The Almeria Focus - June 2018 by The Almeria Focus

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Contents Moors & Christians and San Juan ........................................…...10 In the News ........…................…………................................…….12 So Now You Know ............................................................................50 Laws for Pets ..........................................................................54 An End to ETA ......................................................................56 More AVA News ........................................................................58 Paying in Cash ......................................................................60 A-Z Directory ……………….......……................................................62 Useful Numbers ................................................................112 Community News ............................................................................114 What’s On ..................................................................................115 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 Rob on 619 833 041.

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Moors & Christians and San Juan

n June 23rd, 2016, the ‘Brexit’ referendum took place, and final details are still being hashed out. It does appear that there will be reciprocal arrangements regarding health cover between Spain and the UK. The last thing the UK Government wants to happen is that hordes of elderly residents go back to the UK and swell the demand on the NHS. The situation with Gibraltar is still very much in the melting pot! We comment in our “In the News” section that the relationship between Catalonia and Spain is far from being settled. There is now an elected President of Catalonia, but his stance is still very much at loggerheads with central government. There are some new announcements with regard to the ‘AVE’ (Spanish high speed train) and we explain these in an article. June 24th. In modern-day Spain, bonfires are still lit on beaches and previously herbs including St. The big event in June is the Mojácar ‘Moors & John’s Wort were thrown into the fire. This act was Christians’ event, and Vera and Carboneras now a “thank you” for plants and crops grown since the have their own events. We list the main Mojácar spring equinox and to ward off evil spirits. Men timeline in our “What’s On” section. It always takes jumped over the fire to ask for good summer crops, place on the weekend nearest to June 10th, and and women traditionally washed themselves with this year the dates are June 8thth. In 1488, the herbs and sea water that was thought to purify Christian forces from the Kingdom of Granada were them, increase their beauty, and make them lucky fighting the Moors and arrived in Vera where there in love! Nowadays, music is laid on with pop-groups was a battle that they won. They then turned their in evidence. In Alicante and other areas the bonfires attention to Mojácar and sent emissaries to see if (Las Hogueras in Spanish) go on for several days, they could negotiate a peaceful settlement. They and a carnival queen “Belleza de Foc” (Beauty of met with Alabez, the equivalent of the mayor, and the fire) is chosen. Mojácar, Garrucha, Roquetas de hammered out an agreement on June 10th. In 1988, Mar, Cabo de Gata, San Juan de los Terreros, Águilas which was the 500thanniversary, Carlos Cervantes, and Villaricos all have bonfires and fireworks on a well-known Mojácar councillor, proposed that the beach, and in Vera there is a street event there should be an event to celebrate this centred round La Fuente, now a water museum. anniversary. The ‘Moors and Christians’ event has June 24this not an official “red” fiesta when blossomed into what it is now. The very colourful everything shuts down, so there are bleary-eyed parade takes place on the Sunday leaving the village people in evidence. at 6.30pm coming down to La Fuente. There are no “red” fiesta dates during June or July, The following Sunday, June 17th, is UK Father’s Day but August 15this a major religious fiesta. The closely followed by the midsummer solstice on June Dreambeach Music Festival takes place in Villaricos 21st, the shortest night. Formerly, there were pagan from August 8th-12ththis year, and we list the celebrations which were then “Christianised” and comprehensive line-up at the end of our “In the moved to the night of June 23rdwhen there is a News” section. This is another event that keeps on “vigil” as John the Baptist was reputedly born on growing in size.

In the News A New Chapter in Catalonia Since the democratic election in Catalonia last December there had been no elected president until May 14th. The deadline was May 22nd, and if there was no president then, new elections would have been called for July. Because the MPs Carles Puigdemont (ex-president) and Toni Comín were unable to leave Germany and Brussels respectively as they were waiting for a decision on whether they would be extradited to Spain, they were allowed a proxy vote along with MPs on remand in prison in Spain. This meant that all 70 MPs with a majority of five could vote. The four MPs from the very radical CUP party abstained, so the new president Quim Torra was elected by 66 votes to 65. He considers he is a caretaker president, and the real president is Carles Puigdemont, and he intends to have regular meetings with him. He stated that he was keen to have talks with the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to arrive at an agreed process for Catalonia to be independent. He then announced his list of Ministers that include two MPs on remand and two in exile. The Spanish Government had said that they would suspend ‘Article 155’of the Spanish Constitution that gave them direct rule in Catalonia when there was a president. Because of the choice of ministers they are keeping this in place. The situation is still extremely serious and pretty well deadlocked.

Reducing In Popularity The Spanish TDT TV system provides a wide range of digital television channels via an aerial and a simple decoder box. All the channels are “free to air” and modern TVs now include an in-built decoder. Nowadays, there are many pay channels as well, and they are becoming more popular. In 2017 the TDT operators had a market share of 77%, down on 2016, so the pay channels accounted for 23%. Cable TV accounts for 10%, the internet another 10%, and satellite 3%. This is causing some alarm in relation to the TDT providers who generate income from commercials, particularly the two largest companies ‘Mediaset’ and ‘Astresmedia’. These two companies are now going to team up with the Spanish television company ‘RTVE’ to form a digital internet platform with the programmes from all three companies.

Spanish consumers are very attracted to high quality television programmes including 4K for series and films, and are prepared to pay a premium. The TDT system cannot now compete. Between 2005 and 2009, TDT companies were paid 163 million Euros by the Spanish state to set up the TDT system, 60 million from autonomous communities (in our case Andalucía) and another 32 million for maintenance. Astra, the satellite company, went to court in 2013, claiming that these subsidies were unfair competition. Initially they won their case, but recently the European Justice Tribunal has reversed this decision. They have ruled that the setting up of the TDT system to cover 98% of the population, that was very expensive in rural areas, was a justified expense.

EU WiFi The EU Commission has announced that 1,000 grants of 15,000 Euros are to be made available to municipalities throughout the EU to provide free WiFi in public areas such as squares, museums, and libraries. The new initiative is called WiFi4EU and will apply to connections with a minimum speed of 30 Mbps. Municipalities have to apply for the first 1,000 grants by this July and August, and another four opportunities will be announced until 2020. The town halls have to provide a maintenance and breakdown service for three years. This new initiative has meant that within Spain, existing regulations have had to be changed. The CNMC organization deals with market forces and fair competition in Spain, and they have only sanctioned free WiFi in municipalities up to a speed of 0.25 Mbps so far. This very low limit was designed to not prejudice normal Spanish telecommunication companies, and in 2010 the CNMC fined the authorities in Málaga 300,000 Euros for installing a free WiFi network without reference to the legislation. The CNMC have had to announce that the speed for municipalities can now be increased, to take advantage of the EU offer.

Illegal Licences in Cuevas In 2004 Cuevas town hall approved a building licence to ‘Monsora S.L.’, a promoter based in Alicante. This was for 102 dwellings, parking, and commercial premises. After the company had started the first phases of the construction, the Junta de Andalucía

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In the News (the governing body for Almería province) annulled the licence for two thirds of the site, stating that this land could not be classified as urban land. Another 11 projects were similarly denied permission. The promoter went to court, and in 2016 the Andalucia High Court awarded them substantial damages. Cuevas town hall made an appeal and the Spanish High Court recently gave their judgement. They have confirmed damages of 4 .9 million Euros for the value of the construction that had to be stopped, and 9.5 million Euros for loss of income from being unable to sell the completed project. The purchase price of the land needed was 2.1 million Euros, but the court ruled that the developer had bought the land before the urban licence was granted “at their own risk”. Although one third of the land was correctly zoned as being urban, this meant that the whole project was not feasible, and it was abandoned. At a special council meeting, the mayor of Cuevas, Antonio Fernández Liria, explained that the total they had to pay out, including court costs was 16 million Euros, but the existing debts owed by the town hall amounted to 3.8 million Euros. He announced that town hall lawyers were studying the court decision and firstly they would try to get it made void on the grounds it was against the public interest. If not they would try to obtain a grant that might be available, or sell town hall assets. He went on to say that at the time, the mayor of Cuevas was Jesús Caicedo, and the councillor for urban development was Juan José Pérez who ignored advice from the town hall technicians that the licence about to be granted was illegal.

