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COLOUR THEM PINK Linda Hall THE Euro Weekly News re‐ cently reminded readers that the Pink Ladies office at Playa Flamenca was closing until September 5. Earlier we had received an email from the cancer charity giving dates and de‐ tails of the summer break, before mentioning, almost as an afterthought that Maria and the Pink Ladies and Panthers had raised a total of €527,046 since June 2010. This was the year when the Pink Ladies group came into existence after Maria Wilson discovered that she had breast cancer. They be‐ gan fundraising for Spain’s national cancer charity, AECC and more recently for the association’s Alicante Province branch, the AACC. This was followed by a secondary cancer which has not deterred her or her Pink Ladies who, together with the Pink Panthers,
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PINK LADIES: They put the fun into fundraising for a serious cause.
continue to raise much‐ needed funds. Yes, there are Pink Pan‐ thers too, as men are en‐ couraged to follow the Pink Ladies’ lead by advocating and promoting the lifesav‐ ing benefits of early detec‐ tion of prostate cancer. Maria’s Pink Ladies and Panthers put the fun into fundraising with some‐
thing, somewhere always going on in Orihuela Costa and the surrounding area. But they are very serious about early detection and all the money that Maria and her group of volun‐ teers raise goes to fighting cancer and supporting their screening pro‐ gramme. And, summer break
notwithstanding, appoint‐ ments can be still made via the Pink Ladies and Pan‐ thers Facebook page or their www.pinkladies.es website. “We will continue to make screening appoint‐ ments during our summer closing,” Maria said. “Cancer doesn’t go on holiday.”
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EXCAVATION: Digging for treasure in Torre Pacheco.
40,000 celebrate fiestas THE mayor of Elche, Carlos Gonzalez, joined the 40,000‐ strong crowd to watch a magnificent display of colour and sound through fireworks in a fantastic start to the city’s fies‐ tas. The event organised by Elche City Council and the Federa‐ cion Gestora de Festejos Populares took place on Monday August 1. The event which was supported by DJ Javi Gomez was at‐ tended by the mayor of Elche, the councillor for Fiestas, Mariola Galiana, as well as the queens and ladies of the Fies‐ tas of Elche. The mayor said the event was spectacular and highlighted the great reception from the public and showed “the desire of the people of Elche to party and to enjoy the gunpowder, the fun, the joy, the colour and the light associ‐ ated with fireworks.” Carlos Gonzalez confirmed that this first event demonstrated the desire of the people of Elche to party and he encouraged the public to come and see the proclamation on Friday, August 5, in the Placa de Baix.
THE 29th official excava‐ tions of the Cabezo Gordo in Torre Pacheco took place on Saturday, July 30. The upper section of the Sima de las Palomas was divided into 50cm squares for excavation, meaning that archaeologists need‐ ed to use small trowels, awls and paintbrushes to carefully excavate the sediment and extract the abundant remains of fau‐ na and limestone prod‐ ucts that appeared at the site. For each grid, there was a small tray in which the archaeologists deposited the remains found in situ, and a sheathing where the soil was later placed to be lowered on the zip line. “It was very impor‐ tant for the archaeologists to have both trays and baskets labelled so as not to mix soil from different grids or levels,” the Torre Pacheco Town Hall Face‐ book page said.
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NIBS EXTRA Street honour PILAR DE LA HORADADA cel‐ ebrated its separation from Orihuela on Saturday July 30 as bells rang out at 5pm, the exact moment its indepen‐ dence was confirmed 36 years ago. In homage to resi‐ dents, the town hall has named a pedestrian street after Pepe Quesada, consid‐ ered Pilar’s ‘most representa‐ tive’ inhabitant.
Full up TORREVIEJA Town Hall fig‐ ures revealed 95 per cent tourist occupancy for July, 20 percentage points more than the pre‐pandemic year of 2019. Foreign visitors, princi‐ pally from the UK followed by France, Belgium and Swe‐ den doubled the number of national tourists from Madrid, Basque Region and Castilla y Leon.
Sand pit THE Environment Ministry announced plans to spend €1.2 billion on a 10‐year pro‐ ject to regenerate 30 beaches from Canet (Valencia) all the way down to Pilar de la Ho‐ radada. The sand will come from a vast deposit 10 kilo‐ metres off the Valencia coast, 80 metres below the surface.
Not here OFFICERS from Callosa’s Lo‐ cal Police and Guardia Civil, alerted by alarmed residents, prevented squatters from breaking into the same prop‐ erty they had tried to enter on previous occasions. Cal‐ losa’s mayor Manuel Mar‐ tinez Sirvent stressed the town hall’s “total and abso‐ lute” commitment to pre‐ venting illegal occupation of empty homes.
No problem ELCHE’S Mobility depart‐ ment is tearing up pave‐ ments in Avenida de Alicante to make more room for a bi‐ cycle lane which is expected to be ready for use by late September. Councillor Esther Diez rejected claims that this would cause issues and traf‐ fic problems while work was carried out.
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Patter of many tiny feet Linda Hall A LOGGERHEAD turtle recently laid an astounding 130 eggs on Guardamar’s Ortigues beach. This is the largest number ever recorded in the Valencian Community, announced Guardamar mayor Jose Luis Saez. The eggs were spotted on Tuesday July 26 by beach cleaners who immediately contacted the town hall’s Environment and Beaches departments as well as the Red Cross lifesaving service, Local
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CHECK-UP: Healthy turtle fitted with a microchip and a transmitter.
Police and the Guardia Civil’s nature protection unit, Seprona. Thirty-one of the eggs have been taken to be incubated at
the Oceanografico. The remaining 99 were relocated to the El Saler beach on the outskirts of Valencia City where they will be guarded night
and day by Xaloc volunteers. The resting mother turtle, found half-buried in the sand, was pronounced to be in good health and has received the name of Katherine in memory of a young marine biologist from the US who died recently. The turtle was fitted with a microchip and transmitter enabling it to be monitored and located at all times. This will also help the experts to be at the ready when it next comes ashore to lay eggs, probably within the next 15 days.
Rewilding to tame Segura Beaches obtain awards ORIHUELA City Hall will receive €3.6 million from the EU’s Next Gen‐ eration fund, via the Environment Ministry, to rewild the River Segu‐ ra. The grant will be spent on restoring the river system and reducing the risk of flooding in municipalities along its course. This will involve providing vegetation for five hectares of land contained within the Segura’s loops and bends, restoring 10 kilometres of riverbank woodland and planting 53,630 new trees and 122,892 shrubs. Al‐ though the grant has been given since the new PSOE‐Ciudadanos coalition took over at city hall, this was applied for by their predeces‐ sors’ Environment department headed by Damaso Aparicio. “Orihuela has a problem when the Segura rises,” Aparicio said on Saturday July 30, as he welcomed the Ministry announcement. “Based on emergency and water plans, recovering and planting the river’s original bends and curves is an ideal way of creating a runoff when there is flooding.”
10 more for Los Naufragos TORREVIEJA Town Hall gave an initial go‐ahead to plans for 10 apartment blocks and hotels adjoining the Los Naufragos beach. Those built on the first line will be limited to eight floors to en‐ sure that they do not cast shadows on the beach between 10am and 7pm at any time of the year, as required by Torrevieja’s Urban Development Plan (PGOU). The developer originally planned to put up nine apartment buildings, but this has been increased to 10 to compensate for the reduced height of those nearest the beach. Residential blocks and a hotel building furthest from the beach will have up to 23 floors, with another 14‐storey apartment block and an 11‐storey hotel in an intermediate position.
THE Sailing Association Mar Menor (SAMM) enjoyed a last Spring Season race day full of incidents and excite‐ ment. Because conditions were favourable, all but one of the boats were sailed sin‐ gle‐handed even though the normal crew is two or more people. Race One was de‐ layed by 15 minutes, due to competitors not being ready and a late arrival. Four boats made it to the
A TOTAL of 12 beaches in the municipality of Cartage‐ na have achieved the ‘S’ for Sustainable Tourism certifi‐ cation. The certification, award‐ ed by the Institute for Span‐ ish Tourism Quality (ICTE), guarantees compliance with the Sustainable Devel‐ opment Goals of the UN Agenda 2030 in terms of the provision of tourism services on Spanish beach‐ es. The only municipalities that have the ‘S’ certificate for Sustainability are Mar‐ bella, Gandía, Huelva, Mazarrón and Cartagena, with Cartagena and Mazarrón being the first municipalities in the Region of Murcia to achieve it. Cartagena’s councillor re‐ sponsible for Tourism, Cristina Pérez, said: “We wanted to commit our‐ selves to sustainability and
Exciting race day line but one was disqualified for using their engine after the five‐minute signal. Race Two started 15 min‐ utes afterwards and this time all five boats competed. “With such a mixed fleet it is difficult to appreciate how close the racing is, only be‐ coming apparent once the handicaps are applied,” said
SAMM’s Terry Chapman. “So it was great to discover that the last race day of the Spring Season provided the closest racing for some time, with a brilliant end to the sea‐ son’s races. For more information about SAMM visit the www.sailingmarmenor.com website.
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12 beaches achieved Sustainable Tourism certification.
with our tourist offerings being awarded prestigious seals such as the ‘Marca S’ we aim to continue the ad‐ vancement in the responsi‐ ble and sustainable devel‐ opment of our tourism. “From the outset, we have wanted to offer natu‐ ral and unique spaces to lo‐ cals and visitors alike, but with the essential premise of respecting, above all, the environment,” said Pérez.
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Two towns THE mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, alongside the deputy mayor, Francisco Morales, visited the French town of Vias over the weekend to initiate the twinning arrange‐ ments between the two towns. The visit, which lasted 48 hours, served to meet a large group of Lorca’s descendants, about 300 people, residing in this town of 6,000 residents located in southern France. Vias is located very close to other municipali‐ ties already twinned with Lorca ‐ Adissan and Mau‐ guio. The Association of Friends of Lorca invited the municipal represen‐ tation to meet its mem‐ bers from the city to initi‐ ate the twinning. Lorca’s representatives thanked both the presi‐ dent of the Association of Friends of Lorca, Geneo‐ vive Fernandez, and the mayor of the city council of Vias, Jordan Dartier, for their willingness to ini‐ tiate the twinning of the two towns. Diego José Mateos said: “We were able to see how in the French town, the Lorca men and women are fully integrat‐ ed into society, but do not forget the land where they were born and left very young.”
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Robbers arrested SEVERAL people, arrested in Benijofar following a bank robbery in the town, had allegedly previously robbed other banks using violence and intimida‐ tion. The Guardia Civil developed operation ‘Seim‐Vet‐ erano’, an investigation aimed at clarifying several robberies using violence and intimidation in banks in the Region of Murcia and the province of Alicante. The operation has resulted in the identification, location and arrest of two experienced robbers and three other people according to Vega Baja on Mon‐ day, August 1. Initial evidence obtained showed that the rob‐ bery was carried out by two armed men, one of them with a pistol and the other with a large knife. During the robbery, the perpetrators managed to tie up a total of six people until they achieved their goal of opening the bank’s safe and seizing more than €40,000. The investigations allowed the Guardia Civil to recognise and identify one of the perpetrators, who turned out to be a well‐known robber, with a long criminal record for similar acts.
ALICANTE City Council has awarded grants for the pro‐ motion and revitalisation of Alicante’s business and hos‐ pitality sector, with a pack‐ age of aid worth €166,977. The grant has been award‐ ed to 12 companies and or‐ ganisations aimed at pro‐ moting campaigns, projects and initiatives to encourage their “reactivation, promo‐ tion and revitalisation.” Councillor for Commerce and Hospitality, Lidia López, said that the grants were there to “support and im‐ prove the competitiveness of our business sector and the hotel and catering sector in Alicante through projects that will enhance the value of these sectors and make the commercial areas more dynamic.” The 12 companies and or‐ ganisations will be able to
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GRANTS AWARDED: A package of money and support.
obtain grants ranging from €11,700 to €25,000. The aim is for the compa‐ nies to invest the money in revamping their business models, to adapt their mar‐ keting strategies, boost their competitiveness and update their visibility with a new on‐
line presence. Lopez said: “Using the money, we encourage the recovery of the sector as well as continuing to give municipal support to the work carried out by the or‐ ganisations and companies in our city.”
