The Almería Focus – May 2024

The Almería Focus

Welcome to the Almería Focus Magazine and useful A-Z Directory for the Levante area, with more than 2000 entries and contact numbers! View it online at www.issuu.com/almeriafocus. The Focus is free every month and distributed from Mojácar to San Juan de los Terreros on the coast and inland as far as Albox and Huércal-Overa.

The Gap after Easter

Thewet and windy weather over Easter was very bad for the religious processions in Almería city with various ones cancelled, cut short or re-routed. Hotels suffered as well with the booked 80% occupancy going down to 60% with cancellations, and this had an effect on restaurant and bar trade.

Following Easter there is always a lull in the tourist trade, and restaurants are reporting a substantial decrease in clients that they have to ride out. In our ‘In the News’ section we comment on the increased number of flights into Almería airport.

Good news following the Easter storms was that many reservoirs in Andalucía, although not the one at Cuevas del Almanzora, went up by 60%, but still a very low percentage of their total capacity. Juanma Moreno, the President of Andalucía, announced that there would be no need for domestic and agricultural water to be brought in ships from Cartagena, in the immediate future. Work at the Carboneras and Málaga ports to enable ships to discharge water is still going ahead. Restrictions on using water in various municipalities in our area continues, but it doesn’t seem likely, at present, that this will be extended to other municipalities. The PSOE political party, in opposition in the Andalucía parliament, are claiming that there is no longer a need for any restrictions.

High winds and sunshine meant that the amount of electricity from renewable sources rocketed up, and the price to consumers on the PVPC variable rate tariff went down substantially. Electricity from hydro-electric dams also contributed to lower costs. We comment on the very low cost of electricity in our ‘In the News’ section. Apart from being free for long periods of time, there were unique hours when the cost of one kW/h (the electricity needed for a 1,000-watt appliance for one hour) was a negative amount, never experienced before. For these short periods of time, suppliers of electricity (particularly nuclear power stations) sold electricity to ‘Red España’ (the Spanish national grid) at a loss! In our

‘In the News’ section we comment on four very large new solar farms to be built near Tabernas, that will dramatically improve the contribution from the sun.

The time period for completing ‘La Renta’, the annual tax return, finishes on July 1st and relates to the calendar year in 2023. In our ‘In the News’ section we detail who has to make this declaration and some new allowances.

Concerts of different types are now increasing as the year progresses, and we list ones that may be of interest in our ‘What’s On’ section. In an article we explain how young people in Spain are now flocking back to large live concerts and prepared to pay for expensive tickets. Experts state that this is a reaction to no concerts taking place during the pandemic.

During May, many Roman Catholic children have their “first communion” and some Spanish restaurants host a celebration meal afterwards. If your favourite restaurant has a large party, it could be for this reason. Wednesday, May 1st, “Day of the Worker”, is a national “red day” on the calendar in Spain when town halls, banks and many offices will be shut, and Sunday, May 5th is Spanish Mother’s Day (always the first Sunday in May). Wednesday, May 15th is a major fiesta day in Madrid, the day of “San Isidro”. He was a farmer who according to legend greatly helped the poor people in 1172. Mojácar and other villages have a “Romeria” to celebrate this, when decorated farm vehicles go into the countryside for a picnic.

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Saving Water

We have commented previously on the measures to save domestic water and how this applies to municipalities. On March 27th, after instructions from the Junta de Andalucía, various town halls in our area published a municipal ‘Bando’ which is an official notification for inhabitants. In our area this applied to Albox, Olula del Río, Arboleas, Lubrin, Los Gallardos, Antas and Taberno. At the time, there were no restrictions that applied to Carboneras, Garrucha, Mojácar, Cuevas, HuércalOvera, Vera and Zurgena. The restrictions are no more than 200 litres a day per person of potable water, with no water used for garden irrigation, no water used in fountains that do not completely re-cycle the water, no washing cars at home (this can still be done at petrol stations) and filling an empty private swimming pool or one in a community. Municipalities cannot wash streets with potable water and the same restrictions apply to fountains and irrigation of garden areas. Pools can be filled at hotels, municipal ones, health centres, and at registered tourist accommodation. As we mention in an article, ‘Galasa’, who supply the potable water, cannot determine how much water is being used as they have no information on who lives at a particular property, or whether they have people staying with them temporarily to see family members or for holidays. The Junta de Andalucía hope that people in the affected municipalities will be responsible citizens and save water.

Summer Flights

The official summer season for flights in Spain started on March 31st and finishes on October 27th. As regards Almería airport there is the potential for 655,000 seats and 5,000 incoming and outgoing flights to 23 destinations. These go to 15 international cities, and 8 within Spain. 47% are internal flights with a capacity of 306,000 seats and 53% are external ones with 349,000 seats. According to ‘AENA’, the Spanish airport authority, their estimates are that the UK will have 28.4% (185,600) passengers,

followed by Belgium (48,200), the Netherlands (31,100), France (22,600), the Czech Republic (21,200), Luxembourg (14,200) and Poland (9,000). As for domestic routes, regular flights are maintained throughout the year to Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Palma de Mallorca, Melilla, Santiago de Compostela, and Zaragoza, and a new destination is Asturias. International flights go to Brussels and Charleroi in Belgium, London (Stansted and Gatwick), Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester in the UK, Bratislava in Slovakia, Warsaw in Poland, Keflavik in Iceland and Luxembourg. New destinations are Porto in Portual, Paris, Prague and Brno in the Czech Republic, Rotterdam and Albania. As an incentive, for these six new ones, AENA have scrapped any landing fees for the next three years and in 2024 for airlines with passenger numbers that exceed their 2023 totals. Air Nostrum, Ryanair and Jet2 are the companies with the largest numbers of flights.

Good Rubbish Recycling

The company ‘Ecoembes’ collect waste material put in the yellow and blue rubbish containers, and the amount went up in 2023 to a total of 1.68 million tonnes, 3.5% better than 2022 and 12% better than 2019. 734 tonnes were put in the yellow containers for plastic, cartons and cans, and 697,000 tonnes in the blue containers for paper and cardboard. Items collected by their lorries go to 495 re-cycling centres where it is sorted and processed. 60% came from the containers in streets, 13% from places such as stadiums, parks and leisure facilities, and 27%, amounting to 452,000 tonnes, was separated from general rubbish where the recycled items had been wrongly deposited. Apart from this being the wrong thing to do, a spokesperson from Ecoembes stated that 32% of items put in the yellow containers were not the right ones. The recycling saved 9.84 million MWh of energy, 15.53 million m3 of water and prevented the emission of 1.7 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere that would be needed to produce new items.

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Mojácar Health Centre Roundabout

Lat month we pointed out that buses, taxis and vehicles coming out of the new bus station and the health centre cannot turn left. If they want to, to get to the petrol station, the road to the Garrucha /Los Gallardos bypass, or the village, they have to go down to the Parque Commercial roundabout and come back up. On April 10th the Almería diputación (county council) announced that a roundabout costing 350,000 euros will be built at the entrance / exits. It is accepted that this is necessary for vehicles including buses and ambulances, particularly in the summer months with the arrival of the large number of tourists. Apart from the new roundabout, there will be improved access for pedestrians and steps up to the health centre. In 2025 the new beach bypass road alongside the petrol station should be in operation, designed to reduce queues down to the Parque Commercial and give access to various urbanisations and houses behind the beach road.

No More “Golden Visas”

The Spanish government are scrapping the “golden visas” for people who come to Spain and purchase a property for more than 500,000 euros. 997 people obtained this visa in 2021, but numbers went up to 2,017 in 2022 and 3,273 in 2023 making a total for these two years of 5,290. During January this year there were 342 golden visas granted for property purchases totalling 255 million euros. The government consider that there is considerable property speculation amongst these buyers, particularly by Chinese and Russians, and it is having a detrimental effect on the property market in Barcelona, Madrid, Marbella, Alicante, Valencia, the Balearic islands, and other large cities, and forcing up prices. In 2023 these purchases in Marbella were 7% of the total, 5.3% in Barcelona and 10% in the Balearic islands.

Legalising the “Undocumented”

A bill will shortly become law, designed to regularise people living in Spain who are not legal

as part of a “fast track” initiative. Figures are difficult to quantify, but a suggested number is 500,000 to 700,000. They will be invited to apply to become fully legal and enjoy all the benefits of normal residents and workers in Spain, and it will apply to people who have lived in Spain before the end of 2020. In Almería province an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 are illegal workers from before this date. Many of these people work in agriculture and estimates are 8,000 in Níjar and 6,000 in El Ejido. As they are not documented they are part of the black economy, often paid poor wages, and not registered with the Social Security Department. They do however, form a basic workforce that is very important for agriculture. If they become legal, they will be entitled to be paid the minimum wage, have holidays, unemployment benefit after the requisite period, along with maternal and paternal leave. In 2023 inspectors who went to construction sites in our province found 2,000 workers had no official paperwork and were being illegally employed, but the true number is far more. With these people made legal and their employers paying into the Social Security system throughout Spain, this will probably see an additional income for the state of 950 million euros.

Solar Eclipses in Spain

There has been major and probably excessive publicity in the media recently when there was a total eclipse in the US, but these are not uncommon. In Spain on March 29th next year there will be a 15% to 30% partial eclipse depending on where people live, and a total eclipse from central to northern Spain in a band of 294km on August 12th, 2026, that will last for 2 minutes 18 seconds. Another total eclipse takes place on August 2nd, 2027, over central to southern Spain in a band of 258km lasting for 6 minutes 23 seconds. An annular eclipse is when there is a ring of the sun around the moon because it does not totally cover the sun, and this will occur on January

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26th, 2028. The Spanish National Eclipse Commission will work with organisations related to tourism, transport, logistics and safety.

Organ Donations

The Director at the Torrecárdenas hospital in Almería recently thanked a family who had agreed to transplants from their dead male relative. He stated, “The solidarity of the donor’s family, going through a very hard ordeal, has facilitated this process.” This enabled five other people to benefit, and this included persons on a register of people needing transplants in various other autonomous communities, with one needed urgently. When a person dies in a hospital, transplant co-ordinators will talk to the family, stress that transplants can help other people, give the family the opportunity to consider that this will help them grieve, and they will receive the gratitude of the (anonymous) recipients. A person who wants to give organs or tissue on their death can ask for a donor card to be issued at a health centre, or tell their family that they want to do this. In Madrid there is a National Transplant Centre that collate all the transplants for people who need them, and they have a “zero category” that applies to a person who will die if no organ is available quickly. A very high number of family members agree to transplants on a death.

New Anti-smoking Regulations

Monicá García, the Spanish Health Minister, has announced a broad agreement with the autonomous communities (in our case the Junta de Andalucía) to introduce new anti-smoking regulations. The agreement is described as being a “road map”. Eventually, the regulations passed in parliament will apply from 2024-2027, entitled the ‘Integrated Plan for the Prevention and Control of Tobacco’. As yet there are no concrete changes announced but it has been suggested that publicity for e-cigarettes will be curtailed and they cannot be sold at festivals or promoted on social media. Further places

where smoking is banned may be beaches, university campuses, hospitality terraces and parks. There will probably be a hike in tax, and manufacturers of cigarettes cannot show large logos. A proposal that smoking should be banned in vehicles when there were children or pregnant women on board was not adopted.

Easter Battery Problems

Over Easter, many motorists with all electric vehicles experienced major delays in getting them charged up. In particular, this applied to ‘Tesla’ cars where the owners were using the dedicated Tesla charging stations at Cuenca and Albacete. Many Tesla car owners prefer to use the ones intended for their vehicles and plan their route accordingly. In Cuenca, only five of the ten charging points giving 150kW were working and these are not the most modern ones. With two cars connected to one of the units, the power drops down to 75kW for each of them. New Tesla chargers are much better, with 250-300kW. There were two-hour queues at Cuenca and one-hour queues at Albacete. A Tesla spokesperson stated that this was a “one-off problem”, but with summer coming it may be repeated. A few months ago in the US, with temperatures well below zero, Tesla owners found that their batteries would not charge up even over several hours. One driver said that the Tesla charging points were a graveyard, and many owners sent for a tow-

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truck to get them home. There were reports of fisticuffs by disgruntled owners at some charging points! According to the ‘DGT’ (Spain’s Traffic Authority) there were 175,000 electric vehicles in Spain last January 31st, but not enough public charging points. Arturo Pérez de Lucia, general manager of ‘Aedive’, the Electric Mobility Employers’ Association disagrees. In his opinion, the current network is “more than sufficient” for all travel, and there are now 30,000 public charging points only in use 10% of the available charging times. He pointed out that Tesla drivers at Easter would have found alternative charging points if they had looked on ‘Electromaps’. He pointed out that Endesa, Iberdrola and Zunder had no waiting times. The ‘DGT’ presented a traffic sign showing a charging point in 2022, but they have not been entirely rolled out. The Minister for Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, considers that there has to be a national map of charging points and a universal payment system, ideally with credit cards, not different apps. A spokesperson for Endesa who have 40% fast or superfast charging points, complains that getting permission is a nightmare that can take two years.

House Prices

In certain parts of Almería province and in our area in particular, house prices are now back up to the level before 2008 when the bubble burst. In November 2006, the average price of a property in our province was 1,850 euros per m2. After the crash, prices went down sharply and in 2018 it had gone down to 1,055. Locally, pre2008 prices are now being exceeded in Mojácar, Pulpí, Vera and areas of Almería city. In Mojácar, with the highest rise, the average price in March was 2,020 euros per m2, on the playa 2,130 and at Marina de la Torre 1,900. In Pulpí, the average price of 1,800 euros per m2 is up 500 euros on prices eight years ago. The highest average price of 2,415 euros per m2 is in the El Playazo area of Vera playa, followed by 1,690 in Las Marinas. In the most sought-after areas in Almería city the

current average prices are 2,261 euros per m2, also more than before 2008. Current average prices in Carboneras per m2 are 1,335 euros, in Garrucha 1,300, and in Roquetas de Mar 1,280.

La ‘Renta’

The period for making the annual tax return in Spain, known as ‘La Renta’ continues until July 1st, not June 30th as is normal because this is a Sunday. The 2024 declaration relates to income and allowances for the 2023 financial year that started on January 1st. For people able to navigate the system on-line this is an option, or an appointment can be made at the tax office in Huércal-Overa. The tax authority ‘Hacienda’ sends out an estimate of tax due after allowances, but this may not include allowances that they are not aware of and can be amended. One of these is a 15% deduction from the cost of purchasing an electric vehicle under 20,000 euros or installing a charging point (less any grants under the Moves III scheme) providing this was done after June 30th, 2023, and there are deductions for improving energy efficiency in the home. In general, people who finish up with a taxable income from one employer of less than 22,000 euros are exempt and less than 15,000 euros from more than one employer. This has gone up from 14,000 in the 2022 tax year because the minimum wage has increased. This year, self-employed persons have to make a 2023 tax return whatever their income, but there are deductions for a new company. Similarly to the 2022 tax year, self-employed persons can take off 7.5% for expenses “difficult to justify”. Pensions count as income and have to be declared, along with income from worldwide assets. If a property has been sold, an inheritance has been received, or a pension plan has been cashed in this has to be declared. Rental income has to be specified but there are deductions for expenses. There are also allowances for women with children and school materials. Gestors, who handle some legal proceedings, and asesorías (accountants) will complete the tax return for

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you, and tell you whether for a couple it is better to make a joint declaration or individual ones. The average fee for a private person is about 50 euros, or 100 euros for a self-employed person with more complicated paperwork. Quite often, the fee paid will result in a tax saving that is more than the cost. Companies that will carry this out can be found in our directory under ‘Accountants’ and ‘Legal Services’.

Bolivian Cruise Ship Passengers

The MSC cruise ship ‘Armonia’ recently arrived in Barcelona with 69 Bolivian passengers who had false visas to enter Spain and had boarded the ship in Brazil. This was discovered when they left the ship and they were subsequently detained with deportation a likely action. MSC sent a second ship from Italy to Barcelona to temporarily house the 69 people and provide them with accommodation, food, drink and healthcare if needed. The other ‘Armonia’ passengers complained that the cruise ship, final destination Croatia, had been unable to depart until the following day and they had lost one day of the cruise. 275 Brazilian passengers were flown to Rome so that they did not miss their return flights. A spokesperson for MSC stated that, “At the beginning of the voyage these Bolivian citizens appeared to have proper documentation to come on board in Brazil and the cruise line greatly regretted the problems this had caused.” Relatives of the travellers without valid visas, who were waiting for them at the port in Barcelona, claimed that they had been victims of a deception when they booked the trip.

The Vera Quarry

A big row has broken out between Vera Council and the Junta de Andalucía. The Junta has given environmental permission for a company to undertake open-pit mining in a quarry for the extraction of precious metals. It is next to the Media Legua area that is only 200m from the site of the new ‘AVE’ (high speed train) station. The council claim that they cannot stop this,

as permission has been granted by the Junta Department of Mines, but they will do everything possible to prevent it happening. They claim it will result in dust carried on the wind that will affect the station and respiratory problems for nearby neighbours. Councillors have met with a delegate from the Environmental and Mines department who has stressed that “Right now, the permission is only about the unified environmental authorisation, part of a very broad and extensive dossier that would take several years before it is finally resolved”.

Private Hospitals Join Forces

The two private hospitals in Almería have joined forces to operate on patients in the Spanish state health system who have been waiting too long according to the guidelines. When patients are referred to them, they will decide between them which hospital will carry out the operations. The aim is to take 6,000 people off the waiting lists at the normal hospitals, and the Junta de Andalucía have a budget price to pay for the operations in the private sector of 17 million euros. If private hospitals operate on these types of patients until the end of this year, the cost could rise to 40 million euros. The Junta de Andalucía Health department state that 13% more operations are being carried out in normal hospitals and this is 26% better than waiting figures last year. Nevertheless, they cannot themselves quickly deal with the backlog.

Good Employment Figures

The Spanish economy grows with the number of people in work who are paying into the Social Security system. At the end of March, 193,000 more people were in work, which brought the number of employed people throughout Spain up to just under 21 million. 33,000 people came off the unemployment register, making this total down to 2.7 million. This is the lowest number since 2008 and part of the reason is given as the hotel and restaurant trade setting on people for Easter, which this year was early.

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Sierra Nevada’s Sun & Snow Weekend

Sierra Nevada experienced three days dedicated to electronic music at Sun & Snow Weekend on April 5th - 7th with 6,000 attendees. A tribute to the European club scene, and especially Berlin, in the programming of the Fifth Anniversary of the festival, which due to weather conditions, was forced to modify the programming and schedules. A selection of national and international artists managed to create a club atmosphere at this boutique festival at the well-known Granada ski station.

The Sun & Snow Weekend organisation worked tirelessly to be able to offer other alternatives to venues such as Altitude or Housy Van, which weren’t able to start due to the weather. However, an effort was made to schedule the majority of performances on the stages located in the Peñones parking lot: The Mountain Club and Igloo Stage, which continued normally, extending their hours.

On Friday, April 5th, Natural Language, Skatman and Mala Ika stood out on the Igloo Stage, with Paquita Gordon closing. The Mountain Club featured sets like Dj Holographic or Robag Wruhme, or the back to back set by Jime Jules and Trikk. One of the most anticipated performances was at the end of the night, with Krystal Klear.

After the pre-party in the afternoon at the GH Monachil with sets by Rober Peinado and Techniscje Loef. Sun & Snow began its second day on the two stages located in the Los Peñones parking lot. Sets by artists such as Techniscje Loef, Leafar Legov, Hunee or Martin Herrs, were performed this day where the electro techno set by Hunee, the Hybrid set format by Curses or Keope who performed in live format on The Igloo Stage have especially shone.

One of the stars of the night was undoubtedly John Talabot, with a set that was a succession of rhythms in the pure Catalan style, one of the national artists with the greatest international success who has been one of the most applauded. The festival closed with an exhibition of the most hypnotic sounds with Orbe’s set at Igloo Stage or Or:la, which closed its set with the stage full of people.

The farewell day on Sunday, April 7th, featured B2B sets such as Rober Peinado B2B Gabi or Otter B2B Cynthia Kardenas. From the groove of Musumeci, the project of Mauro Di Martino, the purely Teutonic sound of Paramide or the farewell to the edition of Sun & Snow Weekend, by Close the Element.

Sun & Snow Weekend brought electronic music to Sierra Nevada as the station closed its season. Despite the difficult weather conditions, the Weekend defied this by maintaining its programming with the slopes of the mountains as an exceptional natural setting, integrated in a way that is totally respectful of the environment.

Mobiles, Internet, Video Games

Statistics reveal that in 2023 some 74% of children in Andalucía between the ages of 10 to 15 had mobile phones, up 5% from 2022. In the age group10-15 in 2023 a total of 95% accessed the internet and 93% used computers. At the end of 2023 in Andalucía there were 187

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people in a program to reduce their dependency / addiction for users of mobile phones, the internet and video games, and 72 were minors. Of the 187, some 43% (with 38 minors) were addicted to mobile phones (nomophobia), 39% to using video games (with 29 minors) and 18% with a severe addiction to internet use (5 minors). The authorities state that people entering a corrective program do so because they are desperate to stop their addiction, or are causing disruption in the family unit. The therapy sessions are to get addicted people to limit their use to set periods of time, and keep a log. In the case of parents of a minor they should help them do this, and there are psychologists and social workers who work with them. In some parts of Spain in busy traffic areas, traffic lights have a screen about waist height that shows when it is safe to cross (and the countdown of seconds remaining if applicable). People glued to their mobile phones can see the screens without looking up at the actual traffic lights!

Old Age in Almería

As of January 1st, data from the Spanish Institute of Statistics reveal that the life expectancy in Almería province is 81.3 years, five more than in 1991. This breaks down to 78.6 for men and 84.1 for women and there were 5,487 people over the age of 90. Reasons given for this are the climate with more outdoor activities, vitamin D from the sun and better diet with more vegetables, white meat and fish. Roquetas de Mar has grown from 53,815 inhabitants in 2003 to 106,510 today, El Ejido from 61,265 to 89,975 and Almeria capital from 176,727 to 200,578. In these three municipalities alone, they have added more than 104,000 inhabitants, or in other words, more than half of all the inhabitants that Almeria has gained in the last two decades.

High Temperatures in Almería Province

On Friday, March 22nd, the official recorded temperature in El Ejido was 30.2 °C and at

Almería airport 30.0 °C. These temperatures were in fourth and fifth place throughout Andalucia, and at Almería airport it was the second highest since 1966, when temperatures there were first registered. In El Ejido, during the following night, the temperature did not drop below 28.1°C and by 6am it was 29.2°C. This is what is called, in meteorological language, “an equatorial or torrid night”, with minimum temperatures of 25°C degrees or higher. It is a rare phenomenon even in the middle of summer, and very unusual in early spring.

