Mallorca 11 - 17 August 2022 Issue 1936

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Tamsin Brown ON Tuesday August 9 in Can Picafort, the Guardia Civil pre‐ sented the mixed internation‐ al patrols that have been working in Mallorca since July 15. The event was attended by the delegate of the Spanish government in the Balearic Is‐ lands, Aina Calvo, and the chief colonel of the area, Ale‐ jandro Hernández.

The mixed patrols are made up of officers from the Spanish Guardia Civil, the Ger‐ man Federal Police, the French Gendarmerie and the Italian Carabinieri.

This collaborative project is part of the Safe Tourism Plan, the main objective of which is to permanently increase pub‐ lic safety in tourist areas and provide a more secure envi‐ ronment for tourists during their stay in Mallorca.

According to a press release from the Guardia Civil, pro‐ moting international coopera‐ tion is one of their top priori‐ ties, as it represents “the

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INTERNATIONAL PATROLS

SAFE TOURISM: The presentation of the international patrols.

foundation of the fight against global crime.”

Throughout the summer, a selection of law enforcement officers from Germany, France and Italy will be work‐ ing in Mallorca. Specifically, a French officer and an Italian officer are carrying out their public safety tasks in the mu‐ nicipality of Calvia; another French policeman has been sent to Soller; three German policemen are on duty in San‐ ta Margalida and in the tourist resort of Can Picafort and an‐ other German policeman is

on duty in Arta.The mixed in‐ ternational patrols will remain on the island until the end of September and will carry out joint surveillance missions with the local officers from the Guardia Civil, working in close collaboration with them

and following their direction.

The tasks they have been as‐ signed are the same as those undertaken by any Guardia Civil patrol and involve inter‐ vening in matters of gender‐ based violence, theft and bur‐ glary, and assisting tourists.

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Lighthouse hiking trail Tamsin Brown THE Consell de Mallorca recently approved the plan for the new Ruta dels Fars (‘Lighthouse Trail’), a hiking trail of 285.6 km divided into 12 stages. The route is now in its public exhibition period, which allows citizens to participate in its creation.

From August 6, there will be 45 working days to allow local councils, organisations or individuals to request any changes to be made.

The 12 stages of the route are: Cala Agulla - Cala Bona (24.47 km); Cala Bona - Porto Cristo (13.74 km); Porto Cristo - Portocolom (27.03 km); Por-

tocolom - Cala d’Or (14.55 km); Cala d’Or - Cala Figuera (16.70 km); Cala Figuera - Colonia de Sant Jordi (33.03 km); Colonia de Sant Jordi - Cala Pi (25.04 km); Cala Pi - s'’Arenal (21.47 km); s'’Arenal - Palma (15.75 km); Palma - Son Caliu (19.50 km); Son Caliu - Santa

Ponça (25.62 km) and Santa Ponça - Port d’Andratx (17.65 km).

All the available documentation for the route, including maps, stages and points of interest, can be found at https://cloud3.conselldemal lorca.net .

Holidays in Peace

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WELCOME: The Sahrawi children staying in Mallorca.

THE Government of the Balearic Islands held a reception on August 9 to welcome the 42 Sahrawi children between the ages of eight and nine who are taking part in the ‘Holidays in Peace’ programme this summer. The children received welcome gifts and the president of the Balearic Islands, Francina Armengol, expressed her gratitude to the families who have volunteered to take in a child from the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf (Algeria). As well as being able to discover the culture of Mallorca, the Sahrawi children have access to medical care through the Health Service.

User satisfaction ON August 4, the councillor for Sustainable Mobility of the Palma Town Hall, Francesc Dalmau, and Mateu Marcús, the manager of the city’s municipal transport company, EMT Palma, presented the results of the hundreds of user satisfaction surveys that have been carried out at bus stops and on buses over the course of the year.

The surveys asked users to rate different aspects of the bus service from one to 10. With an average score of 8.7, these are the best results obtained in the last decade, said Dalmau. He emphasised the validity of the data, as 55.56 per cent of those questioned are ‘regular’ bus users and 44.6 per cent use the bus every day.

The items evaluated by the users were friendliness (8.9); frequency (8.2); lighting (9.3); information from the driver (8.9); information from the office (7.1); information at the stops (8.7); cleanliness of bus stops (7.5); cleanliness of vehicles (8.0); punctuality (9.2); comfort (9.7); safety (9.9); seats available (7.7) and temperature (9.8).

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Volunteer youth camps THE volunteer youth camps organised by the Balearic Youth In‐ stitute (IBJOVE) of the Ministry of Social Af‐ fairs and Sports have been running success‐ fully since July. A total of 118 young people are taking part in the eight different camps being held throughout the summer.

Mallorca is hosting six camps lasting 15 days each: two on gender equality, one on archaeology, one on the environment, one on heritage recov‐ ery and one on citizen participation. More will be held in Menor‐ ca and Ibiza.

Most of the partici‐ pants come from the Balearic Islands, but there are others from the Basque Country, La Rioja, Castilla y Leon, Castilla la Man‐ cha, Catalonia, An‐ dalucia, Extremadura, Aragon, Cantabria, Ceuta, Murcia, Navarre, Madrid and Valencia.

At the camps, young people between the ages of 16 and 30 carry out social work that benefits the communi‐ ty. The volunteering work is combined with other recreational and cultural activities and the programme offers them the chance to get to know new places and collaborate with other young peo‐ ple from different backgrounds.

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NIBS EXTRA ACCORDING to a study car‐ ried out by the real estate portal Idealista, Montuïri, Puigpunyent and Sineu are the non‐coastal towns pre‐ ferred by foreigners for buy‐ ing a property in the Balearic Islands. After the pandemic, many buyers have turned their attention to such small inland towns.

Uncertain autumn DURING an interview, the president of the Balearic Con‐ federation of Business Associ‐ ations (CAEB), Carmen Planas, analysed the current situa‐ tion, saying: “Autumn looks uncertain due to inflation, the lack of supplies and the high cost of electricity,” and that “companies are already re‐ structuring” in view of the “more difficult and complicat‐ ed” months ahead.

100 years A CEREMONY was recently held in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the foot‐ ball team UE Alcudia. It was a very emotional event, which began with a minute’s silence in memory of the members of the club who are no longer here and was attended by captains and players past and present.

Better care THE project to expand Mana‐ cor Hospital has begun and the first stone of the new area has been laid. The project will double the surface area of the hospital and will give people better care that is closer to them, thereby preventing them from having to travel to Palma.

Saving energy THE Government of the Balearic Islands has deter‐ mined the basic guidelines for energy efficiency in govern‐ ment buildings and the public sector. The aim is to save be‐ tween 15 per cent and 25 per cent. The measures include controlling the lighting, air conditioning and operation of office equipment.

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Supporting vulnerable young people Bicipalma bikes arrive ONE of the main priorities of the Mallorcan Institute of So‐ cial Affairs (IMAS) is working with families to guarantee the well‐being of their teenage members, which is why, for the first time, they have set up a Crisis Intervention Service specifically for young people aged between 13 and 18. The service will be provided by the Centre for Comprehensive Family Care (CAIF) for a period of at least two years.

Speaking on Thursday Au‐ gust 4, the councillor for So‐ cial Rights and president of IMAS, Sofia Alonso, said: “With this new programme, we will offer immediate sup‐ port to families with

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The presentation of the new Crisis Intervention Service.

teenagers in their care, with the aim of improving situa‐ tions that threaten the in‐ tegrity of the family unit so they can return to normali‐ ty.”

IMAS has made 45 places available with the CAIF, which

can be accessed by any teenagers from Mallorca who require it. This means that any family that considers it appro‐ priate can go directly to IMAS to ask for help if a teenager is at risk due to a specific rela‐ tional crisis.

THE first new Bicipalma bikes have already been produced and transported to Palma, where they will be stored on the Son Castelló industrial es‐ tate so that they can be un‐ packed, checked and fully as‐ sembled before the work begins on the new Bicipalma stations, which is scheduled for this autumn.

The contract for the new Bicipalma system was award‐ ed to the company NextBike for an amount of €2,991,220.

The model of the new bikes is

More police vehicles ON August 3, the Governing Board of the Palma Town Hall

Blood donations needed urgently THE Blood and Tissue Bank of the Balearic Islands said on Monday, August 8, that blood donations are urgently needed before the upcoming long week‐ end.

In a statement, the Blood Bank re‐ minded the healthy population between the ages of 18 and 65 that they can give blood at any of the donation points that

have been set up around the islands.

Three components of blood, plasma, platelets and red blood cells, are extract‐ ed from each donation and can be used to help three different patients.

Today, Thursday, August 11, blood can be donated at Vialfas Primary School in Sa Pobla and the senior citizens’ centre in Santa Eugenia. On August 12, donations

can be made at the senior citizens’ centre in Son Ferriol, the health centre in Pol‐ lença and the health centre in Sineu.

On August 13, blood can be donated at the Association of Elderly People in Pont d’Inca, and it can also be done at the Blood Bank in Palma all week, until Saturday. Appointments can be made on the website donasang.org.

Hospital project A healthier lifestyle SON LLATZER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL in Pal‐ ma has launched a new project at its Oncolo‐ gy and Haematology Day Hospital with the aim of minimising the anxiety experienced by patients in waiting rooms. The project seeks to use positive distractions to help patients relax and avoid negative thoughts, thereby improving their physical, emotional and social well‐being.

The creation of positive environments is a priority for Son Llatzer because various stud‐ ies have shown that reducing patients’ stress brings multiple benefits. During the treat‐ ment process, these spaces become the ev‐ eryday environments for patients, who usual‐ ly face long and emotionally challenging waits.

Joana Marqués, the supervisor at the On‐ cology and Haematology Day Hospital, said: “Patients usually spend an average of 28 weeks in cancer treatment waiting rooms. Al‐ most all patients agree that the waiting time has a very negative influence on their state of mind.”

She added: “In this space, where we spend so many hours, we want to create, with the help of the patients, a mural that makes peo‐ ple feel that they are not all alone here.”

THE Inca Town Hall has com‐ pleted the installation of out‐ door fitness equipment in three areas of the municipali‐ ty: Plaça de la Mediterrània, Parc de les Illes Balears and Plaça dels Pobladors. There was already such equipment at Plaça Mallorca and Parc Eu‐ ropa.

“We want to continue to promote healthy lifestyle habits and facilitate the prac‐ tice of sports and physical ac‐ tivity outdoors,” said the may‐ or of Inca, Virgilio Moreno, on Thursday August 4.

Callisthenics is a system of training involving physical ex‐ ercises that are carried out with one’s own body weight.

It requires physical strength, flexibility, agility and coordina‐ tion. Many people practise sports outdoors in Inca, which is why the demand for this type of equipment in public areas has been growing.

SMARTbike 2.0. There will be a total of 85 Bicipalma sta‐ tions, 48 of which will be in new locations, and the num‐ ber of bicycles available for hire will increase to 930.

The improvement and modernisation of Bicipalma is one of the projects that Pal‐ ma presented to the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobili‐ ty and Urban Agenda (MIT‐ MA) and has received funding for it from the Next Genera‐ tion funds of the European Union.

The councillor for Sports, Antoni Peña, said: “In re‐ sponse to the requests made by the citizens of Inca, this new equipment has been built in public spaces. We are also modernising our sports facili‐ ties and adapting them to the new needs that have arisen.”

approved the administrative and technical specifications re‐ quired for 35 new vehicles to be supplied to the Local Police of Palma. The vehicles will be added to the 99 others that have already been incorporat‐ ed into the fleet during this term of office, bringing the total number of new vehicles to 134.

With a maximum budget of €1,388,153, the Local Police will receive 16 new hybrid patrol cars, two large police vans, two medium police vans, one lorry for transporting horses and 14 motorbikes.

In a press conference, Joana Adrover, the first deputy mayor for Public Safety, said: “We have already acquired 39 cars, 40 motorbikes, five vans and 15 electric bicycles, and we have not finished. Our aim is clear: to provide the Local Police of Pal‐ ma with more resources so that it can provide a better ser‐ vice to the citizens.”

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The centenary of the UE, Alcudia THIS year, Alcudia celebrated the centenary of the Unio De‐ portiva football team, based in Alcudia and founded in 1922. The team is currently in the third division in the foot‐ ball league.

The celebration was held last week on Tuesday August 2 by the institutional gala in the auditorium in Alcudia. It was a very emotional event during which attendees held a moment of silence for the members of the club no

Credit: Ayuntamiento de Alcudia - Mallorca

100 YEARS OLD: Union Deportiva Alcudia.

longer with us.

In the gala the football club was presented with its new shield and the updated foot‐ ball anthem.

Juaquin Cantalapiedra, sport’s councillor for Alcudia Town Council, who joined the club when he was only 25 years old, was visibly emo‐ tional at the gala. He ad‐ dressed the attendees of the celebration and reminded them that this was not only a great day for UE, Alcudia, but for the whole town.

Pep Sanso, representative of the Blear Federation of Football, was also present at the Gala and has congratulat‐ ed the Club for achieving 100 years.

