Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 17 - 23 February 2022 Issue 1911

Issue No. 1911 17 - 23 February 2022

Animal protection law THE Animal Protection Law is set to be ap‐ proved in Spain tomor‐ row, Friday February 18.

According to govern‐ ment sources, the new law will see private in‐ dividuals banned from breeding animals along with zero healthy ani‐ mals being allowed to be slaughtered.

The new law will also mean an end to ani‐ mals being on sale in pet shops.

The forthcoming law will respond to the ‘feelings of society.’ It is felt that Spain ‘has not tolerated the mis‐ treatment, abandon‐ ment and slaughter of animals for some time’.

A key part of the new law will mean that animals must not be abandoned. It is esti‐ mated that up to 300,000 pets are aban‐ doned each year in Spain.

The law will also mean that private indi‐ viduals are only able to keep five animals at home.

It is expected that penalties will be put in place for the breeding of exotic animals and for cockfighting.

The future law has caused controversy within the Ministry of Agriculture.

The Ministry had hoped to control regu‐ lations for hunting dogs and other activi‐ ties.

Hunting is a big part of the culture in many areas of Spain.

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GETTING THERE Turn to page 2 » EASING OFF: No longer having to use Covid passports is welcome news for everyone.

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ADANA appeal ESTEPONA animal charity ADANA is appealing for funds to keep its dog rescue centre open. The charity said: “We need €10,000 a month to cover basic needs, medical attention, food, cleaning etc. To save, support and rehome over 400 dogs and puppies a year we are desperately trying to raise €188,000 to comply with the new zoological requirements, in‐ cluding a new sewage system with new pipework, new depu‐ radora, new roof, new generator to replace the very old unit with a larger capacity unit.”

ADANA added: “Do not give up on us now, please help our volunteers to assist all the abandoned dogs in our care, and please donate generously.”

Donate to ADANA at paypal@adana.es.

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Passports gone TOWNS across the Costa del Sol have taken a fur‐ ther step towards free‐ dom this week after Malaga Province dropped back down to health alert Level one and Covid pass‐ ports were scrapped across Andalucia.

From Wednesday, February 16 the Covid certificates or negative test results which had been required to enter various buildings in An‐ dalucia since December have no longer been needed, in a move which has been welcomed by businesses and residents alike.

The development means that Covid pass‐ ports are now no longer required in nightlife or restaurants, or for visiting patients in hospitals or other health centres. The passports will continue to be compulsory to use if for travel to certain coun‐ tries, however.

Andalucia’s Minister for Health, Jesus Aguirre, ex‐ plained that the move to drop the passports was the result of a sharp de‐ crease in the number of infections.

He said: “The decrease in hospital pressure indi‐ cates that the sixth wave is in clear remission, and we hope to reach a stabil‐ isation phase in 10‐15 days.”

Meanwhile, the whole of Malaga Province also dropped from alert Level 2 to alert Level 1 on Wednesday, February 16 due to the drop in fig‐ ures.

Measures in Malaga are the same across alert lev‐ els 0, 1 and 2 and involve social distancing and mask wearing indoors.

The alert level will re‐ main at Level 1 until Wednesday, March 2, when the territorial pub‐ lic health committee meets again.

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Spectacular rescue JAVIER MARIN, the council‐ lor for Security from Benal‐ madena Council, reported on Monday, February 14, on a practical exercise that was carried out by Benalmadena firefighters high above Mount Calamorro, overlook‐ ing the municipality.

The purpose of this exercise was to test the speed and effi‐ ciency in both turning out, and subsequently carrying

out, any necessary rescue op‐ eration of the gondola lift pas‐ sengers in the event of an emergency situation arising in one of the cable cars at any time.

“This exercise is carried out annually to guarantee a quick and effective rescue action for passengers in the cabin,” ex‐ plained Javier Marin.

During this morning, 25 firefighting professionals from

Gibraltar Brexit THE Spanish Foreign Minister is positive about a Treaty with Gibraltar and said it is al‐ most 99 per cent ready and still thinks it will be possible to finalise before Easter.

Speaking at a private func‐ tion organised by the PSOE of Cadiz on February 11, José Manuel Albares spoke about his recognition of the impor‐ tance of Cadiz Province which has more external borders than any other part of Spain as well as its proximity to Mo‐ rocco.

Touching on the situation with Gibraltar he said “I am guided by the 270,000 Spaniards who live in the Campo de Gibraltar and the

objective is to create a Zone of shared prosperity.”

He added “When we ap‐ proach the end of the negoti‐ ation, which is already almost 99 per cent, more nerves en‐ ter, but for us, for the govern‐ ment of Pedro Sánchez, gen‐ erosity will not be lacking in any practical or daily aspect.”

This is good news for those wanting to see a deal done as just a week ago, as a matter of prudence, the Gibraltar Government published a ‘No Deal’ information booklet that described how life on the Rock would change if Gibraltar, the UK, Spain and the rest of the EU don’t agree.

CABLE CAR: The firefighters practised a rescue operation.

Benalmadena Fire Station car‐ ried out practical rescue exer‐ cises in the cable car installa‐ tion, to refresh their training, and hone their skills in the event of having to act on this facility in an emergency.

As clarified by Benalmade‐ na Fire Chief, David Bañasco, “Accidents at these facilities are not common, as it is a safe means of transport, but we must be prepared for any un‐ foreseen situation.”

Civil Protection BENALMADENA mayor Vic‐ tor Navas accompanied Civil Protection volunteers in their traditional floral offering to the Virgin of Lourdes on Fri‐ day February 11.

“Today we accompany the Civil Protection volunteers on the day of their patron saint, a special day for them and for the devotees of the Virgin of Lourdes: from here I want to thank all the residents who throughout the year take care of maintaining this grotto in perfect condition,” declared Mayor Victor Navas.

“It is also a day to thank the Civil Protection volunteers for

the work they do for the town, their contribution has been very important not only for the development of many activities such as popular races or the Three Kings Pa‐ rade, but during the most dif‐ ficult moments of the pan‐ demic, when the scope and danger of the virus were not known, facilitating tasks such as the distribution of food and masks,” Navas highlighted.

The director of the Benal‐ madena Civil Protection Vol‐ unteer Group, Pepe Aguilar, thanked all the colleagues from the town and other neighbouring municipalities.

Working together Mijas water cuts

THE Malaga Provincial Council and Unicaja Banco are to work together having signed a gen‐ eral action protocol for the de‐ velopment of joint actions to promote financial inclusion and education in the province of Malaga. Specific measures include the installation of cash machines in municipalities with small populations and at lower cost especially for the benefit of those citizens less fa‐ miliar with new technologies, such as the elderly, and other vulnerable groups. This action, signed on February 11 is part of the Bank’s Corporate Social Re‐

sponsibility (CSR) policy in the support to public‐private part‐ nerships and in the attention it pays to the older population, especially in rural areas.

In addition, Unicaja Banco will also collaborate in carrying out actions in Sierra Bermeja with which to contribute to the recovery of the areas dam‐ aged by the forest fire last year.

It will support recovery ini‐ tiatives, in general, and refor‐ estation, specifically; will carry out volunteer actions, with the participation of Unicaja Banco staff, and will offer financing, for those affected by the fire.

A FUENGIROLA councillor claims that Mercacentro is being ignored by the rul‐ ing council under the leadership of Mayor Ana Mula.

Alexis Menéndez said that the council has been promising for almost a decade to upgrade the building which he consid‐ ers to be an emblem of the town which used to attract many local businesses and visitors.

THERE will be an ongoing disruption in water supplies in Mijas which will last until February 21, between Cabopino and Cala de Mijas due to replacement pipes being fitted.

The public company Acosol will make use of existing alterna‐ tive resources so that consumption can be replaced to a large ex‐ tent, or at least the effects on supply will be temporary while the work takes place over this period.

The areas affected by the repairs where there will be a tempo‐ rary interruption of supply are the urbanisations of Calahonda, Riviera, Miraflores, Torrenueva, Jardin Botanico, Los Claveles, La Cortijera and the urban centre of La Cala de Mijas as well as ur‐ banisations to the north. In the rest of the towns, such as Fuen‐ girola and Las Lagunas de Mijas, there could be occasional alter‐ ations to the supply conditions at high levels.

It is very important that water used for the irrigation of gar‐ dens, public and private, street washing and uses other than for human supply is drastically reduced in order to conserve water.

Fuengirola Mercacentro According to him, Mayor Mula has made a half‐hearted attempt to have the interior refurbished by issuing a call to tender with a budget of €400,000 which was so unattractive that it didn’t receive a single bid.

He went on to say “We already know

that Ana Mula only pays attention to large companies and construction com‐ panies, but small businesses also deserve real investments, not just press headlines, and this is what happens with the head‐ lines, things are promised but then noth‐ ing is done.”

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NIBS EXTRA Supporting Adimi DURING 2021, the Mijas Council gave €80,000 to help support Adimi (Asso‐ ciation for People with Disabilities in Mijas), a group that serves 250 users in the municipality.

As its fundraising suffered due to the pandemic, dis‐ cussions are now taking place to agree the 2022 allocation.

Helping food bank THE works council of water company Acosol has given a second donation of €3,000 to the Food Bank of the Costa del Sol following an initial gift in 2020 due to the problems caused to so many people by the pan‐ demic.

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Darkness into Light DARKNESS INTO LIGHT, a global campaign of suicide and self‐harm prevention awareness, are very proud to be associated with the charity partner Afesol Salud Mental who are do‐ ing exceptional work in the area of suicide preven‐ tion on the Costa del Sol .

Afesol are based in Be‐ nalmadena with day cen‐ tres in Marbella, San Pe‐ dro and soon‐to‐open in Estepona.

They have recently pre‐ sented them with a cheque in the sum of

CHEQUE: Was presented for €15,529 to Afesol.

€15,529, the proceeds from DIL 2021. The Dark‐ ness into Light annual charity walk will take place this year on May 7.

Registration for the

Feeling romantic Semana Blanca

Mijas support MIJAS is to receive €1,269,266 thanks to its links with the Association of Municipalities of the Costa del Sol which will al‐ low the town to invest in a series of projects aimed at tourism, sustainability and the environment particu‐ larly with regards to the beaches.

Church repairs WORK is about to start on renovating the Church of San Luis de Sabinillas fol‐ lowing an agreement reached with the local dio‐ cese and the Manilva Council in order to ensure that the roof and internal beams are brought up to standard over the next month.

Ancestral ties LOOKING to promote tourism and work more closely together, the may‐ or of Estepona José María García Urbano welcomed a visit by Juan Jesús Vivas the president of the city of Ceuta as both remem‐ bered the ‘the ancestral ties’ between the two des‐ tinations.

walk will be open from the end of February, de‐ tails of which will appear in this paper and on social media. Please register ear‐ ly and benefit from the

early bird price and allow time for t‐shirt distribu‐ tion. Because of Covid we will not be having a big gathering again, we will use the same format as 2021 with smaller groups walking in various loca‐ tions from Benalmadena to Gibraltar, and individu‐ als are welcome to do their own thing on the day such as walking, running, cycling and even surfing with yellow t‐shirts .

Last year we had 530 participants, let’s make it 1,000 this year!

Credit: Benalmadena Council

SMILE PLEASE: One of the romantic installations.

LOVE is in the air in Benal‐ madena as the council has installed three special Valentine’s Day selfie points in different parts of the town. Situated in the Plaza de España in Benal‐ madena Pueblo, on Calle Blas Infante in Arroyo de la Miel and next to the Watch Tower at the en‐ trance to the Marina, the

idea is to ensure that resi‐ dents and visitors can im‐ mortalise their love through the photographs.

It’s not just here today and gone tomorrow as lovers have a week in which to create the special memories before the in‐ stallations which are illu‐ minated at night are re‐ moved.

FUENGIROLA recommends two escapes for children dur‐ ing Semana Blanca (White Week) which is the equivalent of half term which always in‐ cludes Andalucia Day which falls on February 28.

Malaga Province is the only one in Andalucia that cele‐ brates Semana Blanca, al‐ though other provinces do al‐ so close their schools.

This year it runs from Mon‐ day February 28 to Friday March 4, with weekends ei‐ ther side, so parents may have difficulty in taking time off work. Fuengirola Council therefore currently has two special opportunities for chil‐ dren, the first being a three‐ day trip to the Hornachuelos Natural Park in Cordoba from

A day with goats QUESOS SIERRA CRESTELLINA based in Casares makes cheese and yoghurt from the milk of the mountain loving Payoya Goat which is officially considered to be endangered by the Spanish Government.

There are two options to see the new born kids, one which lasts an hour and a half allows some time to enjoy a visit to the goats and then to learn how to make your own cheese which you can take home with you.

Cost of this experience is €17 for an adult and €13 for a child, whilst the other option lasts for three hours, incorporates the cheese making but allows visitors to become a goatherd for the day,

February 25 to 27 which is open to youngsters aged be‐ tween 12 and 17 and costs €150 all‐inclusive which in‐ cludes the return coach trip, food, accommodation and ac‐ tivities with reservations open now at www.riosecretoaven tura.com.

The second option is a Sports Campus aimed at chil‐ dren aged four to 14 which will take place at the Elola sports complex from March 1 to 4 costing €35 for Fuengirola resi‐ dents and €50 for others and interested parties can call 952 466 677, between 9am and 2pm or by visiting the sports centre. Those taking part will be divided into groups, de‐ pending on the number of stu‐ dents to carry out different sports activities, both outdoors and indoors, such as paddle tennis, basketball or athletics.

In all cases, parents may be assured that the young peo‐ ple will be properly moni‐ tored at all times.

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Age Concern We need you!

ARE you looking for a volunteering oppor‐ tunity that fits around your lifestyle? Do you have a few hours a week spare to help others?

Whatever role you choose you will be a valued member of our Team. Right now, we are expanding our Fuengirola, Mijas and Benalmadena team of DRIVERS to meet demand.

Taking our clients to their medical ap‐ pointments is a vital role!

We are now look‐ ing for drivers to join us. You will need a clean Spanish driving licence, a well‐main‐ tained car, be in good health and have great communication skills.

Age Concern pro‐ vide a generous fuel allowance.

We also require ad‐ ditional drivers to help move merchan‐ dise and collect do‐ nations.

If you believe that you have what it takes then please call Chrissie on 711 019 711 (10am ‐ 4pm) weekdays or email her at info@agecon cernfym.com.

She will arrange to meet you for a no‐ obligation chat over a coffee and answer all your questions.

Credit: Quesos Sierra Crestellina

TWO OPTIONS: Enjoy the experience.

learning about the daily life of the herders. You will be able to milk the goats, see them go out to graze on the mountain, see a slingshot demon‐ stration and make your own cheese as well.

Cost for this option is €30 per adult and €15 per child for a limited period.

Visit https://quesossierracrestellina.es/.

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MARBELLA will host its fourth Davis Cup qualifier, this time against Romania on March 4 and 5 at the Puente Romano Hotel outdoor clay court.

In the meantime, the ball boys and ball girls, made up of lo‐ cal young athletes got together for their first training session which was also attended by Marbella mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, who wanted to encourage them to enjoy their participation in this sporting event which was last celebrated in 2018.

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THE AA has said that the average petrol prices in the UK have surpassed 148p/litre for the first time, rising above the previous record high of 147.72p/litre on November 21 last year.

