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THE Valencia region’s Tourist Municipalities’ Cooperation Fund has soared ninefold from an initial €500,000 to €4.5 million. “Marina Baja tourist munici palities are going to receive more than €450,000,” the re gion’s Director General for Tourism Herick Campos an nounced. More than €180,000 of this will go to Benidorm. “We have increased the fund to help reverse the com plicated situation that tourist destinations suffered this year owing to Covid19,” he said. Marina Baja towns are in cluded amongst 252 Valencian
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lajoyosa, Altea, Alfaz, Fines trat, La Nucia, Polop, Callosa, Relleu, Tarbena and Guadalest. This should go towards off setting the extra expense for municipalities that have had to provide extra public ser vices not only for their own residents, but also a floating population of tourists.
HERICK CAMPOS: Region’s Director General announced financial help for Marina Baja towns. Community municipalities looking forward to economic help that amounts to €1.961
million for Alicante Province. Castellon is set to receive €1.227 million and Valencia
€1.310 million. The Alicante allocation brings cash for Benidorm, Vil
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The Valencia region’s Tourist Municipalities’ Cooper ation Fund goes to towns with a considerable tourist popula tion and a wide range of tourist accommodation. To be eligible they must also have first class tourist re sources and be able to prove that the municipality’s econo my is dependent on tourism.
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Nothing to worry about THE succession of earthquakes registered recently in Alicante Province are normal for this area, an expert said. Jorge Olcina, professor of Regional Geographic Analysis at Alicante University, explained that the seismic activity was surprising only because the quakes occurred during a short space of time. A 3.6 magnitude tremor in Relleu in the Marina Baja, was felt over a very large distance in the early morning on November 5 because it was only two kilometres below the surface, Olcina explained.
More employment in Benitachell CLEAN-UP: Benitachell residents will soon notice the difference.
BENITACHELL has a new sevenstrong brigade clearing the municipality’s rural roads and open spaces. They are new employees, working thanks to the Emerge Programme subsidised by the region al government’s Employment and Training Ser vice (SERVEF). Following a short training course, the new op eratives began by tackling Les Fonts, clearing weeds and potential fire risks amongst the pines there. This should take around 10 days after which they are due to move on to areas including Los Molinos, Raco de Nadal, Pueblo Alcasser, La Joya, Girasoles and Magnolias. The new municipal employees have been pro
vided with a vehicle and forestry equipment and once the outlying roads have been cleared, they will spray them with a nontoxic organic product to keep the weeds down. By the time the brigade has finished, they will have cleared an area of more than 110,000 square metres, explained Benitachell’s Works and Services councillor Maria Jose Ivars. Talking to the brigade members during their training course, Ivars stressed the importance of their work. “Although our permanent brigade regularly clears unwanted vegetation, the addition of sev en more people means we can work at a faster rhythm and the local population will soon start to notice the difference,” she said.
Javea came off worst
AS usual, Javea came off badly during the second day of the storms that re cently hit the Marina Al ta. Earlier, Spain’s meteo rological office Aemet is sued an Orange Alert warning, advising that the storm would focus on Javea and the surround ing area. The port area alone registered 100 millime tres during the early hours of Thursday No
vember 5, accumulating a total of 200 millimetres. The Local Police closed Avenida Libertad, Aveni da Fontana and Arenal, evacuating people from several homes that were threatened by floodwa ter. They were also called on to remove fallen trees, collapsed awnings and cavedin walls, but all roads were able to re open after a cleanup op eration.
Christmas raffle THE Charity Shop of Calpe’s annual Christmas event was cancelled owing to Covid restrictions. Nevertheless, it is still possible to win a fabulous Christmas ham per in the raffle, and there is also a tombola. Tickets for both are a steal at just €1 each or five for €4 and avail able at the shop. The draw will take place on Saturday December 5. The shop in Galerias Mar Azul on Avenida Gabriel Miro also has a great range of party clothes and Christmas decorations.
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Walk the Nordic way ALFAZ’S Sports councillor Os car Perez recently received a Nordic Walking tshirt from the locallybased club. There were further tshirts for Perez’s predecessors at the head of the Sports de partment, Luis Morant and Charly Casiano, as tokens of the club’s thanks for their support from the outset. This was key to introduc ing Nordic Walking to Spain 15 years ago, said Marc Dobbelaere and Francisco Lopez, respectively president and treasurer of the Valen cian Community’s National Nordic Walking Association. They pointed out that doctors and the scientific community all recognised the ‘positive and beneficial’ effects of Nordic Walking, which was recommended for people of all ages.
Starting young THE TeuladaMoraira Children’s Council met for the first session of the 20202021 school year. Existing memberships were renewed while 10 pupils com pleting their last primary year at the Sant Vicent Ferrer and Cap d’Or schools were welcomed to the council. This is an official body which meets each month during the academic year to discuss munici pal issues affecting local chil dren. The council is also the ba sis of TeuladaMoraira’s status as a UNICEF Childfriendly mu nicipality.
Sports centre reopens DENIA’S indoor sports installa tion, partly destroyed by the September 2019 storms, has re opened. The €200,000 that it cost to carry out the repairs was more than the original estimate as the roof, the outer westfacing wall, interior flooring and the outside basketball court all had to be renewed. Initially the centre was ex pected to be ready by early 2020, but problems with the in surance company and the Covid19 pandemic combined to delay work.
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NIBS EXTRA Early warning PEDREGUER’S wastewater is to be analysed so that experts can detect the presence and incidence of Covid-19, as many other Costa Blanca towns including Javea and Calpe are already doing. Nevertheless, with only 25.9 cases for every 100,000 inhabitants, Pedreguer’s figures are amongst the lowest in the area.
Late justice THE woman who mowed down six Javea cyclists, killing three, on the N-332 near Oliva (Valencia) in 2017 will stand trial at Gandia’s Criminal Court in May next year. The driver, who had been out all night and was returning home in the early hours of the morning, tested positive for alcohol and drugs.
Hidden treasure THE Generalitat’s Culture department has finally confirmed Campello’s Torre del Barranquet de Marco, the remains of a 16th century watchtower, as a protected Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC). Adjoining a private house, the tower’s base is partly buried and archaeologists are keen to discover what could lie below ground.
Spray clean BENIDORM’S street-cleaning service now has a small nebuliser vehicle which is compact enough to enter the narrow streets in the Old Town for disinfection purposes. This joins another larger vehicle that resembles those used by the army’s UME Emergencies Unit.
Road works WORK is due to begin on providing new domestic water pipes and extending main drainage to Calle Finlandia in Villajoyosa. The €127,366 cost, which has been met by the Diputacion provincial council, should take two months to complete and will include new streetlights, pavements and improved signposting.
Fewer stairs LINKS between Benidorm’s Alfredo Corral district and Avenida Jaime I are to be made less taxing with lifts and escalator ramps replacing the decades’ old steep flights of steps. The town hall will pay half of the €3 million cost, with the remainder coming from Brussels.
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BENIDORM market’s popular clothing and footwear stalls could return. When the town’s weekly mercadillo reopened last July, the town hall announced that owing to social distancing re quirements, stalls would be limited to fruit, vegetables and food. Benidorm is now one of the province’s few municipalities not authorising the return of openair market stalls selling nonessential items. This triggered immediate complaints not only from the traders but also residents and visitors who recently signed a petition asking for their re turn at the entrance to the market. The town hall’s Commerce councillor Lorenzo Martinez has told a delegation of stall holders that his department was looking for a solution and
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BENIDORM MARKET: Few stalls when it reopened in July. according to reports in the lo cal Spanish media, this could arrive shortly. After examining the market site, the town hall has decid ed to rejig its contingency plan and increase the stalls
following a meeting with the spokespeople from all munic ipal groups. Although these are due to return, Martinez revealed that this first extension to the Wednesday market will not
Festive season Quiz Night isn’t cancelled for Akira
CAMPELLO councillors are looking for ways to keep the Christmas spirit alive and well despite Covid19. The pandemic brought the obligation and need to cancel traditional events but Fiestas, Traditions and Events councillors, Cristian Palo mares and Marisa Navarro, are currently study ing formulas that will allow Campello’s youngest residents to enjoy the Christmas holi days, they said. Christmas lights and decorations are already going up and they are now planning openair events where essential social distancing can be maintained, explained Palomares and Navarro. “Campello will have Christmas this year,” they declared. “It will be a rather different Christmas, but it will certainly be present in the streets.”
THE Akira Animal Sanctuary is organ ising a fundraising Quiz Night on No vember 26 at 7.30pm. This will be held at the Sociedad Recreativa in Plaza de la Constitu cion 10 in Teulada, and the €10 do nation includes a simple supper with a choice of Vegetarian Paella, Meat balls and Chips or Chicken and Chips. AntiCovid measures will be in place and Akira will take every care to ensure the safety of those attend ing. To reserve a place, contact Chris tine at secretary@akiraanimals.com or ring 648 853 019. Booking is es sential.
Javea takes a tough stance on flouters JAVEA Town Hall will withdraw the terrace licences from bars and restaurants that flout antiCovid measures. First offenders would lose their right to occupy pavements and public spaces for 30 days, but those continuing to breach the regulations will lose them permanently. The town hall said that with pubs and discos closed, it was inadmissible for busi nesses that remained open to demonstrate a “total lack of respect for the public’s health” while causing problems for the majority who did comply.
include all the prepandemic stallholders. Instead they will draw lots for their sites, said the councillor, who stressed that the extension could go ahead only if the health situa tion does not deteriorate.
Locked in A YOUNG woman and her boyfriend have been arrested for locking her grandmother in a room at the home they shared in Valencia for two years. The 72yearold was reportedly not allowed to use the bathroom, and police are looking into whether she was forced to steal by her grand daughter, 22, and her 18yearold boyfriend. The couple allegedly put a pad lock on the elderly woman’s bed room door in 2018, and sealed the window to prevent her from leaving the home she owns. The elderly woman managed to escape when her granddaughter ap parently forgot to lock the door. The victim went to a nearby pharmacy and told a member of staff what had happened. Investigators from the Family and Women’s Attention Unit (UFAM) said the pensioner was allowed into the living room on ocasions but couldn’t access the rest of the house, “not even the bathroom, so had to wear a diaper to relieve herself.” It’s also claimed the granddaugh ter and her partner ‘slapped and ha rassed’ the elderly woman. Police are investigating allegations the grandmother was forced to steal from commercial establishments by the detainees. In addition, they are looking into whether the pair withdrew money from the victim’s account.
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Early Christmas present JAVEA U3A gave the area’s disadvantaged youngsters an early Christmas present of €500. The money comes from funds that mem bers have raised for the association’s nominat ed charity of the year, Make A Smile. The U3A’s executive committee, led by its president Mike Cox, decided to make the donation now to help the charity which has been struggling finan cially during the coron avirus pandemic. This came in lieu of the U3A’s usual presen tation to its nominated charity at the February general meeting. Although U3A group activities were sus pended during the Covid19 crisis, and the usual fundraising events have not been held, many members have been donating to the charity fund. “Make A Smile or ganisers are delighted and expressed their ap preciation in a message to the committee and members,” Javea U3A said. The charity thanked the association for their generosity, adding that the money would be put towards vouchers for the chil dren over the Christ mas period. “Over the last couple of months, we have been focusing on the educational needs of the children due to having to study from home and missing out on extracurricular ac tivities,” Make A Smile said. “Now, with Christ mas coming up, this is our next concern.” For more information about Javea U3A, visit the www.u3ajavea.com website.
