Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 28 April - 4 May 2022 Issue 1921

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MORE HOUSING MORE public housing for Palma as on April 27 Balearic President Francina Armengol laid the foundation stone for a new project due to cost €1.6 million.

This new apartment block will cover three floors and house 11 apartments to include seven with one bed‐ room (one on the ground floor adapted for someone with reduced mobility), one with two bedrooms and three with three bedrooms.

Work is expected to last until May 2023 when the new tenants (which will include at least one young person) will be invited to take occupation and as there is so little affordable housing in the city there is expected to be a long list of potential tenants.

Speaking at the event, President Armengol said that “in 2015 we set housing as a priority policy” and that “through different for‐ mulas” and “regulations, the housing law, which was a pioneer” has been able to increase the public housing stock in the Balearic Islands like never before.

It is anticipated that b u i l d i n g c a n b e i n‐ creased when further money arrives from the EU Recovery Fund.

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PALMA BOAT SHOW

MOLL VELL: The Palma International Boat Show is open.

IT’S all go at the Moll Vell in Palma, as the doors opened for the In‐ ternational Boat Show today, Thursday April 28 and runs until Sunday May 1.

Despite all the prob‐ lems that have been en‐ countered with the pan‐ demic, at 276, there are actually six more partici‐ pating companies than attended the 2019 event and 49 more than last year, meaning a 21 per cent increased uptake.

For those who may not have a few million euros to spare, there is no need to purchase a ves‐

sel and all who attend are welcome to enjoy the sight of no less than 264 boats at anchor.

The vice‐president of the Balearic Govern‐ ment, Juan Pedro Yl‐ lanes said about the event that “sailing is a strategic sector for the industry and economy of the Balearic Islands.

“The nautical sector is part of the strategy of economic diversification and the commitment to quality tourism, linked to an industrial sector with a turnover of around €840 million a year, generates more

than 4,500 jobs direct and has almost 650 com‐ panies.”

One of the highlights of this show is the par‐ ticipation of new com‐ panies that have never taken part before and some 28 per cent of ex‐ hibitors are the first time they come to Pal‐ ma to show their nauti‐ cal offers.

As this is the first nau‐ tical fair of the season, many shipyards have chosen Palma to present their new models and there is the added bonus of the Superyacht Vil‐ lage.

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ROADS CLOSED IF you are thinking of taking a leisurely drive around Mal‐ lorca on Saturday, April 30 don’t forget that roads around the island will be closed for the Mallorca 312 bicycle race.

Individual road closures are listed here: 6.30am to 7.30am: Playa de Muro to Soller 7.30am to 8.30am: Port de Pollença to Valldemossa 8.30am to 9.30am: Lluc to Andratx, Lluc to Santa Maria 9.30 am to 10.30am: Puig Major via Andratx to Cam‐ panet 10.30am to 11.30am: Soller via Andratx to Playa de Muro, Sa Pobla to Santa Margalida 11.30am to 12.30pm: Valldemossa via Andratx to Playa de Muro, Sa Pobla to Santa Margalida 12.30pm to 1.30pm: Banyalbufar via Andratx to Playa de Muro, Sa Pobla to Santa Margalida 1.30pm to 2.30pm: Capdella to Playa de Muro, Sa Pobla to Arta 2.30 pm to 3.30pm: Esporles to Playa de Muro, Sa Pobla to Arta, Arta to Playa de Muro. Closed on one side 3.30pm to 4.30pm: Santa Maria to Playa de Muro, Sa Pobla to Arta, Arta to Playa de Muro. Closed on one side 4.30pm to 5.30pm: Campanet to Playa de Muro, Sa Pobla to Arta, Arta to Playa de Muro. Closed on one side 5.30pm to 6.30pm: Santa Margalida to Arta, Arta to Playa de Muro closed on one side 6.30pm to 7.30pm: Manacor to Arta, Arta to Playa de Muro closed on one side 7.30 pm to 8.30pm: Arta to Playa de Muro closed on one side To learn more visit https://mallorca312.com/es/carreteras

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More rental cars been a dearth of new cars available for use by car rental firms which has affected Mallorca since, unlike the main‐ land, companies can simply move their stock around.

On the evening of Sat‐ urday April 23, the Eco

In Memoriam THE funeral of Father Josep Massot i Muntaner took place in Mallorca on April 26, following his death two days earlier aged 80.

It took place at the monastery of Montserrat and was attended by Pres‐ ident of the Balearic Gov‐ ernment, Francina Armen‐ gol alongside President of the Parliament of Catalo‐ nia, Laura Borràs, the Min‐ ister of Justice of the Gen‐

eralitat de Catalunya, Lourdes Ciuró, and the mayor of Monistrol de Montserrat, Joan Miguel Rodríguez, amongst oth‐ ers.

The monk was a fore‐ most historian and essayist who had been bestowed with the Gold Medal of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands in 2019 in recognition of all of his work and his 50 years in the priesthood.

Livorno hybrid ferry made an exceptional stopover in Palma in or‐ der to unload more than 1,000 vehicles destined for the rental market.

Whilst a very useful addition to the rental fleet, this may be a ‘drop in the ocean’ com‐ pared to the actual needs of the market es‐ pecially as it appears that tourism is likely to boom this year.

“Once again, the Grimaldi Group makes the efficiency and ca‐ pacity of its fleet avail‐ able to the subsidiary Trasmed to ensure an

Promoting Catalan language

HYBRID FERRY: Made a stopover in Palma.

efficient and sustain‐ able service to the auto‐ motive segment be‐ tween the peninsula and the Balearic Is‐ lands,” declared Ettore Morace, C EO of Trasmed.

Ettore Morace, CEO of

Trasmed said “that Trasmed currently man‐ ages practically the en‐ tire automotive market to and from the Balearic Islands thanks to collab‐ oration with the main logistics operators in the sector.”

€2m improvements THE Consell de Mallorca, is to spend more than €2 million to improve the Son Pardo Racecourse facilities in Palma.

Attending a presentation about the plans by President of the Council Catalina Cladera on April 25 were representatives of the equestrian sport sector, the Balearic Trotting Federation, Equestrian Federation of the Balearic Islands, Trotting Horse Breeders Association, Minitrot Asso‐ ciation, Alevins Club and profession‐ al men’s associations.

“The infrastructure of this race‐ course is more than 60 years old and needs maintenance, but we are go‐ ing further and we are also doing im‐ provement work,” said Cladera, who explained that during this legisla‐ ture, the Consell de Mallorca has al‐ ready invested a total of €3.8 million in improving the facilities of the Son Pardo and Manacor racecourses.

It is the largest investment made by the Consell de Mallorca in the racecourses and the world of trot‐ ting in recent years. “This invest‐ ment has a direct and indirect im‐

Credit: Consell de Mallorca

M A L LO R C A n o w h a s more than 1,000 new rental cars available just in time to help satisfy the growing tourist mar‐ ket.

Due to worldwide shortages of vital parts needed for automobile construction there has

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Catalina Cladera explained her plans.

pact on Mallorca’s economy, as trot‐ ting combines sport, the primary sector and tourism,” she added.

With regards to the intended ex‐ penditure, €1,790,000 is to be used to build a roof in the stands, in order to offer shade and shelter to the public. At the same time, the roof will have integrated photovoltaic in‐ stallation with the aim of advancing to the maximum in renewable ener‐ gies and in the saving of energetic consumption.

In addition, other actions will be carried out to improve the stands, such as the refurbishment of the central corridor, where safety rail‐ ings will be installed.

NEW Spanish traffic laws specify that road signs should al‐ ways be in Spanish, although the official language of any au‐ tonomous communi‐ ty may also be in‐ cluded.

The Balearic Gov‐ ernment are taking issue with this as it maintains that where signs are small and there is only suffi‐ cient room for one language, then that language should be Catalan not Spanish.

The matter is likely to go to discussion prior to any court ac‐ tion, but in the event that an amicable set‐ tlement cannot be made then the Balearic Government could get the judicial services involved.

This is part of the ongoing programme followed by the Gov‐ ernment of ensuring that Catalan contin‐ ues to be the first language in the Balearics.

This determination is supported by the Consell de Mallorca which on Tuesday April 26 announced that it would be mak‐ ing €350,000 avail‐ able in grants to al‐ low the production and release, in any format, both physical and digital, of books, audiobooks and videos in the Catalan language.

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NIBS EXTRA Dirty city A GROUP of Palma‐based associations known as Re‐ cuperem Palma has ac‐ cused Palma Council of al‐ lowing the city to become an embarrassment as it is dirty and full of graffiti, de‐ spite the fact that the council regularly boasts of its tidying up work.

Helicopter heroes ON two separate occasions over the weekend of April 23 and 24, the Guardia Civil were called out to rescue two German women who managed to get lost and disoriented on the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range. Helicopters had to be utilised to effect both rescues.

Blue jellyfish LARGE numbers of blue jellyfish (Velella velella) known locally as Sant Pere boat have been washed up on beaches around Mallor‐ ca due to a storm at sea which drove them towards the island. Part of the same family as the Por‐ tuguese man o’ war they are harmless.

Drummer’s boat TIGERLILY OF CORNWALL, the yacht owned by Queen drummer Roger Taylor, which boasts four staterooms and a jacuzzi is currently up for sale at €1.2 million and has been spotted near Palma, no doubt available for inspec‐ tion by prospective pur‐ chasers at the Palma Boat Show.

