Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 26 November - 2 December 2020 Issue 1847

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26 Nov - 2 Dec 2020

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SHOP LOCALLY

MOJACAR CONTIGO is persuading resi­ dents and visitors to shop and eat out locally with a Christmas draw for €15,000 in €50 vouchers. The €15,000 that Mojacar Town Hall is spending on the scheme is an alloca­ tion from the Culture department’s Bud­ get, which will not be spent on events that would ordinarily be held over Christmas. Clients spending in local shops, bars and restaurants between November 27 and December 13 will receive tickets for a draw that is to be streamed live on the town hall’s YouTube channel on Decem­ ber 18. “Visit local stores and help their recov­ ery after all they went through during the pandemic,” the town hall declared. So far, 50 Mojacar businesses of all SPAIN’S central government al­ located €2.611 million to Alme­ ria municipalities and the Diputacion for repairs needed after the September 2019 storms. Cantoria, Arboleas, Seron, Almeria City, Pulpi, Nijar, Huer­ cal­Overa, Tabernas, Fondon, Instinción, Cuevas del Alman­ zora, Padules, Olula de Castro, Vélez­Blanco, Abrucena, Bacares, Taberno and Fines as well as the provincial council will all receive cash for destruc­ tion to municipal infrastruc­ ture, equipment and services. “Given the scale of those

kinds, including shops and restaurants in the Pueblo and coastal areas, are al­ ready taking part in the scheme. Meanwhile the town hall’s Tourism department has produced a Guia Oficial de Mojacar app, a virtual guide pro­ duced by the town hall’s Tourism de­ partment that can be downloaded free for IOS and Android. Originally launched in 2014, this has been continually updated and also gives details of the businesses taking part in the vouchers scheme. Information about participating es­ tablishments can also be found on the Mojacar Ofertas Facebook page. As well as practical information about Mojacar’s wealth of shops, restaurants and bars, the guide includes daily news on changing menus and special offers.

CHRISTMAS BOOST: Mojacar town hall wants to assist recovery of local businesses.

Government pays up losses, the Spanish government responded immediately, help­ ing municipalities to restore es­ sential public services and re­ turn their affected zones to normal,” said Manuel de la

Fuente Arias, the central gov­ ernment’s Sub­delegation in Almeria following the an­ nouncement in the Official State Bulletin (BOE). “Town halls affected are re­

ceiving these grants to offset their expenditure in emergency repairs to municipal infrastruc­ ture,” De la Fuente Arias said. The largest amount goes to the Diputacion, which receives €337,426, followed by Cantoria (€304,012) and Arboleas (€175,607).

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A sporting chance Flying visit

REPRESENTATIVES from Clasica Ciclista de Almeria visited Roquetas Town Hall to discuss preparations for the 34th edi­ tion of the race. The municipality hopes that in 2021 the race’s finish line will, for the sixth year running, be locat­ ed in Roquetas, said local mayor Gabriel Amat. The Clasica de Almeria be­

longs to the UCI Pro Series, just one tier below World Tour races like the Tour de France or Vuelta a España. As well as bringing sporting kudos, a televised Roquetas fin­ ish provides an unequalled pub­ licity opportunity seen world­ wide, pointed out the municipality’s Sports councillor Juan Jose Rubi.

Up for tender

Environmentallyfriendly Christmas

MOJACAR Town Hall called a special council meeting to ap­ prove the tender to manage the new care home and day centre. Thirty­five per cent of the local population are over 65 and both centres need to be up and run­ ning as soon as possible, said Mo­ jacar’s mayor Rosa Maria Cano. The outsourced company awarded the contract to run the Residencia and day centre, will be expected to equip both installa­ tions, including the kitchen, laun­ dry and general services while also footing their utilities bills.

VERA’S Festivities department is organising a competition to make the best Christmas deco­ rations using recycled materi­ als. “We want the municipality’s children and young people to enjoy a Christmas that is re­ sponsible, sharing and environ­ mentally­friendly, Festivities councillor Amparo Garcia said. “It should make them aware of the amount of rubbish that we generate each day.” The decorations can be made of old CDs, fabric, cork, glass or any other material that can be transformed into Christmas tree decorations, Garcia said.

POPULAR singer-songwriter Antonio Orozco was recently out and about in Garrucha and Macael. The Catalan celebrity visited a well-known Garrucha restaurant where he was happy to pose for selfies with the staff but spent more time in marble-producing Macael. Here he was photographed beside the outsize marble pestle and mortar sculpture at the entrance to the town. This was hardly surprising, given Orozco’s links to Macael-based Cosentino, as he performed live at the inauguration of the Cosentinto Barcelona Centre in San Feliu de Llobregat in 2018. While in the province, Orozco also visited and old friend, the legendary flamenco guitarist Tomatito.

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NIBS EXTRA Less bleak THE exterior of Torrecardenas hospital has been ‘humanised’ with the addition of 200 trees and 13,000 plants in an initiative backed by the Junta, Diputacion Provincial Council and Almeria City Hall. They border a 6,500-square metre strip along the southern side of the hospital where improvements have already been made by removing billboards.

House sales OFFICIAL figures revealed that construction in Almeria’s public and private sectors fell by 80 and 77 per cent respectively during 2020’s first quarter, unlike other Andalucia provinces. In contrast sales of previously occupied and new properties rose by 9 and 40 per cent, again not following the regional trend.

At fault ANDALUCIA’S health system must pay €20,000 compensation to an Almeria resident whose father died from a gastrointestinal haemorrhage caused by taking anti-inflammatory medication for 30 days. His doctor was at fault for not explaining he should take it only for a short period, Almeria’s Upper Court of Justice ruled.

Big order THE chirimoya (custard apple) season lasts from September to December and this year Mercadona has upped its order by 25 per cent on 2019. Four Andalucia agricultural firms will supply the supermarket chain with 1,500 tons of the fruit.

Rural abuse ONLY 25 per cent of women in country districts seek help when suffering abuse at the hands of their partners, found a study by the central government’s Sub-delegation to Almeria. This also pointed out that 11 of the 35 gender-related murders registered in the province, lived in rural area.

Local sources PULPI is one of 103 Almeria municipalities receiving economic help via the Diputacion’s Plan Coopera when contracting basic services from the selfemployed and small firms. The €195,000 spent on improving the town’s public spaces and the Pozo de la Higuera social centre will receive an €80,000 subsidy from the provincial council.

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Water and money saved

THE lake in Vera’s Rambla park has gradually filled with water pumped from the Cua­ tro Cañas fountain. “This steady but constant supply means that the Cuatro Caños water is not wasted and at the same time the lake is al­ ways full,” said Vera’s Infra­ structure councillor Alfonso Garcia said. Making use of the water from the fountain also brings savings for the town hall, as the lake will no longer need to be periodically topped up, ow­ ing to evaporation. Better still, the water is well­oxy­

RAMBLA LAKE: No more evaporation, bad smells or waterweed. In the past, the water emerging directly from the Cu­ atro Cañas’ four spouts was collected for human consump­

genated now that it is in con­ stant movement, with no build­up of waterweed or bad smells.

tion while the water that accu­ mulated in the trough below was used for the animals. This water also fed the municipal washhouse and from there it went to the town’s irrigation channels. “Channelling the water is an excellent solution that makes good use of municipal infra­ structure,” added Vera’s Maintenance councillor Miguel Angel Martinez. “It is also a matter of pride that the water from Vera’s mythical and historical foun­ tain is being used for such a lovely leisure area,” he said.

