Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 18 - 24 November 2021 Issue 1898

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Charity golf day IN a real show of solidarity, two animal charities, Triple A from Marbella and ADANA from Estepona will share the proceeds of a charity golf tournament on Sunday November 28 at El Paraiso Golf Club. Call 661 297 209 for details of all‐in‐ clusive price.

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School work SIX schools in Fuengirola are benefiting from the fact that the council man‐ aged not to spend some of the money in its 2020 budget, which means that it has been able to allo‐ cate €110,000 to improve the facilities for children at those schools.

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King in Malaga AS part of his State Visit to Spain, Italian President Ser‐ gio Mattarella and daughter Laura enjoyed a formal din‐ ner with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia in Madrid on Tuesday November 16.

Both parties travelled to Malaga City the following day to meet up with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for the closing dinner of the 14th Cotec Europa meeting as well as attending a discussion session.

The objective of the 14th Cotec Europe meeting is to reflect and exchange ideas on problems and needs com‐ mon to companies and economies in Spain, Italy and Portugal, the three countries where Cotec is estab‐ lished, of which His Majesty the King is Honorary Presi‐ dent.

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Walk for Diabetes Christmas toy discounts IT was a perfect sunny day for the La Cala de Mijas Lions Walk for Diabetes Aware‐ ness as nearly 200 people set off along the Boardwalk to the drums of the Drang Drummers on Sunday November 14.

After being first warmed up by Georgie‐ Mac and Zumba, the walkers were given a guard of honour by Medieval Sentries as they started off and upon their return giv‐ en stretching exercises by helpful volun‐ teers.

The Costa Soul Singers gave a great per‐ formance and there were many stalls in‐ cluding the Diabetic Testing Station where nurses tested nearly 100 people and Spec‐ Savers gave advice to those who may have eye problems.

Many thanks were offered to everyone who helped to make the day such a suc‐ cess, especially he Mijas Town Hall Foreign Residents and Sports departments, who together with the mayor and councillors

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LIONS WALK: Finishing with a cheer. opened the event and ensured everyone’s safety and protection.

Sponsorship is still coming in, but at the time of writing almost €2,000 has been raised for the charity whose diabetic helpline is 607 879 450.

The next diary date for the La Cala Lions is the Christmas Fair and Fashion Show at Olivia’s Restaurant in La Cala on November 29 from 11 am with free entry to the fair and lunch available at €20.

Street fight Gibraltar FIVE people were arrested after a fight erupted in Gibraltar on Saturday November 13 as one man was struck by a speeding car and a chair thrown at another car.

Generally speaking, al‐ though there are some young men who drive around in noisy cars play‐ ing loud music, Gibraltar has rarely suffered from group violence and even demonstrations when they occur are invariably peace‐ ful.

According to the Royal Gibraltar Police, reports of a public order disturbance outside the Bahia Bar at Waterport Roundabout were received at around 7pm on Saturday and offi‐ cers were immediately de‐ ployed to the scene where they discovered two indi‐ viduals who required hos‐ pital attention.

Thanks to video evidence supplied by local residents, it was possible to see as‐ saults, violent disorder and cars being driven in an ex‐

tremely dangerous manner and within an hour of the start of the incident, five arrests were made.

Reacting to the incidence of violence the Chief Minis‐ ter Fabian Picardo said; “The images of violence to‐ day on our streets are un‐ acceptable.

“I will be convening a meeting of the Gibraltar Contingency Council to seek assurances about en‐ suring the safety and secu‐ rity of our streets and our people.

TORREMOLINOS elderly can save money on Christmas toy purchases for grandchildren with 10 per cent discounts as part of the Mayor Acti‐ vo campaign.

The councillor for the Elderly, Car‐ men García, announced this as she visited the toy store ‘Centro Juguetes Torremolinos’ thus ensur‐ ing that those older people who are looking for gifts for their grandchil‐ dren can obtain discounts in local stores.

“With this agreement, the elderly will be able to have a 10 per cent discount on purchases made during Christmas, thus promoting economic activity in the municipality,” said Carmen García.

Residents of the municipality may obtain the card by going in person

Credit: Torremolinos Council.

Promoting the Christmas discounts. to the El Pozuelo senior centre or order it by calling at 952 371 486 or 951 764 861.

This is an ongoing promotion with various discounts for different items inspired by a wish to ensure that businesses in Torremolinos are able to continue to offer a personal ser‐ vice to clients.

Name change petition THERE is an ongoing petition to name a street in Malaga City after an early female footballer who was deter‐ mined to play regardless of the customs of the time.

Ana Carmona Ruíz known as Nita was born in Malaga on May 16, 1908, in the Ca‐ puchinos neighbourhood and it was in the port that as a child she saw for the first time a group of English sailors play a strange game called foot‐ ball. Her interest turned into a secret passion and years lat‐ er, she began to play for Sporting Club de Malaga, al‐ though at the beginning of the 20th century it was im‐

possible for a woman to play football, let alone in a men’s team.

Having cut her hair and minimised her breasts with bandages she played several matches before it was re‐ alised that she was a girl and not only was she insulted, but eventually denounced and detained for disturbing public order. The family chose to send her to the home of some relatives in the nearby town of Velez‐Malaga, but far from discouraging her, she ended up playing for the local team, Velez CF where she took the nickname of Veleta.

Nita’s life ended too soon,

as at only 32 she caught re‐ lapsing fever from a louse bite and died. She was buried with the Sporting de Malaga shirt in the San Rafael ceme‐ tery, surrounded by col‐ leagues who shared their hobby and secret with her.

Her story is part of the Un‐ told Story and describes the historical struggle of women to occupy public spaces, to live their own lives, to be able to develop their vital projects and to pursue their dreams.

This is why there is a petition on change.org asking for 1,000 signatures to have a street in Malaga named after her.

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NIBS EXTRA Bus station AFTER announcing in June of this year that the Marbella Council would make over land to the Junta de Andalucia to allow for the building of the much-needed San Pedro bus station, it has now been confirmed that the transfer has now been approved.

Tourist office A NEW Tourist Office has been opened in the building of the Torremolinos Tourist Interpretation Centre which is located on the popular Cuesta del Tajo at a key point between the promenade, local neighbourhoods and the urban centre of the town.

Meeting Brits ON November 15, mayor of Benalmadena Victor Navas and the councillor for Foreign Residents chaired a meeting in the Innova building with British residents, to make it clear that he considered them an important part of the community, as the largest group of foreign residents in the municipality.

Free locks THE Mijas Council has signed an agreement with the Union of Andalucian Security Locksmiths (UCAS) so that they will change locks, free of charge, at homes located in the Mijas municipality where women who are victims of gender violence live.

Bioparc visit AS a special treat for residents of Fuengirola who are aged over 65, the Fuengirola Council is offering free access from 11.30am on November 26 to the Bioparc. Tickets may be obtained by visiting the Municipal Social Centre on Calle Blanca Paloma, before November 25.

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EsteponGO for geeks returns THERE’S not just music in Es‐ tepona on November 20 as fantasy and comic fans will be able to enjoy the fifth year of EsteponGO. This annual event, which is aimed at lovers of Manga, Videogames and Alternative Culture, will take place at the Municipal Booth in the Fair‐ ground on Saturday Novem‐ ber 20 and Sunday November 21.

The cost of entry to see more than 100 different activi‐ ties has been reduced this year to €3 per person, with all proceeds going to the NGO In‐

Credit: Cam11505 flickr There will be a number of local cosplayers attending.

fancia Solidaria which helps ar‐ range heart operations in Spain for children who do not

FUENGIROLA is marching against gen‐ der violence on Sunday November 28 in support of the International Day against Violence against Women. Or‐ ganised by the Fuengirola councillors for Equality and Sports, the march will start from Plaza Pedro Cuevas in Los Boliches at 10am and there will be a chance to obtain special t‐shirts to wear during the demonstration, the proceeds of which will go to finance projects against gender violence. It will run along the Fuengirola promenade and will close with awareness‐raising activities in which all families can par‐ ticipate, especially children and the cost will be a voluntary donation.

have access to medical sup‐ port in their home country.

Having missed out last year

due to the pandemic, ‘geeks’ of all types can enjoy the fun of this year’s event but for safety reasons, capacity will be reduced and although there will be just one shift, visitors will be welcome from 10am to 3pm and then 4pm to 9pm with a break for disinfection.

Various areas will be creat‐ ed for different workshops and events which will include free gaming, an artist’s alley, sales booths, stages, cosplay and much more, as well as dis‐ plays of Harry Potter, Disney Princesses and a K‐Pop con‐ test.

Gender violence march Credit: Fuengirola Council

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The two councillors confirmed the date of the march

“We will organise handicraft work‐ shops, a puppet show for equality and

a micro‐drama that deals with the theme to be discussed.

“Through these activities, a differ‐ ent way of relating and an alternative proposal based on positive and egali‐ tarian models will be shown,” con‐ firmed councillor for Sport María Hernández.

“Everyone’s participation is impor‐ tant, as we all have to try to end this scourge of gender violence and it is at the earliest ages when we have to be‐ gin to raise awareness and instil egali‐ tarian values,” she added.

A huge thank you to La Cala Health Centre!

WITH the cooperation of La Cala Health Centre, Age Care in Calahonda held a highly suc‐ cessful vaccination day on Tuesday November 9 at the Calahonda International Bap‐ tist Church. Two of Age Care’s

Spanish‐speaking volunteers spent many hours of hard work and perseverance liaising with the relevant health de‐ partments in order to achieve this visit ‐ the first of its kind!

The Nursing Supervisor of La

Cala Health Centre organised a medical team with admin and IT support who visited and provided a vaccination pro‐ gramme for Covid, Flu and Pneumonia jabs. All the Age Care members are so grateful

Manilva Winter Pride IT’S now two years since the last Manilva Pride event, but as pandemic restrictions have been eased, the municipality will be supporting the first Manilva Winter Pride.

Never as big and showy as Torremolinos Pride which is due to be held next May over a week, Manilva’s annual summer Pride has al‐ ways been welcomed by the local LGTBI com‐ munity and now on Friday December 17 they will be able to celebrate together in the run

up to Christmas. Organised by ‘Ser tú muy’ which is responsible for the summer event, it will be located in Calle Los Arcos in Duquesa Port and from 4pm there will be a selection of performances including drag queens, tribute artists, dancers, a Christmas market and San‐ ta’s Grotto. With music, colour and a feeling of carnival, this is likely to be a major fun event for everyone, especially if the weather continues to be mild.

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for this as many of them have great difficulties physically visit‐ ing the actual health centre in La Cala, and having these vacci‐ nations has given them a much greater peace of mind.

This has been a really great team effort by Calahonda Age Care as well over 100 mem‐ bers received their relevant vaccinations ‐ many thanks La Cala Health Centre!

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Escape Room FUENGIROLA Council offers preferential pricing to visit the Es‐ cape Room organised

by Fun Universe on five allocated days.

A normal session costs €60 for a group of four to six people, but the special deal means local residents aged between 12 and 35 can enter their own teams for just €5 per person.

The sessions run from 5pm to 6.30pm, 7pm to 8.30pm and 9pm to 10.30pm on November 20 and 27 and December 4, 11 and 18 at Calle Maes‐ tra Ángeles Azpiazu.

The challenge lasts 90 minutes and those taking part will have to solve the case of the murder of a wealthy young woman in the 19th Century Hotel Rus‐ sell.

The registration period is now open and you can sign up in person at the Youth Department (Avenida Nuestro Padre Jesús Cautivo Nº13), Monday to Friday from 9am to 2pm and on Tues‐ days and Thursdays from 4pm to 6pm, payment to be made when registering by credit card and at least half of those taking part must be resident in Fuengiro‐ la.

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THE children at the International School Estepona have been learning all about Remembrance Day and the significance of the poppy. They were lucky enough to have Mr Geoff; a member of the Royal British Legion, come in to school to speak to the children about his experiences and the impor‐ tance of both, this day and the poppy.

The children were very interested and asked lots of super questions! Some of the children then presented Mr Geoff with the donations they have collected by buying a poppy themselves; helping the RBL to help those in need within the Armed Forces community.

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Landmark hotel set for 2022 THE historic Hotel Byblos in Mijas will reopen its doors in June 2022 as La Zambra Hotel. The refur‐ bished establishment will boast nearly 200 rooms, three swimming pools, two tennis courts, two pad‐ dle courts and have access to two golf courses, Located in the heart of the Costa del Sol, the for‐ mer Byblos Hotel is situated between two 18‐hole golf courses in the Mijas Golf urbanisation and is described as “the perfect destination for guests seeking peace, tranquillity, privacy and relaxed luxury.”

The hotel opened in 1984 and became the pre‐ ferred accommodation for the elite. Former guests include Princess Diana, and music icons Julio Iglesias and the Rolling Stones. This gave the building iconic status and its reopening will be welcome news for local residents and visiting tourists alike.

The Costa del Sol tourist landmark has been closed for more than a decade, but news of refur‐ bishment works earlier this year proved to be a boost for Mijas. La Zambra is part of Hyatt Hotels’ Unbound Collection, which they described as “a carefully selected collection of stories, rather than a compilation of independent and unique hotels.”

La Zambra will be managed by the Marugal Hotel Management company and the hotel will be the company’s second in the province of Malaga. The hotel has been owned by Intriva, a European private equity fund since 2019.

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MiColchón opens new shop THE MiColchón Group has returned to Mijas expand‐ ing their shop and has in‐ corporated the new Brand of sofás ‘Nessen Interiors’.

This is also a clear commit‐ ment to create local jobs and for the International market generated by opening the new store.

On Friday November 12 the opening was attended by the councillors of Mijas Town Hall, Andrés Ruiz and José Carlos Martín.

Marketing Director, Án‐ gel Sánchez, highlighted that the location of the Las Lagunas shop “is excep‐ tional, as well as its lumi‐ nosity, which is why we are very happy to consoli‐ date our position here in Mijas.”

The extension of these premises has allowed the company to incorporate its new line of sofas and arm‐ chairs in Mijas. The Mala‐ ga‐based company has more than 30 years of ex‐ perience in the sector, with more than 50 em‐

The sales team together with founders and Mijas Council’s Andrés Ruiz and José Carlos Martín.

ployees and a dozen shops in the province.

In this one in Las Lagu‐ nas, the company high‐ lights the good clientele, “especially from foreign residents, who appreciate the quality to sleep well or to enjoy a sofa in good conditions.”

Mi Colchon is located on Avda de Mijas, 2, Las Lagu‐ nas, Mijas Costa.

Coin scam THE Guardia Civil took to social media to warn about a new scam. They warned: “Watch out!!! These are Turkish lira. They pass for €2 because of their resemblance. #Quenotelacuelen.”

People are aiming to scam others as the coins appear very similar and many people will not even notice the difference. The real value of the Turkish coin though is consider‐ ably less than a €2 coin.

Both coins have a similar size and weight.

Reportedly they are being offered up to peo‐ ple and shops and no one has been noticing.

When looked at closely the two coins are easy to tell apart. The €2 coin in Spain has the

€2 COINS: Easily mistaken for others.

face of King Felipe VI or of King Juan Carlos I engraved on it.

The Turkish coins however have the phrase ‘Yeni Türk Lirasi’ engraved. They also have a Turkish coat of arms and a face.

Brit passport warning THE Foreign Office updated their advice on November 15 which says that Brits should confirm their passport has been stamped when entering or exiting the Schengen area via Spain: “If relevant entry or exit stamps are not in your passport, border guards will

presume that you have over‐ stayed your visa‐free limit.

You can show evidence of when and where you entered or exited the Schengen area, and ask the border guards to add this date and location in your passport. Examples of acceptable evidence include

boarding passes and tickets.”

Holidaymakers could possi‐ bly find they need to prove they have enough money for their holiday or prove they have organised appropriate accommodation when pass‐ ing through Spanish border controls.

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Boeing deal for crash victims THE aviation company, Boe‐ ing, has accepted full liability for the deaths of 157 passen‐ gers of the fatal 2019 Ethiopi‐ an Airline flight, according to court documents in Chicago.