Extra parking MANACOR Council has cre‐ ated what it refers to as a high rotation parking area in the town centre by free‐ ing up 50 parking spaces which cost just 10c for a maximum stay of one hour at busy times in order to help consumers visit local shops.

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New greener buses

ON Tuesday April 26, the Board of Directors of the bus company EMT Palma announced the award of the contract to manufacture up to 12 electric buses with 12-metre rechargeable batteries at a cost of €7,809,600.

Councillor for Sustainable Mobility, Francesc Dalmau, said that with the award of these buses “a new technology will be incorporated into the Palma EMT that will allow for a better experience and a better knowledge in the transition to vehicles greener than we have

Credit: EMT Palma

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ELECTRIC BUS: One of the new green vehicles.

been running for years.”

This decision represents part of the second phase of the renewal of the EMT Palma fleet, which began at the end of January and involves the replacement

Palma Pride Week

PALMA PRIDE WEEK 2022 will take place from June 18 to 28 ac‐ cording to an an‐ nouncement by coun‐ cillor for Social Justice, Feminism and LGTBI, Sonia Vivas, and the President of ELLA Glob‐ al Community, Kristin A full programme of activities.

Hansen on April 25.

The programme of activities, which is not yet finalised includes proposals made by all the entities and groups in the city that have worked together in recent months to plan this festival.

It will offer 10 days of music, art, debates, workshops, parties and other activities aimed at the whole family incorporating all of the recommendations received from all members of the LGT‐ BIQ + community.

According to councillor Sonia Vivas, “for the first time Palma will have a Pride party full of activities. It will be 10 days dedicat‐ ed to making this group visible.”

On June 28 there will be the usual Pride demonstration, organ‐ ised by Ben Amics which will have the support of the town hall, there will be a celebration of the festival in the Parc de la Feixina.

of a total of 59 buses for vehicles with clean energy that will stop emitting a total of 8,000 tons of CO2.

Two buses should be available by the beginning of 2023 with the balance to

Piano in the moonlight SWISS born pianist and composer David Gómez is opening his home Fin‐ ca Ca’s Pianista in Sineu to present five nights of his much acclaimed 1 Pi‐ ano and 200 Candles con‐ cert.

Tickets cost €30 or €50 for VIP access, but a cou‐ ple who pay €129 will re‐ ceive special treatment and have a number dedi‐ cated to them with David reading their words of dedication before per‐ forming the piece.

The artist who sur‐ rounds his piano with 200 candles and plays a selection of compositions from his albums The Is‐ land and Pianographie, Sous les étoiles and his

May Day classic car drive THE next Classic Car Club of Mallorca drive will be on May 1 and will be organised by president Pam Gardner and Stan Hunter.

They will meet at Nova Del Mar, Avinguda de Joan Miro 327, Cala Nova 07015 (a small marina in San Augustin) at 10am.

This outing will combine their annual gener‐ al meeting along with the drive as their last AGM was cancelled back in March 2020 for obvious reasons.

The AGM will go through club business past

follow as they are made.

This is one of the projects to promote sustainable mobility that has received funding from the European Union NextGenerationEU - Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan through the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda.

Specifically, €2.4 million of financing and € 1.08 million have been requested for the acquisition of these electric buses and a further €1.08 million for the construction of two charging points.

and present while they enjoy a coffee and croissants with more detailed information be‐ ing sent to paid members with regards to the agenda.

The route for the drive will be given to drivers on the day and then they will meet at the end of the route in the restaurant Loftotel just outside of Esporles, where there is lots of parking.

For those that would like to register for the event please visit https://ccc‐mallorca.com/.

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last entitled Lockdown on a piano Vol I and II is currently on another Spanish tour and chooses unusual and atmospheric sites such as deserted churches, abandoned factories, lighthouses or delightful gardens.

In the privacy of his garden, in the middle of a forest, under a starry sky and with a very care‐ ful and exquisite staging, David Gómez will reel off his powerful music on the piano by the light of 200 candles, which makes his concerts a heavenly experience.

The concerts take place on June 9 and 10 as well as July 13,14 and 15, all at 10pm so to make a reser‐ vation for this romantic concert visit https://david gomezpiano.com/live‐con certs/.

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Pollen issue THOSE living in parts of Palma may well have suffered from an unexpect‐ ed bout of hay fever due to the very strong winds blowing large amounts of pollen from the trees.

Recognising this, the municipal cleaning service EMAYA has restruc‐ tured its services not only to remove as much pollen as quickly as possible, but also large de‐ posits of sand blown onto streets from the beaches.

Pollen removal is usually done with special machines, combined with blowers that help collect it, but now grinding machines have been used for this task, across the city, especially l’Eixample most af‐ fected by the accu‐ mulation of pollen.

EMAYA has as‐ signed a mini shov‐ el and several oper‐ ators to perform the task of remov‐ ing sand from coastal roads in Can Pere Antoni, Portitxol, Molinar and Ciutat Jardí which will be re‐ turned to the beaches.

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SCHOOLS in Mallorca can apply to the Balearic Ministry of Edu‐ cation on a ‘first come first served basis’ to borrow for up to 30 days a Capsa Sàvia de Comunicació Oral (Oral Communication Box).

The boxes which contain a selection of reading books, picture books, slides and games are intended to help improve verbal and non‐verbal communication skills as well as competence in literacy as support for existing schooling.

Young children will learn the skills of interaction, listening, production and mediation using these boxes whose contents are in Catalan as an important part of the Balearic Govern‐ ment’s promotion of the language.

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Government food aid

FOOD aid will benefit a total of 1,322 million people in an initiative that is being rolled out from Monday, April 25.

The food aid from the Min‐ istry of Agriculture, Fishing and Food is the first phase of the ‘Programme 2022 of food aid to the most disadvantaged people’.

The 2022 programme will be implemented in two phas‐ es. In the first phase, 28,375 million kilograms of food will be distributed, representing approximately 40 per cent of the total amounts to be dis‐ tributed for the whole year.

The food procured is basic, varied, nutritious, low perish‐ able, easy to transport and store. The food basket in‐ cludes rice, baked beans, canned tuna, macaroni pasta, fried tomato, cookies, veg‐ etable salad, instant cocoa, baby fruit and chicken jars, UHT whole milk and olive oil.

The programme, which in‐ volved the procurement of food through a public tender for €80 million, is co‐financed by the Recovery Assistance for European Cohesion and Terri‐ tories fund to increase sup‐ port to the European Aid Fund for the Most Deprived Per‐ sons.

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King Felipe’s assets

KING FELIPE VI of Spain has declared his per‐ sonal assets for the first time, valuing them at more than €2. 5million.

On Monday, April 25, King Felipe VI made his personal assets public for the first time in history.

According to the Royal House, his wealth amounts to €2,573,392. Of this amount, just over €2.2 million are deposits in checking or savings accounts and fund shares.

According to Spanish media, just over €300,000 of the monarch’s worth is made up of art objects, antiques, and jewellery.

A RECENT study by the Organisation of Con‐ sumers and Users (OCU) has shown that the eco‐ nomic increase in the price of electricity, bu‐ tane and fuels inevitably translates into an in‐ crease in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) seen in the cost of basic food products in supermar‐ kets.

A separate study by the consultancy firm Kantar and published by Business Insider, showed that Dia, Eroski, Alcam‐ po and Carrefour lead the way in price increas‐ es with more than 5.5 per cent. Others, such as Mercadona (4 per cent)

His heritage comes from the remuneration re‐ ceived over the last 25 years, first as Prince of As‐ turias, and subsequently, since becoming king in 2014. In that period, Felipe VI reportedly re‐ ceived just over €4 million.

This information is made public just one month after the Prosecutor’s Office filed its triple investigation regarding the estate of Juan Carlos de Borbon, the current king’s father. Their inves‐ tigation alleged that crimes or acts were commit‐ ted when the then head of state enjoyed inviola‐ bility.

KING FELIPE VI: Assets valued at more than €2.5 million.

Prices to skyrocket

and Lidl (3.5 per cent), are more reserved in their price increase.

Following the news The Objective compiled a list of food product prices from Mercadona, Carrefour, Dia and Hipercor for the first week of April: Mercadona is the su‐ permarket chain whose prices have varied the least, despite the soar‐ ing of prices due to infla‐ tion. Mercadona’s own brand is called Hacenda‐ do and as at the begin‐

ning of April the price of a weekly shop was €40.47.

Carrefour saw the highest rise in prices when compared to the month of March with a basic weekly shop, as at the beginning of April, costing a total of €47.32.

Which means a €6.85 difference when com‐ pared with Mercadona.

Supermarket chain Dia also saw an increase of prices due to inflation, with the price of a weekly shop, as at the

beginning of April, cost‐ ing €42.49.

Hipercor, with El Corte Inglés products, was the most expensive of the four as at the beginning of April, costing €54.29 for a weekly basic shop, a significant €13.82 dif‐ ference with Mer‐ cadona, the cheapest su‐ permarket on this list.

Basic product prices such

as eggs varied the least of all products, with the first three supermarkets selling 12 units for €2.15 and Hipercor selling them for €2.90.

But more expensive products such as salmon fillets saw a noticeable increase in price ranging from €3.18 for 300g in Mercadona to €8.10 for 250g in Hipercor.

