the investment needed in serv ing them. Those 40 million acres of bush support trillions of animals, birds and plants that are not hunted ­ hence the con servationHowever,value.trophy hunting is very important ­ a trophy hunter pays about 100 times more than an eco­tourist, needs no infrastructure, and disrupts the general wildlife far less. Worse still, however, is that without trophy hunting, cattle would be more profitable ­ the vast hunting grounds would be cleared of ALL wildlife and turned over to cattle or worse still, cleared of all vegeta tion as well and turned over to GM crops. Hunting animals might be abhorrent, but not hunting them might turn out worse.

Algeria of course is Spain’s largest supplier of natural gas and until the Morocco decision appeared to be quite happy to increase supply through existing direct pipelines to Spain, but for two months until the end of July it imposed trade restrictions on Spain due to its anger at the support for Morocco. So, we need gas for electricity, but we have to save electricity because things may not be as safe as we thought.

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John Spot on HI Leapy your article ‘No thank you’ is spot on. In South Africa today there are more race based laws than ever under apartheid. But due to them being against white people it’s fine. The UK and Europe have no idea what they are welcoming into their countries. And by the time they realise what’s hap pening it will be too late. If they think that they will en joy the same freedoms etc un der black rule, good luck. Just see how they treat each other. PW

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There is a certain irony in the fact that Spain has now decided that it can’t risk companies and employers using too much electricity to make their staff and customers more comfortable in times of extreme heat or cold weath er.Electricity prices have shot up in Spain and although the country doesn’t depend on Russian gas (it’s only Spain’s fourth largest supplier) which has hurt European neigh bours due to the invasion of Ukraine, it is still in a vulnera bleHavingposition.sat on the fence for decades over support for Mo rocco’s influence in the Sahara, it finally announced earlier this year that it was in favour of Morocco effectively gov erning what used to be a Spanish possession.

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ARE you looking for a way to sleep better when wild camp ing, a way to nap during your camping journeys or simply somewhere to rest in your garden? All that you need to string up your hammock is two trees or points of similar suspension and you’re ready for the best night’s sleep out in the middle of nature. The hammock originated in central and South America. Ingeniously made with fabrics from the bark of the hamack tree, these suspended sleep ing platforms offer protection against snakes and insects that can sting or bite you if they find you on the ground. Christopher Columbus was responsible for bringing the hammock to Europeans at the end of the 15th centu ry. Later, hammocks became popular amongst sailors be cause they were preferable to sleeping on the cold, hard floor of the ship. These days, hammocks are a great option for campers and explorers, offer ing a comfortable and conve nient place to relax and catch some shut eye in safe sus pension.

SUMMER is already well un derway and you’re probably dying to get out of the city and into nature for some much needed relaxation time.Although with hotel prices on the rise, it can sometimes feel like you have to settle with less than ideal accom modation as the only afford ableLuckilyoption.for you, Spain has a whole world of luxury camp ing open to you for a fraction of the price. Escape the op pressive city blocks and relax in nature without sacrificing the luxury you deserve. Dreamsea Mediterranean Camp (Alicante) is as dreamy as it sounds. Populated by luxury boutiques as well as happy campers and only a short distance from Cala Blanca, this campsite is a much better alternative to an expensive city hotel. La Dehesa Experiences in Sierra Morena, Cordoba boasts idyllic wood cabins nestled in the mountains, complete with stunning sun set views. Pets are also al lowed!Glamping Kampoah in Tar ifa looks like something of a boho chic Pinterest board. There is a shared lounge and gorgeous restaurant and Los Lances beach is only 250 me tres away.

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IF you have never done it before, camping with your dog can be a highly enjoyable experience for both of you, but you need to prepare to make sure that everything goes smoothly.

Firstly, check which campsites allow dogs, as taking a pet to a campsite where it is not al lowed may result in a hefty fine. Also check the value for money, whether it can be accessed by car or other means of transport, what the sur roundings are like and what rules are in place. Check the reviews left by other dog owners. Make sure your dog’s vaccination booklet is up­to­date and have them checked at the vet’s beforehand to give you an idea of their current state of health. Find out where the nearest vet to the campsite is in case anything happens. Take a first aid kit for your dog and any medicines should be approved by the vet be forehand. You can also take toys, bedding, a blanket, a portable water bowl, a lead and any thing else which might make your dog more comfortable during the trip. Your dog may need a short period of time to adapt to the new environment. Let them in spect the place and show them where to eat, play and rest. Stay close to your dog at all times to prevent any kind of accident. Finally, relax and have fun!

