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BEFORE YOU
AT the time of going to print, as from Monday, May 11, many businesses will be looking to reopen as isolation laws ease off in Spain. Before you zoom off for your first haircut in almost two months or to meet up with your friends for a boozy lunch, there are some things you should think about. STOP: Firstly, do you have your face mask on? With many more people on the street and visiting these places of business, you are putting yourself and others at risk if you are not protected. Spain is a country that kisses hello and goodbye, for now, you should remain two metres apart. The more carefully we treat this de-escalation the more likely it is to succeed. THINK: The family coffee shop on the corner with the best espresso, the little restaurant you had amazing tapas, the local fruit shop with fresh produce, the panaderia that is open all hours on a skeleton staff. Who will need your money the most? The community has grown together during this crisis and shown that we can care for and respect each other. Now it’s your turn to give back to your community. GO: If we want to be able to carry on enjoying life as we had it before we need those businesses that provide for us, entertain us, welcome us and make people want to live in each town. The first few weeks could mark the closure of some smaller businesses, your visit could pay their staff, their rent or their next delivery. Show them that their service counts. They may have always wanted to own a coffee shop, hairdressers or bar and this health crisis could wipe out their dream. Now is the time to fight for them. Who is your community hero?
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Community heroes TO show our support to both the fantastic people who have kept this community together during these trying times and the local businesses who are set to reopen on Monday, May 11 Euro Weekly News would like to reward these groups. So, we are asking you, the reader, to nominate your own ‘Community Hero.’ Who has gone out of their way to provide for others? Who has helped make these frightening times more bearable? Who deserves some pampering? All nominations to be sent to ewn communityhero@euroweeklynews.c om with your reason for nominating your hero. The winner will then receive €200 to spend locally in small local businesses that need it the most. If your Community Hero needs a haircut, beard trim, foot massage, pedicure or a lovely lunch then you tell us where and we will pay it for them. Also, to give local businesses a head start we would like to offer you a free small advert in the Euro Weekly News to assist you with your reopening and to let your customers
LOCAL HERO: Do you know someone who deserves pampering? know that you are back and raring to go. Should you wish to do this please contact alison@euroweek lynews.com to discuss it further. The ease of lockdown need not be the time to ease off what we have built over the last two months. Our community needs us and we can help it survive, together.
Administration offices to open Family outing
BOTH the Government and Public Service Unions have agreed that administration offices shall be open to the public from May 25 which should coincide with Phase II of the de-escalation process, with a limited capacity and only with a pre-booked appointment. This notion has appeared in the electronic
agreement between the Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Function, Carolina Darias, and the unions, CSIF, UGT, CCOO and GIG. This has formed part of the framework of the transitional plan towards a new normality as they have incorporated organisational measures for a progressive face-to-face incorporation of public employees of the General State Administration. This agreement aims to progressively reincorporate workers and will NERJA Town Hall warned that jellyfish recently appeared on local beaches. The Velero species were spotted on the western section of the Burriana beach as well as Carabeo and Salon beaches amongst others, announced Beaches councillor Francisco Arce. After consulting the local Aula del Mar marine centre, Arce said that experts there
prioritise those teleworking, it will avoid the incorporation of people with leave due to temporary disability, people with symptoms or have contact with symptomatic relatives, as well as people with chronic diseases declared vulnerable by the Ministry of Health. This reincorporation will parallel the progressive start of activity and the ‘essential’ people providing services in different economic sectors who begin to advance towards the new normal and return to work centres. able not to come into contact with them. Nerja’s beachcleaning service immediately removed the jellyfish from the beaches but Arce said that if parents and children were to come across one and touch it, they should avoid touching their eyes, mouth or nose afterwards. Usually more common on Spain’s Levante coast, they recently been appearing in large numbers along the Costa del Sol.
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assured him that the jellyfish are inoffensive although it is prefer-
DURING the first week that children briefly left their homes, Rincon de la Victoria’s Local Police fined parents on five occasions for not complying with regulations. The town hall’s Public Safety department reminded families that children should be accompanied by only one parent.
Swimming ban EARLIER this week, Almuñecar’s mayor Trinidad Herrera issued an edict reminding residents that the beaches are still closed to swimmers. As a natural open space, beaches are open to the public but their use is restricted to the practice of nonprofessional sports requiring no physical contact with third parties, the edict emphasised.
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Fewer fines ACCORDING to latest figures from Nerja’s Local Police, there were 11 fines for infringing lockdown regulations compared with 12 for the previous week, bringing a total of 178 since the State of Alarm was announced on March 14.
Tractor factor THE owner of a local fruit-growing company, Sigfrido Molina, has put all the fir ms’ agricultural machinery at the disposal of Velez-Malaga Town Hall to assist disinfection of the municipality’s streets and those of Torre del Mar.
Prize stories JOSE GUERRERO RUIZ won Almuñecar’s short story competition with Infortunio (Misfortune). Mariola Romero Lopez’s Una ventana al hogar (A window on the home) and Victoria Guidet Jeronimo’s Soñar con los ojos abiertos (Dreaming with open eyes) won the junior and children’s categories
SUNBATHING and swimming are vetoed until June 6 under Spain’s State of Alarm de-escalation measures. Nevertheless, Motril and Almuñecar are allowing access to their beaches for surfing and other ‘similar individual’ sports which can be practised between 6am and 10am and from 8pm until 11pm. This timetable must be adhered to as both towns have populations of more than 5,000, but does not apply to Torrenueva Costa, which split from Motril in 2018. Municipal sources in Almuñecar confirmed to the Spanish media that surfing
MIGUEL GONZALEZ, usually earns his living as a singer in hotels and restaurants. Unable to work during the State of Alarm lockdown, he has installed a microphone and loudspeakers on the balcony of his apartment in Nerja’s Calle Antonio Millon.
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Here he sings each night, coinciding with the 8pm applause for health professionals, police and people performing essential services. Until now, that is. “Police in the street be-
low asked me to stop several times, but then they came to my door, and told me that a neighbour had handed in a written complaint to the town hall and I had to stop,” Gonzalez told the local Span-
ish media. “I never imagined that singing in a situation like this could annoy someone to the point of calling the Local Police and complaining in writing that they were doing nothing
Exception should be made J U N TA s p o k e s m a n , E l i a s Bendodo, suggested that Axarquia should skip one of the national gover nment’s coronavirus de-escalation phases. “Areas with a lower incidence should be one phase ahead,” Bendodo claimed. “There are very many municipalities with no cases,” he argued, pointing out that the president of Spain’s government, Pedro Sanchez, has already said that there would be “more flexibility.” Bendodo also lamented that Spain’s autonomous regions had not been able to take part in the de-escalation plans. “Governing is one thing but transmitting the rules is another.” The programme was not clear, the spokesman maintained, as
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to stop it,” the singer lamented. Gonzalez has now asked Nerja Town Hall if it is possible to obtain authorisation to continue singing, he said: “But so far they haven’t answered.”
Support needed MOTRIL’S mayor Luisa Garcia Chamorro called on the municipality’s population to support the local fishing industry. Professional fishing is one of the town’s principal economic sectors and the town hall, together with the Asociacion de Productores Pesqueros and those who market the catches are joining forces to promote Motril’s fresh fish. Motril is Granada’s only fishing port, a circumstance that worked in its favour and which all those involved in the campaign would be emphasising, the mayor said.
ELIAS BENDODO: ‘Axarquia should skip de-escalation phase’ claim. few people understand instructions straight away. Despite this, the Junta was committed to accepting the
Surf’s up DE-ESCALATION: No ban on surfing. and individual kayaking are allowed off its beaches, but swimmers will still have to wait. Individual water sports are limited to beaches that are open to the public,
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and this does not include all Axarquia beaches. Some, like Salobreña’s, remain closed after local mayor Marcia Eugenia Rufino decided to not to reopen.
rules, Bendodo said, while calling on the national government to publish concrete order for unrolling the de-escalation plan.
Ignored lockdown A SPANISH male stopped in Rincon de la Victoria for flouting lockdown was already known to the police. With a past record of 15 offences and 10 arrests, the 42-year-old had also been accused by a Malaga court of domestic abuse and barred by a restraining order from approaching his victim. He was again spotted the same night, walking along the seafront Paseo del Carmen, this time accompanied by a woman. Identified by the Local Police, they found that she was the same woman protected against him by the restraining order. Taken into custody, the man was transferred to Rincon de la Victoria’s Guardia Civil headquarters and has now been charged with violating the court order.
Pedal elsewhere RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Town Hall and the Local Police warned over-14’s that they cannot ride bicycles along the seafront. Those wanting to exercise on their bikes during the permitted times are allowed to do so on the town’s Avenida Principal, always respecting the safety of others and traffic regulations, the town hall stressed. It was necessary to take this temporary measure, the Local Police explained owing to the large number of people taking advantage of the lockdown de-escalation now using the promenade.
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LA VIÑUELA: Could be problems in July.
THE Junta de Andalucia finally constituted the management committee of Cuencas de Malaga, responsible for the province’s water. Originally created in 2015 but not activated, the 15 members provided an analysis of Malaga Province’s water reserves and the state of Malaga Province’s three systems. Regarding AxarquiaLa Viñuela, where the Junta recently lifted the
25 per cent reduction on the 2019-2020 allocation for irrigation, the committee warned that the reservoir would be on drought-alert after July. According to estimates, the La Viñuela reservoir currently has reserves of 66.5 cubic hectometres following substantial rainfall between the end of March and during much of April. Capacity will have dropped to 52.1 cubic hectometres in July and
by the end of the water year on September 30, this will have fallen still further to 42 cubic hectometres, the management committee announced. Prompted by these latest figures, the Asaja agricultural union has now called on Andalucia’s public administration to provide adequate infrastructure capable of solving Axarquia’s cyclical lack of irrigation water.
Fiestas delayed CARCHUNA-CALAHONDA will not be holding its town fiestas this year. Concepcion Abarca who presides the local council (ELA) explained that the celebrations in honour of San Isidro Labrador and the Virgen de los Llanos have been suspended as a health measure during the Covid-19 pandemic. The fiestas, which are always held during the first week of July and were pro-
grammed for July 2-5, would normally have included activities for all ages as well as music and danc-
Operation Baby Food CANILLAS DE ACEITUNO Town Hall and a local pharmacy have joined Operacion Potito (Operation Baby Food). They have joined the Playas de Torre del Mar Running Club and Velez-Malaga’s Red Cross branch in bringing the initiative to Axarquia. Operacion Potito is campaigning to guarantee that the area’s babies and small children are adequately fed despite the economic problems that their families might be experiencing owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Readers interested in supporting Operacion Potito can leave donations in the different pharmacies taking part in the scheme and whose names can be found on Operacion Potito’s social media accounts. Those living in Canillas de Aceituno who would like to collaborate can do so at Farmacia Lupion throughout May. Potitos (jars of baby food) are the most-needed, but milk and baby cereal are also required. These will then be sent to the area’s charitable associations for distribution amongst disadvantaged families.
