Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 27 August - 2 September 2020 Issue 1834

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RESPECT AND JUSTICE BENIDORM associations behind Sunday’s peaceful protest demanding ‘respect and justice’ for the local tourism sector are calling for an ‘urgent’ meeting with Spain’s PM and the president of the Valencian Community.

Representatives from the business associations AbrecaCobreca (restoration), Avibe (travel agencies), Ociobal (nightlife and dance halls), Ap-

MANISFESTO: Representatives from Benidorm’s business associations are now calling for an urgent meeting with governmental heads.

tur (tourist apartments), the Association of Campsites of Benidorm and Aico (trade and self-employed) organised the demonstration which was attended by more than 1,000 people.

And today, they have requested “as a matter of urgency,” a working meeting with Pedro Sanchez and Ximo Puig.

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Showing support The objective “is to ask the State’s public administrations for “respect and justice for the national tourism sector and Benidorm in particular,” said the associations in a statement.

They want to see a manifesto read publicly relating to “social, labour and economic matters,” implemented immediately, “in order to ensure the survival in the short and medium term of the business fabric of all sectors mentioned.”The statement continued “All the members of the boards of directors wish to publicly thank the

people who joined the call, their exemplary behaviour, civic and respectful of all others according to the rules of security and prevention, without any incident or unpleasant action.”

Organisers also praised everybody who helped organise, coordinate and police the march.

“Also, a very special thank you to all the tourists and residents, who in the course of our march, conveyed to us with their applause the support for Benidorm and our tourist destination.”

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Over 1,000 British and Spanish demonstrators CREDIT: EWN

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PROTECT BENIDORM: Protestors fear recent regulations could ruin the town.

MORE than 1,000 expat and Spanish business owners, traders and residents hit the streets of Benidorm on Sunday, August 23 to take part in a peaceful demonstration against recent regulations imposed by the Spanish government.

Nightclubs, discotheques and similar venues have been shut down as part of the new regulations in a bid to stop further spikes in coronavirus infections - a move which it is feared could see businesses closed for good.

The crowds gathered at the Hotel Climbel on the Levante promenade, and while observing social distance measures, wearing masks and having sanitised their hands before joining

the throngs, protestors made their way to the town hall.

Along the route, beachgoers and other members of the public showed their support with sporadic rounds of applause.

The peaceful demonstration was prompted by the Spanish government’s “continual absurdities and lack of organisation or planning during the health crisis,” said Benidorm’s independent shopkeepers’ association, AICO. Representatives from all nationalities were present, armed with banners calling for IVA (VAT) to be reduced and ERTE to be extended, among other requests.

Euro Weekly News spoke to demonstrators.

“Benidorm is safe and clean. This is not a a decision to protect health, it’s a political one,” said one of the resort’s tribute acts, Simon Meatloaf, who has been out of work for months.

Fellow entertainer Jonny Hellraizer said his last gig was on March 13.

“I have not been able to work for five months and have received no money or help from the government.”

Another said: “There is so much confusion and the goal posts just keep changing with little or no notice.

This is ruining the resort and its businesses.”

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CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de El Campello

Dramatic rescues

VITAL: The rescue service has been called into action on ‘numerous’ occasions.

LIFEGUARDS in El Campello made two dramatic sea rescues in just 24 hours, including a woman injured by a boat propeller.

In the most recent, on Sunday, August 23, lifeguards rescued a four-year-old boy who was knocked over by a wave and ‘swallowed an abundance of water’ in Muchavista beach.

The child was pulled from the water by a beach attendant at around 3pm, after hearing his parents cries for help.

The Rescue and First Aid Service’s doctor confirmed “the presence of water in the lungs and symptoms were compatible with a semi-drowning,” said councillor for Beaches Julio Oco. The little boy from Madrid was taken to San Juan de Alicante, where he was ‘admitted conscious but with breathing

difficulties.’ He remains under observation.

Less than 24 hours earlier El Campello lifeguards went to the aid of a woman, 33, injured by a boat propeller in El Morro Blanc.

The young woman from Villena had to undergo surgery at San Juan Hospital after sustaining a fractured femur and fibula, along with several cuts.

Oco confirmed she was due to be transferred to her reference hospital in Elda this week, where she will undergo a further operation.

He added: “There have already been numerous actions in which our vital Lifeguard and Rescue Service on the beaches and coves of El Campello has demonstrated its involvement and professionalism.”

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Regions can declare a State of Alarm

last fortnight, the evolution fied that it is a legal tool SPAIN’S regional governof the pandemic is “worrywhich is not the same as ments will be able to deing.” the lockdown. clare a State of Alarm in all He called for Spain to Sanchez admitted that or part of their region to stand united to flatten the with the number of total indeal with the Covid-19 Covid-19 curve and insisted fections in the country at pandemic, Prime Minister that “what this situation remore than 405,000, and Pedro Sanchez said on quires is a more intense remore than 20,000 just in the Tuesday, August 25. sponse, but also calmer.”

“The competent authority The government’s strateand the only authority will gy is to “provide all the mabe the president of the auterial and legal means” to tonomous community,” the regions to deal with the Sanchez made it clear at a pandemic, he said. press conference following He particularly highlighta cabinet meeting. ed the fact the government The Prime Minister exis making 2,000 personnel plained that the regional available to regional head of government governments for tracwould appear in the ing and detection of Spanish Parliament the virus and will realong with the govinforce digital ernment to explain tracing meathe situation and sures, especially request, if they the Radar believe it necesCOVID app sary, an extenREGIONAL POWERS: The Prime Minister made it now operatsion to the State clear that autonomous community governments ing in seven of Alarm. can declare a State of Alarm in all or part of their regions.

He also clariregions if they believe it necessary.

Costly food delivery A RESTAURANT IN Valencia has been fined a total of €4,200 delivering food to the needy during lockdown.

The premises, owned by Javier Márquez, first received two fines of €600 from the Local Police of Valencia, and finally a third that amounted to €3,000 for giving food to those ‘without resources,’ according to Las Provincias.

Márquez defended his actions saying it was covered under a legal text (RD 463/20, article 10 section 4) which states ‘hotel and restaurant activities are suspended, and only home delivery services can be provided.’

He told the publication he had distributed the food through two associations, Brúfol and Espai Veïnal Cabanyal, and that the premises only re-

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Top marks for Denia specialist DR JUAN FERNANDO GARCIA, an anaesthetist at Denia Hospital, received a distinction for his doctoral thesis, presented to Granada University.

Dr Garcia’s thesis concluded that the use of intravenous ketamine in small doses combined with morphine improves the efficiency of analgesics.

It also improves the adverse effects of nausea and vomiting after spinal surgery, found Dr Garcia who is an Anaesthesiology and Recovery specialist at Denia hospital.

His research was carried out after studying the effects on 100 patients at the Virgen de Las Nieves orthopaedic hospital in Granada.

Wasp callout FINES: Local Police in Valencia issued the restaurant in Valencia with three fines for the delivery of food during lockdown. mained open to prepare meals and as a collection centre “without violating any rule.”

“One person from each

family came, keeping a safe distance. All of us wore protection,” said Márquez, claiming police officers said they would

do everything possible “to close us down.”

The owner and volunteers involved have refused to pay the fines.

PETRER’S fire brigade was sent out to the town’s Calle Quevedo where residents and one house in particular were constantly complaining about wasps.

Although the firefighters were unable to find a nest, they called in a local firm whose operatives used a fire engine’s cherry-picker to reach the roof of the affected house where they fumigated under the eaves.

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Job furlough extension talks GOVERNMENT, business leaders and trade union representatives are set to sit down next month to talk about a new ext e n s i o n t o S p a i n ’s ERTE job furlough scheme, according to Spanish media.

The press reports that Employment and Social Security ministers Yolanda Diaz and Jose Luis Escriva will meet with the CEOE Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations head Antonio Garamendi and union members in Mallorca capital Palma on September 4 to discuss the possibility of extending the scheme.

As it stands, the temporary aid financial scheme to cover the lost earnings of employees whose job contracts have been temporarily suspended

CREDIT: UGT Unión General de Trabajadores Facebook @ugt.es

NO FINAL DATE: “The pandemic is indefinite; right now we don’t know when it’s going to end,” the UGT union leader pointed out.

due to the Covid-19 crisis is due to end on September 30.

Garamendi expressed the view in a recent interview with the El Pais newspaper that the furlough scheme should run until at least December.

“What they have to say is how much money there is and until when it will reach, because it is already negotiated,” the

Looking ahead to Christmas BUYING a ticket for the big Christmas lottery is a summer holiday must-have for Spanish tourists, especially in Costa Blanca resorts.

In a year when Covid-19 has already changed so much, lottery administrations have noticed a 30 per cent reduction in over-the-counter sales but, while online sales have increased, they foresee a slump in September, when the schools restart.

To date, the Christmas Lottery campaign has been “hard, strange and different,” the president of the Alicante Province Association of Lottery Sellers, Manuel Soto, told the Spanish media.

“It’s a riddle and impossible to predict,” he said.

Administrations have also seen a fall in sales to Fiestas committees, Holy Week brotherhoods, Moors and Christians or other groups who raise funds by selling lottery tickets with a small surcharge each week.

The picture is rosier inland, some administrations found.

“People who live here haven’t gone away but rural tourism has increased and people are coming to stay in country properties,” said Paqui Camarena who runs an Ibi lottery administration.

Nevertheless, she too has had fewer requests for the Christmas lottery from local associations, while many bars - usually good clients - are still closed.

CEOE president affirmed.

UGT union secretary general Pepe Alvarez has also indicated that even if everyone is not exactly on the same page on the issue, then there is the “beginning of an agreement.”

Alvarez told La Sexta Spanish TVE, Mallorca has been chosen as the meeting venue precisely because its tourist sector has been so severely hit by the pandemic situation and because so many of the island’s workers have been furloughed.

He described an extension as “absolutely essential” for the Spanish economy and its companies, and said there should be no end date.

“The pandemic is indefinite; right now we don’t know when it’s going to end,” he commented.

He also wants the conversations to look at the issue of how much furloughed employees receive, making it clear one of the necessary conditions for reaching an agreement as far as the UGT is concerned is keeping the current amounts in place.

The last extension to the ERTE agreed at the end of June followed a series of meetings and some tough negotiations.

According to the UGT leader there are currently 700,000 workers on ERTEs.

The ultimate ‘so there!’ gesture SOME elderly Alicante Province residents consulted lawyers during lockdown, intending to change their wills.

The 86,000 people who are over 65 and live alone in this province had to pass lockdown and much of the subsequent State of Alarm de-escalation without company.

Sometimes family visits were impossible owing to distance and travel restrictions, but according to legal professionals quoted in the local Spanish media, there were many cases when families simply did nothing to help.

These are the cases where many elderly clients contacted lawyers, asking for information on disinheriting their children.

In the Valencian Community it is impossible to completely disinherit a child, and a third of the deceased’s assets must by law go to their descendants.

It is the remainder that some disgruntled parents or grandparents wish to distribute differently out of gratitude to neighbours or even associations who did more for them during lockdown.

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EVERY single solid urban waste bin in Alfaz del Pi has been cleaned inside and out this week to avoid bad odours.

Since Thursday, August 20, the council has been putting a commercial SUV through its paces, tackling all 365 containers, a week long task.

The vehicle is equipped with a huge water tank and a washing chamber, which allows the integral cleaning of each bin in a few minutes.

A combination of degreasing and disinfecting products and pressurised

CREDIT Alfaz del Pi

All cleaned up

CLEAN UP: 365 containers are being cleaned inside and out by Alfaz del Pi council. hot water is used and the entire washing cycle is controlled by the driver through

a system of cameras. The large scale clean-up operation is carried out every

Tasers for Alcoy police ALCOY City Hall’s Public Safety department has equipped the Local Police with four tasers.

They will use these only in self-defence, stressed Public Safety councillor Raul Llopis, who explained that police forces use tasers to prevent greater problems in especially serious situations where offenders cannot be controlled with other methods.

“We are continuing to obtain equipment for the Local Police, guaranteeing the safety of those who protect us,” he said.

At the end of last year, his department also spent €38,000 on 53 bulletproof waistcoats for the Local Police and provided two new hybrid patrol cars, Llopis said.

NEW EQUIPMENT: Alcoy officers inspect the tasers.

summer, and will be repeated mid-September.

Councillor for Technical Services, Street Cleaning and Solid Waste, Óscar Pérez, stressed “the importance of respecting the systems and schedules set by the city of l’Alfas to deposit the waste.

“You must leave the lid of the container perfectly closed once the bag has been deposited inside and try to stick to the time slot from eight in the afternoon to 12 at night, especially in summer.”

He added: “Likewise, for the conservation and maintenance of the areas destined for recycling, it is essential to separate the waste in the homes. Currently l’Alfàs del Pi has about 100 selective collection points scattered throughout the municipality. The data on recycling of packaging, papercardboard, glass and pruning reflect each year an upward trend.

“In order to continue improving, citizen collaboration is essential. The population must have an active role," said Perez.

To find out more, and make appointments for the recycling of household goods and bulky items, call 900 102 952.

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First round of aid

MORE than 1,200 self-employed and small businesses in Benidorm have applied for municipal aid to alleviate the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The town council said in a statement it has begun to pay out the first requests for grants of between €500 and €1,000.

Councillor for Employment and Local Development, Monica Gomez, said: “The first three consignments of applications have already been assessed by the technical committee, and this week the aid granted in the first of these, which amounted to €41,500, has begun to be paid.”

He said the second round of payments will be made soon, and the third will be approved this week.

Gomez added: “The council wants to contribute to the recovery and maintenance of local trade and revitalisation of the productive fabric of Benidorm, minimising as far as possible the economic impact that the health crisis has caused.”

The amount of aid ranges granted depends on the “impact the State of Alarm decree caused on the activity.

“To date, a very high percentage of requests evaluated have been resolved favourably," said Gomez, adding that “many of the applications have been rejected because the activity has the fiscal address outside Benidorm, thus failing to meet one of the requirements.”

He explained that the municipal aid is in addition to €1.4 million allocated for families in need.

On Sunday, August 23, hundreds of British and Spanish traders, shopkeepers, disco, bar, restaurant and cafe owners, along with residents, hit the streets of Benidorm to take part in a peaceful demonstration in protest against stricter restrictions enforced by the Spanish government.

Stay-at-homes

A THIRD of Alicante Province parents with babies and children of up to three have chosen not to enrol them in school.

There are 115 centres, which are not nursery

schools, for this age group that are recognised by the Generalitat, but managements lamented that places are not being taken up by parents wary of the coronavirus.

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VOX POP No smoke without fire?

FROM Monday, August 17, following Galicia and the Canary Islands example, the Spanish Ministry of Health banned smoking in the street and public spaces throughout Spain where smokers cannot guarantee a distance of two metres from others.

This is one of the new restrictions which came into force along with others on nightlife opening times and monitoring capacity.

The smoking ban applies to all outdoor public spaces, from streets to bar terraces when a minimum distance of two metres cannot be respected.

This also applies to devices such as vapes, e-cigarettes and hookas.

Also, if somebody is caught smoking in a bar or establishment it is not just them who can receive a penalty, both the owner and the smoker can be fined for anything from €100 to €3,000 for breaking the restrictions.

However, if the bar reports that a customer refuses to stop smoking when asked, only the customer will be fined.

EWN took to the streets to ask the public and local bar and restaurant owners how the restrictions have affected them. We were surprised to discover that the general public finds it more of a hindrance than the establishment owners who seemed to have faith in their customer’s ability to make the right decision.

• Tim Orram an expat who lives in Benalmadena and is originally from Bristol said, “It’s bulls**t, I think it’s a scam. I go to bars and still see people smoking there without ‘safely’ distancing. Also, if you ask the police the specifics of the l a w t h e y just shrug because they are just as confused about it as we are.”

• Kate Kelly an expat who lives in Torre-

blanca said “The smoking ban is so confusing. Which is such a shame as I have felt that the Spanish approach to the Coronavirus has been well organised and communicated so far. I vape and am really unclear as to when and where I can do that now. It has made us a bit wary as to going out at night and so we have been mostly staying on our balcony.”

• Maria Jose of Los Angeles bar in Albir on the Costa Blanca is aware of the problems other bars, restaurants a n d cafes a r e experiencing, but has not had any real issues herself.

“It has not really been a problem for us as we have a lot of outdoor space and we are located on the street, so it is quite easy for smokers to social distance.”

She went on to say that, “Our customers have all been very responsible when it comes to hand cleaning, wearing masks, and now keeping a distance when smoking.”

• Elliott Wright, owner of popular restaurant Olivia’s in La Cala de Mijas on the Costa del Sol, has not seen the smoking ban as such a big issue and praised his customers, saying “Under the circumstances, people have understood that smoking is an issue and have politely smoked outside or in a smoke zone without issues.”

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Just keeps giving DESPITE August being a quiet month, the Giving4Giving shops have still managed to make four €1,000 donations to charity.

The giving started with the Fransiscan Shelter for Men in Gandia, with Gary James presenting the money t o D i n o Tr u b b i a n e l l i from We Love Albir who does a lot of work with t h e s h e l t e r, b e f o r e a further €1,000 was donated to the Red Cross in Altea.

“We then donated to Rainbow animal charity who normally raise money through events but obviously can’t do them at the moment so are struggling for

cash,” explained Gary, charity founder and president, adding: “and lastly to Alfaz del Pi social services for food and supplies for less fortunate people.”

Giving4Giving have now raised a total of €170,000 in the last seven years and “are looking forward to donating more in September.

“A special thanks to

RED CROSS: Gary presents €1,000 to the Altea based Cruz Roja.

RAINBOW’S PRESENTATION: The animal charity relies on fundraising events.

all our volunteers for their support during these difficult times and of course our customers and the generous people who donate,” said Gary.

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CREDITS: Giving4Giving

MEN’S SHELTER DONATION: Giving4Giving founder and president Gary (right) with Dino from We Love Albir.

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THE green light has been given to the creation of an Aula del Mar (sea classroom) and a public garden in Levante, Benidorm.