Mojacar signs up to Plan Almeria MOJACAR Town Hall is currently working on five new projects. These are financed by the Diputacion provincial council’s Coopera programme, which is available to municipalities throughout the province. Mojacar’s undertakings comprise resurfacing and repairing the steps in Calle Sal si Podemos, repairing pedestri­ an paths and walkways in the Parque Comercial as well as improvements to paving in Plaza Rey Alabez and the La

Mata paddle­tennis courts. Work on all these projects should be completed before the end of the year, with the cost covered by a €60,000 assign­ ment from the Coopera programme. The Diputacion has also given the go­ ahead to Mojacar’s applications for further subsidies from the Cerca and Acelera progammes. Mojacar is in line to receive €12,000 from Programa Cerca, which offers finan­ cial support to municipalities that are fac­

Jab Time PNEUMONIA is a respiratory lung infection that is often mis­ taken for the flu. Your lungs become filled with fluid or pus that results in inflammation. Symptoms are very similar to the flu, but pneumonia can last for weeks and result in very serious complications. Adults over the age of 60, along with those with certain medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, emphy­ sema, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are all at greater risk. The government are advising all over 65s be vaccinated with the pneumococcal vaccine. The pneumococcal vaccine usually protects you for life; however, you may need a booster based on changes in your medical condition, so it’s worth a trip to your GP to find out if you are in need of the vaccine or a booster this winter.

ing added expenses derived from the Covid crisis, owing to the need to acquire PPE equipment and carry out large­scale disinfection. The town hall has also applied for a €40,000 allocation which would be used for road safety initiatives to improve accessibil­ ity and remove architectural barriers. This would involve modifying pave­ ments and pedestrian crossings, with spe­ cial focus on assisting those with reduced mobility.

Is that fair game? IN the run­up to Christmas all businesses no matter the product they sell work extra hard to provide their services to the public, and us the general public usually rely on late night shopping to get everything done around working hours. This year things will obviously be slightly different with Covid restric­ tions closing businesses early, throwing late night shopping out of the window and in effect forcing people off the high street and into the hands of online giants. However, rather bizarrely, toy shops may stay open until 8pm. How is that fair game? Toys for children are generally mass­produced and readily available on­ line with minimal price competition, independent high street stores, re­ gardless of product or service, are the ones who are fighting to stay afloat and a boost at Christmas with those extra hours to trade could mean the difference of them surviving this pandemic or losing their livelihood. So wherever possible this year let’s support local independent stores, but wouldn’t it be nice if the government supported this concept also?

Night watch Prettied up ROQUETAS Town Hall has disin­ fected all streets and areas used by the public since March. This continues without inter­ ruption and has been intensified during Covid­19’s second wave. Disinfection is carried out daily by Roquetas’ street­cleaning concessionary, together with municipal employees and fire­

fighters from the Poniente Brigade, explained Street­Clean­ ing and Markets councillor Susi Ibañez Toro. Where possible, cleaning is done at night during the curfew although health centres, care homes and day centres are cleaned between 6am and 9am, ready for when they open.

HUERCAL­OVERA continues to make the town as attractive as possible, while also counting on residents’ input. This includes adding hanging flower baskets to the lamp­ posts in the Old Town, bringing more colour to the zone. Regenerating Huercal­Overa’s historic centre plays an im­ portant part in the town hall’s Revitalisation Plan, which will be carried out over the coming years. Together with installing the hanging baskets, current opera­ tions include sprucing up garden areas while painting and repositioning street furniture in the area.

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Adra helps small businesses ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY small busi­ nesses and self­em­ ployed are to receive direct grants of €300 via the Plan Reactiva Adra. Created to lessen the impact of tempo­ rary closures during the State of Alarm, the initiative has re­ ceived the go­ahead from the Local Gov­ ernment Board and payments should soon be made. Those receiving the grants are expected to maintain their business activities un­ til December 31 at least, and they should display Queda­ teenAdra (Remain in Adra) posters pro­ moting the town’s wide­ranging com­ mercial offer. “Practically all appli­ cations have been ap­ proved,” said Adra mayor, Manuel Cortes. This is the first time that grants like these have been made available in the mu­ nicipality and Cortes stressed that the town hall would con­ tinue to do every­ thing within its power to contribute to eas­ ing the situation caused by the Covid­ 19 pandemic. The Adra grants are compatible with oth­ er official subsidies, which on the part of the town hall include reductions and ex­ emptions on the mu­ nicipal fees and taxes usually paid by the hospitality industry, Cortes said. The town hall wants to help re­ launch Adra­based businesses so that they may remain open and at the same time provide employ­ ment, he added.

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80% recycle in Spain MORE than 37 million Spaniards - around 80 per cent of the population - claim to recycle. According to data collected by Focus for Ecoembs, 95.3 per cent of those surveyed believe that recycling is important to curb climate change, with 80 per cent revealing they do so on a daily basis. The organisation points out that every tonne of recycled plastic avoids 1.5 tonne less of

RECYCLING: Popular. greenhouse gas emissions. In 2019 alone, 1,505,661 tons of plastic containers, cans, cartons, paper and cardboard

were recycled. This meant that 1.67 million tons less CO2 was emitted into the atmosphere - the same amount of carbon dioxide that a coal power plant emits in two months, says Ecoembs. Recycling not only reduces polluting gases: thanks to reuse, 20.74 million cubic metres of water, 6.36 million Mwh of energy and 1.5 million tonnes of raw materials were saved.

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Illegal Covid Tests GUARDIA CIVIL officers, as part of Operation CHERPI, have seized over 3,300 rapid Covid tests before going on sale illegally in various locations in the province of Valencia. Two men and one woman, between the ages of 39 and 47, are being investigated for crimes against public health after officers learned through a pharmaceutical company that rapid Covid-19 tests were being carried out without authorisa-

tion, in a hardware store in the town of Pobla de Vallbona and in a Bazaar in Manises. After raiding an establishment believed to belong to the perpetrators, a bag with a Covid-19 test box was seized along with different utensils for its use, as well as used test kits too. Guardia Civil officers ascertained that one of those under investigation had a contact within the pharmaceutical com-

Ford factory closes THE Ford factory in Almussafes in the Valencian Community is set to close for a month, from December 17 to January 11, due to a drop in demand from the European market, particularly countries like the UK, France and Germany. In a meeting between Ford bosses and ERTE, it was decided that these dates would have the least amount of impact on employees, as the plant was due to halt production for a few days over the Christmas period anyway. At the beginning of November, Ford Almussafes had agreed to extend the ERTE to January 31, spreading 14 days of employment over the months of November, December and January. However, under the new agreement, all of the pre-arranged January stoppage dates will be moved to December.

FACTORY: Has seen a drop in demand.

pany and that several other companies had offered him significant money to purchase the rapid tests, all of various brands, which were being made available for use illegally.

Thief used child A 36-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested in Malaga by the National Police for allegedly using a child to snatch books from a central bookstore, which she then sold online. The owner of the shop lodged a complaint with authorities, claiming he had been ripped off to the value of €350 in a series of robberies on different days. National Police explained in a statement that the thief followed the same modus operandi on every occasion, entering the bookstore with a child and when the proprietor’s back was turned, would slip the books into the child’s backpack to later sell online. Police were able to trace the books through this online buying platform and arrested her.

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Peacocks Administration

A  TOTAL of 4,700 jobs are now at risk as owners of fashion chains Peacocks and Jaeger announced on Thursday, November 19, that they have gone into administration. The Covid­19 pandemic has made it hard for the group, controlled by retail billionaire Philip Day, to find a buyer for the two brands, which have about 500 stores between them, and has meant they missed a deadline to sell. “The continuing deterioration of the retail sector due to the impact of the pandemic and second lockdown has made this process longer and more complex than we would have hoped,” it said.

