Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 13 - 19 January 2022 Issue 1906

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Preparing for battle RESIDENTS’ associations in northern Denia are preparing to fight changes to Coastal Law regulations that could affect their properties.

The Playas Norte Denia plat‐ form and the Asociacion de Ve‐ cinos de l’Almadrava com‐ plained recently in a joint communique that the Environ‐ ment Ministry intends to intro‐ duce modifications under the Ley de Costas that would in‐ crease pressure on first line seafront properties and, in some cases, the second line.

The statement also warned that the associations had learnt of a further, “far more aggres‐ sive” project to redraw the de‐ marcation of the state‐owned maritime strip. “This obliges us to take a stand against this new challenge that could gravely af‐ fect our personal and collective assets,” the associations de‐ clared. Each group now plans to submit separate appeals to the Ministry rejecting any changes that would increase pressure on residents’ legally‐ owned properties.

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Charging stations LA NUCIA has six new charging stations for electric vehicles.

The regional government’s Valencian Institute of Busi‐ ness Competitivity (IVACE) contributed €27,492 of the €34,365 cost, with the town hall covering the remaining €6,873.

The six charging stations are located at the Colomo Ad‐ ministrative centre in Carrer Barbados, the Nou Espai social centre in Carrer Serra d’Aitana and the Monver shopping centre in Carrer Berruguete.

This is the fourth phase in the town hall’s Electric Charg‐ ing Stations Plan, explained La Nucia’s mayor Bernabe Cano. The town now has 26 charging stations as it progress‐ es towards becoming a sustainable and environmentally‐ friendly municipality by encouraging “non‐polluting electric transport,” Cano said.

“In proportion to its population, La Nucia has more charg‐ ing stations than any other Valencian Community munici‐ pality,” the mayor declared.

“We want to make it easy for La Nucia residents and pro‐ mote electric vehicles.”

La Nucia would continue to invest in sustainability, Cano said: “The next step will be the purchase of a fleet of munici‐ pal vehicles.”

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Putting the record straight BENIDORM has allocated more than 85 per cent of its Parentesis aid for local businesses and the self‐employed.

This fund financed by the region‐ al government, the Diputacion provincial council and the town hall to alleviate the pandemic’s effect on the local economy, was dis‐ tributed to different sectors set out by the regional government, ex‐ plained Benidorm’s mayor Toni Perez on Monday January 10.

He went on to clarify that the lo‐ cal government had also intro‐ duced its own lines of financial aid to businesses omitted from the Generalitat categories. Some of these grants were entirely financed

by Benidorm Town Hall and others by the Diputacion, Perez said.

Listing the municipality’s direct assistance for beleaguered busi‐ nesses and the self‐employed, Perez refuted regional government sources who accused Benidorm of not using all its Parentesis aid.

The criticism, the mayor said, was the result of “internal PSOE wars” combined with “an absence of loyalty and institutional re‐ spect.”

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Covid pass enforcement JALON SOUNDINGS: Drilling for abundant, good quality water.

Searching for water

JALON Town Hall hopes to find a definitive solution to its long‐standing problems with the domestic water supply.

With technical assistance and €241,887 in funding from the Diputacion provin‐ cial council, municipal em‐ ployees are currently carry‐ ing out soundings in the Les Murtes district.

Their investigations will confirm whether it is possi‐ ble to locate a viable supply, solving Jalon’s historic inabil‐ ity to find large quantities of good quality water.

The operatives believe

they should be able to find water 260 metres below ground, municipal sources revealed, but owing to the area’s ‘complicated geolo‐ gy’ there is no guarantee that it would be suitable for domestic use.

It is essential for Jalon to obtain an independent source of water, explained Domestic Supply councillor Gerard Fullana. This would eliminate its dependence on its current supplier, the Parcent Irrigation Syndicate, whose inaction has now left Jalon without domestic wa‐ ter for more than a month.

THE Generalitat pledged to help the hospi‐ tality and nightlife sectors enforce Covid pass requirements.

Regional president Ximo Puig also re‐ vealed the possibility of direct Generalitat collaboration with the Public Prosecution department if bar owners and disco man‐ agements were threatened by Covid de‐ niers.

Puig emphasised that the Generalitat condemned any kind of threat or intimida‐ tion towards establishments complying with regulations in force until January 31.

“We want to send out a clear message,” Puig stated. “If anybody has a problem with people who harass or threaten them be‐ cause they asked for a Covid certificate, they should immediately alert the police.”

Puig stressed that they could count on support from the law: “The Generalitat will

AFTER 13 years of heavy use, Pitch 11 at Albir football ground has received a €366,486 makeover.

The state‐of‐the‐art pitch with artificial turf will offer fast play without mishaps, announced Alfaz mayor Vi‐ cente Arques as he inspected

always be on their side.”

Puig was speaking after a January 5 meet‐ ing with Gabriela Bravo, who heads the re‐ gional government’s Justice, Interior and Administration department. Also present were Tourist Board chief Francesc Colomer and police representatives.

“The Generalitat will defend those who defend the law,” Puig declared.

“People have the right to think whatever they want, but not to hinder the law,” he added.

The regional president also stressed that the Generalitat was aware of the efforts re‐ quired of the hospitality industry in imple‐ menting the Covid pass.

“The sector has shown great responsibili‐ ty in observing health and safety measures and ensuring that they are complied with to protect the population,” he said.

Pitch perfect the Albir installation.

Arques drew attention to the great work carried out on Pitch 11 adjoining the new Pitch 8, which is also surfaced with artificial turf. “Bearing in

mind our plans for a covered 1,300‐capacity stadium only a few metres away, we are on the way to providing Albir with top‐level sports installa‐ tions,” the mayor said.

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NIBS EXTRA No danger THERE are currently 33 pairs of marsh harriers in the Va‐ lencia region and the birds have been removed from the Valencian Community’s list of endangered species.

Their numbers have gradual‐ ly increased since 2000 and they are now nesting in in‐ land areas including Campor‐ robles in Valencia Province and Villena.

Fewer people SPAIN’S National Statistics In‐ stitute (INE) recently updated Benidorm’s population and announced that on January 1, 2021, a total of 69,118 per‐ sons were registered on the municipal Padron. This was 1,342 fewer residents than January 2020, a population reduction that experts have attributed both to Brexit and the pandemic.

Keeping watch ONDARA is installing CCTV at key sites inside the town that include municipal buildings and installations as well as the shopping centre. Cam‐ eras are already in place in the Plaza del Convento, where the town hall and the 19th century Font de la Carx‐ ofa fountain are located.

Raked in THE Diputacion provincial council’s Suma, responsible for local tax collections, and Spain’s tax authority Hacien‐ da had a record year in 2021.

Suma brought in €478.2 mil‐ lion, €5.2 million more than in 2020 and Hacienda re‐ ceived €3.569 billion from Al‐ icante Province taxpayers, 10.9 per cent more than in 2020.

Social homes DENIA Town Hall has re‐ ceived two Generalitat grants of €33,000 and €33,760 for carrying out im‐ provements to two munici‐ pal properties that will be used for social housing and let to registered families at affordable rents. First they will be restored to conform to habitability standards and energy‐efficient require‐ ments.

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Ready for the Fest

BENIDORM Town Hall and state broadcaster Radio Television Española (RTVE) have finalised their Benidorm Fest agreement.

The resort has been cho‐ sen for the three‐day festival held between January 26 and 29 to select Spain’s en‐ try for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, and the town hall is contributing €200,000 to the technical and artistic teams’ accommodation and travel costs, revealed Benidorm’s mayor Toni Perez.

This first edition of the Benidorm Fest will have a significant economic reper‐

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EUROVISION DATE: Toni Perez announcing Benidorm Fest last July.

cussion, Perez said, with an estimated 2,000 overnight stays.

“We are currently work‐ ing to ensure that this will impact on local businesses as well as the accommoda‐ tion sector,” the mayor

added. The festival, which will be held on January 26, 27 and 29 at the L’Illa sports complex, involves two semi‐ finals and a final that are to be transmitted live. They will be presented by 80s’ pop icon Alaska, journalist

Not a smokeless zone A JAVEA resident is petitioning online to close down the Ram‐ blars rubbish dump.

The tip, used for pruned branches and vegetation, had been burning since November 21, complained Laurann Lowenthal when she began the petition. Even rain had been unable to completely extin‐ guish the slow‐burning fire.

She decided to launch the ‘No mas humo en Javea’ (No more smoke in Javea) petition on www.change.org protesting that this was not the first time it had happened, although nothing was done to solve the problem.

The smoke was affecting people’s health and caused al‐ lergies because it was impossi‐ ble to open windows and air homes, the petition explained.

“When we practise outdoor sports, we are filling our lungs with poison,” Laurann said.

Ramblars was the wrong lo‐ cation for a plant of this kind, she maintained, asking the re‐ gional government’s Health and Environment departments as well as the town hall, to analyse the smoke.

Shortly before Christmas, Javea Town Hall apologised for the fire and announced that it was collaborating with a Guardia Civil investigation and had followed the local fire brigade’s instructions by creat‐ ing a firebreak while hosing down the piles of garden and green refuse.

The local government was the first to want a solution to the problem, a town hall state‐ ment insisted.

No Alicante lottery luck

THERE was only a very little low‐key luck for Alicante Province in the El Niño lottery drawn on Thursday January 6.

This year’s winning number 41665, pay‐ ing €200,000 for ev‐ ery decimo or 10th of a ticket, was sold only in Logroño (La Rioja) although the 44469 second prize was spread out all over Spain.

This included Ali‐ cante Province, where nine decimos of 44469 were sold singly in Alicante City, Elche, Petrer, Campel‐ lo, Orihuela (La Zenia and La Murada), Cox, Callosa d’en Sar‐

Tren de la Costa delayed VALENCIAN Community senator Carles Mulet lamented the central government’s in‐ action regarding the €1.657 billion Tren de la Costa. This much‐requested coastal train would connect the cities of Alicante and Va‐ lencia with a direct rail link instead of via an intercity train that makes a time‐consuming inland dogleg. Even after the entire Line 9 re‐ opens early next year, the Tram service will halt at the Denia terminus and passengers

and television celebrity Maximo Huerta and come‐ dienne Ines Hernand.

The town hall, RTVE and the Generalitat have been collaborating on the Benidorm Fest since last Ju‐ ly, Toni Perez declared.

Everything has been pre‐ pared to ensure that their combined efforts will be an artistic and musical success where everyone could enjoy culture “in safety,” the may‐ or said.

The Song Contest itself will be held in Turin (Italy) on May 14, preceded by two semi‐finals on May 10 and 12.

wanting to travel to Gandia or further will still need to take a taxi or an infrequent bus, as Denia’s mainline railway station closed decades ago. Mulet called on Madrid to pro‐ duce the required Environmental Impact re‐ port necessary before the Tren de la Costa project can advance further.

“Over the past five years, this much‐need‐ ed project seems to have moved little or nothing,” Mulet complained.

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ria and Torrevieja.

The decimos will pay €75,000 per decimo.

The third prize of €25,000 for every decimo of 19467 was again sold throughout Spain and as far away as Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

Punters bought €35.9 million of the €43.9 million allocat‐ ed to Alicante Province for the El Niño lottery, €2.3 mil‐ lion more than in 2021.

Overall, Spain spent €742 million on this year’s January 6 lot‐ tery, compared with €725 million in 2021.

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It’s official

CALPE obtained Generali‐ tat recognition as a Tourist Municipality via new Va‐ lencian Community regula‐ tions approved in 2018.

This now gives the mu‐ nicipality access to different sources of credit to com‐ pensate for the economic effort required to attend to the needs of a tourist pop‐ ulation. It also confirms Calpe’s commitment to quality tourism that is also sustainable and inclusive.

Calpe is the eighth Va‐ lencian Community to ob‐ tain Tourist Municipality status, ranking it with Benidorm and Campello in Alicante Province, Gandia, Cullera and Valencia City in Valencia Province and Cullera and Benicassim in Castellon. Under the new Generalitat regulations which introduced tougher standards three years ago, Calpe needed to establish that it complied with re‐ quirements for tourist ac‐ commodation, second resi‐ dences and resources while demonstrating the importance of tourism to the local economy.

The municipality also had to meet conditions re‐ garding a sustainable tourist model, digital trans‐ formation, innovation and quality, amongst other re‐ quirements.

“This classification per‐ mits access to more fund‐ ing and, consequently, it al‐ so allows us to continue improving the quality of the services we offer,” said Calpe’s mayor Ana Sala.

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ALTEA’S Environment department continues to clear streambeds that are liable to flood during periods of torrential rain.

“Clearing the municipality’s watercourses is continual,” ex‐ plained Environment councillor Jose Orozco.

“We have to complete these clearing and cleaning opera‐ tions on a regular basis to prevent the blockages that cause flooding during bad weather.”

Between the autumn and the end of 2021, his department had already carried out work along the Galera and Branya streams in La Olla and before the end of December had moved on to the Els Arcs channel that reaches the seafront near Altea port, Orozco said.

Meanwhile the Environment department continues to work on its River Algar Maintenance Plan, and has been tidying and making improvements to the paths that border the riverbank.

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PEPA opens new store

THE animal rescue charity PEPA held an open‐ ing day on January 8 in Oliva. The mayor, Yolanda Balaguer, was greeted by a crowd of around 50 customers waiting for the doors to open. The first had waited since 8am.

Ms Balageur, who attended college in Hack‐ ney, London, took time to talk to some of the customers before joining PEPA Chairperson Pat Taylor to cut the ribbon.

Ms Taylor welcomed the mayor before giv‐ ing a short introduction to the charity and its work. In turn Ms Balageur, said she was as a dog owner herself and appreciated the work that the charity does in rescuing dogs and sterilising cats. She then cut the ribbon to much applause.

The mayor toured around the store before taking the time to chat to the staff, who pre‐ sented her with a bouquet of flowers.

The store is spacious and packed with ev‐ erything from furniture and housewares to DVDs and clothing and everything is reason‐ ably priced. The store, which is on Calle Guillem De Castro 19 (in front of the Red

OPENING: The mayor cut the ribbon.

Cross) in Oliva, is open Monday to Saturday from 10 to 1pm and on Wednesday evenings from 5.30 to 8pm.

In 2021 PEPA, who are a self‐funding chari‐ ty, rescued 80 dogs and 28 cats, and sterilised 190 feral cats. The group also donated €8,900 to other charities in the area.

THE Iberian sanctuary above the Mallade‐ ta cove is one of Villajoyosa’s most impor‐ tant and largest archaeological sites.

The sanctuary itself is now occupied by a 19th century tower but the original, built in the fourth century BC to honour the Mother Goddess Tanit, was constructed to show the sun rising behind Benidorm Island at dawn on the March and Septem‐ ber equinoxes.

At the summer solstice, the sun rises above the southernmost tip of the Morro de Toix, the outcrop that divides the bays of Altea and Calpe. Earlier excavations lo‐ cated part of the sanctuary complex on OFFICERS from the Benidorm police station smashed a criminal ring of 10 people for trafficking drugs in Benidorm, La Nucía and Benimantell.

During the raids, officers seized over two kilos of co‐ caine and nearly 700 mari‐ huana plants along with oth‐ er substances.

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the eastern, seaward slopes below the Malladeta tor but recent work has con‐ centrated on the top of the hill and the western sections below. These were origi‐ nally excavated between 2005 and 2008 and covered for protection, but all are now visible.

The worst‐preserved zones have been consolidated with a layer of stones with‐ out reconstructing undocumented sec‐ tions, said Villajoyosa’s Historic Heritage councillor Xente Sebastia, who explained that this can easily be easily reversed.

Drug rings smashed Officers carried out raids in four locations. Two hous‐ es located in Benidorm were searched along with a villa in La Nucia. A search was also carried out at a plot of land in Benimantell. The searches were successful with co‐

caine, ecstasy, speed, and other narcotic substances all seized by officers. Five of the 10 detainees were remand‐ ed in prison. The remaining people have been released, but precautionary measures have been put in place.

