Axarquia 10 - 16 November 2022 Issue 1949

THE primary aim of the Royal British Legion is to support serving members, veterans and the families of the Armed Forces who are in serious need of med ical and welfare support. The money raised through various events is used pri marily in Spain to help those who are struggling due mainly to medical rea sons.

Touching memorial events are set to mark Armistice Day over the weekend in Nerja. The Roy al British Legion Nerja branch will mark Remem brance Day with a Poppy Ball on Friday November 11, followed by a memorial service and lunch on Sun day November 13.

The Nerja group will also be holding a memorial

MAJOR renovations were announced for a local Nerja park on Monday November 7. Planned im provements to El Pinillo Park are set to create new leisure opportunities for residents and visitors.

El Pinillo Park will soon welcome families and outdoor lovers thanks to the upgraded facilities which include 20 new pic nic tables, with 40 new benches. New fences and litter bins will also be in troduced as part of the renovation.

Sports facilities in the park will also get a facelift with a new mini basketball area, volley ball nets and futsal goal posts.

Environmental council lor, Javier Rodríguez ex plained that the work will create more outdoor

leisure opportunities for Nerja residents and visi tors, as well as improving the appearance of the area.

The local government

awarded the contract for the renovation earlier in the week to a local Mala ga­based company, with a budget of around €54,000. The renovation

event on Remembrance Sunday. The memorial ser vice will begin at 11.30am at the Al Andalus Hotel in Maro, before a lunch, cele brating the memory of British forces throughout history.

Nerja Royal British Legion are committed to remem bering the sacrifices made by brave servicemen and women. The group regular ly holds commemorative and fundraising events, in cluding a quiz night which is set for Thursday November 22 in Torrox Costa.

Those interested in at tending or volunteering for future poppy appeals and fundraising events can visit the RBL Nerja website for further information or email: kim_bowe1@hot mail.com.

A VALUABLE funding boost for two Axarquia towns was announced by Andalucian local government as part of a plan to support the tourism industry. Frig iliana and Nerja were both selected as essential sites for the tourism industry in the decision announced on Friday November 4.

A total of 38 towns across Andalucia were selected for the funding boost with a total investment of nearly €4.8 million in tourism facilities. Frigiliana will receive €31,865, while Nerja will receive €109,242.

The funding boost is set to be used to enhance ex isting cultural opportunities for tourists in the towns, making them more accessible and appealing to audiences travelling from abroad, and technologi cal #developments.

Local government Minister for Tourism, Arturo Bernal described the funding as “crucial for securing high quality experiences for tourists visiting these ar eas.” He added “We understand the huge pressure that local councils feel during the high tourism sea son, so we will fund these extra expenses that will guarantee quality experiences, which have become associated with Andalucia due to our excellent hos pitality industry.”

project is being funded by local government funds with a huge 90 per cent subsidy from the Eu ropean Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.

FRIGILIANA : One of the towns selected by the local government to receive extra funding for tourism.

Cheerful Christmas shopping

THERE’S a festive start to the Christmas season in Nerja. A Christmas Market on Saturday November 12 is set to kick off this year’s holiday season.

Fitzgerald’s Live Music Bar plays host to a Christmas Mar

ket with plenty of seasonal ac tivities to bring festive cheer to all and help shoppers get a head start on gift buying. The event is due to take place from 9am until 1pm at the music bar in the centre of

Nerja. There will be market stalls for shoppers to find be spoke gifts and an opportunity to order customised productsThere will also be lots of treats for those who don’t fancy starting Christmas shopping just yet.

Alongside the market, a lo cal choir is set to perform. Quadrophonics, a talented choir founded in 2014 and made up of international resi dents with a passion for singing, will raise money for charity during the event. The choir will be performing top festive hits from 11.30am until 12pm and again from 12.30pm until 1pm.

Torrox’s tourism triumph

Betty Henderson TORROX took the World Travel Market by storm with a dazzling balloon campaign on the streets of London. Representatives from the local tourism industry were in the British capital for the international tourism fair from November 7 to 9.

Tourism industry professionals showcased the best opportunities in the town to poten tial British tourists during the event this week.

The Torrox sunshine shone through with a popular golden balloon campaign as British families flocked to collect a balloon and promotional brochure from Torrox tourism industry giants in key locations in the city, including Oxford Street. While tem peratures in London have already dipped for the winter, potential tourists were en amoured by Torrox’s ‘Best Climate in Eu rope’ displays and showed lots of interest in

A UNIQUE cultural festival is set to re turn to Axarquia this month. The Festival Eñe will be celebrated from Thursday November 24 until Sunday November 27, and will blend international litera ture with cuisine as well as natural living during its fifth edition this year.

The festival is one of the most impor tant events on the calendar for litera ture, bringing together bookworms and authors with other cultural disciplines in

the town’s opportunities for tourists.

Torrox mayor, Óscar Medina hailed the event as a major success saying “The skies of London were lit up with our balloons, bearing Torrox’s name front and centre. The street marketing campaign was so valuable as we had direct contact with potential tourists.”

Love for literature

cluding cuisine, music and film. Originating in Madrid, the festival has seen success in Malaga Province, where it has been held for the past four years. Now Madrid bookseller, Lola Larumbre is set to direct this edition of the festival which will be held in venues in Rincon de La Victoria and Nerja.

There will be a range of activities dur ing the event to celebrate the impor tance of literature in our lives and the history of the region including guided walks by musicians, writers and histori ans, and a cuisine and poetry master class led by Casa Museo del Sitio de los Dólmenes.

Photo credit: Óscar Medina (via Facebook)

Mayor of Torrox, Óscar Medina shows off a promotional brochure for the town at the World Tourism Market in London.

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Moscatel mania

AN annual wine festival is set to take place in Almáchar on Sunday November 13. The festival will showcase the tra ditional moscatel wine from the region. Guests can enjoy sampling wines, musical en tertainment and purchase wines to take home.

Lest we forget

THE Royal British Legion will host a memorial service in the Axarquia region to mark Armistice Day this weekend with a service scheduled for 11.30am at the Restaurant Puerto Niza in Benajarafe on Sunday November 13 as well as an event in Malaga.