In return, the families of the victims will not seek penal damages from the company.

Lawyers for the victims’ families said Boeing would still be held “fully accountable,” welcoming the agreement as a significant milestone.

The agreement opens the way for families outside the US, in countries such as Ethiopia and Kenya, to claim

Civil War grave 159 passengers died.

compensation through the US courts, rather than in their home countries, which might be more difficult and result in lower payments.

Mark Pegram in the UK, whose son Sam was one of

Celebrity chef dies aged 43 GURPAREET BAINS, the Indian celebrity chef, has tragically passed away aged just 43.

Bains, the author of several best‐selling cook‐ books, suffered a heart attack on November 4. His kidneys failed to restart when he re‐ gained consciousness, and he died because of kidney and heart complications. Gurpa‐ reet, from the London Borough of Enfield in Essex, was an avid nutritionist and went on to become the co‐founder of Vedge Snacks.

In 2009, he was first recognised internation‐ ally after coming up with a dish that consist‐ ed of a simple chicken curry with blueberries and goji berry pilau, which he claimed was the ‘world’s healthiest meal’. It was reputed

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BAINS: Was an avid nutritionist.

to contain the antioxidant‐equivalent of 23 bunches of grapes. In 2010, his first cook‐ book, Indian Superfood, was published, which went on to become a best‐seller, counting actress Gwyneth Paltrow among his fans. Another of his claims was the inven‐ tion of the ‘world’s healthiest cookie.’

the victims, said: “The main positive for us is that Boeing is admitting liability... we want‐ ed them to hold their hands up.”

Sam’s mother Debbie said: “All we are looking to do with any compensation is set up a charity in Sam’s name. It’s what we want to do and it’s what Sam would have want‐ ed us to do.”

THE Balearic Government will live broadcast the opening of graves from the Civil War, through the channel of the Ministry of Energy Transition and Democratic Memory, with the aim of ‘bringing the second phase of excavations closer to the families of the victims and the general popu‐ lation.’

First and second‐year high school students will get to know first‐hand the work that is carried out in a grave.

This coincides with the decision to suspend the sub‐ sidised course of University Specialist in Historical Memo‐ ry this year, after only seven people applied.

Recently, in the second phase of the excavations being carried out in the Son Coletes cemetery in Manacor, the remains of 11 victims of reprisals during the Civil War have been found. These excavations are in addition to those carried out in previous years in the municipality of Porreres where human remains have been found.

All change for drivers A STUDY has confirmed that by the end of 2023, over half of the drivers in Spain will have to change their car.

The disappearance of combustion engines, regis‐ tration taxes according to emissions and the price of fuel are many factors that make it increasingly difficult

for owners of diesel or gaso‐ line cars to circulate. Now, a study has confirmed that by the end of 2023, 53 per cent of drivers will have to buy a new car.

The deadline for all cities with more than 50,000 in‐ habitants to design and im‐ plement low‐emission zones is 2023.

This will restrict access to the most polluting vehicles in the centre of these areas.

This guideline is part of the Shock Plan for Sustain‐ able, Safe and Connected Mobility of the State Bud‐ gets of 2022, which aims to decarbonise urban mobility and improve the quality of life in cities.

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Hero officers honoured TWO Spanish police offi‐ cers in Albox, Almeria were honoured for saving a woman from a Brit fugi‐ tive. The officers were decorated with the Green Cross.

In 2017, a local woman had managed to escape from her attacker and call the police.

She said that her life was in danger and that someone was trying to kill her.

The two officers rushed to help the woman. One of the officers fought the woman’s assailant who was armed with a knife.

The officers were forced to draw their weapons and fire several warning shots to keep the woman safe.

The British National had been wanted for two years. He was arrested and charged with multi‐ ple crimes including at‐ tempted murder and ille‐ gal detention.

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Partial pardon for Rivas

Scorpion plague

SPAIN’S Council of Ministers are planning to ap‐ prove a partial pardon for Juana Rivas, the mother sentenced for the abduction of her two children in 2018. It means her reduced sen‐ tence from a Supreme Court ruling in April of two years and six months in prison would be halved to one year and three months. The mother from Granada would also see her loss of parental custody dissolved in favour of 180 days of community service.

Juana Rivas was charged with two offences of child abduction, one for each child, after refusing to return to Italy, where the three were living with Francesco Arcuri, the children’s father. She disappeared with them for a month during July and August 2017. Spain’s Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, was in favour of the partial par‐ don, stating that the government was taking “decisive steps” to ensure that women and

TORRENTIAL storms have hit the Egyptian city of Aswan, bringing rain, hailstones, and severe flooding. The accumulation of water has led snakes and scorpions to seek refuge inside the homes of the city’s residents. As a result, a plague of scorpions has invaded the city and killed three people who were not able to sur‐ vive their stings. Another 503 people have had to be treated with an antidote.

Doctors have had to be recalled from holiday to meet the demand for treatment. Stocks of the antidote have also had to be expanded.

Symptoms of a scorpion sting include severe pain, fever, sweating, vomiting, diarrhoea, muscle tremors, and head spasms.

The thick‐tailed Arabian scorpion can mea‐ sure up to 10cm and has a highly toxic venom that can kill an adult person in around one hour.

DECISIVE STEPS: Being taken to help mothers like Juana.

mothers like Juana Rivas, “are not persecuted or criminalised for protecting their children.”

“There are already public policies and a greater social awareness about all forms of gen‐ der violence because it involves using children to attack women where it hurts most, which is with their sons and daughters,” Montero said.

Rivas was ordered to pay €12,000 in compen‐ sation to the children’s father.

New inhalable Covid vaccine A NEW inhalable vaccine against the coronavirus has been unveiled in China. The vaccine has been developed

by Chinese biotech company CanSino Biologics in conjunc‐ tion with a team of scientists working with the Chinese army’s infectious disease ex‐

pert Chen Wei. Scientists have been conducting research that shows that the inhalable vaccine can trigger a similar response to that produced by the current injectable coron‐ avirus vaccines. At the mo‐ ment the vaccine is only in Phase II clinical trials. It has

though been permitted to be used for ‘emergency use.’

Work on this new vaccine began at the Zhongnan Hospi‐ tal of Wuhan University back in September 2020. This is the same city that was the epicen‐ tre of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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EVERY McDonald’s in Madrid, Barcelona, and Va‐ lencia is reportedly running out of chicken.

“We have removed some chicken products from the screens so that the customer does not see it,” said one manager in the northwest of the capital. He claimed this problem had been present for the last six weeks.

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Smoking e-cigarettes doubles risk A R E C E N T report con‐ cludes that consumers of electronic cigarettes are almost twice as likely to suffer a heart attack as

non‐smokers.

As a result of this study, the Spanish Heart Founda‐ tion (FEC) is attempting to put a stop to this new form

Spain considering Covid passports REGIONAL authorities in Spain are considering fol‐ lowing governments and health authorities in other European countries in a bid to curb the spread of Covid‐ 19. This could involve refus‐ ing unvaccinated people access to hospitals and oth‐ er public places. Communi‐ ties in Galicia, Cantabria, and Catalonia already re‐ quire the Covid passport to enter cocktail bars.

Spain’s Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, is keen not to see a “pattern

that is repeated” in hospi‐ tals if admission rates start to increase. The Interterri‐ torial Health Council last week issued an appeal to unvaccinated people to agree to be immunised against coronavirus.

Data shows that the 20 to 39 age group is the one with the lowest vaccination rates.

Spain currently has 78.9 per cent of the population double‐jabbed, which rep‐ resents 88.9 per cent of those over 12 years of age.

of tobacco consumption, es‐ pecially among the young population. It is asking gov‐ ernments for stricter regula‐ tion and greater supervision of the marketing and sales strategies of these devices.

The World Heart Federa‐ tion (WHF) says that vaping is also known to cause vas‐ cular problems and a possi‐ ble increased risk of blood clots. These devices are ad‐ vertised as an alternative to quitting smoking, although various investigations have shown that this is not the case.

In addition to cardiovascu‐ lar risk, the consumption of e‐cigarettes has a very clear effect on our respiratory health. Although they are advertised as a healthier al‐ ternative to traditional cigarettes, the damage they cause in the respiratory tract is very similar to that caused by tobacco consumption.

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$450.3M

‘Salvator Mundi’ by Leonardo da Vinci is the most expensive painting in the world, valued at $450.3 million.

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NOVEMBER EVENTS: Filming of the zipline challenge and entertainment by Alexandra Avery.

Simply Surviving Group hits the headlines THE continued suc‐ cess of this charitable platform has attract‐ ed the attention of the media in its vari‐ ous forms.

As well as the very generous coverage given each week by Euro Weekly News, a hit British TV series is currently filming the group’s activities, Marbella TV’s Nicole King has granted an interview and now Mijas councillor Bill Anderson is support‐ ing the Group by de‐ voting a whole live YouTube programme to them!

Last week a British camera crew shadowed a Mijas Walking Tour (a regular fundraiser for the Group) when eight ladies enjoyed a two and a half hour tour of the historic white village.

UK viewers next spring will witness the gener‐ ous sum of €90 being donated by those attend‐ ing, thus increasing the running total for the month to €270, all in support of ADANA, the Es‐ tepona‐based canine charity whose premises were decimated by the recent historical wild‐ fires.

Tomorrow (Friday) the cameras will roll once more as co‐organisers Val Williams and Alan Boardman return to the scene of September’s Zipline Challenge at Sunview Park just outside Alhaurin de la Torre, this time generously spon‐ sored by this newspaper. Several more Simply Surviving Group members have also volun‐ teered to zoom along the 1.3 kilometre wire, in‐ cluding Albert Doody who is the ripe age of 89!

The Simply Surviving Group has a major event on Thursday November 25 at the Green Label restaurant in El Chapparal, Mijas when

there is a dinner and top class entertain‐ ment from the fab‐ ulous Alexandra Av‐ ery. Many readers will know that Bill Ander‐ son broadcasts a pro‐ gramme weekly via his YouTube channel, also streamed on his Facebook page and on the night of the 25th he’ll be broad‐ casting direct from the venue. There will be live interviews with the Group’s organis‐ ers as well as with several revellers.

The Group is hope‐ ful that all this media attention will continue the rapid growth in the number of supporters, leading to even greater dona‐ tions for the various local charities that they support each month.

A new initia‐ Val and Alan. tive is to be tri‐ alled at their Christmas Lunch at La Sierra restaurant on Thursday December 16. Follow‐ ing a member’s suggestion, a Singles Table will be reserved for anyone wishing to come along on their own. It is emerging that several people have wanted to go along to events, but have had nobody to go with.

The Group hopes that this initiative will en‐ courage them to go along and join in while most likely making new friends into the bargain!

If you’d like to book for any of the events mentioned or simply want to keep abreast of what’s going on, please look up their Facebook page ‘Simply Surviving group’ or email valwilliams39@yahoo.com.

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Barcelona welcomes Banksy A NEW ‘100 per cent’ unau‐ thorised Banksy exhibition has opened at Barcelona’s Design Museum.

The exhibit is titled ‘Banksy. The Art of Protest’ and displays more than 70 original works in formats such as photographs, en‐ gravings and immersive spaces.

More than one million people have already enjoyed the exhibit worldwide as it has travelled the world be‐ fore arriving in Barcelona.

The elusive English street artist is one of the most well‐ known artists of the 21st century, despite their identi‐ ty remaining anonymous, with their artworks popping up unannounced in public areas and appearing overnight. Banksy’s contro‐ versial art is often political, with themes such as pover‐ ty, the climate crisis and con‐ sumerism.

The exhibit in Barcelona is enhanced by an audio guide that can be accessed on smartphones in Spanish, En‐

glish and Catalan, which pro‐ vide more information on the mysterious artist and their creations.

The exhibit opened on

November 12, with a press conference involving the ex‐ hibition curator, Alexander Nachkebiya, Mireia Escobar, director of the Design Muse‐

um, Rafael Gimenez, director of one of the organising bod‐ ies Sold Out, and Barcelona city councillor Jaume Coll‐ boni.

London Grand Prix funding THE possibility of a London Grand Prix has been around for years, but it has never been realised. Ac‐ cording to reports, funding has now been secured to create a Grand Prix circuit in the capital.

A race in London is said to have the backing of Formula One teams along with the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. It is thought the Grand Prix would be in addi‐ tion to the British Grand Prix held at Silverstone.

Josh Wanders, from US backers 777 Partners said: “We are hopeful that it is coming. There will be an electric atmosphere as the greatest athletes in the world, along with an inter‐

It would be a fantastic advert for London.

national fanbase and the world’s largest companies as sponsors, descend on the Docks for race weekend.

“More importantly, we will build a world‐class sports and entertainment complex that can serve the community year‐round and revitalise the surrounding areas. It is the type of thing you really can’t quantify un‐ til it happens, but the im‐ pact is dramatic.”

Khan would also love to

see London host a Grand Prix. He commented previ‐ ously: “It would be great to have a Grand Prix in the cap‐ ital, to have Silverstone and London on the calendar. I’ve been really impressed with those at Formula 1 and I’m keen to bring it as soon as possible.”

Red Bull’s Christian Horner said: “It would be a fantastic advert for London and great to see and hear GP cars around the streets.”

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Grandparent scam investigated INVESTIGATORS in the United States are investi‐ gating the theft of more than $700,000 (more than €600,000) from an 82‐ year‐old woman in Tam‐ pa, Florida, who was the victim of a ‘grandparent scam.’

The scammers harassed the woman throughout the summer of 2021 by telling her that her grand‐ daughter was in legal trou‐ ble and therefore needed money. This is how they managed to get the wom‐ an to withdraw money from her bank account and hand it over to them.

The money was collect‐ ed by the car company Uber and investigators have requested records of the pick‐ups made at the old woman’s building.

The scammers called the grandmother on the phone pretending to be

her granddaughter, telling her that she had been in a car accident and was in jail, court records confirm.

One of the scammers spoke to the elderly lady on the phone and claimed to be the granddaughter’s attorney, convincing the woman to withdraw mon‐ ey 13 times from BB&T branches. They urged the woman to tell the bank workers the withdrawals were to make improve‐ ments to the house.

The old woman’s de‐ fence attorney sued the bank in September 2021, claiming it was a mistake to allow the woman to withdraw large sums of money without any suspi‐ cion.

Uber has been open to collaboration in the case, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday November 10.

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Bees survive volcano Women earn less The volcano erupted.

Catalan surfers furious SURFERS in Barcelona are up in arms that the council has banned them from entering the sea when rad flags are up, which can incur penalties that range between €750 and €1,500.

Being able to surf when the red flag is hoisted is the main time for those who practise the sport, however, Barcelona has prohibited the sport in high waves, something that does not happen in other Catalan municipalities.

“We are not bathers. We surf. It is a sport,” said one surfer, demanding that the city council allow them to surf with a red flag, “It’s as if they told you that you can’t ski when there is snow.”

THOUSANDS of bees have survived more than 50 days buried at the edge of La Palma volcano. The hives had been buried under a layer of ash since the La Palma volcano be‐ gan erupting in September.

The hives were located only 600 metres away from the centre of the volcano which erupted on September 19.

Elías González, president of the Agrupación de Defensa Sanitaria (ADS) Apicultores de La Palma explained that of the original six hives belonging to the beekeeper, five had been discovered intact. The bees were rescued alive. The sixth hive’s occupants died but González believes that they may have died “not because of the volcano, but because they were already weak.”

The rescue operation took place on November 6. Officers from El Paso’s Local Police car‐ ried out the rescue mission along with support from the Military Emergency Unit (UME) and the Guardia Civil. One of the Local Police officers is a beekeeper.

SPANISH women earn 11.1 per cent less than men, a wage gap that widens considerably in sectors such as science and technology, where the difference reaches 18.7 per cent.

Despite the fact that the average is lower than that of the European Union (14.1 per cent), the data shows that this was a worrying reality before the pandemic and that, according to various forecasts, it has worsened as a result of the crisis. This situation occurred due to a series of factors that hinder salary equality, according to Vidal. One of them is the responsibility of care, which falls predominantly on women and is the reason why they often work part-time. This is what Vidal calls “involuntary partiality,” in reference to the pressure that many women feel to have to reduce their working hours due to their other responsibilities.