A Most Wanted Brit Police stopped a car in Marbella early one morning but were not satisfied with the documentation of one of the men and considered it was false. It turned out that there was a European Arrest Warrant in place from the UK for theft from armoured security vehicles, illegal possession of arms and explosives, and using 75 different aliases. The man offered the Guardia Civil Police 500 Euros if they let him go, so he was consequently charged with attempting to bribe a police officer! In a video conference with a judge in Madrid, police were instructed that the man was remanded in custody for attempted bribery

and presenting false documentation. Extradition procedures will be considered by another court.

A Zero-Tolerance Alcohol Limit The Spanish Traffic Police (DGT) are modifying various aspects of the Spanish Road Traffic Act, and one proposal is that the alcohol limit for professional drivers is zero-tolerance. At present the limit is 0.3mg/litre of blood and 0.15mg/litre of air, the same as the limit that applies to a new driver in the first twelve months. Gregorio Serrano, the head of the traffic police, considers that in general professional drivers are very careful, but there are exceptions. He thinks that the law for professional vehicle drivers should be the same as those that apply to train drivers and pilots. In practice, the limit is slightly higher than zero, as some prepared food has a very small level of alcohol, as does some medicines. The DGT are also recommending that for drivers who are caught more than once with drugs in their system, they would have to be assessed by a doctor / psychiatrist before their licence was returned. Unless the medical opinion was that the person had completely stopped taking drugs, the ban would still be in place. Recommendations from the DGT have to be approved in the Spanish Parliament, but usually they are rubber-stamped.

Yellow Not Red! Lifeguards are now patrolling the beaches in Almería city, but their distinctive clothing that is normally red, has been changed to yellow. The town hall has taken this step because the World Cup will be played

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In the News from June 14th-July 15th. They consider that a large number of fans and supporters of the Spanish team will be wearing red tops on the beaches. To stop any confusion in an emergency, the lifeguards will now stand out.

The Spanish CC OO union have laid a complaint against Amazon claiming that they are in breach of employment laws at their largest premises in Spain at Madrid. The union are complaining that over 1,000 employees are on temporary contracts, and at least half of these are occupying positions that require them to have indefinite work contracts. The union are asking for a commission to be set up within Amazon to legalise and recognize the rights of employees. The union took strike action for two days in March, and another strike was announced for May 22nd. They are asking other Amazon employees in Spain and in Europe to take joint strike action on the Amazon “Prime Day”, planned for June or July with large discounts.

purchase price was 610,000 Euros. They have obtained a 540,000 Euro mortgage over 30 years of 1,755 Euros per month. This purchase has been highly criticised by some members of the party who consider that the aim of the party is to appeal to the common man, and underprivileged persons who are left wing, and the purchase is not compatible with these aims. Irene is expecting twin sons in September, and they defended their purchase as being “necessary” as an alternative to continuing to rent a property. Up to now Irene has kept a low profile in her private life and her relationship with Pablo. In view of the heated conflicting opinions as to whether they should both resign, they announced a vote by the 490,000 strong militant party members, from May 22nd-27th! At the time of going to press the result was not known, but the general view was that they would both continue in their jobs. Photographers from the leading Spanish newspapers and television channels have been scrambling to publish views of the new home and floor plans.

Increased Shop Hours in Mojácar

Action on the Garrucha Roundabout

Amazon Employees

After several years of delay, María Lopéz Cervantes, the mayoress of Garrucha, has announced that work will start on the new roundabout where the exit and entrance road from Garrucha joins the bypass from Mojácar to Las Buganvillas. The large roundabout and associated road changes will allow for an industrial estate opposite the junction, and access to a hotel that will be built near the Ex Mari Orta school and cemetery. The work will be done in three phases, the first one being the construction of the roundabout at a cost of 700,000 Euros. Phase two costing 1.1 million Euros will be for the alteration of the exit and access roads, and the third phase is a pedestrian bridge costing 300,000 Euros. The first phase of the project will be awarded to the successful bidder before the end of this year. The existing The Podemos Political Party junctions have been a “black spot” for many years, Pablo Iglesias, aged 39, is the leader of the left wing particularly in the summer months, with frequent Podemos party, and his partner, Irene Montero, aged accidents. 29, is their parliamentary spokesperson. There has been a big fuss over their purchase of a home 40km The Oria Ex-mayor from Madrid. The house has a 250m2 built area on Mayors of municipalities are bound by a code of a plot of 2,300m2 with a swimming pool, and the conduct that includes regular council meeting, The Andalucía Council of Commerce have renewed the agreement that Mojácar is a zone of great tourist interest, which allows small commercial premises to extend their opening hours. These will apply from July 1st to September 15th from 2018 to 2021, and from Palm Sunday to Easter Saturday from 2019 to 2021. Mojácar complies with guidelines established in 2014 relating to the number of nights that tourists stay in hotels and apartments, the number of people who have second homes, and the number of visitors who come to tourist attractions. These numbers averaged out over the year comply with the requirement that they are more than 5% of the total number of people on the padrón, the official register of inhabitants, as at January 1st, 2018.

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In the News supplying information requested by councillors in opposition, employing people, and putting work out to tender. If they don’t do this it is a criminal offence. The ex-mayor of Albox, Rogelio Mena, was banned from holding public office for 30 months, and the ex-mayor of Carboneras has agreed to a ban for 12 months, after the time period was reduced on appeal. José Pérez Pérez who was mayor in Oria from 20072011 has lost an appeal against him being banned from holding public office, and the time period is 10 years in his case. He has been convicted of setting on 35 persons with temporary work contracts, and another 9 who were employed in sport and cultural activities, such as monitors at the municipal pool, entirely on his own bat. He also set on technical architects relating to the new guardería (nursery), issued building licences on non-urban land, and purchased a dumper truck and a JCB. All these were done without the proper procedure. The sentence from the appeals court bans him from holding office as a mayor, deputy mayor, councillor, elected employee of the municipality, and posts related to the autonomous community or the Spanish state.

confidence by consumers in Brazil as being the major cause of their bad results. They have a large presence in Brazil that Ricardo says is currently their major problem. Día has approximately 7,400 supermarkets in Spain including El Arbol ones.

Día Supermarkets The first quarter of 2018 has been a very bad time for Día. Total sales amounted to 1.9 billion Euros, 10% less than the same period in 2017, and their net profit fell by 74%. It finished up at 4.4 million as opposed to 17 million in the same period of 2017. The only major improvement was online sales of 18 million Euros, a 47% rise. The company lays the blame mostly on their operation in Brazil and Argentina. The ‘real’ currency in Brazil has depreciated by 15%, and the Argentinean peso has seen a depreciation of 30%. The Argentinean government is seeking loans from the European Financial Market to bail them out of their current monetary crisis, and they have General Elections next year. Within Spain, sales dropped by 6% which the company put down to competitors forcing then to reduce their profit margin, and the closing of some Día and El Arbol supermarkets. In 2017 they spent 90 million Euros remodelling supermarkets in Spain and Portugal. Their managing director, Ricardo Currás, thinks the situation will improve as the year progresses and states he is “relatively optimistic”, but points to a lack of

A Portuguese Man of War

Jelly Fish Last month we highlighted the arrival of a type of jelly fish known as “The Portuguese Man of War” that have started to appear in this area. Their sting is very potent from their very long tentacles even when they are dead. Strong winds and high seas have carried these through the Straits of Gibraltar. At the beginning of May, high seas left an enormous amount of the special jelly fishes and ordinary ones on beaches and the edge of the sea near Almería city. Operatives removed 1,200kg in just two days! The municipal workers used dustpans, beach cleaning equipment, and a catamaran. The Spanish Department of Agriculture and Fisheries are reminding people what they should do if stung by ordinary jelly fish. If a person has been in the sea they should come to the beach and remove any trace of the stings by carefully pulling them out. The area of the sting should be copiously washed

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In the News using sea water, not bottled water, and the person affected should not scratch the area or try to clean it with clothing. Applying ice for a period of 15 minutes helps to stop the venom from entering the blood stream. Antihistamine creams should be applied to the affected area, and being stung twice can cause a much more serious reaction. In the case of stings from the Portuguese man of war, medical attention should be sought from lifeguards or medical centres. On some beaches, town halls put up notices when there is a large presence of jelly fish, warning bathers to be careful.

