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The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1847
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XMAS TOY APPEAL
THE Civil Protection Associa tion in Rincon de la Victoria has launched a campaign to collect new toys for children from vulnerable families in the town to ensure ‘no child goes without’ a toy on Three Kings Day. Councillor Josefa Carnero said: “The current health situ ation has dragged many fami lies into a difficult economic situation. For this reason we do not want the pandemic to leave any child without a gift.” Organisers are asking for toys that “are as educational as possible, avoiding electric items and those specific to boys or girls.” Children who receive a toy will correspond to the fami lies being assisted by the mu nicipality’s social services. The collection campaign will run until December 31, ready for delivery before Three Kings Day on January 6.
NEW CAMPAIGN: To collect toys for children from vulnerable families to ensure no child goes without. Unwrapped gifts can be dropped off at the Civil Pro tection offices in Calle Lancelot, Torre de Benagal
bon, from 9am to 2pm, and 6pm to 8pm, Monday to Fri day. Those who are unable to
leave their homes can arrange for collection by call ing 673 171 456. Meanwhile, the Culture,
River cleanup in Velez
MORE than 50 children and adults cleaned Velez River at the weekend as part of a ‘protest campaign’ to force ‘in stitutions’ to carry out regular maintenance at the protected area. The cleanup operation was organsed by Axarquia’s GENA Ecologistas en Accion in partner ship with the Society of Friends of Culture (SAC) of VelezMalaga and the council’s department of Environment. GENA said in a tweet: “We are very grateful for the great participation (more than 50 peo ple) in today’s cleanup of the Velez River delta! We hope that the institutions with compe tence will take note and con tribute to the maintenance of this protected area with periodic cleanings.”
More than 50 people took part.
CREDIT: GENA Twitter
Containers, agricultural plas tics, wet wipes, textiles, wood, up to five car wheels, one from a lorry and several mattresses were among ‘items and pollu tants’ collected during the exer cise and Covid protocol fol lowed.
Fair and Festivities Area has organised a week of fun activ ities for all the family which kicks off on Saturday, Novem
ber 28 with the turning on of the Christmas lights. These include drivein ses sions, concerts and children’s and family shows. The Christmas light will be turned on at 6.15pm in Plaza AlÁndalus following a Christ mas zambombá which will be performed by Casa Pestiño. Councillor for Culture, Fairs and Festivities, Clara Perles, said: “The current situation we live in is complicated for everyone, but we do not want to stop inspiring fami lies and have organised Christmas activities, always guaranteeing compliance with the established health and safety measures. “This year will be different and special. We have pre pared many activities thinking especially of children who have shown a great capacity to adapt to the changing rules that are being imposed on us in this difficult year.”
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Online sales worldwide ‘SABOR A MALAGA,’ (Taste of Malaga) the promotional brand of the Diputacion de Malaga for agrifood products of the province, will launch an online sales platform next week for all producers attached to the brand. Vice President of the Provincial Council and head of the Economic and Social Development Area, Juan Carlos Mal donado, said the platform will make it possible to buy ‘Sa bor a Malaga’ products from anywhere in the world ‘with
out intermediaries.’ This will increase the business possi bilities of companies in the sector, he added. “The platform has influenced the importance of the digitisation of sales, especially in these difficult times in which the pandemic has caused a sharp drop in the turnover of many agrifood companies that distribute their products through the Horeca channel (hotels, restau rants, coffee shops).”
MALDONADO: Sabor a Malaga products to be available worldwide.
Working together “GENDER violence is a problem in society that we have to tackle to gether,” Torrox mayor Óscar Medina warned at the launch of the town’s Action Guide for Women ‘Here With You Now.’ It’s part of a number of virtual initiatives throughout November to raise awareness and offer sup port to abused women. The council is working with the Local Police, VioGén Guardia Civil, social workers and Torrox Women’s Centre. “Gender violence is not a pri vate problem, it is a violation of human rights that affects the
CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Torrox
GENDER VIOLENCE: A problem to be tackled together. whole of society, especially the public powers and we have to tackle it by working together,” said Medina. Torrox City Council has a Mu nicipal Information Centre for women with more than 25 years
of experience located in the El Convento building on Calle Alme dina. They can be contacted on line, by calling 952 539 513, or emailing: equality@torrox.es, juridico.igualdad@torrox.es or unem@torrox.es, or torrox.es.
Held captive for 3 days POLICE in Velez-Malaga freed a man, 43, who had been held captive in his home for three days. For reasons as yet unknown, the victim’s captor kept him locked up only allowing him out to get ‘drugs and fast food.’ The man’s mobile was taken off him, but after three days he managed to make a call to a family member on the suspect’s phone.
They called 091, reporting the victim was being held prisoner in his home, had been ‘threatened and was frightened.’ Officers found the 43-year-old in ‘a state of anxiety and very nervous.’ His alleged captor was arrested and found to have a number of convictions and was under investigation for a separate crime. He was remanded awaiting trial.
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NIBS EXTRA Photo shoot FLAMENCO singer Carmen Linares, who has carved out a place for herself in contemporary Spanish musical culture, visited Nerja this week for a photo session organised by the Andalucian Institute of Flamenco. The star performed in the Cueva de Nerja a few years ago, and regularly visits the town.
El Saltillo AXARQUIA attraction El Saltillo de Canillas de Aceituno has been featured in the prestigious National Geographic magazine. ‘Lovers of vertigo and nature have a new candy. Like the Caminito, the El Saltillo hiking route runs in Malaga and also follows the path of a river while skirting gorges of heart attacks,’ said the publication.
Extra staff RIOGORDO has hired extra staff to clean and disinfect streets and public buildings. Malaga City Council gave the local authority €23,847.90 to take on extra staff to help combat the spread of Covid-19. Riogordo is one of the 77 Malaga municipalities with less than 5,000 inhabitants that have received extraordinary aid from the Ministry.
Switched on SAYALONGA Council has begun replacing public lighting in the town, replacing old fixtures with more environmentally-friendly lower energy consumption alternatives. A total of 101 street lights will be changed following European funding aid from Malaga Provincial Diputación.
Free courses THE Delphos Local Administrative Public Agency of the Rincón de la Victoria City Council has announced free training courses aimed at unemployed people in the municipality. These are courses relating to the prevention of occupational risk in masonry, forklift and painting and decorating. Call 952 978 330.
In the shade A NEW shaded area and sports centre is to be installed at the CEIP Andalucía de Velez-Malaga. The council has allocated €160,000 to provide shelter during the winter and shade during the summer with improved courts so that sport activities can be carried out by children in the town all year round.
VELEZMALAGA marks Uni versal Children’s Day (No vember 20) by awarding schools and educational centres which took part in a Unicef initiative ‘Greet ings Without Contact.’ Due to the Covid19 pan demic, the traditional Local Children’s Plenary has not been held and instead the contactless greetings activi ty was carried out. Students were asked to explore different alterna tives of greetings in times of a health crisis, “with the aim of maintaining and strengthening social rela
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Children’s Day
CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Velez-Malaga
UNICEF INITIATIVE: Students explored alternative ways to greet people. tions at school while re specting the necessary pre
vention rules.” Councillor for Social
Rights and Equality, Víctor González, gave each partici pating educational centre €100 to be used for educa tional or school material. He said: “The initiative highlights the relevance of being aware of the need and importance of recognis ing the voices, ideas and opinions of our children, of considering and making their contributions visible, of providing freecontami nation meeting spaces and games and of making them see their high capacity to participate in social and cul tural events.”
Extra Police Presence Demanded AN extra police presence has been demanded by Nerja resi dents in view of the number of second homes in the area left unoccupied due to the pandemic. Representatives of foreign residents organisations in Ner ja met on Tuesday, November 17, with José Alberto Armijo, the mayor of Nerja, to discuss the rising threat poised to the communities since the onset of the pandemic, with many second homes remaining unoccupied since March. Since owners are unable to travel to their properties, it presents the possibility of illegal squatting, or burglaries, and the need for a stronger police presence to help com
Jab Time PNEUMONIA is a respiratory lung infection that is often mistak en for the flu. Your lungs become filled with fluid or pus that re sults in inflammation. Symptoms are very similar to the flu, but pneumonia can last for weeks and result in very serious complications. Adults over the age of 60, along with those with certain med ical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, emphysema, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are all at greater risk. The government are advising all over 65s be vaccinated with the pneumococcal vaccine. The pneumococcal vaccine usually protects you for life; how ever, you may need a booster based on changes in your medical condition, so it’s worth a trip to your GP to find out if you are in need of the vaccine or a booster this winter.
bat this scenario. Janette Waddington, the association for Nerja’s housing communities’ (APCUN) President, expressed residents’ in creased ‘security concern,’ adding that they “fear that bur glars and squatters could target unoccupied properties,” and called on Nerja Town Hall to increase the policing in ar eas where there is a high volume of holiday homes, such as El Capistrano. The Nerja mayor recently made a request for ‘tranquility’ among residents to stay positive and abide by the coron avirus restrictions, to keep Nerja a safe place.
Foiled gun grab A MASK flouter tried to snatch a police officer’s weapon in a violent scuf fle after being refused entry to a health centre. It took officers from VelezMalaga Local Police, security personnel at the clinic and an offduty National Police officer who was on the scene to restrain the local man after he tried to get hold of a gun. The suspect, described as around 45 and large, demanded to enter the Velez Sur Health Centre without a mask to speak with the manage ment. Local Police were called and he was warned he had to wear a mask, when things turned nasty and he became violent as officers tried to arrest him. During the struggle, he reportedly used ‘great violence’ to grab one of the officer’s guns making threats against the police. He was finally arrested and taken to Axarquia Regional Hospital with minor injuries. The detainee is due to appear before the courts this week.
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Poisoned doves found HUNDREDS of birds have been poisoned in an urbanisa tion in VélezMálaga. The Rincón de la Victoria Environmental Centre has denounced the possible poi soning of more than 100 birds next to an urbanisa tion in Valle Niza in Vélez Málaga. José Carlos Cañas, presi dent of the Natural Pro tection Service branch (Se prona) of the Guardia Civil confirmed that several doves, turtle doves and other similar birds were found dead in a residential area near the Castillo del Marqués Hospitality School. Cañas explained: “They brought us a significant amount of dead birds and they also attached quite a few photographs of the area showing the state in which they had been found. “We did the necropsy on the birds and the result that came out is that be fore they died they were in good health, they did not appear to have any other problem. “However, we detected something on the tongue of the birds, and there was a lesion between the lar ynx and the pharynx, and this is what indicates their poisoning.” The Rincón de la Victo ria Environmental Centre confirmed that the Guardia Civil are currently investigating the suspect ed poisonings.