Body found THE National Police have opened an investigation regarding the lifeless body of a 51-year-old woman found inside her own car in the nucleus of Torre del Mar. So far this is all that has been reported by the National Police although they have not ruled out any hypothe-
ses about what happened to the woman or her cause of death. The deceased woman, of Spanish nationality, was found early on Monday May 4 in El Tomillar area as noted by the Spanish emergency services (112) who received two calls about the body.
ing. The resulting crowds would still not be permitted even by July, Abarca pointed out.
Safe travel MOTRIL’S Port Authority will protect clients using passenger and cargo lines from Covid-19. Measures apply to ships covering the North Africa routes as well as cruise ships making stopovers in Motril once port activities can recommence, port manager Jose Garcia Fuentes explained. Protocols to be followed in all terminals, passenger quays, ticket offices, vehicle-embarking zones, parking
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areas and waiting areas are being analysed by the Port Authority together with the FRS and Armas-Trasmediterranea shipping lines, Garcia Fuentes said. There will be clear indications to the routes passengers should take once inside the port, said the manager who confirmed that the measures would remain in place until the Covid19 crisis was at an end or a vaccine was available.
BODY FOUND: Police find the body of a deceased woman in her own car.
Police helped CONSTANT traffic controls to detect lockdown flouters are currently assisting Spain’s police in locating wrongdoers. Thanks to a check on drivers, National Police officers in Velez-Malaga were able to detain a 45-year-old Spanish male wanted in Almeria Province and Valencia on fraud charges. Originally stopped in Velez-Malaga for ignoring travel restrictions at the end of last month, police found on identifying him that five court orders had been issued against him between last September and January this year. An Almeria court and another in Valencia had issued warrants for his arrest and imprisonment, while others in Vera, Berja and Almeria City had requested that he should be arrested and brought before them.
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WIZZ AIR: Have started flights going between the Canary Islands and London. THE British Embassy in Madrid have confirmed that Wizz Air have completed their first flight connecting the Canary Islands to London. The low cost airline Wizz Air have successfully completed their flights from Tenerife to London Luton on Sunday May 3, despite its alleged cancelled flights from the Canary Islands and the UK yesterday, Saturday May 2. It has been confirmed the airline's next
scheduled flight will be departing from Tenerife to London on Tuesday May 5. The airline has recently confirmed that there will be ‘enhanced’ health and safety measures amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Cabin crew were required to wear masks and gloves on flight and distributed sanitising wipes for passengers. The aircraft will be disinfected overnight and magazines removed from the aircraft.
FOR the thousands of people from the UK who’ve settled in Spain, lockdown has meant much tougher restrictions than their friends and families at home. It’s only been a few days since adults have been allowed to leave their homes for a walk or individual sport, and it was only last week under 14’s were able to have short breaks for exercise - but still under rigid guidelines that police continue to enforce. Three expat households revealed how this has affected them and how they have coped in a televised video interview with ITV news before yesterday’s confinement relief measures. Kathleen and her son Jay relocated from Hampshire to Alicante, and Kathleen revealed
her son has been her rock. The mother and son have tried to have fun, but it hasn’t all been smiles. “I can’t say there have not been hard times, because there has been, but I am certainly glad that we are in this together.” Although they were looking forward to being able to leave the house after weeks of confinement, Kathleen admitted it was an anxious moment. “As exciting as it was, we were really apprehensive, because your whole life has changed in six weeks.” But what has helped them is the daily 8pm applause from their balcony. “After we’ve done our cheer and applause, the
police, fire or ambulance services drive past and wave at you all, so it’s a really nice community feeling. Derek and Michelle moved from Newbury to Murcia on the Costa Calida, to start a new life, and they have nothing but praise for Spain’s approach to the pandemic and their local community. When it comes to keeping themselves occupied, Michelle explained they have the perfect solution. “Because we’re in the entertainment business, we’ve got a full PA system and blast out a few tunes (from the balcony). “We all clap and they can hear it for miles around. Spanish and English all come together, so it’s brilliant.”
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SPAIN’S gradual de-escalation from lockdown allows the local population, including the elderly, to take short walks and go out for exercise. In towns with more than 5,000 inhabitants, this should be carried out only at stipulated times with separate timetables for the under-14’s and the elderly.
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Size doesn’t always matter This is a deliberate move to prevent crowding and the stillpresent risk of contagion, especially for those belonging to the most vulnerable age groups, the central govern-
ment explained. This does not apply to smaller towns and villages that have a population of less than 5,000, where there is a reduced risk of infection.
This ruling has worked to the advantage of Malaga Province where 75 of its 103 municipalities - more than 70 per cent of the total - have populations that fit the criteria according to
Good year for avocados AXARQUIA’S 2020 avocado campaign, now practically over, has been a good one. This year’s crop was bigger than 2019’s and prices relatively higher, fruit firm director Sigfrido Molina told the local Spanish media. Over the last weekend of April, growers brought in approximately nine tons of avocados, leaving very little fruit left on the trees, Molina said. “The market is fairly spread out,” he added. “Around 45 per cent has been sold in Spain and the remaining 55 per cent going to Europe as well as outside the continent. Regarding mangos, Molina said he hoped this year would be productive as there was “little fruit” last year. Growers’ main worry was the recent rain. “The trees are in blossom now and the flow-
Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE). This cut-off point is also benefitting Axarquia, where 26 of the 75 lucky towns not tied to a timetable are located.
Face shields
NERJA Town Hall has acquired face shields for Local Police and Guardia Civil officers to minimise the coronavirus risk when dealing with the public or carrying out traffic checks on the municipality’s streets.
Settling up VELEZ-MALAGA Town Hall has made a priority of paying outstanding suppliers’ bills amounting to €201,551 in order to help local families, the self-employed and local businesses unable to trade during lockdown.
AVOCADO: Wide market for Axarquia produce. ers tend to rot if there is too much humidity,” he explained, adding that the sector would
have a better idea of what to expect in June.
Just seven Cemetery virus cases reopens with restrictions
THE regional government’s Health and Family department has reported seven Covid-19 cases in Nerja. “We should congratulate ourselves for being one of the towns with the lowest incidence, one for every 3,000 inhabitants,” Nerja mayor Jose Alberto Armijo said. “At the same time, we are even more alert to the need to comply with the rules to avoid infection.” Official figures reveal the pandemic’s uneven impact on the province, as the large coastal towns account for twothirds of infections and more than half of these are in Malaga City. In the eastern Costa del Sol, cases are concentrated in the two largest towns, with 107 in Velez-Malaga and 113 in Rincon de la Victoria. Meanwhile, Frigiliana has had four cases, Torrox five and Almuñecar 17. He appreciated the Junta’s transparency in offering town-by-town information, Armijo said. “This allows us to work on the de-escalation process that started by permitting children to go outdoors with a parent. For this reason, we call on families to take all possible preventive measures to avoid risking infection during these outings.”
MOTRIL’S municipal cemetery, closed since March 14, reopens next Tuesday, May 11. This coincides with the transition to Phase 1 of the national government’s State of Alarm de-escalation, which also allow vigils, funeral services and burials limited to small family groups, always maintaining the required distancing regulations. “The limits on bidding farewell to loved ones have increased the emotional pressure for families that have suffered a loss,” town hall sources said. “But it is essential to continue insisting on strict compliance with heath regulations, once the cemetery reopens.” The town hall thanked in advance all those who would be visiting the cemetery for “scrupulously observing” the health authorities’ health and safety recommendations. These are in place to protect the population in general as well as the families who have lost a relative and the municipal employees working there.
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A different Marketplace RINCON DE LA VICTORIA’S town hall has launched Marketplace, an online platform where local businesses can sell their products. Commerce councillor Maria de la Paz Couto explained that the town hall hopes in this way to help the sector, particularly small and medium businesses, reducing the debilitating impact of the coronavirus crisis on the local economy. The Marketplace initiative would also encourage Rincon de la Victoria businesses to use modern technology and at the same time boost demand amongst the local population, Couto said. The service will be free for the first three months, she added. “After this, the establishments that joined the project will benefit from special tariffs and a 30 per cent discount.” To be included in the scheme, businesses and companies should be Rincon de la Victoria tax residents and provide the town hall’s General Registry with their opening licence. Further information about Marketplace is available from the town hall website www.rincondelavictoria.es or the comercio@rincondelavictoria.es email address.
Police prevent man’s suicide MOTRIL’S National Police saved the life of a man threating to throw himself from a second-floor terrace. Already on patrol, they were sent to his home after the 091 Emergency number was alerted to a heated family quarrel there. On arriving, the two officers found a man of 55 who was bleeding from an injury to his nose after a fall on the stairs. He was “very agitated” when he got up that morning, they were told, and began arguing with his 29-year-old stepson who lives in the same apartment and whose
mobile phone was damaged during the dispute. While the officers were taking statements from the apartment’s other occupants, the man ran to the terrace, climbed the railing and was about to jump. Seeing what was about to happen, the National Police officers managed to grab hold of the man before he fell. The man’s family explained that this was not the first time he had tried to take his own life and after an assessment by medics, he was transferred to Motril’s Santa Ana hospital.
Lucky escape THE Local Police and firefighters assisted an elderly man hurt by a falling cornice in Almuñecar’s Torrecuevas neighbourhood. He was later transferred by ambulance to the local health centre for attention to minor injuries.
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Cruces de Mayo indoors Photo by Motril town hall
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ANCIENT TRADITION: A May Cross in Motril. THE Cruces de Mayo celebrations might have suspended this year, but were by no means cancelled. Nerja, Almuñecar and Motril, amongst other Axarquia municipalities, moved the fiesta indoors, with May Crosses displayed on balconies, terraces and private patios. The winning entries were in all cases decided by a jury with names already announced online in Almuñecar, where the competition was open to chil-
Free masks for public transport THE national government has distributed face masks in Granada Province for the second time. A total of 282,000 were handed out to the public inland and on the coast, including Motril, Salobreña and Almuñecar. The face masks, which are now obligatory on public transport, were given out at the public at stations and bus stops between 6.30am and 10am. A further 30,000 masks were delivered to Caritas, the Red Cross and the CERMI association for the disabled.
dren aged between three and 16, with prizes for the infants, primary and junior categories. There was also a prize for the cross with the most Facebook likes. Prizewinning entries have now been announced in Nerja, where the there was a section for adults as well as children. Motril has yet to select winners but as in all the Axarquia municipalities organising Cruces de Mayo competitions, these can be seen online on the town halls’ social media pages.
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Road reopens THE MA-3109 between Almachar and El Borge which subsided on March 23, owing to heavy rain, has now reopened. Despite the State of Alarm veto on all non-essential activity, repairs were treated as an emergency, with the €212,000 cost funded by Malaga’s provincial council, the Diputacion. Until the roadworks were completed, Almachar could be accessed only via the Benagalbon road MA3200 and El Borge by the Benamargosa road (MA-3113).
