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Upgrade works RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Council is upgrading Calle Marina in works worth €159,904. The plans will see 70 unemployed people given work, while the road will be remodelled with new paving and facilities. Mayor of Rincon de la Victoria Francisco Salado visited the works with territorial delegate of Regeneration, Justice and Local Administration in Malaga, Monica Alejo, and councillor for Infrastructures ,Borja Ortiz. The works will involve the demolition of the existing floor, excavation and placement of the pipes, and new paving. In the southern area of the street near Calle Camino Viejo de Velez, there will also be improvements to sanitation and the installation of a new stormwater network, while pipework and electrical cables will be replaced.
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POPPY APPEAL JUAN ILARRAZ: More than 40 works will be on show.
CANCER CHARITY EXHIBITION
100TH ANNIVERSARY: Members marked the occasion by raising thousands of euros.
AS the Royal British Legion celebrates its 100th anniver‐ sary, members of the Nerja branch have been marking the occasion by raising thou‐ sands of euros for this year’s Poppy Appeal. In total, the Royal British Legion raised around €2,000 at its 100‐year anniversary event on Sunday, October 17. Poppy Appeal organiser Dorothy Allen said: “My thanks to the 19 walkers and two dogs who took part in our sponsored Poppy Walk. The walk started at the An‐ dalus Hotel and ended at the Chapel Bar in Nerja.” She added: “We all had an enjoyable day, lots of fun and
laughter and a wonderful buffet put on by Sharon and Fred, hosts of the Chapel Bar. “A raffle was held which raised €150. In all we think €2,000 will be raised by this our 100‐year anniversary event. Mrs Allen said: “Well done everyone, many thanks to all of you.” To continue this year’s Poppy Appeal, the Royal British Legion Nerja is now selling tickets to its Poppy Ball on Friday, November 12 at the Caves Restaurant in Maro. The ball will take place from 7.30pm with entertain‐ ment by Ricky Lavazza and
Laura Elen. Tickets are priced €40 for members and €45 for guests and include drinks, canapes, a three‐course meal, wine and water. The dress code is evening dress or suit and tie and tick‐ ets can be bought by contact‐ ing Kim Bowe on 711 077 576 or Katherine Bradley on 671 120 293.
DONOSTIA‐born artist Juan Ilarraz is holding an Art exhibition in support of the Almuñecar Spanish Asso‐ ciation Against Cancer (AECC). The exhibition will be held at La Galería de Almuñe‐ car and proceeds from the sale of the works will go to the AECC, as the painter told the president of the Lo‐ cal Board, Cochi García. Juan Ilarraz is a painter from San Sebastian and lives in Almuñecar. The exhibition will take place until the end of the month in the La Galería on Calle Vélez in Almuñecar. The exhibition has a collection of more than 40 works, the proceeds of which will go towards the fight against cancer. The stunning exhibition will be open to the public in the mornings and the evenings, from 6pm to 10pm, every day. This includes weekends. The exhibi‐ tion will run until the last week of October. The gallery is located at Calle Velez, 2, next to the Plaza de la Constitucion.
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World Breast Cancer Day
Environmental awareness
NERJA’S councillor for Social Services, Daniel Rivas, and the president of the Local Board of the Spanish Association Against Cancer, Aurelia Lopez have presented a series of events which are planned to show that Nerja supports World Breast Cancer Day. Tuesday, October 19, was World Breast Cancer Day. Information tables were set up on the Balcon de Europa and there will also be a march
THE environmental depart‐ ment of Rincon de la Victo‐ ria Council has planned a series of talks for second‐ grade students during Oc‐ tober and November to teach the importance of caring for the planet. Councillor for the Envi‐ ronment Borja Ortiz said that it is “an action that aims to make students aware of the importance of our actions in caring for the planet, remembering which are the main environmen‐ tal problems and how we can help improve them.” Mayor of Rincon de la Victoria Francisco Salado highlighted “the interest and environmental com‐ mitment of this govern‐ ment team in continuing to advance towards a new model of life that is based on awareness and environ‐ mental education.” The classes are aimed at second‐grade students and will focus on the impor‐ tance of caring for the plan‐ et and its natural resources, recycling, the phenomenon of climate change and the important role that people play in stopping this pro‐ cess. Councillor for Education of Rincon de la Victoria, Maria del Carmen Cañizares, highlights “the importance of involving the school community in issues as important and urgent as climate change.”
through the streets of the municipality on Sunday, October 24. The councillor commented: “Once again this year the Nerja Town Hall is involved with the AECC in the events scheduled to celebrate this important day, which aims to raise awareness and ensure that more and more women have access to controls, diagnoses and timely and effective treatments.” To mark the day commemorative banners were installed
on the façade of the town hall. In the evening the town hall was lit up in pink. The local president of the association thanked the town hall for all its support and explained that “on October 19, and Saturday, October 23, we are going to set up information tables on the Paseo Balcon de Europa to raise funds for research and help for people suffering from the disease and their families.”
Sports courts improvements VELEZ-MALAGA is set to receive €125,000 in improvements to its sports courts. The first deputy mayor of Velez-Malaga Town Hall, Jesus Perez Atencia, together with the deputy mayor of La Caleta de Velez, David Segura, and the councillor for Sports, Hipolito Gomez, presented plans for the improvements. The improvements will be carried out in the multi-sports courts of La Caleta de Velez in the Los Puntales ur-
banisation. Jesus Perez Atencia, commented: “The mostly young people who use our sports facilities deserve a quality service.” Atencia added: “This government team has been working throughout this term of office to improve facilities throughout the municipality, such as the sports courts in Torre del Mar, which were remodelled a few months ago.” He also highlighted that: “Today it is the turn of Caleta, to re-
LUX MUNDI in Torre del Mar has raised €122 in funds for the centre at a recent lunch at the Casa Victor restaurant in Torre del Mar. The lunch saw 26 guests come to‐ gether and Lux Mundi said: “It was a great opportunity to be together again with such good friends and share a few hours outside the centre.” A further lunch will take place on
spond to a long-standing demand from both users and parents whose children play sports on these courts.” David Segura said: “We are here to present the reform of the Sports Centre of La Caleta, located in Calle el Morche. “We are talking about an important investment of more than €125,000 in the multisports courts. These are courts for people to play indoor football, basketball and table tennis.”
Lux Mundi lunch Monday, November 8 at 2pm. For more information, contact the Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre in Torre del Mar on Avenida Moscatel on Mon‐ day and Wednesday from 10am to 1pm and Fridays from 11am to 1pm, contact 952 543 334 or luxmundi@lux‐ mundi.org.
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NIBS EXTRA Beach rescue LOCAL POLICE and the ambulance service as well as a helicopter were called out after bathers rescued a fully clothed woman who fell into the sea from, it is believed, the Rock of Peñon in Salobreña. After receiving emergency treatment, she was taken to hospital in Granada.
Emergency plan FOR the first time ever, the Junta de Andalucia is arranging for exercises to take place to ensure that local authorities would be able to cope in the event of a major emergency such as an earthquake and Velez-Malaga fairground was the command site for Axarquia.
Lucky escape A WATER tank on an avocado farm in Torrox collapsed on Friday October 15, resulting in an estimated one million litres of water cascading down a hillside, narrowly missing a residential property but causing damage to trees and cars as well as injuring one person.
Noise control DUE to the number of complaints received about noisy mopeds and motor bikes, the Motril Council has arranged for the Local Police to spend some time spot checking such vehicles within the municipality to ensure that they have valid ITVs and are not making excessive noise.
Cudeca care ALTHOUGH based in Benalmadena, the Cudeca Foundation offers palliative care across the regions and this year, the Rincon de la Victoria Council continues to support the operation with a €30,000 donation to allow residents to benefit from Cudeca care with 53 already helped in 2021.
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Halloween celebrations TORRE DEL MAR will cele‐ brate Halloween this year with musical parades and a hall of horrors. The deputy mayor of Torre del Mar, Jesus Perez Atencia, said it is “an event that returns after a year of absence in 2020 due to the pandemic, the council continues working and lovingly preparing different events.” He added: “The events start at 6pm with the musical float that will make its way through different streets of our town.” The float will pass through Calle Colon, Rodrigo Vivar, Oc‐ tavio Lopez, Paseo Maritimo,
DEPUTY MAYOR: Announced the event in Torre del Mar.
Paseo de Larios, Calle Andalu‐ cia, Tore Tore avenue, Copo street, Calle Marañon, Aveni‐
Cycle lane connecting coast NERJA Council contin‐ ues to make progress in the processing of the cycle lane connect‐ ing Nerja and Maro. Mayor Jose Alberto Armijo approved the decree to start the procedure to construct Via Ciclable 1, in its phase 1.2, with a ten‐ der budget of €417,577.80. The section of the cycle lane to be con‐ structed will run through the urban area, between the ac‐ cess roundabout to Burriana beach, on Av‐ da de Ciudad de Pes‐ cia, to the roundabout of the Oasis de Capis‐ trano urbanisation. It will be approximately 900 metres in length. Mayor Armijo has
underlined the impor‐ tance of this project: “It is a commitment that we outline in our Government Pro‐ gramme, with which we intend to reinforce the safety of cyclists and pedestrians, as well as promoting the use of transport with‐ out emissions to the e n v i r o n m e n t a n d c y‐ cling as a sport.” This action is includ‐ ed in the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan and is part of the Sus‐ tainable and Integrat‐ ed Development Strat‐ egy ‘EDUSI de Nerja.’ It will be 80 per cent co‐financed by the Eu‐ ropean Regional Devel‐ opment Fund (ERDF) and 20 per cent with municipal resources.
da de Andalucia, Calle Prince‐ sa, Calle Infante and Plaza de la Paz.
