Costa Blanca North 25 - 31 August 2022 Issue 1938

RED CROSS: Celebrated World Humanitarian Action Day on Albir beach.

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“This type of gamebased activity allows ex periential learning, which helps to put oneself in the shoes, in this case, of the cooperating people in an emergency situation, which is very significant and interesting,” Garcia said.

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ACTION COSTA BLANCA NORTH • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM FREE • GRATISIssue No. 1938 25 - 31 August 2022

ON Friday, August 19, the Red Cross celebrated World Humanitarian Ac tion Day with the installa tion of an information stand on Albir beach, in cluding a role­play game called ‘Humanitarian Ac tion’.The objective was to make the general public aware of how the differ ent disasters and emer gencies that occur at an international level are managed, and how the causes and consequences of these disasters, both natural and caused by hu man action, are managed by the Red Cross so that humanitarian aid reaches the affected people.

The acting mayor of l’Alfas, Mayte Garcia, and the councillor for Health, Marisa Cortes, went to the beach to see this roleplay game first­hand, in which people over 10 years of age were able to participate. Participants were required to assess possibilities and re sources, as well as actions that they had to take to resolve conflicts that oc cur during emergencies.

TEULADA Town Council has requested a subsidy from the Generalitat Valenciaina for the improvement and rehabilitation of Calle Alicante. The maximum amount re quested is €500,000 (IVA excluded). It should be noted that the council has already carried out two phases of rehabil itation in the historic centre in 1998 and 2007 respectively. Now, together with the urban development of Calle Colon, it in tends to continue with Calle Alicante fol lowing the political agenda to improve thisThezone.street is located inside the histori cal centre which was declared on Decem ber 7, 2007 a cultural heritage site. Teulada’s mayor Raul Llobell has said that “the aim of the works is to continue to rehabilitate Teulada’s cultural centre and refurbish spaces for public use, im proving the quality of the environment as well as pedestrian mobility and security..

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VILLAJOYOSA Town Council has approved reparation work carried out on basketball and tennis courts outside the sports complex ‘Maisa Lloret’. Close to €50,000 has been invested in works to renovate the play surfaces of four sports courts. The town coun cil has announced the coun cil’s future investment to pro vide lighting to the renovated courts outside the sports complex pavilion ‘Maisa Lloret’.OnMonday August 22, the mayor of Villajoyosa, Andreu Verdua and the councillor of Sports Jose Ramon Ucles, ac companied municipal work ers and representatives of the company adjudicating the works to sign off on repair work carried out on tennis and basketball courts. The works, divided in three different phases, has consist ed in the integral renovation of the courts’ play surfaces as well as the installation of new sports equipment acquired by the councillor of Sports. The investment had a budget of €48,386 with investments and a time frame of one month to carry out the work.

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Council requests subsidy Tennis and basketball courts outside the sports complex ‘Maisa Lloret’.

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Canine training JAVEA Police has expanded training of the Canine Unit to detect chemicals. As a result of the cases reported in recent weeks, the headquarters re quested information from Public Health on the type of substances being used in this type of crime to incorporate them into the training of Ger man Shepherd Kosmo who, until now, focused on locating of cocaine, marihuana and hashish.

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THE president of the Diputación has praised firefighters “who have worked in extreme conditions to guarantee the safety of resi dents.”Thepresident of the Diputación de Ali cante, Carlos Mazon, praised the enor mous effort of the firefighters of the Provincial Consortium who are working to extinguish the fire declared in La Vall d’E bo, which spread to the forest areas of nearby towns. Mazon said the firefighters continue “working tirelessly to guarantee the safety of the people in the affected areas,” given the evolution of the wind and the high tem peratures. “We work to avoid risks and our priority is the citizens,” he stressed. “This fire continues to have us all with our hearts in our mouths. I am very proud of the work that our firefighters are doing, as presi dent of the Diputacion and as a citizen of the province of Alicante,” he concluded.

ON Friday, August 12, the official closing ceremony of the Lions Costa Blanca camp was held in the Centro Social Albir. Young people between the age of 17 and 21, from 13 different countries par ticipated.Theclosing was attended by camp di rector Van de Merlen Alain, camp presi dent Jose Luis Lopez Cancho, Consejala Martine Mertens, and friends.

Montgo Golf MONTGO GOLF SOCIETY played a Stableford competi tion on Friday August 19, sponsored by the Society. Claiming top spot was Peter Gardiner with 38 points, in second place was George Braddick with 36 points. The two Nearest the Pin prizes were won by John Day. Next week’s competition is a Magic 3, so book in early to avoid disappointment.

THE Young Big Band Sedajazz concert on Saturday August 20 ended the 33rd edition of the Polysonic Festival, which took place in the garden of the Casa de la Marquesa. Around 4,200 people attend ed with groups and music from various parts of the world including Cuban.

ON Friday, August 19, the nautical expedition through the Mediter ranean GNA22 Juan Se bastian de Elcano depart ed from Calpe. The expedition depart ed at noon and will end in Sevilla on September 8, the same day that Juan Sebastian Elcano arrived in the city in 1522. It will do so in seven stages with stops in Cartagena, Almeria, Melilla, Malaga, Algeciras and Cadiz with an estimated total of 574 nautical miles. In each port of arrival, an act will be held with three presentations and a colloquium in which not only the historical im portance of the first cir cumnavigation of the world and of Juan Sebas tian Elcano will be dis cussed, but also of six other navigators and Spanish explorers and the facts for which they became creditors of a well­deserved recogni tion in Spanish history. The event is to com memorate the fifth cen tenary of the First Voyage Around the World, or ganised by the Friends of the Great Spanish Navi gators and Explorers As sociation (AGNYEE), with the support of the fifth Centenary National Com mission.

The camp director, president and Con sejala, gave a speech in which they ex pressed their thanks to all sponsors and municipalities, as well as to the contes tants for their participation in this camp. The camp director added that a camp can only be created by the contestants. He also thanked the two monitors Sammy Benitez and Jacopo Cantadori for their hard work and dedication in this camp.Ifyou have more questions about the camp, or how young people can partici pate, contact Jackjonesbenidorm@hot mail.com or call 655 918 986.

ON Friday August 19, the six figures of Valen cian women from the travelling exhibition ‘Va lencianas por la igualdad’ travelled from the Plaza de la Constitucion to the doors of De nia’s town council. Each figure holds a message of empower ment and solidarity written on the women’s traditional aprons: ‘we strive for equality’, ‘to gether we are stronger’, ‘today women build themselves’. They serve as the first reference to the festival of las Fallas (the fires). This festival sees Valencia given over to a carnival of bonfires, fireworks and plenty of satire in commemoration of Saint Joseph. The figures were designed by artists Maria Joe and Pilar Luna. The councillor of Equality and Diversity Javier Scotto, has explained the objective of the awareness­raising actions, saying “public spaces cannot be neutral; they should consid er gender and diversity and be filled with cul ture to raise awareness” of these issues.

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THE Local Government Board has approved a new line of aid of up to €1,000 to tackle the effects of the pandemic, aimed at the self­employed and passen ger transport companies, the taxi sector and driving schools.Mayor Toni Perez said that “this call for aid will be fully financed through a subsidy of €292,491 grant ed by the Alicante Provin cial Council which, once again, shows its support for businesses, in the same line that the Benidorm City Council has been doing since the moment the pan demic broke “Althoughout.itseems that the worst of the pandemic has passed and tourist ac tivity, on which Benidorm’s productive fabric depends directly or indirectly, has been recovering and at the moment it shows very high occupancy figures, these sectors continue to feel the effects of a crisis that is al ready“So,economic.ithasbeen decided to generate this extraordi nary injection of resources for companies and profes sionals dedicated to the transport of passengers, taxi drivers and driving schools in our city, with which they will be able to better overcome the com ingThemonths.”fulldescription of re quirements and documen tation to be provided will be published in the next few days in BOP and in the Electronic Office of the City Council via www.sede. benidorm.org.

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THE Mercasa parking plat forms are already operational for use by residents and tourists following the Boom bastic Festival and the Wednesday municipal mar ket will be set up again after several weeks of being held in the Els Tolls neighbourhood.

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THE indoor pools of the Palau d’Esports l’Illa de Benidorm will remain closed until Tues day August 30 “to undertake maintenance services and scheduled improvement works,” as reported by the councillor for Sports, Marilo Cebreros. The goal, she speci fied, “is to be perfectly opera tional for the start of courses and activities in September.”

THE Barbarians get back to training this week at their home ground in Denia. The seniors look forward to a very competi tive campaign in Division 1 of the Valencian league whilst the M16s continue to build on their progress from last season. It is hot, but it’s still a good time to build up that fitness for the new season. League games start the last weekend of September and full fixtures will be published here in due course. The Barbarians run Academy teams from under 14s to 16s to 18s and through to seniors and welcomes everyone to come and train and join the club. Free qualified coaching is available at all levels. Please call Santi (Spanish) on 676 612 357 or Mac (English) on 609 646 349 for more information.

The six female figures will be there until September 8.

BENIDORM City Council has already awarded the second phase of the Ener gy Efficiency Project for an amount of €2.5 million, ac cording to the State Con tracting Platform. This phase corresponds to the renewal of lighting in the Levante area and the project will affect 3,512 light points and 55 control centres, which means the renewal of 43.85 per cent of the 7,660 light points that exist in the area. This will allow the in stalled power to be re duced from 759.59 kW to 195.01 kW. The estimated energy savings, according to the mayor, Toni Perez, “reach es up to 79 per cent.” Perez added that the light ing “will also have a re mote management sys tem to change the intensi ty and power of the lights whenThenecessary.”mayorhas also stressed that “all the wiring will be new,” in ad dition to showing his “ab solute” willingness to al low residents to express all their demands in terms of lighting “because they are the ones who know the place best.” He added that this Ener gy Efficiency project “is very ambitious and is go ing to make Benidorm a more sustainable city and destination.”Theproject is 50 per cent financed with Euro pean funds through the In stitute for Energy Diversifi cation and Saving (IDAE), and the programme, once completed, will reach all of the city’s neighbourhoods.

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ALICANTE intends to resume the project to recognise movie stars in the surroundings of the Teatro Principal with the instal lation of chairs at the City Film Festival as a commemorative el ement that will have the name of the honoured actor or actress engraved on it. The Governing Board has ap proved this project, which in cludes the construction and lo cation of 15 chairs which will be installed over the next three years.The chair will have the name of the honoured actor or actress engraved both on the front and back and will be cast in shiny polished aluminum, a starshaped plaque will be added with the date of the event and itsVisitorsinstallation.and residents can view these chairs of honour and also enjoy them as urban furni ture.

The councillors of Educa tion and Technical Services have coordinated tasks with the objective of facilitating the return to school. On Thursday morning, August 18, the may or of L’Alfas Vicente Arques, along with the councillor of Education, Loli Albero and municipal workers, super vised the carrying out of de velopment work in schools.

Arques clarified that the work is minor but neverthe less necessary. The repairs in the schools include painting, electricity repairs, interior and exterior cleaning and plumb ing. The improvements are obvious and the most impor tant intention in all the devel opmental proceedings is the comfort, healthiness and se curity of the student commu nity.

THROUGH the department of in tegral heritage, Alicante Town Council’s department of culture is planning to resume the archaeo logical investment project in the site of the Parque de las Naciones this coming autumn. On the site of a 15,000 square metre annex on la Avenida de Miriam Blasco, an open­air muse um will be developed which will form part of the museum net work together with the settle ment of the ‘Lucentum’ in the Tossel de Manises. It is expected that in future, the Cerro de la Blases in La Albufereta will also become part of this museum group.InSeptember of last year, Uni versity of Alicante students began archaeological work in this area under the direction of the Univer sity Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Investigation (INAPH).Thearchaeological site was originally “opened as a well of cul tural interest in the 90s and is one of the city’s greatest milestones,” according to Perez Burgos.