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All-clear for Home Care staff APPROXIMATELY 90 auxiliaries from GTS, which provides Almuñecar Town Hall’s Home Care service, were tested for Covid-19. All tested negative for the coronavirus, announced Almuñecar’s mayor Trinidad Herrera. “This was important because the Home Care auxiliaries are an at-risk collective,” she said. The tests provided by the Junta de Andalucia were carried out by Almuñecar health centre staff at the Francisco Bonet sports complex and the GTS employees had to wait only 15 minutes after providing a blood sample to learn the results.
DISINFECTION: Ongoing in Almuñecar and La Herradura.
An ambulance was waiting to transfer anybody testing positive, but this was not needed. The mayor said afterwards that she was not surprised that the GTS staff had all tested negative: “The results corroborate and confirm that Almuñecar is fortunate in that sense.” She also stressed that the local administration still had to take care and should not let its guard down. “We have all been exemplary during quarantine, for which I am proud and satisfied at the local population’s response,” Herrera said. “But I repeat that we cannot let our guard down.”
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VELEZ-MALAGA Town Hall’s Beaches department is already planning for the summer season. “We want to set an example in all respects of safety,” Jesus Perez Atencia told the local
Spanish press. Not only would his department improve beachcleaning, Perez Atencia revealed: “We will have a ‘Control Adviser’ monitoring the number of people using the beaches and
providing health information to prevent possible Covid-19 contagion amongst beachgoers,” the councillor said. This was just one of the town hall’s intended measures, he continued, while admitting that it would require a considerable
Beaches being made ready.
amount of effort to ensure that the local beaches were safe “in all senses of the word.” Perez Atencia explained that first aid and lifesavers’ posts will be disinfected each day and facemasks distributed at controls along the town’s coastline.
Read all about it NERJA is taking the first steps towards building a new, 800square metre public library. The chosen plot is located in Balcon de Europa, adjoining the El Salvador church, and if the project goes ahead the new installation would be three times larger than the existing library beside Sala Mercado and the Nuestra Señora de las Angustias chapel. Nerja’s Economic and Productivity Advisory Committee has now approved the joint proposal from the Mayor’s Office, the Town Planning and Housing department and the municipal spokesman for Nerja’s Partido Popular party. “This investment demonstrates important progress in Nerja’s educational facilities by giving a cultural use that at present is used by the municipality’s cleaning service,” the local PP party said. The proposal will be debated at the next plenary council meeting, municipal sources revealed.
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THE Guardia Civil has arrested a 48year-old man in Madrid, although he is originally from Guinea-Bissau, and a self-declared supporter of the Islamic State. The detainee was engaging in hostile rhetoric on Twitter and threatening state institutions and personalities such as King Felipe VI. As reported by the Ministry of Interior, in these comments, the detainee expressed various references to the
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Terrorist sympathiser Islamic State and was encouraging attacks on these personalities, including the King of Spain, different judges and the director of the National Intelligence Centre (CNI), Paz Esteban. The detainee, whose job occupation is unknown and who had ob-
Cybercrime scam warning NATIONAL POLICE have put out warning about a new too good to be true cybercrime scam. “What luck! They’re going to give you a refund without buying or returning anything?” the police tweeted sarcastically in a post to tell the public to be on the lookout for the dodgy message. This latest con doing the rounds on the web promises a refund and asks for a bank account number. “You have an outstanding refund of €267.89,” the message says, telling the recipient to “verify your account by introducing your ID and SMS verification.” Potential victims are then invited to click on a link “to confirm the reimbursement.” The police have put out several alerts about the number of these kinds of online swindles which have appeared since the start of the coronavirus crisis and called for extra caution on receiving messages from an unknown sender.
SPAIN'S King Felipe has been told that tourism is vital to the country’s recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic. The monarch met with the chief of the World Tourism Organisation, Zurab Pololikashvili, in Madrid, and was told that the tourism sector had a massive part to play in economic and social recovery in the face of the current crisis. According to the WTO’s figures, tourism ac-
BARS lying dormant due to the lockdown are becoming infested with beer flies that are getting into the ventilation systems and drains, swamping residents. Hundreds of apartment blocks are suffering from beer flies in their thousands that are becoming pests, requests for help have been flooding into sanitary departments but they are grossly understaffed due to the coronavirus. Families with children already cooped up for weeks now have to suffer a plague of insects flying into their apartments, unable to contact the bar owners, worried parents
tained legal residence in Spain, had a police record, including robbery with intimidation and injuries. In fact, he was already in prison but had been released in 2015. The arrested individual will be placed at the disposal of the competent Judicial Authority.
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ARRESTEE: Already had a police record.
Beer flies
FLIES!: Bar owners across Spain now face another enemy before they can reopen. have been dousing the windows with buckets of disinfectant and squirting
fly spray everywhere as that’s all they can buy at the moment.
King In Tourist Talks counts for 12 per cent of the GDP of Spain, which in 2019 received nearly 84 million international tourists, whose expenditure amounted to around €100 billion. Pololikashvili stressed the urgency to King
Felipe of mustering a coordinated political response at an international level, as well as a real commitment to support tourism, a sector that accounts for 10 per cent of jobs worldwide.
Emergency appeal THE British Benevolent Fund has launched an emergency appeal to raise funds to deal with the impact of the Coronavirus. The BBF provides financial assistance to UK citizens in Spain and has seen a dramatic increase in numbers and scope of cases being dealt with. Throughout the lockdown, the BBF has remained fully operational and has responded to the surge in requests for financial assistance directly, through the British consular network as well as partner charities across Spain. John Scott, OBE, Chairman of the BBF said that the Coronavirus Appeal “will help the BBF to deliver much needed financial assistance to people, many of whom have found themselves, through no fault of their own, without income and no place to turn.” All funds raised go towards helping people through this period including funding UK repatriations, payments to meet medical expenses, grants
RAISING FUNDS: To deliver much needed financial assistance to people.
to pay for household utilities, rental payments as well as for food. For more information or to make a donation go to: www.britishbenevolentfund.org or info@british benevolentfund.org.
Professional cleaning firms cannot get access to most of the bars as some expats are stuck in the UK, not particularly rushing to get back as they face a desolated tourist market and of course full disinfection of their premises before they even start. Hundreds face denuncias but with the court system clogged up, it will be months if not years before anything comes of it.
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Political Viewpoint from Spain by DAMON MITCHELL EURO Weekly News spoke to ex-pat Allan Cobb to ask his opinion on the extension to the State of Alarm in Spain. “Well Sanchez got his votes, it could have been a complete game-changer. Nationalist parties from Catalunya had already stated they would vote against it. With the PP against the extension, the Government had tried to increase the pressure by reminding the party that overturning the extension of the State of Alarm would have meant condemning Spain in "health and economic chaos" as of May 11.” He went on to point out that “With the State of Alarm extended, the phases which were announced would not be valid, and After May 11 each region will have to implement their own de-escalation.” “Andalucia, for example, is run by the PP and their proposal was more ambitious with the opening of businesses, on the other hand, the Valencian region is run by PSOE and theirs would be more in line with the main government.”
A STATE of Alarm flouter suspected of being a busy bee during lockdown is being investigated after Guardia Civil officers found several hives in his car. They claim the villager in Moaña ‘broke confinement rules to allegedly steal several
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Know your rights A S S p a i n ' s re s i d e n t s pick up fines for breaking confinement laws E u r o We e k l y s p o k e t o our political expert to f i n d o u t w h e re t h e y stand. In Spain, almost one million fines have been imposed and thousands of arrests have been made for breaking confinement regulations. EWN spoke to our man in the know when it comes to Spanish politics and rights, Jose Maria Rodrigo. Jose Maria told us that under the Spanish constitution, residents and those visiting the country have fundamental rights. These rights include the freedom of movement and under law the State of Alar m cannot affect this. However, there is a very
BEING FINED: Can be appealed.
fine line to tread as although movement is a right, should a police officer stop you and ask you to do something and you refuse, this is classed as disobedience. Being fined can be appealed in
Busy Bee beehives’ from a neighbouring mountain in Meira, Pontevedra. According to a state-
ment, a Seprona (Nature Protection Service) patrol stopped a van travelling along secluded tracks in a forest area known as ‘A Cerradiña,’ near his home. On inspecting the vehicle, the officers discovered the man was carrying ‘the components of several hives’ which they suspected had been stolen from a bee farm close by. The hives were subsequently identified and recognised by the owner of the farm, who was not aware at that point they had been stolen. As well as being arrested for suspected theft, the 41-year-old was reported for breaching State of Alarm mobility restrictions.
court, but disobeying a police officer cannot. With the high number of fines being received, law companies will be in great demand in fighting for appeals for residents who wish to question their fun-
damental rights. During this unprecedented situation ad hoc sanctioning legislation has been created, meaning regulation of sanctions will be based on the general Citizen Security Law.
Jaws returns A SHARK of between three and four metres in length has seemingly come close to the shore of Calahonda beach on the Costa del Sol on M a y 3 , a c c o rd i n g t o Ideal Granada, which has shared video footage on social media. Its presence is said to be due to the lack of a c t i v i t y i n t h e w a t e r, with a reduction in marine traffic causing the shark to approach the coastline. Calahonda is apparently a common area for shortfin mako sharks, but the species in the clip is not believed to be one of them. The images were taken from the pier on Sunday morning, “to the surprise of those who were walking on the beach,” claims Ide-
SHARK SIGHTING: It’s claimed a four-metre shark was gliding the waters off a Costa del Sol beach. al, adding that a canoeist was sailing through the waters nearby. As well as a drop in marine traffic, the State of Alarm has left deserted streets across
the country, leaving the coast clear for wild boar and roe deer amongst other animals, with numerous clips and photographs circulating on social media.
FINANCE Airport parking
IF you were allowed to visit Tereul Airport in the mountains of Aragon, you may be surprised to see some 250 commercial aircraft parked, in cluding an Etihad Airlines A330 Air bus in full Manchester City Football Club colours. This is believed to be the largest airport of its type in Europe and is now certainly the most profitable airport without any passengers in Spain. Very simply it’s a ‘parking lot’ for aircraft and with so many grounded due to the lockdown it is full with planes from many different airlines.
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€13.424 billion
is the amount so far leant to freelancers and small companies thanks to guarantees underwritten by Spanish Government Official Credit Institute (ICO).
