Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 30 September - 6 October 2021 Issue 1891

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The people’s paper Issue No. 1891

30 Sept - 6 Oct 2021

Ship with history THE Pascual Flores, a threemasted schooner with historic links to Torrevieja, has returned to Spain.

After restoration by the Fundacion Nao Victoria in 2020, the Pascual Flores set off last July on a journey of 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 kilometres) to different ports in Spain, France and Germany.

During this time 12,000 visitors have toured the schooner, a floating ambassador for Torrevieja that promotes the town and is a classic example of the Mediterranean’s former sailing ships.

Built in Torrevieja in 1917, it once took local salt to Mediterranean ports as well as North and West Africa and was acquired by Torrevieja Town Hall in 1999.

The Pascual Flores is currently in La Coruña (Galicia) and is due to reach Torrevieja next month.

The boat will first sail to Castellon for the Festival Maritimo Escala which will be held between October 8 and 12.

On October 13 the Pascual Flores sets sail again, this time on a day-long journey with paying passengers aboard to Cartagena, covering 180 nautical miles (290 kilometres) before returning next day to Torrevieja.

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South Pacific SASSY: Bloody Mary.

STUDIO32 Musical Theatre Company are pleased to an‐ nounce that rehearsals for their next production are well in advance and it promises to be a fantastic show. Re‐ hearsals for this show started

way back in January 2020, but due to Covid everything came to a halt. Tickets for this show purchased in 2020 are still valid for the day shown on the ticket.

One of the main characters in the show is a Tonkinese woman called Bloody Mary.

She is a sassy native mer‐ chant who makes her living selling souvenirs to the Ameri‐ can sailors, she is also desper‐ ately trying to find a husband for her daughter Liat who she thinks can give her a better life.

The character is played by Ju‐ dith O’Neill (pictured) who has appeared in many productions both in Spain and the UK. The show which will be staged at San Fulgencio’s Car‐ denal Belluga Theatre, Wednesday November 24 to Saturday November 27 with the performances starting at 7.30pm.

Reserved seating tickets are now on sale, priced at €10 and can be obtained by emailing tickets@studiothirtytwo.org or by calling Philip on 602 617 848.

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Tipping point reached Accessible Photo credit: Peter Houghton

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EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE: Overflowing rubbish in Orihuela Costa.

RUBBISH is collected each day in Orihuela Costa.

“However, nowhere is there more controversy and dissatis‐ faction than over garbage and garden waste collection services,” said Peter Houghton, a councillor representing the PIOC party at Orihuela City Hall.

“Drive here on the coast on any day of the week and you will find large mounds of discarded rubbish by the bins.”

Peter pointed out that these mounds are often so big they block pavements and part of the road.

“More often than not this is the fault of the local residents,” he added.

“But sometimes somebody from outside can be dumping their waste, also containing garden rubbish, which is hazardous for the unfortunate resident whose home is next to it.”

Peter maintained that the blame for these unsightly tips lies with Orihuela City Hall, owing to the lack of a central waste dis‐ posal centre for bulky items or garden waste.

“We were promised five clean sites leading up to the last elec‐ tions and we are still waiting for these facilities that are common in other parts of Spain,” he said.

“Containers for garden waste are scarce, and the few resi‐ dents in areas lucky enough to have one nearby usually find that it is rarely emptied,” Peter lamented.

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SAN FULGENCIO Town Hall’s municipal offices have returned to their usu‐ al location in Plaza Consti‐ tucion.

For more than two years, these had to move to Calle Trafalgar for re‐ pairs and the alterations needed to comply with ac‐ cessibility regulations, ex‐ plained San Fulgencio mayor Jose Sampere.

Rehabilitation has cost €453,020, of which €108,829 was spent on re‐ pairing and waterproofing the roof,” Sampere ex‐ plained.

Installing a lift as well as ramps both inside and out‐ side the building now en‐ sure that the building has no architectural barriers to hinder those with limited mobility.

Toilets on the ground floor have also been adapted, making them ac‐ cessible to all members of public.

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Get pedalling ORIHUELA City Hall will construct a bicycle lane on Monte San Miguel, creating a route for cyclists and pedestrians in line with the municipality’s policies of encouraging low carbon dioxide emissions at all levels. The project’s €537,500 cost, financed with EU funds, should be completed within six months.

Happy campers COINCIDING with World Tourism Day, Almoradi mayor Jose Antonio Latorre announced that consistent with town hall commitment to quality, sustainable tourism, the Valencian Motorhome Association (ACAV) will meet in the municipality this weekend.

The reunion will be held at Venancio Costa car park in the specific campervan area.

Language spat THE father of a pupil at an Alicante school is suing teachers, a school inspector and the Territorial Education department because information about a school trip inadvertently included a paragraph in Valenciano. The regional government’s legal advisers have recommended shelving the case “as no offence has been committed.”

New aspect ALICANTE City’s Archaeological Museum (MARQ) and the Orihuela-Alicante diocese, which is located in Orihuela, will collaborate on opening a new room at the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art. This will feature the origins of Christianity in south-eastern Spain, shedding light on a relatively unknown facet of local history.

Don’t panic ALICANTE University (UA) and Valencian Institute of Cartography maps revealed that the region’s greatest earthquake risk exists in the Vega Baja.

UA investigator Jose Delgado commented that there was no need to be obsessed by earthquakes although it was important to plan ahead and be prepared for them.

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Everything 50 cents!

HELP Vega Baja are holding a ‘50 cent Friday’ sale at 10am on Friday October 1.

Everything in their Calle Lope de Vega shop in San Miguel will be offered at just 50 cents, announced HELP Ve‐ ga Baja’s president Michele Masson.

“Hopefully this will raise some much‐needed funds, so please come along, meet the team and get yourself some great bargains whilst support‐ ing our charity. Everyone who buys something on the day will also enter a draw for a great raffle prize.”

The pandemic brought many restrictions but thanks to the determination of the

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WELFARE ROOM: Providing a quiet environment to discuss problems with HELP Vega Baja.

committee, volunteers and the generosity of supporters, HELP Vega Baja has met the

READER Brendan Staunton recently contacted the Euro Weekly News out of sheer exasperation.

“We bought a house for our daugh‐ ter in Algorfa village in 2019,” he ex‐ plained.

Two years later his daughter’s house is still without electricity despite end‐ less form‐filling and countless fees.

“The electricity was cut off by the previous owner, but the selling agent and our solicitors assured us that there would be no problem getting recon‐ nected,” Brendan told us.

Beset by bureaucracy “Our daughter has four children aged between three and 16 but she is having to rent a property while having a home that she cannot move into,” he said.

“And to make matters worse the wa‐ ter has been cut off.”

After paying more than €860 to re‐

Employees wanted COSTA BLANCA hotels are short‐staffed.

As the sector begins its slow recovery, hoteliers can‐ not cover vacancies.

Tourist industry sources quoted in the Spanish media described the situation as “dramatic” but also inexplica‐ ble. By late August the Valen‐ cian Community had 429,000 registered unemployed, 173,873 of them in Ali‐ cante Province.

Many potential hotel workers had found other jobs during the period when the pandemic had closed so many hotels, the same sources suggested.

Others from outside the region who were on ERTE (furlough) or living on their savings could have left the

increased demand for sup‐ port. “All our support is free and the committee has had to

province, rather than pay high rents in tourist areas, they added.

There was also the possibil‐ ity put forward by Herick Campos, the Generalitat’s Tourism director general, that fewer people now want to work in hotels, owing to poor work conditions, long hours and low salaries.

connect the meter, the house is still without water, Brendan said, adding that minutes before speaking to the Eu‐ ro Weekly News the local water com‐ pany informed his solicitors that it had been reconnected.

“But it wasn’t, and I have sent them a photo proving that it wasn’t,” he told us.

Both the water and electricity are registered in Almoradi and Brendan’s next visit, he said, will be to Almoradi Town Hall in a last‐ditch attempt to ob‐ tain a resolution there.

Nowhere to park RESIDENTS in Elche’s Car‐ rus district are opposed to plans to give priority to pedestrians in Calle Ole‐ gario Domarco Seller.

Three separate resi‐ dents’ association com‐ plained that city hall in‐ tends to eliminate existing parking spaces on both

More Plan Resistir cash SMALL businesses and the self‐ employed in Orihuela may now apply for financial assistance via the Generalitat’s Plan Resistir.

Orihuela City Hall has made available a further €2.077 million in direct aid thanks to the second phase of the regional govern‐ ment’s scheme to assist those whose commercial activities

think outside the box in order to support people in the best way possible,” Michele said. A new Welfare Room, thanks to Chris at BBKC, will enable HELP to speak freely in a quiet envi‐ ronment with people who may be going through some very difficult times.

“We would like to also thank Sir Roy Molyneaux from the Bridge Golf Society and the Celts Club de Golf whose donations enabled us to pur‐ chase building materials and furniture,” Michele added.

For more information about HELP Vega Baja or to volun‐ teer, email office@helpvega baja.com or contact the chari‐ ty on 966 723 733.

were affected by the State of Alarm and anti‐Covid restric‐ tions. Eligible businesses and self‐ employed who can produce proof of their losses should make applications or enquiries before October 26 to Orihuela City Hall’s http://www.orihuela.es/fomen to‐y‐desarrollo/industria/plan‐ resistir/ website.

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sides of the street.

Parking in the area is al‐ ready difficult, they point‐ ed out, and if these plans go ahead it will be practi‐ cally impossible.

“People sometimes have to go as far as the river to park,” a spokesman for one of the associations said. “It’s absurd to leave us with even fewer free spaces.

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Dance until dawn AS expected, the Gener‐ alitat lifted more anti‐ Covid restrictions on Monday September 27.

The Valencian Com‐ munity’s nightlife venues can remain open until 5am, Generalitat president Ximo Puig an‐ nounced.

Puig also revealed that talks will begin with the nightlife and festi‐ vals sector regarding the possible introduction of Covid passports.

Interior capacity for pubs and discos increas‐ es to 75 per cent, with 10 people per table and drinking at the bar while seated.

Dancing is permitted but only in designated spaces with mask‐wear‐ ing still required.

Cafes, bars and restaurants may return to their original opening times with interior seat‐ ing increased to 75 per cent, 10 to a table and use of the bar while seated.

Restrictions have been lifted in shops as well as cinemas, audito‐ riums, museums and li‐ braries.

Capacity restrictions are eliminated at large‐ scale sports events, al‐ though a 40 per cent limit will apply to pro‐ fessional stadiums and 60 per cent for sports in‐ stallations.

Social distancing will be required when sitting in the same row or a 1.5‐metre separation when there is no seat‐ ing.

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TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR. Santa Pola Town Hall’s website now includes a virtual lookout point with high resolution, panoramic images of the municipality. Visitors to the Mi‐ rador Virtual on www.turismosantapola.es can access any location between the Playa del Tamarit and the Lighthouse lookout point for a bird’s eye view. Users can also zoom in to the majority of Santa Pola’s streets, landmarks and beaches.

