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Star MALAGA VOTED chefs WORLD-CLASS

MARBELLA has gained two new Michelin stars. One went to Mario Cachinero, the 23‐year‐old chef at the Skina restaurant, who was al‐ so awarded the prize for the best young chef. The other went to Marcos Granda at Japanese restaurant, Nintai.

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Malaga marathon smashed MALAGA’S marathon saw 9,000 athletes en‐ joy the better weather after a week of strong winds and colder weather. The highlight of the event was when Korir smashed the Malaga marathon record by two and a half minutes setting a time of 2:05:49.

The event, which is now firmly on the inter‐ national calendar being rated a bronze event by World Athletics, is par‐ ticularly attractive to African runners.

Korir, who has a per‐ sonal best of 2:05:49 recorded in Paris, was followed by Eritrean Nguse Amlosom (2:08:23) and the Kenyan Solomon Kirwa (2:08:43).

Fastest of the local runners was Antonio Jesús Aguilar (2h:30: 33) of the Guadalhorce Álora Athletics Club, who also recorded the best national time fin‐ ishing 15th. The second local was Nerja Dani Moreno (Cueva de Ner‐ ja), with 2h:34:03 who followed the second national in Jordi Muela (2h:32:38).

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African vultures move in No passports

A FEMALE Spotted or Rüp‐ pell vulture has made Mala‐ ga its home, the first such adult African vulture to do so. The news has been wel‐ comed by naturalists and scientists alike as the vul‐ ture is in danger of extinc‐ tion.

The vulture has been named Juanita by re‐ searchers from the UMA Faculty of Biology who identified the bird. Believed to be around six years of age, it is understood that she has settled in El Chorro and has already tried to breed with a Griffon Vul‐

EL CHORRO: The vulture has made its home here.

ture ‐ not something that has been recorded before.

Researchers believe that she has moved to the area as global warming has made the climate more favourable for living and re‐ producing.

Juanita, who it took months to catch, has had a

Cars of the future T H E car of the future. We’ve all seen them in the movies and dreamed of the day that our call will do things that cars of today can’t, whether it’s driving us, keeping to the speed limit or taking us to our destina‐ tion on its own. Well the car of the future is being put to the test here in Malaga at Dekra’s test track on the PTA, Andalucian Technology Park.

Mercedes Fernández, Head of Innovation at Telefóni‐ ca said “At our connected car and cybersecurity facili‐ ties in Malaga we are going to continue certifying 5G solutions which help to configure an ecosystem of in‐ creasingly secure vehicle communications.”

Cybersecurity mean more secure vehicles which will keep in touch with you at all times, while connected cars means autonomous driven vehicles that improve safety and efficiency.

Currently the technology is limited by internet speed, but 5G changes all of that. In its current state the tech‐ nology can only be used to provide notifications like changes in speed limits, whereas a fully functional sys‐ tem will allow for autonomous vehicles that take over from the driver.

health check, has been weighed and fitted with a GPS tracker. The latter will enable researchers to fol‐ low her movements but al‐ so will allow them to keep her safe.

The change in weather may well be a saviour for the species according to the researchers, who point to the dangers faced by vul‐ tures in Africa with the rise in poaching. Illegal hunting on the continent often in‐ volves the use of poisons which can be ingested by vultures who typically prey on carcases.

ANDALUCIA’S highest court, the Tribunal Superi‐ or de Justicia de Andalucía (TSJA), has rejected the Andalucian government’s request to bring in the new Covid passport rule to bars and restau‐ rants. The court agreed the measure is needed and appropriate in the fight against Covid‐19 but said it fails to meet ‘proportionality’ require‐ ments, as it would have to be applied to every‐ one, including staff.

New beach facilities ESTEPONA City Council has continued with its plan to provide more and more sports and health facilities for residents and visitors to the area, with the announcement of three more sports areas on La Rada beach.

The new facilities include two beach football pitches in front of the Mirador de los Maniseros, each measuring 37 by 28 me‐ tres and with two full sized goal posts. These pitches are in ad‐ dition to the two new football courts in the Faro area.

Opposite the Plazoleta Ortiz a beach handball court measur‐ ing 27 by 12 metres has been set up, providing a great training facility for those who play the game. This is in addition to the handball and futsal courts that already exist in the area.

The Council believe these make a great addition to the re‐ cently refurbished calisthenics facilities in the same area.

Planetarium opens MALAGA City has a new planetarium. The city council had previously promoted a plane‐ tarium being built on a municipal plot located next to the Ikea shopping centre. This project, although awarded to a company, is still await‐ ing approval of the building licence.

In the meantime, the company which lost that tender formulated the idea of constructing mobile planetariums. The plan was to install these facilities in cities around Spain and Eu‐ rope.

As a result, the initiative was put forward to municipal officials in the capital, who have sub‐

sequently approved the move. The first of these portable planetariums has already been manufactured, and is now installed in the cor‐ ner of the Muelle Uno shopping centre, in the port of Malaga, next to the Pompidou cube. It is a planetarium with a capacity for 64 specta‐ tors, offering a 20‐minute film about space ex‐ ploration. Narration is courtesy of Pedro Cortes, the Andalucian champion of narrated poetry. The film is projected onto a 10‐metre diameter dome from 6.30pm to 10.30pm.

The schedule has now been extended to in‐ clude mornings.

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NIBS EXTRA Budget increase MARBELLA’S budget for 2022 has been approved at €323 million, a 3.4 per cent or €11 million increase. The increase reflects the rise in the number of registered residents and funds from central government and the EU. The mayor has de‐ scribed the budget as one for recovery.

Expo 2027 OFFICIALLY Spain’s candi‐ date to host the interna‐ tional exhibition, the na‐ tional cabinet will meet this week to give its official en‐ dorsement of the bid. Cur‐ rently the only competition to host the exhibition, which would put Malaga on the world map, is Min‐ nesota in the USA.

MSC Cruises THE company has an‐ nounced it has scheduled a dozen departures from Malaga next summer on the MSC Orchestra, which has a capacity of 3,223 pas‐ sengers and 1,300 crew members. Malaga, one of 17 stopovers, will see pas‐ sengers cruise around the Mediterranean.

ProDunas resumes THE ProDunas association has resumed their dune‐ conservation efforts with weekly clean‐ups taking place every Tuesday from 10am‐12pm. Each week they visit different dune sites, either to clean them up or to collect seeds and fruits from autochthonous shrubs. New volunteers are always welcome.

‘Toy factory’ VISITORS to the cable car can donate toys for disad‐ vantaged minors until De‐ cember 31 at any one of gondola stations in an initia‐ tive by Teleférico de Benal‐ madena and the Incide As‐ sociation. Donors can receive a 50 per cent dis‐ count (terms apply) online at telefericobenalmadena. com/regalo.

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Sponsorship of Cudeca tins!

ON December 1 at the Cude‐ ca Hospice Centre in Benal‐ madena, Grupo MainJobs signed a one‐year collabora‐ tion contract as sponsor of their charity collection tins with a sponsorship of €3,000.

They also agreed to partici‐ pate in different activities and events to attract more dona‐ tions next year.

The group was formed more than 13 years ago and offers educational technology and innovation services to public administrations, com‐ panies, and individuals at an international level. It also works at provincial level.

This year it is carrying out training and large‐scale em‐ ployment in collaboration with the town councils of the

Culture online THE National University of Dis‐ tance Learning (UNED) in Mala‐ ga has launched a programme of events designed for the gen‐ eral public around different top‐ ics that are not just limited to education.

UNED Malaga has named the series of events UNED Fri‐ days and the director of the centre, Luis Grau, said the main objective is “to bring culture closer to the general public.”

The first event held had many online participants and all future talks will be broadcast online for anyone who wishes to take part.

The first Christmas concert the university will hold will be moved from Friday for one time, away from Christmas Eve and on to Monday December 20.

“Based on the participation of the first event, we hope to have a large audience in an ac‐ tivity as special as a Christmas concert,” explained Grau.

Other topics covered by the programme will include the‐ atre, music, poetry and other interesting ideas like renewable energy.

Grau confirmed that UNED Malaga will ask the general public want they want to see up on the stage.

CUDECA TINS: The foundation raises around €40,000 a year.

municipalities of Alhaurin de la Torre, Marbella and Mala‐ ga. The signatories to the sponsorship contract were, from the MainJobs Group, Mario Pulido, Director of Communication, Institutional and International Relations and Mª Carmen Ruiz Ramírez, Project Director, and from the

Cudeca Foundation, Dr Marisa Martín Roselló, Man‐ ager and Medical Director, Rafael Olalla Martínez, Deputy Manager and Finan‐ cial Director and Laura Ríos González, Communication and Fundraising Technician.

Mario Pulido, Communica‐ tion Director of Grupo Main‐

Jobs, highlighted the enthusi‐ asm of the entire Group in be‐ ing able to collaborate and help in the great work that Cudeca Hospice does.

“We are proud to be able to participate in something as beautiful and as necessary as what Cudeca Hospice does, to offer all the love and care to the people who need it and to their families, obtaining the necessary resources to achieve it.”

Thanks to the charity tins, the Cudeca Foundation man‐ ages to raise an average of €40,000 a year, which is made possible with the help of its sponsors, the volunteers who manage the collection and placement of the tins and the businesses that have them.

A happier Xmas for those in need THE La Cala Lions Club held its long anticipated Fashion Show and Christmas Fair re‐ cently and on a lovely sunny day raised €2,580. The Christ‐ mas Party ‐ dinner dance at Restaurante El Olivo, ably or‐ ganised by Sandie Tavendale, was also a great success with good food and service and raised another €1,200.

The Diabetic Sponsored Walk and other activities for World Diabetic Day added €3,500 to the fundraising.

And meanwhile they have been working at the Solidari‐ ty Market at the town hall twice weekly.

Their shop stall has lots of lovely bric‐a‐brac with hand‐

FASHION SHOW: The La Cala Lions Club raised €2,580 on a lovely sunny day.

made table decorations for Christmas, all made by mem‐ ber Julie Barry. Diabetic nurs‐ es will also test your blood glucose levels.

The shop is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 2pm so remember to pop in and do

Fundraiser for Triple A THE Triple A Fundraiser is being held on Sunday December 19 in Estepona at the Mundo Mania. Run from 11am to 4pm, the fundraiser offers everything for you and the kids including Christmas stalls, carol singing, Santa’s grotto and more. The cost is €15 for children aged one to 12 and €20 for those over the age of 12. Sound expensive? Well not re‐ ally as tickets come with unlimited access to a brunch buf‐ fet, pastries and cava.

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some bargain Christmas Shopping ‐ Ladies’ and mens’ fashions, bric‐a‐brac, books, cards and wrapping paper, children’s wear, golf clubs and much more.

Your donation will help those in need have a happier Christmas. Lions thank every‐ one for their support.

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New dance school A NEW dance school is having an opening day on the Mijas road in the new year on Sunday, Jan‐ uary 9 at 11.30am.

Offering classes for all ages, En Pointe Academy of Dance is run by a team of ex‐professionals hop‐ ing to guide, support and encourage students to achieve their best poten‐ tial. Teachers are special‐ ists in their genres who have a lot of experience.

The school will follow world renowned and re‐ spected dance syllabi as well as offer accredited ballet exams. Instruction can be enjoyed by all age groups and offer a wide variety of dance classes and genres.

The school’s objectives are enjoyment, fitness, creativity and developing sound technique that will underpin all of the stu‐ dents’ dancing.

Owner Grace Melissa Dearden told the Euro Weekly News: “It is aimed at all ages from babies to pre‐school and adults with silver swans’ ballet and ballet fit.”

Professional dancer Grace, who learned to dance at her mother’s dance school and is quali‐ fied with the Royal Academy of Dance, added the classes are not only about fitness but al‐ so making friends and to enjoy dancing.

For more information about the school or to register for the open day at the Bikram Studio on the Mijas road, email en‐ pointe@hotmail.com or visit www.linktr.ee/ gracemelissadance.

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THE University of Malaga and the Diputación de Málaga have launched the ‘Terra Málaga’ research awards, a joint initiative to encourage and recognise doctoral the‐ ses on innovative and sustainable projects that affect social and economic development from the province.

The partners highlighted the importance of social re‐ sponsibility when offering solutions to problems and in promoting economic activity and employment in rural towns in the province.

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Quality of life is high in Malaga A POLL has rated Malaga as the second‐best city in the world to live and work for foreign residents after Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It ranked No 1 for cost of living and social life.

According to InterNations, around 12,000 people completed the survey which asked them to rate cities on the quality of life, the ease of settling down, personal issues and the employment situation.

Malaga rated highly with professionals seeking a better quality of life and came out tops when it comes to arriving and settling into the city.

It also ranked first in the friends and socialisation section with 69 per cent of expatriates saying it was easy for them to build a social life in Malaga. A total of 78 per cent of respondents said that they were happy with their social life.

The city came out above average in terms of cost of living, finance and housing with 82 per cent con‐ sidering their income to be sufficient or surplus to cover residential expenses.

Malaga also scored highly in terms of quality of life, weather, and free time. Its lowest score came in employment with the city not considered a leading option in this area.

Madrid also fared well coming in the top 10, whereas other major cities including New York, Tokyo, Rome, and Paris were in the bottom 10.

Man killed over harassment claim

NATIONAL POLICE: Arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of murder.

OFFICERS from the National Police have arrested a 49‐year‐old man in Estepona on suspicion of murder.

The man met his victim at a café on December 4. He had previously de‐ nounced his neighbour for sexually harassing his daughter.

The two men knew each other and had been friends until 2017 when the man reported his neigh‐ bour for sexually harassing his daughter who was a minor at the time.

The man came up behind his vic‐ tim at a café and threw the man to the floor before kicking him in his side. According to the National Po‐

lice, the attacker was wearing boots ‘reinforced at the toe with a steel material.’ Witnesses heard the at‐ tacker mention the sexual harass‐ ment of his daughter.

Customers stepped in to stop the beating and both the attacker and victim left the café a few minutes later. On December 5 the beaten man began to feel unwell. His part‐ ner called an ambulance, but he soon went into cardiac arrest.

The man was rushed to hospital in a critical condition. He was undergo‐ ing emergency surgery on his spleen when he died in the operating the‐ atre.

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Jabs for under-11s THE Andalucian Health Service (SAS) has begun vaccinating 54,722 children aged nine to 11 in Malaga Province.

Vaccinations, using the Pfizer jab, will be carried out at health centres, schools, and mobile units across Mala‐ ga.

The news comes after the European Medicines Agency (EMA), along with the European Centre for Disease Con‐ trol (ECDC), said that they believe a combination of two different Covid vaccines offers a “reinforced” immune response.

They have recommended the strat‐ egy to national vaccination authori‐ ties, and it has been suggested that this approach could be used in both the primary and booster phases. This hybrid methodology, they empha‐ sised, could give “greater flexibility” to national vaccination campaigns.

In a joint statement, the two Euro‐ pean agencies said, “Currently avail‐ able evidence consistently points to‐ wards acceptable tolerance, and enhanced immune response with the heterologous regimen of a vector‐ based vaccine and another on mes‐ senger RNA versus a homologous regi‐ men.”

For further information on the vac‐ cine programme for children in An‐ dalucia, visit www.andavac.es.

Omicron confirmed in Andalucia THE first cases of the new Omicron coronavirus vari‐ ant were confirmed in An‐ dalucia on December 9. Je‐ sus Aguirre, the Minister of Health, revealed there were two cases in the province of Cadiz, and another one in Almeria Province. He said that there were also four

other suspected cases.

All three patients had mild symptoms and went into isolation. None have needed to be admitted into hospital. Two of the infect‐ ed had been on flights to South Africa, while the third was infected locally. In the latter case, it seems the pa‐

tient contracted the virus while travelling in Andalucia during the recent holiday.

The minister explained that, for now, the Omicron variant appears to be less virulent than previous strains of the virus, al‐ though it may be more transmittable.