All in favour Macro theme park
THERE has been ‘unanimous sup port’ for €400,000 aid for Motril’s commercial and hospitality sec tors. It took just under a minute for the Motril municipal corporation to endorse the measures agreed by the local government to help the commercial and hospitality sector of Motril hit hardest by the pandemic.
Grants of up to €1,000 will be awarded to selfemployed and SMEs which meet the criteria. Mayor of Motril, Luisa García Chamorro, recalled that this “ex traordinary and unprecedented council measure” has been launched “at the time when there is a legal and economic basis to carry it out.” She said the aid will be granted before the year end.
WORK has begun on VelezMalaga’s new macro theme park which will focus on the history and characteristics of the town. “Work has begun after the delay due to the pandemic issue. Said works will consist of preparing the land and in stalling a macro playground, it will also have a storytelling area, ‘photocall’ and various circuits for activities,” said Mala ga City Council’s councillor for the Envi
ronment, Antonio Ariza. The initiative, which will cost almost €414,000, will create work for 139 labourers for two weeks and will be maintained by 18 council officers every three months. Deputy Mayor, Jesús Pérez Atencia, added: “We believe that the best way to invest is to do so in a way that has a di rect impact on our residents, and this is the case here.”
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Ford factory closes Illegal Covid Tests 80% recycle THE Ford factory in Almussafes in the Valencian Community is set to close for a month, from December 17 to January 11, due to a drop in demand from the European market, particularly countries like the UK, France and Germany. In a meeting between Ford bosses and ERTE, it was decided that these dates would have the least amount of impact on employees, as the plant was due to halt production for a few days over the Christmas period anyway. At the beginning of November, Ford Almussafes had agreed to extend the ERTE to January 31, spreading 14 days of employment over the months of November, December and January. However, under the new agreement, all of the pre-arranged January stoppage dates will be moved to December.
GUARDIA CIVIL officers, as part of Operation CHERPI, have seized over 3,300 rapid Covid tests before going on sale illegally in various locations in the province of Valencia. Two men and one woman, between the ages of 39 and 47, are being investigated for crimes against public health after officers learned through a pharmaceutical company that rapid Covid-19 tests were being carried out without authorisation, in a hardware store in the town of Pobla de Vallbona and in a Bazaar in Manises.
After raiding an establishment believed to belong to the perpetrators, a bag with a Covid-19 test box was seized along with different utensils for its use, as well as used test kits too. Guardia Civil officers ascertained that one of those under investigation had a contact within the pharmaceutical company and that several other companies had offered him significant money to purchase the rapid tests, all of various brands, which were being made available for use illegally.
Urban artist PIONEERING urban artist Tamara Djurovic has died in Valencia, a city she settled in after years painting around the world. The Argentine muralist’s work reflects the ‘innate strength of women’ and the day to day struggles they face, along with those who have fought for political or gender rights. Known as ‘Hyuro’, Tamara was one of the few female artists who managed to break through in the field of
international muralism. In the last decade, she has completed projects in Ar gentina, Brazil, America, Mo rocco, Tunisia and Mexico. Although she travelled across Spain, much of her ‘groundbreaking’ work can be found on Valencia City’s walls and buildings. After a year fighting can cer, Tamara died at her home ‘with her music, in peace and quiet, accompa nied by her children and loved ones.’
MORE than 37 million Spaniards - around 80 per cent of the population - claim to recycle. According to data collected by Focus for Ecoembs, 95.3 per cent of those surveyed believe that recycling is important to curb climate change, with 80 per cent revealing they do so on a daily basis. The organisation points out that every tonne of recycled plastic avoids 1.5 tonne less of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2019 alone, 1,505,661 tons of plastic containers, cans, cartons, paper and cardboard were recycled. This meant that 1.67 million tons less CO2 was emitted into the atmosphere - the same amount of carbon dioxide that a coal power plant emits in two months, says Ecoembs. Recycling not only reduces polluting gases: thanks to reuse, 20.74 million cubic metres of wa-
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Thief used child A 36-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested in Malaga by the National Police for allegedly using a child to snatch books from a central bookstore, which she then sold online. The owner of the shop lodged a complaint with authorities, claiming he had been ripped off to the value of €350 in a series of robberies on different days. National Police explained in a statement that the thief followed the same modus operandi on every occasion, entering the bookstore with a child and when the proprietor’s back was turned, would slip the books into the child’s backpack to later sell online. Police were able to trace the books through this online buying platform and arrested her.
Boss sentenced
A COURT has confirmed the sentence handed down to a businessman for smacking one of his female employees on the backside. The events took place in 2018 in Pontevedra when the man ap proached the girl, who was 17 at the time, and after telling her that she had a “nice body,” a “nice bum” and that he “wanted her” for himself, he slapped her on the backside. He was sentenced by a criminal court to pay a fine of €3,240 for sexual abuse, a ruling which he appealed in the Provincial Court. However, the Provincial Court has rejected his appeal considering that there is sufficient evidence against him with the testimonies of the victim and eye witnesses, including other colleagues.
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No Black Friday
CARREFOUR has agreed to suspend its ‘Black Friday’ sale events across France after Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called for supermarkets and online retailers to postpone them due to Covid lockdowns. Shops selling non-essential goods are to remain closed during France’s second national lockdown and the events due to take place in stores across the country from November 27 to 29 are now set to be cancelled. According to Reuters, a spokeswoman for Europe’s biggest retailer confirmed that Carrefour’s chairman and CEO Alexandre Bompard spoke with La Maire by telephone, stating: “Alexandre Bompard said he agreed to suspend the Black Friday operation from November 27 to November 29.”
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56 Branches to Close Swedish
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP is still looking to lose 56 branches, which saw plans to push ahead paused because of Covid, resulting in around 160 job cuts by April 2021. The company first announced the move back in January, however, the pandemic meant that it wasn’t able to carry out the plans, affecting not only Lloyds branches but also Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches. According to the group, Lloyds
has already cut over 2,000 jobs since the start of September, after carrying out restructuring plans before the ‘second wave’ of the pandemic. A Lloyds Banking Group spokesperson said: “In January this year we announced that these branches would be closing due to a decline in use. “We paused these closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic and, after careful consideration, these planned closures will take place in March and April 2021.”
Pharmacy Testing CATALONIA: Pharmacies will start to perform tests.
PHARMACIES are set to help increase the number of Covid-19 tests that can be carried out in Catalonia. The Spanish Department of Health wants to make best use of the numerous pharmacies to increase testing capacity. Once Catalonia starts to reopen in phases after the severe lockdown ends later this month, Secretary General of the Ministry of Health of the Generalitat, Marc Ramentol, wants to use the existing network of pharmacies in Catalonia to perform Covid-19 antigen tests.
Fugitive A SWEDISH crime gang fugitive, who was under a European Arrest and Surrender Order for the murder of two rival gang members, has been arrested in Barcelona. National Police, in collaboration with the Stockholm-North Police, arrested the fugitive who worked as part of a gang known as the Risne Network in Barcelona and was also wanted for illegal possession of firearms, possession and use of explosives, extortion charges after demanding €293,756 and threatening to kill a third victim and his family, even exploding a device in front of the victim’s family home. Upon searching two houses believed to be linked to the man, police officers seized various mobile phones, SIM cards, prepaid credit cards, cash and a 30cm blade machete. Six other people were arrested as part of the investigation, and further raids uncovered explosives, a submachine gun and a pistol, as well as ammunition for these weapons.
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Parents pay up
ILLEGAL PARTY: Parents also wanted their children to do community service.
THE parents of 91 youths fined for holding an illegal party in Zamora in August each paid €3,000 fines and have asked that their children do community service. The party, organised on social networks, attracted youths from all over Spain and was held in Vime de Sanabria, a town in Zamora with 60 inhabitants, between August 7 and 9. The youths were evicted by court order by the Guardia Civil for breaching anti-Covid regulations. The Castilla y Leon regional government delegation in Zamora, has confirmed that all of the fines have been received and processed, including €126,000 from the organiser of the event. Many of the parents contacted the delegation to ask if, in addition to paying the fine, the youths can be given community service. They reportedly proposed this because they are so angry with their children for causing a health risk.
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VAT on Juice is unfair THE government has caused ‘confusion’ over plans to raise VAT on orange juice from 10 per cent 21 per cent, as if it were a sugary soft drink. This has prompted the Ministry of Agricul ture to form a ‘common front’ with the re gional governments of Murcia and Andalucia to address the central executive and ‘reject’ such a ‘confusing move.’ They are asking that a natural product not be equated with drinks that are artificially sweetened, and have requested a meeting with the Ministry of Consumption, Alberto Garzon. “An increase in VAT would mean an in crease in the cost of the final product and a
consequent decrease in consumption,” they have argued. Minister Mireia Mollà, who plans to visit the Valencian citrus juice industry Zuvamesa, located in Parc Sagunt, recalled that added sugar is prohibited in fruit and vegetable juices by Royal Decree 28/2013 of October 11. Therefore, “to tax the sugar naturally pre sent in the fruit creates confusion in the con sumer and has a negative impact on a strate gic sector for our territory.” Mollà said a VAT increase would be “un fair” and would represent “a new blow to the juice industry, already very affected by the health crisis.”
Primitiva Millions - check now
A MASSIVE lotto win on the Primitiva Lottery means it’s time to check your tickets. The draw held on Thursday Novem ber 19, in Madrid saw zero winners for the Special Category, although a winning ticket of €1.4 million was validated for the First Category. A ticket sold in Nijar, Almeria, has won over €44,000 for a second category prize. There are also lucky winners for tickets sold in Barcelona, Madrid, and Asturias.
WINNING TICKETS: Sold in Barcelona and Madrid.
BBVA Sabadell merger SPANISH bank BBVA has confirmed that it is in talks with the smaller Banco Sabadell, which also owns TSB in the UK, regarding a potential merger that would create a global financial in stitution worth €860 billion. BBVA announced on Mon day, November 16 that it has agreed to sell PNC, its sub sidiary in the US, for $11.6 bil lion (€9.7 billion). Currently, Sabadell has a market capitali sation of €2.3 billion compared with BBVA’s €24.5 billion. The Spanish banking sec tor is now going through
three simultaneous merg ers. The first one is the tieup deal for €4.3 billion an nounced in September by CaixaBank and Bankia, which will create Spain’s largest financial institution. But it is not just the giant lenders who are joining forces: the smaller Unicaja and Liberbank are in talks as well. If the merger between BB VA and Sabadell proceeds, the resulting entity will be the second largest financial institution in the country.
