Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 12 - 18 August 2021 Issue 1884

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The people’s paper Issue No. 1884 12 - 18 August 2021

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COAST IS CLEAR Photo credit: Orihuela city hall

WASTE land opposite Arenales del Sol’s Carabassi beach, formerly used as an unofficial car par until it was fenced-off in 2020, will be developed and later reopened as a paid car park for 278 vehicles.

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Time to sow GROWERS began sowing the Vega Baja’s main crop of artichokes, hoping that this year they will be able to plant a 2,000-hectare area as they did before the disastrous September 2019 storms.

More jobs THE Vega Baja’s unemployment figures fell by 441 in July, according to the region’s official employment service, LABORA. Torrevieja had the biggest drop with 487 fewer jobless although in some towns, like Callosa, unemployment rose.

New role ORIHUELA’S bullring has been restored while respecting its historic and architectural features. Once it meets current regulations and technical requirements it will then be licensed for use as a multipurpose installation.

POSIDONIA CHECK: IEL divers happy with the Orihuela Costa’s underwater meadows.

ORIHUELA COSTA’S underwater meadows of Posidonia Oceanica (Neptune Grass), which are vital to the marine environment, are in optimum condition.

The Institute of Coastal Ecolo‐ gy (IEL) has been examining the state of Orihuela’s meadows as part of the POSIMED pro‐

gramme which has been sup‐ ported and financed by the Diputacion provincial council for several years.

With 73 Posidonia sampling sites along the Alicante coast, POSIMED’s network is now the most extensive in Spain, the Diputacion announced last July.

The information that volun‐ teer divers gather at these sites is later compiled in reports that as‐ sess which Posidonia meadows are in a good or a bad condition.

The recent IEL inspection cov‐ ered the Punta Prima, La Zenia, Cabo Roig and Campoamor, sampling stations, explained Ori‐ huela’s Environment councillor Damaso Aparicio.

Control dives were also car‐ ried out off Orihuela Costa’s 11 Blue Flag beaches, he said.

“We have verified that the Posidonia is in perfect condition, confirming it as the best on the Costa Blanca,” Aparicio declared.

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Fundraising for the Samaritans BUSINESS owners Ryan Fox and Scott Wolf are using their candle‐ making company to raise funds for the Samaritans in Spain.

Based in Catral, the pair are using proceeds from sales of their products at Fox & Wolf to donate to the British‐speaking charity in Spain.

A former psychotherapist in the UK, Ryan Fox told the Euro Weekly News: “We aware that there is a need for mental health support here in Spain and we wanted to tap into a service like the Samaritans in Spain that offers English speaking help.”

He and partner Scott Wolf are donating €1 from every sale of their Fox & Wolf home fragrance products over €30 to the charity, as well as €1.50 for every sale over €40 and €2 for every sale over €50. The pair are now raising funds for the Samaritans in Spain from sales on their website at www.foxandwolfcollection.com.

Samaritans in Spain are entirely volunteer‐run and offer En‐ glish‐speaking support across Spain every day of the year from 10am to 10pm on 900 525 100. For information on the Samari‐ tans in Spain or to volunteer, visit www.samaritansinspain.com.

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New bike lane

THE new €227,480 bike lane between Orihuela and Montepinar is now in use.

The city’s mayor Emilio Bascuñana and Roads councillor, Alejandro Morant, formally signed off the two kilometres of newly-built lane on the resurfaced road linking

the CV-870 and CV-868 as far as the Montepinar crossing.

The next stretch between the CV-868 and Montepinar will be built by the provincial council, the Diputacion which is responsible for this section of road and will meet the €330,000 cost,

Rapid response times ALICANTE’S fire service is set to be boosted with a €2.5 million investment. The project aims to modernise and renovate the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Service. It will include a variety of new equipment including rescue vehicles and kits. Councillor for Safety Jose Ramon Gonzalez said the plan, “aims to ensure that our firefighters have the best and carry out their work on the front line quickly and effectively.” The plan, drawn up by commanders in the fire service, will improve response times across all units including mountain and sea rescues.

Alicante sea turtle alert A L I C A N T E’S city council is asking locals and tourists to call 112 if they spot a sea turtle nest or even a sea turtle to ensure that they are protected.

The campaign aims to raise public awareness to the fact that sea turtles make nests on the beaches in the area.

The nests are normally laid in June and hatching season can run up until the start of October. In June, a turtle was spotted on the beaches of Orihuela.

Sightings should be reported to 112 and the turtles should not be touched or the nests disturbed.

It is hoped people will report not only turtle sightings but also that they will report spotting trails on the sand too.

Experts will then head to the location where the turtle or the trail was spotted to ensure the turtle’s safety.

Bascuñana explained.

Also present were councillors Damaso Aparicio, Victor Valverde and Angel Noguera.

“Work has finished a month earlier than expected,” said Aparicio who heads city hall’s Environment department.

“We are continuing with our commitment towards sustainable mobility and encouraging the use of transport that is less polluting, he added. “This is the first of many projects that we have in hand.”

UK travel rules for expats EXPATS travelling to the UK following the government’s announcement that Spain remains on its amber list still face some restrictions.

“If you have been fully vaccinated in Spain, you will not need to quarantine when you arrive in England or take a day eight test. You still need to take a Covid-19 test in the three days before you travel, book and take a day two test and complete a passenger locator form,” the British embassy in Madrid said.

Expats returning to the UK will also need to show that they have been vaccinated, “You need to show your travel operator proof that you’ve been fully vaccinated with one of the authorised vaccines before you travel.

“This proof should be an EU Digital Covid Certificate for Europe, digital or paper certificate, showing you’ve had a full course of a European Medical Agency approved vaccination.

“As a precaution against the prevalence of the virus and variants in Spain, the UK is encouraging people travelling from Spain to use a PCR test for their pre-departure test,” the embassy added.

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NIBS EXTRA Moving out ORIHUELA’S city hall, the 18th century Marques de Arneva Palace, has been vacated so that repairs could begin on the damage inflicted on the building by the September 2019 DANA storms. Employees who habitually work there have been relocated to other municipal buildings until work finishes next month.

New chief REDOVAN’S Local Police has a new chief, Jose Gabriel Martinez, an officer with 21 years’ experience who after completing the required selection process, substitutes Antonio Ruiz who retired recently. Two interim officers are now permanent, bringing a total of 13 officers, leaving one vacancy still to be filled.

Action needed SANTA POLA Town Hall has ordered the closure of several classrooms in three local schools after detecting structural problems. Mayor Loreto Serrano has given the regional government’s Education department to present plans for solving the defects and to certify that pupils can safely return to school in September.

Energy plan ELCHE City Hall will spend €925,347 on 2,000 streetlamps in parks, gardens and squares in the city centre and outlying districts. The new lights will follow the traditional format, said city hall spokesman Hector Diez, but LED technology will bring a 40 per cent reduction on energy bills.

New use THE Generalitat will purchase the unused former residence for the elderly, the Orihuela Asilo, to house the Oriol Occupational and Residence Centre as well as the CRIS day centre. Following the DANA storms of September 2019, to move temporarily when to other when their centres were affected.

Oar power TWO young members of Torrevieja’s Real Club Nautico each won silver medals in Coxless Four races in the Copa Juventud (Youth Cup) in Linz (Austria).

Both girls recently spent 40 days in Galicia, selected by Spain’s Federacion Española de Remo, where they trained with the country’s rowing elite.

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Something for everyone SAN FULGENCIO has organised a full programme of activities for August.

This began on August 7 and next up is a show on Saturday August 14 at 9.30pm in Plaza de La Constitucion in the town centre.

The bill is headed by Las Supremas de Mostoles, a music group of three sisters from Madrid, with supporting acts by singer Veronica Lozano and Humour at First Sight

by Carlos Luna.

A Night of Zarzuela - an evening of popular and tuneful songs from Spain’s favourite operettas - is scheduled for the following Saturday August 21.

This will take place at 10pm in front of the medical centre in San Fulgencio’s Urbanisation area. The

Photo credit: San Fulencio town hall

SUMMER PROGRAMME: San Fulgencio councillors Samantha Hull, Josefina Sampere and Ana Mª Villena. cultural programme concludes on Saturday, August 28 with a performance of Lady Pop at 10pm on Avenida Londres (Phase IV). “We

ELCHE City Hall will remove the Cruz de Los Caidos cross when the Plaza del Paseo de Germanias is redesigned.

A €65,800 contract to draw up the plans and later carry out the €1 million project has now been awarded to an architectural stu‐ dio, announced city hall spokesman, Hector Diez.

Despite pressure from the Partido Popular and Vox political parties, this will not include the cross, inaugurated after the Civil War in memory of the fallen.

Pay your way SANTA POLA boat‐owners complained that they can no longer use the municipali‐ ty’s only free launch channel.

This has been closed for more than six weeks after some of its marker buoys broke free during the last storms, although owners informed the town hall at least a month ago that they could not access the channel adjoining the Bancal de l’Arena beach. Jorge Diez, Santa Pola’s Beaches and Infrastructures councillor, blamed the delay on red tape that is hindering the ten‐ der for a contract to install a system that can remain in place year‐round.

In the meantime boat‐owners are hav‐ ing to pay to use the slipway at the Santa Pola Club Nautico or drive to another mu‐ nicipality where ramps are free but more dangerous, as they are often in bad condi‐ tion.

have tried to put together a programme with a varied content adapted to all tastes which everyone can enjoy,” said Samantha

At cross purposes The local government, a PSOE‐Compromis coalition, regards the cross as a symbol of the Franco regime and, therefore, illegal.

The plans, which have a two‐month dead‐ line, include renovating the Civil War air‐raid shelter ‐ the best preserved in the city ‐ that

Hull, Festivities councillor for the Urbanisation zone. “All the shows are free and follow Covid-19 health and safety measures,” Hull added.

lies beneath the plaza and convert it into a museum. “We want to revive a central zone with this project, modernise it, make it acces‐ sible and provide the city with another mu‐ seum,” Diez said. A petition with 11,600 sig‐ natures has now been handed in to city hall but the spokesman was not impressed.

“Despite the much‐trumpeted signatures, they mentioned 16,000 at one point but only a third ‐ 3,800 ‐ were from Elche, with others from the Czech Republic or Bolivia,” Diez said.

Earth tremors continue AN earthquake registering 2.8 on the Richter scale occurred three kilometres below Petrer at 4.20pm on August 8. It was the third since the beginning of the month, following those in Beneixama (August 1) and on the coast be‐ tween Torrevieja and Alicante (August 5). The latest occurred a week before the anniversary of a 5.8 earthquake in Petrer in 2003 which trig‐

A COX resident with a medi‐ cal emergency rang the local health centre 100 times with‐ out getting through.

She then called the 112 Emergencies number whose operatives were also unable to get through. Owing to the serious situation, 112 con‐ tacted the Local Police.

