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Photo credit: Vera and District Lions
THE PRIDE GROWS Linda Hall THESE are exciting times for Vera and District Li‐ ons as they welcome 12 new members to the club. Final figures are now in for their biggest event of the year, the Party in the Park held at the end of May in Ferial el Palmeral in Vera. With 800 tickets sold, over 1,000 members of the public, volunteers, performers, traders and guests enjoyed the wide variety of music on offer and soaked up the sun‐ shine. After an absence of three years due to the pandemic, it was a great way to celebrate being able to stage the event again. Final accounts show that Party in the Park generated close to €6,800 which will help the club to assist people in need in the local community. “Thanks must go to the hardworking volunteers who made it possible to stage the event and to the many performers who gave their time free to entertain everyone,”
VERA LIONS: The first batch of new members.
Ceri Norman said. “Thanks are also due to Vera Town Hall and the sponsors for their sup‐ port.” The Vera Lions now move into a new era with a new committee which
will be appointed in the coming months, Ceri ex‐ plained. “Special thanks are due to our outgoing President and Secretary, Andy and Jo Pearson for all their ef‐ forts over the last three
years,” she said. Anybody interested in joining the Lions and help‐ ing to serve the local com‐ munity should contact their secretary Zoe at the veralionssecretary@gmail. com address.
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Los Bandidos race again
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Linda Hall ELEVEN Los Bandidos runners took on the eighth Milla Portuaria de Carboneras on Saturday June 25. Dean Haywood, Mark Ratcliffe, Andrew Hyde, Judith Chambers, Kirsty Ratcliffe, Karen Ayers, Corinne Cherel, John Ross, Patricia Mulcahy, Marie Haywood, Lesley Davidge took part in the race, which started an hour late, at 8pm, just as the evening started to cool down and the wind got up. The flat route went round the port, then along the promenade with a couple of hundred metres on the sand, with two laps registering approximately 8.4 kilome‐ tres. The ladies came home with just two trophies of this oc‐ casion, as Judith Chambers came third in the VC‐F age group while Lesley Davidge won the Mas Veterana (Old‐ est Lady) category. The winner finished in a speedy 27 minutes, 18 sec‐ onds with the first lady crossing the finishing line in 33 minutes, 30 seconds. Eighty‐five runners crossed the fin‐ ish line and all received a commemorative t‐shirt. Judith and Lesley received trophies and goody bags containing cherry tomatoes and a mini‐melon.
LOS BANDIDOS: Ready to race in Carboneras.
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A day at PAWS-PATAS cattery Linda Hall RAIN, sunshine or national holiday, it’s all the same to the cats and kittens at the PAWS-PATAS shelter in Los Gallardos. The same could be said of the dedicated and passionate volunteers who care for them, assisting Cattery manager Fiona. “They start at 9am and the good news they all want to hear is that no kittens or cats have been abandoned at the shelter gates,” said Chrissie Cremore, a PAWS-PATAS collaborator and fundraiser. There are litter trays to clean, food and water bowls to wash and replenish, and special diets or medication to administer. The kittens enjoy major socialising, which thankfully tires them out and they need a nap. The teenagers have usually ‘helped’ throughout the cleaning and take a siesta. The older cats are now ready for calm, personal cuddles and affection.
Shy and nervous cats need extra time to become relaxed, which improves their chance of being homed, Chrissie explained. “With no statutory funding PAWS-PATAS rely heavily on the wonderful and supportive public,” Chrissie said. For more information and to volunteer, adopt, foster or donate, visit the www.pawspatas.org website or write to the cats@paws-patas.org email address.
SOCIAL SKILLS: All PAWS-PATAS cats receive personal attention.
Health centre plans Linda Hall THE Puerto Rey health centre in Vera Playa reopened on Friday July 1. Juan de la Cruz Belmonte, who heads the Junta’s Health and Families department, attended the inauguration accompanied by the local authorities headed by Vera’s mayor Jose Carmelo Jorge Blanco. Belmonte took advantage of the occasion to explain that the regional government was studying the possibility of not
closing the Puerto Rey centre at the end of August when the summer season comes to an end. “The Health and Families department is looking for ways and means of continuing to provide healthcare for Vera residents living here,” Belmonte said. Sharing resources with the main health centre in Vera would provide residents with close-to-hand healthcare while saving them a journey of several kilometres, he pointed out.
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NIBS EXTRA You’re welcome THIRTY‐ONE babies who were born in Carboneras since October 2021 received the gift of a holdall with basic products. Carboneras mayor, Jose Luis Amerigo Fernandez, and the Social Policies council‐ lor, Vanesa Fuente, recently presented the bags to the proud parents, most of whom were accompanied by their babies.
Charity helps CARITAS, whose accounts are in the black unlike the Church in Almeria Province which owes €28 million, spent €1.6 million on helping the vulner‐ able in 2021. Figures show that Caritas attended to 12,744 people last year in 47 parishes, without taking into account other towns in the province.
Tree saved THE Junta has given Seron’s La Peana, a holm oak that is more than 1,300 years old, the official status of a living natural monument. The re‐ gional government’s Environ‐ ment department confirmed that it will continue protecting the tree whose split trunk has now been stabilised, accord‐ ing to experts.
Not there TWO THOUSAND people in Velez‐Rubio signed a petition opposing the location of the new municipal waste treat‐ ment plant. The petition, or‐ ganised by the PSOE opposi‐ tion party, maintains that the proposed site 500 metres from the town centre would be inconvenient from a “tech‐ nical, economic, health and environmental” viewpoint.
Dried up THE Cabo de Gata salt beds are completely dry, endanger‐ ing the habitat of many birds including flamingos, warned the Grupo Ecologista Mediter‐ raneo environmentalsts. The Junta’s Sustainable Develop‐ ment delegation explained that for causes yet to be es‐ tablished, seawater has not entered via the canal that feeds the marshy area.
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Better summer transport
Linda Hall THE Junta’s Public Works department has launched another edition of its Sum‐ mer Coastal Transport Pro‐ gramme. The initiative seeks to im‐ prove communications be‐ tween the region’s inland municipalities and the coast, improving their quali‐ ty of life and making better use of public transport by reducing the tendency to rely on private vehicles. The Almeria Province programme has five differ‐ ent routes connecting the interior with Almeria City beaches. Meanwhile the Junta is
Photo credit: Junta de Andalucia
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SUMMER INITIATIVE: The Junta announces its Summer Coastal Transport Programme.
also ramping up existing connections, and once a day a bus will set out from ‐ and return to ‐ Villaricos, with stops in Palomares, Vera Playa, Garrucha and Mojacar.
Fun summer school
CANTORIA Town Hall’s summer school is again in full swing. Approximately 100 children attend the school whose 8am to 3pm timetable is aimed at helping parents coordinate their jobs and the school holidays. It also means more time for the fun activities that 10 super‐ visors carry out with the children, focusing on workshops, games and sport, with swimming to the fore this year. “The summer school is so important because it sends a clear message that we have returned to normal after two terrible years,” said Cantoria mayor Puri Sanchez Arnega. Sanchez explained that the summer school was not a “made‐to‐measure nursery” for the convenience of parents, although the town hall obviously wished to help them with the extended timetable and municipal grants to make the ser‐ vice affordable. “What matters is that all of the activities are focused on en‐ couraging the children to discover more and to make the most of the summer by developing their abilities,” the mayor added.
Repairs promised THE Ministry of the Interior will spend more than €1.5 million on improving 22 Guardia Civil posts in Alme‐ ria Province. Garrucha, Carboneras, Al‐ box, Turre, Zurgena and Pulpi are amongst those in the province’s Levante area that are in line for improve‐ ments. Replying in the national parliament in Madrid to a written question from the Partido Popular op‐ position party, a govern‐ ment statement admit‐ ted that the posts were in
bad condition. The spokesperson blamed the situation on “lack of upkeep and basic investment between 2011 and 2018” when Mariano Rajoy, from the Partido Popular, was president of the Spanish government. “The government has ur‐ gently initiated different but complementary plans to improve and repair existing structures as soon as possi‐ ble, approving the largest investment in state security in the last 10 years,” the statement maintained.
This will provide 57,638 people with a 55‐kilometre coastal route that will allow them to visit some of the province’s best beaches while using public trans‐ port.
There will also be a twice‐ daily service connecting around 30,000 inhabitants from the inland Huercal‐ Overa area with Pulpi and San Juan de los Terreros along a 35‐kilometre route.
Something afoot in Albox
THE centre of Albox is about to undergo radi‐ cal change. Albox mayor Francis‐ co Torrecillas revealed to a local radio inter‐ viewer that the area adjoining the Plaza Mayor would be closed to traffic and priority given to pedestrians. Inevitably that means reorganising and di‐ verting traffic in this part of the town now that a Local Police re‐ port has pronounced the project viable, Tor‐ recillas said. “We have opened up two more streets after demolishing three buildings in Calle Al‐ manzora and at the in‐ tersection of Augusto Barcia with Caño san Felipe,” the mayor an‐ nounced. The town hall is now completing the formali‐ ties and paperwork to demolish another building. As the dead‐ line for coming to an agreement with the owner had come and
gone, the town hall has begun compulsory pur‐ chase proceedings, Tor‐ recillas explained. Once demolished, Caño San Felipe would be open to through traffic and it would be possible to make the entire Plaza a pedestri‐ an area. “This is going to com‐ pletely transform the centre of Albox,” Tor‐ recillas told the radio interviewer.
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July 2023 date for Greenpeace TWENTY‐EIGHT Green‐ peace members will stand trial for daubing Carbon‐ eras’ doomed El Algarrobi‐ co hotel with paint in 2014. The hearing is set for a year’s time in July 2023 and should they be found guilty, each faces a one‐ year prison term and a 24‐ month fine of €6 per day. The case is the result of a private prosecution by the hotel’s owners, Azata del Sol. Meanwhile, Fiscalia (the Public Prosecution De‐ partment), maintained that following an extensive enquiry nothing links the 28 accused to any specific damage to the hotel. It also recommended shelving the case. Nevertheless, the inves‐ tigating judge recommend‐ ed sending them to trial on charges of causing damage and disobedience. The 28 Greenpeace ac‐ tivists supposedly painted ‘Hotel Ilegal’ on the hotel’s seaward side, damaged doors and ignored Guardia Civil officers who ordered them to stop. The almost‐finished ho‐ tel, which has a demolition order hanging over it, was built just 14 metres from the shoreline and planning permission obtained in the 1980s was later declared invalid in 2003.
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Summer beach services favourable resolution from the Territorial Delegation for Sustainable Development in Almeria, as it has met an im‐ portant demand from both the town hall and the tourism businesses of Mo‐ jacar.”
Mojacar will now offer its summer beach services for longer.
Praise for the middle way Linda Hall JAVIER AURELIANO GARCIA, president of the Diputacion provincial council, wants more resources for the authorities midway between local and regional governments. He was speaking during the last meeting of the Committee of Provincial Councils, Councils and Cabildos, of which Garcia is vice‐president. The conference was held in La Palma (Canary Islands) and Garcia pledged Alme‐
ria Province’s support for the population of the island, which was devastated by a vol‐ canic eruption lasting for 85 days between September and December 2021. The Diputacion president applauded Mariano Hernandez, who heads La Pal‐ ma’s cabildo ‐ equal to a local authority ‐ for the “excellent” way the island had coped with the catastrophe. “This was an example of co‐governance that should be followed nationwide,” he said.
Mojacar’s Romantic Night Tamsin Brown MOJACAR once again celebrated love with its Romantic Night on June 25. The celebra‐ tion is international, held in all the towns that are part of the Federation of the Most Beautiful Villages on Earth. Created in 2012 in Gordes (France), the Federation of the Most Beautiful Villages on Earth brings together a network of the Most Beautiful Villages of France, Wallonia (Belgium), Italy, Japan and Spain. They are carefully chosen with the aim of sharing their natural, artistic, cultural and culinary beauty. Thousands of red and white balloons filled every corner of the old town, and the village’s squares become improvised con‐ cert halls so that romantic music filled the air, and there were also mimes and all kinds of entertainment for young and old.