Lighting up Benidorm

In addition, there has been significant growth in the Nordic market, which began to emerge during the pandem ic. During the month of July, Norway has become the sec ond issuing country with 8,665 visitors staying in hotels in the city. Sweden is fourth with 4,283 registered tourists. Brits continue to lead the ranking with 13,278 tourists in Ali canteThehotels.upward trend of the international market continues. The Nordic countries are the ones that have experienced the most significant growth. In the case of Norway, the number of clients has multiplied by seven compared to July of last year.

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THE town council of L’Alfas del Pi has invested €20,000 in dif ferent proceedings carried out in the Infant and Primary Cen tres of Education in l’Alfas: CEIP Santissim Crist del Bon Encert, CEIP Raco de l’Albir y CEIP Vales e Vents. The devel opment is taking advantage of the school holiday period.

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ALICANTE hotels have registered a 16 per cent increase in international tourism compared to last summer, according to data provided by the Provincial Association of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation of Alicante (APHA).

RENEWAL OF LIGHTING: Will mean huge energy savings.

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The forecast indicates that August will end with a percentage of occupancy sim ilar to the current one, with many hotels fully“Thebooked.figures, very similar to those of 2019, come to consolidate trends,” said Vicent Mascarell, councillor for Tourism. “In global terms, we are facing one of the best seasons and there is still a lot of summer left,” he concluded.

THE Auditori of Teulada Moiraira’s Auditorum presented on the morning of Friday August 19, in Teulada’s winery, the 11th edi tion of ‘Alere/Dolia’s Wine tourism and Gastronomy’ show to be broadcast on September 1 and 9. This is Quique Dacosta’s last show.Itisa show which takes its audience through the most indige nous products to allow them to see the beauty of Teulada Moraira. This episode will be a homage to Paquita Oller, the pre vious president of the Teulada winery who passed away last March.In2011 the president of the auditori foundation and mayor of Teulada Moraira Raul Llobell, and the Director of the Auditori Maite Serrat and manager and current president of Teulada winery Joselina Valles, began a project which focuses on the preservation of the territory, the landscape and the gastronomy.

HOTEL occupancy during the first fort night of August in Gandia was 88.6 per cent, according to the data of the report prepared by the hotel association, the Hotel and Tourism Business Association of the Valencian Community (HOSBEC) . This figure is very similar to that pre sented by the city in 2019 (before the pandemic), where 90 per cent were also affected.

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As part of this project, they drew on products typical of this specific region, such as the moscatel grape, to celebrate Teulada Moraira’s rich culinary culture. Llobel explained that this grape is a vehicular tool to show the value of working the ground and of the value of women’s role in these tasks.

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JAVEA COMPUTER CLUB members took part in a very interest ing and helpful workshop on Thursday August 18, when they looked at how to translate e­mail, web pages and documents us ing your smart phone, as well as how to tell your doctor where it hurts!Chris Betterton­Jones, their resident speaker on all things digi tal, showed over 20 members present how to use the translation tools on devices, be it phones tablets or computers. Very useful for those who have not yet fully mastered the Spanish language. Chris said that first, make sure you have a translation app in stalled. Google Translate is provided with all Android phones and iPhone users can get it from the Apple App store.. Next, make sure you have the correct language pairs set up. Tap on the Google Translate icon and you will see at the bottom which languages are being used eg, Spanish/English the two ar rows between these allow you to reverse them so translate ei therToway.read the full article visit https://javeacomputerclub.comor better still come and join us at Avenida de Paris 2 Javea (Javea Bridge Club premises) They meet Monday and Thursday morn ings 9.30am to 12 noon now but will be operating on Tuesday morning from September 6.

GOOD SEASON: Tourism is getting back to normal after the pandemic.

BOOMBASTIC BENIDORM festival, was held over the weekend of August 18, 19 and 20, and was a resound ing success which saw over 20,000 each day thrilled by performances from reggae tonThegiants.line­up for the festival this year included Madrileño artist C.Tangana, who rede fined the urbano genre with tracks such as ‘Demasiadas Mujeres’ and ‘Tu Me Dejaste DeAlsoQuerer’.performing were Cat alonian artist Bad Gyal, Lola Indigo, whose single ‘An1mal’ is out now and Hi jos de la Ruina, the third ref erence to Natos y Waor, amongst many others. In addition to the singers, the Boombastic was also graced with huge DJ names such as Romeo, Michenlo, Flaca, Pablo Gareta and Epicmotion.Thefestival was held in the Ciudad Deportiva Guillermo Amor and despite the huge crowds, passed by with few incidents.

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FOR two weeks, the city’s waste treatment and cleaning service ‘You make Alicante’ has been present on the beaches of Alicante with a new awareness campaign, this time for the family and children.

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Alicante City Council together with UTE Alicante organised days of games and learning on the beaches of Albufera, Postiguet, San Juan and Urbanova from 10am to 1.30pm, with over 2,000 people participating.Theactions have been aimed at making the residents and visitors of Alicante aware of the impor tance of keeping our beaches clean of waste that we often leave ‘abandoned in the sand’, with this increasing in the summer months.

Alicante is committed to keeping beaches clean of waste and litter.

Four environmental educators have toured a total of five Ali cante beaches, carrying out infor mative actions and environmental workshops so that Alicante resi dents and visitors learn and be come aware of the pollution caused by plastics and cigarette butts on the beaches, while dis covering how to contribute to car ing for the environment with sim ple gestures.

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ENJOY one of the best con served medieval centres in the area on a journey through the heart of Benis sa that will take you on a historical tour across the middle ages and the renais sance.Although it possesses sites of prehistoric, Iberian and Roman culture, it is the Moorish culture that sits at the centre of the city and from which Benissa derives its name, from Banu­Issa. Start your tour from the old entrance to the east of walled Benissa, la Plaza del Porta. Here once stood the old hospital that these days is the town council building and an old finca property of the Abargues Founda tion.Next, at the secluded Plaza de la Iglesia Vieja (Old Church Square) you can explore Benissa’s me dieval history as you ad mire the old church fortress that has stood for two centuries. It used to protect the town from pi rate attacks as well as be ing a place of worship. Through the Calle de la Purissima and la Calle De samparats you can recre ate what was once a Valen cian renaissance city, with their balconies and paved walkways.Formore information, visit www.benissa.net.

THIS Friday marks the official opening of the Retorica en Flor exhibition by Adriana Calderon in the House of Culture in l’Alfas de Pi. From August 26 to September 13, the House of Culture in l’Alfas del Pi will present the picto rial exhibition from artist Adriana Calderon. The official opening will be at 8pm to the public, according to councillor of Culture, Manuel Casado. Venezuelan by birth and resident of Tenerife, Adriana Calderon will present this coming summer, in the exhibition room of the house of culture in l’Alfas de Pi, a selection of works un der the title, ‘Retorica en Flor’. Calderon describes the display as “A series of painting that I culminated and that I published, mostly, through my Instagram. In them I use literature and the figure of human rhetoric to give things in the plant world human qualities like singing, listening, observing, and conversing.”

Calderon reflects that each painting is “only a fragment of what I want to say because for me, each painting is a story, a poem, that I begin but you can continue and imagine the rest.”

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“It’s a festivity that was born from a tra ditional dinner between neighbours that was celebrated to say goodbye to the sum mer and has been maintained over the years, becoming a neighbourhood party,” concluded Gijon. On Friday, August 26 at 9pm there will be a dinner on Calle Coll Verd, at 1pm there will be a show from the Sollana Theatre Group and then a Samaruc mobile disco. On Saturday, August 27 there will be a costume procession on Calle Coll Verd at 7pm, a dinner at 10pm followed by a per formance from Jaime and Coral.

KENTUCKY PARTIES: The festivities promise to be a great opportunity to meet neighbours.

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“They are very important because they create a social fabric and complicity be tween all the inhabitants of Kentucky, an aspect that gives added value to the festivi ties,” said Ferrer. “We are not a very big association, but we all participate. For us, the neighbour hood dinner on Saturday September 3 is very important, because we can get to know and make connections with the neighbours who come from abroad,” said Peiro.

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Wine tasting and socialising at Bodega Luzon.

On Sunday, August 28 there will be hor chata and fartons on Calle Coll Verd and a foam party at 8pm. Saturday, September 3 sees the end of the festivities with a neighbourhood dinner at 10pm.

THE Kentucky neighbourhood parties will be held from August 24 until September 3. This was announced by the president of the Gandia Beach District Board Vicenta Ferre, the technician of the Festive Policy department Juanjo Reig, and Pepe Gijon and Pura Peiro, who are representatives of the neighbourhood association.

ON Tuesday, September 13, the Torrevieja U3A group will be taking a trip to Jumilla for wine tasting and a meal. Tickets cost €37.50 per person and can be purchased via Carol at torreviejau3asocial team@gmail.com

The day will consist of leaving Torrevieja CMO at 9am to arrive in Jumilla for 10.45am where there will be a break for a coffee and a quick stroll. At 11.30, the group will leave Ju milla and arrive at Bodega Luzon for a twohour tour and tasting of three wines. At 1.45pm the group will leave Bodega Lu zon and arrive in Pinoso at 2.30pm for lunch in Rest Los Torres (no pre selecting of meals re quired), leaving at 4.30pm to arrive back in Torrevieja at 6pm. This is a great day out and an opportunity to learn more about Torrevieja U3A and socialise with members!

September is a good time to go to a Bodega as this is the grape picking season!

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VICE PRESIDENT of the Generalitat Valenciana and councillor of Equality and In clusive Politics Aitana Mas has met with representa tives of Aprosdeco, a nonprofit organisation of moth ers, fathers, families and teachers of people with in tellectual functional diversi ty. Since 1974, Aprodesco has sought to innovate, pro mote and expand the scope of neurodivergent people to improve their quality of life. During the meeting, it was confirmed that during September of this year, out standing invoices with the entity will be settled. Aitana Mas visited De nia’s town council to meet with the mayor, Vicent Gri malt and the councillor of Social Well­being Maleni Ivars and the mayor Elizabet Cardona, to discuss impor tant topics for the city.

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ON Saturday August 20, the Holi festival took place in Benidorm, hosted by the Ter ra Natura zoo. The festival celebrated the 50th birthday of Asian ele phant Petita, a long­time res ident of the family friendly zoo. Celebrations included an epic colour battle set to a Bollywood soundtrack in which attendees threw more than 150 kilos of pigmented colours at each other. Festival goers were greet ed at the opening to the fes tival and had a red bindi placed on their foreheads, lo cated at the height of the sixth chakra, symbolising wis dom and protective energy in PetitaHinduism.herself was also dec orated with beautiful pat terns in vibrant colours and traditional Hindu motifs by her caretakers. She was origi nally ostracised from her herd for being considered in adequate for the standards of beauty established in this species. la Posidonia’ programmeHoliFestival 2022

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THE ‘Vive la Posidonia’ pro gramme was presented by the town councils of Denia, Ibiza and Cambrillas and sup ported by Next Generation funds.The Ministry of Tourism has published the provisional resolution of the official an nouncement of the aid pro gramme ‘Experiencias Turis mo España’. As part of this programme, the project ‘Vive la Posidonia’ has received funding of €1,157,380. The official announcement forms part of the Plan of re cuperation, transformation and resilience, financed with funds from the Next Genera tion.‘Vive la Posidonia’” is an experiential, ecotourist pro ject whose objective is ‘not so much to bring more tourism to the three cities (Denia, Ibiza and Cambril las), but to raise awareness to the visitors about the im portance of seaweed (Posi donia) and the benefits that it holds for Mediterranean waters and for the environ ment’.Themayor of Denia, Vicent Grimalt, has emphasised that the granting of this subsidy which is “important quanti tively as well as for its sym bolism” is a “compensation for the labour of mindfulness that the coastal municipali ties have been carrying out for years.”

