Costa Blanca North 11 - 17 August 2022 Issue 1936

Issue No. 1936 11 - 17 August 2022

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TOWN HALL HELPS OUT Linda Hall BENIDORM Town Hall is helping to combat energy poverty.

Over‐65s will receive a di‐ rect payment of at least €50 to assist in paying electricity bills, Benidorm’s mayor Toni Perez announced.

“At a time of huge eco‐ nomic uncertainty, it’s im‐ portant to help the elderly,” he said.

“They provided support at critical moments in the past and they need extra help now.”

Payments totalling €300,000 ‐ co‐financed by the Provincial Council and Benidorm Town Hall ‐ will be distributed by the Social Welfare department.

Once all requests have been dealt with, the remain‐ der will be shared amongst the applicants, the mayor ex‐ plained: “An initial €50 grant could increase to €100,” the mayor pointed out.

All over‐65s registered on

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BENIDORM RESIDENTS: Help with energy bills for the over-65s.

the municipal Padron who have lived in Benidorm for an uninterrupted five years and either own or rent their habitual residence are eligi‐ ble, Perez said.

Other members of the household should be related to the applicant, over 65 and similarly registered on the Padron for five uninterrupt‐ ed years.

Applications should be made to https://sede. benidorm.org/catalogo‐de‐ servicios/BSENER/ (requiring

a digital signature) or in per‐ son at the town hall’s Reg‐ istro General office as well as the Jose Llorca Linares, La Torreta, Jelena and Tanit so‐ cial centres or municipal ad‐

ministrative extension of‐ fices.

A prior appointment should be made at the latter via the www.benidorm.org website.

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Taking spiking seriously Linda Hall DENIA hospital announced that it has established offi‐ cial procedures to follow when dealing with patients who have been spiked in discos and nightclubs.

The hospital has treated a number of suspected spiking victims all of them young women.

“Anybody who suspects that they have been

pricked or who notices an unjustified change in their perception, should contact the hospital’s Emergency Service or the Marina Alta primary care network,” an‐ nounced Dr Antonio Barce‐ lo, who heads Denia Health District’s Emergency Ser‐ vice and the Primary Care Attention.

“An injected hypnotic like scopolamine is fast‐act‐ ing and could impair the

The price is right ONLINE property experts Idealista recently compiled a list of the 100 Spanish municipalities with the highest property prices.

Of the 17 Valencian Community municipalities that ap‐ peared in the rankings, 14 were located in Alicante Province, two in Valencia and one in Castellon.

Idealista named Javea as the region’s most expensive town and fifth nationwide, with an average property price of €721,003, with Altea not far behind on €605,163.

Calpe, Alfaz, and Denia occupied third, fourth and fifth place regionally and were ranked 16, 18 and 23 nationally.

Benidorm properties, which was ranked eighth regionally and 48 nationally, averaged a comparatively modest €218,047.

victim’s judgement,” Dr Barcelo said. The most commonly‐used sub‐ stances used for spiking are ethanol, benzodiazepines or other hypnotics like gamma‐hydroxybutyrate, methanol, opioids, cannabinoids, ketamine, cocaine, amphetamine derivatives, LSD, atropine, burundanga (scopolamine) and solvents.

“Symptons can range from total or partial amne‐ sia, changed behaviour, ag‐ itation, drowsiness, halluci‐ nations, loss of inhibition and even unconscious‐ ness,” he added.

As well as taking urine and blood samples for analysis, the Denia Hospi‐ tal’s procedures for dealing with spiking include the protocol for sexual violence if the victim refers to this possibility or if the medical teams suspect that this could have occurred.

All patients also receive preventive medication for possible HIV exposure.

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NIBS EXTRA LED lights BENITACHELL has installed LED lighting in 355 street‐ lamps inside the town centre, along Carretera Javea and Ca‐ mi de l’Assegador as well as at the Villotel‐Madroñal and Cumbre del Sol urbanisations.

The €149,907 cost has been split between the town hall and the Valencian Institute of Business Competitivity (IVACE).

Go by bus BENIDORM launched 4,000 travel cards with a €10 credit for pupils who use school bus‐ es as well as pensioners with Gold cards. Further uses and services will be added, even‐ tually including all other resi‐ dents who have been regis‐ tered for more than three years on the Padron.

Big bangs LA NUCIA Town Hall organ‐ ised free courses for eight‐ year‐olds and upwards on responsible use of fireworks during the town’s fiestas in honour of the Assumption and San Roque, which con‐ tinue until August 18. Atten‐ dance was obligatory for all participants wanting to use and throw fireworks during the celebrations.

Damage done ENVIRONMENTALISTS Ecolo‐ gistas en Accion said a €1.1 bil‐ lion government project to regenerate Valencian Com‐ munity beaches with offshore underwater sand was a waste of money. “The damage has already been done and is irre‐ versible,” said the group’s spokesman Carlos Arribas, warning that the mega‐pro‐ ject would adversely affect the environment.

Less piracy APTUR, which represents Tourist Apartment firms, maintained that 30 per cent of Alicante Province’s holiday lets were clandestine, al‐ though this was an improve‐ ment on 2012 when 50 per cent were unregistered. Aptur said it was essential for own‐ ers to comply with obligatory technical requirements.

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Calpe’s boutique port THE work on Calpe’s new port, Marina PortBlanc, is due to be‐ gin shortly after the issues that delayed the start were re‐ solved.

On Monday, August 8 it was confirmed that the Ministry of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Mobility had given the go‐ ahead to begin the refurbish‐ ment of the derelict marina that will see it turned into a new boutique port. The works, which were due to start in 2021, were delayed over a boundary dispute between lo‐ cal town councils and adminis‐ trations, much to the anguish of Calpe and its residents. The

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NEW PORT: Will have 200 moorings with facilities for jet skis and boats up to 15m long.

works should now be com‐ plete a year later with the port ready for use in late 2023.The company undertaking the work has said: “We hope to be able to start as soon as possi‐ ble.” Marina PortBlanc, will ac‐

cording to the developers and the council, be much more than a marina that is home to yachts and boats. The plan is to make it a centre of gastronomy and a place of leisure.

The new port will have 200

moorings with facilities for jet skis and boats of up to 15m in length. There will also be park‐ ing available, whilst the facility will make maximum use of re‐ newable energy and reusable materials.

App will protect seagrass meadows THE Oceanografic Foundation recently presented its free Projecte Posidonia app that will help boatowners to anchor in an environmentally‐friendly manner.

The app, which is based on geoloca‐ tion, incorporates marine maps of De‐ nia, Javea, Benitachell, Moraira, Benissa and Calpe where nautical tourism and yachting are most active. It also includes a list of good practices aimed at protect‐ ing the marine ecosystem by preventing

Two bridges WORK has begun in Benissa on the Line 9 viaduct over the Quisi ravine.

The original railway bridge, built more than a century ago, is still safe and in use but would be unable to take the weight of the new dual‐mode electric‐diesel trains that will cover the Benidorm‐Denia route once modernisation has been completed.

The €9.9 million contract to build the viaduct has gone to a specially‐created temporary partnership between the FCC and CHM multinational companies.

The new 370‐metre structure, located a little downstream from the original bridge, should be finished by July 2023.

Rebecca Torro, who heads the regional government’s Territorial Policies, Public Works and Transport department, was accompanied by rail operator FGV’s man‐ aging director Anais Menguzzato as she visited the site where the foundations were being dug for the new bridge.

“Line 9 is making good progress, but we have to tackle three bridges in order to modernise this line,” Torro said.

damage to the meadows of Posidonia seagrass when anchoring. Boatowners using the app will receive a message on their mobiles, advising them when they are in an area where regional laws pre‐ vent them from anchoring owing to the presence of protected seagrass mead‐ ows.

Created in conjunction with Banca March’s Mediterranean Fund and Va‐ lencia City’s Ciudad de las Artes y Cien‐

cias, the app was officially presented at the Club Nautica’s Sailing School in Javea on Wednesday August 3.

Those present included the Generali‐ tat president Ximo Puig, Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi and the Fundacion Oceanografic’s managing director Leoca‐ dia Garcia, together with representa‐ tives from the town halls of Denia, Calpe, Teulada‐Moraira and Benitachell as well as yacht clubs and marinas.

Lions Camp now open THE 2022 Lions Costa Blanca Camp organised by the International As‐ sociation of Lions Clubs has officially been opened!

Every year the Lions all over the world organise a youth exchange pro‐ gramme with the aim of giving young people a bet‐ ter insight into how peo‐ ple live and work in other countries.

This year’s Lions Costa Blanca Camp kicked off on Tuesday, August 2 at 7pm, when, starting from Avenida Bilbao, 18 am‐ bassadors from 13 differ‐ ent nationalities marched along Benidorm’s beach front esplanade carrying flags and accompanied

by Local Police and a three‐piece band.

The young Lions arrived at Benidorm’s town hall, where they received a warm welcome from club officials and local authori‐ ties who all gave speeches following a showing of intro‐ ductory videos of each young am‐ bassador.

Camp director for this year’s youth exchange and President of the Lions club in Al‐ faz del Pi, Alain Van de Merlen, would like to en‐ courage as many people to join the

club as possible.

Those interested can contact Alain on 618 246 031 or at jackjones benidorm@hotmail.com.

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On patrol TIME was when it was possible to see bobbies on the beat along Benidorm’s promenades in August.

Brexit put paid to that, of course, but four offi‐ cers from France’s Police Nationale and Portugal’s Segurance Publica are currently patrolling with National Police officers.

They are here under the European Police scheme which is included in the Operation Sum‐ mer 2022 programme.

As in previous years, offi‐ cers from the forces of European Union mem‐ ber countries are as‐ signed to the largest tourist areas. Mayor Toni Perez recently welcomed the French and Por‐ tuguese officers and wished them an enjoy‐ able posting to the resort.

He was accompanied

by Benidorm’s Police Commissioner Ceferino Serrano Torres, National Police officers and Public Safety councillor, Lorenzo Martinez Sola.

The French and Por‐ tuguese officers are wearing their usual uni‐ forms, making them in‐ stantly recognisable to tourists from both coun‐ tries, town hall sources said. They will patrol on foot and in vehicles, with the shared mission of de‐ terring street crime, but also to assist tourists.

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ART AL VENT: Appreciation of the tapestries.

International Gata de Gorgos

By Peter McLaren‐Kennedy THE Department of Culture of the Gata City Coun‐ cil has announced that the 19th edition of the Art al Vent exhibition will take place in Calle La Bassa from Friday August 12 to September 4.

An important event on the Gata de Gorgos artistic calendar, the event brings together artists and the general public in the appreciation of tapestries and quilt making.

This year’s event will see artists from 17 differ‐ ent countries exhibiting more than 50 works, in what is a return to a fully international event after a two‐year hiatus. The countries that will be repre‐ sented include Spain, Italy, China, Brazil, Mexico,

United Kingdom, USA, Chile, Japan, and Morocco.

For councillor for Culture, Àngels Soler, the ap‐ pearance of Russian and Ukrainian works is an im‐ portant one in what it says about the people of both countries and the desire to get along.

Accompanying the display will be cinema, musi‐ cal performances by the group el Montgó, the dance group La Llata, the Gata Youth Band and the presentation of a documentary on the history of the event. The closing of the event will see Oma, the Orchestra of the Marina Alta perform.

The event is a great opportunity to stroll through the streets of Gata and to enjoy the town, its culture and its restaurants.

Benidorm denounces measures THE Independent Association of Traders of Benidorm and Province (AICO) has publicly de‐ nounced the measures adopted by the Spanish government for energy saving and efficiency.

AICO said the problem ex‐ tends to all industries although special emphasis is placed on tourist destinations, local me‐ dia confirmed on Sunday, Au‐ gust 7.

With regards to the mandato‐ ry measures for trade, both

AICO and ABRECA argued the regulations against the actual situation.