100,000 Masks
THANKS to the twinning of the cities Valencia and Xi’an in China, Valencia is distributing 100,000 masks to people from vulnerable groups after a supply was received from Xi’an. The generous donation will be distributed among municipal delegations related to care for disadvantaged or at-risk groups, such as active ageing, social welfare, resident protection and health. Mayor of Tourism Emiliano García said: “Xi’an has been very proactive, offering its collaboration and help to Valencia since the beginning of the crisis.”
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Jamie’s Staff Win SEVENTY staff, who worked at a closed Jamie Oliver restaurant, have won a legal claim of over £200,000 (€225,000) following a failure in the redundancy process. All the staff worked at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Corn wall restaurant which the 45 yearold TV chef opened in Watergate Bay near Newquay in 2006. The claim, which upon win ning means the staff will re ceive the equivalent of eight weeks’ pay, was made follow ing the sudden closure of the property last December which was done without warning. Staff claimed the compen sation because the law states they should have been con sulted in advance about the redundancies, which are now set to be paid from a govern ment scheme.
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King is now in quaratine THE king of Spain is in 10 days quarantine after one of his contacts tested positive for coronavirus. King Felipe VI started his quarantine after learning that ‘a person with whom he had close contact has tested positive.’ Sources from the Palace La Zarzuela have not revealed who it is or in what context this meeting tookplace. According to the Palace of La Zarzuela, the Queen, the Princess of Asturias and the Infanta Sofía will still be able to carry on with their normal duties.
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Message from the British Embassy Black Friday
THE UK Government has written to more than 100,000 Brits living in Spain to help them prepare for the end of the transition period: • One of the largest UK Government direct mail campaigns to UK Nationals living in EU and EFTA member states, with 365,000 customers on Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) database contacted. • UK Nationals resident before 31 December can continue living and working in Spain, but will need to register as soon as possible if they have not already done so. • UK State Pensioners will continue to receive their healthcare cover and pensions as they
INVITED SPEAKER: HE Hugh Elliott in Manilva, Costa del Sol. do now. • UK Nationals Support Fund has so far assisted more than 37,000 UK Nationals in Spain. The UK Government has written to 365,000 UK Nationals living in Europe with advice on the actions they need to take to
prepare for the end of the UK transition period on December 31. This includes 102,087 letters issued to people on DWP’s database in Spain. The letters, sent to UK State Pensioners and benefit recipients, give advice on how to register for residency and healthcare, exchange driving licences and check new passport validity rules online. It is one of the largest-ever mail outs by the UK Government to UK nationals living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott said: “Supporting UK Nationals is one of our highest priorities.
The organisations receiving funding to support British people with their residency are making a huge difference and, since 2017, we have organised nearly 300 outreach events. “Whilst face-to-face events are currently limited by Covid restrictions, we continue to provide support through our Facebook Live Q&As. “Our next session on residency is on December 1, so please do follow us on BritsinSpain on Facebook to take part.” UK Nationals can find the most up-to- date information on actions they may need to take at gov.uk/livinginspain and on www.face book.com/britsinspain.
Quarantine Down to Five Days TRAVELLERS to England will be allowed to exit quarantine after five days if they pay for a test for coronavirus and it comes back negative, transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced. Under the new rules, which come into force from December 15, passengers who arrive from a destination not on the government’s safe travel corridors list will still need to enter self-isolation, however they can reduce the 14-day period by paying for a test from a private firm after five days at a cost of between £65-£120. The travel industry welcomed the policy but described it as ‘long overdue’ after months of lobbying ministers to change restrictions. Results from the tests will normally be issued in 24 to 48 hours, meaning people could be released from quarantine six days after arrival.
MOST Black Friday deals are actually not that much of a bargain according to new research by Which? Nearly nine out of 10 products on sale during the sales event were found to be on offer pre viously, for the same price or less. The consumer group tracked the prices of 219 popular products over the course of a year, including for six months before and after Black Friday in 2019. The analysis looked at products from top retail ers, and the products in cluded home and tech goods such as head phones, fridge freezers and soundbars. It found 85 per cent of the items could be found cheaper or for the same price in the six months be fore Black Friday.
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RENFE investment
SPANISH railway company Renfe will make its largest investment in decades. More than €3.5 billion will be invested in the renewal plan, starting in 2021, although the plan was launched last year. During the first half of the year, the company will award contracts to renew 50 per cent of its trains, which is expected to create 52,000 jobs. Most of the investment will be destined to improving short and medium distance services, which represent 80 per cent of Renfe’s operations. There are some 1,016 trains, according to national reports, but since 2011 no new trains have been added, and many of those operating are more than
RENFE: New trains will be more energy efficient. 30 years old. Their estimated operating time limit is 40 years. New trains will be more secure, more accessible and more energy efficient and can run at up to 100 km/h. Also in Renfe’s plans is to buy large capacity trains to service large urban areas. High speed trains will not be forgotten either, with some 40 new power heads planned.
Immigrants get tents MILLIONS in European funds will be used to provide tents for 7,000 immigrants in the Canary Islands. A total of €43 million will be used by the government to house 7,000 immigrants in temporary tents on Fuerteventura, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria. The tents will be used to provide shelter for the people currently in the port of Arguineguin and in hotels. The port is currently housing over 1,300 immigrants and there are a further 5,500 people in various apartments and hotels.
Police Fail ITV OVER 2,000 Guardia Civil vehicles have not passed the Technical Vehicle Inspection (ITV) this year and at least 2,629 have accumulated more than 300,000 kms. According to government figures, at least 3,562 vehicles of the fleet are older than 15 years old, however, if the renovation plans proposed by the Ministry of Interior are agreed to, the fleet will still not be ‘updated’ until 2028. The worrying and ‘unfavourable reports’ on the ITV (Spain’s equivalent of the UK’s MOT) could have been even higher, according to the figures, since they did not include the data corresponding to Granada, Córdoba and A Coruña. The highest incidence of failures has been found in the vehicles assigned to the Sevilla police force with over 290 failing to pass the ITV so far this year. In some positive news for the Guardia Civil, vehicles op erating in Burgos, Ceuta and Murcia fully passed the in spection.
Local Panaderias Essential PEOPLE now value their local Panaderia even more after lockdown, after they tried bak ing for themselves. In March shelves were stripped of flour and other es sentials as people tried to make their own bread. The home baking saw people value their local Panaderia much more, as many returned after
realising how much skill a good loaf of bread takes to make, not to mention the time and all the cleaning up afterwards. The Provincial Association of Bakery and Pastry has found that local Panaderias are doing well during the Covid19 restrictions, although larger bread manufacturers are suffering.
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THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS is urg ing its readers to support local businesses in the community by going local through the lock down and for your Christmas shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and super stores. This lockdown and festive peri od we challenge you to rediscov er your local high streets, mar kets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky inde pendent businesses in your area. Due to the Covid19 pandemic, you may have to support many local businesses by ordering on line and making use of any click and collect services they can op erate if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or lock down restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent busi nesses can help support the local community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, consider where your money is ac tually going. By shopping at an in dependent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than Christmas to give back to your community by making a small gesture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support local
BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.
charities, support and sponsor lo cal sports teams and in many cas es the small independent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous genera tions and support not just the cur rent owner, but the generation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting some one’s dream and ambition, and
also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an indepen dent store and compete with the multinational and chains. So be sure to preorder your turkey from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local green grocer, let us revive that commu nity spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider pur chasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a local studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online study course for someone looking to change their career path. As people are struggling with fi nances thinking about what friends and family may actually
need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift per haps prepaying a family mem ber’s phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these difficult times. Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a differ ence in the recovery of the local economy. When we buy local, our money stays local, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buying local keeps money circulating within the local economy. Studies have shown that local businesses recir culate a greater share of every eu ro as they create locally owned supply chains and invest in their employees. Data shows that local retailers return 52 per cent of their rev enue back into the local econo my, compared to just 14 per cent
for national chain retailers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For example, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce. First, they sell to a local restau rant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its lo cal employees and the restaurant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbourhood hardware store. This example il lustrates how the recirculation of money in the local economy leads to a stronger financial foundation for our neighbours and communi ties. Buying local also fuels new em ployment and job opportunities for people within our community. Studies show, locally owned busi nesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more em ployees over time.
While buy ing local is finan cially compelling to our communities; the benefits to our environment are equally im pressive. Buying locally reduces the processing of goods, packag ing and transportation waste, which leads to less pollution. There’s a massive cultural shift underway redefining the way peo ple make buying decisions. We’re seeing more individuals concerned about the environment, about how products are made and sourced, where materials come from, and a company’s overall so cial and environmental impact. Many businesses are joining our Go Local campaign by offer ing customers special offers and discounts throughout the festive period, more details to follow here soon. Just remember to follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe.
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Peacocks Administration
A TOTAL of 4,700 jobs are now at risk as owners of fashion chains Peacocks and Jaeger announced on Thursday, November 19, that they have gone into administration. The Covid19 pandemic has made it hard for the group, controlled by retail billionaire Philip Day, to find a buyer for the two brands, which have about 500 stores between them, and has meant they missed a deadline to sell. “The continuing deterioration of the retail sector due to the impact of the pandemic and second lockdown has made this process longer and more complex than we would have hoped,” it said.
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Uni testing A UK university is rolling out mass Covid testing for students before they head home for Christ mas. The free asymptomatic tests will be available for all students planning to leave the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, over the interse mester break and those remaining in the town. The tests are voluntary, but students have been strongly advised to take them as ‘young people, in particular, are likely to have no symp toms, but are still able to carry the virus back to family or friends over the holidays.’ The University is planning to open a Testing Centre by Monday, November 30, in the Universi ty Sports Centre.
Dylan ‘trove’ A LONGLOST Bob Dylan ‘trove’ containing unpublished song lyrics and the singersongwriter’s musings about antiSemitism has sold at auction for $495,000 (€420,000). The Bostonbased R R Auction said the collection privately held by the late American blues artist Tony Glover, a longtime friend who died last year, was sold this week to a bidder whose identity was not been disclosed. The ‘trove’ also included transcripts of Glover’s 1971 interviews with Dylan, and private letters between the two. The interviews reveal that Nobel Prize winner Dylan had anti Semitism on his mind when he changed his name from Robert Zimmerman, and that he penned ‘Lay Lady Lay’ for Barbra Streisand.
