The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1841
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LUCKY NUMBER 18690
Official announcement of the Almuñecar number.
AS most people know, the Span ish love to buy lottery tickets and are also proud of the towns where they live and apart from the State lotteries and ONCE which are probably the best known, other charities including the Red Cross also sell their own tickets. For the next Red Cross Golden Draw, someone in the charity has been very alert and has taken the
post code for the town of Almuñe car and placed it on the lottery ticket sold throughout the munici pality. This has caused quite a stir and the town council even made a for mal announcement presented by mayor, Trinidad Herrera alongside the vicepresident of the Red Cross in Granada, Francisco Pérez Cardona. The mayor explained how im
portant the relationship with the Red Cross was, particularly in these difficult post lockdown times where there were many res idents affected by financial diffi culties and who continued to need help. Referring to the ticket which bears the number 18690 she said “Let us all bear in mind that when we buy a 10th, in this case the Golden Draw, we are not just play
New Axarquia marina A VISIT to the town of Torrox by the Minister of the Presidency of the Junta de Andalucia, Elías Bendodo proved to be impor tant not just because it strength ened ties with the municipality but because he gave a number of undertakings on behalf of the Junta. Perhaps most importantly was his promise that by Easter 2021 he would present the pro ject for the new Marina to be sit uated between Torrox and Ner ja which is considered a very
important project for the entire area. For years the project had been turned down by the previ ous Junta government, but the Minister said that he considered that there was an absolute need for a significant increase in the number of berths available across Andalucia and whilst he could not go into figures, he had already held discussions with in terested investors for a public private collaboration. Funds will also be made avail
able to improve the existing judi cial building with the longterm intent to build a new one as well as upgrading the facilities in the Torrox Health Centre.
ing the lottery and trying to make our luck, but we are helping peo ple who really need it” before wishing everyone good luck if they purchased a ticket. In response Francisco Pérez Car dona said, “The Red Cross has not stopped working, it has had to re double its efforts and put all its re sources into trying to reach every one, not only the people it had already been attending to, but to
go further and attend to other types of groups. “This is a complicated year, it is a very special year and this pan demic is taking away many things from us, it has taken away from all of us, some more, from others less, but let’s not let it take away the solidarity from any of us.” You don’t have to live in the municipality to purchase this par ticular number.
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THE Almuñecar Council is once again carrying out coronavirus tests on municipal employees with the first groups seen in cluding Local Police, Fire De partment and Council staff who meet with the general public.
Also, to be included will be workers who are cleaning and disinfecting the streets as well as those maintaining planting and parks to ensure that they can be treated immediately if tested positive, but also to en sure that essential services are
still available to local residents. There are still a number of people suffering financially from the effects of the pan demic and the Council wants to ensure that Social Services in particular are able to support them.
THERE was an unexpected surge in the number of people infected by Covid19 in Salo breña last weekend and al though the reason is not yet known, it is suspected that it is connected with a private event held over the holiday period. The Council immediately got in contact with health authori ties once it became aware of this spike and they in turn, start ed to conduct the appropriate research and tracking work to attempt to identify how it oc curred and take appropriate measures to control it as quickly as possible. The Council is worried by this
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New coronavirus tests Sudden spike in Covid-19
TAKING ACTION: Salobreña Council. development and is keeping a close eye on health matters in the municipality and reiterated
the need for individual responsi bility and for residents to strictly comply with sanitary measures.
Unexplained crash Source of Hope
VELEZ-MALAGA: The wreckage of the aircraft. THERE was tragedy on Sunday, October 11 as a light aircraft which was taking off from the Trapiche Aero drome in VelezMalaga suddenly dropped out of the sky and crashed. There were two occupants of the aircraft, both aged 26 and according to reports from the Malaga firefighters who attended the incident, the pilot who was Spanish was dead when they arrived and his German passenger was still alive, but is in a serious condition after being taken to hospital. At the time of writing, there was no known reason for the crash, but investigators will attend the scene and examine the wreckage.
ON Monday October 12, to cele brate Spain’s National Day, the mayor of Motril Luisa María Gar cia Chamorro hosted an event in the Parque de Los Pueblos de América where she thanked and congratulated all of the residents of the municipality for their soli darity in facing the Covid19 pan demic. She praised all of the workers who had continued to give their services to the community during this difficult time and said that the Spanish people would emerge from this pandemic stronger. The Council unveiled a new wa ter feature, the Source of Hope in recognition of those who had lost the fight and for those who brave ly battled on.
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THE mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo, has announced that he is delighted that the Junta de Andalu cia has agreed to release funds to talling €1,179,000 from its Covid19 budget in order to allow the munici pality to invest in health and educa tion. The planned new Health Centre will benefit from an injection of €759,000 whilst there will be an in vestment of €420,000 for the im provement works of the El Chaparil Institute which will help to improve educational facilities in the town. He went to some length to ex plain in a public event held at the Balcón de Europa to fellow politi cians from around the Axarquia area who also belong to the Partido Pop ular that the party which now con trols the Junta de Andalucia was good for Nerja and had indicated it expected a longterm relationship with the town.
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NIBS EXTRA Paraglider accident THE pilot of a paraglider was injured after his glider aircraft came down heavily onto the A4050 near the town of Otivar. A Guardia Civil helicopter and an ambulance attended with the pilot being taken to the Motril Hospital.
Safety poster NERJA Council has had a special poster designed which is being placed in every bus shelter in the municipality to remind residents and visitors using the bus to remember to wear a mask at all times to stop the spread of the Covid19.
Mayor Armijo reveals the good news.
Annual Art Event ONCE a year, Almuñecar welcomes artists from all over Europe to take part in the weeklong meeting of those who work in plastic but this year, the ninth meeting of its type, was less cosmopolitan due to Covid19. Almost a dozen artists, mainly from the immediate area, although with two regular visitors from more distant regions of Spain, spent their time, socially distanced but still able to enjoy the work and camaraderie which resulted in an exhibition of what they had achieved which was open to the public last Satur day. Despite the restrictions, the event was considered a success by the artists and visitors.
Bishop’s Visit
BISHOP Carlos Lopez Lozano is due to travel from his seat in Madrid to make a pastoral visit to the St Barn abas Anglican Church of Torre Del Mar on Sunday October 18. The Rev Brent McHugh comment ed, “the visit is a great encourage ment to our community which has been meeting mostly through virtual means since the beginning of the Covid19 pandemic. “Our Sunday services have been streamed live through Facebook and our community meetings and Bible
safety and proper hygiene, it has become some thing of a Ruta de Tapas with each dish being presented in the restaurant that has created it. The price of each dish will be set by the estab lishments themselves with the minimum cost being €6 and the maximum €12, with each restaurant offering at least two plates that must contain mango, custard apple and/or avocado.
studies have been virtual meetings online.” The service on October 18 will be broadcast live as usual, whilst so cial distancing and other guidelines will be followed throughout the service. The church meets at Lux Mundi Ec umenical Centre Avenida Moscatel 1 (Antigua Casa de la Viña), on Sundays at 11am. For more information contact: The Rev Brent McHugh by email, st btorre@gmail.com.
FOLLOWING alerts from neighbours, officers from Motril Fire Brigade visited the home of a 52-year-old woman who lived alone and when they received no answer to their knocking, broke down the door of her apartment and found that she had died.
No food THE council in Velez-Malaga blames the Junta de Andalucia for the fact that more than 1,000 children in the city are not receiving school meals due to a disagreement between the Junta and the companies that supply the food.
Elderly support
Gastronomy Fair THE 22nd Almuñecar Gastronomy Fair dedicat ed to tropical fruits has started and will run until October 25 and this year, despite all of the diffi culties with social distancing and the pandemic, no less than 24 local establishments are taking part. In the past, the event has taken place in the El Majuelo Park grounds but this year, to ensure
ALERT to the ongoing needs of those suffering from disabilities, a number of new disabled parking spaces have been created for blue badge holders in Calle Juan Aguayo in the town of Torre del Mar.
Sad discovery PASTORAL VISIT: Bishop Lozano with crozier in hand.
EUROPEAN VISITORS: The artists on site.
Disabled spaces
One of the specially prepared dishes.
THE mayor of Motril, Luisa María Garcia Chamorro, visited three centres for the elderly in order to deliver a supply of face masks, to thank the workers at the centre for what they do and to confirm the town’s commitment to protect the vulnerable.