Euthanasia in Spain New regulations are being debated in the Spanish Parliament that will allow people who have a severe terminal illness, or are suffering from severe physical or mental pain that is incurable, to end their lives. At present it is a criminal offence, along with another person assisting them to end their lives or helping them to commit suicide. The decriminalization will apply when the person has made it absolutely clear, of their own volition that they want to end their life. There have been several attempts in parliament to introduce similar laws that have never prospered. Euthanasia is legal in Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, some US states, Canada, and Australia. In other countries such as Switzerland the authorities take no action. In a recent survey in Spain, 58% agreed with euthanasia being decriminalized, 10% were against it, and 32% were neutral. Assisted Reproduction In 2005 in the UK, the rules were changed to enable a person who had reached the age of 18 to discover the identity of the person who had donated sperm for in vitro fertilisation, if there had been this assisted reproduction treatment. This immediately stopped men donating sperm if they were not prepared to have a “son” or “daughter” suddenly appear at their door. Ten years later there were just nine men registered as sperm donors. In Spain, the current laws regarding assisted reproduction are that donors remain anonymous. Spain is now the leading country in the EU where assisted

reproduction is carried out, and many women come from the UK to have this treatment. This anonymity applies unless there are “very exceptional circumstances”. In one case this applied to a boy who needed a bone marrow transplant. The man who had donated the sperm was contacted by the medical team to ask if he would be prepared to come forward, anonymously, to see if he was a compatible bone marrow donor. Gorka Barrenetxea, a Professor of Gynaecology at the Pais Vasco University, is in favour of complete anonymity. She states that contact with a biological father or a woman who has donated eggs can cause psychological problems and lead to family conflict. She states that the logical extension of people being able to find their biological father is that it would have to apply to persons who are illegitimate. She proposes that at some time in the future, donors might be asked if they wanted complete anonymity or not.

A Catering & Hotel School Mojácar town hall has asked the Junta de Andalucía (the governing body for Almería province), for a grant to set up a catering and hotel college. This is being put forward by the ‘P.P.’ party delegate in the Andalucía Parliament, Carmen Crespo. She is stating that as Mojácar has so many tourists, and several large and family-run hotels that are often almost 100% occupied, it is vitally necessary that young people can learn catering and train for work in hotels. Carmen Crespo also considers that courses should be available for hotel and restaurant management, and the development of tourism. A Rumanian Basilica A new basilica for followers of the Rumanian Orthodox religion has been opened in Roquetas de Mar. It has been built in the Las Salinas area of Roquetas, on land donated by the municipality. Large numbers of high-ups from other Rumanian Orthodox churches came to the dedication, including the head of all the orthodox churches in Spain and Portugal. The Roman Catholic bishop for Almería attended the ceremony and the Rumanian consuls from Almería, Seville and Barcelona. Civic dignitaries

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In the News included the Rumanian Secretary of State responsible for Rumanians living elsewhere, the mayor of Roquetas, and their counsellor for tourism. Every corner of the basilica was blessed and a document recording the inauguration was placed in the high altar. There are 11,000 Rumanians in Roquetas, and 90% subscribe to the orthodox religion.

that his injuries were consistent with a car crash, not a fight, and the police took him to a larger hospital where he was admitted for treatment and observation. When police were able to talk to the badly injured passenger the next day he told them the name of the driver, which was the same person who said he had been in a fight. By now he had been released from hospital, and investigations revealed that he had gone off in a hire car. The driver went into a police station with a lawyer two days later, admitted that he was the driver, and he was charged with various offences, including leaving the scene of the accident, and gross neglect of the injured passenger.

Endesa Power Stations Borja Prado, the head of the electricity generating company Endesa, has told a meeting of shareholders that the company has no intention of shutting any of their nuclear and coal-fired power stations, and they will invest heavily in modifications to minimise CO2 emissions. Electricity from coal-fired power stations, such as the one in Carboneras, is the most expensive way of providing it, and ecologists think that all coal-fired power stations should be phased out. The other very large producer of electricity in Spain, Iberdrola, recently announced that they will close their coal-fired stations. Borja Prado stated that he would work with the Spanish Ministers of Power and Industry and intended to comply with all their guidelines and EU regulations relating to CO2 emissions. He considers that nuclear power stations that can be made operational for 50 or 60 years, instead of the design life of 40 years, were Seat Arona viable provided government helped with the cost Seat Belt Recalls of necessary upgrades to prolong their life. Seat and Volkswagen are advising new owners of the Seat Arona, Seat Ibiza, and Volkswagen Polo A Disgraceful Episode that they have to be taken into the dealerships for A passer-by alerted the emergency services early a modification to the seat belt mounting. Within one morning that a car had plunged down a steep Spain, this applies to 20,000 Polos, 50,000 Ibizas, incline near Málaga, finished up on its side, and a and 8,000 Aronas. The problem they have identified passenger was trapped inside it. Firemen managed is when there are five people in the vehicles, and to release the man, who was British, and he was a rapid manoeuvre to the left is undertaken. A taken to hospital by ambulance with severe head problem “can occur” from the weight of the person injuries and internal bleeding. There was no sign of in the rear centre seat, if thrown against the any driver and police found empty beer bottles passenger in the left hand seat, whose seat belt inside the car and where they had been thrown out may become undone. Their recommendation until in the crash, along with a bottle of vodka. Meanwhile, the “technical revision” has been carried out is that during the night, a 35yr old Brit had turned up at there is no passenger in the central seat, so only the emergency department of a small hospital with four occupants. A Finnish motoring magazine injuries he claimed were caused in a fight he had discovered the problem when there were three been involved in with the Policía Local. The hospital back seat passengers in an Arona and the car made sent for the Guardia Civil police, but it became clear a heavy turn to the left. They duplicated the

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In the News problem in the other two models and advised the manufacturers that this fault existed. Seat and Volkswagen state that in normal driving manoeuvres there is no problem, but all the models will be modified, and owners will be notified that they need to have the modification carried out.

Cars and Radar Cameras Guardia Civil traffic police have radar cameras in their cars that can measure speed when their vehicle is in motion or stationary. One of their cars, when it was stationary, measured the speed of a car at 214km/h on a 120km/h toll road. When the driver came to court he was fined 1,080 Euros, and banned from driving for 1 year and 1 day, for this serious infraction of travelling at over 80km/h above the speed limit. The driver appealed the sentence stating that the allowable error of fixed radar cameras was 5%, but on mobile radars the allowable error was 7%. Applying this 7% to a speed of 214km/h meant that he may only have been travelling at 199km/h. If so, this was not 80km/h over the 120km/h speed limit and did not constitute a serious offence! The appeals court upheld his claim, but the DGT (Spanish Traffic Police) then made their own appeal. The Spanish High Court considered the appeal and ruled that the error of 5% applied to a stationary police car radar, as it was obviously a fixed radar device in this case, and the 5% error meant that the minimum speed of the vehicle was 203km/h, so the conviction was right. The court pointed out that the regulations for stationary or fixed radars was that the camera was “triggered” at a speed of 126Km/h in a 120km/h limit from a fixed camera which was an error of 5%, but in the case of a moving police car the radar camera didn’t trigger at a speed of less than 128.5km/h, which was the 7% error. In a 100km/h limit, a fixed radar camera triggers at 105km/h, and in a 90km/h limit at 94.5km/h. In a 50km/h limit the cameras trigger at 52.5km/h. In the case of the Pegasus police helicopters their radar calibration error is between 1 and 3%, but the allowable error for a driver is 10% because of the speed of the helicopter. If a driver exceeds the 120km/h limit on a motorway, providing the actual

speed is less than 140km/h, the resultant fine is 100 Euros with no loss of points. Similar margins apply to other speed limits.

