News
The people’s paper Issue No. 1889 16 - 22 Sept 2021
Exhibition of Las Protegidas AMONG the events scheduled to commemorate the Veladilla de San Miguel, coinciding this year with the 60th anniversary of the construction of the Barriada de las Protegidas, Nerja Council and the Association of Neighbours have organised a photographic exhibition under the title ‘The Protected, its people and its traditions. Part I’, which can be visited in the Sala Mercado until Friday, September 24. The exhibition can be visited Monday to Saturday from 11am to 1pm and from 6pm to 9pm and includes a total of 200 photographs that show the life of the neighbourhood in these six decades of history of Las Protegidas. The photos were taken by Antonio Som Cerezo and José Padial. Neighbours also gave in their photo albums to contribute their personal photographs. The hall of the Villa de Nerja Cultural Centre also houses 18 images that can be seen during its opening hours.
Photo exhibition.
AXARQUIA - COSTA TROPICAL • WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
APPEAL FOR FOSTERERS
THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 14 - 17 FREE • GRATIS
NERJA OFFICERS: Acted in an anti-drug operation.
Local Police congratulated APAA NERJA: Looking for people to both foster puppies and to house older dogs.
ANIMAL charity APAA Nerja has appealed for fosterers to help house the large numbers of abandoned dogs it has received this year. The charity said it is look‐ ing for fosterers both to take in the puppies it re‐ ceives as well as to house older dogs who are current‐ ly staying in an animal resi‐ dence paid for by the APAA Nerja. Rebekah Kealy, who works with the charity, said: “Our kennels are bursting at the seams with dogs at the mo‐ ment. We really need help from the local community. “We have Zulu and Lucky, two older dogs who have
recently been given up by their owner.” Ms Keely said the dogs had, “spent their whole lives living in a warm comfy home and are now stuck in a pen.” She added that the chari‐ ty would cover the costs of vet care and food, saying: “APAA will provide every‐ thing necessary to foster.” Sue Kiff, Treasurer of APAA Nerja, told the Euro Weekly News that the chari‐ ty has been receiving large amounts of animals. She said: “We have had 10 dogs come in in one day, people keep bringing them in.” She added: “There have been some awkward dogs this year, including an am‐
putee, which have been very difficult to find foster‐ ers for.” Ms Kiff said that the char‐ ity would now like anyone who can give their time as a fosterer to get in contact. She said: “We are grateful for any time people can give us, whether it’s one week, two weeks, one month.” The APAA Nerja is a regis‐ tered animal rescue charity whose goal is to rescue and rehome abandoned dogs and cats in the Nerja area. To foster or donate, or to get in touch with the chari‐ ty, contact 643 406 591, or visit the APAA’s charity shop on Calle el Chaparil 7, Nerja.
FOUR officers of the Local Police were congratulated for their participation in an anti‐drug operation carried out by the Guardia Civil. The operation took place on March 12 and resulted in the arrest of several people and the seizure of the narcotic ma‐ terial. Security councillor, Francisco Arce, said the “recognition is motivated by the letter presented by the Lieutenant Com‐ mander of the Nerja Guardia Civil post to the council, in which he relates how the four officers collaborated in the operation stopping a vehicle, generating serious risk for the officers, and that fortunately ended with the arrest of its oc‐ cupants.” The Guardia Civil then intercepted the van that was trans‐ porting the drugs. “This government group is seen as fit to present the pro‐ posal approved unanimously by the Plenary of the Corpora‐ tion, congratulating the four officers for their professional‐ ism and diligence demonstrated in the service performed that day,” concluded the councillor. He has also taken the opportunity to congratulate all the officers that make up the staff of the Nerja Local Police for the daily work they do for the safety of Nerja and Mareños.
2 EWN
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
NEWS
50 artists exhibit
Free Spanish classes NERJA Council has announced that the date when it will be presenting its beginners Spanish classes has changed to Friday, September 17. The council is offering the free classes to those living in Nerja and will be offering information on the courses at the Cultural Centre at 10am.
SPECTATORS: A multitude of visitors watched the exhibition.
Air Show captivates spectators THE Torre del Mar Air Show attracted a crowd of around 230,000 spectators for the fifth edition of this popular festival in the Axarquia region. The festival was back again on Sunday, September 12, for its fifth edition - having been cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic - once again thrilling the eager public with the appearance of 35 aircraft of different shapes and sizes, and types, including sporting,
classic, and military aircraft. Multitudes of visitors had started gathering from early in the morning, around 11.30am, where they were first treated to an exhibition of drones from the National Police Corps, with the added presence of one of their helicopters, which was given a rousing cheer by the crowd as a ‘thank you’ for the force’s excellent work during the pandemic. With the arrival of the
Bucker aircraft, a biplane that had its first flight in 1934, belonging to the Aeroclub de la Axarquia, classical music filled the air, followed by two extremely quiet and modest sports planes - the Garra patrol - that came from the Mar Menor club in Murcia, with Superdecathlon, from the Aeroclub de la Axarquia Bellanca, being the first of the day to perform aerial stunts and leave those present stunned.
CAS coffee mornings NERJA animal charity CAS is inviting dog lovers to come along and raise funds for the association at its popular coffee morning. The next event will take place at Fitzgeralds in Nerja on Saturday, September 25 from 10.30am to 12.30pm. The charity said it will offer, “tasty treats and a hot beverage.” It added it is raising, “funds for our dogs and cats to cover kennel costs, vet treatments, food and equipment.” Tickets are €5 per person and include a tea or coffee as well as three cakes or bakes. For tickets or more information, contact Jane on 643 515 428.
THE Frigiliana Art Route is back for a fifth year with more than 50 artists exhibiting. The route, which will take place from October 1 to 3 from 11am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm, will see artists from 15 different nationalities take part. The event will take place in 29 locations across Frigiliana and include workshops such as Paperart with Mar Mel in English and Spanish on October 1 and 2 from 11am to 2pm and 4pm to 5pm. A film by artist Alejandro Carpintero, will also be shown on October 1 and 2 at 8.30pm. For more info, contact rutadelartefrigiliana @gmail.com.
Classes for the elderly RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Council has announced it is offering digital literacy classes for the elderly. Around 100 elderly in the municipality will begin free classes at various council and senior centres in Rincon de la Victoria. Councillor Elena Aguilar explained it aims to give the elderly population access information about digital literacy. The classes will cover the use of the internet, the introduction to office software programs, installations, and electronic procedures. Those interested in participating can contact the DYAR Association directly through the statement 672 191 953, or e-mail: innovacion@dyar.es.
NEWS
www.euroweeklynews.com
NIBS EXTRA Climbing high TWO dedicated mountaineers, Pablo Cuadros and Sonia Gwiggner, members of the Playas de Torre del Mar and Grupo del 17 clubs respectively have travelled to Tanzania to tackle the ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa where they will leave a plaque promoting Axarquia.
Bizarre death AN unidentified naked man who appeared disorientated was spotted in the early hours of September 13, walking around the streets of Motril and passers-by contacted the police. When officers arrived, the individual appeared to suffer a massive heart attack and sadly died despite CPR.
Natural beauty FIFTY-TWO young men from across Spain will be taking part in the RNB Spain ‘beauty contest’ which takes place in Periana on Saturday September 18. Prior to the finals, the contestants will have spent a week touring Axarquia and taking part in a Top Model contest as well.
Life saver THE manager of the Amare Chiringuito on La Herradura beach was praised when he saved the life of a guest who was choking. As soon as he saw the problem, he jumped into action and performed the Heimlich manoeuvre on the man to clear the obstruction.
Torrox lighthouse THANKS to the number of Spanish residents who spent their summer holidays in Torrox, the town had an exceptionally busy time. A total of 2,359 people went to view the lighthouse during July and August and it now closes for the season on September 17 with a guided tour.
Chalanas Regatta HAVING been delayed for some time due to inclement weather, the Chalanas Regatta in memory of Miguel Cano will be held on Saturday, September 18 at Varadero beach in Torre del Mar from 5pm when these boats normally used for fishing compete with each other.
16 - 22 September 2021
Series filmed on the beach
ON Friday, September 10, Calahonda beach was the setting for the British Series ‘No Return’ that was being filmed around Nerja this week. The councillor for Tourism, Gema Garcia, visited the set together with the Head of lo‐ cations of the Spanish pro‐ ducer Bambu, Carlos Duran. The councillor underlined the importance of this type of production for Nerja, as it has a positive impact on the economy and employ‐ ment, as well as its impact on promoting tourism in
CALAHONDA BEACH: Setting for the ‘No Return’ series. the municipality. He also recalled the cele‐ bration of the casting, which
took place in August, where a significant number of neigh‐ bours were selected to ap‐
pear as extras in the series. For his part, Duran, first of all thanked Nerja Town Coun‐ cil for their involvement and collaboration in order to carry out the filming in optimal conditions. Regarding the series, he ex‐ plained that it consists of four episodes, and depicts the dra‐ ma that a British family expe‐ riences during their holiday. “The series will premier openly on the ITV network and will subsequently be broadcast on all streaming platforms worldwide,” con‐ cluded the producer.
Aim of Gymkhana School year starts VELEZ-MALAGA has organised a Gymkhana to promote social in‐ clusion of young people through sport. The councillor for Social Rights and Equality, Victor Gonzalez, and the councillor for Sports and Youth, J. Hipolito Gomez, visited the Polideportivo Fernando Ruiz Hierro where the activity that aims to promote the integration of young people at risk of social exclusion and promote healthy lifestyle habits through the prac‐ tice of sport took place. The gymkana is framed within the programme ‘Cities Before Drugs’ aimed at particularly vulnerable groups due to their per‐ sonal, family or socio‐cultural circumstances to promote social in‐ tegration and healthy lifestyle habits. The activity was held in the Polideportivo Fernando Ruiz Hierro and sports courts of Torre del Mar on September 8 and 9. Victor Gonzalez, stressed the municipal commitment to such initiatives because “sport is much more than a physical activity, being undoubtedly a great weapon of social transformation, link‐ ing healthy leisure, sport and training.”
THE mayor of Velez‐Malaga and the councillor for Social Rights and Equality visited the nursery La Fortaleza de Velez‐Malaga to wish chil‐ dren a good start to the school year. Mayor Antonio Moreno Ferrer, and the councillor Vic‐ tor Gonzalez visited the nurs‐ ery where the children were also given recyclable cloth bags, made by Asprovelez, which can be used to trans‐ port their school supplies. Mayor Moreno Ferrer said: “It is essential to facilitate the reconciliation of work and
WE MEET AGAIN, AT LAST! “ABSOLUTELY thrilled and delighted”, exclaimed Pe‐ ter MacLeod, Chairman of 41 Club Nerja, at the news that after 20 long months our members are at last coming together for a proper social gathering. “Our 40 plus members come from nine different countries and this pandem‐ ic has therefore had a real‐ ly hard impact on us,” ex‐ plained Peter. “But we’ve kept our strong friendships going through technology, swapping snippets of fun on our WhatsApp group and by embracing remote meetings through the won‐ ders of Zoom. “Now, as members are starting to travel again,” Peter went on to say “We
are able to meet up prop‐ erly and we are so looking forward to meeting face to face and swapping all those stories about how the lockdown has affected us.” Peter is also pleased to report that “The Club has been busy behind the scenes, improving our website and developing a new Facebook page, all aimed at increasing the Club’s profile in the com‐ munity and recruiting some new members, while getting prepared for maybe just a little bit of normality.” Peter finished off by inviting any Past Members of Round Table, from any‐ where in the world, who
may live or spend some time in Nerja, or the wider area ‘east of Malaga’, to get in touch and come along to see how we con‐ tinue the fun and fellow‐ ship associated with the Round Table Family. 41 Club Nerja Chairman Peter MacLeod can be con‐ tacted via email at pmacleod5000@outlook .com or by phone on 0034 678 059 288. 41 Club Nerja Press and Recruitment Officer Steve Ryan can be contacted via email at steve.ryan.sr56@ gmail.com or by phone on 0044 7546 402 770. 41 Club Nerja Website is at www.41clubnerja.org. You can also find 41 Club Nerja on Facebook.
family life in a first‐class so‐ cio‐educational environment such as children’s centres.” The nursery La Fortaleza de Velez‐Malaga has 107 places, with eight places for children from 0 to one year, 39 places for children from one to two years and 60 places for chil‐ dren from two to three years. The Virgen del Carmen nursery in Torre del Mar, has 94 places distributed in eight places for children from 0 to one year, 26 places for chil‐ dren from one to two years and 60 places for children from two to three years. The timetable is from 7.30am to 5pm from Monday to Friday and there is a can‐ teen service.
EWN
3
Queen and Knight crowned THE Home and Social Centre of Maro hosted the corona‐ tion of the Queen and the Knight of the Third Age of the Festival of Our Lady of Wonders, patron saint of the Mareños and the Mareñas. This year the winners have been Manuela Alvarez Diaz and Jose Muñoz Muñoz, who have been elected by the members of the Maro Celebration Board. The first deputy mayor, Francisco Arce, accompanied by the mayor, Encarnacion Moreno, the councillor for Fi‐ esta, Elena Galvez, the coun‐ cillor for Tourism, Gema Gar‐ cia, the councillor for Commerce, Javier Lopez, rep‐ resenting the Board of Cele‐ brations, and the president of the Marocueva elders’ as‐ sociation, Placido Portillo, have been in charge of the delivery of the bands, crowns and recognitions. Francisco Arce congratulat‐ ed the winners, highlighting that “meeting again with the elders of Maro in their Home and Social Centre, recovering one of the important tradi‐ tions of the Fair of Wonders, such as the coronation of the Queen and the Knight of the Third Age, is a joy for us, since it means that the health situa‐ tion is allowing the celebra‐ tion, with precautions.”
and finally... NEW CENTRE FOR TRAINING ‐ NERJA Council has agreed plans for the construction of a Centre for Training and Em‐ ploment. The plans have been constructed by the architect Miguel Angel Som, and it will be built on Avenida de la Constitucion. Councillor for Urban Planning Nieves Atencia said: “We are taking a new step in the processing of this im‐ portant project that will allow us to finish the building, which is located in the area of the Los Poetas neigh‐ bourhood, to turn it into new and modern public equip‐ ment for training and employment that will serve our neighbours, especially so that young people can access the labour market.” This project is part of the Sustainable and Integrated Ur‐ ban Development Strategy of Nerja (EDUSI), with a budget of €1,920,000, which will be 80 per cent co‐financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and the rest, €384,000, with municipal funds.