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Force for Good INSPIRATIONAL Cardiff pensioner, Dilys Price, has passed away at 88 after completing 1,139 solo parachute jumps all in the name of charity. Price started her skydiving career at the age of 54 and entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2013 as the world’s oldest female solo parachute jumper. Price, with a background in dance, also founded a chari ty which provided vulnerable people and those with learning difficulties access to free creative movement pro grammes which help their cognitive and motor functions. She was awarded an OBE in 2003 and the Pride of Britain awards in 2017.
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Litter Kills Beaches BEAUTIFUL stretches of Britain’s beaches are being blighted by a sea of PPE that is devas tating the coastline with waste. In a twomonth period on one stretch of Cornish beach alone, charity volunteers cleaned up over 650 used plastic gloves and over 250 surgical face masks. These areas are normally a bustling hub for surfing, swimming and crowds of visitors, however both locals and the visiting popula tion is becoming more and more disenchant ed with the area due to the everincreasing waste on the traditionally sandy shores. It is estimated that the area as a whole has suffered debris caused by the Covid19 pan demic totalling thousands of items of discard ed waste. This worrying new trend means that even in
Cancer Shock for Singer TOM PARKER, the 32yearold singer of boyband The Wanted, has been left fight ing for his life after being given the news that he has stage four glioblastoma, a ter minal brain tumour. The fatherofone said, “I’m still in complete shock, it’s so much to take in.” The singer suffered a seizure in July, then six weeks later he had another more serious seizure and was rushed to hospi tal. Tom told his fans that he had already begun his chemotherapy and radiothera py treatment in a heartbreaking post on social media platform Instagram.
Napa Valley Tragedy PLASTIC WASTE: Putting people off visiting.
the future, when Covid is a distant memory, we may still end up suffering the ramifications on our environment for generations to come.
To be or not to be THERE has been much debate on whether or not to sell Channel 4. Currently, it receives its profits from advertising on the television, but with the current climate the channel has had no luck in increasing its viewing figures. Channel 4 was introduced in 1982 in an at tempt to bring a younger audience to televi sion. Over the years the competition for nor mal televised channels has increased and there is now a massive market for streaming services. Channel 4 is still under government control however it is proving difficult to keep it that way.
MORE than four million acres of vineyards in Cali fornia’s Napa Valley have been torched by the ongo ing California wildfires. It is estimated that 80 per cent of 2020’s wine stock in the famous wine producing area of the US will become unusable. The huge fires, which have continued to rage since the beginning of September 2020, have been classified as the worst ongoing wildfires in US history. To date, at least 18 vineyards in the elite wine producing region have been either damaged or fully destroyed with many producers having to write off their entire 2020 crop as they are rendered use less by either smoke, heat or fire damage.
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Ad Restrictions FORTY PER CENT of Spanish children are overweight and the central government wants to do something about it. In 2021 the Ministry of Con sumer Affairs will introduce leg islation vetoing advertisements for ‘unhealthy’ food aimed at the under15s. Restrictions include barring celebrities and favourite car toon characters from junk food advertisements during pro grammes watched by under 15s before the watershed. This will also apply to cinemas. Existing regulations are limit ed to the under12s and chil dren’s programmes.
SPAIN’S Education minister Isabel Celaa left Madrid and flew to Bilbao on Friday, October 9, the same day the city went into lockdown. Photographs of Celaa that were taken on the plane surfaced on the social media. Education Ministry sources explained that Celaa had ini-
ULTRA-PROCESSED: Adverts to be banned for ‘unhealthy’ food.
Rule Breaker tially flown to Bilbao, where she lives, on October 9, intending to attend an event in
Pamplona with the central government’s Interior minister, Fernando Grande Marlaska, the next day. This was suspended but although she was unwell during the night, Celaa decided to attend the Cabinet meeting that approved the State of Alarm for Madrid.
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Peace Pedro’s plan prize THE World Food Programme of the United Nations has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2020. “It is not just providing food, this organisation helps create sustainable communities,” highlighted the jury. Assisting nearly 87 million people in 83 countries every year, the World Food Pro gramme is the leading hu manitarian organisation fighting hunger in the world, providing food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to im prove health and nutrition. Its efforts are directed at emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, develop ment assistance and special operations. Most of the work is carried out in coun tries affected by war, where people are three times more likely to suffer from malnu trition than those living in countries without conflict.
PEDRO SÁNCHEZ took to the stage in La Moncloa last week, to present a ‘Recovery, Transforma tion and Resilience Plan of the Spanish Economy’ which con tains his strategy to face the coronavirus crisis and the chal lenges of the next decade for the for the recovery of the economy. Based on four identifiers (eco logical transition, social and terri torial cohesion, digitisation and gender equality), the plan will
boost €25,000 million of Euro pean funds next year, contribut ing 2.7 points of growth to GDP in 2021 and an increase 2 per cent of potential growth in a decade. These European funds will al low the creation of 800,000 jobs in the next three years. A total of €72,000 million of European funds will be made available in the period 20212023 with the aim of accelerating the transfor mation of the economy.
Banned THREATENING debt letters that cause people to con template suicide have been banned following a suc cessful campaign by Martin Lewis, founder of Mon eySavingExpert.com and the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI). Lewis argued that language used in the 1974 Con sumer Credit Act has caused people to think about tak ing their own life as a result of debt letters. New rules are expected to be introduced by the Treasury in December 2020 and will state that lenders have up to six months to make changes to their prac tices.
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Severe Punishment BANGLADESH has authorised the death penalty for rapists after a series of protests on the streets and social media. Under current law, capital punishment is only permit ted if the victim dies; the new law, approved by Bangladesh’s Cabinet on Monday, October 12, will see the punishment for rape move from life imprisonment to the death penalty. The news has been welcomed by many human rights activists in Bangladesh as a wave of violent assaults trig gered protests recently. AinoSalish Kendra, a women’s rights group, reported that 889 rapes occurred between January and August of this year, many of them gang rapes.
Vivas Blunder
SONIA VIVAS: Has caused a heated row about Jews. ANTISEMITIC comments by a Spanish politician have caused a heated row after blaming all Jews for the treatment of Palestinians. Spanish politician, Sonia Vi vas has blamed ‘Jews’ for the ways that Palestinians are treated by “their government.” Podemos councillor, Sonia Vivas, has been quoted as say ing, “I haven’t spoken to all the Jews, but their government is elected and … constantly vio
lates rights of Palestinians.” Vivas has said that she be lieves that Jews should be held accountable for the treatment of Palestinians as they are the members of the public who support a government “that constantly violates the funda mental rights of Palestinians.” Sonia Vivas is a member of the Podemos party and a city councillor in Palma, the capital of the eastern island of Mallor ca. TWO robots are being read ied to perform PCR tests in the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella with the new equip ment set to allow up to 900 diagnoses per day as part of the Microbiology unit. Versant kPCR Molecular System and MagNa Pure 96 System, the two robots from Siemens Healthineers and
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Open for Business BARS and restaurants in Magaluf’s notorious party strip were allowed to reopen last night after months of forced closure. Every bar and restaurant was closed earlier this sum mer after footage of tourists ignoring social distancing rules went viral around the globe. Most of the bars and businesses on Magaluf’s notorious Punta Ballena strip were allowed to open again on Saturday. The Balearic Government had ordered the ban on booze and closure of bars and restaurants in August when pictures and videos of party revellers ignoring so cial distancing laws flooded the internet. Although reopening is a welcome boost to the tourism industry on the island, it remains to be seen if any holi daymakers will return in the same numbers as before.
Blade Runner KILLER athlete Oscar Pistorius has made a heartfelt plea for forgive ness of his victim girlfriend’s family saying: “I want to tell them I’m sorry.” Paralympian Pistorius, who was jailed for 15 years for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has told a close friend, Bill Schroder, he is desperate to have his apology accepted by her parents. Schroder said, “What he really, really wants is forgiveness. I said to him that if he had killed my daughter, I doubt I would forgive him. He is more concerned about forgiveness than actually getting out on pa role.” Pistorius, now 33, gunned down model Reeva, 29, in their bath room in Pretoria, South Africa, on Valentine’s Day 2013.