The project will cost €655,000 with €385,000 budgeted by the town council. Mayor, Toni Perez, said the Aula del Mar is “a new cultural, historical and educational resource” that will allow the public to learn more about “the seafaring history of Benidorm.” He added: “The resource will be for the enjoyment and teaching of the population in general, but especially of our younger residents.”

The project will see the creation of a small building with an exhibition hall, projection room and toilet facilities. The rest of the plot will be turned into a public garden with shaded areas and a promenade facing the sea.

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Valencia in tune with Madrid VALENCIA will be one of t h e f i r s t o f S p a i n ’s a u tonomies to sign up to the minimum living wage.

Following his meeting with Inclusion and Social Security minister Jose Luis Escriva, Valencia’s regional president Ximo Puig explained that this agreement would allow the Generalitat and the central government to work together in applying a measure introduced to combat social exclusion.

Puig highlighted the importance of co-governance in ensuring that “nobody gets left out” during

Photo credit: GVA.es

Sea centre

AGREEMENT: Ximo Puig and Jose Luis Escriva in the Generalitat Palace. the grave crisis caused by Covid-19.

Talking to the Press after their meeting, the regional president and the minister emphasised their “harmo-

ny” and “level of understanding” in rolling out the social protection measure.

The minimum living wage agreement should be signed before next year,

Just in case

AN eight-strong forest brigade is currently clearing accumulated weeds and unwanted vegetation in and around Alcoy.

The brigade members, all over 30 and employed under the subsidised LABORA programme, are doing vital work, city hall explained, continuing and stepping up the work that is carried out yearround to protect the area from forest fires.

This also includes ensuring that the urbanisations outside the city have sufficient water for firefighting with hydrants in strategic areas for firefighters to use if necessary.

Meanwhile Alcoy’s Local Police, with collaboration from the National Police, Proteccion Civil and the Generalitat’s Forest Rangers, are performing random checks on the

Photo credit: Alcoy city hall

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FOREST BRIGADE: Clearing unneeded vegetation. roads in wooded areas and natural spaces that are near the city.

“These are being carried out to control an influx of people at certain times of the day in those zones that are most susceptible to forest fires,” municipal sources said.

Puig and Escriva agreed.

“We are working to together to provide the widest possible coverage for the people who most need help,” said Puig, stressing the importance of coordination between the Administrations.

“The minimum living wage is extraordinarily positive and the Valencian Community is going to be one of the first autonomies that subscribes to an agreement that intends to be as efficacious and efficient as possible in its application.”

All in a good cause THE Charity shop of Calpe will be open for business again on Tuesday, September 1, raising funds for local causes.

The shop opened in 2002 with the aim of donating to various charities in Calpe and to causes that benefit the people of the town, selling a range of good quality ladies’ and gents’ clothing and accessories, household items and small pieces of furniture.

“We will be following all the necessary safety and hygiene standards and look forward to seeing our regular customers and some new faces. Also, if you have any items to donate please bring them into the shop,” said Karen Pearce.

You can find the shop in Galerías Mar Azul - half-way up Avda Gabriel Miró, on the right hand side.

Just follow the signs from the street. The shop is open every day from 10am until 1.30pm, except for Sundays.

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TEULADA MORAIRA LIONS - part of Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) are leading a campaign to provide much needed funds to rebuild and rehouse people devastated by the recent explosion in Beirut.

On Tuesday, August 4, a massive explosion shook the Lebanon city. More than 300,000 Lebanese have been displaced from their homes, thousands injured, and more than 200 dead with many more missing.

LCIF is partnering with Lions in Lebanon to provide $10,000 (€8,444) for immediate relief for children, families and communities struggling to meet everyday needs and trying to stay safe.

CREDIT: Twitter

Lions help in Beirut

DEVASTATING: Thousands were injured and more than 200 killed in explosion in Beirut on August 4.

The target is to support 3,000 families by Christmas.

“Many of you will have seen and read about the appalling devastation and loss in Beirut resulting from the recent explosion,” said TM Lions press officer, Helen Chapman,

adding: “If you would like to donate specifically to this appeal, all donations to our GoFundMe site from this point will be forwarded to the appropriate LCIF account.”

If you are happier dealing in cash, pop into the Lions Den

Fundraising Shop, beneath the Pepe La Sal supermarket in Moraira’s Centro Come rc i a l , l e a v e a d o n a tion in a sealed envelope clearly marked BEIRUT APPEAL and again, this will be passed on to LCIF. “Thank you for your continued support,” added Helen. “We try to support local charities, but when a humanitarian crisis such as this occurs, many of us feel we would like to help those poor people whose worlds have been turned upside down through no fault of their own.”

The GoFundMe page can be found at https://www.go fundme.com/f/teula da-moraira-lions.

This can also be accessed via TM Lions’ FB page or website where there are also details if you would like to join Teulada Moraira Lions www.tmlions.com.

Payback time BENISSA’S Finance department has returned €28,000 paid out for 481 classes from municipallyowned Benissa Impuls.

This corresponds to the 318 swimming classes and 163 pilates or yoga classes that had to be cancelled during the Covid-19 State of Alarm, explained Benissa’s mayor Arturo Poquet.

In all, the town hall has now made 1,227 repayments for municipal services not received during lockdown.

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PLAYA DE LES DEVESES residents demonstrated last weekend, calling for the regeneration of this part of Denia’s coastline.

Three hundred residents and owners with properties there said they were tired of seeing the beach swept away during storms, the last of which Storm Gloria - also damaged seafront homes.

“Costas does nothing in Les Deveses, you’d think they want to see the houses collapse,” one of

the protesters said in reference to Spain’s coastal authority, Costas.

Despite their anger, the demonstration was peaceful. The central government’s sub-delegation to Alicante Province had declined to authorise the protest and the protesters refrained from blocking the Les Marines road as they had intended.

Instead, they lined the road, wearing face masks and taking care not to

contravene social distancing regulations.

Messages on placards and posters ranged from ‘Solutions now’ to ‘Wanted: politicians to summer here’ as the Les Deveses population complained about official inaction.

Once the Les Deveses beach was 60 metres wide, one protester told the Spanish media: “Now not one centimetre is left.”

Juanjo Gimenez, president of the Les Deveses Residents’ Association de-

Palma de Gandia Franciscans need help GANDIA’S Fallas and Holy Week associations recently called for help for the San Francisco de Asis care centre.

Run by Franciscan friars in Palma de Gandia, the centre looks after the sick and vulnerable until the end of their days but receives no official assistance, surviving on donations alone. Forty-seven people live there at present.

The arrival of Covid-19, the months in lockdown and continuing restrictions have had a huge impact on the centre.

“There are far fewer food donations and the Brothers are overwhelmed with work,” said one of the Francisco de Asis volunteers, who explained that

Photo credit: Centro de Atención San Francisco de Asís de Palma de Gandia

CARE CENTRE: Palma de Gandia friars take in the sick and vulnerable. the presence of these helpers has been reduced to guarantee the safety of those living at the centre.

Gandia’s Holy Week association has already taken three carloads of food to the Franciscans while Fallas de Gandia brought forward the yearly donation that the association makes each September.

The Fallas president Tel-

mo Gadea had also arranged for Gandia’s Fallas Museum to open on Monday August 17 at 8pm where members of the public were able to leave donations of nonperishable foodstuffs, cleaning products and toiletries.

Local town halls have also pitched in, including that of Palma de Gandia, which has donated €3,000

Conservation zone threat to fishing DENIA Town Hall is challenging an Environment Ministry project to designate 10 marine areas as Special Conservation Zones. These include Denia’s l’Almadrava, already classed as a Location of Community Interest (LIC) and a Special Protection Zone for Birds (ZEPA) included in the Red Natura 2000 network.

Denia is objecting to the Ministry’s decision to prohibit fishing techniques where nets are in contact with the seabed, ending the Tresmall method practised on this part of the coast.

“Tresmall is a skilled activity with low impact on seagrasses or the habitat that

the project wants to protect,” the town hall argues, which will ask the Generalitat’s Culture department to declare Tresmall an Asset of Local Relevance (BRL).

The town hall announced that it will install environment-friendly buoys with ecological mooring lines in areas where there are no underwater meadows.

Meanwhile, the town hall stressed that it was in favour of increasing the l’Almadrava LIC to 4,615 hectares, protecting Little Neptune Grass as well.

The council will be holding a vote on these objections at the plenary session today, Thursday August 27.

clared that Les Deveses cannot wait any longer, expressing concern at the prospect of the approaching autumn and winter.

“The storms could flatten our houses,” he said.

Photo credit: levante-emv.com

Time for solutions DEMONSTRATION: Les Deveses residents protest about disappearing beach.

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Jumbo flies in Photo credit: GVA.es

CASTELLON AIRPORT: Biggest visitor yet.

A BOEING 747-400 recently landed at Castellon airport, the largest aircraft ever to use the installation.

The large, long-range wide-bodied plane arrived from Heathrow and is one of

the last 31 Boeings that British Airways is withdrawing from circulation owing to the slump in air travel produced by the Covid-19 crisis. The Castellon aircraft first flew in 1994 and was used for the last time in April and will be

A hectic weekend

TEULADA-MORAIRA’S Local Police fined 15 young people enjoying a Botellon drinking session in public last weekend.

They also dispersed seven private parties in villas in different parts of the town during the early hours of the morning, identifying the organisers. There were a further three

dismantled by e-Cube Solutions which has been operating at the airport since 2019 and has a 10-year contract for parking and dismantling aeroplanes.

Aerocas, the company which runs Castellon airport,

fines for people not wearing masks in the street, one of whom told the police, “I’m not a sheep like the rest.”

Police also visited bars and restaurants to check compliance with regional anti-Covid law during which they detected some waiting staff were serving food without wearing face masks.

recently approved a proposal from e-Cube for a 21,550-square metre airport apron big enough for between 15 and 20 aircraft that should be in use by the end of the year.

Arcadi España, who heads the regional government’s Territorial Policies, Transport and Public Works department, stressed the importance of Boeing’s arrival in Castellon “This symbolises the Generalitat’s backing for diversifying Castellon airport with activities that include flight schools, logistics and repairs,” España said.

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The party’s now over A VALENCIA student was fined €720 for hitting and threatening a friend for deserting the Marxist-Leninist Communist Reconstruction Party.

The Valencian Community’s Upper Court of Justice (TSJCV) heard that the accused attacked the other girl after she decided to leave the party to which they both belonged.

As the girls approached Valencia University’s Department of Geography and History, the aggressor began to shout at the victim, criticising her decision.

She then pushed and hit her, ignoring the other girl’s appeals to leave her alone, calling her a surrenderist who was abandoning the class struggle “and was going to ruin her life.”

The victim rang two friends who came to her rescue and took her to hospital where she received attention for a bruised face.

As well as paying the €720 fine, the aggressor must pay €62 compensation to her former friend and was issued with a restraining order barring her from communicating with the other girl, or coming within 300 metres of her home, workplace or place of study.

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CARLOS BAOS WE CAN HELP YOU

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Use an independent lawyer When buying or selling Spanish property

WE occasionally receive enquiries from clients who have received incorrect advice and even deliberate misinformation from some of the ‘professionals’ who have been involved in the process of buying or selling their properties in Spain, which sadly includes agents, consultants and banks.

For this reason and to ensure the legality of the transaction, we strongly believe

that it is essential to enlist the services of an independent lawyer, so if there is any

problem you would be able to claim damages due to their liability. Always remember to ask your lawyer to confirm their registration number on the territorial Law Society list they belong to. You can check if a lawyer is properly registered by looking on the following website: http://www.abo gacia.es/servicios-aboga cia/censo-de-letrados/ and you should also be aware that to register with the Spanish Law Society, lawyers must hold professional liability insurance.

A number of clients have told us that they have been recommended to use the services of a particular lawyer by the estate agent or the seller or promoter they are purchasing through. We believe that in

such cases there can be a clear conflict of interest as it is essential that the lawyer chosen only looks after the client’s interest and rights.

Here at White Baos Lawyers we advise against contracting a lawyer who has a professional relationship or represents any of the other parties of the transaction. In addition, an independent lawyer can avoid unnecessary economic damages. Without going into great detail today, we can confirm that recently we warned an expatriate client buyer of a potential incorrect action that a bank wanted to him to follow.

He had been told by this bank that as a necessary part of the mortgage loan he had applied for, the client had to take on life in-

surance, which was unique and carried a pre-paid premium of €30,000 which was more than 10 times the normal cost of such a premium in the open market. Clearly, this was a real abuse and apparently the bank was introduced to the client by the agent as the best possible bank in Spain to obtain a mortgage loan.

An independent lawyer will tell you that you should compare different banks’ offers before agreeing a mortgage loan or opening an account and even if the lawyer can recommend some banks they will always advise you to compare between as many as possible in order to be able to enter into the most suitable contract for your needs and the same applies to insurance

companies, currency exchange companies, etc.

An independent and expert lawyer can provide you with information about the process of buying or selling in Spain, drawing up the contract that best suits you, protecting your rights and will ensure that the property you want to buy is recorded with the correct land registry, urban, planning, or cadastral status.

Naturally they will also point out the possible risks involved in the purchase or sale of any property.

Contact us and we will help you.

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

Carlos Baos (Lawyer) - White&Baos • Tel: +34 966 426 185 info@white-baos.com - White & Baos 2020- All Rights Reserved.

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Investigating the earliest inhabitants of Pedreguer

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have begun work at the Randero Cave in Pedreguer.

As it does each year, the town hall is collaborating with the Alicante’s provincial council, the Diputacion and the month-long excavations led

by Jorge Soler and Consuelo Roca de Togores, experts from Alicante City’s

Archaeological Museum, MARQ. They will continue the work begun in previous campaigns at the Inner Chamber and carry out new prospections in an adjoining gallery to establish the possible presence of human bones, interpreting and dating levels corresponding to the

Neolithic era between 10,000BC and 3,500BC. The archaeologists will also be extending the Palaeolithic (pre10,000BC) area covered last year at the Entrance Chamber to determine more accurately the occupation of the cave at the beginning of the

Magdalenian era between 17,000BC and 12,000BC. Pedreguer Town Hall covers the cost of accommodation of the volunteers who come each year to assist MARQ personnel and has also supplied a generator to provide light inside the cave.

THE Generalitat hopes to use the latest Covid-19 restrictions to close premises used for prostitution.

Regional president Ximo Puig emphasised in the local Spanish media that the Generalitat was also aware that it was necessary to act within a legal framework that could only be provided by the central government.

Precisely because of this, the regional president said that he intended to request legislation advances that could lead to abolishing prostitution.

Covid-19 cases have been traced throughout Spain to ‘Clubs de Alterne’ (Gentlemen’s Clubs), a polite term for brothels which, strictly

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Move to shut down region’s brothels

GENTLEMEN’S CLUBS: Often camouflaged brothels. speaking, are prohibited.

Some have managed to stay under the legal radar as cocktail bars or nightspots that antiCovid legislation has recently closed. Others,

which function as small hotels, bars or even students’ residences remain open.

This is where the regional gover nment hopes to take action, taking advantage of the Covid-19 health and safety regulations.

Whether it is successful or not, owing to the existing legal vacuum regarding prostitution, remains to be seen; although Ana Barcelo, who heads the Generalitat’s Health department declared last week that the regional government would not hesitate to shut down brothels.

“They can be closed at any time after analysing their epidemiological risks as centres of possible outbreaks,” Barcelo said.

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ON Friday August 21, the Marina Alta was threatened by fire for the 10th time in six days.

The alarm was raised at 6pm as flames advanced through bushes and scrub on Montgo’s south face in Javea and at one point it was feared that the fire would affect the zone’s dense pinewoods.

Local fire brigades, including the Balcon al Mar volunteer firefighters, forest-firefighters and firefighting aircraft succeeded in halting the blaze, stabilising it within an hour although as the burnt area was still smoking, air-

craft doused the area until nightfall. The rapid and coordinated intervention by firefighters prevented a large-scale disaster like those of other years in the area, but the authorities are increasingly suspicious that a pyromaniac is behind this latest spate of fires in local beauty spots.

The fire broke out at the side of the Cami dels Castellans road, repeating the pattern of all the other fires, also prompting Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi to suggest that they appeared to have been deliberate.

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DESPITE the extremely hot weather (mad dogs and Englishmen) Teulada-Moraira Fishing Club members still ventured onto the banks of the River Jucar.

It might have been due to the prolonged absence owing to the Coronavirus lockdown or the fear that more restrictions could be in the offing, or simply to a certain degree of insanity, Graham Sewell told the Euro Weekly News.

“After a few weeks’ absence for family reasons and after setting up and settling myself under my umbrella, I sat there with sweat trickling down my neck at 9.30am, asking myself what was I doing here?” he said.

“Then, miracle of miracles, a breeze sprang up from the water and it wasn’t too bad!”

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Back to the Jucar

RIVER JUCAR: Time for anglers to catch up.

As most of the fishing had been conducted on the Jucar’s Sections B1 and B2 in recent weeks, it was agreed to try B3 last week.

“When Frank, Jeff and I arrived at the river we found a number of members already setting up on B2,” Graham said.

“Curious as to why, we

said that B3 had been suggested, so that was where we would fish. It turned out to be a wise choice as we had catches of 15, 16 and six, whereas the others had ones and two while one unfortunate member failed to catch.”

There are no fishing matches at present, but

the Teulada-Moraira Fishing Club is very friendly and always happy to welcome new members, Graham said.

For further information contact Frank Povey (966 490 338 , email frankpovey1@gmail.co m) or call Ray Craig (966 492 083 or 650 069 247).

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Calpe drugs bust RALLY driver Juan Jose Garcia Rodriguez was recently arrested in Calpe, accused of trafficking large-scale amounts of cocaine.

He has competed in rallies throughout Spain in a Toyota Celico but according to the Guardia Civil he also supplied dealers in Calpe, Altea, Benidorm, Moraira and Madrid.

The Guardia Civil launched their investigation last May when their suspicions were aroused by constant comings and goings at a Calpe apartment during the State of Alarm lockdown.