THEY do say that life comes round in cycles, and the team at Neater Heater are inclined to repeat a phrase that Der rick Trotter might say:”It’s Deja­vu all over again, Rod ney.”Neater Heater started life in the last cost of living crisis af ter the world’s economies were crashed by the banks in 2008. Primarily looking for ways to heat their kids’ bed rooms, Richard and Tony had both decided separately on electricHowever,heaters.when shopping around they had discovered that the ones on offer were either very expensive to buy, but not too expensive to run, or were very cheap to buy but cost a small fortune to run. One thing they all had in com mon was that they were not very efficient. This story is told in detail on their website heater.eswww.neater gist is that through luck they discov ered a costableportthatconvectorNorwegianheatertheycouldimatareasoncostandwaseffectivetorun.

It en abled them to heat a room for less money. It is not a magic solution, it is a solution borne of efficien cy and effectiveness. It is like buying a more efficient car when petrol prices go through theAnroof.anecdote from one of their first customers will ex plain how you can reduce your bills with a Neater Heater. They had a customerlet’s call him Geoff. Now Ge off had bought a couple of rooms he wanted heating. Both small bedrooms at 9sqm. He was provided with two 600 watt heaters. When fitting these heaters Tony and Richard looked at the small ferreteria­bought heaters and saw that they were each 2,200 watts. In to tal 4.4 kilowatts. Geoff said that they just about took the edge off the cold. (He also on ly had a 5kW allowance, so when he put the kettle on the electricsAnyway,tripped).hisbedrooms are warmer now, his electrics no longer trip, and he is saving 3.2 kilowatts every hour! In fact, possibly more as Neather Heaters have ther mostats to further reduce consumption.Aswitheverything else, our suppliers are having to put their prices up in the autumn, so now would be a good time to order your Neater Heaters so they are delivered to us at the end of the summer at this year’s prices. Feature HEATERS: Helping your money go further.

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HOW come even though all the right authorities in the USA have had access to Jeffrey Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s address books plus, I’m guessing some witness statements, they are the only two nicked? And he supposedly topped himself. Bit strange isn’t it? Or is it me just think ing there might be a conspiracy going on? Conspiracy theories don’t seem so ridiculous these days. I reckon in a few years’ time you will be seeing adverts and getting ‘phone calls asking, ‘Were you vaccinated between 2020 and 2022? If so, you may be entitled to a serious amount of compensation’ and I’m not joking! I think it’s time to change what is taught in school. Get rid of all the tosh that 99 per cent of all students will never use and start teaching them how to feed a family of four when energy bills and food bills add up to more than you earn a month. Learning French won’t help when you can’t feed your kids or pay your rent or mortgage. Idiots in Parliament do not live in the real world. Children should be taught that politicians will lie just to get votes. Teach that instead of how the theory of politics should work. I’m not very clever. My daughter on the other hand is, so I found it almost impossible to help her with homework when she was growing up. I was however, for some reason, quite a good retailer and sales per son. So one day I was really pleased when she asked me to look at her business studies paper that she had got top marks for. I looked at it and said that it was a really good bit of work and her marks were fabulous but if you tried to put it into the real world it would be a disaster and not be a profitable business because there were so many ‘problems’ that had not been taken into consider ation. The point I was trying to teach her was that when doing a business plan it can’t just be done by the book. There are so many variables and none of these are taught or even discussed. I remember one occasion at school I was asked a maths question and although I got the answer right I didn’t show the way I worked it out so therefore it was marked wrong. I admittedly did it by trial and error but that’s how you have to do things sometimes in the real world. Email: mikesenker@gmail.com