Showing support

ORGANISATIONS in Rincon de La Victoria will come together for a community walk on Sun day November 13, to show their support for people with autism. The first edition of the event will also raise money for charities that help autistic people locally.

Free course

AUTHORITIES in Velez­Mala ga have developed a profes sional development course for local teachers interested in preventing social inclusion. The free course covered musi cal therapy and how social in teractions can help to reduce the risk of isolation among vulnerable students.

Clear signs

MAINTENANCE work has been carried out in Almuñe car to make a weekly market more accessible. The market on Friday mornings which has more than 200 vendors will be marked by clear sig nage to encourage the public to visit.

Property market

A PUBLIC-PRIVATE forum on November 11 will give lo cal businesses and property buyers a chance to interact and influence policy regard ing investment in the indus try. The ‘Investment Action’ breakfast presentation will take place at the FYCMA in Malaga.

Betty Henderson ROBUST measures are planned to prevent a repeat of drought conditions in Axar quia during 2023. The local government announced a mega investment of €15.3 million on November 4, to combat water shortages that were seen in some areas of the province this year.

The plan includes a mea sure to bring 31 million cubic metres of water to the area as well as an improved pipe net work, adding 10 kilometres from Rincon de La Victoria to surrounding agricultural sites.

Water treatment facilities will

Resource refill

and we are taking this issue very seriously.”

also see significant improve ments to prevent shortages.

Mayor of Rincón de la Vic toria, Francisco Salado ex plained “We are absolutely

committed to resolving the water supply issues in Axar quia. Water is essential for daily life, agriculture and the tourism industry in the region

The Minister for Agricul ture, Fisheries, Water and Ru ral Development, Carmen Crespo, explained that the lo cal government will complete various stages of its plan in cluding completing the water treatment facility at El Algar robo.

Ministers also highlighted their commitment to a new desalination plant in the area to boost future water supply.

Bingo bonanza Diabetes awareness

A BRILLIANT bingo bash will raise much­needed funds for two animal charities in Nerja. Try your luck at the Pippa’s and APAA bingo fundraiser ‘Pawty’ on Friday November 11 for a chance to win some epic prizes.

The bingo night, which costs €10 to attend will also fea ture amazing live music by Laura Jeffrey and other enter tainment including a raffle and ‘Play your cards right’ game.

Organisers promise an exciting evening saying “Eyes down and looking for a full house at 7.30pm sharp for the start of the fun” for the charity event.

Proceeds from the bingo night will go towards Pippa’s and APAA Nerja animal organisations. APAA is an animal rescue charity that aims to rescue and rehome aban doned animals in the Nerja area.

Dedicated APAA volunteers help rescue animals to find their happy ending and forever home through a variety of community action, awareness and fundraising activities in the local area. Pippa’s is also a local organisation that sells donated items to raise money for neglected dogs.

Modernised mapping

A MODERNISING move will make the Rincon de La Victoria classic Tapas Route more accessible to visiting audiences. For the first time, a digital map will be available alongside tradi tional paper maps of the tapas route, to attract larger audi ences to the renowned event.

The Rincon de La Victoria Tapas Route is due to take place between November 11 and 20, with more than 30 restau rants in the local area taking part to showcase their delicious specialities. An online guide to the Tapas Route will now be linked to Google Maps, allowing guests to plan their route along the trail and appeal to a wider audience.

The interactive map will also display the bespoke menus created especially for the event with a price list to help guests plan their trip.

Mayor, Francisco Salado explained the move gives the event a wider appeal, “Digitalising the tapas route is a crucial step in making the trail accessible to guests that come from abroad and use Google Maps to plan their visit.”

A link to the digital map to help plan a trip is available at: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1czrOucbyLYYG4TGcEo_I35eeona3Ss&usp=sharing

A PACKED programme of events will mark World Dia betes Day in Velez­Malaga over the weekend. The inter national awareness day, which takes place each year on November 14, will be marked in the region with sporting, educational and solidarity events to raise awareness about the condi tion.

An alliance of local health organisations are holding a range of events with an edu cational focus to mark World Diabetes Day this weekend under this year’s slogan of ‘To educate is to protect our future’.

Events will kick off on Sun day November 13 with a five kilometre solidarity sporting event. A five­kilometre route, starting and finishing on Avenida de Las Naciones can be walked or ran by par ticipants from 10am.

After the sport event there will be an informative ses sion at the finish line, with healthy fruit snacks for at

tendees. At 12.30pm dia betes organisations will read their manifesto about re sources and funding for the condition. Finally, events will finish with a Zumba master class at 12.40pm.

On Monday events will continue with an informa tive stand, a talk at 6pm and a solidarity light display at the Érmita de Los Remedios chapel.

CULTURAL mastery will be on show in Rincon de La Vic toria with six weeks of fla menco performances. The programme launched on Saturday November 5 and will run until December 10 with a catalogue of ac claimed performers taking to the stage.

Nationally recognised artists will perform Flamen co guitar, vocal, percussion and dance pieces on each Saturday for the next six weeks as part of the Au tumn Recitals project by the Peña Flamenca El Piyayo fla menco organisation.

Each show will start at 9pm in the organisation’s venue in Rincon de La Victo ria, displaying exciting talent in the discipline.

The programme will fea ture young, up­and­coming talent alongside established performers as part of an ini tiative to preserve flamenco and traditional culture in the town.

Performers in the pro gramme include the distin guished dancer, Carmen Ca macho, on November 26 as well as skilled guitarist, Ca marón de Pitita Hijo and singer José Parra on Satur day November 12.

Announcing the event, town mayor, Clara Perles ex plained, “This programme of recitals exhibits our valuable flamenco and folklore tradi tional culture,” inviting all lo cals and visitors to enjoy the artistic performances.

EDUCATIONAL: A series of events will mark World Diabetes Day.