According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), in 2020, 22.8 per cent of

Women often only work part-time.

women worked part-time in Spain. This is more than triple that of men, whose percentage was 6.7 per cent in that same period. The trend described by Vidal is confirmed by data such as women tend-

ing to choose jobs with shorter hours, due to family or personal obligations (7.9 per cent to 1.7 per cent of men), or because of the care of children or sick adults (14.3 per cent versus 2.9 per cent.)

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MALAGA has been ranked amongst the top 20 most beautiful cities to visit at Christmas time according to the prestigious website European Best Destinations. At Christ‐ mas, the city’s characteristic palm trees are adorned with Christmas garlands and street concerts take place.

“Every year, Malaga offers an exceptional show to visi‐ tors from all over the world who come to discover one of the most beautiful destinations to visit at Christmas.”

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Granada metro extended THE EU will provide €68 million for the southern ex‐ tension of the Granada sub‐ urb line but refuses to fi‐ nance the projects in Sevilla and Malaga because the work would not be finished on time.

So long as there are no unforeseen circumstances, work could begin on the ex‐ tension of the Granada metro before summer 2023. This will take the metro into the municipali‐ ties of Armilla, Churriana de la Vega and Las Gabias, and should be operational by 2026.

There are no current forecasts for the expansion of the other two Andalu‐ cian suburban trains in Sevilla and Malaga. The ex‐ planation lies in the EU’s Next Generation recovery funds which has only agreed to finance Granada.

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Inflation at all time high BOTTLENECKS in global production caused by the pandemic and rising ener‐ gy costs are continuing to increase prices for con‐ sumers all over the coun‐ try. There is a large worry that many households will end up under severe pres‐ sure to make ends meet this Christmas season.

The Consumer Price In‐ dex (CPI) had a huge in‐ crease in October, reach‐ ing a high of 5.4 per cent, the highest price increase recorded in 29 years. The massive rise in energy costs is the main con‐

tributing factor to this Spanish inflation, with some household electrici‐ ty bills costing 62.8 per cent more last month than during the same pe‐ riod in the previous year.

Fuel is now 28.6 per cent more expensive in 2021, this is the highest price in four years.

Food is not immune from these increases ei‐ ther, with staples of the Spanish diet such as olive oil facing a 26 per cent price rise. Fresh fruit also rose by 11.3 per cent.

Natural gas has received

a knock‐on effect from the soaring price of electricity as more and more people are turning to this method to heat their homes as the winter nights draw in.

This has caused an 11.3 per cent increase. The same has happened with bicycles due to the huge cost of petrol and diesel, with push bikes register‐ ing a 7.6 per cent price jump.

Analysts from the Bank of Spain have warned that inflation will continue to increase well into next year.

Hunt on for valuable banknotes COLLECTORS are eager to get their hands on certain UK bank notes. The prized £5 notes went into circulation in September 2016, but have recently attracted attention. The notes are made of polymer and feature Sir Win‐ ston Churchill.

If you are lucky enough to own one of the notes from the first batch, it

could be worth a bit more than a fiver.

The notes to look out for are ones with the serial code starting in ‘AA01’.

The closer the serial number is to the first batch of the banknote, the more profit you could make. One eBay user recently sold a £5 note for £99. This note had the serial number AA01 010110.

SIMON HARRIS: Has thousands of Facebook followers.

School dinner debts A BLOGGING dad vowed to clear school dinner debts at a Welsh school to stop the “madness of kids potentially go‐ ing hungry.”

Simon Harris, a father of four, made the offer via his Twitter account on November 11, after the headteacher of the school, Neil Foden, sent a letter to parents saying the school would not provide food to any child who had a school dinner debt. He wrote that any child who owed more than a penny would not be given food.

The incident caught the attention of Marcus Rashford, who just received an MBE from Prince William for the hard work and dedication he has shown to ensure no child goes hungry. He tweeted “Has the pandemic not taught us any‐ thing? Can we not be understanding? Come on now...?”

The dad‐of‐four, who has tens of thousands of Facebook and Twitter followers said: “I’ve just made this genuine of‐ fer to the management of Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle on Twitter.

I will absolutely cover their catering deficit if it stops this madness of kids potentially going hungry because of a school dinner debt.”

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Denial on pay roads Andalucia embarks in major S P A I N denies having agreed on pay‐per‐use roads. The government has said that it has not promised Brussels that new tolls would be imple‐ mented.

New tolls had been in‐

cluded in the Recovery, Transformation and Re‐ silience Plan which was sent to Brussels. The plan was put forward in order to receive European funds to help Spain recov‐ er from the ongoing coro‐

navirus pandemic.

The government have also said on other occa‐ sions that ‘pay per use’ tolls are needed on dual carriageways and motor‐ ways.

The potential plans have caused much con‐ troversy. In the document sent to Brussels, it states: “It is necessary to devel‐ op a system of payment for use of the high‐capaci‐ ty road network to cover maintenance costs.”

Spain has thousands of kilometres of motorways and dual carriageways that are currently paid for by the government. This is not considered to be sustainable and cannot be met by the Spanish budget. A ‘pay‐per‐use’ system would help cover these costs and according to the document could be implemented from ‘2024 onwards’.

Confusion remains over the possible implementa‐ tion of tolls.

planning law overhaul THE Conservative‐led regional government in the sunny southern region, led by PP and sup‐ ported by far‐right ‘Vox’ party, has committed to overhaul planning laws in order to acceler‐ ate property development and reactivate the economy ‐as well as reducing planning‐relat‐ ed Court activity‐ by simplifying procedures and abolishing numerous restrictive laws and regulations approved over the years by the previous Socialist government.

This should come as no surprise when the region has had no less than 500 Urban Town Plans annulled by the Courts due to technical deficiencies or missing reports; Marbella, Bena‐ havis, Torremolinos, Jaen are some towns that have sunk into ‘planning uncertainty and inse‐ curity’ due to a complex web of norms and reg‐ ulations (exactly 253) that are now being tar‐ geted, a legal ‘minefield’ according to lawmakers.

So, what will change once this bill is passed?

Well, a lot. Town urban plans will have a maximum two‐year period to be approved, as opposed to the average five to seven years that was common (when it was not challenged and abolished by the Courts). Illegal buildings will be earmarked for regularisation and will be ab‐ sorbed by town plans provided they are com‐ patible with the urban and territorial model. To achieve this, more than 30 per cent of existing

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legislation on the matter will disappear.

Land will no longer be classified in urban, de‐ velopment and non‐development land. This disappears in favour of a simple urban vs rustic land. In the latter, the new law will allow new constructions (homes) to curb depopulation of inland areas ‐ now totally forbidden unless for agricultural or farming purposes ‐ provided they do not create new settlements or are ex‐ pressly forbidden by the law (protected areas mainly); rural ‘AFO’ (currently enjoyed by only 26 per cent of rural homes) permits will contin‐ ue although more flexibility is expected.

Environmentalists and other left‐leaning po‐ litical parties and associations have harshly criti‐ cised the new law and have denounced the ad‐ vent of a new era of planning speculation and corruption, one that specifically caused the 2008 crisis.

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Paella given protected status ARGUABLY Spain’s best‐ known dish, paella has been heralded as food that cele‐ brates the ‘art of unity and sharing’ by its regional gov‐ ernment this week. On Tuesday November 9, the Valencian government praised its history and virtues while giving over eight pages in the official gazette to the dish.

Valencia is the region in which paella originated and the Valencia government has happily taken on the job as

PAELLA: Spain’s best known dish.

its cheerleader. “Paella is an icon of the Mediterranean di‐ et, because of both its ingre‐ dients and its characteristics as a representation of Valen‐

Check your coins RARE Brexit 50p coins are selling for thousands on eBay. Many collectors are eager to get their hands on coins cel‐ ebrating Britain leaving the EU. Recently, two rare 50p Brexit coins sold on eBay for £15,000. It is worth checking if you have one of these coins hidden away somewhere.

The Royal Mint issued the coins to mark Brexit. One side has the saying: ‘Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations’. The other side features the Queen’s head.

Ten million of the special coins were released.

Some sellers do not seem to know what they have and are selling them for a few pounds, and others are report‐ edly trying to hit an optimistic price of £50,000.

cian culture,” read the decla‐ ration.

All the ingredients used in its preparation ‐ such as fish, meat, vegetables, the justly famous and healthy olive oil and the complete grain that is rice ‐ are part of the Mediterranean diet.” They go on to add that the fresh and fragrant mix of flavours “make paella one of gastron‐ omy’s most balanced dish‐ es.”

The government assures that the new status be‐ stowed on the food would help promote study and re‐ search into the dish and would safeguard ‘the survival of this cultural item and en‐ sure it is passed on to future generations.’

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Hero cops save baby TWO Local Police officers from the Jaen province of Andujar are heroes among the local commu‐ nity after they saved the life of a nine‐day‐old ba‐ by.

As the officers were circulating in their police vehicle on their regular patrol of the area they ob‐ served a man standing on the street holding a very young baby, he was clearly traumatised, and in need of urgent assistance.

Pulling their vehicle over to check the problem, the two officers were confronted with a baby that was obviously in the process of choking and suffo‐ cating, having difficulty in breathing. This led to

their police medical first aid training coming into play, and there on the street, the officers per‐ formed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the baby.

They managed to get the baby breathing regu‐ larly once again, before taking the baby and the father in their patrol car to the Alto Guadalquivir hospital. Health professionals at the facility were subsequently able to stabilise the baby.

A spokesperson for Andujar Town Council con‐ gratulated the two Local Police officers for their in‐ tervention and quick thinking in saving the life of the baby.

Fraudsters conned bank FRAUDSTERS conned a bank out of £45,000 by calling cus‐ tomer services thousands of times. Dario Goncalves and Dwight Watkinson had spent three years repeatedly con‐ ning Lloyds Bank. They had opened numerous online bank accounts using different names then set about ringing the customer services line thousands of times to com‐ plain about each account.

Sheffield Crown Court heard how Watkinson had

called the bank’s customer services department over 5,000 times. Goncalves beat this record and rang the bank over 8,000 times. In the peri‐ od from 2016 to 2020 the pair fraudulently received £44,924 in compensation from the bank. Lloyds Bank was not

the only bank that Watkinson had been scamming.

The bank uncovered the fraud when it launched an in‐ vestigation into the number of calls received by the cus‐ tomer services department.

The pair were sentenced to 27 months in prison.

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In 2020, about 25% of GAFAM’s (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft) employees are female.

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See the lunar eclipse O N Friday November 19, the sec‐ ond lunar eclipse of 2021 can be seen from Spain. The previous one was only visible from America, the Pacific and Asia.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth passes between the sun and the moon, generating a shadow in which the satellite is placed for a few hours.

As explained by NASA, partial lu‐ nar eclipses are not usually as spec‐ tacular as total ones, where the Moon is completely covered by the shadow of the Earth, but they do occur more frequently.

If the weather permits, the phe‐

nomenon can be seen on Novem‐ ber 19, specifically from 7.02am Spanish peninsular time, when the penumbral eclipse will begin. Later, at 8.01am, the eclipse will reach its greatest magnitude, with the entire moon on the horizon in Spain.

The maximum point of this eclipse, at 10.02am, will not be able to be seen from Spain because the moon will be below the horizon at that time.

To enjoy this celestial spectacle, move away from urban areas, find a clear space without buildings, and look to the west‐northwest hori‐ zon.

Hacker infiltrates FBI A HACKER, who appears to be malicious, man‐ aged to hack into the Federal Bureau of Investiga‐ tion (FBI) email server on November 12. The hack‐ er sent a bizarre message to at least 100,000 people, according to a watchdog group.

The motives of the person are not yet known. It is also not known how far they managed to pene‐ trate the FBI’s email system.

The message sent out made no sense, but refer‐ enced cybersecurity writer Vinny Troia, and a cy‐ bercriminal group called The Dark Overlord.

The hacker gained access to the system using a logon for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Threat Detection and Analysis Group. This department was disbanded a couple of years ago.

It is common for the FBI to send out warnings re‐ garding cyber threats. This is the first time that a hacker has used the FBI system to send spam mes‐

Driving licence renewal costs NEW figures released by DVLA show that drivers missed out on £2.3 mil‐ lion of savings by not renewing their photocard driving licence online.

The agency has revealed that be‐ tween April 2020 and March 2021, around 23 per cent of the two mil‐ lion renewal applications it received were sent in either by post or via the post office. This is despite the

online service being quicker and cheaper.

Going online is the cheapest way to renew a photocard driving licence in the UK. Renewing a pho‐ tocard driving licence using the government website costs £14 and the driver will receive their new li‐ cence in just five days. Posting an application to DVLA costs £17 and

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will take longer.

Customers who apply online can also track the progress of their li‐ cence by visiting the ‘track your driv‐ ing licence application’ page on the website. Drivers are legally required to renew their photocard driving li‐ cence every 10 years and will re‐ ceive a reminder from DVLA before their current licence expires.

The motives of the person are not yet known.

sages to numerous people.

The FBI commented: “The FBI and CISA are aware of this morning’s incident involving spoofed emails. This is an ongoing situation, and we are un‐ able to provide additional information at this time.”

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A RARE Antarctic lost penguin has accidentally found itself on the shores of New Zealand, at least 3,000 kilometres (1,864 miles) away from its natural habitat of Antarctica.

The Adelie Penguin which has now been affection‐ ately named Pingu by locals, was found looking dis‐ orientated on the coast.

The discovery is only the third in history that an Adelie penguin has been found on New Zealand’s coasts, following two incidents in 1993 and 1962.

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Veterans Day Doodle Barcelona street praised UNITY and Diversity were the themes for Google’s Doodle on November 11 to mark Veterans Day in the US. The men and women who serve in the military in the US may wear various uniforms, however, they are all joined in unity by the same cause ‐ protecting their countries.

They all come from differ‐ ent and diverse backgrounds and live varied lives, with vet‐ erans going on to live equally different lives.

Veterans Das, known as Armistice Day, is honoured in the US, the UK and Common‐ wealth countries on Novem‐

ACCORDING to a ranking prepared by the international edition of Time Out magazine, one street in Spain is the sec‐ ond‐best in the world. Paseoig de Sant Joan, in Barcelona, placed ahead of Fifth Avenue GOOGLE’S DOODLE: Depicted members of the US military.

ber 11 each year and is dedi‐ cated to those who fought in wars and conflicts.

The Google Doodle depict‐ ed members of the six US branches of the military, all wearing various uniforms of their times in service and the clothing to show the life they lived after their career in the

military. This includes a dis‐ abled veteran, a male wear‐ ing a dress, a pastry chef and a doctor. These vivid images were created by guest artist Steven Tette, a US Army vet‐ eran, much like previous Vet‐ erans Day Google Doodles, who served in the US military himself.

Ebola vaccine trials

HUMAN trials of the new Ebola vaccine are set to start. The vaccine can hopefully prevent multiple species of the disease.

The vaccine is based on technology like that used to produce the Oxford coron‐ avirus jab. It is hoped that using this tech‐ nology will have many benefits. The virus causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever.

It is estimated that the 2014‐16 out‐

break in West Africa caused over 11,000 deaths. An outbreak in the Democratic Re‐ public of the Congo that ended in 2020 is thought to have killed over 2,000 people.

Vaccines for Ebola are already available, but they only fight one species of the virus. There are four species of Ebola. The existing vaccines only fight the Zaire species.

in New York, Oxford Street in London, and the Champs Ely‐ sees in Paris.

It also beat famous Catalan rivals such as Passeig de Gra‐ cia and the iconic Ramblas.

The street runs from the Gra‐

McDonald’s Xmas menu THIS year’s Christmas menu in the UK has been revealed, where fast‐food fans will be treated to delights such as a new festive crispy chicken.

Cheese melt dippers will also be returning alongside a new festive stack burger comprising two beef patties, white cheese sauce, cheddar cheese, relish, bacon, let‐ tuce, red onion and crispy onions too.

