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and the Almerimar marina in Almeria Province.

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CHRISTIAN: Will end his swim in Almerimar marina.

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ture that will improve the young students’ lives as well as those of their fami lies and the communities where they startchooseweatherChristianThroughoutlive.September,hasbeenstudyingconditionstothebestdaytooutonthe24­houror

“What Christian Jonge neel is doing goes beyond sport,” said Victor Gonza lez, assistant head of the Diputacion’s Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport. “Society needs more heroes like him.”

HEROIC SWIM

MALAGA resident Christian Jongeneel intends to swim almost 100 kilometres across the Alboran Sea in Almeria to raise money for twoThesecharities.funds will help the Vicente Ferrer Foundation and Brazadas Solidarias ­ a charity which raises funds via swimming events ­ to pay for 135 young women from rural areas in India to studyChristian’snursing. initiative is backed by Malaga’s provin cial council, whose presi dent Francisco Salado de scribed the swim as “an unprecedented challenge,” as the 48­year­old will be the first person to swim across the treacherous Alb oranSettingSea. out from Alboran Island, which belongs to Almeria Province, Christian will have to deal with strong currents, high winds and jellyfish, not to men tion the constant presence of Saladoshipping.urged members of the public to follow the stages of Christian’s swim and take part in an adven

deal between Alboran Is land and the Almerimar marina in Almeria Province.Heand his team are pre pared to set out at a mo ment’s notice once the con ditions are right for the swim, which is due to end at a point between Adra

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AVE goes faster

“Work is clearly being carried out at a very intense rhythm and is complying with the timetable set by Adif,” Martin said.

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ALMERIA’S sports centre celebrated its 10th anniver sary over the weekend of September 10 and 11.

Almeria Council in con junction with the Sports Centre had prepared great initiatives all over the week end that involved the wellbeing of the people of Almeria.Thecouncillor for Sports, Juanjo Segura, attended

activity highlights the bene fits of an active and healthy life. The people of Almeria have not hesitated to dress up in sportswear and get on their bikes to get fit.”

During one of the class sessions, the instructor said: “The joy is what makes the difference. This wouldn’t be possible without you, you make us better people ev ery day.”

underpasses and five overpasses.

“Those who made negative predictions about the evolution of the high speed track were mistaken,” he declared.

Almeria’s Bike Challenge

“The project is racing ahead and by 2026 there will be an AVE in Almeria.”

The mayor, María del Mar Vazquez confirmed that: “This type of production generates employment. There are cur rently more than 100 people staying in hotels in Almeria and thanks to this pro duction many people have been hired as extras from our capital.!

CENTRAL government sub­delegate Jose Maria Martin recently visited Nijar to view the progress made on the AVE high speed train.Accompanied by Pablo de la Fuente ­ an ex ecutive from Adif, Spain’s rail infrastructure administrator ­ and Nijar mayor Esperanza Perez, Martin saw the section of track at the Pantano viaduct near Nijar where work is en tering its final phase.

The mayor added: “Almeria has been giving its support to the film production through the City Promotion Depart ment,” recognising that “it is very impor tant for us that they choose us as loca tions for feature films, short films and even commercials.”

ALMERIA has been the scene for several days in the filming of the latest feature film made by the Dutch production com pany Keyfilm Productie 1 BV.

tercourses, where work is also advancing at a goodBuildingrhythm.what will the first direct rail link be tween Murcia and Almeria is a key project for the future Mediterranean Corridor and has al ready cost €1.2 billion of an estimated total in vestment of €3.3 billion.

‘The Bike Challenge’ which was the first of the activities that were held in the Plaza de las Velas. A total of 125 bicycles were set up and three 45-minute sessions were held where there was no shortage of music and fun.Juanjo Segura confirmed “it is a joy to see so many people from Almeria in volved in sport, this type of

Constructing the track between Murcia and Almeria has required what the the govern ment sub­delegate described as “remarkable infrastructure” that includes 11 viaducts, 12

Filming of scenes from Line of Fire has involved a crew of more than 100 people who have been based in the capital for the last two weeks.

The sub­delegate also visited the Pelillo viaduct over the Los Feos and Lucainena wa

In addition to the Pescadería-La Chanca area, the Dutch production company has also filmed in other locations such as the Alcazaba, both inside and outside, in El Chorrillo and in the municipality of Taber nas.

Film set location

The duties will begin at 6.30am, with the service at Westminster Abbey taking place at 11am. A second, committal service will be held at St George’s Chapel in

The Queen’s funeral

When the people of Wales gifted her a house in the grounds of Windsor’s Royal Lodge. It was named Y Bwthyn Bach, which means ‘little cottage’.

EURO WEEKLY NEWS’ readers have been getting in touch with their touching memories of the Queen and her incredi ble 70­year reign.

The funeral will be held on Monday, September 19, 2022.

Queen Elizabeth became a homeowner at just six years old

70 Glorious Years

On Thursday, September 8, Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral at the age of 96. Reigning for 70 years she was the UK’s longest­serving monarch and was respected, loved and known throughout the world for her selfless service and dedication.

EWN reader Lois Bennett said: “I was born in Windsor so have seen her on many occasions in years gone by. I also knew some of the staff who worked at Windsor Castle too. One year I had a Xmas card which said from the staff at Windsor Castle. The Queen’s mother was very popular too. I have fond mem ories of seeing the changing of the guard numourous times and all the parades. Even as a child I would get so excit ed when I saw the Queen. She will go down in history as be ing the best Queen. RIP dear Queen and thanks for the wonderful memo ries.”Paul

Chief Minister of Gibraltar, said: “In grief, today I signed the book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II. My message on behalf of us all: ‘We were your Rock, and you were ours’.” RIP Regina.

Condolences from Spain

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On a recent low­key trip to Scotland, the Queen met some American tourists while walking. When the tourists asked if she lived locally, she mentioned that she had a house near by, and when asked if she’d ever met the Queen she simply pointed at her security guard and said, “No, but he has!”

He added: “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has undoubtedly witnessed, written and shaped many of the most relevant chapters in the history of our world during the last seven decades.“Hersense of duty, commitment and a whole life devoted to serving the people of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland set an example for all of us and will remain as a sold and valuable legacy for future generations.”

Thank you for the memories

Here the Euro Weekly News has put together a tribute to commemorate the Queen and her glorious reign.

Sam Fintz, who owns the Torrox Busi ness Hub with his partner Colin, saw the Queen in South Africa: “I was working in the harbour at a restaurant in 1995 and the Queen was doing a walk around and meeting people and was just a few feet away from me. I have never forgotten that moment and it is an experience that has stuck with me.”

MESSAGES of support for Queen Elizabeth II have also been flooding in from across Spain and Gibraltar.

Moore on Facebook re calls: “First real memory of the Queen was the 1977 Silver Ju bilee, yet she’s been a large part of my (and most people’s) lives. Taught us decency, strength, honour and a work ethic second to none. Truly a momentous loss to not just the UK and the Commonwealth, but the world as a whole and I think that in the decades to come that this day will be regarded as the day the world became a darker and more insular world. The Queen united large parts of the world and defied all her critics and without that ‘glue’ holding and uniting us, I fear for the future . RIP Queen Elizabeth the Sec ond and Long Live the King!”

Queen Elizabeth II had two birthdays!

Did you know…

It is also expected that it will be aired across other major news channels, such as ITV and Sky News.

Spain’s monarch, King Felipe, said: “Deeply saddened by the sorrowful news of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Eliz abeth II, your beloved Mother.”

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What time will the funeral be shown on TV?

As the late Queen will have a state funeral, the service will be broadcast on BBC One, BBC News and will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

Her actual birthday ­ 21 April ­ and her official birthday, which was held on a Saturday in June ­ when the weather’s better.

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Even the monarch went undercover sometimes…

How can I watch the funeral?

THE Queen’s funeral will be held on Monday, September 19. The public will not be able to attend but it will be broadcast on television. Here is the schedule for the day: When is the funeral?

Linda PULPI’sHallGeoda, one of the world’s largest crystal caves, is to host the next edition of the Cuevatur conference.

The site is included in Mojacar’s 20222025 General Investigation Plan, enabling the town hall to obtain state funding, in cluding the Cultural 1.5 per cent levied on

The experts also hope to document what activities were carried out at that time and how Mojacar la Vieja’s population lived.

The conference will also have the backing of the Diputacion provincial council, announced Fernando Gimenez, who heads its Tourism department, during a recent working meeting with Pulpi’s mayor Juan Pe droAlsoGarcia.present were the

Manuel Guzman is now a regional MP in Sevilla, while Navarro is the Junta’s terri torial delegate for Justice and Lopez will be the region al government’s territorial delegate for Public Works.

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DIPUTACION NEWCOMER: Maria Dolores Cruz Fernandez swears on the Constitution.

ALMERIA’S provincial coun cil, the Diputacion, called an extraordinary plenary ses sion as one member joined and three left.

GEODA VISIT: Fernando Gimenez with Pulpi mayor and councillors.

The eighth edition of this annual event, which will be held between October 19 and 23 and focuses on vis itable tourist caves and mines, is organised by Spain’s Association of Tourist Caves (ACTE) with cooperation from Pulpi Town Hall and other bodies including the Junta de Andalucia and the College of Geologists.

Maria Dolores Cruz Fer nandez was sworn in as the substitute for Juan Antonio Lorenzo, former spokesman for the PSOE socialists, who now has a seat in the re gionalAfterparliament.swearing on the Spanish Constitution, Cruz Fernandez, a councillor at Cantoria Town Hall who was accompanied by local mayor Purificacion Sanchez, friends and family, was wel comed by the Diputacion president, Javier Aureliano Garcia.

ing the sequence of Mojacar la Vieja’s occupa tion.More is now known about the phase when the settlement was abandoned between the end of the 13th century and the 14th century although archaeologists have not yet con firmed its 12th century origins.

councillor Emmanuel Agüero, who opened the talk, thanked the Valparaiso Foun

The group is comprised of 18 investigatorsmainly from the University of Granada’s bio cultural archaeological MEMOLab laboratoryand another 13 from Spanish and UK universi ties.Their general objective is to continue defin

deputy mayor and Tourism councillor Juanba Lopez, and Angeles Martinez, who is a Pulpi councillor as well as vice­president of the Diputa cion.Fernando Gimenez con gratulated Pulpi Town Hall on the decision to hold the conference in the Geoda, re

garded as one of the Costa de Almeria brand’s most im portant attractions.

public works contracts.

dation and also property owners who have al lowed the University of Granada and Mojacar Town Hall to access their land.

THE 2022 campaign at Mojacar’s archaeologi cal site began on Monday September 5 and continues until the end of the month. This was preceded by an interesting infor mal talk at the Multi­Uses Centre which in cluded the conclusions drawn from previous excavations at the Mojacar la Vieja site over theTourismyears.

Guzan, Maria del Carmen Navarro and Carmen Belen Lopez ­ left their posts.