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Missing boy, 13 THE National Po lice have launched an urgent public appeal to help find a missing boy, 13. Alejandro Fruc toso Fernandez was last seen in his home town of Elche on Monday morning, Novem ber 9, and was registered as miss ing within hours. The young teenager has brown hair and MISSING: Alejandro Fructoso brown eyes, is 1.6 Fernandez. metres tall and weighs 53 kg. It is hoped he is safe and well. Anybody who has seen Alejandro or has information which may help find him, is asked to call the National Police on 091.
THE Spanish government has been asked to extend benefits for essential services to vul nerable people affected by the pandemic. Human rights activists petitioned Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday, No vember 7 to extend the moratorium on cuts to essential services for lowincome or vulnerable families indefinitely. Groups such as the Alliance against Ener gy Poverty and the Platform of People Af fected by Mortgages reached out to the government in an attempt to suspend the interruption of basic services such as water, electricity and gas due to overdue bills, as it did during the first wave of the Covid19 pandemic. More than 3,000 organisations and social movements demanded in a manifesto that the government ensures that vulnerable families who are still suffering through the financial implications of the pandemic, and cannot afford to pay their bills, are not shut off from basic services. A WOMAN, 25, was arrested by Local Police in Malaga on the Costa del Sol for driving more than one kilometre on the metro tracks while three times over the legal alcohol limit. The officers found a car on the tracks with three blown out tyres after it got stuck at the entrance to a tunnel on Saturday, November 7. Malaga Metro security guards had requested the presence of the police who had to call a tow truck to re move the vehicle from the tracks.
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Benefit extension ACTIVISTS: Petitioned the Prime Minister at the weekend.
The activists warned that it is the most vulnerable in society who are suffering ‘migrants, women, young people and pensioners’ and that they are ‘at the mercy of companies that might start a wave of cuts of supplies.’
The group went on to remind the Prime Minister that, as recently as October, fami lies who had not caught up on their bills were receiving warning letters from suppli ers threatening to discontinue their ser vices.
Dangerous driver
ON THE TRACKS: The woman was over the limit. It was taken to the munici pal vehicle depot, while the owner, who was very obvious ly drunk, was charged with a crime against road safety
while driving under the influ ence of alcohol. She was given a breathalyser test, which showed she had 0.85 mil ligrams of alcohol per litre of
air in her system. Malaga Metro reported that only slight damage was caused to the tracks, however, the service was cancelled for two hours, much to the dis may of passengers who said they intended to claim com pensation. The woman had driven the wrong way along Boulevard Louis Pasteur, before going round a roundabout in the wrong direction and had crossed the metro stop near Malaga University Hospital and arrived to the University stop before stalling.
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€80m cushion aid HOTELIERS in Valencia have requested €80m aid from the Generalitat to ‘cushion’ Covid restrictions announced on Friday, November 6, by the Ministry of Health. With capacity limitations of 50 per cent, the Business Confederation of Hospitality and Tourism of the Valencian Community (Conhostur), said it is “not feasible to reach the profitability threshold and you will see fi
nancial chaos at the end of the year.” The employer’s association, made up of the federations of Alicante (Fepha), Valencia (Hostelería Valencia) and Castellón (Ashotur), said it is still waiting for a re sponse to the request for a meeting with the ‘president’ of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, to present the situation faced by the 34,000 companies in the sector.
Madrid president isolating THE President of Madrid, Is abel Díaz Ayuso, is in ‘preven tative quarantine’ at home. The Madrid president, Is abel Díaz Ayuso, was unable to attend the celebration mass for the La Almundena festival on Monday, November 9 as she has come into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid19, govern
ment sources revealed. Ayuso is currently quarantining at home as a preventative mea sure. The capital celebrated on Monday a mass in honour of the patron saint of Madris, the Virgin de la Almudena. Al though she has tested nega tive for coronavirus herself, Ayuso did not attend the fes
A Rare Sighting A HUGE red sunfish weigh ing 35 kilos and 1.45 metres in length was discovered washed up at the Regional Park of Calblanque in Mur cia at the weekend. The species, called ‘lam pris guttatus’ or more com monly Opah, is the first warmblooded species capa ble of keeping all its organs at a stable temperature and is normally found in tropical waters. The cause of the crea
ture’s death is still un known. The tyresized Opah, also known as the moonfish or sunfish, is a deep water predatory fish with relatively small red fins adorning its large, round body, which can grow up to 1.8 metres long. These fins, which flap rapidly as the fish swims, turn out to be important in generating body heat for the Opah, often found swim ming with tuna schools.
tivities. Sources have indicated that the regional president is waiting to know the result of the rest of the tests “and thus continue with her normal agenda.”
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Buy now Mercadona Recall INVESTMENT opportunities are to be found in Malaga and Mar bella amongst other areas for those with the capital to buy a hotel. Even in the current times of the worldwide Coronavirus pan demic, if you have the money ready, there is the chance to in vest and reap the benefits. Ho tels with 80 rooms are the best bet to buy, with on outlay of anything from €15 to €50 mil lion. Miquel Laborde said that “As in all crises, investment op portunities are emerging for all those players who have liquidi ty.” Investors that are willing to take the risk and move quickly are most likely to see the bene fits according to consulting firms.
THE famous Spanish su permarket Mercadona has issued a recall due to a Salmonella warning for ‘Paprika de la Vera Dulce.’ The recall is for ‘Paprika de la Vera Dulce’ made by Hacendado, Lote number L150719, with a best be fore date of October 2021. The Canarian Week ly reports that “Mer cadona has decided to re move it immediately from their shelves for precau tionary measures, after being informed by the health authorities of Aragon that this batch could contain salmonella.” Returning the product is
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easy and no receipt will be required at your local store. Both the supermar ket and the supplier Oren cio SL have apologised to customers.
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THE FOOD CO: Offering a range of over 7,500 products. ON Tuesday October 27, The Food Co opened its doors to the public bringing you the best of Tesco’s own branded products as well as your favourite branded household names right on your doorstep in Quesada. Venture down to 1 Calle Vigo, 03170 Ciudad Quesada, Alicante and take a look at their brand new store where you will find a massive
range of over 7,500 products which include chilled, frozen and ambient products. Go along and meet their store team who will be more than happy to assist and make your shopping experience an enjoyable one! For the latest information, deals and events, Like the @TheFoodCo.Spain page on Facebook.
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Oxygen in cars STAFF at an overwhelmed hospital in Naples were giving suspected Covid-19 patients oxygen in their cars as they queued with ambulances for admission. Cotugno Hospital in Campania appeared unable to cope with the increasing arrival of coronavirus patients as they walked along the lines of cars handing out oxygen tanks to people with breathing problems. Campania has the third highest number of Covid-19 cases in Italy, while Lombardy has the highest. On Tuesday, November 9, Italian government authorities raised Naples to red alert level, with Campania a ‘special observed region.’
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Rescue Ship
SPAIN is set to spend €3.9 billion on a new submarine rescue ship. The rescue ship will not only be able to perform rescue mis sions, but will be able to protect the valuable underwater her itage of Spain in the form of sunken ships and treasure. The rescue ship will fill a hole in the capabilities of the Navy, as they currently have limited rescue facilities for submarines. According to El País, the ship will ‘aside from its military uses, be able to protect Spain’s underwater cultural heritage.’ Building the rescue ship will commence in 2021 and create over 1,000 new jobs in Cádiz. SPAIN is sending humanitarian aid to help those affected by Storm Eta in Nicaragua. Storm Eta hit Nicaragua early November and has also devas tated Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala amongst other places. The victims of Storm Eta have seen flooding and land slides and many lives and homes have been lost. There are also numerous people missing. Eu ropa Press reports that AECID, the Spanish Agency for Interna tional Development Coopera
Under pressure SPAIN’S Health Law Association has warned the rise in Covid-19 cases and an increase in ‘worrying pressure’ on health personnel have seen a rise in attacks on staff. In the latest reported incident, a nurse at Petrer 1 health centre had a front tooth knocked out after being hit by a male waiting for medical assistance. He claimed he had been waiting for two hours, reports EL Mundo, before he began to shout and threaten staff. A nurse tried to calm him, and was struck in the face. The nurse fell to the floor and was bleeding from the nose and mouth. President of the Association of Health Law of the Valencian Community, Carlos Fornes, told the publication that “almost every day we receive complaints of attacks against health professionals” and is calling for more resources for health professionals.
Spanish Aid tion, “will send humanitarian aid worth €150,000 to support peo ple affected by the passage of hurricane ‘Eta’ in Northern Nicaragua.” There is much work to be done to help the victims of Storm Eta.
Arrested in Salamanca ALBANIANS who robbed busi nessmen’s homes have been ar rested in Salamanca after months of surveillance The Guardia Civil’s operation ‘Habitat Trilece’ arrested the group who specialised in robbing the homes of businessmen throughout the provinces of Madrid, Toledo, Salamanca, Zamora, Segovia, Córdoba, Va lencia and Murcia, according to a statement from the Armed Insti tute. The structured nature of the robberies led officers to as sume this was an organised group. The operation tracked the gang’s movements south of Madrid, where they had rented a number of expensive proper
ties. The investigation eventually led officers to a rural house locat ed in the town of Zarapicos, where they arrested three men of Albanian origin between the ages of 17 and 43, all of who have prior police records for dif ferent robbery campaigns. The Guardia Civil has listed the areas where the gang carried out their robberies as Guadarrama, Alpedrete, Meco, Villaconejos de Madrid, Valdelagua, Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Pelabravo and Arabayona in the province of Salamanca, Burguillo and Arges in Toledo, Cabra (Cordoba), Cañizal, Cabanillas del Campo (Guadalajara), Alginet (Valencia), Palazuelos de Eresma and San Cristobal in Segovia
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Zoom Video Call ZOOM video call company shares have tumbled after a vac cine breakthrough showed 90 per cent effectiveness. Zoom’s share price fell sharply following reports that a major vaccine trial had successfully in oculated nine out of 10 partici
pants. Pfizer and German biotech company BioNTech announced on Monday morning early results showing their vaccine is more than 90 per cent effective in pre venting Covid19. By the time US markets opened a few hours later shares
Time capsule A NORTH POLE time capsule tossed from a Russian nuclear icebreaker in 2018 has washed up on the Irish coast. Conor McClory of Gweedore in West Donegal was checking out the surf at the Bloody Foreland when he came across a steel structure in the sand. It turned out to be a small time capsule that had travelled 3,800 kms to reach the shores of Donegal in a recent storm, reports Donegal Daily. The fascinating find contained letters, poems and photographs from North Pole explorers. Conor said much of the fun has been investigating the puzzling find. He told the publication he initially thought it was a steel pipe from a ship, but when he saw engraving on the side, he initially feared it could be a bomb. Inside there was also numerous pieces of interest created by those on board the ‘50 Years of Victory’ ship, the second largest nuclear-powered icebreaker in the world. Explorers can pay to join North Pole expeditions.
in the company behind the popu lar video conferencing app had dropped nearly a whopping 20 per cent, wiping off around €23.5 billion (£21 billion) from its value. It was just starting to creep up again at the time of publication, alongside other companies which benefit from stayathome advice such as the streaming gi ant Netflix (down 7.6 per cent on its closing price) and online retail er Amazon (down 2.4 per cent). The hit set Zoom’s stock mar ket gains back to midSeptember, although it is still up 504 per cent this year. Investors who bought shares in the company just be fore the first UK lockdown began would still be able to sell them for almost four times as much today. It comes as a vaccine expert predicted life will return to nor mal ‘by spring’ in response to the Pfizer announcement. Sir John Bell, an Oxford University medi cine professor who sits on the government’s vaccine task force, told BBC Radio 4’s The World At One: “I am delighted with this re sult it shows you can make a vaccine against this little critter.”
