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Contents It’s Open Air Time ............................................................…...10 In the News ........…................…………................................…….12 The Ongoing Problems in Catalonia ...............................46 So Now You Know ............................................................................52 The Difficulty in Insuring Cathedrals ..............................54 Almería Dangerous for Drivers .........................................56 New Councils until 2023 ...........................................................60 A-Z Directory ……………….......……................................................66 Useful Numbers ....................................................................108 Community News ............................................................................109 What’s On ..................................................................................111 Activities, Clubs and Associations ........................................119 Your Stars …..........…………......……........................................…123 Jokes of the Month ………………............................................124 Coffee Break …………………….............................................…126 For general enquiries, call Clare on 670 84 92 65 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com For advertising enquiries, call Lee on 634 32 22 76
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he end of July and the beginning of August feature the three local music festivals, and other events in Almería city have switched from the Maestro Padilla Auditorio concert hall to the bullring. Concertgoers at the bullring who do not have numbered seats need to take a cushion! We give details of these events in our “What’s On” section. ‘ADIF’, the Spanish Rail Authority have announced that in “one month or slightly longer” work will start on the ‘AVE’ (High Speed Train) section from Pulpí to Vera and this is good news if it actually happens. A predicted date for the AVE arriving in Almería city is 2024 / 2025, and we elaborate on this in our “In the News” section. Meanwhile, the rail journey from Almería city to Madrid is a complete joke. Passengers going towards Granada have to get off our local trains twice for a bus journey and the ‘Talgo’ trains breakdown almost every week. ‘Renfe’, the train operator, hascome up with a novel solution and each train will now have two locomotives. The theory is that both of them breaking down at the same time is less likely! The Junta de Andalucía has announced that funds will be made available to finish the dual carriageway between Las Buganvillas and Vera that has also been a very long running saga of repeated delays. The Junta are pumping large amounts of money into the Spanish Health Service to reduce waiting times both for a consultant visit and operations. This applies to La Inmaculada hospital in HuércalOvera, and surgeons and theatre staff are being paid to schedule extra operations in the afternoons and Saturdays, and some part time nursing staff have been put on full time contracts. By the end of May there were 41 eye operations carried out in five extra sessions. There is also a promise that this summer not a single bed in any ward will be taken out of service, as in previous years this has been a regular event with complete wards closed.
The Friday Moors & Christians procession
municipalities there are coalitions of different political parties after some horse trading. There are always some places in Spain where there is a complete deadlock and in one municipality each of the two largest parties finished up with one candidate for the last council seat, each with 630 votes. Both prospective councillors had to go to the Electoral College headquarters where a coin was tossed to see who would be the remaining councillor and which political party had the majority. There are still major problems in Catalonia and the enormous court case in Madrid has now come to a close. We feature this in an article. The Moors and Christians event in Mojácar was very well attended and this year the American ABC television channel came to film the event. The fiesta Virgin (Mary) of Carmen, who is the patron saint of the sea and fishermen, takes place in coastal areas on July 16th. Large statues of her are taken out to sea in decorated fishing boats and concerts and fireworks complete the activities in Garrucha. August 15th is a major “red” religious fiesta when town halls, banks and various offices will be shut. Turre has a major fiesta towards the end of August and Mojácar celebrates its patron saint, San Agustin on August 28th.
Editor’s note: As in other years there is no Focus By June 15th municipal councils had to be formed magazine in August, but we will be back for following the May 26th elections and in many September.
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In the News Gazpacho in Guinness Book of Records The Unica Group horticultural co-operative company with their headquarters in Almería brought together people from all over Andalucía and Murcia to celebrate their 10th anniversary on June 9th in Almería city. They used 7,000kg of tomatoes, 500kg of gherkins, 300kg of onions, 500kg of peppers, 600 litres of virgin olive oil, large quantities of salt, vinegar and water to make 9,800 litres of gazpacho, the famous Spanish cold soup. Victor Cenes, a Spanish official from the Guinness Book of Records, came from London and certified it as being the largest amount of gazpacho ever produced and presented them with a commemorative plaque. The previous record in Lisbon was a mere 5,000 litres! The taste was stated to be excellent from the first class products that were used and large numbers of the general public tried it and made donations. The funds generated were given to the Cancer Association, AECC, and the Association for Physically Challenged Children, ANDA. The President of the Unica Group, José Martínez Portero (who came up with the idea), thanked all the companies who had subsidised the event and apart from the gazpacho, 10 enormous paellas were prepared and handed out. Various officials were in attendance including the Delegate for Agriculture and Fisheries from the Junta de Andalucía.
A Very Large Number of Hospital Operations The new Junta de Andalucía government (the governing body for Almería province) announced in March that the previous government had been consistently understating the number of people waiting for hospital appointments and surgery. Their president stated that in all of Andalucía there were 163,000 people waiting for operation and 26 million Euros was being allocated for 2019 with a target of 31,600 people who had been on a waiting list for more than 12 months having operations. Surgeons were asked to volunteer to work in the afternoons and Saturdays with pay, and 200 agreed to do this with extra surgeons given permanent employment contracts. A large number of new medical students were set on who will work their way through the comprehensive training, and ward staff on part time contracts were offered full time ones. Letters
were immediately sent out to patients waiting for operations and the new scheme came into force on April 1st. This included the Torrecárdenas hospital in Almería city, the Poniente hospital in El Ejido and La Inmaculada hospital in Huércal-Overa. An operating theatre there that was not in use was re-opened and specialists who people are waiting to see were also asked to work additional hours. In mid-June it was announced that up to the end of May, 755 additional operations had been carried out in Almería province. Eye operations in Huércal-Overa (that do not need a large operating theatre staff) were made on 41 people in five sessions with 14 in a single day, and surgeons from the Urology and Traumatology department operated on people on the waiting list. At Torrecárdenas in Almería city 213 extra operations were carried out in 56 extra sessions with 84 in the general surgical department and 11 on one day. 30 women had gynaecology operations and 24 patients were treated in the Urology department. The total cost for all the operations in Almería province was given as being 270,000 Euros.
Proposed Restart on the Pulpí-Vera AVE No work has been done in Almería province since 2011 regarding the construction of the AVE (High speed train) that will come from Murcia to Almería city, a distance of 180km, with the first trains arriving in 2024-2025. Work was supposed to have started three years ago on the 12km section from Pulpí, which is on the border with Almería and Murcia provinces, to Cuevas. The contract had been awarded to the construction company SACYR but they pulled out when the completion date arrived and no work had started. This was because the rail authority ADIF did not own all the land. Recently a contract was awarded again for the construction of the line from Pulpí to Vera, where there will be a station, and work is scheduled to start on other sections in Murcia and Almería. In mid-June it was announced that marker pegs were being put in place to show the route with a promise that work will start in “one month or slightly longer”. Expropriations of the necessary land are stated to be in an advanced stage but work cannot start until this has been done. Where the line runs through Cuevas there is a major problem as it is the natural habitat of the
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In the News endangered and protected Tortuga Mora tortoises. These have to be moved to a new location at the right time of the year. ADIF proposed two places that involved expropriating fertile agricultural land, some houses and agricultural buildings. A third more ideal location had been proposed by Almería University but this was ignored. After strenuous objections following ADIF pegging out one of the places they had chosen they then announced that the third site would be accepted, and agriculturalists and the tortoises could share the area, as they do now. When work will actually start and how they deal with the tortoises remains to be seen! In another section we explain that SACYR and two other major construction companies who build railways are being taken to court for allegedly expropriating 26 million Euros from work on a completed section of the AVE in Murcia. Some other smaller companies are also involved. The court is being asked to order a ban on any of the companies obtaining public work for a period of 10 years. If this did happen the future awarding of contracts in Murcia and Almería may well be in jeopardy.
will apply to each child. The Hacienda state that more than 1 million mothers and fathers who are entitled to make a claim have not done so. If any of our readers received maternity or paternity benefits from 2014-2017 they should make a claim if they have not yet done this. The local tax office for most people in our area is at Huércal-Overa but gestors or asesorías (accountants) who deal with official paperwork will process a claim on your behalf for a small fee.
Refunding Maternity & Paternity Payments Spain and Gibraltar Last October the Spanish High Court heard an appeal from a woman in Madrid who had received a maternity allowance that is based on the salary a person receives for the four months of benefit. The Hacienda (The Spanish tax office) had been counting the maternity and paternity allowances as income and taxing it. The High Court ruled that they could not do this and mothers and fathers had to be given a refund. The time period for refunds or a claim for back tax is four years so the Hacienda had to make refunds from 2014. The exact period was 2014-2017 as any payments in 2018 are being refunded in the tax declarations for 2018 that had to be completed by the end of June. From 20142017, mothers and fathers have to put in a claim and 734,000 people have done this with a calculated refund of 960 million Euros. Initially it was stated that the average refund for a mother was 1,600 Euros and 380 Euros for a father but they didn’t get their sums right. The actual average refunds are 2,066 and 483 Euros respectively. If two or more children were born in this time period the refunds
On June 8th Spain totally closed the border from La Linea in Cádiz to Gibraltar. It was not this June but in 1969 when Spanish dictator General Franco lost his patience with Gibraltar that he was hoping Spain could “get back”. Disputes had lasted for ten years with no give and take on both sides. This was a total closure and this year was the 50th anniversary, and on both sides of the border there were exhibitions that marked the anniversary as many people have no idea that this took place. The total shutdown lasted for 13 years and was crippling for both sides. 10,000 Spaniards who crossed the border every day suddenly lost their jobs, and many of them moved away to try and find work elsewhere, not just in Spain but throughout Europe. Many people who worked in Gibraltar had property in La Linea and not all of them crossed the border before it was shut. In Gibraltar supplies from Spain dried up and they were short of many goods that now had to be brought in by boat. General Franco also banned telephone and telecommunication so people from Spain could not contact relatives in Gibraltar by
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In the News phone until towards the end of the 13 year period when phone calls were allowed. On Sundays people from both sides were allowed to meet up at the wire fence where they could exchange information and briefly see loved ones who had been stuck on either side of the border. Within Gibraltar, the lack of Spanish workers meant that government officials and large companies cleaned the streets after they finished work. To a certain extent La Linea has never recovered and there is still high unemployment. Last year the Spanish Minister of the Interior announced plans to provide more housing, modernise schools and introduce re-training to improve employment. Acting as lookouts for drug smugglers to alert them that the police are coming is one way of young people earning some money. Current talks with regard to Brexit are ongoing between Spain and the EU, but as yet with no complete agreement except that cross border travel each day will still be allowed.
Amazon Dumping Stock in France Recycling legislation that applies to unsold food was introduced in France in 2016. With only a few exceptions, unsold food has to be given to charitable institutions, and there are large fines if inspectors find that food has been dumped. Earlier this year there was a huge outcry when a person connected to the equivalent of the UK “Watchdog” TV programme obtained work at a large Amazon warehouse. This was in response to a whistle-blower who told them that new items were being dumped. The investigative employee found that there were a large number of skips that contained items such as boxes of ‘Lego’ priced at 128 Euros, packs of nappies with a price of 31 Euros, large quantities of new books with a range of prices and new coffeemakers. The policy at Amazon was to periodically dump unsold stock that was their own, or being stored there for sale by third parties. When they needed more space these items were loaded up to be destroyed and tracker devices hidden in the skips showed where they went, that in one case was an unlicenced landfill site. A spokesperson for one of the unions claimed that Amazon was destroying new goods worth 3.2 million Euros every year. The French Minister for Ecology stated that this was
scandalous and promised immediate action with new legislation introduced. From the end of 2021, manufacturers and outlets such as Amazon have to have recycling plans in place that will apply to items such as unsold clothes, books, electrical and electronic goods that cannot be dumped or destroyed and have to be recycled. By 2023, the destruction of any unsold stock from manufacturers and retailers will be illegal with heavy fines for perpetrators. Some companies claim that if they recycle them by selling to a third party this will create an alternative low-cost retail industry that could be damaging to their own trade, but the French authorities state that many items could be given to schools, poor people who don’t have the usual range of basic family items and cannot afford Christmas presents, or used in re-training programmes for the unemployed. One idea is that electrical and electronic goods that need minor repairs could be repaired as part of courses for unemployed people that would give them new skills, and the equipment could then be passed on.
The Palomares Desalination Plant In the September floods in 2012 at Pueblo Laguna and Puerto Rey, one of the casualties was the Palomares desalination plant that had not been in service for very long and had cost 88 million Euros. Water and mud made it completely inoperative and it is in the same situation today. A survey is now going to be made of the whole installation that will cost 348,000 Euros + IVA (VAT) with a time period of 12 months. Soon after it was wrecked an estimate to put it back in operation was 20 million Euros but the estimated cost a couple of years ago was 31 million Euros. When it was open it was supposed to deliver a maximum of 45,000m3 every day for drinking water and agricultural use but it never operated at full capacity. A security company keep an eye on the installation 24 /7 and this costs nearly 15,000 Euros per month.
Flushing Away Urine from Pets In Almería city since July 1st the new regulations have come into place relating to urine in public areas from pets, particularly dogs. Dog owners will have to carry a bottle that contains water mixed with
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they need as a matter of priority. The plans have been stated to be of strategic importance for Almería province and Andalucía. Cosentino plan to extend their factory by 145 hectares (half a square mile) and invest 719 million Euros over a 10 year period that will give employment to an extra 740 people. 13 new installations of the production machinery will increase their output of Dekton cladding, which is 13% of their production, and Silestone worktops that is 68% at present. Cosentino are also actively investigating the installation of the largest solar panel farm in Spain to provide 25-30% of their electrical power req uirement.
Vodafone Rolls Out 5G On June 15th in the centres of 15 Spanish cities including Seville and Málaga, Vodafone launched their 5G coverage. At present there is a joint operation using Huawei and Ericsson as providers, but in view of all the controversy the 5G system will not include Huawei mobile phones. It is available for the Samsung Galaxy S10 that costs Vodafone clients a minimum of 1,080 Euros, the LG V50 from 900 Euros and the Xiaomi Mi Mix3 costing 720-799 Euros, but these prices are more in the open market. There will be no increase in costs for the majority of users and the initial speed available will be 1 Gbps of down-load data speed which is 10 times faster than 4G, and by the end of 2019 this will increase to 2 Gbps. The present “reaction time” of 30 milliseconds will drop to 5 milliseconds and eventually this will come down to 1 millisecond, so 300 times faster. Movistar have stated that the 5G technology is not yet fully tested and they intend to wait until 2021 and 2022 with industry and commerce as their main clients. Orange has stated that they are also holding back at present to see what happens in the market place.
Cosentino Given the Green Light The new government of the Junta de Andalucía have announced that plans for a major expansion of the Cosentino stone and synthetic material company at Cantoria will be given all the licences
More Money for the Almería Castle La Alcazaba castle in Almería city is a big lure for tourists and considered one of the jewels of the city. The present director came from the Almería museum that he had built up to be very important with a considerable number of visitors and some major exhibitions. The Junta de Andalucía (the governing body for Almería) has announced that they will provide more funding and the castle will be administered in the same way as the Alhambra Palace in Granada, as after the palace the Almería castle receives the most visitors. On a recent visit, the cultural delegate from the Junta announced that they were investing 1.6 million Euros for various projects. At present the electrical system is being completely upgraded as well as security features and the ornamental lighting. This is 50% completed with a cost of 579,000 Euros, and another project is the repair to one of the towers that has a budget
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In the News price of 50,000 Euros. The North wall and gate also need repair work to the facades, which has been the case for some time, and money for this will be advanced. The initial cost of archaeological exploration work to determine the exact work needed is 74,000 Euros, and the cost of the full project is given as 950,000 Euros, as adjoining properties are being demolished to improve the access. Other work necessary is to remove a cement base that was put against the South wall in the 1980s which has always been a cause of damp. Some painted surfaces will be sandblasted to expose the natural stone and graffiti will be removed. The castle is open from July 1st to September 15th, Tuesdays to Sundays from 9am- 3pm and with special events from 7pm-10pm except on Sundays. A normal visit to see all the areas takes about 90 minutes and admission is now free.
Fewer Tourists in Private Accommodation Since 2016 owners letting out their houses or apartment in Almería province for holiday lets have to be registered with the Junta de Andalucía and identity details of guests have to be notified to the Guardia Civil police. This means that the numbers can now be quantified. Figures from the Spanish Institute of Statistics from January 2019 up to the end of April are that 24,788 people stayed in this type of accommodation but this was 600 less than in 2018. This 2.4% decrease was not matched in the rest of Andalucía where numbers went up 13%. Nights spent in the accommodation in Almería province went down by 3.417, and the average stay in the four month period went down from 19.7 days to 19.2. Tourist bodies in Almería province have no concrete explanation for the drop in figures except that at Easter it appears that more people chose other major cities. The Los Escullos, Cabo de Gata, tourist complex between Rodalquilar and San José in the Cabo de Gata National Park was very popular and 17,000 holiday-makers stayed there that were a mix of Spaniards, Germans, Brits and French tourists.
Investments in Almería Province The Junta de Andalucía (the governing body for Almería) is now run by different political parties than before and they have announced an investment in the province of 125 million Euros. This amounts to
176 Euros per head of population and is more than the average of 135 Euros throughout the rest of Andalucía. Funding is in place to finish the maternity and children’s hospital that has been built alongside the Torrecárdenas hospital and is scheduled to open in 2020. The 061 health services in the province will be extended and the construction of a new hospital at Roquetas de Mar will be put out to tender. New PET-TAC equipment will be installed at Torrecárdenas which is a very advanced way of detecting cancerous growths. This will mean that patients no longer have to go to Granada for the same investigation. New equipment will enable heart valves to be implanted without major surgery and there is a promise that in all three hospitals in the province (including HuércalOvera) not a single bed will be taken out of service in the summer months. Previously this has taken place and reduces the availability in the high tourist season. Money will be made available to finish the Almanzora motorway from El Cucador to the A-7 motorway that they state will be completed by 2022, and funding to finish the Las Buganvillas to Vera dual carriageway.
Selling Your House and Not Moving Out A new way for a home owner to sell their house and not move out and the buyer receiving a discount is becoming more popular. It applies to elderly people who want to receive some funds, and buyers who are prepared to wait it out until the occupier dies before they take possession. It is becoming very popular in Madrid and Barcelona, and the estate agent Engel & Volker is handling more and more of these sales. The discount off the normal property value depends on the age of the owner. If they are aged 70 the expected discount may be 40%, if they are aged 80 about 30% and if aged 90 about 20%. For high value homes this is an attractive proposition for the owner that gives them a big financial boost, and the buyer becomes the owner of the property at a price that is well below the market value. The name for this type of transaction is “a bare ownership” as the official description is a “bare legal title” sale. In October 2018 the first “bare ownership” property show took place in Madrid where buyers could talk to the owners and as it was a big success others are being planned there and in Barcelona. An
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In the News advantage for the person selling the property is that they no longer have to pay IBI (council tax) or community fees if these apply, or insurance on the building. They only have to pay insurance for their possessions, and it is a normal clause in the contract that the seller / occupier undertakes to keep the property in good condition. The occupier still pays for services such as water and electricity but they now have a substantial amount of money. This can also be an attractive proposition for an elderly person who intends to leave their property to their children when they die. If they sell the property and give a large part of the selling price to their children as a legal gift, the children are able to use the money now. Two daughters in Madrid with an elderly mother aged 88 have done this, and accept that the money received by their mother is below market value, but having received a large amount as a gift they can invest it in their business. The two daughters have no interest in living in the property when their mother dies.
an exhaustive and costly search, the body of the child was found in the boot of the woman’s car and she had killed him immediately after he went missing. She had taken part in press conferences and appeared to be very supportive of the mother and father but it was all a complete fabrication. She tried to draw the police to a particular location where she announced that she had “found” the little boy’s teeshirt but she had put it there herself. This backfired because police officers had previously already searched the same area and found nothing, so she then came under suspicion. If given a permanent prison term subject to review she will be the first woman given this type of sentence.
Permanent Prison Terms In March 2015, the PP (conservative) government approved a new law that became part of the penal code. In extreme cases such as rape culminating in violent murder against partners and children a court can dictate a permanent prison term of 25 to 30 years. At the end of this time period a condemned person is subject to a review to decide if they are going to be released. If not, they have another review after a two year period and this can keep occurring. In July 2015, political parties in opposition referred this to the Spanish High Court as being against the Spanish Constitution. A decision was announced “shortly” but has never been made. So far this prison term has been invoked for 10 men and the last one was in early June when Roberto Hernández was convicted of the rape and murder of the four year old daughter of his partner. The first person to be condemned to this type of sentence was a man from Huércal de Almería who attacked a previous partner whilst she was sleeping, subjected her to sexual violence and raped and stabbed her more than 100 times causing her death. In September in Almería the court case starts against the partner of the father of the young child Gabriel Cruz. After
Dreambeach Announces a 10-storey Pyramid The organisers of the Villaricos Dreambeach Music Festival from August 7th-11th have announced details of their main stage. This will be 35m high, which is equivalent to 10 floors, in the shape of a pyramid, and construction will start in July taking three weeks. It is being built by the Madrid company Pixelmap Studios with 800 lights, 400m2 of LED screens, 8 CO2 cannons and firework display points. The sound equipment is being installed by the German company ‘d&b audiotechnik’, and the DJ cabins will be closer to the general public. The weight of the stage and all the equipment is stated to be 160 tonnes. Headline acts for the main stage include Armin van Buuren, Steve Angelo, Steve Aoki and Paul Kalbrenner. The ‘Brugel stage’ is for the genres EDM and Hardstyle, the ‘Dreams Tent’ for Techno, the ‘Open Air’ for Drum and Bass and two stages at the campsite.
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In the News Rape is Rape in Every Case! The Spanish High Court has heard an appeal following the conviction of a man in a court in Málaga. The man had demanded sex from his wife to whom he had been married for 25 years and forced himself upon her when she refused. As a result of this, the woman complained to the police and the man was arrested. The court in Málaga sentenced him to 8 years in prison for rape and 9 months for ill treatment. The man was claiming that within a marriage he had the right to have sex with his wife even if she objected. The High court ruled that whether in a marriage or a partnership a woman always has the right to say “no”, the same as any woman, and there was no obligation that as a wife or partner she had to agree to sex whenever her husband or partner wanted it. The court agreed that the prison sentence from the court in Málaga was correct and appropriate.
