Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 27 January - 2 February 2022 Issue 1908

Issue No. 1908

27 Jan - 2 Feb 2022

Rock-solid event PULPI will host the 2022 edition of the Congreso In‐ ternacaional Cuevatur be‐ tween October 20 and 23.

The international confer‐ ence focuses on caves and Pulpi’s Geoda is now a favourite destination for in‐ creasingly‐popular geo‐ tourism which focuses on geological attractions.

La Geoda was discovered 50 metres below the sur‐ face in a disused Sierra Aguilon silver mine in 1999.

Eight metres long and two metres high, it is one of the largest documented geodes ‐ a crystal‐lined rock ‐ yet found anywhere in the world.

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ALMERIA GOES VIRAL

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FITUR SUCCESS: Diputacion president Javier Aureliano Garcia meets the influencers.

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Good Fitur sensations

THE Costa de Almeria brand went viral during the Fitur international tourism fair in Madrid.

Four of Spain’s most popular influ‐ encers have been singing the province’s praises on the social net‐ works during Fitur, arguably the world’s most important trade fair of its kind, held this year between January 19 and 23.

Laura Madrueño, a journalist who is also Telecinco’s weathergirl, commer‐ cial pilot Lucia Pombo together with Marta Carriedo and Tomas Paramo, who are business‐owners, have mil‐ lions of followers between them.

Thanks to their massive following, visits to the Almeria Diputacion’s own social media networks have increased by 500 per cent, revealed Fernando Gimenez who heads the provincial council’s Tourism department.

“Influencers put us in touch with

ASHAL, which represents Almeria’s hospitality sector, has signed a collaboration agree‐ ment with the international cash and carry giant, Makro.

Both organisations are join‐ ing forces in a bid to assist the hospitality industry, providing solutions and services to im‐ prove conditions for owners and employees in the pandem‐ ic‐hit sector. Makro will provide digital services and advice for the province’s 400 businesses which belong to ASHAL and are linked to the hospitality trade, tourist accommodations and nightlife.

their millions of followers in an ap‐ proachable and efficient way,” Gimenez said. “This is a public that or‐ dinarily it would be complicated for us to reach.”

In recent years, the social media have become fundamental ‐ and prob‐ ably most influential ‐ when tourists are choosing a holiday destination, he continued.

“With this operation we have suc‐ ceeded in making ‘Costa de Almeria’ a fashionable holiday destination on‐ line,” Gimenez added.

Meanwhile, the Diputacion had also been practising an older form of net‐ working, with important Fitur meet‐ ings, the provincial councillor revealed.

“We are getting very good sensa‐ tions from them and we will go on working to make tourism a driving force that creates employment for Almeria Province,” Gimenez pledged.

Working together “We are very proud to be able to sign this agreement and to work together to revitalise the region’s hospitality activi‐ ties,” said Victor Arcos, Makro’s area director for Almeria and Malaga provinces.

“As a distribution company that offers services and solu‐ tions, our aim is to provide pro‐ fessionals with everything they need.”

Meanwhile, ASHAL presi‐ dent Pedro Sanchez‐Fortun Sanchez emphasised the im‐

portance of the agreement.

“This is an alliance which can help a sector that suffering on account of the pandemic, pro‐ viding greater facilities to progress and achieve an inno‐ vative future,” Sanchez‐Fortun said.

Recycling new project ADRA Town Hall is taking the first steps towards in‐ stalling brown recycling containers for organic biowaste. Urban Cleaning councillor Jose Crespo, ac‐ companied by municipal officials, spoke via video link with the firm that has been called in to draft a project scheme for intro‐ ducing the system to Adra.

In time, this system of separating household food leftovers from other do‐ mestic rubbish will be obli‐ gatory for all municipalities, Crespo pointed out.

Once the organic refuse has been deposited and collected, it is taken to a plant where, in a process closely imitating nature, the compost is ready for use as fertiliser within 12 months, he explained.

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NIBS EXTRA Double bill ALMERIA’S provincial coun‐ cil, the Diputacion will pro‐ vide €25,000 of the €36,661 cost of remodelling Roque‐ tas’ third age centre. This will also generate more work for Roquetas’ self‐employed and the small local firms con‐ tracted to carry out the reno‐ vations, explained the town hall’s Urban Agenda and Se‐ nior Citizen’s councillors.

New role ENERGY company Endesa is reviewing 14 shortlisted pro‐ posals for the installations at the now decommissioned Litoral power station in Car‐ boneras. Priority will be giv‐ en to those that provide jobs, generate economic ac‐ tivity in the area and provide training and sustainable ini‐ tiatives for the local popula‐ tion, Endesa sources said.

Green shoots SEEDLING pines 20 centime‐ tres tall line paths and trails in Castala (Berja) following the fire that raged for five days, not during the summer but in January 2021. The fire destroyed 600 hectares of woodland but the area is re‐ generating spontaneously despite the lack rainfall in the area.

Practical aid HUERCAL‐OVERA has do‐ nated €2,480 to Caritas which the charity will use to cover transport costs in‐ volved in collecting provi‐ sions from the Food Bank in Almeria City. The town hall has also provided municipal premises that provide Cari‐ tas with a base for its opera‐ tions and storing supplies.

Keep off ASOPESCA, which represents Almeria’s fishing fleet, joined other Mediterranean associa‐ tions in calling for measures which can ensure that off‐ shore windfarms do not ad‐ versely affect fishing grounds.

While recognising the impor‐ tance of sustainable energy, Asopesca pointed out that professional fishing was a key sector and source of income.

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Fighting to the bitter end RESIDENTS from municipalities in northern and eastern Alme‐ ria turned out to protest against the proposed Baza‐La Ribina overhead power line.

Demonstrating on Thursday January 20, they warned they would continue to oppose the €73.5 million project that they claim will bring “countless eco‐ nomic and social problems” while adversely affecting the environment.

Farmers and growers who fear the impact on their liveli‐ hoods headed the Plataforma Salvemos la Sierra de las Es‐ tancias protest march in their tractors, setting out from Chiriv‐

Volunteers always needed AS fundraising volunteer Chris‐ tine Logan recently pointed out to the Euro Weekly News, PAWS‐PATAS needs a monthly €10,500 to survive.

The animal shelter between Turre and Los Gallardos always welcomes ideas that could help PAWS‐PATAS, vice‐presi‐ dent Chrissie Cremore said.

“For further information re‐ garding volunteering or fundraising, please visit the www.paws‐patas.org web‐ site,” she explained.

For details regarding foster‐ ing or adopting a dog or cat, email the dogs@paws‐ patas.org or cats@paws‐ patas.org addresses.

“The shelter is desperate for more volunteers to help care for the dogs and cats, so if you have a few spare hours, please get in touch,” Chrissie added.

Photo credit: Plataforma Salvemos la Sierra de las Estancias

FARMERS’ OPPOSITION: Overhead high-tension power line could threaten their future.

el on January 22 and finishing in Velez‐Rubio.

The group included environ‐ mental experts, biologists and lawyers, pointed out Platafor‐ ma president Julia Garcia, who thanked politicians from Velez‐

Rubio, Albox, Oria, Taberno and Chirivel for the support “We are children of the land, the children of generations of farmers and we will defend our land to the bitter end,” Garcia declared.

“Our objective is to fight the chosen route for a high‐tension, 400‐kilowatt power line, the largest and most dangerous type that exists and will extend from Baza to Antas, and not La Ribina as the plans maintain.”

A manifesto written for the occasion argued that although there were five options, the Red Electrica de España corpo‐ ration had chosen the route that was “the longest, most ex‐ pensive and most harmful to our agriculture and environ‐ ment.”

The manifesto also argued that there would be no benefit for the affected municipalities:

Crackdown on pirate taxis ROQUETAS Town Hall’s tough line on pirate taxis has already reduced the number of unli‐ censed, unauthorised drivers touting for business.

Last year, Roquetas Town Hall launched proceedings against pirate taxi drivers on sev‐ en occasions compared with 20 in 2020, announced Mayor’s Of‐ fice councillor Rocio Sanchez.

Not only do their clandestine operations mean unfair compe‐ tition for Roquetas cab drivers but the pirates, who lack third‐ party insurance cover, also pose a risk to their clients, other drivers and pedestrians, Sanchez pointed out.

Sanchez added that taxi pira‐ cy seriously affected the profes‐ sional drivers who did a good job, paid their taxes, applied controlled tariffs and complied with the required technical in‐ spections.

“The notable reduction

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UNIQUE BAYRA. Remains at Bayra, Vera’s original site, are so excellently conserved that they provide a ‘unique’ insight into the mediaeval town.