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RSPCA fears RSPCA England and Wales fears ‘a second spike in cruelty to wildlife’ in lock down two. The charity said new data has revealed it re ceived reports of more than 2,200 incidents of cruelty to wildlife in 2020, with numbers spiking in May. “From hunting and fighting to beating and mutilation, incidents of ‘ i l l e g a l a c t i v i t y ’ a n d ‘ i n tentional harm’ to wild animals started rising at the start of the lockdown t h i s y e a r , ” s a i d t h e R S P CA in a statement. There were 194 inci dents in March, 241 in April, and 381 in May. And the charity is con cerned that as the nation goes into lockdown again and everything shuts down, “some may turn to this barbaric behaviour for ‘entertainment’ and incidents may rise.”
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Madrid Parties MADRID parties have kept the Local Police busy over the long weekend. The police have been to 400 illegal parties in Madrid, over the La Al mudena long weekend. The parties have been both in establishments that have ignored the new curfew rules and private parties at peo ples’ homes. A worrying theme is that social dis tancing rules seem to have been forgotten at the Madrid parties and masks were not being worn either. Also, there were many breaches of the number of people allowed to be together. The number of Local Police in Madrid has doubled over recent months to enable them to police the restrictions in place due to Covid19.
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Bonking Brits THE sum of £1,500 and free plants has been of fered for Brits to bonk for two months while testing aphrodisiacs. Three aphrodisiac testers will be offered the extraordinary charge to participate in the exxxciting experiment for British company Whatshed.co.uk who are looking for bonkers to try herbs, fruit and vegetables said to get you lusting for sex. Whatshed said: “Gardening is proven to help with physical and mental health.
“If we can help any couple improve their sexual health as well we’ll be more than happy to do so.” Winners will record where and how often they romp, and which plants, such as horny goat weed, turned them on. The site found 61 per cent are having less sex amid the pan demic. To apply, both partners need to be aged between 2565 and must live together and ensure they are NOT allergic to any of the plants.
Tactical Urbanism BARCELONA’s Tactical Urbanism is proving effective at regaining space for pedestrians and cyclists. Barcelona will see further developments, with the aim of creating more environmentally and people friendly spaces. The city currently boasts 25 zones and will see a further 50 plus created. Xavi Matilla, Chief Architect explains that “If the actions to gain public space during the pandemic have shown something, it is that traffic lanes could be eliminated and that the city has not collapsed.” The spaces can be created using paint and concrete blocks and are helping to decrease the air pollution in Barcelona. Tactical Urbanism is not unique to Barcelona, and examples can be seen in New York and other cities.
M E R C A D O N A has announced it plans to buy 1,500 tons of pomegranates of the Elche mollar variety this season, from the province of Alicante. T he supermarket giant is collaborating with A licante suppliers Cambayas, Frutas y Hortalizas Mas Serrano, Alcudia, all from Elche, along with
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Fruitful deal O rihuela-based P lusfruit and Albafruits, Coop V in Albatera. This firm has also shown its support for an initiative launched by the Ministry of Agriculture,
F isheries and Food ( M A P A) called ‘Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables,’ and has voluntarily committed to the Code of Good Commercial Practices in Food Contracting.
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WhatsApp Vanish WHATSAPP messages are now set to vanish after seven days with the launch of a new feature. The popular mes saging service in troduced the fea ture on
Thursday, Novem ber 5, although it will still be possi ble for recipients to save the messages. According to a spokesperson, when the new feature is on it’s “helping the conversation feel lighter and more private.”
MESSAGES: Are set to disappear after seven days.
The vanish feature can be turned on by either person in a onetoone chat and in groups, admins will have control over whether the feature is on or off. WhatsApp explained that it was starting with seven days “because we think it offers peace of mind that conversations aren’t permanent, while remaining practical so you don’t forget what you were chatting about.” Technical stuff: • Messages will disappear within seven days if users don’t open the app • Messages may also remain with a quot ed chat, and won’t disappear if the message is forwarded • It will still be possible to preview the message within a notification until What sApp is opened.
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The Show Must Go On ROCK THE LOCK DOWN brought together more than a million active members around the world when the State of Alarm began on March 14 for British expats in Spain. And through the joy of music and being the first to provide live enter tainment beamed directly into the homes of those feeling lost, lonely and vulnerable ‘Rock the Lock Down’ (RockTLD) is still helping those in need. And now they have released a new charity single which they are urg ing the public to download and share. Aside from the charities already helped, with the kind permission from Sony/EMI and Queen Limited the new single was recorded during lock down by 24 different artists and musicians from around the world. The single ‘The Show Must Go On’ was released worldwide on Friday October 30, 2020 with all proceeds going to charity to support the well being and mental health of artists that have struggled during this incredi bly difficult time as well as the UK No1 Cancer charity. “It is important to us that we reach as many people as possible to download the single to raise much needed charitable funds for causes close to our hearts,” said a spokesperson for Rock The Lock Down. You can download the single at: https://music.apple.com/.../theshow must.../1535151782... https://www.amazon.co.uk/.../dp/B08KY5RXKG/ref=mp_s_a_1_4
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Cost to be cut THE Spanish govern ment is considering low ering the cost of masks. The government now considers that the fixed price of 96 cents per unit remains too much for many families. Consumer Minister Alberto Garzón ex plained that they have been very concerned about the price of masks since the begin ning of the coronavirus pandemic. It recalls that the government estab lished a ‘maximum price control,’ which is an ‘anomaly in a market system’ to ensure that there were no cases such as masks at €10 per unit. Garzón said setting the price of masks to 0.96 “is reasonable, but for many families, it is still out of reach.”
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Pope Control’s funding THE pope has tried to contain the fallout from the London property scandal by stripping the Vatican’s Secretariat of State of control over its own funds. Pope Francis has moved the funds to the supervision of its economic offices, ac cording to reports on Thurs day, November 5, as he at tempted to control the luxury London property deal scan dal. The announcement that the pope is transferring all the assets to a Vatican de partment called APSA, comes after an investigation into the London deal that led to the suspension last year of five Vatican employees, the
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Visit ban for prisoners
A NATIONWIDEban on prison vis its and a restriction on inmate calls have been announced by Spain’s General Secretariat of Penitentiary Institutions to curb the spread of Covid19. Jails in the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands are exempt from the new measures which will last three weeks.
A letter has been sent to all the centres outlining the new mea sures to prevent the spread of coronavirus among the prison population, considered a highrisk group, and prison workers. As well as a suspension of visits, inmate telephone calls are restrict ed, with a maximum of two calls per prisoner a week.
Hidden millions of Carlos POPE FRANCIS: Transferring assets due to scandal. resignation of its police chief, and the exit of the former head of its Financial Informa tion Authority. Francis fired Cardinal Ange lo Becciu in September as he was number two at the Sec
STUDENTS and teachers in all secondary schools in England MUST wear masks, new government rules say. New government measures announced on Wednesday, November 4 stipulate that all secondary school students and staff must wear face coverings when in corridors, as sembly hall and travelling to school on pub lic transport, but not in the classroom. Under previous measures, the rules were
retariat when it purchased a building in London as an in vestment. However, Becciu has con sistently denied any wrong doing after the pope alleged embezzlement and nepotism.
FORMER King of Spain, Juan Carlos I has €10 million ‘hidden’ in a tax haven Jersey account. The discovery comes after the Money Laundering Prevention Service (Sepblac) raised suspi cions attempts were being made to move money from an account on the island. Legal sources told La Sexta on Friday, November 6, Sepblac was
Masks a Must in place for children in year 7 and above in areas where local alert levels were ‘high’ or ‘very high.’ The announcement brings Eng lish schools more in line with their Scottish counterparts who have been under stricter Covid restrictions for several weeks.
The news comes as MPs have voted on a second national lockdown on Wednesday evening. The new guidance, which was re leased on the Department for Education’s website, reads: “In schools where pupils in year 7 and above are educated, face cover
aware of the account’s existence and of the money in it. For this reason, the Prosecu tor’s Office decided to open a third avenue of investigation into the former king of Spain for al leged tax crimes and money laundering. This investigation adds to the previous lines of inquiry into al leged commissions received.
ings should be worn by adults and pupils when moving around the premises, outside of classrooms, such as in corridors and com munal areas where social distancing cannot easily be maintained.” Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary, National Education Union, earlier said: “The Department for Education should follow the example of Scotland and adopt face cover ings as a requirement on school premises.”
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CARLOS BAOS WE CAN HELP YOU IN this article, we will ex plore the possible loss of use of a property following divorce specifically if living
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Following divorce, a new partner may change rights to live in spousal property with a new partner of the spouse who had been awarded the property in any settlement.
Attribution of the use of the habitual residence in a divorce proceeding It is normal, that in a di vorce proceeding, the use of the family home is passed to whichever par ent has custody of any mi nor children. Thus, if both parents were owners of the prop erty and both also respon sible for any mortgage loan, if one of them is awarded custody of any children it is customary for he or she to also be awarded the use of the house. Both of them would however continue to own property and pay off any mortgage loan as previously, but the use of the property would be for the custodial par ent.
Living with a new part ner. Consequences regard ing the use of the family home But what happens if the person who has been granted custody and use, starts living with a new partner? There are different opin ions on the consequences of the occupation of the property by a third party. On the one hand, some believe that it is irrelevant, since the use of the prop erty is actually granted to the children. Therefore, if their moth er or father lives with an other partner, it should not affect the child’s rights. On the other hand, oth ers believe that the cre ation of a new couple means that the property
should no longer have the status of a family home and therefore, the right of use in favour of the custo dial parent could be claimed to be ended. The Supreme Court Judgment of 11/20/2018 The Supreme Court has confirmed that the second of the doctrines is the cor rect one. Thus, it has basically said that in these cases, the property on which the use is established is where the family has lived to gether, with a desire to re main. This situation therefore disappears with the entry of a third party, ceasing to serve, the property, for the purposes of marriage as, now, the property serves a different family. Conclusion:
A court can order the loss of the use of the house after the divorce, if the parent who has such use lives with a new part ner. But, even if this is the case, and a shared use could be requested, or a sale of the property, the parents must ensure that the children have a decent home in which to live. This may also change the alimony payments to be made for the care of the children if a new home needs to be found. If you want legal advice on this matter, contact us, or visit our website: www.whitebaos.com. The information provid ed in this article is not in tended to be legal advice, it merely conveys informa tion related to legal issues.
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THE National Police force has opened an official profile on TikTok, the most popular social network amongst teenagers. In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, they hope to reach the younger members of the population, in order to, amongst other things, raise awareness about the importance of using masks and other anti-Covid measures. They will also focus on preventing gender violence, bullying and drug use. The official profile on TikTok is @policia091. The Spanish National Police force are top
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Police on TikTok Missing minors in the world for their use of social networks and with TikTok becoming increasingly popular, they have said that they did not want to miss the opportunity to use the App to connect with even more citizens. They already have 3.5 million followers on Twitter (@policia), expected to reach a million followers on Facebook (@policianacional) within the com-
ing months; their Instagram account (@policianacional) has more than 650,000 followers and on YouTube (@policianacional) they have 67,000 subscribers. Humor, music, self-confidence, trends and audiovisual language will be the keys to communication on Tik Tok for the National Police.