THERE are many plants and herbs that can be damaging to your pet’s health, but many of them also carry benefits for dogs, cats and other species. Here are some of the most nutritious herbs which you can give your pet which can help with illnesses and general well‐being.Rosemary, a key addition to many Mediterranean dishes, is rich in calcium, vitamin B6 and iron. It is also a great source of antioxidant.Oregano, an Italian staple, is also a great antioxidant and ide al for digestive problems such as diarrhoea and flatulence. It is also capable of combatting the microbes that can affect your pet. Mint leaf, like oregano, has certain curative properties for digestive function. It can also help alleviate nausea. This herb can also protect your pet from radiation.Basilisan aromatic herb, su per rich in antioxidants and has many antiviral and antimicrobe properties that will help to keep your pet safe and healthy. Pars ley is rich in vitamins and also contains carotene, a compo nent that is helpful in prevent ing cancer and other patholo gies in the digestive system. Herbsplantsand IF your pet is obese, it’s usually due to overfeeding and not enough exercise. It is a very common condi tion in dog breeds like labradors, beagles, collies and golden retrievers. In cat breeds like maine coon and mixed‐breeds it is also very common. To avoid health compli cations in your pet, it’s good to take them periodi cally for nutritional checks. A vet can maintain correct feeding patterns and also identify early any poten tially dangerous patholo gies.Food is important for pets, and foods that are rich in fibre, which will sati ate your pet are ideal for maintaining their form. A good diet can be compli mented with exercises such as a walk of at least 20 minutes every day, and not rewarding your pet with treats every five min utes!There are also special foods for obese animals, that can help restore your pet to their ideal weight. These should be given un der specialist supervision as portion sizes depend on the age, breed and weight of your pet.

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IT’S not unusual to find a cat biting at the grass in your garden when it has the free dom to wander in the open air. It doesn’t matter how much you spend on cat food and gourmet tidbits for your kitty, cats love grass. Despite popular miscon ception, grass isn’t a poi sonous plant for your pet and even has some health benefits. Cats often use grass to self‐medicate. Felines lick themselves clean and if they have long fur, can ingest excess hair which can block their diges tive tract, causing constipa tion and discomfort. In these situations, grass serves as a natural laxative to aid their digestive system. It also makes them vomit, which can expel bones and insects from their system. Grass carries nutritional value. The folic acid promi nent in green plants is funda mental to produce haemoglobin. It’s rich in iron and pumps around the body to carry oxygen to the tissue. Chlorophyll and vitamins A and D are also in green leaves and can help stimu late your cat’s immune sys tem, making it less suscepti ble to illnesses and infections.

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OFFICIAL hip radiographs with the traditional ventrodor sal projection method and with extended femurs are not always effective for the early diagnosis of hips that later develop osteoarthritis (Hip Dysplasia). At the University of Pennsylvania, a radiography method was developed based on the evaluation of the laxity of the hips of dogs. This radiographic technique can be performed from a very early age, specifically from 16 weeks of age. Pub lished studies have shown that patients with normal offi cial Standard X‐rays but with significant passive laxity de termined with the PennHip system have subsequently developed hip osteoarthritis. The PennHip method allows early diagnosis and elimi nation of dysplasia carriers from reproduction. PennHip is already the dog hip dysplasia screening method of choice for guide dog schools, the US Air Force, and the US Army. In these centres, it is essential to know the predisposi tion that the puppies have to develop this pathology. These X‐rays must be performed by certified veterinari ans (PennHip certified member) and will be sent to the University of Pennsylvania where they will be evaluated by a committee. Any dog, whether owned by a private in dividual or a breeder, can be evaluated using this method. José Rial, veterinary PennHip certified member

GRASS: For self-medication.

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CLEVER CHOICE: Handles much more crisply than you would expect of an SUV.

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MOTORING to read more MOTORING scan this QR Code MAZDA has always been a clever, more discerning choice of car no matter which model you opt for from the sales brochure. The rise of SUVs has also seen changes in Mazda’s line up with a third of the model line­up now being SUVs.Inaddition to the usual petrol and diesel combus tion engines there is all­elec tric power along with plugin and mild hybrid options. The CX­5 is Mazda’s medi um sized SUV that while on ly a five­seater feels very spacious inside and handles much more crisply than you would expect of an SUV. Prices start at €34,572/ £29,245 and even the leadin model offers a good stan dard specification. Engine choices are 2.0­litre and 2.5litre petrol, 2.2­litre diesel in two power outputs and un usually all the engine choic es are naturally aspirated ie noAddedturbochargers.tothe engine choices are options for man ual or automatic gears and two or four­wheel­drive. My test model was a higher trim GT Sport mod el with 2.5­litre petrol power, automatic gears and all­wheel­drive. One thing that has always set Mazda apart is the excellent build quality and although the CX­5 it doesn’t carry a premium badge it has a very premium drive. On the road the CX­5 handles better than you might expect for an SUV and the steering makes for a surprisingly precise drive. The 2.5­litre engine in the test model performs well enough but doesn’t have the urge of a turbocharged unit so requires a slightly different style of driving. It’s a nice pairing with the sixspeed automatic gearbox though with responsive changes that make light work of busy journeys. Inside there are many welcome touches from a sensibly laid out fascia with buttons ­ so hurrah for a lack of over digitalisation that involves multiple menus for every minor task ­ to a plethora of soft touch materials. It gives a quietly comfortable and high quality feel to the in terior. Occupants are af forded a commendably lofty view from the multiadjustable front seats and excellent interior space makes for an airy feel de spite the sombre tones of the test car’s interior. At not far short of €47k/£40k my top line CX­5 is perilously close to premi um machinery like BMW and Audi SUV models, but it more than holds its own against these premium Ger manTherivals.decision hinges on whether you value a badge more than a greater per ceived presence, and ar guably a more honed driv ing experience. I think the smart money might well head east.