4 EWN
16 - 22 September 2021
www.euroweeklynews.com
NEWS
More Covid-19 waves unlikely Sanchez electricity promise FERNANDO SIMON, the director of the Cen‐ tre for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies, said it is unlikely that Spain will have more large waves of Covid‐19. Speaking on Thursday September 9, he explained: “there may be a sixth, seventh, eighth, or ninth wave, but they will not be like the pre‐ vious ones.” Simon made these statements to the media before presenting at the congress of the Spanish Society of Epidemiol‐ ogy (SEE) in Leon. Simon insisted that until everyone in Spain is vaccinated, the coronavirus will not end. He also highlighted the importance of a global co‐ operation, stating: “Spain is important, but it is not the navel of the world.” Yet, he also gave a positive message, claiming: “Spain right now is very favourable, and this makes it possible, lit‐ tle by little, to normalise the situation.” He al‐ so conformed the government is working to develop a new public health agency, but could not confirm if he would be the director or
SIMON: A booster dose is under discussion. even apply for the role. Regarding a third booster dose, Fernando Simon said the matter was under discussion. On the topic of vaccinating children under the age of 12, he said the results of clinical trials and authorisations from the regulatory agen‐ cies would be known soon.
PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez has promised electricity bills will average out by the end of the year. “When 2021 is over, consumers will have paid the same for electricity as they did in 2018,” he said. “The government is tak‐ ing charge of the concern among citizens. And we are working on a plan to reach a concrete commitment. By the end of 2021 Spaniards will look back and see that they have paid a similar and comparable amount on their electricity bills as they
Spain will have lower prices.
did in 2018,” he added. Sanchez continued: “It is important to clarify in this debate that one thing is the progress of the wholesale price in the market and an‐ other is your electricity bill. We pay our bills monthly. What doesn’t make sense is to look at the debate on a
daily basis, because we don’t pay our bills daily. What the government can do is to cushion the changes in that wholesale price. First, with structural reforms, and with a solid commitment to renewable energies ‐ not just due to issues of climate change, but also because they are cheaper. “The electricity future markets are already saying that, thanks to renewables, Spain will have lower prices than France or Germany in 2022 and 2023.”
Spaniards rated among happiest SPANIARDS are among the hap‐ piest Europeans when they are with family and friends, but also rank as some of the most critical of their politicians, according to European Union statistics. In addition to the normal indi‐ cators used by the EU such as liv‐ ing standards and GDP, a new wider range of statistics has al‐ lowed a European well‐being map to be drawn up. Spaniards have stood out in a positive way due to their satis‐
faction with their personal lives, but were among the most damning of their politicians. People in Europe can now compare their own country to others using a tool developed by Eurostat and published on its website. This provides a range of data such as how safe people feel when they walk alone at night, income levels and how often people see their friends. It is also possible to look up how much faith people
Social Security scam warning THE General Treasury of Social Security took to its official Twit‐ ter account on Monday Septem‐ ber 13, to warn people not to download any application, or click on any links or attachments included in SMS messages pur‐ porting to have been sent by them. This problem with cybercrimi‐ nals became more prevalent since a lot of businesses moved online. Social Security has ex‐ panded its online services in re‐ cent months, some of which only require the user to identify them‐ selves by an SMS message. This gives criminals extra op‐ portunities to try and scam peo‐
ple by sending fake SMS mes‐ sages or emails pretending to be from the official entity, which is how they ultimately gather your sensitive information. According to Social Security, this latest attempt to scam the public involves a message in‐ forming people that they are owed a reimbursement of €945.76. The message states: “Our invoice management sys‐ tem detects that you are entitled to receive this payment. To ac‐ cept quick payments online, click on the following link.” People are being urged to ignore this mes‐ sage in order to avoid being scammed.
have in their government. Spaniards rank highly in their regard for family and friends and also for life expectancy. On a more negative side, results re‐ vealed significant differences be‐ tween rich and poor and a high level of cynicism in national insti‐ tutions.
Easing off THE Euro Weekly News has asked its readers whether they think Spain should begin easing its Covid restrictions after it emerged that the country had left the ´high risk´ level. In total, 63.9 per cent of readers said they thought that Spain has had restrictions for long enough and that they should be eased. A further 34.4 per cent said they felt it was too soon. According to a Spanish Health Ministry report released on Thursday, September 9, the 14-day cumulative number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 inhabitants now stands at 140.43, having fallen below the high-risk level of 150 for the first time since July 1. On a national level, the figures are also at medium risk in terms of the ICUs, with less than 14 per cent occupation by Covid-19 patients, and low in regular wards, with less than 5 per cent occupation due to the disease.
NEWS
www.euroweeklynews.com
Fifth wave decline THE fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic continued to decline ac‐ cording to for data from many of Spain’s au‐ tonomous communities. The vaccination pro‐ gramme in Spain is pro‐ gressing well across nearly the entire coun‐ try. Andalucia is making good progress with the vaccination programme and so far more than 12 million doses of the vari‐ ous vaccines have been given. This means health au‐ thorities have used over 90 per cent of the vac‐ cines received. In An‐ dalucia alone, over six million people are now fully vaccinated. In Catalonia, the fig‐ ures on September 12 fell from nearly 1,000 positive cases the previ‐ ous day to just 620 new cases. Zero deaths were reported in the previous 24 hours, but 700 people
still remained in hospital due to the virus. Andalucia also began to vaccinate immuno‐ compromised patients with a booster jab. It is expected that across An‐ dalucia over 13,000 pa‐ tients will fall into this category. It is preferred that the booster vaccine is the same make as that which was originally giv‐ en. This move is part of the updated vaccination strategy approved by the Public Health Commis‐ sion on Wednesday September 8.
16 - 22 September 2021
EWN
5
New Spanish Covid test
A NEW low‐cost test that detects immu‐ nity to coronavirus with a skin reaction has been created in Spain. Immunologist Yvelise Barrios, and his team of re‐ searchers from the Hospital Universitario de Canarias in Tenerife, have developed the new easy‐to‐use test that offers infor‐ mation on a person’s immune response to Covid‐19. It is one thing to test if we have antibod‐ ies or not, but it is another to measure the neutralising capacity of the antibodies. And the amount of antibodies generated after the vaccine or infection begins to de‐ cline, as has happened after six to seven months. To do this, it is necessary to look for T cells, which are the ones that activate
NEW TEST: Detects immunity to Covid. memory B cells, the cells that generate a more stable immune response in the body. Dr Barrios is also a member of the Span‐ ish Society of Immunology (SEI), and, to‐ gether with the allergist Victor Matheu, his team has presented the results of their
Expats share thoughts on British monarchy EXPATS in Spain have been sharing their thoughts on the future of the British monarchy after one writer claimed the royal family could be gone in two genera‐ tions. In its Sunday debate on September 12, the Euro Weekly News asked readers whether they thought the royal family was a worthy institution or an outdated rel‐ ic, and replies showed a mixture of feelings. One reader, Stephen Proctor, said: “Not a fan of them personally for a number of reasons, but England is a monarchy at its
heart and soul, so they will be around for a while yet.” Another reader, Linda McGarry, told the EWN: “They are a waste of space.” Author Hilary Mantel had claimed that she thought the British monarchy would only last another two gen‐ erations. She said: “It’s very hard to understand the thinking behind the monarchy in the modern world when peo‐ ple are just seen as celebrities.”
new test that detects specific T lympho‐ cytes for the Spike (S) protein of the new coronavirus. As explained by the Canarian re‐ searchers, these tests are easy to perform, low‐cost, and their reliability is almost 100 per cent. This was shown by the result of tests carried out on immunocompetent health personnel from the Hospital Uni‐ versitario de Canarias who had already been infected and/or had been vaccinated with the two doses of Pfizer two weeks before. Now, six months after vaccination, they are re‐evaluating the test with the first test group, with tests also to be conducted on personnel vaccinated with other vaccines.
and finally... MARATHON winner disqualified. A marathon winner was dis‐ qualified from a race in Austria for wearing the wrong shoes. Ethiopia’s Derara Hurisa thought he had won the race after cross‐ ing the finish line three seconds faster than the next runner. But he was later disqualified after it was discovered that the soles on his shoes were one centimetre thicker than the maxi‐ mum permitted for the race.
6 EWN
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
Judge authorises child vaccine A SPANISH judge has authorised a mother to vaccinate her children against coronavirus despite the protests of their father. This is one of the first rulings handed down in Spain regarding children being vaccinated when divorced parents disagree over the course of action to be taken. The 51st Court of First Instance of Barcelona ruled in favour of the mother who wanted her two teenage children to be vaccinated. Her ex‐husband did not want the children to be vaccinated with any of the vaccines that are avail‐ able at the moment. He also wanted them to miss out on any diagnostic Covid‐19 tests carried out by their school. Judge Eva Atares made the deci‐ sion to prioritise the children’s health and that of society over the wishes of the father and the children. The children are aged 15 and 16 years old and had been convinced by their father to not get vaccinated. The father claimed there was uncer‐ tainty surrounding vaccines. According to the court report: “Their father had been gathering information for many months about the side effects of the various vaccines, without specifying which ones, beyond generalities.”
British expats face expulsion SOME British expats living in Spain must leave the country within 15 days or risk being classed as living there illegally, according to legal documents. The order from Spain’s Immigration Office was given to Brits who had their residency applications rejected. The document read: “You will be advised that, unless you have a qualify‐ ing document to stay in Spain, you must leave the Spanish territory within 15 days from the notification of this resolution, unless exceptional circumstances occur and you justify that you have sufficient means, in which case you may ex‐ tend your stay up to a max‐ imum of 90 days.” Staying longer than the
75
15 days is considered a “se‐ rious offence” by the Span‐ ish authorities and can lead to fines of up to €10,000. It could also mean expulsion from Spain and a potential ban from the Schengen area for six months to five years. Anne Hernandez, head of citizens help group Brex‐ pats in Spain, said: “Appli‐ cations are being rejected on the grounds of insuffi‐ cient evidence of legally re‐ siding in Spain before 2021, such as a town hall certifi‐ cate, medical insurance or other proof.” If an expat’s residency is rejected in Spain, it is possi‐ ble to appeal against the decision. However, correct documentation must be provided.
McDonald’s sells 75 burgers per second. STATS
NEWS
Spain and Portugal cooperate THE Minister for Work and Social Economy, Yolanda Diaz, has reinforced her commitment to the Social Economy in the Portuguese city of Coimbra, through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in the field of Social Economy with her Portuguese counterpart, Minister Ana Mendes. It is a proposal “that puts people at the centre, even more so in the current context of recovery after the serious health, social and economic crisis of Covid-19,” said Díaz in the framework of the Iberian Social Economy Summit. “We have the opportunity to build a different world and the Social Economy, with its values of
AGREEMENT: Between the two ministers. equality, social cohesion and improved working conditions, gives us the path, the ideas and the possibility to do so,” she said.
UK workplace pension NEW figures released show how the overall use of the Pensions Regulator’s automatic enrol‐ ment enforcement (AE) powers are back to pre‐pandemic levels following necessary measures in‐ troduced last spring to support UK employers through the early months of the crisis. TPR’s latest compliance and enforcement bulletin comes as the regulator warns employers not to neglect their workplace pension duties as the economy recovers. The bulletin shows the
total use of AE powers between January and June 2021 increased to 77,032 compared to 41,398 for July to December 2020. For com‐ parison, the total use of powers in the six‐month period before the pandemic (October 2019 to March 2020) was 73,164. Throughout the pandemic, compliance with the law has re‐ mained high, including maintain‐ ing pension contributions. Mea‐ sures were introduced last March to ensure struggling employers were not unduly fined. However,
TPR has continued to closely monitor compliance and use its powers where necessary to en‐ sure employers remain on track. TPR’s bulletin comes as new statistics from the Department of Work and Pensions on workplace pension participation show trends in pension contributions have remained relatively stable over the Covid‐19 period. Em‐ ployee contribution rates reduced slightly in early 2020 but have since returned to pre‐pandemic levels.
8 EWN
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
NEWS
Pen Farthing staff joy DGT warns fake emails
FOUNDER of the Nowzad Dogs charity, Pen Farthing, is ‘so happy’ his staff finally escaped from Kabul and the reach of the Taliban. According to reports, the staff were given approval to enter Pakistan af‐ ter Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab fought to allow refugees to be evacuated. Pen took to Twitter to comment on the fantastic news and said: “You DID it…. #Op‐ erationArk was a complete success! The @nowzad staff are now safely in Islamabad and in the care of the British High Commis‐ sion.” Speaking afterwards, he said: “I am so bloody happy right now.” Raab explained how the situation was re‐ solved: “Following my visit to Pakistan and Qatar, alongside our wider regional diplo‐ macy, we’ve got the cooperation in place
PEN: Happy his staff finally escaped Kabul. to help Britons and their immediate family safely out of Afghanistan.” He continued: “The conditions are still extremely challenging, but we’re getting our people home, direct from Kabul and via neighbouring countries, and I am also re‐ lieved that we’ve secured safe passage for Nowzad’s Afghan staff.”
