The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1863
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RELAXING SOME RULES
WITH the encouraging news that the bars and restaurants across the island are now allowed to open their interiors with a capacity of 30 per cent, and al‐ though the final decision will rest with the National Government, the Balearic Government is asking permission to al‐ low a small number of exceptions to the State of Alarm for Easter. The request will include permission for families to visit elderly residents who live alone but need care. Next will be a suggestion that separat‐ ed parents who have the right of visita‐ tion with their children, be allowed to do so even though they don’t live with them. The third exception would allow for students whose place of residence is within the Balearics, but who attend school or university in other parts of Spain so that they may be allowed to return home for the holiday period. These suggestions are not dissimilar for those approved at Christmas but
SEAN JUDKINS is a New Zealander who settled in Mal‐ lorca in 2007 and is about to undertake a massive two‐day challenge to raise funds for Cancer Support Mallorca. He has imported the con‐ cept of a two‐day marathon from his homeland and the Mallorca Odyssey, will see him running (21km), cycling (102km) and kayaking (17km)
Hoping for an Easter visit.
there is one major difference and this concerns single individuals who live alone and whilst over the yuletide period they were allowed to mix with another family this Easter they will have to stay alone. There are fears that approval will not be received from the Interterritorial Health Council but the representative of the Balearic Government Mercedes Gar‐ rido has indicated that if that is the case, then local authorities may be invited to ‘turn a blind eye’ to any infractions. In the case of guests in hotels, which is particularly pertinent now so many are expected from Germany, hotel rooms are only to be available to cohabitants and should any other person enter such a room, then the hotel itself may be fined. Even though two groups of non‐co‐ habitants may mix in public rooms such as restaurants, even then they will have to observe the fact that the maximum number of people allowed at a table is four.
Mallorca Odyssey around the island on April 17 and 18. He is married to Anita with three teenage children and six years ago, she was diagnosed with cancer which she fought and recovered from, but at the
time, the family obtained sup‐ port from Cancer Support Mal‐ lorca and this is his way of thanking them and raising awareness against the disease that can hit one person in two. It’s not a race, it’s a non‐com‐
petitive adventure for those who want to do something posi‐ tive and raise money to help the fight against cancer. To find out how to donate or participate visit the Mallor‐ ca Odyssey Facebook page.
Getting ready for the Mallorca Odyssey.
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Humiliated Manacor man THE 34-year-old disabled man who was tortured and humiliated in Manacor says he reported his kidnappers to the police because he couldn’t pay them the money he had promised. Meanwhile, the seven people who were arrested by National Police, four women and three
men, aged between 20 and 30, have been released with charges and a restraining order banning them from coming within 200 metres of the man or contacting him after a hearing in court. They allegedly held the man, who has a mental disability of 38 per cent, against his will for 48
hours, and tattooed two penises on his face, sewed his toes together, and put glue in his mouth, plucked his eyebrows, put tacks and staples in his body and took him out naked on a roof terrace, threw cold water at him and made him stand there for an hour. They also allegedly dressed him as a woman, made him go to the supermarket, and tattooed a Playboy symbol and a bra on him. All of this reportedly started off as a game that the victim himself had organised. He had allegedly organised a contest to give him a more ‘daring’ look. He started a sexual role play game with mild sadomasochism and cross-dressing and arranged an audition through Milanuncios and Facebook of which several people contacted him and started a WhatsApp group chat. He made them sign a contract downloaded from the internet in which he appeared as producer and director of a contest called ‘Change my Look or Destroy it.’ The challenges were in exchange for monies between €500 and €3,000.
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New season potatoes REPRESENTATIVES of the Sa Pobla Council were on hand last Sunday (March 14) to see the dispatch of local farmers’ first batch of new crop potatoes. It’s an exciting but slightly worrying time for the farmers as
their main market is the UK and despite assurances that Brexit will not cause any significant de‐ lays in importation into Britain, there is always the fear some‐ thing unexpected may occur. The other problem is that the
A Mallorca first ONCE completed by the end of June, the Plaça Mallorca building in Inca will have public toilets adapted for os‐ tomised people (those who have colostomy bags) By installing this special bathroom, Inca will become the first municipality in Mallorca with this specialist con‐ struction outside of the health field. The toilet allows access to a built‐in toilet with syphon, an area next to the toilet so that users can add replacement products and a spray so that they can clean the colostomy bag if required. The mayor of the town Virgilio Moreno invited repre‐ sentatives of the Balearic Association of Crohn’s, Ulcera‐ tive Colitis and Ostomised patients (Abacco) including president Yolanda Fernández to view the work being un‐ dertaken. All were impressed with this major step forward in as‐ sisting those who have very special needs due to ongo‐ ing illness and the Abacco president said that she hoped that this would be the start of making life easier for those suffering as other councils follow the Inca lead.
forecast for the next few weeks suggest that even though spring is just around the corner, there could be a sudden cold snap that might even bring snow and this could hurt the crop. With the UK taking about 25 per cent of the Sa Pobla crop, it would be difficult to replace, but there is still a significant de‐ mand from Scandinavia and other European countries.
Public garden MANACOR Council plans to turn the old car park in the Plaça dels Pares Creus and Font i Roig into a public garden and has asked local residents for their input. The project will contain ele‐ ments that are in keeping with the area and will include sand‐ stone, trees and native vegeta‐ tion, water, aromatic plants, the rehabilitation of adjacent facades and a pergola for shade. The works will cost approxi‐ mately €90,000 and will be put out to tender once approved by the Heritage Commission of the Consell de Mallorca.
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NIBS EXTRA Closing down AFTER caring for more than 230 elderly people infected with Covid-19, the ‘pop up’ residence of Sa Riera has said farewell to its last patient who has now returned to convalesce with her family and as rates of infection have dropped so much, it can now be closed.
Bank fraud A SENIOR employee of a bank in Manacor has been arrested by the National Police who allege that he was part of a criminal group involved in document forgery and fraud which may have netted more than €300,000 from unsuspecting clients.
Temporary work WHEN a deluge hit parts of the Levant last year, there were many generous donations to assist reconstruction and repair. Now the Arta Council will be using €28,500 from the funds donated to give temporary work to 15 people to help clean the beaches.
Holy disruption A MIDDLE-AGED Cuban woman caused chaos and confusion when she started slapping one of the priests at parish church of Sant Jaume de Palma resulting in the need to call officers from the National Police to try to calm her down on more than one occasion before she was arrested.
