Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 16 - 22 September 2021 Issue 1889

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16 - 22 Sept 2021

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Mobile vaccination ON Friday, September 17, a mo‐ bile unit of the Andalucian Health Service will be open on the Fuengirola Paseo Maritimo

by San Francisco beach from 9am until 8pm.

Those who are residents or vis‐ itors to Fuengirola who have not yet been vaccinated against Covid‐19 may attend without a prior appointment to receive their first inoculation, with the on‐ ly proviso being that they must be at least 12 years of age or older.

The vaccine will be the Pfizer version and an appointment for the second vaccination will be booked during this visit or will be communicated later via SMS.

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THERE was relief and emotion on Tuesday September 14 when the wild‐ fire near Estepona was finally brought under control. The fire had raged for seven days, forcing more than 2,600 residents to evacuate their homes.

One firefighter lost his life tackling the blaze.

The fire began in the Sierra Bermeja on September 8 and initial reports suggest it was arson. Unfavourable weather includ‐ ing erratic winds allowed the flames to spread, scorching more than 8,000 hectares of land.

The President of the Junta de Andalucia took to social media to announce the eas‐ ing of the situation. He also praised the work of emergency services.

More than 500 firefighters worked round the clock to tackle the inferno.

Hours of heavy rain, which began on Sun‐ day September 12, proved to be a vital ally in the operation. The majority of those evacuated have since returned to their homes after authorities reopened roads in the area.

Tragedy struck on Thursday September 9 when a firefighter died during attempts to extinguish the fire. The 44‐year‐old from Almeria had participated in six previ‐ ous forest fire campaigns. His body was returned to his home town on September 11 ahead of a private family funeral.

Heroes appreciated The disastrous situation prompted widespread recognition of those who pulled together to help over the last week.

Emergency services, charities and local volunteers were among those praised.

Nearby residents offered food and shelter to those evacuated, while firefighters from different locations were mobilised to the scene.

The public showed their appreciation

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Relief as Estepona fire finally controlled

Unfavourable weather didn’t help. for the heroes of the fire service in Es‐ tepona by lining the streets and applaud‐ ing as the workers returned to their base on September 14. There was a sense of solace that the end was finally in sight and recognition of the sacrificial efforts of the brave emergency responders.

How you can help If you would like to get involved in the recovery efforts as the region looks to re‐ turn to normality, there are a couple of ways you can help out.

Local charity, Collective Calling, based in San Pedro de Alcantara, Malaga, is of‐ fering support for the fire victims. You can donate food, water, clothing and blankets at any of their collection points including the Euro Weekly News offices in Fuen‐ girola and Yorkshire Linen.

Local residents including Wayne and Ju‐ lian from Malaga Walking Football Club are among the many who have collected food and cleaning products for Collective

FIREFIGHTERS: More than 500 worked round the clock.

Calling. They also donated pet food to Sus‐ piros de Cuatro Patas animal shelter in Mijas Costa and the Lions Club charity in La Cala.

The ADANA dog rescue centre in Es‐ tepona also reached out for help to re‐ place items lost in the fire. The animal charity evacuated and rehomed 100 dogs thanks to volunteers who responded to calls on social media. All the dogs are now in foster care.

The charity created a firebreak around their main facility just a few weeks ago.

This, along with the diligence of firefight‐ ers kept the central building intact. How‐ ever, the fire destroyed many fences and gates, and one large outbuilding full of vi‐ tal supplies burned to the ground.

ADANA needs urgent funds to replace every item to enable them to focus on the welfare of their abandoned dogs. You can make donations at www.adana.es.

Help out Collective Calling.

ADANA urgently needs funds.

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NIBS EXTRA Malaga demo STARTING at 6pm on Friday September 24, there will be a demonstration in Malaga City’s Plaza de la Constitución as part of a Global Climate strike organised by ecology group Fridays for Future to denounce the destruction of mountains, water and natural resources.

Major Active MORE than 100 different companies belonging to the Association of Torremolinos Professionals and the Association of Women Entrepreneurs have signed a partnership agreement with the town tall to offer discounts and advantages to the elderly who are registered in the municipality as part of the Major Active campaign.

More buses IN recognition of European Mobility Week which runs until September 22, Innoben, the company responsible for the management of the Benalmadena transport service has confirmed that it will shortly extend both frequency and reach of bus line 103 in order to offer a better service.

LGTBI phobia MIJAS will be one of the 70 proud municipalities that will demonstrate simultaneously tonight, Thursday, September 16 against LGTBI phobia. The event will take place in the Plaza San Valentín, in front of the Casa de la Cultura de Las Lagunas, starting at 7pm.

SOS help THE SOS Dog Charity (Spay our Strays) in Coin will be donating €150 to the ADANA dog charity in Estepona to help them replace some of the important items lost due to the fire and members are also raising funds for firefighters.

Alzheimer’s Day FUENGIROLA joins the commemoration of World Alzheimer’s Day with the launch of the exhibition ‘Camino de la Memoria’ and the holding of a round table at the Casa de la Cultura, on Friday, September 17 which is promoted by the Association of Relatives of Alzheimer’s Patients Fuengirola-Mijas.

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A chance to join Simply Surviving Group SIMPLY SURVIVING GROUP is a charitable platform which was ini‐ tially set up last year to support lo‐ cal entertainers and entertain‐ ment venues along the Costa del Sol badly hit by closures and re‐ strictions. This year they have also supported a nominated regis‐ tered charity each month until their summer recess, raising over €8,000 in just four months with sizeable donations to Donkey Dreamland Mijas, The Food Fairies (Asociation Hadas Caradas), Last Chance Animal Res‐ cue and CUDECA. Now that the summer heat has subsided they have a full programme of events planned throughout the autumn months.

The group has almost 850 members via their Facebook page ‘Simply Surviving Group’ and it’s free to join with no annual sub‐ scriptions. Via that Facebook page there are regular updates of activi‐ ties such as dinners, quizzes, walk‐ ing tours of Mijas pueblo and much more. Underpinning all these activities is a unity and ‘team

MIJAS Cultural councillor, Veronica Ensberg, has an‐ nounced that on Septem‐ ber 18, the Las Lagunas Theatre will raise the cur‐ tain once again after the summer break, with a quarterly programme ready that will include more than 20 shows for all tastes.

She announced that “we will resume the family pro‐ gramming with works such as ‘The Wizard of Oz and the Green Witch’, ‘The Li‐ on King’, ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, and ‘Beauty and the Beast’. The little ones

SIMPLY SURVIVING: There are regular activities taking place throughout the month. spirit’ which results from members coming together for regular social events, by no means all of which are fundraisers.

Euro Weekly News owners Michel and Steven Euesden, al‐ ready great supporters of the char‐ itable community here, have pledged a donation of €200 if the group can grow its Facebook membership to 1,000 before the end of September, so if you’d like to join Simply Surviving Group you can easily do that via the Facebook page and help them get to their

membership target. If you are not a Facebook user please don’t wor‐ ry as regular updates are sent out by email. To receive these please just send an email to Valwilliams 39@yahoo.com.

As for the coming months, the following charities will benefit from the group’s efforts: Age Concern Fuengirola, Mijas and Benalmadena SEARCH equine rescue centre in Coin Age Care Costa On Friday September 24, four

Las Lagunas Theatre reopens will also be very present in this quarter’s program‐ ming with the school the‐ atre for the municipal cen‐ tres.”

The musical note will be by tributes such as that of Ocio Music to Bee Gees, Phil Collins, Abba, Rolling Stones or Elton John or the lyrical gala ‘A walk through the opera’.

You can check the com‐ plete schedule as well as more information about ticket sales on the Facebook profile of Teatro Las Lagu‐ nas or by sending an email to teatrolaslagunas@gmail. com with the text ‘I do’, which will allow you to re‐ ceive updated information on programming and future news of these facilities.

Ironman triathlon MARBELLA Council has announced an Ironman triathlon which it will be hosting this Sunday, September 19 and in which some 1,300 athletes from over 60 different countries will be taking part.

The mayor of Marbella, Angeles Muñoz said: “Marbella once again shows the ability it has to organise top‐level events, as well as the clear and determined commitment to a combination where it has been proven that the success of the sport leads to a very good economic return.”

She added: “Each participant comes to the town with two or three companions, which in general terms of impact, even in these pandemic

conditions, can directly exceed more than €3 mil‐ lion.” The mayor said: “The name of Marbella and the Ironman brand have been a great combi‐ nation,” and said that both in terms of sports and economics, it will be an important milestone to celebrate this event international level.