The new high piles further pressure on already stretched motorists who have faced a string of price rises over

UK petrol at record high the last few months, both in the UK and elsewhere. Spanish petrol prices reached a record high of €1.538/litre on February 3. Expectations are that prices will continue to rise in the short term as

Crash at Heathrow Airport A FIRE engine crashed at Heathrow Airport on Mon‐ day, February 14, leaving its driver rushed to hospital.

The incident at 9.40am in‐ volved a private airport fire engine.

Social media users shared footage of the crash where the engine was seen lying on its side. Emergency vehi‐ cles could be seen surround‐ ing the vehicle. Despite the

crash, Heathrow Airport was able to carry on as nor‐ mal. Officers from the Metropolitan Police attend‐ ed the accident and con‐ firmed that the driver had been taken to hospital.

A Metropolitan police spokesperson commented: “At around 9:40am on February 14 a fire engine overturned on the airfield at Heathrow Airport.

“The driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

No reports of any other in‐ juries. No arrests were made.” A spokesperson for Heathrow Airport ex‐ plained: “Our teams re‐ sponded to a traffic incident involving one of our airside fire engines. No passengers have been injured and the airport continues to operate normally.”

the world returns to normal and de‐ mand rises. That coupled with the on‐ going tensions in the Ukraine will con‐ tinue to drive prices up as investors look to take profits and countries con‐

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cerned about supply look to stock up.

Efforts earlier this year by the USA and others to encourage OPEC to in‐ crease output has done little to slow down the rise in prices, that despite countries like the USA releasing some of its stores to try and deal with some of the demand.

Donkey Dreamland

EURO WEEKLY NEWS has donated money to help fund the recovery of Olivia at Donkey Dreamland, Mijas, to receive the vet bills and recovery costs she deserves.

As a team of animal lovers, EWN has proudly donated to the vet bills and recovery costs of Olivia, a donkey in need at Mijas’ Donkey Dreamland.

Olivia is one of the worst cases they have ever seen.

She was found tied up in late January, being constantly at-

OLIVIA: Found tied up.

tacked by wild dogs with no way to defend herself.

Upon arriving at Donkey

Masks in schools

ANDALUCIA has aban‐ doned the mandatory use of masks during school breaks and PE classes. Jesus Aguirre, Andalucia’s Minis‐ ter of Health and Families confirmed the move on Thursday, February 10, with the measure coming into force the following day.

Mr Aguirre said: “We do not want restrictions. Nei‐ ther in this, nor in sporting events. We want children to be able to be without a mask, but with responsibili‐

ty.” He added that the elimination of masks would also apply to physical edu‐ cation classes, because “they are also usually out‐ side,” although if taught in‐ doors, “there will have to be more sanitary and hy‐ gienic measures.” He added that in Andalucia “here are no restrictions in the open air” except for at large events or sporting events and said that the in‐ tention of the Junta is “not to want restrictions.”

Dreamland, Olivia had to be quarantined for a while due to infections and needing to regain her strength and confidence with the help of this wonderful charity.

Now on her way to recovery, Donkey Dreamland needs funds to help with the rising vet and recovery costs for Olivia - a Go Fund Me that has already raised €2,375 of their €3,190 target.

The charity provides a home for donkeys free from pain and suffering, surrounded by people who offer love and respect in a calm and tranquil setting in Mijas.

Throughout history donkeys have served us well, worked hard and have, at times, been abused.

Donkey Dreamland aims to restore their dignity, whilst providing support and understanding of their plight through education and interaction.

If you would like to donate to Olivia and her recovery, visit her Go Fund Me page.

For more information, please email info@donkey dreamland.com or telephone Amaya Isert on +34 635 540 497.

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Multilingual plan

THE Spanish Government has revealed plans to trans‐ late the Official State Gazette (BOE) into multiple languages using Artificial In‐ telligence.

The government is cur‐ rently working on a pilot project to automatically translate certain texts into Spain’s various official lan‐ guages following a row over the use of regional lan‐ guages.

Viçenc Vidal, a member of the political coalition Mes per Mallorca, complained that the government had stopped translating legisla‐ tive texts into Catalan in May 2021.

The Balearic senator stat‐ ed that the BOE, the official statements over law made by the government, had been translated into Catalan

BOE: Will be translated into multiple languages.

from 1998 until October 2020, when the agreement between the State and the Catalan Generalitat was ter‐ minated, and then contin‐ ued with funding from only the Catalan regional govern‐ ment until May 2021.

“This interruption has been caused by administra‐ tive obstacles that it should

be possible to resolve, as they are not too costly by any means and are a fla‐ grant breach of the Euro‐ pean Charter for Regional and Minority Languages.

Does the state intend to re‐ solve this issue, which un‐ dermines the linguistic rights of the Catalan‐speaking community?” asked Vidal.

Barrister removed from BA flight in row POLICE have confirmed that a leading barrister and his family were removed from a BA flight after a row broke out when crew refused to let their nanny sit with them in business class.

Charles Banner QC, 41, paid for business class but their nanny’s seat had been down‐ graded because BA had oversold the seats, sparking an argument. Mr Banner told one publication he was “upset” when the row broke out, which eventually led to the pilot turning the plan round on the tarmac and re‐ fusing to fly unless the family were removed.

He said: “If BA had told me that the nanny could not sit with us in business then we would not have travelled and could have got a later flight. But they only told us that when we got to the boarding gate.”

He added: “The police escorted our family back through immigration. They made clear that this was just standard protocol and that no offence had been alleged or committed.” A spokesman for BA said: “We do not tolerate disruptive behaviour and the safety of our cus‐ tomers and crew is our top priority.”

Police abolish height rules SPAIN’S Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande‐Marlaska, has announced that the Spanish National Police will abolish the mini‐ mum height requirement for those who wish to enter the force in a move which could in‐ crease the number of Spain’s female officers.

The measure could be implemented in the next round of selection tests, which are sched‐ uled for 2023. Grande‐Marlaska stressed that the measure will help to break “one of the glass ceilings” that has prevented many women from joining the force. “The current regulation is more restrictive for women. The limit is only two centimetres below the average height of women, while for men the margin is up to nine centimetres,” said the minister. With this change, the National Police is now on a par with other civilian police forces in European

CHANGE: Will encourage women to apply.

countries, such as France, Italy, the Nether‐ lands, Finland, Slovakia, Sweden, Norway, Aus‐ tria, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Romania, Denmark and Germany, as these police forces do not have a height requirement for access to their selection tests. Minimum height require‐ ments will only be maintained for certain spe‐ cial units ‐ IPU, RPU and GEO ‐ where height af‐ fects the specific police work they carry out.

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A COUPLE claim Ryanair flew them 1,200 km from their intended destina‐ tion. The couple from the UK had a massive sur‐ prise on their romantic getaway when they land‐ ed in the wrong country.

Simon Forster and Em‐ ma Schofield from the UK had been heading to Copenhagen from Manch‐ ester Airport and have demanded an apology from Ryanair after land‐ ing in Paris.

The couple claim that when they reached

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Ryanair mishap FLIGHT: Landed in Paris rather than Copenhagen.

Manchester Airport they were hit with terrible queues but say that their

passports and boarding passes were checked at the departure gate by

EU parcel problems EXPATS across Europe have been com‐ plaining of issues receiving their parcels following Brexit.

One expat in Spain told one publication: “For Christmas my mum sent me a couple of books and some cards with a declared value of about £35, on top of which I then had to pay the post office €20.”

They added: “The breakdown on the re‐ ceipt said half of it was from customs fees with VAT added and the other half was just listed as additional.”

Another person shared a similar story

from Italy and said: “I live in Italy and I have been charged every time something from the UK arrives.

“If you don’t have the cash there and then to give the delivery driver you are then given a form to head to the post of‐ fice, which, as you can imagine, is never a joy.

“A birthday card sent on October 11, 2021 from the UK arrived this week ... I have stopped buying things from the UK and have asked friends and family to stop sending parcels.”

Ryanair crew and they were allowed to board.

The UK couple told one publication how they boarded “the only waiting plane on the runway.”

Simon explained that on boarding cabin crew told them “Oh don’t wor‐ ry about it” when they tried to show their board‐ ing passes.

The pair were rather surprised when they touched down and at passport control were greeted with “bonjour.”

The couple’s romantic getaway to Copenhagen ended up with them land‐ ing in Beauvais in France.

Ryanair commented: “It is each passenger’s re‐ sponsibility to ensure they board the correct aircraft.

“There are several touchpoints throughout the passenger journey which inform passengers of the aircraft’s destina‐ tion.”

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£109,915,000 EuroMillions win AN eye‐watering £109,915,000 EuroMillions jackpot was paid out to a UK winner on Valentine’s Day. One lucky person in the UK walked away with the 10th biggest National Lottery win in history. According to Camelot, the person would have to decide to go public for their identity to be released. At the moment the person has decided to stay anonymous. The National Lottery’s Senior Winners’ Advisor Andy Carter revealed: “We’re absolutely delighted that the winner of this amazing EuroMillions jackpot prize has come forward and we hope that they will enjoy their win.

He went on to add: “What an incredible moment for this lucky ticket‐holder and it’s safe to say that it’s likely to have been the best Valentine’s Day ever for them!”

The highest ever EuroMillions jackpot came in at £170 mil‐ lion. The draw was held on October 18, 2019, and the winner then also wished to remain anonymous.

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GARETH HUGHES was due payment for Storm Arwen‐re‐ lated damages, but never expected it would be for a mon‐ strous £2,324,252,080,110.

The accountant from Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire took to Twitter to jokingly thank the provider for his cheque. He posted an image of the cheque made out in his name, showing the obviously ridiculous numerical error.

As soon as the clerical error was identified, the cheque was stopped so it could not be cashed.

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THE Euro Weekly News is wishing a very Happy 83rd Birthday to Val Williams, former hotelier, patron of the arts, charitable resi‐ dent of Mijas, founder of Simply Surviving and for‐ mer President of FOTA (Friends of the Salon Vari‐ etes Theatre Association).

Over her lifetime, Val has led an interesting life travelling the world in‐ cluding India, Nepal, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco before moving to Mijas in 1985.

Val was the social organ‐ iser for FOTA before be‐ coming the president and stepped down from the role in 2020. Not one to sit around, she decided to help her community during the pandemic which saw many businesses, bars, restaurants and entertainers with little work.

So, Val came up with the concept of a group, concen‐ trated in Fuengirola and Mijas, which she named Simply Sur‐ viving. The group is committed to offering support to business‐ es particularly hard hit by the pan‐ demic.

Alan Boardman told the EWN:

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VAL WILLIAMS: Has led an interesting life and her kindess to people is well-known.

Val Williams!

“Val is an amaz‐ ing woman. Throughout her life she has been a doer, successfully run‐ ning her mansion hotel in North

Wales before establishing the first Burger King restaurant in Spain.

“For the past 30 years she has made selfless contributions to com‐ munity projects on the Costa del Sol. She created the Simply Surviv‐ ing Group at a time when the whole world was locked in a pessimistic spiral.

“Her vision has benefited businesses, entertainers and char‐ ities, whilst providing a vital social environment just when people needed it. At the age of 83, she just keeps on giving. She is an inspi‐ ration.”

Val also spent the lockdown writ‐ ing a daily post about her life on Facebook. Her honest, and often humorous tales of adventure, heartache and triumphs became such a hit with her readers, she de‐ cided to publish her book, A Pickled

Past: The Life and Times of Val Williams, on Amazon with proceeds going to FO‐ TA. Maggie Dobson told EWN: “I have known Val Williams over 30 years and in all that time I’ve found her to be one of the most honest, helpful people I have ever known. She has endless energy that she puts to good use in helping other people.

“Her generosity is well‐known and her kindness to people in gen‐ eral is outstanding. She’s also great fun and always ready for a laugh, usually at herself. I’m happy to have known her for so long and to call her my friend.”

Here’s to many more years, Val!

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20M Jubilee flowers THE Tower of London is going to be complete‐ ly covered with around 20 million flowers to commemorate the Queen’s platinum jubilee, as she becomes the first royal to achieve 70 years of service.

To show their and the public’s appreciation, the moat will be planted with flowers that will bloom from late spring through to the end of summer, fading in the autumn only to return the following year.

Urban horticulture experts at Sheffield Uni‐ versity have picked 29 different species that will bloom at different times providing a kalei‐ doscope of colours in a project called Su‐ perbloom.

Tom O’Leary, HRP’s director of public en‐ gagement, told one publication “We’re aiming

DISPLAY: This one will keep changing.

to plant by the end of March and then boom! It all comes into flower in time for the Jubilee weekend in June.

“But unlike most displays, this one will keep changing over the summer months. It’s push‐ ing the boundaries.”

EE glitch charges woman £25,000 EE customers have been warned to check their bills after a glitch charged a woman £25,000. Multiple customers have been af‐ fected by the overcharging glitch after travel‐ ling in America, Mexico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The issue began when data passes pur‐ chased for roaming when abroad were not activated. One EE customer took to social me‐ dia to complain about the staggering charges.

They said: “I have incorrectly had over £1,000

of roaming data added to my bill and my ac‐ count suspended. I keep trying to contact EE via phone and it keeps getting cut off.”

Another customer told one publication how they had spent a month in the US and been hit with an eye watering charge of £25,000. EE are aware of the issue and will be contacting customers. The company com‐ mented: “We are contacting affected cus‐ tomers to reassure them that they won’t have to pay for these incorrect charges.”

Electronic nose

SCIENTISTS in Spain have created pioneering new tech‐ nology that allows respiratory infections to be detected via breath analysis.

Infections are usually diag‐ nosed by a lengthy procedure in which sputum is collected and analysed in a laboratory to identify which microorgan‐ ism is causing the problem suffered by the patient.

This may have changed thanks to researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, who have

managed to create a type of technology that can analyse patients’ breath and give a very quick and effective diag‐ nosis of lung infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a type of bacteria that is resistant to many drugs.

The scientists involved have created an automatic ‘electronic nose’ (e‐nose) with sensors that can quickly and non‐invasively diagnose bacterial lung infections. The e‐nose analyse volatile organ‐ ic compounds (VOCs) in the

NEW TECHNOLOGY: Infections detected via breath analysis.

patient’s exhaled breath.

Breath sampling had previ‐ ously been used to detect asthma, sucrose intolerance and abnormal bacterial growth in the small intestine, but has never been able to detect lung diseases.

Cave paintings vandalised SEPRONA, the Nature Protection Service of the Guardia Civil, is investigating who may have vandalised a set of 6,000‐year‐ old cave paintings in Spain.

The paintings, considered to be of histor‐ ical importance, are located on the Peñón del Muerto, in Solana del Pino, between Ciudad Real and Jaen.

According to Seprona, vandals painted a large Spanish flag over the paintings that are visible from the passing road that con‐

nects the area with Andujar (Jaen).

The mayor of Solana del Pino said that this is not the first time the paintings have been targeted, “15 years ago some inter‐ ested party already took a piece of stone with some very unique paintings.”

Continuing, the mayor explained that she hopes the investigation can find who undertook this “unfortunate cultural at‐ tack” that has been carried out with “pre‐ meditation and cruelty.”

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Royal pay rise THE salaries of King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia will rise by 2 per cent this year, according to the General State Budget.

This means that Felipe VI will receive around €259,000 and Queen Letizia just over €142,000.

Queen Sofia will receive €116,525 in 2022, some €2,000 more than last year.