Gender violence DESPITE strong actions being taken by police and councils on the islands, a new report from the Gender Violence Council revealed that the Balearic Islands has the highest rate of Gender Violence in Spain although numbers reported in 2020 were less than the previous year.
Committee formed AS part of its ongoing desire to find inexpensive social housing in Mallorca, the Balearic Government has set aside €1.8 million and appointed a committee to decide on a reasonable price to pay for empty properties seized for seven years from banks and private investors.
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You’ve got a friend By Helen Weir, Director Age in Spain AT the time of writing, it is impossible to ignore the fact that it is nearly one year to the day since Spain entered lockdown and our worlds changed in ways that we could hardly have imagined. To take a very small example, who would have thought that, one year on, pretty much every English speaker in Spain would be familiar with the expression curfew? A curfew was something that belonged either in the past or somewhere far distant from dear, relaxed, dinner-at10pm Spain. Or so we thought. And just as we have learned
Some of the Age in Spain Team of Friendline volunteers. new language and how to deal with new restrictions, we have also learned to interact with each other differently. Families get together on Zoom as a matter of course now. Who would
have thought of that in March 2020? At Age in Spain, we also recognised that even in normal times older people often find their circle of friends gets smaller
and that it can be hard to make new friends. That’s why we launched Friendline, our free telephone friendship service for English speakers in Spain who are over 60. Since December last year the team of Friendline volunteers have been making calls and making a difference. In fact, we now have 37 volunteers already trained (and 19 more awaiting training). This means if you or someone you know in Spain would benefit from a regular friendly call, we can be there for you. Do get in touch. Find out more about Friendline at www.ageinspain.org/friend line.
Smart bus stops installed
THE Consell de Mallorca plans to install 180 smart bus stops throughout Mallor‐ ca as part of its Smart Island pro‐ gramme. The new network of the intercity bus service on Mallorca that came into oper‐ ation at the beginning of 2021 now in‐ corporates another improvement. The installation of digital poles at the stops allow passengers to obtain more information about the public transport service and news of general interest about Mallorca at each bus
BUS STOPS: Providing information.
Balearic Cycling Federation CELEBRATING its 125th anniversary, the Balearic Cycling Federation unveiled its new kit, at the Consell de Mallorca offices. The Consell is one of the federation’s major sponsors of Balearic cycling through the Fundació Mallorca Turisme as regular competi‐ tions help to promote the Balearic name worldwide. This new kit, designed by Mallorcan artist Albert Pinya will be the official strip of the federation’s riders for the next four years. “Mallorca and cycling have a link that comes from outside, as ev‐ idenced by these 125 years of the federation, and we hope that it will continue to do so for many years,” said the President of the Council, Catalina Cladera, during the presentation. A number of up and coming male and female cyclists attended the event as well as the artist and members of the Consell.
First electric vehicle
THE public cleaning company EMAYA which looks after the cleanli‐ ness of streets of Palma has introduced its first electric cleansing vehicle into service. EMAYA has been committed to electric mobility for some years now and all new passenger vehicles (cars and vans) that have been purchased recently are electric. The new vehicle which appeared on the streets on March 16 is a mechanical grinder which does not emit any kind of polluting gases while working and does not make any noise during its movement whilst moving, only when grinding. Taking the matter of green energy a step further, the company is expanding the installation of solar panels in Son Pacs, so that the charging of its electric vehicles will be 100 per cent solar powered.
across the island. At the moment, three prototypes have already been installed ‐ currently being tested ‐ at the Algaida (ses Es‐ coles), Pollensa and Son Caliu (Calvia) stops and if successful it is planned to expand to 177 more stops. Each pole is powered by a photovolta‐ ic panel installed at the top; however, there is an option to connect the 2.6‐ metre‐high stainless steel information station, (which has an internal light for night use) to the mains.
Forest Restoration XARXA FORESTAL is organising a fortnight of activities to celebrate International Forest Day. The Forest Management Service of the Balearic Ministry of the Environment has the aim of conveying to the public the impor‐ tance of taking care of forests, not only from their conservation but also from their management. Online on Thursday March 18, there will be a review of the cur‐ rent situation with regards to the boxwood butterfly on the island of Mallorca from 9.45am, registration required through www.ru ralcat.gencat.cat/inscripcionspatt. A bicycle visit to the Son Real forest has been organised for Sat‐ urday March 20 and on Sunday March 21, an open day is planned at the Balearic Islands Forestry Centre (CEFOR), where you can get to learn about the seed bank and forest nursery, tools for conserv‐ ing biodiversity. Six centres around the islands will have various actions to help schoolchildren understand the importance of forests.
TAKING CARE: Understanding the importance of forests.
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Queen Sofia gets jab
QUEEN SOFIA: Has been vaccinated. QUEEN SOFIA was vaccinated at the El Pardo‐Fuencarral Health Centre in Madrid on Tuesday, March 16 ‘in line with e s t a b l i s h e d p r o t o‐ cols,’ according to Royal Family sources. The family was heavily criticised af‐ ter it was reported that the sisters of King Felipe VI, Elena and Cristina, had been vaccinated dur‐ ing a visit to their fa‐ ther emeritus King Juan Carlos I in the United Arab Emirates in February. The emeritus king, who abdicated the throne in 2014, has been living in Abu Dhabi since last Au‐ gust. He fled Spain as al‐ legations of financial wrongdoing mounted against him. In light of the con‐ troversy, the royal household has made it clear that King Fe‐ lipe VI, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Sofia would be vacci‐ nated ‘when it corre‐ sponds to them.’ When questioned about the vaccination of Elena and Cristina, sources said the King is ‘not responsible for the acts of his sisters’ and insisted that the R o y a l Fa m i l y w o u l d only be vaccinated when it’s their turn. Aged 82, Queen Sofia falls into the over 80s group whose vaccination began a few days ago.