Heat and humidity defeat Corchete TORREVIEJA athlete Luis Manuel Corchete dropped out of the 50‐kilometre Race Walk in Tokyo with just 10 kilometres remaining. He was amongst the first 30 on reaching the 40‐kilometre mark but was overcome by the combination of humidity and high tem‐ peratures although the race had begun at 5.30am in Sapporo to avoid the Tokyo heat.

Corchete, who joined Torrevieja’s Municipal Athletics School when he was seven and later joined the Torrevieja Athletics Club, qualified for the 2020 Olympics at the age of 37 when he was placed 66th in the world rankings.

gered a landslide that killed two people in the Sierra del Cid. Geologists have explained that tremors are inevitable because Spain lies on the Eurasian Plate just north of its boundary with the African Plate. Southernmost Spain has the highest seismicity in the country, as the African Plate is converging with the Eurasian Plate at a rate of about five millimetres a year.

Major fail for Cox Equally unsuccessful, they fi‐ nally went to the health cen‐ tre in person.

Cox Town Hall has now written to the regional gov‐

ernment’s Health depart‐ ment. “This has become a habit and not an exception,” Cox’s Health councillor An‐ dres Francisco Saez com‐ plained to the Spanish media.

“We have asked the Gen‐ eralitat to take the necessary steps to improve attention at the centre,” he said.

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A dangerous place to park DRIVERS are ignoring warning notices and parking over a covered channel in La Mata.

The yellow-striped space has eight road signs that those looking for a parking space are closing their eyes to.

Practically all are oblivious to the dangers involved and are unaware that this section of road covers the canal that connects the La Mata lagoon to sea.

Many are long-stay tourists with second homes in the area, and cars are sometimes left there for days or even weeks during the summer. Structurally it was not built to take the weight of vehicles or people, municipal sources explained Until two years ago, the site was used for the open-air market that is held held each Wednesday in La Mata until the town hall moved the stalls, following a caution from coastal authority Costas which is responsible for the canal.

Torrevieja’s Public Safety councillor Federico Alarcon recently called on residents and tourists to respect the road signs and keep away from the yellow-striped zone.

Asked why the Local Police are not fining cars that are parked there, he explained that there were simply not enough officers to spare.

“There are priorities and very often they can’t go there if they are assigned to other duties,” he told the Spanish media.

Summer closing

MARIA WILSON, Presi‐ dent of the Asociacion Alicante para la Lucha Contra el Cancer (AACC) for Orihuela Costa, contacted EWN recently to inform us that the AACC office at Flamenca Beach Commer‐ cial Centre is closed for the summer and re‐ opens on Monday, August 30 at 10am.

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Readers will also be familiar with Maria’s Pink Ladies and Panthers who raise both funds for the fight against cancer and awareness of the need for early detection.

“We shall still be taking enquiries online,” Maria said.

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Snickers ditch advert SNICKERS have decided to ditch their ice cream advert in Spain following a homophobia outcry. The Snickers advert has been shown both in Spain and online, and was re‐ leased only a few short weeks after 24‐year‐old Samuel Luiz was killed in an at‐ tack which was considered ho‐ mophobic.

The ad showed Aless Gibaja, a Spanish influencer eating a Snickers before changing into a man with a beard. The advert slogan read: “You’re not yourself when you’re hungry.”

The State Federation of Les‐ bians, Gays and Bisexuals took to Twitter to condemn the ad‐ vert and said: “It is shameful and regrettable that at this point there are companies that con‐

Mars Wrigley admitted that they were wrong. tinue to perpetuate stereotypes and promote homophobia.”

Snickers quickly removed the advert and apologised. “In this specific campaign, the aim was to convey in a friendly and casu‐ al way that hunger can change your character,” said Snickers.

“At no time has it been in‐ tended to stigmatise or offend any person or group.”

Mars Wrigley, the parent firm

for Snickers have also spo‐ ken out and admitted that they made a mistake, but have said they will “do better in the future”.

“We would like to whole heart‐ edly apologise for any harm caused by a recent advert for Snickers Ice Cream in Spain,” said Mars Wrigley.

“We recognise that we got it wrong and have removed the online content immediately.

“We take equal rights seri‐ ously, we want a world where everybody is free to be them‐ selves and we believe that we have a responsibility to play our part in creating that world.

“We will take the opportunity to learn from this mistake and do better in the future.”

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Our readers think English is harder to learn than Spanish ALMOST 56 per cent of our readers think that English is harder to learn as a foreigner than Spanish.

Despite most of the people who took part in our online sur‐ vey being English speakers, they admitted that for a foreigner, English is probably harder to learn than Spanish is for them.

Just over 38 per cent consider

that Spanish is harder and the remaining participants said that both languages are equally hard. One reader said “I am German and would say they are both of a similar level of difficul‐ ty,” while another reader said that it “depends on how old you are.”

It seems that for those who find learning Spanish difficult,

the verbs are the main culprits, with one reader saying “to sim‐ ply communicate well, English is harder, but to read and write perfectly and at a higher level; Spanish. Those verbs are killers.” Another said that the most difficult thing for her about Spanish is “I can ask ques‐ tions, but have no idea of the answer!”

Mothers’ employment gap THE presence of children in the house‐ hold affects the employment rate of men and women differently and wom‐ en with children in Spain most likely to unemployed compared to other mothers with children in the EU. Overall, 72.2 per cent of women and

90.0 per cent of men with children aged 25‐54 were employed in the EU in 2020. In that same age category, but for people with no children, wom‐ en had a higher employment rate (76.8 per cent), while men had a lower employment rate (80.9 per cent).

Spain’s agri-food power SPAIN'S agri‐food sector is the fourth largest agri‐food power in the EU and a world leader in products such as olive oil, pork, citrus fruits and wine. Spain is also one of the largest suppliers of fresh fruit and vegeta‐ bles to Europe, said Luis Planas, Minister for Agriculture.

“It is a sector of great social and economic importance that con‐ tributes around 11 per cent of our country's GDP and generates 2.8 mil‐ lion jobs,” he said.

In 2010 the value of food exports was €28 billion but by May 2021 it was worth €55 billion, and even though the pandemic hurt the Spanish economy overall, the agri‐food sector grew by 4.1 per cent, he added.

Minor warning THE councillor for Equality, Mariano Valera, has pre‐ sented a campaign to raise awareness about alcohol consumption among minors in Elche.

‘This Summer Touches’ is an action proposed by the Community Prevention Unit for Addictive Behaviours of Elche or UPPCA to offer the minors a return to normality pre‐pandemic by promoting healthy activities that have helped keep spirits up dur‐ ing the time of the pandem‐ ic.

Valera said that “alcohol consumption among youth fell from 44 per cent to 23 per cent in the pandemic.”

The mayor has stressed the intention pursued by the proposed campaign “Now that we can go out and en‐ joy ourselves, this summer we have to live without al‐ cohol, without drugs, and with responsibility,” he added.

The information and awareness actions towards youth will be carried out on public roads between Au‐ gust 12 and 15.

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‘Tears of San Lorenzo’ Perseids shower

SHOOTING STARS: An annual natural phenomena.

Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2021 ON August 6, the Government in Gibraltar published a Bill for an Act to make provisions for the regulation of the production, import, export, marketing and supply of cannabis for medici‐ nal purposes.

The publication of this Bill follows the announcement by the Minister for Public Health in this year’s Budget debate.

The Government is keen to support the efforts of the pri‐ vate sector by establishing the appropriate legal and regulato‐ ry architecture in order to create a robustly regulated medici‐ nal cannabis industry. It has spared no effort in ensuring that the proposed Bill creates the potential for a new industry that is regulated fully in compliance with the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended from time to time.

It is the strict policy of the Government that only the most reputable businesses will be licensed under the proposed new regime and licensed businesses will therefore need to conduct their operations fully in compliance with the statutory licens‐ ing framework.

AUGUST in Spain means the hottest and busiest time of the year, but from a meteorological point of view, it is the month during which the most anticipated annual natural phenomena occurs - the Perseids shower, a rain of shooting stars, popularly known as the ‘Tears of San Lorenzo’, for its proximity to the holiday of the Spanish martyr of the same name.

This shower actually began on July 17, but the peak of the showers is expected to be tonight, Thursday August 12, between the hours of 9pm and midnight.

In order to observe the Perseids clearly, and with the bare eye, you are advised to find an observation point that provides a dark sky, with few obstacles to impair your view, such as buildings, mountains, or trees, with the National Geographic Institute recommending not to use any optical instruments such as telescopes, or binoculars, as they limit your maximum field of vision. The tears of San Lorenzo can still be seen until August 24, in some capacity.

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Outrage among travel agencies THE Association of Valen‐ cian travel agencies, AEVAV, has voiced its outrage at the Costa Blanca hotel employ‐ er’s association ‐ HOSBEC ‐ for creating the problem that has resulted in the Im‐ serso trips being temporari‐ ly suspended this autumn, after they lodged an appeal at the end of July to the Central Administrative Court of Contractual Appeals (TCARC), against the low prices, and specifications being offered in the scheme.

Miguel Jimenez, the presi‐ dent of AEVAV, said that travel agencies in the Valen‐ cia region now face the prospect of laying staff off, and new ERTEs from September, if Imserso is in‐ deed delayed, and showed his displeasure at the way in which HOSBEC launched its appeal, when so many jobs

depend on the Imserso scheme during the low sea‐ son.

Mr Jimenez, in a state‐ ment, pointed out that in his opinion, it would have been a lot better had the associa‐ tion of hotel employees had approached the administra‐ tion in advance, and sat down and discussed alterna‐ tive ways of enabling Imser‐ so to continue, to try and reach an agreement, as op‐ posed to making the appeal without taking into account the consequences of that ac‐ tion on travel agencies.

As the AEVAV president pointed out, Imserso trips normally begin each year at the end of September, which is not that many weeks away, and that any delay in a decision to the HOSBEC ap‐ peal being made is going to create problems for a lot of

the smaller businesses who depend on Imserso, espe‐ cially even more so now, af‐ ter the pandemic has hit the sector so badly, and move‐ ment within the travel agen‐ cies is at a minimum.

He went on to say that there were other formulas to solve the low prices es‐ tablished by the Ministry for Imserso trips, including maybe offering half‐board, or accommodation only deals, as opposed to the full board being offered, which straight away lowers the cost to hotels, whereas, if Imserso did get delayed, then travel agencies will on‐ ly have the third stage of the Generalitat Travel Bonus, which begins in mid‐Septem‐ ber, and which may boost the sector a bit, although not as much as the Imserso, as reported.

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BRITISH holidaymakers will have to hand over €7 every three years as part of the European Union’s new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) if they want to enjoy a continental break. The system will come into force by the end of 2022. It is thought that the fee could apply

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Our readers are dog people AND cat people

One year early WHEN people head off on holiday they normally intend to get to the airport early, but in one epic fail a woman arrived at the airport at 6 am to discover that she was a shocking one year early for her flight home after her holiday.

The woman had been enjoying a holiday in C roatia and was ready to head back to the UK. She made sure to arrive early at the airport to ensure that nothing could go wrong but she soon found she had made a ‘slight’ error with her flight booking.