The triathlon will take place from 8am on the beach of Levante in Puerto Banus, and will have a segment of swimming of 1,900 metres, another of cycling of 90 kilometres, with a circuit that will cross neighbouring municipalities, including Monda, and another one for running on the Paseo Maritimo of Marbella, of 21 kilometres on the Costa del Sol.

Simply Surviving Group members (with a combined age of 280 years!!) will take part in Age Con‐ cern’s Zipline Challenge on the longest such wire in Andalucia.

They will fly down a 1.1‐kilometre wire at speeds of up to 100 kilome‐ ters an hour, raising so far in excess of €1,200 for this most worthy lo‐ cal charity.

If you have any questions about the group or its activities please contact Alan Boardman on 610 522 605 or Val Williams on 952 313 257.

Help clean TO coincide with World Clean Up Day, Plastic Free Seas Worldwide are looking for volunteers to help with their September Beach Clean at Cabopino on Satur‐ day 18, from 10am.

Reusable bags are pro‐ vided, but please take gloves if possible. There will be flags at the main Cabopino beach to help you locate the collection point.

Certificates will be pro‐ vided for children taking part.

For further information please visit the Plastic Free Seas Worldwide Facebook page or plasticfree.sw on In‐ stagram.

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Library gives free access MIJAS Council has an‐ nounced that library users will once again be able to access books freely and will be able to pick books out for themselves again, as long as they use hand sanitiser, fol‐ lowing health mea‐ sures which saw staff forced to take out and put back books for users.

Councillor for Li‐ braries Natalia Mar‐ tinez said: “We have been in a pandemic for more than a year where libraries have been affected by all anti‐Covid measures.

Until now, the library technicians were in charge of delivering to the users the books they wanted to take home, but from today these books can be handled with total freedom, as long as sanitiser gel is used before and after use.”

She said the changes had been made due to, “the low incidence rate that we have in our municipality and to also to the demand and request of the users.”

These libraries will also reopen for their usual hours from Mon‐ day to Friday from 8am to 8pm for book rental and also from 8am to 8pm on week‐ ends to use the inter‐ net and study areas.

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ANDALUCIA child vaccination. It has been announced that the Junta de Andalucia has advanced its roadmap for vaccinations in children from ages 0 to 11 years old.

The approximate date established by the councillor for Educa‐ tion and Sports of the Board, Javier Imbroda, is between October and November. However, more details have not yet been provid‐ ed on how this phase of vaccination will develop. “Some 96.4 per cent of education professionals have at least one dose, and 94.2 per cent have completed the regimen,” he assured.

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16 - 22 September 2021

Rated among happiest S P A N I A R D S are among the happiest Europeans when they are with fam‐ ily and friends, but also rank as some of the most critical of their politicians, according to European Union statis‐ tics.

In addition to the nor‐ mal indicators used by the EU such as living standards and GDP, a new wider range of statistics has allowed a European well‐being map to be drawn up.

Spaniards have stood out in a positive way due to their satisfaction 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 Eu‐ rostat and published on its website. This pro‐ vides 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 peo‐ ple have in their govern‐ ment.

Spaniards rank highly in their regard for family and friends and also for life expectancy. On a more negative side, re‐ sults revealed signifi‐ cant differences be‐ tween rich and poor and a high level of cynicism in national institutions.

Looking unlikely FERNANDO SIMON, the di‐ rector of the Centre 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 previous ones.”

Simon made these state‐ ments to the media before presenting at the congress of the Spanish Society of Epi‐ demiology (SEE) in Leon.

Simon insisted that until everyone in Spain is vaccinat‐ ed, the coronavirus will not end. He also highlighted the importance of a global coop‐ eration, stating: “Spain is im‐

portant, 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, little by lit‐ tle, to normalise the situa‐ tion.” He also conformed the government is working to de‐ velop a new public health agency, but could not con‐ firm if he would be the direc‐ tor or even apply for the role.

Regarding a third booster dose, Fernando Simon said the matter was under discus‐ sion. On the topic of vacci‐ nating children under the age of 12, he said the results of clinical trials and authorisa‐ tions from the regulatory agencies would be known soon.

Amazon jobs boost for Cadiz AMAZON will open its new lo‐ gistics centre in the Cadiz munic‐ ipality 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 in‐ spected the facilities of the warehouse that will be dedicat‐ ed to logistics, packaging, and preparation of shipments. On completing the tour, Mr Beardo described the site as “one of the most important logistics facili‐ ties in Andalucia” and “one of

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 or‐ der from Spain’s Immigra‐ tion Office was given to

Brits who had their resi‐ dency applications reject‐ ed.

The document read: “You will be advised that, unless you have a qualify‐ ing document to stay in Spain, you must leave the

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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 maximum of 90 days.”

Staying longer than the 15 days is considered a “serious offence” by the Spanish 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 residing in Spain before 2021, such as a town hall certificate, medical insur‐ ance or other proof.”

If an expat’s residency is rejected in Spain, it is pos‐ sible to appeal against the decision. However, correct documentation must be provided.

the most advanced plants, equipped with the latest tech‐ nology.”

The warehouse cost €6.5 mil‐ lion to build and is set to gener‐ ate 120 direct jobs for locals, along with hundreds more with their delivery partners.

Judge authorises child vaccine A SPANISH judge has autho‐ rised a mother to vaccinate her children against coron‐ avirus 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 In‐ stance of Barcelona ruled in favour of the mother who wanted her two teenage chil‐ dren to be vaccinated. Her ex‐ husband did not want the chil‐ dren to be vaccinated with any of the vaccines that are available 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 decision to prioritise the chil‐ dren’s health and that of soci‐ ety over the wishes of the fa‐ ther and the children. The children are aged 15 and 16 years old and had been con‐ vinced by their father to not get vaccinated.

The father claimed there was uncertainty surrounding vaccines. According to the court report: “Their father had been gathering information for many months about the side effects of the various vac‐ cines, without specifying which ones, beyond generali‐ ties.”

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Sanchez electricity promise PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez has promised electricity bills will av‐ erage 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 taking charge of the con‐ cern 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 did in 2018,” he added.

Spain will have lower prices.

Sanchez continued: “It is important to clarify in this debate that one thing is the progress of the wholesale price in the market and another is your electricity bill.

We pay our bills month‐

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 limited capacity in cinemas and theatres will also end.

The president said she will put an end to the time restrictions due to

ly. 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 re‐ forms, and with a solid commitment to renew‐ able energies ‐ not just due to issues of climate change, but also be‐ cause they are cheaper.

“The electricity future markets are already say‐ ing that, thanks to re‐ newables, Spain will have lower prices than France or Germany in 2022 and 2023.”

UK workplace pension update NEW figures released show how the overall use of the Pensions Regulator’s automatic enrolment enforcement (AE) powers are back to pre‐pandemic levels fol‐ lowing 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 Jan‐ uary 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 re‐ duced slightly in early 2020 but have since returned to pre‐pan‐ demic levels.

Nightlife restrictions ending Covid‐19 that affected the hospitali‐ ty and nightlife sectors 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 cine‐ mas and theatres. She stressed her intention to “continue ad‐ vancing” to relax restrictions “if the situation continues to im‐ prove,” in reference to decline in

coronavirus cases.

She made the announcement from Milan (Italy) where she had been awarded the ‘The Flame of Freedom’ award from The Bruno Leoni Institute.

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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.

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Social Security scam warning THE General Treasury of Social Security took to its official Twitter account on Monday September 13, to warn people not to download any application, or click on any links or attachments included in SMS messages purporting to have been sent by them.

This problem with cybercriminals became more prevalent since a lot of businesses moved online. So‐ cial Security has expanded its online services in recent months, some of which only require the user to iden‐ tify themselves by an SMS message.

This gives criminals extra opportunities to try and

THE fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic continued to decline ac‐ cording to for data from many of Spain’s autonomous communities.

The vaccination programme in Spain is progressing well across near‐ ly the entire country. Andalucia is making good progress with the vacci‐ nation programme and so far more than 12 million doses of the various vaccines have been given. This means health authorities have used over 90 per cent of the vaccines received. In Andalucia alone, over six million peo‐ ple are now fully vaccinated. In Cat‐ alonia, the figures on September 12 fell from nearly 1,000 positive cases the previous day to just 620 new cas‐ es. Zero deaths were reported in the previous 24 hours, but 700 people still

scam people by sending fake SMS messages or emails pretending to be from the official entity, which is how they ultimately gather your sensitive informa‐ tion. According to Social Security, this latest attempt to scam the public involves a message informing peo‐ ple 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 pay‐ ment. To accept quick payments online, click on the following link.” People are being urged to ignore this message in order to avoid being scammed.

