Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 19 - 25 November 2020 Issue 1846

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19 - 25 November 2020

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TURRE’S Fusion Charity Band recently presented local mayor, Martin Morales, with €530. The money was raised one day last week in the afternoon at Bar Restau­ rant Solare, where the presentation took place, and the money will go di­ rectly to Turre Town Hall’s Community Food Bank programme. Marisa Freeman, who works at the town hall was also present, as she is re­ sponsible for co­ordinating the Food Bank. The Turre­based Fusion Charity Band is composed entirely of expats ­ Alan Taylor (singer), Lesley Darling (ukulele), Michael Dawson (cajonista and occa­ sional singer), Pamela Taylor (ukulele) and Bob Blackburn (ukulele) ­ who are all retired, with the exception of Lesley who works at the local vets, Clinivet. THE regional government cleared more than 115 stream and riverbeds in Almeria Province, removing 6,300 tons of vegetation, silt and litter. Carmen Crespo who heads the Junta’s department of Agri­ culture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development, re­ cently visited Rambla Morales just outside Almeria City. The regional government has restored 184 kilometres of the province’s streams and rivers, spending what Crespo described as a “historic” €10.2 million on the project. This environmental mainte­

DONATION: Fusion Charity Band members with Martin Morales and Marisa Freeman.

Going with the flow nance was long overdue, she admitted. “The president personally took on this commitment dur­ ing his visit after 2019’s DANA storms,” Crespo pointed out, referring to the Junta’s presi­ dent Juanma Moreno. “I’d also like to stress the ecological importance of this work,” she continued. “Not only have the water­ ways been cleared but we have also replanted 120,000 trees and shrubs ­ all belonging to

native species ­ bringing about a complete environmental re­ newal.” Crespo, who was accompa­ nied by Almeria City’s mayor Ramon Fernandez­Pacheco, thanked not only the local ad­ ministration for their coopera­ tion, but also the area’s farm­ ers and growers. They too had helped in con­ serving these zones through their Compromiso Blanco pro­ ject that was directed at recy­ cling their agricultural plastics,

she said. “We aren’t only talking about safeguarding Almeria’s image but something much more important, reducing risks and increasing the safety of the local population during periods of torrential rain,” Crespo added.

Until about three years ago they had never played a musical instrument nor been involved in any musical activities, they admitted. However, when musician Stephen Gear started a ukulele class, one or two who now belong to the Fusion Charity Band went along and became interested in learning to play the in­ strument. One thing led to another and even­ tually a band was formed. Members play only for fun and wherever they play, a collection is taken for local chari­ ties. The band explained that the Bar Restaurant Solare staff had been very generous in donating their tips jars, which contained a significant amount of money, while Sami Samran was es­ pecially supportive, they said.

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Residence completed MOJACAR’S Residence for the El­ derly and Day Centre will soon be ready for use. Located on a 10,000­square metre plot in El Palmeral, 300 me­ tres from the beach, the complex has a built area of 2,750sqm. The Residence has six single rooms with ensuite bathrooms and 27 double rooms, also with their own bathroom, as well as lounges and two dining rooms. Amongst other facilities, the specialist zone includes an infir­ mary, rooms for occupational therapy and physiotherapy, a pharmacy and consulting rooms for doctors and psychologists. On a recent visit to the finished building, Mojacar’s mayor Rosa

Maria Cano expressed her satis­ faction with the completion of the project and the centre’s immi­ nent opening. “This is a centre designed to provide assistance and quality of life for our elderly,” Cano said. The Residencia de Mayores provides a substitute for the fami­ ly on a temporary or permanent basis for those in a situation of de­ pendency. The day centre, which is sepa­ rate from the Residence, has a ca­ pacity for 20 people. It will help to improve or maintain as far as pos­ sible the personal autonomy of el­ derly people with some degree of dependency while providing sup­ port for their families and carers.

Roqueta jobs FIFTY­TWO new employees have started work at Roquetas de Mar Town Hall. They belonged to the second group of municipal workers engaged thanks to the AIRE plan, which began with 12 people who were taken on last month. Another 65 people are due to join them later, bringing the total up to 129 by January, Roquetas mayor Gabriel Amat announced. Each will receive an eight­month contract, covered by a €1.632 mil­ lion subsidy from the Junta de Andalucia.

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Market renewals

VICAR Town Hall is renewing the 2021 licences for stalls at the open-air Sunday market. Traders have until December 9 to renew existing permits or apply for possible vacancies, Vicar’s mayor Antonio Bonilla announced. Applications are being carried out online, he explained, with 30 applications already received. The market occupies a 1,600-square metre site, which was recently remodelled with improved infrastructure and more space to ensure adequate distancing between the 220 stalls. “Strict health and safety measures have been in place throughout the pandemic and will continue to be observed at the mercadillo to prevent outbreaks amongst stallholders and clients,” the mayor said.

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NIBS EXTRA Nice ending FROM now until the end of November, a Turre restaurant famed for its snails in sauce is offering clients who eat there a free coffee and copa to round off the meal. “In these difficult times we want to help people put up with the new restrictions,” said owner Pedro Meco.

Taking action ECOLOGISTAS EN ACCION, present for some time in northern Almeria, have created a subdivision in Levante and Almanzora Valley. “Intensive agriculture and factory farming and the water shortage they create are Levante and the Valle del Almanzora’s principal environmental problems,” Ecologistas president Maria Isabel Perez Ortega declared.