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A PRACTICE session for a learner driver went very wrong when she lost control and destroyed a number of headstones in a Wyoming cemetery where she was honing her skills on Saturday April 16.

Around 10 headstones were badly damaged, as was the Range Rover, which sustained extensive damage to the front and undercarriage as well as losing a wheel.

Who would’ve thought helping a learner driver prac‐ tise in a cemetery could be so dangerous for the dead let alone the living, in a case of watch where you are driving.

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Spain visits triple Population increases F L I G H T bookings to Spain by British holiday‐ makers are reportedly three times that of Italy, its nearest com‐ petitor. According a re‐ port by Turespaña, Spain’s offical tourism

organisation, levels have still not reached those of 2019, pre‐pan‐ demic. Currently, Tures‐ paña reports that the sale of airline seats to Spain is down by 6.9 per cent compared to 2019.

Chargers change CHARGERS of all mobile phones and tablets will be uni‐ fied if a proposal by the European Parliament is passed On Friday, April 22, the European Parliament took the first step towards unifying chargers, as a measure to re‐ duce electronic waste.

The move is a reform of the directive on radioelectric devices that will force all manufacturers to install a USB C type connection which has been approved by the Commission for the Internal Market and Consumer Pro‐ tection.

This provision would apply to all mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, con‐ soles, and portable speakers. It will apply to whatever the brand or manufacturer, including those of Apple, which until now do not use it.

Only devices that are too small for it, such as smart‐ watches, health trackers, and some sports equipment, would be exempt from this obligation.

In comparison, Greece shows a 24.1 per cent increase on 2019, while Turkey has 33.8 per cent more. Portugal al‐ so has an increase of 0.3 per cent.

Spain shows a clear domination in Google searches relating to ac‐ commodation this sum‐ mer says the report.

Almost 25 per cent of searches were for Spain, while its main competitors are below 10 per cent.

Turespaña explains this clear online domi‐ nance of the accommo‐ dation market is down to the number of bud‐ get airlines available to British holidaymakers.

These reportedly ac‐ count for more than half of the capacity of‐ fered to Spain, so that a significant percentage of British tourists turn to other means to book their accommodation.

N AT I O N A L S T AT I S T I C S INSTITUTE (INE) figures show that the population of Spain has risen due to the number of immi‐ grants, despite a consid‐ erable number of Spaniards emigrating.

Spain had inhabitants numbering 47,435,597 people on January 1, 2022, 50,490 more (0.1 per cent) than on the same date in 2021, ac‐ cording to the advance of the Continuous Census Statistics published on Thursday, April 21.

Of the total number of inhabitants, 41,923,039 have Spanish nationality (88.4 per cent) and 5,512,558 are foreigners.

The immigrant popula‐ tion represents 11.6 per cent of the total regis‐ tered population in Spain on January 1, 2022, one‐ 10th more than at the beginning of 2021 and the highest figure since 2013.

BRITS: Make up the fourth largest group of foreigners.

Despite the population increase, Spain has not yet recovered pre‐pan‐ demic levels, when it had 47,450,795 million inhab‐ itants.

British nationals make up the fourth largest

group of foreigners with 290,372 people.

The second and third largest groupings are from Colombia (312,915) and Romania (623,097).

Moroccans top the list with 879,943.

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A CAT named ‘one eye Joe’ by prison wardens in the jail where he lived were surprised after he reappeared five years later, on an oil rig in the North Sea! Dexter ‐ his real name ‐ was found in a shipping container by workers on the oil rig.

How Dexter got to be on the oil rig is a mystery.

Cats are known to travel long distances, but to reappear five years later on an offshore oil rig is rather unsual.

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Emmanuel Macron re-elected EMMANUEL MACRON gets another five years as President of France after being re‐elected on Sun‐ day, April 24.

In what was expected to be a hard‐fought battle, the 44‐year‐old eventually gained a significant victo‐ ry over his rival from the far‐right, Marine Le Pen. According to exit polls, centrist Macron polled 58.2 per cent of the votes, compared to his oppo‐ nent’s 41.8 per cent.

France is notorious for the way its media reports on its elections, and by 8pm local time, most of the major news outlets and television channels were calling a victory for Macron.

The election turnout of 72 per cent by 7pm, is ap‐ parently the lowest since 1969. That was a signifi‐ cant year in French political history, when the iconic leader Charles de Gaulle resigned, to be replaced by Georges Pompidou, and only 69 per cent of the vot‐ ers turned out.

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Norway’s Constitution Day NEXT month is Norway’s Constitution Day (Nasjon‐ aldagen), a public holiday held on May 17 each year to mark the signing of the Constitution of Norway on May 17, 1814, at which point the country became an independent kingdom.

The day is a people’s cel‐ ebration and is distinctly non‐military. Children’s pa‐ rades are organised by schools all over the coun‐ try, with children passing through the community and visiting places such as local war memorials and homes for the elderly. The children carry the school’s banner and Norwegian flags. They are accompa‐ nied by the school’s march‐ ing band and sing the na‐ tional anthem and other songs. People wear red,

white and blue ribbons and may wear traditional dress known as bunad.

In addition to the chil‐ dren’s parades, there are parades for the general public in which anyone can participate.

There may be participa‐ tion from local NGOs, sports teams, firefighters, student associations or other such community groups.

There are many local variations in how the day is celebrated across the coun‐ try, but there may be comic troupes, fireworks, live mu‐ sic, speeches and fun com‐ petitions for children. The streets are filled with citi‐ zens of all ages and ven‐ dors selling treats such as ice cream, hot dogs and sweets.

Constitution Day is also celebrated by Norwegians around the world. For ex‐ ample, there is a large cele‐ bration held each year in Southwark Park, London, with a parade, a traditional church service, typical Nor‐ wegian foods and plenty of Norwegian flags.

Norwegians living abroad may also get together to celebrate the day. In coun‐ tries where the Norwegian population is small, the Norwegian embassy may arrange such celebrations.

Constitution Day can be considered extremely in‐ clusive thanks to the im‐ portance given to the chil‐ dren’s parades, the involvement of the local community and the lack of focus on the elected gov‐ ernment and the military.

Held without charge.

Briton released A B R I T I S H man has been released after years of unlawful detention by the Houthis in Yemen.

Brit Luke Symons had been held in Yemen without charge or trial since 2017 and will now be reunited with his family soon.

On Sunday, April 24, Foreign Secre‐ tary Liz Truss com‐ mented on the re‐ lease and said: “I am pleased that Luke Symons, who was unlawfully detained, without charge or trial since 2017 in Yemen, has been re‐ leased. Luke was 25 when he was unlaw‐ fully detained by the Houthis. His son was only a few months old at the time.

“He was allegedly mistreated, in soli‐ tary confinement, and refused visits by his family.

“He has been flown to Muscat and soon he will be re‐ united with his fami‐ ly in the UK. “We thank our Omani and Saudi partners for their support in securing his release.

“I pay tribute to our excellent staff for their hard work in returning Luke home.”

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Palace crimes Miranda back H U N D R E D S of crimes have been reported at royal palaces in the past three years including of‐ fences involving weapons, drugs, violence and robbery.

A total of 470 crimes

Ukrainian worker support SCOTLAND is set to pro‐ vide a new service to ‘offer vital advice’ and ‘urgent practical support’ to Ukrainian workers in Scot‐ land in the horticultural in‐ dustry.

The Scottish govern‐ ment highlighted on Wednesday, April 20 that: “Ukrainian workers play a key role in soft fruit and vegetable production in Scotland, but due to the in‐ vasion of Ukraine by Russia they are facing a range of concerns about their work, their homes, and their fu‐ tures.

“The new Worker Sup‐ port Centre, run by Scottish charity JustRight Scotland, will provide key support to workers on these issues as well as immigration advice to enable them to stay and work in Scotland, while re‐ turning to Ukraine is still unsafe.

“The Centre will serve as a first contact for Ukrainian agricultural workers in Scotland, and will be staffed with former horti‐ cultural workers who speak Ukrainian and Rus‐ sian.”

were recorded at Buck‐ ingham Palace, Kensing‐ ton Palace, St James’s Palace and Clarence House ‐ either inside or in close vicinity to the grounds ‐ between 2019 and 2021, according to media.

The number of crimes, which included 25 weapons offences, have been described as “aston‐ ishing” and “frightening”

by Dai Davies, a former head of royal protection at Scotland Yard.

The former chief super‐

intendent told media: “If you can steal or cause in‐ cidents at or near the roy‐ als, what does that say about the current securi‐ ty?”

The media outlet sub‐ mitted a freedom of in‐ formation request to the Met Police asking for de‐ tails of crimes reported at the four royal residences in London.

Data shows that less than 1 per cent of crimes resulted in an offender being charged, cautioned or fined.

Self-driving bus THE UK’s first self‐driving bus will be carrying out on‐ road testing from Monday, April 25, in preparation for passengers stepping aboard later this summer.

The Project CAVForth pilot, which is jointly funded by the UK Government’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) and the project partners Fusion, ADL, Stagecoach and Transport Scotland, will see five single‐deck autonomous buses operating at SAE Level 4 over the Forth Road Bridge between Fer‐ rytoll Park and Ride in Fife and the Edinburgh Park Train and Tram interchange.

The buses are fitted with Fusion Processing’s ground‐breaking sensor and control technology, CAVs‐ tar, that enables them to run on pre‐selected roads without the safety driver having to intervene or take control.