Investigators soon discovered that drugs were being sold there, identifying Garcia Rodriguez as well as the person supplying him and others in Alicante City and Madrid.

Nor was it Garcia Rodriguez’s first brush with

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RAID: Calpe Guardia Civil officers during the latest operation. the law, as he was arrested on drugs offences in 1998 and police impounded 23 kilos of cocaine when he headed an international network linked to the Colombian cartels.

Seven people were detained during the recent operation and Guardia Civil investigators believe that Garcia Rodriguez had been operating in Calpe for the last five years. He has now been released on bail but faces charges of drugs offences and belonging to a criminal organisation.

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Middleton Trophy

EXCELLENT GOLF: Montgo Golf Society competed for the Middleton Trophy last week.

MONTGO GOLF SOCIETY played a Stablef o rd C o m p e t i t i o n f o r the Middleton Trophy, on Friday, August 21, sponsored by Nigel Siddall.

Showing a return to excellent golf was winner Simon Fox with 39 points, earning himself a cut of 0.9 on his handicap, second was Peter

Gardiner with 36 points pushing out Richard Fox to third place who also had 36 points. In fourth place was Ros Fletcher with 34 points.

There were three nearest the pins - sponsored by Nigel - and these were third, 11th and 16th.

The lucky winners were Sally Cottrell on

the third and Ros Fletcher on the 16th. No one managed to hit the green on the 11th, so a card draw was made, won by Shane Fitzsimmons.

Montgo Golf Society’s next competition is a two person Te x a s Scramble which is being sponsored by Ros and Jimmy Fletcher.

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Kind-hearted gesture USERS of one of Spain’s largest internet forums have raised €1,000 for an elderly woman who was violently attacked and robbed after CCTV footage of the assault went viral.

The money was pledged through Forocoches after images of the woman being punched in the face before her handbag was stolen earlier this week were shared by National Police to help catch her attacker.

While the woman is recovering from her injuries and the shock, the ‘solidarity collection’ was

launched and in a matter of hours, €1,000 was collected, which have already been given to the victim along with a bouquet of flowers.

"We have delivered the bouquet and €1,000! From the thousands of Foroches fans, we hope you feel well and recover soon, a big hug,” said the official forum account on Twitter.

In a video, the old lady thanked all those who donated: “Thank you very much to all those who have been involved.

You are all very nice, I thank you and I love you all,” she said.

Normality restored STORM GLORIA practically destroyed Club Nautico Les Basetes last January.

The yacht club is now ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary five months later, with moorings and installations repaired.

Repairs have been carried out in line with the regulations imposed by the Covid-19 health crisis, which has also obliged the Club Nautico to postpone all big celebrations and events until next year.

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What you need to know about Spanish residence and Brexit UK nationals who want to live in Spain and access healthcare and other benefits from 2021 must secure Spanish residence before the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020.

Those who successfully applied for Spanish residence before July 2020 received the Certificado de Registro de Ciudadano de la Unión – widely known as the ‘green card’. Since 6 July 2020, the biometric foreigners' ID card, Tarjeta de Identidad del Extranjero (TIE) is issued instead.

Either of these documents demonstrates legal residence in Spain, enabling you and your direct family to live here and enjoy uninterrupted citizens’ rights post-Brexit.

Holders of a green card can choose to exchange it for the new TIE – while this is not obligatory, the new format (ID card with photograph) could be more practical and explicitly states your access to citizens’

movement and benefits in Spain.

For your green card/TIE to remain valid, you must continue meeting the conditions of Spanish residence. This includes spending at least 183 days a year here (for each of the first five years) and registering as a tax resident where applicable.

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rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.

If you already hold a permanent residence document, you can exchange it for a TIE for free but, again, this is not mandatory.

Maintaining your residence – and rights – in Spain It is crucial to understand that obtaining a residence document in itself is not enough to guarantee ongoing freedom of

If you fail to meet these criteria – for example by spending more than six months outside Spain (or five consecutive years for permanent residents) – it is likely that you will forfeit Spanish residence and be treated as other non-EU/EEA (‘third country’) nationals. This means you may have to apply for a short-term visa to visit Spain and be limited to staying up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Spain has not yet established the immigration rules that will apply to non-resident UK citizens in the future, so we can’t say for sure how things will work. However, anyone arriving from 2021 can expect to have restricted movement in

Spain and be subject to more strict requirements than today.

It is likely, for example, that non-Spanish residents with a holiday home in Spain, for example, may only be permitted to spend a limited time there each year without a visa/permit.

Next steps to lock in guaranteed rights for Spain Essentially, if you want to secure uninterrupted freedom of movement and associated rights in Spain from 1 January 2021, you need to: • hold current proof of residence (green card, TIE or other residence document) before 31 December; and • continue to meet the conditions of Spanish residence, such as spending 183 days a year in Spain.

If you are not yet registered here but intend to become Spanish resident, make an appointment to obtain the new TIE as soon as possible. Although the whole process can take some months, once your application is submitted, you

will receive a receipt from the Spanish immigration authorities which will be valid to prove your residence and rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.

Note that in becoming legally resident, you will very likely also be deemed tax resident and liable for Spanish taxation on a worldwide basis, so it is important to get your tax planning in order.

For the best results, take specialist advice, ideally before you change residence or transfer assets. A locally-based adviser with cross-border expertise can recommend how to minimise taxes – in Spain and the UK – and take advantage of tax-efficient opportunities.

Summarised tax information is based upon our understanding of current laws and practices which may change. Individuals should seek personalised advice.

Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevinsfranks.com.

VALENCIA today activated an emergency plan to face September and the start of the school year with ‘the best guarantees’ against coronavirus.

An operational centre has been made available so that any emergency measures can be coordi-

nated under one roof, and to ‘optimise’ the use of staff and materials available.

The city council’s councillor for Citizen Protection, Aarón Cano, said the Municipal Operational Coordination Centre (CECOPAL) is vital to “guarantee fundamental rights, and the

security of the population of Valencia and of those who come to this city,” he added, pointing out that Covid-19 “does not understand municipal boundaries, so we must have a broad vision.”

The plan has been drawn up with the Education Delegation to ensure

Clean coastline RED CROSS and Proyecto Libera have launched a summer campaign to keep the beaches in Valencia Community clean and free of discarded masks and gloves.

“We want to make people aware so that these items, among others, do not end up as invasive species on our beaches and seas,” said Karine Lopes, Head of Environment for the Red Cross in the Valencian Community.

To drive the message home, information tables will be set up on the beaches in Ali-

cante and Valencia.

In the first phase of the initiative, health officers will be on hand to raise awareness and offer tips on how to ‘reduce the consumption of disposable products’ at beaches in Denia, Valencia, Cullera, Sagunt and Gandia.

The monitoring of marine debris carried out in collaboration with the Directorate General of Sustainability of the Coast and Sea, is expected to resume in the autumn on the beaches of Guardamar del Segura, Santa Pola, Alcossebre and Valencia.

that access to schools in the city is carried out “with the maximum guarantees,” explained Cano.

In this way, pupils and staff can “be reassured” that the council has “provided the means for their protection against coronavirus,” he added.

“I will not tire of repeating, the only vaccine against this pandemic is our commitment, we must comply with the measures because there is no other way, so far, to stop the virus.

Our responsibility is to save lives,” said Cano, stressing the importance of wearing a mask, hand santising and social distancing.

On Tuesday, August 18, the Valencian Government published a host of changes to be made in the retail, hospitality, sports and leisure sectors in a bid to halt the spread of the virus.

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Emergency plan

SAFEGUARD: Valencia City Council prepares for the return to school.

The objective of the new measures, which will remain in place for 21 days, is “to maintain sufficient control of the transmission” of the disease to avoid “im-

posing restrictions of great impact on the mobility of people, with the consequent negative effect on society and the economy,” a spokesman said.

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BENIDORM has stepped up its campaign to reactivate tourism in the Costa Blanca resort.

The council’s initiative #BenidormTeEspera (Benidorm awaits you) first appeared on social media and the town’s popular beaches in early weeks of lockdown, and has now reached the streets of Benidorm.

Street benches have this week been labelled with the hastag #BenidormTeEspera, coined on social networks during the State of Alarm to “show the world the best corners of the town and encourage the reactivation of tourism after lockdown.”

Mayor, Toni Pérez, said: “These benches are located in some key points from which some of the most impressive and iconic snapshots of Benidorm can be taken.”

He hasn’t revealed the exact location of the ‘tagged’ benches, since “we want people to discover them during their walks through Benidorm or

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Benidorm awaits you!

POSITIVE DRIVE: Benidorm awaits you! through the photographs published on social networks by those who have already found them.”

Four benches have already been ‘tagged’ and several more will be added to the collection throughout the week.

Toni Pérez has stressed that “hospitality has always been

one of Benidorm’s hallmarks and that message, always present, is what we now want to promote with more emphasis to those who are thinking of travelling, and for this social networks are a great voice.

“The initiative #BenidormTeEspera was launched at the end of March as a daily virtual

exhibition of images of our town captured by residents and visitors before the lockdown,” said the mayor, adding that “it’s a message of positivism to we show the world why we are unique.”

The original initiative attracted more than 700 photographs from members of the public.

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Spotlight on the seabed SPANISH radio and TV corporation, TVE, has recorded a documentary about the seabed in three Costa Blanca towns.

Under the scientific supervision of the Institute of Coastal Ecology (IEL), a team from TVE filmed the seabeds of Moraira, Javea and El Campello, which will be broadcast on La 2 from September as part of a series ‘Reduce your footprint.’

On the coast of El Campello, the team focused on the Posidonia prairie, of which the IEL is an expert after 20 years of monitoring.

According to IEL, a ‘stabilisation phase’ has been reached after several threats to the development of the seagrass species, including trawling and dredging which have been eliminated.

“There is a tendency for the grassland to expand. After slowing down its degradation, it tends to expand,” says the Institute’s scientific director, Gabriel Soler.

The TVE documentary will include its own underwater images and others provided by the IEL.

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Questioning Fundamental Rights Political Viewpoint from Spain

by DAMON MITCHELL THE Magistrate Alfonso Villagómez Cebrián, annulled Madrid’s Autonomous Government’s ban on smoking last week; in a democratic country and with a legal system that protects the people’s fundamental rights and freedom, we should all consider the necessity and legality of the actions of the public authorities when they take our freedoms away.

Every day we come across new regulations that tell us how we have to act, what we can do and what not, with whom we can and cannot meet, where we can go and where not.

Moreover, we must not forget that all these regulations affect rights and freedoms protected by the Spanish Constitution, which can only be limited in a situation of a State of Exception, as regulated by the consti-

ANNULLED: Magistrate Alfonso Villagómez Cebrián. tutional text itself.

It all started with the lockdown decree last March which prevented us from free movement and assembly knowing that in a State of Alarm these rights and freedoms can’t be touched, 40 million Spanish residents accepted the situation due to fear of this pandemic which has rocked most of the world.

After the State of Alarm fin-

ished, the Autonomous Regions were given back their power.

However, they have regulated numerous aspects of our daily life through legal orders that are null and void, since they are contrary to the Government’s Royal Decree-Law. This Royal DecreeLaw, known as the ‘New Normal’ that imposes several health and safety rules (some of them constitutionally questionable)

have to be controlled and imposed by the Autonomous Administrations; for example, wearing a face mask.

The Autonomous Communities have not limited themselves to imposing the Royal DecreeLaw, but have in turn regulated a stricter version, approving regulations that are therefore illegal.

In addition, this situation produces legal uncertainty which is also constitutionally unacceptable. And in the middle of all this chaos are the members of the Security Forces, obeying orders from their superiors forcing them to fine residents applying unconstitutional norms. On the one hand, all Spanish civil servants are obliged to obey when carrying out their duties, but on the other hand, they are also obliged to report illegal practices in their jobs when they become aware of them.

Therefore, we should ask ourselves, what should the police do? Denounce people or denounce their superiors?

Meanwhile, the government has had to acknowledge that there has never been a committee of experts that supposedly advised on the decision-making of the de-escalation and on the preparation of the aforementioned Royal Decree-Law of the New Normal.

The damage which has been made by these clearly political decisions has taken the hotel and bar businesses to a dead zone where no help has been offered more than the original furlough.

All this opens up many questions, such as, why is the government going down this road? Are our politicians uneducated with regard to health and economic issues? All these questions will have to be answered sooner or later.

Bearing in mind that politicians have never been objective thinkers, we should not hesitate to question them regarding how they legislate our fundamental rights and freedoms.

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Honorary distinction A POLICE inspector in Villajoyosa will be awarded an honorary distinction for his ‘extraordinary work and dedication’ to the town.

Don Antonio Mingot Márquez joined Villajoyosa Local Police on August 1, 1985, and was appointed Inspector on 1 July 2002, before his ‘well-deserved retirement.’

“It is necessary and fair to recognise the police work of Don Antonio Mingot, by granting an extraordinary honorary distinction,” said town mayor, Andreu Verdú.

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TWO ARRESTS: A young woman and her boyfriend are suspected of murder.

A 19-YEAR-OLD and her boyfriend have b e e n a r re s t e d a f t e r the body of the young woman’s mother was found in a bath at their home in Valencia.

According to sources, the suspect lived with the ‘decomposed’ corpse which showed ‘signs of violence’ at the property in l’Acudia de Crespins for months.

The grim discovery was made on Thursday, August 20, after the deceased’s daughter reportedly confessed to

killing her Bulgarian mother to two friends, one of whom contacted the Guardia Civil.

Neighbours also apparently noticed a strong stench in the apartment building in April and May, but didn’t suspect anything sin-

ister.

Initial findings suggest the victim was stabbed and died at the beginning of April. While the coroner couldn’t determine exactly what date the deceased was killed due to the ‘mummified’ condition of the body,

they deter mined she had been dead for up to four months.

Investigators are now trying to clarify the motive for the crime, while a further post-mortem is carried out on the body at the Valencia Institute of Legal Medicine.

Helping hand SMALL businesses and the self-employed hit hard by the coronavirus

pandemic in Finestrat have until September 9 to apply for a slice of cash aid allocated by Alicante Provincial Council.

It is hoped the grants will help alleviate the economic effects of the crisis.

Town mayor, Juan Francisco Perez, said: “A few weeks ago, more than 70 local entrepreneurs benefited from municipal aid from the council.

“Continuing to help businesses through this atypical summer season, where there are more and more restrictions, is our goal, and thanks to the Provincial Council, we have been able to get this second round of aid.”

Any self-employed, micro or small business

in Finestrat, which has been forced to close its business during the State of the Alarm, can apply.

Also eligible are businesses which have seen their turnover slashed by at least 50 per cent during March and April 2020.

Town mayor, Juan Francisco Pérez, said: “Finestrat is one of the municipalities with the most business activity in the region, so we have allocated more than €300,000 in aid for our entrepreneurs, SMEs and self-employed.

“Supporting them is our main objective and we will continue to do so whenever they need it.”

Applications can be made until September 9 by visiting the website: https://bit.ly/3aGLIOF

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BIZARRE road markings outside B e n i d o r m To w n H a l l h a v e b e e n met with bewilderment from members of the public on social media.

G a r y Wa l k e r s h a r e d a p h o t o graph of the road markings on Benidorm Seriously Facebook, and captioned it: ‘Made a nice job outside the town hall, what a mess.’

Immediately, fellow Facebookers shared their views, with many agog at the complicated mishmash of images.

“Looks like a massive crime s c e n e , ” c o m m e n t e d J u d y F i l m e r, while Jenny Murphy said: “We get confused enough with the arrows in the supermarket, I think this would finish me off.”

Andrew Hearn has had firsthand experience of the maze of diagrams, and wrote: “Just been round there. My bike went one way, I went another and we met back up on the other end.”

While Rosemary Ivy Gillian Cole argued the money could have been better spent.

“Better if they had spent the money on the poor people out of work, that encourage tourists to Benidor m, they get plenty of money from the entertainers that people come to see,” she wrote.

“So the town hall have been given millions to help local businesses and self-employed, maybe they could have donated the cost of

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“We’ve been thinking of other ‘virtual’ events to raise much-needed monies for the charity, as there are still many people who are isolating or would feel uncomfortable and vulnerable if they were asked to partake in events mixing with a number of people,” said Jeanette Missons.

“With the ever-increasing temperatures and all

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While a distance of around 5km was selected for May’s walk, for the swim, ‘it’s up to you.’

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Benidorm Protestors praised Visit to BENIDORM’S mayor has praised the “exemplary behaviour” of the 1,000 plus demonstrators who took part i n t h e t o w n ’s f i r s t protest to demand ‘respect and justice’ for the local tourism sector on Sunday, August 23.

Toni Perez also highlighted the “success of the organisers” behind the peaceful march along Levante promenade to the town hall which attracted more than 1,000 business owners, traders and residents (see front and page 2).

The mayor met with representatives of all associations involved in the protest to hear first-hand their concerns.

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PRAISE: Benidorm mayor commended the social distancing and hygiene and safety at the protest.

The peaceful demonstration, as reported by EWN, was prompted by the Spanish government’s “continual absurdities and lack of organisation or planning during the health crisis,” said Benidorm’s independent shopkeepers’ association, AICO.

Cleaner green electricity for cars

FAST CHARGING: Benidorm mayor Toni Perez visits new electric vehicle station.

ENERGY company Iberdrola opened two new fast charging stations for electric cars in central Benidorm.

One is located in Avenida de Europa and the other in Avenida de l’Aiguera adjoining Plaza SS MM Reyes de España near the town hall. Both are open 24 hours a day.

Iberdrola has explained that the electricity used is 100 per cent green, proceeding from ‘clean’ sources with certificates guaranteeing its renewable origin (GdOs).

Benidorm now has seven semi-rapid charging stations in addition to the two new Iberdrola stations, with plans to install a further fast-charging point in Avenida de Villajoyosa.

Another two are planned for new urban developments on the Levante and Poniente sides of the town.

Still more are expected before long as these are included in the tender conditions for the new town hall contract to provide street fittings and furniture, municipal sources revealed.