Too much tax
Support for Iberia and Vueling
IAG (International Airlines Group) which owns Aer Lingus, British Air ways, Iberia and Vueling as well as a number of smaller airlines is struggling financially following the outbreak of the coronavirus Covid19 pandemic. It has already warned that it may need to lose 12,000 staff from British Airways unless the British government gives it financial support which seems unlikely at the time of writing. It should be remembered that British Airways was actually owned by the British government for decades and prior to privatisation in 1987 it had shed some 23,000 staff
By John Smith and in one year alone lost £545 mil lion to the cost of the tax payer, but to the benefit of those purchasing the shares. There are a number of top Span ish executives running the different airlines and IAG has announced that it expects to borrow a total of €1.01 billion (€750 million for Iberia and €260 million for Vueling) to allow it to support Iberia and Vueling during the crisis. The loans from a consortium of lenders will only be made, if they are
backed by backed by Spain’s State In stituto de Crédito Oficial which is per fectly possible under legal frameworks set up by the Spanish government to mitigate the economic impact of Covid19. The loans are repayable at any time over five years and will include restric tions which will not allow IAG to use any of the financing to support other parts of the business including British Airways. The company is confident that it will receive the necessary Spanish guarantees otherwise it would not have made this information public.
WHEN pension freedoms were in troduced in 2015, it was possible for those over the age of 55 to withdraw money from their defined contribu tion pension pots. The first 25 per cent was tax free but if the pension provider does not hold an uptodate tax code, an ‘emergency tax code’ will be applied which assumes a oneoff payment is actually a monthly one. So far more than £600 million has been refunded by the tax office with an average payment in excess of £3,000 per claimant.
LEGALLY SPEAKING Can they put a surcharge? Further to your reply in the EWN of April 23 29 stating that Spanish community law pro hibits communities of property owners from placing surcharges for late payment of community fees, could you please direct me to the section of the horizontal law where this appears? B M (by email)
No I can not. This is because the law it YOU AND THE LAW self neither pro IN SPAIN hibits nor empow ers communities to levy surcharges. The law only says that the community can deprive the debtor of the right to vote in the AGM and can go to court against him to recover the debt. So it becomes a matter of what the judges say. For many years, the Spanish courts when challenged ruled that the community could not levy surcharges on the debtors or forbid them the use of services such as the swimming pool. That is why I said that surcharges were forbidden. In recent years, however, some courts have be gun to rule that surcharges may be acceptable, if they are written into the original statutes of the community. So the answer to your question depends on what the court rules in your specific case.
DAVID SEARL
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
BUSINESS EXTRA
House prices THE Nationwide Building Society has revealed that property prices in the UK have risen by 3.7 per cent in the first four months of 2020 despite the pandemic. This is based on mortgage applications mainly placed before the lockdown.
Airbnb jobs DUE to a massive drop in bookings, Airbnb has cancelled its contract with CPM Barcelona which manages its call centre and up to 1,000 people could potentially lose their jobs rather than be placed in temporary redundancy (ERTE).
Late payment A STUDY by Credit Back suggests that late payments in Spain will during 2020 be in the region of €3 billion which equates to 10 per cent of the annual turnover of Spanish companies. This compares to the 2019 figure of 3.1 per cent.
Working from Home IT has been learnt that a special advisor who has been dubbed ‘Marbella Man’ was hired by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) in Wales for nine months at an
agreed fee of £360,990 (€415,000). The terms of the agree ment allowed him to spend 20 per cent of his time in his Marbella home, whilst ad vising the troubled health
board how to save money and become more efficient. Now due to the coron avirus Covid19 pandemic, his £1,990 (€2,300) a day contract has been terminat ed two months early.
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Currency outlook: Coronavirus crisis dominates and EU tensions take their toll on the euro ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday
Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com
EURO EUR/GBP: Down from £0.89 to £0.87 EUR/USD: Down from $1.11 to $1.08 The euro has come under pres sure over the last month due to a lack of solidarity in the EU over the fiscal response to the coronavirus. So far EU leaders have been un able to agree upon a comprehen sive recovery package, and this has cast some serious doubts over the future of the union, with French President Emmanuel Macron warn ing the coronavirus crisis will be the EU’s moment of truth. But as we come to the end of April, the coronavirus situation in
EURO: Buoyed by prospect of countries starting to reopen their economies. the Eurozone has markedly im proved, with the euro buoyed by the prospect of countries starting to reopen their economies in the coming weeks. However, the road to recovery remains long, and the single curren cy is vulnerable to further losses due to gloomy data. The Eurozone’s upcoming GDP figures are likely to provide particular cause for con cern.
Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.11 to €1.14 GBP/USD: Unmoved at $1.24 The pound has traded in a wide range over the past four weeks, mostly in response to the health of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Sterling dove at the start of April as Johnson was admitted to inten sive care due to complications from contracting the coronavirus.
GBP exchange rates were quick to bounce back however, with the pound being lifted by improving market sentiment and the Prime Minister’s discharge from hospital. Sterling faltered again towards the end of the month as some abysmal UK economic data limited the appeal of the currency once more. Going forward the main focus for GBP investors will be the UK gov ernment’s lockdown exit strategy and when we can expect restric tions to start being eased. US Dollar USD/GBP: Unmoved at £0.80 USD/EUR: Up from €0.89 to €0.91 The US dollar remained well sup ported through most of April as the uncertainty surrounding the coron avirus crisis and fears of a deep global recession kept demand for the safehaven currency high.
These gains have been tempered somewhat however by US jobless claims, as they revealed that US un employment has skyrocketed by a staggering 25 million people since the start of the coronavirus pan demic. The US dollar has begun to taper off in recent days as a more posi tive mood falls upon markets on the expectation that countries will continuing reopening their economies. Looking ahead, demand for the US dollar will likely continue to sub side so long as the global coron avirus outbreak continues to show signs of having peaked. 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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VIEWS FROM THE H Mani Vehtu, Punjabi Palace THE Punjabi Palace have three Indian restaurants in the southern Costa Blanca at Los Montesinos, Quesada, and Cabo Roig. They’ve already got back into business by setting up a home delivery service, and are looking forward to using their terraces to entice customers back as soon as possible. Mani Vehtu is the manager of their Quesada restaurant, which recently celebrated its sixth anniversary. “It has been very difficult for us but we have al-
ready had a great response from our customers,” Mani said. “The good news is that at Quesada we have a very large terrace which normally can cater for around 60 people, so even with the restrictions, when we are allowed to reopen soon, we will be able to create quite an atmosphere outside.” Mani added: “The uncertainty has meant that it has been difficult to plan ahead, as we like to order and prepare food in advance, but at least we now have a timetable.”
Francisca Andreu, Neptuno Mojácar Restaurante y Eventos “ I T h a s b e e n h a rd f o r N e p tuno because we have many employees on contract and we have had to put them on the dole with the assistance, which is never like the salary they receive,” explained Fran. “The good thing is that we opened up for deliveries about two weeks ago, and this is working really well, and means that now we have
people working again. And from Monday we started with takeaways and will need more people to work. “Also good is that on Monday we start opening the terraces and we hope to be able to have many people dining with us. “ We a r e t a k i n g a l l t h e health and hygiene precautions to ensure healthy deliveries and zero contact.”
Valparaiso, 36 years in business He commented “The whole team is already looking forward to the moment when we have our restaurant open again and hopefully you will see everyone healthy and happy again. “There's just so many dynamics to the operation. There are a lot of logistical headaches.” He has emailed all of his customers saying he thinks they could give a much better service if he could add a photo to the profile they hold on regulars. If you want to bec o m e o n e o f t h e Va l paraiso clients send a photo and your contact details to info@valparaisomijas.c om.
IT was in 1984 that brothers Raffaele and Vittorio Morelli opened Valparaiso Restaurant on the road to Mijas Pueblo. Since that time it has become a place to enjoy top Italian food, but the lockdown has seen the restaurant closed and Raffaele just waiting to be able to open again.
Bar Grizzly’s, Calpe
Emerald Isle Targets Monday Return ROBERTO NOBBE of Bar Grizzly’s in Calpe told Euro Weekly News that they plan to reopen on May 11, providing things stay as they are. “If everything goes well, we will open on May 11. We are lucky because of the layout of Bar Grizzly’s, we can use inside and out. But it’s not going to be easy because we can only serve 50 per cent of our clients “We are still making plans and in talks with our lawyers, things are changing every day. These are very difficult times for all businesses, and we are fortunate as we are one of the larger ones. We really look forward to opening up and seeing our customers again.”
THE Emerald Isle on the Orihuela Costa at La Florida is a large complex serving traditional food for all ages, as well as having masses of outdoor space with a giant swimming pool at the centre. It’s also been the ‘go to’ venue for live entertainment, featuring many top performers from the Costa Blanca and the UK. The good news is that the Emerald Isle is planning to reopen to serve drinks this com-
ing Monday (May 11), according to owner Gerald Moran. “I want to be back in busi-
ness as soon as possible,” said Gerald. “I have to make sure that we follow all the rules of social distancing and have been in touch with the Orihuela Local Police to get things totally clear. “I also need the clarity to see how many staff members I can take back on during the different phases of reopening, which will also give me some idea of the amount of stock I need to order.”
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HOSPITALITY SECTOR La Sala will reopen soon ONE of the landmarks of dining and entertainment in Banus is La Sala and Chairman of the Group, Ian Radford shared some of his plans for the easing of the State of Alarm lockdown after his first team meeting to discuss the future. Now that the gover nment has indicated that in Phase 1 terraces can be open with 50 per cent capacity, things are easier for the Sala directors and they have decided on the following plan (subject of course to amendment); The Havana 65 Cocktail Bar in the Av Marques del Duero in San Pedro will open for drinks only on May 11. La Sala Banus will open for food and drinks on May 15 as will Villa Toscana just across the road. La Sala by the Beach which relies more heavily on tourist visits will probably open towards the end of May, possibly for weekends initially. Reservations will be required and to keep up-to-date, visit the Sala Group website as the company gears itself to make September the new May.
Black Flame Bar, Grill and Carvery, Pedregeur
Ian Radford enjoying Craig David at La Sala by the Sea. The company is committed to ensure that staff and customers will be well looked after and receiving certificates confirming that the premises are Covid-19 free they comply with all health and safety requirements to ensure that things stay that way.
Stephen Hollings co-owner of the Cornish Pride cafe in Albox “I SEE difficult times for small businesses like ours,” Stephen commented. “It has not been an easy time trying to get Social Security assistance, and the astronomically high ‘autonomo’ payments are still being taken out of our bank, despite being told they would be frozen.” Commenting on the Phase One provision which allows cafes like Cornish Pride to serve customers only on outside spaces, and then at just 50 per cent of capacity,
Stephen said “our business is going to be severely affected. “We have just six outside tables so can o n l y s e r v e t h r e e ! B y the time we have paid all the outgoings we will be lucky to break even. Luckily we can offer a full takeaway service so we hope that might help us through this extremely difficult period.”