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Suicide capsule legalised EUTHANASIA or assisted sui‐ cide is legal already in Switzer‐ land. The country has taken one step further and has now approved the use of an assist‐ ed suicide capsule. The Sarco capsule or machine was de‐ signed by Nitschke and Alexander Bannink.

The designers hope that their assisted suicide machine will allow people to die in a dig‐ nified manner. The person who wants to die is placed in‐ side the capsule. Once activat‐ ed the capsule makes the per‐ son fall asleep where they then die painlessly. The ma‐ chine uses nitrogen to help the person die without pain.

The person wanting to die

CAPSULE: Can be used around the world.

can activate the machine using a button inside the capsule. If the person is paralysed, then they can activate the machine by just blinking. The capsule can be made with a 3D printer so can be used around the world.

Once activated the machine

sucks out oxygen from the air until only 1 per cent remains.

The patient will start to lose consciousness within seconds of the process being started.

Death will occur within five to 10 minutes and will be pain‐ less.

British Airways axes flights MORE than 2,000 flights have been grounded until March 2022 by British Airways. A spokesperson said that it is not due to worries over the Omicron variant or coronavirus travel restrictions being put in place.

British Airways commented: “Like other air‐ lines, due to the continuing Coronavirus pan‐ demic we are operating a reduced and dy‐

namic schedule.”

Some countries in Europe are already begin‐ ning to re‐implement lockdowns to try to keep the virus at bay. The travel industry has been relieved though as initial reports suggest that the Omicron variant leads to mild symptoms.

Not much is known about the new variant at the moment.

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Christmas charity fair at Laude San Pedro

Around 20 stalls were set up selling various products.

THE Costa del Sol community came out to stock up on Christmas presents and raise funds for charity at a Christmas fair at Laude San Pedro on Saturday, December 11.

Hosting around 20 stalls, the Christmas fair at Laude San Pedro saw students, teachers and locals buying food, clothes and other products.

Laude’s Principal, Amanda Hughes, Head of Marketing, Louis Lopez Hernandez, and other staff were also on hand to enjoy the fair.

Louis told the Euro Weekly News that the money raised was going towards charities including Street Child United and Collective Calling.

Organic beauty products, crafts and games were all on offer to the children and adults attending, while the Euro Weekly News was there offering attendees the chance to win a Christmas hamper, with Herminia Reina winning.

Meanwhile, children’s charity Payasos de Hospital were also in attendance, with brothers Francisco and Antonio Nuñez explaining that they perform music and theatre shows for children with cancer at the Materno Infantil hos‐ pital in Malaga.

Jacqui Braithwaite from Collective Calling and Francine Winter, an assistant at Laude San Pedro and fundraiser for a local orphanage also had stands collect‐ ing funds for charity, with Francine generously donating the money she had raised to Collective Calling to feed needy families this Christmas.

Various students were also out to enjoy the stalls on offer and buying some Christmas presents.

Year 6 student, Grace Pearson, 10, who was attending to sell cookies, told the Euro Weekly News: “I love going All the money raised was for local charities. to Laude. It has been great making new friends.”

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Magical Christmas market at El Corte Ingles Marbella LUXURY department store El Corte In‐ gles Marbella is hosting a magical Christmas market open every day from 12pm to 10pm until January 5.

Filled with traditional German market‐ style huts offering stunning Christmas presents and classic Christmas food and decorations, the market will also host delicious food trucks from Bistroman, Burger Banus and Little Havana restau‐ rants, who will prepare crepes, waffles, hamburgers and hot sandwiches.

This year the market will also offer new gastronomic areas, including the Sabor a España booth, a brand offering traditional Spanish products of the highest quality, whose specialty is nougat, guirlaches and dried fruits products, as well as other traditional delicacies.

The El Corte Ingles Marbella market will also feature stands from popular food and beverage brands, including Turrones 1880, Juve Camps, Nestle, Chivas, Mumm and Ferrero.

Children will be able to get involved in the magic too, having fun commanding ba‐ by cars remotely controlled by their parents on El Corte Ingles’s magnificent terrace, as well as with the other children’s activities scattered around the market.

And to ramp up the Christmas vibe even more, El Corte Ingles will periodically be filling the air with snowflakes and offering up surprise musical performances throughout the Christmas season.

THE EL CORTE INGLES CHRISTMAS MARKET WILL BE OPEN ON THE TERRACE OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF EL CORTE INGLES MARBELLA, FROM 12PM TO 10PM EVERY DAY UNTIL JANUARY 5, AND WITH SPECIAL OPENING HOURS ON DECEMBER 24 AND 31 IN MARBELLA.

XMAS MARKET: With traditional German-style huts.

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Hero sells medals A ROYAL MARINE soldier who was recog‐ nised for his bravery in combat has sold his seven medals for £150,000 to ‘provide op‐ portunities’ for his children.

Sergeant Major John Thompson, 43, a sin‐ gle father of three from Devon, served in Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

The medals included a Conspicuous Gal‐ lantry Cross (CGC) for ‘selfless and coura‐ geous actions.’

Before selling the medals, he said that his children already “know their daddy is a hero.” The medals were valued at between £120,000 and £140,000 by auctioneers Dix Noonan Webb, however, they sold for a whopping £150,000.

Sgt Maj Thompson, known as Tommo, said

SOLD MEDALS: To provide for his children.

before he sold the medals: “The money will enable me to provide the best opportunities for them (his children) as they grow up.

“Being a father is the most important role I’ve ever had, which I didn’t fully appreciate when I was running around Iraq and Afghanistan, and I’m doing this for them.”

UK Omicron booster BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on December 12. In a special pre‐recorded broad‐ cast, he warned the country of the impending danger brought about by the new Omicron Covid variant.

As part of an ‘Emergency Omicron Boost,’ he urged every person aged over 18 to take advantage of the booster jabs. The third dose of the vaccine will be made available much quicker than first anticipated.

Speaking directly from Downing Street, the PM said: “No‐one should be in any doubt: there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming, and I’m afraid it is now clear that two doses of vaccine

are simply not enough to give the lev‐ el of protection we all need.

“But the good news is that our sci‐ entists are confident that with a third dose ‐ a booster dose ‐ we can all bring our level of protection back up.”

He concluded, “At this point, our scientists cannot say that Omicron is less severe, and even if that proved to be true, we already know it is so much more transmissible ‐ that a wave of Omicron through a popula‐ tion that was not boosted would risk a level of hospitalisation that could overwhelm our NHS and lead sadly to very many deaths. So, we must act now.”

Digital Nomad Visa SPAIN is set to introduce a Digital Nomad Visa to attract digital workers to the country and help them ‘set up in Spain.’

The measures have been approved in draft form and will now be sent to the Spanish Parlia‐ ment. The digital nomad visa will attract people from other countries to Spain and allow them to work remotely while con‐ tributing economically to the country.

Under the new scheme, people would be able to work remotely in Spain for up to six months. This would apply to residents in non‐European Econom‐ ic Area (EEA) countries as well as people from coun‐ tries in the Schengen

Zone. EU passport holders will also be able to apply for the scheme.

Economic Minister Na‐ dia Calvino commented on the scheme and said that it has been created to “attract and retain in‐ ternational and national talents by helping remote workers, and digital no‐

mads set up in Spain.”

The Minister pointed out that registration fees will not be needed and that new companies will be easy to create: “Star‐ tups are the foundation of the new digital econo‐ my; they generate highly skilled jobs and have high growth potential.”

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RECORD PRICE. Originally forecast to sell for around $70,000, a Harry Potter first edition sold for $471,000 at an auction in the United States. The price is a record for a 20th century work of fiction. Written by J K Rowling, the 1997 hardback British edition of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,’ with a colour illustration on the cov‐ er, was described by Heritage Auctions as “"magical, in‐ credibly bright and so very near pristine.”

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Simply Surviving keeps on giving THIS charitable platform has been active for effectively just eight months, yet in that short time over €20,000 have been raised through a series of social events including lunches, dinners, quizzes, raffles and auc‐ tions as well as Mijas Walking Tours.

The Group’s efforts in November were in aid of ADANA, the canine rescue centre close to Estepona, whose premises were decimated by September’s historic wildfires.

A magnificent total of €2,479 was raised.

Susie Brown, President of ADANA com‐ mented: “We are extremely grateful to the members of Simply Surviving Group for this vital donation. The timing is perfect as we have just received a veterinary bill for over €2,000.”

December’s programme of events is in full swing in support of the nominated charity of the month, Age Care Association, based in Calahonda. The Group is on course to raise in the region of €3,000 whilst supporting en‐ tertainers and venues and providing a social environment at this difficult time.

The latest event was a Fun Quiz held last week at Seaview Restaurant in Fuengirola port. Fifty members and friends enjoyed a

ADANA President Susie Brown (centre) accepts the donation of €2,479 from Simply Surviving Group’s Alan Boardman and Val Williams.

fun afternoon during which over €200 was raised.

The next event is scheduled for to‐ day (Thursday December 16) when more than 110 people will enjoy ‘A

Dickens Of A Lunch’ at La Sierra restaurant in Mijas Costa. The locally based ‘Pearly Kings and Queens’, under the direction of Alexandra Avery will treat the diners to an afternoon of much‐loved songs such as ‘London Pride’, ‘Knees Up Mother Brown’ and ‘Leaning On A Lampost’ before serving up a programme of traditional Christmas songs.

The Group’s last fundraising events of 2021 will be Mijas Walking Tours, a two‐ hour stroll around the lovely pueblo, discov‐ ering the history and secrets of this famous village. There are just five places remaining at the time of going to press on Thursday December 23. The Tour starts at 11.00 out‐ side Mijas Town Hall and a minimum dona‐ tion of just €5 is suggested.

Amongst the registered charities con‐ firmed for the early part of 2022 are AD‐ INTRE ‐ a food bank operating in Fuen‐ girola, DEBRA ‐ the Marbella‐based charity which supports children with a rare skin condition, AECC, a cancer charity based in Malaga and ACAE, another Mala‐ ga‐based charity which visits seriously ill children in local hospitals.

If you would like to learn more about Simply Surviving Group, please visit their Facebook page or contact founder Val Williams by email: valwilliams39@yahoo.com or Alan Boardman on 610 522 605.

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Rare gold coins recovered Price doubles TWO valuable coins have been discovered by officers from the National Police in Leon and Ciudad Real’s Saceruela. The coins are tremisses, and one of them is said to be unique and very valuable due to its previously unknown onomastic variant.

The first coin was recovered as part of an operation carried out by the National Police to detect and recover items of historical in‐ terest. Officers discovered that a person in Leon had found a coin when they were re‐ furbishing a house. The person was con‐ tacted and asked to come to the police headquarters. The officers then recovered the coin.

The coin was checked out by specialists and discovered to be a tremís of Sisebuto, a Visigothic king who reigned between 612 and 621.

Markings on the coin suggest that it was minted in the Murcia Province. This is only the third specimen of a Visigothic coinage with this provenance to be discovered. This makes the coin exceptionally rare which in‐ creases its value considerably. The coin has now been given to the Provincial Museum of Leon.

Officers from the National Police recov‐ ered the second gold coin in Saceruela. Offi‐ cers were able to trace the person who had advertised the coin on social media. After travelling to the town, they recovered the coin.

AROUND the globe, the price of coffee is said to be skyrocketing. In the last 12 months alone, prices have shot up by 102 per cent. It is expected that prices will continue to increase into the New Year. Consumers have not seen many price increases so far but this could change.

After water, coffee is the second most consumed beverage in the world.

Numerous factors are causing the price of coffee to increase.

Coffee prices are increasing due to production issues in Brazil and Colom‐ bia caused by droughts and floods. An increase in demand along with high energy costs and increasing transport costs are also bumping the price up.

VALUABLE COINS: Discovered by police officers.

Berlin vaccine wristbands WITH calls for retail shopping in Berlin to become easier under the city’s newly enforced ‘2G’ restrictions, the answer may lie in ribbons.

The so‐called ribbon regulation provides wristbands for vaccinated Ger‐ mans so that they don’t need to repeatedly show their vaccination status at every store. The wristbands can be used for those who have recovered from the virus as well. The managing director of the trade association Berlin and Brandenburg, Nils Busch‐Petersen said: “We hope that this will relieve the employees and take some pressure off.”

Businesses must clearly regulate the conditions for this, and the first shop‐ ping centres have already applied the scheme. Many trade associations have requested the introduction of such ribbons and they could become widespread soon. Germany’s famous Christmas markets have already start‐ ed using the system to ease the workload on staff. A spokesman for the health administration said: “There are no objections from our side. In Berlin, most shops are only open to vaccinated and people who have recovered from Covid‐19. A negative corona test result is no longer enough. Exceptions include supermarkets, drug stores and pharmacies.

Mercadona pay rise for all staff MANAGEMENT at Mercadona, Spain’s largest supermarket group, are aware of the tough times its staff have endured dur‐ ing the pandemic. With inflation at its highest in a long time, the company has rewarded its staff with a cost of living in‐ crease this year.

Juan Roig, Chair of the group, says that it is important as a “socially responsible company” to continue applying initiatives to satisfy the people who make up their workforce. He expects the inflation rate to continue at its current high level, saying that it is unlikely to fall below 5 per cent before the end of the year.

As a result, the company will raise the salary of its workforce from January 1 to bring it in line with inflation that is to apply the CPI rate at the end of the year. That way the company says,

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Fake document crackdown Andalucia embarks in major planning law overhaul

IN a combined effort, the UK and Spain are cracking down on crooks using fake documents to help people gain Spanish citi‐ zenship. Officers from the Spanish National Police have been working with the National Crime Agen‐

cy (NCA) and Interpol to thwart an organisation focused on faking certifi‐ cates and diplomas need‐ ed to obtain Spanish citi‐ zenship.

During the joint opera‐ tion, more than 30 people have been arrested and

officers managed to iden‐ tify more than 1,600 clients who had paid money to the criminal or‐ ganisation.

Payments made to the organisation for their ser‐ vices had been between €1,000 and €4,500.

To obtain Spanish citi‐ zenship, language compe‐ tency (DELE) and cultural knowledge (CCSE) titles are required. It is thought that more than 1,300 people had obtained these documents from the criminal organisation already.

The documents are legally issued by the Cer‐ vantes Institute under the oversight of the Ministry of Education and the Min‐ istry of Justice.

Twenty‐nine people were arrested in Barcelona and one of the leaders of the gang was arrested in the UK. The majority of people using the service were from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India.

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.

Choking baby saved ON December 11, officers from the National Police were able to save a young baby’s life. The baby had been choking and was unable to breathe.

According to the National Police, the incident took place in the Villaverde district of Madrid. The emergency services received a call to say that a young baby was se‐ mi‐conscious “apparently because she had choked on an object.”

Public Safety officers rushed to the scene of the incident to help the 13‐month‐old baby girl. When the officers arrived on the scene they found the child was not react‐ ing to any stimulus. The girl also had her eyes closed. The officers stepped in and performed the Heimlich manoeuvre. The baby soon started to cry and began breath‐ ing again.

Due to the nature of the incident, the police officers rushed the baby and her mother to the hospital in the police car. The baby who had luckily been saved by the officer’s quick actions received medical attention at the hospital.

Electric shock ELECTRICITY prices contin‐ ue to spiral out of control.

After the most expensive Saturday and Sunday prices in history, December 13, set a record cost for Mondays.

The average price of elec‐ tricity on the wholesale mar‐ ket reached €268.21/MWh. This is an increase of 4.37 per cent on the day before.

The record costs came

even though prices tend to relax compared to week‐ days, due to the decrease in electricity demand. The max‐ imum price was reached be‐ tween 9pm and 10pm, when it hit €315.43/ MWh. The cheapest time was between the hours of 5am and 6am when it was €217.71.