Easy terms ALMERIA City Hall will pay off the €17.7 million outstanding for the compulsory purchase of land for the Paseo Maritimo promenade with the surplus from its 2019 Budget. By writing off the debt in one payment, city hall will save €1.19 million in interest, the Finance department explained.

Lucky draw MOJACAR Town Hall is issuing 300 vouchers, worth €50 each, to be spent in local businesses. Clients spending more than €10 in the municipality’s shops, bars and restaurants between November 27 and December will receive tickets for a draw which will be streamed live on the town hall’s YouTube channel on December 18.

Lower bills LA MOJONERA has received a grant from the central government to carry out a €2.3 million project to replace all municipal street lighting with LED technology. Instead of an annual €623,000 the town hall’s electricity bill will now cost €104,000 said Lo Mojonera’s mayor Jose Miguel Hernandez.

Big stuff THE biggest glass recycling container in the world has been installed in Almeria City, reminding residents and visitors of the importance of reprocessing. Eight metres tall and with a 40-ton capacity for 136,000 glass bottles and jars, it is equivalent to 50 of the normal containers usually seen on Spanish streets.

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Cantoria’s outlook sunny

CANTORIA Town Hall recently submitted its plans for a solar power plant to the Junta de Andalucia. The local government hopes to finance the plant with Euro­ pean Union funds adminis­ tered by the Junta, explained Cantoria’s mayor Puri Sanchez. The pumps that raise water from artesian wells to supply Cantoria’s water purifying plant use fossil fuel and the town hall hopes to eliminate at least 30 tons of carbon dioxide emis­ sions each year by switching to solar power. This would also save an an­

CANTORIA PLANS: Mayor Puri Sanchez hopes for EU funds for a solar power plant. nual €27,000 , Sanchez said. The solar plant would cost €190,000, but with a €150,000 subsidy the plant

would pay for itself in 18 months, she added. The mayor pointed out that the purifying plant already runs

on solar energy during the day­ time, switching to the national grid when this runs out. “For us, it is so important to have drinking water for the first time in Cantoria’s history. You would need to live here to know what the tap water was like a year ago,” Sanchez said. “Having taken this step we want to incorporate environ­ ment­friendly energy sources. In rural areas we are convinced this is the route to follow and our young people would not understand our using public funds in any other way.”

Paws-Patas Christmas Bazaar

PAWS­PATAS has been homing abandoned cats and dogs since 1989, becoming a regis­ tered charity in 1996. They held a Christmas Bazaar at the Los Buganvillas outlet earlier this month, rais­ ing funds to help them carry out their vital work which costs around €9,500 a month in basic running costs and veterinary bills. Social distancing was maintained, hand­ sanitising was obligatory and temperatures taken over a four­hour period which raised a whopping €908 for the Paws­Pata shel­ ter. Located between Los Gallardos and Turre, Paws­Patas usually operates within the Levante area (Cuevas del Almanzora, Huercal­Overa, Vera, Antas, Bedar, Lubrin, Sorbas, Los Gallardos, Turre and Garrucha).

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: Paws-Patas volunteers waiting for the onslaught.

Online shopping VERA Town Hall recently introduced local businesses to the VeraOn­ line shopping site. Part of the VERAIMPULSO programme to assist the shops that have seen takings drop, the site sets out to facilitate online purchas­ es, explained Vera’s Commerce councillor Ana Lourdes Ramirez. The site is still at an early stage as shops gradually join the scheme, but although not yet open to the public, it will be up and running in early December in time for online Christmas shopping.

Play Centre finally opens VERA’S municipal Ludoteca play centre has finally opened. This had to be delayed after the coronavirus crisis conditioned ac­ tivities, explained the town hall’s Education councillor Carolina Perez. The Ludoteca is held at Vera’s Casa de Cultura, Juventud y Infan­ cia where 11 supervisors provide courses and workshops for 100 children aged between three and 16. Part of Vera’s ‘Childhood and

Adolescence Plan,’ the pro­ gramme offers a wide range of ex­ tra­curricular activities and study opportunities during the after­ noon. These include a bilingual playschool, musical theatre and modern dance for the very youngest, as well as learning sup­ port classes for primary and sec­ ondary pupils, who will also have courses and workshops in lan­ guages, audio­visual creativity and modern dance.

Transport sector helped IN its bid to assist crisis­hit local businesses, Huercal­ Overa Town Hall announced a subsidy for the municipali­ ty’s public transport sector. “We are aware of what the municipality’s businesses are going through and are working to alleviate the ef­ fects of Covid­19,” Huercal­Overa’s mayor Domingo Fer­ nandez said. In addition to the 270 subsidies already given to local firms, the mayor announced specific help for the trans­ port sector, whose earnings have diminished owing to restrictions imposed by the pandemic.

Bird-brained NATIONAL POLICE officers finally tracked down a thief who broke into an Almeria City apartment last January. After the owners reported the theft of eight par­ tridges ­ each in its own cage ­ from their terrace, offi­ cers from the Forensics Unit found that the intruder had climbed up from the street to steal the birds worth €1,000. Presumably he had left the same way, they conclud­ ed. Ten months later their investigations led to a 19­ year­old who now faces breaking and entering charges.