Facebook smart glasses FACEBOOK has launched its long‐rumoured smart glasses, built in partnership with Ray‐Ban. Marketed as Ray‐Ban Stories, they will be available in 20 variations, including the classic Wayfarer design. Users can operate the two built‐in cameras by pressing a button on the temple. The device has the ca‐ pability of snapping a 2592 x 1944 pixel photograph, or recording 30 seconds of video. A ‘Hey Facebook’ voice command can also operate the cameras. Once an image or video has been captured, it can be shared onto Facebook, Instagram, and other social media networks using a new app called Facebook View and can operate for up to six hours a day, for three days when fully charged.
THE General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has again urged the public to be aware of online scams, as more and more cybercriminals take the initiative to steal your personal and financial data, while pretending to be them. One of the oldest scams is the one which consists of the ‘DGT’ notifying you, usually by email, that you have an
‘unpaid traffic fine’, but they tell you quite kindly that you can pay the penalty there and then, by clicking on the link they have provided, which of course, once clicked, could lead you to a phishing-type scam to fool you into giving your personal info, or, it could install malware in your device. In addition to the fake traf-
fic fines, cybercriminals are also attacking users through another avenue: their driving licence. Again posing as the DGT they send them an email and inform you that your permit has expired, and then they tell you all the instructions you have to follow to avoid any problems. Please ignore these emails.
Travel companies take on global warming AS travel companies across the world begin to reopen to travellers, Euro Weekly News readers have said that they think these companies should also do more to reduce global warming. Of the readers who replied to the EWN on the issue, 100 per cent said they thought travel companies should be doing more for the environment. One reader, Brian Rae, said: “the sea and rainforests… are crucial to life.”
Earlier this year, on Earth Day, companies including Insight Vacations signed up to an environmental pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, and to source 50 per cent of power from renewable sources by 2025. Meanwhile, travel company Hopper also announced it will donate tree-planting funds for every booking it receives, planting up to four trees for every booking. The company said it plans to
Scotland battles climate change COMMUNITIES across Scotland will battle against climate change as part of Scotland’s COP26 community engagement programme which aims to encourage communities to join the fight against climate change. In Novem‐ ber, Glasgow welcomes the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, COP26. It is hoped that communities who have not engaged previously in tackling climate change will be encouraged to join the effort. According to the government: “The scheme also includes activities for young people, in‐ cluding schools and youth groups such as the guide and scout movements, to help ensure young people from all backgrounds can participate.”
plant around six million trees around the world this year.
Spain tourism PCR boost IN what is being hailed as a massive boost for Spain’s tourist industry, double‐vacci‐ nated travellers will no longer need to take expensive PCR tests when returning to the UK. Many British expats, their friends and family, and even holidaymakers to Spain de‐ layed their holiday plans due to the cost and the hassle of the tests required on their return to the UK. This barrier is now being re‐ moved, potentially in time for the October school half‐term holidays. Health secretary, Sajid Javid, confirmed that he wants to remove the PCR test require‐ ment, for those returning from some foreign countries “as soon as I possibly can.” On September 13, he said he was aware of the cost for fami‐ lies taking foreign holidays and that the testing measures should not be in place “for a second longer than is absolutely necessary.” A new survey asked ques‐ tions to more than 500 people who travelled outside the UK from January to August. The re‐ search found 97 per cent of 486 people said nobody asked to see their day two or day eight PCR test on returning to the UK. It also showed 97 per cent of travellers believe PCR testing should be removed for fully vac‐ cinated travellers returning from green list countries. While 86 per cent of travellers think it should be removed for amber list countries and 13 per cent for the red list.
10 EWN
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
PROGRESS with the vaccination roll‐out in Spain has triggered job optimism in Spain as over 50 per cent of managers plan to expand their workforce this year. In Spain, economic recovery is predicted for 2021 and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to rise by up to 6.8 per cent this year. The excellent progress of the vaccination programme in Spain
Job outlook has reached over 74 per cent of the population. Both these fac‐ tors have boosted hiring expecta‐ tions among managers. Country Manager of Manpower Group Spain, Francisco Ribeiro, said: “It is excellent news that Spanish em‐ ployers expect to expand their teams by 32 per cent, or even 58
per cent in some sectors, before the end of the year. “We cannot overlook two real‐ ities associated with this figure: firstly, the construction, catering and manufacturing industries are reversing a trend seen in the last quarters of the study. Secondly, optimism has yet to be trans‐ formed into real employment op‐ portunities for professionals."
Nightlife restrictions ending MADRID is lifting the ban on closing times for hotels and nightlife from September 20. The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has announced the limit‐ ed capacity in cinemas and theatres will al‐ so end. The president said she will put an end to the time restrictions due to Covid‐19 that affected the hospitality and nightlife sec‐ tors in the region. The number of diners in a group permitted on terraces will also go up from eight to 10 people. Ayuso also announced there will be no cap on capacity in cinemas and the‐ atres. She stressed her intention to “continue advancing” to relax restric‐ tions “if the situation continues to im‐ prove,” in reference to decline in coron‐
NEWS
Emoji communication
EMOJI characters could particularly enhance inter‐ action with young children, people with disabilities, and patients who speak other languages, a physician has claimed. The opportunity exists for medical soci‐ eties and physician committees to proactively shape emojis that best represent their fields, then work with the standards‐setting body for emojis to get them ap‐ proved and put into practice. “The need to listen to patients is at the core of our mission as physicians, and the use of emojis is a great opportunity to take communication to another level,” said Dr Shuhan He. “Emoji characters could be particularly important in
treating children with still‐developing language skills, people with disabilities that impair their ability to com‐ municate, and the many patients who speak a differ‐ ent language.” Emojis (which mean ‘picture characters’) originated in Japan over a decade ago and today an estimated five billion are used daily on Facebook and Facebook Messenger alone. The doctor added: “It’s tempting to dismiss emoji as a millennial fad, but they possess the power of standardisation, universality and familiarity, and in the hands of physicians and other health care providers could represent a new and highly effective way to communicate pictorially with patients.”
Amazon jobs boost for Cadiz
AYUSO: Limited capacity is to end.
avirus cases. She made the announcement from Milan (Italy) where she had been awarded the ‘The Flame of Freedom’ award from The Bruno Leoni Institute.
AMAZON will open its new lo‐ gistics centre in the Cadiz mu‐ nicipality of El Puerto, in late September. Set on a plot of more than 41,000m² of the Las Salinas Industrial Park, the El Puerto Council described the site as “a key location in the ex‐ pansion of the multinational.” German Beardo, the mayor of El Puerto, visited and toured the site, accompanied by Ama‐ zon’s Pilar Balderas. They inspected the facilities of the warehouse that will be dedicated to logistics, packag‐ ing, and preparation of ship‐ ments. On completing the tour, Mr Beardo described the site as “one of the most important lo‐ gistics facilities in Andalucia” and “one of the most ad‐ vanced plants, equipped with the latest technology.” The warehouse cost €6.5 million to build and is set to
generate 120 direct jobs for lo‐ cals, along with hundreds
more with their delivery part‐ ners.
Spain Gas reserve increase THE Spanish government is preparing for winter and the high energy prices that are ex‐ pected by forcing an increase in gas reserves to avoid black‐ outs. The minister of Ecologi‐ cal Transition, Teresa Ribera, is hoping to avoid shortages of natural gas like those seen when storm Filomena hit. The Ministry of Ecological Transition has made the deci‐ sion to modify the Winter Plan, which has not been up‐ dated since 2017. The plan is to ensure that gas suppliers have to increase their reserves by more than 20 per cent next January. Suppliers are currently
obliged to store 3.5 days’ worth of reserve gas and this will increase to 4.5 days for January. It is also possible that once the National Markets and Competition Commis‐ sion’s report is released the re‐ serve quantity obligations will be increased even further. It is hoped that these new reserve quotas will ensure that problems seen last winter do not occur again. It is also expected that these measures will help reduce the risk of gas supplies being cut. Additional‐ ly, it is possible the increased reserves may help regulate prices in the electricity market too.
NEWS
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
New Ryanair winter routes RYANAIR have announced their 2021 winter schedule including 10 new routes for Barcelona. The new connections will link Catalonia to a stunning variety of destinations starting in October. The new routes include Agadir (Morocco), S tockholm- A rlanda A irport ( S weden), B rindisi (Italy), Bristol (United Kingdom), La Palma (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), U chda ( M orocco), Palermo (Italy), Rabat (Morocco) and Tallinn (Estonia). Eddie W ilson, C E O of Ryanair, said: “We are delighted to announce our 2021 winter schedule with a total of 73 routes, including the 10 new connections from Barcelona.” “As Spain’s largest airline, R yanair is committed to the recovery
RYANAIR: Have announced their winter schedule. of Catalonia’s tourism industry, jobs and connectivity as we grow across Europe and bring air travel back to precrisis levels.” He also boasted of the firm’s deal to take delivery of 55 new B oeing 737-8200 aircraft this winter. This move will boost Spanish air traffic this winter as Ryanair operates flights from Catalonia to 73 destinations in 25 dif-
ferent countries. Eddie Wilson hoped the move would prompt authorities to reduce Spanish airport charges. “Reducing charges at Spanish airports and introducing long-term incentives for air traffic recovery would facilitate a rapid recovery in tourism and employment thanks to R yanair’s low fares and our growth plan for the coming years.”
EWN 11
Choking baby saved in Madrid
MADRID emergency services saved the life of a 13-month-old baby who was choking on a plastic bottle top while trapped inside a lift with her parents. Firefighters arrived just seven minutes after receiving the message from the couple who were stuck inside the lift. After the crew had rescued the family, the medical teams of the Madrid
Sealth Service, who had also been mobilised to the incident, took over and treated the baby girl. The minor was admitted to the 12 de Octubre Hospital in Madrid. Maria Isabel Lopez, the doctor in charge of the operation, said: “The baby is fine.” She stressed, however, the importance of calling emergen-
cy services as soon as possible, “The faster they call us, the sooner we arrive. The obstruction of the airway produces a stop in the breathing, so you have to call as soon as possible. If they had gone to the hospital in their car, they could have found a traffic jam, and with the condition of the minor, his arrival would have been worse.”
Designer brand accused
Microsoft chooses Spain
A TIKTOK user accused Spanish designer brand Balen‐ ciaga of cultural appropriation over a pair of €1,000 sweatpants. The ‘Tropme‐L’oeil’ grey sweatpants with the hefty price tag come complete with an exposed boxer short which is built in over the waistband. This is something made famous during the 90s in hip‐hop cul‐ ture. The item can be spotted at high‐end UK depart‐ ment store Selfridges and caught the attention of a Tik‐ Tok user (@mr200m__) who took to social media to complain. The user, whose real name is Josiah Hy‐ acinth, commented on the sweatpants: “This feels racist. This feels very racist, guys.” He added, “they have woven these boxers inside the trousers.” The video has been viewed over one and a half mil‐ lion times and was captioned: “You know when some‐ thing feels racist. I have questions.” One user took to social media to back up Hyacinth’s views and said: “Black men being discriminated against and devalued for sagging pants and Balenciaga is profiting off the style. Crazy how it’s ghetto until they put a price on it.”
MICROSOFT has chosen Barcelona for a new Artifi‐ cial Intelligence research centre. The hub will focus on the research and development of Artificial Intelli‐ gence models and will be the first of its kind in the country. Crucially, the centre will initially house 30 people but it is expected the number of staff will grow to over 100 employees. The Barcelona site is expected to be one of eight research centres across the world that will be home to a web experiences team. According to Microsoft, the team will focus “on the development of ad‐ vanced user experiences based on the use of Artificial Intelligence and deep learning technologies.” The hub will be led by Microsoft’s Search & AI team, headed by Microsoft’s corporate vice presi‐ dent in the United States, Jordi Ribas, who comment‐ ed: “I am convinced that setting up this hub in Spain will add a lot of value to Microsoft’s proposition worldwide.”
12 EWN
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
Royal Family documentary ON September 22, for the first time on television, more than a dozen members of the Royal Family, including Prince Harry, will offer their personal thoughts and reflec‐ tions as they pay a historic trib‐ ute to the ex‐ traordinary life of His Roy‐ al Highness Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh. All the children PRINCE PHILIP: A historic tribute.
GUARDIA CIVIL officers in Granada Province caught a 59‐year‐old man as he was in the process of trying to dump his dead dog that he had earlier hanged. The perpetrator was surprised on August 11 when a patrol from Pinos Puente barracks intercepted the van he was driving. After identifying him, they searched the vehicle and found a lifeless greyhound dog in the loading area, with apparent signs of abuse, and a rope
of the Queen and the Duke, along with their adult grandchildren and other members of the Royal Fam‐ ily, have agreed to take part in this unique portrait of the longest‐serving consort in royal history. The Queen, however, is not interviewed. Nor is Meghan Markle. Originally conceived to mark Prince Philip’s 100th birthday, this landmark BBC documentary features interviews filmed both before and after the Duke’s death in April. The documentary‐makers have been inside Buckingham Palace to meet the Duke’s long‐ serving staff and to capture his study, private office and library, exactly as they were during his seven decades at the heart of royal life. “There are poignant recollections, plenty of hu‐ mour and numerous fresh insights into the charac‐ ter and legacy of this royal pioneer,” the BBC said. “With special access to the Queen’s private cine‐ film collection, this film is an unrivalled portrait of a man with a unique place in royal history by those who knew him best,” the corporation added.