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Post-Brexit farming warning from experts EXPERTS are warning that the post-Brexit farming plan is based on blind optimism and it will increase the UK’s reliance on imports for food. The warning comes as the knife is taken to £1.8 billion of direct payments to English farmers by 2027.

A parliamentary report has referred to the ‘blind optimism’ of ministers saying their plans for the industry could result in

many small and tenant farmers being forced out of business.

The farmers who currently receive direct payments under the EU’s Common Agriculture Policy, will see these fall to half by the early part of 2025 and be removed completely by 2027.

The government intends to shift to a new plan that focuses on productivity and improved stewardship of the countryside.

Barbarians Rugby are getting ready T H E seniors fixtures kick off with a home game against Teruel on Sunday January 16 in Denia followed by a top of the table clash with San Roque on the weekend of the 22nd/23rd in Va‐ lencia. A game that may basically de‐ cide the top positions for the rest of the season.

Both the seniors and Academy are training hard and last Saturday saw the first of many planned Academy Rugby ‘clinics’ to be held on the Bar‐ barians’ home ground in Denia.

Senior players combine with coach‐ es to split players into small groups where they can provide more one to one help with the basic skills of rug‐ by.

It was a tremendous first session with over 20 players attending from the club but they look now to invite players from clubs in the surrounding areas and take advantage of the facil‐

ACADEMY CLINIC: Players training hard.

ities and coaching on offer.

If you are interested in playing rug‐ by on the Marina Alta, the Barbarians Rugby Club based in Denia, run S14 and S16 academy teams and a senior team which plays in the local Valen‐ cia league. For information call Mac on 609 646 349 or Santi on 676 612 357.

The Duchess of Cambridge turns 40 THE Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, has turned 40 and the royal family and charities have shared mes‐ sages on their social media accounts wishing her well.

Action for Children praised her as “an inspiring champi‐

on of children and young people,” while Taking Action on Addiction thanked her for her “vital work to support those struggling with addic‐ tion.”

The Foundling Museum al‐ so thanked the Duchess for

the work she did with them as their patron. The Victoria and Albert Museum called her a champion of “youth creativity and early years de‐ velopment” and praised her “celebration of art and de‐ sign.”

The House of Commons committee report said that George Eustice’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has not yet done enough to gain farmers’ trust in its ability to successfully deliver the programme. It continued saying that ministers were over-optimistic about the likelihood of making English farms more productive.

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Platinum Jubilee plans

OFFICIALS at Buckingham Palace have released the programme of events for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022. The festival will mark the Queen’s 70th year in the post.

In what is likely to be a huge tourist attraction and a fantas‐ tic financial boost for the UK’s tourist industry, the jubilee will see a host of mega stars per‐ form as well as a pageant along the Mall.

The only thing that could de‐

70 years on the throne.

tract from what is likely to be a wonderful event after all the lockdowns and bad news, is

that the Queen herself may not be able to play a major role in the celebrations having been ordered by doctors to rest. It is understood that the royal fami‐ ly will fulfil many of her duties, including Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

The Queen would usually spend the anniversary of her coronation privately at San‐ dringham but next year, given the significance of the occasion, will be slightly different.

Included in the plans are a

four‐day bank holiday, perfor‐ mances at Windsor Castle, the traditional parade and a search for a new pudding. The Queen will also open up some of her private estates to the public.

Celebrations begin with Fort‐ num and Mason launching its Platinum Pudding Competi‐ tion. The contest is on to find a dessert worthy of the Queen’s 70th year on the throne. Sub‐ missions are expected from top chefs in the trade but also from the man in the street.

Free mobile roaming Famed guitarist ACCORDING to the reports, mo‐ bile operators Virgin Media and O2 will not charge their cus‐ tomers roaming charges while travelling abroad in EU countries.

Calls, texts, and data usage will all be covered under their cus‐ tomers’ existing UK deals.

Gareth Turpin, chief commer‐ cial officer for parent company Virgin Media O2 said, “We’re starting the year by giving our customers some certainty: we will not be reintroducing roaming fees in Europe.

“With many Brits now looking to plan a trip abroad, we’ve got our customers covered, and extra roaming charges will be one less thing to worry about,” he ex‐ plained, adding that free roaming will also apply to those using SIM‐only and pay‐as‐you‐go tar‐ iffs.

In 2017, roaming charges had

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been abolished in the EU, but last May, the EU‐UK Trade Agree‐ ment came into force, which re‐ moved the requirement meaning customers travelling in Europe, and using their UK mobiles, could expect to pay an additional £2 per day.

Other companies including Vodafone, EE and Three, still have plans to reintroduce roam‐ ing charges.

N AT I V E C a d i z g u i t a r i s t D o m i n g o Villero Jurado died on Monday Jan‐ uary 10 at the age of 80. The mayor of Cadiz, José María González, expressed his condolences on behalf of the gov‐ ernment to Domingo’s son, Domingo Villero Carro, and the artist’s extend‐ ed family.

The guitarist was self‐taught and performed alongside many flamenco greats and copla artists including Mar‐ iana Cornejo, Chano Lobato, José Mer‐ cé, Carmen Sevilla and Marifé de Tri‐ ana.

The mayor took to Twitter to say: “A big hug to the family and friends of the guitarist Domingo Villero Jurado, especially to his son, to the comrade @DomingoVillero. One of those peo‐ ple who built the history of our fla‐ menco through the strings of his gui‐ tar is leaving us.”

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The shy Almeria based r/K Theory releases 1st album N OT all musicians want to be the frontman or indeed hog the limelight and one who records under the title the r/K Theory doesn’t even want to be named.

Speaking exclusively to the Euro Weekly News about his new album, this 40 something now living in Almeria after growing up in Barnsley explained “I literally dread being recognised on the streets and even my promotional photographs are edited so you can’t recognise me but I live to make music.”

He moved to Spain nearly five years ago and met his wife, who is a well-known international DJ, in Mallorca and they decided to move somewhere quieter and more chilled and whilst they could have chosen many Spanish locations, they ended up in Oria and love it.

The artist known as r/K has been heavily into house and electronic music since it

Photo credit: r/K Theory

The closest you will come to identifying the r/K Theory.

became part of the scene and has been making music for himself for 20 years, but with one of their bedrooms converted into a studio and p l e n t y o f t i m e d u e t o l o c kdown, he really had a lot of time to compose having turned professional in 2019.

H e works very slowly but over the years has released

a number of tracks through specialist companies, but with a store of older material which could be updated and time to produce new music, he decided that it was time for an album and coincidentally when discussing music on Twitter, he was offered a recording contract.

As a gesture of goodwill to a company which has released one of his singles, he told them that he was going to update and include it on the album and they too offered him a deal.

A s things turned out, the first offer came to nothing as the original company dropped out and as he clarified “I had to decide whether to hand over my debut album [un]Natural Synthesis to someone else and after a great deal of thought I decided that having spent so much time in writing, recording and producing the eight tracks spanning multiple electronic sub-genres, I wanted to keep control and now the album is released on J anuary 7 through various online platforms.”

Speaking about the contents of the album he said “From the epic opener Crossing the Void, to the delicate piano and strings

track M orning R ain, to the feel-good sunny vibes of Summer Song, there is something for everyone on this diverse yet unified album.”

Although he expects most sales to be made via downloads he managed to team up with a bespoke manufacturer in the U K (where his biggest fan base is situated) to allow for orders to be placed directly with them and the C Ds are basically made to order and dispatched.

Not only is he a musician, but was persuaded to fill a weekly slot in Almeria radio and Casa de Ritmo (House of Rhythm) hour goes out every Friday at 7pm with very little talking, but a selection of house music across the decades.

Visit https://therktheo ry.wixsite.com/ to find out more about the new album and the illusive and slightly mysterious musician.

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Brussels’ nuclear investment ACCORDING to Thierry Bre‐ ton, the European Commis‐ sioner. of the Internal Mar‐ ket, the transition to decarbonised energy in the European Union will include the use of nuclear energy. An investment of half a billion

euros is required to be made in new atomic reactors be‐ tween now and 2050 for this objective to be met.

In an interview, the French commissioner con‐ firmed it means dedicating around €20 billion per year to new generation reac‐ tors. This will be added to the €50 billion that is nec‐

Breaking records MORE than 400 weather sta‐ tions around the world beat their all‐time highest temper‐ ature records in 2021, accord‐ ing to a report compiled by a climatologist who has been tracking weather phenomena for more than 30 years.

Maximiliano Herrera keeps track of extreme weather around the world and pub‐ lishes an annual list of records broken in the previous year.

He and many other climatolo‐ gists and meteorologists who follow these issues closely ex‐ pect 2021 won’t be the hottest year in history.

However, it is likely to be in the top five or six which con‐ tinues the long‐term trend of rising temperatures across the world. The past six years have been the hottest on record.

essary between now and 2030 to keep the current nuclear power plants in operation.

With this argument, Bre‐ ton defends the controversial proposal of the Community Executive to integrate nucle‐ ar power into its taxonomy of so‐called ‘green’ energies, which is a way of favouring

the arrival of capital for this type of project, under favourable conditions.

French President Em‐ manuel Macron, recently an‐ nounced his intention to launch the construction of new reactors to renovate the current park that generates 70 per cent of the country’s electricity.

Pork leaders SPAIN is renowned world‐ wide for its pork industry in‐ cluding its highly prized ham. This has made the country the world’s biggest exporter of pork products, and the seventh largest ex‐ porter of meat products.

While it might be cause for celebration, the view is not supported by the Minis‐ ter of Consumption Alberto Garzón, who has in the past called for Spaniards to re‐ duce the amount of pork they eat. In particular, he believes that concentrated pig farming in Spain has contributed to pollution and a general image of poor farming practices.

In the words of the minis‐ ter, farms “pollute the soil, pollute the water and ex‐ port low‐quality meat from abused animals.”

Highly prized ham.

Besides the obvious taste that Spaniards have for pork, the industry carries significant weight being a valuable earner of foreign exchange and a major con‐ tributor to government cof‐ fers. Total exports of meat products in 2021 topped €8.5 billion with more than €7.5 billion coming from the export of pork. According to the International Trade Centre (ITC) that’s around 7 per cent of the world’s turnover in meat products originated in Spain.

resolution • Add new ingredients to your weekly food shop.

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Cost of living up CONSUMERS in Spain ended 2021 paying 6.7 per cent higher prices than they did in December 2020, an unprece‐ dented increase in the cost of living over the last three decades.

Within the European Union, only the Baltic coun‐ tries such as Estonia, Lithua‐ nia and Latvia ended up pay‐ ing more for consumer goods, according to data pub‐ lished on January 7.

There was no end‐of‐year inflation data for EU countries with their own currency such as Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden, and Denmark. Yet, the Spanish suffered an in‐ crease in prices higher than that of the Belgians, Dutch, Germans, Italians, and French.

If the average price in‐ crease for all months of the year is considered, Spain (with 3 per cent) is below Germany (3.2 per cent) and Belgium (3.1 per cent), al‐ though above the Communi‐ ty average (2.7 per cent).

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McCann case collapsing A FORMER Surrey police detective leading a team of investigators into the disappearance of the missing British girl Madeleine McCann, is claiming they have un‐ covered new evidence.

If true, it could destroy the case German prose‐ cutor Hans Christian Wolters has built against convicted rapist, Chris‐ tian Brueckner. The 44‐ year‐old is currently serv‐ ing time in a German prison on unrelated charges. He has always denied the accusation.

Wolters named Brueck‐ ner as his chief suspect in June 2020, and has re‐ peatedly claimed his team will soon have suf‐ ficient evidence against him.

Mark Williams‐Thomas is currently working on a three‐part television doc‐ umentary for Channel 5.

During his investigations into the disappearance, he says he believes that

Brueckner, although re‐ siding on Portugal’s Al‐ garve at the time, was not in the vicinity of Pra‐ ia da Luz the night Madeleine disappeared.

While the German team seems convinced

that Madeleine is dead, British investigators have always maintained that she is still a missing per‐ son. The Germans are yet to produce any solid evi‐ dence to substantiate their claim.

EastEnders star quits DANNY DYER, who plays the character of pub land‐ lord, Mick Carter, in top BBC soap EastEnders, has re‐ portedly quit the show. The 44‐year‐old is believed to have signed a six‐figure‐deal with Sky to appear in another drama.

Dyer earns a significant salary with the BBC but by moving away could earn even more. Soap stars come and go, but a character as huge as Mick Carter, the landlord of the Queen Vic pub, could be tough to re‐ place.

“Danny will be leaving EastEnders when his con‐ tract comes to an end later this year,” said an EastEn‐ ders’ spokesperson on January 8. “Danny has made Mick Carter an iconic character, which we shall al‐ ways be grateful for.”

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The African Rock Python can survive 2 years without eating.

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NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Here is a handy list for you to cut out. These are the national holidays of Spain, as well as for the Valencia region: New Year’s Day

Sat, Jan 1, 2022

Epiphany

Thu, Jan 6, 2022

Saint Joseph’s Day

Likely Sat, Mar 19, 2022

Maundy Thursday

Thu, Apr 14, 2022

Easter Monday Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Assumption of Mary Day of the Valencian Community National Day of Spain

Mon, Apr 18, 2022 Fri, Jun 24, 2022 Mon, Aug 15, 2022 Sun, Oct 9, 2022 Wed, Oct 12, 2022

All Saints’ Day

Tue, Nov 1, 2022

Constitution Day

Tue, Dec 6, 2022

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Likely Thu, Dec 8, 202

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FEATURE

The non residents income tax

A S we do every end of the year, we wish to remind readers who are Non Tax Residents in Spain and maybe they are in Spain just for holidays, that they are still obliged to pay Income Taxes in Spain for Non Tax Residents, even if they do not have any income in Spain, just for the fact of owning a property here.

Wealth Tax. If you are non tax resident in Spain, or even if you live in Spain but are not registered with the tax‐ man as a tax resident or you do not submit taxes as tax residents, you could be legally considered as Non Tax Resident, as no notice

has been given to the Tax Authority. Non Tax Residents could be li‐ able to pay Wealth Tax, but only if the value of their assets in Spain (after deducting debts, ie: pending capital of the mortgage, etc.) is above €600,000.

Income Tax. If you are Non Tax Resident in Spain (or you are not legally tax resident in Spain), you will need to pay tax for income in Spain (Income Tax for Non Residents, IRNR): ie: rents from a letting, interest on bank ac‐ counts, etc.

If you do not have any income but you own a property or a share on a property, your tax bill will be

based on a calculation as per the Cadastral Value (value that ap‐ pears on your Spanish Local Rates receipt from the town hall, the SUMA office or the equivalent).

Even now it is quite common for people who are Non Fiscal Res‐ idents in Spain (or not legally Tax Resident in Spain) to simply not pay this tax; usually due to ignorance or ne‐ glect and especially when they have no in‐ come in Spain and only own a house.

Please notice that if you let your property in Spain, you have obliga‐ tion to submit the taxes every three months and not only one a year.

If you are not sure if you are legally or offi‐ cially tax resident or non tax resident, if you want to know what is the most convenient for you, we can assist you, studying your per‐ sonal situation.

If you are non tax resident, do not forget to meet your tax obli‐ gation if you want to avoid a possible tax in‐ spection, penalties, etc. Contact us on our website www.white‐ baos.com and we will help you.

The information pro‐ vided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely con‐ veys general informa‐ tion related to legal is‐ sues.

Carlos Baos (Lawyer) - White&Baos Tel: +34 966 426 185 info@white-baos.com White & Baos 2021 - All Rights Reserved.

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EXCLUSIVE

Costa del Sol photographer on Language of Love

IT was 20 years ago that Mark Beltran (and wife Jasmin) left the UK to settle on the Costa del Sol after spending several years working as a photographer for a number of Britain’s best‐ known newspapers.

Most recently he was contacted by Channel 4 to undertake four days of intensive work shoot‐ ing all of the stills for their Language of Love pro‐ gramme which is currently airing.

