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

THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 28 - 31 Issue No. 1906 13 - 19 January 2022

Positive figures UNEMPLOYMENT fell by 1,620 in the Vega Baja last Decem‐ ber according to the Valencia region’s employment service, Labora.

Last month the area had 27,973 people without work, 5,218 fewer than in December 2020, Labora revealed.

Torrevieja headed the list with 488 fewer residents out of work, followed by Orihuela (288), Almoradi (216), Guardamar (97) and Catral (55). The majority of those finding jobs last month were males, with 1,005 in work, principally in the Services sec‐ tor, compared with the 615 women who found employ‐ ment.

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Turn to page 2 » RAFAL VISTI: Arcadi España, accompanied by local, provincial and regional officials.

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First match of 2022 CARP‐R‐US returned af‐ ter the Christmas break to fish the stretch of wa‐ ter known as Nancys, north of Guardamar.

“Even though we ar‐ rived just as it was get‐ ting light, most of the

popular pegs had already been taken by pleasure anglers enjoying a Three Kings Day fish,” Carp‐R‐ Us secretary Steve Fell said.

“It was also the coldest day for some time al‐

though the lack of wind and bright sunshine made for pleasant condi‐ tions.”

The match was won by Willy Moons using his usual method feeder and corn to take 5.35 kilos, just pipping Terry Screen who had 5.24 kilos with pole and punched bread.

Third, fishing his first match with the club, was Nick Bastock with a sin‐ gle carp weighing 1.68 kilos caught using method feeder and pel‐ lets.

Steve Fell was fourth with 0.66 kilos of small mullet caught on pole and punched bread.

“The club sadly lost one of its longest serving members this week, Ann Fowles,” Steve an‐ nounced. “Our thoughts are with her family at this time.”

For more information, visit the http://www. carp‐r‐us.weebly.com website.

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Preparing to cope with rain THE regional government’s Plan Vega Ren‐ hace scheme has transferred €16 million to the Vega Baja’s local governments.

“Today we have taken an important step forward,” declared Arcadi España, who heads the Generalitat’s Territorial Policies and Public Works departments.

“This will help town halls to install sys‐ tems for draining off rainwater and pre‐ venting flooding during periods of torren‐ tial rain,” España said during his recent visit to Rafal. He stressed the importance of continuing to take action in two areas that were of fundamental importance to the Vega Baja economy.

“It is vital to invest more and at the same time deal with territorial issues through di‐ alogue so that we are well‐prepared to

cope with the episodes of heavy rain that occur here,” España stated.

“The Vega Baja is essential to the Valen‐ cian Community, but for many years it has not received the funding it needs,” he added, while stressing the Generalitat’s ef‐ forts to invest in the area. “After the DANA storms, residents as well as the administra‐ tions learnt that it is vital to invest decisive‐ ly to prevent, as far as possible, the conse‐ quences of torrential rain and at the same time boost the economy and contribute to creating employment.”

The €16 million that the Generalitat had made available was an additional resource that would enable the Vega Baja’s 27 mu‐ nicipalities to implement 46 drainage and flood prevention schemes, España said.

Low-key market project TORREVIEJA Town Hall in‐ tends to rehabilitate the mu‐ nicipal market on the ground floor of the La Plasa building.

Deputy mayor and Com‐ merce councillor Rosario Martinez Chazarra an‐ nounced that the local gov‐

ernment is limiting restora‐ tion to the food market.

The three upper floors will remain unoccupied after the pandemic obstructed a local businessman’s ambitious plans for several fast food franchises and reopening

the multiplex cinema. The town hall now wants to im‐ prove the ground floor’s ac‐ cessibility and safety, the councillor said, after which it would invite offers for the market’s 23 empty stalls, she said.

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NIBS EXTRA Lucky escape A LORRY driver had to be cut free after his vehicle plunged down an eight‐metre em‐ bankment on the A‐7 motor‐ way near Crevillent on Jan‐ uary 10. The 65‐year‐old driver, who was conscious throughout, was stabilised at the scene by medics and lat‐ er transferred by ambulance to Vinalopo hospital in Elche.

Mirror freak ELCHE’S Local Police, alert‐ ed by a watchful resident, arrested a 44‐year‐old man who had wrenched off the wing mirrors on seven parked cars, shortly after midnight on January 10. Owing to the late hour, officers left notes on the vehicles, explaining own‐ ers’ rights to lodge an offi‐ cial complaint.

Choppers out THE Generalitat’s Emergen‐ cies Coordination Centre sent out helicopters on 149 search and rescue opera‐ tions last year in Alicante, Valencia and Castellon provinces. Ninety‐seven of the callouts were to Ali‐ cante Province, mainly to come to the aid of often ill‐ equipped climbers or hikers who suffered injuries in mountain areas.

