The Almeria Focus – December 2022

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W The copy deadline for the February issue is January 18th. www.almeriafocus.com The Almería Focus is an independent publication produced and printed in Almería. We cannot be responsible for claims made by advertisers, nor errors in advertisements caused by poor quality submissions. Neither are we responsible for any loss or damage resulting from any error, inaccuracy or non-appearance of an advert. The purchase of advertising space does not give the advertiser ownership of any advert, unless supplied to us as finished artwork or via a design agency. Adverts designed by the Almeria Focus Layout Department, including its photos, logos and specialised fonts remain the property of the Almería Focus magazine and cannot be scanned, partially or fully reproduced, or proofs supplied to other publications. Action will be taken against persons, companies, publishers, printers or distributors who infringe this copyright. Deposito Legal: AL-956-2008 Nº 140 Contents A Few Important Weeks .................................................…...10 In the News ........…................…………................................…….12 So Now You Know ...............................................................................38 New Laws for Pets ................................................................40 La Palma, One Year On ...............................................................42 The Perpetual Gift .......................................................................44 Useful Numbers .....................................................................45 A-Z Directory ……………….......……................................................46 Community News ..............................................................................82 What’s On ...........................................................................................83 Activities, Clubs and Associations .......................................87 Coffee Break ...…...………......……........................................…91 Jokes of the Month ….....……………............................................92 Your Stars ………………...…….............................................…94 For general or advertising enquiries, call or WhatsApp Clare on 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com Introduction & Contents 8 elcome to the Almería Focus Magazine and really useful A-Z Directory for the Levante area, with more than 2000 entries and contact numbers! View it online at www.almeriafocus.com. The Focus is free every month and distributed from Mojácar to San Juan de los Terroros on the coast and inland as far as Albox and Huércal Overa.

A Few Important Weeks

One result of Brexit is the continuing ability for the vast majority of ex-pat Brits in Spain to vote in municipal elections, and the next ones are in May next year. What is unique is that the authorities are contacting all of us that they consider are eligible, via a letter, and inviting us to apply for a vote. This never happened when the UK was in the EU. More information can be found in our “Community News” section and an “In the News” item. Don’t miss applying for your vote while you have the chance.

The Andalucía Health Department are asking everybody over the age of 60 who has not had the ’flu jab, or people over the age of 65 who have not had the ’flu jab and the second Covid booster jab, to make appointments to rectify this. We refer to this in our “In the News” section. Facemasks are still mandatory on public transport, and in health centres, hospitals and chemists.

High temperatures in October in our province broke all previous records, and it may be that this happened in November as well. Consequently, there was a big reduction in the consumption of electricity, which did help our pockets. The variable PVPC tariff for 10.5 million users of electricity is being completely revamped next year, to try and stop the wide variation in cost. We comment on the temperatures in our “In the News” section.

Concert venues are back to normal and in our “What’s On” section we list ones that may be of interest to our readers, along with other events.

Tuesday, December 6th is a national fiesta to celebrate the signing of the Spanish Constitution and Thursday, December 8th is a national religious fiesta, “The Feast of the Immaculate Conception”. Town halls, schools, official offices, banks and professional undertakings will be closed on both days. Taking additional holidays before or after a fiesta day is known as a “puente”, a “bridge”. This year, if people take Monday 5th as a holiday, this gives them a long weekend. Thursday, December

22nd is a big day in Spain when the ‘El Gordo’ (The fat one) lottery is drawn. There are enormous prizes to be won, as well as millions of smaller ones. This state-run lottery brings in a very large amount of money with 30% for state funds, but the Spanish taxman takes 20% of all winnings over 40,000 euros.

Christmas Eve is on a Saturday this year, and Spaniards living away from home try to journey back to meet up with their families. There is a lavish evening meal and because of this, many restaurants will shut in the evening but open up again on Christmas Day. As Christmas Day is a Sunday this year, the day’s holiday will slide to Monday 26th. Spanish TV stations show the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on New Year’s Eve, when party goers try to eat twelve grapes as the famous clock strikes midnight, and people at home do this as well. Sunday, January 1stis a fiesta day that will slide to the Monday. Thursday, January 6th is a national fiesta, “Los Reyes Magos” (The Three Kings) and the evening before, there are parades with the three kings on decorated floats throwing sweets into the crowd.

As in other years, there will be no Focus magazine in January but we return in February. We wish all our readers and advertisers a very Happy Christmas and New Year. The Spanish greeting at this time of year is “¡Felices Fiestas!”.

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Voting in May 28th, 2023, Elections

The next municipal elections to determine who runs our town halls until May 28th, 2027, take place on May 28th next year. In our “Community News” section there is an explanation of how to apply for a vote by Adele Land, a Mojácar councillor. The very important point for these elections is that you can only apply to vote between December 1st to January 15th and there are Christmas and New Year holidays during this period, when official offices and town halls will be shut, so do it as soon as you can. It is impossible to apply for a vote after January 15th. The Census Office appear to be using the same application form for resident Brits in Spain as for non-Spanish EU citizens in Spain. The easy way to access this form if you need to do so, is to search the form name CERE.DFA-1. This then lists websites including the sede.ine.gob.es one and clicking on this gives you the form. When completing it, under your address, there is a box with “Si” that indicates you want to have a vote in the municipal elections. You put an “X” in the box (not a tick) as in Spain an “X” in a box means you have selected this option, and in this case, you are indicating “Yes” you want to have a vote.

Much Higher Temperatures

November is probably going to be a month of higher average temperatures, but October average temperatures recorded at Almería airport, were the highest on record. Air traffic controllers using data from their weather station update their information every hour. When a pilot on an incoming flight announces that the weather in “Almeeria” is sunny with a temperature of 21 degrees, he has been told that this is the case. The climate information goes back to 1968, and the average temperature for October during the last three decades was 20.4 degrees. This October it was 23.2 degrees, the highest ever. In other parts of the province, it was unusually high with an average of 23.1 degrees in Adra, 21.2 in HuércalOvera and 20.9 in Roquetas de Mar. Almería airport recorded five days when the temperature was

over 30, two more days than the three in October 1997, 2004, 2014, 2016 and 2019. Minimum temperatures averaged out as 18.9 degrees and the normal average is 16.3. On nine nights, the temperature did not fall below 20 which is the highest since 1997. The organisers of the Easter processions in Almería city have to stop the processions from starting if there is a lot of rain or high wind. A few years ago, they realised that the airport could predict the likely weather so they use their information.

Training Ukrainian Soldiers

During November, 21 Ukrainian soldiers came to the Spanish Legionnaire base at Viator for eight days. They were trained in the use of the ‘Obus’ 105/40 anti-aircraft artillery gun. Following this, they went to Toledo to the Spanish Infantry Academy to undertake additional training there. Other groups of Ukrainian soldiers will receive the same training.

The Covid Booster Jabs

Information from vaccination department of the Junta de Andalucía Health Authority is that the second covid booster jab for people over the age of 65 results in twelve times less deaths from covid, compared to people who have only had the one booster jab. The Health Department point out that the second booster jab is a bi-variant one that combats a variation of the Omicron strain along with the original SARS one. They point out that people over the age of 60 should have the flu jab, and those over 65 should have both the flu and covid vaccinations. If people of this age have not been vaccinated, they should obtain an appointment by going to their health centre or via “Salud Responde”. Parents are asked to arrange for their children aged between 6 months and 4 years 11 months to have the anti-flu vaccination which is a new category this year.

Zurgena Town Hall off the Hook

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a developer. The Andalucía High Court have confirmed a sentence from the court in Almería that the developer is not entitled to 1.3 million euros compensation plus court costs and interest. In the early years of 2000, many building projects and construction in many cases, were on rural land, not zoned for urban development. A developer paid 520,000 euros for land in Los Menchones area where they planned to build 22 houses, but the project was blocked in 2004 as the land was rural not urban. Zurgena town council claim that the developer knew from the start that there were no permissions for the project and the High Court agreed. They pointed out that the ‘escritura’ (title deed) for the land clearly stated it was rural. The mayor of Zurgena, Francisco Martínez, welcomed the court decision as otherwise, the town hall would have been bankrupt. He pointed out that 15 years ago there were many cases where permission to build was authorised when it was illegal, and a previous mayor, Candido Trabalón, was given a prison sentence for his approval of several illegal projects and receiving gifts from a developer.

The Windfall Tax on Banks

Apart from imposing a windfall tax on energy companies, the Spanish government are levying a tax on banks that is unique in Europe. The justification is that with the rise in interest rates, when the European Bank puts the rate up, and the rise in the Euribor rate, this will result in banks making a lot more money. The tax is 4.8% on the interest and commissions that the banks will make in 2022, payable in January 2023, and also in 2023 payable in January 2024. The expectation was that this would bring in 1.5 billion euros each year. Shares in banks took a dive the day after the tax was announced, but then their value mostly recovered. From January to September (inclusive) the six main Spanish banks recorded a profit of 16 billion euros and the 4.8% tax on these banks alone will bring in 1.1 billion euros and more money for the whole year. Caixa Bank that merged with Bankia had a profit of 2 billion euros, and figures

from Banco Santander show a profit of 7.3 billion euros, 25% more than the same period last year. Not all of this profit has come from Spain as some of it comes from the UK, North America and Brazil, but the expectation by the end of 2022 is that their profit in Spain will be over 1.5 billion euros. The result of this is that the 4.8% windfall tax will bring in a lot more money than has been predicted, across the board from all the banks. On October 7th the Central European Bank, trying to combat the average of 9.9% inflation in the EU, and a recession, increased their interest rate by another 0.75%, taking it up to 2%. This is the second time the rate has been increased by 0.75% this year, which has never happened before, as previous rises have been a maximum of 0.5% which was the initial rise last July. The 2% interest rate is the highest since 2009, and this will also lead to more money coming from the windfall tax.

Attracting Foreign Workers

Spain has no problem encouraging foreign workers in various sectors to come to Spain, providing they are legal. It has been announced that there is a distinct shortage of workers in the construction industry and allied trades, and these will be put in the category of “Occupations difficult to cover” within Spain. The aim is to attract bricklayers, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, forklift drivers, plasterers, welders, installers of waterproofing materials and foremen. The EU “post covid” stage payment grants for Spain, that are 140 billion euros up to the end of 2026, have conditions that have to be met. One of these is that there must be an investment in civil construction and work to make houses more energy efficient. It is claimed by the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security, Migration and Transport that this will give employment to 246,000 workers, and young people in Spain do not show much interest in taking these jobs. Spanish unions are not too impressed with the new proposal to attract foreign workers and complain that there has not been enough

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consultation. They state that there has to be more discussion on how workers can be recruited from within Spain, and blame poor wages as being part of the problem. The proposals to attract foreign workers have now been passed in the Spanish Parliament and after a period of time they will be able to apply for resident status.

Good Employment Figures

Traditionally in Spain, October is a month when there is not a substantial rise in employment or an appreciable reduction in unemployed persons. It comes at the end of the summer season and before an increase in employment that is usual in December. This year it was quite the opposite. 103,000 people started paying into the Social Security system, so they had found employment, and the total work force in Spain went up to 20.2 million out of a population of 47.5 million. 27,000 people went off the unemployment register, the highest number in October since records have been kept, and the total number of unemployed people went down to 2.9 million. November figures are not yet collated of course, but there is optimism that it will be another better than average month. Of 29 provinces where unemployment fell in October, Almería province had the largest number of people coming off the unemployment register, with 5,500 fewer people claiming benefit. The total number of unemployed people fell to 57,250, 9% less than in September, and 2.4% less than October 2021. Some 11,000 people found work and started paying into the Social Security system, which is 3.6% more than in September. The total number of persons in work went up to 311,250.

Less Electricity Needed

In October in Spain, consumers used 22% less electricity than in September, and this was the lowest amount since September last year. One reason was the weather, with consistent higher temperatures, and 23% of electricity generated came from wind farms. For about ten days the “Iberian exception” cap on gas prices, which the

EU allowed Spain and Portugal to put in place was not needed, because the cost of gas had been below 40 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) set by the Government as a maximum price before they stepped in with a subsidy. This was not all good news as the cost of electricity from January to October was 51% more than the same period in 2021. The government regulation that lights in shops and those in public buildings have to be switched off at 10pm has helped reduce electricity usage, along with private individuals and businesses being more careful.

The Price of Corgis

Spanish people who have their own monarchy, are always interested in the UK monarchy, and they are also pet lovers. A recent article in a Spanish newspaper dealt with the sales of corgis. It claims that the price has doubled since the Queen died, and internet searches are ten times as many as before. The site Pets4Homes reports a current purchase price as being £2,500 (2,678 euros). The Queen was given her first corgi when she was age 18, and has owned a total of 30. The Kennel Club comments that the rise in sales is similar to those of dalmatians in 1961, after the 101 Dalmatiansfilm was released. The demand for corgis was high in 1960 when photographs of the Queen with her dogs were published, but demand then fell off again. In 2014 the Kennel Club rated corgis as being vulnerable, with only 274 puppy registrations, but in 2017 and 2018

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sales went up following the TV series The Crown. The last two corgis, given to the Queen by Prince Andrew following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, are named Muick and Sandy. Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson have had one each.

One Step Nearer

A few weeks ago, Rosa María Cano, mayoress of Mojácar, and Marifrán Carazo, the Minister for Development for the Junta de Andalucía, had an official signing of the beach road by-pass project. In early November Marifrán Carazo announced that the construction contract would be signed by the middle of the month, and work would start in December. The time scale for building the 2 km by-pass from the petrol station roundabout to the roundabout on the La Paratá road is 24 months. The Junta will pay 60% of the cost and also deal with the necessary compulsory purchases. By summer 2025 the by-pass will hopefully stop the large queues of traffic coming down from the petrol station to access the beach road every summer, and the projected traffic numbers using the by-pass in the high season are stated to be 6,000 vehicles a day. Three roundabouts will give access to urban areas currently accessed from the beach road.

Money for Almería Province

Almería province is part of Andalucía which has its own Junta de Andalucía Parliament. Some funding comes from central government but other income is generated within the community such as 50% of income tax. Since the recent elections, the ‘PP’ party (roughly conservative) have a complete majority. The budget for 2023 has been published and Almería province will receive 386 million euros, which is 144 million more than last year. Juanma Moreno, the President of the Junta, intends to allocate 7% of the Gross Domestic Product for healthcare, and in our province it includes money for the new Roquetas de Mar hospital, the new out-patients department at the Torrecárdenas hospital, and four new health

centres including the one in Mojácar. Money is earmarked for work on the Almería castle, the Vélez-Blanco castle, the ‘Puerto-cuidad’ project to integrate the port with the city, and the new court building in Huércal-Overa. 172 million euros is for agriculture and water and sewage projects including the repair to the Cuevas desalination plant. Juanma Moreno has stated that the maximum amounts of money available from the EU to fund various projects will be obtained, which includes 70 million euros for healthcare. He criticises previous administrations for not taking the full opportunity to generate EU funds.