Model Alexia Portmann took to TikTok to share her epic airport fail. She claims she ended up stuck in Croatia as she tried to head home to London.

The young model showed a video of herself at the airport on TikTok, and it has racked up a shocking number of views.

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The model took her mistake well.

She captioned the video and said: “As if I’ve just gotten to the airport at 6am and my flight turns out to be next year.”

S he can be seen on the video as she laughs as she covers her mouth. It seems that she managed to take issue lightheartedly, something which not many people would be able to do.

EU visa required

to around 40 million people but 95 per cent of travellers are expected to be approved automatically. “The ETIAS authorisation will cost €7, which will be a one-off fee, and will be valid for three years and for multiple

entries,” said the European Commission. EU bureaucrats insist the system will be straightforward with an easy to fill in online form. “The process will be simple, fast and affordable,” the Commission added.

WE have an equal number of dog and cat people amongst our readers!

In our recent online survey, 28.5 per cent of participants claimed to be dog people and 28.5 per cent said they were cat people, while the remaining 43 per cent said they couldn’t choose between the two.

The number of pets has been on the rise in the past few years, and according to the Pet Food Industry N ational A ssociation ( A N FA A C ) there are more than 28 million pets in Spain.

In fact, in Madrid alone there are more dogs and cats than there are children aged under 10, and in the rest of Spain, there are now more homes with animals than with babies.

Statistics show that dogs, then cats are the clear favourites, followed

by fish and birds, small mammals and reptiles.

The expense of having a pet can amount to as much as €1,200 per year, regardless of whether they are not pedigree breeds like 35 per cent of the dogs and 50 per cent of cats owned in Spain.

Owners also claim to spend at least three hours per day on their pets, taking them for walks, to the beach, playing, doing sports or going to social events.

T hirty-four per cent of owners find pet-friendly accommodation for their vacation, 10 per cent go to pet friendly hotels, while 27 per cent leave them with family and friends and five per cent at kennels. They frequently buy them toys, snacks, clothes and even take them to spas.

Most claim to buy “quality” pet food over supermarket brands, despite the higher cost.

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Best to get a third jab.

PEOPLE over 65 years old, who have been vaccinated and have had Covid have been found to have high levels of antibodies, which protect them three months after having been vaccinated.

Unfortunately, over 65s who have not had Covid as well as having been fully vaccinated, their immunity drops. A study revealed that these people need to be vaccinated with a third dose.

Third jab plans Buenaventura Clotet, the author of the study spoke to the Espejo Publico programme and explained. “Our study, carried out on 100 people over the age of 65, shows that those who have re‐ ceived the vaccine but have not previ‐

ously had the disease have a lower re‐ sponse than those who have had the disease and have been vaccinated,” she said.

Clotet also explained how vaccine third doses should be prioritised to give

Valencia herd immunity soon

BY the third week of August, 70 per cent of Valencians will be fully vaccinated against Covid‐19 and restrictions will begin to be lifted, said Ximo Puig, President of the Gen‐ eralitat. Puig said the community was able to make the “substantial advance” thanks to the delivery of Pfizer vaccines, and once herd immunity is reached, “we can begin to lift restrictions.”

Until then, he urged people to remain aware and cautious of new variants. How‐ ever, there are no plans to introduce a Covid passport requirement for entertain‐ ment venues, doing that before everyone had been offered a vaccine would be dis‐ criminatory, he added. Valencia hopes to

have all residents vaccinated by early Octo‐ ber. Schoolchildren are also in line for their first jab of a Covid‐19 vaccine before school begins in September.

Restrictions are currently in place in 77 municipalities in Valencia with a night time curfew between 1am and 6am and restric‐ tions on the number of people who can at‐ tend bars, restaurants and other venues in place. The court‐approved restrictions are in place until August 16, but may be ex‐ tended in some areas if the rate of infec‐ tion does not improve. However, as more people are vaccinated the plan is to “re‐ sponsibly” get back to normal, Puig said on August 3.

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the best protection to the elderly. “This has to lead us to prioritise when we start giving the third dose to all those over 65, especially those over 80 to receive the third dose. First of all, those who had on‐ ly received two doses of vaccines but had not had the disease. This is impor‐ tant when it comes to structuring how these people are treated and prioritising the vaccines,” said Clotet.

Luxury break for Sanchez PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez and his family are taking their holidays in style in two stunning locations.

The President, who will be off work until August 22, will travel to the government’s official residences in Lanzarote and at the Palacio de las Marismillas, a luxurious hunt‐ ing lodge, in the Coto de Doñana.

The residence in Lanzarote, La Mareta, was previously owned by King Hussein of Jordan who gifted it to Juan Carlos I in 1989.

The Sanchez family will be able to enjoy sea views, a swimming pool, heliport and sports fields. They have spent time at La Mareta before, in 2018 on New Year’s Eve and also last summer for a few days.

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Can you sunburn your eyes?

WE all know that the sun’s UV rays can be harmful to our skin, but what about our eyes?

Many people don’t realise that our eyeballs can burn when ex‐ posed to sunlight too.

Specsavers Ópticas is on hand to explain this in more detail, as well as what we can do to pre‐ vent this from happening.

Jorge Martínez de Lizarduy Araico, store director of Spec‐ savers Ópticas in Benidorm, says: “Sunburned eyes, which can also be known as photokeratitis or snow blindness, happen when you are overexposed to harmful UV rays without the correct eye protection. This can occur when sunlight reflects off concrete, sand, water and snow.

“The overexposure to your eye damages the cornea’s outer layer, temporarily causing it to become inflamed and sore.

“As well as potentially damag‐ ing your vision, sunburn also in‐ creases your risk of skin cancer. In particular, basal cell carcinoma, which commonly develops on ar‐

YOUNG BURGLAR: Cheekily entered people’s homes. eas most exposed to the sun, such as your face ‐ including your eyelids and the skin around the eye.”

How do you know if your eyes are sunburned?

Jorge says: “When your eyes are sunburned it can feel quite painful. Your eyes will go red or appear bloodshot and may also water. While they will feel very itchy it is important not to rub or scratch them as this could worsen the problem.”

He adds: “Depending on the extent of the damage and sun‐ burn, symptoms should ease within 24 to 48 hours. Moisturis‐ ing eyedrops can also help with the healing process.

“Other symptoms also include blurred vision, sensitivity to light and the feeling of grit or sand in

your eyes.”

How can you treat sunburned eyes?

Jorge’s advice is to: • Swap your contacts for sun‐ glasses: Taking out your contact lenses will help to avoid further ir‐ ritation, while sunglasses will help to protect eyes while they heal.

• Stay inside: It is best to stay indoors while symptoms subside to avoid any further damage to your eyes.

• Cool down: Placing a cold compress or a fresh, damp cloth over closed eyes will help cool the eyes down and ease symptoms.

• Avoid itching: While it can be difficult, try to avoid rubbing or itching eyes as this will make them worse.

• See your optician: If none of this helps and eyes continue to feel sore for more than 48 hours, make sure you see your optician to check your eye health.

Protecting eyes from the sun ‐ “The best way to protect your eyes from the sun is through wearing a good pair of sunglasses with UV protection,” says Jorge.

“Look for glasses carrying the CE mark, or the British Standard (BS EN ISO 12312‐1:2013), as this en‐ sures they match up to the appro‐ priate safety standards.

“Wearing a wide‐brimmed hat can also help shade your eyes and protect your face. It is also really important that when you are spending time outdoors that you never look at the sun directly as this can damage your eyes.”

There are six Specsavers Ópticas stores on the Costa Blanca; in Javea, Calpe, Benidorm, Guardamar, La Zenia and Torrevieja. Visit www.specsavers.es to find your nearest store.

While you were sleeping A 20-YEAR-OLD Ukrainian man has been arrested in Murcia for allegedly carrying out a series of home robberies using force while people were sleeping in their homes at night. The Guardia Civil managed to arrest the man in Murcia, and he has been sent to prison.

The Guardia Civil officers carried out an investigation to find out the identity of the young man who had been stealing from homes in Alicante since late July.

The burglar was extremely bold and one elderly woman woke to discover that he was crouched at the end of her bed. The woman thought that the person at

the end of her bed was her son at first, but as he attempted to steal her mobile phone it lit up and showed his face.

The robber quickly exited the room and jumped from a low balcony, but as he left the property he shot the elderly woman a smile.

Thanks to the descriptions provided by the victims, together with the various steps taken, it was possible to determine the identity of the individual, who had previously been arrested for other similar acts in Torrevieja, and from whom several stolen objects were seized during the entry and search of the house where he lived.

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Killer whale damages SOUNDING like something out of a Steven Spielberg film, earlier this month, three sepa‐ rate incidents off the coast of Barbate, in Cadiz Province, saw three boats damaged, the oc‐ cupants of which had to subse‐ quently be given assistance by the Maritime Rescue services, after incidents involving killer whales.

In the first incident, the Stel‐ la Maris contacted the rescue services at around 2.50pm, asking for assistance, in need of being towed ashore, report‐ ing damage to its rudder due to a run‐in with a school of killer whales, at which point the Salvamar Enif rescue boat was mobilised to the location, and proceeded to tow the stricken vessel back to the port of Barbate.

Shortly after the first rescue, at around 3pm, another craft, this time named El Tazar, also requested assistance, report‐ ing a similar incident with some killer whales, although in this case it did not need tow‐ ing, and the Salvamar Arcturus rescue boat was deployed.

Both incidents occurred around 1.5 miles off the shore by the Atlanterra urbanisation, but then, at around 6.45pm, another call came from the sailboat Le Veteran, which was located around 2.5 miles off the coast of Faro Camarinal, once again reporting a clash with killer whales which had left them without a rudder,

Orcas vs boats. which resulted in the Salvamar Arcturus being mobilised to tow the vessel into Barbate.

Spain at risk of deadly forest fires UPCOMING weather conditions and increasingly dry soil could put Spain at risk of deadly forest fires like the “catastrophic wave of fires of great magnitude” seen recently in Turkey, Greece, Italy and the Balkans. The government is urging residents and holiday‐ makers to exercise “caution and care, since it is a time of high risk and extreme caution is required.”

Seven “big fires” occurred between July 12 and July 27, in Castil‐ la‐La Mancha, Andalucia and Catalonia. Two of them in Ciudad Re‐ al, in the municipalities of Corral de Calatrava and Almaden, one in Cuenca and another in Albacete.

Ninety‐five per cent of forest fires are by human carelessness.

“We must pay all our attention to avoiding them, protecting our soil is everyone's job,” the government said.

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Sky One scrapped ONE of the UK’s oldest non‐ter‐ restrial TV channels, originally launched back in 1982, has been scrapped. Sky one has been home in the UK to hit shows

such as The Simpsons, 24 star‐ ring Kiefer Sutherland, and Prison Break.

September 1 will see the Com‐ cast‐owned broadcaster launch

High Court decision DOZENS of jihadists could try to return to the UK after a recent High Court ruling. A woman from the north of England, known on‐ ly as D4, had her citizenship taken away from her in 2019 for rea‐ sons of “national security”.