Wholesale prices have a direct impact on the regulat‐

ed tariff to which almost 11 million consumers in the country are connected. This serves as a reference for the other 17 million who have contracted their supply in the free market.

The constant rise in prices in the electricity market in recent months is being blamed mainly on high gas prices.

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Drug haul at airport Monkees star dead at 78 THE Guardia Civil have an‐ nounced they found 20 ki‐ los of heroin at Lanzarote Airport and have taken a man into custody. The 46‐ year‐old man had the drug shipment concealed in his luggage and has been ar‐ rested on suspicion of drug trafficking.

It is one of the biggest seizures of this type of drug that has been carried out on the Canary Islands in recent years and comes after an‐

other cache of 10 kilos was discovered at Gran Canaria Airport at the end of Octo‐ ber. That shipment was found upon a passenger travelling from Brussels.

The announcement was made a week after the inci‐ dent, which occurred on De‐ cember 4. Suspicions were raised after a passenger who arrived on a flight from Amsterdam began to act anxious in the presence of the officers on duty. They

began to see other signs that something was amiss and began a random stop and search.

They found four parcels that were labelled as flour for making confectionery.

The contents were tested for the presence of opiates and the results came back positive. The merchandise was seized, and the passen‐ ger detained for the alleged responsibility of a crime against public health.

Car smoking ban doubt THE Spanish Ministry of Health announced proposals to increase tobacco taxes and in‐ crease smoke‐free places before 2023.

These spaces include the terraces of estab‐ lishments and private cars.

Some Spanish law experts including Juan Jose Bestard, President of the Sanitary Sec‐ tion of the Madrid Bar Association, have questioned the constitutionality of banning smoking in cars and other measures pro‐ posed.

According to Bestard, the ban on smoking in one’s own vehicle would have a “complex

application.” This, he said, is because “there is legal coverage as long as it seeks to pro‐ tect the health of passengers. If the passen‐ gers are children, then yes, but there would be no justification for prohibiting a person smoking alone in the vehicle, unless it is ap‐ pealed that it constitutes a distraction to the driver,” Bestard pointed out.

“That would be a different matter, in the same way as eating, or looking at the mo‐ bile phone behind the wheel. But, limiting a smoker’s right to smoke while alone is de‐ batable.”

MICHAEL NESMITH, singer with 1960’s pop group The Monkees, has died at the age of 78. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death on De‐ cember 10.

It is believed the singer‐ songwriter died of natural causes, not long after fin‐ ishing a recent tour with the legendary band, in‐ cluding former bandmate, Micky Dolenz.

“With infinite love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully of natural caus‐ es,” said a statement from his family.

Famous for always wearing his trademark bobble hat, he played his iconic custom‐built Gretsch guitar on most of the band’s hit records in‐ cluding ‘Daydream Believ‐ er’ and ‘I’m A Believer’, penned by Neil Diamond.

The Monkees rose to

Mike had a solo career.

fame in the mid‐60s after being formed for a televi‐ sion show, a fact that nev‐ er sat well with Mike. In the show, aired between 1966 and 1968, the four members would get up to all sorts of antics and

play their hits.

This led the record com‐ pany to release their songs and they became a huge success all over the world, selling millions of records.

Mike had a solo career after leaving the band.

and finally...

A NEW batch of measures are being trialled by Meta, Face‐ book’s parent company, to help creators. Namely, they plan on testing a feature to provide live chat support with users who have lost access to their accounts.

Through this support line, the creators of Facebook and In‐ stagram can solve different problems in people’s accounts, as well as solve doubts about recent functions of the platform, such as Instagram Reels.

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EWN Community Guides: How to avoid internet scams in Spain THE internet has brought many of us a way to stay in touch with loves ones abroad, buy from our favourite brands

around the world and book our travel.

Surfing the web also has its downsides though, and the

rise in online scams is one of them.

But how do we protect our‐ selves from internet scams?

The Spanish office for inter‐ net users, OSI, said there are five main ways to protect your‐ self when online, including when on your mobile, tablet and computer.

1. Configure your devices OSI said it is important to make sure all your devices are set up to protect you against harmful viruses and scams.

They recommend installing anti‐virus software on all your devices, installing any updates on it, not clicking on any links that are sent to you that look dubious and never to connect a USB to your computer if you do not know where it’s from.

2. Establish secure internet connections Having WiFi at home with‐ out a password not only allows other people to use your inter‐ net, potentially slowing your

There are several scams common online be aware of these.

connection, but could also al‐ low others to steal your details.

OSI recommends that you should put a good password on your WiFi. They also recommend tak‐ ing care when using public WiFi without a password, by not logging in to any services while connected to a public network and avoiding making banking transactions, online purchases or any other task that involves the exchange of private data.

3. Safeguard your infor‐ mation OSI recommends protecting the information we share on‐ line by configuring privacy op‐ tions on social media profiles and controlling who has access

to your posts.

4. Be careful with your on‐ line activity Many browsers offer the op‐ tion to remember information about us, including auto saving our passwords. However, this can be used by hackers so OSI recommends avoiding this.

5. Have information about the most common scams There are several scams that are the most common online and OSI says you should be aware of these.

They include phishing scams, fraudulent job offers and sellers claiming to sell items for much lower than their normal price to get access to your banking details.

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Christmas travelling BRITS wanting to head abroad to Spain will still need to be fully jabbed.

Spain is sticking to its tight entry rules ahead of Christ‐ mas. The rising number of cases of the Omicron vari‐ ant is a major concern.

Spain updated its travel restrictions on December 14 and is only letting fully vaccinated holidaymakers into the country. This in‐ cludes people heading in‐ to Spain from a country that is on Spain’s at risk list.

For Brits heading into Spain on holiday, Spanish rules mean that travellers will have to prove they have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency or by the World Health Organi‐ sation in the form of a vac‐ cination certificate. Trav‐ ellers will also need to have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days before they arrive in Spain.

Gay dads make history THE UK’s first gay dads are set to make history again as they look to reg‐ ister their new triplets’ birth certificates with three parents listed on the document.

They are set to wel‐ come the triplets after a £1 million journey to com‐ plete their IVF family through an American sur‐ rogate.

Barrie Drewitt‐Barlow, 51, is celebrating the news with fiance Scott

MODERN FAMILY: Are set to welcome triplets.

Hutchinson, 26, and ex‐ husband Tony, 56. It was 21 years ago that Barrie and Tony became the first British same‐sex couple formally registered as par‐ ents.In 1999, Barrie and

ON December 10, one very honest citizen gave the Municipal Police of Val‐ ladolid €1,000 in cash. It came from an ATM ma‐ chine of a BBVA bank in the city. According to Municipal Police, the woman went up to two police officers in the street and handed them the money. She explained that she had found it in the ATM machine of the BB‐ VA bank located at the intersection of Calles San Maria and Santiago.

The bank’s office said that they are

Tony went to court to be allowed to have both their names on the birth certificates of their chil‐ dren who were born through a surrogate, the first time in Europe a same‐sex couple had giv‐ en birth in this way. They were allowed to be ‘Par‐ ent One” and ‘Parent Two’ on the document.

This time, they will look to change the law again and have three parents listed on the certificates.

still trying to locate the owner of the €1,000 through the acknowledg‐ ment of a receipt found.

With the data protection law, it is not possible to use all the information shown on the re‐ ceipt, so the money is still being kept at the bank in the hope that the owner will come looking for it. The police commented: “Fortunately, there are still very honest people around. We will always applaud these gestures of civility.”

Honest citizen

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Santa apology Phantom jellyfish A ROMAN CATHOLIC diocese in Sicily has had to issue an apology after its bishop told a group of children that Santa isn’t real. The dio‐ cese of Noto said Bishop Antonio Stagliano was trying to underline the true meaning of Christmas. The diocesan communications di‐ rector, the Reverend Alessandro Paolino, said Mr Stagliano was also trying to explain the sto‐ ry of St Nicholas, a bishop who gave gifts to the poor and was persecuted by a Roman emper‐ or. Quotes from the bishop appeared in the lo‐

cal media saying that Santa doesn’t exist and that his red costume was created by Coca‐Co‐ la. “First of all, on behalf of the bishop, I ex‐ press my sorrow for this declaration which has created disappointment in the little ones and want to specify that Monsignor Stagliano’s in‐ tentions were quite different,” Mr Paolino posted on their Facebook page.

“We certainly must not demolish the imagi‐ nation of children, but draw good examples from it that are positive for life,” he added.

Massive planet discovered A GROUP of astronomers has discovered one of the biggest ever planets orbiting an extremely hot two‐star system. This, despite previ‐ ously believing that such an environment was too inhos‐ pitable for a planet to form in. The planet was discov‐ ered by Markus Janson, a professor of astronomy at Stockholm University, and colleagues, according to re‐ search published on Decem‐ ber 8 in the science journal Nature. Janson and his col‐ leagues found the planet us‐

ing the very sophisticated Spectro‐Polarimetric High‐ contrast Exoplanet REsearch instrument (SPHERE) on the European Southern Obser‐ vatory’s Very Large Tele‐ scope in Chile. Named b Centauri (AB)b or b Centauri b, they described the planet as an “alien world experienc‐ ing conditions completely

different from what we face here on Earth and in our So‐ lar System.” The planet is 10 times bigger than Jupiter, making it one of the biggest ever found. Moreover, it re‐ volves around the binary star at 100 times the dis‐ tance than Jupiter does from the Sun, one of the widest orbits ever recorded.

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The Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps.

ONE of the ocean’s most elu‐ sive creatures stunned ma‐ rine biologists when it glided in front of their underwater cameras.

The giant phantom jellyfish has only been spotted in the wild around 100 times since

humans first discovered it in 1899. The creature lives in the so‐called ‘twilight zone’ be‐ tween 1,000 and 4,000 me‐ tres underwater.

Researchers at the Mon‐ terey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in America

Holiday fatalities OVER the Constitution and Immaculate Conception long weekend, 12 people lost their lives on Spain’s roads. In 2020, when movement restrictions were in place between the autonomous communities due to the coronavirus, 13 people lost their lives during the same holiday period.

According to the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), in the space of six days from 3pm on Friday, December 3 until midnight Wednesday, December 8 a shocking total of 10 fatal accidents occurred on Span‐ ish roads.

These 10 fatal accidents claimed the lives of 12 peo‐ ple. One of the accidents took place on a motorway while the nine other accidents occurred on conven‐ tional roads.

The majority of the accidents occurred on Sunday, December 5, with seven fatal accidents taking place.

So far this year over 900 people have died in accidents on Spanish roads.

were stunned at the sight of the massive creature.

“This ghostly giant is a rare sight,” they wrote. “The bell of this deep‐sea denizen is more than one metre (3.3 feet) across and trails four rib‐ bon‐like arms that can grow to more than 10 metres (33 feet) in length.”

It measures the same length as the biggest fish in the sea, the whale shark, and is around half the length of a London bus. This amazing creature is also used as a haven for other smaller crea‐ tures who swim within the jel‐ lyfish’s structure for cover from larger predators.

Ghostly giant’s a rare sight.

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Big tip waitress

US RESTAURANT: Waitress refused to share her tip.

RYAN BRANDT, a waitress at the Oven and Tap in Ben‐ tonville in Arkansas, was fired after refusing to hand over her share of a £3,300 tip. The cus‐ tomer asked for the money to be shared specifically between Ryan and another waitress.

Local company owner, Grant Wise, turned up at his wife’s favourite restaurant with around 40 guests. Mr Wise called in advance to tell the restaurant of his plan to tip just one or two members of staff and that his tip was not to be shared. Each of his guests con‐ tributed £75.

After they tipped Ryan and another waitress, the restau‐ rant manager demanded the

pair hand over the tip and sacked Ryan when she refused.

A few days later, Mr Wise heard the news and returned to the restaurant to demand his money back, but the owner re‐ fused to speak to him.

Mr Wise posted on social media, “I’m saddened to hear the girl we tipped the other night has been fired from her job. I don’t fully understand why this would happen.”

He continued, “Nonetheless, I’m committed to showing her that there are great people in the world that will do good when they can.” He subse‐ quently set up a GoFundMe page which has raised £6,580 so far.

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Cyber security flaw CYBER security experts are in a panic over a newly discovered in‐ ternet software flaw that they are calling the “most critical vul‐ nerability of the last decade.” The widely used tool, Log4Shell, is quickly emerging as a huge threat to organisations all around the world, and therefore for their customers too.

“The internet is on fire right now,” said Adam Meyers, senior vice‐president of intelligence at the cybersecurity firm Crowd‐ strike. “People are scrambling to patch,” he said. “And all kinds of people are scrambling to exploit

IF you are an EU citizen, you can make your voice heard before it’s too late by voting to ban the EU shark‐fin trade.

Sharks are among the old‐ est creatures in the oceans and play an important role in the marine ecosystem. If sharks are gone, the entire system is disrupted ‐ you can help stop this by ending the shark fin trade. Up to 273 mil‐

SOFTWARE FLAW: A huge threat.

it.” Speaking on December 10, 12 hours after the system bug had been disclosed to the wider pro‐ grammer community, hackers had

‘fully weaponised’ the internet software flaw, meaning they have developed and distributed ways to exploit it.

The flaw was discovered in a tool that is used all over the world in servers owned by big groups such as corporations and govern‐ ments. Unless it is fixed, it grants criminals access to internal net‐ works where they can loot data, plant malware and erase crucial information.

“I’d be hard‐pressed to think of a company that’s not at risk,” said Joe Sullivan, chief security officer for Cloudflare.

Shark fin trade lion sharks are still killed worldwide every year almost exclusively for their fins, which are a popular delicacy in Asia. Exact figures are un‐ known due to the lack of reli‐ able data and the number of unreported cases of illegal catches. European countries

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Plastics report A NEW report by the Food and Agriculture Organisa‐ tion of the United Nations (FAO) has said that al‐ though the use of plastic in agriculture has made it possible to increase pro‐ duction, plastics in agricul‐ ture are bad for people’s health.

The report, which calls for new and innovative solu‐ tions, says that plastic is used in many forms in agri‐ culture from the protection of plants and soil to irriga‐ tion and pesticides. They es‐ timate that around 12.5 mil‐ lion tonnes of the product are used every year, almost half of which is in Asia. In ad‐ dition, around 37.5 million tonnes are used in packag‐ ing of food products, 80 per cent of which is not recycled and ends up in the environ‐ ment, landfills, and incinera‐ tors.

Plastic that is not recy‐ cled is known to degrade rather than to break down,

ending up as micro‐plastics which are being dispersed around the planet and mak‐ ing their way into the food chain. More specifically the report said: “Despite the many benefits, agricultural

plastics also present a seri‐ ous risk of contamination and harm to human and ecosystem health when damaged, degraded or dis‐ carded in the environ‐ ment.”

Mandatory vaccines ruled out DURING a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday December 7, the majority of the European Union’s Health Ministers took a stand against the idea of adopting legal measures to force mandatory vaccines on European citizens.

This strategy has also been discouraged by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which believes that such a move should only be considered as an ‘absolute last resort’.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Com‐ mission, although it is outside her powers, had recently rec‐ ommended opening a debate about mandatory vaccination to end the huge number of around 150 million people still un‐ vaccinated in the EU. Europe has several states with high vaccination levels, in‐ cluding Spain, Ireland, and Portugal, while countries like Bul‐ garia have only 25 per cent vaccinated, and Romania, 38 per cent.

The Austrian representative was allegedly the only one who mentioned the idea of making vaccination mandatory.

He explained the measures that his government plans to take, and, in statements to the press, several ministers spoke out against his idea.

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Ireland border concerns THE deputy premier of Ire‐ land has said he will raise concerns with the UK gov‐ ernment over their pro‐ posed plans to bring in ad‐ ditional paperwork for non‐Irish and non‐UK citi‐ zens, including those from the EU, when crossing the Irish border.

Under the Nationality and Borders Bill, they would need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisa‐ tion (ETA) to enter the UK, including Northern Ireland, creating a hard NI border.