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Vaccination update Best in the world
By Age Concern Mallorca SOME confusion seems to have arisen in some of the Balearic health centres as they have not appeared to be completely au fait with the protocols regarding who can receive the vaccinations etc. It has been confirmed by Gerencia de Atencion Primaria that all PAC’s Spanish National Health Centros de Salud, health centres will be taking and registering anyone of any nationality who is legally resident on Mal-
lorca who can provide a Certificate de Empadronamiento, their Certificate of Residence and or TIE card and or Passport. In some Health Centres it will be necessary to make an appointment ringing the appointment number and indicating Covid Vaccine. The vaccine is available free of charge for everyone legally resident on the island through the National Health Service Seguridad Social. Remember the vaccinations
180 Animals Found Poisoned MEMBERS of the Guardia Civil’s nature branch, Seprona, said they have arrested or investigated more than 300 people over the last year as part of their role preventing crimes against animals, discovering more than 1,200 prohibited hunting methods and nearly 180 animals that were poisoned. During their investigations, officers also found explosives, firearms, silencers and drugs. Police say they carried out more than 900 inspections last year in in hunting farms and livestock farms, investigating 337 people and detecting more than 2,600 administrative infractions and 320 crimes. Among the crimes, they found several cases of endangered species being killed, as well as various animal poisonings.
are being administered in age groups. At present the over 90s are being vaccinated. The next group to be vaccinated will be those over 80. Everyone who is registered will be advised by their health centre where and when to go for the vaccination but this will take time. If you are already registered with your local PAC or health centre and have a valid red or blue Tarjeta Sanitaria with a photo on, you do not have to do anything you will be advised. If you do not have this card and wish to temporarily register to get the vaccine then contact your health centre making an appointment and take all of the documents mentioned above when doing this. Those residents who live in Calvia, Capdella, Paguera, Costa Calma, Santa Ponsa and El Toro should contact the Centro de Salud in Santa Ponsa making an appointment by calling 971 694 615. Those living in other areas of Calvia should contact the Centro Salud in Palma Nova calling 971 683 775 or 971 681 283. The Balearic number for appointments at the Health Centres is 971 437 079.
ELEVEN Spanish hospitals are among the 200 best in the world, according to the World’s Best Hospitals 2021 list by American publication Newsweek. Six of them are located in Madrid, two in Catalonia, and one each in Navarra, Andalucia and Valencia. The six in Madrid are La Paz, Gregorio Marañon, 12 de Octubre, San Carlos Clinic, Ramon y Cajal and the Jimenez Diaz Foundation. For the third consecutive year, Newsweek, together with research firm Statista, has published the list of World’s Best Hospitals 2021. It shows 2,000 health centres in more than 25 countries that stand out for their commitment to excellence, as well as for their prestigious doctors, nursing care and use of cutting-edge technology, amongst other parameters. The international and national rankings are based on recommendations from medical experts, surveys of patients and professionals. The two in Catalonia are
the Barcelona Clinic Hospital, which has the best position of all the Spanish hospitals on the list at 38, and Vall d’Hebron, and the
others mentioned in Spain are the Navarra University Clinic, the Virgen del Rocio Hospital in Sevilla and La Fe Polytechnic in Valencia.
Netflix plans Spanish Bird Box A S P A N I S H movie spin-off of Netflix 2018 supernatural thriller hit Bird Box, which starred Sandra Bullock and was directed by Susanne Bier, is in the pipeline, and shooting of the as yet unnamed film is expected to start toward the end of the year in Spain. Original producers Dylan Clark and Chris Morgan will reportedly return but will add a distinctly Spanish flavour. Bird Box remains one of Netflix’s most-watched original movies ever, with Bullock portraying a mother trying to protect herself and her two children from mysterious creatures that force people to kill themselves if they lay eyes on them. There has been talk of a sequel for some time, with the author of the source novel Josh Malerman claiming last year that the follow-up was in development.
Narco Submarine Intercepted
THE National Police, working in conjunction with the authorities in Colombia, Holland, Portugal, the UK and the US, as well as Europol, have delivered a crushing blow to the international drug trade by seizing a huge nine-metre long submarine in Andalucia, the first of its kind to be intercepted in Spain. A total of 52 people have been arrested and 30 have been admitted to prison without bail. The submarine was discovered in an industrial warehouse in Malaga and has the capacity to transport as much as two tonnes of cocaine. The vessel, which did not submerge completely once in the water, was designed to look like a pleasure craft to any patrols searching from the air.
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Spanish French dual nationality SEPE website back online
SPANISH President, Pedro Sanchez, and the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, have signed an agreement that will allow dual citizenship. Thanks to the agreement which was signed during the Spanish-French summit on Monday, March 15, in Montauban, France, Spanish citizens who want to obtain French nationality would not first have to renounce their own as had happened until now. According to the calculations of the Spanish President, this could benefit more than 350,000 Spaniards in France and some 160,000 French citizens in Spain. This is Spain’s first dual nationality agreement in Europe, although there were already several in place with countries in the Ibero-American space, that is, those who have Spanish or Portuguese as one of their official languages.
AGREEMENT: Signed by two presidents. There are currently dual nationality agreements in place with Portugal, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea and 12 American countries: Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Bolivia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Argentina and Colombia.
Nasal Spray withdrawn
THE Taffix nasal spray, which claimed to stop any type of virus getting through the nasal cavities, has been withdrawn by the Spanish Agency of Medicines due to the doubts from the clients and scientists. An investigation is being carried out at the European level into the spray, leading Spanish health authorities to remove it from sale. The spray had promised protection from contracting viruses, however Spanish health experts say its effectiveness had not been scientifically proven after carrying out various studies. The news comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced countries should carry on giving the AstraZeneca vaccine following concerns over side effects.
THE State Public Employment Service (SEPE) website is once again giving users appointments and the pre-application service for individual benefits is also up and running. Services on the website were partially restored on Monday, March 15, following a cyber attack on Tuesday March 9 that left the agency’s online services down for a week. Experts from the National Cryptological Centre, the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) and the General Secretariat for Digital Administration have worked tirelessly to get the services running as normal as soon as possible with the maximum safety conditions, according to the Ministry of Employment. Other functions on the web are still not available, but the service to get an appointment in an unemployment office is available and so is the first step to apply for benefits. The other functions should be restored gradually as experts work as quickly as possible. Deadlines for requesting benefits have been extended. The Director General of SEPE,
Gerardo Gutierrez, said the security problem had been contained. He ruled out that the
agency’s computer applications or confidential data had been affected.
Not fare!