Carp-R-Us take a break CARP‐R‐US fished the sixth match of their 2022 Murcia Series on the River Segura in the city centre on July 28. “This was the last match ahead of the club’s annual August heatwave break,” said club secretary Steve Fell. “Fortunately, the tempera‐ ture had dropped consider‐ ably since the 40 degrees‐plus of earlier in the week, and the water was cooler than ex‐ pected.” The day only hit the mid‐ 30s although the milky grey‐ green river looked in poor form, which did not bode well. Peg One above the weir performed best, with Willy
Moons managing five carp and a barbel weighing 6.6 ki‐ los. Terry Screen on Peg Two came second with seven carp weighing 5.4 kilos with Alan Smith managing a creditable 2.7 kilos with one carp and 56 bleak (which weighed less than a kilo) on Peg Three. Roy Dainty immediately above the bridge had two carp for 2.4 kilos. “We don’t fish as a club in August due to the heat, al‐ though July wasn’t that cool.” Steve said. “No doubt there will be some impromptu knock‐ups on Thursdays for those willing to take on the heat.”
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Dog deadly dehydration SANTA POLA police rescued a dog on Thursday, July 28 that had been left in the baking hot sun with no water. When police arrived on Paseo Vicealmi‐ rante Blanco García in Santa Pola, they found Stella the dog lying on the ground and not re‐ acting. Crowds of people were gathered round the animal, whose mouth was wide open with her tongue hang‐ ing out and going into shock from heat stroke. According to the po‐ lice force, Stella ar‐ rived with a body tem‐ perature of 41.1, however, thanks to the quick response from everyone in‐ volved including vet‐ erinarian Miguel from CarmiVet, Stella was stabilised and is now recovering, under ob‐ servation at the clinic. Following an initial investigation, it was ascertained that the dog had been walking for three hours from Gran Alacant in the ex‐ treme conditions. The officers said Stella had been walked without any water and forced to continue even when she had collapsed. On the Local Police of Santa Pola Face‐ book page, officers said, “many people had been inquiring about the health of our furry princess named Stella, to whom we have affec‐ tionately added the surname Maris.” Sadly, Stella Maris could have suffered ir‐ reversible or even fa‐ tal damage, according to the vet.
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Lorca swimming THE Lorca Sports Council has opened its pre‐registration pe‐ riod for swimming pro‐ grammes in the Felipe VI and San Antonio sports complex‐ es. The pre‐registration phase will last until September 11 and users will be able to apply for places in up to three cours‐ es within each group: baby, in‐ fant, children, adults, aqua‐ health and pregnant women. Lorca’s councillor for Sports,
Irene Jódar, said on Monday August 1, “pre‐registration for the swimming programmes for the 2022‐2023 academic year in the Felipe VI and San Antonio sports complexes has begun.” She added: “The pro‐ cess is the second phase of the new procedure for access to these programmes launched at the beginning of July with the updating and registration of users….
“The new procedure allows users to carry out their formal‐ ities, bookings and pay their fees online without having to go to the municipal offices.” She continued: “Once the pre‐registration has been completed, each applicant will be assigned a number which will be used to participate in the draw to determine the or‐ der of choice, which will take place on September 12.
Poetic evening concerts BELGIAN born Germain Droogenbroodt, who now lives in Costa Blanca, is a pro‐ lific Poet, Publisher and Trans‐ lator, Founder of the POINT Publishing House and of Al‐ tea’s Ithaca Cultural Founda‐ tion. This year, the 11th edition of the Poetic Evening Concerts of Ithaca, will be held at Parti‐ da Monte Molar 78, Altea (La Olla) and will see some of the best classical musicians from
Spain and abroad with a short poetry recital in the middle of each concert. “Reactions to the Poetic Evening Concerts in Ithaca have been extremely posi‐ tive…,” stated Droogen‐ broodt. “A French couple from Paris who have not missed a single concert in the past even wrote that the Ithaca concerts are the best of what is offered in Altea in the cultural field,”
he added. Reservations for the evenings can be made by mailing elpoeta@point‐edi tions.com or by calling 965 842 350. For those interested in see‐ ing more of Droogenbroodt’s projects, please visit his Pub‐ lishing House at www.point‐ editions.com where readers can also sign up to a mailing list for a weekly poem totally free of charge and without commercial publicity.
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Linda Hall SUE PEARCE recently fostered a kit‐ ten from Torrevieja’s Municipal Ani‐ mal Shelter. While she had only praise for the volunteers, Sue was less than im‐ pressed by the conditions there. The shelter appeared to be woe‐ fully underfunded, she said. Having told readers about Sue’s experience, the Euro Weekly News decided to contact the town hall, something more easily said than done. After repeatedly failing to get past
THE Local Police of Cartagena have identified a 16‐year‐old girl as the arsonist who set fire to a dinosaur in Cartagena’s Sauces Park on Satur‐ day, July 30. The officers began their investiga‐ tions as soon as the fire broke out, identifying the teenager and going to her home, “where, in front of her parents, she admitted to starting the fire,” the Local Police said. They added: “Once we estab‐ lished that she was the perpetrator, we sent a report to the National Po‐
the town hall switchboard, we rang the Animal Shelter where the young Spanish lady who answered the phone explained that she could not supply the information we required. She did give us a phone number ‐ plus a first name ‐ and we spoke to someone from Animal Protection, who said he would arrange for the councillor to call us. In the meantime, we heard from a reader who confirmed everything that Sue had told us. The town hall sends cleaners car‐ rying out Community Service who
show little enthusiasm for the job “Volunteers supply cleaning prod‐ ucts, brushes, pans, mop heads and buckets, everything,” she said, while asking us not to name her. “Litter trays, feeding and water bowls, rubber gloves to prevent cross‐infection while cleaning cages.” Although the town hall pays for spaying and vet visits, volunteers of‐ ten pay for follow‐up medication “Luckily people have been gener‐ ous with donating things and mon‐ ey,” she added.
Fire starter caught lice so they could open the relevant proceedings and pass it on to the ju‐ venile prosecutor’s office. “It is expected that the parents will have to bear the cost of the damage caused.” As noted by the Cartagena police, the dinosaur was part of the new playground equipment and decora‐ tions that arrived at Parque Sauces
barely a year ago. As part of the park remodelling, the installations of security cameras are still in the process of being com‐ pleted. Cartagena’s councillor for Safety, Juan Pedro Torralba, thanked the officers for the speed with which they acted in locating the teenage fire starter.
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Hybrid police vehicles THE Local Police of Elche will be adding 11 more hybrid vehi‐ cles to its fleet. The Ford Kuga Titanium will be added to the fleet of 110 vehicles that Elche’s police force has in total, including cars, motorbikes, vans and camouflaged vehicles. Mayor of Elche, Carlos González, said that the purchase of the new vehicles was a commitment to both the safety of Elche residents and sustainability. “With these 11 vehicles we continue to renew the police fleet with multi‐purpose vehicles that also have an impact on the aspect of reducing emissions and decarbonising our city,” said the mayor. The Commissioner of the Local Police of Elche, César Zaragoza, revealed that the value of the vehicles is €450,000 and their purchase has replaced other vehicles that, due to their high mileage and/or age, could no longer ensure the efficient completion of duties. “We have to think that the Local Police’s vehicle fleet is old and some vehicles have a mileage of more than half a million kilometres and many of them are more than eight years old,” the commissioner said.
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Disappointing outcomes TWO subjects of inter‐ est to Orihuela Costa were discussed at the Orihuela’s last plenary council session. They centred on pol‐ luted seawater leading to the recent closure of three beaches and a proposal for a second health centre. “The disappointing outcome was unfortu‐ nately predictable,” the CLARO party’s Bob Houliston said. Part of the sewage collection system was designed and built in the 1970s, he pointed out. Campoamor’s ‘new’ sewage treat‐ ment plant is 20 years old and has been recog‐ nised as inadequate for many years. Opening La Zenia Boulevard 10 years ago has also led to an enormous in‐ crease in the strain on the inadequate system, resulting in major sewage spills. CLARO demanded ex‐ planations as to why €6.6 million in regional government funds made available four years ago have not yet been used. “No explanation was given regarding the re‐ cent incident,” Houlis‐ ton said.
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Vehicle loses control THE fire brigade put out a fire after a nasty accident on the CV-853. A vehicle careered off the road on Saturday, July 30 after a serious traffic accident on the CV-853 as it passed through some terraced fields in the Alzabares area of the Alicante municipality of Elche. The news was confirmed by the Fire Service of Alicante in a tweet on Saturday, July 30, which read: “This afternoon we extinguished a vehicle fire on CV-853 km 10 when it left the road and fell into a terraced field.” After losing control at kilometre 10, the vehicle was
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thrown off the road and overturned upside down on the field, where it began to burn, requiring the intervention of the fire brigade of the Alicante Provincial Consortium.
Traffic accidents claimed the lives of 1,004 people in Spain from January to December 2021, according to provisional 24-hour data from the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT).
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THE Department of Public Roads of the city council of Cartagena, led by Juan Pedro Torralba, has acquired 90 H-75 reflective and blue bollards that municipal technicians are currently installing on the Gran Vía de La Manga and Cabo de Palos. “The installation of these new bollards is intended to reinforce the safety of the coastal roads of the municipality that have the most traffic, due to the increase in population during the summer,” said the councillor. In addition to reinforcing road safety, this action also includes the replacement of some bollards that were in poor condition or missing. Torralba added: “We are also going to make the Cabo de Palos cycle lane safer by installing cycle lane separators and blue flexible bollards, which will give cyclists greater visibility and safety.”
NINE crew members on a passenger ship, docked in the Port of Valencia, were affected by smoke inhalation from a fire on the vessel on Monday, August 1. All those affected as a result of the blaze were taken to different hospitals due to the severity of their injuries. Two people were transferred to the Quirón Clinic, three people were taken to the Hospital Clínico, while four others were transferred to the Hospital La Fe. Seven fire engines from the city of Valencia were deployed to the site and worked throughout the day to extinguish the fire. According to EFE, the vessel damaged in the blaze was the ‘Ciudad de Alcudia’, which transports both passengers and vehicles. The shipping company Trasmed, owner of the vessel, reported that the ship suffered a fire on deck number seven while docked at the Port of Valencia, on arrival from Mahon. Only crew were onboard the ship at the time of the fire. The company has opened an investigation into the blaze.
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Pitaya fruit production SAN JAVIER is one of three municipalities with the highest pitaya fruit production in the Region of Murcia, in fact, the region currently has more than 16 hectares of pitaya production. There are also seven hectares marked out for new growing, which will bring the total to 23 hectares. By municipalities, its presence in Murcia, Mazarrón and San Javier stands out. “It is a product that is very resistant to diseases and pests and does not need a lot of water for its growth, so it adapts very well to the climatic conditions of the Region of Murcia, where it finds its optimum temperatures for its development, which range between 16 and 25 degrees and are no lower than four degrees,” said Antonio Luengo, Regional Minister for Water, Agriculture,
WORK is progressing nicely on the refurbishment of the new Social Services centre in Los Secanos, Alhama de Murcia. Mayor Mariola Guevara, together with the councillor for Social Welfare, Nani Navarro, and the coordinator Eva Mª León, visited the new Social Services centre on Friday, July 29 to check on the progress. The remodelling work on the municipal building in Los Secanos is due to the fact
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Livestock, Fisheries, Environment and Emergencies. The average production of pitaya per cultivated hectare is 97,200 kilos, so the total production in the Region of Murcia last year amounted to 1,555 tonnes, a figure which the minister expects to exceed this year given the increase in cultivated surface area.