Low Emission Zones For 2023

From January 1st, 2023, cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants have to put ‘LEZ’ Low Emission Zones in place, which includes Almería city, Roquetas de Mar and El Ejido. The zone and subzones can be determined by the authorities with restrictions on vehicle access, movement and parking, according to the emission and contamination levels. Vehicles will have to have to display one of the four DGT stickers that relate to the emission level. The blue sticker ‘0’ is for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid ones with a range of up to 40km. The green and blue sticker ‘ECO’ is for vehicles powered by gas and plug-in hybrid ones with a range of more than 40km. The green sticker ‘C’ is for petrol cars and light vans registered from January 2006, and diesel cars and light vans registered from 2014 that comply with Euro 4, 5 & 6 for petrol ones and Euro 6 for diesel ones. The yellow sticker ‘B’ is for the same categories but from 2000 and 2006 respectively, with Euro 3 for petrol ones and Euro 4 & 5 for diesel ones. Older vehicles, category ‘A’, that make up about 40% of vehicles in Spain, cannot get a sticker, and this applies to petrol fuelled cars prior to 2000 and diesel ones prior to 2006. In Almería city 34% of vehicles are over 22 years old, 32% in Roquetas de Mar and 38% in El Ejido. To obtain a sticker a person can go to a post office with their vehicle “ficha tecnica” (vehicle registration document that is either a green one, or A4), along

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with a DNI, NIE or TIE card, and they cost 5 euros. The DGT has an online purchase facility from an authorised agent at www.pegatines-dgt.com and these cost 6 euros 50 céntimos. Eventually, it is intended that the stickers will be sent to vehicle owners from the DGT free of charge. The stickers should be placed on the right-hand side of the windscreen near the bottom corner. These low emission zones are not going to spring up overnight, but cities and eventually large towns have to introduce them. Three low emission zones are already in place in Madrid city, and one in Barcelona applies to the whole city.

2022 In Numbers

Along with other countries in Europe and the UK, Spain has seen a major rise in energy prices along with higher mortgage and food costs in 2022. The Spanish government have introduced various measures to help those on low incomes in particular, and the general population. The subsidy of 20 céntimos off every litre of fuel is still in place until the end of the year, and expectations are that it may be extended. Faced with rising energy costs, the IVA (VAT) on electricity was dropped from 21% to 5%, the 5% customs duty for consumers was dropped to 0.5%, and the 7% tax that the government collect from energy companies was scrapped. Spain was allowed by the EU to introduce the “Iberian Exception” that capped the price of gas and benefitted the 13.5 million clients who pay for their electricity on the PVPC variable rate tariff with a saving of 20%, although the cost is still high. It is currently in force until next May, but the whole PVPC system is being dramatically changed next year to help consumers and take away the large fluctuations. In October, with temperatures higher than normal and a reduction in the cost of gas, the government did not have to subsidise the prices for several days. Additionally, the “Bono Social” discount for people on low incomes who are on the PVPC tariff has been substantially amended. The discounts prior to the pandemic were 25% and 40% for particularly vulnerable people. It has now been

raised to 70% and 80%, and the income threshold to qualify has been raised. There is also a Bono Social of 40% for people using natural gas. Both of the amended bono social rates are now in force. Income tax has been amended, and the threshold for paying tax, after all deductions, has been raised from 14,000 euros to 15,000 euros that will make a big difference in many cases. Income tax collected is 50% for the government and 50% for the autonomous communities, and the percentage payable on the tax bands are usually the same. In our case, the Junta de Andalucía have slightly reduced their percentage. Additional taxes on high incomes will help to pay for the savings. The windfall tax on energy companies and the banks continues in force for all of 2023, and we explain how the 4.8% tax on banks is levied in another news item. Mortgage costs have gone up with the rise in the interest rate from the Central European Bank and the Euribor, but banks are being told they have to be sympathetic and rework mortgage conditions for people who suffer real hardship. Pensioners in Spain will have an 8.5% rise in the state pension from January to balance the inflation rate. Overall, the government in Spain is trying hard to combat the problems that many people face, particularly those on low incomes, based on their actual income, rather than blanket ones in place in the UK.

Subsidising Food Prices

Discussions between the government and supermarket chains are underway, with a suggestion that the price of a basket of 20 or 30 basic food products should be capped. In October, prices went up by 15.4% and Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, states that other prices are being capped and basic food items should be included. This is a complicated subject as some supermarkets, Carrefour in particular, state that they have decreased their margins on many basic food items and other supermarkets should do the same. There is also the problem of prices in small shops.

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Infrastructure Projects Until 2030

The Junta de Andalucía have published their proposed infrastructure projects until 2030 that amount to 7.8 billion euros, and 15 of them relate to our province. The majority of the money is earmarked for roads, but includes money for extensions to the Garrucha port that comes to 8.1 million euros, and 40 million euros for the “dry port” at Níjar adjacent to the A-7 motorway. The Garrucha port handles nearly 7 million tonnes per annum, mostly gypsum, that is loaded into more than 300 ships, and 1.9 million euros is already allocated in 2023 to extend one of the quays. The flights from Almería to Seville will continue to be subsidised by 2.3 million euros per annum, as they are considered to be an essential service. The Junta is keen to obtain EU funding and states that the previous government did not see this as a priority and lost out on many potential grants. They consider that 21% funding can come from the EU, 18% from central government and the remainder from the Junta. There are nearly 50 projects that they would like to put in place, but these will depend on the amount of money that is available. These include the extension of the Almanzora “marble” motorway to Huércal-Overa, links from the Almanzora motorway from Baza to Purchena and to Olula del Río. Other projects relate to a new access to the Albox industrial park and widening of the San Juan de los Terreros bypass. As we mention in another news item, the Junta is funding 60% of the cost of the Mojácar beach by-pass and the new sewage treatment plant.

The Minimum Wage

There are regular rises in the minimum wage in Spain known as ‘SMI’, for a 40hr week. There has been a rise in 2021 and 2022, and experts have been deciding the increase that will take place in 2023. The present amount is 1,000 euros per month that is paid 14 times a year, and for the vast majority of workers this is averaged out to 12 monthly payments of 1,167 euros. Last June it was suggested that the next rise might be up

to 1,046 euros with 14 payments a year, but an increase to 1,100 euros is being discussed in view of the rise in inflation, energy and food prices. Unions and politicians are in favour, but employer associations think that the jump of 100 euros, so 10%, is too much in one go and point out that inflation is going down. They are suggesting a rise to 1,080 euros instead. About 3.5 million workers in Spain are paid the minimum wage.

Vehicle Inspections

The traffic arm of the Guardia Civil police enforces regulations from the ‘DGT’ (Spanish Traffic Authority) and they are empowered to carry out spot checks and activities such as alcohol and drugs tests where a large number of vehicles are funnelled into a side road or one lane. A recent campaign, which has not been done before, is to primarily check lights, indicators and tyres. In Andalucía this was carried out over a period of one week looking at 44,000 vehicles, and 2,700 were found to be defective, not just for safety reasons. 26 vehicles including cars and lorries were immobilised as they were not considered roadworthy and 76 had defective lights, indicators or damaged number plates that could not be read. 66 vehicles had tyres that did not have the obligatory 1.6mm of tread depth, and other vehicles had insufficient tyre pressures or abnormal tyre wear because the tracking was defective. 32 lorries or vans were fined for having a higher load than the legal limit, and others for having insecure loads. During the checks, 56% of

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vehicles sanctioned had no current ‘ITV’ (MOT), or they had failed a recent test and had not had the minor defects rectified. A small number should not have been on the road at all, as they had major faults that the ITV check showed up, and they should have been taken directly to a garage for immediate repairs before they could be driven again. Drivers have to carry a valid driving licence and the ‘permiso de circulación’ that shows who is the owner, and 208 drivers were fined for not having these documents. Spanish traffic police have access to the insurance in force on all vehicles and it is no longer mandatory that proof of insurance has to be carried, although it is recommended. The DGT have a MiDGT App that allows drivers to have all their documentation available on a mobile phone, providing a person has obtained an electronic signature or ‘Cl@ve’. Traffic statistics for fatal accidents show that the average age for a car is 13 years, and 10.8 for vans.

Undocumented Migrants

Figures for 2022 show that there are 1.2 million people in Spain who have come from Morocco, Algeria and Senegal, but this number has remained stable since 2011. Incoming migrant numbers are balanced by people going back to their country of origin. Spain has bilateral agreements with several countries so that undocumented migrants coming to Spain, who are not granted asylum, are sent back. This applies to Morocco where 20% of migrants come from, and another 20% who come from Algeria. Senegal, Nigeria and Mali also have agreements with Spain and migrants are returned to these countries. In other cases where there are no agreements with their country, migrants are released into the care of refugee organisations. Previously, any migrants rescued by Spanish Coastguards had to be brought to Spanish ports including Almería, irrespective of where they were rescued. Now, migrants that are rescued near to Moroccan ports are taken back there. Spain has been pressurising the EU to provide funding to help Morocco combat emigration and try to clamp

down on the mafia type organisers who send them off on semi-rigid boats that are often completely overloaded. This has resulted in a 140 million euros grant, and Spain has given Morocco two large high-speed launches that cost two million euros and the Moroccan Navy now works in a much better partnership with Spanish Coastguard vessels. In 2021, a total of 5,100 people from North Africa were rescued or detained on beaches from 527 boats and brought into Almería port, but numbers in 2022 so far are only 2,900. A spokesperson from the immigration authorities stated that “significant numbers” had been returned to their country of origin. One problem is unaccompanied children, and there were 254 in 2021. Young people who claim they are minors are given forensic tests based on their physical size and other development factors such as bone growth, to determine if they are children or adults. Spain takes the view that minors should be returned to their country of origin if they have families there that can be located. Refugee organisations stress that this cannot be done to girls who are fleeing from forced marriages, violence and where there is extreme poverty. In the lists of missing persons in Almería province, there are scores of migrant young persons who walk out of the Junta de Andalucía Child Protection Centres to make their own way to find a better life. In Almería province a high number of legal immigrants find work in the agricultural industry where 60% of workers are non-Spanish. There has been some disquiet in Níjar and El Ejido that have the largest numbers of migrant workers, and the far right ‘Vox’ party, opposed to immigration, increased their votes in the autonomous community elections. The Red Cross man the reception centre at Almería port, and they commented recently that many of the immigrants rescued were now a family, along with unaccompanied minors, and there were fewer single men. In November at a court in Almería city, several men pleaded guilty to trafficking migrants from Algeria. The head of the gang was given a prison sentence of just less than four years, and

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three others three years and six months. Six other men who mostly piloted the boats were given suspended sentences of one to two years.

“No” To MidCat, “Yes” to BarMar

Germany has been pushing for the MidCat gas pipeline from Barcelona through the Pyrenees to France and then Germany, to help reduce their reliance on Russian gas, but the idea was discounted in 2019 as being too expensive. President Macron has been opposed to this, as he considers that the cost could be put into renewable energy, and the proposed timescale of 8-9 months for the construction is impossible. Germany, France and Spain have now abandoned the idea and instead, an undersea ‘MarBar’ pipeline will be constructed from Barcelona to Marseilles. This will be made to carry green hydrogen gas that Spain intends to produce in large quantities, instead of the MidCap pipeline that is for natural gas initially, and would then need modifications to carry hydrogen gas. The BarMar pipeline is far more expensive and will probably not be in full operation until 2030, but it is seen as a much better solution, although long term. A full study to determine the route and total cost is underway, with the proposal that the EU provide most of the money. The EU proposals that they import natural gas through a central purchasing body, with a price cap, will be beneficial to Germany. There is still a proposal that a natural gas undersea pipeline could be constructed from Barcelona to Italy. This is long term again, with an interim measure that LNG (Liquid natural gas) from very large tankers would be discharged in Barcelona, which is the largest terminal in Europe, and then transferred to smaller tankers to be taken to Italy. The present problem in Italy is that they cannot accommodate the large LNG tankers that Barcelona can handle.

Verified Purchases

New consumer protection regulations are in place in Spain, and one of them relates to reviews of products on sites such as www.amazon.es. All of them have to be “verified purchase” reviews, so

only the proven purchaser of an item can post a review. This is to combat fake reviews that are not genuine. It also applies to reviews on www.amazon.es that come from purchasers out of Spain, and all the reviews must now show the words “Compra verificada”. Spanish websites of products also have to comply with the new regulations. Reviews on amazon.uk or amazon.com are not affected.

Pellets or Firewood?

A recent study has asked the question, “Should people with wood burning stoves or open fireplaces use logs or pellets?” There are various considerations, but pellets, known as biomass, are manufactured from 100% compressed wood, not necessarily trees, with only 10% moisture. A typical price for pellets is 26 céntimos per kilo, and 16 céntimos per kilo for logs, but because pellets have an energy increase of 60% compared to logs the higher price is still profitable. The heat output from pellets is about 450 Kcal per kilo that is 90% of the available energy, but logs only give between 20-70% depending on the types of wood. A wood burning stove uses less pellets or logs than an open fireplace and the ash from pellets is only 1% of the weight, so cleaning a wood burner is much less of a task, and there is no resin produced. In general, with a purely pellet burning stove, the consumption for an apartment of about 70m2 is 1kg/hr. If it is used for 8 hours a day, this would cost about 2 euros per day. A recommendation is that anyone who is buying pellets and has enough storage should buy a pallet, as this is the cheapest. One consideration for people using wood burning stoves is whether they find flames licking round logs to be extremely attractive? If so, pellets don’t do this!

The Largest Ever Drugs Haul

The Spanish National police issued a press release in early November announcing that they had broken up one of the biggest international drug rings and seized a record 35 tonnes of hashish. This was the culmination of a large and long

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investigation by various specialist Spanish police departments, the Tax Agency, Customs Surveillance authorities throughout Spain, the Maritime Intelligence agency and intelligence from police forces in England, Italy, Holland, Bulgaria and Greece. The drugs were transported in four luxury yachts with the gang regularly changing the names of the boats and the country of the flags they flew. Nine people were arrested who were Bulgarian and Russian nationals, and Spanish police stated that they were still pursuing various lines of enquiry and further arrests were expected. The street value of the drugs is put at 60 million euros, and the value of the four yachts that were seized is 5 million euros. The gang operated from Cádiz, the Canary Islands and Palma de Mallorca. One of the boats was boarded off the coast of Mauritius, another in international waters off Gibraltar, one southeast of Fuerteventura, and the last one off the Gulf of Cádiz. The General Commissioner of the Judicial Police, Rafael Pérez, stated that the co-operation of multiple agencies was the key to any successful criminal investigation of this type, and in this case it had been outstanding.

New Mojácar Sewage Plant

Mojácar council has been given the approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Junta de Andalucía, for the construction of a new Wastewater Treatment Plant, (WWTP, or EDAR in Spain) costing 19 million euros. The mayoress, Rosa María Cano has thanked the President of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, for the prompt and efficient response to a request that had been made for the last14 years. The present Mojácar sewage treatment plant is near the Garrucha / Los Gallardos bypass road and was built 25 years ago. Apart from Mojácar it handles sewage from Bédar, Garrucha, Los Gallardos and Turre. It cannot cope with the present population numbers, and in particular, the large rise during the tourist season. Opposition councillors in Mojácar have called for sewage pipework to be upgraded as well, that they say has the same problems in summer months. The Mayoress has also thanked the Junta for their assistance with the building of the senior citizens residential home, and the work currently underway to construct the new health centre and the bus

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and taxi terminal project. The government of the Junta de Andalucía is now run by the ’PP’ political party, as is Mojácar council.

Boat People

The Guardia Civil police and Coastguards regularly rescue would-be immigrants who often travel in overloaded boats. Recently, three immigrants from Maghreb were rescued but they were on a jet ski. The emergency services had been alerted by the ship ‘Ciudad de Cádiz’ that the men were adrift 53km south of the Almería coastline. The ship was asked to remain in the area and the maritime rescue ship ‘Santiago’ located the jet ski and brought the three men to Almería port, where they were processed by the Red Cross.