Robot PCR Roche Diagnostic, respective ly, are being readied and made available in the hospi tal to perform larger numbers of Covid19 detection testing. The Costa del Sol Hospital
has been busy studying the SARSCov2 virus since March 6, 2020, however, without this technology they have on ly averaged 300350 PCR tests per day.
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GEORGIA HAGUE, who cam paigns to promote safer youth tourism, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the British community in the Balearic Islands and Ian War ren, who has brought the Red Arrows to Menorca four times, has been awarded a British Empire medal (BEM) for services to the British Community in Menorca, in the Queen’s Birthday Hon ours List, published on Friday October 9, 2020. Following a tragic fall which killed one of her friends, Georgia instigated a safety awareness campaign aimed at young British tourists visiting the Balearics. Alongside this, Georgia worked closely with the British Embassy in Madrid and Consulate in Palma to be come a key spokesperson for the FCO’s ‘Stick with your Mates’ campaign, sharing her personal experience in a video that reached almost a million people on Facebook. HMA Hugh Elliott said: “It is wonderful to see someone as young as Georgia being recognised for the work they do in the community.
Queens Honours Tourism Safety Campaigner Georgia Hague and volunteer Ian Warren are among three UK nationals in Spain named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List military and aviation commu nity, ensuring that whenever The Red Arrows visit the event forms part of the life of the whole island. In addition, he has put his fundraising and project man agement skills to use in sup port of the work of the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal and annual Poppy Service in the Anglican Church in Menorca. HMA Hugh Elliott said: “Ian is truly a force of na
Georgia. Channelling her personal grief into helping to save the lives of others, she has managed to reach millions of young people through social media communicating a message of personal safety in a way that was both compelling and re latable. Her work has made a
Ian. real difference.” Georgia Hague said: “I am extremely grateful and hum bled to have been recognised for my efforts in Mallorca. If the campaign helped to save just one life, then that means the world to me. Thank you for the positive recognition, I
am grateful beyond words!” Ian moved to Menorca in 1988 to set up a car hire busi ness with his family. For the last 10 years he has put his retirement to one side to fo cus on bringing the Red Ar rows to Menorca; building re lationships with the local
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ture. Leading the effort to bring the Red Arrows to Menorca, he has created a platform to strengthen bilat eral relationships between the UK and Spain and pro mote the historic links be tween the UK and Menorca. Ian never seeks publicity for himself, but is everpresent in the life of the British commu nity on the island, selflessly devoting his free time for the benefit of others.” Ian Warren said: “I am very humbled and most honoured to be awarded the British Em pire Medal from her Majesty. My journey has taken me in many directions, none of which would have been achieved without the help of many friends. My grateful thanks to you all.”
The three UK nationals named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List are: § An MBE to Dr Janet ANSCOMBE, Retired University Lecturer and Historian, Tenerife, Spain. ‘For services to the British Community in Tenerife.’ § A British Empire Medal (BEM) to Miss Georgia Evie HAGUE, Tourism Safety Campaigner. ‘For services to the British Community in the Balearic Islands.’ § A British Empire Medal (BEM) to Mr Ian J WARREN, Volunteer, Menorca, Spain. ‘For services to the British Community in Menorca.’
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Touched hearts SINCE the story of Carlota, the girl from VélezMalaga, Axar quia whose limbs could be am putated after suffering sepsis, became public, many have turned to help the family to meet the costs of the opera tion. The Asociación de Mujeres ‘La Yedra’ and the Almáchar Town Hall distributed piggy CARLOTA: Funds have been raised to banks in local shops to raise help her treatment. money for the treatment and help in her recovery. In total, they have raised €1,505.53 “thanks to the help of everyone.”
Safe Live Show A LIVE music industry trial will be a worldwide first dur ing the coronavirus pandem ic as Barcelona launches a Covid19 safe event. The Apolo concert hall in Barcelona will host a 1,000 person event after the an nouncement on Sunday, Oc tober 4. This will be the first trial of this type of event and the
event will take place towards the end of October. The organisers said that masks and hand sanitisation will be mandatory, however social distancing regulation need not be followed. To be allowed to enter the event, attendees must un dertake a rapid test, be con firmed negative and show no symptoms.
Italian Restrictions UK visitors to Italy are now to produce evidence of a negative Covid 19 test on arrival after a clampdown on countries ‘at a greater risk’ which also includes France and Spain. Travellers now need to show they have taken a test within the last 72 hours of arrival along with a negative result. Those unable to provide evidence will need to take a test in Italy, with anyone test ing positive required to quarantine until they are able to provide two negative tests.
Scorching SEPTEMBER 2020 was the warmest September on record, reaching the highest in 140 years with records showing the global average was 0.05°C warmer than in September, 2019. According to a Copernicus Climate Change Service report, Eu rope was warmer in September this year compared to the 19812010 average for the month. The report states that many regions around the world have experienced temperatures well above average including; the Middle East, parts of South Ameri ca, and off the coast of northern Siberia and Australia.
10% Global Spread CORONAVIRUS is taking over the world. Over 10 per cent of people have had Covid19. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that just over 10 per cent of the
global population have been in fected with the virus to date. However, the 90 per cent that have not been infected still have a great chance of being infected.
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Masked Future A TWOYEAR maskwearing marathon is expected by a Spanish virol ogist as the fight against Covid19 could continue to run and run. Ac cording to Dr Margarita del Val, it could take a couple of years to get Covid19 under control; with vaccines, treatments and preventives set to help the fight. Dr Margarita del Val, head of the Spanish National Research Coun cil (CSIC) said: “with the many holes in the potential coverage offered by a vaccine, those masks may remain a better tool for some time.”
Papa Scammed
A RECENT investigation has re vealed a millionaire takeaway piz za chain tycoon is suspected of stealing more than €280,000 of taxpayers’ cash by claiming fake Eat Out to Help Out meals. Raheel Choudhary, who owns 61 Papa John’s franchise restau rants is the US giant’s largest UK franchisee, allegedly instructed staff to record thousands of ‘phantom covers’ while the gov ernment scheme was running. Because these nonexistent meals were classed as ‘Eat Out to Help Out,’ the UK taxpayer foot ed half the bill. However, most of his restaurants were not even eli gible for the offer because they were collection and delivery only.
Stories of strength
20,000 chicks AROUND 20,000 chicks have been abandoned at a Madrid airport, prompting an appeal from a Spanish animal welfare group for help to save them. The little chicks were found in boxes at Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas Airport, waiting to be shipped, but the planned ship ment to Africa was refused. The boxes remained at the airport for three days, and sadly many died having been left in the hangar. They are appealing for dona tions of heat lamps, cardboard and flat drinking troughs, so that the chicks can be kept warm, have access to water and food. If you can help, email: contac tar@albinismo.es.
JOAN: Glamorous writer Jacqueline and her new book.
By Damon Mitchell EWN had the pleasure of speak ing exclusively to expat author Jacqueline Carpenter who after the success of her first novel ‘Louisa,’ is back to repeat that success with part two ‘Joan.’ Jacqueline lives in Los Alcazares on the Mar Menor after relocat ing from Essex three years ago. The books are part of a trilogy which begins in 1937 when the Second World War is looming.
The protagonist in the first nov el is Louisa a 15yearold girl grow ing up in London with a life full of emotion, love, strength, happi ness and sorrow. In the second book ‘Joan,’ Louisa, is now a pretty war wid ow, it is the 1950s and she is re married and living with her new husband in a beautiful farming vil lage in Kent. Jacqueline explained he reason for taking up writing, “My nan
used to tell me stories about the war. Inspired by her tales I felt I had to write some of these down so that my grandchildren could also read these stories.” She continued, “ I wanted to motivate young girls by reminding them how strong and indepen dent women were in those days.” ‘Joan’ was released on October 2 and along with ‘Louisa’ is avail able on Amazon.
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Lost Love? VLADIMIR PUTIN’S se cret lover gave birth to twins last year, howev er, she hasn’t been seen much since! Alina Kabaeva was rumoured to be Putin’s lover back in 2008 in spite of the fact he was married to his exwife Lyudmila Shkrebneva. Kabaeva is a 37year old Olympic gold medallist, with many more awards under her belt and she announced she was two months pregnant with his chil dren in 2018. Since giv ing birth in April 2019, she has never been seen in public. Putin is a very guard ed man, and never dis closes his private life, in an attempt to keep himself and his family safe.