Photo credit: Eric Buermeyer/ shutterstock.com

THERE has been a grand re turn of tourism in Almuñe car and La Herradura, as market analysis reveals ho

International tourists return

tels in the region recorded 10 per cent more tourists

during September. The figures announced by authorities in Almuñe car on November 2 re vealed that hotel occu pancy reached nearly 75 per cent during the month, a marked in crease on pandemic fig ures and the same month in 2021.

According to figures re leased by the councillor for Tourism, Daniel Bar bero, 96,500 overnight stays were made in the region during September, of which more than 40,000 were from inter national tourists.

The figures come as a relief to the local hospi tality industry amid glob al economic instability and soaring inflation that had threatened to slow the recovery of the sec

tor from the pandemic.

Barbero explained, “The figures reveal that Septem ber was the best month for international tourism in our region. These statistics are encouraging, with fig ures from 2021 practically quadrupled in the same period.”

The improved figures come after a strengthened marketing campaign from the town’s council and lo cal tourism organisations, targeting the international and domestic markets.

Art for equality

A POWERFUL contempo rary art exhibition is rais ing awareness for the In ternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Rin con de La Victoria.

The globally recog nised day takes place each year on November 25.

The exhibition is part of a dynamic programme of events and activities in the town to raise awareness against gen dered violence and pay tribute to victims of abuse.

The exhibition entitled ‘Macho violence is not personal, it is social’ opened on November 4 and will remain open un til November 28 at La Sala Mare Nostrum in La

Cala del Moral.

The exhibition has been curated by a collab oration of organisations including the Azul Viole ta Association and the council Department for Social Welfare.

It includes various thought­provoking art styles including paint ings, sculptures, photo installations and collages by five female artists.

Inmaculada López, president of Azul Violeta explained the objective of the exhibition saying, “We are showing that gendered violence is not personal, women do not bring it on themselves by their actions, rather it is a patriarchal social struc ture that we must fight with action.”

Beautiful beaches like San Cristobal attracting tourists.

Photo credit: Shutterstock.com/ Blazar SLU

FOR those who like a sea view, Rincon de la Victoria has created a new public square just for you.

In homage to water, the new space offers wide pedestrian access next to the town’s Paseo Maritimo, creating a practical area to enjoy.

The space is committed to innovation with the installation of a microturbine that uses water to generate energy.

The mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Francis co Salado confirmed: “The importance of this new space seeks to combine the need for recreational areas, shade, the creation of a landmark for the city and the capacity to de velop various activities. I am convinced that this square has all of this.

“This square is committed to innovation because it has as a new element, a microtur

Sea view

NEW SQUARE: An area to enjoy.

bine, that uses water from the water supply network pipes to generate energy that will supply USB 2.0 charging points installed in the bench area of the square itself for charg ing mobile devices.”

The mayor added: “We continue to set milestones to make Rincon de la Victoria the great town we all want.”

Jazz extravaganza

A JOVIAL jazz series is set to return for two more editions throughout November as part of the Ventana Abierta jazz programme in Nerja.

The Alein Steinbert Trio will take to the stage on Friday November 11, followed by the Félix Rossy Trio on November 25.

The Alein Steinbert Trio will perform a lively repertoire of music during the evening, includ ing pieces from their Tiempo Presente studio album which they released in 2019 alongside

newly written original music.

The band is led by guitar extraordinaire, Alein Steinbert, together with double bass play er, Francis Posé and drummer, Ramón López.

The concert will be held from 8pm at the Ho tel Plaza Cavana on Calle Granada in Nerja. Two ticket options are available at the venue, rang ing from between €14 to €18. Bookings can be made online at: ventana.abierta.acp@gmail. com or by calling: 690 073 871.

Image: Rincon de la Victoria City Council

Special snapshots

A MOVING photography series displaying life with a tribe in Ethiopia is on display in Torrox until November 30. The incredible images were captured by a Torrox local, María Jesús Villaseñor.

The exhibition, entitled ‘Omo’ is named af ter a tribe who live in a valley of the same name in the south west of the country. Ethiopia is a large country located in the east ern Horn of Africa region of the continent.

Villaseñor, a member of the Andalucian Photography Federation, took the unique shots during a trip to Ethiopia with a humani

tarian organisation. The photos depict life with the Omo tribe, reflecting the natural way of life, the spontaneity and routine of daily life.

The exhibition, at the Edificio de Usos Múltiples de Torrox Costa, was opened by the photographer on Friday November 4 with a special ceremony attended by the lo cal councillor for Culture, María De Los Ánge les Ruiz Gálvez.

The exhibition can be viewed every day from 9.30am until 2pm and from 4.30pm un til 8.30pm.

Mountaineering mania

AN inaugural hiking event attracted almost 60 nature lovers for the Ruta Sexitana walk near to Almuñecar on Sunday November 6. Hikers came together to enjoy the outdoors, spending more than five hours in the coun tryside.

The group enjoyed pleas ant temperatures and stun ning vistas of mountains and valleys during the walk which was organised by the

Spanish Youth Association in partnership with a whole host of local organisations in cluding the Alcazaba Hiking Club.

Organiser, Pepe García ex plained “We left from the Francisco Bonet stadium in Almuñecar on a delightful route with lots of exciting views including the striking custard apple forest that many of the walkers had never seen before, and

loved. We walked along the Verde river and towards the El Zahorí settlement, passing lots of fascinating archaeo logical remains and monu ments on the way.”

García added that the hike was an outstanding day out, surpassing all expectations during its first addition. He said it represented “the per fect combination of nature, sport and socialising be tween hikers.”

Chocolate champion

THE king of chocolate title has gone to Catalan chef Lluc Crusellas, who has won the eighth edition of the World Chocolate Masters competi tion. The chef took the title on the evening of Monday, Octo ber 31 at an event in Paris, where he beat 17 chefs from around the world to take the title. He is the first Spaniard to be crowned as the World Chocolate Master.

He told the audience: “It has been an incredible journey.”

He continued saying all the hard work had paid off and that as a young man his ambi tion now was to make an

even bigger impression on the world of cooking.