El Barril in Denia
BLACK FLAME Bar, Grill and Carvery won’t be opening its doors on May 11. Heidi and Sam are going to wait a couple of weeks longer, concerned that being able to serve only 50 per cent of their outside tables will not be viable. “We’re not opening until at least May 25, it’s not worth it,” said Heidi, pointing out the rules are still not clear with regards to the distance between tables for example. “We won’t be able to offer our carvery, as you can only serve to the table. Social security payments alone cost thousands a month, and then there is autonomo. “We are in regular contact with customers, and most of them do not want to leave the house just yet, so we would rather wait a couple of weeks.”
FOR El Barril German restaurant in Las Marinas, Denia, it still a little too early to say for sure exactly what date they plan to start serving customers once again, but it will hopefully be within the next three weeks. Ilona said: “At the moment we do not know for sure, but it won’t be May 11. We are talking to our lawyers next week and I think it is going to be more likely to be May 15 when we reopen. “We need to have a lot more information about things like exactly how many tables we can serve and how. Things are complicated and there is a lot to sort out but we look forward to opening.”
Jemma Wilson, Rosie Lees cafe-bar and teashop in Turre “IT has been a scary place to be,” Turre’s Rosie Lees cafe-bar and teashop owner Jemma Wilson told EWN. Jemma said the impact of having to close her business’s doors and all the uncertainty about how long it would be before she could open up shop again and under what conditions, as well as with the correct safety measures in place, has been an enormous worry. Not only has she had all the concerns as a cafe owner of having to
deal with a crisis which completely paralysed all business, she also feels responsibility for her staff and for her customers, stressing “I don’t want to compromise their safety.” As for what will happen to her business this month and next, Jemma says “it is very much going to depend on the government’s approach to lifting the lockdown and the additional support available through the de-escalation, especially from the staff perspective and the impact on them.”
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8:00pm Classic Cellists at the BBC Julian Lloyd Webber examines the BBC archives from the 1950s to the present to celebrate the world of the cello through some of its greatest interpreters. 9:00pm Tunes for Tyrants: Music & Power with Suzy Klein 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1989 10:30pm Sounds of the 70s 11:00pm Definitely Dusty 12:00am Dusty Springfield at the BBC 1:00am People's History of Pop Writer and broadcaster Danny Baker celebrates the British public's love affair with pop music from 1966 to 1976. 2:00am Jazz 625 Live: For 1 Night Only
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Teleshopping The Protectors Quincy, M.E. Kojak The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Minder Columbo: The Murder of a Rock Star The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes The Sea Wolves FYI Daily The Sea Wolves The Battle of Britain FYI Daily The Battle of Britain The Big Fish Off Monster Carp Fisherman Ali Hamidi is joined by Tom Dove and Neil Spooner to catch buffalo carp in Texas. 8 Mile FYI Daily 8 Mile
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THE BBC truly is a national disgrace. It really is time this biased bunch were reined in and brought under some kind of collective control. Irrespective of the obvious need to pull everyone together and encourage unity against this devastating virus, this organisation continues to take every opportunity to cause unrest and disquiet among the citizens of the UK - ie their recent Panorama offering - unrepentantly doing all they can to turn the whole thing into a political exercise and bring the government into disrepute. Even their reporting of the government managing to reach their promised target of testing was reported through gritted teeth and some kind of endeavour to temper this magnificent effort by coming up with the lame excuse that ‘numbers of the tests had been carried out at home’! When was the last time you
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RECENT OFFERING: The BBC need reined in and brought under some kind of collective control. observed this lot actually praise anything this government has done in its handling of the crisis? Well I certainly can’t. These left wing manipulators will never forgive the Conservative Party for the drubbing their leftie pals received at the last election. And it doesn’t end there. Their recent handling and subsequent corruption of the interview of their other arch enemy Donald Trump, really
does merit some kind of legal action. When they gleefully showed the President stating his views on how a virus vaccination could possibly be some derivative of bleach or heat, they made it appear that he had stridden out to the podium and launched into some maniacal mad scientist tirade. What they conveniently edited out was the footage that showed Trump had al-
ready been on stage listening to scientists discussing these very possibilities for some 20 minutes before he made his remarks. He was merely making loose comments regarding what they had already been lectured on by medical experts. Although his reactions were somewhat bumbling, taken in their true context, they were nowhere near as crazed as this biased bunch
attempted to dupe the public into believing. You know what really gets me? These disgruntled jokers actually sit in their multi-million studios of the BBC plotting and conniving how they can manipulate and alter their biased reports to suit their own ends and the British taxpayer is actually footing the bill! Talk about adding insult to injury. The sooner this organisation is replaced by a team of unbiased presenters and directors who simply report the truth and not use their constant outpourings as a means to their own political ends the better. What about a few positive messages of an enemy being slowly but surely overcome? What about an upbeat touch of ‘hope and glory’? Heaven knows the viewing public could certainly do with it. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002gmail.com
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CONSULAR MATTERS THIS is the title of one of the books written by the author Gabriel García Márquez who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. It is one of the best books that I have read and it reminds me of those endless summer afternoons sitting on the sand at the beach watching the evening fall. I read it when I was still at university studying the last year of my Law degree and I never thought that I would experience a situation that would come anywhere near the epidemic situation in which part of the story of the characters in the book unfolds. And that is why my consular history of recent weeks can be titled alluding to the title of the book by my beloved Colombian writer ‘Collaboration in the times of the Coronavirus.’ The law firm that I run here on the Costa Del Sol ‘Just Law
Love in the time of Cholera
CONSULAR CORPS OF MALAGA: The members have all worked with each other. Spanish Solicitors’ has been prepared for teleworking and online services for a long time, this is an essential service to society, we lawyers cannot stop our activity, but for a week before the State of Alarm was decreed we had already prepared the Danish Consulate in Malaga, to whose team I dedicated my column last month to face the coronavirus challenge. I take this opportunity to con-
vey to my readers my satisfaction because having counted the hours spent and the issues resolved in our Consulate, we have been able to effectively deal with the greatest workload that a Danish consulate has ever had in Spain. Today we have to thank the collaboration, camaraderie and friendship of my colleagues from the Consular Corps of Malaga. The Consular Corps of Malaga is
made up of 42 countries and each of them has had its own circumstances and problems to face in order to attend to and resolve the different problems of its citizens. During the coronavirus alarm, the members of the Consular Corps of Malaga have all worked with each other. We have been generous and have worked tirelessly to give support to each other. We have shared prob-
lems, interpretations of the measures adopted, legal news, contact with authorities and any other issues that may have served to help another colleague to solve in the most effective and accurate way the problems which faced the citizens repented by myself and other Consuls. Diplomacy is almost always identified with protocol acts and social and cultural activities, but what underlies it is a dedication to work at critical moments. In fact, that is the foundation of our existence, to be prepared so that in cases of extreme urgency or need we are the link between our citizens and the countries we represent. Today my applause at 8.00pm goes to all the health personnel who have proven to be brave and altruistic, as well as the rest of the groups that make it possible for us to continue having our essential needs covered, and also to my colleagues in the Consular Corps of Malaga.
Marisa Moreno Castillo • Consul of Denmark • Lawyer at www.justlaw.es • info@justlaw.es • Tel. 952 666 045 - 336 373 535
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7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am You've Been Framed! 8:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:05am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:55am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:45am Dress to Impress 11:50am Dress to Impress 12:50pm Take Me Out 2:00pm In for a Penny 2:35pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 3:00pm You've Been Framed! 3:30pm The Perfect Man 4:30pm FYI Daily 4:35pm The Perfect Man 5:35pm A Cinderella Story 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm A Cinderella Story 7:25pm Battleship 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm Battleship 10:00pm We're the Millers 11:10pm FYI Daily 11:15pm We're the Millers 12:15am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy
8:00pm Primates 9:00pm How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears The adventurer explores how the Great Plains 500,000-square miles of flat, t reeless grassland - became the setting for some of the Wild West's most dramatic events. 10:00pm State of Happiness 10:45pm State of Happiness Ingrid plans a party for Fredrik's 50th birthday and breaks social rules to support a friend in trouble. 11:35pm TOTP2 1:05am The Jazz Ambassadors 2:35am Primates 3:35am How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
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Disassociation in Bipolar MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED I DISSOCIATE when everything becomes too much. I separate from the world. My brain and mind walks away from each other. What Is Dissociation? Dissociation is, ‘the separation of a group of mental processes or ideas from the rest of the personality, so that they lead an independent existence, as in cases of multiple personality.’ For example, have you ever driven to work and not remembered in the slightest the drive to work? It’s quite possible to write a shopping list in your h e a d while considering all the emails you have to reply to and reminding yourself of your child’s school activities all on your drive. In fact, it’s easy to do all of this and not remember in the slightest your actual drive to work. This is a mild form of dissociation which anyone can experience. When I dissociate because of m y b i p o l a r d i s o r d e r, m y c o n sciousness separates from the brain that feels the suffering. When I can’t take the suffering, my mind knows how to do it. For me, it often starts out as an extreme form of distraction from the negative thoughts. I simply think of anything that is unemotional. I do things that are unemotional. I can get through a whole day and not actually remember what happened, I simply just get through it. Over the years, I have succeeded in tuning out just about the
whole world around me. Engage me in a conversation, and sooner or later you will pick up an odd mannerism: My eyes glaze over, I’m unresponsive. I am not present. Literally I am somewhere else. I can hear you speak but I simply cannot listen to the conversation. When the pain becomes too much, I admit to myself that I am suffering, know that it will end, I just push it to the side and sometimes when I do this, I’m alive and I know I’m alive but it doesn’t feel the same as being alive. (That makes per fect sense in my head!!) It’s like looking at everything from far away or through a fog. It’s not what I w o u l d c a l l pleasant but it is an escape from the pain - momentarily, anyway. Of course, the pain is just waiting for me once I emerge from the fog. Nevertheless, while dissociation is temporary it can prevent me from taking more permanent steps to end my suffering. Because, after all, when I wake up the next day, I likely won’t feel as worn out and dragged down. And when I’m back to that state not in as much pain as before - I appreciate not having taken more permanent action or decisions. I’m not saying it’s right for everyone and certainly too much of it or it being uncontrolled can be bad, I’m just saying it works for me. Have you ever experienced disassociation? Tell me your story email me or follow me on facebook @mswillowbipolar
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I’m a survivor EURO WEEKLY NEWS spoke exclusively to Torremolinos resident Neal Toplis who recently recovered from the Coronavirus. Neal is a funeral director and it would be easy to assume that his work may have been the place where he caught the virus but due to the nature of his job he regularly wears PPE, gloves and masks. “I woke up after staying up late one night, I felt hungover but had not drunk. My throat had swollen up like a balloon, I lost all desire to eat, it was so painful.” Neal’s description of the virus is terrifying, “It genuinely felt like an animal was crawling on me, from my throat to get in, then to my head then the skin on my back.” After days of
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LIKE AN ANIMAL: Neal is fighting fit and back to work again.
unimaginable pain, fever, coughing and breathing problems Neal began to feel the virus lift. He is finally out of isolation after a
brave fight. When asked how he feels now he says, “Now I am feeling progressively better, I have good and bad days.”