The highlight of the event came at mid‐ night in the Plaza Nueva. As the sound of church bells rang, everyone showed their affection to each other with the ‘Most Beautiful Kiss in the World’. Finally, the Plaza became a dance floor. Image: Mojacar Town Hall
make the most of the high numbers of visitors during the summer season. According to Emmanuel Agüero, the Mojacar council‐ lor for Tourism and Beaches, “this government team is very satisfied with this
Image: Mojacar Town Hall
Tamsin Brown THE Mojacar Town Hall has been granted permission to extend its summer beach services following a request made to the Junta de An‐ dalucia on February 10. This means that the beaches of Marina de la Torre, Descar‐ gador, Piedra Villazar, el Cantal, Lance Nuevo, Venta del Bancal and las Ventani‐ cas in Mojacar will offer ser‐ vices such as sunbeds and umbrellas, water sports and kiosks on the beach for longer. The municipality’s beach services will now be offered until October 15, which will allow tourism companies to
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RED & WHITE: Mojacar’s Romantic Night was a celebration of love.
Cybersecurity training for employees Tamsin Brown THE Provincial Council of Almeria continues to train provincial and municipal pub‐ lic employees who work with the Provincial Communica‐ tions Network in digital skills. The Provincial Council or‐ ganised a series of face‐to‐ face seminars on cybersecu‐ rity with the aim of promoting good practices and ensuring the cybersecu‐ rity of the IT systems of the
public administration. On June 30, the provincial councillor for New Technolo‐ gies, Conce Pérez, said that cybersecurity “cannot only be aimed at strengthening sys‐ tems with increasingly so‐ phisticated and powerful tools,” and “the Provincial Council has set itself another vitally important objective: to raise awareness of cybersecu‐ rity risks and promote good practices among employees.”
The face‐to‐face sessions were given by staff from Spain’s National Cryptologic Centre. “The course was aimed not only at IT techni‐ cians but also at all staff who have contact with the infor‐ mation systems of local au‐ thorities,” said Pérez. She added: “The digital transformation that we have been undergoing in recent years cannot be tackled if we ignore cybersecurity.”
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Boccia school in Albox Blue Badge Tamsin Brown
ON June 29 in Albox, the El Saliente Association of Peo‐ ple with Disabilities and De‐ poadap Almeria presented the new Boccia School for people with disabilities. The initiative aims to create a network of players in the re‐ gion of Almanzora as a way of raising awareness. Boccia is a ball sport that can be played by people with different types of disabilities, including people with re‐ duced mobility and wheelchair users, who can use adapted equipment such as ramps if necessary. Boccia can be played individually, in pairs or in larger groups and has been part of the Para‐ lympics since 1984. The Boccia School has the collaboration of the Albox Town Hall and the Provincial Council of Almeria. The Albox Town Hall will make munici‐ pal sports facilities available for the participants to attend training sessions, and the
BALL SPORT: Albox now has its own boccia school for people with disabilities.
Provincial Council of Almeria will provide some specific sporting equipment.
Thanks to this support, the Boccia School will provide spaces for exercise, social ac‐
tivity and fun for many peo‐ ple with disabilities in the Al‐ manzora region.
Senior citizens’ theatre group THE first performance of the Mojacar Red Cross Theatre Group for Senior Citizens, which debut‐ ed with an original show full of fun and hu‐ mour on June 26, was a huge success. The ac‐ tors knew how to capture the audience’s attention, getting lots of smiles with their quick and jovial dialogues. The evening was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience, who were left wondering when the next performance would be, and the actors, who had fun on stage were pleased to share their work.
The Mojacar Red Cross Theatre Group is part of the comprehensive programme of activities for the elderly that the association organises. The aim of such activities is to allow elderly peo‐ ple to carry on with their daily lives independent‐ ly and enjoy a good quality of life for as long as possible. Although the Mojacar Red provides services such as phone calls to check how people are and help with technology, the most popular activities among the elderly are always walks, excursions and other fun activities.
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ROD and Wendy Davis, have been living in Spain for 32 years without any health issues. That is until 18 months ago when Wendy had an issue with her leg which then turned to sepsis, resulting in her having to have the af‐ fected leg amputated. Rod, 77, and Wendy, 76, residing in Los Gallbos Cam‐ po in Almeria, visited the town hall at the time of Wendy’s operation with the relevant paperwork filled out to receive their Blue Badge. They were informed that the paperwork would be dealt with, however, they had no correspondence with the authorities after this. After 18 months , they recently visited the town hall, again with the relevant paperwork, to be told that their application could take six to 12 months to complete. The difficulties this is causing them have increased sig‐ nificantly. Rod said: “At the moment, we can’t go to many places and the places we do go to have to have ample and large parking spaces as well as facilities to make sure Wendy can get around ‐ not to mention me push‐ ing her in her wheelchair... “We love Spain and it has been our home for over 32 years, but it is hard to understand why this issue IS tak‐ ing so long and when it will all be resolved, particularly as we aren’t getting any younger!”
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THE Provincial Council of Almeria continues to car‐ ry out activities and pro‐ mote family values in the 103 municipalities of the province. This time, Hue‐ cija was the host of a tra‐ ditional baking workshop on Saturday July 2, where 30 children and adults learned to make the recipes that have been made by families in Alme‐ ria for centuries. Families learned how to bake a chocolate sponge cake and almond biscuits with red fruit jam as part of the Provincial Council’s programme called ‘Re‐ connected Families 2.0’, which will be visiting oth‐ er municipalities of the province soon. The councillor for Equality and Family, Car‐ men Belén López, said: “The objective of this pro‐ gramme is to raise aware‐ ness in society about the value of the family as a basic institution and to achieve equality in terms
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Families learn to bake
of access to resources. With these workshops, we also intend to strengthen family ties so that all the generations of the same family work to‐ gether to reach different objectives.”
LEARNING RECIPES: Families learned to make traditional deserts in the Provincial Council’s workshop.
Newcastle Disease found in Almeria A DISEASE affecting poultry has broken out in Alme‐ ria. The Junta confirmed on Tuesday July 5 that New‐ castle Disease Virus (NDV) has been detected in chick‐ ens at the farm in Huercal‐Overa. Around 10,000 chicks are housed at the farm, which reported on June 24 that there had been a sudden rise in deaths. The Director of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Regulation in Andalucia, Jose Maria de Torres has stat‐ ed that this is a virus which is deadly in many different breeds of birds. Food supplies and all of the chicks had to be de‐ stroyed after tests confirmed that NDV was confirmed as being present.
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SICTED seal of quality Image: Mojacar Town Hall
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REWARDED: Mojacar has received the SICTED seal of quality for five of its beaches.
Tamsin Brown THE Mojacar Town Hall has renewed its SICTED seal of quality (Spanish Integral System of Tourism Quality in Destinations) for five of Mojacar’s beaches as well as its Tourist Office, which has been awarded the dis‐ tinction uninterruptedly since 2015. SICTED is a project aimed at improving the quality of tourist destinations and is
promoted by the Spanish Secretary of State for Tourism (SETUR) and the De‐ partment of Tourism and Sport of the Junta de An‐ dalucia. The awards were re‐ ceived by the councillor for Tourism of the Mojacar Town Hall, Emmanuel Agüero Leclerc, and the di‐ rector of the Tourism De‐ partment, Carmen García Campoy, on July 1. The SICTED seal was given
to Playa Venta del Bancal, Playa de las Ventanicas, Playa Piedra Villazar, Playa del Descargador and Playa Marina de la Torre, as well as to the Mojacar Tourist Office and two local establish‐ ments, Hotel Mamabel’s and the chiringuito Neptuno. The economic and human investment made in Mo‐ jacar’s beaches has resulted in an increase in services, personnel and the quality of its facilities.
Shoplifting crackdown
THE Junta de Andalucia is to crack down on shoplifting and fake items and will be the first Spanish communi‐ ty to have a specific working group to promote secure trade. It has developed a total of 19 ac‐ tions in different areas, to include the coordination between bodies and se‐ curity forces of all administrations, the increase in surveillance and train‐ ing of Local Police forces and the edu‐ cation of consumers on the damages of the acquisition of illegal products. The recommendations of the work
group for Secure Commerce sees a need to tighten the regulation on crimes of multi‐repeat theft in shops. Repeated theft in shops within Spain represents losses close to €3.65 billion. On the other hand, the sale of coun‐ terfeit products generates losses of more than €2 billion per year for the country’s merchants and industries, directly harming local businesses along with an additional loss of taxes on the sales due to the actions of thousands of Looky Looky men.
Lorry drops from bridge AS reported by Emergen‐ cies 112 Andalucia on Mon‐ day, July 4, a lorry driver lost his life when his vehicle left the road and fell from a height of around 10 me‐ tres. The incident occurred as the lorry was travelling along the A‐92 in Pechina. Several calls were re‐ ceived by 112 at around 12.10pm, informing the op‐ erator about their witness‐
ing a lorry carrying a load of sand leaving the road and falling. It fell from the Ram‐ bla de San Indalecio bridge, which has a height of at least 10 metres, and wit‐ nesses added that the driv‐ er appeared to be trapped inside the cab of his vehi‐ cle. 112 immediately mo‐ bilised the Almeria Fire Brigade, along with an am‐
bulance from the Andalu‐ cian 061 emergency ser‐ vice. Patrols from the Guardia Civil and Local Po‐ lice were also deployed. On arrival at the location, there was nothing that any of the emergency teams could do, and the driver was confirmed dead at the scene. The identity or age of the lorry driver have not been divulged.
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THIS year celebrates 65 years of the iconic Os‐ borne bulls that stand on the hilltops of Spain. Originally the Osborne bull was used to adver‐ tised for the drinks com‐ pany. The original image was smaller and slightly different in design. The bull was designed by Manolo Prieto in 1956. In 2005 the Spanish gov‐ ernment put a protection order on the bull which is now seen as a national symbol of Spain. In 1994 a law that pro‐ hibited all roadside ad‐ vertising of alcoholic bev‐ erages came into effect
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Spanish icon’s birthday Restrictions warning
Happy birthday to the iconic Osborne bulls.
and the bulls were set to be removed. But, by this time, the signs were nationally renowned and the public response resulted in the signs being retained on the condition that all ref‐ erences to the original advertisers were re‐
moved. The Court eventually allowed the signs to re‐ main on the grounds that they have become a part of the landscape and had “aesthetic or cultural sig‐ nificance”, which turned the bulls into public do‐ main images.
HOLIDAYMAKERS from the UK and elsewhere have been warned that Covid‐19 restrictions could be back in Spain this summer after the number of cases surge once again. The warning on Monday July 4 comes from Canary Is‐ lands Public Health Official, Amos Garcia Rojas who said that the reintroduction of new restrictions could not be ruled out.
Speaking to a UK TV news channel, Rojas said: “The pandemic is not gone. It is necessary to continue main‐ taining certain restrictions and care, perhaps in the obli‐ gation to wear a mask in‐ doors if the situation does not improve.” Most restrictions have been lifted across Spain, however some regions have maintained limited require‐ ments such as wearing
masks on flights and when in medical facilities. The warning for holiday‐ makers comes as the gov‐ ernment in Spain asks peo‐ ple to take care and to continue following basic health advice. That includes good hand hygiene, main‐ taining distance when in‐ doors and isolating when positive, failure to do so could see Spain’s Covid‐19 restrictions back by summer.
Unemployment plummets JUNE’S large rise in tourism in Spain saw unemployment figures plummet by a whopping 42,000 people, as reported by Spain’s Ministry of Labour on Monday, July 4. Thanks to the positive growth in tourism seen in Spain in the month of June, unemployment fell by 42,409 peo‐ ple and 115,600 jobs were created, lead‐ ing to a new record figure of 20.3 million contributors. These newly released figures mean that Spain’s unemployment is currently
sitting at the lowest level since the start of the financial recession in October 2008. Unemployment figures also fell in all the autonomous communities except An‐ dalucia, where it increased by 6,345 per‐ sons to a total of 764,802. Unemployment figures among those aged 25 and over fell by 43,698 persons (1.60 per cent less). In year‐on‐year terms, the fall in unem‐ ployment among young people under 25 years of age is the most pronounced.
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Cardio-protected city project GRANADA City Council has in‐ stalled another defibrillator in the Paseo de los Tristes, mak‐ ing progress in its aim to make Granada a ‘healthier, friendli‐ er and more protected’ city. The measure is part of the ‘Granada, cardio‐protected city’ project launched by the council to provide the city with a network of defibrilla‐ tors, especially at the points with the greatest influx of people and by the end of the year there will be 12 defibrilla‐ tors. The latest installation is in addition to the two already in place in the Fuente de las Batallas and the Plaza de Is‐
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NEW DEFIBRILLATOR: Extra protection for residents and visitors.
abel la Católica, which came into operation last year, and to which nine more will be added before the end of the year. The mayor of Granada, Francisco Cuenca, announced the project on Wednesday June 29, stating: “Granada is not only rein‐
forcing the cardioprotection it offers its residents and visi‐ tors, but is also becoming a national benchmark for its commitment to offering max‐ imum safety to its citizens and visitors, offering comprehen‐ sive care with which we man‐ age to save lives.”