Regulation ‐ The energy saving and management shock plan for air conditioning to limit the air temperature in air‐conditioned rooms to the following values: air temperature in cooled rooms shall not be less than 27ºC and in heated rooms shall not be higher than 19ºC. Real situation ‐ In any destina‐ tion on the Mediterranean

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coast, the limit applied to air conditioning systems is anti‐ commercial, which will cause discomfort in the establishment and, therefore, the loss of sales in person, which will foreseeably be diverted to other shopping channels, such as online and shopping centres.

Regulation ‐ Shop window lighting must be switched off from 10:00pm onwards.

Real situation ‐ An establish‐ ment without its shop window is

like a vehicle at night without its headlights, you can’t see it.

This is another measure that makes it difficult for urban com‐ merce to operate in the streets without the support of street lighting, creating areas of insecu‐ rity and introducing an atmo‐ sphere of false security that only favours those who are lovers of other people’s possessions and from which, unfortunately, the vast majority are totally immune from prosecution.

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A fiveyear wait BENIDORM is still waiting for per‐ mission to install a deposit for irri‐ gation water in the Sierra Helada.

Almost five years ago, the town hall asked the regional govern‐ ment’s Agriculture department to authorise a pool adjoining the wastewater treatment plant (EDAR) there.

This would hold 21,000 cubic metres of recycled water that could be sent to local growers via the River Algar’s Canal Bajo irriga‐ tion system.

The water would be made available when needed in six mu‐ nicipalities, explained Benidorm’s mayor Toni Perez.

The Marina Baja Water Consor‐ tium’s 2017 EDAR project includ‐ ed two irrigation pools.

Costing €900,000 between them, one of the deposits was to be located in La Nucia and the other in Benidorm. La Nucia’s de‐ posit has now been built, but Benidorm is still waiting five years later. Perez also pointed out that the Benidorm deposit would have an important secondary use as a near‐to‐hand water supply should fire break out in the Sierra Helada national park.

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Community comes together JOKER’S bar in Benidorm ex‐ perienced an amazing turnout on Sunday, August 7 as a whole community band‐ ed together to pay their re‐ spects and mourn the loss of “one of the good ones,” Paul McFarlane.

Without Paul McFarlane, the “bright lights of Benidorm have suddenly got a lot dimmer,” good friend Anna said at the Joker’s Char‐ ity Event led by Wayne Ed‐ ward Bellamy‐Wright aka Levi.

Benidorm’s community of entertainers, bar crawl event organisers and Paul’s friends and family were joined by people from across Costa Blanca, Albir, La Nucia and the UK to say goodbye to the popular personality who

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JOKER’S: Perfect send off for popular Benidorm entertainer.

tragically died of an asthma attack on Wednesday, Au‐ gust 3.

“It was so sudden,” Emma, the manager of Chaplin’s in Benidorm told Euro Weekly News. “I’m at a loss for words really.”

“Paul was just such a larg‐ er‐than‐life character and

Benidorm will not be the same without him.”

Paul managed to make even the hardest Friday nights seem like a breeze, ac‐ cording to Emma, who said that “Fridays were the high‐ light of my week and many others because we got to work with Paul.”

“The bar crawl will never be the same,” she added.

Event organiser Levi worked tirelessly with the help of his husband and oth‐ ers, including Charlie Brown, who thanked the crowd in attendance for coming to support such a wonderful cause.

As Levi explained to Euro Weekly News, Paul’s mum Janet, who described her son as a “true entertainer, funny, kind and smart,” had only just returned to the UK when she received the heartbreak‐ ing news. The packed house at Joker’s bar on Sunday, Au‐ gust 7 was a testament to the much‐loved man’s popularity and also the strength of the community in Alicante’s Benidorm.

Forest fire prevention THE Javea City Council has called for contractors to quote to clear the ravines and forest areas surround‐ ing the city in an effort to prevent wildfires.

The call came on Monday, August 8 after it became clear that the council did not have the equipment or the staff needed to undertake the difficult work.

Most of the areas concerned are said to be difficult to access and specialised equipment will be need‐ ed to clear the vegetation.

Mayor of the Environment,

Beaches and Tourism, Antonio Mi‐ ragall, said: “This is not about help‐ ing the operators or the municipal authorities to work in the green ar‐ eas of the city, but rather the inten‐ tion is to access those areas or places that the council cannot get to with the equipment it has avail‐ able.

In effect the council is looking for a company to maintain the network of ravines and heritage plots sur‐ rounding the city.

These areas are said to have dense undergrowth which could

catch alight easily.

Miragall added: “Municipal oper‐ ators do not have such specific ma‐ terial as to access natural enclaves where the vegetation has grown a lot and can pose a risk to the envi‐ ronment.” The company that un‐ dertakes the work must have the ability to access these difficult ar‐ eas and to be able to remove all the weeds that may pose a danger.

The council wants the work to be carried out over the winter with the possibility of the contract being ex‐ tended to two or three years.

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Now open for bids

SUN PALACE: Has wonderful views of the sea and is popular with holidaymakers.

THE Sun Palace Hotel is to be auctioned off to pay the out‐ standing debt of its former owner, the controversial businessman and rancher from Castellón, Jaime Doménech Royo.

The opening of the auction was announced on Monday, August 8 and will remain open for bids until mid‐ September. Valued at €14 million, the 200‐bed hotel is expected to attract a num‐ ber of bidders given its prime location on the cliffs of l’Alfàs del Pi.

Royo originally acquired the property from Banco Sabadell in 2015 through the investment fund Voyager In‐ vesting UK. The fund has however instituted proceed‐ ings against Royo saying he owes them €7.3 million plus interest of more than €160,000.

The hotel, which is operat‐ ing, has wonderful views of the sea and Altea and is a popular destination for Euro‐ pean holidaymakers. It is also the favoured location for professional cyclists who use

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the area to train in the early parts of the year.

The current hotel opera‐ tors apparently do not have the right to continue running the hotel should the proper‐ ty be sold.

Royo has been the focus of much controversy after walking away from Benidorm Football Club, which was in dire financial straits. He has also been con‐ victed of fraud over the pur‐ chase of buildings in Benidorm, La Nucia and Guardamar.

BENIDORM Town Council has announced that is to begin works on the Avenida Armada Española after the summer, with the intention of turning it into a low emission zone.

Announced on Monday, Au‐ gust 8, the mayor, Toni Pérez said that the works will form part of the larger €11 million contribution by the Alicante Provincial Council for the devel‐ opment of the city’s infrastruc‐ ture. The works are expected to cost around €1 million.

The plan is to close the area to normal traffic and only to al‐ low pedestrians, bicycles, pub‐ lic transport and personal mo‐ bility vehicles to use the area.

The works on Avenida Ar‐ mada Española will connect the promenade to the first line of development in the area.

That will see the hotels, apart‐ ments and leisure facilities connected to the pathway.

The works include creating a space for walkers alongside the pedestrian way and for the construction of an outdoor sports court.

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SUMPTUOUS dresses worn by La Nucia’s fiestas queens over the last 50 years are on display until September 2.

The free exhibition in the Audito‐ rium’s Sala Llevant has already been visited by hundreds of people, curi‐ ous to see how the dresses, lent by the young women who once wore them for La Nucia’s August fiestas,

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Fit for a queen evolved over the last half‐century.

Curating the exhibition was easier said than done because many of the former queens now live in different

parts of Spain, while some have even moved abroad, sources at the town hall’s Fiestas and Culture de‐ partment said.

Emergency plan AN emergency plan for the Guadalest dam is fi‐ nally going to be implemented 12 years after it was commissioned.

The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge announced on Monday, August 8 that the project would now go out to tender, with the closing date for bids being September 5.

Among the work that will be undertaken is the building of an emergency room along the right bank of the river below the dam. This will allow for the emergency services to operate from the area.

Sirens will also be installed in the area to en‐ sure that everyone living downstream from the dam will receive adequate notice of any need to

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GUADALEST DAM: Plan to be implemented.

evacuate the area. These will be activated during the first half hour of any notification that the dam could overflow or rupture.

Once in place the emergency plan will ensure that residents downstream are given adequate warning and are protected from any malfunc‐ tion at the dam. It will also ensure that the emer‐ gency services have the access and the equip‐ ment they need to manage any emergency arising as a result of a malfunction.

Motorhome service point JAVEA’S city council has opened a purpose‐ built service point for motorhomes visiting the city at the intersection of Camí de Les Cansalades and Calle Lago Como.

The service point, which was opened offi‐ cially on the weekend of Sunday August 7, offers two connection points for the disposal of wastewater, a tap for the cleaning of tanks and vehicles and a collection point for domestic waste.

The service point has been built to cope

with the increase in the number of mo‐ torhomes visiting the area. With restrictions on where motorhomes may be used along the Costa Blanca, the facility will help those who visit the area to stay within the law as well as keeping the area free of illegally dis‐ carded waste.

Motorhome users will still be required to make use of registered sites for overnight stays, with the service point purely for clean‐ ing vehicles.

The exhibition is open from 10am until 2pm and between 5pm and 8pm, Monday to Friday. Saturdays 10am until 1pm.

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ON SHOW: Dresses worn by La Nucia’s fiestas queens over the last 50 years

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A SECOND British family has approached EWN to speak about a robbery they experienced while staying at a popular Benidorm hotel where another family was robbed the same day.

When the Hall family flew from Luton airport on July 27, to the popular Costa Blanca holiday resort of Benidorm, they had little

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Brit family robbed idea of the nightmare that would unfold.

Thirty‐five‐year‐old Mar‐ tyn Hall, his wife Michelle, aged 35, and their two chil‐

dren, Brandon aged 13, and Kobe aged 21 months, had booked a week’s holiday in the sun at the Sol Pelicanos Hotel. Their holiday was doubling up as a honey‐ moon and first‐year an‐ niversary after the couple got married on August 20 last year.

Michelle contacted the Euro Weekly News on Satur‐ day, August 6, after reading

an article we had published about a similar incident that happened to another family at the same hotel, on the same day.

On returning to their room on Friday, July 29, they found that their door had been forcibly broken open. Among other items, a wallet containing their holi‐ day money was missing so they immediately went to

BROKEN INTO: The damaged hotel room door.

reception to report the inci‐ dent. They were left with just €16 that they had on them at the time.

“It was the hotel’s atti‐ tude that got us the most.

No compassion, no help, and they didn’t want us re‐

porting it at first, we were the ones who called the po‐ lice,’ Michelle continued.

“We went to the police the next morning and they were very nice. Apparently the police see this all the time,” Michelle explained

Cinema nights in Javea

AFTER a brief interlude due to the pan‐ demic, one of the activities that attract‐ ed most family audiences to Javea’s Arenal beach, the Vora la Mar Cinema, is back. This free leisure activity takes place in the central part of Javea’s beach during the month of August.

Films for all audiences are shown ev‐ ery Tuesday at 10pm The screenings are in Spanish and subtitled in English,

perfect for a family outing!

• King Kong vs Godzilla on Tuesday, August 9: King Kong is transported out of his containment zone after Godzilla resurfaces and creates mayhem. Hu‐ mans need his help to reach Hollow Earth and find a way to subdue the king of the monsters.

• LUPIN Ill: THE FIRST on August 16: A master thief and his underworld

companions race against time to un‐ cover the secrets of a dark diary.

• MARS ATTACKS! on August 23: An army of aliens from Mars visit Earth and meet the president of the United states under peaceful pretences. How‐ ever, they reveal their true intentions when they start attacking cities.

Location: 03738 Platja de l’Arenal, Al‐ icante.

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Free legal advice

By Peter McLaren‐Kennedy L’ALFAS DEL PI JustiProp Office has been open since March this year, providing free legal guid‐ ance, advice and information for all residents.

The service, which was expanded on Mon‐ day, August 1 to include mediation services, is proving to be a real hit with residents.

Funded by the Generalitat Valenciana and staffed by professional lawyers, the service helps and advises residents who may be in‐ volved in legal proceedings or who simply need to resolve legal queries.

L’Alfas del Pi Town Council has coordinated the opening of this office, in collaboration with the Department of Justice, Interior and Public Administration and the Alicante Bar Associa‐ tion.

The service is available in person and is pro‐ vided on Wednesdays, from 3pm to 7pm on the premises of the Centre L’Alfas + Social, lo‐ cated in the Carrer Rosa dels Vents, between the IES L’Arabí and CEIP Veles e Vents.