It was set in a finca in Casares and he had to take photos of presenters Davina McCall and Mallorca’s Ricky Marino, all of the men and women taking part in the show as well as ac‐ companying them on external visits to vineyards and other places of interest.

Living in Calahonda, on one day alone he drove 250 kilometres and was working on aver‐ age 16 hours a day, but enjoyed every minute.

Asked how he found the two presenters, Mark said “they couldn’t have been nicer. They also had a tough schedule as the entire show had to be completed in two weeks, but were al‐ ways cheerful and friendly and encouraged me to have photographs taken with them as well as of them.

“It was hard work but great fun and I would be happy to get involved again should there be a second series commissioned.”

The original plan when the family moved to Spain was to continue to be a photographer but also to set up a photographic agency, offering on

Photo credit: Mark Beltran

Mark behind the camera on set.

the ground images to his contacts back in the UK and he set up Solarpix with a partner which is still in business today.

Having sold his share in the agency, Mark decided to go freelance offering both still and video photography, forming his company Rocketshot Productions in 2017 and under‐ taking a huge amount of work, for companies, estate agents, book manufacturers, musi‐ cians, individuals and many more, including photographs for a book detailing David Beck‐

ham’s stay with Real Madrid.

As a cinematographer, Mark has been in‐ volved in shooting a number of documentaries, one of which Against the Tides was entered into the 2019 Marbella Film Festival and a further documentary is due to be released later this year.

Speaking about the lockdown, Mark observed that “from my point of view it was something of a disas‐ ter in as much as it was impossible to work but whenever we were allowed out, I found quite a lot to do, especially as am licensed to oper‐ ate video drones “Since Septem‐ ber 2021 things have really taken off which whilst tir‐ ing is very encour‐ aging and I have a number of projects likely to come to fruition in the coming year which will hopefully include more TV and film work.”

Mark with Davina and Ricky.

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The best time to buy your funeral plan THE increased Pound against the Euro and a new January offer from Golden Leaves makes this the best time to buy your pre‐ paid funeral plan.

The funeral plan experts at Golden Leaves have announced a reduction on deposits, two years interest‐free payments, and pay‐ ments from €51.43 a month.

This offer, which is available throughout January, will also see the payment term on Golden Leaves plans increased to up to sev‐ en years, making the monthly payments on their Opal plan €51.43 a month and pay‐ ments on their Pearl plan €58.23 a month.

Funeral plan deposits will be reduced to €100.

Golden Leaves are experts in funeral plans, ensuring that your wishes are carried out in full when the time comes and saving your loved ones from having to plan your funeral in another country and another language.

Their plans also ensure that you beat rising funeral costs, making sure that your service is paid in full and that your loved ones are not left with any further costs.

Their experts can help you find the right plan for you, whichever type of service you want and wherever you want to hold it, making sure that you get the service you set out and helping your loved ones.

Golden Leaves offers three funeral plans, the Opal plan, Pearl plan and Golden plan.

FUNERAL PLAN: Save money and begin choosing the right one for you.

The Opal plan offers a simple funeral ser‐ vice, including a coffin, cremation, urn, hearse and funeral staff.

The Pearl plan offers a traditional funeral service, including burial or cremation, and a quality coffin or urn.

The Golden plan is for those who want to be repatriated to the UK and offers all the services for a repatriation and funeral in the UK. When you buy a Golden Leaves funeral plan the funds are held in the Golden Leaves

trust, which manages the funds to achieve stable long‐term growth.

The trust is overseen independently by a board of trustees and fully regulated. The fund is annually, independently audited and subject to strict actuarial reporting to ensure that it remains solid, stable, and above all,

completely secure.

When you buy one of its pre‐paid plans, they ensure that your money will remain safe.

Whether you purchase your plan by way of a single payment or monthly instalments, all Golden Leaves Funeral Plan funds once re‐ ceived, are paid directly into the Golden Leaves trust.

The Golden Leaves trust independently manages the funds to achieve stable long‐ term growth, specifically to cover the in‐ creasing cost of funeral services.

The trust is regulated and is overseen by a board of trustees, who have appointed Julius Bar and Quilter Cheviot as the investment fund managers for the trust, and Lloyds as the fund’s banker.

The fund is annually, independently audit‐ ed and subject to strict actuarial reporting to ensure that it remains solid, stable, and above all, completely secure.

To save money on your funeral plan and ensure that your loved ones are not left to plan your service or with further costs, con‐ tact Golden Leaves before January 31 and begin choosing the right funeral plan for you.

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Spain bookings take off AIRLINE Jet2.com has increased its reservations to Spain by 150 per cent following travel relaxations from the UK government. Fully vaccinated trav‐ ellers no longer need pre‐departure tests or a PCR test when returning to England.

In a statement, the airline has con‐ firmed the launch of special offers for those who book their flights or com‐ plete holiday packages before January 18 and the result was an increase of

more than double the reservations to Spain in 24 hours.

The CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holi‐ days, Steve Heapy, lamented that the travel restrictions have done nothing to prevent the spread of the Omicron vari‐ ant, “representing the end of dispro‐ portionate and also useless measures.

“The increase in bookings to Spain is a clear demonstration that the desire for a well‐deserved relaxation and to have fun are higher than ever,” he added.

Iberian eagle climbing

UNDOUBTEDLY the most emblematic bird of prey in Spain, the Iberian imperial ea‐ gle, was literally on the verge of extinction. There were known to be only around 30 couples remaining in the en‐ tire country back in the 1960s.

Today, however, thanks to the efforts of institutions, ex‐ perts, and citizen groups, there are already more than 100 couples in the au‐ tonomous community of Castilla and Leon alone. That

Emblematic bird of prey.

figure, added to the rest of the country, consolidates the recovery of this species.

The Monitoring Plan of the

State of Conservation of Bio‐ diversity in Castilla and Leon establishes the annual moni‐ toring of the imperial eagle populations as one of its ob‐ jectives. Its aim is to evaluate the trend of both the area oc‐ cupation of the species, as well as the size of the popula‐ tion. Of the 101 territories of Castilla and Leon with the presence of breeding pairs of the species, 45.5 per cent are in some Special Protection Area for Birds.

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Britney shares nude snap

BRITNEY SPEARS has post‐ ed a nude photograph of herself to her followers on Instagram as she celebrates finally being free from her toxic conservatorship. The singer stripped naked ‐ bar a pair of white knee‐high socks and a choker ‐ for her latest social media post.

Covering her nipple and crotch with emojis, Britney told her followers: “Free

Latest social media post.

woman energy has never felt better.”

The commenting function was turned off for the post, which racked up 750,000 likes in just one hour from the fans of the singer. The post came after the land‐ mark ruling in her conserva‐ torship case that means her father Jamie Spears is no longer in charge of her per‐ sonal and financial decisions.

Free tests to be scrapped

ACCORDING to reports, the British govern‐ ment is poised to stop the handing out of free lateral flow testing kits. It is believed that Boris Johnson will tell people they must pre‐ pare to live restriction‐free, with coronavirus.

“I don’t think we are in a world where we can continue to hand out free lateral flow tests to everybody for evermore,” a White‐ hall source is alleged to have said. “It’s likely we will move to a scenario where there is less testing, but where we have a capacity to ramp it up if necessary, such as in winter.”

A new system could see free tests only giv‐ en to those who are in high‐risk areas, such as care home residents, or hospitals, and schools, or those with symptoms. Apparent‐ ly, more than £6 billion has already been spent on mass testing devices. Contact trac‐ ing could be cut back also claimed the source.

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister reportedly informed Mr Johnson that her Scottish Government did not agree with scrapping the lateral flow tests as a way for‐ ward as it was “utterly wrongheaded.”

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Diet blamed for disease NEW research has shown that more people around the world are suffering because their immune systems can no longer tell the differ‐ ence between healthy cells and invading micro‐ organisms.

James Lee, an expert at London’s Francis Crick Institute, said: “Numbers of autoimmune cases began to increase about 40 years ago in the west. However, we are now seeing some emerge in countries that never had such dis‐ eases before. For example, the biggest recent in‐ crease in inflammatory bowel disease cases has been in the Middle East and East Asia. Before that, they had hardly seen the disease.”

The category of autoimmune disease covers multiple different diseases, ranging from rheumatoid arthritis to multiple sclerosis. For all the different diseases, the immune system gets confused and turns on healthy tissue instead of

Immune systems can no longer differentiate.

infectious invaders of the body. Changes in diet are occurring as more countries adopt western‐ style diets and people buy more fast food.

Fast‐food diets lack certain important ingredi‐ ents, such as fibre, and evidence suggests this al‐ teration affects a person’s microbiome ‐ the col‐ lection of micro‐organisms that we have in our gut and which play a key role in controlling vari‐ ous bodily functions.

Bouncy castle girl dies

A YOUNG girl has died following an inci‐ dent when an inflatable overturned in the wind at the Three Kings festivities in the Valencian town of Mislata. Eight others were injured.

According to investigations, the structure flipped due to a strong gust of wind while children were playing inside.

Of the injured children, another four‐

year‐old girl remains in serious condition after suffering a severe blow to the head against the ground.

Firefighters from Paterna, Torrent and Valencia and the Local and National Police, along with two ambulances and two other basic life support (BLS) ambulances, trav‐ elled to the Mislata campus to transport four minors to hospital.

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Giant asteroid close by A LARGE rocky asteroid about two and a half times the height of the Empire State Building and classified as ‘Potentially Dangerous’ due to its size and its fre‐ quent close visits to our planet, is travelling near Earth.

The asteroid will pass at 1.93 million kilometres from Earth, approximately 5.15 times farther than the Moon. The calculations of its trajectory only come with a margin of error of 133 kilo‐ metres, so there is no risk of collision in the short‐term.

The closest approach will take place on January 18 at 10.51pm (Spanish Peninsu‐ lar Time). Known as the (7482) 1994 PC1 asteroid, the space rock was first dis‐

ASTEROID: Like a star.

covered in 1994 by as‐ tronomer Robert McNaught at the Siding Spring Observa‐ tory in Australia.

The last close approach was 89 years ago on January 17, 1933, at a slightly closer distance of 1.1 million kilo‐ metres.

The asteroid will travel at a speed of around 19.56 kilometres per second rela‐ tive to Earth, which means that it will appear like a star.

Fastest dinosaurs on earth ACCORDING to a recent study, some of the fastest species of dinosaurs on earth inhabited the La Rioja region of Spain.

Pablo Navarro, a re‐ searcher at the University of La Rioja, had a study pub‐ lished in the journal Scientif‐ ic Reports, which details some species of theropods (carnivorous dinosaurs of two legs). From the analysis of their fossilised tracks, Navarro established that these creatures could run at speeds of approximately 45km/h.

That is one of the fastest speeds ever calculated for dinosaurs. Their footprints have been located in two deposits in the La Rioja vil‐ lage of Igea. They date from the Lower Cretaceous peri‐ od, between 145 and 100 million years ago.

One of the trails ‐ called La Torre 6A ‐ contains five tracks and the other ‐ La Torre 6B ‐ has seven, all of them three‐toed, and longer than they are wide.

According to Navarro, it is “very unusual” to find the tracks of such a fast race.

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Argentina send nuclear warning ARGENTINA has warned the UK it is willing to take further actions if more dam‐ aging details regarding a warship operation during the Falklands War come to light. The classified Falklands document re‐ leased showed that Britain shipped 31 nucle‐ ar weapons across the Atlantic during the con‐ flict.

The South American country is awaiting more information regarding the weapons being in the waters around the ‘Islas Malvinas’ or Falkland Isles and is threatening to escalate the issues if they do not like what they hear. The classified Falk‐ lands document headed ‘Top Secret Atomic’ re‐ veals that HMS Hermes carried 18 deadly weapons into the territo‐ ry. HMS Invincible, the ship on which Prince An‐ drew served during the war, transported 12 and the rest were placed on a ship of the Royal Fleet named Regent.

The now‐declassified reports reveal that there was great concern re‐ garding the transport of the nuclear weapons by British officials at the time. The Ministry of De‐

fence recorded their con‐ cern that ‘nuclear depth bombs’ could be lost or damaged and that the gen‐ eral public would find out.

FURTHER ACTION: Could be forthcoming.

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Mum kidnapped kids to avoid jab

MUM Cristina Mariscal Copano kidnapped her own children to ensure that they were not vaccinated. She has now handed her two children over to the courts in Sevilla.

According to the father’s lawyer, the mum handed over the children on January 5. At around 1pm, she appeared at the courts of El Pado de San Sebastián in Sevilla. She made her identity known to the court and then left her children with the court. At this moment in time, it is not certain whether the mother is in custody after kidnapping the children. The fa‐ ther of the children has been notified that the youngsters are safe and have been turned over to the courts. The children had last been

BROTHERS: Returned to their father.

seen on December 16, 2021, in Jerez de la Frontera. Diego Kau Mariscal, aged 14, and Hugo Kau Mariscal, aged 12, had been staying temporarily with their mother. The children should have been returned to the care of their father on November 9.

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Shipwrecked IN one of the most original Three Kings entrances seen in a long time in Oropesa (Castellon), the Kings hopped in a boat to reach the coast of the Valencian city.

But metres before reaching the shore a wave engulfed them.

Many adults and children were looking forward to the arrival of Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar on the beach. However, the boat capsized due to a wave and the Kings fell into the water. Viral videos on social networks showed how the Three Kings re‐ covered from the accident and reached the shore on foot to ap‐ plause and cheers. Fortunately, the Kings were able to continue with their scheduled activities on the most special night of the year.

Teletext holidays in administration TRAVEL giants Teletext Holidays and Al‐ pharooms have entered liquidation in a move that could affect tens of thousands of holidaymakers that are still awaiting re‐ funds from the very beginning of the Covid pandemic. Truly Holdings is the company which owns both firms and as of Friday January 7, it has ceased trading according

to the government’s insolvency database.

The move affects more than 4,000 cus‐ tomers. The Travel Trust Association (TTA) has revoked the memberships of both Teletext Holiday and Alpharooms, citing fi‐ nancial concerns. This occurred just before the businesses moved into administration.

The insolvency happened after Truly Hold‐

ings was singled out by the UK’s competi‐ tions watchdog after it failed to pay out millions in refunds for holidays that were cancelled due to Coronavirus.

Entering liquidation means the compa‐ ny has no cash left, all remaining assets will be sold and the money used to pay people it owes money to if there is enough.

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Sidney Poitier dies aged 94 ON Thursday January 6, a Bahamian government official announced that legendary Hollywood ac‐ tor and the first black man to win an Oscar, Sir Sidney Poitier, had died aged 94.

Sir Sidney made histo‐ ry by receiving the Academy of Motion Pic‐ tures statuette for his work in Lilies of the Field, going on to star in dozens of other films and TV shows.

He had three box of‐ fice hits with ‘In the Heat of the Night’, ‘To Sir, with Love’ and ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.’

In the film In the Heat of the Night, the actor delivered the iconic line: “They call me Mister Tibbs.” Sir Sidney also di‐ rected several projects.

The cause of death has not yet been announced.

Fart seller in hospital A REALITY star who made £38,000 selling farts in jars was hospi‐ talised after suffering from heart attack symptoms.

Stephanie Matto from 90 Day Fiancé started her business on a whim. She had no idea that the product would be so popular.

She made a staggering £38,000 selling jars of her farts to her fans. The 31‐year‐old said: “I thought it’d be a hilarious publicity move that would get a lot of people’s attention.” But the busi‐ ness started to make money. The fart jars were selling for around £750 before she started to have chest pains and thought she was suffering from heart issues. She explained: “I thought I was having a stroke and that these were my final moments. I was overdoing it.” The hospital discovered that the issue was caused by her diet. Stephanie revealed: “I remember within one day I had about three protein shakes and a huge bowl of black‐ bean soup.” Stephanie has had to change her business plan as doctors suggested she take medication to suppress her farts.

Labour’s Jack Dromey dies LABOUR shadow minister Jack Dromey’s family have an‐ nounced that he died sudden‐ ly on January 7. The Birming‐ ham Erdington MP and husband of fellow Labour MP Harriet Harman was a former trade unionist and Labour Party treasurer before he was elected to parliament in May 2010. In Parliament, he held a range of shadow ministerial posts, including housing, home affairs business briefs.