Good Sea Water

Just before Easter the Spanish Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs took samples of sea water at 361 places in 62 municipalities in Andalucía where swimming is prevalent at 276 of them. In Almería province 91 samples were taken in 13 municipalities with 78 swimming areas. The overall result was that they all passed the various tests. The exhaustive analysis took into account compliance with current regulations including microbiological and macroscopic aspects, transparency, colour, presence of mineral oils, persistent foams, floating solids and organic remains.

Renewable Energy

Last month we commented on the major reduction in the cost of electricity that can occur when strong winds and sunny days coexist and our electricity comes from wind turbines and photo-voltaic solar panels. Almería province is close to having a potential of 600MW (a MW is one million watts) from the sun, 9% of the contribution in Andalucía. 576MW comes from solar panel farms that cover 91,075m2 and 24MW from people who have solar panels for their own use or on public buildings. This is a very steep rise as it was only 300MW two years ago. At the Cosentino factory at Cantoria they have installed the largest photo-voltaic array in Spain and one of the largest in Europe as part of their decarbonisation strategy for

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2030-2050. The output is up to 20MW that should amount to 34,000MW over one year and provide 25% of the electricity they need. Sunny days are more predictable than wind, but wind turbines have the capacity to provide 511MW, one of the highest amounts in Andalucía, and the three wind farms at Serón can supply 50MW. Offshore wind farms provide the most power, but there is an official map that shows coastal areas where they can’t be built. This is opposite natural parks such as Gabo de Gata, locations where they are a lot of migrant birds, and places that interfere with maritime shipping lanes or ports. The extremely high-tech Spanish company Indra have designed a radar system using AI that detects flocks of birds up to 5km away and can shut down the turbines if necessary. With the continual drought, hydro-electric dams only managed to supply 8.4MW in our province, just 1.3% in Andalucía. In mainland Spain in 2023 overall, renewable energy provided over 50% of the demand.

Dreambeach Coaches

The organisers of the Dreambeach Music Festival from August 1st-4th have announced that there will be coaches laid on from 25 cities for fans coming to the festival. The cost will be 40-100 euros depending on the distance and will arrive on the first day of the festival and will return at the end. There will also be coaches from towns and villages in our area. Headline performers announced so far include David Guetta, Fátima Hajji and Nicki Nicole along with Prodigy, Hernan Cattaneo, Hybrid Minds, Kobosil, Koven, Marauda, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox, Andrea Oliva, Apashe, Brennan Heart, Code Black, Coone, Ida Engerg, Klangkuenstler, Maria Bo, Morad, Morten, Sasasas, Topic, Hardwell, Nico Moreno, Hedex, I Hate Models, Natos & Waor, Andrés Campo, Acraze, Daría Kolosova, Dimitri Said and Justus.

Coach Drivers Wanted

The coach company ‘Alsa’ is looking to recruit 150 new female professional drivers including

ones from our province. There is a completely free course that is for two months between May and September and the successful applicants will have 140 hours of tuition for the “D” licence, 20 hours driving a vehicle, and have to pass the professional “CAP” physical aptitude test. Candidates have to be aged 24 or over, have a driving licence with between 10-15 points and live in the area where the drivers are needed. The new employees will be given indefinite contracts with full time working.

More Operations

To try and reduce hospital waiting lists, the Junta de Andalucía have announced a new health plan with 283 million euros available, of which 37 million is for Almería province. The aim is to reduce the list of people waiting for surgery who are over the official waiting times by 60%. By the end of the year, it is intended that 2,300 people will have had their operations and only 2,600 will still be waiting. There will be a push for operations to be done that are for cataracts, hernias and knee surgery as almost all these operations are done at the day hospital where patients are discharged in the evening and only a few people are admitted for 48 hours. The official waiting times for most surgical operations is no more than 180 days, for operations such as a hip replacement or to have tonsils taken out it is a maximum of 120 days, and 90 days for heart surgery. If patients go over this period, they will be treated at a private hospital free of charge, and we refer to this in another news item. La Inmaculada hospital in Huércal-Overa now has an advanced echocardiography ultrasound machine in use in their cardiology department for outpatients and inpatients when needed. This gives a very good image of what the heart and all the associated valves and arteries are doing, making a diagnosis much quicker.

Caught by Social Media

A passenger in a car took a video of the driver showing the speedometer reading of 247km/h

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in numerals. This was put on social media and a person who saw it forwarded it to the “colabora@guardiacivil.org” email address that is for people to send incriminating photos indicating a crime. The Guardia Civil police identified a building in the video as being on the A7 near El Ejido, and determined that the car was a top-end luxury Mercedes. From this, the driver was identified and arrested. He faces losing his licence from 1-4 years, a prison term of 3-6 months or a community service order of 31-90 days, and a large fine.

Vehicle Fraud

The Línea Directa’s VII Insurance Fraud Barometer 2024 has reported that 8% of vehicle accident claims in our province are fraudulent, and this is one of the highest percentages in Spain. The person making these claims is very often a person under the age of 30, unemployed or in a precarious job. The fraudulent claims will often include prior damage that is not related to the accident, and is more frequent in cars aged 11-14 years. These claims peak in October to November with Mondays to Tuesdays the most popular days, so these raise a flag at the insurance company. Apart from damage to a vehicle some drivers or passengers report a permanent disability when in reality they are able to continue with their normal jobs. Criminal gangs will often brake heavily in traffic, so that the car behind runs into them and they may do this multiple times having insured the vehicle with different companies, always making a claim for injuries. In 40% of false claims the perpetrator sees nothing wrong with making a claim and 16% justify this by saying the premiums are too high. 63% show no remorse when they are caught out.

Jet Ski Competition Cancelled

Carboneras was going to be the venue for the Spanish and Andalucía Jet Ski Championship in early April. The organisers pulled out after the Junta de Andalucía denied permission for Carboneras to host the event on various

grounds. They stated that protection measures for the island of San Andrés, declared a natural monument, were not included in the application, nor prohibited elements such as the refuelling of the jet skis on beaches. There was no time to submit an amended proposal because the application was made less than a month before the scheduled date, compared to the four month-notice required for this type of activity. Opposition councillors complained that this was another example of gross negligence by the ruling mayor and councillors, and they had falsely publicised the event with a great deal of interest by hotels and restaurants that were now left high and dry.

The Carboneras Desalination Plant

In an article we deal with the water situation between Acuamed, the owners of the Carboneras desalination plant, and Galasa who distribute the water in our area. On Monday, April 1st, the management of the plant was transferred to Sacyr Agua who will run the plant for 48 months, after their bid was accepted with a price of 29.7 million euros. They will implement new building work, supervise the installation of modern equipment to increase the output, and install solar panels to save conventional electricity costs, with a grant from the Spanish ‘Next Generation’ funding. The plant has 12 Pelton production lines that are being improved with isobaric chambers. This is already in place on two of the lines to provide a greater capacity and the other ten will be similarly modified.

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The Easter Processions

Many towns and villages have an Easter procession when religious statues are carried through streets. The ones in Almería city are very elaborate, and during Holy Week there is a strict timetable and designated route for all the processions, finishing up at the cathedral. This year, as in other years, rain was a problem on the Monday but when this happens the statues are covered in large sheets of polythene. On following days high winds of up to 90km/h were a major problem. Some processions were cancelled, others took place later than planned and the routes were cut short in many cases. A few years ago, the national daily newspaper ‘El Pais’ had a front-page photo of young ladies in Almería city in tears when their procession was cancelled. The town hall co-ordinated the changes, and the meteorology station at the airport provided weather forecasts that they continually update for flights. On one of the routes two palm trees and a traffic light blew over. Fortunately, this was before the procession had started. With cancellations at hotels because of the bad weather, their 80% of booked rooms fell down to 60%.

A Missing Man Located

In January 2003 in Bilbao a man disappeared and the family eventually reported him missing in 2009. They stated that he was itinerate in his lifestyle, often joined fairground companies but he had no regular income. Police took DNA samples from his son but they never matched up with DNA from dead people since 2003. He was not listed in any civil register as being dead and he was not on any ‘padrón’ (the official list of inhabitants in any municipality). Finally, at the end of 2023 it was flagged that he had renewed his identity document and further investigations revealed that he had a bank account in Caparroso in Navarre where a pension was paid in every month and he made withdrawals. This enabled police to locate him on March 19th after his bank contacted them. He was in good health and since

2007 had been living with a fairground family travelling round Northern Spain. In cases like this, where an adult voluntarily leaves a family that in this case was a separated wife, children and siblings, they have the option to contact their family if they want to. Otherwise, the family is told that the missing person has been located, but not where they are living. The man agreed to contact his sister but as he did not possess a mobile phone the police did this for him. Subsequently, they both met up after 21 years.

Mojácar, a Happiest Town

Every year March 20th is international “Happiness Day”. In Spain ,YouGov publish details of places where the inhabitants are happiest, they have a good lifestyle and minimal stress. 35 towns were on a list of the top ones and Mojácar was in 11th place. This is the only town in Almería province on the list, but 13 are in Andalucía. The happiest town in Spain was Ronda in Málaga province. As regards tourism, Roquetas de Mar is one of the most popular places in Spain. The ‘INE’ (Spanish Institute of Statistics) collate hotel figures and in 2023 Roquetas de Mar had 508,000 people staying there, the 34th highest in Spain, 7th in Andalucía, and number one in the province.

Free Electricity

From data provided by the ‘OMIE’ Spanish Market Indicator Organisation for our province, on March 27th, the Wednesday of Holy Week, renewable energy from strong winds and the sun provided 100% of the electricity needed. From 3am to 4am and 10am to 7pm electricity was free. It did not cost more than 3.2 céntimos for 1kw/h (the cost of running an appliance of 1,000 wats for one hour) at any time during the 24hr period. In preceding days, the cost was never more than 7.5 céntimos for short periods. On March 31st, from 11am to 7pm electricity was completely free again and the highest cost for just three hours was 3.2 céntimos per kw/h. On Monday, April 8th, following the storm ‘Nelson’ in many parts of Spain with a contribution from

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hydro-electric dams, electricity was free for 17 hours, and for one hour the cost was negative at minus one céntimo! In the following week it was negative again at minus 5 céntimos. This can happen when nuclear power stations are producing their steady contribution of about 20% in Spain. There is no possibility of generating less power, so they sell it at a loss over the particular very short time period. In theory, for clients on the PVPC variable hour tariff there should have been a refund, but the actual price we pay is now a combination of daily and future price estimates. People on the hourly PVPC tariff will pay less money, but for people on a strict fixed tariff the cost will remain the same. More flexible “plans” will show some saving. When electricity is really cheap there are still some fixed costs, such as the mount of power (potencía) that a person pays for every month, some tax, and IVA (VAT) now back up to 21%.

No Water in Ships

We have commented in a previous magazine that the President of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, has signed an agreement with the Region of Murcia. In the event of a sustained drought, or if the Carboneras desalination plant suffered a major breakdown, desalinated water for domestic or agricultural use would be brought from Cartagena in special ships with insulated compartments. Two million euros is being spent on the infrastructure at both the Carboneras and Málaga plants to enable the water to be discharged. Just after Easter, Juanma Moreno announced that with the bad weather, reservoirs in Málaga province had received 30 hm3 (30 cubic hectometres) of rain that had increased the water capacity by 60%. Despite this, the actual amounts of water were only 15% of their capacity. Because of this extra water the ships from Cartagena are not needed at present, or in the next couple of months. In our area, with relatively no rainfall, the Cuevas reservoir is only at 8% capacity. The desalination plant Escombreras at Cartagena is operating

far below its capacity and each ship could be loaded with 40,000m3 of water. If three ships were used, the Cartagena plant could fill them all over a 24hr period on a shuttle service. Apart from this, water comes from the TajoSegura canal in two enormous pipes, collected principally in the reservoirs at Guadalajara and Cuenca in Castilla-La Mancha. This is one of the largest engineering projects in Spain that was built in 1979, and the pipeline is 292 km at its longest, with the pumps providing 650 hm3 per year. This is apportioned out for various autonomous communities including Valencia, Murcia and Andalucía. Juanma Moreno is asking that the quantity of water for Andalucía is stepped up. He claims that there is 1,000 hm3 in the two reservoirs when the minimum amount is set at 400 hm3 and some of this is badly needed for agriculturalists, particularly in the Almería and Levante regions where the water comes from the pipeline terminal at Lorca.

Solar Energy

Tabernas and Lucainena de las Torres are the home of many photovoltaic solar panel farms to produce electricity and four more will be constructed to come on line in late 2025. The Barcelona company BZN owns Glennmont Partners, a UK investment company with money coming from a university professors’

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pension fund in the US. When operational they will provide 230MW (1MW is 1 million watts) and this will take the total photovoltaic output up to 830MW. During the construction phase it will provide jobs for between 275 direct employees and 320 indirect ones. A fifth solar farm in Tabernas will provide 47MW. The total renewable energy will eventually save 96,000 tonnes of CO2 every year. This is equivalent to 15,800 incoming and outgoing flights from Almería to Barcelona over one year.

Spanish Stock Exchange Booming

On March 27th the ‘IBEX’ Spanish Stock Exchange closed at 11,111 points, the highest since May 5th 2017 when it reached 11,135 points. Market pundits think that with continuing good economic figures it might reach 12,000 points in the next few months and the Euribor rate from the Central European Bank is expected to come down in June from 4.5%. The true Euribor rate from the Bank of Spain was put at 3.7% but the bank has to apply the higher EU percentage. Inflation has come down to 3.2%, national debt has come down, and tourism over Easter was good apart from some last-minute cancellations because of the weather. Employment figures are still improving with a normal increase over the Easter period and hence unemployment is down. Shares in AENA, the Spanish airport authority, went up 0.58%, whilst shares in the IAG group that includes Iberia went up 3.34%. Shares in Inditex, the massive clothing company, went up sharply by 14%, and Santander shares saw a big rise along with all the Spanish banks except for Sabadell that dropped very slightly. The overall picture is far better than in many other countries with good growth estimates for Spain in 2024. In comparison, the stock exchange figures for the first quarter only went up by 4.2% in the UK, 5% in Germany, 4% in France and 7% in Italy. The US is emerging from high inflation and high bank rates, and the best rise was 3% in the S&P 500 index. The Spanish billionaire owner of Inditex, Amancio Ortega, has just taken delivery of a new

yacht that has cost 182 million euros, but he did manage to sell his old one for 76 million euros!

The Missing Sculpture

Richard Serra, the American sculptor, is famous for his enormous steel works of art and he died on Wednesday, March 27th aged 85. His father came from Mallorca and there are many of his sculptures in Spanish museums. The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao has several of his creations. In Madrid, the Reina Sofia Museum paid the equivalent of 200,000 euros for a 38-tonne sculpture with four large blocks of steel that was their centre-piece when the museum opened in 1992. Part of a wall had to be demolished to get it inside and then rebuilt. It was later transferred into the custody of Jesús Macarrón who stored large works of art in a warehouse in Madrid. In 1998, owing large sums of money to the Spanish Social Security, he announced that he couldn’t keep on maintaining the warehouse and the museum took it over. What happened next is not at all clear, but in 2006 the museum discovered that the sculpture was no longer there! How it went missing and where it is has never been resolved, even after Spanish police mounted an investigation. In 2008 Richard Serra generously made them a duplicate sculpture free of charge.

Electric Car Batteries

Spain’s King Felipe VI recently visited the main Seat factory in Barcelona. The Seat President, Wayne Griffiths, showed him round and the king inspected the partly completed new electric battery assembly line. Battery cells will

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come from a factory in Valencia and the total production of the complete batteries, due to start in early 2025, will be 1,400 per day. These will go straight to the production lines of the Seat, Volkswagen and Skoda vehicles, all part of the Volkswagen group. There will be jobs for 500 people and 11,000 solar panels will provide 70% of the electricity needed.

Spain’s Climate in 2023

Figures for Spain in 2023 released by the official weather organisation AEMET reveal that it was the second hottest year since temperatures were first charted in 1961. It was the second hottest because 2022 was the hottest, followed by 2020 and 2017. In mainland Spain in 2022 the average temperature was 15.4ºC, in 2023 it was 15.2ºC and in 2020 and 2017 it was 14.7ºC. The highest temperature of 2023 among AEMET’s main observatories was recorded on August

10th when the Valencia airport weather station recorded 46.8ºC, followed by Cordoba airport recording 45ºC on August 11th, Valencia 44.5ºC on August 10th, and Granada airport with 44.3ºC on August 9th. The absolute record temperature in Spain was 47.6ºC in Córdoba on August 14th, 2021. Mainland Spain closed 2023 with an average rainfall of 536.6 litres per square metre (mm), which represents 16% less than normal compared to the reference value (1991-2020). In the Balearic Islands, 456.9 mm of rain was recorded, 21% less than normal and in the Canary Islands with 183.4 mm of rainfall, it was 31% less than usual. In the three territories of Spain (mainland, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands) 2023 was considered a “very dry” year according to AEMET. With the higher temperatures and less rainfall these are clear indications that Spain was experienced a drought, that extends to 2024 so far.

So Now You Know...

Gary Powers

On May 1st, 1960, an American U-2 spy plane flying at 60,000 feet was shot down over Sverdlovsk in central Russia on the eve of a summit meeting between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Soviet Russia’s Premier Nikita Khrushchev. This caused a cancellation of the meeting and heightened existing Cold War tensions. The pilot, CIA agent Francis Gary Powers, survived the crash and was tried, convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Russian court. Two years later he was released in exchange for an imprisoned Soviet spy but faced hostility that he had been captured alive. He died in a helicopter crash in 1977.

The First US Man in Space

Alan Shepard, a navy test pilot was selected for astronaut training in 1959 and he became the first American in space on May 5th, 1961. He piloted the Mercury capsule spacecraft Freedom 7 during a 15-minute 28-second suborbital flight that reached an altitude of 116 miles (186 kms) above the earth. Shepard’s success occurred 23 days after the Russians had launched the first ever human in space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, during an era of intense technological competition between the Russians and Americans called the Space Race. In 1971 he became the fifth and oldest man to walk on the moon as part of the Apollo program.

Charles Lindbergh

On May 20th, 1927, Charles Lindbergh, a 25-yearold aviator, took off at 7.52am from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, in the Spirit of St. Louis attempting to win a 25,000 dollar prize for the first solo non-stop flight between New York City and Paris. Thirtythree hours later, after a 3,600-mile journey, he landed at Le Bourget, Paris. He was given the nickname “Lucky Lindy”, becoming an instant worldwide hero, and he was made “Man of the Year” by Time Magazine. He had been a pilot delivering mail between St. Louis and Chicago, often at night and in bad weather, that gave him the necessary skills to attempt the long transatlantic flight.

Running a Mile

In 1945, Gunder Hagg from Sweden set the world record for a mile in 4 minutes 1.3 seconds. The general opinion between athletes was that a time of under 4 minutes was impossible, although many people tried. On May 6th, 1954, Roger Bannister ,who was a 25 year old medical student, broke this record in a time of 3 minutes 59.4 seconds at the Iffley Road Sports Ground in Oxford. He had previously set a British record in the 1,500m race at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 when he was fourth. He graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital School in 1954, obtained a degree from Oxford University in 1963, and was knighted in 1975.

Victoria Day in Canada

Queen Victoria was born on May 24th, 1819, and in Canada there is a holiday on the penultimate Monday in May, so this year May 20th, when they celebrate “Victoria Day”. It first became a holiday in 1845 and then became a national holiday in 1901. It has developed to being a remembrance of Queen Elizabeth’s II birthday as well. In 1841 the parliaments of Upper and Lower Canada were replaced by a single legislative assembly for the Province of Canada and a public holiday was seen as a way to unite English and French Canadians. Also, honouring the British monarch was seen as a way of distinguishing Canadians from Americans.

No Socks Day

Thomas and Ruth Roy of Lebanon, Pennsylvania have come up with some wacky holidays such as “National no housework” day on April 7th. Their “No socks day” is on May 8th and is claimed to be celebrated worldwide. People are encouraged to relax, take their socks off, feel the cool floor, fresh and soft blades of grass, coarse sand and tranquil water at a beach. In the eighth century B.C., the ancient Greeks wore socks made from matted animal hair that must have been very uncomfortable. The Romans wrapped their feet with leather or woven fabrics, and around 200 A.D. they started sewing them together.

Water in Spain

With the restrictions on using potable water in our province still to be announced officially, there are some very interesting statistics being published. Almost half of the Spanish population, some 22 million, are stated to be in “water stressed areas” that will go up with severe droughts or if global warming increases.

In general terms nationally, 80% of water from any source is used for agriculture, 15% for domestic use and 5% for industry. In our province there are no industries that use a substantial amount of water, but in tourist areas domestic consumption goes up because of the number of hotels.

Desalination plants are seen as key factors and at the moment there are 765 plants in operation throughout Spain, providing the fourth largest capacity worldwide. They produce 1,800 hm3 per year and 1 hm3 is 1 million m3. Despite this, it is only 6% of the demand for water that is put at 32,000 hm3. Nationally, 20% of treated water is used for agriculture but in the Mediterranean area it can be 70%, and agriculture is by far the major source of income in our province. A feature of desalination plants is that they can produce water “on demand” of three categories. These are potable domestic water the most highly treated, agricultural water treated to a lesser degree, and water for industry with a basic treatment.

Many plants date from the 1960s-1980s when production costs were high. The cost of producing 1m3 of potable water was then between 3 and 4 euros, but with modernisation and new plants the cost has fallen to 50-80 céntimos. Renewable energy is being used to reduce electricity costs, and ‘Acuamed’ who own the Águilas and Torrevieja plants have installed photo-voltaic panels at both of them, with EU funding. They also own the Carboneras plant with similar plans to instal solar panels.

This plant was built in 2003 at a cost of 138 million euros and at present the capacity is 120,000 m3 per day. It provides potable water to 23

municipalities including all the ones in our area. Last year tenders were invited for a 40-million euros project to gradually replace all the old desalination equipment and upgrade it to double the output. The Cuevas de Almanzora desalination plant, wrecked by flooding in 2012 after it had only been in operation for one year is being put back in action, and the work has been upgraded to “urgent”. When back in service it can provide 20m hm3 per year with 5 hm3 for domestic use. Agriculturalists are planning to pay for their own desalination plant nearby, providing them with 30 hm3 at a cost of 60 million euros.