Family conflict prevention A FAMILY Conflict Prevention Programme for children and adolescents in situations of difficult conflict has opened in Nerja. The councillor for Social Services Daniel Rivas, preven‐ tion service technician Gloria Naranjo, social educator Ro‐ cio Muñoz and psychologist Guillermo Servia announced the preventive programme. The councillor described it as “a programme with which the Nerja Council expands the services it offers to families from Nerja and Maro.” He also announced that “these meetings with children or young people, between nine and 17 years old will also be bilingual.”
December excursions THE Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre in Torre del Mar has organised events and excursions for November and December. Their art group meets every Wednesday and invites an artist to share techniques and their
work. On Wednesday, November 3, artist Mari Carmen Fernandez from Velez‐Malaga will be at the centre from 10am to 1pm. On Monday, November 8 the Lux Mundi monthly lunch will take place at 2pm, while on Thursday,
Starting at 7pm, Atencia continued, “the parade will begin with various municipal theatre and dance groups, which will begin on Calle del Mar Norte, Calle del Mar Sur, Calle Saladero, Calle Princesa and Avenida de Andalucia un‐ til the end in the Paseo de Lar‐ ios.” Finally, onthe Paseo de Lar‐ ios, “the ‘Pasaje del Terror’ will take place from 8pm and promises great surprises until 1am. In addition, so that peo‐ ple have memories of the event, a themed photo booth will be installed in the Paseo de Larios,” added Atencia.
November 18 there will be an excursion to Gibraltar. Later, on December 15 and 16 there will be an excursion to Puente Genil. For more information contact 952 543 334 or luxmundi@lux‐mundi. org.
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Rivas said that the pro‐ gramme is open to all families in the municipality who have some kind of difficulty with their children. To register they must go to the Community Social Services Centre. The NAYFA programme proposes two lines of action ‐ the promotion of different competencies related to the positive development of chil‐ dren and adolescents, and support for parental figures so that they develop the neces‐ sary competencies for a posi‐ tive exercise of their parent‐ ing. Both ultimately seek to im‐ prove family functioning and the well‐being of all family members.
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Local art exhibition THE Nerja Municipal Exhibition Hall is hosting the show ‘Almuñécar Artists in Nerja’. The exhibition will feature works by Antonio J Arellano, Martin Morales, Pa‐ co Ariza, Dolores Salado, J Martin and Mariangeles Raya and can be visited until October 30, from 11am to 2pm and from 5pm to 9pm. These six artists are part of the Aso‐ ciacion Arte Sur, founded in 2015, based in the Grana‐ da town of Almuñe‐ car. Its main objec‐ tive is to promote, practise and carry out different cultur‐ al activities high‐ lighting art, theatre, music, literature and dance at the lo‐ cal, regional and na‐ tional levels. It currently has more than 40 part‐ ners, most of them plastic artists who bring together a wide variety of techniques and styles. The councillor for Culture, Gema Lagu‐ na, said: “We hope and hope that the works are to the en‐ joyment and liking of everyone.”
and finally... €250 DONATION. The secretary of the 41 Club Nerja has do‐ nated €250 to the Nerja Solidaria Food Bank after asking guests at his recent birthday party to give money to charity instead of gifts. Brian Karet presented the donation to Nerja Solidaria president Miguel Benitez Centurion. While thanking Brian, Mr Benitez said: “Although we are starting to move away from some difficulties that were caused by the pandemic, our food bank still provides a vital lifeline for many struggling local families.” Brian, along with 14 other local people, is also a volunteer at the food bank. For more information on volunteering, fundraising or donat‐ ing to the food bank, please contact Elena at nerjasolidariadeal imentos@gmail.com.
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Autonomo payments to go up in 2022
MINIMUM PAYMENTS: Will increase for self-employed workers.
THE General State budgets for the next fiscal year include a rise in the minimum autonomo payments due from self‐em‐ ployed workers. This is combining the usual yearly inflation‐based increase with any amounts that were de‐ layed by the pandem‐ ic. The government has decided that the amount will be 1.7 per cent according to the ‘inflation forecast.’ The minimum now
moves to €294 a month for the general self‐employed, a €96 increase over the year. The corporate self‐em‐ ployed can expect a higher increase of €18.7 a month, €225 more across the year. It was acknowledged that the increase bases ‘do not rise in real terms,’ as it matches the expected rate of inflation for the following year. The smallest contribu‐ tions for the self‐em‐ ployed are due to be‐ come even more mismatched to those of salaried workers, which are based on the minimum wage. Autonomos will still be able to choose to pay in the minimum next year before the government instigates its new sliding scale system. Under the new system, the self‐em‐ ployed will also pay according to how much they earn. The Executive is expected to approve these re‐ form plans next year, but will not roll them out until 2023.
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Boris Johnson’s controversial Marbella trip provokes outrage
BORIS JOHNSON: Was he right to go on holiday at the moment?
THE Euro Weekly News asked readers whether they thought Boris Johnson was right to go on holiday to a €29,500 a week villa in Mar‐ bella last week while the UK was suffering fuel and food shortages, and the over‐ whelming majority said he was not. In total, 82.4 per cent of readers said Johnson should not be on holiday while the UK was facing so many prob‐ lems, while just 17.6 per cent said everyone should have a holiday. Several readers said they thought the prime minister had left the country to avoid backlash from a damning re‐ port into the UK govern‐ ment’s handling of the pan‐ demic. Brian Francis said: “He al‐ ways runs away from damn‐ ing reports.” Meanwhile, Brenda Jones
said: “He’s just run away to Spain to avoid the damning report out today… that’s the only reason he’s here. And it’s his third holiday this year.” Other readers had more sympathy for Mr Johnson however, arguing that every‐ one should be able to have a holiday with their family. Colin Carter said: “Every‐ one expects a holiday each year so why shouldn’t the PM have one.” Home Office minister Damian Hinds also defended the PM’s need to get away. He commented that the holi‐ day is “important for the whole country” as the prime pinister needs time to wind down. He also said that the time would never be right. This is the first foreign holi‐ day that Johnson has taken since the beginning of the pandemic.
Lottery income revealed HAVE you ever wondered how much money is generated by the Spanish State Lottery (otherwise known as Loterias y Apuestas del Estado)? All is revealed in an annual government document. The lottery in Spain has been promoted by the State since 1763 when King Charles III created the Royal Lottery. In 1812, the Christmas Lottery known as ‘El Gordo’ (the Big One) was created and has now become the biggest lottery
draw worldwide. On October 13, Maria Jesus Montero, Spain’s Minister of Finance, delivered her accounts of the new General State Budgets (PGE) for 2022 to the Congress of Deputies in Madrid. The document stated that the government foresees the State Lottery earning €1.8 billion in 2022, after taxes. That’s compared to a revenue of €1.639 billion in 2021, an increase of around €200 million.
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UN role for Spain T H E United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CSA) has elected Gabriel Ferrero as its new president, who until now served as Spain’s ambassador to the Special Mission for Food Security. The election took place during the 49th meeting of the CSA and the candidacy of Gabriel Ferrero ob‐ tained 73 votes, while the Cameroonian rep‐ resentative Medi Moungui received 48. The Committee on World Food Security, based in Rome, is an international and in‐ tergovernmental plat‐ form created in 1974 that aims to cooperate to eliminate hunger, and to guarantee food security and nutrition for the world.
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Primark recruits for Xmas CHRISTMAS is nearly here and with it comes one of the busy shop‐ ping periods of the year. As a result, Irish low‐cost fashion chain Primark is now recruiting in Spain with over 80 jobs on offer. The firm is recruiting shop assis‐ tants/retail assistants and trainee/de‐
partment managers. The Managers’ posts are up for grabs for anyone looking for a more specialised career who can meet the minimum re‐ quirements. The company is offering salaries of €1,239 per month for full‐ time shop assistants, but most of the jobs though will be part‐time posi‐
Murderer jailed
A MAN who murdered a British grandmother by beating her to death in her villa in Granja de Rocamora near Elche has been sentenced to 25 years in jail. Margaret McNulty’s trusted Dutch handyman beat her to death just weeks before her 71st birthday after going to her house to borrow money. Nicolas Pieter Pijnenborgh had known the widowed grandmother for four years. He grabbed her by the neck as she made him a coffee and then beat her repeatedly. He finally killed the elderly expat by strangling her and leaving her to die with brain trauma, a broken jaw, several broken ribs, a fractured sternum, a broken spine and myocardial rupture. Pijnenborgh made a partial confession after his detention, however, he later claimed he had suffered from memory loss after consum‐ ing crack cocaine and alcohol. Judge Joaquin Maria Orel‐ lana Piera delivered his sentence in a 51‐page written rul‐ ing made public on October 15. He revealed Pijnenborgh had been arrested for multiple alleged street muggings on women in Spain between January and February 2018. He also had 19 criminal convictions in the Netherlands for the possession of drugs and weapons.
tions for 20 hours a week. The part‐ time jobs will offer a salary of around €600. Primark said: “We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our shop as shop assistants on a part‐time or weekend basis.” Applications can be made via the Primark website.
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Phone theft tip
THE Guardia Civil is in‐ creasingly aware of possi‐ ble crimes related to technology and so they are providing invaluable advice on how to deal with mobile phone theft. This week, through their official Twitter ac‐ count, the Guardia Civil advised: “If you dial * # 06 # on your mobile, the IMEI number will appear on your screen. Save it and in case of theft your operator will be able to block the terminal.” The IMEI is a code that identifies the device uniquely worldwide and
is transmitted to the net‐ work when connecting to it. This code is known to the telephone compa‐ nies. The IMEI allows func‐ tions such as the blocking
of mobile phones in case of theft. When given to mobile phone operators, the handset can be blocked which will pre‐ vent the thieves from making calls.
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THE government of Spain may ban the Legion goat parade due to animal abuse laws. The general director of Animal Rights, Sergio Garcia Torres (Podemos), has prepared a text that limits animal par‐ ticipation in parades and processions. The Legion goat is a symbol of the history of Spain, however, the parade held on Tuesday October 12 could have been the last if the law of the Central Executive is ap‐ proved in its current terms.