Fire alert TORREVIEJA’S Local Police and Guardia Civil officers evacuated a disabled wom‐ an and her carer from their ground floor flat when fire broke out in their apartment building in Avenida Alfredo Nobel. Both later needed treatment for smoke inhala‐ tion, as did a young couple and their son, aged seven.

Outlook sunny THE regional government has excluded large‐scale so‐ lar energy plants from its year‐long ban on licences for projects on protected land set out in the Vega Baja Terri‐ torial Action Plan (PAT). This will allow several mammoth projects by investment funds to go ahead, including those planned for Sierra Escalona.

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Homage for a graffiti artist T O R R E V I E JA bade farewell to Raul Sanchez Araque, a nationallyrecognised graffiti artist better known by his tag, House.

The ‘graffitero’ whose sudden and unexpected death was announced recently, was the author of commissioned murals like the wall painting at Torrevieja’s municipal water deposit in Alto de la Casilla.

Raul’s outstanding works include a mural at the Santa Eulalia parish church in Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) and others in sports stadiums, restaurants and discotheques throughout Spain.

His murals also decorate local schools, where he introduced the youngest pupils to art and was a regular participant in numerous initiatives carried out by the town hall’s Youth department.

Photo credit: Torrevieja town hall ‘HOUSE’ HOMAGE: Graffiti in Raul Sanchez’s memory at the Vicente Garcia football ground.

On learning of his death, Raul’s friends and colleagues who had arrived from all over the country, asked the town hall for a public space where they could pay their last respects to the artist.

The town hall agreed and they have now decorated the walls of the Vicente Garcia football ground in his memory.

Tajo-Segura water still vital DISCONTENT rumbles on as the central gov‐ ernment forges ahead with plans to reduce water supplies from the Tajo‐Segura pipeline.

The Diputacion provincial council, backed

by Alicante University’s Water Institute and the Tajo‐Segura Irrigation Syndicate, has ap‐ pealed against the River Tajo Plan in a letter to the Environment Ministry.

Alicante Province needs 380 cubic hec‐ tometres of the pipeline water each year, over and above desalinated water from the Torrevieja and Escombreras plants, the

Diputacion claimed. “Should this be other‐ wise, the economic and social future will be jeopardised in a province where 100,000 jobs depend directly on this water,” the document maintained.

The Diputacion also called on the central government to adopt subsidy procedures to ensure that the price of desalinated irri‐ gation water does not exceed 30 cents per cubic metre.

“This resource now costs 85 cents a cubic metre and is expected to cost over €1.25,” the Diputacion pointed out.

Town hall gets tough Elche bridge puzzle ORIHUELA is more determined than ever to recover its 13th century Llibre dels Repartiments, now in Cataluña.

Historic Heritage councillor Rafael Almago an‐ nounced on Tuesday January 4 that the town hall in‐ tends to take legal action against the Generalitat Cata‐ lana within a month. Cataluña’s regional government had not acknowledged Orihuela’s request made last August to return the book within three months and more than 90 days later the town hall was still waiting for a reply, the councillor said.

“In compliance with the plenary session’s unanimous‐ ly‐approved mandate, the town hall’s legal team will have completed the litigation process within a month,” he announced. The Llibre dels Repartiments is the town’s own mini‐Domesday Book detailing land ownership after the town was retaken from the Moors in 1243.

It was stolen from Orihuela between 1907 and 1908, reappearing at some time between 1920 and 1933 when it was acquired by Barcelona’s provincial council, the Diputacion.

“This book is the starting point for a political and ter‐ ritorial reorganisation after the reconquest of the Bajo Segura,” Orihuela Town Hall stated in the document it sent to the Catalan government in August.

“It is also one of the most important documentary sources for studying and understanding Orihuela be‐ tween the 13th and 14th century.”

ELCHE City Hall is seeking so‐ lutions for the subsidence de‐ tected in recent months on Elche’s €12 million Bimil‐ lenari bridge.

Hector Diez, councillor for Urban Modernisation and Maintenance, and municipal engineer Luis Tebar are cur‐ rently analysing the findings of a geotechnical survey commissioned by city hall.

“The problems are not the result of seepage or instabili‐ ty on the Vinalopo river‐ bank,” Tebar said after read‐ ing the report.

“The company contracted to carry out the study sug‐ gested that the subsidence could originate in the possi‐ ble movement of the bridge’s counterweight slab or damage to the approach slab,” Tebar said.

On‐the‐spot investigations began last June and included installation of sensors to de‐ tect possible movements in

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the bridge or its surround‐ ings. Experts also took under‐ ground soundings at the bridge while engineers car‐ ried out an exhaustive in‐ spection of the bridge’s struc‐ ture and the banks of the River Vinalopo.