“El Cable Inglés”

“The English Pier” that juts out over the sea adjacent to the Almería railway station has been a feature of the city since 1904 when it was opened by King Alonso XIII. Designed by Gustave Eiffel, who also designed the Almería railway station, it is 100m long and 17m high and was built to discharge iron ore that came from the Alquife mine, just over the border into Granada, via trains from Linares, into cargo ships. The Scottish company ‘Alquife Mines and Railway Company Ltd’ equipped the pier with hoppers, and it could discharge 8,000 tons into a ship in 10 hours, as opposed to the 10 days necessary with manual labour before it was built. It went out of use in 1986 when the price of iron ore slumped and mining stopped, but the company had new owners in 2008. Major restoration work on the pier over a number of years is now complete with the laying of 8,000m2 of iroko wooden decking that has come from the Cameroon Island, and it will be open to the general public in mid-December. Although known as the “English” pier, the massive steel and cast iron structure came from a company at Motherwell near Glasgow. It is considered to be an outstanding example in Spain of the industrial heritage from the 20th century. The mine re-opened in

September 2020 but permission was refused to build a modern discharge facility in Almería port that is 100km away, or at Carboneras. The iron ore is being trucked to Málaga port instead, that is a journey of 200km.

‘Costa Almería’ In London

Representatives of the tourist department in Almería recently went to the 23rd ‘World Travel Market’ in London that is considered to be one of the most important events. They took space in the large stand from Andalucía ‘Turismo Andaluz’ and had meetings with television channels, airlines, tour operators, travel agents and on-line portals. The attractions of ‘Costa de Almería’ were stressed, and as well as beach and sea holidays, ones for culture, gastronomy, sports facilities including golf, nature, climate and rural tourism were highlighted. British Airways have announced that next year they will start flights to Almería again, and state that the return fare will be 170 euros. 150 professionals from Andalucía had meetings with 3,500 organisations.

A New Bar Charge

A bar in Cantabria has hit the headlines after imposing a charge of 1 euro 50 céntimos for a person who comes into his bar, who may be meeting friends, and does not order a drink or coffee. The bar owner states that for each client he has to pay for staff, electricity and taxes. The OCU, a consumer organisation, considers that

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this is legal providing it is clearly stated on bar price lists or on a special notice. They point out that a surcharge for serving drinks on an outside terrace is perfectly legal with the same conditions. A spokesperson from the Spanish Association of Bar and Restaurant Owners considers that the surcharge for not ordering anything is just a publicity stunt, and could never be enforced. Some restaurants have a time limit in place of one hour for occupying tables when they are very busy. They say that some people will nurse a single drink for as long as two hours whilst reading a newspaper!

‘Brexit’ was a Mistake!

In the Brexit referendum in June 2016 some 52% of the electorate voted to take the UK out of the EU. Sir John Curtice, President of the British Polling Council, has published the results of a survey carried out in October, and only 43% of the British population considered that the UK's departure from the European Union was a good decision, while 57% believed it was a mistake. Part of the reason given is the major problems with the shortage of 100,000 lorry drivers in Autumn 2021 that caused immense problems, and the very rigid policy of putting hurdles in place that stop foreign workers coming to the UK. John Curtice states, “The truth is that Brexit is now probably less popular than it has been at any point since June 2016.” He added, “The political reluctance to confront this issue does not extend to Scotland, where Nicola Sturgeon’s party remains committed to the country rejoining the EU after independence.” Tory MP Tobias Ellwood has suggested Britain rejoins the EU’s single market to help ease the cost-of-living crisis. Ellwood claims that exports to the EU have shrunk by £20 billion, with the fishing industry and farmers facing particular hardship, and the issue of the Northern Ireland protocol remains unresolved. Stephen Taylor, managing director of ‘Winterwood Farm’ in Maidstone, states, “The flow of people coming from Europe to work for the summer has declined every year since Brexit,

particularly the last two summers, and as a direct result we are now growing less and importing more.” French politician Thierry Breton, who is in charge of the internal market within the European Commission, told French RTL Radio that Brits were sold a pack of lies ahead of the 2016 referendum. “They had been sold a sort of mirage. Clearly its destiny is in Europe.” However, another survey in ‘The Daily Express’ of 20,000 people resulted in 79% thinking Brexit was a good idea. This was after BBC radio host Jonathan Freedland branded Brexit as being a "fiasco". In all fairness, this survey took place after a very pro-Brexit article in the newspaper. There are many ex-pat Brits in Spain who also think Brexit was a mistake!

The “Most Wanted” Woman Caught

Last May the Spanish National Police issued photos and identification details of the ten “most wanted” people in Spain. There was only one woman, Viviana Andrea Vallejo, of Colombian nationality, accused of being one of the heads of an international gang involved in the forced prostitution and sexual exploitation of women brought from Colombia to Spain. The victims paid a 1,500 euros fee with a promise of work in bars and restaurants, but they were forced into prostitution, with their passports confiscated, and they were told they had to work off a debt of 3,000 euros. It is alleged that the woman personally ran a brothel in Elche, supplied cocaine to the network of brothels, and also laundered money collected from clients, using various accounts in Latin America. The National Police state that she fled to Columbia last January just before she was due in court, but was located and arrested by Columbian police in October. Columbia is a member of the El PAcCTO Interpol organisation for locating fugitives in Latin America. If her court case had gone ahead, the ‘Fiscalía’ (Spanish crown prosecution service) were asking for a prison term of 32 years. Four of the ten “most wanted” persons have now been located and arrested. Just hours after spreading

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the news of Vallejo's arrest, the National Police asked for help to locate another of the six remaining fugitives. This individual is 47 years old and of Belgian origin, wanted for money laundering and drug and arms trafficking, and has used numerous identities, such as Tom Michielsen, Tom Richard, Diane Michielsen and Heinrich Schmidt. He is stated to probably be armed and dangerous. Derek McGraw Ferguson is the only British man on the list who is alleged to have killed a waiter outside a bar in Glasgow in 2007 and the suspected murder of another person. He is 58 years old with part of his left ear missing (although he may have had plastic surgery) and has various tattoos including a heart, arrow and a dagger on his left arm. He suffers from alopecia, but may be wearing a wig. He is also considered to be armed and dangerous. The police state, "If you have any information, email us at losmasbuscados@policia.es or call us on 091".

Chinese Disneyland Shut

China still has a draconian policy of trying to cut down COVID-19 infections by shutting down complete or whole sectors of towns and cities. On October 31st at 11.30am they shut down the Shanghai Disneyland resort when it had an estimated 40,000 Chinese and foreign tourists inside after two people in the area tested positive. No one was allowed to go in or leave, and people inside could only leave after a negative PCR test. It was announced over loudspeakers that the gates had been shut, but people inside could still procced as normal, with all the facilities continuing to be open. Mass testing took place and the authorities stated that everyone had been allowed to leave by 8.30pm. This was not the first time this had happened, and 30,000 visitors had a similar experience in November last year. Following the October 31st shut down it was announced that Disneyland would be closed for “a period of time” and tickets already purchased were valid for six months. Tourists coming into China have to pay exorbitant prices to get on greatly reduced

flights, and have to stay in quarantine for one week in a hotel, at their expense, with daily tests. The health authorities in China state that their policy, which involves mass testing and confinement, is “the most economical and scientific procedure", and has saved millions of lives.

Degenerative Brain Diseases

140 years ago, a doctor at the Sant Pau hospital in Barcelona was the first person to test the brain response in babies by tickling the sole of their feet. Treatment for degenerative brain disease has progressed a long way since, but Alzheimer and Parkinson’s disease are still not fully understood. Albert Lleó is the current director of the neurology unit at the Sant Pau hospital and he states that the treatment for a stroke is now very advanced, providing people understand the symptoms, and get immediate treatment. Jordi Pujol is a former President of Catalonia, and aged 92, he recently suffered a stroke. The successful treatment at the Sant Pau neurology unit meant he was released from hospital in less than two weeks. Albert Lleó points out that a stroke can be caused by a variety of things such as smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, a sedentary lifestyle and high stress levels, and is not just age related. Neurologists now have a variety of tools to treat strokes, and no-one should just take an aspirin and hope the symptoms go away. Alzheimer and Parkinson’s disease are still very difficult to spot at an early stage, and Albert Lleó states that if there is a normal tumour in the body surgeons can carry out a biopsy that can be analysed and treatment can be determined. He cannot do this with the brain, and neurologists have to rely on imaging techniques that still don’t have microscopic resolution. The immune system in the brain is still not fully understood, although great progress has been made. Two new drugs are being tested that appear to give a 20%-27% reduction in the degeneration, and if the pilot study is successful, they will advance to clinical trials.

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So Now You Know...

The Winter Solstice

The word “solstice” comes from the Latin words, “sol” (meaning sun) and “sistere” (to stand still) experienced in June and December, almost invariably on December 21st or 22nd. During the course of a year, the subsolar point, the spot on the Earth's surface directly beneath the Sun, slowly moves along a north-south axis. It starts moving southward until it crosses the equator on the day of the September equinox. The December solstice marks the southernmost point of its journey, when it stops again to start its journey back toward the north. This results in the shortest day between sunrise and sunset north of the equator.

Emily Dickinson

Born on December 10th, 1830, Emily Dickinson was only hailed as one of America’s greatest poets after her death. She had published ten poems during her lifetime that were anonymous, but her sister found 1,800 poems hidden in Emily’s bedroom after she died. Almost all of them were written on the backs of envelopes or scraps of paper, and only a very small number had titles. She was something of a recluse and preferred writing letters to meeting people face to face. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, she lived in the same house all her life, except for a fifteen-year spell in Boston. Whilst living there, she and her sister bought the house back.

Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin, the renowned American lyricist, was born on December 6th, 1896 in New York city. His parents were Russian Jews from Saint Petersburg who had emigrated to the US in 1891. Along with his younger brother George Gershwin he created numerous Broadway shows including Lady Be Good, Funny Face, Strike Up the Band,and the famous songs The Man I Love, Someone to Watch Over Me, I Got Rhythm and They Can’t Take That Away From Me. Their combined talents became one of the most influential forces in the history of American musical theatre, and many of their songs were nominated for Academy Awards.

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December 4th

This day is about raising awareness that the cheetah is in danger of extinction and is International Cheetah Day. 90% of cheetahs have been lost in the last 100 years and fundraising is needed by the Cheetah Conservation Fund that was started in 1990. The aim is to save the remaining ones, estimated to be no more than 7,500. The cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal and can achieve 70 mph (110 km/h) in just three seconds. The cheetah has a long, muscular tail that is a flat shape. The tail functions like a rudder on a boat, because they use it to help control their direction and keep their balance when running very fast.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

On December 5th, 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at the age of only 35 in Vienna. He had been baptised Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart in 1756. A few days before his death he became seriously ill, leading to speculation that he had been poisoned by one of his rivals, but this was never established. A child prodigy, he was able to study a piece of music and quickly memorise it from the age of four. He composed his first symphony at the age of eight, his first oratorio age eleven and his first opera age twelve. Initially very wealthy with a luxurious lifestyle he died a pauper and was buried in a common grave.

The “Buzz Bombs”

The first surface-to-surface guided missile, known as the V-I Flying Bomb, was launched by the German rocket engineer Werner von Braun on December 24th, 1942. They were called “Buzz Bombs” because of the buzzing sound of their pulsejet motors. They were first used against Britain on June 13th, 1944, when one of them landed in Bethnal Green in London. Six people were killed and 266 made homeless. Over the next three months, the Germans launched more than 8,000 from France, nearly all of them against London, killing 5,500 people, injuring 16,000, and forcing the evacuation of more than one million people.

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New Laws for Pets

Christmas is a time when many families may consider buying a puppy, and Spain is certainly a nation of pet owners, with an estimated 10 million homes with 29 million pets and over 90% are dogs. New legislation for the ‘Protection, Rights and Welfare of Animals’ is being discussed in the Spanish Parliament, and when all proposals and amendments have been completed will become law.

One of the main proposals is that pet shops can no longer sell any domestic pets except fish, rodents and some birds. Many owners consider that they will be forced out of business, as they will not be able to make a living selling only these exceptions, petfood and accessories. There is a proposal that small dogs that are for adoption from animal charities might be able to be obtained from pet shops.

The main regulation regarding puppies is that as they cannot be purchased from pet shops, they have to be purchased from registered breeders that will be listed online, with fines for noncompliance. People wishing to buy dogs and puppies will have to have undertaken an online “training course and test” that aims to educate them into the responsibilities and requirements. Alternatively, some vets will be allowed to hold the courses.

Owners of dogs will have to purchase third party liability insurance, which is already in place in some autonomous communities such as Madrid. Some home insurance policies may include this already, but insurance is easy to obtain at a cost of 20-100 euros depending on the breed. Leaving a dog indoors for a period of more than 24 hours will be illegal, on the grounds that they need to go out at least twice a day. For other pets such as cats, the unsupervised period cannot be longer than three days.

Dogs used professionally by the police, army, and assistance and guide dogs will have to have an annual inspection by a vet, and should not be subject to overexertion, pain or stress. A proposal that where a male and female dog live together, they

should be sterilised has been dropped. However, this will be mandatory for dogs from animal charities, which is already the case in many communities.

The list of eight “dangerous dog” breeds requiring special authorisation will be dropped, and a “sociability assessment” by a specially qualified vet will have to be undertaken for large dogs. One suggestion is that any dog weighing over 10kg will be included. Dogs that do not pass the test, or dogs whose owners do not want to have the test, will continue to be required to have short, suitable leads and muzzles. The Spanish Royal Canine Society already have sociability assessments and 4,000 dogs have passed, with a small fee.

As regards pet cats,the proposal is that all of them have to be microchipped and sterilised before they are six months old. The MP Milagros Marcos considers that it should not apply to cats in private homes, such as apartments, where they do not go out. The policy for stray cats of “capture, sterilisation and return” will be mandatory in all municipalities, with the proposal that a colony of cats should have a person who undertakes a “management role.” At present, in Madrid there are 5,000 registered feline colonies. Another proposal is that a complete colony should be moved, if necessary, where there is an unwanted effect on biodiversity and nature.

Finally, there will be a list of approved companion animals and species, which will list some invasive species that cannot be kept.

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La Palma, One Year On

The volcanic eruption at the Cumbre Vieja ridge, in the southern half of the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, started on September 19th last year and was officially declared over on December 13th. It was the first volcanic eruption on the island since the Teneguía eruption in 1971 that lasted 24 days, and the 85 days from start to finish is the longest time period, as the 1585 Tahuya eruption is believed to have lasted 84 days.

More than 1,100 hectares (4.3 square miles) were completely covered in lava, causing the partial or complete destruction of 3,000 buildings that in some cases were 80m below the lava level. 73km of highways were covered, and 228 hectares (0.9 square miles) of banana plantations ceased to exist. 20,000 people were affected and 7,000 people out of the local population of 35,000 had to abandon their homes.

2,000 people have been unable to return to homes that are still standing because the big problem is the amount of CO2 gas seeping through the lava. Scientists who are measuring the concentration wear full hazard suits and breathe oxygen. They state that there are many fissures and fractures under the lava that are carrying the gas to the surface, and in many cases the concentration is lethal. Normal CO2 atmospheric contamination is about 400 ppm (parts per million) which is 0.04%. In La Bombilla and Puerto Naos area it varies from 100,000 to 200,000 ppm, between 10-20%. Less than 15% of oxygen in the air is considered lethal and in the basements of some buildings, there is only 13%. In various locations, the temperature one metre below the surface of the lava is still 400 degrees, and under 80 metres there will be above normal ground temperatures for an estimated period of 50-100 years.