Battle for customers OIL companies are entering a fuel price war, competing for customers by offering more discounts to motorists at the pumps. In the midst of increasing fuel prices in Spain ‐ and of course all over Europe ‐ it would appear that a fuel price war is about to erupt between the major oil companies. Repsol and Cepsa ‐ and soon, presumably, also BP ‐ are engaging with the market as the summer get‐
away starts, with millions of drivers needing to put fuel in their vehicles at the best price. As reported on Friday, July 1, by national media, the Spanish government has extended the 20 cents discount on a litre of fuel until the end of the year. With the prices of petrol and diesel reaching historical highs, the fuel suppli‐ ers are looking for ways to attract motorists to their pumps.
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
EURO WEEKLY NEWS caught up with TOWIE stars Elliott Wright and James Ar‐ gent at the recent launch of Wright’s new restaurant in Costa Blanca’s Villamartin. Speaking exclusively to Euro Weekly News, Mr Wright explained that Ed‐ uardo’s La Plaza is his trib‐ ute to his dad, who passed away last year. “This is a personal thing [opening Eduardo’s] for me to do since my father passed away last year,” he said. Elliott explained that he learned everything he knew from his father’s tutelage af‐ ter working his way up through the family business before appearing on TV. He added: “If there was anything I could do for my dad then to prolong his lega‐ cy [this was it]. This is his legacy.” Elliott’s wife Sadie provid‐ ed the support needed for her husband to realise his dream of continuing his fa‐ ther’s legacy and admitted
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James Argent, aka Arge.
that the “lead up [to the opening] had been an abso‐ lute rollercoaster. “[Elliott] worked every hour under the sun. It was extremely emotional, but he pulled it out of the bag,” Sadie exclusively told Euro Weekly News. Speaking about the restau‐ rant, Sadie said: “What we’re going for at Eduardo’s is a party vibe, with family. We don’t just want young, we don’t just want old, we want a mixture. “We watch grandfathers with their children on the dance floor and that’s what we like ‐ a true family
restaurant.” The star of the opening night at Eduardo’s was un‐ doubtedly TOWIE’s James Argent. Arge spoke exclusively to Euro Weekly News and praised his friend Elliott be‐ fore offering some insight in‐ to what he has planned for the future. “[Elliott] has done his dad proud. He’s done everyone proud,” he said about the restaurant’s opening. Speaking about his plans for the future, the fun‐loving 34‐year‐old said that he would be spending time on his passion project, The Arge Band. “I plan on doing plenty more gigs over the summer now Eduardo’s is open and obviously more at Olivia’s La Cala,” he said. “But I’m really focusing on The Arge Band. That’s what I’m putting my passion into now. I’m putting my heart and soul into it and I really love it.”
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Cancer campaigner
DEBORAH JAMES, the podcaster and cancer campaigner who shared her life with bowel cancer passed away at the age of 40. James, who will be remembered for her courage and strength during her battle with the disease, raised an ex‐ traordinary amount for charity through her frank and open discussions about the disease and living with a death sen‐ tence. On Tuesday June 28 her family an‐ nounced she had finally passed away. James, achieved fame as the driving
force behind the BBC podcast You, Me and The Big C, after she broke the news of her diagnosis to her social media fol‐ lowers. In her final months, Deborah James was made a Dame for her fundraising efforts, with Prince William visiting her home to do the honours, something she said she was “utterly honoured” with. Every now and again someone special comes along and Deborah James was just that person, her podcasts and can‐ cer campaigning bringing joy and hope to many others.
Timeslots deadline near
FURTHER chaos is looming on the horizon for the thousands of British holi‐ daymakers planning to travel abroad this sum‐ mer, according to a report on Sunday, July 3, by UK news sources. Friday, July 8 is the deadline the government gave to airlines that en‐ ables them to announce flight cancellations and
change schedules without being penalised. Basically, this amnesty allows airline companies to change, or cancel, ex‐ isting flight schedules. Holidaymakers who have already paid for flights can subsequently find themselves being in‐ formed that their flight no longer exists and that they are not entitled to
any compensation. This scheme will elimi‐ nate the chaos seen at air‐ ports across the country earlier this year which re‐ sulted in thousands of British families being left stranded, airline bosses have claimed. Travellers are now able to change their travel plans in ad‐ vance with this system they insisted.
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Protestors.
Report by Peter McLaren‐Kennedy MANY parts of the UK were brought to a standstill on Mon‐ day July 4 with motorway protests over fuel duty targeting three‐lane highways. The protests were apparently organised online using the banner Fuel Price Stand Against Tax, with calls for the gov‐ ernment to do more than reduce the tax by 5p per litre. Although Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said that he will carefully reconsider the cut after it did little to stem the rise in prices, there has been no indication from the govern‐ ment that relief is coming anytime soon. Police who are following the protest on the UK’s motor‐ ways said they were taking note of protestors breaking the rules of the road and in particular those using mobile phones to record the events. Gwent in Wales issued a statement reported by TV me‐ dia that said: “We are aware of driving offences being com‐ mitted during the planned protest on the M4. “We urge all motorists to drive carefully, responsibly and within the limits of the law.”
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Pubs call time A REPORT released on Mon‐ day July 4 said that a pub a day is calling time in the UK The report, by the Altus Group blames a combination of the pandemic and subse‐ quent rising costs on the busi‐ ness failures, with pubs strug‐ gling to cope with rising costs and falling customer num‐ bers. Pub numbers have accord‐ ing to Altus, fallen below 40,000, a drop of nearly 7,000 over the last decade. The rate of closures has sped up and is currently running at around 30 a month, with the trend unlikely to change anytime soon. Although the industry has made repeated calls for assis‐ tance from the government, industry sources say that not enough help has been forth‐ coming. The government has yet to comment on the news that a pub a day is calling time in the UK, with their attention clearly focused on helping the man in the street to cope with cost rises.
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Veteran DJ dropped ANGER broke out among BBC Radio 2 listeners after veteran presenter Steve Wright announced live on air that his popular ‘Steve Wright In The Afternoon’ show was being axed. Fans took to social media to vent their dismay at the decision. The 67‐year‐old leg‐ endary DJ’s show has run on BBC 2 for the last 23
years, but he will now be replaced with former Ra‐ dio 1 DJ, Scott Mills. Forty‐ nine‐year‐old Mills is also a veteran presenter, having spent 24 years on Radio 1. He took to Twitter to an‐ nounce his move, engag‐ ing the services of pop sen‐ sation Lewis Capaldi to make a video breaking the news. Breaking the news live
to his listeners, Steve Wright said: “At the begin‐ ning of this year, my friend and boss Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said she wanted to do something different in the after‐ noons. “Now, I’ve been doing this programme for 24 years at Radio 2, and so how can I possibly com‐ plain?”
Driver saved by halo
F2 driver Roy Nissany was involved in a sickening crash on Sunday, July 3, and was lucky to walk away without fatal injuries. In the feature race at Silverstone one car flew into the air after smash‐ ing into a sausage kerb according to the media sources. It landed on top of Roy Nissany’s car with the halo safety system being all that prevented a likely fatal inci‐ dent.
Abbie Eaton who is a British Racing Driver and Test Driver for The Grand Tour reacted to the crash by calling for more safety features to help pro‐ tect drivers. “When will people learn?” she wrote in a Tweet. “We need to use a safer way to con‐ trol track limits. “The halo has been one of the best safety systems to be introduced, let’s move forward with track limit policing too.”
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THE UK government said on Thursday June 30 it will be years before they fully understand the impact of the Covid pandemic on the economy. The first point men‐ tioned was regarding economic activity in 2020 when the UK GDP fell by an estimated 9.3 per cent which is the largest hit to economic output in one calendar year since the post‐First World War re‐
cession. The government con‐ firmed that this was the combined effect of the economic hit from the pan‐ demic, the restrictions put in place to control it, and the economic policies im‐ plemented to support peo‐ ple and businesses. The second economic ac‐ tivity mentioned was bor‐ rowing and the govern‐ ment borrowed an additional £330 billion
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Covid impact UK economy suffered largest hit since First World War due to Covid.
across 2020‐21 and 2021‐ 22. The final economic activ‐ ity mentioned was unem‐ ployment which peaked at 5.2 per cent.
Gender-neutral loos SEPARATE unisex (or universal) toilets should be provided if there is space, but should not come at the expense of female toilets the UK government announced on Monday, July 4. The rise in gender‐neutral toilets has raised safety concerns from women who feel they are losing privacy and being unfair‐ ly disadvantaged. All new public buildings should have sepa‐ rate male and female toilets, the Depart‐ ment for Levelling Up, Housing and Commu‐ nities has announced.
The approach will mean women, who may need to use facilities more often for ex‐ ample because of pregnancy and sanitary needs, have the appropriate facilities. A consultation will be launched in the au‐ tumn, which will also consider the design of unisex self‐contained cubicles to maximise privacy and whether improvements to dis‐ abled persons toilets should be made. Minister for Equalities Kemi Badenoch MP said: “It is vital that women feel safe and comfortable when using public facilities, and that their needs are respected.”
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CAA fare push H E AT H R O W A I R P O R T has warned that invest‐ ment in the airport and its facilities will suffer if the Civil Aviation Author‐ ity (CAA) goes ahead with its plan to reduce the per‐passenger price airlines pay. The proposal an‐ nounced on Tuesday, June 28, will see the av‐ erage maximum charge fall from the current £30.19 (€34.97) to £26.31 (€30.47) by 2026. This price is passed on to customers in the form of taxes and costs. Heathrow wanted the price to rise to more than £40 (€46) to enable it to continue developing the airport and to enable it to cope with increasing passenger numbers fol‐ lowing the end of the pandemic. BA and Virgin Atlantic were strongly opposed to any increase saying
that Heathrow is already amongst the most ex‐ pensive in the world to operate from. The CAA’s decision now goes out to industry
consultation ahead of a final decision in the au‐ tumn, which Heathrow has warned will see in‐ vestment suffer from the reduced passenger fares.
Beer shortage threats AS announced by the GMB union on Friday, July 1, brewery workers at one of the country’s biggest beer brewing facilities will be going on strike later this month. This means the possibility of a beer shortage for British boozers this summer. Employees at Budweiser’s Samlesbury plant near Preston in Lancashire, England, brew popular beers including Budweiser, Becks, and Stella Ar‐ tois. Their industrial action will take place on July 16. On July 19 they will also down tools for a 12‐hour period. After ongoing talks between GMB union and the Budweiser Brewing Group finally reached a deadlock, the union convened the strike, as re‐ ported by the British press. The international beer giant has been accused of ‘bully‐boy’ tactics by union organiser, Stephen Bo‐ den. He claimed they threatened to withhold the workforce’s back pay unless they agreed to a ‘de‐ risory’ offer of a 3 per cent pay rise by July 21.
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Connecting with nature Tamsin Brown THOSE who take good photos and en‐ joy spending time in nature might have what it takes to win one of the cash prizes in the European Environ‐ ment Agency’s (EEA) new ‘Well with Nature’ photo competition, which highlights our connection to nature, how much we care for it, and how it can keep us emotionally and physical‐ ly healthy. It aims to raise awareness about the benefits we can receive by working towards zero pollution. Simply send up to five of your best
nature photos in any of the four com‐ petition categories (air, water, land and sound) by October 1, 2022. The winner of each category will receive a cash prize of €1,000. Additional prizes are awarded for the best youth entry and the public’s favourite photo. Participants must be over 18 and citizens of one of the 32 EEA member countries or six cooperating coun‐ tries, including the 27 EU Member States. Read more at https://www.eea.eu ropa.eu/about‐us/competitions/well withnature/well‐with‐nature.
Chocolate factory shuts A FACTORY run by Swiss company Barry Callebaut, in the Belgian town of Weize was shut down on Thursday, June 30. Millions of people could be facing a chocolate shortage after a salmonel‐ la outbreak stopped pro‐ duction at the world’s biggest chocolate factory Belgian media confirmed.