The bill is currently going through the House of Com‐ mons. Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty said about the plans: “The British govern‐ ment’s intention to intro‐ duce a requirement for travel clearance for EU citi‐ zens, who are not Irish citi‐ zens, to cross the border in Ireland is disgraceful and shameful and undermines the Good Friday Agree‐ ment and the Common Travel Area.”

He raised his concerns

IRISH BORDER: Proposed plans are worrying.

with Leo Varadkar in the Irish parliament on Thurs‐ day December 9 as he claimed it would threaten livelihoods and the tourism sector in the northwest and place stress on residents.

He said: “Ireland once again faces the prospect of

the collateral damage of a Tory government in West‐ minster that doesn’t give a damn about Ireland, and it’s so divorced from the re‐ ality of life on the border that it could even counte‐ nance such a measure like this.”

and finally...

A CAMEL which escaped from a drive‐through nativity scene in Bonner Springs, Kansas in the US, led police on a chase for a whole day before it was caught. The escaped camel notched up speeds of 40mph as officers in a ‘commandeered’ golf cart chased it along the street.

The police were surprised at how fast the animal moved as they described the event as something out of ‘just another cop movie’. One officer jumped out of the golf cart to finally lasso the camel and return it to the show.

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Scam warning MANY people are getting ready for Christmas and buying their Christmas presents online.

Fraudsters are trying to take advantage with a text message scam.

According to TSB Bank, criminal gangs are us‐ ing text messages to pretend to be delivery com‐ panies. The scammers originally approach their victims by sending a text message which asks the victim to register details to allow them to track a parcel. The victims hand over personal in‐ formation without thinking too much about it.

A few days later the victims are rung up by

someone who claims to be from their bank. The scammers then use details gained from the text message to convince the victim that their bank account has been targeted and action needs to be taken immediately. Victims are then con‐ vinced to transfer money to a ‘safe account.’ At this point, the Christmas stealing fraudsters have won and take off with the victim’s savings.

The scammers have already conned one per‐ son out of £4,000 and another out of £7,000 by pretending to be from the Royal Mail, DPD and Hermes amongst others.

Test subjects wanted A NEW study is looking for test subjects for antiviral Covid treatments. Partici‐ pants must be over the age of 18 and have certain un‐ derlying health conditions.

Participants must have Covid symptoms which be‐ gan in the last five days and have taken a PCR test that came back positive. The study will be carried out by the University of Oxford.

The study will test

whether new antiviral treatments for Covid‐19 can help people in the early stages of the illness recover faster and therefore reduce the number of people being admitted to hospital.

Those in the UK that have

a positive PCR result may be contacted by a health care professional about tak‐ ing part in the study.

You can also register yourself via the Oxford Uni‐ versity website www.pano ramictrial.org.

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Buckingham Palace has over 600 rooms.

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Trump 2024 optimism DONALD TRUMP said his base would be ‘very angry’ if he did not decide to run

for president again in 2024, as the date for his an‐ nouncement comes closer.

Camels beauty show ban

CAMEL FESTIVAL: Annual pageant held in Saudi Arabia.

DOZENS of camels have been barred from a Saudi Arabian beau‐ ty contest because of Botox and other artificial touch‐ups.

The annual pageant, King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, is a presti‐ gious event in Saudi Arabia with $66 million awarded to those breeders whose camels are deemed to be the best in breed. With so much on offer, breeders will go to any lengths to win. This year the authorities decided to put an end to cheating by disqualifying 40 camels that had received cosmetic treatment.

Entrants in standard beauty competitions will recognise many of the practices including face lifts and botox injections, but per‐ haps what they may not recognise is the reshaping of humps, necks, and posture.

Such is the scale and extent of the technology in use, judges of the month‐long festival in the desert northeast of the capital Riyadh have been forced to act.

Trump has long teased that he will announce another crack at the presidency af‐ ter the 2022 midterms have been completed.

Radio show host Hugh He‐ witt spoke to the former president on December 8: “I want to talk to you about 2024. You know your base better than anybody, you know, the people who come to the rallies. If Donald Trump decides not to run again in 2024, who out there will that base flock to?”

Trump replied: “If I do decide that I think my base is going to be very angry.”

He added, after some push‐ ing from Hewitt, “They will be very angry, I think we have a couple of people that are ‐ would be very good. But it’s, you know, very early. It’s very, very early.”

Trump told Hewitt that he’s optimistic about 2022 and 2024 as Republicans vie to retake the House, Senate and later White House.

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Olympics boycott IT has been announced that no UK government minister or official will attend the upcoming Winter Olympic Games.

In a statement Boris Johnson said that this ef‐ fectively amounts to a diplomatic boycott of the event due to be held in Beijing, China in 2022.

The news comes as the US and Australia an‐ nounced diplomatic boy‐ cotts of the games be‐ cause of human rights concerns.

Johnson was pressed at PMQs, saying that no diplomats were expect‐ ed to go to the games.

However, he added: “I do not think that sport‐ ing boycotts are sensible and that remains the policy of the govern‐ ment.”Athletes from the countries boycotting the games will still be com‐ peting.

SANNA MARIN, the prime minis‐ ter of Finland, has apologised for going out clubbing in Helsinki after having close contact with a con‐ firmed case of Covid‐19. The For‐ eign Minister from her govern‐ ment had tested postive just a few hours before she went out for the evening on Saturday, December 4.

The advice she was initially giv‐ en was that there was no need for her to isolate due to her full vacci‐ nation record, but later a message

Finnish PM apology was sent that reversed that deci‐ sion and recommended self‐isola‐ tion until after a negative result.

Critics have jumped on her deci‐ sion to not originally self‐isolate until after she had been tested.

The prime minister has said that the message that changed the ad‐ vice given was sent to her work phone, which she had left at

Marin has been criticised.

Work party survey TO party or not to party? The return of the office Christmas party is being met with some reluctance, as the latest re‐ search from Mintel reveals more than four in 10 (41 per cent) British workers say the risk of catching coronavirus is making them feel uncomfortable about going to a work’s Christmas par‐ ty.

Fear of catching Covid‐19 remains high, as 43 per cent of consumers now say they are worried/extremely wor‐ ried, about catching the virus, like the 44 per cent who said the same in early November 2020.

But it’s not just office parties that

are making consumers nervous, as one in four (24 per cent) Brits are uncom‐ fortable/extremely uncomfortable about going to a bar or restaurant in‐ doors.

One potential reason for lingering discomfort around socialising could be that the majority (61 per cent) of Brits say they plan to see their families at Christmas and don’t want to put any‐ one at risk.

Meanwhile, 44 per cent of Brits say they are planning on having a smaller Christmas (with fewer people) this year, compared to before the pan‐ demic.

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home. The message clarified she should avoid social contact until proven negative. She claims that as soon as she saw the text on Sunday, she sourced a test imme‐ diately and the result was nega‐ tive.

The criticism from her oppo‐ nents came as a gossip magazine published photographs of the Finnish PM out at the Butchers Club, where she stayed with friends until 4am.

Sienna Miller case settled ACTRESS Sienna Miller has settled her case against The Sun newspaper after al‐ most a decade of pursuing it through the High Court.

She has claimed the paper “very nearly ruined her life” by allegedly “leaking” the news that she was pregnant after her claim that they unlawfully gath‐ ered information about her.

In a statement read out on her behalf, she has told how she felt her choice was “brutally” taken away from her by the paper and their

publishers, News Group Newspapers (NGN).

The legal action was be‐ gun by Miller as she claimed she was the “vic‐ tim of unlawful informa‐ tion‐gathering by various journalists and executives at The Sun,” and that a medical records tracer was hired by them to discover more about her pregnancy.

NGN has denied the alle‐ gations of any illegal acts but has settled with Ms Miller for “substantial dam‐ ages” without admitting li‐ ability.

Extortion arrests FOLLOWING an investigation by the Judicial Police Brigades of the Denia Police Station, five people have been arrested for extorting money from dating website users. The arrests

come after complaints from four affected individuals.

All the victims had either used dating websites or had responded to dating ads online. In all cases they were

contacted either through text messages or via instant messaging platforms. They then threatened physical harm unless they were appropriately compensated, or they would share the information with family members.

The police think that the messages were sent using an automated system and to large numbers of people, in the hope that someone would respond.

Once contact had been made, the perpetrators would research the targeted individual to make sure they knew as much as possible about their potential victim. That information was then used to decide the amount of money demanded. Three men and two women of Spanish and Brazilian nationality were arrested, each with their own role in the operation.

The investigators believe that the criminals netted around €150,000 over the last year.

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Pension divorce limit

Factors to be considered are age, health,education and children.

THE Supreme Court in Spain has set limits for granting an ‘indefinite’ compensatory pension after a divorce. The court considers that it is nec‐ essary to investigate whether the partner can earn an income in the future and support themselves. The factors considered include age, health, education and whether there are children to take care of.

A compensatory pension is a benefit that one former spouse receives from the oth‐ er. This occurs when the breakdown of the couple cre‐ ates an economic imbalance compared to the situation when married.

The new limits were first set out in a ruling in Novem‐ ber. The Supreme Court par‐

tially upheld an appeal from a man who had been ordered to pay a considerable com‐ pensatory pension by the Madrid Provincial Court. He had originally been ordered to pay €2,000 indefinitely.

The Supreme Court has dropped this to a period of five years and to a payment of only €1,000.

The man had agreed that his wife who had stopped working to look after the family should receive a com‐ pensatory pension. However, he disagreed that it should be an indefinite pension and that it should be for such a high sum.

The Supreme Court partial‐ ly agreed with him and limit‐ ed the amount to be paid and the duration.

THE Elena Foundation pre‐ sented Cudeca with €10,000 at a charity golf lunch at La Sala in Marbella on Satur‐ day, December 11.

The lunch, which followed golf at Finca Cortesin with the La Sala League, also saw attendees take part in a charity auction to raise fur‐ ther funds for the founda‐ tion.

The Elena Foundation, which was created in tribute to Elena Gaite who worked at La Sala until her death in 2020, raises funds for several charities alongside La Sala, with proceeds from the La Sala League going to the foundation.

John Frutos, the husband of Elena, told the Euro Weekly News: “Elena was amazing and she spent the last nine days of her life at Cudeca.

“We wanted to do this as a lasting legacy to her.”

Marissa Martin, the co‐ founder of Cudeca, said the funds would go towards the charity’s One in a Million campaign created in honour of Joan Hunt, who died earli‐ er this year.

Cudeca’s campaign is rais‐

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Marissa told the EWN: “We wanted to turn Joan’s house into a centre for chil‐ dren who are ill.

“Until the end of January we will be raising funds to create the centre to turn it into a place to look after chil‐ dren.”

For more information on Cudeca’s fundraiser, visit www.oneinamillion.org.es.

€10,000 CHEQUE: Presented at the charity golf lunch.

LUNCH: Was held at Finca Cortesin.

CHARITY AUCTION: Held to raise funds.

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Adele bans unvaccinated

ADELE is returning after a four‐year hiatus. Fans though have been shocked after she banned anyone who is not vaccinated from her concerts. This will also

include people who have only had a single dose of the vaccine.

The 33‐year‐old British su‐ perstar announced last month that she will perform

Tesco strike TESCO warehouse workers and drivers are set to cause chaos in strikes just days before Christmas.

The supermarket has said it will make sure shelves remain fully stocked during the strikes from Unite and the USDAW (Union of Shop, Dis‐ tributive and Allied Workers).

Union representatives have said that the dis‐ pute involves some 6,000 workers at distribution centres after a 4 per cent annual pay rise was re‐ jected.

A spokesperson for Tesco said: “Our distribution colleagues have worked tirelessly through the pandemic in order to keep products moving for customers. We are disappointed that some have voted to proceed, and we have contingency plans in place to help mitigate any impacts.”

to 4,000 people a night in a run of concerts from Jan‐ uary 21. The concerts will take place every Friday and Saturday after that until mid‐April.

Seventy‐six‐year‐old Sir Rod Stewart will also be per‐ forming at the same venue which can hold 4,300 peo‐ ple. He will allow unvacci‐ nated fans to attend though so long as they wear ‘masks at all times unless eating and drinking.’ Attendees will also need to have ‘a temper‐ ature check at the venue en‐ trance upon arrival.’

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Halley’s comet passes the Earth every 76 years.

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Irish Hamlet

Plastic triumph

ALAS poor Hamlet, he wasn’t Danish but Irish according to research undertaken by medieval scholars. It is understood that the character was based on Amlothi whose tale was recorded in the 12th Century Deeds of the Danes and it is now believed that his name is not Scandinavian.

A REPORT by the Dansk Erhverv chamber of commerce suggests the average person in Denmark only used 32 plastic bags in 2021 which is four years ahead of schedule on an EU directive that requires all member states to average under 40 bags per person by 2025.

THE NETHERLANDS Art attack

Ironic fine

WHO needs another Rembrandt is a question being asked on Dutch social media, after the government there put up €150 million towards a €175 million price tag that the Rothschild family want for his The Standard Bearer?

Many suggest the money would be better spent elsewhere.

THE Dutch tax office is being fined €2.7 million by the data protection authority AP for discriminating against dual national families who were targeted in a childcare benefit scandal. Ironically as no individual employee has to pay, the fine will come from taxes collected.

BELGIUM Poor publicity

My Corona Risk

AN investigation undertaken by a group of three Belgian media companies has revealed that charity Poverello, an organisation which says it is there to help the poor, owns €50 million’s worth of real estate and has €14 million in the bank.

HEALTH platform Citizens on the Move has helped create Europe’s first online platform My Corona Risk which assesses the chances of becoming infected with the coronavirus and how severe the infection will be based on questions about their location, precautions taken and state of health.

GERMANY Fake news

Green credentials

THE German news agency DW has made it clear that a Facebook post entitled ‘Mistletoe, anyone?’ supposedly showing a DW article featuring hundreds of German anti-vaxxers kissing is not only fake, but uses a kiss-in photograph taken 10 years ago in Chile.

THE new Minister for Food and Agriculture, Cem Özdemir of Turkish descent who represents the Green Party in the German coalition government kept true to his beliefs by turning up at the presidential palace on a bicycle to collect his certificate of appointment.

FRANCE Happy ending

History sold

A MOUNTAINEER discovered a metal box in the snow near Mont Blanc in 2013 which contained a number of precious stones and it transpired that the box was from an Indian aircraft which crashed 50 years earlier. Now he has shared a €300,000 reward with the local council.

NAPOLEON first came to power following a coup in 1799 and so popular is he still that the jewel encrusted sword that he carried as well as five of his guns were sold at auction in the USA to an anonymous buyer for $2.9 million (€2.56 million).

NORWAY Sadly missed

Sad tree

THE late Kim Karen-Christine Friele was accorded the highest honour a Norwegian citizen can receive with a state funeral attended by members of royalty, the government and hundreds of admirers as she was remembered as the woman who had done the most to champion Norwegian gay rights.

THERE are tongue in cheek suggestions that because Manchester United sacked Norwegian football hero Ole Gunnar Solskjær that the annual Christmas tree sent to Trafalgar Square was below par and that London should be encouraged to buy a new tree and send the bill to Oslo Council.

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Light marvel

Biogas production

AS temperatures drop considerably in part of northern Finland, a natural phenomenon means that pillars of light are created when moisture in the air turns directly into ice crystals and they can reflect the light of a street lamp as they descend very slowly towards the ground.

THE southern Finnish port of HaminaKotka is doing its bit to help reduce pollution in the Baltic Sea as it has started the process of transforming the waste water discharged from arriving freighters into biogas that can be used as fuel for commercial vehicles.

IRELAND Fishy story

Disruptive solicitors

USING EU funds, the Irish Government plans to have 60 small fishing trawlers decommissioned whilst other European Union based fleets will continue to have access to Irish waters. Despite a payment of €12,000 per tonne of weight of each trawler, small communities may be wiped out.