Diez said city hall’s first step would be to pass on the findings to Fhecor Ingenieros, the company which was re‐ sponsible for the project and has a thorough knowledge of the infrastructure.

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Online bills help AGAMED will donate €1 to Alimentos Solidarios for every client request‐ ing an online bill between now and June 5.

The two concepts of solidarity and sustainabili‐ ty converge in the cam‐ paign to ensure recovery in a situation where no‐ body is left behind at a time when thousands are at risk from social exclu‐ sion, town hall sources said. Representatives from water company Agamed, in which Torre‐ vieja Town Hall has a 26 per cent holding, signed the collaboration agree‐ ment on January 10 with deputy mayor Rosario Martinez Chazarra.

Alimentos Solidarios, was founded in 2010 as a result of the economic cri‐ sis of 2008 when hun‐ dreds of Torrevieja resi‐ dents found themselves in a difficult situation. The non‐government now provides approximately 200 daily menus for vul‐ nerable families.

Agamed manager Jorge Ballesta, accompa‐ nied by assistant manag‐ er Gemma Cruz, ex‐ plained that the initiative contributed to “sustain‐ able, fair and inclusive re‐ covery,” reminding the public that requesting a digital bill would also help those in need.

More information is available from the Area de Clientes section on the www.agamed.es web‐ site.

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PILAR DE LA HORADADA was the first municipality in Alicante province to receive a visit from the Labora bus.

Labora is the Valencian Community’s official Employment ser‐ vice and the bus is an itinerant office that provides access to jobs throughout the region, particularly in municipalities with small populations.

“The idea is for information and job offers to reach every cor‐ ner of the Valencian Community,” Enric Nondedeu, the region’s Employment secretary, said.

The bus arrived at Pilar de la Horadada’s Camilo Jose Cela park on January 7, remaining there on January 8 and 10, where it was open between 10am and 6pm.

“It was open to all comers,” Sanchez said, “and there was no need to make a prior appointment.”

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Free mobile roaming Platinum Jubilee plans ACCORDING to the reports, mobile operators Virgin Me‐ dia and O2 will not charge their customers 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 com‐ mercial officer for parent company Virgin Media O2 said, “We’re starting the year

Good news for customers.

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 ex‐ tra roaming charges will be one less thing to worry about,” he explained, adding that free roaming will also apply to those using SIM‐on‐ ly and pay‐as‐you‐go tariffs.

In 2017, roaming charges had been abolished in the EU, but last May, the EU‐UK Trade Agreement came into force, which removed the re‐ quirement meaning cus‐ tomers travelling in Europe, and using their UK mobiles, could expect to pay an addi‐ tional £2 per day.

Other companies including Vodafone, EE and Three, still have plans to reintroduce roaming charges.

O F F I C I A L S at Bucking‐ ham 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 fantastic financial boost for the UK’s tourist industry, the jubilee will see a host of mega stars perform as well as a pageant along the Mall.

The only thing that could detract from what is likely to be a wonderful event after all the lock‐ downs and bad news, is that the Queen herself may not be able to play a major role in the celebra‐

70 years on the throne.

tions having been ordered by doctors to rest. It is un‐ derstood that the royal family will fulfil many of her duties, including Prince Charles and Camil‐ la, Duchess of Cornwall.

The Queen would usual‐ ly spend the anniversary of her coronation private‐ ly at Sandringham but

next year, given the signif‐ icance of the occasion, will be slightly different.

Included in the plans are a four‐day bank holiday, performances at Windsor Castle, the traditional pa‐ rade and a search for a new pudding. The Queen will also open up some of her private estates to the public.

Celebrations begin with Fortnum and Mason launching its Platinum Pudding Competition. The contest is on to find a dessert worthy of the Queen’s 70th year on the throne.

Submissions are expect‐ ed from top chefs in the trade but also from the man in the street.

Famed guitarist dies at 80 N AT I V E Cadiz guitarist Domingo Villero Jurado died on Monday Jan‐ uary 10 at the age of 80. The mayor of Cadiz, José María González, expressed his condo‐ lences on behalf of the government to Domin‐ go’s son, Domingo Villero Carro, and the artist’s extended fami‐ ly.

The guitarist was self‐ taught and performed alongside many flamen‐ co greats and copla artists including Mari‐ ana Cornejo, Chano Lo‐ bato, José Mercé, Car‐ men Sevilla and Marifé de Triana.

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 @Domin‐ goVillero. One of those people who built the history of our flamenco through the strings of his guitar is leaving us.”

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The shy Almeria based r/K Theory releases 1st album NOT 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 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 plenty of time due to lockdown, he really had a lot of time to compose having turned professional in 2019.