Fifth wave decline

remained in hospital due to the virus.

Andalucia also began to vaccinate im‐ munocompromised patients with a booster jab. It is expected that across Andalucia over 13,000 patients 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 Commission on Wednesday September 8.

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WEAPONS fine. An elderly man in Germany has been fined after the authorities found his stash of Second World War weapons.

The 84‐year‐old man is accused of possessing several weapons from the war and has been fined €250,000 and ordered to hand sev‐ eral of the weapons over to a museum or collector. The authorities charged the man after finding the weapons during a search in 2015.

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New Spanish Covid test

A N E W low‐cost test that detects im‐ munity to coronavirus with a skin re‐ action has been created in Spain. Im‐ munologist Yvelise Barrios, and his team of researchers from the Hospital Universitario de Canarias in Tenerife, have developed the new easy‐to‐use test that offers information on a per‐ son’s immune response to Covid‐19.

It is one thing to test if we have anti‐ bodies or not, but it is another to mea‐ sure the neutralising capacity of the antibodies. And the amount of antibod‐ ies generated after the vaccine or in‐ fection begins to decline, as has hap‐ pened after six to seven months. To do this, it is necessary to look for T cells, which are the ones that activate mem‐ ory B cells, the cells that generate a more stable immune response in the body.

Dr Barrios is also a member of the Spanish Society of Immunology (SEI), and, together with the allergist Victor Matheu, his team has presented the re‐ sults of their new test that detects spe‐ cific T lymphocytes for the Spike (S)

NEW TEST: Detects immunity to Covid. protein of the new coronavirus.

As explained by the Canarian re‐ searchers, these tests are easy to per‐ form, low‐cost, and their reliability is almost 100 per cent. This was shown by the result of tests carried out on im‐ munocompetent health personnel from the Hospital Universitario de Canarias who had already been infected and/or had been vaccinated with the two dos‐ es 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.

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Spain tourism PCR boost IN what is being hailed as a mas‐ sive boost for Spain’s tourist indus‐ try, double‐vaccinated travellers will no longer need to take expen‐ sive PCR tests when returning to the UK. Many British expats, their friends and family, and even holi‐ daymakers to Spain delayed 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, con‐ firmed that he wants to remove the PCR test requirement, for those returning from some foreign coun‐ tries “as soon as I possibly can.”

On September 13, he said he was aware of the cost for families 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 questions to more than 500 people who trav‐ elled outside the UK from January to August. The research 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 vacci‐ nated 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.

Gender violence suspected GUARDIA CIVIL officers in the Alicante municipality of La Villa‐ joyosa are investigating a possible case of gender violence. On September 13, a 51‐year‐old man is alleged to have killed his 38‐ year‐old wife by cutting her throat before committing suicide by jumping off a bridge into the Amadorio riverbed.

It is reported that the local school had notified the Guardia Civil when the woman failed to turn up to collect her children. Officers went to her home and after breaking down the door, discovered a woman’s body with her throat cut. The man’s body was discov‐ ered in the riverbed. Municipal sources said that the residents of the town are “shocked and very surprised” by what happened, be‐ cause the Local Police had no previous complaint of mistreatment.

The victim was not in the comprehensive monitoring system for cases of gender violence (VioGen).

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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.

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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.”

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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.”

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Emoji communication EMOJI characters could partic‐ ularly enhance interaction with young children, people with disabilities, and patients who speak other languages, a physi‐ cian has claimed.

The opportu‐ nity exists for medical soci‐ eties and physician committees to proactively shape emojis that best repre‐ sent their fields, then work with the standards‐setting body for emojis to get them approved and put into practice.

“The need to listen to pa‐ tients is at the core of our mis‐

sion as physicians, and the use of emojis is a great opportunity to take communication to an‐ other level,” said Dr Shuhan He. “Emoji characters could be particularly important in treat‐

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ing children with still‐develop‐ ing language skills, people with disabilities that impair their abil‐ ity to communicate, and the

many patients who speak a dif‐ ferent 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 Face‐ book Messenger alone. The doctor added: “It’s tempt‐ ing to dismiss emoji as a millennial fad, but they possess the power of stan‐ dardisation, universality and fa‐ miliarity, and in the hands of physicians and other health care providers could represent a new and highly effective way to communicate pictorially with patients.”

Spain Gas reserve increase

Job outlook

THE Spanish government is preparing for winter and the high energy prices that are expected by forcing an increase in gas reserves to avoid blackouts. The minis‐ ter of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, is hoping to avoid shortages of natural gas like those seen when storm Filomena hit.

The Ministry of Ecologi‐ cal Transition has made the decision to modify the Winter Plan, which has not been updated since 2017.

The plan is to ensure that gas suppliers have to in‐ crease their reserves by more than 20 per cent next January.

Suppliers are currently

PROGRESS with the vaccination roll‐out in Spain has triggered job optimism in Spain as over 50 per cent of managers plan to ex‐ pand their workforce this year. In Spain, eco‐ nomic recovery is pre‐ dicted for 2021 and the Gross Domestic Prod‐ uct (GDP) is expected to rise by up to 6.8 per cent this year.

The excellent progress of the vacci‐ nation programme in Spain has reached over 74 per cent of the pop‐ ulation. Both these fac‐ tors have boosted hir‐ ing expectations among managers.

Country Manager of Manpower Group Spain, Francisco Ribeiro, said: “It is ex‐ cellent news that Span‐ ish employers 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 realities associated with this figure: firstly, the construction, cater‐ ing and manufacturing industries are reversing a trend seen in the last quarters of the study.

Secondly, optimism has yet to be transformed into real employment opportunities for pro‐ fessionals.”

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 Na‐ tional Markets and Compe‐ tition Commission’s report is released the reserve quantity obligations will be increased even further.

It is hoped that these new reserve quotas will en‐ sure 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. Addi‐ tionally, it is possible the increased reserves may help regulate prices in the electricity market too.

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 gener‐ ations.

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 relic, and replies showed a mixture of feelings.

One reader, Stephen Proctor, said: “Not a fan of them personally for a num‐

ber 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 people are just seen as celebrities.”

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Travel companies take on global warming A S travel companies across the world begin to reopen to travellers, E uro W eekly N ews 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 D ay, 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 plant around six million trees around the world this year.

Cabin bag rule confusion THE new luggage policy for easy‐ Jet passengers is reportedly caus‐ ing confusion among people across the UK. The most recent case involved a traveller at Edin‐ burgh Airport.

The man who claimed to have been caught out by the new bag‐ gage rule said the airport charged him an extra £24 because the two‐inch wheels on his bag meant that it was too big to store in the cabin.

The passenger, who has not

been named, insisted he had not a problem with this type of bag before.

The new policy was introduced by easyJet in February 2021 in an attempt to reduce queuing times and ensure travellers have a place to store their luggage in the over‐ head lockers. The rule states that travellers can bring one free bag on board but it must fit under the seat in front of them and be no bigger than 45x36x20cm (includ‐ ing any handles or wheels). Previ‐

ously, travellers could bring a larg‐ er bag with maximum dimensions of 56x45x25cm, which could be stored in the overhead locker.

The airline’s chief commercial and customer officer, Robert Carey, previously stated: “Our new policy will improve boarding and punctuality for everyone, as well as giving our customers cer‐ tainty of what they will have with them onboard.” Yet, eight months later, confusion still reigns at the check‐in desk.

Pen Farthing staff joy

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 ap‐ proval to enter Pakistan after 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…. #OperationArk was a complete suc‐ cess! The @nowzad staff are now safely in Islamabad and in the care of the British High Commission.” Speaking after‐ wards, he said: “I am so bloody happy right now.” Raab ex‐ plained how the situation was resolved: “Following my visit to Pakistan and Qatar, alongside our wider regional diploma‐ cy, we’ve got the cooperation in place to help Britons and their immediate family safely out of Afghanistan.”

PEN: Happy his staff finally escaped Kabul.

He continued: “The conditions are still extremely challeng‐ ing, but we’re getting our people home, direct from Kabul and via neighbouring countries, and I am also relieved that we’ve secured safe passage for Nowzad’s Afghan staff.”

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Facebook smart glasses FA C E B O O K has launched its long‐rumoured smart glasses, built in partnership with Ray‐ Ban. Marketed as Ray‐Ban Sto‐ ries, 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 capabili‐ ty of snapping a 2592 x 1944 pixel photograph, or record‐ ing 30 seconds of video. A ‘ H e y Fa c e b o o k ’ v o i c e c o m ‐ mand can also operate the cameras.

Once an image or video has been captured, it can be shared onto Facebook, Insta‐ gram, 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.