To access the service, you must make an ap‐ pointment by calling 965 887 328.

Pest control month AUGUST is pest control month in Teulada‐Moraira, which means you could see a few extra creepy crawlies around as they try to es‐ cape the exterminators.

The schedule announced by the council on Thursday, August 4 shows that mosquitoes will be target‐ ed along with those crea‐ tures that are known to live in the sewerage system.

Starting around August

15, exterminators will be targeting rats and cock‐ roaches in the following ar‐ eas.

Zone 4: Sector Benimeit, urb. Castellons vida and urb. Coma dels Flares; Zone 5: Teulada town centre and industrial estate; Zone 6: Moraira town centre.

Mosquito control will be‐ gin on Wednesday, August 10 with known nesting sites targeted. Further

treatments will then be carried out on August 16 with tiger mosquitoes tar‐ geted.

With extermination ac‐ tivities being undertaken in the town, residents are asked to stay clear of areas where spraying is taking place. Anyone who does get exposed to any of the pest control substances used should seek medical advice.

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Planting memories.

A tree for every baby TEULADA-MORAIRA is to plant a new tree every time a baby is born in the town.

The idea was an‐ nounced on Wednesday, August 3 by Teumo Serveis who want to invest in the local environ‐ ment and promote sustainable develop‐ ment.

Héctor Morales, the Chief Executive of the company said that every time a ba‐ by is born in the town a tree will be planted in their name.

That way not only can we achieve our goal of caring for the environment, but al‐ so we can give every child memory of the place they were born.

They will be able to come back time and time again to the place of their birth to see their tree, as well as be able to care for it when they are old enough to do so.

He added it will al‐ so provide the most wonderful of mater‐ nity gifts to the par‐ ents, to be able to watch the tree and their child grow and blossom.

The initiative to plant a tree for every newborn baby will be widely welcomed and it would come as no surprise if other towns in the region followed suit.

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THE world’s most expensive wine has just gone up for auction at a staggering €340,000, significantly higher than the cost of the average home in Spain.

As reported by a national news site on Thursday, August 5, the bottle is believed to have been put up for auction at what is described as a bargain price.

Hilario García, owner of Bodega Au‐

A costly tipple rumRed said that it requires a full under‐ standing of wine culture and the details that go into the making of AurumRed to understand and appreciate the value of

the wine. AurumRed is a small winery in Las Pedroñeras, Cuenca but is renowned for producing among the most select and exclusive wines. Garcia said: “It’s a very

Speeders caught TWO people are cur‐ works. The first of those in‐ rently being investi‐ vestigated is a minor un‐ gated for driving der 16 years of age for a over 200 kilome‐ crime of reckless driv‐ tres per hour by ing, who was driving at the Guardia Civil. more than 200 kilome‐ The first being in‐ tres per hour on the M‐ vestigated is a 410 highway.

Image: Guardia Civil/Twitter youngster who The second of Guardia Civil investigate a youngster only has a li‐ those investigated is caught driving over 200 km per hour. cence to drive for a crime against mopeds, the Guardia Civil confirmed road safety, for travelling at 211 kilo‐ on Sunday, August 7. metres per hour, along a road whose The second being investigated was maximum speed is 90, reaching an caught carrying out an overtaking ma‐ overtaking manoeuvre at more than noeuvre in a two‐way traffic lane at a 200 kilometres per hour. Just a few speed of over 200 km/h, while the seconds later, he crossed a section road was wet. In both cases, videos regulated by a vertical sign that limit‐ showing the crimes being committed ed the maximum speed allowed to 80 were uploaded to social media net‐ kilometres per hour.

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special winery, it’s totally different, even in totally different concepts of life in the world of wine.

“Completely different things are stud‐ ied, such as flavours and aromas so that everyone likes them and then to be able to dissociate them depending on which way you turn the glass… And all of that makes the wines very different.”

Zaragoza wildfires THE latest Guardia Civil investigation has shown that the Zaragoza wildfires were sparked by reforestation work in the area, it was reported on Monday, August 8.

Five people have been investigated over the Zaragoza reforestation work that caused the wildfires which affected nine municipali‐ ties in the province, burning more than 10,000 hectares of forest and forcing the eviction of 1,700 residents of four towns. After learning of the incident, the specialists of the Nature Pro‐ tection Service (SEPRONA) of the Zaragoza Guardi Civil began an investigation to clarify the causes and circumstances in which the fire occurred. Once the exact point where the fire started was located and a study of its evolu‐ tion was carried out, the Guardia Civil gath‐ ered numerous data and statements and ob‐ tained different indications that allowed them to determine that the fire had been caused by the blower of a backhoe machine working in the area hitting against a stone.

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euroweeklynews.com The incident took place when the policeman, who was waiting for his train, saw a person fall from the plat‐ form onto the tracks.

He immediately came to his aid and went down to the rails and, just seconds before the train was due to enter the station, tried to pull the man onto the platform.

Realising the imminent ar‐

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DISCOUNTS: For various services including Cercanias.

YOU can now apply online for RENFE multi‐trip dis‐ count vouchers as from Monday August 8, however the sale of the ticket won’t be registered until August 24.

The announcement on Friday, August 5 said that users of the Cercanías, Media Distancia and Avant ser‐ vices can request multi‐trip tickets by registering on the RENFE website from lastMonday.

RENFE have opted for the two‐stage system as they expect an avalanche of applications that could result in the ticket system crashing.

The ordering system is still being finalised but it is clear that you will need to register and order the voucher online using a bank card. Although not yet confirmed, it is thought that a QR code will be issued to those who register to enable them to take advan‐ tage of the discounted travel.

Adopting the method will also allow RENFE to re‐ fund those who have paid for season tickets in ad‐ vance, but who then make use of the discount vouch‐ er.

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Off duty hero rival of the train, he had to use a small space between the platform and the track to pull the man to safety until the suburban train passed.

From rags to riches A WOMAN in Alicante has won a whopping €1.2 mil‐ lion lottery, turning her life around in an instant.

The lottery winner, was a female beggar in the La Flori‐ da neighbourhood of Ali‐ cante, who purchased a lot‐ tery ticket from a local tobacconist shop.

The winning ticket had all six matching numbers, win‐ ning the woman a massive €1,271,491 prize. “You’ve made my life easier,” was the celebratory cry with which she entered the to‐ bacconist’s shop which sold her the ticket, at number 70, Avenida de Orihuela.

Those in charge of the to‐ bacconist’s shop confirmed that the winner is a local res‐ ident of the neighbourhood, of gypsy ethnicity, known for begging outside the doors of a bank and a super‐ market opposite the shop: “She came in and told us that we had made her life better,” stated the owners.

The officer then pulled the man off the tracks to provide him with assistance until the arrival of another National Police officer.

The officers arrested the man for disorderly conduct and took him to a hospital for treatment of a head injury caused by the fall.

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AN officer of Spain’s National Police saved the life of a man who had fallen onto the train tracks at Madrid’s Emba‐ jadores station.

The police officer, with no time to get the man off the train tracks, pulled him to safety by making use of a small gap between the track and the platform, saving his life at the train station.

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Is it possible to seize European bank accounts? European Regulation 655/2014. Debt collection. European Union. Legal advice.

THE free movement of goods, people and capital within the European Union has consider‐ ably increased judicial cross‐bor‐ der problems. A few weeks ago, we addressed in another article,

the possibility of enforcing in Spain a sentence issued in an‐ other state member of the EU. Today we analyse a truly ef‐ fective tool, and not very well known, that allows the collec‐

tion of debts across the board.

European Regulation 655/2014.

As we will explain below, thanks to this regulation it is possible to seize European bank accounts in civil and commercial matters.

Material and territorial scope of application Regulation 665/2014 on the European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) applies in all EU countries, apart from Denmark.

Logically, since Brexit came into force, it cannot be invoked to freeze bank accounts in the United Kingdom either.

Regarding its material scope of application, it applies to civil and commercial matters, re‐ gardless of the court involved.

This means that this Regulation may also be used in cases arising from employment proceedings.

The same applies, for example, to civil liability arising from crimi‐ nal cases.

However, matters related to wills, inheritance, matrimonial property regimes, social securi‐

ty, etc are excluded (Art. 2).

When can the EAPO be filed?

The seizure of European bank accounts can be requested at different times. Initially, when filing of a lawsuit, in the form of precautionary measures. It can also be applied for at a later stage, once a judgement has been obtained that requires the debtor to pay an amount to the creditor.

What is the competent au‐ thority to process this applica‐ tion?

It will largely depend on the moment in time when the ap‐ plication is made. Art. 6 lists all the cases (debtor being a con‐ sumer, when it is requested as a precautionary measure, etc) and the competent court in each case.

Requirements for the presen‐ tation of the European Account Preservation Order To submit the application, it is mandatory to use the forms provided in the regulation itself.

These forms are available in de‐ tail in the Commission Imple‐ menting Regulation (EU) 2016/1823. The competent au‐ thority will authorise the preser‐ vation order when it is duly ac‐ credited that there is a real risk of not recovering the debt with‐ out this measure. In the ab‐ sence of an enforceable title (like a judgement) sufficient evi‐ dence must be provided to prove that the claim has a basis for success (Art. 7).

It should be noted that the creditor requesting the freezing of the bank accounts of the debtor, may be required to pro‐ vide a caution, depending on the case (Art. 12).

Enforceability and lack of identification of funds One of the most remarkable

aspects of the Regulation is that once the Preservation Order has been sent to another Member State, it is automatically enforce‐ able. No prior process or decla‐ ration to that effect is necessary (Art. 22). In addition, the credi‐ tor does not need to provide specific details of the accounts to be frozen. If the creditor does not know the specific bank where the debtor may have money, he can request that the Court of the country of destina‐ tion investigates this on its own.

If you wish to collect a debt, the debtor has no assets in Spain, but you suspect that he may have accounts abroad, do not hesitate to contact us. We will study your case and offer you expert advice about the possibility to seize European bank accounts.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys information related to legal is‐ sues.

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

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Five medals for policeman

By Peter McLaren‐Kennedy A J AV E A L o c a l P o l i c e ‐ man, Toni Soler, has brought home five medals from the World Cup of Police and Fire‐ fighters.

Welcomed home on Friday, August 5 by the mayor of Javea, José Chulvi and the council‐ lor for Security, Juan Or‐ tolá, Solera won two gold and two silver medals and a bronze.

The two town officials said the city was proud of Soler, congratulating him for his achieve‐ ments and for carrying the name of Javea on the world stage. They al‐ so offered encourage‐ ment to see him attend the next World Cup to defend his titles.

The World Cup is not unlike the Olympics with one exception and that is competitors are drawn from police and fire services around the world.

Soler achieved golds in the 10km Cross, indi‐ vidually and as a mem‐ ber of the Spanish team.

He also picked up a sil‐ ver for the 10,000 me‐ tres and one for the half

marathon as a member of the Spanish team and a bronze for his person‐ al performance.

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JAVEA POLICE: José Antonio Monfort Pons,Toni Soler, José Chulvi and Juan Ortolá.

Age in Spain’s new guide is the green light to driving in Spain!

A TOTAL of 42.6 per cent of UK nationals responding to an online poll* by Age in Spain have yet to acquire a Spanish driving licence.

The main reason given for not doing so was lack of clar‐ ity in the law and confusion over what was needed be‐ fore a licence could be ex‐ changed.

The results of the poll have prompted Age in Spain to produce a Guide to Driv‐ ing in Spain, which was launched on August 3.

The guide, available free online, is comprehensive. It covers all aspects of driving, from bringing your car to Spain, to how to register it, change the number plates and keep it on the road with an ITV test.