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Could lorry crisis hit Spain? SPANISH lorry driver, José Ramón Gimeno, has warned: “In a short time we could be like in the United Kingdom.” Lorry drivers have al‐ ways had a demanding job. This used to be compensated by a gen‐ erous salary. However, everything changed with the 2008 crisis and things are getting worse. Costs are in‐ creasing for the indus‐ try. And the sector is now struggling to get new drivers. The lack of lorry drivers has severely hit the UK recently. Fore‐ courts have been left without petrol. Super‐ markets are beginning to suffer from stock shortages and problems have been predicted for Christmas. Some believe that Spain could be heading
the same way. Javier San Martín, professor of logistics at the OBS Business School com‐ mented: “The sector has become less attrac‐ tive in recent years, probably since before the crisis, and has been losing profit margins.” He added: “If you look at it this year com‐ pared to last year, the costs have gone up a lot because of an increase in the cost of insurance. The cost of fuel ranges between 30 per cent and 40 per cent of the total cost and petrol has gone up a lot.” The industry is having problems recruiting new drivers. Many old‐ er drivers are heading towards retirement. There is not a young workforce ready and willing to take over from them.
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ASTRONAUTS: Will spend six months working at China’s new space station.
Space station record CHINA has announced the successful docking of its latest rocket, the Shen‐ zhou‐13. The three astronauts are on board and will spend six months working at the country’s new space station. This is the longest crewed mission to date, twice as long as the previous 90‐day mission. This trip is part of a major drive as China pushes forward in their attempt to become a leading space power. The three astronauts will use the mission to set up equipment on the new space station and test out tech‐ nology to expand the ship. Named ‘Tiangong,’ which means ‘Heavenly Place,’ the station is due to be used
for at least 10 years. It weighs 70 tonnes and will be expanded over the next two years with lab modules be‐ ing delivered by more crewed mis‐ sions in the future. The crew includes the first woman to visit the space station, Wang Yap‐ ing. A military pilot, the 41‐year‐old was China’s second woman in space, going up in 2013. The mission com‐ mander for this trip is Zhai Zhigang, 55, who used to be a fighter pilot be‐ fore completing China’s first space‐ walk ever in 2008. The last team member belongs to the People’s Lib‐ eration Army air force, 41‐year‐old Ye Guangfu.
AT the recent congress in Valencia, President Pedro Sánchez gave a speech focused on social democrat‐ ic values and a government promise that will mark the next few months. He announced the next milestones of the Executive, after euthanasia, will be the increase in the minimum wage, the minimum income wage and the pension reform. After that will be the most profound change ‐ the abolition of prostitution. “We will advance putting an end to laws such as the gag law and the labour reform of the PP, imposed and without agreements, which made contracts precarious and de‐ valued wages. We will move for‐ ward by strengthening Europe. And we will advance, abolishing prosti‐ tution that enslaves women,” promised the PSOE leader. There is a lot of opposition from employers on some labour reform issues. The European Commission is watching and Sánchez will have to decide shortly if he is willing to carry it out even without the agreement of the employers, as he did with the mini‐ mum wage. The abolition of prosti‐ tution could also be of enormous political value for the socialist lead‐ er.
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Expats’ anger over Hollywood strike BRITISH expats in Spain have expressed their anger over a planned strike by Hollywood workers with 100 per cent saying they did not agree with the industrial action. The Euro Weekly News asked its readers whether the workers should be able to use a strike to demand better work conditions after many claimed they were be‐ ing asked to work too many hours. Readers rejected the planned strike, however, and instead said that the workers already had a good job. The entertainment indus‐ try’s main union, the Inter‐ national Alliance of Theatri‐ cal Stage Employees, (IATSE), announced the plans, with 98 per cent of the union’s nearly 60,000 agreeing to a strike. IATSE represents a large number of all the people who work behind the
scenes of movies and televi‐ sion shows across America and the stoppage could have been a disaster for the companies that run the film‐ ing. Members demanded bet‐ ter hours and more rest, alongside penalties for pro‐ ductions that don’t stop for lunch breaks. They said that the boom in production over the last 10 years has led to longer hours and danger‐ ous conditions on set. They demanded a 10‐ hour turnaround between shifts, and a new provision to ensure enough time away from the set on week‐ ends. The president of IATSE, Matthew Loeb, spoke of a lack of urgency from the Al‐ liance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, with whom they are bargaining. He said, “our members de‐ serve to have their basic needs addressed now.”
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Sir Michael Caine bows out SIR MICHAEL CAINE has insisted he will retire from acting and now considers himself a writer. T he screen legend known for his roles in films such as The Italian Job, Harry Brown and Alfie has said that his role in the comedy-drama flick Best Sellers is likely his last. Speaking on BBC Radio 5, C aine said: “ F unnily enough, it has turned out to be my last part, really. Because I haven’t worked for two years, and I have a spine problem, which affects my legs. S o, I can’t walk very well. “ A nd I also wrote a book, a couple of books, which were published and were successful. So, I’m now not an actor, I’m a writer, which is lovely because as an actor, you have to get up at halfpast six in the morning and go to the studio. “ A s a writer, you can start writing without
leaving the bed.” The screen icon previously performed a U-turn on his plans to retire at the age of 45 because he loves acting too much. C aine said in 2018:
“What happened was, I enjoyed it so much that I just couldn’t stop. Things go up and down and you do what comes along. You have to make a living.”
Sir Michael is now writing.
Batman trailer released
P EO P L E attending the DC Fandome virtual event were treated to the first full trailer for ‘The Batman’, the latest film set in the gloomy city of Gotham. The clip is the first glimpse at Robert Pat‐ tinson taking up the famous black suit as he stars in what is ap‐ parently the ‘darkest and most violent’ out‐ ing yet. Fans have been anticipating the new version of the su‐ perhero and it did not disappoint. The new film is set in the early days of
Batman’s story, just one year after he begins his life as the Caped Crusad‐ er. Director Matt Reeves has turned Gotham into a dark and foreboding place. The main villain
of this film is ‘The Rid‐ dler’ played by Paul Dano. His face is hidden throughout the new Batman trailer which hints at a big reveal in the film.
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AN incredible catch was made in the waters off the coast of Ceuta, the Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa. A monster sunfish discovered trapped in the fishing nets of the UEDO networks on October 4 was described as a very important scientific find. Measuring 2.9 metres, the enormous creature needed two cranes installed on two boats to lift it out of the wa‐ ter. The fish tipped the scales at more than 1,000 kilos.
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Police QR scam warning World’s first fusion plant THE National Police has re‐ leased tips on how to avoid QR code scams. In recent weeks, the media have also echoed this warning. Fraudulent activities that cy‐ ber criminals carry out through QR codes have existed for years. However, there has been a boom in their use during the months of the coronavirus pan‐ demic, when they have been used in places such as restau‐ rants, airports, concerts and theatres. The National Cybersecurity
QR CODE: Increase in use.
Institute (INCIBE) lists the risks to which we can expose ourselves when scanning a QR. These are possible cases of phishing, the download of malware or mali‐ cious code injection and session
hijacking. Cybercriminals trick victims into scanning a code that impersonates the original to covertly access information within their account. Tips include having an an‐ tivirus installed on devices. Be‐ ing wary of offers accessed by scanning a QR code. Making sure that a QR code has not been pasted on top of another. Not allowing direct file down‐ loads when scanning a QR code. They also suggest busi‐ nesses use a secure QR genera‐ tor service.
UK Government app launched PLANS to make it easier for the public to access online services via a GOV.UK app have been set out by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Steve Barclay. The move means that the public will no longer have to remember multiple user‐ names and passwords to access services such as free school meals, support for dis‐ abled family members and changing driver licence details in the future. Currently, there are 191 different ways
for people to set up a variety of accounts to access different services on GOV.UK, with 44 different sign‐in methods. This is in stark contrast to the private sector, where people expect to be able to log into and access a variety of different services via their smartphone. Steve Barclay said: “Now more than ev‐ er, it is important that the government re‐ sponds to people’s heightened expecta‐ tions about the services they use.”
UK sites have been short‐ listed for the world’s first fusion power plant proto‐ type. Fusion energy could potentially change the world and help sustain low carbon emissions in the fu‐ ture. The plant’s final location will be decided towards the end of 2022 by the Secre‐ tary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strat‐ egy. Five sites have been shortlisted for the future home of the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant, the Spherical Tokamak for En‐ ergy Production, or ‘STEP.’ The shortlisted sites are: Ardeer (North Ayrshire), Goole (East Riding of York‐ shire), Moorside (Cumbria), Ratcliffe‐on‐Soar (Notting‐ hamshire) and Severn Edge (South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire). According to the govern‐ ment: “STEP is a govern‐ ment‐backed programme to build a prototype fusion energy plant in the UK. The STEP plant aims to generate
net electricity as well as demonstrating how the plant will be maintained and how it will produce its own fuel. “STEP will create thou‐ sands of highly‐skilled jobs
during construction and op‐ erations and attract other high‐tech industries to its host region, furthering the development of science and technology capabilities locally and nationally.”
Drowning case archived THE Court of Fuengirola, Malaga, has agreed to archive the criminal investigation case of a British father and two chil‐ dren who drowned in a swimming pool in Mijas Costa. The court has decided that “the perpetration of any crime is not duly justified” and numerous tests carried out indicated that nobody was responsible for the drownings. The event took place on December 24, 2019 when the three deceased family members were enjoying a few days of holidat. According to the testimony of those present, the nine‐ year‐old daughter got into difficulty getting out of the pool, so both the father and a 16‐year‐old brother jumped into the water with the intention of helping her. All three drowned and died of asphyxia due to submer‐ sion “probably due to a lack of swimming skills coupled with stress, nerves and panic.”