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British Airways UK expansion BRITISH AIRWAYS is extend‐ ing three of its newest domes‐ tic routes this winter. The routes, all from Belfast, and flying to Exeter, Glasgow and Leeds, will continue to link Northern Ireland with key UK cities following a popular sum‐ mer of domestic travel.

In addition, customers will also be able to book direct flights from Belfast to Birming‐ ham up to three times a day as

the airline further extends its UK travel network. Booking has already opened for travel between October 31, 2021 and March 26, 2022.

It is hoped the routes will continue to support vital busi‐ ness and leisure links between Northern Ireland and the mainland. The number of flights to Exeter, Glasgow and Leeds will increase compared to the summer season with

four, 13 and 10 a week respec‐ tively.

Tom Stoddart, Managing Di‐ rector of BA CityFlyer which operates the routes, said: “This year has shown how much cus‐ tomers want to stay connected with the rest of the UK. We’re responding to the customer demand we saw over the last few months by extending some of our newest UK routes from Belfast City Airport.”

Spain supplies New Zealand vaccines SPAIN has supplied New Zealand with 250,000 extra vaccine doses in a bid to fight the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The pur‐ chase of the Pfizer doses was confirmed on Thursday September 9 by New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern.

The vaccines had already left Madrid when the announcement was made and will allow New Zealand’s vaccination programme to continue at its expected speed, while the country waits for larger supplies of vaccines

to arrive.

Spain’s pre‐existing relationships with New Zealand were one of a number of factors why the country was chosen to supply the surplus doses. The vaccines also match the existing source of batches used in New Zealand.

Ardern has commented on the importance of being vaccinated saying: “If everyone who can be vaccinated is vaccinated, you are po‐ tentially saving the life of someone who can’t be.”

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Cantabria cancer hospital planned CANTABRIA is set to have the first public hospi‐ tal in Spain offering proton therapy for the treat‐ ment of cancer. The treatment will be offered

by Santander’s Marques Valdecilla University Hospital in 2024.

Proton therapy is a technology used for treat‐ ing long‐lasting tumours, including in children.

Pablo Zuloaga, the vice president of the re‐ gional government, along with Miguel Ro‐ driguez, the Minister of Health, announced the news that the contracting specifications for the installation and start‐up of the centre will be re‐ leased in the near future.

It is hoped, the unit will be operational in 2024 when it will have the capacity to serve up to 500 patients per year. Valdecilla will become the first hospital in the Spanish public network, and the third in the entire country, to have this therapy.

Zuloaga and Rodriguez described the move as “a new milestone in the long history of excel‐ lence and progress of the hospital centre, which has always been characterised by being at the forefront in cancer treatment.”

Both men exalted the health benefits of this

PROTON THERAPY: A first for Spain.

technology, which generates less damage to ad‐ jacent tissues, and, according to estimates by the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology, could be used in 11 per cent of all cancer pa‐ tients, which would represent around 15,000 patients a year.

Mr Rodriguez explained that the aim in Valdecilla is to initially treat 500 patients a year, also from neighbouring autonomous communi‐ ties. Mr Zuloaga also highlighted the value from a research and training point of view and its abil‐ ity to generate wealth and employment.

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DGT warns fake emails 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 traffic fines, cybercriminals are also attacking users through another avenue: their driving licence. Again posing as the D G T 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.

Chef donates bone marrow THE famous Spanish chef Karlos Arguiñano has helped his sister out after she suffered a relapse of leukaemia. Karlos’ sister Loinaz, has been fighting leukaemia for 15 years. When she first became ill the chef donated bone marrow, and he has now done so again.

Karlos said: “This week I donated bone marrow to my sister Loinaz, who has leukaemia. I already did it 15 years ago.” He also explained how you have to be in good health to donate bone marrow and said: “To donate, they do a lot of tests and the doctor told me: ‘Look, Karlos, keep on living the life you’re living, because you’re great’.” Loinaz has spent her life in relative anonymity compared to Karlos’ other sisters, in particular Eva, his youngest sister who is a pastry chef. The family are said to be very close and they definitely come together when life hits them hard. This was shown in 2020 when sadly Pepi Urkiola passed away.

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Michael Schumacher

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER’S wife Corinna said the seven‐ times world F1 champion is “here but different” as he bat‐ tles to recover from brain injury caused by a skiing accident in 2013.

His intensely private family have guarded him from the me‐ dia since but agreed to cooperate with Netflix in a documentary which was due to air on Septem‐ ber 15 “Everybody misses Michael, but Michael is here, different, but here,” Corinna said. “He still shows me how strong he is every day. We’re together. We live to‐ gether at home. We do therapy.

SCHUMACHER: Recovering from a brain injury.

We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable.

“We’re trying to carry on as a

family, the way Michael liked it and still does. And we are getting on with our lives. We’d always made it through his races safely,” Corinna says in the film.

“Which is why I was certain he had a few guardian angels keep‐ ing an eye out for him. I don’t know if it’s just a kind of protec‐ tive wall that you put up yourself or if it’s because you’re in a way naive, but it simply never oc‐ curred to me that anything could ever happen to Michael.

“I never blamed God for why this happened now. It [the acci‐ dent] was just really bad luck, all the bad luck anyone could ever have in their life,” she added.

Queen’s lucky streak THE Queen’s lucky streak with the horses con‐ tinues. So far this year her prize money has reached more than £460,000. Her Majesty’s most recent win came at Kempton Park on September 13. The victory brought her total to 30 wins during the current flat racing season, her most successful years.

The flat racing season continues into the au‐

tumn, giving the Queen plenty of opportunities to up her score and prize winnings. If you in‐ clude wins over the jumps, her current total is 32. The Queen’s last big winning streak came in in 2019 when her horses were first past the post on 29 occasions. She has already sur‐ passed her best ever year which was back in 1998.

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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 extraordinary life of His Roy‐ al Highness Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Charity networking event in aid of guide dogs

AS part of a fundraising drive to raise €5,000 for the ONCE Foundation for Guide Dogs (FOPG), Specsavers Ópticas Marbella is holding a charity networking event.

In collaboration with Shaw Marketing Services, Spec‐ savers Ópticas is inviting business people from the Span‐ ish, expat and international community to come to the Rose & Thistle in Duquesa from 7.30pm‐9.30pm on Wednesday September 22.

People are asked to provide a €5 charity donation to attend the event and Specsavers Ópticas hope that en‐ trepreneurs, business owners and employees will come along to represent their company, generate new busi‐ ness and contacts, and raise as much money as possible for this worthy cause.

It is part of a wider pledge by all Specsavers Ópticas stores to raise €5,000 for the FOPG by the end of this year. FOPG was created in 1990 with the purpose of breeding and training guide dogs for people with blind‐ ness or severe visual impairment. It provides its services to people with visual disabilities throughout Spain and offers the guide dog as a free social service for those who are eligible. The foundation breeds its own dogs and takes responsibility for the entire process of training the guide dog and pairing it with the most suitable appli‐ cant. They also support both the owner and the dog throughout its life as a guide dog.

The work of this foundation is essential to increase the autonomy of blind people or those with a serious vi‐

RAISING FUNDS: To help train guide dogs. sual disability. Having a guide dog represents a huge im‐ provement in mobility, speed and security of their movements and allows them to integrate with society in a much more meaningful way. However, each dog costs the charity €35,000 to breed and train, and the demand is very high, so fundraising activities are vital to help the charity continue their important work.

Networking is an excellent and cost‐effective market‐ ing tool for businesses. By combining a networking event with fundraising, Specsavers Ópticas Marbella and Shaw Marketing Services hope to benefit both the local business community and raise money for an excellent cause. To register for your place please email manilva@shawmarketingservices.com before Septem‐ ber 20.

To find out about Specsavers Ópticas visit www.specsavers.es, for more information about FOPG visit www.perrosguia.once.es.

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Spain and Portugal cooperate THE Minister for Work and Social Economy, Yolanda Diaz, has reinforced her commitment to the S ocial Economy in the P ortuguese 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

THE new Export Control Regula‐ tion entered into force on September 9, tightening con‐ trols on trade in dual‐use items ‐ civilian goods and technologies with possible military or security use ‐ while enhancing the EU’s capacity to protect human rights and support secure supply chains for strategic items.

Executive Vice‐President and Commissioner for EU Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, said, “We need to better respond to emerging threats in an increas‐ ingly volatile world. That means

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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

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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.

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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.

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Telecoms league tables revealed OFCOM has published the latest league tables on the complaints received about the UK’s major home phone, broadband, mobile

and subscription TV firms.