“There is no other town in the same conditions as Bayra,” declared Alberto Garcia Porras from Granada University’s Mediaeval History department during a Cadena Ser radio in‐ terview. Abandoned after it was destroyed by earthquake in 1518, recent excavations at the Bayra site have uncovered three houses, two of which are excellently conserved, Garcia Porras said, with walls up to two metres high.

“The site is important in itself, but the dwellings and the ce‐ ramic, glass and metal objects that we have found are equal‐ ly important,” he declared.

shows that the town hall and the Local Police have been suc‐ cessful in putting an end to a practice that has caused so much trouble for taxi drivers and the local population,” the councillor said.

When caught, taxi pirates

face fines ranging from €1,380 to €2,790, while their vehicles are impounded and taken to the municipal pound. These can only be recovered once the fine is paid and the law allows police to immobilise the vehicles of re‐ peat offenders for up to a year.

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Heavy-handed payback THE Guardia Civil arrest‐ ed four people charged with holding a 29‐year‐ old male captive in a set‐ tling of accounts.

The four allegedly smashed down the door of the victim’s Cuevas del Almanzora home, dragging him out in broad daylight in front of witnesses and passers‐by on Christmas Day. After a formal com‐ plaint was lodged that same day with the Guardia Civil, their in‐ vestigations led them three days later, on De‐ cember 28, to the four men who had suppos‐ edly sought out the vic‐ tim on account of a fight which had broken out on Christmas Eve. They have now been charged with breaking and entering, false im‐ prisonment and degrad‐ ing treatment.

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Greenpeace objects GREENPEACE issued a lengthy state‐ ment lamenting the Junta’s attitude to a new hotel in the Cabo de Gata‐ Nijar national park.

Following national media reports on January 20 that the 30‐room hotel with parking for 70 vehicles near the Los Genoveses beach was likely to go ahead, the environmentalist associa‐ tion immediately called on the Junta to backtrack.

The project, Greenpeace pointed out, completely contradicted Andalu‐ cia policies which the regional presi‐ dent Juanma Moreno has described as a “green revolution.”

The proposed hotel would double the amount of the park’s overnight accommodation and increase traffic on a road not designed for it, Green‐ peace said.

It would also encourage “scattered tourism,” opening the door to similar

projects and setting a dangerous precedent of irregularities in Cabo de Gata, the environmentalists predict‐ ed.

The project would mean a return to the days of the Costa’s construc‐ tion frenzy when environmental au‐ thorisations came under the umbrella term of “public interest,” giving urban development priority over the envi‐ ronment, Greenpeace claimed.

“The Junta’s effrontery is such that it is clinging to Andalucia’s own law promoting territorial sustainability to declare that the hotel is in the public interest,” the statement continued.

“This law should be called the ‘All land can be developed Law’,” de‐ clared Luis Berraquero, Greenpeace’s territorial delegate in Andalucia.

“It promotes deregulated urban development and the obscenity of building on rustic land,” he claimed.

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NATO thanks Spain Royal couple F R I G AT E : Blas of Lezo will assist in the crisis.

ON January 23, Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary‐General of NATO, conveyed his thanks to Pedro Sanchez, the president of the Spanish Government, for the country’s ‘vital contribution’ to the Atlantic Alliance. This was in refer‐ ence to Spain deploying the frigate ‘Blas of Lezo’ to assist with the cri‐ sis in Ukraine.

Posting on his Twitter account, he wrote, “I have spoken with President Pedro Sanchez to pre‐ pare the NATO summit in Madrid.

I have thanked him for Spain’s vi‐ tal contribution to NATO, the latest example being the deployment of

the ‘Blas de Lezo’ frigate.” The frigate, which set sail from its Gali‐ cian base in Ferrol, will join one of the NATO groups, the SNMG‐2, in the Mediterranean Sea. This group includes naval units from different allied countries that are heading to an area of the Black Sea, in the midst of the crisis be‐ tween Russia and Ukraine.

Stoltenberg reiterated the union between Spain and the Atlantic Al‐ liance, both in the current crisis, and with a view to the upcoming 40th Summit of NATO. This will take place in Madrid, on June 29 and 30.

announce split PRINCESS CRISTINA and husband Iñaki Urdangarin have announced their split days after allegations of his involvement with another woman appeared in a Spanish magazine.

The recent media furore over the dis‐ graced brother‐in‐law of King Felipe was clearly enough for 56‐year‐old Princess Cristina which resulted in a joint state‐ ment made to Spanish press.

“By mutual agreement, we have de‐ cided to cease our marital relationship.

Our commitment to our children remains intact. Given that this is a private decision, we ask for the utmost respect from all those around us,” the pair announced on January 24. The couple were effectively living apart as Princess Cristina is now based in Switzerland, but she did travel back to Spain for Christmas and spent some time with Urdangarin and the chil‐ dren before returning to Geneva where she has kept a dignified low profile.

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UK evacuates staff from Ukraine THE UK has begun with‐ drawing staff working at the UK Embassy in Kiev along with their families.

The evacuations are in re‐ sponse to the growing risk from Russia.

The United States is also evacuating non‐essential staff from their US em‐ bassy, while family mem‐ bers have already been told to leave Ukraine.

The UK Foreign Office said on January 24: “Some embassy staff and depen‐ dants are being with‐ drawn from Kiev in re‐ sponse to growing threat from Russia. The British Embassy remains open and will continue to carry out essential work.”

The foreign office has said that the Ukraine capi‐ tal is still calm, but it high‐ lighted that: “Events in [the country] are fast moving.”

Commenting on the United States’ decision to start evacuating family members, Scott Anderson, a former adviser for the

KIEV: Events are moving fast in the capital city.

US Embassy in Baghdad stated: “This is not a good sign. The basic logic here is to do whatever you can to reduce the number of people you will have to evacuate if/when hostili‐ ties really start in earnest.”

Tests scrapped for vaccinated WITH the number of cases of omicron going down, Covid tests are to be scrapped for all fully vaccinated travellers arriving in England from February, the gov‐ ernment has said.

The requirement for all vaccinated travellers to do lateral flow tests upon arrival in England will be scrapped from 4am on February 11, stated Trans‐ port Secretary Grant Shapps. This will come into ef‐ fect before the half‐term break.

“That means that after months of pre‐departure testing, post‐arrival testing, self‐isolation, additional expense, all that fully vaccinated people will now have to do when they travel to the UK is to verify their status via a passenger locator form,” said Shapps to MPs. Travellers must have received two doses of an ap‐ proved vaccine or one dose of the Janssen vaccine.

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Experts warn of 7th wave SOME virologists have pre‐ dicted how the Covid pan‐ demic scenario may devel‐ op in the coming months.

Joan Cayla, a member of the Spanish Society of Epi‐ demiology, declared to Medical Writing that “we are at risk of the seventh wave arriving before East‐ er.” Meanwhile, experts in the UK have warned the seventh wave could arrive in the summer.

Cayla stated that “think‐ ing about these parties, everything is very con‐ trolled, which implies tak‐ ing great care for the good of health and the econo‐ my.”

Emergency physician

Miguel Gutierrez gave a more optimistic stance: “The percentage of vacci‐ nations and a very conta‐ gious but less violent vari‐ ant have been key factors in the celebration of Christmas.

“Surely, we will be fac‐ ing a Holy Week with pro‐ cessions in the street and relative normality, but in the contexts of large crowds, the mask will have to be used,” he added.

Another virologist, Vi‐ cente Soriano, a former adviser to the WHO said: “By Easter, this is over.”

Soriano bases his stance on the appearance of an‐ tiviral drugs.

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Pedro Sanchez excluded from call ON January 24, it was re‐ vealed that US President Joe Biden held a video conference as ‘a response to Russia’s military escala‐ tion on Ukraine’s bor‐ ders.’

Biden’s video call in‐ cluded Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commis‐ sion; Charles Michel, the President of the Council; French President Em‐ manuel Macron; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi; Poland’s Andrzej Duda; and British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.

But Biden did not in‐ clude Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez. This is re‐ markable when you con‐ sider Madrid will host the NATO summit next June.

Only last week, defence Minister Margarita Robles announced the advance

shipment of warships and Air Force fighters to join the 350 soldiers already deployed on the Russian borders.

This action does not do a lot for relations be‐ tween Madrid and Wash‐ ington, when you recall

how it took Biden at least six months to get round to calling Sanchez after taking office. Only during the evacuation of Kabul did Biden make contact to ask for the use of the Rota and Moron bases for stopover flights.

Taliban talks in Oslo A DELEGATION led by Taliban Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in Nor‐ way on January 24 to begin talks with western govern‐ ment officials and Afghan civil society amid a worsening hu‐ manitarian crisis in the coun‐ try.