He and Ms Harman shared three children together.

His family said in a state‐ ment: “Jack Dromey MP died suddenly this morning aged 73 in his flat in Erdington.

“He had been a dedicated member of parliament for Birmingham Erdington since 2010.”

“He was a much‐loved hus‐ band, father and grandfather, and he will be greatly missed.”

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Highest-paid woman on UK TV A SURPRISE name has sur‐ passed Holly Willoughby to become the highest‐paid woman of British TV. Good Morning Britain host, Su‐ sanna Reid has reportedly signed a lucrative £1.1 mil‐ lion deal to stay with the show after a tumultuous few months left her as its only full‐time presenter.

Holly allegedly takes home £730,000 for her role on ITV’s This Morning, meaning Susanna’s deal dwarfs that of her channel counterpart.

Her ITV contract reported‐ ly ended in November and with her taking the hot seat every day on GMB, she was in a great position to ‘dig her heels in’ and bag the amaz‐ ing new deal.

She is a huge part of the show and is increasingly in‐ volved with day‐to‐day deci‐ sions, alongside her present‐ ing role.

SUSANNA REID: Has been paired with many co-hosts.

Reid came to GMB after leaving the rival BBC Break‐ fast show and was paired up with Piers Morgan the year after. However, Morgan stormed off set and then left the show entirely following

comments made about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Reid was left to hold down the anchor spot and has since been paired with many different co‐hosts.

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Vets warn against dog boots WITH snowy weather predicted in the UK, vets are warning against owners putting their dogs in boots in a bid to protect their paws from snow, ice, and grit.

Vet Sean McCormack has said the trending ac‐ cessories can cause more harm than good: “Gener‐ ally, dog boots will not cause your dog any pain, however, they might feel uncomfortable, which is why I advise against pur‐ chasing them.

“Dogs find it extreme‐ ly difficult to adapt to wearing boots, as they make their paws heavier and restrict movement,” he added. Dog’s paws are naturally robust enough to withstand the UK’s icy conditions and can protect their feet from temperatures as low as ‐35 degrees.

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Missing baby reunited A BABY who went missing after being handed to a US serviceman over the wall of Kabul airport, to save him from being crushed as crowds fled the Taliban, has been reunited with his fami‐ ly.

Sohail Ahmadi’s parents ‐ Mirza Ali Ahmadi and his wife Suraya ‐ passed him to a US serviceman on August 19, 2021. It took them more than half an hour to get to the other side of the fence themselves ‐ but when they did, their baby was nowhere to be found.

Mr Ahmadi, who had worked as a security guard at the American embassy, was put on an evacuation flight to Qatar with his wife and four other children, eventually landing in the US. It took until November for the missing baby to be located and un‐ fortunately, he was still in Kabul.

Sohail had been found at the airport by a 29‐year‐old taxi driver named Hamid Safi who took him home to raise

MISSING INFANT: Is now living with his grandmother.

as his own. It took more than seven weeks of negotiations and pleas, as well as the in‐ tervention of Taliban police who detained Mr Safi, to get the man to give Sohail back

to his grandmother and oth‐ er relatives still in Kabul.

The infant’s family are now trying to reunite him with his parents and siblings in the US.

GROUND-BREAKING TV school dra‐ ma Grange Hill is set to return to screens in movie form. Writer, Sir Phil Redmond, who created the iconic se‐ ries, as well as Brookside and Hol‐ lyoaks, has started working with for‐ mer collaborators on a movie about a new generation of pupils at the fiction‐ al school.

Sir Phil said he had been quizzed ev‐ ery day for the last 15 years by people wanting the show to return. He said he

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France lifts restrictions FRANCE has lifted some of their travel restrictions in a boost for EU homeowners travelling from Britain. The ban on Brits has been par‐ tially lifted after last month saw a blanket stoppage on all arrivals from the nation in a bid to stop the spread of the Omicron variant.

However, the French Consul has now said some of the restrictions have been eased. They wrote on their social media account: “As of January 6, 2022, the list of compelling reasons is extended. Business trips in both directions and transits

through France to reach their home in the EU are fa‐ cilitated.”

This is good news for those, including Brits who live in Spain, who were prevented from travelling home after they left for the UK over the festive period.

The confusion and short notice of the original re‐ strictions left people stranded and caused traffic jams at ports.

Tourists are yet to be welcomed back into France, as holidays are not a compelling reason to travel to the country.

Grange Hill back Pupils at the fictional school.

hopes that some familiar faces will make a return to the show, which be‐ gan in 1978 and ran for 30 years.

The show didn’t shy away from hard‐hitting subjects like drug addic‐ tion, child abuse and HIV, and Sir Phil has said that the film version will also cover topics such as social media and how children handle grief.

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Apple F1 film

People could be paid for looking after relatives.

Radical NHS crisis plan IN a radical plan being considered to ease the NHS crisis in Scotland, family members could receive £15 an hour to look after their elderly relatives. The scheme, still under discussion, has been criticised by the unions with care workers earning consider‐ ably less.

So‐called bed blocking and staff shortages are major problems within the care sector due to the ongoing pandemic. The proposals look to solve this by enlisting the help of the patient’s family.

The scheme has been tried before in the Orkney Islands over Christmas. It is believed that the scheme is also already in use in some parts of Eng‐ land. The Chief Executive of Scottish Care Dr Don‐ ald Macaskill said: “Whole system pressure was similar to ambulance delays last year which saw hospital delays leading to waits for paramedics at home.”

He added, “It’s one giant circle and when it col‐ lapses ‐ as it is now with social care ‐ we aren’t able to provide care in the community. Councils and the NHS are already asking families to do more, but these are people already running on empty.”

APPLE has landed one of the most sought‐after movie scripts of the last year. In what has been a major bat‐ tle between top studios like Sony and Universal, plus streaming networks like Net‐ flix, it is Apple who stands on the podium and gets the chance to make what should be one of the most promis‐ ing racing stores in a long time.

This film will star Brad Pitt, presumably in the title role and will be directed by Joseph Kosinski of Oblivion fame. The legendary Jerry Bruckheimer will be the ex‐ ecutive producer, along with Pitt’s own production com‐

Film will star Brad Pitt.

pany Plan B. Seven‐time world F1 champion, Lewis Hamilton will also feature in an unknown role.

Brad Pitt and Joseph Kosinksi already have one of the most anticipated releas‐ es of 2022 on their hands.

Top Gun: Maverick is due in cinemas this year. The two have reportedly been searching for a project based on motor racing for a long time.

Maxwell lawyer claims THE guilty conviction against 60‐year‐old British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is being tested after her lawyers claim on January 8, that at least three of the jurors lied about being abused.

Maxwell's legal team is claiming these jurors used their previous abuse experi‐ ences to sway the other members of the jury and per‐ suade them to find her guilty.

Scotty David, has already admitted to the press that he had been sexually abused at a younger age, but had not been asked about that when he filled in the jury question‐ naire. The 35‐year‐old claims he influenced his fellow ju‐

rors, 'When I shared that, they were able to come around on the memory aspect of the sexual abuse.'

David has since hired a lawyer, and if found to have intentionally lied on the appli‐ cation then he could face a prison sentence. Another ju‐ ror, who remains anony‐ mous, also said they had been abused when they were younger. It is also claimed they “discussed the experi‐ ence during deliberations, and that the revelation had ap‐ peared to help shape the ju‐ ry's discussions.” As a result of these startling revelations, Ms Maxwell's lawyers are hoping to press for a retrial.

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Spotted on Google DETECTIVES tracked down convicted murderer Gioacchino Gammino, who fled Italy two decades ago, using Google Street View.

The Italian mafia fugitive had spent 20 years on the run after escaping from prison and was living a peaceful life in Spain where he changed his name, opened a fruit and veg shop and found work as a chef before the authorities tracked him down.

Detectives looking for the fugitive came across an image on Google Maps showing an elderly man outside of a shop in the town of Galapagar, north of Madrid. The shop, now closed, was called El

GOOGLE IMAGE: The shop just north of Madrid.

Huerto de Manu, Manu’s Garden.

Gammino had changed his name to Manuel, but was recognisable from a dis‐ tinctive scar on his chin. The mobster was arrested on December 17; however, his capture has only just been

made public.

He asked the police when they arrested him: “How did you find me? I haven’t even phoned my family for the last 10 years.”

He will be sent to a prison in Italy where he will serve a life sentence for murder.

Patient saved by drone AN autonomous Swedish drone has helped save the life of a 71‐year‐old cardiac arrest pa‐ tient. The drone delivered a defibrillator to a doctor who was helping the man after he be‐ came ill while shovelling snow outside his home in Trollhattan.

The man wished to remain anonymous but said it was “fantastic” that the assistance had arrived so quickly. The arrival of the Ever‐ Drone machine meant that the life‐saving de‐ fibrillation could begin even before an ambu‐ lance was able to arrive.

Everdrone said it took just over three min‐ utes from the alarm being raised until the Au‐ tomated External Defibrillator (AED) was de‐

Drone delivered a defibrillator.

livered by the Swedish drone. While the pa‐ tient does not remember much of the events of the day, his wife has told him he was “very lucky” after “everything went black” while he was shovelling his driveway.

Free bus pass axed

Rare coin sold

MILLIONS of people in the UK have been warned that they may lose their free bus pass as the reductions for elderly people using public transport may change and decrease.

This will mean elderly people will have to pay more to travel and get around.

The rules for discounted bus travel differ in parts of the UK with people in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland able to apply from 60 years of age.

In England however, the age is aligned with that of the state pension, which means that the age for travel discounts could increase as the government is wanting to up the state pension age from 66 to 67 between the years of 2026 and 2028.

There is expected to be a further increase in 2048, which will see the national retirement age go up to 68.

ONE of the rarest 20p coins, which is the first in over 300 years to enter circulation undated, has sold for £90 on eBay. The coin came around when the new Royal Shield 20p coins were struck for cir‐ culation in 2008, with no date on the re‐ verse.

But a batch was mistakenly issued with‐ out a date on either side of the coin. On January 4, a seller on eBay sold their 20p coin for £90, which is 450 times more than its original value. There are more still in cir‐ culation.

Coin experts Change Checker said: “This coin is regarded by many as the Holy Grail of change collecting, and back in 2008, the undated 20p saga encouraged an entire country to start carefully checking their coins.”

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Finland has the largest number of islands in the world with over 179,550.

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Free prescriptions warning McDonald’s menu change F R ES H warnings have been issued that free prescriptions may soon be scrapped for the over‐60s in England from April 1, 2022. Any‐ one paying for prescrip‐ tions could also be hit

hard as the current cost of £9.35 is reportedly set to be increased.

Financial expert Sarah Coles warned: “At the moment there’s no charge for over‐60s but that could soon

change. If it does, it would drag millions of people into having to pay for essential medicines.” Adding, “2022 is a year of change, but not in a good way. Most of the financial developments in the pipeline will leave us worse off.”

The move to make over 60s pay for pre‐ scriptions will not be welcomed. Caroline Abrahams from Age UK stated: “We want the government to realise this will hit those on lower incomes hard‐ est.”

MCDONALD’S made a ma‐ jor change to its menu on January 5. Following a successful trial, the fast‐ food giant is rolling out its first‐ever plant‐based burger in every restau‐ rant in the UK and Ireland.

The McPlant uses a pat‐ ty co‐developed with Be‐ yond Meat and features a sesame bun, mustard, ketchup, and vegan sauce, as well as onion, pickles, let‐ tuce, tomato and vegan cheese.

To avoid cross‐contami‐ nation, it will be cooked separately from other Mc‐ Donald’s products using dedicated cooking utensils.

THE Supreme Court have confirmed that a Guardia Civil officer who was arrested in Malaga should be expelled. The officer had been carrying out counter‐surveillance work for a drug trafficking gang. The gang was at‐ tempting to smuggle hashish onto the Guadalmar beach and the officer had at‐ tempted to stop the drug trafficking gang’s actions from being discovered.

At the time of the incident in October 2009, the officer was a sergeant in the

McPLANT: Uses a plant-based product.

Michelle Graham‐Clare, chief marketing officer of McDonald’s UK and Ireland said: “We’re so pleased that our McPlant is now officially ‘everywhere’ and available for more of our customers to taste and enjoy.

“We saw a remarkable

response to the trial period back in Oc‐ tober and now Mc‐ Plant is on the high‐ street, in retail parks and service stations all over the UK and Ireland, so all of our customers will be able to try it.”

Beyond Meat is a popular plant‐based product found‐ ed in 2009, designed to have the same texture and taste as animal meat while benefiting the environ‐ ment.

Guardia Civil officer expelled Guardia Civil. He was stationed in Malaga’s Rincón de la Victoria. In 2019 he was finally sentenced to one year and six months in prison. He was also fined over €700,000 for a crime against public health. The Ministry of Defence decided to sanction the officer with dismissal in June 2020. The officer appealed to the Supreme Court which has now decid‐

ed that this action is valid and that the officer should be expelled from the Guardia Civil.

The officer had been hired by the drug traf‐ fickers to ensure that the operation was not discovered by the Guardia Civil or the police.

He had been carrying out counter‐surveil‐ lance activities as the drug traffickers brought hashish to the beach via the sea.

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Dry January warning DRY JANUARY is a cam‐ paign that was started by the charity Alcohol Change UK in 2013.

Those who take part pledge to go alcohol‐free for the first month of the year.

However, experts have warned of the dangers of going ‘cold turkey’ from alcohol, especially after the excess of the festive season. Dr Gillian Short‐ er, a psychologist special‐ ising in alcohol and drug research at Queen’s Uni‐ versity, Belfast, said: “I was actually looking at the official Dry January website and I couldn’t see anything that really said, if you are alcohol dependent, maybe Dry January isn’t for you.

“For people who are drinking several drinks a day for a month or more, or if you stop drinking for a couple hours and you find yourself sweating, shaking, sometimes hal‐ lucinating and maybe

having more severe ef‐ fects like seizures, then it’s really not a good idea for you to stop sudden‐ ly.”

She added: “It’s really, really dangerous, and can result in death for people who do have a physical dependence on alcohol.”

Mayor decriminalises drugs THE mayor of London, Sadiq Kahn, is reportedly putting an end to young people being prosecuted for being caught with drugs such as cannabis, ketamine, and speed.

Khan is set to roll out a new scheme which allows for people under the age of 25 caught with Class B drugs to be offered courses or counselling instead of prosecution.

According to reports, the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley will be part of the ini‐ tial scheme.

The mayor’s plan comes just a month after Boris John‐ son announced he wanted to crackdown on drugs as part of a 10‐year‐plan, even warning middle‐class users of ‘lifestyle drugs’ such as cocaine may have their driving li‐ cences and passports confiscated.

Khan’s scheme will reportedly be led by Lewisham mayor Damien Egan and the plans are based on research which suggests police should be spending their time on more serious and violent crimes.

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It takes 110 silkworm cocoons to make an average tie.

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Grammy Awards postponed ONE of the biggest music awards ceremonies in the world has fallen victim to the spread of the pan‐ demic. The Recording Academy and CBS issued a statement on January 5, revealing that the 64th

Grammy Awards will be postponed, as a precau‐ tionary measure.

The official statement read, “After careful con‐ sideration and analysis with city and state offi‐ cials, health and safety ex‐

perts, the artist communi‐ ty and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th annual Grammy Awards show.

“The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audi‐ ence, and the hundreds of people who work tireless‐ ly to produce our show, remains our top priority,” it continued.

Concluding, “Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on Jan‐ uary 31 simply contains too many risks. We look forward to celebrating Music’s Biggest Night on a future date, which will be announced soon.”

This year’s ‘in‐person’ ceremony was going to be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles, on Monday, Jan‐ uary 31. Grammy nomina‐ tions had already been announced last Novem‐ ber.

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Surgical gender gap NEW research has revealed that there is a deadly surgical gender gap when it comes to who performs an operation, with women being much more likely to experience com‐ plications, be readmitted to hospital and even die if a man is performing the proce‐ dure instead of another woman.