PEDRO BRITOS, head of the Vice Ministry of Transport, confirmed on Monday March 15, that at least 15 public transport companies have been denounced and sanctioned after slashing the frequency of their buses. Hundreds of passengers have reportedly taken to social media over the last few days to air their anger at having to use ‘overcrowd‐ ed public transport’ because of the cuts. Britos told Monumental 1080 AM a series of meetings are to be held with transportation companies to “correct the problem and strengthen the areas where the regulated ones occur to avoid crowds.” “We are going to take actions so that no worker lacks the service to get to work and then home. We cannot deny the situa‐ tion, we have 15 companies sanctioned for not complying with the frequency,” he said. Britos added that “there are transport companies that have de‐ clared bankruptcy and that they are working on quick solutions to cover the itineraries.” The minister also told the radio station that the government is “finishing some adjustments’ to plans for the Armed Forces to step in “to transport citizens” and reinforced night timetables in light of new restrictions. He warned that all companies at fault have been sanctioned and “sanctions will continue for those that do not comply with the ser‐ vice.”
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Made in Spain
VACCINE: Important for manufacturing industry. ACCORDING to reports, Spain could begin manufacturing the Sputnik V vaccine. Spain’s Ministry of Health said the country is one of the candidates to manufacture the Russian vaccine. According to reports, the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) is in talks with several companies with facilities that have the capacity to produce them. Kirill Dmitriev, director of the Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF, which markets the vaccine around the world, said he had already reached agreements with production facilities in Italy, Spain, France and Germany to produce Sputnik. However, a spokeswoman for Health said she is not aware that there are any agreements. The company signed the first agreement with RDIF to manufacture the vaccine in Europe in Italy with pharmaceutical company Adienne, as confirmed by the fund and the ItalianRussian chamber of commerce. This move is an important step for the Russian drug, since one of the requirements of the European Union to approve, buy and distribute vaccines among their countries is that they have manufacturing capacity on European soil.
Raising cancer funds
A SPANISH cop is to run 180km to fund Jaen’s first palliative unit for children with cancer. National Police officer Miguel Echevarria, based in Linares, plans to complete his marathon in 24 hours to raise funds for Jaen Hospital in collaboration with the organisation Pídeme La Luna (Ask For The Moon). He will set off from La Guardia de Jaén on March 20 and end in the Bulevar park in the capital, and has already raised around €15,000. After spending an afternoon with children with cancer, the father‐of‐two told Cope: “It was something very special” and prompted him to do some‐ thing to help. He decided to collaborate with the charity association Pi‐ deme La Luna, and is inviting other runners to take part in his challenge. Runners can buy a bib for €10 and up to 80 people can take part in different sections of the route, complying with Covid security measures estab‐ lished by the health authori‐ ties.
SPANISH COP: To run 180 kms in 24 hours.
€3 M to Control Migration
THE Guardia Civil Support Command, the financial representative of the Guardia Civil, had applied for the grant for their AMIGO‐ 2019 operation within the European Commission’s Internal Secu‐ rity Fund (FSI), which was approved with a maximum grant of €3,046,170.25. The AMIGO‐2019 operation, which covers the expenses of the activities of the Guardia Civil in response to the migration situa‐ tion in the south of Spain, was put in place due to the increase in migration from north Africa. They are responsible for the surveil‐ lance of coasts and borders in Spain and use a large number of re‐ sources to manage migration, which has increased in recent years. They said: “To maintain the level of assistance and oper‐ ability of the units deployed there, it was decided to develop an operation that would allow the established deployment to con‐ tinue, replenishing the resources used.” The Internal Security Fund 2014‐2020 covers different missions related to the protection of the southern border of Europe and the management of migration. It finances mainly the deployment of personnel to control immigration, as well as the costs of trans‐ portation, cleaning and food for staff.
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Illegal Racing Gathering THE Local Police of Jerez de la Frontera in Cadiz Province, last Sunday March 7, broke up a gath‐ ering of around 400 people who were attending a con‐ centration of illegal motor‐ bike racing on the derelict grounds of the old sugar factory in the Jerez district of Guadalcacín. Officers discovered a home‐made racing circuit built out of old car tyres, with two cars and two motorbikes being confis‐ cated for not having any valid insurance, and around 100 fines were given for failing to comply with the coronavirus re‐ strictions. Many of the people tried to flee as soon as the police were spotted approaching, leaving behind large amounts of alcohol which they had been also con‐ suming illegally in public.
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Ilegal broadcast Network dismantled.
THE National Police disman‐ tled a network for illegally broadcasting audiovisual content that had been downloaded more than 100 million times with suspected illicit gains of around €5 mil‐ lion. The operation was carried out with the Andorra and Portuguese police, EUROPOL,
Property scam fraudster NATIONAL POLICE have arrested a 33‐year‐old fraudster in Zaragoza who was wanted throughout much of Spain. The person under investigation always operated through the same modus operandi, making use of a well‐known internet por‐ tal for buying and selling flats, where he asked for an amount of money that was always well below the market price. At least three people had made complaints against him once the scam had been carried out and they had paid him amounts ranging between €200 and €2,100, although more are expected to come forward. Police in Madrid had identified the perpetrator, but not his lo‐ cation, and a national search and arrest warrant was issued which resulted in him being found and taken into custody in Zaragoza. He has since been released with charges. He has a criminal record for similar crimes for which he had been arrested in several locations throughout Spain.
INTERPOL and EUROJUST. The investigation began in October 2018 as a result of complaints filed with the Na‐ tional Police by the ACE ‐ Al‐ liance for Creativity and En‐ tertainment, the Professional Football League and the Pre‐ mier League for unauthorised broadcasting of audiovisual content, subject to Copy‐ right. The police found that the person in charge of the app, called Mobdro, was residing in Andorra and managed the network from there. They also found there were three other people in‐ volved who were promoting the app on web domains in Spain. They did not in fact have a direct relationship with the person in Andorra but had managed to set up a site which provided access to the app from which they ben‐ efited financially. The police have withdrawn the app from the platforms on which it was available in Spain and Portugal.
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Pill-cam trials
THE NHS is trialling miniature capsule cameras, which can be swallowed by patients and provide a cancer diagnosis within hours - helping to speed up cancer checks and catch more cancers early. The imaging technology, in a capsule no bigger than a pill, can provide a rapid diagnosis. Known as a colon capsule endoscopy, the cameras are the latest NHS innovation to help patients access cancer checks at home. “Traditional endoscopies mean patients need to attend hospital and have a tube inserted whereas the new tech-
CAMERA: Size of a pill. nology means that people can go about their normal day,” said NHS England. An initial group of 11,000 patients in England will receive the capsule cameras in more than 40 parts of the country. The NHS said it has prioritised cancer care during the coronavirus pandemic and the
latest figures show that hospitals carried out more than two cancer treatments for every patient they treated for Covid-19. In December 2020, more than 25,000 patients were reportedly treated for cancer and more than 200,000 people had checks - 13,000 more than the same month the previous year. NHS Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens said: “As we come out of ‘peak Covid’ and the disruption of the pandemic, the NHS is now pushing ahead with genuine innovation to expand services for many other conditions.