The three days of discussions are taking place behind closed doors at a hotel in the snow‐ capped mountains above Nor‐

wegian capital Oslo. Day one will see the Taliban representa‐ tives meet with women’s rights activists and human rights de‐ fenders from Afghanistan and Afghan diaspora.

The Taliban’s deputy minister of culture and information, tweeted a voice message in which he expressed hopes for “a good trip full of achieve‐ ments.” He goes on to thank Norway, who he hopes will be‐

come a gateway for improved relations with Europe.

This is the first trip the Taliban have taken to the west with representatives having held meetings in Russia, Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, China and Turk‐ menistan.

It is likely that the Taliban will press for the release of assets frozen by western countries and the USA, with $10 billion currently being held back.

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Liverpool Sun boycott still on A BUS company has re‐ sponded with lightning speed after customers drew attention to adverts for The Sun in its bus shelters across Liverpool.

Ste Brown, a local cab driv‐ er, was one of the first peo‐ ple to message Merseytravel regarding the adverts for the newspaper which has been boycotted throughout Liver‐ pool since the Hillsborough disaster.

Mr Brown was going to his first job of the day in Bootle when he saw one of the of‐ fending ads in a bus shelter, saying it left him “lost for words.” He took a picture and then took to Twitter.

He spoke about his ‘disgust at the insensitivity’ of the company responsible for the

OFFENSIVE: Adverts are to be removed immediately.

bus shelters, a third‐party ad‐ vertiser named Clear Chan‐ nel. “The boycott of that rag in this city is well‐document‐ ed as are the reasons for it,” he said. Mr Brown contacted Merseytravel who said: “Re‐ garding enquiries about ad‐ verts appearing for The S*n

on bus shelters. We have made contact with the exter‐ nal contractor responsible for advertising on bus shelters and have asked that these of‐ fensive adverts are removed immediately. We will provide an update as soon as we can.”

Idris Elba Bionic eye lets discussed for woman see Bond role JAMES BOND bosses have confirmed that 49‐year‐old ‘Luther’ star, Idris Elba, is on their radar to fill the iconic 007 role left vacant by Daniel Craig. Rumours have been flying around since Craig’s re‐ cent farewell in ‘No Time To Di’, having played the secret agent since 2006.

Two people have the final say in who will be cast as Bond: Barbara Broccoli, the executive producer, and Michael G Wilson, her half‐brother. It is a decision that will not be taken lightly, but they have admitted that Elba’s name has cropped up in discussions. “Well, we know Idris, we’re friends with him, and he’s a magnificent actor. And, you know, it’s been part of the conversation, but it’s always difficult to have the con‐ versation when you have someone in the seat,” said Broccoli in a recent inter‐ view. Broccoli always stressed that there is no huge rush to fill the vacancy, “I think we have decided until ‘No Time to Die’ has had its run… we’re not gonna think about or talk about anybody else.”

IN a ground‐break‐ ing operation, an 88‐ year‐old grand‐ mother has become the first person in the UK to receive a bionic eye implant.

The woman suffered from dry age‐related macular degenera‐ tion (AMD), which caused her to lose sight in one eye.

The operation, part of a Europe wide trial, took place at Moorfields Eye Hospital in Lon‐ don. The procedure, which has allowed her to detect signals in her eye, involves a 2mm‐wide mi‐ crochip being insert‐ ed under the retina and special glasses containing a video

camera. They are connected to a com‐ puter worn around the waist.

Using AI algo‐ rithms, the comput‐ er identifies the main object picked up by the camera.

The result is then projected as an in‐ fra‐red beam through the eye to the microchip, which converts it in‐ to an electrical sig‐ nal and passes it to the brain.

After receiving the implant the grand‐ mother said: “I am thrilled to be the first to have this im‐ plant. I am excited at the prospect of enjoying my hobbies again.”

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Protests across Europe

ON Saturday January 22, several European capitals saw thousands of protestors take to the streets to demonstrate against the use of vaccine passports and numerous other requirements that

governments have imple‐ mented in the hope of end‐ ing the coronavirus pan‐ demic. Athens, Helsinki, London, Paris, and Stock‐ holm were among those cities where protests took place.

In Paris, marches attract‐ ed hundreds of demonstra‐ tors protesting the introduc‐ tion of a new Covid‐19 pass.

This measure will severely restrict those who are un‐ vaccinated who will be banned from bars, cinemas, sports events, leisure venues, and domestic flights.

Around 3,000 demonstra‐ tors reportedly marched through central Stockholm in Sweden, where vaccine certificates are required to attend indoor events with more than 50 people. The protest was organised by the Frihetsrorelsen ‐ or Freedom Movement ‐ and saw demonstrators congre‐ gating in a main square in the city.

Representatives of the neo‐Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement were reported to have attended, carrying a banner. This group has been closely associated with vio‐ lent behaviour at previous events and was closely monitored by the police.

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Specsavers guide dogs’ donation

SPECSAVERS ÓPTICAS has donated €7,730.47 to the ONCE Foundation for Guide Dogs (FOPG), which will be used to continue the work being done by this charity to allow these animals to be the eyes of the blind. The optical group has been fundrais‐ ing for FOPG since March 2020, with all nine Spec‐ savers Ópticas stores in Spain contributing to the total. This well exceeds the target of €5,000 set at the beginning of the campaign and will support the im‐ portant work of the FOPG and the services it pro‐ vides.

Jorge Martínez de Lizarduy Araico, of Spec‐ savers Ópticas, said: “We are passionate about pro‐ tecting vision and offering the best care for customers with visual deficiencies, so our collaboration with FOPG has been the perfect way to give back and ensure those people with vision loss in Spain get the help and resources they need.”

FOPG: The optical group has been fundraising for the group for years.

The Managing Director of FOPG, Maria Jesús Varela, commented: “Specsavers Ópticas’ active involvement in our work, throughout this fundraising campaign and donation, is a sign of appre‐ ciation for what we do and a show of support for peo‐ ple with severe visual im‐ pairment in this country.”

Specsavers Ópticas is an optical group with stores on the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol and in Mallorca. They hold regular charitable cam‐ paigns such as this and offer

complete visual health as‐ sessments as part of their eye tests, free of charge.

Find out more about Specsavers Ópticas here: www.specsavers.es.

Fundación ONCE del Per‐ ro Guía (FOPG) is a welfare foundation created by ONCE in 1990 with the pur‐ pose of breeding and train‐ ing guide dogs for people with severe blindness or vi‐ sual impairment.

Find out more about FOPG here: www.perros guias.once.es.

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Dog saved by drone sausage

JACK RUSSELL‐whippet cross Millie was saved by Denmead Drone Search and Rescue when they attached a tasty piece of sausage to a drone to lead her to safety.

Millie went missing on a walk in Havant, Hampshire, recently after escaping from her lead. Following several days of searching, she was located on local mudflats.

However, the tide was quick‐ ly coming in and there was no way to access the area.

Rescuers from Denmead Drone Search and Rescue had to swiftly come up with a way to lure the pooch out of the dangerous area be‐ fore it was too late.

“We had to think fast, one of our fully qualified drone pilots suggested attaching food to the drone, to try and lure her out of the danger area. After checking CAA regulations, and the MTOW of the drone we had 6oz to play with, so we attached a 2oz sausage to the drone.

We managed to lure Millie 300m over into a safety zone.”

RESCUED: Millie was found on local mudflats.

Another energy firm collapses UK ENERGY firm Together Energy has collapsed, marking the latest gas and electric supplier to go bust and affecting 176,000 customers.

Last year, 28 energy suppliers collapsed under the huge increase in wholesale natural gas prices, which rose by about 350 per cent since the beginning of the year. Industry regulator Ofgem will now need to find a new supplier for customers that have been af‐ fected. Those who used Together Energy as their supplier will not have their gas and electricity cut off and they will be contacted with their new supplier when one has been appointed.

Funds that have been paid into their account are also protected.

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Mum in 3-day A&E delay A BRITISH mum‐of‐two said she was made to wait on a chair for three days in her local A&E department while in excruciating pain.

Leah Rees was taken by ambulance to the Grange Uni‐ versity Hospital in Cwmbran on Sunday, January 16, af‐ ter suffering an ankle injury while out with friends. After initially being triaged, given an X‐ray and a leg cast, the 26‐year‐old said she was told to stay in the emergency department and wait for a bed to open up on a ward.

However, she said she ended up spending a “night‐ mare” three days on an “uncomfortable” chair in the unit where she was advised not to eat or drink as she needed an urgent ankle operation.