The buses will provide a service capable of carrying up to 36 passengers over the 14 miles across the bridge, with capacity for over 10,000 passengers a week.

MIRANDA HART has confirmed that the fourth series of her hit comedy show is ready to hit our screens Fans of the hilarious Miranda Hart will no doubt be overjoyed at the news on Sunday, April 24, that her self‐titled, award‐winning comedy show, is making a welcome return to our television screens.

It has already been seven long years since the last episode was broadcast by the BBC on New Year’s Day 2015. At the end of that episode, Miranda told her au‐ dience, “I don’t know when and if I’ll see you again.

“A lot of lovely people have kept on asking for the return of Miranda, so here we are, and I hope everyone likes it,” the 49‐year‐old comedy genius told one pub‐

COMEDY SHOW: Miranda is returning.

lication.

She confirmed that a fourth series was already written and completed. The only thing not confirmed is whether the BBC will be screening the new series.

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North Sea gas THE German regional authority responsible for the Wadden Sea Islands gave the green light to a Dutch company to drill for gas in the North Sea around Schiermonnikoog and Borkum on Wednesday April 20.

Dutch firm One‐Dyas plans to begin drilling for gas some 20 kilometres north of the islands as soon as possible now that the German au‐ thorities have relaxed their attitude towards the gas extraction in the seas around the islands.

The area is said to contain low calorie gas that is suitable for domestic use in the Netherlands and parts of Germany according to Chris de

A PLEA for help from a refugee dad who fled Ukraine with his son carrying just a few essentials has had an overwhelming response, after saying he had no choice but to leave his 11‐year‐old son’s prized Lego collection behind.

Igor Sidorov drove two of his four sons from Kyiv to Vi‐ enna just before the Russian invasion, taking what little they could.

After Ireland waived its visa requirement, Sidorov flew with his sons to Galway. But

Ruyter van Steveninck, Director of One‐Dyas.

He believes that the field and those nearby have a potential to deliver 60 billion cubic me‐ tres of gas, with The Netherlands using 40 bil‐ lion cubic metres a year and Germany 90 bil‐ lion.

De Ruyter van Steveninck said: “We think that we can supply 5 per cent of Dutch gas de‐ mand on an annual basis.

“Local gas is cleaner, more reliable and more affordable than imported gas. The German gov‐ ernment realises this and that is why they now support the project.”

Lego love Andrii was lost without his prized Lego, something he had loved playing with ever since he was a toddler.

Sidorov knew he had to do something so posted a plea on Facebook in several groups, including ‘Ukrainians

in Ireland.’

In the post he explained the situation adding that his child was a “very clever boy, but that he was lost without his Lego.”

Sidorov said he was abso‐ lutely taken aback by the overwhelming response and the generosity of people say‐ ing parcels have arrived from all over the world: “There is Lego all around me. In the re‐ ception, in the room, every‐ where. My kid now has more Lego than he had before.”

NEWS

Star-studded celebration ITV has announced de‐ tails for the Queen’s Plat‐ inum Jubilee Celebration.

An all‐star cast has been lined up and it includes Dame Helen Mirren, Damian Lewis, Omid Djalili and Tom Cruise.

“The Celebration will take viewers on a gallop through history, from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I through to the Corona‐ tion of Queen Elizabeth II, culminating in a grand fi‐ nale,” the broadcaster said on Thursday April 21.

Phillip Schofield and Julie Etchingham will host the live ITV broad‐ cast, The Queen’s Plat‐ inum Jubilee Celebration, which will feature guests including Adjoa Andoh, Lord Andrew Lloyd Web‐ ber, Ant & Dec, Dame Joan Collins, Sir Mo

WINDSOR CASTLE: The event will be broadcast live.

Farah, Dame Maureen Lipman, Sir David Jason, Alan Titchmarsh, Dame Kelly Holmes, Moira Stu‐ art and Sir Trevor Mc‐ Donald, with special per‐ formances from Keala Settle, Gregory Porter, Katherine Jenkins as they pay tribute to the Queen’s remarkable 70 years of service.

The theatrical arena

event will include 1,300 performers and 500 hors‐ es and is made up of four acts, each overseen by a different event host ‐ confirmed to be Tom Cruise, Damian Lewis, Adjoa Andoh and Alan Titchmarsh respectively.

The event will be broadcast live from Windsor Castle on Sun‐ day, May 15.

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GO LOCAL

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

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

And they offer excellent produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping local‐

ly means that independent businesses can support the local community. You may find something a euro or two cheaper on‐ line but have you considered where your money is actually going?By shopping local‐ ly you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing better than giv‐ ing back to the communities that have giv‐ en us so much. Local stores support chari‐ ties and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy. They may have supported generations of the same family. Likewise, brand new local stores

and bars may help the generations of the future fulfil their dreams and ambitions.

Remember, your local store is going up against multinationals and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support. Spending your money locally will make a real difference to the lo‐ cal economy. Local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro they receive at local level. They create locally owned sup‐ ply chains and they invest in their employ‐ ees.

So remember, buy local.

When you go shopping ‐ go local!

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Put to good use TORREVIEJA Town Hall will spend its €48.7 mil‐ lion Budget surplus from 2021 on grants, infras‐ tructure and public spaces.

Announcing the decision on Wednessday April 20, Torrevieja’s mayor Eduardo Dolon argued that injecting the public money will create employment.

During his meetings with representatives from the town’s different districts and social groups, more investment and more work were the most frequent requests, Dolon added.

Finance councillor Domingo Parades pointed out that modifying the Budget in this way put Torrevieja near the top of the list of town halls that use savings to reactive the local economy with productive public expenditure.

“This does not compromise future spending and at the same time it increases employment while making Torrevieja more attractive for tourism,” Paredes said.

The town hall would use €48.7 million in differ‐ ent areas, he added, although €32 million was destined for infrastructure and public spaces.

Other allocations include €1.3 million for the beach controllers who were initially introduced during the pandemic and will again be em‐ ployed during the high season.

There will be cash for repairs to the Palacio de los Deportes sports centre, which has already overrun the original budget, as well as €8 million for the Paseo de la Libertad promenade.

Another €1.3 million allocation will be used for food supplies for those at risk of social exclu‐ sion and €3.5 million for job‐creation pro‐ grammes.

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Yusuf Hamied Centre opens

AXARQUIA

Spanish courses for Ukrainians THE Training and Employment Depart‐ ment of the Rincon de la Victoria Town Hall has organised free Spanish courses for Ukrainian refugee families in the municipality in collaboration with the Association of Language Cen‐ tres of Rincon de la Victoria (ACIR) and the Red Cross.

On April 20, the councillor for the area, María de la Paz Couto, said: “These Spanish classes are aimed at Ukrainian people who have come to Rincon de la Victoria fleeing the war in their country, and need support to in‐ tegrate socially and occupationally.”

The mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Francisco Salado, highlighted “the im‐ portance and urgency of supporting all Ukrainian citizens who are going through such a difficult time, leaving their homes and families behind be‐ cause of the Russian invasion.”

The classes will have a total duration of 60 hours and will be held over five weeks on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the municipal Training and Employment facilities in La Cala del Moral, and in the afternoons at the Hotel Moon Dreams Calabahía.

COSTA DE ALMERIA

Almeria pupils’ plea for peace

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

Tough line on hoardings Dr Hamied opened the new centre named after him.

ALFAZ Town Hall is cracking down on illegal billboards on the Old Altea Road.

“These advertising hoardings have prolifer‐ ated in recent years, especially in Albir where they have a considerable visual impact,” said Alfaz’s Urban Development councillor, Toni Such.

The town hall is currently notifying the firms responsible for the hoardings, asking for their immediate removal.

“If they ignore this, the administration will intervene and issues fines, both for the firm and the owner of the land,” Such added.

“In this case the town hall will remove the billboards at the expense of the offender.”

Alfaz by‐laws set fines ranging from €300 to €3,000 for unauthorised hoardings and signs, the councillor continued.

“Any business that wants to install an ad‐ vertising hoarding in the municipality should apply for the relevant licence at Alfaz Town Hall,” Such said.

“What’s more, the framework and sup‐ ports are subject to size limits and are allowed only on permitted sites so that they cause as little visual and environmental impact as pos‐ sible.”

NEWSDESK

THE Cudeca Foundation Benalmade‐ na inaugurated the Yusuf Hamied Centre, the headquarters of the Cud‐ e c a I n s t i t u t e f o r S t u d i e s a n d R e‐ search in Palliative Care on Wednes‐ day 20 April.

The main objective of this centre is to train social and healthcare professionals at all professional lev‐ els to improve the quality of care in palliative care, as well as to develop innovative models of intervention and research.

The Centre will thus fulfil two ob‐ jectives: to train future specialists in Palliative Care through teaching, re‐ search and awareness‐raising, and to finance part of Cudeca’s healthcare work as a complementary source of income, which will help to cope with the increase in the number of pa‐ tients treated Dr Yusuf Hamied, patron of the project attended, alongside various dignitaries including the mayor of

Benalmadena, Victor Navas who thanked Dr Yusuf Hamied for his generosity and commitment in mak‐ ing all of this possible.