A 45.5METRE (150foot) deep diving pool, which opened near Warsaw, Poland last weekend, includes artificial underwater caves and Mayan ruins, and has 8,000 cubic metres of water more than 20 times the amount in an ordinary 25metre pool. The €8.9 million Deepspot complex, which includes a small wreck for scuba and free divers to explore, can open despite Covid restrictions in Poland be cause it is a training centre.
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A STUDY of more than 6,000 Danes by specialist hospital Rigshospitalet was unable to find clear evidence that face masks provide significant protection against coronavirus transmission, although those involved do not rule out the fact that they might work.
A GERMAN construction company has begun work on a 3D printed three-storey apartment building located near Munich which will contain five separate apartments and the basic construction should be completed in six weeks before utilities are installed.
Threatening letters A SPATE of threatening letters sent to companies in the Netherlands continues and now with two new ones reported, a total of 17 around the country have received these letters which contain a white powder identified as pesticide.
BELGIUM Coke rebuff THE regional government in Brussels has decided not to renew the planning permission required for the huge CocaCola sign above the Place De Brouckère in the city centre as it is “out of proportion” according to one politician.
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DRIVE SAFELY: You owe it to yourself, your passengers and all other road users. TODAY more than ever, it’s easy to get distracted behind the wheel. In-car GPS navigation systems, changing a radio station, receiving hands-free mobile communications, let alone all the myriad of things happening on the road. Driving safely at all times should be your top concern, whether alone or driving with passengers. You owe it to yourself, your passengers and all other road users. TIPS FOR SAFER DRIVING Before setting off, adjust your mirrors, seats and climate controls so you don’t have to once you’re on the road. Wear your seatbelt at all times. Slowing down and reducing your speed gives you more time to react. Be constantly aware of what other drivers around you are doing and always expect the unexpected. Leave a two second distance gap between your vehicle and the one in front, and if the roads are wet, then double that distance to be on the safe side. Focus your attention on driving and don’t get distracted by your phone or any other electronic devices inside the car. STAY RIGHT UNLESS OVERTAKING Do not occupy the middle lanes. Highway patrol police in Spain are enforcing the need for all
drivers to stay in the right-hand lane unless overtaking. If you are planning a trip then schedule rest breaks, petrol stops, food and phone calls. Avoid driving while tired and be aware that some medications can cause drowsiness. Try and stay hydrated to help maintain your level of alertness. Have essential items in easy reach like credit cards for paying motorway tolls. WINTER DRIVING TIPS Winter weather brings additional driving problems, being prepared is vital. Before setting off check weather reports and prepare for any bad weather. Keep an emergency kit including blankets, first aid and jumper cables. Ensure your mobile phone is fully charged and take an extra charger with you. Let loved ones know where you’re going and let them know when you have arrived safely at your destination. TOTAL REASSURANCE Over three million people trust Línea Directa for total peace-of-mind. They have been providing specialist car insurance for British expatriates for over 20 years. A leading insurance company dedicated to keeping motorists on the move. For more information or a really competitive quote, please call 952 147 834.
NORWAY Up in arms ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners are furious with the Norwegian government after it announced that it would offer licences for oil exploration in 136 blocks mainly in the Barents Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean, even though a previous offering is contested in court.
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FINANCE EU Recovery Fund SPAIN plans to take full advantage of the financial aid in the European Union’s recovery fund, which could amount to €140 billion said Economy Minister Nadia Calviño at Bloomberg’s Capital Markets Forum Spain held on November 19.
UK borrowing THE Office for National Statistics (ONS) said UK borrowing hit £22.3 billion (€24.5 billion) last month, the highest October figure since monthly records began in 1993 and since April, total borrowing has hit £214.9 billion (€236.4 billion) thanks to the pandemic.
Pay freeze ACCORDING to the BBC, it understands that the Conservative government is considering a pay freeze for up to 5.5 million public sector workers in England which would include police, teachers and civil servants, but probably not NHS staff.
Car rental THE CEO and founder of Spanish specialist online car rental company Mario Carranza forecasts that consumers are ready to move away from the concept of purchasing cars and within the next decade will mainly rent for convenience and cost sake.
Electric vehicle recharging SPANISH energy companies are taking the concept of electric cars very seriously with two important announcements concerning deals with car manufacturers. Firstly, Ionity, the ultra-fast charging network in Europe comprising BMW, Mercedes Benz, Ford, Hyundai and Volkswagen (and its’ subsidiaries) has agreed with Cepsa to create an ultra-fast charging corridor which will connect Barcelona and Madrid. Then, Porsche announced it has agreed with Iberdrola that it will install 35 Porsche Iberdrola High Power Charging Network stations across Spain which will be capable of recharging Porsche Taycan electric vehicles quickly.
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A different Black Friday THIS year, Black Friday falls on November 27 and then the following Monday is Cyber Monday when stores online in particular reduce prices to promote trade. In the past, shops have made some exceptional discounts on selected products in order to get people through their doors and often there have been quite unseemly struggles as bargain hunters fight with each other to get
their hands on the prizes. This year will have to be different and some larger businesses are making all of their best offers online in order to protect both staff and customers from large crowds which would see social distancing com pletely ignored. Like many other market ing ideas this one started in the USA and became popular about 20 years ago as the day after Thanksgiving was when
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people start to think about their Christmas shopping and took the day off fol lowing the Thursday public holiday. Some argue that the name Black Friday origi nated in Philadelphia due to the volume of pedestri an and vehicle traffic which occurred on that day and it has since been adopted all over the world. Another suggestion is that it is the day when re
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Can they claim from president? According to the Horizontal Act a community must hold an AGM at least once a year. The agenda items include the approval of the budget. The budget lists the expenditure and in come. At the meeting the owners may amend the budget and the financing and vote to raise or lower the fee each owner pays. Is this not correct? The State of Alarm has caused meetings to be delayed. We have had our 2020 AGM. If no new AGM is held then the fees paid by owners have not been agreed at a meeting. Expenditures other than those for wa ter, electricity, insurance and maintenance can be regarded as ‘unauthorised.’ Can the owners later claim the costs from the president and administra tor? R P (Costa del Sol) Let’s keep it simple. The short answer YOU AND THE LAW is yes. With or IN SPAIN without specific authorisation of the AGM, the president of the com munity signs the cheques. He can be held responsi ble. If even one member of the community feels he has exceeded his authority, he can claim against the president for return of the money spent. The admin istrator, however, is an employee not an elected offi cer.
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tail stores start going into profit for the year, with their accounts coming out of the red and going into the black. Whatever the reason, this has become a popular day to look for bargains and Spain has adopted the concept, although in the current climate there may not be much room to cut prices in smaller business es which have been hard hit by the various restric tions.
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PINK ALBATROSS: Five top flavours to enjoy. THEY claim that like the Alba tross, the founders of Spain’s first plantbased ice cream suitable for vegans and those with gluten problems, are mi grants by nature and be tween the two of them have lived in almost 15 countries which is why they named their brand Pink Albatross. Pepe Biaggio and Luke Sal danha met through a mutual friend and since both are pas sionate about ice cream, the idea came up of creating an ice cream that everyone could enjoy, a product that was con sistent with their philosophy, principles and needs. Not willing to give up his favourite dessert due to the paucity of good vegan fare,
Luke got together with Pepe, bought an ice cream machine, and began experimenting and creating ice cream at home. Based in Madrid, the product is already in regional supermarkets and in online delivery platforms like Deliv eroo, but Pink Albatross wants to expand and fund ing is essential so, back in June they raised €551,000 and they have come to the attention of a German green food company and another headed by former directors of Nestlé. Their dream now is to per suade Spanish supermarkets to stock their range of differ ent vegan ice creams and then expand across Europe.
TOTAL UK consumer spending in 2020 is expected to fall by a staggering £183.6 billion (€202 billion), a 14.9 per cent drop over 2019, due to the Covid19 induced lockdowns, according to new research from Mintel’s flagship British Lifestyles report. This equates to a drop in spending of around £6,600 (€7,250) per household with the biggest decreases occur ring in the transport, food ser vice, and holiday industries. Consumer spending in these three categories will fall by £140 billion (€154 billion) in total, or just over £5,000 (€5,500) per household rep resenting around 77 per cent of the overall decline in con sumer spending this year.
Huge bonus MATT MOULDING, CEO of the Hut Group (THG), an ecom merce company which oper ates over 100 international websites selling fastmoving consumer goods and its own brand of beauty products, has just received a bonus. It was based on share per formance which had to reach a certain level over 15 days and having achieved this, he has been granted shares in the company valued at around £828 million (€983 million). He set the company up in 2004 with an initial invest ment of £500,000 (€550,000) and this year he is one of the best paid bosses in the world.
£500 million UK loan guarantee THE Government of Gibraltar in the form of Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo has welcomed the Written Ministerial State ment on Gibraltar’s Covid Response filed on November 19 by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & De velopment Affairs of the United King
dom, Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP. The Written Ministerial Statement confirms that it has been agreed that the United Kingdom government will pro vide a loan guarantee to the Gibraltar government for a lending facility of up to £500 million.
This guarantee will provide resilience to the government’s finances by en abling Gibraltar to borrow at more favourable rates, relying on the UK gov ernment’s higher sovereign credit rating as the guarantor and confirming the Government of Gibraltar’s capacity to re
pay the principal loan. The Chief Minister expressed his thanks to the British gov ernment and said “This is excellent news and I am delighted to be able to inform the community of this massive show of support from the United Kingdom at this difficult time.”