Wishing her “good judge ment” when defending Almeria Province, Garcia as sured her that she could al ways count on a helping hand from the governing team.Meanwhile, three provin cial councillors from the Par tido Popular ­ Manuel

Comings and goings

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Since making it possible to visit the Geoda, which was only discovered in 1999, the province had become a point of reference for professionals as well as geo­tourism enthu siasts, Gimenez said.

the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her eldest son has become King Charles III, beginning his reign with a pre‐record ed national speech at Buckingham Palace on Friday,

party Sinn Fein.

The King’s speech

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Camilla reportedly has “a wicked sense of humour,” and is “great” to work for, so no doubt she’ll make an excellent Queen Consort alongside King Charles.

Next, Charles led a procession of his mother’s coffin at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where he also attended a prayer service at St Giles Cathedral, before re turning to the place for an audience with SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon.

As an observant critic of modernist architecture, Charles worked on the construction of Poundbury in Dorset, a town of low‐rise streetscapes built to hu man scale, which is home to some 4,200 people.

Many people were moved by his words, with expat Brian Thomas commenting that it was “a very moving speech.” Another Spanish resident Patricia Green also said “beautiful speech, my heart went out to him” and Sue Markham de

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As an environmentalist, Charles has also supported organic farming and other ac tion to reduce the impact of climate change, delivering his first official speech on the issue 52 years ago in 1970.

Crowds gathered around Buckingham Palace.

Queen Consort

On Friday September 16, Charles and Camilla will visit Wales to receive another motion of con dolence at the Welsh parliament and at tend a service at Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff.

On Wednesday September 14, the King led the proces sion to Westminster Hall where the Queen’s body is to be laid for four days prior to her funeral so that the public can pay their respects.

Behind the crown

Following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday, September 8, 73‐year‐old Charles became the UK’s new monarch, heralding a new Carolean era. The new King had been heir apparent since the age of three, when his mother took to the throne in 1952. An ardent advocate for environmental protection during his time as the Prince of Wales, Charles III is now expected to take a more neutral stance in his new role as monarch.

As King, already Charles and the Queen Consort have travelled to the Houses of Parliament to receive their condolences for the passing of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. This was the first visit on their national tour of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.

KING CHARLES is the late Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son of four chil dren, and father to William, Prince of Wales, and Harry, Duke of Sus sex.He was born at Buckingham Palace, London on November 14, 1948, making him 73 years old now. He attended schools in London, Hamp shire and Scotland before carrying out a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge.

King Charles’ busy schedule

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As Prince of Wales, a role he took on in 1969, Charles founded the Prince’s Trust Charity in 1976, an organisation that helps young people be tween the ages of 11 and 30 get into jobs, education and training.

Many EWN readers have expressed how Camilla’s subse quent accession is what the queen would have wanted. One commenter is Helen Winslade, who writes that “It was actu ally Her Majesty the Queen herself who stated it was her wish that Camilla become Queen Consort when Charles be comes King to thank Camilla for all her hard work and loyalty.”

AS Charles becomes king following the death of his beloved mother, his faithful wife of 17 years Camilla, will stand by his side as Queen Consort.

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King Charles and Camilla were married in a civil ceremony in 2005, after dating previously in the early 70s.

God Save the King

Much like Queen Elizabeth reigned alongside her loving hus band Philip, Charles’ intention to work with his wife in order to serve the country was obvious in his first address, in which he declared that he will “count on the loving help of my darling wife Camilla.”

In his speech, he expressed his “feelings of profound sor row.” He went on to describe his mother as “an inspira tion and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mothers; for her love, affection, understandingguidance,andex

King Charles and the Queen Consort.

FOLLOWING his recent accession to the throne, King Charles certainly has a lot of events in his calendar and re sponsibilities to carry out as England’s new monarch.

After completing his studies, Charles served his country in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy between the years 1971‐1976.

The couple then travelled to Belfast to view an exhi bition on the Queen’s association with Northern Ire land, which involved meeting with the leading political

A spokesman for the Guardia Civil explained that

out of their busy schedule to donate blood. As on previ ous occasions, the event was well­attended by mem bers of the Guardia Civil and their family members who gathered to give blood. Do nations are then transported for use in accidents and emergencies to the Almeria Blood Transfusion Centre.

The initiative has always been met with enthusiasm by members of the Guardia Civil who take a few minutes

Further improvements to local schools are ex pected in the coming weeks, starting with the sports centre at Colegio San José de Calasanz.

Head start!

Work has made great progress.

Blood Donation Drive

HUÉRCAL-OVERA local council have been busy making renovations to pre­school and primary education facilities this summer. Ahead of the start of the new school year on Monday September 12, the council had undertaken a package of improvements on five local schools including electrical and plumbing works, some construction and new paintwork. Head of the project, Blas Sánchez explained that top quality conditions for both students and teachers at the start of the school year has been the priority of the project. Local Govern ment Education Minister, María José Viudez added that two more renovation projects at CEIP Tierno Galvánand Colegio Virgen del Río have made great progress. Work was set to be completed before pupils return to school. The projects were funded by the Local Govern ment’s budget.

THE Guardia Civil in Almeria has completed its most re cent blood donation event, collecting 40 donations for the local blood bank. The event was established over 17 years ago, in 2005 and now takes place two to three times per year.

the blood donation drives characterise the values and spirit of the Guardia Civil, serving the local community and giving back to another branch of the emergency services. Support for the ini tiative shows no sign of stop ping, with the most recent donation day seeing new sign­ups and similar num bers to previous blood dona tion events!

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CARBONERAS Town Hall en sured beforehand that local state schools were ready for the September 12 start of term.

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Economic reforms reviewed

MEETING: To discuss the positive impact.

“This mainly centred on re painting as well as checking the plumbing, electrical wiring and woodwork,” explained the town hall’s Education and Ur ban Services councillor Mari anaAllEsteban.theschools had been dis

“Fluid and constant commu

The leaders also discussed other economic

Martín highlighted the objective of the policy, which is to hire temporary labour only in cases where it is necessary

measures introduced by the national govern ment to tackle the employment crisis including the minimum basic income and other minimum wageValdiviesorequirements.alsoaffirmed support for aid and other economic packages aimed at alleviating the effects of the war in Ukraine on the Con sumer Price Index (CPI), which is hitting the most vulnerable hardest. The representatives took part in a photocall following the meeting.

nication between the centres and the town hall is key to re sponding to needs as these arise,” Amerigo added.

Visiting the schools, where he met headteachers and teachers, Carboneras mayor Jose Luis Amerigo Fernandez declared that the town hall was “totally committed” to their upkeep, not only at the beginning of term but through out the school year.

Committed to state education

He also stressed the town hall’s backing for quality state education and doing every thing possible to maintain the schools in the best possible condition and contribute to de veloping educational proposals throughout the course.

infected and fumigated before the start of term, she said.

ALMERIA local government minister, José María Martín, met with CCOO labour union rep resentative, Antonio Valdivieso on Wednesday September 7 in the latest round of meetings with public representatives on the subject of economic reform.

Martín and Valdivieso discussed the positive impact that the latest labour reform act is hav ing. The latest labour framework, approved in December 2021 aimed at reducing temporary employment and tackle the instability of casual work. Since then a further 50 per cent of labour contracts in Almeria have been made perma nent, increasing employment stability.

The announcement made on Facebook resulted in many wishes of good luck from customers and friends alike.

A connectionroyal

THE 19th International Congress of Geological and Mining Heritage is taking place in Cuevas del Almanzora. The town is the ideal location for the event due to its rich mining heritage. In fact, the oldest steam engine used for mining was discovered in Chaparral ravine of Sierra Almagrera in 2001 by two university profes sors.The engine is remarkable not only for its age, dating back to 1873, but also for its excel lent condition. It survived until its discovery with its original components, providing a visual representation of industrial his

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A rich history of Steammining.engine on show

A spokesperson said that the steam engine has become an emblem of this year’s congress, representing the rich history of mining throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in the re gion.

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BROOKE ELLEN and Sebastián González of Grupo Platinum Es tates tied the knot on Saturday September 10.

tory which took place in Alma grera at the end of the 19th century. The machine was vital in the move from manual labour towards steampower in the mining industry. This partic ular steam engine worked at around 7­10 horsepower and was designed by Belgian engi neer, Paul Colson and manu factured by the British Iron Works in Reading, UK.

IN 2012 Huercal­Overa briefly had closer links to Britain’s royal family than most of their British residents . That year, Margaret Rhodes ­ Queen Eliza beth II’s first cousin and also one of her closest friends ­ broke her hip while staying in Los Gal lardos.Ayear older than her royal cousin and 86 at the time, Rhodes was staying in Los Gallardos’ Alfaix neighbourhood when she had the fall that required an opera tion at the La Inmacula da hospital in HuercalOvera.Shemade a quick re covery but neither she nor the friend who ac companied her revealed her royal connections, hospital sources re vealed.“Infact they said, she recovered from the op eration like an ordinary patient, no different from the Britons living in Mojacar or Vera or Al box who routinely used the state­run HuercalOvera hospital,” they said.“Nevertheless, she did once receive a phone call from her royal cousin while staying there,” they added.

The couple are childhood sweethearts, which makes the day even more special and a big one on the Almeria calendar. We at Euro Weekly News wish them the best of luck and a long and happy marriage!

Wedding bells

These include the nearby Calguerin caves, buildings of cultural interest in Plaza de la Libertad and the Marques de Los Velez castle.

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CUEVAS DEL ALMANZORA announced ambitious plans for improving the mu nicipalThesemarket.willnot only affect the market but also its privileged surroundings, town hall sources said.

an informal press confer ence, opened by local Minister for Tourism, Em manuel Agüero, who thanked the Valparaíso Foundation and local landowners for allowing the project to go ahead.

Town Hall is organising its town’s Basketball Fair Tourna ment and welcomes entrants of all ages.

Traffic woes resolved

A MEETING was held be tween the Local Government and the mayor of Viator be fore the start of planned road works on the junction be tween the A­7 and A­92 in Viator.This follows the signing of a €32 million contract for the re modelling of the junction on August 21 by the Ministry for Transport (MITMA).

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network in an effort to im prove safety. The current lay out of the junction regularly causes long queues, particu larly on the northbound branch of the A­7. The new design simplifies the configu ration of the two main roads and the A­1000 which con nectsTheViator.Assistant Delegate to the Local Government, José María Marín attended the meeting and praised the swift

Don’t forget to bring your DNI, NIE, Family Book or Passport. When playing basketball it is recommended that you warm upWarmingproperly.up may also help reduce muscle soreness and lessen your risk of injury.

The renovation will target the junction on Almeria’s road

Big plans for Cuevas market

council is made up of 18 researchers including lec turers from British univer sities as well as 35 volun teers, including local students. The programme is open to all with an in terest in local history.