He 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 sin-

Photo credit: r/K Theory

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

gles, he told them that he was going to update and include it on the album and they too offered him a deal.

As 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 January 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 Morning Rain, 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 UK (where his biggest fan base is situated) to allow for orders to be placed directly with them and the CDs 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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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 an‐ nounced a reduction on de‐ posits, two years interest‐free payments, and payments 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 seven years, making the monthly payments on their Opal plan €51.43 a month and payments on their

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

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.

The Opal plan offers a sim‐ ple funeral service, including a coffin, cremation, urn, hearse and funeral staff.

The Pearl plan offers a tradi‐ tional 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 ser‐ vices for a repatriation and fu‐

neral 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 inde‐ pendently by a board of trustees and fully regulated.

The fund is annually, indepen‐ dently audited and subject to strict actuarial reporting to en‐ sure that it remains solid, sta‐ ble, 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 pay‐ ment or monthly instalments, all Golden Leaves Funeral Plan funds once received, are paid directly into the Golden Leaves trust.

The Golden Leaves trust in‐ dependently manages the funds to achieve stable long‐ term growth, specifically to cover the increasing cost of fu‐ neral 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 man‐ agers for the trust, and Lloyds as the fund’s banker.

The fund is annually, inde‐ pendently audited and subject to strict actuarial reporting to ensure that it remains solid, stable, and above all, com‐ pletely secure.

To save money on your fu‐ neral plan and ensure that your loved ones are not left to plan your service or with fur‐ ther costs, contact Golden Leaves before January 31 and begin choosing the right funer‐ al plan for you.

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Breaking records MORE than 400 weather stations around the world beat their all‐time highest temperature records in 2021, according to a re‐ port 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 publishes an annual list of records broken in the previous year. The year 2021 is likely to be in the top five or six which continues the long‐term trend of rising temperatures worldwide. The past six years have been the hottest on record.

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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 serving time in a German prison on unrelated charges. He has always

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

Within the European Union, only the Baltic coun‐ tries such as Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia ended up paying more for consumer goods, according to data published 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 increase in prices higher than that of the Belgians, Dutch, Germans, Italians, and French.

If the average price increase 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), although above the Community average (2.7 per cent).

denied the accusation.

Wolters named Brueckner as his chief suspect in June 2020, and has repeatedly claimed his team will soon have sufficient evi‐ dence against him.

Mark Williams‐Thomas is currently working on a three‐part television documentary for Chan‐ nel 5. During his investi‐ gations into the disap‐ pearance, he says he believes that Brueckner, although residing on Portugal’s Algarve at the time, was not in the vicinity of Praia da Luz the night Madeleine dis‐ appeared.

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.

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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 and Murcia regions: 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

Day of the Region of Murcia

Thu, Jun 9, 2022

Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Fri, Jun 24, 2022

Assumption of Mary Day of the Valencian Community National Day of Spain

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, 2022

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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 photogra‐ pher for a number of Britain’s best‐known newspapers.

Most recently he was con‐ tacted by Channel 4 to under‐ take four days of intensive work shooting all of the stills for their Language of Love pro‐ gramme which is currently air‐ ing.

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

Photo credit: Mark Beltran

Mark behind the camera on set.

show as well as accompanying them on external visits to vine‐ yards and other places of inter‐ est.

Living in Calahonda, on one day alone he drove 250 kilo‐ metres and was working on average 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 always cheer‐ ful and friendly and encour‐ aged 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 com‐ missioned.”

The original plan when the family moved to Spain was to continue to be a photographer but also to set up a photo‐ graphic agency, offering on 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 Rocket‐ shot Productions in 2017 and undertaking a huge amount of work, for companies, es‐ tate agents, book manufac‐ turers, musicians, individuals and many more, including photographs for a book de‐ tailing David Beckham’s stay

Mark with Davina and Ricky.

with Real Madrid.

As a cinematographer, Mark has been involved 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 lock‐ down, Mark observed that “from my point of view it was something of a disaster 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 operate video drones “Since September 2021 things have really taken off which whilst tiring is very en‐ couraging 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.”

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Highest-paid woman on UK TV A S U R P R I S E name has surpassed Holly Willoughby to become the highest‐paid woman of British TV. Good Morning Britain host, Su‐ sanna Reid has reported‐ ly signed a lucrative £1.1 million deal to stay with the show after a tumul‐ tuous few months left her as its only full‐time presenter.

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

Her ITV contract report‐ edly ended in November

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

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 amazing new deal.

She is a huge part of the show and is increas‐ ingly involved with day‐ to‐day decisions, along‐ side her presenting role.

Reid came to GMB after leaving the rival BBC Breakfast show and was paired up with Piers Mor‐ gan the year after. How‐ ever, 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.