Grants from central and regional government total 530 million euros. 88 million euros has been allocated for public work employment and 4,400 people steadily remove the ash. Repairing roads has needed special measures as normal asphalt will melt from sub-soil temperatures. The mixture used is called

“Roman mortar” containing brine, minerals, small aggregate and volcanic ash.

The authorities have registered 7,800 applications for help from people who have lost their homes and businesses, and 242 million euros has been spent on relocation, but there are still people in hotels that has cost 4 million euros to date. Banana plantation owners have received 90 million euros in compensation.

Rustic land has been reclassified as urban land in some areas, so that people can build properties, but there are complaints that land owners are putting up the selling price when the purchase is for buildings.

Going to see the volcano became a big tourist attraction that continues, but Puerto Naos beach, which used to welcome thousands of tourists a year, is inaccessible because of the CO2 levels as it is still in an exclusion zone. Some other tourist accommodation is under the lava, and the total number of properties that can house tourists has gone down by 34%. The Meliá hotel at Puerto Naos is one of the three largest hotels on the island and they cannot reopen their doors for the foreseeable future.

Officially, there were no fatalities, but a 72-yearold man who had gone to clear ash from the roof of his house was subsequently found dead, possibly from natural causes.

The La Palma regional government has stated that there is still a “state of alert” on the island.

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The Perpetual Gift

Organ donations in Spain have been the best in the world for a number of years, and people living in Spain are also very good at giving blood. During the COVID-19 pandemic there was a drop in numbers, but donations are now back to the 2019 levels. During November the Almería Blood Transfusion centre undertook a tour of 25 municipalities to collect blood and plasma.

In the UK in mid-October there was the first ever “amber alert” by the NHS Blood and Transfusion Service as stocks of blood were getting dangerously low. The normal overall 6-day stock had fallen to 3.1 days and the most important “O” group had gone down to less than 2 days. This was stated to be because there were fewer donors and fewer qualified NHS staff who were able to take blood and process it. Because of this severe problem, hospitals were advised to postpone, yet again, non-urgent operations that needed a blood transfusion.

Blood types are inherited from both parents and there are four major blood groups determined by the presence or absence of two antigens, A and B, on the surface of red blood cells. In addition to the A and B antigens, there is a protein called the RhD factor, which can be either present (+) or absent (–), creating the 8 most common blood types: A+, A-, B+, B-, O+, O-, AB+ and AB-. Types O- and O+ are in high demand. Only 7% of the population are O- but the need for O- blood is the highest because it is regularly used during emergencies for people with any other blood group. The need for O+ is high because it is the most frequently occurring blood type in 40% of the population.

To give blood in Spain at a centre or a mobile unit, a person has to be aged 18 to 65 (plans are that this upper age limit is increased to 70), weigh more than 50kg and be in good health. A form has to be filled in with photo ID, followed by a routine blood pressure test, and questions about general health. The blood taken is 450cm3 along

with an additional three samples of blood to be tested straight away. After an analysis proves satisfactory the donated blood enters the blood storage system, or if the analysis shows a problem, the donor is alerted that this is the case and why the blood cannot be used.

People giving blood do not have to have eaten nothing beforehand. The reverse is true, and giving blood after eating is recommended. Men can give blood four times a year with a two-month interval, and women three times. The time taken, including a short rest afterwards is about 30-40 minutes. A period of four months has to have passed if a person has had a tattoo or piercing, not during pregnancy or six months after a birth, but only three days after a ’flu jab. There is no problem for women if they are taking contraceptive pills or they are having their period. A person in Spain cannot sell their blood, and any donation is entirely confidential.

Ex-pat Brits who lived in England between 19801996 and spent 12 months there, (either a complete period or various periods) have not been allowed to give blood because of the outbreak of “mad cow disease”, the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease known as C.J.D. but the ban only applies to England, not Ireland. A person born in Britain from 1997 onwards can give blood when they are aged 18.

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Madrid ......................................................................917 146300

BRITISH CONSULATE

Málaga (for this area) 952 352300

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…......................................950 393815
………………..................………950 390621
ACUPUNCTURE
......................................670
AIRPORT PARKING
..........................................950 431720
Acupuncture Antonio Herrero
099725
AA Parking (Almería, Murcia, Alicante) ......................639 081067
790 011 Coastline Alicante Airport Parking .............................661 517890 Plane Parking S.L. …………............................................966 840 289 ...............(24hrs Alicante) 656 532725, (24hrs Murcia) 656 532724 Seguro Parking (San Jávier – Murcia) ……............622 062115 Victoria Parking (Alicante).................................................965 830 254 AIR CONDITIONING ABC (A Better Climate) .......................647 247494 / 950 092604 Andy Lake - Williams Electrical ............................…..677 741366 Bédar Directo .............................................................689 702916 Cool Solutions ...........................................................600 621436 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 Electrotorres ........................................677 530410 / 610 750771 MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration S.L. 607 364917 / 950 432110 Richard Hayes ...........................................................603 567676 SolAir (See p.7) ................................950 472081 / 645 294064 Solo Satellite & Air-Con. (See p.43)...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 Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 46 The Focus A-Z Directory 2000 entries! For a free directory entry, WhatsApp or call 667 80 11 40 or e-mail almeriafocus@gmail.com Keep this magazine in your office, by your 'phone, in the car or beside your bed! It's unique and updated every month. Red line entries signify that there is a display advert for that advertiser.
Aqua-Car (Alicante) ……………........................................966

Angel Pardo (Técnico)

BeniHomes (Albox)

Blas Haro Morales (Mojácar).......................................639 317429

Daniel González Aranda (Vera)

846 624

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

Néstor Fábrega (Mojácar)

Puente

Adolfo Prado

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

Anushree Krementz

Dee Butler (Albox)

PersiVera 2005 S.L.

907207

978635 Screenmasters (See p.41) ...….…...........................677 152911 Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.41)

Speedyfit

006032 Toldos Farrago (Vera)

Wow Pops (El Real, Antas)

460028 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha)

132458

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567564 BAKERIES
DECORATIONS
.....................................643
& CAFES See Restaurants & Bars BATHROOMS & SHOWERS
.....................................................687
...........................644
.................................950
....................................950
Mojácar Home Improvements ...................................950 473104 SpeedyFit (Screens) ..................................................600 006032 Toldos Farrago (Screens)(Vera) ................................667 567564 BEAUTY See Hair, Health & Beauty BED & BREAKFAST
..............................648
..........950
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.......................................................642
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Cornish Pride (Albox) …................................………666 618933 BALLOON
158154 BARS
ABS Steve Ennis
846016 Ana Rodríguez (Huércal-Overa) ..........950 939154 / 606 784598 Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) ……………………..950 109986 Complete Renovations
389255 / 672 379960 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711 Dorothy Baños (Albox)...................................................661 463842 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha)
Casa Barranca (Huercal Overa)
250699 Casa Caballito De Mar Boutique B&B (Bédar)
095956 Casa Montes Guesthouse (Arboleas)
686 400331 Castellón (Bédar)
435909
Delfos (Mojácar)
163681 Pink House (La Concepción)
288750
681 095096 ARCHITECTS
.......................950
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...........................950
121960 / 687 939315 Antonio Martinez de la Casa
092094 Architecture & Engineering Mojácar
655468
.....................................................950
500410
......................................686
....................................670 363125
Paula
(Mojácar) .............................................610 433001 ART & ARTISTS
...............................................................950 472668
.................................................672 721096 Caz (art classes) ………................................……….607 444034
................................................….663 341904
Delfos Gallery (Mojácar) …........................................647 163681 Evie Fox ................................................................603 624659
Isabel Raths (Bedar) ................................................677 034957 Jeremy Fox-Rayner ...............................................0044 7549667172 Jill Bennett (Mojácar) .........................950 478383 / 600 070188 Living Design (Albox) ...............................................678 308073
Melanie .....................................................................638 495784
(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
Metal Works (Albox).......................950 930520 / 638 900949 AWNINGS & BLINDS
Style (Interior blinds) ...950
/ 678
Dean) (See cover)...........................667
…................................................…615
…..........950
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Europe
p. 9) 950
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MarianMay Simpson …...........................………..……629 113436
Michele Winfield
The
Curtains with
069032
811125 Costasol S.L. (Lloyd
652 888 Coverbox (Albox)
992007 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar)
478137
670 500711 Lifestyle Enclosures
S.L. (See
459060
638 063196
San Gines (Huércal-Overa) ........................950 809519 Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarron)...968 153907 / 678 083491
& Mrs Jones (Mojácar) (See p.25).........................634 364795
(Albox) (See p.5) ..........868 931872 / 671 715294 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) ................. 950 927678 / 662 543056 Doltcini (Clothing) (Mojácar) ..............950 092600 / 658 028646 Lufran Bike Sport …………....................................….607 074753 Rock & Road (Garrucha) .............................850 992805 / 628 2633389 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 BOOK PUBLISHING Costa Books ............................................................634 304344 BOWLING CENTRES (10 pin) Bowlera
…..........................................….662 112170
............................................950 473073 BUILDING MATERIALS (& Sanitary Ware, Tiles etc)
……..........................................650
…........…………….950
…..........................................950
...........................950 431453
........664 648652 / 950
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Leroy
….................……950
VeraSur
....................................................950 393028 BUILDING SERVICES ABS Steve Ennis ....................................................687 846016 Adam's Building Services .............................………..600 041820 Alan Barker ........................................950 099913 / 600 268176 AlmeriaBuilders.com ……......................659 685133 / 950 9305202 Arboleas Building ………........………........................634 306690 Art’n’Build ................................................................641 679728 Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 48
BEDS & BEDDING Colchón
Me
Sleepcentre
(Arboleas)
Indalo Bowling Mojácar
Aridos Mojácar S.L.
914257 Brico Depôt (Huércal de Almería)
625652 Casa Conchillo (Albox)
430740 Contrucciones Angel Oller (Albox)
Comercial Vera (Vera) (See p.11)
393329 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha)
460028
Merlin, Gran Plaza (Roquetas)
339800
SL (Vera)

CAKES TO

CAR HIRE

Bédar Directo ............................................................689
(Albox) .....................................................950
CES Builders (Paul) ................................................685
..............................................................686
Christopher Knell Building Contractors .....................634
Complete Renovations ........................644 389255 /
Construcciones Y Excavaciones Petete ....................696
Country New Houses ................................................674
Dan (Almanzora area) ................................................692
David Croft (Urcal) ………....................................……661
David Pritchard Construcciones ........617 698418 / 662
Elegant Homes S.L. ..............................950 092603 / 687
Elite Constructions .......................................................636 092632 Genco Construction ...................................................607 271869 Have Tools - Will Travel ...........................................641 438931 Idomia Project Management ....................................643 582920 J B General Builder ................................................. 687 024884 Mario the Handyman ................................................642 245017 M13 ............................................................................657 105084 Mat Murray ...............................................................647 841750 MD Building Services ..........................628 414861 / 628 414862 Nail It ........................................................................621 252997 PR Building Services ................................................662 422170 Palmer Project Managemant ..................................744 609364 Paul Acreman (General Builder) ..............……………607 196779 Saxon’s Complete Building Services ....618 920126 / 968 485729 Sierra Construcción .................................................611 028716 TRP Construction .......................................................641 309708 Valoser Obras .............................................................642 016954 BUTCHERS Juan’s Carniceria (Mojácar Playa) ........................950 478409 Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 49
702916 BeniHomes
500410
017178 Charlie Fyre
833444
344450
672 379960
052944
165671
596681
148067
046497
629777
ORDER
British
.............................639
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Alison’s Homemade
Cakes
028517 Occasion Cupcakes (Velez Rubio)
329403 The Cake Boutique (Arboleas)
7800 892244
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.............................................679
.............................................607
CAMPSITES Camping el Cantal (Mojacar)
950 478204 Camping Los Gallardos
970399 Campsite Marion (Vera)
316553
...................................................664 269440 Auto Corner (Limousines) .....................950 069198 / 667 439671 Caracola (Mojácar) .............................950 473157 / 637 545814 Costa Coches (Mojácar) ........................950 459208 / 950 069272 Europcar .................................................................950 615101 Mo-Car (Mojácar) ................................950 478307 / 626 976973 Solvi Car (Mojácar) …………....................................950 478151 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095 CAR WASH & VALETING Denis’s Car Wash (Mojácar Playa) ...............................643 198320 Jones’s Mobile Valeting ............................................661 571939 CARD SHOPS C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).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) .................................678 009051 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) ……….................……950 615596 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295 CARPENTRY Bédar Madera (Bédar) ................................................687 503181
Al Andalus Car Hire

CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS

Paul the Chimney Sweep …………..617 150300 / 850 993057 Sammy Sweep ..........…............................…………..619 070839

CIVIL ENGINEERS

Isabel Morales

CLAIRVOYANCY / PSYCHIC READINGS

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

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

Chrissie Cremore

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

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

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

Upholstery & Leather Cleaning

CLOTHING (Personalised)

328911

193256 Xtreme Cleans Property Care

Sello Gráfico (Mojácar Playa)

950 064665 / 686 582140

424452 Rascals Designs

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Children’s Activity Centre (Turre) ...........661 751244 Funky Monkeys, Pre-school Group (Mojácar) .....……697 264179 Smartie Pants the Clown ............................................617 815221 The Baby Hire Centre ..............................................615 806126 CHIROPODIST & PODIATRISTS Clinica Podológica (Garrucha) ..................................950 132768 In-Step (Arboleas) ...................................................634 330067 iPIE (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 500336 / 623 380187 Kim White (Turre) ………...........................................637 149659
Meditania,
........................................................617 749105
....................................................634
.................................636
..................................634
..................................607
COMPUTERS
..................950
........................................................616
……………..................................….950
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 Paul Wieder (Mojácar) ..............................................617 830696 CONSERVATORIES AA Window Doctor ......................…............................630 231644 Screenmasters (See p.41)......….…..........................677 152911 SpeedyFit ........................................950 472357 / 600 006032 Cutler’s Carpentry .................................................697 907708 Go2 Joinery & Services ...........................................674 963957 Mojacar Carpentry & Home Improvements ...............603 688622 Simon the Woodworker .............................................667 989270 Unicraft …..............................................................…692 176069 Wildwood Bespoke Joinery ......................................634 328574 CARPET CLEANING Jones’s Mobile Valeting ............................................661 571939
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Androidez (Vera Playa)
042338 / 661 375489 Advance Digital
506569 Beep (Garrucha)
133059

COUNSELLING / HEALING

Acupuncture & Massage

Anushree Krementz (Healing / Satsang)

Barbara Clarke

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

Donald Mackinnon (Hypnotherapist)

Emotional Freedom Technique

Eve Morgan

Fred Smithers (Acupuncture)

Gill Ballard (Healer/Counsellor)

Heaven Scent Holistics

Hypnotherapy (Karen)

930456 / 618 107351

Dr. Jane Thompson (Psychotherapy)...968 485729 / 618 920126

Karen

Kate Roberts

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

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

Shiatsu (Wendy)

Sue Osman (Therapist)