Speaking as a trustee of

English‐speaking nationals living in Spain, including the Age in Spain website and Facebook page, and gave us insight into what has been deterring people from either ex‐ changing their Trustee, Marijke. licence whilst Age in Spain, it was possi‐ Marijke Cazemier ble, or apply‐ living in Andalucia, ing for the who designed test. the poll said: Age in “Our Guide Volunteeer: Fiona Hulme. Spain volun‐ to Driving in teer Fiona Spain will be Hulme from extremely useful to anyone Denia, Valencia, said: who has still to acquire a “This guide is vital for ev‐ Spanish driving licence, and eryone ‐ visitors and people also to many of those who coming to live in Spain. have done so and who There are some important want to make sure they differences in the Spanish comply with regulations for driving rules, such as how to driving here. enter and exit a roundabout “The poll was conducted ‐ that we all need to know in anonymously on the social order to drive legally and media platforms used by safely in Spain” For more information, contact Helen Weir at Age in Spain on +34 972 525 462 - Website: www.ageinspain.org

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THE Euro Weekly News cam‐ paign to reach an agreement over the use of UK Blue Badges in Spain has taken a step forward after the British embassy in Spain agreed to contact the Department for Transport (DfT).

The embassy is seeking to clarify whether the Depart‐ ment for Transport is includ‐ ing Spain in its ongoing nego‐ tiations over Blue Badges.

The latest information from the DfT says: “Negotia‐ tions on Blue Badge recogni‐ tion for visitors are ongoing between the UK and individu‐ al EU states, and motorists should check our guidance to

find out where the Blue Badge is recognised in the EU.” However, it is currently un‐ clear whether those negotia‐ tions include Spain.

The Euro Weekly News launched its My Blue Badge = My Freedom campaign to try to help improve the lives of disabled UK nationals living in and visiting Spain.

Our petition calling on the Spanish and UK governments to work together to reach an agreement over the use of UK blue disabled badges in Spain has since collected hundreds of signatures and we are call‐ ing on all our readers to con‐ tinue to help out by signing.

Uncertainty over whether using a Blue Badge in Spain will result in a fine has left many groups who could pre‐ viously use their badges, in‐ cluding holidaymakers and those here up to 90 days, in a difficult position.

Many who should have

previously swapped their UK badge for a Spanish equiva‐ lent, but perhaps did not do so due to fears over waiting times or language barriers, are also now left unsure over their future.

Please help us push the UK and Spanish governments for a solution by signing our peti‐ tion at https://euroweekly news.com/2022/06/16/blue‐ badges/ or by scanning the QR code below.

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DISABLED PARKING: Should be available for every disabled person.

Latest licence exchange update THE British Embassy in Spain has provided ‘a message of re‐ assurance’ with regards to the driving licence issue that has been dragging on for months.

On Friday, August 5, the British Embassy in Spain gave an update on the current UK driving licence negotiations.

“As we move into August, Minister Karl McCartney, Par‐ liamentary Under‐Secretary of State at the Department for Transport provides a mes‐ sage of reassurance to let those of you who are affected by the ongoing negotiations know that the Department

recognises your frustrations and the impact this is having on you, and that they remain committed to getting you back on the road as soon as possible,” the opening para‐ graph read before a state‐ ment from Karl McCartney.

“Working with the British Embassy in Spain and the For‐ eign, Commonwealth and De‐ velopment Office, the Depart‐ ment for Transport has been negotiating with the Spanish government regarding the ex‐ change of UK driving li‐ cences,” he said.

“Our aim is to secure a deal

that allows UK licence holders resident in Spain to exchange their licence for a Spanish one without the need for a practi‐ cal test, so they can return to the roads as soon as possible.

He added: “We have simi‐ lar arrangements in place with 24 other EU Member States already, but negotia‐ tions with Spain have been made more complicated on account of Spain requiring ad‐ ditional elements which no one else has asked for in rela‐ tion to driving licence ex‐ change arrangements.

Nonetheless, we are working

hard to come to an agree‐ ment with the Spanish gov‐ ernment.

“We understand that some UK Nationals are currently un‐ able to drive whilst we are ne‐ gotiating with the Spanish. To those affected, we would reit‐ erate that we understand your frustration and we are aware of the severe impact on your everyday lives. You remain in the ‘front of our minds’ for the Department for Transport’s negotiation team, and we want to have you back on the road as soon as possible.”

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AEMET storm warning AEMET issued a warning for dry storms with in‐ creasingly favourable conditions developing for the meteorological phenomenon that brings very intense gusts of wind and lightning strikes but little or no rain.

The warning issued on Wednesday, August 3 said that the interior of Spain was facing high temperatures and low humidity creating ideal dry storm conditions, which in turn point to a greater level of fire risk.

Rubén Del Campo, AEMET spokesperson, told

EFE Green that the strong gusts of wind could see damage to property and infrastructure.

Hail he said, can also be expected on high grounds in the interior and to the east of the country. Hail is a feature of dry storms, with any rain that does fall during the storm evaporating before it reaches the ground. Dry storms can al‐ so be accompanied by so‐called latent lightning, which is where the lightning doesn’t ignite the tree immediately but rather travels through to the roots only to ignite up to 48 hours later.

A BAR owner in Spain has been arrested for labour exploitation after his employee worked 10 hour shifts, six days a week, with‐ out holidays for a salary of €700 a month, over a three year period.

The bar owner in Terrasa, Barcelona, al‐ legedly forced his employee to work without a work contract, holidays, health insurance or a meal break, nor did he have the worker offi‐ cially registered.

The National Police arrested the owner of the bar for labour exploitation, stating: “The victim was practically forced to accept these extreme conditions.”

Police also carried out an inspection at the premises in July following an anonymous tip off that highlighted the vulnerable situation of

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BAR EMPLOYEE: Worked 10 hour shifts.

the victim, of Moroccan origin, who had no social or family roots of any kind, as well as few academic studies.

“The victim was practically forced to accept these extreme conditions, a fact that the vic‐ tim themselves stated in their statement,” the police stated.

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BRITONS should be able to drive lorries without taking an extra test, is a view that Trans‐ port Secretary Grant Shapps aims to test in a consultation.

Shapps launched a consulta‐ tion on Friday, August 5 to see whether British motorists agree that anyone with a driv‐ er’s licence should be able to drive a lorry without having to undergo an additional test in what he described as a “Brexit Bonus Plan.” The UK struggled last year to keep its supply chain running following the pandemic and Brexit, with a shortage of drivers leading to a shortage on shelves and in

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Learning to drive a lorry.

petrol filling stations. Shapps wants to avert the possibility of that happening again by in‐ creasing the pool of people able to drive an HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle).

A BAFTA could be the ultimate accolade for the Queen according to Dame Maureen Lip‐ man, who joked that she deserves a "”best newcomer prize” for her part in the Jubilee celebration sketch alongside Paddington Bear. Although said jokingly on Thursday, August 4, the idea is gaining ground with the clip having become a firm favourite for many. The appearance along with Padding‐ ton Bear, voiced by Ben Whishaw, was a complete surprise to everyone, even her family. To the joy of those watching the Ju‐ bilee celebrations, the clip is classic Padding‐ ton with spillages and even his resorting to

After more than 20 years of restrictions over the size of the vehicle that a person can drive, it is difficult to predict how Britons and the industry will re‐ act to the idea.

Queen’s prize the appearance of his ‘emergency’ mar‐ malade sandwich which he normally keeps under his hat.

That led to the 96‐year‐old Queen an‐ swering the age‐old question about what she keeps in her bag, pulling out a perfectly square marmalade sandwich.

Dame Lipman joked: “I’m going to put for‐ ward to BAFTA that the Queen should get the best newcomer prizes, for best appear‐ ance in a short film.”

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40 years a Pretty Thing BRITISH band The Pretty Things re‐ ceived acclaim from Rolling Stone mag‐ azine for their 1970 release Parachute.

Formed in the early 1960s, they were known as the rougher version of the Stones and whilst having a few hit sin‐ gles it wasn’t until Wally Waller and John Povey joined them from the Fen‐ men in 1967 that they took a more psychedelic and underground direc‐ tion.

The first major release for the new band was SF Sorrow recorded at Abbey Road at the same time at The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper and Pink Floyd’s Piper at the Gates of Dawn with production by Nor‐ man (Hurricane) Smith.

Bass player Wally Waller was in‐ volved with writing every track on the album along with his childhood friend, the now deceased Phil May and be‐ cause it predates Tommy by the Who, many argue that this was the first true rock opera.

Parachute was also recorded at Abbey Road and again Wally (real name Alan) had a hand in the writing of each track on the album.

Jump forward 50 years and although many members of the band had come, gone and returned, four of the five who recorded Parachute decided to revisit one of their favourite albums and give it a new treatment.

Speaking to Euro Weekly News, Wal‐ ly said “gone were the days of spending weeks in the comfortable surroundings of Abbey Road at record company ex‐ pense, so we had to look elsewhere.”

Elsewhere turned out to be Malaga,

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The Pretty Things in 2006 with Wally in dark glasses. where keyboard player John Povey had moved to and he had a friend, John Woods, who had a great studio where they could record.

The four friends (minus Phil May who couldn’t make the journey at the time) decided not to listen to the origi‐ nal but to try to recapture the 1970s vibe by living together as if they were still a young touring band.

The result was Parachute Reborn by the xPTS which kept the original feeling of the album, but built on it to give a new vibe to the whole sound.

Since then, it has received further editing and this year it has been re‐ leased in vinyl as Parachute Revisited which Wally says has a great sound.

Now 78, Wally speaks happily of his time not only with the band but also as a much in demand record producer and happily recollects that the Pretty Things appeared in two unusual films, firstly What’s Good for the Goose star‐ ring Norman Wisdom who plays a 50‐

something assistant bank manager who discovers psychedelia.

“He was a lovely man and although the studio had supplied him with a sup‐ posedly trendy wardrobe, he took a lik‐ ing to some of the clothes I was wear‐ ing and he took to borrowing them for the filming.” The other film was a Ham‐ mer Horror type movie called the Mon‐ ster Club starring Vincent Price and the band, which also recorded movie soundtrack albums under the name of Electric Banana for De Wolfe records, were asked to write and perform the ti‐ tle song.

Having spent years playing, produc‐ ing, travelling the world and living in the south of France, Wally is still work‐ ing, having just released an album of new and older numbers which he recorded during lockdown on Band‐ camp. He’s itching to get back on the road with another band and said “if that comes off, I would love to get back to Spain once again.”

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Cross country event THE 31st edition of the ‘Cross del amanecer’ of El Campello, (Campello Sunrise Cross Country Run) will be held on August 14, with the start and finish line at the Rincón de la Zofra in Muchavista.

The organisers, Grupo Brotons and the Sports Department, led by Cristian Palomares, hope that no less than 300 runners will take part on this occasion, who will have to complete the 7,000 metres of the event.

The sports day will start at 8am, so that at 10am the children’s race can start from the Salesianos school. Partic‐

ipants can enlist up until August 12 at 10pm on the website www.grupobro‐ tons.es for €12.50 per adult participant and €3.50 for children.

Adult Race Timetable August 14.

7am Bibs and registration (up to half an hour before the start) 8am Race starts 10.30am Prize ceremony Address: Colegio Salesianos, El Campello (race bibs, refreshments, prize‐giving) Rincón de la Zofra, El Campello (start and finish)

Albir’s summer evenings THE Summer Craft Fair has re‐ turned to the Paseo de las Es‐ trellas, on the shore of the Racó de l’Albir beach, to meet the public, and thus guarantee the promotion of arts and crafts and the sale of the dif‐ ferent craft products on dis‐ play. With pottery, painting, decoration, and jewellery stalls, just a few metres from the beachfront, open from 7pm until midnight, the fair

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CRAFT FAIR: Just a few metres from the beachfront.

will remain open until September 15 to liven up the

summer evenings.

Market councillor Oscar Perez from the city council of L’Alfas del Pi, has highlighted the artisan character of the fair, with workshops that show the public how the products are made, so that they can appreciate the exper‐ tise of each participant.

The Craft Fair combines tra‐ dition with modernity, and is a must‐visit for those who stroll along the Racó de l’Albir beach in the summer evenings.

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Villajoyosa crafts fair SINCE July, and through‐ out the month of August until the end of the sum‐ mer, the central beach of La Villajoyosa hosts the traditional summer ‘Fira d’Artesania’; a fair organ‐ ised by the Department of Commerce and the collec‐ tive of artisans of La Villa‐ joyosa.