Crusellas, just 26, said that his chocolate creation was in spired by the natural environ ments of the mountain and his love of cycling. His creation included unique techniques

A TOTAL of 132 bottles of wine worth more than €200,000 have been stolen from the Coque Restaurant, a two­star Michelin in the Madrid Province. The theft announced by partner Rafael Sandoval on Wednesday, November 2 occurred after thieves burrowed through an adjoining property. They are said to have then entered the courtyard shared by the restaurant and the neighbouring pharmacy, before breaking the glass window to enter the premises.

One­hundred­and­thirty­two bottles were tak en by the thieves, assuming that’s what they

that gave textures to leaves, providing an organic and natu ral touch to the dishes pre sented. Judges and colleagues praised his work and his tech niques in handling chocolate as he becomes the king of chocolate.

Vintage theft

could carry, leaving behind some 30,000 bottles. The police are investigating the theft, which they say targeted the wine collection. They say there is no evidence that anything else was taken or touched. They add that the people involved knew what they were looking for as the bottles they took were of a very high value. The theft was, however, not noticed until a day later as the restaurant was closed for the public holiday.

CHOCOLATE KING: Lluc Crusellas beat 17 other chefs.

Credit worldchocolatemasters

Rowdy fans

CELTIC football fans have disgraced their team by leaving trash everywhere on Madrid’s Plaza Mayor.

In a performance worse than their team on the field, Celtic lost 5­1, the fans left the square in an absolute and disgraceful mess on Wednesday, November 2. Although the police and the city were expecting prob lems, with Celtic fans having a poor reputation, they were overwhelmed after more than 10,000 arrived in the city, although only 3,000 tickets had been sold.

That left around 7,000 of the Celtic faithful to drink,

sing and generally get out of hand much to the annoy ance of locals.

The police did contain them in the square, which is the normal tactic as it al lows them to be marshalled easily into and out of the Santiago Bernabéu stadi um.

But that meant many re mained overnight in the square leaving a huge amount of litter never seen in the city. A small number also damaged bars and ter races around the square.

As always it is a minority that cause the most prob lems.

Supportive

SPAIN’S Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares has travelled to Ukraine to pay respects to those that have lost their lives and to deliver 30 ambulances.

Albares arrived on Wednesday, November 2 with a busy programme that will seem him hold sev eral meetings with his coun terparts and other institu tions. He will meet with Dmytro Kuleba, his counter part and with the country’s Prime Minister, Denýs Shmyhal. Albares tweeted on his arrival saying: “I have just arrived in Kyiv to convey Spain’s commitment and support to the people and government of Ukraine in the defence of their sovereignty, peace and free dom; and support and thank the members of the Embassy of Spain in Ukraine for their work.”

He will also travel to some of the other cities in the country to learn first hand about the damage the war is having on the country.

RALLY ANNOUNCEMENT: La Nucia mayor Bernabe Cano with the organisers.

Plaza Mayor aftermathCredit Twitter @ VPmmad

Cutting down FINANCE

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Spanish pensions

THE elderly in Spain can ex pect an increase in their pen sion payments of 8.5 per cent next year, even though inflation dropped back to 7.3 per cent in November ac cording to an announcement by the Minister responsible, José Luis Escrivá on Thursday November 3.

Money talks

A UK subsidiary of mining company Glencore has been found guilty of paying bribes to officials in Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Nigeria in or der to obtain rights to obtain oil and a Judge at Southwark Crown Court has fined them £182.9 million and confiscat ed £93.5 million.

Porn fine

GIJON­based Spanish startup tech company Techpump Solutions, which amongst other projects, runs at least five porn sites has just been fined a total of €510,000 in a crackdown by the Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD) for not adequately controlling access to minors.

Capital gains

AS reported in The Tele graph, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering raising funds in a manner which will be more acceptable than in creasing income tax, by cut ting capital gains tax relief which will be seen as hitting those with the most money.

Crumbs

AFTER initiating a review in June of this year, the UK Competition and Markets Authority announced on Fri day November 4 that it be lieves there could be compe tition concerns after Cérélia Group Holding SAS took over the Jus­Rol business and therefore controls much of the home pastry market.

STAT OF WEEK €3 billion

€10 BILLION GREEN DEAL

SPAIN has struck an initial €10 billion green deal with Maersk to supply energy to fuel its new fleet of ves sels.

The Danish company plans to in troduce 20 new ships powered by green methanol starting in 2023/ 2024 and subsequently increasing the number of vessels, so that by 2040 it is completely green.

In order to achieve this aim, Maer sk needs to be able to ensure an in creasing volume of suitable fuel and its top brass have been in discussion with the Spanish government for several months over the possibility

of Spain supplying part of the supply.

On November 3, President Pedro Sánchez met with the CEO of the AP Møller­Maersk Group, Søren Skou to announce that a deal had been struck thanks in part to Spain’s acces sibility, availability of renewable en ergy and commitment to the Green Hydrogen strategy.

To this end therefore, the two par ties have signed a General Protocol for Collaboration to explore the op portunities for large­scale green fuels production in Spain.

The intention is to create two new production plants, one in Andalucia

and the other in Galicia and Sánchez said “This project is perfectly aligned with Spain’s strategy of reindustriali sation, fair energy transition and the green hydrogen roadmap, making progress in fulfilling the European Union’s common decarbonisation commitment.”

If all goes according to plan, the in tention is to create around 85,000 jobs within Spain to supply around 10 per cent of the shipping compa ny’s requirements with a total in vestment from the company and several national and international in vestors.

Black Friday bargains

LIKE many other marketing ideas Black Friday started in the USA and became popu lar, as the day after Thanks giving was when people start to think about their Christmas shopping and took the day off following the public holiday.

This year it takes place on Friday November 25 and will be followed by Cyber Monday on November 28, but with the current eco nomic crisis, specialist con sultancy firm Retail Eco nomics predicts that sales for Black Friday as well as Christmas will be measur ably lower than previous years, based on polls taken in eight countries including

the UK and Spain.