No Iron Ore at Carboneras Port Last month we commented on the plans to take iron ore to Carboneras port in lorries from the Dutchowned Alquife mine just over the border into Granada. The mine has recently been reopened after it closed in the 1970s. The company were scheduled to load up three 30,000 tonne boats that would take 8 days for each boat so a total of 24 days with 500 lorry journeys every day on alternate months. Carboneras town hall held a special council meeting when protests were received claiming that this was entirely opposed to plans to make Carboneras a more attractive tourist centre. A unanimous vote was made to stop the lorries coming to the port, and a spokesperson from the council stated that no documents of any description had been signed by the town hall with the mining company. It was proposed that special dust screens were erected at the port, which has been done at Almería port, and the president of the Almería Port Authority stated that the objections had to be considered although they were of the opinion that the company was meeting environmental regulations from the Junta de Andalucía. Aránzazu Martín, the Almería Delegate from the Junta de Andalucía Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, stated that approval for the discharge of the lorries at
Carboneras port had been provisionally given as it satisfied environmental guidelines for air emissions. Because of this, she stated that they could not automatically withdraw their approval. She did consider however that strong objections from Carboneras town hall could influence the granting of a firm licence, and the viewpoint expressed at the council meeting had to be taken into consideration.
Buying Paracetamol and Ibruprofen Over the Counter In 2017 the Spanish Health Authority gave an instruction to farmacias (chemists) that 1 gramme (1000mg) tablets of paracetamol could not be sold to the general public if there were more than 10 tablets. For more than 10 tablets a person needs a prescription because paracetomal tablets taken in large quantities can damage the liver. They asked manufacturers not to make 1 gramme tablets in packets containing more than 10 tablets but this hasn’t been generally put into practice. There are no restrictions on tablets that are 500mg or 650mg. As regards Ibruprofen that comes in 200mg tablets there is no maximum number but 400mg should only be sold in packets of 12. 600mg tablets are supposed to be authorized by a prescription in all cases as when a quantity of tablets are taken this can cause kidney pain or infection. The Spanish Health Authority is now pointing out to farmacias that their regulations should be followed. If this does happen there is nothing to stop a person buying the maximum amount at different farmacias as is the case in the UK following restrictions there, but buying 600mg ibroprofen will not be possible. General recommendations are that in the case of pain or a fever, paracetomal tablets are the ones to take, not ibuprofen. They recommend that ibruprofen should be taken in low doses for the minimum period of time. There are proposals that regulations should be harmonised throughout the EU as in France they do not sell over the counter or prescribe 600mg tablets of ibuprofen. A Spanish chemist led a team at the Boot’s laboratory in Nottingham who put together the ingredients of Ibuprofen in the 1960s. Antonio Ribera Blancafort (Barcelona 1935-1986) was trying to find an alternative to aspirin.
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In the News British Councillors There are now five native-British councillors in our area following the May 26th municipal elections. Jim Simpson and his PSOE-A (Socialist) party in Zurgena went up from 7 councillors in 2015 to 8 this time, out of a total of 11. Jim has been a councillor for the last 12 years and he has never drawn the salary that he was entitled to. When he was considering not standing again this time he was told by his fellow politicians on the council that there was still work to be done and they needed his continuing support with the high number of expat British residents. In Bédar, MarianMay Simpson was re-elected along with her PSOE-A party for a second term, and she is very prominent in representing the expat Brits and organising events. Maura Hillen (very well known for her outstanding work as a founder of AUAN) was a council member of the PSOE-A party in Albox after the 2015 elections but she resigned when she considered that the PSOE party in the Junta de Andalucía were not doing enough to help with “illegal houses”. This time she stood as an independent councillor allied to the PP (Conservative) party in Cantoria and was number three on their list. Unfortunately the PP only gained two seats as opposed to four in 2015. In Mojácar, the PP party achieved a majority with 8 councillors and these include Lucas Mayo. Jessica Simpson was re-elected together with a new council member, Adele Land, for the PSOE-SOMOS party who gained 5 seats. Jessica and Adele are councillors “in opposition” so unfortunately they will be paid peanuts for their hard work as opposed to a substantial salary. Nevertheless, there are now three British councillors in Mojácar that must be an alltime record in Spain for any council. As we have commented before, Jim Simpson, MarianMay Simpson and Jessica Simpson are not related! (We comment on the salaries paid to mayors /mayoresses and councillors in another part of our “In the News section).
Google and Amazon The US business TV channel CNBC has revealed that Google keeps records of purchases from Amazon and other companies via Gmail. In their account settings titled “Purchases” there is a month by
month log that goes back six years. One of their reporters discovered that every concert ticket, Domino’s pizza and Amazon purchases back to 2013 were listed. Google’s explanation to CNBC was that “The Purchases page exists simply to help you easily view and keep track of your purchases, bookings and subscriptions in one place” and that it does not sell user data or use your Gmail information to show you ads. But the company’s privacy page also notes that “information about your orders may also be saved with your activity in other Google services.” The purchases can’t easily be deleted from the page without also deleting the receipt emails from your Gmail account. The reporter wanted to know from Google if there was a valid reason for Google to store six years of detailed purchase information and why it was not possible to delete it without deleting the emailed receipts? He also asked why aren’t there default time limits on how long information is stored? Google didn’t expand on their previous reply.
Corruption in Dialysis Purchases The international company Fresenius Medical Care has reached an agreement with regulators in the US after it was discovered that from 2009-2016 they paid millions of dollars in bribes to medical staff at hospitals to buy their dialysis products, and not just in the US. As regards Spain, an allegation is that a “Doctor B” at the Torrecárdenas hospital in Almería was complicit in the corruption and gave the company 60% of purchases that amounted to 3 million Euros in a 2015 contract. It is claimed that “Doctor B” received gifts and free travel and holidays, and it was María Dolores de Pino who was then head of the department in Torrecárdenas and also President of the Spanish Society of Nefrology. She has denied this but the president of the Junta de Andalucía Health Services has launched an investigation. They want to know if this allegation is true and if it was an isolated case or happened in other hospitals.
A Test Court Case against ‘Deliveroo’ The Spanish Ministry of Labour and the Social Security Department are pursuing companies where people working for them are considered to be “false
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In the News self-employed” persons. These people almost exclusively work for just one company with a certain number of hours worked and they have to pay their own Social Security payments (if they do) which are much less than an employer would pay. In various cases they have to provide their own transport. In Madrid, ‘Deliveroo’, the Spanish arm of the UK based company have been taken to court. The Social Security department claim that all of the 500 people who work for them in Madrid making deliveries are actually employees and that this applies to another 4,000 people in Spain, and also people who make deliveries for the company ‘Glovo’. In court it was claimed that there was no flexibility in working hours and the company had deliberately set up their system to avoid Social Security payments, having to pay insurance, provide any accident cover and holiday allowances. It is claimed that Deliveroo has defrauded the Social Services to the tune of 1.2 million Euros. Deliveroo are claiming that their delivery people do have flexibility of work hours and some of them are highly paid. The court judgement will have very far-reaching effects in Spain if the Social Security Department wins the case, which seems likely.
Major Problems with the Dual-Carriageway Work on the dual-carriageway from Las Buganvillas to Vera is still bogged down in problems. On June 1st the Junta de Andalucía that is now run by a coalition of the conservative PP and Ciudadanos political parties along with Vox, announced an investment in Almería province of 125 million Euros. Apart from more funding to open the maternity and children’s hospital in Almería next year, they state that funding will be made available to extend the Almanzora motorway from El Cucador to the A-7 motorway and funding to finish the Vera to Las Buganvillas dual carriageway, so it looks as if the previous government of Andalucía ran out of money! The section of the AVE (high speed train) from Pulpí to Vera is supposed to be started very soon, and there will be a station opposite the petrol station on the Las Buganvillas to Vera road so it would seem that the railway track will go under the road. This will also mean there has to be an access for vehicles presumably from both sides of the
dual carriageway. The money for this will come from ADIF, the Spanish rail authority, so what will actually happen remains to be seen. The road and rail projects will have to be done in tandem in an ideal world!
Summer Regulations to Stop Agricultural and Forest Fires The “Plan Infoca” to combat fires has been in place since June 1st and will continue until October 15th. It is prohibited to light fires in forest areas and vehicle traffic is banned, special permission has to be given to burn agricultural waste, and barbecue areas are shut. The general public is advised that what seems like harmless acts can cause devastation. In the past, workmen were installing solar panels and using equipment to solder the joints that then caused a fire, a man was trying to repair a leak on his plastic pool liner with a heat gun which went terribly wrong, and another man was using welding equipment to repair a lorry too near to grassland. Every year people are employed to clear vegetation, cut off branches of trees in forest areas and clean fire breaks. Agriculturalists are asked to take special care with the siting of waste material. A survey in 2018 revealed that because of the high amount of land under cultivation there was a high risk of fires in Almería province, and they identified 19 high tension electricity lines where it was considered there was not sufficient maintenance. This June, Endesa, the electricity supply company, announced that they had surveyed 5,225km of low, medium
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Salaries for Mayors / Mayoresses and Council Members A frequent question at municipal election time relates to the salaries of a mayor or mayoress and council members. There is no magic calculation or consistent amount in each municipality except that there is a top ceiling. The Spanish Institute for Politics and Public Functions published their figures for the annual salaries of mayors and mayoresses in Almería province last March. Ramón FernándezPacheco, the mayor of Almería city, received 77,677 Euros. (In a municipality such as Almería city with 150,000 - 300,000 inhabitants the maximum salary allowed by the regulations is 80,000 Euros). This was more than the salary of the President of the Junta de Andalucía with 8.4 million inhabitants! The annual salary of the mayor in Huércal-Overa was 50,000 Euros, in Albox it was 49,999, in Pulpí 45,876, in Carboneras 44,725 and in Mojácar 43,400. Salaries in Arboleas and Cantoria were each 39,999 and in Garrucha 35,350.The mayors of Turre and Zurgena were paid a lot less, which was 25,070 in Turre, and 20,720 in Zurgena. Payment is either for full time work, “exclusiva”, or part time, “parcialmente”, or just expenses, and in many cases this last category are paid a salary from other funds if they are also a County Council member, or an MP. In all of Spain last March 1,500 mayors / mayoresses were full time, 1,316 were part time and 1,179 were paid expenses. Councillors receive less money and are
paid in the same way for full time or part time, but only the ones in power, not those in opposition. Figures from last March were that in Mojácar there were 5 councillors paid 25,000-33,300 Euros as full time councillors and in Albox 5 councillors were paid 30,500 to 40,600 Euros. In Zurgena 4 councillors each received 14,812 Euros but Jim Simpson who is entitled to be paid hasn’t drawn any money for the last 12 years. On top of this, mayors, mayoresses and councillors in power are paid expenses for trips away and attendance at events such as tourist fairs, and quite often they have the use of at least one official car. In Spain employees are paid the equivalent of 14 months each year that is normally averaged out over the 12 months. Local government, the civil service and pensioners are paid an extra month’s money in July for their summer holidays and an extra month in November for Christmas.
Financial Help for Self-Employed & Start-Ups The Almería Diputación (County council) has announced grants for existing self-employed persons and others who wish to be self-employed in the 71 municipalities in Almería province where there are less than 3,000 inhabitants. Grants of up to 25,000 Euros will be made available without interest or charges to increase investment in a business. It is intended that the grants will be made available for the next five years at a cost of 40 million Euros, but the deadline to apply for 2019 is November 15th. The President of the Diputación, Javier Aureliano García, states that the plan is to help small companies expand and help new ones to start up, and encourage employment in small municipalities. Persons in these categories should be able to get more information from their town hall or the person they use for their accounting who can apply on their behalf. In Almería province there are 3,996 self-employed companies which is 28% of those that pay into the Social Security system.
King Juan Carlos Announces Retirement When the son of King Juan Carlos, Felipe VI, became the King of Spain in 2014 this was because King Juan Carlos had stood down. Since then Juan Carlos
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In the News and his wife Queen Sofía have been “Honorary king and queen”. Juan Carlos was 80 in January 2018, and he has now announced that he is retiring from any official functions and he will no longer appear on the schedule of events that the Royal Palace publishes every week. Last year was the 40th anniversary of the signing of the written Spanish Constitution, and Juan Carlos was given a standing ovation in Parliament. He has been involved in some unfortunate events that damaged the monarchy, and in 2012 when Spain was suffering from the financial crisis that was being discussed in the European Parliament it became known that he was in Botswana on a luxury trip hunting elephants along with the German-born Princess Corinna whose relationship to Juan Carlos had already raised some eyebrows. His trip became public knowledge when he broke his hip and was repatriated in an aircraft used by the Spanish Royal Family. Juan Carlos made the unprecedented decision to go on Spanish TV and apologise for his “thoughtless actions” that he promised would not happen again. There was further damage to the monarchy when his daughter, the Infanta Cristina, was very caught up in a corruption scandal involving her husband. She was ultimately exonerated after she had been effectively thrown out of the royal family and stripped of her title, but her husband is in prison. This scandal is said to be the final reason why Juan Carlos stood down. Last year there was a further episode when Corinna described herself as an intimate friend of the king in a conversation that had unknown to her been recorded. She also claimed that Juan Carlos had received a “kickback” that was in a Swiss bank from Saudi Arabia when the project to build a multibillion high speed train from Mecca was given to a Spanish consortium. He had gone there when the contract was being negotiated. Juan Carlos is not often photographed with Queen Sofia except at official functions and their relationship is described as being somewhat distanced. Sofia spends a lot of time at her house in London. Juan Carlos is passionate about yacht racing and was introduced to this sport in 1972 when his father competed in the Munich Olympics. He was present on the yacht that won the world title in the “6 metre class” race in Canada in September 2017. Sofia is still the
“Honorary Queen” and she is not retiring from the royal duties she undertakes. She came to Pueblo Luna and Puerto Rey in the disastrous floods in 2012 to commiserate with the families of people who had lost their lives.
Counting Election Votes As with European parliamentary seats and a large number of countries, votes in Spain are allocated according to the “d’Hont” system devised in 1878 by the Belgian lawyer and mathematician Victor d’Hont. If you divide the number of votes of one party by the number of councillors it will only come out as a round number in less than 1% of the cases. There will always be a “remainder” or “left over” number of votes. The d’Hont system does away with these remainders as it is based on proportionate representation. Let’s suppose that there are a total of 254,000 votes with 5 political parties receiving votes and 9 council seats. Party A has gained 100,000 seats, party B 80,000, party C 35,000, party D 24,000 and party E 15,000. Because there are 5 parties the total number of votes for each party is divided by 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5. As regards party A, this works out as being 100,000 : 50,000 : 33,333 : 25,000 & 20,000. With party B it is 80,000 : 40,000 : 26,666 : 20,000 & 16,000. We probably don’t need to completely divide the total for party C but if we do it is 35,000 : 17,500 : 11,666 : 8,750 & 7,000. For party D it is 24,000 : 12,000 : 8,000 : 6,000 & 4,800. Let’s leave the total votes for party E as being 15,000. What we are looking for now is the 9 highest numbers because there are 9 councillors. Put in a table form this is very easy to see with the largest numbers and their parties that are 100,000 (A), 80,000 (B), 50,000 (A), 40,000 (B), 35,000 (C), 33,333 (A), 26,666 (B), 25,000 (A) & 24,000 (D). We don’t need to go any further as these are the 9 highest numbers. So party A has 4 councillors, party B has 3, parties C and D have 1, and party E didn’t get a seat. Some horse trading would now take place to see which parties will get together and form a majority. In Almería city there were 8 parties vying for 27 council seats with 78,917 votes cast, so a very long calculation! The d’Hont system does slightly favour larger parties but it is seen as the best practical way of allocating seats.
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The major trial, which was televised daily, started last March and drew to a close in mid-June. There had been 52 court sessions, 422 witnesses, and days of videos taken by the police and other people, and the court judgements will be made known in the autumn. In the elections in December 2017, Carles Puigdemont was elected as an MP with proposals that he be made “President in exile”. Legal opinion was that a President had to appear in parliament to accept office, and that wasn’t going to happen as he would have been arrested. Eventually another politician with no criminal charges against him became President. In the European Elections last May 26th Oriol Junqueras stood as a Euro MP, and after a lot of wrangling Carles Puigdemont and another ex-MP, Toni Comín, who also fled to Brussels. All three were elected, and Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín tried to register themselves in the European Parliament. They were turned away as Spain had told the EU that the full list of 54 Euro MPs had not been fixed. It was ruled that all elected Euro MPs had to appear in the Spanish Parliament on June 17th to be sworn in. The two from Brussels didn’t appear and Oriol Junqueras was denied permission to leave prison and go to Parliament. This is an ongoing saga!
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So Now You Know... American Presidents Since George Washington became the first American President in 1789 there have been 44 Presidents. Donald Trump is the 45th President however as Grover Cleveland was President for two nonconsecutive periods when he was the 22nd and 24th President. William Henry Harrison died only 31 days after being elected in 1841,and Franklin D. Roosevelt was President for over 12 years when he died during his fourth term in 1945, but since 1951 no President can be elected more than twice. Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy were assassinated whilst they were Presidents, and only Richard Nixon has resigned. Grandfather Clocks In 1874, American songwriter Henry Clay Work noticed what was at that time called a long-case clock or tall-clock in a hotel lobby. Work started to write a song called "Grandfather's Clock" about a special long-case clock that belonged to a grandfather that struck extra times at special events in the man’s life. Released in 1876, the song became a monster hit, and Work sold more than a million copies of the sheet music. He tried to recapture the magic a few years later with a new version about a grandfather and a wall clock but it didn't have the same impact. Bing Crosby recorded the song and Boyz II Men recorded their version in 2004. Olympic-Size Swimming Pools An Olympic-size swimming pool conforms to regulated dimensions, large enough for international competitions where the race distance is 50 metres (164ft) in length These are typically referred to as "long course" distinguishing them from "short course" which applies to competitions in pools that are 25 metres (82.0ft) in length. If touch panels are used in competition, then the distance between touch panels should be exactly 25 or 50 metres to qualify for official recognition. An Olympic-size pool is used as a colloquial unit of volume but it is not a specific definition as there is no official measurement forthe depth of an Olympic pool.
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Baseball Caps In 1860, the Brooklyn Excelsiorswore the ancestor of the modern rounded-top baseball cap, which featured a long peak and a button on top, and by 1900, the "Brooklyn style" cap had become very popular. The peak, known in certain areas as the "bill" or "brim", was designed to protect the eyes from the sun. The baseball cap was an important means by which to identify a team as a logo, mascot or their initials were put on it. Baseball caps came in various standard sizes until the early 1970s when they became a one-size-fits-all with an adjustment strap. Baseball caps became a fashion accessory made by companies such as ReebokandNike. The Largest Countries The six largest countries in terms of area are Russia - 6,592,768.87 square miles / 17,075,193 sq.km which is 11% of the total land mass area of the world, followed by Canada with 3,851,807.61 square miles / 9,976,136 sq.km and then the United States - 3,717,811.29 square miles / 9,629,087 sq. km but only because it includes Alaska. China is 3,705,405.45 square miles / 9,596,961 sq. km but if all the disputed land area is taken into consideration it is the second largest country. Brazil is 3,286,486.71 square miles / 8,511,961 sq. km and Australia is in sixth place – 7,682,300 square miles / 2,966,151 sq.km. The United Kingdom is the 80th largest. The Clifton Suspension Bridge The Clifton Suspension Bridge spans the River Avon and the Avon Gorge, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset. It is 412 metres long and the towers are 26 metres tall. It was opened in 1864 designed by William Henry Barlow and John Hawkshaw based on a design by Isambard Brunel who died in 1859 before it was completed. It has always been a toll bridge, and money collected goes entirely towards the necessary maintenance. It is used by cars, pedestrians and cyclists, and more than four million vehicles use it every year. During the 2012 Olympics torch relay two of the torchbearers met in the middle of the bridge.
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he terrible fire at Notre Dame Cathedral was fortunately less disastrous than it might have been. The cost of rebuilding is at least 1.5 billion Euros that will come from the French state, private individuals, and only a small amount from the insurance company Axa France.
single document would be very well-wrapped, everything was put in fireproof containers, and a large unmarked lorry left the cathedral at an unannounced time during the night with a police escort all the way. Everything was insured for 5 billion Euros and it is believed that the premium was about 750,000 Euros.
Obtaining comprehensive insurance cover for famous buildings and large art galleries is practically impossible because the contents are considered “priceless”. Axa France covers damage to some of the paintings, statues and religious objects at Notre Dame Cathedral with a top limit of 1 million Euros but this is all the insurance there is. The company do cover civil liability for workers and visitors to the cathedral and this will “probably” cover the army of workers who will be involved in the restoration for a long time. Mario González is the administrator at León Cathedral and he watched a similar major fire in 1966 that consumed the whole of the wooden roof structure that was struck by lightning. Firemen decided that using water to douse the fire would probably cause serious damage to the ceilings of the cathedral that might then collapse. Because of this they let the outer roof fire burn itself out. In this case the Spanish state provided funds for the rebuilding, and private individuals too, the same as at Notre Dame. León Cathedral did have civil liability insurance but the problem with major cover to include fire comes back to the value of the works of art and religious objects including stained glass. Mario González states that to replace 1m2 of stained glass can cost as much as 5,000 Euros and there are 2,000 m2.
When a major exhibition of works by Picasso was mounted at the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid in 2017, items came from various parts of the world. It was only possible after the Cultural Department of the Spanish State provided a guarantee of 700 million Euros if items were damaged in transit.
In 1981 the Spanish Roman Catholic Church created their own insurance company, UMAS, that covers major cathedrals and large churches from basic structural damage from fires. Cover varies according to the building but when León Cathedral roof was rebuilt it was done with sheets of metal and steel beams. The same thing took place when the roof of Burgos Cathedral, which is a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1984, underwent major restoration in the 1990s. The predominant materials León Cathedral houses ‘el Antifonario’ which is a used were a complicated structure of interlaced decorated manuscript that has comprehensive steel girders. written music from the 9th-10th centuries. It is in book form and is considered absolutely priceless. Insurance cover for a large number of cathedrals It and other documents were taken to Burgos and churches is cheaper than individual insurance Cathedral in 1990 for a year-long exhibition that policies as the consortium of insurance companies was seen by thousands of visitors. Insurance for spread the cost. Despite this, the cover does not the journey was obtained from a consortium of extend to works of art and religious artefacts that companies after it had been agreed that every are impossible to be accurately valued.