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Pension age HAVING made women wait until they were 65 in order to claim the UK state pension, the government has now, as promised, increased the pension age to 66 for both men and women and looks to increase again to 68.
VAT added ALTHOUGH it has been forced to abandon many of its taxation targets due to the pandemic and lack of support, the Spanish government is pushing through the introduction of VAT on private health and education services.
Tax evasion AMERICAN anti-virus entrepreneur John McAfee has been arrested in Spain at the request of the US authorities who want him extradited to answer charges of tax evasion as they claim that he has not filed taxes for four years.
SME help THE Madrid Council has announced that in order to assist the small to medium enterprises in the city it will make €30 million available, but the maximum that any one organisation can claim is just €12,500.
Chinese high tech ORIGINALLY planning to launch its European business at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona which was an early casualty of the Coronavirus pandemic, Chinese technology giant Vivo is now ready for the market and currently has a small office in Madrid. Seeing the current fall from grace of competitor Huawei, it intends to confirm towards the end of October what products it intends to launch, but it is anticipated that it will concentrate on Smartphones priced up to €400 in Spain based on market research.
ALTHOUGH this has been going on for some time, UK newspapers have picked up on the fact the world’s second largest re tailer, American brand Costco is now selling gold and silver bullion through its UK outlets. It is not as if you can wander through their warehouse picking up much valued toilet rolls and then stopping for a one kilo gold bar priced at around £24,500 (€27,000) but there is plenty of choice from around 50 grammes to a kilo. The problem is price as
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Buy gold and silver and groceries for the kilo gold bar (which is sold without VAT) the price will change daily but will be in the region of 7 per cent over the daily spot and this is because Costco
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must be purchasing from a third party and there fore needs to make a rea sonable margin on its in vestment. If you buy 32 single ounce bullion coins like
is the amount that Spanish energy company Soltec Power Holdings hopes to raise by bravely going public during the ongoing pandemic.
Krugerrands you will probably pay around 3 per cent over spot and you can also buy similar bullion bars and at around the same price so whilst it’s a good way for the company to obtain publicity, it’s not great for an investor. They also offer silver at more than 25 per cent over spot but if delivery is taken within the UK then VAT is payable, so effec tively you could be paying 45 per cent over spot and there would have to be a lot of upwards movement to make that worthwhile.
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Is fire alarm obligatory? I live in an 11storey block of 44 apartments and two penthouses on the Costa del Sol. The building is over 40 years old. There is no fire escape and there are no fire alarms. There are fire extinguishers on alternate floors. Fire engines can not access the rear of the building. The Administra tion state there is no legal requirement for either fire alarms or a fire escape. Can this be true?
Bounce Back Scheme still runs until end of November. Credit: Chancellor Rishi Sunak Twitter
M G (Costa del Sol) Yes, it is true. In YOU AND THE LAW buildings put up IN SPAIN before 2006 there was very little le gal requirement in national law regarding fire safety. Even if your own municipality has some stricter regulations in place, but no building inspector has called on you to enforce them, you are not legally obligated. More modern buildings are designed for hallways and staircases to block direct airflow that feeds fires, but even they are not required to have alarm sys tems or fire escapes. If you wish to discuss this at the AGM, you might want to consider individual smoke alarms in each flat which is a solution favoured by many large buildings.
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 NEW month and a new Chief Execu tive, as Ken Murphy takes over the helm at Tesco, Britain’s largest super market chain with a promise to keep everything on track with the policy initiated by former boss Dave Lewis. It was only a few years ago that Tesco hit the headlines for the wrong reason as three of its senior staff were accused of false accounting, but having shaken off that problem, it
ALTHOUGH it was initially be lieved that criminals might em bezzle up to £1.9 billion (€2.1 billion) from the Government Bounce Back Scheme, the UK National Audit Office (NAO) has announced that it esti mates that the scale of loss could be as much as £26 billion (€28.6 billion). That is an incredible 60 per cent of the amount loaned and the main banks involved, Bar clays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander, which provided more than £30 bn (€33 bn) in funding will be protected and should between them earn more than £1 bn (€1.1 bn) in government paid interest. To summarise, the Bounce Back Loan Scheme provides registered and unregistered businesses with loans of up to
£50,000 (€55,000) or a maxi mum of 25 per cent of annual turnover, to maintain their fi nancial health during the pan demic. According to the NAO, once the government decided to support small businesses facing cash flow problems owing to the pandemic, it moved very quickly to set up a scheme. It prioritised one aspect of value for money payment speed over almost all others and has been prepared to tol erate a potentially very high level of losses as a result. The problem is that because of the speed in which it set up and the 1.2 million cases ap proved in record time, it didn’t really know who was legiti mate and who would be able to pay back loans received.
Social Security cost APPEARING before a Parlia mentary Committee, Minister of Inclusion and Social Security, José Luis Escrivá has confirmed that social security payments to Spanish residents impacted by Covid19 amount to almost €13 billion up to the end of September. The largest expense has been on ERTE (furlough) at €5.218 billion, followed by sup port for the selfemployed at €4.138 billion with €2.2 billion lost by the exemption granted from paying social security with a further €1.369 billion spent on those with temporary ill nesses or holiday. Overall, when taking into ac count loss of tax revenue the government is €22 billion out of pocket.
Free beverages RESTAURANT chains and fran chises have suffered badly with the Covid19 restrictions and the Restalia Group, which has brands such as 100 Mon taditos and La Sureña, has launched an unusual plan to help all of its franchisees af fected by restrictive measures. For those located in the most restricted areas, the group will supply one month of free beverages, either beer or soft drinks for the month of October based on average consumption. In addition, it will run ad verts encouraging visitors to the outlets even though num bers seated are low.
New Tesco boss had a change of direction and has been concentrating more on its core business. Recently it managed to reach agreement to sell its business in
Malaysia and Thailand for £8.2 billion (€9 billion) which will allow it to con solidate its finances and create a spe cial profit dividend for shareholders. Sales for the first half of the year
were up, but with the cost of Covid 19 protection and extra staff at more than £500 million (€550 million) prof its were down by 15 per cent com pared to last year.
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72,41 199,60 2.378,0 25,09 0,808 552,70 196,07 27,43 8.844,0 288,90 127,33 1.674,00 935,00 111,45 6.120,0 2.395,00 2.554,8 704,80 1.153,25 7.330,0 1.690,00 541,80 657,60 4.687,0 177,00 4,91 983,50 984,0 951,4 435,90 715,40 1.328,00 10,57 2.817,0 1.051,75 941,20 2.488,0 1.520,50 1.380,50 11.280,0 1.359,00 983,80 376,70 247,80 119,60 219,30 278,44 4.809,0 892,60 112,02 2.264,0 657,20
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Carry on Regardless CINEWORLD CLOSURES: Not a scene from Carry on Cowboy. THE news that the release of the new James Bond film No Time to Die - almost certainly Daniel C r a i g ’s l a s t a p p e a r ance as 007 – has been postponed again, this time from November until April 2021 may well have spelled the end for Cineworld which employs 45,000 in the UK and USA. There seems to be a complete dearth of blockbuster movies be ing released, in many cases be cause so many were postponed due to coronavirus, but without decent films to draw people into the cinema and the additional cost of reducing audiences and keeping them safe is simply caus ing problems all round. The fact that TV generally is
relying on repeats or old episodes of programmes filmed before the lockdown, coupled with the success of the espi onage film Tenet which was re leased in August suggests that there is an audience anxious to enjoy a night at the movies. The major distributors howev er want to ensure that they re ceive the maximum income from theatrical releases, espe cially in America, before letting them out for TV and then DVD screening, so there is very little new quality product available to view. In the UK, Cineworld employs 5,500 staff in 127 venues and it says that the closures are tempo rary and it is monitoring the situ ation so that once it has more in formation about planned releases it will in turn be able to consider when to reopen.
Natural Gas ORIGINALLY planned for April but postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchéz made his first trip to Algeria where he met with its President Abdelmadjid Tebounne in Algiers. Apart from discussions about migration and dealing with the pandemic, the Prime Minister was on a mission to try to find a way to reduce the price of natural gas supplied by Algeria to Spain. After dominating the market for 30 years, Algeria has seen an upsurge in Spanish imports from the USA and the Middle East.
In the meantime, Prime Min ister Boris Johnson has encour aged people to go to the cine ma and enjoy the movies that are on offer, although that may be difficult with the Cineworld closures.