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% CHG. 1.118,50 2.891,0 2.154,5 1.141,00 3.209,0 1.995,9 8.136,7 552,60 468,60 4.224,6 321,18 491,20 525,80 139,18 648,95 4.781,0 1.665,40 248,37 2.752,3 472,40 120,65 2.417,0 1.638,5 1.173,7 43,92 2.241,0 1.356,50 3.005,0 6.204,0 5.562,0 2.943,9 325,10 747,13 2.864,0 8.122,0 12.730,0 1.130,50 1.380,06 197,02 2.357,0 1.484,63 2.618,00 379,48 161,00 1.486,80 574,00 4.508,0 1.695,83 6.135,8 91,59 217,40
NET VOL 48,18K 40,92K 26,75K 94,96K 6,55K 11,22K 59,37K 138,65K 521,66K 4,17K 540,52K 148,01K 152,84K 2,03M 61,99K 6,83K 382,77K 2,03M 17,74K 320,06K 3,92M 20,16K 78,28K 143,29K 1,33M 20,17K 36,64K 46,48K 22,39K 15,22K 23,46K 239,87K 489,66K 98,66K 7,46K 23,30K 80,11K 134,46K 2,47M 34,02K 23,05K 33,00K 390,05K 7,56M 50,62K 127,90K 17,42K 3,55K 1,02K 844,92K 274,24K
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2.361,0 27,61 0,948 694,00 263,80 36,80 8.182,0 396,40 163,70 1.680,00 930,60 159,15 6.756,0 2.327,00 2.938,3 783,40 1.286,50 6.740,0 1.790,70 524,80 644,20 4.865,0 104,00 6,20 1.285,70 1.286,0 1.239,0 679,00 591,00 1.518,00 13,34 3.061,6 1.060,00 917,80 2.464,0 1.473,50 1.587,50 11.845,0 1.390,24 1.097,00 450,90 273,39 169,90 232,50 478,96 4.466,0 917,60 124,46 3.085,4 742,00
2.297,0 27,52 0,941 679,40 260,07 36,14 8.090,0 387,90 160,20 1.671,50 925,40 156,80 6.640,0 2.278,37 2.890,0 778,00 1.274,50 6.650,0 1.775,50 516,40 632,73 4.803,0 100,82 6,14 1.264,20 1.262,0 1.218,4 676,00 574,40 1.517,00 13,18 3.020,0 1.045,00 910,80 2.446,0 1.459,00 1.569,26 11.667,4 1.367,00 1.080,90 443,60 269,40 168,05 230,30 450,10 4.419,0 902,60 123,31 3.030,4 737,40
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Norwegian Air seeks protection
NORWEGIAN AIR: Will continue to operate its route network and trade as normal. FOLLOWING the government of Norway’s decision to withhold further support from the airline, and the on going Covid19 pandemic, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (Norwegian) has decided to initiate an examinership process in Ireland. Norwegian has chosen an Irish process since its aircraft assets are held in Ireland and has taken this decision in the interest of its stake holders. The purpose of the process is to reduce debt, rightsize the fleet and secure new capital. This reorganisa tion process protects the as sets of the Norwegian group while allowing the company to focus on the rightsizing of the group. The process is es timated to take up to five months. Norwegian will continue to operate its route network
(currently limited due to the Covid situation) and trade as normal on the Oslo Stock Ex change Jacob Schram, Norwegian CEO, said: “Seeking protec tion to reorganise under Irish law is a decision that we have taken to secure the future of Norwegian for the benefit of our employees, customers and investors. “Our aim is to find solu tions with our stakeholders that will allow us to emerge as a financially stronger and secure airline.” The process of examiner ship in Ireland allows finan cially sustainable businesses to address elements of the business which require re structuring with the aim of protecting jobs and preserv ing the core value of the business. Based on Norwegian’s cur rent cash position and the
Bank art collection THE first incarnation of what was to become the Bank of Spain was founded in 1782 and one of its first acts was to commission six paintings by young Spanish artist Francisco Goya and this started a trend that is followed by banks around the world. Nowadays, many artists who are looking for recognition are being sought out by curators of bank’s collections throughout the world and they are becoming major sponsors of modern art with the expectation of some of the artworks becoming very valuable.
projections going forward, the company believes it has sufficient liquidity to go through the abovemen tioned process.
BUSINESS EXTRA Four day week A NUMBER of Socialist and Green politicians from the UK, Germany and Spain have written to leaders including Boris Johnson and Pedro Sánchez encouraging them to introduce a four day working week to help combat mental health and employ more people.
No thanks THE Financial Times has reported that UK government officials are seriously considering publicly encouraging people to stop sending emails which simply say thanks as by doing this, there would be a significant reduction in carbon emissions.
McPology AS restaurants in the UK have closed and more people are using fast food delivery, McDonald’s is the first large supplier to apologise for breaching health and safety rules by not allowing those making deliveries to use toilets and washing facilities.
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Booze Boom WINE retailer, Naked Wines, contributed to an online alco hol delivery boom this year as national and local lockdowns drove more people to order booze to be delivered. Naked Wines saw sales on line jump by 80 per cent in the six months to the end of September, with their base of active customers, who pay
£20 (€22) into their account each month to spend on wine from independent producers, jumping by 37 per cent in the last 12 months. This means an increase of around 204,000 to 757,000 customers and has seen the company double its ware house capacity in the face of a boom in demand.
Carer arrested A CARER was arrested in Tocina, Sevilla, charged with stealing the jewellery of the elderly woman she cared for following her death. Her accomplice was also arrested after they sold the jewellery at a pawn shop. The detainees allegedly made a copy of the elderly woman’s house keys, and when the woman died, returned the original keys to the family. When the jewellery was reported missing, Guardia Civil launched an investigation which included everyone who had access to the house. The man had sold all of the victim’s gold jewellery, except a watch, which was returned to the woman’s son.
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The battle is already lost LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT SOMETIMES the double standards and pure unadulterated hypocrisy of the BBC simply defies the imagination. They have now decided to censor ‘A Fairy Tale of New York,’ the longtime Christmas classic by the Pogues in case it upsets its younger listeners. What a load of pure and utter codswallop. This is the same company that gives airtime to the mind numbing rap performers, whose lyrics often glorify the very worst the youth of today has to offer. To be quite honest, I have always thought the lyrics of ‘Fairytale’ were a little on the strong side; but if it does need to be censored or banned, I suggest that the BBC gets its priorities right and starts restraining some of the socalled ‘music’ that promotes the gang cultures and other mind numbing rubbish that is corrupting our young and destroying all their sense of common decency and respect.
Basically what the BBC are telling its ‘younger listeners’ is that it’s ok to promote drugs and murder, but not ok to talk about ‘faggots in a drunk tank.’ Neither sentiment is particularly endearing, but given the choice it’s a no brainer. Mind you, we’d better tread carefully here, heaven forbid we should ‘upset’ anyone! This next observation comes under the ‘just when you thought you’d heard it all’ heading. A bunch of illegal immigrants, who recently landed in the Balearics, have gone on hunger strike! They complained that they were not allowed to ‘come and go’ in the hotel in which they were ensconced. Apparently, since their arrival, there had also been allegations of theft and hostility toward staff with one immigrant complaining that his room didn’t have a sea view! Doesn’t this just show the contempt these entitlement refugees have for those in the West and in particular the UK? These people come from cultures whose morals and standards were exceeded by ours centuries ago. Most of them will never integrate or bring anything of value to our way of life. You
don’t bring people like this up to your standards; they drag you down to theirs; defecating in the street for example! The snowflakes that condone our liberal immigration policies never come near these illegals in real life. The closest the privileged politicians and their cronies come to mixing with different cultures is with individuals that are already themselves privileged. It is the ordinary men and woman in the street that are forced to experience the bewildering change and culture upheaval as their localities are taken over and subsequently altered forever by the thousands of total strangers they are expected (often by law), to live and integrate with. Well, I’ve always maintained it would all end in violence, but with the lily livered PC politicians selling out to Saudi money, I think the battle is already lost. There is one bright spark on the horizon however. Apparently we have now beaten the flu virus. This year reported flu cases are down by a staggering 98 per cent. Now there’s a surprise! Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Mon. Wed. Fri.
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Potes is Prettiest HOW LOCKDOWN READING CAN BECOME A REAL PAGE-TURNER POTES: Located in the region of Cantabria.
THE town of Potes, in Cantabria, has been named the prettiest in land town in Spain. Website Rural Escape award ed Potes the prize for Capital of Rural Tourism 2020 and more re cently according to a survey car ried out amongst the Lonely Planet community of travellers in Spain, it has been chosen as the most beautiful inland town in Spain by more than 48,000 peo ple. Potes was closely followed in
the ranking by Besalu (Girona), and in third and fourth place the the towns of Albarracin (Teruel) and Alquezar (Huesca). Potes is a town located in the Liebana area of the region of Cantabria in northern Spain. It is located at the confluence of four valleys and was declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1983 for its medieval architecture. When travel restrictions are lifted, it is an ideal summer travel destination.
PAY UP OR STAY THE National Police of Sevilla have released a man previously held against his will for not paying for sexual services he had received. The man had been detained by up to five women in the establishment in Nervion in Sevilla. Both parties have been arrested, the man for fraud and the women for illegal imprisonment. During the evening the man had enjoyed the services of the five women and it’s alleged consumed narcotic substances. The services bill came to €3,000 and when the National Police arrived at the property, police believed to be a brothel, the five women claimed they had already settled the dispute; however, police chose to arrest the suspects anyway. The police later established that the women had indeed locked the ‘client’ in the bathroom of the property to prevent him from leaving without paying.
AND so, once again, the UK is con fined to barracks, ordering online clothes, toys and, even more than during Lockdown 1.0, takeaways. Those, that is, who aren’t turning to traditional comfort foods. The company behind products such as gravy brand Bisto, custard maker Ambrosia and Mr Kipling’s cakes says people turned to comfort foods during the pandemic. (No mention, though, of the rise in the popularity of tripe. Plenty of that from the present UK government and some of its exspecial advisers.) Premier Foods credited ‘excep tional’ demand throughout Lock down 1.0 for strong sales with profit figures for the past six months up 50 per cent. It said it had gained over a million new customers during the period. And it was benefiting from the lat est lockdown in England, which meant more people were eating at home. (Generally speaking, super market sales overall represent some of the few success stories across the
DAVID WORBOYS IN December 1926, seven musicians from New Orleans assembled in a recording studio in Chicago and created one of the greatest jazz records in history. The group was Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers. The title of the piece was ‘Doc tor Jazz,’ sadly forgotten today. It took three minutes to record ‘Doctor Jazz’ and the music could not have been heard outside in the street below. But to day, 94 years later and nearly 7,000 kilo metres away, I can hear them, exactly as they played all those years ago whenever I wish. Assuming I have the equipment, I can choose between a carefully preserved 78rpm record, an LP, an audio cassette, a CD, a DVD, YouTube or Spotify. When I load or connect the source device and flick a switch, the music performed long before I was born is brought to life. In 1926 the record was the source and the windup gramophone was the device. Often it would run down and need to be wound up before a long piece on a 12inch record had finished. Nevertheless it was a remarkable inno vation allowing us in the 50s to hear ‘Doc tor Jazz’ through a tinny speaker built into
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UK so far this year.) In fact, at any moment you almost expected Premier Foods to break in to song: ‘This royal throne of Kings, this sceptred isle... This land of sausage mash & gravy... This apple crumble pudding with steaming cus tard. This England.’ Premier claim that consumers had ‘turned to brands they recognise and trust.’ Well, sorry Premier, but there’s not one on your list (aside from Ambrosia custard served to me by a shirtless Daniel Craig) that could possibly cheer me up... As for Lockdown 2.0 itself, there must be many who are already total ly fed up with all those wellmeaning
suggestions that you should be do ing more of everything. More bak ing. More gardening. More DIY. More carefullycurated Instagram photos of your Zoom backdrop. Learn a new language. Take up drawing or oil painting. Now is the time to ‘write that bestselling, pageturning novel.’ ‘Write that ut terly gripping memoir.’ Read all those books you’ve been meaning to catch up with. Hang on! I have started working my way through a massive pile of thrillers! Can’t think of a better way to relieve the mindnumbing bore dom of Lockdown 2.0! 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,’ ‘Retribu tion,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Cleram bault Code’ (www.norajohnson. net) available online as eBook (€0.99;£0.99), Apple Books, paper back and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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DA VINCI: Foresaw the future. the arm that tracked the sounds from the revolving record grooves through a metal needle. Even more remarkably, somebody in a studio in London could play the record and the music could be transmitted to someone at home in Oxford by means of a wireless set. The fact that in 1926 we had the tech nology for this miracle is extraordinary. The telephone of those days was remark able enough. How incredible to be able to converse with somebody thousands of miles away by use of air waves! In 1926 the very concept of smart phones, laser surgery, bar codes, contact less debit cards, scanners, sensors, facial recognition, digital cameras, driverless cars, space travel, remote control devices
GREAT JAZZ: Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers. and so many other features of everyday life did not exist. However, 450 years earli er, some of these ideas may have been surfacing in the mind of Leonardo da Vinci. This painter, inventor, engineer, scien tist, mathematician, anatomist, physician, musician and poet foresaw the motor car, air travel, the machine gun, the armoured tank, the suspension bridge and the robot, centuries ahead of his time. He backed up his theories with designs. And as he envis aged that, one day, we should be enjoying air travel, he invented the parachute! But, even he could not have predicted the procedures in Chicago in 1926 let alone the concept of communication tech nology, medicinal advances and space sta tions today.
