Costa Blanca North 4 - 10 August 2022 Issue 1935

Issue No. 1935

4 - 10 August 2022

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TOUR DE FORCE RHETT GROOM recently com‐ pleted the 21 stages of the Tour de France route.

As the Euro Weekly News reported in June, amateur cy‐ clist Rhett and 17 others had set themselves the goal of completing the demanding route ahead of the profession‐ als.

They also set themselves the equally important goal of raising €1 million (€1.19 mil‐ lion) for Cure Leukaemia, which pioneers clinical trials for blood cancer and links patients to potentially life‐saving op‐ tions not currently available through standard care.

“It was a life‐changing expe‐ rience that left an indelible mark on us all,” Rhett told the Euro Weekly News, hours be‐ fore flying out to visit his par‐ ents in South Africa.

Rhett, who is 54 and lives in Okehampton (Devon), has a holiday home in the Jalon Val‐ ley. This was a perfect base for his pre‐Tour training sessions and conveniently near his Gan‐ dia‐based cycling coach Paul Lowry. Experienced though he is, Rhett had to follow an ex‐ tensive training regime to complete the 3,441‐kilometre route, of which 49,702 metres were uphill. He also burnt 94,420 calories during his 152

Photo credit: Rhett Groom

JOURNEY’S END: Rhett and his teammates celebrate their arrival in Paris.

hours of riding in the searing heat of one of the hottest sum‐ mers on record.

“Would you do it again?” we asked. “Without a mo‐ ment’s hesitation,” he an‐ swered. It was more than a 3,441 kilometre journey, Rhett said. “It took us on another journey where we discovered what we were capable of.

“Each day we found the an‐ swer to our question of the night before, when we asked ourselves if we could do it again tomorrow.”

They did it again and again,

Rhett added, finding the physi‐ cal and mental strength to ar‐ rive in Paris on July 17, finishing every stage of the race cov‐ ered days later by the world’s most prestigious and highly‐ trained cyclists.

The team spirit was vital to their success, Rhett said: “I made new friends, met differ‐ ent people, many of whom I would possibly never have met, let alone spent so many days with under normal cir‐ cumstances.

“From a selfish point of view my teammates and I were on

a high,” Rhett admitted. “We’d survived the infamous Roubaix cobbles, the Alps and the Pyre‐ nees!” From a less selfish point of view, the Tour 21 riders have already raised £900,000 (€1.1 million) for Cure Leukaemia Rhett has overshot his tar‐ get of £30,000 (€35,700) by more than £4,000 (€4,760) and with five more fundraising weeks left, the Tour 21 are confident that they will raise the remainder via the https://justgiving.com/cam paign/thetour21 page.

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Winter League for pool players FOLLOWING Route 10 Pool’s successful first season, their DragonStack Challenge Cup 2022‐2023 Winter League starts on Septem‐ ber 15.

Registrations are now being accepted from bars in Albir, Alfaz, Altea, Benidorm and the areas surrounding these towns.

Up to two teams per table can be formed at each venue and the season lasts from September through to April 2023.

“If you are a pool player and would like to be introduced to a team or nearby venue we can help you with this process,” said Ter‐ ry Read.

The league has a well‐supported infras‐ tructure and website presence with tables updated on a weekly basis. Individual play‐ ers’ statistics are recorded to provide a com‐ petitive competition experience while hav‐ ing fun, he explained.

The rules are Blackball and games are played on a Thursday evening.

The registration process is very easy and help is available throughout the season for any captain should the need arise. There is a €50 entry fee per team.

All players must be registered with Route 10 to be eligible to play for a particular team.

In the first instance contact Route 10 Pool on WhatsApp +34 965 063 299 for a registra‐ tion form or visit the route10pool.com web‐ site before Thursday August 25.

Grape protection

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Muscatel grapes.

THERE will be increased security in Les Sorts during the muscatel grape harvesting which takes place from August 1 to September 16.

The Teulada‐Moraira Town Coun‐ cil announced on July 27 that they would be stepping up police pres‐ ence and surveillance of the area, af‐ ter more than two tonnes of grapes were destroyed. According to the

town’s Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, the loss was caused by a combination of illegal fly‐tipping, crop theft, walkers and wild animals. That damage caused fi‐ nancial hardship for some of the farmers, which prompted the coun‐ cillor for the area, Alejandro Llobell to ask people using the area to be more sensitive to the needs of local

farmers. He said: “The importance of caring for and maintaining the envi‐ ronment around us, as the muscatel grape fields are part of our culture, our economy and a tourist heritage that we must all protect.”

Llobell hopes increased aware‐ ness and security for the Les Sorts area will minimise the losses in‐ curred by the muscatel farmers.

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Romanian fugitive arrested OFFICERS of the National Police have arrested a Ro‐ manian fugitive in Benidorm on Sunday, July 31, according to local news sources.

There was an arrest war‐ rant for extradition on the fugitive from Romanian Jus‐ tice after he allegedly com‐ mitted a robbery from a construction company lo‐ cated in Darmanesti which is a big town in eastern Ro‐ mania, in Bacau County.

The events allegedly took place last January when, in the early hours of the morn‐ ing, the arrested man and another individual broke in‐ to the premises of the con‐ struction company and stole several items from in‐ side.

The National Police have confirmed that the theft and the damage caused amounted to more than €3,000.

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NIBS EXTRA Fast workers THE FCC company contract‐ ed to clean El Campello’s beaches took delivery of two sand‐cleaning machines which can cover 25,000 square metres an hour and have a hopper capacity of three cubic metres. The new machines remove seaweed and litter but any sand they pick up returns to the beach immediately.

Fast lane ALFAZ councillors approved the compulsory purchase of 200 square metres of land to construct a direct access to Albir from the N‐332 round‐ about at the McDonalds in‐ tersection. The ambitious project, carried out in sepa‐ rate phases, will decongest traffic and improve road safety, town hall spokesman Toni Such said.

New jobs BENIDORM Town Hall will engage two members of staff assigned to obtaining and managing grants from the EU’s Next Generation fund. The posts, on con‐ tracts of at least 12 months and co‐financed by the re‐ gion’s Employment and Training service Labora, will go to graduates currently registered as unemployed.

Fair shares LA NUCIA’S Social Welfare and Equality departments have received a new vehicle.

Social Welfare employees will use the car to visit or fer‐ ry the elderly or the dis‐ abled, while the Equality de‐ partment will use it to take women to the Centro Mujer Denia or to attend health centres.

Fewer leaks WORK began on replacing 755 metres of waterpipes in Cami de l’Abiar to solve the problems caused by fre‐ quent leaks, installing new pipes that will be 150 mil‐ limetres wide, compared with 90 millimetres at pre‐ sent. This will also make a considerable difference to water pressure in homes.

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Triumph for gymnasts ARTISTIC gymnasts from Club Deportivo Montgo Xabia com‐ peted in Spain’s national cham‐ pionships in Pamplona be‐ tween July 20 and 24.

Demonstrating their amaz‐ ing talent, there were gold medals for Eloy Jong (floor) and Javi Soler (bars, rings and pom‐ mel horse). Both boys are nine years old.

Javi, already the Valencian Community champion, is now Spanish national champion in his category.

There was also Silver for Eloy Jong (vault), eight‐year‐old Hugo Martin (rings, bar and pommel horse) and nine‐year‐ old Joan Buigues (pommel horse). Javi Soler also took a

Photo credit: Elena Buigues

YOUNG WINNERS: Club Deportivo Montgo Xabia gymnasts with their haul of medals.

Bronze medal (floor and vault).

Felix Gil, Joan Rojas, David Huerta, Jordi Mata all did well in their categories, said Jayne Kavanagh, who is a Club De‐ portivo Montgo Xabia commit‐

tee member. “Adrian Larrosa competed at maximum Via Olimpica Level Seven category, finishing ninth overall, which was amazing at only 14,” Jayne said.

Laia Ivars competed at Via Olimpica Level One for the first time in the female category and was placed fifth in floor and 31st overall at only seven years of age. The club’s first fe‐ male gymnast to compete at Via Olimpica level, Laia is trained by Camilo Caceres from Argentina.

“Year‐on‐year our club re‐ turns home with national artis‐ tic gymnasts in Spain’s Top 10,” Jayne said. “We are a small club with a big name and even bigger talent!” Aspiring gym‐ nasts or children looking for a fun, sporty activity should con‐ tact administrator Elena (cd montgoxabia@gmail.com) for a free trial session.

Muchamiel water for El Campello EL CAMPELLO will receive desalinated wa‐ ter from the Muchamiel plant, although this will increase annual water bills by ap‐ proximately €11.

This will substitute water that is currently extracted from aquifers in the Alto and Medio Vinalopo areas although El Campel‐ lo Town Hall will now have to contribute €12.5 million to the cost of the Muchamiel plant over the next 40 years.

Living Chess LIVING CHESS, played with real people and characters, once again took centre stage in Javea on Saturday, July 30.

Dating back to 1996, Living Chess coin‐ cides with the celebration of the first Cen‐ tenary of the Patron Saint Festivities.

Unlike normal chess, the game uses re‐ al people who in the process of playing the game enact a classic tale. A theatrical reproduction built around chess, with a narrator, character actors and appropriate background music. To enable those who attend the game, a programme is handed out to spectators prior to its start. Hand‐ written and in Spanish, Valencian and En‐ glish, it includes a brief outline of the game’s history, its development and a summary of the rules. Played on a giant chess board with characters dressed for the occasion, with each year’s game telling a different story using a script spe‐ cially written by those involved. In the ear‐ ly days, the game was based around me‐ dieval battles but has since evolved to tell classic tales from great literary works.

Abstention by PSOE and Compromis councillors enabled El Campello Town Hall to approve a motion opposed in its day by its former coalition partners, Ciudadanos.

The vote went through with the votes of the Partido Popular, Vox and Eva Segura, a Ciudadanos councillor now expelled from the party.

“Water is important and essential,” said a PSOE spokesperson who criticised the

way that El Campello Town Hall has han‐ dled the water issue, but said councillors had abstained “out of a sense of responsi‐ bility.”

Compromis explained that it backed the town hall motion because the Vinalopo wells have been over‐used. “The infrastruc‐ ture was installed and the town hall has not been able to negotiate, as this was imposed by the central government.”

Self-defence workshops SELF-DEFENCE work‐ shops for women are be‐ ing held by the L’Alfàs De‐ partment of Equality in collaboration with the Sports Department and the Club Krav Maga Costa Blanca.

The first of the work‐ shops announced on Wednesday, July 27 will take place on Saturday, September 17 with Krav Maga instructor and bul‐ lying expert Tomás López.

Those who attend the workshop will be taught how to defend them‐ selves against possible ag‐ gression.

The councillor for Equal‐ ity, Rocío Guijarro, said: “It is a workshop that we have been running so that women can learn to de‐

fend themselves from possible aggression in ev‐ eryday situations.”

Through simple move‐ ments, the participants learn very effective self‐ defence tech‐ niques that will al‐ low them to face a possible aggres‐ sion with greater confidence, whether in the street or at home.

The minimum age to participate is 13 years old. Minors must be accompa‐ nied by an adult.

Anyone interested in participating should register as soon as possible by emailing igual dad@lalfas.com,

as places are limited.

The self‐defence work‐ shops for women, will take place between 10am and 12pm in the Pau Gasol Pavilion.

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Recycled PCs help JAVEA COMPUTER CLUB recently donated €800 to Todos Juntos Javea, a registered charity found‐ ed in 2011.

Run by a small interna‐ tional group of volun‐ teers who are retired or working professionals, Todos Juntos Javea reaches out to struggling families, often through a request from Social Ser‐ vices, but sometimes di‐ rectly from schools.

This was one of several donations Javea Comput‐ er Club has made this year with money raised from unwanted devices which are refurbished and taken by other members in return for a donation to the club’s charity fund. “Thank you so much,” said Marion Kenworthy on behalf of Todos Juntos Javea.

“It’s greatly appreciat‐ ed and has gone to the Asociacion Autismo Javea for their Summer School.”

During the summer, the club meets on Mon‐ day and Thursday morn‐ ings to share tips on get‐ ting the best use out of their mobiles, tablets and computers. Check their www.javeacomputer club.com website for more details of what’s on offer. New members are always welcome.

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Training for children DRUG and road awareness train‐ ing has been given to young chil‐ dren in Benitachell following a do‐ nation of training equipment by two German residents now living in the area.

The training, which took place on Tuesday, July 26, has given chil‐ dren insight into road usage, the dangers of using narcotic sub‐ stances and how to react in a medical emergency.

The first section of the training taught children the rules of the road and the meaning of road signs through a bicycle circuit that simulates road usage.

The second section involved the simulation of the effects of al‐ cohol, narcotic substances and tiredness of reflexes and driving.

Included in the simulation was the use of LSD, hallucinogens and cannabis.

Finally, the youngsters were given basic first aid training that showed them what to do in the event of cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest and choking.

The two donors Hermann and Angelika, purchased all of the ma‐ terials including bicycles of differ‐ ent sizes, signage, mini traffic lights, simulator glasses, etc.

Local boy returns

By Peter McLaren‐Kennedy THE Sanet y Negrals local boy, Kiko Femenía is returning to Spain having signed for La Liga club Villarreal.

Femenía, signed a three‐year con‐ tract on the weekend of July 31, after five years with English Premier League Club Watford. The club were relegated last season and will now be playing in the English Champi‐ onship.

Femenía joins a growing list of La Marina Alta footballers who have made the big time with José Luis

Gayà (Pedreguer), Adrian Ortolà (Xàbia), Antonio Sivera (Xàbia) or Gema Soliveres (Xàbia) all having gone on to play in LaLiga.

Femenía, an attacking winger, de‐ buted professionally with Alicante before moving on to play for FC Barcelona B, Real Madrid Castilla, Al‐ corcón and Deportivo Alavés. He then accepted a contract to play for London Club, Watford where he has been since 2017.