Complications occur 15 per cent more among women and deaths 32 per cent more when a man carries out the surgery, according to a study of 1.3 million patients. The results have sparked a huge debate about “implicit sex biases” among male surgeons.

“In our 1.3 million patient sample involving nearly 3,000 surgeons we found that female patients treated by male surgeons had 15 per cent greater odds of worse outcomes than fe‐ male patients treated by female surgeons,” said Dr Angela Jerath, an associate professor and clinical epidemiologist at the University of Toronto in Canada.

“This result has real‐world medical conse‐ quences for female patients and manifests it‐ self in more complications, readmissions to hospital and death for females compared with males.”

Spanish Space Agency approved THE government of Spain has approved the creation of the Spanish Space Agen‐ cy. This will be part of the country’s national security strategy.

Although the date and budget to be invested in the institution are not yet known, the objectives to be achieved are. The Spanish Space Agency ‘will help to organise and establish a na‐ tional policy that serves as a

guide, both for the public, and private sectors.’

An official state bulletin assured that the govern‐ ment will try to “maximise the return on investments, promote spaces for public and private collaboration, facilitate the dual use of space capabilities, and strengthen the national space industry sector in a clear and coherent man‐ ner.”

With these aforemen‐ tioned purposes in mind, the Spanish Space Agency will act as an intermediary between national and inter‐ national entities including the European Space Agency (ESA) or NASA. However, the agency will go beyond satisfying the commercial and scientific part of space technology, as it will also have a national defence responsibility.

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Rapid testing A COVID test that takes less than one minute and is designed for use in schools, airports and events has been submitted to the UK’s medicines regulator for ap‐ proval. The test, which is portable and approximate‐ ly the size of a desktop computer, can detect Covid particles in saliva samples in 50 seconds, ac‐ cording to creator Kidod Science and Technology.

This is significantly quick‐ er than lateral flow tests, which can take around 30 minutes for a result and PCR tests, which can take 24 hours or longer.

The technology differs from that used in PCR tests which look for genetic ma‐ terial of Covid, and lateral flow tests which detect vi‐ ral proteins inside the nose and throat. President of Ki‐ dod Science and Technolo‐ gy Moshe Golan said: “The point is that we detect the people who are infected, not just carrying the parti‐ cles of virus, which is a big difference.”

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Disney star dies Stay safe on inflatables

A BREAKTHROUGH Disney star has died suddenly aged 29 leaving her family and fans in shock. South Korean actress Kim Mi‐soo passed away on January 5, as revealed by her agent.

Kim Mi‐soo starred in the Disney+ series Snowdrop in which she gained attention for her portrayal of student ac‐ tivist Yeo Jung‐min. In a state‐ ment, her agency said: “Kim suddenly left us on Jan 5. The bereaved family is currently very heartbroken by the sud‐ den mournful news. The be‐

reaved are deep in their sor‐ row at the sudden sadness.

“We sincerely ask you to re‐ frain from making up rumours or speculative reports so that the bereaved family, who are in shock and grief‐stricken, can reverently commemorate the deceased. As per her family’s wishes, the funeral will be held quietly in private.

“Please wish for Kim Mi Soo to rest in peace, and once again, we offer our deepest condolences to the deceased.”

The cause of death has not yet been reported.

Pope’s bold pet claim

POPE FRANCIS risked the wrath of the world’s childless pet owners by claiming those who chose animals over chil‐ dren have “a certain selfish‐ ness.”

Pope Francis spoke to a gen‐ eral audience at the Vatican about parenthood, in which he said that pets “sometimes take the place of children.”

“Today … we see a form of

selfishness. We see that some people do not want to have a child,” he said. “Sometimes they have one and that’s it, but they have dogs and cats that take the place of children. This may make people laugh but it is a reality.”

He said the practice “is a de‐ nial of fatherhood and mother‐ hood and diminishes us, takes away our humanity.”

F O L L O W I N G recent tragedies in Australia and Valencia, the Or‐ ganisation of Con‐ sumers and Users (OCU) has provided a checklist for parents to consult before us‐ ing a bouncy castle.

A castle should not be open if the wind exceeds 38 km/h.

They must be well anchored, but with flat anchors that do not protrude. If this is not possible, sand‐ bags should be used.

There must be at least two monitors always supervising the attraction.

It is recommended that there be a mini‐ mum perimeter of two metres, extend‐ ed to 3.5 metres on open sides.

Children of differ‐ ent age groups should not use the

BOUNCY CASTLES: Must meet several standards.

attraction at the same time. A child of 13 or 14 could dam‐ age a five‐year‐old.

At the access to the castle, there must be a ramp that must cover the entire width of the entrance arch.

The castle must meet EN14960 stan‐ dards. There must al‐ so be a plate identify‐ ing the power of the pump to be used, the users, the year of manufacture and the address of the com‐

pany. The attraction must also have civil liability insurance and an activity li‐ cence.

The attraction must be properly inflated on all sides, paying special attention to its firmness in the en‐ try and exit area.

The inflator should have at least one me‐ tre of free space around, and the elec‐ trical elements must be located where people cannot ac‐ cess.

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Bull run death in Cadiz MAN DIED: After being gorged by a bull in Puerto Serrano.

A 56-YEAR-OLD resident of Montellano (Sevilla) died on Tuesday January 4, due to wounds suffered after being gorged by a bull in the town of Puerto Serrano, in the province of Cadiz.

The man went to the Puer‐ to Serrano encierros on Jan‐ uary 1, to make recordings of the event to publish on his YouTube page. He had been covering festivities of the re‐ gion over recent years.

The bull charged towards him and flipped him over, hit‐ ting his head on the ground and causing a severe head in‐ jury.

After being admitted to hospital in a stable condition, his condition worsened, and he died.

Both the Montellano and Puerto Serrano town councils declared a day of official mourning through their social networks.

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Macron out to annoy

FRENCH President Em‐ manuel Macron has come under fire for saying that he wanted to annoy

France’s unvaccinated.

Mr Macron’s comments were made as the bill which would bar the un‐

Dog to the rescue STATE police in New Hampshire, USA were pestered by a dog they thought was either lost or a stray. But after following Tinsley, the German shepherd, officers discovered its owner’s up‐ turned car. Both occupants were found to be in a serious state and received immediate assistance.

The vehicle apparently left the road near a Ver‐ mont interstate junction, before rolling over and trapping the occupants. Lt Daniel Baldassarre of the New Hampshire State Police said: “The dog was trying to show them something. He kept try‐ ing to get away from them, but didn’t run away totally.”

Continuing he said: “It was kind of, ‘Follow me.

Follow me.’ And they did that, and you know, to their surprise they saw the guardrail damaged and to look down to where the dog was looking, they were almost in disbelief.”

No information has been released about the oc‐ cupants or their condition, but they can be very happy that their dog went looking for help in the form of the state troopers. If it had not led the po‐ lice to its owner’s car, they could have taken ages to find them, potentially resulting in their death.

vaccinated from much of public life was being de‐ bated in parliament. The government had hoped to pass the bill, but it angered vaccine opponents with several members of parlia‐ ment saying they had re‐ ceived death threats.

In the interview he said: “I really want to hassle them, and we will contin‐ ue to do this ‐ to the end.”

However, he did say that while he would not “vacci‐ nate by force,” he hoped to encourage people to get jabbed by “limiting as much as possible their ac‐ cess to activities in their so‐ cial life.”

He said: “I won’t send [unvaccinated people] to prison. So, we need to tell them, from January 15, you will no longer be able to go to the restaurant.

You will no longer be able to go for a coffee, you will no longer be able to go to the theatre. You will no longer be able to go to the cinema.”

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Passengers test positive

MORE than 100 passengers aboard an Italy‐India flight tested positive for Covid‐ 19 after landing in the northern Indian city of Amritsar on Wednesday January 5.

Health officials reported that they had all been placed in isolation after the results.

A total of 160 tests were administered with 125 coming back as positive and more expected over the coming days. TV pictures showed ambulances lined up outside the airport to take away the infected passen‐ gers.

Officials say the Omicron variant is the predominant strain in Indian cities and mass gatherings should be avoided. While initial data show that Omicron is much less likely to cause hospitalisation, the sheer volume of cases is still worrying experts.

Doctors fear that a surge could still derail

INDIA FLIGHT: More than 100 in isolation.

healthcare services ‐ especially as India is headed for multiple state elections, which are often accompanied by massive rallies.

Several states have reintroduced curbs and temporary curfews to limit gatherings and slow the spread.

Coma cyclist transferred

AMY PIETERS, the 30‐year‐ old Dutch world champion cy‐ clist is to be transferred from an Alicante hospital to the Netherlands, for further treat‐ ment. She was admitted to the facility by air ambulance on December 23 after suffer‐ ing a fall.

Pieters collided with fellow riders while training and took a nasty tumble in the road.

She was placed in an induced coma, and underwent surgery to reduce swelling on her brain, caused by the acci‐ dent. A statement released by her SD Worx team said, “Pieters is breathing indepen‐

Mandatory vaccines in Italy

ON January 5, Italy approved the mandatory vaccination of all its citi‐ zens aged over 50. In a meeting of the Council of Ministers, this action was called for in a bid to control the pres‐ sure of mounting hospital infections, and to protect the population.

Sources from the Headquarters of the Government confirmed this ac‐ tion. Prime Minister, Mario Draghi

pointed out the need for the popula‐ tion to be immunised to control the pandemic: “Today’s measures are to preserve the proper functioning of hospitals, and, at the same time, keep schools and companies open. We want to stop the growth of the conta‐ gion curve, and push Italians who have not yet been vaccinated to do so.”

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Last week, the Government decided that the reinforced health certificate, which is obtained when you are vacci‐ nated, or have recovered from the dis‐ ease, will be mandatory from January 10. This document will be required to access all means of transport, in addi‐ tion to hotels, ceremonies, and festi‐ vals, while for now, it is requested in leisure and catering establishments.

dently, and the sedation has been phased out.”

Adding, “Otherwise, her sit‐ uation is stable, but un‐ changed. Only when the rider awakens will medics be able to get a first impression of the consequences of the fall.”

The rider recently became

the Madison world champi‐ on, riding alongside Kirsten Wild. That was her third win in that event in the last three years. Pieters was also victori‐ ous in the Nokere Koerse held in Flanders last year and won the Dutch national road race event.

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Wind power

Sustainable Copenhagen

THE year 2021 was a bad one for electricity generated by wind power in Denmark as there was simply less strength in the winds than in previous years according to Energinet with a drop of almost 3 per cent to 43.6 per cent of the national requirement.

ONLINE platform GetSmarter has identified Copenhagen as the world’s most sustainable city in a new report on green lifestyles entitled ‘Sustainability: The Meaning, Changing Perceptions, and Expanding Agendas’. The majority of Scandinavian capitals appeared in the top 20, but Spain was not represented.

THE NETHERLANDS Red light

Special deal

SPENDING a reported €20 million Amsterdam City Council has bought nine buildings in the red-light district of Zeedijk as part of its ongoing bid to discourage cheap foreign tourism by closing sex shops and to persuade locals to return to the area.

IT’S not often that you hear that Jumbos have entered into a deal with the Gorillas but this is what has happened in Holland as the Jumbos supermarket chain has struck a deal with the Gorillas speedy home grocery service to deliver its own brand product.

BELGIUM Lucky bean

Fight Club

IN Belgium, people queue to buy a frangipane tart to eat on Three Kings Day and whoever gets a piece containing a bean can expect good luck. A baker in Brussels who expects to sell 2,500 tarts has spiced things up by producing two containing gold coins.

THE first rule of Fight Club was that you don’t talk about Fight Club but in Belgium the police discovered that this was a real thing organised by extreme fans of different football clubs who used to meet up and film organised fights.

GERMANY Firework ban

Targeting Google

DUE to serious disorder pre-pandemic, 53 areas of Berlin were declared firework free zones on New Year’s Eve and some 2,500 police and fire brigade officers enforced the rule whilst in Alexanderplatz, a previous ‘war zone’ signs said ‘Fireworks banned for a peaceful New Year’ in German and English.

NOW that there has been an amendment to Germany’s competition laws, it has warned Alphabet, parent company of Google that it now has the technology giant within its sights with regards to anti-competitive practices within the German market which it considers unacceptable.

FRANCE Straight talking

Admitting defeat

IN an interview with Le Parisien newspaper, French President Emanuel Macron said “The unvaccinated, I really want to piss them off.

And so, we're going to continue doing so until the end. That's the strategy." Whilst many agreed there were howls of protest from his political opposition.

DESPITE managing to send luxury hampers to the frontlines in France during the First World War, the Queen’s favourite grocer, Fortnum and Mason has announced that it is temporarily suspending sales to France and other parts of the EU due to border complexities.

NORWAY Wolves reprieved

Troughiteering

THE WWF and other animal rights organisations successfully took to the courts to argue that the ongoing hunt of wild wolves in Norway was illegal and violated international obligations to protect the animals which have made a surprising recovery after almost becoming extinct.

IT seems that ‘troughiteering’ is not just a UK problem as a number of Norwegian MPs and ministers have been accused of evading taxes and are having to pay back significant amounts of money. One, Justice Minister Emilie Mehl, blames her employers Parliament for not withholding taxes!

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Northern lights

Powered up

ALTHOUGH or perhaps because Finland is on the edge of the Aurora Borealis sighting range, Helsinki holds an annual light art exhibition Lux Helsinki which went ahead with added precautions at the beginning of 2022 after being postponed the previous year.

AFTER nearly 17 years of stops and starts and various law suits as well as an international move towards greener energy, the third unit of the Olkiluoto nuclear power station came online at the end of 2021, boosting the output to one third of Finland’s needs.

IRELAND Frozen plea

Blarney rescue

A 17-YEAR-OLD school girl from Limerick has sent an open letter to the Irish Government explaining that she is pleased that schools are reopening as she wants to become a vet, but pleads with them to do something about the freezing temperatures in her classroom.

AFTER climbing the steps to kiss the Blarney Stone, an Irish woman felt queasy about the height, but when trying to get down she slipped and hurt herself badly meaning that a rescue helicopter had to drop a paramedic on to the top of Blarney Castle.

ITALY Best foot forward

Pope pontificates

NOT all of the frieze from the Parthenon ended up in the British Museum as a small but important fragment showing the foot of a goddess, ended up in Sicily and it is now to be returned to Greece for a minimum of four years and possibly longer.

SPEAKING in the Vatican, Pope Francis has called couples who have no children or just one selfish when they seem prepared to have a larger number of cats or dogs. He suggests that humanity is worse off but also praised adoption.

PORTUGAL Paper panic

Doomed cruise

REMEMBER the mad rush around the world to buy toilet paper when news of coronavirus and lockdowns first broke? Things could now get hectic in Portugal as Navigator, a leading paper manufacturer, has announced a 15 per cent surcharge due to increased energy and transport costs.

MORE than 3,000 passengers and 1,000 crew on board cruise ship AIDAnova were left sitting in the port of Lisbon after more than 50 crew members tested positive for Covid-19 and were replaced. When a further 13 who were fully vaccinated then tested positive, the cruise was cancelled.

RUSSIA Toy dog

Foreign agents

LOOKING a bit like a long haired chihuahua, the Russian Toy Dog was developed from small English terriers and was bred for Russian aristocracy as long ago as the early 18th century. The breed has now been recognised by the American Kennel Club for showing.

ACCORDING to a report by a group of lawyers, the Russian authorities are stepping up their attacks on defence lawyers by labelling those who help others charged with political crimes as foreign agents, undesirable people or even criminals in an effort to discourage their involvement.

SWEDEN Royal Covid

Quality of Life

AN announcement from the Swedish Royal Court has confirmed that King Carl XVI Gustaf, 75, and Queen Silvia, 78, have tested positive for Covid-19, even though both had been double vaccinated and received their booster jabs as well. The report added they were isolating, but were feeling well.