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Green (Holistic Therapist) .........615 163416 / 850 993150
...........................................................950 469540
....................................................671 851135
……...............950 473021 / 600 847964 Susan Hales (Tarot) ............................................... 643 960118 VaVa Health & Wellness (Remedial Therapies)(Vera) 642 314316 Dr. Wanda Broeshart ................................................610 243327 CRAFTS Elaine's Wools (Arboleas) ........................................667 273889 R.F. (Marquetry) .....................................................711 003476 Simply Art (Albox) …...................................................643 563803 CURRENCY Currencies Direct (Mojácar) ...............950 478914 / 626 916443 Global Currency Exchange (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 615319 CURTAINS & SOFT FURNISHINGS Cortinas Gredécor (Vera / Huércal-Overa) ..................950 391361 Curtains with Style (See p.21) ......950 069032 / 678 811125 Curtainsandthings.................................................……678 684564 Solo Style ………...............................950 528334 / 626 319907 CYBERCAFES Can Connect (Albox) …........................................…..950 121149 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment
.................................678
Total Entertainment
........................................950
Total Entertainment
…….............................950
CYCLING
Cycle
....................................................643 722762 DAMP PROOFING
.................................652
........................950
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DIET PLANS & WEIGHT LOSS 1:1 Diet ............................................ 711
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....................................950
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.............................................................650
DIGGER HIRE See Excavation DIVING See Scuba Diving DOCTORS & CLINICS (Private)
Playa) .................................950
...............................................950
……...........950
(Arboleas)
009051
(Turre)
468295
(Mojácar)
615596
Zen
Mojácar
Pukka Plastering & Damp Proofing (Almanzora area) .692 596681 Southern Spain Damp Proofing
358672 DENTISTS / DENTAL TREATMENT Centro Dental Dr. Cremades (Vera)
390655 Clinica Dental (Albox)
120732 Clinica Dental, Multicentro (Mojácar)
478989 Clinica Dental Palomares
109710 / 670 878427 Clinica Dental, Parque Comercial (Mojácar)
478534 Clinica Dental Saludent (Huércal-Overa)
135672 Dentalbox (Albox)
121284 Nadal Pérez, M A (Turre)
479444 Odonto Stetic (Los Gallardos)
706732 / 950 398993 Puerta de Vera (Vera)
Valero Martinez (Garrucha)
132047
019507
660 373103 Image (Helen)
930192 / 665 178326 Issysweigh (Albox)
334318 Pam (Turre)
465631 Slim Well Spain
7794118214 Vicki (Turre)
764623
Analysis Clinic (Mojácar
475282 Centro Médico Mojácar
475105 Clinica Medica Garrucha
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 (Mojácar Playa) ...........+44 7894747657 / 634 332578

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

DOG TRAINING

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

DOORS See Windows & Doors

DRY CLEANERS

City Sec (Vera) .........................................................950 390255

DVD & VIDEO

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

Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051

Total Entertainment (Turre) ...950 468295 ...(Mojácar) 950 615596 VHS to DVD conversion .. ........................................647 202599

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

Andy …..............................…................950 438237 / 679 656450

Andy Lake - Williams Electrical ..............................…..677 741366

Baltasar .....................................................................655 691107

N.E.Electrics (Arboleas).............................................634 358777 Peace of Mind 24/7 ............................................... 637 974662

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

ELECTRO-DOMESTICO REPAIRS

Damaso ...................................................................647 292966

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

CDB Natural (Huércal-Overa) ...................................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

Amy Amy Amy Tribute Band ....................................645 886919

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) ...............687480694

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

Menta & Canela Duo ..............................................645 886919

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

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

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

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ElectroTorres .....................................677 530410 / 610
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Bédar Directo .............................................................689 702916 Charlie Fyre
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750771
502867 Fernando (Huércal
549247 Francisco Montoya (Mojácar)
466352

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

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

Rocio Starry (Vocalist) .............................................645 886919

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

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

Angel Property (Palomares)

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

Arboleas Property Shop .................…....................…958 003391

BMS Huerta Nueva

BeniHomes (Albox)

615035 / 669 355914

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

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) (See p.35)......950 285704

Euroxan (Vera) .........................................................699 067922

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

Find Me A Home

325152 / 634 352285

914195 / 636 266641 FW Properties

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)

615156 / 609 026526

472200 Inmobiliaria Almanzora

Indasol Mojácar S.L.

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.....................................950 618054
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Cortijos Almería …………............……........................676 916088
...........................................................638 849254 Cole's of Andalucia
469592 / 659 265907 Complete Holiday Care
478612 / 610 808631
.................................951
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..........................................711
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
9501 20406 / 637 251238 InmoTerreros (San Juan)
096180 / 666 255765 Inspire Properties Spain
072597
54
55

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

Spanish Property Choice (Mojácar Playa)...................950 615388

Sun Med Properties (Vera Playa) ..........................…..950 618209

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

Veritas Homes (Mojácar) (See p.13) ..........950 472430 / 610 053563

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

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

WPMS Inmobiliario (Villaricos) ..........678 321111 / 950 618697

EVENT MANAGEMENT

See also Wedding and Party Planning

JuJu Entertainment

950797 / 697 462746

EXCAVATION

Aridos Mojácar S.L. (Vera)

Bob (Mini digger) (Albox)

914257

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)

EXCURSIONS

546192

092632 MD Digger Hire & Construction.................................634 375428 Nash Groundworks

Andinas Buggy Treks

984122 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía)

634388 / 627 635514 Costa Almería Tours

760389 Day Tours Almería

592836 / 645 253155 Mojácar Jeep Tours

028716 Mountain Biking Spain

831509 / 661 178656 Rancho Luz del Sol (Partaloa)

FABRICS

FASHION

1185467

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Associates ..........................................950
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Floor
................................................619
..................................................678
Rural Almería (Mojácar Playa) ................................…950 472200 Santiburi Properties (Cabrera & Mojácar) 694 404971 / 647 901478 SYM Spain (Albox) .................................................951 250574 Sonia Cantalejo Bueno (Energy Certs.)......................608 147640 Spanish Estate Agents (Albox) ………950 431855 / 661 143871 Spanish Hideaways (Oria) ....................634 366672 / 676 604008 Spain Assured .....................................950 469622 / 634 300020
Okisur (Mojácar) (See p.31)
472010 Olive Property Sales (Bédar)(See cover) .950 469624 / 687 938466 Polansky and
478086 Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar)
478915 Property
Plans
672431 Real Almería Property (Mojácar) .......950 336 769 / 620 368194 Realtors MB Spain
347125
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…..........……...……………..642
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…...............……637
Style ...........................950
/
................633
Curtains with
069032
678 811125 Material Girl Fabric Warehouse (Albox)
683872
Dandara (Garrucha) ................................................950
Etcetera
Playa) ...........................................950
Garabatis (Children's) (Mojácar Playa) …..........………670 035630 Glad Rags (Albox) ……….........................................634 313071 H & R Men's Fashion (Albox) …................................692 682164 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 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
617013
(Mojácar
532810

AMASS

FINANCIAL

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

FIREPLACES

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

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

Gimnasio Formas (Turre)

468065

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

Jova Sport Center (Mojácar Playa) ..........................671 247035

Platino Gym (Mojácar Playa) (See p.15) ...................950 284845

Sano Centre (Albox)

Sano Centre (Huércal-Overa)

Sierra Club Desert Springs

Sol Yoga Centre (Arboleas)

Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas)

Valle Del Este Spa & Health Centre

VaVa Yoga / VaVa Danza (Vera)

Vicki’s Fitness & Slimming

Young at Heart Fitness

FLORISTS

544306

021259

599115

400331

449451

548600

314316

764623

032244

478985 Isamy Florist (Los Gallardos)

Hortiflor (Mojácar)

215902 LIS Florist (Garrucha)

460901 Persa Floristas (Albox)

FLY

120211

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Caps
Accessories
..........950
Prins Vitali (Mojacar)
478690 Saga Boutique (Mojácar)
475258 Sunflower (Mojácar)
7596 063544 / 600 880525 Taylor’s Hats,
&
(Mojácar)
475877
SERVICES
……......................................................……..678
...............................................................657
......................................965
…....…...…950
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.............952
035992 Blacktower
684094 Blevin Franks (See p.23)
705502 CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926 Currencies Direct (Mojácar)
478914 / 626 916443 Indalo Partners
472242 Kennedy Financial Services
035992 Offshore Money Management
830916 / 950 398078
…............………………..950
............................................950
Aero Extinción S.L. (Almería)
263565 Extin-Torres S.L. (Mojácar)
475067
FISH & CHIPS
........................................634
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
Chimeneas Mojácar S.L. (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 472135
The Chippy (La Alfoquía)
324484 FISHING Pete Fishing Trips (Mojácar/Garrucha) …..................634 379173 Rio 600 Boat Fishing (Sid & Graham). 647 020929 / 647 803030 FITNESS &
.............................................950
...................................................610
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SCREENS AA Window Doctor ..............……….........................…630
Bugs ...........................................................................600
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Dave ........................................................................634
Enclosures Europe S.L. (See
9) 950
/
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/
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231644
049515 Coastal Mosquitoes
040462
610 000700 Curtains
069032
678 811125
351275 Lifestyle
p.
459060
638 063196 SpeedyFit
472357
600 006032 Toldos Farrago (Vera)
567564 Tony Justice
950797 / 637 159249 Mojácar Home Improvements
473104
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SHOPS
FOOD
........
................................................652
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………........................…..635
…...................................................627
.................................................950
(Albox) …................................….711
...........…………..950
Spices n' Herbs in Spain (Albox)...............................689
The Best Catch (English Fish Supplier) ...................643 512369 The Corner Shop (Albox) ………………950 930539 / 680
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 lasAngustias (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 Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarron)...968 153907 / 678 083491 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 Continental Descanso (Antas) 950 459011 (Albox) ....950 633288 El Rincón de Mueble ....(Vera)950 460867 (Antas) 950 459071
Catch of the Day UK Fishmonger
634 301490 / 634 304288 Coviran (La Alfoquía)
827481 Eurowise (Albox)
439801 Gastronomía (Delicatessen) (Las Buganvillas) .......950 132048 Harrison’s (Albox)
518352 La Venta de Alfaix Minimarket (Alfaix)
469660 Las Buganvillas Minimarket
036408 Manoli (Arboleas)
941654 Price Busters (Albox)
951494 Sol Supermercado
012006 Spar Supermarket (Huércal-Overa)
135222
482694
776791

452816

Indalocio Garden Furniture & BBQs (See p.17)..........850 993090

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

Muebles Rodríguez (Los Llanos, Arboleas) …...........950 430778 Muebles La Simona (Garrucha) ...............................950 132443

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

Sofa & Sofa (Las Buganvillas) ..........654 596247 / 654 596220

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

Unicraft (El Real, Antas) ............................................692 176069

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Real) .........................950
Plus
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& Beyond (Garrucha) ..................................950
Embargos Bestiales (Antas El
105711 Furniture
(Puerto de Mazarrón)....968 153907
678 083491 Homecentre (Albox) (See p.5)...........868 931872
671 715294 Homestyle (Turre)
514999 Homes
132458 Ideas del Mueble (Antas) ...........................................950
..................................950
/
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…….............……....................…620
Property
634
...............................................643
............................................................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 ..................................................722 546192 Potty Finca Services ..................……..950 163930 / 616 855294 Riegos y Conducciones (Antas, El Real) .................950 459146 Saxon’s Garden Maintenance ............618 920126 / 968
The Tidy Gardener .................... 0044 7957167633 / 634
Xtreme Cleans Property Care ..................................634
GARDENS 24hr Casaserve
466438
676 306269 Antas Garden Centre (El Real)
243838 Cedar Landscapes
112193 Complete Pool &
Maintenance
343541 / 634 891709 Darryl Primo Gardens
371630 Indalocio Garden Furniture & BBQs .(See p.17)........850 993090 Inspired (Furniture & BBQs) (El Real, Antas) ..............950 147763 Jardin Natural
485729
318369
328911

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

Inspired (El Real, Antas) ....................................... 950 147763

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

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 (Jane) ……...................................670 722705

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

Avon Cosmetics (Bedar) ...........................................950 398980

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

Avon Cosmetics (Los Gallardos) .............................687 960362

Avon Cosmetics (Los Gallardos camping ) ..............950 469684

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

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

Avon (Total Entertainment, Arboleas) ........................678 009051

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

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

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

CDB Natural (Skin care) (Huércal-Overa) ................950 882237

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Opulence (La Alfoquía)

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

Pure Natural Deodorant

R retreat (Cucador)

Room 97 (La Alfoquia)

066163

479261

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

Sarah Noble (mobile hairdresser)

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

Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas)

Spacio 277 (Mojácar Playa)

449451

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

HEALTH

FOODS Girasol (Albox)

HEATING

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

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 Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442 Helping Hands Mojacar ............................................678 590988 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

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Stella’s Hair & Beauty (Las Buganvillas)
699973
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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
Sunlight Spain (Herbal Products)
212474 The Barber Club & Spa (Turre)
026456 The Salon (Albox)
717938 / 685 652222 VaVa Health & Wellness (Remedial
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……….....................................620 112193 Neater Heater ………...................................………….634 312171
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Essential Solutions …….............................................627 245658 Lola Barranco ………..........................950 086116 / 691 261818

INTERNET CAFES see Cybercafes

INTERNET TV

Connexions (Turre)

479502

DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 Europa Digital .......................................950 133233 / 678 332815 Ezetv

091112 GSF Communications

473102 IPTV UK ....................................................................603 613918

IPTV Spain UKTV ...............................654 617496 / 699 386277 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 322475 PC Playa (Mojácar)

356498 S E Telecoms

INTERNET PROVIDERS

Acaciophone (Mojácar) .......................950 968216 / 900 827209 Albox Online

091111 Connexions (Turre) ……..............................…………..950 479502 Next .............................................................................950 479369 Plusnet ................................................744 610389 / 850 992555

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 Parsons Knows ........................................................672 668803

Pedro ......................................................................655 510420

Robert Boucher .........................................................693 618705 Simply Solved ………...............................................663 327091 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

GSF Communications

406556 / 622 524335

473102 Satcomms

INTERPRETING/TRANSLATIONS

1-2-1 Translations (Spanish, English, Norwegian)......662 390453 Alpha Interpreting and Translation .......950 133508 / 677 530690

Andrés (Mojácar) ........................................................679 932632 Antonio García Russell (Mojácar) ..............................606 198958 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) .............950 634388 / 627 635514

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

Palomino Kennels & Cattery ……....…671 916426 / 950 093087 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 / 664565479 Woodhouse Boarding Kennels/Cattery (Arboleas)….950 930585

KEY CUTTING

Carolina Pérez Gallardo (Sworn Translator) ..............647 863745 Carolyn (Mojácar area)

Donna González-Linnitt

Elizabeth ..................................................................662 504734

Espanglish Translation & Interpreters . 950 390037 / 950 392876

Hind (Mojácar - French, Arabic, English) .................616 605341

Jenni (Almanzora valley area)

Joanne Tissington ……………...................................637 267150

Kathryn Jones .........................................................629 931125

Laberinto (Spanish, English, French, Dutch) .............609 781438 Lucy Hall (medical) ............................674 411008 / 950 525790