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School grounds improvements IN Palma, the area of infrastructure and ac‐ cessibility lies along the flowerbeds of la Avenida de Mexico, where the existing con‐ crete pavement has been widened. This work has been carried out to make pedes‐ trian access to the school grounds of CEIP Joan Miró school safer.

So far, €25,000 has been invested in la Avenida de Mexico to improve access and renovate the pavement which stretches more than 200 square metres. The deputy mayor of Infrastructure and Accessibility, Angelica Pastor, and the coordinator for this area, Luis Sureda, have visited these road works and have confirmed that they will be completed before the new school year is due to begin.

WORKS: On Avenida de Mexico.

This street action marks the contracted improvements of school grounds that the town council is set to carry out this sum‐ mer, with the objective of making them safer and more accessible for pedestrians, cyclists and scooterists.

Sustainable Travel Pledge MALLORCA, in collabora‐ tion with the tourism group Expedia, has joined the UN‐ ESCO Sustainable Travel Pledge. The councillor for Transition, Tourism and

Sports of the Consell de Mal‐ lorca, Andreu Serra, signed the pledge on Tuesday Au‐ gust 9. The pledge is de‐ signed to provide incentives to local tourism businesses

in key destinations, coastal areas or World Heritage Sites to support sustainable tourism and safeguard her‐ itage in line with the Sustain‐ able Development Goals.

The UNESCO Sustainable Travel Pledge requires mem‐ bers to introduce specific measures to protect the en‐ vironment in the zones where the tourism sector operates. Some measures, such as eliminating single‐ use plastic or promoting lo‐ cal culture, are already being implemented.

The membership system is simple and free of charge, with the aim of having as many participants as possi‐ ble and strengthening the network of destinations from the point of view of sustainability.

Participants commit to im‐ plementing clear, direct‐im‐ pact sustainable practices and report annually to UN‐ ESCO. Credit: Consell de Mallorca

Andreu Serra with the representative of Expedia.

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THE Guardia Civil of Mallorca, have reported that a 48‐year‐old alleged burglar was arrested in the munici‐ pality of Es Pont d’Inca. He was de‐ tained on suspicion of being the al‐ leged perpetrator of numerous robberies inside houses in the towns of Inca and Marratxi, as well as the theft of a vehicle.

In the early hours of the morning of Thursday, August 4, an alarm was

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Mallorca burglar captured tripped in a villa in the aforemen‐ tioned town. Patrols from the Guardia Civil and the Local Police were promptly in attendance.

At the scene of the alarm, police officers found a person who had

just forced two doors of a house but had been surprised by the home‐ owners.

The thief had jumped from the balcony of the first floor of the house, from a height of four metres,

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Clamping down on booze tourism Tamsin Brown THE Playa de Palma Business Roundtable held a meeting on Wednesday August 3 at the headquarters of the Balearic Confedera‐ tion of Business Associations (CAEB). The rep‐ resentatives from ABONE (Balearic Associa‐ tion of Leisure and Entertainment), AFEDECO (Federation of Businessmen of Commerce of the Balearic Islands), CAEB Restoration and the Association of Hoteliers of Playa de Pal‐ ma highlighted the “problems stemming from the excessive consumption of alcohol on public roads” to the mayor of Palma, José Hila, the secretary‐general of the Govern‐ ment Delegation in the Balearic Islands, Ramón Morey, and the island councillor of Transition, Tourism and Sports, Andreu Serra.

The representatives complained of the WATER reserves in the Balearic Islands stood at 49 per cent in July, four per‐ centage points lower than the previous month.

The reserves decreased on all of the islands except Formentera, which in‐ creased from 37 to 39 per cent. Menorca saw the biggest drop, going from 50 to 43 per cent. Ibiza went from 59 to 55 per

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NEW RULES: The Playa de Palma Business Roundtable meeting.

problems that are “especially affecting the beachfront” and agreed to strengthen public‐ private collaboration to eradicate “tourism of excess.” Among other things, they agreed that “precautionary closures” of establish‐ ments that “break the rules” established by the Decree Law against “tourism of excess” are the “most direct and effective” way to put an end to the “image of debauchery that we all reject.”

Water reserves cent and Mallorca dropped from 53 to 49 per cent.

Data from the State Me‐ teorological Agency (AEMET) indicates that July was a dry month, with an

average of 0.3 l/m2 of rain‐ fall, compared to the his‐ torical average of 6.3 l/m2.

The month was normal in Formentera (0.8 l/m2, when the average is 3.1 l/m2), dry in Mallorca (0.4 l/m2, when the average is 7.2 l/m2) and Ibiza (0.4 l/m2, when the average is 4.6 l/m2) and very dry in Menorca (0 l/m2, when the average is 3.1 l/m2).

and instantly broken both of his feet, which prevented him from fleeing.

After his arrest, the criminal was transferred to the Son Espases Hos‐ pital and later to the Guardia Civil

cells. During the course of the sub‐ sequent proceedings, it was estab‐ lished that this person was respon‐ sible for at least three other robberies in the town of Inca while the homeowners slept.

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Food waste reduced volve society as a whole.”

Data from the Report on Food Waste in Spain 2021 shows that each Spaniard threw away an average of 28.21 kilos/litres of food in 2021, the Spanish govern‐ ment confirmed on Tues‐ day, August 9.

This is the lowest figure in the last five years and 2.72 kilos/litres less than in 2020.

The report attributes the decline in waste and better use of food to a change in habits following the restrictions in 2020 due to the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic.

A costly tipple Image Aurum Red bottle

LUIS PLANAS, Spain’s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has confirmed that Spain is “on the right track” with regard to reducing food waste.

Spanish households threw away 1,245 million kilos/litres of unconsumed food in 2021 which is 8.6 per cent less than the pre‐ vious year.

This development, ac‐ cording to Luis Planas is significant that “we are on the right track in re‐ ducing food waste,” a task that is “an ethical imperative that must in‐

THE world’s most expen‐ sive wine has just gone up for auction at a staggering €340,000, significantly higher than the cost of the average home in Spain.

As reported by a na‐ tional news site on Thurs‐ day, August 5, the bottle is believed to have been put up for auction at what is described as a bargain price.

Hilario García, owner of Bodega AurumRed said that it requires a full un‐ derstanding of wine cul‐ ture and the details that go into the making of Au‐

rumRed to understand and appreciate the value of the wine. AurumRed is a small winery in Las Pe‐

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BARCELONA ZOO: Adapts animal care during the warmer months.

DURING the hot months the keepers at Barcelona Zoo adopt extraordinary mea‐ sures to continue to guaran‐ tee animal health and wel‐ fare.

As usual in the summer months, the zoo has imple‐ mented a series of extraordi‐ nary measures to mitigate the effects the high tempera‐ tures have on the animals, Barcelona Town Hall con‐ firmed on Monday, August 8.

These treatments comple‐ ment the daily care that the different species receive from their keepers and are part of the zoo’s desire to ensure the well‐being and health of the animals at all times.

Due to its location and abundant vegetation,

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Barcelona Zoo registers tem‐ peratures about three de‐ grees above the rest of the city.

At times of peak heat, the team of keepers renews the water in the bee boxes more frequently so that it is kept cool and, if necessary, more bee boxes are made available to the animals.

The keepers also, intensify the cleaning and renewal of the water in the bathing ar‐ eas that some species have in their facilities.

Only in exceptional cases, such as the pair of vermillion pandas, water sprinklers are activated to cool the space where they are kept.

In order to ensure the cor‐ rect hydration of the animals, they prepare gels adapted to the diet of each species.

These are gel‐based gels that incorporate pepper, seafood, fruit, vegetables, sugar or broth.

Bears and primates, for ex‐ ample, are given frozen fruit and broth or fruit juice jellies; giraffes, gel blocks with fruit; and mongooses and meerkats, cucumber slushies.

BODEGA AURUM RED: Produces the most select and exclusive wines.

droñeras, Cuenca but is renowned for producing among the most select and exclusive wines. Gar‐

cia said: “It’s a very spe‐ cial winery, it’s totally dif‐ ferent, even in totally dif‐ ferent concepts of life in the world of wine.

“Completely different things are studied, such as flavours and aromas so that everyone likes them and then to be able to dis‐ sociate them depending on which way you turn the glass… And all of that makes the wines very dif‐ ferent.”

Speeders caught TWO people are currently being investigated for driving over 200 kilometres per hour by the Guardia Civil.

The first being in‐ vestigated is a youngster who only has a li‐ cence to drive mopeds, the Guardia Civil confirmed on Sunday, August 7.

The second being investi‐ gated was caught carrying out an overtaking manoeu‐ vre in a two‐way traffic lane at a speed of over 200 km/h, while the road was wet. In both cases, videos showing the crimes being committed were uploaded to social media networks.

The first of those investigat‐

ed is a minor under 16 years of age for a crime of reckless driving, who was driving at more than 200 kilome‐ tres per hour on the M‐410 high‐ way.

The second of those inves‐ tigated is for a crime against road safety, for travelling at 211 kilo‐ metres per hour, along a road whose maximum speed is 90, reaching an overtaking manoeuvre at more than 200 kilometres per hour. Just a few seconds later, he crossed a section regulated by a vertical sign that limited the maximum speed allowed to 80 kilome‐ tres per hour.

Zaragoza wildfires THE latest Guardia Civil investigation has shown that the Zaragoza wildfires were sparked by reforestation work in the area, it was reported on Monday, August 8.

Five people have been investigated over the Zaragoza reforestation work that caused the wildfires which af‐ fected nine municipalities in the province, burning more than 10,000 hectares of forest and forcing the eviction of 1,700 residents of four towns. After learning of the inci‐ dent, the specialists of the Nature Protection Service (SE‐ PRONA) of the Zaragoza Guardi Civil began an investiga‐ tion to clarify the causes and circumstances in which the fire occurred. Once the exact point where the fire start‐ ed was located and a study of its evolution was carried out, the Guardia Civil gathered numerous data and statements and obtained different indications that al‐ lowed them to determine that the fire had been caused by the blower of a backhoe machine working in the area hitting against a stone.

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Nightclub warning REPORTS of women being spiked or injected in nightclubs and discos across Spain contin‐ ue to grow, leaving police baf‐ fled. As of Wednesday, August 3 more than 20 cases had been reported in Catalonia alone,

and as much as twice that number reported elsewhere in Spain.

Police remain baffled by the cases with little information to go on. At this stage, there is no evidence on who is doing the

spiking, why they are spiking the woman and what if any chemical substance is being used.

So far no chemical has been identified with toxicology re‐ ports coming back clear, how‐ ever, those spiked talk of drowsiness, dizziness, disorien‐ tation, nausea and headaches.

Others have fainted or passed out.Police say anyone who is spiked to go to the hospital as soon as possible for a toxicolo‐

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gy test, in the hope that the substance can be identified. It is also recommended that you report the spiking as soon as it happens to the National Police helpline on 112 so that they can provide assistance and initi‐ ate an immediate investiga‐ tion.

With an increasing number of reports of women spiked in nightclubs and discos, the po‐ lice have asked everyone to re‐ main vigilant.

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VOUCHERS: For various services including Cercanias.

YOU can now apply on‐ line for Renfe multi‐trip discount vouchers as from Monday August 8, however the sale of the ticket won’t be regis‐ tered until August 24.

The announcement on Friday, August 5 said that users of the Cercanías, Media Distancia and Avant services can re‐ quest multi‐trip tickets by registering on the Renfe website from last Monday.

Renfe have opted for the two‐stage system as they expect an avalanche of applica‐ tions that could result in

Off duty hero AN officer of Spain’s National Police saved the life of a man who had fallen onto the train tracks at Madrid’s Embajadores station. The police officer, with no time to get the man off the train tracks, pulled him to safety by making use of a small gap between the track and the platform, saving his life at the train station. The incident took place when the policeman, who was waiting for his train, saw a person fall from the platform onto the tracks. He immediately came to his aid and went down to the rails and, just seconds before the train was due to enter the station, tried to pull the man onto the platform.

Realising the imminent arrival of the train, he had to use a small space between the platform and the track to pull the man to safety until the suburban train passed.

the ticket system crash‐ ing. The ordering system is still being finalised but it is clear that you will need to register and or‐ der the voucher online using a bank card. Al‐ though not yet con‐ firmed, it is thought that a QR code will be issued to those who register to enable them to take ad‐ vantage of the discount‐ ed travel.

Adopting the method will also allow Renfe to refund those who have paid for season tickets in advance, but who then make use of the discount voucher.

Bump causes pile up

By Peter McLaren‐Kennedy

A BADLY planned second stage in the Vuelta a Burgos meant that as riders started to step up the pace with around a kilometre to go, they literally hit a speed bump in the road, which caused a multiple pileup. This resulted in a number of riders going down, many of whom suffered significant injuries.

The first to go down was a Jumbo Visma rider who was fourth at that stage. Those that were in the chase were unable to avoid the rider and also went down.

Riders further back struggled to avoid those that had fallen, resulting in a further number going down, while others trying to avoid the cyclists crashed into the protec‐ tion fences.