The factory supplies chocolate products to huge brands including Nestle, Hershey, Mon‐ delez and Unilever. Barry Callebaut pro‐ duces liquid chocolate in wholesale batches and contacted 73 of its cus‐ tomers it believed could be affected. The Belgian factory does
not make chocolates to be sold directly to con‐ sumers. Korneel Warlop, a spokesman for Barry Callebaut, said: “All prod‐ ucts manufactured since the test have been blocked. “Chocolate production in Wieze remains suspend‐ ed until further notice.”
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Roaming updated THE EU ‘roam like at home’ scheme has been updated bringing added benefits and guaranteed freedom for at least 10 more years. The new regulations became effective on July 1, extending the right of EU citizens to use their mobile phones through‐ out Europe as they would in their home country until 2032. New benefits for busi‐ nesses and consumers have been added to the updated regulations and in particular an im‐ proved roaming experi‐ ence. Some of the regu‐ lations include: Consumers now will have the right to the same quality of mobile internet abroad, as the one they have at home. When consumers trav‐ el by plane or on boats,
mobile phones may au‐ tomatically connect to the on‐board network, provided by satellites. The new roaming rules are ensuring that citizens
are aware of the single EU emergency number 112, which they can use anywhere in the EU to reach emergency ser‐ vices.
Import tax waived THE EU has allowed member countries to waive all customs duties, taxes and VAT on life‐saving goods imported for use in helping Ukrainians. The announcement on Friday July 1 came after requests from member states to be allowed to drop import charges on those life‐saving goods imported to help Ukrainians. The decision will be welcomed by member states and more so because it applies retroactive‐ ly from February 24 until the end of the year. Member states will now be free to remove all import duties and taxes on items like food, blan‐ kets, tents, electric generators and other life‐sav‐ ing equipment that is going to Ukrainians affect‐ ed by the war. With some eight million having fled the country, aid is being stretched to the lim‐ it as are finances.
Portugal scraps restrictions THE Civil Aviation authority ANAC in Portugal, announced on Saturday, July 2, that travellers can finally enter the country without the need to produce a Covid Digital Certificate, or any form of Covid test result. This decision was made during a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Friday, July 1. “Air carriers are no longer obliged to require passengers, when boarding flights to or through mainland Portugal to present proof of carrying out a test to screen for infection by
SARS‐CoV‐2 with a negative result, of an EU Covid Digital Certificate or recovery certificates issued by third countries, accepted or recog‐ nised in Portugal,” read an ANAC statement. At the press conference of the Council of Ministers, Mariana Vieira da Silva, the Minister of the Presidency said that Portugal’s ‘Situation of Alert’ would continue until the end of July. Masks will still have to be worn when entering pharmacies, old people’s homes, and health centres.
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Border control
THE Finnish government re‐ laxed Covid‐19 border con‐ trol restrictions with effect from Friday July 1 which means that the Imatra bor‐ der station has now re‐ opened. This was the busiest pas‐ senger border crossing in the country prior to the pandem‐ ic and some 1.5 million peo‐ ple were registered as having crossed one way or the other during 2019.
Following the onset of the pandemic, access was severely restricted in 2020 and was eventually closed to all traffic except heavy goods vehicles in January 2021. Situated as it is on the bor‐ der with Russia, the fact that the Finns have imposed a number of sanctions on Rus‐ sia and its citizens due to the invasion of Ukraine, will not hinder entry into the country provided that travellers have
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BORDER CROSSING: Imatra is now open again.
the correct documentation. Somewhat ironically, as Russia has not relaxed its Covid‐19 restrictions, it will be mainly one way traffic for the immediate future, al‐
Sweden increases air force SWEDEN has increased its air force strength in anticipation of NATO membership as on Thursday June 30, it was announced that it had signed a deal with Saab for two new aircraft. The contract and order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administra‐ tion (FMV) is for the GlobalEye Air‐ borne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft. The order initially covers two Glob‐ alEye aircraft with deliveries planned during 2027 and is worth around SEK 7.3 billion (€68 billion) although an
option exists to increase this by a fur‐ ther two aircraft. GlobalEye provides a strong early warning and control capability over air, sea and land, and can provide re‐ al‐time information to units in the Air Force, Army and Navy. In addition to the military capabili‐ ty, GlobalEye can also be used for tasks supporting civilian society, for example by leading and coordinating rescue missions during natural disas‐ ters or larger accidents at sea or on land.
though other crossing points with Russia at Vaalimaa and Nuijamaa will also be open for passenger traffic on a 24‐ hour basis. The other border crossings with Norway and Sweden will also be completely re‐ opened under the new regu‐ lations.
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Fighting deforestation Tamsin Brown ON June 28, the Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on a pro‐ posal to limit the consump‐ tion of products contributing to deforestation and forest degradation. The main driver of global de‐ forestation and forest degra‐ dation is the expansion of agri‐ cultural land, which is linked to the production of certain com‐ modities. As a major consumer of such commodities, the EU can reduce its impact by adopting new rules to regulate their entry into and exporta‐ tion out of the EU market.
EU cities and regions call on the European Com‐ mission to strengthen the criteria for defining the employment status of digital platform workers in order to improve their working con‐ ditions. The opinion (non‐binding act) drafted by Yon‐ nec Polet, the first deputy mayor of Berchem‐ Sainte‐Agathe, Belgium, was adopted by the ple‐ nary session on June 29. Of the more than 28 million people in Europe working through digital platforms, many are currently classified as self‐ employed. The European Committee of the Regions con‐ siders that the criteria indicating that a digital
Agnès Pannier‐Runacher, the French minister for the En‐ ergy Transition, said: “We must ensure that the products we consume at home do not contribute to depleting the planet’s forest reserves. The in‐ novative text that we have adopted will make it possible to combat deforestation, with‐ in the European Union and al‐ so outside of it. This is a major step forward which also illus‐ trates our ambition for the cli‐ mate and for biodiversity.” The products that will be af‐ fected by the new regulations are palm oil, beef, timber, cof‐ fee, cocoa and soy.
Employment status labour platform controls the performance of work remain too vague, leading to many work‐ ers still falling outside the definition of an em‐ ployee and not being able to benefit from the labour rights and social benefits to which they are entitled. Yonnec Polet said: “Digital platform companies deliberately use the legal uncertainty in their favour. “Thanks to the new criteria, […] millions of platform workers will see their situa‐ tion improve as their employment status changes to employees, giving them access to the same social rights as other workers.”
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Regulations extended
ON June 28, the Council of the European Union gave its green light to the extension of the regulations for the EU digital Covid certificate, which has played an impor‐ tant role in facilitating the free movement of people during the pandemic. The regulations for the certificate have been pro‐ longed by one year, until June 30, 2023. This will en‐ sure that EU travellers and those from third countries connected to the system can
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The regulations for the EU digital Covid certificate have been extended until end of June 2023.
continue to use their Covid certificate for travel within the Union where the certifi‐ cates are required. If the health situation allows, the
regulation can also be re‐ pealed earlier. This extension also in‐ cludes the clarification that vaccination certificates should reflect all doses ad‐ ministered; the possibility of issuing a certificate of recov‐ ery following an antigen test; the expansion of the range of antigen tests authorised to qualify for a Covid‐19 cer‐ tificate; and the possibility of allowing vaccination certifi‐ cates to be issued to persons participating in clinical trials.
Presidency of EU Council ends ON Thursday June 30, the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union came to an end. The presidency of the Council rotates among the EU member states every six months. During this period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU’s work. Member states holding the presidency work together closely in groups of three. The trio sets long‐term goals and prepares a common agenda determining the major issues that will
be addressed by the Council over an 18‐month period. Each of the three countries, currently France, Czechia and Sweden, prepares its own more detailed six‐month programme. The programme for the French Presidency had three ambitions: a more sovereign Eu‐ rope, a new European model for growth and a humane Europe. Baudoin Thouvenot, National Member for France at Eurojust, said: “What comes to mind about the Presidency is what always comes to me about the EU: we are stronger together.”
Government controlled
THOUSANDS of farm‐ ers in the Nether‐ lands used their trac‐ tors to block the German/Dutch border on Sunday, July 3, in protest against the government’s contro‐ versial nitrogen poli‐ cy. The protest comes just days after Dutch farmers sprayed sev‐ eral public buildings with manure after politicians voted on proposals to reduce emissions of harmful pollutants. Mark Rutte, the Netherlands prime minister, has said that overall, 50 per cent of the country’s nitrogen oxide and ammonia emissions are to be eliminated by 2030 which would
deal a devastating blow to agriculture in the Netherlands. Many World Eco‐ nomic Forum (WEF) sycophants also sit in the Dutch govern‐ ment and they are promoting the cli‐ mate policy which is being pushed by the WEF. On Saturday July 2 in a post on Twitter, journalist Keean Bexte said: “The Dutch protesters are pouring manure on government offices, flooding streets, and becoming all together ungovernable. “This uprising is in response to the WEF‐ controlled govern‐ ment shutting down farms to ‘save the planet’.”
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Mojacar FaXtor 2022 Tamsin Brown ALL types of performers, such as singers, dancers, co‐ medians and musicians, are wanted to take part in Mo‐ jacar FaXtor 2022, an all‐am‐ ateur charity competition held in aid of Shea Fox’s Ukrainian Refugee Relief Fund. There will be multiple heats from July to Septem‐ ber and participants of all ages are welcome to take part. The heats will take place at Shea’s Restaurant on July 8, at Oasis Club Los Gallar‐ dos on July 14, at Mimi’s Bar on July 23, at Alice’s Sports Bar on July 29, at Meson Ana’s on August 5, at Bar La Reva on August 13, at New Bar Trinidad on August 20, at the Roof Gar‐ den at Parque Comercial Mojacar, at the Heathers Bar in La Alfoquia on Au‐ gust 27 and at Miraflores on August 31. More venues may be confirmed. The semi‐final will be held
Royal British Legion meetings THE Royal British Legion is the UK’s leading Armed Forces Charity and one of its largest membership organisations. Members get together through the network of branches and clubs all over the country and overseas to participate in social, fundrais‐ ing and welfare activities. The Mojacar Branch usually meets at 11am on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Cokkia restau‐ rant in Mojacar. On the first Thursday, a full general meet‐
ing is held. The second meet‐ ing is a more informal morn‐ ing coffee meeting. Bookings and payments for trips and other activities may be made at either meeting. Membership is open to ev‐ eryone. Those who have an interest in the objectives of the Legion and want to help those who have served and their families are encouraged to join. They welcome men and women of all ages, whether they have served in the Armed Forces or not.
‘Be Water’ exhibition MULTIPLE HEATS: The upcoming talent competition in Mojacar has some exciting prizes to be won.
at Valery Music Bar on September 9, with the grand final at Shea’s Restaurant in Mojacar on September 16. There will be a charity raf‐ fle at the final, with some exciting prizes to be won, in‐ cluding seven nights for two at a four‐star hotel, a week‐ end break for four at a
campsite, a makeover and photoshoot, a studio record‐ ing experience, plenty of vouches and much more. For more information, contact Carol or Ron via tele‐ phone at 634 381 386 or 44 7910 128569 or via email at ronfazey1@msn.com or car olnewton56@hotmail.com.
SOCIAL SCENE
A NEW painting exhibition titled ‘Be Water: The Importance of Water’ by Pamen Merchante has been opened at the Centro de Arte La Fuente in Mojacar (Calle La Fuente, 04638). It will be open until July 31 and can be visited on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am to 1pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 2pm. This cultural centre was opened in March 2011. The building consists of two open‐plan exhibition floors and has a trapezoidal shape. The building’s façade faces the Arab fountain, offering a panoramic view of the area from the lower level and a beautiful view of the sea from the upper level. The design stands out for its luminosity, its modern and functional style and its integration into the surroundings.
For membership details, email the membership secre‐ tary Andrew Watson at mo jacar.membershipsecre tary@rbl.community. Legion membership en‐ sures that remembrance is kept alive and that the ex‐Ser‐ vice community have a voice. Becoming a member also pro‐ vides the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of ac‐ tivities and events held locally, regionally and nationally throughout the year. Visit www.britishlegion.org.uk for details of their national initia‐ tives.
YELMO CINES TORRECARDENAS ELVIS TUES: 20.05 MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU TUES: 16.45 THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER TUES: 19.30
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FINLAND
Parking problem
Contaminated feed
PARKING in Copenhagen which is difficult at the best of times is going to get worse for drivers of diesel and petrol cars as the Council will be replacing 5,000 ‘conventional’ parking spaces with 4,100 electric charging spaces and parking for 900 car-share drivers.