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The world’s largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in New Zealand measuring 18 feet long.
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A BRUSSELS-LONDON Brexit dispute is threaten‐ ing the Spanish Gibraltar border situation again. The crossing into Gibraltar be‐ comes a daily nightmare for the almost 10,000 Spaniards who work in the British colony. However, should the ongoing negotia‐ tions not bear fruit, the Eu‐ ropean Commission could require Spain to impose controls on passengers and goods that correspond to an external border of the EU, a point of entry and exit to the Schengen area. The European and British
Gibraltar border dispute BREXIT DISPUTE: Threatening the Spanish Gibraltar border situation again.
delegations held the first round of talks on the future status of Gibraltar last week. The plan was to reach a pact before the end of the year. In theory, it would only be a
Dutch Prime Minister murder plot A YOUNG man has been arrested in Amsterdam this week after police discovered plots to harm multiple members of the Dutch Parliament. One of the plans was to assassinate the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. A 22‐year‐old man had shared the ideas on the messenger app Telegram along with conspiracy theories and other thoughts of violence. The Telegram channels used by the man have since been closed for inciting violence against the authorities. The threads contained unfounded theories about the commission of pae‐ dophile acts and satanic rituals. In messages sent to others, the young man stated that “most of the Dutch hate that Rutte.” He also spoke about shooting politicians from a moving car. He said, “you open the window, take out the gun and shoot.” The plotter wanted to storm the Hague and was looking for people to assist him. Putting out a call for ‘revolutionaries’ who would use weapons and violence. The Prosecutor’s office has said that he would have discussed these ideas with collaborators face‐ to‐face as well as online. Three charges have been brought against the man, including incitement to commit a terrorist crime, gathering intelligence in preparation for said crime and threatening terrorist crimes. There was a possible assassination attempt on Rutte in September last year, but it is unknown if this arrest is connected.
matter of embodying in a treaty the same principle Madrid and London arrived at on December 31. This would give Gibraltar the ad‐ vantages of the European area without borders, with‐ out being part of Schengen and with Spain as a guaran‐ tor. The role of the customs
officers of the European agency Frontex and of the Spanish police in the port and airport of Gibraltar however is a point that could stall negotiations. The greatest risk is that the ne‐ gotiation will be contami‐ nated by London’s recent ef‐ forts to ignore and even violate the agreements on Northern Ireland that were reached in 2019. Spain’s Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, said on October 18, the differ‐ ences over the Northern Irish protocol “should not” condition the agreement on Gibraltar.
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Women’s Tour returns THE Tour de France Femmes is being resurrect‐ ed in 2022, after a gap of 33 years. The race will begin on the final day of the men’s Tour in the hopes of increas‐ ing the audience for the fe‐ male version of the famous trial. There will be two mountain stages, with one being a summit finish to round the race off. The date for the event is July 24‐31, 2022 and fea‐ tures eight stages. The men’s 21‐stage route was revealed on the same day and starts in Copenhagen on July 1. The women’s route has “the entire palette of what it’s possible to provide on a
Tour de France,” according to course designer Thierry Gouvenou. This includes a stage over cobblestones in the north of France and a 40km time trial. The women’s race kicks off in Paris, and eight days later finishes at the summit of La Planche des Belles Filles. This is one of two mountain stages, with two rolling and four flat stages completing the run. The director of the race, Marion Rousse, said the route is balanced and will suit “many types of riders.” The aim is to make the wom‐ en’s Tour de France finan‐ cially viable in the long term.
Shatner’s space age record STAR TREK icon William Shatner has become the oldest person to visit space. He was in tears as he touched down on Earth after his monumental flight into space on board Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. Shatner said of the trip: “The little things, weightlessness, but to see the blue colour whip by. And now you’re staring at the blackness. That’s the thing, the covering of blue… this comforter of blue we have around us.”
BRITISH band the Rolling Stones have cut one of the most famous songs in their back catalogue from their con‐ cert playlist. It’s being held up as a victory by people who op‐ pose the insensitive lyrics. The 1971 song was a huge hit for the Stones, with fans raving over the guitar riffs and the musicality. This somewhat overshadowed the ‘crude and offensive’ lyrics, say critics. The track is one of the band’s most played songs while they are on tour, but the wording has been de‐ scribed as “gross, sexist, and stun‐ ningly offen‐ sive to black women.” Guitarist Keith Richards isn’t sure why the song re‐ ceives so much flack. He says it is about the horrors
“The most profound experience.”
“Then suddenly you shoot through it all, you whip off the sheet and you’re looking at the black ugliness. There is Mother Earth, comfort, and
there is… is that death? I don’t know? Is that the way death is?” Shatner called it the “most pro‐ found experience I can imagine.” The man behind Captain James T Kirk was seen ringing the bell before being strapped into the rocket, which took off from the Texas desert on October 12. He reached zero‐G and entered space at 107,000 metres altitude, experiencing several minutes of weightlessness and a spectacular view of Earth.
Brown Sugar axed of slavery, and people are try‐ ing to “bury it.” Mick Jagger said the decision to drop the song is one of logistics only as it is tough to put together a set list. He said: “We’ve played Brown Sugar every night since 1970. So sometimes you think, ‘we’ll take that one out for now and see how it goes.’ We
ROLLING STONES: The 1971 song was a huge hit.
might put it back in.” Other people are mad at the group for ditching the song. Presenter Piers Morgan accused them of giving in to the ‘woke brigade’ and called the decision deeply depress‐ ing. The song
was last performed live in 2019, and has been streamed 170 million times on Spotify. The upcom‐ ing tour is the first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts in August.
and finally... EARLY politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered impor‐ tant. Since there were no telephones, TVs or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to ‘go sip some ale’ and listen to people’s conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at differ‐ ent times. ‘You go sip here’ and ‘You go sip there.’ The two words ‘go sip’ were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term ‘gossip.’
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Alzheimer detection clue SPANISH scientists are one step clos‐ er to using saliva to detect Alzheimer’s. The Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) estimates that 80 per cent of early Alzheimer’s cases are undiagnosed. In Spain, around 800,000 people have been diagnosed with the disease already. This num‐ ber is expected to grow as the popu‐ lation ages. At the moment there are no effec‐ tive treatments for Alzheimer’s. There are no early detection tools ei‐ ther. Spanish scientists have been working for years following a clue that could help them understand the disease. They also believe that this clue could lead the way to early de‐ tection. A protein called lactoferrin is pre‐ sent in human saliva. Scientists dis‐ covered that the lower the level, the higher the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. They believe that this protein could lead the way to detecting the disease before it develops. Gorka Orive, associate professor of
PROTEIN: Is present in human saliva.
Pharmacy at the University of the Basque Country and founder of Geroa Diagnostics explained that lactoferrin is “the only protein with the potential to help diagnose Alzheimer’s in sali‐ va.” Scientists from the Pablo de Ola‐ vide University in Sevilla and Ciberned, led by researcher José Luis Cantero, have conducted a new study. This study has proven the link between levels of the protein and damage in the brain. Further work needs to be done, but this study could help pave the way for an Alzheimer’s test in the future.
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Baker’s illegal sprinkles rant
A BAKERY owner could not believe his ears when he was told of a customer reporting one of his colourful toppings to the council. When he let rip on social media, the ensuing posts went viral. According to the baker, the UK version of his forbidden US sprinkle tastes ‘like crap’ and he refus‐ es to use them. The shop will be on ‘sprinkle strike’ until he can get his way. Rich Myers owns ‘Get Baked’, a popular bakery in Headingly, Leeds. A trading standards officer went into the store two weeks ago to follow up on a complaint that had been made by a customer. They ruled that the imported sprinkles are indeed banned. The reason for the ban is the additive E127, which is ‘not permitted’ for this use in the UK. As Rich documented the ex‐ changes online, his unusual take on the proceedings left people in stitches. “To whoever reported us to Trading Stan‐ dards (Dan?), all I have to say is dear Lord, what a sad little life Jane,” he wrote, referencing
the famous quote from the Channel 4 programme, ‘Come Dine With Me’. “My daughter, who is now seven months old,
has to live with the fact that daddy can’t take her to Disney‐ land, because man can’t sell any ****ing cookies.”
Wages revealed for the government HOW much does the president of Spain, Pedro Sanchez earn? The draft version of the 2022 budget shows the salaries that the government can expect to receive next year. Surprisingly, Pedro Sanchez does not receive the highest amount in the government. The salaries of the Constitutional Court come in as the best‐paid jobs among the high positions of the State. The president of the Constitutional Court, Juan José González Rivas, has the best‐paid position of all. His salary comes in at €160,728.12. Sanchez is only expected to receive a salary of €86,542.08. The draft law of the General State Budget for 2022 was sub‐ mitted to the Congress of Deputies on October 13. The docu‐ ment shows salaries earned by public posts. It also shows that all these positions will have a salary increase on last year. The three vice presidents will receive €81,341.16, while gov‐ ernment ministers are set to receive €76,355.28. Civil servants had been awarded a 2 per cent pay rise for 2022. The salary in‐ crease of government members is just 0.9 per cent higher than last year.
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An estimated 50% of all gold ever mined on Earth came from a single plateau in South Africa: Witwatersrand
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Banksy shreds record A W O R K of art by Banksy called ‘Love is in the Bin,’ has sold at auction in Sotheby’s, London, for a record £ 1 8 , 5 8 2 , 0 0 0 (€21,194,000). It is the remains of the famous piece ‘Girl with Bal‐ loon,’ which was shred‐ ded at auction immedi‐ ately after the hammer went down on its final bid in 2018. It had been expected to sell for be‐ tween £4 million and £6 million (€4.7m and €7.07m), but broke the record for any piece by the anonymous street artist. An unnamed buyer, a European woman, had bid £1m (€1.17m) for the original piece in the same auction house in London. The sale caused a stir when a shredder that had been hidden in‐
side the bottom of the painting’s large Victori‐ an‐style frame was acti‐ vated. When the shred‐ der stopped, all that was left inside the frame was the top part of the painting, depict‐ ing a heart‐shaped red balloon, on a white background. Chairman of modern and contemporary art at Sotheby’s Asia, Alex Branczik, commented: “It is almost three years to the day since one of the most ingenious mo‐ ments of performance art this century made auction history. Banksy is no stranger to making headlines, and this lat‐ est chapter in his story has captured imagina ‐ tions across the world ‐ we can only begin to guess what might come next.”