THE first ever Quality of Life Index, compiled

by Global Citizen Solutions Agency has declared Sweden as one of the happiest countries in the world and is an ideal place for expats, international retirees, and digital nomads with second place going to Finland and third to Denmark.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Rising prices CONSIDERED to be one of the most accurate UK sources for the movement of house prices, lender Halifax has announced that the average price of a house in the UK increased by over £24,500 last year, the largest annual rise since March 2003.

Glovo sale IT’S not quite a rags to riches story, but the founders of Glovo the bicycle delivery firm founded in Barcelona in 2015, and based on a similar American operation, has been taken over by German Group Delivery Hero, reportedly valuing it at €2.3 billion excluding debt.

Bouncing Boots UK High Street chemist Boots, currently up for sale by its American owners, announced good results for the last quarter of 2021 with retail sales up 16.4 per cent and analysis showing that although fewer people visited their stores, average spend per person was up.

Buying used THE reported shortage of micro chips which has already affected the manufacture of new cars, leading to a boost in the price of second‐hand vehicles is also spurring on consumers to search Spanish websites such as Wallapop, Milanuncios and even E‐Bay for used bargains in technology.

Selfridges Hotel MANY will remember the Selfridges Hotel which was situated next to the famous department store on Oxford Street which was closed in 2008.

Now the new owners, Thai retailer Central Group and Austrian property firm Signa, who spent £4 billion to take over the group have announced that they plan to update the iconic London HQ and to convert the unused part of the building into a new luxury hotel.

With the West End being a hugely expensive and popular place for the wealthy to be based, they also intend to offer serviced apartments.

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€4.9 billion

is the amount that Société Générale, through its car leasing division ALD, will pay to take over international LeasePlan which includes outlets in Spain and the UK.

Minimum booze prices in Ireland A CAN of the black stuff may be more expensive in 2022 in Ireland as the Republic’s Government has introduced minimum pricing for al‐ cohol with effect from Tuesday Jan‐ uary 4.

Without stereotyping the Irish as heavy drinkers, it is clear that the Government wants to see its popu‐ lation purchasing less booze from off licences and supermarkets and very few countries in the world have taken such a drastic step.

Those of us living in Spain and used to reasonable wine at rock bottom prices may well wince at

the news that the minimum price for any bottle of wine will be €7.40 and a can of beer will go up to €1.70.

Turning to spirits, the white ones like gin and vodka will cost no less than €20.70 and a standard bottle of whiskey (or whisky depending on whether it’s Irish or Scottish) shoots up to €22.

Many prices of popular brands are already in excess of these prices but special promotions and loss leaders to attract customers could become a thing of the past for Irish supermarkets.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Has inheritance tax dropped?

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ONE of the many attempts by the UK government to support businesses during 2020 and 2021 was the fur‐ lough scheme whereby it was possi‐ ble to claim significant amounts of money to allow staff who could not work to continue to be paid.

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Ladbrokes keep £101.5m shop workers having to rely upon the support of the government.

Furlough also assisted many in the hospitality trade and the general idea was for companies to only apply for support if their businesses were suf‐ fering and many have since returned the money given to them if their

profits did not drop.

Britain has become a mecca for gambling and one of the companies taking advantage of furlough was Ladbrokes (which also operates the Corals betting company) which had to close its betting shops, but as part of the multibillion‐pound Entain busi‐

Correos Cargo DESPITE regular complaints from customers in Spain about the lack of deliveries and the erratic postal service generally, Correos is launching an international cargo busi‐ ness to take advantage of a boom in electronic com‐ merce.

This operation responds to the significant increase in the parcel business which Correos has been experiencing in re‐ cent years which saw an in‐ crease in revenue of 25 per cent in the first half of 2021, reaching 135 million pack‐ ages, double those sent in the same period of 2020.

This project known as Correos Cargo will be carried out by Iberojet, Ávoris’ airline, which will allocate Correos branded Airbus A330 aircraft operating the Madrid ‐ Hong Kong ‐ Madrid route.

Unemployment figures down THE Spanish Government is delighted by latest unemploy‐ ment figures for 2021 which suggest that the country’s labour market has bounced back to pre‐pandemic levels.

To some extent this has been helped by nearly 800,000 from furlough and a further three quarters of a million finding new work as companies start to expand again.

Unemployment still ac‐ counts for 13.5 per cent of the workforce, but this is claimed to be the lowest na‐ tional percentage since 2007 and many of the newly em‐ ployed are younger people (from the most vulnerable age group) finding work for the first time. ness still operated very successfully online.

Competitors Paddy Power didn’t claim a penny and William Hill repaid £24.5 million, but Ladbrokes who re‐ ceived £101.5 million over two years to support 14,000 staff has not until now repaid anything and in a state‐ ment Entain said that with the virus still active the board would keep the matter under review.

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CHANGE(P) 1.457,00 245,90 3.092,0 3.276,0 1.371,50 6.080,0 2.091,0 8.435,0 718,00 610,40 3.083,0 436,00 615,40 570,00 1,266 209,80 727,40 4.718,0 2.318,50 369,30 2.889,0 551,60 179,35 2.777,0 1.788,5 1.493,4 74,80 2.685,0 1.707,00 3.914,0 9.514,0 6.212,0 3.880,0 403,50 647,40 3.388,0 12.885,0 11.550,0 828,20 1.609,40 396,75 2.994,0 1.393,50 2.146,00 493,55 166,12 1.664,50 550,60 5.072,0

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NET VOL 319,04K 1,41M 233,24K 1,41M 331,59K 497,60K 356,23K 659,12K 768,22K 653,85K 120,05K 3,46M 735,95K 3,11M 1,08M 27,44M 1,32M 157,04K 3,01M 45,99M 5,13M 969,31K 65,15M 140,27K 469,31K 582,25K 12,00M 528,80K 877,46K 332,43K 121,32K 275,98K 1,51M 1,20M 4,34M 630,64K 207,14K 284,76K 365,24K 7,16M 14,26M 96,15K 701,36K 77,65K 17,73M 22,46M 775,64K 571,68K 164,50K

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2.064,00 5.478,0 114,65 279,30 2.047,0 777,80 305,00 52,70 7.103,7 748,00 169,20 1.860,50 1.053,80 247,70 7.636,0 31,35 1.552,50 2.648,3 668,00 1.290,00 6.306,0 2.173,00 528,60 727,60 5.215,0 126,52 7,93 1.732,0 1.733,4 806,80 1.602,00 15,32 3.500,0 1.132,23 1.313,50 2.873,0 1.310,50 1.599,00 14.290,0 1.631,50 1.658,50 492,50 167,70 292,25 259,70 3.963,9 1.056,00 117,88 3.140,0 1.153,00

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2.096,00 5.632,0 117,00 281,00 2.089,0 782,20 309,24 53,18 7.134,0 750,00 171,70 1.892,00 1.056,00 249,60 7.810,0 31,73 1.562,50 2.767,0 673,00 1.320,00 6.334,0 2.228,00 545,20 768,46 5.255,0 129,62 8,06 1.761,2 1.762,6 826,60 1.628,00 15,79 3.543,0 1.204,50 1.345,50 2.918,0 1.314,50 1.615,00 15.280,0 1.649,50 1.678,00 495,60 172,70 293,57 265,90 3.972,5 1.070,50 119,14 3.224,0 1.173,50

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Most Advanced Bone Biologics Corp. Wt Zynga Inc. Cl A iRhythm Technologies Inc. Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Apria Inc. Crescera Capital Acquisition Corp. Wt RxSight Inc. Molecular Partners AG ADR BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. Tilray Inc. Cl 2

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Most Declined TDH Holdings Inc. Dave Inc. Wt Falcon Minerals Corp. Wt Marpai Inc. Rapid Micro Biosystems Inc. enVVeno Medical Corp. Wt Kidpik Corp.

Daseke Inc. Wt Silver Spike Acquisition Corp. II Wt Auddia Inc. Hour Loop Inc.

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EU rules add pollution

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AIR TRAVEL: Smurfette leads Brussels Airlines campaign.

ALMOST empty flights hurt airlines and add to pollution due to European Union rules which have to be followed in order to keep landing rights.

As has been seen over the past two years, many airlines across Europe have had to be bailed out by their governments, or alternatively allowed to go bankrupt and this isn’t helped by the European Union.

Prior to the pandemic, there was a requirement for those airlines with routes into major Euro‐ pean airports to run a minimum of 80 per cent of their flights (regardless of passenger numbers) in or‐ der to retain landing rights.

Since the pandemic and outside of lockdown, the requirement was reduced to 50 per cent of flights until the end of March 2022 and will then be in‐ creased to 64 per cent, but

with the drastic reduction in air travel, this is still considered by many air‐ lines as being overly bur‐ densome.

The Belgian Govern‐ ment has recognised this and is aiding a formal at‐ tempt by budget airline Brussels Airlines to have this percentage reduced again as they estimate that they could be running around 1,000 unnecessary flights a month during the start of 2022 as few busi‐ nessmen are travelling around Europe.

In the long term, they expect business travel to recover, but in the mean‐ time are losing money on these flights as well as pumping more pollution into the atmosphere.

To make matters worse for these and other air‐ lines travelling to major European airports, those airlines flying to regional airports are not restricted in the same way and can

Converting CO2 CONCRETE plays an important role in con‐ struction, but comes with its own ecological price, namely CO2 which is emitted into the atmosphere.

LafargeHolcim Spain is a concrete producer based in Almeria and has entered into an agreement with Carbon Clean and Sistemas de Calor to create ECCO2, a business which will capture waste CO2.

The plan is to treat the gas to turn it into useful fertiliser, thus not only reducing pollu‐ tion in the atmosphere but helping to grow useful crops in a safe and more efficient man‐ ner.

cancel or consolidate flights without penalty.

BUSINESS EXTRA Shocking news A DETAILED report by the Bank of America suggests that the overall cost to the Spanish economy caused by the increase in the cost of electricity and gas dur‐ ing 2021 is as high as €9 billion, which equates to around €475 per head of population.

Roaming charges TWO UK mobile phone companies, EE and Voda‐ fone have decided to post‐ pone their new roaming charges within Europe from the beginning of Jan‐ uary to the end of that month in the case of Vodafone and March for EE. So far only O2 has not indicated new roaming charges.

Fish eggs AS top restaurants and cruise ships had to close during the pandemic, caviar producers around the world started market‐ ing their sturgeon eggs to consumers online and managed to attract a new home audience who fan‐ cied a bit of luxury. One such producer Caviar Ri‐ ofrio is situated in Grana‐ da.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT FROM the mid‐70s into the early 80s, I lived in Saudi Arabia. In all I spent some eight years in the country at a time when its rulers had decided to use some of their enormous oil wealth to bring their populace into the 20th century, (or 14th in their case!).

To achieve this, they had devised a 15‐ year plan. The first five years would be spent inviting architects and contractors to advise and coordinate the Kingdoms’ objectives, ie roads, airports, communications etc. The second five years were to be spent implementing the changes, which included importing thousands of labourers and builders from around the world to do the work.

These employees originated mainly from South Korea, the Philippines, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and the Sudan. The final five years of the Saudi’s plan were to be spent concluding the projects and slowly winding down the foreign workforce as each developement was completed.

Bearing in mind satellite TV was virtually non‐existent and most entertainment illegal anyway, I decided that the Western expats could probably do with some light diversions.

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Experience So, I imported several shows from the UK. Ultimately my productions were banned by the then Crown Prince Fahad, basically for allowing unveiled Muslim women into the audience! I subsequently went into other activities and on one occasion, with my Pakistani co‐driver, operated a truck delivering iron reinforcing to a secret Saudi air base in the Yemen mountains. Another time I drove a fire engine some 600 kilometres through the desert from Jeddah to a new airport in Al Wajh.

During the next few years of business, I employed fair numbers of people from many different countries, including Africa, Pakistan, India, and the Philippines. The reason I have this week decided to include this ‐ extremely abbreviated ‐ section of my past existence, is to demonstrate that when I write of Mid‐East and Asian cultures, I do have a fairly broad spectrum of personal knowledge. I am also fully aware how it feels to reside as an immigrant ex‐patriot in a Muslim country!

My personal experience of so many of these cultures ensures I seldom fall into the same trap as the UK ‘do‐gooders’

brigade, who believe that all individuals, irrespective of different countries or backgrounds, encompass precisely the same values and standards as themselves ‐ believe me they don’t! In fact, I’m sure many of the UK’s immigrants are quite bemused by the ease they can take advantage of the local populace and will relentlessly pursue every soft touch they can lay their hands on.

Unfortunately, many who do integrate into British culture, abide large numbers of their compatriots who do not. Many scorn their UK hosts and actually consider lying, cheating and bribery a normal way of life!

To deny these facts is naïve, egotistical and downright dangerous. So, whether you agree with my views or not. Please never accuse me of lacking in experience of different cultures or immigration ‐ I’ve had plenty!

Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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FEATURE

TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp

On Now: Stay Close THE lives of a former‐stripper‐ turned‐mother, a photojour‐ nalist, a lawyer, and a homi‐ cide detective collide in Netflix’s drama miniseries Stay Close. Based on Harlan Coben’s novel of the same name, Stay Close is the new binge‐worthy drama minis‐ eries on the streaming plat‐ form.

If you’ve watched Coben’s The Stranger (also on Netflix) or one of ITV’s many drama mysteries, you’ll get the idea of the type of narrative this series follows. Each episode reveals more about the characters and the links they have to each other.

The twisting plot is brought to life by a strong cast boasting Cush Jumbo, Eddie Izzard, James Nesbitt, Jo Joyner, Sarah Parish and Richard Armitage.

The puzzle is unravelled slowly but effectively at only eight episodes long. The story begins as bride‐to‐be Megan (Cush Jumbo) is dragged back into her previous life as a stripper.

Then, everything that’s impor‐

Bride-to-be Megan.

tant to her is threatened when former pal Lorraine Griggs (Sarah Parish) leaves an anony‐ mous card on her doorstep.

Next, a young man goes missing at the local Carnival from the same area as another man who vanished 17 years ago. The original case remains the only case detective Broome (James Nesbitt) has ever failed to solve.

This series isn’t really edge of your seat stuff. There is some attempt at social commentary on sex‐workers and gender‐ based violence but unfortu‐ nately, it’s an unforgettable se‐ ries full of clichés. However, it is an easy binge‐watch over a couple of evenings and it was fun trying to work out how the characters were linked.

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FEATURE

A DOSE OF TRUTH ABOUT OLD WIVES’ TALES NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS

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

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

NEXT time I’ll be writing about ro‐ mance scams, but it’s equally sur‐ prising how many people believe in old wives’ tales. You know the ones I mean. If your nose itches, some‐ one’s talking about you. If your right palm itches, you’ll soon be shaking hands with a stranger. If it’s your left palm, you’re about to come into some money.

Even though she knew they’re not true, a friend of mine found herself using some of these old wives’ tales on her own children. “Don’t stand in the rain or you’ll catch a cold.”

(Meaning: I don’t want another load of wet washing.) “Stop cracking those knuckles or you’ll get arthritis (ie. I’m sick of listening to the noise). “Eat the carrots and you’ll see better in the dark” (just clear that plate I’ve just spent an hour Nora Johnson’s opinions

ITCHY PALMS: Are you about to meet a rich stranger?

Well, any warm, steamy nutritious liquid will do, but it does help open up the bronchial tubes. “Don’t scratch, you will make it spread.”

Actually true, not just by spreading the substance that caused the rash, but also the act of scratching itself provokes a histamine response.

Now if you’ll excuse me I must go.

Both my left and right palms are itching. Which obviously means I’m about to meet a rich stranger. Yawn.

Or some rich evil spirits.

Just saying.

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sweating over).