RAISING AWARENESS: The importance of La Posidonia.

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L’ALFAS Town Council is set to receive €21,983 to combat gender violence, as an nounced by the coun cillor for equality Rocio Guijarro, on August 18. Guijarro has stated that this money will be spent on training and raising awareness around gendered vio lence.“These funds have been granted with con sideration of the mu nicipality’s population. A fixed quantity has been assigned so that appropriate attention can be given, especially through VioGen, the watch system against gendered violence run by the Home Office which will be managed through the Guardia Civil and the Local Po lice authorities,” ex plained the councillor. In Spain, the VioGen algorithim is used to predict gender violence to attempt to curb femicides. When a vic tim reports a case of gendered violence, po lice authorities can feed the answers to the VioGen software to estimate the risk in that particular case. It is a tool which draws to gether different public institutions which have expertise in the field of gender­based violence, integrating all the infor mation in order to car ry out risk predictions as part of supposedly effective security and protection measures for the victims of such violence.

ON Tuesday August 15, a fire broke out in the La Garganta zone in the municipal ity of Teulada. The emergency services attended the scene of the blaze immedi ately and managed to quell the fire after hours of Involvedwork.incombatting the fire were the provincial consortium of firefighters in Alicante, Local Police and the Protec cion Civil of Teulada­Moraira, Local Po lice from Benissa, the Proteccion Civil and Local Police from Poble Nou in Beni tachell, the Proteccion Civil of Javea and the Guardia Civil. The forest space affected by the blaze is controlled by the department of the Environment of the Generalitat Valen cia. The department carried out all the necessary inspections to avoid the possi ble illegal Teulada’sdischarges.towncouncil has had a com pany contracted since 2015 to manage paper and carboard waste and in the place where the fire began, no other ma terials other than these have been dis covered.

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THOSE on the Cuc­Pardal rock parade, with their colourful Saint Patrick’s day costumes in a multi tude of shades of green, were the winners of La Nucia’s 2022 Costume Pa rade rinaed100s‘FestesaltookThiscompetition.year,19paradespartinthistraditioncostumeparadeofthed’Agost’inwhichofpeoplecongregatalongtheAvenidaMaBaixa.

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Having been two years since the last celebration of this kind due to the Covid pandemic, La Nu cia’s Costume Parade re turned in full force as one of the most important events of the ‘Festes d’Agost’. The event had the biggest turnout in the whole region of la Marina Baixa.In2019, the last time the event was held, only 12 parades took part. Themes for the parades this year included ‘Trans formers’, ‘Mario Kart’, ‘Beer’, ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Saint Patrick’.

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The couple, who were enjoying the Spanish weather until Tuesday Au gust 16, returned home to find the fine which ex plained that their GTI had been caught travelling at 55mph in a 30mph zone, on August 5 in an area around 25 minutes away from the airport. Gary told a local newspa per: “We used the official meet and greet firm as we wanted to make sure the car was looked after be cause it was very expen sive.”

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As Gallego pointed out: “This is a very Spanish product that has been operating for decades in a very important way in terms of value for money.” For this reason, his association hoped that its consumption will continue to be maintained despite the adjustment in its price by hoteliers.

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A COUPLE who flew into Murcia earlier this month returned home to a speed ing fine despite being away at the time of the offence. Gary Thornburn and Clare Beads are contesting a speeding fine issued to them while they were on holiday in Spain. The couple used a Meet and Greet service at Manchester Airport on Au gust 3 for the couple’s Volk swagen Golf GTI before jet ting off to Murcia for a summer getaway.

Manchester Airport said that the car did not leave the ‘secure storage area’ until the couple returned for the vehicle.

A RECENT report from the Hospitality Asso ciation of Spain showed that the tradition al ‘menu of the day’ (menu del dia) offered by many establishments is still as popular as ever, despite a rise in prices. With inflation pushing up the cost of en ergy and food, the study revealed an aver age increase of €1 had occurred, without any real impact on consumption by cus tomers. The average cost worked out at €12.80, which is an increase of only €1 compared to average prices in 2016. From this analysis, Emilio Gallego, the general secretary of the association, high lighted that, despite a 9 per cent rise in the price of the daily menu, there has been: “no impact on the consumption of this product by consumers.”

IT was reported on Tuesday, August 16, in a statement to the National Commission of the Mar ket of Securities (CNMV), International Airlines Group (IAG) has acquired a 20 per cent equity stake in Spanish airline, Air Europa. On March 17, 2022, IAG announced that a €100 million unsecured loan had been made to the airline’s parent company, Globalia. It was believed at the time that this loan was IAG’s way of stopping a third­party airline from purchasing Air Europa. The group’s holding company has now exercised its right to convert that loan into a stake in thePurchaseairline. and sale procedures had been agreed between Iberia and Air Europa at the end of 2019. This deal was subsequently affected by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and be cause of the serious effect it had on aviation companies.

Porsche on top of Porsche

A 45-YEAR-OLD female driver at the wheel of a high­powered Porsche somehow managed to smash into another Porsche parked outside a home in Madrid on, Sat urday, August 20. The im pact of the collision left the parked vehicle lodged on top of the woman’s car.According to a spokesman for Emergen cies 112 Community of Madrid, the driver hit the parked car with such force that both vehicles went through the garden wall of a house on Calle Henares de Caceres de Al cala in the capital. After receiving the alert, the 112 emergency operators immediately deployed three fire appli ances from the Communi ty of Madrid to the loca tion. They oversaw the removal of the two vehi cles from the wall, with a tow truck subsequently pulling them free.

The driver who caused the incident was trans ferred to Alcala de Henares Hospital. She was reportedly treated for an anxiety attack.

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COLLISION: Porsche ended up on top of another one. Credit. Twitter@112cmadrid

EXPORTS: Have grown by 17.2 per cent.

agency ACCIO have calculat ed Catalonia’s trade figure of €46 million as the highest figure in the historical series for the first half of a year.

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ON Thursday August 18, it was revealed that exports from Catalonia have grown by 17.2 per cent in the first half of 2022 com pared to this time last year, as sales abroad reached €46.492 million between January andTheJune.ministry of industry, commerce, and tourism have indicated that if these statis tics are compared to the period between January and June in 2019, exports have in creased by almost a quarter. Catalonia isn’t just trading out though, as imports into the region in the first part of this year came to €55.393 million, which is an increase of almost a third since the first half of Investment2021.

“Many of you have been in touch to ask whether Interna tional Driving Permits (IDPs) are required for UK Nationals visiting Spain, particularly as there have been reports of some tourists being fined for not having one,” it said. It added: “The rules set out that countries that are signed up to the Geneva Convention do not require an IDP to drive in Spain. This means British tourists can drive on their UK licences in Spain and we have confirmed this with the Span ish“Ifauthorities.youorsomeone you know has been fined and wish to appeal, you must first check which body issued the fine and then follow the ap propriate process to appeal.”

WITH the ongoing issue with the driving licence situation for UK nationals in Spain, many people have reportedly been fined for not having the correct documentation. The British Embassy in Spain of fered some advice on the matter.Taking to Facebook on Wednesday, August 17, the embassy reiterated the prob lem and issued some advice.

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The risk of not having an independent lawyer in the purchase or sale of a property in Spain

Carlos Baos (Lawyer)

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In addition, an indepen dent lawyer can avoid un necessary economic dam ages. Without going into great detail today, we can relate that recently we warned an expatriate client buyer of an abuse that a bank wanted to commit against him, as he had been informed by this bank that as a necessary part of the mortgage loan applied for, the client had to sign a life insurance, which was unique and carried a prepaid premium of €30,000, more than 10 times the normal cost of a premium in the open market. Clearly, this was a real abuse. Apparently the bank was introduced to the client by the agent as the best possible bank in Spain to get a mortgage loan. An independent lawyer will tell you that you should compare between different banks’ offers, before agree ing a mortgage loan, or opening an account, and even if the lawyer can rec ommend some banks they will always advise you to compare between as many as possible, to be able to contract what is the most suitable for you, the same applies to insurance com panies, currency exchange companies, etc. An independent expert lawyer can provide you with information about the process of buying or selling in Spain, drawing up the contract that best suits your circumstances and protect your rights, and will ensure that the property you want to buy is in the correct land registry, urban, planning, cadastral, etc, status. And they will warn you about the possible risks of the purchase or sale, etc.

You should also know that to register with the Spanish Law Society, lawyers must have profes sional liability insurance. Many clients inform us that on some occasions they have been recom mended a lawyer by the re al estate agent or the seller or promoter. We believe that in these cases there can be a clear conflict of in terest. It is essential that the lawyer chosen only looks after the client’s in terest and rights. Here at White Baos Lawyers we ad vise against contracting a lawyer who has a profes sional relationship or rep resents any of the other parties of the transaction.

WE occasionally receive en quiries from clients who have suffered wrong advice and even abuse from some of the professionals who have been involved in the process of buying or selling their properties in Spain, including the agents, con sultants, and banks, etc. For this reason and to en sure the legality of the transaction, we understand that it is essential to hire the services of an indepen dent lawyer, so if there is any problem you would be able to claim for liability. Always remember to ask your lawyer to confirm their registration number on the territorial Law Soci ety they belong to. You can check if a lawyer is properly registered by looking on the following website: de­letradoservicios­abogacia/censo­http://www.abogacia.es/s

Interview with Napo and Toro creator Isabella with Toro the bull.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

CARTOONIST Isabella Micheva is about to be come a student at El Limonar International School in Villamartin, and the Euro Weekly News is very pleased to announce she will be contributing weekly cartoons to all our editions. We found out a little more about the newest member of our team. Tell us a bit about your self Isabella ­ what subjects do you enjoy? As I am starting a comic strip for your newspaper, everyone would probably expect me to say that I en joy Art. Well, you are all right.Through art I find and lose myself at the same time. I enjoy every second when I am creating. This year I will be studying GC SEs in Art and Drama. I love Maths and English too. When did you start cre ating comics? My father wrote some books and film scripts. At present one of his projects is being produced as a graphic novel. He works with a famous artist, draw ing for some of the great est brands in the games and comics industry. I tried to contribute on some occasions, but of course, it is difficult to start as a top professional. My parents invested in art sup plies. Later, I got an iPad, and I asked my father to send samples of my work to some newspapers ‘just to try’. The rest is history, as they say. Is this something you hope to have a career in? I believe that one day I will be a good architect and artist. Already, some of my works are on the walls of classrooms, offices and homes. I participate in art competitions and many people wear my hand crafted jewellery. I love bringing beauty and joy to people. What sort of subjects do you most love to concen trate on? It is difficult for me to commit ­ at least so far. I am experimenting with dif ferent media, styles and materials. After finishing an acrylic painting, I will immediately start wood or stone carving. I do macramé, work with co conut shells and clay. Your readers will probably get a better understanding if they visit my Instagram ac count @Isabella_micheva. Any thoughts on the fu ture? In my opinion, the world is changing. Most of my friends consume only digi tal art. I feel that in the fu ture I will gravitate more and more towards digital art. My immediate goal is to continue working with my father to bring the ad ventures of the clumsy matador Napo and Toro the bull every week to your readers. I hope they will enjoy it! See Isabella’s first car toon on page 12.