Progressing nicely that the facility, which was built in 2014, was originally designed to be a nursery meaning significant work has needed to be carried out. Mariola Guevara said: “It has been necessary to adapt the building from classrooms to offices, add new toilets and perform other maintenance tasks with the aim of creating a more functional space to be able to
move the Social Welfare area [of the council] into the building.” Some of the actions being carried out are the compartmentalisation of offices, with access from the central corridor, new toilets at the entrance, near the reception, the adaptation of a bathroom with shower facilities and essential external rainwater drainage works.
Not very peaceful ARENALES DEL SOL residents are complaining about the noise and dis-
ruption as work progresses on a future motorhome park.
Members of the Arenales del Sol Residents Association pointed out that despite local regulations, excavating and earthworks continue as the 15,000square metre site is cleared. In 2015, Elche City Hall passed a by-law prohibiting ‘partial or total demolitions, earthworks and excavations’ in Arenales del Sol and La Marina during July and August. Exceptions were made for infrastructure and utilities work carried out in public roads. Responding to the complaints, Ana Arabid, Elche’s Urban Development councillor, said that city hall would be contacting the contractors, who will be obliged to stop working if they are found not to be complying with the 2015 by-law.
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Orihuela officers honoured ORIHUELA Town Council approved the proposal to honour a total of 29 members of the Local Po‐ lice of Orihuela. José Aix, spokesperson for the government team, said: “These awards, which will be made effec‐ tive on the day of the Vir‐ gen de Monserrate, the patron saint of Orihuela, are very important to the city of Orihuela and the Local Police. “I thank all the political groups for their support for the proposal of dis‐ tinctions and awards to members of the Local Po‐ lice, who have distin‐ guished themselves with their actions to help and protect the residents of Orihuela.” The awards are to pub‐ licly recognise the actions of the Local Police of the Valencian Community, Aix said. Among the honours, some officers will be awarded the Professional
Merit Cross for years of service, as well as the Re‐ tirement Diploma, which
will be awarded to those who retire during the year.
Elche mourns THE mayor of Elche has paid tribute to former councillor of the Elche City Council, Sergio Ro‐ dríguez, who died at the age of 33. “We have learned with great sorrow, shock and dismay the news of the death of Sergio Rodríguez, Secretary of Organisation of the Partido Popular in Elche and former councillor of the Elche City Coun‐ cil,” the mayor said. “As mayor of Elche, and on behalf of the govern‐ ment team, we would like to express our deepest condolences to his wife, María Bonamor, to whom we wish much strength and encouragement in these difficult times, although we know that there are no words to accompany this loss.” He added: “We send our condolences to his par‐ ents and family, whom we wish to accompany in their grief. “We deeply regret the passing of Sergio Ro‐ dríguez, whom we will always remember as a fight‐ er, dynamic, full of vitality and deeply committed to his ideals.” Rodríguez died in a road traffic accident on Mon‐ day, August 1 when a car and a lorry collided on the CV‐854.
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Whistling ban wrong ON July 27, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss vowed to outlaw wolf‐ whistling and catcalling if she be‐ comes prime minister, as part of a crackdown on misogyny in public places. So, for our weekly Sunday debate on July 31, the Euro Weekly News asked our readers and Facebook followers whether they think wolf‐ whistling is harmless fun or sexual harassment. Surprisingly, 97 per
cent of female commenters on the post expressed that they have no issue with being wolf‐whistled at in public ‐ with many calling it a “com‐ pliment.” One comment from Sheree Ruiz said: “In my younger years it was harmless fun. Now the woke brigade have made it sexual harass‐ ment. The woke brigade have also decided most pick up lines are also sexual harassment.”
Despite the overwhelming major‐ ity agreeing that it is all harmless fun, however, not everyone agreed, with Joellen Lynn Marsh Trebble saying “I hate it and found it em‐ barrassing.” Interestingly, the majority of men who commented on the post also said it is “a bit of fun” and that it is “complimentary,” with Douglas Vickers saying that it’s “fun as long as ladies are old enough.”
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Matt Damon on holiday.
HOLLYWOOD actor and Ja‐ son Bourne star Matt Da‐ mon was spotted in the idyllic coastal town of Javea, where he has previ‐ ously been spotted enjoy‐ ing his holidays. In 2016 he visited Ali‐ cante’s Marina Alta region for the wedding of his brother‐in‐law. Rumours of the celebri‐ ty’s presence in the Ali‐
cante region had been cir‐ culating since Saturday, July 23, but it was not until Tuesday, July 26, his pres‐ ence was officially con‐ firmed. Damon visited bar Cala Clemence overlooking the bay in Javea, who then published photographs of the acting legend alongside their staff and other fans on their Instagram account.
Matt Damon is a renowned American actor, screenwriter and producer. He received an Oscar nomi‐ nation as well as an award for Best Original Screenplay for his role in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. In addi‐ tion he has appeared in major Hollywood block‐ busters such as Ocean’s Eleven, Interstellar and Ja‐ son Bourne.
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YACHTING travel experience company Ocean Posse LLC is thrilled to announce the launch of the Atlantic Posse, which will bring a new type of sailing rally to Europe. The innovative Atlantic Posse yachting expe‐ rience is unique because it doesn’t have a set start date or end date and is modelled after the highly successful Panama Posse, one of the largest rallies in the world. Anticipating 50‐75
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Atlantic Posse yachting rally yachts, the rally will cover 5,400 nautical miles. It begins in Cartagena, the historic epicentre of the Spanish Fleet, with an additional kick‐off location in Lisbon, Portugal. The route will stop over in Gibraltar via Morocco, Madeira and the
Canary Islands to Western Africa’s Archipelago Cape Verde before crossing the Atlantic to Mar‐ tinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saba, the US Virgin Is‐ lands, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Rear view fines BLOCKING your rear view with lug‐ gage, as many of us do when going on holiday, can result in a fine according to the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT). A reminder issued on Saturday, July 30, when many are heading off on their summer holiday says that block‐ ing the view through the back win‐ dow of a vehicle is only permitted un‐ der certain circumstances. The regulations that govern driving in Spain say that a driver must have a full and unobstructed view of the en‐ tire road on which they are travelling, including behind the car. That means packing the boot all the way to the roof or storing items on the rear parcel shelf may result in the vehicle being impounded and a
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CLEAR VIEW: Overloaded car.
fine issued. The exceptions to the rule are in the case of vehicles that do not have a separate boot, in other words, hatch‐ backs, SUVs and station wagons. Similarly unauthorised tinted sheets, adhesives or curtains on the rear window are not legal, with the rear window to be kept free of any obstruction, stickers etc…
Captain Dietmar Petutschnig and Skipper Jacques Felt stated: “Explorers are the influ‐ encers of influencers. “Come and join the yachting adventure and be part of the posse.”
Support losing steam THE Catalonia independence drive is losing steam according to the latest CEO survey, with those in favour of secession declining. The survey results issued on Thursday, July 28 and covered by a Spanish news site, show that those who are anti‐independence are now in the majority with a lead of at least 10 per cent. Figures show that the number op‐ posed to independence has risen to its high‐ est since 2015 and now stands at 52 per cent, with those in favour falling to their lowest point at 41 per cent. This is the biggest gap in seven years. The CEO survey is considered a good barometer of the mood within Catalo‐ nia, with the latest figure only the third time that those opposed to independence have held a clear majority. Whilst the survey points to the Catalonia independence drive losing steam, it does not provide insight into the possible reasons for the shift. However, with the world in turmoil, issues like energy security may well be behind the shift.
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Paragliders in collision
ACCIDENT: Both paragliders fell to the ground.
THE Emergency Service of Castilla y Leon reported on Sunday July 31, that a mid‐ air collision occurred be‐ tween two paragliders which resulted in the death of one person. This tragic incident occurred near the municipality of Piedrahita, a town of around 2,000 inhabitants just 60km west of Avila. 112 received a call at around 2:43pm informing the emergency operator that they had observed a collision between two paragliders while in flight. Both users fell to the ground about three or 4km east of the take‐off point in Peñanegra. This
location is one of the main areas of Spain for the prac‐ tice of this sport. After taking the call, 112 immediately deployed pa‐ trols from the Avila Guardia Civil to the loca‐ tion. They were joined at the scene by a team from the Special Mountain In‐ tervention Rescue Group (GREIM), who sent an emergency rescue heli‐ copter to the accident spot. On arrival, the emer‐ gency services verified that one of the paragliders had lost his life as a result of the collision, while the oth‐ er did not require medical assistance, nor did he need to be evacuated.
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Renfe train rescheduling AS detailed by Spanish train operator Renfe in a state‐ ment released on Sunday, Ju‐ ly 31, renovation work is due to be carried out by Adif on the high‐speed railway line linking Madrid and Andalucia. This action will force the rescheduling of high‐speed and long‐distance services in the community between Au‐ gust 1 and September 5. The company explained that these works are part of the comprehensive renovation of the infrastructure.
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RENFE: Renovation works to be carried out on line.
They will be carried out between August 1 and September 19 at different points on the Yeles, Toledo to Guadalmez, Ciudad Real
THE unions representing easyJet cabin crew members in Spain called off the final three days of scheduled strikes. Miguel Galan, general secretary of USO at easyJet, confirmed in a state‐ ment on Thursday, July 28, that the next round of strike action in Spain was called off. Cabin crew members (TCP) had been scheduled to carry out industri‐ al action again on July 29, 30, and 31.
route. As a result of these works, Renfe assured that: “it will be necessary to make cuts in traffic in a timely manner,”
easyJet strikes off It has taken many weeks of nego‐ tiations but the unions have finally reached an agreement with the air‐ line. A deal offering the workers a 22 per cent increase in their base salary over three years has been accepted.
which will force trains to cir‐ culate on a single track with speed limits. Renfe will reschedule its trains between August 1 and September 5, with the change of ‘a few minutes’ of the departure and arrival times, and an in‐ crease in travel time of about 10 minutes on average. The affected lines include the AVE Madrid‐Cordoba‐ Sevilla, Madrid‐Cordoba‐ Malaga, Barcelona‐Cordo‐ ba/Sevilla, Barcelona‐Malaga, and Barcelona‐Granada.
“After weeks of strikes and months of negotiation, the company has sent us an economic proposal that, without being exactly what we were demanding, does represent an important approach to the salaries and conditions that our colleagues in Europe have,” said Mr Galan. Meetings were held where 303 of the total of 418 cabin crew em‐ ployed by easyJet in Spain attended. The agreement was ratified by 74.6 per cent of them.
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Tight winter forecast THE UK’s National Grid has forecast a tight winter elec‐ tricity supply due to the un‐ certainty of supplies of Rus‐ sian gas to Europe, as reported on Thursday July, 28. Speaking of their concerns, UK National Grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) stat‐ ed: “While Britain is not reliant on Russian gas to the extent the rest of Europe is, it is clear the cessation of flows of gas into Europe could have knock‐on impacts, including very high prices,” as reported by the media. Working as a separate legal entity within National Grid, National Grid ESO is in charge of overseeing the nation’s electricity supply. Forty per cent of the UK’s electricity production in 2021 was produced by gas‐fired power plants, with fossil fuels accounting for 80 per cent of heating of the nation’s homes. After the Russian in‐ vasion of Ukraine, the UK’s gas prices hit record highs in
2022. According to the UK’s National Grid ESO, the tight‐ est period for electricity de‐
mand and supply is likely to be in the first half of Decem‐ ber.