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Uni testing A UK university is rolling out mass Covid testing for students before they head home for Christ­ mas. The free asymptomatic tests will be available for all students planning to leave the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, over the inter­se­ mester break and those remaining in the town. The tests are voluntary, but students have been strongly advised to take them as ‘young people, in particular, are likely to have no symp­ toms, but are still able to carry the virus back to family or friends over the holidays.’ The University is planning to open a Testing Centre by Monday, November 30, in the Universi­ ty Sports Centre.

Dylan ‘trove’ A LONG­LOST Bob Dylan ‘trove’ containing unpublished song lyrics and the singer­songwriter’s musings about anti­Semitism has sold at auction for $495,000 (€420,000). The Boston­based R R Auction said the collection privately held by the late American blues artist Tony Glover, a longtime friend who died last year, was sold this week to a bidder whose identity was not been disclosed. The ‘trove’ also included transcripts of Glover’s 1971 interviews with Dylan, and private letters between the two. The interviews reveal that Nobel Prize winner Dylan had anti­ Semitism on his mind when he changed his name from Robert Zimmerman, and that he penned ‘Lay Lady Lay’ for Barbra Streisand.

World’s Deepest Diving Pool

A 45.5­METRE (150­foot) deep diving pool, which opened near Warsaw, Poland last weekend, includes artificial underwater caves and Mayan ruins, and has 8,000 cubic metres of water ­ more than 20 times the amount in an ordinary 25­metre pool. The €8.9 million Deepspot complex, which includes a small wreck for scuba and free divers to explore, can open despite Covid restrictions in Poland be­ cause it is a training centre.

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Immigrants get tents Local Panaderias Essential MILLIONS in European funds will be used to provide tents for 7,000 immigrants in the Canary Islands. A total of €43 million will be used by the government to house 7,000 immigrants in temporary tents on Fuerteventura, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria. The tents will be used to provide shelter for the people currently in the port of Arguineguin and in hotels. The port is currently housing over 1,300 immigrants and there are a further 5,500 people in various apartments and hotels.

PEOPLE now value their lo­ cal Panaderia even more after lockdown, after they tried baking for them­ selves. In March shelves were stripped of flour and other essentials as people tried to make their own bread.

The home baking saw peo­ ple value their local Panaderia much more, as many returned after realis­ ing how much skill a good loaf of bread takes to make, not to mention the time and all the cleaning up afterwards. The Provincial Associa­ tion of Bakery and Pastry has found that local Panaderias are doing well during the Covid­19 restric­ tions, although larger bread manufacturers are suffering. SPANISH railway company Renfe will make its largest investment in decades. More than €3.5 billion will be invested in the renewal plan, starting in 2021, although the plan was launched last year. During the first half of the year, the company will award contracts to renew 50 per cent of its trains, which is expected to create 52,000 jobs. Most of the investment will be destined to improving short and medium distance services, which represent 80 per cent of

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Police Fail ITV OVER 2,000 Guardia Civil vehicles have not passed the Technical Vehicle Inspection (ITV) this year and at least 2,629 have accumu­ lated more than 300,000 kms. According to government figures, at least 3,562 vehicles of the fleet are older than 15 years old, however, if the renovation plans proposed by the Ministry of Interior are agreed to, the fleet will still not be ‘updated’ until 2028. The worrying and ‘unfavourable reports’ on the ITV (Spain’s equivalent of the UK’s MOT) could have been even higher, accord­ ing to the figures, since they did not include the data corresponding to Granada, Córdoba and A Coruña. The highest incidence of failures has been found in the vehicles assigned to the Sevilla police force with over 290 failing to pass the ITV so far this year. In some positive news for the Guardia Civil, vehicles operating in Burgos, Ceuta and Murcia fully passed the inspection.

RENFE investment Renfe’s operations. There are some 1,016 trains, according to national reports, but since 2011 no new trains have been added, and many of those operating are more than 30 years old. Their estimated operating time limit is 40 years. New trains will be more secure, more accessible and more energy efficient and can run at up to 100 km/h. Also in Renfe’s plans is to buy

RENFE: New trains will be more energy efficient. large capacity trains to service large urban areas. High speed trains will not be forgotten either, with some 40 new power heads planned.

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Message from the British Embassy THE UK Government has written to more than 100,000 Brits living in Spain to help them prepare for the end of the transition period: • O ne of the largest U K G overnment direct mail campaigns to UK Nationals living in E U and E F T A member states, with 365,000 customers on D epartment for Work and Pensions (DWP) database contacted. • UK Nationals resident before 31 December can continue living and working in Spain, but will need to register as soon as possible if they have not already done so. • UK State Pensioners will continue to receive their healthcare cover and pensions as they do now. • UK Nationals Support Fund has so far assisted more than 37,000 U K Nationals in Spain. The U K Government has written to 365,000 U K N ationals living in E urope with advice on the actions they need to take to prepare for the end of the U K transition period on December 31. This includes 102,087 letters issued to people on DWP’s database in Spain.

The letters, sent to U K State Pensioners and benefit recipients, give advice on how to register for residency and healthcare, exchange driving licences and check new passport validity rules online. It is one of the largest-ever mail outs by the UK Government to UK nationals living in the E U, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott said: “Supporting UK Nationals is one of our highest priorities. The organisations receiving funding to support British people with their residency are making a huge difference and, since 2017, we have organised nearly 300 outreach events. “Whilst face-to-face events are currently limited by Covid restrictions, we continue to provide support through our Facebook Live Q&As. “ O ur next session on residency is on D ecember 1, so please do follow us on BritsinSpain on Facebook to take part.” U K Nationals can find the most up-todate information on actions they may need to take at gov.uk/livinginspain and on www.facebook.com/britsinspain.

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No Black Friday

CARREFOUR has agreed to suspend its ‘Black Friday’ sale events across France after Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called for supermarkets and online retailers to postpone them due to Covid lockdowns. Shops selling non-essential goods are to remain closed during France’s second national lockdown and the events due to take place in stores across the country from November 27 to 29 are now set to be cancelled. According to Reuters, a spokeswoman for Europe’s biggest retailer confirmed that Carrefour’s chairman and CEO Alexandre Bompard spoke with La Maire by telephone, stating: “Alexandre Bompard said he agreed to suspend the Black Friday operation from November 27 to November 29.”

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Pharmacy Testing CATALONIA: Pharmacies will start to perform tests.

PHARMACIES are set to help increase the number of Covid-19 tests that can be carried out in Catalonia. The Spanish Department of Health wants to make best use of the numerous pharmacies to increase testing capacity. Once Catalonia starts to reopen in phases after the severe lockdown ends later this month, Secretary General of the Ministry of Health of the Generalitat, Marc Ramentol, wants to use the existing network of pharmacies in Catalonia to perform Covid-19 antigen tests.

THE parents of 91 youths fined for holding an illegal party in Zamora in August each paid €3,000 fines and have asked that their children do community service. The party, organised on social networks, attracted youths from all over Spain and was held in Vime de Sanabria, a town in Zamora with 60 inhabitants, between August 7 and 9. The youths were evicted by court order by the Guardia Civil for breaching anti-Covid regulations. The Castilla y Leon regional

56 Branches to Close LLOYDS BANKING GROUP is still looking to lose 56 branches, which saw plans to push ahead paused because of Covid, resulting in around 160 job cuts by April 2021. The company first announced the move back in January, however, the pandemic meant that it wasn’t able to carry out the plans, affecting not only Lloyds branches but also Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches. According to the group,

Parents pay up

ILLEGAL PARTY: Parents also wanted their children to do community service.

