Blazing Bandidos

Now, Hugh Elliott has told the EWN that his most recent meetings with the Foreign Ministry took place on Tuesday, January 24, and that a date from which UK nationals will be able to exchange their UK licences for a Spanish one will be announced in the following weeks.

He told the EWN: “I’ve been talking only today to the Foreign Ministry about driving licences. The next announcement will be the date.

“Right now we are in the final stages.

“I can’t claim that I am as keen to get this through as those who have been unable to drive during negotiations because I haven’t been affected by this in the same way as them, but I am super keen to get over the line, in force, and to allow Brits to drive again.”

LOS BANDIDOS Athletics Club got off to a running start for the new athletics season with two trophies and plenty of excellent times at the 12th Carrera Popular Espartanos del Alquián race on Sunday, January 22.

Running fanatics braved biting coastal winds on the day, with Los Bandidos entering each of the three race disciplines, one mile, five kilometres and 10 kilometres. The races covered challenging mountainous terrain on trails and sand tracks.

Despite many of the club’s runners calling last year’s event the hardest race they had ever done, many were back for seconds, with the club entering a total of 14 runners on the day.

Gail Colville and Akvile Lisauskaite both picked up trophies in the 10 kilometre race, with five other finishers all posting great times under one hour. In the five kilometre race, top finisher for the club, Jan Murton came in 36th place in a field of 141 runners.