As Father’s Day looms once again – on Sunday, 19th June – once again, you might find yourself attempting to answer familiar questions. Does he really mean it when he says, “you don’t need to get me anything?” And when you do inevitably get him something, will those novelty socks do for the third year in a row? Or ought you go for something different this time?

It’s easy to think there’s no particular rhyme or reason to buying a great gift for your old man, but that doesn’t have to be…

It’s one thing to hanker for the dream ‘for real’, but it’s another thing to be able to afford it. This is the dilemma that confronts so many people getting married in Gibraltar, and you might be dreading doing the ‘responsible budgeting’ thing, given that it’s just so… dull.

The good news, though, is that saving money on the planning of your wedding can be quite enjoyable, besides seeing a healthier bank balance when all is said and done.

So, how can you slash the costs of your…

There are very few parts of Spain – and especially the Costa del Sol – that one could still describe as ‘undiscovered’ in any meaningful way. And of course, much the same can be said of Estepona, which in any case, caters as well to foreign visitors as it does to locals.

However, it is also true – even now – that Estepona has managed to preserve more of its traditional ‘pueblo blanco’ feel than certain nearby destinations that may attract more column inches and greater visitor numbers.…

You might think to yourself that once someone is a carpenter, they’re “always a carpenter” – but alas, when it comes to gaining access to on-site work, the situation isn’t quite as simple as that!

This helps to explain the great popularity of our Experienced Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA) routes here at YTA in West Yorkshire. The principle behind these fast-track assessment pathways is to give an experienced worker in a particular trade the opportunity to demonstrate the…

When someone says the term “entry-level” to you, what kind of thing immediately comes to your mind? A lot of people may, at least at first, think of “entry-level” referring to products of a clearly “lesser” specification, productivity, and performance – but that’s the very last thing you can expect from Canon’s own entry-level TA-20 and TA-30 poster and CAD printers.

The Canon ImagePROGRAF TA-20 and TA-30 – the former a 24” A1 printer, and the latter a 36” A0 machine – are both highly…

Digital sizing gains in sophistication as Shopify is granted patent for body-measuring tech

Many a prestige brand currently based on the Shopify ecommerce platform is sure to be intrigued by the news – as reported by Business Insider and elsewhere – that the Canadian multinational has been granted a patent for body-measuring technology.

The tech, which will aid users’ efforts to find their clothing sizes through the accurate use of augmented reality and sensors, is merely the…

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For the second part of our guide to purchasing Sotogrande property here at BM Sotogrande, we’re taking a closer look at the specific factors that will guide your choices as a would-be investor in this exceedingly desirable locality on the Costa del Sol.

So, with no further ado, let’s cycle through some of those factors.

Deciding on a budget as a would-be purchaser of Sotogrande property

Before you even begin to browse online portals for property in Sotogrande such as BM…

As the worldwide battle continues against the latest strains of COVID-19, the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the use of a new medicine, Evusheld (tixagevimab/cilgavimab), for the purposes of preventing the disease.

The agency said that authorisation of the treatment’s use was endorsed by the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) – the Government’s independent expert scientific advisory body – following a careful review of the evidence. …

A preoccupation of many a company working alongside a chartered tax adviser in South West Englandat the moment, is the UK’s new plastic packaging tax, or PPT. The new tax takes effect from 1st April, and will involve plastic packaging that is manufactured in or imported into the UK being charged at a rate of £200 per tonne, if the plastic in question is less than 30% recycled.

The levy was first announced in the 2018 Budget by then-Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, and was…

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The whole team has passed the banking exams set by the bank of Spain and has to take refresher courses every year.

The company itself also has to pass various tests and ensure…

It seems to come around faster every year, doesn’t it? Yes, on Sunday 19th June, it really will be Father’s Day again – and here at Shredded-Paper.co.uk, we suggest that 2022 might be the year to do things a bit differently with your gift-buying for your old man.

Yes, rather than hurriedly grab a luxury biscuit tin or even a pair of cosy slippers a few days before the big date, we’re suggesting you take on the challenge of assembling an entire gift hamper for your dad. …

It might be easy at times to think of your brand’s use of graphic design is something approaching an ‘optional extra’; after all, how often does the world send out messages to us that it’s so much more important to be of practical use, than it is to look good?

But business graphic design is very far from a matter of simply ‘looking good’; what a target customer sees of your brand is likely to be their first point of contact with it, and they will form all manner of impressions on the…

Yurt Construction -

Basically a wooden-framed, circular tent – have been used by nomadic tribes over centuries throughout the near and far east as robust dwellings that could be taken down and put up again whenever they moved on.

Originally, they were constructed from a latticework of wood covered with animal skins, and today the design and structure remains remarkably similar although more…

If you were to compare and rank all the countries in Europe with regard to how rewarding they are as places to go motorcycling, Spain would surely figure highly in your considerations.

So, it hardly surprises us here at Ibex that we receive a lot of contact from peopleseeking out a motorbike insurance provider in Spain. Whether you are an English-speaking expatriate who might have only…

If you have come to our online store to shop for Cyprus jams, your eye might have been caught by our offering of fragrant quince jam from the Morphakis brand.

But what is it about this sweet and delicious jam that makes it so interesting and such a strong seller in our store, and how might you seek to use it yourself?

First, let’s introduce quince the fruit

The primary ingredient of quince jam is – of course –…

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of the Australian Government’s Department of Health has provided information about the highly anticipated changes to quality, packaging and labelling requirements for medicinal cannabis in the country, with these set to take effect from 1st July next year.

The background behind these important changes

It was reported as long ago as the autumn of 2020 that the TGA was considering reforms to Australia’s import quality standards.

Over…

A global cybersecurity firm has confirmed that it intends to launch a secure gateway to the metaverse from Gibraltar, as it seeks to help make the British Overseas Territory a leading player in this emerging tech sector.

What is being proposed for the metaverse in Gibraltar?

As reported by the Gibraltar Chronicle, the CEO of WISeKey – the La Linea-born businessman Carlos Moreira – held a presentation at a law firm in Gibraltar to announce the project. He was joined there by Fossa…

It is difficult to know where to start in any discussion of the many wonders that await the purchaser of property in Sotogrande, whether from an investment or lifestyle perspective; nonetheless, we will attempt the endeavour anyway.

Ask a close friend or colleague about this highly exclusive residential development at the western end of the Costa del Sol, and a number of associations are likely to be conjured in their minds.…

So, how has the recent spring weather been for you? Hopefully, you will have noticed a major pickup in the conditions near you lately – and indeed, begun to make serious use of your swimming pool this year. But it’s also true that you’ll need far more than just the pool itself, in order to get the best out of it – which brings us neatly to the subject of those crucial ‘extras’ and accessories.

Consider, for instance, your pool’s solar cover, and how you may presently be handling it. As…