The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1865
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MASK LAW CHANGE
SPAIN’S central government has introduced a new law sur‐ rounding face masks making them mandatory in all public spaces in a move that could pave the way for safer tourism. The law was changed yester‐ day to remove the exemption in a previous regulation which meant masks did not have to be worn outdoors if people could stay at least 1.5 metres apart from each other. Now masks will have to be worn in all public spaces even if people can stay apart from each other, which could include beaches and around pools. While the new law will affect many areas of Spain, Andalucia has had a similar law in effect since last July, meaning that ev‐ eryone in public spaces, except those who are exempt for med‐ ical or other reasons, already have to wear a mask. Andalucia’s law had made an exemption for those lying down near beaches and swimming
MASK WEARING: Could be law on the beach and by a swimming pool.
pools however, while Spain’s new law does not, meaning mask wearing is now mandato‐ ry even on the beach across Spain unless a similar exemp‐ tion is put in place by the gov‐ ernment. Current fines for being found not wearing a mask begin at €100 and can rise to between €601 and €30,000 for more seri‐ ous cases. The move could pave the way for safer tourism this sum‐ mer in popular coastal areas, in‐ cluding towns like Nerja, Mala‐ ga and Marbella which attract an influx of visitors to their beaches each year. Neverthe‐ less, the Minister of Health, Car‐
olina Darias, appeared on Wednesday March 31 after the Interterritorial Council to ex‐ plain that they are working on how to “develop a technical cri‐ teria for the application of the law.” “I hope that between now and the next Interterritorial Council we can find space to be able to apply this law, to do so in the most harmonised way possible and in the most con‐ textualised way possible,” she said. “The mask is obligatory, but we have to study whether the law leaves us room for ma‐ noeuvre,” she added in re‐ sponse to the insistence of questions from journalists.
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Protests Over Illegal Squat POLICE have been forced to intervene following con‐ frontations between squat‐ ters and other residents, over an illegal squat in Mala‐ ga City. Locals are now asking the homeowners to take legal action to remove the squat‐ ters after the group allegedly sneaked into an empty apartment, owned by a bank, making use of a key obtained through a gang. According to one publica‐ tion, residents have contact‐ ed the National Police and the Local Police and they have even gone to police sta‐ tions to file a complaint, al‐ though they were advised against it. One resident said: “They told us that this would open a criminal procedure between them and us and it is not our intention.” Locals also say they have sent a letter to the Malaga City Council asking them to take action on the matter. A week after the first fami‐ ly squatted in the apartment, the tenants reportedly gave the key to another group. The owners of the flat have said they have started legal proceedings over the squatters.
Diseased trees PALM TREES: Removed due to disease.
Appeal For Blood Donors
MALAGA’S Regional Blood Transfusion Centre (CRTS) has appealed for people to make a blood donation if they can so that there is no shortage during the days leading up to Easter, and that way the important supply to hospitals is guaranteed, with blood needed from all groups, but especially O and A blood groups. The CRTS is located at the Hospital Civil in Malaga City, and volunteers can give blood throughout this week and next week from Monday to Wednesday, from 9am to 2pm, and on a Monday you can also donate from 5pm to 9pm, and volunteers can also donate at the mobile unit on Avenida de Andalucía, next to El Corte Inglés, from Monday to Friday, between 10am and 2pm. Before you can become a donor in Spain, you must meet certain criteria, and you fill out a health questionnaire before the donation session, but anyone who lived in the UK for more than a year between 1980 and 1996 cannot donate, due to fears about Creutzfeld-Jacob, or Mad Cow disease. To donate blood you have to be aged between 18 and 65, weigh more than 50 kilos and, be in good health. Women can donate blood up to three times a year and men four times, as reported by surinenglish.com. For more information, you can call 951 034 100 or visit the web page: http://www.donantesmalaga.org/.
FUENGIROLA Council is to replace all of the trees on the Paseo Marítimo with palm trees due to disease in the tamarin trees. Those few trees that are still healthy will be transplanted elsewhere in the municipality, but this action had to be taken due to the very poor appearance of the affected trees and complaints from local residents. Scientific reports confirmed that there were a large number of trees that were infected by an incurable disease so that rather than just replace the infected trees it was decided that it would be more attractive to replace all. Initially, 455 palm trees will be planted running from the marina to Torreblanca and a second phase will follow, hopefully before the start of the summer season. The cost of acquiring the new trees is €75,000 and the work will be undertaken by existing Council workers.
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A MESSAGE FROM AGE CONCERN BEING brought up in London, some of the things we remem‐ ber were long summers and ‘smog’ filled winters, when tech‐ nology was a black and white TV and a bakelite telephone! But people cared about each other and spoke to each oth‐ er! Moving on from the 1950s, that approach is the corner‐ stone for all our volunteers. During the pandemic we endured lockdowns and almost everything was closed, but our volunteers were still working, making ‘Buddy calls’ to those on their own to stave off loneli‐ ness and isolation. Delivering food and baby toiletries to food banks, undertak‐ ing shopping trips for the elderly and housebound. Taking clients to their medical appointments and translating where necessary and keeping our Helpline open for those who need‐ ed us 24/7. With restrictions now showing signs of easing, our workload continues to increase, therefore we need more volunteers, We need YOU. If you have never volunteered before or are not sure what you can offer ‐ don’t worry as we have a range of opportuni‐ ties to suit all skill sets. The number to call is 711 019 711 and just ask about volun‐ teering with Age Concern. You will be invited to join us for a no‐obligation coffee and a chat at a time to suit yourself and even just a few hours a week will make a real difference. If you live in Fuengirola, Mijas or Benalmadena we would love to talk to you or should you or a loved one need our help just call or leave a message 24/7.
GIBRALTAR RELIEF
RELIEF has spread across Gibraltar as face masks can finally be removed outside, some six months after they were first made compulsory. Gibraltarians are finally able to walk around and enjoy the sun without a mask after Gibraltar’s gov‐ ernment relaxed the rules and allowed the local community to remove their masks when outside. Recently Gibraltar became the first nation in the
world to see its entire adult population vaccinated against the potentially deadly coronavirus. Currently Gibraltar is seeing a low number of coronavirus infections and on Sunday they only had a total of 10 active cases according to the gov‐ ernment. Sadly, though the British territory has seen 94 people die so far during the ongoing glob‐ al pandemic.
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NIBS EXTRA International football THE Spanish Women’s national football team will be in Marbella from April 5 to April 14, and will play friendly matches against the Netherlands and Mexico at the Antonio Lorenzo Cuevas Stadium on April 9 and 13 respectively.
Timely reminder FUENGIROLA Council has taken the opportunity to remind residents that from now until October no organic waste may be placed in the special grey containers until after 8pm due to the fact that the summer sun would be likely to make the contents smell.
Patron of Honour TO coincide with World Autism Day on April 2, the Autismo Sur Foundation will name the Malaga Provincial Council as its Patron of Honour in recognition of the commitment, involvement and support that the provincial government provides to this group which needs resources to continue.
Growing population FOLLOWING the latest municipal review of the population of Benalmadena, it has been announced that there are an additional 800 residents recorded since the last review, bringing the population to 73,750 and it is expected that within the next few years it will break the 75,000 barrier.
Book Day LAST year to celebrate World Book Day on April 23, the Torremolinos Council ran a competition to encourage local artists to produce a new cover for Don Quixote. Now for 2021, it has chosen Alice in Wonderland as the title for this year’s competition.
School work WHAT has now become an Estepona Council tradition, its workforce will be directed towards schools and other educational institutes to undertake all remedial work during the Easter break. The focus will be on painting, exterior repairs and landscaping as well as fixing any internal damage.
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What happened to Amy Fitzpatrick? Land
IT was 13 years and three months ago that 15-year-old Amy Fitzgerald disappeared on New Year’s Day 2008 after babysitting for a friend of the family just a few minutes away from where she was staying. Her mother Audrey had been enjoying the evening with friends and family in a bar in Calahonda and had no idea that she would never see her daughter again. Amy literally disappeared and apart from one telephone call that purportedly came from her abductor a year later who demanded a ransom of €500,000 to return Amy, there have no real clues at to what
MISSING: A candle is still burning for Amy. happened to her on that night. Audrey has never given up hoping and praying that Amy would be found and regularly
travelled from Ireland to the Costa del Sol in order to appeal for help and information. In September 2015, she and
Amy’s stepfather were invited by the mayor of Mijas, Juan Carlos Maldonado and Councillor Mario Bravo for the official opening of a memorial garden in Los Claveles, La Cala, where they held a memorial service for the five missing people that have not been traced since their disappearance which includes Amy. Audrey is still desperate to try to find out any new information about what happened to Amy and if anyone can assist, they can either send an email to editorial @euroweeklynews.com and we will pass on the information or visit the Missing Amy Fitzpatrick Facebook page.
La Sala event THERE is a very special lunch and fashion show at La Sala Banus from 1pm to 3pm on Tuesday April 20 and with limited capacity, tickets are expected to sell quickly so must be reserved in advance. Guests can enjoy a two‐course lunch with free‐flowing cava at a set price of €35 per person with a maximum of four people per table. The catwalk will feature clothes from Mar‐ bella based fashion house Angel Clothing which over the years has regularly been invit‐
Walk for equality ON Saturday March 27, 100 peo‐ ple accepted an invitation from the Torremolinos Council to walk for equality as part of the Coun‐ cil’s Women’s Month celebra‐ tion. Starting at the athletics track, those taking part were joined by the mayor of Torremolinos, José Ortiz, the councillor for Equality, Carmen García, and the council‐ lor for Sports, José Piña. Showing his pleasure that these residents had turned up to take part, the mayor said; “We do what we can to promote equality, but there is still a long way to go. Today this event sym‐ bolises the path that Torremoli‐ nos is following to achieve that equality, especially as it is on a very pleasant day and in an envi‐ able natural environment.” Councillor García welcomed all who participated in the walk and reminded all that respect and equality between men and women must be recognised 365 days a year.
ed to present the next season’s designs to a rapt audience. In addition, the lunch will in‐ troduce and raise funds for the Darkness into Light charity Cos‐ ta del Sol branch which for this event is sup‐ porting Afesol Salud Mental. This not‐for‐profit organisation which was originally founded in Ireland is dedicated to raise money to provide counselling and men‐ tal health support services. Their next big fundraising event will take
Supporting mental health support. place on May 8 when volunteers are invited to undertake a sponsored walk, swim or cy‐ cle ride to raise funds for the charity. In order to reserve a seat at the lunch, email reservations@lasalabanus.com or call 952 814 145.
Free admission to park
AN agreement has been signed between Estepona Council and Parques Reunidos, so that 75,562 free admission tickets will be give away now that Selwo Adventure Park is open again.
Tickets can be collected from Estepona Town Hall, the Puer‐ tosol building and at the Cancela‐ da Mayor’s Office. According to the mayor, Sel‐ wo Aventura continues to be
Young recruits ONE possible way of reducing unemployment is to recruit young peo‐ ple into the armed forces and this is what has happened with a free workshop in Marbella. Experts were on hand to explain how best to apply to join the Spanish air force, army or navy at the Marbella Congress Palace on Tuesday March 30. With conscription abolished in 2001, there are currently more than 130,000 professional members of the different parts of the armed forces. With an annual budget in excess of €15 billion, the Spanish Armed Forces participate in numerous ‘policing’ activities worldwide.
Gib to Bilbao FOR the first time in several years there will be a direct flight from Gibraltar to a city in Spain when Volotea introduce a service to Bilbao. The airline which specialises in servicing small and medium‐sized Eu‐ ropean cities currently serves more than 100 cities in 16 countries and will run two flights a week (Tuesday and Friday) to Bilbao. The service starts on July 2 and will initially run Airbus A319 until September offering more than 8,000 seats during that time.
one of the tourist symbols of the town and is a must for tourists, since it is one of the best parks in Andalucia, and is constantly ren‐ ovating and improving its facili‐ ties. After handing over the free tickets, the director of the Selwo Aventura Park, Alberto Martín, observed that the Park covers over one million square metres and has more than 1,000 ani‐ mals from different continents, living in semi‐freedom.
LA CALA LIONS THE La Cala Lions are please to announce that they will be hold‐ ing the Alzheimer’s Awareness Concert on Sunday June 20, starting at 2pm. The event will be held at the Miraflores Recep‐ tion Pool Restaurant and tickets are just €10, which includes a drink and two tapas. There will be lots of entertain‐ ment from local artists and the lovely John Sharples will act as compere with his quirky hu‐ mour, along with a raffle.
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VICTOR NAVAS: Feeling satisfied. THE Provincial Land Registry has confirmed that Benalmadena has been awarded owner‐ ship of 74,500 square metres in the Higuerón area, which Fuengirola Council appropriated in 2006. “We feel enormous satisfaction to learn that Benalmadena has definitely found justice as both the Land Reg‐ istry Office and the An‐ dalucian Government have sided with Benal‐ madena in a territorial conflict that we have had with Fuengirola for the last decades,” said the mayor of Be‐ nalmadena, Víctor Navas. He contended that the ownership was clearly demarcated in a document that is still valid but dates back to 1874 and this is just one of many correc‐ tions achieved by the Council since seeing po‐ litical stability since 2015. The Land Registry Of‐ fice is now registering the cadastral refer‐ ences of the homes lo‐ cated on those lands to Benalmadena. “It was not reason‐ able that emergency services, or rubbish col‐ lection, were provided in this area by Benal‐ madena Council, while taxes were collected by the Fuengirola Coun‐ cil,” he added.
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Mystery Monolith
YET another monolith turned up on Tuesday March 30 on a beach in Girona, on the Costa Brava. The metal monolith, more than two metres tall, and similar to the one which first appeared back in November 2020 in the Utah desert and several others since then, was spotted on Sa Conca beach in the town of Castell‐Platja d’Aro. A spokesperson for the town hall confirmed it was on the beach although it is not known where it came from. Since the first one, several similar metal monoliths have appeared in different areas of the UK, Romania, Holland, Canada or Poland, as well as Segovia in Spain.
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An update for UK Nationals FROM January 1, UK Nationals have been able to spend 90 days out of every 180 within the Schengen area for tourism or other specific purposes, such as business meetings, without needing a visa. Any stays beyond the 90 days will be dependent on Spain’s visa and immigration rules and any UK Nationals who would like to discuss extending their stay should contact their local extranjería office or call 060. All foreign nationals intending to stay in Spain for longer than three months have always been obliged to register for residency whatever their nationality. Therefore if you arrived in Spain before January 1, you must take steps to become resident if you consider your home to be here.