The project aims to build upon previous excavation projects in the town, to develop a timeline of the settlement from the 12th century through to the 14thResearcherscentury. are docu menting the settlement as well as activities of set tlers, their agricultural ca pacities and food produc tionResearchersmethods. are also in terested in itage.whileculturaltiondevelopingtion,withcivilisationsconnectionscommercialinvestigatingandtradewithotherincludingNorthAfrica.Alongsidetheexcavalocalauthoritiesareaconservaplanwhichwillallowvisitstothesitepreservingitsher

The market, built in 1998, currently has 23 food stalls, many of which sell lo cally grown produce. Despite its ideal position and quality meat, fish, fruit and

A MONTH-LONG excava tion project began on Monday September 5 in Mojácar Vieja, aiming to uncover more of the town’s history. The joint operation between MEM OLAB at the University of Granada and the local

Project organisers held

Archaeological dig underway

vegetables, it continues to lose cus tomers to the big supermarket chains. With its plans to modernise and en large the market, making it more acces sible for all members of public, the town hall’s Commerce department in tends at the same time to win back cus tomers to the market and other local shops.Italso hopes to carry out the project with a €1.2 million subsidy from the central government’s Recovery, Trans formation and Resilience Plan financed by the European Union.

EVERYONE is invited to the town of Vera’s 3x3 Basketball Fair Tournament which begins at 5.00pm on Saturday, September 17.Vera

The tournament is taking place in the Blas Infante Pavillion in Vera.There are several categories for entrance: Preminibasket, Mini basket, Infantil, Cadete, Juvenile, Senior Female and Senior Male.Toregister, head to the Blas Infante Pavilion in Vera on September 17 between 4.30pm and 5.00pm.

execution of the project. The remodelling of the junction is set to comply with environ mental regulations including the relocation of flora and fau na species and installation of soundHowever,barriers.the mayor of Via tor expressed concern about the connection between busy roads and the road leading to his town, criticising the Local Government for not providing adequate updates.

In a statement, ZERO confirmed that the situa tion caused by the drought in the Tagus and all the international rivers “should lead the governments of Spain and Portugal to work to gether in planning and management of river basins.“Spain has given 2,331 cubic hectometres of wa ter since October 1 2021, when the annual amount is 3,500 cubic hectome tres, which means a shortfall of 1.169 cubic hectometres or about 33 per cent of the total due,” the statement added.

ZERO then warned, “as the flows of recent weeks

have varied between 1.5 and 4.5 cubic hectome tres per day and the weather situation has not

ALICIA FAUBEL, represent ing the Valencian Comu nidad, was crowned Miss Universe Spain 2022 on Sat urday, September 10 at the Los Olivos Beach Resort in Tenerife.The25‐year‐old model competed against 13 other beauties to win her national title and she will now pre pare to represent Spain at the 71st Miss Universe pageant. Last year’s winner, Sarah Loinaz from Guipuz coa relinquished her reign at the end of the event. In a post on Instagram Alicia said: “Many people have asked me why I have entered this beauty pageant. Today we had the interview with the jury and I was able to ex

press that Miss Universe is an INSPIRATION for me.

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Miss Universe Spain.

THE European Environ mental association ZERO has given a warning that Spain is drying up Por tuguese international rivers.ZERO confirm that Por tugal’s river Douro is the most affected.

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changed substantially, it is obviously impossible to make up the missing vol ume of water.”

“Thank you Miss Uni verse Spain for motivating me to reach my best ver sion of myself, to achieve my goals and to prove to myself that I am capable of overcoming many fears.”

Water thieves

More than 1,700 refer rals have been made to the emergency services and professionals were able to help more than 700 people in the process of committing suicide.

This new chat service will complement the telephone 024 lines which, in their first four months of operation, have helped more than 43,000 people.

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THE opening round of Spain’s new profes sional women’s football league was called off after referees called a strike.

Suicide help

want to provide the best possible service to football and that nec essarily means having minimum working conditions comparable to those of the ref ereeing establishment of the men’s pro fessional competition,” the statement added.

many calls are from teachers looking for help for their students.

The female referees are demanding professional status and payment in line with the men’s LaLiga.

appearance of the referee team.”

The Spanish govern ment are currently work ing on their Plan for Mental Health in the Ed ucational Environment to look into the mental health of university stu dents.

The referees and assistant referees, who had announced a strike on Thursday September 8, said the league had not ad dressed their concerns and they would not officiate any top­division fixtures “un der the present working and economic conditions.”“Thereferees

Teams Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were amongst those set to feature on Sat urday, September 10, in the first season of a fully professional women’s league in SpainThirty minutes after the scheduled kick off time both teams issued statements saying their respective opening­round fix tures were suspended “due to the non­

Striking referees

Data from the 024 line indicates that one in three people who use it are under 30 and that

SPAIN’S Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has announced that the country’s 024 suicide hotline will include a new chat channel to make it accessible to young peo ple and adolescents.

Everything is in English. Our Roadside As sistance team speaks English and will quickly help your onward journey. If you urgently need a duplicate set of keys for your motor cycle, then our English-speaking customer service will sort it out. And should you re quire Home Assistance to set up your new Wi-Fi connection, then our English-speaking technical staff will set up a visit.

Línea Directa has been providing com prehensive car, motorbike and home in surance to British expatriates and resi dents in Spain for over 25 years. With over three million customers nationwide, Línea Directa has the capacity to ensure you get both the best possible price for the right kind of insurance you really need.

A TOTAL OF 10,000 partici pants have so far confirmed their attendance for the KH‐7 Nocturna del Guadalquivir, which is one of the most pop ular in the world.

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He added: “Everyone who wants to enjoy a journey through Sevilla’s history is in vited, regardless of their ath letic abilities.

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Night Run starts and finishes in the Paseo de las Delicias. The run will use the tradition al route in the surroundings of the Ibero‐American Exposi tion of Registration1929. is open to ev eryone, but is free of charge to those born after 2006. Reg

A fee of €5.50 is charged, and discounts are offered for people with reduced mobility, economic difficulties and resi dents in the municipality or those over 65 years of age.

The spokesman of Ecologi cal Transition and Sports, David Guevara, confirmed: “This event goes above the sporting aspect to become a social phenomenon,” Sevilla Town Hall has confirmed.

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It will also have an impor tant economic impact for the city thanks to the runners who come from all over the world.”Thisyears Guadalquivir KH7

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istration is compulsory in or der to participate and collect the runner’s bag.

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women exclusively in directing and 67 per cent in script writing. Fifty per cent have female ex ecutive producers and 100 per cent have a technical team with at least 40 per cent female representation in positions of responsibility.

THE Ministry of Culture and Sport, through the Instituto de la Cinematografía y las Artes Audio visuales (ICAA), has granted aid for the produc tion of short films. A total of 42 projects out of 359 applicants have been awarded grants ac cording to the Spanish government on Wednesday, September 7.

Spain grants aid for the production of short films on projects worth €1 million.

The study was carried out with the aim of investigating the effects of disinformation on society and the media. It was completed between May and June of this year. It was found that ‘damaging reputations’ was the leading motive behind disinformation. The findings of the survey were presented at a recent event in Madrid. Gov ernment spokesperson Isabel

A SURVEY conducted by news agency Servimedia, published on September 8, has found that over 60 per cent of the public and journalists believe disinformation has become more prevalent since the pan demic. Those surveyed found social media and the internet to be the biggest sources of dis information and ‘fake news’.

Rodríguez made a statement emphasising the importance of truth in media and politics. She urged journalists and politicians to be honest with the public to avoid losing their credibility, highlighting that truth is en shrined in the Spanish constitu tion. Rodríguez used the speech to criticise her parlia mentary opponents, the PP, for disregarding the constitution.

Of the total number of applicant projects, five were international co‐productions, and one of the projects, a minority co‐production with Germany, was the beneficiary.

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Of the 42 projects that have been awarded grants, 27 fall into the category of special cine matographic, cultural or social value.

In animation projects, 50 per cent have

Two surveys were devel oped, with one aimed at jour nalists and media professionals and one aimed at the public.

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CONSUMER spending re mained stable in the sec ond quarter and house purchase activity returned to pre­Covid­19 trends. Data does indicate that there are tough times ahead, according to UK Fi nance’s latest Household Finance Review, produced in collaboration with Ac centure.Totalspending on credit and debit cards was up slightly in the second

The pair did not qualify for titles whilst the Queen was still alive, but now that their grandfa ther is King they have the right to be a prince and a Titlesprincess.havebeen a ma jor point of contention for Meghan Markle who notoriously claimed last year that the children would be denied titles as they were of mixed race.

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quarter at over £75bn (€85.5bn) from around £72bn (€82bn) in the first quarter. This is likely due in part to higher prices driving up average spend, including more expensive petrol and food. However, the volume of transac tions also increased, par ticularly in the travel sec tor.In addition, borrowing via personal loans, gener ally used for larger pur

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Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Coffey, who has repeat edly voted against the ex tension of abortion care, has told the BBC that there will be no change to the ac cess already available in England whilst she is in the job.The MP, who is a practis ing catholic voted against making the pills available, however, she says she ac cepts the democratic vote and that abortion laws aren’t going to change in England.

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The granting of titles was automatically grant ed with the passing of Queen Elizabeth and the succession of Prince Charles to the throne.

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SOCIAL care staff and visi tors are no longer being advised to wear face masks at all times in Scot land under new guidance published on Wednesday, September 7.

which has been driven by Scotland’s successful vac cination programme which has so far seen more than 12 million Covid­19 vaccine doses administered in Scot land,” the Scottish gov ernment said.

“The recommendation has been lifted due to a sharp drop in coronavirus infections and a reduction in the severity of illness,

relaxed visiting arrange ments.“Masks and face cover ings in social care may still be worn if recom mended in certain situa tions, such as a local out break of Covid, or if staff deem it necessary.”

DESPITE claims from Har ry and Meghan that their children would be de nied royal titles, Archie and Lilibet look set to become prince and princess following the death of their great grandmother Queen Eliz abeth

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Markle also made claims that the law would be changed once Charles became King, meaning that her chil dren could lose their right to titles.

“Care home residents and their loved ones will benefit from these more

THE appointment of new UK health secretary Therese Coffey is proving controver sial with campaigners point ing to amongst other issues, her voting record on abor tionCommentsrights. on social me dia and memes doing the rounds suggest few think she is a good role model, whilst abortion charities have criticised her for putting her personal beliefs above ‘expert clinical guid ance’.

set out by King George V in 1917, grandchildren of royal family members are automatically grant ed royal titles.

It added: “Staff and visi tors remain free to wear one if they choose.”

chases, increased. With inflation forecast to rise, it is possible that some bor rowing has supported ear lier­than­planned pur chases, locking in today’s prices before they in crease.Household savings built up through the pandemic largely remained stable but did not grow, reflect ing higher costs constrain ing people’s ability to save money.

ACCORDING to at least one expert, UK pensioners can expect an increase of at least 5.5 per cent due to a ‘locked in’ ele ment.Head of Pensions at Aegon Kat Smith told one publication that: “Under the triple lock, the state pension rises annually at the highest of earnings growth, total pay for three months to July, price inflation September CPI figure, or 2.5 per cent a year“With inflation into double­digits, average earnings of 5.5 per cent isn’t expected to be the deciding factor in next April’s state pension increase. The state pension is likely to increase by around double this at over 10 per cent, confirmed in September’s inflation figure published next month.” That means that the government could look to the lower of the two options.

FLIGHTS were reportedly delayed at Gatwick Air port following the death of Elizabeth II on Thurs day, September 8.

