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The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1846
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NEXT summer’s UK reserva tions for Benidorm and other Valencian Community destina tions are already at 45 per cent of preCovid levels. Regional president Ximo Puig announced that despite the present circumstances, the lat est figures relating to the be haviour of the Valencian Com munity’s principal tourist market are “positive.” The heartening statistics were revealed by the Associa tion of British Travel Agents, ABTA, the UK’s largest trade as sociation. Puig recently held a Zoom meeting with ABTA’s executive director Mark Tanzer and Susan Deer the association’s director of Industry Relations regarding the virtual edition of the World
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SUMMER 2021: UK bookings for next year are already positive, Generalitat president Ximo Puig said.
Travel Market, the largest and most influential trade fair of its kind.
The Generalitat president al so stressed the need for safe tourist corridors that took into
account the Covid19 situation in individual regions as well as countries.
“The UK market is funda mental, because it represents a third of our tourists,” Puig de clared, while advocating “a per manent and beneficial dia logue” in preparation for the next tourist season. A Covid19 vaccine also promised a favourable outlook, he said, a standpoint that was shared by Mark Tanzer and Su san Deer. They also drew attention to British tourists’ loyalty to the
Valencian Community, as demonstrated by the 45 per cent bookings for next summer. Following the meeting with the ABTA president Puig dis closed that he was confident Benidorm would be hosting AB TA’s 2022 convention, welcom ing 600 delegates, principally tour operators and travel agents as well as representa tives from airlines, international tourism offices and other touristorientated industries.
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Running with fire JOHN LILLIE is exhibiting his photographs at Denia’s Casa de Cultura until November 21. Some are dedicated to explaining the Correfoc, a mad fire fiesta of running and dancing. Devils discharge fire to an insistent musical beat, with fire works attached to pitchforks or strung up above the street. Anyone can join in, although to minimise the danger of be ing burnt by flying sparks it’s best to wear old clothes for those wanting to join in.
That’s quite enough! THE presidents of the Cobreca, Aico, Abreca and Ociobal associations met Benidorm’s mayor fol lowing the Basta ya (That’s enough) demonstra tion. The associations represent the resort’s shops, bars, cafeterias, businessowners and their em ployees were seconding the protests held on Thursday, November 12, throughout Spain calling for the State to introduce urgent measures pre venting the mass closure of businesses. The protest in the Plaza de SSMM Reyes de Es paña was attended by roughly 1,000 and many lo cal shops and businesses closed to lend weight to their complaints. “The virus is to blame for the pandemic, but
Save Bernia REINICIEM BENISSA warned that the ‘New Nor mal’ poses a threat to Sierra Bernia. With restrictions on many leisure activities, in terest in outdoor pursuits has grown and great numbers now visit the area, Reiniciem said. The regional government should act on 2006 legislation declaring Sierra Bernia and Sierra Fer rer protected areas, the party added, pointing out that the Paseo Ecologico route is often crowded. The Generalitat now needs to restrict visits as it has done with Javea’s Cova Tallada, Reiniciem declared.
those who govern us are to blame for the eco nomic situation,” they declared. Afterwards Javier del Castillo (Abreca), Pablo Gonzalez (Cobreca), Raul Parra (Aico) and Víctor Navarro (Ociobal) explained to Benidorm mayor Toni Perez the economic effects of the Covid19 crisis on local businesses. Also present were councillors and Bernardo M Perez, executive director of ADISLEV, an associa tion of the companies that distribute supplies to hotels, restaurants and cafeterias. Earlier, the mayor had followed the demonstra tion in the Plaza, which is near the town hall, ac companied by Commerce councillor Lorenzo Mar tinez and members of the municipal corporation.
Meet the Kings
VILLAJOYOSA’S Fiestas councillor confirmed that the town’s children can meet the Three Kings this Christmas. The traditional parade on the evening of January 5 has been cancelled owing to anti Covid health and safety regulations, but La Vi la’s youngest residents will be able to meet and talk to Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar in their homes via Zoom. The virtual visits can be arranged at the Vil lajoyosa Tourist Office where each family will receive a date and a time for a call from the Kings on December 28, 29 and 30 or January 2, 3 and 4.
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Fish were biting THIRTEEN contestants turned out for Teulada Moraira Fishing Club’s latest Winter League match, fishing Section B1 of the River Jucar. The previous week’s outing had to be can celled owing to the in clement weather and the riverbank was still ex tremely slippery due to the mud. The river was very cloudy with a mild flow, but the fish were feeding and made fishing very pleasant. Frank Povey had the best catch of 19.675 kilos, with secondbest going to Jack Hanssen with a total weight of 16.350 kilos. For further informa tion about the club, contact Frank Povey on 966 490 338 and frank. povey@btopenworld.co m or call Ray Craig on 966 492 083.
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NIBS EXTRA Due dates JAVEA Town Hall extended the deadlines for paying municipal taxes in 2021. Car tax, rubbish collection and the fee for ‘no parking’ entrances can be paid between February 8 and May 20. IBI rates and the IAE Economic Activities tax will be payable between August 6 and November 19.
Fine situation FOUR Alfaz firms have each had to pay a €6,000 fine for fly tipping. Oscar Perez, councillor responsible for Street Cleaning, warned that the town hall intends to introduce tough fines for the “anti-social behaviour of a minority” and announced that the Local Police would immediately open proceedings on detecting new cases.
Denia campus DENIA’S municipally-owned Torrecremada property is to be rehabilitated and will house Alicante University’s future department of Gastronomic Sciences. Work is due to begin late 2021 and nine months to complete, with the €500,000 cost to be split between the regional government and Denia Town Hall.
Less room STALLS at Altea’s open-air fruit and vegetable market were reduced by 50 per cent owing to the Valencian Community’s stricter health and safety measures. Owing to its location, it was impossible to increase the market’s area, unlike the clothing, footwear and household items market in Garganes-Basseta where stalls were easily distanced.
No change THE regional government’s 2021 Budget has allocated only €150,000 for Benidorm’s Pere Maria Orts i Bosch Instituto. Pupils must remain in prefabs while the unfinished new high school building, which was practically completed but has lain empty for years, is due for demolition.
Royal exit SAN JUAN’S mayor confirmed to the Compromis party a bust of King Juan Carlos I would be removed when the town hall entrance is remodelled. Although the former King is currently under investigation for financial corruption the sculpture would go because there was no longer sufficient room for it.
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Make A Smile goes online MAKE A SMILE is doing things a little differently this year, to keep everybody safe. “Rather than asking you to go shopping to fill a Christmas Bag for the children, we would love you to send us a voucher,” Make A Smile said. “That way we can buy pre sents for each of the children from their very own Santa’s wish list. This means that the children will get exactly what they want,
CHRISTMAS BAGS: Covid19 restrictions mean Make A Smile needs vouchers this year.
and we will still be able to supply the homes with the items they need at Christmas and through to spring 2021.” Since 2008, the Make A Smile Christmas Bag appeal has brought a ton of Christ mas love and joy to children in care homes on the Costa Blanca. Now, due to these difficult and unprecedented times, Make A Smile has been made simpler but
will still put big smiles on the chil dren’s faces over the holidays. To send an Amazon voucher, go to the www.amazon.es web site and search for Echeque Re galo, enter the amount and add the info@makeasmile.es mail ad dress. Readers who have difficulty in purchasing Amazon vouchers should ring Make A Smile be tween 10am and 5pm on week days on 965 836 814.
Exchange your Party Busted by Police Driving Licence WITH the countdown to Brexit creeping in, one of the key actions for UK Nationals living in Spain is to exchange your UK driving licence for a Spanish one, but recently a lack of ap pointments has made this difficult. To speed up the licence exchange and en sure UK Nationals can begin the process be fore the end of the year, the DGT has put a new system in place which is now live on their website. It is a twostep process. The first step is to make an application to the DGT before De cember 30. You can do this via their online portal if you have a digital certificate/CLAVE or by calling 060. Irrespective of whether a UK licence has been verified for exchange by the end of the year, you will be able to drive in Spain using your UK li cence for six months from January, 1, 2021. The future rules on exchange and recognition of UK licences are still subject to negotiation. For more information and full clarification please visit https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/11/17/new systemindgtwebsitetospeedupexchangeyouruk drivinglicenceforaspanishonebeforetheendof theyear/
A PARTY of over 200 people was broken up by Local Police in La Marina after seri ously breaching Covid19 rules on Friday, November 13. Officers broke up the party in La Marina, Elche, which was seriously violating coron avirus security and prevention measures, inside an establishment at around 10.40pm. When officers inspected the establishment they found ‘basic security measures for pandemic prevention’ were not being respected and following being evicted from the premises, 18 violation acts were issued for coronavirus violations and six for disobedi ence to attendees. Councillor Aaron Cano, said “We will not allow this kind of action,” noting that “to gether we must be able to make this small part of the population understand that these actions have repercussions against all of us, against our health, against our fu ture and against our economy. “Ultimately, we will not tolerate these attitudes that put the interest of a few above the general interest. We have not allowed it and we will not allow it. And we will bring down the full force of the law on these attitudes,” he insisted.
Natural monument VOLCANIC rock at Altea’s Cala Soio now has Natural Monument status. The announcement from the regional government’s Environment department now means the fossil beach, which is 225 million years old, has official protection. This safeguard extends to the Portet marina built over the same volcanic rock, Altea’s mayor Jaume Llinares said. Work at the marina, which triggered a popular protest by the local population last year, was halted as a precautionary measure on the orders of the Generalitat’s Her itage department.
Valencia outing TWENTYSIX members of the U3A Marina Baixa, recently visited Valencia, leaving Albir at 9am. Twenty of the group headed for the Bonaire shopping centre, the remainder visiting the city on the trip. Prior to departure, all had their temperature checked and they were socially distanced on the coach, wearing masks throughout the journey. At the shopping centre, every shop supplied hand sanitiser and had a oneway system, while the larger stores had limited entry. Although it was a cool, cloudy day it was great to be “on the road” again, mem bers agreed, after the long spring and summer break due to the Covid19 restric tions. The U3A Marina Baixa hold their next General Meeting at the Casa del Cultura, in Alfaz del Pi, on Monday, November 23 and the Annual General Meeting also at the Casa de Cultura is due to take place on Monday, January 25. Both are subject to any changes to the rules and regulations relating to Covid19. Readers who would like to join the association are assured of a warm welcome and should visit www.u3amarinabaixa.com or their Facebook page for more in formation about the group. Those without internet access should contact the secretary, Joan Flint on 966 808 591 or 663 637 167.