Animal abuse with a slip knot around the neck that presum‐ ably caused its death. Although the dog lacked a microchip, the investigator recognised that the animal be‐ longed to the man, and from that moment, the Environmental Police team of the Nature Protection Service of the Granada Guardia
NEWS
Cadiz asks for tourist tax CADIZ City Council is study‐ ing the possibility of asking the Junta de Andalucia to implement a tourist tax for the area’s hotels. This tax is already in force in Catalonia and Mallorca, and now in Cadiz the local government is studying the measure in its Strategic Tourism Plan. The tax is nor‐ mally used by councils to put money into the devel‐ opment of tourism in their own locality, improving its infrastructures or acting on the historical culture. The council has said it will now hold a meeting to ap‐ prove the plan.
Civil (Seprona) took charge of the animal, and launched an investigation into its death. After the post‐mortem of the dog, a veteri‐ narian certified that he had been dead for several hours by the time the officers found him, and that the cause of its death was hang‐ ing. After confirming the violent death of the greyhound, investigators brought the owner of the dog to court for an alleged crime of ani‐ mal abuse.
NO TIME: The ITV was nine years out of date.
Driver neglects ITV POLICE in Navarra were stunned to discover a driver they stopped had not carried out a Technical Inspection (ITV) on his vehicle since May 31, 2012. When quizzed, the man’s classic response was: “I’ve had no time.” Even the officers couldn’t re‐ sist seeing the funny side of the situation and took to Twitter to post an image showing the re‐ sults of their vehicle search. They joked he might forget to ITV the car for a week, but that after nine years he should have noticed the lapse.
The man was stopped in Ollo‐ ki, Navarra although his car was registered in Sevilla. In his de‐ fence, he did have the car in‐ sured, but was fined the compul‐ sory €200 for not having the ITV. The tweet prompted a lot of humorous replies from Twitter users, most commenting on how smart the driver was, that he was fined €200 but had not paid for any ITV since 2012, potentially saving up to €250 at the higher rate of €50 per test. Others users noted he could save even more by paying the fine early at a €100 reduction.
NEWS
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
DiCaprio’s diamond factory LEONARDO DICAPRIO’S diamond factory is set to bring 300 jobs to Extremadura. The Hollywood actor starred in the film ‘Blood Diamond’ in 2006, and subsequently became an activist against the way diamond mining was carried out
in Africa, using semi-slavery to fund armed conflicts. As a result, he decided to invest in the Diamond Foundry, a Silicon Valley company that produces Synthetic diamonds.
Trains for Europe THE Secretary of State for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Isabel Pardo de Vera, welcomed at the Principe Pio station in Madrid the Connecting Europe Express, in what is a celebration of trains in the European Year of the Railway. She said she is confident that the investment commit‐ ment of Europe and Spain in this means of transport will allow a new centre of Mobility, reaching a second Golden Age of the railway. “Connecting Europe Express is a symbol that represents the values and objectives pursued by the European Union since its creation. A free, educated, united and connected Europe, a cohesive Europe and a green and sustainable Europe,” said Pardo de Vera in reference to this initiative, adding that railways are also exceptionally safe and allow people and companies to connect all over the Union through the increasingly wide, coherent and coordinated Trans‐European Transport Network.
the gem synthetically. In a recent interview, cofounder Martin Roscheisen, explained the reasoning behind the company’s decision to open a 30,000m² facility in the Extremaduran municipality of Trujillo: “The availability of solar energy is quite high, and we want our foundry to be powered by renewable energies.” This new factory will be located on the Arroyo Caballo industrial estate and will be equipped with plasma reactors which will operate 24 hours a day, along with a 120megawatt solar power plant and storage infrastructure producing 60 megawatts of power. Mr Roscheisen emphasised that the factory will not only be used for jewellery. The diamonds have other industrial purposes and a fraction of the production will also go to the so-called mid-tier diamond industry, driven by large buyers in India that serve the rest of the industries which need diamonds, including jewellery.
EUROPEAN NIBS DENMARK
FRANCE
Afghan interpreters
Paris pedestrians
DANISH newspaper Berlingske has discovered that the Danish Government has secretly paid the UK the equivalent of five years of social benefits for accepting 23 interpreters (which it shared with British Forces in Afghanistan) into Britain, but by June had accepted just five former interpreters itself.
A SURVEY by a pedestrian group has damned Paris with its 15,000 e-scooters on the prowl and nearly one million cyclists as ‘mediocre’ when assessing ease of walking in the capital and marked it 8.07 out of 20 for pedestrian safety and comfort.
THE NETHERLANDS Health minister ill
NORWAY Biden blast
CARETAKER Minister of Health and Sport, Tamara van Ark has ironically resigned on health grounds as she announced on Twitter that she had been trying to recover from chronic neck problems, but has not regained her health sufficiently to return to work.
THE Norwegian Government doesn’t agree with US President Joe Biden that the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan last month was the “extraordinary success” that he claimed. Indeed, Foreign Minister Ine Erik Søreide suggests more “humility” from NATO about how it spent the past 20 years.
BELGIUM
FINLAND
Mobility week
Water is ours
AS part of the annual mobility week events, Brussels will ban the majority of two, three and four-wheel private vehicles from its streets on Sunday September 19, so the public transport company MIVB has confirmed that its entire bus, tram and underground Metro railway network will be free of charge.
WITH 89,000 signatures, a citizens’ petition entitled ‘Water is ours’ which demands that Finland’s water supply is not privatised has been unanimously approved by the Finnish Parliament and is the first to be unanimously approved by MPs, although two previous initiatives did find favour.
GERMANY
SWEDEN
Nurses strike
Google Doodle
HUNDREDS of nurses have gone on strike for better conditions in Berlin’s Charité and Vivantes hospitals, which are part of the public health service. They will accept emergency admissions, but some 1,500 hospitals beds will remain empty and the majority of appointments have been cancelled.
SWEDISH DJ Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii who killed himself in 2018 was the recent subject of a Google Doodle (set to his Wake Me Up track) which was unveiled ahead of the performer’s birthday which happened to coincide with this year’s National Suicide Prevention Week.
EWN 13
Advertising Feature
THE RIGHT HOME INSURANCE
INCLUDES COVER: For clothing, furniture, appliances and many other contents. HOME SWEET HOME Home insurance isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity. It protects all your possessions against damage or theft, but it also protects the interior and exterior of your house. Fire, explosion, lightning, electrical damage, vandalism and many other disasters are covered up to 100 per cent of the insured amount. Your insurer will compensate you so your house can be repaired as quickly as possible. Clothing, furniture, appliances and many other contents are also covered. Having home insurance means you won’t be out of pocket if you need to carry out urgent and costly repairs. BASIC INSURANCE Home insurance policies cover destruction and damage to both the inside and outside of your home. Buildings insurance covers the main structure of your home even if you need to rebuild it. Contents insurance covers the value of all your belongings, along with personal possessions. Línea Directa also covers au-
dio equipment, paintings, bicycles, tools, carpets and much more, provided they are located within the premises. ADDITIONAL COVER Línea Directa will cover up to the limit established in the Special Conditions, additional expenses accruing from third party damages, such as solicitor fees, notary fees, legal costs, and charges from any professional opinions required. Home Assistance service is an additional cover that provides help with your IT needs. From setting up your home’s Wi-Fi network, recovering lost data and even remote computer support from qualified technicians over the phone. WHY LÍNEA DIRECTA? Línea Directa has been providing comprehensive home, car and motorbike insurance to British expatriates and residents in Spain for over 20 years. Backed by a leading Spanish financial group Bankinter, with over three million customers nationwide. All services and documentation is in English. Call their English-speaking customer service staff on 952 147 834 and get a competitive quote today.
BEST PRICE. BETTER COVER.
FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Production falls INDUSTRIAL production in Spain fell in July for a second consecutive month, due it appears to an ongoing shortage of raw materials or components. June and July each saw a drop of 1.1 per cent in production, although the year-to-date figures are still up on 2020.
Covid tests CONSIDERING the flack that members of the British Government have received for perceived cronyism over Covid matters it probably isn’t surprising that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that the Government needs to apply tougher standards to its list of approved Covid travel test providers.
Carolina Herrera SPANISH perfume company Puig which purchased the Carolina Herrera fashion brand in the late 1980s is seeing significant growth in sales of the CH handbag range throughout Europe and Latin America by offering high quality product at affordable prices supported by competitive positioning.
Pingdemic THE UK economy is still 2.1 per cent below its pre-pandemic peak, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as it revealed that in July growth was a measly 0.1 per cent. This is partially because of the ‘pingdemic’ with so many people told to self-isolate.
5G continued expansion SPAIN was one of the earliest adopters of the 5G network, but expansion has slowed due to the pandemic. Currently Vodafone, Orange, Masmovil, and Telefonica all offer limited 5G contracts and a disagreement over pricing of new bandwidth between the regulator and operators saw a further delay. An auction in July of this year saw the government earn around €1 billion, even though Masmovil decided not to bid as it was in takeover talks. Now it appears another bandwidth will be offered either later this year or early next.
14
STAT OF WEEK
www.euroweeklynews.com • 16 - 22 September 2021
£2.2 billion
(€2.5 billion) is the amount that the 888 Group has paid to take over the European arm of the William Hill betting company.
Rumours about EG Group THERE are rumours con‐ cerning the future of UK based EG Group owned by the Issa Brothers who took over ASDA supermarkets for £6.8 billion (€7.8 bil‐ lion). The EG Group is now one of the largest indepen‐ dent owners of petrol sta‐ tions in the world and was only formed in 2001 when the brothers purchased a single petrol station in Manchester.
By 2015 when a minority shareholding was taken by British private equity com‐ pany TDR the business was valued at more than £1 bil‐ lion (€1.15 billion). Since then, the two par‐ ties worked together to take over the ASDA super‐ market chain from Wal‐ mart of the USA, but the UK Competition and Mar‐ kets Authority was unhap‐ py with the fact that the EG Group and ASDA owned so
LEGALLY SPEAKING
How to elect president? I’m president of my community of 75 owners, for the second time. My concern is that Spanish law only allows for nomination of the next president if that person agrees to accept. Unfortunately, 80 per cent of the owners aren’t here all of the time. The owners who are here all of the time are unwilling players. 1) Could we put all of the names in a hat, and keep drawing until we get a full time resident? 2) Could I call an EGA, to request a ballot, to assign presidency to one of the full time resident owners?
many petrol stations. The new owners offered to sell about 5 per cent of the ASDA sites in order to stall any major delay and ironically, it still looks as if the purchaser could be the EG Group. Just a few days ago, it was announced that fol‐ lowing a successful trial at five of the EG petrol sta‐ tions, it was anticipated that more than 200 conve‐ nience stores branded AS‐
DA on the move would be opened and that ASDA would act as a wholesaler to supply them with goods. Now, a report from Bloomberg in North Ameri‐ ca suggests that the ‘con‐ sortium’ is considering plac‐ ing EG Group on the stock market with an estimated value of £10.8 billion (€12.4 billion) which would show a very tidy return for the bil‐ lionaire brothers and their partners.
Inform the DGT
DAVID SEARL
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
SPAIN’S La Liga moves into the digital age with football collector cards which can only be obtained and kept online. For decades, companies around the world have been making fortunes out of the production of collector cards depicting famous sportsmen. In the UK and Europe, the most popular have been footballers whilst in the USA it’s baseball and American
ON September 10, two directors of the Bank of England (BOE) Prudent Regulation Authority wrote to the chief executives of British banks and buildings soci‐ eties reminding them of their obligations. This stemmed from the near collapse of the Co‐Operative Bank and in 2019, the Bank of England told these financial insti‐ tutions that they should supply the BOE on a regular basis. The Bank required a number of reports containing informa‐ tion on their assets, capital and operations to allow for checks on any evidence of risk of desta‐ bilisation. Having obtained independent reviews on a number of these fi‐ nancial institutions, the BOE in‐ dicated in its letter that it was disappointed to find that a num‐ ber of reports did not accurately or reliably show the institutions’ real position.
Startup Olé Provide proof of death.
S M (Costa Blanca)
Yes to both your ideas. Note that a member YOU AND THE LAW who wants to refuse IN SPAIN election as president must give valid reasons for his refusal and he may be called before a judge who can rule to accept or reject them. Now we have several options. Many Spanish communi‐ ties simply take it in turns to be president. In your case a member’s turn would only come up every 75 years. To miti‐ gate the absentee owner situation, you could vote to em‐ power a resident vice president with all powers needed in a suddden emergency.
Prudent regulation
IF a person dies and has a vehicle which will no longer be used you will also need to inform the General Traffic Depart‐ ment (DGT) if you want to take it out of circulation. If you de‐ cide to definitively take it out of circulation, it will be taken to the scrapyard. The DGT should inform the local town hall so they no longer charge you road tax, but be prepared to pro‐ vide proof the person has died. They may still get a bill, if, for example, the deceased normally paid their road tax in May and they pass away in February, they will be billed as normal, but you can go to the town hall to get them to return the money for the period during which the car was not used. Generally, only the direct heirs (spouse or children) of the deceased can take their car off the road, unless another heir is named. In any case, all heirs must agree for this to be done.
www.goldenleavesinternational.com enquiries@goldenleaves.com Facebook: goldenleavesspain
Digital collector cards football which are the most in de‐ mand and some rare cards have fetched significant amounts in the collector market. Now it’s time to move into the digi‐ tal age and Spain is leading the way as La Liga has entered into an agree‐
ment with French fantasy football company Sorare to allow collectors and fans to build digital card collec‐ tions online using the firm’s blockchain‐powered platform. These are described as collectible digital assets created in small quanti‐
WITH tech startups becom‐ ing increasingly more popu‐ lar and valuable, there was even more reason for new companies to take part in the seventh edition of Start‐ up Olé which was held in Salamanca from September 6 to 10. The first two days were held online and the last three saw several hundred key investors consider whether there were any new businesses that they could invest in. There were ‘pitch compe‐ titions’, networking cocktails and face to face meetings at a time when the Spanish Government has made a commitment to promoting and investing in new tech‐ nology. ties, whose ownership is verifiable through blockchain technology. Under the agreement, fans will be able to trade the cards of players for Spanish top and second‐tier league clubs, according to a La Liga press re‐ lease. Part of the money earned will be distributed to clubs in Spain and La Liga is the first major national league to agree to sign up with the company.