D4 travelled to the Middle East to join Islamic State and she re‐ mains in the same camp in al‐Roj, Syria, that also houses Shamima Begum. A High Court judge found on July 30 that the grandmoth‐ er was wrongfully stripped of her British citizenship. The move to suspend her rights as a UK national was unlawful because the Home Office failed to inform her it was doing so.

The legal verdict did not dispute the decision to re‐ move her citizenship but rather the method of doing so. The judg‐ ment could pave the way for appeals from dozens of ji‐ hadists claiming the right to re‐ turn to the Dozens of jihadists may now appeal.

UK.

two new channels, Sky Showcase and Sky Max. Sky Showcase will replace Sky One on the TV guide and feature a selection of shows from across its portfolio, includ‐ ing Sky Nature, Sky Arts, SyFy and E!. It will also air selected high‐ lights from Sky Cinema and Sky Sports.

Sky Max, available on‐de‐ mand, will be home for original dramas like A Discovery of Witch‐ es, Cobra, and comedy and en‐ tertainment shows such as A League of Their Own. It will also play host to shows such as The Russell Howard Hour and DC Superheroes as well as a revival of Never Mind the Buzzcocks hosted by Greg Davies while Noel Fielding and Daisy May Cooper act as team captains.

Sky Comedy is also get‐ ting a refresh as it be‐ comes the home of Sky Original Comedy, with shows that previously aired on Sky One like Code 404 and Hit‐ men Reloaded mov‐ ing over.

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Boris wants ‘Big Bang’ PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have called on the UK’s institutional investors to “seize the moment for a ‘Investment Big Bang’” to boost Britain’s long‐term growth.

“It’s time we recognised the quality that other coun‐ tries see in the UK, and back ourselves by investing more money into the companies and infrastructure that will drive growth and prosperity across our coun‐ try,” Johnson and Sunak wrote in an open letter pub‐ lished this month.

“We want to see UK pension savers benefitting from the fruits of UK ingenuity and enterprise, being given the opportunity to back British success stories, and secure higher returns and better retirements,” they added.

Currently, global investors, including pension funds from Canada and Australia, are benefitting from the opportunities that UK long term investments afford, while UK institutional investors are under‐represented MORE wasted food is thrown out during the summer months than in autumn and winter and the government is urging people in Spain to take extra‐care to buy and use food sensibly.

Three out for four households in Spain throw out more food in the summer than they do during winter and the government is reminding consumers of the ‘Nothing is thrown away here’

UK needs to back its own companies. in owning UK assets. More than 80 per cent of UK de‐ fined contribution pension funds’ investments are in mostly listed securities, which represent only 20 per cent of the UK’s assets.

“The Prime Minister and Chancellor recognise that choosing which assets to invest in remains a matter for pension fund trustees and other institutional investors, but urges them to consider whether they could invest more UK assets that require longer‐duration invest‐ ments,” the government said in a statement.

Stop summer food waste campaign that was that it launched in June to combat waste throughout the food chain. According to the govern‐ ment, “In the summer season there is worse management in food use due to factors such as heat, vacations and more leisure time.”

Some 23.1 per cent of the food thrown away between spring and summer is cooked, a percentage that drops to 17.2 per cent in autumn and winter.

Over 42 per cent of households throw away prepared dishes in the summer , compared to 38.1 per cent in autumn and winter.

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EU inks vaccine deal THE European Commission has signed an agreement with Novavax to acquire at

Winter sun sale FOR those who like to plan in advance, Jet2 has a choice of winter sun desti‐ nations on sale from Belfast International, Birm‐ ingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and London Stansted airports for winter 2022 and 2023.

Destinations include the Canary Islands as Madeira, Turkey and Cyprus.

“As well as meaning that customers can book their winter sunshine nice and early, the unrivalled choice of flights we have on sale means that customers can be totally flexible when it comes to choosing how long they want to holiday for,” said Steve Heapy, the CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays.

least 200 million doses of its future vaccine against the coronavirus.

Under the agreement, member states will have ac‐ cess to 100 million Novavax vaccines by early 2022 and an option to purchase 100 mil‐ lion more in 2023.

“As new variants of the virus spread throughout Eu‐ rope and the world, this new contract with a company that is already successfully testing its vaccine against these vari‐ ants is an additional safeguard

for the protection of our pop‐ ulation,” said the Commis‐ sion’s President, Ursula von der Leyen, earlier this month.

Novavax is a biotech com‐ pany developing next‐genera‐ tion vaccines for serious infec‐ tious diseases. The EU said it is working with the company based on “a solid scientific evaluation, the technology used, the experience of the company in vaccine develop‐ ment and its production ca‐ pacity to supply the entire EU.”

Police arrest Poles THE Guardia Civil, National Po‐ lice and Polish police have dis‐ mantled a gang of drug traffick‐ ers operating in Poland and Spain.

Nine people were arrested and two cannabis plantations with more than 1,400 plants along with 25 kilograms of mari‐ huana‐derived products pre‐ pared for distribution were un‐ covered.

The gang planned to ship more than 1.2 tons of cannabis worth almost €5.3 million into Poland. Police seized assets, in‐ cluding luxury villas in Spain, val‐ ued at almost €5 million.

National Police in Alicante and the Valencia’s Guardia Civil were assisted by the Polish po‐ lice officers and the suspects de‐ tained in Spain now face extra‐ dition to Poland to face charges.

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Ashes ‘rain’ in Med THE Mediterranean coast in summer normally brings images to mind of stun‐ ning sea views and clear blue skies, however though, at the moment many areas of the eastern

Mediterranean are experi‐ encing a completely differ‐ ent reality as tempera‐ tures soar and reach record highs as in coun‐ tries such as Turkey, Greece and in parts of

Prison without bail A 77-YEAR-OLD man was arrested by the National Police after opening fire on a man who was trying to enter his house in the dark.

The detainee allegedly used his hunting shotgun to kill a 35-year-old man at his house in Ciudad Real.

The elderly man has been provisionally charged as the alleged perpetrator of the death. The court ordered that the elderly man be remanded into custody without bail.

The alleged homicide is still being investigated but National Police sources have explained that the el-

derly man heard noises in the early hours of the morning. When he went to investigate the source of the noises, he saw a person next to his house trying to force entry in the dark. He used his hunting shotgun to fire a series of shots before calling the National Police.

As reported, officers from the “National Police and the Local Police of Ciudad Real went to the house, as well as a mobile ICU, whose crew could only certify the death of the man who had been shot”, according to emergency services 112.

southern Italy blazes have been advancing.

An unprecedented heat‐ wave is being experienced in these countries and av‐ erage temperatures have hit a staggering 45 degrees Centigrade. This means that many Mediterranean regions have the ideal con‐ ditions for shockingly large fires to break out.

Firefighters performed an impressive 740 inter‐ ventions in southern Italy in the space of only one day. The area has been hit by a shocking amount of fires with the worst hit area being Sicily.

Sardinia has also been hard‐hit and only recently a state of emergency had to be declared after fires broke out on the western coast.

Other countries stepped in to help as best they could, and air support was sent in from France and Greece. Sadly though over 20,000 hectares of land were destroyed.

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Fake kidnapping A 51-YEAR-OLD woman has been investigated by the Guardia Civil in Oviedo for faking her own kidnapping in the town of Piloña, in As‐ turias.

The woman had allegedly been kidnapped on June 20, and was reported missing by her daughter who rang the

Guardia Civil to say that her mother had been tied up in‐ side a cab lorry by her ex‐ partner.

Officers rushed to the home of the ex‐partner but were able to verify that the woman was not in the cab of his lorry and that he had not kidnapped her. The offi‐

15 dogs abandoned every hour ACCORDING to data collected by the RSCE and based on figures from the Affinity Foundation, 15 unidentified dogs are abandoned in Spain every hour. The study highlights that this is 162,000 dogs that are “left to fend for them‐ selves” each year of which 120,000 do not have a mi‐ crochip. The RSCE has said that this means the person who owns the dog cannot be located and will not have to face fines for abandonment. It also means that the number of animals that are up for adoption increases and so does ex‐ penses for shelters, refuges and collection services.

It is estimated that it costs over €1 million each year just to microchip these abandoned dogs.

cers then contacted the daughter of ‘supposed kid‐ napping victim’. The daugh‐ ter was able to tell the offi‐ cers that her mother was located close to her ex‐part‐ ner’s home and was actually in her own car.

Officers were soon able to locate the woman on a rural road near the house of her ex‐partner, sitting in her car with her hands tied to the steering wheel with a cord.

Officers were puzzled when they discovered two plastic cable ties were hanging from the cord and were completely pulled closed.

The officers noted that the cable ties were doing nothing.

Officers investigated the case thoroughly and discov‐ ered that the events that the woman explained had not actually happened and that she had planned to im‐ plicate her ex‐partner in her kidnapping. She has now been charged for faking her own kidnapping.

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New law to ensure disabled access

SPAIN has launched a new law to ensure that disabled people have equal access to public spaces.

The Order aims to ensure, “The real effectiveness of universal accessibility and the right to equal opportunities and treatment for all people in public spaces that they enjoy as citizens.”

“To do this, it introduces rules to make them as understandable, usable and practicable as possi-

ble, in conditions of safety and comfort and in the most independent and natural way possible,” the government said.

“The entry into force of the Order will undoubtedly have a positive impact on urban quality, good design and the recovery of public spaces for all people and especially for those who suffer some type of disability, be it permanent or temporary,” the government added.

Vaccine for all S P A I N is donating 7.5 million Covid‐19 vaccines to countries in South America and the Caribbean.

After an agreement reached between AstraZeneca, COVAX and Spain, the first donations began last week with 101,760 going to Lima, Peru. Nicaragua received 97,920 doses. Paraguay will get 253,440 doses and Guatemala will get 201,600. These deliveries will be followed by another delivery to Ecuador.

“As the process progresses, it will continue with oth‐ er shipments to the region which will reinforce the aid provided by Spain in recent months in the form of technical cooperation and shipments of medicines and other supplies needed to fight Covid‐19,” the govern‐ ment said.

COVAX coordinates international resources to en‐ able low‐to‐middle‐income countries equitable access to Covid‐19 tests, therapies, and vaccines.

By 15 July 2020, 165 countries, including Spain, had joined COVAX.

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Start-up success THE Minerva Programme, an accelerator promoted by the Ministry of Economic Trans‐ formation, Industry, Knowl‐ edge and Universities togeth‐ er with Vodafone, has promoted a total of 183 start‐ ups since its creation almost a decade ago.

These initiatives have al‐ ready invoiced almost €11 million in 2020, 41.6 per cent more than in 2019.

The 80 per cent of compa‐ nies accelerated by Minerva comes to market their prod‐ ucts and services at the end of the program. Some 40.3 per cent of start‐ups that reach the commercialisation phase have been able to sell their in‐ novative solutions outside of Spain.

Almost half of these start‐ ups have sold digital services or products oriented to com‐ panies and 46.5 per cent have developed business models based on the end consumer.

