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03/07/2022

A brief guide to the screenings and tests we should all have in order to stay in good health as we get older

07/06/2022

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08/03/2022

14/11/2021

About Cruise Ships and The Environment - copied from Google

Cruise ships the size of small cities ply the waters off our coasts, producing and then dumping large amounts of sewage and other wastes into our oceans, polluting our beaches, contaminating our coral reefs, and destroying our valuable marine ecology.
Every single day, cruise ships worldwide emit the same particular matter as a million cars. A single large cruise ship will emit over five tonnes of NOX emissions, and 450kg of ultrafine particles a day. To give you an idea, it emits about the same amount of sulfur dioxide as 3,6 MILLION cars.

02/11/2021

RESIDENT? HAD YOUR PASSPORT STAMPED? DON'T PANIC!
If you hold a TIE card and are resident in Spain and they have stamped your passport at Border Control. DON’T WORRY!
UK nationals who can show that they are resident in Spain should not have their passport stamped upon entry or exit through any Schengen border.
It is happening in some places but it should not cause you any worry.
Spanish Residents should carry with both their valid passport and their proof of residence: the green paper EU certificate or the TIE.
or other documents that show you were resident in Spain before the end of the transition period.
If your passport has been incorrectly stamped, even though you showed proof of residency, be assured that your rights in Spain will not be affected.
When travelling in the future, any stamp will be considered null and void when accompanied by evidence of lawful residence such as your residency certificate. Some border authorities may annul incorrect stamps when presented with evidence of residence, but this is not required. If you wish to raise an incorrect stamp with the authorities you should contact the Ministry of Interior

08/10/2021

Face Masks Indoors

The Minister of Health, Sra. Carolina Darias has stated this morning in an interview that the use of masks in interior public spaces will be required at least until next spring 2022.

02/10/2021

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01/05/2021

Do you suffer from neck or back pain? You might be able to reduce it by trying these 15 habts to promote better spinal alignment.

07/03/2021

You can do a quick initial check to see if you may be owed using an underpaid state pension calculator developed by pensions advisory firm Lane Clark & Peacock, which Mr Webb now works for. If you think you're impacted, contact the Government's Pension Service and ask about your situation. Call 0800 731 0469, or see other contact details on the Pension Service website.

18/11/2020

As you know, one of the key actions for UK Nationals living in Spain is to exchange your UK driving licence for a Spanish one, but recently a lack of appointments has made this difficult. Therefore, to speed up the licence exchange and ensure UK Nationals can begin the process before the end of the year, the DGT has put a new system in place which has gone live on their website today.

It is a two-step process. The first step is to make an application to the DGT before 30 December. You can do this via their online portal if you have a digital certificate/CLAVE or by calling 060. In some provinces it may also be possible to do so by downloading the form and taking it to your local office, though you may wish to ring ahead to confirm this. You can also ask a representative (eg a gestor) to do this on your behalf. We understand that for this part of the process you do not need to have a residency certificate or TIE, but you will need a NIE.

If you do not hear anything from the DGT in the meantime, three days after submitting your application you can request an appointment with the DGT to do the exchange. This should be booked on the DGT’s website.

As long as your application has been submitted before 30 December, and the UK authorities have verified your licence by the end of the year, your appointment to exchange your licence can be after 1 January 2021, provided it is within the first 6 months of next year. Please note that you will need a residency certificate/TIE to do final exchange, so if you are in the process of applying for residency you may want to choose a later date for your appointment.

Irrespective of whether a UK licence has been verified for exchange by the end of the year, you will be able to drive in Spain using your UK licence for 6 months from 1 January 2021. The future rules on exchange and recognition of UK licences are still subject to negotiation.

For more information and a link to the online application form visit: https://sede.dgt.gob.es/es/permisos-de-conducir/canje-permisos/canje-permisos-extranjeros/canje-renovacion-sustitucion-uk/index.shtml?Reino%20Unido. Please note that you can change the site’s language to English by selecting it in the drop-down menu in the top right hand corner of the page.

To keep up to date with the latest information on driving, please sign up for alerts to the Living in Spain guide on gov.uk.

15/11/2020