The Royal Household’s budget for 2022 is published on their official website.

The General State Budget for 2022 includes a current transfer to the King ‘for the support of his family and the Royal Household’ amounting to €8,431,150, the allocation of which is decided by King Fe‐ lipe.

Unlike last year, when the Royal Household decided not to apply the 0.9 per cent salary increase to civil ser‐ vants, they have applied the 2 per cent increase to all salaries provided for by the General State Budget.

Media Markt slashes prices

E L E C T R O N I C S retail company Media Markt accidentally cut the prices of all its comput‐ er games to under €1 in a computer glitch on February 10.

It is not known why the website had the problem, but Media Markt may end up can‐ celling the orders.

Despite this, some users took advantage of the glitch to buy video games at a price of one cent, including all shipping and han‐ dling.

The brand will proba‐ bly cancel the items purchased during the few minutes that the incident lasted.

However, there have been similar cases with other companies where sellers have had to deliver their dis‐ counted products due to similar problems.

An example of this was the case of the

COMPUTER GLITCH: Some users took advantage to buy cheap video games.

French chain Fnac in October 2019, which listed a Huawei P30 at

€139.90 when its retail price was €699.90. Dur‐ ing the time that the

CONCERNS have been raised by two US Senators who believe the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is spying on Americans, carrying out unwarranted surveillance on unwitting people.

The accusation was made by Senators Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich in a letter to intelligence officials and the two Democrats called for declassifying details of the clandestine programme. Government data collection has been the subject of much controversy in the US, although domestic spying is prohibited by the CIA’s 1947 char‐

accidental offer lasted, 13,000 orders were made for the product.

CIA spy claims ter. Officially the organisation and National Security Agency (NSA) have a foreign surveil‐ lance mission. But in 2013, a programme of data collection using extensive internet and phone surveillance by American intelligence was disclosed to the public by Edward Snow‐ den, a CIA contractor‐turned whistle‐blower.

An analysis of the leak found some 90 per cent of those being monitored were ordi‐ nary Americans.

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1st Beijing Games medal SPANISH athlete Queralt Castellet is thrilled to have brought home the first medal for Spain at the Bei‐ jing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Castellet from Barcelona walked away with the silver medal in the snowboard halfpipe test.

Castellet was “excited” and “very happy” to finish in second place. She was beat‐ en by the favourite to win, the American Chloe Kim. Via the Royal Spanish Win‐ ter Sports Federation (RFEDI) Castellet told one publica‐ tion: “I am excited, I am very happy; it has been an incred‐ ible day, I have won the medal! It has been incredi‐ ble, I started a little bit bad and then all the nerves came, but I was able to get the round I wanted, in the second round; a round I have been working towards for a long, long time. Many years. I’m very happy.” This is the fifth games for the 32‐ year‐old from Sabadell.

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Jab less effective A STUDY performed in the United States has revealed that the Pfizer and Moderna booster jabs against Covid become less effective after four months.

The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the effec‐ tiveness of the antigens pro‐ vided by the booster in pre‐ venting hospital admission is 91 per cent for the first two months after it has been giv‐ en. However, it drops to 78 per cent after four months.

According to the study, it is predicted that the level of protection will drop to 33 per cent by the fifth month, although it is still too early to know the exact percentage, as not all the results have been obtained.The CDC rec‐ ommends, for now, that ev‐ eryone over the age of 12 re‐ ceive a booster dose five months after receiving the second dose of the vaccine.

An eye on the money

ROYAL COUPLE: Are more welcome in the USA.

MEGHAN and Harry have their ‘eye on the money like pal James Corden’, accord‐ ing to a royal expert.

Since moving to America, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have grabbed lucra‐ tive deals with Netflix and Spotify, with one epxert say‐ ing that the pair are “very driven by money.”

Journalist Richard Min‐ eards writes for The Mon‐ tecito Journal, which is Harry

and Meghan’s local paper.

The former royal corre‐ spondent told one publica‐ tion: “They’ve obviously got their eye on the money like their good friend James Cor‐ den, who now earns some‐ thing like $12 million per sea‐ son of The Late Late Show.

“I think they’d like to get on that sort of level where hopefully they can earn lots of money and get their views across, but also do

good things with The Archewell foundation as well.”

The expert believes that Meghan and Harry will stay in the US long‐term. He commented: “I don’t think they’ll move back to the UK at all. “The British people see [Meghan] as the Wallis Simpson stealing the golden prince. They are much more welcome on this side of the Atlantic.”

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‘New way to be in love’ GOOD MORNING BRITAIN host Kate Garraway has re‐ vealed she’s found a ‘new way to be in love’ with hus‐ band Derek who spent more than a year in hospital after he was hit with Covid.

Kate said that a “new path is emerging” for the pair.

She explained: “I’m not sure that we’ve ever fallen out of love, but I think a new path is emerging, a new way to be in love. He puts huge trust in me.

“He just says, ‘Whatever you think’, which is wonder‐ ful, but I do get quite tearful about it. I think, ‘God, I hope

A new path is emerging.

I’m worthy of that trust’.”

Kate shared details about the pair’s relationship and said: “I’ve got his back. That is a relationship in itself, isn’t it?

How many times do couples have doubts about each oth‐ er? That’s a positive thing to come out of this, to have that certainty of each other. He and I are very close.”

and finally...

A TOURIST playing a slot machine in Las Vegas has been tracked down after he hit the jackpot of $230,000 (€203,000) but a malfunction meant he wasn’t notified that he was a winner.

After a long search the Nevada Gaming Control Board have tracked down the winner, Robert Taylor from Ari‐ zona. Taylor is understood to be delighted with the news of his winnings, and was amazed to find that the gaming board had tracked him down to tell of the machine’s mal‐ functions.

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Simply Surviving Group and Mijas walking tours THERE are many ways in which the Simply Surviving Group has raised almost €25,000 for charity during their first year of existence.

One of these has been via Mijas Walking Tours, which offer a two‐hour insight into the history of the beautiful Mijas pueblo. Indeed, the Walking Tours give all donations to Simply Surviving Group and in this way contributed more than €3,500 to last year’s overall total, thanks to the generosity of those who enjoyed them.

Almost everyone who has experienced the occasion has commented on the depth of knowledge that they have been privy to. In fact, many of those who have lived in Mijas for many years, some of them in the Pueblo itself, are astonished by how much information they hadn’t been aware of.

The tours include free entry to Puerta del Agora, a true artisan workshop, and/or the Mayan Monkey Mijas Chocolate Factory, com‐ plete with an exclusive presentation. And all of this for a suggested minimum donation of just €5 per person.

The tours are conducted solely in English by Alan Boardman, who has been a resident of Mijas for 17 years and has owned a business in

WALKING TOURS: Discover the history of Mijas pueblo.

the village through‐ out that time, en‐ abling him to compile the encyclopaedia of knowledge that he now happily shares to ben‐ efit the various charities that the Simply Surviv‐ ing Group supports.

The walking tour groups are limited to just

10 people, thus ensur‐ ing a personal experience and one that everyone can contribute to by either comments or questions.

These are not hikes or speed walks. They consist of a gentle stroll with numerous pauses. Although Mijas pueblo is located halfway up a moun‐ tain, the overwhelming majority of the route avoids steps and so can be enjoyed by a wide variation of ages and abilities.

In order to reach the point at which he could offer such an in‐depth tour, Alan added 12

months of research to what he already knew, by talking to many local characters and prominent citizens such as politicians and business owners.

He explains the historical development of Mijas (and the wider Costa del Sol), plus in‐ depth coverage of subjects such as the Easter processions, a balanced view of the Mijas don‐ keys, the uniqueness of the Mijas bullring and the intriguing story of a self‐exiled mayor of the town.

The tours all begin at 11.00am outside the town hall in Mijas pueblo.

All donations in March will be given to ADIN‐ TRE, a food bank charity operating in Fuengiro‐ la which hands out meals and food parcels to the needy.

The available dates in March are listed be‐ low. If you would like to go along on any of these Walking Tours, please send a WhatsApp message to Alan on 610 522 605 stating the date of your choice and the number of places you would like.

Tuesday 1st March Wednesday 9th March Friday 18th March Saturday 26th March

If you would like to join the 1,500 people following the Simply Surviving Group on Facebook, please just look up their page of the same name. Alternatively, you can email the founder, Val Williams, on valwilliams39@yahoo.com.

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Free UK holidays

M O R E than 800 UK families having difficulties with money, illness, lone‐ liness or bereavement will be of‐ fered holidays and trips over the next few months thanks to the gov‐ ernment’s new ‘England for Every‐ one’ fund of £600,000.

The government said: “The fund will support parents, carers, and young people experiencing difficult times to get away, relax and enjoy themselves on a weekend break in England.

“Families who may never have had a holiday can be referred to the char‐ ity for a weekend trip and will have a choice of where they will visit. From campsites to chalets and caravans to lodges across the country, children could discover new creatures in rock pools, fly kites for the first time or build sandcastles on the beach.

FAMILIES: Will be offered holidays.

“Referees could include people such as social workers and teachers, and holiday vouchers would be pro‐ vided to help cover transport, accom‐ modation and food. VisitEngland is also working closely with holiday parks to include free onsite activi‐ ties.”

South terminal reopens A F T E R being closed for almost two years, Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal is to reopen in March as travel restrictions due to Covid are lifted.

The announcement was made on Friday, Fe b r u a r y 1 1 , t h e d a y on which travel re‐ strictions for those ar‐ riving in the UK have been relaxed signifi‐ cantly, as fully vacci‐ nated passengers no longer need to provide

negative Covid tests.

Gatwick Airport said: “Flights have been op‐ erating solely from the airport’s North Termi‐ nal since June 15, 2020 to save on costs, but activity will return to the South Terminal from Sunday, March 27, as Gatwick enters what it expects to be a busy summer season.”

British Airways has already announced it will reopen its short‐ haul services from

Gatwick from March 29, with 35 new Euro‐ pean routes added.

B A’ s l o w ‐ c o s t s i s t e r airline, Vueling, will also be expanding its operations, adding five new short‐haul routes and basing three aircraft at Gatwick. easyJet, Gatwick’s biggest airline, has al‐ so taken up more slots and plan to fly their busiest flying schedule ever from the airport.

A STUDY has revealed that side effects from the Pfizer vaccine occur in almost twice as many females as males.

The School of Public Health in the University of Haifa, in Israel, found the proportion of women who reported side effects after receiving their first, second, or third dose of the Pfizer vaccine, is almost double (1.9 times) that of men.

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Men less affected by jab “We don’t know what mechanism is involved, but it may be related to differ‐ ences between the sexes in the immune system, or in the perception of side ef‐ fects,” said Professor Man‐ fred Green, principal investi‐ gator of the study.

The professor explained that one possibility is that

women’s immune systems “respond more strongly than men’s to foreign antigens.”

Vaccination is sometimes accompanied by side effects, manifested, for example, in pain at the site of vaccina‐ tion, or in the entire arm, fever, weakness, fatigue, and paresthesias in various parts of the body.

Drought affects electric bills THE current drought in Spain resulting from the prolonged lack of rainfall is affecting elec‐ tricity bills.

Reservoirs are at around 45 per cent of their capacity and the drought which is empty‐ ing reservoirs, causing the de‐ sertification of soil and spoil‐ ing crops, is also increasing bills. The less hydropower there is, the more it costs to produce electricity. This com‐ bined with the cold winter temperatures, more time spent working from home and the few hours of daylight, indicate that electricity bills are likely to continue to be particularly high in 2022. The Spanish government, led by the Minister for the Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, has long been committed to re‐ newable energy. Despite this, renewable energy sources, for the moment, cannot tackle the problem.

“Using hydraulic reserves with the reservoirs in this situ‐ ation is suicide,” argued Igna‐

cio Durán Escribano, profes‐ sor of Atomic and Nuclear Physics at the University of Santiago.

“We will never know how

much rain will fall in spring, now that we have just come from an anticyclonic spell and the reservoirs have been emptied,” he added.

Covid support grants

THE UK government has reminded businesses that a sig‐ nificant amount of funding, £850 million, is still available to help them recover from the effects of the pandemic.

Business Minister Paul Scully encouraged business owners to apply for the remaining Covid support grants via their local councils. The councils have been asked to provide the eligible businesses with the grants as quickly as possible.

Mr Scully said: “We’re working to get our economy running on all cylinders again so we can focus on making the UK the best place in the world to work and do busi‐ ness, creating jobs along the way.

“Eligible businesses should apply as soon as possible for the grants available to help them put the pandemic behind them and get on a sounder footing to achieve success.”

STATS

366

There are 366 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

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SCIENTISTS have discovered a previously‐unknown side ef‐ fect of common painkillers such as paracetamol, ibupro‐ fen and aspirin.

Although over‐the‐counter medicines are almost always safe and are subject to very strict controls, there is always a small risk of side effects. Scien‐ tists have recently discovered a new adverse effect that could

Painkiller side effect

affect those who regularly use a common type of OTC drug.

The medicines in question are acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), paracetamol and non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen. The potential side effect that they may cause is tinnitus, which causes irritating

noises in the ear. The noises may be constant or intermit‐ tent.

Tinnitus may cause ringing, buzzing, high‐pitched or low‐ pitched noises, tingling or throbbing, and may be tempo‐ rary or chronic. Its exact cause is somewhat uncertain and possi‐

bly varied (some think it may be caused by muscle contractions, others by signals generated by nerve cells in the ear). At pre‐ sent, there is no really effective way to treat it and it may be de‐ bilitating.

Now, research published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine has concluded that frequent use of these drugs can cause chronic tinnitus.

€4 billion in grants

A STUDY has revealed that despite not paying taxes in most countries including Spain, Amazon has received more than €4 billion in pub‐ lic subsidies since 2012.

The e‐commerce giant, which achieved record sales in Europe in 2020 of €44 bil‐ lion, has been identified as having received grants and allowances from 13 coun‐ tries to build warehouses, data centres and even in one case audio visual pro‐ duction units.

Large companies like Amazon are well known for their tendency to seek the most advantageous tax situ‐ ations, often at the expense

of traditional businesses like Zara’s parent company Inidi‐ tex that paid five times as much tax as Amazon did in 2020.

Many are already unhap‐ py that the likes of Amazon were favoured during the pandemic, but this news will do little to appease them.

Amongst those is the in‐ ternational trade union UNI Global Union and the Ameri‐ can pro‐transparency organ‐ isation Good Jobs First, who conducted the investigation.

They were able to detect 407 Amazon facilities in 13 countries that have been subsidised with public mon‐ ey.

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OTC DRUGS: Are subject to very strict controls.

Pensioner ‘thrown in air’

A PENSIONER who was thrown in the air during Ryanair flight ‘turbulence’ has settled a court action.

Australian pensioner Lynette Peucker, 72, from Gisborne, South Victoria had been heading from Italy to Belgium on a flight in September 2015 when the Ryanair flight was hit by turbulence, she fell and fractured her ankle.

The pensioner alleged that the airline failed to warn her of the impending turbulence. She claimed that passengers had been walking freely in the plane and that the seatbelt sign was turned off.

Due to the incident, Lynette has said that she suffered from an extreme and immediate psychological reaction. She is now afraid of flying. Ryanair had disputed the claims and said that if the accident took place it was not due to an act of negligence on behalf of the airline. Ryanair also said the passenger had flown many times and should have been aware of the possibil‐ ity of encountering turbulence.