“Benalmadena is once again at the forefront of palliative care with this new centre, in which the Cudeca Foundation will contribute its valu‐ able experience to improve the qual‐ ity of palliative care, while develop‐ ing innovative models of intervention and research,” said the mayor “This is the first centre of its kind, dedicated to training and research in palliative care, not only in Spain, but probably in all of Europe, which is why Benalmadena and Andalucia should be proud of the prestige it will bring,” Dr Hamied said.

Remembering his friend, he added “Although unfortunately the founder of Cudeca, Joan Hunt, is no longer with us, her aura and spirit will al‐ ways be present in this institute.”

A FIVE‐MINUTE video thought up by Almeria Province high school pupils is making a call for peace throughout Eu‐ rope.

The clip shows how pupils from 18 schools in 10 European countries grouped together outside their centres to replicate the international peace symbol.

Like the Valle del Andarax and Sierra de Gador high schools, all participate in the Erasmus+ programme that supports education, youth and sport in Europe.

“When the Ukraine war broke out, we decided to launch a shared project that would send out a common message,” explained the Erasmas coordinator at the Valle del Andarax school in Canja‐ yar.

They contacted the European schools they have been in touch with since be‐ coming an Erasmus centre in 2021, ask‐ ing pupils to stand together to form the peace symbol and send back a drone shot of the result.

The Canjayar pupils then compiled these in a montage and to avoid copy‐ right problems, composed and sang Stand for Peace to accompany the video.

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Estate planning for UK nationals in Spain Estate planning is one of those tasks that is easy to keep putting off, but do not risk leaving it too late. If you do, your estate may not be distributed as you wish, and your heirs could end up paying more tax than they need have.

ropean Succession Regulation, ‘Brussels IV’, to opt for the succession law of your country of nationality to apply on your death instead. You need specifically state this in your will.

British expatriates living in Spain need to be aware of, and plan for, a number of inheritance issues.

Spanish succession and gift tax is due if the asset being inherited or gifted is located in Spain, or if the recipient is resident here.

It is paid by each recipient, with the tax rate varying depending on the relationship between the person passing the money and the person receiving the money.

There is no blanket spouse to spouse exemption.

Your last will and testament If you live in Spain, it is advisable to make a Spanish will to deal with your Spanish assets. A UK will may be effective in Spain, but a major disadvantage is that it will have to go through the UK probate process which creates delays.

If you still have assets in the UK, then you can have two wills, one for each country.

Make sure your solicitor does not inadvertently revoke the Spanish one.

Spanish succession tax

By Cathal Rochford, Partner, Blevins Franks

Spanish succession law Spanish succession law imposes ‘forced heirship’ rules. In general terms, children are entitled to receive two thirds of an estate’s assets, so under Spanish law you cannot, for example, leave everything to your spouse.

This Spanish succession law will apply to foreign nationals living in Spain by default.

You can however use the Eu-

The state tax rates start at 7.65% and rise to 34%. Multipliers based on the familial relationship and beneficiary’s net worth can take tax rates much higher.

There are some reductions and allowances but at state level they are low. Spouses, descendants and ascendants only receive a re-

duction of €15,957; it is lower (or nil) for everyone else. There is a 95% reduction against the inherited value of the main home, but only for spouses or descendants who keep the property for 10 years, capped at €122,606 per inheritor.

However, the autonomous communities can adjust the tax rates, allowances and reductions to make them more beneficial for residents in the different Spanish regions.

UK inheritance tax

tate planning gaols, then seek specialist cross-border estate planning advice on how you can achieve your wishes for your heirs, at the same time as keeping inheritance taxes as low as possible.

Depending on your family situation, estate planning for Spain and the UK can get rather complex, but with careful planning and specialist advice you can get peace of mind that you have the most suitable approach in place, for yourself today and your family in future.

Many British expatriates remain liable to UK inheritance tax since it is based on domicile rather than residence. Your estate could be liable to both inheritance taxes, but a credit is given in Spain for the tax paid in the UK to avoid double taxation.

Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice.

Estate planning for UK nationals in Spain

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

Start by establishing your es-

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Monkey see

Alternative power

HAVING let the UK set the pace, Denmark is now the first country in the European Union that is in talks with Rwanda about transferring asylum seekers to the East African nation, having already passed a law last year to allow their transfer to foreign holding centres.

RETAILER Coop Denmark has announced that all of its stores in the country will cease to use any fossil fuel by June 1, 2023. It has spent the last five years looking at alternatives which include heat pumps, solar cells, and other forms of green energy.

THE NETHERLANDS Sex workers

Greenhouse gas

SOME 300 sex workers took part in a survey to discuss how they had coped with working during the pandemic, with 65 per cent saying that they suffered financially due to the controls, although 90 per cent said they went back to work in 2021.

RYANAIR announced on Wednesday April 20 that it had entered into a partnership with Neste, the world leading sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier, to power approximately a third of its flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with a 40 per cent SAF blend to reduce greenhouse gas.

BELGIUM Nigerian bronze

Fewer journeys

AFTER seizing a priceless Nigerian Bronze, the Belgian government auctioned it for €240 in 2007, but an investigation has established that it was stolen from Nigeria’s National Museum several years earlier and is valued in the millions. Now the museum is demanding its return.

SOME months are designated as special, such as Veganuary and alcohol-free February and now under the banner ‘30 days, fewer cars’ a group in Flanders is trying to persuade car drivers to abandon their vehicles and use other forms of transport wherever possible in June.

GERMANY Leader resigns

Helping Palestine

SUSANNE HENNIG-WELLSOW, one of the leaders of Germany's socialist party announced online on April 20 that she is resigning “with immediate effect” due to a number of personal reasons, problems with the party’s “handling of sexism” and a need for new faces.

GERMANY entered into an Agreement on Wednesday April 20 with the Palestine government to build two solar energy power stations in Gaza to provide their population with a clean energy source, which will also contribute to reducing the cost of water treatment.

FRANCE Vote Macron

Avian flu

DESPITE being jailed in Moscow, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny still has access to Twitter and on Wednesday April 20 sent out a tweet to followers urging them to vote for Emmanuel Macron in the upcoming French elections rather than Marine Le Pen, who he says has links to Putin.

THE capital of the Foie Gras industry in the Dordogne is suffering from a spreading outbreak of avian flu which has seen hundreds of birds slaughtered, including those on an important breeding farm which supplies goslings to farmers throughout the area.

NORWAY Government apology

Vessel docked

ON the 50th anniversary of the repeal of the country’s anti-sodomy law, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre apologised on behalf of the government to members of the Norwegian Homosexual Community who had been badly treated or persecuted prior to the change in the law.

ECO-FRIENDLY hybrid-powered cruise vessel, Havila Capella, has been temporarily taken out of service due to its insurance being affected by sanctions against Russia. The Norwegian vessel is financed through a leasing company in Hong Kong, whose owner is funded by the Russian Ministry of Transport.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Online tax A SURVEY by commercial estate agency Colliers found that 89 per cent of respondents would be in favour of the introduction of online sales tax in the UK to take the pressure off physi‐ cal retailers who pay a disproportion‐ ate amount of the business rates bur‐ den.

No bank charges AFTER establishing that 25 per cent of all new bank accounts opened in Spain are online only, Sabadell has become the latest to offer this service and to attract new clients undertakes to make no charges for its normal banking services.

Toys ‘R’ Us AFTER recovering from the financial problems of its US parent, Toys ‘R’ Us Spain and Portugal were taken over by investment company Green Swan but it was announced on April 22 that the owners had applied for voluntary bankruptcy in Spain following a poor Christmas and New Year.

Fancy a Break THE Kit Kat slogan of ‘Fancy a Break’ could change to ‘Break the Bank’ as makers Nestlé have indicated that having already increased the price of a bar by 5 per cent (and raking in greater profits) prices could go higher if raw material gets more expensive.

New house SHOPPING online has got even easier so you can buy a prefabricated house in Spain online from supermarket group Carrefour. Ideal as a garden apartment, the cheapest model costs €13,000 and the most expensive €18,000 but you have to put it together from a flat pack.

Property market ALTHOUGH not favoured by the Bank of Spain, many investors have made large amounts of profit from trading in crypto currency and a re‐ port in beincrypto.com suggests that due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, those looking to cash in their profits are looking to buy Spanish property rather than invest in the stock market. The only prob‐ lem they are facing is finding sellers who are prepared to accept all or part payment in Bitcoins.

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STAT OF WEEK €24.2 million

is the amount that Spanish insurer Linea Directa reported as profits for its last financial year, a drop of 18 per cent due to inflation and more claims following lockdown.

Kleinwort Hambros announces senior appointments in its Gibraltar Client Relationship Management team K L E I N W O R T H A M B R O S an‐ nounced on Monday April 25 several senior hires to its Client Relationship Manage‐ ment (CRM) team in Gibraltar as the bank continues to strengthen its client offering.

This follows a series of ap‐ pointments across its regional offices in the UK and Channel Islands.

Joe Bautista and David Isted join as Private Bankers from J Safra Sarasin, with over 30 and 20 years of experience respec‐ tively. Joe Bautista’s vast inter‐ national professional network has helped him to build a broad client book of over £1 billion of assets, ranging from private clients to institutional insurance companies as well as family offices. With a wealth of international private bank‐ ing experience, gained from working in both the UK and Gibraltar, David also brings a broad range of clients to the team, which includes asset managers. Both will report to Tony Millan, senior banker and new business director.