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Royal school swap

DURHAM: Student to start her law degree.

TEENAGER Samantha Smith from Shrop shire, who was homeless from the age of 16, has achieved a place at her ‘dream university’ to start her ‘dream degree’ despite sofa surfing through her A Lev els.Smith will be starting a degree in law at Durham University in September of this year after spending the two years of her A Level studies working ‘three jobs to make ends meet’ and bouncing from ‘sofa to sleeping bag’. In a tweet she posted on Thursday Au gust 18, Samantha wrote that ‘life does get better’ with a photo of herself look ing pleased in front of her university’s department and a copy of the letter con firming her homeless status which makes her ‘eligible for assistance’. Commenters on the post offer their congratulations for the budding lawyer, with @KernowFlow calling her “an inspi ration to Anti­toryeveryone.”Twitter account @Kevin TurbeyRIP turned to politics in the post’s comments to question why the Conser vatives had allowed a 16­year­old like Samantha to be in such a difficult posi tion throughout her studies. Twitter ac count @MrsPdoff also shared her own similar experiences to emphasise that conditions haven’t improved since 1988.

EWN 25 - 31 August 2022 euroweeklynews.com NEWS18 I NSTAGRAM and Facebook on Friday, August 19, banned Andrew Tate, the controversial influencer from their plat forms. Parent company Meta claimed Tate had ‘violated its policies’. Tate rose to fame on the reality TV show Big Brother back in 2016. While ‘in the house’ a clip of him resurfaced online which resulted in his removal from the show. He claimed that the video had been edited, but it appeared to show him attack a female. He has since gained notoriety for posting often offensive or outrageous comments online. One such instance in cluded Tate claiming that women who have been assaulted ‘bear some re sponsibility’.Inanexclusive interview with a UK publication, Tate responded to his In stagram and Facebook bans by telling them: “It is very unfortunate that old videos of me… have been taken out of context and amplified to the point where people believe absolutely false narratives about me. “In the last two weeks I dedicated over $1 million to charities supporting women. I posted this on Instagram, but Instagram ignored it,” Tate ex plained.

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Homeless teenager gets into university Influencer ban

PRINCE WILLIAM and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, announced on Mon day, August 22, that George, Charlotte and Louis will all be moving school ahead of the start of the new school in September. Nine­year­old Prince George, Prince Char lotte, seven, and four­year­old Louis will all be starting at Lambrook School, one of the UK’s leading independent preparatory schools. It is located in Winkfield Row, near Ascot.The news means that the royal’s two old er children have switched from Thomas’s School in Battersea, south London and Prince Louis will now join them at Lambrook School after leaving Willcocks Nursery School, also in London. Lambrook School headmaster Jonathan Perry said: “We are delighted that Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will be joining us this coming September and very much look forward to welcoming the family, as well as all of our new pupils, to our school community.”

Pensions For Spanish residents, UK private, occupational and state pensions are taxable only in Spain.Government service pensions, however, remain only liable to UK tax – but will be considered by Spanish authorities when de termining the effective tax rate on your other income.

There are highly tax-efficient opportunities available to resi dents of Spain. A more favoured of these is a Spanish approved life assurance contract, which acts as an investment wrapper to a conventional portfolio. With this structure in place, no tax is payable on income from the underlying asset until a withdrawal is made, and even then, only the gain is subject to tax.And when it comes to review ing investments, there is more to it than just about tax. They should be specifically structured around your circumstances, ob jectives, time horizon and cur rent risk tolerance – all of which have probably changed since you moved here. You should regularly review your savings and investments to en sure they continue to meet your objectives and are suitable for your new life in Spain. Breaking old habits can be profitable if you take the time to explore all options and seek specialist cross-border advice. Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements con cerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been sum marised; individuals should seek personalised advice.

Premium bonds Possibly the main attraction of investing in premium bonds is that any winnings have always been tax-free in the UK. However, this is not the case once you become a resident of Spain. Any premium bond win nings will be added to your gen eral income for the year and taxed at the progressive rates of income tax (up to 54% in Co munidad Valenciana, 47.4% in Murcia and 47% in Andalucía).

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While adapting to a life in Spain comes easily to many expatriates, letting go of the things we are used to is not al ways easy. Having financial assets structured in a way that is familiar and that you un derstand can be comforting. But is holding investments in the UK the wisest choice if you live in Spain? Is this strategy tax-efficient, or are you sacrific ing potential opportunities to stay with what feels safe?

By Brett Hanson, Senior BlevinsPartner,Franks

ISAs ISAs may be tax free in the UK, but the interest and gains earned from UK ISAs are fully taxable in Spain if you are a res ident here, at the progressive savings income tax rates of 19%, 21%, 23%, and 26%, de pending on how much savings income you earn. Bank interest and other UK investments Worldwide bank interest is al so taxed at the savings income rates.Ideally, you should review all your UK investments to consid er how they will be taxed in Spain. Besides income and capi tal gains taxes, you also need to be aware of Spain’s annual wealth tax and plan ahead for Spanish inheritance tax.

The Spanish taxation of UK private pensions is a little too complicated to cover here; it is advisable to seek personalised advice regarding yours. Lump-sum payments from UK pensions are taxable in Spain. UK rental income If you are resident in Spain and rent out property in the UK, the income could be tax able in both countries, though the UK tax paid can be offset against the Spanish liability. In Spain, it is taxed at the scale rates of income tax. A 60% reduction is available in Spain against the net rental in come, but only for long-term lettings. Alternative investment op tions

How UK investments are taxed in Spain

“The morning after com pleting their triumphant run of six sold­out nights at Lon don’s Wembley Stadium, the band have announced further European and UK stadium shows in 2023,” the club wrote.Itadded: “The tour has also been heralded for its ground breaking set of sustainability initiatives which include a show powered by 100 per ccent renewable energy in al most all locations; the world’s first tourable battery system (made from 40 BMW electric car batteries); power bikes and kinetic dancefloors allow ing fans to help power the show; solar panels and wind turbines at every venue; a pledge to cut tour emissions by 50 per cent; incentives to encourage fans to travel by green transport; and one tree planted for every ticket sold. Full info at sustainability.coldplay.com

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Rocking the Etihad

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ONE of Britain’s most popular musical acts is set to play at one of the country’s top Pre mier League grounds next summer, it was reported in an announcement made on Monday, August 22. Coldplay will play two nights at the Etihad Stadium next summer as part of their Music Of The Spheres World Tour, the Premier League champions announced.

A RUSSIAN superyacht that was seized by the authorities in Gibraltar went up for auction on Tuesday, August 23. The luxu ry ‘Oxiama’, worth an estimated £63 mil lion (€74.2 million) was confiscated in March after it entered the British Over seasTheTerritory.boat’s owner, Dmitrievich Pumpyansky, was among wealthy Rus sians to be sanctioned after the conflict in Ukraine broke out. JP Morgan, the US bank, claimed that Pumpyansky had not repaid a £17m (€20m) loan. In the wake of the confiscations, sever al governments ­ including the UK ­ called for the proceeds made from selling them should be used to aid Ukrainian refugees. All the money raised from Tuesday’s auc tion by Gibraltar’s Admiralty Court will go to JP Morgan.

Superyacht up for auction

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Ray Frost talks about

MARBELLA resident Ray Frost has just released a new single Lucky To Be Me from his latest album Waitin’ for the Sun which has become a hit in Aus tralia.Ray started playing gui tar at the age of 13 and as he grew up in Essex played in a selection of blues and rock bands in the 80s and 90s, but worked as a builder rather than a pro fessional musician. In 2002 he moved to Spain where he played gui tar in local bars as well as teaching both guitar and ukulele whilst supplement ing his income by continu ing to work as a builder. As Ray explained “I wanted to spend more time with my music, but it was my girlfriend who en couraged me to have con fidence in my ability to perform, so thanks in part to her that’s what I did.” Whilst remaining on the Costa del Sol, Ray joined a number of high­profile British revival bands, start ing with the Rubettes with whom he toured in 2013 andFollowing2014. on from them, was a four­year slot with Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich travelling the world as they performed all of the original band’s greatest hits and as a footnote many will remember the club Beaky’s Gig which was situated between Es tepona and San Pedro Al cantara.Nextup was a deputis ing role with Herman’s Hermits (who continue to gig without Peter Noone who now lives in the USA) which turned into an on going arrangement, but then came the pandemic. Ray explained “I had al ready decided that it was time to explore my own music and released my first album Coming Home in 2019, but with the lock down I had plenty of time to write and record, re leasing In my Life with a number of guest musicians including Savage Garden’s Daniel Jones from Aus tralia.”There were more than enough songs from 2020 for Ray to produce his third album at the end of 2021 and this latest ver sion of Lucky To Be Me was re­recorded with the Australian market in mind and as soon as it was re leased it became one of the most downloaded tracks there and in New Zealand.Speaking about the new single, Ray observed, “I guess you could say, Lucky To Be Me is somewhat au tobiographical, because it pretty much sums up the story of my life.” There’s another album in the pipeline and be cause of the current uncer tainty of reliable flights to and from the UK, Ray has had to say farewell to his place with Herman’s Her mits, but has joined up with a number of British musicians based in the Costa del Sol to form Smokin’, a tribute to one of his all­time favourite bands, Smokie.

Salon de Manga

Calpe micro performances

Prizes are separated into three categories: infant (between six and 13 years old), young person, (between 14 and 17 years old) and adult (18 years plus). The maximum prize for infants is €175 and the maximum prize for adults is €1,2000.Moreinformation can be found by email ing infocultura@ajcalp.es and the terms and conditions for the competition can be found at www.cultura.calp.es.

TEULADA will host it’s first Salon de Manga convention in the Auditorium on October 1 andOctober2. will begin the first Temori Con which will be held in the first weekend of the month in Teulada’s Auditorium. The venue will host different activities, workshops, per formances, merchandise stands and Asian gastronomy for the convention.

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OPEN air cinema has been a summer en hancement for Ali cante so far this year as the ‘Cine en la Calle’ has brought free screenings to families as part of the betweencollaborationFestivaldeCinedeAlicanteandthecitycouncil’sdepartment for project coordination. Since screenings began on August 19, the initiative has delighted families with pro jections of films such as ‘Padre no hay mas que uno 2’ and ‘Operacion camaron’, in the Plaza de Castellon (LesNextPalmeretes).weekend, film fans will be able to catch ‘A todo tren. Destina Asturias’ on Friday August 26 at 10pm. On Saturday August 27, Mamma Mia 2! will be pro jected be in the Plaza de las Flores also at 10pm. “We return to an activity that has always been very popular, and that was stopped due to the pan demic, cinema in the street. An opportunity to bring families together to revi talise the squares of our city during the hot summer nights,” commented Vi cente Seva, director of the Festival de Cine de Ali cante.

With the start­up of the first Pla Jove de Teulada Moraira, the convention is intended to be made up of activities which young peo ple consider to be of interest. As such, numer ous groups of young people across a range of age groups have shown their interest in man ga and anime as well as Japanese culture in general.Different sections of the Auditorium will be set up to offer a variety of activities which have been specially selected taking into con sideration the tastes and interests of the stu dents who have helped to plan the event. The workshops will be held on the ground floor and attendees will be able to make fig ures from hammer beads or even learn JapaneseEntrancephrases.tothe convention is €3 for one day or €5 for both days.