Anyone looking for a sweet treat will be catered for as it includes a festive pie and the Celebrations McFlurry.

The festive treats will be available for about six weeks from Wednesday November 17.

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Pineapples take two years to grow.

cia district of the city, and ends at the Arc de Triomphe, at the entrance to the Ciu‐ tadella Park, the city’s green lung.

The street crosses four dif‐ ferent neighbourhoods, is two kilometres in length, and can be covered on foot, by car, on public transport or by bicycle.

This is one of the reasons it ranked highly as it can be easi‐ ly travelled on two wheels, with two lanes enabled in each direction.

Another feature is its wide pedestrian zone located in the middle of the promenade in the north, between Diagonal and the Gracia neighbour‐ hood, one of the busiest in the Catalan capital. At the top, in Gracia, there is the new Abac‐ eria market. There are numer‐ ous wide pavements with ter‐ races and restaurants serving international cuisine.

On a cultural and architec‐ tural level, the street features Casa Macaya. This was de‐ signed by the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch and built be‐ tween 1898 and 1900.

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Criminals go under radar THOUSANDS of foreign criminals go under the radar as immigration checks are bypassed during Covid, according to a new report.

During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many immigration controls normally conducted in person have been performed over the phone, and around 70,000 foreign criminals were not properly checked.

According to Migration Watch U K, only 11,000 out of 80,000 high-risk people were contacted in person for checks to be conducted: “The majority of individuals currently required to report are those whom the Home Office considers present the greatest potential risk of causing harm to UK society, often foreign national offenders with previous convictions in the UK.” It is vital changes of address and other details

are recorded. If a person re-offends then this data could prove crucial. The watchdog believes that

the public in the UK could be put at risk due to the ‘minimal’ checks that are being carried out.

Illegal ‘sea cucumbers’ seized MUNICIPAL POLICE officers in Madrid recently seized a total of 2,275 sea cucumbers (Holothurians) in a restaurant in the Usera district of the city. It is prohibited by interna-

tional law to poach the species for commercial purposes.

This action occurred on November 3, in a restaurant on Calle Ferroviarios. Officers who patrol this area

A 16-YEAR-OLD girl has been saved and a pae‐ dophile arrested thanks to a gesture learnt on TikTok. The girl used the hand ges‐ ture to alert drivers that she needed rescuing.

Officers arrested 61‐ year‐old James Brick of Kentucky, USA, and res‐ cued the young girl. The girl used a signal seen on TikTok that indicates a person is suffering from gender violence.

A car driving behind Brick’s vehicle saw the girl make the sign with her hand and reported the in‐ cident. She had been ab‐ ducted from her home in Asheville, North Carolina.

The sign involves raising

the palm and putting the thumb against it, then lowering their fingers so that the thumb is trapped, resembling a clenched fist.

Brick has been incarcer‐ ated and charged with kid‐ napping the young girl. He was also charged with possessing child pornogra‐ phy.

Spain to finance revolutionary drug Teen saved by TikTok SPAIN’S National Health System, Sanidad, has reached an agreement with Vertex, the Ameri‐ can biopharmaceutical company, over the price of its revolutionary new drug, Kaftrio, that helps treat cystic fibrosis.

KAFTRIO: New drug.

In addition, the Min‐ istry highlighted this treatment will be financed in a combined administration regime. The 150 mg tablets are suitable for the treatment in patients 12 years of age or older.

This is included in the April 2021 extension of the indi‐ cation initially authorised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). With this action, Spain joins many Euro‐ pean Union member states that finance this treatment, after the approval of the drug by the EMA. Sanidad hopes that the benefits of this treatment will make it possible for patients affected by cystic fibrosis to improve both their quality and life expectancy.

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saw an establishment with the marine specimens hydrating in an aquarium.

Upon inspection, they were verified as sea cucumbers, an animal whose sale and purchase are restricted within the international CITEs agreement.

Those responsible for the premises could not prove their origin, so they could have been smuggled into the country. The authorities are investigating the owner for a criminal offence.

The establishment also failed to comply with various hygienic-sanitary measures contained in the Law of Public Shows and Recreational Activities (LEPAR).

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EARLY diagnosis of cancer can be one of the main factors which determine a patient’s outcome. Tests can be com‐ plex and time‐consuming, however, researchers have come up with a new blood test ‐ the Galleri ‐ which could be a game‐changer. This new test only requires a simple blood sample from a patient and can detect over 50 types of cancer.

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Beyond the call of duty TWO police officers used an old fishing rope to climb down a sheer cliff to rescue a man who needed CPR.

PC Mandir Xherija and PC Steve Merritt from North Yorkshire Police have been nominated for a 2021 Na-

Blackout warning assurance ALMOST two weeks ago, the government of Austria an‐ nounced the risk of a possible major blackout across Europe.

They even went as far as to appeal to the entire population of the country to prepare themselves for a failure in the Euro‐ pean energy supply. Such a failure would leave the entire country without electricity, internet, or heating.

Yet, in Spain, energy companies have assured that this is not possible. Spain does not have a blackout risk, neither by capacity, by generation, nor by distribution. The country’s ca‐ pacity to generate electricity is 107 gigawatts (GW) per day.

In fact, the highest consumption in the history of Spain, be‐ fore the 2008 stock market crash, was on December 17, 2007. On this date, consumers used 45 gigawatts, which is less than half of the available capacity that suppliers can gen‐ erate.

Not even during storm Filomena, when 42 gigawatts were consumed, was there any risk of shortages. The power plants generate twice what the country can consume on any given day. This means there is no risk of a generation collapse, nor is there a risk of nuclear collapse, and if it does, 10 different energy sources are available to back it up every day.

tional Police Bravery Award.

“They administered emergency CPR to the man as the incoming tide began to rush in.

North Yorkshire Police commented: “A Coastguard rescue helicopter was on the way. While [they] waited for the helicopter, they continued to perform CPR on the man for around an hour and a half in challenging and dangerous circumstances.

“Unfortunately, the injuries from the fall proved too severe for the man, and he later passed away. Our thoughts continue to be with his loved ones.”

POLICE RESCUE: The man had fallen down a sheer cliff.

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Rashford receives MBE MARCUS RASHFORD took his mum to collect an MBE presented by the Duke of Cambridge on November 9. The Manchester United striker is being recognised for his work against UK child hunger last year.

Last year, the footballer forced UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to do a politi‐ cal U‐turn in the fight against UK child hunger. He persuaded the government to provide free meals to vulnerable children in Eng‐ land during the 2020 Covid‐ 19 lockdown.

Since then, Rashford, 24,

Marcus took his mum along.

has continued his drive for social change. He has now formed a child food poverty task force, which has linked up with some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets and food brands.

Over the last year and a half, the England forward has repeatedly called for free

school meals to be extended to all children aged seven to 18 in all households earning £20,000 or less. Also, for chil‐ dren that are undocumented or living in immigrant house‐ holds with no recourse to public funds.

Last month he launched a new fight to end the ‘UK child hunger pandemic’ and urged ministers to act on the growing problem.

His campaigning has al‐ ready led him to become the youngest recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Manch‐ ester.

Parkinson’s cause revealed PATRICIA GONZALEZ-RODRIGUEZ, a prestigious scientific and medical re‐ searcher from Cadiz, claims that neurons affected by Parkinson’s disease do not die, but rather lose their faculties.

The researcher confirmed that for the first time it’s possible to discover ‘the di‐ rect cause of the disease, leaving the door open to an effective treatment’.

Thus, they can now begin to slow the progression, and even stop it.

There are currently around 120,000 people in Spain affected by Parkinson’s disease. It is a progressive disease of the nervous system that affects movement with symptoms that begin gradually, usu‐ ally as inconspicuous shaking in one hand.

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Digital Nomads

Corona Pass

ALTHOUGH Copenhagen normally comes very high in reviews of friendliness and work conditions, it only made 43rd place in a review of 80 cities ideal for digital nomads undertaken by WorkMotion, a global HR platform, failing due to high taxes and cost of living.

WITH effect from November 12 for an initial period of four weeks, a corona pass showing vaccination will be required to enter all Danish nightlife venues and indoor restaurants, regardless of their size, as well as venues that hold 200 people inside or 2,000 outside.

THE NETHERLANDS Firework Ban

Royal Visit

AMSTERDAM on New Year’s Eve is relatively quiet until midnight when it feels like war has broken out with the noise of exploding fireworks. The Dutch Government is considering banning them again this year to reduce pressure on emergency services as Covid-19 figures increase.

THERE was a great deal of excitement and ceremony due to relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions as the Netherlands’ King WillemAlexander and Queen Máxima arrived in Oslo for the 100th state visit, hosted by Norway’s own royal couple, King Harald and Queen Sonja.

BELGIUM Dangerous driver

Royal dancer

A TAXI was discovered balancing precariously over a crash barrier above the entrance to the Louisa Tunnel in Brussels with no sign of the driver and firefighters had to remove the vehicle. He was soon identified as he had left his ID behind and was arrested.

IT was only in 2020 after a DNA test confirmed that she was the biological daughter of former king, Albert II that Delphine Boel was given the title of Princess and now she is to take part in Belgium’s Dancing with the Stars.

GERMANY Emergency numbers

Green leaf

EARLY on the morning of November 11, emergency services across Germany confirmed that calls for urgent assistance being made to the police and fire departments were not going through in a number of major cities. Service was eventually restored and the cause is being investigated.

THE words Green Party might take on another meaning, if they eventually manage to form a government in Germany with other Liberal parties, as it appears that they will be pushing to decriminalise possession of cannabis and eventually legalise its recreational use.

FRANCE Friendly talks

Going home

REALISING that in the long-term France will have to accept that it has lost the Australian submarine deal, President Macron has told US Vice President Kamala Harris in Paris that it is vitally important that the two countries continue to have a friendly association.

FRANCE has become the latest country to return looted African antiquities to their country of origin following the lead of Belgium and Germany and although some British universities have returned items, the British Museum appears reluctant to do so, perhaps worried about Greece and the Elgin Marbles.

NORWAY Cables cut

Equal rights

THERE were signs of deliberate sabotage after a unique underwater observatory in strategic waters off the coast of Northern Norway had more than 4.3 kilometres of its specially designed offshore fibre optic and electric cables cut and removed. So important is the observatory that the police and Navy were alerted.

AFTER months of international campaigning following a €1,500 fine on the Norwegian Women’s Beach Handball team for wearing shorts like men rather than bikini bottoms, the International Handball Federation had to give in to pressure and change its rules to allow shorts.

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Granada cheese success CHEESE factories in the province of Granada have claimed 14 medals, including a prestigious Super‐ gold, at the World Cheese Awards.

The international Cheese

Festival 2021 took place be‐ tween November 7 and 11 in the Asturian city of Oviedo.

There were 4,089 kinds of cheese from all over the world submitted to the com‐

Welsh smoking plans ON November 8, the Welsh Government re‐ vealed plans to end smok‐ ing in Wales by 2030. Part of the scheme will include tackling health inequali‐ ties and helping people quit.

Deputy Minister for Well‐being, Lynne Neagle, announced the target is for less than 5 per cent of the population to be smokers by 2030. A con‐ sultation on the scheme will run until January 31 and will aim to get peo‐

ple’s views on how to cre‐ ate a smoke‐free Wales and set out actions for the first two years of the plan.

According to the Welsh Government, around 14 per cent of the population in Wales are smokers and those in more deprived ar‐ eas are more likely to smoke. Research also shows that people with mental health issues are twice as likely to smoke compared to those who do not suffer from mental health issues.

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Jumbo jets use 19,000 litres of fuel to take off.

petition, with 250 judges giv‐ ing their verdicts, with a good result for the cheese factories of Spain.

The Las RRR cheese factory in Maracena, Granada came out as the top Spanish cheese factory, winning an amazing seven medals: one gold, two silver, three bronze and, most importantly, a Super‐ gold for its sheep’s milk cheese from long maturation ‘Piparra’, smeared in Iberian butter and rosemary. The Su‐ pergold winner weighs two kilos and takes six months to mature.

For Roberto Rivas, owner of Las RRR, this award is a source of pride for the quality of the cheese, but it also has a strong sentimental element as it is a tribute to his grand‐ father, who was known as ‘Piparra’, a purebred farmer.

This cheese is, therefore, one of the best 70 in the world, as credited by the cov‐ eted Supergold. In addition, the famous Pata Negra from Las RRR has won a gold medal.

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Door Dash

I Spy

IN one of the biggest corporate financial transactions in Finnish history, Wolt, a food delivery platform which was founded in 2014 and covers much of Europe, is to be merged into American company Door Dash at a cost of €7 billion paid in shares.

THE Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) believes that it has been the subject of espionage by people pretending to apply for work and then following up to see who has been recruited, as applicants may view information on who finally got the jobs.

IRELAND New feed

Restricted leave

FOLLOWING experiments in Australia, farmers in Ireland plan to feed cattle with seaweed harvested from the Irish and North Seas and being added to animal feed to see whether it is beneficial to their health and also cuts down the amount of methane they produce.

IT’S going to be a long year for Irish Garda officers as due to the ongoing pandemic, the upcoming Christmas rush and shortage of officers, only 10 per cent can be on leave from any station rather than the traditional 25 per cent.

ITALY Truffle temptation

Spirited away

THE International White Truffle Fair is underway in the town of Alba and judges are keeping a wary eye out for cheats who might insert fishing shot into them to increase the weight. With a small harvest seeing prices rise to around €5,200 per kilo, temptation exists.

The iconic and easily recognised Ecto-1 car used in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters has gone missing, presumed stolen, after going on display at a comic book fair in the city of Lucca and owners Sony Pictures have taken to social media to ask for sightings.

PORTUGAL Take It

Stella power

A NEW campaign sees takeaway become bring it in, as the Take It promotion by environmental foundation Zero encourages customers to bring their own containers (which is allowed by law) when ordering and collecting a takeaway meal, in order to save using disposable containers.

THE town of Cascais has purchased a piece of equipment named Stella which will convert rubbish into hydrogen in order to ensure that waste no longer goes to landfills and instead be used in the supply of municipal buses and waste collection vehicles.

RUSSIA Romanov jewels

Covid raffle

THREE pieces of jewellery formally owned by the Romanov grand duchess Maria Pavlovna the Elder, which were smuggled out of Russia in 1917, comprising a sapphire and diamond brooch and matching ear clips, sold well above estimate for $900,000 at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva.

ACCORDING to the Moscow Times, authorities in the town of Imeni Lazo are giving people who take the Covid-19 vaccination, raffle tickets with the chance to win haircuts, dental services, gym memberships and microwaves whilst top prize, three tons of coal, is worth 15,000 roubles (€180).

SWEDEN Female PM

Borg Jr.

FOLLOWING the second resignation by Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson was unanimously elected as the new leader of the Social Democrats (SAP) party and if she passes a vote in Parliament, will become Sweden’s first female prime minister.

TENNIS legend Bjorn Borg was on hand to see his 18-year-old son Leo participate in his first senior ATP tournament in Stockholm having been given a wild card. The teenager, ranked 2,139 in the world, lost to Tommy Paul, ranked 53, but enjoyed the experience.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Permanent contracts THE Secretary of State for Employment, Joaquín Pérez Rey has confirmed that due to irregularities, Spanish companies have been made to convert 267,600 temporary contracts into permanent ones in the first 10 months of 2021, an increase of more than 50 per cent over 2019.

LV= offer THE latest UK business being eyed up by American investors is insurance company LV= with a £530 million offer on the table from Bain Capital. As a mutual company with 1.2 members, they will have to vote 75 per cent in favour and if they want a pay‐ out.

Inflation up SPANISH inflation continues to increase as the consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.4 per cent year‐ on‐year in October, slightly less than forecast by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), but still 1.5 per cent over the September figure, with the blame put on the increase in electricity prices.

More mojitos UK pub chain Wetherspoons is seeing a major shift in customer drinking as it appears that more young people are taking advantage of its lowish prices to enjoy an evening drinking cocktails whilst traditional older clientele are staying home, so beer sales have reduced.

