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SANCHEZ has announced a new €11 billion fund for tourism, hospitality and small businesses. Spain’s President Pedro Sanchez said the govern‐ ment “will approve an ad‐ ditional package of €11 billion to continue sup‐ porting companies, SMEs and the self‐employed.” In this way, he said, “we will strengthen their sol‐ vency so that they can start the recovery in full capacity. We have the vo‐ cation to leave no one be‐ hind and always look ahead.” The government hopes the rescue package will provide a lifeline to those employed in the tourism and hospitality sectors, and small businesses. In a speech at the Congress on Wednesday, February 24, Sanchez said that these resources will seek to “strengthen the solvency of the balance sheets,” facilitate the re‐ turn of the sectors’ activi‐ ty, and allow for “the nec‐ essary investments” to be
SANCHEZ: Also assured the creation of ‘quality employment’ in the next three years.
made for the hiring of workers. Sanchez highlighted the fact that, since the begin‐ ning of the pandemic, the
government has commit‐ ted 20 per cent of GDP re‐ sources in an exercise of protection never seen be‐ fore, which he said includ‐
ed funding ERTE and transfers of financial sup‐ port to autonomous com‐ munities. “The payment of ERTE
Julen’s parents’ new baby THE parents of Julen, the two-yearold who died after falling down a borehole more than 100 metres deep in Totalan, have had a baby girl. The child was born in Malaga City shortly after the three-year anniversary of Julen’s death. The parents, Victoria and Jose have recently announced the good news. They also list their first child, Oliver, who died suddenly when he collapsed in the street, and since Julen’s death, they had suffered the death of their unborn child.
The owner of the property where the well was located, David Serrano, admitted his liability in the events and was sentenced in January 2020 for negligent manslaughter. More recently he avoided prison after paying €500 in compensation. His defence lawyer, Antonio Flores, explained that Serrano doesn’t even have enough money to eat, and that the lawyer’s office had lent him money to avoid him going to prison. He is unemployed, which is why he is unable to pay the agreed €50 per month to Julen’s parents.
He was sentenced by a Malaga criminal court to pay the parents of Julen, who died in January 2018, €89,529 in compensation, plus €663,982 to the Junta de Andalucia to cover the expense of the rescue operation. Julen, fell into an uncovered borehole for a well dug in Cerro de la Corona, 25 to 30 centimetres wide and 107 metres deep. He had run off on his own while his father and David Serrano were preparing to cook a paella. H is body was recovered days later.
salaries and benefits alone amounts to some €40 bil‐ lion of direct aid,” he said, adding that €24 billion of aid has been given to au‐ tonomous communities to reinforce healthcare among other things. Sanchez assured that the creation of “quality employment” will be one of the main eligibility cri‐ teria of all the projects of the new Recovery, Trans‐ formation and Resilience Plan, and estimates around 850,000 jobs will be created in the next three years. During this period, the President said that the country will receive around €80 billion in di‐ rect transfers, out of a to‐ tal of €140 billion within the recovery programmes agreed in the European Union.
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Touching moment goes viral THE touching moment a grandson ‘visited’ his lonely grandma has gone viral. Álvaro Carillo, 21, who lives in Rincon de la Victoria had not seen his grandmother, who lives in the centre of Malaga, for a year due to the pandemic. And when he received a heartbreaking letter about how 83-year-old Carmen was feeling, he decided to do something about it, without breaching Covid regulations. “I had not seen my grandmother for almost a year. Today she wrote me very sad, half an hour later I called her, I told her to open the door and I sat five metres from her. I saw joy in her eyes and it made me very happy,” he wrote on Twitter. He shared a touching photograph of the two of them metres apart on social media and within days the post had gone viral.
SAFE VISIT: Sitting five metres apart. It has already been ‘loved’ more than 45,000 times, retweeted over 4,300 times and received 350-plus comments. Before confinement measures were imposed due to the pandemic, Álvaro, who is studying advertising at the University of Malaga, spent a lot of time at his grandmother’s house, and being apart for such a long period of time has obviously been extremely hard for both of them.
New Premises for Nerja Red Cross NERJA Council has announced it will provide space for the Spanish Red Cross. The council said the Red Cross in Nerja would be given new premises to “allow many needy families to benefit from their projects and programmes.” The Red Cross have said they are pleased with the news, after it was decided that the organisation would be moved to the ground floor of Nerja Town Hall. The news was announced by Nerja’s mayor,
Jose Alberto Armijo, who has held a working meeting with the Provincial Secretary, Rafael Rodriguez, and the Red Cross coordinator, Samuel Linares, alongside councillor for Social Services , Daniel Rivas, regional president, Eduardo Recio, and volunteer manager, Antonio Santana. Mayor Armijo said the move “will allow many needy families in our town to benefit from the projects and programmes that the humanitarian entity carries out.”
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‘Extraordinary’ response AN appeal to help fund expen‐ sive cerebral palsy therapy for a little boy, aged three, has re‐ ceived an ‘extraordinary’ re‐ sponse. A ‘heart solidarity’ initiative was launched a year ago to support the family of little Daniel Giraldez from Motril. The aim was to collect plas‐ tic bottles tops, and the com‐ munity has rallied around, col‐ lecting a phenomenal 3,000 kilos of caps for the appeal.
“The response from the resi‐ dents has been extraordinary on behalf of Daniel, who has cerebral palsy and needs very expensive therapy every day,” said the deputy mayor of La Herradura, Juan José Ruiz Joya. Collection points have been placed in front of the Munici‐ pal Market and next to the La Herradura bakery. “This was our goal and it will continue to be: solidarity with the most disadvantaged and
Local Lottery Win THE first prize in Spain’s National Lottery has been won by a resident of Benajarafe. The winner has won €600,000 after buying the ticket at an office on the Almeria road towards Velez-Malaga. Meanwhile, earlier this month police in Almuñecar arrested a man on suspicion of the theft of hundreds of lottery tickets. The suspect, a 20-year-old man was arrested for the theft after he was allegedly caught by the Guardia Civil as he broke into a building to steal 370 O N C E lottery tickets. The suspected burglar is said to have scaled the front of a building in order to gain access to a flat and steal the tickets.
with the people who need our help through the collection of plastic caps in our ‘municipal solidarity heart’ campaign,” added Ruiz Joya. “A lorry full of caps left from La Herradura will undoubtedly make life easier for little Daniel, and for this, we have counted on the invaluable col‐ laboration of our neighbour Manuel Ruiz Morales who has selflessly made the transport available.”
Tram Plan ANTONIO MORENO FERRER, and councillor for Transport, Jose Maria Dominguez, are to request European funds through the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces to help pay to bring a tram service back to the area and to create a train line. The mayor said: “In our clear and firm project designed for residents, it is a priority to improve our transport service and we have always considered that a coastal train is a key project as a tourist and economic focus for our town, and we want to make sure that the Malaga to Nerja section is included.” Councillor Dominguez explained Velez-Malaga tram is a backbone between the municipality and the rest of the coast and “a perfect complement” to the coastal train.
New Campervan Tourism Area THE mayor of Torrenueva Costa has announced plans for a campervan tourism area. The politician said he has re‐ ceived a formal request to cre‐ ate the campervan tourism area and he approves of the idea. Mayor Placido Lara said the council had received the request to create the parking area on private land and that he believes the Environmental Department at the Junta de Andalucia is like‐ ly to allow it. Mr Lara said he
Illegal camping site. believes the park may be ready for summer. The news comes after police
TORRE DEL MAR has rejected education plans to slash 50 per cent of places for three‐year‐olds. The Education Delegation plans to close one of the two units for this age group in the municipality, so that for 2021‐2020 aca‐ demic year just 25 places for three‐year‐ olds, instead of the 50 offered in previous years. However, Torre del Mar educational cen‐ tre has responded in writing, both to the Delegate of Education and to the head of Planning, rejecting the decision to ‘elimi‐ nate one of the Early Childhood Education classes.’ The educational community fears there will be cuts in other units, and that the clo‐
in Almuñecar were forced to break up an illegal camping site at Playa Barranco de Enmedio. The council said they have now installed a barrier to pre‐ vent campervans from parking at the Almuñecar beach after being forced to break up an ille‐ gal camping site. Security Councillor Francisco Robles Rivas said: “The initiative began recently with the order to evict the vehicles and people camped there.”
Classroom cuts sure of a class would place the centre in a situation of ‘comparative injury with re‐ spect to the rest of the centres in the town.’ In addition, it is concerned that ‘this situ‐ ation proposed for next year makes us start from a position of inequality and that the low birth rate, a reason alleged by the Dele‐ gation, is not synonymous with a lower de‐ mand.’ The educational community, the AMPA Mainake, and the Torre del Mar mayor’s of‐ fice believe the opposite will actually occur ‘as has happened in previous years when there has been an increase in enrolments.’
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NIBS EXTRA Let’s walk A WALK to mark Andalucia Day wil take place on Sunday, February 28. Small groups of 10 people can take part in the five kilometre walk which leaves Cruz del Monte, making its way to San Silvestre before reaching the Hermitage of San Antón, stopping for a typical Andalucian breakfast on the way.
Smart move THE Department of Tourism at Rincon de la Victoria Council has met with the State Society for the Management of Innovation and Technologies (SEGITTUR) in the first steps towards turning the municipality into a smart tourist destination. In a first virtual gathering, the initiative for the management of the destination was presented.
Online courses THREE online fishery training courses wiill be staged in VelezMalaga as part of an initiative launched by the Andalucian Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training Institute (Ifapa) “to allow more than 500 seafarers to improve their professional skills through courses that address a wide variety of topics.”