Viewing the Geode A geode is a hollow piece of stone containing crystals, and near Pulpí there is one that measures 8m long, 1.7m wide, and 1.8m tall, embedded in yeso (gypsum). Access can only be made by potholers, but it is considered to be extremely important geologically. The Almería Diputación (county council) has joined forces with Pulpí town hall, and a much larger access is being made at a cost of 500,000 Euros. There are 350m of passageways in the yeso mine, and it is intended that the geode and the mine will become a large tourist attraction. Since 2015 there has been virtual recreation on view at the Castillo de San Juan de los Terreros which has been seen by 40,000 visitors. Spanish Gazelles Not far from the Almería Alcazaba castle, in an area known as La Hoya, there has been a major scientific investigation, on-going since 1971. This relates to animals that are Spanish gazelles, a species in danger of extinction. In an area of 10 hectares scientists have been studying the activities of three distinct types of gazelles. Including persons who carry out the administration of the project, a total of 35 people are involved. Apart from natural plants that they feed on, the gazelles need an area where they can jump around, and high chain link fences enclose the site. The most endangered Spanish species of gazelle is ‘la gacela dama mohor’ that originated in North Africa where it is now extinct. The scientists in Almería have been working with counterparts in Senegal who are trying to breed this strain from ones sent from Almería. The land in Almería is perfect, with low and hilly areas, as one species of the gazelle is similar to mountain goats. One of the problems is foxes, and various gazelles have been attacked. Because of this there is a veterinary surgery on-site to treat any gazelles that are injured, and cater for pregnancies and new-born calves. Occasionally female gazelles will abandon their calves, in common with many other species. Continued ....

In the News Primark In Almería The planning authorities in Almería city have approved the building licence for the construction of a 7,000 m2 shop that Primark will open in the new commercial centre near the Torrecárdenas hospital. The cost of creating the new store is put at 6.6 million Euros. Total investment on the centre by Bogaris Retail amounts to 1.2 billion Euros, and will give employment when it is fully open to 3,000 people. The total area is 60,000 m2, with car parking for 3,000 cars. Leroy Merlin has already been given their building licence for their very large store. Media Markt, Mercadona, and Yelmo Films will have premises in the centre, and altogether there will be over 100 assorted shops, restaurants, and cafés.

With the help of Europol and the authorities in Panama a host of web servers were shut down, and others blocked. The Spanish Minister of the Interior, Juan Ignacio Zoido, has stated that the arrest of the man in Madrid was the lynch pin for anti-terrorist police to take international action, and many thousands of people who were downloading information relating to Daesh have been identified .

Accident Free The very large Yeso (gypsum) mine at Sorbas is the largest of its kind in Europe and is owned by the French Saint-Gobain Placo Ibérica company. They recently renewed an agreement with the Junta de Andalucía (the governing body for Almería province) confirming their commitment to health and safety in the work place and in the wider ambit. This agreement includes screening their workers for cardiovascular and cancer problems, and a healthy lifestyle in general. Their lifestyle program includes advice for a healthy diet, the importance of physical exercise, and help to quit smoking. They were able to tell the representatives from the Junta that the plant had been accident free for 18 years, a total of 6,500 days.

Combating Daesh Spanish anti-terrorist cyber experts have been working with their counterparts in France, Rumania, Bulgaria, the US, the Low Countries, Panama, and Canada to combat worldwide propaganda on the internet by Islamic terrorists. The concerted police action has shut down cyber activity in 133 countries, and revealed thousands of large and small websites. In 2016 Daesh improved their own cyber security, but Spanish Guardia Civil police arrested a Moroccan man in Madrid in 2017. After defeating the security features on his computer it was found to contain very large amounts of information that dealt with the distribution of videos, audio and text, worldwide.

New Lights for Almería Castle The director of the Alcazaba castle in Almería, Arturo del Pino Ruiz, came to this task from the Almería Museum that he had built up to be of international importance. He has introduced many new features at the castle, and the latest project is to totally renovate the lighting and security systems. The Junta de Andalucía Cultural Department has awarded the contract to a company with a lot of experience in lighting for important monuments at a cost of 550,000 Euros. The comprehensive project includes internal lighting, street lighting, and floodlights at night. The exterior lighting has been designed to highlight all the features of the castle, and internal lighting at night will have a reduced intensity. The new director has introduced guided tours at night that are proving very popular. Existing street lighting will be greatly improved with LED lights for efficiency and low cost. The project is due to start very soon with a completion time of 12 months.

Horse Fairs A young man from Huércal-Overa is walking away with many prizes at special horse fairs devoted to the purebred Spanish breed of horses. Juan Manual

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In the News Castillo was born in 1997 and decided as a child that horses were his passion. He joined the Club Hípico Tito in Vera, prepared horses for the competitions, and is now in charge of the centre. The trade fairs have competitions that are a form of dressage, and the most important one is held at Seville where there is a large centre dedicated to this activity. Juan has passed classification trials and is competing in the champion of the world event known as ‘SICAB’ in Seville in November. Some of the competition has a mounted rider, but other parts involve the person putting the horses through their paces whilst dismounted. Huércal-Overa town hall is backing Juan in his endeavours with financial assistance.

New Water Pipes in Zurgena

from being homeless they discovered that he was a deaf mute, he could not read or write, and had no documentation of any kind, but this was fairly normal. Police came to the centre as he was accused of various charges of stealing copper cable, scrap metal, and other items he sold for food. When the police had fingerprinted him there was no record of his fingerprint showing up in any data base. In court it was impossible to communicate with him as he had no knowledge of any sign language, but the court decided that he “probably” knew that he had been committing illegal acts and gave him a nine month prison sentence. It appears possible that he may be called José María as he has some response to this name, and may possibly come from a family in Seville who are known to the police. Through their lawyer, Caritas are trying to ensure that he is taught a sign language in prison, and their volunteers visit him regularly. They consider that the court should have released him into the care of their organization, or a similar one, and a prison sentence for a person in his position for relatively minor crimes was extremely harsh. They intend to give him every assistance when he is released from prison in September, unless they can secure an earlier release. Without any documentation and a DNI number he is unable to apply for any financial help and has no legal status.

A large project is to be started in Zurgena to tackle the problem of old and leaking water pipes. There are two phases in different parts of the municipality that have a budget price of 416,000 Euros, and the Almería Diputación (county council) is coming up with 70% of the money. The work done will not initially affect the existing water pipes and when everything is ready the new pipework will be connected to new water meter boxes. The mayor of Zurgena, Luis Diá, has stated that the work being done will put an end to numerous leaks and problems with the existing supply of water that suffers from Earthquake Simulation regular cut-offs. Southern Spain is on one of the earthquake fault Google Tax lines, and tremors are not uncommon. In Adra, their The Spanish Government has committed themselves building code specifies that any construction has to to raising pensions in 2018 and 2019 but this comes take seismic shock into account. At the beginning at a substantial cost of 3.3 billion Euros. Last March of May, a major exercise took place in Adra that was at a meeting of EU states it was proposed that large a simulation of the response to an earthquake. companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Various meetings had taken place with emergency Apple, would be charged a tax of 3%, but not all the personnel, and the inhabitants had been told it was member states are in agreement. The tax would be a drill in case anyone panicked. At 8am in the morning levied on every multinational company that annually of May 2nd it was assumed that an earthquake level bills 750 million Euros, with 50 million in the EU. If it five on the Richter scale had occurred, and the is put in place Spain will probably receive 500 million headquarters of the rescue attempts was situated Euros, which would help finance the pension increases. at the sports pavilion. In Spain, a branch of the Spanish Army (Unidad Militar de Emergencias) is tasked with responding to major emergencies The Anonymous Man Workers for the Spanish charity ‘Caritas’ came across including forest fires and flooding, with bases in a man in the street earlier this year in an area of various parts of Spain. 72 soldiers came from Seville Seville. They took him to a day centre, and apart with vehicles, and a large contingent of the Guardia

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In the News Civil police were there, including traffic police, specialist mountain rescue personnel, and dogs. National Police were joined by ambulances and emergency health teams who set up trauma treatment centres, along with Civil Defence teams and members of the Red Cross. The fire service responded to various locations where scrap cars had been set on fire. 200 local volunteers became “victims”, and some of them went to abandoned buildings with difficult access on the outskirts of Adra and remote parts of beaches. Some of the volunteers were instructed to wander round aimlessly and generally get in the way of the emergency services, as people would in a real earthquake! The mayor of Adra stated that the exercise had been a total success and there were only a few areas where it was shown that more cooperation between the emergency services was necessary. He thanked the local population for their patience and pointed out that the simulation was the most effective way of coping with a real emergency.