Ryanair Adds New Spanish Flights IRISH airline giant Ryanair announced on Thurs‐ day March 11 that it will be opening up Costa Blanca to the Spanish islands by creating nine new connections and a total of 70 routes, a whopping 40 per cent more than summer 2020, and up to 800 weekly flights from Spanish air‐ ports, all operating from July 1. “As vaccination against Covid‐19 intensifies in
the coming months, domestic traffic in Spain is expected to be the first to skyrocket this sum‐ mer,” Ryanair said in a statement. The new routes will link Alicante with Ibiza, Lanzarote and Menorca. In the Costa del Sol, the airline will operate between Menorca, Sevilla and Malaga, as well as a new route between Fuerteventura and Valencia.
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Bears With A Future
THE brown bear has been ex‐ periencing a slow comeback in northern Spain in recent years, and a new campaign launched by the European Life pro‐ gramme has set an objective to encourage population growth even further. ‘Bears
with a future’ aims to protect the species from the effects of climate change by planting some 150,000 additional trees and large shrubs in their habi‐ tat. According to the Spanish Cat‐ alogue of Threatened Species,
the brown bear in this country faces two distinct climatic chal‐ lenges. Firstly, the rise in global temperatures means that bears aren’t hibernating for as long each year, exposing them to more dangers. Secondly, irregu‐ lar harvests of native fruits such as blueberries have severely de‐ pleted their food supply. The project has a total bud‐ get of €2.58 million, will have a contribution from the EU of al‐ most €2 million and will last un‐ til March 31, 2025. The aim is to ensure the animals have enough food that they don’t have to come too close to hu‐ mans and to educate the public about this endangered species.
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Freed After Stabbing Friend A WOMAN has been freed by a court in Malaga after allegedly stabbing her friend 17 times. The incident is said to have taken place at a hostel in Puerto de la Torre where the women were staying with several friends, celebrating a birthday. Police say that after consuming a few drinks, the detainee, 25, allegedly attacked her friend, 28, with a sharp object, before guests in an adjoining room called police. After officers arrived, the victim was no longer there as she has been taken to hospital by a friend due to her injuries. Police say blood stains found at the scene show the assault
OFFICERS: Found blood stains at the scene. could have started in the room before moving outside. After looking around they found a knife and another sharp object, with experts now working to determine which weapon was used. The detainee was also assisted by the health workers, since she
had some minor injuries, including scratches. The victim was treated at Malaga’s Regional Hospital for 17 stab wounds, however none of them reached her vital areas and they were not very deep. The woman was discharged several hours later.
£26M bullion robber broke
THE brains behind £26M Brink’s‐Mat bullion robbery has died broke, aged 78. Despite masterminding Britan’s biggest robbery at a warehouse on Heathrow’s perimeter in 1983, Brian ‘The Colonel’ Robinson was ‘cheated’ out of his share and never received a penny on his release from prison. The stolen 6,800 gold ingots, diamonds and cash would be worth £100 million (€117 million) today. The crime that shook the nation left a trail of eight murders and
a worldwide hunt for the loot. Armed raiders got away with £30 million worth of pure gold af‐ ter Robinson recruited his brother‐in‐law, warehouse guard Tony Black, who went on to shop him to police. Robinson was jailed for 25 years together with co‐ringleader Micky McAvoy. But on his release, he ‘didn’t get a tanner’ having been ‘cheat‐ ed’ by the ‘people he trusted,’ according to an associate. His funeral has been delayed by family and friends until April 12 so that a wake can be held on a licensed premises.
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THE top performer was the Norwegian krone, helped by upward pressure on oil prices and suspicion that the Norges Bank might be considering tighter monetary policy. The Canadian dollar took second place, strengthening by an average of 1.6%, and sterling was in third with an average gain of 1.2%. The biggest losers were the safe-haven Swiss franc and Japanese yen, both falling by an average of 2.5%. With the exception of international trade, where exports to Europe in January plunged 40.7, the UK economic data were not bad. House prices remained buoyant. The purchasing Managers’ indices were much as expected at 55.1 for manufacturing and an almost-neutral 49.5 for services. Retail sales returned to growth in February. Sterling’s major events were the chancellor’s budget and a speech by the Bank of England governor. Rishi Sunak’s array of generous handouts and delayed tax rises went down well enough, and there was no real surprise at Andrew Bailey’s reminder that interest rates are not going up. Data from the euro zone indicated that Germany
has slotted back into its role as the EU’s economic prime mover. The country’s manufacturing PMI reached 60.7, a 37-month high. Europe’s services sector was dampened by lockdowns, as were pan-Euroland retail sales. When the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged it made a slight tweak to its quantitative easing strategy. “Purchases under the pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) over the next quarter [will] be conducted at a significantly higher pace than during the first months of this year,” but the size of that programme will remain unchanged. US data for jobs, personal spending and inflation were mostly constructive, and the US dollar was firmly planted in the front half of the currency field. Inflation was heavily influenced by a 6.4% monthly increase in gasoline prices and a 3.9% rise in energy overall. Likewise, the big 2.4% rise in personal spending was driven by the government’s stimulus cheques. The successful passage of Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill through Congress was welcomed but had minimal effect on the currency. Its advent has been four months in the making, allowing plenty of
time for its impact to be discounted. The CAD had a good run, helped by a generally positive appetite for risk among investors and mostlypositive domestic ecostats. Gross domestic product expanded by 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2020 and January’s trade surplus was the biggest since July 2014. As expected, the Bank of Canada kept monetary policy unchanged. It expects inflation to move towards the top of its target band in the next few months and for it then to subside “as base-year effects dissipate and excess capacity continues to exert downward pressure.” With an average gain of 0.3% the AUD was in the front half of the field but not by much. Investors were not unduly impressed by the stronger-than-forecast 3.1% expansion of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2020, nor could they get excited by improvements in the manufacturing and services purchasing managers’ indices. Despite an expansion of its quantitative easing programme the Reserve Bank of Australia managed to preserve its dovish credentials. Governor Philip Lowe said wage growth would have to be “material-
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FINANCE Fastest growing SPANISH temporary work platform Jobandtalent has obtained an investment of €100 million from a Japanese company to add to €88 million received from French investor Infravia. With €500 million turnover, the company has been named one of the fastest growing European businesses by the Financial Times and Statista.