DEAL DONE: Boris Johnson with Jean-Claude Juncker. Otherwise, you should be arranging to return to the UK. If you are trying to become resident and are in the process of registering or appealing against your application having been rejected, the 90-day rule does not apply to you.
HMA Hugh Elliott said: “I’m aware that many second home owners are concerned about overstaying as we reach March 31. “The Spanish Government has been clear that it will take a pragmatic approach to anyone who is
stuck in Spain due to circumstances beyond their control, so I don’t want people to be overly worried on that count. However, if people do not intend to become resident here in Spain and see the UK as their base, we do expect them to take steps to return to the UK as soon as they can.” A Spanish Ministry of Inclusion spokesperson said: “The Spanish Government is working to provide maximum legal certainty for British citizens resident in Spain. Throughout the negotiations, the issue of citizens’ rights has been, and remains, one of the main priorities.
UK PRESS EURO W E E K LY N E W S CEO Michel Euesden has been quoted by the UK press in an article showing Spanish authorities have denied claims 500 expats will be de‐ Michel quoted in UK press. ported. The Express newspaper has this morning claimed Spain’s government is not planning mass deporta‐ tions of unregistered UK expats, as suggested by the British press. They quote the Spanish interior ministry as say‐ ing: “Following the UK’s departure from the Euro‐ pean Union, and in accordance with the Brexit agreement with EU countries and international con‐ ventions, British citizens are subject to the same rules as citizens of other third‐party countries. The same article quoted Michel as commenting on reports of large numbers of expats leaving Spain. Meanwhile, Sue Wilson, chair of Bremain in Spain, a group campaigning for the rights of British migrants living in Spain, claimed people face a 90‐ day deadline to leave the country. She said: “These are people who have been flying under the radar for a long time when they should have registered their residence in the country and didn’t for whatever reason. “Many are still planning to do the same and think the Spanish will either turn a blind eye or will take time to get their act together to enforce the law.”
Spain is the country of residence of the largest community of UK nationals in the EU. “The Spanish Government has no plans to deport British citizens who have made Spain their home and, for this reason, Spain has been one of the first EU countries to establish a documentation procedure under the Withdrawal Agreement, which consists of a declaratory system to apply for the new residence permit (TIE). We remind British citizens that, although there is no time limit, it is important to make this application as soon as possible as, among other things, it will facilitate the administrative processing and the crossing of the external borders of the European Union.” If you are in the UK and considering travelling to Spain or are in Spain and have friends or family wanting to visit, you should be aware of the continuing travel restrictions on both leaving the UK and entering Spain. UK Nationals must make sure that they meet both the requirements to leave the UK and those to enter Spain, bearing in mind that they are not the same. From March 30, entry to Spain will only be granted to those passengers who can demonstrate that their journey is essential, as well as to those who are already legally resident in Spain. Entering merely to visit, even if you have a second home here, is not a justified reason for entry. You may be questioned on arrival by Spanish border authorities to ensure you meet the entry requirements and they will only grant entry if they are satisfied that your journey to Spain is essential and reserve the right to deny passage. Ultimately, the decision on whether to grant entry into Spain is made by Spanish border officials as set out in our Travel Advice. For the latest information and links to the restrictions on leaving the UK and entering Spain, we advise people to visit our Travel Advice page on gov.uk and sign up for alerts, so that they are notified of any changes: https://www.gov.uk/ foreign-travel-advice/spain.
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New development rumours Mijas Secrets RESIDENTS both Spanish and ex‐ patriate living in the rural area of El Padron opposite and above the site of the burned‐out Lagu‐ na Village in Estepona are wor‐ ried about rumours of a new de‐ velopment. They understand that an Es‐ tepona based development com‐ pany is to present a proposal to the local council concerning the establishment of a Water Park covering some 50,000 square me‐ tres in an area which has very poor roads and relies on water from a natural water table which is already dropping. In addition, electricity has over the past year been erratic and ap‐ parently relies upon very old equipment and the area suffers regular outages. There are a large number of ru‐ ral properties leading up to and around the site for the possible development, but the road is nar‐ row and has no pavements so pedestrians are at risk at the best of times and if large numbers of
Arts & Crafts We start our walk visiting the local silversmith to observe how he cuts, shapes, and files sheets of silver to create his unique jewellery. From here we continue to the Santa Ana quarter to meet the reputed American artist, engraver, and painter Mary Eisman in her own studio. Next visit brings us back in time to the very traditional Andalucian handicraft when meeting one of the few female saddlers that is left today. From here we continue our trip down memory lane going back to the moorish times and even beyond. Our tour finishes visiting the Artisans Association ‘Puerta del Ágora’ with a glass of wine. Time: 2 hours. Price €15.00 including tour Guide English/German or Danish/Scandinavian, taste of wine. Groups of max 10 persons. Dates Thursday April 8 and April 15 at 11 am, meeting point Plaza Virgen de la Peña.
RURAL AREA: Some work has already started with land being cleared. lorries for construction work and later cars of visitors use this road, then the danger will increase dra‐ matically residents argue. This is without question a rural area with a number of residents
and is used by cyclists and horse riders, although the small local stable which has been there for more than 10 years has been giv‐ en notice to quit and some work has already started with land in
Social Security Fraud THE National Police in Malaga, in collaboration with the General Treasury of Social Security, have uncovered some €6,384,000 in Social Security fraud in the region across several different sectors, including hospitality, real estate, construction, maintenance and IT. The operation was launched back in February 2020 when the Treasury notified officials of major irregularities in the administration of different companies located in Malaga, Estepona and Fuengirola. One of the examples of the fraud given by the National Police to Spanish daily press was a restaurant which the proprietor handed over to his two sons on his retirement. The new owners continued to expand their empire by opening tapas bars, restaurants, churrerías and clothing stores, while continuing to run up debt. Staff continuously moved between the different establishments, with some registered at up to six different locations, making it very difficult for the Treasury to establish who owed money. They racked up a total of €1,224,000 in Social Security debt.
the area being cleared. When concerned residents ap‐ proached the Estepona Council, they were told that there are no formal plans in place nor has any planning permission been grant‐ ed, although it was acknowl‐ edged that a ‘petition’ had been presented. It is understood that the intro‐ duction of the Selwo Adventure Animal Park in the municipality has been a boon to tourism and as the infrastructure, such as de‐ cent roads etc exists, it is be‐ lieved there is space in that gen‐ eral area which would benefit all parties if a water park was built nearby. Details of development and when the petition is online will be reported in due course.
The legacy of A ́ l Andalus ́ We trace the roots back to moorish Mijas starting at the chapel of the Virgin of the Rock. Following in the footsteps of the ancient settlers we will surround the remaining walls of their old castle and find out how the local architecture and placement of Mijas is an indelible legacy of the past. We try to rebuild the history and important events and enjoy the impressive views from the only remaining tower of the castle. Time: 1.5 hours. Price €12 including tour Guide English/German or Danish/Scandinavian. Groups of max 10 persons. Dates: April 4 at 11 am / meeting point Plaza Virgen de la Peña. Cultural Walking Tours April 2021 Mijas Today&Yesterday This tour takes you back to the ‘good old days’ when Mijas was just a small Andalucian village. We take you through the narrow streets and tell you about architecture, gardens, watermills and irrigation canals. We hear about the time when the donkeys were used to carry limestone from the mountains, we make a stop at the restored old mill and continue our walk to the square with the beautiful fountain from when the city was hit by a violent storm. We see the village’s oldest driveway and close to the market hall we tell you the true story about the famous mayor who was locked up for 30 years. On our way out of Calle de Coín, you see the remains of the old cave houses and hear the story behind the seven watertaps. Time: 1.5 hours. Price €12 including tour Guide English/German or Danish/Scandinavian. Groups of max 10 persons. Dates: Saturday April 10 and April 17 at 11 am/Meeting point Plaza Virgen de la Peña. Information and booking: English and Danish/Scandinavian Pia Bruun 686 454 717 pia.bruun@gmail.com German and English Sandra Gallardo 678 155 553 sangallardo@yahoo.es.
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Salon Varietes FOLLOWING a successful Salón Varietés with great fundraising campaign, the success. Peet is a fitness Salón Varietés Theatre would instructor and lover of like to thank all donors, condogs as well as an exceltributors, guests and sponsors lent performer. Gemma who have helped reach 88 per and Peet’s voices blend cent of the target so far! beautifully and the song Events such as the sponsored can be found over on the rambles, icy New Year’s Day Salón Varietés Theatre swims, a Christmas Bazaar, the Facebook page and recent golf tournament and YouTube channel and will Colin Pollard’s one man be aired on Central FM! TARGET: 88% reached so far. fundraiser have helped imThere are still quite a mensely, as have several large few events in planning, private donors and hundreds of other individual’s and the Salón Varietés fundraising team welcomes donations. fun ideas and activities that can bring the communiThis past week has also seen the release of a very ty together, while helping to support the theatre. special song, written especially for the Salón Vari“With the uncertainty about the next level of reetés by James Burn. The anthem-like Ballad beautistrictions, as well as the current progress of the vacfully mixes the melancholy of an empty theatre cination programme here in Spain, it’s very difficult with the optimism of reopening, which is very much to judge when the theatre will be able to reopen full on the horizon. time for shows. However, this doesn’t stop the ‘Make New Memories’ is sung by Gemma Lloyd community from working together to make sure and Peet Rothwell, both well-known entertainers the doors don’t shut for good. Together we can on the Costa Del Sol. Gemma most recently perachieve great things!”A member of the fundraising formed on the stage as Eva Peron in EVITA in the committee told us. autumn and has launched her new act, Gemma’s Watch the single here: https://www.youtube. Vintage Jukebox. She is also very busy teaching com/watch?v=PJgx-7ng-lQ dance at Club DanSing, which she runs with her Every donation helps here: https://www.go mum Tina Lloyd. fundme.com/f/save-our-salon-01 Peet Rothwell, most will know as the fantastic Email the theatre here: fundraising@salonvari Michael Bublé act, who has also performed at the etes.com
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Sánchez Visits ‘Supercomputer’ PEDRO SÁNCHEZ, the President of the Spanish government, on Thursday March 25, attended the headquarters of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), to visit the new supercomputer ‘Cirrus’ and the National Prediction Centre, where he chaired the meteorological and coordination briefing, and met with key members from the units that make up the SNP. ‘Cirrus’ will be the second most powerful supercomputer in Spain, only surpassed by the MareNostrum of the National Supercomputing Centre of Barcelona, and will be operational in May. Cirrus will be the ‘brain’ of AEMET, and be the information base of its weather predictions, and in addition to making meteorological predictions with the use of prediction models, the computer has been fed with all of the climatological data from the last 125 years. The computing power of ‘Cirrus’ is such that it makes it possible to generate much faster weather predictions, which is essential for providing advance warnings of adverse weather
events, aiding air navigation for the likes of AENA and ENAIRE, with air traffic control, plus services for Defence, among others, in addition to the new climate services and early warning services established in the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (PNACC).
CIRRUS: Will be operational in May.
Lost Hikers TWO lost hikers were rescued after a search operation was initiated by the 112 emergency services, involving the Malaga Fire Brigade and National Police, last Thursday March 25, in the region of Los Montes de Malaga. The two visitors had been walking on a route that took them through the ruins of the old San Telmo aqueduct, a Site of Cultural Interest that was built between 1782 and 1784, which is located in a rugged region that is crossed by the Don Ventura and Del Sastre streams, high in the hills. They realised that night had fallen before they could find their way back out from the area, and being without any torches it became impossible to spot any landmarks or reference points along the forest trails, to find their bearings, and got disorientated, ending up having to call the 112 emergency line for assistance at around 7.45pm. Upon receiving the call, 112 immediately deployed the emergency teams, who eventually located the two hikers, in good condition, and guided them back to safety.
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Ill Puppies OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil arrested five people on suspicion of selling ill pup‐ pies in Castilla‐La Mancha. The gang have been charged with the crimes of animal abuse, document fal‐ sification, fraud and belong‐ ing to a criminal organisa‐ tion. According to police, the puppies fell ill with par‐ vovirus within days of their sale, many of them dying shortly after. Police say they received around 35 complaints from people buying the ill dogs with the first complaint re‐ ceived at the end of 2019, when police discovered the existence of several shops specialised in the sale of puppies, many of them sick with parvovirus. After that, the Nature Protection Service (Seprona) of the Guardia Civil began an investigation in which they found that the organisation was engaged in the pur‐ chase and sale of puppies who had not been given the correct health treatment.
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Prices rise again Phone charger catches fire THE price of electricity is rising again this month in Spain and will be 12 per cent higher at the end of March than it was in February. The electricity bill of an average user is up to around €55.20 per month in March, which is 12.6 per cent more than in February and 16 per cent more than in GAS BOTTLES: Also to increase. March last year, according to the National Markets and Competition Committee. The reasons behind the rising electricity prices in March, according to a report in national Spanish press, are the fact that wind production of electricity has fallen and had to be covered by combined gas cycles, an expensive raw material which must also compensate for CO2 emissions. It also happens when less energy is being produced by renewable sources such as wind and water, as it has to be made using fossil fuels such as gas or coal. The price of petrol also influences production costs. Comparing with last year, another reason is because demand fell during the State of Alarm. Electricity began to rise in April 2019, although this was followed by 19 months of falling prices, then two months of rises, in December 2020 and January 2021, and then another drop in February this year. Meanwhile, the price of butane gas bottles in Spain is also continuing to rise, and is now at €13.96, the highest since January 2019, and it is expected to continue to rise. The Consumer Organisation, OCU, has recommended that families who are having financial difficulties should check if they are entitled to benefits to help pay their energy bills.
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Amie Hall was drifting off to sleep in the early hours of the morning when she saw a bright orange light on the duvet next to her. As the flames quickly took hold Amie jumped out of bed to see her iPhone charg‐ er had suddenly exploded in‐ to flames. She suffered painful burns on her cheek as she tried to escape her bedroom at around 2am. Aime is now warning oth‐ ers of the risks of charging their gadgets overnight. She said: “I just want peo‐ ple to be aware and stay safe as this could have been a lot worse. It was extremely scary and I was left in com‐ plete shock. “I had just been lying down and I was falling asleep when I became aware of flashing orange colours next to me. “I ran out of my room and shouted to my mum, and luckily she managed to put out the fire without the need to call the fire brigade.”