IN 2021, a Danish company which produced fish product to feed animals exported a large amount to a Finnish company but it now transpires that the fodder was produced in the same factory where a number of dead mink were stored and may have been infected with Covid-19.
THE NETHERLANDS
IRELAND
Young gamblers
Baby boomers
EVEN though online gambling was only made legal in Holland last year, the government has been surprised by the number of young people aged 18 to 24 who have become involved and has decided to ban former sports stars and celebrities from betting advertising.
THE 2022 census which was undertaken in April of this year shows that the Republic of Ireland's population is at an all-time high since Independence, standing at 5.1 million people and this is the first time that the population has broken the five million level since 1851.
BELGIUM
ITALY
Expensive city
Ceiling art
OFTEN considered expensive due to the number of workers employed by the European Union, Brussels is just 39th most expensive city in the world for foreign workers according to HR company Mercer, but this is a jump of 16 places since the last review.
IF you want to own a villa in Rome which is the only one known to have a ceiling painted by Renaissance artist Caravaggio, then get ready to dig deep into your bank account as it goes up for auction with a minimum bid of €226 million.
GERMANY
PORTUGAL
New sponsor
Equal incompetence
SEVILLA FC will benefit from a new sponsorship deal with German online broker Degiro effective from July 1 and apart from being the football club’s official online investment platform, its logo will appear on player’s jerseys for at least the next full season.
OUTSPOKEN Portuguese President Marcelo amused many when speaking to new Air Force recruits by saying that there will only be true equality between men and women in the Armed Forces “when a woman reaches the highest rank as incompetent as a man.”
FRANCE
UKRAINE
Bouncing back
Lucky dog
AFTER being sacked from the role of Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts series, it seemed that Johnny Depp was returning to his first career of music, recording and performing with Jeff Beck, but now he is in France to play Louis XV in Jeanne du Barry.
FIREFIGHTERS in Mykolaiv were called to a bombed building and discovered a frightened Labrador dog in an apartment on the top floor. Using a crane and platform, they coaxed the dog out through a hole in a door and took it to safety.
NORWAY
SWEDEN
Viking find
Free planes
AFTER metal detectorists unearthed a Viking sword in three pieces in a field near Stavanger, experts have declared that it is only one of 20 out of 3,000 found in Norway with special silver inlay and that it was probably made in France or England in the 9th century.
THE Swedish government has told the Czech Republic that if it agrees to purchase Swedish fighter aircraft from 2027, it will give the Czech Air Force the Gripen aircraft that it currently has on loan until that date at no cost.
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YOUR NEXT FAIRYTALE WEDDING...OR DIVORCE?
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What a fool I’m becoming MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION
Views of a Grumpy Old Man I AM definitely getting old. I’m beginning to do things that I used to forgive other people for doing because they were old, like tutting a lot, trying to remember why I’m in the bedroom and it’s not bedtime and I can’t remember what it was I wanted in there. Instantly forgetting people’s names and then calling them the wrong name forever. The one thing I don’t forget is stories of my life and sometimes something happens that triggers another one. I’ll tell you the one that happened today after I finish telling you about what a fool I’m becoming. I decided to go to Plaza Mayor shopping centre near Malaga Airport. I was having a very unsuccessful trip so I decided to go home. On my way out I took a wrong exit and ended up at the wrong end of the car park. No problem I decided to just walk down to the other end. I forgot to say that I was pushing my
wheelchair. I then realised that I wasn’t even in the public car park - I was in the staff private car park at the back of the shopping centre, but I didn’t worry too much because I knew where the other car park was. All of a sudden a motorbike pulled up and a uniformed security man stopped me and asked me if I knew this was a private car park and why was I was pushing an empty wheelchair? He had been told over his walkie talkie that there was a very suspicious person scurrying through the private car park, I explained my situation by showing him my card that I carry explaining my disability and off I went again imagining the conversation in their office going like, there’s a guy in the car park who has nicked some poor disabled person’s wheelchair, go sort it out!. Oh I forgot to tell you the other story. I’ll do it next time. I very rarely do this, but we have found a fabulous little restaurant on the Paseo Maritimo in Los Boliches called The Hole in The Wall. The food is great and very inexpensive. Their tapas are only €2 and the two owners are lovely too. Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THE recent decision to accept a Sharia law ruling into a British court is yet another, highly predictable nail in the crumbling coffin of both Christianity and Western culture. Couple these decisions with the latest news that the Blackburn Labour council have given permission for a £5 million new mosque to open in the area, which no doubt will be gleaming and ready by the time of the next general election, and once again the UK can do nothing against yet another highly irresponsible and frighteningly naïve decision, (particularly when illegal sharia courts are quietly springing up all over the UK.) You can’t pick and choose which laws of an alien culture you agree with and disregard those you don’t find so acceptable. The fact is that over the years the British courts have quietly recognised and tolerated the existence of a number of Sharia laws in the United Kingdom. Once again giving appeasement to large numbers of people who are growing by the day, have no intention of integrating into Western culture and will consistently
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Bless you all
buck against its values and traditions. Anti‐British residents who are gradually being allowed to move even further into the realms of legal acceptance. Of course, no prizes for guessing who will be paying for all the time‐wasting and highly expensive court cases that will almost certainly be rearing their controversial head in the not too distant future! (Particularly if Labour wins the next election!) Yep, you’ve guessed it. Well, all I can say is on the tax payer expenses be it. Let’s hope that at the next UK balloting a party emerges that has a degree of common sense and is not petrified of ‘upsetting’ or ‘offending’ someone or another. But don’t hold yer breath. I don’t know about you, but I am heartily sick of this entire ‘touchy’ ‘feely’ syndrome that seems to have crept into British sport. Even cricket, which used to be such a wonderful ‘stiff upper lip’ non‐demonstrative occasion, now sees batsmen scurrying up to each other like children and ‘fisting’ after a particularly good shot. Doubles at tennis is another
example of this ridiculous habit. In fact, along with beach volleyball and badminton players, these partners still fist each other when they actually lose a point! All this, along with those utterly ridiculous orgasmic grunts of the tennis brigade just about sums up the attitude of a whole lot of our modern self‐promoting competitors. Ah well, let’s all hope Nadal clears the board at Wimbledon. (After all, he only lives up my road!) But far more especially, I would like to take this opportunity to give a multitude of thanks this week for the ol’ boys literally hundreds of birthday wishes. Bless you all. Made me feel really special. Keep those letters coming. I may not answer them all, but believe me I do read every one. Keep the faith, Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com. Mon. Friday. 1pm till 4.
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€3.6 billion
is the amount that the FBI say so called Bulgarian Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova stole from investors selling fake currency that she called OneCoin.
WASPI women continue fight Credit: WASPI Facebook
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Money Heist ALTHOUGH Netflix has not seen the viewer growth it wanted, there’s money in remakes and Money Heist Korea based on the Spanish blockbuster is fast becoming the next Squid Games with huge audi‐ ences across Asia and additional revenue for those who made the original.
Some justice
Inflation rises HIGHER even than the most pes‐ simistic forecast, Spanish 12‐month inflation rose to 10.2 per cent in June, the first time it has broken 10 per cent since April 1985 and is up from 8.7 per cent in May according to preliminary data from the Na‐ tional Statistics Institute (INE).
Wooing others COINCIDING with the NATO meet‐ ing in Madrid, South Korean Presi‐ dent Yoon Suk‐yeol organised a meeting with the president of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce as well as a number of CEOs of major companies to encourage increased investment in his country.
Cheaper electricity THE so‐called Iberian Mechanism has allowed savings for benefited electricity consumers of almost €250 million by the end of June since it came into force on June 15. This was announced on June 30 by Teresa Ribera, Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demo‐ graphic Challenge. She said “If we add the Iberian mechanism to the measures the government has been adopting, such as the reduc‐ tion tax, the reduction of charges and the reduction of extraordinary benefits associated with the price of gas, the bill of households covered by the PVPC rate is almost 30 per cent cheaper.”
CAMPAIGN CONTINUES: Three MPS outside the Houses of Parliament supporting WASPI.
AN estimated 3.8 million WASPI women lost up to £50,000 each due to UK pension changes. This meant that those born in the 1950s suddenly discovered that rather than retiring at 60, had to wait until they were 66. It has been confirmed by a num‐ ber of different organisations includ‐ ing the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed to communicate State Pension age changes early enough to the women affected. Despite this and the ongoing cam‐ paign by the Women Against State
Pension Inequality (WASPI) group, the Conservative Government has simply ignored their demands for restitution. In a written reply to a request for information from Rupa Huq MP, on June 13 of this year, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Guy Opperman said “A Departmental Minister met with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) on June 29, 2016. There are currently no plans to the meet with representatives of the group.” In the meantime, MPs from every political party in England, Scotland
and Wales have expressed support for the campaign and even a small number of Conservative MPs have also agreed that the matter needs to be addressed. Clearly its money that matters rather than the goodwill of 3.8 mil‐ lion potential voters, as the cost of refunding the withheld pensions would be in the region of £3 billion. In the meantime, the campaign continues and as a mark of respect for the work being undertaken, Chair and Finance Director Angela Mad‐ den has been named a ‘Platinum Champion’ by the Royal Voluntary Service.
Reddit moves into Spain REDDIT has moved into Spain with the purchase of MeaningCloud, a Natural Language Processing (NLP) company specialising in ex‐ tracting meaning from un‐ structured content. The technology strength‐ ens Reddit’s ML proficiencies and understanding of un‐ structured data, ultimately providing the most relevant information for redditors. Reddit is an American so‐ cial news aggregation, con‐ tent rating, and discussion website created at the start of the internet boom where registered users (commonly referred to as ‘Redditors’) submit content to the site
FINANCE
Credit: Reddit Facebook
MORE than 500 sub‐postmasters wrongly suspected or accused of taking money by the Post Office are to get an interim payment of around £40,000 each after it was fi‐ nally established the error was caused by faulty software.
POPULAR WEBSITE: Reddit attracts people at all levels.
such as links, text posts, im‐ ages, and videos, which are then voted up or down by other members. It was taken over by Conde Nast Publications in 2006 and since then has grown to be‐ come the ninth‐most‐visited website in the world and sixth
most‐visited website in the US, according to Semrush. Charging for advertising on its site, Reddit was last valued at more than $10 billion and as such is one of the most vis‐ ited sites for news and much more with an estimated 50 million views of more than
one billion posts each day. Having has so much suc‐ cess in English‐speaking mar‐ kets such as North America and the UK, Reddit is now looking to expand into Eu‐ rope which has its own huge potential market and access to this office in Spain will help it to grow communities with‐ in the EU. Commenting on the acquisition, Jack Hanlon, Vice President of Data said: “MeaningCloud helps strengthen Reddit’s platform by helping our community get the relevant information they are looking for even faster and we are thrilled to welcome the talented Mean‐ ingCloud team to Reddit.”
Gibraltar economy BREXIT and the pandemic have knocked the Gibraltar economy for six which meant that Chief Minister Fabian Picardo had to deliver a tough budget on June 28. With a carry‐over deficit of £55 million from 2020/2021 and Covid borrowing double what was forecast at £135 million, there is also net bor‐ rowing of £653 million. Needing to increase rev‐ enue yet protect the popula‐ tion from hardship was not easy and in essence those with the most money will be hit the hardest, whilst the minimum wage and pen‐ sions will be increased. A number of schemes im‐ plemented will only be in place for 24 months as it is believed that the economy can be put back in order al‐ though a general election must occur before that time.
Revolut Bank MANY find Revolut a very useful way of making pay‐ ments online or using one of their debit cards, but from Ju‐ ly 1 all customers are now covered by a merger which sees them transferred to Revolut Bank. In theory there should be few changes to the way in which they operate although there are additional benefits so that funds held in current and (if applicable) demand deposit accounts will be pro‐ tected by the Deposit Guar‐ antee Scheme, up to €100,000. Based in London, although founded by Nikolay Storon‐ sky from Russia and Vlad Yat‐ senko from Ukraine, the company has some 18 mil‐ lion customers and operates out of offices in Ireland and Lithuania to combat Brexit fall out.