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RIDERS: Hit a speed bump in the road.

As a result of the crash Dutchman Timo Roosen, won the stage having managed to avoid the accident, arriving alone at the Vil‐ ladiego.

New temperature record CONFIRMED on Wednes‐ day, August 3 by eltiempo.com, a new record of 47.6ºC was recorded at the La Rambla meteorologi‐ cal station near Cordoba.

The station is situated not far from last year’s record holder the Montoro station, which recorded a

temperature of 47.4ºC around the same time last year.

Cordoba and its sur‐ roundings continue to ex‐ perience the highest tem‐ perature in Spain holding the last three or four records for the highest temperatures.

On the same day the na‐ tional heat record was bro‐ ken in two other locations, with confirmation of the La Rambla readings being de‐ layed whilst the informa‐ tion was retrieved and vali‐ dated. El Tiempo say they expect more records to be broken during August.

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THE Euro Weekly News cam‐ paign to reach an agreement over the use of UK Blue Badges in Spain has taken a step forward after the British embassy in Spain agreed to contact the Department for Transport (DfT).

The embassy is seeking to clarify whether the Depart‐ ment for Transport is includ‐ ing Spain in its ongoing negoti‐ ations over Blue Badges.

The latest information from the DfT says: “Negotiations on Blue Badge recognition for vis‐ itors are ongoing between the UK and individual EU states, and motorists should check our guidance to find out where the Blue Badge is recognised in the EU.” However, it is currently un‐ clear whether those negotia‐ tions include Spain.

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Have you signed? launched its My Blue Badge = My Freedom campaign to try to help improve the lives of disabled UK nationals living in and visiting Spain. Our peti‐ tion calling on the Spanish and UK governments to work to‐ gether to reach an agreement over the use of UK blue dis‐

abled badges in Spain has since collected hundreds of signatures and we are calling on all our readers to continue to help out by signing. Uncer‐ tainty over whether using a Blue Badge in Spain will result in a fine has left many groups who could previously use

their badges, including holi‐ daymakers and those here up to 90 days, in a difficult posi‐ tion. Many who should have previously swapped their UK badge for a Spanish equiva‐ lent, but perhaps did not do so due to fears over waiting times or language barriers,

are also now left unsure over their future.

Please help us push the UK and Spanish governments for a solution by signing our peti‐ tion at https://euroweekly news.com/2022/06/16/blue‐ badges/ or by scanning the QR code below.

Latest licence exchange update THE British Embassy in Spain has provid‐ ed ‘a message of reassurance’ with re‐ gards to the driving licence issue that has been dragging on for months.

On Friday, August 5, the British Em‐ bassy in Spain gave an update on the cur‐ rent UK driving licence negotiations.

“As we move into August, Minister Karl McCartney, Parliamentary Under‐Secre‐ tary of State at the Department for Trans‐ port provides a message of reassurance to let those of you who are affected by the ongoing negotiations know that the Department recognises your frustrations and the impact this is having on you, and that they remain committed to getting you back on the road as soon as possi‐

ble,” the opening paragraph read before a statement from Karl McCartney.

“Working with the British Embassy in Spain and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the Depart‐ ment for Transport has been negotiating with the Spanish government regarding the exchange of UK driving licences,” he said. “Our aim is to secure a deal that al‐ lows UK licence holders resident in Spain to exchange their licence for a Spanish one without the need for a practical test, so they can return to the roads as soon as possible. He added: “We have similar ar‐ rangements in place with 24 other EU Member States already, but negotiations with Spain have been made more com‐

plicated on account of Spain requiring ad‐ ditional elements which no one else has asked for in relation to driving licence ex‐ change arrangements. Nonetheless, we are working hard to come to an agree‐ ment with the Spanish government.

“We understand that some UK Nation‐ als are currently unable to drive whilst we are negotiating with the Spanish. To those affected, we would reiterate that we understand your frustration and we are aware of the severe impact on your everyday lives. You remain in the ‘front of our minds’ for the Department for Trans‐ port’s negotiation team, and we want to have you back on the road as soon as possible.”

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From rags to riches A WOMAN in Alicante has won a whopping €1.2 mil‐ lion lottery, turning her life around in an instant.

The lottery winner, was a female beggar in the La Florida neighbourhood of Alicante, who purchased a lottery ticket from a local to‐ bacconist shop.

The winning ticket had all six matching numbers, win‐ ning the woman a massive €1,271,491 prize. “You’ve made my life easier,” was the celebratory cry with which she entered the to‐ bacconist’s shop which sold her the ticket, at number 70, Avenida de Orihuela.

Those in charge of the to‐ bacconist’s shop confirmed that the winner is a local res‐ ident of the neighbourhood, of gypsy ethnicity, known for begging outside the doors of a bank and a super‐ market opposite the shop: “She came in and told us that we had made her life better,” stated the owners.

GO LOCAL WHEN YOU GO SHOPPING GO LOCAL!

BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.

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‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki’ HISTORY MUSEUM: Learn about events that have taken place in Manacor.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki memorial Lucas Vallecillos

THE History Museum of Manacor hosts this ex‐ hibition by the Barcelona photojournalist Lucas Vallecillos, who graduated in Geography from the University of Barcelona (UB) and also a postgraduate degree in photojournalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Lucas Vallecillos, a professional and in‐ dependent photographer since 1999, covers topics of anthropology and human rights for his photographic research.

The exhibition portrays the people of Hi‐ roshima and Nagasaki who survived the only atomic attacks in history in 1945. An essay on this atrocity with historical memories highlight‐ ing the violation of human rights suffered by the citizens of the two bombed cities, and the permanent threat that the existence of this type of weaponry represents on humanity.

The History Museum of Manacor was origi‐ nally known as the Archaeological Museum of Manacor since the formation of the muse‐

um started from the donation of the archaeo‐ logical collection of Mn. Aguiló, the discoverer of the basilica of Son Peretó. Despite this initial conception, the Museum has changed its phi‐ losophy in recent years due to the study of its collections, which opened up the possibility of turning it into a true Museum of History. Here you can learn about the different eras and as‐ sociated historical events that have taken place in Manacor and the Levant region in general.

Exhibition viewing un Wednesday August til 31 Monday to Saturday from 9.00am to 2.00 : pm Thursday, Friday an d Saturday: from 5.00pm to 8.30 pm 971 843 065 museu@manacor.o rg

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Happening Market AN extension of Mallorca Summer Live in the Old Aquapark of Calvià is the Happening Market. A place to learn, and have fun where visitors and filmmakers join together to enjoy art, music and delicious foody delights.

The market has a carefully selected gastronomic selec‐ tion, jewellery, and unique design stands.

Two stands that catch your eye are, the Wayuu Colombian backpacks and bags. The word ‘Wayuu’ means person or persons .

The Wayuu indigenous people were one of the first settlers of La Guajira, in the north of Colombia, and their presence has been recorded since 150 BC. Wayuurs still recognise the ancestral legacy and the value of the craftsman‐ ship of their indigenous communities in Colombia and work to make known who is behind each piece and provide direct support

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MARKET: A selection of jewellery and gastronomy.

to their indigenous people. itors. Happening Market! It is And, Ikigai 925. Very ap‐ held in the same venue as propriate name for this pret‐ the Mallorca Live Festival, ty jewellery company as Iki‐ the Old Calvià Aquapark gai is a Japanese concept with free car parking. that means your reason for being.

Th ‘Iki’ in Japanese Suursday, Friday, Saturday and nday 7p means ‘life’, and August 28 m to 1am, now until . Som ‘gai’ describes value remains close e dates the event d so check before or worth. Your iki‐ you visit. gai is your life pur‐ More info and music, DJ lin e up: https://happeningm pose or your bliss. arket.com Antiguo Aquapark, Food and fun Ca Figuera, 1, 07181 La mí Cala Porrassa. experiences that will surprise all vis‐

Festes de Son Macià 2022 IN 1919 the villa de Son Macià was founded, by people from Manacor, Felanitx, Artà, Pal‐ ma, Cas Concos, Sant Llorenç des Cardassar and Puigpunyent, who arrived for the con‐ struction of the temple and the first houses for the centre of Manacor. Son Macià cele‐ brates its summer festivities, which this year have the theme, Un esclafit de festa (A party crash), with a programme of activities suit‐ able for all ages and tastes.

Manacor is situated in the east of Mallor‐ ca. With its 27 km of coast it is Mallorca’s second biggest district. In the interior are the towns of Manacor, Son Macià and Son Ne‐ gre, and on the coast Porto Cristo and S’Illot.

A varied programme running until Mon‐ day August 15 with Petanque; DJ sets by: DJBJ, Macià BP, Biel Castell and Rosana Nun; dance show by the Rensi Limani dance stu‐ dio including Ball room with Jaume i Aina.

On Sunday August 14 at 7.00pm is the

36th Son Macià Fair and at 7.30pm the fa‐ mous parade of giants and big heads. The gi‐ ants (gegants) are a traditional favourite with locals, originally from Catalonia and dating back to the Middle Ages. The first gi‐ ants in Mallorca date from the 17th century and are a distinctive element of the festival of the towns, each giant presides over their party and sometimes visits another town because of a special occasion like a fair or a festival.

On the final festival day, Monday, August 15 at 8.00pm a Mass of the Mare de Déu As‐ sumpta and a tribute to people over 70 years of Son Macià. Add in some comedy and an exhibition of festival photos, and you have lots of fun for all.

On until Monday August 15 ‐ various times and venues.

For full programme and more info visit: manacor.org.

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Corteo by Cirque du Soleil CIRQUE DU SOLEIL are more than a circus. They are rule breakers and moment mak‐ ers. They create the most fearless reality. My first expe‐ rience of this incredible com‐ pany was in Las Vegas, but now they are here on the is‐ land and well worth a visit.

Corteo, which means cortege in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the pas‐ sion of the actor with the grace and power of the acro‐ bat to plunge the audience in‐ to a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situ‐

ated in a mysterious space be‐ tween heaven and earth.

The clown Mauro has passed, but his spirit is still with us. Instead of mourning, the funeral cortege celebrates the here and hereafter with laughter and exuberance.

Rich, extravagant memories play with the senses.

The sound of laughter peals around the stage, visions of joyous tumblers and players fascinate the eyes. Regret and melancholy retreat in the face of a cavalcade of lively recol‐ lections of a life gloriously lived. A festive parade that entertains; the perfect acco‐

lade for an artist whose life was dedicated to fun and joy.

Corteo is a two hour perfor‐ mance with a 20‐minute in‐ termission and, like most of Cirque du Soleil’s shows, Cor‐

teo is meant to entertain the whole family. That said, mo‐ ments of loud noises and darkness used during the show may frighten some chil‐ dren.

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CORTEO: A show for all the family to enjoy.

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THE Sineu market is one of the oldest in Mallorca and has more than 700 years of history. It was established by King James II of Mallorca in 1306 and was the main market for commercial exchange between the peasants of the island for centuries.

Held every Wednesday of the year from 8am to 2pm, the Sineu market is also one of Mallorca’s busiest, with a mixture of regular locals and visiting tourists. It is the only one with live animals for sale, especially native breeds from Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza.

Tour operators always include a visit to the market on their trips, mostly because of the huge variety of products on offer, including fruit and vegetables, livestock, plants and flowers, tools and agricultural machinery, as well as clothing, footwear and gift items. A large amount of the sellers come from Palma (50 per cent), but many also come from other municipalities on the island.

The Sineu market is also famous for the local cuisine it of‐

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Sineu market Klaus Ebbers exhibition Credit: Sineu Town Hall

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BUSY TIMES: A fruit and vegetable stall at the market.

fers, such as the typical frito mallorquín, as well as the train that runs through the centre of Mallorca.

‘Tintaigua’, at the Chopin Festival THE 41st edition of the Valldemossa Chopin Festival at the Cartoixa has an art sec‐ tion represented by the exhi‐ bition of the Mallorcan artist, Mateu Coll, entitled Tin‐ taigua.

The exhibition can be seen in the Chapter House of the Cartoixa de Valldemossa dur‐ ing the duration of the festi‐ val, with concerts held in the cloister.

Mateu Coll has been de‐

fined as a painter of the invis‐ ible, creator of books, sculp‐ tures that can be read with‐ out words, wonderful work where writing is only pro‐ nounced through silence.

This bookbinder and artist is also a researcher of trans‐ parency, as reflected in the work that illustrates the festi‐ val’s poster.

The Chopin Festival 2022 is organised by the Associació Festivals de Valldemossa

with the sponsorship of the Department of Culture, Her‐ itage and Language Policy of the Consell de Mallorca.

There are four concerts in the month of August, which are held on Sundays in the clois‐ ter of the Cartoixa de Vallde‐ mossa with four young emerging pianists of interna‐ tional level, classical music.

The second concert on Au‐ gust 15 highlights Claudio Constantini, performing un‐

der the starry skies of the Serra de Tramuntana. Con‐ stantini, pianist, bandoneon‐ ist and composer maintains a many‐sided career that he has developed across the five continents.