BE AWARE: Charging your phone overnight may not be safe.
Elite Unit First Female Officer SPAIN’S Rapid Action Group (GAR) of the Guardia Civil has made history as they have now been joined by their first female officer. The GAR is an elite unit within the Guardia Civil which carries out anti‐terrorism operations. Lieutenant María Sol Rodríguez has become the first female to join the elite unit. The closing ceremony of the ‘LI Curso de Adies‐ tramientos Especiales’ (ADE) was attended by the Director Gener‐ al of the Corps, María Gámez. Gámez spoke of the intense and de‐ manding training course that officers have to go through, that tests not only their physical endurance but also the capacity of offi‐ cers to adapt psychologically. She went on to highlight that the Guardia Civil works towards equality and that Rodríguez joining the elite unit was another step forwards towards equality. She also commented on the fact that all positions are open to women based on merit and ability, and that women are just as capable as their male colleagues.
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Vaccine Certificates A GOVERNMENT minister has said UK travellers will be offered vaccine certificates before they travel internationally. The Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, said: “On the international stage, vaccine certification is not entirely within our control and if our citizens want to travel abroad, we’ll need to ensure that they are able to do so.”
The government said: “The UK is working with other countries who have started similar programmes, to lead global efforts to adopt a clear international framework with standards that provide consistency for passengers and industry alike.” The certificate, which would allow travel, is hoped to be introduced by the summer.
Covid laws will be extended until September UK MPs on Thursday March 25 voted staggeringly in favour of coronavirus laws remaining in place until September, despite Tory rebellion. Despite Matt Hancock admitting he can’t rule out try‐ ing to renew them again, The Commons voted 484 to 76 which is a majority of 408. The Health Secretary was unable to guarantee that it was the final time MPs would be asked to roll‐over the powers. Thirty‐six Conservative MPs voted against the renewal of the Coronavirus Act, while 21 Labour MPs also voted against it. It was questioned by Tory rebels why the laws needed to be kept in place when the lockdown is set to end in June. The law can only be extended for six months at a time.
ERTE Applications Lost THE March 9 cyberattack on the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) not only com‐ promised sensitive data and threatened to delay the pay‐ ment of unemployment ben‐ efits across Spain, but also caused the loss of thousands of new applications, accord‐ ing to Spanish daily press. The publication claims that while the Ministry of Labour continues to deny that the malicious virus affected SEPE files, in at least one province all pre‐applications for unem‐ ployment benefit and ERTE (Furlough) have disappeared for the period between March 4 and March 9. The Labour Ministry insists that all data is completely safe, stating that: “No pre‐application was lost because all those that en‐ tered were duly backed up and copies of the files were also sent to the provincial ad‐ dresses of the SEPE so that they could have a reliable record and check in these lists each and every one of the pre‐applications,” sources
from the Ministry told the press. However, several SEPE staff members have claimed that the virus may also have im‐ pacted the back‐up files, re‐ sulting in their loss. Sources from the Workers’ Commis‐
sions Union commented that it is a matter of “uncertainty and insecurity” for the appli‐ cants, who will not know if they have been affected by the cyberattack “until some time passes” and they are ei‐ ther paid or not.
Protecting Renters VALENCIA has already prevented ‘vulture funds’ from buying up entire buildings to turn into tourist apartments in the historic city centre and now the councillor for Housing, Isabel Lozano, has announced her intention to suspend licences for tourist apartments on entire buildings in 37 neighbourhoods throughout the city. Her aim, she said, is to “paralyse speculative movements of vulture funds and large corporations that, in order to carry out their activity, expel residents from the city’s neighbourhoods, as is the case now on Calle Turia, with expulsion not only from residences but also from businesses.” To prevent this kind of mass buying-out of buildings and the subsequent eviction of tenants, Councillor Lozano has proposed suspending the processing and granting of licences for new apartment buildings which are exclusively for tourists’ use in certain areas for the next two years. She is hoping that her measure will be approved at the next municipal plenary session in April so that it can be enforced as soon as possible.
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Airline Controversy STRUGGLING airline Plus Ultra is in the news again, this time for offer‐ ing so‐called repatriation flights from Spain to Venezuela at an eye‐wa‐ tering €1,200, despite the fact that the Spanish Government put a stop to the return journey last month. The carrier, owned by Venezuelan business‐ men and given a contro‐ versial bail‐out of €53 million by Spain, has ad‐ vertised the flights from Madrid to Caracas begin‐ ning in the first week of April. A complaint has been filed by Vox with the Supreme Court in March as the deputy of Vox claimed that the airline did not meet the require‐ ments to avail of the state aid since “it is not a strategic company with relevance in its sector nor are its losses caused by Covid‐19.”
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Aid For Pensioners And Unemployed MALAGA City Council has given the green light to an aid pack‐ age for the region’s pensioners and unemployed with the aim of supporting them with the maintenance and upkeep of their homes.
The total package is worth €1.4 million and will be given as a €200 annual payment, helping some 7,000 families. The Local Government Board approved the plan on Friday, March 26 and the Ple‐
New Scooters SUPERPEDESTRIAN, a company founded at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US has landed in Malaga with an initial fleet of 300 electric scooters as the first rental company of its kind authorised by Malaga City Council. According to the details provided by Superpedestrian, all the scooters are equipped ‘with innovative technology that make them the ideal vehicle for urban mobility and specially adapted to the peculiarities of each city.’ And this includes the Vehicle Intelligence System (VIS) control system, whose diagnostic and protection technology constantly monitors the entire vehicle and solves any type of anomaly in real time, avoiding electrical or mechanical breakdowns and minimising potential risks for the driver and the vehicle. One of the main reasons the City Council chose this company was that its advanced technology can ‘guarantee absolute compliance with the highway code’ as well as ensuring compliance ‘with the driving ban in the historic centre of Malaga.’ “We have total control over what happens on the scooter,” says Assaf Biderman, founder and CEO of Superpedestrian.
nary session in April will see the beginning of a call for ap‐ plicants for the aid. In order to be eligible for the financial help, Malaga resi‐ dents must own their own home, be registered in the city, be up‐to‐date with their taxes and not earn more than €960.33 per home per month. In other news, as Holy Week begins, the Local Gov‐ ernment Board has approved certain exemptions for the cel‐ ebration of different concerts in Malaga over Easter. On Sunday, March 28, the Concert of Processional Marches organised by the Brotherhood of Humility, took place in the Plaza del Santu‐ ario de la Victoria between 6 and 7pm. Today, Holy Thursday, a Holy Week Concert organised by the San Lorenzo Mártir Mu‐ sic Group will take place in the Plaza del Pericón from 11am to 2pm. Lastly, on Good Friday, the Holy Week Concert of the Brotherhood of Descent will be celebrated at the brother‐ hood house from 11am.
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Vaccinations
T H E Ministry of Health in Andalucia announced it will begin vaccinating over 65s from Monday April 5. T he M inister of H ealth and Families confirmed the news, adding that Andalucia is not receiving the number of vaccines it had ordered. Minister Aguirre said despite A ndalucia’s lack of vaccines they have now received 140,000 doses of the A stra Z eneca jab and will be administering all of them, including to those aged over 65. The news comes after it was reported that the U K is close to striking a vaccine deal with the European Union with an agreement involving the removal of the EU’s threat of blocking the Pfizer-BioN Tech vaccine supplies into Britain. The U K government would in return, agree to miss out on some of its
140,000 doses received.
long-term O xford- A straZeneca vaccine supplies. Europe’s slow rollout of the vaccine has been the biggest contributing factor in the recent political fallout with the B ritish government, who, according t o a n E U o f f i c i a l , h a d a lready imported 21 million doses of the vaccine, leading to the British saying that is down to their doing a better job of negotiating with the manufacturers to
arrange the regular supply chain. In response, EU officials had demanded that Britain should share its vaccine supplies with other countries that have lower supplies of AstraZeneca, which last Wednesday, March 24 led to a meeting where the officials agreed to work out an agreement “to create a win-win situation and expand vaccine supply for all our citizens.”
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Topless Feminist Activists T O P L E S S protesters from the feminist activist group Femen turned up to disrupt a rally of more than 200 supporters of Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco who were celebrating Victory Day on the 82nd anniversary of the ‘Liberation of Madrid’ on Sunday, March 28. Members of the National Police had to separate the group during the ceremony which was approved by the governPROTEST: Held in Madrid. ment of Madrid. The bare breasted Femen protesters landed in Spain’s capital with the words ‘to fascism neither honour nor glory’ painted on their bodies, while the Franco supporters retorted with typical fascist physical gestures and shouted derogatory insults such as ‘who is paying you?’ and ‘return to your brothels.’ “When the foundations of Western civilisation are shaking and in the face of the miserable spirit of the returning horde, victory has not only to be evidenced but dialectically defended by a free and proud civil society,” one of the speakers, who was surrounded by a banner featuring the dictator’s face and flags with double-headed eagles, declared. To commemorate the day further, a mass was to be held at the Valley of the Fallen, a prayer and an offering was also to take place in the pantheon of the dictator of Mingorrubio and a ‘brotherhood meal’ was to be enjoyed in a well-known restaurant in the capital adorned with Francoist imagery.
Brussels Will Deliver THE European Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, assured that Brussels will provide to Spain “what it
needs” to achieve immunisa‐ tion of 70 per cent of the adult population by the summer. He made this vow while vis‐
Ibuprofen in Rivers
IT is no secret that our rivers and oceans are becoming ever more polluted due to agriculture, industry and wastewater treatments in particular, but it may come as a surprise that we now need to begin worrying about the amount of over‐the‐counter and prescrip‐ tion drugs that end up in Spanish waters. A scientific team from the University of Landau in Germany has carried out an in‐depth study of the huge existing data bank on the state of surface waters in Europe, and found a high level of Ibuprofen and other anti‐inflam‐ matory medications in Spanish rivers. Scientists have only been monitoring pharmaceuti‐ cal products since 2010, but they discovered that these products occurred at a much higher frequency than any of the other chemicals being recorded, par‐ ticularly in Spanish waters. Given that some of these drugs have detrimental ef‐ fects on aquatic systems, the authors believe “contin‐ uous monitoring of these substances is essential.”
iting the site of the new Janssen vaccine plant in Barcelona with Minister of In‐ dustry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, on Friday, March 26. The Sant Joan Despi plant, operated by pharmaceutical company Reig Jofre, will begin manufactur‐ ing the new vaccine in June and will be capable of turning out one million doses a day. The Commissioner said that Brussels doesn’t consider the use of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid jab necessary at the moment, since there are already four approved vaccines, with a fifth, Novavax, on the way. He added that they are con‐ stantly working to improve the supply from the 52 phar‐ maceutical companies cur‐ rently producing the jabs, and that by mid‐July some 420 mil‐ lion doses will have been de‐ livered throughout Europe. Ms Maroto added that 5.5 million doses of the one‐shot Janssen vaccine are due to ar‐ rive in Spain in April, which will go a long way to accelerat‐ ing the vaccination process.
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Suez Canal traffic resumes
THE stranded 200,000‐tonne container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week has been refloated. However, this is going to af‐ fect the Spanish economy, ac‐ cording to Jordi Espin Vallbona, Secretary General of Transprime and policy manager for maritime transport at the European Ship‐ pers’ Council. Around 12 per cent of the world’s freight and oil tanker traffic passes through the canal, and the jam will result in Spanish imports and exports having to take a more circuitous route, a cost which is sure to be passed on to the consumer, Mr Espin told Spanish daily 20 minutes. Freighters could not pass through the canal, they had to go around the the southern tip of Africa to reach European ports. This detour extended travel by a week, naturally cost‐ ing more in fuel and man hours, something that shipping compa‐ nies are bound to pass on to their European customers, ac‐ cording to Mr Espin.
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Creating 1.7 Million Green Jobs Covid Test Providers TAKING ACTION: Boris could create jobs.
ACCORDING to experts, Boris Johnson could create a further 1.7 million jobs with his planned green revolution. The Onward think tank says the prime minister could create the new jobs due to the demand for renewable energy and lowcarbon tech in their report on ‘greening the giants.’ They also called on Boris Johnson to take action over 12 of Britain’s most dirty industries. The ‘carbon giant’ sectors, which include aviation, manufacturing and consultation, cause nearly two-thirds of UK carbon emissions. The report also called on the prime minister to use the success of the vaccine rollout to establish a new Net Zero Delivery Taskforce which would oversee major government trials of green tech and help the economic recovery. The experts said more jobs can also be created in low-emission energy and electric vehicles as Britain works to reach its green goals, which could generate over £330 billion (€285 billion) in additional economic value by 2030.
COVID-19 test provider Collinson has announced it is expanding its operations with the launch of a drive‐through testing facility in APH’s long‐stay car park located near Gatwick airport. The compa‐ ny said it will also increase testing capabilities with in‐terminal facil‐ ities at Luton airport next month, adding to its existing drive‐ through offering. This follows the announcement last week of the drive‐through and walk‐in centres at the O2 Arena’s car park. Collinson already has testing operations supporting all major hubs in England includ‐ ing Heathrow, Manchester, Stansted, London City and East Mid‐ lands airports. David Evans, joint chief executive at Collinson, said: “Our ongoing work with the aviation and travel industry, coupled with our investment in creating the most flexible, convenient test‐ ing processes for passengers coming in and out of the UK, goes hand in hand with our commitment to helping the travel industry recover.
Baby Boom GRANADA City offers a unique cash incentive to prospective parents in a bid to increase the population A municipality on Granada has come up with a unique initia‐ tive to try and increase its ageing population by offering a cash incentive to people who give birth or adopt a child. Cuevas del Campo has just over 1,700 residents and only one in 10 is under the age of 14, while three in 10 are aged over 75. In an attempt to avoid the further depopulation of the area, which unfortunately continues to occur in many other regions in Granada, the city council has decided to encourage popula‐ tion growth by offering a payment of €500 for each birth or adoption in the municipality.