Alicante oasis ALICANTE Province has, in theory, everything going for it in the battle to stop the spread of Covid19. Speaking to Informacion, Jorge Ol cina, director of Alicante University’s Climatology Laboratory and Profes sor of Regional Geographic Analysis, described Alicante Province as “an oasis” thanks to its breezes and the humidity that have helped to contain Covid19. The main drawback, Professor Ol cina said, was failure to respect the rules. “If we had followed the regula tions as indicated, contagions would have been far fewer.
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A big thank-you PUPILS at Elian’s British School in La Nucia have presented ‘Care Pack ages’ to the staff at the Marina Baja hospital. They wanted to show their gratitude for all their hard work and dedication during the pandemic and col lected packages full of chocolates, biscuits and teas for them to enjoy during their breaks as well as personal care items for use in their communal areas. Ten packages were delivered after being safely quarantined and Elian’s School would like to thank everyone for their donations and to give a special thank you to Iceland super market in Benidorm for their generous gift of Christmas chocolates and biscuits.
CHUMS are good friends CHUMS (Friends of Char ity) recently went shop ping with the ladies of La Nucia’s Food Bank, buying just over €600 of food and sundries. CHUMS (Friends of Charity) is a small, friendly registered chari ty based in Benidorm and Albir whose mem bers have been working together for six years now. They organise lunches and coffee mornings each month and have raised €24,224 to date, usually donating to La Nucia, Alfaz, Benidorm and Finestrat. “That is because we have such wonderful, generous members,” CHUM’s Marilyn Rogers said. Readers who would like more information, should ring Marilyn on 965 864 394.
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Health news from the British Embassy UK nationals who are living in Spain or move there permanently before the end of 2020, will see their rights to access healthcare in Spain stay the same from January 1, 2021 for as long as they remain resident. We strongly encourage those who haven’t yet registered for healthcare as a resident in Spain to do so. UK nationals can find further guidance on how to register on our Health-
Gutiérrez Cycling FAMOUS Spanish cyclist Sheyla Gutiérrez has given up a grant in order to help others that need it more with the global pandemic. Gutiérrez is one of Spain’s best cyclists and has competed success fully in many iconic races. She has been named Champion of Spain and taken a stage at the Giro d’I talia. Recent wins include helping her Movistar team to victory in the Spanish Time Trial Championship in 2019. Gutiérrez currently has her sights set on Tokyo for next year and normally trains in Tener ife. This is costly and like last year she was awarded help to train. Al though for 2020 she has turned the money away saying, “With the health crisis, right now there are other priorities and people who need it more.”
care in Spain page on gov.uk. From January 1, 2021, the current UK European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs) may no longer be valid. Visitors and other groups travelling to the EU are already being advised to check their situation and make changes to their travel insurance cover. However, there are a number of groups living and working in the EU and EFTA countries,
such as those claiming state pensions, students and others who, under the Withdrawal Agreement (WA), will continue to be covered as they are now, including the receipt of a UK issued EHIC. These groups will need to apply for a new EHIC to replace their existing card www.nhs.uk/ehic. For specific questions, email healthcare.spain@fcdo.gov.uk.
Cake shop owner fined
LOCAL POLICE in Sevilla intended to fine a cake shop for delivering an order at 10 minutes past six. The owner of the shop recorded a video of the moment when two Local Police officers fined him for having the premises open just 10 minutes after the mandatory closing for the catering sector in the Andalucian capital. The owner argued that he was simply clearing the tables and had just given an order to a delivery woman from home delivery service Glovo. There were no clients in the establishment. The video has gone viral and many criticise the “‘lack of empathy’ shown by the officers while doing their job. After the argument, the officers reportedly admitted their
mistake and withdrew the fine, adding that they were unaware that restaurants were allowed to remain open for home delivery until 11.30pm. However, as the owner called the officers “shameless” he was
eventually fined for disrespecting and shouting at the authorities. He complained that they should be more tactful, and “find better things to do with their time,” adding that he had not disrespected anyone.
Limo Riding Fines
SEVEN limousine riding women, all from separate households, have been fined for breaching Covid restrictions after West Midlands Police caught them together. The police stopped the fancy vehicle in Bilston, a market town in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, on Saturday night, November 14 as it travelled to Sedgley. The seven limousine riding women were each fined £200 for breaching the new regulations which state people must not mix with those from other households indoors, as of November 5. A spokesman for the West Midlands Police said: “The vehicle was initially stopped in Bilston, where all seven, aged in their 20s, 30s and 40s, alleged they lived in the same household. “On alighting the vehicle in Sedgley, it became clear to officers this was not the case and the fines were issued.”
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Down’s syndrome model MARIAN ÁVILA, a 23yearold model with Down’s syn drome who lives in Benidorm, has received the Quincy Jones Exceptional Ad vocacy 2020 award. Ávila ac cepted the award online from Denver, Colorado in the early hours of Sunday morn ing, November 15. Ávila shared the award with Grey’s Anatomy star Caterina Scorsone in a virtual ceremo ny, ‘Be Beautiful, Be Yourself,’ which raised funds for scien tific research. The model was recognised both for her illustrious career and for ‘using social networks to meet other people and gain visibility without preju
ÁVILA: “We can all fulfil our dreams.”
dice or labels, and to help oth ers.’ On September 8, 2018, she achieved the milestone of be ing the first Spanish model with Down’s syndrome to walk the runways of New York Fashion Week. In an interview with the EFE
Two best beers TWO Spanish beers have been chosen as the best in Europe in their category. The Aguila 1900 was deemed best in the Bohemian style Pale Lager category, while Estrella Galicia’s Red Vintage, has won in the German style Heller Doppel bock category. Another Estrella Galicia beer, the 1906 Black Coupage, came in second in the same category. They were amongst more than 2,000 beers from 47 different countries participating in the European Beer Star competition organised by the German beer sec tor. The competition has great prestige, and according to the Huffington Post, the prizes are the result of a blind tasting by experts of 32 nationalities. The Aguila beer has already won several prizes since it was launched last year, including a Gold Award from the Monde Selection Institute, a star at the Taste Superior Awards and the Silver Lager prize in the World Beer Awards.
agency shortly after learning about the award, Ávila said: “We can all fulfil our dreams.” Ávila is the face of Levi’s current advertising campaign that advocates for diversity, and has also worked for the Spanish chain of department store El Corte Inglés.
AN Italian judge has sentenced the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay bonuses pending since 1999 to an employee of the Spanish Embassy in Rome. The extra payments, included in Italian legislation, amount to around €30,000, plus legal costs of €4,000. Union CSIF considers that the sentence sets a very important precedent in the defence of per
Ministry sentenced sonnel working abroad. It is the first conviction of a So cial Court against the Spanish Min istry of Foreign Affairs in Italy for failing to comply with local work legislation. The ruling recognises the rights
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of an employee with more than 21 years service, who has had his case supported by the Spanish jus tice system on several occasions. The Italian Justice system also recognises the employee’s right to receive the bonus in its entirety in subsequent years without having to go to court again to claim it. CSIF has denounced the ‘dis proportionate’ amount spent by the Ministry on legal advice.
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Jackpot gift A GIRLFRIEND’S scratchcard birthday gift saw her Australian boyfriend scoop $250,000 (€150,000). Speaking to an official from The Lott, the young woman who paid $10 (€6) for the surprise winning scratchcard said she was still buzzing with excitement. “I bought it as part of my partner’s birthday present. We went out for dinner and we scratched it there and then,” she said.
“I thought we may have won a bit of a prize, but I didn’t think it was $250,000! “The next day we took the ticket to the newsagency and they told us the prize was too big for them to pay out. That’s when we realised it was $250,000! “We’re still thinking about exactly what we’ll do with it. It’s likely we will put it towards a deposit on a house and then we’re going to buy a new car each!”
WARNING: charity workers WARNING: Spanish police have issued a national warning over thieves posing as charity workers and drugging their victims The National Police has warned of scammers operating throughout Spain posing as NGO charity workers for a group called Clean Hands. Officials report that the thieves put a little gel sanitiser on your hands and ask you to smell the product. The hand sanitiser is actually a drug which renders people unconscious; once they regain consciousness, they find that they have been robbed. The National Police advises people not to engage with anyone offering products, surveys etc on the streets, regardless of any ID or proof they may be carrying. They also ask members of the public not to accept drinks in bars from anyone they do not know. As these dangerous scammers are operating throughout Spain, police have asked members of the public to share the warning as much as possible.
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Vaccine roll-out THE Pfizer vaccine could be rolled out in the UK next month claims cofounder of German firm BioNTech. Professor Ugur Sahin told Sky News the first UK patients could re ceive the jab nation wide midDecember. But the scientist be hind the vaccine said it will depend on whether it is licensed by the UK regulator in time. Sahin said it will not be an immediate fix warning “it will be a difficult winter” and “it will become worse be fore it becomes bet ter.” But he told the broadcaster life could return to normal in the UK, Europe and US by the “middle of next year.”
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Part lockdown removal
THE Ministry of Health of the Community of Madrid made the decision on Friday November 13 to lift the restrictions across 10 areas in which the epidemiological situation has improved considerably in recent weeks having reduced their Covid rates by more than 50 per cent. The lifting of mobility and activity limitations will be effective from 00.00 Monday November 16. The areas where the restrictions are lifted are: Brújula and Las Fronteras in Torrejón de Ardoz; El Espinillo, San Andrés and San Cristóbal, in Villaverde; Guadarrama, in the town of Guadarrama; Rafael Alberti and Peña Pietra, in Puente de Vallecas; San Blas, in Parla; and Vinateros-Torito, in the district of Moratalaz. The general director of Public Health, Elena Andradas, announced that no area in the Community of Madrid, of which there are almost 300, currently exceeds the accumulated incidence of 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days.