16 EWN
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR MONEY WITH US
LONDON - FTSE 100
See our advert on previous page
C LOSING P RICES S EPTEMBER 13
COMPANY PRICE(P) 3I Group 1.305,00 Abrdn 259,75 Admiral Group 3.536,0 Anglo American 3.086,5 Antofagasta 1.461,20 Ashtead Group 5.852,0 Associated British Foods 1.925,7 AstraZeneca 8.217,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 636,80 Avast 586,20 Aveva 4.005,0 Aviva 410,75 B&M European Value Retail 587,20 BAE Systems 551,20 Bank VTB DRC 1,384 Barclays 183,17 Barratt Developments 697,60 Berkeley 4.673,0 BHP Group 2.089,00 BP 299,25 British American Tobacco 2.666,5 British Land Company 521,60 BT Group 160,45 Bunzl 2.586,0 Burberry Group 1.913,0 Carnival 1.507,0 Centrica 50,84 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.459,5 Compass 1.444,50 CRH 3.770,9 Croda Intl 9.238,0 DCC 6.220,0 Diageo 3.542,2 DS Smith 460,20 EasyJet 584,80 Experian 3.344,0 Ferguson 10.645,0 Flutter Entertainment 14.610,0 Fresnillo 838,40 GlaxoSmithKline 1.429,60 Glencore 340,30 Halma 3.073,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.462,50 Hikma Pharma 2.532,00 HSBC 378,75 IAG 145,82 Imperial Brands 1.543,50 Informa 530,00 InterContinental 4.557,0 Intermediate Capital 2.220,00
CHANGE(P) 1.308,00 260,10 3.536,0 3.104,5 1.465,00 5.868,0 1.979,5 8.221,0 645,40 590,60 4.059,0 411,80 592,40 554,80 1,386 183,70 697,60 4.680,0 2.096,50 299,50 2.667,5 522,20 160,65 2.587,0 1.935,0 1.513,6 51,06 2.480,0 1.453,50 3.771,0 9.248,0 6.222,0 3.543,2 464,10 595,00 3.361,0 10.660,0 14.665,0 844,00 1.431,20 341,45 3.083,0 1.465,50 2.546,00 380,85 146,72 1.543,50 531,80 4.572,0 2.273,00
% CHG. 1.297,50 258,00 3.500,0 3.065,0 1.449,00 5.814,0 1.891,7 8.175,0 635,00 584,00 3.998,0 405,00 585,80 548,60 1,370 181,30 686,00 4.605,0 2.073,50 297,00 2.630,5 518,00 158,45 2.569,0 1.909,5 1.488,8 49,85 2.454,0 1.436,00 3.715,0 9.168,0 6.164,0 3.515,6 458,10 553,00 3.328,0 10.595,0 14.460,0 828,20 1.424,60 336,00 3.061,0 1.451,64 2.518,00 376,85 142,00 1.529,50 527,00 4.535,0 2.197,00
NET VOL 144,49K 772,82K 56,90K 627,82K 137,31K 84,95K 130,50K 222,81K 278,49K 389,74K 60,75K 1,94M 291,28K 1,79M 227,44K 7,21M 364,08K 44,80K 651,26K 4,85M 705,65K 337,05K 2,96M 32,46K 108,69K 145,24K 4,58M 157,75K 454,68K 89,94K 21,54K 22,82K 46,34K 440,79K 5,39M 285,31K 24,14K 22,25K 97,76K 801,95K 12,99M 69,99K 26,45K 29,81K 3,60M 9,94M 156,48K 252,54K 43,29K 76,28K
COMPANY
PRICE(P)
Intertek ITV J Sainsbury Johnson Matthey Land Securities Legal & General Lloyds Banking London Stock Exchange Meggitt Melrose Industries Mondi National Grid NatWest Group Next Norilskiy Nikel ADR Ocado Persimmon Phoenix Prudential Reckitt Benckiser Relx Rentokil Rightmove Rio Tinto PLC Rolls-Royce Holdings Rosneft DRC Royal Dutch Shell A Royal Dutch Shell A Royal Dutch Shell B Sage Samsung Electronics DRC Sberbank Schroders Scottish Mortgage Segro Severn Trent Smith & Nephew Smiths Group Spirax-Sarco Engineering SSE St. James’s Place Standard Chartered Taylor Wimpey Tesco Tui Unilever United Utilities Vodafone Group PLC Whitbread WPP
5.464,0 111,95 294,60 2.867,0 705,02 279,40 43,41 8.160,0 731,80 180,20 1.998,00 960,30 210,70 7.836,0 33,63 1.884,00 2.796,0 643,20 1.494,50 5.744,0 2.199,00 594,60 741,20 5.264,0 109,99 7,49 1.438,2 1.437,50 1.444,8 746,60 1.628,00 17,77 3.804,0 1.398,53 1.269,00 2.835,0 1.348,49 1.435,50 16.450,0 1.635,50 1.651,00 446,20 171,65 256,03 290,85 3.989,5 1.062,50 118,00 3.270,0 978,80
CHANGE(P)
% CHG.
NET VOL
5.492,0 112,80 296,70 2.867,0 705,80 280,10 43,47 8.178,0 735,60 180,70 2.023,00 961,50 210,80 7.966,0 33,68 1.917,00 2.800,0 644,60 1.499,50 5.744,0 2.199,00 597,60 753,60 5.279,0 110,86 7,50 1.439,8 1.439,75 1.446,8 747,80 1.628,00 17,89 3.873,0 1.399,00 1.274,00 2.835,0 1.350,00 1.445,00 16.595,0 1.638,50 1.655,00 447,70 171,60 256,35 293,00 3.990,5 1.062,00 118,14 3.292,0 980,20
5.434,0 111,25 294,20 2.823,0 697,20 275,90 42,85 8.122,0 730,00 176,30 1.977,00 939,90 208,10 7.772,0 33,31 1.867,00 2.747,0 633,20 1.474,50 5.678,0 2.185,00 594,40 738,00 5.226,0 109,20 7,38 1.421,4 1.423,00 1.425,0 742,40 1.616,00 17,68 3.792,0 1.385,60 1.262,00 2.807,0 1.343,38 1.425,50 16.430,0 1.613,50 1.643,00 442,70 168,80 254,35 288,20 3.960,0 1.048,50 116,75 3.257,0 972,40
28,49K 958,40K 555,54K 52,63K 120,92K 1,22M 30,51M 77,22K 400,88K 1,00M 277,06K 1,23M 2,08M 100,02K 9,73K 142,80K 133,80K 463,44K 502,08K 120,58K 274,26K 277,59K 368,10K 386,32K 5,23M 84,12K 805,07K 356,59K 1,79M 540,98K 2,48K 430,10K 29,62K 423,52K 262,44K 57,59K 54,24K 52,25K 8,08K 338,21K 126,87K 2,01M 1,02M 1,65M 187,97K 446,60K 256,49K 1,48M 55,87K 395,96K
1.17206
0.85175
Units per €
US dollar (USD) ......................................1.17754 Japan yen (JPY)......................................129.665 Switzerland franc (CHF) ...........................1.0877 Denmark kroner (DKK) .............................7.4362 Norway kroner (NOK) ...............................10.188
currenciesdirect.com/marbella • Tel: +34 952 906 581 THE ABOVE TABLE USES THE CURRENT INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES, WHICH AREN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE WE OFFER
DOW JONES C LOSING P RICES S EPTEMBER 13
COMPANY 3M Alphabet C Amazon.com Amgen Apple Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Cisco Coca-Cola Facebook Goldman Sachs Home Depot Honeywell IBM Intel J&J JPMorgan McDonald’s Merck&Co Microsoft Nike Procter&Gamble Salesforce.com Tesla UnitedHealth Verizon Visa A Walmart Walt Disney
PRICE 184,55 2.838,4 3.469,15 213,75 148,97 210,30 205,01 96,07 57,89 55,61 378,69 403,48 331,95 222,37 137,02 53,84 166,97 157,36 239,18 73,45 295,71 163,59 144,13 257,20 736,27 403,91 54,23 224,91 145,89 184,12
CHANGE CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 187,23 184,50 2,21M 2.920,4 2.834,8 1,63M 3.508,45 3.462,91 2,37M 216,99 213,55 2,20M 155,48 148,70 140,09M 215,89 210,12 6,85M 207,88 204,82 2,54M 97,70 95,89 10,41M 58,95 57,82 13,51M 56,13 55,51 10,55M 383,79 378,26 11,07M 409,79 403,16 1,94M 335,23 331,45 3,14M 225,19 222,21 2,34M 139,37 137,00 3,95M 54,98 53,81 20,09M 169,09 166,87 6,68M 160,72 157,22 8,11M 241,32 239,04 2,01M 74,21 73,12 11,04M 299,92 295,38 19,56M 165,66 163,44 4,20M 144,46 143,32 5,69M 261,59 256,50 5,23M 762,61 734,52 14,91M 416,00 402,59 3,79M 54,67 54,22 15,85M 230,04 224,82 6,70M 147,24 145,43 5,24M 187,10 184,01 5,47M M - MILLION DOLLARS
NASDAQ C LOSING P RICES S EPTEMBER 13
COMPANY
CHANGE NET / %
VOLUME
Most Advanced Danaher Corp. 5% Mand. Pfd. Series B 2.96% NVR Inc. 0.66% Penumbra Inc. 3.96% Danaher Corp. 4.75% Mandatory Conv. Pfd. 0.42% Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Cl A 1.15% Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 0.58% Deckers Outdoor Corp. 2.24% NorthShore Global Uranium Mining ETF 10.85% U.S. Bancorp Dep. Pfd. (Rep. 1/1000 Interest 0.51% Inspire Medical Systems Inc. 2.00% Boston Beer Co. Cl A 0.84%
25.07K 15.81K 215.84K 3.28K 126.52K 101.77K 260.61K 1.05M 524 197.36K 461.39K
Most Declined Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A RH Shopify Inc. Cl A Humana Inc. Markel Corp. Anthem Inc. RingCentral Inc. Cl A Teleflex Inc. UBS AG FI Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETN Credit Suisse FI Large Cap Growth Enhanced Bill.com Holdings Inc.
-0.55% -4.21% -1.33% -3.63% -1.20% -3.75% -5.69% -3.37% -1.57% -1.54% -4.10%
940 801.92K 502.41K 1.28M 24.88K 1.9M 2.7M 289.98K 253 242 1.47M
FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL
www.euroweeklynews.com
Taking prudent measures
CARLOS CUERPO: Recently appointed as Secretary General of the Treasury. AS has previously been observed, the Spanish Government has lost a number of senior Civil Servants particularly in the area of Finance. Most recently, Carlos Cuerpo was appointed as Secretary Gen‐ eral of the Treasury and Interna‐ tional Financing to replace Carlos San Basilio who moved to the Eu‐ ropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Now as the European Central Bank (ECB) appears ready to re‐ duce the amount of Government Bonds that it purchases to sup‐ port the borrowing of countries like Spain, it is his job to ensure that there is no panic in the bond market or the economy. Happily, he announced via Twitter that a new Green Bond was oversubscribed by a mar‐ gin of times 12 and raised €5 billion without the need for sig‐
nificant ECB support. What he and the Spanish Gov‐ ernment must hope however is that the ECB doesn’t simply ‘turn off the financial tap’ but reduces support on a planned and steady basis. The European Central Bank started the pandemic emergency purchase programme, or PEPP, in March 2020 and it allows the ECB to purchase different types of as‐ sets in financial markets. By doing this, the prices of those assets go up and, by exten‐ sion, market interest rates go down. All of this supports the economy by making borrowing cheaper for people, businesses and governments. Spain has been a major benefi‐ ciary of PEPP but recognises that this support cannot go on forever and is currently in the process of
Takeover grounded EASYJET has rejected the unwelcome takeover bid which it says undervalues the airline despite huge losses caused by the pandemic. In order to protect its position, it plans to raise more money both by way of a new loan and also by a call on shareholders for £1.2 billion (€1.4 billion) which will also help it to accelerate its recovery plan. An unconfirmed report from Bloomberg suggests that the predator is Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air. Clearly, it is in easyJet’s best interests to see the skies opening up again so that it can start to recover some of its lost income as soon as possible. easyJet has rejected a takeover approach and announced plans to raise £1.2 billion from shareholders to help its recovery from the pandemic.
getting ready by extending matu‐ rities on bonds and introducing fiscal policies which are aimed at reducing the need to borrow.
BUSINESS EXTRA Four-day week SPANISH clothing retailer Desigual is to ballot its 500 plus office staff in Barcelona to see whether they would like to reduce their working week. The offer is to spend three days at the office and one day working remotely in return for a 6.5 per cent drop in salary.
Going down BRITAIN has been in the top 10 of suppliers to Germany since 1950, but figures for the first half of 2021 released by the German Government show that imports from the UK are down by just under €16 billion which suggests that it will drop to 11th place.
HBO Max HBO Max, the new streaming service from Warner Media, comes to Spain on October 26 and will replace HBO España. It brings together all of the major Warner brands in one place and it will develop new Spanish language product in time.