Looking for profit ANGLO-SWEDISH pharma‐ ceutical company AstraZeneca has announced that now the Covid‐19 pandemic is under reasonable control it plans to increase prices. Up until now, it says it has made no profit from the sale of more than 1.5 billion doses of vaccine, but as and when it receives new orders it intends to increase the price marginally to make a small profit.

It is understood it will still supply at cost to countries around the world classified as poor.

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€10 BILLION

is the amount that Spain has asked that the European Union pays over as a first tranche from the European Recovery Fund.

Renault create Refactory project RENAULT GROUP has created a Refactory project in Sevilla to pro‐ mote sustainability a year after creat‐ ing their first hub in France.

The project was announced in the presence of Juan Manuel Moreno, president of Andalucia and the Sevilla Refactory will be structured around four areas of activity, from mainte‐ nance to recycling, in order to support the entire life of the vehicle.

The stages are: • Re‐Trofit: reconditioning of used vehicles.

• Re‐Energy: repairing and develop‐ ing applications for batteries in sec‐

ond life such as energy storage.

• Re‐Cycle: for recycling, resource management and the manufacture of E‐TECH gearboxes.

• Re‐Start: a training and R&D cen‐ tre dedicated to the circular economy.

The project will be rolled‐out be‐ tween 2022 and 2024 and will cover a built‐up area of 5,000 m2 when com‐ pleted.

The Re‐Trofit division will start op‐ erations at the end of 2022, with the capacity to refurbish more than 10,000 vehicles and repair up to 1,000 batteries per year by 2025.

This is part of the ongoing industrial

plan covering 2021 to 2024 for the Group’s Spanish plants, and includes the allocation of five new vehicles and a new family of engines for the Castil‐ la y Leon plants. The plant in Sevilla will also handle the manufacture of two new models of electrified gear‐ boxes for the Group’s hybrid vehicles.

The commitment to sustainability of its vehicles and accessories by the French Group guarantees continued long‐term employment for workers in its Spanish factories and is also in keeping with the Spanish Govern‐ ment programme of increasingly Green industry.

Home insurance from Golden Leaves Complain to bank?

LEGALLY SPEAKING

We live in England, and we have a property in Spain, with a bank account in a Spanish bank.

Last May €211.60 was paid out of our account for someone else’s insurance. With Covid 19 we have been unable to travel to Spain until recently. We have been to the branch and written a complaint to an ad‐ dress we found on the Internet, showing them the evi‐ dence. We have been told that it is too late to rectify.

Surely this cannot be correct. What else can we do now?

R H D (e‐mail) No, it is DAVID SEARL not too late to rectify. If YOU AND THE LAW your visit in person IN SPAIN to your bank has produced no results you then have recourse to the bank’s ombudsman, or defender of the customer, the Defensor del Cliente. Perhaps the Internet address you found was this ombudsman. Finally, if you get no an‐ swer or receive an unsatisfactory reply, after two months you can make your complaint directly to the Bank of Spain. You must do this with full documenta‐ tion. The central bank promises to reply within six weeks. Their website is bde.es.

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

A BOTTLE of Batman inspired Scotch whisky costs £495 and with just 145 bottles of Irishtree Speyside Single Malt available from DC Comics inspired London food and drinks venue Park Row. Who could have imagined when the first Action comic fea‐ turing Superman (now worth in excess of $3 million) was re‐ leased in 1938 that what was ini‐

THE experts at Golden Leaves are able to help expats in Spain with ev‐ erything from pre‐paid fu‐ neral plans to creating a Will and providing all All risks cover available. types of insurance.

In association with our expert partners, Golden Leaves is able to provide advice and products to aid in the protection of your buildings, contents, and valuable possessions in Spain with different options to suit you.

Underwritten by Lloyd’s of London, the world’s leading insurance market, they offer tailor‐made policies to suit your needs as well as worldwide, all risks cover available for personal effects and valuables on permanent resi‐ dences.

Golden Leaves’ policies also include discounts for direct alarms connected to a security firm and multi‐property policies, as well as cover for accidental damage on your home entertainment equipment as standard.

They also offer multi‐policy discounts and up to 15 per cent no‐claims discount.

Alongside home insurance, Golden Leaves also offers all other types of insurance, including car and health insur‐ ance.

So why not get in touch with Golden Leaves Internation‐ al to cover everything from your home to your car and health?

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Batman inspired whisky tially aimed at children would some 80 years later become a huge business running alongside rival Marvel comics?

Irishtree is the fictional ances‐ tral home of Batman’s alter ego Bruce Wayne and the restaurant offers a multitude of different

options including The Iceberg Lounge, a bar themed around Batman villain The Penguin, Rogues Gallery, a restaurant de‐ voted to Catwoman, the Old Gotham City bar and Penny‐ worth’s, a whisky bar inspired by Batman’s British butler Alfred.

Charity jobs AS controversy continues over UK MPs second jobs, charity website Civil Society has undertaken a review of those in Parliament who are connected to one or more charities.

They accept that there is no requirement to actually de‐ clare their connection on the register of interests, but as‐ sume that the majority will wish to do so.

According to the review, 130 out of 650 MPs have de‐ clared a current, or recent, for‐ mal role with a voluntary or‐ ganisation which compares to findings from the BBC that around 200 have second jobs.

The larger parties have the greatest number of charitable MPs standing at around 18 per cent and this ignores asso‐ ciation with political organisa‐ tions.

Expansion THE sports equipment distri‐ bution company Decathlon has opened a new continental warehouse in Barcelona which cost €53.4 million to build in just 14 months de‐ spite the pandemic.

This centre has been devel‐ oped using latest Building In‐ formation modelling (BIM) technology, following the strict criteria of energy effi‐ ciency, sustainability and healthy working conditions.

The elements used include PV solar panels for self‐con‐ sumption, an integrated building management system to control the artificial lighting through adjustable low‐con‐ sumption LEDs with presence sensors, and construction ma‐ terials respectful of the car‐ bon footprint.

Already 51 new employees have been added to the pay‐ roll with a further 20 due to be recruited shortly.

Pride of place however goes to the Monarch Theatre which can seat just 20 people and offers a one‐of‐a‐kind gastronomic show, with carefully crafted staging and immersive courses that play with the senses.

Running up to Christmas, the 10‐course menu (which includes a drink) will cost £249 per per‐ son.

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AGREEMENT REACHED: Spanish family-owned Banca March.

FINANCIAL help is to be giv‐ en to Spanish companies af‐ fected by Covid‐19 with €300 million available through Banca March with the support of the European Investment Fund (FEI).

There is a €210 million guarantee from the FEI and with its own funds involved Banca March will be able to channel up to €300 million in loans to SMEs and mid‐ caps, much of it to the Balearic Islands.

The agreement is backed by the Pan‐European Guar‐ antee Fund (EGF), which is part of the package of mea‐ sures worth €540 billion ap‐ proved by the European Union to alleviate the eco‐ nomic effects of the pan‐ demic.

It is estimated that the signed agreement will facili‐ tate access to financing un‐ der advantageous condi‐ tions for more than 350 SMEs affected by the pan‐ demic, which will also help to safeguard employment

levels and the EIF will guar‐ antee up to 70 per cent of the new loan portfolio.

European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President Ri‐ cardo Mourinho Félix stated: “As early as December 2020, Banca March was the first bank to sign an agreement with the EIB Group within the framework of the Pan‐ European Guarantee Fund.

“This is one more exam‐ ple of the EIB Group’s com‐ mitment to supporting Spanish financial institutions in the creation of new credit lines for small companies in the context of the recovery from the Covid‐19 pandem‐ ic.

“By collaborating with Banca March, we can reach numerous companies affect‐ ed by the pandemic in the Balearic Islands and throughout Spain, providing liquidity to support their in‐ vestment needs for growth in the medium and long term.”

Since the beginning of the

Looking East THE mayor of Romanian town Resita is excited by the fact that he has been approached by a Madrid‐based IT company which is considering opening a data centre in the town’s industrial estate.

According to the mayor, one of the major factors in de‐ ciding whether to open there is the availability of large amounts of electricity as well as easy access to the inter‐ net, both of which are possible. Many university gradu‐ ates have moved out of the town to obtain reasonably paid jobs but the company has indicated that it will look to employ around 100 local staff and pay above the mini‐ mum wage.

pandemic Banca March, a family‐owned investment bank, has reinforced its com‐ mitment to promote and stimulate the role of family businesses.

BUSINESS EXTRA Watching brief THE Bank of Spain, having introduced rules for traders in cryptocurrency is now turning its attention to Spanish banks and will re‐ quire a three‐year plan on what each bank wants to do in that particular market in order keep an eye on de‐ velopments.

Marks and Spencer THANKS to a turn around in sales of clothing and the usual strong performance by food, Marks and Spencer has returned to pre‐tax profit of £187.3 mil‐ lion for six months to Octo‐ ber compared to an £87.6 million loss for the same period in 2020.

Waiting time AS Uber become more popular in Britain and Spain it is interesting to note that the US Government is suing them for discrimination against disabled users who may be charged ‘waiting time’ because they take more than two minutes to get into a car.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WITH all the predictability of the sun sinking in the West, the Christmas deluge of diversity rammed down viewer’s throats by the UK’s left‐wing media has this year reached epic proportions.

Christmas screens are now awash with so much diverse hogwash, the white indigenous population must be more convinced than ever they are living on some parallel planet. Just this week the John Lewis advert, which depicts an all‐black family, provoked a flurry of offended ‘woke toxicity’ accusations from established British sources.

Other commercials, which depict typical British family gatherings on Christmas Day, now contain so many diverse nationalities and cosmopolitan children that the family ‘tree’ is more likely an overgrown hedgerow.

In short, it is all intelligence insulting propaganda.

Racially motivated hate crimes in the UK have increased 12 per cent this year alone.

So much for promoting diversity and racial harmony! These media organisations are not stupid, they have people monitoring social sites; they are perfectly aware that their disproportionate use of black and ethnic actors is raising concerns among

Ethnic xmas thousands of the white indigenous population. Subsequently, this agenda, coupled with their unwavering support of the BLM Marxist movement and highly controversial ‘knee’ is widening the gap between the white and ethnic communities even more.

The British left‐wing media and particularly the BBC are perfectly aware that by stirring up as much disharmony as they can before the next general election, they may just stand the chance of a beleaguered public opting for a change to a Labour government. It worked in America!

Their negative reporting and heavily prejudiced coverage of everything the British government has achieved over the past couple of extremely difficult years, has been nothing short of disgraceful. Every opportunity is taken to undermine all their efforts. They have pounced gleefully on the mistakes and contemptuously brushed aside their successes.

It must be remembered high numbers of employees in the British media, particularly the BBC and C4 are recruited from the same schools of thought. Many of them are ex‐ Student Union members from the colleges

and universities. The same left‐wing organisations that are currently removing historic links to the British Empire by taking down patriotic statues and renaming buildings and lecture theatres at their places of learning. It is also common knowledge that the vetting for BBC staff is very stringent indeed. If you’re not of the same mind set or never read the Guardian, you are lucky to get the job. Don’t take my word for all of this public dissent. A recent poll revealed that 42 per cent of the populace considered the BBC biased and 21 per cent ‘didn’t know’. Not the best of results for an impartial company, supported by taxpayer’s money.

I couldn’t help a giggle at reports Joe Biden passed a long unmistakable expulsion of wind in front of Camilla last week. Didn’t surprise me. He’s been doing that from the other end since he came to power!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com. expatradioscotland.com Mon. Fri. 1pm till 4.

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FEATURE

Film Review by Laura Kemp

Streaming Now: Finch FINCH was released on Apple TV on November 5 and stars Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones, and a dog on a heartfelt road trip ‐ what more could you want?

Directed by Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones), the film follows a man and a scavenging robot (that resembles Wall‐E) on a road trip to the Golden Gate Bridge in a post‐apocalyptic future.

Finch, played by Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump) is struggling to survive both physically and mentally in a world that is slowly killing him. He invents an AI‐based robot, Jeff, played by Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out) to help him to carry out tasks and ultimately take care of his beloved dog Goodyear when he dies.

I was sure this film was going to be a tear‐jerker, and I was right. It’s a heart‐warming tale of loss

Tom Hanks’ new film. and companionship, with Finch teaching Jeff about life and trust, as age and the effects of radiation slowly catch up with him.

This film is basically a two‐man movie, and the acting is incredible as Jeff begins to learn about trust, life and feelings from the man who created him and who he will ultimately replace. It is a father‐son metaphor set in a hostile and cruel environment, sweetened by humour and an upbeat soundtrack.

The movie doesn’t put you on the edge of your seat, but the two hours flies by as the relationships between Finch, Jeff and Goodyear the dog grow.

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SHOULD TV REBOOTS BE GIVEN THE BOOT? NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

WE’RE living in an age of endless TV re‐ boots with news that there are currently plans for a new series of 40 year‐old ‘Berg‐ erac’, based again on Jersey.

But reboots are invariably disappointing because the original was part of its time that can’t be recreated second time round. Every‐ one’s moved on and the world’s a complete‐ ly different place today. Alternatively, they weren’t brilliant shows even back then.

In theory, I’ve nothing against remaking movies or TV shows. It’s not unlike a fresh restaging of a Shakespeare play ‐ if some‐ thing new and different is added to the pro‐ duction. In practice, though, the major prob‐ lem with reviving 80s TV is that our tastes have fundamentally altered as have our TV viewing habits.

In the 80s, there were very few channels so shows like ‘Dynasty’ and ‘Dallas’ (likewise rebooted) became popular because there Nora Johnson’s opinions

DALLAS REBOOTED: Most of these revivals are just the result of creative laziness.

not merit then, rarely ‘ignite’ now. There are plenty of new concepts to exploit, but every‐ one’s too frightened of ‘offending’ the easily offended, so nobody takes chances any‐ more.

Which reminds me, the arctic blasts hitting the UK must be due to climate change, right?

Or is it all down to Brexit, again? But it’s not all bad ‐ it should suit the snowflakes, provid‐ ed they’ve safe spaces where the tempera‐ ture’s mild and nobody’s talking about this ‘offensive’ weather or any ‘scary’ stories.

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FEATURE

THE LAST TWO WEEKS WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE MATHS BEHIND MOTIVATION AND ENERGY - FOUND YOURS YET? So, this is a tool from old school sci‐ ence.

What is it then, I hear you asking!!

TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond THIS week I ask: Have you ever heard of ‘activation energy’?

Me neither, until a few years ago. It’s another formula, this time not from maths, but chemistry and physics. One thing I realise time and time again is that there are life lessons to be learned from everywhere, I have already shared with you that the model that I developed for personal and business transformation and success (ASPIRE© ‐ Six Secrets to Success) is based on my 30 years of re‐ search, taking in Antient Wisdom, Posi‐ tive Psychology, Neuroscience and shar‐ ing practical tools from everywhere and when I say that I really, really mean it, there’s even Harry Potter Wisdom (I’ll share that with you another time ‐ LOVE it).

Activation Energy That is the minimum amount of energy that must be provided for compounds to result in a chemical reaction.

A great, but what might seem a mun‐ dane example is WATER: Water only boils once it reaches its activation energy point of 100 degrees Celsius (212°F). Twenty degrees won’t make it happen, 85 de‐ grees won’t do it and not even 99 de‐ grees will do it. Sure, you’ll get lots of sim‐ mering but certainly no boiling.

If you want boiling, you’ve got to get the heat all the way up to 100°. Then the magic will happen, you’ll undergo the ‘specified reaction’ and boil.

Same rules apply with creating fire, 232 degrees Celsius (451°F) is where the mag‐ ic happens here. So if you’re busy rubbing two sticks together and get to 200 de‐

grees? Nothing. 225°? Nothing. 230°?

Nope. Nothing.

BUT at 232°?

BAM! Let there be light.

BOOM! You’ve got Activation Energy.

And your point is Toni? All of this is to arrive at this question: Are you simmering or are you boiling?

Because if you’re not willing to flip the switch and go ALL IN, you won’t arrive at the necessary Activation Energy required to undergo the specified reaction of step‐ ping into your truly Goddess, heroic po‐ tential.

BTW. As I said this is not a new idea.