Carlos Ibanez joins as Head of Fixed Income, also from J Safra Sarasin, with an interna‐ tional career spanning over 20 years. He has worked across Spain, the UK and Gibraltar, where he has been based since

Carlos Ibanez.

David Isted.

Joe Bautista.

Laura Grover.

2011. Carlos’s expertise, which lies in the bond markets as well as the insurance compa‐

nies’ segment, has led to com‐ mendations for his work in the field, having received the Best

Giving consumers more ON Wednesday, April 20, the UK government announced that reforms will be put in place to protect the public and boost competition.

According to the Depart‐ ment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy “Plans include making it clearly illegal to pay some‐ one to write or host a fake review, so people are not cheated by bogus ratings, and clearer rules for busi‐ nesses to make it easier for consumers to opt out of sub‐ scriptions so they are not stuck paying for things they no longer want.

“Prepayment schemes like Christmas savings clubs will

have to fully safeguard cus‐ tomers’ money through in‐ surance or trust accounts.

This will prevent scandals like Farepak, in which the business went bust and thousands of people lost their money.”

Consumer Minister Paul Scully said: “We’re making sure consumer protections keep pace with a modern, digitised economy.

“No longer will you visit a five star‐reviewed restaurant only to find a burnt lasagne or get caught in a subscrip‐ tion in which there’s no end in sight. Consumers deserve better and the majority of businesses out there doing

the right thing deserve pro‐ tection from rogue traders undermining them.”

The government revealed that: “The average UK household spends around £900 each year influenced by online reviews and spends £60 on unwanted subscrip‐ tions.

“The reforms underline the government’s commit‐ ment to seizing the opportu‐ nities provided by leaving the EU and adapting to the lessons of the pandemic, which has accelerated the trend towards online shop‐ ping and cast a spotlight on bad business practices like fake reviews.”

Portfolio Manager of the Year Award in Madrid. Carlos will report to Susie Jackson, Head of Offshore Investment Man‐ agement who leads the teams of Jersey, Guernsey and Gibral‐ tar.

Laura Grover joined in late 2021 as an Associate Private Banker. Laura relocated to Gibraltar from the UK to join the Kleinwort Hambros team, after working remotely for Ar‐ buthnot Latham Private Bank during the pandemic, and ABN AMRO Asset Management and State Street Bank before that.

Emma Perez, Gibraltar Chief Executive Officer at Kleinwort Hambros, commented: “We’re thrilled to announce the new hires in our Gibraltar office.

Their outstanding reputation in the industry will be crucial for our activity in a location with such a small jurisdiction and a tight professional net‐ work.

“These appointments follow a range of hires to build the CRM team. They only reaffirm our strong commitment in Gibraltar and the local commu‐ nity as we look to further strengthen and grow our busi‐ ness in order to achieve our ambition to be a leading re‐ sponsible bank for client ser‐ vice and expertise.”

Arctic tensions THERE are eight Arctic states which have coop‐ erated peacefully since the time of Russian Pres‐ ident Gorbachev who tried to demilitarise it.

Now with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the threat to Finland and Sweden not to join NATO, things could start to hot up in the ever‐di‐ minishing North Pole which is suffering from global warming.

Members of the loose alliance are Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia and the United States and with the cur‐ rent political situation and the constant need for access to precious energy resources as well as fishing stocks, all could change.

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1.563,50 5.014,0 73,14 236,60 1.860,0 744,80 252,10 45,03 7.834,0 770,00 118,85 1.470,00 1.162,00 217,50 6.040,0 5,00 998,00 2.171,0 603,60 996,40 6.070,0 2.353,00 523,40 604,60 5.316,0 88,51 1,00 711,00 1.310,00 0,5000 2.940,0 871,74 1.352,50 3.010,0 2.087,5 1.252,63 1.438,00 12.105,0 1.805,00 1.297,00 501,60 128,45 260,40 228,50 3.498,5 1.116,00 125,66 2.750,0 990,60

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US dollar (USD) ........................................1.0739 Japan yen (JPY)........................................137.51 Switzerland franc (CHF) ...........................1.0292 Denmark kroner (DKK) .............................7.4399 Norway kroner (NOK) ...............................9.7000

currenciesdirect.com/mallorca • Tel: +34 687 906 226 THE ABOVE TABLE USES THE CURRENT INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES, WHICH AREN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE WE OFFER

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PRICE 149,17 180,54 250,35 161,79 176,92 216,30 160,95 51,36 65,25 68,50 319,77 300,11 190,63 138,25 46,54 181,54 126,81 250,17 84,59 274,03 129,07 161,25 171,43 173,11 520,94 51,91 208,17 45,54 156,86 118,27

CHANGE 150,99 185,55 255,90 167,87 182,67 229,79 165,47 52,96 66,34 71,23 332,50 309,82 194,62 140,44 47,65 183,15 130,52 255,00 86,14 283,20 134,93 163,52 179,05 175,75 533,35 53,54 216,56 46,80 160,36 121,89

CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 148,24 3,13M 180,32 4,35M 250,06 2,61M 161,50 82,63M 176,50 5,76M 215,60 4,97M 160,86 12,09M 51,29 17,56M 65,18 14,76M 68,24 7,41M 319,47 3,02M 299,78 3,97M 190,35 2,94M 137,35 6,46M 46,50 28,10M 181,38 7,78M 126,69 13,52M 249,94 2,62M 84,50 7,72M 273,38 29,04M 128,71 6,65M 160,91 9,33M 171,10 8,41M 172,91 1,54M 520,18 3,33M 51,46 44,53M 207,95 6,12M 45,50 5,87M 156,66 6,83M 118,15 18,83M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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Most Advanced JE Cleantech Holdings Vallon Pharmaceuticals Moving iMage Technologies Blueknight Cyngn Sky Harbour Forge Global Holdings Syros Pharma Durect Evelo Biosciences GWG Holdings Inc

Most Declined Babylon Holdings Dogness A Aclarion Ion Geophysical BigBearai Holdings Fednat Holding Co Scynexis Inc Pulse Biosciences Clarus Therapeutics Holdings HCA Salarius Pharmaceuticals

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28 April - 4 May 2022

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SPAIN has launderettes by petrol stations but now entrepreneurs in the UK have come up with the sip and shop concept with the latest example being a laun‐ derette in Brentwood Essex which not only has a café on site, but also boasts a liquor li‐ cence.

Cheap electricity ON Wednesday April 20, for the first time in recorded history, Spain had the cheapest elec‐ tricity costs in Europe thanks to a large influx of renewable energy and although by the fol‐ lowing day, it had lost its title, at least one day is better than none.

Problems with Algeria SPAIN may regret recognising the Moroccan claim on Western Sa‐ hara which whilst resolving rela‐ tionships with that country, may have serious consequences with regards to the importation of liq‐ uid gas from Algeria.

To say that there are significant tensions between Morocco and Algeria is to understate the situa‐ tion and much concerns the West‐ ern Sahara which came to a head when a political deal was struck between the Trump Administra‐ tion and Morocco.

In return for Morocco agreeing to improve relations with Israel, the Americans recognised its claim on Western Sahara which upset the Algerian leadership who are known to be pro‐Palestine.

The deal with the Maghreb‐Eu‐ rope Gas pipeline which ran from Algeria through Morocco to Spain expired in October 2021 and the Algerians declined to extend it, thus cutting Morocco (and by ex‐ tension Spain) off.

There was some panic within Spain which had already seen huge leaps in the cost of energy, but this was resolved as the Alge‐

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Prime Minister Sanchez visited Morocco on Thursday April 7.

rians promised to pump more gas through a separate direct pipeline to Spain.

Following the Spanish recogni‐ tion of Morocco’s claim on West‐ ern Sahara (which the Spanish say is in accordance with UN resolu‐ tions as well as other EU member states such as France and Ger‐ many), the Algerians recalled

their Ambassador from Madrid and are still considering their po‐ sition.

If the situation isn’t resolved then Algeria could decide to re‐ duce or suspend the supply of natural gas to Spain and even though new deposits have been found in Morocco, it will take some time to bring them online.

Less drug money THE movement of drugs from North Africa to Spain creates a great deal of wealth for a small number of people and an even greater amount of grief to those purchasing the drugs according to Spanish gov‐ ernment policy.

One of the ways that the drugs arrive is in high‐speed boats which are much more difficult to catch than RHIBS and the ownership of these is banned.

On Tuesday April 19, offi‐ cers from the National Po‐ lice arrested 22 people in Spain who were involved in the clandestine manufactur‐ er of these vessels and 20 of these speedboats in various states of completion were seized, thus temporarily cut‐ ting off the lucrative but ille‐ gal business.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THE endeavours of the British media to convey the idea that the country is enjoying some kind of diversity blessed Shangri la grows more ludicrous by the day.

Don’t take my word for it.

Recently a Spanish colleague of mine, with no axe to grind whatsoever, told me that she had been idly flipping between TV channels when she came upon a documentary that caught her interest.

She duly watched the programme with its intermittent commercial breaks and was under the impression she had in fact unwittingly stumbled on an African channel being presented in English. She told me she was actually quite dumbfounded to discover she had not been watching a programme from Uganda or Ghana at all, but an ITV presentation from the UK! Over 60 per cent of British commercial advertising is now presented by predominantly non‐

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white actors. Far from solving the problem of racial disharmony, these grossly disproportionate actions are widening the racial gulf like never before. Non‐whites make up 18 per cent of the UK population.