Outdoor painting competition

There are over €3,000 worth of prizes which will be awarded on the same day as the competition between 9pm and 10pm in the Exhibition Room of the old town hall.

Family cinema returns

ON Sunday August 28 in Calpe the re gion’s series of summer micro perfor mances, concerts performed on bal conies around the beautiful Mediterranean town, will continue with the ‘Art al balco I al raco: vatucada, bo rumbaia’ concert. Taking place on Carrer La Fuente at 8.30pm and on Carrer Llibertat in the historic centre of Calpe at 10.30pm, the music concert organised by the Calpe Town Council’s department of culture will see performances across a variety of musicPerformersgenres. for the micro concerts in clude Marina Moreno, Jim Shearer, Las Karamba, Union Musical Calp Ifach, Aretha y Los Franklin, the Carles Denia trio, Blanca Paloma and many more. There will also be a tribute to the popu lar singer and composer of Jarabe de Pa lo Pau Dones.

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UNLEASH your inner artist with the seventh annual open air painting competition in the historic centre of Calpe on October 15. The competition has been organised by Calpe’s councillor of Culture and budding creatives can sign up for free any time until October 14 by emailing infocultura@aj calp.es Why not come along and enjoy some art and music in the lively environment of Calpe’s precious historic centre!

Fiestas Mare de Deu de Loreto

NOW you can familiarise yourself with the vast history of wines from Alicante with this project created by the regulato ry board so that residents and visitors can explore Alicante’s rich culture and environment. Travelling from town to town and enjoying the terraces and the environment, this exhibition enables its attendees to study this history envied by many other regions of the world. You can revive Alicante’s authentic vineyards by tasting wines from the best establishments in Costa Blanca. As well as delicious wines, three artists from Alicante will use their creativity to tell you about Alicante’s history of more than 3,000 years of wine refinery. Artists include Erre Galvez, The exhibition will be in Calpe on the Paseo Maritimo del Bol Plaza until Tuesday September 13 and is an 18+ only event.

THE Spanish designer’s brand will display their latest catwalk collection through Javea, where Ba lenciaga himself died just 50 years ago, in a grand exhibition that will tour his outstanding career and will display an inti mate section that was the last great scene that immortalised his eyes. Until September 30, the municipality will host the show ‘The century of Balenciaga’ with exclu sive fashion pieces be longing to the private wardrobes of clients who have lent the garments for the Commissionedoccasion. by Pe dro Usabiaga and Lydia Garcia, the show will be free to attend in the fol lowing locations around Javea: Museu Arquelogic I Etnografic Soler Blasco, C/ Primicies, no.1 Ca Lambert. C/Major, no.40LaCasa del Cable, Avda de la Marina Espanol, no.6In the Parador de Javea and designer Jessica Bataille’s studio, there will be celebratory talks, meetings and round ta bles about Balenciaga, his legacy and his influence in art and Teresachurchthesoundmathread’filmtheotherorationArounddesign.thecommemtherewillalsobeactivitiessuchasfreescreeningofthe‘TheinvisibleintheJayancineandarecitalof‘Theoftwoshores’inSantBertomeubythesopranoAlbero.

FROM Friday August 26 the neighbourhood of Duanes in Javea will be set to receive the cente nary festivities in hon our of the Mare de Deu de Loreto. In 2022, the festival will also celebrate the 125th anniversary of these well­estab lished and historical sailors’ festivals. The commission of Fiestas Mare de Deu de Loreto presents a complete programme to celebrate these festivities full of joy, brotherhood and dedicated devotion to their patron.There will be perfor mances, Bous a la Mar fes tival, the Baret de Bous fes tival and the castle of aquatic fireworks. Each of these events and many more have been planned in great anticipation for the fantastic celebrations at the end of the month. On Saturday August 27 there will be a fishing com petition for children and 125 thunder shots will be released to commemorate the 125­year anniversary. On Sunday August 28 there will be a sports day at the nautical club, as well as a Ping Pong tournament and an oar Celebrationsparade. will contin ue until Thursday Septem ber 8

Three thousand years of wine The century of Balenciaga

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SINCE August 24, Teula da’s Moraira Auditorium has been hosting the sev enth Mostra Curts de Moscatell awards, for which 19 short films have beenSomenominated.ofthe themes presented in the seventh celebration of these awards include religion, love, politics and the ef fects of the pandemic on our lives, as well as the histories of terror, the fight for gender equality and the importance of transCarmenvisibility.Machi, Luis Tosar, Aitana Sanchez Gi jon and Jose Sacristan are amongst the cinema gi ants featuring in some of the short films. The 237 films which were originally submitted for the awards come from a multitude of internation al backgrounds, from France to Brazil, Chile to Palestine, Mexico, Italy, Panama and ScreeningsBritain.will take place today, Thursday Au gust 25 at 10pm and on Friday August 26 at 8.30pm, which is also the closing day of the festival and the awards ceremony.

Riurau Film Festival

EWN 25 - 31 August 2022 euroweeklynews.com SOCIAL SCENE24 LOCATED in Els Poblets, the site of the Almadra ba (‘the place to strike’) in Denia is the only place of its kind on the Marina Alta open to visitors. It provides visi tors the best opportuni ty to embrace the 1,000­year­old culture and history of the villas that emerged from the Roch of Ifach to the Girona River. Eventually, the openair museum will be opened to the general public, after many years of abandonment, with a programme of guided tours, showers and other activities re lated to the Roman world.The summer of events began on June 26 and will run until September 26. Visits are free from Tuesday to Sunday, from 9.30am to 1.30pm and Saturday and Sun day afternoons are free between the hours of 6pm and 9pm. Guided visits will take place on Tuesdays and Sundays at 11.30am as well as on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 7.30pm. They are all free.

Guided visits to the Roman site of the Almadraba DENIA: The open air museum features the old castle walls.

WITH the premiere of a new logo that marks the beginning of the second decade of the international short film festival ­ Riurau Film Festival, which started on August 20 and continues until September 11. The screenings will take place at 9.30 every day. The exhibition programme will start with the selected short films in Valencia and Catalonia in the Plaza del Cinema of La Xara on Friday August 26 and contin ue in the Parc de Torrecremada in Denia the following day with four short films about social fiction on Saturday morn ing.The first weekend in September, Fri day 2 and Saturday 3, the films will be screened in the Gran Riurau of Jesus Po bre. Many of the films shown in the fes tival have been submitted by students from the Riurau Cinema school and this year a short film from the group Dance Lab Films will also be shown.

Mostra Curts de Moscatell awards

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Chris Clenshaw, Executive Producer, said: “I have only had the pleasure to work with Rose for a short time, but she has always been an incredible asset to EastEnders; not just as a phenomenal actor, but as an amazing company member too.As well as being the soap’s first regular deaf actor, Rose al so became the first deaf contestant to appear on Strictly ComeSheDancing.memorably danced with Giovanni Pernice and won the 19th series of the hit BBC show.

TAKING to Instagram on Thursday, August 18, one of EastEn ders’ top stars has revealed that she has already filmed her fi nal scenes after quitting the show.

The international success of The Spook’s Apprentice led the author from Preston to publish 19 books as part of the series. He also wrote several books which take place in the same universe.Thesuccess of the entire se ries led to the feature film Sev enth Son starring Kit Harring ton, Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges, Alicia Vikander, and Julianne Moore. The film was based on the series’ first book, The Spook’sDelanyApprentice.alsowrote two other dark fantasy series: Arena 13 and Aberrations.

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“However, now feels like the right time for me to move on and I am excited and ready for new challenges.”

TRIBUTES flooded social media on Thursday, August 18 follow ing the news that Spook’s se ries author Joseph Delaney had died aged 77. According to publisher Pen guin Random House, on behalf of Joseph Delaney’s family, the author of the popular Spook’s fantasy book passed away “af ter an illness, which, in his in domitable style, he kept to him self and his family so he could carry on with writing as much as he possibly could.”

Rose Ayling­Ellis, who plays Frankie in the long­running BBC soap EastEnders and is considered one of the show’s top stars, wrote on social media: “It’s been incredibly special to be @bbceastenders first regular deaf actor.

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Mandatory measles jab

TWO cyclists were hospi talised in France’s Loire after receiving multiple stings from angry hornets on Sunday, August 21. In the Bois de Joux, near Roanne (Loire), two cyclists had to be taken to hospitalone in critical condition ­ after being stung 50 times by the hornets. A third person es caped uninjured by the swarm.Themen aged 72 and 51 were attacked by the swarm of hornets as they rode their mountain bikes near their nest at around midday. The third cyclist called for help and when emergency services arrived at the scene they found the 51­year­old in a state of shock, barely con scious and very seriously af fected by the hornet stings. He was treated at the scene before being rushed to hospital where he was trans ferred to an intensive care unit.The 72­year­old man is said to have suffered a similar fate after disturbing dozens of hornets in their nest locat ed in a tree trunk two metres above the ground. The third man was treated at the scene, but his injuries were less severe.

DESPITE several complaints, a court in Germany ruled on Thursday, August 18 that children at tending daycare centres and schools must be vac cinated against measles. Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ap proved the measles vaccination requirement in daycare centres and schools, which has been in force since March 2020. The court in Karlsruhe rejected several constitu tional complaints and dismissed them as un founded.However, the court did acknowledge that, al though the mandatory vaccine against the virus was an encroachment on parents’ rights and the children’s right to physical integrity, the en croachments were reasonable in order to protect particularly vulnerable people from infection. With their ruling, judges of the Federal Consti tutional Court considered the measles vaccina tion to be sensible and constitutional. Parents sending their children to school with out them being vaccinated against measles can face fines of up to €2,500, while healthcare work ers can be forcibly transferred and even have their employment terminated.

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SPORTING goods manufactur er Adidas announced on Mon day, August 22, that it is part ing ways with its current CEO Kasper Rorsted. Kasper Rorsted and the su pervisory board came to a mu tual agreement that Rorsted would resign from office in 2023, the Dax investors group said.Adidas AG is a German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, after“UnderNike. Kasper’s leadership, Adidas has significantly im proved its digital capabilities and increased its online sales. In North America, the world’s largest market for sports equip ment, Adidas has doubled its sales,” the company said. “After three challenging years, which were marked by the economic consequences of the Covid­19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions, now is the right time to pave the way for a new Rorstedchapter.”said:“The past few years have been characterised by several external factors that have significantly disrupted our business. It took a huge effort to steer Adidas through these challenges.”

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FRANCE has come up with a novel way of promoting both sustainability and healthy living among its citizens. To en courage people to use bicycles as a cleaner, more economi cal means of transport, the French government announced on Tuesday August 16 that it would be increasing the amount of financial aid available for those who wish to pur chaseDifferentone. amounts are available for French citizens look ing to purchase a new electric bike or exchange their pollut ing vehicle for one. The funds go up to a maximum of €3,000 and income and the number of family members will determine the amount each person is entitled to. The grants were already available, but they have now been significantly increased. France has been trying to encourage more people to switch to e­bikes and hopes to get 9 per cent of the popula tion to do so by 2024.