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COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) 3I Group 1.111,50 1.117,00 Abrdn 157,87 159,43 Admiral Group 2.245,0 2.250,8 Anglo American 2.912,5 2.932,0 Antofagasta 1.142,00 1.159,50 Ashtead Group 3.519,0 3.533,0 Associated British Foods 1.604,5 1.616,0 AstraZeneca 10.702,0 10.782,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 546,60 552,60 Avast 518,40 520,00 Aveva 2.249,0 2.272,0 Aviva 403,90 405,60 B&M European Value Retail SA367,20 371,50 BAE Systems 835,99 837,00 Bank VTB DRC 0,612 0,612 Barclays 155,14 156,72 Barratt Developments 457,70 460,50 Berkeley 3.718,0 3.745,0 BHP Billiton Ltd 2.261,50 2.275,00 BP 389,05 389,05 British American Tobacco 3.540,0 3.540,0 British Land Company 447,50 452,90 BT Group 185,25 186,50 Bunzl 2.710,0 2.711,0 Burberry Group 1.661,5 1.667,5 Carnival 645,2 650,0 Centrica 81,28 81,68 Coca Cola HBC AG 1.854,0 1.874,0 Compass 1.697,50 1.708,00 CRH 2.848,5 2.870,5 Croda Intl 6.494,0 6.530,0 DCC 5.116,0 5.172,0 Diageo 3.523,5 3.537,5 DS Smith 277,90 281,20 EasyJet 384,30 389,40 Experian 2.410,0 2.416,0 Ferguson 9.044,0 9.128,0 Flutter Entertainment 8.272,0 8.320,0 Fresnillo 750,40 757,40 Glencore 439,55 445,30 GSK plc 1.769,60 1.771,40 Halma 1.996,5 2.013,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 780,60 786,40 Hikma Pharma 1.614,00 1.622,00 HSBC 538,30 540,60 IAG 111,70 112,40 Imperial Brands 1.840,00 1.840,00 Informa 527,40 530,20
% CHG. 1.091,50 152,75 2.231,8 2.840,0 1.130,00 3.376,0 1.568,0 10.606,0 545,80 509,80 2.226,0 397,40 363,50 827,60 0,612 151,74 447,40 3.674,0 2.224,00 377,45 3.464,7 441,70 183,03 2.665,0 1.626,0 614,0 79,60 1.818,0 1.667,00 2.802,5 6.404,0 5.070,0 3.495,5 271,60 362,40 2.389,0 9.000,0 8.130,0 744,80 433,50 1.747,80 1.988,5 770,00 1.574,50 531,90 106,56 1.808,00 517,40
NET VOL 162,61K 1,07M 6,01K 790,08K 336,36K 143,89K 100,21K 370,71K 315,16K 188,48K 35,50K 1,33M 726,59K 1,49M 0 10,87M 1,02M 35,93K 777,22K 10,14M 43,30K 415,53K 943,52K 163,25K 193,52K 434,84K 1,57M 181,33K 837,46K 200,23K 67,45K 33,20K 381,34K 1,32M 2,41M 218,90K 85,80K 61,77K 127,34K 7,41M 1,23M 103,50K 139,04K 172,87K 3,35M 7,43M 363,22K 544,97K
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InterContinental Intermediate Capital Intertek ITV J Sainsbury Johnson Matthey Land Securities Legal & General Lloyds Banking London Stock Exchange Meggitt Melrose Industries Mondi National Grid NatWest Group Next Norilskiy Nikel ADR Ocado Persimmon Phoenix Prudential Reckitt Benckiser Relx Rentokil Rightmove Rio Tinto PLC Rolls-Royce Holdings Rosneft DRC Sage Samsung Electronics DRC Schroders Scottish Mortgage Segro Severn Trent Shell Smith & Nephew Smiths Group Spirax-Sarco Engineering SSE St. James’s Place Standard Chartered Taylor Wimpey Tesco Tui Unilever United Utilities Vodafone Group PLC Whitbread WPP
4.325,0 1.317,50 4.233,0 65,30 208,20 1.904,5 665,00 242,90 43,16 7.545,0 789,00 154,15 1.478,00 1.062,44 220,80 5.972,0 1,89 815,80 1.870,5 587,40 1.028,00 6.202,0 2.213,00 475,70 567,00 4.879,5 86,53 0,60 628,60 1.082,00 2.650,0 728,48 966,60 2.721,0 2.179,4 1.133,00 1.408,00 10.000,0 1.655,55 1.098,50 618,40 117,00 256,05 138,65 3.778,5 1.016,00 127,60 2.485,0 823,40
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% CHG.
NET VOL
4.357,0 1.329,50 4.267,0 65,90 209,60 1.926,5 675,40 243,50 43,52 7.614,0 790,80 155,75 1.480,00 1.062,50 222,70 6.020,0 1,89 835,42 1.882,5 590,60 1.032,00 6.210,0 2.216,00 477,20 569,60 4.911,5 87,04 0,60 634,60 1.087,00 2.668,0 733,20 981,80 2.726,0 2.179,4 1.138,50 1.411,00 10.040,0 1.659,50 1.112,00 621,40 117,80 257,00 139,80 3.780,0 1.017,00 127,76 2.507,0 829,40
4.280,0 1.284,00 4.187,0 63,98 203,20 1.887,5 662,80 237,50 41,85 7.500,0 788,40 147,60 1.438,00 1.043,50 217,40 5.804,0 1,89 769,92 1.836,0 584,40 1.001,50 6.134,0 2.193,00 472,00 562,20 4.813,5 81,76 0,60 627,60 1.067,50 2.612,0 707,00 965,80 2.660,0 2.119,6 1.118,74 1.386,00 9.774,0 1.602,00 1.083,00 611,00 114,75 254,10 130,90 3.718,5 995,20 126,32 2.446,0 815,40
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US dollar (USD) ........................................1.0459 Japan yen (JPY)........................................141.68 Switzerland franc (CHF) ...........................1.0028 Denmark kroner (DKK) .............................7.4381 Norway kroner (NOK) ...............................10.372
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PRICE 129,41 138,62 243,30 136,72 136,72 178,76 144,78 42,64 62,91 51,61 297,02 274,27 173,81 141,19 37,41 177,51 112,61 246,88 91,17 256,83 102,20 143,79 165,04 169,13 513,63 50,75 196,89 37,90 121,58 94,40
CHANGE 130,21 139,87 245,00 138,37 137,49 182,14 147,92 43,14 63,11 52,14 300,33 277,04 174,42 142,46 38,00 178,29 114,07 248,59 92,90 259,53 103,38 144,44 167,50 169,50 516,32 51,22 198,85 39,67 122,06 95,44
CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 127,30 3,30M 134,30 4,11M 240,73 3,01M 133,77 98,20M 131,60 8,42M 177,12 4,17M 143,41 10,63M 42,19 24,76M 62,16 15,41M 50,85 5,82M 292,23 2,63M 268,04 4,01M 170,18 2,84M 139,28 4,83M 36,72 34,76M 175,03 10,68M 110,93 14,97M 245,45 2,76M 90,91 18,45M 252,90 30,37M 100,78 8,73M 141,23 7,34M 161,11 9,46M 163,66 1,33M 509,72 3,53M 50,46 18,75M 192,85 7,00M 37,71 15,54M 119,89 6,29M 92,54 10,78M M - MILLION DOLLARS
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66.82M 1.40M 6.08M 177.85K 946.22K 7.59K 70.12K 5.64M 9.85M 3.28M 23.70M
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US dollar bolstered by global recession fears, pound rebounds on BoE rate hike hints
ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com
Euro EUR/GBP: Up from £0.84 to £0.85 EUR/USD: Down from $1.06 to $1.05 The euro broadly firmed over the past four weeks, with the single currency being buoyed as EUR investors repriced their European Central Bank (ECB) rate hike expectations. The ECB is set to raise interest rates by 25bps points in July and it has repeatedly hinted that it could pursue a 50bps hike in September. However the euro also faced some hurdles in June, most notably in the wake of the ECB’s latest interest rate decision as it failed to ease fears that its impending rate hikes cold cause fragmentation in Eurozone. Also acting as a headwind for the euro were renewed concerns over Europe’s energy security amidst a sharp drop in Russian gas exports to the continent. Going forward, the ECB’s impending rate hike could help to underpin demand for the euro over the coming month. However the threat of Russia further restricting gas exports to Europe
EURO: Faced some hurdles in June, especially in relation to interest rate hikes.
could limit the single currency’s upside potential. Pound GBP/EUR: Down from €1.17 to €1.16 GBP/USD: Down from $1.25 to $1.22 The pound struggled over the past month, with the currency facing significant pressure amidst concerns over the UK’s economic trajectory. This came on the back of underwhelming UK macroeconomic data and growing cost of living concerns, with some analysts suggesting a UK recession is now inevitable. Also dragging on Sterling sentiment has been considerable UK political un-
certainty. A no-confidence vote against Boris Johnson in addition to renewed Brexit tensions between the UK and EU spooked GBP investors. Helping the pound rebound from multi-year lows was the Bank of England’s (BoE) latest interest rate decision. While the bank only raised rates by 25bps this month, G B P investors seized on the more hawkish tone struck by the bank in its forward guidance. A key focus for GBP investors over the coming month will be any data which may shed light on UK consumer spending habits. Any drop is likely to validate fears of an economic slowdown.
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US Dollar USD/GBP: Up from $0.79 to $0.81 USD/EUR: Up from €0.93 to €0.95 The US dollar has trended broadly higher over the past month as an increasingly dour market mood has bolstered demand for the safe-haven currency. This flight to safety comes amid growing fears that we are hurtling towards a global recession, concerns over which triggered a major equity selloff in mid-June and propelled the US dollar to new multi-year highs. A surprisingly strong US inflation print also boosted the US dollar as it bolstered expectations for an aggressive interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve. While the Fed ultimately delivered a 75bps hike, the US dollar retreated following its decision as the bank’s forward guidance proved less hawkish than expected. Looking ahead, the US dollar looks poised to extend its bullish trajectory as growing growth concerns and the prospect of another aggressive rate hike from the Fed is likely to underpin the currency. Currencies Direct have helped over 325,000 customers save on their currency transfers since 1996. Just pop into your local Currencies Direct branch or give us a call to find out more about how you can save money on your currency transfers.
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BUSINESS EXTRA Better housing THE Spanish govern‐ ment is arranging to transfer almost €1.39 billion from the Recov‐ ery, Transformation and Resilience Plan to the autonomous communi‐ ties and autonomous cities for residential re‐ habilitation and to en‐ sure that there will be an increase in the amount of affordable social housing available.
No sale AT one time Walgreen Boots Alliance (WBA), the owners of Boots (the Chemist) and the Number 7 cosmetics brand, seemed happy to sell the Nottingham based company and was reportedly prepared to accept £5 billion, but with no concrete offers has withdrawn the com‐ pany from sale.
Promoting olive oil SPAIN enlisted Queen Letizia to promote olive o i l t o N AT O w i v e s a n d companions during their visit to Madrid. The majority of Heads of State and Government who attended the NATO Conference were accom‐ panied by their partners and as is traditional, the host government had to find things to keep them occupied whilst their partners were in session. Alert to the fact that under the Trump Admin‐ istration the importation of Spanish olive oil into the USA suffered with heavy tariffs and it is only recently that these have been removed, so the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under‐ took to promote the healthy option to butter. During a breakfast visit to the Teatro Real on Thursday June 30, Queen Letizia in a red dress and her guests were given a
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GUIDED TASTING: Promoting the benefits of olive oil.
guided tasting to three extra virgin olive oils which had won prizes at the latest edition of the Fo o d o f S p a i n a w a r d s with three types, sweet green fruity, bitter green fruity, and ripe fruity. In addition, hoping to encourage vital exports to member states, the Ministry gave the 1,000 attendees at the summit a selection of award‐win‐
ning Spanish foods in‐ cluding olives, tuna and rice to take home with them. As the cost of food be‐ comes ever more expen‐ sive, it becomes increas‐ ingly important that the Spanish economy is able to benefit from higher world prices for the large volume of different food‐ stuffs that the country produces.
Crypto control TRANSFERS of crypto‐assets, also known as cryptocur‐ rencies, will now be traced and identified to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and other crimes, says the new legislation that was agreed upon by the EU Parliament and Council on Wednesday June 29. One el‐ ement of the agreement is that it extends the so‐called ‘travel rule’, already existing in traditional finance, to cover transfers in crypto‐assets. This rule requires that information on the source of the asset and its beneficiary travels with the transaction and is stored on both sides of the transfer. As well as possibly hindering illicit funding, it may also allow tax authorities to be able to ensure that all move‐ ments and profits are reported.