EU guidelines. Spain did sell electronic systems to Israel that brought in 1.46 million Euros in 2017, but a sale of rubber bullets and rocket propellants was vetoed in 2015. Orders for military hardware in 2017 that are yet to be delivered amounts to a total of 21 billion Euros including 100 A400M aircraft.

Spain and Military Armaments Spain may not be a country that one associates with the sale of armaments, but trade with other countries is brisk. Final figures for 2017 show that Spain exported military hardware to the value of 4.3 billion Euros, up 7% on 2016. 72% was exported to the EU and NATO countries, and sales to Saudi Arabia went up by over 100% to 270 million. Exports of the military version of the Airbus A400M from the large factory in Seville generated 3.4 billion Euros, and Germany bought 8 of these, the UK 6, France 3, Turkey 2, and Saudi Arabia 1. Total sales of all sorts of military hardware to Germany amounted to 1.2 billion Euros more than any other EU country. Saudi Arabia is involved in the military intervention in the Yemen and sales of munitions went up from 34 million in 2016 to 90 million in 2017, with sales still in the pipeline for a total of 193 million Euros. Iraq bought munitions totalling 33 million, the Arab Emirates allied with Saudi Arabia against Yemen bought 27 million, Morocco 15 million, and Tunis spent 11 million Euros. The Spanish Ministry of Defence has to approve all purchases, and some intended sales to China, Israel, and Myanmar were vetoed on the grounds that they might lead to destabilization, and this is in line with

Maura Hillen and Simon Manley AUAN Invited to Madrid The ‘illegal’ properties pressure group AUAN (Abusos Urbanisticos Almanzora NO) based in the Almanzora Valley, recently received recognition from Simon Manley, the British Ambassador to Spain, for their outstanding contribution to the local community. AUAN’s President, Maura Hillen, and their spokesperson and legal adviser, Gerardo Vazquez, represented the association at a garden party in the ambassador’s residence on the occasion of the wedding of HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle.

Telephone Kiosks The Spanish Telecommunications Agency is to phase out telephone kiosks that Telefónica have been obliged to continue to maintain. 12,000 of the 18,000 that still exist will be taken out of service in 2019. In the last few years, 5,000 kiosks have been removed, and two out of every three kiosks do not generate the income needed to maintain them in use. The Spanish ‘CNMC’ organization deals with market trends and competition. They state that 88% of Spaniards

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In the News of dance, when Mojácar becomes the capital of Latin rhythms. The on-going success of the weekend is borne out by the high number of participants, which was fully booked within a month, as well as the well-known world class salsa and bachata dancers such as Versy and Rodrigo, Mambología and Afro Flow amongst others. For those attending, it was an exciting time of non-stop music, dance, concerts, performances and competitions with workshops given by the on-site professionals, all taking place in the unbeatable facilities of the Marina Mar Hotel. Although the Servigroup chain started this event eight years ago, this is fourth time it has been held in Mojácar, with a theme of Ancient Greece this year, A Convicted Rapist which included impressive acrobats and fire shows Gregorio Cano committed 17 rapes or serious sexual that transported everyone back to the land of Greek assaults in the Barcelona area between 1997 and myths and legends”. 1998 with women aged from 18 to 38. He was captured when a decoy female plain-clothed police Stiff Penalties officer was about to become his 18th victim. In Persons convicted of illegally growing marihuana December 2000 he was convicted in court after are charged with a public health offence, and a gang pleading guilty to all the charges when he claimed of four people have recently come to court for he had been under the influences of ecstasy and growing 1,500 plants. They used two young people speed tablets. The maximum prison sentence at that aged 14 and 16 to look after the plants and carry time was 20 years, subject to remission, but in the out disposal of unwanted material. Police confiscated first case of this kind, the judge sentenced him to 14kg of the drug, 60 electrical transformers, four consecutive years in prison for each offence, totalling large extractor units, and 107 reflector lights, spread 167 years. This meant he would stay in prison for over two floors of a building. They had made an the full 20 years less time served whilst he was on illegal connection to an electricity supply to provide remand. He has now been released from prison but the power needed. The cost of fraudulent electricity is still considered to be a high risk of re-offending. obtained was calculated to be 33,000 Euros, and Police in Barcelona have been instructed to carry the value of the marihuana to be 19,000 Euros. The out a “continuous but not excessive” monitoring of court case is on-going, but the ‘Fiscalía’ (Spanish his actions, and all the victims have been advised crown prosecution service) are asking for a prison that he is no longer in prison. Any victim can ask to term for each of the four of 5yrs 8 months for be put under police protection for a period of one growing the marihuana and using the minors, and month which will be extended for further periods 6 months for defrauding the electricity supply of one month at a time at their request. company. A court order is being requested that they have to pay for the electricity, and each one receives Mojácar Latin Dance Press Release a fine of 60,000 Euros. “Over 1,500 dancers came together to take part in the annual dance convention ‘Levántate y Baila’, Lottery Prizes organized by the Hotel Servigroup Marina Mar de Anyone in Spain over the age of 18 who has a windfall Mojácar. It is an event that draws in both professionals on the Spanish lotteries has to pay a tax of 20%, and amateurs of bachata and salsa every year from taken off the winnings. This currently applies to any all over Spain, and it has become one of the most amount of money over 2,500 Euros. A proposal in attractive diary dates across Europe for this type the Spanish Parliament that is likely to become law, have never used a telephone kiosk, and Telefónica says that 50% of the existing kiosks are never used by anyone. Telephone directories will also cease to exist as no company can supply them and make a profit from advertising sales. Figures show that in Spain there are now 110 mobile phones for every 100 people, and this number is increasing. The first telephone kiosk was put into a park in Madrid in 1929, and the first K2 cast iron red telephone box in the UK was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1924, along with the red post box, and the red London bus. The updated K6 model was introduced in 1935.

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In the News is that this year winnings are tax free if less than 10,000 Euros, less than 20,000 in 2019, and less than 40,000 in 2020. This unpopular tax was introduced a few years ago and the Spanish taxman collects in about 500 million Euros every year. If somebody wins the Christmas ‘El Gordo’ lottery this year and wins 400,000 Euros they will only be taxed on 390,000 Euros. If a person has visited Spain and bought a winning lottery ticket they have to come to Spain to collect their winnings, at which time the tax is taken off. The exception is if a person has bought a lottery ticket online. In this case they can claim their winnings online, via their online account. There is normally a period of six months to make a claim, and the winner can ask to be anonymous without any publicity. Small cash prizes are paid out from lottery offices, and larger payments are made via a bank transfer into a designated account. In the UK the minimum age to buy a lottery ticket and claim a prize is 16, and in the UK the HM Revenue and Customs tax authorities don’t consider lottery winnings to be income, so there is no tax taken off. When you have banked the money there may then be tax obligations depending on how much you have won.

be kept shut, and on windy days they recommend wearing sun glasses as a shield for the eyes. On days when the pollen count is predicted to be very high, their advice is that washed clothes should not be dried outside. The College of Farmacias state that many types of medication are available, and in severe cases sufferers should ask their doctors for advice and a prescription, but there are many over-thecounter medications available in chemists.