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Suicide prevention hotline Compulsory black box for cars THE Ministry of Health is set to launch a new suicide prevention hotline (024) in Spain within the next few months.

The toll‐free hotline 024 will provide help and sup‐ port to anyone at risk of suicide.

The line will operate na‐ tionwide and is anony‐ mous, accessible and confi‐ dential. It was set up on December 20 last year and will become available in May. In 2020, around 3,941 people decided to end their lives, making it the year with the highest number of suicides in Spain since 1906.

The launch of the new suicide prevention hotline is part of the Ministry of Health’s 2021‐2024 Action Plan for Mental Health and Covid, which aims to cen‐ tralise support for people who are at risk of suicide and to provide them with information so that they can access specialised help.

The 024 hotline will be

free of charge, available to all citizens and implement‐ ed on a permanent basis.

The needs of users with

hearing or speech disabili‐ ties will also be considered so that they can also re‐ ceive the service they need.

Weapons gang unearthed A SPANISH parcel that contained deactivated weapons discovered at Birmingham airport has led to an organised crime gang being imprisoned for more than 30 years.

The suspicious parcel was intercepted by UK border Force agents in November 2019.

Sent by a Spanish retailer, the parcel sparked a police in‐ vestigation with police discovering an organised crime group who had been buying, converting and selling firearms in the UK. Greater Manchester police tracked down the gang who have now pleaded guilty to firearm of‐ fences. Martin Joyce, Joseph Hodskinson, Mark Crolla and Dannell Jammeh have now been imprisoned for more than 30 years in total. Greater Manchester Police’s Detec‐ tive Sergeant Damian Reed commented: “This group posed a significant threat to the public being in possession of such weapons and it’s a relief that they are now going to spend the foreseeable future behind bars.

“The firearms trade funds serious criminality, which can lead to people losing their lives as well as destroying local communities.”

STATS

56

The most leaves ever found on a clover is 56.

ALL new cars in Spain will have to include a black box from July 6. The boxes will record relevant infor‐ mation if an accident oc‐ curs.

The black box also known as EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) could potentially impact in‐ surance prices, according to insurance comparator Acierto.com. This will de‐ pend on what data insur‐ ance companies have ac‐ cess to though.

In the event of an acci‐ dent, the black box will store the data which was recorded within the 30 sec‐ onds before the accident took place. The box will al‐ so store five seconds worth of data from after the acci‐ dent. The data will then be available for relevant au‐ thorities to help determine the cause of an accident.

Reportedly all this infor‐ mation will only be made available anonymously. No personal data such as gen‐ der, age or name of the driver is expected to be

Information on accidents.

recorded.

Details such as vehicle

speed, engine revolutions and whether the brakes were applied will be recorded. Other informa‐ tion such as the position of the accelerator, frontal and side‐impact forces and any steering movements will be recorded too.

Allergy sufferers multiplying WHEN thinking about al‐ lergy season, many peo‐ ple associate it with spring and flowers. How‐ ever, itching and inflam‐ mation is becoming in‐ creasingly common in winter thanks to climate change and droughts.

Dr Ana Perez Montero, head of the Allergology Service of the Quiron‐ salud Madrid University Hospital said: “Most peo‐ ple know spring plants, but in winter there are others such as Cupres‐

saceae (Arizona and Cy‐ presses belong to them) that pollinate in winter.”

According to research published in 2021, pollen seasons now start 20 days earlier, are 10 days longer and have 21 per cent more pollen than in 1990, meaning more days of trouble for aller‐ gy sufferers with itching, sneezing and a runny nose, according to the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Reduced reliance

THE European Union (EU) has announced a €42 billion plan to reduce the bloc’s reliance on China for microchips used in motorcars and other electronic devices.

Known as the ‘Chips Act’, the plan is to build Europe into a major semiconductor pro‐ ducer and in the process remove its reliance on the Far East.

Semiconductor chips are used in almost everything from powering cars to hospital ventilators to phones to game consoles. Chips have however been in short supply since the start of the pandemic, holding back the economic recovery in many areas and of many companies.

The current issues around supply as well as the natural gas shortages, have highlighted the EU’s reliance on the Far East and Russia. With the political risks rising the union has acted to boost its economic independence in the critical semiconductor sector.

Sweden’s pandemic over S W E D E N has scrapped almost all of its pandem‐ ic restrictions and has stopped most testing for Covid‐19 with the health minister claiming that the pandemic is over.

The statement from Minister of Health Lena Hallengren comes de‐ spite pressure on the healthcare systems re‐ maining high and some scientists begged for more patience in fight‐ ing the disease.

Sweden’s government,

which has opted against lockdowns in favour of a voluntary approach throughout the pandem‐ ic, announced it will scrap the remaining re‐ strictions as vaccines and the less severe Omi‐ cron variant have cush‐ ioned severe cases and deaths.

“As we know this pan‐ demic, I would say it’s over,” Minister of Health Lena Hallengren told Da‐ gens Nyheter. “It’s not over, but as we know it

in terms of quick changes and restrictions it is,” she said, adding that Covid‐19 would no longer be classified as a danger to society.

As of Wednesday February 9, bars and restaurants will be al‐ lowed to stay open after 11pm again, and with no limits on the number of guests. Attendance lim‐ its for larger indoor venues were also lifted, as was the use of vac‐ cine passes.

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Nuclear experiments

How to stop future pandemics BILL GATES, Microsoft co‐ founder, says in his new book that he knows how to stop future pandemics.

The billionaire, who fore‐ cast the next pandemic some years back, has been the subject of many conspiracy theories as a result of his views and knowledge on the subject.

His new book ‘How to Prevent the Next Pan‐ demic,’ claims that by in‐ vesting in healthcare, vac‐ cines, and ‘global pathogen surveillance,’ another pandemic like Covid‐19 can be prevent‐ ed.

Due for release in May, Gates announced in a blog post that the book will outline “the specific steps we can take to not only stop future pan‐ demics but, in the pro‐ cess, provide better health care for everyone around the world.”

THE once thriving marsu‐ pial, the koala, has been listed as an endangered species as numbers drop drastically all along the country’s eastern seaboard. The decline is according to authorities a result of land clearing, bushfires, drought, dis‐ ease and a number of other threats.

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TRAPPED: The crocodile was seen regularly.

Rescuers free croc from tyre

A 4.5-METRE saltwater fe‐ male crocodile had become an icon in Palu, Indonesia where the croc was regular‐ ly seen with a tyre around its neck for six years. Resi‐ dents were becoming in‐ creasingly concerned for the reptile with the tyre getting tighter and running the risk of choking her.

In early January, 35‐year‐ old bird catcher and trader Tili was determined to res‐ cue the reptile after he saw her frequently sunbathing at a nearby estuary.

“I have experiences and skills in catching animals, not

only birds, but farm animals that are released from the cage,” he said, “I believe I can rescue the crocodile with my skills.”

Tili devised a trap using ropes of various sizes tied to a tree near the river. He laid chickens down as bait and after three weeks of waiting and several failed attempts he finally trapped the croc.

With the help of two of his friends, Tili pulled the trapped crocodile ashore and sawed through the tyre, which was 50 centimetres in diameter.

THE Joint European Torus (JET) experimental fu‐ sion machine based near Abingdon in Oxford‐ shire has enabled scientists to generate energy that releases heat 10 times hotter than the sun.

A new record for generating energy from nucle‐ ar fusion, the same process that powers our Sun is seen as a potential future source of near limitless power. The experiment generated around 59 megajoules, or 11 Megawatts of energy in a five second burst, enough to power around 10,000

A PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE report has said that the only detectable impact of Brexit so far, has been that it de‐ livers an increased burden on business with added paper‐ work, costs and delays and that it fails to deliver opportunities.

The committee stated that much more work was needed by government to ease the ad‐ ministrative and cost burden of business, warning of lengthy border delays and lorry queues once passenger numbers re‐ turn to normal.

The committee also called for an end to “overpromising” from the UK Government, dis‐ missing the Government’s aim to create the “most effective

homes. Still in its infancy the amount of energy needed to conduct the experiment was more than what was produced, however it represents a major step forward in fusion reaction.

“These landmark results have taken us a huge step closer to conquering one of the biggest sci‐ entific and engineering challenges of them all,” said Professor Ian Chapman, Chief Executive of the UK Atomic Energy Agency that co‐funds and operates JET.

Brexit failed

border in the world” by 2025 as being “optimistic, given where things stand today.”

Dame Meg Hillier, Chair of the Public Accounts Commit‐ tee, said: “One of the great promises of Brexit was freeing

British businesses to give them the headroom to maximise their productivity and contribu‐ tion to the economy, even more desperately needed now on the long road to recovery from the pandemic.

and finally...

THE body of 70‐year‐old Marinella Beretta was discovered by police in the district of Prestino in north‐western Italy. She had been sitting at her kitchen table for over two years. Mummifi‐ cation only happens in rare circumstances, so it is not yet clear how the body came to be in this state.

Koala endangered species

The listing by the fed‐ eral government covers Queensland, New South Wales and the Aus‐ tralian Capital Territory (ACT), with many believ‐ ing that the authority is doing too little to pro‐

tect the species from di‐ minishing habitats and the effects of climate change.

Proof of that claim comes as the species has gone from being listed as ‘vulnerable’ to endan‐

gered within 10 years According to Environ‐ ment Minister Susan Ley: “This listing adds priority when it comes to the conservation of the koala,” however she has been accused of

dithering when it comes to protecting the animal.

She said officials were designing a recovery plan, and land develop‐ ment applications would now be assessed for im‐ pacts on the species.

The koala once thrived.

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Spain donates over 300,000 vaccines OLGA CABARGA, the Spanish ambassador to Senegal, delivered 302,400 doses of coro‐ navirus vaccine from Spain to the govern‐ ment of the African country on Thursday, February 10. They were received in a deliv‐ ery ceremony in the capital, Dakar, by Ab‐ doulaye Diouf Sarr, the Senegalese Minister of Health.

“Spain has opted for a multilateral ap‐ proach to overcome the Covid‐19 pandemic, as evidenced by the donation of 302,400 vaccines made today to Senegal as well as our support for the COVAX initiative,” said Cabarga.

“We have donated more than 50 million vaccines through COVAX, of which at least 20 million vaccines will go to the African continent. Senegal is a priority country and a strategic partner for the government of Spain,” the Spanish ambassador added. Mr Cabarga stressed that this delivery “reflects Spain’s international solidarity with its part‐ ners, and the strong conviction that the vac‐ cine is a global public good.” COVAX is a mechanism promoted by the World Health Organisation (WHO), among others, so that low‐income countries can access coron‐ avirus vaccines.

Sting sells music rights IN the latest such move by a top musician, Sting has report‐ edly sold his entire music cata‐ logue to Universal Music Pub‐ lishing Group (UMPG). Sting’s whole musical back‐catalogue includes his solo work, plus ev‐ erything written and recorded with his hugely successful band The Police. The deal is believed to include both Sting’s music publishing and recorded music catalogues, al‐ though no financial details were divulged.

In a statement, Sting said, “It is absolutely essential to me that my career’s body of work has a home where it is valued and respected. Not only to connect with long‐time fans in new ways, but also to intro‐ duce my songs to new audi‐ ences, musicians and genera‐ tions.”

“Throughout my career, I have enjoyed a long and suc‐ cessful relationship with UMG as my label partner, so it felt natural to unite everything in one trusted home, as I return to the studio, ready for the next chapter.”

MUSIC CATALOGUE: Includes his solo work as well as from the band.

Beagle testing AN online petition against the use of beagles in experimentation by the Vivotecnia laboratories commissioned by the University of Barcelona (UB) has collected around 1,300,000 signatures.

This initiative began a month ago as the idea of Ruben Garcia, and Cristina Espinach, who together, on Thursday, February 10, symbolically ‘delivered’ the results of their change.org campaign to the facilities at Barcelona Science Park. It was a ‘symbolic’ act in that no one from the laboratories, or the UB wanted to receive them.

Next March, the project will be carried out at the Vivotecnia head‐ quarters in Madrid, and in the first part of the study, the drug will be ad‐ ministered to six dogs, which the UB will put up for adoption at the end.

However, in the second part of the study ‘it will be imperative to carry out a study of the tissues of 32 dogs, by means of post‐mortem’.

“Currently there is no alternative method to the use of these animals that can replace this type of research,” pointed out scientists from the Park and the university. They said it was ‘a necessary practice to advance the study of treatments, surgical techniques or vaccines.’

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French cave housed Neanderthal A PAPER published in the journal Science Advances says that fos‐ silised remains found in a French cave showed that Neanderthals and early humans were in the area long before they were thought to have been.

The researchers described finding fossilised homo sapiens remains and tools sandwiched between those of Neanderthals in the Mandrin Grotto, named after an 18th‐century French folk hero.

The hillside dwelling overlooks the picturesque Rhone Valley in southern France, which re‐ searchers say: “The findings pro‐ vide archaeological evidence that these hominine cousins may have coexisted in the same re‐ gion of Europe during the same time period.”

With new techniques available to date remains, the researchers put those found at around 54,000 years ago, almost 10,000 years earlier than previous finds in Europe, with one exception in Greece.

Mount Etna erupts again

VOLCANO: On Sicily.

MOUNT ETNA volcano, on the Italian island of Sicily, erupted again early on the morning of Febru‐ ary 10. According to the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Vol‐ canology (INGV), the eruption occurred inside

the southeast crater area, causing a slight and dis‐ continuous ash shower.

The recorded tremors came from a depth of around 3,000 metres above sea level, reaching average values. A forecast model predicted the vol‐ canic plume would travel in a south‐westerly direc‐ tion.

Vincenzo Bellini airport in Catania remained fully operational.

Since 1980, the north‐ east crater of Etna, at 3,324 metres, was consid‐ ered the highest of the Si‐ cilian volcano. Before its edges gradually eroded, the crater actually reached a maximum height of 3,350 metres in 1981.

Over a six‐month peri‐ od in 2021, it erupted so much volcanic material that its height increased by approximately 100 feet, making the south‐ eastern crater now the tallest part of the vol‐ cano.

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Press Release THIS free and open virtual event will consist of monthly webinars where topics of great importance will be shared with parents and families regarding the develop‐ ment of children, both academi‐ cally and in their personal well‐ being .

Madrid, 14th February 2022 ISP SCHOOLS continually under‐ stands the needs of parents and families to have access to quality information and advice on key is‐ sues for the education and devel‐ opment of their children; for the third consecutive year, a series of webinars called ISP EDUCATION TALKS has taken place, consisting of monthly virtual talks designed especially for parents and families, where topics of interest will be presented and will serve as a guide to resolve any concerns re‐ lated to education, learning, and child wellbeing.

The webinars will include pre‐ sentations and panel discussions, moderated by experts in the field of child and teenage education and development. They will in‐ clude the participation of the in‐

ISP EDUCATION TALKS ISP Schools’ Education Talks for parents and families are back!

Talks are especially designed for parents and families.

ternational Learning team of the International Schools Partnership (ISP), teachers, psychologists, pae‐ diatricians, as well as other ex‐ perts in education and develop‐ ment. The webinars will be held in Spanish and English, at different times in the mornings and after‐ noons.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23: “Is your child learning at school. How do you know? All parents receive reports on their children’s progress, but how do you know if they are learning every day? Join this webinar to find out the key questions to ask and the answers to look for.