One major international online platform eBay has made a conscious decision to promote the circular economy and on Black Fri day will encourage shop pers towards purchasing

second­hand items, espe cially clothing and guaran teed refurbished electricals, as it found in 2021 that there was a huge increase in these areas.

Amazon probably has the largest number of special

deals but these are initially aimed at subscription paying Prime Members, although there are without doubt many deals to be had from the company and their affili ates.

One problem however is that as some companies be gin to cut back on instore promotions due to large crowds, so it becomes more difficult to identify whether online price cuts are genuine or if the site posted a higher price on one day several months ago. Consumers can benefit from special promo tions and make savings, but should always do their re search in advance in order to find the bargains.

A SURVEY suggests that more peo ple want refurbished tech due to the global cost of living crisis ac cording to second­hand mobile phone outlet SellCell.

Of the 6,000 people in America and the UK contacted, a surprising ly large 41.54 per cent indicated that they would be looking to re place existing phones and tablets with refurbished rather than new hardware simply to save money.

Some 28.7 per cent said they will be buying second­ hand goods as part of an intention to help pro mote the circular economy.

In addition, almost 60 per cent in the UK confirmed they will be visit ing discount supermarkets.

Cheaper Netflix

IN the last year, streaming giant Netflix has lost around one million viewers worldwide and seen its shares drop accordingly. Worried that the current cost of living crisis is likely to see more people saving money by cancelling their subscrip tion or moving to rivals, Netflix is offering a reduced rate in some 12 countries, including Britain and Spain, whereby programmes will be interrupted by advertising.

The company expects that it will not only keep or even attract view ers who feel they can afford the re duced price, but hopes to make up the reduction in subscription fees by selling advertising space to ma jor brands.

Serbian trade

SPAIN’S Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maro to, visited Belgrade capital of Ser bia for meetings with President, Aleksandar Vučić on November 3.

She chaired an economic forum aimed at strengthening trade and investment relations between Spain and Serbia as well as signing two agreements concerning fi nancial and technical cooperation in infrastructure matters.

The agreement includes the identification and execution of pro jects that facilitate the transfer of technology and exchange of knowledge between the countries.

A further agreement concen trated on the financing of studies, consulting services and technical assistance by Spanish companies.

is the amount that the Box2Bit company intends to invest in building two macro data centres in Recas (Toledo) and Torija (Guadalajara)

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ENERGY SUPPLY: Pedro Sánchez flanked by Maersk executives.

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Flutter Entertainment 11.625,0 11.810,0 11.595,0 36,57K

Fresnillo 770,80 776,00 763,00 45,80K

Glencore 521,80 527,20 518,00 4,92M

GSK plc 1.384,51 1.384,51 1.364,61 166,92K

Halma 2.165,8 2.169,0 2.129,0 44,88K

Hargreaves Lansdown 803,60 806,00 797,60 55,24K

Hikma Pharma 1.271,00 1.271,00 1.246,00 25,72K

HSBC 479,35 479,85 475,95 1,47M

IAG 128,20 128,34 126,16 2,26M

Imperial Brands 2.138,00 2.141,00 2.129,00 93,52K Informa 571,80 573,20 568,00 101,27K InterContinental 4.700,0 4.705,0 4.664,0 22,40K

Intermediate Capital 1.133,50 1.140,00 1.117,50 45,85K

Intertek 3.821,0 3.827,0 3.784,0 27,52K

ITV 72,18 72,38 70,36 1,06M

J Sainsbury 217,60 218,40 216,50 399,70K

Johnson Matthey 2.029,0 2.039,0 2.007,0 14,42K

Land Securities 584,20 586,80 582,60 108,25K

Legal & General 237,50 238,10 236,00 591,64K

Lloyds Banking 42,87 43,05 41,95 18,22M

London Stock Exchange 7.696,0 7.732,0 7.652,0 32,90K

Melrose Industries 123,15 123,90 122,15 514,38K

Mondi 1.528,00 1.533,00 1.518,50 82,62K

National Grid 968,40 971,00 956,40 629,03K

NatWest Group 240,20 240,30 236,70 1,03M

Next 5.276,0 5.300,0 5.212,0 29,56K

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

Ocado 659,40 670,80 657,40 155,31K

Persimmon 1.225,0 1.240,0 1.200,0 715,55K

Phoenix 546,80 549,60 546,00 355,86K

Prudential 900,00 904,00 889,20 291,37K

Reckitt Benckiser 5.638,0 5.644,0 5.588,0 66,81K

Relx 2.284,00 2.285,00 2.262,00 152,03K

Rentokil 531,00 532,20 524,80 357,60K

Rightmove 505,20 507,20 499,50 111,60K

Rio Tinto PLC 5.017,0 5.051,0 4.914,0 232,72K

Rolls-Royce Holdings 86,24 86,46 84,40 3,61M

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

Sage 721,00 721,20 709,40 121,98K

Samsung Electronics DRC 1.115,00 1.116,50 1.112,50 1,37K

Schroders 406,7 407,1 402,1 51,17K

Scottish Mortgage 744,80 746,80 734,20 233,05K

Segro 771,40 776,00 764,40 200,92K

Severn Trent 2.570,0 2.576,0 2.549,0 37,59K

Shell 2.464,0 2.483,0 2.460,5 1,06M

Smith & Nephew 1.037,50 1.043,00 1.029,00 158,41K

Smiths Group 1.559,00 1.561,00 1.548,50 63,21K

Spirax-Sarco Engineering 10.930,0 10.985,0 10.865,0 0,16K SSE 1.571,00 1.572,50 1.550,50 97,10K