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government delegation in Zamora, has confirmed that all of the fines have been received and processed, including €126,000 from the organiser of the event. Many of the parents contacted the delegation to ask if, in addition to paying the fine, the youths can be given community service. They reportedly proposed this because they are so angry with their children for causing a health risk.

Lloyds has already cut over 2,000 jobs since the start of September, after carrying out restructuring plans before the ‘second wave’ of the pandemic. A Lloyds Banking Group spokesperson said: “In January this year we announced

that these branches would be closing due to a decline in use. “We paused these closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic and, after careful consideration, these planned closures will take place in March and April 2021.”

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Urban artist PIONEERING urban artist Tamara Djurovic has died in Valencia, a city she settled in after years painting around the world. The Argentine muralist’s work reflects the ‘innate strength of women’ and the day to day struggles they face, along with those who have fought for political or gender rights. Known as ‘Hyuro’, Tamara was one of the few female artists who managed to break through in the field of

international muralism. In the last decade, she has completed projects in Ar­ gentina, Brazil, America, Mo­ rocco, Tunisia and Mexico. Although she travelled across Spain, much of her ‘ground­breaking’ work can be found on Valencia City’s walls and buildings. After a year fighting can­ cer, Tamara died at her home ‘with her music, in peace and quiet, accompa­ nied by her children and loved ones.’

Boss sentenced A COURT has confirmed the sentence handed down to a businessman for smacking one of his female employees on the backside. The events took place in 2018 in Pontevedra when the man ap­ proached the girl, who was 17 at the time, and after telling her that she had a “nice body,” a “nice bum” and that he “wanted her” for himself, he slapped her on the backside. He was sentenced by a criminal court to pay a fine of €3,240 for sexu­ al abuse, a ruling which he appealed in the Provincial Court. However, the Provincial Court has rejected his appeal considering that there is sufficient evidence against him with the testimonies of the victim and eye witnesses, including other colleagues.

Fall Man Seriously Injured A FALL from a goods unloading machine has left a man seriously injured in Aguilas. The man, aged 50, has been seriously injured after falling around three metres from an unloading machine in Aguilas. The company is said to be a Locksmiths. The man fell three three metres and landed on the floor, with emergency services being called just after 8am. The 112 call resulted in a Mobile Emergency Unit attending the scene of the accident, with both Health Emergencies 061 and Emergency Management staff. The man was stabilised at the scene after a cardiac arrest and is said to be seriously injured.

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BBVA Sabadell merger SPANISH bank BBVA has confirmed that it is in talks with the smaller Banco Sabadell, which also owns TSB in the UK, regarding a potential merger that would create a global financial in­ stitution worth €860 billion. BBVA announced on Mon­ day, November 16 that it has agreed to sell PNC, its sub­ sidiary in the US, for $11.6 bil­ lion (€9.7 billion). Currently, Sabadell has a market capitali­ sation of €2.3 billion compared with BBVA’s €24.5 billion. The Spanish banking sec­ tor is now going through

three simultaneous merg­ ers. The first one is the tie­up deal for €4.3 billion an­ nounced in September by CaixaBank and Bankia, which will create Spain’s largest financial institution. But it is not just the giant lenders who are joining forces: the smaller Unicaja and Liberbank are in talks as well. If the merger between BB­ VA and Sabadell proceeds, the resulting entity will be the second largest financial institution in the country.

100,000 Masks

THANKS to the twinning of the cities Valencia and Xi’an in China, Valencia is distributing 100,000 masks to people from vulnerable groups after a supply was received from Xi’an. The generous donation will be distributed among municipal delegations related to care for disadvantaged or at-risk groups, such as active ageing, social welfare, resident protection and health. Mayor of Tourism Emiliano García said: “Xi’an has been very proactive, offering its collaboration and help to Valencia since the beginning of the crisis.”

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Jamie’s Staff Win SEVENTY staff, who worked at a closed Jamie Oliver restaurant, have won a legal claim of over £200,000 (€225,000) following a failure in the redundancy process. All the staff worked at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Corn­ wall restaurant which the 45­ year­old TV chef opened in Watergate Bay near Newquay in 2006. The claim, which upon win­ ning means the staff will re­ ceive the equivalent of eight weeks’ pay, was made follow­ ing the sudden closure of the property last December which was done without warning. Staff claimed the compen­ sation because the law states they should have been con­ sulted in advance about the redundancies, which are now set to be paid from a govern­ ment scheme.

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Six tips for protecting and growing your wealth With current global economic uncertainty, prolonged low interest rates and the Brexit deadline on the way, it is more challenging to achieve decent returns and make the most of your money today. At times like this, careful planning plays an especially important role in securing financial security over the long term. Here are six key tips that can help. 1. Customise your strategy It is crucial that your investment approach is designed to meet your particular circumstances and goals, including your risk tolerance and income needs. For example, are your financial arrangements tailored for your life in Spain or are they better suited to a UK resident? With an ill-fitting investment portfolio, you could find that your money is not working as hard as you would like, is difficult to access, or is eaten away by inflation and/or unnecessary taxation.

By Gerald Turner, Partner, Blevins Franks

2. Know your appetite for risk Before investing, you need to pinpoint the right balance of risk/return for your peace of mind, but it is extremely difficult to do this effectively yourself. An experienced adviser is best placed to ask the right questions and use appropriate tools to create a clear and objective risk profile for you. They can then recommend an appropriate blend of investments to match your specific profile.

3. Identify your timeline Generally, the longer you have to invest, the more risk you can afford to take. With time, you can ride out market volatility and benefit from compound returns. Understanding your time horizon is also the key to ensuring your investments offer the right level of ‘liquidity’. You never know when your plans may change, so hold some liquid assets that can be easily sold if you need to access capital or change your strategy. 4. Diversify, diversify, diversify The higher your concentration in one particular investment type or area, the greater the risk. The best way to limit risk is diversification. By spreading out investments across asset classes, geographic regions and market sectors, you limit your exposure to any one area. You can take diversification further by choosing an adviser who uses a ‘multimanager’ approach to spread your investments out among several carefully-selected fund managers. This reduces your reliance

on any one manager making the right decisions in all market conditions. 5. Don’t overlook tax planning To help maximise your real returns and protect wealth for future generations, factor in tax planning when setting up your portfolio. Look for arrangements that shelter capital from tax while providing a tax-efficient income, and that enable you to transfer wealth to beneficiaries with minimal bureaucracy and inheritance taxes. For expatriates, tax planning is complicated by having to work with the rules of more than one country. An adviser with crossborder expertise can ensure you meet your tax liabilities, in Spain and UK, while taking advantage of available opportunities. 6. Regularly review your strategy Your circumstances, aims and requirements often change over time. External influences such as changes in the law or tax rules

may also prompt a strategy rethink. You should review your financial planning around once a year to keep it on track, and with today’s challenging and changeable climate, regular reviews are even more important to help control risk and encourage a positive effect on portfolio performance. To bring all these guidelines together, take personalised, quality advice from a regulated, locallybased adviser. With the right strategy in place for your life in Spain, you can help protect and grow your wealth – in real terms – not only during your lifetime but for the next generations to enjoy. All advice received from Blevins Franks is personalised and provided in writing. This article, however, should not be construed as providing any personalised taxation or investment advice. Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevinsfranks.com.

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A STUDY of more than 6,000 Danes by specialist hospital Rigshospitalet was unable to find clear evidence that face masks provide significant protection against coronavirus transmission, although those involved do not rule out the fact that they might work.

A GERMAN construction company has begun work on a 3D printed three-storey apartment building located near Munich which will contain five separate apartments and the basic construction should be completed in six weeks before utilities are installed.