TUESDAY MARCH 29: “The im‐ pact of well‐being in the emotion‐ al and academic development of children and teenagers.” This we‐ binar focuses on the importance of pupils’ well‐being and how fos‐ tering good mental health can support personal and academic development.

“One of the great advantages of belonging to an educational group of more than 50 schools world‐ wide is the international focus and innovation in our learning system, and the fact that we can count on a great team of professionals and psychologists who are experts in educational matters.

“After the success of these talks in previous years and the great ac‐ ceptance by families, we are once

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again launching the ISP Education Talks, making our expertise avail‐ able to anyone interested, with the certainty that it will be a good experience for the parents attend‐ ing,” said Cristina Callejon, Direc‐ tor of Marketing and Communica‐ tion for Europe at ISP. In order to join the Talks, par‐ ents and families need to register at https://bit.ly/isp‐2022. The ses‐ sions are free of charge and will be held through ZOOM. Parents or families who are un‐ able to attend on the day can still register to receive the webinar recordings at a later date.

ISP SCHOOLS is a network of 11 private and international schools in Spain, specialising in British and international education. They de‐ velop bilingual students and help them reach their full academic po‐ tential, adopting an international mindset through innovative learn‐ ing. They are part of the Interna‐ tional Schools Partnership (ISP), one of the largest education groups in the world, with over 55 schools and 50,000 pupils in 16 countries.

www.ispschools.es • www.internationalschoolspartnership.com

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EUROPEAN PRESS DENMARK

Rocky start

Top 10

JUST a month after the first spade moved earth to mark construction of the artificial island in Copenhagen harbour, it has been revealed that the first phase alone is going to overshoot the budget by some 66 per cent, an additional cost equivalent to €27 million.

THE Danes seem to relish international polls which show them to be in the top 10 and this time it’s the 2021 Democracy Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit where Denmark ranks six, although it was beaten by neighbours Norway, Finland, Sweden and Iceland.

THE NETHERLANDS Janssen vaccine

Blind eye

AFRICAN countries are worried that a decision

by Johnson & Johnson to temporarily stop production of the Janssen vaccine and switch to production of a more lucrative vaccine in Holland will mean that they will not receive the number of doses ordered, but Janssen say they have large stocks.

FOUR Dutch police unions who are campaigning for a new pay and conditions agreement have urged their members not to issue fines to clubs and cafes which opened late on Saturday February 12 in defiance of the coronavirus rules.

BELGIUM Top dogs

Beer money

THE most popular names for dogs registered in the Belgian province of Flanders were Max for males and Luna for females, although with a total of 113,000 canines added to the 2021 database Dog ID, the number of different names was enormous.

BELGIUM is famous for the number of beers it produces, but there is bad news for lovers of the hop as prices are rising steeply due to a surge in the wholesale cost of aluminium which has rebounded to 2008 levels, so canned beer is rising also.

GERMANY Child abuse

Charging points

WHILST not accepting personal blame, frail former Pope Benedict has admitted in a letter issued by lawyers that errors occurred in handling sexual abuse cases when he was archbishop of Munich, adding that he felt profound shame, deep sorrow and sought forgiveness.

ACCORDING to the German Automotive Industry Association (VDA) the country is likely to be way behind its target of installing one million charging points for electric cars by 2030, as it needs to fit 2,000 each week, but currently manages just 250.

FRANCE Freedom convoy

Les Hijabeuses

APPARENTLY inspired by the Canadian freedom convoy, some 200 vehicles are setting off from Nice en route to Paris and then Brussels in order to protest about the imposition of the need to show Covid passports to enter premises, whilst more set out from Perpignan.

A GROUP of 100 women planned to play a game of football outside the National Assembly building in Paris wearing hijabs, to show their disagreement with a proposed law which would ban wearing the covering whilst playing sport, but the protest was itself banned.

NORWAY Bank row

Unmasked

IT was assumed that NATO would ask current chief Jens Stoltenberg to extend his role due to the Ukraine crisis, thus diverting controversy over being appointed Head of the Norwegian Central Bank, this was not to be and questions about his new job are being asked.

THE Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that as all members of crew and passengers on its vessels have to be double vaccinated, it will, from next month no-longer require passengers to wear face masks on board, although they may do so if they wish.

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Retirement age

Dark supermarket

PENSIONERS in the UK will be jealous of the fact that the average age of retirement in 2021 was 62.4 years and that is an increase of six months over 2020, because for some reason, significantly fewer people took disability retirement.

CONSUMERS who were required to stay at home during the pandemic lockdown have become used to ordering groceries online which has been good for the main Finnish supermarkets but now, Norwegian delivery company Oda has entered the market delivering from a central warehouse direct to homes.

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DUBLIN will be the site of the first Irish Lego store which is due to open this summer.

According to the company it will feature the ‘Retailtainment’ concept which blends physical and digital experiences that allow shoppers to enjoy the bricks and create personalised products.

AN unexpected problem in the child care sector has been caused by the ongoing return to work of parents who have been working from home and caring for youngsters, as there is now a critical shortage of spaces in creches and nurseries.

ITALY Curling triumph

Michelangelo first

MUCH to the surprise of many who follow international curling and perhaps even to the Italian mixed doubles pair of Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner, the couple won Italy’s first ever Winter Olympics Gold medal in Beijing, whilst the GB team could only finish fourth.

FOR the first time, three Pietà sculptures by Michelangelo will be displayed together in an exhibition at the Museo Opera del Duomo in Florence, from February 24 until August 1, 2022. Included will be the Bandini Pietà, from Florence's cathedral museum, with casts from two in the Vatican.

PORTUGAL Housing shortage

Record cod

DUE to an acute shortage of residential property for rent, the Portuguese Government announced that it would, under certain defined circumstances, purchase private houses in selected areas of the Algarve, Lisbon and Porto which it will then rent out at affordable prices.

AN unusual ceremony took place in Lisbon when a representative of Guinness World Records presented Norwegian cod producer Jangaard with a certificate confirming it had produced the largest ever Bacalhau (salted cod) ever. Portugal is one of the largest producers and consumers of this delicacy in the world.

RUSSIA Minecraft terrorists

Monkey business

THREE Siberian teenagers who were 14 at the time they were arrested have been sentenced to prison by a Russian court for terrorist activity, which included a plot to blow up a virtual Federal Security Services building in the popular online game Minecraft.

WHAT started out as a vote to choose a new mascot for Novosibirsk Zoo deteriorated into a farce, as a supporter of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny chose Batu the orangutang as the candidate most suited, but after alleged rigged voting for a snow leopard the competition was scrapped.

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SWEDISH price comparison firm PriceRunner is suing Google for an estimated €2.1 billion claiming it is promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results contrary to a 2017 EU ruling. Google will contest arguing that as the company doesn’t advertise with them it will drop down the list.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Foreign relations LATEST foreign dignitary to be wel‐ comed to Spain by President Sanchez was Chairman of the Pres‐ idency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zeljko Komsic on February 9 to dis‐ cuss their economic relationship as well as potential membership of the European Union in the future.

UK economy DESPITE gloomy predictions, the UK economy bounced back in 2021 with growth of 7.5 per cent even though December saw a slight reduction caused by Omi‐ cron. This is the best growth rate since 1941, although it still hasn’t got back to 2019 figures.

Easy export A UKRAINIAN based company No‐ va Poshta Global, is encouraging residents there to visit its website to order goods from Spain which it will then deliver. It appears that there is a better choice of goods at cheaper prices than can be ob‐ tained in Ukrainian shops.

Vodafone bid AS Vodafone UK, one of the coun‐ try’s major suppliers of mobile phone technology, looks to merge with other European suppliers, it has just rejected an €11.4 billion takeover bid from an Italian con‐ sortium as not being in sharehold‐ ers’ best financial interests.

Organic takeover ALVINESA NATURAL INGREDI‐ ENTS, an industry leader in its pro‐ duction process based on circular economy principles, has an‐ nounced the acquisition of Cades Penedes.

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€40 billion

is the current value of energy supplier Naturgy, which plans to recreate itself as two separate companies on the Spanish stock exchange.

I’m old not stupid petition ‘I’M old not stupid’ is the headline of a petition by Spanish pensioner Car‐ los San Juan, a 78‐year‐old man who is asking for more humane treatment in bank branches.

The retired Valencian doctor sim‐ ply explained on change.org “I am al‐ most 80 years old and it makes me very sad to see that banks have for‐ gotten older people like me.

“Now almost everything is online... and not all of us understand ma‐ chines. We do not deserve this exclu‐ sion. That is why I am calling for more humane treatment at bank branch‐ es.”

He went on to complain that more and more bank branches were being closed and it was becoming increas‐ ingly necessary to use difficult to un‐ derstand cash machines to do more than simply withdraw cash.

Perhaps unexpectedly, he was in‐ vited to visit the Ministry of Finance in Madrid to discuss the matter and he arrived to much excitement from the press on Tuesday February 8 ac‐ companied by 610,000 signatures.

Following this he was surprised and delighted that Minister Nadia Calviño came to talk to him and she promised that something would be

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done and even gave an undertaking that this would happen by the end of February.

Next on the agenda was a walk past a number of Spanish banks fol‐ lowed by the press, a call to the Bank of Spain and then a meeting with the three banking associations who also promised to take action to review the situation.

This seems to have had some im‐ mediate success as already San‐ tander has announced that it would extend personal appointments from 10am to 1pm, so for once, people power seems to be working.

Where there’s a will…

Can he stop drain?

We live in a rented ground floor apartment and we have a neighbour who lives above us who al‐ so rents their apartment.

When they water the plants on their balcony the dirty water pours onto our patio from the drain hole. I have spoken with them on several occasions but they just ig‐ nore this. I have contacted the rental agent and the Man‐ agement company of the apartment block. They have written to the owner of the apartment above but the situ‐ ation still exists. What should I do to stop the dirty water from falling on to our patio? I attach emails from the Man‐ agement company. This will be the third time they said they would contact the owner.

G H (Costa Blanca) You seem DAVID SEARL to be un‐ aware that you live YOU AND THE LAW in a registered Com‐ IN SPAIN munity of Property Owners. This community is regulated by Spain’s Law of Horizontal Property. Its chief officer is the president elected by vote at the Annual General Meeting. Your owner is a member. Your way forward is to contact your owner and explain the problem. Perhaps the president can help. The drain is supposed to connect directly to the main downpipe, not flood onto the terrace below.

The owner of the flat above may be held responsible.

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

IT is expected that on February 22 the Spanish cabinet will approve an in‐ crease in the minimum wage back‐ dated to January 1.

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Minimum wage explained The actual annual amount is to be €14,000 which if divided by 12 con‐ verts to the higher figure, but many companies and organisations in Spain work on a 14 month year as they give bonuses in summer and at Christmas.

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pared to the 2021 figure and is actual‐ ly €4 a month more than originally anticipated in order for the govern‐ ment to meet the unions’ demands of €1,000.

When the government came into power in 2018, it stated its intention to increase the minimum wage to be 60 per cent of the average annual

Poundland grows ALTHOUGH at one time ap‐ pearing to be suffering finan‐ cially, Poundland (which now sells some goods at more than one pound) has bounced back and has just opened a new flagship store in Nottingham.

It’s three times bigger than the average Poundland store at 18,000 square feet and will employ some 75 new mem‐ bers of staff whilst stocking the shop with a large range of frozen food as well as a num‐ ber of new ranges only avail‐ able there.

If successful the plan is to open more larger outlets across the country and as in this case, taking over proper‐ ties previously run by now defunct companies such as Arcadia.

Mental health AROUND one in four workers in Spain (27 per cent) are con‐ sidering leaving their job this year, mainly due to mental health reasons or economic conditions.

This percentage is higher than the 23 per cent recorded in 2021, according to an Info‐ Jobs survey.

For workers thinking of quitting, the main reasons for leaving their jobs are mental health (32 per cent), econom‐ ic conditions (27 per cent), the desire to do something different (26 per cent) and work‐life balance (24 per cent).

Mental and physical health become the main reasons for leaving the workplace among older employees. wage in the country and although it has upped the minimum annually from an original starting base of €735 it still has a long way to go.

Not unsurprisingly, the employers’ associations opposed the increase ar‐ guing that the economy would not be able to support this additional cost which will benefit nearly two million workers, but will have to comply with the decision.

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TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT: Al will be used to track assets.

BIG BROTHER will be watch‐ ing you through the Spanish Tax Agency as the Ministry of Finance unveiled its Annual Tax and Customs Control Plan.

Basically, having been slapped on the wrist by the European Court of Justice over disproportionate fines for not declaring overseas as‐ sets and with the likelihood of having to amend the legis‐ lation, the left‐leaning gov‐ ernment has come up with a new plan.

Still determined to crack down on the hiding of assets abroad, the government in‐ tends to invest in expanding the technological strength of the Tax Agency in order to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to try to detect attempts to either defraud or avoid pay‐ ing tax.

In theory, this is aimed at wealthy Spanish individuals and companies who use tax havens and other financial loopholes to either avoid tax

or to hide their overseas as‐ sets, many of which are be‐ lieved to currently be based in Andorra or Portugal which are more generous as far as taxation is concerned.

It won’t just be traditional assets that will be on the Tax Agency radar as it expects and intends to track holdings of cryptocurrency which is why new technology has to be introduced (as are laws concerning companies trad‐ ing in these ‘currencies’ in Spain) as many holders are protected by the complexity surrounding their undeclared assets.

It looks as if expatriates who formed a significant number of people penalised

by Modelo 720 fines will not in the first instance be under the Tax Agency microscope unless they have significant holdings overseas, but once the AI is working efficiently (and this could take some time) then who knows what could follow.

Amazon grocery arm AS the grocery arm of Amazon in the UK continues to grow, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) there has decided that the company as well as any subsidiaries must now comply with the Gro‐ ceries Supply Code of Practice.

This requirement which applies to all grocery re‐ tailers with an annual turnover in excess of £1 bil‐ lion must be fair to their suppliers and must not try to change contracts at unreasonably short no‐ tice.

In addition, they are required to explain the rea‐ son for dropping any supplier and give them suffi‐ cient advance notice of their intention to terminate thus allowing the supplier to find other outlets.

BUSINESS EXTRA Greater control SPAIN, in the form of Economy Minister Nadia Calviño, wants more con‐ trol over setting its own fiscal targets rather than having the eurozone dic‐ tate goals on borrowing in order to protect the value of the euro, espe‐ cially now with so much post pandemic debt.

Russian imports DESPITE the tension be‐ tween Russia and Spain caused by the Ukraine sit‐ uation, there is still a huge amount of business between the two coun‐ tries especially to the benefit of the Spanish economy according to Ambassador Marcos Gomez Martinez with ris‐ ing exports of wine, olive oil and industrial equip‐ ment.

Looking good DUTCH Bank ING sees strong signs of growth for the Spanish economy in the second quarter of 2022 despite the fact that Omicron stifled tourism in the first quarter but with more visitors mean‐ ing more jobs and greater public investment, the only foreseeable down‐ side is rising inflation.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT OF one thing we can all be assured ‐ none of us will emerge unscathed from the life altering events of the last couple of years!

It truly is akin to slowly emerging from some kind of surreal nightmare. How easily we came to accept stipulations and rulings that a few short months earlier would have been confined to the fictional script of a Stephen King horror movie.

Can you recall that first lockdown in Wuhan; with masked inhabitants and the Chinese police enforcing the curfew and manning barriers to prevent anyone from entering or leaving the town?