With 65 games in LaLiga and 107 in the Premier, Femenía is no stranger

Linda Hall FR MARCUS RONCHETTI celebrated his final communion service as the Costa Blanca’s Anglican Chaplaincy senior chaplain on Tuesday July 26. Fr Ronchetti and his wife San‐ dra now move on to retirement and new and exciting ad‐ ventures ahead. Following this last service, all present moved on to Calpe’s Hotel Gran Sol for a hog roast supper party with tributes from those present.

Some days earlier on July 20 the Aircrew Association Cos‐ ta Blanca held a farewell lunch in honour of Fr Ronchetti and Sandra, at Maxim’s Restaurant in Moraira.

After a brief welcome, Aircrew Association’s chairman, Max Maxwell, gave a resume not only of Fr Marcus’s 10 years as Honorary Chaplain but also of key moments in his 42 years’ service in the Anglican Church since 1980.

During his time on the Costa Blanca Fr Ronchetti conduct‐ ed the Annual Remembrance Services in Javea and Moraira and Max Maxwell drew attention to his thoughtful, caring

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COMING HOME: Kiko Femenía.

to top‐flight football and will make an impact with his goal‐scoring abili‐ ty and his knack for floating hanging balls into the goal mouth.

Two farewells and considered funeral services for Association members.

Amongst other things, he recalled Fr Ronchetti’s tandem freefall parachute jump ‐ with Sandra, his wife ‐ from 13,000 feet to raise funds for the Anglican Chaplaincy. He also cycled from Gandia to El Campello over the Montgo mountain, again as a fundraiser.

On behalf of the Aircrew Association, Max Maxwell pre‐ sented Fr Ronchetti with an engraved crystal paperweight as a memento of his much‐ appreciated 10 years as Hon‐ orary Chaplain. Further details about the Anglican Chaplain‐ cy are available at the http://www.costablanca‐anglican chaplaincy.org website.

For more information about the Aircrew Association Cos‐ ta Blanca, call 966 495 228.

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Protest at killing BENIDORM councillors led by mayor, Toni Perez and Equality councillor Angela Zaragozi, held a minute’s silence, condemning Spain’s latest gender killing.

They stood in silent protest at the death of a woman of 50 in Albuñol (Granada) whose body with fatal gunshot wounds was discovered on July 25.

Her husband, the al‐ leged author of the crime, later committed suicide.

The woman, mother of four adult children, was the 25th woman to have lost her life at the hands of a partner this year.

As it has on similar occa‐ sions in the past, Benidorm’s Equality de‐ partment reminded all lo‐ cal women at risk of gen‐ der violence, that free, specialised help is avail‐ able in these situations.

The 016 number can al‐ so provide help 24 hours a day year‐round in 52 lan‐ guages.

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U3A Moraira‐Teulada celebrated the welcome return of a season of activities with a summer garden party.

The party, which took place over the week ended Sunday, July 31 was held at the Abi Sa‐ tari.

A full house enjoyed a wonderful special menu, followed by an evening of great music and dancing. Des McGillycuddy received a standing ovation in appreciation of a fantastic night’s entertainment.

Members never need a good reason to hold a party, but a great U3A season made this one even more special signalling an end to the re‐ stricted activities brought on by Covid‐19.

Most events were overbooked including the ever‐popular Wine Tasting and Dining‐Out groups, as well as a Valentine’s Dinner, a Con‐ cert For Ukraine (which along with other events raised €4,000), and a record atten‐ dance for the Queen’s Jubilee Party In The Park at Font Santa.

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MORE than 130 restau‐ rants and bars in l’Alfas del Pi have joined together to participate in the #Green‐ FlagsMovement campaign promoting the correct re‐ cycling of glass.

A statement by the council on Tuesday, July 27 said that glass deposited in the Ecovidrio containers is 100 per cent recycled after collection. Ecovidrio is a non‐profit organisation dedicated to reducing waste and to increasing re‐ cycling across Spain.

Oscar Perez, councillor for Technical Services and Cleaning, said: “Recycling glass prevents the growth of landfills and helps in the fight against climate change. Restaurants and bars account for more than half of all glass waste in the town, making them an important component in reducing waste and achieving the council’s goal of increasing recy‐ cling. The Punto Limpio re‐ cycling centres on Reino Unido Street and Tauró Street are open from Monday to Saturday, be‐ tween 10 am and 1 pm.”

More information or as‐ sistance can be obtained from the waste collection service (SAV) on Freep‐ hone number 900.102.

952. They will also assist with bulky item collec‐ tions.

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Recycling

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PARTY TIME: A night of music and dancing.

U3A Moraira‐Teulada members now look forward enthusiastically to the start of their new season in September.

Anyone looking to join the group can contact them via their Facebook page or via newsletter‐ editor@u3amoraira‐teulada.org.

New Fester Museum THE Calpe Town Council an‐ nounced on Wednesday, July 27 it will create a Fester Mu‐ seum in Casa Beltrán, after an extraordinary meeting was held wherein it was agreed to expropriate the property at Calle Justicia, 2.

The mayor has given the go‐ahead for the rehabilita‐ tion of the property to start, maintaining as much of the original building as possible.

For many years the Fester Museum remained one of the city’s most popular at‐ tractions, however, the at‐

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A popular attraction.

traction fell into disrepair with the owners of the prop‐ erty not maintaining the ex‐ hibits.

Now the aim is to reopen a space dedicated to the differ‐ ent local festivities that will

allow visitors to experience these celebrations through‐ out the year.

Mayor Ana Sala said: “Opening the Fester Muse‐ um is one of our objectives for the legislature but it is im‐ portant to do it in a unique space, in the old town, and the Casa Beltrán located be‐ tween Calle Justicia and Plaza de España is the ideal place.

“It will allow us to show all year round what our fiestas are like and it will also be a recognition for the local fes‐ tive organisations.”

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Tender for service THE new bus service between Les Marinas and Alicante has gone to tender some four years after the route was first announced.

The announcement on Fri‐ day, July 29 opens the compe‐ tition for bids to run the seven lines which will operate be‐ tween the two areas. One of the main objectives for the proposed routes is to connect areas within Las Marinas with the Alicante‐Elche airport, the ADIF Alicante (AVE) station and the University of Alicante.

The bus lines will service

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NEW ROUTES: Will service more than 740,000 residents.

more than 740,000 residents and will deliver a connected service that has been lacking in the area. Once operational it will facilitate easier travel for both those from the region looking to travel as well as those looking to holiday in the

area. Those wishing to tender for the new Las Marinas‐Ali‐ cante public bus service should contact the Alicante govern‐ ment, whilst those looking to use the service should keep an eye out for a start date ‐ ex‐ pected later this year.

MOFTAG donations MOFTAG has donated more than €500 in food vouchers for the needy and much need‐ ed equipment for the Caritas shop in Calpe.

Donating the money on Wednesday, July 27, MOFTAG which is one of the oldest chari‐ ties in Calpe said that the vouchers will go some way to helping those in need.

The €10 vouchers are redeemable at local supermarkets and can be used to buy food and personal essentials such as hygiene prod‐ ucts.

A separate donation was made during July to ‘Project 4 All’ a local charity that runs a meal service for the homeless and the destitute in Calpe. Project 4 All is always in need of dona‐ tions and these (monetary or food) can be dropped off at Total Postal.

For those interested in helping or becoming a member of MOFTAG, a small English‐speak‐ ing Ladies club you can contact Jenny Godfrey on 639 139 518. She said new members are al‐ ways welcome.

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Green for hospital THE Denia Hospital has been given ‘green’ certifi‐ cation having complied with the GHC Protocol standard. The hospital made the announcement on Monday, August 1 say‐ ing that after an assess‐ ment of its carbon foot‐ print through AENOR, it received its green creden‐ tials. A statement issued

by Marina Salud said: “With the voluntary appli‐ cation of these standards and by resorting to exter‐ nal verification, Marina Salud shows its commit‐ ment to quantify, control and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thus carry out its activity in the most environmentally friendly way possible.”

Denia hospital has worked hard to remain at the forefront of its profes‐ sion and now that it gets its ‘green’ certification it will have issued a chal‐ lenge to other hospitals in the area to do more.

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THE International Association of Lions Clubs, more commonly known as Lions Clubs Internation‐ al, is a non‐political service organi‐ sation established originally in 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, by Melvin Jones. It is now headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Every year the Lions all over the world organise a youth exchange

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Lions Clubs Youth exchange programme. This with the aim of giving young people a better in‐ sight into how people live and work in other countries. And also, to bring young people together re‐ gardless of religion, orientation,

political preference or whatever, in order to build friendships and if possible, to live in harmony in such creating a better world.

Staying at the International School Lope de Vega from August

Visitors from Almuñecar A DELEGATION from the town hall in Almuñecar (Granada) recently visited La Nucia.

The Almuñecar councillors wanted to learn more about La Nucia’s Animal Protection department and its Sports de‐ partment, municipal sources revealed. “Both are a national reference,” the visitors told their La Nucia counterparts.

Juan Francisco Robles, Fran‐ cisco Javier Garcia and Luis Aragon, respective councillors for Commerce, Urban Devel‐ opment and the Environment, together with Almuñecar’s fire chief, Jose Luis Varela, later

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Almuñecar visitors at La Nucia’s simulated disaster area.

toured the training ground, a simulated disaster area with ruined houses, rubble and fall‐ en masonry. The La Nucia in‐ stallation is one of the few in Spain where search and rescue dogs can be trained in an envi‐ ronment similar to that follow‐ ing an earthquake, tsunami or

TRAFFIC on the N‐332 road will no longer need to drive through the centre of Benissa.

Construction work on the much‐needed bypass began in 2009, was halted two years later and recommenced in 2017. Now, five years later, the road is in use and a daily 12,000 vehicles are no longer obliged to crawl through the town on a main road built a cen‐ tury ago.

“This is a historic day for the Marina Alta and for Benissa in particular, which has now become more friendly and welcoming,” de‐ clared the central government’s delegate to

flood. The visitors were accom‐ panied by Animal Protection councillor, Jessica Gommans, and Manuel Moreno, presi‐ dent of the USAR 13 volunteer association which uses dogs in rescue operations and also car‐ ries out humanitarian and so‐ cial programmes.

From there the Almuñecar delegation went on to the Ciu‐ dad Deportivo Camilo Cano, where La Nucia’s mayor, Bern‐ abe Cano, and Sports council‐ lor, Sergio Villalba, explained how the sports complex was run on public‐private sector lines.

Big day for Benissa the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabe.

“The government is well‐aware of the po‐ tential of this region, of Alicante Province, its businesses and its tourism,” Bernabe said.

“That is why it needs to have the best possible infrastructure connecting it to the rest of the country.” Meanwhile, Benissa Town Hall, which also described the occasion as historic, thanked the construction workers, state per‐ sonnel, politicians and civilian society who had made the €38 million bypass possible.

1 to August 14, the young people this year come from the Nether‐ lands, Brazil, Italy, Algeria, Ger‐ many, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Estonia, America, France, Austria, Turkey and India.

From there daily activities are carried out such as trips to Valen‐ cia, Alicante, Guadalest, Fuentes de Algar, Terra Mitica, Terra Natu‐ ra, Aqualandia, as well as sports and team building

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BELGIAN born Germain Droogenbroodt, who now lives in Costa Blanca, is a pro‐ lific Poet, Publisher and Trans‐ lator, Founder of the POINT Publishing House and of Al‐ tea’s Ithaca Cultural Founda‐ tion. This year, the 11th edi‐ tion of the Poetic Evening Concerts of Ithaca, will be held at Partida Monte Molar 78, Altea (La Olla) and will see

Ithaca’s Poetic Evening Concerts some of the best classical mu‐ sicians from Spain and abroad with a short poetry recital in the middle of each concert.

There will also be an exhibi‐ tion of excellent paintings by Spanish, German, Indian, Bel‐ gian, Latin American artists,

with snacks and drinks provid‐ ed for the €15 admission fee, with the Mediterranean sea, Calpe’s Peñón de Ifach and the beautiful Bernia mountain range composing the idyllic backdrop.

The first concert on Sunday August 7, will star Trio Giusto, made up of Pilar Marín on vio‐ la, Pablo Marín on clarinet and Antonio Morant on pi‐ ano, playing beautiful works of classical music by J Brahms, D Shostakovich, F Schubert E

Elgar and more.

The second concert on Au‐ gust 14 will see a tribute to the late Spanish guitarist‐com‐ poser Valentín Bielsa (1929‐ 2012). Vicent Ballester, Art Di‐ rector of the Ithaca Foundation, will fascinate the audience with enchanting gui‐ tar music by Francisco Tárre‐ ga, Isaac Albeniz, A Barrios.

The third concert will star Joaquín Palomares, a virtuoso violinist who performs regu‐ larly in Spain, Italy and other

countries. Accompanied by guitarist Javier Llanes, he will undoubtedly captivate the au‐ dience, especially with music

by Spanish composers.

“Reactions to the Poetic Evening Concerts in Ithaca have been extremely posi‐ tive…,” stated Droogen‐ broodt.

“A French couple from Paris who have not missed a single concert in the past even wrote that the Ithaca concerts are the best of what is offered

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in Altea in the cultural field,” he added.

Tickets €15 ‐ Including free drinks and snacks. Subscrip‐ tions three concerts: €40 Reservations for the evenings can be made by mailing elpoeta@point‐edi tions.com or by calling 965 842 350.

For those interested in see‐ ing more of Droogenbroodt’s projects, please visit his Pub‐ lishing House at www.point‐ editions.com where readers can also sign up to a mailing list for a weekly poem totally free of charge and without commercial publicity.

Benidorm gaming fest THE Youth Department of Benidorm Town Hall has organised a new edition of the ‘Gaming Benidorm Fest’ during August 2022.

The events of the video game con‐ soles expect to bring together more than 500 people each day, Benidorm Town Hall confirmed on Monday, Au‐ gust 1.

The event will be held in August on the 6th, 7th, 27th and 28th outside the

Youth Information Centre, in the Plaza de SS MM Los Reyes de España in Benidorm.