THE number of children and teenagers who have run away from home or are registered as missing in Spain has risen 21 per cent compared to the same period last year. There are currently 2,839 missing minor cases being handled by social and police authorities. According to the A N A R Foundation for children and teenagers, the coronavirus
has ‘exacerbated the disappearance of minors.’ It said around 70 per cent of children and young people have admitted suffering fear, anguish, loneliness and a lot of uncertainty during the months of confinement and afterwards. The foundation wants to influence prevention and raise awareness, while offering support through its aid lines, 116 000.
Uria Heep star dies Alicante-based Uriah Heep star Ken Hensley has died. Uriah Heep keyboardist Ken Hensley, 75, passed away at his home in Agos, Alicante on Wednesday, November 4 after a short illness. Details of his passing have not been released, but his death was said to have been sudden. The music star, who moved to Spain in the 2000s, was best known for hits released by the band in the 60s to 80s, such as Easy Livin’, The Wizard, Sweet Lorraine and Lady in Black. Hensley’s brother Trevor confirmed the news on Facebook, writing: “I am writing this with a heavy heart to let you know that my brother Ken Hensley passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening. His wife Monica was at his side and comforted Ken in his last few minutes with us.” In a career that spanned decades, Hensley appeared on 13 albums with Uriah Heep and was working on a solo album in Spain when he died.
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Valencia Solidarity THE 70 students who train at the VCF Football School in Samos, Greece, are learning the values of solidarity and the importance of helping and collaborating in times of difficulty, as the Valencia school helps earthquake victims. A week ago an earthquake of 6.7 degrees on the Richter scale with its epicentre in the Aegean Sea hit both Turkey and Greece. One of the places that suffered the most was the island of Samos where two young people lost
their lives and several hundred people lost their homes. The Valencia Academy has made its facilities available to the authorities. On the artificial grass, tents have been set up to accommodate families who cannot return home. The situation in Greece is also more problematic because of the limitations caused by Covid-19. For now, the academy has postponed training however, Valencia expects sports activity to return in the middle of December.
Female first EMILY HARRINGTON has made history and become the first woman to free-climb El Capitan in a day. She joins just three other climbers who have managed to scale the 3,000ft granite wall in Yosemite national park in California in less than 24 hours. The 34-year-old reached the top in an incredible 21 hours, 13 minutes and 51 seconds on Wednesday, November 4. Talking to the San Francisco Chronicle about her achievement in a male-dominated sport, Harrington said she spent years feeling like she didn’t belong and hadn’t earned her place to be a Yosemite climber. “But throughout this experience, I learned that there is no belonging or not belonging, no formula to achievement up there. I was creative and experimental and I found my own way,” she added.
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No patient zero exists THE Coronavirus in Spain did not have the traditional ‘Patient Zero.’ It has been confirmed that originally in Spain there were over 500 entry points for Coronavirus. Several events held in February 2020 have shown to be how the Coronavirus took such a devastating hold over the country, which lead to the national lockdown in March. According to El País, researchers led by Iñaki Comas, from the Valencia Institute of Biomedicine, found that ‘Patient zero doesn’t exist.’ Some of the main events identified as the source of infection were the February football match between Valencia and Atlanta, that saw over 2,500 people visit Milan, and the international contemporary art fair that was held in Madrid.
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SPAIN has begun the trial of sus pects linked to the deadly 2017 van attack which killed 14 people in Barcelona. Spain’s High Court on Tuesday, November 10, opened the trial of three suspected Islamist militants linked to the attack in which a sin gle attacker drove a rented van in to crowds of people on Barcelona’s central La Rambla boulevard.
Terrorist Trial The attack, Spain’s deadliest in over a decade, caused 14 deaths and injured over a hundred peo ple, with another man killed dur ing the attacker’s getaway. Two of the accused, a Spaniard and a Moroccan, face charges of
belonging to a terrorist organisa tion, manufacturing and storing explosives, and attempting to cause widespread destruction which are related to an accidental explosion on the eve of the attack that destroyed a house in Alcanar,
southwest of Barcelona, where ex plosives and gas canisters had been stored. Prosecutors are seeking jail terms of 41 and 36 years for the two and eight years for another Moroccan national who is accused of being an accomplice. They have been in prison pending trial since their arrests in 2017 in connection with the blast and potential con nection to the Barcelona attack.
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Lost time IN a legal first, a court in Spain has compensated a dad for not having custody of his daughters during lockdown. The Court of First In stance and Instruction number 1 of Igualada, recognised the right of a father to ‘recover’ the days of weekly custody of his two daughters he missed during confine ment. The court heard he ‘could not enjoy this time with his children’ after his former partner with whom he has joint cus tody decided to leave the family home during the mandatory confinement period, from March to June, and a week in Sep tember due to a possible contagion. The court ruled it is nec essary to ‘rebalance’ the ‘32 days the father lost with his daughters.’
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Meghan under fire
MEGHAN MARKLE has insisted that she will contin ue to encourage people to get involved in politics, and that her political activism “won’t end after the US election.” The Duchess of Sussex, 39, has come under fire re cently for failing to remain politically neutral, with Re publican Jason Smith going so far as demanding Meghan and Harry be stripped of their royal titles af ter they urged the public to “reject hate speech, misin formation, and online negativity” in a Time 100 video special. However, a spokesperson for the Sussexes said that Meghan refuses to back down from political ac tivism, telling Insider: “Part of being an active member of society is to take part in the democratic process. So encouraging people to get involved in politics is some thing that is important.” Meghan spoke to Marie Claire in August about the
WON’T STOP: The Duchess insists being involved in politics is ‘important.’
importance of voting, saying: “I know what it’s like to have a voice, and also what it’s like to feel voiceless. I know that so many men and women have put their lives on the line for us to be heard. “And that opportunity, that fundamental right, is in our ability to exercise our right to vote and to make all of our voices heard.”
Elsa Raven dies, 91 ACTRESS Elsa Raven, best known as the ‘clock tower la dy’in Back To The Future, died at her home in Los Angeles, aged 91. During her lengthy TV and film career, the actress appeared in series like The ATeam, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Quincy ME and Everybody Loves
Raymond, and also filmed sever al scenes for blockbuster Titanic, which starred Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet. Other credits include roles in The Amityville Horror, In The Line of Fire and The Moderns. But viewers are likely to re member Raven most for the scene in Back To The Future with
Marty McFly and girlfriend Jen ny where she shakes a donation box and pleads with them to “save the clock tower.” She died on Monday, No vember 2, and was a member of The Academy of Motion Pic ture Arts and Sciences, the or ganisation which awards the Oscars.
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A FORMER Cooperative manag er has been ordered to repay £4,500 he embezzled from an Aberdeen city store. Fortytwoyearold Darren Watt had been employed as store manager at the Coopera tive on Sclattie Park in Bucksburn, however, it was discovered he had stolen thousands of pounds over a period of two months. In an initial charge, the man from Cloverfield Court in Bucks burn, Aberdeen, was said to have embezzled goods worth £1,636 and £13,500 in money. However, the Crown accepted a guilty plea to an amended charge of embezzling approxi mately £4,500 from the store be
ban MONEY: Is to be repaid. tween January 16 and March 16 2017. Sheriff Graeme Napier or dered him to pay the first £2,250 within 14 days, another £1,125 within four months, and the re mainder within eight months.
Fireworks hurled FIREWORKS were hurled at police as hundreds gathered for an illegal bonfire party. At 8.50pm on Wednesday night, November 4, it was reported that large crowds of people had gathered at a bonfire in Woodchurch. Officers from Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended and on arrival ‘a number of youths threw fireworks towards them, which thankfully resulted in no injuries.’ Two 36yearold men and a 43yearold woman, all from the Wirral area, have been issued with a fixed penalty notice to pay a £10,000 fine each.
NORTH KOREA has banned smoking in public places to to protect lives and health. According to the staterun Korean Central News Agency, the aim is to create ‘more cultured and hygienic living environments.’ The anti-smoking regulations, introduced at a meeting of the Supreme People’s Assembly on Wednesday, November 4, outlaws smoking in health facilities, restaurants, theatres and on public transportation. KCNA said the new law will see a tightening of the ‘legal and social controls on the production and sale of cigarettes and on smoking.’ WHO data in 2019 showed almost 50 per cent of men in North Korea smoke, with leader Kim Jong Un frequently pictured holding a cigarette.
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Swingers’ party at train station NATIONAL POLICE shut down a swingers’ party being held in commercial premises at the Delicias AVE train station in Zaragoza. The location was equipped with a bar, tables, sofas and rooms separated by curtains and had been set up by an association for liberal sexual relations. Officers went to the station following a call from the security guards when music was heard in the middle of the night. They found several people inside who were charged with non-compliance with anti-coronavirus measures, as the party exceeded the permitted number of people on private premises, and was being held after the 11pm curfew.
A COLOMBIAN drugs cartel trafficker has been arrested by police after a raid on a luxury villa in Marbella. In a joint operation with Dutch police, the National Police have arrested a drug trafficker said to be from the Cali cartel (Colombia). The man, initials MAH, of Dutch nationality and Colombian origin, had taken refuge on the Costa del Sol after fleeing from police in the Netherlands. He
Colombian caught had lived in a Marbella luxury house since the summer of 2018 until an operation culminated with his arrest. He is credited with laundering more than €6 million through cryptocurrencies. The money came “from cocaine trafficking,” as explained by the police force. MAH had recently turned from drug
trafficking to money laundering. To do this, he had specialised in cryptocurrencies and had created a company to market them. In his Marbella home, several electronic devices were discovered along with a collection of credit cards connected to accounts with cryptocurrencies. The Dutch authorities estimate that the drug dealer could have laundered more than €6 million in his new job.
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No visitors Madrid M A D R I D has updated its restriction measures to advise that homes should have no visitors after midnight. The regional government in Madrid has backt r ack e d af t e r pr e vio usly advising that meetings of
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up to six people were allowed in a home, as long as no one left before the end of the curfew at 6am. Now, on Friday, November 6, the government has advised that only those cohabiting should be in the house after midnight.
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Government officials have also reiterated the importance of ventilation, recommending that establishments increase their terrace areas, stating that “the more exterior, the better.” They have also urged establishments to install CO2 meters, advising that they have not ruled out making this mandatory. A ccording to data provided by the Deputy Minister of Public Health and Covid Plan, Antonio Zapatero, Madrid has seen a downward curve in the rate of infections since the measures were introduced. H e advised that the restrictions would remain in place in the coming weeks, since they appear to be helping to bend the contagion curve.
NEIGHBOURS denounced a party of 30 people without masks on the Costa del Sol. Residents of a property in Benalmádena, Malaga alerted police at around 6pm on Saturday, November 7 to a party in the building of at least 30 people, all apparently foreigners, where nobody was wearing a mark or observing social distancing regulations. This is, of course, completely prohibited under the current State of Alarm. One of the residents told police: “My parents live below and the noise is unbearable.” Another neighbour said while there are problems in every community, the ones who lose out are the ones who “end up in tubes,” implying that the blatant flouting of rules could lead to a spread of coronavirus. Police sources confirmed they attended the scene after several complaints and issued warnings to everyone involved. Officials will now fine each participant for a serious infraction under the State of Alarm.