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Ryanair leaves Southend RYANAIR have announced that the London Southend Airport will no longer be home to one of their bases from November 1, this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Ryanair have been based at the airport located in Essex after they signed a five‐year agreement and they have been there since 2018.

The global travel industry has been hit by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic but tourism is re‐ turning. Ryanair is not the only travel operator to have been hit by the pandemic which saw non‐essential air travel halted in the UK for months.

The London based airport is run by Esken Ltd. “Esken, the aviation and energy infrastructure group, has today been informed that Ryanair

has stated its intention to close its base at Lon‐ don Southend Airport with effect from the start of the winter season this year,” said the compa‐ ny.

“As a result, Ryanair will cease operations based from London Southend Airport from November 1.

“Esken is currently in the process of reviewing the impact of such decision on its forecasts.

“However, the financial impact of Ryanair’s base closure will be mitigated by a reduction in costs directly associated with serving Ryanair’s base and the low level of passengers expected during the winter season.

“Esken will provide a further update as soon as it is able.”

Solar energy deal ENLIGHT Renewable Energy has signed an agreement to acquire a portfolio of photovoltaic solar energy projects, in several stages, that are currently under development in Spain, with po‐ tential aggregate capacity of ap‐ proximately 490 MWdc. The portfolio is made up of 10

projects in Andalucia and Valen‐ cia which have some of the best radiation in Spain, and supple‐ ments the location of the pro‐ jects the company is building and developing in Spain, cur‐ rently in the Castilla La Mancha region. The projects are held through special purpose compa‐

nies, which at this stage hold most of the rights to the land for construction of the projects and the approvals to connect to the electricity grid.

“This is another expansion of our portfolio of projects in Spain, which already includes the largest wind farm in Spain which is in advanced stages of construction, as well as another 800MWdc in development. The new portfolio, which already secured grid connection rights to the national electricity grid, will add significant solar power in high‐radiation areas and will diversify our production sources in the Iberian region,” said Zafir Yoeli, Enlight’s senior vice‐president for business de‐ velopment.

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Terrorist arrested in Mallorca THE Guardia Civil detained an Algerian man on July 31 in the town of Llucmajor, Mallorca, for terrorism offences.

Their investigation revealed that he led a criminal organisation involved in human trafficking with connections to “facilitating groups” based in North Africa.

Taking advantage of this infrastructure, the suspect facilitated the transfer of combatants from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia to areas controlled

by jihadist factions in Libya, which he in turn financed with funds from his criminal activity.

The operation to detain the suspect was carried out in close cooperation with Interpol and the Algerian authorities. The suspect had multiple passports and travelled frequently, the Guardia Civil said.

The Guardia Civil suspects that the criminal organiszation he was behind was bringing terrorist fighters from Algeria to Spain.

Separately, Interpol revealed that an organised crime group based in Spain which smuggled migrants by sea from Algeria to the Spanish coast was also dismantled by the authorities in early July.

Law enforcement officials from 47 countries participated in Operation Liberterra and carried out 500,000 inspections at checkpoints and airports as well as at hotspots identified through intelligence and investigations around the world.

Aviation market rebounds

AS of the start of August, Spain is the biggest aviation market in Europe ranked by scheduled seat capacity.

It has the number one international market and the number three domestic market, behind Russia and Turkey, making it the biggest domestic market in western Europe.

Before the pandemic Spain was number three in Europe, behind the UK and Germany.

Spain is at 70 per cent of 2019 capacity for August, more than any other leading western European nation and ahead of the Europe-

wide rate of 65 per cent.

The recovery in passenger traffic is lagging behind capacity for Europe as a whole, but the gap may be closing in Spain.

The top three airlines in Spain - Ryanair, Vueling and Iberia - have retained their precrisis rankings and increased their combined seat share from 42.5 per cent to 50.6 per cent.

Ryanair has a 22.1 per cent share versus 16.7 per cent for Vueling and 11.8 per cent for Iberia, but Iberia as a group has 30.3 per cent. IAG’s acquisition of Air Europa would take this to 35 per cent.

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Chosen for studios

WANDA-HALCYON Televi‐ sion has announced a deal with regional movie studios for their exclusive use in Malaga and Valencia, whilst also revealing plans

to open a further studio in Almeria.

Wanda‐Halcyon Televi‐ sion will be located for 12 months at the Figurarte Studio in Molina, Malaga

and Pasarela Studios in Va‐ lencia.

Susan Handler, Managing Director of Wanda‐Halcyon Television said the compa‐ ny Wanda was excited to start filming various pro‐ ductions in September such as ‘Marked‐The Unforgiv‐ en,’ ‘Smoking Gun ‐ A Mur‐ der Mystery’ at the studios.

Ms Handler also said that the company would be opening a production office in Malaga and expects to rent a studio in Almeria to service an existing produc‐ tion.

Wanda Halcyon has been actively hiring some of the top entertainment execu‐ tives in Spain to round out the management team and has hired more than 100 employees over the past two months.

The company was origi‐ nally founded by Pat An‐ drew, Sutish Sharma, Scot‐ tie Frank and Prometheus Venture Capital.

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Heartening news

Panda-monium

CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN has returned to Inter Milan’s training ground for the first time since his heart attack during Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener with Finland, for tests to see if he can continue playing with the club after being fitted with a cardioverter defibrillator.

HUAN HUAN, a female giant panda on loan to France from China has given birth to twin cubs at the Beauval Zoo. She had already given birth to France’s first panda cub in 2017 and the new twins will be named by the Chinese president’s wife.

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NORWAY

Mallorca violence

No take off

DUTCH police have arrested a 19-year-old man from Hilversum for his role in two violent attacks on people holidaying in Mallorca last month. The man is suspected of kicking two people in the head, but did not attack the 27-year-old man who died in hospital after a beating.

A NEW airline, Oslo-based Norse Atlantic Airways hoped to fill the transatlantic void for cheap flights to the USA following the reorganisation of Norwegian Air, however due to government regulations and continued uncertainty caused by Covid-19 it is postponing launch until 2022.

BELGIUM

FINLAND

Stubbed out

Cat chip

IN what is thought to be the largest operation ever undertaken, around 150 police and customs from across Belgium have been involved in raids at a total of 10 factories manufacturing counterfeit cigarettes for sale mainly in France and the UK where prices have rocketed.

GERMANY Nazi tank SIX years after having been arrested for owning a Second World War Panther tank, an 84-year-old German who reportedly used to drive it through the streets of Kiel when it was snowing, is appearing in court charged with a breach of the War Weapons Control Act.

HAVING received more than 50,000 signatures, a private petition calling for all cats in Finland to be fitted with microchips has sufficient support for it to be presented to parliament for consideration. There are an estimated 700,000 cats in Finland, but only 5,000 are chipped each year.

SWEDEN Gun crime WORRIED about the rapidly rising increase in gun crime and the emergence of organised crime syndicates, the Swedish Government is considering granting greater powers to police to access mobile communications data, including chats in Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp in order to assist in fighting violent gangs.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Mike Ashley THE colourful Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley is due to step down as CEO of holding company Frasers Group in favour of his future son-in-law Michael Murray with effect from May 1 next year although Ashley will remain on the board as a director.

Production up ONE good sign of how an economy is progressing concerns the volume of industrial production the country achieves and in the case of Spain, it has been rising for the last four months with an 11.2 per cent boost in June according to the National Institute of Statistics.

Greggs expands WITH better-than-expected figures following the reopening of its high street stores, bakery chain Greggs is sufficiently enthusiastic about the future that it now plans to open a further 100 stores this year employing 500 staff as first half sales returned to pre-pandemic levels.

European funds EARMARKING funds from its Development budget, the European Commission has announced that it will grant more than €1 billion to the autonomous communities of Madrid, Aragon, the Balearic Islands and Extremadura to help strengthen their health facilities which have been put under strain by the pandemic.

Renfe investing SPAIN’S national train operator Renfe has announced that it will spend €35 million to update 44 of its existing trains.

Built by Spanish manufacturer Talgo between 2010 and 2012 the trains still have plenty of life left in them but need to be upgraded to be suitable to provide service on new high-speed lines.

In addition, they will be completely refurbished internally replacing seats, floors and toilets and introducing new passenger information screens as well as better access to WiFi for use while travelling.

This upgraded rolling stock will be introduced over the next three years with some trains ready by the end of 2021.

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€2.7 billion

is the amount that British investment fund CVC has paid to take a 10 per cent stake in Spain’s La Liga.

An eco-friendly digital euro THE concept of digital cur‐ rency has been around for several years and the majori‐ ty of Central Banks including the European Central Bank (ECB) favour an official cryp‐ tocurrency.

The ECB has been review‐ ing the matter for more than nine months and has taken the next step by launching a formal investigation phase of a digital euro project.

“Our work aims to ensure that in the digital age citizens and firms continue to have

access to the safest form of money, central bank mon‐ ey” commented ECB Presi‐ dent Christine Lagarde. The investigation phase will last 24 months and aim to ad‐ dress key issues regarding design and distribution.

A digital euro must be able to meet the needs of Europeans while at the same time helping to prevent illicit activities and avoiding any undesirable impact on finan‐ cial stability and monetary policy.

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Politicians, bankers and law enforcement agencies see significant ongoing dan‐ gers with uncontrolled cryp‐ tocurrencies such as Bitcoin, which recently broke the $40,000 (€33,876) barrier as it is an almost untraceable ‘dark’ currency.

In addition to its easy use by criminals, it has seen nu‐ merous people investing in the currency and then not declaring profits when the value goes up, so significant tax income may be lost.

Both the Eurosystem TAR‐ GET Instant Payment Settle‐ ment (TIPS) and alternatives like blockchain could process more than 40,000 transac‐ tions per second.

A digital euro core infras‐ tructure would be environ‐ mentally friendly: for the ar‐ chitectures that were tested, the power used to run tens of thousands of transactions per second is negligible com‐ pared with the energy con‐ sumption of crypto‐assets such as Bitcoin.

Wills in Spain

Can he avoid double tax?

I A M a British pensioner with an extra works pension. I pay income tax on these in the UK. Now that I am a ‘resident’, the Spanish Tax Agency wants me to pay tax here. However, I still pay UK income tax at 20 per cent and I understand this will be 22 per cent in Spain. My questions to our local Consulate and to the UK tax office have so far brought no result. I consulted a Spanish lawyer, who also was unable to help. What can I do?

R L (Mallorca)

DAVID SEARL

Y O U need to obtain Form S1, YOU AND THE LAW Spain‐Individual, IN SPAIN and FD9 to apply for relief at source from United Kingdom income tax and also claim any repayment of UK tax which you may be owed from HM Revenue & Customs. You can write to HM Revenue & Customs at Ty Glas, Ty Glas Road, Llanishen, Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF14 5YA. You can telephone HMRC for help during UK office hours from outside the UK at +44 135 535 9022. The form itself is quite daunting, at 18 pages. Finally you deliver the completed form to your nearest Spanish Tax Agency office

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

THANKS to the inventive mind of an 82‐year‐old Galician, a Spanish company traps vapour in the air to create drinking water.