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River project ADRA mayor Manuel Cortes announced t h a t w o r k o n c h a n­ nelling the River Adra will start early next year. The news arrived two days after Cortes had asked for the project to be in­ cluded in the central government’s 2021 Budget. “This is great news,” he said. “It is a response to one of our municipality’s historic needs that will protect the pop­ ulation from flood­ ing.” At the same time it would provide safety for Adra’s agricultural area and increase the town’s opportunities for growth, the mayor stated. Cortes revealed that he had been contacted by the central govern­ ment’s Sub­delega­ tion to Almeria, adding that he was “confident” that the plans would go through and the pro­ ject he had fought so long for would become a reality. The project finally began to look possi­ ble once channelling the river was classed a Ministry of Agri­ culture priority in 2018 and was the subject of a cost­ benefit study by the General Directorate for Water, Cortes admitted. The mayor stressed the enor­ mous impact that rechannelling the river would have on Adra. “Meanwhile, we shall keep a close watch on all the steps that are taken from now on,” he said.

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THE PAWS­PATAS Animal Charity needs an extraordinary €9,500 per month in order to ‘keep the wheels turning’ at the shelter. Many people will wonder why such a huge amount is required but the following breakdown will explain how these costs amount to such a sum. Some of the regular costs are internet, water and elec­ tricity totalling €627. Although, we kindly receive food donations from Holland and locally, this does not include required special food and cat litter. We also need to cover the cost of maintaining the van and indeed the constant upkeep of the shelter. DOGS: An initial con­

Keep the wheels turning sultation with the vet plus blood tests, followed by vaccinations for puppies, neutering, micro chipping and passports comes to a total of €258.40 per dog. CATS: The same procedures, although neutering costs are smaller, comes to a total of €217.50 for each cat. Some­ times we find eight kittens and six puppies abandoned at our gates overnight and often requiring medication over a period of time. During October, 20 puppies, nine dogs, 12 cats and 24 kittens

had to be looked after at the shel­ ter or thankfully by kind fosterers. The charity receives no statuto­ ry funding from the government and relies entirely upon donations from the generosity of the public plus their four outlets situated in Mojacar, Turre and Las Buganvillas manages to raise a substantial amount via donations. However, with the current re­ strictions regarding Covid­19, PAWS­PATAS has been unable to organise fundraising events such as quizzes, fashion shows, drama and choir productions, etc. With the loss of this much needed rev­ enue, the ‘wheels’ are not ‘turning’ as smoothly as they could! It’s a constant worry. The Mojacar outlet is planning a very special Raffle. Prizes include a special packed hamper (thank you

to renowned cake maker Maggi Lake for providing a delicious home­made Christmas Cake and chutney), €30 voucher from Beaches Hair and Beauty and six bottles of wine from Carringans Bar in Mojacar. Apart from large individual prizes offering an array of goodies, there are also ‘com­ plete themed sets’ and each win­ ner will also receive a unique Lucky Troll painted by the organiser and talented artist Bunny Willis who has been trawling the Mojacar riverbed to collect stones and paint fun caricature personalities. Tickets are available from the Mojacar outlet and Carringans, €1 for a strip and €5 for six strips. The winning tickets will be drawn on Tuesday December 15 at the out­ let at 11.30... please come along and join the fun.

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Cheeky lesson One of the four charity outlets. PAWS­PATAS always needs vol­ unteers to help in so many differ­ ent ways. For further information or to donate please visit their web­ site: www.paws­patas.org. Dogs: dogs@paws­patas.org. Cats: cats@paws­patas.org. To report an injured, aban­ doned or mistreated animal ­ please contact Seprona on 062 or email: seprona@guardiacivil.org.

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.

VOLUNTEERS AREN’T PAID, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE WORTHLESS, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE PRICELESS.

Exchange your Driving Licence WITH the countdown to Brexit creeping in, one of the key ac­ tions for UK Nationals living in Spain is to exchange your UK dri­ ving licence for a Spanish one, but recently a lack of appoint­ ments has made this difficult. To speed up the licence exchange and ensure UK Nationals can begin the process before 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 appli­ cation to the DGT before December 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 ex­ change by the end of the year, you will be able to drive in Spain using your UK licence 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/new­system­ in­dgt­website­to­speed­up­exchange­your­uk­driving­licence­ for­a­spanish­one­before­the­end­of­the­year/

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Update Spain school dropouts Reptiles rescued No UK travel evidence corridor of fraud 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.

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.

A TOTAL of 300 rare and pro­ tected reptiles worth around €800,000 on the black market have been rescued by the Guardia Civil in a pan­European and Europol 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 agree­ ment restricts the capture and transportation of many differ­ ent species. The traffickers had a number

of different ways of bypassing the law, with ‘mules’ transport­ ing eggs across borders which were hatched and then used for breeding or use of fake doc­ umentation (supplied by ‘tame’ vets) which allowed the reptiles to be imported into Spain. Incredibly, amongst the rep­ tiles found was a Giant Tortoise (an endangered species found only on the Galapagos and the Seychelles Islands of Aldabra and Fregate) which has a lifes­ pan of up to 200 years.