Born in Lima his original style is defined by his solid classical roots, combined with a relentless passion for some popular musical gen‐ res, such as Latin American music. He has played in some of the most important the‐ atres in the world.

Further concerts on August 22 and 29, with perfor‐ mances by Nikolay Khozyain‐ ov and François Dumont, re‐ spectively.

All the performances start at 10pm,and take place at the Plaza de la Cartoixa de Valldemossa. More info: https://festivalchopin.com/

KLAUS EBBERS, has dedicat‐ ed his whole life to art. He started at only 17 years old, completely trapped by Joseph Beuys’ works. That was just the beginning, but also his in‐ spiration in life.

Ebbers worked for many years in Germany at the Mu‐ seum Schloss Moyland, where almost everything about Beuys can be found.

Klaus Ebbers has also curated his own gallery and offers contemporary art by various artists, with a focus on con‐ temporary painting.

Ebbers now has his own ex‐ hibition. Time to go back to his origins, not only fascinated by art, he is also interested in

materials. Materials that can be used, reused, renewed, disassembled and reassem‐ bled, old material repur‐ posed: “My quality criteria are set: quality of construction and materials. This is the way modern and fashionable pieces are created.” His furni‐ ture is not just furniture: “They are in a way pictures or sculptures. They work in all rooms and during the whole lifetime.” Ebbers’ furniture is a kind of three‐dimensional drawing. The basis is good de‐ sign and clear mind, the reali‐ sation is good quality material and skilled hands. Sustainabil‐ ity is key for Ebbers: “If we’d use just only noble materials, there would be no more waste.” An old fashioned high quality oak table can be trans‐ formed into new elegant and luxury art pieces: that is how old oak table legs become modern plates or trays, Ebbers premium Baobab col‐ lection of furniture and sculp‐ tures is not to be missed.

August 19, 20 and 21 (from 7pm) C/ Roca d'en Boira 27 – Felanitx

Totally summer festival THE Totally Summer festi‐ val is on tour and is hap‐ pening this week in Mallor‐ ca, starting from today Thursday August 11.

From entering a pool party, to standing amongst a crowd in front of some of the biggest artists from the Netherlands right now, the Totally Summer festival is a vibrant and celebratory merging of various cultures beneath gorgeous Spanish sun as an all‐inclusive LGBTQ+ friendly festival in Mallorca!

This year, festival goers can expect to see artists like Freddy Moreira, whose music which uses different exploding sounds, as well as his cheerful ap‐ pearance and high‐energy style has earned him the ti‐ tle of ladies’ man.

Also playing the festival is Bilal Wahib, who has col‐ laborated with the likes of Ronnie Flex, Video Vixen and the Tigers. Dutch party DJ FeestDJRuud, creator of songs like Gas op die lollie and Feesttent, will also be there.

So grab your swimsuit and get ready to party down at the beach this week, with memories that will last longer than your tan lines!

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Yoga align with wine and pastry HOSTED by Yoga‐heartbeat, combine your two loves with a yo‐ ga and wine class in Parque del Mar in Palma today Thursday August 11 at 7pm, and every Thursday until the end of October.

With a focus on finding emotional support and connecting with a feeling of belonging, these yoga classes prioritise bodily and soulful alignment through various postures, breathing work and meditations.

As a gentle form of yoga, this class is open to yogis of all abili‐ ties in order to enhance basic yoga skills and allow the possibili‐ ty for progression in this transformative art form.

This yoga will strengthen and tone your muscles, which will in turn improve your digestion as your organs function better, also promoting a better quality of sleep. Of course, the wine at the end of the class helps with this as well!

The class’s offering of vegan pastries and wine saves a treat for the end of the evening class and helps to leave you with a memorable and magical experience of outdoor summer yoga.

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Deia International Music Festival 2022 FRAMED by the gorgeous town located at the foot of the Teix mountain, the Deia Inter‐ national Music Festival has been held for almost 50 years.

A dream for lovers of classi‐ cal music, concerts from classi‐ cal musicians are performed at various stunning venues around the town, including the Archduke Ludwig Salva‐ tor’s former estate and the Monastery of Miramar and the church of Deia.

So far, the festival has seen a violin concert by Fahmi Alqhai, in which she ran her bow through works by Satri‐ ani, Hendrix and Bach and a piano concert by Dina Nedeltcheva in which she de‐

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CLASSICAL MUSIC: Various concerts will take place.

lighted audiences by tinkling the ivories of Chopin.

Throughout August the fes‐ tival will be graced by musi‐ cians taking part in the Eurore‐ gio Piano Series 2022.

Today August 11, Noah Zhou, a UK/Chinese pianist

will play works by Schubert, Bellini/Liszt, Mozart and Mus‐ sorgsky, and on August 18 Flo‐ rent Ling, a pianist from France, will grace the stage with works by Haydn, Liszt, Mozart and Bartok. Tickets are only €20 as well!

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A TOTAL of 42.6 per cent of UK nationals responding to an online poll* by Age in Spain have yet to acquire a Spanish driving licence.

The main reason given for not doing so was lack of clar‐ ity in the law and confusion over what was needed be‐ fore a licence could be ex‐ changed.

The results of the poll have prompted Age in Spain to produce a Guide to Driv‐ ing in Spain, which was launched on August 3.

The guide, available free online, is comprehensive. It covers all aspects of driving, from bringing your car to Spain, to how to register it, change the number plates and keep it on the road with an ITV test.

Speaking as a trustee of

English‐speaking nationals living in Spain, including the Age in Spain website and Facebook page, and gave us insight into what has been deterring people from ei‐ ther exchang‐ Trustee, Marijke. ing their li‐ Age in Spain, cence whilst it Marijke Cazemier was possible, living in Andalu‐ or applying for cia, who de‐ the test. signed the poll Age in Volunteeer: Fiona Hulme. Spain volun‐ said: “Our Guide teer Fiona to Driving in Hulme from Spain will be extremely use‐ Denia, Valencia, said: ful to anyone who has still “This guide is vital for ev‐ to acquire a Spanish driving eryone ‐ visitors and people licence, and also to many of coming to live in Spain. those who have done so There are some important and who want to make sure differences in the Spanish they comply with regula‐ driving rules, such as how to tions for driving here. enter and exit a roundabout “The poll was conducted ‐ that we all need to know in anonymously on the social order to drive legally and media platforms used by safely in Spain” For more information, contact Helen Weir at Age in Spain on +34 972 525 462 - Website: www.ageinspain.org

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Age in Spain’s new guide is the green light to driving in Spain!

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Dry storm conditions.

AEMET issued a warning for dry storms with in‐ creasingly favourable conditions developing for the meteorological phenomenon that brings very intense gusts of wind and lightning strikes but little or no rain.

The warning issued on Wednesday, August 3 said that the interior of Spain was facing high temperatures and low humidity creating ideal dry storm conditions, which in turn point to a greater level of fire risk. Rubén Del Campo, AEMET spokesperson, told EFE Green that the

strong gusts of wind could see damage to proper‐ ty and infrastructure. Hail he said, can also be ex‐ pected on high grounds in the interior and to the east of the country. Hail is a feature of dry storms, with any rain that does fall during the storm evaporating before it reaches the ground.

Dry storms can also be accompanied by so‐ called latent lightning, which is where the light‐ ning doesn’t ignite the tree immediately but rather travels through to the roots only to ignite up to 48 hours later.

Bar owner exploits employee A BAR owner in Spain has been arrested for labour exploitation after his employee worked 10 hour shifts, six days a week, without holidays for a salary of €700 a month, over a three year period.

The bar owner in Terrasa, Barcelona, allegedly forced his employee to work without a work contract, holidays, health insurance or a meal break, nor did he have the worker official‐ ly registered.

The National Police arrested the owner of the bar for labour exploitation, stating: “The victim was practically forced to accept these ex‐

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BAR EMPLOYEE: Worked 10 hour shifts.

treme conditions.”

Police also carried out an in‐ spection at the premises in July following an anonymous tip off that highlighted the vulnerable situation of the victim, of Mo‐ roccan origin, who had no so‐

cial or family roots of any kind, as well as few academic stud‐ ies. “The victim was practically forced to accept these extreme conditions, a fact that the vic‐ tim themselves stated in their statement,” the police stated.

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Passport backlog THE number of passports lost by the Home Office in 2021 amidst the Covid catch-up battle has tripled the amount seen in the previous year.

In 2021, 312 passports were lost compared to the 168 that were mislaid during 2019 a UK press confirmed on Sunday, August 7.

The Passport Office confirmed that more than five million applications for passports were delayed during the pandemic because of international travel curbs.

Governments around the world effectively shut their borders in a bid to control the spread of Covid.

HM Passport Agency suggests allowing up to 10 weeks to receive your passport from receipt of application.

There are different turnaround times if you’re applying from another country.

Prince Andrew and Fergie debt SOCIALITE, Is‐ abelle de Rouvre, and former friend to the royal cou‐ ple claimed to be shocked when Fergie splashed out £5m (€5.9m) on a house in May‐ fair, London.

Andrew and Sarah bought Isabelle’s ski chalet In the holiday and ski resort of Verbier, south‐western Switzerland, in 2014 for roughly £18m (€21.3m).

The couple allegedly promised to repay Isabelle in cash instalments of £5m (€5.9m) plus added inter‐ est, a UK media source con‐ firmed on Sunday, August 7.

When the Duke and Duchess failed to maintain their payments 74‐year‐old Isabelle took them to court.

Isabelle said that Prince

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Fairground tragedy A YOUNG lad died following a ‘serious incident’ at a fairground in Dover, Kent.

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 7.45 on Wednesday

morning, August 3.

The circumstances surrounding the incident were unclear, but it is thought that he climbed over perimeter fencing and then climbed to

New cycling law “Prince Andrew and Fergie owed me millions’ claims socialite.

Andrew and Fergie owed her a total of around £6.8m (£8.1m) but an agreement was struck where she re‐ ceived approximately half that sum as she had been told the Duke and Duchess were a little short of cash at the time.

Isabelle said she thought the couple didn’t have money and that Andrew “would be going to prison in America so I thought it best to get what I could.”

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‘DEATH by dangerous cycling’ is the latest proposal put forward by UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps in response to the increasing number of cyclists on the UK’s roads.

Announced on Saturday, August 6, the proposal seeks to adjust the law which currently restricts the sentence for any cyclist found guilty of killing a pedes‐ trian, to two years.

Considered a legal loophole, Shapps wants to see that closed and cyclists who kill other road users charged in the same way as motorists.

Writing in a UK news publication, Mr Shapps out‐ lined his reasons why he believed a law was needed.

He said there is a need: “To impress on cyclists the re‐ al harm they can cause when speed is combined with lack of care.”

The proposals come as new research suggests Britons are turning to bikes as the cost of living crisis bites ‐ with campaigners arguing that cycling has ben‐ efits to our health, wealth and the environment.

the top of a ride, and slipped. South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) confirmed that a teenage boy was found deceased at the scene.

In a tweet posted on Wednesday, August 3, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) said: “Incident at Pencester Gardens, Dover: “We were called at 7.42 this morning to a serious incident at Pencester Gardens in Dover.

“We immediately dispatched a number of clinical resources to the scene, however, sadly, a teenage boy was pronounced as deceased at the scene.”

A spokesman for Kent Police confirmed that: “No suspicious circumstances have been reported, and the Health and Safety Executive have been informed.”

An investigation has been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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EXCLUSIVE

40 years a Pretty Thing BRITISH band The Pretty Things received acclaim from Rolling Stone magazine for their 1970 release Parachute.

Formed in the early 1960s, they were known as the rougher version of the Stones and whilst having a

few hit singles it wasn’t until Wally Waller and John Povey joined them from the Fen‐ men in 1967 that they took a more psychedelic and under‐ ground direction.

The first major release for the new band was SF Sorrow recorded at Abbey Road at

the same time at The Beat‐ les’ Sgt Pepper and Pink Floyd’s Piper at the Gates of Dawn with production by Norman (Hurricane) Smith.

Bass player Wally Waller was involved with writing every track on the album along with his childhood friend, the now deceased Phil May and because it pre‐ dates Tommy by the Who, many argue that this was the first true rock opera.

Parachute was also recorded at Abbey Road and again Wally (real name Alan) had a hand in the writing of each track on the album.

Jump forward 50 years and although many mem‐ bers of the band had come,

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The Pretty Things in 2006 with Wally in dark glasses. gone and returned, four of the five who recorded Parachute decided to revisit one of their favourite albums and give it a new treatment.

Speaking to Euro Weekly News, Wally said “gone were the days of spending weeks in the comfortable surround‐ ings of Abbey Road at record company expense, so we had to look elsewhere.”

Elsewhere turned out to be Malaga, where keyboard player John Povey had

moved to and he had a friend, John Woods, who had a great studio where they could record.

The four friends (minus Phil May who couldn’t make the journey at the time) de‐ cided not to listen to the original but to try to recap‐ ture the 1970s vibe by living together as if they were still a young touring band.

The result was Parachute Reborn by the xPTS which kept the original feeling of

the album, but built on it to give a new vibe to the whole sound.