16 - 22 September 2021
EWN 17
18 EWN
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
Order of the day
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT HOMOPHOBIA is now rife. Racism is rampant and public frustration almost at saturation point. Why? Because these titles have been concocted to discourage the frank discussion of either subject. The conception is subversive but quite brilliant. Have no doubt, when this piece goes out I will probably be accused of both. Well I could care less. One of the most frequent observations I receive from readers I meet up with is that they peruse this blurb because I discuss opinions they are not allowed to! Not allowed to? How offensive is that? The woke and PC brigade can now do just about anything they choose ‐ and the public are afraid to even talk about it! Lives and culture are being changed forever, by minorities that wield such power it appears they can not only ruin reputations, but also devastate law abiding citizen’s livelihoods with impunity. It only takes one woke to be at the head of a department or company (or University!) and with the threat of dismissal or worse, they can basically control the politics, opinions and even thinking of their subordinates. All they
SPEAKING OUT: The public are afraid to talk about anything they chose. need to do is report any adverse ‘findings’ to a fellow woker high up in law or politics and the target of their vitriol can suddenly find themselves at best on benefits and at worst in the dock. People are petrified to
voice their true opinions in case they lose everything. Personally I think it is already too late. I recently read of a decision to rethink the advertising of certain shampoos
because it could be offensive to bald people! If it wasn’t all so dangerous it would be comical. Well unfortunately it’s not funny at all. The clear thinking majority are now being manipulated in ways that
FEATURE
would have brought as a smile to the lips of MaoTse Tung himself. Any organsation that disagrees with these cancel culturists, or tries to bring their wholly unacceptable practices into the public domain (ie the scores of heavily guarded hotels now accommodating thousands of illegal immigrants, all paid for by the British tax payer!) is immediately vilified and pilloried in concerted attacks from all sides. In fact one such operation has had all their requests for political status ignored or denied for years. This of course means the public are not even being given the opportunity to cast a vote in their direction. When you consider that Screaming Lord Such and his monster Raving Looney Party were actually granted this status, you get some idea of how afraid the lefties are of giving a voice to anyone who endeavours to bring some common sense into the equation. Democracy is dead. Gagging or destroying any opposition is now the order of the day. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
Leapy Lee’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
FEATURE
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
EWN 19
MORE OF MY PET PEEVES OF THE SMALL SCREEN to realise that EVERYTHING on TV is fake on one level or another (most celeb ‘game shows’, for instance, are scripted) unless we want to see camera/sound/continuity peo‐ ple and others. Basically, they’re all trying to make TV reasonably realistic within the limits of production. Finally, on a completely different note, many thanks to all of you who’ve purchased my just‐published thriller, ‘The Sentinel’, now available in audiobook format narrated as before by my good friend Rayner Bourton who created the role of ‘Rocky’ in the origi‐ nal London production of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’. Happy reading and viewing!
NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS
Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
WELL, where to start with all the clichés of TV shows? How about characters getting out of taxis and not paying; running through street markets knocking over vegetable stalls; going to pubs where the barman is al‐ ways drying a glass with a tea towel; order‐ ing ‘a beer’ and not specifying which one; never watching the road when driving and presenters knocking on doors with: “Let’s see if he’s in.” Of course he is. Would they be broadcasting it otherwise? As for detective/cop shows, the person be‐ ing questioned inevitably ends the interview saying: “Are we done here?” Do you really believe anyone ever says that when being questioned in a murder investigation? Again, no one in real life says: “I’ll see you out” when a guest/visitor/detective is about to leave the house. But they say it endlessly in films. Weirdly, too, even the most competent
TV CLICHÉS: Going to a pub where the barman is always drying a glass. detective seems to have to respond to a killer asking for a few moments alone with “Yes, of course.” Or a late‐night telephone call to discuss an urgent matter with “Come to my office tonight.” However smart, they never seem to learn... Plus people drinking tea or coffee from
cups that are quite clearly empty and carry‐ ing supposedly heavy suitcases that are equally empty. Want to make a suitcase look heavy? Put something in it! But that would be asking for an H&S injury claim. “Ooh me back, guv’nor.” The problem for viewers like us is we fail
Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Be‐ trayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora‐johnson.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Ap‐ ple Books, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
Nora Johnson’s opinions are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
20 EWN
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
DAVID WORBOYS ‘GUYS AND DOLLS’ was a musical which opened on Broadway in 1953 and became a film. Its title recognised that Guys were men and Dolls were women. They were attracted to each other by their differences as deter‐ mined by a single Y chromosome. And those differences in 1953 were very marked. The term ‘you guys’ is now used for people in general, as if there is no longer any distinction. This raises a question. How long will it be before the male species of the human race, in terms of appearance, characteristics and man‐ nerisms, is virtually indistinguishable from the female? In 1953, only women wore make‐up, perfume, ear‐rings, necklaces and styled long hair. They dressed in feminine blouses and skirts or full‐length dresses, stockings and high‐heeled shoes. No jeans and very few trousers. Only Dolls had ponytails and older ones had little granny buns. Tattoos were for sailors and fairground artists. And a majority of women ran the home and reared the children while their husbands worked.
GUYS AND DOLLS
IN 1953: When Guys were men and Dolls were women. Fashion models and air hostesses were elegant, attractive women. Guys wore jackets, trousers and hats or caps and were beginning to use after‐ shave lotions. Moustaches were com‐ mon, but beards were rarer, as men looked masculine enough without them. The ‘clean‐cut look’ with short‐ back‐and‐sides haircuts had no need for
Alice bands or bandanas. Only men drove buses and practised sports such as football, cricket and boxing. Firefight‐ ers, postmen, airline pilots and street cleaners (or road sweepers) were al‐ most exclusively men. Most educated men respected the ‘gentle sex’ by opening doors for them and offering their seats on public trans‐
port. They raised their hats as a mark of respect in the streets and even stood up when a woman entered the room. Before free‐love became widely practised in the ‘60s, women were more chaste and a man’s approach was therefore more restrained. De‐ layed gratification was accepted and so there was more mystery about
FEATURE
the opposite sex. A partner was a business associate or somebody we did the quickstep with. A man’s cohabitant was his wife, fiancée, mistress or girlfriend. Not his partner. Today there is a growing market for make‐up and jewellery for men and they are beginning to wear lipstick and eye make‐up. Some shave their bodies. Women are increasingly sporting mas‐ culine hair‐dos (exemplified by sports presenter Okka Gundel) and unisex clothing. Possibly because of stress or depres‐ sion, there is already evidence of a di‐ minishing interest in sex in the 21st cen‐ tury, especially in the west. Given that the sexes used to be attracted by their differences, this is hardly surprising. It doesn’t seem to matter much what sex we are anymore. In the same way, the three ethnic classifications of race may eventually be indistinguishable through more adventurous procreation, travel and immigration. The human species may in time all look alike ‐ a kind of transgender and ethnically single race. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
David Worboys’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
Aim Higher, Achieve More
ROBERT SHALLIS HOW high are you aiming and more importantly, what target are you aiming for? With many students returning back to school or further education, some may be feeling anxious with the challenges and stresses that lie ahead, my article this month is with them in mind, although it most certainly applies to us all when it comes to following our dreams, achieving our goals and succeeding in things we may never have thought possible before. Author, Norman Vincent Peale once said; “shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” But all too often our dreams remain just dreams as we believe they are too far out of our reach and therefore perceived by many of us impossible. We feel more at ease remaining in our comfort zone and aiming and shooting for the things we feel we ‘can’ achieve. We keep ourselves small, we play small, think small and therefore achieve small results. The pattern continues as the lack of belief in our abilities quietly prevails bringing us straight back down to earth. Those little
BE PATIENT: All habits can be broken and so can self-image. fires of hope are soon extinguished when they try to re‐ignite any notion of that dream becoming a reality. So, what’s the answer, what do we need to do to dismiss those moments of
doubt when they arise and all too often consume us? The first step in breaking the mould and eradicating this all too familiar pattern of behaviour is to start the
practice of changing your self‐image. This isn’t always an easy task because our self‐ image is constantly running in the background without consciousness. It only decides to remind us once we’re challenged with something out of our comfort zone. That little voice will say to us ‘I can’t do this.’ ‘I’m not good enough.’ It creates such an impression and a very believable reminder convincing us that it knows best. The way to tackle this is to start editing that self‐image. Create an image of success, belief and faith in yourself until it becomes more powerful than the current image. It’s a battle we can all win if we decide to practise doing, however, never forget to be kind and patient with yourself. All habits can be broken and so can self‐image. It takes as much energy to see yourself succeeding as it does failing so why waste your energy on something that does not serve you to its best ability. It is time to aim higher and think bigger and believe that you are the person who can do it, not anyone else. Yes, you! To change a situation, you need to change yourself as that’s where the power lies.
Those disempowering negative feelings are certainly real but the belief around them that we alone created, is not. A little trick is to know that ‘a positive thought starves any emotion created by a negative thought.’ If you can stop feeding your mind with negative thoughts and replace them with thoughts and images of success, it will soon diminish becoming weaker each time it tries. So, with the tools to have a new found belief in yourself, you now have a reason to aim that little higher. If you shoot and miss then keep shooting as practice makes progress, which is the path to reaching where you wish to be. Our lives are based on the results of the choices we make, therefore, make the choice to change the most important person in your life, you. Rob Shallis www.robshallis.com To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
Robert Shallis’ opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
THURSDAY 16/09 FRIDAY 17/09 SATURDAY 18/09 SUNDAY 19/09 MONDAY 20/09 TUESDAY 21/09 WEDNESDAY 22/09
7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:35pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
11:00pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 6:10pm 6:20pm 6:23pm 6:25pm 7:15pm 8:00pm 8:45pm 10:30pm 11:10pm 11:25pm 6:35pm 6:50pm 6:55pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:20pm 8:30pm 9:05pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:25pm 11:30pm 11:35pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 8:50pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 7:55pm
8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
11:00pm 11:25pm
BBC News at Six; Weather BBC London News; Weather The One Show EastEnders Celebrity MasterChef Patrick Kielty: Northern Ireland, The Union and Me BBC News at Ten
5:15pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm
Pointless BBC News at Six; Weather BBC London News; Weather The One Show Question of Sport EastEnders Would I Lie to You? Celebrity MasterChef The Cleaner BBC News at Ten
5:15pm
BBC News BBC London News; Weather Weather The Wall Pointless Celebrities The Hit List Strictly Special Strictly Come Dancing Casualty BBC News Weather
3:00pm 5:30pm 6:30pm 7:30pm 8:30pm 9:00pm
BBC News BBC London News; Weather Weather RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 Countryfile Antiques Roadshow Vigil BBC News BBC London News; Weather
5:15pm 6:10pm 8:00pm
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 EastEnders Football's Broken Dreams - Panorama Silent Witness BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Weather Nowhere to Run: Abused by Our Coach
7:30pm 8:00pm
Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six; Weather BBC London News; Weather The One Show EastEnders Holby City My Family Silent Witness BBC News at Ten
5:30pm
Party Political Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 The Repair Shop Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather
5:30pm
6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:30pm 10:30pm 11:30pm 12:00am
10:00pm 10:30pm 11:30pm 12:15am
9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm
11:45pm
8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:10am 12:15am
6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm
6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm
Who Do You Think You Are? Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Take a Hike Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Your Garden Made Perfect A Killing in Tiger Bay QI Newsnight
8:00pm
Madagascar, Lemurs and Spies: Natural World Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Take a Hike MOTDx Remarkable Places to Eat Gardeners' World The North Water Newsnight Weather
8:00pm
Take a Hike A House Through Time Jay's Yorkshire Workshop Saving Lives at Sea Dad's Army Giraffes: Africa's Gentle Giants QI When Nirvana Came to Britain Reel Stories: Dave Grohl Detroit
8:00pm
Flog It! The Finest Hours Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Chris and Meg's Wild Summer Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie and Tupac Boyz 'n' the Hood
8:00pm
Take a Hike RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 Mastermind Only Connect University Challenge Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League Alma's Not Normal Newsnight Weather A Killing in Tiger Bay
10:00pm
Glorious Gardens From Above Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Take a Hike RHS Chelsea Flower Show Saving Lives at Sea A House Through Time Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Newsnight
8:00pm
Glorious Gardens From Above Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Take a Hike Celebrity Antiques Road Trip RHS Chelsea Flower Show Jay's Yorkshire Workshop Mock the Week Newsnight
8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
8:30pm 9:00pm 10:05pm 11:35pm 1:30am 2:00am 2:30am
9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:40pm 1:45am 2:15am 2:45am
9:00pm 10:00pm 10:45pm 11:30pm 12:20am 1:10am 2:10am
8:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 1:50am 3:20am
11:00pm 12:10am 1:10am
2:10am 2:40am
8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:45am
11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 2:00am 2:30am
Great British Railway Journeys The Joy of Painting Three Men in a Boat Imagine - Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life Shakespeare in Love Handmade in Bolton Great British Railway Journeys Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts
6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
One-Hit Wonders at the BBC TOTP: 1991 TOTP: 1991 The Old Grey Whistle Test Story The Old Grey Whistle Test: For One Night Only TOTP: 1991 TOTP: 1991 One-Hit Wonders at the BBC
7:30pm 8:00pm
Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream Brazil with Michael Palin The Hunt for a Killer The Hunt for a Killer College Behind Bars: Storyville Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind New York Rock at the BBC Brazil with Michael Palin
6:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 8:30pm 9:30pm 10:35pm
Concerto at the BBC Proms The Enigmatic Maestro, Bernard Haitink Julius Caesar Revealed The Sky at Night The Sky at Night College Behind Bars: Storyville The Enigmatic Maestro, Bernard Haitink Julius Caesar Revealed
