Anna Nicholas: My Column
Anna Nicholas’s views on some of the stories of the week.
Anna Nicholas’s views on some of the stories of the week.
But honestly, is any of this feasible? Are governments really that bright? Columnist and writer Anna Nicholas thinks it’s very doubtful.
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Anna Nicholas’s second Majorca based crime novel, Haunted Magpie, is published this November. It will be available at Universal Bookshop, Portals Nous & Come In & Llibres Colom in Palma, also at all good UK bookshops & via amazon.
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The antics of Cummings and his kind has rightfully enraged those who steadfastly
adhered to government guidelines even at the expense of never being able to say goodbye
to those they loved.
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I’m not sure whether Boris Johnson has just thrown all his cards in the air and handed the rulebook to a bunch of mad men but it certainly seems that way.
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It’s good to get some laughs during lockdown. It certainly beats the relentless drudgery of the day to day corona news.
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I was confused about the one km radius edict. Did that mean that I’d have to run around in circles for one hour?
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I haven’t watched television for many years now so am spared a lot of unctuous mewling from these spoilt, out of touch oafs on popular talk shows and breakfast time programmes.
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At subliminal level, the public is reverting to caveman mode, unconsciously thinking of survival and how best to cope in a world of uncertainty.
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The haves and have-nots will have a totally different experience at this time, just like the passengers did on the fateful Titanic.
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We need solidarity, kindness and humour like never before. There ain’t no room for irritation or froideur.
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For now, this is a golden opportunity to listen to silence, embrace one’s family and friends and reach out to those in need even virtually.
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I have been impressed by the plucky spirit of the expats on Majorca and the social media community as a whole.
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"Loneliness would hurt them far more than the virus."
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Calls for more media control after Caroline Flack's death, coal and wood fire ban, homeless people in Palma and sharing trend is catching up.
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Weekly columnist writes about the carefully crafted PR move, Valentine's Day fervor, wild dogs on the loose and the long goodbye by Harry and Meghan.
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Anna Nicholas’s first Majorca based crime novel, The Devil’s Horn, is out now. It’s available at all good bookshops & via amazon.
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Last summer we met for the last time, though we stayed in touch by email.
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The mounting row between the United States and Iran is concerning.
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Anna Nicholas’s first Majorca based crime novel, The Devil’s Horn, is out now. It’s available at all good bookshops & via amazon.
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Don’t miss the glorious Hotel Gloria Sant Jaume Christmas market in Carrer Sant Jaume in Palma on Sunday from 12-8pm. I shall be popping along to sign books and check out the stalls from 6-8pm.
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It all seems much easier when you can just pop by your village branch and have a chat with friendly members of staff whose names you know.
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Anna Nicholas’s Majorca-based debut crime novel, The Devil’s Horn, is out now. It’s available at all good bookshops locally such as Come In, Universal, El Corte Ingles and via Amazon.
Luckily, the Neolithic temple has become visible once more due to the drought in the western part of the peninsula.
Iman Barlow and her boxer boyfriend bravely thwarted a robbery here in Majorca.
Anna Nicholas’s latest Majorca title is A Chorus of Cockerels. Her first crime novel, The Devil’s Horn, will be published October 10. Follow her at telegraph.co.uk
Anna talks about tourists, the environment and getting back to life here on the island.
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It's wet and very, very windy in Mallorca today with a high of 17 degrees.
To keep up with the weather all over the island via our webcams click here.
This means for UK nationals, who were unable to begin or complete the process of applying for residency in Spain and the new TIE card, there is still time to act.
Find out what films are playing in English, Norwegian and Swedish this week in Palma. Films will be updated on Friday January 29.
Life goes on in the Soller Valley in all the ways that life does. Illness, work, weddings and day to day routines in these difficult times.
Takeaway is considered the new Date Night, even on your own. New restrictions may have forced many restaurants and bars to close their doors, but these resourceful eateries have developed excellent takeaway options to suit all tastes.
So, what to do? Although the regulations aren’t currently as limiting as they were back in March 2020 when we were completely confined to the homestead, we are once again being encouraged to ‘STAY HOME’.
Andrew Valente explains everything you need to know about tipping in Spain and how restaurants work in general.
"I decided for next week to write a little about some of my fellow Scandinavians and to find us all some good news"
"If you follow these basic rules, your care will be repaid with clear-looking, healthy broths with flavours that are true and clean."
The Australian Open begins on Feb. 8 in Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria.
Ideally, walking at least 30 minutes a day can do everything to improve your health.
"In 20 minutes all the doubts generated since the end of 2020 were quickly dispersed."
The far right party VOX has been rather quiet, but its woken up again
"I think Mallorca deserves a big bounce back in 2021. It’s a lovely place to go.”
The Balearics has got to speed up its vaccination programme.
One of their favourite Ice Castle activities is to become an arctic explorer and sketch what they can see in their make-believe space.
The vaccine passport will only work if vaccinations are speeded up.
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