The Mirador Virtual includes 25 links to Santa Pola Town Hall’s website with images, texts and videos in Spanish, En‐ glish, Valenciano and French.

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Wig appeal

OCTOBER is International Breast cancer awareness month and Maria and the Pink Ladies from the Ori‐ huela Costa, Alicante will be marking this important period with various events. Top of the list is the Pink Ladies Wig Ap‐ peal that aims to make life easier for ladies coping with hair loss following chemotherapy. This side effect can be traumatic for those already dealing with the disease and all the concerns that go with it.

The Pink Ladies provide the ladies with a wig and a stylist if required. Wigs can be quite expensive

and not everyone is in a position to be able to af‐ ford one.

How can you help?

If you have a wig that you no longer use, you can donate it to the Pink Ladies Wig Appeal. They will then offer the wigs to ladies who have lost or are losing their hair due to chemotherapy for as long as they need them. They have a number of stylists who have offered to restyle the wig free of charge for each recipient.

If you can help to bring a little cheer to those fighting this disease, please contact Maria on 633 487 595.

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Amazingly successful fundraiser OCTOBER is International Breast cancer awareness month and Maria and the Pink Ladies from the Ori‐ huela Costa, Alicante will be marking this important peri‐ od with various events. Top of the list is the Pink Ladies Wig Appeal that aims to make life easier for ladies coping with hair loss follow‐ ing chemotherapy. This side effect can be traumatic for those already dealing with the disease and all the con‐ cerns that go with it.

The Pink Ladies provide the ladies with a wig and a stylist if required. Wigs can be quite expensive and not everyone is in a position to be able to afford one.

How can you help?

If you have a wig that you

AMAZING SUCCESS: €3,500 raised by 150 people enjoying themselves. no longer use, you can do‐ nate it to the Pink Ladies Wig Appeal. They will then offer the wigs to ladies who have lost or are losing their hair

due to chemotherapy for as long as they need them. They have a number of stylists who have offered to restyle the wig free of charge for

each recipient.

If you can help to bring a little cheer to those fighting this disease, please contact Maria on 633 487 595.

La Siesta dog attack

A COUPLE and their dog were attacked by a loose dog while walking in the La Siesta urbanisation in Torrevieja on Saturday, September 18.

Gordon and Shirley Forrest were walking their dog, Buddy, down an alley near Calle Puccini when another dog, thought to be a Pitbull or Staffordshire bull terrier, came out of nowhere.

The dog was wearing no collar, lead or muzzle. It lunged at

BUDDY: Thankfully he is on the road to recovery.

the couple’s dog and overpowered it. Mr Forrest tried to fight it off but fell to the ground. His wife also fell after getting tan-

gled in their dog’s lead.

After further attempts to fend off the animal, Mr Forrest was left with cut knees and injuries to his elbow, ribs and shoulder. Buddy eventually escaped and took off, pursued by the aggressor. The owner of the second dog then appeared and set off in pursuit, followed

by Mr Forrest. His wife was left in a state of shock and comforted by some passers-by. One of the rescuers reported the incident to the police.

After a trip to the vets, Buddy was left with several puncture wounds and bite marks on his feet. Luckily, he had no internal injuries and is on the road to recovery. However, the family were left traumatised by the incident and are now fearful of going out. They said they were “sincerely thankful” to friends Ron and Julie who offered support after the attack.

They are also hoping that the owner of the dog can be found and be prosecuted.

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Evictions down EVICTIONS in Spain are down 21 per cent on 2019, but they are at their highest level since the ban on evict‐ ing vulnerable people was introduced by the government.

Despite the fact the number of evictions have fallen, the num‐ ber of applications for repossessions which are being filed before the courts has reached a four‐year high.

The Spanish govern‐ ment brought in social protection measures after the coronavirus pandemic began to re‐ duce evictions and protect the vulnera‐ ble. The number of evictions grew as nor‐ mality returned. This number is still below

that recorded before the coronavirus pan‐ demic began.

According to the quarterly report, Ef‐ f e c t s o f t h e Ec o n o m i c Crisis in Judicial Bod‐ ies, from the General Council of the Judicia‐ ry (CGPJ), published this week, between April and June this year over 11,000 evic‐ tions were carried out.

This is 21 per cent less than the same period in 2019. The majority of evictions were due to non‐payment of rent.

The social and eco‐ nomic protection mea‐ sures the Spanish gov‐ ernment put in place in April 2020 has helped keep the num‐ ber of evictions low.

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Alicante solar commitment ALICANTE has committed to energy self-sufficiency with plans for a 2.45 megawatt solar plant.

The mayor of Alicante, Luis Barcala, announced plans for the future development of a solar plant capable of providing 2.45 megawatts. The solar plant has been included in the 2022 budget and will increase energy self-sufficiency dramatically. The council has also reviewed 14 projects worth €104 million, which are part of the

integral plan for the reuse of treated water. According to the council: “The solar farm will enable the generation of renewable energy on a sixhectare plot of land owned by the company. At the drafting stage, it is a 2.45 MWp photovoltaic solar plant, with a generation capacity of 5 GWh/ year, an energy self-sufficiency of 18 per cent and an estimated useful life of 30-40 years.”

Barcala commented on the importance of protecting the

environment and the use of renewable energy. He explained: “This project, along with others, demonstrates Aguas de Alicante’s firm commitment to renewable energies and the preservation of the planet.

“It is important to take steps to achieve energy self-sufficiency by promoting photovoltaic installations, while at the same time developing projects for the integral reuse of treated water and zero discharge into the sea, which will

King’s La Palma message THE island of La Palma will face struggles, but King Felipe said he believes the island will rebound. Speaking after a tour of the disaster area with Queen Letizia and President Pedro Sanchez, King Felipe said he had been deeply moved by the struggle of the island’s residents.

Lava from the Cumbre Viejo has destroyed hundreds of homes and hundreds of hectares of farmland. The King expressed his “solidarity and affection” to the inhabitants of this “beautiful island.” He

added, “We have to do everything in our power to help these families, it will cost a lot to return to normality, but La Palma will succeed.”

The King and Queen visited El Fuerte barracks, which is acting as temporary housing for people who have been evacuated from their homes. They also visited Todoque. Their itinerary concluded in Los Llanos de Aridane, where they met with residents of La Palma who have lost their homes.

Plans for a solar plant.

improve the irrigation of agricultural fields and green areas and also the quality of coastal waters.”

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Tourism jobs growth

EMPLOYMENT in the Span‐ ish tourism sector continues to recover with almost 100,000 new employees in August compared to the same month last year.

Jobs in the tourism sector grew by 4 per cent year‐on‐ year in August to 2,336,501 employees, 91,405 more than a year ago. This is the third consecutive month that

this year‐on‐year growth has been recorded, according to data published by Turespana.

Employment in the tourism sector accounts for 12.3 per cent of all workers in Spain.

US praise for minimum wage LABOUR Secretary Martin J Walsh has praised Spain’s new minimum wage and the role of unions.

Minister for Labour Yolanda Diaz and US Labour Secretary Martin J Walsh have held a bilateral video conference. In it Walsh praised Spain’s new minimum wage which Diaz, despite opposition, increased by €15 per month. Labour Secretary Walsh said the minimum wage means “more participation, more consumption, more money in peo‐ ple’s pockets. It is a moral obligation to do so.”

Walsh is a former union leader and was mayor of Boston. He was appointed to Pres‐ ident Joe Biden’s cabinet in March 2021 and

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was the last departmental secretary to join.

Diaz and Walsh have pledged to continue to work jointly on “decent wages, fair work‐ ing conditions, greater security and health at work and equality and non‐discrimination, elements.”

Walsh described the effort as “insepara‐ ble from quality employment and essential to improve the social welfare of both coun‐ tries.”

Both Walsh and Diaz, who is a member of the left‐wing Podemos party ‐ a key ele‐ ment of the coalition government ‐ reiterat‐ ed their shared belief that unions play a vital role in representing the interests of work‐ ers.

$872 million

Cars.com is the highest selling domain name ever recorded. It went for a whopping $872 million.

The Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, said: “The data is positive, and shows the trend of recovery in tourism em‐ ployment has been consoli‐ dated in August with higher growth.

“Despite this improve‐ ment, it is still necessary to extend the safety shield pro‐ vided in sectors whose activi‐ ty has not yet normalised due to the slow recovery of inter‐ national mobility, as is the case of tourism,” she added.

In August, employment in hotels and catering, and trav‐ el agencies/tour operators as a whole increased in almost all Autonomous Communi‐ ties, with the exception of the Canary Islands, the Communi‐ ty of Madrid, the Basque Country and La Rioja.

In absolute figures, the largest increases were in the Balearic Islands (+19,716 new registrations), Andalucia (+18,956), Catalonia (+11,100) and Valencia (10,839).

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Readers’ poll

Readers revolt over squatters

THE Euro Weekly News’ readers have come out strongly in favour of Spain changing its laws to make it easier for homeowners to remove illegal squatters.

In its Sunday de‐ bate, the EWN asked readers whether they thought Spain should change its laws following an increase in squatting and with homes illegally oc‐ cupied across the country.

A majority of 94.3 per cent of readers said that Spain should, with the is‐ sue sparking an impas‐ sioned debate as well as some horror stories from those whose own homes had been illegally occupied.

Just 5.7 per cent of people said the laws did not need

that don’t have through tax, they have earned the right for the law to support them not work against them.”

Several read‐ Remove illegal squatters. ers also shared their own sto‐ changing. ries of dealing Claire Murray said: “If it’s with squatters, angry at the not your house and you time and costs involved in have no contract to stay removing them. there, then of course they David Varely said: “Hav‐ should throw them out.” ing experienced squatters Meanwhile, David Stead in my home here in Spain said: “The law should be for three years, yes they made easier for property should change the law. owners to reclaim their “If squatters have no property from people who contract or escitura then have no right to be depriv‐ get them out. It has cost ing them of it. me a lot of money through “Those that have and the courts and I am still have worked for it al‐ paying to repair the dam‐ ready subsidise those age.”

Card charge question

CAN an establishment refuse to charge you by card in Spain?

The latest ‘National Survey on the Use of Cash 2020’ carried out by the Bank of Spain shows card payments are the pre‐ ferred means of payment in the country.

At the moment more than half of all pay‐ ments are made by card. According to da‐ ta from Visa, 84 per cent of consumers don’t leave home without their bank card.

Many establishments in Spain though do not accept cards for payments. Some places do accept cards, but only above a minimum purchase amount, this is often

set at €5 or €10.

This is because banks charge businesses for using card payments. For a small busi‐ ness this can prove to be expensive. But many people question whether it is legal to refuse card payments.

According to Yahoo Finance: “With the law in hand, it can be said that any com‐ mercial establishment is completely free to decide whether to accept a means of payment other than cash.

It is therefore legal to refuse to charge by card or to impose a minimum amount for accepting this form of payment.”

Bird protection threat THE EU is threatening legal action against Spain for failing to protect birds in Andalucia.