6:30pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 11:19pm 11:20pm
Inside America's Treasure House: The Met Imagine - Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is Art of America Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art Great British Railway Journeys Inside America's Treasure House: The Met
6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm
Great British Railway Journeys The Joy of Painting The Good Life Porridge Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule Bottom Remember The Secret Policeman's Ball? Some Scousers with Jokes
4:59pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
The Joy of Painting Wild Brazil Neutrino: Hunting the Ghost Particle The Beginning and End of the Universe The Beginning and End of the Universe The Sky at Night Great British Railway Journeys Wild Brazil
7:00pm 7:25pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm
11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm
8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 10:45pm 11:40pm 12:30am
11:20pm 11:34pm 11:35pm 1:45am
12:15am
9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm
11:00pm 11:30pm
9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm
The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Fred and Rose West: Reopened ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
4:00pm 5:00pm
Coronation Street Britain's Busiest Airport Heathrow Coronation Street Fred and Rose West: Reopened ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Peston Butterfly Shop: Ideal World
6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm
Family Fortunes ITV News and Weather ITV News London Celebrity Catchphrase The Cube Beat the Chasers Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up ITV News and Weather ITV London Weather 22 Jump Street Shop: Ideal World
5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm
The Cube ITV News and Weather ITV News London Family Fortunes Endeavour ITV News and Weather ITV London Weather Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace - What Happened Next Britain's Busiest Airport Heathrow
2:30pm 4:45pm 5:50pm 6:20pm 8:30pm
The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Beyond the Line: North Wales's Traffic Cops Coronation Street Manhunt The Night Stalker ITV News at Ten and Weather
4:00pm 5:00pm
ITV London Weather Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Love Your Garden Manhunt The Night Stalker ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London
3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:30pm
ITV News London Party Political Broadcast ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Britain's Busiest Airport Heathrow Coronation Street Manhunt The Night Stalker ITV News at Ten and Weather
4:00pm 5:00pm
6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:05am
10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am
A Place in the Sun The Great House Giveaway Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Joe Lycett's Got Your Back Help First Dates
5:00pm
Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it Gogglebox Highlife The Huntsman: Winter's War
5:00pm
6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm
6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm
8:00pm 8:30pm 9:30pm 10:30pm 12:50am
10:00pm
11:00pm 12:00am
6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm
11:30pm
6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm
Tool Club A Place in the Sun Location, Location, Location: 20 Years and Counting Channel 4 News Britain's Most Historic Towns Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World Deadpool 2 The Girl in the Spider's Web
6:55pm 7:00pm
The Karate Kid, Part III The Dog House Channel 4 News The Day After Tomorrow The Sun: Who Cares Wins Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins for Stand Up to Cancer Gogglebox Walter Presents: When the Dust Settles
5:05pm 6:10pm 6:15pm 7:25pm 7:30pm
A Place in the Sun The Great House Giveaway Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Jamie Oliver: Together Bin Laden: The Road to 9/11 First Dates
6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm
Countdown A Place in the Sun The Great House Giveaway Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Great British Bake Off Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain Gogglebox
3:15pm 5:00pm
A Place in the Sun The Great House Giveaway Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Changing Rooms Grand Designs Under the Sheets with Alice Levine
5:00pm
8:00pm 9:30pm 10:30pm
11:50pm
9:00pm 10:00pm 11:25pm 12:40am
10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am
6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm
10:00pm
Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight How to Stop Your IBS Nick Knowles' Big House Clearout All Creatures Great and Small A&E After Dark
8:00am
Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Secret Scotland The Cotswolds with Pam Ayres Lighthouses: Building the Impossible Greatest Hits of the 80s
8:30am 9:00am
5 News Weekend All Creatures Great and Small William & Kate: Future King & Queen Lakes & Dales' Most Scenic Railway Journey The Murder of Mountbatten: Minute by Minute When TV Goes Horribly Wrong
11:00am
Ben-Hur 5 News Update Ben-Hur 5 News Weekend Britain's Favourite Sandwich Million Pound Motorhomes Sean Connery: The Man & the Movies The Rock Entertainment News on 5
12:00pm
Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Traffic Cops Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders Submarine: Life Under the Waves Casualty 24/7 The World's Heaviest Child
8:30am 9:00am
My Daughter Vanished Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight GPs: Behind Closed Doors The Yorkshire Vet Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
9:00am
Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Greggs: How Do They Do It Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo This Week on the Farm
8:30am 9:00am
8:30am 9:00am 11:00am 1:00pm 1:30pm
10:00pm 12:00am
11:00am 11:30am 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 11:30pm 12:00am 1:00am
11:30am 3:30pm 6:00pm 9:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 3:00am
3:00pm 5:00pm 8:30pm 10:15pm 1:35am 2:15am 5:45am
11:00am 12:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm
10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:30pm
8:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am
11:00am 12:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 8:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am
Good Morning Sports Fans Early Kick-Off Good Morning Sports Fans The Football Show Sky Sports News Live Women's International One-Day Cricket Live LPGA Tour Golf Live PGA Tour Golf Early Kick-Off Good Morning Sports Fans The Football Show Live One-Day International Cricket Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live FNF Sky Sports News Live: NFL Fantasy MLS Live Soccer Saturday PreMatch Live Vitality T20 Blast Cricket Live Vitality T20 Blast Cricket Live Premier League Live Vitality T20 Blast Cricket Sky Sports News Live PGA Tour Golf Sky Sports News Scottish Premiership Live Live Renault Super Sunday Live Renault Super Sunday Live NFL Live NFL Live NBC's FNIA Live NFL My Icon: Shaun Gayle Early Kick-Off Live International Netball The Football Show The Football Show Sky Sports News Live Indian Premier League Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live Ryder Cup Golf Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans The Football Show Ryder Cup Golf Live Women's International One-Day Cricket Live Carabao Cup Live Ryder Cup Golf Live: NFL Fantasy Early Kick-Off Live International Netball The Football Show Ryder Cup Golf Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live Ryder Cup Golf Live Carabao Cup Live Ryder Cup Golf Live: NFL Fantasy Live: Total Access
The schedules for the television programme pages are provided by an external company: we regret that any changes or errors are not the responsibility of Euro Weekly News.
EW YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION Letters should be emailed to yoursay@euroweeklynews.com or make your comments on our website: www.euroweeklynews.com Views expressed and opinions given are not necessarily those of the EWN publishers. No responsibility is accepted for accuracy of information, errors, omissions or statements.
THE BIN OF SHAME ETC! Hi Leapy, Having just read your last four articles, I wish you were a British politician and could air your thoughts to millions of voters who would agree with your every word! You’re never afraid of telling the truth, which is what Britain badly needs! Regards, W Ramos
From our Facebook
180 days in Spain online group As a regular, long-term visitor to the Costa del Sol I am an avid reader of Euro Weekly News and have found it invaluable in keeping up with current local affairs and locating tradesmen and businesses via the classified advertising section. As the current, much curtailed, tourist season draws to an end and your business advertisers face the prospect of lean winter months ahead, I felt you might be interested to hear of a recently formed online group which is dedicated to improving the current 90 in 180 days restrictions now placed BRITISH POLITICIANS: They need Leapy to tell the truth. on British visitors and which will deprive local businesses of much-needed custom throughout the low season. British property owners and long-term visitors are now trying to This is causing real problems for the thousands of British owraise awareness amongst Spanish business owners and local poners of Spanish property along with those who choose Spain as liticians of the unnecessary problems they are now facing and butheir temporary winter homes. Both groups do not come to Spain siness cards are currently being distributed all along the coast and to work, therefore do not deprive Spaniards of much-needed emin the Balearics. ployment, they come here to SPEND... in restaurants, bars, superIf you require any further details of the online group (180 days markets and just about any other retail outlet you can think of. in Spain) and its activities or would like to be put in touch with its By sticking rigidly to the terms of the Schengen Agreement, founder, Mr Andrew Hesselden, please let me know. whilst not legally obliged to do so, Spain is depriving its small buMeantime, I look forward to enjoying many more editions of sinesses of much-needed income from British visitors, whilst your newspaper. neighbouring countries such as Portugal are actively taking steps to relax the rules and allow greater flexibility to the British and in A Gawan doing so attract revenue that would otherwise come to Spain. The current situation is a confusing mess with southern European countries applying different standards and the UK allowing Europeans 180 days visa-free travel to Britain and Northern IreGood day Leapy. land, whilst the obvious solution is for us all to be able to visit Celebrity Gogglebox on Channel 4 on 10/09/21. each other’s countries for up to 180 days without using up our I watched part of the above programme a short time ago and Schengen allowance of 90 days. was astonished that there was not one single Caucasian celebrity The losers in all of this are the British, who are no longer able in the line-up. Whose idea of diversity is this? to visit their Spanish homes at will, and the Spanish who are loRegards, sing income by the restriction of time the British are allowed to coP Gidney me here to Spain (and spend money).
Diversity
KINDNESS OF STRANGERS AS the majority of the world mourned those who tragically lost their lives on 9/11 20 years ago, stories continue to come out concerning the dedication of the emergency services during that time. All of these heroes, both living and sadly departed deserve every iota of praise that is applied to them and those responsible, whilst probably believing that they were striking a blow for so called freedom, were nothing more than terrorist scum. Looking closer to home, the past few days saw an incredible inferno on the Costa del Sol with some-
CORRECTIONS
OUR VIEW
thing like 45 kilometres of land burned and it is believed that more than one fire was started deliberately. It is hoped that the perpetrator/s will be caught and severely punished if this is true. In the meantime, it has been so impressive to see how the local community, many of them expatriates from across Europe, have rallied round to offer help and support for those who were evacuated from their homes. Across local social media were numerous offers of accommodation in safe areas, not only for families but for pets as well and one kind
person said that they could house horses or donkeys if needs be. Collective Calling, the Marbella charity got together a gang of cleaners who would be ready to assist in cleaning any property that was covered in ash and one or more people went to local beaches and spelled out the word Gracias for firefighter pilots of aeroplanes and helicopters to see as they flew overhead. Finally, everyone has mourned the death of experienced firefighter Carlos Martínez Haro from Almeria who was tragically killed when the fire blew back on him.
CARLOS MARTINEZ: Lost his life fighting the Sierra Bermeja blaze.
Yolanda Cano RIP you gave you life to save others, what a brave person.
Keith Boyce RIP Carlos, who gave his life in the protection of others.
Beryl Rees-Smith How sad for this young man and sad for his family, friends and work colleagues... RIP Carlos fly high you have earned your wings ...
Hilary Robinson How sad. Rest peacefully Carlos and thank you for your service to your people. Condolences to his family and friends.
Patricia Gray We so often underestimate the bravery of our firefighters, but now and then we are reminded of how they risk their lives in carrying out their job... Our thoughts and deepest sympathy must be with his family and friends... a very brave man.
Mary Kavanagh Kirby Rest in peace Carlos. Condolences to your family and friends.
Vic Parker RIP Carlos your life was cut short saving lives of others, a true hero. X
Susan Trowman RIP, so sad my thoughts are with your family.
At the EWN, we pride ourselves that reports are accurate and fair. If we do slip up, we promise to set the record straight in a clear, no-nonsense manner. To ask for an inaccuracy to be corrected. Email: editorial@euroweeklynews.com
www.euroweeklynews.com • 16 - 22 September 2021
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPONSOR GO TO WWW.LINEADIRECTA.COM
25
TIME OUT
ia Victor
e Hayle
Q Emma
TIME OUT
26
www.euroweeklynews.com • 16 - 22 September 2021
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPONSOR GO TO WWW.LINEADIRECTA.COM
www.euroweeklynews.com • 16 - 22 September 2021
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPONSOR GO TO WWW.LINEADIRECTA.COM
27
TIME OUT
TIME OUT
28
www.euroweeklynews.com • 16 - 22 September 2021
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPONSOR GO TO WWW.LINEADIRECTA.COM
IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK GO TO WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM FOR THIS WEEK’S ANSWERS
16 - 22 September 2021 • www.euroweeklynews.com
SPONSORED BY
Pet-sitters for your favourite dogs IF you are planning a trip later this year you still need to plan early for pet and house‐ sitters. Perhaps you are already making plans for a staycation get away. Even if you are planning just a short trip, you’ll know that you simply can’t travel with some pets. Young pets in particular may benefit from staying behind so they can follow their routines at home. So, plan ahead. Take a moment to plan ahead for pet and house‐sitters, if you have trips planned later this year. Now is the time to get ready. We will help you as much as we can. Our philos‐ ophy is that we are all in this together. These are the steps to take: 1. Register as a homeowner on House SitMatch.com 2. Choose a Premium account (£89 per year) to ensure you can help online when needed 3. Create a profile with photos of your pet and the house 4. Post a house.sit advert stating your plans for next year’s holiday Covid permit‐ ting Do you need a pet‐sitter in 2021? Then get started right now. How does it work?
Dogs are smart creatures and need stimulation as well as care.
HouseSitMatch can help you find suitable sitters. Join our network for a small annual fee. You get ID checked for safety and then build your advert saying when you are going on holiday. House‐sitters see your advert, they respond and you choose the sitter who’ll care for your pets. Trustpilot Testimonials ‐ 4.8 / 5 Excellent rating (New Trustpilot rating scale) Here’s what members have said about us ‐ HouseSitMatch found us a perfect house‐sitter… HouseSitMatch found us a perfect house‐
sitter while we were away in Canada and we were delighted with the care and attention that HouseSitMatch took in helping us find the right person. Ros Morris ‐ Dog owner How do you join? Please register online via our website www.Housesitmatch.com ‐ Choose a membership plan ‐ Please note prices go up soon so sign up now on subscription to secure these prices: • Standard (DIY option) = £69 pa • Premium (with support at each step) = £89 pa
Do you need a house-sitter? Get in touch. House-sitting can be a win-win for both parties, free house and pet-sitting, and the experienced and checked sitters get free accommodation! Register as either house-sitter or homeowner with a 50 per cent discount using coupon code SUPER50 - an exclusive offer for readers. To find a house pet-sitter go to www.HouseSitMatch.com.