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Tamsin Brown AT the beginning of August, Malta banned fur farms and foie gras production. Al though these practices were not common, the move will help to protect animal wel fare by preventing such farm ing methods from being prac tised in the future. Fur farming is also banned in Austria, Croatia, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Norway (ef fective February 2025) and Italy. Some other countries have very strict regulations. Fur farming is particularly exten sive in China and Poland. Foie gras production is also banned in a number of Euro pean countries, but in France, it is considered part of the country’s ‘protected cultural and gastronomical heritage’. According to PETA, to pro duce foie gras, “workers ram pipes down the throats of male ducks twice each day. Many birds have difficulty standing because their en gorged livers distend their ab domens, and they may tear out their own feathers and at tack each other out of stress.” The move is significant progress, but farmed fur prod ucts may remain on the mar ket in Malta. To sign the peti tion for a fur­free Europe, visit mals.org/fur­free­europehttps://www.eurogroupforani

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ACCORDING to a study published on Thursday Au gust 18 by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), around 17 per cent of the population of Europe is highly likely to be suffering from a signif icant water shortage by 2050. This will have a no table effect on the economy, potentially affecting 13 per cent of Europe’s GDP.

The Nature Association of Portugal (ANP), which works closely with the WWF on a local level, has warned that the study “shows that Europe will be increasingly prone to droughts and water short ages” and has highlighted the need “for urgent ac tion to be taken by governments and businesses to increase the resilience of societies and the economy, particularly through nature­based solu tions.”Thestudy also shows the severe effects that the current extreme temperatures are having on the rivers of Europe. The Danube, Po, Rhine and Vistu la are all at record lows, and 60 per cent of Eu rope’s rivers are now classed as ‘unhealthy’.

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NORWAY Bridge safety FOLLOWING the collapse of a relatively new wooded bridge spanning the Lågen River at Tretten, authorities decided that despite the disruption to traffic, they would have to close a further 14 bridges of similar construction nearby in order to test their safety.

IT doesn’t matter where you live, the British always enjoy a good pantomime and this year the Algarveans Experimental Theatre will be presenting their version of Jack and the Beanstalk at the Carlos do Carmo Auditorium, Lagoa, on November 24, 25, 26 and 27.

BELGIUM Flower carpet THREE female activists walked on the famous Flower Carpet in the square outside Brussels City Hall on August 16 trampling flowers and unrolling a banner which read “capitalists ruin our world, revolt now” whilst ironically calling for protection for the environment as they damaged the flowers.

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DENMARK Rushdie fever ‘IT’S an ill wind’, as following the recent stabbing of Salman Rushdie, thousands of Danes have rushed out to buy his somewhat disjointed book The Satanic Verses and it immediately became the best-selling book for Denmark’s largest online book retailer Saxo.com.

THE NETHERLANDS What’s up Doc A FAMILY in the town of Amersfoort couldn’t believe their eyes when pet rabbits let out in the garden uprooted a number of human bones. Police were called to the scene but the remains of three bodies all date back more than a century.

IRELAND eBike installation STATE owned ESB Group is ensuring that there will be sufficient charging points across popular parts of Dublin to allow the installation of 112 eBikes for use by the public in a programme being developed between Bleeper and Moby with research undertaken by Trinity College Dublin.

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GERMANY Nazi salute A YOUNG security guard on duty at the memorial to the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre has been arrested for allegedly making a banned Hitler salute in front of a group of 16 athletes from the Israeli European Championships team who were paying a visit to the site.

SWEDEN H&M returns FASHION giant H&M which disappeared from Chinese sales site Alibaba last year due to its refusal to use cotton from the Xinjiang over the alleged use of Uighur forced labour is back again, offering its product to more than 14 million subscribers.

ITALY Silly surfers USING powered boards two men were filmed surfing along the Grand Canal in Venice on August 17, causing chaos and confusion to other canal users. The mayor of the city Luigi Brugnaro has offered dinner to whoever can identify the two ‘idiots’ involved.

UKRAINE Asset seizure EVEN though the Ukrainian government has been encouraging foreign countries to confiscate Russian assets around the world it appears that no known Russian assets have been seized in Ukraine as most are registered with Ukrainian companies.

FRANCE Á votre santé GOOD news for producers and lovers of top French wine as production in 2022 is expected to exceed the 2021 harvest which was badly hit by frost on the vines across the country. According to the farming ministry although there is some drought, most areas are fine.

FINLAND Sexy Beast GERMAN newspaper Bild says that Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin is the "world's coolest politician" after she appeared on Instagram at Helsinki's Flow music festival and added "There you see a female government leader taking her country into NATO in a sexy glitter dress.”

ANOTHER big boost for em ployment in Spain’s tourism industry which employs more than 13 per cent of the country’s work force.

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JOSEPH OUGHOURLIAN, the President of PRISA, the world’s leading business group for the creation and distribution of education, news and entertainment con tent in the Spanish and Por tuguese­speaking markets has spent €3.3 million on pur chasing company shares in or der to maintain control fol lowing a rights issue.

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July closed with 2,702,645 workers regis tered with the Social Securi ty office in roles linked to tourist activities, which rep resents a year­on­year growth of 5.6 per cent with the creation of 143,524 new jobs, according to data released on Friday August 19 by ThisTurespaña.meansthat July is the fourth consecutive month in which the num ber registered is greater than in the same month in 2019 willdata“The(2,617,860).goodemploymentshowsthattourismbeoneofthesectors that will contribute the most to job creation and economic recovery this year. In addition, the quality of employment is improv ing, thanks to the labour re form approved by the gov ernment” commented Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto.Talking about the rea sons, she explained that Spanish tourism is benefit ting from the desire to trav el from both residents and international travellers who are impressed with the fact that the Covid problem seems to have been tackled and the diversity of options that Spain offers. It is not just sun and sea that is popular, but rural as well as urban tourism are seeing large numbers of vis itors who currently appear unaffected by rising infla tion which is a worldwide problem.Thehospitality industry has seen the largest number of new contracts, with al most 199,000 split 122,500 in food and beverage ser vices and the balance in ac commodation services. Minister Maroto is pleased with the figures.

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FINANCE to read more FINANCE scan this QR Code MANY older travellers look back with fond memories of the world’s first commercial supersonic aircraft Concorde. Now, US manufacturer Boom Supersonic plans to test fly its carbon friendly Overture aircraft (which is Concorde’s natural successor) in 2024 and expects the air craft to be operational by 2026 with first passengers be ing carried in American2029.Airlines must have been impressed with the plans which would see a flight from London to Miami in less than five hours as it has com mitted to purchase 20 of the aircraft with an option to ob tain a further 40.

“Our own data supports the idea that permanent recruitment is slow ing as the impact of the skills short ages over the last few years plays out. However, what our statistics are also indicating is that more business es are turning to contract profession als as they struggle to fill resourcing needs.“The data ­ provided by the global leader in software for the staffing in dustry, Bullhorn ­ revealed that the number of contract roles in the UK grew by 13 per cent in July 2022 when compared to pre­pandemic fig ures (July 2019). In comparison, the number of permanent jobs dropped by 23 per cent in the same period.

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NGO expelled THE Catalan Fund for Devel opment Cooperation revealed on August 17 that the ruling Ortega regime had ‘de facto’ expelled it from Nicaragua, where it had its regional of fice and 20 active projects af ter it moved its head office to Costa Rica in June due to new Nicaraguan laws.

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THE Manchester Building So ciety which was in the fore front of offering Lifetime Mortgages to expats in Spain until told to stop by the Pru dential Regulations Authority, an arm of the Bank of Eng land is in merger talks with the Newcastle Building Soci ety.

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JADE GROSS, a Chinese­Amer ican born in Hong Kong who studied Human Rights law in London, purchased a small plot of land in Rioja three years ago and is now making wine with three different types which are selling well.

ployed segment of the workforce simply isn’t sustainable at a time when the UK’s attractiveness as a destination to work for international contractors is dwindling post­Brexit.

FOR the first time in 40 years the UK inflation rate has hit double figures at 10.1 per cent according to the Office for Na tional Statistics in the worst cost of living crisis since Febru arySoaring1982. energy prices which include gas, electricity and fuel have contributed to the prob lem and manufacturing and delivery costs are being passed on to consumers, many of whom are struggling with the cost of transport to work. The major contributor to this dramatic jump in inflation is the cost of food and drink prompting Bromsgrove’s MP Sajid David telling the BBC that we need to “prioritise growth to tackle inflation.”

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ALERT to the expected growth of electric cars and the need for home charging, two friends set up a small business in a warehouse in Barcelona hav ing designed their first charger. Now just seven years later they have expanded Wallbox to employ more than 700 peo ple and are represented in 80 countries as the demand for home charging points just keeps on growing. In the second quarter of 2022 they achieved record sales of €39.5 million and sales in the USA are growing. Home charging

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FEARING that China might be able to use information gained from the takeover of Bristol­based electronic de sign company Pulsic to aid de fence or other technology projects, the British govern ment has blocked an acquisi tion attempt by Hong Kong based Super Orange HK.

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“So, with the impact of Off Payroll still being felt in the temporary re cruitment market, the longer­term availability of these resources and ability to tap into skills in a cost­effec tive manner is at risk. We urgently need some stability from the govern ment and a clearer direction on the regulation of the employment mar ket to ensure that the UK can man age through the difficult times ahead.”

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RESPONDING to the latest Labour statistics from the Office for National Statistics, which showed that the number of vacancies in the UK is be ginning to slow, Tania Bowers, Global Public Policy Director at the Associa tion of Professional Staffing Compa nies (APSCo) said: “The post­pandemic hiring spike we experienced was bound to come to a halt at some time, but with re cession fears looming and ongoing government uncertainty amidst a leadership contest, this drop is a con cern for the country’s economy.

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ECB THE European Central Bank (ECB) whilst still trying to en courage the introduction of a euro based official cryp tocurrency continues to ad vise member states they need to harmonise rules concerning crypto assets in order to cut down on unreg ulated traders and fraud.

THE Great Resignation has crossed the Atlantic to Spain from the USA but it’s not that big a deal at the mo ment.Intimes of austerity people tend not to change jobs as they fear that they may end up without work, but in times such as these where employ ers are crying out for staff and even offering ‘signing on’ bonuses staff movement is much more common.

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The conclusion was that that air pollu tion adversely impacts managers’ mood, judgement, and decision­making on cor porate investments and thereby reduces the investment efficiency of firms.

Port strike SOME 1,900 members of the union UNITE have taken part in an eight­day strike at Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port which could see major importers lose as much as £700 million.

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What is clear however is that despite the call from the 3.8 mil lion women affected and support from cross party MPs, the PHSO is not able to insist on back dating pension payments and both can didates for the Tory leadership, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have indi cated that they do not support any form of back dating. This may however backfire on the Conservative Party if those af fected are offered a better deal by opposition parties at the next general election due no later than January 24, 2025. This is a detailed scale of com pensation within the remit of the PHSO which ranges from zero if the upheld complaint is consid ered to be an irritation with no long­term affect to £10,000 more if quality of life has been so badly impacted and life expectancy has been severely reduced.

STAFF MOVEMENT: Qualified young workers most likely to change jobs.

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Public debt THE Bank of Spain an nounced on August 17 that at the end of June 2022, Spain’s public debt was the equivalent of 116.8 per cent of gross domestic product, just under 1 per cent better than the end of March.

Higher charges AVANT MONEY, the mort gage provider owned by Spanish banking group Bankinter, which supports home owners in Ireland in creased its mortgage inter est rates by 0.3 per cent fol lowing the recent base rate increase recently imposed by the European Central Bank to tackle inflation.

Euribor hike IN anticipation of further in terest rate increases by the European Central Bank in September, the Euribor, the index to which most vari able­rate mortgages in Spain are linked has increased to 1.344 per cent, the highest daily level since April 2012.

Amazon rethink ACCORDING to information obtained by The Times, Amazon UK has decided due to poor sales in existing outlets and the threat of a recession, it will not open additional Amazon Fresh contactless stores unless it has already signed lease agreements for property.