Forest-planting drones DRONES are being used in Spanish provinces to en‐ able the reforesting of se‐ lected areas. The drones are supplied by the start‐up CO2 Revolution, which is used by many Spanish companies to offset their carbon footprint. Refor‐ estations throughout Spain are certified by the Min‐ istry for Ecological Transi‐ tion, which offers guaran‐ tees of rigour in these actions. Pontevedra, Palencia, Guadalajara, Burgos, Cac‐ eres, Valencia, Sevilla, Sala‐ manca, Avila, and Leon will see new forests grow thanks to this CO2 Revolu‐ tion technology. Using a drone, it has been proved possible to disperse seeds more quickly and efficiently. The result is that trees can be planted up to 100 times faster than using tra‐ ditional methods and at a
Disperse seeds quickly.
much lower economic cost. Each drone can launch 10,000 seeds in a single day. These seeds are contained in a small pack that carries the pre‐germinated seed, together with all the ele‐ ments it needs for its growth and development. This method of repopula‐ tion has already been car‐ ried out in Guadalajara and Burgos in the first three months of 2021. Ponteve‐ dra started on September 20 and the others will begin between November 1 and January in areas that have been destroyed by fires or have become deserts. Native tree species are used in all cases.
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Heathrow price hike THE cost of family sum‐ mer holidays could spike by £100 in 2022 as Heathrow Airport eyes a price hike, an ex‐British Airways boss has warned. Willie Walsh has claimed that the UK’s busiest airport wants to increase the charges air‐ lines pay by more than 90 per cent from January. If agreed, it would mean a spike from £19.36 to £37.63 per passenger, as airlines would have to add the charges to ticket prices. As an example, a fami‐ ly of five could pay al‐
most £100 more for a flight from Heathrow if the Civil Aviation Author‐ ity regulator decides to approve the changes. Mr Walsh has accused Heathrow of acting like a “greedy monopoly” and said that their wealthy shareholders need to “step up” to provide in‐ vestment after years of generous dividend pay‐ outs. The Irishman, who now runs the International Air Transport Association trade body, has joined BA and Virgin Atlantic in lobbying to block the hikes.
and finally... PRINCESS CHARLOTTE is only six years old, yet she has come top of a young royal rich list. She even beat her older brother. According to a new study, Charlotte’s net worth is a staggering £3.6 billion. George came in with a net worth of almost £2.2 bil‐ lion. Charlotte’s younger brother Louis is lagging be‐ hind. His estimate came in at only £720 million.
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Start-up capital
Fartkontrol
A NEW report by money.co.uk has declared that Copenhagen is the most accommodating and affordable city in the world in which to launch a start-up and coming second in the poll was another Danish city, Aarhus, although having said that, they both have a poor record of success.
IF you don’t speak Danish and are a tourist driving from, say the airport into Copenhagen, you would probably be excused for having a quiet chuckle when you see a number of Fartkontrol posters on the route. In fact, this is a police speed warning.
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THE NETHERLANDS Memorial ceremony
Tell the truth
A MEMORIAL ceremony has been held for seven wartime airmen whose plane was shot down in 1943. The first piece of wreckage of the plane was recovered from the bed of the Markermeer lake in 2008, but only now has its identity been confirmed.
THE Dutch Government plans to implement a new law next year which means that web shops and digital platforms which place fake reviews on their sites or remove bad ones will be committing an offence. The aim is to protect consumers from misleading information.
BELGIUM Flying pickets
Record pumpkin
DUE to what unions refer to as unreasonable pressure on employees, industrial action is being taken against Lidl stores in Belgium and as the company managed to stop a protest outside a distribution centre, the unions will be picketing stores without prior announcement.
AS previously reported, growers across Europe had been getting ready for the Belgian pumpkin championship, but the title remained in Belgian as Jens Segaert of Bruges triumphed with his mega pumpkin which weighed 781 kilos, not only a Belgian record, but also a European one.
GERMANY Speed limit
Roman holiday
GERMAN Autobahns have no speed limit which has, over the years, not only encouraged Germans to drive at high speeds, but has created a situation where foreigners visit and hire high performance cars. This could be a thing of the past due to EU environmental regulations.
NOW that Angela Merkel is due to retire as soon as a new German Coalition Government can be agreed, it appears that she is taking the time to visit some of her favourite countries. Hence trips to Rome and the Vatican City to be followed by Israel.
FRANCE Confessional secrets
Resistance fighter
A SENIOR Catholic Church leader in France, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, who is archbishop of Reims has reversed his original position concerning the sanctity of the confessional box and has now agreed that it should not take precedence over French laws on sex crimes against children.
HUBERT GERMAIN, the last surviving member of France's most distinguished group of Second World War Resistance heroes, known as the Order of Liberation, has died at the age of 101 and will be buried at Mont Valerien, where many resistance fighters were executed by the Germans.
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Oil deal
THE new coalition government in Norway has announced that it plans to give every child a free healthy school meal every day and also to introduce some form of daily physical activity, although the actual content will be left for each school to decide.
AS Libya heads towards normality with a relatively secure government, it is looking to Norway to assist the country in reestablishing its important oil industry and to help it bring some of its oil fields back into production, as well as assisting in new exploration.
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UK economy AT a reception hosted by the British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, which was attended by members of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom as well as representatives of the Spanish Government, the Ambassador said that despite exit from the EU the economy was strong.
Public listing ALTHOUGH many football clubs in the United Kingdom and Italy have successfully launched themselves on the stock exchange, this has not been the case in Spain, although now a semi-professional team from Sant Joan d’Alacant, CF Intercity will go public on October 22.
Big Brother IN a landmark court case in the UK, a judge has ruled that a homeowner who installed security cameras and a Ring doorbell with a camera breached the 2018 Data Protection Act as they allowed the owner to see images of their neighbour’s property and garden.
New regulations IT was a good day for Telefónica on October 15 when the National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) announced new regulations for the Spanish broadband market. Up until now, there were just 66 cities and towns throughout Spain where it was considered that Telefónica had sufficient competition that it did not have to keep rates reduced. Now this has risen to 696 areas (supplying 70 per cent of the population) where no reductions need be made although they will still have to allow access to fibre lines by their competitors across the country.
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Sánchez proud of record SPAIN’S President Pedro Sánchez was proud of the government’s record as he spoke to Parliament about his achievements on Wednes‐ day October 13. He highlighted the fact that his ad‐ ministration is implementing an in‐ crease in the Minimum Wage (SMI), the revaluation of pensions in line with inflation, the commitment to scholarships which reach 850,000 students and the creation of the concept of a Minimum Basic In‐ come. He took issue with the main oppo‐
sition party, Partido Popular (PP) ac‐ cusing them of being too negative about the state of Spain and they should promote the fact that “Spain is growing and creating jobs, we are at pre‐pandemic employment levels, and Spain has a low‐risk premium.” Much has been made with re‐ gards to the massive increase in en‐ ergy costs and he defended the gov‐ ernment’s actions, saying that European funds will be directed at reindustrialisation to create work as new energy policies are introduced. In the meantime, he pointed out
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that the VAT on electricity bills has been reduced and other taxation measures are being put in place in order to ensure that energy compa‐ nies don’t make larger than normal profits due to the increase of whole‐ sale energy prices. Repeating a statement that he had made previously at the EUMED9 meeting in Athens in September, where he made it clear that in his opinion the energy crisis should be dealt with on a combined basis of all member states in the Eu‐ ropean Union.
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UK’s most deprived areas and have teamed up with two other groups, to create Homegrown Homespun. Their mission is to plant two of Britain’s overlooked fibre and dye crops; flax and woad, on urban land in the heart of the North West’s his‐ toric textile industry and to create
Domino’s recruits POSSIBLY anticipating a rush to buy turkey pizzas for Christmas, Domino’s Pizza said it is looking to take on 8,000 additional staff in the UK and Ireland to cope with the Christmas rush. Earlier this year it saw an exodus of temporary staff who had signed up for jobs during the pandemic, but many left once their old positions opened up again, so in June it recruited 5,000 staff. Alert to the fact that there seem to be more jobs than applicants, the company said that the ma‐ jority of new jobs will be permanent and highlights the fact that a very high proportion of its managers started either as kitchen workers or delivery drivers.