No positives A MASS screening in Archez, currently the only municipality with perimeter closures still in place, has seen no new positives after 79 of the 135 residents invited turned up to take a test this week. However, Mayor Mari Carmen Moreno Córdoba, stressed the importance of “not lowering our guard.”
Daily meals RINCON DE LA VICTORIA is distributing 80 menus a day to young beneficiaries of the Infant Feeding Reinforcement Programme during White Week (February 22 to 26) from CEIP Professor Tierno Galván. The aim is “to guarantee the three daily meals to minors between three and 12- years old from families with limited economic resources,” said the council.
New works RENOVATION work has begun in Calle Miguel Hernández, Torre del Mar, in which more than 450 metres of surface will be restored or replaced, a project which is expected to take four months with a budget of €85,000. Around 95 per cent of the materials used will be locally sourced.
FARMERS have been hailed the ‘engine of the local economy’ as Torrox Council backs their demand for support. Mayor Óscar Medina and councillor for Agriculture, Ana Pérez, have pledged to support the industry, pointing out the sector is “one of the engines of Torrox’s economy,” following crisis demands. “The greenhouses of El Morche and the products that are grown throughout the municipality are a benchmark for quality at an international level.” He highlighted the fact that since the start of the pandemic, local farmers have made numer-
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Force of farmers MAYOR: Farmers hailed as ‘engine of the local economy.’ ous donations of harvests to the council’s social services department to distribute to those most
COVID crisis cards have brought relief to more than 100 families. The estimated amount of the 104 cards distributed in the munic‐ ipality amounts to €90,600, subsidised by the Junta de Andalucia and managed by the Red Cross. Coordinator of the Family Treatment Team, María José Fonol‐ lá, said: “The evaluation and monitoring of the Monedero Cards (purse/wallet cards) programme that the Junta de Andalucia launched in collaboration with the Red Cross continues, and they have been delivered in Almuñecar since September.” According to councillor for Social Services, María del Carmen Reinoso, since the launch last September with the first phase of the programme “84 families benefited, and have received
in need, and offered the council their machinery and time to carry out disinfection tasks.
Relief for families rechargeable cards for four monthly payments.” Monthly amounts can be between €150 and €250, depending on the number of members of the family unit. The cards allow families to buy food and cleaning and hygiene products in local stores. “In the second phase, 20 additional cards have been given to Almuñecar, which will be delivered to a further 20 families, with four monthly recharges, with an estimated value of €17,800,” she added.
Andalucia Day TO celebrate Andalucia Day on Febru‐ ary 28, a series of activities and events throughout Granada’s museums have been organised by the Regional Min‐ istry of Culture and Historical Heritage under the title of ‘Celebrate Andalucia ‐ Come to the museum!’ A series of events will be available with the aim of providing both cultural and recreational activities to bring peo‐ ple closer to the history and heritage of Andalucia.
He also accepted that most farmers and fishermen are operating at a loss, “which is leading to many producers to abandon their family farms.” Faced with this “extremely serious situation that the entire primary sector in general is going through,” transporters and most of the self-employed in Spain decided to unite to promote a National Strike on Wednesday, February 24, to force the government to negotiate a solution.
There will be an open day on Sun‐ day, February 28 where people will be able to discover art collections and ex‐ hibitions throughout the Museum of Fine Arts, the Provincial Archaeological Museum and the Casa de los Tiros. A special literary programme organ‐ ised by the Library of Andalucia, the Virtual Library of Andalucia and the provincial public library. The whole family can expect to be wowed by vir‐ tual storytelling and online exhibitions.
Pharmacy Hold Up THE Guardia Civil have arrested a man in Almuñecar after he allegedly held up a pharmacy with a knife. According to police, the man used the knife to hold up staff working at the phar‐ macy before making off with €800. The 36‐year‐old suspect, who reportedly has an extensive criminal record, had an accomplice who has been identified, but is on the run. The hold up took place when the two suspects allegedly made their way into the pharmacy with one holding a large kitchen knife, which he used to threaten staff before walking away with €800 as well as 20 pairs of sunglasses valued at €1,250. The man reportedly dropped the knife to carry the sunglasses, before both sus‐ pects ran away.
Beach ready RECENT storms have taken their toll on the Almuñecar coastline, prompting a clean‐up operation ahead of the summer season. The town council’s Tourism and Beaches Department has been busy working on the ‘fine‐tuning of the Almuñe‐ car and La Herradura beaches’ after the last west and east storms that left some areas affected, explained deputy mayor and councillor for the beaches, Daniel Barbero. “With the help of mechanical means and after the ar‐ rival this week of good weather, as well as the reopening of beach bars and terraces on the beachfront, we have in‐ tensified the work as there are some specific areas affect‐ ed by the recent strong waves,” said Barbero. He stressed that “the care of the beaches is maintained throughout the year, through the awarded company FCC, in terms of services, cleaning and other tasks,” but that this was an added measure.
Officials from the Axarquia Nature Studies Cabinet (GENA), said there has been a “failure to monitor and control discharges in the riverbed contrasts with the campaigns to sanitise the streets of urban centres.”
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Sad farewell THE mayor of Nerja has paid tribute to a much‐ loved character, poet and former taxi driver Antonio Urbano Gonza‐ lez, affectionately known as the Goblin. The popular town crier has sadly passed away, aged 85. On behalf of the town, Jose Alberto Armijo, expressed his “deepest condolences to Antonio’s family and friends.” “Antonio Urbano, popularly known as the Goblin, was an exem‐ plary neighbour, a good person and very much loved in Nerja,” said the mayor. “He combined his professional activity for 40 years in the taxi sec‐ tor, with his involve‐ ment in the cultural and social life of the munici‐ pality. “He stands out for his participation in our fies‐ tas holding the record for having been a crier of the 1993 Nerja Fair, 1994 Carnival and Easter of 2006. “A prolific writer of essays, poetry and plays, Antonio Urbano had great knowledge of our popular traditions, and also spent a lot of time doing sport, successfully overcoming the swim‐ ming journey between Nerja and Almuñecar.”
‘Exceptional Heritage’ THE mayor of Rincon de la Victoria has spoken of the area’s “exceptional her‐ itage,” as he spoke about his plan to transform Rincon de la Victoria’s her‐ itage. Speaking with the councillor for Ur‐ banism and Historical Heritage, Miguel
Ecologists Call Velez-Malaga’s River ‘a Sewer’ ECOLOGISTS have labelled the Velez river in Velez‐Malaga ‘a sewer.’ The experts announced the news after complaining that wastewater had been going into the Velez‐Malaga river.
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They said the result was “a sewer,” saying there had been, “a large dis‐ charge of sewage, certainly faecal in nature, judging by the smell they give off, on the bed of the Velez river, un‐ der the highway viaduct.”
Angel Jimenez, the mayor presented his Historical Heritage Plan, the first of its kind in Malaga. Mayor Salado said it was, “an ambi‐ tious and realistic project, the roadmap for the next few years that includes ele‐ ments that date from prehistory to the most recent, in the 20th century.” The politician said: “We need to con‐ serve and protect in a planned way, highlighting the main sites and creating information and management net‐ works.” He also spoke of wanting to cre‐ ate, “a museum in Rincon de la Victoria, and preserve and value the ethnological heritage of the municipality.”
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Covid TikTok Over 80s Phenomenon vaccine
BENJAMIN GEORGE is a 31-year-old English man who moved to the Costa del Sol as a young child, going to school in Spain, learning the language and culture, and developed a passionate love for his adopted country and its way of life. After contracting Ben’s videos have gone viral. Covid Benjamin installed TikTok on his mobile and taught himself to use it. He uploaded his first TikTok video, on January 20, which instantly went viral. Benjamin’s outspoken video criticises British compatriots who, he says, unfairly criticise Spain and its government, whilst continuing to live in Spain, enjoying all that it has to offer. The video has made Ben something of an online phenomenon, going from five followers to over 23,000 in just one month and with further TikTok videos going viral. Benjamin who is the Regional Sales Manager at Euro Weekly News, has been contacted by several Spanish national newspapers, wanting to interview the young British man, who so vehemently defends Spain and its culture. Benjamin’s videos are not to everybody’s liking, leading to ‘hate messages’ on his social media, but he is unperturbed and says he will continue posting videos and messages about things that he is passionate about, and ‘his country.’ He states in his publications, ‘This account is for Spanish patriots, if you are not, do not come here.’ Benjamin George @b.George.89
ALMUÑECAR’S over 80s vaccine roll‐out saw 150 elderly people get the jab. The town’s health centre courtyard was busy from early morning as the elderly and their families waited patiently in the ambu‐ lance parking area which was specially adapted as a ‘waiting room’ with greater ac‐ cess and security. “Those who received the vaccine were called by the Andalucian Health Service and control was maintained throughout,” said the council. “Not only was it recorded thoroughly, but checks such as whether the flu shot had been administered, for example, were also made. “Before receiving the Pfizer / BionTech in‐ jection, the identity of each person was rati‐ fied among the nurses themselves.” Before leaving the area, all of the recipients or their guardians were given a date and time to re‐ ceive the second dose, currently set for March 11. Mayor of Almuñecar, Trinidad Herrera, on behalf of the Health Delegation of the Board and the local authority, said: “We will pro‐ vide all of the support necessary to facilitate this vaccination task programme.” The next phase of vaccination is expected to include residents aged over 80 years old in Jete, Otivar, and Lentegi.