IRISH law does not give any absolute right for a person arrested to be given access to a solicitor but in practice this does happen, however a new law being considered may give the Garda (police) the right to ban ‘disruptive’ solicitors from interviews.

ITALY Confession accepted

Christmas tree

A PRIEST aged 40 has confessed that he used money from the collection plate in his church in Tuscany to buy drugs which he then sold at sex parties and has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison by the court.

ACKNOWLEDGED by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest Christmas tree which is made up of lights and is 750 metres tall, it towers above the mediaeval town of Gubbio and its 700 lights are ‘adopted’ by residents who dedicate each light to their loved ones.

PORTUGAL Street brawl

Amazing space

IF Covid wasn’t enough, football hooliganism has returned to Lisbon where police had to break up a brawl between Benfica and Ukraine’s Dynamo Kiev supporters prior to their Champions League game leaving 12 in hospital and 54 arrested. Benfica eventually won 2 - 0.

SOMETHING went wrong with the snagging list in the 200-year-old Santa Maria do Castelo church in Tavira as what is believed to be an abandoned space for a small altar has just been discovered when a display case containing a statue was moved for renovations.

RUSSIA Clever marketing

Billionaire club

A BAKERY in St Petersburg has stormed the Russian internet with a video showing what appears to be Timothée Chalamet, star of the latest Dune remake, staring lovingly at a cake, but in fact it is a remarkable local lookalike who is the star.

EVERY year, Forbes magazine publishes details of the world’s richest people and the countries they come from. As we get near to the end of 2021, they estimate that Russian billionaires have a combined wealth of €556 billion, putting them third in the list behind American and India.

SWEDEN ABBA Mania

IKEA names

FORMED in 1989, British tribute group ABBA Mania is now being sued by the four members of ABBA who have just released their first new album in 40 years and are launching a virtual stage show. ABBA object to the words original and official in advertising.

A NEW campaign by the Swedish tourist office called Discover the Originals, has selected 21 popular IKEA products with names associated with different locations in Sweden and described them so that customers will recognise that they are not just toilet brushes or waste paper bins.

Christmas traditions

IF you’re getting into the holiday feel at this time, you may be already be getting involved with some traditional Christmas activities.

But to ramp up the festive vibes, why not take a look at some of our Christmas traditions to take part in that involve the whole family?

Christmas carols No Christmas would be complete without a trip to a carol concert, or even to do some carolling of your own.

writing their letters to Father Christmas to get all their presents in on time.

Making your own cards More personal than buying a box of cards, this year why not make some cards for your friends and family?

All you need is some coloured card, scissors and glitter to make your own set of festive notes this year.

Decorate your tree.

Letters to Santa If you have children, now is the time to get them to start

Write a letter to Santa.

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Festive foods

CHRISTMAS is one of the best-known and oldest religious events around the world, celebrated in 160 countries.

But what’s the history of our modern Christmas traditions, from putting up decorations to Christmas carols?

While Christmas songs have been around more modern traditions, but one of the almost as long as the day itself, carols only biggest has always been to sit down with first appeared in the 15th century before be- loved ones to enjoy a Christmas meal. coming widely sung among the public in Including the large scale Christmas the Victorian era when new songs were al- feasts of medieval Britain, a festive meal so written to join the classics. has been traditional in the UK for centuries, Carol services themselves were also first with turkey thought to have first become invented in the late 1800s, before gaining popular under King Henry VIII. popularity to become one of the most comNow in the lead up to Christmas too, food mon Christmas traditions in the UK. features heavily with cocktails, buffets and Meanwhile, most of the Christmas deco- canapes all making an appearance at modrations we now consider traditional origi- ern parties over the festive period. nate from Germany, with trees first used by That is why the Euro Weekly News has the Germans before becoming widely used put together some of its favourite Christthroughout the UK from the 1840s mas recipes in this week’s after Queen Victoria’s husband, Christmas special to give Prince Albert began decoratyou some ideas for what ing theirs. to serve this year just in Now, Christmas trees time for the big day. are popular around much In this edition, we alof the world, while other so have last minute decorations, including gift ideas for foodies, garlands have also bebeauty fanatics, and come a customary festive animal lovers, making sight. sure you get that special Christmas music and person in your life the Have the perfect Christmas. trees may be some of the perfect present this year.

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Christmas desserts Serve up canapes

HAVING your loved ones around the table to enjoy a Christmas meal is what the festive season is all about. But after the traditional turkey, goose or ham, what do you have for dessert?

HAVING a party over Christmas is one of the best bits about the festive season. But trying to make sure you get the right types of food to keep everyone happy can be less fun.

Luckily, by serving canapes you can chunks before frying until crisp. Spoon ensure that you have enough of a vari- the crème fraiche onto the baguette ety of food to suit every taste. slices before adding the fried chorizo But instead of buying pre-made pieces. canape sets, which can be expensive, this year why not make your own party Grape and blue cheese bites food with some simple canape recipes?

Place red grapes onto a baking tray before adding balsamic vinegar and Crème fraiche and chorizo bites olive oil. Bake for 15 minutes until soft.

Thinly slice a baguette before baking Next, cut up some blue cheese and add the slices in the oven for around 10 to baked slices of baguette before minutes. Chop chorizo into small adding the roasted grapes.

Make your own canapes this year.

SIMPLE BUT TASTY: Use clementine juice for a twist to a classic favourite.

This year if you feel like something other than Christmas pudding, why not try making a festive dessert that everyone can enjoy?

For a simple dessert that requires very little time to make, why not put a festive twist on a classic favourite with these clementine possets?

Ingredients Juice of 1 lemon Juice and zest of 4 clementines

225g caster sugar 750ml double cream To make the possets, combine the lemon and clementine juice into a large pan before adding the zest and sugar and heating until the sugar dissolves.

In another pan, boil the cream for one minute before whisking in the sugar mixture. Leave to cool before sieving and dividing into small pots to set in the fridge.

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Presents for pet owners MOST people love animals, but for the person in your life who is all about their pet what are some of the best gifts to get them for Christmas?

Consider a donation to an animal charity.

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Christmas cocktail

THE festive period would not be complete without some yummy food to get the party going.

But when it comes to the drinks, how do you create a Christmas beverage that is both delicious and festive?

A deliciously festive cocktail.

New bed Lots of pet owners like their animals to have the best of everything, so if you know someone who loves their cat or dog, why not look for a luxury bed that will make sure their pet can snuggle up this festive season?

Charity donations

For those who love their own pets and also like to help other animals, consider a donation in their name to an animal charity which works to conserve endangered species, help homeless animals, or pay the vets’ fees of those who are unable to.

Personalised presents Give your pet owning loved ones a personalised gift to treat the animals they love this year.

This could include a portrait made of them from a photo you send to an artist, or a personalised mug with a picture of their cat or dog on it.

Here, the Euro Weekly News has put together some of the best Christmas cocktails to treat your guests.

Bucks Fizz with a twist If you like a Bucks Fizz but want to try something new this year, why not try making your Bucks Fizz with the addition of Campari Negroni and blood orange juice for a beautifully pink cocktail?

Pomegranate gin fizz Or for a sparkling and sophisticated cocktail this Christmas, why not make a pomegranate gin fizz?

Made by mixing gin and pomegranate juice, the cocktail is topped up with Champagne before being served with pomegranate seeds.

To make your Christmas a little less expensive, you can also use prosecco or cava instead of Champagne.

Serve both cocktails chilled to guests as soon as they arrive to get everyone into the Christmas vibe this year.

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How to make a Christmas centrepiece Make an impressive centrepiece for your festive table.

MOST people like to have their main Christmas meal at home and this means plenty of cooking, baking and getting the house ready.

And when it comes to the Christmas table itself, this is where many people really like to get into the festive vibe with an impressive centrepiece.

But instead of buying an expensive Christmas centrepiece, this year why not make one yourself for a look that is both personal and low cost?

Making your own Christmas table decoration is easy using bunches of holiday greenery. Simply tie festive

greenery, including eucalyptus or pine, together with twine in a long arrangement that can run along the centre of the table.

Add in pine cones or berries, as well as candles, for a traditional Christmas look.

Alternatively, you could go for a tall floral centrepiece with white flowers arranged in a large vase. Add in some bare branches for a rustic look.

Finally, instead of a floral centrepiece you can always make food the main event with a cake stand stacked with Christmas cupcakes or other treats in the centre of the table.

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Christmas side dishes THE Christmas meal usually involves a main meat or vegetarian dish, but the side dishes you serve with it can be as important too.

Why not add a festive vibe to the side dishes to go with your Christmas meal this year?

Mustard parsnips Ingredients 1kg parsnips 2 tbsp olive oil 25g butter 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard 1 tbsp honey To make the parsnips, peel them before cutting into batons.

Toss them in a large roasting tin with the oil, butter, mustard, and Serve up your vegetables in a different way. honey.

Cover with foil and roast for 40min. Uncover, turn 45ml oil the parsnips then roast for 10 to 50g butter 15min more, until golden.

Peel and chop the parsnips, potatoes and apples before cooking in Roast parsnip and apple boiling water for three minutes.

Ingredients Heat the oil in a roasting tin before 900g parsnips tossing in the parsnips, potatoes and 700g potatoes apples. Roast for 45 minutes.

2 apples Cover with butter and serve.

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How to make edible gifts THE festive season is when most people treat their loved ones with some of their favourite luxury items, including clothes, beauty gifts, and jewellery.

But if all that high-end gift giving gets expensive, why not consider home-made edible Christmas presents this year?

Making your own Christmas presents is not only a personal way to give gifts, but with the right recipe you can also give someone something truly yummy too.

For someone who really loves their chocolate, why not give them some easy to make chocolate and peanut truffles?

To make, grate some milk chocolate into a bowl before mixing peanut but-

Give a truly yummy gift this Christmas. ter, vanilla extract and icing sugar into a separate bowl.

Use the peanut butter mixture to make small round truffle-sized balls before rolling them into the grated chocolate.

To give them as a gift,

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place the truffles into mini cupcake cases before placing in a small gift box.

Add to the personal vibe with a home-made tag on the box and other decorative accessories, including ribbons.

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Home-made trends this year Decorations using pine cones.

EVERY Christmas comes with its own trends, from decorations and musthave toys to the latest festive foods.

But what are the trends for this Christmas?

This year, one of the biggest trends is for a rustic, home-made look, including decorations made from pine cones, wood and dried fruit.

Rustic garlands can be made at home by adding dried fruit to ribbon, or by using pine branches with berries and pine cones to decorate your home.

Sustainability is also a big trend this

year, with many people choosing recyclable festive items instead of disposable options.

Many shops are now selling sustainable wrapping paper and Christmas cards made from recycled items, while old Christmas cards can be used to make place names for your festive table.

Sustainability can also be used when it comes to gift giving, by avoiding plastics and manmade materials in presents and instead going for homemade gifts.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Xmas lunch CHRISTMAS comes but once a year and this may be important to British family finances as according to analysts Kantar, the cost of lunch on December 25 will be higher than last year, with a 7 per cent hike on turkeys and 5 per cent on Brussels sprouts and Christmas puddings.

Bid rejected THE proposed takeover of mutually owned insurance company LV= by US investment company Bain Capital was only supported by 69 per cent of the members (shareholders) when a minimum of 75 per cent was required even though the offer on the table was £530 million.

Solar petrol REPSOL now has 272 service stations in Spain which are powered by solar panels on forecourt roofs just two years after it launched its green energy programme and plans to have installed the panels on a total of 400 locations by the end of 2022.

Cecilia for rent WITH fears that there will be insufficient staff available to man the pumps in pubs around Britain, even with the return to work from home, due to the Omicron variant, some landlords are considering employing Cecilia, a robotic bartender available to rent at £1,500 a month.

Fish wars DESPITE threatening Britain with sanctions if fishing licences weren’t granted to small French fishing boats, the Macron Government and the EU have now agreed a compromise. With other more newsworthy events catching the headlines, the British Government alongside those of Crown Dependencies, Guernsey and Jersey issued 83 additional licences, less than demanded but more than expected. In theory this should stop a Calais blockade on British goods, but much will depend on how many French fishermen were not granted licences and still feel hard done by.

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billion is the latest estimate of the cost to Spain of the bail out for banks following the financial crisis and this may still increase according to the Court of Auditors.

Spain wants new startups TRUE to its word, the Spanish Gov‐ ernment is in the process of woo‐ ing new startup companies and foreign workers to the country as it wants to catapult Spain into the forefront of the digital economy.

It can afford to offer very attrac‐ tive deals to new employers and their workers thanks to the fi‐ nance guaranteed by the EU Re‐ covery Fund and it clearly plans to use the money received both as a grant and cheap loan to kickstart the new tech economy.

On Friday December 10, Minis‐ ter of Economic Affairs and Digital

Transformation, Nadia Calviño an‐ nounced that the new Startups law was ready to be presented to parliament for final approval ex‐ plaining that with this regulation to promote innovative en‐ trepreneurship, Spain is going to be among the most attractive countries for the creation of star‐ tups, “thinking very especially of the generation of opportunities for young people and in attracting investment and talent.”

In essence, the government will lower corporate tax to 15 per cent from the current 25 per cent for

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Grants for electric cars?

I know that Spain for some years has offered grants for purchase of new cars and tax rebates when you junk your old car. Is this still in effect and how would I find out about it?

M L (Costa del Sol)

Yes, it is DAVID SEARL called Plan Moves III and is YOU AND THE LAW now limited to IN SPAIN grants for all‐elec‐ tric and hybrid vehicles. It offers no grants for gasoline‐ powered vehicles. The plan went into effect in September and will run over the next three years. It offers total aid of €67.5 million. Specifically the maximum amount an indi‐ vidual can receive would be €7,000 if he buys an all‐elec‐ tric or a plug‐in hybrid vehicle and junks his present car more than seven years old. If he does not junk his old car, the grant drops to €4,500. The grant does not apply to ve‐ hicles whose range is less than 90 kilometres, so it cannot be used for mobility scooters. Private persons can get grants of 70 per cent to install charging stations. The best way to inform yourself is simply to go to your automobile dealer. He wants to sell you a car, so he will make sure that you get the best deal possible.

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

FRACKING is an important source of energy in the USA and was promot‐ ed by the Conservative Government under David Cameron in the face of considerable criticism from environ‐ mentalists. Although the go ahead was given for tests to be undertaken in the Midlands and north of England with companies looking to extract gas in particular, a decision was made by Whitehall to ban any large‐

startups and will cut taxes for for‐ eign workers who move to Spain to take up jobs in these companies or to become digital nomads, working for overseas companies but from a Spanish base.

For generations, bureaucracy has been considered a stumbling block for smaller businesses wish‐ ing to set up in Spain, but Calviño has indicated that the new law will make it far simpler to set up a company online without need for notary or registry costs and wom‐ en will be encouraged to be part of this digital revolution.

What is a pre-paid funeral plan?

WHILE many peo‐ ple plan their next night out or holi‐ day, most do not think ahead to their funeral.

From what type of service to have Pay for your funeral in advance. to the music, plan‐ ning a funeral can be difficult, but a Golden Leaves funeral plan can help prevent your loved ones from having to plan it for you in a different country and another language.

Golden Leaves Funeral Plans aims to support grieving fam‐ ilies during these times.

Its international division offers expat prepaid funeral plans in Spain. Purchasing a funeral plan with Golden Leaves en‐ ables you to plan, design and pay for your funeral services in advance.

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Possibility of action scale fracking following a number of minor earthquakes in 2019 which were blamed on the fracking experi‐ ments. Understandably those who had been involved in investing in equipment, licences and testing were aggrieved by the decision and re‐

quests were made for the govern‐ ment to reverse the decision which was not forthcoming. Now however, according to The Daily Telegraph, those involved have warned the British Government that they are considering taking legal action to try

Point of law A COURT decision in Ger‐ many may impact the whole of the work envi‐ ronment throughout the European Union as after having his initial claim re‐ jected by a lower court a man who worked from home has had his appeal upheld.