New Inditex charges INDITEX is to charge for bags in Spanish stores from Octo‐ ber 18 and this will eventually expand across its worldwide divisions. Having moved from plastic to paper bags last year, the world’s most successful fash‐ ion chain has decided that the next step in sustainability is to charge for paper bags in the hope that customers will bring their own bags with them when shopping. The cost will differ be‐ tween stores as they use dif‐ ferent sizes of bags, but the company said that it will make no profit from the charges and will funnel monies back to charities in each area where they oper‐ ate. clothes locally from the results of their labour. They argue that with our reliance on synthetic fibres, which involves the use of petrochemicals, the harm caused by non‐renewable materials that don’t biodegrade, makes it feasible in the long term to revive native textile crops, which have the potential to benefit both ecology and the economy
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NET VOL 30,73K 219,64K 68,08K 283,43K 58,66K 42,01K 22,03K 128,97K 72,69K 87,02K 11,65K 770,45K 97,50K 124,40K 5,86K 6,42M 133,36K 16,24K 441,05K 2,98M 164,06K 123,73K 937,61K 101,15K 68,62K 254,68K 2,21M 25,60K 170,89K 35,48K 16,24K 4,21K 295,15K 201,87K 379,29K 90,73K 26,82K 9,71K 42,23K 283,76K 5,52M 42,42K 32,63K 10,14K 3,61M 5,53M 86,25K 203,80K 34,02K 53,34K
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4.973,0 104,15 297,80 2.722,0 708,60 280,30 49,43 7.914,0 752,60 166,05 1.778,00 905,30 234,90 7.880,0 31,67 1.792,00 2.694,0 662,40 1.444,50 5.480,0 2.183,00 593,00 692,40 5.089,0 143,94 9,04 1.784,01 1.784,4 1.812,0 714,60 1.481,00 21,05 3.597,0 1.423,00 1.276,00 2.622,0 1.293,50 1.415,59 14.975,0 1.593,50 1.522,00 494,90 157,30 269,95 263,20 3.856,0 988,00 110,82 3.350,0 990,40
4.940,0 103,10 296,40 2.690,0 703,00 278,40 49,12 7.854,0 741,40 164,60 1.757,00 892,80 233,70 7.802,0 31,14 1.775,00 2.671,0 659,00 1.434,00 5.433,0 2.169,00 588,80 686,60 5.033,0 141,50 8,91 1.770,50 1.771,3 1.797,6 710,80 1.474,00 20,64 3.568,0 1.409,00 1.261,82 2.589,0 1.273,00 1.403,00 14.815,0 1.571,50 1.512,05 490,80 155,60 267,65 259,40 3.830,0 977,00 109,80 3.300,0 983,60
6,42K 531,70K 324,59K 82,75K 37,95K 820,55K 20,02M 34,29K 129,20K 1,12M 204,54K 561,32K 1,15M 23,53K 0 50,07K 45,96K 208,28K 287,70K 63,81K 269,29K 90,22K 97,91K 273,73K 6,67M 227,37K 630,65K 57,73K 1,09M 181,52K 1,94K 0 9,00K 399,52K 16,29K 27,13K 131,04K 7,98K 6,42K 158,78K 42,44K 685,09K 826,99K 1,15M 548,24K 255,81K 56,47K 7,15M 35,63K 78,82K
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US dollar (USD) ......................................1.15935 Japan yen (JPY)......................................132.498 Switzerland franc (CHF) ...........................1.0728 Denmark kroner (DKK) .............................7.4398 Norway kroner (NOK) ...............................9.7879
currenciesdirect.com/marbella • Tel: +34 952 906 581 THE ABOVE TABLE USES THE CURRENT INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES, WHICH AREN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE WE OFFER
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COMPANY 3M Alphabet C Amazon.com Amgen Apple Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Cisco Coca-Cola Facebook Goldman Sachs Home Depot Honeywell IBM Intel J&J JPMorgan McDonald’s Merck&Co Microsoft Nike Procter&Gamble Salesforce.com Tesla UnitedHealth Verizon Visa A Walmart Walt Disney
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CHANGE CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 183,00 180,68 2,16M 2.844,0 2.821,3 1,06M 3.410,42 3.304,00 5,14M 209,02 206,23 3,67M 144,90 143,51 67,62M 219,61 216,28 8,64M 199,45 195,30 4,72M 110,03 109,43 9,95M 55,89 54,96 15,02M 54,88 54,28 17,83M 329,07 322,51 21,37M 407,27 396,34 6,39M 350,95 345,75 3,35M 221,45 219,26 2,18M 144,85 142,79 3,17M 54,49 53,81 26,07M 161,81 160,41 6,89M 167,17 164,14 13,90M 246,38 241,99 2,56M 79,06 77,98 12,86M 304,45 300,52 25,25M 158,33 156,56 5,50M 144,87 143,68 6,92M 292,87 289,32 5,10M 843,21 822,35 18,45M 430,49 421,50 3,31M 52,81 52,01 26,65M 231,09 226,73 6,27M 141,10 139,96 6,86M 178,89 174,10 13,87M M - MILLION DOLLARS
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Most Advanced Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A 0.96% Markel Corp. 1.76% AutoZone Inc. 1.08% Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 1.32% Generac Holdings Inc. 4.19% Shopify Inc. Cl A 1.27% Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.80% BlackRock Inc. 1.65% Credit Suisse FI Large Cap Growth Enhanced ETN1.72% Chemed Corp. 2.98% UBS AG FI Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETN 1.54%
1.2K 251.15K 177.28K 82.53K 896.73K 732K 6.45M 1.02M 183 94.64K 20
Most Declined NVR Inc. Domino's Pizza Inc. Boston Beer Co. Cl A Cable One Inc. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. Graham Holdings Co. AMN Healthcare Services Inc. Public Storage Doximity Inc. Arista Networks Inc.
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WORLD’S LARGEST: Maersk container vessels may divert from the UK.
CHRISTMAS gifts bound for the UK may not make it in time due to delivery problems caused by the ongoing shortage of deliv‐ ery drivers. Britain’s largest con‐ tainer port based at Fe‐ lixstowe in Suffolk which handles more than 35 per cent of all incoming con‐ tainers simply can’t deal with the volume arriving as there are insufficient HGV drivers available to deliver the containers around the country. So worried is the Labour Party about the shortage of drivers, lead‐ er Sir Keir Starmer who visited an HGV training centre in Greengate, Manchester was given the chance to get behind the wheel of a lorry with an instructor, but within minutes of trying to re‐ verse the vehicle, he struck a bollard and heard the words “You’d have failed your test.”
The turn around time for a container at Felixs‐ towe has jumped from an average of four days to nearer nine and there is a steadily growing backlog of empty containers which are taking up room normally used for full containers. The Danish Maersk Shipping Line is the largest in the world with some 705 container ships and it has now admitted that it will be diverting a number of its largest ships to other European ports, where containers may be reloaded onto smaller vessels and dis‐ patched to other UK ports, but this is not guar‐ anteed. Many British companies have been trying to stock up with toys and elec‐ tronics in advance of Christmas, but unless something can be done to unblock the jam, there may be a large number of
El Salvador criticised AS the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns about the acceptance of cryptocurrency, the Bank of Spain has issued its own document concerning adoption of Bitcoin by El Salvador last September. In essence, it criticises the Latin American country for introducing Bitcoin which is managed via the internet, when only 50 per cent of the population have access to the web directly and less than half have their own smart phones. El Salvador argued that with many people working overseas it was cheaper and easier for them to transfer funds home via the cryptocurrency.
disappointed faces around the Christmas tree on December 25.
BUSINESS EXTRA Discount deal THE Grupo Cooperativo Cajamar together with Haya Real Estate are offering some 9,700 properties for sale across Spain with discounts of up to 40 per cent from estimated market value. The offer will last until December 31 or earlier if all properties are sold.
Birthday pawtie THE Brewdog bar and restaurant in Milton Keynes UK has come up with a new way of generating business by offering to host pawties for canine guests and for just £5 each dog receives their own hat, whilst the top dog gets a special ice cream.
September inflation THE National Statistics Institute (INE) confirmed on Thursday October 7 that its initial forecast for Spanish inflation in the month of September was correct at 4 per cent, which is the highest September figure for 13 years due to increases in electricity, fuel and clothes prices.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT OH how the UK remoaners would just love to blame Brexit for the nations present transportation predicaments. Unfortunately for the left wing propaganda machine, the main reasons for the hold up of goods in ports and places of entry in the UK are not due to Britain’s exit from the strangle hold of the creaking EU, but mainly due to the global supply chain snarl up of all deliveries and supplies. The whole of Europe, and now even the Americans are basically in the same laden boat. Just wondering what the stockpiling of turkeys and Christmas pud is going to look like! Don’t worry about ‘saving Christmas’; if the wokers have their way even the term itself will soon be a distant memory. Think it’ll never happen? Ha! Did you ever foresee that our young children would be taught by morons, who would tell them that if they wished they could choose from no less than 175 genders? Have no doubt, with the help of the UK’s leftist and biased media, these idiots are actually managing to take over. Gird your loins for yet more looney woke directives. Loughborough School has now ordered the words ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to be
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removed from the classroom vocabulary. They are to be replaced by the words ‘skilled’ and ‘unskilled’. So committing any wrongdoing is now actually not classed as bad, its being unskilled ‐ Whaaa? This ludicrous ruling has been implemented by the school head to ‘take the emotional heat out of managing discipline’. You really couldn’t make it up. There is also a current John Lewis ad on TV which depicts a boy of around nine or 10 twizzling effeminately around wearing a dress, smearing on make‐up and throwing various objects, and coloured liquid all over the furniture. And do you know what the commercial is for? Wait for it. Not cleaning substances. Not boy’s frocks. Not out of control youngsters, it’s actually for home insurance! What a great; typical woke message, that particular commercial delivers to our children. Innocents, now being deprived of their childhood, who will probably grow up as one of the most confused generations the civilised world has ever seen. And finally, in the light of the tragic murder of Sir David Amess, what the pussy footing
media has naturally failed to mention, is that Sir David was against many aspects of immigration. These included his opposition to giving asylum seekers permission to work if a decision on their application took over six months. Restricting support available to failed asylum seekers and illegal immigrants and a large number of other government immigration measures he disagreed with. His death was not incomprehensible at all. It was a deliberate planned terrorist assassination ‐ whatever the ‘trying to make sense of it all’ slant the pathetic authorities try to put on it. Before unrestricted mass immigration, these incidents simply never took place. The authorities weak, woke, and appeasing attitude, coupled with the usual inanities from the UK’s utterly useless Home Secretary, will one day be the death of us all. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com. Expatradioscotland.com Mon. and Fri. 1pm till 4. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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FEATURE
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Little Vatican of Burgos
IN the province of Burgos in northern Spain, you will find the municipality of Hornillos del Camino. It is a small town with less than 100 registered inhabitants. The town is known as the ‘Little Vatican’, due to the fact the majority of its residents are involved in religious activities, either as a priest, or a nun. It has the highest concentration of priests in Spain. Located in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon, in the Arlanzon region, this tiny municipality gained its name many decades ago. As the town’s mayor, Pedro Mayor said: “It is called ‘little Vatican’ because 60 or 70 years ago, of the 300 or 400 people who were in the town, there were about 60 religious workers. We are the town with the most priests per inhabitant in Spain,” he enthused. He added, “With the Camino de Santiago, the people found their spiritu-
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ality, or perhaps they went to seek studies in times with fewer economic resources, and found their vocation here.” In order to open up its economy, the municipality has recently been expanding businesses. The town features a 14th-century Gothic-style parish church and an old Roman settlement. The Fiesta del Gallo, which takes place at the end of July, is based on an old local legend. It tells of how some French visitors came to the town at the time of the War of Independence and stole all the chickens.