Government policies are penalising business people, shopkeepers and the self-

employed and burdening them with debts, the association added.

Together with ABRECA, representing Benidorm’s bars, restaurants and cafeterias, and OCIOBAL, an association of disco, pub and night-time venue owners, AICO called on the local population to join the demonstration.

And while it was initially believed hundreds had turned out, organisers have confirmed more than 1,000 people took part.

Some smart ideas BENIDORM Town Hall is submitting a €4 million project to the central government’s Tourist Destinations’ Sustainability Plans.

Mayor Toni Perez explained that the government programme focuses on sustainability and recovering the tourist sector following the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Benidorm has been present since the programme was created, owing to its vice-presidency of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces’ Tourism Committee,” Perez said.

Benidorm’s 19 lines of action correspond to Smart Tourist Destinations and the UN’s 2030 Agenda, the mayor added.

These, the mayor continued, are linked to “improving and adapting the destination, urban reconversion, environmental and patrimonial protection, improved technology, accessibility, health and safety, sustainability, good governance and “above all,” regaining the trust of tourists and the implication of residents.

If selected, Benidorm’s three-year project will be funded in equal parts by the central and regional governments as well as the town hall.

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LA HUERTA: Overhanging branches removed.

COUNCILLORS Ana Pellicer and Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate’s latest weekly visit was to Benidorm’s La Huerta district.

Respective councillors for Citizens’ Participation and Public Works were accompanied by the members of the La Huerta residents’ association and Benidorm’s Residents Committee (CV).

The councillors last visited the district in January and since then many of the residents’ requests have been carried out.

“The changes are evident,” Pellicer said, referring to the renovated traffic roundabouts, newly planted palms and resurfaced roads where overhanging branches have been removed.

Responding to the residents’ January request, traffic lights have been installed at the Bernat de Sarria and Cami del Palasiet intersection.

This time, they asked Pellicer and De Zarate to ask the “pertinent authority” to find a solution for confused GPS directions that frequently send drivers unfamiliar with La Huerta to the wrong place.

Not exactly a fiesta PLAYMON FIESTA, built as a residential complex in the early1970s, has problems with drugs and squatters 50 years later.

Residencial Playmon, which cost 450 million pesetas to build, has an Olympic-sized swimming pool and tennis courts that were formally opened in 1971 by the Spanish tennis ace, Manuel Santana.

Since then, Bloque F has gradually slid downmarket. Many apartments are second residences but the remainder belong to owners who, for more than a year, have been fighting to live normally.

Two concierges and two guards manage to keep new squatters from entering the building but they are powerless to remove those who are already installed. That requires a court order, but most of the squatters’ properties belong to the banks who are failing to take decisive action to remove them.

“It’s an interminable battle,” a resident who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals, told the provincial daily, Informacion. “You get the squatters out and the next day they’re back. There are entire floors full of them and that’s where offences occur.

Cars out PEDESTRIANS will have preference on the Avenida Armada Española adjoining the Poniente beach.

Kerbless and without changes of level, traffic will be reduced to a minimum between Avenida Jaime I as far as Avenida Vicente Llorca Alos, with access limited to residents and delivery vehicles.

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Altea - Albir - Alfaz Cooking something up for free THE Urbact group are organising an intergenerational cookery workshop that starts on Monday, August 31, and continues until September 2.

Altea Town Hall’s Youth, European Projects, Citizens’ Participation and Social Welfare departments are collaborating with the free workshop which sets out to improve relations between the municipality’s younger and older generations.

Participants, led by a professional chef, will prepare two main courses and two desserts at the Municipal Cookery installation between 10am and 12.30pm.

The workshop is open to the 12-16 and 60-75 age groups but places are limited and should be reserved on 965 841 334 or at the joventut@altea.es email address.

Caught in the act FLY-TIPPING: Altea Town Hall will impose large fines.

AN Altea resident was fined re cently for dumping refuse in the Montahud district.

After identifying him and catching him red-handed via CCTV, the Local Police made him pick up and take away the rubbish he had tried to dispose of.

“The amount of rubbish has increased considerably in recent years,” Infrastruc-

ture councillor Diego Zaragozi said.

“So I am reminding people that dumping rubbish or household goods faces fines of up to €3,000 under the Solid Waste Law.” Zaragozi pointed out that Altea Town Hall is prepared to collect, free of charge, household appliances, furniture or unwanted items too large for the communal

rubbish containers.

If residents ring 966 881 903 these will be picked up within three working days, he said.

Calling on the local population to be “responsible and respectful towards the environment,” the councillor warned that police are stepping up vigilance and will fine anybody caught fly-tipping.

High hopes ALTEA’S Pilota team has reached the finals of the 28th Palma League, a version of the Valencian Ballgame.

This will be held inland at Tibi where they will be competing for the Diputacion de Alicante Trophy donated by the provincial council.

“We are expecting a very hard-fought game,” instructor Jaume Morales, an exprofessional Pilota player, said beforehand.

A win by the Altea team would mean an “enormously satisfying” ascent to the Palma League’s first division, he added.

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Town hall steps in ALTEA Town Hall twice had to act in situations where negligent property-owners endangered the public.

Urban Development councillor Jose Orozco revealed that the town hall has fenced a plot of land in Calle La Mar between Pizzeria Brava and La Tomaca Blava.

A derelict property that was practically in ruins had be demolished in 2018, but Orozco explained that the site did not comply with health and safety regulations and risked being overrun with vermin.

Not only did it give the

area a bad image but it also threatened public safety, the councillor said.

There was more to be done in the La Loma district where a property-owner carrying out unauthorised building work blocked the road to traffic after an embankment gave way.

The town hall has now cleared the road, while providing better visibility.

The town hall carried out the necessary work on both occasions because owners failed to take action despite countless notifications, but will now be obliged to foot the bill, Orozco said.

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Fiestas off

CALPE’S Moors and Christians association has suspended all fiestas events scheduled for October, owing to the Covid-19 crisis.

The association’s president Maria Angeles Penella said it was a difficult decision to make, but added that depending on the situation in October, it might be possible to hold some type of festive or religious acts.

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CalpeNEWS Money drought for drinks-only bars

CALPE BARS: Mayor called for opening hours rethink.

CALPE’S mayor Ana Sala complained that new anti-Covid restrictions were unjust.

Cocktail bars have recently had to close for three weeks and during that time “they won’t make one cent,” the mayor pointed out.

They open at 6pm and close at 4am and should be allowed to

work in the same conditions as other bars that close at 1am, she argued.

She felt it was unfair not to make a specific evaluation of each sector and business. “A bar or a restaurant can serve a gin and tonic until 1am,” Sala said. “But an establishment that only serves drinks has to close.

Although the mayor called on the regional government’s Health department to “think about” each specific sector, the latest measures were “prudent and adequate,” she stressed.

“But we need to alleviate the damage suffered by a sector that is closely linked to tourism,” Sala said.

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Denia gets nearer REGIONAL rail operator Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) has begun work on renewing the track between Teulada and Gata.

This is the last remaining section of Line 9, much of which - from Calpe to Denia - was closed on safety grounds during modernisation work in July 2016.

The Calpe-Teulada section reopened last month, work is ongoing between Gata and the terminus in Denia, suggesting that reopening the entire Benidorm-Denia line is closer than it has been for the past four years.

The Teulada-Gata phase will be complicated, FGV sources said in the past, and the six kilometres between the two stations is expected to take 12 months to complete and will cost €15.137 million.

This, together with the rest of the Line 9 modernisation, is co-financed by the EU’s Regional Development Fund (FEDER).

The winding single-track line between Teulada and Gata includes three tunnels

LINE 9: The winding line crosses the Garganta de Gata.

- some with sharp curves that left barely enough space for the old diesel trenet trains to enter, let alone the heavy machinery needed to remove the

old track and replace it.

The old, badly-splintered wooden sleepers will also need to be eliminated, FGV sources said, and the project will be further com-

Preparing next year’s wine list

GRAPE HARVEST: Wine cooperative will bring in 200,000 kilos.

TEULADA-MORAIRA’S Sant Vicent Ferrer wine cooperative started bringing in this year’s grapes on August 19.

The first that are picked will be used to make the bodega’s 2020-2021 white wine, cava and its acclaimed Pitagora.

In the next phase, by the time the grapes have acquired more sugar, these will be used for Teulada’s Muscatel liqueur wine, while those gathered during the third and final phase, when they are sweeter still, will go into the bodega’s Cantic del Sol, which has won an armful of awards including a gold medal for the World’s Best Muscatel.

Between now and the end of September the cooperative expects to pick 200,000 kilos of grapes that will be converted into 100,000 bottles of wine, manager Joselina Valles Llobell explained, although others are destined for processing into raisins.

plicated by a stone pillar supporting the entrance to one of the tunnels.

In the swim TEULADA-MORAIRA and Benitachell have a swimming pool for every two registered inhabitants.

According to statistics released by Spain’s tax authority, Hacienda, that were quoted recently in El Pais, this puts the two towns amongst Spanish municipalities with the highest ratio of pools-topeople.

Averages apart, Javea has 8,461 swimming pools - more than any other Marina Altea municipality - followed

by Denia with 4,948.

Overall, Spain averages four swimming pools for every 100 members of the population while Alicante Province has the highest ratio of nine for every 100 inhabitants.

Most are located in Marina Alta properties, with Teulada and Benitachell at the head of the list, followed by El Rafol d’Almunia and Benissa.

Hondon de las Nieves in Medio Vinalopo on the other side of the province comes fifth.

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Teulada Moraira NEWS EVENING walks organised by TeuladaMoraira Town Hall throughout July and August have come to an end.

Environment councillor Carlos Martinez explained that the idea behind the walks was partly to introduce participants to the zone, while explaining its importance in helping to protect numerous species of native plants and wildlife.

Some of these are only to be found in this area, Martinez added, and the walks have provided a perfect opportunity for focusing on Teulada-Moraira’s natural spaces.

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EVENING STROLL: Viewing Teulada-Moraira’s vineyards. vironment-friendly.

All of the places on the walks were taken days before the closing date for applications, the councillor said.

“We are very satisfied

with the results, because we feel that it is essential to pass on knowledge of our ecological heritage in order to value, look after and protect it”, he stated.

Grants will ease Covid-19 situation

ALICANTE DIPUTACION: Latest grants will go to social services.

ALICANTE’S provincial council, the Diputacion, has approved two grants that Teulada-Moraira Town Hall will use for municipal social services.

The first grant of €45,031 has been earmarked to help alleviate the social and economic impact of Covid-19.

The town hall will now be able to increase its assistance for the homeless thanks to adequate personnel and resources, ensuring that both they and the persons who are attending to them are sufficiently protected, explained Teulada-

Moraira’s Social Welfare councillor, Mamen Botija. The grant will also be used to increase the budget that has already been set aside to top up the income of needy families to ensure that their basic needs are covered.

The second €68,159 allocation will be used for the municipality’s home assistance system, Botija said.

“These grants are vital at a time like this when these services are so necessary for disadvantaged residents”, the councillor declared.

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Javea-Denia NEWS More jobs to fight Covid J AV E A C o u n c i l ’s Board of Spokespeople agreed to start preparing a new Public Employment Plan.

Selecting employees will depend on technical, not social, criteria and the Plan will offer specific technical or administrative posts in municipal areas that need reinforcements.

This was one of the measures resulting from the recent meeting that will enable the town hall to continue supporting the local economy “in these months of uncertainty,” explained Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi.

This is the town hall’s second employment plan in recent months and the new employees will be taken on during the first three months of 2021.

SPOKESPEOPLE AGREEMENT: Municipal posts for early 2021.

Putting an end to puddles WORK began earlier this week on improving storm drains in Javea’s Thiviers neighbourhood.

The €69,633 cost has been subsidised by the Diputacion provincial council and will centre on Calle Historiador Escolano and Calle Arquitecto Urteaga, where rainwater habitually accumulates in large puddles during bad weather.

The project is expected to take two months to complete, the town hall’s Public Works department explained, inevitably affecting street parking and access to garages while the channels for the drainage pipes are dug on both sides of the road.

Work will be carried out in three phases to minimise the inconvenience to the public, beginning in Historiador Escolano as far as the intersection with Arquitecto Urteaga. The second phase will then continue to the corner of Calle Vicente Boix and from there as far as the Calle Alameda intersection.

At present 34 people are already working in forestry, maintenance, cleaning and caretaking posts that are funded by a €500,000 programme included in the town hall’s economic and social reactivation policies.

Testing will not happen RUMOURS of mass Covid-19 testing were “totally false,” Javea’s primary care health centre confirmed.

Social media sites had falsely claimed that PCR tests were being carried out on everybody who had visited the discotheques including the Atalaya and Khandala between August 5 and August 8.

Meanwhile, the town hall called on the local population not to spread information “in times like these” that was “confusing” or liable to alarm the public.

“Always trust official sources, and don’t be part of the problem,” the town hall declared.

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Tiny house MORE than 3,000 people are supporting a family which spent years building a tiny house who have been told by a Brussels council that the 16­square­ metre home does not meet planning regulations and therefore has to be removed.

Spare capacity CARE homes for the elderly are for the first time in years finding themselves with empty beds rather than waiting lists, not so much due to the number of Covid­19 deaths but because people are scared of the potential risks.

TAKE DOWN: The controversial house.

NETHERLANDS

Extra protection

Black Pete

A COURT in Amsterdam has ruled that the city is not contravening citizens’ rights by insisting they wear face masks in busy areas of the capital, particularly the ‘Red Light’ district. This is a temporary measure to re­ mind people about social distancing.

THE Dutch online retail business Bol.com is to ban all portrayals of Zwarte Piet (tradi­ tionally an associate of St Nicholas) which show a stereotyped caricature or people in full blackface make­up following a number of complaints and demonstrations.

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DENMARK

Middle East

Swapsies

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, suggesting fresh Middle East peace talks following the agree­ ment between Israel and the United Arab Emi­ rates to normalise ties after Abbas denounced this new accord between the two countries.

A FORMER US Government official, Miles Taylor has revealed that prior to Donald Trump telling the Danish Government that he wanted to purchase Greenland, he had previously considered a swap, giving away Puerto Rico.

Possible nepotism ALLEGATIONS of favouritism were made against President Macron after his friend Philippe de Vil­ liers owner of Puy du Fou historical theme park was granted permission to hold an event with 9,000 visitors when maximum allowed is 5,000.

Rainbow warriors PRODUCTION on the unmanned Dan Bravo plat­ form was halted after four Greenpeace Denmark activists swam 500 metres from the Rainbow War­ rior ship to the North Sea platform to protest against Denmark’s continued involvement in the production of oil.

GERMANY

Pointless death

Collision

A SWISS man, originally from Eritrea has apologised to the family of an eight-year-old boy who he pushed under a train in Frankfurt.

He is currently being assessed for mental disorder but the judge has confirmed that a murder charge may be accepted.

A TANKER, carrying 1,300 metric tons of Naphtha (raw gasoline) found, as its steering gear failed, that it altered course and collided with a cargo ship on the River Rhine. Both ships were damaged but none of the cargo entered the water.

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NORWAY

Unlucky accident

Diplomat expelled

IN what appears to be a genuine accident an elderly woman who bumped into two 10­year­olds who were playing in a street Uppsala fell over and banged her head. After being taken to a local hospi­ tal, she died later that day.

AFTER a Norwegian man was arrested suspected of spying, the government has demanded that a Russian employed by its Embassy should leave the country as they are connected with this spying case and acted inappropriately for a diplomat.

Bomb squad

Oil fund

A LATE­NIGHT explosion in the courtyard of a block of flats in the town of Majorna does not appear to have caused any injuries, but members of the Swedish national bomb squad were called to try to identify the cause.

IN order to ensure that revenues from Norway’s oil explorations were not wasted, the govern­ ment there set up the Oil Fund which is one of the world’s largest pension funds, but the last six months have seen money withdrawn to fight the pandemic.

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LIMITED: Social gatherings reduced once again.

From Ten to Six THE Covid-19 Monitoring Committee in the Region of Murcia has agreed for a limit to be placed on social gatherings within the Murcian region, with both public and private gatherings set to be affected.

Manuel Villegas, the Minister of Health, made the announcement at a press conference on Monday, August 24, stating that due to heightened worry and concern due to rises in Covid-19 cases in the region, “the maximum number of people, who are not living together, who [want

to attend] private homes or [be] in terraces and restaurants is to be reduced from ten to six, throughout the Region of Murcia.”

A main source of outbreaks currently are large social gatherings such as; weddings, baptisms and communions, this is according to Villegas and the Monitoring Committee, who have recommended that these events should also be limited to a maximum of 30 people.

These additional social distancing measures came into force on August 26.

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Back to work FIGURES released by the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration suggest that more than half of the companies who closed because of the coronavirus pandemic are now back open and trading which is good news for the economy.

Offer reviewed IN 1925 the John Lewis department stores in the UK adopted the phrase ‘never knowingly undersold’ which allowed purchasers to claim a balance refund if within 28 days they found the item cheaper elsewhere. but now this offer may be dropped.

No blank cheques FORMER Spanish minister and now European High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, has made it clear that the money being given to Spain for post-Covid19 support is not a blank cheque and comes with conditions.

Fraud charge THE UK Serious Fraud Office has charged three men in connection with the collapse of an investment fund alleging that they had diverted money from the Axiom Legal Financing Fund and used client money for their own benefit.

Extension of ERTE SPEAKING with representatives of the travel industry whilst visiting the Costa Brava, Pere Aragonès vice president of Catalonia, said there should be an extension of ERTE (Furlough) in order to assist hospitality companies.

He wants to see support for those who have been unable to resume work due to the pandemic and argues that ERTE should remain in place until next season so staff know their income is safe.

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€5.2 million

is the amount that the Bank of Spain has fined Bankinter for irregularities in the supply of information to customers between 2015 and 2017.

Possible takeover bid SHARES in Britain’s largest internet sup­ plier BT have been dropping sharply over the past months even though the company still continues to make signifi­ cant profits and has a huge annual turnover.