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started to talk to clinicians and we spoke to loads of women.“Werealised that wom en are looking for a way that not only tells them what has to be done, but also teaches them how and why breast selfchecks are supposed to be

A MOBILE phone tool that detects breast cancer and which could save the lives of many women has won a James Dyson Award for innovation.Announced on Wednes day, September 7, the ‘Dotplot’ is the brainchild of Debra Babalola and ShefaliRecentBohra.innovation de sign engineering gradu ates from the Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art, the pair founded Dotplot after Ms Bohra discovered an unusual lump in her breast after a gym work out. Thankfully the lump turned out to be harmless, but it did get the pair thinking.They said: “We just

conducted.”Theystress that the Dot plot, the mobile phone tool, is no substitute for the doctor, but rather that the tool helps women to monitor their own health better, by regularly check ing and monitoring physi ological changes.

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Enrique Diez Brocal, a Spanish citizen from the Alicante region, was one of many who saw their flight“Mydelayed.family and I are returning from a holiday in London. Our GatwickAlicante flight was origi nally supposed to depart at 8pm English time. Now it has been delayed until 10pm.”Commenting on experi encing the historic mo ment of the death of the nation’s beloved monarch in England’s capital, Bro cal“Whenstated.the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II was announced and photos were displayed on screens around the air port it was extremely moving. Lots of people started to cry.”

In a tweet posted by the airport they claimed the delayed flights were due to poor weather and air traffic control restric tion across Europe.

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Providing the iconic guitar accompani ment throughout the month will be gui tarists Edu el Socio, Javier Conde, David de la Fragua and Antonio García. Completing the line­ups are dancers Mayte Beltrán, Carmen Moreno, Suleima Fornieles and AnaSeveralGuerrero.ofthe performers including Bel trán hail from Almeria or Andalucia and several have studied Flamenco music at university, bringing an authentic Flamenco experience to audiences! Some of the per formers have also found international ac claim for their skills including Conde, who has taught Flamenco guitar in Germany.

IMMERSE yourself in Andalucian culture. Throughout September, a local Flamenco Tablao is staging Friday and Saturday night performances in Mojacar pueblo. A variety of different Flamenco performers from across Andalucia are set to perform, includ ing singers Zarrita and Alberto Funes.

“It has been a magnificent festival, organ ised by and for the people of Abderita, especially for the children and the elder ly.”Manuel Cortes also thanked the citizens for their “exemplary be haviour,” which has al lowed “everyone to enjoy these special days in our streets together without in cident.”

More information is available on their www.almanzoragof.org website.

The workshop will take place on September 23 from 6pm onwards at the Centro Usos Múltiples. Those inter ested in attending a class should send an email to: memo lab@go.ugr.es

Bandidos came away with six trophies and two raffle prizes.New members to Los Bandidos are always wel

The Almanzora Group of Friends is total ly self­funding and not affiliated to any po litical or religious organisation.

Open Day coming up

EIGHTEEN Los Bandidos runners participated in the 11th race in the Cir cuito de Carreras Popu lares Diputacion de Alme ria 2022 on Saturday, 10 September, in Vera.

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The Group was originally founded in 1998 as a means of sharing information and giving advice to people who had de cided to move to the Almanzora Valley.

A total of 189 runners crossed the finish line. Trophies were awarded to first, second and third places in each age group as well as to the overall winners.Allcompetitors received a phone tripod and postrace drinks and snacks. Los

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The ceramic workshop event is part of a community ac tion plan that aims to immerse the community in the his tory of the town and allow all to participate in the historic excavations that are currently underway. The event is be ing held in conjunction with some of the organisations leading the excavations, including the University of Granada and its MEMOLAB department.

The Plaza San Antonio library and infor mation centre offers many other services, all free to members, which include free use of computers and laptops with wifi ac cess as well as advice about phones and tablets.Thesubscription costs €12 per annum and includes a monthly newsletter which can be picked up in the centre.

The mayor emphasised and thanked the effort and work of all the municipal employees, as well as the absence of any serious inci dents.Hesaid:

ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS are holding an Open Day at their Plaza San An tonio premises in Albox on September 24.

During the workshops ‘Mojaquero’ techniques of ce ramic making will be demonstrated, in the light of these ceramic remains that have been discovered.

The winner finished at an impressive 32:34, with the first lady in at 39:27.

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The race started and finished with a lap of the athletics track in the Ciu dad Deportiva. The three laps went through the town on closed roads on a very humid evening. A few runners completed two laps as the police re opened the roads.

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ADRA’S mayor, Manuel Cortes, made a very posi tive assessment of the fies tas of Adra’s patron saint festivities.Themayor highlighted the “high level of participa tion,” which reflected “the desire and enthusiasm that all the people of Adra had to enjoy the event.”

The excavations are set to continue until November and further community­orientated events can be expect ed in the coming months, in line with the objective of community inclusion in the historical project.

Originally advertised as a 6k race, it was changed to a three­lap 10k race, starting at 7.30pm.

The event will be taking place in the very heart of Mojácar pueblo, with an intimate Andaluz atmosphere. Performances are scheduled for 8.30pm and 10pm during the event and will last for around one hour. The venue has limited seating, so it is advisable to book by calling 647 163 681

THE local archaeological organisation in Mojacar is hold ing a pottery workshop to involve locals in the rich history of the town. Ceramic remains have been discovered dur ing recent local excavations, giving fascinating hints about the town’s past, including military and commercial links with North Africa.

Tickets cost €20 each and include a drink during the event. If you are looking for the ultimate taste of Andalucian culture, a fla menco evening is ideal!

“We will have nibbles and refreshments and games as well as a raffle and a tombo la.”Members and non­members are wel come and visitors will be able to see the Group’s extensive library of English books.

“Come and meet friendly, interesting people at 11am,” said their Press officer, Mike“ThereWitherspoon.willalso be an interactive and light­hearted talk on one member’s experi ences in the food industry both in the UK and here,” he announced.

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It has been an eventful life for the musician who now lives in an apartment on bandplayingallereatbest“IfatimetheandtheirPrettyAbbey(whoasmusiciansmemoriesborderBenalmadena/Fuengirolathebuthehadfondofallthegreathehasmet,suchtheBeatlesandPinkFloydwerebothrecordingatRoadStudiosastheThingswererecordingrockoperaSFSorrow)doesn’tplaydownthatbandspentmuchoftheirhighondifferentdrugs.SpeakingabouthistimeasPrettyThing,Jonobservedsomeonesaidgointothesweetshopintheworld,whatyouwantwhenevyoufeeltheneed,loveit­thatishowIfeelaboutinpossiblythebestever!”

Jon Povey emersed in the world of the Pretty Things.

Speaking to local news, Miguel Rocha said that the boy was staying at his maternal grandmother’s house in Portu gal after his mother was arrested and thrown in prison for running away with Sebastian. Two men reportedly later appeared at the grandmother’s house and identified themselves as police.

He has seen a lot of changes and enjoyed a life

Jon, his great friend, for mer Pretty Things bass player Wally Waller and Phil May, the late singer with the band grew up in Bromley, Kent as did original members of the Rolling Stones and the album is almost a musical autobiog raphy of his growing up in the British music industry over more than 50 years.

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REPORTS from Portugal on Monday, September 12 re vealed that a five­year­old kidnapped by two fake police men in the country over the weekend was later located in Barcelona. Five­year­old Sebastian Riera was kidnapped in the area of Cajados, in Palmela on Saturday, September 10 by two fake policemen, according to the boy’s uncle.

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record some of Crowley’s po etry, thus the band Star Sponge Vision was born.

ThereWally.has always been a revolving door with the band and Wally left before the Swan Song days, but Jon re mained and became very friendly with Jimmy who owned the former home of so­called magician Aleister Crowley and Jon became in terested in his writings.

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Go forward several decades and out of the blue, Jon received a call from for mer Pretty Things drummer Twink (who formed the Pink Fairies) who now lives in Marrakesh but wanted to know if Jon would like to be come involved in a project to

The grandmother was apparently not surprised at the police’s appearance and let the two men into her house. However, the men were there to kidnap the young boy. According to Sebastian’s grandmother, the father was the one who took the child from the house, after posing as a police officer and the child has now been located in Barcelona.

that many aspire to and has had some major highs as well as some significant lows, but he still loves music and spent time in the UK laying down the album with some young musicians as well as his friend

JON POVEY who plays drums, harmonica, key boards and sitar has just cele brated his 80th birthday whilst battling leukaemia, but neither age nor illness are slowing him down as he is just about to release a new album entitled Dartford Boys which is currently mixing at a Malaga City studio with own er John Wood, whilst he is si multaneously writing a book about his life.

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TEACHER Enoch Burke who refused to comply with a court order not to turn up to his school after being suspended has now been sent to prison for contempt, but has vowed that he will remain incarcerated rather than comply with the order.

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FAMOUS in her homeland as well as Spain and South America, Italian singer and actress Raffaella Carrà who died last year aged 78 is to be honoured with the release of a €5 commemorative coin which should be available to purchase in 2023.

AROUND 5.8 million Portuguese households will receive a tax-free gift of €125 from the government in October to thank them for declaring their income and as a gesture of support to try to help combat the everincreasing cost of living.

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BERLIN pavements are suffering from the cluttering of discarded electric scooters and bikes which are left thoughtlessly by those renting them without returning them to their proper place. Now the Berlin Council is insisting that companies take whatever measures are necessary to stop this.

FOLLOWING complaints received from children's rights associations, Arcom digital streaming regulator has warned five international porn sites they will be banned unless they show evidence that they can prevent those under 18 from accessing them and the matter is now before a French court.

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ALTHOUGH cycling is considered to be a green form of transport, there is often little in the way of control over cyclists’ actions, but police in Norway have been setting up traffic controls near recently reopened schools and in Oslo some 33 were fined in an hour.

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THANKS to its previously liberal view on recreational drugs, the phrase flying high previously meant something different in Holland but the government has decided to make it much more expensive to catch a flight with airport tax rising from €7.95 to €28.58 next year.

THE Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson was somewhat surprised to receive a response saying “get the meatballs ready” after tweeting @Liztruss thinking that this was the new British Prime Minister, when in fact it’s a lady named Liz Trussell who signed up to Twitter in 2009.

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THE Danish government is worried about the effect that gambling can have on people, especially the most financially vulnerable. For this reason, it is considering banning adverts for 15 minutes before and during televised sporting events as well as stopping celebrity endorsements.

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A SURVEY carried out by the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation found that the majority (53 per cent) of those contacted support the idea that in order to meet the country’s climate goals, there should be a significant reduction in the amount of logging permitted.

EVEN though a shrimp is a crustacean not a fish, North Sea Shrimps have been declared Fish of the Year in the 34th annual competition organised by the Flemish Agromarketing board, known as the VLAM because they are so popular in Flemish cuisine.

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IT took a few treats and the offer of its favourite yellow rain jacket to persuade chimpanzee Chichi to return to Kharkiv Zoo after it managed to unravel a wire fence and then undo a lock before wandering around the city for several hours.