Death of actor, 93 Joshua Manning BELOVED British actor Bernard Cribbins, known for his work on the Wombles and Doctor Who, has died aged 93, as reported by his agent on Thursday, July 28. Cribbins was born in 1928, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, leaving school at just 13 years of age and playing small roles in a local theatre before serving an apprenticeship at Oldham’s Repertory Theatre. The actor went on to become a household name in the UK, narrating the 1970s TV series ‘The Wombles’, acting as the iconic Station Master in the 1970s film ‘The Railway Children’, as well as appearing in Dr Who, as the Doctor’s companion in 1966. Tributes following the death of beloved actor Bernard Cribbins poured in: Gavin Barker Associates said on Twitter: “Beloved actor Bernard Cribbins OBE has passed away at age 93. His contribution to British entertain‐ ment is without question. He was unique, typifying the best of his generation, and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him.”
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UK sea levels on rise THE UK’s sea levels are reportedly rising much faster than last century, according to the Met Office’s State of the Climate report, as stated on Thursday, July 28. In the latest report, the Met Office as‐ sessed climate change in the UK and its effect on sea levels and temperatures, as well as extreme weather events. According to the report, sea levels in the UK have risen around 16.5cm since 1990, with the rate increasing by 3‐ 5.2mm a year, more than double the rate of increase in the early part of last century. This poses a threat to the environ‐ ment and homes, with powerful storms and winds hitting coastal areas, putting up to 500,000 homes at risk from flood‐ ing. The UK’s climate in 2021 would have been exceptional 30 years ago, accord‐ ing to the report, however, in modern standards it is ‘unremarkable’, with hot‐ ter temperatures becoming more nor‐ mal. This is exemplified by the fact that if 2021 temperatures had been recorded in 1992, they would have been some of the highest recorded temperatures in UK history.
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Explainer: Do you need an international driver’s licence when in Spain? ON the weekend of July 24 reports online suggested that ‘British looking’ drivers were being targeted on the Costa del Sol. Those reports go on to suggest that they weren’t just targeting residents who hadn’t exchanged their licence for a Spanish one, but that even if you were just a tourist you were being fined. The Spanish legislation is not clear on the issue with the information contained on the DGT website not making specific men‐ tion of any allowance for UK drivers. However, a tweet by Grant Shapps, the UK’s Transport Secretary said that follow‐ ing an agreement with Spanish authorities, UK drivers can use their licences in Spain. That same information is contained on the Gov.uk website, however, the agree‐ ment only covers those who are not resi‐ dent in Spain or who spend more than six months at a time in the country. Those that will be spending more than
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NEW RULE: International driver’s licence.
six months or who hold driver’s licences from other countries may need an Interna‐ tional driver’s licence. These are governed by the United Na‐ tions according to the International Driv‐ er’s Association and are easy to obtain on‐ line.
The cost is not high and they can last be‐ tween one and three years. Anyone who is resident in Spain was re‐ quired by law to have exchanged their UK licence for a Spanish one before the end of last year. While some grace was allowed, licences can no longer be exchanged and any new‐ comers or those who failed to do so being required to retake their licence here. In terms of the question of whether you do or don’t need an international driver’s licence when visiting Spain with a British driver’s licence, the answer is no. Language barriers may, however, result in your being fined as authorities crack down on British residents in Spain who failed to exchange their licences. If you are fined you should write to com‐ plain, alternatively you could keep a trans‐ lated copy of the information with you as that may help to get you off the hook.
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SIR ELTON JOHN and Britney Spears have recorded a duet that will be released shortly, her first recording since 2016. The announcement in the US on Monday, July 25 follows her recent release from her con‐ servatorship, her marriage and this week her release of nude photos online. The pair are said to have reworked the 1971 hit Tiny Dancer with those that have heard it, say it’s a knockout. According to sources spoken to by the Amer‐ ican media, the collaboration was the idea of Sir Elton John. He is said to be a Britney fan and was keen to see her back in the studio. They add that they have recorded a remix of
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Tiny Dancer as a full duet, which they describe as “incredible” and which has every‐ one at their record label “freaking out.” That same source claims the duet will be called “‘the song of the summer” and will offi‐ cially announce that Britney is back.
New Portugal winter routes WITH 21 new routes and frequencies being launched from Lisbon, easyJet will become the UK’s largest carrier to Portugal this win‐ ter. Following the allocation of 18 new daily slots at Lisbon airport by the European Commission, easyJet announced on Wednesday, July 27, that it will base three additional Airbus A321neo, the company’s biggest aircraft, at its base in Lisbon. This will enable the airline to launch 21 new routes and increase frequencies to eight countries, including a new twice‐
weekly winter service from Birmingham to Lisbon.Flights will be available for sale from August 15. Moreover, the neo aircraft will contribute to making easyJet’s operations more sustainable, reducing fuel consump‐ tion by 15 per cent, and noise during take‐ off and landing by 50 per cent. Thanks to this investment easyJet will be‐ come the number two airline at Lisbon air‐ port, with a network of 32 routes ‐ 30 inter‐ national, and two domestic. This coming winter, easyJet will be the number one car‐ rier between the UK and Portugal.
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Crime, lies and alibis
AUTHOR E J Wood, based in Benissa on the Costa Blanca, isn’t known to shy away from crime. The truth is bad things happen to good people. So why the interest in psychopaths? “I grew up watching the likes of Detec‐ tive TV Shows such as Colum‐ bo and films like Silence of the Lambs,” stated Benissa‐based author Emma Wood, in an exclu‐ sive interview with Euro Weekly News. “Psychopaths exert a strange allure, and have been a staple for television and litera‐ ture for years. I’ve always been interested in what makes people tick.” “You call me crazy, a monster and many other derogatory names,” says Amalie Keller in the opening pages of Wood’s novel AMALIE. In Wood’s fiction, she revels in pushing the gory details, and in AMALIE, Wood begins a story in 1939 Hungary, where nine‐year‐old Amalie Keller lives with her older brother and parents just before the break out of the Sec‐
E J WOOD: “Writing is a process that happens rather than something I do.”
ond World War. As such with millions of others, Amalie is taken to the notori‐ ous concentration camp, Auschwitz. She’s seen death, and far worse and has no qualms in seeking justice when the Red Army liberate the remaining survivors. As Amalie grows older, both she and the police officer hunting her down acknowledge
the horrific nature of her crimes. Yes, she’s a murderous madwoman, but can we not help but sympathise with this charming social climber she’s now become? “I try to give everything to my readers,” stated Wood. “And it can be quite literally sweat and tears.” It’s quite unnerving when Wood says she doesn’t make anything up. “Nowadays, nothing would shock me. I’ve
read it all,” she claims. The fact that Wood can conjure up serial killers and psychopathic characters in her novels could seem in‐ congruous to those that know her as having a soft spot for ani‐ mals and she describes writing as almost a process that happens rather than something she does. “It can be slow. But some stories need to be told,” stated Wood. In Wood’s latest novel, Beyond the Pale, Wood starts afresh with Forensic Pathologist Addison Sharpe; a tea‐drinking singleton that shuns inti‐ macy because of her own childhood and the damage it carries. That is until businessman and philan‐ thropist Guy Davidson moves in next door. “Like my characters, I refuse to be vic‐ timised by the actions of my past,” said Wood. Both AMALIE and BEYOND THE PALE along with Wood’s other books are available on Amazon and you can follow her on social me‐ dia: www.facebook.com/authorejwood www.ejwoodauthor.com.
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Prime price jump A M A Z O N PRIME prices will rise by as much as 40 per cent across Europe as the company battles soar‐ ing costs and falling prof‐ its. The announcement in the United States on Monday, July 25 came as the company presented its quarterly financial re‐ sults. Current Chief Execu‐ tive Andy Jassy is under pressure from investors to shore up the massive
profits the company made during the lockdown, with fears that inflation and a possible downturn will hit returns. Customers in the United Kingdom will see mem‐ bership fees rise by 20 per cent and in Spain by 39 per cent from September 15. Although it is some years since Amazon raised its fees, the increases rep‐ resent a significant jump
in the cost and will no doubt be found by some to be too much to swal‐ low. Amazon, which benefit‐ ted enormously from lockdowns around the world, enjoyed super profits which it used to grow and expand the business. But with con‐ sumers tightening their belts and costs rising, the darling of Wall Street is in cost‐cutting mode.
mRNA vaccine analysis AN Italian court has ordered the analysis of Covid mRNA vaccines after a man com‐ plained that he needed to be vaccinated to do his job, according to reports on Saturday, July 30. After a complaint was made from the man, the court in Italy’s Pesaro ordered lab analysis of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech to iden‐ tify their contents. According to the man’s lawyer Nicoletta
Morante, the analysis of the Covid vaccine will be carried out in September, as reported by the Italian press. The 50‐year‐old man, who has already contracted and recovered from the virus, worked in an education facility in Italy, an in‐ dustry that is subject to compulsory vaccina‐ tion in the country. However, he was suspended as a result of his ‘non‐compliance’ after refusing to take the jab, according to Morante.
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SOCIAL SCENE
Orihuela Costa Opera Nights New blue walking trail route CULTURE will once again fill the coast of Orihuela with music from the third edition of Noches de Ópera (Opera Nights) Mar Ezcurra, councillor for Culture and Youth, present‐ ed the Opera season in Ori‐ huela Costa, an activity which includes opera broad‐ casts from the Teatro Real and live concerts by differ‐ ent orchestras and musical groups from the municipali‐ ty of Orihuela.
CINE TORREVIEJA THE FORGIVEN EVERY DAY: 17.00
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ORIHUELA’S new ‘Blue Trail’ route starting on Saturday August, 6, is set to run along the Cabo Roig trail of the same name, with a two kilome‐ tre walking route along the Orihuela coastline, starting from the Cabo Roig Tower at 8pm and of medium‐low difficulty. Along the route, which has a great value in flora and fauna of the coast, you can observe species such as the protected Helianthemum caput‐felis plant, sea fennel, sea urchin and starfish, among others. In terms of fauna, one can observe the red‐
tailed lizard, plover and great cormorant, among others. The route is also of great histori‐ cal and archaeological heritage value, such as the Torre de Cabo Roig, a military watchtower type building from the 16th century, listed as an Asset of Cultural Interest. Other routes for August include trips to the main monuments and palaces of the city. For more information and bookings please visit www.orihuelaturistica.es or phone 673 836 385.
OPERA SERIES: Will take place on Orihuela esplanade.
The opera series will take place on the esplanade of Orihuela’s beach (Playa Fla‐ menca) until September 4. On Sundays there will be live concerts and on Wednesdays there will be opera broadcasts. On both days events will start at 8.30pm with free admission. The councillor for Culture, Mar Ezcurra, explained: “We have prepared these activi‐ ties so that all the residents of the coast and those who visit us during these summer weeks can enjoy the best music in the open air and all in a privileged place by the sea.” The Teatro Real operas to
be broadcast this year are Il Trovatore, on August 3; Rigoletto, on August 10; Lu‐ cia Di Lammermoor, on Au‐ gust 17 and the concert to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth entitled Ninth Symphony, Ludwig Van Beethoven, on August 24. As for concerts, August 7 will see Trio Moon; the Unión Lírica Orcelitana will perform on August 14; Acamdo, on August 21; the Ciudad de Orihuela Orches‐ tra (OCO) will perform on August 28 and on Septem‐ ber 4, the Orihuela’s Sym‐ phonic Orchestra (OSO) will close the series of events.
Elche Moors and Christians THE festivities known as Fies‐ ta de Moros y Cristianos came into being as a commemora‐ tion of the period of Islamic domination of most of the Iberian Peninsula and the se‐ ries of battles that took place between Muslims and Chris‐ tians. The festival takes place from August 7 until August 11 and is the first event that hon‐ ours Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Our Lady of the As‐ sumption), patron saint of the city. The event, which attracts big crowds, commemorates the Christian reconquest of
the city and is made of 12 large teams known as com‐ parsas. Six belong to the Mo‐ ro (Moorish) side while the other six represent the Chris‐ tian battalions. Open to both men and women, each com‐ parsa has several hundred members. This year the fiestas com‐ mence with the Entrance of the bands on Sunday, August 7, from the Plaza de Santa Is‐ abel square (in front of the statue of the Three Marías), Uberna, Carrer Trinquet, i Corredora to the Plaça de Baix square.