It didn’t help that in line with many other companies around Europe it sus­ pended its dividend but with a reduc­ tion of value close to 40 per cent in the last year, BT management fear that it is likely to attract a predatory takeover.

Sky News reported that BT has con­ tacted American Investment Bank Gold­

man Sachs asking that it should prepare a defence strategy in the event that a takeover bid is launched.

Should a takeover actually be fact rather than fiction, it could be either a private equity firm or Deutsche Telecom AG which has shown interest in the British corporation for several years but it does come with baggage.

Like other previously government owned organisations, when privatised in 1984, there were a number of regula­ tion put in place by the then govern­ ment which are still extant and a new

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owner could well find itself at odds with those regulations which make the group responsible to the UK government as well as its shareholders.

There’s also the matter of coping with superfast broadband and the introduc­ tion of 5G which will require greater in­ put from British companies now that Chinese Group Huawei Technologies will have a far reduced involvement.

Add to this, a well­documented pen­ sion shortfall and any takeover could be problematic although in the long­run, the value of BT is bound to go up.

UK debt exceeds GDP

‘Calendar year’ does not count Last year you wrote that the tourist stay in Spain was 183 days in a calendar year, which gave rise to the peculiarity that a person could stay in Spain for the last six months of a year and the first six months of the following year. Can you confirm this?

We would like to travel to Spain in our motorhome and stay for the months of October, November and Decem­ ber. We would then fly home on December 28 and re­ turn early in January to stay for the months of January, February and March, returning to Dover on March 30, 2021.

E M (by email) The ‘calen­ dar year’ rule never existed.

YOU AND THE LAW It was a common IN SPAIN misconception and we were in error to report it.

Further investigation revealed the mistake and we have made this clear in a series of articles this year. Forget years and months.

The rule is: 90 days in a 180­day period. You can divide your 90 days as you wish. At the end of the 180­day pe­ riod, you must leave Spain for at least 90 days. So I am afraid that your plan will not work.

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.

A MOROCCAN News Agency, quoting in­ formation published in Spanish newspa­ per El Confidencial has reported that goods from Melilla are no longer to be considered as coming from a European source.

The Moroccan government has quiet­ ly withdrawn recognition of the EUR1 Movement Certificate which confirms that goods come from a European source which means that import taxes

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CAUTIOUS: Rishi Sunak looking positive.

FOR the first time since 1960, the UK government’s debt of just over £2 (€2.2) trillion is greater than Gross Domestic Product (GDP) according to the Office for National Statis­ tics (ONS).

Debt had been creeping up during the latter part of 2019, but the lockdown and pandemic has hit Britain bad­ ly and the fact is that for the past four months spending has exceeded tax income.

In the short term, the situation will get worse as the government will need to fund the next round of Self­Employed Income Support and also settle the

Eat Out scheme.

Analysts forecast that once these two significant amounts are paid, the need to borrow will drop, especial­ ly as company VAT payments will be due and the Furlough scheme will finish.

Britain will not benefit in the way that Italy and Spain have from the financial sup­ port from the European Union and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will have to be creatively cau­ tious in his autumn budget and hope that significant trade deals following final Brexit divorce are just around the corner.

Morocco removes EUR1 rights can be charged at a higher rate.

The report suggests that companies in Melilla have tried to get round the prob­ lem by sending their goods to Almeria and then having them shipped to Mo­

rocco, but this has proven to be unsuc­ cessful. Clearly the intention is to give Moroccan based manufacturers a finan­ cial advantage to sell their products to Morocco’s 36 million population.

Lima airport contract THE Inti Punko consortium, comprising Spanish company Sacyr and Peruvian Group GyM, has been awarded a contract to construct a second runway at the Jorge Chávez airport in Lima, Peru.

This is part of an ongoing project to increase landings and capacity at the capital’s main airport which has an overall budget of €330 million to be completed by 2022.

In addition to the construc­ tion of the second runway, 3,480 metres in length, the contract includes the supply of more than 10 kilometres of new taxiways, approach lights, beacon systems, navigation and surveillance equipment.

Orange offers free football IN a bid to try to reverse customer loss in Spain, Or­ ange has launched a new programme offering its customers access to all Spanish La Liga matches, in both the first and second division, as well as the UE­ FA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Customers need to sign up no later than Septem­ ber 30 in order to have ac­ cess to all of these match­ es free of charge for the entire 2020/2021 season.

Those who join their Love promotion will re­ ceive a 50 per cent dis­ count for three months.

The Spanish government is criticised in this report for seemingly taking no ac­ tion to try to persuade the Moroccans to reverse the decision which has apparent­ ly never been formally announced.

Tensions between the two countries have increased this year with Morocco closing land borders with both Ceuta and Melilla, as well as expanding territorial water claims around parts of the Canary Islands.

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PRICE(P) COMPANY 3I Group 923,59 Admiral Group 2.677,0 Anglo American 1.901,0 Antofagasta 1.093,50 Ashtead Group 2.730,0 Associated British Foods 2.024,0 AstraZeneca 8.628,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 557,66 Aviva 284,20 BAE Systems 537,69 Barclays 108,72 Barratt Developments 527,60 Berkeley 4.575,0 BHP Group 1.759,80 BP 277,80 British American Tobacco 2.594,5 British Land Company 360,43 BT Group 109,03 Bunzl 2.501,3 Burberry Group 1.418,3 Carnival 928,1 Centrica 45,42 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.031,6 Compass 1.165,55 CRH 3.029,0 Croda Intl 5.966,0 DCC 6.730,0 Diageo 2.611,5 DS Smith 270,47 EasyJet 583,20 Experian 2.823,0 Ferguson 7.512,0 Flutter Entertainment 12.280,0 Fresnillo 1.237,34 GlaxoSmithKline 1.535,88 Glencore 171,42 Halma 2.247,9 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.702,00 Hikma Pharma 2.370,00 HSBC 334,22 IAG 190,26 Imperial Brands 1.280,30 Informa 407,30 InterContinental 4.258,0 Intermediate Capital 1.361,00 Intertek 5.940,0 ITV 60,66 J Sainsbury 189,05 Johnson Matthey 2.327,0

CHANGE(P) 924,52 2.681,0 1.901,0 1.095,00 2.732,0 2.028,6 8.634,9 561,80 284,70 537,92 109,66 529,60 4.614,0 1.760,60 277,90 2.599,0 363,88 110,00 2.501,3 1.426,0 937,0 45,96 2.039,0 1.183,00 3.031,0 5.972,0 6.768,0 2.617,5 271,80 608,17 2.833,0 7.512,0 12.370,0 1.242,74 1.536,80 171,42 2.266,3 1.711,00 2.378,00 334,80 195,90 1.282,50 412,40 4.333,0 1.361,00 5.966,0 61,42 189,35 2.332,0

% CHG. 909,80 2.659,0 1.883,2 1.081,00 2.708,7 2.017,0 8.541,0 557,66 282,90 532,09 108,50 525,80 4.562,0 1.737,60 274,13 2.574,5 360,43 106,10 2.420,4 1.411,0 921,8 45,25 2.021,2 1.162,89 2.992,0 5.934,0 6.652,0 2.603,5 267,83 579,40 2.778,0 7.366,0 12.245,0 1.219,50 1.525,01 169,92 2.228,0 1.694,50 2.333,00 332,82 188,60 1.265,00 407,30 4.235,0 1.340,00 5.868,0 60,42 188,00 2.312,0

NET VOL 8,56K 22,75K 25,86K 38,74K 2,89K 4,20K 10,76K 8,78K 396,32K 25,86K 640,28K 336,90K 14,62K 184,65K 480,22K 13,57K 10,61K 10,93M 26,21K 21,20K 23,58K 119,27K 7,10K 4,68K 66,72K 0,29K 14,51K 11,96K 77,26K 81,91K 117,52K 19,38K 8,48K 10,59K 27,97K 516,84K 1,69K 19,50K 14,51K 61,49K 555,77K 19,59K 29,88K 3,45K 18,54K 4,56K 649,66K 174,45K 11,12K

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JSC MMC Norilsk Nickel ADR 26,88 JSC VTB Bank DRC 0,935 Land Securities 566,10 Legal & General 225,30 Lloyds Banking 28,36 London Stock Exchange 8.950,0 Meggitt 287,30 Melrose Industries 101,85 Mondi 1.476,00 National Grid 889,60 NatWest Group 112,85 Next 6.044,0 Ocado 2.480,69 Persimmon 2.726,0 Phoenix 704,40 Prudential 1.219,52 Reckitt Benckiser 7.624,0 Relx 1.754,00 Rentokil 541,80 Rightmove 622,40 Rio Tinto PLC 4.785,0 Rolls-Royce Holdings 260,10 Rosneft 5,15 Royal Dutch Shell A 1.140,11 Royal Dutch Shell A 1.140,0 Royal Dutch Shell B 1.097,6 RSA Insurance 450,76 Sage 744,40 Samsung Electronics DRC 1.183,00 Sberbank 12,49 Schroders 2.956,0 Scottish Mortgage 945,32 Segro 975,99 Severn Trent 2.432,6 Smith & Nephew 1.514,00 Smiths Group 1.458,87 Spirax-Sarco Engineering 10.665,0 SSE 1.308,85 St. James’s Place 1.004,00 Standard Chartered 398,20 Standard Life Aberdeen 244,35 Surgutneftegaz ADR 4,93 Taylor Wimpey 122,76 Tesco 228,90 Tui 306,70 Unilever 4.556,4 United Utilities 854,80 Vodafone Group PLC 115,44 Whitbread 2.405,4 WPP 604,20

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NET VOL

26,91 0,939 577,40 226,90 28,59 9.076,0 287,30 101,90 1.482,50 890,00 113,15 6.050,0 2.497,69 2.734,8 708,60 1.226,50 7.630,0 1.763,84 543,00 628,00 4.787,0 263,57 5,16 1.141,31 1.140,6 1.098,2 451,70 746,60 1.183,00 12,51 2.978,9 945,32 982,48 2.435,0 1.517,50 1.458,87 10.680,0 1.310,00 1.004,50 400,20 245,75 4,95 124,40 229,30 314,30 4.575,0 858,20 115,80 2.428,0 609,20

26,68 0,935 565,40 224,70 28,23 8.950,0 282,00 99,76 1.469,00 882,60 111,70 5.956,0 2.449,00 2.699,2 700,20 1.218,38 7.592,0 1.752,50 533,40 622,40 4.739,0 258,40 5,12 1.125,25 1.126,0 1.081,8 449,51 742,80 1.175,00 12,43 2.943,1 935,45 974,60 2.428,0 1.501,50 1.451,05 10.555,0 1.306,50 993,20 396,40 242,50 4,93 121,25 228,00 303,00 4.545,0 853,20 114,82 2.394,0 602,80

51,82K 10,93K 57,42K 134,78K 2,89M 34,91K 54,70K 330,54K 39,81K 238,75K 316,54K 11,27K 17,66K 9,55K 20,03K 34,46K 45,01K 5,92K 144,99K 4,91K 5,06K 125,16K 27,85K 10,81K 12,24K 41,29K 3,85K 6,88K 2,14K 336,98K 0,38K 378,37K 8,38K 1,08K 70,89K 0,63K 3,77K 10,60K 27,54K 312,37K 44,57K 9,39K 235,81K 55,56K 259,09K 7,28K 42,74K 229,96K 4,24K 103,12K

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US dollar (USD) ......................................1.18043 Japan yen (JPY)......................................124.947 Switzerland franc (CHF) .........................1.07663 Denmark kroner (DKK) ...........................7.44512 Norway kroner (NOK) .............................10.6195

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PRICE 161,71 1.580,42 3.284,72 497,48 167,50 138,43 85,08 42,25 47,28 41,01 267,01 202,43 283,23 123,16 49,28 152,76 97,32 211,57 84,98 213,02 109,75 38,88 137,44 60,27 2.049,98 314,14 58,99 204,13 131,63 127,44

CHANGE 162,69 1.597,72 3.314,40 499,47 170,08 139,00 85,09 42,30 47,50 41,34 270,49 203,35 283,55 123,48 49,31 153,65 98,57 212,19 85,18 216,25 109,77 39,00 138,10 61,28 2.095,49 315,28 59,04 205,14 132,67 128,31

CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 160,74 2,01M 1.568,01 1,45M 3.275,39 3,58M 477,00 84,51M 167,27 16,95M 136,80 2,52M 83,51 9,00M 41,81 17,39M 46,97 14,73M 40,71 25,52M 266,42 15,54M 199,82 1,78M 278,42 5,50M 122,31 3,39M 48,65 34,32M 150,59 6,72M 96,94 12,23M 209,26 3,48M 84,12 6,57M 212,85 36,25M 107,75 5,56M 38,57 24,16M 135,91 5,71M 60,23 7,07M 2.025,05 21,49M 310,09 2,49M 58,54 11,06M 203,34 10,00M 130,10 8,29M 127,23 6,06M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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27 August - 2 September 2020

€165 bn losses worldwide

by John Smith VISA WAIVER processing firm, Official-esta.com has undertaken a review into which countries have suffered the biggest revenue loss, as well as highest percentage of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) lost in order to consider the affect that Covid-19 had on world tourism.

As can be seen here, the USA is by far the worst affected country with at least $30 (€25.4) billion disappearing from the economy, but number two in the chart is Spain with a still massive $9.74 (€8.23) billion loss, although it is closely followed

by France with Thailand in fourth place.

In 2019, global travel and tourism con­

Rank

Country

Revenue Loss in Billions

1

United States

$30.7 (€25.4)

2

Spain

$9.74 (€8.23)

3

France

$8.77 (€7.37)

4

Thailand

$7.82 (€6.57)

5

Germany

$7.22 (€6.06)

6

Italy

$6.18 (€5.19)

7

UK

$5.81 (€4.88)

8

Australia

$5.67 (€4.76)

9

Japan

$5.42 (€4.55)

10

Hong Kong

$5.02 (€4.21)

city of Krakow which may soon have its own ‘Little Spain’ district. Spanish stores and restaurants are now becoming a common

They’re bootiful

TOURISM: Suffering big financial losses.

sight in Krakow and as both countries are members of the European Union, there is little problem for Spaniards to set up in Poland.

BUSINESS EXTRA Tax resident THE Spanish Tax Office has announced that individuals who spend more than 183 days in Spain in the 2020 fiscal year can be deemed Spanish tax-resident, even if forced to do so by movement restrictions caused by Covid-19.

Moving to Poland SOME of those affected by unemployment in Spain have made a move to find work in Poland and the majority have headed for the

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Although salaries are similar between the two countries, the attraction is that Poland has a lower cost of living.

tributed $8.9 (€7.6) trillion to the world’s GDP, yet due to the current pandemic the financial impact of Covid­19 on world tourism has resulted in a total revenue loss of $195 billion (€165 billion) world­ wide in the first four months of 2020.

Smaller countries in the Caribbean, In­ dian and Pacific Oceans which have little industry and rely heavily on tourism have seen the most dramatic drop in GDP with British Overseas Territory Turks and Caicos Islands losing 9.2 per cent.

BACK in the 1980s, Norfolk Turkey Farmer Bernard Mathews used to appear in his own adverts claiming how good his food was. Now owned by Ranjit Singh Boparan, 15 years after they were withdrawn, Turkey Twizzlers are back.

Chav’s favourite BURBERRY is about to bring its signature beige check to the market as a mask. It is said to be enhanced by special technology but comes at a price of £90 (€99) with 20 per cent going to charity.

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Johnny Kingdom - A Year on Exmoor 8:30pm The Joy of Painting 9:00pm Girl Friday Another chance to see this documentary following Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley as she attempts to survive on a desert island off Madagascar with only a few basic tools to help her.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

27 August - 2 September 2020

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Educational skullduggery

THE British government’s final decision to allow teachers to decide student’s exam results was not only ridiculous, but positively wreaked of a hasty and desperate endeavour to resolve a problem that they could have simply done without.

After all, when you are in debt to the tune of two trillion pounds and gripped by a pandemic bringing the country to its knees, having a bunch of youngsters crying in their cornflakes and marching on Downing Street because they consider they should have received higher than an F in mathematics, was just about the last thing they needed.

Appeasing the teachers, pupils and public in one fell swoop was actually a stroke of genius, they simply wanted the problem to go away - and it has.

Unfortunately, because of the method used to obtain their grades and through no fault of their own, in years to come the classes of 2020 will be viewed on with suspicion by just about everyone, universities and future employers alike trying to have us believe that teachers would be either competent, unbiased or impartial enough to deliver up fair and just results in these ex-

EXAM RESULTS: A problem the government could have simply done without. ams was actually an insult to anyone with even a smidgen of intelligence. Teachers are as human as the rest of us.

They have always had their favourites, or students they dislike and even their occasional attraction to pupils, (who can often manipulate ‘Sir’ or ‘Miss’ with the guile of those far beyond their years!).

You can’t tell me that a teacher, who is

aware that a better result for young Jimmy who is not the brightest, but, is ‘such a nice lad’ and has ‘tried very hard,’ doesn’t merit perhaps just a little tweak in the marking department? Well of course it would.

Couple that with the fact that schools are judged by their overall success rate and you have the perfect storm for educational skullduggery. Is it any wonder the

diddum’s experienced one of the highest pass rates in history? No, I’m afraid this is merely one more step in the lowering of British education standards, which has been slowly eroding for years. I’m actually pretty convinced that the leftie luvvies will adore this method of selection.

No exams, no stress and if they had their way, no losers. I predict a whole glut of university graduates stacking the shelves of Sainsbury’s in the dumbed down years to come.

You truly do have to feel sorry for poor old Boris. He’s found himself at the head of a government experiencing the worst series of crisis in living memory.

Become a new dad. Been at death’s door with the Covid virus and when he tries to slip away into the British countryside for a brief respite, has an irate farmer chase him off the land where he pitches his tent! For heaven’s sake give him a break and thank the Lord that the likes of Corbyn and Abbott aren’t those making the decisions.

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Mon. Wed. Fri.

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8:00pm Johnny Kingdom - A Year on Exmoor With spring well under way, the amateur cameraman should be filming badgers, but there is no sign of any cubs and the food he has put down is being eaten by squirrels, pheasants and rodents.