Anteva (Mojácar Playa) .......................850 984888 / 605 179179

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

Complete Renovations .....................644 389255 / 672 379960

Ergo Küchen (Huércal-Overa) ...................................636 447730

Harlequin Kitchens (Albox) ……........………………….619 584405

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

J.B. Kitchen Fitters (Turre) .......................................687 024884

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MARKETING

MASSAGE

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146352 Mojácar Business (Social Media)
680110
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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
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 66 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 ............................................950 473073 Karting (Garrucha) ….........................................……950 460207 Lunar Cable Park (Cuevas del Almanzora) .................665 512873 Nautarium Sea Museum (Garrucha) ………........…..950 139554 Paragliding ………................................635 243539 / 680 358549 LIGHTING Light & Luz (Vera) ...............................950 391804 / 686 457714 LOCKSMITHS Anteva (Mojácar Playa) .......................850 984888 / 605 179179 Guzman Seguridad (Albox) ..................950 431497 / 617 272885 Locksmith (Dean) .....................................................666 949213 Phil the Pick 24hr (Arboleas) …................................697 243181 LOGS FOR SALE Colin & Carlos ....................................660 903158 / 630 455328 Firewood Arboleas .................................................647 932078 Leña Ramos (Arboleas) ….........................................616 044719 Leñas Reke (Los Gallardos) ....................................687 772898 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
Acupuncture & Massage
120429 Alternativa (Jessica Rippin)
284170 Anushree (Cranio - Sacral -Therapy)
721096 Holistic Massage (Ali)
308906 Holistic Massage (Lorraine)
064484 / 687 569113 Jason (relaxing massage)
026456 Lymphatic Drainage & Cranio Sacral-Therapy (Gabi) 633 011442
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Federopticas Diaz (Albox)
121122 Multiopticas Indalo (Garrucha)
460665 Multiopticas Indalo (Mojacar)
472285 Multiopticas
de Nijar)
385082 Natural Optics (Garrucha)
133921 Opticas Indalo (Garrucha)
133865 Opticas Indalo (Carboneras)
130707 Opticas Indalo (San Isidro de Nijar)
366200
Albox
121991

Optica Mahis (Vera) ………...................................…..950 390777

Optica Orbera (Huércal Overa) ....................................950 135596

Optica Orbera (Albox) .....................................950430101

Optica Villazar (Mojácar Playa) …............................….950 472783

Opticalia (Albox) .....................................................950 121084

Opticalia Aisa (Garrucha) .........................................695 473333

Primera Opticos (Aguilas) .........................................968 493482

Salas (Huércal Overa) ................................................950 135081 + Visión (Aguilas) …....................................................968 414279

OSTEOPATHS

Alice Bellot (Mojacar & Arboleas) ….................………633 352259

Centro Physis (Olula del Rio) .................................695 355381

Enrique Arias (Mojácar) .........................950 472974 / 629 289385

Hector Gutiérrez (Vera Playa) ............607 479379 / 950 132765

Osteo Maestra (Arboleas) ......................................950 449451 Sanatura (Albox) .................................610 269162 / 642 809453

PAINTING & DECORATING

A.J. Painting & Decorating .......................................687 024884

Alan Barker ......................................950 099913 / 600 268176

Antonio Perez (Mojácar) ………........................…….691 240495

Borders Painting ………..........................................…687 661807

Cabrera Painting and Decoration Works ...................637 524709

Casanove Interiors ......................................................680 836166

C.I.S Services (Arboleas) ........................................634 621747

Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815

Daniel ……………..................................................….642 236810

Darpa S.L. ..................................................................691 055726

Darren Hargreaves ...................................................626 855483

Eddy Venner ............................................................711 035030

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 The Fast Brush

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PEST CONTROL

Jason …….........................................950 064015 / 680 903609 Sedesa (Vera) …………............................................950 390990

PET SHOPS & TRANSPORT

La Tienda de Basilio Rubio (Albox) ...........................950 431592

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 Rod Westwood ………........................950 472321 / 609 611207

The Image Suite …….............................…........................647 918 848 Toros Bravos ............................................................607 117174

PHOTOCOPIES & SCANS

C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).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) .................................678 009051

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

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PATIO & POOL ENCLOSURES See Screened Patio & Pool Enclosures PERFUMES & COSMETICS
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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

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

Los Gurullos Pizzeria (Mojácar) ................................950 968242

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)

Sottocasa (Mojácar Playa)

Valentino’s (Mojácar Playa)

PLASTERERS

David Pritchard Construcciones ..........617 698418 / 662 046497

Pukka plastering (Almanzora area)

24hr Casaserve

Bédar

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 ..............................697238933

Clean Pool Service (Arboleas) ...................................606 654389

Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 601 634192 / 634 891709

D & J Pritchard Construcciones .........617 698418 / 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) (See p.31).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

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091109 / 648 768587 Charlie Fyre
833444 Carlos (Saliente) Plumbing & Heating ..950 930900 / 620 742954 Curtis Helm Multiservices
394815

The Post Shop (Albox) ………..................................951 250574 Total Entertainment (Albox)

121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas)

009051 Total Entertainment (Turre)

PRINTING & GRAPHIC DESIGN

Triton Property Maintenance ...................................634 326322 Xtreme Cleans Property Care ..................................634 328911 Zlatan ................................................630 207864 / 682 277576

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS

AdverTees (Albox)

407147 GSF Communications (Mojácar)

473102 Idea (Huércal Overa)

162709 Mail Boxes Etc (Vera)

393835 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa)

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

Almeria Accommodation (Turre)..+44 (0) 7956 544591 / 711 020708

Mojácar Business

680110 neö-cöpy (Vera) …...................………..950 390424 / 622 262100

Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 133492 Sello Gráfico (Mojácar Playa)

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

24hr Casaserve

466438 / 676 306269 ABS Advanced Building Services

846016 Arboleas Builders

930536 / 634 306690

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

609 026526 J & J Property Care ....…….................950 452106 / 617 657414 La Casa es Tuya

931471 Mode Services

525790 / 687 033106 Mojacar Estates

478935 Mojácar Homes & Villas

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

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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 ............................................950 092602 Hire a Hubby …………........................950 436679 / 619 066022 IDP Services …………................................................608 238775 Indalfutur S.L. (Mojácar) ……........….950 615156 /
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E-Property Almería

Exclusive Holiday Villas

Holiday Home Europe

Holiday Letting Service

120210 / 654 590258

472903 / 627 565049

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

Indalfutur S.L. (Mojácar)

Inmoterreros

La

615156 / 609 026526

Price

Primos Property Services

Real Almería Property (Mojácar)

Rent Mojácar

Sandy Goldfinch

Sunshine Villas............................………850 993202 / 694 440184

The Key ................................................................0044 7541 842710

Triton Property Services

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

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& D Property Care & Rentals (See cover).643 335386 / 643 337063
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Indasol Mojácar S.L. ..................……....................….950 472200
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096180 KW Resorts Holiday Rentals
(0)1293 863320
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Casa es Tuya
931471
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Mojácar Estates
478935 Mojácar Holiday Services
699947 / 634 972377 Mojácar Homes & Villas
330652
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Mojácar Long Term Rentals
903184 Next Stop Almería
617518 / 678 034651
Brown Partnership (Mojácar) ............................950 478915
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GM Associates (Mojácar)

Miramar (Marina Golf)

New Villas (Albox)

Nicla Property Consultancy S.L.

Polansky and Associates

397060

Promobys …………….................................................950 618889

PSYCHOLOGIST

Dr. Jane Thompson

485729 / 618 920126

RADIO STATIONS

Onda Aguilas (100.1)

Smooth FM online (89.8)

Spectrum FM (96.1)

615142 / 678 332815

REFRIGERATION

MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration SL ...607 364917 / 607 366040

REMOVALS

Amanda’s (Lubrin)

069682 / 634 310512

Dave’s Transport (International / Local)....................620 049524 English Move (Tony)

Indalo Storage

819213

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RESTAURANTS & BARS

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Brian’s Removals (Mojácar Playa) .........................674 280268
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Transport ......................................................950
Sale Mojácar ..................694
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821002 Indalo
821002 Items For
439275
950 478753 Location
391412 Moovit Transport
930316 / 642 586701 Sprinter Services (Vera Playa)
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)
930316 / 671 220105 Swift Transport (Arboleas)
511234 U-Store (Antas)
482746
Direct ..................UK 0044 7719.118.879 / Spain 642 099479 Union Jack Removals (International) ….......………….902 109560 Wanderers Transport and Storage ..UK 0044 7906852325 / 623 300425
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See also Chinese Restaurants & Pizzerias Agua Amarga La Chumbera
676298 Los Tarahis (Beachbar)
138235 Restaurant Family
138014 Albox Bar Lepanto
859040 / 950 120261 Charlotte’s Bar & Restaurant
787614 Cornish Pride
618933 Elephant Cafe
090183 Gran Muralla (Chinese)
120166 Happy Garden (Chinese/Asian).
120851 La Cena ……........................................……………..950 430930 La Palmera
430993 La Parrilla
430024 Mesón de Irene
730103 / 950 430145 Restaurante Virgen del Saliente
300291 Scrumptious
543866 Taberna Topares
443248 TCs
347943 Terraza Lamarlo
306290 The New Delhi (Indian)
431705 / 639 231507 The Taj (Indian)
633278 Alfaix La Venta de Alfaix
272464 Antas El Fogon, Asador Argentino
459081 Mi Casa
453007 / 950 453048

Arboleas

Aroma Cafe Bistro

Bar Limaria

Harley’s

930047

637371

Las Herrerias

Los Carasoles Bar Los Camioneros

352548

New Bar International

Nueva Trinidad

Bédar

258813

Hostal Meson ………..........................950 430137 / 635 612738 Hotel Rural Azabache

El Cortijo

398108 El Paso

868963 / 950 469409 Miramar

Cabrera

Riad Cabrera ………………….....................................950 092042

Cerro Gordo

Bistro Bonita

Cortijo Grande

Finca Listonero

599739 / 950 930169

Cucador La Vida ……….................................….........……….950 634562

Desert Springs Resort

El Torrente Restaurant

El Campico (Bédar-Lubrin)

La Montaña ...............................................................950 398856

El Pilar de Lubrin

Restaurante Albar ....................................................647 877091

El Pinar

Bar El Pinar

Garrucha

Angus & Hereford

Huércal-Overa

470879 New Why Not?

Los Gallardos Apolo ……...................................................…………..600 495182 El Palacio

Meson Verfran

Miraflores

Oasis Pool Bar

Mojácar - see also Mojácar Pueblo

Aku Aku (Beachbar)

Alma Beach Club

Al Punto (Brazilian)

Ankara Beach Terrace

Antonella (Italian)

Aurora (Beachbar)

BaoBab

Balti

Bellagio Sports Bar

Cafeteria Bellagio

650907

099954

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617131 Rincón del Puerto …….......................950 133042 / 950 133043 Tierra y Mar
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Chiringuito Kiosko Bar El Parque
403224 Enoteca Crisbe
134100 / 607 338460 El Capricho
595326 El Paladar .......................................673 695939 / 631 494536 Hotel Overa
Eugenia ......................................................................950 069021
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Badgers ................................................678 141556 / 950 478525
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Tower ll ..........................................................632 246365 Bar Luz
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472342 Bellavista
478800 Bocaina Beach Club .................................................950 527597
Botaniq ...................................................................681 127504
Bowen Resto Bar .............................. 666 406203 / 634 357654 Cabo Norte ..............................................................665 891772
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472342 Cafe Familiar Mojácar
377586 Cala Marina (Beachbar)
572249 Captain’s Tapas Bar
477797 Casa Egea
472190 Casa Flor
353147 Casa Juan
450305 Cave Bar
478799 Cheers…………....................................................…….643 664077 Chiringuito Manacá (Beachbar)
618671
600 045599 Cortijo de la Media Luna
478813 / 676 547555
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Cowboy Kenny’s Bar and Que
007976 D’Angelo
478517 Delfín Dorado......................................950 475212 / 645 220095 Dolce Vita
478476 Don Pancho (Mexican)
472543 El Anzuelo
283401

La Cometa

La Estancia

La Gaviota

La Paratá

Los Amigos

Los Gurullos Pizzeria

Levante

Lua Beach Club

Lucero

Mandala Beach Club

Mesón El Que Faltaba

Marama

Marcelo Entre Tapas

Martín Morales

Mesón Felipe San Bernabé

Mandala Beach Club

Mohana

Parador de Mojácar

968242

615224

473131

615435

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141159 / 647 954405
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141159 / 647 954405
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473131 Mimi’s Bar
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420108 Neptuno Beach Club
005387 Omega
475317 / 647 675919 Pachamama (See front cover)
199723 Palacio Imperial Marina (Thai, Japanese, Chinese) ...950 472208
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Torre) …………..............………950 110412 Rose & Crown .........................................................950 973436 Rusty Nail ...............................................................662 153813 Sal Marina ...................................................................950 472405 Scotty’s El Tropico ...................................................687 382540 Sensations ................................................................950 472057 San Pedro Belgian Bar ...........................................722 485340 Shea’s Restaurant & Bar (See p.7) ...........................950 478186 Sol y Arena (Beachbar) .............................................950 478308 Sottocasa (Italian) .......................................................950 093075 The Emerald Isle ....................................................634 387178 The Irish Rover ..........................................................950 473135 The Lemon ....................……...............................…….950 472659 The Roof Garden ...................................................685 022011 Tito’s (Beachbar) .......................................................950 615030 Torre Bahía ...............................................................950 478651
478250 Parwaz (Indian)
995178 Playa Juana Beach Club
984992 Puerto Madero Tapas Bar
884617 Robert (Marina de la

Trufibar ....................................................................664 103611

Twister .................................................………………600 006032

Valentino’s (Italian) ...................................................621 279251

Valery .......................................................................662 968460

Zaika Fusion ...........................................................632 727851 Zeppelin .....................................................................643 199723

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

Viento Norte ........................................................636 347112 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

Casa Adelina ............................................................950 479153 Chili ...........................................................................950 468425

Ciringuito Extreme .....................................................673 617732

Doner Kebab ............................................................603 527699

Gran Muralla (Chinese) …….......................................950 618880

Hostal Rural .............................................................950 478806 La Pará ……………………..................................…….637 545590 La Sorpresa ...............................................................950 099901

Rosie Lees (See front cover)...................................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

Vera Playa

Armony Beach Club .................................................617 745021 b2 Mohana (Argentinean) ........................................678 642856 Bar La Reva ..........................................................618 541115

Benitos/La Alcazaba ..................................................633 530453 Chiringuito Cositas ..................................................610 959770 Frankie’s Bar ............................................................950 467541 Gnomo Feliz II ..........................................................950 462540

KOA/Blue Parrot ......................................................611 482966 La Peperina .........................................678 643013 / 678 642856

Lua Puerto Rey ........................................................950 478202 Maraú Beach Club ……................................…………671 580340 Paradise Bar/Chiringuito ...........................................667 554957 Pizzeria Jardin ..........................................................950 467023 Yaho (Thai / Asian) .................................................645 018403

Vera Playa (Las Buganvillas / Pueblo Laguna) Anto’s Irish Bar .....................................................950 309730 Bistro ................................................950 970050 / 608 921287

Dragon Chino ............................................................950 133226 La Colonial ……………….........................................….950 133918 Memoli Pizzeria ......................………..950 093017 / 603 804676 Pub Millionaire ....................................950 378692 / 603 770551

Vera Playa (Naturista)

Bar Oh La La! .........................................................616 338355

Chiringuito Naturista ................................................950 397726 La Golondrina ............................................................683 342376

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236798 La Geoda ..................................................................673 020159 Mi Cortijo …………......................................................950 466323 Mondy Playa
254314 / 622 807809 Turre Alice’s Bar
876485

Puntonat ..................................................................636 401424

Villaricos

Bar La Plaza Villaricos .........................................…950 467590

Don Tadeo ..................................................................950 467105