This shows that people are being cast in these commercials and other areas of TV programming, purely because of their ethnic backgrounds or the colour of their skin; this is blatant racism pure and simple. If the situation were reversed there would be a public outcry and probable legal proceedings.

I say once again that racism is a two‐way street. The actions of the media and commercial institutions are a disgrace. To constantly depict multicultural families and mixed marriages (0.2 per cent!) is not only grossly misleading, but blatant brainwashing and disinformation bordering on the thought police propaganda of George Orwell’s 1984.

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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp Once again I can only assume the reason for all this left wing and woke appeasement is to gain votes for the Labour party in the next election.

As per usual the left are underestimating the intelligence of the British public. All their smearing and adverse propaganda is actually having the reverse effect; even if the entire 18 per cent of ethnic citizens decided to cast their votes for the media’s beloved Labour, the percentage of clear thinking potential citizens they are actually encouraging to support the Conservatives far outweighs any extra votes they may gain for the left.

It rather reminds me of Diane Abbot who, each time she opened her mouth, gained a multitude of support for the opposition.

Recently I received photographs from last year of whole UK streets being closed down, with tablecloths laid down the centre of each road, while the feast of Eid al‐Fitra took place to celebrate the end of Ramadan.

To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

Leapy Lee’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

The John Wayne Gacy Tapes

LISTEN to the chilling voice of convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy in the new Net‐ flix three‐part documentary series Conversations With a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes.

Thought to be the inspira‐ tion behind Stephen King’s Pennywise the clown, John Wayne Gacy was convicted of raping and murdering over 30 young boys and men in the 1970s. Now, this Netflix docuseries delves into his twisted mind, giving us access to the police tapes recorded at the time and video footage of the police officers digging up the crawl space under Gacy’s house where he buried his victims. This docu‐ mentary series has an im‐ pressive 80 per cent critic rat‐ ing and 80 per cent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is a must‐watch for lovers of true crime.

Following the disappear‐ ance of 18‐year‐old Robert Piest, a murder that Gacy ulti‐ mately confessed to commit‐ ting, Gacy spoke at length to law enforcement officers.

Convicted serial killer.

In a similar format to the incredibly popular Netflix se‐ ries The Ted Bundy Tapes, it is these recordings, as well as interviews with police offi‐ cers, talking heads and vic‐ tims who managed to es‐ cape, that make up this chilling docuseries.

Although I am a lover of true‐crime documentaries, television shows and movies, I did find this one quite hard to watch. The way Gacy talks about his sexuality and at‐ traction to young boys, with the murders carried out dur‐ ing the Gay Panic of the 70s, it’s clear it was his shame that caused these horrifying mur‐ ders to take place. Gacy was ultimately executed in 1994 and, coming from the horse’s mouth, it is disturbing to hear such atrocities made to sound so ordinary.

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NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS

Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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THERE are so many other things to worry about right now ‐ I’ll spare you the list ‐ and you could rightly say that Jimmy Savile is the least of our con‐ cerns. However, a recent TV documen‐ tary’s chilling revelations about Sav‐ ile’s half‐century as a predator reasonably answered the question ‘What happened?’ but failed to exam‐ ine ‘Why did it happen?’ ‐ and, more importantly, could it happen again?

It showed Savile’s manipulation of those in power and the famous over decades. How he astutely courted friendships with influential people like Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher.

They in turn were seen to be con‐ sorting with a ‘man of the people’, a working class hero almost. So the ben‐ efit was mutual. Savile was famous, a star, and (apparently) doing good deeds ‐ so Thatcher, the BBC and the rest wanted some reflected glory for themselves, and would likewise ac‐

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MANIPULATION: He astutely courted friendships with influential people.

quire some of his common touch.

Savile’s origins (as a former miner) were working‐class, but his behaviour certainly wasn’t. He was hardly a work‐ ing‐class hero. His nominal allegiances ‐ class, Yorkshire, Catholicism ‐ were al‐ most incidental. Both a papal knight and a knight of the realm, he had an IQ

high enough to give him membership of MENSA, but how he applied that in‐ telligence was scarcely examined.

He created an identity which churned out cash for himself but also for others.

The ‘others’ included those that ex‐ ploited him commercially as well as the charities which benefited from his ef‐

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forts. In a final interview (confession?) weeks before his death, he admitted: “I got away with it. I broke legs. I’m tricky.” ‘Tricky’, really? We might call him Machiavellian and malevolent, car‐ toonish even if that wasn’t an insult to Bugs Bunny.

Savile groomed and gaslit not just his victims (sexual abuse on an almost in‐ dustrial scale) but the entire nation.

The missing element here was an ex‐ planation of how this monster lived ‘in plain sight’ ‐ why he was what he was ‐ and could it happen again.

The oft‐quoted saying ‘the past is an‐ other country’ is true in so many ways.

Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Death in Windermere’, ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Betrayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.no ra‐johnson.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, pa‐ perback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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IT’S A FUNNY WORLD

DAVID WORBOYS I NORMALLY like to stick to a theme, but this time I’m going off on several tangents. I think it’s a funny world: funny (amusing) and funny (amazing). Many things can make it amazing, but it’s people and their situations that make it amusing. We find it amusing that other people are different, es‐ pecially eccentrics. Sadly, however, many people actually dislike others simply be‐ cause they look different from them. They may have different skin colour, they may be obese, exceptionally short in stature, ug‐ ly or effeminate. But a line seems to have been drawn somewhere. Perhaps with the late Michael Jackson.

As I write, people with blue eyes don’t dis‐ criminate against those with brown eyes ‐ or grey, green or hazel eyes ‐ but some have an aversion to our friends blessed with epican‐ thic (oriental) eyes. There may be amuse‐ ment at extremely hooked or unusually snub noses, but no discrimination against their owners. And yet many white people feel alien ‐ or even hostile ‐ to those of us with brown, ‘black’, ‘yellow’ or ‘red’ skin ‐ al‐ though not against the impressive Christine Lagarde who has orange skin. While the same applies in reverse, by far the greatest

Supreme Court judges dressed as Santa Claus was funny, but not amusing.

concern nowadays is white prejudice against blacks. Different physical features are associ‐ ated with different cultures, but what is the problem with being different? If we were all identical, what a boring world it would be!

I find it funny (amazing) that almost every‐ body today spends most of their waking hours gawping at the palm of one hand, usu‐ ally laughing or talking to themselves, as they sit with a friend having a coffee, wait in

a queue or pay for a purchase in a shop. It’s certainly not amusing when they do this whilst driving or sleep‐walking across a zebra crossing.

It also seems funny (amazing) that, until 2009, the UK Final Appeal (Supreme) Court consisted of hereditary peers dressed as Santa Claus.

Some people couldn’t organise a booze‐ up in Downing Street. The wife of a service‐

man (not a Texan) discovered too late that she had mailed all the invitations for her hus‐ band’s homecoming party in envelopes with names, but no addresses. Only their neigh‐ bours turned up. He was not amused.

Some jokes are innocuous, such as: ‘Are dogs allowed in this restaurant?’ ‐ ‘Only if ac‐ companied by a human.’ Unfortunately, most of the really funny ones were of an of‐ fensive nature, which means many people did not find them remotely amusing. They could be blasphemous, sick, discriminatory or, in the case of Derek and Clive, downright filthy. But to most of us they were very fun‐ ny.

So, let’s finish with a silly but amusing joke.

Detective Inspector Brawn: “Can you explain that?” Detective Sergeant Fallows” “No, sir.”

Brawn: “Do you know why they did it?” Fal‐ lows: “No, sir.” “Have you asked them?”

“No, sir.” “No, sir? Is that all you can say?”

“Yes, sir.”

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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD I T seems like there is a larger and larger segment of the population that considers itself to be all‐ accepting, kind, and easy‐ going, based on a be‐

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haviour that is actually less than welcoming.

This behaviour is root‐ ed in predetermined as‐ sumptions of the useful‐

ness of people based up‐ on their productivity or what they look like. A lot of the time these assump‐ tions are proven wrong, but this doesn’t stop this gang of supposed do‐ gooders from completely missing the point.

It shouldn’t matter about a person’s sup‐ posed contribution to so‐ ciety if that society’s way of judging what is useful or not is rooted in racism, sexism, homophobia and more.

This way of thinking states, for example, that the only asylum seekers that are ok are the ones who turn into doctors.

The only fat people al‐ lowed to exist are ones that are ‘healthy’ or try‐ ing not to be fat anymore.

The only disabled people that should escape the ableism that is rife in our society are the ones who ‘overcome’ their circum‐ stances to achieve some‐ thing great, etc.

This rating of people on the contribution scale is rooted in white suprema‐ cy and capitalism and we would all do well to un‐ learn the notion that a person is only worthy of living peacefully if they fit into a mould created by a world that doesn’t accept them as they are.

People’s worth is inher‐ ent. It has nothing to do with how other people see them, or how they move through this world.

Everyone is deserving of respect and a conflict‐free space on the planet they can exist in.

The danger of the peo‐ ple who believe they ‘ac‐ cept everyone as they are’, until said people cross an invisible and made‐up boundary, is that they are harder to spot and harder to reason with than people who are out and out bigots. They do believe that they are welcoming and under‐ standing, so as soon as

someone brings up the notion that they might not be, ultimate offence is taken.