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The distribution here from Carboneras is through Galasa (Gestión de Aguas del Levante Almeriense, S.A.). This company is 53% owned by the ‘diputación’ (Almería county council) and 47% by 23 municipalities, and there have been many problems. It has been bailed out twice and Endesa cut off the electricity to their Vera headquarters the last time, for unpaid bills. The PSOE political party want the diputación to ask the Junta de Andalucía to pay for vital work to replace the old leaking pipework. The main complaint is that Galasa is “reactive” in repairing leaks (often slowly), but not “proactive” in preventing them. The average of 14 hm3 per year obtained from Carboneras since 2014 is 50% lost through leaks, currently amounting to a direct annual cost of 3 million euros. In December 2022 ‘Acuamed’ stated that they were starting legal proceedings because Galasa owed them 57 million euros.

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Still Seismic Activity in La Palma

Many people will remember the disastrous volcanic eruption in La Palma that didn’t stop for several months until Christmas 2021. It was unique in Spain because volcanologists and geologists who rushed to the scene could see an eruption in real time, on the ground, from the air, and at sea. Some of them manned the main centre where they tried to predict what would happen next and along with the police ordered the evacuation of many residents.

Some of these volcanologists are still there, studying the current situation and forming theories as to why the eruption happened, and have made up to 400 investigations. Their conclusion is that there are two main fault lines that have been given the names Tazacorte and Mallet. The fault lines move at about 3mm a year which is three times as fast as the Carboneras fault, one of the fastest in mainland Spain, which is caused by the Trans-Alboran shear zone where two tectonic plates grind together. The Tazacorte fault line goes in a northwest, southeast direction that was the line of the many cones where lava flowed up and out. It is 8.5km from the coast and 20km from the other side of the island. In October 2021, the fault line Mallet changed the direction which was 6km from the crater and 16km from the other side of the volcano, creating further hypocentres and new cones. The two fault lines cross each other and are still moving today.

It is considered likely that these two faults extend into the sea, but this cannot be proved at present. The charting of these two fault lines explains why some houses were completely demolished and some were still standing. Near these faults many residents have reported that there were continual cracks in walls that started many years ago, that scientists initially discounted thinking they were caused by normal landslip as they were a long way from lava flow and tremors detected before the eruption. Now, the damaged buildings have been charted as being over the fault lines, and sixty very accurate crack detectors have been

installed in buildings. One future plan is to chart any movement by sophisticated GPS.

Starting in the 1980s, many properties were built on reinforced concrete slabs that can absorb the movement without breaking. Other houses, garages, patios, ramps, a bus and petrol station have no such footings and continue to move. The siting of a planned visitor and interpretation centre has consequently been moved, as it was determined it was over one of the recently discovered fault lines.

The investigations at La Palma are similar to ones carried out at Mount Etna. An Italian volcanologist has helped chart fault lines there, and the area around them has been designated as being micro zones. Some of these are where new buildings cannot be allowed as they will not be safe. This can be repeated on La Palma with similar designations.

The La Palma area is considered to have been created by a rapid growth, although this probably happened over two million years with a height of 5,000m. 3,000m are under the sea and 2,400m above the land. Two million years is considered to be quick in geological time, and it causes landslides that open up large, deep fissures. The Tazacorte fault was measured between five days in September 2021 as being 20km deep, but they didn’t realise the significance. Volcanologists consider that the fault lines almost certainly contributed to the eruption in 1949. Hopefully, the next eruption may be easier to predict.

A Boom in Live Concerts

Formerly, it was only the superstars of popular music who could fill a large stadium in Spain to their full capacity, such as The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, U2, Madonna and Bruce Springsteen. Julio Iglesias and Alejandro Sanz were the only Spaniards, but now, this is changing dramatically.

Young people are flocking to live concerts and many of them are quickly sold out. Football stadiums are popular and the Columbian singer Karol G announced last December that she was coming to the Real Madrid stadium in July for one night only. Aged 33, she is considered to be the queen of urban pop, has won various Grammies and been made a Billboard “Woman of the year”. Tickets are 118-473 euros for seats on the stands and 172-224 euros in front of the stage on the pitch. Her concert almost immediately sold out, so another one was announced for the following night, then a third one and then a fourth one. If a concert takes place mid-week in a football stadium it may well be that there are following nights when nothing else is happening. If a huge stage has been erected with all the lights and speakers, keeping it there for another night is no problem.

Aitana is a popular young Spanish singer and songwriter aged 25 coming to the same stadium in Madrid in December and tickets sold out in three days. Lola Indigo, age 32, is a Spanish singer and dancer and her concert in March 2025 at the Madrid stadium had sold 53,000 seats in midApril, but ticket prices start at only 30 euros. Lola states that she expects she will not make any profit from her concert and ticket sales will go towards the cost of the stage, production and dancers.

Concert organisers state that one explanation is “If you are in your early 20s and have not been able to attend a live concert for two years, you want to attend one now as you have missed out”. Many young people have streamed music from

popular artists, or heard them on the radio. In many cases there are travel costs and a night’s stay as well.

At the end of 2023, Ticketmaster stated that the purchase of tickets by young people in Spain aged 18-24 grew last year by 48% compared to 2022. A spokesperson commented, “Live concerts are social events. People don’t come just to be enraptured by an artist; they feel that their generation has to be there, and then they leave a record of it on social networks.”

Not all live concerts are to see young Spanish performers or with a predominantly young audience. Metallica have two concerts at a large venue in Madrid in July. Tickets went on sale last November but there are still plenty of seats to choose from.

AC/DC are an exception probably appealing to more mature fans nowadays although they used to have a large following by young people, but they have not gone on tour since 2016. When their “Power Up” album came out in 2020 there was no tour because of the pandemic. From May, they are having 24 concerts in 11 European countries with two nights in Seville, the only venue in Spain, at the large La Cartuja football stadium with 57,800 seats plus a large standing area. Wednesday, May 29th sold out within three hours and a second concert was then announced on Saturday, June 1st. Tickets are 109 euros standing, up to 369 euros.

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Emergencies (Multi-lingual) ......................112

Emergencies:

Life Threatening Emergencies ....................061

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Guardia Civil ............................................................062

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Richard Hayes ...........................................................603 567676

SolAir (See p.7) ................................950 472081 / 645 294064

Solo Satellite & Air-Con. (See p.41)...950 398146 / 699 909737

AIRPORT TRANSFERS (LEGAL)

Exclusive Airport Shuttles ..........................................950 092602

ALARMS & SECURITY

AC Security .........................................950 387822 / 657 397218 AXA ...........................................................................950 478763

B-Safe Digital Security Solutions ...............................634 349859

Prosegur Alarms ...........................................................900 822097

Safes & Security (Dean)...............................................666 949213

SE Telecoms ..............................................................697 780499

ANTIQUES

Delfos (Mojácar) ......................................................647 163681 Pink House (La Concepción) ............622 288750 / 681 095096

ARCHITECTS

121960 / 687 939315

092094

655468

Daniel González Aranda (Vera) ......................................686 846 624

Elena Acebo Architects (Huércal-Overa) .669 680098 / 950 134976

Néstor Fábrega (Mojácar) ....................................670 363125

Paula Puente (Mojácar) .............................................610 433001

ART & ARTISTS

Adolfo Prado .................................................................950 472668

Alison ..............................................................................630 833873

Anushree Krementz ...................................................672 721096

Caz (art classes) ………................................……….607 444034

Dee Butler (Albox) .................................................….663 341904

Delfos Gallery (Mojácar) ….........................................647 163681

Evie Fox ....................................................................603 624659

Fran Fajardo (murals) .....................................................634 4499500

Isabel Raths (Bedar) ................................................677 034957

Jeremy Fox-Rayner ...............................................0044 7549667172

Jill Bennett (Mojácar) ........................950 478383 / 600 070188

Living Design (Albox) ...............................................678 308073

MarianMay Simpson …...........................………..……629 113436

Melanie ......................................................................638 495784

Michele Winfield (Purchena) .....................................+44 7745585289

Miki ...........................................................................628 458491

Pink House (La Concepción)................ 622 288750 / 681 095096

Roberto Lombardi ................................950 930757 / 671 800317

AUCTIONS

Auction Subasta (Los Carasoles) ..UK 7413190882 / 643 137106

Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas El Real) ..............950 528565

AUTOMATIC DOORS & GATES

The Metal Works (Albox).......................950 930520 / 638 900949

AWNINGS & BLINDS

Curtains with Style (Interior blinds) ...950 069032 / 678 811125

Costasol S.L. (Lloyd Dean) (See cover)...........................667 652 888

Coverbox (Albox) …................................................…615 992007

Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711

Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196

PersiVera 2005 S.L. ......................................................627 978635

Screenmasters (See p.35) ...….…...........................677 152911

Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.35) .....................................627 907207

Speedyfit ......................................................................600 006032

Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...................................................667 567564

BAKERIES

Cornish Pride (Albox) …...................................………666 618933

BALLOON DECORATIONS

Wow Pops (El Real, Antas) .....................................643 158154

BARS & CAFES

See Restaurants & Bars

BATHROOMS & SHOWERS

ABS Steve Ennis ..........................................................687 846016

Ana Rodríguez (Huércal-Overa) ..........950 939154 / 606 784598

Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) ……………………..950 109986

Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711

Dorothy Baños (Albox)..................................................661 463842

Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha)

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BEAUTY

BED & BREAKFAST

Casa Barranca (Huercal Overa) ..............................648 250699

Casa Caballito De Mar Boutique B&B (Bédar) ........950 095956

Casa Montes Guesthouse (Arboleas) .......................686 400331

Castellón (Bédar) ........................................................642 435909

BEREAVEMENT/WILL SERVICES

C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) .............950 634388 / 627 635514

BICYCLE SALES & HIRE

Aguila Bike (Las Buganvillas) .....................................950 133063

All Bike All Run Sport (Albox) ...............................647 836426

Bikespin (Huércal-Overa) ................. 95027678 / 662 543056

Doltcini (Clothing) (Mojácar) ..............950 092600 / 658 028646

Easy ebike Hire ....................+44 7554 013955 / 634 341196

Lufran Bike Sport …………....................................….607 074753

Rock & Road (Garrucha) ..................850 992805 / 628 263338

Rodeca Bike Zone ..................................................950 132525

Weekend Sport (Las Buganvillas) ..........................950 460738

BLINDS see Awnings & Blinds

BOATS & NAUTICAL

Veramotor S.A. ............................................................950 392552

BOAT TRIPS

Glass Bottom Boat (Villaricos port) ….......................662 604456

Partylevante (Puerto Deportivo Garrucha) .................680 942141

Sunshine Charters (Garrucha) ....................................634 398074

BOOKS

Librería Nobel (Vera) ..................................................950 392642

The Book Box (Albox) ……...............................…….662 585098

The Book People Almería …........……686 817945 / 626 578164

BOWLING CENTRES (10 pin)

Bowlera (Arboleas) …..........................................….662 112170

Indalo Bowling Mojácar ............................................950 473073

BUILDING MATERIALS

(& Sanitary Ware, Tiles etc)

Aridos Mojácar S.L. ……..........................................650 914257

Brico Depôt (Huércal de Almería) …........…………….950 625652

Casa Conchillo (Albox) …..........................................950 430740

Contrucciones Angel Oller (Albox) ...........................950 431453

Comercial Vera (Vera) ..........................664 648652 / 950 393329

Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028

Leroy Merlin, Gran Plaza (Roquetas) ….................…950 339800

VeraSur SL (Vera) ....................................................950 393028

BUILDING SERVICES

ABS Steve Ennis ....................................................687 846016

Adam’s Building Services .............................………..600 041820 Alan

AlmeriaBuilders.com

Sierra Construcción ...................................................611 028716

The Andalucian Building Company ............................671 971686

TRP Construction .......................................................641 309708

Valoser Obras ............................................................642 016954

BUTCHERS

Juan’s Carniceria (Mojácar Playa) .............................950 478409

CAKES TO ORDER

Alison’s Homemade British Cakes .............................639 028517

Occasion Cupcakes (Velez Rubio) ............................634 329403

The Cake Boutique (Arboleas) ............................+44 7800 892244

CAMPSITES

Camping el Cantal (Mojacar) ................................. 950 478204

Camping Los Gallardos .............................................679 970399

Campsite Marion (Vera) .............................................607 316553

CAR HIRE

Al Andalus Car Hire ...................................................664 269440

Auto Corner (Limousines) ...................950 069198 / 667 439671

Caracola (Mojácar) ............................950 473157 / 637 545814

Costa Coches (Mojácar) .......................950 459208 / 950 069272

Costa Rentals Antas ......................... 950 085362 / 662 336439

Europcar .............................,......................................950 615101

Mo-Car (Mojácar) ...............................950 478307 / 626 976973

Solvi Car (Mojácar) ………….......................................950 478151

SRS Vehicle Services .................................................950 449095

CAR WASH & VALETING

CARD SHOPS

C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) ...............950 634388 / 627 635514

Colin the Card (Albox) ..........................................…..650 600032

Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 118043

Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318

Total Entertainment (Arboleas) ..................................634 348902

Total Entertainment (Mojácar) ……….................……950 615596

Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295

CARERS See Home Carers

CARPENTRY

Bédar Madera (Bédar) ...............................................687 503181

Cutler’s Carpentry .....................................................711 030400

Go2 Joinery & Services ............................................674 963957

Mojacar Carpentry & Home Improvements ...............603 688622

Simon the Woodworker .............................................667 989270

Total Carpentry ............................................................624 961299

…...............................................................…692 176069 Wildwood Bespoke Joinery ......................................634 328574

CARPET CLEANING

Jones’s Mobile Valeting .............................................661 571939

CATERING / EVENTS

Hog Roasts ...............................................................671 851135

The Whole Hog / Hog Roast parties ..968 485729 / 618 920126

CHILDREN

CHIROPODIST

CIVIL ENGINEERS

Isabel Morales .............................................................617 749105

CLAIRVOYANCY / PSYCHIC READINGS

Anna (Tarot) ………...........................................………670 897832

Beverley Kearns ...........................................................600 796684

Chrissie Cremore ........................................................634 349638

Psychic Karen (Turre) ….............................................663 477658

Tarot readings by Susan .........................................643 960118

CLEANING SERVICES

Amba Cleaners ...........................................................697 516955

Chris ............................................................................627 565049

Cherie’s Ironing & Cleaning (Mojácar) ............………634 301389

Crystal Clear .............................................................637 229464

Daisy Proaño Alcivar (Contract & private) ……...….663 538596

Dusters Cleaning Company .......................................683 547581

Idea (Mojácar) ...........................................................605 162709

Jan’s Domestic & Builders Cleaning .........................660 868467

Jones Upholstery & Rug cleaning ….........…………661 571939

Limpiezas Cristina ......................................................…660 306695.

Limpiezas Maxlim (Palomares) …....678 567783 / 629 680161

Oven cleaning (Sue Parmenter) ..............................711 080697

SDF Cleaning Services .............................................711 005562

Shine Bright (Mojácar area) ...................................711 068645

Upholstery & Leather Cleaning .................................636 193256

Xtreme Cleans Property Care ..................................634 328911

CLOTHING (Personalised)

Sello Gráfico (Mojácar Playa) ...................................607 424452

Rascals Designs ............................... 950 064665 / 686 582140

COMPUTERS

Androidez (Vera Playa) ....................950 042338 / 661 375489

Advance Digital ........................................................616 506569

Beck Tech Solutions (Huércal-Overa) ......................618 779162

Beep (Garrucha) ……………..................................….950 133059

Connexions (Turre) ....................................................950 479502

C.Y.G. Vera ...............................................................950 393350

Don Robinson ............................................................646 587746

Dynos Informatica (Albox) …………..................……..950 430806

IKamale-on ……………..............................................950 616521

Infordatox (Albox) .....................................................950 633223

Mark Adamou (Mojácar) .....................634 324918 / 634 306799

Mr. Micro (Turre) ......................................................950 479502

PC Playa (Mojácar) ..................................................634 356498

PRYS Informatica (Antas) ........................................617 382511

Reperamos (Albox) ....................................................644 346111

Paul Wieder (Mojácar) ..............................................617 830696

SH Informatica (Albox) ..............................................615 647058

CONSERVATORIES

AA Window Doctor ......................…........................630 231644

Screenmasters (See p.35) ......….…..........................677 152911

SpeedyFit .........................................950 472357 / 600 006032

COUNSELLING / HEALING

Acupuncture & Massage ...........................................637 120429

Anushree Krementz (Healing / Satsang) .................672 721096

Barbara Clarke ..............................................................637 469937

Chrissie Cremore (Reiki)............................................634 349638

Donald Mackinnon (Hypnotherapist) ........................628 651022

Emotional Freedom Technique ......................................711 066 822

Eve Morgan .............................................................647 203652

Fred Smithers (Acupuncture) ...............950 930456 / 618 107351

Gill Ballard (Healer/Counsellor) ...........................663 336655

Heaven Scent Holistics ...........................................663 923733

Hypnotherapy (Karen) ................................................663 477658

Dr. Jane Thompson (Psychotherapy)...........................618 920126

Karen Green (Holistic Therapist) .....615 163416 / 850 993150

Malcolm Forrest-Hazell (Counsellor/Psychotherapist) ...693 489725

Natural Health (Mojácar) .........UK 0783 4872273 / 658 638142

Reshmi Purmar (Psychic, healer, spiritual coach) ..634 370903

Shiatsu (Wendy) .......................................................671 851135

Sound Therapy/Reiki/Readings (Bedar) ......................711 096381

Sue Osman (Therapist) ……...............950

CRAFTS

CURRENCY

CURTAINS & SOFT FURNISHINGS

CYBERCAFES

Can Connect (Albox) …........................................….....950 121149

Total Entertainment (Albox) ........................................950 121318

Total Entertainment (Arboleas) ...................................634 348902

Total Entertainment (Turre) ...........................................950 468295

Total Entertainment (Mojácar) ……..............................950 615596

CYCLING

Zen Cycle Mojácar ......................................................643 722762

DAMP PROOFING

Pukka Plastering & Damp Proofing (Almanzora area) .692 596681

Southern Spain Damp Proofing .................................652 358672

DENTISTS / DENTAL TREATMENT

Alias Quadros Dental Studio (Mojácar) ....................677 005005

Centro Dental Dr. Cremades (Vera) .........................950 390655

Clinica Dental (Albox) ..................................................950 120732

Clinica Dental, Multicentro (Mojácar) ........................950 478989

Clinica Dental Palomares .....................950 109710 / 670 878427

Clinica Dental, Parque Comercial (Mojácar) .............950 478534

Clinica Dental Saludent (Huércal-Overa) ……………..950 135672

Dentalbox (Albox) .....................................................950 121284

Nadal Pérez, M A (Turre) ...........................................950 479444

Odonto Stetic (Los Gallardos) ...........722 706732 / 950 398993

Puerta de Vera (Vera) ...................................................950 395319

Valero Martinez (Garrucha) ………............................950 132047

DIET PLANS & WEIGHT LOSS

1:1 Diet ............................................... 711 019507 / 660 373103

Image (Helen) ....................................950 930192 / 665 178326

Issysweigh (Albox) ........................................................600 334318

Pam (Turre) .................................................................639 465631

Slim Well Spain ..............................................0044 7794118214

Vicki (Turre) ...............................................................650 764623

DIGGER HIRE See Excavation

DIVING See Scuba Diving

DOCTORS & CLINICS (Private)

Analysis Clinic (Mojácar Playa) ...............................950 475282

Centro Médico Mojácar ..............................................950 475105

Clinica Medica Garrucha ……...........950 133157 / 617 404500

Euroclinicas (Vera) ...................................................950 391300

Centro Medico Slavica (Mojácar) .............................950 001789

DOG GROOMING

Anita (5 Bone Kennels) …………......................……662 344734

Berta Ayora (Turre) ....................................................637 395775

Brigbe’s Dog Grooming ...........................................630 557123

Carla García (Mojácar Playa) .................................662 257084

Centro Garras (Huércal-Overa) ............950 616820 / 617 456548

ChuchosChic (Mojácar) ........................950 168778 / 621 231369

Elite Dog Grooming (Albox) …….…...........................617 313587

Luis (Clinica Veterinaria Garrucha) ....950 132200 / 628 663616

Lulu’s (Albox) ...................................950 952940 / 600 046557

Pampered Pooches (All areas)..................................662 344734

Pelitos (Los Gallardos) ..............................................637 286176

Precious Perros Mobile Grooming (Aoife) ..............634 342470

Shampooch professional pet grooming .......................642 276442

SoloPerros (Turre) ......................................................674 509382

Ulti-Mutt (Turre) .........................+44 7894747657 / 634 332578

Vivancos Dog Grooming (Vera Playa) ......................608 178361

DOG TRAINING

Didi Arias (Mojácar) ……............................................639 724521

DOMESTIC APPLIANCE REPAIRS

DOORS See Windows & Doors

DRY CLEANERS

(Vera)

VIDEO

ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS

Eco1 (Garrucha) .........................................................627 690056

ELECTRICAL GOODS

Centro Comercial Almanzora (Olula del Rio) ............950 442012

Centro Ferretería Lopez Mojácar .............................950 473111

De Pablo S.L. (Vera) ..............................................950 390129

Electro Ahorro (Albox) .............................................950 121069

Electro Hogar Rodriguez S.L. (Garrucha)..................950 460832

Euronics .............. (Albox) 950 430702 (Garrucha) 950 460832

ELECTRICIANS

A1 Services ……….....................................................679 631458

Abbott Electrical ….............................638 010691 / 950 137208

…..............................…................950 438237 / 679 656450 Andy Lake - Williams Electrical ..........................…..677 741366 Baltasar ..........................................................................655 691107

Bédar Directo .................................................................689 702916

DJT Electrical Services (Vera) ...........686 817945 / 626 578164

ElectroTorres .....................................677 530410 / 610 750771

EMI Electrical Installations ...........................................673 502867

Fernando (Huércal Overa) ..........................................677 549247

Francisco Montoya (Mojácar) .........................……….687 466352

N.E.Electrics(Arboleas) ..............................................634 358777

Peace of Mind 24/7 ............................................... 637 974662

Zlatan ................................................630 207864 / 682 277576

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

CDB Natural ...............................................................950 882237

Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) ......634 322475 / 633 629883

Voluta’s Place (Mojácar Playa) …...............................699 975552

ENTERTAINERS

Abbie Lou (Female vocalist) ......................................687 340544

All Skas .....................................................................635 333387