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Islands Pilot possible REGIONAL governors of Mallorca and Ibiza were reportedly in meetings in Madrid with Maria Reyes Maroto, the Spanish Tourism Minister, on Friday February 19, where they asked her to allow a pilot scheme to be trialled this summer, to get British holidaymakers back to the islands. Iago Negueruela, the islands’ tourism minister who attended the meeting with Francina Armengol, the region’s president, confirmed, “We have offered to become one of the first parts of Spain where the vaccine passport is trialled.” He added, “We showed with last year’s pilot that we can work effectively and the Spanish government’s response to our proposal was very positive. We will focus our efforts from now on in becoming a lead region in the implementation of immunity certificates to facilitate mobility.”
Loja Train Tender ADIF has put Loja train station works out to ten‐ der with a €2m budget available to improve ac‐ cess to the station. Adif, the national In‐ frastructure Manager in Spain, which manages TRAIN STATION: Access is to be improved. and maintains more than 13,300km of tracks, of which almost 1,600km are high speed of Loja, affected by the new Antequera‐ lines has put out to tender, the works Granada High‐Speed Line, as well as pas‐ necessary to improve Loja train station, senger services. with an available budget of €2 million, Inmaculada López Calahorro, the sub‐ with a seven month window in which delegate of the Government in Granada the contract must be completed. stressed that this is a “major” action that Specifically, the work contemplated in will allow a “significant improvement” in this contract will allow the improvement the station and in several surrounding of road permeability in the municipality streets.
Fake Amazon scam THE Guardia Civil’s cybercrime team is warning the public to be aware of a new scam. The con involves a mass emailing appearing to be from Amazon, which looks authentic but links to a fraudulent website. The emails use Amazon’s logo and what appears to be an Amazon customer service email address, with the subject ‘You have a package located in the Amazon distribution centre,’ among other lines. The recipient is asked to take part in a survey to be eligible for products for a nominal amount, but in order to benefit, they must provide personal and bank details. According to the cybercrimes team, this is the sole objective. “If you have received an email of these characteristics, you have accessed the link and provided your credit card details, contact your bank as soon as possible to inform them of what happened. “In addition, we recommend that you remain vigilant and periodically monitor the information that is published about you on the Internet to prevent your private data from being used without your consent.”
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Plan for ‘Feminist School’ SPAIN’S Minister of Equality, Irene Montero, has announced her inten‐ tion to launch a novel ‘feminism en‐ trepreneurship school’ as part of her Strategic Subsidy Plan with the aim of offering ‘personalised advice and support to women from a feminist perspective.’ Spain saw the biggest growth in unemployment among women in the entire European Union during 2020, at 18.4 per cent. Last January unemployment grew by 27,962 among men compared with a stag‐
gering 48,254 women. “If you are a woman or a girl, you are going to find, even today, many more difficulties to dedicatingyour‐ self to an area of study or a profes‐ sion linked to the scientific field. Even to believe that you can dedicate yourself to it. Some of the barriers that you are going to encounter have to do with roles, with macho stereo‐ types and, also, with a great absence of female referents, visible to the whole of society and recognised by society,” Ms Montero said.
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Crimes Against The Crown THE Local Police in Murcia have launched an investigation into a 40‐year‐old man from Alhama for alleged crimes against the Crown. An ‘ex officio’ investigation ‐ where no official complaint has been made ‐ was begun, after the individual posted a photo on Facebook of the monarch, accom‐ panied by the comment ‘guillo‐ tine for King Felipe VI.’ The man
has not been arrested. The matter will be investigated further before being handed over to the courts, who will decide if legal action should be taken. In Spain, slandering or insulting the monarchy is a serious offence, carrying a custodial sentence of between six months and two years, or a hefty fine, depending on the severity of the crime. The
Spain Picking Up Speed Royal Vacancy WITH only five other countries across the globe having fully immu‐ nised more people, Spain has established itself as one of the forerun‐ ners in administering the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Israel, which is setting the pace for the rest, is in the lead with al‐ most a third of its population fully vaccinated against Covid already. Next comes the US with 4.83 per cent, followed very closely by Denmark according to the figures published by Our World In Data at Oxford University. However, experts warn that there is a downside to prioritising the administration of the second vaccine. Since countless studies have shown that just one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna jab, for instance, provides effective immunity against the virus. It could be argued, therefore, that it would be wiser to increase the time between vaccines in order to immunise more people in less time.
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FANCY a change in career? Queen Elizabeth II has post‐ ed an advert on Linkedin, looking for a new housekeep‐ ing assistant to work at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace and other royal residences. The successful candidate will receive £19,000 per year, 33 holiday days and swanky accommodation at the Palace. The royal household is looking for someone who is ‘practically minded, with great attention to detail’ and someone who ‘takes pride in their work’ and aims for the ‘highest standards.’ The new staff member will embark on a 13‐month training programme, leading to an apprenticeship; when completed, the candidate will become a perma‐ nent member of the Queen’s staff.
law was very recently implement‐ ed with the incarceration of Cata‐ lan rapper Pablo Hasél on Febru‐ ary 16 for glorification of terrorism and insults to the Crown The Ministry of Justice recently announced its intention to reform the law, establishing ‘dissuasive’ rather than custodial penalties for crimes against the Crown.
Tit-For-Tat ‘Water Wars’ UK Government ministers are in discussions to ban European bottled water imports into Britain, after EU officials banned the import of live shellfish, including mussels, oysters, clams and cockles, to EU member states. ‘Water Wars’ might be only the beginning, with a senior govern‐ ment source telling The Telegraph, “There is thought being given to where we can leverage in other areas. We have continuity ar‐ rangements, we can stop these which means they won’t be able to sell their produce here.” The EU had also secured a temporary agreement on the impor‐ tation of seed potatoes until the end of June, but now the UK looks set to end a number of continuity arrangements with Eu‐ rope. This ‘escalated contingency planning’ comes as a direct re‐ sult of Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety refusing to meet George Eustice, the UK Environ‐ ment Secretary when requested, in an attempt to resolve the shellfish dispute.
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Brexit, currency transfers and the law AS we adjust to life post‐Brexit there are many things to consider, but if you need to move money abroad there is one particular change that it’s essential to be aware of. The free movement of services came to an end at the close of the transition period, with service providers instead having to comply with the different rules of the EU member states in order to operate legally. Of particular note to people making inter‐ national money transfers is the fact that UK financial service firms lost their financial ser‐ vices passports on January 1, 2021. What is a financial services passport? Before Brexit the ‘passporting’ of financial services meant that firms were able to oper‐ ate in the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) under a UK‐based li‐ cence. For example, a company authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK could use this licence to work with customers based in any other country in the EEA. However, as the UK has now lost these passporting rights, any financial services firm (including currency transfer providers) must have a valid EU licence if they want to contin‐ ue working with customers in the EU/EEA. The Royal Decree On December 29, 2020 the Spanish Royal Decree‐Law 38/2020 was published. This Decree outlines measures for the
adaption to the status of a third State of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North‐ ern Ireland after the end of the transition pe‐ riod. The Royal Decree came into force on Jan‐ uary 1, 2021 and includes a specific section about financial services and how firms from that sector can work with customers based in Spain moving forwards. According to the Royal Decree: ‘From January 1, 2021, UK authorised enti‐ ties will be subject to the relevant Spanish legislation and applicable regimes in respect of third country firms. UK entities will have to obtain a new authorisation to operate in Spain.’ The Bank of Spain (Banco de España) is the FX supervisory authority in Spain and can im‐ pose penalties on any currency providers who fail to comply with the decree in order to safeguard the interests of customers. Understanding equivalence You may have heard some discussions in the media about ‘equivalence’ ‐ whereby the European Commission can open up market access for some UK‐based service providers. The European Commission can grant a country equivalence if it views the country’s laws as being similar in intent and purpose to the laws of the EU, but it can also withdraw equivalence on 30 days’ notice if the situation changes.
While this is good news for some sectors, financial services are subject to different equivalence regimes and the level of access offered is far narrower than passporting per‐ mitted. It should also be noted that equivalence operates in fewer areas, covers fewer ser‐ vices and is less secure than passporting. International currency transfers are one of the financial services not covered by equiva‐ lence, so the provider you use must still have a valid EU licence if you’re going to continue working with them. What do you need to know? Any currency transfer provider offering their services to customers based in Spain must be regulated by a relevant EU authority. If they aren’t licensed appropriately and in accordance with the Royal Decree they can‐ not renew contracts with existing customers or solicit new customers. They must also have concluded working with existing customers based in Spain by June 30, 2021. If you’re using a currency transfer specialist to move money to or from Spain and they haven’t sent you any communications regard‐ ing a change of licensing post‐Brexit, get in touch with them to find out whether or not they have a valid EU licence. This is a simple question and something they should be able to answer instantly. As mentioned previously, this licence must
be with a relevant EU‐based regulator, like the Bank of Spain (Banco de España), and your provider should be able to tell you their licence number. If your provider is only authorised by the FCA they will be unable to continue servicing your requirements from June (and should in‐ form you of that fact) so you will need to find a new currency transfer company in order to ensure the security and continuity of your payments. When switching providers find a currency company that is licensed to operate in Spain. You may also want to check things like their online reviews, whether or not they’ve won any industry awards and when they were es‐ tablished. You may find that by moving providers you actually end up working with a company whose customer service and range of prod‐ ucts is better suited to your needs, so start looking into your options now. Residents of Spain choosing a currency ex‐ change company post‐Brexit If you don’t currently have an FX company to work with and you’re a Spanish resident please ensure you only enter into an FX agreement with an EU regulated FX company. As a Spanish resident you won’t be covered by the FCA or Bank of Spain post‐Brexit if you enter into a new contract with a non‐EU regu‐ lated company.