Drug pay back time AN Essex builder jailed for drug trafficking has been ordered to hand over £1.2 million of assets J Warner, 49, from Canvey Island, was given a confiscation order totalling £1,220,192 at Kingston Crown Court on Monday, November 9. Warner was warned he would serve up to a further seven years in prison if he failed to pay the full sum within three months, and would still be liable for the money. Officers from the Organised Crime Partnership - a joint National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police Service unit - arrested Warner in October 2018 for supplying multiple kilos of cocaine, cannabis and amphetamines across London and Essex. He later pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs and three counts of money laundering, and was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison in June 2019.

THE US presidential poll was the most secure ever, says a statement released by cybersecurity experts, in the clearest repudiation yet of Donald Trump’s claims. A coalition of US federal and state officials have said they have found no evidence at all that votes were compromised or altered in last week’s presidential election, rejecting unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud cited by Donald Trump and many of his supporters. The statement from cybersecurity experts, which ‘trumpeted’ the November 3 election as the most secure in American history, amounted to the most direct repudiation to date of the outgoing president’s efforts to undermine the integrity of the contest. It echoed repeated assertions by election experts and state officials over the last week that the election unfolded smoothly and without irregularities.

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Ministry sentenced AN Italian judge has sentenced the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay bonuses pending since 1999 to an employee of the Spanish Em­ bassy 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 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 of an employee with more than 21 years service, who has had his case supported by the Spanish justice 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 ‘dispro­ portionate’ amount spent by the Ministry on legal advice which they claim far exceeds the amount owed to the employee.

Fantastic Beasts

MALLORCA expat, Mads Mikkelsen is tipped to be director David Yates’ top choice to replace Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in the latest Harry Potter instalment, Fantastic Beasts 3. Mikkelsen, a Danish expat who is perhaps best known for playing Dr Hannibal Lecter in the TV se­ ries Hannibal, has been a Mallorca local for many years, having bought a property in the exclusive Santa Catalina area with his wife Hanne Jacobsen back in 2017. The award­winning actor has also starred in a James Bond feature and Casino Royale. Depp sensationally resigned from the role when he lost a libel claim against The Sun, after they re­ ported that the actor was violent towards his ex­ wife Amber Heard on at least one occasion during their relationship. Depp will reportedly still bank his multi­million dollar salary for Fantastic Beasts, de­ spite having filmed only one scene. TWO Spanish beers have been chosen as the best in Europe in their cate­ gory. The Aguila 1900 was deemed best in the Bo­ hemian style Pale Lager category, while Estrella Galicia’s Red Vintage, has won in the German style Heller Doppelbock category. Another Estrel­

Down’s syndrome model MARIAN ÁVILA, a 23­year­old model with Down’s syndrome who lives in Benidorm, has received the Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy 2020 award. Ávila accepted the award on­ line from Denver, Colorado in the early hours of Sunday morning, No­ vember 15. Ávila shared the award with Grey’s Anatomy star Caterina Scorsone in a virtual ceremony, ‘Be Beautiful, Be Yourself,’ which raised funds for scien­ tific research. The model was recognised both for her illustrious career and for ‘using so­ cial networks to meet other people and gain visibility without prejudice or labels, and to help others.’ On September 8, 2018, she achieved the milestone of being the first Spanish model with Down’s syn­

ÁVILA: “We can all fulfil our dreams.” drome to walk the runways of New York Fashion Week. In an interview with the EFE agency shortly after learning about the award, Ávila said: “We can all fulfil our dreams.” Ávila is the face of Levi’s current ad­ vertising campaign that advocates for diversity, and has also worked for the Spanish chain of department store El Corte Inglés.

Two best beers la Galicia beer, the 1906 Black Coupage, came in second in the same cate­ gory. They were amongst more than 2,000 beers from 47 different coun­ tries participating in the

European Beer Star com­ petition organised by the German beer sector. The competition has great prestige, and ac­ cording to the Huffing­ ton Post, the prizes are the result of a blind tast­

ing by experts of 32 na­ tionalities. The Aguila beer has al­ ready won several prizes since it was launched last year, including a Gold Award from the Monde Selection Insti­ tute, a star at the Taste Superior Awards and the Silver Lager prize in the World Beer Awards.

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More women hired THE use of an anony­ mous or ‘blind’ CV campaign achieved a slight improvement in hiring women in Spain. The Women’s Insti­ tute has published results from the largest European pro­ ject using anonymous CVs, but it showed that although the number of women selected for inter­ views had risen by 3 per cent, the number of women hired only rose by 0.98 per cent. The project was in­ troduced in Spain be­ tween 2017 and 2019 and the report in­ cludes data from 240 hiring processes car­ ried out in 46 compa­ nies in Spain. The Women’s Insti­ tute has achieved the objective of proving there is prejudice and stereotypes which stop compa­ nies from hiring women. Almost 100 compa­ nies were initially due to take part, al­ though only 46 re­ mained for the two years the project lasted. They include Repsol, Sodexo, Mu­ tua Madrileña and Ilunion, which during selection processes prior to the final in­ terview opted for not knowing the gender of the applicant and instead focusing on their skills. This meant that the CVs had no name, gen­ der, age, photo or marital status. The group which showed most posi­ tive figures was women between 50 and 59, where 16 were hired, com­ pared to three the previous year.