AFTER Elon Musk jokingly tweeted that he was thinking of purchasing Manch ester United Football Club, Bloomberg have revealed that there is a new po tential customer in the form of one of the UK’s richest men, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Never out of the top five most valu able football clubs in the world, MUFC have had a problem with form since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson and fans are trying to oust American own ers, the Glazer family. The suggestion is that the founder of Ineos, (which makes money through taking over underperforming assets) who is an MUFC fan, could start with a minority stake prior to a full takeover.

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WASPI women in the UK await more information from the PHSO (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman) over possible com pensation for lack of information over increasing the female pen sion age to 65. Its first findings were published in July 2021 and it confirmed that “if the DWP had made a reason able decision in August 2005 and then acted promptly, it would have written to affected women to tell them about changes to their State Pension age by, at the latest, December 2006” when in fact it wasn’t done until 28 months later. On Monday August 15, 2022, the PHSO announced that having exchanged informa tion with various bodies, it was now in the process of considering what, if any, compensation it would expect to be made to those who have lost out both fi nancially and emotionally.

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In Spain in the first six months of 2022, a record number of more than 30,000 resignations took place ac cording to Spain’s Social Security De partment but that’s a drop in the ocean compared to the USA where an estimated 50 million changed jobs in The2021.sheer size of the American population makes a direct compari son difficult but despite saying that there was no problem with resigna tions, Spain’s Minister of Labour, Yolanda Díaz invited members of the business world and unions to a meet ing in May to discuss the situation al though according to Business Insider, no follow up has taken place. The way in which the Social Ser vices and employers staff benefits are administered are quite different to those in the USA and with many gov ernment workers effectively guaran teed a job for life with benefits in most areas increasing with the num ber of years worked there are many, especially those with significant se niority, who are unlikely to want to changeCertainly,jobs. those who are younger and work in new technology are most likely to follow the euro but with increasing inflation, more ex pensive mortgages and fears of a re cession on the horizon, it seems likely that Spain won’t see its own Great Resignation in the foreseeable future.

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I REALLY do appreciate some of the mail sent by readers of my weekly waffle. Mind you sometimes they re ally contain more flimflam than the ol’ boy’s column itself. One I received this week consid ered me a ‘total Pratt’ for supporting a Conservative government. Even this assumption was not specifically true, I don’t blindly support a party who of ten find it difficult to face up to obvi ous problems, including the forgoing of realistic efforts to prevent the dis integration of British culture; the fact is, whatever my choices, I would just never sanction the woke induced left ies, simple as that. This reader also insinuated that the UK had condoned the last 12 years of liars; he appeared to forget that the ‘New’ Labour government who pre ceded the Conservatives, was used as a gravy train by a young, utterly right wing schemer and his conspiratorial wife, who even insisted on changing the name of the utterly demolished opposing party to further his own ends. An extremely ambitious opera tor, Mr Blair then proceeded to run the country into the ground, (not him self or the wife of course!) In close league with another American crook, he also sent the UK into a disastrous war for a recompense of cheap oil. Finally realising he had screwed the UK all he could and his game was up, with perfect timing he ran out, leav ing the last two years of leadership to his power hungry partner Gordon Brown; a self­indulgent idiot who, dripping with self­gratification, then dispelled his own ridiculous party of losers into total oblivion, basically by finally even selling off most of the country’s gold for a pittance, which actually resulted in his chancellor un believably leaving a note in the office of his successor, stating that there was in fact ‘no money left.’

And you really want to support the same people who voted this bunch in to power, a party which now includes the influx of millions of refugees and immigrants, who have since joined up and are basically mindful that a win by the left will eventually transform the culture of the whole country? Heaven help the UK. It has already lost hundreds of lu crative businesses through EU schem ing and financial exploitation, and voted out Boris, the one man who would have seen through their treachery and given Brexit a success ful consequence to all its brilliant UK ambitions. Prepare yourselves for a glut of UK strikes. They make great election ammunition and for the next couple of years the leftie enthusiasts, the media and the Labour party will absolutely love ‘em! Many thanks for your letters. Keep ‘em coming. Be they good, bad or ut terly ridiculous, I do read every one. Wishing my lovely Irish family bon voyage and a safe journey after a wonderful visit. See you all at Christ mas. Dublin here I come. Love y’all lots. Keep the faith Love leapylee2002@gmail.com.Leapy.

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Deaths are dealt with quickly in Spain, however, what makes Pompas Funebres Samper differ ent from other funeral homes is that time is not an issue. Families will be given the time to carefully think through their re quirements and wishes with no extra charge and they also offer live streaming facilities to observe the funeral remotely. If the de ceased did not take out a funeral plan, Pompas Funebres Samper offer facilities of payment. Based at Pilar de la Horadada, south of Alicante, distance is no is sue for Pompas Funebres Sam per. They cover the whole of the Alicante area and can arrange repatriations and basic crema tions or burials using their base at Pilar de la FarewellsHoradada.canbe held in their chapel at Pilar de la Horadada or, alternatively, you can request the church closest to your address. The cremation can be carried out at Pompas Funebres Samper’s own crematorium and they will deliver the urn and death certifi cates to the family address in the Alicante area when everything is ready, giving you peace of mind that they will take care of the de tails after the funeral. 965351945 Emergencies:649815329-Openinghours:MondaytoFriday8am-2pm

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THE joy of crime fiction is providing an answer to a riddle, seeing the good guys win, loose ends tied up and an orderly dénouement (as is the case, fans assure me, in my latest thriller, Death in Windermere). Precise ly why we also love cross words, jigsaw puzzles and quiz shows! Basically, we’re consoled by bring ing order to chaos. Though chaos can sometimes rear its head in unexpected ways. Sometimes it’s better to step away from some thing rather than try to fix it only to make it worse.New technology is of ten what the Germans call Verschlimmbesserung: an improve ment that makes things worse (ie if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.)

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We’re talking more than skin creams and eye serums here; these anti­ageing treatments come in the form of powerful aesthetic treat ments that minimise wrinkles, fine lines, and crow’sFromfeet.skin injections to skin resurfacing peels, these new non­surgical solutions will have you looking younger and more radiant in no time at all. Botox is perhaps the most common antiageing skin injection, as it can be used to relax the look of wrinkles and deep creases in treat mentFillersareas.excel at adding volume to the cheeks, as well as eliminating the creases around the mouth and nose. When combined together, these skin injections create a natural­looking appearance that will leave everyone guessing. Specialised skin peels can help counteract ageing by kick­starting your collagen produc tion. In addition to this benefit, they can also remove brown spots, liver spots, acne scarring, and other complexion problems. Contact your Aesthetic specialist who can give their honest opinion of what anti­ageing treatments would be best suited to give you back that luminous youthful look.

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Just thought I’d like to add to what loopy Lee has said of not being too impressed with politicians. The selec tion of another stooge to re place the former stooge has led to Tory Party infighting. This seems to get little men tion in the EWN so I’d like to remind anyone who may have seen this heading that appeared in one National UK newspaper, rather amusingly I think one word has been misspelt, ‘Rishi Sunak (PPE, Oxford ) v Liz Truss (PPE, Ox ford) The Degree That Runs Britain’, there appears to be a missing i ? Ramon Osborne, Los Alcázares.

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IT seems that whilst the rising cost of living is affecting coun tries around the world that Britain is in a worse position than many. No matter what your politics may be or your stance in Brexit, the situation in Spain whilst bad, is nowhere near as dire as it is in the UK. Whilst the politicians who encouraged a Brexit vote and those who followed that advice were not able to forecast the future, it seems that the European Union has been the finan cial saviour of both Italy and Spain with the billions pumped into the economy from the recovery fund.

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I COULDN’T agree with you more (Leapy, Issue 1933). I’ve been saying this for years about Rhodesia they were called the ‘breadbasket of Africa’. But alas as you have alighted too it’s now a cor rupt, barren, and dangerous place, more so if you’re white. My wife and I intend to live in Spain next year. My reason is that I was in the British army for 12 years and the po lice for 30 years. Forty­two years in total of service to my country and for what. It’s now being stripped of its culture, history and identi ty. It’s being invaded by for eigners who impose their cul ture and traditions on us. I can’t stay in the UK and watch the destruction of my country with traitors and im migrants turning it into a third world country. I’m best out of it to retire in a country that loves its tradi tions and will fight for their culture. That’s what I like about the Spanish. They push back. Laurence Elliott Rear view fines WITH regard to an article in Is sue 1935, as a former UK police officer, I was aware that in the UK the information in the arti cle would have been wrong or at the least, misleading. Spanish law, which is the same as the UK law on this, says a car must have an exter nal rear­view mirror on the left (wing) and either an internal rear­view mirror or an external rear­view mirror on the right (wing).Ifthere is no internal mirror, or if the reflection of the road to the rear, in the interior mir ror is obscured or blocked by luggage or similar items, pro viding one has the two exterior mirrors, no offence is commit ted. That is confirmed

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In addition, the European Central Bank purchased large numbers of Spanish government bonds in order to provide additional funds to cope with the pandemic and its aftermath.Incontrast, in a bid to help people live with the pandemic, the British government itself encouraged the Bank of Eng land to print more money and has created a not unreasonable expectation from the British public to expect this to con tinue in order to tackle the latest crisis.

There is currently no leadership in the country and the To ry party is becoming increasingly divided over the leader ship election and it seems likely that if, as expected, Liz Truss wins, then senior politicians such as Rishi Sunak won’t find a place in her future cabinet. At long last, the Labour Party has come up with a plan, but a bit like Baldrick’s in Black Adder, it’s a bit pointless as there won’t be another election until 2025, so whatever it champions has every chance of simply being ignored whilst the country suffers from strike after strike and rampant infla tion.

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A SMART cat flap uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to tem porarily lock if it detects that your furry friend is holding a mouse, bird or some other prey. The cat flap is fitted with a camera that uses AI to detect the pres ence of prey. It then sends a notification to the owner’s phone with a video of the visit. Martin Rosinski was inspired to make a pro totype, by his own seri al killer kitty named Jinx.Martin was sick of be ing woken in the night by his furry friend who would arrive home proudly displaying a mouse, bird or some other find. This inspired him to create his Only Cat cat Martinflap.said: “Jinx goes outside on her ad ventures which include spotting and bringing animals, both mice and birds, into the house, unfortunately.“Afterhaving had the cat flap installed for a year, we have 42 video clips of her attempting to bring various bits of prey in, some dead, some alive and some somewhere in between.

NATURAL remedies for pets are very useful be cause they are cheap and safe to use. Howev er, if you want to give your pet pal the best treatment, you should know some of the best home­made remedies available on the market. Using essential oils extracted from plants means you avoid caus ing damage to the envi ronment and your pet. One of the best natu ral remedies for pets is grapeseed oil and mint. It has a strong antisep tic effect and aroma. While the grapeseed has antibacterial and as tringent properties, mint is a natural anti­in flammatory. The combi nation of both helps to relieve any pain and itching your pet may be experiencing.Teatreeoil is also a good holistic remedy for pets because it has pain relieving, sedative, and antibiotic qualities. It will also improve your pet’s immune system. To maximise the bene fits of tea tree oil, dilute it in water and bathe your pet with it.