St. James’s Place 1.074,00 1.078,00 1.064,00 36,64K

Standard Chartered 560,80 562,00 554,00 370,31K

Taylor Wimpey 93,88 94,04 92,18 3,42M

Tesco 227,40 227,90 225,30 1,11M

Tui 138,95 139,45 137,60 222,75K

Unilever 4.032,5 4.036,0 4.009,0 117,89K

United Utilities 958,40 961,20 949,20 130,68K

Vodafone Group PLC 105,44 105,56 104,60 5,99M

Whitbread 2.525,0 2.530,0 2.501,0 20,89K WPP 808,40 808,80 792,20 405,36K

DOW JONES

3M 124,68 125,15 1,91M

American Express 146,98 147,54 143,76 2,85M

Amgen 277,02 277,48 267,75 2,92M

Apple 138,92 139,15 135,67 83,01M

Boeing 164,91 166,70 160,63 10,18M

Caterpillar 228,61 229,13 222,67 3,38M

Chevron 185,61 186,38 182,11 7,52M

Cisco 44,55 44,98 44,40 21,36M

Coca-Cola 59,49 59,77 59,24 8,83M

Dow 49,50 49,53 48,31 5,85M

Goldman Sachs 362,56 362,96 358,52 2,51M

Home Depot 290,27 291,70 282,84 3,06M

Honeywell 209,77 210,24 207,14 2,67M

IBM 138,34 138,70 136,51 4,02M

Intel 28,41 28,47 27,89 33,71M

J&J 172,98 173,85 171,44 6,23M

JPMorgan 131,37 132,29 130,48 11,96M

McDonald’s 276,41 278,08 275,07 2,84M

Merck&Co 100,07 100,36 97,67 8,29M

Microsoft 227,87 228,41 221,28 32,83M

Nike 93,44 96,87 92,67 7,75M

Procter&Gamble 136,50 137,19 135,06 6,72M

Salesforce Inc 144,59 144,93 138,77 7,22M

The Travelers 184,13 184,54 182,92 1,27M

UnitedHealth 545,02 546,95 535,47 2,43M

Verizon 37,19 37,44 36,98 19,68M

Visa A 200,10 200,44 197,17 7,81M

Walgreens Boots 38,59 39,13 37,70 12,45M

Walmart 142,45 142,97 141,26 3,59M

Walt Disney 100,43 101,56 98,99 11,30M

Most Advanced

Genting Hong Kong Limited +0.0391 +358.72%

Swedish Match AB (publ) +2.42 +29.95%

Telecom Italia S.p.A. +0.0560 +29.47%

Accelleron Industries AG +3.49 +24.93%

Certara, Inc. +2.09 +19.58%

Syneos Health, Inc. +4.30 +16.73%

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. +3.79 +16.18%

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Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings S.A. +0.1260 +14.25%

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Choice Hotels International, Inc. -9.12% 1.285M

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TELUS International (Cda) Inc. -8.53% 264,542

Natura &Co Holding S.A. -8.45% 670,971

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BUSINESS EXTRA

Closing down

HAVING taken over the failed McColl’s 1,160 stores, Morrisons has now announced that whilst it plans to convert the majority into small Morrisons Daily conve nience stores, it will close 132 as there is little chance of them ever be coming profitable, but will redeploy their 1,320 staff.

Dearer loans

THE Federal Reserve, America’s Central Bank has increased its lending rate by 0.75 per cent to range from 3.75 to 4 per cent, the highest figure since 2008 and this may encourage European Central Banks including the ECB to follow its ex ample.

Everyone out

THE Communication Workers’ Union has sug gested that its 115,000 Royal Mail members should choose Black Fri day (November 25) and Cyber Monday (Novem ber 28), two of the com mercially busiest days of the year to strike, after rejecting a pay offer of 9 per cent spread over two years.

GetGo coming

TESCO announced on November 1 as it opened its second GetGo store, which is in Islington, that it will expand the trial with additional stores in London and Birmingham.

The idea is that shop pers use an App to shop and pay without scan ning a product or using a checkout, although for customers who prefer to know exactly how much they are spending there will be the option of us ing a self­service or at tended checkout if they prefer.

Staff will also be on hand to check the age of those purchasing alco hol.

Brits top tourists

BRITISH tourists are still the top spenders in Spain as the government confirms ever­growing figures for both September and the first nine months of the year.

According to Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, during September some 1.8 million Brits visited Spain, spending €1.96 billion (an average of €1,185 per person).

The September overall number of visitors stood at 7.8 million which is 88.4 per cent of the number who came to Spain in September 2019, but their spend of €9.243 billion was 96 per cent of the September 2019 figure.

Reyes Maroto, said that “the data confirm that in September the re covery trend in tourism activity was maintained, cutting the difference

with 2019 even more than in August.

“Taking into account the current climate of general economic uncer tainty and high inflation, these fig

ures demonstrate the great re silience that Spain is showing as a destination, which continues to pre sent positive prospects for the re

UK interest rate hike

mainder of the year, as reflected by indicators such as airline schedules and reservations.”

The main destinations for tourists in September were the Balearic Is lands, with 1.9 million tourists; Cat alonia, with 1.65 million and Andalu cia with 1.1 million.

Cantabria, Castilla­La Mancha and the Principality of Asturias received more international tourists in September than in the same month of 2019.

The number of British visitors in the first nine months was almost double that of the second and third placed countries, Germany and France and with the expectation that Spain could well be a great place for British ‘energy tourists’ this winter the figures are expected to continue to grow.

Inflation down

Credit: Bank of England flickr

ALTHOUGH core inflation in Spain re mains at 6.2 per cent in October ac cording to the initial forecast by the National Statistics Office (INE), overall, when factoring in food and energy prices there is a downwards trend.

The September inflation final figure was 8.9 per cent, but the INE expect the October figure to drop to a health ier 7.3 per cent, which will be the low est in eight months and is well below the massive 10.8 per cent recorded in July.

The October figure can be attributed to lower electricity costs as well as (to a lesser degree) a drop in the cost of gas.

More jobs

UK interest rates jumped 0.75 per cent to 3 per cent, the largest increase since 1989 in a bid to re duce inflation, which in Septem ber stood at 10.1 per cent.

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MCP) wasn’t unanimous in its decision an nounced on Thursday November 3 and although all nine members wanted to see a rise, one want ed 0.25 per cent and another 0.5 per cent.

To some extent, the MCP was following on from recent increas es by both America’s Federal Re serve and the European Central

Bank, but it was also making the decision without being fully aware of the contents of the Chancellor’s next budget which now falls on November 17.