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Thrown off cliff

GUARDIA CIVIL are questioning two men ac­ cused of throwing two hunting dogs off an 80­ metre cliff in San Sebastian de La Gomera (Ca­ nary Islands). Officers from the Nature Protection Service, Seprona, with the support of the Mountain Res­ cue and Intervention Group are investigating charges of animal abuse. The two dogs were thrown down a ravine in the area of the Puntallana road, where local resi­ dents saw two men in a van with the two point­ ers tied up inside. The crime reportedly took place at night, when residents heard the dogs’ cries and saw the van again, being driven by the men, but without the dogs inside. The officers located the exact location, found tyre tracks, and, with the help of a drone, as the cliff was too steep to climb down, found the bodies of the dogs. They were able to locate the vehicle which still had traces of mud and two collars in the back.

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Fireball shoots Fines for holding phone over Andalucia A FIREBALL was detected flying over the centre and southwest of Spain at 227,000km/h in the early hours of Monday, Novem­ ber 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 detectors used in the SMART project, carried out by the Andalucia 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 in­ candescent, creating a fireball at an altitude of about 132 kilome­ tres. It travelled westward and died out at an altitude of 60 kilo­ metres above southern Portugal. The detectors which caught the images are part of the South­ west Europe Fireball and Meteor Network which continuously monitors the sky to record and study different objects from the Solar System impacting with the Earth’s atmosphere.

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 re­ ported 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 con­ ventional 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 li­ cence, that’s double the current fine. It is hoped that the measures will lead to fewer

WATCH OUT: No mobile phones. people getting 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.

Catalonia 4 Phase Reopening Two Injured in Sevilla Dog Attacks CATALONIA is planning a four­phase re­ opening of restrictions, hoping to start from Monday November 23. Alba Vergés, Regional Minister of Health, has spoken about the phased plans to re­ open Catalonia. The plan will see a three or four­phase gradual reopening, with each phase lasting 15 days.

The phases will not see an immediate re­ turn 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 care­ fully monitored in Spain and restrictions are being changed in an ongoing manner to best curb the virus.

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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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.

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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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.

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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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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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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China congratulates Biden C H I N A 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 Raffensperger 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 U S elections were the safest in history, according to the official cybersecurity agency.

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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.

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Black 007 abuse LASHANA LYNCH has revealed the online ‘abuse’ and ‘attacks’ she has suffered after becoming the first black 007. She will play Nomi in the upcoming James Bond film ‘No Time To Die,’ in which Daniel Craig will hand over the reins. In an interview with Bazaar UK, the Marvel Uni­ verse, actress, singer and playwright, said that in the face of the online backlash to her being cast as Agent 007, she reminds herself “I’m a part of something that will be very, very revolutionary. “I am one black woman,” she said after revealing that the abuse led her to delete her social media for a week. “If it were another black woman cast in the role, it would have been the same conversation, she would have got the same attacks, the same abuse.” Born in Hammersmith, London, the daughter of

LASHANA: “I am one black woman.” Jamaican immigrants, Lynch made her film debut in 2012, playing an Olympic runner in Fast Girls before landing an action role in Captain Marvel. ‘No Time To Die’ is expected to be released in April 2021.

McDonald’s Kindness

A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy created quite a stir in McDonald’s in Stockton­on­Tees in the UK on Friday, November 6, when he paid for the car behind him in the drive­thru in a random act of kindness. Blake Durham’s kind gesture inspired many oth­ ers that day, as each car in turn paid for the car behind them in

an astonishing chain reaction of kindness. Amy Durham, Blake’s mum, said: “Blake said he wanted to do something kind so we went and got a McDonald’s breakfast and we paid for the car be­ hind.” Mum Amy added: “We had to wait in a bay for our food

and when we did the lady came out and told me everyone was now paying for the car behind and they were so happy and smiling. Just think that chain re­ action was caused by my little six­year­old’s gorgeous heart. “It costs barely anything to be kind, we are so happy we have spread some positivity.”

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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.

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.

27 years later

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.

Your Belgian estate agent at the coast!

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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Founder of Hays Travel Dies

JOHN HAYS: Died doing the job he loved.

A STATEMENT from the firm said: “It is with the deepest sad­ ness 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 married to co­owner Irene Hays, died aged 71 at the Sunderland head office, a statement from the

Wearside­based firm said. Mr Hays, who founded the firm in 1980 with its first branch in Sea­ ham, had become a well­known personality in the region after expanding over the years. Mr and Mrs Hays were last year praised after the firm pur­ chased every Thomas Cook branch, retaining 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 car-

ried 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.

Royal Family furious PRINCE CHARLES’ closest friends have launched a blister­ ing attack on The Crown this week, accusing producers of the hit Netflix drama of ‘trolling on a Hollywood 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 marriage to Princess Diana, her eating disorders and his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles.

A number of Royal insiders were fiercely critical of how key events are depicted. One said: “The new series paints the Prince and Duchess in a very un­ flattering light, but at least at the start of reality shows like The Only Way Is Essex they admit that some scenes have been in­ vented for entertainment. There is no sense of telling carefully nu­ anced stories ­ it’s all very two­ dimensional. “The public shouldn’t be fooled into thinking this is an ac­ curate portrayal of what really happened. The Duke of Cam­ bridge is none too pleased with it. He feels that both his parents are being exploited and being presented in a false, simplistic way to make money.”

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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.

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.

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 12-year-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.