NETHERLANDS Threatening letters A SPATE of threatening letters sent to companies in the Netherlands continues and now with two new ones reported, a total of 17 around the country have received these letters which contain a white powder identified as pesticide.

BELGIUM Coke rebuff THE regional government in Brussels has decided not to renew the planning permission required for the huge CocaCola sign above the Place De Brouckère in the city centre as it is “out of proportion” according to one politician.

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FRANCE No photos THE media in France is angry at a bill currently before the French Parliament which could make it illegal to film on duty police officers for security reasons, which means if passed, it would be difficult to films demonstrations or riots.

NORWAY Up in arms ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners are furious with the Norwegian government after it announced that it would offer licences for oil exploration in 136 blocks mainly in the Barents Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean, even though a previous offering is contested in court.

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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, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky indepen­ dent 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 ser­ vices they can operate if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or lockdown re­ strictions. 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 money is actually going. By shopping at an independent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than Christ­ mas to give back to your com­

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munity by making a small ges­ ture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support local charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases the small inde­ pendent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous gen­ erations and support not just the current owner, but the generation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of eu­ ros 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 lo­ cal greengrocer, let us revive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider pur­ chasing gift vouchers from lo­ cal businesses to help them over the coming weeks, think­ ing 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 glam­ ourous gift perhaps pre­paying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these 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 econ­ omy. 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

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everyone who is a part of each transaction. For exam­ ple, 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 employ­ ees and the restaurant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbour­ hood hardware store. This ex­ ample illustrates how the re­ circulation of money in the local economy leads to a stronger financial foundation for our neighbours and com­ munities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportu­ nities for people within our community. Studies show, lo­ cally owned businesses em­ ploy more people per unit of sales and retain more employ­ ees over time. While buying local is finan­ cially compelling to our com­ munities; the benefits to our environment are equally im­ pressive. Buying locally re­ duces the processing of goods,

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SPENDING LOCALLY: Will make a difference to the local economy.

packaging 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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FINANCE EU Recovery Fund SPAIN plans to take full advantage of the financial aid in the European Union’s recovery fund, which could amount to €140 billion said Economy Minister Nadia Calviño at Bloomberg’s Capital Markets Forum Spain held on November 19.

UK borrowing THE Office for National Statistics (ONS) said UK borrowing hit £22.3 billion (€24.5 billion) last month, the highest October figure since monthly records began in 1993 and since April, total borrowing has hit £214.9 billion (€236.4 billion) thanks to the pandemic.

Pay freeze ACCORDING to the BBC, it understands that the Conservative government is considering a pay freeze for up to 5.5 million public sector workers in England which would include police, teachers and civil servants, but probably not NHS staff.

Car rental THE CEO and founder of Spanish specialist online car rental company Mario Carranza forecasts that consumers are ready to move away from the concept of purchasing cars and within the next decade will mainly rent for convenience and cost sake.

Electric vehicle recharging SPANISH energy companies are taking the concept of electric cars very seriously with two important announcements concerning deals with car manufacturers. Firstly, Ionity, the ultra-fast charging network in Europe comprising BMW, Mercedes Benz, Ford, Hyundai and Volkswagen (and its’ subsidiaries) has agreed with Cepsa to create an ultra-fast charging corridor which will connect Barcelona and Madrid. Then, Porsche announced it has agreed with Iberdrola that it will install 35 Porsche Iberdrola High Power Charging Network stations across Spain which will be capable of recharging Porsche Taycan electric vehicles quickly.

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A different Black Friday THIS year, Black Friday falls on November 27 and then the following Monday is Cyber Monday when stores online in particular reduce prices to promote trade. In the past, shops have made some exceptional discounts on selected products in order to get people through their doors and often there have been quite unseemly struggles as bargain hunters fight with each other to get

their hands on the prizes. This year will have to be different and some larger businesses are making all of their best offers online in order to protect both staff and customers from large crowds which would see social distancing com­ pletely ignored. Like many other market­ ing ideas this one started in the USA and became popular about 20 years ago as the day after Thanksgiving was when

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people start to think about their Christmas shopping and took the day off fol­ lowing the Thursday public holiday. Some argue that the name Black Friday origi­ nated in Philadelphia due to the volume of pedestri­ an and vehicle traffic which occurred on that day and it has since been adopted all over the world. Another suggestion is that it is the day when re­

Vegan ice cream

Can they claim from president? According to the Horizontal Act a community must hold an AGM at least once a year. The agenda items include the approval of the budget. The budget lists the expenditure and in­ come. At the meeting the owners may amend the budget and the financing and vote to raise or lower the fee each owner pays. Is this not correct? The State of Alarm has caused meetings to be delayed. We have had our 2020 AGM. If no new AGM is held then the fees paid by owners have not been agreed at a meeting. Expenditures other than those for wa­ ter, electricity, insurance and maintenance can be regarded as ‘unauthorised.’ Can the owners later claim the costs from the president and administra­ tor? R P (Costa del Sol) Let’s keep it simple. The short answer YOU AND THE LAW is yes. With or IN SPAIN without specific authorisation of the AGM, the president of the com­ munity signs the cheques. He can be held responsi­ ble. If even one member of the community feels he has exceeded his authority, he can claim against the president for return of the money spent. The admin­ istrator, however, is an employee not an elected offi­ cer.

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tail stores start going into profit for the year, with their accounts coming out of the red and going into the black. Whatever the reason, this has become a popular day to look for bargains and Spain has adopted the concept, although in the current climate there may not be much room to cut prices in smaller business­ es which have been hard hit by the various restric­ tions.

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PINK ALBATROSS: Five top flavours to enjoy. THEY claim that like the Alba­ tross, the founders of Spain’s first plant­based ice cream suitable for vegans and those with gluten problems, are mi­ grants by nature and be­ tween the two of them have lived in almost 15 countries which is why they named their brand Pink Albatross. Pepe Biaggio and Luke Sal­ danha met through a mutual friend and since both are pas­ sionate about ice cream, the idea came up of creating an ice cream that everyone could enjoy, a product that was con­ sistent with their philosophy, principles and needs. Not willing to give up his favourite dessert due to the paucity of good vegan fare,

Luke got together with Pepe, bought an ice cream machine, and began experimenting and creating ice cream at home. Based in Madrid, the product is already in regional supermarkets and in online delivery platforms like Deliv­ eroo, but Pink Albatross wants to expand and fund­ ing is essential so, back in June they raised €551,000 and they have come to the attention of a German green food company and another headed by former directors of Nestlé. Their dream now is to per­ suade Spanish supermarkets to stock their range of differ­ ent vegan ice creams and then expand across Europe.

TOTAL UK consumer spending in 2020 is expected to fall by a staggering £183.6 billion (€202 billion), a 14.9 per cent drop over 2019, due to the Covid­19 induced lockdowns, according to new research from Mintel’s flagship British Lifestyles report. This equates to a drop in spending of around £6,600 (€7,250) per household ­ with the biggest decreases occur­ ring in the transport, food ser­ vice, and holiday industries. Consumer spending in these three categories will fall by £140 billion (€154 billion) in total, or just over £5,000 (€5,500) per household ­ rep­ resenting around 77 per cent of the overall decline in con­ sumer spending this year.

Huge bonus MATT MOULDING, CEO of the Hut Group (THG), an e­com­ merce company which oper­ ates over 100 international websites selling fast­moving consumer goods and its own brand of beauty products, has just received a bonus. It was based on share per­ formance which had to reach a certain level over 15 days and having achieved this, he has been granted shares in the company valued at around £828 million (€983 million). He set the company up in 2004 with an initial invest­ ment of £500,000 (€550,000) and this year he is one of the best paid bosses in the world.