BUSINESS EXTRA Money back ONLINE estate agent Aliseda which is owned by American investment company Blackstone and Santander is offering 8,400 flats for sale with a guarantee of a 10 per cent refund if the value of the property falls more than that amount in three months.
eBay IN a bid to stimulate growth, eBay in the UK will not make any charges to new sellers until they manage to sell 100 items a month and then new lower fees will be introduced on a sliding scale.
Tobin tax IN January 2021, the new Spanish Tobin tax will be put into place whereby the Treasury hopes to earn €850 million by charging 0.2 per cent on the purchase of shares from listed companies which are valued at more than €1 billion.
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Use your common sense Boat Party LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT HERE we go again. Some weeks ago I re ferred to Corona deniers as being akin to members of the Flat Earth Society. Well, despite the derision I took for that statement, my opinion hasn’t changed one iota. Do people truly believe that all the leaders of the free world, including the ‘Kranky’ person, have actually put all their heads together and conspired to cripple all their economies and throw their respective countries into chaos - merely to gain some kind or Orwellian hold over their citizens? Are you listening to yourselves? You sound utterly ridiculous. Our leaders may be making errors of judgement, some of their rules and regulations may appear to be over the top and ‘unfair,’ some of the ‘numbers’ may be incorrect, but they are doing their darndest to control and eliminate an unprecedented virus that is running riot and killing the population. To achieve success, they are acting on
the advice of the highest and most expert medical authorities in the land. What suddenly made all those social media posters experts in pandemics and how to deal with them? The minute we began to ease off and allow all the diddums’ to go for drinkie poos and ‘let their hair down’ the numbers began to rise again. It’s not a fallacy; the infection rate is now increasing at an alarming rate. The front line workers of the NHS are once again under extreme pressure to control and deal with the extra influx of patients. For those who insist it’s nothing more than a touch of the flu, new figures out today show that between January and August three times the amount of people died from the Coronavirus than died from Pneumonia and Influenza combined! The areas that are now finding themselves under the strict restrictions has nothing to do with north and south divides, it’s to do with numbers of people not complying with the rules and regulations they were asked to observe. The sooner people stop crying in their milk and voluntarily knuckle down and follow the rules, the quicker we will see the end of this nightmare. Why should
those who do comply be suffering because selfish numbers of the population decide they are being ‘hard done by’ and know better than the experts? We are all suffering in one way or another. No one is getting any preferential treatment. If the selfcentered minority would observe the rules, keep their toys in their prams and see a bit of sense, the government wouldn’t need to make and enforce new laws, which have to be implemented by extra police patrols and subsequent arrests. Make no mistake. Everyone wants this over. Even if you halve the published numbers you have to be totally moronic to deny the world is in the grip of a virus that, if not contained or eliminated, will continue to kill and incapacitate our citizens for well into the foreseeable future. Wear a mask. Wash your hands, observe social distancing and use your common sense. For all our sakes. Keep the faith Love Leapy leaplee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland Mon. Wed. Fri.
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AN illegal boat party took place in North London with every one invited over WhatsApp and sent the location hours be fore attending. They party goers were made to delete their Track and Trace app before arriving. The app ensures anyone with Covid19 symptoms will quickly get tested. It also helps trace people who have tested positive, and will advise selfisola tion. Party goers were made to delete the app before coming to the venue, so the location wasn’t disclosed. Staff had to cov er everyone’s phone cameras with a sticker in an attempt to keep the party a secret. The rules were extremely strict and if the sticker was taken off, participants were kicked out.
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AS if Covid is not enough, we are on the verge of annual seasonal flu season. One of the main barriers in fighting Covid is lack of knowl edge. Therefore, doctors use what we know about the flu, which is similar, to identify a possibly infected perosn. Flu symptoms include fever, headache and a dry cough, however these can al
so appear with Covid. Alternatively, coronavirus presents some symptoms of its own, such as loss of smell, taste and difficulty in breath ing. Although we do not yet have a vaccine against SARS CoV2, what we do have is one against the flu. Keeping this disease at bay can be a key fac tor in not putting more pres sure on the health system.
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DAVID WORBOYS TRUMP is not an exact anagram of Putin but he seems to be modelling his presidential dictatorship on that of the Russian. He also sees Kim Jongun as a great leader. Is he seeking a term for life, regardless of the wishes of the people? If he refuses to budge from the Oval Office after the election, he should be frogmarched across the White House Lawn with cameras at the ready, humili ated as he has singlehandedly humiliat ed and polarised his nation. Surely, even in today’s USA, it seems inconceiv able that he could be reelected. For the wrong reasons, he may be re membered in history more than any President since Kennedy, Roosevelt or Lincoln. But then, Hitler is far better known than Adenauer. This devious, selfish man will stop at nothing to avoid surrendering his cata strophic presidency. He is banking on the gullibility of millions of his compatri ots. We shall see how it turns out. Let’s look at the desperate measures he has tried in order to facilitate the nightmare of another four years. He has meddled in or tried to interfere with
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MAKE AMERICA Licence Fury SANE AGAIN the Supreme Court, the media, the electoral process (even the election date!), free trade, alliances, Brexit, mul tilateralism, social harmony, Obama Care, and the scientific conclusions of coronavirus. Trump has criticised United Nations, NATO and the World Health Organisa tion, and regards war heroes and fallen US soldiers as losers and suckers. He de fended right wing extremist attacks on peaceful demonstrators against police brutality. And he has sacrificed or endangered the lives of hundreds of thousands of citizens through his reckless behaviour. He dismisses any challenge to his own view of the world as fake news or hoax. He has evaded taxes and abused his power. And, it goes on. He would even claim to have Christian values if it would win him a few votes. He used the embarrassing peace deal parade alongside his Israeli crony, Netanyahu, as a political rally. “He is a great leader, like me; I’m a tremendous
leader.” Whatever our opinion of Xi Jin Ping, Trump’s tirade against China at the UN showed him up as impetuous and immature, when contrasted with the measured address by the Chinese leader. The corona statistics, the state of the economy and the national division and the image of the USA abroad speak for themselves. An alarming number of se nior members of his administration seem to accept that he is the greatest and most successful President in histo ry. The lies and ridiculous personal accu sations propagated against Joe Biden seem to be believed by millions of vot ers. What is more dangerous than Trump himself is the fanaticism and ig norance of his supporters. It brings back horrific images of the Nuremberg rallies of the thirties. There seems to be enough sanity among the electorate for sense to prevail. Otherwise two things could emerge, fascism and civil war. Ei ther way, extremely dangerous times.
BRITISH licence payers are furious at the discovery that the BCC has blown almost £300,000 of their money on a PR chief. While over 75’s have had their free licences removed and at a time when the UK is in an economic spiral, the news that the BBC has chosen to shell out such an enormous amount on Public Rela tions spin is an exceptional misuse of public money. This desperate bid to save the TV licence fee is an afront to the trust that the British public put in the BBC to use their finances for the better quality of broadcasting that is received.
Miracle Maisie
WHEN footballer Jordan Sin nott was killed on a night out, he had no idea that his fi ancée was carrying his baby, now 10 months later, Kelly Bossons has shown off baby Maisie to the world. Kelly was threeweeks pregnant when 25yearold Sinnott was killed by a punch that left him with a fractured skull from which he died of
brain damage hours later. Twentysevenyearold Kel ly revealed, “At 7.53am on September 27, 6lb 11oz Maisie Jordan middle name in her dad’s honour entered the world. I gazed at her with love but was devastated Jordan was not here to hold his ba by.” “Our miracle daughter was Jordan’s gift to me.”