Andy Owen ................................................................634 370388

Ashley Cathcart .........................................................693 486788

Bob Rock ..................................................................666 310251

Brendan O’Dee (Singer/Guitarist) ..............................610 855964

Brian Dee ………........................................................647 897533

Carl Lewis ..................................................................634 364041

Carol George (Female Vocalist) .................................634 285009

D n A Accoustic Duo .................................................634 366372

Debbie Davis .............................................................694 438917

Dominic Doolittle .........................................................634 353525

Driftwood …….............................................................687 672028

Dynamite International Rock Band ............................666 310251

Emma Wild ................................................................642 276385

Flamenco Dancer (English speaking) ............................687 480694

Francisco J. ‘Pasus’ ..........................950 397401 / 699 510966

Free Ride ...................................................................606 127424

Funky Nomad .............................................................643 256459

Geoff Murrell ..............................................................699 462859

GuitarMac ( Guitar/Vocals ) .....................................634 340476

Harmony Duo .............................................................687 340544

Jack Law ....................................................................689 750176

JuJu Entertainment ............................950 950797 / 697 462746

John Vincent - Sinatra tribute ..................................642 097532

Jools Hirst ..........................................................0044 7754 035724

Kay Frances (Vocalist) ........................950 069288 / 689 404244

Kayleigh Easton (vocals) ...................................... 642 581198

Kev Moore ................................................................600 762856

Kris Kelly (Female Vocalist) .................................. 634 374525

Lady Ellen Sings .............................673 459331 / 677 475268

Loose Change ...........................................................671 754851

Marilyn Shipley ..........................................................722 300797

Maurice Casanove ......................................................671 386947

Maximum Output Karaoke /Disco .............................697 317557

Melanie Howard-Coles ...............................................607 324624

Mel J (Female Vocalist) .............................................664 111990

Melodee (Duo) ..................................610 855964 / 664 111990

Melodeemusic (Backing Tracks & Recording Studio).....610 855 964

Pedro Clemente .........................................................678 752178

Phil and The Invisibles ..................... 950 475752 / 651 045120

Richard Hill ...................................................................670 243461

Roadrunner (duo) ............................628 122363 / 684 330431

Robin Lamble ..............................................................602 469425

Seldom Sober ............................................................689 750176

Sharna Knight (Vocalist & Entertainer) ....................0044 7340 638513

Sharon-Elizabeth Regan ........0044 7858 459637 / 666 673055

Shirin (bellydancer) .......................................................607 805367

Smartie Pants the Clown ..........................................617 815221

Solo Simon ..................................................................667 989270

Spotlight Entertainment (Karaoke, disco etc.) .........634 311652

Starry Jazz trio/quintet .............................................645 886919

Stiff Upper Lip ...........................................................699 462859

Sue Moretta ............................................................672 543027

Sultans ......................................................................667 787124

Sunset Beach Rock Band ......................................711 004575

The Fat Lizard Band .....(English) 651 045120 (Esp) 617 464728

The Buddhas ………………...................................….687 033106

The Geckos ..............................................................651 659109

The Sonny Boy Blues Bans ................................634 311165

The Trippers .............................................................671 163857

Tom Lee ……............................................................671 754851

Tony Matthews (Quiz organiser) ..............................634 391414

Tony Justice ………...........................950 950797 / 637 159249

Triple Trouble Blues Band .......................................671 754851

Wine Not? Accoustic Duo ........................................678 752178

ESTATE AGENTS

ADC Property (Valle del Este) (See p.13) ...............672 421884

Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar) .............950 475199 / 629 673450

AlmeríaCasas (Albox) .......................950 169680 / 658 845741

Almería Homes ................................0044 1273 929286 / 950 930 259

Almeria Property Finder (Albox) ................................950 431624

Almería Prop. Investments (Las Buganvillas).950 460874 / 666 260792

Amay (Vera Playa) .....................................................673 352852

Angel Property (Palomares) .....................................950 618054

Antonio Martinez de la Casa (Energy certs)..............950 092094

BMS Huerta Nueva .........................950 615035 / 669 355914

BeniHomes (Albox) ................................,...................950 500410

Blue Sea Villas (Mojácar)(See front cover) ...........950 478643

Calida Homes (Arboleas) ......................950 430763 / 634 302801

Casa y Campo (Lubrin) (See front cover) ..............678 587007

Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) .......950 134434 / 649 777218

Citrus Homes ...........................................................638 849254

Cole’s of Andalucia .............................950 469592 / 659 265907

Complete Holiday Care .....................950 478612 / 610 808631

Cortijos Almería …………........……...........................676 916088

D & D Property Care, Sales & Rentals .....643 335386 / 643 337063

Dream Homes Almería (Arboleas) ............................697 875717

Españarural (Albox) ............................950 102505 / 654 359607

European Property Company (Mojácar) ...................950 285704

Fincas Vera Playa ..............................950 460670 / 639 314767

FW Properties ..................................634 325152 / 634 352285

Grupo Platinum Estates (San Juan) (See p.4) 950 466112 / 666 687251

Holmes for Homes (Arboleas) ..........850 993099 / 664 012024

Homes of Spain (Huércal Overa).........950 616516 / 616 562447

Indal-futur S.L. (Mojácar) ……............950 615156 / 609 026526

Indasol Mojácar S.L. ..................................................950 472200

Inmobiliaria Almanzora ..................... 9501 20406 / 637 251238

InmoTerreros (San Juan) ...............950 096180 / 666 255765

K7 Mojácar ................................................................950 478555

Linnitt Properties (Turre) ..............................................950 479054

Mojácar Estates .........................................................950 478935

Mojácar Homes & Villas ............................................634 330652

Mojacarmar ...........................................950 475891 / 636 903184

Multicasa Aguilas .................................................... 968 493009

Neinor Homes ............................................................900 110022

New Horizon Villas (Zurgena) .................................950 438221

New One Stop (Mojácar) .............................................950 473040

New Wave Villas (Mojácar) (See back cover)950 475800 / 607 146352

Next House Almería (Albox) .................950 500060 / 645 066139

Next Stop Almería (See p.3)..............950 617518 / 678 034651

Nicla Property Consultancy S.L. ............950 133508 / 628 585538

Okisur (Mojácar) (See p.31) .......................................950 472010

Olive Property Sales (Bédar)(See cover) .950 469624 / 687 938466

Paco Parra (Garrucha) ..................................................678 903998

Polansky and Associates ...........................................950 478086

Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) ...............................950 478915

Property Floor Plans ...................................................619 672431

Real Almería Property (Mojácar) .......950 336 769 / 620 368194

Realtors MB Spain .......................................................678 347125

Rural Almería (Mojácar Playa) ..............................…950 472200

SYM Spain (Albox) .................................................951 250574

Sonia Cantalejo Bueno (Energy Certs.)......................608 147640

Spanish Estate Agents (Albox) ……950 431855 / 661 143871

Assured ....................................950 469622 / 634 300020

Property Finder …..............…….......................686 878789

Property Choice (Mojácar Playa)....................950 615388 Sun Med Properties (Vera Playa) .......................…..950 618209

Vaitier SL (Cabrera) ................................................609 626140

Veritas Homes (Mojácar) ...........................950 472430 / 610 053563

VIP Almería (Mojácar Playa) (See back)..950 472524 / 617 587903

Voss Homes (Huercal-Overa) ...................667 891 741 / 950 616 827

321111 / 950 618697

EVENT MANAGEMENT

JuJu Entertainment .............................950 950797 / 697 462746

EXCAVATION

Aridos Mojácar S.L. (Vera) .....................................650 914257

Bob (Mini digger) (Albox) ..........................................642 392922

Construcciones Y Excavaciones Petete ....................696 052944

Diego Ramos S.L. (Los Gallardos) ……..............…..647 841750

El Cano SL )Mojácar) ................................................950 479185

Elite Plant Hire (JCB) ………….................................636 092632

MD Digger Hire & Construction.................................634 375428

Nash Groundworks ...................................................722 546192

EXCURSIONS

Andinas Buggy Treks ..............................................645 984122

C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) .............950 634388 / 627 635514

Costa Almería Tours ..................................................646 760389

Day Tours Almería ............................651 592836 / 645 253155

Mojácar Jeep Tours .................................................611 028716

Mountain Biking Spain …...............……637 831509 / 661 178656

Rancho Luz del Sol (Partaloa) …..........……...……………..642 1185467

FABRICS

Curtains with Style ...........................950 069032 / 678 811125

Hemp Fabric ...............................................................602 004096

Material Girl Fabric Warehouse (Albox) ................633 683872

FASHION

Dandara (Garrucha) ................................................950 617013

Etcetera (Mojácar Playa) ...........................................950 532810

Garabatis (Children’s) (Mojácar Playa) …...………670 035630

Glad Rags (Albox) ………........................................634 313071

H & R Men’s Fashion (Albox) …............................692 682164

Hemp Horizon ............................................................602 004096

Koko’s (Mojácar Playa) .............................................613 026780

Liz Fashion Accessories (Garrucha) .627 970819 / 607 511179

Oasis Fashions (Mojácar Playa) ................................950 473222

Palme (Mojácar Playa) ............................................950 472813

Prins Vitali (Mojacar) ….............................................950 478690

Saga Boutique (Mojácar) ......................................950 475258

Sunflower (Mojácar) ...............0044 7596 063544 / 600 880525

Taylor’s Hats, Caps & Accessories (Valle del Este) ..711 097014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AMASS …….....................................................……..678 035992

Blacktower ................................................................657 684094

Blevin Franks ...........................................................965 705502

CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar) .........950 472504 / 670 215926

Currencies Direct (Mojácar) …....……950 478914 / 661 373404

Indalo Partners ............................................................950 472242

Kennedy Financial Services .....................................678 035992

Offshore Money Management ..........952 830916 / 950 398078

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Aero Extinción S.L. (Almería) …........………………..950 263565

Extin-Torres S.L. (Mojácar) ........................................950 475067

FIREPLACES

Chimeneas Mojácar S.L. (Turre) ...............................950 472135

FISH & CHIPS

The Chippy (La Alfoquía) ........................................634 324484

FISHING

Pete Fishing Trips (Mojácar/Garrucha) …..................634 379173

Rio 600 Boat Fishing (Sid & Graham). 647 020929 / 647 803030

FITNESS & DANCE

See also Activities-Clubs-Associations

Alison ..........................................................................666 273168

Aqua Aerobics - Marianne (Arboleas) ......................637 435864

Club Deportivo Puerto Rey ......................................950 460545

Debbie James (Personal training) (Mojácar) ...........687 619239

Dorothy Rowntree, personal trainer (Mojácar)..........666 815838

Evolution Fitness Club (Arboleas) ............................667 306764

Fitness For All (Bédar) ………........…………………..647 593323

Geoff Oram (Personal Training) ...............................634 362436

Gimnasio Formas (Turre) ...........................................950 468065

Gympower (Personal trainer) (Albox) ......................609 591606

Jova Sport Center (Mojácar Playa) ...........................671 247035 Platino Gym (Mojácar Playa)......................................950 284845

Sano Centre (Albox) ...................................................610 544306

Sano Centre (Huércal-Overa) ...................................666 021259

Sierra Club Desert Springs ......................................687 599115

Sol Yoga Centre (Arboleas) .......................................686 400331

Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas) ...........................950 449451

Valle Del Este Spa & Health Centre ........................950 548600

VaVa Yoga / VaVa Danza (Vera) ................................642 314316

Young at Heart Fitness .............................................711 032244

FLY SCREENS

AA Window Doctor ..............…….........................…630 231644 Bugs ..........................................................................600 049515

Coastal Mosquitoes ...........................606 040462 / 610 000700

Curtains with Style .........................950 069032 / 678 811125

Dave ..........................................................................634 351275

Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196

SpeedyFit ..............................................950 472357 / 600 006032

Toldos Farrago (Vera) ................................................667 567564

Tony Justice ..................................…..950 950797 / 637 159249

FLORISTS

Hortiflor (Mojácar) ....................................................950 478985

Isamy Florist (Los Gallardos) ...................................670 215902

LIS Florist (Garrucha) ................................................950 460901

Persa Floristas (Albox) …….......................................950 120211

FOOD SHOPS

All Asia (Arboleas) .......................................................641 461304

Catch of the Day UK Fishmonger ........ 634 301490 / 634 304288

Coviran (La Alfoquía) ..................................................652 827481

Eurowise (Albox) ………………...............................…..950 439801

Gastronomía (Delicatessen) (Las Buganvillas) .......950 132048

Harrison’s (Albox) .........................................................643 518352

Ideal British Supermarket (Huércal-Overa) .........…..950 135222

La Venta de Alfaix Minimarket (Alfaix) .....................950 469660

Las Buganvillas Minimarket ………........................…..635 036408

Manoli (Arboleas) …....................................................627 941654

Price Busters (Albox) .................................................950 951494

Pincha Aperitivos (Mojácar) .........................................610 384912

Sol Supermercado (Albox) …..................................….711 012006

Spices n’ Herbs in Spain (Albox)...............................689 482694

The Corner Shop (Albox) ………………950 930539 / 680 776791

Typical Gourmet (Mojácar) ..........................................950 472108

Vinoteca Delicatessen (Garrucha) ..............................637 393873

FROZEN FOOD SUPPLIER

Valero Alonso (Antas) ................................................950 453316

FUNERAL COMPANIES

CollyFer (Huércal Overa) …….............617 456259 / 617 456335

Funeral Homes Robles (Cuevas) ..............................657 921383

Funeraria Ntra. Sra. de las Angustias (Vera) 950 390884 / 607 705672

Funeraria Pérez (Mojácar) ...........................................950 478102

FUNERAL PLANS

Avalon Europe S.L. ............................950 069012 / 634 321296

Golden Leaves Funeral Plans (Benitachell)............. 966 493082

Iberian Funeral Plans ...........................951 203994 / 965 993498

FURNITURE PACKAGES

Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ....................................950 132458

FURNITURE, RUSTIC/HANDMADE

La Buena Artesania (Mojácar) ....................................950 475508

Prosecco Tables ..................................................0044 7709 244366

The Furniture Doctor ................................................667 989270

FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS

Abodes (Mojácar Playa) (See p.5) .............................697 778355

Ahorro Mueble (Albox) .........................950 120992 / 661 975417

Continental Descanso (Antas) 950 459011 (Albox) ....950 633288

El Rincón de Mueble ....(Vera)950 460867 (Antas) 950 459071

Elegant Exteriors Marble Furniture (Albox) ...............642 495439

Embargos Bestiales (Antas El Real) ......................950 105711

Homecentre (Albox) (See p.5)...........868 931872 / 671 715294

Homestyle (Turre) .....................................................674 514999

Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) .................................950 132458

Ideas del Mueble (Antas) .........................................950 452816

Indalocio Garden Furniture & BBQs (See p.16)..........850 993090

Inspired (Furniture & BBQs) (El Real, Antas)(See p.33)950 147763

Koala Furniture (Antas)....................................….........950 392307

La Lonja (Lorca) (See p.27) ......................................968 443322

Linea Nueva (Arboleas) ……………….620 237529 / 950 120630

Me & Mrs Jones (Mojácar) (See p.25) .......................634 364795

Mueble-Hogar Milenium (Los Carasoles) 950 449013 / 645 947328

Muebles Rodríguez (Los Llanos, Arboleas) …...........950 430778

Muebles La Simona (Garrucha) ...............................950 132443

Oak Furniture Spain .............................622 288750 / 681 095096

Something Special (Turre) .........................................637 159249

Unicraft (El Real, Antas) (See p.95) .........................692 176069

GARDENS

24hr Casaserve ..................................950 466438 / 676 306269

Antas Garden Centre (El Real) ...............................610 243838

Cedar Landscapes …….............……......................…620 112193

Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709

Darryl Primo Gardens .................................................643 371630

Indalocio Garden Furniture & BBQs .(See p.16)........850 993090

Inspired (Furniture & BBQs) (El Real, Antas) ..............950 147763

Jardin Natural ............................................................685 478187

L & M Landscapes .................................................670 409538

La French Touch ........................................................607 226269

Lady Muck Gardening ...............................................697 317557

Luke’s Landscapes and Gardens ............................641 684017

Madera Mania (Garden Supplies) …...........................667 562872

Mel Wood Landscapes ...................................0044 7973843706

Mobile Shredder & Mulch Garden Service .............687 024884

Nash Groundworks (See p.31) ..................................722 546192

Potty Finca Services ..................……..950 163930 / 616 855294

Riegos y Conducciones (Antas, El Real) .................950 459146

Saxon’s Garden Maintenance ............618 920126 / 968 485729

The Tidy Gardener .................... 0044 7957167633 / 634 318369

Xtreme Cleans Property Care ..................................634 328911

GAS INSTALLATION & REPAIRS

Smith Plumbing (Spanish Authorised).........................950 468041

GAS TANK SUPPLIERS

Gas Alboran ..........................................656 662000 / 950 259382

GIFT SHOPS

Sassy Casa (Arboleas) .................................................627 249462

GLASS CURTAINS

Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196

Screenmasters (See p.35)........….…...........................677 152911

SpeedyFit .........................................950 472357 / 600 006032

Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667 567564

GLAZING (Supply & Repair)

AA Window Doctor ......................…............................630 231644

Cristalería Mojácar …............................................…..950 475376

Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711

Cristalería Rubi (Vera) ………......................................950 390546

SpeedyFit ............................................950 472357 / 600 006032

GOLD & JEWELLERY BUYING

Cash4Gold ...........................................692 596681 / 653 098329

Gold & Jewellery Buying ...........................................616 453813

GOLF COURSES

Aguilon Golf (Pulpi) ......................................………..672 655600

Cortijo Grande ..........................................................950 479176

Desert Springs ........................................................637 861591

Marina Golf ..............................................................950 133235

Valle del Este ...........................................................950 398743

GOLF TUITION

Gareth Edwards (Cortijo Grande) …...........................950 479176

Martin D’Archivio (Mojácar) ........................................635 446460

Neil Evans (Desert Springs Golf Resort) ..............638 531821

Valle del Este (Vera) ...............................................676 256923

GRASS, ARTIFICIAL

Grass 4 U .................................................................638 574145

Greenfingers Arboleas S.L. ..........……......…………629 947633

Nash Groundworks ...................................................722 546192

Smart Grss Spain (La Hortichela) .............................643 011764

Tiger Turf ............................................950 431624 / 635 652745

GUTTERING

Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196

HAIR, HEALTH & BEAUTY

Affinity Beauty Treatments (Turre) ............................678 992093

Amazing Nails ............................................................641 640578

Anavi Estillistas (Palomares) .....................................670 094722

Angela Ellis - Holistic Therapist ...............................642 577637

Avon Co-ordinator (Mojácar) …...................................670 722705

Avon Cosmetics (Arboleas) ………........................….691 987454

Avon Cosmetics (Húercal Overa) …....647 092010 / 950 137208

Avon Cosmetics (Turre & Vera) .................................643 102335

Avon (Total Entertainment, Albox) .............................950 121318

Avon (Total Entertainment, Arboleas) ........................634 348902

Beaches (Hair & Beauty) (Mojácar) ..........................950 473110

Beauty by Marilyn .......................................................950 398852

Beauty Center (Mojácar) (See p.37)..........................687 480694

CDB Natural (Skin care) ................................................950 882237

Carlos Barber Shop (Mojácar Playa)...........................610 575911

Centro Estética (Mojácar Playa) …..................………950 472680

Claire & Inma (Mojácar Playa) ...................................950 147630

Cutting Edge (Hair & Beauty) (Albox) .........................950 633086

Dave Eccles (Mobile Hairdresser) ......950 525790 / 687 033106

Donna’s (Albox).....................................950 930167 / 628 669456

El Rincon de Mary (Mojácar) ................................. 644 505210

El Rincon de Mary (Mojácar) Yasmin ......................656 646257

Elaine Mobile Hairdresser (Coast & Inland).................634 379424

Elegance (Turre) .........................................................634 308877

Etticut (Turre) ..............................................................667 971960

Farrow’s Hair Design (Arboleas) .................................950 634346

Forever Chic (Palomares) ..........................................601 634193

Heaven Scent (Huércal-Overa) ……......................…..663 923733

Holistic Treatments (Ali) ..............................................634 308906

Isabel Castaño (Hairdresser, Bédar) ..666 045552 / 950 469462

Jackie Miles Kirby …..................................………….642 829269

Jean & Co.(Mojácar Playa) ……............................…950 615094

Jenny’s Hair Design (Albox) .....................................620 447858

Kyra Beauty Salon (Arboleas) ...........950 106294 / 643 357906

Jing Nails ....................................................................622 251432

Julian Hair Design .....................................................634 354507

Julie Rodriguez ..........................................................634 338017

Kim White (Beauty)(Vera & Mobile) …….......…...…….637 149659

LU & NA (Valle del Este) ……............................…950 461113

Marcela Torres (Manicure & Pedicure) ....................697 421672

Miki Designe (Villaricos) ..........................................635 867757

Naturalmente Mediterraneo (Skin care) (Garrucha) 655 299494

Nicole Andreano (Las Buganvillas) ...........................675 622216

Oceanic Massage Therapies (Mojácar)...666 710964 / 687 619239

Opulence (La Alfoquía) …..................................…...711 061763

Osteopathy & Acupuncture Clinincs (Arboleas & Galera) 621 209380

Pampered Beauty Centre (Palomares) .650 092766 / 950 618129

Pedicura Gabriela (Garrucha) ......................................692 840315

Pure Natural Deodorant ...........................................950 066163

R retreat (Cucador) ……...........…...............................626 144680

Room 97 (La Alfoquia) .............................................683 479261

Salon de Peluqueria y Estetica (Garrucha) ...........950 133162

Sarah Noble (mobile hairdresser) ...........................692 195500

Shiatsu Centro de Terapia (Huércal Overa) .........671 851135

Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas) ...........................950 449451

Spacio 277 (Mojácar Playa) ....................................622 679733

Stella’s Hair & Beauty (Las Buganvillas) ..................950 699973

Sunlight Spain (Herbal Products) ...............................684 212474

The Salon (Albox) ..............................950 717938 / 685 652222

VaVa Health & Wellness (Remedial Therapies)(Vera) 642 314316

Wacky Barber & Hairdresser (Mojácar) ....................667 961645

HARDWARE OUTLETS

Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028

Ferretería Gonzalez (Mojácar) ……….........................666 471384

Ferretería López (Mojácar) ……..................................950 615026

Ferretería Longo (Albox) ……....................................950 430064

Ferretería Soler (Garrucha) ……..................................950 460073

HEALTH FOODS

Girasol (Albox) …..........................................................639 089170