Since then, it has received further editing and this year it has been released in vinyl as Parachute Revisited which Wally says has a great sound.

Now 78, Wally speaks happily of his time not only with the band but also as a much in demand record pro‐ ducer and happily recollects that the Pretty Things ap‐ peared in two unusual films, firstly What’s Good for the Goose starring Norman Wis‐ dom who plays a 50‐some‐ thing assistant bank manag‐ er who discovers psychedelia.

“He was a lovely man and although the studio had sup‐ plied him with a supposedly trendy wardrobe, he took a liking to some of the clothes I was wearing and he took to borrowing them for the film‐ ing.”

The other film was a Ham‐ mer Horror type movie called the Monster Club star‐ ring Vincent Price and the band, which also recorded movie soundtrack albums under the name of Electric Banana for De Wolfe records, were asked to write and perform the title song.

Having spent years play‐ ing, producing, travelling the world and living in the south of France, Wally is still work‐ ing, having just released an album of new and older numbers which he recorded during lockdown on Band‐ camp.

He’s itching to get back on the road with another band and said “if that comes off, I would love to get back to Spain once again.”

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Digital passports

A NEW price comparison drawn up by Rejsemagasin reveals that Copenhagen serves the most expensive espresso coffees of any capital city in Europe. The average price of €4 is slightly more expensive than Bern, but almost twice the price of Oslo and Stockholm.

A REPORT by Helsingin Sanomat suggests that Finland is likely to be the first member of the European Union to issue a digital passport in a trial sponsored by the EU which would see selected Finnish visitors to Croatia using a smartphone app for entry.

THE NETHERLANDS

IRELAND

Nurse shortage

Welcome Trump

FOR the next two months, insurance companies in Eindhoven are telling new mothers that if they want to receive post-natal care that they will have to move to a chosen Holiday Inn, as there are so few maternity nurses available that cutting travel time makes sense.

THE former American President Donald Trump who still owns a hotel and golf course in County Clare is reportedly due to spend a few days playing golf at the resort towards the end of August accompanied by family and Secret Service agents.

BELGIUM

ITALY

Stork stalking

Surprise deal

THERE may be fewer babies being delivered in Antwerp, as a young stork, learning how to fly, made the mistake of making its way into the lion’s enclosure at the city’s zoo and suddenly found that it made an ideal lunchtime snack for Leo.

IN what can only be described as a surprising turn of events, an Italian taxi firm itTaxi has struck a deal with private hire company Uber, whereby users of the Uber App can book a licensed taxi whilst Uber can operate in more Italian towns and cities.

GERMANY

PORTUGAL

Energy saving

Driving licences

GERMAN railway operator Deutsche Bahn is offering its 200,000 employees a minimum of €100 as a bonus if they come up with ideas of how to save energy in the workplace, no matter how small the amount of saving may be and some employees may even earn €150.

A NUMBER of foreign nationals, including UK passport holders who are under 60 years of age and meet certain criteria, whether they are residents of Portugal or not will no longer be required to swap their driving licences for the Portuguese equivalent.

FRANCE

UKRAINE

Pyromaniac

Changing direction

READERS of the novel Fahrenheit 451 will remember that in an imagined future, firemen were involved in starting rather than putting out fires, Now, a volunteer dubbed the ‘pyromaniac fireman’ has been accused of starting a fire in the south of France for the ‘adrenaline rush’.

A UKRAINIAN artist and furniture maker Anton Zaika has changed his production line since the Russian invasion and is now making antitank barriers as well as special stoves for use in the trenches to keep defenders warm according to the Digital Journal.

NORWAY

SWEDEN

Silver lining

Trust in cod

UNTIL the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Norway was the second largest supplier of gas to mainland Europe, but with Russia ‘rationing’ gas supply, Norway expects to reap huge financial benefits as it becomes the largest supplier on the continent, although even its reserves aren’t infinite.

EVEN though the commercial fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea is no longer allowed, the population has been so decimated in the past that Swedish universities are organising the release of millions of cod larvae in order to try to restore the sea's ecological balance.

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€1.285 billion

Conservative Party leadership

Interest rate THE Bank of England raised its interest rates to 1.75 per cent and issued a warning of a re‐ cession expected for the end of the year on Thursday, Au‐ gust 4 saying that higher ener‐ gy prices are one of the main reasons for the interest rate increase.

Industrial output

Alright for some ONE of the world’s largest en‐ ergy giants Shell intends to give most of its 82,000 staff (excluding top management) a one‐off 8 per cent bonus in recognition of record profits garnered from high oil and gas prices as a thanks for their work.

Swedish acquisition SPANISH companies continue to expand internationally and the latest, Grupo Vass which is heavily involved in digital solu‐ tions, has taken over Zington, a Swedish technology and management consultancy for an undisclosed amount in or‐ der to expand its reach into the Nordic area.

Mixed feelings A JOBS report prepared jointly by accountants KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation implies that employers are confused with some cutting back on hiring due to fears over the UK’s eco‐ nomic outlook whilst others are offering higher salaries in order to fill roles.

DIFFERENT STANCES: The two contenders and Boris Johnson in ‘happier’ times.

THE fight for Conservative Party Leadership is hinging on economic policy as the two contenders take very different stances.

Both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak were interviewed by Kay Burley for Sky News on Thursday August 4 and it became clear that their views on the economy were literally miles apart.

According to Truss, she believes that she can divert any possible re‐ cession by reversing some of the planned tax rises, introduced by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sunak.

These include cancelling the in‐ crease in corporation tax from 19 per cent to 25 per cent, scrapping the national insurance increase for both employers and employees and reviewing green levies.

In addition to reducing the cost to businesses and individuals she said she also believes that by introduc‐ ing tax cuts, she would help the economy and have every chance of refuting the Bank of England’s fore‐ cast of ever‐increasing inflation this year.

In response, Sunak recognised that on the face of things, his pro‐

gramme was not as popular as hers since he wasn’t looking to offer huge tax cuts, but he believed that the way out of the situation was prudent management of the coun‐ try’s finances and that Liz Truss’s plans would be likely to make mat‐ ters worse rather than better.

Whilst a majority of the audience present at the interviews indicated that they were in favour of Sunak’s plans, the choice of the next British Prime Minister is in the hands of a tiny percentage of the UK popula‐ tion who are paid up members of the Conservative Party.

UK house prices falling THE latest UK house price report issued by the Halifax on Friday, August 5 said that the market is likely to continue to weaken as in‐ terest rates rise and infla‐ tion bites.

Released after the Bank of England raised interest by half a per cent, the re‐ port said prices had edged down from their recent high by 0.1 per cent from June. However, annually prices rose 11.8 per cent.

The unexpected boom in the price of houses fol‐ lowed the pandemic and a switch to home working, with prices buoyed by a stamp duty amnesty and

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ACCORDING to figures re‐ leased by Spain’s National Statistics Office (INE) on Friday August 5, the country’s indus‐ trial output rose by 1.1 per cent in June compared with the previous month, which saw a minimal 0.1 growth. The gain is due to higher energy and capital goods production.

is the amount that Spain’s Acciona has obtained from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development to develop the São Paulo metro system in Brazil.

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MORTGAGE APPROVALS: Are the lowest for two years.

low borrowing costs.

Russell Galley, Halifax Managing Director warned: "House prices are likely to come under more pressure as those market tailwinds fade further and the headwinds of rising in‐

terest rates and increased living costs take a firmer hold.

“Therefore, a slowing of annual house price infla‐ tion still seems the most likely scenario.”

Bank of England data

showed the lowest num‐ ber of mortgage approvals for two years, whilst rival lender Nationwide said prices had risen at the slowest rate in more than a year.

With inflation expected to reach as high as 13 per cent this year, the Bank of England raised interest rates to the highest level since 2008 in what will be a painful move for many householders struggling to make ends meet.

UK house prices are ex‐ pected to continue to fall with the Bank of England warning of recession and further interest rate hikes.

Stores for sale AS the DIA supermarket group reports before tax and expens‐ es profits of €51 million and an overall loss of €104.7 million for the first half of the year, it intends to sell 235 stores and a warehouse.

Alcampo, the Spanish sub‐ sidiary of Auchan Retail, con‐ firmed it had entered into an agreement with the DIA Group for the acquisition of these outlets mainly in the north and centre of Spain.

The transaction, believed to be worth €267 million, is sub‐ ject to approval of the compe‐ tition authorities which are ex‐ pected to be obtained in the coming weeks, with the last store taken over by mid‐2023.

Help wanted DESPITE its high unemploy‐ ment levels Spain is trying to attract foreign workers and it will become easier for some foreigners to obtain work per‐ mits.

It seems ironic that with more than three million unem‐ ployed in the country there is a perceived shortage of workers, but this is the case in certain sectors of industry.

In addition, foreign nationals who have lived in Spain, legally or not, for two or more years and who have worked for at least six months during that time will be allowed to enrol in training courses for roles in in‐ dustries such as hospitality.

Once completed they could then apply for residency.

Spanish aid ZIMBABWE is on the road to economic recovery with Span‐ ish help said the outgoing Spanish Ambassador. Speak‐ ing after a meeting with Presi‐ dent Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa on August 4, Am‐ bassador Santiago Gomez‐ Acebo said Spanish companies were ready to invest in the Zimbabwean economy.

There is room for develop‐ ment and assistance in the ar‐ eas of agriculture, tourism, sports and renewable energy in particular said the Ambas‐ sador.

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C LOSING P RICES A UGUST 8

COMPANY PRICE(P) 3I Group 1.237,00 Abrdn 168,25 Admiral Group 1.977,5 Anglo American 2.915,0 Antofagasta 1.180,50 Ashtead Group 4.603,0 Associated British Foods 1.643,5 AstraZeneca 10.792,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 660,00 Avast 681,02 Aveva 2.352,0 Aviva 404,60 B&M Eur Value Retail SA 414,70 BAE Systems 798,00 Bank VTB DRC 0,612 Barclays 165,40 Barratt Developments 488,00 Berkeley 4.124,0 BHP Group Ltd 2.232,00 BP 413,80 British American Tobacco 3.270,0 British Land Company 468,10 BT Group 160,40 Bunzl 3.101,0 Burberry Group 1.793,5 Carnival 724,3 Centrica 83,72 Coca Cola HBC AG 1.925,5 Compass 1.905,00 CRH 3.191,0 Croda Intl 7.180,7 DCC 5.296,0 Diageo 3.872,0 DS Smith 284,40 EasyJet 397,40 Experian 2.900,0 Ferguson 10.350,0 Flutter Entertainment 8.630,0 Fresnillo 708,23 Glencore 469,30 GSK plc 1.658,33 Halma 2.262,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 948,60 Hikma Pharma 1.609,50 HSBC 544,40 IAG 119,78 Imperial Brands 1.846,50 Informa 586,00

CHANGE(P) 1.239,00 169,55 1.986,5 2.947,5 1.203,50 4.624,0 1.659,5 10.898,0 660,60 685,00 2.368,0 408,90 419,70 800,00 0,612 166,92 490,90 4.141,0 2.284,00 417,30 3.282,0 471,80 161,30 3.103,0 1.801,0 731,0 84,62 1.940,0 1.919,00 3.206,5 7.196,0 5.320,0 3.874,5 285,60 404,60 2.900,0 10.375,0 8.718,0 708,00 475,50 1.669,80 2.266,0 955,00 1.611,00 548,50 121,52 1.851,22 592,20

% CHG. 1.226,00 167,90 1.966,5 2.900,0 1.177,50 4.583,0 1.643,5 10.760,0 655,60 669,80 2.344,0 404,60 414,40 792,60 0,612 165,30 487,20 4.116,0 2.221,50 411,80 3.248,0 465,00 158,40 3.070,0 1.779,5 720,8 83,34 1.920,5 1.905,00 3.176,5 7.090,0 5.272,0 3.854,5 282,40 396,40 2.858,0 10.305,0 8.598,0 701,00 467,75 1.652,73 2.226,0 905,80 1.590,50 542,30 119,50 1.838,67 585,80

NET VOL 29,98K 579,93K 54,85K 152,52K 138,19K 35,72K 14,60K 67,15K 67,16K 34,38K 19,94K 568,56K 58,39K 331,55K 0 5,45M 79,49K 8,45K 62,01K 4,38M 9,81K 153,83K 1,47M 29,33K 39,63K 11,08K 566,49K 26,45K 173,15K 43,07K 14,19K 5,91K 85,70K 352,00K 191,58K 49,12K 15,27K 15,79K 51,10K 2,62M 36,09K 122,77K 393,43K 41,73K 1,87M 1,20M 19,11K 136,99K

ºCOMPANY

PRICE(P)

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

4.948,0 1.496,50 4.208,0 71,46 216,47 2.171,0 704,00 269,40 44,94 8.256,0 790,80 148,50 1.488,00 1.135,00 253,80 6.460,0 9,00 883,00 1.870,5 659,20 979,00 6.678,0 2.411,00 544,20 650,40 4.955,3 83,91 1,91 739,40 1.159,00 2.938,0 909,36 1.057,50 2.984,0 2.165,0 1.078,53 1.543,37 11.635,0 1.791,00 1.228,75 607,80 124,30 262,18 144,24 3.993,5 1.109,50 121,02 2.612,0 800,00

CHANGE(P)

% CHG.