£500 million UK loan guarantee THE Government of Gibraltar in the form of Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo has welcomed the Written Ministerial State­ ment on Gibraltar’s Covid Response filed on November 19 by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & De­ velopment Affairs of the United King­

dom, Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP. The Written Ministerial Statement confirms that it has been agreed that the United Kingdom government will pro­ vide a loan guarantee to the Gibraltar government for a lending facility of up to £500 million.

This guarantee will provide resilience to the government’s finances by en­ abling Gibraltar to borrow at more favourable rates, relying on the UK gov­ ernment’s higher sovereign credit rating as the guarantor and confirming the Government of Gibraltar’s capacity to re­

pay the principal loan. The Chief Minister expressed his thanks to the British gov­ ernment and said “This is excellent news and I am delighted to be able to inform the community of this massive show of support from the United Kingdom at this difficult time.”

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NORWEGIAN AIR: Will continue to operate its route network and trade as normal. FOLLOWING the government of Norway’s decision to withhold further support from the airline, and the on­ going Covid­19 pandemic, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (Norwegian) has decided to initiate an examinership process in Ireland. Norwegian has chosen an Irish process since its aircraft assets are held in Ireland and has taken this decision in the interest of its stake­ holders. The purpose of the process is to reduce debt, rightsize the fleet and secure new capital. This reorganisa­ tion process protects the as­ sets of the Norwegian group while allowing the company to focus on the rightsizing of the group. The process is es­ timated to take up to five months. Norwegian will continue to operate its route network

(currently limited due to the Covid situation) and trade as normal on the Oslo Stock Ex­ change Jacob Schram, Norwegian CEO, said: “Seeking protec­ tion to reorganise under Irish law is a decision that we have taken to secure the future of Norwegian for the benefit of our employees, customers and investors. “Our aim is to find solu­ tions with our stakeholders that will allow us to emerge as a financially stronger and secure airline.” The process of examiner­ ship in Ireland allows finan­ cially sustainable businesses to address elements of the business which require re­ structuring with the aim of protecting jobs and preserv­ ing the core value of the business. Based on Norwegian’s cur­ rent cash position and the

Bank art collection THE first incarnation of what was to become the Bank of Spain was founded in 1782 and one of its first acts was to commission six paintings by young Spanish artist Francisco Goya and this started a trend that is followed by banks around the world. Nowadays, many artists who are looking for recognition are being sought out by curators of bank’s collections throughout the world and they are becoming major sponsors of modern art with the expectation of some of the artworks becoming very valuable.

projections going forward, the company believes it has sufficient liquidity to go through the above­men­ tioned process.

BUSINESS EXTRA Four day week A NUMBER of Socialist and Green politicians from the UK, Germany and Spain have written to leaders including Boris Johnson and Pedro Sánchez encouraging them to introduce a four day working week to help combat mental health and employ more people.

No thanks THE Financial Times has reported that UK government officials are seriously considering publicly encouraging people to stop sending emails which simply say thanks as by doing this, there would be a significant reduction in carbon emissions.

McPology AS restaurants in the UK have closed and more people are using fast food delivery, McDonald’s is the first large supplier to apologise for breaching health and safety rules by not allowing those making deliveries to use toilets and washing facilities.

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The battle is already lost LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT SOMETIMES the double standards and pure unadulterated hypocrisy of the BBC simply defies the imagination. They have now decided to censor ‘A Fairy Tale of New York,’ the longtime Christmas classic by the Pogues ­ in case it upsets its younger listeners. What a load of pure and utter codswallop. This is the same company that gives airtime to the mind numbing rap performers, whose lyrics often glorify the very worst the youth of today has to offer. To be quite honest, I have always thought the lyrics of ‘Fairytale’ were a little on the strong side; but if it does need to be censored or banned, I suggest that the BBC gets its priorities right and starts restraining some of the so­called ‘music’ that promotes the gang cultures and other mind numbing rubbish that is corrupting our young and destroying all their sense of common decency and respect.

Basically what the BBC are telling its ‘younger listeners’ is that it’s ok to promote drugs and murder, but not ok to talk about ‘faggots in a drunk tank.’ Neither sentiment is particularly endearing, but given the choice it’s a no brainer. Mind you, we’d better tread carefully here, heaven forbid we should ‘upset’ anyone! This next observation comes under the ‘just when you thought you’d heard it all’ heading. A bunch of illegal immigrants, who recently landed in the Balearics, have gone on hunger strike! They complained that they were not allowed to ‘come and go’ in the hotel in which they were ensconced. Apparently, since their arrival, there had also been allegations of theft and hostility toward staff ­ with one immigrant complaining that his room didn’t have a sea view! Doesn’t this just show the contempt these entitlement refugees have for those in the West and in particular the UK? These people come from cultures whose morals and standards were exceeded by ours centuries ago. Most of them will never integrate or bring anything of value to our way of life. You

don’t bring people like this up to your standards; they drag you down to theirs; defecating in the street for example! The snowflakes that condone our liberal immigration policies never come near these illegals in real life. The closest the privileged politicians and their cronies come to mixing with different cultures is with individuals that are already themselves privileged. It is the ordinary men and woman in the street that are forced to experience the bewildering change and culture upheaval as their localities are taken over and subsequently altered forever by the thousands of total strangers they are expected (often by law), to live and integrate with. Well, I’ve always maintained it would all end in violence, but with the lily livered PC politicians selling out to Saudi money, I think the battle is already lost. There is one bright spark on the horizon however. Apparently we have now beaten the flu virus. This year reported flu cases are down by a staggering 98 per cent. Now there’s a surprise! Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Mon. Wed. Fri.

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A diagnosis over the phone? MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man LAST November I was hospitalised with a chest infection which has never really cleared up and earlier this year I visited my specialist who examined me and gave me some new meds in the shape of what I call a puffer. It’s what you have if you are an asthma sufferer which she said I wasn’t. It hasn’t really done the trick and I’ve been getting very wheezy again. I have private insur­ ance so I rang and they gave me an ap­ pointment for the following week. The day before my appointment I got a call saying that my specialist was not doing in­person appointments and would call the next day between 8.30am and 1pm. My doctor did call the next day and asked me what the problem was. I said the main problem is that you are going to try and diagnose me over the ‘phone and charge me handsomely for the privilege. She said that she wasn’t seeing any pa­ tients in person at the moment and of course, as she is a neumologist she is deal­ ing with Covid patients. So I said what about all the people that

don’t have Covid? How are you going to examine them over the ‘phone? How do you do X­rays, blood tests or even just have a listen? This is where it got interesting. She said that if I felt ill I should go to A & E and they would do all the tests there. I asked why she couldn’t arrange that and she said the hospital doesn’t want people coming there, queuing at reception and hanging around the waiting area even though they have a mask policy, social dis­ tancing and sanitiser everywhere. She said it wasn’t her decision but the hospital ad­ ministrators. They felt, as A & E was using full PPE, that was the correct way to do things. She then said I should get a new puffer and maybe some antibiotics. I said are you re­ ally prescribing medicine to me over the ‘phone? So there you have it folks ­ meds prescribed over the ‘phone. I’m glad it wasn’t my prostate doctor. Gawd knows what he would have asked me to do with my ‘phone. Mind you, by the end of my chat with my chest doctor, I think she was about to suggest the same thing! In all seriousness I think if your present system doesn’t work because of Covid, find one that does!! Email:mikesenker@gmail.com