The EU Commission has called on Spain to fulfil its obligations under the Birds Directive, the Habitats Di‐ rective and a previous rul‐ ing of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

In November 2016, the Court of Justice of the Euro‐ pean Union ruled that Spain had failed to take ap‐ propriate steps to avoid the deterioration of natural habitats and the distur‐ bance of protected bird

species caused by the con‐ struction of a railway line crossing through the special protection area of Camp‐ inas de Sevilla in Andalucia.

Spain said it identified a number of mitigation and compensation measures to

offset the damage caused and implement the Court judgement.

However, almost five years after the judgement, Spain has not yet fully im‐ plemented those mea‐ sures.

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ASTRAZENECA has announced plans to build an ad‐ vanced manufacturing facility in Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland, at a cost of €306 million creating up to 100 jobs and more indirect supply jobs.

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Readers’ poll

Spain’s economy improving THE Euro Weekly News asked its readers whether they thought Spain’s economy was im‐ proving following the pandemic after it emerged that exports from the country had increased by 20 per cent.

In total, an encouraging 100 per cent of readers said they thought businesses were starting to look busier again after many were forced to close dur‐ ing pandemic restrictions last year. Spain’s govern‐ ment has since being trying to reinvigorate the economy and it has emerged that exports from the country grew by 21.7 per cent in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period last year.

Exports reached €179.529 billion, while imports also rose by 20.1 per cent to €186.524 billion.

In July, Spanish exports increased by 13.6 per‐ cent over the same month in 2020, reaching €26.568 billion, a record high for the month of Ju‐ ly. Imports rose by 18.9 per cent year‐on‐year to €28.165 billion.

BILINGUAL schools in Spain are abandoning English and 90 public schools in Spain have decided to return to teaching in Spanish.

The schools have said that the “Students don’t think; they only memorise.” The Junta de Castilla y León cre‐ ated a bilingual programme

BUSINESS: Is starting to look busier again after the pandemic.

Of the main trading partners, the increases in sales to Italy, France and Portugal stand out.

Compared to pre‐pandemic levels, the rate of change remains positive, with exports up 5.1 per cent compared to July 2019.

The increase in exports in Spain in July even outstripped the UK’s increase at 7.7 per cent, as well as Germany at 12.4 per cent and France’s at 8.5 per cent. The main positive contributions to the annual rate of change in exports came from energy, non‐chemical semi‐manufactures, chemi‐ cals and food drink and tobacco products.

Schools abandon English in 2007 and the Antonio Al‐ lué Morer school was one of the first to join. Headteacher Enar Rubio explained that it was an extraordinary oppor‐ tunity at the time, but it has not worked out well.

The children found sub‐

jects such as science and his‐ tory too much for them when taught in English. Stu‐ dents have struggled to un‐ derstand the lessons. This means that the students stopped learning and mem‐ orised facts instead.

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Cadet death accusation

THE Unified Association of the Spanish Military (AUME) have accused the Ministry of Defence of denying them information surrounding various events including the death of a cadet. The 22‐year‐old is re‐ ported to have died of heat stroke at the Zaragoza Mili‐ tary Academy.

The AUME have claimed that the Ministry has reject‐ ed requests for the informa‐ tion to be communicated di‐ rectly or made available to military personnel, and those who look after the rights of military personnel.

The AUME said: “Silencing the professional associations and withholding information from the military constitutes the ministry’s choice of a perverse path, which could lead to obfuscation already experienced in the past un‐ der a dictatorial regime.”

Earlier this month the AUME demanded an investi‐ gation into the cadet’s death. They also announced that they are prepared to

take legal action to ensure that the death is investigated thoroughly. They also want

information from any inves‐ tigation to be made available to the cadet’s family.

Netflix continues filming A PRODUCTION compa‐ ny has spent days in Sevilla filming scenes from ‘If only I had known’, starring Megan Montaner, a Netflix se‐ ries that was banned in Turkey for including a gay character.

The filming of the se‐ ries began at the end of July and until last week it was possible to see the

film crew deployed in the capital.

Scenes have been recorded in Triana, in the Murillo Gardens, and in different streets across the city. In total, the film crew are spending al‐ most a month in Sevilla where, previously, the Boomerang production company had searched for suitable locations.

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A COUPLE has decided against having children so that they can pamper their pet pooches with £20k worth of luxuries. Claire Kelly Johnston and husband Stuart from Scotland have three pampered pooches named Cup‐ cake, Teddybear and Popcorn, and they each get £60 worth of new clothes every week, alongside also being treated to bacon and sausages on the weekends.

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Air Force additions

THE purchase of three Airbus A330-200 aircraft for the Spanish Air Force at a cost of €810 million has been approved by the government.

On September 21, the Council of Ministers followed up on an initiative approved last June, and approved the purchase of three multipurpose mid-air refuelling aircraft (MRTT), at an estimat-

ed cost of €810 million.

The three second-hand Airbus A330-200 aircraft will be transformed into MRTT at the company’s facilities in the Madrid town of Getafe.

A statement stated the purchase will enable the Air Force “to renew and enhance its capabilities for mobility and strategic projection of the Armed Forces in the fulfil-

Smart cameras ALICANTE City Council have taken steps forward in the digitalisation of the business parks in Ali‐ cante. The Municipal Government Board are putting out for tender a contract which will see intel‐ ligent cameras in‐ stalled in the indus‐ trial areas of Las At a l a y a s , P l a d e l a Vallonga, Llano del

Espartal and Agua‐ marga. The budget for the work comes in at €584,634.91 and it is expected that the installation will take around five months to complete.

It is hoped that these new smart cameras will help improve security, ac‐ cess control and ve‐ hicle traffic within the industrial areas.

ment of the missions assigned to them in the field of in-flight refuelling, strategic air transport, and evacuations, highcapacity, long-distance health areas.”

Lidl investing LIDL, the popular Ger‐ man discount supermar‐ ket chain, has announced that it will invest €1.5 bil‐ lion in Spain between 2021 and 2024.

The supermarket chain, which currently has more than 17,000 employees and 630 shops across Spain, is planning to open over 150 new locations and four logistics hubs by 2024.

“This ambitious expan‐ sion plan responds to our firm determination to continue boosting our business in Spain,” Imanol Zabala, manager of Lidl Expansion & Real Estate in Spain, said in a statement.

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Andalucia disability funds THE Junta de Andalucia and the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030 have signed an agreement for €450 mil‐ lion to be allocated to depen‐ dency and disability over the next three years. Specifically, €125 million will reach the An‐ dalucian community this year, €154 million in 2022 and €171 million in 2023.

The Andalucian president, Juanma Moreno, explained the money will help the wel‐ fare state to recover from the collateral effects of the pan‐ demic and economic reces‐ sion. He stressed: “The time has come to undertake a great revolution in the social services of Andalucia, optimising and

AGREEMENT SIGNED: Juanma Moreno said the money will help the welfare state to recover from the pandemic.

dignifying the care economy.

And marking a ‘before and af‐ ter’ in the way in which service is provided to the elderly, the disabled, and children and adolescents at risk of poverty.”

“We speak, in total, of around 2.6 million Andalu‐ cians, 30 per cent of our popu‐ lation, to whom we are going to significantly improve the re‐ sponse we offer with greater

A PREGNANT Covid denier turned up at a hos‐ pital in Valencia accompanied by her lawyer.

The woman did not want to wear a mask and did not want to undergo a PCR test. Staff at the Hospital La Fe in Valencia had to don PPE equip‐ ment and activate the anti‐Covid protocols. The woman was isolated and treated as if she had Covid because she would not be tested or wear a mask. The case was delicate as the woman ad‐ mitted being a Covid denier. She denied all the

agility, effectiveness and effi‐ ciency through 39 actions grouped into four lines of ac‐ tion,” he added. Moreno has insisted that the Andalucian community is a leader in the provision of dependency, both in beneficiaries and in aid. It al‐ so has the largest network of social health centres in Spain, with a total of 1,375 that at‐ tend to about 36,000 people.

Covid denier birth health protocols put in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The woman was isolated to avoid potentially passing the coronavirus on to other people. She successfully gave birth, but she has now denounced the hospital for treating her in a degrading manner. The hospital and the staff were forced to protect themselves as the woman does believe that the coronavirus exists.

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Puigdemont arrested

CARLES PUIGDEMONT, the former president of the Generalitat of Catalonia was arrested in Sardinia on September 23. The politician be‐ came a fugitive in 2017 when he fled the coun‐ try following a controversial independence ref‐ erendum. The Italian informed the Supreme Court in Madrid of his capture.

Gonzalo Boye, his lawyer, confirmed details of the arrest: “It is on the basis of the Euro Order of October 14, 2019, which, by legal imperative, as established by the CJEU Statute, is suspend‐ ed.”

On July 30, the General Court of the Euro‐ pean Union (TGUE) had withdrawn Puigde‐ mont’s parliamentary immunity, along with that of his former councillors, Toni Comin and

PUIGDEMONT: Became a fugitive in 2017.

Clara Ponsati. A month earlier, the same court had temporarily granted them protection, but later accepted the petition requested by the Supreme Court and rejected the appeal the three MEPs had presented against the decision of the European Parliament.

Covid will become weaker LEADING scientists are suggesting that given time Covid‐19 could eventually become more like the viruses which cause the common cold each winter.

Speaking to the Royal Society of Medicine, Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert explained how viruses tend to get weaker with time: “We nor‐ mally see that viruses become less virulent as they circulate more easily and there is no rea‐ son to think we will have a more virulent ver‐ sion of Sars‐CoV‐2. We tend to see slow genetic drift of the virus and there will be gradual im‐

munity developing in the population as there is to all the other seasonal coronaviruses.”

She added, “We already live with four differ‐ ent human coronaviruses that we don’t really ever think about very much and eventually it (Covid) will become one of those.

Oxford University’s Professor Sir John Bell ex‐ pects that Covid will appear more like a com‐ mon cold in spring 2022. Speaking to Times Ra‐ dio, Sir John said: “If you look at the trajectory we’re on, we’re a lot better off than we were six months ago.”

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Expats demand more travel freedom EURO WEEKLY NEWS’ readers have overwhelmingly voted to say that they think travel restrictions should be low‐ ered.

An impressive 100 per cent of readers who took part in the EWN’s poll over whether they thought it was time for the UK government to allow people to travel freely again said they thought it was time to drop restrictions. Taking to Facebook to share their views, readers argued that travel should reopen.Brian Rae said: “As long as they have been tested before they come to Spain is good enough for me.”

Meanwhile, Jill Swain said: “It is time to move forward.”

Expats in Spain had been among the most affected by the UK’s travel restrictions, with the high costs of PCR tests, vaccination require‐ ments and quarantine rules putting many off from making the journey back to see family and friends. England’s travel rules also caused outrage around the world after it

Travel rules caused outrage.

emerged that vaccina‐ tions given in various coun‐ tries are not being recognised.