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THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE ECONOMY & HEMLINES NORA JOHNSON
the age of 30 look better in a suit than in anything else. Slimmer, too. Far preferable to the sight of a pot belly in a too tight t‐ shirt hanging over the low slung waistband of a pair of baggy track suit bottoms. But all this talk of food shortages re‐ minds me of that old gag about the mess sergeant in the French Foreign Legion who comes to his general in the desert with some good news and some bad news. “What’s the bad news?” asks the gener‐ al. “There’s nothing left to eat but camel dung,” replies the guy. “And the good news?” “There’s lots of it.” Nuff said.
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WITH some reports that UK supermarkets are encouraging people to start their Christmas shopping immediately as some products may be rationed to stop panic buying, we read elsewhere that some su‐ permarket aisles are stripped bare of meat, fruit and frozen goods with cus‐ tomers already panic buying. McDonald’s earlier reported running out of milkshakes, Greggs and Nando’s gaps in their menus and Tesco warning about ‘shortages’ at Christmas. Some of the many businesses contending with supply chain disruption compounded in the UK by acute labour shortages affecting the ser‐ vices sector. But yet, with empty supermarket shelves, dry fuel pumps, warnings about rapidly increasing inflation and a winter of discontent, miniskirts, weirdly, are making a comeback. Experts theorise that skirts are the economy’s bellwether. Since 1926
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the ‘Hemline Index’ predicts that when the economy is in good shape women wear shorter skirts; when it falls they resort to 1970s‐style maxis. The Hipster Beard In‐ dex, anyone? Maybe designers reckon women are sick of lockdown leggings or those whimsical Little House on the Prairie flouncy, ruffled
confections that did the rounds this sum‐ mer. Let’s face it, because of all the rain you couldn’t wear most of those dresses in the UK except for one or two weeks in July! This comes as news that half of Marks & Spencer clothes shops have stopped selling men’s suits, preferring to shift jogging bot‐ toms. Personally, I think most men over
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What’s with the banks? MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I DON’T know what’s going on here at the moment with the banks. It seems to be a battle to do the simplest things. My bank sent me a form to sign and as Mrs S needed to go to the bank she took it with her. This is where the fun begins. She gives the form to the guy behind the counter and he asks if it’s her form. “No, it’s my husband’s.” “He has to bring it in himself.” “Why?” “That’s the rules.” No point in arguing. So she pretty much knew the answer to the question about collecting our daughter’s debit card even though we knew it was there to pick up and were with Sarah when she opened the account. This was in the same week Mrs S went to another bank to pay two other bills and the only way to pay was in a machine, but she couldn’t. Even though she was the only customer they refused to help her or take payment over the counter. With my document why didn’t
the bank just write to me saying there was a document that needed signing and would I come into the bank and give me a time when it would be OK. The trouble now is that you can’t even get someone to answer the ‘phone and, in some cases, even reply to emails. Most bounce back just saying so and so is out of the office and this is an automated reply. And please stop blaming Covid OK! I pay all my tax in Spain. I get a Spanish pension which they calculated wrong so they reduced it which is fine. What isn’t fine is that because they made a cock up I overpaid €900 and they are really dragging their feet in in returning it to me. They are quick enough to take my money but it’s a hell of a job getting it back. So now BA isn’t welcoming ‘ladies and gentlemen’ on to their flights! But we still have button discrimination on men’s and women’s shirts and jeans etc being put on opposite sides? I’m surprised that there hasn’t been a march or demonstration or a mass boycotting of every clothes shop in the world. Or is it that no one actually gives a toss about it? Some stupid plumbs just keep trying to change everything! Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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HOW TO DO IMPOSSIBLE STUFF MICRO GOAL… BIG GOAL…
TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA
#TheWomanBeyond I AM sure, most of us know that Roger Bannister was the first person to break the four‐minute mile, 3:59.4 to be exact. Even the smartest scientists and doctors of his era said that it was an ‘impossible dream’ to run a mile in under four min‐ utes and that the human body was not capable of such a feat, Period, End of Story. And he, of course, wasn’t so sure!! But here’s what’s so awesome, can you guess how Roger trained to do the impos‐ sible? The answer is simple really: He broke down his goal into bite‐sized pieces. And here’s exactly how: First, he trained until he could run a quarter mile in a minute. (Wow, Nice job!) Then he trained until he could run half a mile in two minutes. (Well done!) Then he trained until he could run three‐quarters of a mile in three minutes. (Sweet!) Then he trained and trained until he thought he could run the full mile in less than four minutes.
And, voila!! On May 6, 1954, at Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England, the timekeeper looked down and saw the magic numbers: 3:59.4. Roger achieved the impossible by breaking his ‘impossible’ goal into little bite‐size, doable pieces ‐ so simple, yet we all forget what a great idea this is. (As Henry Ford once said, “Nothing is particu‐ larly hard if you break it into small enough pieces.”) How about you? What’s your Biggest Most, Audacious Goal, the next exciting thing you want to achieve, in your life, business or career. I like to call it BIG Hairy ARSED Goal (BHAG)! You know, the thing you would do if you weren’t afraid? Or maybe even if you are afraid! YEAH. That one. Write it down, capture it in succinct
words. Now, let’s chunk it down and give you your next bite‐size doable target. Baby steps is all it takes. One of my favourite sayings when I find myself getting paralysed by the thought of a big goal or something that may seem a little (or a lot) overwhelming is “Inch by inch is a sinch, yard by yard is hard.” What’s the very next micro‐goal you need to hit en route to that BHAG?! The thing that, once you achieve, will make it possible to hit your next target? Got it? Awesome. Now… What’s your next baby step? And, most importantly: Is now a good time to take it? PS. Want to watch the iconic moment where Bannister breaks the record and his take on the miracle mile? Share the moment itself, nearly 70 years on, I find this incredibly emotional. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTX
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DAVID WORBOYS EVERY time I see an image or hear the mutterings of the UK’s Prime Minister, I despair. This is an office once held by Churchill, At‐ tlee, Macmillan, Thatcher and Blair ‐ all with their strengths and their short‐ comings. Because the UK is still one of the most influen‐ tial nations on the planet, its Prime Minister has a univer‐ sally high profile. In Europe and beyond, Boris Johnson is widely re‐ garded as a joker (a clown) but, in fact, he is quite a dan‐ ger to his country for several reasons. First, he cannot be trusted. He hoodwinked the voting public with lies over Brexit and he seems incapable of giving a straight answer. Any‐ body who has watched the weekly farce of Prime Minis‐ ter’s Questions will have no‐ ticed this. He evades every
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JOKER IN NUMBER TEN question by going off on a tangent, changing the subject or quoting meaningless statis‐ tics. He repeats the same old dogma over and over again (“we have the fastest growing economy ….” “let’s get this thing done ….”). Second, he is a naïve opti‐ mist, just hoping that every‐ thing will be ok, regardless of the gravity of the situation and the facts. A leader, while not being a negative pes‐ simist, has to be honest with the media and the voters. Third, he seems immature as a person. While he likes posing in front of a camera, he looks ill‐at‐ease in the
Clown or Joker? It comes to the same thing.