Some old wives’ tales, though, do W h i l e m a n y o f t h e s e t a l e s h a r k have a nugget of truth. “Kids should back to medieval times ‐ yawning, eat a peck of dirt before they die.” for instance, can lead to “evil spirits G o o d a d v i c e : l a c k o f e x p o s u r e t o entering the body unless you cover pathogens is responsible for many your mouth with your hand” ‐ others o f t h e a u t o ‐ i m m u n e d i s e a s e s i n are quite recent. We’ve all heard it’s western society. So, get a dog and To read more articles from our columnists bad for our eyes to watch TV in the l e t t h e k i d s r u n a b o u t a n d p l a y i n and to have your say in the comments go dark and that there should be some the great outdoors. to www.euroweeklynews.com kind of background lighting.

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Privilege

CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD IN the news this week, Margaret Thatcher has been brought back into the headlines in a most unlikely way. Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague was accused of bringing Thatcherite ideology back out to the masses when she took time out of her busy day hustling as an influencer to tell everyone else who has not been on a reality TV show that they aren’t working hard enough to reach their goals.

According to the Instagram celebrity, we all have the same

24 hours in a day, so if you haven’t yet made it to where you want to be, then it is entirely your fault. Spoken truly like someone who doesn’t have systematic oppression to work through before they even make it to the first rung of the ladder.

Molly-Mae seems to be semi self-aware enough to mention that she had been pulled up for saying something similar before, but instead of listening to the past criticism of her words she decided to double down while not really reading the room.

The word privilege is used a lot without an explainer as to what it means in this context. MollyMae is speaking from a place of privilege when stating all someone must do to make it big is apply themselves. The same mindset as when Sir Alan Sugar says it, but from a slightly different place of privilege. The same mindset as Jacob Rees-Mogg etc. In a world in which people are treated differently because of who they are, the playing field will never be level when you start.

The main issue people have

when they are spoken to about their privilege is that they think it means they have never had to struggle. This isn’t true but it has become the first and therefore usually the only sticking point to any related discussion. Marie Beecham tweeted: “Some people have a hard time recognising privilege, saying “I work hard. I don’t get things handed to me.” I understand that. Here’s how I respond: privilege isn’t bonus points for you and your team. It’s unfair penalties the other team gets that you don’t.”

These penalties can range from racism to sexism to classism, all barriers to getting to the places you would want to be. As all people who work hard know, obstacles happen when you are

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pushing forward for something.

The difference for someone who has less privilege than someone else is those obstacles can occur before you begin, sometimes they even stop you from being able to start at all. They also pop up no matter how well you apply yourself. For some, they can work twice as hard for half the reward because of how the odds are stacked already.

So no, Molly-Mae, we don’t all have the same 24 hours in a day.

Not when the system as it stands steals your time before you’ve even had time to glance at your watch.

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QUARANTINE SCAM From our Facebook

IN ISOLATION: People should be made aware of the risks they are taking and the consequences.

My friends returned to the port of Malaga on Wednesday after a short Mediterranean cruise.

Over 40 people were not allowed to get their connecting flights home because of positive Covid tests.

They were sent by taxi at a cost of €190 to isolate for a week in an apartment in the centre of Malaga (a journey of about six to eight minutes). The studio apartment is costing €300 per night which covers meals.

The apartment block is obviously let out to students who are quite rowdy into the early hours of the morning! Not fun! The cruise ship was taking no blame or responsibility. Although we don’t want to harm the tourist trade, I feel people should be made aware of the risks they are taking and of the consequences!

Margaret

Mask-free day?

This morning walking along the Torrevieja sea front we were surprised to see how many people

LOOKING FORWARD WHILST nothing has been decided for certain in either Spain or the UK, it does seem possible that the pandemic will be downgraded in the not-too-distant future and be treated like flu.

It appears that medical experts have now had long enough to study the latest Omicron variant and whilst it certainly appears far more contagious than previous variants, it also appears to be milder so that the majority of people can recover quickly.

Perhaps governments around the world overreacted to the fact that it was so virulent, but it is understand-

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weren’t wearing masks. From the columns passing the Voll Damm bar towards la Mata we estimated about 80 per cemt of the people strolling along did not wear a mask.

From their speech it was evident that most were British, closely followed by Eastern Europeans.

The Spanish were well behaved and almost all wore masks.

The area around Soraya and towards the port seemed to have a higher proportion of mask wearers.

We have lived in Torrevieja for three years and while we have usually gone along the the front a couple of times a week, in all that time we have only seen two police, one woman and a man. It seems no-one cares here.

No masks, electric scooters dodging among the walkers, the dealers sell their deadly goods and the others their contraband shoes, bags and whatever else.

I can well understand why Torrevieja doesn’t publish its figures!

A Torrevieja resident

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able as there was so little information available when it first appeared.

If as is hoped, restrictions are eased (Gibraltar has joined other countries and announced that those who are double vaccinated no longer have to isolate in the event that someone they live with is infected) then this can only be good news for airlines, hospitality industry, shops, indeed anywhere that relies on tourism.

The concept of having to show Covid passports in bars and restaurants appears to be ‘more honoured

in the breach than the observance’ in as much as there appear to be numerous family-owned businesses who don’t even ask for even verbal proof, whilst the corporate outlets invariably do.

At the end of the day, we have spent nearly two years having to put our lives on hold and whilst nothing can ever depreciate the losses that so many families have suffered, it does seem time to consider taking a step forward and allowing people more freedom to make their own decisions rather than have them imposed.

COMMON FLU: Is this the next step for the Covid virus?

Linda Patricia Josephine Tummon It’s been two years since I went abroad, it’s time now to get our lives back and learn to live with this.

Maureen Croft Pearson Yes we’ve all pretty much been vaccinated so let’s get back to normal.

Hazel Moorman Just what common sense people have been saying all this time.

Jenny Church Well there’s a surprise... not the only country to say this. It’s just a vicious flu bug. Interesting to see if all restrictions will be removed soon. Romania, South Africa and many US states all back to normal, probably many others I haven’t heard about. What a total waste of money and people’s lives messed up.

Ruma Jordan If you feel ill or fearful you stay home, eat good food and take vitamins ... never in history have the healthy been penalised for trying to live a normal life!!

Markus Hansen Interesting. I’m for it. Just don’t think that the flu virus is the same as that other bugger.

Tony Wallace So no more BS Covid passports then I hope.

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BRING FORTH

TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond I AM sure you have noticed, as have I, that it’s easy to stress ourselves out as we strive to step up to our heroic potential.

The open space of a new, fresh year is ahead.

I don’t know about you, but I love this feeling.

It’s a new year with new beginnings and the promise that everything can begin again, letting go and embracing something new. Promise, birth, re‐ newal, new love, life, business, body or fitness, it’s time to start anew.

This can also sit cheek by jowl with still feeling a bit sluggish after all the festivities, overindulging and strug‐ gling to get into the right frame of mind to get back into the swing of a full week at work? Yeah, that sounds just how I am feeling!

So… What’s the answer?

We need to make sure we’re ap‐ proaching this whole thing with the

right mindset. Not only do we need to simultaneously hold ourselves to heroically high standards, we also need to have a tonne of warmth and kindness for ourselves, as we in‐ evitably fall short of those ideals.

At this time of year as we have said goodbye to 2021 (or maybe even good riddance, after the last two years we have all been through!!!) and as we anticipate what the next year ahead may bring, we can put a lot of pres‐ sure on ourselves.

We set goals, resolutions, have aspi‐ rations and sometimes we would like to make major changes, but we fall short or are afraid to let go of the fa‐ miliar or don’t want to upset the sta‐ tus quo.

Parenting experts tell us the same thing. If you want to raise great kids, you need to simultaneously hold high standards and offer tonnes of warmth and love. That’s called Wise Parenting.

If you just have high standards but no warmth, you’re Authoritarian. If

you have low standards and high warmth, you’re Permissive. (And, if you have neither high standards nor warmth, you’re Neglectful.)

Well, we need to apply some wise parenting to ourselves, cut yourself some slack, absolutely hold yourself to high standards, I know I do, BUT we al‐ so need to show ourselves the warmth and kindness that we would show a child or the others around us that we love and care about.

Here’s another etymological gem: In Latin, the word parent means ‘bring‐ ing forth.’

Here’s to bringing forth your heroic potential.

AND the best way to get on top and ensure you are going to make 2022 your best year yet, is to ensure you put self‐care at the top of your priority list!!!

I’ve made this super easy for you with my 10 Day Self‐Care Challenge, my FREE E‐Book, so why not join me and my team and loads of our clients

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for our New Year Self‐Care Challenge.

I challenge you to show yourself some love to set you on track for a great time of growth and develop‐ ment!

I challenge you to try a new self‐care activity for 10 days straight. I’ll pro‐ vide you with easy self‐care strategies to try from day one through 10 that are suitable for a busy lifestyle ‐ like yours. ‐ for more info and to receive your FREE copy straight to your inbox, head on over to https://quantumvantage.co.uk/10da yselfcarechallenge Don’t hold back another moment.

You could be just one step away…

Prepare yourself to receive the good things you are after. Here’s to a suc‐ cessful 2022.

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

Toni x Toni Eastwood OBE, MBA #TheWomanBeyond To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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Multi-use products for travel AS the cold weather rumbles and the prospect of the sunny spring and summer months still seems far off, many of us start to turn our thoughts to spreading our wings, trying some‐ thing new, or getting away somewhere.

And whether it is a long weekend city break here in Spain, a trip back home to catch up with friends and family, or even an exotic trip to somewhere further afield, there is one dilemma which af‐ fects us all; luggage space.

As with working out the exact number of clothes, underwear and shoes (or possi‐ bly scuba gear if you fall into the exotic break category!)

Needed for a trip, choosing which sham‐

poos, conditioners, moisturisers, or cleansers to pack can also be a time ‐con‐ suming task.

Luckily the Euro Weekly News is on hand with a list of multi‐tasking prod‐ ucts ‐ all within hand luggage limits ‐ en‐ suring you don’t have to compromise on any of your favourites. First up is a natural beauty balm to moisturise faces, bodies, and chapped lips, and can be used to add glow to cheeks, eyelids and brows.

And for a space‐sav‐ ing product to take care of your hair and skin without the need for multiple bulky bottles, why not pack a multi‐purpose oil?

A dry oil can be used as a pre‐sham‐ poo treatment,

slicked through the ends of wet hair as a leave‐in conditioner, and even sprayed on brushes to control frizz and add shine. It

can even be used to moisturise dry bodies and faces, or added to bath water to help wind down after a busy day’s travels.

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By Clinica Britannia

By Clinica Britannia

Fill the gap with a dental implant I HAVE recently had a tooth extracted and now have an unsightly gap, what can I do about this?

If you do not have all your teeth, it can be embarrassing when smiling, make you look older, cause your teeth to shift position and can often be painful to eat.

Before the creation of dental implant tech‐ nology, there were al‐ most no substitutes when it came to a miss‐ ing tooth. But today with implant surgery it is possible to restore one’s missing teeth without it affecting our other natural teeth or your dental health.

Implants are de‐ signed to look like a

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A tooth‐coloured crown is placed on top

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Contact your Dentist for a check-up to see if a dental implant would be a suitable option to fill your gap and for the latest offers available for the New Year period.

Get an individual plan PROPER nutrition is essential to healthy liv‐ ing, successful weight loss and the overall well‐being of the body. Seeking advice from a Nutritionist can help you to understand and stick to a diet plan based on your health, physical goals and medical needs.

Firstly, a visit to your GP is essential to as‐ sess your general health. They may ask for a stool or blood sample to be taken to rule out any underlying health problems and to help to identify the cause of weight gain, as this can be due to various reasons, one being Gut Dysbiosis.

In your gut, there are trillions of microor‐ ganisms that make up your gut microbiome.

Your gastrointestinal (GI) tract is home to many bacteria keeping your gut healthy.

When these become out of balance, dysbio‐ sis happens. If left untreated this can cause a range of chronic illnesses and conditions such as food intolerances, obesity, Crohn’s disease, Type 1 diabetes and colorectal can‐ cer.

A Nutritionist with the results of these di‐ agnostic tests can work out an individual plan tailored to your lifestyle and personal di‐

Assess your general health first.

et preferences to lose weight healthily and for the long term.

Your nurse at the GP surgery should also offer you regular follow‐up appointments, every two weeks to a month, to monitor your weight loss and progress.

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The foods you can enjoy guilt-free WE all know some foods are better for us than others, and most of us try to stick mainly to a diet of products which support our health, spurning some of our favourites in the quest to look after ourselves.

But did you know that some of the foods we might think of as being traditionally ‘bad,’ may in fact contain surprising health benefits?

There is in fact a whole host of food and drinks we may be unnecessarily depriving our‐ selves of when in fact ‐ eaten in moderatio n‐ they can actu‐ ally be good for us. On the oth‐ er hand, there are also suppos‐ edly ‘good,’ products which may be harmful.

The humble potato, a staple part of many meals, has been much criticised in recent years for its high carbohydrate ‐ and sometimes fat ‐ content. And while this may be warranted in the case of potatoes served in the form of French fries, crisps

DARK CHOCOLATE: Is thought to contain antioxidants.

or mash, prepared healthily, potatoes can form part of a nutritious, balanced diet.

Baked, boiled, or even roast‐ ed, they can leave us feeling fuller for longer, cutting down on the amount of other foods we consume. Potatoes also contain good levels of antioxi‐

dants, fibre, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, and man‐ ganese.

Whole milk is another prod‐ uct we tend to avoid out of concerns over its fat content.

In fact, some experts believe whole milk contains more vita‐ min D and Omega 3 oils than skimmed and semi‐skimmed varieties. Similarly, cheese of‐ ten receives a bad reputation, but also contains large quanti‐ ties of calcium, as well as some amount of almost every vita‐ min and mineral your body needs to function well.

Even chocolate can hold sur‐ prising health benefits. Dark chocolate is thought to contain high levels of antioxidants ‐ the chemicals which help to fight off cancer‐causing ones ‐ high‐ er levels than found in even su‐ per foods like blueberries. The same benefits do not apply to milk or white chocolate, how‐ ever, so these are best avoid‐ ed.

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Javea Players openings JAVEA PLAYERS have been entertaining audiences for over 40 years which has been fun, but they always need ex‐ tra help behind the scenes. If you’ve always fancied trying your hand at acting, give it a go! They’re even offering act‐ ing classes, given by profes‐ sional Claire Brown‐ Schoonover.

More people are actually required backstage, as a lot of work is required before open‐ ing night: building the set, making costumes, sourcing or making furniture. They have a workshop with carpenters but extra hands are always welcome. Covid and Brexit have meant that not all the usual helpers are available and they have a full pro‐ gramme of shows in the pipeline.

Happy faces are needed to greet the audience or serve drinks (at very reasonable prices). Would you like to

Help behind the scenes.

learn how to manipu‐ late the lights or find suitable noises ‐ a cer‐ tain bird, car horn, gun‐ shot?

Why not go to the At Home Day on Sunday January 30 from 12.00‐3pm in the Studio Theatre, Calle Cronista Figueras Pacheco 6, Javea, to learn more about the Players (www.javeaplayers.com, with map showing location). Free

Raluy Legacy Circus THE Raluy Legacy Circus returns with their original show for chil‐ dren and adults, to La Marina de València.

A traditional family circus, with a readapted, innovated, posi‐ tive and completely new but classic and authentic circus show, Raluy will take you back to your childhood. Trapeze artists, gym‐ nasts, clowns and of course the eccentric ringmaster are what you will see, but as this is an animal free show that is the one thing you won’t see. And if you want to stay the night, then why not try the special wagon. Offering all the charm of the circus, the wagon is listed with hotels with charm.

According to Raluy, be prepared for joy, rejuvenation, laughs and good vibes ‐ so go ahead and book on their website www.circoraluy.com. Tickets start at €14.50 with shows avail‐ able up until February 6.

drinks and snacks!

Please email javeaplay ers@gmail.com to confirm you are going, so they can cater accordingly.

‘Canyissos’ in El Verger AN art exhibition worth visiting, Canyissos brings together the artwork of 53 Balearic, Valencian and Galician artists.

With no specific theme, the exhibition covers a varied range of topics and styles cover‐ ing everything from por‐ traits to landscapes.

Styles on display range from modernist to tradi‐ tional using a variety of materials and textures.