Combatting Hay Fever Allergic rhinitis, known as hay fever, causes misery to those people who suffer from the complaint, and summer months are the worst time. The College of Farmacias has published guidelines aimed at minimising the severity. Pollen from flowers and plants causes the most problems, but people who suffer from hay fever often find that they become allergic to things such as house dust, cat hair, cigarette smoke, and long human hair. The advice the college gives is that outdoor activities should be restricted on really hot and dry days, and before or after any rain, as the pollen is “held down” and there is a greater concentration in the air. They recommend only opening doors and windows for ventilation first thing in the morning and in early evening, as the concentration of pollen is reduced at these times. Their advice for hay fever sufferers who want to take part in outdoor activities is that the best time of day is in the early morning before 10am, and in the evening from 7pm-10pm. Car windows should

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, meeting with the President of the Diputación, Gabriel Amat, and Vice President, Javier A. García

JET2 & Others On May 3rd, the first Jet2 flight LS1285 from Birmingham landed at Almería airport, and the passengers were made welcome with cakes and soft drinks in the arrivals lounge. The first flight from Belfast arrived on May 5th and from Stansted on May 10th. Added to these destinations, Jet2 fly from Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh, East Midlands, and Newcastle. They have now become the largest airline to visit Almería. Easyjet have flights from Gatwick, and British Airways from Heathrow. Total passenger numbers if all the aircraft on the new routes are full amounts to 65,000. Ryanair have flights from Stansted, Manchester, Dublin, and Charleroi in Brussels. Total international passengers for 2017 were 625,000

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In the News with 370,000 from within Spain. It is anticipated that doctors from other parts of Spain come there to this number will be greatly increased this year. see what they are doing. A few years ago the hospital pioneered a new tool for finding out where new Facebook And Barcelona patients might have become infected. They took With all the controversy surrounding Facebook photographs of patients, and these were shown to recently, one of the main complaints relates to “Fake new arrivals. They were asked if they knew any of News” and privacy. 500 Facebook employees are to these people. This helped to narrow down their operate from 9,000 m2 of the famous and contacts. emblematic ‘Torre Agbar’ in Barcelona, spread over eight floors. The new company is to be called Cocaine and Bananas “Competence Call Centre”. The sole purpose is to Spanish, French, and Columbian Ant-Drug smuggling monitor Facebook and remove fake news platforms police mounted an investigation that led them to and illegal content. The new department mirrors believe that three containers on a container ship one that is already in operation in Germany. Potential called ‘Lucie Schulte’ that was docking in Algeciras employees are being requested to apply on-line, contained cocaine. The ship had taken them onwith a mastery of several languages being a prime board at the port of Turbo in Columbia, and the requirement. Mark Zuckerberg has announced that destination of the containers was a company in the centre in Barcelona is part of their new initiative Málaga. When police opened the containers they to clean up Facebook and introduce “fair play” were packed with bananas, but in one of them the practices. He has stated that the 15,000 employees bananas were mixed in with 9 tonnes of cocaine. already involved in these tasks will be increased to This is the largest amount of cocaine discovered in 20,000 by the end of 2018. A new European Directive Spain. The containers minus the drugs went to an on privacy came into force on May 25th. industrial unit in Málaga where the police arrested three people. Other associates involved fled to Lyon Tuberculosis in France and were arrested there. The total number Almería city has a population made up of various of arrests finished up with eleven people in custody. nationalities and some of them live in poor conditions Algeciras and Cádiz are entry points for large amounts with inadequate hygiene and many family members of drugs being imported into Europe as they are in one house. The prevalence of tuberculosis in very near to North Africa, which has links with South Andalucía as a whole is only seven cases per year American countries including Columbia. Last for every 100,000 inhabitants, and in Granada December 6 tonnes of cocaine were seized in another province their incidence is only three cases per container of bananas arriving at Algeciras from 100,000. In Almería province, and mostly in Almería Medellin in Columbia. Algeciras handles 5 million city, there are 13 cases per 100,000. In 2017 a total containers every year and 40% of all the drugs seized of 89 new cases were detected, but this is much in Spain comes to Cádiz. better than in 2010 when the figure was 22. The World Health Organization hopes to eradicate ZooPark tuberculosis by 2035. Tuberculosis affects the Cyber experts are warning that there is a very potent respiratory system and is very contagious. The malware, code named ZooPark. It affects users of Poniente Hospital has a department that deals with mobile phones that use the android system but new cases and persons they have previously treated people with iPhones are not at present affected by and they have a 95% cure rate. New patients have this malware. The malware can read messages in a to be kept in isolation for several weeks and after variety of countries that currently include Morocco, being sent home a heath visitor goes to see them Jordan, Iran, Egypt, and the Lebanon, but it is to see if there is any further indication that they expected that other countries will be affected in are not completely cured. Because the hospital is due course. The cyber security company ‘Kasperski’ very advanced in their detection and treatment, was the first to raise the alarm after detecting the

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In the News Islamic sympathisers and arranging their marriages to terrorists, and organizing their entry into Syria. Interpol states that she still has a large presence on extreme radical social media sites. Further allegations are that she was active in encouraging terrorist An Islamic Terrorist activities in Spain and the Spanish anti-terrorism Police in Málaga have arrested a 35yr old Moroccan police consider her to be number one on their list man who ran a fruit shop and charged him with of wanted persons. assisting his wife in acts of terrorism by regularly sending her money. Fadoua Hassad is considered to Protecting Motorbike Riders be one of the most dangerous Daesh terrorists, and Badly designed stanchions on motorway and road international arrest warrants are in place. Spanish barriers have been responsible for many injuries, anti-terrorist police stated that she left Spain in and some deaths when motorbike riders crash into February 2016 and boarded a flight to Greece and them. A few years ago the design was modified to then Turkey. She later crossed into Syria along with stop this. The Junta de Andalucía has approved the another person who is also alleged to be an important expenditure of 600,000 Euros over the next two Daesh intermediary and logistics organizer. Police years for additional barriers or improvements on allegations are that the wife of the shopkeeper then roads in Almerí'eda province. The Almería delegate became a combat fighter, a position only given to for the Ministry of Transport, Antonio Martinéz, has very important women. They claim that she played pointed out that the new barriers will protect car a leading role in converting young women to become drivers as well, so there will be a double benefit. malware. They state that it is so sophisticated, and will have taken so long to perfect, that it has been developed by the security services of a government, not a group of individuals.

In the News DREAMBEACH COMPLETE THE 2018 LINE-UP AS LOCO DICE, RICARDO VILLALOBOS & MORE JOIN THE LIKES OF JAMIE JONES, HARDWELL & MARTIN GARRIX FOR SPAIN’S BIGGEST ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL

all spin their range of dark twisted beats over the course of the four days.

Line-up highlights in alphabetical order include: AXWELL • INGROSSO, DON DIABLO, HARDWELL, KSHMR, LOCO DICE, MACEO PLEX, MARTIN GARRIX, NERVO, RICHIE HAWTIN, SOLOMUN, TALE OF US, YELLOW CLAW & more.

Full Line-Up: Martin Garrix, Hardwell, Axwell • Ingrosso, KSHMR, Don Diablo, Alan Walker, Timmy Trumpet, Kura, Ummet Ozcan, Chocolate Puma, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, GTA, Vintage Culture, Brian Cross

Dreambeach 2018 – August 8-12, Villaricos Spain’s biggest electronic music festival Dreambeach has now revealed the final names for its sixth edition, taking place on August 8-12th. With a selection of the biggest names in electronic music spread across four jam-packed days on the Almerian coastline boasting stunning scenery, the unique atmosphere of a summer festival in the middle of a deserted beach, 4 stages (plus one on the camping site) hosting over 150,000 ravers and the likes of Loco Dice, Ricardo Villalobos, Coone, Will Sparks, and Australian twins NERVO completing the festival’s line-up.