HEATING

ABC (A Better Climate) ......................647 247494 / 950 092604

Graham (oil heating) ……….......................................620 112193

Neater Heater ………....................................………….634 312171

HIRE

Baby Basics (Equipment Hire, Mojácar) ..................641 679728

C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) .............950 634388 / 627 635514

Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) (See front cover)......634 322475

Expecting a Baby (Almanzora Valley) ....950 436581 / 666 375688

Sound Systems ..........................…............................630 231644

Vera Hire (Las Buganvillas) .....................................629 483776

HOME CARERS see also Nursing

Angels Nursing Care ..........................850 993849 / 711 080462

Committed2ucare ................................645 513477 / 711 017074

Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442

Consultus Care & Nursing ............................0034 711 060615

Helping Hands Mojacar ...............................................678 590988

Home Care Services by Andreea ..............................645 253397

Indalo Care Group .....................................................634 332824

Michaela Talbot ..........................................................622 015765

HORSE RIDING

Centro Hipico Valle del Almanzora .........................691 241878

Didi Arias (Mojácar) ...............................................639 724521

Media Legua Equestrian Centre (Vera) ..............……667 243561

Rancho Luz del Sol (Partaloa) .................................642 118546

Sanctuary Limaria ......................................................628 239696

HOTELS & HOSTALS

Casona Granado (Nr Lubrin) .....................................950 069077

Hostal Don Tadeo (Villaricos) ..................................950 467105

Hostal El Olivar (Mojácar Pueblo) .........950 472022 / 672 019767

Hostal Muria (Villaricos) ..............................................642 050290

Hostal Playa Azul (Villaricos) .............950 467075 / 609 386282

Hotel Al Sur (Calabardina) ...........................................968 419466

Hotel Carlos 111 (Aguilas) ...........................................968 411650

Hotel Carmona (Vera) ...................................................950 390760

Hotel - Casa Rural, Cortijo de la Media Luna (Mojácar) 950 478813

Hotel El Paso (Aguilas) …............................................968 447125

Hotel Family (Agua Amarga) ......................................950 138014

Hotel Madrid (Aguilas) ................................................968 411109

Hotel Mamabel’s (Mojacar Pueblo) .....950 472448 / 663 700542

Hotel Mayari (Calabardina) .................620 629508 / 968 409338

Hotel Overa ................................................................950 470879

Hotel Playa (Mojácar) ..................................................600 350382

Hotel Puntazo (Mojácar) ...........................950 478265 / 950 478 229

Hotel Rural Azabache (Arboleas)..................................690 258813

Hotel Mexico (Puerto Rey) ...........................................950 132061

Hotel Salinas (Cabo de Gata) .....................................950 370103

Hotel & Spa Don Juan (Aguilas) .............................968 493493

Hotel Tikar (Garrucha) .................................................950 617131

Hotel Valhalla (Carboneras) ........................................950 130444

Hotel Valle del Este .....................................................950 398743

Hotel Virgen del Mar (Mojácar) .................................902 472222

La Esperanza (Mojácar Playa) ..........686 906624 / 606 916055

Las Colinas Suitotel (San Juan de Los Terreros) ......950 466353

Parador de Mojácar ......................................................950 478250

HOUSE CLEARANCE

Almeria Castaño House Clearance ........................611 028716 Items For Sale Mojácar .......................694 439275 / 950 478753

Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096

The Attic (Cucador) ..…….…................672 184354 / 648 250699

HOUSE & PET SITTING

Chris Leek .................................................................642 608805

Linda Pettit .................................................................642 016954

Louise B. (LouB’s) ....................................................664 038031

Sharon Presley ..........................................................648 069200

HYGIENE & FOOD HANDLING

Grupo Sedesa (Vera) ...............................................950 390990

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Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...............950 475199 / 629 673450

ASSSA Seguros (Vera) ...............................……………950 392487

Asisa (Vera) ................................................................950 391950

Axa .....................................................950 478763 / 609 667333

BWI Bryan White Insurance (Mojácar) ......................950 472098

Catalana Occidente (Palomares) ..............................950 618054

Catalana Occidente (Mojácar Playa) .........................950 478307

Edward William (Marine Insurance) ……………….….952 476090

García & Trinidad (Albox) …….............950 120340 / 620 240563

Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ............................950 473192

Grupo Catalana Occidente (Mojácar Pueblo) 950 478061 / 653 806908

Helvetia .......................................................................673 063798

Ibex Insurance Services Ltd (Mojácar & Albox) ........950 120070

Liberty Seguros (Turre) ….................950 479568 / 620 179206

Liberty Seguros ..........................................................913 422549

Mapfre (Mojácar) ...950 478151 (Garrucha)................950 617376

Maxine Morgan Liberty Seguros (Las Buganvillas) .........669 074 996

Mojácar Insurance ......................................................634 323399

Sol Insure ……….............................................………..950 472098

INTERIOR DESIGN

Evie Fox-Rayner ..........................................................603 624659

Curtains with Style (See p.21) .........950 069032 / 678 811125

Deco-house (Ann) ......................................................666 260792 Essential Solutions ……..............................................627 245658 Instant Walls ................................................................624 961299

Lola Barranco ……...…..........................950 086116 / 691 261818

INTERNET CAFES

INTERNET PROVIDERS

INTERNET TV

INTERPRETING/TRANSLATIONS

Carolina Pérez Gallardo (Sworn Translator) .............647 863745

Carolyn (Mojácar area) ........................950 132905 / 608 692545

Cristina ……...........................................................…..626 741386

Clara Mata .................................................................629 132529

Donna González-Linnitt .............................................699 067922

Elizabeth ....................................................................662 504734

Espanglish Translation & Interpreters . 950 390037 / 950 392876

Hind (Mojácar - French, Arabic, English) ...............616 605341

Jenni (Almanzora valley area) ..............................653 098329

Jill Willems (Turre) ......................................................627 855930

Joanne Tissington ……………...................................637 267150

Kathryn Jones .........................................................629 931125

Laberinto (Spanish, English, French, Dutch) ...........609 781438

Marcela Chávez Riveros (Mojácar) ......................... 676 951352

Marguerite …….....................................................…..687 814157

Marisa .........................................................................636 179128

Mauro Medina ............................................................639 742127

Michaela Talbot ..........................................................622 015765

Milena (Albox) ………....................……654 359607 / 711 794366

Mojácar Interpreting ...................................................617 830513

Nieves Gómez (Mojácar) ........................................... 622 306389

Parsons Knows ..........................................................672 668803

Paula Similie (Mojácar) ................................................627 423675

Pedro .........................................................................655 510420

Robert Boucher ..........................................................693 618705

Simply Solved ………..................................................663 327091

Susan Leach ...............................................................664 616037

Susi ..............................................................................617 920 190

Wendy Interpreter/Translator ...................................... 661 194278

Yamile (Written Translations) ........................................626 207575

IRONING

Cherie’s Ironing & Cleaning (Mojácar) ............………634 301389

Pressed for Time ......................................................711 065805

JEWELLERY

Castellón (Bédar) .........................................................642 435909

Jewellery Paula (Albox) ...........................................960 430871

Joyería Pérez (Garrucha) ........................................950 460636

La Luna (Garrucha) .................................................950 132543

KENNELS, CATTERIES & PET SITTING

Animal Hotel (Águilas) ..............................................639 722197

Boarding Kennels Los Llanos de Rosa (cats & dogs) ..629 448073

Country Kennel (Turre) .........................950 473011 / 627 564640

Dog & Cat Sitter Service …………………..................676 389592

Gail .....................................................693 769079 / 697 500673

Five Bone Hotel (Turre) ............................................630 234556

Kareclif Cattery (Albox) ...........................................677 791165

Kit Cat Luxury Cat Suites (Los Gallardos) ..............674 113217

Paws*A*While (Nr Albox) …....................................…696 562662

Pet Sitting in Your Home ………….......................…….637 061482

Sharon Presley ..........................................................648 069200

Sleepy Hollow (Huércal-Overa) ….............................617 313587

The Hilton Cattery ..............................950 163489 / 664 565479

Woodhouse Boarding Kennels/Cattery (Arboleas) ….950 930585

KITCHENS

24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269

Artizan (Vera) (See p.2) ....................…950 390635 / 661 985310

Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 833444

Cocinas El Real (Los Gallardos) .........639 036051 / 622 232186

Cocinas Puntocom (Huércal-Overa) ...950 921975 / 722 136950

Cutler’s Carpentry .....................................................711 030400

Ergo Küchen (Huércal-Overa) ...................................636 447730

Harlequin Kitchens (Albox) ……........………………….619 584405

132458

Kitchen Fitters (Turre) .......................................687 024884

LANDSCAPING

D & C Landscaping ..................................................634 359082 La French Touch .................. ..................................607 226269 Luke’s Landscapes and Gardens ............................641 684017 Mel Wood Landscapes ...................................0044 7973843706 Nash Groundworks .....................................................722 546192

LAUNDERETTES

Bish’s (Mojácar Playa) .............................................711 051400

The Laundry Room (Vera Playa) ..............................666 007824

LAUNDERIES

City Sec (Vera) .........................................................950 390255 Clean Team Laundry Service ...................................634 332502

Costa-Azul (Aguilas) ……..........................................968 414327

Ivi’s Lavanderia (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 132657

LEGAL SERVICES

See also Solicitors

ALO Services (Zurgena) ....................950 449179 / 667 994682

Almería Documents Direct (Arboleas) ..50 991411 / 616 293334

Asesoría Sánchez Moral (Mojácar) ..........................670 099726

Barbara Caparros Ridao (Vera) …..........................950 390427

CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926

Cam Concepts S.L. (Huércal-Overa) …....…………. 950 471357

Cervantes Alarcon Consulting (Garrucha) 950 106490 / 647 863787

Gecko Legal Services S.L. (Mojácar) 950 475949 / 638 264621

Gestoría Salvador (Albox) ........................................950 500401

Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ............................950 473192

Gestoría Soria Bonilla (Mojácar) ................................950 478420

Kim Clark UK Benefit advice ……..….950 169729 / 663 297568

Mayor Consulting (Garrucha) .......................................950 615185

Mojácar Playa Asesores ……........………...……………950 472710

Pilar Pérez Gestión S.L. (Mojácar) ............................950 478863

MS Legal ..............................................950 479613 / 634 322827

Rodriguez Paris (Antas) ............................................950 619039

Vera Advisors (Vera) .................................................950 390621

Villalba Asesores (Albox) ............................................950 431720

LEISURE ACTIVITIES

and

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Bowlera (Arboleas) …..........................................….662 112170

Extreme Adventure Mojácar ......................................687 919840

Indalo Bowling Mojácar

Karting (Garrucha)

473073

460207

Lunar Cable Park (Cuevas del Almanzora) .................665 512873

Nautarium Sea Museum (Garrucha) ………........…..950 139554

Paragliding ………................................635 243539 / 680 358549

LOCKSMITHS

Anteva (Mojácar Playa) .......................850 984888 / 605 179179

Guzman Seguridad (Albox) ..................950 431497 / 617 272885

LOGS FOR SALE

Colin & Carlos ....................................660 903158 / 630 455328

Firewood Arboleas .................................................647 932078

Leña Ramos (Arboleas) ….........................................616 044719

Lee (Arboleas) ...........................................................636 092632

Leñas Cazorla (Turre) ...............................................607 827783

Levante Logs ............................................................670 243724

Log-On-Tommy …........................................................619 070839

Palm Deliveries (Albox) .....................950 122416 / 686 966008

Phil (Arboleas) …........................................................634 328779

Potty Finca Services ............................950 163930 / 616 855294

MARKETING

Edela Media (Social Media) (Mojácar) ....................607 146352

Mojácar Business (Social Media) ............................950 680110

MASSAGE

Acupuncture & Massage ..........................................637 120429

Alternativa (Jessica Rippin) ......................................676 284170

Andreea (Therapeutic Massage) ................................645 253397

Anushree (Cranio - Sacral -Therapy) ......................672 721096

Holistic Massage (Ali) ...............................................634 308906

Holistic Massage (Lorraine) ................950 064484 / 687 569113

Jason (relaxing massage) ........................................711 026456

Lymphatic Drainage & Cranio Sacral-Therapy (Gabi) 633 011442

Mike Sheehan (Neuromuscular Therapy) .....................657 050394

Oceanic Therapies (Mojácar) ......................................687 619239

Ray Daniel (Sports massage)………...........................617 741564

VaVa Health & Wellness (Remedial Therapies)(Vera) 642 314316

Zen Massage (Mojácar & Bédar) .............................643 766935

MATTRESSES

Me & Mrs Jones (Mojácar) (See p.25).........................634 364795

Sleepcentre (Albox) (See p.5) ..........868 931872 / 671 715294

Unicraft (El Real, Antas) (See p.95) .............................692 176 069

MEALS DELIVERED

Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442

Dine In ....................................................................+44 7487392926

Hannah’s Kitchen .........................................................642 142745

METAL WORK

AA Window Doctor ....................…............................630 231644

Carpentería Metalica Chacón (Albox) …................950 431738

Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) …............………….950 109986

Coastal Rejas ...........................................................610 000700

Ideal Metal Designs ...................................................656 834064

Jon (Zurgena) ............................................................626 972545

Metalbox (Albox) .........................................................950 633090

P & D Metals ..............................................................638 707406

Speedy Fit Security Grilles ........................................600 006032

The Metal Works ..............................950 930520 / 638 900949

MOBILE HOMES & CARAVANS

Camping Los Gallardos .............................................679 970399

Caravan Storage (Antas) ……..............................….661 508776

Casa Móviles .....................................637 418906 / 951 161348

Cherribar Park Homes ............…………950 396908 / 629 688153

Flor de Vida (Aguilas) ..........................968 438535 / 660 329907

Hispavan (Antas) (See p.23) ........................................687 845730

Veramotor S.A. ...........................................................950 392552

MOTORCYCLES & QUADS

D Perez Motor (Antas) ...............................................950 069022

Harley Dees …………................................................600 685550

Montoya Motos (Garrucha) …...............................…..950 133033

Nafta Custom (Antas) ………...............950 619293 / 615 938352

NEWSAGENTS

Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318

Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................634 348902

Total Entertainment (Turre) .....................................950 468295

NURSING see

NUTRITION

(Anne-Marie Pichon) ...............................666 966573

OPTICIANS

Centro Optico Otra Mirada (Vera) ...............................640 836696

Federopticos (Aguilas) ……........................................968 414468

Federopticas Diaz (Albox) ..........................................950 121122

Multiopticas Indalo (Garrucha) ...................................950 460665

Multiopticas Indalo (Mojacar) .....................................950 472285

Multiopticas Indalo (Campohermoso de Nijar) ............950 385082

Natural Optics (Garrucha) .........................................950 133921

Opticas Indalo (Garrucha) ..........................................950 133865

Opticas Indalo (Carboneras) .......................................950 130707

Opticas Indalo (San Isidro de Nijar) ...........................950 366200

Óptica Albox …………….......................................…..950 121991

Optica Mahis (Vera) ………...................................…..950 390777

Optica Orbera (Huércal Overa) ....................................950 135596

Optica Orbera (Albox) .................................................950 430101

Optica Villazar (Mojácar Playa) …...........................….950 472783

Opticalia (Albox) .....................................................950 121084

Opticalia Aisa (Garrucha) .........................................695 473333

Primera Opticos (Aguilas) .........................................968 493482

Salas García (Huércal Overa) .................950 135081 / 638 010656

Grupo Brideca (shop) (Huércal-Overa) 950 471045 / 950 135881

JPM .............................................................................627 090422

Jay the Painter ........................................................697 176787

PB Painting ...............................................................661 184848

Paul ...........................................................................649 186107

Phil the Painter ……..............................................…671 227259

Pinturas Chano ..................................677 082787 / 662 580295

Premier Painters ..........................................................711 055648

The Fast Brush .........................................................950 472668

True Colours .............................................................636 638670

Vera Painting Services ............................................711 004024

PATIO & POOL ENCLOSURES

See Screened Patio & Pool Enclosures

PERFUMES & COSMETICS

Son d’Aromas (Mojácar Playa) ...................................666 348253

PEST CONTROL

Famim (Albox) .............................................................950 430783

Jason ……..........................................950 064015 / 680 903609

Sedesa (Vera) ………….............................................950 390990

PET SHOPS & TRANSPORT

Bonmascota (Albox) ....................................................678 799445

La Tienda de Basilio Rubio (Albox) ...........................651 131412

Madera Mania (Los Gallardos) …..................……….667 562872

Mojácar Mascotas ......................................................679 411203

Pet Tag Engraving ...................................................711 006027

Que Guau! (Mojácar) ...............................................633 558540

Tucano Mascotas (Vera) ............................................650 292670

Union Jack (Pet Transportation) ...........………………….902 109560

VetCare (Vera Playa) .................................................950 775102

PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES

20seven photography ...............................................634 301635

Almería-Fotografía ....................................................663 627942

Bluwater Photography ….........…………………...……616 189002

Chincheto (Mojácar) ....................................................687 489182

El Studio Primo ..................................643 371630 / 643 517001

Fotomicar (Lyle Mallen) ............................................620 786914

Fotos Fabrega (Albox) ………...........…………………950 430223

Frank Millar Photography & Videographer ….............642 107953

Indigo Photography & Video ....................................637 974793

Omar De La Cruz ………..........………950 460213 / 609 284852

Professional Video & Photographic Services inc. Aerial...647 202599

Real estate photography .............................................722 452265

Rod Westwood ………........................950 472321 / 609 611207

The Image Suite …….............................…...................647 918 848

PHOTOCOPIES & SCANS

C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) ...........950 634388 / 627 635514

neö-cöpy (Vera) …...................………..950 390424 / 622 262100

Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 133492

Servidea 2020 (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 399726

Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318

Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................634 348902

PHYSIOTHERAPY

Caroline De Maeght (Villaricos) ...............................650 134805

Centro Physis (Olula del Rio) ....................................695 355381

Clínica Fisioalbox (Albox) .........................................629 402852

Clinica MOS Fisioterapia (Mojácar Playa) ................644 394335

Fisiomar Physiotherapy Centre (Albox) ....................667 425197

Fisioterapia Vera-Salud (Vera Playa) ...607 479379 / 950 132765

Gabi Triebel (Mojácar Playa) ..............633 011442 / 950 472263

Physiotherapy Centre (Albox) ...........950 431463 / 657 516247

Remedio clinic (Mojacar) ....................950 472980 / 617 741564

Vitea Fisioterapia (Vera) ...................950 390655 / 663 024255

PICTURE FRAMING

Casa de Cabra (Albox) ........................................ 633 364329

Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096

PIZZERIAS

Antonella (Mojácar Playa) ..............................……..950 450215

Bocapizza (Albox) ......................................................950 120506

Cafetería Levante (Mojácar) ....................................950 615224

Centro Plaza (Palomares) …...............................…..950 618614

Chili (Turre) ................................................................950 468425

D’Angelo (Mojácar Playa) ..........................................950 478517

D´Luigi (Arboleas) .......................................................602 815929

El Gaucho (Mojácar Playa) .....................................663 304531

Enrico (Mojácar Playa) ......................950 472995 / 642 514738

Góndola (Garrucha) ..................................................950 133928

Gondola (La Alfoquía) ….....................……………..643 136117

Meson Felipe San Bernabé (Mojácar Playa) ..…….950 475966

Ilario Imperial (Mojácar Playa) ...............................….950 478098

Jardin (Vera Playa) .................................................950 467023

La Muralla (Mojácar Pueblo) .......................................950 472928

Lucky Pizzeria (Villaricos) ........................................642 767122

Memoli (Vera Playa) ..........…………..950 093017 / 603 804676

Napoli (Mojácar Pueblo) .............................................950 102472

Provenzal (Mojácar Playa) ..........................................950 478308

Pulcinella (Mojácar Pueblo) ......................................950 478401

Rincon del Zahorí (Mojácar Pueblo) ..630 314400 / 661 604220

Quick (Garrucha) .........................................................950 132305

Sottocasa (Mojácar Playa) ........................................950 093075

PLASTERERS

Pritchard Construcciones .........................................662 046497

Pukka plastering (Almanzora area) ...........................692 596681

PLUMBERS

24hr Casaserve ......................................950 466438 / 676 306269

Bédar Directo .............................................................689 702916

Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 768587

Carlos (Saliente) Plumbing & Heating .....................620 742954

Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815

Drain Dctor ...............................................................620 425948

Drainage Solutions .............................616 531283 / 670 088966

Graham ....................................................................620 112193

Knowles ….........................................950 137197 / 606 807797

Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247

Francisco Montoya (Mojacar) …............……………..687 466352

Smith Plumbing S.L. ..................................................950 468041

PODIATRISTS See Chiropodists & Podiatrists

POOL COVERS

1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696

Coverbox (Albox) …….................................................615 992007

Enclose My Pool ..................................606 040462 / 670 510097

Hispavan pool covers ........................950 047033 / 687 845730

Real Covers (Mojácar) ........................950 478763 / 609 667333

WS Cover ...................................................................667 480363

POOLS & POOL MAINTENANCE

1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696

24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269

Aguafer Piscinas S.L. ................................................950 617064

Alloa Pool Care (Albox) ………….................…………..650 244018

Almeria Pools .............................0044 7957167633 / 634 318369

Blue Diamond Pool Care ..........................................697 238933

Clean Pool Service (Arboleas) ...................................606 654389

Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 601 634192 / 634 891709

Pritchard Construcciones ............................................662 046497

Heat My Pool ....................................950 528128 / 663 303350

IndalPool (Albox) …………................................……..950 431859

Mat Murray ...............................................................647 841750

Oasis Pool Cleaning Services ............634 332170 / 634 332178

Olive Tree Farm Pool Services ...............................643 463129

Piscinas Miguel (Maintenance) .............950 478652 / 607 480865

Pool Medics ……………...................................……….634 353525

Pools & Piscinas (Cleaning - Bédar) .........................637 915898

Procare Pools (Arboleas) ..........................................642 370681

Proyectados Pool Sureste ............................................630 810299

Salvador (Pool Maintenance) ......................................696 426523

Sundance Spas - Pool Maintenance S.L. ..................950 472845

Tanby Piscinas ............……….............950 468230 / 609 888549

Triton Pool Cleaning ...............................................634 326322

Tropicana Swimming Pool Construction 650 906114 / 689 404244

True Blue Pools & Spas ..............................................661 148998

POSTAL SERVICES

Blue Sea Villas (Mojácar) (See front cover)............….950 478643

Can Connect (Albox) …….........................................950 121149

C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) ..............950 634388 / 627 635514