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EU Students 40 per cent drop STATISTICS from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) show a 26,010 drop in the numbers of students from the Euro‐ pean Union looking to study in the UK this September. A 40 per cent drop in EU applicants since Brexit. It is suspected the figures have been impacted by the removal of tu‐ ition fee loan and grant support for European students, amendments to post‐study work rights, and the slashing of ‘home’ status for fees charged to those in the EU. However, a rise in applications from stu‐ dents from Ireland, and non‐EU countries like India, China and America, has led to an overall rise in UCAS applications of 8.5 per cent.
Clear Approval THE use of clear face masks to aid lip reading has been approved by the Spanish government. The Spanish Confederation of Families of Deaf People (Fiapas) has greeted the news of the new ministerial order from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs with approval. According to Ideal, the order released in the Official State Gazette (BOE) establishes a framework for transparent masks. Fiapas, explained, “The order means having a legal framework of reference to ensure the health and safety of consumers in this area, and also does not leave a vulnerable group such as the hearing impaired unattended.” Traditional non seethrough masks create accessibility challenges for people that are hard of hearing, deaf or have other disabilities.
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FRANCE
Bomb scare
Extremism
FOLLOWING reports that a suspicious package had been found outside the US Embassy in Copenhagen, the road was closed and a bomb disposal unit using a special robot attended the scene and safely removed a bottle wrapped in duct tape.
THE French Government is tackling radicalism at both ends of the spectrum and after tightening up laws against Islamic extremists it has now vowed to close down anti-migrant organisation Generation Identity which sits on the right wing of French politics.
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NORWAY
Curfew law
Scooter accident
THE Dutch Parliament is being recalled prior to the March General Election in order to pass emergency legislation after a court ruled that the imposition of a curfew in Holland was illegal and existing legislation did not allow it to be enforced.
A MAN driving an electric scooter who collided with a female pedestrian in Oslo last year has been sentenced to 18 days in prison and banned from driving for a year in the first case of its kind.
BELGIUM Tragic accident
FINLAND Baby boom
IN Roeselare, a 76-year-old was pumping water from a well when his dog jumped in and as he tried to save the animal, he too fell in. By the time that a member of his family discovered him, the man had drowned.
DOCTORS in Southern Finland have indicated that they expect the number of February and March births to increase by at least 10 per cent compared to last year and put this down to the pandemic and lockdown, although rates in Oslo are normal.
GERMANY
SWEDEN
Safer walking
Bad alcohol
FOR years, cars in Berlin have been driving faster and with almost no laws protecting pedestrians, politicians believe it is time to change the rules. From now on, traffic signals will give pedestrians more time to cross the roads.
POLICE in the area of Uppsala have taken to social media to warn youngsters about the danger of what they refer to as ‘bad alcohol’ as counterfeiters are selling fake bottles of Smirnoff Vodka which are filled with dangerous methanol.
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GO LOCAL
THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urging its read‐ ers to support local businesses in the com‐ munity by going local through the lockdown and for your all your shopping this year, in‐ stead of feeding online giants and super‐ stores. This lockdown and with and Mother’s Day and Easter upcoming, we challenge you to re‐ discover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonder‐ fully quirky independent businesses in your area. Due to the Covid‐19 pandemic, you may have to support many local businesses by or‐ dering online and making use of any click and collect services they can operate if you are
unable to get out due to health reasons or lockdown restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that inde‐ pendent businesses can help support the lo‐ cal community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, consider where your money is actually going. By shopping at an in‐ dependent store you’re putting food on a lo‐ cal family’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your community by making a small gesture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support local charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases 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 generations and support not just the current owner but the generation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting someone’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 independent store and compete with the multinational and chains. So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us revive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again.
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Business rates DUE to the vagaries of the financial situation thanks to the pandemic, the UK Treasury has announced that it will postpone publishing its final report on business rates from July to much later in the year when it expects there to be greater clarity in the economic future.
Bank loss THE NatWest Group, formerly RBS with majority shareholding still with the British Government has revealed that it had an operating loss of £351 million (€386 million) for 2020 but despite this, it has decided that it will proceed with payment of a dividend as future trading is positive.
Hotel sale FACING significant debts estimated at around €200 million, Catalan family-owned hotel chain Selenta is trying to sell five of its hotels in Spain at an asking price of €400 million to allow it to settle outstanding debts and inject liquidity into the business which has suffered from the pandemic.
Santander venture NOT content with being one of the most successful banks in Europe, the Santander Group has decided to enter online retail under the Santander Boutique brand name in Portugal, offering a range of locally sourced goods such as bags and jewellery as well as fitness equipment.
Employee vaccinations THE UK Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has said that it may be legal for companies to insist on new staff being vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition of their employment. His view, shared by Downing Street, according to the BBC is that it would be discriminatory to insist that current employees should be inoculated as this would not be covered in their current contracts of employment. It was during an interview with ITV that the Justice Secretary indicated his view about both existing and new staff vaccinations.
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is the amount that Danish company Podimo which launched in Spain last year has raised to fund competition with Amazon and Spotify podcasts.
‘They’ve never had it so bad’ WHILST Vice President of the Government and Min‐ ister for the Economy Na‐ dia Calviño is doing the rounds talking about the future, the Bank of Spain has revealed that the country’s debt is the high‐ est in more than 100 years. Understandably, like so many other countries around the world, Spain has had to cope with the huge losses of revenue caused by the Covid‐19
pandemic and the need to support industry and workers for nearly one year. This means that with al‐ most no tourism and the hospitality industry in tat‐ ters, the government has run up its national debt to €1.31 trillion, that’s €131,000,000,0000, an in‐ crease in the year of €112.438 billion. Prior to the pandemic, the European Union was highly critical of the Span‐
LEGALLY SPEAKING Can he work in the garden? Our apartment is on a large urbanisation. We live on the ground floor. Since we owned it the gardeners have worked mini‐ mal time in our part of the gardens. Our part of the gardens seldom looks attractive whereas the rest of the estate does. We have complained many times but nothing changes. I started working in OUR part of the gar‐ dens and improved it a lot. Now I am told that I am not permitted to work in the gardens anymore, one of the reasons being that I was not insured, I do not use machinery here only my own hand tools. So I would like to know whether I am breaking the actual law by working part time in our garden to keep it in good order? P C (by email) You your‐ self are not breaking any YOU AND THE LAW law, but the ad‐ IN SPAIN ministrator and president of your community would be in violation of the law if they allowed a person who is not an em‐ ployee and therefore not insured to work in the gar‐ den.
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ITALIAN energy company E ni has signed an agreement with X - E lio for the acquisition of three photovoltaic (solar power) projects in southern Spain. The companies have also entered into discussions for a larger strategic collaboration for the development of renewable pro-
ish debt ratio which crept above 100 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and by 2019, this had been reduced to 95.5 per cent, but by December 2020 it had shot up to 117.1 per cent and could continue to rise. There are great plans ahead for the economy but so much depends up‐ on the European Union transferring money from the Emergency Relief Fund and despite promises no
significant amounts have been received, only sug‐ gestions that Spain needs to implement additional policy changes. Whilst this is being con‐ sidered, debts can only continue to mount and ac‐ cording to EURACTIV, with a population of 46.9 mil‐ lion, if each Spanish resi‐ dent is responsible for the debt, then the individual owes €29,700, which is more than the average an‐ nual wage!
Cryptocurrency warnings
Funds could flow from euro to bitcoin. HOT on the heels of warnings against cryptocurrencies from the Bank of Spain and Nation‐ al Securities Market Commis‐ sion (CNMV), Spanish Minis‐ ter Ana de la Cueva joined in. During the recent Online Fintech Summit 2021, the Sec‐ retary of State for the Econo‐ my and Business Support warned against currencies like Bitcoin saying they carry “a risk of default, given that the user does not have the pro‐ tection offered by traditional payment systems against a default by the counterparty.” As her statement contin‐ ued, she made it clear that the Spanish Government did‐ n’t just worry about the risk to investors but also disparaged the fact that such holdings
can be neither supervised nor sanctioned. Clearly worried that those with money to disguise could well invest it in cryptocurren‐ cies, which have shown a sig‐ nificant growth in value over the past years, the Spanish Government has indicated that legislation will be intro‐ duced to require Spanish resi‐ dents to declare their hold‐ ings and gains made. This is bound to become an increasingly more vexing problem for the government as it seems likely that Spanish commercial banks will in the not‐too‐distant future look to either introduce their own blockchain currency or try to partner with an existing pro‐ ducer.
Italian energy company jects in Spain, where Eni is aiming to grow its renewable sources. According to the agreement, the transfer of the projects will be subject to customary authorisation starting from the second
quarter of 2021 and E ni will be responsible for the construction of the plants and for the sale of the electricity. This agreement adds to the other recently signed by E ni gas e luce, a sub-
sidiary of Eni, with Grupo Pitma for the acquisition of 100 per cent of A ldro E nergía Y S oluciones S L , which operates in S pain and Portugal selling electricity, gas and services to household customers as
Uber decision UK Supreme Court justices have ruled against ride‐hailing giant Uber and said that drivers should now be classed as work‐ ers. Seven justices ruled on the latest round of a long‐running fight between Uber operating companies and drivers on Fri‐ day, February 19 after a previous hearing in July. Uber operating companies, who said drivers were contrac‐ tors and not workers, appealed to the Supreme Court after los‐ ing three earlier rounds of the fight. Justices dismissed Uber’s appeal in a decision that the GMB union said was “historic.” Lawyers said the ruling will have widespread implications for the gig economy. An employ‐ ment tribunal ruled in 2016 that Uber drivers were workers, and were entitled to workers’ rights.