Baby Gorilla Born M OT H E R Buu, and father Echo, a pair of endangered species, Western lowland gorillas, welcomed the birth of their baby, at the Bioparc Zoo, in Fuengirola, Malaga, on Friday, November 13. In a video posted online, which has already clocked up more than 32,000 views, the enormous mother Buu can be seen tenderly and so gently caring for her newborn baby, which as yet has not been named. The Zoo runs a conservation programme to help endangered species,and the two gorillas, Echo and Buu are its biggest attractions by far, living in an open-plan, glass-fronted enclosure, where both of these huge creatures appear to really enjoy the attention from the thousands of visitors the Zoo attracts each year, as they prowl up and down the
beautifully laid out grounds of their home, often seen to be actually making real poses for the cameras.
19 - 25 November 2020 PRINCE CHARLES’ closest friends have launched a blistering attack on The Crown this week, accusing producers of the hit Net flix drama of ‘trolling on a Holly wood budget.’ Some of the Prince’s closest confidantes have also accused the streaming giant of exploiting the Royal Family’s pain for financial gain and raged that ‘fiction is presented as fact’ in its twisted version of events. The Crown, a hit Netflix show, has over four seasons chronicled the life of The Queen starting shortly before her 1952 corona tion. The fourth series, which launched on Sunday November 15, covers Charles’s doomed mar riage to Princess Diana, her eating disorders and his affair with Camil la Parker Bowles. A number of Royal insiders were fiercely critical of how key events are depicted. One said:
Royal Family furious “The new series paints the Prince and Duchess in a very unflattering light, but at least at the start of re ality shows like The Only Way Is Essex they admit that some scenes have been invented for en tertainment. There is no sense of telling carefully nuanced stories it’s all very twodimensional.
“The public shouldn’t be fooled into thinking this is an accurate portrayal of what really hap pened. The Duke of Cambridge is none too pleased with it. He feels that both his parents are being ex ploited and being presented in a false, simplistic way to make mon ey.”
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19 - 25 November 2020 IN what has reportedly been the sixth weak tremor registered in the region in the last three weeks, a new 1.4 magnitude earthquake has been felt off the coast of Torrevieja at 7.20am on Tuesday, November 17. The Seismic Network of the National Geographic Institute (IG) collects the epicentre data in the sea, off the coast of Orihuela Costa and Torrevieja, and was
Torrevieja Tremor said to have registered a more intense reading and rumble, with this one, and at least four before, being reportedly felt by residents. It is the sixth micro-earthquake to occur in the same area in the last three weeks with five
occurring on November 1, although these tremors are very common in the south of the province of Alicante, which suffered its most devastating earthquake in March 1829, as it is the second area with the highest seismic risk in Spain.
Cheeky lesson A CHEEKY ‘stay in the lines’ lesson for a bad parker has gone viral. When a motorist encroached slightly on another parking space in an unknown car park, a disgruntled driver showed their disapproval point in a novel way. They left a giant black and white poster of a turtle, with a message which read: “Many three-year-olds have trouble staying within the lines. Maybe if you practise colouring this turtle it will help you park better.” The ‘lesson in parking’ was shared on Twitter and has had 17,000 tweets and been shared more than 3,000 times.
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Tree Ready CHRISTMAS is nearly upon us and Alicante is set to light up its Christmas lights and install its Christmas tree on Friday, November 20. This is the first year that the 18metrehigh tree and accompanying nativity scene is going to be set up along the Explanada de España, as its usual location on the Plaza del Ayuntamiento has been closed off due to works and coronavirus restrictions. The lighting this year, which was actually installed in September, consists of 780 arches and was installed by Iluminaciones Ximénez, the same company that erected one of the most ex pensive assemblies of lights (€800,000), among Spanish cities, in Vigo earlier this year. In addition to the tree, there will be a giant ball in the Montañeta and a gift box next to the theatre, which are both already in place as well.
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Fines for holding phone THE Guardia Civil may be able to fine drivers for having a mobile phone in their hand even if they are not using it. The General Traffic Department has report ed that the preliminary draft of a new traffic law contemplates that holding the phone while driving a vehicle could lead to a fine. The new law, approved by the Council of Ministers, but still to go through parliament, is worrying Spanish drivers. Following the an nouncement that drivers will no longer be able to exceed the maximum limit on conven tional roads by 20km/h to overtake, it is now known that simply holding the phone, if seen on the numerous traffic cameras which are placed on roads throughout Spain, could lead to drivers to lose six points off their licence, that’s double the current fine. It is hoped that
WATCH OUT: No mobile phones. the measures will lead to fewer people get ting distracted at the wheel. The new law is not likely to come into ef fect until the end of 2021 or the beginning of 2022.
Fireball shoots over Andalucia
A FIREBALL was detected flying over the centre and southwest of Spain at 227,000km/h in the early hours of Monday, No vember 16. The fireball was an asteroid entering Earth’s atmosphere, it was very bright and could be seen with the naked eye. Images were captured by de tectors used in the SMART pro ject, carried out by the Andalu
cia Institute of Astrophysics (IAACSIC), at the observatories of Calar Alto (Almeria), Sevilla and La Hita (Toledo). According to the main researcher on the project, Jose Maria Madiedo, it was recorded at 3.49am. When the asteroid collided with the atmosphere it became incandescent, creating a fireball at an altitude of about 132 kilo metres. It travelled westward
and died out at an altitude of 60 kilometres above southern Por tugal. The detectors which caught the images are part of the Southwest Europe Fireball and Meteor Network which contin uously monitors the sky to record and study different ob jects from the Solar System im pacting with the Earth’s atmos phere.
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Two Injured in Sevilla Dog Attacks AN 81yearold man has died and a sixyearold girl has been injured in two seperate dog at tacks in Sevilla on Monday. At approximately 4.40pm the Guardia Civil responded to an emergency call about an injured elderly man in Villaverde del Rio, an urbanisation about 30km
north of the city in Sevilla Province. Emergency services dis patched a helicopter, and found the man in a plot of land in the La Doncella area. He was reported dead on the scene, having re ceived injuries to the head, face and arms from several dogs. It is understood the dogs had
been kept in the plot, and the owner has been located. On the same day, at 3.40pm, a sixyearold girl was reportedly attacked by a pitbull in Plaza Juan Duran Ferrete in the north of Sevilla. She was transferred to Virgen Macarena hospital with wounds to the face and neck.
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Ikea buying back clients’ furniture IKEA has a Black Friday deal un like others: they are buying back their clients’ furniture. The Swedish multinational’s Friday is not Black, it’s Green Fri day, and it is expected to in crease their sales between Mon day, November 23 and Sunday, November 29. One of the company’s main objectives has always been to promote responsible buying as well as the socalled ‘circular economy,’ which is why they have decided to buy back their clients’ furniture for twice what it is worth, while helping to fight climate change. The appraised value of the fur niture can be as much as 50 per cent of its original price, depend ing on its condition. Ikea Family
GREEN FRIDAY: Helping to live a more sustainable life. members will receive a card with the amount which will have no expiry date, so they can spend it on future purchases. To take part, simply fill out a form with the information about the furniture you want to sell, when it is delivered to the Ikea store (accepted until January 31, 2021), they will check it is in the agreed condition and issue you with the card.
The secondhand furniture will later be restored and sold by Ikea so people can buy it at a re duced price. The promotion will be carried out in Spain and 27 other coun tries. Ikea has said they plan to find people who need what others no longer want and want to help everyone live a more sustainable life.
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Striking “Vulgar” campaign A CAMPAIGN against gender violence has caused contro versy and divided the public. The PSPV council has placed posters on posts around the town which have been slammed as ‘vulgar, vulgar and a total lack of respect for women.’ “I wish I were a vampire so you could stake me,” and “I’d like to be a referee so you can blow your d**k out,” are two of the slogans used in the ur ban cultural awareness cam paign to mark International Day for the Elimination of Vio lence Against Women on No vember 25. The objective of the initia tive, which has not yet been presented, explained the local
authority, ‘is to achieve a bold and very striking campaign, with an aggressive touch to make people think about a very pejorative use of language towards women.’ The intention was to place
the posters on Sunday, Novem ber 15 and leave them, ‘with out any explanation’ for several days. The town is now waiting for an official presentation of the campaign to be made.
Catalonia 4 Phase Reopening CATALONIA is planning a fourphase reopening of restric tions, hoping to start from Monday November 23. Alba Vergés, Regional Minister of Health, has spoken about the phased plans to reopen Catalonia. The plan will see a three or fourphase gradual reopening, with each phase lasting 15 days. The phases will not see an immediate return to all activity and there may be no change to the current curfew. Vergés wants to balance the social needs of the people against the economic needs. The Coronavirus pandemic is being careful ly monitored in Spain and restrictions are being changed in an ongoing manner to best curb the virus.
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LUCKY Spaniards have scooped all EuroMillions Superdraw winnings this year and someone will be hoping to land the whopping jackpot of €130m on November 20. The next EuroMillions Superdraw, an exciting pan-European lottery event that only takes place a few times a year, is scheduled for Friday, November 20 and offers an enormous guaranteed jackpot of €130m, with an additional 12 prize divisions up for grabs, making this draw a huge favourite of lottery players. The previous EuroMillions Superdraw, where tickets can be purchased in nine different countries, was staged on September 25 with another guaranteed jackpot of €130 million being scooped by a Spaniard from Valladolid. That prize, if it was not won outright, would have kept growing until it reached the lottery’s jackpot cap of €200 million but as it happened, the lucky winner from Spain meant that it was the third consecutive EuroMillions Superdraw won by a Spanish player.