Latin America and Africa criti‐ cised the government’s deci‐ sions and claimed the travel rules are discriminatory.One diplomat from Latin America explained that the rules are unacceptable and said:

“There isn’t a single person I have spoken to who isn’t an‐ gry about this. People are per‐ plexed.” They added: “How can a Pfizer or Moderna or As‐ traZeneca vaccine that is ad‐ ministered [in Latin America] not be enough for someone to be allowed in?”

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ROLLS-ROYCE has announced its intention to sell off their Spanish ITP (Industria de Turbo Propulsores) aero arm for €1.7 billion. The company’s shares leapt by more than 10 per cent after the announcement. The Basque‐based business will be sold to a group headed by the private equity giant Bain. This is the latest move in a disposal programme, as the company tries to raise funds.

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EU universal phone charger THE EU has proposed a common charger for electronic devices, to the annoyance of Apple. They

claim the move will cut down on waste and make life simpler for consumers.

Apple, which compels

Frankenstein 1st edition shock CHRISTIE’S auctioneers have sold a first edition copy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for £856,000.

The book was part of a collection from Theodore B Baum, the American telecoms tycoon who died earlier this year. His collection fetched a total of £7.1 million.

C hristie’s predicted the book would sell for £219,000. The final price was the highest paid for a book by a female author. Other classics in the auction were a second edition collection of plays by Shakespeare and a first edition of James Joyce’s Dubliners. Christie’s Heather Weintraub said: “It was a privilege working with this exceptional library and we are delighted by the outstanding results.

The sale attracted bidders and buyers from around the world and showed that the market is strong for such fine examples of literary high spots.” Bidders from 14 different countries took part, online and in person.

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of all internet users own a mobile phone.

users to buy a unique charger for their devices, has hit back. The Silicon Valley giant claimed the proposal will deter innovation.

However, the EU is pressing ahead and expects Apple to change its charging systems by 2024.

“Years of working with the industry on a voluntary approach already brought down the number of mobile phone chargers from 30 to three within the last decade, but could not deliver a complete solution. The Commission is now putting forward legislation to establish a common charging solution for all relevant devices,” the EU said on September 23.

The Commission is proposing a harmonised charging port for electronic devices, with the USB-C as the common port.

This will allow consumers to charge their devices with the same charger, regardless of the brand.

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Beware Bizum scam B I Z U M has become one of the most used payment methods in dozens of countries, however, police are now warning that thou‐ sands of messages are being sent posing as victims’ contacts to try to steal €50 in a new scam.

To carry out this scam, the thieves send a message via Whats App to thousands of random numbers, mak‐ ing victims believe that it is a contact in their phone book. The mes‐ sage says that they

have sent €50 to the victim through Bizum in error.

The person who is posing as the Whats App contact tells the victim to return the €50 through Bizum, howev‐ er, the person sending the message is a scam‐ mer who receives the money.

In the past there have been several scams with this method, so the police advise that you should not trust anyone who asks for payment outside of the legal channels.

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Divers’ gold discovery

TWO free divers discov‐ ered gold coins dating from the fourth and fifth cen‐ turies in what is said to be one of the largest hauls of Roman gold coins in Eu‐ rope.

The divers initially discov‐ ered eight coins. This led to the retrieval of 53 gold coins from the seabed of the Por‐ titxol de Xabia in Alicante, according to the University of Alicante.

The gold coins have been analysed by scientists from the Institute for Research in Archaeology and Historical Heritage at Alicante Univer‐ sity (INAPH). They dated the coins to the late Roman pe‐ riod. Specifically, the coins have been dated between the end of the fourth and the start of the fifth century.

The coins are so well pre‐ served that their inscrip‐ tions can even be read. This has allowed them to be identified. The divers, Luis

Coins were on the seabed.

Lens and Cesar Gimeno, made the initial discovery, which set in progress the mechanism set out by the General Directorate of Cul‐ ture and Heritage for dis‐ coveries like this.

Archaeologists from the UA and the GEAS of the Guardia Civil, retrieved the rest of the coins and other artefacts with help from the town council of Xabia.

The head of the UA team of underwater archaeolo‐ gists, Professor of Ancient History Jaime Molina com‐ mented that: “This is one of the largest sets of Roman gold coins found in Spain and Europe.”

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QUALITY STREET have released a new treat, and it is here in time for Christmas. They are launching a new Crème Caramel Crisp with white chocolate, but if you want to get your hands on the new Quality Street you will need to head to John Lewis, where their pick and mix selection will be back.

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easyJet jobs boost BUDGET airline easyJet is expanding its season‐ al bases in Spain and

Portugal next summer.

The move will create around 120 new jobs in

A political alliance

THE centre‐right Partido Popular (PP) president of Andalucia, Juanma Moreno, and his socialist counter‐ part in Valencia, Ximo Puig have formed an unlikely political alliance to secure regional financing reform.

Both autonomous communities claim they are miss‐ ing out on billions in funding from the national gov‐ ernment.

The current system, Moreno says, is short‐changing Andalucia millions every day and has led to a cumula‐ tive debt of more than €10 billion. He met with Puig, a member of PSOE, at the Palacio de San Telmo on September 21. The move surprised observers as Spain’s political environment becomes more fraught ahead of regional elections due to be held next year. At the meeting, Moreno and Puig signed an institutional declaration calling for a new regional financing model, which demands the government distribute funds by population.

Their campaign for reform also has the backing of Murcia and Moreno hopes to get the Basque Country and others onside. While Madrid has yet to jump fully on board, a spokesperson for Diaz Ayuso, a leading contender to replace Pablo Casado, the current leader of the PP, confirmed she approves of the reform effort.

Spain and 30 in Portu‐ gal.

The company plans to add five new aircraft across bases in Malaga, Palma and Faro.

The expansion is set to begin in May 2022 and means the easyJet fleet in Portugal and Spain will have in‐ creased by a total of 70 per cent in comparison with pre‐pandemic lev‐ els.

Speaking of the plans, easyJet’s Chief Execu‐ tive Johan Lundgren commented: “As easyJet has navigated effective‐ ly through the pandem‐ ic, the establishment of new seasonal bases has been an important move.

“The decision to add five aircraft to these bases is testament to the important role they play in our network now and in the post‐pandem‐ ic recovery,” he added.

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Giant salami

Hippy culture

GREENPEACE Denmark activists have blockaded a feed factory in the Port of Aarhus by chaining themselves to giant tree trunks painted to look like salami to stop the feed reaching the millions of pigs that end up as Danish Crown’s sausages and cutlets in supermarkets around the world they say.

KNOWN throughout the world as a hippy commune in Copenhagen, Christiana is celebrating its 50th anniversary of occupation of a former Danish Army Barracks which took place in 1971 and has been going strong more or less ever since, although most recently the pandemic caused some problems.

THE NETHERLANDS Lost Atlantis

Corona pass

RUNNING until October 31, the Doggerland Exhibition at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden has 200 artifacts dredged from the bottom of the North Sea, as it formed a land bridge between the British Isles, Belgium, the Netherlands and southern Scandinavia before being struck by a tsunami.

DUTCH junior economic affairs minister Mona Keijzer has been removed from her post after she gave an interview to the Telegraaf newspaper in which she said she had great doubts about the newly introduced coronavirus pass now required to gain entry to restaurants, bars and theatres.

BELGIUM Product ban

Kanye believe it?

FOR the second time in a month, Belgian shops are having to remove dozens of food items from their shelves because they contain small traces of ethylene oxide which is banned by the European Union, even though it is normally included in order to prevent mould and to tackle salmonella.

THE Belgian Press is agog with speculation about whether American rapper and former Kardashian husband Kanye West is purchasing a property in Wijnegem, near Antwerp after being photographed with numerous minders, since he is a good friend of Belgian interior architect Axel Vervoordt.

GERMANY Sick pay

Passport control

ALTHOUGH a possible change of government means that it may never actually happen, the Ministry of Health has announced that certain unvaccinated workers will not receive sick pay if absent from work due to coronavirus infection. This is due to take effect in November after the current election.

THE Global Passport Power Rank 2021 has reviewed passports from around the world and their power in allowing holders to enter another country either without a visa or guaranteed to be given one on the spot upon arrival and Germany comes out top with 106 countries.

FRANCE Facelift cancelled

PETA Power

FRENCH rail operator SNCF has announced that it has now cancelled controversial plans to renovate Europe’s busiest train station, Paris Gare du Nord, in time for the 2024 Olympic Games to be held in Paris due to an escalation in likely costs which could rise from €500 million to €1.5 billion.

AFTER years of lobbying and demonstrations

by Animal Rights activists PETA, the latest fashion house to agree to ban the use of fur in its clothing is Yves Saint Laurent, which according to parent company Kering will completely phase out fur from its 2022 collections onwards.

NORWAY No peeing

Billionaire list

A NEW sign has been set up at one of the most frequently visited spots along the NorwegianRussian border where visitors stop to take selfies.

The ‘No peeing towards Russia’ sign on the road towards the village of Grense Jakobselv is considered a preventive message with CCTV cameras able to spot miscreants.

EVERY year, Norwegian journal Kapital publishes its rich list of the 400 wealthiest Norwegians and in 2021, for the first time ever, all 400 are Krone billionaires (Kr10 = €1), so the poorest is worth €100 million and the richest, believed to be the wealthiest ever at €11.4 billion.

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More Correos ATMs

OV E R the next three years C orreos intends to install 1,500 ATMs in branches throughout Spain. According to their plans 300 of these will be installed in small towns with between 500 and 3,000 inhabitants that are in rural areas or do not have

ATMs: To be installed in small towns and rural areas.

Glasses in classes THE Glasses in Classes scheme that tackles poor eyesight in English schools has been expanded. It is hoped thousands of children will receive two free pairs of glasses to help improve their reading and writing. Around 30 per cent of children who need glasses have not even been to an optician.

According to the government: “The scheme will be adapted for five disadvantaged areas in England, under the Opportunity Area programme. This will reach more than 9,000 pupils in at least 225 schools. Children identified as needing glasses will receive one pair for home and one for school, helping them concentrate in the classroom and improve their literacy skills.”

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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.

their own bank branch.

This will also include towns that are set to lose their bank branches over the next few months.

The company hope to choose a supplier who will be responsible for both the installation and the provision of the devices.

At the moment it is planned that the AT M s will be installed in places that are accessible to the public 24 hours a day or that they will be installed in post office entrance halls where they will be available during opening hours.

It is hoped that the installation of the AT M s will begin in early 2022 and the project is expected to take around three years to complete.

I nitially the contract will be awarded for five years, but this could possibly be extended.

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Brexit Permit

TikTok bombs

IT is estimated that some 5,000 British passport holders live in Finland and due to Brexit, they were required to apply for Finnish residency before Thursday September 30, but according to the Finnish Immigration Service Migri by the end of August just under 4,000 applications had been received.

FINNISH police are warning against the dangers of a new trend popular with Finnish teens who are making bombs by pouring a mixture of easily obtained chemicals into a plastic bottle and placing them in public spaces before filming them exploding and uploading to TikTok.