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WELL, our wonderful Queen has now passed on. If there is a dwelling for departed souls let’s hope that the magnificent existence, we all wit nessed in her now lamented manifes tation, is somehow rewarded in the continuation of Her Majesty’s tran scendent journey of the future.

The ancient rituals and administra tion taking place at this moment should let them all know that the welcome they have received is very special. Many of the places they and their ancestors originated in, (and ran from), are in no way similar to the one they have chosen ­ so stop trying to change it.

Do all you can to look forward to a wonderful future; decide to attempt to change it into the countries many of you have escaped from and you will ultimately not find yourselves victorious. Integrate, expand appro priately, and you will subsequently prosper peacefully.

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The British people will put up with many confrontations, but if you go too far and violence prevails, even heaven won’t help you. God save King Charles III may he and his faith ful Consort reign in peace and rela tive tranquility for many years to come.

have managed to find yourselves in surroundings of peace, love and a wonderful future.

Personally, my age means that I re call her Coronation fairly well. Of course, we had very few televisions and at 13 years of age, school books were rather more prevalent than newspapers.Asapupil however, I do recollect being taught a song entitled ‘Let’s all be good Elizabethans’, a refrain which I do still remember, and also receiving a book on the Coronation (which I even now have in my posses sion). This of course means that I have witnessed her complete reign of 70 years, and although some of my early days were lived through a World War and saw the resignation of one monarch and the crowning of her father King George VI, it is she who has been the most prevalent in my lifetime, and I will miss her.

One thing that will hopefully pre vail with the country’s growing immi grant population, is for them to final ly witness what sort of a country they have been lucky enough to find themselves in.

The suffering and trials many of you have experienced so far in previ ous lives have been examples of how not to run a caring democratic soci ety; stop attempting to bring differ ent practices into your new environ ment.Doeverything in your power to adapt and be grateful for the wel come and help you have received and are consistently receiving.

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Targeted support is also to be intro duced for small business, schools and hospitals, but details remain scant at the present time.

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AN increasing number of small business are laying off staff accord ing to a survey by Virgin Money. Researchers found that nearly 40 per cent of small business had reduced staff levels as they struggle to contain costs. The survey, which saw more than 500 businesses in terviewed, found that small busi ness owners are having to become self­sufficient and jacks of all trades.According

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THE Bank of Spain has said that property is the best investment available with returns of up to 10 per cent. In a press release it said tokenisation also allowed even the smallest investor to benefit with ‘a single click’.

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SPAIN’S olive production is headed to be the worst in a decade due to the dry hot con ditions, with yields said to be as low as 50 per cent of a normal year. Spain is the world’s largest producer and with yields down, prices are set to rise.

Sturgeon also announced an in crease in child support payments and extension of free school meals.

REPSOL’S CEO speaking at an energy event on Wednes day, September 7 blamed much of the energy crisis on the ideologies of European governments.JosuJonImaz said that the energy crisis would have been averted had ministers been more willing to consid er technological solutions.

THE Prime Minister Liz Truss has signalled she intends to change the government’s approach to economic policy by removing Tom Scholar, the most senior civil servant in the Treasury. The change comes despite warnings Scholar’s experience will be vital in the coming months.

SCOTLAND has moved to freeze rent and rail fares with emergency laws which allow ministers to take necessary action to protect the mostAnnouncingvulnerable.the plan on Tues day, September 6, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the country did not have the power to introduce an energy bill freeze. But she said the government had the power to make other changes that would help workers and tenants get through the winter.

Imaz said he would like to see a broader approach be ing taken to solving Europe’s need to be energy self­suffi

Ms Truss also followed through with her promise not to implement a wind fall tax causing many to criticise her plans, which will end up with taxpay

The European Commission has an nounced that it is to invest in new wind and solar farms as it moves to become energy self­sufficient by 2030, with Spain taking the lead in renewables.Particularly hard hit by the war in Ukraine and the subsequent problems in obtaining Russian gas, the Commission has put in place a 10­year plan to wean itself com pletely from Russian oil and gas. Supply from Russia has fallen to 25 per cent of Europe’s needs with Norway, North American and North African countries picking up the slack. energy plan

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THE Johnson & Johnson group has reached a $300m (€204m) settlement in two class actions in Australia regarding the com pany’s pelvic mesh implants. Thousands of women world wide claimed the mesh product caused multiple complications such as pain, painful sexual in tercourse and incontinence.

pay for energy and CO2 (emissions) increase. We have to rethink all this. We need all sources of energy.”

Capping the price is the latest round of support provided by the British gov ernment with households currently re ceiving £400 (€460) in direct support.

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FOLLOWING Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz’s call to reduce sta ple food prices, she met with Carrefour who are the first to of fer a shopping basket of fresh goods and proteins for €30.

The amount of money put aside by the UK government and Bank of England to help energy firms manage price volatility.

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THE UK’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has fulfilled her first promise in office by capping household energy bills at £2,500Announcing(€2,880).the move on Thursday, September 8, the prime minister said there was a need to provide house holds with direct and meaningful sup port.The new cap is to remain in place for two years and will save households across England, Wales and Scotland as much as £1,000 (€1,150) annually. Northern Ireland will receive similar support, however, the market oper

ates differently in the region and so a different mechanism will be intro duced to protect consumers.

Instead the EU has said it will invest substantial sums of money into renewables including new windfarms, with the plan to be self­suffi cient by 2030 and no longer reliant on Russia.

to the survey small business owners and managers are having to wear five hats, most notably finance, marketing and sales. Others are having to handle all administration and HR issues themselves adding to the stress and difficulties of running a small business.

Calling the cost of living crisis a “humanitarian emergency” she said: “We will take immediate ac tion to protect tenants in the pri vate and social renting sectors."

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cient in the short to medium term. The energy crisis he said had resulted in CO2 emissions rising rather than falling, setting back plans to reduce emissions by many years.The EU Commission has made a number of moves to address the situation, how ever, there is little to suggest there will be a move away from their current goals to reduce CO2 emissions.

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THE Bank of England has said its rate­setting monetary policy committee (MPC) would post pone its planned meeting for to day, Thursday, September 15 following the death of the Queen. The meeting will now take place on September 22.

He said: “In Europe we have opted for an ideological energy transition in which

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ers footing the projected bill of nearly £100 billion (€115 billion). That model has been criticised by Labour and oth ers.Telling members of the House of Commons, Ms Truss said: “This is the moment to be bold. We are facing a global energy crisis and there are no cost­freeCurbingoptions.”risesin the cost of energy will it is believed, reduce the rate of in flation by as much as 5 per cent with projections prior to the cap suggesting it could reach as much as 20 per cent by the end of the year.

we are selecting or rejecting, preventing investments in certain energy sources for ideological and not techno logical“Thereasons.consequence is that consumers pay more for en ergy and companies cannot

He quoted the example of fracking, for which there is a blanket ban across Europe, which he said had been suc cessfully used elsewhere in the world despite concerns over the environmental cost.

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GSK plc 1.361,83 1.368,20 1.342,80 1,52M

Ashtead Group 4.398,0 4.416,0 4.307,0 122,48K

Intermediate Capital 1.285,50 1.305,00 1.277,50 325,47K

Relx 2.299,00 2.301,00 2.287,00 124,93K

The Travelers 164,15 165,24 163,83 1,57M

Aviva 444,10 445,80 441,20 1,30M

Ferguson 10.265,0 10.280,0 10.095,0 40,24K

Dow 50,51 50,72 50,02 6,24M

IBM 129,19 129,49 128,06 3,29M

Johnson Matthey 2.057,0 2.068,0 2.008,0 31,18K

Apple 157,37 157,82 154,75 67,57M

Honeywell 191,70 192,01 188,81 2,90M

Procter&Gamble 139,96 141,09 137,30 6,43M

Rentokil 560,40 562,40 551,40 1,29M

Schroders 2.708,0 2.716,0 2.666,0 35,56K

BP 456,45 460,65 453,45 8,72M

Coca-Cola 62,32 62,88 61,85 11,85M

Ocado 780,40 785,60 753,00 218,16K

Abrdn 152,80 154,70 152,00 1,00M

Auto Trader Group Plc 664,80 667,60 657,40 373,14K

Prudential 963,40 976,40 958,80 604,65K

Tesco 248,90 249,90 240,70 4,69M

BAE Systems 794,40 794,80 785,00 892,64K

Barclays 172,64 174,08 167,64 15,82M

Land Securities 640,40 646,40 633,00 263,99K

Antofagasta 1.228,00 1.229,50 1.207,00 1,01M

McDonald’s 259,52 260,74 258,21 1,98M

Severn Trent 2.794,0 2.796,0 2.765,0 56,26K

J Sainsbury 211,80 211,90 203,00 1,34M

St. James’s Place 1.157,00 1.163,00 1.143,00 145,38K

British American Tobacco 3.523,5 3.530,5 3.486,5 1,30M

Phoenix 618,20 620,20 614,00 440,14K

Glencore 505,50 506,00 496,95 8,42M

American Express 158,44 158,59 154,30 3,54M

Spirax-Sarco Engineering 10.990,0 11.030,0 10.810,0 17,98K

CRH 3.228,0 3.252,0 3.188,0 98,40K

Scottish Mortgage 838,12 842,80 834,80 674,47K

Compass 1.921,50 1.931,50 1.898,00 1,65M

Unilever 4.013,0 4.015,5 3.965,0 767,60K

Centrica 86,16 87,88 85,22 4,48M

IAG 112,12 113,86 111,30 1,99M

Cisco 45,77 45,89 45,40 15,49M

Berkeley 3.650,0 3.663,0 3.515,0 325,41K

J&J 165,71 166,20 164,39 5,50M

Aveva 2.954,0 2.975,0 2.927,0 100,29K

Most Advanced Digital Media Solutions +71.88% 56.53M GeoVax Labs +50.46% 62.03M Aditx +37.00% 26.74M Trinity Place Holdings Inc +33.79% 102.06K American Virtual Cloud +31.09% 145.77M MOGU +29.82% 22.91M Shuttle Pharmaceuticals +26.14% 3.93M Annovis Bio +25.51% 253.06K InVitae Corp +25.00% 36.99M InMed Pharmaceuticals +24.24% 3.07M Xilio Development +23.32% 216.00K Most Declined Intellinetics -25.38% 908.15K Prospector Capital WNT -22.46% 19.80K Immunocore Holdings -22.09% 2.15M Golden Path Acquisition -18.03% 2.35K Natural Order Acquisition +-17.60% 0.11K Troika Media Group -16.42% 762.01K Avaya -15.68% 21.79M Advanced Human Imaging ADR -15.49%

Amgen 247,69 249,23 245,03 2,32M

Taylor Wimpey 108,85 109,85 107,20 3,86M

Imperial Brands 1.954,50 1.958,50 1.942,00 266,62K

bioAffinity Technologies

Segro 942,60 947,40 928,00 388,43K

Vodafone Group PLC 109,56 109,88 108,32 16,33M 2.614,0 2.630,0 2.599,0 130,77K 770,60 506,96K 845.08K -15.10% 1.18M