Much ado about purring
PURRING: Is a method of communication among cats. IF you’ve ever wondered why your cat purrs, you might be in for a surprise. Research carried out by pet nutritionists Purina has revealed that cats purr when they’re distressed or afraid, not just when they’re happy. While purring is a method of communication among cats, especially needed by kittens to communicate with their mother and littermates because they are born blind and deaf, it’s also shown to be a defence mechanism
and a way to keep calm in stressful or painful situa‐ tions. A cat’s purr has a low fre‐ quency which causes a series of vibrations inside the body; that can act as a form of pain relief and heal in‐ juries, ease breathing and build muscle. However, it is believed that humans could also ben‐ efit from these good vibra‐ tions, as studies have shown spending time with cats and hearing their purrs lowers
blood pressure. Therefore, those who own cats have a 40 per cent low‐ er risk of having a heart at‐ tack. The researchers also iden‐ tified a new kind of purr called the ‘solicitation purr,’ which sounds more urgent ‐ not dissimilar to a crying ba‐ by ‐ so owners instinctively come to their aid. So the next time you take your purring cat to the vet, it may be more stressed than you realised.
29
PETS
CLASSIFIEDS AWNINGS
CAR FOR SALE
30
Nerja, 29780 Email: info@nlcn erja.com Website: www.nlcn erja.com Facebook: www.face book.com/nlcnerja
CHURCH SERVICES THE ANGLICAN Chaplaincy of Nerja & Almunecar. Every Sunday there is a Holy Communion service at midday in San Miguel church in Nerja. Every Wednesday morning at 9.30 we have an online ‘Zoom’ HC service - please contact Fr Nigel with an e-mail address if you would like to join us. Priest in Charge, Father Nigel Thomas. Tel: Church House 951 815736, Mobile: 608 695 756, e-mail: cofenerja@gmail .com.
BLINDS SOLAR BLINDS ES Ideal for large glazed areas to reflect heat / glare and stop furniture fading and still keep the view. SAVE HEAT IN THE WINTER to improve your living environment. ian@solarshadetinting .com Tel Ian 958 496 571 / 644 546 176 (287972)
BUY & SELL PRIVATE collector will buy your Gold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)
SITUATIONS VACANT
DENTAL
16 - 22 September 2021 • www.euroweeklynews.com SPONSORED BY
FOR SALE/WANTED WANTED Gold, Silver, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)
INSURANCE STAY SAFE! Abbeygate Insurance Call 971 277 455 For your security www.abbeygateinsure.com (2887610)
MISCELLANEOUS GOLD & SILVER Bought & Sold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)
MOTORING FOR SALE
CHARITY NEW LIFE CHURCH, whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, we would be delighted to welcome you to New Life Church. Our meetings are characterised by uplifting songs, relevant sermons and a modern but reverent service. During this time of uncertainty, God’s word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. We are a Bible based Church community continuing to help people find their way back to God. Sunday Service 11.00am Prayer Meetings Wednesdays 11.00am Pasaje San Miguel,
If you can read it, so can your clients. Contact us and have your business grow at + 34 951 386 161
W E A R E currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726)
SITUATIONS VACANT DISTRIBUTION DRIVERS wanted for Costa del Sol and Costa Tropical. One day per week. Must be legal to work in Spain, have own transport, know the areas and be reliable. Please send CV with covering letter to Martyn by email mab021262@ gmail.com (292475)
SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR BLINDS ES Ideal for Large Glazed Areas To Reflect Heat / Glare And Stop Furniture Fading And Still Keep The View. Save Heat in The Winter To Improve Your Living Environment. ian@solar shadetinting.com Tel Ian 958 496 571 / 644 546 176 (258409)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FED UP PAYING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR MOBILE PHONE CALLS? THEN CONTACT TELITEC TODAY. CALLS TO SPAIN 7C PER MINUTE INCLUDING MOBILES. CALLS TO UK 5.3C PER MINUTE. NO MONTHLY FEES, NO CONTRACT. WWW.TELITEC.COM TEL: 902 889 070 (2001)
WINDOW TINTING
MOBILE SERVICE. ITV Legal. Solar Reflective tint for glass curtains, balconies, yachts. Stop fading, heat & glare. 958 496 571 – 644 546 176 ian@solar shadetinting.com (287972)
XXX RELAXATION Please note that in Spain there is NO legislation banning adverts in this section. Neither regional nor national governments are able to pass such a law due to rules governing freedom of publication and printing. READERS OF A SENSITIVE DISPOSITION MAY FIND SOME OF THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS SECTION OFFENSIVE
XXX VARIOUS www.costaswing.com, the number one website to meet like-minded singles/couples for fun and friendship MALE /Female viagra, cialis, kamagra jelly all areas. Mixed trial packs available. Delivery or mail order available 604 385 476. viagra4you19@gmail.com
NAUTICAL INTERNATIONAL SKIPPER LICENCE: Courses held in English and starts soon. RYA VHF and Radar Courses. 626 245 098 (293730)
If you can read it, so can your clients. Contact us and have your business grow at + 34 951 386 161
INSURANCE
MOTORING
www.euroweeklynews.com
16 - 22 September 2021
EWN 31
Dacia Sandero - a star in the affordable price league ROAD TEST by Mark Slack WE have all seen new, low price entrants into the car market over the years, but one which is cur‐ rently making headlines is Dacia. Part of Renault, Dacia was origi‐ nally a Romanian company build‐ ing models like the Renault 12 under licence from the French manufacturer in the 1960s. Re‐ nault took a majority stake in 1999. Fast forward and we now have a modern, keenly priced, three vehicle range and a new seven‐seater that has just been announced. Our focus for this test is the Sandero that has recently been launched in second‐generation guise. To say it has moved on is somewhat of an understatement as in both looks and the drive it feels like a more expensive car than is actually the case. There are cheaper non‐tactile interior plastics, as one might ex‐
SANDERO: A car that deserves the praise given to it.
Facts at a Glance Model: Dacia Sandero Comfort Tce 90 Engine: 0.9 turbocharged, 3-cylinder, petrol developing 90 hp Gears: 6-speed manual Performance: 0-100 kmh (62 mph) 11.7 seconds/Maximum Speed 178 kph (111 mph) Economy: 5.3 l/km (53.3 mpg) WLTP Emissions: 120 g/km Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
pect at this price point, but materi‐ al trim adorns the fascia, and in Comfort trim as tested the standard equipment list is generous. Keyless entry and start, Bluetooth with Apple Car Play and An‐ droid Au‐ to, cruise control, naviga‐ tion, air conditioning and powered door mirrors all come in the price of €13,979/ £11,995. This makes it somewhat of a star in the affordable price league. The Sandero range starts from just €10,482/£8,995 for the Essential model. There is just one engine size ‐ 1.0‐litre, three‐cylinder ‐ in three different power outputs including an LPG bi‐fuel version. The natu‐ rally aspirated lead‐in engine has just 65 hp, so unless you are pure‐
ly driving in an urban environment it’s probably one to avoid. The tur‐ bocharged power unit develops a much more useable 90 hp and the LPG bi‐fuel 100 hp. A CVT auto‐ matic is offered and manual five and six‐speed gearboxes. The Sandero looks good and with the 90 hp power unit it drives well and feels perky under accel‐ eration, easily keeping up with traffic on A‐roads and motorways. There’s the characteristic thrum from the three‐cylinder engine but it really is a refined and smooth drive. My driving week in‐
volved a lengthy journey as well as commuting and the Sandero proved comfortable and very eco‐ nomical. When you look across the board, in purely price terms, at the range of cars available to buyers, the Sandero offers keen pricing and the back‐up of a large dealer network plus generous equip‐ ment. It’s most definitely trans‐ port, rather than a car enthusiast dream, but nonetheless it’s a car that wholeheartedly deserves the praise that has been directed its way.
and finally... THE largest robots in the history of SEAT SA join the more than 2,200 others that work together to build the company’s latest models. They stand more than two and a half metres tall and are responsible for assembling the heaviest parts of the vehicles with millimetric precision. There are two units in the plant, each with a payload capacity of up to 400 kilos and software that enables pre‐ dictive maintenance to be carried out.
DGT warns about lending your car! MANY people lend their car to a family member, a relative, or a friend, there is no law against this, as long as that person has a valid driving licence and the terms of the vehicle’s insurance policy al‐ low another driver in such a circumstance. However, as the Directorate‐General for Traffic (DGT) is quick to point out, any traffic fines committed by the person borrowing your vehicle will automatically be under your name, and so they recommend that to avoid this sce‐ nario, the owner of the vehicle should always
notify the authorities of this change of driver, for their own personal benefit as much as any‐ thing. This procedure, which is free, can be done on‐ line, through the miDGT application, which you can download into your mobile phone, or, of course, it can be done in person, but this can only be done by the owner of the vehicle, or another person can do it on their behalf, as long as they are authorised to do so, and after which, any traf‐ fic fine then issued go to the person whose name
has been included as the driver for the specified period of time. “In this way, the administrations, and provided that the regular driver is informed and gives his consent, will address him directly as a first option, and not the person who appears as the owner of the vehicle. In this way, the driver identification process is avoided, which is mandatory in those cases in which the owner was not the one who was driving the vehicle at the time of the offence,” states the DGT. Once the period of use of the ve‐
hicle by the other person has been completed, or is about to end, the DGT advises the owner of the vehicle to again inform them of the time and date of the end of the use of the vehicle, unless it has already been previously specified. A ‘regular driver’ is understood to be one who is going to use the vehicle for continuous periods of more than 30 days, or in the case of rental vehi‐ cles, for rentals of more than three days, and it is essential to have the express consent of the regu‐ lar driver to proceed with their registration.
32
SPORT LOCAL HELP WANTED
16 - 22 September 2021
to read more visit www.euroweeklynews.com
AT tonight’s Walking Football League match between the Walking Dead and Malaga A and B teams at the Finca Naundrup, at 6.30pm the home side have arranged a collection for the fire‐ fighters and people displaced by the recent fires which will go to a local charity Collective Calling for distribution. Food, water, blankets and clothing are the items most needed. They can be dropped off tonight at the Finca during the football or at the walking football sessions of Malaga WFC (Mon‐ day nights 6.30pm to 8pm), WFS Calahonda (Monday and Friday 10am to 11am) and the Walking
Dead (Wednesday 6.30 to 7.30pm). All the League clubs are play‐ ing their part in the community by giving their full support to this appeal. ‘Exclusive and expensive, Be‐ nahavis. But also cheap? One of the most exclusive and expensive areas in Spain has been branded ‘cheap’ by the local Walking Football Club and other users of the local seven‐a‐ side council football pitch at Benahavis. The playing surface is so bad the HIDROMASTER Walking Football League have told the two local clubs, Atletico and Sporting Bena‐ havis that they cannot play their home games on this ground due to its bad condition and that they will have to look for another venue. Three League managers stated that the pitch was “dangerous’ and their teams would not play on it. This is a huge problem for the clubs with Atletico due to host
WELCOME: Calahonda new signing Tomas Garcia Otero with team manager Lesh Breezy. the Walking Dead on Tuesday September 28. An enquiry by the Walking Football club’s Manager Tony Cifaldi as to the possibility of the pitch being resurfaced was met with “It is part of a refurbishment which will not be completed un‐ til the end of the year.” A request to use the grass pitch meantime was met with a refusal. The club have approached Marbella Council requesting per‐ mission to use the excellent San Pedro facility, although this may mean having to change the
name to WFS Marbella. It is hoped a decision will be made before Benahavis/Marbel‐ la’s first home League games against the Walking Dead A and B teams on September 28. ‘New signing.’ Recent WFS Calahonda signing Tomas Garcia Otero was welcomed by club manager Lesh Brzuzy. Lesh lamented that Tomas, like many of the squad, was unavailable for tonight’s HIDROMASTER Walking Football League match away to Aston Viñuela ‘A’. Calahonda, with far fewer members than the illustrious oth‐ er teams in the Leagues, will have to rely on the ‘old guard’ to get the team off to a good start. Lesh commented that “the aged war‐ riors will give off their best re‐ gardless.” Results of this week’s matches and future fixtures in next week’s EWN. As always make sure you collect your copy of the Euro Weekly News... Supporting Walk‐ ing Football.
Fantastic achievement for Raducanu EMMA RADUCANU became the first British tennis player to win a major tennis title in 44 years on Saturday, September 11, after beating the 19‐year‐old Canadian teenager Leyla Fernandez in straight sets, to win the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York. In front of 24,000 tennis fans in the Arthur Ashe Stadium, 18‐ year‐old Raducanu made double history by being the first British player since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977 to win a Grand Slam, as well as being the only qualifier to ever win a major tennis tournament, in either the men’s or women’s game. Speaking just before walking out on the court, Raducanu said, “The time has flown here in New York. I’ve just been taking it one match at a time and it has got me to the final. I’m going to go out there and enjoy it today. It’s so exciting in my second grand slam to be in the final. I can’t really believe it, but I can’t wait to get stuck in. I’m sure the crowd will be great so it will be a really positive experi‐ ence.” Picking up a winner’s cheque for £1.8 million (€2.1m), she moves from 150th up to 23rd in the women’s rankings, and won the tournament without losing a single set, although the first set was impossible to call as the two girls battled fearlessly, going from deuce back to advantage, and then back again to deuce, with some excellent rallies in between, ending the first set with a 6‐4 scoreline. Fernandez somehow seemed to lose her way in the sec‐ ond set, and the British girl capitalised on some erratic serving from the Canadian to pile on the pressure before ultimately taking the set 6‐3, and the title of US Open champion. With an all‐star fan base in her corner, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, Emma Raducana has done Britain proud, and at only 18, who knows what else her career holds in store.