A spokesman for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board said: “We are sorry that Ms Rees was not happy with the care that she received and we have been in contact with her to discuss her treatment plan and any concerns regarding our TREATMENT: Woman left in terrible pain. services.”

Ireland’s St Patrick’s bonuses IRELAND has announced a four‐day St Patrick’s Day weekend as a thank you to the country for the sacrifices made dur‐ ing the Covid pandemic.

A new public holiday will take place this year on March 18, the day after St Patrick’s Day, meaning that it creates a long weekend and workers will be off from Thursday until Sunday.

They are going to keep the new holi‐

day, but in future years it will move to St Brigid’s Day, February 1. Ministers have also signed off on a tax‐free £800 bonus which will be paid to frontline health‐ care workers to thank them for their ser‐ vice.

The money will be paid to all workers, ambulance staff, student nurses and De‐ fence Forces members who were drafted in to assist with the vaccination roll‐out.

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Superbug warning

WORLDWIDE, infections caused by antibiotic‐resistant bacteria are killing 1.2 million people a year, more than AIDS, malaria, or cancer of the lung, trachea, and bronchi.

This type of microbe also in‐ fected almost five million peo‐ ple who died in hospitals from other causes, according to da‐ ta from the study on a pan‐ demic that has been going on for years and that threatens

to become a nightmare much greater than Covid.

Those responsible for the study said that in less than 30 years, superbugs will kill 10 million people each year ‐ three times more than the es‐ timate for Covid in 2020.

The research, published in the medical journal The Lancet, has analysed data from 204 countries, the most comprehensive study of its

kind to date, according to its authors.

The most worrying thing about this data is that there is hardly any cure for these deadly infections. There is on‐ ly one vaccine for one of these pathogens.

In the rest of the cases, doc‐ tors are often helpless, as the bacteria has become immune to all first‐line antibiotics, such as penicillin.

Blasphemous KitKats removed A RANGE of KitKats have been taken from shelves by makers Nestle, after accusa‐ tions of hurting religious sen‐ timents in India. The special editions feature images of Hindu deities on the wrapper and was created as part of a global campaign of ‘KitKat Travel Breaks.’

The range was supposed to showcase the works of local artisans from different places around the world, but the In‐ dian version of the range pro‐

voked an online backlash as they featured images of Hindu deities Lord Jagannath, Balab‐ hadra and Mata Subhadra.

Many people expressed anger at the thought of the wrappers being thrown into ‘dustbins, drains, gutters’ or being trodden underfoot, which would be a huge sign of disrespect to the gods and the

Hindu faith.

Currently, there is height‐ ened awareness and greater tensions surrounding the de‐ piction of the Hindu faith in In‐ dia. The rise of Hindu national‐ ism has seen many accusations of blasphemy lev‐ elled at books, TV shows and adverts, as well as the choco‐ late bars.

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Escaped monkeys killed POLICE in the US launched a search for three lab monkeys which escaped after a lorry carrying 100 of them was involved in a crash. The lorry car‐ rying the monkeys collided with a dumper lorry on Fri‐ day January 21 in Montour County, Pennsylvania.

The monkeys went on the run at around 3.30pm local time but were later locat‐ ed and killed. No in‐ juries were reported in the crash. The long‐tailed macaques are in demand for coronavirus vaccine research.

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Shows postponed BRITISH pop star Adele took to Twitter on January 20, to announce tearfully that her Las Vegas residen‐ cy, due to start the next day, was postponed.

Speaking from her hotel, the 31‐year‐old megastar explained her situation to

her 27.1 million fans with an apology: “Hiya, listen, I’m so sorry but my show ain’t ready. We’ve tried abso‐ lutely everything we can to put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we’ve been abso‐ lutely destroyed by delivery

MEGASTAR: Adele apologised to her 27.1 million fans.

delays and Covid.

“Half my crew, half my

team are down with Covid, they still are,” she contin‐ ued. “I’m sorry it’s so last minute, we’ve been awake for over 30 hours now try‐ ing to figure it out, and we’ve run out of time, and I’m so upset, and I’m really embarrassed. I’m so sorry to everyone that’s travelled again, I’m really really sor‐ ry.”

But the singer assured ev‐ eryone, “We’re on it, we’re going to reschedule all of the dates and I’m going to finish the show.”

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End of French restrictions MOST Covid restrictions in France will end in February, the government announced on January 21. The curbs were out in place to stop the spread of the Omicron vari‐ ant but even as the country registered more than 400,000 infections over the past 24 hours, it is still plan‐ ning on letting them go.

“There is a hopeful evolu‐ tion, although we do not ig‐ nore the tensions in our health system,” French Prime Minister Jean Castex said in an appearance to‐ gether with Health Minister Olivier Véran.

Despite there still being

CURBS: Are coming to an end.

high numbers of hospitalised people, the lessening of the French restrictions is justified by the behaviour of the virus, the prime minister said. He spoke of the Omicron variant being less serious than Delta, but still warned that it is “not just simple flu,” as it is creat‐ ing many more hospitalisa‐ tions than a normal flu sea‐ son.

Brussels’ green proposal opposed SPAIN has allied itself with Austria, Denmark, and Luxembourg, in op‐ posing the European Com‐ mission’s proposal to con‐ sider nuclear energy and

gas as ‘green’.

Teresa Ribera, Spain’s Minister of Ecological Transition, along with the heads of the other three countries, has sent a let‐ ter to the European Vice Presidents Frans Timmer‐ mans and Valdis Dom‐ brovskis: the Energy Com‐ missioner, Kadri Simpson; the head of Financial Ser‐ vices, Mairead Guinness; and Environment Com‐ missioner, Virginijus Sinkivicius.

These four signatories warn that the EU’s pro‐ posal is ‘a step back’, and

a ‘wrong signal to the fi‐ nancial markets’. The let‐ ter was signed by Teresa Ribera, along with her counterparts in Austria, Denmark and Luxem‐ bourg, Leonore Gewessler, Dan Jor‐ gensen, and Claude Turmes, respectively.

In this letter, the four ministers express their ‘deep concerns’ about the Brussels proposal, claim‐ ing that it ‘puts at risk’ the energy transition of both the EU and the rest of the world. This idea has gen‐ erated an intense debate.

Cross-channel cable rejected A CROSS-CHANNEL power cable project has been rejected by the UK government despite the energy crisis currently ravaging Europe. In the face of soaring prices, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has decided to reject Aquind’s plans to create a new electricity link between the UK and France.

The project would have connected Normandy in France with Portsmouth in England, where campaigners have been protest‐ ing against the development for years. The proposal was contro‐ versial as company director, Alexander Temerko, has previously donated more than £1 million to the Conservative Party.

If the cross‐Channel power cable project had been given the go‐ahead, it would have reignited the Tory sleaze row that start‐ ed last year. But a letter published on the Planning Inspectorate website showed Mr Kwarteng had decided to ‘refuse develop‐ ment consent’ having considered his obligations under the ener‐ gy National Policy Statement.

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How does inflation impact your retirement savings?

“Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair”.

This quote by American author and humorist Sam Ewing may make you smile, but it is a good example of the impact of inflation over the passage of time and underlines a serious threat to our long-term financial security. Ronald Reagan used a more hard-hitting description: “Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man”.

Many people do not realise how damaging inflation is to their wealth over the longer term; it is easy to become complacent after years of low levels. But it is surging in many countries and in fact even low levels impact your wealth and retirement income over time – you may not notice the effects each year until it is too late.

Official figures are based on a basket of goods containing a representative selection of items for

In December 2021 consumer prices rose 6.5%, jumping from 5.5% in November and the highest rate for 30 years. A year previously it was -0.6%. The main culprit was electricity fees, but food also rose significantly. The ‘base effect’ was also a factor as the figure 12 months previously was unusually low.

By Fiona Keogh, Private Client Manager, Blevins Franks

people across all ages and incomes. It rarely reflects our own personal inflation rate. As an illustration, a personal annual rate of 4% would reduce the spending power of 100,000 (Euros or Pounds) to around 67,000 after 10 years. After 20 years it will have lost around 55% of its value and after 30 years your 100,000 would have the purchasing power of around 30,000 today.

High inflation in Spain and UK

In the UK Inflation reached 5.4% in December 2021, the highest rate for almost 30 years.

In comparison, the Bank of England’s main interest rate was just 0.25% in December. It has been below 1% since March 2009.

Will inflation remain high?

Many of the factors behind this surge are related to the pandemic and expected to be temporary.

As economies opened unevenly after lockdowns, companies have been struggling to keep up with rapidly rising demand as they rebuild their supply chains. Short-

ages of many goods have pushed prices up. In addition, electricity prices rose sharply.