Another key event is the Moorish entrance at 8pm on Monday August 8, from Reina Victoria, Plaça i Baix, Corredo‐ ra, to Puente Ortices. The Christian entrance will occur at the same place and time on Wednesday, August 10. Another worthy parade is the child parade, taking place on Tuesday, August 9, from Alfonso XII, Plaça de Baix square, through Corredora, Carrer Ample, to Plaça del Congrés Eucarístic square. To see the whole list of events visit: https://morosy cristianoselche.com.
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“Invasive alien species” Tamsin Brown A RENOWNED biologist from the state-sponsored Polish Academy of Sciences (PASIFIC), Wojciech Solarz, has officially classified domestic cats as an “invasive alien species” due
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Cats are an “invasive alien species”.
Inflatable altar FATHER Mattia Bernasconi, a priest from the archdiocese of Milan, has admitted that it may have been “imprudent” to hold mass in the sea using an inflatable mattress as an altar. The service, which took place in Crotone, in the south of Italy, on Sunday July 24, marked the end of a summer camp for teenagers. Bernasconi said they had been unable to find shade from the extreme temperatures among the trees, and a family on the beach had offered to lend their inflatable mattress for the service. He accepted, and the mass took place in the water, with everyone in their swimming gear. The photos went viral, and the local Catholic archdio‐ cese, Crotone‐Santa Severina, said: “In some special cases, during retreats, school camps or in holiday spots, it is possi‐ ble to celebrate mass outside a church. But it is always nec‐ essary to contact the local ecclesial leaders for advice on the most appropriate way to carry out such a eucharistic celebration.” Bernasconi apologised and said: “It was absolutely not my intention to trivialise the eucharist.”
to the harm they cause to other species, particularly birds. Some people have not responded favourably to the classification, and the scientist was taken aback by the strong emotional reaction. Speaking to the Associated Press on July 26, he said that the outrage may have been caused by certain media outlets that gave the wrongful impression that PASIFIC was suggesting that cats should be euthanised. He spoke of the negative effect that cats can have on biodiversity due to how many mammals and birds they kill, adding that the criteria for classing cats as an “invasive alien species” are “100 per cent met”. He later appeared in a segment on the Polish television station TVN. He said that cats hunt and kill approximately 140 million birds a year in Poland and that the institute was simply recommending that cat owners limited the time their pet cats spend outdoors during bird breeding season.
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Three dolphin deaths ON Tuesday July 26, Animal Liberation Malta (ALM) an‐ nounced they had just learned that between August and September of 2021 three female dolphins died at the Mediterraneo Marine Park in Malta. The news was never made public, nor was it regis‐ tered on the non‐profit cetacean register Ceta‐Base, as is common practice in oth‐ er international wildlife parks. Two of the female dol‐ phins which died, named On‐ da and Mar, were believed to be around 20 and 25 years old, had been caught in the wild in Cuba and had been kept at Mediterraneo since 2000. The third dolphin, Melita, had been born in the park in 2014. She never swam in the open sea. ALM also called upon au‐ thorities to investigate why Mediterraneo is allowed to operate under a zoo licence when their dolphin shows act as a ‘permanent aquatic circus’. Circuses with animal
performers have been banned in Malta since 2014. ALM called on the govern‐ ment as well as the park
owners to shut down Mediterraneo and transform it into a rehabilitation centre for aquatic animals.
Fire on German border HUNDREDS of firefighters from multiple countries have been struggling to control a huge forest fire at a national park popular with tourists on the Czech‐ German border. Smoke drifted over the Czech Re‐ public, reaching Prague, and children had to be evacuated from a summer camp in Germany. On Wednesday July 27, the European Union swiftly mobilised two firefighting aeroplanes and two helicopters to Czechia, and Poland and Slo‐ vakia had already been operating helicopters in the country since the previous day. The European Commissioner for Crisis Manage‐ ment, Janez Lenarčič, said: “We are facing very in‐ tense wildfires this summer ‐ active across the Mediterranean and in the very centre of our conti‐ nent. To combat fires ravaging a national park in Czechia’s north bordering Germany, our Union stands in full solidarity to face the destructive fires. Assistance from Poland and Slovakia has already ar‐ rived, and so have the EU’s two firefighting planes from Italy, which form part of the rescue fleet. I thank everyone involved in ensuring such swift mo‐ bilisation of support.”
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Cardboard cross Tamsin Brown THE residents of the remote Tory Island, 14.5 kilometres off the coast of County Done‐ gal, Ireland, have finally re‐ ceived the large cross that leg‐ end says was promised to them in the sixth century but wrongfully placed elsewhere. The legend says that Saint Columba gave his word to the residents of Tory that they would receive a giant stone cross as a gift for having con‐ verted to Christianity, but it ended up going to Ray Church on the mainland, where it re‐
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The cardboard cross is made from Bible pages.
mains to this day. The contemporary artist Sarah Lewtas and Irish histori‐ an Brian Lacey joined forces to
give residents their long‐over‐ due cross, which is not made of stone, but cardboard. The 6.5‐metre cross was delivered to them and buried in a ‘fes‐ tive’ ceremony on July 27. It could not be erected due to the Irish weather and plan‐ ning permission require‐ ments, but there is still a sense of ‘completion’, said the artist. Lewtas expressed her grati‐ tude to the people of Tory, saying: “You couldn’t do any‐ thing on Tory Island without them.”
Notre-Dame on track THE Notre‐Dame cathedral in Paris is set to re‐ open to the general public in 2024, said the French minister of Culture, Rima Abdul Malak, on July 28. The roof of the famous medieval cathedral was destroyed by a huge fire which shocked people around the world more than three years ago, in April 2019. Notre‐Dame has been closed ever since. She said that the clean‐ up part of the project had been completed suc‐ cessfully and that rebuilding work would begin
at the end of the summer. On a visit to the cathedral, Abdul Malak said: “We are confident that 2024 will be the year a large part of this work is completed, the year of the reopening of the cathedral to worshippers and to the pub‐ lic.” Shortly after the fire, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, promised that the 12th‐century cathedral would be restored and reopened to the public in time for the 2024 Olympic Games, to be held in Paris.
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FINLAND
You need me
Bitcoin bonanza
THE normally popular Ed Sheeran fell out of favour when volunteers discovered that even though they were expected to give up their time to undertake work for his open-air concerts in Copenhagen this August, they would not be able to attend any of the four concerts.
DESPITE the fact that Bitcoins exist in the ether, Finnish customs managed to confiscate 1,889 of them from people found guilty of being involved in drug sales and used two local cryptocurrency dealers to sell them raising more than €46 million for the State.
THE NETHERLANDS
IRELAND
Radical farmers
Cashless bank
FARMERS who have been told to tackle nitrogen-based pollution are fighting back, dumping asbestos, manure and old tyres on major roads and then threatening violence to workers brought in to clear the mess causing intervention from police.
MOST people know the song by Slim Dusty, A Pub with No Beer, but the Allied Irish Banks (AIB) planned to have 70 banks with no cash, although complaints from customers and the fact that the State has a 60 per cent stake saw a U-turn.
BELGIUM
ITALY
All light up
Lost in Rome
THE proposal by the Amsterdam Council to limit access to ‘coffee’ shops to residents appears to have struck a financial chord with Brussels mayor, Philippe Close, who wants to see legalisation of cannabis use and the opening of ‘coffee’ shops in the capital.
A FRENCH family visiting Rome in July has placed posters around the city showing an image of a missing family member who was lost on the last day of their holiday and offering a €500 reward. Lost was an unnamed white teddy bear with one black paw.
GERMANY
PORTUGAL
Munich Massacre
Shut out
FIFTY years after the Munich Olympics massacre, families of the victims are planning to boycott the memorial service in Germany planned for September 5, because they believe that they have never received fair compensation for the loss of their 11 loved ones who died in the botched rescue attempt.
HOLIDAYMAKERS in the Algarve were unimpressed with the fact that the Lagoa Council announced on July 25 “Carvalho Beach will be closed to the public on July 27 and 28 due to the production of a feature film and the need to carry out filming at the location.”
FRANCE
UKRAINE
Notre Dame
Bojo fan
THE iconic Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is on track to reopen in 2024 according to French Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak. It is now more than three years since its roof was destroyed in a massive blaze and the clean-up has now been completed.
SPEAKING to Piers Morgan on Talk TV, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he does not want Boris Johnson to “disappear” after he stands down as Prime Minister as he is a friend of Ukraine and he wants him to remain in politics
NORWAY
SWEDEN
Sustainable fashion
War loot
NORWEGIAN fashionistas came eighth in a survey by UK company Jewellery Box considering how committed to sustainable fashion 50 different countries were. Britain came first, but Norway also gained fifth place for export of second-hand clothing which goes mainly to African and Latin American countries.
DECLARED by the Swedish government as a legitimate ‘spoil of war’ the document known as Łaski's Statute was looted during the Swedish invasion of Poland in 1655 and now, despite a plea by a Swedish MP that it be returned, the request has been rejected.
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€3 billion
is the worldwide profit made by Spanish bank BBVA in the first six months of 2022.
ADDITIONAL RECOVERY FUNDS
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Shakira shock
Clean Creatives SO concerned about the environ‐ ment (or possibly their reputations) some 350 advertising and PR com‐ panies worldwide have joined the group Clean Creatives which means they will no longer work for fossil fu‐ el companies or their trade associa‐ tions according to a BBC report.
Economy surprise EVEN though inflation continues to spiral upwards, the Spanish econo‐ my surprised analysts by showing a growth of 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year, almost three times that forecast, thanks to household spending and the arrival of foreign holidaymakers.
Carpal tunnel TWO Spanish Supreme Court deci‐ sions have recognised that carpal tunnel syndrome is an occupational disease following lawsuits filed by a Spanish trade union on behalf of home help workers and employers will have to recognise this fact. This does not however cover workers using computers.
Price hike AS Amazon profits tumble, the company has announced it is to in‐ crease membership of its Prime divi‐ sion from September to €49.90 per annum in Spain which is much cheaper than the new £95 charge in the UK .
FUNDING FOR SPAIN: Ministers Calviño and Montero (left and right).
SPAIN is the first member of the EU to receive the second tranche of funds from the Recovery Plan. This latest payment which amount‐ ed to €12 billion was paid on July 29 following Spain’s formal request for these funds on April 30. “This is very good news that reaf‐ firms Spain’s leadership in the deploy‐ ment of the Recovery Plan in Europe. “The European Commission contin‐ ues to endorse the government’s roadmap with significant investments and reforms in key areas such as edu‐ cation and vocational training, labour market, sustainable mobility, connec‐
tivity and the deployment of 5G to put Spain at the forefront of the new green and digital economy,” said Min‐ ister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño. Also commenting on this latest payment, the Minister of Finance and Public Administration, María Jesús Montero said “Spain once again demonstrates that it is a country that meets its commitments and will be the first to receive the second dis‐ bursement of the Recovery, Transfor‐ mation and Resilience Plan.” This gov‐ ernment has managed to launch the largest modernisation project in Spain
and we will not cease in our goal of building a more socially just, more digital, more productive and greener country.” Part of the funding received will be utilised in the Labour and pub‐ lic pension system reforms which are an important part of the govern‐ ment’s ongoing commitments. As at the end of June 2022, the Spanish Re‐ covery Plan has already helped fi‐ nance more than 28,800 projects throughout Spain in which more than 19,000 companies, more than 5,500 local authorities and more than 2,000 educational establishments and tech‐ nology centres have taken part.