I didn’t make the list... at all! MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I watch a lot of news in light of what’s going on in the world and have started making comparisons. The daily update in the UK by the government seems to be dignified, professional, well organised and to the point. The experts have their say then the press ask a few questions and the panel answer them the best they can. I’m not saying that some questions asked are not swerved but the experts all seem to be allowed to give what appears to be factual information. I watch Merkel talk about the German situation - she seems very much on top of the crisis and talks with authority and even Macron looks like he’s doing a good job. Then I turn over and watch the scariest one of them all - the daily Trump show. OMG! This buffoon stands there talking absolute garbage rambling on about the most ridiculous things like using disinfectant as a medicine. He tried to defend his remarks by saying they were sarcastic. I watched the experts squirm-
ing as he said it then he tried to deny it. He contradicts himself, his experts, the WHO and the Governors of many states. I then watch what else is being said in the USA by the Governors of the different states but what happens is I actually don’t take in what they are saying, not because I’m not listening, but because I’m totally distracted by the wonderful ASL interpreters that stand at one side. Whenever I see someone doing sign language I remember a YouTube clip with someone signing at a rap concert and the audience seemed to be taking more notice of her than the artist. Is it just me? I’m fascinated by it. It’s fantastic they do that in the USA but rarely see it elsewhere. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=A2lmzL0QOWw Have a look at this and you will see what I mean. This, of course, doesn’t make me grumpy but to be honest I don’t give a monkey’s at the moment. In closing we are no longer spending ‘quality’ time with our loved ones. We are just spending time! In a recent survey in the Senker household, when asked the top 50 people Mrs S would like to spend lockdown with, in a surprising result I didn’t make the list... at all!
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The Engine on your Wrist NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England
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WE ALL NEED HELP GAVIN LAMBE-MURPHY
The Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon by Jacob & Co.
The case of the Tourbillon is inspired by the flowing lines of the Chiron. The Chiron boasts 1500 bhp from its turbocharged W16 engine limited - to a top speed of 260mph or 420kph. FAST cars and watches have always shared a special link, most petrol heads also love complicated timepieces. Both require mechanical precision combining performance and luxury in novel ways. In 2019 Bugatti and Jacob & Co singed a partnership to create unique times pieces. Rarity as well as extreme performance is also a major draw. For 2020 an entirely new line the ‘Bugatti Chiron’ was created by Jacob & Co to join two existing lines presented during 2019, the Twin Turbo Furious and the Epic X Chrono. In development for almost a full year Jacob & Co have now presented for 2020 the ‘Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon’ designed to honour the Chiron whose acceleration from 0100km/h (62mph) takes just 2.5 seconds and its legendary 16 cylinder engine in a time piece. The watch case is inspired by the flowing lines of the Chiron and
the watch’s movement or ‘engine block’ intended to duplicate the Bugatti’s engine is placed under a massive sapphire crystal. Pushing the right hand crown of the timepiece and the engine comes to life - the crankshaft turns and the pistons pump up and down, just like a true internal combustion engine. The two turbochargers - down from four in the actual Chiron engine on the side of the engine block spin while the engine runs. The movement is comprised of 578 components amounting to the highest level of complication for the development team. An incredible flying tourbillon movement is completely clean sheet design. The top and sides of the watch are sapphire crystal making every single facet of the watch visible. In the centre of course is the engine block animation. The crankshaft driving this is one of the smallest and most complicated watch parts ever manufactured
made out of one solid piece of steel. The movement is completely suspended in four places with what looks like the actual shocks from the Chiron. The movement is in fact floating inside the case moving up and down. Framing the engine block are two exhausts completing the engine theme of the design. The general theme is direct - less is more. Beyond the flying tourbillon with the Jacob & Co logo the only other branding anywhere on the watch is the subtle EB logo on the engine compartment where the crankshaft holds 16 pistons, poised and ready for action. With the ‘Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon’ Jacob & Co has created an engine on the wrist. The Bugatti Chiron costs €2.4 million each. Meanwhile the timepiece is a more accessible US$280,000 each. Make an application to Jacob & Co or your own high-end watch retailer. Nick Horne, London, England
AS a child, my mother instilled the importance of kindness, to myself and my brother. I remember her telling us, that if someone is rude, be kind back to them, as they deserve our help. They deserve kindness the most. We were taught to treat everyone equally, and I like to think that I do. There are many forms of kindness, the most powerful, being kindness that requires nothing in return. Kindness that doesn’t require a fanfare, or rounds of applause. Kindness that goes on, each day, all over the world and keeps the earth’s heart pumping. As the lockdown continued, I was inundated by requests from people asking me to join their charities, or help out in some way. I was shocked by the amount of people who contacted me - mainly via social media some pretty aggressively, as if what they were asking me to do was an order, rather than a request. To those I don’t know that contacted me, I offer a tip - if you want to be taken seriously, a private message on Facebook explaining why I ‘must’ do something, or ‘need’ to help, isn’t the way to go. Since moving to Marbella, I befriended a guy called Jesus. We met one very hot day last year, when he was sheltering under a tree from the sweltering afternoon sun. We spoke, and he explained he was living rough. He wouldn’t accept any money, the offer of a beer, or anything at all. Days later, I spotted him again, and decided that perhaps he would feel better about things if I just dropped a small bag of groceries with him, and left it at that. So, that’s what I did. I selected some basic stuff - bread, water, cheese and fruit. I also picked up a toothbrush, toothpaste and hand wipes. He stood up and hugged me. There on a quiet street in Marbella, two strangers became friends, and have remained friends. We catch up during the week and have a coffee. He makes sure I’m okay, and I do the same for him. Of course, lockdown meant we weren’t able to see each other so much. I must say, I missed his wit and his company. I hadn’t seen him in almost a month,
KINDNESS: Requires nothing in return. and I worried for him. Then, as I was going to the supermarket, I spotted him, and returned to surprise him with some goodies. We chatted briefly and promised to catch up properly once we can. My friend took a photo from the car, and I posted it to Facebook, as a simple, gentle reminder to be kind. Some people claimed I was looking for attention, while others told me that they do similar things. For many years, I was involved with many charities, sitting on committees to organise glamorous balls and parties. As I sat in the weekly meetings for these events, I lost my mind. Sitting around discussing how to make their event the best. Wasting time drinking Martinis, discussing guest-lists. I’m aware these events raise serious money, but they bore me. I’ve attended so many, and each time it’s the same thing, people hoping to be photographed for Tatler, or whatever publication is present. As if a photo in a glossy magazine is their reward for their charitable efforts. As if the photograph is their round of applause. As for me seeking attention, trust me, I’ve never had any problem getting it. Most of the time for the wrong reasons, but attention is something I’ve become used to. I do what I do, simply because it feels right. As for applause, save it for real heroes, like the frontline staff who have battled on through this sad time. They deserve our applause. In fact, they deserve so much more.
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Across 1 Bizarre form of heater (7) 5 Waiter drops one drink (5) 8 Fool I spot holding one (5) 9 Copper taking council tax from clergymen (7) 10 Seaweed found in Trafalgar Square (4) 11 Licensed model gets less (8) 13 Said my problem is discouragement (6) 15 Knight's tunic is the result of bad art (6) 18 Missile in company newsletter (8) 19 Norse god with some authority (4) 22 Flunkey raves about the New Testament (7) 23 The dog and the man were made well (5) 24 Quiet residential street nearby (5) 25 The side in red lived (7) Down 1 Prison and one who should be in it (7) 2 Getting old drink in silver container (5) 3 I return to a tiny amount (4) 4 Severe reprimand for firework (6) 5 What's on one's plate? Cooked wood lark (8) 6 Giant one found with a fairy queen (7) 7 Rebel leader employs crafty tricks (5) 12 Hack reveals palace rates of pay (8) 14 An Italian port - New Orleans (7) 18 Ordering a cab is essential (5) 16 Mocked and got shot of? Indeed (7) 20 He had measure of old king (5) 17 More able mechanic (6)
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 16 represents C and 22 represents L, so fill in C every time the figure 16 appears and L every time the figure 22 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Across 1 Remains behind (5) 4 Dance club (5) 7 Linked (9) 8 Look for (4) 9 Assistant (6) 12 Urban centres (6) 13 Play things (4) 16 Cognition (9) 18 More secure (5) 19 Classifies (5)
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Across 1 Afilado (5) 4 Marionetas (7) 8 Ruibarbo (7) 9 Otra vez (5) 10 Freno (5) 11 Arrival (7) 12 Oportunidad (6) 14 Luxurious (6) 17 Venganza (7) 19 Shoe polish (5) 21 Falso (5) 22 Escáner (7) 23 Clases (7) 24 Enfermera (5)
Down 1 Closes up (5) 2 Very old (7) 3 Mailed out (4) 4 More profound (6) 5/17 Begin a journey (3,3) 6 Arrangement (5) 10 Trailblazer (7) 11 Basement (6) 12 Gâteaux (5) 14 Stores (5) 15 Puts on (4) 17 See 5
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Fregar (5) 2 Smoked (f) (7) 3 Toll (on road, bridge) (5) 4 Guijarro (6) 5 Meseta (geografía) (7) 6 Stage (phase) (5) 7 Sensible (7) 12 Cuidadoso (7) 13 Advice (7) 15 To obtain (7) 16 Banquetes (6) 18 Candles (5) 19 Cerebro (5) 20 Nervio (anatómico) (5)
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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) For the Aries sign, this may be quite a mixed week. Businessmen might be frustrated owing to the slow pace of getting results. However, they would do well to remain calm, as getting frustrated doesn't help anyone. If you are an undergraduate student, this may be a good week.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) If you are a businessman, this period may test your patience. Do display perseverance, and do not let slow progress bring you down. Employees working day jobs may face a time shortage, and may be pushed to show more results. This period may be good for students, as stars show that memory and learning power of learners may be sharp.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) For Gemini entrepreneurs, this may be a tough time, with reducing sales and increasing competitors. Businessmen may need to think quick in order to manage any situation. They may also need to look out for new avenues, and grow sales. People who are working day jobs may desire a promotion and a salary hike.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Cancerian businessmen during this period may face some issues when it comes to timely delivery of their orders. They might need to explain this issue to their high net worth customers. Salaried people need to step up their productivity as their job may be under stress.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) For Libran, this week might be a lucrative time as they might be delighted with their financial gains. They might strike a deal that might boost them, and take them from strength to greater strength, financially. Employees might find themselves under tremendous pressure to perform and live up to the high expectations of their employers.
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For business owners, this might be a good time. They might clinch a rewarding business deal. Job goer may experience a week with a lot of work. Undergraduate students might not see results in proportion to their hard work. However, they shouldn't get demoralised.