Through a dozen craft stalls, visitors will find artistic, traditional and contemporary craft prod‐ ucts, as well as design and

quality in all the items on sale in the different stalls.

There will also be work‐ shops demonstrating crafts and craft techniques, circus and theatre shows, con‐ certs and other activities that will liven up the fair at the Playa Centro beach.

“The fair, as well as bringing the best crafts of the region to the town and visitors, allows people to enjoy other cultural activi‐ ties such as craft work‐ shops, concerts and the‐

atres,” explained the may‐ or of Commerce of La Villa‐ joyosa, Marta Ronda, who invites the whole town to enjoy the craft fair this summer.

The opening hours of the ‘Fira d’Artesania’ are from Monday to Sunday from 6pm until closing time around midnight. All the activities and workshops programmed during the fair are free of charge.

Address: Av. del Port, 20, 03570 Villajoyosa, Alicante

Javea Park rastro market THE Javea Park Rastro Market has all types of Bric ‘a’ Brac stalls, second‐hand goods, novelty items as well as a bouncy castle for children!

The market supports various charities including The Charity Library, Cancer Care, PC High‐ way Charities, APASA and more.

Opening every Saturday from

10am to 2pm the market is the perfect place to find a bargain while supporting multiple char‐ ities!

Location: Avenguda Paris, Javea Park, 03730 For more information please contact Tina from The Original Barber Shop on 662 164 653 or Digby’s Bar Team on Face‐ book or 965 797 191.

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Music at No-Mad Albir LOCATED in Albir, No‐ Mad restaurant includes a beautiful interior designed

by Mike Munier alongside Estudio Code, with a mod‐ ern chic look, including walls with a Holland brick paving design, hanging lights and a neon sign bearing the restau‐ rant’s name.

Clients can enjoy live mu‐ sic every Thursday from 8pm to 10pm with the won‐ derful Mei de la Cruz.

On Saturdays and Sundays clients can make use of the terrace, covered with a large awning, to re‐ lax and cool off from the sizzling summer weather, while watching the Formu‐ la 1 on the huge high quali‐ ty TV screen.

The ambience on the ter‐

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COOL OFF: On the large shaded terrace.

race is cre‐ ated by lounge music which brings about a beautiful summer evening atmosphere and serves as a perfect lounge area, ideal for enjoying a cocktail and unwinding with family or friends.

“We’re an international restaurant and we wel‐ come all kinds of people no matter where you are

from,” stated 29‐year‐old Dutch owner Mike Mu‐ nier.

“We offer a wide variety of international food with 25 different dishes on our menu that have received amazing client reviews and we constantly aim to raise our standards.”

No‐Mad’s kitchen closes at 10.30pm, so make sure to book a reservation to ensure you get a table and a chance to try the deli‐ cious dishes and cocktails served at Albir’s increas‐ ingly popular restaurant.

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Black Flame live music ENJOY Summer Vibes with live music in Black Flame’s rooftop cocktail bar!

Located on Avenida Garro‐ fer in Pedreguer, Black Flame Bar & Grill is a family friendly bar and restaurant that opens every day from 10am all year‐ round, providing its interna‐ tional clientele with classic En‐ glish breakfasts, a wide selection of bottled beer in‐ cluding Guinness on draught, live sports on TV, as well as a pool table, where aficionados can enjoy a game with their favourite drink.

Owners Heidi and Sam were pleased to announce the opening of a new rooftop garden bar where customers are able to kick back and relax with a variety of refreshing cocktails with an ambience created by various different live musicians.

The rooftop gives cus‐ tomers the perfect opportuni‐ ty to chill with a cool bucket of beer, seeing no shortage of options as Mahou, Estrella, Amstel, Heineken, Budweiser, and Desperados are all on of‐ fer.

Black Flame Bar & Grill will also be putting on karaoke sessions on Thursday nights during the month of August, allowing for friends and fami‐ lies to experience a memo‐ rable evening of singing their favourite songs.

So, head down to Black Flame for a meal or a drink and enjoy one of its amazing live music nights held every Friday!

Address: Avda Garrofer, 0 03750 Pedreguer Phone: 965 761 731

Boxing classes CHRIS JENKINS, the Welsh professional boxer who held both the British and the Commonwealth Welter‐ weight titles between 2019 and July 2021 is set to visit Jalon in the north of the Cos‐ ta Blanca on August 23 until September 3.

There he will carry out masterclasses from Chap‐

man’s Boxing and Fitness Club.

Call Jaime on 617 627 985 for more information and to reserve your place.

Coming soon to Chap‐ man’s Boxing Club, Jalon at the end of August, Jenkins will carry out training ses‐ sions as well as Q&A ses‐ sions, where participants will

have the opportunity to ask all of their burning questions.

Book now for this unmiss‐ able experience!

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Thames drying out THE source of the River Thames has dried out for the first time in decades as the drought situation in the UK worsens.

According to a national news outlet on Saturday, August 6, the river now starts some five miles downstream causing lo‐ cals to fear that the situation is going to get a lot worse.

The UK like much of Europe has experienced much higher than normal temperatures, heat that has been accompa‐ nied by little rain.

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RIVER THAMES: Now starts five miles downstream.

That has caused untold damage to crops everywhere from Greece to France, with Andalucia in Spain suggesting that olive production will be down by at least a third due to the dry weather condi‐ tions.

Reservoirs and rivers across Europe are at dangerously low levels as they are in the UK, where traditionally damp soils are drying out fast. That has led to water restrictions in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and parts of Wales.

London tower block explosion AROUND 100 firefighters battled a huge blaze at a tower block in the Shoreditch area of London on Thursday, August 4. According to the UK press, local residents reported hearing what sounded like a “large explosion that sounded like a bomb”.

The incident occurred on Granby St in Bethnal Green, with 15 London Fire Brigade (LFB) appliances being deployed to the scene from stations including Islington, Whitechapel, Shoreditch, Shadwell, and Dockhead.

LFB confirmed in a statement that flats on

the second and third floors of an eight‐storey block were alight, and the force had received 42 calls informing them of the incident. The cause of the fire was thought to have been from a gas explosion.

“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued one man from a second floor flat. He was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews. More people were led to safe‐ ty by crews using fire escape hoods. They were treated at the scene for smoke inhala‐ tion,” commented Station Commander Paul Green.

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“Terrifying” say campaigners

by Peter McLaren‐Kennedy LONDON’S mayor gave the police total access to the city’s CCTV data, and priva‐ cy campaigners call it “terri‐ fying.”

The decision taken earlier in the year resulted in an announcement on Wednes‐ day, August 3 that privacy campaigners angered by the decision, are taking him to court to have it reversed.

These images, they say, contain vehicle details, im‐ ages of those in the vehicle and at times passers‐by, all of which they say impinges on their privacy rights. Up until now, the network was

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CCTV: Impinges on privacy.

largely used for number plate recognition services that are used to control ac‐ cess to road charging zones, with number plate data sent to Transport for Lon‐ don (TfL) to monitor usage of the payment zones.

London Assembly mem‐ ber, Sian Berry said: “It’s kind of terrifying.”

She and privacy cam‐ paigners, the Open Rights Group, are bringing a legal challenge against the may‐ or’s decision saying that the scans of car number plates may seem innocent, but in the wrong hands it isn’t.

Images aside, Berry said sharing the data would al‐ low the police to build a dossier on each and every person in the city that could be used as and when they want. As always data can be misused and there are many recent cases which are evidence of this.

Paramedic suffers heart attack FIFTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Jeremy Williams was resusci‐ tating a 30‐year‐old female heart attack victim at her home in Bedfordshire, UK, when he started experiencing severe pain.

Fortunately, Jeremy’s colleagues realised what was happening, some took over looking after the woman while others worked on Jeremy, UK media confirmed on Wednesday, August 3.

The good news is both Jeremy and the patient they were called out to are making full recoveries. Speaking about the incident, Jeremy said: “It was one of those things which never, ever happens. I can laugh about it now because I’m glad to be here, but if it hadn’t been for my colleagues it would be a completely different story…

“I’ve come off a motorbike at high speed so know what pain is, but have never felt anything like I did on that day.”

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FINLAND wants to derail European U nion policy on the width of rail tracks due to the excessive cost involved in changing the country’s gauge.

In December 2021, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a new Regulation on Union guidelines for the development of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

Novavax heart side-effects THE European Medicines Agency (EMA) is recommending that Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine carry a warning of the possibility of two types of heart inflammation that could be triggered as a side effect.

The EMA confirmed that the heart conditions - myocarditis and pericarditis should be listed as new side effects in the product information for the vaccine, press sources confirmed on Wednesday, August 3.

When discussing the Novavax Covid vaccine the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Doctor Sandra Fryhofer who is the liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices said: “We now have a third type of vaccine in the fight against Covid.

This protein-based platform is new for Covid vaccines but it’s not really new.

It’s already used to make other vaccines, for example, for flu, hepatitis B and whooping cough.”

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EU rail tracks On July 27, 2022, the Commission published a new proposal amending the proposal for the T E N-T Regulation in order to respond to the changed global political situation in

Explore Europe by bike

Credit: EuroVelo

CONNECTING: EuroVelo routes run through all of Europe.

ON November 21 of 1997, EuroVelo, the European cycle route network, was launched in Logroño, Spain, as a mere vision of a dream to connect Europe by bike.

But 25 years later, the network consists of 90,000 km of 17 long-distance cycle routes crisscrossing the entire European continent, of which 64 per cent are ready to use.

One of the original aims of developing a European cycle route network was to lay the foundations for developing cycling tourism in Europe and generate positive impacts for economies,

society and the environment.

EuroVelo is a living project. Every year the overall quality of the network improves and new sections are added. Not all sections of the network are fully developed so far.

This is one of the reasons why the routes were not previously available for download as GPX files on www.EuroVelo.com.

However, as of August 2, the GPX tracks download button is finally available on the EuroVelo website, making exploring Europe by bike easier than ever before.

order to ensure that troops and military hardware can be quickly and easily mobilised across the Union.

T he C ommission’s proposed amendment includes a difficult obli-

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gation for Finland as according to the proposal, new rail connections should be developed with a European standard nominal track gauge (1.435 mm) and also a migration plan should be developed towards this E uropean standard nominal track gauge for all existing lines, with the exception of the lines where this is not justified based on a cost-benefit analysis.

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Gay pride important THE Swedish Armed Forces have launched a campaign saying festivals for gay pride are now more important than ever.

The military added that gay pride festivals are one of the core values of the military according to the media on Wednesday, August 3.

The Swedish military post‐ ed a tweet which caused con‐ troversy on Monday, August 1. The post read: “Uncertain times don’t mean we stop defending human rights, the equal value of all and your right to live as you are. That’s why we’re taking part in Pride, again this year.”

Followers were quick to comment, one responded: “Human rights are all well and good, but who do you re‐ ally want to attract to defend the country? Pretty sure rock‐hard macho warriors don’t find it attractive with pride as the first and main fo‐ cus.”

Another added: “Pride is a left‐wing political demonstra‐

tion and has nothing to do with human rights." “@Forcesvarsmakten [Swedish military] shouldn’t

get involved with this. You should stand up for all of Sweden and defend the Swedish colours.”

€20 billion package THE parliament of France has approved a package set to combat the cost of living crisis, following debates at the National Assembly on Wednesday, August 3.

France’s new package hopes to combat the cost of living crisis by providing its struggling citizens with a way to counter the global rising food and energy prices.

The package, which was approved after a 395‐ to‐112 vote, was one of French President Em‐ manuel Macron’s key promises, after annual in‐ flation has hit a record high of 8.6 per cent for the 19 countries that currently share the euro curren‐ cy.

France’s annual inflation is currently estimated to be around 6.5 per cent.

The package will also increase pensions and welfare payments by 4 per cent.

Fuel rebates will be increased from 18 cents a litre to 30 in September and October and private companies in France have been encouraged to of‐ fer their workers up to €6,000 tax‐free bonuses.