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Why wait for 2021? AS we draw closer to the end of what has been a year filled with uncertainty, one thing we all know for sure is that Brexit is happening if nothing else. The UK left the EU at the end of January with a transition period running until De­ cember 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 agreement, UK nationals settled on lawfully residing in Spain before the end of the transition peri­ od, will continue to be considered legal res­ idents 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 resident living in Spain. To obtain your residency there are a num­ ber of requirements. Golden Leaves can help you with a big chunk of the check list, they’re English­ speaking and their policies and plans are all approved for the residency application, and are more than competitive in price. The team of experts at Golden Leaves will help navigate you through the process

BREXIT: Golden Leaves can help you through the process. and can help with making appointments along with being a leading provider in both health care and funeral 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 re­ turn 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 of­ fering €150 off all pre­paid funeral plans to help you get the ball rolling before the clock strikes midnight on December 31. Booking your holiday, changing energy 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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Cry wolf

Jumping ship

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.

BELGIUM

NORWAY

Negative test

Epstein link

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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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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FEATURE

GO LOCAL

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS is urging its readers to support local businesses in the com­ munity by going local through the lockdown and for your Christmas shopping this year, instead of feeding online gi­ ants and superstores. This lockdown and festive period we challenge you to re­ discover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengro­ cers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent businesses in your area. Due to the Covid­19 pan­ demic, you may have to sup­ port many local businesses by ordering online and making use of any click and collect services they can operate if you are un­ able to get out due to health reasons or lockdown restric­ tions. The joy of shopping local means that independent busi­ nesses can help support the lo­ cal community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or on­ line, consider where your mon­ ey is actually going. By shop­ ping at an independent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than Christmas to give back to your community

BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community. by making a small gesture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support lo­ cal charities, support and spon­ sor local sports teams and in many cases the small indepen­ dent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous generations and support not just the cur­

rent owner, but the generation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting someone’s dream and ambi­ tion, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an independent store and compete with the multi­ national and chains. So be sure to pre­order your turkey from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us revive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider pur­ chasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead

to some fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a local studio, a hair cut at a local sa­ lon or an online study course for someone looking to change their career path. As people are struggling with finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift perhaps pre­paying a fami­ ly member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a bet­ ter gift. Helping people allevi­ ate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these difficult times. Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a difference in the recovery of the local economy. When we buy local, our money stays lo­

cal, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buying local keeps money cir­ culating within the local econo­ my. Studies have shown that local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create locally owned sup­ ply chains and invest in their employees. Data shows that local retail­ ers return 52 per cent of their revenue back into the local economy, compared to just 14 per cent for national chain re­ tailers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For example, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce. First, they sell to a local restaurant, which in turn pre­

pares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restaurant uses rev­ enue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbourhood hard­ ware store. This example illus­ trates how the recirculation of money in the local economy leads to a stronger financial foundation for our neighbours and communities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportu­ nities for people within our community. Studies show, lo­ cally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more employees over time. While buying local is finan­ cially compelling to our com­ munities; the benefits to our environment are equally im­ pressive. Buying locally reduces the processing of goods, pack­ aging and transportation waste, which leads to less pol­ lution. There’s a massive cultural shift underway redefining the way people make buying deci­ sions. We’re seeing more indi­ viduals concerned about the environment, about how prod­ ucts are made and sourced, where materials come from, and a company’s overall social and environmental impact. Many businesses are joining our Go Local campaign by of­ fering customers special offers and discounts throughout the festive period, more details to follow here soon. Just remember to follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe.

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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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STAT OF WEEK

€4.3 billion

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.

Electric cars The Jameson whiskey tree.

DAVID SEARL

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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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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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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FEATURE

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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DOG ATTACK Compelled to write this following the DOG ATTACK on THE NERJA - MARO popular campo walk down by the OLD BRIDGE / CAVE AREA. As I too was attacked by a dog off a lead there two years ago. Unfortunately this was a lot more severe to the guy I know, horrible attack by four dogs while the owner sat back and did nothing!! He reported it, incredibly, said it was hard work to get acknowledgement. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN against the dog owner. NO WARNINGS EXIST IN THIS AREA TO TOURISTS ETC AND IT WOULD BE AWFUL TO SEE SOMEONE GET POSSIBLY KILLED, ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS A CHILD. Seems they are only interested in petty Covid matters now. SO THE POINT IS, IF YOU WALK IN THIS AREA OR ANY OTHER OF NERJA COUNTRYSIDE IT’S PROBABLY BEST TO WALK WITH A STICK ETC FOR PROTECTION. A lot of people in Nerja, let alone unsuspecting tourists who go on this lovely walk, will not be aware of this danger in what seems a nice, quiet area. It seems no one in Nerja Authority wants to take any responsibility to warn or stop these irresponsible dog owners, from risking the lives of innocent walkers. I sincerely hope you publish this as it may well help even just one adult or child from serious injuries or even a fatality. Something needs to be done by those who should be doing it!! Best wishes to all in these uncertain times . J H of Maro/Nerja

OUR VIEW Do curfews work?