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Virtual L’Oréal VIRTUAL MAKE-UP: Lipsticks or eye shadows can be tried online.
L’ORÉAL has done a deal with Google for virtual make-up as they look for innovative ways to continue business through tough Covid lockdowns and restrictions. The deal will encourage shoppers searching for cosmetics on Google to try them on virtually via technology designed by ModiFace, a Canadian augmented reality specialist acquired by L’Oreal in 2018. The French group has been looking to make up for lost store sales caused by coronavirus lockdowns by expanding online and has sped up some of its web initiatives as a result of the pandemic. “There’s been an acceleration in all our partnerships due to Covid19,” Digital chief, Lubomira Rochet said in an online presentation on Thursday, November 5. The Google partnership will also extend to the US group’s YouTube video sharing platform, Rochet said. People seeking lipsticks or eye shadows by L’Oreal brands, which include Lancome and Urban Decay, who come across their adverts on Google or YouTube can then try them online. According to Rochet, L’Oreal, which already had a ModiFace partnership with social media site Facebook, has seen the usage of virtual make-up tools rise fivefold during Covid-19 lockdowns this year, and the conversion rate from an advert to purchase was three times higher with the try-on.
12 - 18 November 2020 SPAIN could be set to get the first Pfizer and BioNTech Covid vaccines in early 2021, according to Health Minister Salvador Illa. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, November 10, with state broadcaster TVE, Illa said: “The country would initially get 20 million vaccine doses, enough to immunise 10 million people.” This follows news on Monday, November 9, that a vaccine developed by the US pharmaceutical companies was more than 90 per cent effective and Illa went on to add that the
Spain Vaccine vaccination would be free for everyone. “We hope that this week or next week some more contracts can be signed with the Pfizer company and with other companies and the first doses could arrive at the beginning of 2021.” According to the Health Minister, enough people would be vaccinated by April-May 2021, so that the fight against the pandemic in
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Spain would move to another stage. The Spanish government will act to convince the substantial portion of the population who is wary of the vaccine after studies indicated that 50 per cent of Spaniards would refuse to inoculate via a vaccine. However, Illa was convinced that there will be no need to force the population, stating: “I believe that the public will react well, therefore I do not think it is necessary to make it mandatory, although it is something that we cannot rule out.”
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Covid recovering PIERS MORGAN has said his parents are getting better, slowly but surely after catching coronavirus and his stepfather finally has his taste back. The 55yearold controversial TV presenter disclosed his relief and hu mour on Good Morning Britain by saying his stepdad could finally taste the salt in his food and his wine, of course. Piers Morgan’s parents are both in their late 70s and caught the virus from someone in their ‘sup port bubble’ no matter how careful they were as well. The whole ordeal was extremely scary as they are older and still is as they are recovering, but slowly. Piers’ biological father died in a road acci dent. His name was Eamonn Vincent O’Meara and he devastatingly passed when Piers was 11 months old. When his mother and stepfather married, Piers took the surname of his stepfather. Along with Piers’ parents, Kate Garraway’s husband has been fighting the horrible virus since March. He has been in a coma for a long time; however, she recently told the viewers of Good Morning Britain that he has said his first word (pain)
Murdoch probe HALF a million Australians have signed a petition demanding an inquiry into Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched the petition, which closed after three weeks on Wednesday, November 5 with more than 500,000 signatures. Among several points of con-
cern, the call for a probe puts the spotlight on Murdoch’s News Corp’s (NWS) ‘control’ of Australia’s print media, claiming it is a potential threat to free speech and public debate. The petition to parliament calls for a Royal Commission Australia’s highest form of public inquiry - to ‘investigate threats to media diversity’ and accuses me-
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Furlough extension THE UK’s furlough scheme has been ex tended until the end of March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced. “To give people across the UK certainty over the winter, I can an nounce that the fur lough scheme will not be extended for one month it will be extended until the end of March,” he said. Employees will re ceive 80 per cent of their usual salary for hours not worked, up to £2,500 a month. The Chancellor also announced increased “support for millions more workers through the SelfEmployment In come Support Scheme.” The third grant covering November to January will now be calculated at 80 per cent of average trading profits, up to a maximum of £7,500.
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HSBC announce Cuts Boy racer HSBC is set to cut around 100 jobs in UK retail banks as the group looks to continue its restructuring. The move comes after the bank announced that it could start charg ing for ‘basic banking services’ and was confirmed by a spokesman for HSBC, who said: “In line with the Group strategy announced in February, we continue to restructure and review the roles required to transform the bank.” Similar restructuring of its commercial banking business was announced last month which will eventually result in around 300 more job cuts. Europe’s biggest bank resumed cutting around 35,000 jobs in June, which was the plan prior to the pandemic in March, however, after a delay, it’s now back on the cards with this latest announcement. Chief Executive Noel Quinn has said the job losses are necessary to re duce costs and in turn improve profits, as HSBC grapples with the eco nomic hit from the pandemic on its loan books, as well as resulting low interest rates worldwide. HSBC’s cuts to its UK retail banking business follows a similar move by rival Lloyds Banking Group on Wednesday, November 4.
Insect Pet Food
NESTLÉ’S Purina brand is set to launch a line of pet food using insects as they look to move to wards more ecofriendly and environmentally sustain able protein sources. The brand, has experienced strong demand for pet food during the pandemic and are looking to match their com petitors by providing options for owners of cats and dogs who want to feed their pets a
different diet. Smaller brands are already offering insect pro tein meals for pets, however, the Purina Beyond Nature’s Protein line, which launches this month in Switzerland, will give them strong competition. Two variations of the insect pet food are set to launch one using chicken, fava beans and protein from black soldier fly larvae, and one using chicken, pig’s liver and millet.
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A B OY r a c e r d e m o l i s h e d £1 million worth of super cars in a latenight driving stunt. Ahmed Al Husseini, 25, was chasing a Porsche through Knightsbridge when he flipped his Audi. The carnage created on August 5, 2019, included a Bentley Bentayga, a £300,000 McLaren and a Porsche Cayenne. Hussei ni, a delivery driver, was warned at Isleworth Crown Court that he now faces jail. The court was shown the footage, where the suspect’s Audi hit a parked car on the right hand side of the Lennox Gardens in Knightsbridge, flipped over and came to a stop near Slone Square. Husseini has been banned from driving. Judge Lindsey Rose has delayed sentencing until December 2, but was told it was an extremely seri ous matter although he was freed on bail until sentencing.
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Greece Lockdown GREECE is now in nationwide lockdown for three weeks to curb a recent Covid surge. The latest restrictions took effect from Saturday, Novem ber 7, and represent the sec ond time this year that the country has ordered a nation wide lockdown after experi encing another sharp spike in Covid19 infections last week. In his address, Prime Minis ter Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: “I’ve chosen to take drastic measures sooner rather than later.” Under new lockdown proto
cols, retail businesses are closed with the exception of supermarkets and pharmacies and residents need a permit to venture outdoors at allocated times. Primary schools have stayed open, but high schools are closed. Greece registered 2,646 in fections on Wednesday, No vember 4, which is the highest daily tally since its first case sur faced, bringing the total num ber of cases to 46,892. Sadly, the country has expe rienced 673 people deaths from Covid19.
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Styles in quarantine
A GRIEVING woman has been fined for causing a headon crash after hearing a sad song on the radio that reminded her of her sister. May Wilson, who was grieving following the sudden death of her sister, heard the song as she was making her drive home when she drifted onto the wrong side of the road, colliding headon with a Ford Transit van. The crash, along the A947 at King Edward towards Banff, was so severe that firefighters had to free the 58yearold driver of the van from the wreckage before being taken to Aberdeen Royal In firmary. Wilson had faced a charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving over the incident, however yesterday, the plea of guilty to a lesser charge of careless driving was accepted by the Crown, and she was fined £800 and given six penalty points.
HARRY STYLES has been forced into 14day lockdown during filming of his new movie Don’t Worry, Darling. New Line, the studio behind the OliviaWilde directed film, has suspended production af ter a crew member tested posi tive, forcing Styles and others into quarantine. The flick also stars Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, KiKi Layne, Gemma Chan and Nick Kroll with Wilde playing a support ing role. According to Deadline, the studio has been following strict protocols, and the posi tive test came up during rou tine testing. The person who tested posi tive is not believed to be a member of the principal cast but ‘someone who was in close enough proximity to them.’ The publication was told that everyone on set has begun isolating for the required 14 days and no one else on pro duction ‘has tested positive at this point.’ Filming will be paused for 14 days in line with safety guide lines.
TOWIE star and GC’s ex James Argent is broke after spending the last 12 months in and out of rehab for drug addiction. Argent, who split from Gem ma Collins in July, has spent up and is skint after the year from hell, reports The Sun. Papers filed to Companies House show James Argent Ltd
personal issues saw his earnings slump and the company made a loss of almost £24,000. He suffered two overdoses in May when paramedics reported ly had to force their way into his home to save his life. His battle against drug addic tion has put people off hiring him, he has admitted in the past.
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A Hellish year has ‘zero cash in the bank’ for 2020 compared to £63,867 in 2019. The pandemic and Argent’s
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THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS is urg ing its readers to support local businesses in the community by going local through the lock down and for your Christmas shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and super stores. This lockdown and festive peri od we challenge you to rediscov er your local high streets, mar kets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky inde pendent businesses in your area. Due to the Covid19 pandem ic, you may have to support many local businesses by order ing online and making use of any click and collect services they can operate if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or lock down restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent busi nesses can help support the local
GO LOCAL community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, consider where your money is actually going. By shopping at an independent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than Christmas to give back to your community by making a small gesture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support lo cal charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases the small independent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop,
they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous generations and support not just the current owner, but the gen eration before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting some one’s dream and ambition, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an indepen dent store and compete with the multinational and chains. So be sure to preorder your turkey from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us revive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider pur chasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a local studio, a hair cut at
a local salon or an online study course for someone looking to change their career path. As people are struggling with finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift perhaps prepaying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these dif ficult times. Choosing to spend your mon ey locally will really make a differ ence in the recovery of the local economy. When we buy local, our money stays local, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buying local keeps money circulating within the local economy. Studies have shown that local businesses recir culate a greater share of every euro as they create locally owned supply chains and invest in their employees.
Data shows that local retailers return 52 per cent of their revenue back into the local economy, compared to just 14 per cent for national chain retail ers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For example, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce. First, they sell to a local restaurant, which in turn pre pares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restaurant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbourhood hardware store. This example illustrates how the recirculation of money in the local economy leads to a
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stronger financial foundation for our neighbours and communi ties. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportuni ties for people within our com munity. Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and re tain more employees over time. While buying local is financially compelling to our communities; the benefits to our environment are equally impressive. Buying lo cally reduces the processing of goods, packaging and transporta tion waste, which leads to less pollution. There’s a massive cultural shift underway redefining the way people make buying decisions. We’re seeing more individuals concerned about the environ ment, about how products are made and sourced, where mate rials come from, and a compa ny’s overall social and environ mental impact. Many businesses are joining our Go Local campaign by offer ing customers special offers and discounts throughout the festive period, more details to follow here soon. Just remember to follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to
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Baltic tunnel
English courts
THE Fehmarnbelt tunnel which will connect Denmark and Germany and cost more than â‚Ź7 billion to build has now been approved and once constructed will see a journey time by rail, under the Baltic Sea, of just seven minutes.