Awaiting refunds CONSUMER organisation WHICH has advised that as many as two million potential holidaymakers are still out of pocket due to the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic which saw many flights cancelled. Last year the British Govern‐ ment was advising people not to travel, but if they took that ad‐ vice and the flights they were booked on still took off, then they will have problems in trying to obtain refunds. Looking to the future, the group suggests that it would be unwise to make any bookings until it becomes clear that travel will go ahead and suggests it would be prudent to choose package holidays which may be safer than flights only. well as large, medium and small businesses. Moreover, Eni is about to finalise agreement for the amicable settlement of a dispute relating to Union Fenosa Gas, after which it will begin direct supply of natural gas in Spain to the industrial and thermoelectric sectors.
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Smart City Cluster expands Roadmap for the Smart City.
UNICAJA BANCO and the Spanish based Smart City Clus‐ ter, an alliance of more than 150 companies and institu‐ tions have entered into an agreement for the develop‐ ment of smart cities. The organisation is already in collaboration with about 50 Spanish cities and this tie‐up looks to promote technology and innovation initiatives as well as sustainable finance, within the framework of pro‐ moting smart cities. Smart cities are those based on sustainable urban planning and the application of technol‐ ogy and innovation to their management and services to achieve more efficient, sus‐ tainable and comfortable cities. The intention is that Unicaja which is committed to sustain‐ ability will be assisted by Smart City Cluster to seek op‐ portunities to finance projects which requirable investment in sustainable programmes.
The objectives of this re‐ cently signed agreement are to define policies and actions of common interest around smart cities, strategically plan future development paths for cities and promote research, development and innovation of products, processes and services associated with smart urban infrastructures. The agreement looks to pro‐ mote the exchange of scientif‐ ic‐technical knowledge be‐ tween the Cluster, universities, technology cen‐ tres and the bank in order to promote training activities re‐ lated to smart urban infras‐ tructures. There are also plans to or‐ ganise events for the promo‐ tion of smart cities and urban technologies, as well as collab‐ oration in environmental poli‐ cy, low carbon economy, ener‐ gy efficiency, sustainability, sustainable cities and the pro‐ motion of the information so‐ ciety.
New payment App OPERA, a Norwegian company has launched a new fintech called Dify in Spain which allows virtual payment and access to a virtual debit card issued by Mastercard. Dify provides customers with a free payment solution for online shopping including cashback and there are plans to add many more personal finance features to the operation. When customers use the Opera browser to shop on partner websites, they will receive cashback and if they pay for goods using their Dify cards - which can be managed with Google Pay - they will receive additional cashback.
This initiative, is part of Uni‐ caja Banco’s Corporate Social Responsibility policy and re‐ flects its ongoing commitment to social and environmental sustainability.
BUSINESS EXTRA 2021 job losses THE Centre for Retail Research has revealed that UK retailers with 10 or more high street outlets, have laid off 27,096 staff and announced closure of 1,023 stores since the start of the year and it looks as if this could be the ‘tip of the iceberg.’
Fishy figures FIGURES released by the Catalonian Department of Agriculture suggest that since the lockdown the amount of fish consumed at home in the region has increased dramatically with many respondents saying that they miss eating fish in restaurants and that it is relatively easy to cook at home.
Yacky don’t THE UK supermarket Iceland has sacked its director of corporate affairs, Keith Hann, after he made a series of offensive Twitter comments about Wales and the Welsh, as the group has no wish to upset or alienate any of its customers.
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Hypocrisy is the worst offence of all LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
OTHERS THINK IT SO hundreds of young African boys have been kidnapped in Nigeria, I wonder what fate awaits these poor innocents? Ransom, death, slavery? The last time this happened was a couple of years ago, when over 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped from another school in that unfortunate country. Despite ransoms being paid, over a hundred still haven’t been returned. It’s a fairly safe bet to assume they have found their way into the hands of traffickers or sex slave traders. So where’s all the outcry from the BLM and ‘wokers’. Where all the hysteria and recriminations of the UK government for not DOING something? Is it only certain black lives that matter? Too far away to bother about? Not really. When you consider the furor surrounding George Floyd in America, the difference in the distance from the UK is a mere couple of thousand miles or so. Nothing at all in these days of travel and instant communication.
BLACK LIVES MATTER: However, I wonder, is it only certain black lives that matter? No it’s all too selective for my liking. When you consider black society in America preferring to be called African Americans and those in the UK constantly
referring to their African heritage, you truly would think there would be some kind of outcry for the country of their ancestors. Hypocrisy is what it’s called; in my opinion
one of the worst offences of all. Anyway I was delighted to see that several clubs, including Brentford have discontinued the racist provoking ‘knee’ at
their football matches. I think it would be an idea for other teams to take note. When the fans are allowed back, I believe they’ll find they have no choice! It is racial instigating nonsense and causing far more unrest than it quells, the sooner it is outlawed the better. It was brought to my attention last week that people of BAME (black asian and minority ethnic) backgrounds, accounted for more than 26 per cent of all on screen TV presentations ‐ despite representing just 12 per cent of the population. Interestingly, there are however only 5 per cent of minorities working on the production side. Is it not beyond the realms of possibility, that by casting a whole glut of ethnic actors ‘on camera,’ those of the profession involved in off camera activities, ie production and executive management etc, are protecting their own corridors of power? After all how can they be accused of any racism or ethnic exclusion if they are able to point out the high numbers of minority performers they are casting on screen? Just a thought. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com Mon. Wed. Fri.
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DAVID WORBOYS SHEEP are widely regarded as more stupid than humans. There is nothing wrong with that. But they have a ten‐ dency to follow rather than lead. In this respect they are not so different from us. During my lifetime we seem to have developed an increasing tendency to follow not just the dictates of fashion in dress but any characteristic, any be‐ haviour or any belief that is started by one person and is then adopted by the masses. What happened to the rela‐ tive individuality of the post‐war years? Pupils at school have always been teased or bullied for refusing to con‐ form to the practices or tastes of the majority. In the age of social media this has become even more common. And so, at an early age, we learn to keep our heads down, act like sheep and safely graze. There used to be a plethora of colourful eccentrics in public life and a general tendency to express outra‐ geous but very funny opinions and
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GRAZING SHEEP ECCENTRIC: Just like Spike Milligan used to be. anecdotes. Like Spike Milligan. Then along came political correctness which stifles much of the humour of yesteryear. Since the restrictions imposed for Covid‐19, a huge proportion of televi‐ sion interviewees appear at home or
in their office rather than in a studio. Presumably, one of the first decided it would look erudite to pose in front of strategically placed shelves of books. A few months later, over 90 per cent now present themselves in this pose. Among the biggest culprits is
Channel 4’s news presenter, the ego‐ centric John Snow, whose book collec‐ tion is dominated by a conspicuous tome, entitled ‘BYZANTIUM’. How im‐ pressive! Who initiated the idea that male pop singers should sound indistin‐ guishable from women? In the late 50s, crooners such as Pat Boone and Jim Reeves were obviously men. In those days confusion about sex was virtually unknown but, in the 70s
we had women’s lib, then same‐sex marriages and, more recently, the transgender issue. Somewhere along the line some artist must have decided he ought to sing like a woman. The sheep, I mean fans, loved it and it has been accepted ever since. Why, in the last few months, does the response to a question start with the word ‘so:’? Who started the trends to mutilate the English language? ‘She went’ instead of ‘she said’ and the meaningless use of the word ‘like’ in‐ serted in the middle of sentences? One person invents an alternate meaning or resuscitates a word or ex‐ pression, such as ‘cool’ or ‘woke’ or ‘chutzpah’ and millions of sheep follow on blindly. Of course, cults do require a sheep mentality in order to develop and ex‐ pand. But there must be one person or a small, intimate group that conceives them. And so it has been with Teddy Boys, Bohemians, Beatniks, Flower People, Hippies; Goths, Hell’s Angels, Skinheads, Rockers, Mods, Punks and a host of phenomena of our times.