Next 6.032,0 6.074,0 5.732,0 62,85K

Reckitt Benckiser 6.602,0 6.612,0 6.532,0 601,63K

Shell 2.313,6 2.340,0 2.306,5 1,54M

Boeing 157,52 159,75 156,95 5,75M

Coca Cola HBC AG 1.992,0 1.999,0 1.967,0 104,68K

Rolls-Royce Holdings 80,41 81,01 79,12 6,75M

Chevron 159,97 160,65 157,53 8,23M

Lloyds Banking 46,73 46,84 46,05 101,45M

Smiths Group 1.548,00 1.555,50 1.537,50 151,08K

Intertek 4.080,0 4.093,0 3.999,0 69,25K

Sage 755,00 757,80 745,20 258,05K

Whitbread

Croda Intl 6.958,0 6.980,0 6.844,0 42,83K

WPP 787,20 789,60

Hikma Pharma 1.312,00 1.323,00 1.283,50 125,43K

ITV 66,16 66,90 64,86 870,11K

Admiral Group 2.256,0 2.258,0 2.206,0 138,24K

Mondi 1.501,50 1.508,50 1.470,00 256,68K

SSE 1.806,28 1.815,50 1.793,00 365,88K

Visa A 205,20 206,40 201,35 4,88M

Norilskiy Nikel ADR 9,10 9,10 9,10 0

Verizon 42,24 42,32 41,47 20,04M

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Standard Chartered 623,80 628,60 615,80 1,49M

Melrose Industries 125,00 127,75 124,45 3,10M

Nike 110,97 111,69 109,30 5,13M

Home Depot 299,77 302,49 298,33 2,76M

Diageo 3.826,0 3.832,0 3.784,5 307,18K

DS Smith 282,80 285,10 281,20 884,39K

Meggitt 799,40 800,00 799,00 525,15K

Walt Disney 115,18 115,53 113,19 9,38M

Rosneft DRC 0,20 0,20 0,20 0

Bunzl 2.916,0 2.918,0 2.890,0 102,90K

EasyJet 361,10 367,90 359,10 291,27K

Legal & General 265,20 266,20 261,20 2,58M

Smith & Nephew 1.105,71 1.119,00 1.102,50 545,41K

AstraZeneca 10.546,8 10.566,0 10.450,0 433,64K

Halma 2.185,0 2.189,0 2.143,0 323,89K

Carnival 789,6 796,6 782,2 153,71K

3M 123,10 123,29 26,10M

Goldman Sachs 340,10 341,03 337,03 1,43M

BHP Group Ltd 2.340,50 2.351,00 2.312,00 484,99K

Walgreens Boots 36,24 36,66 36,04 10,22M

BT Group 142,95 144,10 140,50 18,84M

Informa 564,80 567,80 557,00 1,57M

Salesforce Inc 162,59 163,29 158,47 5,51M

Microsoft 264,46 265,23 260,29 22,04M

UnitedHealth 524,34 527,83 522,58 2,47M

Walmart 136,84 137,50 136,13 5,37M

Rio Tinto PLC 4.994,9 5.001,0 4.919,0 59,80K

United Utilities 1.070,50 1.070,50 1.056,00 242,02K

3I Group 1.186,50 1.192,00 1.167,50 737,13K

Tui 143,45 145,40 139,75 1,17M

Avast 716,60 724,20 708,00 0

Associated British Foods 1.387,5 1.400,5 1.347,0 280,64K

Hargreaves Lansdown 870,80 872,80 858,80 138,77K

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B&M European Value Retail SA361,69 365,50 349,50 640,41K

Flutter Entertainment 10.510,0 10.540,0 10.295,0 47,84K

Intel 31,46 31,50 31,08 33,88M

Persimmon 1.515,0 1.521,5 1.483,0 386,15K

Merck&Co 87,34 88,17 87,27 7,46M

Anglo American 3.040,0 3.059,0 2.976,0 572,24K

Samsung Electronics DRC 1.028,50 1.031,50 1.027,50 1,67K

JPMorgan 119,17 120,05 118,67 9,25M

HSBC 531,80 534,10 526,40 5,16M

Experian 2.775,0 2.780,0 2.731,0 201,36K

Burberry Group 1.748,0 1.751,5 1.719,0 124,40K

Barratt Developments 427,80 430,10 415,10 1,15M

British Land Company 419,20 422,80 414,40 597,92K

DCC 5.024,0 5.054,0 4.952,0 32,04K

LONDON­based Beaver town Breweries, started by Logan Plant the son of Led Zepplin’s Robert Plant is just the latest UK craft brewer to be taken over by a multina tional. Heineken has bought the company, with recent sales including Camden Town and London Fields breweries.

THE EU is to skim excess energy company revenues rather than impose a price cap such as the one opted for in the UK.

INVESTORS are dumping British assets amid fears that the new government’s plans will speed up the country’s slide into reces sion. Liz Truss’ promise to cut taxes and to increase support for households, in vestors say doesn’t look af fordable and will increase government borrowing.

UNIONS across the UK have suspended all strike action following the death of Queen Eliz abeth II on Thursday, September 8.

The details of such a windfall

Energy ministers are to hold another emergency meeting to agree the proposed plans to rake off excess revenue.

THE ECB has hiked European interest rates by a historical 0.75 per cent as it moves to combat inflation in the Eu ropean Union.

NEW chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has told the Bank of England governor on Wednesday, September 7 he wants to reaffirm the bank’s independence. He said: “Independence is a cor nerstone of how we see managing the economy.”

The interest rate rise is also neces sary according to experts to deal with the flood of money that is available, with higher interest rates likely to slow down spending and borrowing.

have begun to push the UK towards a recession with consumers cutting back on spending, businesses on product and construction on building.

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Pound plunges

He said: “Following the very sad news of the passing of the Queen, and out of respect for her service to the country and her family, the union has decided to call off tomorrow’s planned strike action.”

Rising interest rates are good news for savers, with deposit rates having sat at zero for around a decade. The rise will, it is hoped, result in more people saving and less people bor rowing.Many economists still believe that slowing down spending and increas ing saving will go a long way in slow ing down the rate of inflation. How ever it remains to be seen whether the current hike proves that theory or whether it pushes the bloc into re cession, with much of the inflation across all sectors due to the crisis in Ukraine and the steep rise in energy costs.

The costs of these goods is expect ed to continue rising in the short

CHRISTINE LAGARDE: Increase was necessary to tackle inflation.

It is understand that fossil fuel would be required to pay a ‘soli darityRussiancontribution’.President Vladimir Putin had warned against a price cap saying that would result in their refusing to supply gas. That meant there was no consensus for a price cap.

Strikes cancelled UK heading for recession

Inflation is at record levels in Eu rope and the hike represents the largest ever by the ECB, bringing to an end the so­called zero interest rate policy that the bloc had followed more nearly 11 years.

term, including imported inflation as a result of the low value of the Euro.

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ICELAND is the latest com pany to halt expansion say ing their energy costs had risen by £20m (€20.3m).

The European Union execu tive, however, turned down the proposal suggesting instead that ways should be considered to skim off the excess revenues or profits of energy companies.

Fears of a recession prompted some experts to forecast a smaller in crease, with the Euro nearing parity with the dollar. According to Chris tine Lagarde the increase was neces sary to tackle non­energy and food related causes of inflation.

Driving the slowdown is the rising cost of living fuelled by spiralling energy and food costs, whilst business is also being hit by supply and staff shortages and the rising cost of raw Preliminarymaterials.figures for July show inflation above 10 per cent and growth barely 0.2 per cent, half original forecasts.

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Concerned by microchip shortages, events in China and its cosying up to Russia has prompted the Biden ad ministration to implement the ban.

Mick Lynch, the RMT’s General Secretary said: “RMT joins the whole nation in paying its respects to Queen Elizabeth. We express our deepest condolences to her family, friends and the SOARINGcountry.”prices

plan, have yet to be fleshed out but could see governments skim off excess revenues from wind, nuclear and coal­fired power plants.The cost of producing these forms of energy is not affected by the Russian gas crisis, howev er, the way the energy market currently works is that all energy forms are wholesaled at the price of the most expensive form.That means producers of cheaper forms are getting paid a much higher price than normal for their energy and are raking in

super profits. The EU executive wants to put an end to that by using that excess revenue to sub sidise the market as a whole.

Companies who are coming to the end of the contractual period are seeing cost rises of 800 per cent and more prompting calls for assis tance and warnings that companies could close.

THE US government has barred tech companies which receive federal fund ing from building ‘advanced technological’ facilities in China for the next 10 years.

His statement, however, did little to reassure investors.

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) also suspended strikes planned for September 15 and 17.

Costs rocket

Royal Mail workers were due to begin a 48hour strike on Friday September 9, but was cancelled at the last minute according to the General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union, Dave Ward.

The Bank of England has said the country will be in recession by year­end, although the effects of the Queen’s death and Prime Minis ter Liz Truss’ energy cap are still unclear.

WINDFARM, NETHERLANDS: Governments could skim off excess revenues.

Brewers sold

European energy ministers met on Friday, September 9 to flesh out proposals to contain energy price inflation and to sup port households and businesses through a price cap.

The move announced on Septem ber 8 was expected, although some experts thought the increase might be lower as the Commission moves to halt the rise in energy prices.

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However, many adults and children alike find themselves plagued by nightmares.Nightterrors usually occur in stage 3 of sleep due to an over‐active central nervous system. They are often forgot ten by the sleeper, even if during the night terror they seemed alert or sometimes even awake.

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There are two further double bedrooms and a fourth large single bedroom which is currently used as a hobby room. These bedrooms share a spacious family bathroom.VossHomes

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Next is the large dining area with double doors leading. Above the dining area is the two storey light tower giving the property a very grand feeling.

Junio sits on a walled and private garden of 892m2 with an extra piece of fenced rustic land of 983m2 at the bottom of the garden which would be great as a further garden for planting. Most of the main garden is tiled and laid to gravel for low mainte nance with a variety of established plants and trees. The impressive swimming pool area to the rear of the villa is surrounded by a large tiled area with plenty of room for sun bathing, playing and enjoying the views. There is a separate outside room with toilet and sink and a shower by the pool.

VILLA JUNIO: Has an impressive pool and garden area.

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From the dining area glazed double doors lead into the huge conservatory making an excellent second living / dining / entertaining area which spreads across the width of the villa. Various sliding doors lead out to the rear garden and swimming pool.

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throughout.Thereformation of this property has been done carefully, maintain ing the original features throughout. The traditional beams are present in every room, there is a lot of light throughout and this property is ex tremely spacious.

outdooor dining and taking in the sensational views. To your left you will find a large store room/work shop. Down some steps from the patio is where you will find the large swimming pool, there is a terrace area surrounding the pool, there is also a fly free room and a storage room where the diesel tank is stored for the heating.

The house has radiators powered by diesel throughout the house with a brand new diesel tank recently in stalled. There is air conditioning in all of the bedrooms and in the wooden cabin. The flooring has recently been retiled throughout and the plot fenced in. All windows have shutters, fly screens and rejas

AA Parking provides safe, covered parking for the same price as many companies that will be happy to leave your car out in the baking sun. With 12 years of experience in car parking, you can have the peace of mind that your vehicle will be stored safely, securely and conveniently ­ especially with AA Parking’s handy meet and greet ser vice, meaning you can avoid lengthy transfers and loading heavy luggage on and off buses.