I remember turning to a friend and derisively observing that it would be interesting to see the reaction if they dared to try anything like that over here!

Just how wrong can you be? Within weeks, following horror stories of Chinese bodies piling up in the streets and rumours of an unknown killer virus on the rampage, we almost incredulously began to witness similar scenarios evolving in the West.

One particular series of occurrences was the most traumatising of all ‐ people had actually begun to die! Hospitals

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Lest we forget! quickly began to overflow. Images of ambulance medics and hospital staff clad in suits only previously observed after nuclear radiation leaks began to appear in the media.

Fear, particularly of the unknown, motivated a rapidly growing terrified public to passively comply with a whole host of rules and regulations. Dissenters who insisted that their human rights were being violated were quickly brought into line by new emergency rules and threats of serious punishment for non‐ compliance. Confusion reigned. Toilet rolls were at a premium!

Even world leaders were at odds with each other’s opinions as to the seriousness of the situation. Conspiracy theorists abounded. We then became a part of the most extraordinary surreal event of all ‐ a scenario only previously envisaged in the writings of science fiction ‐ total lockdown. And it truly did appear to be the end of society as we knew it.

The most vulnerable cowered behind closed doors, while young volunteers and members of their families ventured out for supplies, many of which were then

carefully bleached before being stored away. For families living in confined home facilities, particularly those with children, it became a living nightmare. Personally I was one of the ‘privileged,’ able to walk a short distance with the dog. Those daily outings were rather like furtively slinking through an eerie twilight zone; somewhat comparable to a deserted film set. On one of my excursions I was in fact pulled up by the police, who sternly requested my ID and address. I meekly obliged, but when you consider I was simply walking my dog, you get some idea of just how subservient and acquiescent to the authorities we had actually become. As we slowly and hopefully emerge from this horrifying pandemic, one thing has been made abundantly clear; when push comes to shove, the authorities have many vays and means of controlling us all!

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

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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp

Inventing Anna : Fake heiress cons NY’s elite

INVENTING ANNA follows the true story of a fake heiress who conned her way into the lives, and the parties, of New York’s elite.

Inventing Anna tells the sto‐ ry of how Anna Sorokin (better known as her fake name, An‐ na Delvey) pretended to be a German heiress to defraud hundreds of thousands of dol‐ lars from banks, hotels and wealthy friends.

This nine‐part drama has a critic rating of 58 per cent and an audience rating of 28 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes and, I have to say, I expected more from this Netflix series. Anna Delvey’s story went under the radar in New York at first, be‐ fore her antics were covered by journalist Vivian Kent (based on the real journalist who picked up the story, Jessi‐ ca Pressler) at ‘Manhattan Magazine’ (New York Maga‐ zine).

Vivian secretly visits Anna at Rikers Island where she is be‐ ing held until her trial, and the

story begins. I remember being enthralled when I first read about Anna Delvey running around in the circles of Man‐ hattan’s super‐rich and jump‐ ing from hotel to hotel without paying the huge bills she had accumulated living her fake lavish lifestyle. I read the Vani‐ ty Fair article written by one of Anna’s former friends Rachel Deloache Williams and I would say I found reading about An‐ na slightly more riveting than this long‐winded drama.

I felt the series focused too much on Vivian Kent rather than Anna herself, as she was clearly an intriguing person. Vi‐ vian is still an interesting char‐ acter, however, and her band of colleagues assisting her on the case are a humourous touch. Inventing Anna is still worthy of a watch if you want something to binge over a weekend (be warned, the episodes are around an hour‐ long), but this series fell short of the mark for me.

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PARDON, WHAT A TURN UP FOR THE BOOKS! NORA JOHNSON

codswallop! But maybe another at‐ tempt to obliterate our cultural her‐ itage and replace it with woke interna‐ tionalist gibberish.

‘All things considered’, I think I use pretty much all of the above. However, I do find myself these days using other ‘endangered’ words and simple terms, such as: ‘man’, ‘woman’, ‘male’, ‘fe‐ male’, ‘normal’, ‘commonsense’ etc.

Maybe I’m just flogging a dead horse that I’m still using such terms?

Just sayin’.

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ACCORDING to a recent survey, tradi‐ tional phrases such as “know your onions” and “pearls before swine” are among those barely used by modern speakers and risk being sent to the, err, “knacker’s yard”.

How I remember being drilled at pri‐ mary school in idioms like “too many cooks spoil the broth”, “a rolling stone gathers no moss” plus ‘“look before you leap” versus “he who hesitates is lost” ‐ which is more helpful? Discuss’, because part of the 11‐plus exam re‐ quired you to complete such sayings.

Though I’m pretty sure “you can’t have your (Birthday) cake and eat it” will forever have a special meaning now for Boris…

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ing the Jack Frost on the windows and block”, “push the boat out”… saying, “Show a leg!” And, while you All so neat and economical, nothing were slumped in your chair day‐dream‐ wasted, like life on board, these phras‐ ing, teachers saying: “Look lively!” or es were passed from sailors to their “Jump to it!” families, their local areas and spread Later at work, you’d hear “nail your across the nation. And though they colours to the mast”, “showing your took on meanings beyond the sea, the true colours”, a “shot across their original ones remained at their core. bows”. Not to mention: “cut and run”, How on earth do people make them‐ To read more articles from our columnists “broad in the beam”, “touch and go”, selves understood nowadays without and to have your say in the comments go “by and large”, “sailing close to the this fantastic short‐hand? to www.euroweeklynews.com wind”, “copper‐bottomed”, “chock‐a‐ It’s such a huge loss and a load of are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

First Covid case hospitalised on La Gomera LETTER FROM

CANARIES

DEAR reader, I hope the sixth wave, as its dra‐ matically dubbed, hasn’t hit you?

I’m writing this with what was called ‘a nasty cold’ before the pandemic. Yes, I’ve done a test.

No, I haven’t got Covid, but I al‐ most wish I had.

Begging pardon to those be‐ reaved or ill because of it, haven’t we had enough of all this? Can’t we all just get on with it?

I’m vaccinated after all, as is everybody who wants to be. Ex‐ cept, as is traditional, the Third World, where vaccines are so scarce even the option of refus‐ ing them is denied the popula‐ tion.

The unvaccinated must take their chances like the rest of us, although there’s an unfortunate,

ISLAND HOSPITAL: Made international news due to Covid.

and international, tendency for them to exercise intensive care units and medical staff to their limits. So, why don’t we isolate Covid patients elsewhere, as we used to with TB? Isolation Hospitals were once commonplace and the infected stayed there for specific treat‐ ment, safely removed from the general population, other health problems and normal hospitals.

BCG vaccines and improved general health have made these units a thing of the past in Eu‐ rope.

Therein lies an obvious parallel but ‐ leaving that aside for fear of upsetting sensitive anti vaxxers ‐ why not treat Covid away from mainstream health care?

Better to create new modular facilities fast than to deliver this sad coup de grâce to Europe’s

beleaguered public health sys‐ tems.

The NHS, born in 1948, is old, underfunded, tired and being un‐ dermined by ‘interests’. (See rise of private health in UK) All this springs to mind be‐ cause two years ago on January 30, a German tourist from Mu‐ nich was Spain’s first Covid case and one of the first in Europe. He was hospitalised on this very small island where I, and 20,000 other unsuspecting individuals, live. La Gomera made interna‐ tional news, bringing press from everywhere to the island’s small Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe hospital.

The German had arrived in Hermigua, on the north of the is‐ land. He was holidaying directly after doing a work‐related course in a Bavarian car factory.

The course teacher from Shanghai had been visited by her parents from Wuhan, where the virus supposedly originated, just before she (and Covid) flew to Munich for the course.

Guacimara Barrera, now hospi‐ tal director, remembers Janaury 30, 2020: “It was so fortunate that we had IPE left from the Ebola scare.

In reality nobody knew how to deal with Covid. We waited two days for the result to come back from Madrid. It was positive and we upped security and isolation as best we could. We used an up‐ per floor room with a big terrace, in view of the press. There was lots of shouting whenever the Germans appeared on the ter‐ race.”

La Gomera’s two year anniver‐ sary further coincides with a rise to Level 3 Covid restrictions. The limited emergency capacity of the island hospital, rather than a high percentage of infected pop‐ ulation, has caused this latest pandemic development. I rest my case.

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Travel

Travel in Estepona ESTEPONA is one of the most beautiful towns in An‐ dalucia for travel, where you can immerse yourself in culture, art, history and golf.

Estepona is the very essence of a coastal Andalu‐ cian town, renowned for its palm‐fringed coastline, tapas, mountains and histo‐ ry, it is a popular year‐round travel destination.

Many people travel to the Costa del Sol for the weather, and Estepona’s microclimate paired with being surrounded by the Sierra Bermeja mountains and the Mediterranean Sea brings 325 sunny days per year.

The summer months are never unbearably hot and, even in wintertime when the day may start cloudy, the sun comes out on most days.

There’s no shortage of places to go in Estepona,

ESTEPONA: Is known for its microclimate.

from the colourful mean‐ dering streets of the Centro Historia (old town), the ma‐ rina and fishing port with its many bars and shops, the beautiful beaches and golf courses, Estepona’s safari park and its many gardens to enjoy under the Mediter‐ ranean sun.

Estepona also has an abundance of restaurants, from Asian and Thai, Indian, typical tapas, Mediter‐ ranean and Spanish, beach bars and contemporary veg‐ an brunch cafes ‐ there’s

something for all tastes.

The accommodation in Estepona has something to suit all needs. You will find family friendly hotels, adult only hotels, spa hotels, bou‐ tique hotels and even a cosy but stately 16th‐century mansion that has been con‐ verted into tourist apart‐ ments.

Getting to Estepona is fairly easy, with Malaga air‐ port just 83 kilometres away hosting national and international flights throughout the year.

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FEATURE

Reach for the stars!

ROBERT SHALLIS I’VE always been rather fond of the phrase by Dr Norman Vincent Peale; “Reach for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”

In other words, have very high expectations or ambitions. Always set your sights high.

We often hear of people achiev‐ ing some amazing things in life, but how do they do it and why do so many fail to get there?

Well contrary to the above quote, people tend to aim ‘too’ high and focus too much on the end goal. It’s great to have an end goal, a dream, a vision of where you want to get to, but as much as it can be an exciting prospect ini‐ tially, it can soon dissipate, but why?

Fear, limiting beliefs and a nega‐ tive mindset can disable you be‐ fore you even begin, however, I will cover these elements in an‐ other article.

Firstly, everything starts with a thought; our dreams, ambitions or

AMBITIONS: Always set your sights high.

goals which can be incredibly ex‐ citing at first, but the problem is we don’t take action because the reality of getting there can be too overwhelming for many of us.

However, taking action is paramount and can help cement the belief we have in our dreams and can help drive us forward.

So, the key is to set small achiev‐ able goals each day in order to help steer you towards the bigger end goal. By taking much smaller steps, by making smaller goals and ticking them off each day will give you little bursts of motivation to take you to the next goal. Just like stepping stones, moving onto the

next one and the one after. Once you get so far you have less incen‐ tive to go back and more incentive to continue. Every step forward is like a little reward to yourself.

Look at these small steps as a ‘to do’ list and tick them off as you go.

That way, the feeling of being overwhelmed is less likely to raise its ugly head. These mini goals are like small investments that will eventually grow over time. After a period when the end goal and dream are relooked at, you’ll be surprised how much further you are toward reaching it.

Believing you can achieve your end goal is of primary importance and the closer you get to it, the stronger it becomes, but it’s im‐ portant to try and have that belief from the outset. The famous Phy‐ cologist William James’ quote sums this up very nicely when he said “Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that ensures the successful outcome of your venture.”

So, keep believing in yourself

and your amazing ability to achieve so much more. Imagine how it would feel to finally achieve a lifetime goal. Whatever the goal is it’s personal to you, it’s your goal, your dream and your choice to start the process and make it happen.

Make a decision, take action! If it’s the wrong choice then at least you’ll find out a lot quicker in order to move onto the next one.

So, ‘reach for the moon’, aim high, what’s the worst that can happen? Maybe you’ll ‘land in the stars’ but either way the journey towards your new found goals and dreams will give you renewed vigour along the way and strength to get from where you are now to where you want to be.

Rob Shallis (Certified Life Coach) www.robshallis.com To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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MARBELLA MOMENTS

BY NICOLE KING THE road to Ronda from San Pe‐ dro is quite the topic of conver‐ sation at present with the Mar‐ bella Town Hall assuming the responsibility and some €2 mil‐ lion costs to improve the circu‐ lation to the A397. Meetings were held just last week to for‐ malise the paperwork for the initiative proposed back in 2020 when Marbella requested the transfer of a 3km section to be integrated into the urban devel‐ opment of San Pedro Alcántara.

As I understand it the A‐397 we use today was not construct‐ ed until 1980. It took nearly four years and literally millions of pe‐ setas, leaving Ronda and its re‐ gion cut off from the Costa del Sol in the interim. The ‘new’ road layout runs through partic‐ ularly high mountains with enor‐ mous difficulties being overcome by seriously complicated engi‐ neering and consultations with other European experts. The

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RONDA - Well worth the visit.

work took much longer and cost more than originally planned as a result of the numerous stone avalanches and additional reten‐ tion walls required to prevent further landslides.

This road still makes for a tricky drive and should not be taken lightly as there are many unforeseen factors you will in‐

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variably meet whilst winding your way up or down.

Its layout is very curved and steep, and although offers spec‐ tacular views of the large moun‐ tainous landscape, it can be ad‐ ditionally dangerous due to the number of cattle that regularly cross it and the continuous falling stones and rocks. Weath‐

er conditions are also an impor‐ tant factor with the fog that fre‐ quently forms in the area, often with no warning nor logic and snowfall and ice sheets.

During the weekdays there is a lot of heavier traffic with lorries trundling back and forth as it is the main connection between Ronda and the Costa del Sol. There is also a continuous pas‐ sage of tourist buses from San Pedro to Ronda and vice versa and when you least expect it, cy‐ clists.

The ‘venta El Madroño’ at kilo‐ metre 27 has become renowned as the meeting place for those who love motorbikes, as this is one of their favourite routes to show off and experience their skills.

This obviously adds to the un‐ foreseen risks of the road and their antics have been the direct cause of far too many accidents and deaths.

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heartily encourage you to visit for the day or stay over; you won’t be disappointed. Between the views, the vineyards, the Ro‐ man bridges, palaces and hang‐ ing gardens you’ll find lots to do but please, when driving on this road keep your wits about you and adhere to the warnings and speed limits, for your own safety and for others’.

This column is dedicated to Michelle, a wonderful young girl who unfortunately, like far too many others, lost her life on the road to Ronda and through no fault of her own. Her tragic loss further enthused our ‘Zero Hero’ campaign to help create more awareness to road traffic safety and we will all be a little more thoughtful on the roads.

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FIFTY BEDS AT Christmas Lesley Boreham started a fundraiser on Facebook called ‘A bed for Christmas’, for the dogs at Finca la Castellana Animal Welfare Centre, her target was 50 beds or €1,000.

With lots of work and effort Lesley managed to raise €456 towards the cause, purchasing approximately 25 beds for some of the dogs currently living at the rescue centre. These beds are raised on legs, avoiding the cold coming through the beds and helping to keep the dogs extra cosy. Despite Lesley’s immense efforts, she did not manage to raise the full amount for 50 beds, the €1,000 target she had aimed for originally.