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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) An opportunity to do something socially arises. It is not earth shattering, but could have a great long-term impact. Others seem to have confidence in you and enjoy your company this week. Having been given the chance to show what you are really capable of, allow your talents to show through.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) A new start with someone, socially, shows great promise. Consider what you want to get rid of in your life and plan how to approach the task. A bit of military precision goes down well. Cast your net wide. It may be necessary to invest in a few theatre tickets or a weekend away.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Should things go absolutely perfectly for you this week, then I would eat my hat. I don’t usually wear one but would go to a charity shop immediately. Rolling round in your mind is the thought that, just as things start to go well, another problem crops up. Relax, anyway.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Social life is squeezed because of business commitments. As you are a people person, there will be fun and times out aplenty this week. Burning the candle at both ends works for a while and there is the chance to meet someone that you admire.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) May we consider for a moment what you thought that you would be doing, right now, five years ago? Yes, do you see what I mean? Breaking away from an old habit could be the best thing that you have done for a long time.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Taking a step back from the activity appeals right now. After an active time, energy needs building up. Basking in someone’s glory shows you just how things could be. Give a new relationship more of a chance to grow. The avenues this person can open up to you will put a twinkle in your eye and a blush on your cheek.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) The strong urge to make physical contact with someone leads to a bit of bother. Not that there is anything wrong with a few hugs and kisses. It is the person or the timing that could be wrong.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The past has been kind to you but also unkind. It is the same for most of us, so don’t think that you have been singled out for a bumpy ride. Be aware that basing a decision made this week on what happened a long time ago could be a mistake.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) At some time in the future you may look back on this week and ask yourself, ‘Why didn’t I do that?’ Let me help you to see the possibilities. The emphasis is firmly on your social life and someone special is about to step into it.

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 (FAMOUS) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

BEATEN COARSE CURATE ERRATA EXCUSE FAMOUS (10) FERRET FLORIN NEATER ODIOUS RABIES RADIAL RAMROD RESIDE SCHEME STRUCK TOWHEE TROPHY UNLIKE

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Feeling really balanced and calm? Being aware that you have full knowledge of a situation is good, isn’t it? Absolutely anyone could snap at you this week and have no success at all in upsetting you. To say that the period is tranquil is an understatement.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) More than one possibility presents itself in connection with a problem. A foreign visit or visitor figures highly in plans and solutions. A change in someone close is brought to your attention. Get people talking to make real progress. Some may be inclined to put their head in the sand but not you.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) A date on your calendar draws near. It seems less important than it did and you may be tempted to cancel. Think twice. The question of who to go on holiday with comes up and someone is keen to tie you down. Keep options open because things this week are changeable, indeed.

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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, 6 represents Z and 15 represents C, so fill in Z every time the figure 6 appears and C every time the figure 15 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 Watch (on wrist) (5) 3 Furniture (7) 6 Calabaza (7) 8 Gracia (5) 10 Rocas (minerales) (5) 11 Hermanas (7) 14 Last night (6) 15 Poster (6) 17 Escándalo (7) 20 Dog (5) 21 Vestir (5) 22 Creer (7) 23 Wealth (7) 24 Escocés (5)

Down 1 Clothes shop (7) 2 Chistes (5) 3 Less (5) 4 Bordes (de asientos, andenes, pañuelos) (5) 5 Estofados (5) 7 Microondas (9) 9 To have a shave (9) 12 Pulgada (4) 13 Yolk (of egg) (4) 16 Leona (7) 17 Sweat (5) 18 From (indicating starting place) (5) 19 Pound (sterling) (5) 20 Píldoras (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION QUICK Across: 1 Bets, 3 Crude, 8 Destroyed, 9 Boxer, 10 Leap, 14 Even, 15 Fired, 18 Permanent, 20 Enter, 21 Idle. Down: 1 Baby, 2 Tadpole, 4 Rare, 5/19 Dry run, 6 Ashes, 7 Adapt, 11 Elected, 12 Keeps, 13 Hides, 16 Cave, 17 Free.

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Across: 1 Custard, 5 Caper, 8 Okapi, 9 Steward, 10 Strange, 11 Piste, 12 Modest, 14 Probes, 17 Scrub, 19 Resting, 22 Edifice, 23 Adore, 24 Dense, 25 Diluted. Down: 1 Crops, 2 Sparred, 3 Alien, 4 Dashed, 5 Creeper, 6 Pears, 7 Redeems, 12 Mislead, 13 Subside, 15 Bail out, 16 Friend, 18 Reign, 20 Stall, 21 Greed.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Patria, 3 Wolves, 8 Socks, 10 Redondo, 11 Darkest, 12 Roast, 13 Darts, 15 Spear, 20 Roads, 22 Estatua, 24 Skating, 25 Noisy, 26 Shovel, 27 Banker. Down: 1 Posada, 2 Tocar, 4 Older, 5 Ventaja, 6 Smooth, 7 Truth, 9 Sweet, 14 Aparato, 16 Piton, 17 Crisps, 18 Weigh, 19 Lawyer, 21 Smile, 23 Thick.

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1 EXTENT 2 ARREST 3 ETHANE 4 BYPATH 5 ESTATE 6 TALLOW 7 LATTER 8 WARMTH 9 HAIRDO 10 REMOTE 11 OPTIMA 12 TOILET 13 METEOR 14 PAROLE 15 LETTER 16 THEISM 17 FILTER 18 WORTHY 19 LOITER

GROW GLOW SLOW SLOG SLUG (SMOG) SMUG

KAKURO

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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 17 14 Sat 15 12 Sun 15 12 Mon 16 13 Tues - 17 13 Wed 15 13

Alicante TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 12 Fri 18 12 Sat 17 13 Sun 16 14 Mon 16 12 Tues - 19 12 Wed 19 14

Almeria TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 14 Fri 19 15 Sat 18 12 Sun 17 12 Mon 17 13 Tues - 16 14 Wed 19 14

Benidorm TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 13 Fri 19 15 Sat 18 16 Sun 19 15 Mon 19 14 Tues - 17 15 Wed 17 15

Bilbao TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14 Fri 17 13 Sat 16 11 Sun 14 11 Mon 15 10 Tues 16 13 Wed 15 15

Mallorca TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 14 Fri 19 15 Sat 17 15 Sun 17 13 Mon 18 14 Tues 17 14 Wed 19 13

Madrid TODAY: MAX 17, MIN 13 Fri 16 15 Sat 15 12 Sun 14 12 Mon 16 13 Tues 17 14 Wed 17 16

Barcelona TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14 Fri 19 15 Sat 17 15 Sun 15 12 Mon 16 13 Tues 18 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: 18 • Good: 25 • Very good: 36 • 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 Seed can disintegrate when put in a container (7) 5 Team leader inquires about work assignments (5) 8 Grim extract from a Boris Pasternak novel (5) 9 Tom and Anna, agitated, in a state (7) 10 Drive back from outskirts of Rome with sign of life (7) 11 Edict possibly mentioned (5) 12 Organisation names clergyman's residence (5) 14 Not on with queen in bid (5) 19 Diana who sings about English flowers (5) 21 Condense a card game (7) 23 Char was operating the vehicle cleaner (3,4) 24 Doctor, the boy is not very intelligent (5) 25 Disgrace phoney Egyptian leader (5) 26 Oarsmen floundering in Mediterranean resort (3,4) Down 1 Safeguard key nurse organisation (6) 2 Affordable cooked peach (5) 3 Records the unmarried ones (7) 4 Young woman sorted out medals (6) 5 Garment cut in pieces (5) 6 Commence the French alarm (7) 7 Start sipping convenient drink (6) 13 European country changed its aura (7) 15 Sack fellow, an emergency worker (7) 16 Builds up secret development (6) 17 Cuts gardener's first trees (6) 18 Leo holds insect in shed (4-2) 20 Post the money for a bet (5) 22 Dire note in a melancholy tune (5)