(No great wisdom ever is.) Socrates used to tell his students they needed to ap‐ proach life with the same intensity of a man whose face is underwater struggles for oxygen.

Eastern mystics have used the same ba‐ sic metaphor ‐ telling us that we need to approach this whole process of enlight‐ ened living like a wo(man) whose hair is on fire approaches a pond. YIKES!

Let’s do that.

Stay Focused, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment. Fulfil Your Dreams and Awaken Your Greatness!!

Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x PS. Want PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION or BUSINESS SUCCESS, to get laser focused on your Vision or Biggest Most Audacious Goals? Get a FREE e‐copy of my Book #The Woman Beyond ‐ Six Secrets to Success from here. https://quantumvantage.co.uk/thewom anbeyond ‐ Don’t hold back another moment. Get ready to dive into the experience and explore your BIGGEST MOST AUDACIOUS GOALS. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD T H I S week I received a surprise parcel in a hand-written envelope through the post. This in itself is a rare enough occurrence these days as to cause a little rush of happiness when it arrived. But when I opened it, I was filled with even more joy. It contained honey candy, olive oil soap from a Greek island, and a red string bracelet with an engraved gold coin attached.

There was also a thank you note from a stranger.

A month ago, I had answered a message for help from a friend in Greece. Someone they knew needed assistance with translating some documents and embellishing them with some English words they didn’t know. I had some time on my hands and thought it would be a nice thing to do, so I said I would help. It took up a few hours of my time, we completed the work, and I thought no more of it. The woman asked for my address to send a thank you card, I gave it but said it wasn’t necessary as I was happy to help.

Kindness Fast forward to this week, I receive my wonderful parcel and it really got me thinking. It was World Kindness Day on November 13 and its purpose is to reinforce that compassion links us all together and that being kind has immense power in this not-so-kind world. An act of kindness can fill our hearts with joy and yet in our busy schedules, it is so easy to forget to take some time out to make a kind gesture for a friend, family member, loved one or even a stranger.

I know a lot of people have a twisted view because the world hasn’t been so kind to them. They are busy, no one would do it for them, they won’t get anything back, so why should they bother?

That’s understandable but practising kindness itself can be the reward. I do think kindness is always in some way a transaction because even if you receive nothing in return, the sheer act of doing something nice makes you feel better.

It can make you feel like you are being the best version of yourself and honestly when you put that out into the world, you will soon start to see changes.

These changes may not be in the actions of others particularly, as some people do not know how to respond well to kindness. But the changes can be in the way you view the world. You will be able to see that someone tearing down celebrities, or activists or just people going about their lives is not kind and it is not conducive to making that person’s life better, only someone else’s life worse.

These actions add to a world that seems harsh and uncaring enough already, so I think I will look at my little red bracelet today and choose to be kind instead.

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Paradise on the doorstep

WOODEN WALKWAY: Through a dramatic canyon.

WITH domestic tourism booming, many are discov‐ ering the hidden gems on their doorsteps. Castril is a small village in the north of the Granada Province. It is nestled at the foot of a mountain range, at the top of a valley that carries the river of the same name and boasts a castle that dates to the Almohad period of the Muslim empire. A trip to the top of the monument offers stunning views across the high plains of Granada and towards five different moun‐ tain ranges including the ad‐ jacent Sierra de Castril.

The village is famed for a wooden walkway that takes you through a dramatic canyon to lush riverside

walks. The mixture of cul‐ tures that have shaped the village over the years is evi‐ dent in the architecture and cuisine. The surrounding area is a haven for nature lovers and those fond of out‐ door pursuits, with moun‐ tains, lakes and ravines offer‐ ing a wealth of activities from kayaking and canyon‐ ing to hiking and mountain biking.

Its streets are full of histo‐ ry and offer a glimpse back in time, with tales waiting to be told at every turn. It was this magic that attracted Por‐ tuguese writer and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, Jose Saramago, to call the village home for many years.

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THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support lo‐ cal businesses in the community by shop‐ ping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to nor‐ mal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonder‐ fully quirky indepen‐ dent businesses in your area.

Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are. They add unique character. They are convenient. And they offer excellent produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping locally means that independent busi‐ nesses can support the local community. You may find something a euro or two cheaper online but have you considered where your money is actually go‐ ing?

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

generations of the same family. Likewise, brand new local stores and bars may help the generations of the fu‐ ture fulfil their dreams and ambitions.

Remember, your local store is going up against multinationals and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support. Spending your money locally will make a real difference to the local economy. Local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro they receive at lo‐ cal level. They create locally owned supply BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.

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RESIDENT OR NOT? Dear Sirs I refer to your article last week entitled ‘Passport stamp clarity’ in which you refer to UK nationals who can demonstrate that they were resident in Spain before January 1 should not have their passport stamped or be subject to routine questions. A couple of weeks ago I decided to visit Gibraltar and, in an attempt to avoid any complications at the border, took with me my green residence certificate and my vaccination certificates as well as my new British passport.

Having given these documents to the National Police at the border two policemen then spent five minutes on their computer discussing my residence certificate and informed me that it had expired. They explained to me in great detail that the UK had left the EU at the end of last year and therefore my residence certificate had expired and I had to apply for a TIE which replaced the green residence certificate. I knew fine well that the certificate was still valid and that applying for a TIE was optional since even the British Ambassador had made reference to this on several occasions. Despite having been a resident of Spain for 40 years I was beginning to wonder whether it was just my certificate that had expired or had the government had a change of mind and cancelled all green residence certificates.

Unsure as to whether it was still valid or not, over the next few days I put together the necessary papers in order to apply for the TIE at the National Police in Estepona. Once my papers had been accepted I explained my situation to the person handling my application. Following several minutes of discussions I was informed that apparently a new system had been installed for dealing with the green residence certificates, but unfortunately a certain number of them had been rejected by the new system. As a result of this many more people may find themselves in the same predicament as myself when passing through Spanish border controls.

Yours etc Peter Sanderson

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? THE evidence of the last few weeks suggests that there is another surge in the pandemic and the decision by Austria and the Netherlands to enforce some form of lockdown is worrying to say the least.

It seems that whilst infections in Spain are beginning to climb, the rate is not yet more than disturbing and it seems highly unlikely that major new restrictions will be introduced in the foreseeable future.

Whether you approve of the vaccines or not, anecdotal evidence suggests that whilst the inoculated can still spread the dis-

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A right to reply Dear Editor, I believe that Mr Oram is attempting to overcomplicate a straightforward observation of mine; for example, it is minority groups that wish to remove from British history anyone associated with actions which, in the context of the standards of the past were considered to be acceptable but which, rightly so, are considered not to be so today. Cecil Rhodes, Edward Colston, Horatio Nelson, Winston Churchill, to name but a few, each of whom made an enormous contribution to so many aspects of life in the UK and around the world, although, in the cases of Nelson and Churchill, we owe them our very survival!

Yet it is minorities who would denigrate their reputations and, if they ever had their way, would see them ‘cancelled’ and cease to feature in our past! We are all a product of our history and have a responsibility to learn from errors of the past, not seek to erase them.

The minorities to whom I referred (elderly men, Tories, or MPs who went to Eton excluded), have a democratic right to express their views and to protest, legally; what they do not have is the right to bring business to a halt or to prevent the general public from going about their day-to-day lives, and this, thankfully, has been endorsed by the courts in recent weeks.

As for my remark about ‘not being racist’, it was a personal one and contained no implications for any other person or group; it was merely stated in case anybody should misconstrue my criticism of ‘minorities’ or their composition - one has to be so careful nowadays!

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ease, the worst affected are those who for one reason or another have not been vaccinated.

The more who can be encouraged to volunteer for vaccination, the better it must be for the majority of people here in Spain and of course in the UK where so many of our readers have relatives.

The concept of a booster third shot also seems sensible but at the end of the day, the number of people who are killed by Covid19 whilst horrifying for those involved, is no longer a huge percentage of those catching coronavirus.

It would simply be unconscionable for Spain or the UK to cripple their economies yet again by introducing new lockdown laws, even assuming in the Spanish case that they would be legal, so the difficulty is knowing what actions could help.

If you make restaurants close at 8pm, why would that be likely to reduce the number of people infected, as customers can catch the virus as easily at 7pm as 11pm?

All we can really do is wait and see how infection progresses and try to be as careful as possible.

MASKS: Should there be stricter regulations put into place?

Gill Reynolds Yes, most of us residents respect the rules, now we are getting another rise because visitors have been ignoring them.

Jenny Trask Absolutely without any doubt - why should someone spread germs just because they think it’s their right to do so . A mask is now an essential accessory!

Adam Boyce We now know the virus is airborne. So what do all the mask fanatics think happens to the air they breathe? Do masks magically filter Covid out?

Rita Turner Yes it’s the same here, a rise in cases and they say are imported ones, visitors walk about as if they are exempt from the law.

Karen McCarrick Evans Yes there should be. As residents living in Almeria, Spain we wear them all the time and get some funny looks walking into bars with them on. We are keeping ourselves safe and everybody else around us. I have no issues wearing a mask and will continue to wear one until we are told otherwise.

Pam Rossiter Yes, definitely. Residents stick to the rules (most of the time): so should tourists. Before they come over to Spain they should check what they need to do and what the law is.

Sheila Allan Definitely, if you can’t follow Spanish law you should be deported!!

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Shooting for the stars

MARBELLA MOMENTS

BY NICOLE KING ANYONE who knows me will be aware that my ‘slogan’ is #BetterTogether. I believe this completely. We can and shouldn’t need to be competent in all areas and it’s not only OK to ask for help, but very beneficial to have others around you with similar goals.

Susana Urbano certainly thinks so. She was one of the 46 interior designers who were ex‐ hibiting at the Art & Design Fair at the Marbel‐ la Exhibition centre, collaborating with 19 oth‐ er Marbella companies in her projects so that she can create her visions to her desired stan‐ dards whilst supporting other local business‐ es. The epitome of #BetterTogether.

The quality of all the stands was impressive, a melange of artists and interior design, light‐ ing and moods cleverly laid out to lend a cosy feeling to a typically impersonal space; such was the level of excellence.

Talking of ‘excellence’ I was particularly de‐ lighted to see artists Massimo and Giuseppe at the Fair, always joyous and so dedicated in their passion; which also includes promoting other artists. I didn’t have a chance to talk to them again after our first ‘hugs and hellos’ as they were so busy, which is obviously a good

Susana Urbano stand at Art & Design Fair Marbella.

thing! I really hope they ‐ and everyone else ‐ made some sales and that their hard work pays off; by the amount of visitors to the Fair one would have to think so.

I was also anxious to visit Susana Urbano’s stand, her third time exhibiting at the Fair, last year as Art Director. However, although I walked every inch of the Fair, four or five

times, I couldn’t find her. Finally, I was ‘guided in’ and realised I had walked past the very same spot at least four times. Each time I had walked in one direction I had been mes‐ merised by a fabulous piece of Zhuang Hong Yi artwork ‐ a layered ‘flowerbed’ created by folding countless pieces of painted rice paper into tiny blossoms, which shimmered and

changed colour as you walked by. Each time I walked back the other way I was captivated by the log fire crackling in the fireplace on the large screen just inside the entrance. The rest of the stand was hidden by the people crowd‐ ing in to look at something.

When I did get a look inside I understood the attraction! A hidden bar that appeared at a touch of a button from a sideboard, very 007esque, not to mention a machine gun mounted on the wall in a 3D lit frame as the centrepiece of a bedroom and bathroom suite fit for anyone who loves luxurious luxury.

I wasn’t sure about the gun at first, but it’s the starting point for the story Susana wanted to convey: that she’s ‘shooting’ for the stars and the perfection of her showcase thanks to the unity with the 19 local Marbella business‐ es with which she is co‐operating; all stars shining in their own light but when together, bigger and brighter.

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www.nicoleking.es • www.zerohero.es • www.u-n-m.org Nicole King’s opinions are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

It’s not going to finish well MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man WHY is it when you are having a conversation with someone - usually the hairdresser they always ask, “Are you going on holiday?” and you say, “yes”. Then they ask, “Are you going anywhere nice?” I always want to answer, “no not really but I got such a good deal on a two bed apartment in Afghanistan (insert your own war zone here) I had to take it, how could I resist?” I have the same feeling when sales people or waiters ask how I am. I’m over 70 years old; you really don’t want to know how I am. But as you asked me I will try and keep it short and just fill you in on the main details, pull up a chair, it should only take 20 minutes or so!

There seems to be an extraordinary amount of drink spiking cases happening.

Almost 200 incidents have been reported to UK police forces over the past two months.

That is an insane amount. WTF is going on?

The NPCC said there have been 198 confirmed reports of drink spiking in September and October across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus 24 reports of

some form of injection. This is madness. I know several people it has happened to. It seems to be done with no other purpose except to cause the most terrible reaction to the person it’s been administered to. It’s hard enough for youngsters these days to enjoy themselves without having to worry that everyone that gets near to you maybe be a potential poisoner. Venues have to make sure that CCTV is covering every area and the folks have to be very vigilant and, if caught and found guilty, the perpetrators have to have very long prison sentences.

Austria, on Monday, began a targeted lockdown against unvaccinated people, confining adults and minors aged 12 and older to their homes. The move is initially expected to last 10 days. This affects about two million people. Sorry this just isn’t right in so many ways. I don’t give a monkey’s whether people are vaccinated or not, these are ridiculously mad measures to make. That along with the chance that 60,000 health workers in the UK are about to lose their jobs. This type of segregation is not going to finish well.

I read an article the other day that a guy in New Zealand got shot dead and when they did his death certificate the cause of death was Covid, because he had tested positive a couple of week earlier. Insane!

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Wine not?

A STUDY has shown people who drink alcohol in modera‐ tion are 11 per cent less likely to go to hospital.

A study by Harvard Univer‐ sity, and published in journal Addiction, found those who enjoyed a small glass of wine a day were healthier than those who avoided alcohol al‐ together.

The research project stud‐ ied 21,000 men and women in Italy over six years and found that overall 13,000 people ended up in hospital.

The average age of those hos‐ pitalised was 56, and those who avoided alcohol were 11 per cent more likely to be‐ come ill than those who drank in moderation and fol‐ lowed a Mediterranean‐style diet.

Dr Ken Mukamal, from the Harvard Medical School, said: “We are absolutely not saying that any teetotaller should start drinking to improve his / her health.” However, red

and help prevent blood clots, as well as potentially helping to protect the body against cancers.

White wine lovers need not fear, however, as although red wine is frequently touted as the healthiest of its com‐ petitors, white varieties also offer benefits. These include slightly lower, but still signifi‐ cant, levels of antioxidants.

White wines also contain fewer calories than red, at around 85 calories per small 125 millilitre glass compared

Extend the life of your blow dry THE party season is here, and with it, an array of social events, pho‐ tographs, and reunions which can leave even the least vain of us reaching for the hairdryer.

But the constant whirl‐ wind of parties can leave anyone who styles their hair, faced with the choice between endless washing and blow drying or turning to dry sham‐ poo to extend the life of their style.

While dry shampoo was once an emergency‐ only beauty product due to its chalky, white residue and unpleasant smell, today’s dry sham‐ poos are a much more sophisticated product and can be used in multi‐ ple ways.

These new formulas

Fake it ‘til you make it

WINE: Can be good for you in moderation.

wine in particular in modera‐ tion has been shown to have a wide range of health bene‐ fits.

One of these benefits is caused by the high anti‐oxi‐ dant rate of red wines. The drink contains polyphenols, a group of chemicals naturally occurring in plants, which can help to prevent cellular dam‐ age by cancer‐causing chemi‐ cals, such as tobacco smoke or pollution.

These in turn can improve the function of blood vessels,

DRY SHAMPOO: Save time and money on hair styling.

can benefit the hair and scalp and are no longer limited simply to spray cans, now coming in foams, wipes, and pastes, offering variety for those put off by the spray‐and‐rub applica‐ tion.

What’s more, far from simply degreasing oily hair ‐ which in itself can help extend an expensive blow dry by a day or two ‐ newer formulas can

provide other styling benefits.