Husband Richard, of Autolease Renting & Autocarga in Benijófar, stepped in and offered to match the amount already raised to make the €1,000 needed for the 50 beds! An amazing and generous gesture which we here at Finca la Castellana are extremely grateful for.

Thank you to Lesley and Richard, and to all the people who either donated or bought these fantastic beds for all our dogs.

Regards, Beccie.

Different rules Dear Euro Weekly,

KURT ZOUMA: Should he have been banned from playing?

Ian Kemp He should have been suspended, prosecuted and made to do community service... an example to young people people that animal abuse is totally unacceptable.

COSY BEDS: Raised on legs to avoid the cold.

Can someone please tell me why the Spanish are only targeting British people regarding the 90-day ruling when visiting Spain?

This ruling has always been in place but never really been enforced, so why are the Germans, Southern Irish, French, Italians etc allowed to stay longer?

ONE STEP FORWARD AS more autonomous communities scrap the need to show a Covid passport to enter hospitality areas it seems that slowly but surely, we are coming to terms with the fact that whilst the coronavirus is here to stay, we have to learn to live with it rather than tr y to fight it tooth and nail.

Perhaps the time has come to spend the next few weeks studying the effects in the UK and Sweden where effectively all restrictions have been removed, to see whether there is any significant rise in fatalities caused by the Omicron variant.

So many people suffered when the most virulent variants arrived, but there is little doubt that many of the restrictions will have helped save lives even though the cost in mental health, economy and freedom were significant.

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This is discrimination. I know of many people that have overstayed in Spain for many months from these countries.

How can this be investigated, I would like some answers, but where from?

Regards, Lesley

OUR VIEW

More and more people across the world are actively protesting about the restrictions that still exist and unless one believes that there is a global conspiracy to keep citizens under control, it seems sensible now to try to return to a type of pre-pandemic normality.

If there is going to be a further wave of a new variant of the virus, it’s going to happen regardless and with all of the information gathered over the last two years, it shouldn’t be difficult to respond quickly and reintroduce safety measures if necessary.

In the meantime, however, everyone and every business needs to be able to plan ahead so that we can all recover from the effects of the past two years and whilst things will never be completely normal, accept the virus in the same way that we accept flu and deal with it accordingly.

Sandra Park I detest what he did. He has been fined. He now knows that he is hated for it. He has to live with that. It won’t be easy. He should go and help at a rescue centre. Then he really will understand why the public have reacted so strongly. Then let him get on with his life.

Alison Kemp Animal cruelty is intolerable. Dreadful thing to do. He will have to live with what he has done and face the consequences.

Laura Margaret He should definitely be banned, animal cruelty has no place in the world and young people look up to footballers.

Janine Turner Go to West Ham page and kick up about this and message the club. Shocking.

Jo Ripley Should have been suspended for a lot longer without pay, which should have been donated to animal charities.

Garry Glennie How funny would it be if Leicester supporters threw soft toy cats onto the park during the game.

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DAVID WORBOYS THINKING ALOUD RELATIVELY few people stray from the beaches of Bali. But we were fascinated by reports of the Bali Aga people and had decided to venture into the interior. There was an island in a lake which was accessible by horse and boat. We found a place to stay the night which rented horses to take us over the rough terrain down to the jetty.

The accommodation was an in‐ teresting contrast to our previous night at the Sanur Beach hotel with all its finest holiday facilities.

For the equivalent of DM 15 per night, Helga and I were offered one small room furnished simply with a wooden chair and a double bed. As there were no clothes hangers, no cupboard and no drawers, the chair served as a place to put our clothing. The wooden bed was solid and wide enough, but the stained, springy mattress was partially covered by newspapers while the ‘blankets’

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BALI AGA The welcome to this Paradise was not warm.

were huge potato sacks.

In the corner was a shower area, serviced by a tap mounted just above face level. There was no soap and there were no mirrors but we had one bath towel and a hand towel. The loo was a hole in the floor in a corner, completely ex‐ posed, and there was a second tap

with a spray hose attached for en‐ couraging any residue that had missed the hole to slither down it.

An outside loo would have been preferable, but there was always the great outdoors.

There was no practical alterna‐ tive, so we took it and, as there was no evidence of insects, we slept

reasonably well.

The next day we rode to the shore of the lake. The horses had saddles and reins, but no stirrups.

The boatmen wanted DM 10 for the short return journey to the is‐ land. We had heard that the Bali Aga islanders did not bury their dead but laid the corpses out to de‐

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cay at the edge of the lake. They al‐ so had their teeth filed and chewed a red tobacco to look deliberately fierce. As a result, they appeared to have blood oozing from their teeth.

When we stepped ashore, we saw nether corpses nor any sign of life, so we left the waiting boatmen and wandered along the beach. Af‐ ter a few minutes we were ap‐ proached by three men, one of whose teeth seemed to be bleed‐ ing. They looked hostile and we turned to go back to the boat but they followed and one of them blocked the way. They then shout‐ ed and tried to snatch the cameras but we ran back towards the boat‐ men.

The boatmen seized the oppor‐ tunity to renegotiate the return fare, demanding DM 100. Arguing was not going to get us anywhere, so we paid DM 70 which was all we had with us.

Back in the Sanur Beach hotel, we decided to write this off to ex‐ perience. But what an experience!

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FEATURE

IN REMEMBRANCE OF A LEGEND

TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond AS you may know by now, the legendary abundance teacher, bestselling author, movie star Bob Proctor passed away on Thursday (Feb 3, 2022) at the age of 87.

Today I am so sad, honestly, this man’s work and teachings truly changed my life, I have tears pouring from my eyes as I write this, so profound how someone I never met can mean so much, and you know what, I didn’t realise just how much until I heard this news.

Bob died the way he lived ‐ on HIS terms, without fear, in a high vibration. One of the last things he said before dying was “I’m ready to fly the Concorde to heaven now.”

WOW, I mean ‐ do final words get any more boss than that?!

In my small tribute to his life’s work and as a thank you for coming into my life, many years ago, I was in my early 20s and his work in‐ spired me to venture into the world of Person‐ al Growth, Success and Mastery. I thought that today I would share some of his wisdom.

His materials have always emphasised the need of having a good self‐image in order to achieve success, with many references to the

Law of Attraction. You may have watched his film The Secret, if not, you really should.

Like many of us, and certainly like me, Proc‐ tor had low self‐esteem and lacked desire as a youngster, dropping out of school after sus‐ taining a thumb injury from a bandsaw and having no goals for the future.

At the age of 26, Proctor was working in a fire department in Toronto when he met a man who gave him the book Think and Grow Rich, which was the first book he had ever read. Again, inspired by Bob, one of the first Personal Growth books I added to my collec‐ tion ‐ if you have not read this, then please do.

Soon after, his life began to alter as a result of this book’s influence. To assist paying off his debt, he started cleaning floors and earning money.

Proctor went on to launch a cleaning service firm, which made him over $100,000 in his first year despite having no formal education or business experience. He went out to study more about this subject after realising the book’s true worth.

Best known for his inspirational narrative and his ability to inspire others all around the world to achieve their goals, through his New

York Times best‐selling book ‘You Were Born Rich’ and his role as a consultant on the film The Secret.

Bob’s set up in business with the equally amazing Sandy Gallagher with the vision to sig‐ nificantly improve the quality of lives globally by elevating the quality of thoughts individual‐ ly. Now that is what I call a BIG HAIRY AUDA‐ TIOUS GOAL!!!

I leave you with Bob’s 10 Rules: 1. Move into Action 2. Have a strong WHY 3. Start with a vision 4. Improve your self‐image 5. Develop awareness 6. Make decisions 7. Get out of the box 8. Grow yourself 9. Surround yourself with greatness 10. #BELIEVE

RIP my friend and mentor.

Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x Toni Eastwood OBE, MBA #TheWomanBeyond PS. Talking of your WHY! Imagine how great it would be to get clarity on your Purpose, your key goals for the next year. How would it feel to break down the barriers and limiting beliefs that have been holding you back for years!!!

Are you ready, let’s get down to it... here’s a chance to absolutely do all of that, sign up to my 5 Ways to A Better You ‐ Mastery Class Be sure to book your place for just £147.00, why not bring a friend for half price.

Join my three‐hour, jam packed session, with scientifically proven tips and tools and re‐ al‐life experience and other likeminded wom‐ en like you over Zoom.

Feb 16 18.00 ‐ 21.00 (GMT) or Feb 23 10.00 ‐ 13.00 https://quantumvantage.co.uk/5‐ways‐to‐ a‐better‐you To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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

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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD I AM all about showing up for things that you think are important. It is, in fact, why I write this column.

I sit and I write what I

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feel so that other people can engage with those musings and hopefully connect in some way with them, whether they

agree with me or not.

I do it more for the people who will find something they will agree with though, be‐ cause I want to let those people know they aren’t alone in thinking or exist‐ ing in the world in the way that they do.

When facism is on the rise again in almost every country in the world, is rife in media, and the same rhetoric is rehashed time and time again in the name of ‘free speech’, it is important for people to know they are not alone. That it isn’t everybody who wants to repeal rights and take things back to ‘the good old days’ of overt racism, sexism and hostility, and it isn’t ev‐ eryone that wants to kill

the planet in the name of profit.

It is also important to share your ethics and views because it is exact‐ ly what the people up‐ holding the status quo don’t want you to do.

They don’t want people talking openly about their thoughts, experi‐ ences and visions for a better world because the more connections people make with each other over shared goals, the stronger those people be‐ come and the more tangi‐ ble the goals get. They don’t want people exist‐ ing openly in ways that deviate from the stan‐ dard, in case it inspires more people to be their individual selves and not hide away quietly.

Like bosses who don’t

want employees dis‐ cussing salaries, less they figure out they are worth more, people with privi‐ lege don’t want anyone being open about any‐ thing that is different from the ‘norm’, in case they recruit more person‐ nel to the cause.

Whether the people with the upper hand do this through blatant silencing of minorities, or more the more subtle “do what you wish, just don’t shove it in people’s faces,” it has the same aim. Don’t let people know there is another way that varies from the one we tell them about, because once that knowl‐ edge is out, it’s very hard to hide or back away.

People being unapolo‐ getically themselves,

sixsecretstosuccess when who they are and how they think is railed against, is a brave and revolutionary act. How many stories of radical change start with some variation of “I saw some‐ one who was like me standing up for them‐ selves, and realised I could do it too?” And how many times have you heard those that would rather people don’t stand up for them‐ selves, say “kids don’t need to learn about that”, “that’s in the past and we should move on”, or “stop pushing your agenda at me?”

These are all common phrases used to squash the sharing of informa‐ tion and the inspiration behind being different, make no mistake. Keep watch for them, and keep being different!

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The 3 exercises that benefit older brains A STUDY from the Jour‐ nal of the American Geriatrics Society dis‐ covered that older adults who participate in exercises which en‐ gage the mind and body can show improvements in several important characteristics of brain function including mem‐ ory, learning and verbal affluence.

Clinical psychologist and assistant professor o f p s y c h i a t r y a n d b e‐ havioural sciences, Neda Gould Phd, said of the f i n d i n g s : “ A n o v e l a s‐ pect of this study is the way it combined several therapies that incorpo‐ rate both the mind and the body.”

Researchers found that tai chi, pilates and different forms of dance engage both the mind and body, keeping peo‐ ple healthy and improv‐ ing cognitive function.

Researcher at the Uni‐ versity of Chinese Medicine in Guangzhou, Chunzhi Tang, said: “We found out that mind‐ body exercises, especially tai chi and dance, are beneficial for improv‐

ing global cognition, cognitive flexibility, working memory, verbal fluency, and learning in cognitively intact or im‐ paired older adults.

“Moderate intensity is recommended as the optimal dose for older a d u l t s . ” M o d e r a t e i n‐ tensity is defined as 60 to 120 minutes of mind‐ body exercise each week.

Researchers noted that “Good executive function can help older adults make appropriate decisions, focus on im‐ portant details, store in‐ formation in working memory, and shift tasks.”

These mind‐body ex‐

ercises improve cogni‐ tive flexibility ‐ one of the brain’s main func‐ tions ‐ defined as the brain multi‐tasking and thinking of multiple con‐ cepts at one time.

Another is task shift‐ ing, which is being able to unconsciously shift our attention from one task to another.

These types of exer‐ cise can also help with balance and body strength.

Fo r a n y o n e w h o i s looking to try new forms of exercise that help the mind, as well as the body, tai chi, pilates and dance have all proven to be the superior options for older brains.

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Teen self-image SO we looked last week at how social media can have an impact on our men‐ tal well‐being and our self‐image but just how much does it affect self‐image and how can we ‘Love The Skin You’re In’?

The increasing pressure on teens’ self‐image, looking good on social me‐ dia, being popular among peers in high school, college etc is becoming quite stressful for many teens.

So what happened to us ‘Being Real’?

When you were little, you dressed in what you wanted, not to fit the crowd, whether it was Wellington boots with a dress, wearing your Batman costume outside... there were no self‐confidence issues whatsoever!

So what are the main issues that af‐ fect teen self‐image? ‐ Weight ‐ Skin Problems ‐ Scarring and Disfigurements ‐ Mental and Physical Disabilities On a more positive note, we are see‐ ing more and more teens embracing their differences and sharing them on‐ line from teens with learning difficulties and physical disabilities sharing impor‐ tant messages online becoming great influencers to others.

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@MINDFULTEENWORLD ON INSTAGRAM Another big problem, one of which I had myself as a teen was ‘Teen Acne’.

To this day, it is still being treated lightly but many outside that don’t suffer this problem are not aware of the mental health impact it has.

The good news is... since I had teen acne, it is now ok to not have perfectly flawless skin all the time and that is all thanks to the positive influences of so‐ cial media.

This Thursday, I will be discussing fur‐ ther on self‐image and loving you and accepting you for who you are with qualified Teacher and Coach Amy Kraus from Missouri, US. This is an ideal op‐ portunity for teens to ask any questions and share their self‐image issues with us.

We have LA Skincare giving away a whole starter set for those who attend the live Q&A, so for your chance to be a winner, then please attend the event today, Thursday Feb 17 at 7pm Spain time on our instagram @mindfulteen world.

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

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A Touch of Class ENJOY a Touch of Class on the Mijas Costa as this popular troupe of singers perform top hits from the 60s and 70s at the Cazbah Live Lounge in Torrenueva on Friday March 4.

Perhaps best known for their Old Time Music Hall and Second World War presenta‐ tions, the talented members of this group are more than happy to turn their hands (or it should be voices) to most types and styles of music.

They are a registered Association who spe‐ cialise in offering their services to fundraising events in order to help local charities gener‐ ate much needed funds for which they make no charge.

With entry for this concert priced at just €5 per person on the door, it has to be seen as a real bargain night out where you can enjoy some of the best songs from two top decades of pop.

Rocking St Patrick SPEND St Patrick’s Day with Danny Vaughn in Estepona at the Palm Beach chiringuito starting at 7pm on Thursday March 17. It’s a slightly different way of enjoying this ever‐popular tribute to Ire‐ land’s patron saint and rather than rush around drinking the black stuff and pre‐ tending to be a leprechaun, enjoy an evening of music from a singer who has appeared on more than 20 albums in his long career. Having had to cancel the planned April 2022 tour with his long‐ time band mates in Tyketo, Danny has been guesting on a number of different albums and videos recorded during the pandemic as well as creating Vaughns‐ day, a regular acoustic concert transmit‐ ted live from his home.