The company Aquaer which is based in Sevilla is dedicated to create drinking water where no other sources are available and has produced a relatively small refrigerating unit which simply us‐ es humidity to create water.

Get a copy of the will.

WE previously looked at procedures which need to be carried out within 48 hours when someone dies in Spain. The following are not so urgent: After 15 days, you can request the Certificado de Actos de Ulti‐ mas Voluntades. This is a certificate which will show if a person left a will. It can be requested online from the Ministry of Justice, or in person or by post by filling in a form which can be picked up at their offices. You will need the original (or officially stamped) death certificate and proof of payment of the fee for issuing the certificate.

The certificate will show the notary who authorised the will so that a copy can be obtained. If several were made, only the most recent one is valid.

If there is no will, the legal heirs must file an Inheritance Decla‐ ration which will then be authorised by a notary in order to name the legal heirs.

If you have been named as an heir in a will, you may accept or reject the inheritance.

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Creating water They have patented the concept which was put into practice by of‐ ficially retired but still involved Enrique Veiga who came up with the idea and the company is now producing units which can supply a family or a whole village even in the driest of conditions.

Depending upon the source of electricity used, the Aquaer Gen‐ erator is environmentally friendly and does not cause any kind of pollution.

In the UK, there are regular TV adverts calling for funding to sup‐ ply clean water to African villages

On the warpath WOMEN Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) are urging women affected by lack of infor‐ mation to write to their MP to complain.

This follows the findings by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) that the Government had failed to give women adequate notice concerning the fact that their pensionable age would jump from 60 to 65 or higher.

“The DWP’s own research showed that women were not sufficiently aware of the changes, yet they failed to act.

This inaction had devastating and life‐altering impacts on women across the country” commented WASPI’s Chair, An‐ gela Madden.

If you are affected and are still on the electoral list, visit www.waspi.org to view a letter template.

Australian investment THE proposed purchase of just under 23 per cent of the stock in power and gas company Natur‐ gy Energy Group SA has been welcomed by the Spanish Gov‐ ernment. It sees the purchase by Australian IFM Global Infrastruc‐ ture Fund as a sign of interna‐ tional investor confidence in Spain and its economy going for‐ ward. There are conditions as the Spanish Government wants to ensure that staff and invest‐ ment in Spain are maintained and that the company should re‐ main listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange with the clear commit‐ ment to concentrate on renew‐ able energy.

The offer price is now €22.07 per share and the deal can only proceed if approved by Spain’s market regulator CNMV. in particular and this appears to be a potentially ideal solution provided that a source of electric‐ ity is available.

The Government of Namibia in Southern Africa has ordered 1,500 of the units, some which can pro‐ duce several thousand litres of water each day in order to cope with ongoing drought and the desert‐like conditions.

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COMPANY PRICE(P) 3I Group 1.300,50 Admiral Group 3.410,0 Anglo American 3.287,5 Antofagasta 1.523,00 Ashtead Group 5.440,0 Associated British Foods 2.040,0 AstraZeneca 8.157,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 643,80 Avast 577,40 Aveva 3.968,0 Aviva 399,10 B&M European Value Retail 560,20 BAE Systems 574,80 Bank VTB DRC 1,356 Barclays 182,66 Barratt Developments 721,00 Berkeley 4.942,0 BHP Group 2.282,00 BP 307,45 British American Tobacco 2.649,5 British Land Company 527,20 BT Group 175,60 Bunzl 2.619,0 Burberry Group 2.167,0 Carnival 1.504,2 Centrica 48,99 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.693,0 Compass 1.521,50 CRH 3.653,0 Croda Intl 8.724,0 DCC 6.130,0 Diageo 3.588,0 DS Smith 424,10 EasyJet 850,40 Experian 3.099,0 Ferguson 10.200,0 Flutter Entertainment 12.720,0 Fresnillo 793,80 GlaxoSmithKline 1.436,40 Glencore 325,40 Halma 2.900,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.640,50 Hikma Pharma 2.455,00 HSBC 409,85 IAG 173,44 Imperial Brands 1.568,50 Informa 513,40 InterContinental 4.735,0 Intermediate Capital 2.176,00 Intertek 5.292,0

CHANGE(P) 1.307,00 3.414,0 3.308,0 1.525,00 5.456,0 2.056,0 8.383,0 654,00 583,80 3.996,0 400,90 560,60 579,80 1,364 183,40 723,80 4.951,0 2.297,00 308,00 2.662,0 527,20 176,25 2.664,0 2.199,0 1.517,6 49,19 2.784,0 1.560,00 3.669,0 8.864,0 6.142,0 3.622,0 429,20 865,80 3.235,0 10.250,0 12.935,0 822,40 1.445,60 328,75 2.948,0 1.640,50 2.674,00 410,15 178,98 1.573,00 521,20 4.869,0 2.199,00 5.348,0

% CHG. 1.292,50 3.378,0 3.232,5 1.497,00 5.326,0 2.026,0 8.141,0 643,00 574,00 3.948,0 389,60 554,00 573,00 1,334 178,94 708,20 4.852,0 2.264,00 303,00 2.645,5 517,00 173,45 2.619,0 2.167,0 1.464,0 47,47 2.692,0 1.517,00 3.605,0 8.724,0 6.066,0 3.581,5 422,30 831,60 3.090,0 10.135,0 12.390,0 785,00 1.431,60 321,05 2.900,0 1.618,00 2.437,00 399,75 172,80 1.560,00 510,80 4.713,0 2.170,00 5.292,0

NET VOL 606,46K 263,24K 2,44M 781,71K 660,81K 557,70K 1,58M 1,25M 1,09M 155,45K 5,71M 1,16M 3,92M 558,37K 36,94M 1,26M 122,50K 3,49M 25,56M 2,37M 1,08M 8,30M 568,70K 653,37K 1,02M 18,17M 650,06K 1,84M 405,82K 247,28K 155,15K 1,46M 1,15M 1,91M 1,50M 121,89K 284,77K 2,15M 5,81M 30,30M 541,79K 547,61K 863,69K 15,85M 20,90M 776,22K 2,18M 372,68K 231,75K 367,55K

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117,15 288,80 2.942,0 723,60 276,40 46,58 7.844,0 717,00 168,30 2.006,00 941,40 215,70 7.974,0 34,16 1.803,50 2.915,0 693,80 1.426,50 5.620,0 2.132,00 554,60 715,60 6.033,0 112,42 7,41 1.483,0 1.483,01 1.467,0 719,80 1.773,00 17,36 3.729,0 1.339,00 1.245,50 2.770,0 1.376,00 1.467,00 15.115,0 1.546,00 1.625,00 459,20 298,50 175,10 233,15 333,80 4.092,0 1.055,50 118,66 3.198,0 970,80

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118,05 290,90 2.958,0 727,40 277,20 46,84 7.996,0 724,80 169,65 2.068,00 941,40 215,70 7.996,0 35,00 1.822,50 2.915,0 694,00 1.442,00 5.635,0 2.168,00 566,60 729,60 6.081,0 112,80 7,52 1.484,6 1.484,40 1.469,0 726,00 1.787,50 17,42 3.729,0 1.365,50 1.266,50 2.806,0 1.392,00 1.467,00 15.420,0 1.561,00 1.633,00 461,20 299,50 175,15 233,50 340,10 4.105,5 1.065,50 119,22 3.265,0 974,20

115,70 286,60 2.932,0 710,40 269,50 45,70 7.518,0 714,60 166,30 2.006,00 930,30 209,70 7.824,0 34,10 1.770,00 2.851,0 686,80 1.387,00 5.578,0 2.127,00 553,00 714,60 5.986,0 109,42 7,37 1.466,4 1.466,25 1.446,2 716,80 1.768,00 17,20 3.676,0 1.339,00 1.245,00 2.767,0 1.369,50 1.440,50 15.115,0 1.514,00 1.619,00 444,50 294,40 170,50 231,55 331,40 4.076,0 1.054,00 116,94 3.178,0 958,80

6,43M 4,47M 212,58K 1,09M 16,22M 171,30M 719,02K 3,57M 6,15M 872,03K 4,05M 12,26M 135,82K 449,37K 598,15K 602,85K 925,85K 4,70M 765,91K 3,77M 2,39M 1,12M 1,94M 56,08M 2,35M 2,74M 2,74M 4,82M 1,93M 9,54K 2,55M 114,80K 1,41M 2,20M 518,90K 1,67M 855,55K 102,52K 2,99M 624,06K 6,20M 2,36M 8,53M 7,64M 2,08M 2,16M 1,29M 98,78M 381,74K 2,13M

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PRICE 198,13 2.740,7 3.344,94 230,15 146,14 231,33 208,35 101,95 55,59 56,64 363,51 397,89 329,84 229,68 144,09 53,92 173,11 157,50 236,26 75,44 289,46 172,80 141,41 250,59 699,10 415,12 55,22 241,40 145,23 177,13

CHANGE CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 199,25 197,55 1,12M 2.741,6 2.720,9 678,25K 3.375,00 3.329,04 2,64M 233,25 228,77 2,36M 147,11 145,63 54,13M 233,57 230,42 6,06M 210,39 207,65 2,68M 102,58 101,60 6,48M 55,95 55,15 18,39M 56,74 56,44 10,41M 365,15 361,39 8,93M 398,86 388,64 3,66M 335,71 329,12 2,66M 230,89 229,01 1,33M 144,39 142,89 3,83M 54,13 53,73 19,26M 173,94 172,45 4,58M 157,82 155,11 13,33M 237,14 235,67 1,56M 75,66 74,99 8,67M 289,50 287,62 16,59M 174,38 172,70 4,09M 143,12 141,22 6,03M 252,08 249,22 4,05M 716,33 697,63 15,62M 416,77 412,01 1,94M 55,59 55,21 12,66M 242,60 239,86 4,51M 146,47 144,95 6,42M 178,81 176,63 5,51M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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Biglari Holdings Inc. Cl A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. Generac Holdings Inc. Texas Pacific Land Corp.

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. Paycom Software Inc.

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Most Declined NVR Inc. Shopify Inc. Cl A Palo Alto Networks Inc. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Wayfair Inc. Cl A Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Cl A AutoZone Inc. Fair Isaac Corp.

Constellation Brands Inc. Cl B Graham Holdings Co. Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Cl B

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Tory Advisory Board funding

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Tory Party Advisory Board funding under the microscope.

ALTHOUGH there have been well‐documented allegations of corruption in Spanish politics, funding for Spain’s political par‐ ties mainly comes from the pub‐ lic purse.

This was decided in the early days of the new democratic regime in the country and was intended to assist in subsidising, without favour, electoral cam‐ paigns and general running of different political parties.

At that time, ‘top ups’ from private sources were allowed but then were banned unless the donations were made anonymously and this practice was also stopped in 2007.

Almost encouraging elections, it may be surprising to learn that following a general election, each party receives a payment based on the overall number of votes it receives.