8:30pm Sounds of the Sixties 9:00pm Big Hits - Top of the Pops 1964 to 1975 10:30pm Peter Green: Man of the World 12:00am Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop 1:00am Foo Fighters at Reading 3:00am Peter Green: Man of the World The story of the blues performer, who found fame in the 1960s as lead guitarist with Fleetwood Mac

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Proud to be a cultural Marxist

BARRY DUKE OVER the years I have been saddled with a variety of labels. In South Africa I got called a ‘kaffir boetie’ (the equivalent of n****r-lover).

Also a ‘soutpiel’, an Afrikaans term for a British expat whose dangly bits hang in the ocean somewhere between England and some foreign land.

I was also branded a ‘commie’ which, at that time, was absolutely accurate. I did indeed support the banned South African Communist Party because of its unyielding opposition to apartheid.

I ditched communism when I realised that, although it was admirably godless, in practice its ruthless dogmatism was every bit as abhorrent as any religion.

So I became an anarchist.

When a colleague accused me of wanting to unleash chaos on the world, I retorted ‘chaos is what we have right now. What we need is anarchy.’

CULTURAL MARXIST: I wear this label with pride.

My anarchism eventually gave way to a brand of ‘no gods, no masters’ liberal socialism - and it’s in this camp I shall remain until I go the way of Monty Python’s parrot.

But lately I’ve been accused of being a cultural Marxist, a term used by far-right white supremacists and dimwits on media outlets

such as America’s Faux News to describe activists who champion progressive rather than repugnant reactionary causes.

It was invented by the far-right to describe Jews taking over the world in order to eradicate Christian conservative values. It has now spread to include all peo-

ple with left-of-centre views. Cultural Marxism, of course, has nothing to do with actual Marxism and is a great example of neo-fascists and Trumpanzees not knowing what Marxism really is.

So I wear the label with pride.

Being a cultural Marxist means,

among other things, that I have zero tolerance of the media reporting on puerile matters that have no relevance whatsoever to the real world.

One recent Saturday, for example, LBC News devoted the best part of the day to yet another unseemly squabble involving some members of the utterly dysfunctional British royal family. Several so-called ‘royal correspondents’ were invited to prattle on at length about the spat.

My hackles rise every time I hear the term ‘royal correspondent’ because what these mediocre, over-paid hacks say and write is the antithesis of proper journalism.

They exist only to feed asinine gobbets of tittle-tattle to credulous British serfs who think bad soap operas are for real and that the monarchy is A Very Good Thing when, in reality, it’s an anachronistic irrelevance that should be allowed to quietly fizzle out and die.

So, feel free to add ‘proud republican’ to my growing list of labels.

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HELP FOR THE BRIDE WHO’S TOO WIDE!

WE’VE all put on weight over lockdown. Hold the front page! Well, that’s according to Boris who’s now busily urging lardy Brits to lose weight to reduce the risk of succumbing to Covid-19. (Err, how much weight have YOU lost, Boris?). And as for Jamie Oliver, he’s tried for years to reduce obesity in school kids with mixed results.

Maybe Jamie should turn his attention to adults too, with the news that one UK c h u rc h p l a n s t o r i p o u t church pews so ‘fat folk’ can walk down the aisle ...

“Here comes the bride, 40 inches wide,” is the headline in one paper describing a Dorset church’s plans to remove some of its pews because the aisle is too narrow for obese couples to walk down. According to its Parochial Church Council: “We have had occasions at wed-

CHURCH AISLE: Too narrow to walk the bride down.

dings where the couple have been too large to be able to walk side by side down the aisle.”

But isn’t this simply evolution in action? No longer does the bride need to slim to fit the dress, but now she needs to slim to fit the church. What next, are they going to widen the doors, have a snack break half-way through the service or add a pizza oven and a deep fat fryer in case anybody gets a bit peckish if the sermon drags on? Not forgetting to have the floor reinforced. Absolutely ridiculous!

Clearly time not to change the church but the people wanting to get married there!

In this time of Covid and the proven link with obesity, a prewedding diet would seem to be in order. The answer is to lose weight, not wreck the

church. But let him who is without sin cast the first scone. (Sorry!)

At this point I should declare an interest. My 90-yearold neighbour told me that the doctor had said he must lose weight and cut down on his daily four cans of beer. I asked what he was going to do, and he replied (stoutly): “Change doctors.”

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MASKED OR UNMASKED JOHN

SHARPLES

HOW many times have you w a l k e d o u t o f y o u r f ro n t door in the last few months without a mask on and only realised that you didn’t have the damn thing on when you arrived at your destination?

If I had a Euro for each time I have done that I would be a lot richer than I am now.

I have personally been stopped and reminded by the police about wearing a mask but thankfully, I haven’t been fined. One of the policemen who stopped me didn’t actually have a mask on himself which I thought was rather odd, but I didn’t comment, obviously!!!

The effectiveness of masks is not in any dispute scientifically. Scientists across the world are happy that they do stop the spread of the virus by limit-

FACE MASKS: They are simple to make ... so get going! ing the trajectory of particles leaving the mouth and hitting other people.

So, we know, from those who are “in the know” that they are an important aid in stopping the spread of the dis-

ease along with washing our hands regularly and social distancing.

What I would like to know is, why is it alright to sit down and take off our mask to have a drink with others? This is what

makes me doubt that masks are a real life saver.

One thing is for sure! Walking in the streets in high temperatures under a blazing sun leaves me breathless in no time at all. I don’t suffer with

asthma but I do have some breathing difficulties caused by ill health, but I haven’t asked the doctor for an exemption certificate because I don’t like being glared at by all and sundry. What’s more, I don’t fancy being stopped by the people on every corner!

I decided to make my own masks. I had cut some jeans down to shorts. I used the piece of leg that I had cut off to fashion some masks of my own that match my new shorts. It is easy to find a pattern online and they take just a few minutes to sew. The pattern I used is to be found at www.thecraftyquilter.com.

You can print the pattern on your printer and cut it out and then pick any material that goes with your favourite outfits. Remember to make a thinner lining for the inside of it and you will need some wire from a hardware shop for the nose piece.

They are simple to make … so get going!

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We might as well stay at home soon and enjoy the family once in a while.

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DEAR Euro Weekly, I live in a particularly Spanish neighbourhood in Fuengirola and there are a couple of Spanish bars owned by the same people that are situated next to each other.

Every single night the bars are ram-packed, sure they serve a little tapas to go with the drinks, but I am talking no social distancing, no masks, absolutely no time for chairs or tables to be wiped down and disinfected. It’s bedlam. The police pass this area regularly as it is near the police station and a main road, but I have never seen them stop and do any kind of enforcement or checks. Are we back to us against them again? Surely it should be one rule for everyone if we ever want rid of this horrible virus?

Catalonia tightens up restrictions to stem surge in Covid-19 cases SMCP

Questioning Fundamental Rights - Euro Weekly News’ political opinion from Spain I believe questioning and then annulling the rules that were brought in only hastens a new ‘State of Alarm’!

BG

Breaking News: Police in Spain’s Madrid Hunt Driver and Passenger that left Three Dead and one Injured in Horrific Car Crash

Deborah Sutherland Fuengirola

Hope that they are located and arrested quickly and dealt with properly.

Shock and sense

TK Dear Euro Weekly, I got a bit of a fright last week when I read your report on Facebook about the possibility of a lockdown in September and I must say the load of comments made it worse. However, when I read your follow up article it did begin to make sense and of course, if that is what the government ask

OUR VIEW Mere pawns WHEN will politicians and governments stop gambling with our lives in their games of one-upmanship? First one closes their borders then another follows suit in what seems like a childlike move, do they really have our best interests at heart or have we become bargaining tools in their future plans?

Three weeks ago, the UK government decided to re-impose a 14-day quarantine on everyone arriving from Spain forcing travellers into panic and trying to return home at short notice.

At the time, Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez said visitors would be safer from the virus in Spain than in the UK, and he hoped Britain would think again.

However, the UK government have not changed their mind and an official spokesperson for BoJo even warned that ‘no travel is risk-free during this pandemic.’

Now, the UK government has said anyone travelling from France and the Netherlands will have to quarantine, which again caused a mass exodus among those holidaying in these destinations.

It was reported that the latest measure was put into place as new Covid-19 infections grew across Europe and France, in particular, reported a large increase in infections in the past week.

T h e m o v e i s a g i g a n t i c b l o w t o F r a n c e ’s tourism industr y as the previous move was to Spain’s. Is there something we are missing? A bigger picture? Take away the destinations and people will spend money on home soil maybe?

CORRECTIONS

IT’S BEDLAM: Why are there no police checks?

of us, another lockdown, then who are we to argue. Now, lo and behold, they have started to take other actions with the closing of bars and smoking bans etc, so let’s hope all those who gave such negative replies to the news posted maybe think before pouncing on the keyboard the next time.

It is an uncertain time with confusing consequences so who are we to argue?

Anyway, I just wanted to say sorry that I had a flicker of doubt, it was probably just the shock of the continuing fight.

Keep us informed and don’t let the finger pointers get you down.

Hailey Marchmont Benidorm

Kiss goodbye

Breaking News: Scottish School Cleared as 17 staff and Multiple Pupils Test Positive for Covid-19 Yes this is sad, but these stories will be in the press until we get a vaccine, so the whole world has to look at the way we are doing day to day things.

PQ

US President Donald Trump Announces Covid ‘Breakthrough’ Allowing this therapeutic to be used without proper trials, is just madness. Plus it only helps people in very early stages, if at all.

It’s only because the Republican convention is starting today, that he has announced this, to try and give a positive spin. CDC didn’t want to approve it last week.

AT

Dear Euro Weekly, How can the Spanish government screw it up for us any more? Their recent actions and rules have truly put the boot in for many expat bars. I have friends who have already handed back their keys as they see no way forward and who is to know what nonsensical moves the government will make next.

You can kiss goodbye to tourism now. Obviously, most people won’t be coming on holiday to stand next to each other smoking in a bar that isn’t serving food at three o’clock in the morning but people want things their way and want to make up their own minds about where they smoke, drink or party.

Let’s hope for some good news soon or even results that show that this was a good idea, as so far nothing has proven to have worked.

Demonstrators praised after peaceful protest demanding ‘respect and justice’ for Benidorm’s tourism sector Good for them... more demonstrations are needed around the world to stop the tyranny.

TH

Watch the Videos: Mass Evacuations Ordered as California Ravaged By Wildfires This is really bad, it’s like you’d imagine the fires of hell to look like. I hope they manage to stop it without any further loss of life.

DMJ Adam Grieve Benalmadena

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A rather slow start to the week leads you to feel bored but be assured that the weekend will be far from dull.

A recent conversation or correspondence with an old friend leads to unexpected contact.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Everything on the home front is emphasised and there will be a flurry of activity. Get others involved in any changes. Work in the garden or painting is much more enjoyable and half the work if you enlist the help of someone you get on well with.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) When discussing a holiday with others, be aware that agreement is not always easily met. Although you are not inclined to compromise, it is necessary to go with the majority decision. Patience is thin on the ground at the moment, but try not to overreact.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) After the 24th it is much easier to see the path ahead. This is particularly true of a financial situation, so there's no sense in fussing until you understand what needs to be done.

Someone who has in the past been unco-operative is more flexible. You wonder at this and try to see an ulterior motive, but it is most likely that they have seen the error of their past actions. Is it possible for you to take them on trust?

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Your attention is needed on more than one front, and some decisions are at odds with your personal thoughts and attitudes. Being reminded that ‘business is business’ does nothing to relieve your conscience. You may have to upset someone by telling the truth, which may affect your longer-term finances but do you really have any choice?

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Are you willing to take a risk on someone who has let you down before? Looking into their recent past is likely to tip the balance. What you find shows clearly if there has been a change of heart on their part or if they are trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) A disagreement with a friend upsets you but is short-lived.

To avoid such a situation in the future, look at how you should have dealt with it. There is always something to know that guides us to a better position.

It will make you smile that someone has taken you for a fool because you have the last laugh.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A great feeling of joy comes over you more than once in the week ahead. Your inner child has been set free, and this is likely to be because of recent restrictions, which are now lifted. Do not feel guilty about this because it is a choice that will serve you well in the future. Right now, things may seem like a bit of an effort for small reward.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Travel arrangements may have to be changed at the last minute. Do not fret, however, because success is more likely at the end of the month.

During a dream, or when reading a book, an idea comes to you. Can this really make a difference to your future? You may need to act quickly to start a new project but progress will require patience.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) The need to plan ahead is frustrating when you know exactly what ought to be going on. Patience is something that you need to cultivate, or you risk upsetting someone close.

Spending time with a colleague makes you realise how good things could be, but a lot of effort is involved.

Pushing ahead does not guarantee results.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) It is difficult to avoid repeating mistakes made in the past.

Your approach to certain situations has not changed and therein lies the problem.

Someone who blames you for a mistake shows ignorance but that does not make it less upsetting.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Who is trying to push you into a corner? Maybe it is being done so subtly that you have not even noticed. Who wants a decision from you? Appear to take pressure lightly and not give in to an irritation.

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TIME Across 1 Hurting (4) 3 Seizes suddenly (5) 8 Encircles (9) 9 Currency (5) 10 Very light coloured (4) 14 Orderly (4) 15 Physically and mentally fatigued (5) 18 Comrade (9) 20 Severe (5) 21 Writing instruments (4)

Quick

Cryptic Across 1 You're taking a chance on a troubled King, sir (7) 5 They assist in the formulation of ideas (5) 8 Country lover was in some trouble (5) 9 Southern post office employs partners (7) 10 Inactivity in finer tiara (7) 11 Compel personnel (5) 12 Criticise bad start and end (5) 14 Greeting socialist who was taken on (5) 19 Award kept in De Niro's caravan? (5) 21 Calm shown by Forest fullbacks (7) 23 Nought's amiss with weapon (7) 24 Starts showing love for writers (5) 25 Fear injured adder (5) 26 Style we adapted in a melodious way (7) Down 1 Corrosion, I note, plain and simple (6) 2 Arab leader heard frothy milk drink (5) 3 Fires possibly singe it (7) 4 Loudmouth to tell a joke about a heartless snob (3,3) 5 Haughty when a clown turns up (5) 6 Merit of French wait (7) 7 She's after a South African's girdles (6) 13 Locates exotic milk sugar (7) 15 Heron is up the creek not far from the coast (7)

16 17 18 20 22

Down 1 Unharmed (4) 2 Answer (7) 4 Public act of violence by an unruly mob (4) 5/19 Witty remark (3,3) 6 Concise and succinct (5) 7 Requested information about (5) 11 Put in order (7) 12 Small thin branch of a tree (5) 13 Commence (5) 16 Set of two (4) 17 Firearms (4) 19 See 5

Put out by act that's not new (6) Large cases for swimwear (6) Polished logs recycled near steam yacht (6) Stiff outfit I had (5) Old London river boats (5)

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

English - Spanish

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet.

In this week’s puzzle, 7 represents L and 19 represents G, so fill in L every time the figure 7 appears and G every time the figure 19 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 1/27 Literas (en dormitorio) (4,4) 3 Income (8) 9 To sail (7) 10 Pain (in body) (5) 11 Arabic (5) 12 Breakdown (mechanical) (6) 14 El más raro (6) 16 Arquero (6) 19 Ascuas (6) 21 Nacimiento (5) 24 Levantarse (3,2) 25 To include (7) 26 Criados (8) 27 See 1 Down 1 Sweet potatoes (8) 2 Girlfriend (5) 4 Noruega (6) 5 Caballete (de tejado) (5) 6 Egoísta (7) 7 Navegar por (televisión o internet) (4) 8 Afirma (6) 13 Huertos (8) 15 To resign (7)

17 Cardigan (6) 18 Camiseta (1-5) 20 Spy (5)

22 Ruta (5) 23 Huevos (4)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION QUICK

BOGGLED

HEXAGRAM

WORD LADDER

ACROSS: 1 Scare, 4 Total, 7 Astronomy, 8 Sing, 9 Appeal, 12 Obtain, 13 Asia, 16 Hibernate, 18 Ridge, 19 Enter.

DOWN: 1 Shuts, 2 Against, 3 Eats, 4 Troops, 5/17 Too bad, 6 Loyal, 10 Easiest, 11 Fierce, 12 Other, 14 After, 15 Fade.

iron lino lips lion lions lupin ions pinion pion pions peon peons peso punt puns poilu pose pont pons epos eons riot roque rote rota nips nuns noun nouns noir note upon union unions unique unquote unquiet unto opinion onto spin spun spoil soil soul soup iota onion unions null nope noes nose foil fops foes foul fount font frit equator equate quin quorn quoin quote quota quiet quat tori torn toque teat taxi

1 Heater 2 Amoeba 3 Anther 4 Define 5 Meteor 6 Travel 7 Formic 8 Redden 9 Limbic 10 Modern 11 Talkie 12 Lineal 13 Indeed 14 Retail 15 Nereid 16 Shrink 17 Cranny 18 Idiocy 19 Brandy.

LEFT LOFT LOST LOSE HOSE HOME

CRYPTIC ACROSS: 1 Duty, 3 Mattress, 9 Subject, 10 Audit, 11 Sprat, 12 Unseen, 14 Ealing, 16 Hawser, 19 Donate, 21 Loans, 24 Moses, 25 Chalice, 26 Tungsten, 27 Zeus.

DOWN: 1 Disaster, 2 Tiber, 4 Actium, 5 Traps, 6 Endless, 7 Site, 8 Keaton, 13 Trustees, 15 Looks in, 17 Afloat, 18 Rescue, 20 Asses, 22 Agile, 23 Smut.

ENGLISH-SPANISH ACROSS: 1 Aunque, 3 Castle, 8 Earache, 10 Toast, 11 Rezar, 12 Current, 13 Playa, 15 Often, 20 Apricot, 22 Aisle, 24 Dueño, 25 Closest, 26 Retire, 27 Hunter.