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FINLAND

Espresso shock

Digital passports

A NEW price comparison drawn up by Rejsemagasin reveals that Copenhagen serves the most expensive espresso coffees of any capital city in Europe. The average price of €4 is slightly more expensive than Bern, but almost twice the price of Oslo and Stockholm.

A REPORT by Helsingin Sanomat suggests that Finland is likely to be the first member of the European Union to issue a digital passport in a trial sponsored by the EU which would see selected Finnish visitors to Croatia using a smartphone app for entry.

THE NETHERLANDS

IRELAND

Nurse shortage

Welcome Trump

FOR the next two months, insurance companies in Eindhoven are telling new mothers that if they want to receive post-natal care that they will have to move to a chosen Holiday Inn, as there are so few maternity nurses available that cutting travel time makes sense.

THE former American President Donald Trump who still owns a hotel and golf course in County Clare is reportedly due to spend a few days playing golf at the resort towards the end of August accompanied by family and Secret Service agents.

BELGIUM

ITALY

Stork stalking

Surprise deal

THERE may be fewer babies being delivered in Antwerp, as a young stork, learning how to fly, made the mistake of making its way into the lion’s enclosure at the city’s zoo and suddenly found that it made an ideal lunchtime snack for Leo.

IN what can only be described as a surprising turn of events, an Italian taxi firm itTaxi has struck a deal with private hire company Uber, whereby users of the Uber App can book a licensed taxi whilst Uber can operate in more Italian towns and cities.

GERMANY

PORTUGAL

Energy saving

Driving licences

GERMAN railway operator Deutsche Bahn is offering its 200,000 employees a minimum of €100 as a bonus if they come up with ideas of how to save energy in the workplace, no matter how small the amount of saving may be and some employees may even earn €150.

A NUMBER of foreign nationals, including UK passport holders who are under 60 years of age and meet certain criteria, whether they are residents of Portugal or not will no longer be required to swap their driving licences for the Portuguese equivalent.

FRANCE

UKRAINE

Pyromaniac

Changing direction

READERS of the novel Fahrenheit 451 will remember that in an imagined future, firemen were involved in starting rather than putting out fires, Now, a volunteer dubbed the ‘pyromaniac fireman’ has been accused of starting a fire in the south of France for the ‘adrenaline rush’.

A UKRAINIAN artist and furniture maker Anton Zaika has changed his production line since the Russian invasion and is now making antitank barriers as well as special stoves for use in the trenches to keep defenders warm according to the Digital Journal.

NORWAY

SWEDEN

Silver lining

Trust in cod

UNTIL the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Norway was the second largest supplier of gas to mainland Europe, but with Russia ‘rationing’ gas supply, Norway expects to reap huge financial benefits as it becomes the largest supplier on the continent, although even its reserves aren’t infinite.

EVEN though the commercial fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea is no longer allowed, the population has been so decimated in the past that Swedish universities are organising the release of millions of cod larvae in order to try to restore the sea's ecological balance.

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FINANCE

STAT OF WEEK

€1.285 billion

Conservative Party leadership

Interest rate THE Bank of England raised its interest rates to 1.75 per cent and issued a warning of a re‐ cession expected for the end of the year on Thursday, Au‐ gust 4 saying that higher ener‐ gy prices are one of the main reasons for the interest rate increase.

Industrial output

Alright for some ONE of the world’s largest en‐ ergy giants Shell intends to give most of its 82,000 staff (excluding top management) a one‐off 8 per cent bonus in recognition of record profits garnered from high oil and gas prices as a thanks for their work.

Swedish acquisition SPANISH companies continue to expand internationally and the latest, Grupo Vass which is heavily involved in digital solu‐ tions, has taken over Zington, a Swedish technology and management consultancy for an undisclosed amount in or‐ der to expand its reach into the Nordic area.

Mixed feelings A JOBS report prepared jointly by accountants KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation implies that employers are confused with some cutting back on hiring due to fears over the UK’s eco‐ nomic outlook whilst others are offering higher salaries in order to fill roles.

DIFFERENT STANCES: The two contenders and Boris Johnson in ‘happier’ times.

THE fight for Conservative Party Leadership is hinging on economic policy as the two contenders take very different stances.

Both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak were interviewed by Kay Burley for Sky News on Thursday August 4 and it became clear that their views on the economy were literally miles apart.

According to Truss, she believes that she can divert any possible re‐ cession by reversing some of the planned tax rises, introduced by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sunak.

These include cancelling the in‐ crease in corporation tax from 19 per cent to 25 per cent, scrapping the national insurance increase for both employers and employees and reviewing green levies.

In addition to reducing the cost to businesses and individuals she said she also believes that by introduc‐ ing tax cuts, she would help the economy and have every chance of refuting the Bank of England’s fore‐ cast of ever‐increasing inflation this year.

In response, Sunak recognised that on the face of things, his pro‐

gramme was not as popular as hers since he wasn’t looking to offer huge tax cuts, but he believed that the way out of the situation was prudent management of the coun‐ try’s finances and that Liz Truss’s plans would be likely to make mat‐ ters worse rather than better.

Whilst a majority of the audience present at the interviews indicated that they were in favour of Sunak’s plans, the choice of the next British Prime Minister is in the hands of a tiny percentage of the UK popula‐ tion who are paid up members of the Conservative Party.

UK house prices falling THE latest UK house price report issued by the Halifax on Friday, August 5 said that the market is likely to continue to weaken as in‐ terest rates rise and infla‐ tion bites.

Released after the Bank of England raised interest by half a per cent, the re‐ port said prices had edged down from their recent high by 0.1 per cent from June. However, annually prices rose 11.8 per cent.

The unexpected boom in the price of houses fol‐ lowed the pandemic and a switch to home working, with prices buoyed by a stamp duty amnesty and

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ACCORDING to figures re‐ leased by Spain’s National Statistics Office (INE) on Friday August 5, the country’s indus‐ trial output rose by 1.1 per cent in June compared with the previous month, which saw a minimal 0.1 growth. The gain is due to higher energy and capital goods production.

is the amount that Spain’s Acciona has obtained from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development to develop the São Paulo metro system in Brazil.

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MORTGAGE APPROVALS: Are the lowest for two years.

low borrowing costs.

Russell Galley, Halifax Managing Director warned: "House prices are likely to come under more pressure as those market tailwinds fade further and the headwinds of rising in‐

terest rates and increased living costs take a firmer hold.

“Therefore, a slowing of annual house price infla‐ tion still seems the most likely scenario.”

Bank of England data

showed the lowest num‐ ber of mortgage approvals for two years, whilst rival lender Nationwide said prices had risen at the slowest rate in more than a year.

With inflation expected to reach as high as 13 per cent this year, the Bank of England raised interest rates to the highest level since 2008 in what will be a painful move for many householders struggling to make ends meet.

UK house prices are ex‐ pected to continue to fall with the Bank of England warning of recession and further interest rate hikes.

Stores for sale AS the DIA supermarket group reports before tax and expens‐ es profits of €51 million and an overall loss of €104.7 million for the first half of the year, it intends to sell 235 stores and a warehouse.

Alcampo, the Spanish sub‐ sidiary of Auchan Retail, con‐ firmed it had entered into an agreement with the DIA Group for the acquisition of these outlets mainly in the north and centre of Spain.

The transaction, believed to be worth €267 million, is sub‐ ject to approval of the compe‐ tition authorities which are ex‐ pected to be obtained in the coming weeks, with the last store taken over by mid‐2023.

Help wanted DESPITE its high unemploy‐ ment levels Spain is trying to attract foreign workers and it will become easier for some foreigners to obtain work per‐ mits.

It seems ironic that with more than three million unem‐ ployed in the country there is a perceived shortage of workers, but this is the case in certain sectors of industry.

In addition, foreign nationals who have lived in Spain, legally or not, for two or more years and who have worked for at least six months during that time will be allowed to enrol in training courses for roles in in‐ dustries such as hospitality.

Once completed they could then apply for residency.

Spanish aid ZIMBABWE is on the road to economic recovery with Span‐ ish help said the outgoing Spanish Ambassador. Speak‐ ing after a meeting with Presi‐ dent Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa on August 4, Am‐ bassador Santiago Gomez‐ Acebo said Spanish companies were ready to invest in the Zimbabwean economy.

There is room for develop‐ ment and assistance in the ar‐ eas of agriculture, tourism, sports and renewable energy in particular said the Ambas‐ sador.

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In the air STRIKES by easyJet and Ryanair crew in Spain have had a beneficial effect for low‐cost airline Vueling (owned by IAG), which apart from operating many internal flights, also flies from major Spanish cities to the UK. Unions represent‐ ing Vueling staff have de‐ cide that the time has come to try to take advantage of this situation and held a meeting with management in Barcelona asking for backdated pay rises for cab‐ in crew. This could be the first step in a possible strike commencing some time in August, if their demands are not met.

Oil supplyr PRESIDENT BIDEN’S visit to Saudi Arabia to try to bro‐ ker an increase in the vol‐ ume of oil exported by OPEC+ (which includes Rus‐ sia) didn’t meet much suc‐ cess as it announced on Au‐ gust 3 that output would only be increased by 100,000 barrels a day from September.

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Thoughtful Traveller Day THOUGHTFUL TRAVELLER DAY takes place on August 12 and has been created by award‐ winning UK based villa rental company The Thinking Trav‐ eller.

It is intended to encourage British travellers to leave a re‐ view to support the amazing small restaurants, cafés, shops and markets they have visited on holiday. The purpose of the day is to highlight the impor‐ tance of these reviews, espe‐ cially following the travel in‐ dustry losing a staggering €1.78 trillion due to the pan‐ demic. The company also commissioned a survey to find out how likely UK travellers are

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IMPORTANT REVIEWS: Friendly service ensures positive reviews.

to leave a review for a small business abroad, to discover the cities that are the most supportive and reveal how re‐ views influence where you spend your money while on

holiday. Some of the findings were as follows; London resi‐ dents are the most likely to vis‐ it a business or cancel plans to visit one after reading online reviews. UK tourists need to

read between four and 10 pos‐ itive reviews before visiting a small business abroad Two in five UK adults would not commit to visiting a foreign restaurant or tourist attraction

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Food prices THE Bank of Spain has is‐ sued a warning that even if raw food prices remain stable, supermarket prices will still increase this year by 18 per cent, although the Spanish government expects in‐ flation to drop signifi‐ cantly, especially as tourist demand reduces as holidays finish.

without reading an online re‐ view first.

Antoine Levy, Sales & Mar‐ keting Director, at The Think‐ ing Traveller, said: ‘’It’s a well‐ known fact that the travel industry has been and still re‐ mains one of the most affect‐ ed by the pandemic. There are lots of tourism‐dependent countries for which support is imperative to their economies.

Knowing how crucial positive user‐generated reviews are to small businesses, we wanted to play our part in helping the tourism sector to recover and encourage UK travellers to think about supporting small businesses abroad.’’

Helping startups SPAIN’S Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism has published the rules con‐ cerning the granting of aid to help pro‐ mote the growth and development of startups.

A total of €42.8 million is being made available from the Recovery Fund through the School of Industrial Organisation with the objective of supporting 6,100 startups before the end of 2023.

An individualised advice service and specific training for the beneficiaries will be carried out by different organisations which will be selected through a competi‐ tive bidding procedure.

Both the bidding procedure for collabo‐ rating entities and the call for aid to star‐ tups will be published from September of this year.

MEETING IN PALMA: King Felipe VI received President Pedro Sánchez.

Minority diversity BUSINESSES are more likely to sacrifice board gender and racial diver‐ sity when they are un‐ derperforming or during times of greater produc‐ tivity, although if the Chairs of boards are themselves from minori‐ ty backgrounds this is less likely to happen ac‐ cording to research from Imperial College Busi‐ ness School.

SPANISH President Pedro Sánchez met King Felipe VI at the Royal Palace of La Almudaina, in Palma on Tues‐ day August 2.

King Felipe invariably spends his summer holiday in Mallorca with his family and it has become a tradition that the President should meet with him to make an annual assessment of the situation in the country.