In the UK however the situa‐ tion is quite different where po‐

litical parties are funded by membership fees, private, union or corporate donations and to a lesser extent, state funding which is reserved for administra‐ tion costs.

The larger parties in particular are always looking for new methods of funding and it now transpires that for the ‘bargain’ price of £250,000 (€275,000) you can become a member of the relatively unsung Conservative Party Advisory Board.

The Labour Party believes this to be nothing more than a secre‐ tive way of getting to meet Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak with the aim of influencing policy, es‐ pecially as new tax laws are around the corner.

The Conservative Party denies this and just shrugs it off as an‐ other way of raising funds simi‐ lar to the Labour Party which runs its own Chair Circle Mem‐ bership group whose members

Bouncing back THE two ‘weak’ links of the eurozone, Italy and Spain have surprised many by the strength of their economies in the second quarter of 2021.

According to figures released by European Union agency Eurostat, the eurozone which comprises 19 members of the EU beat forecasts of 1.5 per cent growth in the quarter by hitting 2 per cent even though France and Germany underperformed against expectations.

Having seen a significant reduction in growth in 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic, the eurozone now looks as if it could grow by nearly 14 per cent in 2021 as economies recover.

can pay a fee to get access to members of the Shadow Cabi‐ net, but they come cheaper at around £5,000 (€5,500).

BUSINESS EXTRA Coping strategy IN order to cope with life during the pandemic, fashion giant Inditex reportedly gave free laptops to its entire Spanish work force of more than 40,000 so that they could work remotely wherever possible and had photographs for online campaigns taken from a distance.

Property sales SPANISH newspaper Expansion has reported that the number of properties sold in June 2021 was 71.2 per cent higher than the same month last year and that prices are 2.3 per cent higher on average. Although good news for sellers, pandemic restrictions were then in place.

Spanish economy WHILST discussing the future of the Spanish economy, Minister Nadia Calviño forecast that it was expected to see one of the healthiest expansions of all major economies during 2022 with forecast growth of 7 per cent which could well be topped in 2023.

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It’s not rocket science

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT IT was with great sadness, and not a little anger that I heard reports of the ever increasing acts of anti‐Semitism in the UK. This greatly persecuted, cultured race of people came to UK shores both during and in the aftermath of the Second World War after the British government and its people offered them both refuge and protection from the tyranny and horrors of Nazi Germany. These beleaguered Jewish immigrants quickly integrated with the indigenous population and proceeded to bring all their expertise, hard work and industrious acumen to bear.

They opened businesses, entered into many professions, including medicine and banking. Many became successful and were ultimately responsible for creating employment for thousands of the resident population. Despite retaining all the trappings of their own faith and developing individual localities for their people, they never in any way attempted to interfere or change the culture of their predominately Christian hosts and indeed the areas they did proudly inhabit became pleasantly middle class, peaceful and trouble free.

ANTI-SEMITISM: Many acts have been recorded.

In other words they were an asset and a shining example of what true diversity and integration is all about. All this of course took place long before many of the immigrants from the Middle East opted to bring their dislike of the Jewish race with them, when they too were offered the sanctuary and benefits of the United Kingdom.

There have now been over 1,300 acts of anti‐Semitism recorded in the first six months of 2021. These have ranged from a convoy of cars filled with Islamists waving Palestinian flags, driving around predominately Jewish areas screaming anti sematic slogans, to a Rabbi seriously injured after being struck over the head

with a brick. This is betraying all the promises and assurances of a safe and peaceful refuge the British people and government offered to these genuine refugees in those dark days of yore.

Many Jewish people are now frightened to go out after dark. Some are wondering if Britain is a safe place any

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more and others are actually leaving the country. This is a terrible state of affairs. To expect intelligence insulting Home Secretary Patel, who says all the right words and does absolutely zilch, to London’s Mayor Khan, who, in a recently emerged photo, was shown protesting against the imprisonment of a Jihadist in 2004, to actually make any great effort to resolve this utterly unacceptable state of affairs is, I’m afraid, akin to believing in the tooth fairy.

The lefties of the Labour government and a number of Universities have also been guilty of a whole gambit of anti‐ sematic attitudes and actions. Do you know the most disturbing fact to emerge from all of this? While Jihadists consider the Jewish people their arch enemies, the religion the extremists dislike with an equal passion is Christianity. Untold numbers of fighting fit young men who support these extreme views and beliefs are arriving on British shores every week.

Doesn’t anyone recognise the dangers emerging from this unimpeded state of affairs ‐ a situation that Patel appears unable to control? Not rocket science is it!

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Roman baths in Casares

IF you have a nose for history then a visit to the Baños de la Hedionda (Casares) might be a good idea.

That is if you also have a nose that can ignore the smell of sulphur in the baths which date back to Roman times and are said to be where the devil breathed out after being expelled from heaven.

T hese sulphurous springs are difficult to reach but are still accessible to the public if somewhat tatty as they have been partly vandalised over the past few years.

History records that Roman legionaries on the side of Julius Caesar visited the area in 61AD prior to one of the major battles with the troops of Pompey and those suffering from the skin complaint Scabies were said to have recovered after

SULPHUROUS SPRINGS: A chamber in the baths. bathing in the waters.

Although it is not confirmed that Caesar himself was a visitor, work was undertaken in the baths over the centuries by the Romans, Moors and Spanish, and the area next to the R io M anilva has been declared an area of local cultural interest.

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ANDALUCIA HEALTH From our Facebook Dear Sirs, You were most helpful earlier in the year and I have another problem which affects all patients of any nationalities trying to visit their health centre.

I received a communication from the Junta de Andalucia back at the end of February concerning the return of face to face consultations with doctors starting on March 2, 2021.

As far as Torrequebrada is concerned one has to run the gauntlet of a private security person before you can cross the threshold and a request to consult the interpreter is often refused. There is little contact with anyone medical at all. In our case we have seen our family doctor once in 17 months. We should not have to give personal info to a non-health worker.

As an example of my own problem, I will bore you shortly with the details.

I went to the chemist to get my monthly supply of medication with my Tarjeta Sanataria to be told it had expired.

No longer do we receive an updated printed list as it is done over the phone!!

I then telephoned my Health Centre only to be told that I can only update the card by going in person!! I caught a bus, (I gave up driving two months ago - I am approaching 85 years old) got to the Health Centre about 4pm only to find that since mid July it shut at 3pm. I returned to the very helpful chemist who offered to book me an appointment if she could. She managed to book me an appointment for an update of my medication for a telephone call between 08.57 and 10.57 on August 11!!! Eight days and a window of two hours to get a card updated - took three minutes back in January. Surely this is not the excellent service we have grown to expect.

I do hope I have not bored you too much but it really is a joke. Nothing important seems to be done there now and if you have aches and pains etc you are pointed in the direction of Urgencias at Benalmadena hospital.

T Hirst

Racist propaganda Hi Leapy, I agree with you totally about the bias the TV is showing with regards to black people these days.

It is especially noticeable in the adverts. Black

MAKE RULES CLEAR NOT everyone wants to listen to music whilst having lunch or dinner, but it is clear that there are plenty of people, both residents and visitors to Spain who do.

It is not difficult to discover whether there are live musicians, DJs or simply background music at a venue and then you can decide what sort of ambience you prefer.

The success of many restaurants and bars that do offer live music is clear to see and for local councils as well as the layers of government up to that sitting in Madrid, tax income as well as direct and indirect employment is an impor-

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people outnumber white people in the adverts. Anybody watching UK TV who didn’t know anything about Britain would think that Britain was a country of black people.

Now, I can well understand the companies wanting to show they are not racist, but why only black people. Where are the Chinese? Where are the Indians, the Pakistanis, the Japanese, the Mexicans, the Mongolians??

Why don’t we see any of those people in the adverts. And why so many black people? It’s not as though black people make up a large percentage of the British population.

I think these companies are being racist by using a disproportionate number of black people in the adverts!!

Love your articles.

Linde

Vaccine confusion Dear Leapy, You really are an enigma. Clearly, you are an intelligent person but, why oh why, do you choose to confuse matters regarding the vaccine? From the very start of the pandemic, it was clear that our salvation lay in the hope that a vaccine could be found in record time, and so it came to pass.

Around the world, the results speak for themselves!

Then you, in company with Piers Corbyn, Jeremy’s extremist brother, among others, choose to sow seeds of doubt in the minds of youngsters, whose information sources already rely on highly suspect social media channels. I’m sorry Leapy but to my mind that is nothing short of the irresponsible.

S m a l l p o x , P o l i o , Tu b e r c u l o s i s , D i p t h e r i a a n d many other life-threatening diseases have been overcome through vaccination breakthroughs. Please do not denigrate the achievements of modern science because it has taken months instead of years to achieve. Be thankful that you have had the jabs - which may have ensured that you are able to impart your wisdom for a few more years to come!!

Regards, Ken Turner

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tant source of revenue. Currently different autonomous communities are trying to impose different restrictions on venues that offer entertainment and they are not making it easy for owners or musicians to understand what is allowed and what is not.

To add to the confusion, new regulations are being put in place which are subsequently overturned by the courts which just makes things worse.

The lifeblood of many parts of Spain is tourism and the national government should direct, or at least give the autonomous commu-

nities guidelines, on how to create unambiguous regulations so that everyone knows what the rules are.

If the intention is to stop late night drinking and entertainment in nightclubs, then why make it so difficult for bars and restaurants who employ live entertainers at lunchtime or in the evening to understand whether they are likely to have action taken against them if they continue?

We know that Spain can be a bureaucratic country and it will continue to have this reputation if the edicts are not transparent and crystal clear.

RAGING FIRES: Countries have suffered all over the world.

James Edward Paterson Over the eons,Earth's climate constantly changes,..every three or four hundred years,..so anything we propose to do to correct this,.is merely a token gesture,..it would have very little, if any, influence. "Climate Change" is purely a 'cash cow',...thought up by some corrupt politicians.

Lorry Doyle I believe that most so-called wild fires are started deliberately, sometimes just vandalism, often tho in Portugal and Spain they are done so timber pulping companies can buy charred wood on the cheap... I know this happened about 24 years ago when I was working in Monchique in Portugal... Today, I think it is for two reasons... to promote the myth of global warming (it is a natural and cyclic event) and possibly secondly to disrupt food supplies by burning out farms to further push the alleged great reset...

Rod Allcock ‘Climate Change’ is, like charities, now a big business. A lot of people espouse it as a career move and are making a lot of money and getting a lot of power out of it. Would be interesting to see Thuneberg’s bank balance.

Vince James Man is undoubtedly to blame, let’s be honest.

John Jack Jones I think a lot of these fires are being started by climate protesters..suits their agenda!!!

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Canine health boost DOGS really could be our best friends.

According to a Swedish study, canine ownership could reduce heart disease.

A total of 3.4 million people aged between 40 and 80 were surveyed, and it was found that having a dog was associat­ ed with a 23 per cent reduc­ tion in death from heart dis­ ease. The 12­year study also revealed a 20 per cent lower risk of dying from any cause.