Very simply, as a home worker employed by a company, he claimed that as he fell down the stairs going from his bedroom to his study where he worked, he was entitled to be covered by his em‐ ployer’s accident liability insurance.

Whilst the Spanish Gov‐ ernment encouraged home working, the actual law concerning accidents in the home is undefined, but this may act as a use‐ ful precedent.

Industrial unrest WHILST there was little indus‐ trial action in Spain during the period from March 2020 until the end of summer 2021, things are beginning to esca‐ late with a number of demonstrations on the streets.

Farmers in Oviedo rode their horses around the city complaining about the rise in prices in almost everything, except their produce.

Metal workers in Cadiz Province became embroiled in quite violent conflict with the police and one of the main roads to La Linea de la Frontera was closed by strik‐ ers.

Now for Christmas, expect strikes from delivery drivers and even El Gordo lottery sellers. to recover some or all of the estimat‐ ed £500 million that they have spent.

Should this go to court and if the government lost, the compensation would have to be paid by taxpayers at a time when Britain is suffering from high electricity prices and the fear that important gas supplies from Russia could be cut off because of the UK’s stance against Russian policy on the Ukraine.

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Mobile roaming with no extra fees

DEAL REACHED: Part of the negotiating team.

MOBILE roaming with no extra fees for EU residents is to be extended until 2032 after the presidency reached a deal with Euro‐ pean Parliament.

The EU’s successful roam like at home scheme will be extended until 2032, ac‐ cording to the provisional agreement reached on De‐ cember 9 by negotiators from the Council and the European Parliament.

The updated roaming rules will ensure that peo‐ ple can continue to make calls, text and browse the web while travelling in oth‐ er EU countries, without the fear of a shock when they get their bill, after the current roaming regulation expires on June 30, 2022.

The ‘roam like at home’ policy has made communi‐ cation easier and cheaper whenever people are trav‐ elling in Europe and is con‐ sidered one of the greatest success stories of the digital single market.

The revised roaming reg‐

ulation adjusts the maxi‐ mum wholesale prices to ensure that the provision of retail roaming services at domestic prices is sustain‐ able for operators through‐ out the EU although the fair use policy, which is de‐ signed to prevent perma‐ nent roaming, will contin‐ ue.

It increases transparency for services that may be subject to extra cost, and will also protect customers from bill shocks resulting from inadvertent roaming on non‐terrestrial mobile networks when on ferries or aeroplanes.

The provisional agree‐ ment reached is subject to approval by the Council and the full European Parlia‐ ment.

Unfortunately for those who have contracts with UK based mobile suppliers there will be no such pro‐ tection, due to Brexit, al‐ though Three are unlikely to start charging before May next year and O2 offer

Improvement of 15 fishing ports THE Junta de Andalucia is to invest in the improve‐ ment of 15 fishing ports as the Ministry of Agricul‐ ture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Develop‐ ment has allocated almost €8.2 million to carry out work.

This was confirmed on December 8 by Minister Carmen Crespo, who emphasised that this financial aid would cover 86 per cent of the total investment on these projects.

The beneficiary ports are Malaga, Fuengirola, Velez‐Malaga, Marbella and Estepona in Malaga Province; La Linea, Chipiona, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Puerto de Santa María, Barbate and Cadiz in Cadiz Province; Punta Umbria, Isla Cristina and El Rompido in Huelva Province and the port of Almeria.

some free roaming, but EE and Vodafone are charging already.

BUSINESS EXTRA Profits up THE Frasers Group in the UK has seen its pre‐tax profit soar by 75 per cent to £186 million in its lat‐ est half‐year results thanks to the reopening of stores following lock‐ down and a continued growth in its online busi‐ ness, although an Omi‐ cron Christmas may see a slow‐down.

Cherry picking LOOKING to boost its eco‐ nomic forecast depart‐ ment, the European Cen‐ tral Bank has appointed Oscar Arce, former direc‐ tor for Economics, Statis‐ tics and Research at the Bank of Spain as new di‐ rector general of its eco‐ nomics department, an important role which in‐ volves growth and infla‐ tion forecasts.

Flat line LATEST information from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that GDP (Gross Domestic Prod‐ uct) rose just 0.1 per cent in November, well below the forecast 0.4 per cent growth due to ongoing sup‐ ply chain problems and staff shortages and this may get worse.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT JUST how far back are we going with these accusations of so‐called ‘historical’ racism?

Thoroughly respectable citizens are now finding their careers and very livelihoods in jeopardy, merely because years ago they may have used a term or word that today isn’t considered acceptable.

As ludicrous as it may seem, you can bet that one day some woke committee, or another will suggest bringing the creators or participants of ‘Till Death Do Us Part’ or ‘The Black and White Minstrels’ to book.

It truly wouldn’t surprise me if compensation wasn’t sought from (ironically) the BBC, or some production company involved in these programmes of yore. Well, it’s all payback time, isn’t it?

The recent testimony of cricketer Azeem Rafiq was a case in point. His tearful account of experiencing racism in cricket and his naming of Michael Vaughn, who (a decade ago) was one of those censured, was enough despite a public apology, to just about destroy Vaughn’s whole distinguished career. At the hastily called public enquiry, the bleeding‐heart committee, with compassionately furrowed brows, delivered unctuous apologies, while the Yorkshire cricket club

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Payback time awarded him £200,000 in ‘compensation’.

The fact that this same ‘sportsman’ had himself been accused and admitted making several anti‐Semitic and racist remarks some years ago, was conveniently omitted. He was also brought to book for harassing and sending vulgar messages to a 16‐year‐old girl. The biased media of course completely brushed over these facts, which never saw the light of day again.

From my experiences in apartheid South Africa, where the black community hated both the white and Asian ‘Cape coloureds’ (and vice versa) and Saudi Arabia, where I employed quite several Pakistani men, I can quite categorically state that the majority were the most blatant racists of all. The UK’s ethnic immigrant minorities are no strangers to racial inequality.

Whereas much of British so‐called racism has been steeped in light‐hearted humour and comedy (Manuel!) in their own countries of origin, many ethnic communities have experienced years of violence and hatred provoked by their different cultures and religions. The woke brigade are a gift from heaven for many of

these people and they will take every opportunity to make us all feel bad, while they craftily milk it for all its worth.

The recent case of actor Jussie Smollett, who faked his own racist and homophobic attack, is a similar case in point. I reiterate once again that I am not condoning racism in any form; but I won’t be sucked in by the crocodile tears of the ‘offended victims’ as if they are bewildered by it all, when their own societies have been steeped in it for eons.

Yet another American court case will be decided next week. Gird yer loins for the violent reactions and blanket left‐wing media coverage if the American white female police officer, who allegedly shot a black man by mistake, is found not guilty ‐ incidentally a verdict I would completely agree with.

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com Mon and Wed 1pm till 4 To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp

Streaming now: ‘And Just Like That…’

THE highly anticipated spinoff of the iconic TV show Sex and the City ‐ which ran from 1998 to 2004 ‐ has debuted on HBO Max with its first two episodes. The series continues from where it left off in the 2010 movie ‘Sex and the City 2’, following Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her girlfriends in New York.

There are some surprises in the spinoff so if you don’t want any spoilers, look away now. Shockingly, sex‐obsessed Samantha is no longer with us.

The first time we see Carrie, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis), the group is waiting to be seated at a restaurant. However, Samantha (Kim Cattrall) is missing.

Even though fans knew Cat‐ trall wouldn’t be involved in the reboot (allegedly due to her feud with Parker), her fate wasn’t known. But now we discover she has moved to London.

Back in New York, Carrie

has moved with technology and is now an influencer.

“Wow, Instagram, podcast,” exclaims Miranda. “I guess you’re passing as younger, too.”

So far, there’s been no sex.

For a show that was originally based on four single women and their relationships, the re‐ boot is surprisingly tame. The only person who seems to be having sex is Miranda’s horny teenage son, Brady.

The biggest surprise is that John Preston (Mr Big) dies at the end of the first episode. He is seen getting off his Peloton exercise bike and heading into the shower, sending a text to Carrie. He then falls to the floor, appearing to suffer a heart attack. Carrie returns home to find his body propped up against the show‐ er wall.

As she cradles his lifeless body in her arms, the episode ends with Carrie’s iconic voiceover: “And just like that...

Big died.”

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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD AS the UK has been boiling with rage about Christmas parties held in No 10 a year ago, a new bill has passed through parliament that has made second class citizens out of more than six million British people. Anyone granted British citizenship can now have it taken away with zero warning, a move branded unconstitutional by human rights lawyers.

It also gives immunity to border force staff if people die during their operations and allows them to transfer refugees to offshore ‘processing centres’ where they can be detained indefinitely.

T he B orders and N ationality bill has been deemed dangerous and unethical by critics, yet it passed through the Commons after just nine minutes of debate, with its main backer, Priti Patel “delighted.”

Little has been written in the press about this, as the space has

Smoke and mirrors Skiing in Spain

been taken up with Christmas quizzes, cheese and wine, and leaked videos. While I support holding the government to account for breaking rules and showing disregard for the people they are supposed to represent, we must remember to stay alert.

For every scandal, something worse may be lurking. For every furore that fills column inches, there’s something else could be sneaking its way in. Just as Matt Hancock was conveniently thrown to the wolves as another controversial bill had its first reading, Allegra Stratton and others will provide cover as this unethical law-making is waved through.

The next piece of democracystealing, rights-stripping law will come via the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill, legislation that would not look out of place in an authoritarian regime.

Effectively banning the right to protest, it takes away the democratic right to dissent and the voice of people who are dispro-

portionally affected by government policy. Again, spearheaded by the Home Secretary, who made serious amendments to the bill while people looked the other way.

Patel is dangerous, and that’s why my inkling for what is next is so scary.

Boris Johnson has shown himself to be ruthless when it comes to axing people who disagree with his aims. But I think he will soon fall on the sword left out for him.

With the news that Patel is making a leadership move, I felt a scared resignation. When Johnson gets the chop, amid the inevitable uproar over this winter’s inescapable Covid deaths, a wolf in home secretary’s clothing will come through the door, and they will spin it like it’s an upgrade. Terrifying.

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TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond I SAID I liked a great sporting analogy and here is another ‐ there is always so much we can learn from sport in life ‐ if we stop to think about it!!!

Jack Nicklaus once said that the real key to being a great golfer was “playing badly well.” I love that.

It’s one thing to play well when ev‐ erything’s good.

It’s an entirely different thing to be able to play well when things aren’t go‐ ing so smoothly.

Jim Afremow, one of the world’s leading mental toughness coaches and author of The Champion’s Mind calls it being “ugly but effective” and having “good bad days.”

So, we need to master the art of hav‐ ing good bad days. How do we do that?

What’s the trick?

Well, first, and I am talking from ex‐ perience here, expect to have some rough days and to do silly things on oc‐ casion.

WITH its reputation for sun and sand, Spain is often overlooked as a ski destination. Yet, the country has over 30 ski resorts covering well over 1,000 kms of slopes.

Most people are aware of the Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada, which is one of the most popular due to its proximity to the Costa del Sol and its peaks which reach more than 3,000m.

Other popular resorts amongst enthusiasts in‐ clude those in Heusca in Aragon and Lleida in Catalonia, where a good covering of snow is guaranteed every year.

There are several re‐ sorts to choose from in each of these locations with Baqueira/Beret in Lleida and Formigal in Huesca ranked among the best with 160km

and 137km of slopes, respectively.

Other skiing locations in Spain include the fa‐ mous wine region of La Rioja which boasts a top‐class resort called Valdezcaray with over 20km of slopes.

You can also ski in Castilla y Leon, Cantabria, Asturias, and Madrid.

The Madrid commu‐ nity has slopes at Puer‐ to Navacerrada and Valdesquí. There is also one resort in Ourense in Galicia offering 10km of slopes at heights above 1,500 metres.

With so many op‐ tions, ski and snow‐ board lovers are spoilt for choice in Spain. The ski season generally runs from November until April depending on the location and weather.

GOOD BAD DAYS I’m not sure which golfer said it but, they expected to have x number of bad shots in any given round, so when they had the inevitable bad shot they didn’t lose it. They just said, “Yep. There’s one!” And then they moved on.

We need to do the same thing in life.

We need to expect mistakes, the proverbial to hit the fan and rough patches when we’re not as connected as we’d like to be. That’s the first step.

Then we don’t fall into a destructive cy‐ cle of wondering what’s wrong with us.

We just need to acknowledge we’re not at our best and take the next baby step. (No big deal ‐ LOL!!!)

Now here’s what we DON’T want to do ‐ all the stupid things we tend to do when we’re stressed.

I know you know what I’m talking about.

I like to call those habits ‘kryp‐ tonite.’ The stuff that, for whatever reason, we tend to gravitate toward

when we can least afford to be se‐ duced by them.

What are they for you?

They’re different for each of us. You know those sirens who tempted Odysseus and his sailors ‐ making them crash into the rocks? Did you know that they sang a different song for each of the different sailors? Yep, sneaky eh!

What’s your song ‐ the one that leads you on a path that results in you crash‐ ing into the rocks and turning what could have been a good bad day into a really bad day?

Expect the challenges. Know your bad habits (Kryptonite). Steer clear of the rocks.

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

Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x

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WHAT BURGLARS DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW! even if it makes a little noise. If your neighbour hears one loud sound, he’ll stop what he’s doing and listen. If he doesn’t, he’ll just return to what he was doing. It’s human nature!

To you, leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a great way to let in a little fresh air. To me, it’s an invi‐ tation. And, if you don’t answer when I knock, I try the door. Occasionally, I hit the jackpot and walk right in the house.

Sorry if it happens to be yours …

But no hard feelings, eh? Just doing MY job.

NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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WHEN I was last in the UK, I caught up with an old friend who’d just been bur‐ gled. She was livid as she’s most partic‐ ular about security. But not half as par‐ ticular as the burglar himself. Here are some things he WON’T be telling you as you’re about to leave your house for your Christmas or New Year holiday ...

Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your windows or delivering your new freezer. And hey, when I was working in your garden thanks for let‐ ting me use the bathroom where I un‐ latched the back window to make my return that bit easier.

I just love your flowers. They tell me you have taste. And taste means there are nice things within. In fact, those toys your kids leave outside always make me wonder what type of elec‐ Nora Johnson’s opinions

BURGLAR: Will break a window to enter, even if it makes a little noise.

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tronic games are inside! alarm system.

Another point: I always knock first. If Sometimes I carry a clipboard. Some‐ you answer, I’ll ask for directions times I dress like a gardener and carry a somewhere or offer to clean your gut‐ strimmer. You see, I do my best never To read more articles from our columnists ters. (Just don’t take me up on it!) to look like an old lag. And two things I and to have your say in the comments go And, remember, a loud TV or radio can hate most? Loud dogs and nosy neigh‐ to www.euroweeklynews.com be a better deterrent than the best bours. I'll break a window to get in, are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

Volcano update, migrants landing and Covid LETTER FROM

CANARIES DEAR reader, December’s missive will try to cover other Canarian news than La Palma’s volcano. Reporting for USA and Eire radio and EWN from there, it’s been difficult to forget how dreadful it is. Feeling earth tremors here when at home, 167 kms away on La Gomera, doesn’t help either.

A TV newsflash gets forgotten: an‐ other disaster, amongst the many.

Being there, senses affected, talk‐ ing to stressed and depleted is‐ landers, going inside devasted exclu‐ sion zones and witnessing this natural disaster, has longer term ef‐ fects than the sore eyes and sketchy breathing I’ve come back with each time and I don’t live there, have lost nothing.

Some 20 psychologists from the Grupo de Intervención Psicológica en Emergencias y Catástrofes are there.