The intention to increase inter est rates is to make borrowing more expensive and therefore see less demand from both con sumers and businesses which the MCP hopes will reduce the demand for certain goods and keep prices down.

The problem of course is that by reducing demand there is the risk of companies making fewer sales, investing less in growth

and development and if the country topples over into long term recession, then jobs will be at risk and the government will need more money for social sup port.

The reversal of the majority of the poorly considered tax cuts announced by former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on September 23 has given the MCP some guidelines concerning the likely content of the November 17 statement, but it does not rule out further interest rate hikes if it considers the UK economy needs them.

OVERALL, the employment situation in Spain continues to be encouraging with a further 16,095 enrolled in social security in October, with some 20,240,450 in work which is 400,000 more than at the beginning of the year.

There have been more jobs for wom en as well as graduates and the num ber of unemployed has also fallen by 27,000 with the total of 2.91 million the lowest October figure since 2008.

The negative however is that unem ployment amongst those aged 25 or under, whilst still historically low com pared to previous years, stands at 212,118 and the figure continues to rise slightly each month.

TOURISM ACTIVITY: Minister Maroto at the opening of a new Parador Hotel.

Credit: Reyes Moroto Twitter

RATES INCREASE: Andrew Bailey Governor of Bank of England.

THE BBC’s editing of Sunak’s first ap pearance on Prime Minister’s ques tions was a positive disgrace. Even though I’m not too keen on this man, who has not been too commendable on his trip to the top, I am however a tremendous advocate of fair minded comment and opinion.

The BBC shows exactly the oppo site. To my mind Sunak was pretty compelling in his first appearance. Apart from a rather limp response with his reasons for reselecting the home secretary, his replies to Starmer were lively and pretty much on the ball. Not too difficult when you’re re plying to the hypocritical queries of a phoney politician.

The PM question time was followed as per usual by the BBC’s ‘Politics Live’, which had of course hastily edit ed the piece so they could immediate ly demean the new Conservative leader. With their usual barely con cealed hatred of the right, the editing woke mob had totally cut most of the new PM’s, often sensible answers to Starmer’s ridiculous demeaning ques tions. In the BBC news editions later

Woke editing mob

in the day however, they had of course subsequently readjusted some of their utterly biased editing to make a little more sense; a disreputable practice which they have been prac tising for years.

Some eons ago, I clearly remember getting up early one morning, and, af ter turning on the BBC news, wit nessed then PM Tony Blair giving an inconceivably miss­directed speech that could have seen him completely hounded out of the Labour party. It was so bad that I actually woke up the wife and inveigled her to into get ting up, so we could watch the repeat on the next newscast.

Unbelievably, when it came on they had edited it so intently that all the damaging baloney had been eliminat ed; so much so that the wife and I had a bit of a tiff and she went back to bed! It’s time the BBC was replaced. The lefties and wokes all need sacking and it must be put up for sale to a re spectable ownership, one that be lieves in free speech and proper democracy.

The present licence needs to be re placed by one that contains strict reg

ulations. They should of course pre sent properly cast, non­biased pro grammes to comply with all compos ite demands and non­racist protocols.

Ol’ Elon Musk would be about right. His purchase of Twitter may be a good example of how a free speaking unbiased TV company needs to be run. Just this week he published the following quote. ‘At its heart, woke ness is divisive and hateful. It gives malicious people a shield to be mean and cruel. Armoured in false virtue’.

Let’s see how he goes. His directives for freedom of speech certainly get the thumbs up from this ol’ boy. If I had a few billion I’d put myself up. Still, at least I’m with a great publica tion that enjoys similar obligations.

Keep the faith.

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LEARN FROM THESE FACTS

IN reply to Susan Farrell Han nah’s complaint about Ger man nudists on the beaches in Mallorca, firstly, the Spanish Constitution permits public nudity, virtually anywhere, as long is there is no sexual activi ty or deliberate provocation to cause offence…

I am also concerned about your comment relating to ‘Germans’/’Men & Women’ being naked in front of chil dren… Interesting to note that Germany has a low sex crime rate and most of those are car ried out by foreigners.

Also, 70 per cent of USA sex crime prisoners admit that they were raised in a family environment where they were taught that the human body was something to be ashamed of and that nudity was immoral.

Perhaps we should learn from these facts that we need to re­educate ourselves and our children respecting other na tions’ more mature attitude to wards nudity and stop trying to connect it to sex / immorality.

Patrick Walker

No balanced view

Not only do I concur with A Fowles’ comments in EWN Issue 1947, but I won der why you allow the likes of Mr Lee to write such ab surd right­wing clap trap in support of the British Con servative party, without any other dissenting views to be published regularly as a bal ance.

Charles Markuss

Excuses excuses

Why has our attitudes changed so much. It doesn’t

seem like we are capable of taking responsibility for our ac tions anymore. There is a rea son or excuse for everything, why can’t the politicians or celebrities just take ownership,

if they screw up, as we all do, just put your hands up and say I was wrong or it was my fault, I just think that some people need to get a backbone.

OUR VIEW

NEXT Sunday, November 13 is Remembrance Sunday in the UK and is particularly poignant for a number of reasons.

It will be the first since the Russian invasion of the Ukraine and therefore as it is intended to honour those who have fallen, it will highlight once again that whilst we remember those who were killed in earlier wars, that there continues to be fighting in different parts of the world all of the time.

Secondly many will look back at the numer ous occasions that Her Majesty Queen Eliza beth II took part in the laying of wreaths over the decades and it is only when she was preg nant and in 2021 that she was unable to per form that duty, even though her presence was always felt.

This year however the King will lay a wreath in his own right as Britain’s monarch which will be different in design from that which his mother used to lay.

Whilst he will be accompanied by many mem bers of the Royal Family, both Prince Andrew and Prince Harry will not be taking part and it is reported that Prince Andrew was told prior to the death of the Queen that he will never be invited again to take part in any event as a member of the Royal Family.