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there is a single carriageway in each direction have had the speed limits reduced from 100k/h to 90k/h. This was done because 77% of all road deaths in Spain in 2018 were on secondary roads, and 1,013 people were killed. Many serious accidents only involved one vehicle that left the road for various reasons, and many other accidents In 2018, a total of 21 persons lost their lives in between two vehicles were on bends. As there traffic accidents in Almería province, one person are more secondary roads in Almería province this less than in 2017. In 2007 the driver points system may account for the high accident rate. came into operation in Spain with defined traffic offences and penalties. All drivers were awarded 12 points except for new drivers who started off with 8. This had an immediate effect as deaths during 2007 in Almería province went down from 94 in 2006 to 60. Fortunately, deaths continued to reduce in numbers, even after the DGT (Spanish Traffic Authority) started including deaths from traffic accidents that occurred later in hospitals. The insurance consortium figures relate to accidents where injuries were considered to be serious, so victims were admitted to hospital or needed follow up treatment. Light injuries dealt with at the scene, or at heath centres, or the casualty department of a hospital where the person was immediately discharged, were not included. The number of vehicles on the road in Almería province is given as 465,000, and their figures state that there was a serious injury in Almería province every 21 minutes, so 70 cases every day. The cost of these accidents to insurance companies is quantified as being 8 million Euros. In larger places in Andalucía the next highest number of serious accidents was in Cádiz with one every 45 minutes. In Córdoba there was a serious accident every 51 minutes but in Málaga it was one every 2hrs, and in Seville one every 5hrs 21 minutes. There are various reasons put forward as to why there are so many accidents in Almería province and one of these is that compared to big cities and provinces, Almería is relatively “rural”. Since February 1st, all secondary roads in Spain where
Another reason is thought to be the lack of rail links in Almería province. Until the ‘AVE’ (High Speed Train) comes to Almería city, probably in 2024/5, rail travel is abysmal. The rail journey from Almería to Madrid takes over six hours, but in all the other cities that are further south, the journey time is much reduced and more people use trains. With more vehicle journeys the number of accidents will go up. In 2018, traffic police in Almería province tested 2,700 drivers for drugs, and 43% tested positive. These figures are seen as being very alarming despite the heavy penalties that follow on, such as a loss of six driving points, fines of 1,000 Euros, or prison terms if serious traffic accidents occur as a result, but numbers of people consuming alcohol and then driving are going down. In 2018 police in Almería province tested 121,000 drivers but only 1.6% totalling 2,000 drivers were over the limit. Disgracefully, there are still drivers who don’t wear seat belts and suffer accordingly in accidents.
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n May 26th, inhabitants of all municipalites in Spain voted to determine who would run their councils until May 2023. Persons eligible to vote were all Spaniards over the age of 18, EU nationals who had applied to vote (which still included ex-pat Brits because Brexit hadn’t happened) and those people with reciprocal voting arrangements between their country and Spain.
percentage since 1991) and Turre. In many municipalities the situation this time is unchanged from 2015 with the same political parties being voted in again, and this applied to Zurgena, Arboleas, Bédar and Garrucha where the PSOE-A triumphed, and in Turre and Mojácar where the PP retained their majority.
In Almería province this applied to 475,287 people and this included 16,329 from the EU or other countries. This was up by 1,235 people compared to the last elections in 2015, and postal votes went up by 36% from 13,408 in 2015 to 18,211. This number will include former residents of Almería province who now work in other parts of Spain or abroad, people who couldn’t go to the polling station on the day, or unfortunately, any fraudulently obtained postal votes. The total Almería Ayuntamiento number of postal votes worked out as being 3.8% of all votes, slightly up on the national average. There were two major upsets and one of these was in Los Gallardos. The Ciudadanos party The political parties PP (Conservative) and the PSOE- obtained 7 seats out of the total of 11 with the A (Socialist) put up candidates in all of the 103 very high turnout. In Albox the result was municipalities. The Ciudadanos (Conservative) party sensationally different! The very voluble and did this in 34 municipalities, the IU ‘United left’ party dogmatic ex-mayor Rogelio Mena was banned in 28, the ultra-right wing Vox party in 20, and the from holding office for 30 months in 2015 just left wing Unidos Podemos party in just 8. after his party gained 9 of the 17 seats. When the ban was lifted he immediately insisted that The PP party traditionally receive the most votes he was absolutely entitled to be the mayor and in Almería province and this time they obtained threatened legal action if he wasn’t, but neither 111,393 votes and the PSOE 97,200 (up from of these things happened. This time, the previous 94,000 in 2015). A new major concern is the Vox mayor, Francisco Torrecillas, put up candidates party who gained 30% of the votes in El Ejido, from a new political party, ‘Unión de Ciudadanos where immigration is seen as a problem, in the Independientes’, and they gained 10 seats. Rogelio recent General Elections, and 7 out of the 15 Mena and the next person on his list only obtained municipal council seats on May 26th. Overall, they 2 council seats, so he is now firmly in opposition only obtained 2.9% of all the votes so this was with no salary, expense account or official car. not a huge success but they are a very worrying If a political party obtain less than 100 votes these extreme ultra-rightwing party. are apportioned out between the other parties In various municipalities the turnout was very voted in. This happened in Bédar and Mojácar high, and 79% of those people entitled to vote where the IU party only obtained 26 and 97 votes did this in Antas, 78% in Los Gallardos (up 10%), respectively, and in Cantoria where the Ciudadanos 71% in Garrucha and Mojácar (up 6%, the highest party only obtained 82 votes.
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ACCOUNTING AFIRA (Mojácar) .........................................................622 549019 Asesoría Forte (Vera) ..........................950 395778 / 682 372196
AIRPORT PARKING AA Parking (Almería, Murcia, Alicante) ......................639 081067 Aqua-Car (Alicante) ……………........................................966 790 011 Asesoría López (Vera) ……...................................….950 393071 Coastline Alicante Airport Parking .............................661 517890 Asesoría Torres (Mojácar) .........................................950 472748 Plane Parking S.L. …………............................................966 840 289 Asesoría Sánchez Moral (Mojácar) ...........................670 099726 ...............(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) (See p.58)...647 247494 / 950 092604
Barbara Caparros Ridao (Vera) …..........................950 390427 CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926 Cabrera Cervantes (Turre) ................950 099400 / 627 464545 Cazorla Martinez (Turre) .........................................950 479137 Cervantes Alarcon Consulting (Garrucha) 950 106490 / 647 863787 Concepción Rivas Gil (Arboleas) ….....950 438092 / 647 577716 Flores Montoya Asesoria S.L. (Garrucha) ..................950 132577 Gecko Legal Services S.L. (Mojácar) 950 475949 / 638 264621 Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ................................950 473 192 Mojácar Playa Asesores ……................…….…………950 472710 Sintra Consultores (Vera) …......................................950 393815 Vera Advisors (Vera) ………………..................………950 390621 Villalba Asesores (Albox) ..........................................950 431720
ACUPUNCTURE Acupuncture Antonio Herrero ......................................670 099725
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Cool Solutions ...........................................................600 621436 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 Digital Vision (See p.48) ...................950 472081 / 645 294064 Electrotorres ........................................677 530410 / 610 750771 MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration S.L. 607 364917 / 950 432110 Richard Hayes ...........................................................603 567676 Solo Satellite & Air-Con. (See p.55)...950 398146 / 699 909737 Andy Lake - Williams Electrical ............................…..677 741366
AIRPORT TRANSFERS (LEGAL) Exclusive Airport Shuttles (See p.59)..........................950 092602 Elena Acebo Architects (Huércal-Overa) .669 680098 / 950 134976 Paula Puente (Mojácar) .............................................610 433001
ART & ARTISTS Adolfo Prado ...............................................................950 472668 Alison .......................................................................630 833873 Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Caz (art classes) ………................................……….607 444034 Dee Butler (Albox) ................................................….663 341904 Delfos Gallery (Mojácar) …........................................647 163681 Evie Fox ................................................................ 603 493163 Isabel Raths (Bedar) ................................................677 034957 Jeremy Fox-Rayner ...................................................653 714767 Jill Bennett (Mojácar) .........................950 478383 / 600 070188 Living Design (Albox) ...............................................678 308073 MarianMay Simpson …...........................………..……629 113436 Melanie .....................................................................638 495784 Miki ...........................................................................628 458491 Roberto Lombardi ................................950 930757 / 671 800317 The Gallery (La Concepción) ..................................607 146352
AUCTIONS A & A Auctions (Albox) ………..............950 064576 / 661 759882
ALARMS & SECURITY AC Security ........................................950 387822 / 657 AXA ...........................................................................950 B-Safe Digital Security Solutions ..............................634 Prosegur Alarms .........................................................608 Safes & Security (Dean)...........................................666 SE Telecoms ..............................................................697
397218 478763 349859 825509 949213 780499
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY See also Solar Almería Green Energy (Arboleas) …...958 003391 / 628 872334 Biomass Pellets ...................................950 452919 / 673 784050 Simón (Recycling Cooking Oils) ……………............….697 126083 Auction Subasta SL (Zurgena) ...........622 288750 / 681 095096 Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas El Real) ..............950 528565
ANTIQUES
AUTOMATIC DOORS & GATES Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 The Metal Works (Albox).......................950 930520 / 638 900949 Delfos (Mojácar) ......................................................647 163681 AWNINGS & BLINDS
ARCHITECTS Angel Pardo (Técnico) .......................950 121960 / 687 939315 Antonio Martinez de la Casa .....................................950 092094 Blas Haro Morales (Mojácar).......................................639 317429 Daniel González Aranda (Vera) ......................................686 846 624
Curtains with Style (Interior blinds) ...950 069032 / 678 811125 Costasol S.L. (Lloyd Dean) (See cover)...........................667 652 888 Coverbox (Albox) …................................................…615 992007 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711
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Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 El Campico (Bédar-Lubrin) PersiVera 2005 S.L. ..................................................627 978635 La Montaña .............................................................670 589788 Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.45).....................................627 907207 Garrucha Speedyfit ...................................................................600 006032 Tierra y Mar .............................................................850 992808 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667 567564
Huércal-Overa
BABY See Children & Baby BAKERIES
El Capricho ….........................................................637 595326 New Why Not? ............................................................950 135614
Cornish Pride (Albox) …................................………666 618933
BARS & CAFES See also Restaurants
La Alfoquía Bar La Unión ...........................................................642 008003 Heathers ...................................................................642 144727
Las Buganvillas Gnomo Feliz II ..........................................................950 462540 La Colonial ……………….........................................….950 133918
Albox
Bar Lepanto .........................................................................642 391433 Los Carasoles Chapman’s ...............................................................950 091188 Harley’s ..................................................................642 637371 Cornish Pride ...................................................………666 618933 La Palmera ….............................................................950 430993 Los Gallardos The Travellers Inn, Los Marcelinos ...........................664 111990 Apolo ……………................................................……600 495182 Meson Verfran ……….........................950 469393 / 637 810143
Alfaix
La Venta de Alfaix .....................................................671 272464
Las Herrerias
Arboleas
Eugenia ...................................................................950 069021
Hotel Rural Azabache ...............................................690 258813 Mojácar Humbugs Cafe …................................643 123253 / 643 075387 Bar Esencial ........................................630 26626 / 618 826092 Bar Luz ....................................................................654 866110 Bédar Beachcomber ..............................................................634 339216 El Cortijo ...........................................950 398108 / 689 702916 Cafeteria Bellagio .......................................…………950 472342 El Paso ...................................................................950 469409 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba ……….657 560679 / 645 414793 Cerro Gordo Café Latino ...............................................................626 717323 Bistro Bonita .......................................650 599739 / 950 930169 Captain's Tapas Bar & Restaurant...............................617 477797 Cucador Cave Bar ...............................................................…..950 478799 La Vida .....................................................................950 634562 Delfos .......................................................................647 163681 Dolce Vita .................................................................950 478476
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El Aleman ...............................................................617 317801 El Antler ………...........................................................600 540661 El Deseo ..................................................................670 018035 El Lugar ...................................................................679 676405 El Toro .....................................................................622 456560 Enrico ...................................................950 472995 / 642 514738 Fany …………...........................................………….634 312820 Fusion Beach (See p.47) ..........................................950 615224 Gastro Malabar ........................................................950 472970 Koi ….........................................................................950 615452 Kukis ........................................................................686 038259 La Cantina (Mexican) ................................................950 478841 La Parata (See p.7).....................................................950 478186 La Piká .....................................................................950 930744 La Taberna (Mojácar Pueblo) ..............618 696172 / 647 724367 Los Amigos .......................................…………………950 478489 Levante (See p.47) ...................................................950 615224 Lucero ………..................................................……….673 544617
The Lemon Lounge .............................................….950 472659 The Roof Garden .................................................674 113218 Trufibar ....................................................................664 103611 Twister .....................................................………………600 006032 Valery Cocktail Bar (See p.33)......................................950 615537
Palomares 102 Tapas Bar …………....................950 467745 / 615 157905. Asagía Asador ........................................................640 210185 La Dulce Casa ….............................950 618059 / 950 467768 Monika ......................................................................659 672615 The Oasis ............................................950 467381 / 676 365010
Piedra Amarilla, Partaloa Lorena’s ...................................................................634 345353
Pueblo Laguna Bar Restaurant Laguna ……….........................……..950 132566 Grace’s Bar ................................................................950 532339 Pub Millionaire ....................................950 617467 / 637 255978
Marcelo Entre Tapas ...................................................950 031812 San Juan de los Terreros Martinis ....................................................................950 285330 Mi Cortijo ………......................................................…950 466323 Mesón Felipe San Bernabé ................950 475966 / 631 301368 Turre Mesón Mémé ……………...........……….674 141159 / 647 954405 Mimi’s Bar ..................................................................651 872604 Moca Cafe Bar …......................................................950 452885 Playa Blanca (See p.49) ...................950 473001 / 639 507520 Reina Mora ...............................................................950 473204 Rincon del Zahorí (See p.61).............630 314400 / 625 103672 Rose & Crown (See p.15)........................................634 796884 Rusty Nail (See p.31)...............................................662 153813 San Pedro Belgian Bar .............................................722 485340 Scotty's …...................................................................687 382540 The Emerald Isle .....................................................652 105827 The Irish Rover (See p.43).........................................950 473135
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Los Tarahis (Agua Amarga) .......................................950 Lua Beach Club (Mojácar) …......................………… 950 Mandala Beach Club (Mojácar) ................................950 Maraú (Vera Playa) ………...........................…………671 Maui (Mojácar) ……...................................................950 Valle del Este Hole in One Karen’s Bar ......................950 461068 / 677 655790 Neptuno (Mojácar) (See p.41) ...............................…616 Sol y Arena (Mojácar) ..............................................950 Vera Tito’s (Mojácar) ..........................................................950 La Amistad …………….…......................................…666 272817 Trufibar ....................................................................664 Alice’s Bar ……….......................................................677 Chili ...................................................950 468425 / 608 La Pará ……………............................................……637 Rosie Lees .............................................................643
161705 802227 545590 198600
Vera Playa
Bar La Reva .................................634 398465 / 618 El Balconcito .............................................................635 Frankie’s Bar ............................................................622 La Peperina .........................................678 643013 / 678 The Blue Parrot ......................................................950
541115 589909 649469 642856 467682
138235 472643 473131 580340 478722 005387 478308 615030 103611
BATHROOMS & SHOWERS
ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 Ana Rodríguez (Huércal-Overa) ..........950 939154 / 606 784598 Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) ……………………..950 109986 Complete Renovations (See p.17) .....644 389255 / 672 379960 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711 Villaricos Dorothy Baños (Albox)...................................................661 463842 Bar La Plaza Villaricos .........................................…950 467590 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 El Galeon ……...................................................……671 588790 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ....................................950 132458 El Gato ..............................................619 884792 / 628 169659 Los Conteros .....................................950 618629 / 699 010705 Lucky Bar Pizzeria ...........................................…….647 073598
BARS (BEACH BARS) Aku Aku (Mojácar) .............................950 478981 / 607 Alma (Mojácar) …......................................................950 Ankara Beach Terrace (Mojácar) ………........………..950 Armony Beach Club (Vera Playa) …......……………..617 Chiringuito Manacá (Mojácar) ............693 618671 / 600 Costa Tranquila (San Juan de los Terreros)..............620 El Cid (Mojácar) ...................................950 472063 / 696 El Patio (Mojácar) ...............................670 018035 / 629 Hola Ola (Mojácar) ..................................................664 Lola Bbme (Palomares) ……………….634 062350 / 657
347612 805928 473042 745021 045599 236798 056128 287265 Mojácar Home Improvements ...................................950 473104 097279 SpeedyFit (Screens) ..................................................600 006032 303043 The Bathroom & Tiling Specialists (See p.44)...........+44 7756081843
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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) Almería Ten Pin Bowling (Arboleas) …...................….950 439013 Indalo Bowling Mojácar ............................................950 473073
BUILDING MATERIALS
Toldos Farrago (Screens)(Vera) ................................667 567564
BEAUTY See Hair, Health & Beauty BED & BREAKFAST Casa Barranca (Huercal Overa) ..............................648 250699 Casa Montes Guesthouse (Arboleas) ..................... 686 400331 Castellón (Bédar) .......................................................642 435909
BEDS & BEDDING
(& Sanitary Ware, Tiles etc) Aridos Mojácar S.L. ……..........................................650 914257 Brico Depôt (Huércal de Almería) …........…………….950 625652 Casa Conchillo (Albox) …..........................................950 430740 Contrucciones Angel Oller (Albox) ...........................950 431453 Comercial Vera (Vera) ........................902 112236 / 950 393329 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Leroy Merlin, Gran Plaza (Roquetas) ….................……950 339800 VeraSur SL (Vera) ....................................................950 393028
Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Colchón San Gines (Huércal-Overa) ........................950 809519 BUILDING SERVICES Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarron)...968 153907 / 678 083491 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 Me & Mrs Jones (Mojácar) (See p.26).........................634 364795 Adam's Building Services .............................………..600 041820 Sleepcentre (Albox) (See p.6) ..........868 931872 / 671 715294 Alan Barker ........................................950 099913 / 600 268176 AlmeriaBuilders.com ……......................659 685133 / 950 9305202
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 Orca Steve (Mojacar, Garrucha) ..............................634 352873 Partylevante (Puerto Deportivo Garrucha) ...............680 942141 Sunshine Charters (Garrucha) ....................................634 398074
Arboleas Building ………........………........................634 306690 Ben Foster Building Services (See p.61)..................642 471236 CES Builders (Paul) ................................................685 017178 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 833444 Christopher Knell Building Contractors .....................634 344450 Complete Renovations (See p.17) .....644 389255 / 672 379960 David Croft (Urcal) ………....................................……661 148067 David Pritchard Construcciones ................................617 698418 Elegant Homes S.L. ..............................950 092603 / 687 629777 Elite Constructions .......................................................636 092632 Genco Construction ...................................................607 271869 J B General Builder ................................................. 687 024884 Mario the Handyman ................................................642 245017 M13 (See p.11) ......................................................657 105084 Mat Murray ...............................................................647 841750 MD Building Services ..........................628 414861 / 628 414862 Nash Groundworks ..................................................722 546192 PR Building Services ................................................662 422170
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Paul Acreman (General Builder) ..............……………607 196779 Saxon’s Complete Building Services ....618 920126 / 968 485729 Sierra Construcción .................................................611 028716 Valoser Obras .............................................................642 016954
BUTCHERS Juan’s Carniceria (Mojácar Playa) ........................950 478409
CAKES TO ORDER Alison’s Homemade British Cakes .............................639 028517 Moca Cafe Bar (Mojácar).........................................950 452885 Occasion Cupcakes (Velez Rubio) ............................634 329403
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The Cake Boutique (Arboleas) ............................+44 7800 892244 Colin the Card (Albox) .........................................…..650 600032 Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas) ............................663 302740 CAMPSITES Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Camping el Cantal (Mojacar) ................................... 950 478204 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Camping Los Gallardos .............................................679 970399 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) ……….................……950 615596 Campsite Marion (Vera) .............................................607 316553 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295
CAR HIRE
CARPENTRY
Al Andalus Car Hire ...................................................664 269440 Bédar Madera (Bédar) ................................................687 503181 Auto Corner (Limousines) .....................950 069198 / 667 439671 Cutler’s Carpentry .................................................697 907708 Caracola (Mojácar) .............................950 473157 / 637 545814 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
CATERING / EVENTS See also Wedding & Party Planning Elite Cuisine ..........................................................610 Hog Roasts .............................................................671 Costa Coches (Mojácar) ........................950 459208 / 950 069272 The Whole Hog / Hog Roast parties ..968 485729 / 618 Europcar .................................................................950 615101 Soft Ice Cream and Frozen Yoghurt Machines............600 Mo-Car (Mojácar) ................................950 478307 / 626 976973
994435 851135 920126 006032
CATTERY see Kennels CHILDREN & BABY
Baby Basics (Equipment Hire, Albox) ........................950 104345 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) ..............................634 322475 Meditania, 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
CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS Paul the Chimney Sweep …………..617 150300 / 850 993057 Solvi Car (Mojácar) …………....................................950 478151 Sammy Sweep ..........…............................…………..619 070839 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095
CHINESE & ASIAN RESTAURANTS
CAR WASH & VALETING