And there is little to no reasoning with an offend‐ ed person.

It is a shame, because I hold the conviction that if we all worked on ridding ourselves of preconcieved notions of other people, we would be kinder to ourselves.

When we stop judging our fellow humans solely on their contribution to the economy or imagined societal constructs, the more rest and peace we will all get.

We are more than our perceived productivity.

We all have a place here and we should be allowed to take it and be proud, regardless of where on the make‐believe scale others may put us.

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KNOW YOUR PRICE I WOULD like to bring attention to all visitors getting petrol or diesel that the price on the pumps is not correct. When you pay they should give you a refund.

This was advertised in Spain, but visitors are not aware of this.

On Wednesday hubby pulled into a local garage in Fuengirola and while putting €20 in, I went inside to pay with a €20 note. The cashier then was going on to serve the next customer, so I asked for a receipt.

Very reluctantly she gave a receipt for €17.34 complete with change.

When we arrived at golf the following day there were a few visitors who always pay in euros for petrol when I asked them. Could not believe how many had been robbed. Filling their tanks and just putting the right money down on the counter with no refund. I am well aware that not all garages are the same.

This was the first time it had happened to me. I think it is time that they displayed the correct amount on the pumps before many more are ripped off.

Sylvia

Lovely Spain THE Euro Weekly News is, in my opinion, the absolute best free publication on the Spanish Costas.

I would pick it up for just the Leapy Lee column that I fully agree with over 90 per cent of the time.

His words in EWN 14~20 April

FUEL PUMPS: Incorrect pricing.

struck home again with me and started this rank.

My wife and I chose to move to Spain and our commitment was such that we sold everything that we owned in the UK to facilitate the purchase of a modest house on the Costa Blanca North.

We swapped terribly congested roads, unaffordable council taxes, high utility bills and grey skies for the relaxed and welcoming sunny shores of Spain. Fuel prices in Spain were not only much cheaper than the UK, but oil price fluctuations were implemented, up or down, in hours or days so that the customer benefited from any downward movement. Electricity and gas prices in Spain have spiralled over the last few years so yes we suffer for a number of winter months as we cannot afford to pay for a comfortable ambient temperature in our home. We wrap up in warm clothing and blankets with hot water bottles

UPCOMING ELECTIONS THE next couple of months are going to be important barometers of the feelings that the electorate have for the governments of both Spain and the UK. Neither country will hold a general election in the immediate future, but there will be a contest over control of the Junta de Andalucia and local elections in the UK. Both national governments have been responsible for guiding their respective countries through the years of the pandemic and now that we appear to be out the other side, each is facing serious problems of significant inflation and to some extent general dissatisfaction.

On balance, it would seem that the ruling Conservative Party in the UK is in a worse situation than the PSOE/Podemos coalition as the Partygate Scandal just won’t go away and Brexit hasn’t exactly given the country the huge boost in prosperity that the politicians

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and mouth obscenities at Ian Duncan Smith who cancelled our winter fuel supplement.

Would we wish to be back in the UK? Absolutely not. Like most ex pats we find the quality of life is so much better in Spain. The national health service is magnificent and the UK NHS could learn a great deal on cost cutting.

The other cost of living in Spain is food and drink where price and quality far exceeds anything on offer in the UK. My regular bottle of wine is a couple of euros and an indulgent onr litre bottle of Scotch whisky for €6.

With the atrocities happening in the Ukraine how can the UK press continue with ‘Partygate’ as headlines. So the PM and others broke the rules. Move on, it’s not important in the great scheme of things. Boris Johnson delivered the Brexit referendum, he was a world leader in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines way ahead of Europe. He was one of the first world leaders to support the Ukraine in their unprovoked attack by Russia and continues to lead the world in that effort.

No one likes the sort of restrictions implemented by administrations to combat Covid, but every leader of all the governments were faced with a new and unknown enemy. They all tried their utmost to protect the population and defeat the infection.

Boris included.

Stuart

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promised. Bearing in mind that the current UK government swept to power due to the defection of so many Labour supporters in the expectation of a brighter future, it seems almost inevitable that the Conservatives will suffer, if only because voters want to show a sign of overall displeasure with the regular revelations about ministers and their behaviour.

Whilst many may disagree with his management of the economy, the Pedro Sánchez government doesn’t appear to have been accused of inappropriate behaviour and has managed to start to deliver EU Recovery Funds.

It seems inevitable that the Partido Popular will however have the most members elected to the Junta de Andalucia, but many will watch to see whether their leader will ally himself with Vox in order to maintain power or whether Ciudadanos can recover and give its support.

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SUNNY SKIES: Would you swap them for your home country?

Alison Kemp Low wages, no contracts and high taxes in Spain.

Dave Cawdell Not just a weather thing. I moved to Arizona 30 years ago.

Every time I go back and see the land of the cold, grey, wet, cramped and expensive, I remember why I put up with 115F summers.

Linda Exton I moved back to the UK seven years ago, after 22 years. Didn’t get much time to enjoy sunny Spain as you had to work 6/7 days a week to pay your bills and nearing 60 was a bit much .

War Ren They’re certainly pushing the limits. The natural environment allows the government a lot of sins, but they are increasingly imposing regulations and enforcement on the minutiae of daily life whilst retaining all the inefficiencies they always had.

They can’t expect to continue stifling the people with taxes and regulations yet provide none of the efficiencies which ordinarily go along with such regimes.

Sharon Saville We have been here two years, both 57 and retired early.

Absolutely love it here. I don’t get people saying it’s cheaper to live in the UK as it’s not. We find everything cheaper here.

Been back to the UK to see family, everything is more expensive.

Mags Margaret Georgina Marsh Yes moved back get more help here and the weather is turning better than Spain, food is cheaper, we have excellent NHS.

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English darts legend passes away MIKE GREGORY, the leg‐ endary English darts player has passed away on Tues‐ day, April 19, at the age of 65. Incredibly, for such a skilled and iconic player, he never won the official world darts title.

His closest opportunity was against Phil Taylor in 1992, when he reached the final of the World Darts Champi‐ onship. Gregory had a mind‐ blowing six darts at a title‐ winning double, before eventually losing in a sudden‐ death playoff against the fu‐ ture legend from Stoke‐on‐ Trent. Gregory was a founding member of the WDC, but switched back to competing in the BDO. During his long career at the oche, he was victorious in the first two events to be staged by the brand new PDC, claiming the World Masters title events in 1992 and 1993.

In 1983, and again in 1992, he reached the final of the World Masters. He also won the News of the World on

DARTS LEGEND: Mike had a great sense of humour. two occasions, and also the MFI World Matchplay title.

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BEGINNING on Friday, April 29, the 13th Mallorca Beach Rugby Tournament will be held on Magaluf Beach, sponsored by Robinson Crusoe’s, Mambo’s, and Blackbeard’s Beach Bar and Grill.

During the day, the action centres around Crusoe’s ‐ right on the beach and overlooking the main pitches, with special meal deals and drinks promotions.

At night, the action switches to Mambos Terrace bar just a few steps from the beach.

The 2022 Tournament kicks off on Friday 29 at 9pm with the legendary pre‐tournament fancy‐dress party hosted by the organisers and referees at Mambo’s Terrace Bar with top party DJs ‐ the Mambo Dancers.

The theme for this year’s party is ‘Doctors & Nurses’.

buzzing with tributes to the popular darts ace.

“Sorry to hear that Mike Gregory has passed away.

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Tyson Fury is the champion A DEVASTATING uppercut by Tyson Fury on Saturday, April 23, was enough to see him declared the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Fury destroyed Dillian Whyte in front of 94,000 boxing fans at a packed Wembley Stadium, as two English boxers went toe‐to‐toe on St George’s Day. Fury retains his WBC heavyweight belt in the process and immediately reiterated his plan to retire from the fight game in his post‐fight interview. With the 6’ 9” showman known for his talk, it does remain to be seen if he carries out this threat. The Gypsy King landed that one stunning blow to Whyte’s chin to drop him in the sixth round. It was left to the referee to make the simple decision to end the bout as the box‐ er got back onto his feet and wobbled unsteadily toward him. The thunderous right uppercut that put Whyte on the canvas in the sixth would probably have stopped any fighter. If Fury does retire then he will most certainly have gone out in style.

Mallorca Beach Rugby Tournament At 9.30am on Saturday, April 30, breakfast is avail‐ able at Crusoe’s and Blackbeard’s Beach Bar and Grill, situated next to the playing areas, where food is avail‐ able all day. Registration of all teams begins at 10.30am at the main tented area near Crusoe’s.

At 11.30am, the team managers and captains brief‐ ing with the tournament organisers will begin and the tournament will kick off at 12.30pm.

The games will end at 5pm and the party continues at Mambo’s, Crusoe’s & Blackbeard’s at 9pm.

On Sunday, May 1, breakfast will be available all

day from 9.30am at Crusoe’s, Blackbeard’s Beach Bar & Grill and sign‐in for all teams will start from 11.30am (latest accepted sign‐in 12.30h). The tourna‐ ment resumes at 1pm with the knock‐out, including the cup, plate, shield and spoon competitions. The competition finals will be from 4pm until 5.30pm with the awards ceremony at Mambo’s at 6.30pm ‐ don’t miss this! Party the night away with party DJs at Mambo’s from 7pm.

For more information go to www.majorca beachrugby.co.uk.