Review of eco-friendly claims THE UK Competition and Markets Authority is to re‐ view eco‐friendly claims made by ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda. As British consumers be‐ come more committed to purchasing sustainable cloth‐ ing and accessories, so major companies are anxious to persuade them that their product fits in to the ‘green’ category. The CMA however says that it is to investigate the eco‐friendly and sustainabili‐ ty claims made by the three companies as part of its on‐ going investigation into po‐ tential greenwashing and fol‐ lows concerns around the way the firms’ products are
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COLOMBIAN singer Shakira faces a long prison sentence if convicted of six counts of tax evasion between 2012 and 2014 involving €14.5 mil‐ lion. Her defence will be she was domiciled in the Bahamas at the time but the Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office contendsshe was primarily in Spain as she was in a relationship (now ended) with Barcelona foot‐ ball star Gerard Pique and spent most of her time in that city. On July 27, PR company Llorente y Cuenca said that the singer wanted to prove her innocence in court but in the meantime has lodged the €14.5 mil‐ lion plus interest with a firm of lawyers to show her ability to pay.
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being marketed to cus‐ tomers. In January this year, the CMA turned its eye to the fashion sector, where an esti‐ mated £54 billion is spent by consumers annually, and its initial review identified con‐ cerns around potentially mis‐ leading green claims. These included a number
of companies creating the impression that their prod‐ ucts were ‘sustainable’ or better for the environment ‐ for example by making broad claims about the use of recycled materials in new clothing ‐ with little to no in‐ formation about the basis for those claims or exactly which products they related to.
Basically, it’s all about the way in which the products are described and also whether the amount of recy‐ cled material included in their clothing is made clear to the consumer as some items may contain as little as 20 per cent recycled fabric. At this stage, this is a fact‐ finding mission only and the CMA has written to the three firms outlining its concerns and will use its information gathering powers to obtain evidence to progress its in‐ vestigation. Once concluded the facts uncovered will be revealed and a decision made as to whether any further action is required.
Holiday home surprise THE pandemic saw a boost in the number of people in the UK purchasing second homes in popular holiday areas such as Devon and Cornwall as a way of spending lockdown. This however made it even more difficult for local resi‐ dents, especially the young, to get on the housing ladder and now, Leeds Building Soci‐ ety will no longer offer mort‐ gages to people simply want‐ ing second holiday homes. They will still continue to grant mortgages for those under buy to let schemes or those who undertake to rent their properties out for at least 24 weeks in the year and thereby hope to stimu‐ late the residential market.
Squids in THE last year has been a night‐ mare for low‐cost UK energy suppliers and their customers and a bonanza for the largest companies in the market. According to reports from both the BBC and Sky News, Octopus Energy has ap‐ proached the British govern‐ ment with a plan to take over Bulb which collapsed late last year and has been temporari‐ ly put into Administration with financial support from the government. Despite neither side con‐ firming or denying the sugges‐ tion, it appears that Octopus Energy wants to obtain a £1 billion repayable loan from the state to allow it to take over Bulb and purchase ener‐ gy stocks in advance plus pay £100,000 for the customer base.
Windfall tax THE so‐called windfall tax on Spanish banks to be imposed this year and next will only af‐ fect around a dozen organisa‐ tions in the financial sector and smaller credit unions (sim‐ ilar to the old‐style building so‐ cieties in the UK) will not be in‐ cluded.
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C LOSING P RICES A UGUST 1
COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) 3I Group 1.271,00 1.274,00 Abrdn 164,25 164,60 Admiral Group 1.883,5 1.892,5 Anglo American 2.942,0 2.946,0 Antofagasta 1.149,00 1.151,50 Ashtead Group 4.484,0 4.522,0 Associated British Foods 1.672,5 1.682,0 AstraZeneca 10.580,0 10.930,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 626,60 631,20 Avast 469,00 497,20 Aveva 2.340,0 2.344,0 Aviva 397,40 399,10 B&M European Value Retail SA424,60 429,10 BAE Systems 755,60 780,40 Bank VTB DRC 0,612 0,612 Barclays 155,14 157,04 Barratt Developments 507,76 507,80 Berkeley 4.262,0 4.276,0 BHP Billiton Ltd 2.240,00 2.248,50 BP 392,10 393,60 British American Tobacco 3.277,0 3.380,5 British Land Company 490,10 490,50 BT Group 155,10 165,10 Bunzl 3.046,0 3.060,0 Burberry Group 1.774,0 1.791,5 Carnival 668,0 670,4 Centrica 85,87 91,02 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.000,0 2.009,0 Compass 1.914,50 1.965,50 CRH 3.145,5 3.148,0 Croda Intl 7.400,0 7.408,0 DCC 5.330,0 5.354,0 Diageo 3.902,0 3.930,0 DS Smith 292,40 293,50 EasyJet 397,80 403,00 Experian 2.834,0 2.851,0 Ferguson 10.090,0 10.090,0 Flutter Entertainment 8.346,0 8.358,0 Fresnillo 730,80 732,60 Glencore 457,61 460,35 GSK plc 1.735,20 1.758,60 Halma 2.282,0 2.305,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 837,00 838,32 Hikma Pharma 1.727,50 1.732,50 HSBC 513,20 519,80 IAG 120,69 125,86 Imperial Brands 1.803,00 1.839,50 Informa 593,60 594,20
% CHG. 1.253,50 162,20 1.876,0 2.852,5 1.133,00 4.422,0 1.670,0 10.532,0 622,80 467,90 2.248,7 394,40 411,50 748,40 0,612 152,54 501,20 4.234,0 2.194,50 386,15 3.243,0 483,30 154,85 3.007,0 1.760,0 654,6 85,56 1.984,0 1.906,50 3.086,0 7.174,0 5.270,0 3.879,5 289,20 393,90 2.791,0 9.844,0 8.144,0 703,00 439,00 1.734,00 2.257,0 822,40 1.687,50 511,80 120,00 1.787,50 583,80
NET VOL 167,15K 1,19M 87,29K 577,25K 197,73K 184,05K 90,60K 455,29K 329,90K 999,77K 9,37K 727,66K 522,52K 3,56M 0 18,50M 379,01K 40,90K 282,31K 5,82M 901,47K 293,93K 13,90M 56,84K 167,52K 135,45K 6,77M 75,11K 834,87K 100,68K 59,38K 1,67K 414,76K 1,20M 893,74K 239,66K 35,79K 80,08K 313,46K 6,80M 1,08M 110,14K 31,37K 157,61K 5,89M 7,93M 431,23K 345,59K
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PRICE(P)
InterContinental Intermediate Capital Intertek ITV J Sainsbury Johnson Matthey Land Securities Legal & General Lloyds Banking London Stock Exchange Meggitt Melrose Industries Mondi National Grid NatWest Group Next Norilskiy Nikel ADR Ocado Persimmon Phoenix Prudential Reckitt Benckiser Relx Rentokil Rightmove Rio Tinto PLC Rolls-Royce Holdings Rosneft DRC Sage Samsung Electronics DRC Schroders Scottish Mortgage Segro Severn Trent Shell Smith & Nephew Smiths Group Spirax-Sarco Engineering SSE St. James’s Place Standard Chartered Taylor Wimpey Tesco Tui Unilever United Utilities Vodafone Group PLC Whitbread WPP
4.860,0 1.515,50 4.255,0 74,58 220,30 2.145,0 726,40 259,90 45,15 7.992,0 788,60 160,35 1.557,50 1.127,50 246,90 6.850,0 11,20 826,40 1.908,8 634,80 997,60 6.538,0 2.397,00 542,40 634,60 4.942,5 89,80 0,75 706,60 1.177,00 2.952,0 866,10 1.090,50 2.944,0 2.143,5 1.067,50 1.542,50 11.875,0 1.771,00 1.218,00 576,40 128,62 263,10 135,00 3.971,0 1.087,00 118,31 2.625,0 887,00
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% CHG.
NET VOL
4.897,0 1.520,50 4.339,0 74,68 222,90 2.148,0 727,20 260,60 45,43 8.022,0 795,00 163,65 1.560,00 1.135,49 251,90 6.888,0 11,20 829,40 1.913,4 637,20 1.001,50 6.586,0 2.424,00 550,00 662,20 4.945,0 90,06 0,75 709,40 1.182,00 2.964,0 867,20 1.091,50 2.949,0 2.154,5 1.091,50 1.555,00 11.875,0 1.779,50 1.222,50 591,80 129,00 264,80 134,55 4.002,0 1.089,00 119,88 2.644,0 894,20
4.830,0 1.489,50 4.085,0 71,44 219,50 2.106,0 720,60 257,90 44,80 7.900,0 788,40 160,20 1.528,00 1.116,87 244,20 6.732,0 11,20 789,80 1.885,6 624,60 986,00 6.508,0 2.397,00 529,00 633,20 4.848,0 88,22 0,75 701,40 1.174,00 2.898,0 841,60 1.062,00 2.916,0 2.113,0 1.061,00 1.524,50 11.665,0 1.742,00 1.203,50 563,80 126,25 261,00 131,05 3.961,0 1.070,00 117,98 2.597,0 876,00
52,28K 94,91K 155,04K 2,44M 850,46K 7,43K 388,65K 1,71M 25,89M 59,48K 135,77K 4,57M 336,40K 176,56K 11,61M 40,07K 0 349,84K 60,53K 66,36K 907,45K 180,54K 402,25K 1,57M 525,32K 449,05K 7,02M 0 168,09K 2,95K 86,38K 1,20M 388,65K 73,20K 1,97M 871,40K 168,90K 39,63K 453,34K 106,23K 182,48K 1,75M 2,19M 576,19K 330,32K 160,16K 14,34M 81,54K 952,58K
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US dollar (USD) ........................................1.0206 Japan yen (JPY)........................................136.07 Switzerland franc (CHF) ...........................0.9733 Denmark kroner (DKK) .............................7.4438 Norway kroner (NOK) ...............................9.8979
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COMPANY 3M American Express Amgen Apple Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Cisco Coca-Cola Dow Goldman Sachs Home Depot Honeywell IBM Intel J&J JPMorgan McDonald’s Merck&Co Microsoft Nike Procter&Gamble Salesforce.com The Travelers UnitedHealth Verizon Visa A Walgreens Boots Walmart Walt Disney
PRICE 140,37 152,14 249,75 157,35 159,09 187,84 150,39 45,62 64,06 52,30 329,11 299,63 190,44 129,22 39,71 174,20 114,81 263,46 89,94 276,41 112,23 148,06 181,29 155,74 541,49 45,55 211,35 39,44 129,75 104,90
CHANGE +1,51 +0,51 -1,97 +0,56 +3,00 +2,59 +1,13 +0,98 +1,05 +0,06 +4,57 +0,72 +6,78 +0,10 -0,47 +1,00 -0,43 +4,57 -1,29 +7,67 +4,37 +2,42 +0,99 -3,22 +6,88 +0,64 +0,88 +0,22 +3,16 +1,40
CHANGE% VOLUME(M) +1,09% 3,09M +0,34% 3,08M -0,78% 2,16M +0,36% 68,78M +1,92% 8,70M +1,40% 2,23M +0,76% 6,29M +2,20% 17,43M +1,67% 10,81M +0,11% 5,99M +1,41% 1,65M +0,24% 3,93M +3,69% 3,65M +0,08% 3,88M -1,17% 48,57M +0,58% 5,45M -0,37% 10,36M +1,77% 2,84M -1,41% 13,90M +2,85% 33,02M +4,05% 6,72M +1,66% 6,27M +0,55% 4,41M -2,03% 1,46M +1,29% 2,23M +1,43% 21,97M +0,42% 7,41M +0,56% 4,39M +2,50% 10,77M +1,35% 7,89M M - MILLION DOLLARS
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+134.71% +93.04% +81.68% +71.05% +68.59% +60.00% +40.90% +37.14% +37.04% +32.67% +32.62%
2.41M 132.23K 1.00K 265.81M 19.43M 0.54K 1.93M 1.75M 11.87M 1.05K 140.98K
-42.95% -42.55% -41.24% -35.45% -29.74% -28.83% -26.61% -23.74% -23.58% -21.15% -19.88%
19.83M 90.58M 25.67M 103.65K 5.05M 11.68K 7.12M 10.64M 337.01K 1.74M 194.83K
Most Advanced AMTD Digital Biomx Inc Insu Acquisition Athersys SKYX Platforms Rockley Photonics Holdings Wnt ECB Bancorp Aridis Pharma F45 Training Holdings LiveVox Holdings Unit Q And K Intl
Most Declined Community Health Systems Missfresh Bausch Health IG Acquisition Ranpak Holdings Health Assurance Acquisition Lexicon ObsEva Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings Pathward Financial Locafy
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Euro slumps on gas shortage fears, US dollar firms amid global recession concerns
ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com
Euro EUR/GBP: Down from £0.86 to £0.85 EUR/USD: Down from $1.05 to $1.02 The euro fell back through July, the single currency coming under notable pressure amid concerns over European energy security and the potential knock-on impact on the Eurozone economy. This came amid heightened fears that Russia could completely cut off gas exports to the continent, forcing countries in the EU to start gas rationing and likely tipping the Eurozone economic into a recession in the process. The resulting EUR selling bias saw the EUR/USD exchange rate even briefly hit parity. The European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest interest rate decision also infused volatility into the euro as the ECB shocked markets with a 50bps rate hike this month, but struck a cautious tone in its forward guidance. Looking ahead, it’s likely the focus for EUR investors will remain on Europe’s energy outlook, with the euro poised to extend its downtrend if Russia continues to restrict gas flows to the continent.