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to 105 calories in the same amount of red wine.

Finally, one festive favourite, Champagne, also contains antioxidants, and at 90 calories per 125 millilitres is one of the least fattening par‐ ty drinks.

Whichever your favourite, experts are quick to point out these benefits only apply when alcohol is consumed in moderation, for example one 125 millilitre glass per day, and excessive drinking can be harmful.

AS the temperatures plunge and Spain’s usually clear blue skies become cloudier, most of us notice our summer glow starting to fade.

While it is always advisable to reach for the fake tan rather than spending hours in the sun, winter is a particularly good time to take advantage of the wide variety of products promising a safe and natural‐looking colour.

The perfect fake tan begins by exfoliating to ensure the surface of your skin is smooth. Whether you will be tanning your face or body, use a gentle exfoliator, massaging the product in small circles before rinsing it off. Take some extra time on your knees and elbows, which are normally drier.

Now you can wax or shave if you are planning to do so, as doing this after applying your tan may cause an uneven fin‐ ish. Next you can moisturise, which will prevent the fake tan sticking to dry patches. It is important to remember not to remove hair or moisturise within 24 hours of applying fake tan.

Finally, you can apply the product itself, starting at your ankles and using long, sweeping motions to evenly dis‐ tribute the fake tan onto your body. The technique differs slightly for the face, where you should mix fake tan with a moisturiser before gently applying it, while taking care to avoid your eyebrows and hairline.

If you’re stuck for time however, try a tinted moisturiser in a shade darker than your normal skin tone for a quick boost of colour. Alternatively, sweep a bronzing powder over the parts of your face which naturally attract the most sun, like your nose, forehead, and cheekbones.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Biddu loves Marbella PRODUCER Biddu who has sold millions of records loves Marbella so much that he and his wife Sue split their time between the Costa del Sol and Kens‐ ington in between visits to India.

Although born in Banga‐ lore, the young Biddu found himself attracted to British music and with no radio shows in India found him‐ self excited by the Mersey‐ beat which he could pick up on Radio Ceylon once a week.

He joined a local band playing the music of the Beatles and the Stones but decided that he wanted to visit what he saw as the home of modern pop, so set off on a journey and worked his way across the Middle East singing and playing music before arriv‐ ing in England in 1967 aged 23.

Credit: Biddu BIDDU: Still has his music publishing company and has been married to Sue for 50 years.

He quickly got a deal to record a single Look Out Here I Come which was pro‐ duced by a young American Tony Visconti, who went on to find fame with David

Bowie both as a musician and producer.

It didn’t set the world on fire but laughing he said during the interview “for some reason, the song has

been picked up more than 50 years later for the sound‐ track of a documentary ‘The Beatles in India’.”

In the meantime, he was still producing records with

what became known as a disco beat and although they received no air play, they kept bubbling under the top 40 charts as they were being bought by those into Northern Soul in clubs in places like Wigan.

“I had never even heard of Northern Soul and could‐ n’t work out who was buy‐ ing the records, but at the end of the day they helped me to keep going and not give up.”

What really gave his ca‐ reer an enormous boost was producing Kung Fu Fighting for Carl Douglas which was a huge hit, not just in the UK but also in the USA and he followed that with records by Jimmy James and the Vagabonds and Tina Charles, being able to claim that he really creat‐ ed the British disco beat.

From there his career re‐ ally took off around the

world with hit singles from the Biddu Orchestra and then against his better judgement agreed to record a number for an Indian film producer, but he is now pleased that he did.

“I kept saying no because I really didn’t understand typical Indian pop with sitars and high‐pitched vo‐ cals, but in the end, on the understanding that I could write and produce as I wanted, I finally wrote Aap Jaisa Koi for the newly dis‐ covered Nazia Hassan and it wowed audiences across the sub‐continent as did the subsequent album.”

Now 75 and married to Sue for 50 years, he has giv‐ en up performing, but still has his music publishing company and son Zak runs a hugely successful music event company, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Sir Paul McCarney and Jay Z.

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Estepona’s got the power SUPER 90s in Concert is heading for Es‐ tepona on Saturday November 20 with some of the top names who made an entire generation dance in discos around the world.

It’s an evening of live performances and DJs who will recreate some of the top music, both disco and dance with a very talented line up.

Taking part are Snap (You got the power), British vocalist Anner‐ ley, ‘Amen UK!’, DJ Syl‐ van, Mix Factory (Mark XTC), Kultür & Jan‐B (90s DJ Show), The Prodigy Tribute, Super‐ stars DJs and singer Kenya Kendashi over‐ seen by host Robert Martin.

To generate a real‐ ist atmosphere of dance floors then, the event will feature a series of audio‐visual projections made up of images of that time, as well as plen‐ ty of music to com‐ plement the images.

The concert at the Congress Centre will start at 8pm with a reduced capacity since the organisa‐ tion has arranged different and re‐ served areas in the 2,000 square metres of the hall.

There are number of different ticket options for sale at www.su per90.es and for more information, visit the organiser’s Facebook page.

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WHILE the Spanish climate is milder than many and there is less chance of being snowed in, we all still feel the difference at this time of year and our pets are no luckier than us humans.

This means during colder months pet owners need to take a few steps to ensure their furry friends stay warm and healthy.

Winter weather pet care Pets which live outside during the rest of the year would probably really appre‐ ciate becoming indoor resi‐ dents for the winter to stay warm and dry. If not possi‐ ble, don’t assume their coats will keep them warm.

A warm, dry, draught‐free kennel and some bedding are an absolute must. Re‐ member that more energy is used up staying warm when it’s cold. Adjust and increase outdoor pets’ diets accord‐ ingly and make sure they have access to fresh, running water.

Indoor pets, on the other hand, are likely to be far less active at this time of year and even when out on walks will probably use up less energy.

This means unless you want to find yourself with a pudgy pooch or fat cat come spring you will have to feed them less.

The cold can particularly affect the delicate skin on pets’ paws, tips of tails and ears so watch out for any tell‐tale signs such as firm, waxy skin or blisters. Apply Vaseline to delicate areas be‐ fore heading outside and consider boots or hats if your pet seems to be suffering.

Finally, a word to the wise driver: always tap on your car bonnet or open it up and check inside before starting the engine in the winter.

Smaller animals and especial‐ ly cats have a tendency to snuggle up next to warm en‐ gines which has led to many a horrific accident.

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FRANK Dr Damp, bricklaying & plastering. All work guaranteed. 689 515 558 (291557)

BUILDERS ACCLIMATIZE AIR-CONDITIONING Latest technology installed from 600€, with a 5 year warranty.

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Quality machines.

Ecosense movement sensors supplied and fitted from 100 Euros. For other energy-saving products visit www.coolandcosy.es.

952 935 513. We are Junta de Andalucia authorised installers as the new law states (real decreto 115/2017). On the Costa del Sol since 1993 (285118) MR COOL – Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Heating Systems, Sales & Service – Call Christian +34 629 527 587 or Nick +34 618 678 853 – www.mrcool.es (294131)

AWNINGS ACE OF SHADES – All colours available. Urbanisations catered for, electric and manual operation; also recovery service available, largest selection of colours and designs on the coast. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.design T1(101730) S U N S H I N E AWNINGS/BLINDS Awnings, Persiana, Shutter & Rejas Specialist. New & Repairs. 25yrs on the coast. 680 323 969 (294351)

BLINDS ACE OF SHADES – Vertical, Venetian, Roman, Roller, Wooden blinds, various colours available, also black-out blinds. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.design (101730) BLINDS, awnings, mosquito screens, curtains, vast choice. All areas covered.

Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (290491) If you can read it, so can your clients.

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CARAVANS

www.handymanservices .es Electrician, plumbing, construction, painting. Innovation. ROT deduction for Swedish, Sotogrande to Marbella 648 712 530 (290809) GENERAL BUILDER, Tiling, plastering, painting, electrician, plumber, carpentry. Reasonable prices. 635 913 885 (References available (292445)

CAR FOR SALE

CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (290739)

CHARITY

CHILDREN & FAMILY STRUGGLING WITH YOUR BABY? Lacking sleep?

Challenging child behaviour? Stressful home life? Experienced and UK qualified, offering advice on all things parenting including sleep packages.

Contact Janette www. maatfamily.com, info@ maatfamily.com +34 602 472 460 (294228)

CHIMNEY SWEEP. Clean reliable professional. All types, special price for more than one.

Chris 608 337 497 (293053) APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Qualified. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (293804)

General Building &Plumbing bathroom, kitchens, tiling & painting. All your plumbing needs. Benalmadena based, travel no problem. Glen 669 073 773 or Paul 642 098 115 (293193)

CHURCH SERVICES BENALMADENA Elim Family Fellowship. Elimfamilyfellow ship.com or call 951 912 525 or 952 446 627. (10011)

R.K.S PROPERTY SERVICES Kitchen & Bathroom specialists. Full reforms. Plastering, Tiling & Plumbing services. Established 2005. 634 315 264 / 634 345 118 (293848)

CALAHONDA: Encounter Church (Elim), Family church with kids activities, Iglesia San Miguel, Sundays 4.30pm, Rev. David Hodgson, 695 115 496 (10012)

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ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet, upholstery cleaning, 27 years experience, wet/dry clean. Honest, reliable service 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 or email ac servs@outlook.com (290739) CONEJO CLEANING & Property Management. Est. over 25 years. Rentals management, one off cleans. New Property set up service. Wendy 635 630 370 / 952 964 407 www.conejocleaning.com (293382) Starlight Cleaning Services. All types of cleaning.

Any size of property. All Areas.

Residential & Holiday Lets.

Deep Clean for Bars & Restaurants. We also do a professional Chimney Sweeping service.

682 636 451 www.starlightspain.com (292588)

DECORATORS

CHIMNEY SERVICES

HAWKS SL Commercial & Residential. Improvement, Manage, Build, Design.

Free Estimate, Fast Service, Reliable. Kitchens, Bathrooms, Glasswork etc Ramin +34 635 204 123 info@hawksmbd.com (293571)

NEW REJAS, GATES, Carports & Fencing, repairs & alterations. Work Guaranteed.

Reliable. 17yrs on Coast. Steve the Welder. Call/WhatsApp 655 040 648 (294216)

CLEANING/MAINTENANCE

CAR HIRE ALH RENT A CAR – SHORT & LONG-TERM RENTALS FROM €9.90 A DAY. INSURANCE INCLUDED IN OUR PRICES. www.alhrentacar.com - TLF: 638 846 909 or reservas alhrentacar@gmail.com (292446)

CLASSES IMAGINE you can speak Spanish in no time with me 647 103 430 (294424)

CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (290739)

SWINGLES CASAS SL. For all your building needs. Visit www.swinglescasas.com for more details or call 635 999 765 / 666 960 262 (292511)

METALWORK

CARS WANTED

HOUSE CLEARANCE SPECIALISTS, FULL OR PART CLEARANCE. ALL FURNITURE WANTED, WE PAY MORE. TEL 634 324 914 OR EMAIL house clearanceman@hotmail.com (293619)

ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM Buyers & Sellers of quality furniture. Top prices paid. 697 511 071 (293788)

JIM’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS. Bathrooms / kitchen reforms, repairs, plumbing, carpentry, painting, tiling, maintenance. Give us a call no job too small. 692 207 799 / 645 559 423 (289939)

CLASSIFIEDS

BUY & SELL

PRIVATE collector will buy your Gold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)

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THE Ark Christian Church. We meet at The Ark Christian School, Calle Río Darro 2 y Plaza Juncal, 29651, Mijas Costa (The road behind the Mijas Aquapark)on Sundays at 11.00am. Pastor, Andrew Seale Tlf 682 713 491 www.theark spain.com (293850)

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

Call/WhatsApp: Daniel: 628 066 308 www.rain bowpinturas.com (292646)

FLOOR POLISHING MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE. WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE, SEAL THEN POLISH YOUR MARBLE TO HIGH GLOSS, NON-SLIP. PROFESSIONAL GUARANTEED, FAST SERVICE. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. ALSO REPAIRS DAMAGES TO MARBLE, CLEAN AND SEAL TERRACOTTA TERRACES, COVERS ALL COSTA DEL SOL. TEL: 671 244 683 (291570) MARBLE POLISHING, CRYSTALLIZING, LASTING, HIGH SHINE. REGRINDING, RESTORATION OF SALTY, DEAD FLOORS. 27YRS EXPERIENCE. RELIABLE. REFS AVAILABLE. CYRIL. 645 840 199 (293076) MARBLE FLOORS polished high shine non-slip. Fast Service Reliable, family run business. TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed. No job too small.

Cleansol 10am – 10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578 Discount code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)

FOR SALE/WANTED WANTED Gold, Silver, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)

FUNERALS

PRO PAINTERS. All trades.

Inside, outside. Plasterboard & coving. Tlf 635 913 885 (292673) ATD DECOR. British Painter.

30 Years’ Experience. Punctual. Great Rates. Call for free quote. 603 132 783 Facebook: @ATDDecorMalaga (294436)

DOMESTIC APPS REP. DOMESTIC Appliance repairs - washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497 (293053)

DRAINAGE BLOCKED DRAINS? Leak detection, CCTV survey, root removal, Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (288655) CLEARFLOW– Unblocking, CCTV inspection, repair and installation. Tel: 630 200 600 / 952 885 661. www.desa torosclearflow Facebook: DesatorosClearflow (292924)

ELECTRICIAN LIT ELECTRICIANS for all your Electrical & maintenance needs, no job too small for a FREE Quote. Call Craig on 604 106 414 or Ben 679 505 761 (293499)

FURNITURE FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals.

697 511 071 (293788)

GARDENING PROFESSIONAL garden services from Fuengirola to Estepona. All aspects of gardening and full maintenance and landscaping, free quotes, competitive prices.

Contact Andrew 600 259 981 Andrew@garden-pro fessionals.com (291784)

IRRIGATION IRIS-IRRIGATION and landscapes. TRENCHLESS NO DIG Irrigation installation, Cables, Fibre Optic, Electric & Lighting Cables.

New Installations & problem-solving. Turf (supply and laying). Garden constructions. Tree surgeon.

Clearing. Astro Turf (Free Quotation) 676 747 521 (292929)

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GATE REPAIRS ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641 (292658)

GATES ELECTRIC GATES / Garage Doors. Intercoms / access control systems and replacement remotes. New installs and repairs. For all your electric gate and garage door requirements call us on 605 356 469/952 786 178. The Garage Door Co & 2 Way Gates. tgdc@hot mail.co.uk www.2waygates .com (291445)

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

Call Julian 655 825 931 (292490)

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

GUTTERING GUTTERING: Top Quality.

952 663 141 / 670 409 759 info@envirocarespain.com www.envirocarespain.com (293903)

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

Skinny Jab & Fat reducing injections. Cover Coast & Inland. www.beautifulmarbella.es 609 347 086 (293618)

CHIROPRACTOR FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release. J Schaegen, Specialised in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice.

652 291 224 www.body work.es (292480)

MASSAGE ENGLISH fully qualified masseuse. Relaxing Swedish massage in the comfort of your own home. WhatsApp me 652 189 088 (294221)

THERAPIST EMOTIONAL THERAPIST SABINE Spiritual one to one Reading, family constellations.

Proficient & Professional. 18yrs experience. Call / WhatsApp 622 825 153 (293839)

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HEATING

INSURANCE

FIRES: Electric, Gas. Top Quality. 952 663 141/670 409 759. info@envirocare spain.com www.enviro carespain.com (293903)

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 309, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 309 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726)

VINYL WRAP VINYL SOLUTIONS WHY REPLACE WHEN YOU CAN RENOVATE? Modern adhesive vinyl coverings in hundreds of styles and designs can renovate a tired kitchen, bathroom, wall panels, bedroom wardrobes, fridge doors. Turn a tired looking wood designed kitchen into a modern solid colour or metallic look without painting or replacing. Work carried out on site with 10 year warranties Contact Ian 644 546 176 for design brochure and samples. (292272)

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

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

697 511 071 (293788)

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INSURANCE

STAY SAFE! Abbeygate Insurance Call 971 277 455 For your security www.abbeygatein sure.com (291234) LSM INSURANCE. No fat singing blokes or trumpeting telephones, just professional service at the best prices for all your insurance needs including car, household, commercial, life, health and travel.