The quarterly report reveals the number of complaints made to Ofcom between January and March

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 cli‐ mate change.

In November, Glasgow welcomes the UN Climate Change Confer‐ ence 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 in‐ cludes activities for young people, including schools and youth groups such as the guide and scout movements, to help ensure young people from all backgrounds can participate.”

this year about telecoms and payTV providers with a market share over 1.5 per cent.

It covered the third UK-wide lockdown, when millions of people were required to work from home and many schoolchildren had their studies moved online.

Overall, complaints about mobile services remained broadly stable. However, broadband and landline complaints hit a three-year high and complaints about pay-TV services also increased in the quarter. This was largely driven by Virgin Media, which was the most complained-about broadband, landline and pay-TV provider and also the most complained-about mobile operator, along with Three.

Tesco Mobile, Sky Mobile and EE generated the fewest mobile complaints, while Sky and EE were also the least complained-about broadband and landline providers. Sky also attracted the fewest complaints for pay TV. Ofcom’s Consumer Protection Director, Fergal Farragher, said: “We have been clear to providers that we expect performance to now return to at least the levels we saw before the pandemic hit - or even better.”

THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS urged its readers to support local businesses in the community by going local now that the lockdown has ended and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding online gi‐ ants and superstores.

We challenge you to rediscover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent businesses in your area.

Now that the Covid‐19 pandemic appears to be under control, it is a good idea to try and support many local businesses by ordering online and making use of any click and col‐ lect services they can operate, espe‐ cially if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or any other re‐ strictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent businesses can help support the local commu‐ nity.

Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, con‐ sider where your money is actually going.

By shopping at an independent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your community by making a small ges‐ ture and shopping in this way.

Many local stores support local charities, support and sponsor local

NEWS

ECDC €77m award

ECDC has awarded more than €77 milion to EU/EEA countries to strengthen whole genome sequencing and RT-PCR infrastructures within the countries’ national public health programmes.

The immediate objective is to reinforce countries’ capacities for early detection and enhanced monitoring of emergent and known SARS-CoV-2 variants. The support is a response to a request to ECDC by the European Commission to implement a number of activities that were

launched as part of the ‘HERA Incubator’ aiming to support the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants across the EU. The awarded support is based on the individual needs of each country, as described in applications submitted by their public health authorities. Activities are 90 per cent funded by ECDC, while the countries will be required to finance the remaining 10 per cent themselves.

Projects will start in September or October 2021 and run until September 30, 2022.

“Through the implementation of these projects, Member States will be able to significantly scale up their capacity to detect and monitor SARS-CoV-2 variants” said ECDC Director Andrea Ammon.

“In the longer term, it is also expected that this strengthened infrastructure will contribute to enhanced genomic-based outbreak investigation, surveillance and preparedness also of other infectious diseases, and will help address future cross-border outbreaks and pandemics.”

Bishop quits for erotic lover WHEN Spanish bishop Xavier Novell quit last month, the Catholic Church cited personal reasons. It has since emerged he fell in love with a woman who writes Satanic-tinged erotic fiction.

In 2010, Novell became the youngest bishop in Spain aged just 41. He was located in Solsona in the north-eastern region of Catalonia. He previously supported controversial gay conversion therapy, has traditional views on abortion and has also carried out exorcisms.

His resignation came as a surprise as he was

considered a rising star within the Catholic Church. He met with Vatican officials several times and even met the Pope. It came as even more of a shock when Spanish media reported that Novell had fallen for erotic novelist, psychologist and divorcee Silvia Caballol.

The ex-bishop, now 52, was quoted as saying: “I have fallen in love and want to do things properly.” However, he later responded by saying by emphasising that “corroboration or not of this story is a strictly personal matter for him alone.”

GO LOCAL

sports teams and in many cases the small independent stores are actual‐ ly much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numer‐ ous generations and support not just the current owner but the gen‐ eration before.

For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting someone’s dream and ambition, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an independent store and com‐ pete with the multinational and chains. So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us revive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again.

You could also consider purchas‐ ing gift vouchers from local business‐ es to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas.

Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a local studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online

study course for someone looking to change their career path.

As people are struggling with fi‐ nances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is im‐ portant too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift perhaps pre‐paying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these difficult times.

Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a difference in the recovery of the local economy.

When we buy local, our money stays local, and it strengthens the lo‐ cal economy in two ways. First, buy‐ ing local keeps money circulating within the local economy.

Studies have shown that local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create locally owned supply chains and in‐ vest in their employees.

Data shows that local retailers re‐ turn 52 per cent of their revenue back into the local economy, com‐ pared to just 14 per cent for national chain retailers.

Money circulating through the lo‐

cal economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For ex‐ ample, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce.

First, they sell to a local restau‐ rant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restaurant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbourhood hardware store. This example illustrates how the recirculation of money in the lo‐ cal economy leads to a stronger fi‐ nancial foundation for our neigh‐ bours and communities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportunities for people within our community.

Studies show, locally owned busi‐ nesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more em‐ ployees over time. A fantastic exam‐ ple of how to support your local community is with a Charity Gift cer‐ tificate, why not donate to your loved one’s favourite cause.

Just remember to still follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe in the future.

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FEATURE

EXCLUSIVE

Stars out at the Marbella Mac & Laura Chakaveh with Nicola & John Morrissey

Nero’s dancers Benjamin Garnier & Donia Eden

HE Marbella International Film Festival has made a triumphant return to the Cos‐ ta del Sol, hosting its 16th edition at the H10 Hotel in Marbella from September 8 to 12.

Sponsoring the event alongside Nero Premium Nero’s dancers Vodka, the Euro Weekly News team was out in force for all the glitz and glamour the festival is fa‐ mous for at its awards gala on Sunday, September 12.

Following four days of screenings, the ceremony honoured the hard work and talent of some of the in‐ dustry’s brightest stars both for the 2021 season and for 2020, after the festival’s live event was forced to be postponed due to the pandemic.

Following the one‐year absence, guests and stars were dressed to impress, taking the chance to catch up with industry colleagues over a glass of cava and enjoy‐ ing performances by Nero Premium Vodka’s dancers and singer Peet Rothwell in the hotel’s stunning settings.

Speaking about the fact they had chosen to sponsor the Marbella International Film Festi‐ val, Nero CEO, Nicola Morrissey told the EWN: “We got involved after meeting with Mac and I just thought he was very genuine having worked on the festi‐ val for 16 years.

“The timing was good for Estefania the brand too, and because Villaespesa

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Glamorous party guests Terry Stone

Andrew Forbes, Saarah Hyder, Nicole King & Colin Taylor

Olga Romanchuk

Nicki Burgess, Alan & Jenny Boardman, Jenny Trask, Steven & Michel Euesden, Tony Trask & Nicole King

Gabriel Santander

Saarah Hyder, Estefania Villaespesa, Natalia Ortega & Ivonne Armant.

John & Nicola Morrissey with Vortre Williams & wife

Giles Brown & Jenny Trask

Nick Nevern, Terry Stone, Michel & Steven Euesden

Giles Brown & Sarah

Mac & Laura Chakaveh, Nicola Morrissey, Michel & Steven Euesden & John Morrissey

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International Film Festival Natalia Ortega

Host Giles Brown introduced the presenters handing out the awards for 2020 and 2021.

The winners were:

Nick Nevern & Andrew Loveday

2020:

Prize Winners with Mac

the event is so cultural and such a big part of Marbella we thought it was a good match and want to work together in the future.”

As the awards ceremony began, EWN CEO Michel Euesden took to the stage to thank Nero Premium Vodka for sponsoring the event, as well as Marbella International Film Festival or‐ ganiser Mac Chakaveh for his achieve‐ ment in putting together the spectacu‐ lar event during a pandemic.

Michel also praised Marbella’s com‐ munity for coming together during the pandemic, and businesses, actors, direc‐ tors, and producers for continuing to create important work.

She said: “The tagline of Nero is ‘undefeatable spirit.’ And this festi‐ val epitomises that spirit, the unde‐ featable spirit of Marbella.”

Following Michel’s speech, Mac also took to the stage to thank everyone for taking part and the sponsors for making the event happen, explaining that the festival had been organised in around four weeks.

Best Shorter Short Film: True Best Short Film: Kingsey Best Director: Luis Carlos Londoño ‐ Steel Horse

Estefanie & friend Gala guest

Best Feature Film: Legacy of Lies

2021: Best Actor: Terry Stone ‐ Rise of the Footsoldier Best Actress: Estefania Villaespesa ‐ Dark Light Nicole King

Best Director: Jun Hoskulds ‐ TwoTwo Best Short: Ermitana cause Best Story: Holiday At Any Cost

Estefania Villaespesa, Mac Chakaveh, Jun Hoskulds & Benjamin Garnier

MIFF attendees

Michel & Steven Euesden

Best Film: Rise of the Footsoldier

Mac & Laura Chakaveh

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.