El Faro ..................................................649 766252 / 687 351764

El Galeon ……...................................................……671 588790

El Gato ..............................................619 884792 / 628 169659

Gastrobar D’Alvaro ......................................................648 220383

Los Conteros ....................................950 618629 / 699 010705

Lucky Bar Pizzeria ...........................................…….642 767122

Playa Azul ........................................950 467075 / 609 386282

RETRACTABLE ROOF SYSTEMS

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

ROOFING

Ark Roofing ...............................................................634 379173

RUGS & CARPETS

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

P & R Rugs (Los Llanos de Aroleas) .......................665 258680

Pink House (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.43) ......950 398146 / 699 909737

Tweaks (Albox) .........................................................620 040331

See Alarms

SEWING

Alice .........................................................................620 876485

Alexis Shillinglaw .....................................................634 361874

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 930643 / 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

Bédar Directo ..........................................................689 702916 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See page 19)...........950 472947 Ecocorp (See p.33) .................................................671 716597 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

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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.41)......….…...........................677 152911 Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.41)........................................627 907207 SCUBA DIVING
Buceo Mojácar ........................................................950 472760 SECOND HAND
Auction Subasta (Los Carasoles).....UK 7413 190882 / 643 137106 Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 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 / 648 250699 SECURITY & SAFES
Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 77 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 Sundance Spas (Mojácar) .......................................950 472845 SPA SERVICING & CLEANING True Blue Pools & Spas ..........................................661 148998 STORAGE see Removals & Storage SURVEYORS Survey Andalucía (Architect Daniel González) ............686 846624 SWEET SHOPS Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas)..............................950 118 043

TATTOO

Mojácar Tour (Mojácar Playa) ............................…..950 475757

Viajes Zafiro Tours (Aguilas) ....................................868 782663

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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 Castle ………............................................…950 271617

Almería Solar Centre ( Nr.Tabernas) ....950 387990 / 670 866122

Aquarium (Roquetas de Mar) ...................................950 160036 Camelus (Mojácar Camel Rides) ………663 930272 / 950 100076

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

Zafiro Tours (Albox) ………..................................……950 121021 Zafiro Tours (Mojácar) .................................................950 615343

TUITION

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 (Zurgena).......................950 634477 / 666 826886

UPHOLSTERY

Curtains with Style (Fabrics) ............ 950 069032 / 678 811125 Jone’s Mobile (Upholstery cleaning) …....……………661 571939 Unicraft (Upholstery) ...................................................692 176069 Upholstery & Leather Cleaning .................................636 193256 Upholstery Larios (Cuevas del Almanzora) 950 456 364 / 651 998738

Autocares Rodriguez (Coaches)

Halcón Viajes (Vera)

Exclusive Airport Shuttles

Levante Travel (Garrucha)

132258 / 628 604752

Amanda’s

Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 78 TRANSLATING - see Interpreters TRANSPORT - see Removals TRAVEL
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UNIFORMS Uniformes de Levante (Los Gallardos & Vera) ..........902 110218
Removals
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(Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 Andy (Trailer hire/drive) (Mojácar) ..........................600 225929 IIndalo Transport .......................................................634 336468 K.Morris (Vera)
711004024 / 0044 7759692010 Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096 Storage Solutions (Arboleas)
930316 Way 2 Go (UK/Spain) ……UK 0044 208 0904292 / 965 794682
ARTISTS
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Classic Tattoo (Mojácar Playa)
611782 Lisa V Tattoos (Cantoria)
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Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 79 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 CostaCoches ...........................................................950 459209 Fran’s Garage ....................................664 571060 / 950 164912 Go Car (Arboleas) ....................................................950 431861 Gómez Motor (Huércal-Overa) ..................................950 471250 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 Talleres Azor ..(Mojácar) 950 478519 ..............(Vera) 950 391400 Talleres Vizcaino (Mojácar) ........................................950 472104 The Car Surgery ...................................................666 272792 The Garage (Llanos de Arboleas) .......950 930922 / 616 453813 Tyre King (El Real) ................................................950 459253 VEHICLE REPAIRS (MOBILE) Cool Air (Air Conditioning) ........................................673
JFK Karz ................................................................643
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 CostaCoches (Antas, El Real).....................................950 459209 Mojácar Motors ...950 472056 ................(Workshop) 950 478335 Navarro Segura - Seat (Vera) (See p.22) .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 Talleres Azor ...............(Mojácar) 950 478519 (Vera) 950 391400 VETS Centro Vet ABC (La Alfoqúia) ….................................950 449064 Astrid (Mojácar) ..............950 472252 Emergencies: 629 099920
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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

Costa Indalo (Mojácar)

475213 / 605 495017

MODS

WEB SERVICES

WINDOW CLEANING

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WINDOWS & DOORS

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CliniVet (Turre) …..........................…..950 069780 / 626 171999
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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
Egesta Centro Vetinario (Vélez Rubio) ..950 411208 / 608 438683 Europa (Mojácar)
Emergencies: 629 099921
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Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Don (Mojacar) .........................................................666 814913 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
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Interglaze ……..............................…...................... 680
Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950
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Ortega Windows & Doors .......................................950 393305 Plas-Tech Windows ...................................................600 320761 Screenmasters (See p.41)......….….........................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. (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 472135 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 ZOO & PARK Oasys (Tabernas) ....................................................950 365236
AA Window Doctor
231644 Complete Renovations
389255 / 672 379960 David A. Pritchard Construcciones
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662 046497 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha)
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Community News

Your Vote Your Voice

Recently defeated Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro once said: “You'll never change anything in this country through voting. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.” – He may want to rethink that one.

Voting does make a difference and does bring change. The right to vote should never be taken for granted, throughout the ages, across the globe, people have fought and continue to fight for the right to vote.

Showing up at the ballot box is more than about choosing a candidate or a party, it’s about saying “I’m here and my voice matters”.

When the UK voted to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum, it was unclear if UK residents residing in EU countries would retain the right to vote in the municipal elections. Following negotiations between the Spanish and UK Governments, a bilateral agreement was reached that would allow British Expats to retain their right to vote at and to stand as candidates in the local elections.

The process

There is a process to follow before you can show up to vote next May, but remember – your vote really does matter. Hopefully I can simplify the process with the information below.

The period to register your intention to vote is very short. The window will open on December 1st 2022 and will close on January 15th 2023. Bear in mind that many official Spanish public departments will close for a length of time over the holiday period.

An important criterion is that you must have been an official resident in Spain for a minimum of three years by the date you register your intention to vote, not three years by the date of the elections. For example, if you plan to register to vote on December 1st 2022 you need to have been resident from or before December 1st 2019.

The INE or Census office has said that it will be sending out letters to all British citizens residing in Spain who meet all the criteria. The letter will include a pre-paid envelope for its return and codes to use in order to use your digital certificate if you prefer. However, time is of the essence so if you don’t receive this letter shortly after December 1st you need to set the ball rolling.

Your first action should be to ensure you are on the ‘Padrón’ at your town hall where you reside.

You can visit the INE website at sede.ine.gob.es /manifestacionVotoUECTT/presentacion and click 'pulse aqui' to download a form to complete, stating your intention to vote.

You can submit your completed form by post to the INE office in Almeria. Or, you can take this form to your local town hall (along with your passport, Padrón certificate and TIE or Residencia certificate) and ask for a receipt. Or, if you have a digital certificate facility you can upload it directly to the INE website.

You may receive a letter from the INE which states you do not meet all the criteria, specifically the length of time you have been resident - if you believe this to be incorrect you can download the form and submit this along with supporting documentation. This could include a copy of your old green residencia certificate or card, Padrón certificate, resident tax returns, anything which substantiates your claim that you have been officially resident in Spain for three years or more.

Even if you receive the letter, you still need to register your intention to vote via the INE as detailed above. Receipt of the letter simply means you meet the criteria in order be eligible to vote.

Abraham Lincoln once said: “Elections are for the people”. Let your voice be heard.

If you have any questions, you can contact adele@ newwavevillas.com or andre@veritashomes.co.uk.

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Community

News

Manuel García Wins Spanish Cup

The double winner of the Spanish Open BBT Marathon and the Ultramarathon Master 60 in 2021, Manuel García, has once again climbed to the top of the podium in 2022 after he was proclaimed Spanish Cup Champion in the XCUM Master 60 cycling category, a rigorous trial staged on longer routes than other mountain bike categories.

Manuel García, a member of the Mojácar club “Los Saltapitas”, has yet another year shown himself to be unbeatable on a mountain bike, as well as having physical strength and perfect preparation.

Following two trial classifications in Jaén and Galicia, it was finally in Ejulve, Aragón, where Manuel García was proclaimed champion of Spain. The route was especially tough:160 kilometres and a 4,500 elevation. which made his victory even more praiseworthy.

Our champion always dedicates special words to his “saltapitas” companions, as it is with them that he always trains and with whom he began his competition journey. According to him, “the Moro track” and the climb to “El Jalí” were of great help to him in this latest trial in which he was declared champion as “they were very similar.”

When the competition season ends, it is easy to spot him, along with his fellow “saltapitas” cyclists, riding all the trails in Mojácar and Sierra Cabrera. According to Manuel García, perseverance is very important to have excellent physical shape, which helps when it comes to tackling these exhaustive competitions.

Los Bandidos take on the Águilas Half Marathon

Just three Los Bandidos runners participated in the X Media Maratón Ciudad de Águilas on Sunday 6th November. The 21km course consisted of three 7k loops along the sea front and through the town.

The winner finished in 1:14:06, with the first lady in 1:40:03, just beating Los Bandidos runner Gail Colville who took second place. 95 runners crossed the finish line. Trophies were awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each age group as well as to the overall winners.

Los Bandidos results (position, name, time and age group prize):

Gail Colville 1:40:36 (2nd F) Andrew Hyde 1:48:00 David Jones 1:50:26

Full results: https://www.alcanzatumeta.es/ resultados-express.php?e=692990&p=692991

Los Bandidos is a local group, set up by Kevin Rowe in June 2018. The group started with a small number of regulars and has grown with runners, joggers and walkers, from permanent residents to regular visitors and holiday makers, covering the 5k Mojácar Paseo. All ages, nationalities and speeds are welcome! We also have a road cycling group, a triathlon group and a group of sea swimmers.

If you would like more information please contact Kevin on ironmankev08@gmail.com and follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ groups/490933409244200.

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Photo by Aaron Baglietto

What’s On

Almería

The Kiev Ballet Company perform Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite at the Maestro Padilla auditorio in Almería city on December 3rd at 8.30pm. Tickets are 26 & 30 euros. 1 euro 50 céntimos from the ticket price is for the UNICEF Ukraine emergency aid fund.

Niño Josele is a renowned flamenco guitarist who was born in Almería in 1974 and he performs at the Maestro Padilla Auditorio in Almería city on Friday, December 16th at 8.30pm. He studied with the very famous Paco de Lucía and Enrique Morente and performed with both of them. He has been nominated for a Grammy award on various occasions. Tickets are 12 & 15 euros.

The ballet La Bella Durmiente (Sleeping beauty) comes to the Maestro Padilla Auditorio in Almería city on Tuesday, January 3rd at 8.30pm, performed by the Ballet Clásico Internacional Company. Tickets are 25 & 30 euros.

The Banda Sinfónica from the San Indalecia company present a New Year concert at the Maestro Padilla Auditorio in Almería city on Sunday, January 8th at 8.30pm. Tickets are 5 euros.

Rock En Familia “I Love Rock and Roll” is a family event featuring the history of rock and roll with performances and a narration that comes to Teatro Cervantes in Almería city on Thursday, December 29th at 6pm. Tickets are 12 euros in advance and 15 euros at the door.

TheNeonCollective80’sShow comes to Teatro Cervantes in Almería city on Saturday, February 18th starting at 11pm.

It is a tribute concert to The Cure, U2 and Depeche Mode. The Cure tribute starts at 11pm, the U2 tribute at midnight, and the Depeche Mode tribute at 1am. Tickets are 15 euros in advance and 18 euros at the door.

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

Águilas

The Anastasia tribute musical comes to the Águilas auditorio on Saturday, December 12th at 8.30pm, performed by the La Barbarie company. Tickets are 8 & 10 euros.

The Promusica Águilas concert programme continues with a concert on Friday, December 9th at 8.30pm at the Águilas Auditorio. The Orquesta Sinfónica Atlantida perform Carmina Burana with soloists, choir and orchestra, conducted by Manuel Tévar. Tickets are 20 euros.

The Sinergia Dance Company present a Christmas Gala event on Sunday, December 18th at 6pm and 8pm at the Águilas Auditorio. Tickets are 5 euros.

Aguilas tickets from Victoria Travel 968 410 929 & www.bacantix.com, Museo Arqueológico, www. auditorioaguilas.org or from 2hrs before performances at the box office.

Roquetas de Mar

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 & 6-8pm, or Sat, 11am-1pm. Tickets can be purchased from 2hrs before performances at the venue or from www.ticketmaster.es or call Ticketmaster: 902 1500 25. Main branches of ‘CaixaBank’ have machines which issue tickets; including Vera near the church square.

The Royal Film Orchestra with 90 musicians come to the auditorio on Saturday, December 3rd at 9pm. They perform film music composed by Morricone, Zimmer & Williams. Tickets are 44 & 49 euros.

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What’s On

The International Ballet Company performs the ballet Giselle at the auditorio on Saturday, December 10th at 9pm. Principal dancers are Christina Terentiev and Alexandru Balan. Tickets are 15, 18 & 22 euros.

Pastora Soler, the very famous Spanish singer, comes to the Roquetas de Mar Auditorio on Saturday, December 17th at 9pm. This is part of her Spanish and international tour entitled ‘Que hablen de mi’. She is considered to be one of the best artistes of our time and has won numerous awards. Tickets are 35, 38 & 42 euros.

The Zambomba Flamenco company featuring Felipa de Moreno comes to the Roquetas de Mar Auditorio on Sunday, December 18th at 9pm. They perform traditional flamenco routines with an emphasis on street performances and music that took place at Christmas. Since December 2015 their Christmas performances have been recognised as being culturally important by the Junta de Andalucía. Tickets are 10 euros.

Peter El Musico performed by the Theatre Properties Company returns to Spain for a 2023 tour and is performed at the Roquetas de Mar Auditorio on Saturday, January 21st & Sunday 22nd. Performances on the 21st are at 5pm and 8.30pm, and on Sunday at 12 noon and 5pm. The company have toured various countries and in London the newspaper The Times rated it as amongst the best five musicals. Full ticket prices were not shown at time of going to press but online they start at 38 euros.

Roquetas de Mar Auditorio tickets are on sale at www.teatro auditorioroquetas.org or their ticket office, open Tuesdays to Fridays from 11am-1pm & 6pm-8pm.

Huercal-Overa

Dumbo El Musical is a show for children and families and comes to the Teatro Villa Huércal-Overa on Monday, December 26th at 6pm. Tickets are 10 euros.

Tickets can be bought from the ticket office open Mondays to Thursdays from 10am-1.30pm & 5pm-8pm, and on Fridays 10am1.30pm, the day of the performances, or from www.entradasho.es.

Vera

Cantajuegos, with Coco, Pepe and Elena is a children’s musical that comes to the Vera municipal auditorio on Saturday, December

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What’s On

3rd at 5pm. Tickets are 12 euros, available from Convento de la Victoria in Vera town in advance and www.bravoentradas.es

The dance spectacular El Lago de los Cisnes 3D (Swan Lake 3D) comes to the Vera municipal auditorio on Saturday, December 10th at 8pm. It is performed by the Madrid contemporary dance company Larumbe Danza. Tickets 10 euros.