NET VOL

4.962,0 1.509,00 4.219,0 72,30 218,00 2.181,0 710,60 274,80 45,63 8.348,0 791,40 149,75 1.500,00 1.136,00 256,30 6.514,0 9,00 894,60 1.876,0 671,20 989,00 6.682,0 2.411,00 545,80 650,80 4.976,5 84,79 1,91 739,80 1.164,00 2.960,0 915,60 1.060,00 2.994,0 2.185,0 1.086,50 1.553,50 11.655,0 1.792,00 1.234,50 618,00 125,60 263,00 149,05 3.996,0 1.110,00 122,02 2.634,0 819,20

4.922,0 1.494,50 4.186,0 71,38 216,20 2.156,0 700,80 268,70 44,91 8.220,0 789,40 147,80 1.485,50 1.122,50 253,60 6.460,0 9,00 869,60 1.857,5 658,00 974,80 6.592,0 2.395,80 541,80 644,60 4.935,0 82,96 1,91 735,40 1.157,50 2.934,0 906,00 1.046,00 2.971,0 2.157,0 1.070,00 1.534,00 11.450,0 1.777,50 1.225,00 607,80 123,80 261,40 144,24 3.951,0 1.100,00 120,14 2.606,0 799,20

25,05K 14,78K 13,49K 462,62K 339,85K 13,86K 62,51K 1,49M 10,88M 23,20K 106,28K 706,82K 87,04K 56,85K 1,10M 10,04K 0 117,50K 37,03K 176,57K 183,50K 70,72K 5,92K 207,92K 101,23K 160,60K 3,68M 0 57,72K 1,20K 17,70K 253,94K 135,37K 15,96K 975,28K 30,80K 36,64K 5,86K 180,55K 20,86K 722,21K 697,43K 336,03K 384,46K 200,63K 52,29K 6,83M 13,08K 527,71K

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US dollar (USD) ......................................1.02017 Japan yen (JPY)........................................137.75 Switzerland franc (CHF) ...........................0.9774 Denmark kroner (DKK) .............................7.4402 Norway kroner (NOK) ...............................9.9564

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

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COMPANY 3M American Express Amgen Apple Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Cisco Coca-Cola Dow Goldman Sachs Home Depot Honeywell IBM Intel J&J JPMorgan McDonald’s Merck&Co Microsoft Nike Procter&Gamble Salesforce.com The Travelers UnitedHealth Verizon Visa A Walgreens Boots Walmart Walt Disney

PRICE 147,41 157,51 246,25 165,35 165,04 185,39 153,64 45,01 63,38 51,49 334,67 309,69 192,27 132,48 35,39 171,11 115,76 259,23 87,41 282,91 113,87 144,72 190,17 158,96 535,06 44,95 215,87 38,99 126,58 106,63

CHANGE -0,71 +0,64 -0,73 -0,23 -1,46 +1,75 +2,50 -0,37 -0,29 +0,50 +2,80 +2,52 -0,17 +0,84 -0,27 -0,68 +3,40 -1,41 +0,59 -0,74 -0,61 +0,07 -1,10 +1,26 +1,31 +0,52 +2,40 +0,01 +1,01 -1,49

CHANGE% VOLUME(M) -0,48% 4,18M +0,41% 2,50M -0,30% 2,72M -0,14% 56,44M -0,88% 4,64M +0,95% 1,89M +1,65% 7,15M -0,82% 19,40M -0,46% 10,36M +0,98% 5,73M +0,84% 1,86M +0,82% 2,02M -0,09% 1,81M +0,64% 2,57M -0,76% 39,45M -0,40% 5,21M +3,03% 13,97M -0,54% 1,81M +0,68% 8,77M -0,26% 16,60M -0,53% 4,07M +0,05% 4,50M -0,58% 3,81M +0,80% 882,28K +0,25% 2,29M +1,17% 17,25M +1,12% 5,53M +0,03% 5,58M +0,80% 10,54M -1,38% 9,46M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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CHANGE NET / %

VOLUME

Most Advanced Magic Empire Global Cooper Stnd Intelligent Living Application Marker Therapeutics Athenex Bonso Electronics Int Liberty Tri Pineapple Holdings Heritage Insurance Alerislife Carvana

+1000.00% +69.58% +64.38% +63.64% +51.61% +50.75% +45.81% +45.78% +44.03% +43.70% +40.07%

664.41K 9.15M 69.06M 74.04M 13.75M 819.01K 8.75M 31.35M 672.28K 2.53M 46.78M

-62.38% -53.12% -38.08% -37.88% -33.30% -25.79% -25.74% -23.61% -22.13% -21.77% -21.03%

16.37M 30.05M 17.91M 9.07M 0.14K 8.11M 78.45K 73.89K 176.91K 973.92K 117.30K

Most Declined Quoin Pharmaceuticals DRC Helius Medical A Hyzon Motors Health Catalyst Rockley Photonics Holdings Wnt Kaspien Holdings Altera Infrastructure LP Pref A Exagen Regional Health Heart Test Laboratories Unt Valhi

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In the air STRIKES by easyJet and Ryanair crew in Spain have had a beneficial effect for low‐cost airline Vueling (owned by IAG), which apart from operating many internal flights, also flies from major Spanish cities to the UK. Unions represent‐ ing Vueling staff have de‐ cide that the time has come to try to take advantage of this situation and held a meeting with management in Barcelona asking for backdated pay rises for cab‐ in crew. This could be the first step in a possible strike commencing some time in August, if their demands are not met.

Oil supplyr PRESIDENT BIDEN’S visit to Saudi Arabia to try to bro‐ ker an increase in the vol‐ ume of oil exported by OPEC+ (which includes Rus‐ sia) didn’t meet much suc‐ cess as it announced on Au‐ gust 3 that output would only be increased by 100,000 barrels a day from September.

THOUGHTFUL TRAVELLER DAY takes place on August 12 and has been created by award‐ winning UK based villa rental company The Thinking Trav‐ eller.

It is intended to encourage British travellers to leave a re‐ view to support the amazing small restaurants, cafés, shops and markets they have visited on holiday. The purpose of the day is to highlight the impor‐ tance of these reviews, espe‐ cially following the travel in‐ dustry losing a staggering €1.78 trillion due to the pan‐ demic. The company also commissioned a survey to find out how likely UK travellers are

IMPORTANT REVIEWS: Friendly service ensures positive reviews.

to leave a review for a small business abroad, to discover the cities that are the most supportive and reveal how re‐ views influence where you spend your money while on

holiday. Some of the findings were as follows; London resi‐ dents are the most likely to vis‐ it a business or cancel plans to visit one after reading online reviews. UK tourists need to

read between four and 10 pos‐ itive reviews before visiting a small business abroad Two in five UK adults would not commit to visiting a foreign restaurant or tourist attraction

State of the Economy

Food prices THE Bank of Spain has is‐ sued a warning that even if raw food prices remain stable, supermarket prices will still increase this year by 18 per cent, although the Spanish government expects in‐ flation to drop signifi‐ cantly, especially as tourist demand reduces as holidays finish.

MEETING IN PALMA: King Felipe VI received President Pedro Sánchez.

Minority diversity BUSINESSES are more likely to sacrifice board gender and racial diver‐ sity when they are un‐ derperforming or during times of greater produc‐ tivity, although if the Chairs of boards are themselves from minori‐ ty backgrounds this is less likely to happen ac‐ cording to research from Imperial College Busi‐ ness School.

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SPANISH President Pedro Sánchez met King Felipe VI at the Royal Palace of La Almudaina, in Palma on Tues‐ day August 2.

King Felipe invariably spends his summer holiday in Mallorca with his family and it has become a tradition that the President should meet with him to make an annual assessment of the situation in the country.

Much of the discussion covered the state of the economy and the President who was delighted with the tourism figures for the first six months of the year said “More than 30 million foreign tourists have visit‐

ed our country this year and that means that we have a strong and thriving tourism sector; if the data continue like this, we will recover the tourist figures achieved prior to the pandemic.” Moving on to the way in which he had seen a resurrection in the economy, he also said “The gov‐ ernment of Spain is not going to fall into euphoria or predict a catastro‐ phe,” referring to latest economic da‐ ta on employment and tourism in Spain. He stressed the fundamental role of labour reform to consolidate the government’s commitment to stable employment. “Since the

labour reform was approved, we have four million more indefinite contracts and 11 million in total, a his‐ torical maximum,” he explained.

Sánchez outlined the efforts of the Executive to contain inflation and confirmed to the monarch the firm determination of the government to alleviate the effects of the war on the economy of Spanish families and companies. “We are implementing measures to cushion the economic and social effects of inflation and al‐ ways with the purpose of defending the middle and working class,” he added.

without reading an online re‐ view first.

Antoine Levy, Sales & Mar‐ keting Director, at The Think‐ ing Traveller, said: ‘’It’s a well‐ known fact that the travel industry has been and still re‐ mains one of the most affect‐ ed by the pandemic. There are lots of tourism‐dependent countries for which support is imperative to their economies.

Knowing how crucial positive user‐generated reviews are to small businesses, we wanted to play our part in helping the tourism sector to recover and encourage UK travellers to think about supporting small businesses abroad.’’

Helping startups SPAIN’S Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism has published the rules con‐ cerning the granting of aid to help pro‐ mote the growth and development of startups.

A total of €42.8 million is being made available from the Recovery Fund through the School of Industrial Organisation with the objective of supporting 6,100 startups before the end of 2023.

An individualised advice service and specific training for the beneficiaries will be carried out by different organisations which will be selected through a competi‐ tive bidding procedure.

Both the bidding procedure for collabo‐ rating entities and the call for aid to star‐ tups will be published from September of this year.

Timely reminder SEPTEMBER 20, 2022, is the deadline for spending or exchanging any paper of the last issue of £20 or £50 banknotes as after this date, they will cease to be legal tender.

Old notes can be handed in at any UK bank or Post Office where they will be ex‐ changed for the new polymer ones.

You can also send them to the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street by post, but entirely at your own risk, they point out.

The new £20 notes will feature the fa‐ mous painter, JMW Turner, and the £50 notes will feature the Second World War code‐breaking genius, Alan Turing.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THESE latest revelations of paedophilia and ‘sex for aid’ didn’t surprise me one bit. Frankly I also consider it merely the tip of the iceberg. I believe that many of the organisations that deal with children may harbour these low life predators.

After all, if I were a junkie I would go where the drugs are. If my habit was gambling I would seek out gambling joints. It stands to reason that those who feel the need to prey on youngsters go where they can find children. OX‐ FAM. UNICEF. Scouting. Church and teaching organisations, Dr Barnardo’s homes.

Children’s hospitals and so on, all are vulnerable to the infiltration of these evil beings that destroy young lives before they have barely begun. A report by ex UN worker Andrew Macleod stated that UN aid workers, may not only have raped up to 60,000 people over the last 10 years, but are estimated to employ some 3,300 paedophiles in their world‐ wide operation.

One terribly sad result of these alarm‐ ing, seemingly never‐ending revelations, is that decent men and women, who sincerely want to help and care for the

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Where to start? young, are shying away and entering other professions, simply because they don’t want to be regarded with suspi‐ cion by their peers. Even stating publicly that you love children can attract a ‘fun‐ ny’ look in some circumstances. If this unacceptable situation is allowed to continue unchecked, sooner or later the majority of children’s charity workers will all be sex abusers and paedophiles.

So where do you start? Well first of all there needs to be a worldwide easily ac‐ cessible data centre, which holds a record of every worker who has been sacked for abuse of any kind.

This would ensure that these people at least could never get into any other organisation that involved children. Sec‐ ondly, those at the very top need to be thoroughly vetted. After all it stands to reason, if they are rife with such large numbers of offenders, some could quite easily be in board and management po‐ sitions. This would also explain the fact that there have been numbers of occa‐ sions where whistle blowers have been sacked, with their accusations stifled and pushed under the carpet.

Far from being vilified, these caring people need to be given every encour‐

agement and complete anonymity while a thorough investigation of their accusations is conducted by an indepen‐ dent body set up by respective govern‐ ments. I also believe the finances of these big charity companies should be more carefully looked into. It seems to me many of those ‘at the top’ seem to be living far too comfortably, for com‐ fort ‐ if you get my drift.

Well that’s my three penneth, for what it’s worth. All I know is something must be done and as quickly as possible.

After all it is the children who are suffer‐ ing at the hands of these monsters, and above all they must retain priority.

Thanks for all your wonderful mail af‐ ter last week’s piece. Fair warmed the ol’ boy’s cockles. Keep ‘em coming, and whatever ya do.

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

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Be prepared for visitors

SUMMER is here and hordes of friends and relatives de‐ cide to descend on us for a visit, which is great but can be hard work for the hosts.