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£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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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I love a bit of caring customer service MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION

Views of a Grumpy Old Man I’M back. It’s been a tough couple of months culminating in a short trip to England to see off Patti’s mum who, at the age of 94, sadly passed away a couple of weeks ago. I haven’t been to the UK for two years and haven’t lived there for 17 years and after this trip I won’t be rushing back anytime soon. It’s ridiculously expensive for everything. A coffee was £4 and a packet of ciggies £13! They also have some crazy charges for driving.

The ULEZ operates 24/7 with a £12.50 daily charge for vehicles that do not meet the required emissions standards that need to go into or cross the zone. This means if you drive every day, you would need to pay £4,550 annually. This isn’t even trying to get in and out of Central London; there is another charge for that. This is for popping out locally in the London suburbs. The government would never get away with that here.

Then there was the PCR testing nonsense. I had to have a test before I went

which I’m fine with. Then you have to book a day two test - fine too - and day eight (unvaccinated only) and pay for them in advance and quarantine. This is where it gets silly. Firstly, I’m not there for eight days so I only need the day two test, but you can’t book that on its own. You have to pay for the day eight one too. Then there is the grey area which is if you have the day two test and it’s negative can you use it to fly back to Spain less than 72 hours later?

We were only there for four days. I called the company that we booked the test with and spoke to someone in their customer service department and asked if they would credit the day eight test. They weren’t interested and suggested I take it up with the government. I pointed out that I paid their company not the government and he said that wasn’t his problem and wasn’t prepared to discuss it anymore and that was that. I do love a bit of caring customer service. It’s an absolute con.

This company is taking thousands of people’s money for day eight tests which they are not using. So many people are going to the UK from Spain for less than a week and aren’t vaccinated for many health reasons but are unfairly being penalised.

Email: mikesenker@gmail.com

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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

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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).

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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-

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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.

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MARBELLA MOMENTS

BY NICOLE KING WHEN I was invited to present the Best Actor award for 2021 at the Marbella International Film Festival, I certainly appreciated that this is a real honour and I was quite nervous.

One thing I didn’t have to worry about though was what to wear.

Seemingly by destiny just a few days prior I had seen and bought myself a lovely gold dress that was so discounted I knew I had to have it, having no idea that I would be wearing it for such a prestigious gala and that it would be so totally appropriate for an awards cere‐ mony celebrating its 16th year, which is nothing but a miracle in itself.

Another miracle is that the founder and mastermind behind the whole thing has been so very poorly with Covid, losing over 40kg and months of his life; not know‐ ing whether he would ever be

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Dream Big back. We’re all elated there‐ fore that Mac is back; with his wonderful wife and all the MIFF team. Once again Lucia Pérez, event organiser at the hotel H10, ensured that everything went and was to perfection. She also re‐ ceived an award for her years of commitment to the event, which was certainly well deserved.

A huge thank you to Michel and Steven Euesden for inviting me to their table; a wonderful opportuni‐ ty to ask Nicki to forgive me for sending my columns in so late (something I hate to do because I know that really messes up her day / days…but sometimes I just don’t know how to fit it in). Hope‐ fully with the new format of my Marbella Now TV show for this season I’m going to have more time and let a lot less people down.

The whole event was heart‐ warming; I met inspiring new peo‐

ple and saw others that I haven’t seen for years. I heard Pete Roth‐ well sing; that was a first and not going to be the last now I know how good he is. I got to see Este‐ fanía Villaespesa win Best Actress award, which struck a soft spot.

I first met this young lady when she worked in marketing for the Hard Rock Cafe some years back and although she was obviously a passionate and enthusiastic person, I couldn’t have anticipated the depth and quality of her performance. I felt so proud for her; she had followed her passion; in fact everyone there was living the dream.

Everyone that made up the evening was a clear example that dreams do come true and that everything is possi‐ ble. We all should dare to dream and when we do, dream big.

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16 - 22 September 2021 HAVING poor posture can lead to back problems, and most of us are guilty of sitting incorrectly at our desks at work or in home offices.

More than ever before, a large proportion of us are living sedentary lifestyles and spending more time sit‐ ting in front of computers or laptops.

And if we haven’t perfected our pos‐ ture from the outset, this can result in back issues.

The first thing to do is review the desk space and office chair.

Set your keyboard to be in front of you when typing and leave a gap of around four to six inches between the front of the desk and the key‐ board. If there is too little space be‐ tween the desk edge, extra pressure may be put on joints and back mus‐ cles. Slouching should be avoided as this increases tension in the muscles.

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of pain. Low intensity activities such as swimming, walking, yoga and Pilates are advised as opposed to strenuous sports. You should also look at your diet, as carrying extra weight can add pressure to the back, and it’s a good idea to add supplements to keep joints healthy and mobile. As well as regular exercise, 15 minutes of stretching on a daily basis strengthens abdominal muscles which can help prevent back problems.

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New Lions President THE La Cala de Mijas Lions Club recently held their President’s Lunch at Restaurant El Jinete.

This was the first major event for new President David Kay and the food and venue were per‐ fect as nearly 100 supporters enjoyed an enjoyable afternoon with music by Andres Martinez on a large terrace overlooking the spectacular views around the La Cala hills.

In David’s welcoming speech, amongst other things he ex‐ plained that his mission for this year is to help the homeless and needy ‐ especially those effect‐ ed by Covid.

All guests were asked to bring some dry foods and toiletries and the response was amazing

as a real food mountain quickly appeared, the contents of which will be distributed around the area over the coming days.

With the kind help of spon‐ sors and supporters, the after‐ noon raised €1,800 for the char‐ ity.

The next event is to be held at the Village Inn in Riviera del Sol on Tuesday September 21 from 7.30pm when the Zing Duo per‐ form their Zingo Bingo, a unique musical quiz with prizes.

Tickets for the evening of en‐ tertainment and food cost €15 per person (of which €6 will be donated to the Lions) and tick‐ ets may be obtained from the Li‐ ons Charity Shop or by calling Sandra on 663 529 280.

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San Miguel Fair

THE mayor of Torremolinos, José Ortiz and the councillor for Tourism and Cultural Heritage, Aida Blanes have confirmed that the celebration of the traditional San Miguel Fair will return to the town from September 24 to October 3.

Understandably it will be slightly lower key than in the past due to the ongoing pandemic, but there will still be plenty for everyone, young and old to enjoy. The attractions, located in the fairgrounds, will run from Tuesday, September 28 to Sunday, October 3, this year one day more than in previous years and as usual, the last day will be designated Children’s Day with prices reduced for kids.

Each day, the attractions will run from 6.30pm until 2am but from 6.30pm for one hour, there will be no music in order to accommodate children with ASD or other examples of sensory difficulty.

In order to reduce the chance of infections, the normal number of ‘casetas’ (booths or tents run by local associations) will not be opened and there will be just three council marquees at the fair‐ ground for families, the elderly and children.

The Prince of Asturias Municipal Auditorium will feature concerts by La Trinidad, Delaporte and Ginebra on Wednesday, September 29; Suzette and Fuel Fandango on Thursday, September 30; Uniform and Iván Ferreiro on Friday October 1 and

OJEN celebrates its sixth Jazz Festi‐ val on Sunday, September 19 with free performances from Al‐ moraima and Sergio Díaz Quartet with special guest Enrique Oliver.

The event is organised by the Zyryab Musical Association and starts at 8.30pm in the town’s Plaza de Andalucia, as this musical and cultural event aims to bring jazz to the municipality whilst en‐ suring that all Covid protection measures are in place.

Almoraima is a flamenco‐jazz project created to pay homage to the late maestro Paco de Lucía,

Credit: Russian National Ballet

Russian National Ballet.

Credit: Torremolinos Council

GOOD NEWS: The fair is returning.

Ziryab, El Canijo de Jerez and La Húngara on Satur‐ day October 2.

All these concerts will have free admission until full capacity is reached and will include restrictions due to Covid‐19.

There will be bars with table service and some live music both in the Plaza Union Europea with the Kalima orchestra and the Alboreá orchestra, as well as in Plaza La Nogalera with a selection of acts which includes Meskalina, Money Maker, Mister Propper, Francis León, María Cortés, Silverio Soto, Rubén Fernández and Callejón.