Emirates Losses EMIRATES posted massive first half-year losses after it announced that it lost €2.9 billion in the first six months of the year. The Dubai state-owned airline’s holding company announced the losses on Thursday, November 12, after the carrier said global flight and travel restrictions meant revenue dropped 75 per cent to €2.7 billion as passenger traffic fell 95 per cent to 1.5 million. Emirates Group, which includes the airline, said its workforce had shrunk by 24 per cent to 81,334 staff as of September 30 after temporarily suspending operations this year at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
A MARRIED British Olympic cycling coach has been fired over ‘inappropriate relationships’ with riders. Head men’s sprint coach Kevin S tewart’s contract with B ritish C ycling has been terminated, according to the Mail, over ‘gross misconduct’ and bringing the governing body ‘into disrepute.’ Married to Robyn Stewart, an Irish international track cyclist, Stewart is said to have had numerous relationship with riders, and ignored previous warnings over his conduct, reports Sky News. Stewart has apologised to British Cycling, currently preparing for Tokyo 2021. He said he acknowledges his actions “were not acceptable,” and had made his position on the team untenable, adding he had handed in his resignation “before being dismissed while on my notice period.”
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NON RESIDENTS INCOME TAX CARLOS WE CAN HELP YOU
AS we do every New Year, we wish to re mind readers who are Non Residents for tax purposes in Spain and own a proper
ty here that even if they simply visit for holidays and earn no Spanish in come, they are still re quired to pay Non Resi dents Tax based on the value of their property. Wealth Tax If you are nontax resi dent in Spain or even if you live in Spain but are not registered with the tax office as a tax resi dent or you do not submit taxes as tax residents, you could be legally con sidered as NonTax Resi dent, even though no no tice has been given to the Tax Authority. NonTax Residents could be liable to pay Wealth Tax, but only if
the value of their assets in Spain (after deducting debts, eg pending capital of the mortgage, etc) is above €600,000. Income Tax If you are NonTax Resi dent in Spain (or you are not legally tax resident in Spain), you will need to pay tax for income in Spain (Income Tax for NonResidents, IRNR): eg income from a letting, in terest on bank accounts, etc. If you do not have any income but you own a property or a share on a property, your tax bill will be based on a calcu lation as per the Cadas tral Value (the value
that appears on your Spanish Local Rates re ceipt from the town hall, the SUMA office or the equivalent). Even now it is quite common for people who are Non Fiscal Residents in Spain (or not legally Tax Resident in Spain) to simply not pay this tax; usually due to ignorance or neglect and especially when they have no in come in Spain and only own a house. Please note however that if you let your prop erty in Spain, you have an obligation to submit the tax returns and pay tax every three months and not just once a year.
If you are not sure if you are legally or official ly tax resident or nontax resident and if you want to know what is the most convenient for you, we can assist you by review ing your personal situa tion. If you are nontax resi dent, do not forget to meet your tax obligation if you want to avoid a possible tax inspection which could result in penalties, etc. Contact us and we will help you. The information provid ed in this article is not in tended to be legal advice, but merely conveys gener al information related to legal issues.
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Founder of Hays Travel Dies
A S T AT E M E N T from the firm said: “It is with the deepest sadness and regret that we have to announce that John Hays, the founder and Managing Director of Hays Travel died on Friday November 13 whilst doing the job he loved.” John Hays, who was mar ried to coowner Irene Hays, died aged 71 at the Sunder land head office, a state ment from the Wearside based firm said. Mr Hays, who founded the firm in 1980 with its first branch in Seaham, had become a wellknown personality in the region after expanding
JOHN HAYS: Died doing the job he loved.
over the years. Mr and Mrs Hays were last year praised after the firm purchased every
Thomas Cook branch, re taining staff, following the travel operator’s collapse in September.
Most beautiful coastal town CADAQUES, in Girona, has been elected the most beautiful coastal town in Spain by followers of the Lonely Planet Instagram profile. This is the latest of several surveys, and after choosing Potes in Cantabria, as the most beautiful inland town, the attention moved to the coast. Almost 60,000 of the 100,000 followers on Instagram have taken part in the survey, which has been carried out in eliminatory
rounds. The final saw Cadaques up against Cudillero in Asturias, and the third and fourth positions went to Lastres (Asturias) and Calella Palafrugell (Girona). Cadaques, on the Costa Brava, is located in the north of the area of Alt Emporda and was a source of inspiration for Salvador Dali. While it has become a popular destination, it is still quiet and not yet altered by mass tourism.
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Axed From This Morning THIS MORNING’S Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are being replaced in their weekly slot by Alison Ham mond and Dermot O’Leary. Eamonn and Ruth, both 60, have been presenting the show for 14 years. An insider said: “They have real warmth. It’s time for a change and they are perfect.” They added: “Eamonn is pretty furious and every one feels for him and Ruth, they are wellliked on the team, but sometimes tough decisions have to be made.” Furious This Morning viewers have vowed to boycott the show after it was revealed that favourites Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes would be replaced. The pair, who have presented the show since 2006, are said to be ‘furious and upset’ by the move and so are fans, who declared that they would no longer watch the show.
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Crypto Scammer Caught A CRYPTOCURRENCY scammer has been arrest ed in Tenerife following an investigation into a Ponzitype scam that saw €378,750 stolen, af fecting at least 26 people. National Police and Guardia Civil officers have arrested the chief executive of a company based in the Canary Islands that, allegedly, was defrauding people through investments in cryp
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tocurrencies using a Ponzitype scam. Officers also raided four company offices, lo cated in the towns of Adeje, Arona and Cande laria, where they have seized three highend ve hicles, abundant documentation and electronic devices, as well as, numerous bank accounts in the name of the investigated persons, which have now been blocked.
Graffiti artists under arrest POLICE arrested 99 graffiti artists over €22 million worth of damage caused to trains and stations. The investigation was launched in September after 6,741 complaints were filed by RENFE Operadora and Metro Barcelona between 2017 and 2019. In a twopronged sweep, National Police located the first 51 suspects who lived outside Catalonia, before joining forces with the Mossos d’Esquadra and ar resting the remaining 48 in the provinces of Barcelona. Among those detained is a graffiti artist who worked
in a ticket office through a company subcontracted by RENFE, and a young man from Milan who was detained on the runway after landing at
BarcelonaEl Prat Airport. Police, RENFE and Metro Barcelona estimate the damage caused to be in excess of €22 million.
Pope Likes Bikini Pic THE official Instagram account of Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, was caught ‘liking’ the raunchy picture by a user who managed to grab a screen shot documenting this memorable, and hilarious, occasion. The racy picture featured bikini model Natalia Garibott dressed in an outfit resembling a Catholic school girl and had ‘Pope Francis [is] horny as hell’ according to the Barstool Sports account who shared the screenshot. Natalia also joined in the fun after being informed about the pope’s ‘like’ on her picture, noting: “At least I’m going to heaven.”
PINK FEATHERS: One of the most beautiful sights of the year.
THOUSANDS of flamingos have arrived at Doñana Na tional Park in Huelva to spend the winter. They are amongst several species of aquatic birds, which travel to the Doñana Marshes, part of the Guadalquivir River, from all over Spain and northern Eu rope, when the colder weath er arrives. Seeing their arrival and the sea of pink feathers is consid
ered amongst birdwatchers to be one of the most beauti ful sights of the year. The area is one of the largest bird reservations in Europe, and over the past few days, some 70,000 flamingos have arrived and can now be seen there searching for food. They will stay until the spring or even the summer, when they will then leave the space available to other species of birds.
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Fire probe after death NATIONAL POLICE are investigat ing a fire in which an 87yearold woman died and her carer suf fered smoke inhalation. The fire on the fourth floor of a 16storey block of flats in the cen tre of Madrid happened at around 10.15pm on Wednesday, Novem ber 12.
According to sources, firefight ers pulled the elderly woman's body from the burning flat, and SAMU medics confirmed her death at the scene. They then treated the victim’s 56yearold carer for smoke inhalation. The rest of the flats in the block were not affected.
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Health authorities recall noodles THE Health authorities have issued a recall for a type of noodles which are reportedly dangerous for people who are gluten intolerant or aller gic. The Buckwheat and Sweet Potato noodles from China, distributed by Terrasana, have been sold in Andalucia, Valen cia region, Catalonia, the Ca nary Islands and Aragon. The Spanish Agency for Health Safety and Nutrition has advised anyone who is in tolerant or allergic to gluten not to consume this product. There is no danger to people who do not have these aller gies or intolerance. The warning was issued by the Dutch authorities regard ing the lack of warning of the gluten content on the packag ing. The product has the expiry date 30/06/2022 and is sold in packets of 250g. It will be removed from sales channels.
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Spain school dropouts SPAIN continues to be the EU country with the highest num ber of school dropouts, despite an improvement in the past decade. The rate of abandonment of studies and professional train ing is 17.3 per cent, which is seven per cent higher than the European average of 10.2 per cent, according to the Euro pean Committee’s Education and Training Report. The rate has gone down steadily over the past 10 years, but the study concludes that the national objective of get ting it down to 15 per cent, seems “unattainable”.
The report shows significant differences between regions. Galicia, Madrid, La Rioja and Valencia have reduced the per centage of school abandon ment, while it has gone up in Cantabria, Cataluña and Navar ra. It also reveals that there are more boys dropping out of school prematurely (21.4 per cent) than girls (13 per cent). The only country which comes close to Spain in the number of dropouts is Malta with 17.2 per cent, followed by Rumania (15.3 per cent). Those with the best rates are Lithua nia (4 per cent) and Greece (4.1 per cent).
Last chance pesetas
THE countdown is on to get rid of any old peseta notes and coins you may have lying around the house. According to the Bank of Spain, at the end of September this year, almost €1.6 billion worth of pesetas were still unaccounted for and had not been handed in. If you were living in Spain before the euro came into circulation in 2002, it may be worth checking if you have any, as not only can you still return them to the Bank of Spain, some notes and coins are worth up to €20,000 to collectors. However, December 31 this year is the final deadline for returning them to the Bank of Spain. This seems to have encouraged people to finally get the currency changed, as in the first week of November, €792,043 worth was exchanged, compared to the weekly average previously of just €170,000.
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Update UK travel corridor Eight destinations have been added to the U K’s travel corridor list while Greece, apart from five islands, has been removed. The eight additions are the United Arab Emirates (U A E), Iceland, Chile, Cambodia, Laos, Qatar, the Turks and Caicos islands and Bahrain, meaning arrivals from those countries no longer need to quarantine for 14 days. The Greek islands remaining on the list are Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos and Kos. The travel ban on Denmark has been extended for a further 14 days. C hanges to the restrictions came into force at 4am on Saturday, November 14, transport secretary Grant Shapps confirmed in his weekly update via Twitter.