GDP down COMMENTING on the fact that UK Gross Domestic Product dropped a further 2.9 per cent in January, INFINOX, spokesperson Ulas Akincilar, told City AM “The UK economy may look like a punch-drunk boxer hanging off the ropes, but the blows are doing less damage each time.”
Malaysian imports SPAIN is one of the major markets for the import of palm oil, bio diesel and rubber from Malaysia and this appears likely to continue to grow. In general terms, Spain imports around €1 billion worth of Malaysian products annually and exports just over €600 million.
Massive losses HAMMERSON, the owner of the Bullring and Brent Cross shopping centres as well as Bicester Village Outlet Centre has indicated that it will need to sell more of its properties in order to continue after losing £1.7 billion (€1.87 billion) in 2020.
McDiversity THE Spanish division of burger giant McDonald’s is taking a ground breaking step in introducing procedures to manage and assist sexual diversity. Faced with a changing world and the need for equality, its 35-point plan includes ways of assisting staff who look to initiate gender reassignment. It is assumed that if this caring attitude for staff needs is successful it will be introduced across the bulk of the network of McDonald’s outlets in more than 100 countries subject to whatever local laws may apply.
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is the amount that the Spanish Government plans to give to companies and the self-employed by way of pandemic aid.
UK pet boom over lockdown Imports and
ONE industry that is going to see a definite upturn in business is that connected with pets as British house‐ holds ramped up pet own‐ ership according to the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA). There are now an esti‐ mated 34 million pets in the UK including 12 mil‐ lion cats and 12 million dogs, 3.2 million small mammals such as guinea pigs and hamsters, three million birds and 1.5 mil‐
lion reptiles. There are al‐ so five million aquaria. This equates to 17 mil‐ lion households responsi‐ ble for a pet’s welfare. No‐ tably, over a third (38 per cent) of new owners claimed that having a new pet was like having a new baby and almost a fifth (17 per cent) of families with children admitted that training was more chal‐ lenging than expected. Almost two thirds (59 per cent) of new owners
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are aged 16 to 34 and 56 per cent of new pet own‐ ers have children at home. Although 74 per cent claim their pet has helped their mental health through the pandemic, the annual PFMA study raises pet welfare con‐ cerns, especially as al‐ ready 5 per cent of all new pets have been given up as people were unable to cope. The big fear now is that whilst the decision to buy
a pet during lockdown seemed a sensible and caring option, when peo‐ ple start returning to work the new pets are suddenly going to find themselves in a completely different and often newly isolated environment. In the meantime how‐ ever, an increase of around 10 per cent in new pets is going to see com‐ panies like Pets at Home enjoy significant addition‐ al turnover.
Inditex does it again
Can they get Covid Jab? We had our residencia appointments can‐ celled last year because of the pandemic and we have been waiting since August for anoth‐ er. We registered our intention online to apply for residencia before December 31. We are reluctant to go back to the UK in case we obtain an appoint‐ ment when we are away. We are hoping we can have a Covid‐19 jab here. We have been told that we can register at our local health centre with our Padron, NIE and passport. Can you confirm this? I have also been told our EHIC cards are okay until expiry date. F T (by email) It is correct that your European health YOU AND THE LAW care cards are valid IN SPAIN until their expiry date. However, your chances of obtaining a Covid vaccination on the Spanish health system are not good. Earlier information given online referred only to persons with Covid symptoms and seeking treatment. This was misinterpreted and does not refer to persons simply wanting a vaccination. You wish to apply for a TIE card as a non‐EU citizen to reside in Spain and the date to do this has been extended beyond June 30 for an indefinite period.
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ALTHOUGH for years Netflix publicly accepted that people tended to share their password with friends, tough competition is making the company recon‐ sider its position. When you sign up for their online streaming you have to create a password, not just to protect you, but also to ensure that others can’t take advan‐
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Inditex Uterqüe store in Valladolid. EVEN the pandemic can’t stop the incredible growth of the world’s largest fashion retailer, Spain’s Inditex which made a €1.1 billion profit in 2020. Yes, sales did drop by 28 per cent from €28.2 billion to €20.4 billion but online sales grew by 77 per cent to €6.6 billion and in the circumstances, a €1.1 bil‐ lion profit is certainly a great achievement for the group. According to Chairman Pablo Isla, “Inditex has emerged stronger after such a challenging year thanks to the amazing commitment dis‐ played by everyone here at the company.” Zara and Zara Home contin‐ ue to be the most lucrative of the group’s businesses but all
divisions saw significant sales despite the fact that at one time during 2020 every single one of its 6,829 stores was closed at some stage during the year. It even managed to launch 25 additional online platforms throughout the world and 29 new stores as well as donating huge amounts of resources to different governments, chari‐ ties and health services in a bid to assist in the fight against the pandemic. Looking at Spain, it in‐ creased its purchasing from home suppliers and spent some €4 billion with them as well as paying tax (much of this in Spain) amounting to €4.8 billion.
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tage of watching the Netflix pro‐ grammes free of charge. In the agreement that you enter into with the company (but probably never read) it does state that account details should not be shared with any‐
one outside of your household. Research studies however suggest that out of its 200 mil‐ lion plus subscribers worldwide, as many as 40 million may share their password with friends, so Netflix is actively requesting
confirmation from viewers whether they are in a house‐ hold which includes a sub‐ scriber. Everyone who watches Net‐ flix, using a particular password can be traced to the subscriber
EXPORT of British goods to the European Union fell by 40.7 per cent in January according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) whilst imports also fell. The UK spend was £5.3 billion (€5.8 billion) down on European products, but spent £8.9 billion (€9.8 billion) less on European imports in the first month fol‐ lowing new trading rules intro‐ duced due to Brexit. The ONS suggest that this is a temporary blip as companies get used to new rules and partly be‐ cause many had stocked up with European made goods prior to December 31, 2020.