Tel 952 578008 or www.lsminsurance.biz for a quotation (293388)

KARAOKE KARAOKE To Buy or Update Your Songs in ALL Languages.

664 540 154 (293700)

LOCKSMITHS LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 (288129)

ENGLISH 24/7 LOCKSMITHS AND SECURITY COMPANY, FREE HOME SECURITY SURVEY. 636 770 865 / 952 660 233 WWW.SECURITYOFS PAIN.COM CONTACT DAREN

MISCELLANEOUS GOLD & SILVER Bought & Sold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)

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

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

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

MOTORING FOR SALE RAPIDO motorhome / Fiat Ducato 2.3L, 2006, 80,0000 miles, RHD, 2 berth, shower, toilet, heater, water boiler, fridge, gas hob and TV. Leather swivel seating. Good condition. MOT April 2022, good service history. Presently in Malaga. £22.995 ono. Enquiries +44 7921 905209 (293901) SELLING YOUR SPANISH CAR? PHONE Bill Brady for the best cash price. Stay safe and phone Bill on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com

LAWYERS

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

DIESEL Mini Countryman ALL4 2018 Bought and serviced by BMW Only 31’000 Klm ( 19’000 Mls. ) 6 Speed G/ Box, Bluetooth, all round sensors cruise control and lots more great saving at only 19’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com CONVERTIBLE Automatic / Diesel Mercedes SLK 250 CDI. 2012 R:H:D: With service history 96’000 Klm. ( 60’000 Mls ) New ITV. ( MOT ) Health forces this sale this car is immaculate for year yes the price is correct at only 14’995€ 952838842 608950221 billbradycars.com PART Exchange to clear Opel Combo 1’7 Diesel 2004 side loading door From private owner only 145’000 Klm. (90’000 Mls) With a lot of service history also new ITV. (MOT) new service also just been done air-conditioning drives great perfect work horse and only 2’995€ 952838842 608950221 billbradycars.com.

AUTOMATIC / Petrol Opel Zafira seven seats (top of the range ) 2016 One private owner full service history 23’000 Klm. ( 15’000 Mls ) bluetooth, parking sensors front and back, sat-nav, alloy wheels and lots of other extras massive saving at only 14’995€ 952838842 608950221 bill bradycars.com AUTOMATIC / Petrol Nissan Qashqai 2015 One private owner full service history 73’000 Klm. ( 45’000 Mls ) Bluetooth, sensors and camera, panoramic sunroof, to many extras to list here don’t miss this one at only 14’995€ 952838842 608950221 bill bradycars.com

CLASSIFIEDS RENAULT Twingo Oct. 2009 from private owner only 39’000 Kim. ( 24’000 Mls ) with service history new ITV ( MOT ) New cam belt ideal fist car looks great in white 952838842 608950221 billbradycars.com WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance.

Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726)

CAR SERVICES MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work.

Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (292503) ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (292645)

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

Cash. Buyer collects. Transfer included. 605 109 796 (293389) WANTED, wanted, wanted!!

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

Any Reg, Anything Considered Call or WhatsApp 687 049 592 (293608) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH/WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (290739) CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (290739) CARS, VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 685 524 921 (290739)

CLASSIFIEDS WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 685 524 921 (290739)

IMPORT / TRANSFER CARS transferred, history checks, Imports and Embargo problems. Change of use and lost papers. Change your car to Spanish plates, simple efficient service. Cars bought and sold. Please call 678 808 837 Or email carsinspain@live .co.uk (290739)

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

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

NAUTICAL INTERNATIONAL SKIPPER LICENCE: Courses held in English and starts soon.

RYA VHF and Radar Courses. 626 245 098 (294236)

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

952 885 759. www.cath scards.es (291992)

PEST CONTROLS COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. Serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (293982)

PETS KENNELS CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catanddog world.com (294121)

PET CHARITY ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.acecharity.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320)

www.euroweeklynews.com ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm.

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PLUMBING

SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public at weekends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at any time. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference.

You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 in fo@sepeonline.net www.sepeon line.net (93321) SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect.

So, if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155.

If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317)

PROPERTY WANTED SELLING UP?? Why not give us a call an let us give you an honest and realistic valuation of your property. List with us and let us take the stress out of selling your home. No sale no fee!! English agent on the ball with clients waiting. Please call 685 524 921. (290739) WE have many clients actively looking for villas, townhouses & apartments from Torremolinos to Calahonda. Call Joe 626 864 683 (293698)

ANIMEX Foundation offers free will upgrading when leaving something for abandoned animals. Contact animexfoundation@gmai l.com or call 692 166 434 now for this absolutely free service (288287) ARCH - The Andalucian Rescue Centre for Horses, registered charity 8448, the Centre is now open again to visitors every Sunday from 9am until 2pm. Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys. Come and meet our current rescues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help. Run solely by a small team of dedicated volunteers, the Centre is located between Alhaurin el Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viña Borrego behind Venta Miralmonte.

For more information and directions see our website www.horserescuespain.org, our Facebook page Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos or tel. 610 845 491 or 656 935 613 (93322)

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WWW.INTERMARBELLA .COM Costa del Sol Property Sales & Long term rentals wanted. All areas / All budgets / All types. Spain +34 951 708 422. UK +44 208 144 5008.

Email info@intermarbella.com (291563)

MIJAS countryside townhouse. 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms. Spectacular sea views.

Storage, pool and Parking.

800€.

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Skoda Enyaq - a winning EV choice ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack WITH so many marques owned by single corporate entities it’s perhaps no sur‐ prise that economics dictate a certain commonality. So Sko‐ da’s Enyaq shares its under‐ pinnings with the VW ID range and in particular the ID.4. However, there are some subtle but noticeable differences that set the two apart on the style front.

The all‐electric Enyaq is big, very big, so one of the first proper all‐electric, all‐consum‐ ing family vehicles. With even the entry level model claiming up to 256 miles of range, and from my week it’s pretty close to achievable given the right circumstances, this is one of the most useable EVs I have tried. It’s also one of the more affordable, albeit electric cars are still expensive compared to petrol powered equivalents.

With five trim levels, two power options and all‐wheel‐ drive on offer, there’s no

shortage of choice. Prices start from €37,366/£32,010 (in‐ cluding €2,918/£2,500 UK government EV grant), other battery options and trims can push the final price well north of €46k/£40k. The lead‐in model is the only one that qualifies for the UK EV grant.

The entry level Loft spec comes with 58kwh bat‐ tery, that 256 mile range and a decent ar‐ ray of standard kit from Blue‐ tooth, navigation and Wi‐Fi hotspot through to keyless stop/start, cruise control and light and rain sensors.

The Enyaq is an imposing vehicle that lacks some of the styling oddities that have pre‐ viously beset EV designs. It al‐ so has an impressive interior, with my test car having swathes of cloth across the fascia rather than the usual

A winning EV choice.

Facts at a Glance Model: Skoda Enyaq iV60 Loft Engine: 58 kwh electric developing 179PS Gears: Automatic Price: €40,284 (£34,510 excluding UK government EV grant) Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 8.4 seconds/Maximum Speed 159 kph (99 mph) Economy: 412km/256 miles combined range - 6.4km/4 miles per kwh - WLTP Emissions: 0 g/km Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

plastic. Quite how durable this would prove I don’t know but it makes an impact. One of the first things you notice about the interior is the space, the sheer amount of it, from legroom to height to load area.

On the road the Enyaq is typically EV quiet with wind and tyre noise very well insulated. It’s com‐ fortable too and on a 200‐mile journey we emerged with range to spare (no charging re‐ quired), quite comfortable and relaxed. It also rides well, soaking up the worst excesses of our potholed tarmac, and the handling is decent rather than exceptional. To be fair it’s not the type of car you would buy for excitement.

The Enyaq is genuinely use‐ able in range terms alone, as a whole package it’s a winning EV choice. It’s only let down only by the poor EV infrastruc‐ ture in the UK.

Top 10 dream cars MOVE over, Lamborghini, out of the way, Porsche!

When it comes to dream cars, the model most bragged about on social media is the Dodge Chal‐ lenger.

Using the hashtag #DreamCar on Instagram, they crunched the num‐ bers to see which makes and models of cars are most tagged. They found that the American muscle

car takes the top spot as the most bragged about vehicle on the social plat‐ form. It was ahead of Euro‐ pean manufacturers such as Lamborghini, Porsche, and Mercedes.

Here are the Top 10 dream cars on Instagram (% of posts tagged with #DreamCar) 1) Dodge Challenger (22 %) 2)LamborghiniAventador(21%) 3) Mercedes Clase G (18 %) 4) Porsche GT3‐RS (12 %) 5) Mercedes CLA AMG (10 %) 6) Bugatti Chiron (6 %) 7) Audi R8 (5 %) 8) Ford Mustang (4 %) 9 =) Nissan GT‐R (2 %) 9 =) Volkswagen Golf R (2 %) The Dodge Challenger was tagged by more than a fifth of Instagram users, 22 per cent, who uploaded posts featuring their dream car.

The American favourite is the first choice of a host of stars including singer Billie Eilish, leg‐ endary actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and rap‐ per Snoop Dogg.

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Spain qualify for 2022 Qatar World Cup S P A I N are through to the Qatar 2022 World Cup finals after a 1‐0 vic‐ tory over Sweden in Sevilla on Sunday, November 14. A goal in the 86th minute by Ju‐ ventus’ on‐loan striker Alvaro Morata was enough to secure their passage, and consign the Swedes to the play‐offs next spring.

Needing only one point to top Group B, the Span‐ ish came into this match as favourites to clinch that top spot. Sweden could only top the group with a victory in Sevilla’s stunning La Cartuja Stadi‐ um.

With this win, Luis En‐ rique has continued Spain’s impressive record of qualifying for every World Cup finals since

VICTORY: Spain beat Sweden 1-0 in the 86th minute.

1974. It will be their 12th appearance in a row at the finals.

The Spaniards were un‐ lucky not to go ahead early on, when Pablo Sarabia curled his 20‐ yeard shot just wide of Robin Olsen’s goal. Swe‐ den grew into the game,

and with the enigmatic Zlatan Ibrahimovic back in the side, anything was possible. It was Emil Fors‐ berg though who came closest to putting the vis‐ itors ahead on two occa‐ sions.

Janne Andersson’s side pressed the home side

after the break. Alexan‐ der Isak will probably be losing sleep if he thinks back on how he managed to miss a golden opportu‐ nity. Midway through the second half, after some dreadful defending, he found himself clean through on Simon, but somehow managed to scuff his shot.

Just as the match looked like ending all square, a fierce long‐ range effort from Dani Olmo was superbly tipped onto the crossbar

by Robin Olsen.

Unfortunately for the Swedes, the ball dropped in front of Morata, who calmly, and clinically, chipped it into the net over the keeper to initi‐ ate crazy scenes around the stadium.

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Hamilton keeps championship alive LEWIS HAMILTON completed one of the great‐ est Formula One drives of all time to win the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday November 14.

The British driver overcame a total of 25 grid place penalties to take the chequered flag ahead of championship rival Max Verstappen. The win came at a time when his title hopes seemed to have disappeared following a disqualification from qualifying on Saturday for a technical in‐ fringement.

That sanction sent him to the back of the grid for the evening’s sprint race. Yet, Hamilton re‐ mained focused and navigated his way to fifth. A further five‐place penalty sent him back to10th on the grid for Sunday’s race in Sao Paulo.

In one of the most spectacular drives seen in years, he steered his Mercedes all the way through the field to take top spot on the podi‐ um, passing title favourite Verstappen of Red Bull in the closing stages.

The win was hailed by pundits and ex‐drivers as one of the greatest of all time, given the con‐ text surrounding the weekend. Verstappen’s championship lead was slashed from 21 points to 14 points when it looked certain to go the other way.

With just three races remaining and 78 points still up for grabs, the season finale promises to be one of the most thrilling in years.

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Walking football: Calahonda rocked Potros in the semis ON their annual visit to Gibraltar, Cala‐ honda took their over‐69s and over‐64s teams to play the friendly matches.

The seniors kicked off first and things looked bright when Tony Bullion’s shot found the back of the net. But despite a spirited display by the visitors, Gibraltar proved to be the better team and won 3‐ 1 thanks to a hat‐trick by Mohamed.

The over‐64s game was more competi‐ tive with the home side coming out on top with a 5‐2 win. Pete Madden grabbed both goals for the visitors. But player of the day was goalkeeper Eddie Ball who limited the damage.

The teams enjoyed first‐class facilities, the luxury of two referees and an ambu‐ lance crew on standby (called into action twice for minor injuries). And the won‐ derful catering staff and those behind the scenes, treated their visitors with a lovely meal. Calahonda will reciprocate the wel‐ come in the New Year.

History will be made on November 27

THE Miraflores Open, the largest bowls event on the coast took place last week, for the first time since Covid re‐ strictions stopped. The com‐ petition was sponsored by Ibex Insurance and Spectrum IFA. The weather was glori‐ ous, and a large crowd was in attendance.

The event attracted a 20 per cent higher entry than 2020. In the mixed triples fi‐

VISIT TO GIBRALTAR: The teams played friendly matches.

at Finca Naundrup when a male team will play a Ladies time for the first time in a competitive walking football match as Calahonda men take on Benalmadena Ladies in a cup clash.

You can take part in these events by joining the Calahonda squad at their walking football sessions between 10 and 11am, Monday to Friday with refresh‐ ments at the bar afterwards. If you’re over 50, you’re not too old. So, come

along and relive the dream!

Malaga took two teams to the Costa Almeria on November 13 to participate in a mini tournament hosted by local club Los Amigos. They were in good company with Benahavis also making the trip. Ali‐ cante club Esquina Park Rangers A came out on top ahead of Los Amigos A. Mean‐ while, Malaga A took third place followed

by Benahavis who acquitted themselves well.

MIRAFLORES OPEN nal, Nick Cummings, Simone Morgan and Pat Fisher took on John and Sheila Wilson with Juan Abeal. The match swung backwards, and for‐ wards and the score was tied 15‐15 after the last end. A play‐off was needed which was won by Nick’s team.

The mixed pairs final was

between John and Sheila Wil‐ son and John and Eleanor Morgan. The Morgans took the first set comfortably, win‐ ning six ends. The second set was won by the Wilsons after picking up five shots on the second end. John and Sheila won the first extra end and were holding shot for the

ANDALUCIA'S only Division 1 American Football team, Fuengirola Potros, are going to the semi‐finals of the Spanish Cup. They defeated the Zaragoza Hurricanes 29‐20 in the quarter finals in Zaragoza on Sunday, November 14.

The Fuengirola defence was key in the first quarter to keep the Potros ahead. A great offensive drive early on re‐ sulted in a great pass from Carlos Chaves to Juan Antonio Cano for a touchdown and the first score of the game. Juan Carlos Cortés added the conversion of two to make the score 8‐0 in favour of the Potros.

Shortly after, José Luis López recovered a fumble and re‐ turned it down field for another touchdown, followed by another two points. The Hurricanes reacted with a touch‐ down from Luis Sánchez from a Jaime Sanz pass. The Potros struck again before half‐time with a spectacular deep pass from Carlos Chaves to English player Matthew Lindblom.

The two‐point conversion by Juan Carlos Cortés, left the An‐ dalucians 24‐6 up at the break.

A late surge featuring two touchdowns from the Hurri‐ canes added some late excitement, but it was not enough as the Potros converted a late field goal to put the game be‐ yond reach. The Fuengirola team will now take on the Badalona Dracs in the semi‐final to be held in Badalona on November 28.

match when John Morgan hit the jack with his last bowl to force another end. The Mor‐ gan’s triumphed to win the title for a second time.

Trophies and prizes were presented to the finalists by Elaine (Ibex Insurance) and Jeremy (Spectrum IFA).

The sponsors held prize draws throughout the event which were won by Carol Frost and John Cooke.

Fuengirola played the Hurricanes in the quarter finals.