IRELAND Eat your sprouts

Sheep walker

ACCORDING to a report from the Irish press, research suggests that some children and adults who say that they can’t stand vegetables such as Brussels sprouts and broccoli may not just be picky eaters, but enzymes contained in the vegetables may combine with bacteria in the mouth to make them taste bad.

MORE than 50 years ago, Irishman Danny Tim O’Sullivan moved from Kerry to London with £10 in his pocket and formed his own successful business, becoming a freeman of the city of London which on September 26 saw him walk sheep across Southwark Bridge.

ITALY Vatican ban

Robinson Crusoe

REPORTEDLY at the request of Pope Frances in an effort to reduce the spread of Covid-19, access to any part of the Vatican City from Italian soil will only be permitted if the person wishing to visit holds an acceptable document showing that they have received both vaccinations.

SETTING off to sail to Polynesia, former teacher Mauro Morandi stopped at the deserted Sardinian Island of Budelli and stayed there alone for 33 years. Eventually he was evicted and returned to civilisation and discovered he liked it and at 82 has even found a girlfriend.

PORTUGAL Sick pay

No Planet B

ALTHOUGH a possible change of government means that it may never actually happen, the Ministry of Health has announced that certain unvaccinated workers will not receive sick pay if absent from work due to coronavirus infection. This is due to take effect in November after the current election.

STUDENTS across Portugal joined in the Fridays for Future campaign by demonstrating in major cities throughout the country on September 24 demanding action to combat climate change and the pollution of the planet as well as cancellation of debts arising from extreme weather events.

RUSSIA Sale of art

FC Sheriff

ALTHOUGH Sotheby’s has been selling Russian art to foreign collectors and foreign and Russian art to Russian collectors for several decades, it has never made sales in the country until now, as it hosts an exhibition and sale of works in Moscow during the last week of September.

THE name FC Sheriff is causing headlines as this obscure football club from the breakaway proRussian separatist enclave of Europe’s poorest country, Moldova, Transnistria, which has recently beaten Shakhtar Donetsk and then faced Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, was founded by a former policeman, hence the name.

SWEDEN Vladimir Putin Nyet

Dragon Regiment

A SWEDISH couple were determined to name their child after their favourite politician, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, but were disappointed when the Swedish authorities refused to allow the use of that name as they have a regulation which says that first names can only be names that cannot cause offence or distress.

IN 1980, King Carl XVI Gustaf visited the military camp of Arvidsjaur to inaugurate Sweden’s Norrland’s Dragon Regiment, K4 which was disbanded in 2004. Now, almost to the day in September 41 years later he returned to the same site to officially re-establish the regiment.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Inflation ACCORDING to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, in a speech made on Friday September 24, the recent rise in inflation seen in the majority of euro zone countries will be temporary and is currently fuelled by the rise in energy prices, but will drop.

Amazon fears AMAZON in the UK has warned the British Government that it fears it will find it very difficult to cope with the likely Christmas demand unless something is done to solve the problem of the lack of delivery drivers when even it cannot recruit.

Uterqüe demise NO matter how successful you are in business, there is always the chance that you will make a mistake and it seems with Inditex, Spain’s largest clothing retailer, time has run out for its youngest and smallest brand Uterqüe, which will be merged into Massimo Dutti.

Global Finance A FINANCIAL index published by Z/Yen Group and think-tank China Development Institute puts New York at the top of Global Finance Centres, but despite expectations of a fall following the implementation of Brexit, London retains second place, whilst nearest EU rival is Paris in 10th place.

Good news GOOD news for those aged under 36 looking to purchase their first home, as Spanish bank Ibercaja is offering a 95 per cent mortgage. There are similar offers for older purchasers in the bank’s Vamos portfolio, but those under 36 can also expect to be able to borrow at very low rates of interest in either fixed or variable mortgages. This should be very helpful for those who normally have to find a deposit of up to 20 per cent as well as pay 10 per cent extra for taxes and legal fees.

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SO far six small British low‐cost energy suppliers have gone bust during September leaving nearly 1.5 million UK consumers in the lurch.

However, happily for them, un‐ til such time as new companies are introduced, the British Gov‐ ernment is ensuring that cus‐ tomers still have access to gas.

If wholesale prices go up, then logic suggests that the retail prices would match those increases thus ensuring additional profit for ener‐ gy suppliers, but there is a deadly catch which is why the smaller fish are going to the wall and larger suppliers are likely to apply for Government support.

€1.6 billion

is the amount that Australian group Sandfire Resources is to pay to purchase Minas de Aguas Teñidas copper mine in Huelva, subject to Spanish Government approval.

UK Gas prices The UK regulator, Ofgem, sets a cap for energy prices for con‐ sumers on default tariffs and re‐ views it twice a year and bills were already set to go up for house‐ holds from October 1 following Ofgem’s most recent cap increase.

The way smaller suppliers were able to exist and operate at a prof‐ it was because they were under‐ cutting their larger rivals but as wholesale prices increased, so their margins were cut consider‐ ably, meaning that eventually they would be selling gas at prices

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lower than they were paying so they have bailed out.

As the larger companies are asked to take over the supply to customers of the companies that have closed, even if on the short term, they in turn will be losing money which is why they will be asking for Government support.

In the long term it is more than likely that customers of the closed companies will have a nasty shock as their prices will be brought into line with those charged by the major companies.

How to pre-plan a funeral

Is a vice president required?

At an AGM does a newly elected president need to select a vice president at that meeting, later or at all?

B J (Costa del Sol) Planning your funeral.

There is no DAVID SEARL legal re‐ quirement for a YOU AND THE LAW community of prop‐ IN SPAIN erty owners to have a vice‐president. Many small communities elect only a president. The only officer required by the Law of Horizon‐ tal Property is the president. A vice president can be infor‐ mally named at any time, if no member protests. Howev‐ er, as regular readers of this column will be aware, this simple naming of a vice president can cause problems lat‐ er. In order to have an authorised signature at the bank, the vice president must be elected at the AGM by a major‐ ity vote and he must be specifically authorised to access the community bank account in order to make deposits and transfers. If the community has a licensed property administrator, he will be authorised by the terms of his contract. Both the administrator and the vice president must then be registered with the bank as authorised sig‐ natures. We have seen cases where the president be‐ comes incapacitated and the vice president is unable to access the bank because he has not been authorised.

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

CRICKETS are Kosher according to Is‐ raeli company Hargol as well as Halal and have opened the first commercial grasshopper factory breeding these edible insects.

Crickets, grasshoppers and locusts are all from the same family, Or‐ thoptera, and apart from differences in wingspan and antennae are very simi‐ lar and in certain countries in Africa and the Middle East have been staple

WHILE pre‐planning a funeral may feel like a daunting task, making sure your wishes are carried out after you die can save consid‐ erable time and money for your loved ones.

But how do you go about planning your funeral?

1. Make sure you have a Spanish Will.

For expats with property or assets overseas it is essential to have a correct and locally compatible Will in Spain.

Golden Leaves’ partners are on hand to help put your Will to‐ gether so you can make sure your wishes are carried out.

2. Decide what to do with your remains.

When the time comes, it is important to know what you want to happen to your remains. Do you want to be cremated or buried? Have your funeral in Spain or be repatriated back to the UK? 3. Choose a pre‐paid funeral plan.

Choosing the right pre‐paid funeral plan for you is one of the most important parts of planning a funeral.

Golden Leaves International have three pre‐paid funeral plans, offering everything from a simple cremation to a repatriation ser‐ vice.

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Crickets are Kosher foods for centuries.

The difference with this new start up is that Hargol recognise that people may be averse to eating insects, but if they can be converted into different types of food, then they become more appealing.

As the world looks to find cheaper sources of protein which do not harm the environment, experiments are tak‐ ing place to create laboratory meat and this is another sustainable option.

Launching first in Israel will be a se‐ lection of different foods including

Food shopping MANY of us complain about the rise in prices when we visit the super‐ market, but rather than guess, the Spanish Nation‐ al Institute of Statistics (INE) has been comparing prices between August 2020 and August 2021.

There haven’t been many ongoing reductions in price and in fact most food items have not in‐ creased by a huge amount, but the largest gains are sunflower oil at a massive 33.1 per cent, closely fol‐ lowed by olive oil with a 25.3 per cent uplift.

Soft drinks are up by 10.3 per cent but fruit at 5 per cent, eggs at 3.6 per cent and mutton at 3.5 per cent have done quite well, as has fish at just 3.2 per cent.

Tipping law THE growth in payment by card in the UK during the pan‐ demic has made it easier for companies to withhold tips from staff in pubs and restau‐ rants.

On Friday September 24, the British Government an‐ nounced that it would intro‐ duce legislation to make it ille‐ gal for employers to withhold tips from workers.

The move is set to help around two million people working in one of the 190,000 businesses across the hospitali‐ ty, leisure and services sectors, where tipping is common place and can make up a large part of their income.

Over the years, some very well‐known companies have been accused of withholding part or all of the tips paid by customers. burgers, falafel, energy bars and fruit gums, all produced from grasshoppers.

The company also offers a rich protein powder for use in drinks and other foods.

According to the company, com‐ pared with beef production, grasshop‐ per farming reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 99 per cent, water con‐ sumption by 1,000 times and arable land usage 1,500‐fold.

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COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) 3I Group 1.299,50 1.323,50 Abrdn 252,39 255,00 Admiral Group 3.345,0 3.443,0 Anglo American 2.566,5 2.675,5 Antofagasta 1.405,00 1.472,50 Ashtead Group 5.728,0 5.966,0 Associated British Foods 1.915,3 1.915,5 AstraZeneca 8.829,0 8.899,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 601,60 617,20 Avast 569,22 578,80 Aveva 3.909,0 3.987,0 Aviva 404,50 405,70 B&M European Value Retail SA591,00 600,60 BAE Systems 570,40 570,40 Bank VTB DRC 1,366 1,374 Barclays 185,32 186,92 Barratt Developments 683,55 689,56 Berkeley 4.480,0 4.539,0 BHP Group 1.870,00 1.901,80 BP 326,90 327,50 British American Tobacco 2.658,0 2.680,5 British Land Company 497,50 509,20 BT Group 161,95 162,00 Bunzl 2.484,0 2.506,0 Burberry Group 1.824,0 1.855,0 Carnival 1.725,4 1.738,6 Centrica 55,02 55,30 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.472,4 2.493,0 Compass 1.544,00 1.544,00 CRH 3.626,0 3.679,0 Croda Intl 8.646,0 8.896,0 DCC 6.294,0 6.338,0 Diageo 3.484,0 3.511,5 DS Smith 426,10 435,60 EasyJet 703,20 709,40 Experian 3.211,0 3.314,0 Ferguson 10.550,0 10.755,0 Flutter Entertainment 15.305,0 15.630,0 Fresnillo 791,60 793,40 GlaxoSmithKline 1.398,80 1.399,20 Glencore 330,75 336,60 Halma 2.962,0 3.082,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.395,00 1.413,50 Hikma Pharma 2.400,00 2.430,00 HSBC 379,40 382,15 IAG 183,18 183,32 Imperial Brands 1.540,00 1.550,50 Informa 556,00 560,80 InterContinental 4.868,0 4.874,0 Intermediate Capital 2.119,00 2.157,00