The exhibition, which is being held in the his‐ toric Torre dels Ducs de Medinaceli in El Verger, is open until January 30.

Entrance is free and the facility is open 10am to 1pm and again from 5pm to 8pm.

The venue itself is worth a visit dating back to either the 13 or 14th century. Originally part of a palace, the building is a defensive structure which has been difficult to date due to the lack of information and evi‐ dence.

For more information visit www.elverger.es.

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Live music Saturdays LOOKING for something to do on the weekend, then look no further than L’mer‐ cat del autocine, which re‐ cently reopened. The small range of stalls offering a vari‐ ety of local produce and handmade goods are worth a visit, but the highlight is the live music.

Every Saturday morning from around 12pm, the mar‐ ket features a local band in the outdoor restaurant. The music ranges between clas‐ sic rock hits that will be recognised by everyone to original and classic Spanish hits and unlike many venues, the music is not so loud that you can’t have a chat and enjoy it at the same time.

Drinks are reasonably priced and if you are hungry there is a good range of food available including tapas, piz‐ zas, hamburgers and bo‐ cadillas.

Entry to the market, which is open every Saturday be‐ tween 10am and 2pm, is free and there is plenty of parking on site. The market

MARKET: Features a local band on Saturday mornings.

is easy to get to being a cou‐ ple of 100 metres away from

the Pego, Vergel off‐ramp on the N332.

A secret concert

A CONCERT with a difference. The main rule with this concert is that it’s a secret with no details provided beforehand, suffice to say each event is different and magical.

Offering the double experience of discovering different spaces in and around Valencia, and the enjoyment of watch‐ ing quality musicians and groups, the secret concerts are worth the money. The concerts are intimate with no more than 40 people, each concert being held in a different and unique venue, from a penthouse overlooking the city to an old palace or a hidden bookstore. Tickets cost €30 with the ad‐ dress of the venue only being provided 24 hours before the concert. The names of the two groups are not revealed until the start of each performance. The best thing is to be sur‐ prised! Included in the price is an entry ticket, two concerts and three glasses of wine from a Denomination of Origin of the Valencian Community. To buy a ticket www.atrapalo.com

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Emilia, one woman struggle SATURDAY, January 15 sees the return of theatre to the Denia Auditorium Theatre at 8pm with the drama Emilia.

The play covers the struggle of a woman, Emilia Pardo Bazán, who, in the late 19th century, insists on being herself, that is, on conducting herself in accordance with her wishes and will to write and participate in public life.

Set in the 19th century the play takes the‐ atre goers back to a time when being a woman was very different from today, with many obstacles in the way for someone who wanted to be more than just a worker or a housewife.

The one lady show starts at 8pm with tick‐ ets costing €8. Tickets can be bought from www.notikumi.com.

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The largest Lego exhibition THIS is an exhibition for both kids and those who never grew up. Free to en‐ ter, the Lego display is being held in the magical sur‐ roundings of Alaquas Castle in Valencia.

Open until January 16, the exhibition is organised by the Valencian Association of Building Bricks Fans (Val‐ Brick) and the town council of Alaquàs. The display fea‐ tures hundreds of thou‐ sands of construction pieces, the result of the efforts of more than 30 ValBrick members. It is spread across six rooms and features over 20 ‘building projects’ and themes.

Aside from Castell de Alaquàs, many other cities and monuments from around the world are pre‐ sented. There is a set dedi‐

FREE: The display features over 20 themes.

cated to the world of books and fantasy, a set dedicated to the pirate world, a botani‐ cal section, a Star Wars sec‐ tion, and a technical Lego segment. As expected, there is also a Harry Potter set, one of the still most popular items in the Lego collection.

Entrance is free however due to demand you need to

book online at https://www.alaquas.org/ci tas_espacios/reserva.asp.

Tickets can only be booked by people over the age of 18 and no more than six tickets can be reserved by one per‐ son. The exhibition is open daily between 11am and 2.00pm and between 5pm and 8pm.

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Queen tribute in La Nucia THE musical ‘Symphonic Rhapsody of Queen’ has been postponed and will now take place on June 10 and 11 at the Auditori de La Nucía. Tickets for the original show will re‐ main valid for the new dates, and those who have yet to buy tickets can do so either from the Auditori de la Mediater‐ rànea or the producers Moon‐ world Records Company.

The tribute to Queen brings a new slant to the music, with the performers accompanied by an orchestra and special ef‐ fects.

Takes on a new slant.

Tickets cost €39 for what promises to be an excellent event.

Universe of Flavour A N exhibition for food lovers and those who en‐ joy cooking. This spice showcase has been or‐ ganised by the Suyos Sec‐ retariat. Vice President for Culture (UA) in collab‐ oration with the Mediter‐ ranean Gastronomy Cen‐ tre, with the intention of raising awareness of spices in general and the role they play in gastron‐ omy.

The exhibition, which can be found at Carrer de la Purissima 57 in Benissa, is open daily between 10 and 1pm and 5 to 9pm.

Entry to the exhibition is free and more informa‐ tion can be obtained by calling the tourist office on 965 732 225 or by email at turismo@aj benissa.es.

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Il Divo outdoors Photos of Denia in black and white IDEAL for lovers of black and white photography, this exhibition will be as appealing to history buffs as it will to those curi‐ ous about the his‐ tory of Dénia.

With a history that takes in ev‐ erything from the Moor occupation to fishing to agri‐ culture, Denia is a fascinating town that today is pre‐ mier tourist desti‐ nation.

The photos on display take in more than 100 years of the town’s history, covering every‐ thing from the ar‐

THE very popular classic quartet are giving an outdoor concert at the Plaza de Toros de Valencia in Xàtiva on Saturday, June 25.

The act, which has always stood out for its mix of opera and pop in songs of different genres, was first discovered and then mentored by Si‐ mon Cowell. Composed of the Swiss Urs Buhler (tenor), the Frenchman Sebastien Izambard (tenor), the American David Miller (tenor) and a guest vocalist to replace the late Spanish Carlos Marin (baritone), Il Divo has become a worldwide sensation performing before the likes of for‐ mer US presidents George Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and the Queen of England.

The group who have sold over 30 million records and has 50 numbers ones across the world will be appearing in what was once the largest bull ring in the region.

Tickets are available from www.entradasatualcance.com and cost from €40 upwards. The concert starts at 10pm.

Fascinating town.

chitecture to the industry of the area to the people.

Open every day from 10am to 1pm and from 4pm to 8pm, entry is free to the L’Estació Art Centre just one block away from the main street with all its restau‐ rants, bars and coffee shops.

Mobile artwork THE amazing mobile artwork produced by the students of the Gargasindi school for children and young adults with learning challenges, is an exhibition worth visiting.

Now located in the Sala Espial, on the first floor of the Casa De Cultura in Calpe, the artwork will be on display until the end of Jan‐ uary before beginning a tour around the towns and cities of the Marina Alta.

The exhibition forms part of

the Marina Alta Arts programme for 2022, which seeks to support talented local artists by bringing their work to the general public.

Further details of the exhibi‐ tion and where it will move to in the future can be found on their website www.marinaalta arts.com, as can details of their upcoming AGM on Thursday, February 3.

They can also be contacted via email at vc.marinaalta@the artssociety.org.

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What a lot of stuff and nonsense!

MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man WELL that’s Christmas, Three Kings and NYE done for another year and, by the way, the time limit for wishing anyone a happy New Year has lapsed too!

Was meant to go to Tenerife for a week on December 22, but didn’t because there were 13 of us going, us three and 10 of my best friend of 67 years and his family. His 12-year-old Grandson hadn’t had his vaccination so that was that - none of us were going. What a lot of nonsense!

Ryanair, of course, were their usual obnoxious selves and would not entertain any form of credit but did say we could change our flights for €270 and just kept saying, “we are a non-refundable airline” which they were told in October 2021 not to do but anyway they have ignored my emails and I’ve written it off although I still don’t understand why they refuse to refund all the extras I paid for like luggage etc - scumbags!

Last time I was in the UK I hired a car

and when I turned up to pick it up I was presented with an upgrade to a particular good looking car which was a Skoda. Now I’m of a certain age group that remembers back in the day no respectable one of the ‘chaps’ would, under any circumstances, drive or even be seen in a Skoda.

All the guy kept saying to me was, “Take it, it’s a fabulous car and it’s now made by Volkswagen.” So I did and I have to tell you it was brilliant. Jump forward to this week and my mate mentioned that he had just bought a new car. I asked what and he said, “Don’t laugh, it’s a Skoda but it’s now made by Volkswagen.” So I told him the hire car story and agreed they were really good cars now. This, of course, made me wonder, as a marketing /salesman if every time you have to try and close a deal with a punter by telling them it’s not really a Skoda it’s a Volkswagen. Why don’t you just retire the marque and call it a Volkswagen?

Not rocket science is it?

This week we lost the fabulous Donna Fransz. She was well-known and loved by so many on the Costa del Sol. I will miss her and my love and condolences go out to Dave and all her family. Sleep well my beauty - besitas.

Email: mikesenker@gmail.com

Mike’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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The digital nomad visa in Spain

many obstacles because, al‐ though they will not enter the Spanish labour market, they will continue to work for a foreign company or offer their services to international clients while living in Spain.

A non‐lucrative visa is an option that is best suited in these cases if they wanted to live and work in Spain, but it had the disadvantage that from the outset it did not al‐ low any type of economic activity to be carried out and there is no clear criterion in the interpreta‐ tion of the rule in this regard But when this new law is ap‐ proved (at the present time we do not when) all these foreigners will now have it easier, because with the new visa under the start‐ up law, they will find the perfect way to work in Spain.

CONSULAR MATTERS

THERE is a new law currently be‐ ing proposed that is good news for foreigners who wish to telecommute from Spain, partic‐ ularly citizens of the United King‐ dom who wish to move to Spain following Brexit, but also Canadi‐ an, USA citizens, or any other non‐EU citizens or residents.

It seems that in a very short time we will have a new law for start‐ups in Spain, and this one brings with it important develop‐ ments in immigration matters for the teleworkers.

This future law aims to pro‐ mote the creation of new tech‐ nology companies, attract invest‐ ment and foreign talent, and turn the Spanish territory into a refer‐ ence centre for international en‐ trepreneurship.

To achieve these goals, the

WORKING IN SPAIN: Will much be easier once the new law is introduced.

government proposes to offer a large number of tax incentives to start‐up companies and foreign

workers and create a new visa for digital nomads or teleworkers re‐ located to Spain.

Until now, many foreigners who want to telecommute or work from home in Spain face

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What’s new pussycat?

CATS communicate in so many ways and the longer you’re with them; you get to understand what they want and what they are trying to communicate.

Every cat, like a human is unique and all of them have different personali‐ ties, but there is a general body language that’s use‐ ful to know. Cats talk to us through their vocalisa‐ tions, facial expressions and their body move‐ ments.

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While asleep, the dog’s brain is trying to find shortcuts or con‐ nections between things that they have experienced.

The events of the day are put into categories, when in non‐REM sleep. In REM sleep there is an opportunity for the dog to ex‐ plore, in an environment that’s free of consequences.

Dogs enter REM sleep about 20 minutes into a snooze session and might stay there for two to three minutes.

People and dogs dream in both stages of sleep mentioned, but most dreams are remembered through REM sleep.

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Dogs, of course, dream about things that dogs normally do, while small dogs have more fre‐ quent but shorter dream periods and larger dogs have less fre‐ quent but longer dreams.

Dogs probably also have night‐ mares, they can get narcolepsy, which is a disorder that causes the brain to fall into a sudden state of sleep.

Unlike some of their human owners, they don’t suffer from sleep paralysis, which is when someone becomes conscious, but are unable to move their body.

When dogs sleep, they quiver, make leg twitches and even growl or snap at something chasing them in their dreams.

If dogs are having trouble sleeping, it may also be due to pain or fear, which they express through anxiety at night.

guid creatures that lie around for most of the day and can sometimes have you wanting to come back as one in your next life!

They are special animals in their ability to be a mix‐ ture of independence but also be a close member of the family, but it is always on their own terms.

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When your cat is blink‐ ing very slowly, it’s not feeling drowsy and ready

for another catnap, it’s be‐ ing affectionate, so return the affection by doing the same and your bond will become stronger. It also shows that they trust you.

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Spain to implement expensive parking THE Spanish government al‐ ready has a strategy to expel vehicles from cities, which involves the implementa‐ tion of low‐emission zones (LEZ) in larger cities, and in those with the highest risk of pollution.

But now, it wants to re‐ inforce this action by sug‐ gesting additional measures to the municipalities that are implementing their LEZs be‐ fore the end of 2022.

Extra measures allegedly include charging tolls to en‐ ter the bigger cities, along with raising the price of park‐ ing. These are designed to deter motorists from travel‐ ling into these places as they would find it financially unattractive. Ecological Tran‐ sition adds that the councils can also assess implementing “several categories of park‐ ing for residents or non‐resi‐ dents, with different rates and time limits.”

Although, “they should be approached with care, since there are studies that point to an increase in car ownership among resi‐ dents by introducing this type of measure,” warned the department.

The ministry also recom‐ mends that the parking cost per hour in regulated areas, “should be higher than the cost of a single ticket on the public transport network, to promote collective mobility.”

It also asks that the maxi‐ mum parking in these places be limited to two hours. Cur‐ rently in Madrid, the blue zone allows parking up to

Discouraging drivers.

four hours, thus giving the possibility of solving short trips, “but not allowing the use of the car for daily pen‐ dulum mobility like going to work or university.”

Transicion Ecologica is also making a direct commitment to reducing parking spaces in cities to discourage drivers from entering. A low‐emis‐ sion zone, the ministry ex‐ plains, must result “in a re‐ duction in the volume of vehicles that can access said zone, so its parking needs must be graduated accord‐ ingly.”

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ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack

MOTORISTS of a certain age might recall the days when we had the Morris Oxford and Austin Cambridge. SEAT has taken to the same idea with their Tarraco, the largest of their SUVs. Named after the Spanish city of Tarragona, ap‐ parently Tarraco is what it was called when Rome ruled this part of Spain.

The range comprises of six trim levels with both petrol and diesel power along with manu‐ al and DSG automatic gearbox‐ es. The 1.5‐litre TSi petrol en‐ gine comes in 150PS while the four‐wheel‐drive option comes with a 2.0‐litre petrol unit in 190PS and 245PS power out‐ puts. The 2.0‐litre diesel devel‐ ops either 150PS and 200PS. Standard equipment across the range includes seven seats, cor‐ nering lights, LED lights, pow‐ ered, folding, heated mirrors, cruise control, auto lights and wipers, keyless start and Apple Car Play and Android Auto plus Bluetooth. A rather different ‐ and welcome ‐ approach to the usual rather brutish, huge‐ grilled look of many SUVs. The

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SEAT Terraco FR Sport 4Drive classy, spacious and generously equipped

sharp styling looks classy and understated and as ever with VAG products there’s a feeling of quality throughout, both ex‐ terior and interior.

The Tarraco looks smaller and less intimidating thanks to that subtle styling but the result is a capacious family hold‐all that mixes a touch of style to the job of getting on with things in a world where reaching the school gates in time is more im‐ portant than playing grand prix wannabe. There’s plenty of space inside the Terraco and even the rearmost seats are fine for an adult on short jour‐ neys. My test car had the bene‐ fit of an admittedly not cheap €1,211/£1,015) optional panoramic roof, but it made the interior superbly light and airy. The range starts at €37,730/£30,785 and my FR Sport was €51,295/£42,990 with four‐wheel‐drive, DSG au‐ tomatic gearbox, 2.0‐litre diesel power developing 200PS and riding on 20” ‘Cosmo’ Grey ma‐ chined alloy wheels. With its

sporting credentials the perfor‐ mance is pretty decent with 62 mph reached in just under eight seconds. Considering its size the FR Sport handles remarkably well too, with little body roll

thanks to firmer suspension. It’s not at the expense of ride com‐ fort though.

There is much to like in the Terraco. It’s classy, spacious and makes a fine family holdall.

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