AS reported on Thursday, August 11, Frieze and BMW continue their longterm partnership with the major art initiative BMW Open Work by Frieze. Los Angeles­based artist Niki ta Gale will present the immersive installation ‘63/22’ in the BMW Lounge at Frieze London in October sculpture.functionaltars,creationthesketchestionalfunctional,signerswillthebyi7collaborationtarsingturalartist2022thethroughencedtheygiesbetweenexploresgeneralrichbytricofthesincebeensoundandsentationing,work,spectator.tweencastingvisibilityquestionsNikitaandryti­platformsign,art,missiontoriandfromDrawing2022.inspirationBMWengineeringcuratedbyAttiliaFatFranchini,thiscombringstogethertechnology,anddeinapioneeringmulformat.Investigatingthehistoandpoliticsofsounditssurroundings,Gale’spracticethemesofinandaudibilityrethedynamicbeperformerandWithinthenotionsofwitnessvisibility,andreprearesubverteddestabilised.Thetechnologiesofandspeedhavecloselyassociatedthe1960s.Infact,GibsonFirebird,onethemostpopularelecguitars,wasdesignedcardesignerRayDietandintroducedtothepublicin1963.Gale’sproject‘63/22’therelationshipthesetechnoloandunfoldshowhaveculturallyinfluoneanotherdesign.AspartofBMWOpenWorkcommission,thewillcreateasculpinstallationcomprisaseriesofelectricguiimaginedinwithBMWdesignersandactivatedliveperformancesinspace.Inaddition,theartistinvitetheBMWi7detosketchutopian,anddysfuncguitarbodies,thesewouldprovidestartingpointfortheofsculpturalguiamixturebetweenaobjectanda EWN18 - 24 August 2022 55MOTORING euroweeklynews.com Work by Nikita Gale in 2020 titled ‘Private Dancer’. bmwgroup.comCredit: BMW Open Work by Frieze

JOSEMA: New adventure for young journeyman.

Josema departs

LALIGA side Elche Foot ball Club granted the release of Josema from his contract which al lowed him to join LaLi ga SmartBank side Leganés.Thedeal for Josema was announced by Leganés on Friday, Au gust 12, hours after Elche agreed to termi nate the 26­year­old’s contract with the Costa Blanca club. Elche wrote about the release: “Elche CF and Josema Sánchez part ways and the player from Murcia ends his time at the club. The Club is grateful for Josema’s work, dedica tion and commitment to Elche throughout his career with the club… and wishes him luck in his career on both a personal and profes sionalJosemalevel.”joined Elche at the beginning of 2020 and helped the side achieve promotion back to Spain’s top divi sion, LaLiga Santander. Josema issued his own emotional state ment via social media following his exit from Elche: “Two and a half years at this club, and in this city of Elche, have been the happiest of my life,” he said.

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Peacemaker finds hope in the art of wrestling.

‘IN a world surrounded by hate, greed and vio lence...’ Peacemaker actor John Cena revealed one thing that gives people hope. In an unusually deep post for the often comical social media musings of John Cena, the Hollywood star revealed on Thursday, Au gust 11 one thing that can give people hope in a hatefulTakingworld.toInstagram on Thursday, August 11, the former WWE superstar wrote: “Wrestling is not a love story, it’s a fairy tale for masochists. A comedy for people who criticise punchlines. A fantasy most can’t understand, a spectacle no one can deny. Lines are blurred. Heroes are villains.” He added: “But it can also be a land where dead men walk. Where honour makes you elite. Where demons run for office. And rock bottom is a reason to rejoice. WOOOOO! It’s an escape. And in a world surrounded in hate, greed and violence, a world where closure may never come. We all know a place that has hot and cold hope on tap. For better or for worse,” the 45­year­old concluded.

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