Tickets for all events can be purchased from Convento de la Victoria in Vera town, at the door, or from www.giclon.com.

Miscellaneous

PAWS-PATAS The second hand 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.

MojácarSundaymorningrastro and market beside the Centro de Usos Múltiples (Artisan centre) in Mojácar has returned.

Vera Excavation Guided Tours

The last guided tour to the Cerro del Espíritu Santo site, the original location of Vera town, where excavations are underway is on December 17th. Interested persons should meet at 10am at the Puerta del Pabellón de Deportes "Blas Infante", but there is no need for prior bookings. It is recommended that people wear suitable comfortable shoes, and bring water.

Grand Christmas Flamenco Gala in Mojácar (Theatre Multiple Use Centre) at 8pm on Sunday, December 11th. Featuring entire flamenco family of dancers from Granada and 7 year old child dancer. Special Christmas Flamenco Chorus too. Info via WhatsApp 0034 687 480 694. Tickets on sale at Tourist Office Mojácar Pueblo," La Supertienda" Mojácar Playa or reserve via 0034 687 480 694. Price 20 euros .

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What’s On Market Days

Monday: Huércal-Overa, Antas, Berja Tuesday: Albox, Los Gallardos, Cuevas del Almanzora Wednesday: Mojácar, Bédar, Lubrin, Vélez Blanco, Palomares, Tabernas Thursday: Cuevas del Almanzora, Olula del Río, Carboneras, Sorbas Friday: Garrucha, Turre, Zurgena Saturday: Aguilas, Vera, Arboleas, Vélez Rubio Sunday: Villaricos, Purias, San Juan de los Terreros, Fines

Rastros, Car Boot Sales, etc.

Saturday: Los Llanos, between Arboleas & Albox Sunday: Chiringuito Extreme, Hostal Rural, Turre Plaza del Rey, Velez Rubio Mojácar Rastro, Multiple Use Centre

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Activities - Clubs - Associations

Clubs, Societies & Activities

Almanzora Group of Friends Library and Information Centre

Tues - Fri, 10am-1pm, 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

Living Alone in Spain?

We are a 60+ group of friends who meet for lunch every Wednesday in the Mojácar area. Tel. Cynthia 693 789 742

Almeria Link Friendship Group

Membership is free and open to all. We meet at weekends in the Mojacar area to enjoy dining experiences and form friendships. New members are always welcome. Please contact Bob on 950472551

WOW Women on Wednesday

Scotty’s, Mojácar Playa, 2pm. Get together, buy, sell, swap, meet new people.

Dames in Huércal Overa 3rd Wed. of the month, 10.30am, Hostal Rural, Los Sabores de Miguel. All welcome. Tel. Carolyn 637 798 494

Dames in Turre

12pm, last Tuesday in the month, Hostal Rural, Turre. Talks, trips, support for local charities. New members & guests welcome. Chairman, Barbara Wardley, 950 529 168. Secretary, Moira Armatage +34 711 007 192, mogsy2009@live.com

Mojácar Community Library

Multi-Use centre. Mon, Wed and Fri, 11am - 1pm .

Flamenco Forum for English Speakers on Facebook. Information and events. Tel: 687 480 694

Vera & District Lions Club

We meet regularly including social events. For more information please contact by email veralionssecretary@gmail.com.

The Royal British Legion, Mojácar First and Third Thursday of every month (except July and August) at 11am Coffee and Chat at the Cokkia Restaurant (opposite Neptuno) on the Playa. ExForces and non-Service people are all welcome to our social get-togethers. We often hold lunches and other events which we publicise at the coffee mornings and on local media. For any enquiries ring the Secretary on 634372294 or email mojacar.secretary @rbl.community. For welfare advice and help for the ex-Forces community in need of support email SpainNorth CommunitySupport@rbl.community. Our main effort is to collect money for the Poppy Appeal, if you wish to hold an event in aid of the Poppy Appeal or help the Branch at our collection points in October and November please email Mojacar.Committee1@rbl.community or ring 699953222.

The Royal British Legion - Zurgena & District Branch

Bar Trinidad, La Alfoquia, first Thursday of the month, 11a.m. Email zurgenaRBL secretary@yahoo.co.uk. See www.british legion.org.uk/branches/zurgena

AUAN

- Abusos Urbanisticos

Almanzora No Association campaigning for the legalisation of homes in the Almanzora Valley built without proper authority. Meeings on 3rd Saturday of every other month, 11am, La Parrilla, Albox. Tel: 617 118 209 www.almanzora-au.org

Vera Photo Club

First Sunday of month, Bar La Pará, Turre (opposite the Vet), 10am - 12.30pm. Presentations by invited speakers, field trips, instruction, studio photography, monthly assignments and exhibitions. All levels welcome. Phone Sarah 670003717 or Claus 628585538.

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

Indalo Hash House Harriers

Meet 2nd and 4th Sunday, 11am, various locations. www.indaloh3.com

Traditional

Japanese Reiki and Gendai Reiki Ho

Classes, workshops, and Reiki shares in Mojacar. Tel: 634 347 930, website: www.gendaireikispain.com

Ancestry Club for Beginners & Intermediate Tel. 634 309 590

Mojácar Bridge Club

Contact Les Brice 697 297 991 or Ron Hounsell 711 064 726. www.bridgewebs.com/mojacar/

Psychic Development Circle

Various classes at different times. Everyone welcome. Tel: Barbara 637 469 937 barbaramoonlight@gmail.com

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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

Miraflores 1/10 Scale RC Club

Thursdays, 3pm. Tel: Richard on 666 274 861 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 lowimpact 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.almeria-anglican.com or contact Tony Noble on 634303807. Also available Funerals, Wedding Blessings, Wedding Vow renewals and Baptisms.

Kingdom Hall, Jehovah's Witnesses

Tues 7:30pm & Sun 10.00am. 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, Wednesday 5pm. 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

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

Roman Catholic Masses These canbe 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.macscancersupport.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. 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

Al-Anon Family Groups

for people whose life is or has been affected by someone else's drinking. Meetings Mondays, 4:45 - 5:45 at Turre Evangelical Church. Tel: 698460801 or email AlAnon.LaAlfoquia@gmail.com

Universal Wonderful Street Academy

NGO that supports street children in Accra (Ghana). Registered charity. www.universalwonderfulstreetacadem y.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 have been diagnosed with cancer or have a loved one who has, and need help or support contact our welfare team. Email irenewalk4life@icloud.com Tel. 643 63 81 77. If you want to volunteer to help at any of our events and become a Friend of Walk for Life email claire.walk4life@gmail.com Tel 644602249.

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Music & Drama Groups

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 email 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 Tuesday at Charlotte's Bar and Grill, formerly Chapman's Bar, Albox, from 2.45 pm until 4.45 pm. All Welcome.

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

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 & Gilly's Line Dance Class

Chapman’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

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 or Sylvia 628 006 197. 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

Picante Quilting Club

Scotty’s El Tropico, Mojacar. First Thurs of the month, 10am-12.30pm. Beginners welcome. For more details or to book your place, please email Jo at jogibson787@yahoo.co.uk

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 10:30-1330. For info, call 664 896 555

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

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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

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

Ladies golf society. New members welcome. Contact Vivien Parker, 683 558 696

Valle del Este Golf Society. Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sundays. Contact Alan Townsend Tel. 690 090 982

Marina Phoenix Golf Society

Visitors welcome Mondays and Thursdays. Tel Don Atkins 605 051 238. Email marinaphoenixgs@gmail.com

Almería Golf League

Contact Les on 950 619 273

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. Free to all. 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 634326350

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 Groups

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 950 473 137. See facebook.

Send details of your group to almeriafocus@gmail.com

WhatsApp: 667 80 11 40

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Jokes of the Month

The Surprise Present

A lady walks into a stationary shop early in December to buy her son a Christmas present. She settles on a really nice pen and the shop assistant asked her, “Is it a surprise present?” The woman replied, “I’m sure it will be, he’s hoping for an iPhone!”

The Christmas Knickers

Billy wanted to purchase a Christmas gift for his new sweetheart but they had not been going out together for very long, and she was a bit shy. So, after careful consideration, he decided that a pair of gloves would be most appropriate; thoughtful, but not too personal. He asked his sweetheart's younger sister to help him choose a pair and off they went shopping together. Billy eventually bought a pair of very stylish winter gloves and the sister took the opportunity of buying herself a pair of black lacy knickers that she decided to keep until Christmas. However, during the wrapping process, the shop assistant mixed up the two items and gave the sister the gloves and Billy was given the knickers. He sent the present to his sweetheart with the following note. “'I chose these because I noticed that you are not in the habit of wearing any when we go out in the evening. If it had not been for your sister, I would have chosen longer ones, but she wears short ones that are easier to remove. I asked the young shop assistant to try them on for me and she looked really good in them. I wish I could be there to put them on for you on Christmas Morning, but I can see them later on. All my love, Billy”

The Terrible Truth

I'll never forget when my parents sat me down and told me Santa wasn't real. I was heartbroken...I'm not sure how I managed to go to work that day!

A Good Excuse

Joe asks his boss, “Boss, can I take tomorrow off? My wife wants me to help her clean the house from top to bottom before her parents come to stay for Christmas.” Boss: “Are you out of your mind? You know I can’t give you a day off, this is the busiest time of the year, so no way!” Joe: “That’s great, I knew I could rely on you to help me out.”

Santa Claus

Santa Claus is with us throughout our lives, although his presence can be categorised into four stages:

You believe in Santa Claus. You stop believing in Santa Claus. You pretend to be Santa Claus. You look like Santa Claus.

The Diagnosis

It was the doctor's last patient on Christmas Eve. A mother came in with her 19-year-old daughter and asked him if he would examine her because she had been showing some strange symptoms, including a significant increase in weight, sickness most mornings and a number of strange cravings. He checked her out very carefully and eventually told the mother that her daughter was unquestionably pregnant. At which she protested very strongly. “Don't be ridiculous, my daughter has never been with a man.” The girl claimed that this was true and she had never so much as kissed a man. The doctor studied the girl very carefully, then quietly stood up, walked to the window and stared up at the sky. Suspecting that there might be some more bad news the mother asked the doctor if something else was wrong with her daughter. "No” replied the doctor. “But the last time this happened, a bright star appeared in the East. I’m seeing if I can spot it!”

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A Car for Christmas

Danny had recently passed his driving test and decided to ask his clergyman father if there was any chance of him getting a car for Christmas, which was still some months away. “Okay,” said his father, “I tell you what I'll do. If you can get all your exam grades up to A's and B's, study your bible and get your hair cut, I'll consider the matter very seriously.” At the start of December, Danny went back to his father who said, “I'm really impressed by your commitment to your studies. Your grades are excellent and the work you have put into your bible studies is very encouraging. However, I have to say I'm very disappointed that you haven't had your hair cut yet.” Danny was a smart young man who was never lost for an answer. “Look dad. In the course of my bible studies, I've noticed in the illustrations that Moses, John the Baptist, Samson and even Jesus had long hair.” “Yes. I'm aware of that...” replied his father ... “But did you also notice they walked wherever they went?”

No Santa!

Chinese children don’t believe in Santa, because they know their parents make all the gifts and toys.

Is Santa A Woman?

Christmas has to be a warm, well organised, caring and considerate social occasion. So, it's unlikely that a man could take responsibility for making it happen. For starters, the vast majority of men don't even think about Christmas until Christmas Eve. And when they do eventually rush into the high street at the latest possible moment, they seem genuinely surprised to discover that the only options remaining on the shelves are cheap perfume and lingerie suitable for high class tarts. Let's face it, Santa Claus must be a woman. If Santa was a man, and thought about it in advance, all there would be under the Christmas tree are high-tech gadgets with no batteries. Another flaw in the “He-Santa” argument is the ability to arrive promptly every Christmas Eve. If Santa was a man, he could be relied upon to have transportation problems, get lost in all the snow and clouds and flatly refuse to ask anyone for directions. There are lots of other reasons why Santa can't be a man. Men have no idea about wrapping presents and men would rather be dead than be seen wearing a red velvet outfit. And, men have no interest in stockings, unless they are black and being worn by an attractive female. Obviously, Santa is a woman!

Saying Grace

A seven-year-old boy was asked to say thanks for the Christmas dinner. The family bowed their heads as he began… “Thank you God for Mommy, Daddy, my brothers and sisters, Grandma, and all my aunts and uncles”. He then began to thank God for the food. “Thank you for the turkey, the stuffing, the roast potatoes, sausages and….” Then he paused. The family waited and waited, until the boy finally asked his mother, “If I thank God for the Brussels sprouts, won’t he know that I’m lying?”

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Your Stars

Put your energy into your work or moneymaking ventures rather than into your emotional life this month. Unexpected visitors are likely. Be prepared to do your chores early. Hidden assets can be doubled if you play your cards correctly. You can come up with ways of earning extra cash.YourluckiesteventsthismonthwilloccuronaFriday.

Sept. 24 - Oct. 23

Put some energy into getting back into shape. Listen to reason. Don't let anyone take credit for a job you did. You're best to channel your energy into work. Travel opportunities should be your first choice. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday.

Apr. 21 - May 21

Mar. 21 - April 20 Oct. 24 - Nov. 22

Refrain from using the highway as a racetrack. You can learn from those who have had similar experiences. Take the whole family and make it an enjoyable outing. Your high energy, original ideas, and excellent memory will aid your accomplishments. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.

You will need to spend extra time sorting through your work. Don't reveal information that is personal or confidential. Problems with in-laws or relatives may be more damaging than you realize. You will find that you can work progressively at improving yourself this month. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday.

May 22 - June 21

Friendships will be ruined if you let too many people get involved in any disputes. You may find that your family responsibilities are piling up. You're in the mood for love. Don't spend more than is necessary on travel or friends. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday.

Nov. 23 - Dec. 21

You will need to finalise important deals this month. You can get good solid advice from relatives or close friends you trust. You need to get out if you want to meet potential partners.Your intuition will be right on. Follow your feelings in matters pertaining to financial investments.Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday.

June 22 - July 22

Shopping could cost more than you bargained for. Enjoy some socialising this month. They won't get away with it. Don't be too quick to spend money. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.

Dec. 22 - Jan. 20

Youwillbeentertainedandintriguedbythelogicforeigners possess. You will have a childlike approach this month, big hearted and full of spunk. You won't have much time for your mate this month. Be sure to pay attention to your bank account. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.

July 23 - Aug. 22

Trytocontrolyourirritabilityifyou'reexperiencingemotional problems with your partner. You must try to help. Travel will be in your best interest regardless of whether it is business or pleasure. Lighten up your serious attitude. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.

Jan. 21 - Feb. 19

You may find yourself in a heated dispute with a friend if you try to change your mind.Apassionate encounter with your mate should help alleviate that pent-up energy. Short trips will be educational. You will impress new friends and acquaintances with your intellectual wit. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday.

Aug. 23 - Sept. 23

Your temper could get the better of you if you confront personal situations. Your creative ability will surface, giving you good ideas for ways of making money. You can accomplish a lot if you work out of your home this month. You will be emotional when dealing with colleagues or employers. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday.

Feb. 20 - Mar. 20

Uncertainties regarding your home and family are evident. Unpredictable events will disrupt your routine. Go directly to the source if you want to know exactly what's been going on. Try to deal with it quickly; don't dwell on past regrets. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.

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