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This week Celebrity and Master Chef Steven Saunders of the award-winning Little Geranium in La Cala cooks a healthy home meal following an operation.
Steven Saunders FMCGB The Little Geranium La Cala de Mijas www.thelittlegeranium.com IT’S looking like a whole differ ent kind of Christmas this year. Most of us have had our busi nesses destroyed and over here there is little or zero government support and those that haven’t been wiped out have had to re think and restructure, we are all on the ropes, 2020 certainly is the annus horribilis! Oddly though we won more awards in 2020 than ever before and last week we won the title of Best Fine Dining Restaurant in Malaga area against 10,000 oth ers. Best International Restau rant in Spain, Best on the Costa del Sol and Best Luxury Restau rant in Marbella all in 2020 from different award bodies. You would think that I would be elated but instead I have had to close! Mainly because of my health but the virus has been the icing on the cake. I have had varicose veins and heart palpitations for years, but this year my leg flared up and when I went to the doc tor’s they insisted that I get it
I have Chef’s Legs! seen to because the clots were so severe and could disturb blood flow to my heart and then I would have a real problem! So, I booked in really quickly with the Ochoa hospital in Mar bella. I have never had an opera tion before nor had an anaes thetic so I was a bit worried. Doctor Martin the vascular doc tor assured me that I was in great hands and I have to say for anyone needing a vascular sur geon this young goodlooking doctor was amazing and so pro fessional. As I sit here writing my leg is now free of bandage and looks great except for a few bruises, it is a real transformation so quick ly! “Eat well” he said “and drink plenty of water!” Food is my thing (he knows that) but cook ing and eating well are two very different things. Chefs rarely eat anything healthy; they eat fast food on the move and usually lots of cheese and bread, hardly healthy. Chefs put themselves out there and put their clients first. Everything we do is at the ex
Michelle and her friend Danielle enjoy healthy food.
pense of our own wellbeing in cluding burning ourselves on the gas and standing 15 hours a day, which is the reason I had vari cose veins in the first place. I had them for over 20 years and never bothered to get them looked at until one sum mers day in 2020, I got out of bed and couldn’t stand on my foot. It had flared up to more than twice the size and was bleeding. I called Helicopteros Sanitar ios as my wife Michele said … “you cannot go into work like that!” They came immediately and they bandaged it and treat ed it and I went to work and still did 15 hours. But after a few days I started to feel faint and my heart was pounding like a Formula 1 en gine. That’s when I contacted Ochoa Hospital and that’s when I met Dr Martin who may very well have changed my life! After only a few days my leg feels like it has had a ton of weight re moved. As far as the Ochoa Hospital is concerned my experience was disappointing because at every
appointment there was a prob lem at reception. They treated me more like a prisoner of war than a client or patient. Sadly, though that is very much the Spanish way and we have to put up with that if we want to live here. The southern Spanish es pecially don’t really get hospitali ty or understand customer care which is why the international businesses like ours scoop all the awards! I was surprised to see Tesco in Fuengirola packed with Spanish people, but then again at check out the staff spoke Spanish flu ently and offered a friendly cus tomer service that you don’t get from a Spanish supermarket! Of course, there are always excep tions. Back to food and yes. I agree with Dr Martin that I should look after my health more and so I will be eating more fish and veg etables, less saturated meat, drinking less alcohol, less coca cola, more water. Sounds blooming dull, but I have to put my health first for a change or I am at risk. You should do the same. Let’s make 2021 a healthier, happier and hopefully Covid free year! Thank you, Dr Martin, for saving my life and thanks also to Javier from Medifiatc who was very helpful!
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Aromatic Salmon en Papilotte En papilotte is French and means in paper but we are doing it in tin foil because it is a lot easier and quicker. This way of cooking is easy and ef fective as the fish literally steams in all the juices in the parcel Ingredients (serves two) Tin foil 2 good quality Norwegian salmon fillets with no bones or skin (approxi mately 150g each) 1 tomato sliced so that you have 4 slices 1 clove of garlic finely chopped 1 spring onion finely sliced 50ml of sake or dry white wine A little olive oil 1 lemon zested (you need to keep the zest) 1 pak / bok choy or broccoli Maldon salt and freshly milled black pepper 2 tablespoons natural soy sauce ½ teaspoon of sesame oil A sprinkling of toasted peanuts or cashews crushed optional 1 teaspoon of chopped red chilli (seeds removed)
125g of mushrooms washed and sliced Fresh coriander sprigs (or parsley) to finish optional Method 1. Mix the sake (or wine), chilli, soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil and the juice of 1 lemon together with a little olive oil. 2. Make 2 x30 cm squares with the tin foil. Place the slices of tomato in the centre and top with the sliced mushrooms. Add the onion sliced. 3. Now top this all with one salmon fillet and season it well. Repeat for the other parcel. 4. Finally top the salmon with the lemon zest and pour the wine/ chilli mix in step 1, over the salmon fillets equally. 5. Fold up the tin foil parcel so that the juices do not escape (see photo) 6. Steam the parcels on a metal tray on a hot barbecue for 10 minutes. Open the bags carefully to check that the salmon is cooked. Serve with lightly fried pak choy or broccoli on the side. 7. Finish the dish with crushed peanuts and sprigs of coriander or pars ley (optional). 8. Enjoy your meal knowing that you have just eaten one of the world’s best superfoods for health!
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One of the world’s best healthy superfoods.
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PHARMACEUTICAL FARCE DEAR Sir or Madam While millions are dying from the Covid-19 it is abhorrent that the pharmaceutical companies seem to be competing with each other to produce vaccines in order to be first and make fortunes for their directors and shareholders out of this crisis while governments fight over who receives the vaccine. Surely governments should be collaborating with each other and the pharmaceuticals to ensure that a viable vaccine can be produced and made available to every nation at a fair and low price, which of course covers the costs of research, production and distribution. This is not a business but a world emergency which is having incalculable consequences for every nation and its population. Yours PF Madird
Have the Spanish government ever considered the effect of removing small coinage from use could have a damaging effect on charities who rely on these coins to boost their funds? Not everyone can afford giving larger coins from their wages, but keeping the odd small coins over time for charities is the way of low paid workers helping them out. LO Algorfa
OUR VIEW Home or Home-Away
MANY Brits who live here in Spain have for this year abandoned the idea of spending Christmas with their UK family and friends due to the pandemic, which seemingly just will not go away! First, there was quarantine, then lockdown, then the prospect of requiring a negative PCR test before returning to Spain, all issues that have caused widespread flight cancellations, and already cost many expats a considerable amount of money attempting to fly home throughout the course of the year. Some areas of Britain will stay in Tier 2 or 3, where visitors from other households are not allowed making it impossible for expats to go home and visit family. If those hurdles aren’t enough, there’s also the issue of potentially risking the health of our loved ones, and having the guilt of making someone sick just isn’t what the festive period is made for. Regardless of our location, Covid measures will change the face of Christmas 2020, but it doesn’t need to be doom and gloom. Celebrating with family on Zoom or Facetime will bring us all together, no matter where in the world we are. How ‘Navidad’ will look in Spain remains uncertain, but it is safe to assume that parades will be cancelled. We know that, in the UK, safety measures for December will be relaxed over the holiday season, with a five-day ‘break’ to allow three families or households to spend time together. In Spain we are waiting to know if restaurants will be open after 6pm or if they will be closed completely. It’s safe to say the uncertainty is the most frustrating part of the whole situation.
CORRECTIONS
Are you planning to risk flying home for Christmas? Impossible for us, without all the normal problems our families live 90 miles apart so couldn’t get to see both of them anyway. First time at home in 17 years.
GL
Qantas Makes Coronavirus Vaccinations Mandatory to Board Flights Doesn’t look like their recent announcement was taken very well! VACCINE: Should be a fair price.
Article of interest Damaging effects
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Dear Leapy, For many years I have been a fan of your column. I thought you might be interested in the below article which I wrote. In fact, White Privilege is no longer valid. It has been superseded by Black Privilege. Best wishes Terence
So he should, no choice. He would have been escorted out anyway, needs to accept defeat and go gracefully.
White Privilege
The Canaries will soon be as the Greek Islands are, ruined by imported crime and poverty...