DOWN: 1 Alegre, 2 Nariz, 4 Autor, 5 Trapeze, 6 Estate, 7 Bench, 9 Carry, 14 Largest, 16 Flaco, 17 Ladder, 18 Stick, 19 Debtor, 21 Choir, 23 Sweat.

NONAGRAM ache arch chap char chin chip each hair hang hare harp heap hear heir hire inch nigh rhea rich chain chair cheap china chine chirp graph hinge neigh niche parch peach perch phage pinch ranch reach achier aching change charge cipher enrich hanger haring hegira hernia preach rehang arching chagrin changer graphic harping heaping hearing heparin phrenic pincher parching perching reaching PREACHING

CODE BREAKER

KAKURO

SUDOKU

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Hexagram ANTHEM BECKET CHASTE CHINCH DECREE DITHER GATHER GHETTO HECTIC INJECT JACKET (10) LIMBIC NIACIN PIGPEN POSSUM SATIRE SPRINT STINKY TANNIN

The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 sixletter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (JACKET) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

• The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’.

They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

• Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

• No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

• No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

TARGET:

Kakuro

SCORING: 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.

TARGET: • Average: 14 • Good: 19

• Very good: 38 • Excellent: 49

• Very good: 28 • Excellent: 36

4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points

App of the week Houzz REDECORATING and home improvements can be a daunting prospect, but Houzz is here to help.

Browse through the library of millions of photos, showing exteriors and interiors of various styles for inspiration.

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QUIZ: CRIMINAL INTENT 1. Built in 1903–6 on the site of Newgate Prison, by what name is the Central Criminal Court in London better known?

2. Dating back to the 19th century, the 'Ndrangheta is an Italian Mafia-type organised crime syndicate based in which region of southern Italy?

3. First published in 1866, who was the author of the novel Crime and Punishment, which focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money?

4. In his Sherlock Holmes series of novels, which (fictional) criminal mastermind did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle refer to as the ‘Napoleon of crime’?

5. Name either of the two original presenters of the BBC crime reconstruction television programme Crimewatch UK, which was first broadcast in 1984?

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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 A) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

• Average: 19 • Good: 27

6. Nine men received sentences of between 25 and 30 years in April 1964 for their part in which infamous crime?

7. What was the title of the award-winning HBO crime drama that featured Dominic West as Baltimore detective Jimmy McNulty and Idris Elba as drug-dealer Stringer Bell?

8. Which (three word) legal term, used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offence, is derived from the Latin for ‘in blazing offence’?

9. Which Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, first performed in 1885, features the song that includes the famous proverb ‘let the punishment fit the crime’?

10. Which notorious US crime boss who attained notoriety during the prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit, was nicknamed ‘Scarface’?

Not a lot of people know that… the word ‘criminal’ has been in the English language since around 1400 but ‘policeman’ only arrived in 1788 and ‘detective’ in 1843.

Answers: 1. OLD BAILEY, 2. CALABRIA, 3.

FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY, 4. Professor JAMES MORIARTY, 5. NICK ROSS and SUE COOK, 6. GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, 7. THE WIRE, 8. IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO, 9. THE MIKADO (or, The Town of Titipu), 10. AL CAPONE (full name Alphonse Gabriel Capone)

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OUTLANDER season five sees Claire and Jamie’s fight to protect the ones they love continue as they navigate the trials of life in colonial America. The Frasers are forced to fit in with a society set for Revolution, and Jamie must defend the home they have built together. Brianna and Roger MacKenzie struggle to chase away the shadow cast over their lives by the abhorrent Stephen Bonnet. For the Frasers, the ‘Ridge’ is the place in which they are laying the foundations for the rest of their lives.

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THE new side-splitting Sunday Times bestseller from the author of ‘Faking Friends’ and ‘Tell Me a Secret,’ Jane Fallon.

Welcome to The Close - a sumptuous street lined with mansions, where the gorgeous Stella is the undisputed Queen Bee. It is in this luxurious setting that Laura, seeking the tranquillity to clear her head after her marriage falls apart, rents a little studio.

However, the new face upsets the green monster inside Stella, who fears Laura has the hots for her fiancé, Al. When Laura becomes aware of the life-changing secret Al is keeping to himself, Stella’s perfectly controlled world looks set to collapse and Laura’s future is threatened. With the chance of beating Al at his own twisted game, these two former strangers strike up a bond and a plot for revenge that may blow up in their faces.

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• 1883 - Krakatoa The most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurs on Krakatoa, a small, uninhabited volcanic island located in Indonesia. Heard 3,000 miles away, the explosions threw five cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air, created 120-foot tsunamis and killed 36,000 people.

• 1978 - Grease In 1978, Paramount Pictures placed a big bet on a small musical called Grease and came up with not just an enormous hit movie, but a true popcultural phenomenon with one of the most successful soundtracks ever.

• 1983 - Space US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Guion S Bluford becomes the first African American to travel into space when the space shuttle Challenger lifts off on its third mission.

• 1985 - Titanic Seventy-three years after it sunk to the North Atlantic ocean floor, a joint USFrench expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic.

The sunken liner was about 400 miles east of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic, 13,000 feet below the surface.

• 1996 - Divorce In 1981, nearly one billion television viewers tuned in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana. At the time the couple’s romance was the envy of the world. However, the fairy tale couple grew apart and they separated in 1992, though they still carried out their royal duties.

• 1997 - Crash Shortly after midnight, Diana, Princess of Wales dies in a car crash in Paris.

She was 36. Her boyfriend, the Egyptian-born socialite Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the car, Henri Paul, also died.

Princess Diana was one of the most popular public figures in the world.

Her death was met with a massive outpouring of grief.

• 2005 - Katrina Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane. Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States.

BACK FOAM

Move from the start word (DARN) to the end word (FOAM) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder.

You must only change one letter at a time.

Me duele el brazo My arm hurts • Me duele la pierna My leg hurts • Me duele la rodilla My knee hurts • Me duele el pie My foot hurts • Me duele el tobillo My ankle hurts • Me duele la espalda My back hurts • Me duele la muñeca My wrist hurts • Me duele el hombro My shoulder hurts

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Good luck with that one Germany...

MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I LOVE dogs - they are just the best pets in the world. They just want to be your best friend and are very loyal.

My ambition is to be half the man my dog thinks I am. The greeting when you return home is ‘Wow you came back.

Thank you!!’ So you will understand that when I read that North Korea’s leader has reportedly ordered his people to hand over their pet dogs so they can be turned into meat for restaurants absolutely made me feel sick and totally outraged. It’s bad enough they eat dogs in the first place, but to come round your house and remove your beloved pet is just not even something I want to think about.

There was another doggy story that caught my eye this week and initially I thought it was crazy but after looking at it closer it isn’t. The story was on the Mail online which does not seem to have the ability to report anything truthfully which

is infuriating. Their headline was that in Germany owners had to walk their dogs two hours a day and would get prosecuted if they didn’t. After looking into it it’s not quite as bad but still difficult to understand how they could police it. But what they are saying is dogs aren’t cuddly toys. They also have their own needs, which need to be taken into account.

Under the new rules it will no longer be legal for Germany’s 9.4 million dogs to be left alone at home for long periods.

Keeping dogs tethered or on a lead for a significant amount of time could also be banned, which is absolutely correct.

What they don’t seem to have taken into consideration is that not all dogs are the same. My dog is 14 years old.

He couldn’t walk two hours a day. He likes to go out for two walks a day, get a bit of exercise, do what he has to do and come home. He’s emptied again at night before we close for the day. Also you have to take into consideration the size and breed. A tiny Chihuahua doesn’t need the same exercise as a Labrador. Anyway good luck with that one Germany. Maybe whilst timing dogs’ walks you can check whether everyone has their face masks on and are socially distancing at the same time!

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SUMMER GLOW: Make-up and fake tan is a safe way to give yourself a natural glow.

HAVING a lovely summer glow all year round is undeniably an attractive thought, however, we all know taking care of our skin is more important.

That being said, fake tanning products, bronzers, foundations and highlighters can work wonders, and the majority now contain a decent SPF, there are some fabulous tutorials online too, which will help perfect your look.

JUST like commenting on a person being overweight is fatshaming, teasing people for being too thin is known as skinny-shaming.

Body shaming of all types is unacceptable as it invokes a strong feeling of self- doubt, which can be harmful in the long run.

One vlogger has taken things too far and caused quite the stir amongst skin specialists, using sunscreen to create a long-lasting contoured effect.

According to dermatologists, the practice is inherently flawed and dangerous to the skin. Mona Gohara, MD an associate professor of dermatology at Yale stated: “You will leave your skin with an uneven pigment that can take months or years to go away”.

By Clinica Britannia

Helicobacter pylori HELICOBACTER PYLORI (H pylori) infection occurs when the H pylori bacteria infects the stomach mucus, usually during childhood and is present in over 50 per cent of people worldwide.

It is a common cause of peptic ulcers and can lead to stomach cancer.

The way that H pylori infects a person is still a mystery, but is passed on through ingesting contaminated food or water, or by person to person through direct contact with faeces stool, vomit, or saliva. Most people with this infection have no symptoms, but if they do occur it may be in the form of a severe burning pain in the abdomen, bloating, weight loss, nausea, and lack of appetite.

Complications

An open sore called an ulcer can form due to the build-up of stomach acid; this affects around 10 per cent of people who are suffering with the infection.

Inflammation and irritation of the stomach lining causing Gastritis.

Stomach cancer is a strong risk factor if the

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Skinny Shaming While significant attention has been drawn to fat-shaming, skinny-shaming continues to be a

infection if left undetected for a long period of time.

A breath or stool test can identify the infection which can be treated with medication and a simple ultrasound scan with our specialist can show if there are any further complications.

problem. Be it fat, thin, tall, short, promoting all equally can help people, especially women, to

become more confident in their appearances. Social anxiety and eating disorders are some of the

examples of body shaming effects. We must stop putting women down for their body weight and their waist sizes.

A healthy, balanced diet, with regular exercise, is the key to a healthy life.

But we need to live a happy life too.

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It’s not just time to talk about mental health - it’s time to ask, listen and care MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED LET’S not just encourage someone to talk about their mental health, let’s practise to be good listeners. It’s easy for someone to say “say how you feel” but how many times have we sat there knowing full well they aren’t listening to what you have to say.

When it comes to the need to talk about our mental health, we seem to put all of the responsibility in the court of the person who is already struggling. Sure, nobody can read minds, and people can’t expect specific help without asking for it.

But mental health problems can make it harder to talk and ask for help in the first place. The responsibility of reaching out for help has to be matched - to provide safe spaces to talk, to listen, to not judge.

My experiences have taught me the difficulty of coping with unwanted and distressing thoughts. When I was dealing with unwanted thoughts, having to seek help felt like an overwhelming task when I was already just surviving.

I have often tried to reach out to people but felt like I am being a

burden, why should they have to carry my pain too? It can be very difficult for people to go there - to be with someone in their suffering - especially when they may not see the reality of it face-to-face, or don’t feel equipped to talk about such things.

But this isn’t about having a degree in psychiatry, or even mental health awareness, we simply just want someone to talk to who isn’t going to judge.

We all have a personal responsibility to take care of our health as best as we can, and to try and seek support when we realise we can’t manage on our own. With my own mental health, my responsibility is to make sure I have people around me who I can rely on, be open with, and allow myself to be supported by.

Also as an outsider, with family and friends also suffering with mental health issues, we must take responsibility for putting our fears aside when people indicate they are in distress, get them to keep talking, and get them to share the load BUT let’s LISTEN, listen like we mean it.

Stop what you are doing, and listen, two minutes of your time can save a person’s life, it can change their thought process, it can distract them from whatever they may be feeling.

I grew up with my Dad saying “You have two ears, one mouth … use them in that order.”

So instead of putting the responsibility on people to talk about their mental health, let’s educate ourselves about mental health problems, ask people about their mental health, and practise being good listeners whether we have our own experiences of mental health problems or not.

Lots of love Ms Bipolar x

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DIONE LOCKYER I’M guessing that many of you would love nothing more than to have complete control of your lives?

For me, this was an everyday occurrence. However, I never actually understood how much this affected my state of well-being. Trying to control the outcome of every aspect of my life, increased my anxiety and lead me to question my own natural ability to just be me! There were things I was trying to control that were actually, completely out of my control. This then lead to frustration, anger and resentment.

By concentrating on controlling everything outside of me, I lost my authentic self. I lost my inner calm and peace, replacing it with uncertainty. I needed to know why I felt the need to control everything in my life, and why

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Let Go Of The Need To Control Everything In Your Life Quote - Before you take control of your life you first must understand what “taking control” means. it was so important to me. I had to revisit my past to find the answer.

I picked up my journal, and wrote the title ‘Why Do I Need To Be In Control?’ After frantically writing, I had dwindled it down to two main reasons...

FEAR and EGO. My ego was telling me that if I didn’t control my personal and business life, I would fail! I had to be per fect in every way possible to avoid said failure and to also avoid the judgement of others. If I had control, I would only achieve success. I felt that I had to control my work, my relationship, who I allowed around me because then, there was no way I could get hurt! The problem was, I was the one that was causing the hurt. Not only to myself but everyone

around me.

So How Do You Let Go Of The Need To Control? Here are three of the top tips that taught me how to be less of a control freak Learn to Just Be You cannot control anything that is outside of you. You can only control the emotions that you attach to it. Be at peace with yourself. Take anything between five and 30 minutes per day to ‘Just Be.’ Find a quiet spot, take in your surroundings and enjoy the moment. Don’t pressurise yourself to feel or do anything, just enjoy whatever comes to you at that moment and breath.

Show gratitude for what you have, here and now. Let go of the outcome and appreciate the calmness within you.

Write a List

Write a list of the things that you CAN control. By physically writing the list of what you can control, you can remove the need to control what is outside of you. My list consists of the following, My mental well-being - I can control my mental state and well-being by doing what makes my soul happy. For me, this includes, reading a book, meditation and journalling. As a believer of the law of attraction, I understand we all work on electrical frequencies. By ensuring I am on a high-frequency level, and being at peace with myself, I will attract more of the same back to me.

My appearance - I can control how I want to look. If I wish to wear make-up, I can. If I wish to just kick back in my

favourite PJs, with my hair scrunched, on the top of my head, I can.

Let Go of the What Ifs What if it goes wrong? What if I make a fool of myself?

What if I fail. These were questions that entered my mind daily. Now I ask the same question back! Nothing you do is a failure, it is merely a lesson and with lessons comes growth. If something doesn’t go the way you want it to, let go of trying to control it. Try a different approach or understand that, what has happened, was meant to happen. Realign with your true self and try again.

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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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They call me Sir Lunchalot GAVIN LAMBE-MURPHY AMIDST the never-ending rule changes of the new normal, one thing remains constant - each day, lunch is something of an occasion. Having always preferred to lunch, rather than dinner, I try to find restaurants in Marbella to fulfil my desire for great food, and stylish settings. Trust me, it’s not as easy as it should be.

Living directly on the beach, one would expect simple, yet fantastic seafood and local cuisine. However, it seems that the restaurateurs of the area prefer to mix things up, with an awful lot of Asian fusion. Yes, I’m confused too.

If you’re fortunate to live in Andalucia, there are so many amazing culinary possibilities. While dining out should be something to look forward to, I find it something of a chore, as I try to think of where to go. First World problems for sure, but still, problems are problems.

That changed this week, as I stumbled upon my new favourite place.

Primeria Selection, in Marbella town is possibly the most stylish and passionate of all. Stylish, as it exudes simple elegance.

Passionate, as the owners Luis and Encarna Galán are knowledgeable and interested in every aspect. I met a friend on an impossibly hot Wednesday afternoon, when the only thing to calm the heat was chilled Veuve Clicquot, and an ocean of San Pellegrino.

We shared some burrata and then asked what else was on offer. I was told that in the evening the menu lists daily specials.

One thing I’ve noticed a lot in Marbella - despite the economic downturn and lack of custom, most places are reluctant to bend the rules, remaining trapped in opening times that simply no longer apply.

If a customer wishes to go off piste, and let’s say, order from the evening menu at lunch time, why not? They have money, and you have what they want. I believe they call it ‘good business.’

Anyhow, that’s exactly what happened. When I asked what time the

FAVOURITE PLACE: Me with the owners of Primeria Selection in Marbella. Their names are Luis and Encarna Galán. exciting evening menu begins, ever smiling, and super well-informed Encar na replied, “right now, if you like!” Suddenly our lunch became an occasion and naturally so did our tab. Amazingly fresh prawn tortilla with black truffle. Potato salad with cod tartare. A locally sourced cheese plate. A well-priced and delicious Rioja. Sorry if I’m making you hungry.

This couple are passionate about every aspect of their business, and more so, about promoting seriously good Spanish produce. That evening, I thought of how well they ran their chic eatery.

Hands on and hard work - I know it’s hard work, as I used to be involved in a similar restaurant in Dublin. That’s the thing about whatever you choose to do - without a true passion, there’s no point. I was recently interviewed for an English magazine, about my lifestyle, and life in general.

When asked why I live in Spain, I replied, because I am fortunate.

Yes, there are many things about Marbella that surprise me. But a life without surprise, well, where’s the fun in that?

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DAVID WORBOYS SORRY, Duchess, but I can’t think of a refined singleword synonym for the verb ‘to fart.’ We can say ‘to break wind,’ but that’s two words. Likewise, is there an alternative non-slang noun for ‘a fart’? No; we have to use two words, and this is where the unique inventiveness of Australian humour comes in. Hence the expressions ‘tail wind,’ ‘anal cough’ and, of course, ‘brown cloud.’

Many words and expressions are confused with similarsounding ones. ‘Disconnected’ is used meaning ‘unconnected’ and ‘according to’ in place of ‘in accordance with.’ ‘Entry’ is confused with ‘entrance.’

If we can’t find the right word, we tend to invent one.

George W Bush famously invented the word ‘subliminable.’ Other people think

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UPON MY WORD!

CONFUSING WORDS: The US has influenced our spelling. they know a word but they get it wrong. Grievious (for grievous); henious (heinous); interpretate (interpret); labryinth (labyrinth); loyalism (loyalty); mischievious (mischievous); nucular (nuclear) and reputated (reputed) are a few examples I have noticed - both in speech and print.

