THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 14 - 17 Issue No. 1910 10 - 16 February 2022
DONATIONS NEEDED CHARITY shop Pocapecunia, Nerja, is in urgent need of do‐ nations. The shop needs household and kitchen items ‐ including cook‐ ing tools, cutlery, plates, cups, saucers, pots and pans ‐ interi‐ or decorations, paint‐ ings, plant pots, vases and plastic bags. Please bring any items you may have to donate to Prolonga‐ cion Avenida Rod‐ griguez Acosta (near the Parador Round‐ about, opposite Cafe Trebol) in Nerja. All funds go to the Cudeca Foundation, an incredible hospice that provides relief and specialised pallia‐ tive care to patients residing in the province of Malaga who suffer from can‐ cer and other dis‐ eases, in an advanced and terminal phase, and offer support and comfort to their fami‐ lies. The Cudeca Founda‐ tion was founded by Joan Hunt, a retired British woman who had the dream of opening the first Pal‐ liative Care Centre in Spain. In addition to pro‐ viding an in‐patient fa‐ cility, money raised al‐ so supports the organisation and training of a team of professionals to pro‐ vide home care, day‐ care and in‐patient care for children and teenagers suffering from life‐limiting con‐ ditions ‐ providing pal‐ liative care which is currently only avail‐ able in adult facilities.
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Torrox hold Carnival 2022
CARNIVAL PARADES: Will be held during March.
FACE MASKS: No longer required in most outdoor spaces.
BUSINESSES and residents across Spain are celebrating after masks will no longer be legally required in most outdoor spaces from today, Thursday, February 10, bringing the country one step closer to normality. Spain’s Minister of Health, Carolina Darias con‐ firmed the move, with face coverings no longer manda‐ tory in most spaces includ‐ ing school playgrounds, in a statement on Tuesday, February 8. The minister also an‐ nounced that the Public Health Commission is study‐ ing shortening the quaran‐ tine period for positive cas‐ es to between three and five days. While a welcome change for many, the law still re‐ quires masks in two out‐ door situations, including at crowded events when standing, and when social distancing cannot be ob‐ served, for example, when sitting. Regional governments
across Spain also recom‐ mend wearing masks in crowds. The measure was agreed at a government meeting where officials also decided to increase capacity at sports events, including the Football League and the ACB basketball, which will go from 75 per cent to 85 per cent capacity if held in outdoor venues and 50 per cent to 75 per cent if in‐ doors. Spectators will also be re‐ quired to respect measures including mandatory masks and social distancing. The issue of masks has been a contentious one throughout the pandemic, splitting opinion over bal‐ ancing the need to protect public health, while uphold‐ ing some of Spain’s most‐ valued civil liberties. Advocates of face cover‐ ings argue they are a small inconvenience to wearers but a vital step in protecting others. Meanwhile, many against mandatory masks
accuse the government of interfering with civil liber‐ ties. Regardless of personal views, many businesses across Spain are rejoicing at the news, hoping that this move towards normality will signal an increase in tourist numbers this year. Michala Larsen Aguilera of restaurant group Da Bruno told the Euro Weekly News: “I’m delighted that we can finally take them off and hope this means we can enjoy a great summer without people afraid of go‐ ing out. “Hopefully the tourism will pick up and we can go back to business as usual.”
TORROX Carnival 2022 will kick off its festivities on Monday, February 28 until Saturday, March 19. On February 28 the presentation of the Golden Mask will take place from 5pm as well as a perfor‐ mance by the Peña Poti‐Poti. The carnival’s parades will take place in March, with the first taking place in the historic centre of Torrox on March 12 and the second taking place on the El Morche promenade on March 19. Councillor for Festivals and Popular Traditions Sal‐ vador Escudero announced that both parades in March will be held in the afternoon and will close with the Pop FM concert which is enjoyable for au‐ diences of all ages. The mayor of Torrox, Oscar Medina, has invited residents to participate and attend these exciting carnival events, where there will be costume con‐ tests with prizes in various categories. Councillor Escudero explained that the parades will follow the same programming as 2020’s carnival and will be held in open spaces for health and safe‐ ty. For more information on the Torrox Carnival please go to the town hall website www.torrox.es.