% CHG. 1.299,00 252,30 3.344,0 2.563,0 1.400,00 5.720,0 1.881,0 8.778,0 601,00 567,40 3.904,0 403,40 590,80 566,20 1,360 184,62 682,82 4.476,0 1.867,40 323,85 2.653,5 496,00 159,00 2.480,0 1.820,5 1.650,4 54,32 2.473,0 1.503,50 3.621,0 8.640,0 6.294,0 3.481,0 425,80 685,40 3.206,0 10.550,0 15.240,0 789,00 1.393,40 330,35 2.961,0 1.392,00 2.393,00 378,35 176,32 1.537,50 553,20 4.810,0 2.119,00

NET VOL 105,77K 205,59K 55,99K 794,46K 95,14K 67,94K 3,35M 163,84K 104,28K 222,53K 27,54K 745,09K 108,87K 472,72K 123,79K 6,04M 35,50K 16,16K 1,11M 7,52M 203,98K 355,69K 1,80M 93,52K 53,76K 220,11K 2,17M 28,20K 438,66K 70,86K 25,42K 12,14K 247,74K 282,33K 1,08M 134,42K 33,71K 19,08K 60,94K 703,65K 4,38M 115,36K 87,88K 48,57K 2,64M 11,59M 78,30K 193,00K 258,85K 16,58K

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5.166,0 110,95 297,00 2.813,0 701,40 282,30 45,95 7.916,0 740,00 183,90 1.881,50 923,20 220,30 8.264,0 31,58 1.780,50 2.779,0 646,40 1.443,00 5.910,0 2.216,00 595,80 725,60 4.900,5 142,68 8,59 1.569,81 1.570,0 1.572,8 756,60 1.648,00 18,15 3.710,0 1.468,86 1.266,50 2.709,0 1.349,00 1.394,50 16.145,0 1.644,50 1.595,00 432,70 167,80 259,95 334,90 4.008,0 1.019,50 114,40 3.432,0 1.001,77

5.068,0 109,45 294,60 2.773,0 694,40 279,90 45,35 7.762,0 735,80 179,65 1.836,50 914,70 218,80 8.204,0 31,12 1.753,00 2.746,0 642,40 1.410,50 5.827,0 2.182,00 581,40 705,40 4.782,0 135,74 8,45 1.551,90 1.542,8 1.542,4 746,20 1.643,00 17,93 3.640,0 1.455,49 1.251,50 2.668,0 1.336,00 1.374,50 15.715,0 1.629,50 1.565,00 429,00 165,90 258,45 330,00 3.990,5 999,80 113,66 3.394,0 991,75

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Shock figures on Spanish economy

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NADIA CALVIÑO: The minister for Economic Affairs may have to review forecasts.

SHOCK figures released

by Spain’s National Statis‐ tics Institute (INE) on Thursday September 23 show that the economy grew by just 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2021.

This is less than half of the July estimate of 2.8 per cent and suggests that the full year fore‐ casts which were to show a bounce back to pre‐pan‐ demic levels by the end of this year are incorrect.

This has caught both the government and fi‐ nancial bodies by surprise as on September 21, the Bank of Spain comment‐ ing on a slight increase in inflation, suggested that this would be corrected

by November of this year.

In addition, noting sup‐ posed better than expect‐ ed results from the hospi‐ tality sector, it also forecast that the econo‐

my would return to pre‐ pandemic levels this year.

On the same day, the Organisation for Econom‐ ic Co‐operation and De‐ velopment (OECD) pub‐ lished its interim GDP growth predictions for all members of the G20 Group, which suggested that Spain could see growth of 6.8 per cent this year, running only behind China, Turkey and Argentina and well ahead of the Euro 17.

Two areas that may be responsible for the revi‐ sion of the figures could be firstly due to the unex‐ pected rise in gas and electricity costs, (al‐ though they are likely to bite more deeply into the third quarter figures) and the fact that the hospitali‐ ty and retail sector had been downgraded from a 5.4 per cent positive to negative 0.4 per cent.

Sabadell Bank jobs SABADELL BANK is to get rid of another 1,936 Spanish employees before the end of 2021, despite facing some opposition for CCOO union.

At one time getting a job in a Spanish bank was considered a long-term career which offered those working there many benefits. At the end of last year, Sabadell came to an agreement with the CCOO union to dispose of 1,800 workers, mainly through early retirement and now wants to lose a further 1,936 employees, the equivalent of 12.5 per cent of its entire staff.

BUSINESS EXTRA Green adverts THE UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is to release new guidance to ensure advertisements don’t mislead people about the environment and how green or eco-friendly different brands may be. Earlier this year it banned a Ryanair campaign which claimed the airline had the lowest CO2 emissions.

Privatised airports WITH Aena and Ferrovial already having assets and management agreements in Brazil, both are considering entering bids to manage newly privatised airports in that country, although the likely cost to participate could be as high as €1.4 billion which is a significant investment.

Pret expansion DESPITE being criticised for cutting staff benefits, British sandwich and coffee chain Pret a Manger has plans to expand the business, hoping to open 200 new outlets and employing an additional 3,000 people as office staff start to return to their places of work.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT DESPITE what the CO2 alarmists would have us believe; our glorious planet has been warming up for thousands of years.

Although the air polluting emissions released by the vehicles and factories of modern society are certainly unacceptable, the prophets of alarmist doom have managed to have us all running around like headless chickens in pursuit of worldwide solutions that are not only near impossible, but, despite what Saint Greta and her followers would have us believe, rather like throwing a cup of water on a forest fire!

What we should be doing is concentrating on an adaptive response to the potential advantages of global warming.

It is my belief that all things in creation have an equally positive and negative side ‐ Ying Yang, Newton etc. If this were not the case the whole planet and all that reside on it would have disintegrated eons ago. With this in mind, I decided to do a little research into the positive effects of so‐called global warming. The results were eye opening to say the least. According to reports some 70 countries or more stand to gain by the

Wake up

changes in our climate. In the main, countries that exist further to the north of the planet are those set to benefit the most.

Russia’s Siberia and Alaska could likely become vast fertile areas that could be developed at extremely reasonable cost.

China would also profit by bringing rain to its northern drought areas and easing the flooding in the south. Canada, most of the Netherlands, Iceland and even North Korea are all set to benefit as the earth’s temperature warms up. Unfortunately, most of Europe and the southern most parts of the USA don’t fare so well.

Flooding, monsoons, tornadoes, crippling heatwaves and severe weather fluctuations will be the order of the day. None of this is a present‐day phenomenon. Human civilisation goes back some 10,000 years or so. Over the last 400,000 years, long before we started changing the planet, there have been several periods of warming and cooling. Ice core readings show that CO2 measurements have at times been 10 per cent higher than current levels, with global temperatures similar and even lower than they are today. There is simply no

correlation between the two events. Left wing and Liberal governments believe power to stop climate change rests in controlling people. Their solutions to the problems always give more power to ever growing government bureaucracy.

Well, I don’t buy it. While we are succumbing to the pathetic brainwashed protesters and snarling Thunberg demonstrations, the West is slowly but surely being taken over by Eastern forces attacking from all sides and on all levels. Our enemies ‐ using every opportunity to take advantage of our ridiculous mistaken priorities are infiltrating Western civilisation at a far more dangerous rate than global warming or CO2 emissions. Time to wake up and tackle the true problems that threaten our existence on this wonderful planet.

Keep the faith.

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Travel

Full of charm CULTURE LINK: This bridge in Girona was built by Gustav Eiffel just before be built the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

A HUB of Catalan culture in its own right, Girona is packed to the brim with museums, galleries and stunning buildings. The historic centre built by the city’s abundant wealth during medieval times has been well preserved over the centuries, surviving wars, sieges and revolutions.

The best way to see the city is to take a walk along the medieval walls, known as the Passeig de la Muralla, that border the city centre and offer great views.

Girona has one of the best preserved Jewish quarters in all of Europe called El

Call, which is a maze of narrow, cobbled streets that look just how they would have 500 years ago when the Jewish population occupied this area of the city.

Another highlight that should not be missed is Girona Cathedral, which has a picturesque long staircase leading to the entrance that was used as a location to film Game of Thrones.

The city has its own small airport but there is also a high-speed train service that links Girona to the Catalan capital of Barcelona, so it makes a perfect destination for a quick day trip.

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Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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THERE are lies, there are damned lies, and then there’s a viral statistic claiming Prince William is the sexiest bald man in the world. The internet was recently awash with the headline‐grabbing ‘study’ claiming the, err, ‘hairless heir’ is more attractive than Stanley Tucci and Vin Diesel. Who could be behind this astonishing verdict?

The answer is not, as some people won‐ dered, Buckingham Palace’s PR department.

Rather, the study was run by a medical tourism facilitator that connects UK patients with hair transplant surgeons in Turkey!

But here’s another ‘MOBO’ study (Mas‐ ters of the Bleeding Obvious. OK, Illinois Uni‐ versity) that found that drunk people are less likely to social distance than sober ones.

If only masses of photos of drunks falling over each other on Saturday nights had pre‐ pared us for this revelation! The physical dis‐ tance between drinking strangers decreased by 1cm per three‐minute interval, the study found, while those on soft drinks didn’t get closer at all. Amazing! Who’d have guessed?

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HEY! STUDY UNCOVERS YET MORE USELESS BITS OF RESEARCH! PRINCE WILLIAM: The sexiest bald man in the world?

According to yet another survey, 11 per cent of young adults believe Margaret Thatcher was PM during the First World War. If you think that’s bad enough, a 2015 survey claimed that 20 per cent of young‐ sters believe fish fingers are fingers from ac‐ tual fish.

And then there are all these research ‘studies’. Household cleaning products are as bad for lung function as smoking claims one recent ‘study’. And was it just yesterday we were told processed foods cause an in‐ crease in various sorts of cancer? What doesn’t, it seems?

Modern living exposes us to a range of chemicals that wouldn’t have been present in primitive societies. But life expectancy in times past was much lower than today. On balance, the contemporary world, although it presents new dangers, offers us the prospect of living well beyond the biblical three score plus 10. Fortunately, few believe these scare stories in any case ‐ we’ve been saturated with enough doom and gloom this past year.

Finally, in other news, researchers discov‐ er a link between The Pope and Catholicism.

‘Nuff said.

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Nuts, but a totally brilliant idea!

MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION

Views of a Grumpy Old Man LET me tell you something if you are fighting for a cause, and I don’t care what it’s for, if you think that sitting on a motorway blocking people going about their daily business or even worse, as in one case someone trying to get their mother to a hospital because she is having a stroke, is going to win the public over to your side you are very wrong. If you compound that idiotic behaviour by then going on morning TV as the spokesperson for said cause - in this case Insulate Britain - and admit your own house isn’t insulated, you have no reading of the British public.

All you do is detract from the problem and you should be arrested. They will argue that some industry leaders and architects agree with them, but that’s not because they are sitting on a motorway, those people have always agreed. Protesting in this way will not change anything that goes on in Westminster. They do not live in our world. All it does is hurt the normal person trying to go about their daily life.