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic. LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) One might do well to keep their pride, and not compromise on ethics to achieve monetary gain. Salaried individuals might see some delay in the fulfilment of their efforts. They might do well not to let this demoralise them. Students in graduate courses might get distracted by social activities.
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Employed folks might see some pleasant job opportunities come their way. This may offer them a better designation, or more money. Business owners need to worry about competition. Striking a good deal may occur, but after extensive travelling.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) A planned move might see your income rise. Household expenses too may rise, but that might not be a problem. On the romantic front, you may want to take your relationship to the next level, and this might be the perfect time to do so. If you enter a new bond, do not be overly reliant on the other person.
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EL MILLON: MCJW61156 LA PRIMITIVA DUE TO THE STATE OF 16 15 13 7 ALARM 49 38 27 PRIMITIVA 0 LA 072 205 8 JOKER: AND EL20GORDO 31 9 44 WERE NOT 45 37 34 7 PLAYED JOKER: 6 381 073 THIS DE EL GORDO LA PRIMITIVA WEEK. Thursday March 12
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Working professionals might see a chance to get a promotion or an increment. They may need to make a career decision regarding this. Entrepreneurs may not make any major deals. During this period, celestial bodies may be favourable to students in the IT or Arts field.
Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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Kakuro Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION agin akin anti gain gait high hint king kith knit nigh thin ting twig twin wain wait whin awing giant kiang night takin thigh thing think twain wight hating hawing knight taking waking hawking thawing NIGHTHAWK
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
QUICK Across: 1 Encompass, 7 Since, 8 Tutor, 10 Parcel, 14 Afraid, 18 Chaos, 20 Ahead, 21 Translate. Down: 1 Easy, 2 Conquer, 3 Meek, 4 Astray, 5/9 Sit out, 6 Burgle, 11 Cholera, 12 Falcon, 13 Fiesta, 16 Cabs, 17 Edge, 19/15 Act for.
CRYPTIC Across: 1 Planets, 5 Realm, 8 Scoop, 9 Minnows, 10 Outdone, 11 Slips, 12 Starts, 14 Fathom, 18 Boost, 20 Regalia, 22 Railing, 23 Board, 24 Exert, 25 Toaster. Down: 1 Pistons, 2 About, 3 Exploit, 4 Simper, 5 Rungs, 6 Abolish, 7 Masks, 13 Aconite, 15 Algebra, 16 Meander, 17 Bright, 18 Barge, 19 Twist, 21 Least.
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Succeed, 5 Sacks, 8 Cheap, 9 Spill, 10 Pulsera, 11/19 Bow tie, 12 Bajar, 14 Steel, 20 Perhaps, 22 Clima, 23 Abbot, 24 Atrás, 25 Ahorros.
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Down: 1 Socket, 2 Cheep, 3 Espalda, 4 Dishes, 5 Suiza, 6 Celebre, 7 Straws, 13 Acercar, 15 Trabajo, 16 Atleta, 17 Urraca, 18 Abetos, 20 Pairs, 21 Sabor.
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FEATURE
Is your glass half full or half empty? ROBERT SHALLIS IS your glass half full or half empty? Many of us have heard this common expression or even used it occasionally. It’s simply a measure of your outlook on life and situations. It determines whether you see things in a positive (half full) or negative (half empty) way, optimistically or pessimistically. So why is it that so many people find it easier to see things in a less positive way? How many times do we hear people say things such as ‘I knew it was going to rain today,’ ‘I had a feeling that my flight was going to be delayed’ And so on. Somebody once said to me. ‘I’m not a pessimist, I’m a realist. If I expect the worst and it doesn’t happen, then that’s a bonus. ‘What a way to live each day when there really is
HALF EMPTY: Why is it easier to see things in a less positive way? no justified reason in doing so. Can you imagine a sportsman adopting such an attitude? What are the real chances of winning at anything with such a mindset? Psychologists tell us that we have around 60-80,000 thoughts a day and 70-80 per cent of those are negative ones. This is a habitual way of being because we live in a negative culture, marinating ourselves daily with news and
media that create anxiety, fear, worry and drama. We simply allow events and people to determine how we feel. We buy in to the drama all too easily, which in most cases is negative. So, it’s easy to see the influences behind the ‘glass half empty’ approach to life. It’s our choice. We can continue to be influenced in a negative way or be influential to others in a positive way.
The way to begin this, is to take note of yourself, become more aware of your thinking around certain situations. Change that little voice inside your head that tells you ‘no, I can’t’ to ‘yes, I can.’ Start to break those old habits and replace them with positive thoughts until they eventually become the new habitual way of thinking. It will take time and effort at first but eventually you will start to no-
tice a difference. It’s impossible to think negatively and live positively, it just doesn’t work. The thoughts we allow to occupy our mind can only be changed if we decide to make an effort to change them. So, make an effort, what do you have to lose? One thing I always try to do, is uplift others. Take focus away from yourself and encourage, compliment and instil some happiness and positivity in those around you. Everyone needs some reassurance and belief in themselves at times and by giving that to others, reflects back on how you feel which is a great feeling. It helps them and in turn helps you to start breaking the habit of being your old self. Be mindful that old habits can be difficult to break and new habits take time and effort to form. Bear that in mind when you find yourself adopting the glass half empty attitude. Rob Shallis www.robshallis.com
VIRUS CONSPIRACY THEORIES NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
FROM an Italian ski resort hotel to Donald Trump’s reported threats, coronavirus ‘lawfare’ has kicked off. A flood of legal claims is expected around the world as people seek hefty compensation for damage caused by negligence or misinformation. The high-security virus laboratory which is now facing claims that it was the origin of the coronavirus pandemic (in the city of Wuhan, where the Covid-19 outbreak began last year and home to the China Centre for Virus Culture Collection, the largest virus bank in Asia which preserves more than 1,500 strains) was conducting research into coronaviruses, some derived from bats.
This bio-level 4 laboratory announced it was ‘impossible’ the pathogen could have escaped from the facility. But US diplomats reportedly questioned its poor safety procedures that could have let the virus escape during research into diseased bats. The evidence that it came from a nearby live animal market that doesn’t sell bats remains scarce. There’s much we don’t know about the origin of Covid-19, and China will do its best to ensure we never know. Wuhan is clearly in the frame and slowly the focus is starting to shift from the wet market to the laboratory. Was it poor biosecurity or something more sinister - and a subsequent Chinese government cover-up? Either way, rich material for a dramatised documentary. Did anyone watch ‘Chernobyl’? State coverups, state lies, state mis-
WHERE WE ARE: It’s just the beginning...
handling of everything, to the detriment of hundreds of thousands. Ring any bells? Countries need to be held accountable for such atrocities. But will they? Don’t bank on any answers soon - if ever. As the world throws up many more questions than answers, we’re just going to have to wait - just like for a vaccine - for quite a long time. Remember what Winston Churchill said after that other battle, El Alamein? “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is,
perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Where we are now is not the end of the beginning. It’s just the beginning. Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘No Safe Place,’ ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-john son.net) available online as ebook (€0.99;£0.99), ibook, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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DIONE LOCKYER YOU will see so many ‘gurus’ telling you that you should be happy all day ever y day. As a therapist that is known as the REAL, RAW AND HONEST MINDSET MENTOR, there are quite a few choice words I could use, but as this is a respectable newspaper I’ll just say... what a crock of cr*p! There will be days when getting out of bed feels like a mission, when the last thing you want to do is smile. Worry takes over, you feel just... mergh and there’s nothing anyone can say or do to change that. When this happens, do not and I repeat DO NOT put further pressure on yourself! Allow yourself to feel however you want. If you want to cry for absolutely no reason, cry! If you want to scream at the
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IT’S OK TO NOT BE OK JUST DON’T STAY THERE FOR LONG!
DAILY CHALLENGES: Take one small step every day. top of your voice to release then scream. If you want to sit in front of the TV and watch rom coms all day, DO IT! It is more than ok to have those off days. Those off
days are the days that actually help us grow. They actually teach us what we don’t want in life, they actually teach us that in order to feel better, we have to think differently.
They show us who and what we want to be or do. They teach us that bad days are not the end of the world as long as we don’t stay there for too long. As a woman who suffered with depression, those off days were frequent. I would wallow around in self-pity for weeks on end, questioning who I was, what I was supposed to be doing, who I was meant to be. The more pressure I put on myself for feeling low, the lower it made me feel, the more depressed I became. It was a vicious circle! When I started studying Anxiety Management and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, I taught myself to release the pressure. If I had a day where I felt low or depressed but still got through that day that was something to celebrate right? I’d managed to
get through the day and to me that was all that mattered. I decided to give myself small, daily challenges to help me overcome the depressed state I was in, they were as follows: I got through today therefore; my challenge for tomorrow is to smile at least once. When i succeeded, it encouraged me to do more... I managed to smile twice today therefore, tomorrow my challenge is I’m going to do my hair and make-up to m a k e m y s e l f f e e l b e t t e r. Again, it was achieved. One small step every day has turned me into the proud, confident and positive Therapist that I am today. If you want to learn these techniques with a free threeday challenge, email coach ingwithdione@gmail.com.
If you would like to dig a little deeper into your own thoughts, feelings and behaviours or you would like to complete one of my courses to live a happy and healthy life with yourself, please email me coachingwithdione@gmail.com.
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VIVA ESPAÑA!
FRANKLY SPEAKING
BY JULIE FRANK
I’M following on from my article last week about my Autism and my experience with education. This wasn’t really the direction I intended to go with writing. But after some thought, I’ve decided to continue some more. As I explained, I spent my childhood and early adulthood as undiagnosed. It was a struggle and my mental health suffered a lot in my teens. But now I know what’s ‘wrong’ with me, I feel comfy in my own skin. I no longer do the ‘masking’ I described (acting, to fit in). I’m almost back to the free-spirited person I was as a young child. If I could say anything to anyone out there who suspects they have Autism, I’d say - don’t mask, it’s exhausting. I think you only make yourself look odder because it’s not natural. Just be you and if others don’t like it it’s their problem, not yours. I mostly covered my youth last week. So now to post-diagnosis and living as an expat (or immigrant, as I prefer to call myself) in Spain...
My husband, child and I moved here a few years ago, not long after my diagnosis. We have extended family here and had been many times before. The place wasn’t alien to me, so I settled in quite easily. If anything, I find Spain a better place to live. I do miss my friends and family from back home. I miss the security of the same house we lived in for 16 years too. But, I don’t think British culture is an ideal environment for those of us on the spectrum. Autistics tend to be very quiet, or very loud. From a personal perspective, I’d say it depends on if we feel comfortable or not. When I’m at ease with people and a place, I’m very expressive. I get engrossed in certain topics and I can be quite animated! In British restaurants I’ve often been told by my husband I’m being too loud. Or I notice the person at the next table grinning, sometimes trying to join in the conversation! It makes me self-conscious, so I tend to go back into my cocoon. In Spain, it’s different. There’s none of
FESTIVALS: Gosh, I do love Spain. the table etiquette that I find odd. People eat their food as they wish.