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“Your attention is on the person all the time.” Berger works with people who have cancer and terminal illnesses. She teaches them about mindfulness to help decrease stress and manage pain. NIH (National Institutes of Health) is the US medical research agency, supporting scientific studies that turn discovery into health.Mars Petcare is a leading provider of high quality, sciencebacked nutrition and therapeutic health products. Anicura, a leading European provider of high­quality veterinary care for companion animals is part of Mars Petcare. Since 2019, Hospital Veterinario Marina Baixa is part of Anicu ra. Benefits of human animal interactions

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THE unconditional love of a pet can provide more than compan ionship. Pets can also improve owner’s health and even help chil dren with their emotional and social skills. The NIH/Mars Alliance is funding a range of studies focused on the relationships we have with animals. For example, researchers are investigating how ani mals can influence child development. They are studying animal interactions with children who have autism, attention deficit hy peractivity disorder (ADHD) and other conditions. Animals can serve as a source of comfort and support. Therapy dogs are espe cially good at this. Sometimes taken to hospitals or nursing homes to help reduce stress and anxiety for patients. “Dogs are very present. If someone is struggling with something, they know how to sit back and be loving,” said Dr Ann Berger, a physician and researcher at the NIH Clinical Centre in Bethesda, Maryland.

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LOCATED in the Ribamontan al Mar, 1.5 kilometres from Somo beach, it is one of the biggest campsites on the Cantabrian coast.Making the most of its close proximity to stunning Somo, this campsite strives to make your holiday an experience like no other and offers lessons in various aquatic sports such as surfing, sailing, windsurfing and deep­sea fishing. It is the ideal holiday destination for those who love the sea. Set in front of Santander bay, the campsite enjoys great links which make exploring fast and accessible. Here, you’ll also be able to embark on one of the unforgettable hiking routes through the breathtaking Cantabrian countryside. Only 20 kilometres away you’ll also find Cabarceno Natu ral Park, without a doubt one of nature’s marvels, as well as the great Magdalena Palace only 8km away in Santander. Take your pick from tent pitches to bungalows, mobile homes and caravans to tailor your camping experience to your tastes exactly!

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WHEN camping out in the open, as much as you want to embrace nature, it’s also nice to have a comfortable night’s sleep. Whilst sleeping mats are a great option for their light weight and practicality, it’s a wonder how much difference the few inches above ground level you get with an air mattress makes to your sleep, making your tent feel a bit more like a home away from Althoughhome.when camping, it’s unlikely that you’re going to get the best night’s sleep of your life, getting at least a little bit of shut eye is important, especially if you’re going to be hiking and adventuring during the day. Air mattresses tend to be more com fortable due to their velvety covers and sheer volume, which makes them feel more like um…a mattress on an actual bed! That being said, it’s certainly more difficult to carry an air mattress up a mountain.Sleeping mats have improved a lot over the years, and you can even buy self­in flating ones. Maybe these are the solution to the great camping debate!

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ON Thursday, June 16 the Euro Weekly News announced the launch of its My Blue Badge = My Freedom campaign to try to help improve the lives of disabled UK nationals living in and visiting Spain.Our petition calling on the Spanish and UK governments to work together to reach an agree ment over the use of UK blue dis abled badges in Spain has since collected hundreds of signatures and we are calling on all our readers to continue to help out byThissigning.campaign started after hearing from readers who had found that they had been left un able to easily access shops, doc tor’s appointments and other vi tal services after many found their badges had stopped being accepted last year.

WHEN you go camping and un less the campsite has a restau rant that you plan on eating at every night, it’s often necessary to plan your meals in advance so you know what to take with you.In camping trips for longer periods of time, guaranteeing your food remains in a safe con dition is fundamental to avoid any potential food poisoning that could seriously affect your health, especially if you’re out in the middle of nowhere and far away from any health centres or medical aid. The best foods to take with you are those which are durable in all temper atures. Canned items like legumes, vegetables, fish in oil and even conserved meats are a good option as they don’t need any refrigeration. Rice and pasta are a good, versatile food item which will satiate you and provide you with enough ener gy for all the camping adven tures you plan on having. Dehydrated foods such as powdered milks are also a good, durable substitute for tra ditional milk.

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While it has always been a re quirement for those with Span ish residency to apply for a Span ish disabled badge, the Euro Weekly News knows that many may have left this late following Brexit, often because many found the application process daunting and had hoped for the informal agreement between the UK and Spain to stay in place. We believe that there is a com passionate solution to this, and that the two governments should work together to allow a grace period where British resi dents in Spain can use their badges while applying for a SpanishTheseone.people are not the only ones affected however, with dis abled British nationals on holiday in Spain now no longer easily able to park freely and accessi bly.Those who live in Spain up to 90 days at a time, or those who have just moved to the country, are also in the same boat, with many unable to use their UK Blue Badges while here. Spain is one of the few EU countries not to have reached a decision on UK Blue Badges and we want to find a solution that means that no one, whether resi dent or tourist, feels cut off or isolated from basic services be cause of their disability.

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CAMPING Almayate Cos ta is a marvellous place to relax and enjoy the sun and the beach, where you can disconnect from your daily routine and connect withThenaturecampsite is located a short walk away from the beautiful Almayate beach and surrounded by luscious fields and formidable mountains, from your pitch or mobile home (this campsite of fers you both options) you can hear the ocean’s waves and breathe in the fresh Mediterranean Sea air.The campsite’s restau rant is open from break fast to dinner and offers magnificent Mediter ranean dishes with ingre dients fresh from the re gion. Or, if you prefer to cook for yourself, there is a campsite supermarket to pick up your essential items!Ifthe sea isn’t really your thing, there is a gor geous clear blue pool, per fect for cooling off, splash ing around or joining in one of the aquarobics ac tivities classes on offer. Pets are allowed be tween September and June (but not between Ju ly and August) as long as they are on a lead at all times.

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Glance Model: Mercedes Benz C-Class C300 d AMG Line Saloon Premium Plus Price: €61,843/£52,125 Engine: 1.9 turbocharged diesel developing 265hp Gears: 9-Speed Automatic Performance: 0-100 km/h (62 mph) 5.7 seconds/Maximum Speed 249 km/h (155 mph) Economy: 4.2l/100km (55.4 mpg) Combined driving Emissions: 139 g/km Model

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DRIVERS in Spain should be aware that they could well get fined by the DGT for things like kissing their pas senger, or having an argument. Even biting your nails or applying make­up could get you in trouble. Spain’s Direc torate General of Traffic is currently on a mission to create maximum safety on the country’s roads. That is why there has been a recent clamp down, among other things, on speeding and speed limits, along with banning the use of mobile phones while at the wheel of a vehicle, or the consumption of alcohol.

If a Guardia Civil traffic officer was to observe a driver kissing or arguing with a passenger then a fine of be tween €100 and €500 could be issued. If the officer considers the driver’s ac tion to have been reckless, then a loss of six points to their driving licence could also occur. The DGT expects drivers to be permanently focused on the road at all times, without any dis tractions.

AS announced on Friday, August 19, by the Porsche Newsroom, the 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS made its first in­person appear ance at The Quail, a mo torsports gathering, just two days after its digital world premiere. The show car ­ customised by the GT Model Line and Style Porsche ­ is a tribute to the 1972 911 Carrera RS 2.7.Kjell Gruner, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America Inc (PCNA), announced that the car will serve as inspiration for a homeutetofakturPorschelimited­availabilityExclusiveManuofferingexclusivelyUScustomers:aTribtoCarreraRSPackage.“Americaisthesecondofthe911anda

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special tribute exclusive to the US is the perfect way to celebrate the 50th an niversary of the 911 Car rera RS 2.7,” said Gruner. “So many of us idolised the original 1972 car. We want to create a special experience that combines exclusive options on the new GT3 RS with a one­ofa­kind list of accompany ing items,” he continued. “Together, it will be an exciting and individual tribute to the RS lineage. This is a live project in its early stages and is being created by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts, as a joint effort between our col leagues in Zuffenhausen, Flacht and our team in America. The ideas and concepts are really excit ing and we’re having a lot of fun developing it ­ all of us are looking forward to sharing more details with you soon,” added Gruner.Thebody is finished in non­metallic white includ ing side air intakes painted to match, with model des ignation graphics on the sides and rear in Python Green, forged aluminium wheels in Python Green with white Exclusivepinstripes.Design tail lights emphasise the green­on­white theme by eliminating the red colour from the rear tail lights and third brake light. Fi nally, the side plates on the left and right ends of the large rear wing are painted white with RS lo gos in Python Green. “As a car enthusiast growing up, my walls were plastered with mod els that I was particularly fond of. One of the most influential was the 911 Carrera RS 2.7. As a young kid it captured my imagi nation and even today it puts a smile on my face,” Andreas Preuninger, Di rector of GT Model Lines, explained.

Being spotted biting one’s nails or applying make­up, the punishment is variable. This action has a financial penalty starting from €100 if it is done at a traffic light. If it is thought to en danger other road users then the fine can again reach €500, with six points off the Therelicence.aredifferent articles of the new Road Traffic Regulations that make explicit reference to this type of activity. Article 17.1 of the Road Traffic Regulations specifies that: ‘drivers must at all times be in a position to control their vehicles’.

Fines for kissing or arguing ACCORDING to data released on Thursday, August 18, by the Euro pean Union (EU) Oil Bulletin, average fuel prices in Spain fell once again.Petrol stands at €1.597 and diesel at €1.606, once the gov ernment’s 20 cents per litre discount is ap plied. These are the lowest prices since AprilWith2022.these values, the cost of petrol dropped by 3.8 per cent in the seven days previously, registering its eighth consecutive fall. Diesel is 2.9 per cent cheaper than a week ago, with its sev enth decrease in seven weeks.

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THE Light Prototype Cars (LPC) Championship and Nevada LPC Cup are set to race on the best Iberian tracks over the 20222023 winter season. The LPC Championship will run as a Winter Series, Decem ber 2022 to March 2023, on premier Iberian circuits of Porti mao, Estoril, Jerez, Valencia, Navarra, and Barcelona ­ Catalo

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The first race of the Nevada LPC Cup season, December 1718, will also be the inaugural race on the Circuito do Sol track. According to the organisers, anyone that becomes a Gold Club Member at Circuito do Sol will gain free entry for Nevada LPC Cup for the entire 2022 ­ 2023 season.

The popular Nevada LPC Cup, in total 40 drivers partici pated in 2021 ­ 2022 season, returns for the 2022/23 win ter season with events at Circuito do Sol ­ Alentejo Portu gal, Circuito Mike G Guadix ­ Granada and Circuito de Andalucia­Almeria circuits, Andalucia Spain. The Nevada LPC Cup follows the same format as the LPC Championship but focuses on club and entry­level racing.

The format includes a full Test Day on Saturday December 18, with Qualifying and two 40­minute Endurance races on the Sunday.TheLPC Championship is operated by Circuito do Sol and SPV Iberian Race Cars in collaboration with Germany’s Gedlich Racing and is open to Light Prototype Cars from Ligier, Rev olution, KTM, Radical and Praga.

WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAIN MENT (WWE) announced on Thursday, August 18 that the company was set to launch an ex citing new venture in Europe. Pro­wresting fans took to social media to react to the news that the WWE’s NXT brand will create an all­new ‘NXT Europe’, which is set to launch in 2023.

Ex­WWE champ Shawn Michaels, who currently works as WWE’s Vice President of Talent Development Creative stated: “Following the success of our live events and talent identification efforts throughout all of Europe, we believe this is the perfect time to expand NXT beyond the UK.”NXT UK was launched by WWE in 2016 and featured British tal ents such as Doudrop and Butch, who now wrestle on the WWE mainTheroster.company said: “Prior to the debut of NXT Europe, Worlds Col lide, a premium live event featur ing NXT and NXT UK Superstars, will be presented live on Sunday, September 4 at 4pm ET on Pea cock in the United States and WWE Network everywhere else.”

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