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Holiday help FOR parents who have to work, making ar‐ rangements for their children during the long summer holidays can be a major problem, par‐ ticularly if they are in the lower pay brackets. The Ministry of Social A f f a i r s a n d S p o r t s a n‐ nounced on Monday April 18 that it will sub‐ sidise the leisure activi‐ ties of 17,710 children which will be supplied by local councils. Nineteen of those councils are in Mallorca and thanks to these subsidies, the councils will be able to offer to parents in their munici‐ palities, weekly places in holiday schools at much a lower price than usual. For single parent fam‐ ilies and those at risk of social exclusion, the price is quoted at €50 per month and for oth‐ er families the price will be €100 per month. These subsidised ac‐ tivities will take place over an average of 10 weeks covering the school holidays mainly in the summer, 96 per cent of places, although some municipalities al‐ so offer places during Easter and Christmas. It is intended that those looking after the children will be em‐ ployed locally wherever possible.
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MASK FREE: We can now recover normality and show our faces and smiles.
SPAIN officially ditched masks on Wednesday, April 20. The govern‐ ment’s new rules came into effect immediately. Masks still must be worn in three instances though by workers, visi‐ tors, customers, users and patients in some cases. Masks must be worn in health centres and establishments, homes for the elderly and on public transport. Masks must be worn in “health centres, ser‐ v i c e s a n d e s t a b l i s h‐ ments” by “workers, vis‐ itors and patients, with the exception of persons
admitted when they re‐ main in their rooms.” This includes “hospi‐ tals, health centres, blood transfusion cen‐ tres or pharmacies, mental health hospitals and other inpatient fa‐ cilities, dental clinics, surgeries of all kinds, as‐ sisted reproduction clin‐ ics and examination cen‐ tres, opticians, orthopaedic and hearing aid establishments.” The Spanish govern‐ ment maintains that masks should be worn in health establishments because they “may have a higher concentration
of vulnerable persons” and that the possibility of transmission is higher in these places. Masks will also remain mandatory in nursing homes and social health centres for workers and visitors when in shared areas. The final requirement is that masks need to be w o r n o n p u b l i c t r a n s‐ port. This includes air, rail, boats and buses and other forms of pub‐ lic transport. Masks will no longer need to be worn on p l a t f o r m s a n d a t s t a‐ tions.
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Royal visitor TRUE to tradition, Queen Sofia returned to Mallorca for Easter and attended mass and the Maundy Thursday procession as has been her habit for many years. Although she has been a visitor to the island over the last two years, when the pandemic allowed, she had not been able to attend the Holy Week celebra‐ tions which had to be seriously curtailed. Residents and visitors to Palma also become fa‐ miliar with seeing King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and the princesses attend the Cathedral every Easter al‐ though their presence was missed in 2020 and 2021. It seems however that this break has set a prece‐ dence as this year the family did not travel to Mal‐ lorca for the Easter Holidays but instead, they re‐ mained in Madrid for much of Holy Week, visiting the Ukrainian Refugee Assistance, Reception and Referral Centre located in Pozuelo de Alarcon on Sarturday April 16. While welcoming Queen Sofia, accompanied as al‐ ways by her sister Irene who travelled from Greece to keep her company, many were disappointed that the reigning monarch and his family did not make the journey, as in the past they have always been very happy to chat with people and eat at local restaurants. It turns out however that King Felipe did make a surprise trip to Mallorca and was spotted at the Club Nautic in s’Arenal and also found time to meet with his mother, although this was a private journey and he did not accompany her to mass.
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THE Palma International Boat Show will take place from April 28 to May 1 at the Moll Vell and once again incorporates the Superyacht Village. The Institute for Business Innovation of the Balearic Islands (IDI) and the Association of Nautical Companies of the Balearic Islands (AENIB) have renewed their agreement in or‐ der to encourage the participation of their members in show. The event is one of the most important European boat shows and at‐ tracts exhibitors and visitors from across the continent, but it is also an important show‐ case for local businesses of all types. On the morning of April 19, the Vice Presi‐ dent and Minister of Energy Transition, Pro‐ ductive Sectors and Democratic Memory, Juan Pedro Yllanes, and the President of AENIB, Jaume Vaquer, signed an agreement
Credit: Balearic Government
Better lighting Palma boat show SHOWCASE: Signing of the agreement.
to support more than 100 companies that be‐ long to the AENIB. The agreement confirms that the companies associated with the AENIB will receive a discount on the price for their participation in the fair, depending on the ex‐ hibition area. In addition, AENIB will have a stand in the event to give visibility to the ac‐ tions of the association. In return, the partners will promote the event through dissemination on national and international channels.
THE Municipal Sports Institute has renewed the lighting of the Can Caimari sports centre in Palma by replacing the old floodlights with eight LED floodlights of 200 watts each. At a cost of €2,583, the deci‐ sion means that there will be a significant improvement in energy efficiency because it manages to optimise the dis‐ tribution and flow of light, which increases to 26,000 lu‐ mens per spotlight. The investment will benefit
all users and clubs that regu‐ larly use the sports space, such as the Municipal Skating School or the Spanish Hockey Club, among others and which from now on have opti‐ mal lighting conditions to car‐ ry out the activities. Councillor for Sports, Fran‐ cisco Ducrós, said: “Thanks to this action, the training condi‐ tions of athletes are being im‐ proved, at the same time as a significant increase in energy efficiency is being achieved.”
Fighting against waste IN a bid to ensure that shops and companies comply with waste regulations, some 50 employees of various min‐ istries and municipalities have been trained to ensure compli‐ ance with the regulations. So far this year, the General Directorate of Waste and Envi‐ ronmental Education has opened 71 disciplinary pro‐ ceedings against those breach‐
ing the rules, with the majority, 57 cases, revolving around the use of plastic bags whilst the balance concern contamina‐ tion of the soil. During the pan‐ demic, little was done to inves‐ tigate the activities of the hospitality industry but accord‐ ing to Director General of Con‐ sumer Affairs, Felix Alonso this year’s inspections will see a stricter review of the situation.
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Heroic action in Alcudia A TALE of heroic action came to light on Thursday, April 14, regarding the col‐ lapse that occurred in a Mallorca hotel on Saturday April 9. It has been revealed that when the incident hap‐ pened, the manager of the hotel in Puerto de Alcudia rushed into the rubble to as‐ sist one of his members of staff. Showing total disregard for his own safety, the man‐ ager held the hands of a 59‐ year‐old cook who had been crushed by a falling wall, while firefighters fought to release her. Ac‐ cording to 061 sources, the woman’s thigh was com‐ pressed, and she also suf‐ fered injuries to other parts of her body. Both staff members were reportedly transferred to the Muro hospital in a seri‐ ous condition. The incident happened in the three‐star BlueSea Piscis Hotel, at around 3pm. It was first believed that a gas explosion had caused the collapse of a ceiling into the kitchen area, but it has now been confirmed it was actu‐ ally due to gym equipment on the floor above. Police sources indicated that the collapse “could have been a real disaster.” The police source said there were around 330 clients staying in the hotel at the time. They have since been relocated to other es‐ tablishments, with the hotel facility having been sealed. It will not open its doors un‐ til a report from the munici‐ pal technician certifies there is no risk of new collapses.
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Cyclist injured OFFICERS from the Mallor‐ ca Fire Brigade were called out on Tuesday April 19 when a 50‐year‐old female cyclist, part of a group trav‐ elling on the Ma‐10 near Pollensa, lost control and went over a 10‐metre drop resulting in serious injuries requiring her to be taken to hospital.
Study tour IN America, they call it Spring Break and in Mal‐ lorca it is a Study Tour, but basically it is about large groups of young people descending on a particular area to party. This year, the Mallorca Hotel Federa‐ tion has asked for in‐ creased police presence to cope with misbehaviour.