EXPERTS say it depends on how the curfew is implemented. Colin Furness, an epidemiologist and associate professor with the University of Toronto, said curfews can be great tools to help contain outbreaks. When done correctly, he said they have been proven to shorten lockdown periods and help flatten curves. According to Furness, a curfew can be used to enforce (or reinforce) a certain way of living. By the time they’re announced, he said all options should be closed and there should be “nowhere to go” for people but home. But if there is no clear policy on store and bar closures, Furness said things can start to appear “authoritarian,” “confusing” and lead to a lot of disobedient and disgruntled residents. “If people just feel like they’re being pushed around, then you’re going to get civil disobedience and you’re going to get an erosion of trust - trust in government, trust in public health. That is a dreadful problem when you think about the long game.” Timothy Sly, an epidemiologist and professor emeritus at Ryerson University, said curfews can be useful - under the right conditions. Sly said countries where the virus has spread out of control or where mask culture has yet to be normalised, could benefit from curfews. In countries in southeast Asia such as Taiwan, Sly said mask mentality was in place long before the Covid-19 pandemic. The curfew, although confusing and some what contradictory in ways can only be a good thing, it’s not about Covid-19 only spreading after 6pm, it’s about people’s behaviour changing after this time especially when alcohol is involved.

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COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK Liverpool Councillor Slates Protesters as ‘village idiots’ Oh dear - he’ll regret making that comment.

E.T.

Captain Sir Tom Moore Wins Pride of Britain Award Something needs to be done.

Tourism Dear Editor A Spanish friend of mine commented the other day that although the virus is a terrible occurrence, at long last Spain had their country back from the rampaging hoards of tourists who blocked the roads, car parks, beaches, bars, restaurants and shops. I asked if any thought was given to the serious implications of what he was saying as those rampaging hoards, as he put it, helped to boost the local economy and pay for infrastructure quite apart from the tens of thousands either directly or indirectly employed in the tourist industry. Most families either have family members or know of friends or relations now unemployed or on short time and one only has to look around at numerous establishments which are now closed, many permanently. Tourism is the life blood of the area. It’s not only what is seen but those who are employed in the services behind the scene. As an example Malaga Airport now employ only a fraction of those who would normally be there. Even at this time of the year the arrival and departure boards would normally be full of aircraft movement with planes full of passengers. Most aircraft, and there are very few now, are almost empty, something that cannot go on indefinitely. A leading British airline recently said they would normally have already sold about 60 per cent of seats for the next summer period. At present it’s in single figures. As far as the British are concerned, who numerically make up the highest proportion of visitors, there is the added problem of Brexit and the intransigent attitude by both sides which may make it difficult to come and go. Many pensioners spend the winter months and their money in Spain but if the authorities strictly implement the 90 days in 180 rule their time here will be greatly reduced. Taking residencia is a way around the problem in some ways, but has a number of disadvantages if the person’s main source of income and benefits are currently UK based. We know of a number of people who intend to sell their property or will not renew their rental contract, something they would never have said previously. In the last year there has been a huge surge in building but who will buy is another matter. Hopefully there will not be another 2008 situation of large numbers of unsold property. Although I am a glass half full person rather than a glass half empty, I believe there is a bumpy and uncertain road ahead for a number of countries and it will be several years before there is full recovery. So Spain may get their country back, but at what cost? JW ­ Mijas Costa

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Heathrow Airport Facing December Strike Action There may well be cash reserves, but no-one knows how long this situation will last. No business can run on fresh air.

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Donald Trump asked for ‘Options’ over Missile Strike on Iran Actually he’s the only president in two decades that hasn’t started a war.

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Baby beating father arrested in Madrid Oh soo terribly sad, hope she recovers, poor little Angel. What an evil man.

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China Discovers Covid Particles in Pork from France and Germany So China is back to normal without a vaccine and just one lockdown, and we are cowering in our homes? Oh, and China had a 15 per cent boom in GDP recently, but no coincidence and nothing to suspect.

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Uk to Introduce ‘Pay-Per-Mile’ Road Tax People need to stand up to these measures. If enough do then it’s powerful. It’s like a dictatorship at the moment.

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I’m a Celeb Bosses Give Mo Farah Halal Food Always thought Mo was veggie. He advertises for Quorn. I bought his fryer last year thinking he was animal friendly.

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Palma Mallorca on Alert After Attempted Child Abductions This is horrendous and extremely frightening.

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It’s a pretty tough time here MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I LIVE on the Costa del Sol and, all in all, we are having a pretty tough time here at the moment what with there not being any holidaymakers, curfews and not being able to have freedom of movement from one municipality to another, which, in principle, I guess seemed like a good idea, but in practice is ridiculous. In some places here technically you can’t cross the road because one side of the street is in one town and the other side is somewhere else. All shopkeepers are really struggling to exist right now and a few cafes and restau­ rants, that I’ve been going to for years, say they are getting zero help from their local councils and some are considering closing down for good. So I was pretty amazed to see that Fuengirola had decided to spend millions of euros on ripping up the square in Los Boliches and rebuild it. This was a perfectly good square. It had seating, a children’s playground, fountains and, at Christmas, always had a beautiful tree. Where are their brains? How can you justify spending this amount of money on

a project like this? It’s like a complete kick in the nuts to all the locals who are being refused any help. Postpone it because it’s totally unnecessary. If you have some spare money, fix the potholes everywhere that kill your tyres and wheels. Whilst I’m ranting at the local councils, what’s this new idea of allowing restau­ rants to stick astro turf and tubs of flowers in the few parking spaces that are available outside their premises? It’s absolutely pointless because you are actually eating out in the road. There aren’t enough parking spaces around any­ way. I was sitting at one place the other day and watched a driver reversing into the space next to the ‘new extension’ and actually hit the tub of flowers and knocked it into the table nearest to it. It looks exact­ ly what it is ­ tables in the road. Maybe it’s just another money raising idea. All I know is that it looks stupid and could be pretty dangerous considering how folks drive out here. Finally I’ve had a very sad reality check the last few weeks. Some of my heroes Sean Connery, Ray Clemence, Bobby Ball and Des O’Conner have passed. I guess what that tell me is how important it is to enjoy people whilst they are here. Email: mikesenker@gmail.com

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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

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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.