More arrive soon. Their brief is pro‐

Volcano continues to cause damage.

viding ‘emotional ventilation’ for a tough community, whose jokes and apparent insouciance mask increas‐ ing stress.

Over 7,000 people are evacuated.

Lots have lost everything. Recent predictions that, far from stopping, this eruption will be the longest on record since Tehuya lasted for 84 days in 1585, provide little comfort.

As I write, new volcanic mouths and lava flows cause further damage and evacuation.

Sailing into this, incredibly, are in‐

creasing numbers of mostly sub‐Saharan Africans, flee‐ ing their own disaster. Use of the so‐ called Canarian Route to Europe brought 9,255 migrants to our coasts between January and August, some 135 per cent more than last year.

Politics exacerbates the situation.

Relations between Spain and Moroc‐ co are still precarious, although both Spain’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Jose Albares, and his Moroccan counter‐

part, Nasser Bourita, are supposedly ‘working towards a new spirit of un‐ derstanding’. Bourita’s failure to at‐ tend a Barcelona meeting with Al‐ bares on 29/11 indicates otherwise.

Meanwhile, the unchecked role of Moroccans continues in organising and charging €3,000‐€6,000 a head for the privilege of boarding small boats to come here. Last year 1,851 migrants paid, on‐ ly to die in the attempt.

Many of them were children and babies.

Deaths will be higher this year.

As for Covid, well... everything was good on the islands for a few months, with few cases and no deaths. Covid‐free and with restric‐ tions lifted, we nevertheless exer‐ cised caution.

It’s all different now. Record num‐ bers of foreign tourists arrived to en‐ joy October and November here, many of them German.

Germany’s dramatic rise in cases, with more vaccinations, has pro‐

duced a 67 per cent vaccinated pop‐ ulation. According to German Im‐ munology Society President, Dr Christine Falk: “This is insufficient and, together with lack of contact restric‐ tions, allows the virus to spread al‐ most exclusively among the unvacci‐ nated.” Are stories of false test and vaccination certificates available there true?

Cruise ship Vasco de Gama’s 1,000 passengers strolled unmasked into local bars and shops recently, causing concern, despite ‘all passengers are vaccinated’ assurances.

Surprise! An ill, unvaccinated pas‐ senger had Covid. Passengers were quarantined, too late for all of us who live here of course.

It seems that Tourism = Covid.

So, what do you think? Do we sell our safety or get serious?

Merry Christmas everyone.

Barbara Belt. barbarabelt@gmail.com

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BREATH OF FRESH AIR: Claire Gordon’s column in complete contract to the view of Leapy Lee.

What a breath of fresh air to read Claire Gordon’s column last week in complete contrast to the views of Lee, in her statement quote! (The irony of people making these sorts of ignorant statements at a campaign aimed at making spaces more welcoming for people is completely lost) While she is specifically referring to LGBTQ+ everything she has said also applies to the continual ignorance shown by her fellow columnist towards the BLM movement who are only asking that more tolerance should be shown towards all genders. Thankfully the majority of the public through these organisations are now seeing the importance of equality as shown by the hundreds of thousands at football matches when every week the taking of the knee is widely applauded.

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Last week’s Leapy I don’t always agree with you... but I really thought your article last week was spot on ... I really loved the statements from Sheikh Rahid too...

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Import duty Yes I had the same problem, this time with a parcel from the UK, I had to pay €23.64, God knows where they got this amount from. But that’s what I had to pay at the Correos to get my parcel. But I didn’t know it also applied to Xmas cards. So there will be no more parcels and maybe Xmas cards and birthday cards now.

THE lead up to Christmas has been a tense time for everyone. In the UK, rows have erupted over breaches of public trust as the government asks people to follow guidelines that they seem to neglect themselves. Meanwhile, in Spain and elsewhere, there are fears of another wave of the pandemic just as everyone could sense normality returning.

But amongst the gloom,

CORRECTIONS

Tom Batley

Susan

Bollotics!

Will you be partying with your family in the UK this year? While, 50,000 new cases are being spread daily by the partially masked partying, socialising, sport and concert attending home population, new restrictions will now apply to triple vaccinated Brits living in mask protected Spain, hiking the cost of seeing them this Christmas. Recent revelations have confirmed that Covid restrictions can be disregarded by government members and their cronies, and ‘lying’ has now been reclassified as ‘denying’. Welcome to bollotics! The new way to exercise power.

Children who catch the virus are mainly asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms, they can also spread the virus whether vaccinated or not, so I can categorically say neither of my children will be getting this jab and most parents I know say the same!

Nikki Dean Absolutely not! Until these trials are completed and FULL implications and long term side effects are established, they shouldn’t even be thinking of moving on to the children!! NO NO NO!

Norman Shaw

A disgruntled grandad

Absolutely yes, everyone should be vaccinated (unless for medical reasons) including children.

Janet

THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

CHILDREN’S VACCINATION: It is doubtful they will be useful.

OUR VIEW

there are always moments of joy and cheer that restore your faith in humanity. On Sunday, December 12, fans of Sevilla-based football club Real Betis carried out their annual tradition of bringing soft toys to their pre-Christmas home game.

Following a signal, the toys are tossed onto the pitch and then collected by local charity groups and distributed to needy children around the

city. The initiative is aimed to ensure that no child goes without a gift at Christmas.

The sight of thousands of furry creatures raining down in the stadium from home and away fans is a heart-warming sight. It is a lovely gesture that brings a new meaning to the phrase ‘The Beautiful Game.’ It is also a reminder that despite our differences, we can come together in the name of a worthy cause.

Christine Moore Children need to build up their natural immunity. The vast majority of kids that get infected are asymptomatic or only have mild symptoms.

Louise Catterall Definitely not. Children have a 99.997 per cent chance of surviving Covid yet the jabs have had no long term testing and results so far show they are causing paralysis, heart attacks, myocarditis and even death.

Ruma Jordan This is not a normal vaccine, it’s an mRNA treatment ... until the trials have finished and proven safe these should not be forced on anyone!

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A bit of everything

MARBELLA MOMENTS

BY NICOLE KING IT’S not often that I don’t know what to say, or write, but now and then it happens. Not that I don’t have infor‐ mation to share it’s just that there’s so much of it I don’t know perhaps where to start.

The past few weeks have been non‐stop with events, charity hap‐ penings, WhatsApps, Messenger, emails and work, all added into one seemingly continuous day. Again, not that they aren’t all fun and super worthwhile, just perhaps too much to process now that I want to settle down and write my column.

Whilst driving around the words seem to flow; firstly I half‐write in my mind all the traffic incidents that are well worthy of a column, whether it be how to use the new parking me‐ ters where you have to introduce your number plate and who knows what else just to get a ticket, the lack of respect for zebra crossings or the fact that lorries hurtle through our city along the A7 with absolutely no re‐ gard for the speed limits or the cy‐ clists. Can’t they be made to use the

motorway and only access the city at the point they really need to be?

I also half wrote a column on the fabulous One in a Million campaign

by TRE to support Cudeca and the memory of Joan Hunt and the plans to convert her home into a children’s ward. Also worthy would be that once again Sandro of Villa Tiberio is holding his annual event also to sup‐ port this cancer hospice, which is on tonight. Even though this might be short notice they might still have a few spaces so please do contact the restaurant and check.

I also started to write about the most incredible Cirque de Siroko event by Hadas Caradas ‐ The Food Fairies. The objective was to raise funds to ensure local families will all eat and kids will receive gifts this Christmas. It was undeniably one of the best events I’ve been to for ever!!

The food, service, décor, staff, cos‐ tumes and varied entertainment ex‐ ceeded anything you could expect in just one evening, with a host of singers and acrobatic performers

Now where to begin??

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from start to finish.

I also wanted to write about the Bollywood event which I co‐present‐ ed with a famous song producer Bid‐ du, organised by the Rotary Club Marbella‐Guadalmina. The décor de‐ lightful and the atmosphere quite unique with most women dressed in Saris and the men surprisingly also quite on point.

Last Saturday Nina Nolte hosted a Christmas Cocktail and pop up show in her gallery, presenting her print on demand collections, the Marbella Love Mugs supporting local artists and the promotion of suicide preven‐ tion helplines and Oscar Udeshi with his tailor to measure garments, in‐ cluding jeans, jackets and lovely ac‐ cessories ‐ all of the above making for the perfect seasonal gifts.

I however have not managed to finish any of the columns, whether started on my laptop or just in my head, leaving this as my contribution for this week. A little bit of everything, but not much of anything.

To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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GO LOCAL

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support local businesses in the community by shopping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butch‐ ers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent 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 shop‐ ping locally means that in‐ dependent businesses can support the local commu‐

nity. You may find some‐ thing a euro or two cheap‐ er online but have you considered where your money is actually going?

By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing better than giving back to the communities that have given us so much. Local stores support

charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a 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 lo‐ cally will make a real dif‐ ference to the local econ‐ omy. Local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro they receive at local level. They create locally owned supply chains and they invest in their employees.

So remember.

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WHILE winter may be a time when we traditionally hiber‐ nate a bit, getting a little more sleep than normal, for many of us colder, wetter weather can still take its toll, leaving us looking tired.

Lack of sleep can leave its mark all over our bodies, giv‐ ing us dry hair, chapped lips, dull skin, and bags under our eyes.

Luckily, it is possible to undo a lot of this damage by simply getting an extra hour or two of sleep a night, as well as upping your intake of water and fresh fruit and vegetables.

In the meantime, there is al‐ so plenty you can do cosmeti‐ cally to hide any evidence of tiredness. One of the biggest markers of a healthy, well‐ rested body is shining hair, skin, and nails.

Fake the look by using a deep conditioning mask on hair, left on for at least 10 min‐ utes, preferably under a warm towel.

Next, apply plenty of serum or leave‐in conditioner to the ends of hair to restore mois‐ ture and create a sheen. For

an added boost, apply any natural oil ‐ even olive oil ‐ to the very ends of the hair be‐ fore going to bed at night be‐ fore washing out thoroughly the next day.

Tiredness and wintry condi‐ tions can also leave us with chapped or dry lips.

Reverse this damage by cre‐ ating your own lip scrub by mixing brown sugar with equal parts honey and gently massaging this onto your lips before rinsing off.

Next, apply a thick balm, making sure to reapply regu‐ larly throughout the day and before bed.

Now you can deal with your skin by using a gentle chemical

FEELING TIRED: It is possible to look wellrested while still tired.

exfoliant to slough off dead skin cells, revealing a glowing complexion.

Alternatively, use a face mask containing vitamin C, which also works to brighten the complexion.

Either way, finish with a massage using a gentle facial oil, which will help to boost the circulation and tighten the skin, leaving you glowing.

Finally, if you still feel like you need an extra boost, there are multiple beauty products available which will cover up signs of tiredness.

The first step to brighten the complexion is starting off with an illuminating primer under any foundation or tinted mois‐ turiser. This will create a subtle glow and leave you looking naturally rested.

Finish off with a light‐reflect‐ ing concealer under the eyes, applied in the shape of an in‐ verted triangle stretching down towards your cheek‐ bone rather than a traditional half‐moon shape.

This will draw attention away from bags, leaving you shadow‐free.

Why weight?

WHILE much of the focus on fitness sur‐ rounds aerobic or stretching exercises, we are increasingly learning how beneficial muscle mass is to our overall health.

While some people ‐ especially women ‐ worry that weight lifting will result in an overly muscular appearance, experts claim it is perfectly possible to receive all the bene‐ fits of increased muscle without bulking up.

In fact, quite the opposite is true; weight lifting can actually make us look trimmer.

The benefits of building up muscle are many, and they start with the fact that mus‐ cle is much more compact than fat, meaning if you convert existing fat stores into muscle you will actually look more compact since the muscle will take up less room.

Equally, if you are concerned by a lack of skin firmness, or even loose skin, muscle will help to plump it back out, giving skin a more taught appearance.

The health benefits of weight lifting are even more impressive than the aesthetic ones, however.

Muscle can actually burn fat, even when your body is at rest. This means as your lev‐ els of muscle increases, so does your metabolism and ability to burn fat. This in turn can help to cut the risk of obesity, in‐ sulin resistance and even type 2 diabetes.

Muscle mass also improves bone density, an issue particularly important for women.

Also, when we strengthen our muscles, this helps to force our body to sit and stand up properly, improving our posture.

Apart from the other benefits, increased muscle mass will of course make us stronger, helping with our quality of life, par‐ ticularly as we age.

So how do you build muscle without bulk‐ ing up?

Firstly, as with every form of exercise, it is important to always consult your doctor be‐ fore changing your routine, and never over‐ exert yourself. With strength training for those aged over 50, it is also important to take care to protect the joints.

Experts say that you should begin strength training using weight of at least five kilos, which they say will provide enough re‐ sistance to build strength without bulking up.

Now, you should work all muscle groups, for example by performing bicep curls for the upper arms, and squats holding weights in each hand to work the legs and bottom.

Finally, remember to hold in your ‘core’ muscles ‐ the ones in your lower abdomen ‐ as you exercise, which will help build strength in your stomach and back.

16 - 22 December 2021 WE all have them.

Whether from an injury, surgery, illness, or burn, most people will end up with a scar at some stage.

While scars can remind us of our body’s remark‐ able capacity for survival and healing, there are some times when we don’t wish them to be particular‐ ly prominent.

In this case, there is plen‐ ty we can do to help fade or heal some scars, making them less visible, and also often helping to lessen any discomfort, itching or pain they may cause.

If you have only recently sustained a cut or burn which you think may scar, unless on the advice of a doctor or pharmacist, it is important to let any scabs

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Removing scars or open wounds heal be‐ fore you begin to treat them.

Similarly, if you think there is any chance a wound may be infected, or you have suffered a bad burn, seek medical advice.

Once the cause of the scar has healed, you can now take steps to help lim‐ it any future redness or change in texture by mas‐ saging oil into a recent scar, keeping skin hydra‐ tion levels up and promot‐ ing the creation of colla‐ gen.

For a burn, aloe vera gel can work particularly well.

Also remember it is impor‐

tant to limit any sun expo‐ sure to the damaged area as this can make any scar‐ ring worse.

For marks which you may have had for some time, and are perhaps white or raised, it is neces‐ sary to take a different ap‐ proach. While keeping skin moisturised will still help with older scars, there are other alternatives which may help more.

There is some evidence to suggest silicone gels or patches applied to the area can make a marked differ‐ ence to scarring, including those which are particular‐ ly red or inflamed.

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Festive spectacular WHO doesn’t love Christmas? Even the grumpiest of us can‐ not help but enjoy the festivities and the Christmas fare.

It’s a great time of year to catch up and spend quality time with families and friends, especially this year after all the lockdowns and trav‐ el restrictions. And there’s nothing like a Christmas gala to get you in the mood.

In Mijas, on De‐ cember 17 there is a Christmas Gala at the Lagunas Theatre.

The show is suitable for both adults and children and gets un‐ derway at 6.30pm.

This spectacular in‐ cludes music, dance, and theatre, and is the perfect way to get all the family in the Christmas spirit.

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Community out for Age Concern Marbella Christmas dinner THE Costa del Sol community was out for a charity Christ‐ mas dinner for Age Concern Marbella at Hogan Stand in San Pedro on Thursday, December 9.

Raising funds for the charity, volunteers, guests and fundraisers were out to enjoy a three‐course Christmas lunch and take part in an auction and raffle, and entertainment from musicians Zing Duo. Organiser Lynda Wood‐ in thanked everyone for coming, as well as Yvonne Winch, Hogan Stand and the Euro Weekly News for provid‐ ing auction prizes.

She told the EWN: “It’s brilliant to see so many people here.”

Age Concern presi‐ dent Carol Woolnoth al‐

CHRISTMAS LUNCH: Enjoyed by volunteers, guests and fundraisers.

so thanked guests for coming out to support the charity while speaking about Age Concern’s new social and ac‐ tivities centre in San Pedro.