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QUICK

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

Across 1 Foundation for something (5) 4 Card game (5) 7 Restores to a previous or better condition (9) 8 Look for (4) 9 Overly conceited or arrogant (6) 12 Be indecisive (6) 13 Not closed (4) 16 Large, long-winged seabird (9) 18 Discuss with reasoning (5) 19 In an unfortunate way (5)

Down 1 Fraudulent (5) 2 Large snake (7) 3 Short musical composition with words (4) 4 Surface made up of flat stones laid in a pattern (6) 5/17 Soldier's knapsack (3,3) 6 Involving danger (5) 10 Against (7) 11 Scarab (6) 12 Play for theatre, radio or television (5) 14 Unskilled labourer (5) 15 Chief or leader (4) 17 See 5

WORD LADDER Move from the start word (MUST) to the end word (SAVE) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

MUST

SPANISH LESSON BACK SAVE

Christmas food menu Smoked Salmon – Salmon ahumado Prawn cocktail – Coctel de gambas Tomato Soup – Sopa de Tomate Lobster Bisque – Bisque de langosta Home-made pate – Pate de la Casa Cured meats – Embutidos

NONAGRAM

RACHEL AND FRIENDS

Roast Turkey – Pavo Asado Roast Potatoes – Patatas al horno Peas – Guisantes Brussels Sprouts – Bruselas Roast Parsnips - Chirivías Carrots - Zanahorias Stuffing - Relleno Pigs in blankets – Salchicas con beicon Chestnuts - Castañas Cranberry sauce – Salsa de arándano Christmas Pudding – Pudin de Navidad Brandy Sauce – Salsa de Coñac

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 H) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY Water way to go Too many emotions 26 November - 2 December 2020

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THE simple art of drinking wa­ ter could help you lose weight. It has always been recom­ mended that people drink more water if they wanted to

lose weight but now a study appears to have proven the claim. In the study, researchers ran­ domly split overweight or

obese older men and women into two groups. The first was put on a hypocaloric diet which means they were eating fewer calories than the energy they were us­ ing, namely 1,200 for women a day and 1,500 for men. The other group was also put on a hypocaloric diet but were told to increase how much wa­ ter they drank. After 12 weeks of following the eating plan, those in the group who were on a diet and were increasing their water consumption and drinking two cups, 30 minutes prior to each of their three large daily meals, had lost more weight. The average weight loss of the first group was between 11lb to 1st 1lb (5­8kg), but the group who consumed more water before their meals lost an additional 4.4 lb or 2kg. Researchers found that it was largely because those who drank the water then went on to eat less at meal times.

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MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED H O W is it possible to be both too much and not enough at the same time? I question too much. I read too much. I think too much. I feel too much. I talk too much. I do too much. I am too intense. Too sensitive. Too empathetic. Too obsessive. Too emotional. Too self-absorbed. Too analytical. T oo creative. T oo idealistic. T oo needy. Too dramatic. But then I think I am not enough, I will never be a successful business woman. I haven’t done anything ‘insanely great.’ I finished school with nothing. I dropped out of hairdressing college. I have done things I regret. I could have saved my family from so much heartbreak. I need a lot of reassuring. I will never be able to move very far from home, home is safe. My friends do so much more than I do. I have made mistakes.

But the truth is - everything about me is just M O R E. It’s not too much. It’s just more. More ME. My ‘moreness’ (if that is even a word!) includes massive amounts of self-analysis, self-criticism and self-awareness. Which then leads me to, yup ,you guessed it . Not ‘enoughness’. It’s so easy to be dragged down by my own thoughts, getting into that comparison game with yourself! No more! I am going to compare me to myself, to see how far I have come, and what I have overcome. I have criticised myself for years and it’s not worked, so here we go with trying to approve of myself - let’s see what happens! S o here is to fighting my bipolar mind and drowning it with positivity, I can’t guarantee I will feel like this next week - but let’s enjoy it whilst it lasts (there I go again...) Love Ms Bipolar x

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PETS

IF you are planning a trip and your pet has been unwell, think about the kind of care they need. A pet loving house­sitter can en­ sure they get their medications at the right time, and they get the care they need in their own home. This makes your absence that much easier to deal with in their fragile state.

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Winter weather pet care

WHILE the Spanish climate is milder than many and there is less chance of being snowed in, we all still feel the difference at this time of year and our pets are no luckier than us humans. This means during colder months pet owners need to take a few steps to ensure their furry friends stay warm and healthy. Pets which live outside during the rest of the year would prob­ ably really appreciate becoming indoor residents for the winter to stay warm and dry. If not pos­ sible, don’t assume their coats will keep them warm. A warm, dry, draught­free kennel and some bedding are an absolute must. Remember that more energy is used up staying warm when it’s cold. Adjust and increase outdoor pets’ diets ac­ cordingly and make sure they have access to fresh, running water. Indoor pets, on the other hand, are likely to be far less ac­ tive at this time of year and even when out on walks will probably use up less energy. This means unless you want to find yourself with a pudgy pooch or fat cat come spring you will have to feed them less. The cold can particularly af­ fect the delicate skin on pets’ paws, tips of tails and ears so watch out for any tell­tale signs such as firm, waxy skin or blis­ ters. Apply Vaseline to delicate areas before heading outside and consider boots or hats if your pet seems to be suffering.

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AdventureLoving Ford THE new Ford EcoSport Active proves that big adventures can come in small packages! The Ford EcoSport compact sports utility vehicle delivers versa­ tility, capability, rugged styling and sophisticated technologies for cus­ tomers in Europe. Each Ford EcoSport Active vari­ ant features unique exterior and interior styling alongside increased ride height and additional body protection for greater rough­road capability, in what is the perfect car for adventure­loving cus­ tomers to get the most from their active lifestyles. Offering powerful, fuel­efficient 1.0­litre EcoBoost petrol and 1.5­litre EcoBlue diesel engines, EcoSport is also available as sporty ST­Line and stylish Titani­ um variants, with advanced tech­ nologies including; SYNC 3 con­ nectivity, Pre­Collision Assist and Traffic Sign Recognition. Dynamic, bold and refined ex­ terior styling can be enhanced with optional extended contrast­ ing roof colours. A user­centric, upscale interior offers a superior occupant experience with floating central 8­inch touchscreen.

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Giulia Wins Four THE Alfa Romeo Giulia range won four awards at the 2020 Sport Au­ to Awards, snapping up four cate­ gory wins in the German maga­ zine’s top awards. The Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm won the ‘Serial production sedans/station wagons over €100,000’ category for imported cars, with the Giulia Quadrifoglio being named the best­imported car in the ‘Serial production sedans/station wagons under €100,000’ category, winning the award for the fourth year in a row! The Giulia won the best­im­ ported car in the ‘Serial produc­ tion sedans/station wagons un­ der €50,000’ category and the Giulia Veloce was named the best­imported car among ‘Serial production sedans/station wag­ ons under €75,000’ category. The new Giulia GTAm, which took 44.7 per cent of the votes, is tech­ nically and conceptually inspired by the 1965 Giulia GTA, the ‘Gran Turismo Alleggerita’ developed by Autodelta, and is equipped with an upgraded, now 540 hp version of the Alfa Romeo 2.9 V6 Bi­Turbo engine, and is the most powerful road vehicle in the

brand’s 110­year history. The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio achieved a clear victory with 47.5 per cent of the votes, the Giulia Veloce won with 39.4 per cent of the votes, and the Giulia won its category with 45.0 per cent of the votes.

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