The Bank of England expects inflation could reach about 6% by spring 2022, then start to come down, but warns some prices may remain higher than in the past. The European Central Bank also expects inflation to reduce over 2022 as supply gradually catches up with demand.

Protecting your retirement savings To generate returns that outstrip inflation, you need to invest in assets that historically generate returns in excess of inflation over time. Reduce risk to your capital by working with a wealth management adviser to follow a disciplined investment process: • Establish your goals and time horizon.

• Determine your attitude to risk objectively.

• Construct a suitable, well-diversified portfolio to achieve your

objectives.

• Use quality investment managers.

• Review your portfolio to keep it on track.

• Be patient and stick with your plan.

You need a tax informed investment strategy with the potential to provide capital growth higher than inflation and where your money is legitimately protected from unnecessary taxation.

This can be achieved with a diversified investment portfolio, based on your objectives, circumstances and risk profile, held within a tax-efficient arrangement which is compliant in Spain.

All advice received from Blevins Franks is personalised and provided in writing. This article, however, should not be construed as providing any personalised taxation or investment advice.

Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevins franks.com.

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Longest suspension bridge Bridge to be 4,608m long.

TURKEY presented plans for the world’s longest suspension bridge at the FITUR 2022 fair in Madrid.

The Dardanelles Bridge will be located south of

End of free tests

ACCORDING to documents sent between UK health agen‐ cies, free lateral flow tests for Covid will be scrapped from July as the government plans to live with the virus.

Ministers have been urging Brits to take the rapid tests reg‐ ularly in a bid to slow down the spread of Omicron; however, the government now plans to ‘ramp down the universal test‐ ing offer’ and only allow key workers to access the free tests.

Officials have said that an online ordering system will be ready by the end of June where Brits can purchase the tests, these will reportedly cost the government £30 for a pack of seven. Downing Street previously said it would stop offering the free tests ‘at a later stage,’ and although the tests are free to the public, they have cost the government billions of pounds. Over eight million lateral flow tests were taken over the space of one week amid record high cases at the begin‐ ning of the year. But infection rates have slowed down since.

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the cities of Gelibolu and Lapseki, crossing the Dar‐ danelles Strait, about 10 kms south of the Sea of Marmara. At a length of 4,608 metres, it will con‐ nect Malkara with Canakkale, forming an al‐ ternative route for the passage of the Strait of Is‐ tanbul. The project is an important part of the new 324km Kınali‐Tekirdag ‐ Canakkale‐Savastepe mo‐ torway project.

Cultural interaction as well as trade relations with European countries, the Balkans and especially Greece, and Bulgaria, will be positively affected.

With the connection of the Kınalı‐Tekirdag ‐ Canakkale‐Savastepe mo‐ torway to the Gebze‐Izmir motorway around Balıke‐ sir, the distance between tourist centres such as Izmir, Aydın, and Antalya with European countries will be shortened, and the tourism sector will be im‐ proved.

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Copenhagen expands

Name changes

DESPITE some lone protesters, Copenhagen mayor Sophie Hæstorp Andersen and other dignitaries turned up on January 18 to symbolically shovel the first soil in the bid to create the new man-made island of Lynetteholm which will become a new district set within Copenhagen Harbour.

IN 2006, a new law made it much cheaper for people to change their first names and for some reason, 2021 saw 6,285, according to Danmarks Statistik, picking a new first name, the highest in 15 years. Of those making the change, more than two-thirds were women.

THE NETHERLANDS Tongue in cheek

Virtual letter box

TONGUE in cheek and scissors in hand, a number of hairdressers have been invited to set up shop alongside orchestras in 70 concert halls throughout Holland in protest about the fact that they may not open to the public whilst ‘essential’ services can.

A LARGE number of households in Holland have ja/nee stickers on their letter boxes, making it clear that they don’t want junk mail, but direct mail association MailDB wants to introduce an online alert system which households can use. This will cut down production costs.

BELGIUM Weasel words

North Sea water

THERE is often an uneasy peace between humans and the animal world and the latest breach concerns Belgian martens and weasels who with a growing population seem to have taken a liking to electric cars where they chew cables causing serious damage.

FORGET expensive bottled water, Belgium has become the first country to extract drinking water from the North Sea, having installed a desalination plant which should come fully online by 2025 in an attempt to ensure that in the event of future droughts there won’t be a problem.

GERMANY No thanks

Benin booty

FORMER German Chancellor Angela Merkel has turned down an offer by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take up a job as the chair of a high-level UN advisory body on global public goods, both her office and UN sources said.

IN 1897, a British Punitive Expedition sacked the city of Benin and removed huge quantities of artefacts with a large proportion being sold at auction to German buyers. Now, the Nigerian authorities have announced that 1,030 pieces are to be returned by Germany during 2022.

FRANCE Paris catwalk

No hijab

AFTER two years of no Paris Fashion Week, designers and brands decided that enough was enough, so 17 menswear houses kicked off the week with runway shows and these are due to be followed by a number of top haute couture shows despite the ongoing pandemic.

THE French Senate has voted in favour of banning the wearing of hijabs in sports competitions, arguing that headscarves can put at risk the safety of athletes wearing them. The amendment to a proposed law was opposed by the French Government but could still be overturned.

NORWAY No Royals

Norwegian bubbles

THERE is controversy as to whether Norway should compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics due to China’s human rights record and the Royal Family has announced that no member will be attending either event due to fears of infection, but they will watch on TV.

A MEMBER of the Norwegian Parliament has tabled a suggestion that rather than serve Champagne or similar sparkling wines at Embassy receptions around the world, that the Foreign Office should require them to serve the Norwegian equivalent, cider.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Breakdancing ALWAYS good for a fun quote, Wetherspoons’ boss Tim Martin told Sky News he was “breakdancing round my living room” when Covid‐19 restrictions were eased after admitting that sales over the Christmas period were poor due to Plan B guidance on staying at home.

Inflation fears BANK OF ENGLAND Governor Andrew Bailey told a committee of MPs on January 19 that he was worried that rising inflation was likely to last longer than originally forecast due to ongoing fears that unprecedented increases in the cost of natural gas could continue until 2023.

Rates holding SPEAKING on French radio on January 20, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank has confirmed that she has no intention of taking “rapid and ruthless” actions such as an increase in interest rates in the eurozone, as she still believes that the rising rate of inflation is temporary.

Stealthy involvement USING the services of Banco Santander, Galician based Disashop ‐ which is involved in the supply of equipment for online payments ‐ has amassed 20 per cent of the shares of Paypoint which allows cash payments at 28,200 UK outlets and is now its largest shareholder.

Close vote UK shareholders continue to flex their collective muscles, this time trying to stop a £550,000 bonus for WH Smith chief executive Carl Cowling. The actual vote saw 46 per cent against payment whilst the balance of those who voted won the day and the payment will go through. It appears that he was lucky as 7 per cent abstained and many of those who voted against were unimpressed with the fact that the company had taken furlough and business rate relief and was still trading below pre‐ pandemic figures.

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€2.5 million

is the amount that Spanish DIY chain Bricomart is to share with most of its 4,000 plus employees to help them cope with inflation.

Investment in Caribbean venture HUGE new investment in the Spanish hotel chain, Grupo Piñero, means the company will be able to invest €176 million in the Caribbean islands of Do‐ minican Republic and Jamaica.

The Mallorcan based private com‐ pany was founded in 1977 and its most senior officers are members of the Piñero family which specialises in holidays and hotels in the Caribbean but was affected by the pandemic.

Three organisations, Inter‐American Development Bank (IDB) Group pri‐ vate sector arm, IDB Invest, and Banco Popular Dominicano will help to fi‐ nance the upgrade and reopening of

hotels in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica with the active support of the governments of both countries.

The agreement was possible as the three institutions share the belief that tourism can help local economies grow while simultaneously encourag‐ ing inclusive and sustainable tourism.

Commenting on the deal which was announced in Madrid at the Fitur Tourism Fair, Jamaican Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett said “Tourism is the world’s fastest and most immediate convertible econom‐ ic activity. Therefore, this particular ac‐ tion today is so critical to the develop‐

ment of the Caribbean and the world.

“A statement is being made here about how we create the debt rear‐ rangement and the financial infusion to enable faster recovery. That fast re‐ covery must not be irresponsible, and that’s why the elements that deal with sustainability and resilience are so important.”

The company owns 27 hotels worldwide, including the Bahia Principe Grand, which is the largest hotel in Jamaica, so its reopening once updated following closure due to the pandemic, will be a welcome boost to the island’s economy.