I see that a third Russian has been accused

of the Salisbury poisoning. I bet that’s really scared the bejeebas out of them. What do they do next? Another round of tit- for-tat diplomatic expulsions? All three have arrest warrants out for them. Not a hope of ever carrying out the arrests. I love that the Russian Foreign Ministry says Britain was using the poisoning to stoke anti-Russian sentiment, not the fact that Russia kills people in other countries by poisoning them.

Something to hopefully make you smile many years ago we were here with some friends who had three daughters. We had arranged to meet at the beach and when we got there their mum had already smothered them in sun cream.

Then I noticed there were four brightly coloured helium balloons tied to a chair. I asked was it someone’s birthday and was told no. Mum then proceeded to pin one to each of the girls’ swimsuits with a long string and the fourth was tied to the sunshade and she explained, with a completely straight face, that this allowed her to relax and enjoy her day because the girls could run about and she could easily see where the girls were. In turn they could see how far they were away from their parents - nuts but totally brilliant.

Email: mikesenker@gmail.com

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THE KEY TO HAPPINESS TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond WHEN I’m working with women the first thing I ask is what do you want to achieve, or what’s your ultimate goal, and I am so amazed that the response is almost always the same, “I want to be Happy”, “to be fulfilled”.

It’s not because we are women that we want fulfilment and happiness, it’s because we are human. Common Hu‐ manity, we have a universal drive for what Aristotle and Cicero after him sug‐ gest ‘MANS’ (we all know the Greeks and Romans were obsessed by the male form!!) ultimate goal the highest good (summon bonum), was to achieve happi‐ ness. So we haven’t changed much in 2,400+ years.

Have you ever Imagined your ideal self, the best version of you?

Imagine your superhero, or altar ego smiling and waving at you.

Can you see her?!

(I’m being serious. Take a long slow breath, 10 seconds should do it and bring that especially awesome you to life in your mind.)

I haven’t gone mad, honest, here’s how this works: That ideal version of you is pretty much watching you all day ev‐ ery day. The Stoic philosophers called this “the Other.” Modern theologians would call it your conscience.

In those ancient days, another name for the highest version of yourself was ‘daimon’, a sort of inner soul and guiding spirit that exists within each of us.

I love that, and I have worked hard on what that looks like for me, I have even named her!! Being or getting clear on our identity and who we want to BE, has

proven to be the number one tool in helping us to live happier lives and to flourish.

Ancient philosophers considered your relationship with this inner soul THE most important thing in life. They said that if you want to be happy you need to be on really good terms with your dai‐ mon.

In fact, their word for happiness was eudaimōn which literally means ‘good soul.’

All of which begs the question: How’s your relationship with your inner soul?

You won’t be surprised ‐ the worst ver‐ sion of ourselves ‐ The Demon ‐ stems from the etymology of eudaimōn!! So, watch that little pesky shoulder sitting fleabag, this is the one that whispers in your ear, “you are not good enough”, the one that says “who do you think you are” when you are about to take those

steps forward into your next big idea or begin to awaken your dreams. Give her a swift flick off!!

So, my parting question for you this week or most importantly for today (and every day): What’s one little thing you can do to +1 that relationship today? Get clear, what’s your BEST SELF, Name her and let me know.

Ahh yes I hear you, what’s the name of my Eudiamon? Well, she is the Zen War‐ rior Goddess. ¡Hasta luego!

Stay Focussed, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment.

Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x

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BATTLE WITH BANKS From our Facebook

TIE CARD: Evidence of residency.

I wonder if anybody else has a story of banks bullying customers over the TIE card. There is a lot of concern among the expats as evidenced by Facebook expat group posts that customers are being threatened with having their bank accounts frozen unless they produce a TIE card as evidence of residency.

You can, I’m sure, imagine the devastating effects of such action and the ensuing stress this would cause.

My wife and I find ourselves among this group and have questioned the policy with the bank’s own online help chat who say that we are not required to produce a TIE and that the green residency card is sufficient, which is also as stated in the Brexit withdrawal agreement. However the local branch are still insisting that we do get the TIE card and that our account will be frozen at the end of the year unless it

WHAT A SHAME AS a company we made it clear at the time of the Brexit vote that we were in favour of remaining within the European Union as we believed it would be detrimental in the short term to the UK should we leave.

Having been disappointed by the vote and the fact that so many long-term migrants here in Spain and other countries were unable to vote, we still had to accept the decision and get on with business here in Spain whilst keeping touch with friends and family in the UK.

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is produced. It is my hope that if your paper was to highlight this practice then the banks would soften their aggressive, unreasonable and illegal threats which are causing so much unnecessary stress.

Regards, R Robinson

Say it how it is!

SQUATTERS: Most people agree that they should be removed.

Mira Spiteri Definitely the law should be on the side of the owners, NOT squatters!!!

Claire Murray Dear Leapy Lee You really do… Say it where others fear to tread or only think it!

Thank you!

Kind regards, Dawn

OUR VIEW

There is no doubt that the pandemic was an unexpected and untimely disaster for everyone but it now seems that Britain has been ‘knocked for six’ by the combination of Brexit finally biting at the beginning of this year and the pandemic.

Life goes on, but just nine months after the UK finally bowed out of the European Union the reports that are appearing about shortages of petrol and diesel due to the lack of HGV drivers, the potential of empty shelves at Christmas and the closure of numerous low-cost energy suppliers

are truly disturbing.

Spain, despite its own faults, seems to be in a much stronger position than Britain and although fuel and electricity prices are rising rapidly, there appears to be no shortage of goods in the shops (unless of course you want to buy some British foods that aren’t making it over here).

People move to different countries for different reasons but it does seem that those of us in Spain didn’t make a bad decision, although we wish our original homeland a speedy recovery.

If it’s not your house and you have no contract to stay there then of course they should throw them out.

Karen Howarth Yes they should. I have heard some horror stories from people who have had squatters in their property. It appears that squatters have more rights than property owners, which definitely needs addressing and changing.

Shirley Ashworth I don’t think there should be a law!!! They broke into a house so they should be removed and put in jail.

Emma D’Aubrey Yes they should change the law.... but also look into WHY the squatting situation is so high.... we could all name several reasons, but is the government willing to do something about the WHOLE problem here??

Patrick J Byrne Ridiculous situation in the first place, if you enter or break into another person’s property it should be a criminal offence, no new laws needed, just common sense.

Bill Stewart Yes and held responsible for the damage, disorder and mayhem they can cause.

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WHO doesn’t love au‐ tumn? Milder tempera‐ tures, snugglier clothes and the changing land‐ scape can all make for an enchanting time of year.

But what may be enjoy‐ able for us sadly isn’t al‐ ways great for our hair.

Open fires, central heat‐ ing and windy weather can all dry out our locks, leav‐

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Because you’re worth it ing them looking dull and unhealthy. And with a sea‐ son full of social events ‐ from fireworks and Hal‐ loween to Christmas and New Year ‐ this change in

the appearance in our hair comes at an inconvenient time.

Luckily, there is plenty we can do to limit the damage this time of year can bring (and even better news, it doesn’t involve spending hundreds of Eu‐ ros on new products). The first thing you can do to protect your hair ‐ after us‐ ing a good quality sham‐ poo and conditioner suited to your particular hair type ‐ is to dry your hair as quickly as possible after it has been washed.

Wet hair is much more fragile than when it is dry because its cuticles swell as they take on water.

This repeated action in it‐ self causes damage over time as well as leaving you vulnerable to hair break‐ age while it is wet. Try to remove the majority of water from hair quickly by using a microfibre towel ‐ which is much more ab‐

HAIR CARE: Limit the damage that this time of year can bring.

sorbent than a normal towel ‐ leaving it on in a turban style for up to 10 minutes. Next, it is impor‐ tant to seal moisture into your hair so it isn’t stripped away by heat, cold or wind.

This is as simple as using a hair serum, leave‐in con‐

ditioner, or even a light natural oil such as jojoba oil on your hair.

Finer haired types should use products spar‐ ingly as they can weigh you down, removing vol‐ ume.

Finally, if you are going to use heat to style your

hair, don’t skimp on the heat protectant which will limit the damage caused.

Make sure to turn your hairdryer, tongs or straighteners down to a lower heat level before fin‐ ishing with a shine spray or a small amount of serum leaving you party ready.

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Benefits of the great outdoors TV’S Dr Hilary Jones has been well‐loved for his practical health advice since first appearing on our screens on TV‐AM in 1989.

The GP is still dispens‐ ing wisdom on a regular slot on ITV’s GMB. An advocate of preven‐ tative measures in sup‐ port of good health, Dr Hi‐ lary says there’s many aspects of camping and leisure vehicle activities that support both mental and physical well‐being.

“Two out of five GP consultations today are concerned with mental health,” says Dr Hilary.

“More people are finding it difficult to manage psy‐ chological issues. We also have an obesity epidemic and problems with type‐ two diabetes, high blood

pressure and cholesterol, and I am very opposed to prescribing medication when lifestyle changes could make such a differ‐ ence.

“Of course, everybody enjoys a holiday and set‐ ting apart quality leisure time is essential. Camping and leisure vehicle holi‐ days provide the perfect opportunity to get up and go on shorter trips and adventures, and encour‐ age family time as well as getting outdoors, exer‐ cise, a change of scenery, new adventures and so‐ cialising.

“Being outside and fresh air is quite simply good for us: most people don’t realise that indoor pollution is considerable, and even worse than out‐ door. Spending lots of

time indoors means an accumulation of the symptoms of modern liv‐ ing, such as dust and chemicals. Our grandpar‐ ents were right when they said, ‘throw the windows open’!

“We need to escape the perpetual central heating.

Our bodies are designed to adapt to different envi‐ ronments: we respond to warm or cool environ‐ ments through changing the calibre of blood ves‐ sels in our skin and keep‐ ing glucose levels steady, and exercise is key to this.

If we’re outdoors we are more likely to be exercis‐ ing, which is good for us.

I’m a great fan of exer‐ cise: I’d rather people did this than resort too quick‐ ly to unnecessary medica‐ tion.”

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Brain food WITH life expectancy ever in‐ creasing, many of us are look‐ ing for ways to improve our quality of life and reverse any damage caused by an un‐ healthy lifestyle.

Fortunately, researchers in Spain have found a way of re‐ versing brain damage brought about by high‐fat diets.

A study at the Jaume I Uni‐ versity in Castella de la Plana found mice which were given high levels of fat developed damage to their nervous sys‐ tem similar to that in Alzheimer’s patients, but that this was reversed when they were fed a plant hormone.

This hormone, abscisic acid, was found to reduce inflam‐ mation in the part of the brain where we store memories.