Some are silly buzz words used over and over again by Sunday Times contributors, such as bling; cheesy; chutzpah; and twee. The word ‘sexy’ is used to describe software and ideas for cooking.

Maybe, they think the use of these words is ‘cool.’

Others are intentional slang: fantabulous; gynormous; hu-

mungous; squillions; yonks.

They are quite expressive and most of us know what they mean.

The US has influenced our spelling, pronunciation and even meaning of words. Before the war, we in England had a per fectly good word for a thousand million (milliard) while a billion meant a million millions.

It doesn’t any more. Brasil and civilise became Brazil and civilize; programme lost its last two letters; colour is widely spelt as color and many of us have capitulated to practice our beliefs rather than practise them. Was it the Americans who persuaded us to pronounce the English town of Shrewsbury to rhyme with Dewsbury? It’s unlikely that Chester will ever be spelt Cheicester, but will Leicester soon be spelt Lester? If we take phonetic spelling to its extreme, I shudder to think how

Norfolk will be spelt.

Why is it necessary to use obscure acronyms in place of words which describe an organisation? We may know what UNO and NATO mean, but what about NASED (National Association of State Election Directors)? And why has their use in social media spread to expressions such as TBH (to be honest) and LOL (lots of love)?

I began thinking about words when I heard this conversation on the terrace of a bar last week. I had no need to jot it down.

“I kind of asked Harry, like.”

“Cool. Like, did he know?”

“He went “I dunno; you better ask the boss.”

I then noticed that the guy sitting at the far end table, with an empty wine bottle in front of him, looked a bit bladdered. I hoped he wasn’t going to deliver a technicolour yawn on to the pavement.

Trans rights are human rights

An Open Book BACK in April, a few weeks into lockdown, I started writing a diary again. I guess the compulsion came from what was happening, that 2020 had to be documented in some way. My endeavour fizzled out quite quickly. I had forgotten that diaries often talk about what isn’t happening. This changed last week when I watched the Netflix documentary Disclosure.

After watching Disclosure, a documentary by Sam Feder and Amy Scholder, I took to my diary and treated it like a proverbial soapbox. Disclosure is an extraordinary, yet an often-shocking insight into transgender representations in film and television. A plethora of actors and thinkers analyse and dissect how transgender characters have been depicted. Additionally, they share their own experiences too.

The documentary reveals an obvious pattern. Trans characters have inevitably been pigeonholed into roles that an audience can digest. Roles that have been

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DISCLOSURE: Provides an endless unfiltered truth that many of us have probably ignored. designed by the media’s depiction of what a trans person’s narrative should be like. A distorted one, nonetheless. A life reserved to be a victim of sexual abuse, a prostitute or a sexual predator. I couldn’t help thinking, this is the image that a mainstream audience wanted to see. People didn’t want to be proven wrong. If it

is on celluloid, then it must be true.

One moment in the documentary which resonated with me was how trans characters were constantly reminded of their past.

A transgender woman, who was playing the role of a cancer patient in a hospital drama, discovers that she has prostate cancer.

It was almost like a metaphorical ‘you’ll always be a man’ to an audience.

There are some moments which are difficult to watch. Laverne Cox, who is a transgender actress, regularly contributes to the documentary by providing some invaluable observations.

She unpacks a scene where a

transgender character is sexually assaulted. Cox is reduced to tears. Her observations on the film Boys Don’t Cry highlight the violence bestowed upon transgender people and somehow, their voices remain terrifyingly unheard.

I had been basking in all my cowardice glory before writing about trans rights. Anchored with a feeling of insecurity. Not knowing enough.

Watching the documentary left me with a burgeoning desire to write. Having my diary has given me the fuel I needed to acquiesce.

Disclosure provides an endless unfiltered truth that many of us have probably ignored.

Or comments that appear to be innocuous when actually, they are examples of transphobia. I have realised it isn’t about possessing a wealth of knowledge to show your support towards the trans community.

It is the ability to recognise where the source of these portrayals has come from, often from a heteronormative agenda which manipulates the truth.

Trans rights are human rights.

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The Culture department wished to draw attention, not only to the role of witches and their embodiment of the struggle for women’s emancipation, but also their legacy of folk knowledge.

The evening is a family activity where the youngest members will be shown the Cova de les Bruixes (Witches’ Cave) archaeological site and take part in a workshop about medicinal plants.

The Cova de les Bruixes encompasses all of the cultures that have left their mark on Benitachell, from the Iberi-

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WITCHES CAVE: A pre-Covid talk on Cova de les Bruixes ans, Romans, the earliest Christians and the Moors.

The cave adjoins a Moorish hamlet called Alabiar, first documented in 1277 when accord-

ing to popular legend it was put about that the cave was inhabited by witches.

According to local historians, this was a ruse to

BENIDORM’S Department of Culture has completed its programme for September and October with a series of outdoor activities. As such, the Julio Iglesias auditorium, which has been adapted in line with health regulations, will host theatre and music events.

The department’s Jaime Jesús Pérez, responsible for the culture events said: “There will be a significant predominance of outdoor activities, especially in the Julio Iglesias auditorium in the Parc de l’Aigüera, a venue fully adapted to health regulations and in which throughout July and August we have held summer concerts and the Summer Cinema series, which ended last week with the screening of the film Coco.

“The good weather in

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Outdoor activities

COCO: The summer cinema series ended last week.

Benidorm allows us to extend outdoor activities beyond the summer, a particularly relevant circumstance this year in which the health

situation reduces the capacity and therefore limits the development of certain activities in closed municipal areas,” added Pérez.

keep away inquisitive and pious villagers from the cave which had become a hideout for smugglers and bandoleros.

THE first big name artists have confirmed their appearance at the fourth Pirata Festival in Gandia next summer.

“We promised that our fourth instalment would be the largest in history, and with that objective as the main goal, we are very happy to announce that Kase. O, Zoo, Ciudad Jara, Sozimonio Alkoholika and Mago de Oz have confirmed that next summer they will be giving us everything in the Pirata Festival 2021,” said organisers in a statement.

Headlining the festival will be Kase. O, performing songs like Yemen, Half and Half and Peacocks.

Other names are expected to be revealed over the next few months.

The Pirata Festival has been extended to four days next year, and will take place July 15 to 18.

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By Barbara Belt barbarabelt@gmail.com DEAR reader, Please read this sipping something cool under a big tree. ‘Phew, what a scorcher!’ as the tabloids have it.

During such scorchers, in the western province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro, we head north for relief.

Even the tiny islands have high northern rockfaces, forming moisture clouds from the prevailing Trade Winds. At 35º in the south and away we go, over mountains through cool forests to cloudy zones on north coasts.

Eastern province Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, apart from Gran Canaria itself which has higher elevations, is different. Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and La Graciosa are flatter. The clouds spread right across the is-

It’s good news indeed

IT’S AMAZING HERE: Plaza España, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. lands, making them cooler and comfortable in midsummer.

You mainlanders probably scoff at a mere 35º. Sweltering in Cordoba once, I watched 42º become 46º on a roadside thermometer. (Info on how to function at such temperatures gratefully received).

Sadly, apart from heat, high fire risk and water short-

ages, Canarian news is still Covid-bound. Tourism head Yaiza Castilla has announced a free Covid insurance, set up by Promotur and Axa, in a move to dispel fears.

The UK has of course scuppered Canarian, along with Spanish, tourism by insisting on quarantine, so there’ll be no Brits taking advantage of the offer.

The Canaries and Balearics

are first to launch a tracking app tested in La Gomera: “The Radar Covid App sees better, is faster, remembers all close contacts, has more memory, respects the highest privacy standards and is less intrusive than someone interrogating you,” explained Big Data expert and Digitalisation Secretary of State, Carme Artigas. Think I’ll sign up.

Meanwhile, residents of Tunte, Gran Canaria, are barricading roads to prevent patera immigrants, possibly with Covid, from arriving. At nearby Aguineguín, two more boatloads of poor unfortunates settle down for their fourth night on the jetty as I write. There’s nowhere left to put them. Desperate Africans miraculously making it here in small boats are the icing on the chaos cake. It’s all looking a tad iffey.

How about some good news to dilute the ‘we’re all

doomed’ media?

Well, despite drought here, there’s abundance. Delicious mangoes are everywhere.

We’re walking on them. Gran Canaria’s Cabildo urges everyone to eat more of the 4,000 tons produced there alone.

There’s been excellent horseracing in La Palma, well attended by internet racegoers. The LGTBIQ+ Love Festival took place, albeit in ammended form.

Covid free La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa are nearly full, the other islands not far behind. Mainland Spanish are here in force, happily spending money.

“It’s amazing here! We holiday abroad, so we’d never have come,” said Luis Torres from Madrid. I asked if they’d be back. “Of course. Now we know!”

Will appreciation of what’s close increase, I wonder?

Good news indeed.

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BUY & SELL PRIVATE collector will buy your Gold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)

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Foietes Car Park where there is a Wednesday market. Everyone welcome. It is 400m from Benidrom tram station and on bus routes 1 and 8 We loan out mobility and medical equipment including oxygen concentrators on a short-term basis. (288658) El Campello Christian Community Evangelical Church - Life and Family Sunday Service in English at 10.00 a.m. and a Spanish Service at 11.45am. C / San Bartolomé 35 bajo, No.6 campellocc @gmail.com www.elcam pellochristiancommunity.or g For more information call Juan Zuniga – 686 203 183 (Spanish) or Sue Bishop 610 63 94 26 (English) THE SALVATION ARMY English Speaking Church of Denia Worship Service.

Sunday 10:30 am Followed by a time of Fellowship Everyone is welcome.

Come as you are! For more information: Dieter Zimmerer +34 698 609 658 or Barbara Zimmerer +34 652 319 810 Email dieterzim merer@hotmail.com, www.centrosaron.com (10008)

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CHARITY www.helpbenidorm.org and on Facebook VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, particularly Spanish speakers for interpreter service, and car owners. Tel President 607 387 040, Welfare 607 386 964, Interpreters 607 385 842, Equipment 663 495 396 We are an English speaking charity that assists residents and tourists of all nationalities in times of crisis, we also organise social events for members.

We meet every Thursday at 10.30 in Jose Llorca Social Centre C. Goya s/n.

Benidorm It is opposite the

SPIRITUAL FRIENDS Costa Blanca is a non-religious group of spiritually minded people who meet on Wednesday afternoons.

Each week different - clairvoyance, discussions, talks and demonstrations on spiritual or holistic subjects. email sp.fr.cb@gmail.com website www.spiritualfriend scostablanca.com or contact Jan. 600 837 054 (10000)

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NIE Numbers. FREE 1st.consultation. Ask Oliver. Tel: 606 051 000 in fo@iurisunited.net (289773)

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GOLD & SILVER Bought & Sold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)

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HEALTH & BEAUTY CHIROPODIST/PODIATRIST, Philip Mann, clinics in Benissa, Moraira, Javea, Calpe and Albir. 686 912 307 (279267)

WIGS WIGS-R-US Indoor Market Rincon de Loix, Benidorm. Monday - Saturday 10 - 3. Hundreds of wigs in stock, private appointments after 3pm and home visits. 681 049 502 (286458)

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BENEFICIAL INSURANCE SERVICES. Car, Home, Business, Travel, Life, Funeral, all insurances available. Policies in English. BEST rates, covers & service. Immediate quotes.

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by Mark Slack DO you like Marmite?

Your answer may determine whether you a p p ro v e o f N i s s a n ’s Juke, that when it was launched divided opinion and there was no middle g ro u n d .

Rather like a certain well-known food spread.

Launched in 2010 this small SUV-like hatchback polarised opinion but certainly didn’t dent sales as it appealed to those looking for something that lacked the anonymity of most euro boxes. In its latest guise, the Juke has lost a little of its quirkiness but probably increased its appeal.

While it retains the individuality there are new, neat styling touches that will appeal to a broader set of buyers. Spaceship style front lights, dramatic LEDs and a sweeping grille give

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the Juke a presence lacking in more mainstream fare in this sector.

Prices start from €19,738 (£17,860) for the lead in model and there are six trim levels in total with prices topping out at €27,032 (£24,460). Standard fare includes such items as DAB radio, Bluetooth, cruise control, powered door mirrors,

HEAD TURNER: An admirably adventurous car.

Facts At A Glance • Model: Nissan Juke Tekna + • Engine: 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder, turbocharged Gasolina/Petrol • Gears: 7-Speed automatic • Performance: 0-100 kmh (62 mph) 11.1 seconds/Maximum Speed 180 kmh (112 mph) • Economy: 6.4 l/100km (44.1 mpg) Combined driving • Emissions: 145 g/km

air conditioning and high beam assist for the headlights. It is a very comprehensive starter list of standard equipment.

The single engine option for all versions is a threecylinder, turbocharged, one-litre petrol unit with either manual or dual clutch automatic gears.

It’s a super engine and whilst not unduly fast proves fun to drive.

My Tekna + model test car sits just one below the top line version and came in automatic form which utilises twin clutches, a method popular on many cars nowadays. It’s not perfect and often feels jerky, but in Nissan’s incarnation it

proves pretty nifty and useable.

Standard fare is good with an absolute plethora of kit on this model and I really couldn’t imagine anything else you would need on a car. Priced at €28,578 (£25,860) and resplendent in two tone grey and ‘Fuji Sunset Red’ the interior proved even more vibrant with ‘energy orange’ highlights. Sounds awful but it really did work.

With a modest 11.1 seconds to 100 kmh (62 mph) and a top speed of 180 kmh (112mph) it’s no sports car but feels peppy and good fun on the road.

Combined fuel consumption is okay, but not great, at 44.1 mpg, but that’s about the only downside.

It’s an adventurous car and whether you’re young, old or even in-between, I can imagine those wanting something a bit different, a head turner (although not always from an admiring crowd) will love the Juke.

Camper Comeback SINCE van life has rocketed into the mainstream culture, especially this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the vintage VW bus has solidified itself as an iconic symbol of nomadic freedom.

This year we’re excited to see Volkswagen finally breathe new life into the classic camper van with the 2020 Grand California.

The Grand California is a huge improvement when it comes to functionality and technology features.

Pricing starts at €65,000, with the additional add-

Classic camper culture from Volkswagen.

ons you can expect a bill closer to €85,000. Price wise it’s on a par with most other small campers out there.

New LED headlights and rear lights, alloy wheels and a slim grille sharpen its look.

Interior technology gets a boost with a new seven-speed automatic gearbox as standard.

There’s also a new digital ‘inclinometer’ display, showing if the California is parked on level ground.

Volkswagen claims that the 148bhp diesel California can achieve 30.4-

33.6mpg, and even the most powerful 196bhp version manages 30.133.2mpg. The 4MATIC four-wheeldrive version drops that figure to 28.8-31.4mpg.

UK examples come with a choice of two 2.0-litre diesel engines and a seven-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic gearbox. The Coast trim is only available with the less powerful 148bhp engine and front-wheel drive, taking 14.3 seconds from 062mph.

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Refreshing transparency IT’S fair to say the new electric Corsa-e, which has an official WLTP range of 209 miles (336.3 km), is actually the most important car that Opel / Vauxhall has launched since the original Corsa arrived on the scene in 1982.

The Corsa-e isn’t exactly bristling with performance, but with 1455kg of a car to transport, Vauxhall’s 0-62mph time is certainly achievable.

Prices start from around

€30,000. Included in that price is the installation of a home wall-box, capable of charging the battery to maximum capacity in about 7.5 hours.

The Corsa-e supports 100kW DC rapidcharging as standard too, which brings the charge times down to around half an hour.

Given that many manufacturers will charge you extra for the fastest possible charging capability, Opel / Vauxhall’s transparency on this front is refreshing.

PLENTY OF SPACE: Perfect for long journeys for large families.

THE SsangYong Korando is a budget alternative to the Nissan Qashqai, Kia Sportage and Skoda Karoq.

While it’s not as polished to drive as SUV rivals, the brand’s reputation for reliability (along with a generous seven-year warranty) makes it a sensible purchase.

A favourite with cara-

vanners, the Korando, originally launched in 2019, with a 1.6-litre diesel engine has been updated with a four-cylinder turbocharged 1.5-litre petrol engine.

It’s quite noisy, but there’s plenty of power. It’s not exactly nippy, 060mph takes 12 seconds, but it’ll happily haul the SUV up to motorway

speeds quickly enough.

When you consider how much car you get for your money, there’s a 551-litre boot and plenty of space for adults in the back.

If you don’t need to carry rear passengers, dropping the rear seats is simple enough and provides a van-rivalling 1248-litre large load area for lugging bulky items.

BEST CAR: A big improvement on the original 1982 Corsa from Opel / Vauxhall.

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Bayern Munich Have Been Crowned European Champions BAYERN MUNICH are champions of Europe for the first time since 2013 and for the sixth time in their history!

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) were better in the first half, but it was Kingsley Coman, who started his career at PSG, that came through with a 59th-minute header at the far post from Joshua Kimmich’s cross that left the French giants still searching for that elusive Champions League triumph.

It was certainly a night of joy for Bayern coach Hansi Flick, who added the Champions League to the Bundesliga after initially taking over as interim coach from sacked Niko Kovac in November.

In contrast, it was a night of bitter disappointment for PSG’s two attacking superstars, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, who failed to produce their best and found themselves frustrated by the Bayern keeper and man of the match, Manuel

champions of Europe once more, becoming the first team to win the trophy by winning every Champions League game in a single campaign.

Bayern closed the perfect Champions League with 11 victories in 11 games, the only shame was that the match had to be played to a virtually empty stadium in Lisbon, Portugal due to coronavirus restrictions.

BAYERN MUNICH: Have now won the championship six times.

Neuer, when they had the best of the first-half chances.

Mbappe’s pain increased in the second half when he looked

to be tripped by Kimmich in the area, but PSG’s penalty claims were ignored which left Bayern to celebrate being crowned

KINGSLEY COMAN: Scored the 59th minute goal.