Storm alert WATCH out for a change of weather from Thursday April 21 until Sunday with potential storms, rain, heavy winds and a signifi‐ cant drop in temperature according to the advance forecast from the State Meteorological Agency. Things should then be‐ come more clement for the following week.
Weed removal ON the alert for ever in‐ creasing numbers of inva‐ sive species, the Palma City Council and the Balearic Government have put together a team which will spend several days in the Bellver forest eradicat‐ ing large clumps of As‐ paragus Asparagoides, which is a weed from southern Africa.
Plastic busters Credit: Balearic Government
Fashion Show THERE will be a special fashion show held in front of the Soller Town Hall from 11am on Sunday, April 24, featuring clothes from local shops and a presentation by Elena Estarellas as well as enter‐ tainment from DJ Toni So‐ cias and the Can Dulce School of Contemporary Dance.
THE European project Plastic Busters Marine Protected Ar‐ eas was set up several years ago to consider the problem of waste material in the Mediterranean. Speaking at a meeting in Athens to consider the results, the director of the National Maritime‐Terrestrial Park of the Cabrera Archipelago, Francesca Lopez, presented on April 16 the final results of the project dealing with a pro‐ tected natural space. She confirmed that during 2020 and 2021, a total of 727.68 kilograms of waste was collected on the three beaches of Cabrera that were part of the project. Of the total, 98 per cent of
CABRERA BEACHES: Local staff analysed the waste.
waste collected was plastic of which 30 per cent was dispos‐ able. In addition, a third of the
Promoting crafts THE Consell de Mallorca is to make €115,000 available to promote craft activity by Mallor‐ ca based artisans. Companies, profes‐ sionals, cooperatives, associations and town councils can apply to re‐ ceive up to €3,000 to as‐ sist their craft activities in the period August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. The grants are to cov‐ er the cost of organising
activities including par‐ t i c i p a t i o n a n d a t t e n‐ dance at craft events both on and off the is‐ land and can be used for advertising campaigns, p u b l i s h i n g o f c a t a‐ logues, audio‐visual pro‐ jects and even signage on workshops, vehicles or shops. This is the first time that local councils have been able to apply for such grants.
marine waste had originated outside the boundaries of the park and came from recre‐ ational and tourist activities.
AGILE: Dog with a good head for heights.
Children’s event THERE will be plenty for the young ones to do on Thursday April 21 and Friday April 22 as Calvia Council is hosting the Neula Parc children’s event which was postponed from Christmas due to the pandemic. Open from 10am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm, it will take place in the Galatzo pavilion and will feature children’s workshops, crafts, performances, storytelling, games, attrac‐ tions and many surprises. Admission costs €6 for families of four to seven people or €2 for individuals with all money collected being donated to Discaes‐ ports and the Mallorcan Solidarity Fund. This year also includes new features and improvements that have been proposed by people who have come to the park in previ‐ ous years. First of all, the inclusive aspect is im‐ proved. Both in the morning and in the af‐ ternoon, the first opening hour will be with‐
To mitigate the effects, vari‐ ous actions have been taken such as the purchase of bulk cleaning products and larger packaging, to reduce plastics, as well as installing water dis‐ pensers for the same pur‐ pose. In the case of the can‐ teen, compostable and cardboard containers for takeaway food have been in‐ cluded and thanks to the pro‐ ject, they have reusable bot‐ tles and bags and a personal hygiene kit with solid soaps, bamboo toothbrush and sun‐ screen in bar format.
Agility Centre Credit: Soller Council
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NEULA PARC: A busy scene from 2020.
out noise, and the workshops will be adapt‐ ed for all children with hearing impairments thanks to the collaboration of ASPAS and the Fundacio Mallorca Live. Also, in the outdoor area there is a large tent specifically for boys and girls aged up to six with separate spaces for the care of ba‐ bies, changing of nappies, an area for breast or bottle feeding as well as somewhere just to have a rest.
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SOLLER Council offi‐ cially opened its Canine Agility Centre in Lepanto Park, Port de Soller at 11am on Sunday April 17. Large numbers of owners and their pets enjoyed the op‐ portunity to combine exercise, agility and an element of train‐ ing as well as mixing with other owners and their animals. The Council has managed to include a considerable number of different obstacles and challenges for four‐legged visitors although some of the dogs may just be too small to tackle the larger constructions.
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Breaking bread CRUMBS, Palma will be hosting the best of Mal‐ lorcan baking at the sixth Fira del Llonguet to be held around the Pil∙lari neighbourhood on Sun‐ day April 24. The activities will start at 10am with the giants of Llucmajor and the xeremiers of El Prat and will carry on until 5pm with a range of different activities suitable for all audiences. One of the highlights will be at 10.30am when three chefs, Koldo Royo, Jose Cortes and Catalina Pons, get to‐ gether to offer a demonstration of the art of cooking. The fair has the sup‐ port of the Association of Bakers and Confection‐ ers of the Balearic Islands and aims to raise aware‐ ness of the tradition of local pastry and bakery products. A total of 14 bakeries from all over Mallorca will take part, marketing their products, with the llonguet type of bread roll having the place of honour and it is expect‐ ed that with other arti‐ sanal involvement, there will be around 70 different points of sale. Some 11,000 square metres have been set aside for vehicle parking and the 31 bus will run more frequently during the day.
and finally... IT has been widely reported in Mallorca that owners of holi‐ day homes which are rented to visitors have received an un‐ expected demand for money. According to these reports, the General Society of Authors and Publishers which represents composers and musicians has written to many renters saying that they need to pay a fee to cover copyright. The assumption is that those renting out their properties will have radios or televisions installed in the properties and that as they are not using these for their own personal use, they should pay royalty fees. It is certainly not unusual for hotels or other places that ei‐ ther broadcast TV or play music but seems to be stretching the definition of International Property Law in this case.
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A C C O R D I N G to the Scottish government on Thursday, April 14: “Dis‐ placed Ukrainian stu‐ dents settling in Scot‐ land will be given access to free tuition and living cost support, subject to parliamentary approval. “Under new proposals from the Scottish gov‐
Free tuition for Ukranians ernment, Ukrainians wishing to embark on a further or higher educa‐ tion course from aca‐ demic year 2022‐23 will be eligible for free tu‐ ition and living cost sup‐
Stormers ready BRITAIN will supply Ukraine with a deployment of Stormer High‐Velocity Missiles (HVM) ar‐ moured missile launchers along with 120 per‐ sonnel carriers. The 13‐ton vehicles can be flown to the war on C‐17 transport planes this month. Ukrainian officials witnessed the weaponry in action during a display by the Ministry of De‐ fence two weeks ago on Salisbury Plain. Operat‐ ed by a three‐man crew of driver, gunner, and commander, the Stormer can deliver its deadly payload of 17 Starstreak missiles on the enemy, and then travel at speeds of up to 50mph to es‐ cape quickly. “The Stormer‐Starstreak combination will be a huge boost to Ukraine’s fighting capability,” said the former commander of British troops in Afghanistan, Colonel Richard Kemp, on April 18. “It is an extremely effective, highly‐mobile combat vehicle that will do severe damage to any attempts at low‐level attack by Putin’s air forces. This news will anger Moscow, which is already threatening retaliation against the West, especially Britain, for supplying weapons,” he added.
port, providing they have submitted an appli‐ cation to the Homes for Ukraine, Ukraine Family or the Ukraine Extension schemes. “Existing Ukrainian
students who have pre‐ viously started courses in Scotland and who are experiencing hardship will be eligible to apply for immediate financial assistance through a
MANCHESTER Airport’s Terminal Three is set to reopen to cope with passenger de‐ mand after months of chaos, queues and delays. Passengers travelling through Manch‐ ester Airport have been plagued with delays and queues for several months. One pas‐ senger even turned up 13 hours early in a bid to beat the queues. Terminal Three was partially reopened on
newly created £1 million International Students’ Emergency Fund.” Minister for Higher Ed‐ ucation and Further Edu‐ cation Jamie Hepburn commented: “We are
Terminal 3
March 27, but this was only for a limited number of passengers. The terminal is set to fully reopen on Fri‐ day, April 22. Despite the impending re‐ opening, Manchester Airport continues to advise passengers to make sure they check in three hours before their flight as well as
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determined to do every‐ thing we can to give dis‐ placed people from Ukraine the warmest welcome possible and we want to ensure stu‐ dents arriving here have the support they need to start or continue their higher and further edu‐ cation.
checking the coronavirus travel advice for their destination country before they head to the airport. “All passengers flying out with Aurigny, British Airways, Eastern Airways, Iberia Ex‐ press, Loganair, Ryanair and Vueling will check in at the Terminal Three entrance. All arrivals into the airport with those air‐ lines will also go through the Terminal Three building,” the airport announced.