EVEN Germans admit that their legal system is not always easy to understand, so there is good news for companies and individuals unable to understand what is going on, with the opening of two English language courts in Mannheim and Stuttgart.
NETHERLANDS Holiday island AFTER the Dutch Prime Minister announced that the Antillean Island of Curaçao was not considered a Coronavirus risk, holiday company TUI has reported a huge jump in bookings from Holland to the Dutch-speaking island in the Caribbean.
FRANCE No takeaway THE home of epicurean delight, Paris, has banned the sale of takeaway food as well as delivery between 10pm and 6am. In addition, the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks in public spaces during the same hours is prohibited.
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Black magic
Doctors strike
POLICE had to be called to the Molenbeek suburb of Brussels to stop a street protest against a so-called male witch, an astrologer, who was allegedly practising a form of Moroccan black magic, condemned by Islam.
AN ongoing strike by 23 doctors in small communities throughout Norway has been ended by order of the government, but it highlights the problem that does exist with many doctors being made to work excessive overtime.
FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA
Fjording ahead SPANISH firm Acciona has been prequalified to carry out the construction of a major road in Nor way that will cross the fjords. The successful bidder will receive a contract worth €250 million and will have to complete by 2024.
Online sales EL CORTE INGLÉS doubled its online sales between June and August and was also given a significant boost by the reopening of stores, but profits are still troubled as its large travel business has lost the bulk of its revenue.
Stamp duty ALL of those involved in the buying and selling of property are appealing to the UK government to extend the current stamp duty holiday by a further six months, as homebuyers face a race against time to get their moves completed.
Brexit deal creeping closer DOWNING STREET has revealed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed during a phone call on Saturday (November 7) to ‘redouble efforts’ to reach a trade deal. It revealed that Johnson had told the President that there remained “significant differences” in the negotiations between the UK and the EU negotiations, as both sides had opposing positions over fishing rights and the so called ‘level playing field’ agreement. As time to final divorce gets ever closer, it is understood that additional talks had taken place between the UK’s chief negotiator David Frost and his EU equivalent Michel Barnier so that their two leaders could try to come to some form of agreement in London later this month.
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€344.269 billion
is, according to the Bank of Spain, the amount of lending made by Spanish banks in the first nine months of 2020.
More fraud in Britain
ACCORDING to an arti cle published in the Mail on Sunday, it has discovered that fraud sters are getting ready to recruit people through the dark net to share profits by de frauding banks (and eventually the British taxpayer) as the fur lough schemes are ex tended. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak is encouraging
high street banks to continue to offer ‘bounceback loans’ underwritten by the Government and it seems that the crooks are ready to pounce. His policies have been criticised by many as has his adap tation of the Conserva tive Party logo where the word Conservative has been replaced by his name.
LEGALLY SPEAKING
Approval of accounts The first item on the agenda for our commu nity AGM is: Approval of sub community ac counts for 2019. What happens if you vote against the approval? The monies have already been spent so where does that leave things? D P (Costa Blanca)
You seem to be un der the impression YOU AND THE LAW that you are vot IN SPAIN ing to approve ex penditures. This is not so. The expenditures for 2019 have already been paid, as you say. They were ap proved at your previous AGM. Now in 2020 you are only voting on whether the accounts are a correct re flection of those expenditures. If you feel they are in error you can vote not to accept them or even go to court to impugn them. The same goes for the min utes of the meeting of the previous AGM. These min utes constitute a legal document and if they are not accurate, problems can arise. These minutes the ‘Li bro de Actas’ are officially registered in a special section of the Property Registry. And now at the 2020 AGM you will vote on the 2021 budget of ex penditures.
DAVID SEARL
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
SPAIN is preparing legislation that would see a 5 per cent tax on stream ing giants like Netflix with the funds used to boost Spanish cinematic pro duction, the government has claimed. The law, which would tax online entertainment platforms on the basis of earnings generated in Spain, seeks to bring existing legislation “in line with the reality of the market where
As previously ex plained in Euro Weekly News, it is believed by the British National Audit Office that as much as £26 billion (€28.6 billion) of the initial loans will never be paid back, in some cases because genuine borrowers have gone bankrupt, but in many cases because the loans were made to fake companies.
The scheme itself has already been ex tended until January 2021 and that may be extended again whilst more banks are being asked to make loans to new customers who have no track record with the bank in volved, which could make it even easier for the fraudsters who will share the monies with those they recruit.
Investment by Iberdrola
THE energy company Iber drola has announced what it calls the “largest investment programme in the history of a Spanish company,” saying that it intends to invest €75 billion from now until 2025 in support of a green eco nomic recovery. The bulk of the new in vestment is expected to fo cus on renewables projects as well as upgrading net works hoping to almost dou ble its electricity production over the next five years. It hasn’t said where the funds will be coming from al though the company expects to increase its net profit to €5 billion in 2025, from €3.4 billion last year as a result of this growth. Ninety per cent of this new investment €68 billion will be organic and will be aimed at consolidating its business model, based on more renewable energy, more networks, more stor age and more intelligent so lutions for its customers. The balance of €7 billion corresponds to the recently announced acquisition of American company PNM Re
Ignacio Galan, CEO Iberdrola. sources and this unprece dented rate of expenditure will represent an average in vestment of €10 billion per year between 2020 and 2022, and €13 billion per year in the period 20232025. Investments and procure ment of goods and services from its more than 22,000 suppliers will contribute to sustaining up to 500,000 jobs worldwide by 2025. Also, nearly 20,000 new recruits will join the group during the period The company said it would increase investment in its home market of Spain by 60 per cent to nearly €14.3 billion with a further significant boost in the UK where it owns Scot tish Power.
Ceuta and Melilla A REPORT by Morocco’s Eco nomic, Social and Environmen tal Council has concluded that closing the land borders with the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla will not end smug gling due to the lack of invest ment in the surrounding area. “The closure of the Ceuta and Melilla crossings by Moroc co, and the ban of commercial operations in the port of Melil la since July 2018 are effective measures in the short term,” said the report. “However, the closure does not focus on ad dressing the deep causes that allowed the spread of smug gling.” Morocco does not recognise Spain’s right to occupy the two enclaves and wants them re turned.
Czech GDP overtakes Spain THE latest International Mone tary Fund (IMF) survey shows that the Czech Republic is now ahead of Spain for Gross Do mestic Product (GDP) per capi ta following the onset of the Covid19 pandemic. According to the IMF, gross domestic product per capita in the Czech Republic for 2020 equates to 38,120 internation al dollars (the IMF converts salaries into international dol lars as at 2017 to compare GDP per capita between countries). The calculation for Spain shows its GDP per capita is at 36,086 international dollars and Czech government spokesman Lukáš Kovanda, believes that Spain is unlikely to recover its previous advan tage.
Streaming companies to pay new tax new audiovisual players have multi plied as a result of new technolo gies,” an economy ministry state ment said on Friday, November 6. The text “extends the obligation to fund European audiovisual produc tion to those providers offering ser vices in Spain even if they’re not
based there” in a nod to platforms like Netflix, HBO, Disney and Amazon Prime Video. “Providers with a turnover of more than €50 million generated from ser vices in Spain must allocate 5 per cent of these revenues to finance Eu ropean audiovisual works or as a
contribution to the Cinematography Protection Fund,” it says. Of that amount, 70 per cent must be used to finance audiovisual works by independent producers, and a minimum of 40 per cent must be used to fund independent films “in any of Spain’s official languages.”
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HOVIS BREAD: One of Britain’s favourite adverts. H O V I S w h i c h i s s y n o n y mous with brown bread and has been a name in British households for 134 years has now been sold by joint owners Gores Group and Premier Foods (who own the Mr Kipling brand). It had originally been wooed by an Italian food company Newlat but when private equity firm Endless started a bidding war, the I t a l i a n s p u l l e d o u t a l though their offer was ex pected to be in the region of £100 million (€110 mil lion) so Endless were the winners for an undisclosed sum. Hovis is a favoured con sumer bread brand and is supported by its key cus tomers and suppliers. It has seen strong growth in its branded market share
and the business is well placed to capture a further share of the UK’s £4 billion (€4.4 billion) overall bak ery category. With headquarters in High Wycombe, the busi ness employs around 2,700 people and operates eight bakery sites, its own flour mill and a distribution net work spanning the UK and Northern Ireland. Explaining the reason for making this purchase, End less have said that under the current management team, Hovis has seen a sig nificant upturn in trading in the last four years and will continue to drive its strategy focused on deliv ering great quality prod ucts, customer value and service. Further investment
Spanish GDP AS the majority of analysts as well as the Spanish government forecasts that the drop in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2020 will be between 11.1 and 11.5 per cent, the European Commission has taken a much gloomier view of the health of the Spanish Economy. It has now revised its autumn forecast by 1.5 per cent to suggest that because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and increasing confinement that it could be as high as 12.4 per cent. A return to high unemployment is an additional factor in helping it make this decision.
agreed as part of the deal with Endless will allow the Hovis management team to make significant invest ment into the business in frastructure, growth of its branded range and other bakery products.
BUSINESS EXTRA Co-op bank STILL in the red, the Co-operative Bank reduced its losses in the third quarter to £23.5 million (€25.85) and it appears that it will have a much better year than 2019 when it showed pre-tax losses of £152.1 million (€167 million).
Venture fund A RECORD for the most money raised on debut has been set by All Iron, a Spanish investment company owned by the founders of Ticketbis (which was purchased by eBay in 2016) by attracting €66.5 million in Madrid for its first venture capital fund.
Fraud probe CANADIAN airline manufacturer Bombardier which has manufacturing resources in the UK is to be investigated by the Serious Fraud Office over suspected bribery concerning aircraft and parts sales to Garuda airline of Indonesia.
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We simply have no choice LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WHAT I do find quite remarkable, is how quickly references appertaining to major terrorist attacks disappear from the main media. (Unlike George Floyd style incidents that get rammed down our throats for months). The horrific Viennese massacre is a case in point. Within a few days, the whole appalling incident seems to have been quietly relegated to the domain of under carpet sweepers and ‘see no evils.’ What also happened to Khairi Saadallah, suspected of killing the three gay men in a Reading park? Or the toe rag who killed the police officer in Croydon? Just how long do the authorities think they can ‘gaslight’ the public into believing these are all unrelated events committed by perpetrators with ‘mental problems’? We simply cannot afford to continue ignoring the fact that we are under a concerted and continuing attack from a sole fanatical enemy. The laxness of the
authorities in the Viennese massacre is almost beyond belief. No doubt they are also hampered by the same ‘politically correct’ dangerous nonsense that affects us all but they really should have been on to this one. This perp had served 22 months for trying to reach Syria and join IS jihadists. He worshipped in a mosque that intelligence services suspected of promoting extremism and a few hours before the attack, appeared on an Instagram post swearing allegiance to IS while holding an assault rifle, a handgun and a machete across his chest. He really couldn’t have been more obvious about his intentions had he announced it on national news! The West need to completely forget about ‘offending’ anyone, shut the PC brigade down completely and take up a serious offensive against these murderous insurgents. The first thing that needs to be done is to stop any more of them coming in. A multi national security border force should be set up, physically preventing every able bodied male from the Middle East entering the West full stop! For eight years I lived among these people and I can state quite
categorically that most of them simply cannot be trusted. They interpret kindness as a sign of weakness and, despite what they say, a large number of them hate and envy the West and its ‘infidel’ inhabitants. Deportations must become a priority. As a deterrent, whole families of convicted or suspected terrorists need to be removed. Camps must be set up to house and vet immigrants that do manage to breach security, and separate prisons built for Islamist extremists. ‘No go’ areas operating under ‘sharia law’ must be freed up and made safe for all indigenous citizens and, if necessary, enforced by military armed personnel. The provocative burka must also be banned. If these tough measures lead to confrontation, so be it. At least we will know who our enemies are! It is of course a tragedy that innocent and genuine refugees have to suffer for the sins of others, but, if we are to survive this war, I am more than convinced that we simply have no other choice. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com. Wed. Fri. 1pm till 4.