Luxury ice cream ITALIAN company Ferrero Rocher is to launch ice cream versions of the famous chocolate as well as Raffaello brands made in Spain. Initially to be marketed in Aus‐ tria, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, it will be manufactured in the Ice Cream Factory Comaker plant in Valencia Province which it acquired in 2019 through its Ferrero Ibérica subsidiary. Once these test markets have shown that there is a demand for these distinctive ‘luxury’ chocolate ice cream brands, they will be rolled out across Europe and beyond. and whilst it may be complicat‐ ed, the company could police who is watching without having paid. The problem for Netflix is that in the USA, its largest mar‐ ket, there are so many new platforms such as Disney+, Amazon Prime, and HBO MAX it can’t afford to have so many ‘freeloaders’.
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PIONEERING DECISION: Minister of Labour Yolanda Díaz explains the legislation. LAST September the Span‐ ish Supreme Court ruled that a delivery rider for Glo‐ vo should be recognised as an employee not a self‐em‐ ployed worker. This meant that the Span‐ ish Government had to take action to recognise this de‐ cision and it has now an‐ nounced that a new law will be introduced to regu‐ larise the situation of food delivery drivers for not just Glovo, but Deliveroo and others. Only recently, the UK courts made a similar deci‐ sion with regards to Uber drivers and it seems that this will become an area which will be reviewed by the majority of govern‐ ments throughout Europe. Although the Spanish Government has taken its time to prepare legislation and has consulted the ma‐ jor companies in both main‐ line and what is know as the ‘gig’ industries as well
as trade union leaders, it appears to be looking to go further than initially ex‐ pected. Announcing the decision, Minister of Labour Yolanda Díaz said that the legisla‐ tion (which should be com‐ plied with within 90 days) is pioneering and part of a modernisation of the labour market. What was groundbreak‐ ing was her later observa‐ tion that “Algorithms must serve people and labour rights. With the new legisla‐ tion, workers’ representa‐ tives will be able to access the employment impact of algorithms and artificial in‐ telligence systems on all platforms.” This means that if it ap‐ pears that certain drivers are being favoured over others, it will be possible for representatives of other workers to demand access to the programming of allo‐ cation of work.
EU checks postponed CHECKS on some EU goods coming into the UK will be delayed by six months in order to give businesses more time to prepare. The official government explanation is that the new timetable would help firms recovering in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst it is difficult for businesses to bring certain British goods into Spain following Brexit, physical checks on products such as meat and dairy products entering the UK from the EU due from July will now begin in January 2022.
APS, the association rep‐ resenting companies in‐ volved with digital plat‐ forms has indicated that they oppose this particular part of the new legislation as it could hurt Spain’s digi‐ tal economy expansion.
BUSINESS EXTRA John Lewis THE John Lewis Chairman Sharon White has warned of further ‘painful’ store closures as the company reported its first ever annual loss as the 2019 profit of £146 million (€160.5 million) turned into a £517 million (€568.5 million) loss in 2020 due to the pandemic.
MWC shock ALTHOUGH it was hoped that the Mobile World Conference would take place in Barcelona after being cancelled last year, its future hangs in doubt as megabrands Ericsson, Facebook, Nokia, Oracle and Sony have now pulled out of the June show and others may follow.
Coaled feet ENCOURAGED by environmental group charity ShareAction and pension funds, HSBC Bank has indicated that it will stop financing projects which include the use or mining of coal by 2040 provided that 75 per cent of shareholders vote in favour of the decision.
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The whine-fest was pure pantomime LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THIS week I intended to give advice on the upkeep of your Azaleas. Dream on! On second thoughts, I decided I’d better toe the journalistic line and scribe my views on a subject that has probably occupied more columnists’ grey matter than the death of Lady Diana and the abdication of King Edward put together. Yes, of course I’m referring once again to THAT interview. Last week I wrote a few lines decrying the whole charade, however that was only after viewing the first carefully selected trailers that had ‘leaked’ out. Later, after seething through the whole painfully contrived event, I felt even more convinced that this was a clever PR exercise, designed to do nothing more than absolve Ms Meghan from the majority of public opinion, which considered she had captured and lured a young impressionable man from his loving family and was subsequently
PR PROJECT: No Oscars for their recent performance.
using him to further her own career and raise her status in Hollywood society. Well, to my mind, the plan to restore this young lady’s ever so important
‘celebrity integrity’ failed miserably. This was a calculated and extremely expensive Public Relations project from the very outset and was undoubtedly
the result of many meetings between Ms Oprah, her PR department and Ms Markel. (Harry was probably issued with a script to peruse at home!) The whole intelligence insulting debacle involved a cast consisting of three people, one of the richest black women in America; a mixed race Hollywood soap actress, married into Royalty and a young, privileged and utterly spoiled Prince. The ‘shoot’ took place under the California sunshine in the gazebo of a millionaire friend, just a stone’s throw from their own respective multi‐million dollar mansions and showed them discussing as to how discriminated against and victimised they all were! I mean, just how much of mugs do they take us all for? One of the main problems faced by the PR people was to somehow reverse public opinion that her split with (yet another) family ‐ was not due Meghan’s connivance or manipulation. No Oscars in that direction either. I thought their performances were mediocre and almost laughingly implausible. They would never have
gotten a series out of it. Even the usual racist accusations and close up of Oprah’s ‘jaw drop’, which was always intended to be a show stopper, was badly delivered and lacking in authenticity. They hadn’t even coordinated their individual scripts. Anyway, if my own family was prone to having three nipples and I wondered if a new born family member would follow the same trait; it wouldn’t make me a ‘nipple’ist’, merely a curious in‐ law. No this whole whine‐fest was pure pantomime. Those who are interested in body language will, I’m sure, also have noticed that throughout the whole discussion, it was her Ladyship’s hand resting firmly on top of his, pinning it securely to the arm of the chair. Position normal I would ascertain! Late Sunday newsflash. Relatives of George Floyd have been awarded $25 million! There you are, his life was worth something after all! Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com. Expatradioscotland. Mon. Wed. Fri.