If anyone knows how to prepare small spaces for large visitor numbers and keep them ready for use, its hotel chambermaids. Here are a few tips which we can all learn from: 1. Prepare a kit for each room with towels, bedlinen and anything else you want to leave ready for your guests in advance. This will save time running around the day before they arrive.

2. Have a special storage area for linen and separate or label it by size or room.

Once washed and ironed,

GET READY: Be prepared for your guests.

organise your bedlinen in one place and keep double and single sets apart so you can quickly and easily grab what you need.

3. Storage boxes are a great way to make the most of available space, but make sure you stack them right to

keep things simple.

4. Multi‐task cleaning products will cut down on the number of bottles you need. While hotel cleaners have a trolley, you can con‐ vert this idea for the home with a bucket or box to keep them together.

Quick cleaning hacks WE all have those days when you’ve used the last pot scrubber, or drop of glass cleaner, and haven’t got time to pop out for more. Here are some quick fixes until you get to do your shopping No scourer? Use aluminium foil as a temporary replacement. Crumple a hand‐ ful and scrub to polish stainless steel pots (keep off the non‐stick pans though).

Shampoo (the plainer the better) will

get the job done when you run out of washing up liquid. Stick to using it in the sink or washing‐up bowl as filling your dishwasher with shampoo may drown it in suds!

To clean up marks from a table, spray a dollop of shaving cream on the surface and spread with a dry sponge. Leave for five to 15 minutes and wipe off with a damp sponge.

Burnt grass TO have a well‐tended, lus‐ cious green garden is highly commendable. However, it re‐ quires a lot of work, especially in the hot summer sun.

If your lawn has suffered a little scorching so far this year, there are things you can do to help it recover, and to avoid those unsightly burnt patches!

One of the easiest things to do is to keep your garden well hydrated. During hot weather, it’s a good idea to have a sprin‐ kler in your garden to ensure it doesn’t get dried out. If you’re worried about water waste, do it yourself with a good old‐fash‐ ioned watering can, but make sure you’re watering it multiple times a day to prevent your lawn from drying out.

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I don’t get the attitude MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man THE fires here have been terrible and I’m sure climate change has something to do with it. But I’m also pretty sure there is ar‐ son going on too. Hard to prove. There was a German guy arrested last week, a prolific arsonist who was accused of starting seven fires in a matter of hours.

Another problem is the sickos that see this on the TV and go out and try and get themselves 15 minutes of fame. These low‐ est of the low, if caught and found guilty, should automatically be given the maxi‐ mum sentence which I think is 20 years.

I don’t get the Spanish attitude to charg‐ ing IVA (VAT). I’m trying to get some re‐ forms done on a property that we own. I’ve given all involved my budget and told them that I can’t go over it as it’s all I want to spend. I get all the estimates and it’s just within my budget or I thought it was be‐ cause then added to it is 21 per cent IVA. So now I’m 21 per cent over budget which is a considerable amount of money. I know they have to pay it away to the government

but I still have to find it and no one seems to understand that if I want to spend X on something, that’s all I want to spend. It’s up to them to make it work including the IVA like they do in the UK. The problem is only a few do include IVA. Basically what I’m say‐ ing is I’m only interested in the end price, the amount I have to hand over.

The new game the retailers are playing now is no discounts. In fact if you don’t order it now it will probably increase in price within the next week or so because of the problems with Brexit, China, French, lorry drivers, Rus‐ sia, fuel prices ‐ make your choice. Tradition‐ ally there has always been a deal to be had somewhere but not anymore.

Hands up if you have ever re‐gifted. Re‐ gifting is the practice of taking that bottle of wine or cherry chocolate liqueurs that you are never going to eat or drink round to the next person’s house you visit. Is it rude or acceptable? The most important thing is to make sure it’s not taken back to the person that gave it to you! When I talk about this on Talk Radio Europe on August 19, I’ll tell the story of the box of Cointreau flavoured chocolate sticks that went round my group of friends, in many different disguise pack‐ ages, for nearly 30 years!

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BERGERAC GETTING HIS KNICKERS IN A TWIST NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

days.” Best not offend anyone!

Which reminds me, the UK’s recent heat‐ wave must be due to climate change, right?

Or is it down to Brexit, again? But it’s not all bad ‐ it should suit the snowflakes, provided they’ve safe spaces where it’s cool and nobody’s talk‐ ing about this “offensive” weather or any “scary” sto‐ ries. In fact, even thinking about my own scary thrillers ‐ particularly the latest, Death in Winder‐ mere ‐ is sending icy, blood‐ curdling shivers down my spine...

Nurse! That’s better, now I’m back on the meds!

THERE’S been much excite‐ ment in Jersey with news of the return of Bergerac, the detective series set on the is‐ land. Shooting’s finally due to begin next summer with John Nettles getting a cameo.

Nettles became a heart‐ throb as Jim Bergerac in the 1980s series. Most fans were sane, but he said there was a “lunatic fringe” of women, “rarely young”, who wrote love letters, enclosing their Nora Johnson’s critically knickers “always from Marks acclaimed psychological & Spencer for some reason.” crime thrillers (www.nora‐ It could be the saving of the johnson.net) all available Nora’s latest thriller. company... online including eBooks Well, let’s hope the love (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, letters included this: “These aren’t just any audiobooks, paperbacks at Amazon etc. Prof‐ knickers. They’re M&S knickers. If not re‐ its to Cudeca cancer charity. quired, please return unworn within 14

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COME TOGETHER

HI Euro Weekly News!

I know the situation at Torre‐ vieja hospital comes as no sur‐ prise to you. Here is my experi‐ ence and thoughts: I had a mammogram for a breast lump. The results took nearly eight weeks to come back only to tell me what I al‐ ready knew ‐ I have a lump that needs further investigation! I’m on a waiting list for an Ecograph.

However, I am hoping to get a prescription from the Salud in San Miguel de Salinas today to get it done at Quiron. I will pay approximately €125. If neces‐ sary, I will pay for a biopsy which is around €1,000! According to my Doctor, there is no Dr at Tor‐ revieja hospital to do the biopsy!

The whole thing got me thinking and I’d like all the local mayors who come under Torre‐ vieja hospital to get together and lobby the politicians in Va‐ lencia. The local politicians have a responsibility to all of us to work on this together.

I believe in strength in num‐ bers. However, I don’t have the expertise to organise this.

Regards, Karen Moon

Fictional work I’VE long suspected that Leapy Lee is a fictional character ‐ a parody of those ignorant, reac‐ tionary racists we all have the misfortune of encountering from time to time. But one col‐ umn has me convinced it has to be a work of fiction. After open‐ ing with one of his greatest cliché hits, ‘The Muslims are ru‐ ining England!’, Leapy goes off on a tangent about cricketers and other sportspeople being too soft and demonstrative these days because they ‘fist each other’ after a good shot.

Surely this sort of innuendo must be a schoolboy prank, not a serious column. Although, to

be fair, if cricketers did fist each other between shots, it would certainly liven up the game!

Paul Spencer

Not surprised Has Mr Lee ever took time to look around him? Has he ever considered the behaviour and actions of his fellow immigrants and English tourists to this country?

On a recent visit to the idyllic village of Competa, my son and I witnessed (yet again), appalling representation of his country first-hand.

We, along with other clientele, were attempting to enjoy a quiet lunch. This was completely ruined by three groups of English people.

One group thought it was acceptable to allow screaming children to run around. Another deemed it perfectly acceptable to sit in bikinis and swimwear, with far from perfect bodies.

The third whose table manners and attitude to the staff was totally revolting.

At adjoining tables to us, were some Dutch and Spanish people. They were aghast, though probably not surprised.

Maria Brennan

OUR VIEW BORDER DEAL THE recent water emergency in Gibraltar, which at the time of writing is still seeing overnight cuts and sporadic shortages often due to poor pressure, highlights the Rock’s need to have a sensible relationship with Spain.

It’s a tiny peninsula right at the southern tip of Iberia and quite understandably the Gibraltarians are fiercely protective of their status as a British Overseas Territory which in living memory has seen far greater economic growth than the Spanish living across the border.

Gibraltar is an important employer with an estimated 10,000 workers crossing into Gibraltar daily and Gibraltarians do spend money in shops on the Spanish side.

Many will refer back to the days of Franco when the land border was closed from 1969 until 1982 and will say that they didn’t need Spain then and got by, but that was then and this is now. The population is much larger now and more sophisticated with expectations amongst the young in particular much greater than during the period of closure and Gibraltar has to import almost everything it consumes and the shops sell. In the case of the water emergency and the fact it could no longer convert sea water to drinking water, it had to turn to Spain for the importation of tens of thousands of litres of water in order to keep the Rock habitable.

It needs a sensible deal to allow easy access across the border and the longer it takes, the less likely it will happen, although it is encouraging to see that Frontex vehicles are already in place on both sides of the border.

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Winter, summer and climate change

DAVID WORBOYS BRRR, it’s freezing! The 1963 winter was the UK’s coldest for 250 years. The Thames at London froze over for the first time since 1892/3 and it snowed some‐ where in the UK every day for 10 weeks. January was the coldest month since 1814. In Aberdeen‐ shire the temperature reached minus 22 degrees. Oh, happy days!

Looking back, I am surprised at the statistics. Apart from 1976, this was the only year from 1958 to the present day that I (now resident in Spain) spent the en‐ tire year in the UK. I don’t re‐ member such bitter cold except one day in February when I drove on snow and ice to a party and met a Spanish girl who was to be‐ come my first fiancée. For weeks we could not see much of each other, not so much because of the driving conditions but rather because I was studying to be‐ come a Chartered Accountant.

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Four years ago, the River Chillar at Nerja was flowing. Difficult to imagine now!

And yet, on the fourth day of April we had our first day out in pleasant sunny weather in the idyllic southern Chilterns.

During that winter, there were blizzards in Cornwall for the third time ever (after 1740 and 1814).

It was possible to skate on the Grand Union Canal from Brent‐ ford to the Midlands, as the ice was 30 centimetres thick.

I have vague memories of the 1947 cold spell that lasted seven weeks when there were severe

shortages of milk and vegetables and an estimated half of all wild birds perished in the freezing temperatures. Although only eight years old, I still remember the cold and ice of that year.

Phew, it’s a scorcher! In July this year, such scenes and such records seemed almost enviable as the UK sweltered in record‐ breaking temperatures. At Luton Airport, flights were suspended because the tarmac on one run‐ way cracked and melted under

the intense heat, while London and other areas suffered serious fires. In Coningsby, Lincolnshire, the temperature reached 40.3, shattering Cambridge’s 2019 record of 38.7 degrees.

As mentioned above, I was in England for the whole of 1976, living and working in London. I well remember the endless hot days, lack of air conditioning and sticky, sweaty heels. The temper‐ ature reached 35.9 and was above 32 degrees somewhere in

the UK for 15 consecutive days.

But it’s worse elsewhere. The effect of climate change is fright‐ ening because of its relentless speed. Past transitions from cold to warmer ages, being caused by nature, occurred far more gradu‐ ally. Now we regularly see de‐ structive wild fires endangering lives and destroying the environ‐ ment in Australia, California, and now in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. In Axarquia we have had nothing but half a dozen short, heavy showers for over three years. Our once green land‐ scape is a scorched tinderbox.

Meanwhile records have re‐ cently been broken for flooding in Sydney and New Orleans, while the rainforests disappear and the Arctic melts before our eyes.

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Hazards in your wardrobe The best summer experiences Credit: luanateuzi/shutterstock

SUMMER WARDROBE: It’s not the monster you should be scared of.

AS temperatures rise, we pack away our winter woollies and reach for those flowy dresses and sandals that we’ve not seen since last year!

But before you fly off in your flip-flops, a leading personal injury claims

company has identified garments in your wardrobe that could affect your health and safety this summer.

Flip-flops may seem like an easy option to slip on, but there are more than 200,000 flip-flop related accidents every year in the UK. It is recommended they should only be worn in suitable environments like soft sand or a poolside.

If you have any visual impairments and your sunglasses don’t have prescription lenses, they can exacerbate any sight problems you may have.

Ask your optician if they have anything appropriate for you for the sunny season.

Flowy trousers, although wonderfully airy, can also be a terrible trip hazard. Try wearing a belt to hold up long fabrics above your feet to keep you safe this summer.

THIS year, thanks to the increased prices and inflation, many people are opting to stay in the country, seeking a fun and unique experience close to home rather than an extended holiday abroad to keep costs down.

After two summers of limitations, more people are searching for original experiences they can have without travelling somewhere else.

If you are staying in Spain this summer, you can book a Formula 1 experience on a diverse range of racetracks to let the speed demon inside of you out.

Ever fantasised about how romantic it would be to ride a horse along the beach?

Well, this summer your fantasies can become a reality as the Royal Center Hipica, Cadiz of-

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HORSE RIDING: Along a beautiful beach.

fers horse rides on La Barrosa beach.

If they both sound a little energetic, you can also rent a cabin in the woods to spend the night or go to an exclusive cinema screening with friends.

The opportunities are endless, and you’ll have the best experiences this summer without having to go anywhere else.