Chino Peking (Garrucha) .............................................950 Denis’s Car Wash (Mojácar Playa) ...............................643 198320 Dragon Chino (Las Buganvillas) ..................................950 Jones’s Mobile Valeting ............................................661 571939 Gran Muralla (Albox) ................................................950 Gran Muralla (Turre) ……............................................950 Palacio Imperial Marina (Mojácar Playa) ….................950 Restaurante Asia - Maribo Kitchen ...........................950
132948 133226 120166 618880 472208 110420
CHIROPODIST & PODIATRISTS Clinica Podológica (Garrucha) ..................................950 132768 Kim White (Vera Playa) ………...................................637 149659
CHIROPRACTOR Maximilian Bolté (Garrucha)
...................................650 700783
CIVIL ENGINEERS Isabel Morales ........................................................617 749105
CARD SHOPS C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514
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CLAIRVOYANCY / PSYCHIC READINGS Anna (Tarot) ……….........................................………670 897832 Chrissie Cremore ....................................................634 349638 Psychic Karen (Turre) ….........................................663 477658
CLOTHING (Personalised) AdverTees (Mojácar Playa) ..........................634 336789 Rascals Designs ............................... 950 064665 / 686 582140 Tikka Uniforms (Mojácar) ….......................................667 479903
CLEANING SERVICES Amba Cleaners ........................................................697 516955 IKamale-on ……………...............................................950 Chris .......................................................................627 565049 Infordatox (Albox) .....................................................950 Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Mark Adamou (Mojácar) .....................634 324918 / 634 Cherie's Ironing & Cleaning (Mojácar) ............………634 301389 Mr. Micro (Turre) ....................................................950 Crystal Clear ............................................................637 229464 PC Playa (Mojácar) .................................................634 Daisy Proaño Alcivar (Contract & private) ……...….663 538596 Idea (Mojácar) .. ......................................................605 162709 Jone’s Upholstery & Rug cleaning ….........…………661 571939 Limpiezas Cristina …..............................................…660 306695. Limpiezas Maxlim (Palomares) …..…...678 567783 / 629 680161 Under Pressure ..........................0044 7896 075925 / 633 436927 Upholstery & Leather Cleaning ...................................636 193256
616521 633223 306799 479502 356498
COMPUTERS Advance Digital ........................................................616 506569 Beep (Garrucha) ……………..................................….950 133059 Compleo Personal I.T. Centre .................................….950 393689 Connexions (Turre) (See front cover).......................950 479502 C.Y.G. Vera ...........................................................950 393350 Don Robinson .........................................................646 587746 Dynos Informatica (Albox) …………...................……..950 430806 George’s Sales & Repair (Vera Playa) ..950 042338 / 661 375489
PC-Solutions (Mojácar) ..............................................637 459293 PRYS Informatica (Antas) ........................................617 382511
CONSERVATORIES AA Window Doctor ......................…............................630 231644 Screenmasters (See p.45)......….…..........................677 152911
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SpeedyFit ........................................950 472357 / 600 006032 Curtains with Style (See p.21)...........950 069032 / 678 811125
COUNSELLING / HEALING Ashlí (Naturopath & yoga therapies) .......................643 102335 Acupuncture & Massage ...........................................637 120429 Barbara Clarke ...........................................................637 469937 Chrissie Cremore (Reiki)............................................634 349638 Donald Mackinnon (Hypnotherapist) ........................628 651022 Eve Morgan .............................................................647 203652 Fred Smithers (Acupuncture) ...............950 930456 / 618 107351 Gill Ballard (Healer/Counsellor) ...............................663 336655 Heaven Scent Holistics ...........................................663 923733 Hypnotherapy (Karen) .............................................663 477658 Dr. Jane Thompson (Psychotherapy)...968 485729 / 618 920126 Curtainsandthings.................................................……678 684564 Solo Style ………...............................950 528334 / 626 319907 Unicraft Upholstery ...................................................692 176069
CYBERCAFES Can Connect (Albox) …........................................…..950 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 Total Entertainment (Turre) ........................................950 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) …….............................950
121149 121318 009051 468295 615596
DAMP PROOFING Southern Spain Damp Proofing .................................652 358672 Karen Green (Holistic Therapist) .........615 163416 / 850 993150 Kate Roberts ...........................................................950 469540 DENTISTS / DENTAL TREATMENT Malcolm Forrest-Hazell (Counsellor/Psychotherapist) ...693 489725 Centro Dental Dr. Cremades (Vera) ........................950 390655 Shiatsu (Wendy) ....................................................671 851135 Clinica Dental (Albox) ..............................................950 120732 Sue Osman (Therapist) ……...............950 473021 / 600 847964 Clinica Dental, Multicentro (Mojácar) ........................950 478989 Clinica Dental Palomares .....................950 109710 / 670 878427 COURIER DELIVERIES Clinica Dental, Parque Comercial (Mojácar) .............950 478534 Nacex (Mojácar) ………..................................……….950 472940 Clinica Dental Saludent (Huércal-Overa) ……………..950 135672 Offex Spain ................................…….......................966 765950 Dentalbox (Albox) .........................................................950 121284 Spanish Property Choice (Easypost) ..950 615388 / 635 722290 Nadal Pérez, M A (Turre) .........................................950 479444 Odonto Stetic (Los Gallardos) ...........722 706732 / 950 398993 CRAFTS Puerta de Vera (Vera) ........................................950395319 Elaine's Wools (Arboleas) ........................................667 273889 Valero Martinez (Garrucha) ………............................950 132047 Simply Art (Albox) …...................................................662 443095
DIET PLANS & WEIGHT LOSS
CURRENCY
Ashlí (Naturopath & yoga therapies) ..........................643 102335 Currencies Direct (Mojácar) ...............950 478914 / 626 916443 Image (Helen) ........................950 930192 / 665178326 Global Currency Exchange (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 615319 Issysweigh (Albox) ...................................................600 334318 CURTAINS & SOFT FURNISHINGS Pam (Turre) ..............................................................639 465631 Cortinas Gredécor (Vera / Huércal-Overa) ..................950 391361 Vicki (Turre) .............................................................650 764623
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DIGGER HIRE See Excavation DIVING See Scuba Diving DOCTORS & CLINICS (Private)
ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS Eco1 (Garrucha) (See p.33) .......................................627 690056
ELECTRICAL GOODS
Analysis Clinic (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 475282 Centro Médico Mojácar ...............................................950 475105 Clinica Medica Garrucha ……...........950 133157 / 617 404500 Dr. Maria Rose (Garrucha) ..........................................950 132803 Euroclinicas (Vera) ........................................................950 391300
Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 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 DOG GROOMING Electro Hogar Rodriguez S.L. (Garrucha)..................950 460832 Anita (5 Bone Kennels) …………......................……662 344734 Euronics .............. (Albox) 950 430702 (Garrucha) 950 460832 Brigbe’s Dog Grooming ...........................................630 557123 ELECTRICIANS Centro Garras (Huércal-Overa) ............950 616820 / 617 456548 Elite Dog Grooming (Albox) …….…...........................617 313587 A1 Services ………....................................................679 631458 Luis (Clinica Veterinaria Garrucha) ....950 132200 / 628 663616 Abbott Electrical ….............................638 010691 / 950 137208 Lulu’s (Albox) ...................................950 952940 / 600 046557 Andy …..............................…................950 438237 / 679 656450 Pampered Pooches (All areas)..................................662 344734 Baltasar .....................................................................655 691107 Pelitos (Los Gallardos) ..............................................637 286176 Charlie Fyre ................................................................686 833444 Shampooch professional pet grooming ........................642 276442 Connexions (Turre) ……..............................………….950 479502 SoloPerros (Turre) ..................................................674 509382 DJT Electrical Services (Vera) .............686 817945 / 626 578164 Ulti-Mutt .....................................+44 7894747657 / 634 332578 ElectroTorres .....................................677 530410 / 610 750771
EMI Electrical Installations .......................................673 502867 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 Francisco Montoya (Mojácar) .........................……….687 466352 N.E.Electrics (Arboleas).............................................634 358777 Peace of Mind 24/7 ............................................... 637 974662 Andy Lake - Williams Electrical ..............................…..677 741366
ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES CDB Natural (Huércal-Overa) ...................................950 882237 Jules Outlet (Mojácar Playa) .....................................633 640918 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) ......634 322475 / 633 629883 Voluta's Place (Mojácar Playa) …...............................699 975552
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
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ENTERTAINERS Abbie Lou (Female vocalist) .......................................687 340544 Amy Amy Amy Tribute Band ....................................645 886919 Ashley Cathcart .......................................................693 486788 Blues Brothers ........................................................680 355376 Bob Management .......................................................666 310251 Brendan O'Dee (Singer/Guitarist) ..............................610 855964 Brian Dee ………........................................................647 897533 Carol George (Female Vocalist) ............................634 285009 Catchlove Music (Varied styles duo)…...................678 397536 DJ Digit-Al ...............................................................634 338014 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 Funky Nomad ..........................................................643 256459 Georges Femenias (vocalist/guitar) ……...…………….634 300356 Good stand in drummer ...........................................648 699733 GuitarMac ( Guitar/Vocals ) .....................................634 340476 Harmony Duo .........................................................687 340544 Jill Farmiloe (Female vocalist) .................................607 443908 Jim Mackie (Piano Man) ..........................................651 751629 JuJu Entertainment ............................950 950797 / 697 462746 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 M & M's Rock & Roll Revue ...................................699 462859 M Soul & Motown (all music styles) ........................634 340409 Maurice Casanove ....................................................671 386947 Maximum Output Karaoke /Disco ............................697 317557 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 Northern Lights Karaoke …...............................……..697 500673 Phil and The Invisibles ..................... 950 475752 / 651 045120 Richard Hill ..............................................................670 243461 Roadrunner (duo) ......................... 628 122363 / 684 330431 Robin Lamble ..........................................................602 469425 Rocio Starry (Vocalist) .............................................645 886919 Sabrina Lloyd ..........................................................661 055440 Sharna Knight (Vocalist & Entertainer) ....................0044 7340 638513 Sharon-Elizabeth Regan ........0044 7858 459637 / 666 673055 Shirin (bellydancer) .................................................607 805367 Short-Fuse Blues Band...............................................651 610189 Smartie Pants the Clown ............................................617 815221 Solo Simon ...............................................................667 989270 Spotlight Entertainment (Karaole, disco etc.) .............634 311652 Starry Jazz trio/quintet .............................................645 886919 Sue Moretta .............................................................672 148730 The Fat Lizard Band .....(English) 651 045120 (Esp) 617 464728
The Opium Buddhas ………………….687 033106 / 667 Tom Lee ……............................................................671 Tony Matthews (Quiz organiser) ..............................634 Tony Justice ……….............................950 950797 / 637 Trio Chaos ................................................................687 Triple Trouble Blues Band ........................................671
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ESTATE AGENTS Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...............950 475199 / 629 673450 AlmeríaCasas ...........................................................950 387852 Almería Homes ................................0044 1273 929286 / 950 930 259 Almería Property Agency (Arboleas) ..670 596085 / 628 872334 Almeria Property Finder (Albox) ................................950 431624 Almería Prop. Investments (Las Buganvillas).950 460874 / 666 260792 Angel Property (Palomares) .....................................950 618054 Antonio Martinez de la Casa (Energy certs)..............950 092094 Arboleas Property Shop .................…....................…958 003391 BMS Huerta Nueva ............................950 615035 / 669 355914 Calida Homes (Arboleas)......................950 430763 / 634 302801 Casa y Campo (Lubrin) .............................................678 587007 Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) ..........950 134434 / 649 777218 Citrus Homes ...........................................................638 849254 Cole's of Andalucia ...............................950 469592 / 697 640681 Complete Holiday Care .......................950 478612 / 610 808631
Cortijos Almería …………............……........................676 916088 D & D Property Care, Sales & Rentals .....643 335386 / 643 337063 Destination Spain Property Services .........................672 668803 Dream Homes Almería (Arboleas) ...............................697 875717
Españarural (Albox) ............................950 102505 / 654 Euroxan (Vera) .........................................................699 Fincas Vera Playa ..............................950 460670 / 639 Find Me A Home .................................951 914195 / 636 FW Properties ................................634 325152 / 634
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Grupo Platinum Estates (San Juan) .950 466122 / 666 Homes of Spain (Huércal Overa).........950 616516 / 616 Indal-futur S.L. (Mojácar) ……............950 615156 / 609 Indalo Real Estate ...........................950 091137 / 616 Indasol Mojácar S.L. .................................................950 Inmobiliaria Almanzora ..................... 9501 20406 / 637 InmoTerreros (San Juan) ...............950 096180 / 666 K7 Mojácar ...............................................................950
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Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) (See p.64/65)....950 Property Floor Plans ................................................619 Real Almería Property (Mojácar) ...........................647 Realtors MB Spain .................................................678
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Rural Almería (Mojácar Playa) ................................…950 472200 Santiburi Properties (Cabrera & Mojácar) 694 404971 / 647 901478 Sol y Mar (Albox) ...............................950 064584 / 635 979829 Sonia Cantalejo Bueno (Energy Certs.)......................608 147640 Linnitt Properties (Turre).............................................950 479054 Spanish Estate Agents (Albox) ………950 431855 / 661 143871 Mojácar Estates (See p.50)......................................950 478935 Spanish Hideaways (Oria) ....................634 366672 / 676 604008 Spain Assured (See front cover)............950 469622 / 634 300020 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) ............................950 472430 / 610 053563 VIP Almería (Mojácar Playa) (See back)..950 472524 / 617 587903 Voss Homes (Huercal-Overa) ...................667 891 741 / 950 616 827
Mojacarmar ......................................950 475891 / 636 903184 Multicasa Aguilas .................................................... 968 493009 Neinor Homes (Mojácar) (See p.28/29)....................900 110022 New Horizon Villas (Zurgena) ..................................950 438221 New One Stop (Mojácar) .............................................950 473040 New Wave Villas (Mojácar) (See p.25)..950 475800 / 607 146352 Next Stop Almería (See p.3)..............950 617518 / 678 034651 Nicla Property Consultancy S.L. ............950 133508 / 628 585538 WPMS Inmobiliario (Villaricos) ..........678 321111 / 950 618697
EVENT MANAGEMENT See also Wedding and Party Planning JuJu Entertainment .............................950 950797 / 697 462746
Okisur (Mojácar) .........................................................950 472010 Olive Property Sales (Bédar)(See cover) .950 469624 / 687 938466 Polansky and Associates ..........................................950 478086
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EXCAVATION Aridos Mojácar S.L. (Vera) .....................................650 Bob (Mini digger) (Albox) ..........................................642 Diego Ramos S.L. (Los Gallardos) ……..............…..647 El Cano SL )Mojácar) ................................................950
Blacktower (See p.127) .........................................657 684094 914257 CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926 392922 Currencies Direct (Mojácar) …....…...…950 478914 / 626 916443 841750 Indalo Partners ........................................................950 472242 479185
Elite Plant Hire (JCB) ………….................................636 092632 MD Digger Hire & Construction.................................634 375428 Nash Groundworks ...................................................722 546192
EXCURSIONS Andinas Buggy Treks ..............................................645 984122 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Costa Almería Tours ..................................................646 760389 Day Tours Almería ............................651 592836 / 645 253155 Indalo Quads (Mojácar) ...........................................634 315074 Mojácar Jeep Tours .................................................611 028716 Kennedy Financial Services .........................................678 035992 Mountain Biking Spain …...............……637 831509 / 661 178656 Offshore Money Management .............952 830916 / 950 398078 Rancho Luz del Sol (Partaloa) …..........……...……………..642 1185467
FIREPLACES
FABRICS Curtains with Style (See p.21)...........950 069032 / 678 811125
Chimeneas Mojácar S.L. (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 472135
FASHION Dandara (Garrucha) ................................................950 617013 Etcetera (Mojácar Playa) ...........................................950 532810 Garabatis (Children's) Mojácar Playa …..........………670 035630 Glad Rags (Albox) ……….........................................634 313071 H & R Men's Fashion (Albox) …................................692 682164 Jules Outlet (Mojácar) ...............................................633 640918 Liz Fashion Accessories (Garrucha) .627 970819 / 607 511179 Manumaga (Mojacar Playa) …………..........................659 884479 Modern Times (Mojácar Playa) …..........…………….950 475207 Oasis Fashions (Mojácar Playa) (See p.5)...............950 473222 Palme (Mojácar Playa) ............................................950 472813 Prins Vitali (Mojacar) ….............................................950 478690 Saga Boutique (Mojácar) .........................................950 475258 Sunflower (Mojácar) ..........................950 023030 / 600 880525
FITNESS & DANCE See also Activities-Clubs-Associations
FENCING Chain Link Almanzora ………...................................697 801875
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Aero Extinción S.L. (Almería) …............………………..950 263565 Extin-Torres S.L. (Mojácar) ............................................950 475067
FINANCIAL SERVICES AMASS ……......................................................……..678 035992
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Alison .....................................................................666 273168 Ananda Yoga & Holistic Centre (Mojácar) ...............617 719913 Aqua Aerobics - Marianne (Arboleas) .......................637 435864 Club Deportivo Puerto Rey ......................................950 460545 Debbie James (Personal training) (Mojácar) ...........687 619239 Dorothy Rowntree, personal trainer (Mojácar)..........666 815838 Fitness For All (Bédar) ………..........…………………..647 593323 Gimnasio Formas (Turre) .............................................950 468065 Gympower (Personal trainer) (Albox) ......................609 591606 GymXtreme Yoga (Vera) ..........................................643 102335 Javi Orta, personal trainer (Mojácar) .........................651 693681 Jova Sport Center (Mojácar Playa) ............................950 473137 Platino Gym (Mojácar Playa) .....................................950 284845 Sano Centre (Albox) ...................................................610 544306 Sano Centre (Huércal-Overa) ..................................666 021259 Sierra Club Desert Springs ........................................687 599115 Sol Yoga Centre (Arboleas) .........................................686 400331 Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas) ...........................950 449451 Valle Del Este Spa & Health Centre ..........................950 548600 Vicki’s Fitness & Slimming ....................--.................650 764623 Yoga therapies & slimming (Turre & Vera) ....................643 102335
FISHING Orca Steve Sea Fishing (Mojacar/Garrucha) ……… 634 352873 SpeedyFit ..............................................950 472357 / 600 Pete Fishing Trips (Mojácar/Garrucha) …..................634 379173 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667 Rio 600 Boat Fishing (Sid & Graham). 647 020929 / 647 803030 Tony Justice ...................................…..950 950797 / 637 Ventanas y Puertas Mojacar S.L. ......................…….950
FISH & CHIPS
Kingfisher (Pueblo Laguna) ......................................663 553001
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FOOD SHOPS
Catch of the Day UK Fishmonger ........ 634 301490 / 634 304288 Eurowise (Albox) ……………….............................…..950 439801 Gastronomía (Delicatessen) (Las Buganvillas) .......950 132048 Home Sweet Home (Turre) ...............................……..950 479487 La Maruja (Mojácar) ..................................................664 647171 La Venta de Alfaix Minimarket (Alfaix) ..........................950 469660 Las Buganvillas Minimarket ………........................…..635 036408 Manoli (Arboleas) …...................................................627 941654 Price Busters (Albox) .................................................950 951494 Sol Supermercado (Albox) ….......................................950 430043 Spar Supermarket (Huércal-Overa) ...........…………..950 135222 Spices n' Herbs in Spain (Albox)...............................689 482694 The Chippy (La Alfoquía) ........................................634 324484 Super Corner (Turre)..........................950 468303 / 637 016107 The Corner Shop (Albox) ………………950 930539 / 680 776791
FLORISTS
Hortiflor (Mojácar) ....................................................950 478985 Isamy Florist (Los Gallardos) ...................................670 215902 LIS Florist (Garrucha) ................................................950 460901 Penny’s Florist (Mojacar) ..........................................645 351767 Persa Floristas (Albox) …….......................................950 120211
FLY SCREENS AA Window Doctor ..............……….........................…630 231644 Armadillo …..............................................................663 303350 Bugs ...........................................................................600 049515 Coastal Mosquitoes ...........................606 040462 / 610 000700 Curtains with Style (See p.21).........950 069032 / 678 811125 FUNCTION VENUES Dave ........................................................................634 351275 Miraflores Restaurant (Camping Los Gallardos) .........650 418954 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196
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FUNERAL PLANS Avalon Europe S.L. ............................950 069012 / 634 321296 Golden Leaves Funeral Plans (Benitachell)............. 966 493082 Iberian Funeral Plans (See p.35)...........951 203994 / 965 993498
FUNERAL COMPANIES CollyFer (Huércal Overa) …….............617 456259 / 617 456335
Funeral Homes Robles (Cuevas) ..............................657 921383 Funeraria Ntra. Sra. de las Angustias (Vera) 950 390884 / 607 705672
Continental Descanso (Antas) 950 459011 (Albox) ...950 El Rincón de Mueble ....(Vera)950 460867 (Antas) 950 Elleann’s Homestyle .................................................674 Embargos Bestiales (Antas El Real) ......................950 Fig Furnishings (Mojácar Playa) ...............................643 Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarrón)....968 153907 / 678
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Funeraria Pérez (Mojácar) ........................................950 478102
Homecentre (Albox) (See p.6)...........868 931872 / 671 715294 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ..................................950 132458 Ideas del Mueble (Antas) ...........................................950 452816 Indalocio Garden Furniture & BBQs (See p.62).........850 993090 Inspired (Furniture & BBQs) (El Real, Antas) (See p.4) 950 147763
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 The Furniture Doctor .............................................667 989270
FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS Abodes (Mojácar Playa) ...............................................697 778355 Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Casa Carma (Turre) ...................................................645 080310
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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.26).........................634 364795 Muebles Rodríguez (Los Llanos, Arboleas) …...........950 430778 Muebles La Simona (Garrucha) ...............................950 132443 Oak Furniture Spain (See p.63)...............................950 091137 Sofa & Sofa (Las Buganvillas) ..........654 596247 / 654 596220 Unicraft (Upholstery) ..................................................692 176069
GAS TANK SUPPLIERS Gas Alboran ..........................................656 662000 / 950 259382
GIFT SHOPS Isabella (Vera Playa) ......................................................637 188901
GLASS CURTAINS Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 SpeedyFit .......................................950 472357 / 600 006032 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667 567564
GARDENS 24hr Casaserve ..................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Agave …….................................................................617 826334 Antas Garden Centre (El Real) .............................610 243838 Cedar Landscapes …….............……....................…620 112193 Chris (Gardening) .................................................643 082899 Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709 Indalocio Garden Furniture & BBQs ..........................850 993090 Inspired (Furniture & BBQs) (El Real, Antas) (See p.4) 950 147763 Jardin Natural ............................................................685 478187 L & M Landscapes .................................................670 409538 La French Touch ......................................................607 226269 Lady Muck Gardening .............................................697 317557 Madera Mania (Garden Supplies) ….........................667 562872 Mel Wood Landscapes ...................................0044 7973843706 Mobile Shredder & Mulch Garden Service .............687 024884 Nash Groundworks ..................................................722 546192