There is no such a thing as White Privilege. Whites are simply living in the way of life and within the norms of their civilisation which they developed over more than 3,000 years. With all its warts the Whites created, single handedly, the greatest civilisation that has ever existed. A civilisation which, through their endeavours, energy, intelligence and lateral thinking they created. Practically every other peoples around the world covet and aspire to this civilisation, its products and benefits and imitate, use and benefit from almost everything this White civilisation has created and developed. This civilisation has given great benefits to all mankind such as Medicine and Health Care, Cell Phones, Motor Vehicles, Flight, Television and Radio, Computers and Online Services, Electricity and so on and on. The list is endless. One can hardly look at anything that has been made or developed that has not been made and developed by Whites. Others, who have contributed nothing meaningful to the creation of this civilisation, are welcome to join but if they cannot cope with or live up to or make use of all of the opportunities this civilisation offers have no right to complain or hurl abuse at those whose civilisation it is. Those White liberals and do-gooders who denigrate their own culture and civilisation with everything it has created should be ashamed. White Privilege is just another of the catch phrases coined by these people, and those who cannot cope with the demands of this civilisation, to hurl abuse at those whose civilisation it is. The implication being that Whites are not entitle to live in this way. Whites are not unjustly privileged - they have worked and fought for their way of life to which they are fully entitled. Anonymous
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Spain’s Canary Islands ‘overwhelmed’ by immigrants arriving via the Atlantic route PH
UK Home Office Lawyers: Shamima Begum returning to the UK ‘poses a security risk’ Keep her where she is, it was her choice to go there in the first place, what is she going to live on IF they are stupid enough to let her back into the UK.
CM
Spain’s King Felipe VI in Quarantine That’s the thing, we don’t have to live with it if we make the choice to isolate properly, this would have gone away in the first month if everyone isolated completely, but now everyone fights for their rights to ignore lockdowns and go to pubs or see their mates and family so we have to put up with the mess that the inconsiderate have caused. They will be remembered and pay the price somewhere down the line I’m sure...
MF
Smells like money for Mercadona Perhaps they could have spent money on ensuring delivery services to all municipalities at this time, thus building customers and increasing customer satisfaction.
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Police in Spain boost fleet with 50 new electric vehicles. Nice to see fleets of electric cars, they are great for shorter range work.
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) An opportunity to do something socially arises. It is not earth shattering, but could have a great long-term impact. Others seem to have confidence in you and enjoy your company this week. Having been given the chance to show what you are really capable of, allow your talents to show through.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) A new start with someone, socially, shows great promise. Consider what you want to get rid of in your life and plan how to approach the task. A bit of military precision goes down well. Cast your net wide. It may be necessary to invest in a few theatre tickets or a weekend away.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Should things go absolutely perfectly for you this week, then I would eat my hat. I don’t usually wear one but would go to a charity shop immediately. Rolling round in your mind is the thought that, just as things start to go well, another problem crops up. Relax, anyway.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Social life is squeezed because of business commitments. As you are a people person, there will be fun and times out aplenty this week. Burning the candle at both ends works for a while and there is the chance to meet someone that you admire.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) May we consider for a moment what you thought that you would be doing, right now, five years ago? Yes, do you see what I mean? Breaking away from an old habit could be the best thing that you have done for a long time.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Taking a step back from the activity appeals right now. After an active time, energy needs building up. Basking in someone’s glory shows you just how things could be. Give a new relationship more of a chance to grow. The avenues this person can open up to you will put a twinkle in your eye and a blush on your cheek.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) The strong urge to make physical contact with someone leads to a bit of bother. Not that there is anything wrong with a few hugs and kisses. It is the person or the timing that could be wrong.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The past has been kind to you but also unkind. It is the same for most of us, so don’t think that you have been singled out for a bumpy ride. Be aware that basing a decision made this week on what happened a long time ago could be a mistake.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) At some time in the future you may look back on this week and ask yourself, ‘Why didn’t I do that?’ Let me help you to see the possibilities. The emphasis is firmly on your social life and someone special is about to step into it.
HEXAGRAM The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter 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 (FAMOUS) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
BEATEN COARSE CURATE ERRATA EXCUSE FAMOUS (10) FERRET FLORIN NEATER ODIOUS RABIES RADIAL RAMROD RESIDE SCHEME STRUCK TOWHEE TROPHY UNLIKE
LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sat 21 November
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Feeling really balanced and calm? Being aware that you have full knowledge of a situation is good, isn’t it? Absolutely anyone could snap at you this week and have no success at all in upsetting you. To say that the period is tranquil is an understatement.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) More than one possibility presents itself in connection with a problem. A foreign visit or visitor figures highly in plans and solutions. A change in someone close is brought to your attention. Get people talking to make real progress. Some may be inclined to put their head in the sand but not you.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) A date on your calendar draws near. It seems less important than it did and you may be tempted to cancel. Think twice. The question of who to go on holiday with comes up and someone is keen to tie you down. Keep options open because things this week are changeable, indeed.
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CODE BREAKER
ENGLISH-SPANISH
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents Z and 15 represents C, so fill in Z every time the figure 6 appears and C every time the figure 15 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 Watch (on wrist) (5) 3 Furniture (7) 6 Calabaza (7) 8 Gracia (5) 10 Rocas (minerales) (5) 11 Hermanas (7) 14 Last night (6) 15 Poster (6) 17 Escándalo (7) 20 Dog (5) 21 Vestir (5) 22 Creer (7) 23 Wealth (7) 24 Escocés (5)
Down 1 Clothes shop (7) 2 Chistes (5) 3 Less (5) 4 Bordes (de asientos, andenes, pañuelos) (5) 5 Estofados (5) 7 Microondas (9) 9 To have a shave (9) 12 Pulgada (4) 13 Yolk (of egg) (4) 16 Leona (7) 17 Sweat (5) 18 From (indicating starting place) (5) 19 Pound (sterling) (5) 20 Píldoras (5)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION QUICK Across: 1 Bets, 3 Crude, 8 Destroyed, 9 Boxer, 10 Leap, 14 Even, 15 Fired, 18 Permanent, 20 Enter, 21 Idle. Down: 1 Baby, 2 Tadpole, 4 Rare, 5/19 Dry run, 6 Ashes, 7 Adapt, 11 Elected, 12 Keeps, 13 Hides, 16 Cave, 17 Free.
CRYPTIC
Across: 1 Custard, 5 Caper, 8 Okapi, 9 Steward, 10 Strange, 11 Piste, 12 Modest, 14 Probes, 17 Scrub, 19 Resting, 22 Edifice, 23 Adore, 24 Dense, 25 Diluted. Down: 1 Crops, 2 Sparred, 3 Alien, 4 Dashed, 5 Creeper, 6 Pears, 7 Redeems, 12 Mislead, 13 Subside, 15 Bail out, 16 Friend, 18 Reign, 20 Stall, 21 Greed.
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Patria, 3 Wolves, 8 Socks, 10 Redondo, 11 Darkest, 12 Roast, 13 Darts, 15 Spear, 20 Roads, 22 Estatua, 24 Skating, 25 Noisy, 26 Shovel, 27 Banker. Down: 1 Posada, 2 Tocar, 4 Older, 5 Ventaja, 6 Smooth, 7 Truth, 9 Sweet, 14 Aparato, 16 Piton, 17 Crisps, 18 Weigh, 19 Lawyer, 21 Smile, 23 Thick.
CODE BREAKER
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FUTOSHIKI
erne preen drown drowned drew rower rowers rowen rowel rowels rowed sere serene spree slew slewed reps rend reword renew reed reel nerd newel need word worn wowed were wend ween weed owner owners owned owed brew brewed breed blend blew bleed lend lewd else unworn unwed quern queen quin newer newels eels ewer ewers inbreed deer leer leers
NONAGRAM gent girn gone grin hint hone hong horn into iron nigh noir note oven rein rent ring tern then thin tine ting tone tong torn vein vent vine vino envoi given goner groin heron hinge inert ingot inter intro neigh night niter nitre nitro north noter ovine reign rhino riven tenor thegn thine thing thong thorn tigon tinge toner trine govern heroin hoeing hornet ignore invert orient region roving throne throng toeing tonier trigon voting thriven vetoing hovering OVERNIGHT
HEXAGRAM
WORD LADDER
1 EXTENT 2 ARREST 3 ETHANE 4 BYPATH 5 ESTATE 6 TALLOW 7 LATTER 8 WARMTH 9 HAIRDO 10 REMOTE 11 OPTIMA 12 TOILET 13 METEOR 14 PAROLE 15 LETTER 16 THEISM 17 FILTER 18 WORTHY 19 LOITER
GROW GLOW SLOW SLOG SLUG (SMOG) SMUG
KAKURO
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ARCHIDONA
WEATHER
CASABERMEJA VELEZ-MALAGA NERJA RINCON MALAGA DE LA VICTORIA
TOMORROW
ARCHIDONA
CASABERMEJA VELEZ-MALAGA NERJA MALAGA
SATURDAY
RINCON DE LA VICTORIA
ARCHIDONA
CASABERMEJA VELEZ-MALAGA NERJA MALAGA
S: Sun
C: Cloudy
Th: Thunder
RINCON DE LA VICTORIA
Cl: Clear
Sh: Showers
Sn: Snow
Malaga TODAY: MAX 21 MIN 15 Fri 17 14 Sat 15 12 Sun 15 12 Mon 16 13 Tues - 17 13 Wed 15 13
Alicante TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 12 Fri 18 12 Sat 17 13 Sun 16 14 Mon 16 12 Tues - 19 12 Wed 19 14
Almeria TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 14 Fri 19 15 Sat 18 12 Sun 17 12 Mon 17 13 Tues - 16 14 Wed 19 14
Benidorm TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 13 Fri 19 15 Sat 18 16 Sun 19 15 Mon 19 14 Tues - 17 15 Wed 17 15
Bilbao TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14 Fri 17 13 Sat 16 11 Sun 14 11 Mon 15 10 Tues 16 13 Wed 15 15
Mallorca TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 14 Fri 19 15 Sat 17 15 Sun 17 13 Mon 18 14 Tues 17 14 Wed 19 13
Madrid TODAY: MAX 17, MIN 13 Fri 16 15 Sat 15 12 Sun 14 12 Mon 16 13 Tues 17 14 Wed 17 16
Barcelona TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14 Fri 19 15 Sat 17 15 Sun 15 12 Mon 16 13 Tues 18 13 Wed 19 12
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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.