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Putting yourself first is necessary at the moment. There is so much happening this week that you may be tempted to run yourself ragged trying to do it all yourself. It is possible to persuade others to give a hand and, although it may seem too much trouble at the time, you will reap the benefits in the longer term.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You should bear in mind that you are the best one to decide what you want, when you want it and how you will go about getting it. Others may offer you short cuts, but is that really going to deliver the goods? I think not.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You know where you are going and who with, but there is this one unresolved thought in your mind. It is just a thought, isn’t it? Or is it more? This is something only you can answer. Be prepared this week to take advice and ask questions.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) You are still looking more to the past than to the future, but now it seems that circumstances are urging you to move ahead at more of a pace. Because the matter becomes urgent, it may seem to you that circumstances are overtaking you. The choice is still yours if you show speed and determination.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) What you truly want in life is now becoming clear to you. Not for you the fuzzy ideas of the past. Now, you realise that, if you do not give a strong lead, then others will lead you. To avoid going backwards now you must be determined and clear.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) With your self-confidence on a high note, you are ready to sing the song of your future. There will be highs and lows but that is what makes life interesting and exciting. Do not now avoid changes for the sake of peace. What is exciting and balanced this week is where your future lies.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Where you see things failing to go your way, it may seem that others are being unfair. It is unlikely to be that simple. Perhaps, by being too easy-going and friendly, you have given the impression of not being particularly caring. State your case and change the tune.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Judgement may be impaired this week and it would be advisable to get second and even third opinions. In much the same way that you sometimes have an instinctive feel for things and situations, you now have this sensation about a certain person. An unbiased and imaginative opinion scatters your stress.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This week be prepared to be forthright when it comes to a certain difficult situation. This involves someone trying to get you to make a decision you are either not sure of or against. Your good humour is unlikely to deflect them but being openly insistent may.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Are you being pushed into a corner? There is no need to respond with aggression, but a smooth and fast move is required to avoid this. They say that forewarned is forearmed. You know more of the circumstances than I do, but there is someone you can call on as an ally, isn’t there?
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are looking to having everything your own way, which may not be entirely out of the question. The only sticking point could be that you are not even willing to be sharp with someone who has been far from straight with you. Be prepared to trip over a loose end later if you do not tie it up now.
HEXAGRAM The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (PEOPLE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
BUTLER CERIUM DEARTH HEYDAY HUMPTY IMBIDE LARIAT MIRROR NARROW PEOPLE (10) PRAISE SERIES STANCH TEETHE TEMPER THIRST TINGLE TUMULT UREMIA
LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sat 7 November
3-33-45 50-52-56
BONUS BALL
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IRISH LOTTO Sat 7 November
14-26-27 35-38-45
BONUS BALL
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EURO MILLIONS Tue 3 November
BONUS BALL
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Fri 6 November
BONUS BALL
7-12-37 40-50
1 2
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) So far as your work or business life is concerned, those in authority may seek to see things done their way. Where they seem to pay lip service to your needs, that is all it is… talk. Be clear that you want action and that you will not give in easily. Humour will not help.
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CODE BREAKER
ENGLISH-SPANISH
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents G and 21 represents Y, so fill in G every time the figure 2 appears and Y every time the figure 21 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Across 1 Billete (6) 4 Attack (6) 9 Desk (in school) (7) 10 Barba (5) 11 Tren (5) 12 Mothers-in-law (7) 13 Raincoat (11) 18 Parade (procession) (7) 20 To hunt (5) 22 Despierto (no dormido) (5) 23 Problema (7) 24 Adviser (consultant) (6) 25 Isla (6)
Down 1 Tablecloth (usually lace or embroidered) (6) 2 Copy (5) 3 Shelf (7) 5 Mesa (5) 6 Pelea (discusión, riña) (7) 7 Mayor (6) 8 Pansy (11) 14 Mensaje (7) 15 Anclas (7) 16 Customs (border office) (6) 17 Amigo (6) 19 Unhurt (5) 21 Cebra (5)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION QUICK Across: 1 Boots, 4 Still, 7 Furiously, 8 Solo, 10 Reveal, 12 Finger, 13 Adds, 16 Whispered, 18 Rigid, 19 Maybe. Down: 1 Beams, 3 Sore, 4 Shower, 5 Instead, 6 Loyal, 9 Longing, 11 Helped, 12 Fewer, 14 Seize, 15 Trim, 17/2 Day off.
CRYPTIC
Across: 1 Kestrel, 5 Carps, 8 Merge, 9 Calypso, 10 Neptune, 11 Shade, 12 Larks, 14 Upset, 19 Awash, 21 Amiable, 23 Montana, 24 Avoid, 25 Ditty, 26 Steamer. Down: 1 Kimono, 2 Scrap, 3 Roebuck, 4 Lichen, 5 Calls, 6 Replace, 7 Shovel, 13 Against, 15 Private, 16 Jammed, 17 Harass, 18 Welder, 20 Heady, 22 Broom.
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Climb, 4 Spear, 8 Lie-down, 9 Hands, 10 Deseo, 11 Arrives, 12 Rabbit, 14 Fabric, 18 Cortina, 20 Sabor, 22 Medio, 23 Landing, 24 Miser, 25 Etapa. Down: 1 Colador, 2 Items, 3 Brócoli, 4 Sunday, 5 Echar, 6 Renovar, 7 Vasos, 13 Boredom, 15 Ausente, 16 Cirugía, 17 Sailor, 18 Camas, 19 Irons, 21 Boina.
CODE BREAKER
BOGGLED
FUTOSHIKI
oiled oiler deli dell dermic drill dire dice dicey aide aider aired holier hole holed holt holm hied hilt hill hire hired lied lire riel rile riled rill redo ride rice thole third tulle turn lump lumpy mire mired mice cried cred credo cider ciao code coder coda coir eider mull mulled muller geode ruth rummier rump prim
NONAGRAM arch arco carl cart char craw crow faro fora fort frat frow hart hoar oral orca raft rota taro torc trow wart wort actor carol chart coral craft crawl croft flora forth froth horal larch orach ratch roach throw torch trawl wharf whorl worth wrath wroth choral factor harlot FLOWCHART
HEXAGRAM
WORD LADDER
1 TURRET 2 NEATER 3 LETTER 4 STRATA 5 NUTRIA 6 PLANET 7 TEASEL 8 REPEAL 9 WEALTH 10 SILVER 11 DELETE 12 TEETER 13 LARVAL 14 TETHER 15 STEREO 16 MOTLEY 17 RESCUE 18 BREATH 19 ENCORE
DOLL DOLE DOME (DALE) DAME (LOME) LAME LAMP
KAKURO
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Costa Blanca TODAY
DENIA JAVEA CALPE ALTEA
WEATHER
BENIDORM ALICANTE
ORIHUELA TORREVIEJA
TOMORROW
DENIA JAVEA CALPE
Malaga TODAY: MAX 21 MIN 15-C Fri 19 14 - Th Sat 18 12 - Th Sun18 12 - Cl Mon 20 13 - Cl Tues 21 13 - Cl Wed19 13 - Cl
Alicante TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 15-C Fri 19 15 - C Sat 17 13 - Th Sun17 14 - Cl Mon 16 15 - Cl Tues 19 14 - Cl Wed19 14 - Cl
Almeria TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 14-CL Fri 20 15 - C Sat 19 16 - Cl Sun19 15 - Cl Mon 21 15 - Cl Tues 21 15 - Cl Wed20 14 - Cl
Benidorm TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 13-C Fri 20 15 - C Sat 21 16 - Th Sun19 16 - Cl Mon 21 16 - Cl Tues 21 15 - Cl Wed20 15 - Cl
Bilbao TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14-C Fri 19 13 - C Sat 18 13 - Th Sun17 12 - Th Mon 17 11 - Cl Tues 17 13 - Th Wed16 15 - Sh
Mallorca TODAY: MAX 23, MIN 14-CL Fri 21 15 - Cl Sat 20 15 - Th Sun19 14 - Cl Mon 20 14 - Cl Tues 19 14 - Cl Wed20 13 - Th
Madrid TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 13 -CL Fri 17 15 - Th Sat 15 13 - Sh Sun15 13 - Cl Mon 16 13 - S Tues 17 13 - Cl Wed17 13 - Cl
Barcelona TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14-CL Fri 19 15 - Cl Sat 19 15 - Th Sun17 13 - Th Mon 17 13 - Cl Tues 19 13 - Cl Wed19 12 - Th
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FUTOSHIKI Fill in the squares so that each digit from 1 to 6 occurs exactly once in each row and column. Greater-than and less-than signs indicate the relationship of the two adjacent squares. There is only one solution, and you can find it without guessing.
BOGGLED How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
ALTEA BENIDORM ALICANTE
ORIHUELA TORREVIEJA
SATURDAY
DENIA JAVEA CALPE ALTEA BENIDORM ALICANTE
ORIHUELA TORREVIEJA
S: Sun
C: Cloudy
Th: Thunder
Cl: Clear
Sh: Showers
Sn: Snow
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SCORING:
• Average: 19 • Good: 27 • Very good: 39 • Excellent: 50
4 letters: 1 point 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points 7 letters: 5 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
KAKURO Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
CRYPTIC Across 1 Has drink in clubs up Soho (4) 3 Answer given by troubled soul? Not I! (8) 9 Escape eagle circling around a kid's head (7) 10 Districts of Poplar East? (5) 11 It's metal crime, reportedly (5) 12 Set out to marry drunk (6) 14 Take in sailor's sphere (6) 16 Swing end of rod to try to catch fish (6) 19 Shape made by tipsy cleric (6) 21 Follow husband in lawsuit (5) 24 Doctor, that is, registered household appliance (5) 25 African port built from granite (7) 26 Being soundly defeated must be a change for harsh Ted (8) 27 Due to include king or nobleman (4) Down 1 Mean lass confused one taking orders (8) 2 Illustration on page 50: a hollow tree (5) 4 Ukraine port some passed over on the way up (6) 5 American period of employment (5) 6 Some nice Bergen sandwiches contain lettuce (7) 7 Common food that comes from no shops (4) 8 Austrian composer of Harlem Shuffle (6) 13 Practise about a funeral car (8) 15 Hotter? Odds against colder (7) 17 A child's first coin, in a manner of speaking (6) 18 Tax already removed before the French sting (6) 20 Spades, for example, for California roads (5) 22 A stamp used initially for a farewell (5) 23 Prepare to publish current returns (4)
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QUICK
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
Across 1 Clergyman (6) 4 Faucets (4) 8 Tired of (3,2) 9 Little (5) 10 Go against, as of rules and laws (10) 13 Situated directly below (10) 17 Not decorated or elaborate (5) 18 Wild dog of Australia (5) 19 Look for (4) 20 Refuse to take notice of (6)
Down 1 Small, inexpensive restaurant (4) 2 Exhibition of cowboy skills (5) 3/18 Person who is in charge (3,3) 5 Ornamental quartz (5) 6 Gloomily angry and silent (6) 7 Run away from confinement (6) 11 Chair of state (6) 12 Uproar (6) 14 Male duck (5) 15 Ballroom dance from Argentina (5) 16 Deal with successfully (4) 18 See 3
WORD LADDER Move from the start word (WARM) to the end word (DISH) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
WARM
SPANISH LESSONS BACK DISH
Any word ending in a vowel (A, E, I, O, U): Add -s. Cabeza [head] - Cabezas Mono [monkey] - Monos Bota [boot] - Botas Manzana [apple] – Manzanas
NONAGRAM How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case C) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Words ending in a consonant: Use -es Ciudad [city/cities] - Cuidades Jardín [garden/gardens] - Jardínes Color [colour/colours] - Colores Examen [exam/exams] – Exámenes Words that end in S: Use -es but not all the time Autobús [bus/buses] - autobuses Mes [month/months] - meses Crisis [crisis/crises] - crisis Rompecabezas [puzzle/puzzles] – rompecabezas Words that end in Z: lose the z and use -ces Lápiz [pencil/pencils] - lápices Raíz [root/roots] - raíces Luz [light/lights] - luces Actriz [actor/actors] - actrices
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How Are You Living Your Life?