Tackle rising funeral Can they limit spending? costs with a guarantee LEGALLY SPEAKING

In our community AGM we voted to limit spending by the president to €1,000. Now he has spent €6,000 and even used much of the money to pay for repairs of the stone walls enclosing our private gardens, which all of the townhouses have.

He says he can legally do this and our administrator backs him up. Is there anything we can do to bring him under control?

D W (Costa Blanca) Properly, DAVID SEARL the com‐ YOU AND THE LAW munity should IN SPAIN have voted to au‐ thorise the repairs.

Nevertheless, if the repairs seem to be urgent, the president can authorise the expenditure. You seem to be under the impression that your gardens are ‘private’. They are not in fact private. They are prop‐ erty of the community. Your private property ends at the outside wall of the building. Your garden space is assigned for your private use, but it is owned by the community. So your president has not used community funds to repair private walls. Even one community member can go to court against the president if he claims that his private interests are prejudiced by the president’s action.

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

FOR years the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona was Europe’s most important meeting place for all involved in latest technology, but the pandemic almost wiped it out.

Cancellations came in thick and fast from Asia, even before global lock‐ down and the 2020 fair had to be can‐ celled completely.

Things were slightly better in 2021 with a mix of face‐to‐face exhibitors

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MWC Barcelona and a virtual exhibition helped by the fact that the Spanish Government made overseas visitors temporary ‘technical experts’ so that they could gain entry to the country.

Now it is due to return to Barcelona in its old format from February 28 to

March 3, but with major companies such as Sony deciding not to send a contingent, it’s feared that its time may be past. Many small businesses have found trading difficult over the last two years, even with the benefit of online sales, so potential company visitors

New BT charges BT customers in the UK can expect to see price rises on their mobile and internet packages of more than 9 per cent from the end of March, although the resulting price should be held for the follow‐ ing 12 months.

Some two years ago the company committed to annu‐ al increases of 3.9 per cent plus inflation and as this now stands at 5.4 per cent, the to‐ tal increase will be a huge 9.3 per cent, although this is only expected to add an average £3.50 per month to customer bills.

Working from home and downloading of TV has seen a significant increase in usage and with the majority of data plans unlimited, BT needs the increased income to expand.

Cauliflower crisis A CAULIFLOWER grower in Lincolnshire was all geared up to supply UK supermarkets with hundreds of thousands for Christmas, but the weath‐ er struck and left them with‐ out anything to pick.

Cauliflowers enjoy cold weather, but August and September were too warm for them, so they ended up flowering a month late mean‐ ing that they weren’t ready to be served with the sprouts on Christmas Day and supermar‐ kets had to import stocks.

Now the growers find themselves with half a million of the ripe vegetables on their hands, so are having to drop wholesale prices rather than dump them, meaning that UK consumers can enjoy making cauliflower cheese at half the normal cost. may be deterred by the cost of passes which vary in price from €768.90 to €4,614.50, although these prices in‐ clude access to workshops and presen‐ tations. It costs a huge amount of mon‐ ey to stage an event of this size with profits made from the sale of exhibition stands, but if there are insufficient ex‐ hibitors, then the organisers may well have to review their future commit‐ ment to the show.

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Important meeting for Spanish President

The two leaders met in Madrid.

THERE was an important meeting for Spanish Presi‐ dent Pedro Sánchez when he welcomed new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Madrid on January 17.

Although both countries have enjoyed relatively friendly relationships, the ‘old’ Germany under Angela Merkel was renowned as one of the most frugal during the economic slump starting in 2008 and Spain was often criticised for its inability to balance the budget.

Now, with a left leaning Chancellor leading a govern‐ ment comprised of both left and right, Sánchez hoped for support in his plan to relax the EU’s fiscal rules but this was not likely to be achieved during their first meeting.

They did however have a number of areas to discuss such as the pandemic, vac‐ cinations, climate policy, migration and of course the EU recovery fund from which Spain will be a major

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beneficiary.

Germany is Spain’s second largest commercial customer and its main supplier, with a trade balance that in 2020, the worst year for some time due to the pandemic, exceed‐ ed €63 billion and there are currently more than 1,325 German companies installed in Spain and around 260 Spanish companies in Ger‐ many.

Both countries see the oth‐ er as important allies on a number of fronts and the two leaders confirmed that during the first half of 2022 a Ger‐ man‐Spanish Summit will be held to discuss ways of ex‐ tending the relationship.

Spain is of course a major destination for German tourists with some 11 million visitors being received in pre‐ pandemic years and thanks to membership of the Euro‐ pean Union, people from both countries are able to set‐ tle in the other and work without problems.

Save queueing FOLLOWING the experiments by both Amazon and Tesco during 2021, UK supermarket chain Aldi is to open its first checkout‐free supermarket in Greenwich where people can shop without having to scan a product.

In fact, it will be cash and credit card free with shop‐ pers enrolling as customers online logging payment de‐ tails and then being able to simply fill their bags and be charged later.

Facial age recognition cameras will be installed in order to ensure that underage drinkers don’t get their hands on alcohol (although there will be a member of staff on hand to check ID if necessary).

BUSINESS EXTRA Lifeline extended BRUSSELS plans to extend temporary permission for European banks and fund managers to use UK clear‐ ing houses until June 2025, thereby removing a threat to the stability of fi‐ nancial markets according to an announcement by the European Commis‐ sioner for Financial Ser‐ vices.

Bailing out INVESTMENT Group Atit‐ lan which focuses mainly on Spain and Portugal is in the process of selling approximately 9,000 hectares of land devoted to almond and olive culti‐ vation, as well as two mills managed by sub‐ sidiary Elaia to the De Pra‐ do Group for an undis‐ closed sum.

Lidl appeal AFTER withdrawing its €360 Monsieur Cuisine Connect kitchen robot from sale due to an in‐ junction by Vorwerk, the German company that owns Thermomix, Lidl has won an appeal in the Provincial Court of Barcelona which has de‐ clared that there is no breach of patent.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT YOU simply must feel sorry for the poor old British Queen. I’ve always been a staunch supporter of the UK monarchy. To my mind the institution (but not necessarily all its members!) is the rock that holds the pride of the nation together.

The whole world looks on in awe and no small amount of envy, as the Royal lineage continues with magnificent pageantry and splendour to preserve all the centuries of the history it represents. It more than pays its way, earning millions for the country through the tourist industry alone.

This year, the head of the family is due to celebrate her Jubilee year.

She has now dutifully and impeccably served the nation as the longest reigning monarch in history.

Unfortunately, apart from her longevity, she hasn’t much else to celebrate. The country she rules over is, despite the recent easing of regulations, still in the grip of a devastating and seemingly unrelenting pandemic.

Her Grandson has turned traitor and run

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The Queen

off with a two‐bit actress and is set to publish his own ‘kiss ‘n tell’ book, no doubt to sully his grandmother’s special celebratory year.

Her Majesty has also had to strip her favourite son of all his Royal titles and patronages as he faces accusations and a possible trial for sexual abuse. Her weak leaders are still allowing mass immigration, the ever‐rising numbers of which already threaten the very infrastructure of the nation. The Commonwealth is gradually falling apart. Scotland is threatening to break up the UK. Her out of touch Prime Minister looks like he’s facing resignation after considering there were separate laws for his cabinet and the rest of the public. Two of her closest lifelong friends recently died: The Duchess of Grafton and Lady Farnham aged 90! And just a few months ago, after 70 years of marriage, she lost her beloved husband.

Through it all her Majesty, who is now 95 years old, has retained the

same quiet dignity and poise she has presented to the country and its subjects since her accession to the throne. I wonder how many tears this Lady has shed in the privacy of her own small apartment tucked away in a corner of Buckingham Palace.

The iconic pictures of her loneliness in Westminster Abbey on the day of her husband’s funeral will tear at the heartstrings for many years to come. God bless Queen Elizabeth. She truly does deserve a great deal more happiness than has been meted out so far. Let us hope the British public can lift her spirits and show her just how much they truly think of her in this, her special celebratory Jubilee year.

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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp

Munich: The Edge of War

MUNICH: The Edge of War tells a fictional story between two university friends as Eu‐ rope stands on the brink of the Second World War in 1938. The movie is streaming now on Netflix.

This thriller, adapted from Robert Harris’ 2017 novel, de‐ picts British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s desper‐ ate attempts to negotiate with Adolf Hitler to avoid war.

The movie begins at Oxford University in 1932, where we are introduced to best friends Hugh, played by George MacKay (1917), the enthusias‐ tically pro‐Nazi German Paul, and Paul’s girlfriend Lena ‐ who is later found to be Jew‐ ish and ends up bed‐ridden af‐ ter being captured by Nazis.