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Ski Season
THE BaqueiraBeret resort in the Pyrenees is all set for ski season, with Covid19 protection plans in place. The global pandemic has seen many plans and leisure activities cancelled or altered this year, and ski season is no exception. The BaqueiraBeret resort has now joined a host of other resorts to let you enjoy the snow. The Baqueira plans include limiting the capacity of the cable cars to six people, to ensure adequate social distancing and the chair lifts will be open. Masks will be required to be worn at certain times, including when queuing. Everything is set at Baqueira for the season to start in a few weeks and run into April 2021. Cleaning rou tines will be followed rigorously to ensure that the re sort is safe for customers and staff alike. Season pass holders can be confident that there is also a refund plan in place if resorts close due to Covid19 related is sues.
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Cost cut
THE Spanish government has capped the maxi mum price of surgical masks for sale to the public, meaning they will cost a maximum of 72 cents each. The aim is to ensure everyone can afford the compulsory Covid protection. The price, including IVA, will be reviewed as often as the market price surveillance requires. In April, the Interministerial Commission for the Prices of Medicines (CIPM), a collegiate body of the Ministry of Health, agreed on a maximum price of 96 cents. The commission has set this price after re viewing the current market prices of surgical masks in Spain, both in large stores, as well as in pharmacy offices and online sales in order to guarantee free competition below the maxi mum price set.
Jet2 flights to resume JET2 will resume flights to the Spanish islands on Thursday, December 3. Some good news at last for holidaymakers after a turbulent summer, with airlines forced to ground a huge number of flights due to coronavirus restrictions. Jet2 has announced on their official Facebook page, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, that they will resume flights to various airports in Spain from December 3 this year. Airports which Jet2 will be servicing from next month include Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, and Gran Canaria. The airline has confirmed that flights to Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma will resume on February 11 next year. In addition to the Spanish flights, Jet2 will also resume flights to Antalya, Turkey in December. Jet2 has advised that any updates regarding other destinations will be announced on their page as soon as the information becomes available.
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Store Closures WH SMITH is set to close 25 high street stores which means the British retailer will have to start cutting nearly 200 jobs. It was reported on Thursday, No vember 12, that the company has strug gled to survive the pandemic in the UK which has led to a pretax loss of £280 million (€313 mil lion). Sadly, it now means a loss of jobs and the closure of UK high street stores, mainly small er outlets, after the chain saw business fall 19 per cent. In contrast, sales through the retail er’s main website soared by more than 240 per cent.
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Botched restoration
THE botched restoration of a sculpture in Palencia, has once again put Spain in the press for its less than perfect art work, and experts don’t know whether to laugh or cry. The 20th century sculpture, on one of the city’s most em blematic and visited buildings, which houses the central office of Unicaja, has become the lat est example of a questionable restoration job, and having gone unnoticed until now, has re ceived many complaints. The building, in Calle Mayor, was opened in 1923 and has reli gious images on the outside. The face of what was a smil ing shepherdess has now be come a popular image to take a picture of, and it is the brunt of THE Interior Ministry has been sentenced to pay €137,000 to a family in Almeria who were in formed 27 years later of their son’s death. The man, who was 24 at the time he was reported missing in December 1990, had in fact died in a car crash. His family was not informed of this until June 2017.
LESS THAN PERFECT: The poorly restored sculpture. jokes both locally and across the web. Artist Antonio Guzman Capel shared images of the restoration, saying that it now looked like a cartoon character. He believes the head came off the sculpture and it was later ‘re paired.’ Professional artists and restoration workers are either
up in arms or splitting their sides with laughter over the botched job. Locals are outraged. This comes following a simi larly poor restoration of a paint ing of the Virgin Mary in Valen cia this year. Experts have called for stricter regulations regarding people being allowed to restore artwork.
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The court case held was merely to determine the amount with which the family would be com pensated, as the Interior Minister admitted from the outset that there had been a “lack of coordi nation” between the missing per
sons database and the unknown victims database handled by the different police services. They admitted that this had caused a 27year delay in identify ing the man’s body and letting his family know he was deceased.
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YouTube crash
AT around 7pm ET, November 11, YouTube crashed around the world and users were left baffled as thousands of videos seemed to disappear in front of their eyes, while others simply wouldn’t load. An outage map on Down Detector displayed the outage throughout the world. In addition, The Verge reported that YouTube TV and Google TV were also out of commission during this time. YouTube tweeted immediately that they were aware of the problem and trying to fix it, saying: “If you’re having trouble watching videos on YouTube right now, you’re not alone our team is aware of the issue and working on a fix. We’ll follow up here with any updates.” A couple of hours later, however, the issue appeared to have been resolved, with YouTube tweeting that the disruption had been fixed across all devices and YouTube services.
UK’s travel corridor expands EIGHT destinations have been added to the UK’s travel corridor list while Greece, apart from five islands, has been removed. The eight additions are the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iceland, Chile, Cambodia, Laos, Qatar, The National Court said that it is impossible to quantify the moral damage done to the family and the pain they have suffered, but ruled that his mother should re ceive €65,000 and each of his sib lings €18,000 in compensation. The accident occurred on De cember 8, 1990, on the N342 road in Baza, Granada.
the Turks and Caicos islands and Bahrain, meaning arrivals from those countries no longer need to quarantine for 14 days. The Greek islands remaining on the ‘quarantine’ list are Cor fu, Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos and Kos, the travel ban on Den mark was extended for 14 days. Transport secretary Grant Shapps confirmed changes to the restrictions came into force on Saturday, November 14 via Twitter. Shapps reiterated that travel, except for reasons includ ing work and education, is not permitted under current lock down restrictions in England.
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Finally Arrested A MAN with 10 outstanding arrest warrants for various crimes of fraud and forgery has finally been caught and arrested in Ali cante. In an investigation that lasted six months, National Police officers were able to track down and arrest a 44yearold man who was wanted on some serious charges, including causing harm to others. Officers of the Provincial Police of Alicante became aware of a person who was wanted by the Spanish authorities and had been evading justice and avoiding arrest. The man used false documentation and moved houses up to three times, using mirrors from the windows of the house to de tect any police presence, before officers were finally able to arrest him after requesting a court order because he had hidden inside the house without leaving. Following the arrest of the man, who has been placed at the dis posal of the Court of Guard Instruction of the town of Alicante, oth ers have been charged with an alleged crime of forgery as he had used false documentation to acquire two highend cars from a dealership. After extended research, one of the dealerships was located in Germany.
Bank robber candidate A MAN convicted of bank robbery is the can didate to represent political party Podemos in Madrid. Jose Luis Nieto, who is also a former advisor to Manuela Carmena, who was mayor of Madrid until last year, was sentenced by the National High Court to five years and three months in prison for the violent robbery of a bank in Ourense in 1980, when he was 23 years old. As El Mundo reports, he was a teacher in Vi
go and a member of the violent separatist group Loita Armada Revolucionaria. Despite the sentence, delivered in 1982, he did not serve it in its entirety as he received a pardon from the socialist government of the time. He was an advisor in two districts of Madrid with the former mayor. Nieto says that he wants to become their figurehead to bring the party leader, Pablo Iglesias, and the Madrid regional coordinator, Jesus Santos, closer together.
Living Announced Dead A MAJOR glitch on French radio pronounced the Queen dead, along with several other people who are still alive, in its published obituaries. Radio France Internationale (RFI), who admitted to having a ‘technical problem,’ went live prematurely on its website with a list of deaths which included Clint Eastwood, Pele and Brigitte Bardot. “We offer our apologies to the people concerned and to you who follow and trust us,” the broadcaster added. Broadcasters and media outlets often prepare obituary ma terial in order to be able to publish it promptly when a death is announced.
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School Covid Stats
OVER 6,200 classrooms are in quarantine and 27 centres have been closed in Spain due to Covid, according to data published on Wednesday, November 11. According to information from 18 au tonomous communities and cities shared by the Ministry of Education and Professional Training, these 27 centres account for 0.09 per cent of the total that teaches as part of the general regime; while the classrooms and groups affected represent 1.5 per cent of the total, so it is estimated that 98.5 per cent of the groups are functioning normally. The data presented during a meeting with educational organisations to present the amendments incorporated into the reform process, showed that positive Covid test re sults from students and teachers, with infor mation from 18 autonomous communities and cities, accounted for 14,062 students who have tested positive, which equates to 0.27 per cent of the students in those territo ries.
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Landslide on Island VIDEOS shot by several witnesses show a land slide on La Gomera caused by a massive col lapse of part of a cliff on Saturday, November 14. The cliff face collapsed into the sea, burying the access road to Araga beach and the port of Valle Gran Rey, in the municipality of Velle hermoso. The area, popular with tourists, is frequently used by caravans and other vehicles to park, and the shocking videos show many cars com pletely disappearing from view under the rain ing debris. Two GES helicopters from the 112 Emergency and Security Coordination Centre (CECOES), Guardia Civil, Local Police, Civil Protection and volunteer firefighters were on the scene, search ing for any victims who may have been using the beach or become trapped in their cars. The road between Vueltas and Argaga was closed as parts of it were left under a large amount of fallen rock and other debris.
Rescue from Ravine
THREE 12-year-old girls, and a father who tried to help them, have been rescued from a ravine in the Lleida municipality of Sort, Catalonia, on Saturday, November 14. Firemen of the Generalitat were called to the scene around 7pm after being alerted to their difficult situation in the hard to access area in Montardit del Baix. Thankfully for the three 12year-old girls, and the man himself, he was able to notify the emergency services who sent two units of firefighters to the area, one of them from the GRAE special rescue group, who rescued the four. They all escaped unharmed but were a little shaken up.
Crime Down
CRIME has reportedly been down in Spain since the start of the pandemic, according to the Interior Minister, Fernando GrandeMarlaska. Marlaska reported on Mon day, November 16, that the crime rate in the country has dropped by 13.5 per cent be tween the months of March and November, and has attributed the decline to the restrictions in movement through lockdowns and royal decree. Despite the positive news, the minister did admit that computer crimes have increased, as more people have been forced to stay at home, and has said that the Ministry will be creating more concrete cyberse curity plans, especially in the area of child pornography.