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TUI And Jet2 Steam Ahead THE UK’s two biggest tour op‐ erators, Jet2 and TUI, have said that they are going ahead with plans to restart holidays abroad on May 17, despite huge uncertainty over whether British trav‐ ellers will be free to avail of the flights. TUI, the UK’s largest tour operator, insisted “holidays this summer will be possible,” but both compa‐ nies said they will wait for the situation to be clarified by the UK government’s Global Travel Taskforce on April 12. On Tuesday, March 23, Spain’s Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, an‐ nounced that travel restric‐ tions on UK tourists would be eased; however, the news was dampened by the UK government’s announce‐ ment of the intention to in‐ troduce a law on March 29 which includes a ban on any‐ one leaving the UK without a ‘reasonable excuse,’ and the risk of a £5,000 (€5,805) fine for flouting the new rules.
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Eviction denied A JUDGE has ruled in favour of a Sevilla man who was taken to court by a squatter for entering his own home. The squatter had filed a complaint after the homeowner entered his own apartment in Sevilla and got the illegal occupant out, changed the door to the house and then remained there so it could not be taken over again.
The squatter did not initially identify the alleged intruder, although he admitted in his statement that he was not the homeowner, but the police discovered that the man who had been reported was the legitimate owner of the apartment. A rapid trial was held but the sentence was appealed by the squatter, who considered that a serious crime had been committed against
Foreign Secretary visits Gib ON Monday March 29, the day after Chief Minister Fabian Pi‐ cardo and his team returned to the Rock after meetings in Madrid, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab made his first of‐ ficial visit to Gibraltar. He was met at the airport by Governor Sir David Steel and Mr Picardo and went on a walkabout through Main Street having removed his face mask as wearing one is no longer a legal requirement in the open. During the visit, the Foreign Secretary reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to reaching agreement on a future treaty be‐ tween the UK and EU in respect of Gibraltar and said: “As a valued member of the UK family, we stand side by side with Gibraltar as we enter into the forthcoming negotia‐ tions with the EU on Gibraltar’s future relationship. “We are committed to delivering a treaty which safe‐ guards UK’s sovereignty of Gibraltar and supports the pros‐ perity of both Gibraltar and the surrounding region.”
him.He said he had entered the house without using violence and had been living there for more than a year. His lawyer even contacted a company specialising in getting rid of squatters to get the owner removed from the property and asked the court to give his client a month in which to vacate the premises which the court rejected.
80,000 Airline Seats FRANCISCO SALADO, the presi‐ dent of the Costa del Sol tourism board, on Wednesday March 24 ‐ during the first of his four forums aimed at helping the sector re‐ cover from the health and eco‐ nomic crisis ‐ announced that be‐ tween all the airlines flying into Malaga airport this coming East‐ er, there are a total of 79,114 seats available. He commented, “We are con‐ vinced that we are a safe destina‐ tion, and we can offer absolute security guarantees to our visi‐ tors.”
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Nightmare A MAN who claimed he strangled his partner after having a dream about cage fighting has been jailed for 18 years. Bradley Souto attacked his partner Rebecca Jackson as she slept on the evening on November 13, 2019. After choking her unconscious, he rang his mother who told him to ring 999. Souto meanwhile went into the kitchen of the couple’s home in Farm Drive, Alvaston, and cut his wrists. The 30-year-old former builder was arrested and charged with attempted murder - which he denied and forced his partner of 10 years to relive the horrifying moment again during a nearly twoweek-long trial in January at Derby Crown Court. Detectives and colleagues from the Crown
SOUTO: Was found guilty of murder. Prosecution Service worked with sleep experts to debunk Souto’s claims and the jury took just over an hour to find him guilty of attempted murder.
Zoom Classes for Pooches VARIOUS coronavirus lockdowns have seen many pooches along with their owners gain a few pounds. As the end of lockdown is in sight, many families are looking forward to a return to normality. Zoom sessions have been launched and are set to start in late April and have the possibility of turning into a series, if they are well received. According to experts many dogs are now overweight. ProDog Raw founder Heidi Maskelyne spoke about the interactive classes and explained that, “We know that dogs love three things - food, cuddles and walks. “We want to provide a fun and easy way for owners and dogs to enjoy a few simple exercises within the home to help burn some of that excess energy and keep their brilliant minds firing on all cylinders.”
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NOBU Marbella’s Classic & Nobu Now Dishes ed this season
GUESTS visiting Nobu Marbella can indulge in the exquisitely crafted Nobu classic dishes, created by the talented Marbella culinary team. These classic dishes added to the menu were invented by Chef Nobu Matsuhisa himself and were the key dishes that brought international fame to what is now the globally acclaimed Nobu Restaurant and Bars. Dishes include; Oyster with Nobu Sauce, first the sweet Maui onion salsa, followed by the tiradito preparation with lemon & yuzu juices, sea salt, coriander and rocoto. Finally the ponzu sauce with chili daikon & spring onion. As well as the famed Nobu Sliders, tender Wagyu Patties which are pan seared, placed into a tofu bun with butter lettuce, crispy onion and sautéed mushrooms, finished with winning Nobu style burger sauce.
Not to be miss
As well as a few of the classic dishes appearing on the Nobu Marbella’s menu, Nobu Now dishes are also making an appearance. Lobster Tempura with Tamari Honey Sauce, Anticucho Peruvian Style Rib Eye Steak, Pan Fried Scallop with Yuzu Truffle and Umami Chilean Sea Bass are to name a few. Alongside signature cocktails, with the chance to sit back, unwind and enjoy a new cocktail of the month - this month say hello to HARUKO (‘born in spring’). Refreshing, fruity and with spicy notes, it reminds us now in spring, of brighter days ahead. There’s definitely more than enough reasons to book a spot at the hottest table in town. The restaurant is open every day from 18.00 - 22.30.
To book: Nobu Restaurant: +34 952 778 686 or email: dine-marbella@nobuhotels.com
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Less plastic on shelves AS part of its 6.25 Strategy to reduce the use of plastic by 25 per cent by 2025, supermarket Mercadona has eliminated all single-use disposable plastic products from its stores and replaced them with more sustainable materials. Through this initiative, the company will invest some €140 million to make all packaging recyclable and, in turn, recycle any plastic waste it might gener-
ate. In January, the grocery chain stopped using plastic bags in its physical stores and online deliveries, replacing them with compostable bags made from potato starch, resulting in a 3,200 tonne reduction in plastic. Having now done away with the likes of single-use picnic plates and cutlery, Mercadona has introduced
new kitchenware made from environmentally friendly materials such as cardboard, wood and sugar cane. The new products are dishwasher safe and 100 per cent recyclable. Through their commitment to the environment, this new action will reduce the amount of plastic used by 3,000 tonnes per year - the equivalent of 120 lorry-loads.
40 YEARS IN PRISION PABLO CAMPOS CASTILLO, a 29‐year‐old aid worker from Sevilla, is going to trial on April 20 in Greece for the alleged crime of human trafficking after he picked up a Pales‐ tinian family who was hitchhiking. He faces a possible 40‐year prison sentence (10 years for each family member ‐ the parents and their two children). Mr Castillo told the press that he had been working in Greek refugee camps for four years and nobody in authori‐ ty had told him about the law prohibiting people picking up refugees in their cars. This happened on a rainy, cold night on December 9, 2018. “I stopped without think‐ ing twice,” he said. “I didn’t ask for their pa‐ pers because they wanted to go to Thessa‐ loniki and I had space in my van.” When he stopped to pay a toll, police searched his van and accused him of traffick‐
ing the family. They threw him and his girl‐ friend to the ground, took their mobiles and searched them “from top to bottom while they called us gangsters and traffickers.” Despite the fact that the Palestinian fami‐ ly corroborated his story and a prosecutor acknowledged that a mistake had been made, the Spaniard spent a month in a de‐ tention centre before being deported back to Sevilla and issued with a five‐year ban from Greece. Mr Castillo said that he has paid more than €10,000 in legal costs so far but has been at least able to overturn the five‐year ban, meaning that he can soon travel to Greece to see his girlfriend. “They have stripped me of the most hu‐ man thing a person has, which is to help an‐ other human being,” he concluded.
Revolutionary Treatment THE Hospital Clínico de Santia‐ go in Galicia has become the first centre in the public health system in Spain to suc‐
cessfully complete a treat‐ ment with HIFU (high fre‐ quency ultrasound) on a pa‐ tient with Parkinson’s disease,
Hidden epidemic THE use of drugs such as painkillers among older people globally has risen in recent years and countries must act to address this “hidden epidemic,” the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has warned in its annual report. “The pandemic has caused great harm to the health and the well-being of older people. However, there is also a hidden epidemic of drug use affecting this population group,” said Cornelis de Joncheere, President of the INCB. The reports claims that as the world grows older, drug
DRUGS: Are being used more by older people. use among people over 65 has also grown. It found increased use of pain relievers, tranquilisers and sedatives among this demographic. Older people with substance use problems also face unique age-related issues, including isolation or physical challenges.
which has been shown to re‐ duce symptoms such as tremors by up to 80 per cent. The revolutionary method produces almost immediate results with a new ultrasound machine that doesn’t require surgical intervention. Rather, the technology creates a burn of no more than three mil‐ limetres in the part of the brain that controls move‐ ment. The entire treatment lasts between just 30 and 45 min‐ utes and there is no age limit. According to experts, “spec‐ tacular results are achieved, with great safety and with hardly any contraindications.” What’s more, the results last. In Galicia about 4,000 peo‐ ple, mainly elderly, suffer from Parkinson’s disease. Al‐ most half of them fail to see improvements with conven‐ tional treatments and or, when they do, suffer side ef‐ fects.
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Thousands attended concert FIVE THOUSAND music lovers attended a massive rock con‐ cert on Saturday March 27, af‐ ter undergoing a same‐day Covid‐19 test to understand its effectiveness in stopping out‐ breaks of the virus at large events. The Love of Lesbian rock con‐
cert had been given special per‐ mission from Spanish Health Authorities. The event took place as the rest of the country was unable to have gatherings of more than four people in closed spaces. Although masks were mandatory at the concert, the people attending were able
to mix freely. It is the first commercial event, which was also sold‐out, of this size to be held in Europe during the pandemic, organis‐ ers said. The concert was backed by experts of Barcelona’s The Fight AIDS and Infectious Diseases Foundation and the local au‐ thorities. The foundation also organ‐ ised a case study around a smaller concert in December with 500 people. They conclud‐ ed that the preliminary case study showed that pre‐screen‐ ing, antigen tests and the use of face masks was successful in preventing infections within the concert even without social dis‐ tancing rules.
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UK Branches to Close BANK PLANS: More and more people use online banking. SANTANDER bank has announced plans that will see 111 branches closed throughout the country as more and more people use mobile and online banking rather than visiting their bank in person. The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the shift to online banking too. The closures will see around 840 staff affected although Santander have committed to trying
to find them alternative positions within the bank. Santander confirmed that the Coronavirus pandemic has increased the ongoing trend which has seen branch visits reduced. Adam Bishop, head of branches at Santander spoke about the difficult decision to close branches and explained that, “Branch usage by customers has fallen considerably over recent years so we have
made the difficult decision to consolidate our presence in areas where we have multiple branches relatively close together.” There are also plans afoot to move the bank’s headquarters to Milton Keynes from London. The decision will see the floor space rented out and the capital reduced. Other office closures are planned before the end of the year too.
Police Brutality Wheelie Bad Idea caught on Film THE National Police have launched an investigation into two officers who were recorded while they were trying to arrest a young woman in Benidorm in Alicante who had violated curfew, and reportedly, several other anti‐Covid regulations. The incriminating video was shot by a resi‐ dent of an apartment directly above where the alleged attack took place. The footage, which has since gone vi‐ ral, clearly shows the two officers grappling with the young woman and delivering several blow with their truncheon. Sources from the Government Delegation in the Valen‐ cian Community have informed Spanish daily EFE, that while the National Police have taken a statement from both officers, they have not been arrested or charged with any crime. It will now be down to a court to review the footage and the statements and determine if their in‐ tervention is considered irregular, in which case criminal proceedings will begin against the officers.
OFFICERS of the traffic division of the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja on the Cos‐ ta Blanca made an interesting find on Wednesday March 3 when they no‐ ticed a cyclist moving unusually fast along the CV‐905. To add to the mys‐ tery, the 41‐year‐old man of Pakistani origin appeared to be zooming uphill without pedalling. As they approached, the officers heard the distinctive sound of a motor; once he realised he was being observed, the cyclist quick‐ ly switched it off and began to pedal, but that didn’t stop the officers pulling him over. When they inspected the bike, they found that it had an internal com‐ bustion engine attached to the frame and an actual petrol tank, which the owner had tried to cover up with a t‐shirt. He had also cleverly modified the handlebars to operate the accelerator and brakes. The Guardia Civil seized the contraption and took it to a local ITV centre for further examination, where experts discovered it contained an impressive two‐cylinder engine similar to what would be found on a moped and could reach speeds in ex‐ cess of 50 kilometres per hour. Because of the illegal modifications to the bike it was considered a motor vehicle, and the owner faces fines of up to €1,400. He was charged by the court in Torrevieja for not having obtained a licence or permit for the vehicle and for not having the correct registration, insurance or technical inspection.
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No jab, no drink THE UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, appeared on Wednesday March 24 in front of the Liaison Commit‐ tee of senior MPs, and made the suggestion that some pubs could ban unvaccinated drinkers this summer, but
added, “I think that’s the kind of thing that may be up to individual publicans, it may be up to the landlord.” He added, “there is a huge wisdom in the public’s feel‐ ing about coronavirus, and humans instinctively recog‐
‘Unavoidable’ Lockdown A THIRD national lockdown looks inevitable for France in a blow to Macron as cases rise sharply in the wake of the EU vaccine’s failure. The number of Covid‐19 patients in France’s intensive care units has risen to a new high for this year as doctors warn a third wave of the virus could soon overwhelm hospitals. Scientists have argued that the government’s partial lock‐ down measures are inadequate faced with fast‐spreading coro‐ navirus variants. In total, there are currently 28,000 people in hospital with Covid‐19 in France, slightly lower than the peak of 32,000 hospitalisations in the first wave in March and April last year, and 33,500 in the second wave, official figures show. On Monday, the public health authorities reported that 4,974 people were in in‐ tensive care, lower than the peak of 7,019 in the first wave, but above the 4,903 second‐wave high seen in November.
nise when something is dan‐ gerous.” Mr Johnson stressed that the government would not enforce such a policy but that landlords of individual establishments might wish to do so, with British pubs cur‐ rently lined up for reopening on April 12 at the earliest, under the lockdown road‐ map, but only allowed to serve customers outdoors. If data shows good results then from May 17, indoor hospitality will be allowed to open up, and from June 21, again if figures are good, all legal limits on social contact should most likely be re‐ moved He continued, “As soon as people feel it is safe, you will see a miraculous change in the mood and what hap‐ pens. That is what this is all about. We’re getting there step by step, jab by jab ‐ we’re not there yet, but I’ll be saying more on April 5 and then on April 12, and we will do what we can!”