CURRENCY OUTLOOK: The euro came under notable pressure throughout July.
Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.16 to €1.17 GBP/USD: Down from $1.22 to $1.20 The pound fluctuated over the past month, largely as a result of some notable UK political uncertainty. This was focused at the start of July as a dramatic 48 hours saw dozens of ministers resign from government and ultimately force Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister. After briefly buoying Sterling as his resignation brought an end to weeks of speculation over his future. The subsequent
start of the Conservative leadership race created fresh uncertainty and infused volatility in GBP exchange rates through the remainder of the month. The end of July saw Sterling mount a recovery amid speculation the Bank of England (BoE) may be more aggressive in August, although these gains were tempered by some mixed UK economic data. The BoE’s next rate decision will act as a key catalyst of movement in the pound in August. Will a 50bps rate hike help to propel Sterling higher?
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US Dollar USD/GBP: Up from $0.81 to $0.83 USD/EUR: Up from €0.94 to €0.98 The US dollar enjoyed notable support over the past month as growing fears of an impending global recession bolstered demand for the safe-haven currency. The first half of July also saw USD exchange rates bolstered by stronger-thanexpected US payroll and inflation releases. The upbeat data sparked speculation the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates by 100bps at its next meeting. However the ‘greenback’ quickly fell back from its best levels as investors scaled back their rate hike bets following some cautious comments from Fed policymakers. The US dollar was also knocked by the latest US PMIs after they reported a shock contraction in the US service sector in June. Going forward the US dollar is well positioned to resume its bullish run through August, so long as global recession concerns persist. Currencies Direct have helped over 325,000 customers save on their currency transfers since 1996. Just pop into your local Currencies Direct branch or give us a call to find out more about how you can save money on your currency transfers.
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REPSOL REAPS PROFITS
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BUSINESS EXTRA Another takeover THE ongoing acquisition programme of the Frasers Group, owner of House of Fraser and Sports Direct continues with the takeover of yet another online fashion group I Saw It First for an undisclosed sum fol‐ lowing its bail out of Missguided earlier this year.
Unemployment down ACCORDING to the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE) Spanish unemployment figures continue to keep below the three million mark, for the second month running, falling to just under 12.5 per cent in the second quarter of the year continuing a downward trend.
EARNINGS INCREASED: The board of Repsol revealed its profits.
SPANISH energy company Repsol has made a net profit of €2.54 billion during the first half of 2022, amid the global fuel crisis according to the company on Thursday July 28. Repsol’s net profit in the first half of the year, saw the com‐ pany’s earnings go up 105.6 per cent. The company headed by Jo‐ su Jon Imaz will take advan‐ tage of this situation to apply a provision of €1.84 billion for the foreseeable deterioration in the valuation of its refining assets due to the ban on com‐
bustion vehicles and the tax measures being prepared by the government. This half‐year result, with the added €2.4 billion ob‐ tained in 2021, offsets the loss‐ es the company saw in 2019 and 2020, with total losses of more than €7.1 billion, due to zero net emissions adjust‐ ments to their assets as well as the Covid pandemic. Repsol has also invested around €1 billion a year in its refining facilities, while refining capacity was being reduced in Europe which allowed the
company to increase and opti‐ mise the use of these assets to respond to the supply tensions seen in the international fuel market caused by the war in Ukraine. This advantage will report‐ edly allow Spain to have a ‘guaranteed’ supply of petrol and diesel in the coming months. The news follows reports of Spanish energy company Rep‐ sol seeing a 115 per cent in‐ crease in profits this year when compared to its results in the similar period in 2021.
Reduced forecasts DESPITE past optimism, Spain’s Economy minister Nadia Calviño conceded on Tuesday July26 that inflation is go‐ ing to continue to grow whilst the economy would not be as healthy as hoped during 2022 and 2023. Blaming amongst other factors the ongoing Ukrainian invasion, she reluctantly has to raise the inflation fore‐ cast to 7.8 per cent in 2022 from the previous target of 6.1 per cent although the figure for 2023 is much lower at 2.9 per cent compared to the anticipated 2.2 per cent. Even though GDP has been quite healthy this year, she also had to announce a forecast for 2023 of 2.7 per cent, down from 3.5 per cent although the International Monetary Fund is more pessimistic at a flat 2 per cent.
High flyers PERHAPS understood by many who have seen this oc‐ cur in the workplace, high performing managers set harsher targets for their employees, according to new research by Vienna University of Economics and Busi‐ ness. The study, conducted by Professor Christoph Feichter, analysed how supervisors’ performance in lower‐level jobs prior to being promoted to manager influenced the targets they set for employees. He found that high performing managers set harsher targets for their employees because they experience bias due to having a distorted awareness that their own experiences are standard practice. The researcher says that firms need to address this as experience bias can lead to negative employee reac‐ tions as well as planning and coordination mistakes.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ‘NO Blacks. No Irish and No Dogs’. This is the oft publicised ‘unacceptable face of racism’ of the late 50s and early 60s, when landladies renting out rooms in ar‐ eas of London and other cities posted this on the doors and windows of their establishments. By today’s standards these signs are of course totally unacceptable. But opin‐ ions have changed drastically since those far more insular and ill‐informed days. Back then; these were not blanket judge‐ ments, reached for reasons of some‐ one’s skin colour or country of origin. They were decisions made because of the overall reputation gained by many who were considered foreigners. Irish males were not welcomed by landladies because the vast majority who worked the new m’ways and building sites were renowned for arriving back at all hours and upsetting other tenants by bellowing Irish ditties at the tops of their voices. Many people of colour were linked to Windrush and had recently arrived from countries that were far less developed than the UK, with large numbers never having ever seen a toilet or experienced abodes with running water. Through no
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No thank you fault of their own, their general stan‐ dards of living were vastly different to the locals and I personally witnessed some of them actually using boarding house corridors as toilettes. The land‐ ladies simply couldn’t cope with the cul‐ ture differences. And as for dogs; this was in no way a comparison with hu‐ mans. Merely that landladies didn’t want their barking to annoy the other tenants. We weren’t racists; we were merely treating those around us as we found them. I personally NEVER judged people by creed or colour. In those heady flower power days, I truly did believe that the UK was the forerunner of how the whole world would be one day. For some years I lived in Bayswater. At the end of the road was a pub frequented mainly by the black neighbourhood community. I was often happy to be the only white face in the pub and thoroughly enjoyed the company and the Ska and reggae music while enveloped in the vaguely sweet aroma of ‘pot’. No racism there ei‐ ther. Some years later I returned to remi‐ nisce in the area that held so many won‐ derful memories. The taxi driver wouldn’t even drive down the street! I walked to the packed, still wholly black
clientele pub and after only a few min‐ utes made the decision to leave, mainly because of the uncomfortable threaten‐ ing silence that descended over the whole establishment. I truly was utterly shocked and disappointed. Believe me, we were never the racists. Generally we welcomed those from different societies. We never envisaged that our liberal at‐ titude would in later years bring the threat of other religions and cultures try‐ ing to alter our whole way of life and democratic liberty. No wonder the UK is now infested with racist views. When you find yourself arguing racism with some snowflake or another, remember to remind them of one thing. In those days the local population had all the best intentions in the world; and now it’s be‐ ing repaid in utterly unacceptable ways. No thanks. Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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How to deal with hay fever this summer AS the hot weather ar‐ rives, so does pollen, trig‐ gering an allergic reaction which affects a quarter of people in the UK. Symp‐ toms include sneezing, itchy eyes/throat, runny nose, watery eyes and blocked sinuses. Here’s how to deal with hay fever this summer: 1. Ginger and turmeric taste great and work as in‐ flammatory that prevents your respiratory airways from swelling so much. Grate or ground them into meals for extra flavour and protection. 2. Citrus fruits and veg‐ etables like peppers, berries and kiwis are rich in vitamin C which is use‐ ful for breaking down and excreting histamine, the compound responsible for your sneezing and itching!
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SYMPTOMS: Include sneezing and watery eyes.
3. Eating oily fish like salmon, mackerel and sar‐ dines regularly helps to limit the narrowing of your airways, most likely due to its anti‐inflamma‐ tory properties. 4. Onions, cooked or raw, contain quercetin, a plant compound which
serves as a natural antihis‐ tamine. Throw into salads or use as a base for stir‐ fries or curries. 5. Nettle tea is rich in vi‐ tamin C and can help re‐ duce histamine levels. It’s also good for hydration, so combine it into your daily drinking routine!
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What a lot of cobblers MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I USE a bit of social media but don’t use Tik‐ Tok. For me, it’s always been one for the youngsters. I can’t dance, sing or do back‐ ward somersaults or forward ones come to that. TikTok have strict rules too, or so I thought. For instance, you can’t use the word dead or cigarettes. Hole is not allowed. What you can do is tell people to pretend to be dis‐ abled to use wheelchairs at airports to jump the long lines. As I said, this app is mostly used by young‐ sters and I looked at a few posts and they show these selfish little brats laughing and joking whilst stopping a genuine disabled person from the help they need to get through an airport, I have messaged TikTok about it and had no reply. They’re probably too busy checking there are no nipples on their site or the word thick. Their rules supposedly specifically cover minority groups so they should do some‐ thing. The airports can also help by making sure assistance is booked at least 48 hours before or you have a doctor’s note that you
need assistance or you show your blue badge like you do when parking. Of course there must be discretion but a bunch of laughing kids videoing their mates for TikTok is just wrong. Privacy is a big thing these days. Every page you look at online gives you reams of rules and regulations you have to accept before they let you in. Putting someone’s name and address on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter will probably get you banned. But I remember a time when you could walk down any street and there would be a red telephone box where you could look up anyone’s name, address and ‘phone number. In fact, you didn’t even have to leave your home ‐ just open the cup‐ board under the stairs and the stack of direc‐ tories would be there. I was, of course, ex‐di‐ rectory. What about private photos? You used to take your roll of film to Boots or one of my video shops that developed films and pick them up the next day. I can tell you there were some that definitely wouldn’t have got on TikTok. But was it better or worse times? Interesting that a lot of news channels did not show the Lionesses’ four goals against Sweden because the copyright owners, BBC I think, wanted to charge them too much. What a lot of cobblers! Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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NOT THERE YET DEAR Leapy Lee, Usually we agree whole‐ heartedly with your un PC writings, but felt compelled to comment on this article. You write, ‘Both countries have since descended into ut‐ ter anarchy’, we both feel that is a bit over the top and poten‐ tially giving a rather unfair pic‐ ture. We have visited South Africa many times, and have travelled through southern Africa, including Zimbabwe. We travel on our own in a hire vehicle, yes when at traffic lights we keep windows and doors locked, but I used to do that when working in parts of London. We would not stop for a person/s (white or black) trying to flag us down in a re‐ mote area, that did actually backfire on us once when we ignored a rather large black gentleman trying to stop us in Mozambique, who turned out to be a customs official. We were stopped further down the road and held at gunpoint, he was very pleasant when he realised we were English and not SA! We go shopping in the big malls and also in small, pre‐ dominately black, town cen‐ tres, never have we felt threat‐ ened. Most of the violence we hear about in South Africa is Black on Black, but would say that no doubt things are changing slowly and certainly not for the better. Will end by saying that we do feel that South Africa is cer‐ tainly on decline and much of what you write may be the case in not so many years time, but thankfully it’s not there yet. M&J (in Los Guiraos)
No return Dear Editor, Having just finished a year’s
rental, the owners have not paid back the deposit, despite an airtight legal contact. This is happening more often and part of the problem is the ever larger deposits. Owners think it great to get €1,200, €1,400, etc deposit but instead of leaving it with an agency or whatever till it has to be repaid, they spend it as they spend the rent they get each month. Then sudden‐ ly the deposit has to be repaid and they do not have the money. The renting business needs to be better regulated to stop this from happening. Michael Hill
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From experience, one of the top mobile phone companies in Spain is the worst. They charged me for changing my plan, they told me I had to, as this plan no longer exists. Then I get charged double in my next bill and three months lat‐ er, still waiting a refund, which they said I would receive in an email they sent me, and a message confirming the re‐ fund. Always time to get their payment, but not my refund. Anon
OUR VIEW COMING OF AGE WHETHER you are a football fan or not, the fact that the England women’s team beat Germany at Wembley in the final of the Euro 2002 tournament has to have excited many for a number of reasons. First and foremost, there is little question that women’s football in England has finally come of age with huge TV coverage and a packed Wembley Stadium. It has taken a long time for girl power to become so popular in the UK and ironically, it first took off in a country that isn’t renowned for its interest in soccer, the USA, where its teams won both the 2015 and 2019 World Cup Finals. Even more telling is the fact that there are more soccer scholarships at US universities for women than there are for men and there is a national league that is well supported. Gone are the days in Europe when women who wanted to play competitive football were not only unpaid but actually had to pay to play and the women’s game has really seen a blossoming of support, but there have been some hiccups on the way. Most major European clubs now have their own women’s teams but many aren’t allowed to play at the main club stadiums as attendance can be in the low thousands and as recently as 2018, when the first mixed-sex tour in Barcelona football club's history to the USA took place, the men travelled in business class and the women in economy. One rule that applies to men and women alike, as was seen at the Wembley final, is that no matter what sex you are, if you take off your shirt after scoring, it’s an automatic yellow card.
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A good strategy when you can’t sell your home THEY say that selling a home can be one of the most stressful events in life, even more so than divorce. Most homeown‐ ers’ perfect scenario is to put their home on the market and find a buyer within a week or maybe even a couple of months, but as we all know too well that is not always the case. So, what do you do when you have had your property on the market for a while and nothing is happening? Do you keep it listed and hope for the best? Jump from agent to agent hoping that the next one will find you a buyer? Or do you drop the price time and time again thinking that the reduction might spark some interest? None of these options sound particu‐ larly appealing, luckily there are alterna‐ tives that can work for some sellers who are willing to think outside the box. Property Hotspots Global in the UK specialise in international investment properties and regularly help owners in Spain and around the world who are stuck with a property that they cannot sell on.
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Looking after a horse WITH great power comes great responsibil‐ ity, and having a horse fits this description. These animals need a lot of space to live, a lot of food and a lot of daily exercise to maintain
their form. Here are some basic things you need to know before owning your own horse. Rest is fundamental for horses, so it’s impor‐ tant to have a stable with sufficient space for them to chill out when they need to. The food that your horse needs, and how much of it, can vary de‐ pending on different fac‐ tors, such as their size, weight, breed, age, and physical activity. Their diet will consist mostly
of hay, although you can use grass, alfalfa or both. You can also occa‐ sionally sub in grains as well. It’s also important that your horse drinks between 25 and 55 litres of water a day depend‐ ing on activity level and size and weight etc. Don’t forget to pay at‐ tention to your horse’s hooves. It’s a very sensi‐ tive zone and if not properly cared for, your horse can develop an in‐ fection.
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Skoda Fabia SE Comfort – more premium than its price suggests ROAD TEST by Mark Slack SOMETIMES you find a car that while ostensibly a
rather ordinary means of transport turns out to be something a bit special. Skoda’s Fabia has long been a feature of the Czech man‐ ufacturer’s sales lists and in
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its latest form drives much more premium than its price suggests and is full of clever touches typical of Skoda. The Fabia range starts at €20,786/£17,800 and offers decent standard equipment and some rather good power units. All bar one are 1.0‐litre, three‐cylinder petrol units with power outputs of 80PS, 95PS and 110PS, with the two higher power en‐ gine variants being tur‐ bocharged. Then there is a 1.5‐litre turbocharged petrol unit developing 150PS, again three‐cylinder. Standard fare is decent on the entry level model and includes LED lights, Bluetooth, rear parking sen‐ sors, air conditioning, alloy wheels and a height ad‐ justable driver’s seat. The previously men‐ tioned clever little touches
FABIA: Everything you need in terms of modern creature comforts.
that set Skoda apart are such things as an ice scraper inside the fuel filler flap, clip in rubbish bags for the door pockets and an umbrella. My test model was the lead‐in SE Comfort trim with the lower power tur‐ bocharged 1.0‐litre engine that develops 95PS and drives through a manual five‐speed gearbox. Inside there’s pretty much everything you need in terms of modern crea‐
ture comforts, although the rear manual windows are a surprise. Even on cost grounds it’s somewhat of a disparity when looking at the list of other standard equipment included in the Fabia. On the road the Fabia is aimed more at comfort than handling but nonethe‐ less is still capable of being very competently hustled along more twisting roads. My test model is priced at €21,795/£18,350 and it feels more premium than
the price suggests. Perfor‐ mance is modest, but the Fabia doesn’t feel in any way hindered in its progress. This is helped by the five‐ speed manual gearbox having well‐chosen ratios and a light and easy shift. Push the throttle hard and there’s a characteristic thrum from the three‐cylin‐ der engine that’s far from unpleasant. All this means that despite the small en‐ gine capacity the Fabia feels comfortable and long‐ legged. Looking at its competi‐ tors the Skoda stacks up very well. Although it lacks the zesty performance feel of something like an Ibiza, it’s not necessarily a bad thing in a car that has to complete a myriad of travel duties. The Fabia is a car that I would be very happy to have on my driveway.
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Fuel prices down ACCORDING to data from the European Union Oil Bulletin on Thursday, July 28, the price of fuel in Spain has fallen again. Both petrol and diesel are fi‐ nally below €2/litre for the first time since the start of June. Specifically, the average price of a litre of petrol this week stood at €1.954, after registering a drop of 3.5 per cent compared to seven days ago. This is the fifth consecutive week the price has come down. Diesel also registered a drop of 1.92 per cent in the last week, currently standing at an average of €1.933/litre, decreasing for the fourth consecutive week. These average amounts include taxes, but do not include the mandatory government discount of 20 cents per litre that came into force last April 1. As there are some oil companies offering different discounts and loyalty promotions, it is impossible to include these in the final averages. Compared to the same week one year ago, the average price of a litre of petrol is almost 39 per cent more expensive. In the case of diesel, it has become 53 per cent more expensive, although without taking into account the current discount. Fuel prices depend on multiple factors, such as its specific price (independent of oil), the evolution of crude oil, taxes, the cost of raw materials, logis‐ tics, and gross margins. As a result, the evolution in the price of crude oil is not transferred directly to fuel prices, but rather with a time lag.
4 - 10 August 2022 A JOINT venture by Iber‐ drola and BP will see them install 11,000 fast charging points in Spain and Portugal. The two companies have announced their joint plan to accelerate the energy transition. They will collaborate to expand the rapid public recharging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Spain and Portugal. They have also decided to de‐ velop large‐scale green hydrogen production cen‐ tres in Spain, Portugal, and the UK. Ignacio Galan, Chairman of Iberdrola, indicated that “with this agree‐ ment, we continue to make progress in decar‐ bonisation and energy self‐sufficiency through the electrification of two key sectors of our econo‐ my, transport and indus‐ try.” He continued: “The dimension of this chal‐ lenge requires alliances between companies such as Iberdrola and BP, which have the necessary technology and knowl‐ edge to help accelerate in‐
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Fast-charging dustrial development in Europe, and, at the same time, generate well‐being and new opportunities for all, through clean ener‐ gies.” CEO of BP, Bernard
Looney, stated that: “De‐ veloping the low‐carbon energy solutions that our customers demand re‐ quires the integration of different technologies, ca‐
pacities, and forms of en‐ ergy, and we will be able to achieve it faster and on a larger scale by working collaboratively with oth‐ ers.”
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ON Thursday July 21, The Red Lions of Fortuna hosted Hon‐ don Valley Flyers and pro‐ duced their best performance to date to record their first win by 5‐2. The Lions still playing with a small squad played calm, controlled, patient foot‐ ball which paid off against a strong, well established Flyers team. The Lions Manager was de‐ lighted with this first win say‐ ing he was proud of the achievement and was full of praise for the opposition who made sure the win did not come easily. A return match will take place at Hondon in
the near future. Their next match is a friend‐ ly on Monday August 8, a friendly against Camposol. Kick off 10am at the Campo del Futbol, Fortuna. New members are wel‐ come at this fast growing am‐ bitious club who were formed only a few months ago. Cur‐ rently most of the members are expats, although there are three Spanish members and Spanish is spoken. The club is sponsored by the Red Lion Bar, Fortuna which is run by club owner Richard Coleman and his partner Sara who is currently attempting to put together a Ladies team and has recruited seven to date. So Ladies of Fortuna, Mazarron are you going to al‐ low the men to have all the glory? Sessions are held every Monday at the Campo del Fut‐ bol from 10am to 11am. The club are also in contact
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Walking Football - Lions roar to first win
The Red Lions of Fortuna. Hondon Valley Flyers (left).
with the local town hall with a view to sponsoring the town children’s football team who are in need of a lit‐ tle help.
So. Men 50 and over, why not try a session and see if you can recapture these magic touches you had in your
younger days, football... at walking pace. ‘Live the Dream Again!!!’ Ladies. Maybe you’ve been watching the women’s teams on TV in the FIFA Women’s World Cup? Why not go along and have a go? It’s Walking Football, you don’t have to be super fit or have played before. Enthu‐
siasm is all you need. In other news. Some teams are having a well deserved break, while others are playing friendlies preparing for the new season. Most teams still hold ses‐ sions throughout the summer months :‐ Formentera 10am Wednes‐ days // Algofora 4pm Mon‐ day. 10am Thursday morning // Hondon 9.30 to 11.30am Monday and Thursday // San Miguel 5pm to 6.30pm Mon‐ day. Esquina Park Rangers Wednesday 4pm to 5pm. Fri‐ day 11am to 12 noon. For further details check the club Facebook pages and/or info.cbwfl@gmail.com Don’t forget to pick up YOUR copy of the Euro Week‐ ly News, supporters of Walk‐ ing Football.
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