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

Sir Sidney made history by receiving the Academy of Motion Pictures 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 office 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 ac‐ tor delivered the iconic line: “They call me Mister Tibbs.” Sir Sidney also directed sever‐ al projects.

The cause of death has not yet been an‐ nounced.

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Mum kidnapped kids to avoid jab MUM Cristina Mariscal Copano kidnapped her own children to ensure that they were not vac‐ cinated. 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 kidnap‐ ping the children. The father of the children has been notified that the youngsters are safe and have been turned over to the courts. The chil‐ APPLE has landed one of the most sought‐after movie scripts of the last year. In what has been a major battle be‐ tween top studios like Sony and Universal, plus streaming networks like Netflix, it is Apple who stands on the podium and gets the chance to make what should be one of the most promising racing stores in a long time.

BROTHERS: Returned to their father.

dren had last been 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 chil‐ dren should have been returned to the care of their father on November 9.

Apple F1 film 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‐ 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 releases of 2022 on their hands. Top Gun: Maverick is due in cine‐ mas this year.

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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

GOOGLE IMAGE: The shop just north of Madrid.

fugitive came across an image on Google Maps showing an elderly man outside of a shop

Free bus pass axed MILLIONS of people in the UK have been warned that they may lose their free bus pass as the reductions for elderly peo‐ ple 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.

in the town of Galapagar, north of Madrid. The shop, now closed, was called El Huerto de Manu, Manu’s Garden.

Gammino had changed his name to Manuel, but was recognisable from a distinc‐ tive scar on his chin. The mob‐ ster was arrested on Decem‐ ber 17; however, his capture has only just been made pub‐ lic. 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.

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McDonald’s menu change MCDONALD’S made a ma‐ jor change to its menu on January 5. Following a suc‐ cessful trial, the fast‐food gi‐ ant is rolling out its first‐ever plant‐based burger in every restaurant in the UK and Ire‐ land.

The McPlant uses a patty co‐developed with Beyond Meat and features a sesame bun, mustard, ketchup, and vegan sauce, as well as

McPLANT: Uses a plant-based product.

onion, pickles, lettuce, toma‐ to and vegan cheese.

Free prescriptions warning FRESH warnings have been issued that free prescrip‐ tions may soon be scrapped for the over‐60s in England from April 1, 2022. Anyone paying for prescriptions could also be hit hard as the current cost of £9.35 is re‐ portedly set to be increased.

Financial expert Sarah Coles warned: “At the mo‐ ment 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 re‐ alise this will hit those on lower incomes hardest.”

To avoid cross‐con‐ tamination, it will be cooked separately from other McDonald’s products using dedi‐ cated cooking uten‐ sils.

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 re‐ sponse to the trial period back in October and now McPlant is on the high‐street, in retail parks and service sta‐ tions all over the UK and Ire‐ land, so all of our customers will be able to try it.”

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

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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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110

It takes 110 silkworm cocoons to make an average tie.

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NATIONAL POLICY: Will serve as a guide for the public and private sectors.

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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Grammy Awards postponed ONE of the biggest music awards ceremonies in the world has fallen victim to the spread of the pandemic. The Recording Academy and CBS issued a statement on Jan‐ uary 5, revealing that the 64th Grammy Awards will be post‐ poned, as a precautionary measure. The official state‐ ment read, “After careful con‐ sideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have post‐ poned the 64th annual Gram‐ my Awards show.

“The health and safety of those in our music communi‐ ty, the live audience, and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce our show, remains our top priori‐ ty,” it continued.

Concluding, “Given the un‐ certainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on January 31 simply contains too many risks. We look forward to celebrating Music’s Biggest Night on a fu‐

NOMINATIONS: Were announced in November.

ture date, which will be an‐ nounced soon.”

This year’s ‘in‐person’ cere‐ mony was going to be held at the Crypto.com Arena in

Downtown Los Angeles, on Monday, January 31. Gram‐ my nominations had already been announced last Novem‐ ber.

Pope’s bold pet claim POPE FRANCIS risked the wrath of the world’s child‐ less pet owners by claiming those who chose animals over children have “a cer‐ tain selfishness.”

Pope Francis spoke to a general audience at the Vat‐ ican 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 chil‐ dren. This may make peo‐ ple laugh but it is a reality.”

He said the practice “is a denial of fatherhood and motherhood and diminish‐ es us, takes away our hu‐ manity.”

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Bull run death in Cadiz 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

MAN DIED: After being gorged by a bull in Puerto Serrano.

and causing a severe head in‐ jury. After being admitted to hospital in a stable condition, his condition worsened, and he died.

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

The vehicle apparently left the road near a Vermont interstate junction, before rolling over and trapping the occupants. Lt Daniel Baldas‐ sarre of the New Hampshire State Police said: “The dog was trying to show them something.