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Historic first visit THE King and Queen of Spain are on a state visit to Andorra, the first official visit by a Spanish monarch in the country’s 700year history. Don Felipe VI and Doña Letizia, accompanied by the Foreign Minister, Arancha Gonzalez, were received by the coprinces at the Casa de la Vall, the old headquarters of Parliament in the capital. The archbishop of La Seu d’Urgell (Lleida), Joan Enric Vives, and Patrick Strzoda, the representative of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, who is the other head of state of Andorra, welcomed the monarchs, who arrived by helicopter. The reception with honours on the esplanade of the Casa de la Vall was also attended by the President of the Andorran Government, Xavier Espot, and the general trustee, Roser Suñe. Spain established formal diplomatic relations in 1993 with Andorra once it was recognised as a State by the United Nations. Until now, the highest author-
ity that had visited Andorra from Spain was the President, Mariano Rajoy, in 2015, four years after Spain stopped considering Andorra a tax haven. A shopkeeper waiting outside his business to see the King and Queen told them, “you are welcome here.” ANDORRA: The King and Queen were on a state visit.
Held Hostage and Tortured SOLDIER Cobhan McLelland, aged 19, has suffered from horrific knife wounds, broken bones, burns and stab wounds after he was allegedly abducted and held hostage during a horrific three‐ hour ordeal during a Tinder date. The young soldier left the Dreghorn Barracks in Edinburgh on Saturday night, March 21 as he set off to meet a woman for a date. Sadly, the soldier was later rushed to hospital after he was held hostage and tortured for several hours. According to Cobhan’s family he was “held hostage in an un‐ provoked attack.” Due to the horrific injuries that Cobhen sus‐ tained he will need specialist care for his burns and wounds in the future. The family have reached out via a GoFundMe page to help raise funds for Cobhan’s long road to recovery. The family also told of how their “funny and humorous boy” is now scared to sleep at night. Police have been able to confirm that a 19‐year‐old man has been arrested, and that he has been remanded in custody.
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Can the Government of Spain force me to rent my unoccupied home? CONSULAR MATTERS THE alarm has been raised amongst the expat community and other people who have a second home here in Spain that is used on a temporary basis. The Central Spanish Government published a ministerial order autho‐ rising the governments of each re‐ gion so that they can make owners who have unoccupied second homes to rent them to people who are victims of gender violence, to people who are homeless and other particularly vulnerable people who have been evicted from their habit‐ ual residence, for example due to non‐payment of their mortgage. However, from a legal point of
HOUSE RENTAL: New aid for the payment of rent. view it is an order without execu‐ tive value. The central government itself recognises that the norm does not allow expropriations. This norm points to the obligation of regional
governments to make publicly owned housing available to these unprotected groups. But what if there are not? It is a ‘ministerial order’, which does not
have the status of law and, further‐ more, it does not have any norm of that level on which to rely, there‐ fore it is not mandatory. Sources from the Ministry itself recognised that despite what the text says, that it is not the will of the government to open a door to the expropriation of private hous‐ ing. However, they recognised the clumsiness of the drafting of said rule that leads to confusion and alarm amongst second homeown‐ ers. This rule does not allow expropri‐ ation of private homes or protect ‘squats’ or other illegal practices. What it says is it allows the creation of a plan that can be used to pay the rent of a house. The Ministry itself has confirmed that the ‘Aid Programme for victims of gender violence and evicted peo‐
ple’ does not allow the expropria‐ tion of empty homes or second homes from privates. Also, the Ministry explained that they enable regional governments so that in urgent circumstances of extreme vulnerability determined by social services, they can resort, for example, when renting a home or offering a room in a hotel and being able to pay for it with the ‘State Plan Aid’. The ministerial order, which de‐ velops in the State Housing Plan the new aid for the payment of the rent of habitual residence to vulnerable tenants who have occurred due to the Covid‐19 epidemic, includes a programme of direct aid to victims of gender violence, people evicted, homeless and especially vulnerable to provide housing through finan‐ cial assistance.
Marisa Moreno Castillo Danish Consul and Senior Lawyer at Just Law Solicitors www.justlawsolicitors.com / contact@justlawsolicitors.com
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Twenty-eight people arrested A CRIMINAL organisation specialising in the theft, modification and distribution of vehicles has been dismantled in a joint operation between Guardia Civil and National Police. In an operation codenamed Eleanor-Tejar, 28 people have been arrested and 22 vehicles have been recovered in Madrid, Toledo and Gijon. Around €20,000 in cash, a pistol, ammunition, taser guns, diagnostic machines, switchboards, speedometers, licence plates, hashish and cocaine have also been seized.
Organisation dismantled. The investigation began in August of last year after the theft of a vehicle in the Madrid town of Alcobendas. In October last year another
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vehicle theft with a similar modus operandi was perpetrated at a dealership in Tres Cantos, leading police to believe that they were linked and to launch an investigation into other similar crimes which could have been perpetrated by the same gang. Another branch of the organisation transferred the stolen vehicles to a warehouse in Arganda del Rey, to carry out the so-called ‘twin’ method, which consists of placing chassis numbers on the stolen cars taken from others exactly the same which they acquired in a scrap yard. Yet another branch would sell the chopped vehicles. They would also advertise the cars for sale on internet sites using false data and front men for the sales. Police report that they also orchestrated insurance scams reporting the theft of vehicles that they later chopped and sold. They had state-of-the-art technological equipment and people with extensive knowledge and experience in the automotive world.
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EXCLUSIVE IN June of last year, Val Williams who at the time was President of FOTA (Friends of Salon Vari‐ etes) decided that she wanted to do something to help the hos‐ pitality industry. Whilst many have been badly affected by the aftermath of the pandemic, bars and restaurants as well as entertainers had seen their chance to work literally dry up almost overnight and Val had the concept of a group concen‐ trated on Fuengirola and Mijas which she named Simply Surviv‐ ing. Whilst her indominable spirit was willing, she needed some help to actually get things mov‐ ing and after Mijas Pueblo shop owner Alan Boardman ceased to be involved in marketing Salon Varietes Fuengirola, she asked him if he would join her to pro‐ mote this new association. Now, with its own Simply Sur‐ viving Facebook page which al‐ ready has nearly 500 members and rising, they have committed themselves to offer support to businesses and business individu‐ als particularly hard hit by the current pandemic. The concept is simple al‐ though the organisation can be quite complicated as there are two aspects of the Simply Surviv‐ ing operation which need to be managed. Firstly, on a non‐profit basis for Simply Surviving they plan to ar‐ range a number of different ac‐ tivities for members where they organise quiz afternoons, lunch‐ es and evening musical events focused on Fuengirola and Mijas. They plan to have a monthly lunch club with a meal of the day; three courses for no more than €15 to offer members a so‐ cial event and help the chosen restaurant. Casa Rustica is fully booked for April, but there is some room for more bookings in May at Ku Damm and La Farola in June. No profit is made on this and mem‐ bers pay direct to the restaurant. They also intend to host an event with entertainment each month which helps the restau‐ rant and the entertainers but the next event, Curtain Up at La Sier‐ ra featuring the always popular Ricky Lavazza on April 22 is fully booked although there are a few spaces available for the Saturday May 22 dinner. This will be held at the pool‐ side of Club Miraflores with a great value three‐course dinner with welcome drink at just €25 to
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Simply Surviving An example of how people can help each other
Alan Boardman.
Club Miraflores.
March fun quiz. include entertainment from Paul Anthony and Layla Vocalista. Due to uncertainties over the curfew which could be changed before the event, it starts at 5pm with the singers performing be‐ tween 6pm and 8.30pm and it all officially stops at 9pm for safety’s sake. Another part of the operation sees the selection of a charity of the month with the aim of raising as much as possible for the dedi‐ cated charity. Last month €1,000 was raised for Donkey Dreamland with col‐ lections, a raffle and all of the in‐ come collected by Alan Board‐ man who conducts two‐hour historic walking tours of Mijas Pueblo and asks for a minimum donation of €5 to those who join him. At the time of writing, he has seven places left on his April 24
tour and just two left on the April 27 walk and will shortly release details of further dates this year. The April charity is the Food Fairies, who have scaled back somewhat after their magnifi‐ cent work during 2020 where they helped to feed 1,000 people over Christmas but they now concentrate on a select number of families, especially in Fuengiro‐ la and also victims of domestic abuse. On Thursday April 15 there will be a fun quiz night at Shaggy’s Bar in Fuengirola with a €2 dona‐ tion to take part, with all dona‐ tions going to help the Food Fairies. All in all, it is a very praisewor‐ thy concept and membership is free of charge as you simply need to join the Facebook Group, but be aware that there will be no major activities during July and
Layla Vocalista.
Val Williams, author.
August due to the likely summer heat although there are great plans for autumn. All of the events are adver‐ tised on Facebook but to make reservations now, please What‐ sApp Alan Boardman on 610 522 605 and any registered local charity is more than welcome to apply to become sponsored charity of the month whilst busi‐ nesses in the area are also wel‐ come to advertise what they have to offer.
Walking tour group.
Tickets still available to see Layla Vocalista
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ACCORDING to a report prepared by UK healthcare software provider Vantage Technologies, Denmark has the shortest working week amongst all European Union countries at 37.8 hours and 36 days annual leave with Spain clocking in at 40.4 hours and the UK 42.3 hours.
RESEARCHERS in Bordeaux have been given the job of tasting and analysing wine that spent a year on the International Space Station and one bonus is that there were 12 bottles of the legendary Petrus Pomerol each of which sells for several thousand euros.
NETHERLANDS Hacked off
NORWAY Silent engines
HACKERS are offering for sale 7.3 million names, addresses and telephone numbers which they claim were taken from the data base of Dutch IT company RDS which runs a service to garages allowing them to remind drivers that they are due for a check-up.
THE Norwegian Government has decided that Bergen Engines (owned by Rolls Royce) may not sell its silent engines to a Russian company (whose owners have links to Vladimir Putin) as national security interests may be compromised since the engines are in use by the Norwegian Navy.
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A FLEMISH couple (who speak Dutch) were initially told by a registration official in Brussels that they couldn’t call their child Hannes which is short for Johannes because it sounded too much like French word ânesse the name for a female donkey.
DESPITE the fact that the Finnish government has tightened entry restrictions there is still significant traffic from Estonia with some 10,600 visitors arriving at the port of Helsinki in one week alone, all mainly cross border workers, with just 64 passengers refused entry.
GERMANY Citizenship ALTHOUGH Germany has made it easier for the descendants of Jews who fled Nazi Germany to gain citizenship, there were still loopholes in the law which will now be changed as a symbolic gesture of apology to those who may have been refused in the past.
SWEDEN Emission fees IN the same way that some electric cars pay less road tax, the Swedish Government has decided that aircraft landing and taking off from Stockholm and Gothenburg airports will be charged fees based on their emissions, so the greener the fuel, the lower the charge.
FINANCE Equal pay SOME 42,000 staff at ASDA have moved another step forward in what could be a long legal battle as the UK Supreme Court ruled that store workers (who are mainly women) should be entitled to compare themselves to distribution staff (mainly men) for equal pay purposes.
Production down ALTHOUGH there are considerably more home deliveries across the world, UK commercial vehicle production fell 45.4 per cent in February, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders due to parts shortages, new customs processes and international lockdown measures which have made production difficult.
Greater spend THE Spanish Social Security Department allocated a record figure of €10.119 billion to the payment of contributory pensions for March 2021 which is 2.4 per cent more than in the same month of 2020, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.
Meal box IF you have ever wondered what it would be like to enjoy the luxury of a first class meal on a British Airways intercontinental flight, now is the time to find out as the airline is offering £80 (€90) meal boxes for two to cook at home.
Price cuts AS Carrefour in Spain starts work on assimilating the recent Supersol takeover into its family, it has also announced further price cuts as the competition with other supermarkets intensifies. Some 1,000 own products have been reduced in price and a further 600 in a mix between own products and national brands have been repriced at 99c. The supermarket chain has identified the most popular products with customers and has also reduced the amount of sugar, saturated fat and salt added to 380 of its own brand products.
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New low-cost airline ONE of the founders of the now partially bankrupt Norwegian Air, Bjørn Kjos is looking to return to the cheap intercontinental air‐ line market. The 74‐year‐old retired as CEO of Norwegian two years ago, but could now benefit from its demise as he is talking about leasing 12 of the Norwegian Air Boeing 787 Dreamliners which were purchased dur‐ ing his tenure.
He wants to create Norse Atlantic Airways with an initial investment of 1.5 bil‐ lion Norwegian Krone (€147.6 million) working with former colleagues in‐ cluding Espen Høiby, a for‐ mer SAS pilot and brother of Crown Princess Mette‐ Marit. He told NRK “We’ll start with 12 of Norwegian’s for‐ mer Dreamliners. The dif‐ ference between us and Norwegian is that we don’t
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have any debt, and we can get the aircraft for half‐ price.” In the meantime, credi‐ tors of Norwegian including more than 30,000 passen‐ gers as well as former staff are left unpaid due to the bankruptcy protection granted to the airline in Ire‐ land and Norway. Some critics argue that it was the speed in which Kjos grew the airline and the massive purchase of
aircraft which it couldn’t re‐ ally afford that spelled doom for Norwegian which was suffering financially even before the advent of the Covid‐19 pandemic. Time will tell whether there is going to be a viable market for transatlantic travel in the near future, al‐ though Norse Atlantic Air‐ ways hope to float on the Norwegian stock market within a month or so and start flights in December.
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Various readers have inquired about ob‐ taining ‘ecological stickers’ for their cars of low carbon emissions. One reader was told that the stickers were already being sent out as early as 2017 and he wonders if he will get one.