They’re loud and expressive at the table too. You often walk into a Spanish restaurant to a wall of noise. Each table is engrossed in their own conversations, happy and loud. No one from the next table listens in either, they’re too busy at their own table. There’s the festivals too. From what I described last week and the claustrophobia I get in busy places, you’d think I wouldn’t like them, but I love them. I’m fine with crowds when there’s music, the tinto de verano helps too! The festivals are so inclusive. Old and young up dancing. There’s none of the judgementalism or snobbery that can exist in British culture. So, I feel at ease with not having to conform. That’s just two examples, there’s many more. Gosh, I do love Spain. It’s making me sad writing about the culture, because we’re still on lockdown and I miss it. I think I’ll appreciate these things so much more when we get them back. My silly hang-ups might seem even less prevalent too!
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DAVID WORBOYS THIS is a boring story. Difficult to believe, but amazingly it’s true. About 15 years ago I got to know a couple in their 60’s from Cheshire. Albert and his wife Kathleen have a holiday home on the Costa del Sol. They occupy the property for the month of April. For the past 13 years they have always turned up as close to the first of April as possible, arriving late morning on the same flight – always on a Wednesday. Once settled in, after a light snack on their terrace they take an afternoon siesta before changing for their evening meal at La Golondrina, a small restaurant by the beach. They are not sufficiently confident to say ‘Hola’ or ‘Gracias’ in Spanish. However, when they arrive at the restaurant at 7 o’clock, they are expected. Owner: “Hola, amigos. Good to see you again. Here is your
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COMFORTABLE: All is in order. table by the window.” The following day, a Thursday, the evening routine is repeated. At the crack of 7pm (opening time) they arrive at La Golondrina and are welcomed again by the owner, Paco. Having accompanied Albert and Kathy on a couple
of occasions, I can imagine the conversation: “Hola, amigos. Good to see
you again. Here is your table by the window.” “Thank you, Paco.” The procedure is repeated on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They always arrive at opening time and sit at the same table by the window. Almost all the customers are English and each day there is a special of the day. On Tuesdays it is roast pork, on Wednesday roast chicken, Thursday roast lamb, Friday fish and chips, Saturday vegetable curry and Sunday roast beef. Apart from Fridays and Saturdays, the vegetables are always the same. They both have the special every day with a shared bottle of mineral water and no dessert. Barring illness or exceptional circumstances they are there from Tuesday to Sunday every night of their holiday. The restaurant is closed on Mondays. On Mondays Albert and Kathy patronise Big Ben’s
Steakhouse in the town. Every Monday! On the last day of the holiday, at the end of April, Paco awards them a free brandy at the end of the meal and they reserve the same table by the window at 7 o’clock for the following year. A week before they return next year Albert will phone the restaurant to confirm that all is in order. Meanwhile Christmas cards will have been exchanged. It has been this way for 13 years. On very rare occasions, I have encouraged them to be driven along the coast to a Spanish restaurant for lunch. They were never interested in trying the paella but, being carnivores, normally settled for a steak. Being out of their comfort zone, they would then have to decide whether or not they had the appetite to support Paco at La Golondrina that evening.
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CONSTRUCTION CRITICISM DEAR Euro Weekly News, I went food shopping to Aldi in La Cala this morning, and I could not believe my eyes. Five construction workmen came into Aldi without masks or gloves and walked around the store rubbing shoulders with each other, picking up food and putting back on the shelves with no gloves on. At the checkout, they were again shoulder to shoulder paying at the till and the Aldi assistant said nothing to them. On leaving the store and going to my car I looked across the road at the construction site and again was surprised to see workmen together, no masks, no gloves. Is this the Spanish government putting economy before life!! Yours in need of a good cuppa. Kind Regards, Jayne Jenna, Costa Mijas.
Eureka moment Dear Euro Weekly, I must take issue with Leapy Lea in his rant against the Labour Party questioning whether the Tories have an exit strategy for getting the UK out of lockdown and painting a more than rosy picture that the Tories have done a wonderful job in protecting the public
OUR VIEW Silver linings
THE idea that the Coronavirus pandemic might have some upsides that could help us live better lives seems guilt-ridden in the face of the destruction and death it has caused. Domestic violence is up, workers are sleeping rough on the streets, and poor families are experiencing a lack of basic needs. Yet in the dark times, there has been some hope. For some of those fortunate enough to have a safe and secure home environment that they can work from, the lockdown has had some unexpected silver linings. Some people with mental health conditions have reported feeling much better since the lockdown started. For those without an underlying mental health diagnosis, the simple factors of more time to sleep, more time with pets and loved ones and not having to deal with the overstimulation of life, have led to a greater sense of general well-being. Results of surveys of over 74,000 people have shown that well-being has risen over the last few weeks, and anxiety levels have fallen for both people with and without existing mental health disorders. While the trend may yet change as the lockdown continues, and absolute levels of anxiety are higher for people with mental illness than for those without, the findings are intriguing. People who are driven by keeping up appearances, productivity, achievement and being there for everyone have found themselves chilling out, landing in a feeling of relief at not having to put on a performance. We have a precious opportunity to think about the ways in which a ‘normal’ life can make people anxious and ill. If we can change the arrangement of the post-pandemic world to prioritise compassion, pay people decently, value essential workers, and to fund our public services properly, perhaps we can hang on to this silver lining.
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COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK HUGE tail backs coming out of Madrid and Sevilla Wilhelmina van der Horn Somehow I don’t understand. It is still lockdown. You can only go a few hundred metres from your home and they still get into their car and want to drive somewhere? Don’t they understand the emergency rules or they just don’t care? Surely they must all get a fine!
Piers Morgan continues scathing attack on UK PM’s handling of Covid-19 crisis Penny Cameron
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against the virus. I have little time for right-wing or left-wing politics, but Labour has been doing nothing more than ask what the general public, those who run shops, have offices and whose jobs are at stake have been doing - and that is what the government see as the way out of lockdown. No doubt this week we will begin to get some answers. As for Leapy Lea’s praise for the Tories - may I remind him that in January and the beginning of February the government did nothing - and I am sure ministers were still fixated with Brexit, as they have been for three years. During the six weeks, they could have put strict controls on our borders to keep the virus out, ordered masses of PPE and started to gear the NHS for the emergency to come. And when they did realise they had to do something they ordered a weak lockdown, nothing like we have endured in Spain and we are now seeing, day after day, the highest new infections and deaths in Europe. For 10 years the Tories ran down the NHS and care homes. Boris needed the NHS to save his life and he had a eureka moment in realising its importance and immigrant nurses who care for him and who his extreme right-wingers in his government would like to see jump through hoops to work in the UK. I will, however, applaud Leapy for his comments about the role religion has played in the spread of the virus. In the Far East, both Muslims and Christians had mass religious assemblies around January and many caught the virus. Muslims went back to Iran where there is a practice of touring shrines and kissing them and Roman Catholics returned to Italy to resume kissing the marble stone of the Madonna in churches and share Communion chalices. You can just imagine how many of the ‘faithful’ were infected and went on to infect others. Then there was a Spain v Italy football match in Milan... the rest is history. Tony Mayes Playa Flamenca and Sussex.
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Goodness me, why isn’t Piers our Prime Minister? He would have sorted this pandemic out singlehandedly, without loss of life and strain on the NHS. He really should stand to be an MP, oust the PM and all the cabinet, and run the country himself as it’s so easy. At least it would get rid of seeing him on TV every day,
Expats on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca Say The Government’s Timetable For Going Out Is Farcical Anne Lacey I really can’t understand why people are complaining. We have been locked up for weeks and now we are allowed out. Be grateful!
Tourist Industry handed lifeline for as Wizz Air resume flights to Spain and Portugal Mervyn HM Jones I wouldn’t think it will be holidaymakers flying… hotels... restaurants and cafes still closed... The government here have only just relaxed the State of Alarm for the Spanish people... That’s going to be difficult enough without tourists arriving here...
Squatters nearly drive expat to SUICIDE as the issue escalates on the Costa del Sol Ena Cummings The law needs changing, squatters should have no rights they break in, upset the community, steal water electric etc and you’re powerless it’s the same all over, communities fighting to evict squatters out of their community until the law changes, we have no chance and also the banks should be responsible for their empty properties as well.
Bars and hairdressers reluctant to open on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca despite permission to go back to work Pierre DeBaas-Tortoza We are opening our salon on Tuesday May 12. One client at a time with time booked in between to disinfect the working area before the next client. We will be spraying disinfectant spray under clients’ shoes before they come in, ask them to wash their hands, wear a face mask. We have disposable capes. We are taking this very, very seriously. When is the right time to open, who really knows. I'm nervous but also excited to get back to what I love doing.
B&Q ‘happy to announce’ that all of its 288 UK stores have reopened after introducing social distancing measures Carl Morecroft Total joke, stay at home, but pop to B&Q when you’re bored. The queues at our local store are colossal.
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DEDICATION: The retitled version is for ‘frontline warriors fighting coronavirus around the world.’ LEGENDARY British rock band Queen and US singer Adam Lambert have released a fundraising lockdown version of the iconic track We are the Champions, with all the proceeds going to the Covid-19 Fund. In a collaboration via Instagram, Brian May, Roger Taylor and Lambert recorded the classic anthem on mobile phones and laptops from their respective homes in London, Cornwall and Los Angeles. The new version is dedicated to ‘frontline warriors fighting coronavirus around the world,’ and has been retitled ‘You are the Champions.’
A post on Queen’s official Facebook page stated that ‘All funds and proceeds from the single will go to supporting the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organisation (WHO) powered by the United Nations Foundation to support frontline health workers.’ In an interview with the BBC, May said they had changed a few words of the lyrics to show they had medical workers in their minds, “It means that we are all applauding you, because you are now the champions. You are the warriors that are saving humanity on this planet.”
75th VE Day celebrations stifled THIS year, the usual May Day Bank Holiday in the UK was postponed until Friday May 8 so that the nation could celebrate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE Day) with a long weekend and a number of events. Now because of the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no street parties and no official concerts or celebrations according to Bruno Peek the Pageant master of the official VE Day organisation. He is advising individual bagpipers and town criers to mark the occasion from a suitable and safe location and for everyone to take part in ‘The Nation’s Toast to the
Heroes of WW2’ by standing up at home at 3pm (UK time) on Friday May 8 and giving the following toast: “To those who gave so much, we thank you.” It is still possible to make home-made bunting by visiting www.bbc.co.uk/makea differance and downloading instructions. In addition, the Royal British Legion is calling for a two-minute silence at 11am on May 8 and it is expected that Her Majesty the Queen will make a formal speech in honour of those who died and survived before the country and Europe saw the end of the war.