Malaga’s antigen tests RESTAURANT customers or Malagueños hotel clients and other sectors within the hospitality service area will be able to take an antigen test to find out whether they have Covid-19 at a price of just €2. The typical cost in medical centres is between €50 and €60, however customers who make a reservation will be able to take a test for Covid-19 for this very low price. The agreement was signed off on Friday November 13 by the Malaga City Council, the Mahos hotel management association, and the Association of private clinics of the province, who are all part of the pilot project launched by the city council so that Malaga City can be considered a safe destination against the coronavirus.
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Reptiles rescued A TOTAL of 300 rare and protected reptiles worth around €800,000 on the black market have been res cued by the Guardia Civil in a panEuropean and Eu ropol operation with 21 people from two criminal groups arrested. There continues to be a huge market for protected wildlife across the world even though the international CITES agreement restricts the capture and transporta tion of many different species. The traffickers had a number of different ways of by passing the law, with ‘mules’ transporting eggs across borders which were hatched and then used for breed ing or use of fake documentation (supplied by ‘tame’ vets) which allowed the reptiles to be imported into Spain. Incredibly, amongst the reptiles found was a Giant Tortoise (an endangered species found only on the Galapagos and the Seychelles Islands of Aldabra and Fregate) which has a lifespan of up to 200 years.
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Why wait for 2021?
AS we draw closer to the end of what has been a year filled with uncertain ty, one thing we all know for sure is that Brexit is happening if nothing else. The UK left the EU at the end of Jan uary with a transition period running until December 31, 2020. During this transition period, EU rights and freedoms are unchanged, meaning British Nationals can continue to take up residency as EU residents. According to the withdrawal agree ment, UK nationals settled on lawfully residing in Spain before the end of the transition period, will continue to be considered legal residents and keep rights they have had as members of the EU. Since the beginning of Brexit talks, the UK and Spanish governments have made it clear that the first step all Brits must take is registering as an EU resi dent living in Spain. To obtain your res idency there are a number of require ments. Golden Leaves can help you with a big chunk of the check list, they’re Eng lishspeaking and their policies and
BREXIT: Golden Leaves can help you through the process. plans are all approved for the residen cy application, and are more than competitive in price. The team of experts at Golden Leaves will help navigate you through the process and can help with making appointments along with being a lead ing provider in both health care and fu neral plans for expats here in sunny Spain. The best thing about Golden Leaves and the funeral plans and insurance policies they offer, is that should you decide to return back home to the UK,
a quick call can have your plans and policies transferred with you back home to Blighty. For the whole of November, they are offering €150 off all prepaid funer al plans to help you get the ball rolling before the clock strikes midnight on December 31. Booking your holiday, changing en ergy provider or upgrading your car, these things can all wait for 2021, however, your paperwork really can’t, not if you want to continue to reside in Spain anyway.
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Himalayas goal
SPANISH mountaineer Carlos Soria, 81 years old, is currently in training to climb the Hi malayas, one of the world’s highest peaks, in remembrance of elderly victims of the coron avirus pandemic. The challenge would mark Soria as the oldest climber to summit the world’s 14 highest peaks. “To all those who have disap peared because of this terrible pandemic, this terrible crisis, I want as an elderly person to
dedicate it to them,” Soria said outside his home in the Sierra Guadarrama mountains, north of Madrid. Travel restrictions permit ting, Soria hopes to go to Nepal in the spring to take on the 8,167metre Dhaulagiri climb. “Now I’m a bit older I think it’s a beautiful idea to show people of a certain age that they shouldn’t abandon things just because of their age,” Soria said.
Baby Rescued TWO National Police officers rescued a 10monthold baby from drowning in Valencia, on Saturday, November 14. In an incident that took place at around 3.30pm, the offi cers were alerted by the baby’s aunt after the baby was hav ing difficulty breathing. Within two minutes of the emergency call, the two heroic officers arrived, and suspecting that the infant could be hav ing a cardiac arrest, they took it immediately to La Fe Hospi tal, Valencia. On the way to the hospital, the baby was pale, had purple lips and was unresponsive, while his aunt tried to resuscitate him. With the quick actions of the police officers and the baby’s aunt, the young baby’s life was saved and left in a stable con dition at the hospital.
China congratulates Biden CHINA has congratulated Joe Biden on his victory over Donald Trump. Chinese diplomat, Wang Wenbin, announced the statement to the press on the day that Biden confirmed his victory in Arizona and achieved 290 electoral votes to 217 for President Donald Trump. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raf-
fensperger announced on Wednesday that the state would carry out a recount of all ballots cast on November 3 in the presidential elections, as requested by President Donald Trump’s team. The 2020 US elections were the safest in history, according to the official cybersecurity agency.
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MADRID security guards who ‘humiliated’ a gay couple could face prison. Prosecutors asked the Provincial Court of Madrid on Friday, November 13 to hand down 18 month sentences to two security guards who harassed and humiliated a gay couple. Iván GA and Francisco MSM allegedly threw out a gay couple from a Fuenlabrada shopping centre in 2017 because they were being affectionate toward each other. Iván GA told the court that customers approached him to complain about two men who “were kissing and making out in an inappropriate attitude” and demanded he notify his superiors. Given the warning, the assistant has stated that he used the expression ‘pink code.’ This term, in the words of the accused, “is used to speak of two people of the same sex.” The victims have alleged that they did nothing out of the ordinary. “We were holding hands, walking and looking at shop windows like any couple and, after kissing, he approached us saying that we were lacking respect to the families that were there,” they recalled. If convicted of a hate crime, the accused face up to 18 months in prison as well as a €3,600 fine.
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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 lockdown and for your Christmas shopping this year, instead of feeding on line giants and superstores. This lockdown and festive peri od we challenge you to rediscover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky indepen dent businesses in your area. Due to the Covid19 pandemic, you may have to support many local businesses by ordering on line and making use of any click and collect services they can oper ate 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 community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, consider where your money is ac tually going. By shopping at an in dependent 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 local
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charities, support and sponsor lo cal sports teams and in many cas es 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 genera tions and support not just the cur rent owner, but the generation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting some one’s dream and ambition, and al so 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 independent store and compete with the mul tinational and chains. So be sure to preorder your turkey from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local green grocer, let us revive that commu
nity 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 fi nances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift per haps prepaying a family mem ber’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 difficult 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,
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OCAL BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.
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 rev enue back into the local econo my, compared to just 14 per cent for national chain retailers. 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 restau rant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restau rant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbour hood hardware store. This exam ple illustrates how the recircula tion of money in the local economy leads to a stronger fi nancial foundation for our neigh bours and communities. Buying local also fuels new em
ployment and job opportunities for people within our community. Stud ies show, locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain 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 materials come from, and a company’s overall so cial and environmental impact. Many businesses are joining our Go Local campaign by offering customers special offers and dis counts throughout the festive pe riod, more details to follow here soon. Just remember to follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe.
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IN the past month, sheep farmers in southern Jutland have reported six attacks on their flocks by wolves and around 60 sheep have either been killed during the attacks or have had to be put down due to their injuries.
IT is not often that when a senior manager decides to resign to work for another company that the trade union representing workers get involved, but there are protests in Berlin where the head of Mercedes-Benz production has left to work for Tesla.
NETHERLANDS Second wave DUTCH Public Health Minister Hugo de Jonge told viewers in a Facebook question and answer session that Holland has now passed the peak of the second wave of coronavirus infection but no-one should drop their guard and should still be vigilant.
FRANCE Parcel poste THE French post office, La Poste is looking to employ 9,000 temporary staff (double the number employed last year) to cover the run up to Christmas as it expects a huge number of parcels to be delivered.
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WITH effect from November 23, any traveller from Belgium arriving at a Spanish airport or port will have to present a negative coronavirus test result issued no more than 72 hours before their departure or will be refused entry.
FORMER Norwegian diplomat, Terje RødLarsen is being investigated by the country’s Foreign Ministry and the State Auditor General following revelations that he was involved with disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Brexit deal THE departure of ‘hard man’ Dominic Cummings just six weeks before the end of 2020 might mean that some form of sensible and acceptable deal between the UK and the European Union could be possible without Cumming’s negative interference.
Renault Bank THE Renault automobile company will shortly launch the completely online Renault Bank in Spain which will offer interest of between 0.65 per cent and 1 per cent in order to raise new funds and have access to potential car buyers.
Tata Steel INDIAN owned Tata Steel which is the largest steel manufacturer in the UK with 7,000 employed in Wales is trying to sell its Dutch steel plant to a possible Swedish buyer which suggests that its UK business may be next.
Fare reduction ACCORDING to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), airlines operating out of Spain reduced their prices by 11.3 per cent in October (when compared to October 2019) in a bid to combat lack of travel due to Covid-19.
Burberry checks losses DESIGNER clothing brand Burberry, like most retailers had a poor first half of 2020 with sales down by 31 per cent to £878 million (€966 million) compared to the previous year. Despite this, they still managed a £51 million (€56 million) profit, although this was down by 75 per cent. Things are beginning to recover as most of its stores in 59 countries, particularly in China, Korea and the USA have reopened and footfall has increased, meaning that they have almost returned to pre-pandemic turnover.
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is the amount that Naturgy, Spain’s largest gas company in Spain, has received after agreeing to sell its business in Chile to the China State Grid.
Spain optimistic for future A LENGTHY report issued on November 13 by the Interna tional Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded that Spain’s fi nancial problems because of the Covid19 pandemic may not be as dire as originally forecast due to a strong third quarter. Much depends on the re sults of the fourth quarter 2020 which will be nega tively influenced by the re turn to the State of Alarm and there could well be a further slowdown if work
restrictions continue for too long. There are a number of external problems which impact on the Spanish economy, a high percent age of which depends on tourism and Spain has been hit harder than most Euro pean economies with GDP (Gross Domestic Product) still 8.7 per cent down on last year. One area which could im pact hard and is difficult to forecast with any certainty
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is that of bad debts rising ‘disproportionately’ hitting banks profitability as even tually government loan sup port will be withdrawn. Effectively, the IMF rec ommends that the govern ment should concentrate on supporting viable busi nesses and accept that there will be a number of weaker companies that do not survive. Initially the Spanish gov ernment forecast a 7.2 per cent growth in 2021 but in
the budget forecast, this has been upped to 9.8 per cent as the European Union recovery fund comes on line, but the IMF think that this is overoptimistic and that 7.2 per cent is more likely to be the final result. Whilst not forecasting a dreadful year ahead, the IMF did warn “Policies need to continue to mitigate the risk of the recession morph ing into financial sector stress with even higher real and social costs.”