GLAZING (Supply & Repair) AA Window Doctor ......................…............................630 Cristalería Mojácar …............................................…..950 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 Cristalería Rubi (Vera) ………......................................950 SpeedyFit ............................................950 472357 / 600
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GOLD & JEWELLERY BUYING
Gold & Jewellery Buying ...........................................616 453813
GOLF COURSES Aguilon Golf (Pulpi) ......................................………..672 Cortijo Grande ..........................................................950 Desert Springs ........................................................637 Macenas Beach Golf ...................…....................…..950 Marina Golf ..............................................................950 Valle del Este ...........................................................950
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GOLF TUITION Gareth Edwards (Cortijo Grande) …...........................950 Potty Finca Services ..................……..950 163930 / 616 855294 Marcus (Mojácar) .....................................................610 Riegos y Conducciones (Antas, El Real) .................950 459146 Neil Evans (Desert Springs Golf Resort) ............... 638 Valle del Este (Vera) ...............................................676
GAS INSTALLATION & REPAIRS
479176 526671 531821 256923
GRASS, ARTIFICIAL
Smith Plumbing (Spanish Authorised).........................950 468041 Grass 4 U .................................................................638 574145 Greenfingers Arboleas S.L. ..........……......……………629 947633 Inspired (El Real, Antas) (See p.4) .................... 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
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HAIR, HEALTH & BEAUTY Affinity Beauty Treatments (Turre) ............................678 992093 Anavi Estillistas (Palomares) .....................................670 094722 Ashlí (Naturopath & yoga therapies) ..........................643 102335 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 Bonita Hair & Beauty Salon (Mojácar) ......................950 473159 CDB Natural (Skin care) (Huércal-Overa) ................950 882237 Carlos Barber Shop (Mojácar Playa)..........................610 575911
Heaven Scent (Huércal-Overa) ……....................…..663 923733 IIsabel Castaño (Hairdresser, Bédar) ..666 045552 / 950 469462 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 Lavender and Lemons ..............................................643 790511 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 Nina’s Beauty Therapy ..................................................642 131966
Oceanic Massage Therapies (Mojácar)...666 710964 / 687 619239 Opulence (La Alfoquía) …...........................................619 467295 Pascal Chevallier Emporium (Mojácar) ........................950 472790 Pampered Beauty Centre (Palomares) (See p.39).......950 618129 Phoebe (at Pampered) .............................................662 573939 Centro Estética (Mojácar Playa) …..................………950 472680 Pure Natural Deodorant ...........................................950 066163 Claire & Inma (Mojácar Playa) ................................950 147630 R retreat (Cucador) ……...........…...............................626 144680
Cloud 9 (Mojácar) .........................................................662 226086 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) ................................... 663 561521 El Rincon de Mary (Mojácar) Yasmin .....................656 646257 Elaine Mobile Hairdresser (Coast & Inland).................634 379424 Elegance (Turre) ......................................................634 308877 Etticut (Turre) .............................................................667 971960 Farrow's Hair Design (Arboleas) .................................950 634346 Favola (Las Buganvillas) (See p.18).........................675 622216
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Room 97 (La Alfoquia) .............................................683 479261 Salon de Peluqueria y Estetica (Garrucha) ...............950 133162 Sarah Noble (mobile hairdresser) ...........................692 195500 Shiatsu Centro de Terapia (Huércal Overa) .............671 851135 Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas) ...........................950 449451 Stella’s Hair & Beauty (Las Buganvillas) ..................950 699973 Sunlight Spain (Herbal Products) ...............................684 212474 Wacky Barber & Hairdresser (Mojácar) ....................667 961645 Wavelengths (Albox) .............................................…950 120309
HARDWARE OUTLETS Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Ferretería Gonzalez (Mojácar) ……….........................666 471384 Sanctuary Limaria .....................................................628 239696 Ferretería López (Mojácar) ……..................................950 615026 HOTELS & HOSTALS Ferretería Longo (Albox) ……....................................950 430064 Casona Granado (Nr Lubrin) ...................................950 069077 Ferretería Soler (Garrucha) ……..................................950 460073 Hostal Don Tadeo (Villaricos) ..................................950 467105 Hostal El Olivar (Mojácar Pueblo) .........950 472022 / 672 019767 HEALING Hostal Muria (Villaricos) ..............................................642 050290 See Counselling/Healing Hostal Playa Azul (Villaricos) ................950 467075 / 609 386282 HEALTH FOODS Hotel Al Sur (Calabardina) .........................................968 419466 Girasol (Albox) ….......................................................639 089170 Hotel Carlos 111 (Aguilas) ......................................968 411650 Home Sweet Home (Turre) ..............................……..950 479487 Hotel Carmona (Vera) ..............................................950 390760 La Maruja (Mojácar) ...............................................664 647171 Hotel - Casa Rural, Cortijo de la Media Luna (Mojácar) 950 478813 Las Hierbas de Maria (Mojácar) ..............…………….657 513990 Hotel El Paso (Aguilas) ….........................................968 447125 Hotel Family (Agua Amarga) ......................................950 138014 HEATING ABC (A Better Climate) (See p.58).......647 247494 / 950 092604 Hotel Madrid (Aguilas) ................................................968 411109 Graham (oil heating) ……….....................................620 112193 Hotel Mamabel's (Mojacar Pueblo) .....950 472448 / 663 700542 Neater Heater ………...................................………….634 312171 Hotel Mayari (Calabardina) .................620 629508 / 968 409338 Hotel Playa (Mojácar) (See p.48) ...........................600 350382 HIRE Hotel Puntazo (Mojácar) ...........................950 478265 / 950 478 229 Baby Basics (Equipment Hire) ...................................950 104345 Hotel Rural Azabache (Arboleas)..................................690 258813 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 322475 Hotel Mexico (Puerto Rey) ......................................950 132061 Expecting a Baby (Almanzora Valley) ....950 436581 / 666 375688 Hotel Salinas (Cabo de Gata) .....................................950 370103 Sound Systems ..........................…............................630 231644 Hotel & Spa Don Juan (Aguilas) ................................968 493493 Hotel Tikar (Garrucha) ..............................................950 617131 HOME CARERS see also Nursing Hotel Valhalla (Carboneras) ......................................950 130444 Angels Nursing Group ...............................................902 026468 Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442 Hotel Valle del Este ...................................................950 398743 Helping Hands Mojacar (Kirsty Ratcliffe) .................678 590988 Hotel Virgen del Mar (Mojácar) ..................................902 472222 Michaela Talbot .........................................................622 015765 Las Colinas Suitotel (San Juan de Los Terreros) .........950 466353 Parador de Mojácar ...................................................950 478250
HORSE RIDING
Centro Hipico Valle del Almanzora .........................691 Didi Arias (Mojácar) ...............................................639 Media Legua Equestrian Centre (Vera) ..............……667 Rancho Luz del Sol (Partaloa) .................................642
HOUSE & PET SITTING 241878 724521 Chris Leek ...................................................................642 608805 243561 David .............................................................................. 950 099905 118546 Linda Pettit ...............................................................642 016954
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Louise B. (LouB’s) ....................................................664 038031 Catalana Occidente (Palomares) ..............................950 618054 Sharon Presley ..........................................................648 069200 Catalana Occidente (Mojácar Playa) .........................950 478307 Edward William (Marine Insurance) ……………….….952 476090 HOUSE CLEARANCE García & Trinidad (Albox) …….............950 120340 / 620 240563 Almeria Castaño House Clearance .........................611 028716 Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 473192 Items For Sale Mojácar .......................694 439275 / 950 478753 Grupo Catalana Occidente (Mojácar Pueblo) 950 478061 / 653 806 The Attic (Cucador) ..…….…................672 184354 / 648 250699 908 Ibex Insurance Services Ltd (Mojácar & Albox) ........950 120070
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Home Store ........………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Home Sweet Home (Turre) ................................……..950 479487
HYGIENE & FOOD HANDLING Grupo Sedesa (Vera) ...............................................950 390990
INSURANCE Adeslas ............................................950 472701 / 633 431900 Albox Insurance .......................................................950 121943
Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...............950 475199 / 629 673450 Liberty Seguros (Turre) ….................950 479568 / 620 179206 Liberty Seguros (See p.23).....................................913 422549 Linea Directa ………....................................................902 123248 Mapfre (Mojácar) ...950 478151 (Garrucha)................950 617376 Maxine Morgan Liberty Seguros (Las Buganvillas) ........669 074 996 Mojácar Insurance ...................................................634 323399 Sol y Mar (Albox) ……….....................950 064584 / 654 590258 Sol Insure ………..........................................………..950 472098
INTERIOR DESIGN ASSSA Seguros (Vera) ............................……………950 392487 Asisa (Vera) ................................................................950 391950 Axa .....................................................950 478763 / 609 667333 BWI Bryan White Insurance (Mojácar) ......................950 472098
Evie Fox-Rayner ................................603 493163 / 653 714767 Curtains with Style (See p.21) ..........950 069032 / 678 811125 Deco-house (Ann) .....................................................666 260792 Essential Solutions …….............................................627 245658 Light & Luz (Vera) ...................................................686 457714 Lola Barranco ………..........................950 086116 / 691 261818
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INTERNET PROVIDERS
Albox Online ...........................................................950 091111 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) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Carolina Pérez Gallardo (Sworn Translator) ..............647 863745
Connexions (Turre) ……..............................…………..950 479502 Next .............................................................................950 479369 Plusnet ................................................744 610389 / 850 992555
Carolyn (Mojácar area) ........................950 132905 / 608 692545 Cristina …….......................................................…..626 741386 Clara Mata ..............................................................629 132529 Starena (Vera Playa) ..............................................672 668803 Donna González-Linnitt ...........................................699 067922 Elizabeth ..................................................................662 504734 Espanglish Translation & Interpreters . 950 390037 / 950 392876 Hind (Mojácar - French, Arabic, English) .................616 605341 Joanne Tissington ……………...................................637 267150 Kathryn Jones .........................................................629 931125 Laberinto (Spanish, English, French, Dutch) .............609 781438 Marcela Chávez Riveros (Mojácar) .......................... 676 951352 Marguerite ……....................................................…..687 814157 Marisa .......................................................................636 179128 Michaela Talbot .........................................................622 015765 Milena (Albox) ………....................……654 359607 / 711 794366 Pedro ......................................................................655 510420 Robert Boucher .........................................................693 618705 Simply Solved ………...............................................663 327091 Susi ..................................................................................617 920 190 Traducciones Levante ...............................................606 953775 GSF Communications ...............................................950 473102 Wendy Interpreter/Translator ................................. 661 194278 Satcomms ..............................................951 406556 / 622 524335 Yamile (Written Translations) ....................................626 207575
INTERNET TV Connexions (Turre) (See front cover).......................950 479502 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 Europa Digital .......................................950 133233 / 678 332815 Ezetv .......................................................................950 091112 GSF Communications ................................................950 473102 IPTV UK ....................................................................603 613918 IPTV Spain UKTV ...............................654 617496 / 699 386277 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 322475 PC Playa (Mojácar) ......................................................634 356498 S E Telecoms ............................................................697 780499 UKTV Almería ....................................850 993202 / 694 440184
IRONING Cherie's Ironing & Cleaning (Mojácar) ............………634 301389 Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184
JEWELLERY Castellón (Bédar) .................. ....................................642 Jewellery Paula (Albox) ...........................................960 Joyería Pérez (Garrucha) ........................................950 La Luna (Garrucha) .................................................950
435909 430871 460636 132543
JOINERY - see Carpentry KENNELS, CATTERIES & PET SITTING Animal Hotel (Águilas) ..............................................639 722197
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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
Cocinas Puntocom (Huércal-Overa) ...950 921975 / 722 136950 Complete Renovations (See p.17) .....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 KDI Kitchens .............................................................605 163613 La Lonja (Lorca) (See p.27) ........................................968 443322 Mojácar Home Improvements ....................................950 473104
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 LANDSCAPING Sharon Presley ..........................................................648 069200 D & C Landscaping ..................................................634 359082 Sleepy Hollow (Huércal-Overa) ….............................617 313587 La French Touch .................. ..................................607 226269 The Hilton Cattery ............................950 163489 / 664565479 Mel Wood Landscapes ...................................0044 7973843706 Woodhouse Boarding Kennels/Cattery (Arboleas)….950 930585 Nash Groundworks .....................................................722 546192
KEY CUTTING
LAUNDERETTES Bish’s (Mojácar Playa) .............................................639 161725 The Laundry Room (Vera Playa) ...............................666 007824
LAUNDRIES City Sec (Vera) .........................................................950 Clean Team Laundry Service ...................................634 Costa-Azul (Aguilas) ……..........................................968 Ivi's Lavanderia (Las Buganvillas) ............................950
390255 332502 414327 132657
LEGAL SERVICES See also Solicitors KITCHENS 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 Artizan (Vera) (See p.2) ..................…950 390635 / 661 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 Cocinas El Real (Los Gallardos) .........639 036051 / 622
306269 985310 833444 232186
ALO Services (Zurgena) ......................950 449179 / 667 994682 Asesoría Sánchez Moral (Mojácar) ...........................670 099726 Barbara Caparros Ridao (Vera) …..........................950 390427 CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926 Cam Concepts S.L. (Huércal-Overa) …......…………. 950 471357 Cervantes Alarcon Consulting (Garrucha) 950 106490 / 647 863787 Gecko Legal Services S.L. (Mojácar) 950 475949 / 638 264621
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LEISURE ACTIVITIES see also EXCURSIONS and TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Almería Ten Pin Bowling (Arboleas) …...................….950 439013 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 Paintball Almanzor (nr. Arboleas) ..................………..619 559261 Paragliding ………................................635 243539 / 680 358549 Sol-Aero (Vera) ..................................609 685132 / 661 985358 Water Park (Vera Playa) …...................................…..902 361294
LIGHTING Light & Luz (Vera) (See p.39)...............950 391804 / 686 457714
LOCKSMITHS 24hr Locksmith .....................................950 472982 / 658 828560 Guzman Seguridad (Albox) ..................950 431497 / 617 272885 Locksmith (Dean) .....................................................666 949213
Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ........................950 473192 Gestoría Soria Bonilla (Mojácar) ................................950 478420 Kim Clark UK Benefit advice ……..….950 169729 / 663 297568 Mayor Consulting (Garrucha) .......................................950 615185 Mojácar Playa Asesores ……........………...……………950 472710 Pilar Pérez Gestión S.L. (Mojácar) ............................950 478863 Vera Advisors (Vera) .................................................950 390621 MS Legal ..............................................950 479613 / 634 322827 Villalba Asesores (Albox) ..............................................950 431720 Phil the Pick 24hr (Arboleas) …................................697 243181
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LOGS FOR SALE
MOBILE HOMES & CARAVANS
Antonio Diaz .............................................................689 127535 Colin & Carlos ....................................660 903158 / 630 455328 Firewood Arboleas .................................................647 932078 Las Norias Carden Centre (Los Gallardos) ..............670 215902 Leña Ramos (Arboleas) …....................630 356095 / 616 044719 Lee (Arboleas) ...........................................................636 092632 Leñas Almanzora .......................................................950 120309 Leñas Cazorla (Turre) ...............................................607 827783 Levante Logs ............................................................670 243724 Log-On-Tommy …........................................................619 070839 Logs for Sale ..............................................................687 314775 Mr. Leña & Logs .........................................................622 883072 Palm Deliveries (Albox) .....................950 122416 / 686 966008 Phil (Arboleas) …........................................................634 328779 Potty Finca Services ............................950 163930 / 616 855294
Camping Los Gallardos .............................................679 970399 Caravan Storage (Antas) …….............................….661 508776 Casa Móviles .....................................637 418906 / 951 161348 Cherribar Park Homes ............…………950 396908 / 629 688153 Flor de Vida (Aguilas) ..........................968 438535 / 660 329907 Hispavan .....................................................................687 845730 Veramotor S.A. ...........................................................950 392552
MARKETING
MOBILE PHONES See Telecommunications MOTORCYCLES & QUADS D Perez Motor (Antas) ...............................................950 069022 Harley Dees …………................................................600 685550 Indalo Quads (Guided treks) ..................................634 315074 Montoya Motos (Garrucha) …...............................…..950 133033 Nafta Custom (Antas) ………...............950 619293 / 615 938352
Edela Media (Social Media) (Mojácar) ....................607 146352 Mojácar Business (Social Media) ............................950 680110
NEWSAGENTS
MASSAGE
Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051
Acupuncture & Massage ..........................................637 120429 Alternativa (Jessica Rippin) ......................................676 284170 Authentic Thai Massage (Jom) ..................................616 922612 Holistic Massage, Lorraine ................950 064484 / 687 569113 Lymphatic Drainage & Cranio Sacral-Therapy (Gabi) 950 472263 Mike Sheehan (Neuromuscular Therapy) ......................657 050394 Oceanic Therapies (Mojácar) ......................................687 619239 Ray Daniel (Sports massage)………...........................617 741564
MEALS ON WHEELS Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442
METAL WORK AA Window Doctor ....................…............................630 231644 Carpentería Metalica Chacón (Albox) …................950 431738 Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) …............………….950 109986 Coastal Rejas ...........................................................610 000700 FS Fabrications …..............…………..627 167167 / 671 424558 Ideal Metal Designs ...................................................656 834064 Metalbox (Albox) .......................................................950 633090 Mojácar Home Improvements ...................................950 473104 P & D Metals ............................................................638 707406 Speedy Fit Security Grilles ....................................600 006032 The Metal Works ..............................950 930520 / 638 900949 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295
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NURSING see also Home Carers Angels Nursing Group ...............................................902 026468
Optica Mahis (Vera) ………...................................…..950 390777 Optica Orbera (Huércal Overa) ....................................950 135596 Optica Orbera (Albox) .....................................950430101 Optica Villazar (Mojácar Playa) …............................….950 472783
Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442 Michaela Talbot .........................................................622 015765
NUTRITION Alternativa (Anne-Marie Pichon) ...............................666 966573 Ashlí (Naturopathic & nutritional therapies) ................643 102335
ONLINE MARKETING Donna González Linnitt .............................................699 067922
OPTICIANS Federopticos (Aguilas) ……........................................968 414468 Federopticas Diaz (Albox) ..........................................950 121122 Multiopticas Indalo (Garrucha) ...................................950 460665 Multiopticas Indalo (Mojacar) .....................................950 472285 Multiopticas Indalo (Campohermoso de Nijar) ............950 385082 Natural Optics (Garrucha) .........................................950 133921 Opticas Indalo (Garrucha) ..........................................950 133865 Opticas Indalo (Carboneras) .......................................950 130707 Opticas Indalo (San Isidro de Nijar) ...........................950 366200 Óptica Albox …………….......................................…..950 121991
Opticalia (Albox) .....................................................950 121084 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 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 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 Grupo Brideca (shop) (Huércal-Overa) 950 471045 / 950 135881 IPB Painting ........................................661 184848 / 622 524335 JPM ...........................................................................627 090422 Metalwork Painting ………………………699 246932 / 659 185039 Paul ...........................................................................649 186107
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Phil the Painter ……..............................................…671 227259 Clinica MOS Fisioterapia (Mojácar Playa) .................644 394335 The Fast Brush .........................................................950 472668 True Colours .............................................................636 638670
PATIO & POOL ENCLOSURES See Screened Patio & Pool Enclosures
PERFUMES & COSMETICS Son d’Aromas (Mojácar Playa) ..................................666 348253
PET SHOPS & TRANSPORT La Tienda de Basilio Rubio (Albox) ...........................950 431592 Madera Mania (Los Gallardos) …..................……….667 562872 Mojácar Mascotas ......................................................679 411203 Tucano Mascotas (Vera) ............................................650 292670 Fisiomar Physiotherapy Centre (Albox) ....................667 425197 Union Jack (Pet Transportation) ...........………………….902 109560 Fisioterapia Vera-Salud (Vera Playa) ...607 479379 / 950 132765 Physiotherapy Centre (Albox) ...........950 431463 / 657 516247 PEST CONTROL Remedio clinic (Mojacar) ....................950 472980 / 617 741564 Jason …….........................................950 064015 / 680 903609 Vitea Fisioterapia (Vera) ...................950 390655 / 663 024255 Sedesa (Vera) …………............................................950 390990
PIANO TUNER
Terry …...................................................................…697 229753
PICTURE FRAMING Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Casa de Cabra (Albox) ........................................ 633 364329
PIZZERIAS
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
Antonella (Mojácar Playa) ................................……..950 450215 BiancoRossi (Mojácar Playa) ...................................950 472682 Bocapizza (Albox) ......................................................950 120506 Cafetería Levante (Mojácar) .....................................950 615224 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba (Mojácar Playa) ............645 414793 Centro Plaza (Palomares) …...............................…..950 618614 Chili (Turre) ................................................................950 468425 D'Angelo (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 478517 El Gaucho (Mojácar Playa) ....................................950 478846 Enrico (Mojácar Playa) ......................950 472995 / 642 514738 Meson Felipe San Bernabé (Mojácar Playa) ..…….950 475966 Imperial (Mojácar Playa) ......................................….950 478098 La Góndola (Garrucha) ..............................................950 133928 La Muralla (Mojácar Pueblo) .......................................950 472928 Little Italy II (Garrucha) …………...........………………950 133802 Lucky Pizzeria (Villaricos) ........................................670 073597 Pizzo (Villaricos) .....................................................655 797530 Osteria (Mojácar) ......................................................950 615151 Ottocento (Mojácar Playa) .........................................950 615100 Portofino (Mojácar) ....................................................950 472809 Mari Cruz (Turre) …..........................................…….950 479646 Provenzal (Mojácar Playa) ..........................................950 478308 Pulcinella (Mojácar Pueblo) ......................................950 478401 Rincon del Zahorí (Mojácar Pueblo)(See p.61) .630 314400 / 661 604220 Quick (Garrucha) ......................................................950 132305 Sottocasa (Mojácar Playa) ........................................950 093075
PHYSIOTHERAPY
PLASTERERS
PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES 20seven photography ................................................634 301635 Almería-Fotografía .....................................................663 627942 Bluwater Photography ….........…………………………616 189002 Chincheto (Mojácar) ....................................................687 489182 Fotomicar (Lyle Mallen) .............................................620 786914 Fotos Fabrega (Albox) ………...........……………………950 430223 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