He still wants to perform in front of an audience and although international touring is out, he will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day with a performance includ‐ ing some of his favourite songs inspired by the Emerald Isle alongside other well‐ known songs from the 60s, 70s and be‐ yond.

Expect some stories from the time that this American‐Irishman spent living in Limerick and also enjoy a good evening with great food and drink, plus of course top music from singer songwriter Danny.

Table reservations in advance are nec‐ essary via www.palmbeachestepona. com and to get a taste of Danny Vaughn solo and with friends visit https://www.dannyvaughn.com/.

It’s a family affair!

SALÓN VARIETÉS THEATRE A TRIBUTE to Buddy Holly AND Ma‐ ma Cath & The Soul Sisters Cath John has had a long career of performing and is also well‐known as the proprietor of the hugely popular CJ’s Karaoke Bar in Benalmádena for many years. Her talented family have been working hard on their acts during the last two years and are fully on the gigging circuit again!

Next up, Friday February 18, for one night only, this family act share the stage with two great shows in one night.

Bobbie B and Brother Ben bring a tribute to Buddy Holly & The Crick‐ ets, along with covers of Richie Valens, The Belmonts and more. After an interval, Mama Cath & the Soul Sisters hit the stage for Soul, Motown, Funk and Disco!

Live performers, great har‐ monies, high energy moves from the 50s to the 70s ‐ and a brand new show for the Salón Varietés!

Teatro Salon Varietes, C/ Emancípación, s/n, Fuengirola 29640 - Málaga.

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The Essex Variant AN evening with Russell Kane in Gibraltar is a rare opportunity to see a top British co‐ median perform live.

Having, like all of us, spent two years liv‐ ing with the pandemic, comedian Russell Kane is out and about amusing audiences with the story of his handling of lockdown and coping with the fallout.

Soon to be seen on TV again with sur‐ vival show Stupid Man, Smart Phone, the self‐confessed big head who has also writ‐ ten a book and produced two stage plays, as well as winning numerous awards for his comedy, will be in Gibraltar on Saturday April 9.

The venue is St Michael’s Cave and the only tickets still available cost £25 per per‐ son and can be purchased online at https://www.buytickets.gi/events/russell‐

Credit: Russell Kane Facebook

Live and ready to entertain.

kane‐live‐440 which includes the return shuttle bus up the Rock as cars are not al‐ lowed.

This tour lasts all year long yet Gibraltar is the only venue that he will be appearing at outside of the UK, but it should be noted that no person under 14 tears of age will be admitted.

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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.

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PROBABLY the most popular pets are cats, dogs or birds, but finding a family with a pet snail would most likely be quite rare.

Snails are quiet, they don’t take up much space, they don’t need to be taken for a walk, and it does not cost a lot to feed and care for them.

They can be kept in a special clear terrarium made of plastic or glass.

A layer of soil is needed at the bottom of the container, approximately 4cm deep, so they can bury themselves in it and it is also where they lay their eggs. Rather than earth from the garden, it is recom‐ mended a special terrarium earth is used, which can be

bought from local pet stores, as garden soil may contain par‐ asites.

As snails do not like extreme temperatures, keep them pro‐ tected from the cold and the heat. A terracotta pot on its side gives them a good place to hide if there is sun.

These small creatures are hermaphrodites, which means they have male and female re‐ productive organs at the same time. These molluscs are more active at night, when they feed and reproduce. They like to eat most green leaves, vegeta‐ bles, carrot halves, beetroot, etc.

At least once a week, the terrarium should be cleaned of all mucus and faeces.

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PASSPORT RENEWALS ALL CARS / Commercials wanted, runners or non-runners. Cash. Buyer collects.

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UK & IRISH Passport renewals including photo’s.

Complete Service. Cath’s Cards. 952 885 759. www.cathscards.es (291992)

PEST CONTROL COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists.

Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates.

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PETS KENNELS CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catand dogworld.com (293576)

PET CHARITY ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-charity.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning.

We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319) ANIMEX Foundation offers free will upgrading when leaving something for abandoned animals. Contact animexfoundation@gmail.com or call 692 166 434 now for this absolutely free service (288287) ARCH - The Andalucian Rescue Centre for Horses, registered charity 8448, the Centre is now open again to visitors every Sunday from 9am until 2pm. Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys. Come and meet our current rescues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help.

Run solely by a small team of dedicated volunteers, the Centre is located between Alhaurin el Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viña Borrego behind Venta Miralmonte.

For more information and directions see our website www.horserescuespain.org, our Facebook page Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos or tel. 610 845 491 or 656 935 613 (93322)

17 - 23 February 2022 SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public at weekends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at any time. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeon line.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes.

Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So, if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about rehoming, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317)

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MAN AND VAN MAN & VAN, 20€ ph. Removals, Rubbish & House Clearances. Paul 634 112 677 (289055) 2 MEN, Van €30 p hour.

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NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL LOCAL REMOVALS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. 1/2 DAY FROM €90. FULL DAY FROM €175. WE ALSO PROVIDE A FORTNIGHTLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE TO UK AND EUROPE (INCL SCOTLAND).

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WINDOW TINTING MOBILE SERVICE. ITV Legal. Solar Reflective tint for glass curtains, balconies, yachts. Stop fading, heat & glare. 958 496 571 – 644 546 176 ian@solarshade tinting.com (290765)

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by Mark Slack ITS looks more coupe crossover, think slimmed down BMW X6, and Re‐ nault’s new Arkana certain‐ ly adds a dash of style with my test model looking par‐ ticularly stylish thanks to its splendid Zanz‐ ibar Blue paint finish.

Prices start at €31,093/£26,290 for the lead‐in Icon‐ ic model, with two further trim levels and two engines, offering mild hy‐ brid and full hybrid powertrains. The 1.3‐litre turbo‐ charged petrol unit develops 138hp and has a seven‐speed dual clutch automatic, while the more powerful 1.6‐litre petrol offers full hybrid and a six‐speed clutchless auto‐ matic.

Standard equipment is good with all models having automatic lights and wipers, climate control, cruise, front and rear parking sensors, rear view camera and navi‐

Renault Arkana a dash of style with this new coupe crossover

A feeling of quality.

gation. My test model was the S‐Edition starting at €33,817/£28,590, including adaptive cruise control, high beam assist, LED lights, key‐ less entry and start, plus a host of safety and other kit.

Oddly there’s no rear wiper, although it doesn’t seem to obstruct vision in wet

weather but still a strange omission.

The Arkana’s full hybrid system allows the car to sort out when to go electric, petrol or both, and to manu‐ ally select pure electric for short distances. It makes for a very easy drive with

smooth tran‐ sitions between electric and combustion power. This smooth and refined drive is audibly interrupted if you opt for sudden, hard accel‐ eration, as the engine revs rise and wait for everything else to catch up. It’s a trait that isn’t unique to Renault transmissions of this type, and to be fair this is one of

Help for car buyers THE DGT has launched an on‐ line platform allowing me‐ chanics to register work car‐ ried out to second‐hand cars and make it easier for buyers to see a car’s work history.

The Electronic Workshop Book, developed by the Spanish Confederation of Au‐ tomobile and Related Repair Workshops (CETRAA), allows workshops to register with the DGT and also offers an in‐ teractive map to participating mechanics throughout Spain.

The website’s ultimate goal is to increase transparency in the second‐hand vehicle mar‐

WORK HISTORY: Online platform will now be helpful.

ket in Spain. Each time any vehicles pass through these associated workshops, the es‐ tablishment will register the work carried out.

From there, the data will be sent to the DGT and any‐ one will be able to know a car’s complete revision histo‐ ry by requesting a vehicle re‐ port.

By registering data as re‐ vealing as the vehicle’s mileage, possible manipula‐ tions in the odometers ‐ one of the most reported prac‐ tices in this type of transac‐ tion ‐ will be avoided.

the better systems in this re‐ gard. Go for smooth, pro‐ gressive acceleration and the Arkana will power itself away with a delightfully un‐ ruffled air.

With a 107 mph top speed and 62 mph passed in 10.8 seconds it’s by no means pedestrian. Despite a taller stance it handles well and rough roads

MOTORING

did not upset the Arkana’s comfort.

Inside there’s a nicely laid out, modern looking dash with buttons (hurrah!) and sensible touchscreen opera‐ tions. The central touch‐ screen is portrait orientated, rather than the more usual landscape, and works better for it in my view.

The Arkana’s style won’t be to everyone’s taste but it has real presence without the compromised looks of similar coupe crossovers.

There’s a feel of quality along with decent levels of interior space. It’s definitely one that should be high on the hit list for those seeking something a little different to the conventional norm.

Facts at a Glance Model: Renault Arkana Engine: 1.6-litre petrol developing 142 bhp with hybrid electric power Gears: 6-speed clutchless automatic Performance: 0-100 kmh (62 mph) 10.8 seconds/Maximum Speed 172 kmh (107 mph) Economy: 4.8l/100km (58.9 mpg) Combined driving (WLTP) Emissions: 109 g/km (WLTP) Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

No ITVs in force ACCORDING to data from the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT), two out of 10 cars involved in accidents with victims in 2020 did not have a valid ITV in force.

This represents an increase of seven percentage points compared to the 10 per cent recorded in 2019.

Also, 15 per cent of mo‐ torcycles involved in road accidents with injuries or victims during 2020 did not have the ITV in order, com‐ pared to 12 per cent record‐ ed in 2019.

In the case of industrial vehicles of up to 3,500kg, almost 33 per cent of the units that were involved in accidents with victims did not have the ITV in force, a figure that is double the 15 per cent registered the pre‐ vious year.

Spain’s vehicles have a re‐ ported average age of over 13 years, making it one of the oldest in Europe, with one year above the aver‐ age. These are figures that, according to the Spanish Association of Collaborating

Entities of the Administra‐ tion in the Technical Inspec‐ tion of Vehicles AECA‐ITV, “should concern us”.

This association points out that in recent months absenteeism in the ITV has increased by up to 40 per cent. For this reason, AECA‐ ITV has highlighted the ‘fun‐ damental’ importance of checking cars, to reduce or avoid risks on the road.

Guillermo Magaz, the managing director of AECA‐ ITV, indicated that vehicles begin to have defects over time, so that, regardless of proper maintenance, con‐ trols at ITV stations are “necessary” to detect faults, and be able to cor‐ rect them.

AECA‐ITV has also em‐ phasised the relationship between the age of the ve‐ hicle involved in an acci‐ dent, and the state of its technical inspection. Thus, the older there is, the high‐ er the percentage of vehi‐ cles with the ITV expired at the time of the road acci‐ dent.

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Walking Dead have a double win ON Sunday, February 13, Be‐ nahavis brought their two teams to play current lead‐ ers of the Hidromaster walk‐ ing football premiership, and second in the championship the Walking Dead at Finca Naundrup in Calahonda.

First up was the Premier‐ ship game which the Walking Dead manager, Martin Tigue, described as “A great advert for walking football.”

He went on to praise the recent recruitment of Bena‐ havis, saying, “They have added some very good play‐ ers.”

The game ended in a 3‐1 win to the home team.

Next up was the champi‐ onship game, the game end‐ ing up in a 3‐0 win to the Walking Dead, which Knocks WFS Calahonda off the top spot.

For your local club and any information about walking football please visit walking footy.com on Facebook.

Training nights for anyone who wants to get involved are as follows:

WIN WIN: The Walking Dead team (top) won their game with WFS Benahavis.

Malaga WFC El Cañadon, Mijas Costa ‐ Tuesdays 7pm to 9pm Aston Vinuela WFC, Cam‐ po Viñuela near the lake ‐ Thursdays 6pm training and 7pm social Walking Dead WFC, Finca

Naundrup Calahonda ‐ Wednesdays 7pm to 8pm Torrox Tornados, San Roque stadium, Torrox pueblo ‐ Sundays 8.45pm to 10pm WFS Calahonda, Finca Naundrup, Calahonda ‐ Mon‐

Russian teen cleared to compete RUSSIAN figures skater Kamila Valieva reportedly had three drugs that can be used to help the heart, ac‐ cording to her test sample.

Two of the medications are not banned, however one, trimetazidine, is and is known to boost perfor‐ mance and stamina.

Despite finding the drug in Valieva’s system, the court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared the Russian teen ac‐ cused of doping, allowing her to compete in the winter Olympics.

Kamila Valieva had failed a test on Christmas Day for a banned substance, raising questions over whether she would be allowed to take part in her next event on Tuesday February 15.

CAS upheld the Russian Anti‐Doping Agency’s deci‐ sion to lift her temporary suspension citing ‘exception‐ al circumstances’.

The skater later came out on top at the women’s sin‐ gles event on Tuesday, and will compete again today, Thursday, February 17.

Skater allowed to compete.

In passing their judgement CAS gave their reasons in‐ cluding Valieva’s status as a

‘protected person’ under the World Anti‐Doping Code, ‘se‐ rious issues’ in the process of notifying her of her result, and the fact that a suspen‐ sion could cause her ‘ir‐ reparable harm’.

The International Olympic Committee, the World Anti‐ Doping Agency and the In‐ ternational Skating Union had all gone to court to have the ban reinstated, with Va‐ lieva’s team currently under investigation for their role in the fiasco.

Trippier suffers broken foot in huge blow to Newcastle KIERAN TRIPPIER was signed from Atletico Madrid. His ca‐ reer at Newcastle is not going as well as he would have hoped for. He will be sidelined after being injured minutes into the second half of the game against Aston Villa on February 13.

The football star underwent X‐rays at the Royal Victoria In‐ firmary. He made his return to St James’ Park on crutches though, and will need to undergo surgery later this week.

The 31‐year‐old star has broken his left foot.

The club took to Twitter and said: “Kieran Trippier is set to be sidelined for #NUFC’s upcoming fixtures after fracturing a bone in his foot during yesterday’s win over Aston Villa.

“Wishing you a speedy recovery, @trippier2.”

days and Fridays 10am Boca Seniors WFC, Campo de Futbol A Mullor Bernabeu, Competa ‐ Mondays 5pm Benahavis WFC, Polide‐ portivo Benahavis ‐ Tuesdays 8pm to 9pm, Saturdays 10am to 12pm.

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Djokovic: I’d rather give up Grand Slams TENNIS ace Novak Djokovic in his first major interview since being booted out of Australia revealed that he would give up on Grand Slams rather than get vaccinat‐ ed against Covid.

There was much controversy earlier this year after Djokovic was deported from Australia.

Speaking to the BBC the tennis player explained that he believes individuals have the right to choose and that he is not in general an anti‐vaxxer.

He was quizzed over whether he would happily miss Wimbledon and the French Open due to his lack of be‐ ing jabbed. He replied: “That is the price I’m willing to pay.

“The principles of decision making on my body are more important than any title or anything else, I’m try‐ ing to be in tune with my body as much as I possibly can.”

Djokovic revealed that he has: “always been a great student of wellness, well‐being, health, nutrition.

“I was never against vaccination.

I understand that, globally, every‐ one is trying to put a big effort in‐ to handling this virus and seeing, hopefully, an end soon to it.”

Djokovic is still open to the possi‐ bility of being vaccinated against Covid in the future.

Was deported from Australia.