Much of the discussion covered the state of the economy and the President who was delighted with the tourism figures for the first six months of the year said “More than 30 million foreign tourists have visit‐

ed our country this year and that means that we have a strong and thriving tourism sector; if the data continue like this, we will recover the tourist figures achieved prior to the pandemic.” Moving on to the way in which he had seen a resurrection in the economy, he also said “The gov‐ ernment of Spain is not going to fall into euphoria or predict a catastro‐ phe,” referring to latest economic da‐ ta on employment and tourism in Spain. He stressed the fundamental role of labour reform to consolidate the government’s commitment to stable employment. “Since the

labour reform was approved, we have four million more indefinite contracts and 11 million in total, a his‐ torical maximum,” he explained.

Sánchez outlined the efforts of the Executive to contain inflation and confirmed to the monarch the firm determination of the government to alleviate the effects of the war on the economy of Spanish families and companies. “We are implementing measures to cushion the economic and social effects of inflation and al‐ ways with the purpose of defending the middle and working class,” he added.

Timely reminder SEPTEMBER 20, 2022, is the deadline for spending or exchanging any paper of the last issue of £20 or £50 banknotes as after this date, they will cease to be legal tender.

Old notes can be handed in at any UK bank or Post Office where they will be ex‐ changed for the new polymer ones.

You can also send them to the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street by post, but entirely at your own risk, they point out.

The new £20 notes will feature the fa‐ mous painter, JMW Turner, and the £50 notes will feature the Second World War code‐breaking genius, Alan Turing.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THESE latest revelations of paedophilia and ‘sex for aid’ didn’t surprise me one bit. Frankly I also consider it merely the tip of the iceberg. I believe that many of the organisations that deal with children may harbour these low life predators.

After all, if I were a junkie I would go where the drugs are. If my habit was gambling I would seek out gambling joints. It stands to reason that those who feel the need to prey on youngsters go where they can find children. OX‐ FAM. UNICEF. Scouting. Church and teaching organisations, Dr Barnardo’s homes.

Children’s hospitals and so on, all are vulnerable to the infiltration of these evil beings that destroy young lives before they have barely begun. A report by ex UN worker Andrew Macleod stated that UN aid workers, may not only have raped up to 60,000 people over the last 10 years, but are estimated to employ some 3,300 paedophiles in their world‐ wide operation.

One terribly sad result of these alarm‐ ing, seemingly never‐ending revelations, is that decent men and women, who sincerely want to help and care for the

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Where to start? young, are shying away and entering other professions, simply because they don’t want to be regarded with suspi‐ cion by their peers. Even stating publicly that you love children can attract a ‘fun‐ ny’ look in some circumstances. If this unacceptable situation is allowed to continue unchecked, sooner or later the majority of children’s charity workers will all be sex abusers and paedophiles.

So where do you start? Well first of all there needs to be a worldwide easily ac‐ cessible data centre, which holds a record of every worker who has been sacked for abuse of any kind.

This would ensure that these people at least could never get into any other organisation that involved children. Sec‐ ondly, those at the very top need to be thoroughly vetted. After all it stands to reason, if they are rife with such large numbers of offenders, some could quite easily be in board and management po‐ sitions. This would also explain the fact that there have been numbers of occa‐ sions where whistle blowers have been sacked, with their accusations stifled and pushed under the carpet.

Far from being vilified, these caring people need to be given every encour‐

agement and complete anonymity while a thorough investigation of their accusations is conducted by an indepen‐ dent body set up by respective govern‐ ments. I also believe the finances of these big charity companies should be more carefully looked into. It seems to me many of those ‘at the top’ seem to be living far too comfortably, for com‐ fort ‐ if you get my drift.

Well that’s my three penneth, for what it’s worth. All I know is something must be done and as quickly as possible.

After all it is the children who are suffer‐ ing at the hands of these monsters, and above all they must retain priority.

Thanks for all your wonderful mail af‐ ter last week’s piece. Fair warmed the ol’ boy’s cockles. Keep ‘em coming, and whatever ya do.

Always Keep the faith, Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com

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BERGERAC GETTING HIS KNICKERS IN A TWIST NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

unworn within 14 days.” Best not offend anyone!

Which reminds me, the UK’s recent heat‐ wave must be due to climate change, right?

Or is it down to Brexit, again? But it’s not all bad ‐ it should suit the snowflakes, provided they’ve safe spaces where it’s cool and nobody’s talk‐ ing about this “offensive” weather or any “scary” sto‐ ries. In fact, even thinking about my own scary thrillers ‐ particularly the latest, Death in Winder‐ mere ‐ is sending icy, blood‐ curdling shivers down my spine...

Nurse! That’s better, now I’m back on the meds!

THERE’S been much excite‐ ment in Jersey with news of the return of Bergerac, the detective series set on the is‐ land. Shooting’s finally due to begin next summer with John Nettles getting a cameo.

Nettles became a heart‐ throb as Jim Bergerac in the 1980s series. Most fans were sane, but he said there was a “lunatic fringe” of women, “rarely young”, who wrote love letters, enclosing their Nora Johnson’s critically knickers “always from Marks acclaimed psychological & Spencer for some reason.” crime thrillers (www.nora‐ It could be the saving of the johnson.net) all available Nora’s latest thriller. company... online including eBooks Well, let’s hope the love letters included (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, audiobooks, pa‐ this: “These aren’t just any knickers. They’re perbacks at Amazon etc. Profits to Cudeca M&S knickers. If not required, please return cancer charity.

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IT’S difficult to determine the best way of adminis‐ tering a supplement with a great variety of options available. The tablet form, popularised by the pharmaceutical company, includes tablets, hard capsules and soft cap‐ sules.

Other vitamin, mineral and antioxidant supple‐ ments come in a powder, a shot or liquid gels or gummy sweets. Recently, even injections have be‐ come popular.

When deciding which supplement form is best for you, it’s a good idea to reduce it down to the in‐ gredients and see whether they correspond with your age, lifestyle, diet and level of activity.

For example, children tend to prefer vitamin gummies, whereas if you’re a busy on‐the‐go

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Tablets, capsules, injections and more: which is better for a supplement?

GREEN JUICE: Perhaps a shake is a better option for you.

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Suffer excessive sweating?

IF you suffer with exces‐ sive sweating of your underarms or find you must constantly wipe your hands even when the weather is not hot, then you could be suf‐ fering with Hyperhidro‐ sis.

This is the medical term used for excessive sweating. Your nervous system usually activates your sweat glands when your body temperature rises, this is how your body automatically cools itself. In people with Hyperhidrosis, however, the nerves that signal the sweat glands are overactive, causing you to sweat ex‐ cessively.

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The sweating should stop within a week with total dryness expected within a two‐week period.

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Vegan beauty products on a budget VEGANISM isn’t just about diet. It’s a life choice that affects other aspects of your daily routine, like the clothes you wear and the cosmetics you use, from your tanning lotion to your talcum power.

It can seem daunting ‐ and expensive ‐ to have to check every single product and splash out when you want to prevent cruelty to animals but your budget doesn’t quite stretch to lather your locks with the most high end brands.

Some things to look out for right away that make products not vegan are things like lip balms like Burt’s Bees which contain honey, or some body‐ washes which contain milk like Imperial Leather. Al‐ though these brands don’t test their products on ani‐

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LIFE CHOICE: Vegan beauty products on a budget.

mals, they could still con‐ tain animal products or things which directly affect animal welfare, like palm oil.

Luckily, stores in Spain such as Lush or Clarel sell vegan beauty products which won’t blow your

budget out of the water!

For the perfect pucker, why not try the Barra de labios vegan lipstick for around €5.00? Or to main‐ tain those luscious locks Lush do a whole range of shampoo bars starting at around €8.00.

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them, it can be over‐ whelming and embarrass‐ ing.

After all, we need them, just as the same as anyone with natural teeth, to car‐ ry on life as normal. For most denture wearers, broken or ill‐fitting den‐ tures are cause for an emergency and need to be

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COME TOGETHER

HI Euro Weekly News!

I know the situation at Torre‐ vieja hospital comes as no sur‐ prise to you. Here is my experi‐ ence and thoughts: I had a mammogram for a breast lump. The results took nearly eight weeks to come back only to tell me what I al‐ ready knew ‐ I have a lump that needs further investigation! I’m on a waiting list for an Ecograph.

However, I am hoping to get a prescription from the Salud in San Miguel de Salinas today to get it done at Quiron. I will pay approximately €125. If neces‐ sary, I will pay for a biopsy which is around €1,000! According to my Doctor, there is no Dr at Tor‐ revieja hospital to do the biopsy!

The whole thing got me thinking and I’d like all the local mayors who come under Torre‐ vieja hospital to get together and lobby the politicians in Va‐ lencia. The local politicians have a responsibility to all of us to work on this together.

I believe in strength in num‐ bers. However, I don’t have the expertise to organise this.

Regards, Karen Moon

Fictional work I’VE long suspected that Leapy Lee is a fictional character ‐ a parody of those ignorant, reac‐ tionary racists we all have the misfortune of encountering from time to time. But one col‐ umn has me convinced it has to be a work of fiction. After open‐ ing with one of his greatest cliché hits, ‘The Muslims are ru‐ ining England!’, Leapy goes off on a tangent about cricketers and other sportspeople being too soft and demonstrative these days because they ‘fist each other’ after a good shot.

Surely this sort of innuendo must be a schoolboy prank, not a serious column. Although, to

be fair, if cricketers did fist each other between shots, it would certainly liven up the game!

Paul Spencer

Not surprised Has Mr Lee ever took time to look around him? Has he ever considered the behaviour and actions of his fellow immigrants and English tourists to this country?

On a recent visit to the idyllic village of Competa, my son and I witnessed (yet again), appalling representation of his country first-hand.

We, along with other clientele, were attempting to enjoy a quiet lunch. This was completely ruined by three groups of English people.

One group thought it was acceptable to allow screaming children to run around. Another deemed it perfectly acceptable to sit in bikinis and swimwear, with far from perfect bodies.

The third whose table manners and attitude to the staff was totally revolting.

At adjoining tables to us, were some Dutch and Spanish people. They were aghast, though probably not surprised.

Maria Brennan

OUR VIEW BORDER DEAL THE recent water emergency in Gibraltar, which at the time of writing is still seeing overnight cuts and sporadic shortages often due to poor pressure, highlights the Rock’s need to have a sensible relationship with Spain.

It’s a tiny peninsula right at the southern tip of Iberia and quite understandably the Gibraltarians are fiercely protective of their status as a British Overseas Territory which in living memory has seen far greater economic growth than the Spanish living across the border.

Gibraltar is an important employer with an estimated 10,000 workers crossing into Gibraltar daily and Gibraltarians do spend money in shops on the Spanish side.

Many will refer back to the days of Franco when the land border was closed from 1969 until 1982 and will say that they didn’t need Spain then and got by, but that was then and this is now. The population is much larger now and more sophisticated with expectations amongst the young in particular much greater than during the period of closure and Gibraltar has to import almost everything it consumes and the shops sell. In the case of the water emergency and the fact it could no longer convert sea water to drinking water, it had to turn to Spain for the importation of tens of thousands of litres of water in order to keep the Rock habitable.

It needs a sensible deal to allow easy access across the border and the longer it takes, the less likely it will happen, although it is encouraging to see that Frontex vehicles are already in place on both sides of the border.

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Camping with children SUMMER camps for children in Spain can be a really posi‐ tive experience and encour‐ age your little one to step out of their comfort zone and gain self‐confidence.

As well as a space for your children to enjoy their free time surrounded by nature, summer camps can also be an educational experience.

Inclusive summer camps are special because they are set up with the participation and integration of children with special needs in mind. In these camps, children with and without disabilities can spend time together in a tol‐ erant and respectful environ‐ ment.

These camps are catered to the specific needs of each child and attentive to main‐ taining diversity.

If it’s the first time your child is participating in this sort of activity, you should consider a medical profes‐ sional’s opinion who can ad‐ vise you on whether an activi‐ ty is appropriate for your child.