Caroline De Maeght (Villaricos) ................................650 134805 David Pritchard Construcciones ................................617 698418 Centro Physis (Olula del Rio) ......................................695 355381 PLUMBERS Clínica Fisioalbox (Albox) ..........................................629 402852 24hr Casaserve ..............................................950 466438 / 676 3062699
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Andy (Mojácar) ........................................................697 302039 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 Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 768587 Triton Pool Cleaning ...............................................634 326322 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 833444 Tropicana Swimming Pool Construction 650 906114 / 689 404244 Chris ........................................................................643 082899 True Blue Pools & Spas ..............................................661 148998 Carlos (Saliente) Plumbing & Heating ..950 930900 / 620 742954 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 Graham ....................................................................620 112193 James Santiago (Vera Playa) ......................................672 668803 Knowles ….........................................950 137197 / 606 807797 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 Francisco Montoya (Mojacar) …............………………..687 466352 Smith Plumbing S.L. ..................................................950 468041
POSTAL SERVICES
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) ....................………..663 302740 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 PODIATRISTS Spanish Property Choice (Easypost) ..950 615388 / 635 722290 See Chiropodists & Podiatrists The Post Shop (Albox) ………..............950 064584 / 635 979829 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 POOL COVERS Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295 Coverbox (Albox) …….................................................615 992007 Enclose My Pool ..................................606 040462 / 670 510097 PRE-PAYMENT METERS Hispavan pool covers ........................950 047033 / 687 845730 Sol Digimeters ..........................................................634 348703 Real Covers (Mojácar) ........................950 478763 / 609 667333 PRINTING & GRAPHIC DESIGN WS Cover ...................................................................667 480363 AdverGraf (Mojácar Playa) .......................................634 336789 POOLS & POOL MAINTENANCE Idea (Huércal Overa) ...............................................605 162709 1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696 Mail Boxes Etc (Vera) ............................................950 393835 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 322475 Aguafer Piscinas S.L. ................................................950 617064 Mojácar Business ....................................................950 680110 Alloa Pool Care (Albox) ………….................…………..650 244018 neö-cöpy (Vera) …...................………..950 390424 / 622 262100 Blue Diamond Pool Care ..............................697238933 Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 133492 Clean Pool Service (Arboleas) ...................................606 654389 GSF Communications (Mojácar) ..................................950 473102 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
24hr Casaserve .....................................950 466438 / 676 306269 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 Arboleas Builders ………...............……950 930536 / 634 306690 Can I Help You (Vera) ………..................................691 662267 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 D & D Property Care & Rentals (See cover).643 335386 / 643 337063 Destination Spain Property Services .........................672 668803 Exclusive Holiday Villas ............................................950 092602 Hire a Hubby …………........................950 436679 / 619 066022 D & J Pritchard Construcciones ................................617 698418 IDP Services …………................................................608 238775 Heat My Pool ....................................950 528128 / 663 303350 Indalfutur S.L. (Mojácar) ……........….950 615156 / 609 026526
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J & J Property Care ....…….................950 452106 / 617 657414 James Santiago (Vera Playa) ......................................672 668803 La Casa es Tuya .......................................................663 931471 Mode Services ...................................950 525790 / 687 033106 Mojacar Estates ..........................................................950 478935 Procare Property Service (Arboleas) .......................642 370681 Triton Property Maintenance ...................................634 326322
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...................950 475199 / 629 673450 Almería Holiday Rentals ............................................638 701670 Almería Property Agency (Arboleas) …..850 993099 / 606 281865 Almeria Rentals ................................. 650 764623 / 648 523073 Apartamentos Torrelaguna (Las Buganvillas) .............950 132580 APT Lets (Valle del Este) ….................950 619227 / 626 578164 Blaumar (Huercal Overa) .....................950 135512 / 670 869533 Blue Sea Villas (Mojácar) (See front cover).............….950 478643 Casa Benedict Rentals (Turre) …...………....…………616 189002 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Citrus Homes ...............................……......................638 849254 Clean Team Property Care & Rentals 850 993202/ 642 911850 Coastal Properties (Mojácar) ........................................950 475235 Indalo Real Estate .............................950 091137 / 616 760409 Complete Holiday Care ....………...........950 478612 / 610 808631 Indasol Mojácar S.L. ..................……....................….950 472200 Inmoterreros ...................................................................950 096180 KW Resorts Holiday Rentals ......................0044 (0)1293 863320
La Casa es Tuya .......................................................663 931471 Mojácar Estates ........................................................950 478935
D & D Property Care & Rentals (See cover).643 335386 / 643 337063 Destination Spain Property Services .........................678 203143 E-Property Almería ...................................................677 146592 Exclusive Holiday Villas ..........................................950 092602 Findmeahome ....................................951 914195 / 636 266641 Holiday Home Europe .........................950 120210 / 654 590258 Holiday Letting Service ........................950 472903 / 627 565049 Homes of Spain (Huércal Overa).........950 616516 / 616 562447 Indalfutur S.L. (Mojácar) ……........….950 615156 / 609 026526
Mojácar Holiday Services .......................950 699947 / 634 972377 Mojácar Long Term Rentals …...............................…636 903184 Next Stop Almería ................................950 617518 / 678 034651 Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) ............................950 478915
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PROPERTY PROMOTERS Almanzora S.L. (Desert Springs) ...............................950 467104 BMS Huerta Nueva ............................950 615035 / 669 355914 Elegant Homes S.L. ............................950 092603 / 687 629777 Elide Group S.L. …............….............950 390009 / 950 615076 El Pinar de Bédar ......................................................950 469496 GM Associates (Mojácar) ……….........……..............…950 475225 Miramar (Marina Golf) ................................................950 397060 New Villas (Albox) ………………........………..............…950 121036 Nicla Property Consultancy S.L. .................................950 133508 Polansky and Associates ..........................................950 478086 Promobys …………….................................................950 618889
PROPERTY VALUATIONS Philip Chesler (Chartered Valuer) …................………687 814369
PSYCHOLOGIST Dr. Jane Thompson ............................968 485729 / 618 920126
QUAD BIKES see Motorcycles RADIO STATIONS Onda Aguilas (100.1) ….............................................968 447864 Smooth FM online (89.8) ........................................634 332666 Spectrum FM (96.1) ............................950 615142 / 678 332815 Rent Mojácar ............................................................950 615042 Sandy Goldfinch ........................+44 7767 301159 / 670 575897 Santiburi Properties (Cabrera & Mojácar) 694 404971 / 647 901478 Spanish Property Choice (Mojacar) ..... 950 475823 / 634 351562 Sunshine Villas............................………850 993202 / 694 440184 Triton Property Services ..........................................634 326322 Voss Homes (Huercal-Overa) ...................667 891 741 / 950 616 827 Year Round Holiday Rentals .............950 619178 / 627 763052
REFRIGERATION MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration SL .607 364917 / 607 366040
REMOVALS & STORAGE See also Van & Man Hire Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 Brian’s Removals (Mojácar Playa) .........................674 Dave’s Transport (International / Local)....................620 English Move (Tony) ….............................................699
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RESTAURANTS See also Chinese Restaurants & Pizzerias Agua Amarga La Chumbera ............................................................634 676298 Restaurant Family ......................................................950 138014
Aguilas Carlos III ..................................................................968 411650 El Faro .....................................................................968 412883 El Guacamole (Mexican) ...........................................968 413491 Hotel El Paso ...........................................................968 447125 Indalo Transport .......................................................634 336468 La Calica (Hotel Cala Real) .....................................968 414562 La Vía ........................................................................619 131152 Piccolo Mondo ............................................................968 411946
Albox Bar Lepanto ............................................................642 Chapman’s ..............................................................950 La Cena ……........................................……………..950 La Parrilla ................................................................950 Mesón de Irene ………........................647 730103 / 950 The New Delhi (Indian) ……...........….950 431705 / 639
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Alfaix La Venta de Alfaix .....................................................671 272464
Antas El Fogon, Asador Argentino ........................................950 459081 Mi Casa .................................................950 453007 / 950 453048
Arboleas Bar Limaria ..............................................................950 930047 Happy Garden .........................................................950 120851 Hostal Meson ………..........................950 430137 / 635 612738 Hotel Rural Azabache ............................................690 258813 Nueva Trinidad ....................................850 993250 / 634 369833
Bédar Items For Sale Mojácar .......................694 439275 / 950 478753 Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas) .............................950 391412 Moovit Transport & Storage ...............950 930316 / 642 586701 Sprinter Services (Vera Playa) .............605 376873 / 950 609121 St. George’s European …UK 0044 207 193 5984 / 952 485984 Storage 42 Removals and Storage (Albox) ...............634 325639 Storage Solutions (Arboleas) ................950 930316 / 671 220105 Swift Transport (Arboleas) ........................................618 511234 UK Direct ..................UK 0044 7719.118.879 / Spain 642 099479 Union Jack Removals (International) ….......………….902 109560
El Cortijo ............................................950 398108 / 689 702916 El Paso ...................................................................678 868963 Miramar .....................................................................950 469308
Cabrera Riad Cabrera ………………….....................................950 092042
Cerro Gordo Bistro Bonita .......................................650 599739 / 950 930169
Cortijo Grande Finca Listonero .........................................................950 982045
Cucador La Vida
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Desert Springs Resort
Antonella (Italian) .............................................……..950 450215 El Torrente Restaurant …....................................……950 091546 BaoBab .....................................................................689 642923 The Crocodile Club ...................................................950 091546 Badgers ...................................................................950 478525 Beachcomber ...........................................................634 339216 El Campico (Bédar-Lubrin) La Montaña ...............................................................950 398856 Bellavista ..................................................................950 478800 Botaniq ...................................................................696 809035 El Pilar de Lubrin Bowen Resto Bar .............................. 666 406203 / 634 357654 Restaurante Albar ....................................................950 069077 Cabo Norte ..............................................................665 891772 El Pinar Cachimba (Moroccan) .............................................950 099179 Bar El Pinar ...........................................................634 302673 Captain’s Tapas Bar & Restaurant ...........................617 477797 Garrucha Casa Egea .................................................................950 472190 Angus & Hereford .....................................................950 460588 Casa Adriana ...........................................................950 133154 GBG ……………...................................950 132625 / 639 915993 Góndola ....................................................................950 133928 La Cantina de Flor ....................................................950 132757 La Gurulla ………................................................….666 995669 Maui Gastro ….................................................………950 460882 Nautico …................................................................694 433535 Restaurante Andalucia ..............................................950 460604 Restaurante Azul, Hotel Tikar ...................................950 617131 Rincón del Puerto …….......................950 133042 / 950 133043 Tierra y Mar .............................................................643 463940 Casa Juan …………................................................….950 450305 Huércal-Overa Cortijo de la Media Luna .............................950 478813 / 676 547555 Crisbe .............................................950 134100 / 607 338460 d’Angelo .....................................................................950 478517 El Paladar .......................................673 695939 / 631 494536 El Capricho …........................................................637 595326
La Alfoquía Bar La Unión ...........................................................642 008003 Indian Tandoori ........................................................632 110888 The Heathers ...................................................................642 144727
Las Herrerias Eugenia ......................................................................950 069021
Los Carasoles Harley’s ...................................................................642 637371
Los Gallardos
Delfín Dorado......................................950 475212 / 645 220095 Apolo ……...................................................…………..600 495182 Dolce Vita ................................................................950 478476 Meson Verfran ...................................950 469393 / 637 810143 Don Pancho (Mexican) .................................................950 472543 Miraflores ..................................................................950 469519
Mojácar - see also Mojácar Pueblo Agra Taj (Indian) ......................................................602 197417 Alcazaba ………......................................................657 560679 Al Punto (Brazilian) ..................................................950 475899
El Deseo .................................................................670 El Gaucho ................................................................950 El Lugar ...................................................................679 El Sitio ....................................................................950 Enrico (Italian) ...................................950 472995 / 642
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Call 670 84 92 65 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com Reina Mora ...............................................................950 473204 Robert (Marina de la Torre) …………..............………950 110412 Sal Marina ...................................................................950 472405 Scotty’s .....................................................................687 382540 Sensations ................................................................950 472057 Sottocasa (Italian) .......................................................950 093075 The Irish Rover (See p.43).........................................950 473135 The Lemon ....................……...............................…….950 472659 The Roof Garden .....................................................674 113218 Torre Bahía ...............................................................950 478651 Trufibar ....................................................................664 103611 Twister ...................................................………………600 006032 Zaika Fusion ..........................................................632 727851
Mojácar Pueblo Arlequíno ..........................................950 478037 / 649 337781 Calima (Moroccan) ..................................................608 807331 Casa Minguito ………...............................................950 478614 El Antler ……....................................................……600 540661 La Candela …...........................................................647 724367 Pulcinella (Italian) .....................................................950 478401 Restaurante Aires del Sur ..................606 061811 / 950 478014 Restaurante Calima ………………........................….663 286962 Gastro Malabar ........................................................950 472970 Restaurante Mamabel's ...............................................950 472448 Imperial (Italian) .......................................................950 478098 Rincón de Embrujo …....................…………………….600 531270 Imperial Playa (Italian) ..............................................950 475360 Rincon del Zahorí (See p.61) ............630 314400 / 661 604220 Indian Curry House ...........................632 416554 / 950 887681 Palomares Kukis ..........................................................................686 038259 Asagía Asador .........................................................640 210185 La Cabaña ................................................................950 615179 Monika ......................................................................659 672615 La Cantina (Mexican) ................................................950 478841 The Oasis Bar ...................................950 467381 / 676 365010 La Cometa ...............................................................950 615209 Partaloa La Estancia …….............................................………654 562396 Mis Amigos ..............................................…………….612 508447 La Gaviota ……………...............................................950 472177 Pueblo Laguna La Parata (See p.7)..............................................…950 478186 Bistro .......................................................................950 132022 La Piká ....................................................................950 930744 Le Magnifique …………….......................................…634 310816 Los Amigos ......................................…………………950 478489 Levante (See p.47) ...................................................950 615224 Marama ..............................................660 696229 / 666 260852 Marcelo Entre Tapas .................................................950 031812 Martín Morales (See p.13) .....................................950 478812 Mediterráneo (See p.47) ........................................950 309869 Meson de Loic y Cathy ...........................................950 478050 Mesón Felipe San Bernabé ...................…………….950 475966 Meson Mémé …........…………………..674 141159 / 647 954405 Mandala Beach Club ................................................950 473131 Mohana .....................................................................950 472941 Restaurant Laguna …………….........................……..950 132566 Mountains of the Moon (Indian) ........950 472002 / 637 914632 San Juan de Los Terreros Mont Martre (French) ..............................................634 388867 La Geoda ..................................................................637 020159 Neptuno (See p.41) ................................................…616 005387 Mi Cortijo …………......................................................950 466323 Omega ...................................................950 475317 / 647 675919 Mondy Playa ........................................600 254314 / 622 807809 Ostería Ristorante Italiano ..........................................950 615151 Ottocento (Italian).......................................................950 615100 Palacio Imperial Marina (Thai, Japanese, Chinese) ...950 472208 Parador de Mojácar ...................................................950 478250 Playa Blanca (See p.49) .....................950 473001 / 639 507520
Turre Casa Adelina ...............................................................950 479153 Chili .................................................608 802227 / 950 468425 Hostal Rural .............................................................950 478806 La Pará ……………………..................................…….637 545590
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La Sorpresa ...............................................................950 099901 SHOE REPAIRS Orsoca ………………............................................…..602 554609 Keys Copy Centre (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 472982 Pizzeria-Restaurante Mari Cruz ……....................…..950 479646
SIGNS (Shop & Vehicle)
Valle del Este Golf
Idea (Huércal Overa) ...............................................605 162709 Sawadee Thai .........................................................634 393235 Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 133492
Vera
SKIN TREATMENTS Casa de la Vega ......................................................950 391208 Gran Muralla (Wok Buffet) ..........................................950 391691 Francesca Herman (See p.37)....….......................….687 480694 La Mariposa de Fran ………........……..950 166774 / 683 641957 SKIP HIRE Terraza Carmona ...................................................950 390760 Aridos Mojácar S.L. ..................................................650 914257 Vera Playa Casa Conchillo (Albox) ......................950 430740 / 695 844425 Armony Beach Club .................................................617 745021 El Cano SL )Mojácar) ................................................950 479185 b2 Mohana (Argentinean) ........................................678 642856 Servacon .....................................................................950 475853 El Balconcito .............................................................635 589909 SNOOKER HALLS Gateway to India (Indian) ...........................................950 923994 CD Snooker Mojácar ..............................................609 026526 Maraú (Vera Playa) ……………...........................……671 580340 Snooker Ambigu (Los Gallardos) .................................661 973205 Taj Mahal (Indian) …............…………950 618691 / 671 231465 The Blue Parrot ......................................................950 467682 SOLAR ENERGY DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See page 19)...........950 472947 Villaricos Ecocorp ....................................................................671 716597 SCREENED PATIO & POOL ENCLOSURES
Enclose My Pool ...............................606 040462 / 670 510097 Inside Out In Europe S.L. ....................................677 114576 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 Screenmasters (See p.45)......….…...........................677 152911 Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.45)........................................627 907207
SCUBA DIVING Buceo Mojácar ........................................................950 472760
SECOND HAND Buy Buy Auctions (Los Carasoles)..................................681 095096 Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 John’s (Albox) ..........................................................634 325639 Merka Recycla (Huércal Overa) .........950 616683 / 666 577006 The Attic (Cucador) ..…….…................672 184354 / 648 250699
SECURITY & SAFES 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 Hi-Tec Solar (Turre) ............................609 888549 / 950 468230 Nicky (Mojacar) ..................................................... 667 479903 Hispavan Solar ..................................950 047033 / 687 845730 Solo Style ...............................................................626 319907 Sunergy Almeria ........................................................636 261240 Sew n Sew Susie (Albox area) ..........950 930643 / 633 683872 SOLICITORS The Sewing Room ....................................................607 375697 Alonso & Garrido (Albox) ...........................................950 121040 Alonso & Haro (Vera) ..............................................950 392208 SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Desarascos Litesa ............................670 863791 / 609 442695 AM & RG (Mojácar) ………….............950 478984 / 649 286437 Drainage Solutions …...........………….616 531283 / 670 088966 AVSA Lawyers (Aguilas) ..........................................968 446576 Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 768587 Babelia (Mojácar) ……..........…........635 577562 / 950 397114 Ginés Millán (All areas) ……….............(after 4pm) 607 366355 C & P Solicitors (Mojácar) ….....…………950 460731 / 675 383 160 Limaser (Vera) ……..................................................950 390732 Cabrera Cervantes (Turre) ................950 099400 / 627 464545 Sepserve (All areas) …..............................................675 838808 Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) .................................950 134434 Davies Solicitors (Mojácar) ........................................950 472775
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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
SURVEYORS EuroAbogados (Vera) .................................................950 617017 Javier Loustau (Mojácar) .........................................950 475086 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 Mar Abogados & Consultores (Mojácar) .................950 478911 Mario Redondo (Albox) ….................950 430222 / 626 389322 Miguel Angel Rojas Benitez .......................................950 615404 Pablo Suarez (Purchena) ..........................................610 014680 Mundi Abogados (Las Buganvillas) ........................950 460999 Ramírez Abogados (Vera) .......................................950 391171
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Philip Chesler (Chartered Surveyor).............................687 814369 TIMBER SUPPLIERS Survey Andalucía (Architect Daniel González) ............686 846624 Wood2Go (Velez Rubio)..............................................950 614050
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
La Maruja (Mojácar) ................... ................................664 647171 Almería Castle ………............................................…950 271617 Almería Solar Centre ( Nr.Tabernas) ....950 387990 / 670 866122 SWEET SHOPS Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas)..............................663 302740 Aquarium (Roquetas de Mar) ...................................950 160036 Camelus (Mojácar Camel Rides) ………663 930272 / 950 100076 TATTOO ARTISTS Fort Bravo – Western theme park (Tabernas) .....….950 165405 Body-Zone Tattoo (Mojácar) ……………......................634 336789 Nautarium (Sea Museum) (Garrucha) ………………….950 139554 Classic Tattoo (Mojácar Playa) .................................605 611782 Nijar Butterfly Farm .................................................617 692778 Lisa V Tattoos (Cantoria) ....................634 362737 / 642 024810 Oasys Western Park & Zoo (Tabernas) ….............….950 365236 Oscar (Mojácar Pueblo) …................................…….629 944374 Western Leone Theme park (Tabernas) …............…950 165405
TRANSLATING - see Interpreters TRANSPORT - see Removals TRAVEL