Joint declaration FOLLOWING a meeting between President Joe Biden and President Pedro Sánchez in Madrid following the NATO summit, the White House issued a joint declara‐ tion which includes the following statement on financial matters. “Spain and the United States are committed to strengthening the rules‐based multilateral trade system to ensure fair competition and legal certainty. “Both countries are committed to promoting the de‐ velopment of trade and investment, including en‐ trepreneurship, small‐ and medium‐sized businesses, and innovation as the basis for strong, sustainable, inclu‐ sive economic growth that creates quality employment in both countries and incorporates diverse and excluded groups, while ensuring adequate protection for digital economy workers.”
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Home grown Your own oasis Anne Dabb MANY people designate part of their garden to growing vegetables. It’s a great idea to save money and cultivate a flavour ‘like the old days’. If you have the space for it, the spring‐ summer season is the per‐ fect time to start. It’s conve‐ nient to know which vegetables are perfect for planting during these months and to learn a little more about caring for them. Many vegetables need sun and hot temperatures, so the summer months are perfect for cultivating them. Some of the vegetables best for planting during summer include lettuce, tomatoes, aubergines, spinach, pumpkin, carrots, green beans and cour‐ gettes. Tomato seeds tend to be sewn in spring and give fruits in summer, specifical‐ ly in July and August. They
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SUMMER: Is a great time to grow some veg!
are a great option for those with a greenhouse. To complete a summery garden, lettuce is a great choice. It’s best to sew the lettuce seeds in spring, but you can do it at the begin‐ ning of summer. They need indirect sun and shade and very moist soil. Most let‐ tuce types can be collected after 60 days. Courgettes are perfect for soups, grilled, or in a sauce, the opportunities are end‐
less. They should be sewn before spring, to plant the sprouts in the ground dur‐ ing this season and cultivate the courgettes during the summer. Like tomatoes, they need enough sun, fer‐ tiliser and water. Although pumpkins are mostly eaten in autumn, they need a lot of sun to grow and can be grown in summer. Due to their size, it’s best to grow them in an allotment.
SINCE the Covid‐19 pandemic restrictions con‐ fined us to our homes, enjoying the fresh air and living in a pleasant environment has be‐ come even more important for many of us. Balconies, terraces or gardens can be convert‐ ed into a true oasis pretty easily. Improving these exterior spaces is definitely not a waste of time. However, with our sights set on summer, transforming these little cor‐ ners will allow us to enjoy the fresh air in a much more pleasant environment that is all ours. Eric Gallardo, interior designer, recom‐ mends incorporating plants into your home: “Apart from having beneficial properties, like purifying the air, they also give the sensation of being outside and help us connect with na‐ ture.” There are even studies that link caring for
plants with increased happiness. Outdoor furniture is also a great idea to culti‐ vate intimacy and comfort in your oasis. Gallar‐ do recommends sustainable furniture made out of wood or stone to prevent its early deteri‐ oration. Although plastic furniture is resistant and doesn’t require much maintenance, it’s very sensitive to the heat. One of the most common options for giving a touch of green to a terrace or garden is to use artificial lawn or As‐ troturf. This is perfect for saving time and effort in maintaining it. Also taking climate into con‐ sideration, artificial lawn won’t dry out or re‐ quire as much watering as natural grass in Spain’s hot and sunny weather. Likewise, plac‐ ing stones around your garden or terrace are a great option which requires no maintenance.
Lower blood pressure naturally Tamsin Brown HIGH blood pressure is increasingly common and can be caused by a sedentary lifestyle, a poor diet, stress and genetic factors. It leads to an increased risk of problems such as heart dis‐ ease and medication may be necessary, but there are ways to keep it under control natu‐ rally. First of all, strengthen your heart and your entire body by exercising regularly. Eat a healthy diet that gives you all kinds of nutri‐ ents. Your body needs a small amount of sodi‐
um, but too much salt is detrimental. Potassi‐ um, on the other hand, has been linked to low‐ er blood pressure and can be found in foods such as bananas, dairy products and nuts. Avoid smoking and moderate alcohol and caffeine consumption. Your doctor can tell you whether cutting down is enough for you or whether you should avoid alcohol and/or caf‐ feine altogether. Finally, stress can directly im‐ pact your body, so give yourself plenty of space to unwind.
Golden Visa is not technically the Golden Visa in Spain CONSULAR MATTERS WITH the increase in house prices in the UK in 2022 and Brexit, more and more people are turning to the Gold‐ en Visa in Spain. Put very simply if you buy a proper‐ ty or properties for over €500,000 you and your family get the right to live and work in Spain. Of course, after making an application to the Spanish government and said application be‐ ing accepted. However, the golden visa is actually called the investment visa and there are other ways for you and your fami‐ ly to get the right to live and work in Spain without buying a property in Spain. You can also buy Spanish govern‐ ment debt, for €2,000,000; you can in‐
vest €1,000,000 in shares in Spanish companies or deposit €1,000,000 into a Spanish bank account. We are lawyers and of course, we would strongly advise that you take qualified, regulated, and insured fi‐ nancial advice before you make an in‐ vestment. As an alternative, there is also the non‐lucrative visa sometimes just known as the NLV where you have to have in the region of €27,000, but you can’t work in Spain even remotely for a company outside of Spain. We’ve written about the digital no‐ mad visa, but there is no date for it to be implemented at the time of writ‐ ing.
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Natural anxiety remedies IT happens to all of us at some point, but whether you have a full‐blown anxiety disorder or are just freaking out, you may not want to try medica‐ tion ‐ at least not yet. There are lots of safe, drug‐free remedies for anxiety, from mind‐ body techniques to supplements to calming teas. Some start working right away, while others may help lessen anxiety over time, here’s a short list. • Chamomile If you’re having a moment of the jitters, a hot mug of chamomile tea might help calm you down. Some compounds in chamomile (Matricaria recutita) bind to the same brain re‐ ceptors as drugs like Valium. Chamomile also comes in supple‐ ments and is great for helping you get to the land of nod. • Valerian Some herbal supplements reduce anxiety without making you sleepy, while others are sedatives. Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) is squarely in the second category. It is a sleep aid for insomnia and comes in capsules. It contains sedative compounds and the German government has ap‐ proved it as a treatment for sleep
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Sometimes we don’t know what is making us anxious, but it’s important to know how to alleviate the feeling.
problems. • Eat something, quick When you get an anxiety attack, it may mean your blood sugar is drop‐ ping. Have a quick sustaining snack, like a handful of walnuts or a piece of dark chocolate, along with a glass of water or a nice cup of hot tea. • Give yourself credit Stop catastrophising and give your‐ self credit for acknowledging that you are feeling anxious ‐ this is the first step and means that you can ad‐ dress the issue. Positive self‐talk, cognitive reframing, or the use of mindfulness or relaxation strategies all help anxiety.
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MANY make‐up and cos‐ metic products continue to be tested on animals be‐ cause they contain sub‐ stances and chemicals that may not be safe for our skin. Even if the specific batch of a product that you use hasn’t been tested on animals, due to laws in China which makes animal testing mandatory for imported products, chances are the brand itself still en‐ dorses animal testing. Often these products also contain animal products, like bee’s wax in lipsticks. Buying cruelty‐free, vegan make‐up doesn’t mean sacri‐ ficing quality or safety! Here are some organic, cruelty‐ free make‐up and skincare brands that are sure to leave your face glowing and your morals intact! • Madara With a focus on shopping and sunning responsibly, Madara offer a wide range of organic skin care that will protect you and the planet. Try their antioxidant sun‐
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screen for a youthful glow, or Hylauronic Anti‐pollution CC cream for light, natural feel‐ ing coverage. • Antipodes This New Zealand brand uses plants in their organic skin care products, boasting that their lipsticks are ‘so healthy you could almost eat them!’ Why not try their av‐ ocado pear nourishing night cream, or their kowhai flow‐
er hand cream? • Urban Decay This is a great make‐up brand for those who want the best of both worlds, whether a natural make‐up look, or glamorous smoky eyes, it’s all cruelty free and 100 per cent vegan. Their all‐ nighter setting spray and eyeshadow primer potion will keep your make‐up fixed all night long.
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Campsite in Marbella, Malaga
Laura Kemp M A R B E L L A is known for its exciting nightlife ‐ but did you know it also has a great camp‐ site with multiple facil‐ ities located close to the beach and the city? Camping and Bungalows La Buganvilla Just a 15‐ minute walk from the beach and a 15‐ minute drive to M a r b e l l a , Camping and Bungalows La Camping and Bungalows La Buganvilla also Buganvilla. has a range of great facilities includ‐ playground ‐ making it ing a bar and restau‐ the perfect campsite rant, a cosy library, in‐ f o r g r o u p s a n d f a m i ‐ ternet access, a lies. fireplace for chilly Water games, a chil‐ n i g h t s , p o o l s , a s u n ‐ drens’ club and enter‐ bathing terrace and a tainment run day and
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This camping site is full of great facilities and is perfectly located close to the beach and Marbella.
night in high season to keep the children busy, and you’ll probably want to potter back to‐ wards the bar area in between to try the lo‐ cal dishes up for grabs at Buganvilla’s restau‐ rant. Here, you can pitch a tent and they also have pitches for touring car‐ avans, motorhomes and campervans.
Camping with kids
CAMPING with children can be fun, but it can also be stressful! From living in a small space, keeping your eye on them and making sure they are entertained to packing, weather is‐ sues and a break in routine. So, stick to these do’s and don’ts for camping with young chil‐ dren! • Don’t rough it Car camping and vans are the best way to go, offering more comfort. If you’re going to use a tent, go to a campsite with parking and good amenities like bathrooms and kitchens. • Plan ahead Campsites can fill up quickly, so it’s best to book in advance to avoid disappointment! • Have a test run Why not try sleeping in your back garden first? If you don’t have one, try a friend or family member’s house. Take notes of the things you’ll need on a full blown trip. • Don’t overpack It’s really easy to think ‘I’d rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it’, par‐ ticularly with young children! However, it’s much better to rewear clothes and pack lighter. • Do pack for all weather Saying this, it’s best to pack for all weather, it can get chilly at night even on hot summer
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days! Pack really lightweight waterproof jack‐ ets that can fold up small, an extra layer for the evenings and socks are always a good idea. • Set up when it’s still light It’s best to unpack and set up while it’s still light. That way, you can get the children in‐ volved in the chores and tasks like gathering kindling and setting up the sleeping bags. • Don’t be too ambitious If you are arriving at the end of the day, plan a really simple meal or something you can cook on a portable gas stove. Soups, noo‐ dles, pasta and rice dishes are great! • Stick to your usual routine as much as pos‐ sible Follow the same bedtime rituals and nap schedule to ensure a good (okay, a decent) night’s sleep. • Don’t unpack electrical devices Stash your smartphones in the car for emergencies, dig out your camera and make memories ‐ tell the children to leave their iPads at home!
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The perfect garden party SUMMER’S hot days and mild nights are upon us, and transforming your gar‐ den into the perfect place to have dinner or cocktails in the open air is a great way to enjoy them! 1. Decorate the en‐ trance Receive your dinner guests with a cocktail when they arrive. It is also a nice idea to prepare a place for them to leave their personal things so that their hands are free for a mojito or two and they feel right at home in your outdoor oasis. 2. Organise places with shade If the event is during the day, offer your guests the opportunity to seek some respite out of the sun’s harsh rays if they need to at any point. Placing an awning or a gazebo in your garden will also provide shade and can add to the aesthetics if
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OPEN AIR: We have put together some tips on creating a great garden party!
covered in pretty flowers or decorations. 3. Signpost and deco‐ rate the pool If you’re lucky enough to have a pool, you can decorate it in line with the theme of your party to add to the atmosphere. This creates a nice, re‐ freshing place around which your guests can re‐ lax with drinks and conver‐ sation or even take a light dip if the situation calls for it! 4. Don’t forget the mu‐ sic
If the party is taking place during the day, it’s best to have a playlist for the daytime and another for the evening. In either case, a portable speaker is a great option. 5. Photos, photos and more photos Polaroids are always a nice idea. You could leave a few around so that guests can use them as much as they want to and you’re left with a bunch of photos of people enjoying your event of the sum‐ mer!