Connexions (Turre) ..................................................950 479502

Forget-me-not (Las Buganvillas) ...............………..950 118043

Frankie’s Bar (Vera Playa) ......................................662 474861

Mail Boxes Etc (Vera) ............................................950 393835

Offex Spain ................................……..966 765950 / 661 386942

Pam’s Post (Albox) ............................................... 664 565479

Postbox Terreros ......................................................621 285212

Spanish Property Choice (Easypost) ..950 615388 / 635 722290

The Post Shop (Albox) ………..................................951 250574

Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318

Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................634 348902

Total Entertainment (Turre) ......................................950 468295

PRINTING & GRAPHIC DESIGN

(Huércal Overa) ...............................................605 162709

Boxes Etc (Vera) ............................................950 393835

Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 322475 Mojácar Business .......................................................950 680110 neö-cöpy (Vera)

390424 / 622 262100 Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover) ..........950 133492 Sello Gráfico (Mojácar Playa) ..................................607 424452

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

24hr Casaserve ...................................950 466438 / 676 306269

Advanced Building Services .............................687 846016

Builders ………...............…950 930536 / 634 306690

Can I Help You (Vera) ……….................................691 662267

Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709

Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815

D & D Property Care & Rentals (See cover).643 335386 / 643 337063

Exclusive Holiday Villas ............................................634 348703

Hire a Hubby …………........................950 436679 / 619 066022

IDP Services …………................................................608 238775

Indalfutur S.L. (Mojácar) ……........….950 615156 / 609 026526

J & J Property Care ....…….................950 452106 / 617 657414

La Casa es Tuya .......................................................663 931471 Mode Services ...................................950 525790 / 687 033106

Mojacar Estates ..........................................................950 478935

Mojácar Homes & Villas ...........................................634 330652

Procare Property Service (Arboleas) .......................642 370681

Triton Property Maintenance ...................................634 326322

Xtreme Cleans Property Care ..................................634 328911

Zlatan ................................................630 207864 / 682 277576

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS

Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar) ................950 475199 / 629 673450

To advertise your business call or WhatsApp Clare on 667 80 11 40 or email

Almeria Accommodation (Turre)..+44 (0) 7956 544591 / 711 020708

Almería Holiday Rentals ............................................638 701670

Almería Property Agency (Arboleas) …..850 993099 / 606 281865

Almeria Rentals ................................. 650 764623 / 648 523073

Apartamentos Torrelaguna (Las Buganvillas) .............950 132580

APT Lets (Valle del Este) ….................950 619227 / 626 578164

Blaumar (Huercal Overa) .....................950 135512 / 670 869533

Blue Sea Villas (Mojácar) (See front cover).............….950 478643

Casa Benedict Rentals (Turre) …...………....…………616 189002

Casa Paz Holiday Lettings (Huercal-Overa) ...........693 935118

C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) ..............950 634388 / 627 635514

Citrus Homes ...............................……......................638 849254

Clean Team Property Care & Rentals 850 993202/ 642 911850

Coastal Properties (Mojácar) .......................................950 475235

Complete Holiday Care ....………...........950 478612 / 610 808631

D & D Property Care & Rentals (See cover).643 335386 / 643 337063

E-Property Almería .......................................................677 146592

Exclusive Holiday Villas ..............................................634 348703

Holiday Home Europe .........................950 120210 / 654 590258

Holiday Letting Service ........................950 472903 / 627 565049

Homes of Spain (Huércal Overa).........950 616516 / 616 562447

Indalfutur S.L. (Mojácar) ……........….950 615156 / 609 026526

Indasol Mojácar S.L. ...................……....................….950 472200

Inmoterreros ...............................................................950 096180

KW Resorts Holiday Rentals ......................0044 (0)1293 863320

La Casa es Tuya .......................................................663 931471

Mojácar Estates ........................................................950 478935

Mojácar Holiday Services .......................950 699947 / 634 972377

Mojácar Homes & Villas ...........................................634 330652

Mojácar Long Term Rentals …...............................…636 903184

Next Stop Almería ................................950 617518 / 678 034651

Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) ............................950 478915

Primos Property Services .......................643 517001 / 643 371 630

Real Almería Property (Mojácar) ............................634 316068

Rent Mojácar ............................................................950 615042

Sandy Goldfinch ........................+44 7767 301159 / 670 575897

Sunshine Villas............................………850 993202 / 694 440184

Swallows Nest Holiday Apartment (Fines) .................711 032950

The Key ................................................................0044 7541 842710

Triton Property Services ..........................................634 326322

Voss Homes (Huercal-Overa) ...................667 891 741 / 950 616 827

Year Round Holiday Rentals .............950 619178 / 627 763052

PROPERTY PROMOTERS

Almanzora S.L. (Desert Springs) ...............................950 467104

BMS Huerta Nueva ............................950 615035 / 669 355914

Elegant Homes S.L. ............................950 092603 / 687 629777

Elide Group S.L. …............….............950 390009 / 950 615076

El Pinar de Bédar ......................................................950 469496

GM Associates (Mojácar) ……….........……..............…950 475225

Miramar (Marina Golf) ................................................950 397060

New Villas (Albox) ………………........………............…950 121036

Nicla Property Consultancy S.L. .................................950 133508

Polansky and Associates ..........................................950 478086

Promobys …………….................................................950 618889

PSYCHOLOGIST

Dr. Jane Thompson ............................968 485729 / 618 920126

RADIO STATIONS

Onda Aguilas (100.1) …............................................968 447864

Smooth FM online (89.8) ......................................634 332666

Spectrum FM (96.1) ...........................950 615142 / 678 332815

REFRIGERATION

MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration SL ...607 364917 / 607 366040

REMOVALS & STORAGE

See also Van & Man Hire

Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512

Brian’s Removals (Mojácar Playa) .........................674 280268

Dave’s Transport (International / Local)....................620 049524

English Move (Tony) ….............................................699 819213

Indalo Storage .........................................................950 821002

Indalo Transport ......................................................950 821002

Items For Sale Mojácar ..................694 439275 / 950 478753

Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas) .............................950 391412

Los Gallardos Store ...................................................607 687760

Moovit Transport & Storage ...............950 930316 / 642 586701

Sprinter Services (Vera Playa) .............605 376873 / 950 609121

St. George’s European …UK 0044 207 193 5984 / 952 485984

Storage 42 Removals and Storage (Albox) ...............634 325639

Storage Solutions (Arboleas) ................950 930316 / 671 220105

Swift Transport (Arboleas) ........................................618 511234

U-Store (Antas) .........................................................654 482746

UK Direct ..................UK 0044 7719.118.879 / Spain 642 099479

Union Jack Removals (International) ….......………….902 109560

Wanderers Transport and Storage ..UK 0044 7906852325 / 623 300425

RESTAURANTS, BARS & CAFES

See also Chinese Restaurants & Pizzerias

Agua Amarga

La Chumbera ............................................................634 676298

Los Tarahis (Beachbar) .............................................950 138235

Restaurant Family ......................................................950 138014

Albox

Bar Lepanto .......................................642 859040 / 950 120261

Charlotte’s Bar & Restaurant ...................................950 787614

Cornish Pride ...................................................………666 618933

Elephant Cafe ...........................................................699 090183

Gran Muralla (Chinese) ...........................................950 120166

Happy Garden (Chinese/Asian). ................................950 120851

La Cena ……........................................……………..950 430930

La Palmera ….............................................................950 430993

La Parrilla ................................................................950 430024

Mesón de Irene ………........................647 730103 / 950 430145

Restaurante Virgen del Saliente ................................669 300291

Scrumptious ...............................................................608 543866

Taberna Topares ........................................................647 443248

TCs .............................................................................642 347943

Terraza Lamarlo ........................................................670 306290

The New Delhi (Indian) ……...........….950 431705 / 639 231507

The Taj (Indian) ........................................................950 633278

Alfaix

La Venta de Alfaix .....................................................671 272464

Antas

El Fogon, Asador Argentino ........................................950 459081

Mi Casa .................................................950 453007 / 950 453048

Arboleas

Bar Limaria ..............................................................950 930047

D´Luigi ........................................................................602 815929

Harley’s .....................................................................642 637371

Hostal Meson ………..........................950 430137 / 635 612738

Hotel Rural Azabache ..............................................690 258813

New Bar International .............................................693 709931

Nueva Trinidad ..................................850 993250 / 634 369833

Bédar

El Cortijo ...................................................................950 398108

El Paso ................................................678 868963 / 950 469409

Miramar .....................................................................950 469308

Cabrera

Riad Cabrera ………………….....................................950 092042

Cerro Gordo

Bistro Bonita .......................................650 599739 / 950 930169

Cortijo Grande

Finca Listonero .........................................................950 982045

Cucador

La Vida ……….................................….........……….950 634562

Desert Springs Resort

El Torrente Restaurant ........................................……950 091546

El Campico (Bédar-Lubrin)

La Montaña ...............................................................950 398856

El Pilar de Lubrin

Restaurante Albar ....................................................647 877091

El Pinar

Bar El Pinar ...........................................................634 302673

Garrucha

Angus & Hereford .....................................................950 460588

Aurinko ....................................................................950 533350

Casa Adriana ......................................637 099475 / 950 133154

Chino Peking (Chinese) .............................................950 132948

GBG ……………...................................950 132625 / 639 915993

Góndola ....................................................................950 133928

La Cantina de Floor ....................................................950 132757

Maui Gastro ….................................................………950 460882

Nautico …................................................................687 918669

Restaurante Andalucia ..............................................950 460604

Restaurante Azul, Hotel Tikar ...................................950 617131

Rincón del Puerto …….......................950 133042 / 950 133043

Tierra y Mar .............................................................643 463940

Huércal-Overa

Chiringuito Kiosko Bar El Parque ...........................677 403224

Enoteca Crisbe ...................................950 134100 / 607 338460

El Capricho …........................................................637

La Alfoquía

Gondola .................................................………..……..643

Captain’s Tapas Bar & Restaurant ...........................617 477797

Caribe ........................................................................643 197724

Casa Egea .................................................................950 472190

Casa Flor ..................................................................626 353147

Casa Juan …………................................................….950 450305

Cave Bar ...............................................................…..950 478799

Cheers………….....................................................…….643 664077

Chiringuito Manacá (Beachbar) ............693 618671 / 600 045599

Cortijo de la Media Luna .....................950 478813 / 676 547555

Cowboy Kenny’s Bar and Que ................................711 007976

D’Angelo .....................................................................950 478517

Delfín Dorado ....................................950 475212 / 645 220095

Dolce Vita ................................................................950 478476

Don Pancho (Mexican) ............................................950 472543

El Anzuelo ...............................................................950 283401

El Barrio ...................................................................641 964797

El Chacho ...................................................................613 131639

El Cid (Beachbar) ..............................950 472063 / 696 056128

El Deseo .................................................................629 287265

El Gaucho ................................................................663 304531

El Sitio ....................................................................950 615411

El Toro .....................................................................691 628061

Enrico (Italian) ...................................950 472995 / 642 514738

Fusion Beach ...............................................................950 615224

Ganesha (Indian) ......................................................602 006977

Gastro Malabar .........................................................950 472970

Habana 1957 ...........................................................850 987214

Hola Ola (Beachbar) .................................................664 097279

Ilario Imperial (Italian) ..............................................950 478098

Imperial Playa (Italian) ..............................................950 475360

Isla Blanca ................................................................603 032677

Kontiki (Beachbar) ....................................................617 774330

Kukis ...........................................................................950 377076

La Bohemia ...............................................................677 659072

La Cabaña ..................................................................950 615179

La Cantina (Mexican) ..............................................950 615030

Gaviota

Toscana del Mar .....................................................722 246135

Amigos

Mesón El Que Faltaba ............................................950 478806

Mesón Mémé ……………...........……….674 141159 / 647 954405

Marama .....................................................................606 615435

Marcelo Entre Tapas ........................673 744249 / 950 027218

Martín Morales ...........................................................950 478812

Mesón Felipe San Bernabé ...................…………….950 475966

Pachamama

Palacio

Parwaz (Indian) .......................................................631 995178

Playa Juana Beach Club ............................................690 984992

Puerto Madero Tapas Bar ........................................950 884617

Robert (Marina de la Torre) …………..............………950 110412

Scotty’s

San

Shea’s Kitchen (See p.7) ............................................950 478186

Sol y Arena (Beachbar) .............................................950 478308

Sottocasa (Italian) .......................................................950 093075

Terraza de la Luz .......................................................722 194767

The Emerald Isle ......................................................850 994616

The Irish Rover ..........................................................950 473135

The Lemon ....................……...............................…….950 472659

Tito’s (Beachbar) .......................................................950 615030

Torre Bahía Lounge ..................................................634 897350

Trufibar .......................................................................664 103611

Twister .....................................................………………600 006032

Valery (See p.15).........................................................662 968460

Zeppelin ......................................................................643 199723

Vista del Mar ..............................................................711 054966

Mojácar Pueblo

Arlequíno ..........................................950 478037 / 649 337781

Calima (Moroccan) ...................................................608 807331

Casa Minguito ………...............................................950 478614

El Aleman .................................................................617 317801

El Antler …….....................................................……600 540661

El Pimiento (See p.29) ............................................647 163681

La Candela …...........................................................647 724367

La Taberna (Mojácar Pueblo) ..................................950 615106

Napoli Pizzeria .........................................................950 102472

Pulcinella (Italian) .....................................................950 478401

Restaurante Aires del Sur ..........................................637 938996

Restaurante Mamabel’s ...............................................950 472448

Rincón de Embrujo …....................…………………….600 531270

Rincon del Zahorí .............................630 314400 / 661 604220

Palomares

102 Tapas Bar …………......................950 467745 / 615 157905.

Akua ..........................................................................621 210854

Asagía Asador ...........................................................662 305051

Monika’s Bar .......................................950 467720 / 659 672615

La Dulce Casa …......................................................602 451772

The Oasis ............................................950 467381 / 676 365010

Partaloa

Mis Amigos ..............................................…………….612 508447

Piedra Amarilla, Partaloa

Lorena’s ...................................................................634 345353

Pueblo Laguna

New Bistro ................................................................608 921287

Restaurant Laguna …………….........................……..950 132566

San Juan de Los Terreros

Costa Tranquila (Beachbar) ......................................620 236798

La Geoda ..................................................................673 020159

Mi Cortijo …………......................................................950 466323

Mondy Playa ........................................600 254314 / 622 807809

Turre

Alice’s Bar ……….......................................................620 876485

Casa Adelina ............................................................950 479153

Chili ...........................................................................950 468425

Ciringuito Extreme .....................................................673 617732

Doner Kebab ............................................................603 527699

Hostal Rural .............................................................950 478806

La Pará ……………………..................................…….637 545590

La Sorpresa ...............................................................950 099901

Rosie Lees ..............................................................643 198600

Solare ......................................................................608 802227

Valle del Este Golf

Hole in One Karen’s Bar ..........................................950 461068

Sawadee Thai .........................................................634 393235

Vera Gran Muralla (Wok Buffet) ......................................950 391691

La Amistad …………….…......................................…666 272817

Terraza Carmona .....................................................950 390760

Thai Fusion Phuket ...................................................658 381786

Vera Playa

Armony Beach Club .................................................617 745021

b2

Vera Playa (Naturista) Bar

Villaricos

RETRACTABLE ROOF SYSTEMS

RUGS & CARPETS

Homecentre (Albox) (See p.5)..........868 931872 / 671 715294

& R Rugs (Los Llanos de Arboleas) .......................665 258680

(La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096

RURAL TOURISM

Cortijo Pocico de la Nava (Mojácar) ...........................670 777752

Finca Arboleda (Vera) ..............................................678 027656

Mi Abuela Maria (Mojácar) ……..........................……659 198424

SATELLITE TV

ABC (A Better Climate) ......................647 247494 / 950 092604

DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438

Europa Digital ....................................950 133233 / 678 332815

GBTV (Albox and Mojácar) .......................................616 888058

GSF Communications (Mojácar) ...............................950 473102

Solo Satellite & Air-Con. (See p.41) ......950 398146 / 699 909737

Tweaks (Albox) .........................................................620 040331

SCREENED PATIO & POOL ENCLOSURES

Enclose My Pool ...............................606 040462 / 670 510097

Inside Out In Europe S.L. ....................................677 114576

Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9).. 950 459060 / 638 063196

Screenmasters (See p.35) ......….…...........................677 152911

Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.35) ........................................627 907207

SCUBA DIVING

Buceo Mojácar ........................................................950 472760

SECOND HAND

Almeria Castaño House Clearance ........................611 028716

Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512

Homestyle (Turre) .....................................................674 514999

Items for Sale Mojácar .....................694 439275 / 950 478753

John’s (Albox) .............................................................634 325639

Merka Recycla (Huércal Overa) .........950 616683 / 666 577006

Pink House (La Concepción) ...........622 288750 / 681 095096

The Attic (Cucador) ..…….…................672 184354 / 673 608854

SECURITY & SAFES

SEWING

Alice ..........................................................................620 876485

J.F.M. Modas Sedal (Turre) ..............950 468031 / 606 945502

Lola Alterations & Repairs (Mojácar Playa) .950 475994 / 637 963835

Solo Style ....................................................................626 319907

Sew n Sew Susie (Albox area) ..........950 930...643 / 633 683872

The Sewing Room ....................................................607 375697

SEPTIC TANK SERVICE

Desarascos Litesa ............................670 863791 / 609 442695

Drainage Solutions …...........………….616 531283 / 670 088966

Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 768587

Ginés Millán (All areas) ……….............(after 4pm) 607 366355

Limaser (Vera) ……..................................................950 390732

Sepserve (All areas) …..............................................675 838808

SHOE REPAIRS

José M. Ortega López (Garrucha) .......693 788311 / 642 024256

SIGNS (Shop & Vehicle)

Idea (Huércal Overa) ...............................................605 162709

Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 133492

SKIP HIRE

Aridos Mojácar S.L. ..................................................650 914257

Casa Conchillo (Albox) ......................950 430740 / 695 844425

El Cano SL (Mojácar) ................................................950 479185

Servacon .....................................................................950 475853

SNOOKER HALLS

CD Snooker Mojácar ..............................................609 026526

Snooker Ambigu (Los Gallardos) ..............................661 973205

SOLAR ENERGY

Ainsol Energy (Turre) ..................................................689 702916

DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See page 19)...........950 472947

Ecocorp .......................................................................671 716597

Go Solar (Mojácar) ......................................................654 596247

Hi-Tec Solar (Turre) ............................609 888549 / 950 468230

Hispavan Solar ..................................950 047033 / 687 845730

Sunergy Almeria ........................................................636 261240

SOLICITORS

Alonso & Garrido (Albox) ...........................................950 121040

Alonso & Haro (Vera) ..............................................950 392208

AM & RG (Mojácar) ………….............950 478984 / 649 286437

AVSA Lawyers (Aguilas) ..........................................968 446576

Babelia (Mojácar) ……..........…........635 577562 / 950 397114

C & P Solicitors (Mojácar) ….....…………950 460731 / 675 383 160

Cabrera Cervantes (Turre) ................950 099400 / 627 464545

Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) .................................950 134434

Davies Solicitors (Mojácar) ........................................950 472775

EuroAbogados (Vera) .................................................950 617017

José Francisco López Molina .............950 133607 / 635 189986

Leticia Moreno-Torres Camy (Vera) ......950 391249 / 607 840182

Lopez & León Solicitors (Garrucha) ..950 888314 / 666 513917

Loustau Abogados (Mojácar) .........................................950 475012

Mar Abogados & Consultores (Mojácar) .................950 478911

Mario Redondo (Albox) ….................950 430222 / 626 389322

Miguel Angel Rojas Benitez .......................................950 615404

Pablo Suarez (Purchena) ..........................................610 014680

Mundi Abogados (Las Buganvillas) ........................950 460999

Ramírez Abogados (Vera) .......................................950 391171

Rodriguez Paris (Antas) ..........................................950 619039

Ross Legal Services (Aguilas) .................................968 412321 Ruiz Orozco (Vera) ..................................................950 390282 Saugar Abogados (Mojácar) ......................................950 615038

SPAS

IndalOcio (Arboleas) .................................................850 993090

Spas (El Real, Antas) ..............................635 758773

SPA SERVICING & CLEANING

see Removals & Storage

SWEET SHOPS

Me Not (Las Buganvillas)..............................950

TATTOO ARTISTS

Classic Tattoo (Mojácar Playa) .................................605 611782

Lisa V Tattoos (Cantoria) ....................634 362737 / 642 024810 Oscar (Mojácar Pueblo) …................................…….629 944374

TAXIS (Legal)

Levante Radio Taxis (all areas)................................950 888111

Exclusive Shuttles pre-booked airport taxis (office hours).950 092602

Marlan Taxis Villaricos .................................................609 764900

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Albox-Online ………..............................…………….950 091111

Androidez (Vera Playa) ..................950 042338 / 661 375489

Connexions (Turre) ...................................................950 479502

Indalphone .............................(Mojácar) 950 475784 / 622 455 608

Indalphone ...........................................(Huércal-Overa) 950 471470

GSF Communications (Mojácar) ..................................950 473102

Orange (Vera) ...........................................................950 393538 Next .............................................................................950 479369

The Phone House (Albox) …………….950 121045 / 670 359698

TILING & PATIO WORK

See also Building Services

1 Stop Paving (Albox) ………................................…634 313939

ABS Steve Ennis ....................................................687 846016

A.J.B. Tiling Services ...............................................687 024884

Arboleas Paving ……………...............................…….636 092632

Borders .....................................................................647 803030

Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815

Elegant Homes S.L. ..............................950 092603 / 687 629777

Mode Services ...................................950 525790 / 687 033106

Saxon’s Complete Building Services ......618 920126 / 686 377172

Steve Holman .......................................................... 697 678708

United Tile ................................................................667 702817

TIMBER SUPPLIERS

Wood2Go (Velez Rubio)..............................................950 614050

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Almería Alcazaba (castle) .......................................…950 271617

Almería Solar Centre ( Nr.Tabernas) ....950 387990 / 670 866122

Aquarium (Roquetas de Mar) ...................................950 160036

Fort Bravo – Western theme park (Tabernas) .....….950 165405

Nautarium (Sea Museum) (Garrucha) ………………….950 139554

Nijar Butterfly Farm .................................................617 692778

Oasys Western Park & Zoo (Tabernas) ….............….950 365236

Western Leone Theme park (Tabernas) …............…950 165405

TRANSLATING - see Interpreters

TRANSPORT - see Removals TRAVEL

Adelpha Travel ............................................................672 736240