130 empty bottles a prize
Will she get treatment? My wife had an accident in January of 2018. As a result she is still very ill and has kidney dialysis three times a week. I am 58 years old with no income so I cannot get on the Spanish health system. Private medical insurance will not touch her. She cannot travel and has no home in the UK. She is worried they will refuse her treat ment when the UK leaves the EU and she will die after Dec 31. P W (By email)
Yes, your wife will YOU AND THE LAW continue to re IN SPAIN ceive treatment. The Spanish Na tional Health Service by a Royal Decree on July 31, 2018, put into effect what amounts to universal health care. This includes even recent immigrants ‘in an irregular situation,’ which can mean with no pa pers at all. This should include you and your wife. The national law leaves it up to Spain’s various au tonomous regions to establish the details of applica tion. This is because medical care is delivered by each region. If you are in the Valencian Region or in Andalucia, go to the Social Security administration office nearest you to register.
IT was in 1976 that a drunken Irishman and superstar Michael Caine agreed to open a restaurant just off Piccadilly which was to be an eccentric version of a French Bistro and the world famous Lan gan’s Brasserie was born. Soon after, Michelin star chef and restaurateur Richard Shepherd came on board and this triumvirate created one of London’s iconic restaurants which at tracted not just the rich and famous but
Bank
IN order to allow itself to pay a dividend to shareholders, Banco Santander will be cre ating 722.5 million shares which will be distributed as a rights issue on the basis of one new share for every 23 held. This has a value (at market price) of €361.2 million and was approved by sharehold ers earlier this year after the 2019 dividend was cancelled at the behest of the European Central Bank (ECB). Shareholders will expect to receive their new shares by December 11, although prior to that each sharehold er may choose between re ceiving new Santander shares or selling their rights on the market.
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RESPONSIBLE adults in the USA are being invited to win a Jameson Irish whiskey tree for Christmas which is nearly nine feet tall and made up from 130 empty Jameson bottles. Seven trees have been made, each featuring a light ing system, and are said to be ‘worth’ $5,000 (€4,200) and according to the promo tion, if you place one in your window you will be the envy of al of the neighbours. To win one of the seven Jameson whiskey trees, Irish whiskey lovers must explain why they deserve to bring a
tree home to share with their friends and family this year in no more than 200 words. A grand prize of $1,800 (€1,520) will be given to the person making the best re sponse and all winners will receive a $45 (€38) whiskey token plus a visit by special ist technicians to set up the tree. It will however be the win ner’s responsibility to dis mantle once the holiday pe riod is over and to either find space to store 130 empty bottles or dispose of them responsibly.
End of an era also those who had saved up all year for a special night out. Peter Langan would sit at the bar sup posedly working his way through seven bottles of Champagne every night decid ing which famous guest he would insult
or in the case of Princess Margaret try to goose as she left. He recognised that those who were famous and wealthy needed to be taken down a peg or two whilst those from ‘normal’ backgrounds should be treated
NUMEROUS reports in the UK National Press say that Prime Minister Boris John son is now seriously consid ering moving the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 to 2030. Originally, the ban was due to come into effect in 2040 and in February of this year was moved to 2035, but according to the Finan cial Times, (based on un named government sources) the Prime Minister wants to encourage the growth in the market for electric cars in the UK. This is part of a strategy to achieve climate change targets by 2050. as valued customers, but eventually his outrageous behaviour became too much as by the late 1980s, he was quietly en couraged to stay away. Then in 1988 after his wife had left him, it is believed that he set fire to his home and died at the age of 47. Now despite setting up franchises in different locations, it has become a vic tim of the Covid19 pandemic and is clos ing for good with up to 100 job losses.
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2.499,0 26,78 0,916 676,80 241,30 35,05 8.246,0 383,40 149,75 1.698,50 942,60 148,40 6.606,0 2.221,00 2.757,9 743,00 1.252,00 6.870,0 1.761,00 530,13 636,60 4.762,5 95,78 5,40 1.171,50 1.171,7 1.119,2 655,20 677,00 1.486,00 13,19 2.998,0 1.038,20 913,00 2.477,5 1.503,00 1.524,50 11.575,0 1.358,00 1.090,00 425,30 260,60 147,64 222,50 394,62 4.717,0 907,80 122,32 2.818,0 730,31
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Avatel relocates to Madrid HQ
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: The new Madrid office. SPAIN’S sixth largest fibre optic telecommunications company Avatel, has relocat ed its headquarters to Madrid in order to imple ment its growth strategy at a national level. The operator has decided to move from Marbella (Malaga) to the Spanish cap ital for “operational and business strategy reasons,” focusing on bringing broad band connectivity to rural areas through fibre optics, explained its CEO, Ignacio Aguirre. As a result of this geo graphical move, Avatel has reorganised and resized its different departments, so that it can execute its strate gic plan for the next two years to continue to add
business in rural areas where there is limited com petition. With a staff of over 400 people, it says that pro motes local employment in rural areas, given that a large part of its workforce is distributed on the ground throughout the company’s commercial and technical network. As a specialist in the so called Empty Spain, Avatel benefited from the lock down as there was an in crease in demand for con nectivity, generated both by the online work of regular residents and by the transfer of thousands of people from big cities to their second homes to minimise risks in the pandemic.
Economy needs stimulus THE Bank of Spain chief economist, Oscar Arce, believes that the European economy needs more stimulus in December or there could be serious financial consequences. He argues that a continued softening of prices is not just bad for Spain but for all members of the European Union and said in a recent statement “we are seeing an increase in the portion of goods whose prices are increasing very little or falling, which is an indication of the risk.” It is now down to the European Central Bank to make some swift decisions including additional Quantitative Easing.
Avatel’s staff “were able to telework from the first 24 hours of confinement, as we were already used to doing so due to the decentralised structure we maintained,” says Aguirre.
BUSINESS EXTRA Plastic tax THE United Kingdom will introduce a new tax on plastic produced in or imported into Britain which does not contain a minimum of 30 per cent of recycled plastic. The Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) will be levied from April 1, 2022.
On your bike CONSIDERATION is being given by the Spanish government to require companies such as Deliveroo to give mobile phones and bicycles, motor bikes or cars to those working for them as part of their employment package.
Employer insolvency THE Pensions Regulator has warned that the trustees of British defined benefit - or final salary - pension schemes must be ready for possible employer insolvency to protect their members as Covid-19 impacts the economy.
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I await the slings and arrows LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT RACISM is a weapon, against which the only real defence is common sense. Unfortunately, this precious commodity is being kept firmly under lock and key by UK politicians, who are petrified that using too much of it could send the whole racial issue spiralling completely out of their control. In fact, their utterly biased ethnic appeasement attitude is merely creating a dangerous criterion that could ultimately bring the whole social order tumbling around their ears. The beleaguered white majority of UK citizens are now not only riddled with guilt, but utterly petrified of saying or doing the wrong thing in case they find themselves at the receiving end of retributions which could ultimately prove fatal. The recent resignation of football Association chairman Greg Clarke is a case in point. Now, I confess I have no idea of past indiscretions or opinions of
this man, but if he was pressured to resign in the light of the interview I witnessed, then his persecution was an absolute disgrace. During his address, he was actually acting in defence of black footballers, decrying the fact that they received a great deal of abuse on social media. So why did he ultimately receive so much pressure and racist accusations that he considered the only recourse was for him to resign? Well as ludicrous as it may sound, it was because he referred to black footballers as ‘high profile coloured players.’ Whaaaa!? Along with many others, I was truly under the impression that this was one of the preferred and polite ways of referring to the black community? Wrong! Apparently, the expression was ‘outdated and old fashioned.’ Ah, now I get it, not in vogue any more eh? Goalposts on the move again! Keep up everyone; yesterday’s acceptable terms are apparently today’s insults! Well I don’t buy it. This is simply using the racist card to keep the white community confused and on the back foot. Even Meghan Markel on her trip to Africa referred to herself as a
‘woman of colour.’ Three days after Clarke’s resignation, I saw a highly placed police woman in the north of England discussing diversity in the police force. During the TV interview she made a number of references to ‘coloured’ members and ‘people of colour’ on the force. So where were all the screams of indignation? Why wasn’t her letter of resignation on the desk of the commissioner the following morning? Don’t be silly, she was of Asian descent herself. Racist accusations only apply if you’re a ‘privileged’ white. Well I personally have had all this brain washing and dangerous nonsense up to here. The whole exercise positively reeks of unfair bias and unacceptable reversed racism. And I abhor racism! I’m also interested to notice that UK companies are now targeting most of their Christmas wares at only 13 per cent of the population and that ITV’s much loved Good Morning programme is about to be recast! I await the slings and arrows. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Mon. Wed. Fri. 1am till 4.