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DURING the pandemic everything’s gone on‐ line. From virtual meetings and teaching on‐ line to socialising on a screen, many of us have spent a lot of time logged on. But with inter‐ ruptions from pets and children ‐ and even someone catching fire during a virtual meet‐ ing ‐ not everyone’s completely mastered it yet. As meetings across the UK have been forced onto Zoom, proceedings were bound to get fractious. But one Cheshire parish council meeting went viral after it descended into ab‐ solute chaos as power‐hungry councillors ac‐ cused each other of ‘appalling behaviour’ and acting like ‘laughing hyenas.’ This surely beats all those canny school pupils who have been logging in for their 9am Zoom lessons then switching off their cameras and having a snooze! Zoom meetings join a long legacy of enter‐ taining digital blunders. Last year, we wit‐ nessed the curse of the over‐zealous toddler in‐ terrupting a Sky News correspondent during a live recording to demand a biscuit. And who can forget his embarrassment when Robert
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ZOOMING OUR WAY OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC
ZOOM MEETINGS: Have become a way of life for many people. Kelly’s small daughter interrupted his earnest BBC interview about South Korea in 2017? But if that wasn’t enough, last year Zoom ‘jazzed’ itself up by adding a wacky filter mode. Now you can add a cartoon overlay that effort‐
lessly transforms you into a rabbit, pirate, pig, Frenchman, chef... Or a cat. By now the whole world must have seen the video of the Texas lawyer entering in‐ to a virtual legal hearing only to realise that a
filter had turned his entire face into a wide‐ eyed kitten. “I’m not a cat!” he pleaded with poker‐faced colleagues as his huge kitten eyes darted around, stricken with feline panic. So your Zoom filter, like your Zoom back‐ ground, can now instantly reflect your entire personality. Apart from the animal filter, there’s the black‐and‐white and the default zoom filters. But if you can’t be bothered with all that but still want to ‘glow’ on‐screen, all is not lost. Switch on your Zoom beauty setting (bottom left hand corner of your screen), pinch your cheeks, and sit well back. Job done. Here to help as always! Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Betrayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.no ra‐johnson.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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Hello, Just to say that I too have been charged a transfer fee of €18 by my bank for a small private pension of £53, quite outrageous. I only arranged to have it transferred to my bank in Spain after Christmas because I thought my Barclays Bank was going to close my UK account which they don’t appear to be doing. I just can’t win! Jean Girard Dolores, Costa Blanca
Covid Centagenarian Dear Editors! We thought you might be interested in this little bit of good news A very popular and well-known resident of Moraira, Mrs Peggy Bloomfield, received her first dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine yesterday (February 19) at Teulada Medical Centre at the grand age of 100 years old! Her second jab is booked in three weeks and Peggy will be celebrating her 101st birthday in April! Many thanks, Shirley Young
My Go To I first moved to Calpe in 2001 and later to Javea in 2006 and am still here. I often purchased the CBN for local information but then a number of free press publications caught my eye. EWN has been my go to publication for a number of years particularly as they offer regional issues. When the Olive Press appeared in Costa Blanca North I welcomed another publication with limited but interesting features. Very soon after the Olive Press started attacking the EWN for numerous reasons including ratings and fake news. I followed the diatribe between the publications over the last few years where Olive Press attacked and EWN positively defended and I read every word. To cut a long story short, I no longer bother to pick up the free Olive Press. S Burton
Looking forward IT’S always dangerous to make assumptions, but the last few weeks have seen some dramatic reductions in the number of infections across Spain and just possibly we are heading for a semblance of normality. The Balearics have seen cases drop dramatically and in Andalucia many of the municipalities are now well below 500 per 100,000 cases allowing for movement across municipalities. Vaccinations whilst slow in some places are taking place and much depends now upon the Spanish Government’s ability to guarantee regular deliveries of stocks to allow it to keep its
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Importance of masks Dear Editor, We were delighted to read about the lifting of restrictions, and would like to thank Euro Weekly News for keeping us updated through these difficult times. I have, as have my neighbours and wife, been following all of the restrictions that have been in place. We are lucky enough to live on the Paseo, near the beachfront. What is alarming us is the number of weekend walkers and joggers, who are still not wearing masks properly. Some are using their masks as a chinstrap, dangling it from one ear, or from the wrists - many joggers are not wearing one at all, and breathing heavily! Can they not exercise on the beach where there is more space during a pandemic? Surely we must all make small sacrifices. My wife and I used to spend every Sunday enjoying a stroll down the prom. Now we are afraid to go out at the weekends - and fear it will get worse as restrictions are reduced. By now people should know the importance of masks. My wife and I have lost two members of our family already, we are both at retirement age and m y w i f e h a s C O P D . We d e s e r v e a f e w g o o d y e a r s yet - and this sort of ignorance could kill us vicariously! I am also amazed that even when people are wearing masks - they take their masks off and on with no care and then touch their faces and even eat. It has been more than a year since the beginning of this pandemic, which has crippled our economies, stopped us from travelling, closed people’s businesses and killed hundreds of thousands of people. When will people learn? We would love if EWN would publish a guide on how (and why) to wear your masks properly and safely - and a reminder that hand washing to save lives was not just a fad! Thank you again for keeping us up-to-date, we appreciate all that you do. Kind regards from, Ron and Pat
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promise that everyone in the country will be inoculated. The economy is currently fragile in the extreme and there a tightrope to be walked as people become more disenchanted with restrictions yet many of us do appreciate that if they are reduced too quickly rates could sky rocket. It’s a vicious circle where there really isn’t an obvious answer and much still depends on the population as a whole keeping calm and any protests (if they believe them appropriate) should be conducted in a manner which is not likely to encourage further civil unrest as has been seen in Madrid
and Barcelona. Somehow or other, the economy has to recover but that is easier said than done as the European Union after making promises of distribution of the Emergency Recovery Fund keeps imposing requirements which have to be met before the money is released. We want to see tourists returning as they are part of the lifeblood of Spain and there are plenty of potential customers across Europe who want to return so if the number of infections continues to drop, both at home and abroad, maybe the summer will be one to enjoy.
Sheree Ruiz The new definition of bullying these days is someone either stating a fact about you that you don’t like or asking a valid question that you don’t want to answer. It just allows someone to hide behind their mother’s skirts. Really some countries are so pathetically PC and wimpy.
Martin Nerja I just can’t understand why people support him, he has this lot as friends, he hacked a murder victim’s mobile, he told lies about British soldiers, he criticises people for breaking lockdown except when they are friends of his - Kay Burley and over Christmas tells us to stay home, be sensible and then he jets off to Antigua.
Colin Brooks Then there’s no one to question the government, he is a bit of a bully but no other interviewer keeps trying to get answers, Hancock just said he won’t resign over unlawful deals!
Jose Willows He should have been sacked ages ago, so very very rude, that isn’t journalism or information of any kind, just a big headed bully.
Pat Somers He is the only one that has stood up to the government and their trying to bluster through the answers that have been asked. Keep him, the country needs some people like him.
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FEATURE
Which gear are you driving in?
Which gear do you tend to find yourself
ROBERT SHALLIS
WHICH gear do you tend to find your‐ self in the most? Forward, reverse or neutral? All three gears of course have their uses but it’s important to se‐ lect them carefully in order to have a healthy balance and a smooth ride to get to where you need to be in life. Many of us tend to be in re‐ verse gear, living too much in the past, dwelling on previous events and experiences. There is no doubt that dropping into reverse and revisiting the past from time to time can be a wonder‐ ful place to be as happy memories are priceless. However, negative memories are a place that we should move on from, to be used as life lessons in which to progress and grow. Resentment, guilt, anger or whatever it may be certainly do not deserve or need to come along
REMEMBER: You are in the driving seat of your life, so enjoy. for the journey forward. Leave it in your rear‐view mirror until it fades into the distance. So how does being in neutral
gear benefit us? Well, this is actual‐ ly the most powerful and useful gear. Although, the assumption would be that it has no real direc‐
tion and is very much in a station‐ ary position. Being in neutral is stopping, relax‐ ing, taking a breath and taking note of where you actually are, it’s being in the present moment, a time to be mindful and really appreciate life and all it has to offer. It is giving yourself a break from the all‐con‐ suming challenges life throws at you and deciphering, what is most im‐ portant to you, what you ‘really’ want in life and ‘why.’ A helpful exercise is to give your‐ self a moment in the day where you can escape and just sit down, even if it’s just for 10 minutes. Let go and forget about frustration, an‐ noyance, disappointment and wor‐ ry ‐ anything that has been causing some kind of tension and simply re‐ lax. This will give you renewed en‐ ergy to help drive you forward. We all deserve a break so why not take a few moments each day for yourself. Mahatma Gandhi fa‐ mously said: “The future depends on what we do in the present.” So slow down, park up and enjoy to‐
day as that is all we really have. Stepping up a gear and accelerat‐ ing into the future can be exhilarat‐ ing as we all need goals and dreams to aim for. Progressing towards a worthy goal is key as it drives us forward and keeps our hopes alive especially if it has true purpose. If you know where you’re going, you know why you’re getting up in the morning. It is important however not to ‘defer’ but enjoy life in the now. Ac‐ celerating too fast to a future goal, objective or dream and believing that life will be so much better is when you need to remind yourself which gear you are driving in. So, how are you going to allow yourself to be driven? Use all three gears to your benefit and acceler‐ ate into a new version of yourself to get to where you need to be whatever destination you choose. But remember, you are in the driving seat of your life so don’t for‐ get to enjoy the journey along the way. Rob Shallis / www.robshallis.com
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are in a romantic mood but something is missing from the picture. It is not that you are feeling the need of having more than one string to your bow, it is more that you are tired of using the same old arrows. So, what is out there to fire your imagination? Something really new will not miss the mark with you.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This is a brilliant week for money and business. Mars is influencing you to be more upfront and practical in your approach. You may feel changes coming on that you would rather deny. Burying your head in the sand is not an option. Take the bull by the horns and you could be surprised at your success.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) You will see the lighter side of life this week when you discover that someone is holding a torch for you. You are flattered and vaguely interested. Your combination of intelligence and humour make you a delightful companion. Venus smiles on all your close relationships and you seem to be able to do no wrong. .
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is much to be tackled this week, but you are wary of making full-on decisions. Taking things one step at a time is the best policy because it gives you space to consider the options. There is a restlessness about you that is hard to pinpoint. Perhaps you are feeling positive but have to hold fire because of others. This is frustrating, but try to relax.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Energy levels go up and down and you seek to ration yours by not going all-out physically. It is still possible to be quite dynamic while planning. Indeed, your clear vision impresses a colleague. If you are due for promotion then some good news is likely. Blow your own trumpet rather than wait for others to do it for you.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The changes affecting you for the past few weeks continue but you are now getting better at managing their direction. Someone wanting you to take
a logical action should not be allowed to push you forward. When to act will be clear to you.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Someone who has been unhelpful in the past suddenly steps forward. Could you have been wrong about them? Probably not. Keep a clear mind when with them. Saturn influences you to be more organised before a bout of indecision strikes.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) The influence of Venus and Jupiter brings you the influence and status that you deserve. It’s not that you haven’t worked towards it but now you start to see the benefits. There is an urge to improve your appearance and surroundings to fit in with the ‘new you.’
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) During the past few weeks you may have gained a different perspective on life. Your need for a close attachment and harmony in your life should not be underestimated or denied in the name of practicality.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) To be truly happy you need to build on your partnerships. Keep these in balance and everything else will fall into place. Life has taught you some rather harsh lessons recently. The upshot of that is you now feel more in control and more secure.
SAGITARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is an all-consuming need to see some reward for all your efforts. There will be those who will tell you that you need to push harder for success. Perhaps you need to be with more like-minded people. Certainly being with the wrong colleagues can bring your spirits down.
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 (FOLLOW) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ALLURE APIECE BATEAU BONNET CARROT COLEUS CURFEW DEAFEN EMPLOY ESCORT FEALTY FIXATE FOLLOW (10) HOBBLE INHERE LATTER SOLEMN TEETER TROUPE
LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sat 20 February
3-16-18 24-36-56
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10
IRISH LOTTO Sat 20 February
16-27-34 35-37-45
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05-09-25 29-30
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Fri 19 February
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04-12-25 46-48
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EL MILLON: KTN12745
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) When needed you are sure to be positive this week. On a project, ‘striking while the iron is hot’ springs to mind. There is much fun to hand but it must be ‘work first’ at the moment. Some opportunities do not come twice and you need to be aware of them when they present themselves. Spend some quality time with your loved ones.
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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, 3 represents J and 24 represents T, so fill in J every time the figure 3 appears and T every time the figure 24 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 Many (6) 3 Voces (6) 8 Tie (neckwear) (7) 10 Baile (pieza, arte) (5) 11 To bring (5) 12 Más sucio (7) 13 Never (5) 15 Season ticket (5) 20 Ya (7) 22 Codo (5) 24 Mitos (5) 25 Desconocido (7) 26 Cazador (6) 27 Coñac (6)
Down 1 Flowerpot (6) 2 Burden (5) 4 Más viejo (5) 5 Song (7) 6 Father-in-law (6) 7 Fall (physical action) (5) 9 Sour (f) (5) 14 Squeeze (hug) (7) 16 Recreo (escolar) (5) 17 Calor (afecto) (6) 18 Jarabe (líquido) (5) 19 Veinte (6) 21 Nave (de iglesia) (5) 23 Marrón (5)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION QUICK Across: 1 Students, 8 Again, 9 Chain, 10/15 Ball gown, 11 Latest, 13 Repeat, 18 Erase, 19 Ideal, 20 Starting. Down: 2 Trail, 3 Deny, 4 Nectar, 5 Share, 6 Constantly, 7 Hamburgers, 12 Camera, 14 Peaks, 16 Ocean, 17 Gift.
CRYPTIC
Across: 1 Limp, 3 Passport, 9 Mustang, 10 After, 11 Paste, 12 Endear, 14 Shrank, 16 Cuckoo, 19 Patron, 21 Wants, 24 Acton, 25 Allowed, 26 Stressed, 27 Tsar. Down: 1 Lamppost, 2 Moses, 4 Angles, 5 Sward, 6 Outback, 7 Tern, 8 Tavern, 13 Consider, 15 Realtor, 17 Unwell, 18 Inmate, 20 Ranks, 22 Newts, 23 Pays.
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Solapa, 4 Cows, 8 Rubio, 9 Acuerdo, 10 Promise, 11 Thick, 12 Desempleado, 17 Espía, 19 Look for, 21 Bañista, 22 Ancho, 23 Ella, 24 Horses. Down: 1 Stripe, 2 Labio, 3 Profile, 4 Court, 5 Worried, 6 Caterpillar, 7 Rocky, 13 Español, 14 Enojado, 15 Herbs, 16 Brooms, 18 Ansia, 20 Faces.
CODE BREAKER
BOGGLED
FUTOSHIKI
uteri uric duet drip drips tier tree true trick trip trips trig tapir taps tire tick tics tips rete retie rite rick rips rigs kiss atrip cruet crud cite citer cigs writ write wood hate hater hair hairdo haps hire hick hips pate pater pair pita picture pick pics pigs phat gird gips scree scrip scrips shire shirt shirk ship spat spate spit spite spire spirt spick
NONAGRAM agar aged agin bang berg bing brag brig dang ding drag dreg egad gain garb gean gear gibe gird girn grab grad gran grid grin raga rage rang ring adage again anger badge barge began begin being binge bring deign dirge garda gibed giber grade grain grand grind raged range reign ridge agenda baaing badger banged banger barged baring binged bridge danger daring earing engird gained gainer gander garbed garden girned graben grande ranged reding regain ringed abridge bandage barding bargain beading bearing brigade brigand grained reading abrading badinage bearding breading drainage gardenia BARGAINED GABARDINE
HEXAGRAM
WORD LADDER
1 INGEST 2 HITHER 3 TROUPE 4 CAREER 5 SPLASH 6 TROPHY 7 STANCE 8 ALLURE 9 TANNER 10 TALCUM 11 TREBLE 12 DYNAMO 13 SCALAR 14 BEYOND 15 ODIOUS 16 TABLET 17 SODIUM 18 MORTAR 19 MARAUD
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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 20 MIN 9 Fri 19 9 Sat 19 10 Sun 19 11 Mon 17 11 Tues - 18 10 Wed 18 11
Alicante TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 9 Fri 19 9 Sat 19 10 Sun 19 11 Mon 17 11 Tues - 18 10 Wed 18 11
Almeria TODAY: MAX 21,MIN 10 Fri 19 9 Sat 19 10 Sun 19 11 Mon 17 11 Tues - 18 10 Wed 18 11
Benidorm TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 9 Fri 19 9 Sat 18 10 Sun 18 11 Mon 17 11 Tues - 18 10 Wed 18 11
Bilbao TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 9 Fri 19 9 Sat 19 10 Sun 19 11 Mon 17 11 Tues - 18 10 Wed 18 11
Mallorca TODAY: MAX 17, MIN 9 Fri 17 8 Sat 16 7 Sun 17 7 Mon 17 8 Tues 17 9 Wed 17 10
Madrid TODAY: MAX 17, MIN 9 Fri 17 8 Sat 16 7 Sun 17 7 Mon 17 8 Tues 17 9 Wed 17 10
Barcelona TODAY: MAX 17, MIN 9 Fri 16 8 Sat 16 7 Sun 15 7 Mon 15 8 Tues 16 9 Wed 16 10
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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: 20 Good: 28 Very good: 40 Excellent: 51
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 Late returning from feud revolutionaries caused (7) 5 Refuse to fight (5) 8 Sixth in examination of little importance (7) 9 First Lady in France creating excitement (5) 10 Reportedly located and named (5) 11 Opens Sunday People first and reads (7) 12 Examiner from Australian states territory (6) 14 Assume running wild makes one smile (6) 17 The state of a man not getting upset (7) 19 Conservative requests sizeable wine vessels (5) 22 English horse little Edward urged on (5) 23 Tale Eve spins to bring cheer (7) 24 Some useless information for a tennis champion (5) 25 Ship's cooking pot (7) Down 1 Revised topic relating to the eye (5) 2 Decree cited in error (5) 3 Dead breeze, the French taper off (7) 4 Silent characters sign up (6) 5 Fears about becoming more secure (5) 6 About the meat, son discloses (7) 7 Sherpas translated groups of words (7) 12 Moderates fits of anger (7) 13 Eagles drifting round North African country (7) 15 Cheat me out of a knife (7) 16 Rotter set out with trainee soldiers (6) 18 They assist in the formulation of ideas (5) 20 Crowd on move in Foyle's War maybe (5) 21 Lead the way for the ranch animal (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 Deliver a quick blow to (5) 4 Permit (5) 7 Recalls (9) 8 Provide evidence for (in law) (4) 9 Place of worship (6) 12 Attach firmly (6) 13 Automobiles (4) 16 Kin (9) 18 Tall, narrow building (5) 19 Conceals (5)
Down 1 Chooses (5) 2 Easily agitated (7) 3 Religious song (4) 4 Military forces (6) 5/17 Keep out of sight (3,3) 6 Squander (5) 10 Expressed approval of (7) 11 Preferable (6) 12 Foremost (5) 14 Closes (5) 15 Nocturnal flying insect (4) 17 See 5
WORD LADDER Move from the start word (LOST) to the end word (BATH) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
LOST
QUIZ BACK BATH
NOTTINGHAM 1. Built by Sir George Coppin in 1605, which royal residence in London was formerly known as Nottingham House? 2. Kevin Keegan was a member of which German football team that lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest in the 1980 European Cup final? 3. The county of Nottinghamshire borders South Yorkshire to the northwest, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south and which county to the west? 4. What is the name of the home ground of Notts County FC, who have played there since 1910? 5. What is the nickname of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club's limited overs team? 6. Which actor played the part of the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves? 7. Which actor, born in Nottingham in 1949, is best known for her role as chalet maid/Yellowcoat Peggy Ollerenshaw the 1980s sitcom Hi-de-Hi? 8. Which English novelist, poet and short-story writer, born in Nottingham in 1928, is best known for his debut novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and his early short story The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, both of which were adapted into films? 9. Which river, the third-longest in the UK, flows through Nottingham? 10. Which UK beauty retailer and pharmacy chain was established in Nottingham in 1849?
NONAGRAM
RACHEL AND FRIENDS
How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Not a lot of people know that… every single Bramley apple is descended from the same tree in a Nottinghamshire garden. Bramley apples are so popular in Japan that in 2012 a group of Japanese tourists flew to the UK specifically to visit that tree
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Average: 11 Good: 16 Very good: 23 Excellent: 29
Answers 1. KENSINGTON PALACE, 2. HAMBURG (full name HAMBURGER SV), 3. DERBYSHIRE, 4. MEADOW LANE STADIUM, 5. NOTTS OUTLAWS, 6. ALAN RICKMAN, 7. SU POLLARD, 8. ALAN SILLITOE, 9. RIVER TRENT, 10. BOOTS UK LIMITED (formerly BOOTS THE CHEMISTS), trading as BOOTS
HEALTH & BEAUTY
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Food allergies are on the rise Don’t you think we would, if we could MS BIPOLAR
NUTS: One of the most common allergies in Spaniards.