Autocares Rodriguez (Coaches) ...............................950 469061

Halcón Viajes (Vera) ................................................950 393472

Exclusive Airport Shuttles ........................................950 092602

Levante Travel (Garrucha) ...................950 132258 / 628 604752

Mojácar Tour (Mojácar Playa) ............................…..950 475757

Viajes Zafiro Tours (Aguilas) ....................................868 782663

Zafiro Tours (Albox) ………..................................……950 121021

Zafiro Tours (Mojácar) .................................................950 615343

TUITION

Chris Walker (Spanish Accent Coaching) .................622 591096

Darío (English tuition for adults) ...............................642 314316

Dave Eccles (Drum lessons) ..............950 525790 / 687 033106

ELC Education & Language Centre ........................669 294342

English tuition & conversation (TEFL) (Vera) ............642 314316

Espanglish ...............................................................950 390037

Guitar Lessons ………….....................................…..667 989270

Hind (French & Arabic, Mojácar) ............................616 605341

Jewellery making ......................................................642 435909

Kinder Garrucha (Bilingual Education Centre)...........950 460472

La Galeria Art Classes (Albox) …..............................663 341904

Marcela Chávez (Spanish-English school support)....676 951352

Pencils English Academy (Garrucha)..........................634 314110

Piano Lessons …………............+44 7930 373786 / 634 374931

Sarah Dyson (Computer tuition) …....................……687 632435

Simon Farmiloe (Spanish & English)(Albox/Mojacar) ..647 677097

Step by Step Language Centre (Mojácar) ...................600 565284

TV & AUDIO REPAIRS

Ponce S.L. (Garrucha) ..............................................950 617181

Seth Pittham (Arboleas) ......................950 634477 / 666 826886

UNIFORMS

Uniformes de Levante (Los Gallardos & Vera) ..........902 110218

UPHOLSTERY

Curtains with Style (Fabrics) ............ 950 069032 / 678 811125

Jone’s Mobile (Upholstery cleaning) …....……………661 571939

Unicraft ........................................................................692 176069

Upholstery & Leather Cleaning .................................636 193256

Upholstery Larios (Cuevas del Almanzora) 950 456 364 / 651 998738

VAN & MAN HIRE

See also Removals & Storage

Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512

Andy (Trailer hire/drive) (Mojácar) ..........................600 225929

Indalo Transport ......................................................634 336468

K.Morris (Vera) ...........................0035 711004024 / 0044 7759692010

Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096

Storage Solutions (Arboleas) ...................................950 930316

Way 2 Go (UK/Spain) ……UK 0044 208 0904292 / 965 794682

VEHICLE IMPORTATION

Great Cost Matriculation ...........0044 7957167633 / 634 318369

Hispavan vehicle importation ......................................687 845730

Talleres Daydo (Antas Real) ….……….950 459116 / 607 373298

VEHICLE REPAIRS

Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) ….......................667 439671

Auto Shine Body Repairs ………........607 324623 / 607 324624

Costa Coches Antas .........................950 459209 / 625 133383

Fran’s Garage ....................................664 571060 / 950 164912

Go Car (Arboleas) ....................................................950 431861

Gómez Motor (Huércal-Overa) ..................................950 471250

Euro Repar Mojácar Motor (Mojácar Playa) ….......950 478335

NV Transmatix (Antas El Real) ..................850 989958 / 631 556955

Reparbox (DIY) (Antas El Real) ...............................687 879744

SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095

Stop Car (Mojácar) ......................................................950 500734

Taller Daydo (El Real) .........................950 459116 / 607 373298

Taller Fran (Turre) ..............................664 571060 / 950 164912

Talleres Azor ..(Mojácar) 950 478519 ..............(Vera) 950 391400

Talleres Vizcaino (Mojácar) ........................................950 472104

The Car Surgery .....................................................666 272792

Tyre King (El Real) ................................................950 459253

VEHICLE REPAIRS (MOBILE)

Cool Air (Air Conditioning) ........................................673 195872

Veloc Tuning ECU Remapping Services ..................600 827517

VEHICLE SALES

AA Car Sales (Mojácar) ...........................................950 459208

Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) …......................667 439671

AutoFex (Arboleas) ....................................................950 431861

Automobiles Playcar SLU ...................950 459302 / 672 737663

Costa Coches Antas ...........................950 459209 / 625 133383

Euro Repar Mojácar Motors ...950 472056 ..(Workshop) 950 478335

Navarro Segura - Seat (Vera) ............670 038580 / 950 393170

Nissan & Ford (Albox) …............................................950 430856

Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096

Pit Stop (Oria) ……………....................................…..950 124828

SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095

Skoda - Cadena Automocion SL (Vera) .....950 393190 / 637 029737

Talleres Azor ...............(Mojácar) 950 478519 (Vera) 950 391400

VETS

Centro Vet ABC (La Alfoqúia) ….................................950 449064

Astrid (Mojácar) ..............950 472252 Emergencies: 629 099920

Centro Garras (Huércal-Overa) ........950 616820 / 617 456548

Clinica Nexo (Albox) .......950 430814 Emergencies: 617 305784

Clinica Nexo (Olula del Rio) ..950 441819 Emergencies: 617 305784

Clinica Huellas (Aguilas) ...968 447877 Emergencies 629 445327

CliniVet (Turre) …..........................…..950 069780 / 626 171999

Costa Indalo (Mojácar) ........................950 475213 / 605 495017

Egesta Centro Vetinario (Vélez Rubio) ..950 411208 / 608 438683

Europa (Mojácar) .................950472262 Emergencies: 629 099921

Javier .............(Garrucha) 950 132200 Emergencies: 619 236059

Movet (Mobile) .........................................................644 672782

Veravet (Vera Town) …............…............................…950 393307

VetCare (Vera Playa) ...............................................950 775102

Veterinary Centre (Huércal-Overa) …........................950 616781

WATER (Tanker Delivery)

Sierra Cabrera Water ........................651 994419 / 608 057941

WATER PARK

Aquavera (Vera Playa) ............................................950 467337

WATER TREATMENTS

Healthy H2O ..............................................968 437270 / 666 302 987

WEB SERVICES

MODS .........................................................................600 284975

Mojácar Web Services ..............................................633 202248

Web Design .................................................................722 452265

WINDOW CLEANING

Carl the Squeegee (Turre) .........................................634 364041

Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184

Idea (Mojácar) ..................................................……..605 162709

James ..........................................................................678 988812

Lady Jane Window Cleaning (Arboleas) ...................634 322526

Mick .............................................................................634 327075

Time 2 Shine (Mojácar & surrounding area) 634 615753 / 639 465450

Window Panes ..........................................................617 208231

Woody the Window Cleaner (Almanzora Valley) .......634 349665

WINDOWS & DOORS

AA Window Doctor ...................................................630 231644

Pritchard Construcciones .............................................662 046497

Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) ..............................950 460028

Interglaze ……..............................…...................... 680 743311

Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196

Mojácar Home Improvements ....................................950 473104

Ortega Windows & Doors .......................................950 393305

Plas-Tech Windows ...................................................600 320761

Screenmasters (See p.35)......….…............................677 152911

Speedyfit .............................................950 439228 / 600 006032

WINES

Bodega Gran Baco (Aguilas) .............................…..968 925655

Enoteca Tikar (Garrucha) ……..............................….950 617131

Isalva (Palomares) ………..........................................615 265092

Typical Gourmet (Mojácar) .......................................950 472108

Vinoteca Delicatessen (Garrucha) ...........................637 393873

WOOD & PELLET STOVES

Chimeneas Acar (Albox) ...........................................950 120077

Chimeneas Mojácar S.L. (Turre) ..................................950 472135

Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028

ZOO & PARK

Oasys (Tabernas) ....................................................950 365236

Community News

Cabbage Crusaders

by Chrissie Cremore

There was no cabbage on the menu when The Indalo Players gathered for their after show luncheon and celebrated the triumphant success of Vernon Coleman’s classic comedy Mrs Caldicot’s Cabbage War. Sadly, due to unforeseen circumstances, their planned theatre dates in Arboleas had to be cancelled. However, Director Janet Franklin quickly decided to add a matinee performance following the two evening shows in Los Gallardos.

Audience response and comments have been incredible and it is because of YOU that the group managed to raise a whopping 3811 euros which completely surpassed their expectations. The Indalo Committee will donate proceeds to local charities. Also, the nightly PAWS-PATAS raffles raised 615 euros, so more applause to those who attended.

There is no show without dedication, hard work and loyalty towards each other and this extends to the unsung heroes in the background who build the set and deal with props, lights and sound, etc.

There are three more Mrs Caldicot books and Janet will be liaising with the author to find out if The Cabbage Crusaders are able to adapt for the stage. Vernon’s stories always have a strong, social and poignant message entwined with humour and hope.

For more information about the drama group visit their website: www.indaloplayers.es

following success of Mrs Caldicot’s Cabbage War. Director, Janet Franklin with her handmade knitted cabbage cushion!

Thirteen Los Bandidos runners travelled to Almeria for the 25th edition of the Almeria Half Marathon and 10k race on Sunday 14 April. Some were taking part in their first race over these distances. It was a very warm morning with lots of runners and plenty of support both out on the route through the city and at the finish.

Trophies were awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each age group as well as to the overall winners. Representing Los Bandidos, Derek Wright came 3rd in his age group.

Los Bandidos results (position, name, time and age group prizes):

Half marathon

The winner finished in 1:02:00, with the first lady in 1:13:06. 1673 runners crossed the finish line.

499 Steve Murton 1:42:28

808 Nigel Smith 1:51:12

918 Andrew Hyde 1:54:11 1073 Paul Darcy 1:58:48

1236 Kristy Barclay 2:02:17

1251 Sarah Briggs 2:02:52

1257 Corinne Cherel 2:03:05

1396 Sharon Howlett 2:07:50

1618 Derek Wright 2:28:43 (3rd M70) 1621 John Ross 2:29:14

After show party

Los Bandidos Take On Almeria

Community News

10k

The winner finished in 31:10, with the first lady in 41:02. 760 runners crossed the finish line.

151 Jan Murton 51:39

353 Jackie Darcy 59:57

529 Jacques Peeters 1:06:23

Full results: https://www.cruzandolameta.es/ clasificaciones/v2/medio-maraton-almeria2024---1933/#clasificaciones

Los Bandidos was set up in June 2018 with a small group running the 5k Mojácar Paseo, and now has road cycling, sea swimming and triathlon groups. All ages, nationalities and speeds are welcome, whether permanent residents or holidaymakers. Los Bandidos are keen to integrate and support the local community. We are currently collecting non-perishable food and toiletries for the Red Cross Food Bank.

We are very sociable and most sessions are followed by a coffee, cake or breakfast, depending on the time of day. Follow us on Facebook to keep up-to-date with our latest activities (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ 490933409244200). We look forward to seeing you soon.

Presentation of Mojácar’s Tourist Campaign and the Awarding of the Gold Indalo 2024

Mojácar Council officially presented its Tourism 2024 promotion campaign on April 25th at the Cosentino City Madrid facilities, attended by national and international tourism companies, the media, public administrations and various public figures.

At the same event the 2024 “City of Mojácar” Gold Indalo was awarded to the Almería journalist Isabel Jiménez, as well as “City of Mojácar” special mentions to the singer and

composer Vanesa Martin in the Art and Culture category; to the University of Granada Memolab UGR biocultural archaeology laboratory in the History and Heritage category and finally, to the El Puntazo tourist complex in the Local Business and Tradition category.

This new Mojácar tourism campaign is responsible for promoting the locality in the next tourism season. Under the slogan: “Your Best Moment is to Live It”, Mojácar wants to give a nod to the increasingly widespread trend of capturing images and moments for social media instead of living and enjoying all the excellence that, in this case Mojácar offers to the visitor: A call to enjoy the landscapes, experiences, to fully enjoy free time, the cuisine, its beaches, its walks, its history and leisure.

The Mojácar 2024 slogan, “Your Best Moment is to Live It”, has already been presented at the last International Tourism Fair, achieving great acceptance for its originality despite only offering a small sample of what the full campaign will be: a video which shows, among other surprises, impressive views, corners and enclaves of Mojácar. It will also have posters and extensive promotional material.

The presentation event, which took place in the incomparable setting of Cosentino City Madrid, especially decorated for such an important occasion, consisted of three parts starting with the welcome by the mayor, Francisco García, to all attendees, and the presentation of the campaign with the viewing of the promotional video. Following this, the “City of Mojácar” special mentions and the Gold Indalo 2024 were awarded. Finally, a cocktail was offered and contact made with professionals to exchange opinions about the campaign, networking with companies and guests to complete the programme organised for the presentation.

What’s On

Almería

La Movida, El Musical de las 80s comes to the Maestro Padilla auditorium, Almería city on Saturday, June 1st and Sunday, June 2nd. There are two performances each day at 6pm and 9pm. Tickets are 40 & 45 euros.

Muse and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a tribute concert, comes to Teatro Cervantes, Almería city on Saturday, May 24th at 10pm. Tickets in advance are 15 euros, and 20 euros at the door.

La Bella y La Bestia (Beauty and the Beast), performed by the On-beat Company comes to Teatro Cervantes, Almería city, on Sunday, May 19th at 6pm. Tickets in advance are 15 euros, and 18 euros at the door. The musical has received awards from performances in Madrid.

The Hotnight Musical Cabaret based on the musical Moulin Rouge comes to Teatro Cervantes, Almería city on Friday, May 24th at 10.30pm. Tickets in advance are 20 euros, and 22 euros at the door.

Black Ice, considered to be the best AC/DC tribute band, comes to Teatro Cervantes, Almería city on Saturday, June 15th at 11pm. The tour is a 50th anniversary celebration of AC/DC. Tickets in advance are 15 euros, and 18 euros at the door.

David Bisbal, the internationally acclaimed singer has never forgotten that his roots are in Almeria. As part of his Spanish 11 city ‘Volaré ’ tour he will be performing at the feria site in

Almería city on July 6th at 10pm. There is expected to be a high demand for tickets that cost 36105 euros, from ticketmaster.com.

‘Dreambeach’ festival 2024 “10 Years of Dreaming” will move to El Toyo in Almería city, not Villaricos. It takes place from Thursday, August 1st, to Sunday, August 4th and tickets are now on sale from www.dreambeach.es.

Tom Jones is coming to the Almería Feria site on August 4th at 10.30pm. Tickets are on sale from Ticketmaster and go from 49,50 to 99 euros. They are limited to 6 per person paid with a credit card.

What’s On

La Granja (The farm) is a musical for children that comes to Teatro Cervantes, Almería on Sunday, June 2nd at 6pm. Tickets are 12 euros in advance or 15 euros at the door.

Isabel Pantoja, the famous Spanish singer, is making a 50-year anniversary tour throughout Spain and comes to the Almería bullring on Saturday, June 8th. The box office is open Mondays to Fridays from 10am to 2pm and 5pm-8pm and

Saturday morning. Tickets start at 40 euros with reduced visibility, up to 176 euros or 200 euros each, if 8 people club together and book a balcony box. Tickets can also be obtained from www.etrées.es or www.taquilla.com.

Tickets for Teatro Cervantes, Almería city, from box office at Calle del Poeta Villaspesa,1. Open Mon-Fri, 11am-1pm & 4pm-7pm, Saturday from 11am-2pm, or 1hr before performances, or from www.todaslasentradas.com

Tickets for concerts in Almería (except Teatro Cervantes) available from the ticket office in the Teatro Apolo, 25 Rambla Obispo Orberá, Almería , tel: 950 230 922. Mon- Fri, 10.30am-1.30pm

What’s On

Roquetas de Mar

Latin American singer, Luis Miguel comes to the Roquetas stadium on Saturday, July 13th at 9.30pm. Tickets are 86 euros (sold out) to 570 euros, from www. ticketmaster.es

Mikel Izal is a former singer from the group Izal, now a soloist, and comes to the auditorio on Saturday, May 4th at 9pm. He performs songs from previous and his current albums. Tickets are 55 & 60 euros.

The Film Symphony Orchestra come to the auditorio on Saturday, May 18th at 7.30pm as part of their 2024 Henko tour. Tickets are 35, 37 & 42 euros.

Roquetas de Mar Auditorio tickets are on sale at www. teatroauditorioroquetas.org or their ticket office, open Tuesdays to Fridays from 11am-1pm & 6pm8pm.

Águilas

The Musical Shrek comes to the auditorio on Sunday, May 19th at 5pm. Tickets are from 15 euros, and 10 euros for children.

What’s On

Aguilas tickets from Victoria Travel 968 410 929 & www. bacantix.com, Museo Arqueológico, www. auditorio-aguilas.org or from 2hrs before performances at the box office.

Aguilas Pro Musica cycle of concerts at the Auditorio

The concert on Friday, May 17th at 8.30pm is a performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings. The soloists are from La Scala theatre in Milan, conductor Manuel Tévar.

The concert on Friday, June 7th at 8.30pm is a performance of opera overtures and arias by the Camerata Orchestra of Castilla La Mancha, conducted by Eduardo González.

Tickets for all the concerts are 20 euros at the door or from www. bacantix.com/ entradas.

Vera

The City of Vera Orchestra perform A Night at the Opera with excerpts from well-known operas on Sunday, May 12th at 8pm. There are four solo vocalists and a violin soloist. Admission is free.

The B vocal group from Zaragoza perform a concert entitled ‘Vocalocuras 5 voices a cappella’ at the auditorium on Friday, May 31st at 8pm. The concert has been organised by the Circuito Cultural de la Red Andaluza de Teatros. Tickets are 10 euros from the Convento de la Victoria or from www.giglon.com or www. taquilla.com in advance, or 12 euros at the door.

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings is a performance at the auditorio on Saturday, May 18th at 8pm, with soloists from the La Scala company in Milan, conducted by Manuel Tévar. Tickets are 18 euros from the Convento de la Victoria or from www.giglon.com or www. taquilla.com in advance, or 20 euros at the door.

Miscellaneous

Mojácar Moors and Christians event in 2024 will take place from June 14th-16th.

Open Mic Night alternate Thursdays at Miraflores, Los Gallardos, kick off at 8pm. Everyone welcome.

PAWS-PATAS

The secondhand book sale at Scotty’s El Tropico is held on the second Tuesday of the month, 10.30am - 1pm. All proceeds to stray cat neutering.

What’s On

Market Days

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Huércal-Overa, Antas, Berja

Albox, Los Gallardos, Cuevas del Almanzora

Mojácar, Bédar, Lubrin, Vélez Blanco, Palomares, Tabernas Cuevas del Almanzora, Olula del Río, Carboneras, Sorbas Garrucha, Turre, Zurgena

Aguilas, Vera, Arboleas, Vélez Rubio

Villaricos, Purias, San Juan de los Terreros, Fines

Rastros, Car Boot Sales, etc.

Saturday:

Sunday:

Los Llanos, between Arboleas & Albox

Plaza del Rey, Velez Rubio Mojácar Rastro, Multiple Use Centre

Activities - Clubs - Associations

Clubs, Societies & Activities

Free Spanish and English Lessons

Available in some municipalities. Enquire at your local town hall.

Almanzora Group of Friends, Albox Library and Social Centre, Tues - Fri, 10am1pm, Plaza San Antonia, Barrio Alto, Albox. Extensive English Library, DVDs and talking books, monthly magazine, monthly quiz, trips. www.almanzoragof.org or Facebook: Almanzora Group of Friends. Tel: 602 495 306

WOW Women on Wednesday Scotty’s, Mojácar Playa, 2pm. Get together, buy, sell, swap, meet new people.

Loose Women Club

Tuesdays, 1.30 - 4pm. El Chacho Bar & Restaurant, Mojácar. All welcome.

Flamenco Forum for English Speakers on Facebook. Information and events. Tel: 687 480 694

Dames in Huércal Overa

3rd Wed. of the month, 10.30am, Tennis Club, Huércal Overa. All welcome. Tel. Jan Oliver 642 413 945.

Dames in Turre

Monthly lunches and trips. New members welcome. Chairman, Barbara Wardley, casaroojo@hotmail.co.uk. Secretary, Moira Armatage +34 711 007 192, mogsy2009@ live.com

The Royal British Legion - Zurgena & District Branch

La Parrilla, Albox, first Thursday of the month, 11am. Email zurgenaRBLsecretary @yahoo.co.uk. See www.britishlegion.org/ branches/zurgena

Indalo Hash House Harriers

Meet 2nd and 4th Sunday, 11am, various locations. www.indaloh3.com

Mojácar Bridge Club

Contact Les Brice 697 297 991 or Ron Hounsell 711 064 726. www.bridgewebs. com/mojacar/

Vera & District Lions Club

The Lions meet regularly, including social events. New members and volunteers warmly welcomed. The Lions Charity Shop in Turre is open Thursday to Saturday, 10am-2pm. Mobility equipment available for those in need. There are plenty of roles for volunteers from occasionally moving furniture to scrapbooking, from event organisation to helping clean the shop. For more information, including forthcoming fundraising events see https://veralions. com, email veralionssecretary@gmail. com or call President Andy Pearson on 711 005 682.

The Royal British Legion, Mojácar First and third Thursday of every month (except July & August) at 11am, coffee and chat at Cokkia Restaurant (opposite Neptuno). Ex-Forces and non-Service people all welcome. We hold lunches and other events which we publicise at the coffee mornings and on local media. For welfare advice and help for the exForces community in need of support email SpainNorthCommunitySupport@rbl. community. If you wish to hold an event in aid of the Poppy Appeal or help at our collection points in October and November please email Mojacar.Committee1@rbl. community or ring 699 953 222. We are now on Facebook, click on Groups and search for Royal British Legion Mojacar Branch.

Psychic Development Circle

Various classes at different times. Everyone welcome. Tel: Barbara 637 469 937 barbaramoonlight@gmail.com

Vera Photo Club

Local photography enthusiasts with a wide range of experience and photography styles. Critiqued monthly challenges, exhibitions, presentations and field trips. Join us on the first Sunday of the month in El Puntazo Hotel, Mojacar 10am - 12:30pm. All levels welcome. See www.veraphotoclub.org or email info@ veraphotoclub.org for more information.