Covid concern No to blurring
NEXT winter could see millions more Covid‐19 infections, according to Dutch Health Minister Ernst Kuipers. “It is not over,” he said on Saturday April 16. His new public health strategy will focus on personal responsi‐ bility, although the details are still being worked out. He said any new re‐ strictions will be based on health concerns, as well the economic, social and cultural impact: “It is a very intricate and very difficult balance. We know this is incredibly disruptive.” Projections undertaken in the Nether‐ lands suggest that as many as 10 million infections could occur during the seven‐month flu season, from mid‐September until mid‐April. Kuipers added that he is confident the Dutch authorities can track the spread of Covid and any possible new variants: “We did not have this type of testing for previous diseases.”
GOOGLE said it has not removed the blurring of Russian military in‐ stallations on its maps and the im‐ ages were always unblurred. Genevieve Park, a Google spokesperson, said: “We haven’t made any blurring changes to our satellite imagery in Russia. While the circulating images are likely le‐ gitimate, they were available on Google Maps long before the conflict in Ukraine.” Google does
blur its maps of potentially sensi‐ tive areas, including military loca‐ tions. However, it does not blur all images. Viewers can see detailed satellite imagery of Nellis Air Force Base and even Area 51 in the US. It is believed Google does provide more detailed satellite imagery to a number of Western military forces, but says it has not modified any images since the start of the war in Ukraine.
and finally... LACIE PATTINSON, eight, saved a lamb’s life after finding her ‘close to death’ when she was rejected by her mother. She nurtured the distraught animal with love and cuddles and today she is best friends with the sheep. The schoolgirl’s mum Hayley Pattinson, 37, said they even threw Lucky the sheep a party to celebrate her first birthday.
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Rail sale
BRITISH rail tickets will go on sale from April 19 with dis‐ counted tickets available on journeys from April 25 to May 27, with some routes enjoying up to 50 per cent off. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “For the first time ever, operators across the rail industry are coming together to help pas‐ sengers facing rising costs of living by offering up to 50 per cent off more than a million tickets on journeys across Britain. There’s no better time to visit friends, family or just explore our great coun‐ try, so book your tickets to‐ day.” Jacqueline Starr, CEO of the Rail Delivery Group,
added on April 19: “We want everyone to be able to benefit from travelling by train because it’s more than just a journey, it’s a way to connect everyone to the people, places and things they love. As part of the Great British Rail Sale cus‐ tomers will enjoy over one million discounted tickets, so they can explore some of the fantastic locations that are accessible by rail.” Tickets can be purchased online from participating retailers with the up to half‐price rate applying to a range of off‐ peak tickets spreading the length and breadth of the country.
Sinking ship MOSKVA: The ship was allegedly hit with two cruise missiles. PICTURES of sinking Russian warship Moskva have emerged as new ac‐ counts strongly dispute the official Russian version of the loss of Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea Fleet flagship. The photos published on Monday April 18 are thought to have been tak‐ en by a passing Turkish ship. The Moskva, a Soviet‐era guided missile cruiser, sank near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on Thursday April 14 after Ukraine said it hit the ship with two cruise missiles. Russia has confirmed the ship sank, but said this was due to an accidental fire which detonated ammunition on
board. A young sailor’s account of surviving the carnage on the Moskva was re‐ vealed by Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s leading investigative media outlet. The sailor’s mother told Novaya Gazeta: “He called me, and he cried over what he had seen. It was horren‐ dous. Clearly not everyone survived.” She added: “Most of the wounded have limbs torn off, because of the ex‐ plosions from both the missiles and the detonated ammunition.” Fears have also been raised that the ship went down with nuclear war‐ heads.
French fraud
THE European Union’s Anti‐Fraud Of‐ fice has accused French far‐right politi‐ cian Marine le Pen of embezzlement. The report, released on April 14, ac‐ cused the National Rally presidential candidate of having embezzled nearly €140,000 of public money from the Parliament of Strasbourg, when she was an MEP. Under question are public funds from the Strasbourg parliament when she sat there as a deputy between 2004 and 2017, which the report said that she personally should reimburse. According to the report, which is la‐ belled sensitive, Le Pen is said to owe the commission €136,993.99. Le Pen who is standing on an anti‐EU platform has questioned the timing of the report. “I will return their money to the French. I will put the value of work back in the spotlight and for that, we will focus on making work pay,” she said. Both Le Pen and her party have been the subject of embezzlement investiga‐ tions in the past, with this report bring‐ ing the total that she is accused of em‐ bezzling to €475,000.
Waste of time
ITALIAN Prime Minister Mario Draghi said he is starting to believe that engaging with Putin, his counterpart in Russia, is “just a waste of time.” “I am beginning to think that those people are right when they say: ‘It is useless to talk to him, it’s just a waste of time’,” he said on Sunday April 17. The comments follow a phone call between the two leaders with Putin having raised the issue of Italy paying for gas in Rubles. The two apparently agreed to speak again but Draghi said: “Then came the horror of Bucha.” Referring to the efforts
ITALY’S PM: “Then came the horror of Bucha.”
being made by French President Emmanuel Macron, he has “every right to try every possible avenue of dialogue.” “But I have the impres‐ sion that the horror of
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war with its carnage, with what they did to children and women, is complete‐ ly independent of the words and phone calls that are made,” Draghi added.
Doctor’s delight FANS of Dr Who are said to be delighted as the replace‐ ment for Jodie Whittaker is ‘odds‐on’ to be David Ten‐ nant. Jodie Whittaker took on the famous role in the BBC sci‐fi series in 2017 when she became the 13th Doctor Who. In 2021, Whit‐ taker announced that she would be leaving the show in 2022. Official confirma‐ tion of who will take over the role has not yet been re‐ leased, but fans are delight‐ ed at the prospect of wel‐ coming back David Tennant. Bookmakers Coral’s John Hill said on April 19: “It’s been 12 years now since David Tennant left the iconic role of Doctor Who. Many punters believe he is set for a sensational return, replac‐ ing Jodie Whittaker. There has been one‐way traffic in our betting for the Scottish actor who is now odds‐on to be the next permanent Time Lord.” EastEnders star Danny Dyer is also in the running for taking over. His odds are 10‐1.
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RUSSIA has warned the US to stop arm‐ ing Ukraine saying that it was adding fuel to the conflict. A formal diplomatic note, revealed on April 14, warned that the NATO shipments of the “most sensitive” weapons systems to Ukraine could bring “unpredictable consequences.” The warning comes as President Joe Biden announced a massive expansion in the scope and volume of
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weapons to be supplied to Ukraine. The €740 million package includes the type of equipment Ukraine has been asking for, including long range artillery that matches Russian firepower. It also includes equip‐ ment that will help the country to defend its coastline as well as ammunition, ar‐
moured vehicles and anti‐tank weapons. Experts have suggested that the diplomat‐ ic note will see a change in approach from Russia who have labelled weapons con‐ voys coming into the country as legitimate military targets, but has not made any ef‐ fort to attack them so far.
Theatre not TV
CELEBRITY Danniella Westbrook said that while her dream role would be on Emmerdale, it is live theatre that makes her happy. “I’m not joining Em‐ merdale. I’m actually not looking to go back to TV just yet. I’m looking to go back to theatre, that’s re‐ ally for me, it’s some‐ thing that lights me up. And I’m also looking to maybe do a radio show, a breakfast show or a
A RECORD‐BREAKING space laser light, known as a mega‐ maser, the most distant one ever observed, has been de‐ tected by a team of interna‐ tional astronomers at the South African Radio Astrono‐ my Observatory in Karoo. The megamaser was de‐ tected five billion light years away from earth and is thought to have travelled a whopping 58,000 billion‐bil‐ lion kilometres to reach our planet.
Prefers live theatre.
drive‐time show, and do presenting,” she said on April 12. “I do a lot for GB News so I’m really into that, politics and stuff like that. If they had a celebri‐
ty Married At First Sight I would do it, if I wasn’t getting married then I would have done some‐ thing like that. My part‐ ner always said to me to go on it anyways and get it out of your system, he’ s cool. “I love EastEnders, I love Sam, but my dream is Emmerdale. I’d love to be in Emmerdale, I’m a country girl. You can see where I live. I ride hors‐ es,” she added.
Space laser
Marcin Glowacki, a Re‐ search Associate at Curtin Uni‐ versity in Australia, who ob‐ served the light said “When galaxies collide, the gas they contain becomes extremely dense and can trigger concen‐ trated beams of light to shoot out.” Named Nkalakatha, the isiZulu word for ‘big boss’, the
megamaser was detected on the first night of a survey that spanned more than 3,000 hours of observation time. Glowacki added on April 15: “It’s impressive that, with just a single night of observations, we’ve already found a record‐ breaking megamaser. It shows just how good the telescope is.”
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Illegal plan A PLAN signed by Home Sec‐ retary Priti Patel that will see asylum seekers sent to Rwan‐ da for processing, has been branded illegal by the United National High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). Gillian Triggs, Assistant Sec‐ retary‐General at the UNHCR, said the plan was an “egre‐ gious breach” of international and refugee law, describing it as “unacceptable” and a “troubling development.” Triggs, who is Australian, said: “My point is, just as the Australian policy is an egre‐ gious breach of international law and refugee law and hu‐ man rights law, so too is this proposal by the United King‐ dom government. “It is very unusual, very few states have tried this, and the purpose is primarily deter‐ rent and it can be effective, I don’t think we’re denying that. “But what we’re saying at the UN refugee agency is that there are much more legally effective ways of achieving the same outcome,” she added on Saturday April 16.
Gas games GERMANY is to invest billions of euros to move away from Rus‐ sian gas, the govern‐ ment announced on April 14. The investment of nearly €3 billion will go towards the acquisition of floating liquefied natural gas import ter‐ minals. Finance Minister Christian Lindner tweet‐ ed: “Dependence on Russian energy imports must be reduced quick‐ ly and sustainably. “Floating LNG termi‐ nals make an important contribution to this, for which we must provide funding.” Following the inva‐ sion of Ukraine, Europe and in particular Ger‐ many have been look‐ ing to reduce their re‐ liance on Russian imports, with most turning to the import of liquefied natural gas
FLOATING TERMINALS: Billions are to be invested.
(LNG). Around 20 coun‐ tries supply LNG which is transported by ship, however it does require terminals in order to of‐ fload the gas. Russia currently ac‐ counts for around 45 per cent of Europe’s re‐ quirement, with that figure closer to 55 per cent in Germany in re‐ cent years. Since the start of the invasion that number has dropped to 40 per cent. As Germany does not yet have a terminal it has been relying on more expensive imports from the Netherlands, Norway and of LNG.
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Presenter receives death threats T H E Oscar slap com‐ pletely overshadowed other events on the night including a joke by actress Amy Schumer that resulted in her re‐ ceiving death threats. Schumer said she re‐ ceived the threats after making a joke about Kirsten Dunst saying she thought the Oscar nomi‐ nee was a so‐called seat filler and asked her to stand up. Dunst was sit‐ ting at the table with her husband, Jesse Plemons. Seat fillers are the people who sits in a star guest’s chair while they are accepting an award or going to the bar. Schumer pretending not to recognise Kirsten Dunst at the awards cer‐ emony was seen by some as an insult. Some of the threats she has re‐ ceived say: “Who do you think you are that you
Actress Amy Schumer.
can insult Kirsten Dunst like that?”
The threats have been so bad and numerous that she was called by the police who asked: “Did you make fun of Kirsten Dunst at the Os‐ cars?” Speaking on the Howard Stern Show she said: “The secret service got in touch with me,” adding that “the joke was coordinated ‐ like the other jokes at the event, we even spoke before.”
and finally... A TEEN who disappeared when he was 16 years old was dis‐ covered by the Summit County Sheriff's office in Utah, who said they had responded to reports of a homeless person wander‐ ing around the Kimball Junction area, pushing a shopping cart. How Oswalt, the autistic teen who has been reunited with his family after three years, got to be 1,200 kilometres and more than 11 hours’ drive away from where he disappeared remains a mystery.
GO LOCAL
THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support local businesses in the community by shop‐ ping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal, we chal‐ lenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent busi‐ nesses in your area.
Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are. They add unique character. They are convenient. And they offer excellent produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping locally means that independent businesses can support the local community. You may find something a euro or two cheaper online but have you
con‐ sidered where your money is actually going?By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local fami‐ ly’s table and there is noth‐ ing better than giving back to the communities that have given us so much. Lo‐ cal stores support charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cas‐ es, they are much more
than just a business, they’re a legacy. They may have supported generations of the same family. Likewise, brand new local stores and bars may help the generations of the future fulfil their dreams and ambitions. Remember, your local store is going up against multinationals and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support. Spending your money locally will make a real difference to the local economy. Local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro they receive at local level. They create locally owned supply chains and they in‐ vest in their employees. So remember, buy local. When you go shopping ‐ go local!
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Tending the Palmeral ORIHUELA’S Environment Department contin‐ ues to add new palms to the Palmeral forest. In line with the Palmeral Master Plan, the de‐ partment intends to plant another 50 trees in addition to the 300 planted since 2020 to rejuve‐ nate Europe’s second‐biggest palm forest after Elche’s. The aim is to regain a density of 300 trees per hectare, compared with the current 220. “The new trees will be planted in zones where they can be easily watered to guarantee their survival in the summer. More will be planted in the autumn when they need less maintenance regarding irrigation,” said Councillor Damaso Aparicio. There are also plans to replace fig and olive trees while incorporating traditional crops in‐ cluding two plots for cotton, Aparicio revealed. Six plots are to be given over to alfalfa on land in danger of being taken over by weeds: “Alfalfa improves the soil and will limit their spread,” Aparicio said. With wheat now growing on a further 4,500 square metres of Palmeral land, an increasing number of traditional crops have returned to what the Councillor described as “a unique open space.”
News from our editions With six editions and read by more than half a million people, EWN is Spain’s largest free local English-language newspaper COSTA DEL SOL
Junta supports Marenostrum
COSTA DE ALMERIA
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Better beaches in Torre del Mar ON Wednesday April 13, the first deputy mayor of Velez‐Malaga and councillor for Beaches, Jesús Pérez Atencia, officially presented the re‐ cently completed works on Levante Beach in Torre del Mar, which involved the extension of the infirmary of the central lifeguard post and the installa‐ tion of a new bathroom. According to the mayor, the improve‐ ments to the lifeguard post have result‐ ed in “a more comfortable, spacious and accessible infirmary area in order to provide a service to the whole of our coastline.” In addition, the new outdoor toilet has three cubicles for use by men, women and people with reduced mobil‐ ity. He added: “After the last storm, we have been working on a series of im‐ provements to all our beaches with the sole objective of having everything in optimal conditions for Easter. In addi‐ tion to incorporating this bathing area, we are going to continue working in all of the towns along the coast, adding new equipment to continue providing a quality service to users of our beaches.”
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Clear road ahead MOJACAR is closer to getting its much‐needed coastal bypass. The Junta’s department of Public Works, In‐ frastructure and Territorial Planning and Mo‐ jacar Town Hall have signed a collaboration agreement to build a two‐kilometre section of road between the A‐1203 road and Paraje de Las Marinas. The €5.9 million project will complete the by‐ pass begun 30 years ago to decongest the heavy traffic that collapses Mojacar’s Paseo del Mediterraneo each summer. Marifran Carazo, who heads the Public Works, Infrastructure and Territorial Planning department, described the agreement as the re‐ sult of “intensely hard work” to unblock a stalled problem “and give it a second chance.” Now that the Junta has authorised the pro‐ ject, the next step involves closing an agreement regarding funding before the contract is put out to tender. “We have achieved a new scenario, with a route that will be safe and environmentally‐re‐ spectful,” Carazo said, revealing if all goes accord‐ ing to plan the contract will be awarded this year. Once awarded, the new section of road should be finished within two years, she added. Mojacar’s coastal bypass, which Carazo said had been “plagued by delays and setbacks” was initially begun in 1994 but construction was halt‐ ed 12 months later at the contractors’ request. Work resumed in 2002 and the first phase be‐ tween the A‐370 and ALP‐818 was completed in 2005, although the remaining 5.7 kilometres’ unfavourable Environmental Impact Statement prevented construction from progressing.
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Storm Celia aftermath
ANDALUCIA BRAND: Confirming the arrangement.
THE Junta de Andalucia is supporting the Marenostrum Fuengirola project, which in 2022 celebrates its seventh year. Fuengirola councillor Rodrigo Romero said on Monday April 18 when announcing this tie up with the delegate for Tourism in Malaga, Nuria Rodríguez “the Junta de An‐ dalucia intends to generate interna‐ tional projection through musical events and in this sense its commit‐ ment to Marenostrum Fuengirola is ideal. “I think that our objectives com‐ bine perfectly, since many of the fes‐ tivals that we are going to have here
have a great international projec‐ tion.” For her part, the Tourism delegate responded that “Marenostrum Fuen‐ girola is in a special enclave, at the foot of the sea, next to the Sohail castle, surrounded by history and nature. “I think, today, we must recognise that it has been a complete success, that it has been consolidated and that it has placed on the internation‐ al map from cultural tourism and to us, who are committed to the pro‐ jection of the Andalucia Brand, this festival will help us promote that brand from Fuengirola.”
CALLOSA’S Fuentes de Algar were able to open time for Easter despite Storm Celia’s destruction at the end of March. The force of the rain‐swollen Algar that feeds the series of rockpools and cascades swept away three bridges and seriously damaged another while sweeping away trees, railings and oth‐ er infrastructure. Despite an initial announcement that it would be impossible to repair the damage in time for Easter week, it was possible to improvise temporary but safe crossings for visitors to the natural enclave. “It was very hard work to make sure that the Fuentes could reopen so soon after the storm,” said Mayor Andres Molina. The damage will cost €70,000 to repair. Meanwhile, swimming was banned because of Algar’s dangerously strong currents and the signposted one‐way system has been reactivated. Originally introduced to ensure social distancing during the pandemic, the one‐way system was reinstated to avoid mishaps on the repaired infras‐ tructure while visitors were also ad‐ vised to wear comfortable, nonslip footwear.
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A LOT has changed since the start of the pan‐ demic and that includes the rules and laws that govern beach usage in Spain. Little known, but a rule that has been around for many years, is that beachwear is for use on the beach. That means quite simply that you should cover up when you leave the beach, so no bikinis and bare chests. You could be issued with a fine of up to €300 for breaking this simple rule. Many people think it’s quite ok to camp out
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Beach rules on the beach overnight or to park your RV / Campervan in a beach car park for the night. Abuse of these rules has seen a hardening of at‐ titudes and a tightening of the laws which could now see you fined by as much as €1,500. Spain is quite tolerant when it comes to nudi‐
Divorce applications up 50% WITH the new no‐fault laws barely two weeks old since they were intro‐ duced, divorce applications in the UK have soared by 50 per cent according to figures released on Wednesday April 13. Introduced on Wednes‐ day April 6, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 eradicated the no‐ tion that one party in the couple had to be at fault or have committed some form of wrongdoing. It also does away with the need for couples to prove they have lived apart for two or more years if they were not able to prove that anyone was at fault. Importantly the change means that the divorce cannot be contested by the other party, a requirement that forced many to live in unhappy marriages be‐ cause both parties had not agreed to getting divorced. HM Courts & Tribunals data for the first week of the new law shows that
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or to the introduction of the new law applications averaged around 2,000 a week.
NEW LAWS: Makes divorcing your partner easier.
and finally... BRITISH comedian Rob Beckett took to Twitter to warn fellow British Airways’ customers after he had travelled to Walt Disney World on a dream holiday with his two children. Beckett wrote: “This is a public service announce‐ ment. Avoid @British_Airways until they have sorted out their IT and staff problems. Absolute shambles. They are all over the place. Especially if you’re travelling with kids. Fingers crossed we have a flight home. They aren’t sure.” He followed the post with a few laughing face emojis. Despite the travel chaos, the comedian said he and his family had the “best holiday ever.”
ty however the law is simple, if it causes offence it is a crime. That means topless ladies sun‐ bathing on beaches is acceptable, appearing ful‐ ly nude in areas other than nudist beaches is not. Falling foul of this rule could see you issued with a fine of €750.
Cover up when you leave the beach.
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Holy veto
Car thefts
THE Danish Lutheran Church had the right to veto the building of any construction that would obscure the view from a church within three kilometres which meant that wind turbines were being banned, but due to anxiety to escape Russian energy domination this will be scrapped.
ACCORNING to a recent report by Confused.com, Denmark has the lowest theft rate of cars in the whole of Europe averaging just one per day, although other research says that more than 100 bicycles are stolen daily throughout the country.
THE NETHERLANDS Pack your trunk
Seeing glasses
CONTROVERSY has erupted over the fact that the owners of the last circus elephant in Holland, Buba, have received permission to sell the 45-year-old to the Kimba Elefant Park in Hungary, which is part zoo and part circus and is owned by a circus family.
BLIND singer Stevie Wonder has been given a special pair of glasses created by a group of researchers at Delft University to trial. The Envision glasses have an inbuilt camera which records the environment and reports in speech what it sees to the wearer.
BELGIUM Dead on arrival
Bare faced cheek
PASSENGERS and crew were shocked when a Brussels Airlines flight travelling from Sierra Leone to the Belgian capital had to be diverted to Madrid on April 13 after a medical emergency was declared on board, but the passenger who was unwell died soon after the plane landed.
A NAKED man who reportedly told police that he fancied taking off his clothes and going for a walk around the streets of Geraardsbergen was arrested on April 12 and was fined for offending public decency before being released.
GERMANY Minister resigns
Back tracking
DUE to the fact that she took a four-week holiday shortly after devastating floods occurred last year in the state where she was a senior official, Anne Spiegel who later was elected to Parliament and became Minister of Families and Women has now resigned.
UKRAINIAN President Volodymir Zelensky appears to be distancing himself from reports that he didn’t want German President Steinmeier to visit Kyiv and says that he wasn’t aware that the President has asked to join other leaders in a proposed official visit.
FRANCE Saving money
New verb
IT has been reported by www.navyrecognition. com that Normandie (D651), an Aquitaine-class frigate of the French Navy which was launched in 2018 sailed out of its home port in early April without its Electronic Warfare suite's jammers due to budgetary reasons, despite the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
THOSE using social media in Ukraine have apparently coined a new verb macronete (macroner in French and English) created following inactivity by Emmanuel Macron and it means to refer to someone who ‘appears to be worried about a situation, but does nothing.’
NORWAY Defence problems
Electric shock
AFTER Norway’s Defence Minister Enoksen resigned on April 9 (the date that the Nazis invaded Norway in 1940) due to sexual misconduct, his relatively unknown replacement Bjørn Arild Gram has been linked with a ‘me too’ sexist text which he denies sending.
IN a bid to increase the use of public transport in major Norwegian cities, the Public Roads Administration proposes that the government should significantly reduce the amount of benefit given to drivers of electric vehicles who receive subsidies before and after purchase.
FINANCE Public spending HISTORICALLY the European Union has been harsh with the four PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain) and their inability to limit their public deficits and debts, but due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent inflation, control will be suspended for 2022.
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£1.5 million
in bribes is the amount that a former UK Coca Cola employee has admitted taking in order to secure business for two British companies.
Updating hospitality accounting methods Credit: haddock
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Boiled eggs THE Easter Bunny is to be kicked into touch next year as the UK government is going to ban special discounts or two for one offers and placement of chocolate treats such as Easter Eggs near to tills in order to try to reduce obesity especially in children.
Equal pay THE Spanish Ministry of Labour and Equality has now released a new job assessment tool, which is available to all companies which will allow them to identify whether there are any obvious pay differences between male and female employees doing the same or similar jobs.
Hand me downs ONE of the problems with children is that they keep growing, which means that parents are always having to buy new clothes. Recognising this, Marks and Spencer are trialling membership of peer‐to‐ peer marketplace where parents can buy, sell, donate, and recycle outgrown kidswear through dotte.
Seafood galore EUROPE’S premier seafood event is due to take place in Barcelona between April 26 and 28, with more than 2,000 companies from 76 countries taking part. Despite Brexit and the fall out over fishing rights in British waters, a number of British companies will be exhibiting at Seafood Expo Global which in 2019, (the last time it took place being in Brussels), 29,000 people from 155 countries visited. Attracting exhibitors from as far away as the Falkland Islands which has a significant and valuable squid and toothfish export industry, the world’s biggest seafood trade fair will contribute up to €100 million to the economy of Barcelona.
Controlling restaurant costs.
MOVING Spanish hospitality industry into the digital age as it starts to re‐ cover from the pandemic, new tech‐ nology is being introduced in order to make ordering of stock more efficient and to calculate the cost of each item on the menu. One innovative company, Choco has created new software which digi‐ tises ordering, supply chain and com‐ munications for suppliers and restau‐ rants. Although it’s a €7.5 billion market in Spain the majority of owners con‐ duct most transactions with pen and paper or spreadsheets. According to Larry Aschebrook, A UK company has been shut down for mis‐selling white goods service plans and was known to target elderly and vul‐ nerable people. According to the UK govern‐ ment on Wednesday, April 13, Premier Protect Holdings Ltd, which traded as Premier Protect 365, has been wound up by the Courts. The company had sold service plans for white goods and TVs. Along with targeting vulnerable people the company is also said to have pressurised ‘customers into ‘renewing’ non‐existing ser‐ vice plans.’ The official report explained: “After providing card details and
Managing Partner of G Squared, the Choco software already shows “im‐ pressive levels of user engagement and true value creation for cus‐ tomers; we are excited to see Choco fulfil its potential to modernise the food supply chain, at a time when we believe it is needed more than ever,” he adds. The company, which has grown by 333 per cent in Spain in the last year was valued at €1.12 billion just three and a half years after its creation. Another innovative new company, haddock, specialises in intelligent cost control for restaurants and has revo‐ lutionised Escandallos, a tool that cal‐
culates the costs of dishes automati‐ cally. With their Escandallos function‐ ality, the user will only have to take a photo of their invoices and delivery notes and upload it to haddock. The platform will automatically ex‐ tract the information from the prod‐ ucts and the restaurateur will only have to choose the ingredients of their recipes to make the price tag for each dish. The ingredients will be automatical‐ ly updated with the last purchase price, and once the sale price has been added, the restaurateur will be able to control the profit in real time for each dish on the menu.
Accused of mis-selling setting up an annual payment, customers subsequently found it was impossible to contact the company to arrange a refund. In some cases, the company actu‐ ally took money from individu‐ als without their consent. “Neither the company, nor its director, Abdelhak Akayour, co‐ operated with the Insolvency Service investigation. The for‐ mer director, Imran Munshi, said he set up the company ‘to compare white goods and poli‐ cies on them’, but that it had been sold to Akayour before it ever traded.
“Munshi’s name however still appeared on both the account opening documentation with the serviced office provider, and the company’s own white goods supplier. “The Financial Conduct Agency issued a warning regarding Pre‐ mier Protect in December 2020, saying it was not an authorised company and therefore any pay‐ ments made to Premier Protect were not covered by the Finan‐ cial Services Compensation Scheme and customers would not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service.”
Net zero BIRMINGHAM Airport is set to create net zero carbon by 2033 and has already made progress in becoming environmentally responsi‐ ble having introduced elec‐ tric vehicles, solar power and energy efficient mea‐ sures. Chief executive Nick Bar‐ ton revealed on April 12, “Our Net Zero Carbon Plan sets out how we will be‐ come net zero by 2033 through investments in en‐ ergy saving initiatives and stakeholder partnerships over the next decade. “Our investment to be‐ come net zero will escalate immediately with a multi‐ million‐pound outlay up to 2025, focusing on renew‐ ables and energy efficien‐ cies. “The second phase of in‐ vestment will be developed to complete our net zero transition by 2033, with a focus on emerging tech‐ nologies to create a low‐ carbon environment.”
Seized goods MANY years ago, British Cus‐ toms used to regularly send items seized at Heathrow Airport to an auction room in Hounslow rather than just destroy them. Similarly, here in Spain, when items are seized by ei‐ ther the courts or law en‐ forcement agencies and are confiscated, provided they are not illegal, they also are auctioned off. The Ministry of Justice has just put up for auction 1,259 lots made up of various ob‐ jects such as carpets, paint‐ ings, watches and books, val‐ ued at more than €300,000 and any profits will serve to compensate the victims of various crimes. All of these items will be auctioned online through the specialist Escrapalia auc‐ tion portal.
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Free water A NEW Spanish law which came into effect on April 11 means that all bars and restaurants are required by law to offer free tap wa‐ ter as an alternative to bot‐ tled water in a bid to re‐ duce the use of plastic, so diners could save money.
Gold standard ORVANA is a multi‐mine company owning the El Valle and Carlés gold‐cop‐ per‐silver mines in northern Spain as well as some in South America. Despite hold ups due to the lorry drivers strike, the company extracted 10,595 ounces of gold by end March 2022.
Tesco profits ALTHOUGH Tesco has an‐ nounced pre‐tax profits for 2021 at just over £2 billion, a steady rise, it has warned shareholders that 2022 could be difficult as it may need to reduce profit in or‐ der to keep prices down and stay competitive.
Ferries return FERRY operators and the myriad of informal ticket offices across southern Spain should see a prof‐ itable summer now that ferry services are operating between Spain and Moroc‐ co once again following a two‐year hiatus since Spain now supports Morocco’s claims on western Sahara.
Ukrainian currency THE EU wants to allow refugees to exchange some Ukrainian banknotes in order to make life a lit‐ tle easier for them. The non‐binding resolu‐ tion confirmed on April 19 wants to see member states set up national schemes that would allow for the conversion of hryv‐ nia notes under similar conditions across the EU. The schemes would al‐ low displaced persons from Ukraine, including children, to exchange up to 10,000 hryvnias (ap‐ proximately €310), per person. This would be free of charges, and at the official exchange rate as pub‐ lished by the National Bank of Ukraine. The dura‐ tion of these schemes would be a minimum of three months. Due to the disruption caused by the Russian mili‐ tary aggression, the Na‐ tional Central Bank of Ukraine had to suspend
AN initial report by the National Statistics Insti‐ tute (INE) puts Spain’s March inflation rate at 9.8 per cent, two points higher than February. This is the highest rate since May 1985 and appears to be fol‐ lowing the course of many countries throughout the western world, the majority af‐ fected by energy prices in particular. Not surprisingly, one of the main culprits is the jump in the cost of fuel following the Rus‐ sian invasion of Ukraine, but another factor is the steady in‐ crease in the cost of housing. Although the cost of consumer goods and eating out did increase, this was by less than the overall rate of infla‐ tion.
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the exchange of hryvnia banknotes into foreign currencies in order to pro‐ tect the country’s limited foreign exchange reserves. This has affected the convertibility of the hryv‐ nia banknotes in EU coun‐ tries, where many banks were unwilling to ex‐ change the hryvnia due to exchange rate risks.
Some of the country’s neighbours such as Poland and Romania have taken it upon themselves to allow some limited right of ex‐ change as refugees cross into their territories, but as they travel further into the EU, they are effectively left with useless money, hence the European Com‐ mission review.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than four million people, escaping the war have arrived in the EU and although member states as well as charities and individuals are offering a great deal of support, this move will allow many in‐ comers to feel that they are not totally dependent on the goodwill of others.
Possible increase in alcohol duty
Golden hello NOT long ago, British Air‐ ways were trying to get rid of staff in order to reduce costs but now finds itself in a reverse situation, needing more cabin crew. As it sees more people wanting to travel it has regularly can‐ celled flights due to staff shortages. Training and ob‐ taining airport security checks are time consuming so it has announced that it will give new staff who are already qualified (ie they work for other airlines) a £1,000 ‘golden hello’ paid over six months provided they start work by July.
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Spirit prices could be increased by 2023.
BRUSSELS wants to force Spain to raise taxes on wine, beer and al‐ coholic beverages and it is expect‐ ed that a formal proposal on the matter will be put forward after a public consultation. Public consultation on raising taxes on alcoholic beverages is set to remain open until July 4, whilst any rule changes could come into force by the second quarter of 2023, as reported by the Spanish
press on Wednesday April 13. According to the European Com‐ mission, the rule that determines the minimum rates applied to al‐ coholic beverages by member states has not changed since 1992 and it is expected that tax increas‐ es could raise around €1 billion per year in Spain if similar rates to the rest of Europe were applied. As reported by the Spanish press: “Spain is the fifth country
in the EU (adding the United King‐ dom to the member states) that gets the least money from the tax applied to distilled spirits with an alcohol content of 40 per cent or more. It is also one of the lowest earners on beer.” Taxes on alcohol are intended to ‘discourage excessive consump‐ tion.’ In Spain though, drinking wine is considered part of the Mediterranean diet.
Hello campers SOME 18 months ago, US private equity firm Blackstone spent around £3 billion on purchasing Bourne Leisure, owners of Haven, Warner Leisure Hotels and Butlin’s. Now it is looking to offload Butlins which currently only oper‐ ates three holiday camps in Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skeg‐ ness, although it does own three hotels as well. According to Sky News, there appears to be a great deal of in‐ terest from other American investment companies such as Fortress Investment Group, which owns Punch Taverns and TDR Capital, one of the principal shareholders in Asda. The likely price is be‐ lieved to be in the re‐ gion of £600 million.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT TO my mind, Boris Johnson’s plan to ship illegal boat immigrants to Rwanda is nothing short of brilliant. Naturally, with monotonous predictability the wokes and ‘do gooders’ are screaming their discontent, along with the lefties, who would rather see the country go to hell in a hand cart than lose a Labour vote in the next election. Don’t get me wrong, I actually don’t consider this scheme has a great deal of shelf life at all. As soon as the millions paid out to the Rwanda authorities are seen to be financing their private jets more than immigrant’s welfare, I envisage the whole scheme fizzling out. No the point here is deterrent. When the first participants of the scheme begin posting back pics of Rwanda housing instead of UK hotel rooms, those still heading for Calais will immediately begin to rethink their trip and actually remain in other EU countries en route. The majority of these people do not want sanctuary; they have proven that over and over again. They want the soft handouts and free benefits that have been provided by the beleaguered British taxpayer for
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far too long. So well done Boris, a bit of common sense at last. Another thing that appears to have been overlooked is that if the UK was still shackled by the EU it wouldn’t have been able to take these measures; yet another Brexit plus that will undoubtedly be played down by the left wing British media. So, Ta Ra! The final chapter in the plastered bridegroom saga of a couple of weeks ago. You may recall our groom was the victim of a dastardly stag night plot devised by his best man who had left him with his arm unnecessarily in Plaster of Paris for the whole duration of his wedding and honeymoon. Now read on. A couple of years later on, lo and behold the best man had himself succumbed to love’s young dream and subsequently fixed the date of his own wedding. Naturally with the memory of the ‘joke’ he played at the time of his friend’s betrothal still lingering, he anticipated a form of revenge would certainly arrive at some time or another. But it never materialised. Despite his nerves being wrecked, the stag night and the wedding all went successfully by without any apparent
hitch. With a quiet sigh of relief and the cheers of well‐wishers in his ears, he and his bride finally flew off to their honeymoon in Barbados. After checking into their luxury hotel they soon retired and subsequently enjoyed their first romantic night in the sumptuous bed of the bridal suite. The next morning, after even more canoodling, the groom called room service and lazily ordered breakfast for two. To his disbelieving and incredulous ears from under the bed issued the unmistakable voice of his maligned bridegroom friend of yore. ‘You better make that for three’ it cried triumphantly. Yep, you guessed it. His friend had been with them all night. A ménage a trois they could definitely have done without! Ain’t revenge grand? Keep the Faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Now streaming: The Girl from Plainville
THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE is based upon an Esquire ar‐ ticle by Jesse Barron explor‐ ing the bizarre story of Con‐ rad Roy III, an 18‐year‐old Massachusetts teenager who took his own life after being encouraged by his 17‐ year‐old girlfriend Michelle Carter. This series has an impres‐ sive 93 per cent critic rating and a 62 per cent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is worth a watch if you are into the true crime genre and ethics‐based crime cas‐ es. I remember reading the Esquire article and being horrified and confused at the thought of a teenager convincing another to take their own life, even going as far as telling them to ‘drink bleach’ and pushing them to ‘do it today’. The series goes into great detail about the relationship between Conrad and Michelle, portrayed in an in‐ credible performance by Elle Fanning (Super 8), and the
bizarre and haunting text messages leading up to Con‐ rad’s death. Although this series is based on true events, hav‐ ing watched a few docu‐ mentaries on the case, some of the storyline and conver‐ sations have been overly dramatised (the audience is also informed of this at the beginning of each episode). I feel the case was bizarre enough without the drama‐ tisation and focusing on the facts would have been enough to portray the story. This mini‐series brings up a lot of question about ethics and whether a person can be prosecuted for con‐ vincing another to commit suicide. Carter was convict‐ ed of involuntary manslaughter in 2017 and was released early from prison, after serving only 11 months of her 15‐month sentence. It is unclear where Michelle is now. The Girl from Plainville is available to stream on Hulu now.
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members of parliament have been investigated by the police, along comes Priti Patel and the grand unveil‐ ing of the Rwandan offshore processing centre. An absurd policy that has no basis in human decency or common sense, it can only exist as a diversion technique to dis‐ tract ordinary people and appease racists. The UK government has already agreed to pay their Rwandan counterparts £120 million before a single refugee has even been trans‐ ported there, as the country currently struggles through a cost of living crisis that is bit‐ ing all but the most well‐off households. There is no doubt that this figure will spi‐
ral out of control if this trans‐ portation policy becomes re‐ ality. We only have to look at the Australian version of this scheme to see that it is an awful idea on every level. Australia currently trans‐ ports refugees to an asylum prison on the island of Nauru and the costs to do this are astronomical. Nauru refugee prison currently costs the Australian government a huge £430 million a year, which amounts to £4.3 mil‐ lion per person held there. A ridiculous price to pay for something that amounts to not much more than institu‐ tional racism. When Priti Patel was look‐ ing into a refugee prison in Albania last year, projected
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HIGHER MARKET PRICES? From our Facebook DOES anyone ever question the difference in pricing here in Spain and the UK with the German supermarkets? I buy an English newspaper twice a week and can’t help but notice the huge difference in prices offered on their adverts. Aldi this week were offering cauliflowers at 39p each (not a kilo), 2kg of potatoes at 23p, cucumbers at 39p each, these are just an example of many products that are on offer every week at ridiculously cheap prices compared to Spain, are we being ripped off here?
SPANISH PRICING: Are we being ripped off here?
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Fan of Leapy’s I read with a smile your piece in the paper every month - great stuff. I wanted to moan, and you seemed like a good sounding board. These blooming car seats for kids. How did we survive without them quite easily actually. A cushion under them and one either side and a seat belt. I can’t remember anyone dying. That awful rain we have just had. I hated passing people with kids and you can’t give them a lift because you don’t have one of these blooming seats. People on holiday here with kids had to walk in the downpour to get breakfast if they had kids, hiring a car would have meant buying car seats as well.Where do they all go as the kids grow out of them. They are not bio-degradable so there must be a
mountain of them somewhere. How is that saving the planet? And parents have to buy bigger cars to fit the things in, how is that saving the planet as well. They are the most irritating rule that has ever been brought into the world. A serious note about them. If a car turned over, you would have trouble getting a tot out and what if the car went under water or caught fire. I think health and safety haven’t thought this through. Keep the Faith. Sylvia
Reply to our reader Peter Peter and his wife should have applied for residencia after they had been here 90 days. It’s a bit late af-
VISIT RWANDA WHEN the Arsenal Football Club signed a deal with the Rwanda Development Board in 2018 said to be worth £10 million a year and due to run until 2025, it is unlikely that they would have expected such a visit to become an enforced requirement for many. The fact that an estimated 800,000 people were massacred in 100 days of genocide in that country in 1994 is uppermost in the minds of many who are worried about the British government deal with Rwanda to shunt off illegal arrivals to Britain. The country ranks at number 139 in the world for annual GDP and although supposedly (at least according to the Rwanda government) the economy is booming, it is worse off than recognised poor countries such as Malawi and Zimbabwe. Many people who object to illegal arrivals will welcome the decision by the Conservative government which includes eight members of ethnic minorities in
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ter 15 years. They will also owe many years of back taxes to hacienda as I presume they have never filed a tax return either. If they can prove they were living in Spain prior to the end of the transition period then they would be covered under the withdrawal agreement. So can apply for residencia under the old EU requirements of a very small amount of savings/income. But no doubt hacienda will take note and want what they are due. If they stayed as illegal immigrants they would be flagged at the airport as overstayers when they tried to get back into Spain and face large fines - normally a minimum of €1,000 each and possible bannings. Best getting advice from a good gestor in order to get legal. Lucie, Andalucia.
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its Cabinet and a further 15 on the back benches. It must also be remembered that many of the ‘white’ Conservatives are themselves from immigrant families and the Prime Minister was born in the USA. Britain has been a melting pot since time immemorial and whilst some logical control of immigration is clearly necessary, the decision to try to send people from mainly ethnic minority backgrounds to a poor African country smacks of either desperation or discrimination. Quite rightly, European countries are welcoming fleeing Ukrainians and offering sanctuary, but those leaving war torn Syria and Yemen let alone the Talban purges in Afghanistan are likely to end up, if the British government can get way with it, in an African country which less than 30 years ago almost eradicated a single ethnic group.
ASYLUM SEEKERS: Should they be sent to Rwanda?
Dario Dumez It must be done to send a message, even if only a few hundred are sent. There are just too many migrants coming in. And... if all the fit, healthy young men leave those countries, how will they ever prosper and advance? Let some in, teach them to be builders, plumbers, doctors etc, but send them back. And tell them ‘10 years in your home country working and you will be allowed to apply for British citizenship’.
Kenneth Faktor Carslund Denmark have wanted to do this the last four years and have been looking into legal issues. So they are very happy that Boris does this now. They will quickly see how every human rights organisation treats this and how many lawsuits await Boris... that’s been the only thing holding Danish government back... it has a huge value for the countries sending the asylum seekers there. We have several places in Denmark where people failed to get asylum lives. Due to human rights laws Denmark is forbidden to return them to countries in conflict. Many of those terrorise the local communities. If placed in Africa that problem will disappear. I think this is one of the main issues why Denmark have pursued this route past four years now.
Joe McGowan Absolute tosh. A racist and despicable idea from a racist and despicable party.
Christopher Price A short term headline grabbing and unrealistic measure. How about concentrating on withdrawal from the EHCR and returning them to war-0torn France?
Kathy Relph It should stop trafficking.
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Davidovich dream crushed ALEJANDRO DAVIDOVICH has failed to finish his dream week with a first ATP tour win on Sunday, April 17, in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000. The 22‐year‐ old from Malaga lost in two straight sets, 6‐3, 7‐6 (3‐7), on Court Rainier III, to Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas, the world No5 ranked player. It was a titanic effort by the young Andalucian, but the vast experience of the player from Greece shone through in the end. He re‐
GREEK STAR: Tsitsipas is the world No5 ranked player. tained his Monte Carlo Mas‐ ters crown, lifting his eighth ATP Tour title in the process.
This was the Greek player’s fourth appearance in a Mas‐ ters 1000 final.
Malaga to host Davis Cup MALAGA has been chosen to host the finals of this year’s David Cup. This comes after a convinc‐ ing offer from the International Tennis Federa‐ tion (ITF), and Kosmos. The Davis Cup will return to the Jose Maria Martin Carpena Sports Palace between November 21 and 27. The city had originally been picked as one of the four venues for the 2022 Finals Group Stage, which will be contested from September 14‐18. Bologna in Italy, Glasgow in Scotland, and Ham‐
burg in Germany, are the other three. They will each host a four‐nation group, with all matches taking place on indoor hard courts. A replacement for Malaga at this stage of the com‐ petition is due to be announced before the draw for the Final, which takes place on April 26. Andalucia has hosted the competition on mul‐ tiple occasions, including the 2004 and 2011 Davis Cup Finals, which were played in Sevilla. Spain’s last Davis Cup tie was held in Marbella.
Tsitsipas beat Andrey Rublev to triumph in Mona‐ co last year, and this year came through against Alexander Zverev in the se‐ mi‐final. Davidovich mean‐ while had seen off some big names on his way to his first‐ ever ATP final. Novak Djokovic was first to go, fol‐ lowed by American No1, Taylor Fritz. The Spaniard started fero‐ ciously, getting the early break, but Tsitsipas stepped up and ended up taking four out of five games to clinch the first set. His solid back‐ hand did a lot of damage on several occasions. Serving for the match at 5‐4 in the sec‐ ond set, he failed to capi‐ talise though. It took a tie‐break to finally secure the second set, the match, and the first trophy of the season for Stefanos Tsitsipas. He becomes the sixth player to win back‐to‐ back titles in Monaco during the era of the Open.
Flammable underwear THE new race director for Formula one is facing mounting criti‐ cism as discussions with drivers get heated over his ban on flammable underwear. Niels Wittich was dragged into a two‐hour debate with drivers on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix over his enforce‐ ment of the ban. Drivers were both bemused and unhappy at the prospect of spot checks to ensure that they are wearing the correct under‐ wear, while former drivers were surprised to hear that it took more than two hours to thrash out what should be a relatively minor issue. F1 driver‐turned‐pundit Karun Chandhok said: “From what I understand, the drivers on Friday in Australia spent more time discussing the underwear thing than actually anything about the track. “I think you have to question whether it was really of incre‐ mental benefit. Conversely, how much of a disadvantage is it just to allow their normal pants underneath? If a fire has got to that point, there’s a lot of other things to consider,” Chandhok added on Friday April 8.
DRIVERS DEBATE: How much of a disadvantage?