Richie Hawtin, Tale of Us, Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, Solomun, Amelie Lens, The Martínez Brothers, Adriatique, Ben Sims, Óscar Mulero, Recondite, Truncate, Blawan, Patrick Topping, Rebekah, Paula Temple, Raffaele Attanasio (live), Agents of Time, Technasia (live), Uner, Lewis Fautzi, Gonçalo Horacio Cruz, Anna Tur, Reeko, Orbe, Exium, C-System, Raúl Pacheco, André Buljat

With a whole host of further names on the line-up, including Yellow Claw, Moksi, Andy C, Slushii and Vini Vici, a full festival pass for the event only costs 77 The Spanish festival sees a star studded and eclectic euros, or 101.20 euros including camping, and 137.50 line-up featuring the likes of Richie Hawtin, Solomun, euros for VIP. Tickets are available via Axwell • Ingrosso, and Don Diablo headline billing www.dreambeach.es and international ticketing platforms like Ticketmaster. for the Villaricos party.

Marking ‘The New Era’ for their sixth year, Dreambeach is situated right by the unique natural pine forest on the Mediterranean Sea, and offers amazing views as well as balinese beds and BBQ sites for festival goers. Representing a truly diverse and eclectic mix of artists and genres for 2018, EDM heavy hitters such as Hardwell, and DJ Mag’s #1 DJ in the world, Martin Garrix, will take to the Villalobos stage, along with Hexagon boss Don Diablo, KSHMR, and Swedish duo Axwell Ingrosso, fresh from their role in the recent Swedish House Mafia reunion.

Yellow Claw, Cesqeaux, Dolf, Moksi, Andy C, Slushii, Kings of the Rollers, Eptic, Virtual Riot, Killbox, Seven Lions, DJ Hype b2b Hazard, DJ Marky, Black Sun Empire, The Upbeats, Skream, Oto, Kursiva Brennan Heart, Da Tweekaz, Sub Zero Project (live), Zatox, Karsakoff, Vicente One More Time, Mandy, Tha Playah, Vini Vici, Ace Ventura, Kase.O, Natos y Waor, SFDK, Mala Rodríguez *Best Festival at Vicious Music Awards 2016. For press enquiries please contact liberty@listen-up.biz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DreambeachFestVillaricos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambeachfest Twitter: https://twitter.com/DreambeachFest

With Paradise’s very own Jamie Jones representing more underground sounds, the techno contingent at Dreambeach will be stronger than ever in 2018, YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/Dreamb as Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, Tale of Us, Maceo Plex, eachVillaricos Sololum, Patrick Topping, and the Martinez Brothers Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/dreambeach

So Now You Know... Mr. Potato Head In the World War II era, George Lerner who was an American inventor designed a series of plastic face pieces. The idea was that they were pushed into fruit or vegetables to make interesting faces. As fruit was scarce after the war, parents thought it was a waste of good fruit, and discouraged their children from doing it. Lerner sold his idea to a cereal manufacturer to be toys put in cereal packets. After a couple of years he talked to another manufacturer who thought the face pieces were really good, so they bought back the rights. In 1952 they were advertised on television as being intended for sticking onto potatoes, and sales boomed. Soap That Floated Proctor and Gamble developed a formula for white soap at an affordable price, and started manufacturing their bars of soap in 1878. A short time afterwards a worker forgot to switch off the machine when he went to lunch. When he returned, he found that a lot of air had gone into the mixture. He kept quiet about this in case he got into trouble and poured the soap into the normal moulds, and it was packed and shipped. A few weeks later customers told the salesmen, or sent in letters full of praise for the soap that floated! Along with many other accidental discoveries the Proctor and Gamble floating soap became a selling point! Paper Milk Containers John Van Wormer owned a toy factory in Toledo, Ohio. Going into work one morning he dropped his bottle of milk, resulting in glass and milk everywhere! He thought about this and decided that a rigid paper container was the ideal alternative. In 1915 he took out a patent, but it took him 10 years to perfect a machine that was capable of making the containers, after which he went into production. He found that Americans still liked the traditional glass bottles and demand for his cartons was not substantial. Eventually, the price of glass worked in his favour. By 1950 his factory was producing a grand total of 20 million containers a day.

Religion in New York New York has more diverse inhabitants and religions that anywhere else on the globe. The 8.4 million inhabitants speak 800 different languages and dialects in the five boroughs. 83% of New Yorkers consider that they have religious beliefs and attend some form of church services. There are 2,000 churches and 4,000 informal places of worship. 70% of the population consider they are Christians, made up of 40% Roman Catholics, and 30% Protestants. The 12% who are Jewish outnumber all the Jews in Jerusalem City, and there are 1 million Muslims. The Episcopal St. John the Divine Cathedral is the world’s largest cathedral. Spark Plugs Oliver Lodge was an early radio pioneer, but he designed the “Lodge Igniter’ to produce a spark that ignited petrol vapour in internal combustion engines. With his sons they improved the design and they formed ‘The Lodge Plug’ company. Albert Champion was a French motorbike racer who went to America for races. He started manufacturing his own version of spark plugs in 1904 to fund his motorbike racing and traded as ‘The Champion Ignition’ company. He soon became the dominant manufacturer but in 1906 he lost control of the company. Not deterred, he set up another company in 1908 that was called, the ‘AC Spark Plug’ company. Electric Cars Vehicles powered by electricity existed in the 1830s when Dutch inventor Sibrandus Stratingh created an electromagnetic cart. In the late 1800s various electrically powered vehicles moved at low speed with rechargeable batteries. One of the best-selling ones was the Columbia Runabout, which could go 40 miles on a single charge and run at speeds up to 15 m.p.h. Clara Ford, Henry Ford’s wife, drove an affordable 1914 Detroit Electric, which could last 80 miles without a charge. The Tesla Roadster, which first hit the streets in 2006, was sold at a starting price of 90,000 dollars, well out of the reach ofthe vast majority of motorists.

Laws for Pets

ocally, there are many organizations that take in abandoned cats and dogs. They treat them for injuries, ensure that they have had the necessary vaccinations and microchips, and try to find them homes. In many cases a vet will sterilise female dogs and cats. All this is very expensive without any funding by local or national institutions. These centres have to rely on donations or fundraising and the willingness of organizations in places like Holland to find these animals homes. To feed a dog in a refuge centre over a period of 12 months can cost from 200 to 800 Euros depending on the breed and size,apart from many other expenses. If the animals stay at a centre for a period of years because they cannot be rehoused the expenses become very substantial. There is one centre for abandoned animals in Almería city that receives funding from the town hall, but this is not common.

three months and one year is handed down. Aimed at defending the rights of pets, these regulations have paradoxically added to the problem. Many owners dump unwanted pets at refuge centres, and numbers are getting out of all proportion. In Galicia in 2017 the number of dogs abandoned at their refuge centres was put at 6,000, so funding from central government or autonomous communities is badly needed to cope with the problems. Putting dogs down in refuge centres for no good reason has been illegal in Catalonia since 2008, Madrid in 2016, and now Galicia. This is now illegal at the municipal refuge centre in Almería city. Centro Zoosanitario Almeria

This is not a problem restricted to our area, and legislation relating to pets is being strengthened and tightened up in many places in Spain. Courts now recognize that pets are not just “things” and they may be subject to custody and visitation rights in a legal separation or divorce between their owners, similar to the way the welfare of children is considered. Major funding to sterilize cats and dogs is considered to be vital, both to keep the numbers The total numbers of pets in Spain are very of puppies and kittens to a minimum, and help with difficult to calculate, but one way is from the public health concerns. Morocco is not far from number of registered pets who have been micro Andalucía, and there there is no general policy or chipped, which became law in 2003. This figure regulations that require pets to be vaccinated or is considered to be about 8 million throughout micro chipped. Because of this it is vital that dogs Spain. Added to this are pets such as ferrets, in Andalucía are vaccinated against rabies. rabbits, hamsters, parrots, and canaries. As tougher laws regarding animal welfare are being Animal centres in rural areas are reporting that introduced in many places in Spain, fines for not with new regulations in place that prohibit the micro chipping pets have been increased from killing of unwanted animals, a new problem is about 300 Euros to between 500 and 5,000 Euros. abandoned hunting dogs. At one of these, 60% It is now illegal to keep a dog chained up to 70% of all dogs abandoned there are hunting permanently, cause pets injury, or kill them. Fines dogs that have been bred with other dogs to for the maltreatment of animals, which is now a achieve the “best” dogs. Any dogs that are criminal offence, have been dramatically increased, considered unsatisfactory would have been killed. and in severe cases a prison term of between Now, they are left at centres!