Numerous games consoles will be set up with a variety of video games aimed at a wide range of different age groups.

The timetable will be from 7pm to 1am and all young people who wish to use the machines will be able to do so free of charge.

The department will have seven complete PS PRO stations, three com‐ plete XBOX stations, VR glasses, a driv‐ ing simulator and Game Pass Ultimate available for the event.

In addition, there will be champi‐ onships with prizes for the winners and raffles among the participants.

There will also be a conference with the title ‘Content creators, learn with the best’.

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UNESCO creative cities DENIA approved its founding membership of the Spanish Association of Creative Cities of UNESCO at a council meeting on July 29.

The decision to sign up as a founding mem‐ ber of the organisation sees the city join the 10 other Spanish Creative Cities which currently exist: Sevilla (music), Bilbao (design), Granada (literature), Denia (gastronomy), Burgos (gas‐ tronomy), Barcelona (literature), Terrassa (cine‐ ma), Llíria (music), Valladolid (cinema) and Manises (crafts and popular art).

These cities have all been designated as cre‐ ative communities by UNESCO and have col‐ laborated on projects and initiatives since the inception of the designation back in 2016.

The agreement will see these cities not only

collaborate with their counterparts in Spain but also those across the world who hold the same designation. In the past, this was undertaken at a city level, but the new organisation will step up efforts to promote and facilitate collabora‐ tion.

The group will work with UNESCO and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) in defending the cultural identity and creative capacities of the cities de‐ clared ‘UNESCO Creative Cities’.

Denia’s approval of its founding membership will see the city take a step forward in its efforts to be a world leader in the culinary arts, which can only be of benefit to locals and to the city’s tourism sector.

The Coronation of Queens THE Coronation of Queens, one of the most magical nights on the festival calendar will take place on August 6 in L’Alfas del Pi. The event will take place on the esplanade of the Casa de Cultura de l’Al‐ fas del Pi with the President of the Festivities Commission, Ainhoa Álvarez, the councillor of Presidency Mayte García, and the councillor of Festivi‐

ties José Plaza on hand to wel‐ come the new queens.

They will be welcomed into the Casa de Cultura at 10pm with the young Elena Gómez, and the Aitana Fernández tak‐ ing the leading roles. They will be supported by their respec‐ tive courts of honour.

The councillor for Fiestas de l’Alfas, José Plaza, has encour‐ aged the Penya Inducció to

make the event special say‐ ing: “They are very eager to make each and every one of the festive events this year are unique, and with the Coronation begins the count‐ down of our Fiestas del Cristo.”

It is going to be a gala night, with a bar at popular prices and live music once the coro‐ nation is over.

Spend an evening shopping.

Shopping and ‘Flower Power’

By Peter McLaren‐Kennedy TEULADA-MORAIRA is to hold the 11th edi‐ tion of its Shopping Night on August 18.

Announced on Fri‐ day, July 29, the shop‐ ping night will include a Flower Power theme and will start at 7.00pm.

The evening is de‐ signed to bring mer‐ chants and those that live in the area closer together in an evening of shopping, dining and celebrat‐ ing.

This year’s event will be focused around the urban cen‐ tre of Moraira where you will be able to shop late into the evening and the castle esplanade where you can enjoy live music, restaurants and bars.

For those who like to shop there will be discounts and promo‐ tions and for those who enjoy their food and drink there will be tastings and many other activities.

So far there are 17 participating business‐ es which will remain open until midnight, these include Market‐ ing Moda, Samaruc and Teulada winery.

The Flower Power Party will feature mu‐ sic from the 60s, 70s, 80s and bar service by the Ugly MC. Funds raised on the evening will go to the children of Hospital la Fé de Valencia.

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Whistling ban wrong Energy-saving measures ON July 27, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss vowed to outlaw wolf‐whistling and catcalling if she becomes prime minister,

as part of a crackdown on misogyny in public places.

So, for our weekly Sunday debate on July 31, the Euro

Hollywood actor in Javea HOLLYWOOD actor and Jason Bourne star Matt Damon was spotted in the idyllic coastal town of Javea, where he has previously been spotted enjoying his holidays.

In 2016 he visited Alicante’s Marina Alta region for the wedding of his brother‐in‐law.

Rumours of the celebrity’s presence in the Alicante re‐ gion had been circulating since Saturday, July 23, but it was not until Tuesday, July 26, his presence was officially con‐ firmed.

Damon visited bar Cala Clemence overlooking the bay in Javea, who then published photographs of the acting leg‐ end alongside their staff and other fans on their Instagram account.

Matt Damon is a renowned American actor, screenwrit‐ er and producer. He received an Oscar nomination as well as an award for Best Original Screenplay for his role in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. In addition he has appeared in major Hollywood blockbusters such as Ocean’s Eleven, Interstellar and Jason Bourne.

Weekly News asked our read‐ ers and Facebook followers whether they think wolf‐ whistling is harmless fun or sexual harassment. Surpris‐ ingly, 97 per cent of female commenters on the post ex‐ pressed that they have no is‐ sue with being wolf‐whistled at in public ‐ with many calling it a “compliment.”

One comment from Sheree Ruiz said: “In my younger years it was harmless fun.

Now the woke brigade have made it sexual harassment.

The woke brigade have also decided most pick up lines are also sexual harassment.”

Despite the overwhelming majority agreeing that it is all harmless fun, however, not everyone agreed, with Joellen Lynn Marsh Trebble saying “I hate it and found it embar‐ rassing.”

Interestingly, the majority of men who commented on the post also said it is “a bit of fun” and that it is “compli‐ mentary,” with Douglas Vick‐ ers saying that it’s “fun as long as ladies are old enough.”

PEDRO SANCHEZ, the Presi‐ dent of the government, on Friday, July 29, announced his energy‐saving plan. It was approved by the Coun‐ cil of Ministers on Monday, August 1, in the form of a decree‐law.

This measure ‐ designed to conserve energy ‐ will in‐ clude the limitation of air conditioning to tempera‐ tures of 27 degrees, and 19 degrees in the case of a heating system. It will be implemented in places like shops, transport, hotels, banks, or the offices of pri‐ vate companies throughout Spain.

The objective is to save energy consumption in pub‐ lic buildings by being more efficient. This in turn will re‐ duce the use of gas as a source of electricity genera‐ tion, as combined cycle power plants feed on this raw material to produce electricity. A similar cam‐ paign was launched in Ger‐ many this week , and most European countries are ex‐

pected to follow.

Although the measures are initially aimed at the public sector, they will also affect the daily lives of citi‐ zens. These restrictions will be offered as recommenda‐ tions to householders, but

will not be mandatory, yet.

Homeowners will be obliged to check their heat‐ ing installations, and be ad‐ vised on ways to save ener‐ gy, via the use of billboards and a citizen awareness campaign.

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YACHTING travel experience company Ocean Posse LLC is thrilled to announce the launch of the Atlantic Posse, which will bring a new type of sailing rally to Europe.

The innovative Atlantic Posse yachting expe‐ rience is unique because it doesn’t have a set start date or end date and is modelled after the highly successful Panama Posse, one of the largest rallies in the world. Anticipating 50‐75

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Atlantic Posse yachting rally yachts, the rally will cover 5,400 nautical miles.

It begins in Cartagena, the historic epicentre of the Spanish Fleet, with an additional kick‐off location in Lisbon, Portugal. The route will stop over in Gibraltar via Morocco, Madeira and the

Canary Islands to Western Africa’s Archipelago Cape Verde before crossing the Atlantic to Mar‐ tinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saba, the US Virgin Is‐ lands, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

Rear view fines BLOCKING your rear view with lug‐ gage, as many of us do when going on holiday, can result in a fine according to the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT).

A reminder issued on Saturday, July 30, when many are heading off on their summer holiday says that block‐ ing the view through the back win‐ dow of a vehicle is only permitted un‐ der certain circumstances.

The regulations that govern driving in Spain say that a driver must have a full and unobstructed view of the en‐ tire road on which they are travelling, including behind the car.

That means packing the boot all the way to the roof or storing items on the rear parcel shelf may result in the vehicle being impounded and a

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CLEAR VIEW: Overloaded car.

fine issued.

The exceptions to the rule are in the case of vehicles that do not have a separate boot, in other words, hatch‐ backs, SUVs and station wagons.

Similarly unauthorised tinted sheets, adhesives or curtains on the rear window are not legal, with the rear window to be kept free of any obstruction, stickers etc…

Captain Dietmar Petutschnig and Skipper Jacques Felt stated: “Explorers are the influ‐ encers of influencers.

“Come and join the yachting adventure and be part of the posse.”

Support losing steam THE Catalonia independence drive is losing steam according to the latest CEO survey, with those in favour of secession declining.

The survey results issued on Thursday, July 28 and covered by a Spanish news site, show that those who are anti‐independence are now in the majority with a lead of at least 10 per cent. Figures show that the number op‐ posed to independence has risen to its high‐ est since 2015 and now stands at 52 per cent, with those in favour falling to their lowest point at 41 per cent. This is the biggest gap in seven years. The CEO survey is considered a good barometer of the mood within Catalo‐ nia, with the latest figure only the third time that those opposed to independence have held a clear majority. Whilst the survey points to the Catalonia independence drive losing steam, it does not provide insight into the possible reasons for the shift. However, with the world in turmoil, issues like energy security may well be behind the shift.

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easyJet strikes off THE unions representing easyJet cabin crew mem‐ bers in Spain called off the final three days of sched‐ uled strikes.

Miguel Galan, general secretary of USO at easy‐ Jet, confirmed in a state‐ ment on Thursday, July 28, that the next round of strike action in Spain was called off. Cabin crew members (TCP) had been scheduled to carry out in‐ dustrial action again on July 29, 30, and 31.

It has taken many weeks of negotiations but the unions have finally reached an agreement with the air‐ line. A deal offering the workers a 22 per cent in‐ crease in their base salary over three years has been accepted.

“After weeks of strikes and months of negotiation, the company has sent us an economic proposal that, without being exactly what we were demanding, does represent an important ap‐ proach to the salaries and conditions that our col‐ leagues in Europe have,” said Mr Galan.

Meetings were held where 303 of the total of 418 cabin crew employed by easyJet in Spain attend‐ ed. The agreement was ratified by 74.6 per cent of them.

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Renfe train rescheduling AS detailed by Spanish train operator Renfe in a state‐ ment released on Sunday, July 31, renovation work is due to be carried out by Adif on the high‐speed railway line linking Madrid and Andalucia. This action will force the rescheduling of high‐speed and long‐distance ser‐ vices in the community between August 1 and September 5. The company explained that these

works are part of the comprehensive renovation of the infrastructure. They will be carried out between August 1 and September 19 at different points on the Yeles, Toledo to Guadalmez, Ciudad Real route. As a result of these works, Renfe assured that: “it will be necessary to make cuts in traffic in a timely manner,” which will force trains to circulate on a single track with speed lim‐

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ACCIDENT: Both paragliders fell to the ground.

THE Emergency Service of Castilla y Leon reported on Sunday July 31, that a mid‐ air collision occurred be‐ tween two paragliders which resulted in the death of one person. This tragic incident occurred near the municipality of Piedrahita, a town of around 2,000 inhabitants just 60km west of Avila.

112 received a call at around 2:43pm informing the emergency operator that they had observed a collision between two paragliders while in flight.

Both users fell to the ground about three or 4km east of the take‐off point in Peñanegra. This

location is one of the main areas of Spain for the prac‐ tice of this sport.

After taking the call, 112 immediately deployed pa‐ trols from the Avila Guardia Civil to the loca‐ tion. They were joined at the scene by a team from the Special Mountain In‐ tervention Rescue Group (GREIM), who sent an emergency rescue heli‐ copter to the accident spot. On arrival, the emer‐ gency services verified that one of the paragliders had lost his life as a result of the collision, while the oth‐ er did not require medical assistance, nor did he need to be evacuated.

its. Renfe will reschedule its trains between August 1 and September 5, with the change of ‘a few minutes’ of the departure and arrival times, and an increase in travel time of about 10 minutes on average. The affect‐ ed lines include the AVE Madrid‐Cordoba‐Sevilla, Madrid‐Cordoba‐Malaga, Barcelona‐Cordoba/Sevilla, Barcelona‐Malaga, and Barcelona‐Granada.

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Enforcing a European sentence in Spain. Regulation 1215/2012 of the European Union. Civil and commercial matters. Legal advice LET us use the following exam‐ ple. A French citizen files a law‐ suit in France against a Spanish company or private individual with Spanish nationality.

After the trial, he obtains a

favourable judgement in his favour. However, it is not possible to enforce it in France since the debtor does not have any assets there. Nevertheless, the con‐ demned does have assets in his

home country, Spain. Is it possible to enforce, in Spain, the judge‐ ment pronounced in France? The answer is clear. Yes. In today’s ar‐ ticle, we discuss the European Regulation 1215/2012, one of the most important European regulations on the enforcement of judicial decisions. We explain how enforcing a European sen‐ tence in Spain works.

• Implementation, material and territorial scope of applica‐ tion and main innovations.

Regulation 1215/2012 be‐ came effective in 2015 and has been a real step forward in rela‐ tions between EU countries.

It applies to both civil and com‐ mercial matters, with some mi‐ nor exceptions. For example, all matters related to matrimonial property regimes, personal ca‐ pacity, social security, etc. are ex‐ cluded. With regards to its territo‐ rial scope, it is applicable in all EU countries, including Denmark.

• Main novelty: enforceability without the need of an exe‐

quatur.

Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of Regulation 1215/2012 is the creation of an agile and swift system for the recognition of judgements. Since its imple‐ mentation, enforceable rulings dictated in any European state, will enjoy the same enforceability in the rest of the Member States.

And for this, no declaration of en‐ forceability (exequatur) will be necessary, as was the case until now.

• What courts are competent to execute it?

The courts with jurisdiction to enforce judgements handed down abroad are the First In‐ stance Courts of the place where: 1. The defendant’s domicile is located.

2. The assets of the defendant

that are to be seized are located.