Devesa Gardens LOCATED in Valencia, this resort boasts 32 wooden, rustic-style bungalows that offers a unique holiday experience. Wake up in the Parque Natural de la Albufera and contemplate this characterful landscape. There are also 87 pitches for tents of various sizes.

Enjoy an artfully prepared cocktail while you relax in the pool, learn to ride a horse at the resort’s equestrian centre, how to shoot a bow and arrow, or take a boat trip to Albufera.

The resort’s main attraction is the pool,

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SUMMER CAMPS: Are also an educational experience.

Camp organisers will also be contactable for you to voice any concerns you may have and reassure you before dropping your child off.

There are many inclusive summer camps in Spain to choose from.

Campamentos Plena Inclu‐ sion near Madrid and run in collaboration with the city’s council offers a range of holi‐ day programmes for children with special needs. They offer activities using sports facilities

throughout the city.

Campamentos Inclusivos Dinama, located in Murcia and founded by the Dinamo association, offer a range of different themed summer camps, including technology, books, theatre and art.

Campamentos Inclusivos Equitea is an inclusive sum‐ mer camp which focuses on equestrian activities and of‐ fers many fun and education‐ al opportunities for those with functional diversity.

CAMPING

thanks to its tropical environment and aquatic park. Divided into two zones, the little ones can safely play in child-friendly canoes while the adults relax in hot tubs.

Surrounded by a natural ecosystem with a rich cultural heritage, the beautiful environment will transport you to another era, in which you will find corners of enchantment in the Valencian lagoons or on the natural, sandy beaches.

This is truly a camping destination with infinite possibilities for the whole family.

Spanish camping laws CAMPING can be a great way to spend some time outdoors, especially with the good Spanish weath‐ er, but it is important to know that there are a lot of laws and restrictions on camping in Spain.

Camping outside of au‐ thorised campsites (wild camping) is forbidden in most of the Autonomous Communities and there can be heavy fines for

those who do not com‐ ply.

The only Autonomous Communities that are rel‐ atively permissive are the Balearic Islands, the Ca‐ nary Islands, Cantabria, Catalonia, Navarra, Va‐ lencia and Murcia, al‐ though each one has its own restrictions in terms of the number of people, the duration of the stay and the exact location.

For example, wild camping is permitted in the Balearic Islands for a maximum of three days in groups of up to nine people (up to three tents). As the rules vary greatly from region to re‐ gion, it is always best to seek up‐to‐date and offi‐ cial information from the local authorities before making any plans to go camping in Spain.

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PETS

Guinea pigs Protect your pup’s paws Guinea pigs don’t need much space.

er, some people still associ‐ ate guinea pigs with rats and dislike them, knowing very little about them.

Here are some reasons why guinea pigs do in fact make great pets. Guinea pigs don’t take up very much space. They only need a hutch and you can put them in any room in your house.

This is also easy to clean out and you only need to do so once a week.

If you have a garden they’d appreciate a secure place to run outside, but this isn’t necessary.

They are also cheap to feed as their diet consists of mainly portions of fruit, veg‐ etables and seeds.

As pets, Guinea pigs are very docile, making them the perfect first pet for small chil‐ dren or an elderly person who doesn’t want to be scrambling around after a puppy!

EVERYBODY knows that dogs love a walk, and espe‐ cially during the summer months when the evenings are longer and the tempera‐ tures are higher, you might be more inclined to spend more time outside with your pooch.

However, the pavement ab‐ sorbs heat, and it can be painful on your pooch’s paws.

A good way to avoid your dog experiencing any discom‐ fort is to walk them when it’s

The pavement absorbs heat so is painful.

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evening when the sun isn’t at its peak.

You can also build up the resistance on your dog’s paws by walking them on pave‐ ment when it’s colder, so that their paws can adapt to the rough surface and build up somewhat of a protective lay‐ er.

Alternatively, your dog will appreciate being walked on grassy terrain, or somewhere where trees or buildings offer shade from the sun’s harsh rays. The grass will also stop your dog’s paws from drying out as much.

Fun ferrets

3D printed surgical models for pets will change veterinary care LIMB deformities in dogs are very difficult to plan and treat, and so far, this has been done by carrying out a preoperative anal‐ ysis using radiographic orthogo‐ nal views. At this stage, size and type of implants and osteotomy location is determined and then transferred to the animal. CT and 3D printed model of the animal’s limb can benefit pre‐surgical planning.

Performing CT the surgeon generates the 3D views and makes easier to find the correc‐ tion angulation and rotation.

Next step is with the information obtained from CT and specific software print a 3D model. The surgeon performs the pre‐surgi‐ cal plan, runs it on the printed bone, and then checks to see if the plan works. If he is satisfied, he is ready to begin surgery.

If not, he can readjust his plan and if necessary he can print a

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GUINEA PIGS are cute and excellent companions in the home. This is why they have gained a place in the hearts of many pet lovers. Howev‐

BONES: 3D printed models can help.

second set of bones to test how it works.

This saves time in surgery and your patients spend much less time under anaesthesia. There are other applications such as printing exo‐prosthesis or splints.

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WHEN they’re awake, ferrets are very active. Although they sleep between 14 and 18 hours a day, this is so that they can recharge their ener‐ gy.

When active, ferrets will try and get your attention in whatever way they can. Their hyperactive behaviour may seem quite complicated and exhausting but, with a little creativity and imagination, you can play with your ferret and keep them entertained using household items you al‐ ready have. Try using tubes of different sizes, such as the in‐ side of toilet rolls or kitchen rolls, or even an old lamp‐ shade for your pet ferret to scramble through.

Your ferret will also find en‐ tertainment from going in and out of a cardboard box of whatever size you have lying around.

You could also turn an old cardboard box into a fun ball pool for your ferret by filling it with lots of little plastic balls.

This also works for sand pits (make sure there are no gaps in the bottom of the box)!

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Honda Jazz - a clever choice to set you apart from the usual crowd ROAD TEST

Facts at a Glance

by Mark Slack HONDA’S diminutive Jazz has been in showrooms for 20 years and despite its com‐ pact look is actually of similar dimensions to rivals such as Ford’s Fiesta, Vauxhall’s Cor‐ sa, VW’s Polo and Citroen’s C3.

In its latest guise the first thing that strikes you once inside the Jazz is the light and airy feel and excellent all‐ round visibility. This is in no small part due to the almost panoramic windscreen with large quarter lights and slim windscreen pillars. In com‐ parison to its rivals the Jazz feels very spacious.

That interior space is ex‐ cellent for both height and legroom and although the boot is compromised due to the hybrid batteries it’s quite adequate for the weekly shop.

The rear seat also slides to

Model: Honda Jazz SR Engine: 1.5-litre, petrol/electric self-charging hybrid Gears: e-CVT automatic Price: €26,715 (£22,375) Performance: 0-100 kmh (62 mph) 9.4 seconds/Maximum Speed 174 kmh (108 mph) Economy: 3.2l/100km (72.4 mpg) Combined driving WLTP Emissions: 87 g/km WLTP Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

HONDA JAZZ: Has a light and airy feel and excellent all-round visibility.

assist with those slightly larg‐ er loads.

Power comes from a 1.5‐ litre petrol/electric hybrid unit that allows the car to pick the optimum circum‐ stances to bring in electric power.

An e‐CVT automatic trans‐ mission is one of the better units although there is still the vocal interference from

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the engine under hard accel‐ eration until the CVT trans‐ mission catches up. All these units operate in the same way and the trick is wherev‐ er possible to feather the throttle. Hard acceleration apart, the Jazz is a smooth and refined drive with im‐ pressive economy and low emissions.

The range starts at

€24,909/£20,860 with base level equipment providing all the essentials such as auto‐ matic lights and wipers, adaptive cruise control, pow‐ ered heated and folding door mirrors, Bluetooth and air conditioning. My test model was the SR trim that is second up of the five trim levels on offer in the range.

Priced at €26,715/£22,375

the SR adds front and rear parking sensors, wireless CarPlay and upgraded info‐ tainment and touchscreens.

Typically, being a Honda, the build quality is faultless and the fabric seats with soft touch materials on the fascia and door panels makes a plain but comfortable place to be for your travels.

The combination of com‐ fortable seats and generous interior space make the Jazz eminently capable of more than just urban commuting.

If the Jazz has a problem, then it’s price. Look at rivals from Ford, Vauxhall and es‐ pecially Citroen and you can see why in straightened eco‐ nomic times people may drive towards lesser models.

Even VW’s Polo comes in cheaper than the Jazz.

Move past the price though and you know that the Jazz will keep you reli‐ ably mobile for many years and is a clever choice that sets you apart from the crowd.

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408 Fastback in ‘the Sphere’ ONLY revealed to the world in June, the Peugeot 408 Fastback is on display in ‘the Sphere’ at the Lou‐ vre‐Lens in Paris. This un‐ expected setting presents the new Peugeot from all angles and was revealed on August 4.

The transparent ‘Sphere’, that welcomes the newcomer, rotates and shows the new Peu‐ geot 408 from every angle and is totally unexpected, as is the design of this model from the Lion Brand.

With its unique look of a dynamic and innovative fastback, the new Peugeot 408 had to be inspiring. A talented team of artists, engineers, and technicians from the Parisian creative studio Superbien imple‐

Credit: YouTube peugeot.com

UNIQUE WORK OF ART: The new Peugeot 408 in 'the Sphere' in Paris.

mented the project imag‐ ined by the OPEN agency and transformed it into a breathtaking reality that seems to defy gravity.

These specialists in the

AS reported on Monday, August 8, car manufacturer Porsche wants to in‐ crease its activities in the eBike seg‐ ment. To this end, two joint ventures founded by Porsche and the Dutch company Ponooc Investment BV be‐ gan business.

Porsche eBike Performance GmbH, based in Ottobrunn near Munich, will develop electric drive systems for two‐ wheelers. These include motors, bat‐ teries, and the necessary software ar‐ chitecture for connectivity solutions.

Stuttgart‐based P2 eBike GmbH ‐

design of unique, original installations created this unique setting; with ‘The Sphere’, where is the top?

Where is the bottom?

How can the new Peugeot

Porsche get into eBikes powered by Porsche, intends to use these drive systems to launch a new generation of Porsche eBikes from the middle of this decade.

“We see great potential for Porsche in the eBike segment. This is why we are consistently expanding our activi‐ ties in this area,” said Lutz Meschke,

408 turn upside down or twist and move around in such an unusual way? The answer is this transparent sphere that surrounds the car and displays it from all

Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT.” As is characteristic of Porsche, it’s all about developing products that in‐ spire people through intelligent de‐ sign, sophisticated technology and outstanding performance,” added Meschke. In addition to compact drive systems from Fazua, Porsche eBike Performance GmbH will develop and produce particularly powerful eBike drive systems under the Porsche brand name.

angles. This original stag‐ ing was presented in the exceptional setting of the Louvre‐Lens; the Peugeot, with its sporty and fluid design, has been made in‐ to a unique work of art, which will probably be seen again in other events.

“We really liked the idea of this ephemeral work of art, which is original and beautiful to look at, and which perfectly accentu‐ ates our new arrival,” said Linda Jackson, CEO of the Peugeot brand.

“Peugeot moves and in‐ novates in all areas. The transparent Sphere, de‐ signed for the new Peu‐ geot 408, shows the allure of our new model from all sides. This creation is per‐ fectly in line with Peu‐ geot’s global expression of its new brand identity,” added Phil York, Market‐ ing and Communication Director for the Peugeot brand.

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30 year Supercup anniversary THE Porsche museum in Stuttgart, Germany will be presenting a special edition model of the 911 GT3, to mark the 30 years of the Porsche Supercup.

It will have a special an‐ niversary design and will be exhibited along with four other Cup racing cars.

These will be on show until August 28, and will be driven by a number of personalities in selected races.

The Vice President of Porsche Motorsport, Thomas Laudenbach, said: “Thirty years of the Porsche Supercup ‐prod that’s an extraordinary time span for the interna‐ tional flagship of our one‐ make cups.

“Such success is only possible thanks to the professionalism of every‐ one involved, from the drivers and the teams to the organisers.”