This year, as last, for safety reasons there will be no procession of the statue of San Miguel through the streets of Torremolinos, but there will be static displays of some of the emblematic carts that nor‐ mally take part in the pilgrimage.

Jazz in Ojen

while continuing to delve into oth‐ er sounds such as jazz and Latin rhythms. On this occasion, the group performs as a trio with brothers Jesús Gómez (flamenco guitar) and ‘Maestro Gómez’ (per‐ cussion), accompanied by Miguel Ángel Gil (bass), although they promise some surprise collabora‐ tors during the show.

Sergio Díaz is a drummer and percussionist born in Marbella in 1979 who is constantly evolving

which means that he has per‐ formed in numerous jazz clubs and international festivals in various countries. Although most of his ac‐ tivity is focused on projects related to jazz and improvisation, he is a versatile musician and lover of all music and is currently involved in various projects such as Arturo Cid Quintet, La FAE (Free Art Ensem‐ ble), Eva Jimenez Quartet, Enrique Oliver Trío, Arturo Serra Quartet, Irene Aranda / Sergio Díaz Dúo,

Swan Lake IF ballet is your thing and you can’t get to see Swan Lake performed by the Russian National Ballet at the TAF Estepona on Sat‐ urday October 16, there is an earlier option.

The same company will be appearing at the Congress Palace in La Lin‐ ea de la Concepcion at 8pm on Thursday October 14 with tickets available online and costing be‐ tween €28 and €32.

Paul Stocker Quartet, Richard Ray Farrell Blues Trio and Ernesto Au‐ rignac Trio. As a drum teacher, he has taught at the CAMM (Centro de Arte y Música Moderna de Malaga) and at the Taller de Músi‐ ca Moderna de Sevilla.

On this occasion, he will per‐ form as part of a quartet with the additional collaboration of Enrique Oliver on tenor saxophone pre‐ senting a range of original music specially arranged for this event as well as a repertoire included in the recently released Enrique Oliver and Juan Caballero Quartet album.

SOCIAL SCENE Circus class THE Children’s Circus is one of the newest recreational activities included in the Casares Council programme of workshops.

The circus workshops will be held at the Blas Infante Cultural Centre where par‐ ticipants can be introduced to different circus disciplines: acrobatics, balance on ob‐ jects, juggling, aerial and clown, while they will learn basic notions of each disci‐ pline, doing comprehensive physical work, games and challenges. The class will be taught by professionals with extensive experience from the world of circus and its objectives include strength‐ ening group relationships and self‐knowledge, chang‐ ing the competitive spirit for one of cooperation and valu‐ ing what makes us different.

The courses which cost €10 per month will be run on Thursdays from 4pm to 5pm for participants aged from six to nine and from 5pm to 6pm for those aged from 10 to 14.

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Magic in the air

THERE’S double the magic as two expert magicians Richard Granda and Juan Garrido promise to amaze their audiences on four separate nights.

What makes these shows so special is that although the concept has been agreed and basically rehearsed, each evening will include a significant amount of impro‐ visation and audiences will see that four hands are gen‐ uinely better than two. One of the pair specialises in close up magic (although ensuring 1.5 metres distanc‐ ing) whilst the other is perhaps more flamboy‐ ant and will surprise with some of his tricks.

What they promise is that you will be amazed with all that they achieve in the 70‐ minute show, which is recommended for all those who are eight years and above as they will make the ordinary seem extraordinary!

Tickets for the three shows which take place at the Joaquín Eléjar Room Calle San Juan Bosco, 79, Malaga

THERE are two nights of special Flamenco music and dance at the Teatro Cervantes in Malaga City on September 28 and 29 as part of the seventh Bienal de Arte Fla‐ menco de Malaga.

First, there is a fusion of classical music and the art of flamenco when Tomatito and Estrella Morente join in a musical sympho‐ ny with the Provincial Symphony Orchestra.

cost €10 per person in advance and the shows are scheduled for Fridays, September 24, October 29, November 5 and December 3.

Find out more and or‐ der tickets at www.mien trada.net.

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Rock of Ages THERE’S still time to get tickets for Rock of the Ages which is being presented at the Salon Varietes in Fuengirola this weekend, Septem‐ ber 17 to 19 with a cast of professional musicians playing some of the great rock numbers from the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Make your reservation by calling the theatre box office on 952 474 542 and remember you will be seated in accordance with social dis‐ tancing rules.

Tunas Competition

EXPERT MAGIC: Richard Granda, one of the two magicians performing.

Flamenco in Malaga City José Fernández Torres ‘Tomati‐ to’ born in Almería, in 1958), is one of the most influential flamenco guitarists today although he also ex‐ plores other musical fields and recorded the Aranjuez Concert in 2019. Estrella Morente Carbonell born in Granada in 1980 is also not just a flamenco artist, but has per‐

formed the classical piece El Amor Brujo, by Manuel de Falla interna‐ tionally. Tickets for this event cost from €20 to €36 online.

The following day, it’s the turn of world‐famous dancer Manuela Carrasco who will present Wom‐ en’s Air which she has chore‐ ographed and will perform with her daughter and guest dancers.

Tickets for this 90‐minute perfor‐ mance also cost from €20 to €36.

IT has been a tradition for hundreds of years that uni‐ versity students should dress in special costumes and play traditional Spanish music as a way of paying for their tuition.

Know as Tunas, these groups, often consisting of four to six players still exist, although to some extent they have become ‘wander‐ ing minstrels’ who visit bars and restaurants to earn some money.

The first Red Cross Tunas Solidarity Contest will take place in Torremolinos in November with some of the nine participating groups playing at different parts of

the town from 3pm on Fri‐ day November 5.

Then, the following day, the competition will take place at the Municipal Audi‐ torium on Saturday, November 6 with tickets costing just €5.18 online at vivetix.com/tunascruzroja.

Later that day will be the special charity dinner and awards ceremony costing €40.60 from the same source, with part of that cost being donated to the Red Cross.

The groups taking part are from Eindhoven, Mala‐ ga, Albacete, Leon, Madrid, Pamplona, Sevilla and Barcelona.

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DECORATORS RAINBOW Pinturas. English Painters & decorators. All aspects. Interior/exterior, private residential, commercial & communities. Spraying: door, kitchens & furniture. Light construction.

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New Spanish courses, all levels, start 1st November. Maximum 5 students per group for guaranteed results. Private classes available. Enrol now.

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ELECTRICIAN LIT ELECTRICIANS for all your Electrical & maintenance needs, no job too small for a FREE Quote. Call Craig on 604 106 414 or Ben 679 505 761 (293499) ALL TYPES of certified Electrical work undertaken Torremolinos to Marbella & Inland Call Frank 650 561 629 (292594)

FURNITURE FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 697 511 071 (293079)

GARDENING PROFESSIONAL garden services from Fuengirola to Estepona. All aspects of gardening and full maintenance and landscaping, free quotes, competitive prices. Contact Andrew 600 259 981 Andrew@ garden-professionals.com (288828)

IRRIGATION IRIS-IRRIGATION and landscapes.

TRENCHLESS NO DIG Irrigation installation, Cables, Fibre Optic, Electric & Lighting Cables. New Installations & problemsolving. Turf (supply and laying). Garden constructions. Tree surgeon.

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GLASS CURTAINS GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels.

Call Julian 655 825 931 (292490)

GOLF FOR SALE FULL set of irons never used, plus ping putter. Offers for the lot. 625 908 687 (293391)

GUTTERING GUTTERING: Top Quality.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX & fillers from €95.

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HOT TUBS & SPAS HOT TUBS new used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. Used good Hot Tubs for sale. 691 973 131 / +44 7836 379122 (292436)

HOUSE CLEARANCES ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals.

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INSURANCE EU INSURANCE DIRECT. Best prices, best service, best cover for all your Insurance needs. TEL 951 080 118 or 952 830 843 (282687)

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MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 309, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 309 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726) STAY SAFE! Abbeygate Insurance Call 971 277 455 For your security www.abbeygatein sure.com (291234) LSM INSURANCE. No fat singing blokes or trumpeting telephones, just professional service at the best prices for all your insurance needs including car, household, commercial, life, health and travel.

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KARAOKE KARAOKE To Buy or Update Your Songs in ALL Languages. 664 540 154 (293700)

LOCKSMITHS LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service.

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MOBILITY SENIORWORLD (est.2008) – MOBILITY scooters, wheelchairs, stairlifts, nursing beds, rise ‘n’ recline chairs & a large range of daily living aids for sale or hire, for a better life.