• What documentation is re‐ quired?

Article 37 of the Regulation sets out the requirements for the application to succeed. In order to enforce a ruling given in anoth‐ er Member State, the following documents must be provided: ‐ On the one hand, a copy of the sentence, which meets the requirements to be considered authentic. ‐ A certificate issued by the court that pronounced the sen‐ tence, using an annexed form provided for in the regulation it‐ self (Art. 53).

It is important to bear in mind that the court before which the foreign judgement is to be in‐ voked may request a translation of the foreign judgement. De‐ pending on the specific circum‐ stances of each case (judgement issued in absence of the defen‐ dant, opposition, etc) the process may vary slightly, with additional requirements, so that each case

must be studied in detail.

• Conclusions: scope and ef‐ fectiveness of the Regulation It can be argued that, in addi‐ tion to the free movement of persons, capital and goods, now it finally exists a genuine circula‐ tion of judicial judgements. It rep‐ resents an enormous progress in European integration, as it speeds up the process considerably.

Furthermore, it has also helped to minimise costs, which in many cases will be limited to a translation of the judgement to be enforced. Enforcing a Euro‐ pean sentence in Spain is possible thanks to Regulation 1215/2012.

If you have obtained a judge‐ ment in your favour in a Member State and you wish to enforce it in Spain, do not hesitate to contact us. We will study your case in de‐ tail and offer you expert advice on the matter.

The information provided in this article is not intended as legal advice, but merely conveys infor‐ mation related to legal issues.

Carlos Baos (Lawyer) - White&Baos Tel: +34 966 426 185 • info@white-baos.com White & Baos 2022 - All Rights Reserved.

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Libel case ruling JUDGE STEYN has ruled against Rebekah Vardy in the libel case that has become known as Wagatha Christie.

The Judge ruled that Vardy

was aware that the stories were being leaked to the press by her agent, Caroline Watt, who was most likely doing so on her behalf.

Let’s go champing™ CHAMPING™ is the latest holiday craze that has hit Britain, the brainchild of the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT).

The idea is that instead of booking a hotel for the night, you stay in a church giving you the opportunity to explore as you never had before. You can even escape the crowds for the night.

Many of these churches have great history, are situat‐ ed in wonderful locations and desperately need help to keep them in good order. Moreover, you will get to meet the local community by staying in one of these churches, with those that have gone Champing™ raving about the people and the experience.

Prices for overnight stays are comparable with budget hotels in the UK, but come with the added benefit of having the venue to yourself, not to mention the unique experience.

The spat arose over articles which appeared in the Sun newspaper that claimed Rooney had travelled to Mexico to look into baby ‘gender selection’ treatment and her plans to revive her TV career and the flooding of her basement. That led to Rooney accusing Vardy on social media of selling stories from her private Instagram account to the tabloids.

She claimed that she spent five months attempting to work out who was sharing information about her and her family based on posts she had made on her person‐ al social media page.

She then took to sharing ‘false stories’ in the hope that she could flush out the cul‐ prit, which she says led her to one Instagram account ‐ that of Rebekah Vardy.

Vardy denied the allega‐ tions saying that many peo‐ ple had access to her Insta‐ gram account and any one of them could have shared the information.

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Tight winter forecast THE UK’s National Grid has forecast a tight winter elec‐ tricity supply due to the un‐ certainty of supplies of Rus‐ sian gas to Europe, as reported on Thursday July, 28.

Speaking of their concerns, UK National Grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) stat‐ ed: “While Britain is not reliant on Russian gas to the extent the rest of Europe is, it is clear the cessation of flows of gas into Europe could have knock‐on impacts, including very high prices,” as reported by the media. Working as a separate legal entity within National Grid, National Grid ESO is in charge of overseeing the nation’s electricity supply.

Forty per cent of the UK’s electricity production in 2021 was produced by gas‐fired power plants, with fossil fuels accounting for 80 per cent of heating of the nation’s homes. After the Russian in‐ vasion of Ukraine, the UK’s gas prices hit record highs in

2022. According to the UK’s National Grid ESO, the tight‐ est period for electricity de‐

mand and supply is likely to be in the first half of Decem‐ ber.

Death of actor, 93 Joshua Manning BELOVED British actor Bernard Cribbins, known for his work on the Wombles and Doctor Who, has died aged 93, as reported by his agent on Thursday, July 28.

Cribbins was born in 1928, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, leaving school at just 13 years of age and playing small roles in a local theatre before serving an apprenticeship at Oldham’s Repertory Theatre.

The actor went on to become a household name in the UK, narrating the 1970s TV series ‘The Wombles’, acting as the iconic Station Master in the 1970s film ‘The Railway Children’, as well as appearing in Dr Who, as the Doctor’s companion in 1966.

Tributes following the death of beloved actor Bernard Cribbins poured in: Gavin Barker Associates said on Twitter: “Beloved actor Bernard Cribbins OBE has passed away at age 93. His contribution to British entertain‐ ment is without question.

He was unique, typifying the best of his generation, and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him.”

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THE UK’s sea levels are reportedly rising much faster than last century, according to the Met Office’s State of the Climate report, as stated on Thursday, July 28.

In the latest report, the Met Office as‐ sessed climate change in the UK and its effect on sea levels and temperatures, as well as extreme weather events.

According to the report, sea levels in

UK sea levels on rise the UK have risen around 16.5cm since 1990, with the rate increasing by 3‐ 5.2mm a year, more than double the rate of increase in the early part of last centu‐ ry.

Explainer: Do you need an international driver’s licence when in Spain?

ON the weekend of July 24 reports online sug‐ gested that ‘British looking’ drivers were being targeted on the Costa del Sol. Those reports go on to suggest that they weren’t just targeting residents who hadn’t exchanged their licence for a Spanish one, but that even if you were just a tourist you were being fined.

The Spanish legislation is not clear on the issue with the information contained on the DGT website not making specific mention of any al‐ lowance for UK drivers. However, a tweet by Grant Shapps, the UK’s Transport Secretary said that following an agreement with Spanish au‐ thorities, UK drivers can use their licences in Spain. That same information is contained on the Gov.uk website, however, the agreement only covers those who are not resident in Spain or who spend more than six months at a time in the country.

Those that will be spending more than six months or who hold driver’s licences from other countries may need an International driver’s li‐ cence. These are governed by the United Na‐ tions according to the International Driver’s As‐ sociation and are easy to obtain online.

The cost is not high and they can last between one and three years. Anyone who is resident in

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NEW RULE: International driver’s licence.

Spain was required by law to have exchanged their UK licence for a Spanish one before the end of last year. While some grace was allowed, li‐ cences can no longer be exchanged and any newcomers or those who failed to do so being required to retake their licence here. In terms of the question of whether you do or don’t need an international driver’s licence when visiting Spain with a British driver’s licence, the answer is no.

Language barriers may, however, result in your being fined as authorities crack down on British residents in Spain who failed to exchange their licences. If you are fined you should write to complain, alternatively you could keep a trans‐ lated copy of the information with you as that may help to get you off the hook.

This poses a threat to the environment and homes, with powerful storms and winds hitting coastal areas, putting up to 500,000 homes at risk from flooding.

The UK’s climate in 2021 would have

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been exceptional 30 years ago, according to the report, however, in modern stan‐ dards it is ‘unremarkable’, with hotter temperatures becoming more normal.

This is exemplified by the fact that if 2021 temperatures had been recorded in 1992, they would have been some of the highest recorded temperatures in UK his‐ tory.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Crime, lies and alibis

AUTHOR E J Wood, based in Benissa on the Costa Blanca, isn’t known to shy away from crime. The truth is bad things happen to good people. So why the interest in psychopaths?

“I grew up watching the likes of Detec‐ tive TV Shows such as Colum‐ bo and films like Silence of the Lambs,” stated Benissa‐based author Emma Wood, in an exclu‐ sive interview with Euro Weekly News.

“Psychopaths exert a strange allure, and have been a staple for television and litera‐ ture for years. I’ve always been interested in what makes people tick.”

“You call me crazy, a monster and many other derogatory names,” says Amalie Keller in the opening pages of Wood’s novel AMALIE. In Wood’s fiction, she revels in pushing the gory details, and in AMALIE, Wood begins a story in 1939 Hungary, where nine‐year‐old Amalie Keller lives with her older brother and parents just before the break out of the Sec‐

E J WOOD: “Writing is a process that happens rather than something I do.”

ond World War. As such with millions of others, Amalie is taken to the notorious concentration camp, Auschwitz. She’s seen death, and far worse and has no qualms in seeking justice when the Red Army liberate the remaining survivors.

As Amalie grows older, both she and the police officer hunting her down acknowledge

the horrific nature of her crimes. Yes, she’s a murderous madwoman, but can we not help but sympathise with this charming social climber she’s now become?

“I try to give everything to my readers,” stated Wood. “And it can be quite literally sweat and tears.” It’s quite unnerving when Wood says she doesn’t make anything up.

“Nowadays, nothing would shock me. I’ve

read it all,” she claims.

The fact that Wood can conjure up serial killers and psychopathic characters in her novels could seem in‐ congruous to those that know her as having a soft spot for ani‐ mals and she describes writing as almost a process that happens rather than something she does.

“It can be slow. But some stories need to be told,” stated Wood.

In Wood’s latest novel, Beyond the Pale, Wood starts afresh with Foren‐ sic Pathologist Addison Sharpe; a tea‐ drinking singleton that shuns intimacy because of her own childhood and the damage it carries.

That is until businessman and philan‐ thropist Guy Davidson moves in next door.

“Like my characters, I refuse to be vic‐ timised by the actions of my past,” said Wood.

Both AMALIE and BEYOND THE PALE along with Wood’s other books are available on Amazon and you can follow her on social me‐ dia: www.facebook.com/authorejwood www.ejwoodauthor.com.

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Former British ambassador dies

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President George W Bush and Sir Christopher Meyer.

“He was one of my predecessors, but I first met him 30 years ago

New Portugal winter routes W I T H 21 new routes and frequencies being launched from Lisbon, easyJet will become the UK’s largest carrier to Portugal this winter.

Following the allocation of 18 new daily slots at Lisbon airport by the European Commission, easy‐ Jet announced on Wednesday, July 27, that it will base three additional Airbus A321neo, the compa‐ ny’s biggest aircraft, at its base in Lisbon.

This will enable the airline to launch 21 new routes and increase frequencies to eight countries, including a new twice‐weekly winter service from Birmingham to Lisbon.

Flights will be available for sale from August 15.

Moreover, the neo aircraft will contribute to mak‐ ing easyJet’s operations more sustainable, reduc‐ ing fuel consumption by 15 per cent, and noise during take‐off and landing by 50 per cent.

Thanks to this investment easyJet will become the number two airline at Lisbon airport, with a network of 32 routes ‐ 30 international, and two domestic.

This coming winter, easyJet will be the number one carrier between the UK and Portugal.

when we served under Robin Ren‐ wick.

“He was a great diplomat and a great character. All our thoughts are with Catherine and his family.”

Prior to his appointment as am‐ bassador to the US, Sir Meyer had been the press secretary to then Conservative Prime Minister John Major. Appointed to the role in the US in 1997, he became very critical of then Prime Minister Tony Blair for his support of George W Bush’s policies in Iraq.

Elton and Britney duet SIR ELTON JOHN and Britney Spears have recorded a duet that will be released short‐ ly, her first recording since 2016.

The announcement in the US on Monday, July 25 follows her recent release from her conser‐ vatorship, her marriage and this week her release of nude photos online.

The pair are said to have reworked the 1971 hit Tiny Dancer with those that have heard it, say it’s a knockout.

According to sources spo‐ ken to by the American me‐ dia, the collaboration was the idea of Sir Elton John. He is said to be a Britney fan and was keen to see her back in the studio.

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THE former British ambassador to the US, Sir Christopher Meyer, has died at the age of 78.

According to a report by a UK newspaper on Friday, July 29, the ambassador suffered a stroke while on holiday in the French Alps with his wife, Catherine.

The death of Sir Meyer was con‐ firmed on Twitter by the current ambassador Karen Pierce. She tweeted: “Very sad to see former British Ambassador to the US Christopher Meyer has died.

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Sir Elton John.

Britney Spears.

They add that they have recorded a remix of Tiny Dancer as a full duet, which they describe as “incredible” and which has everyone at their record label “freaking out.”

That same source claims the duet will be called “‘the song of the summer” and will officially announce that Brit‐ ney is back.

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Altea firework display EVERY August, Altea comes alive with its beloved Castell de l’Olla, an impressive fire‐ works display launched over the sea.

The Castell de l’Olla is a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest that attracts more than 50,000 people every year with a spectacle of light, colour and gunpowder that lights up the night sky on the Saturday closest to San Lorenzo (August 10).

The festival, this year tak‐

ing place on Saturday August 13, has been celebrated for more than 30 years, originat‐ ing after the death of Blas Az‐ nar, a famous local pyrotech‐ nician. The community decided to pay tribute to him, and the festival has ex‐ isted ever since.

José Pérez Gorgoll, presi‐ dent of the Brotherhood of the Castell de l’Olla d’Altea, assured that after a two year pause due to the pandemic, “we are returning to Castell

de l’Olla with the greatest en‐ thusiasm and we are going to do it paying homage to my predecessor, childhood friend and founder of our fes‐ tival, Pepe Barranquí, who sadly passed away last February.”

The address of the event is: Partida la Olla, 109, 03590 Altea, Alicante.

Time: Festivities will start at 6pm with the display start‐ ing at 11.55pm on Saturday, August 13.

Alicante football market FROM Friday August 12 until Sunday August 14 in the Espacio Aribarca, in the centre of Alicante, there will be an exhibi‐ tion of rare, vintage and classic football shirts from the 80s, 90s and 00s. The admission is free with a selection which in‐ cludes more than 1,000 shirts with cheap prices

and many more surpris‐ es.

The Football Market aims to be a multigenera‐ tional meeting point for Spanish and international football communities, bringing together the best of classic and mod‐ ern football.

Date and time: Friday, August 12, Saturday 13

and Sunday 14 opening at 12:00pm until 10pm at 2 Avenida Alfonso El Sabio, 03004 Alicante.

CINE JAYAN JAVEA TOP GUN: MAVERICK MONDAY: 21.00 A SAMURAI HERO: THE LEGEND OF HANK MONDAY: 21.45 DC LEAGUE OF SUPERFRIDAY: 19.00

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Animal Angells charity stall COSTA BLANCA’S Animal Angells is a non‐profit making organisation who rescue abandoned, ne‐ glected, mistreated and in‐ jured animals. They pro‐ vide all the necessary veterinary treatment to then board or foster the animals until they can find them their Forever Homes.

The charity asks people to please come along and support their stall at the El Cisne market between Benidorm and Albir,

where you can also donate items. They are there ev‐ ery Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 7am‐ 2pm and with many other stalls it makes for a lovely morning/afternoon.

There are a number of options for getting there.

Bus ‐ the No 10 bus stops right outside.

Tram ‐ go to Alfaz del Pi and it is less than 10 min‐ utes to walk.

Driving –‐ head in the di‐ rection of Alfaz/Altea and

you will find a free car‐ park next door With stall holders al‐ ready setting up between 7.00 and 8.00am the mar‐ ket is in full swing by 9am and continues into the af‐ ternoon.

Contact details: 696 103 092 info@animalangells.com or visit their website at animalangells.com Location: Av. de la Comu‐ nitat Valenciana, 6, 03503 Benidorm.

Open jamming sessions EVERY Monday from 8pm Courtyard Bar & Bistro has an open jamming session led by the Jalon MusicMakers, who create a great musical vibe for everyone to enjoy.

Owners Steve and Jo said: “People really enjoy it, as it is a great chance to get to meet new people, chat and feel a lovely sense of community. Our beautiful courtyard creates a lovely acoustic for the music and it is be‐ coming increasingly popular so booking is es‐ sential!”

In addition to the music, the establish‐ ment offers a wide selection of tapas, light bites and drinks.

Located next to the post office on Avingu‐ da Rei Juan Carlos I, 25, Jalon, Alicante, Courtyard Bar & Bistro opens from 6pm to 11pm on Mondays, 12pm to 11pm from Tuesdays to Saturdays closing on Wednes‐ days, and 12.20pm to 10pm on Sundays.

Contact details: 623 396 512 joannebrent@outlook.com

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For those who only want a a quick bite with a drink, the estab‐ lishment provides a large range of starters and tapas such as cala‐ mari, croquettes, Spanish ham, cheese, prawn cocktails, mush‐ rooms, salads, chips, soup of the day and more!

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Prime price jump AMAZON PRIME prices will rise by as much as 40 per cent across Europe as the company battles soaring costs and falling profits.

The announcement in the United States on Monday, July 25 came as the company presented its quarterly financial re‐ sults. Current Chief Exec‐ utive Andy Jassy is under pressure from investors to shore up the massive profits the company made during the lock‐ down, with fears that in‐ flation and a possible downturn will hit re‐ turns.

Customers in the Unit‐ ed Kingdom will see membership fees rise by 20 per cent and in Spain by 39 per cent from September 15.

Although it is some years since Amazon raised its fees, the in‐ creases represent a sig‐ nificant jump in the cost

and will no doubt be found by some to be too much to swallow.

Amazon, which bene‐ fitted enormously from lockdowns around the world, enjoyed super

profits which it used to grow and expand the business. But with con‐ sumers tightening their belts and costs rising, the darling of Wall Street is in cost‐cutting mode.

Betting shops to close THE city of Bremen, in the north of Germany, is set to close all of its betting shops over concerns they may be used for mon‐ ey laundering. The city made the announcement on Wednesday July 27, saying it had turned down requests for betting licences from 32 establishments. This meant that any betting which took place at such establishments would thereafter be considered illegal.

The establishments were until August 5, to legally chal‐ lenge the decision or to provide evidence of how they were able to initially start their businesses, such as bank loans.

“At its core, this is about checking the reliability of these op‐ erators,” said Ulrich Mäurer, Bremen’s senator for interior af‐ fairs, to the local press. “We also want to guarantee that no money from dodgy businesses like drug dealing or human trafficking is being laundered here and thus flows into legal money cycles.”

The president of the Germany Sports Betting Association, Mathias Dahms, called the measures “arbitrary, legally ques‐ tionable and completely out of proportion, motivated purely by political goals.”

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Best European airports HOLIDU, a search engine for holiday rentals, created the ultimate European airport ranking using the average Google rating and the num‐ ber of reviews.

The data corresponds to July 2022 and can be seen at https://www.holidu.co.uk.

The winner was Athens International Airport.

Greece escaped the Euro‐ pean flight mania relativity unscathed, with most of the delays being experienced at the departing airports. Pas‐ sengers can enjoy airport

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Athens International Airport.

lounges, archaeological ex‐ hibitions and plenty of restaurants.

In second place was Zürich Airport, Switzerland, which has everything pas‐ sengers could need to kill time. From August 1, they

now have live music at the weekends, as well as a games lounge with table tennis, darts and even a mi‐ ni‐golf course.

In third place was Porto Airport (Francisco de Sá Carneiro), which may be a good option for avoiding the delays that have been plaguing Lisbon Airport since mid‐June.

Porto Airport has a real‐ time tracking app and a space for children with a li‐ brary, videos and activities to keep them entertained.

mRNA vaccine analysis AN Italian court has ordered the analysis of Covid mRNA vaccines after a man com‐ plained that he needed to be vaccinated to do his job, according to reports on Saturday, July 30.

After a complaint was made from the man, the court in Italy’s Pesaro ordered lab analysis of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech to iden‐ tify their contents.

According to the man’s lawyer Nicoletta

Morante, the analysis of the Covid vaccine will be carried out in September, as reported by the Italian press.

The 50‐year‐old man, who has already contracted and recovered from the virus, worked in an education facility in Italy, an in‐ dustry that is subject to compulsory vaccina‐ tion in the country.

However, he was suspended as a result of his ‘non‐compliance’ after refusing to take the jab, according to Morante.

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“Invasive alien species” Tamsin Brown A RENOWNED biologist from the state-sponsored Polish Academy of Sciences (PASIFIC), Wojciech Solarz, has officially classified domestic cats as an “invasive alien species” due to the harm they cause to other species, particularly birds.

Some people have not responded favourably to the classification, and the scientist was taken aback by the strong emotional reaction.

Speaking to the Associated Press on July 26, he said that the outrage may have been caused by certain media outlets that gave the wrongful impression that

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Cats are an “invasive alien species”.

PASIFIC was suggesting that cats should be euthanised.

He spoke of the negative effect that cats can have on biodiversity due to how many mammals and birds they kill, adding that the criteria for classing cats as an “invasive alien species” are “100 per cent met”.

He later appeared in a

segment on the Polish television station TVN. He said that cats hunt and kill approximately 140 million birds a year in Poland and that the institute was simply recommending that cat owners limited the time their pet cats spend outdoors during bird breeding season.

Inflatable altar

FATHER Mattia Bernasconi, a priest from the archdiocese of Milan, has admitted that it may have been “imprudent” to hold mass in the sea using an inflatable mattress as an altar. The service, which took place in Crotone, in the south of Italy, on Sunday July 24, marked the end of a summer camp for teenagers.

Bernasconi said they had been unable to find shade from the extreme temperatures among the trees, and a family on the beach had offered to lend their inflatable mattress for the service. He accepted, and the mass took place in the water, with everyone in their swimming gear.

The photos went viral, and the local Catholic archdio‐ cese, Crotone‐Santa Severina, said: “In some special cases, during retreats, school camps or in holiday spots, it is possi‐ ble to celebrate mass outside a church. But it is always nec‐ essary to contact the local ecclesial leaders for advice on the most appropriate way to carry out such a eucharistic celebration.”

Bernasconi apologised and said: “It was absolutely not my intention to trivialise the eucharist.”

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Three dolphin deaths ON Tuesday July 26, Animal Liberation Malta (ALM) an‐ nounced they had just learned that between August and September of 2021 three female dolphins died at the Mediterraneo Marine Park in Malta. The news was never made public, nor was it regis‐ tered on the non‐profit cetacean register Ceta‐Base, as is common practice in oth‐ er international wildlife parks.

Two of the female dol‐ phins which died, named On‐ da and Mar, were believed to be around 20 and 25 years old, had been caught in the wild in Cuba and had been kept at Mediterraneo since 2000. The third dolphin, Melita, had been born in the park in 2014. She never swam in the open sea.

ALM also called upon au‐ thorities to investigate why Mediterraneo is allowed to operate under a zoo licence when their dolphin shows act as a ‘permanent aquatic circus’. Circuses with animal

performers have been banned in Malta since 2014.

ALM called on the govern‐ ment as well as the park

owners to shut down Mediterraneo and transform it into a rehabilitation centre for aquatic animals.

Fire on German border HUNDREDS of firefighters from multiple countries have been struggling to control a huge forest fire at a national park popular with tourists on the Czech‐ German border. Smoke drifted over the Czech Re‐ public, reaching Prague, and children had to be evacuated from a summer camp in Germany.

On Wednesday July 27, the European Union swiftly mobilised two firefighting aeroplanes and two helicopters to Czechia, and Poland and Slo‐ vakia had already been operating helicopters in the country since the previous day.

The European Commissioner for Crisis Manage‐ ment, Janez Lenarčič, said: “We are facing very in‐ tense wildfires this summer ‐ active across the Mediterranean and in the very centre of our conti‐ nent. To combat fires ravaging a national park in Czechia’s north bordering Germany, our Union stands in full solidarity to face the destructive fires.

Assistance from Poland and Slovakia has already ar‐ rived, and so have the EU’s two firefighting planes from Italy, which form part of the rescue fleet. I thank everyone involved in ensuring such swift mo‐ bilisation of support.”

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Hot water and heating ban THE German city of Hanover on Thursday, July 28, announced a ban on the use of central heating and hot water in all public buildings. The city has become the first

in Europe to implement such restrictions as a re‐ sult of Vladimir Putin and Russia weaponising the supply of gas, ac‐ cording to UK media sources.

Belit Onay, the mayor of the Lower Saxony city has also stopped the use of hot water in swim‐ ming pools, gyms, and sports centres. Onay spoke about an ‘immi‐ nent gas shortage’, with other measures including turning off all the outdoor light‐ ing on major public buildings at night, such as museums and town halls. Public fountains will also be switched off.

These measures could well become an annual occurrence be‐ tween April and September following a controversial demand from the EU in Brus‐ sels on Tuesday, July 26, for member states to reduce their con‐ sumption of gas by 15 per cent. With some exceptions, ther‐ mostats in public buildings will also be set at just 20C (68F).

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Cardboard cross Tamsin Brown THE residents of the remote Tory Island, 14.5 kilometres off the coast of County Done‐ gal, Ireland, have finally re‐ ceived the large cross that leg‐ end says was promised to them in the sixth century but wrongfully placed elsewhere.

The legend says that Saint Columba gave his word to the residents of Tory that they would receive a giant stone cross as a gift for having con‐ verted to Christianity, but it ended up going to Ray Church on the mainland, where it re‐

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The cardboard cross is made from Bible pages.

mains to this day.

The contemporary artist Sarah Lewtas and Irish histori‐ an Brian Lacey joined forces to

give residents their long‐over‐ due cross, which is not made of stone, but cardboard. The 6.5‐metre cross was delivered to them and buried in a ‘fes‐ tive’ ceremony on July 27.

It could not be erected due to the Irish weather and plan‐ ning permission require‐ ments, but there is still a sense of ‘completion’, said the artist.

Lewtas expressed her grati‐ tude to the people of Tory, saying: “You couldn’t do any‐ thing on Tory Island without them.”

Notre-Dame on track THE Notre‐Dame cathedral in Paris is set to re‐ open to the general public in 2024, said the French minister of Culture, Rima Abdul Malak, on July 28. The roof of the famous medieval cathedral was destroyed by a huge fire which shocked people around the world more than three years ago, in April 2019. Notre‐Dame has been closed ever since. She said that the clean‐ up part of the project had been completed suc‐ cessfully and that rebuilding work would begin

at the end of the summer. On a visit to the cathedral, Abdul Malak said: “We are confident that 2024 will be the year a large part of this work is completed, the year of the reopening of the cathedral to worshippers and to the pub‐ lic.” Shortly after the fire, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, promised that the 12th‐century cathedral would be restored and reopened to the public in time for the 2024 Olympic Games, to be held in Paris.

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FINLAND

You need me

Bitcoin bonanza

THE normally popular Ed Sheeran fell out of favour when volunteers discovered that even though they were expected to give up their time to undertake work for his open-air concerts in Copenhagen this August, they would not be able to attend any of the four concerts.

DESPITE the fact that Bitcoins exist in the ether, Finnish customs managed to confiscate 1,889 of them from people found guilty of being involved in drug sales and used two local cryptocurrency dealers to sell them raising more than €46 million for the State.

THE NETHERLANDS

IRELAND

Radical farmers

Cashless bank

FARMERS who have been told to tackle nitrogen-based pollution are fighting back, dumping asbestos, manure and old tyres on major roads and then threatening violence to workers brought in to clear the mess causing intervention from police.

MOST people know the song by Slim Dusty, A Pub with No Beer, but the Allied Irish Banks (AIB) planned to have 70 banks with no cash, although complaints from customers and the fact that the State has a 60 per cent stake saw a U-turn.

BELGIUM

ITALY

All light up

Lost in Rome

THE proposal by the Amsterdam Council to limit access to ‘coffee’ shops to residents appears to have struck a financial chord with Brussels mayor, Philippe Close, who wants to see legalisation of cannabis use and the opening of ‘coffee’ shops in the capital.

A FRENCH family visiting Rome in July has placed posters around the city showing an image of a missing family member who was lost on the last day of their holiday and offering a €500 reward. Lost was an unnamed white teddy bear with one black paw.

GERMANY

PORTUGAL

Munich Massacre

Shut out

FIFTY years after the Munich Olympics massacre, families of the victims are planning to boycott the memorial service in Germany planned for September 5, because they believe that they have never received fair compensation for the loss of their 11 loved ones who died in the botched rescue attempt.

HOLIDAYMAKERS in the Algarve were unimpressed with the fact that the Lagoa Council announced on July 25 “Carvalho Beach will be closed to the public on July 27 and 28 due to the production of a feature film and the need to carry out filming at the location.”

FRANCE

UKRAINE

Notre Dame

Bojo fan

THE iconic Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is on track to reopen in 2024 according to French Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak. It is now more than three years since its roof was destroyed in a massive blaze and the clean-up has now been completed.

SPEAKING to Piers Morgan on Talk TV, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he does not want Boris Johnson to “disappear” after he stands down as Prime Minister as he is a friend of Ukraine and he wants him to remain in politics

NORWAY

SWEDEN

Sustainable fashion

War loot

NORWEGIAN fashionistas came eighth in a survey

by UK company Jewellery Box considering how committed to sustainable fashion 50 different countries were. Britain came first, but Norway also gained fifth place for export of second-hand clothing which goes mainly to African and Latin American countries.

DECLARED by the Swedish government as a legitimate ‘spoil of war’ the document known as Łaski's Statute was looted during the Swedish invasion of Poland in 1655 and now, despite a plea by a Swedish MP that it be returned, the request has been rejected.

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€3 billion

is the worldwide profit made by Spanish bank BBVA in the first six months of 2022.

ADDITIONAL RECOVERY FUNDS

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Shakira shock

Clean Creatives SO concerned about the environ‐ ment (or possibly their reputations) some 350 advertising and PR com‐ panies worldwide have joined the group Clean Creatives which means they will no longer work for fossil fu‐ el companies or their trade associa‐ tions according to a BBC report.

Economy surprise EVEN though inflation continues to spiral upwards, the Spanish econo‐ my surprised analysts by showing a growth of 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year, almost three times that forecast, thanks to household spending and the arrival of foreign holidaymakers.

Carpal tunnel TWO Spanish Supreme Court deci‐ sions have recognised that carpal tunnel syndrome is an occupational disease following lawsuits filed by a Spanish trade union on behalf of home help workers and employers will have to recognise this fact. This does not however cover workers using computers.

Price hike AS Amazon profits tumble, the company has announced it is to in‐ crease membership of its Prime divi‐ sion from September to €49.90 per annum in Spain which is much cheaper than the new £95 charge in the UK .

FUNDING FOR SPAIN: Ministers Calviño and Montero (left and right).

SPAIN is the first member of the EU to receive the second tranche of funds from the Recovery Plan.

This latest payment which amount‐ ed to €12 billion was paid on July 29 following Spain’s formal request for these funds on April 30.

“This is very good news that reaf‐ firms Spain’s leadership in the deploy‐ ment of the Recovery Plan in Europe.

“The European Commission contin‐ ues to endorse the government’s roadmap with significant investments and reforms in key areas such as edu‐ cation and vocational training, labour market, sustainable mobility, connec‐

tivity and the deployment of 5G to put Spain at the forefront of the new green and digital economy,” said Min‐ ister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño.

Also commenting on this latest payment, the Minister of Finance and Public Administration, María Jesús Montero said “Spain once again demonstrates that it is a country that meets its commitments and will be the first to receive the second dis‐ bursement of the Recovery, Transfor‐ mation and Resilience Plan.” This gov‐ ernment has managed to launch the largest modernisation project in Spain

and we will not cease in our goal of building a more socially just, more digital, more productive and greener country.” Part of the funding received will be utilised in the Labour and pub‐ lic pension system reforms which are an important part of the govern‐ ment’s ongoing commitments. As at the end of June 2022, the Spanish Re‐ covery Plan has already helped fi‐ nance more than 28,800 projects throughout Spain in which more than 19,000 companies, more than 5,500 local authorities and more than 2,000 educational establishments and tech‐ nology centres have taken part.

Review of eco-friendly claims THE UK Competition and Markets Authority is to re‐ view eco‐friendly claims made by ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda.

As British consumers be‐ come more committed to purchasing sustainable cloth‐ ing and accessories, so major companies are anxious to persuade them that their product fits in to the ‘green’ category.

The CMA however says that it is to investigate the eco‐friendly and sustainabili‐ ty claims made by the three companies as part of its on‐ going investigation into po‐ tential greenwashing and fol‐ lows concerns around the way the firms’ products are

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COLOMBIAN singer Shakira faces a long prison sentence if convicted of six counts of tax evasion between 2012 and 2014 involving €14.5 mil‐ lion. Her defence will be she was domiciled in the Bahamas at the time but the Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office contendsshe was primarily in Spain as she was in a relationship (now ended) with Barcelona foot‐ ball star Gerard Pique and spent most of her time in that city. On July 27, PR company Llorente y Cuenca said that the singer wanted to prove her innocence in court but in the meantime has lodged the €14.5 mil‐ lion plus interest with a firm of lawyers to show her ability to pay.

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being marketed to cus‐ tomers.

In January this year, the CMA turned its eye to the fashion sector, where an esti‐ mated £54 billion is spent by consumers annually, and its initial review identified con‐ cerns around potentially mis‐ leading green claims.

These included a number

of companies creating the impression that their prod‐ ucts were ‘sustainable’ or better for the environment ‐ for example by making broad claims about the use of recycled materials in new clothing ‐ with little to no in‐ formation about the basis for those claims or exactly which products they related to.

Basically, it’s all about the way in which the products are described and also whether the amount of recy‐ cled material included in their clothing is made clear to the consumer as some items may contain as little as 20 per cent recycled fabric.

At this stage, this is a fact‐ finding mission only and the CMA has written to the three firms outlining its concerns and will use its information gathering powers to obtain evidence to progress its in‐ vestigation.

Once concluded the facts uncovered will be revealed and a decision made as to whether any further action is required.

Holiday home surprise THE pandemic saw a boost in the number of people in the UK purchasing second homes in popular holiday areas such as Devon and Cornwall as a way of spending lockdown.

This however made it even more difficult for local resi‐ dents, especially the young, to get on the housing ladder and now, Leeds Building Soci‐ ety will no longer offer mort‐ gages to people simply want‐ ing second holiday homes.

They will still continue to grant mortgages for those under buy to let schemes or those who undertake to rent their properties out for at least 24 weeks in the year and thereby hope to stimu‐ late the residential market.

Squids in THE last year has been a night‐ mare for low‐cost UK energy suppliers and their customers and a bonanza for the largest companies in the market.

According to reports from both the BBC and Sky News, Octopus Energy has ap‐ proached the British govern‐ ment with a plan to take over Bulb which collapsed late last year and has been temporari‐ ly put into Administration with financial support from the government.

Despite neither side con‐ firming or denying the sugges‐ tion, it appears that Octopus Energy wants to obtain a £1 billion repayable loan from the state to allow it to take over Bulb and purchase ener‐ gy stocks in advance plus pay £100,000 for the customer base.

Windfall tax THE so‐called windfall tax on Spanish banks to be imposed this year and next will only af‐ fect around a dozen organisa‐ tions in the financial sector and smaller credit unions (sim‐ ilar to the old‐style building so‐ cieties in the UK) will not be in‐ cluded.

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4.897,0 1.520,50 4.339,0 74,68 222,90 2.148,0 727,20 260,60 45,43 8.022,0 795,00 163,65 1.560,00 1.135,49 251,90 6.888,0 11,20 829,40 1.913,4 637,20 1.001,50 6.586,0 2.424,00 550,00 662,20 4.945,0 90,06 0,75 709,40 1.182,00 2.964,0 867,20 1.091,50 2.949,0 2.154,5 1.091,50 1.555,00 11.875,0 1.779,50 1.222,50 591,80 129,00 264,80 134,55 4.002,0 1.089,00 119,88 2.644,0 894,20

4.830,0 1.489,50 4.085,0 71,44 219,50 2.106,0 720,60 257,90 44,80 7.900,0 788,40 160,20 1.528,00 1.116,87 244,20 6.732,0 11,20 789,80 1.885,6 624,60 986,00 6.508,0 2.397,00 529,00 633,20 4.848,0 88,22 0,75 701,40 1.174,00 2.898,0 841,60 1.062,00 2.916,0 2.113,0 1.061,00 1.524,50 11.665,0 1.742,00 1.203,50 563,80 126,25 261,00 131,05 3.961,0 1.070,00 117,98 2.597,0 876,00

52,28K 94,91K 155,04K 2,44M 850,46K 7,43K 388,65K 1,71M 25,89M 59,48K 135,77K 4,57M 336,40K 176,56K 11,61M 40,07K 0 349,84K 60,53K 66,36K 907,45K 180,54K 402,25K 1,57M 525,32K 449,05K 7,02M 0 168,09K 2,95K 86,38K 1,20M 388,65K 73,20K 1,97M 871,40K 168,90K 39,63K 453,34K 106,23K 182,48K 1,75M 2,19M 576,19K 330,32K 160,16K 14,34M 81,54K 952,58K

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US dollar (USD) ........................................1.0206 Japan yen (JPY)........................................136.07 Switzerland franc (CHF) ...........................0.9733 Denmark kroner (DKK) .............................7.4438 Norway kroner (NOK) ...............................9.8979

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COMPANY 3M American Express Amgen Apple Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Cisco Coca-Cola Dow Goldman Sachs Home Depot Honeywell IBM Intel J&J JPMorgan McDonald’s Merck&Co Microsoft Nike Procter&Gamble Salesforce.com The Travelers UnitedHealth Verizon Visa A Walgreens Boots Walmart Walt Disney

PRICE 140,37 152,14 249,75 157,35 159,09 187,84 150,39 45,62 64,06 52,30 329,11 299,63 190,44 129,22 39,71 174,20 114,81 263,46 89,94 276,41 112,23 148,06 181,29 155,74 541,49 45,55 211,35 39,44 129,75 104,90

CHANGE +1,51 +0,51 -1,97 +0,56 +3,00 +2,59 +1,13 +0,98 +1,05 +0,06 +4,57 +0,72 +6,78 +0,10 -0,47 +1,00 -0,43 +4,57 -1,29 +7,67 +4,37 +2,42 +0,99 -3,22 +6,88 +0,64 +0,88 +0,22 +3,16 +1,40

CHANGE% VOLUME(M) +1,09% 3,09M +0,34% 3,08M -0,78% 2,16M +0,36% 68,78M +1,92% 8,70M +1,40% 2,23M +0,76% 6,29M +2,20% 17,43M +1,67% 10,81M +0,11% 5,99M +1,41% 1,65M +0,24% 3,93M +3,69% 3,65M +0,08% 3,88M -1,17% 48,57M +0,58% 5,45M -0,37% 10,36M +1,77% 2,84M -1,41% 13,90M +2,85% 33,02M +4,05% 6,72M +1,66% 6,27M +0,55% 4,41M -2,03% 1,46M +1,29% 2,23M +1,43% 21,97M +0,42% 7,41M +0,56% 4,39M +2,50% 10,77M +1,35% 7,89M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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-42.95% -42.55% -41.24% -35.45% -29.74% -28.83% -26.61% -23.74% -23.58% -21.15% -19.88%

19.83M 90.58M 25.67M 103.65K 5.05M 11.68K 7.12M 10.64M 337.01K 1.74M 194.83K

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Most Declined Community Health Systems Missfresh Bausch Health IG Acquisition Ranpak Holdings Health Assurance Acquisition Lexicon ObsEva Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings Pathward Financial Locafy

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Euro slumps on gas shortage fears, US dollar firms amid global recession concerns

ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

Euro EUR/GBP: Down from £0.86 to £0.85 EUR/USD: Down from $1.05 to $1.02 The euro fell back through July, the single currency coming under notable pressure amid concerns over European energy security and the potential knock-on impact on the Eurozone economy.

This came amid heightened fears that Russia could completely cut off gas exports to the continent, forcing countries in the EU to start gas rationing and likely tipping the Eurozone economic into a recession in the process. The resulting EUR selling bias saw the EUR/USD exchange rate even briefly hit parity.

The European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest interest rate decision also infused volatility into the euro as the ECB shocked markets with a 50bps rate hike this month, but struck a cautious tone in its forward guidance.

Looking ahead, it’s likely the focus for EUR investors will remain on Europe’s energy outlook, with the euro poised to extend its downtrend if Russia continues to restrict gas flows to the continent.

CURRENCY OUTLOOK: The euro came under notable pressure throughout July.

Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.16 to €1.17 GBP/USD: Down from $1.22 to $1.20 The pound fluctuated over the past month, largely as a result of some notable UK political uncertainty.

This was focused at the start of July as a dramatic 48 hours saw dozens of ministers resign from government and ultimately force Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister.

After briefly buoying Sterling as his resignation brought an end to weeks of speculation over his future. The subsequent

start of the Conservative leadership race created fresh uncertainty and infused volatility in GBP exchange rates through the remainder of the month.

The end of July saw Sterling mount a recovery amid speculation the Bank of England (BoE) may be more aggressive in August, although these gains were tempered by some mixed UK economic data.

The BoE’s next rate decision will act as a key catalyst of movement in the pound in August. Will a 50bps rate hike help to propel Sterling higher?

FINANCE

US Dollar USD/GBP: Up from $0.81 to $0.83 USD/EUR: Up from €0.94 to €0.98 The US dollar enjoyed notable support over the past month as growing fears of an impending global recession bolstered demand for the safe-haven currency.

The first half of July also saw USD exchange rates bolstered by stronger-thanexpected US payroll and inflation releases.

The upbeat data sparked speculation the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates by 100bps at its next meeting.

However the ‘greenback’ quickly fell back from its best levels as investors scaled back their rate hike bets following some cautious comments from Fed policymakers.

The US dollar was also knocked by the latest US PMIs after they reported a shock contraction in the US service sector in June.

Going forward the US dollar is well positioned to resume its bullish run through August, so long as global recession concerns persist.

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BUSINESS EXTRA Another takeover THE ongoing acquisition programme of the Frasers Group, owner of House of Fraser and Sports Direct continues with the takeover of yet another online fashion group I Saw It First for an undisclosed sum fol‐ lowing its bail out of Missguided earlier this year.

Unemployment down ACCORDING to the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE) Spanish unemployment figures continue to keep below the three million mark, for the second month running, falling to just under 12.5 per cent in the second quarter of the year continuing a downward trend.

EARNINGS INCREASED: The board of Repsol revealed its profits.

SPANISH energy company Repsol has made a net profit of €2.54 billion during the first half of 2022, amid the global fuel crisis according to the company on Thursday July 28.

Repsol’s net profit in the first half of the year, saw the com‐ pany’s earnings go up 105.6 per cent.

The company headed by Jo‐ su Jon Imaz will take advan‐ tage of this situation to apply a provision of €1.84 billion for the foreseeable deterioration in the valuation of its refining assets due to the ban on com‐

bustion vehicles and the tax measures being prepared by the government.

This half‐year result, with the added €2.4 billion ob‐ tained in 2021, offsets the loss‐ es the company saw in 2019 and 2020, with total losses of more than €7.1 billion, due to zero net emissions adjust‐ ments to their assets as well as the Covid pandemic.

Repsol has also invested around €1 billion a year in its refining facilities, while refining capacity was being reduced in Europe which allowed the

company to increase and opti‐ mise the use of these assets to respond to the supply tensions seen in the international fuel market caused by the war in Ukraine.

This advantage will report‐ edly allow Spain to have a ‘guaranteed’ supply of petrol and diesel in the coming months.

The news follows reports of Spanish energy company Rep‐ sol seeing a 115 per cent in‐ crease in profits this year when compared to its results in the similar period in 2021.

Reduced forecasts DESPITE past optimism, Spain’s Economy minister Nadia Calviño conceded on Tuesday July26 that inflation is go‐ ing to continue to grow whilst the economy would not be as healthy as hoped during 2022 and 2023.

Blaming amongst other factors the ongoing Ukrainian invasion, she reluctantly has to raise the inflation fore‐ cast to 7.8 per cent in 2022 from the previous target of 6.1 per cent although the figure for 2023 is much lower at 2.9 per cent compared to the anticipated 2.2 per cent.

Even though GDP has been quite healthy this year, she also had to announce a forecast for 2023 of 2.7 per cent, down from 3.5 per cent although the International Monetary Fund is more pessimistic at a flat 2 per cent.

High flyers PERHAPS understood by many who have seen this oc‐ cur in the workplace, high performing managers set harsher targets for their employees, according to new research by Vienna University of Economics and Busi‐ ness.

The study, conducted by Professor Christoph Feichter, analysed how supervisors’ performance in lower‐level jobs prior to being promoted to manager influenced the targets they set for employees.

He found that high performing managers set harsher targets for their employees because they experience bias due to having a distorted awareness that their own experiences are standard practice.

The researcher says that firms need to address this as experience bias can lead to negative employee reac‐ tions as well as planning and coordination mistakes.

FEATURE

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ‘NO Blacks. No Irish and No Dogs’. This is the oft publicised ‘unacceptable face of racism’ of the late 50s and early 60s, when landladies renting out rooms in ar‐ eas of London and other cities posted this on the doors and windows of their establishments.

By today’s standards these signs are of course totally unacceptable. But opin‐ ions have changed drastically since those far more insular and ill‐informed days.

Back then; these were not blanket judge‐ ments, reached for reasons of some‐ one’s skin colour or country of origin.

They were decisions made because of the overall reputation gained by many who were considered foreigners. Irish males were not welcomed by landladies because the vast majority who worked the new m’ways and building sites were renowned for arriving back at all hours and upsetting other tenants by bellowing Irish ditties at the tops of their voices.

Many people of colour were linked to Windrush and had recently arrived from countries that were far less developed than the UK, with large numbers never having ever seen a toilet or experienced abodes with running water. Through no

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No thank you fault of their own, their general stan‐ dards of living were vastly different to the locals and I personally witnessed some of them actually using boarding house corridors as toilettes. The land‐ ladies simply couldn’t cope with the cul‐ ture differences. And as for dogs; this was in no way a comparison with hu‐ mans. Merely that landladies didn’t want their barking to annoy the other tenants.

We weren’t racists; we were merely treating those around us as we found them. I personally NEVER judged people by creed or colour. In those heady flower power days, I truly did believe that the UK was the forerunner of how the whole world would be one day. For some years I lived in Bayswater. At the end of the road was a pub frequented mainly by the black neighbourhood community.

I was often happy to be the only white face in the pub and thoroughly enjoyed the company and the Ska and reggae music while enveloped in the vaguely sweet aroma of ‘pot’. No racism there ei‐ ther. Some years later I returned to remi‐ nisce in the area that held so many won‐ derful memories. The taxi driver wouldn’t even drive down the street! I walked to the packed, still wholly black

clientele pub and after only a few min‐ utes made the decision to leave, mainly because of the uncomfortable threaten‐ ing silence that descended over the whole establishment. I truly was utterly shocked and disappointed. Believe me, we were never the racists. Generally we welcomed those from different societies.

We never envisaged that our liberal at‐ titude would in later years bring the threat of other religions and cultures try‐ ing to alter our whole way of life and democratic liberty. No wonder the UK is now infested with racist views. When you find yourself arguing racism with some snowflake or another, remember to remind them of one thing. In those days the local population had all the best intentions in the world; and now it’s be‐ ing repaid in utterly unacceptable ways.

No thanks.

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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What a lot of cobblers MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I USE a bit of social media but don’t use Tik‐ Tok. For me, it’s always been one for the youngsters. I can’t dance, sing or do back‐ ward somersaults or forward ones come to that. TikTok have strict rules too, or so I thought. For instance, you can’t use the word dead or cigarettes. Hole is not allowed. What you can do is tell people to pretend to be dis‐ abled to use wheelchairs at airports to jump the long lines.

As I said, this app is mostly used by young‐ sters and I looked at a few posts and they show these selfish little brats laughing and joking whilst stopping a genuine disabled person from the help they need to get through an airport, I have messaged TikTok about it and had no reply. They’re probably too busy checking there are no nipples on their site or the word thick.

Their rules supposedly specifically cover minority groups so they should do some‐ thing. The airports can also help by making sure assistance is booked at least 48 hours before or you have a doctor’s note that you

need assistance or you show your blue badge like you do when parking. Of course there must be discretion but a bunch of laughing kids videoing their mates for TikTok is just wrong. Privacy is a big thing these days.

Every page you look at online gives you reams of rules and regulations you have to accept before they let you in.

Putting someone’s name and address on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter will probably get you banned. But I remember a time when you could walk down any street and there would be a red telephone box where you could look up anyone’s name, address and ‘phone number. In fact, you didn’t even have to leave your home ‐ just open the cup‐ board under the stairs and the stack of direc‐ tories would be there. I was, of course, ex‐di‐ rectory. What about private photos? You used to take your roll of film to Boots or one of my video shops that developed films and pick them up the next day. I can tell you there were some that definitely wouldn’t have got on TikTok. But was it better or worse times?

Interesting that a lot of news channels did not show the Lionesses’ four goals against Sweden because the copyright owners, BBC I think, wanted to charge them too much.

What a lot of cobblers!

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FEATURE

THE HEAT IS ON: AVOIDING HAVOC ON THE HOTTEST DAYS NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

Church of Scotland. At the start of the ser‐ vice there was a procession of office‐hold‐ ers all carrying banners who were played into the Church with the minister at their head. As one of the office‐holders parked his banner and took his official seat in front of the organ he glanced over at the newly‐ deputising organ‐player and shouted: “They tell me you have the biggest organ in the Church.”

Oddly this had such a paralysing effect on the poor guy that, if said any‐ where else, would have had him rolling in the, err, aisles...

IT’S summer! And when I did a straw poll among girl friends (only the finest of scientific and journalistic methods for this column, folks) about summer eti‐ quette, the thing that really irritates them is men shirt‐ less in supermarkets, show‐ ing what they’ve got (or not). What they do/don’t have is usually a six‐pack, multiple tattoos and/or a fat belly. What a sight! But Nora Johnson’s critically not as startling as those acclaimed psychological shopping sporting ‘budgie crime thrillers (www.no smugglers’ ‐ the butt of ra‐johnson.net) all avail‐ jokes everywhere (pun in‐ able online including Nora’s latest thriller. tended)! eBooks (€0.99; £0.99), Ap‐ Which reminds me of the story of one ple Books, audiobooks, paperbacks at poor guy strong‐armed into playing the or‐ Amazon etc. Profits to Cudeca cancer chari‐ gan in a nearby church ‐ the Episcopalian ty.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

By Clinica Britannia

Dental implant technology BEFORE the creation of dental implant technolo‐ gy, there were almost no substitutes when it came to a missing tooth. To‐ day, with new technolo‐ gy, implant surgery has made it simple to restore that unsightly gap, with a natural looking tooth, giving you back that con‐ fident smile.

Implants are designed to look like a natural tooth and are a perfect replacement for a miss‐ ing one. They even aid in halting and reversing bone loss by stimulating the bone when the im‐ plant is placed. If you are missing a tooth, then it is probable that you are ex‐ periencing bone loss.

The implant root, which is made of Titani‐ um acts as a replace‐

DENTAL IMPLANTS: Will give you greater confidence.

ment for the missing tooth’s root and is easily accepted by the body. A tooth‐coloured crown is placed on top of the im‐ plant to match the other teeth.

The benefits of im‐ plants are that they are more secure, there will be virtually no move‐ ment, they allow your face to maintain its natu‐

ral shape as there is no bone shrinkage, giving you greater self‐confi‐ dence. You will not need to avoid eating certain foods that would other‐ wise cause you discom‐ fort.

Contact your Dentist for a check‐up to see if an implant would be a suitable option to fill your gap.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

By Clinica Britannia

Get back that youthful look DO you want to have a more wrinkle free and fresh‐looking skin? Then make an appointment with an Aesthetic Doctor who can help you do just that.

With age, comes many unpleasant changes in our facial appearance. It can seem like every time we look in the mirror a new line has popped up. Our skin loses its elasticity be‐ coming thinner and wrin‐ kled, skin begins to sag un‐ der the eyes and our cheeks lose their volume.

You may even think of how much time you have before your face appears like a sandy desert covered with wrinkles and fine lines.

Professional treatment of Botox and fillers with an Aesthetic specialist will

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• Refreshing and improv‐ ing the smoothness, elastic‐ ity, and appearance of the for a radiant‐looking glow.

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YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION Letters should be emailed to yoursay@euroweeklynews.com or make your comments on our website: euroweeklynews.com Views expressed and opinions given are not necessarily those of the EWN publishers. No responsibility is accepted for accuracy of information, errors, omissions or statements.

NOT THERE YET DEAR Leapy Lee, Usually we agree whole‐ heartedly with your un PC writings, but felt compelled to comment on this article.

You write, ‘Both countries have since descended into ut‐ ter anarchy’, we both feel that is a bit over the top and poten‐ tially giving a rather unfair pic‐ ture. We have visited South Africa many times, and have travelled through southern Africa, including Zimbabwe.

We travel on our own in a hire vehicle, yes when at traffic lights we keep windows and doors locked, but I used to do that when working in parts of London. We would not stop for a person/s (white or black) trying to flag us down in a re‐ mote area, that did actually backfire on us once when we ignored a rather large black gentleman trying to stop us in Mozambique, who turned out to be a customs official. We were stopped further down the road and held at gunpoint, he was very pleasant when he realised we were English and not SA! We go shopping in the big malls and also in small, pre‐ dominately black, town cen‐ tres, never have we felt threat‐ ened. Most of the violence we hear about in South Africa is Black on Black, but would say that no doubt things are changing slowly and certainly not for the better.

Will end by saying that we do feel that South Africa is cer‐ tainly on decline and much of what you write may be the case in not so many years time, but thankfully it’s not there yet.

M&J (in Los Guiraos)

No return Dear Editor, Having just finished a year’s

rental, the owners have not paid back the deposit, despite an airtight legal contact. This is happening more often and part of the problem is the ever larger deposits. Owners think it great to get €1,200, €1,400, etc deposit but instead of leaving it with an agency or whatever till it has to be repaid, they spend it as they spend the rent they get each month. Then sudden‐ ly the deposit has to be repaid and they do not have the money. The renting business needs to be better regulated to stop this from happening.

Michael Hill

Rotten service

From experience, one of the top mobile phone companies in Spain is the worst. They charged me for changing my plan, they told me I had to, as this plan no longer exists. Then I get charged double in my next bill and three months lat‐ er, still waiting a refund, which they said I would receive in an email they sent me, and a message confirming the re‐ fund. Always time to get their payment, but not my refund.

Anon

OUR VIEW COMING OF AGE WHETHER you are a football fan or not, the fact that the England women’s team beat Germany at Wembley in the final of the Euro 2002 tournament has to have excited many for a number of reasons.

First and foremost, there is little question that women’s football in England has finally come of age with huge TV coverage and a packed Wembley Stadium.

It has taken a long time for girl power to become so popular in the UK and ironically, it first took off in a country that isn’t renowned for its interest in soccer, the USA, where its teams won both the 2015 and 2019 World Cup Finals.

Even more telling is the fact that there are more soccer scholarships at US universities for women than there are for men and there is a national league that is well supported.

Gone are the days in Europe when women who wanted to play competitive football were not only unpaid but actually had to pay to play and the women’s game has really seen a blossoming of support, but there have been some hiccups on the way. Most major European clubs now have their own women’s teams but many aren’t allowed to play at the main club stadiums as attendance can be in the low thousands and as recently as 2018, when the first mixed-sex tour in Barcelona football club's history to the USA took place, the men travelled in business class and the women in economy.

One rule that applies to men and women alike, as was seen at the Wembley final, is that no matter what sex you are, if you take off your shirt after scoring, it’s an automatic yellow card.