Previous studies have sug­ gested that our furry friends can relieve social isolation and depression, both of which are linked to an increased risk of heart disease and early death.

Apparently, dog owners show better responses to stress, because their blood pressure and pulse rates don’t soar, they have higher levels of physical activity and slightly lower cholesterol levels.

The American Heart Associ­ ation was sufficiently con­ vinced by a review of dozens of studies to release a statement five years ago saying that own­ ing a dog ‘was probably’ asso­

ciated with a reduced risk of heart disease.

Their reluctance to more strongly endorse dog owner­ ship is because most studies are what is called observa­ tional ­ researchers note an association, but can’t prove

causation.

This means that other fac­ tors may explain why dog own­ ers are healthier than hamster owners, for example.

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Choir back singing THE Crescendo International Choir in Torrevieja will resume singing later this year.

The choir will be singing at the outdoor patio of Rincon de Miquel, a restaurant and bar in Los Montesinos, with their first re‐

hearsal on Monday, September 6 from 5.45pm to 8.15pm.

The group will be rehearsing every Monday night and said: “Please come join if you are look‐ ing for something to do and like to sing with others. Our choir is

made up of sopranos, altos, tenors and basses. We sing a wide variety of songs ranging from musicals to spirituals, from pop to classical, in English, Span‐ ish, Dutch, and Latin. When we give concerts, the money we raise goes to local charities.”

It added: “Crescendo lives up to its name of International be‐ cause of the many nationalities in its membership, including English, Dutch, German, Scandinavian and American, with a Spanish Musical Director and Pianist. Although we are many nationalities, English is the main language spoken.”

If you are interested in joining the choir, visit the Crescendo website at www.crescendo‐ choir.com.

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Pantomime summer social THE Rojales Pantomime Group have held their sum‐ mer social at Lo Crispin Tav‐ ern in Algorfa.

The evening began with a new members’ recruitment event to introduce new members to other pan‐ tomime thespians and to ex‐ plain what their group is about, including how they perform comedic and tradi‐ tional pantomimes every year for the general public to enjoy and to raise money for local charities.

The event was followed by a meal and entertain‐ ment.

The Rojales Pantomime Group have performed 12 pantomimes since being formed in 2009 but, unfortu‐

The event began with new members being introduced. nately, due to Covid had to cancel their last perfor‐ mance.

The group say their next pantomime is expected to take place with their rendi‐ tion of Treasure Island.

They are still recruiting new members and said: “If

you fancy meeting new peo‐ ple, having some fun, whilst helping to raise money for local worthy causes, why not come and join us.”

For details of how to be‐ come a member, contact Doug McClone on douglas mcclone@yahoo.co.uk.

Animal sponsorship programme THE Finca la Castellana Animal Welfare Centre has an‐ nounced a new animal sponsorship programme.

The charity said: “For €5 per month (for 12 months), or a one‐off payment of €55 (covering a year member‐ ship) you can become a ‘Finca Friend’ and help us look after all the animals that live at the finca.

“We have around 300 animals.”

It added that most animals stay at the charity be‐ cause of health problems and that the cost of feeding them can reach €3,000 a month.

The charity said sponsors will receive a photo of their animal and updates on them.

For more information, visit www.fincalacastellana. org.

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Summer of urban culture TORREVIEJA is hosting its first edition of an urban festival on August 13 and 14.

The Crazy Urban Festival will feature Bad Gyal and R e c y c l e d J, P r o k a n d L o ‐ coplaya.

The festival, which was announced two months ago by the promoter Shi‐ roten, will focus a large part of its programming on live music with top‐level artists in the Spanish music scene of the rap, and dancehall genres.

On August 13, the Ca‐ narian rap group Loco Playa will perform at 9pm, followed by rapper Prok, at 10.30pm.

Meanwhile, on August 14, Recycled J will perform at 9pm. The Spanish rap‐ p e r , w h o d r a w s o n R & B, has performed at festivals such as Arenal Sound and Viña Rock.

The festival will be closed by the producer, DJ and composer Bad Gyal, at 10.30pm. The Catalan has

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Four concerts will take place in the festival. performed in large venues and festivals.

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The festival includes ex‐ hibitions of skating, skate‐ boarding, jet skis, organ‐

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The organisers said they expect the festival to bring together fans of urban art from across Spain, making Torrevieja a destination for urban culture.

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IT’S amazing how time has flown, and the Punjabi Palace at La Marquesa is now in its seventh year.

If you’ve not been to the La Mar‐ quesa restaurant, then you have been missing out on a treat, as the regular diners can vouch for a wonderful view of the golf course, along with an out‐ side terrace that is just perfect for a spot of al fresco dining during the long summer nights.

The three Punjabi Palace restau‐ rants are synonymous with serving up superb quality food coupled with out‐ standing service and a friendly atmo‐ sphere for you to enjoy your lunch or dinner. That’s why they get so many repeat customers not only English and

Spanish but Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian, French, Italian and Ger‐ man all come back for an evening of mazing food and the wonderful atmo‐ sphere All three restaurants are open daily between noon and 3.00pm, when you can enjoy the popular lunchtime spe‐ cial for only €10.95 per person. In the evenings they are open from 6.00pm until late. They even cater for the younger ones and have a varied Chil‐ dren’s menu. There is also a takeaway service available.

You can call the restaurants on the following numbers and also make reservations via Facebook:‐ Booking is highly recommended.

Punjabi Palace I - Los Montesinos Tel: 966 720 383 Punjabi Palace II - La Marquesa, Quesada Tel: 966 714 963 Punjabi Palace III - CC Lomas de Cabo Roig Tel: 865 754 972

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Pets get back to school blues IT is not just children who feel down when summer is over and they have to go back to school, new research has shown that family pets also get a bit blue during this period.

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GO LOCAL BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.

THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS urged its readers to support local businesses in the com‐ munity by going local now that the lockdown has ended and for your all your shop‐ ping this year, instead of feeding online giants and su‐ perstores.

We challenge you to redis‐ cover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengro‐ cers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent business‐ es in your area.

Now that the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic appears to be under control, it is a good idea to try and support many local busi‐ nesses by ordering online and making use of any click and collect services they can oper‐ ate, especially if you are un‐ able to get out due to health reasons or any other restric‐ tions. The joy of shopping lo‐ cal means that independent businesses 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 com‐ munity by making a small ges‐

ture 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 am‐ bition, 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 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 lo‐ cal, and it strengthens the lo‐ cal 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 businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more employees over time. A fantastic exam‐ ple of how to support your lo‐ cal community is with a Chari‐ ty Gift certificate, why not donate to your loved one’s favourite cause.

Just remember to still fol‐ low the latest government ad‐ vice and any guidance busi‐ nesses have to keep everyone safe in the future.

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Rising electricity prices THERE is a continued upward trend in elec‐ tricity prices in Spain, with levels almost nev‐ er seen before and reaching the historic lev‐ els ‐ exceeding on several occasions in July those that were registered on January 8 in the middle of storm Filomena. The recent in‐ creases are being blamed on international gas prices and CO² emission rights, which have been driving the upward trend in recent months, together with the lower contribu‐ tion of renewables into the mix.

At the same time as these price increases are taking place, the government has been of‐ fering its subsidy scheme, by way of the Moves III plan, which has reportedly caused a significant increase in sales of electric and plug‐in cars, thanks to the assistance it offers in purchasing these types of vehicle.

But, according to the National Association of Property Administrators, the current Span‐ ish energy system is not fully prepared enough to handle the Government's pledge to promote and implement the use of electric vehicles, without an increase in the price of energy.

With continually rising electricity prices, the Association points out that, "the State does not have any control capacity to protect the consumer. So, if with the current system, the Government cannot guarantee access to en‐ ergy at reasonable prices, how can policies of

more electricity consumption be promoted without adopting supply and price protection measures for the consumer?".

They continued, "We understand that, if the Government continues to boost electricity consumption without adopting urgent mea‐ sures to protect prices, then the price of elec‐ tricity is and will be, even more prohibitive, and unfeasible for a domestic economy, which causes, and will cause, even more eco‐ nomic energy poverty to families, giving limit‐ ed access to energy only to the wealthiest classes, while suffocating the most disadvan‐ taged social classes in our country".

The Association has also stated that if the State does not have the capacity to guarantee access to energy at reasonable prices, then it should not promote policies of more electrici‐ ty consumption until it can guarantee that all consumers have access to electricity at afford‐ able prices.

"We are all aware that we must fight against the emission of gases and pollution, with policies that protect our environment, as well as the possibilities that our country has for the production of clean and renewable en‐ ergies, but at the moment, Spain is not pre‐ pared to drastically increase the consumption of electrical energy without this implying an increase in the price for the population", they concluded, as reported in the national press.

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by Mark Slack IT seems there is nothing but extremes in the colour palettes offered by car mak‐ ers. Black, silver and grey at one end of the spectrum and luminescent greens, oranges and yellows at the other. For anything colourfully normal you can add a sometimes not insufficient amount of money to your options bill.

My VW T‐Roc came in Turmeric Yellow, which while mobilising some people to a less than flattering verbal out‐ age of comment raised others to Everest‐like levels of praise.

As I said, extremes. The T‐ Roc’s spicy metallic paintwork weighs in at €744 (£635) on the optional extras list.

I suspect that few people would dispute how well the T‐ Roc drives, it has all the refined smoothness one has come to ex‐ pect from any‐

VW T-Roc Active, a crossover with an understated style.

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VW T-Roc gets Active thing bearing the VW badge.

The range starts at €28,338 (£24,185) for the lead‐in Ac‐ tive model with 110 hp, three‐ cylinder, 1.0‐litre tur‐ bocharged petrol engine.

Auto dimming rear view mir‐ ror, height adjustable front seats, auto wipers and lights, powered and heated door mirrors, climate, heated seats, adaptive cruise, Bluetooth and navigation all come as standard. That’s a pretty im‐ pressive list! There’s even a cabriolet version and a high performance 2.0‐litre, tur‐ bocharged petrol R model with four‐wheel‐

drive and 300 hp.

The test model was the aforementioned Active speci‐ fication but powered by a larger four‐cylinder 1.5‐litre turbocharged petrol unit (€32,036/£27,340). Mated to a seven‐speed automatic transmission the 150 hp en‐ gine provides a top speed of 204 kmh and the benchmark 100 kmh is passed in a worthy 8.6 seconds. In this boosted form the economy is still pret‐ ty decent.

There’s plenty of space for the front seat occupants, and those in the rear will not feel cheated

on legroom either. However, I found it disappointing that there is so much hard interior plastic ie cheap that detracts from the usual perception of VW quality. This even extends to the cloth panels on the

front doors being replaced by all plastic on the rear doors.

On the road the T‐Roc han‐ dles well, even by crossover standards it can be hustled along twisting cross country roads quite happily. It feels a

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Smart and not overly large it’s a brilliant way of gaining that higher driving position with‐ out the drawbacks of a large SUV. Although subjective the T‐ Roc is one of the best looking crossovers with an understat‐ ed style that makes it both classy and classless.