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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

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Almería TODAY VELEZ RUBIO ALBOX

HUERCAL OVERA GARRUCHA

WEATHER

MOJACAR ALMERIA RETAMAR ROQUETAS

ADRA

TOMORROW VELEZ RUBIO ALBOX

HUERCAL OVERA GARRUCHA MOJACAR

ALMERIA RETAMAR ROQUETAS

ADRA

SATURDAY VELEZ RUBIO ALBOX

HUERCAL OVERA GARRUCHA MOJACAR

ALMERIA RETAMAR ADRA

S: Sun

C: Cloudy

Th: Thunder

ROQUETAS

Cl: Clear

Sh: Showers

Sn: Snow

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.

TARGET:

SCORING:

• Average: 22 • Good: 31 • Very good: 44 • Excellent: 57

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

BACK SMUG

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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HEALTH & BEAUTY

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A smoother way to enjoy those smoothies

MANY people are turning to smoothies as a healthy way to boost their intake of fruit and vegetables and to help lose

weight, but they could be doing more harm than good. A leading nutritionist be­ lieved a lot of people put too

many ingredients in their home­made versions and they should be 50 per cent liquid base, 25 per cent fruit and 25 per cent veg. So how can you make the most from your smoothie? The base should be a low fat liquid such as coconut water or skimmed milk and not fruit juice and fruit should be limited to a single serving such as a cup of berries or a single piece such as apple or banana to limit sug­ ar intake, then fill with vegeta­ bles. If your smoothie is replacing a meal such as breakfast you can include a few filling foods such as oats but if it’s a snack or after a workout, keep it lighter. Keep all of the pulp from fruit and veggies in your smoothie for much­needed fibre and make sure you have them as part of a healthy diet. Living off smoothies will leave you start­ ing to lack essential nutrients such as iron and zinc.

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A True Crossover FIAT has expanded its Tipo line­ up with the introduction of the new Cross variant, and has also announced that the remainder of the Tipo range is being re­ freshed. Fiat has introduced a new Cross variant of its popular Tipo range which is structured more powerfully, boldly, and broader with the new design of the grille that extends below the head­ lights, and is patently taller, meaning it’s a true crossover! First released in 2016 as a sa­ loon, five­door and estate, the Tipo has proved popular for Fiat with a total of 670,000 units sold. The new Tipo Cross rides 7cm taller than the regular car, bring­ ing a more noticeable stance out on the road. It benefits from a

More powerful.

new grille design which goes be­ low the headlights, while a skid plate, bull bar, extended side skirts and roof bars give the car a more go­anywhere appearance. Larger tyres are fitted as stan­ dard, too. The rest of the Tipo range has been updated too. All cars get updated full LED headlights, as well as refreshed bumpers and redesigned grille. The new Tipo also gets Fiat’s new wordmark logo which has recently been re­ vealed on the new 500. The interior has been updated as well, bringing a new config­ urable seven­inch TFT digital cluster behind the steering wheel, while the air conditioning controls have been given chrome and black inserts for an

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Title Number Seven Katie World Champ

LEWIS HAMILTON: The Briton started sixth on the grid.

LEWIS HAMILTON has tri­ umphed at the Turkish Grand Prix, sealing his fourth con­ secutive Formula One drivers’ championship and equalling Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles. The Briton started sixth on the grid after a challenging qualifying session, but gradu­ ally moved up the field in a

rain­affected race, and took the lead on the 37th of 58 laps in Istanbul, racing to his 10th victory of this season and a total of 307 points. Hamilton lapped his team­ mate Valtteri Bottas, who fin­ ished 14th and out of the points, creating an unassail­ able 110­point lead in the dri­ vers’ standings.

Talking on the team radio after taking the chequered flag, Hamilton said: “For all the kids out there who dream the impossible … you can do it too, man. I believe in you guys. Thank you so much, everyone, for your support.” Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) was second and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) was third.

KATIE TAYLOR: Retains her world title. KATIE TAYLOR remains undisputed world lightweight champion after a points win over Gutierrez. Katie Taylor retains her WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight belts with a unanimous decision victory over Miriam Gutierrez at the SSE Arena, Wembley, London in the early hours of Sunday morning, November 15. Taylor outclassed her WBA mandatory op­ ponent from the opening bell, flooring

Gutierrez in the fourth round, who had no answer for Taylor’s speed. Promoter Eddie Hearn called Taylor “the greatest to ever do it in women’s boxing.” “I thought it was a great win,” Taylor, 34, told BBC Radio 5 Live. “I wanted to stamp my authority early. I thought I hurt her in the first. She was very heavy handed and tough, it was a great 10 rounds and I am very hap­ py.”