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ment was not clear to me, but he introduced himself as Ha‐ gan Garland‐Janes. Once he started to talk about ‘raybots’ and ‘gaying’ home he tended to alienate his audience. For entirely different reasons,
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NOT so long ago I went back to a bar where I had had a drink earlier that morning and asked the waiter if he had found a donkey. He looked puzzled, so I explained that I thought I had left my donkey there earlier. “Tu burro?” Of course, I had not left my don‐ key (burro) there, but my cap (gorra). And it’s not the first time I have failed to commu‐ nicate accurately. I have only once ever wished somebody a Happy Bottomhole (ano) rather than a Happy New Year (año). And I was not commenting on his sexual preferences. I also re‐ call the stupefaction on the face of a supermarket assis‐ tant when I asked where the firemen were. I didn’t need firemen (bomberos); I actually needed some lightbulbs (bombillas). Now for some lateral think‐ ing. Which is the odd one
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There is a subtle difference between a donkey and a baseball cap.
out? Apples, apricots, ham‐ burgers, oranges and pears. Answer below. Doctor Hogan Garland‐ Jones was quite an educated man, but was unable to pro‐ nounce his own name. Whether this was due to a speech defect or an attempt to make some kind of state‐
Colin Powell pronounces his first name incorrectly and ev‐ eryone follows his lead. In our own language, we can distinguish between very similar phrases through the senses rather than having to
learn them or having them ex‐ plained to us. In English there are subtle nuances that we observe as we listen and speak. Both at school and at home I was discouraged from saying “have you got?” (when meaning “do you have?”) and “do you want?” (instead of “would you like?”). I suspect the latter was more about so‐ cial graces than accuracy of meaning. For somebody not born En‐ glish‐speaking, some of these subtleties are likely to be a step too far. But, does it matter, so long as they are fluent in the lan‐ guage ‐ bilingual but not in‐ terlingual? Indeed, many expressions and phrases are misused by all but the most pedantic En‐ glish people. As an example, ‘according to’ is frequently used instead of ‘in accordance with’.
There are some common English words that have no opposite. These include bash‐ ful, deceitful, disappointed, disgusting, ruthless, unruly and untoward. Conversely, shameful and shameless con‐ vey a similar negative mean‐ ing. ‘Dislocate’ has a quite dif‐ ferent meaning from ‘locate’. When a colleague offered to pay for a meal we had to‐ gether, I intended to say: “I wasn’t expecting you to pay; that’s very generous of you.” Instead, it came out as: “That’s unexpectedly gener‐ ous of you.” No offence in‐ tended. Finally, ‘apricots’ does not contain both a and e.
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GO LOCAL THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support lo‐ cal businesses in the community by shop‐ ping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to nor‐ mal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonder‐ fully quirky indepen‐
dent 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 excel‐ lent produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping locally means that indepen‐ dent businesses can support the local com‐ munity. You may find something a euro or two cheaper online but have you considered where your money is actually going? By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing better than giving back to the communities that have given us so
BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.
much. Local stores sup‐ port charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy. They may have sup‐ ported generations of the same family. Likewise, brand new local stores and bars may help the genera‐ tions of the future ful‐ fil their dreams and ambitions. Remember, your lo‐ cal 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 local economy. Local businesses recir‐ culate a greater share of every euro they re‐ ceive at local level. They create locally owned supply chains and they invest in their employees. So remember. When you go shop‐ ping ‐ go local!
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IT’S UTTER RUBBISH WHAT utter rubbish this loopy Lee talks when he says a Labour government would create chaos. Could the chaos that has been created by the Tory party get any worse? According to Lee the chaos in the UK is all down to the Labour Party despite not being in power for 14 years. The most lying and corrupt PM in history presides over a party up to its eyeballs in sleaze and corruption. Added to this the Met Police now are currently under investigation, why? What sort of collusion have they had with Johnson for none of these underhand deals being investigated even going back to when he was mayor of London? The conser‐ vatives have been kicked out of Spain, Portugal and Ger‐ many, and they look like get‐ ting kicked out of France. In reply to Jess T, why would you want Lee to take over from Johnson when Lee thinks he is the bees knees along with his other hero Trump. Ramon Osborne Los Alcázares.
Overcharged I AM digusted at the way I have been treated by Voda‐ fone, as a client for many years in April I was charged more than double, on my bill. I had to change my tarifa because they said, my old one has finished, so I did, only to find on my next bill they over double charged me. I have been trying to reclaim without any luck, just excuses. I advise anyone thinking of using Vodafone forget it. PS I do not wish my name published.
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from a visiting couple com‐ plaining about the 180 days per year they can stay in Spain. Will someone please write an article explaining clearly this rule is not made by Spain but is
a Schengen rule, they could not stay for more than 90 days out of 180 in France, Italy, Ger‐ many, Belgium or ANY Euro‐ pean country. I would refer anyone want‐ ing more info on the matter to check out Brexpats in Spain In‐ ternational on Facebook. So please don’t blame Spain. If you want to get the rule changed, apply to the rel‐ evant dept. in Brussels. They run the show and make the rules. Best regards, Lynn Hopkins.
OUR VIEW OUTDOOR POWER TOOLS THE whole world is resonating to the call to phase out diesel and petrol vehicles and replace with electric, even though no-one seems to have worked out how all of those Madrileños who have second homes in Marbella will be able to make the journey on one charge! There are all kinds of support available both financially and with the installation of public charging stations in order to try to persuade everyone to go electric despite the fact that batteries will start to lose power slowly and last little more than 10 years with replacement costs anything up to €20,000 depending on the vehicle. Here in Spain (and possibly other countries) there is a huge use of petrol driven leaf blowers, lawn mowers, hedge trimmers and the like which not only use the ‘demon’ fuel but are incredibly noisy and put out fumes. One may argue that one gardener can’t be that bad for the environment, but if you take into account the number of machines being used on a daily basis and the disturbance to a peaceful environment, then surely they could all be replaced by electric powered versions. Admittedly the electric leaf blowers aren’t as powerful as the petrol driven ones, but a lot of the time the use of a leaf blower is completely pointless as it randomly moves leaves around, but also disturbs a lot of dirt and dust. In the UK, pressure group Challenge 2025 is urging the government to stop the sale of outdoor power tools that cause harm to the environment, suggesting that some tools cause more damage than cars. Now is the time for Spain to use some of its EU Recovery money to do the same.
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How alike our pets are we? IT’S happened to more than one of us, that a friend has told us that we seem like our dog. Often we can observe similarities between pets and their owners, in their expres‐ sions and their behaviour. Various experiments car‐ ried out by psychologist Sadahiko Nakajima at the University of Kwansei Gakuin in Japan suggest that these observations may have more voracity than we first re‐ alised. In one study, Nakajima had a group of people pair images of dogs with their owners. The only clue that
they had were the physical facial features of the pets and the people in the photos. Subjects were presented with 20 pairs of black and white, same size images of a human and a dog. Surprising‐ ly, many of the subjects cor‐ rectly paired the images. But, why should there be similarities between pets and owners? Some investigations sug‐ gest that humans subcon‐ sciously choose a pet with the same psychological traits and similar habits as them. Psychologist Carmen Castro explains that if we are a calm
person, we are more likely to choose a calm, non‐aggres‐ sive breed of dog. Other studies have related human beings to the type of animal they choose as a pet. Accordingly, dog owners tend to be more open, caring and spontaneous, whereas cat owners are usually more perceptive, emotional and in‐ dependent. Other investigations sug‐ gest that pets end up acquir‐ ing a similar personality to
their owners through imita‐ tion. Juan Moreno, an investiga‐ tor at the museum of natural sciences in Madrid says that animals like dogs attach themselves to whoever rais‐ es them and tend to imitate their leaders. Perhaps then it is not so strange that animals adopt the behaviour and expres‐ sions of their owners in this way. Image –Shutterstock
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Cepsa discount extended AS reported by Cepsa on Thursday, June 30, the company will be extend‐ ing its discount of 30 cents per litre of fuel of‐ fered to customers reg‐ istered in the free scheme ‘Porque Tu Vuelves’ (Because You're Coming Back), until the end of the year. As detailed, the dis‐ count of up to 30 cents per litre is divided be‐ tween the 20 cents of the bonus provided by the government, anoth‐ er five cents that corre‐ spond to the universal discount that Cepsa of‐ fers to any client, and another five cents more that the company gives to members of its ‘Porque Tu Vuelves’ scheme. “By adding this mea‐ sure to the discounts that Cepsa already of‐ fers, through the al‐ liances it has with Car‐ refour and Wizink,
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack IF you’re a petrolhead, or possibly now an EV fanatic, then you want your car to be interest‐ ing, stylish and drive with a fun element that you, as a driver, can en‐ joy. Cover your ears but there are people who view cars as mere transport. They are there to perform a function, be practical and move their owner and family from home to office via school or other activities. SEAT’s Ibiza looks like a car that would fall in‐ to this category, but beneath the sharp styling is a car that pro‐ vides some welcome surprises. Despite being a smaller car, it does well for interior space and for a younger fami‐ ly certainly wouldn’t cause too much com‐ promise.
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SEAT Ibiza FR - discreet styling, fun to drive As with all VAG products there’s a feeling of quality and solidity and while the interior doesn’t do much to inflame your stylistic senses it’s practical and easy to live with on a daily basis. In FR trim, the sporty version, there’s stiffer suspension that pays dividends on the handling front and it’s allied to a super 95 PS three‐cylinder tur‐ bocharged petrol en‐ gine. The handling is pre‐ cise and predictable with the 1.0‐litre en‐ gine’s three cylinders producing a nicely sporting note under ac‐ celeration. Allied to a slick five5‐speed manu‐ al gearbox it makes for
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an unexpectedly enter‐ taining drive given its rather discreet looks. Prices start from a very reasonable €20,599/£17,755 with a single engine choice but in differing power outputs, three trans‐ mission options and six trim levels, plus a good level of equipment it makes a sensible buy for both practical and
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belies the fun that can be had from the Ibiza. Reaching the bench‐ mark 100kph/62 mph in a whisker un‐ der 11 sec‐ onds the FR is m o r e than ca‐ pable of keeping up with mod‐ ern traffic and nipping past slower moving ve‐ hicles. However, it’s on the handling front where the FR really shines. On rougher roads the sports suspension proves more than capa‐ ble of soaking up the bumps and the combi‐ nation of the sports suspension and peppy engine mean it really is a delight and great fun on cross‐country roads.
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Villa Park expansion Peter McLaren‐Kennedy A S T O N V I L L A Football Club has launched a pre‐ application planning con‐ sultation on the first phase of its long‐term vi‐ sion for Villa Park and the surrounding area. The plans and consulta‐ tion were announced on their website along with drawings and a link to the consultation docu‐ ment, where supporters and other stakeholders can provide their feed‐ back. The plans will pave the way to create a world‐ class sporting venue, en‐ abling the club to com‐ pete at the very highest level. The ambitious plans also set out the club’s commitment to the local community, creating a destination that can be enjoyed all‐year‐round.
FIRST PHASE: Of the club’s long term vision.
Running from June 28, 2022 for a four‐week pe‐ riod, the pre‐planning application consultation comprises a survey and a series of community drop‐in sessions to cap‐ ture the views of local residents and business‐
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es. The redevelopment of Villa Park forms part of a wider vision to transform the local area, with the ambition to deliver signif‐ icant social, economic and environmental bene‐ fits for the community.
SPAIN’S Carlos Sainz made personal history on Sunday, July 3, as he won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was the Ferrari driver’s first ever chequered flag in F1, in a race marred by a spectacular, but frightening, crash involv‐ ing the Alfa Romeo of Zhou Guanyu on lap one. When the race finally restarted, Sainz was on pole, but he twice lost the front po‐ sition, first to current world champion, Max Verstappen, and then to Charles LeClerc in the other Ferrari. A Safety Car appearing in the later stages of the race handed the Spaniard his op‐ portunity. He regained the lead and stayed there until crossing the line for his debut win. Lewis Hamilton had started from sixth, but after some amazing driving and battles with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez over the last 10 laps the Brit settled for third on the podi‐ um behind the Mexican. Next up for the F1 calendar is the Austrian GP on Sunday, July 10.
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Sainz F1 first Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz
Credit: Twitter@Carlossainz55
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Wimbledon workers fired IT was reported on Saturday, July 3, that workers at the Wimbledon tennis tournament are being fired over what can be classed as trivial incidents. They have claimed that some employees have been ‘sacked on the spot’ over something as simple as not asking permission before going to the toilet, according to a UK publication. After reportedly registering the SW19 Grand Slam cham‐ pionship’s lowest attendance figures in the last 15 years, staff believe that workers are being culled for no reason, simply to balance the books. A copy of an email is said to have been circulated to housekeeping workers, which detailed that the number of visitors was down compared to previous years. It reported‐ ly added that ‘for this reason, the All England Club have asked that we look at reducing our day staff numbers. It may become necessary to ‘cut’ staff’.
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