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FEATURE

COLLECTING FUTURE CLUTTER

DAVID WORBOYS “YOU can’t take it with you.”

How true. Once we move on (fall off the perch), we shall be separated from all that we have accumulated over a life‐ time. All the possessions will pass on to others to sort out, to be sold, given away or de‐ stroyed. Few of them are likely to be kept. All our experiences will be mere memories in the minds of any survivors with whom we shared them. Our knowledge, opinions and tastes will no longer exist.

This means, of course, that everything we collect and hoard is future clutter. We are no more than guardians of all that we regard as ‘ours’ until the day our number comes up.

Ideally, therefore, we should keep it all to a minimum be‐ cause, once we are no longer living, somebody else will have to sort through it all and decide on its disposition.

Easier said than done! Until

Since childhood we have been collecting things, but how much do we still cling on to?

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that fatal day, there will be several reasons why we should not let these things go.

The commonest is because we think we may need them in the future. Photos, letters, di‐ aries that we have not seen for decades and will probably never see again are stored away just in case.

We may have souvenirs of childhood, holidays or past love affairs ‐ toys, children’s books, school reports, stamp albums, football programmes, mementoes, postcards, love letters. And although we no longer have a CD player, we can’t get rid of the CDs. Most of the books that we shall nev‐

er read or re‐ read, despite our in‐ tentions, remain on the bookshelves. Clothing which we no longer wear has to be kept because it is still ‘of too good quality to throw away’.

Second, we may want to dis‐ play our collected items, such as books, furniture, paintings and photographs simply to im‐ press others. But other people may have different values or interests. Third, we may hope to sell them one day. Perhaps, after all these years their val‐ ue has increased. Or we may hope to leave everything to our children or others. But are they going to be remotely in‐ terested if they have shown no curiosity during our life‐ time?

It is not only possessions that we cling on to. We pine away for the days of youth and the joys of past relation‐ ships and experiences. Rather than being grateful that we had them, we feel bitter that they have gone. We also value the knowledge we have ab‐ sorbed over a lifetime and re‐ tain as a priority that which we can use to impress our friends, colleagues and strangers.

It is not easy to declutter.

It’s necessary to be ruthless, to bite the bullet and not dwell on any reason to hang on to it ‐ just in case. But, when done, it offers a sense of freedom, achievement and a new beginning. I have finally managed it!

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How to stay dry when Camping as a vegan camping in the rain

GOOD PITCH: Chose a spot away from rivers to avoid potential flooding.

CAMPING in sunny Spain is great, so long as it stays sunny! However, if you’re holidaying somewhere in ‘green Spain’, don’t be surprised if you get a little rainfall during your trip.

That doesn’t mean that it should ruin your holi‐ day! Here’s some tips to stay dry and happy during your camping trip.

Choosing a good spot

for camping can be the difference between a tent triumph and a camping catastrophe. If rain is un‐ certain, it’s best to choose a pitch away from rivers and lakes to avoid poten‐ tial flooding.

If you can, try pitching your tent underneath a tree which can offer some shelter if there is a down‐ pour.

It’s also a good idea to pack food that is ready to eat, as cooking outdoors in the rain can dampen the spirits of even the most experienced chef, even if the rain doesn’t extinguish your fire!

And if you’re trekking in the rain, use plastic bags to cover your backpack and keep all your belong‐ ings dry.

TO camp or travel in a campervan can be incredibly freeing and full of infinite opportunities. It’s also lovely to reconnect with nature, and what better place to adopt a plant-based diet than sleeping beneath the stars?

Start your day with easy vegan pancakes to make a nice change from the same old boring cereal. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, soy milk, vegetable oil and a pinch of salt in a bowl and then pour onto a hot skillet, flipping over when bubbles start to form.

For lunch pumpkin soup is an easy, flavourful option sure to keep you going

until dinner time. Pumpkins are also in season in summer so ingredients shouldn’t be difficult to source. You could even prepare your soup in advance and take it with you on hikes in a flask to keep it warm.

A family favourite, pizza for dinner time and is easier than you’d think to prepare at a campsite. Again, you can make the dough in advance and take it with you.

Then you simply need to roll out the dough, top with your favourite veggies and vegan cheese, and bake above the campfire.

Camping Parque Tropical CAMPING PARQUE TROPICAL is located in Es‐ tepona, Malaga and is only 10km away from Marbella.

If tents aren’t your thing, there are 17 bungalows with terraces and parking.

These come in four differ‐ ent models to choose from, fully equipped with every‐ thing you could need and have air conditioning and outdoor furniture so you

can enjoy your meals out‐ side in the summer evenings.

There are also 71 spots on different levels and vary‐ ing sizes where you can pitch your tent or there are electricity points for cara‐ vans and motorhomes.

The campsite also has wifi throughout.

All of this is surrounded by tropical plants to really

make you feel like you’re on holiday. The beach is al‐ so only 500 metres away, approximately a five‐ minute walk! If you’re not a fan of the sea, the campsite also has its own pool.

For the little ones, Camp‐ ing Parque Tropical has an infant play area and if you want to work out while you’re away there are exer‐ cise machines available.

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Protection on the beach How to calm your Make sure your dog can actually swim! While most dogs are natural swim‐ mers, some breeds will struggle to stay afloat in the waves. If this is the case, like humans, you can teach your dog how to swim by holding their belly in the water and encourag‐ ing them to kick with their back legs.

It’s also important to en‐ sure that the water is safe for swimming, that means no strong currents or ex‐ tremely low temperatures.

Most beaches will have colour‐coded flags so you know whether to dive in or not.

Many people don’t re‐ alise, but like humans, dogs can get sunburnt too, espe‐ cially short haired breeds!

When at the beach, try and keep them in the shade.

Pet friendly sun cream is al‐ so available to buy.

dog during fireworks

MANY summer festival cele‐ brations, such as San Juan, in‐ volve a glorious firework dis‐ play. Unfortunately, many dogs and small animals are scared of these pyrotechnic displays and sometimes they run away and get lost as a re‐ sult.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Here’s how you can protect and calm your dog when they hear rockets and firecrackers.

If you know there are going to be fireworks in the evening, try and tire out your dog dur‐ ing the day by taking them on

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a long walk. This will mean they have less nervous energy to expend during the display.

By creating a safe and se‐ cure place in your home for your dog, you can help them feel more comfortable and less afraid when the display does start.

And if your dog does run away from the sound of fire‐ works, a GPS tracker can be helpful for you to find them again.

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fancy a bit of a doggy pad‐ dle, here’s some tips to keep your canine compan‐ ion safe in the sea this sum‐ mer.

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AS the days get hotter and you and your pooch are heading to the beach, you both might fancy a dip in the ocean to cool off. If you

Create a safe and secure place at home.

Taking your pet travelling MANY people are desperate for a holiday but don’t want to leave their beloved pet be‐ hind. Don’t worry, you don’t necessarily have to! Many places allow pets and Madrid was recently ranked the sixth most pet friendly city in Eu‐ rope, behind Italian cities like Milan, Rome and Florence.

Here’s some of the things you’ll need to fly with your furry friend so you can both enjoy your time away in the sun.

Like humans, pets will need a European passport to travel so they can be identified. You should complete a form be‐ forehand to specify what type of animal your travelling com‐ panion is. Travel agents will then be able to calculate the price of your pet’s travel.

Your pet will also need a health certificate and vaccina‐ tions according to the country to which you’re travelling. You should also ensure this is fol‐ lowed by a deworming test 24/48 hours prior to your flight.

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Skoda Fabia SE Comfort - more premium than its price suggests ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack SOMETIMES you find a car that while ostensibly a

rather ordinary means of transport turns out to be something a bit special.

Skoda’s Fabia has long been a feature of the Czech man‐

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ufacturer’s sales lists and in its latest form drives much more premium than its price suggests and is full of clever touches typical of Skoda.

The Fabia range starts at €20,786/£17,800 and offers decent standard equipment and some rather good pow‐ er units. All bar one are 1.0‐ litre, three‐cylinder petrol units with power outputs of 80PS, 95PS and 110PS, with the two higher power en‐ gine variants being tur‐ bocharged. Then there is a 1.5‐litre turbocharged petrol unit developing 150PS, again three‐cylinder.

Standard fare is decent on the entry level model and includes LED lights, Bluetooth, rear parking sen‐ sors, air conditioning, alloy wheels and a height ad‐ justable driver’s seat.

The previously men‐ tioned clever little touches that set Skoda apart are

FABIA: Everything you need in terms of modern creature comforts.

such things as an ice scraper in‐ side the fuel filler flap, clip in rubbish bags for the door pockets and an umbrella.

My test model was the lead‐in SE Comfort trim with the lower power tur‐ bocharged 1.0‐litre engine that develops 95PS and drives through a manual five‐speed gearbox.

Inside there’s pretty much everything you need in terms of modern crea‐ ture comforts, although the rear manual windows are a surprise. Even on cost grounds it’s somewhat of a disparity when looking at the list of other standard equipment included in the Fabia.

On the road the Fabia is aimed more at comfort than handling but nonetheless is still capable of being very competently hustled along more twisting roads.

My test model is priced at €21,795/£18,350 and it feels more premium than the price suggests. Perfor‐ mance is modest, but the Fabia doesn’t feel in any way hindered in its progress. This is helped by the five‐speed manual gear‐ box having well‐chosen ra‐ tios and a light and easy shift. Push the throttle hard

and there’s a charac‐ teristic thrum from the three‐cylinder engine that’s far from unpleasant. All this means that despite the small engine capacity the Fabia feels comfortable and long‐legged.

Looking at its competi‐ tors the Skoda stacks up very well. Although it lacks the zesty performance feel of something like an Ibiza, it’s not necessarily a bad thing in a car that has to complete a myriad of travel duties. The Fabia is a car that I would be very happy to have on my driveway.

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Fuel prices keep falling ACCORDING to data from the European Union Oil Bulletin on Thursday, July 28, the price of fuel in Spain has fallen again. Both petrol and diesel are finally be‐ low €2/litre for the first time since the start of June.

Specifically, the aver‐ age price of a litre of petrol this week stood at €1.954, after registering a drop of 3.5 per cent compared to seven days ago. This is the fifth con‐ secutive week the price has come down.

Diesel also registered a drop of 1.92 per cent in the last week, cur‐ rently standing at an av‐ erage of €1.933/litre, decreasing for the fourth consecutive week.

These average amounts include taxes, but do not include the mandatory government discount of 20 cents per litre that came into force last April 1. As there are some oil companies of‐ fering different dis‐ counts and loyalty pro‐ motions, it is impossible to include these in the final averages.

Compared to the same week one year ago, the average price of a litre of petrol is almost 39 per cent more expen‐ sive. In the case of diesel, it has become 53 per cent more expen‐ sive, although without taking into account the current discount.

Fuel prices depend on multiple factors, such as its specific price (inde‐ pendent of oil), the evo‐ lution of crude oil, taxes, the cost of raw materi‐ als, logistics, and gross margins. As a result, the evolution in the price of crude oil is not trans‐ ferred directly to fuel prices, but rather with a time lag.

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OPENING CEREMONY: Took place in Birmingham.

wide as vintage footage was screened.

Making a grand en‐ trance in an Aston Martin DB86 that he purchased in 1970, Prince Charles arrived with Camilla. An entourage of 72 cars ‐ sig‐ nifying the 72 nations and territories of the Commonwealth ‐ made their way into the Stadi‐ um, and formed the shape of the Union jack flag.

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Samantha Oxborough de‐ livered the national an‐ them, the legendary Red Arrows flew overhead in formation.

Reading out a message from the Queen, Prince Charles said: “Over the years, the coming togeth‐ er of so many for the ‘Friendly Games’ has cre‐ ated memorable shared experiences, established long‐standing relation‐ ships, and even created some friendly rivalries.”

A GOAL in extra‐time from Manchester City’s Chloe Kelly saw England’s Lionesses become the Euro 2022 champions on Sunday, July 31.

This is English football’s first major trophy since the other famous victory over German opponents back in 1966, also at Wembley stadium.

Kelly sent the record‐breaking 87,192 fans into ecstasy as her strike hit the back of the net with 10 minutes left to play, leaving the fi‐ nal score at 2‐1.

For the sixth match in a row, England man‐ ager Sarina Wiegman named an unchanged team for the final against the eight‐time Euro‐ pean Championships winners. Germany meanwhile faced the match without their enigmatic captain Alexandra Popp. The tour‐ nament’s joint‐top scorer injured herself in the pre‐match warm‐up, leaving German coach Martina Voss‐Tecklenburg with a headache.

It took England until the second half to go in front. A goal from Manchester United’s El‐ la Toone set the match up for a thrilling cli‐ max. A superb long ball from Kiera Walsh al‐ lowed Toone to outpace the German defenders and show astounding composure by calmly chipping the ball into the net over

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THE 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games, being held in Birming‐ ham, were declared open on Thursday, July 28, by Her Majesty Queen Eliza‐ beth II and Prince Charles. A spectacular opening ceremony took place, although without the physical presence of the monarch due to her ill health.

A giant TV screen at the Alexander Stadium saw a video of the Queen greet‐ ing a packed crowd of around 30,000 sports fans.

An estimated audience of one billion watched world‐

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2022 Games have begun Football’s come home

Lionesses bring home Euro 2022 Cup.

the advancing Frohms.

Disappointment loomed when Lina Magull levelled the scores with just minutes to go.

Latching onto Wassmuth’s cross she deftly turned the ball into the England net. Incredi‐ bly, and showing how solid the Lionesses’ de‐ fence has been, that was only their second goal conceded in the whole tournament.

Extra time is always a nervy affair, but when Chloe Kelly’s first shot was blocked on the German goal line, she lost no time in smashing the rebound home to make Wem‐ bley erupt into a cauldron of noise.

Russo almost put the game beyond doubt in the closing minutes, but the final whistle blew and English football finally ended 56 years of misery as the Lionesses were crowned Queens of Europe.

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