In theory he should receive his sticker YOU AND THE LAW in the post be‐ IN SPAIN cause the DGT, the traffic department, already has access to all of the vehicles’ data on the In‐ ternet. The ‘Cero Emisiones’ sticker is dark blue with a big black Zero on it and it applies to all‐electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles that can plug into chargers and some others. The next level is green and blue and is called ‘Eco’. It includes vehicles driven by natural gas and some battery‐run. The ‘C’ sticker is green and is issued to gasoline‐powered vehicles registered after January 1, 2006, and diesels registered from 2014. The ‘B’ sticker is yellow and is issued to gasoline‐driv‐ en vehicles registered after 2000 and diesels after 2006. The easiest way for you to speed up the process is to go with your car papers to the post office and order a stick‐ er. This will cost you €5.
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.
SPANISH supermarket group DIA announced on Thursday March 25 that it has agreed to convert debt owed to its main shareholder LetterOne in‐ to equity. It intends to offer new shares to existing share‐ holders worth €1.028 bil‐ lion of which the bulk will
ONLINE: Fashion aimed at those aged 16 to 30. THE value of shares in online UK fashion retailer Boohoo dropped dramatically in the second half of 2020 after The Sunday Times accused it of buying goods from companies which didn’t pay the minimum wage. Similar accusations followed from other newspapers and on social media which prompt‐ ed the company to completely review its supply line and con‐ sider opening its own factory. The company which also owns a number of other on‐ line retailers such as Pretty Lit‐ tle Things recently purchased a number of labels including Burtons, Debenhams and Dorothy Perkins following the
demise of Arcadia. A review of the working conditions of its network of factories, some of which were alleged to pay staff just £3.50 (€4) an hour has resulted in a decision to drastically reduce its suppliers from an estimated 500 to just 78, the majority of which operate out of Leicester. The report which was pre‐ pared under the guidance of a barrister revealed that some of the top people at the company were aware of the problems before they were reported in the press and had also used the opportunity of lockdown to benefit financially from the opportunities arising out of lockdown.
DIA supermarket equity be converted from the debt of €769 million it owes to Luxembourg based LetterOne which is owned by Russian billion‐ aire Mikhail Fridman. The balance of shares
valued at €269 million will be offered to other shareholders and replaces an earlier plan to convert just €500 million of debt to equity. The supermarket chain
continues to operate at a significant loss although its 2020 figures showed that the loss more than halved compared to the previous year at €364 mil‐ lion thanks to a signifi‐
THE European Commission has agreed three existing Spanish schemes to support the econo‐ my following the coronavirus outbreak to be in line with the State Aid Temporary Frame‐ work. Executive Vice‐President Mar‐ grethe Vestager, who is in charge of competition policy, said, “The amendments we have approved today will help Spanish companies preserve economic activity in these diffi‐ cult times by adapting and en‐ hancing existing Spanish schemes already in force. “We continue to work in close cooperation with Member States to find workable solutions to mitigate the economic impact of the Coronavirus outbreak, in line with EU rules.”
Canadian contract ITP Aero, a Spanish sub‐ sidiary of Rolls Royce En‐ gines will provide mainte‐ nance services for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW814 and PW815 engines. It will become the exclu‐ sive provider of a range of services and this is the first time that it has obtained such a contract in the civil field and work will be car‐ ried out at its Madrid facili‐ ties. Having experienced fi‐ nancial setbacks, like many other companies in the avi‐ ation industry, due to Covid‐19 and huge reduc‐ tions in flights and sales of engines, this is welcome news. cant increase in purchases during the State of Alarm. It now hopes with a sig‐ nificant reduction in debt and with the support of its shareholders that it can follow its roadmap to return to profitability, es‐ pecially as it now has no significant debt repay‐ ments due until 2025.
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EUROZONE: Data has been mixed over the past month.
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Euro EUR/GBP: Up from £0.85 to £0.86 EUR/USD: Down from $1.21 to $1.18 The euro continued to struggle to attract sup‐ port through March with the EU’s sluggish vac‐ cine rollout remaining a key source of pressure for the single currency. Further diminishing the appeal of the euro for investors in the past couple of weeks has been the startling resurgence of coronavirus cases across the continent, with Europe’s third wave forcing countries to tighten restrictions once more. Meanwhile, data coming from the Eurozone has been mixed over the past month, with some positive releases offering temporary respite for the single currency, but unable to re‐ verse the prevailing selling bias. Looking ahead, barring a dramatic improve‐ ment in Europe’s vaccine rollout or a sharp drop in local coronavirus cases, it’s likely we could see the euro remain on the back foot through much of April. Pound GBP/EUR: Down from €1.16 to €1.15 GBP/USD: Down from $1.41 to $1.36 March has seen the pound struggle to main‐ tain the highs hit back in February as a key pillar of support for Sterling through the start of 2021, its successful vaccination programme, now ap‐ pears to be under threat due to shortages and potential export bans from the EU. This has stoked concerns that the UK govern‐ ment will need to alter its roadmap for easing lockdown, something which Boris Johnson also warned about when schools reopened at the start of the month.
However, Sterling has still been able to find some support through the past month, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget providing a lift after he announced a more generous than ex‐ pected stimulus package and opted to defer tax hikes until 2023. Turning to April, the focus for GBP investors will be on whether the government moves for‐ ward with its plans to reopen more of the econ‐ omy on April 12, with any delays due to the vac‐ cine shortage or Europe’s third wave ‘washing up on UK shores’ likely to negatively impact GBP exchange rates. US Dollar USD/GBP: Up from £0.70 to £0.72 USD/EUR: Up from €0.82 to €0.84 The US dollar has stormed higher over the past month, with the currency garnering signifi‐ cant support amidst a sharp rise in US Treasury yields, which have surged on expectations for a robust US economic recovery and a rapid accel‐ eration of domestic inflation. The safe‐haven ‘Greenback’ has attracted ad‐ ditional support in the second half of March due to a notable souring of market sentiment fol‐ lowing the coronavirus resurgence in Europe and renewed tensions between the West and China. The US dollar’s rally in March didn’t come without its hiccups however, with USD ex‐ change rates slumping sharply following the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting, in which it struck a more dovish than expected tone. Looking ahead, the US dollar may maintain its upward trajectory through April so long as yields continue to accelerate as investors re‐ main skittish over the global economic recovery in 2021. Currencies Direct have helped over 325,000 customers save on their currency transfers since 1996. Just pop into your local Currencies Direct branch or give us a call to find out more about how you can save money on your currency transfers.
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Time to step back and smell the roses LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I THINK the time has come to step back and smell the roses. I’ve come to the conclusion that if some people were in the middle of the black plague, listening to the cries of ‘bring out your dead’ and watching bodies being piled up on handcarts ‐ or standing in the middle of Auschwitz surveying the horrors of Nazi genocide, they would still be in denial. Relatively speaking, those among us who insist that Covid is not happening are only a small minority, but they are still there. When you consider there also exists a Flat Earth society you do realise that, no matter what the evidence, when certain members of the public have made up their minds NOTHING is going to change them. To disagree invites arguments, ill feelings and disintegration of friendships. So I’m gonna revert to partaking the pollen and chilling a bit. With all this Covid dissent, plus the racist bigotry and civil disobedience that is being allowed to flourish, UK society is
NOTHING: Is going to change some people’s minds. plunging headlong into the hands of the leftie politicians at an alarming rate of knots. They are all of course rubbing their hands in gleeful anticipation of as much social upheaval as they can possibly instigate and, as I mentioned last week, utilise it to seize the reins of power for Labour at the next general election.
I also notice that London’s Mayor Khan; the man who has allowed many parts of London to fall into a crime ridden, gang infested, third world anarchy; banned the use of many female models in public advertising, advocated the removal of historical figures and generally stood by while this great metropolis
experiences more racial discrimination than it has endured since the Roman occupation ‐ is actually 29 points ahead in popularity in the run up to the election of a new mayor! Obviously this man is not favoured because of his achievements. With London’s Asian community at an all‐time high, he is a front runner purely
because of his roots and ethnic background. With this same utterly undemocratic ideology being echoed in cities all across the UK, I’m afraid that within a couple of generations the culture and face of the UK will have been changed forever. This week a teacher in Batley is in fear of his life and under police protection, while a mob of masked Islamic bully boys picket the school he taught at. His ‘crime’? To breach the Islamic blasphemy laws by showing his pupils a depiction of the prophet Mohamed! (Since when was this Sharia law written into British legislation?) This was a popular well respected Yorkshire teacher working in a British school, delivering a serious lesson on the historical events surrounding the Charlie Hebdo atrocity. Showing a complete lack of cajones and a disgraceful disregard for the freedom of speech, the appeasing school governors, suspended the teacher, shut the school and issued a grovelling apology to the local Islamic community. Heaven help us all. Keep the faith • Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com excpatradioscotland.com. (alter ego!)
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I’m ok with the rules and regs MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man AS I’ve said many times I’m not a believer in conspiracy theories with maybe the exception of Princess Di, perhaps JFK, oh and Aids. But after a year of what’s been going on I’m beginning to think some things we are being told need investigating. One problem is that you’re not allowed to question anything without being labelled an anti-vaxxer or a member of QAnon. I want to know why there is a lack of information. What happened to all the people that got locked up in UK hotels when they came back from the red zones? Massive publicity the day it started then nothing. How many had Covid? What happened to the ones that couldn’t or wouldn’t pay the £1,700 for being banged up when there was absolutely nothing wrong with them? How about the UK government being held to account for the billions of pounds that’s gone in the direction of their mates? I’d need 4,000 words here, not 400, to ask what I want to ask. I have UK friends that keep asking me what’s happening here and have I had the
jab yet and who get quite animated when I tell them no I haven’t and don’t know anyone here that has and I’m not that fussed about having it yet. I’m OK with the rules and regs here that let me go out for coffee, lunch and now dinner and I can go shopping. I saw today that easyJet turned away a 79-year-old woman from getting on a flight because there was a slight error on her paperwork. The problem I see here is that too much power is being given to the wrong people. The person working behind the check-in desk should immediately hand over to a customer service expert to try and fix the problem any way they can instead of being a total jobsworth and just saying ‘computer says no.’ And if it’s fixable, like in this case there was allegedly just a spelling mistake, get it fixed ffs. I just read this - In less than a week, two gunmen in the USA separated by 1,400 miles have taken 18 lives. And experts, who study and chronicle mass killings, warned that there could be more as the nation reverts to a more normal way of life. If this is what getting back to normal means you are in a bigger mess than I thought! Sort your effing gun laws out you morons!!!! Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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MARBELLA MOMENTS BY NICOLE KING WHEN something is greatly anticipated it’s easy to be disappointed when the big day comes and goes. This was not the case on the day I recorded my 300th week of Marbella Now TV with RTV Marbella: six years of #betterto‐ gether. The day was perfect from start to fin‐ ish. I went down to Marbella early to meet up with my bestie Yvonne, fol‐ lowed by a quick pre‐celebration lunch at The Harbour with two other dear friends, Lily and Charmaine, who then all came to the studio as guests on this special edition week. I ordered a commemorative cake from Margies Cakery to present to my colleagues at RTV Marbella in gratitude for their support and friendship. I think they were duly surprised, particularly at how good it tasted; many oblivious to the fact that the double chocolate cake was 100 per cent vegan. My guests this week included British Consul Charmaine Arbouin, as men‐ tioned above. I always delight in her ability to explain everything we need to be doing so clearly, regardless of the
A perfect day
Behind the scenes at Marbella Now’s 300th week of shows. topic. This in‐depth look at Brexit is no different. It is also reassuring for my guests and friends that get to meet her to appreci‐ ate that such an important title doesn’t mean that the woman behind it isn’t
just as real as the rest of us, with the same concerns. This is also helped by the fact that she is an extraordinarily in‐ teresting and lovely person to be with. If you’re a Brit in or coming to Spain please watch Marbella Now Monday
March 29 show on catch‐up to ensure your being advised correctly and visit the www.gov.uk website when in doubt. Also the consulate website www.supportinspain.info for support groups along the coast. All my other guests for this week are equally emblematic: devoted volunteer
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with Triple A Marbella Lily Van Ton‐ geren, the lady of many hats Lynda Woodin of The Culture Clique, Arts Soci‐ ety Benahavis‐Marbella and volunteer with Age Concern; Marina Nitzak of Luks Marbella Russian speaking associa‐ tion, singing sensation (and Minister) Si‐ mone Kennedy, my regular CIT Marbel‐ la guest of the week and reports from out and about. My vision to unite our international community by promoting one another and concentrating on our commonali‐ ties has taken me places and put me in positions I could never have anticipated. I so look forward to every week’s recording to meet my guests and then share their uniqueness with our com‐ munity; we do have so much to offer one another. Six years have literally flown by and I’ve learnt so much from so many, as well as consolidating some precious friendships. It was nice to take a mo‐ ment to realise it, be grateful for it and celebrate it. With this in mind and to finish off my emblematic day I met up with my spe‐ cial people at Portside Banus (where my son is working) for a small celebration; so yes, I have to say that I really did have a perfect day! Ps. I did the #ZeroHero breathalyser test before driving home!
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THE TIME TO ADAPT OR DIE IS NOW! for Marks & Spencer, it’s now selling other peo‐ ple’s clothing brands online. This M&S venture into third‐party labels is less radical than Next’s push of its ‘total platform’ unit (more like a full‐ service Amazon‐style operation for outside la‐ bels) but taking a risk seems the right ap‐ proach. With physical sales down, El Corte Ingles hopes to reinvent itself through new lines of business. It’s already contracted with a mobile phone company to launch an online mobile and fibre operator. Other opportunities include home alarm systems, property renovations and merging its travel division. But here’s a thought: with all the stresses and strains of the pandemic etc, how about in‐ troducing family relationship counselling? On‐ line via Zoom, of course, so that those in Mon‐ tecito, California and London can participate. Well, just a thought...
NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
LAST time I wrote about the impact of the pandemic on British retail. However, it’s not just a UK problem. Spain’s retail giant El Corte Ingles department store group has launched the first collective lay‐off plan in its entire his‐ tory. Just like UK department stores Debenhams and House of Fraser, this iconic Spanish brand that started as a small tailor’s shop in the late 19th century is now facing numerous chal‐ lenges such as the rise of online sales and the difficulty of attracting younger customers. Corporate graveyards are full of former in‐ dustry leaders unable to adapt to changing times. Finnish telecoms giant Nokia, once the world’s biggest handset manufacturer, failed to develop an operating system able to compete with Google and Apple, was spectacularly knocked from its perch by rivals and ultimately bought out by Microsoft. And Kodak lost out to
EL CORTE INGLÉS: Is hoping to reinvent itself through new lines of business. digital photography, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2012. El Corte Ingles, the largest department store group in Spain (and Europe), is still far from such an outcome. It remains one of the coun‐
try’s biggest employers, but the bad news can’t be brushed aside. Bricks and mortar businesses must adapt or die. After all, if a firm can’t or won’t adapt, it’s straight to the dustbin of business oblivion. As
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Dear Bipolar Disorder: We need to agree on a few things DEAR Bipolar, We’ve had a relationship for a decade now. Happy UP AND DOWN Anniversary! Although it’s a WITH BALANCE relationship I never chose UNEDITED to be in. Yet here we are, no way of getting out of it, so we might as well learn to live it at 18 when I would drink mywith it the best we can. To tell self silly just to escape my head the truth, I can’t even remember and my thoughts. when we met exactly. Was it at Gradually, you just moved ineight years old when I rememto my life and have stayed ber being petrified that my Mathere ever since. So I guess ma was going to leave me and we’re stuck as partners for the obsessing over that thought, or rest of my life. That being said, was it at 13 years old when I there are some things I need to would start to self-harm, or was talk to you about. We’ve never been friends. We never will be. I have some issues with you; there are compromises we need to make. I’ll take my pills every day without fail , I promise to not mess with them, and take what is prescribed, no more no less. I’ll pay for those pills, as long as you back off enough to let me keep working
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and earning money so I can look after myself. Just leave me enough energy to do that. I will try to minimise the stress in my life , if you will cut out the physical symptoms when there is stress anyway. You know the ones I’m talking about. Feeling sick or being sick, or the cold sores I get after a panic attack.
Please, if you can, give me some non anxiety days so that I can go out and enjoy things with my friends and while we’re on the subject of enjoyment, I would appreciate it if you would give me back my libido, it would be nice to be able to feel excited when someone asks me out on a date! Don’t even talk to me about hurting myself. I won’t listen, no matter how loud you get. No more screwing with my memories. I’ve already lost enough. You can keep the ones of everything stupid I’ve ever done. Please stop making me feel guilty. The past is the past. Now that I’ve finally got some self-esteem back, you just keep your claws off it. I need it and you don’t. No love, Ms Bipolar x
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Hay fever affects younger population ALMOST half of Brits (48 per cent) aged between 16-24 have experienced a seasonal allergy, such as hay fever or an allergy pollen, in the past year. That’s according to a report from Mintel, the world’s leading market intelligence agency. Their research found that whilst 48 per cent of the 16-24 age group had suffered an allergy, just 25 per cent of those aged 55 and over had experienced an allergy. But it isn’t just age which shows a significant impact, region also plays a role. Whilst you may expect the rolling hills and wildflower meadows of the countryside to be a nightmare for sufferers, it seems that the pavements of London are a common place to encounter a hay fever sufferer as some 46 per cent of Londoners have experienced a seasonal allergy in the past year, compared to a national average of 39 per cent. The North East, North West, South East or East Anglia were found to have lower numbers of sufferers with 35 per cent of resi-
dents in each of these regions having experienced a seasonal allergy in the past year. Over half of allergy sufferers experienced a stuffy or runny nose, 57 per cent suffered with sneezing and 47 per cent were plagued with itchy or watery eyes. However, while a third (32 per cent) of consumers choose to treat seasonal allergies, a long-suffering quarter (26 per cent) of Brits suffer in silence. Almost half (47 per cent) of hay fever sufferers keep track of pollen levels during the pollen season and residents in Spain can do the same with pollen counts able to be viewed at www.meteovista.com. Andalucia and central areas are known to have high olive pollen counts and grass counts are often high but they usually go down by mid July. Grass counts also lessen in mid July in northern Spain and the Costa Brava. Low to moderate pollen counts are found in the Costa del Sol, Costa Almeria and Costa Dorada. Usually, coastal areas have lower pollen counts.
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What does your birth month say about your health? RESEARCHERS from the University of Alicante say they believe that your birth month could be related to what illnesses and diseases may afflict you. The scientists carried out the study on 30,000 people and mapped birth months to 27 chronic diseases to see if it made a difference to long-term health, and said they found there was a significant impact for some conditions. For example men who were born in September were almost three times more likely to suffer thyroid problems than those born in January. Their study follows one from Columbia University researchers who found similar results in a study they conducted in 2015. So what does your birth month potentially tell you about your health and what ailments could you be more prone to? January: Men; constipation, stomach ulcer and low back pain while for women, they are more likely to suffer from migraine, menopause problems and heart attack. February: Men; thyroid problems, heart conditions and osteoarthritis. Women; osteoarthritis, thyroid problems and blood clots. March: Men; cataracts, heart conditions and asthma. Women; arthritis, rheumatism, constipation. April: Men; asthma, osteoporosis, thyroid problems. Women; osteoporosis, tumours and bronchitis. May: Men; depression, asthma and diabetes. Women; chronic allergies, osteoporosis and constipation. June: Men; heart conditions, cataracts and chronic
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OUT walking, on the playing field or tennis court, you fall and hurt your ankle. Annoying and painful, definitely. But now what? Feet up on the couch or off to A&E? These tests, called the Ot‐ tawa Ankle Rules, are de‐ signed to figure out if you need an X‐ray or just rest. 1. Can you take four steps (limping is allowed!)? NO ‐ get an X‐ray 2. Do you have tender‐ ness/pain around your medi‐ al or lateral malleoli (the little bone bumps on either side of your ankle)? YES ‐ get an X‐ray 3. Do you have tender‐ ness/pain around the base of
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THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urging its readers to support local businesses in the com‐ munity by going local through the lockdown and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and super‐ stores. This lockdown and with Easter this weekend, we chal‐ lenge you to rediscover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky in‐ dependent businesses in your area. Due to the Covid‐19 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
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GO LOCAL you are unable to get out due to health reasons or lockdown restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent busi‐ nesses can help support the local community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, consider where your money is 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 now to give back to your community
by making a small gesture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support local charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases the small independent stores are actu‐ ally 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 support‐ ing someone’s dream and am‐ bition, 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 multinational and chains. So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butch‐ er and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us re‐ vive that community spirit and get to know our neigh‐ bours again
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Let those sleeping dogs lie THE structure of a dog’s sleep is very similar to a human being’s sleep. There are stages of wakefulness, rapid‐eye‐ movement REM sleep and non‐rapid eye‐movement sleep. While asleep, the dog’s brain is trying to find shortcuts or connections between things that they have experi‐ enced. The events of the day are put into categories, when in non‐REM sleep. In REM sleep there is an opportunity for the dog to explore, in an environment that’s free of conse‐ quences. Dogs enter REM sleep about 20 minutes into a snooze session and might stay there for two to three minutes. People and dogs dream in both stages of sleep mentioned, but most dreams are remembered through REM sleep. Dogs, of course, dream about things that dogs normally do, while small dogs have more frequent but shorter dream periods and larger dogs have less frequent but longer dreams. Dogs probably also have nightmares, they can get nar‐ colepsy, which is a disorder that causes the brain to fall in‐ to a sudden state of sleep. Unlike some of their human owners, they don’t suffer from sleep paralysis, which is when someone becomes conscious, but are unable to move their body. When dogs sleep, they quiver, make leg twitches and even growl or snap at something chasing them in their dreams. If dogs are having trouble sleeping, it may also be due to pain or fear, which they express through anxiety at night.
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BUY & SELL HOUSE CLEARANCE SPECIALISTS, FULL OR PART CLEARANCE. ALL FURNITURE WANTED, WE PAY MORE. TEL 634 324 914 OR EMAIL house clearanceman@hotmail.com (291002) PRIVATE collector will buy your Gold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662) ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM Buyers & Sellers of quality furniture. Top prices paid. 697 511 071 (291359)
CONEJO CLEANING & Property Management. Est. over 25 years. Rentals management, one off cleans. New Property set up service. Wendy 635 630 370 / 952 964 407 www.conejoclean ing.com (291573)
Starlight Cleaning Services. All types of cleaning. Any size of property. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. Deep Clean for Bars & Restaurants. We also do a professional Chimney Sweeping service. 682 636 451 w w w. s t a r l i g h t- s p a i n . c o m (290666)
CHIMNEY SWEEP. Clean reliable professional. All types, special price for more than one. Chris 608 337 497 (286296)
CHURCH SERVICES BENALMADENA Elim Family Fellowship. Elimfamilyfellow ship.com or call 951 912 525 or 952 446 627. (10011) CALAHONDA: Encounter Church (Elim), Family church with kids activities, Iglesia San Miguel, Sundays 4.30pm, Rev. David Hodgson, 695 115 496 (10012)
CLASSES SPANISH conversation for daily use. Everybody learns. 30€ per class. Marbella. 647 103 430 (291850)
CLEANING/MAINTENANCE ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet, upholstery cleaning, 27 years experience, wet/dry clean. Honest, reliable service 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 or email acservs@outlook. com (290739) www.euroweeklynews.com
OO Gauge Hornby model railway. Large layout, many locos, sensible offers. Buyer collects. Call 616 752 477
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RAINBOW Pinturas. English Painters & decorators. All aspects. Interior/exterior, private residential, commercial & communities. Spraying: door, kitchens & furniture. Light construction. Call/WhatsApp: Daniel: 628 066 308 www.rain bowpinturas.com (290310)
BLOCKED DRAINS? Leak detection, CCTV survey, root removal, Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (285200)
ELECTRICIAN LIT ELECTRICIANS for all your Electrical & maintenance needs, no job too small for a FREE Quote. Call Craig on 604 106 414 or Ben 679 505 761 (291530)
FLOOR POLISHING MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE. WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE, SEAL THEN POLISH YOUR MARBLE TO HIGH GLOSS, NON-SLIP. PROFESSIONAL GUARANTEED, FAST SERVICE. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. ALSO REPAIRS DAMAGES TO MARBLE, CLEAN AND SEAL TERRACOTTA TERRACES, COVERS ALL COSTA DEL SOL. TEL: 671 244 683 (291570) MARBLE POLISHING, CRYSTALLISING, LASTING, HIGH SHINE. REGRINDING, RESTORATION OF SALTY, DEAD FLOORS. 27YRS EXPERIENCE. RELIABLE. REFS AVAILABLE. CYRIL. 645 840 199 (290962) MARBLE FLOORS polished high shine non-slip. Fast Service Reliable, family run business. TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed. No job too small. Cleansol 10am – 10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578 Discount code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)
GOLF FOR SALE FOR SALE golf share in Atalaya Golf & Country Club only €5,000. Call +44 7899 955262 (291861)
HEALTH & BEAUTY BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX & fillers from €95. Skinny Jab & Fat reducing injections. Cover Coast & Inland. www.beautifulmarbella.es 609 347 086 (290361)
CHIROPRACTOR FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release. J Schaegen, Specialised in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice. 652 291 224 www.bodywork.es
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APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Qualified. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (290485)
WANTED Gold, Silver, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)
PC SUPPORT Fix computers, lessons and websites. Home visits. Call Nick on 618 559 494 (290433)
DOMESTIC Appliance repairs washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497 (286296)
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www.handymanservices.es Electrician, plumbing, construction, painting. Innovation. ROT deduction for Swedish, Sotogrande to Marbella 648 712 530 (290809) GENERAL BUILDER, Tiling, plastering, painting, electrician, plumber, carpentry. Reasonable prices. 635 913 885 (References available (290663)
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FURNITURE FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 697 511 071 (291359)
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DENTIST ENGLISH SPEAKING DENTIST in Fuengirola & Nueva Andalucia. Specialising in Zircon crowns, bridges etc. FREE check up! Emergency Service available drvisky@hotmail.com. 689 887 019 (290431)
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PROFESSIONAL garden services from Fuengirola to Estepona. All aspects of gardening and full maintenance and landscaping, free quotes, competitive prices. Contact Andrew 600 259 981 Andrew@garden-profession als.com (288828)
HOT TUBS new used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. Used good Hot Tubs for sale. 691 973 131 / +44 7836 379122 (290542)
SPECIALIST BIG TREE PRUNING, PALMS AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE 637 203 528 TRABAJOS ESPECIAL EN ARBOLES GRANDES PRUNING PALMERAS, MANT DE JARDINES 637 203 528 (284967)
ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 697 511 071 (291359)
IRRIGATION IRIS-IRRIGATION and landscapes. TRENCHLESS NO DIG Irrigation installation, Cables, Fibre Optic, Electric & Lighting Cables. New Installations & problem-solving. Turf (supply and laying). Garden constructions. Tree surgeon. Clearing. Astro Turf (Free Quotation) 676 747 521 (288939)
GATE REPAIRS ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641 (291006)
GATES ELECTRIC GATES/Garage Doors. Intercoms/access control systems and replacement remotes. New installs and repairs. For all your electric gate and garage door requirements call us on 605 356 469/952 786 178. The Garage Door Co & 2 Way Gates. tgdc@hotmail.co.uk www.2way gates.com (289154)
GLASS CURTAINS GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels. Call Julian 655 825 931 (290057)
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INSURANCE EU INSURANCE DIRECT. Best prices, best service, best cover for all your Insurance needs. TEL 951 080 118 or 952 830 843 (282687) MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 309, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 309 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726) STAY SAFE! Abbeygate Insurance Call 971 277 455 For your security www.abbeygateinsure. com (2887610) LSM INSURANCE. No fat singing blokes or trumpeting telephones, just professional service at the best prices for all your insurance needs including car, household, commercial, life, health and travel. Tel 952 578008 or www.lsminsurance.biz for a quotation (291417)
LEGAL SERVICES SPANISH RESIDENCY specialist. Native English speaker: fast and reliable service: schedule appointments, complete paperwork and translation. Tel: 675 211 967 (291840)