Researchers believe this effect may be caused because ab‐ scisic acid helps regulate insulin levels which, when out of bal‐ ance, can cause inflammation in insulin receptors in the hip‐ pocampus, the region of the

brain which governs long‐term memories. Inflammation of the nervous‐system and unregulat‐ ed insulin levels are both linked to Alzheimer’s Disease and oth‐ er forms of dementia. The study’s author, Alberto Ribes Navarro, explained: “We have been able to prove that the ex‐ pression of proteins required for the proper functioning of in‐ sulin decreases in neuro‐in‐ flammatory situations induced by a high‐fat diet.” He added: “With the addition of abscisic acid to the high‐fat diet it is pos‐ sible to rebalance the regula‐ tion of these genes, even help‐ ing them reach normal levels.”

Abscisic acid is found in a plant’s xylem (the stem) and is used by plants to help with growth and development of tolerance to harsh conditions.

The hormone is found natural‐ ly in fruit and vegetables. A 2015 study into the acid also found it played a role in reg‐ ulating blood sugar, which could in turn help delay the

development of diabetes. Ana Maria Sanchez, who headed up this latest study, shows how this new evidence goes even further, even undoing damage caused by an unhealthy lifestyle.

She concluded: “We have verified how a vegetable hor‐ mone, abscisic acid, is able to counter the negative effects that a high‐fat diet has on the central nervous system.”

REPAIR: Fruit and vegetables can reverse damage.

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El Altet festival U3A groups fair THE Torrevieja U3A has held its Groups Fair on Fri‐ day, September 24 at the Los Angeles Bar, signing up around 20 new members.

The association said that around 200 people visited the fair.

It said: “More than 20 different groups were rep‐

International Elderly Day

PERFORMANCES: Will include both comedy and music.

THE El Altet festival is tak‐ ing place in Elche until Monday, October 4.

The festival in honour of El Altet’s patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi, will include comedy and music performances.

On Friday, October 1 at 10pm in the Plaza Mayor, comedian Carlos Luna and singer Vicente Segui will perform at the Ca‐

chondeo Show.

The next day at 6pm in Plaza Mayor there will be a performance by the In‐ die Warhol group, while from 10pm group Los Vini‐ los will perform a tribute to the best songs of the 80s.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, October 3 there will be a concert by the Banda de Musica de la Marina at the

resented and everything ran smoothly. The weather was also kind to us with a sunny but not too hot day.”

The U3A Torrevieja will be running a Crafts Fair on Wednesday, November 10.

This event is open to all, in‐ cluding non‐members.

Plaza Mayor at 11.30am.

The events will end on Monday, October 4, with a service in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi at the Er‐ mita at 7.30pm.

Tickets to the concerts are free and can be collect‐ ed from 8.30pm to 9.30pm, Monday to Friday in the municipal offices in Plaza Mayor of El Altet Council.

TORREVIEJA Council has announced an event to commemorate International Older Persons’ Day on Friday, October 1.

At 7.30pm at the Municipal Theatre there will be a tribute to the elderly, with the QK Academia de la Mata, Victoria Martinez and Grupo Noray taking part.

At the event, prizes will be given for the pho‐ tography contest organised by the Department of the Elderly, led by Mayor Inmaculada Mon‐ tesinos.

Tickets can be collected at the Department of the Elderly.

The fair will also be held at the Los Angeles Bar and will run from 11.00am to 3.00pm. The proceeds from the table hire will be donated to the Stroke As‐ sociation in Torrevieja.

If you have an art or craft that you would like to share, then the U3A Torre‐ viaja is inviting you to join.

Tables will be available to hire for €5. For more in‐ formation on the fair and to book a table, contact torreviejau3asocial team@gmail.com.

For more information the Torrevieja U3A, visit torreviejau3a.org.

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I F you are planning a trip later this year you still need to plan early for pet and house‐sitters.

Perhaps you are already mak‐ ing plans for a staycation get away. Even if you are planning just a short trip, you’ll know that you simply can’t travel with some pets. Young pets in particular may benefit from staying behind so they can fol‐ low their routines at home. So, plan ahead.

Take a moment to plan ahead for pet and house‐sitters, if you have trips planned later this year. Now is the time to get ready. We will help you as much as we can. Our philosophy is that we are all in this together.

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tion of how to clean your dirty muggins af‐ ter a night out on the prowl.

Cats are actually very clean animals.

With their rough tongue, they can spend up to more than four hours a day licking and preening every corner of their fur to remove dirt and entangled hair.

In addition to their personal grooming, a good option is to use dry shampoo. You sim‐ ply brush the foam in‐ to the cat’s fur to give it a good clean.

Household baby wipes are another al‐ ternative. Simply rub them over your cat as though you were stroking it. This way, your cat can actually c o m e t o e n j o y t h i s i n‐ teraction.

Don’t forget to pay attention to your cat’s eyes, ears and mouth.

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THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to sup‐ port local businesses in the community by shopping lo‐ cally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by sup‐ porting local high streets, markets, butchers, green‐ grocers and all of the wonderfully quirky inde‐ pendent businesses in your area.

Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are.

They add unique charac‐ ter. They are convenient.

And they offer excellent produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping locally means that independent busi‐ nesses can support the local community. You may find something a euro or two cheaper online but have you considered where your money is actually go‐ ing?

By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing better than giving back to the communities that have given us so much. Local stores support charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a busi‐ ness, they’re a legacy.

They may have support‐ ed generations of the same family. Likewise,

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GO LOCAL brand new local stores and bars may help the generations of the future fulfil their dreams and ambitions.

Remember, your local store is going up against multinationals and chains.

They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support.

Spending your money lo‐

cally will make a real differ‐ ence to the local econo‐ my. Local businesses re‐ circulate a greater share of every euro they receive at local level. They create lo‐ cally owned supply chains and they invest in their employees.

So remember. When you go shopping ‐ go lo‐ cal!

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

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DGT sends letters to repeat ITV SOME vehicle owners in Spain can expect a letter in the post from the General Di‐ rectorate of Traffic (DGT) which this time might not be for a traffic fine, instead, it will most likely be a request asking you to take your vehicle for another ITV test, which of course has to still be paid for.

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by Mark Slack HONDA’S CR‐V began pro‐ duction in the mid‐90s and has proved a popular seller for those seeking a higher quality, large SUV. The Hon‐ da comes with a 2.0‐litre, four‐cylinder petrol unit that’s mated to a twin elec‐ tric motor hybrid system that recharges on the move. The system automatically uses the most efficient drive whether electric, hybrid or engine. It’s a perfect compro‐ mise for those who see hav‐ ing to plug‐in your hybrid or electric car as a bit of a faff.

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Honda CR-V - a touch of class! woo buyers of more sporty SUVs but it does feel special.

It’s remarkably spacious and there’s plenty of room for the family to stretch out, not to mention stow all their lug‐ gage. It comes with good lev‐ els of standard equipment, even on the lead‐in model, and includes auto lights and wipers, LED lights, intelligent adaptive cruise control, smart entry and start, climate and all the usual connectivity.

The range starts from €36,874/£31,470 and there

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While very smooth under hard acceleration ‐ the 2WD version reaches 62 mph in 8.8 seconds, so impressive for a low powered large car ‐ it is noisy. This is in direct contrast to lower speed city driving and cruis‐ ing when the CR‐V i s

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On the road it’s a genuinely nice drive and surprisingly nimble, the ergonomics are first class with a touch screen and instruments of excellent clarity.

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modes ‐ EV, Econ and Sport ‐ are all switch operated rather than by levers and make for a compact and easy to use driv‐ ing environment. Likewise gear position is also switch op‐ erated for drive, neutral, re‐ verse and park.

The CR‐V may be discreet and sensible, as opposed to so many models that are overtly bold and‐in‐your‐face, but that’s the secret of its suc‐ cess. It’s a touch of class and class doesn’t have to an‐ nounce its presence.

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Lewis Hamilton seals 100th victory Back to winning ways LEWIS HAMILTON took the chequered flag on Sun‐ day, September 26, in an eventful Russian Grand Prix in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, to become the first F1 driver in history to notch up 100 victories, crushing the dreams of young British driver Lando Norris in the process.

Norris started on pole, but lost the lead when Spain’s Carlos Sainz took him on the first lap, only for the dynamic young McLaren driver to regain the lead on Lap 13, where he stayed un‐ til just five laps from the end. However the heavens opened up and the error to

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stay on the same tyres cost him a probable maiden F1 win, as his car became un‐ steerable at times, by which time the Mercedes team had put Hamilton on a new set of intermediate tyres and it was game over.

His team had asked him over the radio if he wanted to come in to change to in‐ termediate tyres, but the 21‐year‐old gave them a firm “no”, with Hamilton al‐ so telling the Mercedes team that the rain was not that bad, but being ordered

to pit anyway. A very wise decision which paid its divi‐ dend as the rain suddenly started to pour down, re‐ joining the race 14.7 sec‐ onds behind Norris, but within just five corners he had passed the McLaren and taken the lead.

This victory takes Lewis two points clear of his main rival, Max Verstappen, who had a stunning drive, start‐ ing 20th on the grid, but fighting his way through the field to an eventual second place, with his Red Bull

team right on the money with the tyre change when they saw the rain coming.

Carlos Sainz finished a very deserved third in the Ferrari, again stopping at just the right time to put the intermediates, with Daniel Ricciardo ‐ who won the previous race in Monza ‐ placing fourth in the other McLaren, ahead of Hamil‐ ton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas in fifth, and a brilliant drive from Fernando Alonso in the Alpine saw him take sixth.

BARCELONA returned to their old winning ways on Sunday, September 26, easing the pressure on under‐fire coach Ronald Koeman in the process, as they disposed of Levante UD 3‐0 at the Camp Nou. Koeman was absent, serving his two‐match touchline ban after his red card in the previous LaLiga game with Cadiz CF, which that left assistant coach Alfred Schreuder in command of operations .

Following drab draws in their last two games, a spark was need‐ ed to ignite this young Barca squad, with a fit‐again 18‐year‐old Ansu Fati back from a long‐term injury, and wearing the famous No10 shirt vacated by Lionel Messi.

Things couldn’t have started better than when Memphis Depay was felled in the box by Nemanja Radoja, for the Dutchman to calmly slot home the opener after just six minutes.

It was another Dutchman, this time Luuk de Jong, on loan from Sevilla, who grabbed his first goal for the club on 15 minutes, rac‐ ing onto Sergino Dest’s through ball to fire beyond Aitor Fernan‐ dez and double the advantage for the Blaugrana.

This was a brilliant show by the Barcelona team, though to be fair, Levante hardly put up any opposition, and had it not been for Fernandez, the result could have been an awful lot higher, but it did take until the 91st minute for a third goal to materialise.

Fati, on as a substitute for De Jong, marked his return with a sublime strike from outside the box, and said after the win, “I couldn’t have imagined a comeback like this. I’m so thankful to the doctors and physios who have been with me throughout all of this, and to the fans who have been unbelievable as well.”

Moving up to fifth in the table, this win should restore confi‐ dence to the Catalan giants, who find themselves five points adrift of Real Madrid but with a game in hand, and now travel to Lisbon on Wednesday, September 29 to play Benfica in the Champions League in the Estadio da Luz.