TARGET:
SCORING:
• Average: 18 • Good: 25 • Very good: 36 • Excellent: 57
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 Seed can disintegrate when put in a container (7) 5 Team leader inquires about work assignments (5) 8 Grim extract from a Boris Pasternak novel (5) 9 Tom and Anna, agitated, in a state (7) 10 Drive back from outskirts of Rome with sign of life (7) 11 Edict possibly mentioned (5) 12 Organisation names clergyman's residence (5) 14 Not on with queen in bid (5) 19 Diana who sings about English flowers (5) 21 Condense a card game (7) 23 Char was operating the vehicle cleaner (3,4) 24 Doctor, the boy is not very intelligent (5) 25 Disgrace phoney Egyptian leader (5) 26 Oarsmen floundering in Mediterranean resort (3,4) Down 1 Safeguard key nurse organisation (6) 2 Affordable cooked peach (5) 3 Records the unmarried ones (7) 4 Young woman sorted out medals (6) 5 Garment cut in pieces (5) 6 Commence the French alarm (7) 7 Start sipping convenient drink (6) 13 European country changed its aura (7) 15 Sack fellow, an emergency worker (7) 16 Builds up secret development (6) 17 Cuts gardener's first trees (6) 18 Leo holds insect in shed (4-2) 20 Post the money for a bet (5) 22 Dire note in a melancholy tune (5)
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QUICK
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
Across 1 Foundation for something (5) 4 Card game (5) 7 Restores to a previous or better condition (9) 8 Look for (4) 9 Overly conceited or arrogant (6) 12 Be indecisive (6) 13 Not closed (4) 16 Large, long-winged seabird (9) 18 Discuss with reasoning (5) 19 In an unfortunate way (5)
Down 1 Fraudulent (5) 2 Large snake (7) 3 Short musical composition with words (4) 4 Surface made up of flat stones laid in a pattern (6) 5/17 Soldier's knapsack (3,3) 6 Involving danger (5) 10 Against (7) 11 Scarab (6) 12 Play for theatre, radio or television (5) 14 Unskilled labourer (5) 15 Chief or leader (4) 17 See 5
WORD LADDER Move from the start word (MUST) to the end word (SAVE) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
MUST
SPANISH LESSON BACK SAVE
Christmas food menu Smoked Salmon – Salmon ahumado Prawn cocktail – Coctel de gambas Tomato Soup – Sopa de Tomate Lobster Bisque – Bisque de langosta Home-made pate – Pate de la Casa Cured meats – Embutidos
NONAGRAM
RACHEL AND FRIENDS
Roast Turkey – Pavo Asado Roast Potatoes – Patatas al horno Peas – Guisantes Brussels Sprouts – Bruselas Roast Parsnips - Chirivías Carrots - Zanahorias Stuffing - Relleno Pigs in blankets – Salchicas con beicon Chestnuts - Castañas Cranberry sauce – Salsa de arándano Christmas Pudding – Pudin de Navidad Brandy Sauce – Salsa de Coñac
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 H) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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to read more visit THERE is a new phenome non called ‘Earthing’, which has gone from a hippy counter culture craze to a scientifically researched practice that has a number of health benefits. These in clude increasing antioxi dants, reducing inflamma tion and improving sleep. In order to properly Earth one must walk barefoot on soil, grass or sand or any natural surface. Scientists have discovered that there is a benefit that comes from connecting directly with the Earth with our bodies. The planet has its own natural charge and it seems to be beneficial to our bod ies when we are in direct contact with it as the elec trons from the Earth move directly into the soles of the feet. Another study found that Earthing changed the elec trical activity in the brain, as measured by electroen cephalograms. Still other re search found that grounding benefitted skin conductivi ty, moderated heart rate variability, improved glu
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Kick off your What Is Unacceptable? shoes and walk DIONE LOCKYER
NEW PHENOMENON: Walking barefoot or earthing. cose regulation, reduced stress and boosted immuni ty. So what are you waiting
for? Time to kick off the shoes, boots and flip flops and start feeling the earth between your toes.
WHEN you look and see things as ‘unac ceptable,’ it means you are looking at it with a negative mindset. What if I flipped this around for you and taught you to look at what you deem to be unacceptable in a positive manner? You are able to look at any situation as the ability to develop more of a positive attitude and view. Looking at each expe rience or situation as a learning process. I’d like you to think of a situation or an experience that you have felt as ‘unac ceptable.’ (I’m sure 2020 can give you quite a few!) Take yourself to the moment and ac knowledge how it makes you feel, and the emotions that you attach to it. Em pathise with yourself and understand
that acceptance can sometimes feel chal lenging. Allow yourself to feel whatever it is you are feeling and relax about it. You cannot force acceptance, you need to learn your own natural process and break it down. If you are feeling overwhelmed, what is the challenge that is making you feel overwhelmed? Learn about your natural feelings before attempting to take ac tion. Sometimes, it can simply be one of those things such as a bad day. Be kind to yourself and see things how they really are without spending too much time trying to direct. It can be so easy for you to lose touch with reality. It can be a sign that you are refusing to care what is really going on. Take things less personally. Not every thing in the world is about you. You are not always the victim. Ask what is it that is really bothering me and causing my negative thoughts and emotions. What is really going on?
You are in charge! No one else can do this for you, you HAVE to do it for yourself. If you are ready to take the step, join my wonderful women-only membership https://dionelockyermindsetmentor.com/membership-offer/
Water way to go Too many emotions DRINKING WATER: Study shows it can help you lose weight.
THE simple art of drinking wa ter could help you lose weight. It has always been recommended that people drink more water if they wanted to lose weight but now a study appears to have proven the claim. In the study, researchers randomly split overweight or obese older men and women into two groups. The first was put on a hypocaloric diet which means
they were eating fewer calo ries than the energy they were using, namely 1,200 for women a day and 1,500 for men. The other group was also put on a hypocaloric diet but were told to increase how much water they drank. After 12 weeks of following the eat ing plan, those in the group who were on a diet and were increasing their water con sumption and drinking two
cups, 30 minutes prior to each of their three large daily meals, had lost more weight. The average weight loss of the first group was between 11lb to 1st 1lb (58kg), but the group who consumed more water before their meals lost an additional 4.4 lb or 2kg. Researchers found that it was largely because those who drank the water then went on to eat less at meal times.
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MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED H OW is it possible to be both too much and not enough at the same time? I question too much. I read too much. I think too much. I feel too much. I talk too much. I do too much. I am too intense. Too sensitive. Too empathetic. Too obsessive. Too emotional. Too self-absorbed. Too analytical. Too creative. Too idealistic. Too needy. Too dramatic. But then I think I am not enough, I will never be a successful business woman. I haven’t done anything ‘insanely great.’ I finished school with nothing. I dropped out of hairdressing college. I have done things I regret. I could have saved my family from so much heartbreak. I need a lot of reassuring. I will never be able to move very far from home, home is safe. My friends do so much more than I do. I have made mistakes. But the truth is - everything about me
is just M O R E. It’s not too much. It’s just more. More ME. My ‘moreness’ (if that is even a word!) includes massive amounts of self-analysis, self-criticism and self-awareness. Which then leads me to, yup ,you guessed it . Not ‘enoughness’. It’s so easy to be dragged down by my own thoughts, getting into that comparison game with yourself! No more! I am going to compare me to myself, to see how far I have come, and what I have overcome. I have criticised myself for years and it’s not worked, so here we go with trying to approve of myself - let’s see what happens! So here is to fighting my bipolar mind and drowning it with positivity, I can’t guarantee I will feel like this next week but let’s enjoy it whilst it lasts (there I go again...) Love Ms Bipolar x
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WALKING FOOTBALL SLOWS DOWN Maradona Dead THE expected extension of the current Covid restrictions has al most brought all walking football sessions to a halt. Only Benal madena with a large member ship are managing to just about sustain a full session at the Polideportivo. The only other club operating are WFS Calahon da and they are struggling to have enough to make up a fivea side session. Both clubs have ses sions on Mondays and Thursdays starting at 9.45am. So if you fancy a gentle game of football why not go along and join them, only if you are in their area of course!!! The restrictions have played havoc with the BAHA WHISKEY mini League tournament leaving it to run out of time to fulfil all the fixtures. The teams are now look ing for a solution to avoid the League collapsing as did the Blue Sky League last season. One possibility, is a one off day of play offs with all five teams in contention to win the League par ticipating. It is hoped a decision will be reached next week with a view to
holding the event after the cur rent restrictions are lifted before Christmas. The Main League are looking optimistically at starting as sched uled on Sunday January 17 at the Finca Nordrup. Good news for the South of Spain Walking Football League is that it has been assured they will have a sponsor for the start of the new season. More details next week. And also a Spotlight on the newcomers to the League .... Nerja Nomads were formed in January 2020 when 14 interested over 50s men turned up at the La Requeta Bar/Restaurant in Nerja. Covid dealt a serious blow bring ing training sessions to a stop. Five sessions had seen numbers progress from 14 to 22 at the last session. Since then membership has risen to 71 members with the UK being well represented and al so members from Argentina, Switzerland and Spain. The club aim to attract more Spanish over 50s. Ages range from 50 to 71.
Club Manager Steve Lynton was something of a personality in the UK where he laid claim to hav ing held the honour of being UK DJ of the year. Football Legend George Best recognised Steve’s DJ talent and hired him as DJ for his night club. He was in the entertainment business for years and a nightclub and restaurant were among his business interests. Having trained with Fleetwood Flyers WFC, Steve noticed there was no walking football club in Nerja so he formed the Nerja No mads. Steve states “We have been blessed with the help of Nerja Town Hall with special mention for Daniel Rivas Maldondo and Javier Losada of the Sports Dept who see the benefits of walking football in physical and mental health. This in the long term helps take the pressure of the medical facilities in Nerja with preventative exercise in the over 50s. They were also instrumental in helping to put the first ever Walk
ing Football League Cup Final in Nerja. However Covid struck and the Cup Final had to be cancelled. Daniel and Javier have stated they are keen to stage a walking foot ball event in the town and it is hoped this can be arranged for early in the new year. Nerja Nomads boast an excel lent social side to the club with members enjoying a refreshment and banter after sessions which at the moment consist of the club’s alternative sport... Padel Tennis. Other benefits from the social side include regular gettogethers with other members and their wives. Steve, recently appointed to the League Management Com mittee, and his players can’t wait for things to improve with Covid so they can wear their new strips kindly provided by their sponsors Cooltec Air Conditioning, the La Requeta Bar and Rockies Restau rant and who have all been ex tremely supportive. “We hope in the near future to have two teams, one over 50s and another for over 65s,” said Steve.
FOOTBALL LEGEND: Was a World Cup winner. FOOTBALL legend Diego Maradona has passed away after re portedly suffering a cardiac arrest. The 60yearold Argentinian superstar, who underwent successful surgery after a blood clot on the brain on Novem ber 3, has sadly lost his life. Tributes for the World Cup winner have flooded in on Twit ter, with England legend Gary Lineker paying his respects by tweeting: “Reports from Argentina that Diego Armando Maradona has died. By some distance the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time. After a blessed but troubled life, hopefully he’ll finally find some comfort in the hands of God. #RipDiego”