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Awkward situations usually bring out the best in you and this week proves that. In the longer term, you will be grateful to those making things difficult now.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Be determined not to be intimidated by someone who thinks that they are superior. Decide who you will take advice (or orders) from and stick to it. You are not the person that you were in the past and others need to realise it.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Outside influences and pressures make it hard to concentrate. However, finances in particular need attention, so do not be distracted by others trying to put a finger into your ‘pie.’ Do not be concerned about making changes in your social life because this, in turn, will sort out some of your more immediate practical problems.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being unusually uncertain of yourself this week could throw confusion into your ordered life. There is a partnership problem to be sorted out. Links with personal matters, however, make this tricky. Let some time pass so that someone close can get the message without feeling pressured.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Some loss of control over a project is irksome. A new start that seemed so promising seems to be going off course. A real injection of time and effort will make all the difference, however. Midweek, you see things going in the right direction again. Keep finances simple and try not to combine business with pleasure.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You are holding a good hand. Deal with the right people and the rewards are high. There is potential for being cheated out of something that is morally yours, so it may be necessary to be ‘difficult’ or ‘awkward’ to get what you deserve. Some things you only get one shot at.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Being a brave and forthright soul, it is easy this week to dispel the negative thoughts of others. A relationship that makes you hesitate could be of great benefit to you. There is little to lose by ‘going for it.’ The outcome could be beyond your dreams, something that you have not had many of lately.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Hidden forces are working away in the background. These give good and bad influences but life will not be dull this week. Sometimes you wish others would leave you alone more. Not that you are being anti-social. We all reach a point when we need space to think.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Petty arguments should be forgotten. More important things are afoot. Have you heard about fiddling while Rome burns? This may be you at the moment. Avoid wasting time with certain individuals and projects. A little extra effort in other directions, however, yields great results.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Avoiding a decision will not help this week. Who will deal with this matter but you? A relationship is threatened if you do not make a move. Will loved ones always be there for us no matter how much we neglect them? Why take such a chance? We only get out of life what there is willingness to put in.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) In your heart of hearts you know what you want out of life. It is a little timidity of spirit that is now stopping you. I know that recent experiences have sapped your confidence, but I have a message for you. Now is the time that you are most likely to make progress in your chosen field.
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 (REMOTE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ARREST BYPATH ESTATE ETHANE EXTENT FILTER HAIRDO LATTER LETTER LOITER METEOR OPTIMA PAROLE REMOTE (10) TALLOW THEISM TOILET WARMTH WORTHY
LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sat 14 November
25-37-39 44-50-56
BONUS BALL
13
IRISH LOTTO Sat 14 November
2-14-28 33-44-47
BONUS BALL
37
EURO MILLIONS Tue 10 November
BONUS BALL
5
3-19-29 32-38
12
Fri 13 November
BONUS BALL
1-5-17 28-31
1 10
EL MILLON: GPF48081 LA PRIMITIVA
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Let others whinge if they will. Being determined to get your own way, they will stand little chance. Recent disagreements have left a sour taste. In the best of worlds, things will not always go your way. Life would be boring if that were the case.
TIME OUT
Thurs 12 November
BONUS BALL
3-21-27 36-37-46
26 7
JOKER: 0954046 Sat 14 November
BONUS BALL
5-9-16 33-36-43
41
JOKER: 0621491
0
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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, 5 represents Z and 20 represents Q, so fill in Z every time the figure 5 appears and Q every time the figure 20 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 Native land (6) 3 Lobos (6) 8 Calcetines (5) 10 Round (circular, spherical) (7) 11 El más oscuro (7) 12 Asado (5) 13 Dardos (5) 15 Lanza (5) 20 Carreteras (5) 22 Statue (7) 24 Patinaje (7) 25 Ruidoso (5) 26 Pala (6) 27 Banquero (6)
Down 1 Inn (6) 2 To touch (5) 4 Más viejo (5) 5 Advantage (7) 6 Liso (6) 7 Verdad (5) 9 Dulce (5) 14 Device (technical) (7) 16 Python (5) 17 Patatas fritas (de bolsa) (6) 18 Pesar (5) 19 Abogado (6) 21 Sonrisa (5) 23 Grueso (5)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION QUICK Across: 1 Curate, 4 Taps, 8 Fed up, 9 Small, 10 Contravene, 13 Underneath, 17 Plain, 18 Dingo, 19 Seek, 20 Ignore. Down: 1 Cafe, 2 Rodeo, 3/18 Top dog, 5 Agate, 6 Sullen, 7 Escape, 11 Throne, 12 Rumpus, 14 Drake, 15 Tango, 16 Cope.
CRYPTIC
Across: 1 Sups, 3 Solution, 9 Leakage, 10 Areas, 11 Steel, 12 Stewed, 14 Absorb, 16 Dangle, 19 Circle, 21 Chase, 24 Drier, 25 Tangier, 26 Thrashed, 27 Duke. Down: 1 Salesman, 2 Plate, 4 Odessa, 5 Usage, 6 Iceberg, 7 Nosh, 8 Mahler, 13 Rehearse, 15 Spicier, 17 Accent, 18 Nettle, 20 Cards, 22 Adieu, 23 Edit.
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Ticket, 4 Ataque, 9 Pupitre, 10 Beard, 11 Train, 12 Suegras, 13 Impermeable, 18 Desfile, 20 Cazar, 22 Awake, 23 Trouble, 24 Asesor, 25 Island. Down: 1 Tapete, 2 Copia, 3 Estante, 5 Table, 6 Quarrel, 7 Eldest, 8 Pensamiento, 14 Message, 15 Anchors, 16 Aduana, 17 Friend, 19 Ileso, 21 Zebra.
CODE BREAKER
BOGGLED
FUTOSHIKI
tycoon tonk took tool toon tole tolu nook coot cook color cole cool codon cloy clot clod clomp clew clef clue clump coulee comfort comp comport compt cord cordon corm corp odor koto knot loot loon look loco loom lord lump doyen doty dolce dolor dole doom door dorm dorp drool drop quod moot mood mole moue mort mulct mule root rooty rook rood role romp from fuel feel foul ford form fort ormolu prole prod prom promo prof port trod tromp
NONAGRAM acme acre cake came camp cape care carp cere cram mace mack marc pace pack peck race rack ackee apace caper crake cramp crape creak cream creek creep crepe macer pacer peace recap amerce camera camper packer pecker raceme repack PACEMAKER
HEXAGRAM
WORD LADDER
1 LARIAT 2 SERIES 3 TUMULT 4 STANCH 5 UREMIA 6 CERIUM 7 TEMPER 8 MIRROR 9 DEARTH 10 PEOPLE 11 NARROW 12 TEETHE 13 PRAISE 14 HEYDAY 15 BUTLER 16 TINGLE 17 HUMPTY 18 THIRST 19 IMBIBE
WARM WARP WASP WASH DASH (WISH) DISH
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 Fri 19 14 Sat 18 12 Sun 18 12 Mon 19 13 Tues - 21 13 Wed 19 13
Alicante TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 12 Fri 19 12 Sat 17 13 Sun 16 14 Mon 16 15 Tues - 19 14 Wed 19 14
Almeria TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 14 Fri 20 15 Sat 19 16 Sun 18 14 Mon 21 15 Tues - 21 15 Wed 20 14
Benidorm TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 13 Fri 20 15 Sat 21 16 Sun 19 16 Mon 21 16 Tues - 21 15 Wed 20 15
Bilbao TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14 Fri 19 13 Sat 18 11 Sun 15 11 Mon 16 10 Tues 17 13 Wed 16 15
Mallorca TODAY: MAX 22, MIN 14 Fri 21 15 Sat 19 15 Sun 19 13 Mon 20 14 Tues 19 14 Wed 20 13
Madrid TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 13 Fri 17 15 Sat 15 13 Sun 14 13 Mon 16 13 Tues 17 13 Wed 17 13
Barcelona TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14 Fri 19 15 Sat 18 15 Sun 16 12 Mon 17 13 Tues 19 13 Wed 19 12
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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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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 Copper darts away - topping! (7) 5 Dance playfully with something for Batman and Robin initially (5) 8 Took a picture that included an animal (5) 9 Ship worker spreading waste beside road (7) 10 Curious saint called Elmo initially (7) 11 Penny and I set off for the ski run (5) 12 Demure fashions - start of trend (6) 14 Examines ropes twisted around bottle opener (6) 17 Wash thoroughly inside disc rubber (5) 19 Relaxing set grin is problematic (7) 22 Plastered if I cement inside building (7) 23 Sounds like a way in to worship (5) 24 Not very bright, needs repair (5) 25 Did grasp instrument with less concentration! (7) Down 1 Takes the edge off plants (5) 2 Fought to supply material for drapers (7) 3 Neil Armstrong's first up from another world (5) 4 That woman taken in by father, ruined (6) 5 Climber's soft shoe (7) 6 Spare recipe for fruit (5) 7 Once again considers, and pays to get back (7) 12 Mad about the lies designed to delude (7) 13 Sink U-boat team? (7) 15 Financially rescue bishop and first-rate yob (4,3) 16 After half a day finish with an ally (6) 18 Rule for shower, say (5) 20 Hold up a kiosk (5) 21 Overeating from meagre edible bean (5)
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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 Wagers (4) 3 Raw, unprepared (5) 8 Spoiled, ruined or demolished (9) 9 Pugilist (5) 10 Spring upward of forward (4) 14 Flat (4) 15 Given the sack (5) 18 Lasting (9) 20 Come or go into (5) 21 Not in action or at work (4)
Down 1 Very young child (4) 2 Larval frog or toad (7) 4 Uncommon (4) 5/19 Rehearsal for an event (3,3) 6 Powdery residue of anything burnt (5) 7 Make fit or suitable (5) 11 Chosen by vote (7) 12 Retains (5) 13 Conceals (5) 16 Hollow in a rock, a cliff or underground (4) 17 Costing nothing (4) 19 See 5
WORD LADDER Move from the start word (GROW) to the end word (SMUG) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
GROW
SPANISH LESSON A a / a : anillo - ring B b / be : barco - boat C c / ce : cerdo - pig CH ch / che : chica - girl D d / de : delfin - dolphin E e / e : elefante - elephant F f / efe : flores- flowers G g / ge : gato - cat H h / hache : helado - ice cream I i / i : insecto - insect J j / jota : jirafa - giraffe K k / ka : koala - koala bear L l / ele : léon - lion LL ll / elle : llamar - to call M m / eme : mono – monkey N n / ene : nube - cloud Ñ ñ / eñe : ñoqui - gnochi O o / o : oso - bear P p / pe : pulpo - octopus Q q / cu : queso - cheese R r / ere : reina - queen S s / ese : serpiente - snake T t / te : tren - train U u / oo (u) : uvas - grapes V v / uve : violin - violin W w / uve doble : windsur f - windsur f X x / equis : xilófono - xylophone Y y / ye : yoyó - yoyo Z z / zeta : zapato - shoe
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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 N) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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