The majority of other countries commemorate their losses on different dates but here in Spain, many branches of the Royal British Legion in ar eas with significant British residents will per form their own ceremonies and as usual there will be a major event taking place in Gibraltar which has been so connected with the British Armed Forces.

DAVID WORBOYS THINKING ALOUD

“GREATER love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” It is not clear to me whether it means to die for them or to devote one’s life to them. And does it include strangers and family, or sim ply friends? And did Jesus go further and lay down his life (die) for his enemies? Or did he perceive those torturing and humiliating him as friends? Either way, this is all about sacrifice and charity. The virtues of charity and sacrifice are closely related.

Most of us will be touched by the ap palling loss and suffering caused by humans and by nature that are constantly besetting the world today. Through the media we saw the floods in Pakistan and, for various reasons, we wanted to help. So we might donate €50 which can provide a food pack for one family.

What are the sacrifices? We have taken the trouble to think of the victims and to ar range the transfer of money to help them. Does the gift make any financial difference to us? Does it affect our aspirations? Per haps no, but it shows that we care about the plight of others.

On the other hand we could donate

DEGREES OF CHARITY

comed them into their homes. For the ben efit of complete strangers of an alien cul ture, they surrendered many comforts, con veniences and their privacy. The same is happening in England and elsewhere for refugees from Ukraine. This is an astonish ing expression of charity.

Which brings us to Mother Teresa. Hav ing left her native Albania, never to see her family again, she became a missionary, learned English and went to India where she took her vows and learned Bengali in Calcutta. There, in the 1940s, she sensed a calling to serve the poor of India, prompted by suffering caused by famine followed by religious conflict in the city.

€5,000 and consequently have to cancel a planned holiday or delay the purchase of a new car. Even that would not significantly affect our way of life, but it would make a lot of difference to flood victims or those suffering from the drought in Somalia.

A €50,000 gift that we cannot afford could mean we could forget the new car altogether or even have to move home. But imagine what €50,000 could do for an

entire village.

There are also those who sacrifice more than money. They go out to deprived com munities or poor countries and give their time to organising relief and distribution, setting up projects for the benefit of people they have never met.

As hundreds of thousands of immigrants crossed into Europe, many families in France, Germany and other countries wel

At great risk to her health, from leprosy, tuberculosis and AIDS, she dwelt among the poor and the sick, comforting the suffering and the dying for the rest of her days.

She lay down her life for her ‘friends’.

GOING from a life filled with alcohol and drugs, feeling like he had no fu ture and no hope. Clifford (25) talks about how his life now has meaning and purpose, and his family says the difference is like night and day ­

“My name is Clifford and when I came into Alcoholics Anonymous, I thought my life was over. I used co caine regularly and was in debt to the tune of hundreds of euros, owed to bars, clubs, friends and my dealer. I suffered from extreme anxiety, made worse by the drugs, so I drank alcohol constantly to cover it up.

I never looked after my personal hy giene, and people told me I was greasy or that I smelled (which was true) but rather than do anything about it I would go off on benders for days at a time to try and make myself feel better. Often waking up after three or four days in a random stranger’s house or getting picked up by the police. I lost relationships, homes, jobs, and family due to my al coholism.

My closest friend died from alco holism, and I used drugs and alcohol for a week straight to try and deal with

Call the English-speaking

Sober and happy: my life without alcohol or anxiety

the feelings and emotions around it. My family could no longer deal with me, I was 25 years old, and I had no fu ture and no hope. My boss told me about Alcoholics Anonymous and sug gested they might be able to help.

From the second I set foot in AA my life changed for the better. Admittedly when I went along to my first AA meeting my initial impression wasthese people are nice, really nice, what do they want from me? It was the most welcomed I have ever felt. I was so distrusting, but that is what AA is like. At the end of the meeting three people gave me their phone numbers and told me to call them any time of the day or night, and they meant it!

There were people from all walks of life, male, female, and non­binary. I was amazed that all these people were alcoholics yet looked so NOR MAL! My first time talking about my experience and my life was surreal! The people listened and genuinely cared, I had never experienced this be

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fore, and it felt like a weight was lifted almost immediately.

In just six months my life has trans formed completely. I found a crazy bunch of people who constantly make me laugh and who will love and sup port me through anything. I have real friends now. My family says the differ ence in me is like night and day. My life has meaning and purpose, I don’t need to fill it with alcohol and drugs, and I don’t need to feel awful every day. I now wake with a heart full of gratitude, happy to be sober.

Whatever idea you may have of AA in your head, get rid of it because it is not what you expect at all. It is life changing and it makes me happy to be alive every single day!”

There are meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, with friendly people who will understand, held daily throughout the Costa del Sol. Meetings are free to attend, and anyone who thinks they may have a problem with alcohol is welcome.

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Finding their feet

THE walking football family in Malaga welcome a new member this week. Mol lina WFC will make their first tentative steps into competitive walking football, when they take on Torrevieja internation al tournament finalists El Cañadon this week at their Mijas Costa home, in a friendly.

This will be an interesting run out for Mollina, and will give them a valuable in dication of where they are in their devel opment as a club against the more expe rienced El Cañadon side.

This week Boca Seniors Competa take two teams to play Malaga 50 (Euro Week ly league) and Malaga Select (friendly). Both clubs will be looking to add points, and for Malaga it will be a chance to re gain last season’s form, after a slow start this year.

AC Benahavis have added some experi ence to their squad this week, and will be looking to take their early season form in to their next game. Torrox Tornadoes have surprised themselves with their con tinued progression, and Nerja Utd are in a confident mood after turning over cur

rent champions Malaga recently.

The Walking Dead are still going about their business quietly and top both Euro Weekly leagues. Malaga 50 beat El Cañadon in the first round of the Baha Whiskey Cup 7­1 last week with a strong performance.

Teams on the Costa del Sol are being in vited to register to compete in next year’s Copa de Europa in Portugal, Iberia’s most prestigious walking foot all event. If you would like to get involved in walking football, go to walkingfooty.com on Face book.

COPA DE EUROPA: Teams are now being invited to register.

(Photos Mollina badge and Copa Europa)