He kept trying to get away from them, but did‐ n’t run away totally.”

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

Dog to the rescue 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 occupants 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 police to its owner’s car, they could have taken ages to find them, potentially re‐ sulting in their death.

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Passengers test positive MORE than 100 passengers aboard an Italy‐In‐ dia flight tested positive for Covid‐19 after land‐ ing 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 am‐ bulances lined up outside the airport to take away the infected passengers.

Officials say the Omicron variant is the pre‐ dominant strain in Indian cities and mass gather‐ ings should be avoided. While initial data show that Omicron is much less likely to cause hospi‐ talisation, the sheer volume of cases is still wor‐

INDIA FLIGHT: More than 100 in isolation.

rying experts. Doctors fear that a surge could still derail 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.

Mandatory vaccines in Italy ON January 5, Italy approved the mandatory vaccination of all its citizens aged over 50. In a meeting of the Council of Ministers, this action was called for in a bid to control the pressure of mounting hos‐ pital infections, and to protect the population.

Sources from the Head‐ quarters of the Government confirmed this action. Prime Minister, Mario Draghi point‐

ed out the need for the popu‐ lation to be immunised to control the pandemic: “To‐ day’s measures are to pre‐ serve the proper functioning of hospitals, and, at the same time, keep schools and com‐ panies open. We want to stop the growth of the contagion curve, and push Italians who have not yet been vaccinated to do so.”

Last week, the Government

decided that the reinforced health certificate, which is ob‐ tained when you are vaccinat‐ ed, or have recovered from the disease, will be mandato‐ ry from January 10. This docu‐ ment will be required to ac‐ cess all means of transport, in addition to hotels, cere‐ monies, and festivals, while for now, it is requested in leisure and catering establish‐ ments.

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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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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?

I would like to know if the planned reduc‐ tions in inheritance tax and income tax which were announced last year by the Andalu‐ cian administration are now in effect. If so they will affect my estate planning?

Ironically however, Brexit might just be doing Irish drinkers a favour as alcohol in Northern Ireland has historically been around 10 per cent cheaper than the Republic and it’s more than possible that these price hikes will encourage some people to cross the border to stock up, especially if customs checks are lax.

A minimum unit price of 10c per gram of alcohol will establish a price beneath which alcohol cannot legally be sold and will inhibit the sale of brands that are cheap rela‐ tive to their strength.

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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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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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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL

EU rules add pollution

Photo credit: Brussels Airline Press Centre

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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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. Molly-Mae 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

CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD 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

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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, ob-

stacles happen when you are 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,

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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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GO LOCAL

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support lo‐ cal businesses in the communi‐ ty by shopping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butchers, greengro‐ cers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent businesses in your area.

Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are. They add unique char‐

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You may find something a euro or two cheaper online but have you considered where your money is actually going?

By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing bet‐ ter than giving back to the com‐ munities that have given us so

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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 po‐ tential.

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 be‐ gin again, letting go and embracing something new. Promise, birth, renew‐ al, new love, life, business, body or fit‐ ness, 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 struggling 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‐

BRING FORTH proaching this whole thing with the right mindset. Not only do we need to simultaneously hold ourselves to hero‐ ically high standards, we also need to have a tonne of warmth and kindness for ourselves, as we inevitably 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 an‐ ticipate what the next year ahead may bring, we can put a lot of pressure 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 familiar or don’t want to upset the status 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 nei‐ ther 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 ‘bringing 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

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

I challenge you to try a new self‐care activity for 10 days straight. I’ll provide you with easy self‐care strategies to try from day one through 10 that are suit‐ able 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/10day selfcarechallenge Don’t hold back another moment.

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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

Please do get in touch if you have any questions. Follow me, chat and share your thoughts and network with other fabulous women in my Visionary Women Facebook Group.

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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 something 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 fami‐ ly, 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 ex‐ act number of clothes, under‐

wear and shoes (or possibly scuba gear if you fall into the exotic break category!) Needed for a trip, choosing which shampoos, conditioners, mois‐ turisers, or cleansers to pack can also be a time ‐consuming task.

Luckily the Euro Weekly News is on hand with a list of multi‐tasking products ‐ all within hand luggage limits ‐ en‐ suring you don’t have to com‐ promise 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‐saving prod‐ uct 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‐shampoo 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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Dry, cracked skin WE all know that in the cold‐ er months we should take care to ensure our skin does not become too dry.

But what do you do if all your preventative measures have failed you and you end up with dry, cracked skin on your hands or face?

This common complaint can become sore, uncom‐ fortable and even embar‐ rassing. Cracked skin also means your barrier protec‐ tion is lowered, leaving you more prone to infection and making it important to take measures to heal the area.