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FOOD allergies are increasing amongst the Spanish population and the country is not alone. According to the EACCI (European Acade‐ my of Allergy and Clinical Immunology), it is es‐ timated that by 2025, one in every two Euro‐ peans will suffer from some form of allergy. President of the the Spanish Association of People with Food and Latex Allergies (AEPNAA), Angel Sanchez, said: “The impact of food allergies on patients themselves, on the family and society is very important, since it seriously limits the so‐ cial, school and work activities of those who suf‐ fer from them. Everyday activities become truly complicated for those affected.” Food allergies, which occur when a person re‐
acts to contact, ingestion or the inhalation of a food, may result from minor reactions such as a rash, hives, itching, cough, diarrhoea or vomiting, to more severe or serious reactions including res‐ piratory distress, asthma, hypo tension, palpita‐ tions or anaphylactic shock. Hospital admissions in children due to anaphy‐ lactic shock have risen in recent years. Although the data varies according to the age group or ge‐ ographical area, in Spanish children, eggs and cow’s milk are the most common allergies, fol‐ lowed by fish. Some 1.3 million Spaniards are affected by al‐ lergies of some sort with nuts and seafood the most common amongst the adult population.
“TAKE care of yourself so you can get healthy.” I know this is said with love, but it can be damn frustrating. Don’t you think if we could somehow stop having symptoms, we would? Society wants us to exercise more, eat a balanced diet and stay positive to help stop those depressive and manic symptoms. However, telling us to sleep eight hours when we are manic or think positively when we are depressed feels impossible. We are doing the best we can in a complicated and exhausting situation. Ever thought about helping us celebrate what we have achieved? Sleeping five hours instead of three, getting through one day without crying, healthy eating one meal instead of none or seeing life is worth living after weeks of not wanting to be here. They might not be what society deems healthy, but it’s our reality. We spend our time thinking if we trick ourselves into believing that if we force ourselves beyond what we are physically and emotionally capable of, we can be ‘normal.’ This often ends with out-of-control symptoms and can cause more damage, whether it’s exhaustion caused by going out with friends when depressed, or sleeping three hour naps just to escape the million thoughts running through our minds. To appear healthy, we stubbornly push through the symptoms, is a car crash waiting to happen. We
Going loco for coconut oil LOVED by models Gisele Bund‐ chen and Miranda Kerr, co‐ conut oil is becoming some‐ thing of a beauty must‐have on the dressing tables of fash‐ ionistas around the globe. This yummy‐smelling oil is being praised by beauty editors for its soothing and moisturis‐ ing properties; and there are lots of ways to use it. First, the science bit. Co‐ conut oil contains high levels of several beneficial acids; lauric, caprylic and capric acids. These chemicals have antifun‐ gal, antibacterial and anti‐viral quali‐
ties, making the product a bril‐ liant natural cold‐sore remedy. These acids also reduce inflam‐ mation, helping those who suf‐ fer from acne. Taken internally; either eat‐ en straight off the spoon or used in cooking, coconut oil boosts levels of ‘good’ choles‐ terol, helps to fight infection and improves the immune sys‐ tem. The product, which has a sol‐ id, frosting‐like texture at room temperature, melts with the warmth of your hands and makes an excellent all‐round moisturiser. Its natural antioxi‐ dant levels will help ward off the ef‐
fects of pollution and delay wrinkles on both the face and body. The oil makes a gentle and effective eye make‐up remover and a great natural lip balm. Used before going in the sun, it provides natural low levels of SPF, and will nourish your skin at the same time. Used on nails, coconut oil will mois‐ turise your cuticles, and mas‐ saged into the ends of hair will tame frizz and soften split‐ ends. Better still, the whole family can enjoy this multi‐purpose natural remedy. The oil is bril‐ liant as both a shaving and af‐ ter‐shave cream and when used on beards will soften bris‐ tles. Babies’ bottoms will also benefit as coconut oil helps clear up nappy rash. Gargled in the mouth, a 2015 study found it can decrease plaque levels and reduce gum disease. Fans also claim it helps to whiten teeth.
If you’re feeling particularly adventurous and want to have a go at some kitchen sink chemistry, why not try mixing equal parts of sugar and co‐ conut oil to make a natural body scrub? If you have a favourite aromatherapy oil, you could also try adding a cou‐ ple of drops to a handful of co‐ conut oil and make a massage lotion, or mixed with pepper‐ mint oil in a small pot you can create your very own lip balm for on the go. If you’re thinking of trying coconut oil for any of its uses, though, it’s worth bearing in mind there are several differ‐ ent qualities, and organic, vir‐ gin products will give you the best results. Hydrogenated co‐ conut oil is unhealthy to cook with and oily rather than mois‐ turising if used on the skin or hair. Browse local chemists though and you’ll find most medium‐sized shops should of‐ fer a good quality oil.
COCONUT OIL: A beauty must-have.
desperately want to work more than 30 hours a week and not have to take seven pills a day to curb the symptoms, wake up feeling happy everyday, but that’s how it is. We spend most of our time imagining magically waking up and being considered healthy. What if healthy meant being patient and gentle with ourselves? Crying without feeling weak or experiencing unprovoked irritability without guilt? Accepting we are not always going to be well enough to leave the house when we are anxious or do laundry when we are exhausted, but loving ourselves anyway? Maybe if healthy could be more about patience, acceptance, compassion. Let me know if you can relate, email me your story on the email below or follow me on Facebook @mswillowbipolar. Love Ms Bipolar X
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Do you have the sleep gene?
SLEEP STUDY: Analysed data from nearly 300 Japanese men who took part. ARE you one of the lucky ones who sleeps like a baby, or know some‐ one who can ‘sleep for England’? Well it could be in their genes. Scientists claims that some people are born with a gene that helps them sleep better at night. The scientists at the Washington State Uni‐ versity in the USA looked at how genes change during the sleep‐wake cycle and found one called FABP7 which changed over the day through‐ out the brain of mice. They looked at how the gene affects sleep and then analysed data from nearly 300 Japanese men who took part in a sleep study and DNA analysis. Researchers found that those with a variant of the FABP7 gene tend‐ ed to have irregular sleeping patterns. Whilst normally getting around the same amount of sleep as the others, they would often wake up reg‐ ularly throughout the night. Meanwhile, a study has suggested that sleeping less than five hours a night makes you twice as likely to develop prostate cancer.
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Our chatty feathered friends PERHAPS not the best choice for anyone with a feline prowling the house, a bird can be a fantastic, life‐long companion. With their cheerful and inquisitive natures, many people don’t realise how much a bird can add to the home. They are incredibly social animals, often compared to human toddlers in terms of their big personalities. The most popular feathered pet is the common parakeet, or budgie, and it makes a wonderful companion for anyone new to keeping birds. They are gentle, docile, and quieter than oth‐ er parrots, but can learn to mimic speech. The budgie is also budget friendly, their diets extending to fresh fruits and vegetables. Their smaller size also makes them a little easier to clean up after than their larger cousins. For those that don’t mind a noisier home environment, a cu‐ rious Cockatiel is ideal. Caring for a bird is a life‐long respon‐ sibility, with average life expectancies span‐ ning from 10 to 20 years.
BUDGIES: Gentile and docile.
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Sessions starting up England Women Win
ST GEORGE’S PARK: Ellen White scored a hat-trick.
The players practise their ball work. WE will be resuming sessions at the Finca Naundrup with the first two weeks dedi‐ cated to getting the players fit again and doing ball work. A League Management Committee meeting which was held on Tuesday February 23 was expected to agree that the following two weeks will see the Friendly ‘Derby’ Tournament. This will be an interesting tournament since ‘Derby’ matches are rarely ‘friendly.’ The First Round would be as follows :‐ Aston Viñuela v Nerja Nomads Malaga 50s v Malaga 60s At. Benahavis v Sp. Benahavis Calahonda v Walking Dead
Dates and venues for the first and sub‐ sequent rounds were to be decided at the League Management meeting. Decisions will be taken re further tournaments to take the clubs through April and May. Close Season would be June to end of Au‐ gust and Covid permitting finally getting the Walking Football League up and run‐ ning in September. Sponsor negotiations continue between Hidromaster and BAHA Whiskey for tour‐ naments and League during the next sea‐ son. And that’s it for this week folks so have a Happy Semana Blanca and see you next week.
ENGLAND marked interim boss Hege Riise’s first game in charge with an emphatic 6‐0 win against Northern Ireland on Tuesday, February 23. Riise, who took over from David Beckham’s new Inter Mia‐ mi manager Phil Neville, will be encouraged by the team who showed no sign of rust despite not playing together for 11 months. Playing on the Sir Bobby Charl‐ ton pitch at St George’s Park,
Ellen White helped herself to a wonderful hat‐trick in a game that marked Jill Scott’s 150th cap for her country. Goals from Lucy Bronze, Rachel Daly and Ella Toone se‐ cured a significant victory over their home nation’s opponents. Riise will lead the England team until Sarina Wiegman ar‐ rives after the Olympics. Wieg‐ man, named FIFA women’s coach of the year in December for her work with the Netherlands, was
appointed last August to lead England at the EURO and through the qualification pro‐ gramme for the 2023 FIFA World Cup. England Women next face Canada on April 13 in a friendly at a venue to be decided. Qualifying for the 2023 Wom‐ en’s World Cup, to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand, should also commence this year. However, there is still no offi‐ cial date for the draw.