Six years later, when Ger‐ many and the rest of Europe are on the brink of war, Hugh is now a private secretary to

Neville Chamberlain, played

by Jeremy Irons, and Paul is now a diplomat, opposed to Hitler’s rising. Paul receives a secret document from his lover and becomes involved in a clandestine plot to arrest the Fuhrer.

Tensions mount as one of Paul’s old friends who is now one of Hitler’s bodyguards, played by the amazing August Diehl (Inglorious Basterds), becomes suspicious of him.

If you’re a fan of films like Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy you’ll enjoy this movie, but at two hours long it failed to keep me gripped throughout despite some tense mo‐ ments, particularly the last third of this film.

However, it is successful in portraying the rise of Nazi Germany and the secrecy amongst those who wanted to take down the regime.

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Prepare for spring BETWEEN festive events, visiting family, and cold temperatures, winter can feel like one of the longest seasons.

So why not celebrate its departure with a well‐de‐ served, at‐home pamper‐ ing session?

Best attempted towards the end of the evening when relaxation benefits should result in an unin‐ terrupted night’s sleep, a DIY pampering session can help lower stress and re‐ store dehydrated, stressed out hair and skin.

Begin by running a warm bath ‐ shown to help lower stress hor‐ mone levels ‐ containing a favourite oil or scent. Or why not try a specially‐de‐ signed bath soak with salts to hydrate and soothe skin.

As you soak away your stress, why not take ad‐ vantage of half an hour to yourself to pay some at‐ tention to one of the more

neglected areas of the body; the scalp?

Dampen hair before taking time to gently mas‐ sage a scalp scrub onto the head until the product dissolves, before adding more water for a rich lath‐ er. This mini‐massage will help to both unwind as well as detoxing the scalp of any product build up, and can be used once a week in place of sham‐ poo.

Next, apply a hydrating hair mask. As it takes ef‐ fect, treat your body to the same glow‐inducing exfoliation as your scalp and slough off the day with a gentle exfoliator.

After rinsing off, snuggle up in something comfort‐ able and treat your skin to a mask.

Finally, the eyes are one of the first areas to show signs of stress and age, so why not pay them some extra attention with some undereye gel patches?

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Scalp care HEALTHY HAIR: A relaxing massage can lower stress.

WITH the sun starting to come out again, some of us may start to find our scalps ‐ one of the areas hardest hit by UV rays and the elements ‐ in need of extra attention.

Scalp condition can have a large im‐ pact on the overall health of our locks, with an unhealthy scalp potentially leading to problems with hair growth.

Everything from sunburn to product build‐up and imbalanced oil levels can result in itching, flakiness, and dull hair appearance. Luckily, these prob‐ lems can often be rectified using the right tools.

For those suffering from scalp dis‐ comfort, dryness, or oiliness, try a tar‐ geted treatment with ingredients in‐ cluding charcoal to remove impurities, spearmint and pepper‐ mint oils to soothe, and witch hazel to

balance oil levels. Vitamin biotin also provides nutrients to support healthy hair growth.

Boost the effectiveness of any prod‐ ucts you do use with a scalp massag‐ ing tool. Created with rubber tips, these brushes can be used on all scalps, helping to build up and dis‐ tribute shampoo better, stimulate blood flow, and exfoliate. These tools also offer the added bonus of a relax‐ ing massage experience, helping to lower stress levels; another factor thought to affect hair health.

Finally, for those with long hair, make sure to use a snag‐free band when tying it up using ‘dent‐free’ ties to glide over hair, rather than pinch‐ ing it, resulting in less strain on the scalp and helping prevent hair break‐ age.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Lighten up WHEN the weather gets warmer it is time to think about using lighter formulas in our make‐up and skincare.

Rich, thick products can work brilliantly during the colder winter months, helping to support our skin’s protective layer and adding some much‐needed colour while sunshine is in short supply.

However, as the weather warms up our skin needs change and heavier for‐ mulas can begin feeling too much on the skin and even blocking pores.

If you prefer to switch to a lighter for‐ mula during the spring and summer months but are concerned about main‐ taining some level of coverage to conceal imperfections, there are several options, including the Beauty Balm (BB), Colour Correcting (CC) cream, or even a liquid highlighter. These lightweight creams bridge the gap between a moisturiser and a serum, while also containing a small amount of colour or light diffusing particles to offer a skin‐perfecting effect.

If your priority is radiance, try combin‐ ing a liquid highlighter with your normal moisturiser for an all over skin brighten‐ ing effect. This product can be worn alone to blur imperfections, as a primer under makeup or even applied as a high‐ lighter to the highest points of the face, and is infused with micro‐fine pearl pig‐ ments to provide a subtle sheen.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

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Look your best THE sun is coming out, the clocks are not far from springing forward and the wild flowers are out. That can only mean one thing, spring is al‐ most here.

Spring beauty is all about soft colours, dewy skin and glossy hair.

Months of winter cen‐ tral heating and cold weather can take their toll, leaving us with dry, dull locks and in need of some attention.

Regain your hair’s nat‐ ural gloss with a routine designed to rehydrate and repair damage, be‐ ginning with a shampoo which will help hair look its best with a combina‐ tion of hydrating oils, hyaluronic acid, and conditioning ingredi‐ ents.

Next, tackle the prob‐ lems of loss of moisture

SHINING BRIGHT: Regain hair’s natural shine.

and split ends with a concentrated treatment containing vegetable proteins to strengthen hair structure, helping it regain its natural shine.

To seal the deal, once a week and instead of your normal condition‐

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GO LOCAL

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support local

businesses in the com‐ munity by shopping lo‐ cally in recent times.

Now things are heading back to normal, we challenge you to main‐ tain that habit by sup‐ porting local high streets, markets, butch‐ ers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent businesses in your area.

Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are.

They add unique charac‐ ter. They are conve‐ nient.

And they offer excellent produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping locally means that independent busi‐ nesses can support the local community. You may find something a euro or two cheaper on‐ line but have you con‐ sidered where your money is actually going?

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

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

Remember, your local store is going up against multinationals and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own.

So give them your sup‐ port. Spending your money locally will make a real difference to the local economy. Local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro they receive at lo‐ cal level. They create lo‐ cally owned supply chains and they invest in their employees.

So remember.

When you go shop‐ ping ‐ go local!

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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD THIS week my family lost another of its greatest characters when my uncle passed away. A personality so large and a person so constant in our lives that the gap he leaves behind is immense. However, it shouldn’t be the gap that we think of when a person leaves this world, but the space they filled when they were here and still do even when they are gone. The thought of that warmth and joy should not be clouded by the fact they are not here in person any more, our grief shouldn’t obscure our memories.

In the same way, we shouldn’t think about death only when it happens otherwise we will lose ourselves when it does. Death is a recurring theme across all of our lives because it happens to us all. Even before times of pandemic and war, even when life is somewhat peaceful, people still die. To ignore this fact or try to remove ourselves from the occurrence will only make the grief and emotion worse when it does inevitably arrive.

A part of life

“Grief that has been calmed by reason is calmed forever,” said Seneca. While I don’t believe that grief is ever truly gone, I do believe this statement, that your grief can be calmed and shaped into something you can live with more easily but only if you face it head-on. An ongoing part of preparing ourselves for grief is Memento Mori - ‘remember that you will die’ - because when you keep death in mind, it helps you live while you are still here and appreciate others while they are here too.

Without even realising it, my aunt has embodied a beautiful piece of stoic philosophy after my uncle passed. She has asked people not to comfort her and send only condolences, but to write to her with memories of her husband and their feelings about the man that he was, rather than only focusing on the most mundane and ubiquitous part of our life’s process. The past we share with people is ours to hold and we can look back with gratitude

Claire Gordon’s opinions are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond PSYCHOLOGIST Angela Duckworth created the science of Grit. She shows anyone striving to succeed, whether that’s you, me, athletes, or entrepreneurs, the secret to outstanding achievement is NOT TALENT, Whoa!! but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls ‘grit.’

Fascinating, so why do some people suc‐ ceed and others fail? Angela explains talent is not a guarantor of success, her research, found that grit, a combination of passion and perseverance for a singularly important goal, is THE hallmark of high achievers in EVERY do‐ main. The great news is she also proved that grit can grow. She defines it as intense passion + intense perseverance.

In short, if you’re REALLY fired up about something and you’re willing to show up every day for however long it takes to make your dream a reality. She tells us that effort counts twice and offers this equation (yes another equation) to capture the essence of grit: Talent x Effort = Skill Skill x Effort = Achievement

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and be grateful that we got to share them. Seneca also said: “If you admit to having derived great pleasures, your duty is not to complain about what has been taken away but to be thankful for what you have been given.”