Visit our showroom in Los Boliches - or call on 952 663 131 or 670 964 181 for advice & best prices (292598)

MOSQUITO SCREENS ACE OF SHADES – Don’t let the bugs get you! Available in enrollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours including wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.design (101730) MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a high-quality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service. All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (292490) MOSQUITO screens, sliding, pulldown, pleated, colours call Mosquito Nick 647 072 861 www.mosqui tonick.ws (293466)

MOTORING FOR SALE SELLING YOUR SPANISH CAR? PHONE Bill Brady for the best cash price. Stay safe and phone Bill on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com MASSIVE SAVINGS AT BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or billbrady cars.com NEW Cars and SUVs coming soon please check our web page billbradycars.com.

EXCELLENT small family car Toyota Aygo 2016 (New Model) from private owner only 19’000Klm (12’000 Mls ) Reversing camera, alloy wheels , and much more this car has to seen for this low price of only 8’995€ 952 838 842 608 950 221 billbradycars.com.

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CONTACT: 601 633 166 (293748) WE ARE 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.

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CAR SERVICES MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (292503)

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ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (292645)

WANTED ALL CARS / Commercials wanted, runners or non-runners. Cash. Buyer collects.

Transfer included. 605 109 796 (292427) WANTED, wanted, wanted!!

All cars, all years, all models… from exotic to classic. Spanish, English, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 or 606 647 597. (293494) CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (290739) CARS, Vans, Bikes wanted.

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IMPORT / TRANSFER CARS transferred, history checks, Imports and Embargo problems. Change of use and lost papers. Change your car to Spanish plates, simple efficient service. Cars bought and sold.

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MUSIC ENHANCE YOUR SPECIAL DAY WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF LIVE SPANISH GUITAR PLAYED BY DAVID CHRISTIAN-CLARK. ECLECTIC REPERTOIRE. RECOMMENDED

BY TOP WEDDING-PLANNERS AND AGENTS. SEE HIM ON GOOGLE & FACEBOOK. PARTY BAND AVAILABLE ALSO. CALL 00 350 540 367 29 (293731)

NAUTICAL INTERNATIONAL SKIPPER LICENCE: Courses held in English and starts soon. RYA VHF and Radar Courses. 626 245 098 (293730)

PASSPORT RENEWALS UK & IRISH Passport renewals including photo’s. Complete Service. Cath’s Cards.

952 885 759. www.caths cards.es (291992)

PEST CONTROL COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates.

Guarantee. Serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (289652)

PETS KENNELS CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catanddog world.com (293607)

PET CHARITY ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736.

Our website is www.ace-chari ty.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es.

Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319) ANIMEX Foundation offers free will upgrading when leaving something for abandoned animals. Contact animexfoun dation@gmail.com or call 692 166 434 now for this absolutely free service (288287)

PROPERTY WANTED

ARCH - The Andalucian Rescue Centre for Horses, registered charity 8448, closed to visitors from Sunday 18th July until Sunday 5th September.

Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys. Come and meet our current rescues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help. Run solely by a small team of dedicated volunteers, the Centre is located between Alhaurin el Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viña Borrego behind Venta Miralmonte.

For more information and directions see our website www.horserescuespain.org, our Facebook page Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos or tel. 610 845 491 or 656 935 613 (93322) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public at weekends from 10.00 to 5.00.

Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at any time. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre.

Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeon line.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you.

We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect.

So, if you are having a clearout, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-ani mals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317)

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WINDOWS DREAM Windows & Building Services UPVC windows & doors. High quality at great prices 15yrs on the coast. All work guaranteed.

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WINDOW CLEANER TRADITIONAL Window Cleaner. Give your windows and doors that professional finish at affordable prices. Call Chris 711 007 665/ 952 638 548 (293091)

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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.

Cupra intentions of being totally electric by 2030 WAYNE GRIFFITHS, CEO of Cupra, during the inaugura‐ tion of the Cupra Garage in Munich on September 9, an‐ nounced forcefully that, “We have the ambition to become an all‐electric brand by 2030,” as he presented the Urban‐ Rebel Concept electric urban prototype, which previewed a future electric sports car that the brand will produce in its Martorell plant in Barcelona, and which will arrive in 2025.

In addition to being a decla‐ ration of intent, and the ratifi‐ cation of the promise that electrification is one of the pil‐ lars of the brand, will entail a complete remodelling of its range, and, as a rebound, this statement clearly confirms the date on which one of the com‐ pany’s most iconic cars, the Leon Cupra, now called Cupra Leon, with its 300hp combus‐ tion engine, will cease to be sold.

It is uncertain whether an electric Leon will arrive in the future, but an expiration date has already been set for the 300, and 310 hp TSI engine fit‐ ted in the popular compact, as well as the Ateca and Formen‐ tor, and, incidentally, also for

the eHybrid plug‐in hybrid ver‐ sions.

By 2025, the Cupra range will be made up of names such as Born, an electric compact that can already be configured while waiting for the first units to be delivered in November, and Tavas‐ can, a large electric SUV that will arrive in 2024, but which will not be produced in Spain.

A city car of just four metres in length will also be launched based on the aforementioned UrbanRebel Concept, which should be produced in Mar‐ torell, and hopefully reach the market in 2025, but this will not be the affordable city car that Wayne Griffiths has been promising for the last few months.

That role is purportedly re‐ served for a Seat version, as well as for its Volkswagen and Skoda derivatives, which will also be produced in Spain, the former in Navarra to replace the Polo, and the latter also in Martorell, and urban vehicles will be produced on a modifi‐ cation of the MEB platform for small electric vehicles devel‐

ALL-ELECTRIC: The UrbanRebel concept prototype. oped by Seat.

The Cupra Born will be re‐ sponsible for showing what

the brand can offer in terms of electrification, with its first units already being assembled

in Zwickau, Germany, of which, Griffiths says the car “will be the driving force be‐ hind the company’s transfor‐ mation and the start of Cupra’s electric offensive.”

Griffiths predicts that with the Born, and thanks to the momentum of the Formentor, Cupra will accumulate “20 per cent of Seat’s total sales,” cele‐ brating that Cupra’s growth is already exceptional, with more than 100,000 units sold since its birth in 2018, and with a turnover that will exceed €1 billion in 2021.

Not missing the opportunity to specify how both brands will approach from the arrival of the Born, Griffiths explained it will be a vehicle that “will kick‐start a new distribution

strategy for a different rela‐ tionship with the customer.

Cupra will be the brand initially focused on electrification, while Seat will focus on hy‐ bridisation and high‐efficiency internal combustion engines.”

Although they will continue rowing together to complete the Future: Fast Forward plan in Spain, this change will fur‐ ther differentiate the range of both brands, with this project, in which they have the collabo‐ ration of companies such as Antolin, CaixaBank, Iberdrola, and Gestamp, among many others, they intend to become the engine of the transforma‐ tion of the Spanish motor in‐ dustry, and to remain the sec‐ ond‐largest producer of cars in an electrified Europe.

SPORT AT tonight’s Walking Football League match between the Walk‐ ing Dead and Malaga A and B teams at the Finca Naundrup, at 6.30pm the home side have ar‐ ranged a collection for the firefight‐ ers and people displaced by the re‐ cent fires which will go to a local charity Collective Calling for distribu‐ tion. 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 (Monday nights

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HELP WANTED 6.30pm to 8pm), WFS Calahonda (Monday and Friday 10am to 11am) and the Walking Dead (Wednesday 6.30pm to 7.30pm).

All the League clubs are playing their part in the community by giv‐ ing their full support to this appeal.

‘Exclusive and expensive, Bena‐ havis. 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 Be‐ nahavis. The playing surface is so bad the HIDROMASTER Walking Football League have told the two local clubs, Atletico and Sporting Benahavis 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 “danger‐ ous’ and their teams would not play on it. This is a huge problem for the clubs with Atletico due to host 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 until the end of the year.” A request to use the grass pitch meantime was met with a refusal.

The club have approached Mar‐ bella Council requesting permission to use the excellent San Pedro facil‐ ity, although this may mean having to change the name to WFS Mar‐

bella. It is hoped a decision will be made before Benahavis/Marbella’s first home League games against the Walking Dead A and B teams on September 28.

‘New signing.’ Recent WFS Cala‐ honda 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 HIDRO‐ MASTER Walking Football League match away to Aston Viñuela ‘A’.

Calahonda, with far fewer mem‐ bers than the illustrious other teams in the Leagues, will have to rely on the ‘old guard’ to get the team off to a good start. Lesh com‐ mented that “the aged warriors will give off their best regardless.”

Results of this week’s matches and future fixtures in next week’s EWN. As always make sure you col‐ lect your copy of the Euro Weekly News... Supporting Walking 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.