The problem is caused by a lack of moisture in the skin, meaning your first step is to take steps to prevent further moisture loss by avoiding harsh detergent soaps and thoroughly drying hands af‐ ter you have washed them rather than letting them air dry, which allows further moisture to be lost from the skin.

Next, apply a heavy duty hand cream or barrier cream

regularly throughout the day. The more often you do this, the stronger your skin’s natural barrier will become.

Some of the best products are petroleum jelly and creams designed for eczema. For a more intense hit of moisture, slather your hands in product and wear a pair of gloves over the top overnight.

For the skin on your face you may be less inclined to walk around with noticeably shiny lotions or creams on and too heavy a product could even clog your skin’s pores, leading to break outs.

Instead, why not try using a special facial oil which will hydrate without leaving you greasy, followed by a rich moisturiser designed for the face.

Nourish your skin from the inside too by upping your intake of water and consuming more Omega 3 oils in the form of oil fish, pumpkin seeds or supple‐ ments.

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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 ourselves of when in fact ‐ eaten in moderatio n‐ they can ac‐ tually be good for us. On the other hand, there are also supposedly ‘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

DARK CHOCOLATE: Is thought to contain antioxidants.

may be warranted in the case of potatoes served in the form of French fries, crisps or mash, pre‐ pared healthily, potatoes can form part of a nutri‐ tious, balanced diet.

Baked, boiled, or even

roasted, they can leave us feeling fuller for longer, cutting down on the amount of other foods we consume. Pota‐ toes also contain good levels of antioxidants, fi‐ bre, vitamin C, vitamin

B6, potassium, and man‐ ganese.

Whole milk is another product 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. Simi‐ larly, cheese often re‐ ceives a bad reputation, but also contains large quantities of calcium, as well as some amount of almost every vitamin and mineral your body needs to function well.

Even chocolate can hold surprising health benefits. Dark chocolate is thought to contain high levels of antioxidants ‐ the chemicals which help to fight off cancer‐caus‐ ing ones ‐ higher levels than found in even super foods like blueberries.

The same benefits do not apply to milk or white chocolate, however, so these are best avoided.

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The play that goes wrong ENJOY a little absurd or surreal humour? Monty Python appeal to your sense of humour? Then this is the show for you.

‘The Play that goes wrong’ is an award‐win‐ ning AIE production hav‐ ing scooped amongst oth‐

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than 30 countries. The show is regarded as one of the world’s most suc‐ cessful comedies.

The show is on at the Teatro Principal de Ali‐ cante from February 3 un‐ til the 6th with tickets available from the venue or online via the website http://www.teatroprinci paldealicante.com.

Tickets start at €23.

STING 2022 INTERNATIONAL star and former member of The Po‐ lice, Sting, will be perform‐ ing at the Bullring in Murcia on August 3. Accompanied by a full band, Sting will per‐ form songs from both his solo career and his career with The Police. The 70‐ year‐old still has what it takes on stage, but this may be your last chance to see him in Murcia, so get on down and get your ticket.

Tickets costs €60 and are available from www.en tradasatualcance.com.

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Offering quality dancers, a fantastic live band and singers that replicate the height of Michael’s fame, you are bound to be whisked away by it all. This is a live show definitely worth not missing.

Taking centre stage is one of the best imper‐ sonators of the King of Pop, Ximo MJ. Physically resembling Michael and capable of perfectly per‐ forming and transmitting each movement and gesture that accompanied the great artist, Ximo will make you believe he is the real deal.

Two shows are being held on January 28 and 29 at 8pm at the Great Theatre on Kursaal Street in Elche.

Tickets start at €20 and are available directly from the venue on 966 658 147.

LIVE SHOW: Definitely worth not missing.

Pilar de Horadada snow trip LOOKING to get away? Then you might want to join the snow trip leaving from Pilar on February 4.

The two‐night trip to the Sierra Nevada to see the snow includes transport, accommodation (break‐ fast and dinner), ski insurance and a two‐day ski pass.

The trip, which leaves at 3.30 pm costs €190 per person in a double room. There is a surcharge of €50 for single occupation and a discount for those

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Equipment rental is available for €30 and ski lessons for €25 for two hours. .

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The DGT €3,000 fine

THE General Direc‐ torate of Traffic (DGT) has been de‐ veloping a campaign to end the thousands of vehicles that are currently discharged in Spain, so‐called

‘zombie cars’, by is‐ suing fines to own‐ ers.

In 2021, many vehi‐ cle users received a traffic letter in which they were warned that driving any type of vehicle that is of‐ ficially de‐regis‐ tered is a fine of €3,000.

Some new fea‐ tures have been added to the list of rules of the DGT in‐ cluding that from now on temporary car cancellations are limited to one year.