We should not wait for someone to be gone before we make these lists of appreciation for them. We can, and should, sit down and write about who we are grateful to and the feelings of joy they bring to our lives before we lose them. A huge part of grief for many is a lack of clarity around their feelings for the person. “I wish I’d have told them what they meant to me,” rings out as people leave and unspoken words are carried heavily by the people left behind. Please take this column as a prompt to speak those words today and lighten your load.

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FEATURE

MUST VISIT: The town is picturesque with stunning views.

LLANES is a small town in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is known locally as the ‘Very noble and loyal town.’

The town is located on the edge of the Cantabrian Sea, just a short drive from the Picos de Europa mountain range. This makes it a hot spot for tourism on the north coast, attracting a diverse mix of visitors.

The town features numer‐ ous well‐kept beaches and plenty of monumental her‐ itage. It is also a busy fishing port. This is reflected in the local cuisine, which features the finest produce from mountain and sea.

There are 40 beaches along the coast of the municipality in‐ cluding several in the town it‐

self. The rest can be accessed from the surrounding villages.

This makes it easy to find a bathing spot. The area also at‐ tracted those keen on water sports.

The unique location means a trip to the nearby mountains can be easily enjoyed on a day trip. There is a wall of limestone mountains to the south of the town where the peaks of the Sierra de Cuera can be found.

The valleys within feature an abundance of caves. The caves at Nueva are of archaeological interest and the cave of Bolado near La Pereda contains ancient art and open passages.

The town itself is picturesque with stunning views at every turn, making Llanes one of the must‐visit locations in Asturias.

HOW TO BUILD YOUR GRIT

See how that? Effort counts twice.

Yes, talent’s important but EFFORT is twice as important. You can have a super ‘talented’ ‘genius’ who puts in no effort and what do you get? Nothing, just a disappointed genius.

Or, you can have a modestly talented indi‐ vidual who HUSTLES and what do you have?

An extraordinary amount of achievement.

Effort counts twice. (Am I repeating myself?

Yes.) Calvin Coolidge said something similar: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with tal‐ ent. Genius will not; Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”

Here’s four tips to cultivate your Grit: Passion+Practice+Purpose+Hope.

Passion: You need to be intrinsically drawn to something. You’re not going to put in the required effort if you’re only kinda‐sorta inter‐ ested. (Period.) That said, we’re not talking about fireworks passion, the kind that comes

and goes. It’s about compass passion, the kind that guides your life for decades.

Practice: Passion isn’t enough. You need to do the work. Every. Single. Day. Gritty people design their life around their Passion.

Purpose: You want mature Passion and sus‐ tainable Grit; it can’t be all about you. Make it about something bigger than you. A purpose beyond yourself.

Hope: The path to Gritty, Heroic greatness, is bumpy, we’ll fall down, a lot, I know I have.

We need to have Hope, to see the future can be better than our present, we need to believe that we have the power to make it so, if we put in the required Effort.

Take a moment, how about you? What’s your Purpose? Do a quick inventory on these, think about how you can improve just 1 per cent today!

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

Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x Toni Eastwood OBE, MBA #TheWomanBe‐ yond. Ignite Your Passion, Fulfil Your Dreams and Awaken Your Greatness!

Prepare to build your Grit. It’s not too late to get started on making 2022 your best year yet, staying focused and having the energy to put your best efforts in means you need to 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, FREE E‐Book, so why not join me and my team and loads of our clients for our 10‐ Day Self‐Care Challenge. 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, all suitable for a busy lifestyle ‐ like yours. ‐ For more info and to receive your FREE copy straight to your in‐box, head on over to: https://quantumvantage.co.uk/ 10dayselfcarechallenge Don’t hold back another moment. You could be just one step away…

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PETS

Who’s going to play with your dog while you’re away?

I F you are planning a trip later this year you still need to plan early for pet and house‐sit‐ ters. Perhaps you are al‐ ready making plans for a staycation get away.

Even if you are planning just a short trip, you’ll know that you simply can’t travel with some pets. Young pets in par‐ ticular may benefit from staying behind so they can follow their routines at home. So, plan ahead.

Take a moment to plan ahead for pet and house‐ sitters, if you have trips planned later this year.

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REPTILES can make excellent pets but can be expensive and difficult to care for.

Some reptiles can be un‐ suitable for novices as they have very specific dietary and environmental needs, not to mention some can grow to an unmanageable size.

There are however, some reptiles that are suitable for beginners, but they still re‐ quire a significant investment in equipment.

Thorough research be‐ fore deciding on one of these pets and getting your en‐ closure set up before‐ hand is essential.

The Iguana is not a great choice due to their size, tendency to become aggres‐ sive at maturity and their specific dietary and environ‐ mental needs. However, Leopard Geckos are consid‐ ered to be ideal for the novice as they are relatively small and easy to care for.

With snakes, the biggest obstacle for many owners is their dietary needs. Owners must be willing to feed whole prey such as mice or

Reptiles for beginners rats. They do have the ad‐ vantage of often only need‐ ing to be fed once a week or less so they can easily be left on their own for a few days without a pet‐sitter.

Corn snakes and Ball pythons are usually easy to care for and docile so make an ideal choice. However, Ball pythons have a reputa‐ tion for refusing to eat so a feeding demon may be re‐ quired.

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Price of used cars WITH the end of 2021 in Spain showing a marked in‐ crease in the prices of differ‐ ent supplies such as electric‐ ity and fossil fuels, obviously, vehicle prices were going to be affected along the line as well.

Compared to 2020, newly manufactured vehicles, on average, have cost 3 per cent and 2.5 per cent more, in the case of passenger cars and motorcycles, respectively.

Prices in the second‐hand car market have also suffered an increase, but in a more exag‐ gerated manner, with sales prices, on average, increasing by 11.4 per cent.

In 2020, the average sale price of a second‐hand car was €15,631. In 2021, the price increased to €17,410, with the price gradually creeping up as the months went by, until ending Decem‐ ber 2021 at an average of €19,160.

Another source, the sec‐ ond‐hand vehicle association Ancove, showed the average

price in December to be €11,912, which is 14.43 per cent higher than the same month of 2020. Cars more than eight years old had an average cost of €9,023, with these units being much more affordable economically. The average age of the car fleet in Spain is apparently 13 years.

Sales of these vehicles, al‐ ways characterised by their low prices, and immediate availability, have been boost‐ ed by the microchip crisis which has resulted in a lack of stock of newly manufac‐ tured vehicles.

This has prompted drivers to look more closely at the used market, where there has reportedly been an in‐ crease of 6.5 per cent in searches in December last year. In the face of increased demand, this has inevitably pushed their value up in the market.

In total, a reported 2.14 million second‐hand cars were sold last year in Spain, which represents a growth of

8.56 per cent compared to 2020. In the month of De‐ cember 2021 alone, a total of 220,178 vehicles were trans‐ ferred, 23.7 per cent more than in the month of Novem‐ ber of the same year.

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FORMULA ONE: There will be no exceptions.

FO R M U L A O N E drivers have been told there will be no vaccine exemp‐ tions for anyone at the Australian Grand Prix as organisers try to avoid a repeat of the Novak Djokovic saga from earlier this month.

The race is usually the season opener, but will be third on the cal‐ endar this year because of Covid planning restrictions. The Australian

Grand Prix authorities have already told F1 drivers that they will not be allowed to compete if they are not jabbed.

Race chief executive Andrew Wes‐ tacott insisted that rules are clear and all racers and staff must be fully inoculated to attend. “The rules are simple to get into the country and the rules are simple to operate in

Formula One,” Westacott said.

“To come into the event you’ll be 100 per cent vaccinated and there won’t be an exemption sought for anyone from anyone. Our arrange‐ ments have been in place well be‐ fore the recent goings‐on at the Australian Open. These rules are understood by Formula One, they’re understood by the FIA.”

Blaze hits Wolves’ stadium THE historic Molineux stadium, home of Wolverhampton Wanderers, was hit by fire at around 1.40am on the morning of Jan‐ uary 23. Firefighters and police were called to the site as smoke was seen rising into the air.

Around 20 firefighters battled with the blaze for several hours before it was con‐ tained. The fire had broken out in a bar area in the Sir Jack Hayward stand. According to reports, nobody was injured.

People were asked to leave the area via the stadium’s PA system. Residents watched on as the fire unfolded with the building’s fire alarm system was in full blast.

Wolverhampton fire station watch man‐ ager Andy Howard revealed: “There’s been a fire in the bar area, in the kitchen. It was contained to the room of origin, but the bar area and part of the workspace was in‐ volved in the fire. Otherwise, it was just smoke damage to the rest of the floor.”