She told attendees that the new centre will provide free classes on exercise, bridge and chair yoga.

Carol added that the chari‐ ty has also launched a mem‐ bers’ discount scheme, offer‐ ing discounts on Helicopertos Sanitarios.

Guests enjoyed turkey dinners before taking part in an auction and raffle with prizes including food.

Age Concern Marbella provides information and advice to expats living in Spain, while its volun‐ teers help those living on the Costa del Sol. For more information about Age Concern Marbel‐ la, visit www.agecon cern‐ marbella.com or contact 689 355 198.

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Estepona music THE main attraction this week is the Lole Mon‐ toya and Alba Molina Flamenco duo who are appearing on Friday December 17 at the Taf Estepona. On the same evening you can get a little nostalgia with the sounds of the Vintage Experience who will whisk you back to the 40s and 50s.

On December 19 there are Christmas Carols with the Vera and Cruz Musical Union at El Consistorio and on the same day Christmas Wishes by the mezzo soprano Clarice Williams at the Botanical Orchid Park.

The International choir Love to Sing will ap‐ pear on December 21 at the same venue, with a Concert Christmas Festival by Noelia Quiñones and Jerry Erola on December 22.

The events at the El Consistorio and the Botan‐

Credit: Diario de Madrid (Wikimedia Commons)

Alba Molina appearing on December 17.

ical Orchid Park have been organised by the Estepona Town Council from where you can get more information and tickets.

On Saturday December 18 at 8pm is the dance spectacular, Christmas Spectacular, at the botanical park involving the school of dance, Martina Tessaro.

The Snow Queen MARBELLA will be hosting a performance of classic story The Snow Queen by Hans Chritian Andersen on Satur‐ day, December 18 at 5pm at the Teatro Ciudad.

The show tells the story of Kay and Gerda, two lovers separated by Boreas, the lord

of the cold, who seeks a heart to create an eternal winter.

In order to save Gerda from the clutches of Boreas, Kay will have to live an ad‐ venture that begins in spring and that will lead to the winter Ice Palace where

she is her lover.

Live voices bring to life a musical that tells a story about perseverance and love in a show full of effects, mag‐ ic, music and adventures.

Tickets can bought at www.mientrada.net or on 902 646 289.

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Food and more ESTEPONA’S Christmas market opens on De‐ cember 17 and will run until January 6 in the gardens of the Botanical Orchard Park. The market will offer stalls, crafts, books and of course food, food, food. The market is open from 6pm to 11 pm daily and on the weekends from 12pm to midnight.

THE ‘Ciudad de Marbella’ Christmas Gala will take place today, Thursday, De‐ cember 16 at the Adolfo Suarez Conference Centre from 7pm.

The party coordinator ad‐ visor, Yolanda Marin, pre‐ sented the event together with the organiser of the ini‐ tiative, Jose Antonio Gomez, and spoke about the support of Marbella Council, “for one of the most important events of the festive calendar, which has established itself as a reference event and which contributes to continuing to preserve our traditions.”

Jose Gomez said: “The city of Marbella is once again dressing for Christmas with an event that we al‐ ways prepare for with great enthusiasm, in which we have the participation of winners and collaborators and that returns after a year in which the pandemic pre‐ vented us from celebrating it.”

MARBELLA COUNCIL: The city is once again dressing for Christmas.

The awards gala will dis‐ tinguish ‘Los del Rio,’ singers Alejandra Gomez and Gisele Hidalgo, the pastor of the Church of the Incarnation, Jose Antonio Sanchez Her‐ rera, the artists Rody Aragon, Lola Reina and Miguel Angel Rodriguez ‘El Sevilla’, and the musician Fran Llorens.

In the new category ‘5 Star Marbella Excellence

Awards’ , the restaurateurs Santiago Dominguez and Bruno Filipone will be recognised, as well as Count Rudy and his wife, Maria Luisa de Prusia.

The gala will be hosted by Jose Antonio Gomez, Maria Luz Galindo and Jose Manuel Parada and will fea‐ ture several guest artists.

Tickets are free to attend in Marbella.

IN Mijas every Saturday until December 20 toys are being collected by the Brotherhood of the Archicofradia. Or if you prefer wandering and sightseeing then get your‐ self a map for a donation of €1 with proceeds going to Caritas. The map will take you to 22 different installations around the town.

Mijas Xmas market THE magic of the Christmas market comes to Mijas on Saturday December 18. The family friendly market will arrive at Fernan Caballero Park at 4pm and will also visit the Plaza de la Tenencia on December 22. The mar‐ ket will feature plenty of festive wares including food and drink.

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Dog Marleys want reggae A STUDY carried out in Scotland by the SPCA and the University of Glasgow has revealed that reggae and soft rock are the preferred sounds of dogs in shelters.

Heart monitors were used on shelter dogs to keep track of their stress levels while differ‐ ent musical genres, including Motown, pop, soft rock, classi‐ cal and reggae were piped through the kennels.

Although in a similar way to humans the results showed that different dogs preferred different musical styles, hinting that hounds have their own tastes for more than just lamb chops, reggae came top of the

list for reducing stress lev‐ els.

Professor Nell Evans said: “Overall, the response to dif‐ ferent genres was mixed highlighting the possibility that our canine friends have their own individual prefer‐ ences. That being said, reg‐ gae and soft rock showed the highest positive changes in behaviour.”

Following the study, the SPCA is planning to install sound systems in its ken‐ nels.

As Evans pointed out, this will help dogs cope better with the stress of in‐ stitutionalisation.

MUSICAL STYLES: Dogs have their own tastes.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

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

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HOUSE CLEARANCES ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 697 511 071 (293788)

INSURANCE

FIRES: Electric, Gas. Top Quality. 952 663 141 /670 409 759. info@envi rocarespain.com www.envirocarespain .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

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HOT TUBS & SPAS

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STAY SAFE! Abbeygate Insurance Call 971 277 455 For your security www.abbey gateinsure.com (291234)

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

LAWYERS

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!

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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.

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CLASSIFIEDS 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 billbradycars.com NEW Cars and SUVs coming soon please check our web page billbradycars.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€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars .com PRICE SLASHED 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 WAS 2’995€ NOW ONLY 2’500€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com.

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

Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (293920) ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (293789)

WANTED

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

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

UK & IRISH Passport renewals including photo’s.

Complete Service. Cath’s Cards.

952 885 759. www.cathscards.es (291992)

PEST CONTROL COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists.

Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee.

Serving the coast since 1985.

Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (293982)

PETS KENNELS CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catand dogworld.com (294546)

PET CHARITY ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the town hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter.

We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting

times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-charity.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es.

Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 2.00pm. (93319) ANIMEX Foundation offers free will upgrading when leaving something for abandoned animals. Contact ani mexfoundation@gmail.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.

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610 845 491 or 656 935 613 (93322) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public at weekends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at any time. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net (93321)

16 - 22 December 2021 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-ani mals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317)

PROFESSIONAL SERV.

PROPERTY TO LET

PROPERTY

MIJAS countryside townhouse. 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms. Spectacular sea views. Storage, pool and Parking. 800€. To see photos. www.bit.ly/MIJAS. Tlf. 627 642 642 (292529)

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REMOVALS/STORAGE MAN AND VAN MAN & VAN, 20€ ph. Removals, Rubbish & House Clearances. Paul 634 112 677 (289055) 2 MEN, Van €30 p hour.

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SsangYong Rexton - unfamiliar name, premium feel ROAD TEST

A welcome change from similar vehicles.

by Mark Slack IT may be an unfa‐ miliar name but SsangYong has been producing vehicles since 1954. The compa‐ ny currently has a three model line‐ up ‐ the Tivoli, Koran‐ do and Rexton ‐ plus the Musso pick‐up range.

It’s the large Rexton SUV that’s the focus of our road test this time.

There are two versions, the Venture and Ulti‐ mate, with the lead‐in version priced from €44,489/£37,995. Both versions use a four‐

Facts at a Glance Model: SsangYong Rexton Ultimate Engine: 2.2-litre turbo diesel Gears: 8-speed automatic with selectable all-wheeldrive and low ratio Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 10.7 seconds/Maximum Speed 183 kph (114 mph) Economy: 8.59l /100km (32.9 mpg) WLTP Combined Emissions: 225 g/km WLTP Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets

Fined for using dashcam in car MANY drivers have invest‐ ed in a dashcam at some point with the idea of fit‐ ting it in their vehicle, maybe in the hope of cap‐ turing insurance footage in the event of their having an accident. Some might use it simply to try and record an interesting event while driving. Others might install one as a form of se‐ curity, to record images while they leave their car unattended.

The current laws in Spain do not prohibit the instal‐ lation of such a device in vehicles. Having said that, a driver in A Coruña found out recently that there is a regulation applying to the consequences of using this type of recording device.

Stopped by the Local Po‐ lice whilst out driving, they questioned his having a dashcam on show. He jus‐ tified the use of it by ex‐ plaining that his vehicle had been the subject of re‐ cent vandalism, and that he had subsequently fitted the cam in the hope of catching the perpetrators, or at least scaring them from doing it again with

the cam visible.

The officers raised the question to the Spanish Agency for Data Protec‐ tion, with the result being a €1,000 fine. He was told that even though the dash‐ cam itself is not prohibited, what is illegal, is to capture images on the outside of the vehicle.

They explained that he must have a justified rea‐ son to record external im‐ ages, and that in their opinion, he was not justi‐ fied in capturing images of the innocent members of the public who might ap‐ pear in the view of his dashcam while the vehicle is stopped.

cylinder 2.2‐ litre diesel power unit mated to an eight‐speed automatic gearbox and se‐ lectable four‐ wheel‐drive with low ratio.

The standard equip‐ ment list is very gener‐ ous even on the lower specification model. My Ultimate version is priced at €47,615/£40,665 and comes with leather up‐ holstery, power adjust front seats, heated front and rear seats, ventilat‐ ed front seats, dual zone air conditioning, LED lights, power tailgate, electronic cruise con‐ trol, auto dimming rear mirrors, auto lights and wipers, rear privacy glass, keyless entry, exit and start, 3D camera

and seven seats. Phew!

To say the Rexton is large is somewhat of an understatement. With seven seats it’s not only a genuine family holdall but a properly capable o f f ‐ r o a d e r t o o . Fo l d down both rear rows of seats and you have the carrying capacity of a small van, albeit a very luxuriously appointed one.

On the road the Rex‐ ton’s slightly old‐tech 2.2‐litre diesel isn’t the most refined unit, par‐ ticularly under hard ac‐ celeration, but nonethe‐ less has a decent amount of punch and returns excellent fuel economy. If you found the roughest road sur‐ face possible I really don’t think it would up‐ set the Rexton’s interior comfort, such is the sup‐ pleness of the ride. No vehicle of this size is de‐ signed for sports han‐ dling and twisting roads do highlight some body

roll if you’re too exuber‐ ant.

The build quality is ex‐ cellent and it has a pre‐ mium feel throughout with sensible controls and buttons as opposed to the increasing trend of over digitalisation.

Styling is very subjective but it’s fair to say the Rexton is distinctive, that overly large grille certainly won’t be to ev‐ eryone’s taste. On the positive side it’s a wel‐ come change from vehi‐ cles that all look the same.

At its price the Rexton is tremendous value, but residuals will not be to the level of more estab‐ lished badges. Having al‐ ready driven the excellent Korando, SsangYong’s smaller SUV, the Rexton is a similarly impressive story. Even bearing in mind the residuals don’t let the relatively un‐ known badge put you off investigating the range more thoroughly.

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MALAGA GO FOR THE TREBLE MALAGA A had a close and physi‐ cal Baha Whiskey Cup encounter with Atletico Benahavis at Finca Naundrup on Tuesday December 7. With minutes to go and the score at 2‐2, penalty shootout looming Victor Sola Iglesias had other ideas and shot Malaga through to the next round. Kevin Walton and Roberto also scored.

Malaga B had it slightly easier go‐ ing through to the Second Round with a 5‐0 win over Sporting Bena‐ havis where they join their A team and Walking Dead A, and Viñuela A. Viñuela B are at home to Nerja B in what should be an intriguing final match of the First Round, and the winner joining Calahonda from the B league already in the draw for the Second Round.

Covid has caused a delay in this

NEWCOMERS: Boca Seniors of Competa.

match being played.

The draw for the second round was due this week. Was it kind to the Malaga teams as they go for a League and Cup treble? Find out in next week’s edition of the Euro Weekly News.

In other news, newcomers Tor‐

rox Tornadoes welcomed Malaga last Wednesday night at the excel‐ lent Pabellon Municipal facility and played some nice football and showed much promise that they can develop into being a competi‐ tive team. Malaga ran out 5‐1 win‐ ners.

Nerja provided the opposition for the other newcomers Boca Se‐ niors of Competa on Sunday De‐ cember 5.

In the main match the Seniors played some nice football and caused a few problems for the home team before they settled to take a 4‐0 half‐time lead.

Three changes disrupted the home side and allowed Seniors to pull the score back to 3‐2 before Nerja went ahead again. Boca scored again to give Nerja a nervy final few minutes but held on to win 4‐.3.

Nerja’s strength in depth in the B teams match proved too much for Boca Seniors who put up spirited opposition but went down 5‐0.

Boca Seniors of Competa will join Nerja and Viñuela in a triangle tour‐ nament at Viñuela later this month.

Malaga played a friendly against their ‘Spanish Contingent’ the His‐ paños on Tuesday December 14 in their final match before the Festive break. Report next week.

Finally sad news from Malaga that one of their original players from their days as Smiles WFC, Neil ‘Mac’ Macinnon has passed away.

Neil was always enthusiastic and supportive and played in Portugal in 2018 in Smiles’ first appearance in the Copa de Europe.

RIP. Neil from all at Walking Football.

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Verstappen world champion Tennis legend dies aged 83

THE Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on Sunday De‐ cember 12 produced one of the most dramat‐ ic and controversial sea‐ son climaxes ever seen i n Fo r m u l a O n e . A f t e r two overturned appeals from Mercedes, 24‐year‐ old Red Bull driver, Max Verstappen, was even‐ tually confirmed as the new world champion.

A final lap move saw the Dutchman squeeze past reigning champion, Lewis Hamilton, to take the chequered flag.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff lodged two com‐ plaints against the re‐ sult following a contro‐ versial decision by race stewards to allow sever‐

al lapped cars to move out of Verstappen’s way under the safety car.

This gave the Red Bull pilot the opportu‐ nity to ex‐ ploit his n e w set

of soft tyres to acceler‐ ate past the Brit and take the win. The new world champion said: “It’s been a very stress‐ ful day.2 Adding he would “have a tiny drink” to cele‐ brate his new status.

The new world champion.

MANOLO SANTANA, the leg‐ endary Spanish ten‐ nis player, passed away on December 11, aged 83. He died in Marbella, which he had called home for many years.

SANTANA: Won 72 Santana won 72 tournaments throughout his tournaments career. throughout his ca‐ reer, including four Grand Slam titles. The Spaniard won the French Open at Roland Garros twice, in 1961 and 1964, the US Open in 1965 and Wimbledon in 1966. He also bagged a gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.

Manolo Santana was the most famous tennis player in Spain until the arrival of Conchita Martinez in 1994, and today’s top Spanish player, Rafael Nadal.

Nadal posted on social media: “Thank you so much for what you did for our country and for marking the path of so many. You have always been a reference, a friend, and a person close to everyone.”

Since 2002, the tennis great has served as honorary president of the Mutua Madrid Open tournament, one of the most important on the ATP Masters calendar. They posted confirmation of his passing on their official Twitter account.

Manolo will be fondly remembered by the residents of Marbella. He managed the prestigious Puente Romano Tennis Club, at the hotel of the same name on the Golden Mile, until 1998. He was a popular figure in the communi‐ ty having moved to the area decades ago.