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 Connexions (Turre) (See front cover)..........................950 479502 George’s Sales & Repair (Vera Playa) 950 042338 / 661 375489 Indalphone .............................(Mojácar) 950 475784 / 622 455 608 Indalphone ...........................................(Huércal-Overa) 950 471470
Autocares Rodriguez (Coaches) ...............................950 469061 Halcón Viajes (Vera) ................................................950 393472 Exclusive Airport Shuttles (See p.59).......................950 092602 Levante Travel (Garrucha) ...................950 132258 / 628 604752 Mojácar Tour (Mojácar Playa) (See cover)..........…..950 475757 Viajes Zafiro Tours (Aguilas) ....................................868 782663 Zafiro Tours (Albox) ………..................................……950 121021 Zafiro Tours (Mojácar) .................................................950 615343
TUITION
GSF Communications (Mojácar) ..................................950 473102 Orange (Vera) ...........................................................950 393538 Next .............................................................................950 479369 Phone@ Mojacar …….............……....950 882222 / 607 885522 The Phone House (Albox) …………….950 121045 / 670 359698
TILING & PATIO WORK See also Building Services 1 Stop Paving (Albox) ………................................…634 313939 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................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 The Bathroom & Tiling Specialists (See p.44)...........+44 7756081843 United Tile ................................................................667 702817
Dave Eccles (Drum lessons) ..............950 525790 / 687 033106 ELC Education & Language Centre .........................950 615489 Espanglish .........................................950 390037 / 950 392876 Girasol, Albox (Spanish) ..........................................639 089170 Guillermo (Spanish conversation, Antas)...................647 525639 Guitar Lessons ………….....................................…..667 989270 Guitar Lessons (Chris Pottle) ................................950 437606 Hind (French & Arabic, Mojácar) ...............................616 605341 Jane Catchlove (Piano/keyboards/violin A.R.C.M) ...950 634402 Jose (Spanish Lessons) ..........................................667 303376 Jewellery making ......................................................642 435909 Kinder Garrucha (Bilingual Education Centre)..950 047026 / 671 608519 La Galeria Art Classes (Albox) …..............................663 341904 Laberinto (Spanish, English, French, Dutch) .............609 781438 Leticia (Spanish Conversation) ……......................…950 615566 Marcela Chávez (Spanish-English school support)....676 951352 Native Spanish Teacher (All levels) ………………….670 619017 Native Spanish Tuition ..............................................661 654812 Pedro (Spanish language tutoring) ..........................655 510420 Pencils English Academy (Garrucha)..........................634 314110 Penny Baltrus (Piano) ...............................................662 517106 Piano (Mojácar) …………............……950 069803 / 667 408941 Piano tuition. Terry Peace (Limaria/Albox.) ...............868 931815 Professional Writing Services …..........………………..662 067490 Sam Catchlove (Professional drum/latin percussion) ..950 634402 Sarah Dyson (Computer tuition) …....................……687 632435 Simon Farmiloe (Spanish & English)(Albox/Mojacar) 647 677097 Tennis Coach (Diego Rodriguez) ........950 393851 / 607 021280 The I.T.Teacher (Computer Tuition)...............................695 280699
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TV & AUDIO REPAIRS
Ponce S.L. (Garrucha) ..............................................950 617181 Tikka Uniforms & Shoes (Mojácar) …..........................667 479903 Seth Pittham (Zurgena).......................950 634477 / 666 826886 Uniformes de Levante (Los Gallardos & Vera) ..........902 110218
VAN & MAN HIRE See also Removals & Storage Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 Andy (Trailer hire/drive) (Mojácar) ..........................600 225929 IDP Services ……........................................................608 238775 Indalo Transport .......................................................634 336468 Storage Solutions (Arboleas) ...................................950 930316 Way 2 Go (UK/Spain) ……UK 0044 208 0904292 / 965 794682
VEHICLE IMPORTATION Hispavan vehicle importation ......................................687 845730 Talleres Daydo (Antas Real) ….……….950 459116 / 607 373298
UPHOLSTERY
Curtains with Style (Fabrics) ............ 950 069032 / 678 811125 VEHICLE REPAIRS Jone’s Mobile (Upholstery cleaning) …....……………661 571939 Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) ….......................667 Unicraft (Upholstery) .................................................692 176069 Auto Shine Body Repairs ………........607 324623 / 607 CostaCoches ...........................................................950 Fran’s Garage ....................................664 571060 / 950
Upholstery & Leather Cleaning .................................636 193256 Upholstery Larios (Cuevas del Almanzora) 950 456 364 / 651 998738
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Gómez Motor (Huércal-Overa) ..................................950 471250 Mojácar Motor (Mojácar Playa) ……........................950 478335. Reparbox (DIY) (Antas El Real) ...............................687 879744 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095 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
Clinica Nexo (Albox) .......950 430814 Emergencies: Clinica Huellas (Aguilas) ...968 447877 Emergencies CliniVet (Turre) …..........................…..950 069780 / Costa Indalo (Mojácar) ........................950 475213 /
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Egesta Centro Vetinario (Vélez Rubio) ..950 411208 / 608 438683 Europa (Mojácar) .................950472262 Emergencies: 629 099921 Javier .............(Garrucha) 950 132200 Emergencies: 619 236059 NEXO (Albox) …...............950 430814 Emergencies: 617 305784 Veravet (Vera Town) …............…............................…950 393307 Veterinary Centre (Huércal-Overa) …........................950 616781
VEHICLE REPAIRS (MOBILE) Auto Frio .............................................950 104488 / 600 Cool Air (Air Conditioning) ........................................673 JFK Karz ................................................................643 Veloc Tuning ECU Remapping Services ..................600
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827517 WATER (Tanker Delivery) 195872 Sierra Cabrera Water ........................651 994419 / 608 057941 790511 827517 WATER PARK Aquavera (Vera Playa) (See opposite) .....................950 467337
VEHICLE SALES AA Car Sales (Mojácar) ...........................................950 459208 Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) …....................667 439671 AutoFex (Albox & Antas El Real) ............................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.36).670 038580 / 950 393170 Nissan & Ford (Albox) …............................................950 430856 Pit Stop (Oria) ……………....................................…..950 124828 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095 Talleres Azor ...............(Mojácar) 950 478519 (Vera) 950 391400
WATER TREATMENTS Healthy H2O ..............................................968 437270 / 666 302 987
WEB SERVICES MODS ........................................................................600 284975 Mojácar Business ....................................................950 680110
WINDOW CLEANING
Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Don (Mojacar) .........................................................666 814913 Idea (Mojácar) ...................................................……..605 162709 J&A Window Cleaning Services ..........950 122452 / 689 548824 James .......................................................................678 988812 VETS Lady Jane Window Cleaning (Arboleas) ...................634 255373 Centro Vet ABC (La Alfoqúia) ….................................950 449064 Mick ...........................................................................634 327075 Astrid (Mojácar) ..............950 472252 Emergencies: 629 099920 Window Panes ..........................................................617 208231 Centro Garras (Huércal-Overa) ........950 616820 / 617 456548 Woody the Window Cleaner (Almanzora Valley) .......634 349665
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Call 670 84 92 65 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 Mojácar Home Improvements ....................................950 473104
Ortega Windows & Doors .......................................950 Plas-Tech Windows ...................................................600 Screenmasters (See p.45)......….….........................677 Speedyfit ...........................................950 439228 / 600
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WINES Bodega Gran Baco (Aguilas) .............................…..968 925655 Enoteca Tikar (Garrucha) ……..............................….950 617131 Isalva (Palomares) ………..........................................615 265092
WOOD & PELLET STOVES
WINDOWS & DOORS AA Window Doctor ...................................................630 231644 Complete Renovations (See p.17) .....644 389255 / 672 379960 David A. Pritchard Construcciones ............................617 698418 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Interglaze ……..............................…...................... 680 743311
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
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Useful Telephone Numbers Emergencies (Multi-lingual)...................112 Health Emergencies: Life Threatening .........................................061 Other Health Emergencies...........902505061
HACIENDA (TAX OFFICE) Huércal Overa .......................950 470209 / 950 471013
FUNERAL DIRECTOR Albox (Funerarias Teruel) .......................................950 430122 Guardia Civil ..................................................062 Huércal Overa (Colly Fer) ...............................950 616161 Local Police ....................................................092 Garrucha (Funerarias Funerga) ..............................950 460295 Coast Guard .................................900 202 202 Mojácar (Funeraria Pérez) ...................................950 478102 Vera (Funeraria Ntra. Sra. de las Angustias) ..950 390884 AIRPORTS Almeria airport .....…..............…902 404 704 / 950 213 700 HOSPITALS Huércal-Overa, Alicante airport ….............………913 211 000 / 966 919 000 Hospital La Inmaculada..................................................950 029000 San Javier airport ……...……….902 404 704 / 968 172 000 Almería Torrecárdenas............................................950 016000 Almería,Virgen del Mar (Private).....................950 217100 BRITISH EMBASSY Virgen del Mar Emergencies:............................950 217240 Madrid ......................................................................917 146300 LOCAL POLICE BRITISH CONSULATE Albox ...............................................................................950 121080 Málaga (for this area) ................................................952 352300 Carboneras .................................................................950 136136 Cuevas del Almanzora ................................................950 548700 UK PASSPORT INFORMATION Garrucha ............................................................................950 460002 www.gov.uk/browse/abroad/passports Huércal-Overa ..............................................................950 470585 Mojácar ...........................................................................950 472000 EMERGENCY UK PASSPORTS Pulpi ……………......................................................................950 465049 www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document Vera .................................................................................950 390010 CREDIT CARDS 24hr EMERGENCIES 4B(Visa/Mastercard) …..902 114400 / 913 626200 American Express …...................................................900 814500 Diners Club …..........................................................902 401112 Mastercard …..........................................................900 971231 Servired (Visa/Mastercard) …............................902 192100 Visa …..........................................................................900 991124
TOWN HALLS Albox ....................................................................................950 120908 Antas ............................................................................950 619015 Arboleas .............................................................................950 449430 Cuevas del Almanzora .................................................950 456488 Los Gallardos ....................................................................950 469000 Garrucha ...............................................................................950 460058 Huércal-Overa ...............................................................950 134900 Mojácar ...........................................................................950 615009 ELECTRICITY Sevillana Endesa Enquiries: ..................(free).800 760333 Turre ..................................................................................950 479011 Breakdowns:.........................(free).900 850840 Vera .....................................................................................950 393016 WATER Galasa Enquiries: ..................................................950 391200 TELEPHONE (Telefonica) Breakdowns: ...........................................902 355575 Normal Operator ..................................................................1004 Gestagua (Albox) ....................................................950 120649 Faults Operator ....................................................................1002 International Operator ......................................................11825 GAS Speaking Clock .........................................................................093 Cepsa (Silver bottles) Leaks ….......................902 100224 Cepsa, information …......................................902 416416 TAXIS See Directory pages Repsol (Red bottles) Leaks .......................901 121212 Repsol, information .........................................901 100100 MOBILES LOST OR STOLEN (From any 'phone) ITV (Spanish M.O.T. Centres) Orange …........................................................................656 001470 Vera, Albox, Veléz Rubio Telefónica Movistar …............................................095 702611 Central number ……………........................................959 999999 Vodafone …....................................................................607 123000 Yoigo …..................................................................................622 622622 TRAINS Renfe www.horarios.renfe.es ……..........…….902 240202
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Community News Update on the Best Walk for Life yet - ongoing support arranging dance classes for some of the pupils and previously supplying a white board. 11,000 Euros and still counting The annual Walk for Life in Arboleas was on Saturday, 4th May. 240 people registered to walk or run and many more came to cheer them on staying on for the party afterwards. The conditions were perfect, not too hot and the forecast rain never happened. Cecilia Molina Verdú cut the tape on behalf of Spanish cancer charity AECC. The Walk for life team has been collecting sponsorship money since the walk and to date it is over 11,000 Euros, twice last year’s final amount. This total was helped enormously by the following local companies: Smooth fm raised an amazing 1,812 Euros, Calida Homes with the help of the walking football team Los Amigos raised 1,158 Euros, Bar Lepanto in Albox raised 812 Euros, Wavelengths hair and beauty in Albox raised 440 Euros, Dream Homes Almeria raised 375 Euros and Albox café Scrumptious raised 371 Euros. Sandy Blindell turned to the internet for sponsors and all on her own raised an incredible 402 Euros. Thank you to those who ran, those who walked, those who watched and every single person who sponsored someone. At Walk for Life Arboleas we are so grateful to our amazing local community for their incredible support for the charity. Cancer is no respecter of persons but with your help we can make sufferers lives a little easier. The report on the walkers, runners and winners is on the Walk for Life w e b s i te a t w w w. w a l k 4 l i f e a r b o l e a s . c o m .
Dames in Turre At the Dames in Turre final meeting before their summer break, they were delighted to present cheques to the following charities. Fanny Davies from Stepping Stones in Turre received a cheque for €500 from Anne Anstey, Matthew from PAWS received a cheque for 300 Euros from Marian Piggins, Lesley Squires from AECC received a cheque for 500 Euros from Soo Wallace, and Geoff Taubman from Turre Food Bank received a cheque for 500 Euros from Carol Pazdzierski. We were delighted to welcome the Turre Primary school Director Joaquin and teacher Anna, who came along and thanked Dames for their
After the cheque presentation we had a laugh with Sylvia's quiz. Thanks to everyone who attended.
Dames in Spain (Mojácar) Over 30 members and friends of the Dames in Spain (Mojácar) attended a summer lunch at El Burladero restaurant to celebrate the beginning of their summer break. The 2019/2020 season will include shopping trip, talks on beauty, cake decoration, Spanish traditions, and also a short holiday. The next meeting will be on Monday, 16th September at 11am at Sensations restaurant, Mojácar Playa, when the full programme will be available.
Great Success for Taekwondo Club The Taekwondo Club in Mojácar recently had a grading week for the students. The black belt examiners, Mr Serge Dewrée and Ms Laura Linschoten, examined the foot and hand techniques, punches, blocks and kicks in individual patterns, one on one combats and board smashing. It was hard for some, stressful for others, but fun for everyone. Congratulations to all of you from 4 to 7 and from 8 to 18 years old that participated and passed the exam. Alejandro, José, Jacob and Summer & Bella, Theo, Kira, Darius, Jensen, Sam, Maite, Mila and Talia. Another great success for all Taekwondo Mojácar students. Enjoy your new well deserved belt. A special mention to José Silva and Mila Vickery who were awarded the Tiger Glove for Best Fighter. Want to train with us? Come anytime - no previous knowledge needed. We train at Platino Gym on Mojácar Playa Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Contact Serge by WhatsApp on 646 844 708.
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Community News is always welcome (Felix wet and Ultima biscuits) plus toys and scratching posts which you can leave at the fundraising outlets in Mojácar, Turre and Las Buganvillas. The shelter is inundated with cats and kittens and even if you can’t adopt, perhaps you could “foster” in the interim whilst a “forever home” is found. For further information, donations and volunteer forms, please visit our website: www.paws-paths.org Some of the fund-raising team or email: cats@paws-patas.org
PAWS-PATAS Cattery The cattery at the PAWS-PATAS shelter in Los Gallardos was founded in 2008 and in the early days homing figures were low because hardly anyone knew that they dealt with cats. However, to date almost 800 cats and kittens have found their cosy forever homes in Spain, UK and Holland. As PAWSPATAS receives no monetary assistance whatsoever from the government, the volunteers are constantly trying to raise awareness of the importance of neutering from fundraising events to promote their TNR campaign (Trapping Neutering, Returning) and providing food, cover vet bills and maintenance. We have a large UK charity that is prepared to send vets and vet nurses to run a continuing feral cat TNR campaign, that could cover a 100 mile radius of Mojácar. We have a local vet that is interested in heading the campaign. But what we do NOT have is the support/ help from the town halls and MOST importantly, the Spanish College of Veterinary Surgeons. Apart from our endeavours individuals could put pressure on town halls and the College of Vets for permission to bring in the charity WVSWorldwide Veterinary Service as this could be a major move forward to provide vital aid. PAWS-PATAS are often contacted by people asking for help with the feral colonies within their communities and sadly they do not have the funds or equipment to help everyone. PAWS-PATAS has contacted local Town Halls and asked for their help. The shelter needs volunteers as apart from cleaning and feeding, socialising is also very important. Food
PAWS CATTERY CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: Recently, kittens of various ages were left outside the shelter gates. They went to our quarantine pens for assessment and appeared to be in reasonable health and just a couple had watery eyes. The next morning, the duty volunteer found one kitten dead and another fighting for its life. By the end of that same day we had lost six. The suspected cause of these sudden, unpleasant deaths is a virulent virus called panleukopenia, which is similar to the parvo virus in dogs. One week later the figure was up to nine deaths and more cats are still vulnerable. It is the most devastating situation we have ever had and we are so grateful for our dedicated fosterers who thankfully have many of our kittens in their safe care – without their help, the death toll would have been a lot worse. Finally, we have to appeal to those who are continually leaving large numbers of kittens & cats at the shelter, and we have strong suspicions they are coming from the same source. These were left in a rather expensive box...usually they are in crates or cardboard boxes - so we are quite concerned about “who” is doing this and would like to get a strong message across to them...to stop doing it! Yes, we are a rescue centre, but we simply cannot take in the hundreds, if not thousands, of unwanted and /or sick felines which are living on the streets. This time, your actions have caused great suffering and upset and jeopardised the health of others.
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What’s On Villaricos Dreambeach The 7th Villaricos Dreambeach Festival takes place from August 7th-11th. Tickets for the complete event cost 79 Euros & 109 Euros including the campsite. Ticket outlets include www.dreambeach .es, post offices, El Corte Inglés stores, and internet booking agents such as Entradas a tu alcance and Ticketea. The 2nd Cooltural Fest music festival in Almería city takes place from August 15th-18th with free admission on the 15th & 18th. Tickets are available from www.coolturalfest.com and cost 35 Euros and 90 céntimos for A u g u s t 1 6 t h & 17 t h . Accommodation from August 15th-18th inclusive costs 150 Euros & 60 Euros for the campsite. The 7th Adra Juergas Rock Festival is from July 31st to August 3rd. Tickets for the event can be obtained from www.thejuergas rockfestival.com and www.wegow.es at 44 Euros and there is a camping area. Camper van space costs 50 Euros.
Almería The Paso a Paso Dance Academy give their 17th end of course performance entitled Puertas Violetas at the Teatro Cervantes Almería city on July 4th at 8pm. Tickets are 10 Euros.
Rhapsody of Queen with a large rock band and international singers comes to Almería bullring on July 5th at 10pm. The performance lasts 2hrs 40mins and tickets for numbered seats are 38,50 Euros. The 53rd Almería Flamenco & Dance Festival takes place in Almería city from July 11th-26th. There are major concerts from July 18th when the Spanish National Ballet Company perform Eritaña, Zapateado de Sarasate, Eterna Iberia and El Sombrero de tres picos in front of the Cathedral. On July 19th José Mercé and Tomatito perform ‘De Verdad’ at the bullring. José Mercé has
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What’s On released 19 albums since his debut in1998 and Tomatito who originates from Almería is probably the most famous flamenco performer in the world with an international standing. Tickets are 20, 25 & 30 Euros. On July 20th Tremendita, José del Tomate, María José Pérez and El Cabrero are at the bullring, and on July 24th Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band are at the bullring and perform a fusion of flamenco, jazz and Latin music. Tickets are 20, 30 & 35 Euros. On July 25th Carmen cia Salvador Távora who is a famous performer from Seville performs the closing concert in front of the Cathedral. Not all ticket prices were shown at time of going to press.
David Bisbal comes back to his birthplace in Almería city on August 29th at 10pm as part of his 2019 world tour where he performs at the Feria Concert area. Tickets are 30 Euros & 90 Euros front stage. Manuel Carrasco performs on July 6th at 10.30pm at the Feria Concert area in Almería city. He originates from Huelva and is performing his 8th pop / rock album ‘La Cruz Del Mapa’. No ticket prices were available at time of going to press.
Marea + Invitados come to the Almería Feria Concert area for a pop / rock concert on August 22nd. Supporting acts perform from 9.15pm, and Marea performs from 11.45pm. Tickets are 25 Euros.
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What’s On Tickets for Teatro Cervantes, Almería city, from box office at Calle del Poeta Villaspesa1. Open Mon-Fri, 11am-1pm & 4pm-7pm, Saturday from 11am-2pm, or 1hr before performances, or from w w w. to d a s l a s e n t r a d a s . c o m
Aguilas Auditorio The 5th Terpsícore Dance Festival comes to Águilas Auditorio on July 28th at 10pm with a performance entitled ‘Cree en Tí’. No ticket prices were shown at time of going to press.
La Asociación Coral Ciudad de Almería comes to Teatro Cervantes in Almería city on September 15th at 7pm. They are performing a selection of African music from a variety of traditional styles. Tickets are 10 Euros in advance or 12 Euros at the door. 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
The 27th City of Águilas Band Festival is on July 6that 8.30pm, Águilas auditorio. The city band is joined by the patronal symphonic band. Admission appears to be free.
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JOYFUL! is described as an explosion of gospel, soul, R & B, funky & swingbeat music with 20 musicians that comes to Águilas auditorio on July 13th at 9pm. Tickets are 18, 20 & 25 Euros.
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What’s On aguilas.org or from two hours before performances at the box office.
Roquetas de Mar Flashdance El Musical comes to Roquetas auditorio on October 12th at 6pm & 10pm and on October 13th at 5pm. The musical is based on the 1983 film and includes songs such as Maniac, I Love Rock & Roll, and What a Feeling. Tickets are 39 Euros for all performances and previous venues have been sold out. A Tropical Latin Dance Festival is performed by the duo Carlos Rodríguez and Lidia Orozco on July 14th at 9pm, Águilas auditorio. Tickets cost 7 Euros.
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Roquetas de Mar Auditorio tickets are on sale at www.teatro auditorioroquetas.org or the ticket office open Tuesdays to Fridays from 11am-1pm & 6pm-8pm
Carboneras A Grande Summer Flamenco Gala is at Castillo de San Andrés (Carboneras) on Monday, August 19th at 9pm. Top artists from Jerez de la Frontera and Granada perform pure authentic flamenco with lead dancer Jairo Amaya, one of Jerez’s finest male dancers. Tickets are 15 euros available from: Mojácar Supertienda (Parque Comercial near Cafetería Masko), Turre Tobacconist /Estanco & Carboneras Tourist Office. Coach pick up from Los Gallardos, Turre and Mojácar. For more information call687 480 694 or email info@lagitanainglesa.com
What’s On Miscellaneous PAWS/PATAS Cats The next Beachcomber Book Sale will be on Tuesday, 9th July, 10.30am -1pm. Any donation of books or DVDs on the morning of the sale would be appreciated. All proceeds to cat neutering
Trips by Carlos Visit to the Alhambra Palace Gardens in Granada on July 30th to see the flamenco ballet show, Lorca y la PasiĂłn featuring Eva Yerbabuena, Miguel Poveda & Farruquito. Coach, ticket, 1 night half-board in 4* hotel: 105 Euros. Trip to Morocco in October with 5 days and 4 nights from October 3rd-7th with half board at the Imperial Hotel & Spa. All inclusive price 450 Euros. For info & Bookings call Carlos on 610 681 068 or 950 525 761
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What’s On Market Days Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday:
Huércal-Overa, Antas, Berja Albox, Los Gallardos, Cuevas del Almanzora Mojácar, Bédar, Lubrin, Vélez Blanco, Palomares, Tabernas Cuevas del Almanzora, Olula del Río, Carboneras, Sorbas Garrucha, Turre, Zurgena Aguilas, Vera, Arboleas, Vélez Rubio Villaricos, Purias, San Juan de los Terreros
Rastros, Car Boot Sales, etc. Saturday: Craft Market, Sopalmo, 11am - 6pm Saturday: Los Llanos, between Arboleas & Albox Sunday morning: Los Gallardos Campsite Sunday morning: Multiple Use Centre (Artisan Centre), Mojácar Village 2nd Sunday of the month: Bédar, from 9am Last Sunday of the month: Velez Rubio on Industrial estate
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Activities - Clubs - Associations Clubs, Societies & Activities Almanzora Group of Friends Library and Information Centre Mon - Fri and first Saturday of month 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: 634 343 147 Almería Link Friendship Group meets at weekends to dine at various restaurants in the Mojácar area. For information please contact Bob (Chairman) on 950472551 or Cynthia (Secretary) on 950472699.
