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The people’s paper Issue No. 1891
30 Sept - 6 Oct 2021
Reaching normality AT least half of Andalucia will be in level 0 alert for Covid from Friday, October 1. The president of the Junta de Andalucia, Juanma Moreno, announced on Tuesday September 28, a re‐ turn to normality for those areas where the incidence rate for Covid is minimal or has reached 0 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Moreno appeared after meeting with the Committee of Experts of Andalucia, the health body responsible for deciding the measures in each Andalucian municipality based on different parame‐ ters. The Minister of Health and Families of the Junta de Andalucia, Jesús Aguirre, said the majority of Andalucia will be at level 0 since the accu‐ mulated incidence is low. On Tuesday, September 28, it stood at 57 per 100,000 inhabitants. The number of infections also continues to decline. The community reg‐ istered 311 new positive tests and eight deaths in the last 24 hours. The data reflects the progress and ‘normality’ that the region seems to be reaching little by little. Although an end to the measures has been declared, it would still be prudent to re‐ spect certain hygienic and sanitary recommendations. The Junta recommends fre‐ quent hand washing, keep‐ ing your personal distance and using masks when inside large shopping areas or around crowds of people as ways to avoid contagion.
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APAA NERJA: Raising funds for a new shelter.
THE APAA Nerja has an‐ nounced a €200,000 fundraising appeal to pay for the charity’s new animal shelter. After one donor gen‐ erously offered between €150,000 and €200,000 for a plot of land for the refuge, the APAA is now raising funds to build the pens and infrastruc‐ ture needed to house Nerja’s homeless ani‐ mals. Sophie Slade, who works for the charity, said: “Some of you may already know that APAA Nerja have been looking for a shelter ever since
the original shelter closed in 2018.” She added: “Therefore we have now decided that we need to start a Shelter fund appeal… Our aim is to raise €200,000.” She said: “There’s many benefits to having our own shelter, includ‐ ing lower monthly costs… being able to give our dogs more at‐ tention and socialisation time, having a separate area for cats away from the dogs which will be less stressful for them.” To help raise funds, the charity has also an‐
nounced plans for a dog show and a fashion show using clothes from its charity shop later this year. Sue Kiff, APAA treasur‐ er, encouraged every‐ one to donate, saying that the charity works to protect dogs in Nerja. She said: “We re‐ homed more than 300 animals last year.” Donations can be made by bank transfer to ES67 2103 0202 5900 3002 4087, or for more information contact 643 406 591 or the charity’s shop on Calle El Cha‐ paril, 7, in Nerja.
NERJA Council, through the Andalucian Athletics Federation, will present its candidacy before the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation to host the Absolute Spanish Athletics Champi‐ onship 2022. The president of Malaga Provincial Council, Fran‐ cisco Salado, has endorsed Nerja to host the competition. Hesaid:“Thecommitmentofthisinstitutiontosportisclear,and for the province to host a championship of these characteristics wouldbeanexcellentachievement.WhatbetterplacethanNerja.” Nerja mayor, Jose Alberto Armijo, highlighted the impor‐ tance of sports and tourism in the town and said that it is the epicentre of national athletics because of its sports facilities and having some of the best athletes in the country. He said: “In recent years, Nerja has become a benchmark in athletics, successfully hosting important competitions such as the Spanish Under‐23 and Under‐14 Championships, as well as the two editions of the Nerja Challenge Meeting. We are con‐ vinced that finally, we will host the celebration of this great ath‐ letics festival.”