presence of leaders such as Merkel, van der Leyen, Macron and Biden. He is of‐ ten less than coherent and he has been heard mumbling in Latin! Some of his jokes are not in the best taste. He admits to being proud of his achievements. Under his watch, the UK has the
highest rate of Covid deaths in Europe and the fourth highest number of reported cases in the world. The care homes tragedy was the result of hesitation and poor judge‐ ment and the NHS is unable to cope. We have rampant inflation, rising taxes and the scrapping of universal credit. In spite of underemploy‐ ment, there are serious labour shortages. There have been queues at petrol sta‐ tions and empty supermarket shelves. Immigration policy is confusing. We are isolated from our European friends and the government is un ‐ able to secure adequate trade deals. Johnson holds nobody ac‐ countable for their misde‐ meanours, from Dominic Cummings and Matt Hancock to Cressida Dick. The first two violated Covid rules while the Metropolitan Po‐
lice Commissioner, having ef‐ fectively ordered the murder of an innocent young Brazil‐ ian in 2005 (and been pro ‐ moted and honoured), now presides over a police force incapable of protecting wom‐ en. He is reactive rather than proactive. Owing to an ab‐ sence of strategy and for‐ ward planning, there are fre‐ quent U‐turns and back‐tracking. Despite this, Johnson never admits he is wrong. The UK needs a leader with sound judgement, command‐ ing authority and respect. I can’t see anybody in either of the major parties. I am not suggesting we need Gordon Brown again, but suddenly he doesn’t look so bad. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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TOTALLY AGREE IN response to the letter by SH in last week’s edition 14-20 October. SH in my opinion you are 120 per cent right and have had your same thoughts for years. I would like to think some politicians and thinkers agree with us that it will not be long before overpopulation brings the world to its knees and wars are fought over water, food, space to live and the yawning gap between the haves and have-nots. The UK is a perfect example of overpopulation and overcrowding. Wall to wall people, wall to wall vehicles, infrastructure cracking, as from an earthquake, education system, health system, housing system and any other system all going to pot and unable to cope with rising demand. How to reduce population is a problem no one wishes to face. The Chinese and Indians tried and failed (I don’t think a free transistor radio will be enough this time around), but it has to be done and obviously many difficult and delicate decisions will have to be made and if they are not I’m glad I won’t be here to see the total ruination of the planet. If the powers that be can spend the same money, time and energy as they have on COP22 on trying to solve the problem of this nuclear population explosion, there may be a chance, but one wonders whether the great and good have the brains and determination to tackle the seemingly unsolvable. PC
Balderdash Hi Leapy I completely agree with your comments, the world has gone completely mad, problem is we have got too many tree huggers and snowflakes. When does all this rubbish stop, I now feel for the younger generation. Regards Keith Moore
Thank you One of your best yet Leapy, as a Yorkshire man living on the CDS for the last 32 years with no racial tendencies, I agree totally with what you say, thank you and keep on writing for us. Best regards, Michael Glew Keep the faith
Britain not accepting Spanish vaccination Could anyone please let me know if it is correct, that if pinged by test and trace in the UK after arriving by flight from Spain that even having both vaccinations (in Spain) that you have to isolate as the British government are not accepting our vaccinations. This happened to friends and we are returning to Wales for Christmas for seven days and are concerned about this. Please could anybody clarify as not getting results on gov.uk. Regards NW
WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHY FOR many of us, politicians are considered as selfseeking know-alls, many of whom use their positions to benefit themselves, their families and friends financially either whilst in seat or once they leave office. The embarrassment caused by the activities of the so-called ‘troughiteers’ is just another example of how our elected rulers can and have behaved and no doubt there are still major revelations due to come out about who made how much out of the pandemic in the UK. The tragic killing of Sir
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David Amess at his surgery however does put into perspective the fact that many constituency MPs put in a huge amount of hard work and commitment to try to help those they represent. Sir David had been an MP for 28 years and although he had not served in any senior government posts, he was considered a conscientious and hard-working Member of Parliament, so his murder was pointless and achieved nothing other than contempt for his killer. This of course is not the first murder of an MP with
the most recent before Sir David being that of Labour MP Jo Cox in 2015 and prior to that the attempt on the life of Nigel Jones in 2000. Much as we may be cynical about the intentions of many MPs in the UK (and in Spain as well), we can only express our deepest sympathy to the family of each and ever y victim and hope that although many MPs will continue to receive threats and abuse on the internet in the future, that it will be a ver y long time before another is attacked in this manner.
WILLIAM SHATNER: Was involved in the recent space mission.
Jojo Jojo Sjojo Such a waste of money!
Allan-Janice Snow Ball Just vanity projects, money could be better spent helping people in need now or helping research illnesses.
Pete Stimpson Should have left him up there. If you have lots of money the world’s problems are not your concern.
Steve Townend Probably what people said about the first aeroplanes.
Colin Carter Definitely vanity projects with people with more money than sense.
Bonnie Sparks Robeson It doesn’t matter as long as the taxpayers don’t pay for it.
Angie Ellacott What an absolute waste of money - when half the planet doesn’t have food or clean water??? It’s all about the haves and havenots!!
Byron Sherlock Why is Greta not there protesting climate.
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack THEY didn’t notice me sitting quietly at the wheel as they strolled past my car. “That’s one of those Ford Pumas,” said he. “Nice, isn’t it,” said she. A few minutes later they both purred past in their Porsche SUV. Two days later a lady passed on foot with her laden shopping trolley. “I like your car and especially the
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Ford puts on the style with the new Puma colour. Lovely.” So, there you have it; a new Ford making strangers remark on its looks and paint (€911/ £775 worth of Grey matter, since you ask). Been some time since that’s happened, I’d wa‐ ger. If you think a lot of people buy a car because they like the looks ‐ and then argue they
bought it for more common sense reasons ‐ this latest medium‐sized SUV promises a healthy bottom line for Ford. Underneath the smart body sits a lot of a current Ford Fies‐ ta, including engine and gear‐ box. But the bits you can see are all new and stretch further in every dimension than the Fi‐ esta donor.
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ONE of the advantages of electric cars compared to fossil fuel cars is the saving capacity they generate by avoiding refuelling, replacing them with charging by an electric current. This economic benefit is al‐ so compounded by the need for less maintenance, which also low‐ ers running costs. This advantage, which last year was a relevant and important point, no longer seems to be the case, due to the continuous rise in the price of electricity, and the exorbitant price peaks that electricity has been reaching in recent weeks. The Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU), has announced that while last year recharging an electric car cost an average of €190 per year, due to the rise in electrici‐ ty, the cost has now skyrocketed to €447. Taking an example where the vehicle is only plugged in during off‐peak hours, and travelling
about 10,000 kilometres a year, the cost of recharging has increased by €257. With regard to recharging at roadside charging points, the OCU has at the same time not‐ ed a rise in prices at some sta‐ tions, such as Ionity. In September, they have gone from charging €0.790/kWh to €0.825/kWh. This is a price that is now three times higher than the off‐peak rate. However, the OCU still strongly recommends electric models over combustion ones, since not only do they help to improve the level of emissions and pollution, but they are vehicles that tend to pay off the investment much earlier. Costing an average of €7,500 more than its combustion engine counterparts, it normally pays for itself in between two and a half, and four years.
Ford has a hard won repu‐ tation to maintain for building affordable cars that bring a smile to their driver’s face. It does too, with the sort of ea‐ gerness to tackle a corner that the high stance might warn against. Positive steering and a snappy gear change add to the fun. You can pay as little as €24,400/£20,745 for a Puma, which will come with a 1.0‐litre 125PS engine and share all the attributes of the more models in the range. Power units include a mild hybrid system with an integrated starter/ generator
for a little more power and im‐ proved green credentials. Every Puma gets a cockpit that looks modern, works well but lacks the surface shine of some rivals, with a bit too much hard plastic scattered about. There’s plenty of room up front and just about enough in the back, before we reach the clever bit in the boot. Lift the boot floor and you discover what Ford calls a MegaBox, an 80 litre waterproof compart‐ ment, com‐
plete with drain plug for dirty wellies and the like. The goodies count is impres‐ sive, with this posh ‘un coming with heated windscreen, fine sat nav, cruise control and a B&O 10‐speaker sound sys‐ tem. A whopping €5,617/ £4,775 of options, that grey paint in‐ cluded, along with fancy alloys, panoramic opening roof, pow‐ er tailgate and a plethora of driver aids meant the test car nudged in at €35,113/ £29,850.
FORD PUMA: Positive steering and a snappy gear change.
Facts at a Glance Model: Ford Puma ST-Line X Engine: 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder, turbocharged petrol developing 155PS Gears: 6-Speed manual Price: €29,499/£25,075 Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 8.9 seconds/Maximum Speed 199 kph (124 mph) Economy: 5.5l/100km (51.4 mpg) Combined driving Emissions: 125 g/km Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
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WALKING FOOTBALL. FIRST RESPONSE TRAINING SAVES A LIFE A M E M B E R of Benal‐ madena Walking Football Club collapsed whilst playing walking football at the Polideportivo Be‐ nalmadena Pueblo on Monday October 11. Walking Football is played by over 50s there‐ fore the risk of injury or illness is always present. Newcomers are advised to check with their doctor before giving it a try. In last Monday’s inci‐ dent a player collapsed and first diagnosis sug‐ gested a heart attack. Club members Kevin Brabbs, Bob McNeil and John Blackman got to work using skills they learned only a few months previously from a visiting player Martyn Heath, an Instrument Technician at a UK hospi‐ tal, and a recent refresher course. Martyn’s training came to good use as the three
continued to give their teammate CPR until the arrival of the Emergency Services, especially when it was learned later that it was not a heart attack, but the heart had literally stopped. Doctors at the hospital made it very clear that the rapid intervention of our member’s teammates saved his life. He was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit in hos‐ pital and on Wednesday moved to an Observation ward. He later underwent an operation to put a device under the skin with wires to his heart to start it should it stop again. Latest. On Sunday Octo‐ ber 17 he was in a general ward and if no post op in‐ fections would be allowed home on Monday October 18. It’s reassuring for the South of Spain’s some 300
The three First Responders... from L to R... Kevin Brabbs, Bob McNeil and John Blackman.
members that their clubs take Health and Safety very seriously. The need to have equipment and treatment immediately available for the use of First Responders in the
event of a medical emer‐ gency is also very impor‐ tant and clubs are working to make sure they are in place should an emergen‐ cy arise. Revision courses will
continue at regular inter‐ vals. Most clubs in the South of Spain now have access to a defibrillator and trained First Responders in the event of medical emergencies at sessions or matches. There are plans to have a minimum number of members at every club trained as First Responders which would mean there would always be at least one in atten‐ dance in the event of an emergency. OTHER NEWS. Walking Football South of Spain was represented at the prestigious Eurocopa Tournament at Albufiera on the Algarve last Mon‐ day and Tuesday by Mala‐ ga WFC competing with 20 of Europe’s top walking football clubs. While not returning with a trophy the Malaga contingent were happy to have competed, including
wins against the eventual winners, East Algarve A (3‐ 1) and East Algarve B (2‐0) and made many new friends and contacts. WFAI Associate club The Walking Lions WFC from Bilbao took three teams and acquitted themselves well in their first ever tournament. Monday October 18 saw the Championship re‐ sumed when Calahonda WFS took on high flying Walking Dead B at the Fin‐ ca Naundrup. This ‘local derby’ was predicted to produce a lot of goals. Find out how many were scored and other fixtures in next week’s Euro Weekly News. Make sure you get your copy... The HIDROMASTER Pre‐ miership resumes on Sun‐ day October 23 with Table Topping Viñuela hosting Nerja A and B teams in a ‘local derby’.