The Royal British Legion, Mojácar Branch, The Artisan Centre, 1st and 3rd Thurs. of each month, 11:15am. All welcome inc. non-services personnel. For enquiries & Welfare call 950 066053 http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/ branches/mojacar/news-events/ The Royal British Legion - Albox Everyone welcome. Monthly meeting 3rd Thursday of every month, La Parrilla, Albox, 11am. Coffee morning 1st Thursday of every month, Oasis Cafe Bar, 11.30am. For info contact chairman Filip Ostrowski , email Albox.chairman @rbl.community. .For support contact Mrs Pamela Twissell Cross on 676 451 780 Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm or email: SpainNorth.CommunitySupport@RBL. Community
The Royal British Legion - Zurgena & District Branch Heather’s Bar, La Alfoquia, every first Thursday of the month at 11a.m. Email zurgenaRBLsecretary@yahoo.co.uk. See WOW Women on Wednesday www.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/z Kukis, Mojácar Playa, 2pm. Get together, urgena buy, sell, swap, meet new people. Psychic Development Circle Dames in Huércal Overa Various classes at different times. 3rd Wed. of the month, 10.30am, Hostal Everyone welcome. Tel: Barbara 637 Rural Los Sabores de Miguel. All welcome. 469 937 barbaramoonlight@gmail.com Tel. Carolyn 637 798 494 AUAN - Abusos Urbanisticos Dames in Spain (Mojácar) Almanzora No. Talks, trips, support for local charities. Association campaigning for the 3rd Mon. of the month, 11.00am legalisation of homes in the Almanzora Sensations Restaurant, Mojácar Playa. Valley built without proper authority. Chairperson Carol Threlfall. Secretary Meeings on 3rd Sat. of every other Jenny Trask . See fb Dames in Spain. month, 11am, La Parrilla, Albox. Tel: 617 Guests welcome. Tel: 674 477 679 118 209 www.almanzora-au.org Dames in Turre Vera & District Lions Club. 11am, last Mon in the month, Hostal 5.00pm on the first Wednesday of the Rural, Turre. Talks, trips, support for month at El Gnomo Feliz restaurant, local charities. Guests welcome. Vera. Telephone Sandie Tinkham on 950 Chairman, Carol Pazdzierski Tel: 950 099 439324 or Pam Mattioli on 950069249 932, Membership Secretary, Eileen for more information. McGill Tel: 652 298 072 Flamenco Forum for English Mojácar Community Library Speakers Multi-Use centre. Mon, Wed and Fri, on Facebook. Information and events. 11am - 1pm . Tel: 687 480 694 Mojácar Walking Group Vera Photo Club Walks of different levels. Tues & Thurs. First Sunday of month, Bar La Pará, w w w. m o j a c a r wa l k i n g g ro u p . c o m Turre (opposite the Vet), 10am 12.30pm. Presentations by invited Mojácar Bridge Club speakers, field trips, instruction, studio Mon and Thurs, 7pm. Marina Playa Hotel. photography, monthly assignments and Contact Les 950 437 100 / 634 219 exhibitions. All levels welcome. Phone 174 Facebook: Mojácar Bridge Club Sarah 670003717 or Claus 628585538. Living Alone in Spain? We are a 60+ group of friends who meet for lunch every Wednesday in the Mojácar area. Tel: 674 823 697
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Mojacar Photo Group meet 2nd Sunday each month at Grace's bar, Pueblo Laguna with monthly presentations, themes and challenges. Open to all levels, training available for beginners. Contact Andy: 650406167 or mpg@funnell.eu Ancestry Club for Beginners & Intermediate Tel. 634 309 590 Betty's Garden Club 11.30 for 12 noon, 2nd Monday of the month at Miraflores Restaurant, Camping Los Gallardos except in July & August. All welcome. Tel: 603 587 805 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. 694 44 43 61 Cabrera Music Club For info call Richard: 666 274 861 cabreramusicclub@albox-online.net 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 l o c a t i o n s . w w w. i n d a l o h 3 . c o m Traditional Japanese Reiki and Gendai Reiki Ho Classes, workshops, and Reiki shares in Mojacar. Tel: 634 347 930, website: www.gendaireikispain.com Ananda Yoga & Holistic Centre Meditation Class, Crystal Class and Holistic Therapies. Contacts : 672 061 048 (Sharon) or 635 190 515 (Nana)
Send details of your club, society or activity to almeriafocus@gmail.com Tel: 670 849 265
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Religious Groups & Churches
Support Groups & Charities
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 950 412 165
The Evangelical Church, Turre Avda de Almeria on the corner of C/Alberquillica . Sunday 10.30am. Tuesday 3pm Bible Studying. Midweek prayer meeting. Tel. 950 617549 or 950 47 2 3 4 9 . w w w . t u r r e c h u r c h . c o m
Parkinson's Disease Support Contact Joyce Boxall (Santa Maria de Nieva, Huércal-Overa), tel 677 688037
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 CALAWIM We have a Book Club, a Wine Tasting Club, a Quilting Club, a Snooker Club, and that is just for starters! We also organise demonstrations, day trips and workshops. CALAWIM Book Club First Saturday of the month, 2pm, BarRestaurante Solare, Turre. CALAWIM Wine Appreciation Club Third Tuesday of the month, 5pm, Hotel Tikar, Garrucha . www.comeandlookatwhatimade.club welcome@comeandlookatwhatimade.c lub
MACS Cancer Support Group General Enquiries call 634 328 334 10am to 4pm. 24/7 Careline: 634 656 555. Fully Spanish registered charity. Church of England (Anglican Shops in Mojácar, Turre, Albox and Churches) Huercal-Overa open Mon-Fri, 10-2pm Mojacar: Eucharist, Sunday, 11am, at the www.macscancersupport.com Email: church of San Pascual, Agua de Enmedio. m a c s c a n c e r s u p p o r t @ l i v e . c o . u k Albox: Eucharist, 2nd & last Thurs in Stepping Stones Carers Support month, 11am. Evensong, second Sun in Group month, 6pm at Aljambra Chapel. Turre Evangelical Hall, Thurs, 11am-2pm. Llanos del Peral, nr El Cucador: Eucharist Tel 950 472 822 or 677 683 385 or morning worship, Sundays, 11am. www.steppingstonescarerssupport.com Church Wardens, Pam Carter 667947573 & Janetta Causton 661575606. Priest Ostomist Support For Expats in Charge, Rev. Vincent Oram 603659139 Call Dee 950 064 322 in confidence. See www.mojacarchurch.org A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous Kingdom Hall, Jehovah's Witnesses Mojacar Area Meetings:- Monday 6pm, Tues 7:30pm & Sun 10.00am. Poligono Turre Evangelical Church (Avenida de Aljoroque - C/El Cajete 6, Antas. Contact: Almeria, Turre). WedS & Fri, 6pm, Living 652 293 269 Water Church, Mojacar Playa (opposite Living Water Church Mojacar Playa Red Cross building). Tel: 634 349 535 or Opposite Red Cross Centre and Salas email aaspain@gmail.com Farmacia. Sunday Service 11am. Bible Al-Anon Family Groups study Tuesday 11am. Cafe Church for people whose life is or has been Thursday 11am to 1pm. For further info affected by someone else's drinking. contact Pastors Dave 697 522 521 or Meetings Mondays, 4:45 - 5:45 at Turre John 634 254 781. See FaceBook or visit Evangelical Church and Wednesdays 3:30 www.livingwaterchurchmojacar.com - 4:30 La Alfoquia, Avda Andalucia 1 (C.A.T. Services building). Tel: 698460801 or Aguaviva Evangelical Church Near the health Centre, opposite Bici- email AlAnon.LaAlfoquia@gmail.com Box, Albox. Tel: Rod Southwood, 687 Age Support Almanzora 560 544 Shop and welfare office near Peugeot garage, Albox. Helpline 634 316 573 New Life Church, Huercal-Overa We are a Jesus centred church family Universal Wonderful Street learning to love one another. Sunday Academy service at 11 am, www.newlifechurch.eu NGO that supports street children in tel. 685 628 184 Accra (Ghana). Registered charity. www.universalwonderfulstreetacadem y.org. Beatriz: 617 182 154 FACE (Fundraising in Arboleas, Caring for E ve r yo n e ) . Re g i s te r e d c h a r i t y. face.charity@hotmail.com www.face -charity.com Send details of your group to almeriafocus@gmail.com Tel: 670 849 265
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Harmony Community Support Providing assistance to those in need. Tel. 634 339 192 Mon - Fri, 11:00 - 14:00 help@harmonycharity.com
Activities - Clubs - Associations Music & Drama Groups
Yoga
Indalo Players Well established drama group always looking for new members to act or help back stage. Tel. Bill White on 671 81 08 19 or email williamwhite9552@aol.com
Ananda Yoga & Holistic Centre Various different styles of yoga including Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga and Integral Yoga. Holistic Therapies including Reiki, Thai Foot Massage, Reflexology, Crystal Massage. Tel : 672 061 048 (Sharon) or 635 190 515 (Nana)
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. Te l . 6 34 34 6 3 0 9 o r e - m a i l 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 The Incognito Singers A mixed voice group, based in Arboleas, performing a varied repertoire of songs to a high standard. For more info visit www.theincognitosingers.com, see Facebook, contact us at theincognito singers@gmail.com., or drop in to a weekly rehearsal. (See web page.) Sing Sing Sing A mixed informal singing group, singing all types of music, for the fun of it, and to be able to perform a few charity events. Everyone welcome, Rehearsal Tuesday 6pm Villaricos Social Centre. For info. ring Janet on 617856680. Cariatiz Community Orchestra 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, 6-8pm every Sunday. Contact emma.v.randle@gmail.com Facebook: Cariatiz Community Orchestra. Vera Voces A friendly choir singing classical music, directed by pianist, singer and director, Barry Jobling. All welcome, no auditions. Rehearsals Wednesdays, 6-8pm, at Vera Auditorio. Facebook: Vera Voces. Contact veravoces1@gmail.com
Yoga in Mojacar with Sharon Fisher. All levels. beginners welcome. 672 061 048 Sol Yoga Centre, Arboleas Tel: 686 400331 Girasol, Albox Call 639 089 170 Yoga with Ashlí Turre, Vera & private. 643102335 Yoga Therapy with Portia Oliver. Tel: 681301474 www.portiaoliver.es
Arts & Crafts Sewing Group, Mojacar We meet at Scotty's el Tropico bar for sewing, knitting, crochet etc. Weds. 10.30 to 12.30. Tel. Brenda 634 34 34 92 or Sylvia 628 006 197. We are a friendly group meeting for coffee and chat.
Bedar Arts Centre Ceramic classes, Mondays and Wednesdays. Painting classes Tuesday 10:30-1330. For info, call 664 896 555
Dance Line Dancing Salon de Actos, Centro de Usos Multiples , Mojacar. Fridays, 4.–7pm. Beginners welcome. Contact: Glynis 648217503 o r M a r y B eth 6 616715 2 6 o r strictlylinedancingmojacar@gmail.com Eleanor & Gilly's Line Dance Class Chapman’s Bar, Albox, 2-30pm- 4-30pm, 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. : C a r r i e A n n 6 2727 9 5 8 4 www.carrieanngreen.com Almeria Line Dancers Julie - 634304625 / 950110433 Pro Danza Nicky Mainstone Royal Academy Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Dance fit fusion. Children & Adults. Mojacar & Los Gallardos. T. 667479903
Ladies Sewing Circle Evangelical Church, Turre, Wednesday 10.30 – 12.30 Tel: 667 702 774
Ceroc Dancing Artisan Centre, Mojacar, Tues 8.15pm Beginners/Improvers/Advanced. All welcome. Contact Tracey 687251799
Girasol, Albox Mosaic classes. Thurs 1:30 - 4:30pm.Tel 639 089 170
Belly Dancing Mojácar, Garrucha & Huércal-Overa. Contact Fatima: 610 472 596
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
Bellydance Classes Mojácar, Turre, Palomares. Call 639 724 521
The Happy Hookers Crochet Club Alternate Mondays, 2pm, Kuki’s Bar Restaurant, Mojacar. Beginners and all levels welcome. For details, or to book your place, please email Kim at kimlette7@hotmail.com Cloud Zebra Craft Workshops & Clubs In Almanzora and Oria, Tues 10-2, Thurs and Fri, 10.30 -2.30. Call 744 60 96 30 or check out our Facebook page. No experience needed.
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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 classes, Fridays, 5pm, The Roof Garden, Parque Comercial, Mojácar. No specialist shoes or equipment required, friendly hour long class. Email info@lagitanainglesa.com
Activities - Clubs - Associations Sports Almería Lawn Bowling Club Contact Shirley: 679 970 399 Bowling Club de Zurgena Friendly, social and competitive bowling, all levels & standards. zurgenabc@gmail. com. www.zurgenabc.com Cabrera Lawn Bowling Club www.cabreralbc.com Indalo Lawn Bowling Club Contact Janet 671 865 675 Mojacar Bowls Club Behind Marina Mar Hotel. Everybody welcome - Tues, Thurs and Sat starting with coffee at 9:30. Contact Verna 610 838 644.
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 Badgers Golf Society Mojacar, play Wednesday and Saturday. .com Everyone always welcome. Contact Dave Ryder on 663 327 182 or badgers Santa Irene Sailing Club Meets Sundays at 10:30 at the boat park mojacar@gmail.com of the New Marina, Garrucha, with a preBoxers Golf Society Albox sail coffee at café La Oficina virtually All welcome to join us as members or opposite at 11:00. Contact Ian via info@ guests. Call in at the Why Not bar in santaireneclubdevela.com or call 671 Albox on Saturday mornings or email 474 385. See www.santaireneclub peterstooks@avired.com devela.com Forum Golf Society Adelante Gimnasia Artìstica Plays friendly events at local courses H u e r c a l - O ve r a . C l a s s e s f o r f u n twice a month. Richard Price. Telephone gymnastics , competitive levels, pre 850993073 or rfp53@yahoo.co.uk. school and adults. Fully qualified coach. www.forumgolfsociety.webs.com From 2 years. Tel 622 129 702 or Marina Phoenix Golf Society Visitors welcome Mondays and Thursdays. Tel Don Atkins 605 051 238. Email marinaphoenixgs@gmail.com Valle del Este Golf Society. Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sundays. Contact Alan Townsend Tel. 690 090 982
info@adelanteartisitca.es www.adelanteartistica.es Facebook Adelante Gimnasia artistica.
Slimming Groups Casa Pepa, Turre, Weds 10 am, Sophia Wellness Centre Arboleas, Thurs 12.30pm, Contact Vicki 650 764 623 or vicki.lynch@live.co.uk Martial Arts Academy Seidokan Scientific Karate & Taiji-Qigong, Vera. Call John Watson 950 453 681 Performing Arts Centre DanZaVera Almeria. 54 Verasol, Vera. Martial Arts, Karate, Tai ji qigong, ancient weapons including Sword, Self Defence, Tactical Gymnastics, Yoga and ageless mobility. Tel Anita: 670 715 787 Mojácar Taekwondo 5 years to adults. Various classes & times. Contact Serge 646844708. Facebook GTF Spain Sophia Wellness Centre, Arboleas Gym, Toning tables, Kickboxing, Cross fit, Boot camp, Boxing, Salsacise, Zumba, Step Aerobics, Body Pump. Tel. 950 449 451. Fitness with Alison, Mojácar Full Body Workout, Pilates, AquaZumba, Zumba, Step Aerobics, Total Toning, AeroFit. Tel 666 273 168. Sansonora, Mojácar Qi Gong, Pilates, Dance. Contact Elena, 630 688 615 or elenasansonora @gmail.com
Hollie Newell Zumba Almeria Walking Football Club Turre, Los Gallardos, Arboleas and San Campo de Football, Los Gallardos, 9am Juan. Contact: 634 317 391 Monday for training, exercise & playing. www.fclosamigos.com El Bandido Runners Run, jog , walk a 5km route along the Paseo. Free to all. See Facebook. Contact Kevin on ironmankev08 @gmail.com
Fitness & Martial Arts
Almería Golf League Contact Les on 950 619 273
Aerobics or Pilates Campo de Futbol, Turre. Contact Vicki 650 764 623 or vicki.lynch@live.co.uk
Girasol, Albox Pilates, children’s karate & gymastics, advanced gymnastics, Tai-chi. Tel 639 089 170
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Your Stars Keep an open mind when listening to the opinions of others. Be courteous if you wish to avoid major delays. Sudden changes regarding work and colleagues are apparent. You will be uncertain of your feelings. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday. (Mar. 21- April 20)
(Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Do not let others exhaust you financially. Try to iron out any friction over money with your mate or conflicts could prevail. Don't bother complaining, do the work yourself. Communication must be open, precise, and honest. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday.
You will have to put those you live with in their place if they try to interfere with your work. Brunch, a long walk, or a quiet dinner will secure your position in the relationship. You can make reasonable bids on real estate or large items for your home. You will find that you can work progressively at improving yourself this month. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Sunday.
Someone may be trying to damage your reputation. You need to make changes that will raise your self esteem, such as a new hairstyle or a new image. Use some diplomacy to get your point across delicately. Make changes regarding your friendships. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.
It's doubtful anyone will try to stand in your way or cut you off at the pass this month. Opportunities to make financial gains through investments look promising. You must look into your options. If everyone wants to do their own thing, let them. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday.
(Apr. 21- May 21)
(May 22 - June 21)
You must be careful not to trust just anyone. Any contributions you make to organizations will enhance your reputation and bring you offers. You should sit down with someone you trust and work out a budget that will enable you to save a little extra. You should not get involved in joint ventures. Your luckiest events this month will (June 22 - July 22) occur on a Tuesday.
(July 23 - Aug. 22)
New hair, new outfit, new you. You should sit down with someone you trust and work out a budget that will enable you to save a little extra. You may overspend if you travel this month; however, the trip will be one to remember. You could have a change of heart if an old flame waltzes back into your life. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday.
Try to include friends and relatives in your activities. You will find the perfect outfit if you shop this month. You can visit clients and make a big impression just by giving them some handson help. You will enjoy interaction with others this month. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday.
Your tendency to dramatise may be a little much for your partner to take constantly. You'll find it easy to deal with government agencies or large institutions. You can accomplish a great deal. Find out exactly what's expected of you and you'll be surprised to find out how capable you are. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) Monday.
(Nov. 23 - Dec. 21)
You have a real need to be vocal. Expect temper tantrums on the home front if you haven't been letting someone have their way. You won't have to look for the action. Remember; talk to them, not at them. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday. (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) You'll have problems with authority figures if you don't play by the rules. Courses dealing with psychology or health care will be of interest. Be careful not to divulge secret information this month. Do not expect too much from others. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Monday. (Jan. 21- Feb. 19) Think twice before you agree to take on any new projects. Try to be reasonable. You must make them stand on their own two feet regardless of how much you want to make things better for them. You should be looking at ways to spoil yourself. Your luckiest events this month will occur (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) on a Monday.
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Jokes of the Month The Pills
Making Coffee
My wife and I have been married for quite a few years and she recently asked me if I could get some pills that would improve our sex life and lead to more action in the bedroom. I did this and came back with some diet pills for her. Now, she isn’t speaking to me and I have been banished to the spare room.
Two newlyweds wake up on the first morning of their honeymoon and the man asks his wife, “Darling, why don’t you go and brew us some coffee?” His wife quickly replies, “But that’s your task in a marriage, honey, not mine.” The man said, “What? Why? Where have you got this idea from?” She replies, “It’s all over the bible dearest.” He tells her, “The bible says nothing about making coffee!” There was a bible in their room when they arrived and the woman goes to get it and starts flipping through random pages and says, “It’s in lots of place, everywhere: Hebrews, Hebrews, Hebrews. Don’t forget I like two sugars.”
The Nervous Dad-to-be The hospital staff kept telling Jim, “Just relax, everything is under control, there is no need to worry.” It was their first child and Jim kept pacing up and down and getting in everybody’s way and continually asking what was happening. After it seemed to him and the harassed hospital staff that they had been waiting for a week the midwife came out and told him, “You have a lovely little girl, and mother and baby are fine.” Jim replied, “Thank God it’s a girl, at least she won’t have to go through what I just went through!” The Tie It was the day of my big job interview and I woke up late. I frantically found a nice shirt and a suit but then realized I didn’t know how to put on a tie. I had gone to see my father the night before and meant to ask him but I forgot. I didn’t know what to do so I ran down the stairs and asked the doorman if he knew how to tie a tie as I had a very important interview. “Sure”, he replied, “No problem! Come and lie down on this settee.” I hadn’t got a clue why I had to lie down but I did, and he made a nice job of putting my tie on. I thanked him very much but I had to ask him why I had to lie down. He replied, “I learnt how to do it in my last job when everybody was lying down.” Intrigued I asked him, “What job was that then?” He replied, “I was an undertaker!”
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The Sea Captain A captain was on the bridge of his ship in the war when a sailor rushes up to him and exclaims, "The lookout has spotted that an enemy ship is approaching us!" The captain replied calmly, "Go and get my red shirt." So the sailor gets the shirt for the captain who puts it on. The enemy ship comes in and heavy rounds of fire are exchanged but eventually they beat it off. The sailor says, "Congratulations captain, that was a close thing, but why the red shirt?" The captain replied, "If I got injured, my blood wouldn't be seen, as I didn't want my men to lose hope and stop fighting." Just then, another sailor runs up and says, "Captain, the lookout just spotted another ten enemy ships!" The captain calmly replies, "Go and bring my brown trousers up here."
The Wrong Medicine A Doctor accidentally prescribes his patient some laxatives instead of cough medicine as the brand names are very similar. A week later the man comes back and the doctor asks, “Well? Are you still coughing?” The man replies, “No. I’m afraid to.”
...and next... Known By Google
The Shy Man A very shy guy goes into a bar and sees a beautiful woman sitting at the bar. After an hour of gathering up his courage he finally goes over to her and asks, tentatively, "Um, would you mind if I chatted with you for a while?" She responds by yelling, at the top of her lungs, "No, I am not going to sleep with you tonight!" Everyone in the bar is now staring at them. Naturally, the guy is hopelessly and completely embarrassed and he slinks back to his table. After a few minutes, the woman walks over to him and apologizes. She smiles at him and says, "I'm sorry if I embarrassed you. You see, I'm a graduate student in psychology and I'm studying how people respond to embarrassing situations." To which he responds, at the top of his lungs, "What do you mean you want 200 dollars to sleep with me this time?"
- Hello! Gordon's pizza? - No sir it's Google's pizza. - I’ve dialled the wrong number then, sorry. No sir, Google bought it. - OK. Take my order please. - Well sir, you want the usual? - The usual? You know me? - According to our caller ID data sheet from Gordon’s, the last 12 times you ordered pizza with cheeses, double sausage, and a thick crust. - OK! - May I suggest to you that this time you order it with ricotta, arugula and with dry tomato and a thin base? - What? I hate vegetables. - Your cholesterol is not good, sir. - How do you know? - We have the results of your blood tests for the last 7 years. - Okay, but I do not want a vegetable pizza! I already take medication. - Excuse me, but you have not taken the medicine daily as prescribed as from our commercial database from Drugsale Network we know that four months ago you only purchased a box with 30 cholesterol tablets. - I bought more from another drugstore. - It's not showing on your credit card statement. I paid in cash. - But you did not withdraw that much cash according to your bank statement. - I have some other sources of cash. - This is not showing as per you last tax return unless you bought them from an undeclared income source. -WHAT THE HELL? - I'm sorry, sir, we use such information only with the intention of helping you. - Enough! I'm sick of Google, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. I'm going off to live on a desert island without internet or smart TVs, where there is no mobile phone coverage, and no one to watch me or spy on me. All I wanted to do was to order a pizza! - I understand sir, but you need to renew your passport first as it expired 5 weeks ago! The Wedding Speech I heard that a best man’s speech should last as long as the groom lasts in bed. As I know him very well I just said, “Thank you very much for your attention. Enjoy the rest of the wedding!”
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