Upon entering the house you are greeted by a large hallway. To your left there is a spacious double bed

Suzanne Manners

FOR anyone looking for a home, business or both, in peace and tran quility in a beautiful part of Spain, this may be the property for you. Situated just 15 minutes drive from the market town of Lubrin for all your day to day needs and 30 mins drive from the larger town of Albox, with supermarkets banks and pharmacies. The coast can be reached in 50 minutes and there is easy access to three main air ports via good motorway links.

outside area is extensive, with plenty of areas to sit and soak up the sun’s rays, plus many shaded areas provid ing peace and tranquility. There is a newly built, Roman style 8 x 4m swimming pool, which filters from the offgrid solar system. This is provided by a 4KW solar instal lation, situated away from the house consisting of a 24volt inverter with 15 solar panels, which feed an automatic Tecniq Capri Generator. Alongside, the prop erty also has a solar hot water system, water softener, gas backup boiler, septic tank drainage system and grey water collector system for irrigation of the trees. If this wasnt enough, there are also paddocks with two Arks,

apartment has its own entrance and con sists of a cosy lounge with a wood­burning fire providing warmth to the upstairs bedroom and en suite bath room. The property has had all new plumbing and electrics, new windows with double glazing and all inter nal doors have been renewed or replaced. Decorated exquisitely and beautifully presented, you can simply move in and start enjoying your life in the sunshine. There is the possibility of two further bedrooms and bathrooms in the extension to the house if required.

MANNERSSUZANNE

But where does the water come from I ask? As I once again neglect to drink a litre of the stuff. My clothes feel tighter surely because the humidity has shrunk them, not because I’ve sprawled on the sofa watching Netflix all day (again!) thrusting sweaty claws into bags of low fat crisps (baked so therefore good for you) and sipping Cava (made from grapes so one of my five a day).

Wish me luck and a following wind.

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When I get really depressed about weight gain I stop weighing myself, ‘out of sight out of mind’ as they say, unfortunately waist bands do not play along. I like food. Good food, good company and a lovely restaurant are among the greatest plea sures in life. The thought of having to curtail

those pleasures because my bathroom scales shakes its supercilious head, rolls its eyes and tuts at me, makes me sad and conversely hungry. It is a known fact that di ets make you hungry and that’s even be fore starting one. Just the thought of dieting makes me reach for the Walkers. The an noying thing is that I know exactly what to do and whose fault it is. I try blaming the thyroid medication or the stress or heat but ultimately I am fat because I eat too much and too much of the wrong foods. Full stop.

So on a bloody diet I will hop. I will re duce portion size, cut back on the carbs and munch lettuce and cruciferous vegetables until I resemble an angry farting goat.

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MY bathroom scales are lying to me. I can’t possibly have put on that much weight. Can I? OK so I stopped swimming and I now walk sporadically only when the humidity drops. I eat chocolate, drink Cava and enjoy a full English now and then, but don’t the cherry tomatoes and Rucula make up for that? Doesn’t lettuce cancel the calories in bread? So I lie to myself and say that it must be water weight, not the sausages or the bacon butties.

to provide shelter to the horses and a transferable licence for up to six Thehorses.house itself is entered via a bespoke studded door into a large country­style kitchen with a vaulted ceiling, a large rangestyle oven, a central island and plenty of cupboards. There is also an original fireplace with a wood­burning fire installed. Off the kitchen, there is a sep arate dining room for a more formal dining room, a large open lounge and a small snug room. The central hallway has stairs that lead to the first floor with four double bedrooms and two bath

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The plot of 15,969m is situated in a spectacular coun try setting and has been extensively renovated by its current owners providing not only a beautiful family home, but also an income with the land with riding facil ities, it’s one bed, one bath apartment suite and three furnished ‘bell tents’ and has a well established touristic business with recurring business over a number of years.The 275 m­built property is approached via a long, fir tree­lined driveway, with plenty of parking space. The

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Keith

The percentage increase that pensioners can expect to re ceive in April of next year will, in theory, be based on UK in flation and should reflect the standing of this September’s Consumer Price Index which is expected to be in excess of 10 per Problemcent.is of course that it was exceptionally suspended last year in order to help Britain recover some of its pandem ic spend and it is suggested that Liz Truss’s economic advi sors are convinced that she simply can’t afford to allow it to be reinstated now to benefit pensioners in 2023/24.

After over 55 years driving cars , HGVs, motorhomes etc many of which have no possi bility of any rear view from an internal driving mirror, as long as the vehicle has a suitable wing or door mirrors, you have sufficient rear view to see the

I have never heard anything so ridiculous! Have these peo ple nothing better to do?

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Total agreement

WELL done Leapy!! Totally agree with all you say about the media and its bias.

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SHAME ON YOU

This means borrowing and spending more but for pen sioners, especially those in Spain who haven’t benefited from the energy support, the matter of the triple lock promise is looming in many minds.

NO TRIPLE LOCK OUR VIEW

So are the DGT saying all these vehicles are a danger as they do not have an internal rear view mirror thus obstruct ed rear views??

road behind you.

AS a former resident of Rhode sia (I left when it became Zim babwe!) I am mortified that Spain will even offer €1 of help to the government there!

It’s about time motorists now stood firm and made firm objections to some of the idi otic money making rules that are spoiling the joys of motor ing.

We have been proven right by the way the two successive Zimbabwean governments since 1981 have destroyed practically everything by milking the system financially, putting unqualified relatives and friends in places of high office and ‘switching off’ the infrastructure that maintained hospitals, schools, transport, power, wa ter etc. The current president, the ‘Crocodile’ Manangagwa, like Mugabe, goes nowhere without armed guards and takes expensive flights.

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The country is not worth helping until these criminals are removed from office and a proper government installed with an opposition that can oppose rather than hide under the desks in fear of terrible reprisals! Shame on you Spain for supporting a terrorist or ganisation in their total de struction of the country!

THE fight for leadership of the Conservative Party and there fore Prime Minister is over and Liz Truss emerged as the winner. She has immediately taken steps to distance herself from supporters of Rishi Sunak and now has a senior cabi net made up of her followers who previously held at best, ju niorPromisingposts. to return Britain to its position as a world leader despite the fact that she has held important ministerial posts since the May government, she sees the way forward as one of lower taxes which she believes will create more en trepreneurs and attract foreign investment.

HELLO, I have to give my opin ion re ‘rear view fines’ as sug gested by the DGT.

So, with the WASPI women still receiving no compensa tion from the lack of advance notice of the increase in pen sion age from the Department and Works and Pensions as confirmed by the Ombudsman and now the threat of no triple lock safety, it rather looks as if the so-called levellingup policy is going to miss a significant percentage of the population.

We fought to prevent those people taking over a beautiful and successful country, but the Russians’ influence over Harold Wilson etc, ruined that.

Ridiculous

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change. But the UK is suffering the worst, de spite Germany’s huge problems with gas supply and the forest fires in southern Eu rope.There is no sign of a strong leader. The Conservative candidates were an enthusias tic but immature young man and an opti mistic but vacillating woman. She will head the government until Keir Starmer wins the nextTheelection.Conservatives are in disarray. We

know that politicians in general cannot be trusted, as most of them place personal sur vival ahead of honesty with the electorate. But from their leader’s lies about everything from Brexit to ‘Partygate’ to his incompe tence over the Covid Care Homes scandal and abandonment of duties once he was fi nally disgraced, everything suggests that they will lose the next election. But we still have them for two more years.

has now reached £2.35 tril lion. Apart from this, how are things now? Well, where do we start?

murder statistics have risen again. Waiting lists for ambulances, hospital beds, dental treatment, passport applications, driving tests and mortgage requests have reached unimaginable levels.

The UK is cut off from the rest of Europe by Brexit. There is no properly functioning na tional health system. The cost of living is out of control. There is a crisis in the availability, supply and delivery of goods. Travel and transport by land, railway, air and sea are in chaos. There are strikes in dozens of sectors ranging from the judiciary to the main con tainer port at Felixstowe, postal workers and waste management to railway workers and airline staff, nurses and teachers. Unsolved

When Labour lost the General Election in 2010, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury un der Gordon Brown’s government left a cheeky note for his new Coalition successor: “Dear Chief Secretary. There is no money left in the Treasury; good luck.” At the end of that administration, national debt stood at £777Nationalbillion.debt

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Clowns may have a kind of charisma but what we desperately need is a strong, deci sive and honest leader. Will Keir Starmer be that person?

A more serious approach is urgently required in Number Ten.

Many other European countries have ex perienced serious challenges in some of these areas. Brexit has helped nobody; we’ve all suffered Covid, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, withdrawal of gas supplies and, most recently, the raw evidence of climate

NOW is not the ideal time for any aspiration to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The new incumbent should reflect on the state of the nation they are inheriting from the disastrous legacy of Boris Johnson. So, good luck, Liz.

So, in theory, we are faced with a battle between ideologies. Despite the collapse of the NHS, with so much chaos in the private sector, especially energy and water suppliers, nationalisation needs to be seriously consid ered in some areas. This is no longer a battle between classes or between capitalism and socialism. It’s a battle for survival.

SAD LEGACY FOR THE UK

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The cost of caravanning

TRAVELLING in a motorhome through Spain can be a great (and cheap) way to travel through the country and see some of the wonderful sights it has to offer, without having to worry about hot check ins or lug ging baggage from one hostel to another.Ifyou’re travelling from the UK in your own motorhome, the best route to take is to drive through France, head down the west side of the country through Le Mans, Tours, Poitiers, Bor deaux and Bayonne (all also lovely stop offs if you have the time) and cross into Spain via Irun. This is the cheapest route from a toll perspective.

A motorhome trip

with the caravan getaway plans, an option for those who don’t want to spend summer at home but a hotel is maybe a little out of your Unfortunately,budget.

WITH Spain’s gorgeous Mediter ranean coastline, you’re certainly not hard pushed to find a bathing spot suitable for every one.As well as miles of beautiful beaches, Spain is also great for inland wild swimming, which has gained popularity in the past couple of years.

derful waterfalls.

Lagunas de Ruidera is popular.

Inland wild swimming!

whilst a cara van holiday will likely be cheap er than a hotel room (or multi ple, to fit the whole family), and it means that you can take ev erything you need with you,

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WHILST Spain is renowned for its astonishingly hot sum mers, making it no wonder that thousands of tourists flock there during their holidays, in some parts of the country it can be so blisteringly hot that you might wish you’d opted for a slightly colder climate, es pecially if you’re camping!

Nothing screams sweaty summer like waking up in a tent in 30+ degree heat with no air conditioning.

if you are al ready here, you could hire a mo torhome (the minimum age for this is 21). This option would give you more freedom if you’re lim ited on time and want to see some of this beautiful country.