Poisonous Spanish trees THERE are some 8,000 species of tree in Spain, but one that you need to be very aware of is the Manchineel tree, or Hippomane Mancinella.

This tree is so dangerous, it is typically marked with a warning sign. The leaves are small and green, and the fruit resembles that of an apple tree.

However, in Spain this tree is more often known as the little apple of death, as all parts of the tree are extremely toxic. So much so in fact, that

if you burn it and stand near the smoke, you can go blind.

If you were to stand under the tree while it is raining, you could get blisters on exposed parts of your body caused by contact with a white milky substance that the tree secretes when it rains.

In the Caribbean islands, it is said that natives have at some stage used M anzanilla sap to poison their arrows.

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Camping with children SUMMER camps for children in Spain can be a really posi‐ tive experience and encour‐ age your little one to step out of their comfort zone and gain self‐confidence.

As well as a space for your children to enjoy their free time surrounded by nature, summer camps can also be an educational experience.

Inclusive summer camps are special because they are set up with the participation and integration of children with special needs in mind. In these camps, children with and without disabilities can spend time together in a tol‐ erant and respectful environ‐ ment.

These camps are catered to the specific needs of each child and attentive to main‐ taining diversity.

If it’s the first time your child is participating in this sort of activity, you should consider a medical profes‐ sional’s opinion who can ad‐ vise you on whether an activi‐ ty is appropriate for your child.

Devesa Gardens LOCATED in Valencia, this resort boasts 32 wooden, rustic-style bungalows that offers a unique holiday experience. Wake up in the Parque Natural de la Albufera and contemplate this characterful landscape. There are also 87 pitches for tents of various sizes.

Enjoy an artfully prepared cocktail while you relax in the pool, learn to ride a horse at the resort’s equestrian centre, how to shoot a bow and arrow, or take a boat trip to Albufera.

The resort’s main attraction is the pool,

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SUMMER CAMPS: Are also an educational experience.

Camp organisers will also be contactable for you to voice any concerns you may have and reassure you before dropping your child off.

There are many inclusive summer camps in Spain to choose from.

Campamentos Plena Inclu‐ sion near Madrid and run in collaboration with the city’s council offers a range of holi‐ day programmes for children with special needs. They offer activities using sports facilities

throughout the city.

Campamentos Inclusivos Dinama, located in Murcia and founded by the Dinamo association, offer a range of different themed summer camps, including technology, books, theatre and art.

Campamentos Inclusivos Equitea is an inclusive sum‐ mer camp which focuses on equestrian activities and of‐ fers many fun and education‐ al opportunities for those with functional diversity.

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thanks to its tropical environment and aquatic park. Divided into two zones, the little ones can safely play in child-friendly canoes while the adults relax in hot tubs.

Surrounded by a natural ecosystem with a rich cultural heritage, the beautiful environment will transport you to another era, in which you will find corners of enchantment in the Valencian lagoons or on the natural, sandy beaches.

This is truly a camping destination with infinite possibilities for the whole family.

Spanish camping laws CAMPING can be a great way to spend some time outdoors, especially with the good Spanish weath‐ er, but it is important to know that there are a lot of laws and restrictions on camping in Spain.

Camping outside of au‐ thorised campsites (wild camping) is forbidden in most of the Autonomous Communities and there can be heavy fines for

those who do not com‐ ply.

The only Autonomous Communities that are rel‐ atively permissive are the Balearic Islands, the Ca‐ nary Islands, Cantabria, Catalonia, Navarra, Va‐ lencia and Murcia, al‐ though each one has its own restrictions in terms of the number of people, the duration of the stay and the exact location.

For example, wild camping is permitted in the Balearic Islands for a maximum of three days in groups of up to nine people (up to three tents). As the rules vary greatly from region to re‐ gion, it is always best to seek up‐to‐date and offi‐ cial information from the local authorities before making any plans to go camping in Spain.

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What’s great about iguanas?

WHAT is so great about pet iguanas you ask? Well, as well as the pleasure of hav‐ ing a little dinosaur resting comfortably on your shoul‐ der, iguanas are extraordi‐ nary pets. If they are well trained, they can even de‐ velop a connection with their owner.

Your pet iguana can grow to as big as you want it to. Although iguanas can be up to 2.5 metres in length, they grow relative to the size of their enclo‐ sure and the type of food

they eat, both things which would be your responsibili‐ ty.

Which brings us to the next point: iguanas are veg‐ etarian. They can be fed al‐ most entirely on leaves and vines, as well as some fruits and flowers, making their diet inexpensive for you.

Iguanas love the heat.

Largely these animals are tropical lizards. For this rea‐ son, in summer your igua‐ na will love wandering freely around your home like any other pet.

PETS

Guinea pigs GUINEA PIGS are cute and excellent com‐ panions in the home. This is why they have gained a place in the hearts of many pet lovers. However, some people still asso‐ ciate guinea pigs with rats and dislike them, knowing very little about them.

Here are some reasons why guinea pigs do in fact make great pets. Guinea pigs don’t take up very much space.

They only need a hutch and you can put them in any room in your house. This is also easy to clean out and you only need to do so once a week.

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Guinea pigs don’t need much space.

If you have a garden they’d appre‐ ciate a secure place to run out‐ side, but this isn’t neces‐ sary.

They are also cheap to feed as their diet consists of mainly portions of fruit, vegetables and seeds.

As pets, Guinea pigs are very docile, making them the perfect first pet for small chil‐ dren or an elderly person who doesn’t want to be scram‐ bling around after a puppy!

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Honda Jazz - a clever choice to set you apart from the usual crowd ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack HONDA’S diminutive Jazz has been in showrooms for

20 years and despite its compact look is actually of similar dimensions to rivals such as Ford’s Fiesta, Vaux‐ hall’s Corsa, VW’s Polo and

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Citroen’s C3.

In its latest guise the first thing that strikes you once inside the Jazz is the light and airy feel and excellent all‐round visibility. This is in no small part due to the al‐ most panoramic wind‐ screen with large quarter lights and slim windscreen pillars. In comparison to its rivals the Jazz feels very spa‐ cious.

That interior space is ex‐ cellent for both height and legroom and although the boot is compromised due to the hybrid batteries it’s quite adequate for the weekly shop.

The rear seat also slides to assist with those slightly larger loads.

Power comes from a 1.5‐ litre petrol/electric hybrid unit that allows the car to pick the optimum circum‐ stances to bring in electric power.

An e‐CVT automatic

HONDA JAZZ: Has a light and airy feel and excellent allround visibility.

transmission is one of the better units although there is still the vocal interference from the engine under hard acceleration until the CVT transmission catches up. All these units operate in the same way and the trick is wherever possible to feath‐ er the throttle. Hard accel‐ eration apart, the Jazz is a smooth and refined drive with impressive economy and low emissions.

The range starts at €24,909/£20,860 with base

level equipment providing all the essentials such as au‐ tomatic lights and wipers, adaptive cruise control, powered heated and fold‐ ing door mirrors, Bluetooth and air conditioning. My test model was the SR trim that is second up of the five trim levels on offer in the range.

Priced at €26,715/ £22,375 the SR adds front and rear parking sensors, wireless CarPlay and up‐ graded infotainment and

touchscreens. Typically, be‐ ing a Honda, the build quali‐ ty is faultless and the fabric seats with soft touch mate‐ rials on the fascia and door panels makes a plain but comfortable place to be for your travels.

The combination of com‐ fortable seats and generous interior space make the Jazz eminently capable of more than just urban commuting.

If the Jazz has a problem, then it’s price.

Look at rivals from Ford, Vauxhall and especially Cit‐ roen and you can see why in straightened economic times people may drive to‐ wards lesser models. Even VW’s Polo comes in cheaper than the Jazz.

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Tennis legend to retire IN an interview with Vogue magazine, pub‐ lished on Tuesday, August 9, tennis legend Serena Williams announced that she will retire after the up‐ coming US Open tourna‐ ment. Without a doubt, af‐ ter 73 women’s singles titles, and 23 doubles ti‐ tles, 40‐year‐old Serena is bowing out of the game as one of its greatest ever players.

Her $94 million (€91.9m)

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Serena winning her fifth US Open title in 2013.

in career winnings speaks for itself and elevates her to the platform of one of the most elite athletes of all time. It is a shame that some people ‐ as she

pointed out in her inter‐ view ‐ still like to remind her that she has not won the most Grand Slam titles of any female tennis star.

“There are people who say I’m not the GOAT be‐ cause I didn’t pass Mar‐ garet Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam titles, which she achieved before the ‘open era’ that began in 1968. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want that record,” Serena admitted.

Cricket world shocked THE legendary South African cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen, passed away on Tuesday, Au‐ gust 9, at the age of 73.

While making his way home from a golf tour‐ nament, Koertzen’s vehi‐ cle was involved in a horrific traffic accident.

Three other people were killed in the head‐on col‐ lision near Riversdale.

His death was con‐ firmed to a national South African news web‐ site by his son, Rudi Jr: “Rudi suffered fatal in‐ juries after an accident near Stilbaai, between Cape Town and Gqeber‐ ha.”

Koertzen was famous for the iconic manner in which he slowly raised his index finger into the

air to declare a batsman out.

As a result, he was dubbed ‘the slow finger of doom’.

On Wednesday, Au‐ gust 10, the South African national cricket team played England at Lords.

They wore black arm‐ bands in homage to their late countryman.

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Closing ceremony THE Commonwealth Games have come to a close in a wonderful display of what the UK knows how to do best, and that is to put on spectacular shows.

Sunday’s closing ceremo‐ ny was a fitting end to a fan‐ tastic week and a half of top‐quality sport, which saw England come away with a record 176 medals.

They were beaten by only two medals in the medal table, by Australia who won 178.

Six silver and one gold made swimmer Tom Dean the most successful of the English athletes. England’s flagbearer, Jake Karman came away with four golds and diver Andrea Spendoli‐ ni‐Sirieix ended the games with two gold and one sil‐ ver. Taking a full hour and a half, the ceremony topped the opening ceremony fea‐ turing an array of artists.

Kicking off the ceremony was a recreation of the re‐ building of Birmingham fol‐

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SPECTACULAR: Commonwealth Games closing ceremony 2022.

lowing the Second World War, with workers clearing rubble before rebuilding the city into the hub of music, industry and ingenuity that it is today.

The games were formally closed by the His Royal Highness the Earl of Wessex before being overshadowed

by Black Sabbath and a huge fireworks display.

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A THIRD consecutive bronze medal was awarded to England’s men’s hockey team, af‐ ter they won 6‐3 over South Africa at the Commonwealth games in Birmingham, on Monday August 8.

A first half goal from Matthew Guise‐Brown put South Africa ahead, but that was soon can‐ celled out by a great shot from Rhys Smith.

England trailed again after Mustapha Cassiem found the tar‐ get, but Liam Ansell’s long range shot soon got the scores level again.

Sam Ward had a penalty corner that moved the hosts ahead, but Nqobile Ntuli made sure the teams ended level at the end of the second quarter.

A penalty from Zach Wallace in the second half, added to Phil Roper’s two goals, confirmed the win.

This was another hockey medal, added to the tally by the gold, won by the Eng‐ land women, on Sun‐ day August 7.

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BRIGHTON made history on Sunday, August 7, on the opening day of the En‐ glish Premier League season. Manchester United’s new Dutch coach Erik ten Hag would have been hoping to get off to a winning start in his first com‐ petitive game in charge ‐ in‐ stead, he had the worst pos‐ sible.

The Seagulls made the long trip from the south coast to Old Trafford, a ground where they had never won, until Sunday. Two first‐half goals from Pascal Gross si‐ lenced the Theatre of Dreams, where their legions of fans had surely come to watch what could be the start of a new era.

Graham Potter’s side had beaten the Red Devils 4‐0 in their previous encounter at the Ammex Stadium last May. It was a result that helped Brighton to their best‐

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NEW COACH: Erik ten Hag had the worst possible start.

ever finish of ninth, and on Sunday’s form, there is no reason why they will not be capable of that again this sea‐ son.

Amid the doubt surround‐ ing his future, not even the introduction of 37‐year‐old

Portuguese superstar, Cris‐ tiano Ronaldo, could turn the match around. A late come‐ back looked remotely possi‐ ble after pressure from Harry Maguire caused Seagulls de‐ fender Alexis Mac Allister to turn the ball into his own net.

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Guedes move VALENCIA Football Club reached an agreement with Premier League side Wolverhampton Wander‐ ers on Monday, August 8 over the transfer of Por‐ tuguese forward Gonçalo Guedes.

Gonçalo Guedes joined Valencia CF in 2017 from Paris Saint Germain and made 198 appearances in all competitions, scoring 40 goals and providing 32 as‐ sists. The 25‐year‐old joins Wolves following a five‐ year stint with Valencia, and his most productive in Spanish football, where he netted 13 times and record‐ ed six assists to guide his side into the top half of La Liga. In 2019, he was one of the players who lifted the Copa del Rey in Sevilla.

Wolves chairman Jeff Shi said: “We have been moni‐ toring Goncalo for a long time and are pleased to welcome him to Wolves.”

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