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You can’t just cancel the past MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION
Views of a Grumpy Old Man SO another week’s gone by, and time to catch up with my grumpiness. Where to start? How about the Dr Seuss books - six of them banned because of racial overtones? I noticed Green Eggs and Ham wasn’t on the list. Surely the reference to ham is insulting because it may offend members of the Muslim and Jewish faiths. Then we have Mr Potato Head now just being called Potato Head. What’s the matter with people? These join the hoo-ha about Gone With the Wind. I read this week about the reediting of a scene from Fawlty Towers - a totally politically incorrect masterpiece of humour of its time. We know that Love Thy Neighbour was racist but nearly everyone appreciated that it was the racist character that was made to look like the ignorant idiot that he was. As with Alf Garnett and his homophobic, misogynistic, racist character and his rants, we laughed because we all knew someone like him. You can’t just erase them. You learn from it. Tom and Jerry, the classic cat and mouse cartoons, some made more than 70 years ago, now carry a warning for subscribers to Amazon Prime
Instant Video. What about the animal cruelty to Bugs Bunny? Elma Fudd has been banned from carrying a gun but can still go after Bugs with an axe. Looney Tunes is the right name for it. Hold on isn’t the word looney offensive? There have been claims of racist stereotyping in the depiction of a black maid in the cartoon series. Amazon’s warning says such prejudice was once ‘commonplace’ in US society. Tom and Jerry, once a staple of children’s British television, is being presented with a cautionary note about ‘ethnic and racial prejudices.’ Uncle Ben’s rice had to have a name change because of racial stereotyping. Over the years many brands have retired their packaging mascots because of various groups complaining. Aunt Jemima Eskimo Pie, Tony the Tiger both changed. What about Mrs Earlswood pickles? They have a woman’s face on the jar. I think she looks Jewish because they used to be called kosher pickles, but do you know what, I’m not offended. There are American sports teams that have changed their names like Cleveland Indians who lost their logo and the Atlanta Braves and so it goes on and on. You can’t cancel the past - it happened. I agree some stuff should be changed but you have to draw the line somewhere - don’t you?? Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urging its readers to support local businesses in the com‐ munity by going local through the lockdown and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and super‐ stores. During this lockdown and with Easter upcoming, we challenge you to rediscover your local high streets, mar‐ kets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent business‐ es in your area. Due to the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic, you may have to sup‐ port many local businesses by ordering 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 lock‐ down restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent busi‐ nesses can help support the local community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, consider where your money is actually going. By shopping at an indepen‐ dent store you’re putting food on a local 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 actu‐ ally much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous gen‐ erations and support not just the current owner but the generation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of eu‐ ros spent there are support‐ ing 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 com‐ pete with the multinational and chains.
So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butch‐ er and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us re‐ vive that community spirit and get to know our neigh‐ bours again. You could also consider purchasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, think‐ ing outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a lo‐ cal studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online study course for someone looking to change their career path. As people are struggling with finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift perhaps pre‐ paying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry , give the gift of peace of mind through these difficult times. Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a difference in the recovery of the local economy. When we buy local, our money stays local, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways.
First, buying local keeps mon‐ ey circulating within the local economy. Studies have shown that lo‐ cal businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create locally owned supply chains and invest in their employees. Data shows that local retail‐ ers return 52 per cent of their revenue back into the local economy, compared to just 14 per cent for national chain retailers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For exam‐ ple, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce. First, they sell to a local restaurant, which in turn pre‐ pares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its local employ‐ ees and the restaurant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbour‐ hood hardware store. This ex‐ ample illustrates how the re‐ circulation of money in the local economy leads to a stronger financial foundation for our neighbours and com‐ munities. Buying local also fu‐ els new employment and job opportunities for people with‐ in our community. Studies show, locally owned business‐ es employ more people per unit of sales and retain more employees over time. A fantastic example of how to support your local commu‐ nity is with a Charity Gift cer‐ tificate, why not donate to your loved one’s favourite cause. Just remember to follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe.
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Quadruple Still On A 2‐0 VICTORY over Borussia Monchengladbach in Bu‐ dapest on Tuesday, March 16, has kept Manchester City’s hopes of winning the quadru‐ ple alive and it was all rather easy. City were dominant over both matches and it took just 12 minutes to add to their 2‐0 aggregate lead from the first leg and six‐minutes later they had booked their place in the Champions League quarter‐fi‐ nals. Kevin De Bruyne smashed in a fierce, 20‐yard strike in the 12th minute which was fol‐ lowed by a goal from Ilkay Gundogan, who finished neat‐ ly after racing on to Phil Fo‐ den’s defence‐splitting pass. City could have scored more but the victory was so comfortable that Guardiola was able to rest players in the second half ahead of Satur‐ day’s FA Cup quarter‐final
PHIL FODEN: Made a defence-splitting pass for Manchester City. clash with Everton. Monchengladbach ‐ who have now lost their last seven games in a row across all competitions, their worst los‐ ing run since losing eight in a row between September and November 1989 ‐ continue to struggle ever since manager
Marco Rose announced he was leaving to take over at Borussia Dortmund in the summer. Pep Guardiola’s side will now be in the hat for the Champions League quarter‐fi‐ nal and semi‐final draw on Friday, March 19, as their
march towards the Istanbul final continues. It is likely that they will face a genuine European heavy‐ weight in the quarter‐final draw, however, with Liver‐ pool, Paris Saint‐Germain and Real Madrid among those al‐ ready through.
Real Madrid Go Through FOR the first time in three seasons, 13‐times champions Real Madrid have finally made it through to the quarter‐finals of the Champions League, after beating Serie A side, Atalanta, 3‐1 on Tuesday evening (March 16), in the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium, giving them a 4‐1 aggre‐ gate victory over the two legs. Atalanta should have scored early on with their first chance of the match, when Luis Muriel crossed the ball, but Thibaut Courtois stopped Robin Gosens’s goal attempt from close range, and similarly, Vinicius Ju‐ nior wasted a great opportunity, only to see Berat Djimsiti block his shot. It was the Croatian midfield maestro Luka Modric, as always with the perfect pass, who on 34 minutes, latched onto Marco Sportiello’s stray pass, and squared it to Karim Benzema who gladly buried the ball into the net for 1‐0. A penalty to Madrid after 60 minutes saw the game wrapped up, as Sergio Ramos stepped up to place the ball into the corner beyond Sportiello, after Rafael Toloi had picked up a yellow card for his trip on Vinicius. Benzema really should have put the game to bed when he connected with Lucas Vazquez’s cross, only to hit it straight into Sportiello and then the post. Atalanta, three goals down on aggregate, fought to find a way past Courtois, but twice Duvan Zapata was foiled by the Belgian stopper, but in the 83rd minute there was nothing he could do to prevent Muriel’s free‐ kick from going into his net. A spirited comeback was ended on 84 minutes when substitute Marco Asensio beat Sportiello at his near post to wrap the match up and send Los Blancos into the quarter‐finals of the Champion’s League.