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While many of these wild swimming spots are relatively se cret, here are some of the best lakes and natural pools Spain has to offer, so you can swap the sand for luscious lakes and won

The historical town of Irun is in Spain’s Basque region. To get to it you’ll pass through Pheasant Island, the world’s smallest con dominium which changes ‘own er’ every six months. The Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed here in Alternatively,1659.

Lastly, much less scary than it sounds, is the Garganta de los In fiernos (the throat of hell) in Ex tremadura. Hikers can make their way through the natural park of the same name to discov er natural pools carved into gran ite by the river.

A CARAVAN holiday can accrue various costs depending on fac tors like the time of year and the number of people joining the adventure. If you’re thinking about taking a holiday on wheels, you should know about how much it will actually set youJulyback.2022 was affected by the current unstable economy. Nev ertheless, even despite record high refuelling prices, many families have ploughed ahead

By far the most popular spot in the country is the Lagunas de Ruidera. There are 15 lagoons and lakes where you can swim, kayak, fish, or even bird watch if

companies have still monopo lised on people’s desperation for a Dependinggetaway. on the time of year, some caravan rentals can be €200 per day, although off peak it might only be €70. In summer, you should expect to pay around €150 per day for a high quality, fully equipped car avan.

you don’t fancy a dip!

If you’re down for a dive, Fuentes del Algar near Benidorm could be a good choice for you. Here you’ll find an amalgamation of small pools and waterfalls, maintained to preserve its natu ral wonder for generations.

If you are planning a future camping trip and summer is the only time you can go, you could save yourself the pain of heat stroke by camping some where likely to be slightly cool er such as the Islas Cies in Gali cia or Cangas del Narcea in Asturias in the north of Spain.

GO LOCAL

Both these places offer gor geous green woodland camp ing opportunities so you can take a hike without getting ex hausted and relax in your tent afterwards, ready to do it all again the next day!

Food is also an impor tant part of protecting your dog from the cold.

LEISHMANIASIS is a dis ease caused by the parasite of the same name, a sort of mosquito that lives in the Mediterranean region. The disease is transmitted to dogs through the parasite’s bite, causing symptoms such as hair loss, weight loss, skin wounds, renal wounds, anaemia and ele vated blood pressure.

PROTECTION: Give your dog an extra blanket during cold temperatures.

It can be passed, ei ther directly or indi rectly from animal to person, through con

taminated foods, or through inhalation or ingestion.Itispossible to pre vent zoonosis by fol lowing some basic hy giene rules. It’s important to follow de‐parasitisation guide lines and have your pet vaccinated. Animals can also contract ill nesses through unclean foods. Make sure that your pet eats meat that is cooked and vegeta bles that have been washed to prevent ill nesses.Itisalso necessary for your pet to have somewhere separate from where they eat and sleep to do their business to avoid con tamination.

Hamster’s weight

Zoonosis:

HOW much your dog will feel the cold will depend on things such as their breed, size and age. There are dogs like Huskies who are more adept to cold temperatures, and then there are Dachshunds who often need a little coat in winter to prevent icicles forming on their underbel lies.Taking these factors into account, here are some things you can do to pro tect your pet from the cold.Ifyour dog sleeps inside, they won’t need much more than a comfortable bed, maybe with some thing a little thicker to in

Vets advise that during the colder seasons, you feed

your dog more calories so they have more to burn to keep themselves warm. This is especially impor tant if your dog still needs lots of outdoor exercise!

THE World Health Or ganisation in 1959 pro posed the term ‘zoono sis’ to define ‘the illnesses and infections that can be transmitted from vertebrate ani mals to people’. Exam ples of this include things like monkeypox andWebrucellosis.shouldalso con sider infestations when lots of animals harbour the infections, making them easier to pass on to people. However, usually humans and an imals are infected from the same source (usual ly water, vertebrate an imals or plants).

By paying attention to the food you are giving

them, you can improve their well‐being by improv ing their weight! One way to do this is by reducing the amount of treats you giveWhilstthem.positive reinforce ment is important, it’s cru cial not to reward your hamster in excess. Whilst you may think fruit is a good healthy choice for your hamster, they are omnivorous after all, due to the amount of sugar in fruit, this can contribute to hamsters’ weight gain if eaten in excess.

Help keep your dog warm Leishmaniasis

and the low temperatures.

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OBESITY is a pathological tendency amongst ham sters and a very common problem amongst the adorable miniature house hold pets. If they spend all their time in a cage and al ways have foods rich in fats and carbohydrates at their disposal, weight problems come as no sur prise.Hamsters also tend to eat in excess, eating a lot in some periods and eating a lot less in others.

sulate them from the cold as well. However, if your dog sleeps outside, it’s a good idea to get them a lit tle shed to protect them from the rain, the damp

There was a time when dogs with this were written off as needing to be put down, or simply having to suffer without any medical aid.Now, treatment has been developed and symp toms can be treated ac cording to the needs of the individual dog. Leishmania sis is not a death sentence and many dogs with it are still worthy of adoption for families desperate to wel come a furry friend to their home.

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You can choose from a petrol or plug­in hybrid pow er unit, the former being a 1.5­litre turbocharged engine and in the latter case boosted

Model tested was UK-specification and equipment lev els and prices may vary in other markets.

Model: MG HS Exclusive PHEV

The company is now lead ing the charge for cheaper EVs ­ their new MG4 looks like a terrific package ­ but al so has plug­in hybrid and petrol cars. Largest of the SUV range is the HS, priced from €26,675/£22,995 and it’s a proper grown­up SUV that matches the Europeans onFromquality.the moment you sit behind the wheel it feels,

Manual or automatic gears are on offer and there are just two trim levels of Excite and Exclusive, which makes life easier. Even the entry ver

Gears: 10-speed automatic –petrol and electric com Price:bined €38,972 (£33,595)

I doubt you would even no tice. The MG handles perfect ly well and the suspension copes with rougher roads, and drives enthusiastic bends, commendably given the raised ride height.

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If you want a grown­up SUV with the feel of a more premium brand, and at an af fordable price, then the HS is well worth considering. I think you’ll be impressed.

sion has an enviable list of standard equipment and in Exclusive trim level adds luxu ry touches such as a panoramic glass sunroof, power tailgate and leather upholstery.Ontheroad is where the MG arguably lacks some onroad handling finesse of Euro pean competitors. Although unless you’re particularly tuned in to ride and handling

look at me. The propor tions are right without being excessive, there’s an absence of fussiness and unlike so many competitors it lacks Tonka Toy simplicity for a more subtle and classier look.

Emissions: 43g/km WLTP

A discreet appearance that doesn’t shout look at me

Performance: 0-100 kmh (62 mph) 6.9 seconds/Maxi mum Speed 221 km/h (118 mph)

Facts at a Glance

The new MG4.

by a electric90kWmotor to assist the engine’s performance. It also provides an electric only range of around 32 miles, with a home charger it’s ideal for most people’s commute.

in lead­in form, of a higher level than the price would suggest. Examine the seating, the so lidity of the clunk as you close the door and the general am bience of the interior and you can see it’s well bolted to gether. Externally, apart from a large grille ­ which actually sits well ­ it’s a discreet ap pearance that doesn’t shout

Economy: 1.8 l/100km (155.8 mpg) - all-electric range 32 miles – charging 4.5 hours WLTP

AT a time when many car manufacturers are cutting costs, and quality, it’s nice to report on one car maker where the quality keeps improving to an increasing ly high level. MG might be an iconic British badge but is now Chinese owned and SAIC, MG’s owners, have come a long way since their launch model, the MG6, ar rived back in 2012.

They will also need to sup ply various other materials, in cluding electrical installations, vertical signage, communica tions equipment, and video surveillance equipment.

One is for the roads depen dent on the Traffic Manage ment Centres in the area cen tre, the northwest­Cantabrian and the north; and another for the southwest, southeast, Levante, Pyrenees­Valle del Ebro and the Balearic Islands.

Specifically,devices.over a period of three years, the DGT aims to install 90 new section radars which will control the speed at two specific points on a road. Another 60 fixed radars will be placed in selected loca tions, and another 120 cabins for radars fixed on posts.

that each of these lots re quires the contracted compa ny to provide 120 cabins for fixed speed cameras, 90 sec tion speedometers, and 45 fixed speed cameras.

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The contract’s administra tive specifications indicate

AS published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), Spain’s General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) plans to invest just over €17.5 million in 270 new speed control points on the road systems in Spain. Of this total, 150 will be fixed or sec tion radar

work to improve road safety,” said the traffic department.

The fixed kinemometers, or velolasers, will allow the cap ture and recording of the in stantaneous speed of the ve hicles that circulate in both directions of circulation.

Eighty per cent of the new radars will be located on con ventional roads, where the highest road accident rate oc curs in Spain.

Spain’s speed control devices

The remaining 20 per cent will be on motorways and du al carriageways. These are ap proximate percentages that, according to the DGT: “will serve as a guideline for road safety policy when deciding on a specific Ultimately,location.”thedecision on where each speedometer is to be located will be made by the“TheDGT.implementation of these systems will allow us to expand the scope of speed control and continue with the

The tender announcement for the supply and installation of these radars, published in the BOE indicates the contract is divided into two lots.

ELCHE FC will be able to play summer signing Alex Collado against FC Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Saturday, Septem berBarcelona’s17. on­loan midfielder Alex Collado will be able to play for LaLiga side Elche against his parent club as his loan deal does not include a clause that permits it.

However, he was subbed off at half­time during Elche’s 4­1 loss to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, September 11.

Collado OK to play F1 complications

KEIRA WALSH: Has played for England in all age groups.

ALEX COLLADO: Good news for Elche football club.

A statement released to day, Monday, September 12, by the Williams F1 team confirmed that their Thai­British driving star, Alex Albon, was admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital over the

Although the player has impressed since starting life on the Costa Blanca, Elche are currently second bottom of the table, with just one point out of five LaLiga games played and 13 goalsAfterconceded.startinghis new side’s first game on the bench, Colla do has started the following four.

Williams team preparing for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. After being rushed to the San Gerardo Hospital in Monza, his place in the team was sub sequently taken by the team’s reserve driver, Nick de Vries.

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Barcelona breaks record

weekend. The 26­year­old reportedly suffered respi ratory failure complica tions following an appen dicitisAlbonoperation.hadbeen diag nosed with appendicitis on Saturday, September 10, while in Italy with the

BARCELONA has broken the record paid for a women footballer, paying €400,000 to sign Keira Walsh from Manchester City.The 25­year­old from Rochdale has been a fea ture of the Manchester City team since 2014 earning herself a reputa tion as both playmaker and defensive midfielder. She has played for Eng land in all age groups since she was 12 and made her debut for the senior team in 2017. Walsh who excelled in the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 was named player of the match, being in strumental in the team’s win.Walsh’s purchase, al though cheap by men’s standards, takes woman’s football into the big leagues and is likely to be

WILLIAMS’ F1 driver Alex Albon has ended up in in tensive care with respira tory failure following an appendicitis operation.

the start of a strong up ward trend in the price of players as the woman’s game grows its support base.With Barcelona having broken the record paid for a women footballer, the competition is on to attract the best foot ballers in the game with many believing it won’t take long for that record to be broken.