With the new rule, if a driver has a car cancelled and wants this to continue af‐ ter a year they will be obliged to re‐ quest an extension, if not, the DGT will recover all the taxes and charges of a registered car auto‐ matically after one year ‐ this will lead

to non‐payment claims for the owner.

There is also a new modification that all vehicles that have been declared a total loss after an accident will have to pass the ITV again if they want to circulate on Spanish roads again.

Finally, the period for which a vehicle is automatically de‐reg‐ istered has also been modified ‐ if in 10 years a car has not passed the ITV or had insurance in force, it will be de‐registered.

These zombie vehi‐ cles, where cars are the highest percent‐ age, pose a danger when they are put on the road because when one of these vehicles is involved in an accident it is the owner himself who must take care of all material and bodily damage.

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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 in‐ crease in car ownership among residents by intro‐ ducing 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 manual and DSG automatic gearboxes. The 1.5‐litre TSi petrol engine 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, cornering lights, LED lights, powered, folding, heated mir‐ rors, cruise control, auto lights and wipers, keyless start and Apple Car Play and Android Au‐ to plus Bluetooth.

A rather different ‐ and wel‐ come ‐ approach to the usual

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SEAT Terraco FR Sport 4Drive classy, spacious and generously equipped rather brutish, huge‐grilled look of many SUVs. The sharp styling looks classy and understated and as ever with VAG products

there’s a feeling of quality throughout, both exterior and interior.

The Tarraco looks smaller and less intimidating thanks to that subtle styling but the result is

Classy and spacious.

Facts at a Glance Model: SEAT Terraco FR Sport 4Drive Engine: 2.0 Turbocharged diesel developing 200PS Gears: 7-Speed DSG Automatic Performance: 0-100 kmh (62 mph) 7.8 seconds/Maximum Speed 209 kmh (130 mph) Economy: 6.6l/100km (42.8 mpg) Combined driving (WLTP) Emissions: 173 g/km (WLTP) fication and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

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 rear‐ most seats are fine for an adult on short journeys.

My test car had the benefit of an admit‐ tedly not cheap €1,211/£1,015) op‐ tional panoramic roof, but it made the interi‐ or 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 creden‐ tials the performance 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.

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comfort though.

Unfortunately, as with most VAG products there is an in‐ creasing amount of digitalisa‐ tion instead of more practical and easier to use switches. That said time would soon bring fa‐ miliarity and there is much to like in the Terraco. It’s classy, spacious and generously equipped and makes a fine family holdall.

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Festivities over but FA Cup shocks virus halts the CBWFL WHILE walking football sessions have commenced in Algorfa, San‐ ta Pola and San Fulgencio, the ex‐ pected return of the Costa Blanca Walking Football League in mid‐ January has been halted with two of the teams badly affected with Covid.

It is hoped the current restric‐ tions will be lifted at the end of this month and the League can recommence.

The league’s annual general meeting will be held later this month when the Invitational League Cup will be finalised. This cup promises to attract a lot of in‐ terest and it is expected teams from Almeria will also be invited to participate.

For further news of this cup competition and other news make sure you get your copy of the Euro Weekly News!!

The Walking Football Associa‐ tion of Iberia are delighted to an‐

WALKING FOOTBALL: Has many physical and mental health benefits. nounce that their membership of clubs in the Iberian Peninsula has increased to 20 with the addition of Almanzora Valley WFC from Al‐ foquia in Almeria Province. Two more clubs in the area are prepar‐ ing membership applications to join WFAI. Over indulged during the festive season? Gained a few extra kilos?

If you’re over 50 get yourself to your nearest walking football club and join a game.

There is no running so you are

not going to have to sit down af‐ ter five minutes. But a 40‐minute game will help you shed these ex‐ tra kilos in no time and also help you get back to fitness.

With exercise and social activity walking football has many physi‐ cal and mental health benefits.

Find a club now.

Check the website www.wfai.info for a list of clubs and their details, walking foot‐ ball on Facebook or apal mar2011@hotmail.com.

CAMBRIDGE UNITED: Celebrating shock win.

T H E m a g i c o f t h e FA C u p was alive and well in the third round when League One side Cambridge made the long trip north to St James’ Park to take on Pre‐ mier League side Newcastle United.

The struggling Magpies couldn’t get relief from their poor league form as they were dumped out by League One’s Cambridge United. A solitary Joe Ironside goal

put the visitors into the fourth round.

National League side min‐ nows Kidderminster Harriers also sealed a memorable FA Cup triumph beating Cham‐ pionship side Reading 2‐1 with Amari Morgan‐Smith bagging the crucial strike af‐ ter 82 minutes. Ecstatic fans invaded the pitch in celebra‐ tion after 14 minutes of added time had kept them waiting.