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DONALD TRUMP’S unexpected Covid19 infection and hospitalisa tion should be the election wake up call the USA needs. For many, America has stopped being American for four years its citizens have been living under the shadow of a president who has more in common with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin than Abraham Lincoln or Franklin Roosevelt. Hopefully, the USA a great country I lived in for many years will finally wake up to what is hap pening to its democracy and, sadly, to its morality. Things started going pearshaped way back in the Nixon days with the Watergate scandal which re moved a Republican president. Since then, there has been an al most deepseated desire to smear whoever is in office. Witness the attempts by the Re publicans to get the Clintons over the Whitewater controversy. That didn’t work so they widened the investigation to cover Clinton’s private life which ended up tearing down Monica Lewinski for her af fair with the president. On the other side, Republicans Ronald Reagan and George W Bush were both portrayed as not particu larly razorsmart by the mass me
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dia. But, arguably, things really start ed going pearshaped with the ‘Tea Party’ and other more extreme groups that tried to steer the elect ed administrations towards their worldview with street marches and demonstrations. (Much like the BLM movement today although that’s more extreme.) Until the parties in power whether Republican or Democrat stop governing by focus group rather than what is best for the country, this polarisation will in evitably continue. A rulesbased democracy can’t work effectively if there’s no moral framework to undergird it. The
greater the corruption, racism, ex ploitation etc, the harder it is for governments to govern. There is a saying that people get the governments they deserve. I suggest that we need to think about this in the UK, not just the USA. Finally, on a lighter note, a Scot tish newspaper’s report on Trump (‘Turnberry hotelier tests positive for coronavirus’) follows a publish ing tradition of pursuing the local angle. It could have added: ‘Local lad gets sick. Also runs America.’ Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘No Safe Place,’ ‘Be trayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora johnson.net) available online as eBook (€0.99;£0.99), Apple Books, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca can cer charity.
HUNDREDS of revellers were ordered to leave the endof season concert in Villamartin Plaza, Alicante after police found that several venues were not adhering to proper social distancing regulations. The Plaza, a popular venue with expats and famous for its summerlong, live entertain ment, has already faced many blows this season, with gigs being cancelled due to rising
Covid19 cases in the region. This final concert of the summer attracted locals and tourists alike, with customers asked to book tables prior to arriving. A representative of the Plaza stated that while one complaint was received about a restaurant not adhering to social distancing guidelines, the concert was completely legal.
Top Queen FOR the first time in 25 years, Queen has topped the album chart beating back current Kpop sensations Blackpink and Spice Girl, Melanie C to claim the coveted Number 1 position. This is the first time since 1995 that Queen have returned to the charts as they floor the competition. Their album, Live Around the World, is their eighth live album and their 10th Number 1 album. However, it is the first Number 1 album they have garnered since be ing joined by new frontman, Adam Lambert, who joined in 2011.
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AS we learn to live in this ‘new normal’ many of us are con fused about what the future holds for us. Maybe you’ve lost your job, or your business is struggling to stay afloat. So many of us are facing new challenges on a daily basis in a world we could never have seen coming or could have prepared for... except for Tracey of course, she predicted this back in October 2019. Psychic Tracey Woolterton is a psychic from Birmingham, and in an exclusive interview with EWN, she tells us how she not only had visions of this whole pandemic unfolding but how she has been helping people stay positive and look ahead to their own futures. Now I know some people are sceptical of mediums and all things supernatural but, quite honestly, I’ve had a few read ings in the past and none have been as accurate as Tracey’s. With clients in her phone book like Katie Price, Gemma Collins, and even Mama June in America, there’s a reason she’s the goto psychic for not only the celebs, but for the po lice too. Throughout her life, she has had premonitions and vi sions, and from being a small child she has been aware the world doesn’t look the same through her eyes as it does
everyone else’s. Tracey has a gift of remote vision and can see things through other people’s eyes. During a phone call, she asked where I was going because she could see a rucksack, I was sat in front of a backpack, packing it with my camera and note book to go to do another interview. This lovely lady is so down to earth and overflowing with a bubbly personality just talking to her cheers you up. It’s not al ways easy though, Tracey told me how after a tragic accident in America a client called her, and using her remote vision she helped her find her daughter who unfortunately had passed away. Tracey’s vision was so detailed she could describe the long grass, the wooden slatted walkway, and the rope that had tangled around the young girl’s ankles trapping her. Tracey keeps a diary of her visions and back in October 2019 she wrote “Country in threat, from an animal that causes breathing problems, people believe it’s bats, that many birds will die, it will spread via food or touch, it causes fibres in the chest and lungs.” There are then other notes for her to do some research on bird flu because it is important and few oth er comments, but it’s hard not to have faith in her gift when you see these things and speak with her.
TRACEY: Helping people stay positive.
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Have you tried Fuengirola’s best breakfast? Scoffers was always our, and my parents, favourite in Fuengirola for breakfast.
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President Trump ‘Clear of Covid’ - Dr Sean Conley I don’t believe he had it in the first place. Looking for sympathy votes.
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BGT Finalist attracts thousands of complaints I’m a very white female, I thought it was funny, why are people so offended by comedians, they make us laugh, and laughter is good.
Leapy Lee As a regular reader of [Leapy Lee’s] column I agree with most of what you say, particularly this week’s column which gave out about the sentences handed out to young oiks for the crimes they have committed. I can remember back to the 60’s when my younger brother was in a borstal in Rochester for a crime he did not commit, but got six months for the crime was possession of cannabis. He was a local oink known to the CID and had been fitted up by one officer on his way home from work. They found minute traces in his trouser pockets, but that was enough to convict him. My elder brother at the same time got three months for bouncing a few cheques, which if I remember rightly did
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SUNDAY is closing time in Spain. It is traditionally a day of relaxation, reflection, worship and family. For most shops this means that they are closed and therefore the public need to ensure that any shopping should be carried out on Saturday. Sunday shopping has always been a debate subject in many parts of the world. Many people who agree that shops should be able to choose whether to open on a Sunday argue that the idea of remaining closed no longer fits with the 24/7 global economy of the 21st century. There is also the argument that Sunday is one of the few days when people are fully available to enjoy leisurely shopping due to working through the week. However, there are just as many opponents of the full opening of retail environments on a Sunday. Many see it as a dangerous symbol of commercialism that is taking over the human condition and the full and unbridled opening of shops at all times would see a loss of valuable time and, potentially, see increases in working hours and the destruction of much needed down time. There are also objections on the ground of religion. Particularly in countries like Spain which still have a highly religious community. So, with so many arguments for and against Sunday opening, it is clear that there is no specific consensus on the way forward. We believe that Sunday shopping should be allowed and that it is more in keeping with our modern society, however, you may disagree … and that is okay too.
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Spain’s VOX party protests against Madrid’s lockdown Trouble with people from Madrid they never listen to rules, they are back down here near Malaga spreading this awful virus as they did before, how irresponsible can you be.
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Legal action launched against the government for failure to disclose £3bn worth of spending Hope it brings this sham of a government down before the country is ruined by them all. Keir Starmer’s vision seems the best imo - rather have someone with a social conscience and a true meritocrat as PM than those who have been in No.10 in recent years that’s for sure!
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Breaking News - Family tragedy as three-year-old accidently shoots himself The family should be charged with neglect for leaving the gun out, should have been locked away, a three-year-old should never have been able to get hold of it, I do feel sorry for the family as they have to live with that for the rest of their lives.
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Are you in the mood for some retail therapy? There are bargains to be had this week. The trend also extends to your personal life where it is possible to negotiate much more easily with a loved one. Suggestions for a busy weekend may be resisted owing to overload. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) The more sensitive side of your nature comes to the fore this week. You are likely to find yourself upset but, by looking on the bright side and keeping your sense of humour, brings a balanced view. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) This is a time to keep your mind sharp, so get plenty of sleep and exercise for sure. Legal matters may be paramount and need specialist advice. So long as you are doing your best in a certain situation, no more can be expected of you. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) This is a time of the year when new starts and fresh ideas come to you, which is excellent news for those who are looking forward to changes. The weekend brings you courage and determination and you feel confident enough to speak plainly with people. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Something said to you in confidence should be respected this week. Should the beans be spilled, it will not be you who is feeling guilty. The need to help someone with legal forms or some other complicated matter will be much appreciated. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) A slow start to the week sees you full of beans come Wednesday. What is the cause of this change of attitude? Something you worked on last week shows signs of progress just when you thought it wouldn't. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is now that you may realise how right you were to keep something in reserve. Certainly, so far as a relationship is concerned, holding back has proved its worth.
Financially, you are entering a period of frugality, but this is more for your own satisfaction than because of any money worries. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Getting more sleep and fresh air last week may show dividends now. The results are a brighter mind and more willingness to be social. Young people will be particularly helpful and fun to be with. Asking for their help makes them feel important in your life and will also bring you great pleasure. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Keep a wide circle of friends and constantly seek to add to them. With such an active mind as yours, boredom is agitating and nonproductive. Autumn gives you the ideal opportunity to visit others and get out in the open. Both your health and finances gain from a day somewhere new as an inspired idea comes to you. An invitation you are tempted to refuse should be accepted if possible.