Freemasons in the Province of Almeria

Craft & Chapter. 661 026 912 or 670 27 27 37

Freemasons – The Side Degrees

Mark, RAM, RSM, OSM & Allied. 678 574 579

Albox Computer Club

Hotel La Parrilla, Albox. Fri, 10am. All levels of experience are welcomed. www. alboxcc.com

Traditional Japanese Reiki and Gendai Reiki Ho

Classes, workshops, and Reiki shares in Mojacar. Tel: 634 347 930

Ancestry Club for Beginners & Intermediate Tel. 634 309 590

Mojácar Community Library

Multi-Use centre. Mon, Wed and Fri, 11am - 1pm .

Arboleas Indalo Gardening Club

Community Centre, opposite the Health Centre car park. Last Friday of the month, 10:30am - 1pm.

Activities - Clubs - Associations

Clubs, Societies & Activities continued

Amigos de los Coches Clasicos

Local multi-national group of classic car enthusiasts. Meetings the first Thursday of the month, 3pm, Hotel Rural Miguel Rosi, junction 559 E15/A7. www.a-c-c.es, email: info@a-c-c.es, tel. David 630740502

Antas 1/10 Scale RC Club Thursdays 10.00am at RC Circuito, Antas. Ring Chris on 634328059 for more details.

Model Aero Flying Club, Cortijo Grande

Sun. & Wed., 10.30am. Contact Jeff on 950 469304 or Colin on 666 982186

Aeroclub ULM Günter (Vera) Tel: 607 316 553

Pita Escuela Agave School of Río Aguas. A multicultural, environmental and musical project, specialized on the integral usage of the agave plant and the processing of its wood.Tel 630 66 18 65 (Timbe) pitaescuela@hotmail.com

Sunseed

A hands-on practical centre for low-impact living and environmental education in Los Molinos del Rio Aguas near Sorbas. Free tours at 4pm. www.sunseed.org.uk Tel: 950 525 770

Religious Groups & Churches

Church of England (Anglican Services)

Mojácar, Sundays, 11am; Llanos Del Peral, Sundays,11am; Aljambra Chapel Albox, 2nd Thursday monthly at 11am. For directions, details and all church activities please see www.almeriaanglican.com or contact Tony Noble on 634303807. Also available Funerals, Wedding Blessings, Wedding Vow renewals and Baptisms.

Kingdom Hall, Jehovah’s Witnesses Friday 18:00 & Sunday 10:00. Poligono Aljoroque - C/El Cajete 6, Antas. Contact: 652 293 269

Turre Evangelical Church

Sundays at 10.30 – worship, a not too long talk from the Bible, coffee and cake. Welcoming and relaxed – all welcome. Find us on Turre’s main street, Avenida de Almeria, corner of C/Alberquillca. Email: contact@turrechurch.es Tel: (0034) 711 035 486 Web: turrechurch.es

New Life Church, Huercal-Overa

We are a Jesus centred church family learning to love one another. Sunday service at 11 am, www.newlifechurch.eu tel. 685 628 184

Living Water Church Mojacar Playa Opposite Red Cross Centre and Salas Farmacia. Sunday Service 11am. Bible study, Tuesday 10am. Prayer, Tuesday, 12:30pm. Cafe Church, Thursday 11am to 1pm. See FaceBook or visit www. livingwaterchurchmojacar.com

Aguaviva Evangelical Church

Near the health Centre, opposite BiciBox, Albox. Tel: Rod Southwood, 687 560 544

Roman Catholic Masses

These can be found on www.misas.org for most places.

Support Groups & Charities

MACS Cancer Support Group

General Enquiries call 634 328 334 10am to 4pm. 24/7 Careline: 634 656 555. Fully Spanish registered charity. Shops in Mojácar, Turre, Albox and Huercal-Overa open Mon-Fri, 10-2pm www.macscancersu pport.com Email: macscancersupport@ live.co.uk

Stepping Stones Carers Support Group

Turre Evangelical Hall, Thurs, 11am-2pm. Tel 950 472 822 or 677 683 385 www. steppingstones.group

Age Support Almanzora

Shop and welfare office near Peugeot garage, Albox, open Mon-Sat, 10:0013:45. Lunch club, bereavement group, equipment loan, befrienders. Helpline 642 045 210.

A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous

Mojacar Area Meetings:- Monday 6pm, Turre Evangelical Church (Avenida de Almeria, Turre). Friday, 6pm, Living Water Church, Mojacar Playa (opposite Red Cross building). Tel: 634 300 364 or email aaspain@gmail.com

Universal Wonderful Street Academy

NGO that supports street children in Accra (Ghana). Registered charity. www. universalwonderfulstreetacademy.org. Beatriz: 617 182 154

Harmony Community Support

Providing assistance to those in need. Tel. 634 339 192 Mon - Fri, 11:00 - 14:00 help@harmonycharity.com

Walk for Life Arboleas

If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with cancer and need help or support contact our welfare team. Email irenewalk4life@icloud.com Tel. 643 63 81 77. To volunteer to help at any of our events and become a Friend of Walk for Life email claire.walk4life@gmail.com Tel 644602249.

Send details of your group to almeriafocus@gmail.com or WhatsApp: 667 80 11 40

Activities - Clubs - Associations

Music & Drama Groups

Open Mic Night

Alternate Thursdays, 8pm, at Miraflores, Los Gallardos, 8pm. Everyone welcome.

Indalo Players

Well established drama group always looking for new members to act or help back stage. Contact Jennifer Jordan email jenniferjanejordan@gmail.com/ phone 34 722 860 085.

Independent Theatre Group

Always looking for new people, novices & full blown Thesbians. Call Ian Jones on 950 436 581 or 666 375 688 or e-mail independenttheatre@hotmail.com

The Luvvies

New members always welcome for acting or work behind the scenes etc. Tel. 634 346 309 or e-mail theluvvies@hotmail.com

Jacqueline Welby Productions

New members always needed to act or work back stage or with any other activities. Tel. Jacqueline Morris Welby 634 313 531

Orquesta Ciudad de Vera

A friendly group of musicians of various ages and levels. All newcomers welcome, only requirement is to play an orchestral instrument and read music. Rehearsals Vera Auditorio on Saturday mornings. See www. ocv.org.es for details.

Vera Voces

A friendly choir singing classical music, directed by pianist, singer and director, Barry Jobling. All welcome, no auditions. Rehearsals Mondays, 5-7pm, at Vera Auditorio. Facebook: Vera Voces. Contact veravoces1@gmail.com

All Aloud Community Choir

Meet every Wednesday at Bar Kubatin (at Hostal Meson) Arboleas from 3pm to 5pm. All welcome, no auditions.

Albox Ukebox

A friendly group that meets weekly on Tuesday afternoons in Charlotte’s Bar (formerly Chapman’s) in Albox to learn and sing songs with the ukulele. All welcome. For details tel. Chris on 634 375 471.

Yoga

Sol Yoga Centre, Arboleas Tel: 686 400331

VaVa Yoga Studio, Vera. Tel: 642 314 316

Yoga Therapy with Portia Oliver. Tel: 681301474 www. portiaoliver.es

Arts & Crafts

Sewing Group, Mojacar

We meet at Scotty’s el Tropico bar for sewing, knitting, crochet etc. Weds. 10.30 to 12.30. Tel. Brenda 634 34 34 92. We are a friendly group meeting for coffee and chat.

Ladies Sewing Circle

Evangelical Church, Turre, Wednesday 10.30 – 12.30 Tel: 667 702 774

Cloud Zebra Craft Workshops & Clubs

In Almanzora and Oria, Tues 10-2, Thurs and Fri, 10.30 -2.30. Call 744 60 96 30. No experience needed.

Bedar Arts Centre

Ceramic classes, Mondays and Wednesdays. Painting classes Tuesday 10:301330. For info, call 664 896 555

Mojácar Quilters

Cokkia, Mojacar Playa, second Tuesday of the month. We enjoy talking about quilting, having show and tells, receiving hints and tips from our members and learning new techniques. We are beginners and experienced quilters who support and help each other. Please contact Ruth Brown on 0034 711 011 629 or by email to ruth-brown@hotmail.co.uk

Dance

Strictly Line Dancing

Salon de Actos, Centro de Usos

Multiples, Mojacar. Fridays, 4–7pm. Beginners welcome. Contact: Glynis 648217503 or Mary Beth 661671526 or strictlylinedancingmojacar@gmail.com

Eleanor’s Line Dance Class

Charlotte’s Bar, Albox, 2pm- 3-45pm, Mondays. All levels welcome. 950439003.

Step2It - Line Dancing

Arboleas. Weds: 6.45 p.m-7.30 p.m, First Steps/Intro. 7.30 p.m-10.30, Beginners / Improvers /Intermediate. Carrie Ann 627279584 www.carrieanngreen.com

Almeria Line Dancers

Julie - 634304625 / 950110433

Ceroc Dancing

Artisan Centre, Mojacar, Tues 8.15pm Beginners, Improvers, Advanced. All welcome. Contact Tracey 687251799

Belly Dancing

Mojácar, Garrucha & Huércal-Overa. Contact Fatima: 610 472 596

Bellydance Classes

Mojácar, Turre, Palomares. Call 639 724 521

Dance Classes with Hollie Newell Ballet, tap, contemporary, modern, jazz, lyrical, zumba and more. Based in Turre. Tel: 634 317 391

Performing Arts Centre DanZaVera 54 Verasol, Vera. Royal Academy Ballet, Imperial Society Modern, Tap and Jazz. Also Hip-Hop, Oriental Dance, Spanish Classical. Tel Anita: 670 715 787

Complete Beginners Flamenco Mojácar. No specialist shoes or equipment required, friendly hour long class. Email info@lagitanainglesa.com

VaVa Yoga Danza (Spanish) With Barbarito. Cuban & Latin Salsa, Bachata & Merengue. Tel: 642 314 316

Send details of your group to almeriafocus@gmail.com WhatsApp: 667 80 11 40

Activities - Clubs - Associations

Sports

Almería Lawn Bowling Club

Contact Shirley: 679 970 399

Bowling Club de Zurgena

Friendly, social and competitive bowling, all levels & standards. zurgenabc@gmail. com. www.zurgenabc.com

Cabrera Lawn Bowling Club www.cabreralbc.com

Indalo Lawn Bowling Club

First class facilities with all levels of bowling catered for. Visit our website http://www. indalobowlingclub.org

Mojacar Bowls Club

Behind Marina Mar Hotel. Everybody welcome - Tues, Thurs and Sat starting with coffee at 9:30. Contact Janet 627204422, janlawspain@yahoo.co.uk

Aguilón Amigos Golf Club

Aguilon Golf Course on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays teeing off just before 9am. If you would like to play email aguilonamigos2021@gmail.com

Badgers Golf Society Mojácar

We play every Wednesday and alternate Saturdays. All are welcome. Contact Paul Cunningham on (0044)7775837453 WhatsApp or badgersmojacar@mail.com

Boxers Golf Society Albox

All welcome to join us as members or guests. Call in at the Why Not bar in Albox on Saturday mornings or email peterstooks@avired.com

Mojácar Playa Golf

Play every Tuesday around 11.30. Mostly at Marina Golf Club. Everybody welcome. Membership available. Call James 681 355 796. Golf trip holidays also available. Golf tour operator.

Forum Golf Society

Plays friendly events at local courses twice a month. Richard Price. Telephone 850993073 or rfp53@yahoo.co.uk. www.forumgolfsociety.webs.com

Golfing Guapas Society

We are a group of ladies of all nationalities meeting one Friday in the month...golf followed by lunch and prizes. All welcome. Call Vivienne 683 558 696.

Valle del Este Golf Society.

Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sundays. Contact Alan Townsend Tel. 690 090 982

Almería Golf League

Contact Les on 950 619 273.

Marina Phoenix Golf Society

Visitors welcome Mondays and Thursdays. Tel Don Atkins 605 051 238. Email marinaphoenixgs@gmail.com

Huzzah Golf Society

Friendly group of all abilities, playing Aguilon golf course each Monday and local courses. All welcome. Call Eric & WhatsApp 643 04 96 96. Fb: Huzzah Golf Society. Email: huzzahgs@gmail.com

Albox Club de Tenis

Sun & Thurs mornings, Tues afternoons. Tel Sue: 950 064 369 Fb: Albox Club de Tenis

Cabrera Tennis Club

Contact info@ cabreratennisclub.com www.cabreratennisclub.com

Club de Tenis y Padel Indalo Vera. Tel: 950 59 28 77 - 608 250 607

Tennis Coach

Diego Rodriguez Tel: 689 688 226

Padel tennis lessons

At home. Tel: Ulises Gutiérrez, 606 902 691

PartyLevante Sailing Club

Initiation for children from 7 yrs in small groups. Email info@partylevante.com or call 680942141 www.partylevante.com

Santa Irene Sailing Club

Come and join us out on the watersailing or crewing our safety boat. Every Sunday at 10:30 in the boat park at the north end of Garrucha harbour. Email info@santaireneclubdevela.com www. santaireneclubdevela.com

Adelante Gimnasia Artìstica

Huercal-Overa.Classes for fun gymnastics, competitive levels, pre school and adults. Fully qualified coach. From 2 years. Tel 622 129 702 or info@adelanteartisitca.es www. adelanteartistica.es Facebook Adelante Gimnasia artistica.

Walking Football Club

Turre football ground, 9.30am, Monday, for training, exercise & playing. www. fclosamigos.com

Los Bandidos

Run, jog, walk a 5km route along the Paseo. Weds/Sat, 9am, Red Cross end (from 4th Oct). See Facebook. Contact Kevin on ironmankev08@gmail.com

Arboleas Table Tennis Club

Mon/Wed/Fri, 9.30 - 10.30 am, building with blue door next to swimming pool bar, Arboleas. Beginners welcome. Contact Chairperson - Keith tel 634 326 350.

Fitness & Martial Arts

Girasol, Albox

Pilates, children’s karate & Tai-chi. Tel 639 089 170

Aerobics or Pilates

Campo de Futbol, Turre. Contact Vicki 650 764 623 or vicki.lynch@live.co.uk

Slimming Group

Sophia Wellness Centre Arboleas, Thurs 12.30pm, Contact Vicki 650 764 623 or vicki.lynch@live.co.uk

Mojácar Taekwondo

5 years to adults. Various classes & times. Contact Serge 646844708. Facebook GTF Spain

Sophia Wellness Centre, Arboleas Various activities. Tel. 950 449 451.

Fitness with Alison, Mojácar Full Body Workout, Pilates, AquaZumba, Zumba, Step Aerobics, Total Toning, AeroFit. Tel 666 273 168.

Hollie Newell Zumba Almeria Turre, Los Gallardos, Arboleas and San Juan. Contact: 634 317 391

Jova Gym, Mojácar Various activities. www.jovasport.es 671 247 035. See facebook.

Qigong

Group courses and personal training. Partaloa and Albox area. Contact Ilse +32 497451953 or +34 643489975 https://ilsevanbrabant.com/en/course/ Qigong Classes

Mojácar & Lubrín. Call 711 096 381. Mojácar Qigong/Taijiquan Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11.00am. Samsara (Opposite Lua) monjchalao@ gmail.com. See Facebook gusfit.es

Coffee Break

Jokes of the Month

The Office Machine

Philip was a junior office assistant at a large company. Keen to make a good impression on his boss, he often stayed late working. One evening, he was just about to go home when he saw his boss standing in front of the shredder holding a document. “Ah, Philip, I’m glad to see you’re still here working hard. I was wondering if you could help me? You see, my secretary has already gone home, and I haven’t got a clue as to how this thing works.” “Of course, it’s no problem”, said Philip, happy to be asked to do such an easy task. He took the document, inserted it into the machine, and pressed start. “That’s excellent”, said the boss as the document vanished into the shredder. “Now, I just need two copies.”

Getting Married

Tom, a very successful jeweller, was 65 and married Candy, 44 years younger than he was who he met in one of his shops. After they came back from their honeymoon, they threw a party for all of their friends. One of Tom’s friends asked him, “Hey man, I know you got loads of money and all that, but how did you land a woman so good looking and so young?” Tom replied, “Well, to be honest I lied about my age and health.” His friend said, “Age? Please, you can barely pass off as being a 60-yearold and you don’t look fit, you’re flabby and obviously don’t exercise regularly.” Tom replied, “No, I told her I was 85 and had an advanced heart condition which could kill me at any moment.”

Afternoon Off

"I thought, Miss Smith, that you wanted yesterday afternoon off because you were seeing your dentist?"

"That's right, Sir."

"So how come I saw you coming out of the movie theatre with a friend?"

"That was my dentist."

The Missing Gravy Ladle

John invited his mother over for dinner one evening. During the meal, she couldn’t help but notice how attractive his roommate Judy was. She had been suspicious of a relationship between her son and his roommate for quite some time, but this only made her more curious. She watched the two of them interact over the course of the evening and began to wonder whether there was more between John and Judy than met the eye. Realising only too well what his mother was thinking, John said, “I can see your wheels turning Mom and I know what you’re thinking. Rest assured Judy and I are strictly roommates.”

A few days later, Judy said to John, “You know the beautiful silver gravy ladle? Well, ever since your mother came to dinner I can’t seem to find it. You don’t think she would have taken it, do you?”

“I doubt it, but I’ll write her a letter just to be sure,” replied John. John then sat down and wrote his mother the following letter:

“Dear Mom,

While I’m not saying you ‘did’ take a gravy ladle from my house, and I’m not saying you ‘didn’t’ take a gravy ladle, the fact remains that ever since you were here for dinner one has been missing. Love, Your son.”

Several days later, John received a reply from his mother which read:

“Dear John,

While I am not saying you ‘do’ sleep with Judy, and I’m not saying you ‘don’t’ sleep with her, the fact remains that she would have found the gravy ladle by now if she were sleeping in her own bed. Love, Mom.”

Not My Son

I was gutted this afternoon when my wife told me my 6 year old son wasn’t actually mine. She went on to say I need to pay more attention at the school pick up.

Whales and Jonah

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though a whale is a very large mammal, its throat is very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. The teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human, it was impossible.

The little girl said, “When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah.”

The teacher asked, “What if Jonah went to hell?”

The little girl replied, “Then you ask him!”

The Condoms

A man and his 13-year-old son are in the pharmacy when his son sees the condom display. “Dad”, the son says, “What are those for? “Well, those are for when a man and woman want to have safe intercourse”. “Oh”, the son says, “Why do they have a threepack?” “That’s for a college junior; one for Friday, one for Saturday and one for Sunday morning”. “And why do they have a 6-pack?” “That’s for college seniors, two for Friday, two for Saturday and two for Sunday.” “And why do they have a 12-pack?” “Well, that’s for married men...one for January, one for February...”

The Bears

A woman spots a man in a bar, he’s tall, tanned, strikingly handsome, and seems different from most other guys she meets. After a couple of drinks, she agrees to go back to his house. They head straight to the bedroom where she can’t help but notice three shelves full of teddy bears. On the bottom are small teddy bears, on the middle shelf are medium-sized teddy bears, and on the top are large teddy bears, all lined up beside each other. She decides that he’s gentle and sweet, and isn’t afraid to show it. Her heart melts and she want to give him the best night of his life. In the morning as she’s getting dressed, she smiles at him and asks, “How was that?” He nods and replies, “Hmmm, not too bad at all. Help yourself to a prize on the second shelf!”

Marriage

Then there was a man who said, “I never knew what real happiness was until I got married; and then it was too late.”

The Lesson

Dr. Parker, the male biology teacher at a posh suburban girls’ college, said during class, “Miss Smith, would you please name the organ of the human body, which under the appropriate conditions, expands to six times its normal size, and define the conditions.” Miss Smith gasped, blushed deeply, then said freezingly, “Dr. Parker, I do not think that is a proper question to ask me, you should be asking a boy. And I assure you my parents will hear of this.” With that she sat down, very red-faced. Unperturbed, Dr. Parker called on Miss Johnson and asked the same question. Miss Johnson, with composure, replied, “The pupil of the eye, in dim light.” “Correct,” said Dr. Parker. “And now, Miss Smith, I have three things to say to you. One, you have not done your homework, two, you have a dirty mind and three, you will be faced with a dreadful disappointment one day.”

Your Stars

Mar. 21

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Apr. 21

- May 21

May 22

- June 21

June 22 - July 22

July 23 - Aug 22

Aug. 23

- Sept. 23

Travel will be on your mind, but you should be sure that you’ve got all your work up-to-date. Opportunities to get together with people in powerful positions could help you get ahead. Go over their important documents and take the time to suggest alternatives. Get out and enjoy some entertainment. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.

There are ways of making extra cash if you put your mind to it. Do what’s best for the people you love most. In return, the satisfaction you get is enough for you. If you try to manipulate emotional situations you will find yourself alienated. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.

Visitors may drop by unexpectedly, resulting in tension with your lover. You may meet that special person if you attend fundraising functions. You can meet new and exciting lovers through work related projects. Your hard work will payoff; advancement looks positive. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday.

Physical limitations are possible if you aren’t careful. Try to be considerate in your personal obligations. Don’t make promises you can’t keep. Do not overspend on entertainment. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Monday.

Make residential changes that will lift your spirits. You may want to make changes in your home environment. Try not to get upset or angry without having all the facts. Opposition is present and you should be prepared to counteract it as best you can. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday.

Take a long look at your present direction and consider your professional options. Do not reveal personal information to those you feel may be untrustworthy. Put your energy into self-improvement programs that promise to make you into a better you. You may meet that special person if you attend fundraising functions. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.

Sept. 24 - Oct. 23

You may find that depression is causing you to feel lonely and insecure. Don’t gossip. Difficulties with your mate may lead to estrangement. Your lack of attention may have been a factor. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.

Oct. 24 - Nov. 22

Nov. 23 - Dec. 21

Dec. 22 - Jan. 20

Jan. 21 - Feb. 19

Feb. 20 - Mar. 20

You can make financial deals, but it may be best if you’re not using your own cash. Opportunities to meet new lovers will I come through pleasure trips or social events. You can bet that someone in a higher position is watching to see how busy you are. You are best to work at home if you can. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday.

Take time to make physical improvements that will enhance your appearance. Your boss may not be in the best of moods this month. You are best not to say too much to colleagues. Older family members may take advantage of you by making you feel guilty. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Monday.

Older relatives may be a burden. Don’t let your health suffer because of worry. Talk to someone you trust. Your greatest gains will come through your creative ideas. Pleasure trips will turn out to be better than anticipated. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday.

Romantic encounters will be full of excitement. Look into ways that you can make extra cash. You can beautify your surroundings by renovating or redecorating. Your emotional partner may make you angry this month. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday.

You need an outlet that will help take your mind off any troubles at work. You might find it difficult to control your emotions. Romance will unfold through business trips. You may find that someone you live with may be irritable; you’re best to leave them alone. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday.