THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 14 - 17 Issue No. 1907 20 - 26 January 2022
Passport extended FOLLOWING the en‐ dorsement of the Con‐ tentious‐Administrative Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of An‐ dalucia (TSJA), on Thurs‐ day, January 13, the use of Covid passports in An‐ dalucia has been extend‐ ed until January 31. This means that peo‐ ple who wish to access hospitality and nightlife establishments, or visit hospitals and residences for the elderly, must pre‐ sent a Covid certificate, a recovery certificate from at least 11 days ago, a negative PCR within 72 hours, or a negative anti‐ gen test within 48 hours, with both the latter car‐ ried out by an authorised centre. A press release from the TJSA said, “The sani‐ tary measures have been ratified by means of sep‐ arate orders issued by the Contentious Cham‐ ber and respond to the requests made by the Junta de Andalucia to face the situation of con‐ siderable increase in the coronavirus pandemic as a result of the new Omi‐ cron variant.” In its double request for the temporary exten‐ sion, the Board argued “at present, although vaccination coverage is high, we are in a situation of a very significant in‐ crease in cases of the sixth wave of the dis‐ ease.”
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RINCON PARK DEVELOPMENT
NEW PARK: Will include sports and leisure facilities.
SPANISH TEAM: Is practising at the Manuel Becerra rugby facilities.
T H E countdown to Rugby Sevens World Series which is being held in Malaga has begun, with teams hav‐ ing arrived to prepare for the games. Spain and France have both chosen Rincon de la Victoria as their train‐ ing ground, much to the delight of local rugby fans. Possibly the most important series in the game, the competition is being held in Spain for the first time with the series kicking off in Malaga on January 21 to 23. The series then moves to Sevilla for the final weekend. The two teams are practising at the Manuel Becerra rugby facilities and are staying at a local hotel until the competition starts. Spain’s group is made up of Ar‐ gentina, United States and Samoa ‐ a tougher group than it looks on paper. Spain’s ladies are also in the area practising for their games against Australia, Ireland and Poland. The
teams will be using the facilities for morning and afternoon training ses‐ sions. Francisco Salado, the mayor of Rin‐ con de la Victoria, said: “the pres‐ ence of national teams of the highest level is testament to the work that the town council has carried out in recent years to position the town as a sports destination.” Continuing he said: “the Manuel Be‐ cerra sports complex is unique in the province and in Andalucia for the qual‐ ity of the facilities as well as the loca‐ tion. It is this combination that brought these two top teams to the town to train ahead of the world se‐ ries.” Salado went on to thank the busi‐ nesses in the area who had come to the party providing quality facilities for the teams, on this occasion the Añoreta Resort and Hotel FAY Victoria Beach (former Elimar).”
MIGUEL ÁNGEL JIMÉNEZ, councillor for Town Planning and Major Projects in Rincon de la Victoria, has called for tenders for the drafting of plans to develop a new peri‐urban park. A budget of €337,960 has been set aside to cover the plan‐ ning and the first phase of the development, as has land of 137,683 square metres for what is currently referred to as the Torre de Benagalbón peri‐urban park. The park will provide sports and leisure facilities for every‐ one. Sports wise there will be numerous facilities including ex‐ ercise zones and a climbing wall. For the children, play areas, a nature classroom and plenty of green spaces. Nature and out‐ door lovers get lakes and trails, viewpoints, a bird and astro‐ nomical observatory. Jiménez explained that they are running a tender competi‐ tion in an effort to enrich the proposals and ultimately the quality of the work that is carried out.