DIONE LOCKYER YOUR mindset determines every thing that happens in your life. If you are negative, opinionated, frustrated or anxious, this is what your everyday life will become. If you are positive, passionate, sup portive and energetic, this too is what your life will become. Every human will go through cer tain challenges in their lives, howev er, it’s how you deal with those challenges that determine your life’s path. A simple change of mind set can help you become your best self. So many people do not realise how valuable mindset is. As Henry Ford famously stated, “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re right!” Every physical aspect of our life is created from our mindset. If you do not learn how to control your mind set, your mindset will control you. If you want a better life, a life that brings you joy, happiness and peace, then you need to start with your thoughts. Mastering Your Mind Member ship teaches you how your thoughts become feelings and your feelings become your behaviours. Here is an example: It’s Monday morning, your alarm starts to ring, you feel the sense of dread. Another day with further
government announce ments. You begrudgingly get out of bed, with the ini tial thought of anxiety, not knowing what today will bring. Will there be another lockdown? What will happen to the curfew? How will I support my family? You have created a negative thought and associated Monday morning with negative thoughts and feelings, therefore, your behav iour will mirror that and your day will be a drag! Now flip this around. You wake up on a Monday morning. You feel energised, ready to take on the day and are excited about what it is you can achieve. Whilst there may be new rules, you can still choose to own your day. Yes, you are only allowed to stay within your town, but your town has all the essentials that you need right now. You choose to use the curfew wisely. You may start to read that book you never have time for. Bake cakes with the kids, spring clean the house, study something you are passionate about. You have a natural spring in your step and a smile on your face. Your behaviours will be of a positive na ture, therefore, your day will be come enjoyable. You are the only person that is responsible for the life you create. No one else is to blame. How YOU choose to react, think, feel and be have is solely your decision.
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K Sud Dental - the personal touch K SUD DENTAL is a British clinic on the Costa Blanca which offers general and cosmetic dentistry along with facial reju venation treatments. With a focus towards conservative dentistry, the main aim is for patients to keep their own teeth for as long as possi ble. And as such, most treatments are min imally invasive ensuring there is a re duced risk or postoperative pain Dr Karan Sud graduated from the Uni versity of Dundee in 2006 and after un dertaking 10 years of NHS and private dentistry in England and Scotland decid ed to bring his experience and creativity to the Costa Blanca. Having built up a respectable client list and an enviable reputation in the area, the dental team moved into larger premises in Benissa in October. Dr K Sud prides himself on his creative nature and desire to be different. “We are doing things our own way and specialise in treatments that involve a more personal touch. Our aim is to make patients’ treatment as comfortable and less invasive as possible. “Wherever we can, we want people to keep their teeth rather than having den tures. We do everything possible to con serve and preserve patients’ teeth with out the need for expensive implants.” Services include: * General dentistry * Smile design
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* Hygienist * Cosmetic dentistry * Tooth replacement * Teeth whitening Common treatments include fibre re inforced bridges and periodontal splint ing which are all done at chairside in one visit and involve minimal damage to ex isting teeth. Only the best materials and state of the art technology are used to ensure the
results are completed to a high standard and perform for many years to come. “We are happy to offer a threeyear guarantee on all restorative work as we are confident it will last,” said Dr K Sud. “Our aim is to continuously maintain and build the trust and loyalty of our pa tients through highquality dental treat ments, excellent patient care and open, honest advice.” Dr K Sud and his team are also proud of the fact they are the only British dental clinic in the area, covering Benissa, Moraira and Calpe. “We are excited to have a young tal ented team who are all equally as pas sionate about what they do as how they do it.” For many, visiting the dentist can be a traumatic experience, but K Sud Dental has created a relaxed environment aimed at putting all patients at ease. “We also have our own hypnothera pist here at K Sud Dental which is working really well for people who have a dental phobia,” explained Practice Manager and Nurse Jennifer. Every Covid protocol is respected at the spacious clinic which is ideally located on the CalpeMoraira coast road and has private parking. Current Covid measures include: * Social distancing * Limited waiting numbers * Air filtration * Hand sanitiser
K Sud Dental: Avinguida de la Marina, Benissa 603296687 • ksuddental@gmail.com • www.ksuddental.com "This was the best dental experience I have ever had! I have a fear of going to the dentist and losing a tooth whilst on holiday was just awful! The team were so patient and kind and fixed me with a new tooth the same morning. I truly can not recommend them highly enough!", said one extremely happy client.
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I’m back at the start but am different! MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED I’M sat in the coffee shop with my Mum and Dad waiting to go in - I’m back at the Mental Health Hospital - damn Covid has meant they can’t come in with me and I have to go in alone. I feel excited as I have waited so long for an appointment, nervous because I know what is coming next, the leg is going up and down like mad and by this point and I can feel my eyes filling up. Breathe - I get up from the table and walk towards the building. Heart is racing, hands are trembling, the entrance has changed - it’s not where it has always been, it’s around the back. Why change it? I can’t get in - I’m going to be late, I can’t be late. I am once again sat on those cold green metal chairs, the tiles on the wall are cold. I wish I wasn’t sat there alone, I haven’t had to be here for a long time. I see a friendly face, the nurse that looked after me when I was so poorly in hospital - Breathe.
Plucking up courage to approach my psychiatrist to admit defeat, I need help, I have tried ,but I am now tired of trying. Sat in the Doctor’s office, she has known me right from the start, nine years now. I can feel my heart slowing down, I feel safe, I’m glad to see her. She smiles but I can see the worry on her face. She knows that if I am back with her, I am not in a good place. She listens to me - congratulates me on how far I’ve come, how much I have matured from that scared little girl. I am now a woman who knows herself, and admits when I need help. She doesn’t just shove me on medication and sends me on my way - no - she listens, she explains what we need to do next in order to help me get through this. I have done this before , I will do it again Better days are coming, I don’t know when but they will. If you feel alone, don’t forget you can always reach out on the email address below or follow me on Facebook @Mswillowbipolar. Love, Ms Bipolar X
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Running is good for anxiety
EVERYONE knows that running regularly keeps you fit, in shape, and is great for circulation amongst numerous other health bene fits. What we are less familiar with is the benefit to our mental health, and in particular helping with anxiety. Exercise reduces the body’s stress hormones, including adrena line and cortisol, therefore running as a means of reducing anxi ety is a great idea. Aerobic exercise, such as jogging, has been shown to reduce both generalised anxiety and anxiety sensitivity. If you are the kind of person who suffers from panic at tacks, then reaching for the running shoes will help you to feel better faster than hiding away at home.
JOGGING: Can help reduce anxiety.
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Come to CLINICA BRITANNIA and Visit our New Specialised Team of Dental Professionals who adhere to a STRICT ANTI-COVID AND INFECTION PROTOCOL. • QUICK PROFESSIONAL SOLUTION TO ANY TYPE OF DENTAL ISSUE. • FRIENDLY, ENGLISH SPEAKING STAFF AVAILABLE 24H/7 DAYS. • EASY ACCESS AND PARKING DIRECTLY OUTSIDE ON DUAL CARRIAGE WAY IN CALPE (OPPOSITE SIDE TO MCDONALDS). • PAIN AND STRESS FREE PROCEDURES. • NEW STATE-OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY. • EXCELLENT QUALITY/PRICE RATIO. • ATTENTION TO BOTH FUNCTIONALITY AND AESTHETICS. • SPECIALISTS IN CORRECTION OF PREVIOUS ‘CHEAP’ SHODDY WORKMANSHIP. Why wait, just give us a call now to make your appointment with one of our Dental Team for your free consultation. We are here at your service and always happy to help. For more information or to book an appointment call CLINICA BRITANNIA on +34 965 837 553/ +34 607 255 755, emailing us at britannia.calpe@gmail.com or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ClinicaBritannia/
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Plan ahead for house-sitters over the Holidays HOW dear are your pets to you? Especially at this time we all ap preciate our pets at home, more than ever even at this very diffi cult time. At HouseSitMatch we too are working to stay positive and look forward, to ensure we have positive goals and continue to build new plans for the future. We’d like to encourage you to plan ahead for housesitters if you have trips planned over the holi days to see family and friends or just to get away. Now is the time to get ready. We will help you as much as we can. Our philosophy is that we are all in this together. These are the steps one client has taken so far: 1. Registered as a Homeowner on HouseSitMatch.com 2. She chose a Premium ac count (£89 per year) to ensure she could get help online when need ed 3. Created a profile with photos of Daisy and the house, inc fea tures of the property (ie swim
While you’re away over the holidays, they will need company. ming pool) 4. Posted a housesit advert stating the plans for a holiday in the spring, subject to Covid per mitted travel Do you need a petsitter in 2021? It’s best to get started right now.
How does it work? HouseSitMatch can help you find suitable sitters. Join our net work for a small annual fee. You get ID checked for safety and then build your advert saying when you are going on holiday. Housesitters see your advert, they respond and
you choose whom you’d like to care for your pets. Trustpilot Testimonials 4.8 / 5 Excellent rating (New Trustpilot rating scale) Here’s what members have said about us HouseSitMatch found us a perfect housesitter… HouseSitMatch found us a per fect housesitter while we were away in Canada and we were de lighted with the care and atten tion that HouseSitMatch took in helping us find the right person. Ros Morris Dog owner How do you join? Please register online via our website www.Housesitmatch. com Choose a membership plan Please note prices go up soon so sign up now on subscrip tion to secure these prices: • Standard (DIY option) = £69 pa • Premium (with support at each step) = £89 pa
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Your dog may dream about you A HARVARD professor has made dog owners’ days by say ing she believes pooches dream about their humans when they sleep. Dr Deidre Barrett, clinical and evolutionary psychologist at Harvard Medical School, explained dogs and other mam mals are known to have similar sleep patterns to humans. During the REM phase humans usually dream about what was on their mind during the day and for dogs this is probably their owners. Barrett told People magazine: “Humans dream about things they’re interested in during the day, though less logically and more visually. There’s no reason to think animals are different. As dogs are attached to their own ers, they’re likely to dream about your face or your smell.”
DOZY DOGS: Have sweet dreams about their owners.
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