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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) News of someone close brings finances into your mind. Perhaps some juggling is needed to keep the balance. There is more than one way to conserve both energy and money, which will give you a head start. Getting involved with a charity, even on a small scale, can bring immense satisfaction and costs nothing. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A shopping trip with a friend makes you realise that there is more to them than meets the eye. Should you have underestimated them, encourage them to open up. Something you hear this week will be of immense value to you in the future. Decorating and changes at home make a big difference to your life and perks you up.
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Across: 1 Drops, 4 Soak, 7/18 See red, 8 Certain, 9 Last, 10 Centre, 12 Casual, 14 Fast, 17 Examine, 19 Bets, 20 Steep. Down: 2 Ovens, 3 Sack, 4 Sorted, 5 Apart, 6 Invested, 7 Selected, 11 Radios, 13 Scare, 15 Agree, 16 Lets.
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1 POTENT 2 SYNDIC 3 ARDENT 4 ENTICE 5 LINDEN 6 LAMBDA 7 INHERE 8 BEADLE 9 COHERE 10 HIDDEN 11 MANAGE 12 ENTIRE 13 AGREED 14 CREAKY 15 ESTEEM 16 TRACER 17 THEIST 18 METEOR 19 FILTER
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CRYPTIC Across: 1 Reposte, 5 Regal, 8 Voter, 9 Distort, 10 Nudge, 11 Dwell, 12 Haunt, 14 Lease, 19 Grieg, 21 Urban, 23 Inspect, 24 Chief, 25 Great, 26 Resolve. Down: 1 Reveal, 2 Petunia, 3 Shred, 4 Eddies, 5 Residue, 6 Grove, 7 Lately, 13 Neglect, 15 Sundial, 16 Ogling, 17 Custer, 18 Baffle, 20 Issue, 22 Bucks.
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Punch, 3 Bacalao, 6 Leñador, 8 Salud, 10 Bride, 11 Abrazar, 14 At home, 15 Niñera, 17 Foolish, 20 Mismo, 21 Norte, 22 Palillo, 23 Embassy, 24 Sixty. Down: 1 Palabra, 2 Hedge, 3 Barra, 4 Casar, 5 Order, 7 Neighbour, 9 Luz del sol, 12/13 Bunk beds, 16 Apology, 17 Fence, 18 Items, 19 Happy, 20 Males.
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Alicante TODAY: MAX 24, MIN 23-C Fri 27 23 - C Sat 24 17 - Th Sun24 20 - Cl Mon 27 17 - Cl Tues 24 20 - Cl Wed24 20 - Cl
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FUTOSHIKI Fill in the squares so that each digit from 1 to 6 occurs exactly once in each row and column. Greater-than and less-than signs indicate the relationship of the two adjacent squares. There is only one solution, and you can find it without guessing.
BOGGLED 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.
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• Average: 25 • Good: 35 • Very good: 50 • Excellent: 65
4 letters: 1 point 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points 7 letters: 5 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
KAKURO Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
CRYPTIC Across 1 Bee is back in, for example, to surround the enemy (7) 5 Intends to have money resources (5) 8 Penny gets poor return for flag (5) 9 Mix cider to make explosive (7) 10 Naughty lads sin on these atolls (7) 11 Small fastener for slow mover (5) 12 Hills in Oslo pessimists avoid (6) 14 Admission made by clubs in unusual cases (6) 18 Some self-indulgent treats for a petite type (5) 20 Noisy talk about a ratchet (7) 22 Rumpus resolved in court (7) 23 Wilbur mad to disguise Asian country (5) 24 Tough English novelist (5) 25 Checks for means of keeping insects out (7) Down 1 Birds used big nuts (7) 2 Group of fish also swimming round husband (5) 3 Writes in river cost (7) 4 Cut out for this type of duty? (6) 5 Horses from the farm are saddled (5) 6 Inspire a Northern Ireland colleague (7) 7 Short period of enchantment (5) 13 Person in authority if force is involved (7) 15 Room in church getting colour (7) 16 Masters vandalised small rivers (7) 17 Plain little cakes in square ice cream containers (6) 18 World consisting of energy, skill and hydrogen (5) 19 Curious about one making a racket (5) 21 During the winter season it's short (5)
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Across 1 Light informal meal (5) 4 Begin (5) 7 Large, important church (9) 8 Appear to be (4) 9 Short moral stories, often with animal characters (6) 12 Armed engagement (6) 13 Floor coverings (4) 16 Underwater vessel (9) 18 Enclosures made of wire or metal bars for birds or animals (5) 19 Assigned jobs (5)
Down 1 Closes (5) 2 Very old (7) 3 Plaything flown in the wind at the end of a string (4) 4 Playground device (6) 5/17 Car safety-device (3,3) 6 Speaks (5) 10 People who rule, guide or inspire others (7) 11 At all times (6) 12 Fundamental (5) 14 Loses velocity (5) 15 Present (4) 17 See 5
WORD LADDER Move from the start word (CLOG) to the end word (FEET) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
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NONAGRAM How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case N and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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• Average: 8 • Good: 11 • Very good: 15 • Excellent: 20
SPANISH LESSONS How to conjugate the word VIVIR (to live) and give examples of how to put it into a sentence. Yo… VIVO Tú… VIVES Él/Ella/Ud… VIVE Nosotros… VIVIMOS Vosotros… VIVÍS Ellos/Ellas/Uds… VIVEN
I… live You… live He/She/You… lives We… live You all… live They… live
How to use certain phrases when you are eating out Tengo una reservación/ Tengo una reserva – I have a reservation De tomar, quiero… -To drink, I would like… Soy vegetariano – I am vegetarian Tengo alergia a… - I am allergic to… ¡Salud! – Cheers!
Days of the week Dias de la semana
Words used to describe the people in your family!
Monday – Lunes
Family Tree/ Árbol Genealógico
Tuesday – Martes
Mother – Madre/ Mamá Father – Padre/ Papá Hermana – Sister Hermano – Brother Abuela – Grandmother Abuelo – Grandfather Tía – Aunt Tío – Uncle Sobrina – Niece Sobrino – Nephew Prima – (girl) cousin Primo – (boy) cousin
Wednesday – Mièrcoles Thursday – Jueves Friday – Viernes Saturday – Sábado Sunday - Domingo
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Half of women were on a diet in last year M O R E than half of all women have tried to lose weight over the past year. Research by retail analysts Mintel found that 57 per cent of women admitted to dieting, compared to 39 per cent of men. The survey found one in three women are unaware of how many calories they eat. A third said they ate more than the recommended 2,000 a day. However, denying yourself food may not be the best thing to try and lose weight. Scientists at Loughborough University (UK) found that women who created an ‘energy deficit’ through calorie restriction, rather than working out, ate around 40 per cent more at a buffet dinner. The team discovered levels of the ‘hunger hormone’ increase in women who deny themselves food. The study looked at 12 women who restricted their diets by around 836 calories before a buffet dinner. On another occasion, they burnt the same energy on a treadmill before having the buffet. Researchers found that when they were dieting, the women ate an average of 944 calories, compared with only 660 after exercise. These findings contradict previous studies suggesting that exercise makes people more hungry.
Make-up dangers in your bag C H E M I C A L S found in certain make-up products, shampoos and lotions could disrupt hormone levels in teenage girls. Scientists have warned that this increases the risks of cancer and other illnesses later in life. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, (U S A) focused their study on teenage girls. For three days, the study’s 100 teenage participants stopped using their regular cosmetics and were provided with others labelled free of chemicals, including phthalates, parabens, triclosan and oxybenzone; all chemicals thought to affect changes of hormone levels within young women. After three days without their regular health and beauty products, dangerous chemical levels dropped by 45 per cent.