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LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 (288129) ENGLISH 24/7 LOCKSMITHS AND SECURITY COMPANY, FREE HOME SECURITY SURVEY. 636 770 865 / 952 660 233 WWW.SECURITYOFS PAIN.COM CONTACT DAREN
MISCELLANEOUS GOLD & SILVER Bought & Sold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)
MOBILITY SENIORWORLD (est.2008) – MOBILITY scooters, wheelchairs, stairlifts, nursing beds, rise ‘n’ recline chairs & a large range of daily living aids for sale or hire, for a better life. Visit our showroom in Los Boliches - or call on 952 663 131 or 670 964 181 for advice & best prices (291366)
MOSQUITO SCREENS ACE OF SHADES – Don’t let the bugs get you! Available in enrollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours including wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.design (101730) MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a highquality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service. All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (290057) www.euroweeklynews.com
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MOTORING FOR SALE – SELLING YOUR SPANISH CAR? PHONE Bill Brady for the best cash price. Stay safe and phone Bill on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com MASSIVE SAVINGS AT BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or billbradycars.com NEW Cars and SUVs coming soon please check our web page bill bradycars.com. PRICE SLASHED Hybrid Toyota C-HR Automatic / Petrol 2017 from private owner (NOT EX RENTAL) 16’000 Klm (10’000 Mls) Full service history and warranty from Toyota, black leather interior, polar white black top there are to many extras to list here look at this saving WAS 21’995€ NOW 20’995 € 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com PRICE SLASHED Automatic / Diesel 2.0 Ltr. (Blue Motiòn) VW Passat CC 2015 One private owner and just been serviced by VW. New ITV. (MOT) ONLY 31’000 Klm (19’000 Mls) This car has always been garaged and only used on special occasions. Full colour coded leather seating this car has to be seen a top of the range car WAS 16’995€ NOW 16’500€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com
AUTOMATIC/ Diesel Citroen C3 (special edition) 2016 One private owner only 22’000 Klm. (13’000 Mls) Full service history bought and serviced by Citroen. Sat-Nav. Sensors, alloy wheels, blue tooth, this car has too seen for only 7’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com. PRICE SLASHED Automatic/ Diesel Mercedes A-200-D 2017 One private owner bought and serviced by Mercedes Fuengirola its only done 11’000 Klm. (7’000 Mls) AMG Kit, half leather / suede this car was only used as holiday car and its NOT EX RENTAL/LEASE, there to many extras to list here but for sure its the cheapest one in Spain WAS 20’995€ 20’500€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com AUTOMATIC / Petrol 1.6 2004/5 Ford Fusion from private owner 47’000 Klm. (29’000 Mls) Bluetooth, Air- Conditioning, privy glass and just been serviced new tyres also, great costa car massive boot space and its only 3’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com ROBERTSON CARS...would like to thank all of my past, present & future clients for their continued support over the last 32 years here in Spain. Especially the last few months through these difficult times with lockdown and Covid-19. Stay safe and outdrive everyone. www.robertsoncars-spain.com ROBERTSON CARS CABRIO FORD FOCUS Diesel 2011 only 44,000kms (Approx. 27,000 miles) 5 speed, manual, brilliant black, tan leather interior, CD, electric everything roof folds into boot, roomy 4 seater, air-con, alloy wheels, go topless get the top down, spoil yourself you know your worth it, just like this convertible with very low kilometres..€8,995 Photos. www.robertsoncars-spain.com phone 952 832 173 / whatsapp. 608 658 785 ROBERTSON CARS 4x4 JEEP COMPASS Diesel 2008, looks right in white, 2L, manual, 6 speed, 5 star alloy wheels, only 105,000kms.(approx. 65,000miles) CD Player, air-con, electric windows, locking, North, South, East, West this compass
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is the best buy, WAS..€8,250...NOW...€7,995. Photos. www.robertsoncarsspain.com phone 952 832 173 / whatsapp. 608 658 785 ROBERTSON CARS VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.2, 2013, ITV till AUGUST 2022, Silver with black interior, only 125,000kms. (approx. 77,000miles). Private lady owner, air-con, CD Player, 5 door, hatchback, it is a Volkswagen no need to say more, must go Polo....WAS...€7,250 ...NOW...€6,995. Photos. www.robertsoncars-spain.com phone 952 832 173 / whatsapp. 608 658 785 ROBERTSON CARS MERCEDES S320 GOING BACK TO UK ? or STAY IN SPAIN right hand drive Spanish registered Automatic / Diesel, 2002 only 77,000miles, Sunroof, one low handicap golfing owner, golden oldie with black leather interior, a timeless classic with electric everything, comes with the UK conversion headlights FREE cost €800 euros. Full service history....WAS... €5,000 NOW...€3,995. Photos. www.robertsoncars-spain.com phone 952 832 173 / whatsapp. 608 658 785 WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726)
CAR SERVICES MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (291019) ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (291474)
WANTED ALL CARS / Commercials wanted, runners or non-runners. Cash. Buyer collects. Transfer included. 605 109 796 (291358)
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WANTED, wanted, wanted!! All cars, all years, all models… from exotic to classic. Spanish, English, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 or 606 647 597. (290307) CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (290739)
IMPORT / TRANSFER CARS transferred, history checks, Imports and Embargo problems. Change of use and lost papers. Change your car to Spanish plates, simple efficient service. Cars bought and sold. Please call 678 808 837 Or email carsinspain@live.co.uk (290739)
MOTORING WANTED CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH/WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (290739) CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (290739) CARS, VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 685 524 921 (290739) WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 685 524 921 (290739)
NAUTICAL INTERNATIONAL SKIPPER LICENCE: Courses held in English and starts soon. RYA VHF and Radar Courses. 626 245 098 (291576)
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COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. Serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (289652)
PET CHARITY ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-chari ty.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319) ANIMEX Foundation offers free will upgrading when leaving something for abandoned animals. Contact animexfoundation@gmail.com or call 692 166 434 now for this absolutely free service (288287) ARCH - The Andalucian Rescue Centre for Horses, registered charity 8448, is open to visitors every Sunday from 9 am until 2pm. Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys. Come and meet our current rescues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help. Run solely by a small team of dedicated volunteers, the Centre is located between Alhaurin el Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viña Borrego behind Venta Miralmonte. For more information and directions see our website www.horserescue spain.org, our Facebook page Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos or tel. 610 845 491 or 656 935 613 (93322) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public at weekends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at any time. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really
CLASSIFIEDS help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepe online.net (93321) SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So, if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317)
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WWW.INTERMARBELLA. COM Costa del Sol Property Long Term Rentals All areas / All budgets / All types. Spain +34 951 708 422 UK +44 208 144 5008. Email info@intermarbel la.com (291563) CALAHONDA 1-2 Bed Furnished ground floor apartment, garden, swimming pool. €650pm inc. water & electric. 952 590 297 / 662 561 773 (291859)
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MALAGA EXPAT CONSULTING - Paperwork Assistance, (NIE, Residencia, Driving Licence Renewal, Car Transfer, Doctor Registrations, Translation, Property Rental Licence and more), Relocation Advice. Outstanding service at competitive rates. Call Irina Saltmarsh 687 733 743 www.malagaexpat.com (291415)
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ROLLER SHUTTERS ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours available including wood effect, we also offer a repair service. Make your home more secure! Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.design (101730) ROLLER shutter repairs, 7 days a week, conversion from manual to motorised, new installations. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (288894)
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SOLAR BLINDS ES Ideal for Large Glazed Areas To Reflect Heat / Glare And Stop Furniture Fading And Still Keep The View. Save Heat in The Winter To Improve Your Living Environment. ian@solarshadetinting.com Tel Ian 958 496 571 / 644 546 176 (283466)
SOFT FURNISHINGS MAN AND VAN MAN & VAN, 20€ ph. Removals, Rubbish & House Clearances. Paul 634 112 677 (284894) 2 MEN, Van €30 p hour. House Clearances & Storage. 651 081 610 (291533) MOVEIT-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (288807)
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TV & SATELLITE REPAIRS – TVs, Plasmas, LCDs, Digi-Boxes, Video, Hi-Fi & microwaves. Free estimates, can collect. 35 years’ experience. John 952 491 723 or 600 706 201 (291401) CALL us for all your TV Entertainment needs. www.robsat spain.com 617 169 792 (291591)
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Honda Civic Type R - just for driving ROAD TEST by Mark Slack JEREMY CLARKSON called it revolting, Richard Ham‐ mond called it hideous, so is Honda’s Civic Type R re‐ ally that bad? It’s certainly eye‐catching with its over‐ ly large rear spoiler, red seats and on my test car (a GT model costing €42,230 (£36,320) matching red paintwork. The Type R is a true Hon‐ da icon, arguably as much as the NSX, and from its
original back in 1997 it has pretty much been the com‐ pany’s affordable halo model. Built in Swindon for many years, sadly Honda are leaving the UK despite the undoubted quality that Swindon produced. The plant closes this year but, unlike fellow Japanese car maker Mitsubishi, you’ll still be able to buy right hand drive Hondas.
The latest Type R is priced from €39,904 (£34,320) with three mod‐ el lines, the Type R, GT and Sport Line. Power comes from a 2.0‐litre VTEC Turbo petrol engine that pro‐ d u c e s 6 2 m p h i n 5 . 8 s e c‐ onds and carries on to a top speed of 169 mph. It feels quick, very quick! Yet despite this you can still get high 30s mpg in mixed
driving if you’re careful with your right foot. Diffi‐ cult, very difficult! Sharp steering and three drive settings ‐ comfort, sport and insane ie R mode ‐ makes for a very entertain‐ ing drive. In comfort mode it’s a, perhaps surprisingly, comfortable and useable machine for the daily com‐ mute. It’s practical too with decent interior space and a good boot. Standard kit is generous
with all the usual accou‐ trements such as auto lights, wipers, climate, auto high beam, heated and powered door mirrors, Al‐ cantara, rear view camera, privacy glass and lots of safety kit. On the perfor‐ mance front there are Brembo brake discs and callipers, adaptive damp‐ ing, limited slip differential, rev match and stability and handling assist. It all goes to make the superb pack‐ age that is the Type R. Then there’s the Mar‐ mite question. Its looks are certainly divisive, which is
why Honda have intro‐ duced a slightly down‐ tuned version in terms of looks with the Sport Line. Surely though if you’re wanting a performance machine like the Civic Type R then you want the looks to go with it. The angles, accentuated curves, mad looking spoiler, triple ex‐ haust and overly bright seating is all part of the Type R look. Ev e n i f y o u w o u l d n ’ t want to drive it all the time, I guarantee when you do drive it, you won’t be able to stop grinning.
Facts at a Glance Model: Honda Civic Type R GT Engine: 2.0-litre, turbocharged, petrol Gears: 6-speed manual Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 5.8 seconds/Maximum Speed 272 kph (169 mph) Economy: 7.7 l/100km (36.7 mpg) combined WLTP Emissions: 176 g/km Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets. Honda Civic Type R.
High-Tech Interior EQS
DASHBOARD: Now has three screens.
THE new Mercedes EQS electric car will offer more than 400 miles of range, newly released pictures have revealed its stunning space‐age interior for the first time. While digital displays replace traditional dials and large infotainment touchscreens are now becoming commonplace on top‐end executive and luxury models, the EQS goes one step fur‐ ther by having not one but THREE screens spread across its dashboard, including an entire‐ ly separate touchscreen available for the front passenger to use. Following on from the EQC and EQA electric SUVs and the EQV people carrier, the EQS sits at the very pinnacle of the German brand’s range of electric cars. Key rivals will include the Audi E‐ tron GT, Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan ‐ to
compete against those kinds of cars, the EQS needs to be very special indeed. Fortunately, Mercedes is throwing everything into making the EQS feel special on the inside, and it looks like they have accomplished that task ‐ exquisitely. By the way, if all that display space can’t ac‐ commodate the information that you want to see, you’ll be able to spec an optional head‐up display that can put the most useful bits of infor‐ mation right in front of your eyes. Like other Mercedes models, buyers are likely to be able to change the look of the EQS’ interior on the fly, with multicoloured ambient interior lighting and different display modes for the info‐ tainment screens, it’s like a disco on wheels. Prices start from €105,000 (est).
Introducing The New Mini Electric BMW’S Mini Electric is, at a ba‐ sic level, a three‐door Mini. Its lithium‐ion drive battery does nothing more serious to impact on practicality than very marginally raising the height of the car’s rear seat cushions. Under the bonnet is housed an identical 181bhp, 199lb‐ft electric motor that powers the BMW i3S ‐ except this time it’s powering the Mini’s front axle, of course, rather than the BMW’s rear one. The ‘hybrid synchronous mo‐ tor design, a BMW patent, de‐ livers greater power density than most electric motors by combining within its rotor de‐ sign the effect of permanent magnets with something called the reluctance effect, which cuts down on the need for heavy ‘rare earth’ materials like Neodymium within its construc‐ tion. That, in turn, means the rotor can be lighter, and so it can spin faster and produce power over a greater range than most elec‐ tric motors manage. A critical component of the car’s powertrain is its drive bat‐ tery, which is T‐shaped and fits
under the back seats and along the transmission tunnel. It is as large as the space for it allows to be carried within the Mini’s chassis allows and has a usable capacity of 28.9kWh. However, this is not a particu‐ larly competitive figure in a market in which both the Re‐
nault Zoe and Peugeot e‐208 of‐ fer close to 50kWh. The Mini’s engineers claim that the 144 miles the battery delivers will meet most daily motoring needs of Mini owners ‐ with room to spare. Prices start from €18,683 to €36,000 with deals available.
SPORT WITH April and Easter now ar‐ rived, spring brings new hope that some competitive walking football can take place before the season ends in May. As reported last week plans are going ahead for a 65 years of age and over Recruitment Open Day on Sunday May 16. This will take place at the Finca Naundrup
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A NEW MONTH, NEW HOPE? and already there is an amazing response from all clubs on the Costa del Sol/Nerja who have players wanting to take part. This is encouraging for the or‐ ganisers Walking Football Associ‐
ation Iberia as one of their aims is to get more ‘Seniors’ taking part. It is hoped this will be a pre‐ lude to a Seniors League which would run parallel to the Main League. Watch this space for fur‐ ther details. Before the above event the Seniors of Benalmadena and Calahonda are preparing for a re‐ turn match with the men from the Pueblo looking for revenge for a 3‐0 home defeat a few weeks ago. Dates are being discussed but it is hoped to play around mid April. If restrictions are eased after Easter and no fourth Covid wave,
Calahonda Seniors will play Benalmadena Seniors soon.
there may well be a flurry of friendly matches in April. Another WFAI aim will be launched this week when letters are sent to the Regional Health Board and Inmerso, a govern‐ ment backed body tasked with care for the elderly including wel‐ fare and social activities. Recommendations from both these bodies that walking foot‐ ball is a suitable exercise for over 50s would be a strong argument for the WFAI in their efforts to gain affiliation from the Andaluz Futbol Federation and the Real Federation España Football. We will keep readers updated here in the Euro Weekly News and / or the new WFAI website at www.walkingfootballassocia tioniberia.com which is now up and running after staff training.