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OVER the past four weeks, I have covered how to listen to your thoughts, acknowl edge what they are telling you, understand what has triggered them, and now it is time to let go of whatever it is that is holding you back from living your desired life! The world is so noisy right now. It can sometimes feel impossible to actually under stand what it is you want in life. You may feel fear for being different to what is called ‘the norm.’ Your circle may not understand nor like your growth, therefore, you resort to going back to the old you, just to ‘fit in.’ You were not born to ‘fit in!’ You were born to experi ence your own unique life, to experience dif ferent things, and to be your own person. So please, don’t dim your own light to brighten another. Don’t dim your light to please. Wear your light with pride and if it’s too bright for some, let them go! Fear is the only thing that holds you back from living the life you truly desire and I am
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out. Make it fun! A small reward after each action is completed will help motivation. Again, keep the end goal, clearly in your mind. Your Why Many people try to achieve new things. Whether it be to lose weight, reinvent their image or even try a new business. But what most do not do is ask themselves why they are doing it. If you are not passionate about why you want to achieve your end goal, I can guaran tee you will NOT see it through to the end. There will always be something else that comes up to take you away from what you are trying to achieve. Take Responsibility The life you have today is because of you. This is a hard pill to swallow for some, but it is the truth. Whether you have had bad experiences in your past, you are the one that has allowed it to create the way you are today. The sooner you take responsibility, the quicker you will be able to let go. This is your life, This is your dream. This is your goal, therefore, it is your responsibility to com plete all of the above. DO NOT DREAM YOUR LIFE. LIVE YOUR DREAM!
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Life as a Bipolar Mama MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED THE ups and downs of parenthood alone is enough to make anyone feel ‘barmy’ let alone juggling parenthood and a mental illness and all that comes with it. My to-do list is never ending: school run, go to work, make sure I remember to send my daughter in with an extra pair of socks for her gymnastics after school activity (I forgot to this week major mum guilt), food shop, deal with the dog and the cat, a bit of light dusting and sweep up the clumps of dog hair that seem to form no matter how many times I sweep, get dinner on, help with homework, make sure school bag is packed for the next day, shower-time and bedtime. That sums up pretty much every regular Mama’s day, now throw into the mix : a panic attack because I’m three minutes late leaving the house even though I have allowed for this to go horribly wrong because I always plan for worse case scenario, yet I can’t control the overwhelming feeling and I’m now trying to hold back the tears until I at least drop my daughter at school just so she doesn’t see. Go to work - it’s been a great day, had a sale and met some lovely people, I’m happy, birds are chirping and skipping on my way home. Get home and the big black cloud comes over
me, I had planned on cooking a tasty lasagne but I’m too tired and just want the day to be over, I can’t cope with anything else today. I just want it to be dark enough to be able to go to bed, I get into bed and all of a sudden, I’m in floods of tears and I don’t know why. Crazy right!? But it was a good day, wasn’t it?! And this is the thing, I have no control over these feelings and thoughts. Being a bipolar single mama has its challenges like any parent I lose the plot sometimes. I do find it easier now to hold my hands up and admit when I need help. When I am a bit stressed, and thankfully my wobbles are small these days on the whole, I have a great support network, and so does my daughter. I am so thankful for the amazing relationship with my daughter and the older she gets, the more she understands and the easier I am finding it to explain everything to her. Mama doesn’t want to cry but sometimes she has to, to let it all out and start again. Some days we can go to the park and eat ice cream, some days Mama needs to simply go home, sit there and breathe. When we can, we can; when we can’t, we can’t. I’d love to hear how you manage parenthood and your mental illness. Don’t forget you can email me or follow me on FB @mswillowbipolar Love Ms Bipolar x
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Just a few conspiracy theories MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man UK cinemas are closing another sign of the economic catastrophe happening worldwide. The reason is that yet another studio has pulled another potential block buster, to be shown next year, instead of this year. So far the new James Bond and Mission Impossible are two of the the 30ish that have been put back. This is a disaster in so many ways. The spiral effect is going to be no cinemas, which means nowhere to show movies. This means no revenue to make the movies which plays right into the hands of Netflix, Prime and Apple. See the connec tion? They are all online companies and will now be in control. Of course the talent that appears in these movies will also be affected. At the moment movies aren’t even being made because of Covid. Maybe the conspiracy theorists aren’t too far off saying it’s all a plot. Talking about conspiracy theories, there are a serious amount about regarding Covid. Here’s a few to choose from 5G not sure how a virus travels via a mobile network. Bill Gates this is a Q Anon one.
You really need to check this scary mob out. It escaped from a Chinese lab slightly more plausible than some of the others. It was developed as a biological weapon in China. When China heard this they came back with their own theory that it was the USA that imported it into China. This one’s a biggy from the likes of David Icke and Alex Jones two absolute nutters as far as I’m concerned: Covid19 doesn’t actually exist, but is a plot by the globalist elite to take away our freedom. Early weaker versions of this theory were prevalent on the political right in the notion the novel coronavirus would be ‘no worse than flu’ and later versions are now influencing antilockdown protests across several states in the US. Because believers increasingly refuse to observe social dis tancing measures, they could directly help to spread the epidemic in their localities and increase the resulting death rate. This is their theory not mine. The point I’m making is nobody actually knows what’s going on but whatever it is it’s grinding the world to a halt and I’m fed up with it all. By the way didn’t Donald Trump recover the quickest anyone has ever recovered since the epidemic started? There’s a few conspiracy theories about that too!! Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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SPORT THE EWN/Blue Sky Marbella Walking Football 2019 League Cup Final due to be played this Saturday, Octo ber 17 was finally aban doned last week as several of the Walking Football Spain A players could not leave the UK due to Covid restrictions. It had been hoped to sub stitute the WFS B team who lost to their senior team in the Semi Final. However the same restric tions left them with only half a team. With the BAHA Whisky sponsored mini tournament using all the free dates in a tight sched ule and no alternative venue available it was decided to abandon the final altogeth er. This was met with great disappointment all round, particularly by Aston Viñuela who hoped to be the first to have the honour of winning the first major Cup Final in the south of Spain. They will be presented with the Cup on Saturday at
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WALKING FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP ABANDONED the BAHA Tournament hav ing agreed to accept the trophy having been unbeat en in the qualifying rounds. WFS A had already suf fered disappointment when Covid totally disrupted the League fixtures earlier this year causing the League to be abandoned at the half way stage with WFS A lead ing the league at the time. Despite the disappoint ments the clubs are already looking towards the new season, which all being well and dependent on Covid at that time, will start in Janu ary. Player safety is para mount and precautions are in place at Finca Naundrup and Cerrado de Aguila where sessions take place and players arriving from
the UK are being asked to wait 14 days before joining sessions as a precaution. Some clubs are contem plating buying hand held thermometers to check players before the start of sessions. This Friday sees a mini tournament at the Finca Naundrup when visiting team Esquina Park Rangers from Alicante Province will play Sporting Benahavis and WFS Calahonda to raise funds for WFS Benficiary Sarah Almegro Valleco. Kick Off 2pm. All wel come, bring your wife/girl friend, fundraising for Sarah. Buffet/ music and a short quiz. Free entry. Saturday at Finca Naun drup there is an exciting ar ray of matches with visitors
EPR taking on Malaga A. KO 1pm. Replacing the Cup Final Malaga C will host Aston Viñuela in the BAHA tour nament while Malaga B will play Nerja who are finally making an appearance, de spite having no pitch to train on, in a friendly match. Aston Viñuela will be pre sented with the Euro Week ly News Walking Football League Cup after their last match. There has been action with the completion of two games at Finca Naundrup where Aston Viñuela were too good for Malaga B in back to back games winning 31 and 40 in the BAHA Challenge Cup. Upcoming fixtures include The Walking Dead v Sport ing Benahavis on Wednes day October 21 at Finca Naundrup, KO 7pm. And that as they say is that for this week. If anyone wishes to join in our sessions please feel free to come along, just remem ber you have to be over 50.
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AGREEMENT: Footie fans will be able to watch Premier League games until end of the month. THE Premier League has confirmed all fixtures until the end of October will continue to be made available for fans to watch live in the UK. Under these new arrangements, the current live match se lections will remain in place and will be broadcast as normal. In addition, the five matches per round not already selected will be made available to supporters on a payperview basis, accessed via BT Sport Box Office and Sky Sports Box Office platforms. Clubs agreed this interim solution to enable all fans to con tinue to watch their teams live. The Premier League has worked closely with both broad casters to provide this arrangement. In a statement, the league said: “It will be regularly re viewed in consultation with clubs and in line with any deci sions made by government regarding the return of spectators to stadiums. “Football is not the same without supporters at matches. The Premier League and our clubs remain committed to the safe return of fans as soon as possible.”