An End to ETA

he initials ‘ETA’ stand for “Euskadi Ta Askatasuna”, “Basque Homeland and Liberty”, a terrorist group that has been compared to the IRA, operating in the Basque regions of Spain and France. From 1959 they campaigned for independence and self- rule, adopting a Marxist philosophy. Embracing terrorist activities they decided to target the Spanish government, individual politicians, and the Guardia Civil police. Their first assassination was a Guardia Civil police chief in 1968, and in 1973 General Franco’s apparent successor, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco. They planted a bomb below his habitual parking spot outside a Madrid church. Car bombs became their preferred weapon, and in 1995 a car bomb almost killed Jose María Aznar, the then leader of the conservative ‘P.P.’ political party who later served as Spain’s prime minister. The same year, police disrupted a plot to assassinate the Spanish King Juan Carlos. In October 2011, in a video sent to the BBC they announced that they were ceasing all armed hostilities, but they had said this before and then re-grouped. They tried to start negotiations with the Spanish Government who flatly refused to enter into dialogue. They set up a “negotiating base” in Norway, but they were expelled from Norway as being terrorists. In 2013 they attempted to exchange arms for prisoners, but this was rebuffed as well. The hunting down of their terrorists and logistic personnel continued both in France and Spain, and in 2017 ETA started revealing the location of arms and explosives dumps, mostly just across the French border. They used “intermediaries”, but the police treated each discovery as a crime scene, and processed them as such, to continue their efforts at capturing further terrorists. This May, in an audio message, rather than a BBC video, they announced their final, definitive cease to any activity whatsoever. This has succeeded in opening up the whole can of worms again, and Spanish newspapers have published interviews with families of the people who were assassinated, almost every day. There was a sort of apology for the assassinations, some of which ETA termed “collateral damage”, but this

inflamed people even more, because it was selective rather than all encompassing. ETA are hoping that their latest declaration will result in a softening of the attitude of the Spanish and French governments regarding the large number of prisoners in jail, but both governments have announced that there will be no change. There are 243 ETA prisoners in Spanish jails in 44 different prisons including the Almería prison, and 88% are “first grade” prisoners with the strictest regime. The total number is made up of 215 men and 28 women, and there are 53 prisoners in French jails. Just before the May announcements the Spanish ‘Fiscalía’ (Crown prosecution service) announced that three of the ETA leaders, currently in prison in France, will be additionally charged with crimes against humanity. The Spanish judge who has brought these charges considers that all three were totally involved in the “systematic preparation and commission” of various large scale assassinations. An ETA anouncement in 2006

ETA assassinated 853 people, wounded 2,597, left 1,635 children orphans, and extorted money under threats of violence from 10,000 businesses. 358 of the assassinations are still being investigated and are “active” because, as yet, no-one has been charged. Numbers of people affected by their terrorist acts is put at 40,000. After the May declaration, 53,500 people quickly signed up on “change.org” stating that there was no way ETA could “turn the clock back”. One of the bitter comments was “ETA lives on, so do their families, but ours are dead”.

More AVE News

VE stands for “Alta Velocidád Española”, the Spanish high speed train that “in theory” will link Murcia city with Almería city in 2023. Since 2012 it has been a slow train going nowhere. Existing sections that have been worked on in Almeria province go from the outskirts of Garrucha through the longest tunnels in Andalucía, and finish the other side of the tunnels at Los Arejos in Sorbas.

work even after the date when the whole section should have been completed. This was because ‘ADIF’ the rail company did not own all the land. Consequently ‘SACYR’ pulled out.

The base for the track, viaducts and tunnels allow for a twin track, but to save money the unbuilt sections from Pulpí to Vera, and from Venta del Pobre to Almería city will only be single track. Trains will travel in both directions, and the double track is intended to provide a passing point. There is a lot of criticism that the single track will not be able to handle both passengers and goods, and calls for a double base width to be built to allow One of the big bones of contention is a natural another track in the future have been dismissed. habitat of the protected “Tortuga Mora” tortoises near Cuevas. These have to be moved at the right The saving in cost has now been quantified as time of the year to a new location. ‘ADIF’ came 1.076 billion Euros, and the amended cost is 3.3 up with three suggested sites in fertile agricultural billion Euros, 33% less. The only other stretch at land, and they would have needed to expropriate present with a single track is in León near the land, agricultural buildings, and even some homes. border with Portugal, but there is a double base. ‘ADIF’ stated that they needed 480 hectares, just A company of engineers have worked out the less than two square miles. Now, this amount of “anticipated” demand and frequency of trains land has been reduced to 323 hectares with an from Almería to Madrid, and Almería to Barcelona, important proviso. Owners of the land will still including goods trains. Their conclusion is that own it and can continue with their agricultural the single track will be viable for “decades”. They use “providing it is compatible” with the tortoises! hypothesise a total of ten trains a day for The new area of land is that recommended by passengers, and six goods trains during a 24hr ecologists from Elche University as providing an period. They put forward a journey time from ideal location for the tortoises, and minimal Almería to Madrid as being 3hrs 30mins, to disruption for agriculturalists. The Junta de Barcelona 4hrs 20mins, and a direct journey from Andalucía (the governing body for Almería Almería to Murcia, without stopping at the Lorca province) has to give the new location a rubber and Vera stations, of 42 mins.They quantify the stamp after assessing the environmental impact. time for goods trains from Almería to Murcia as being 2hrs 18mins. Critics claim that the There is going to be a very large and important timetabling is going to be a nightmare! “dry port” at Níjar, near to the ‘AVE’ line, the A-7 motorway, and not far from Carboneras port. A contract was awarded to the company ‘SACYR’ ‘ADIF’ have now agreed that the double track will to build the section from Pulpí to Cuevas, but be extended from Sorbas to the dry port; so some there was no sign of them being able to start slight improvement.

Paying in Cash

n many countries where there are earthquakes, or where there is advice as to what to do in the event of a major disaster or catastrophe, there is usually a basic recommended “kit”. This includes bottled water, timed food, torches, a radio, a first aid kit, and cash. This takes into account that in these situations a credit card may be of little use. In Spain, surveys show that despite the large increase in payment using plastic cards, or payment online, cash is still the most popular currency, particularly for purchases less than 45 Euros. A study from the Central European Bank has confirmed this and state that 79% of all purchases in the EU are cash transactions, and this percentage is 87% in Spain. The remaining purchases are made with plastic cards, and 2% using companies such as PayPal.

numbers of bank branches in Spain that are shutting shop is partly due to less cash transactions. The Spanish banking union ‘UGT’ state that in 50% of small municipalities in Spain there is only one bank or none. They state that for many consumers in rural areas having to travel elsewhere to find a bank constitutes a hardship, particularly for older people, and they say that town halls should install cash machines. They are also very critical of the regulation that sets a limit of 2,500 Euros for cash payments. In Germany there is a campaign to keep the 500 Euro notes, because cash is a major part of the German economy.

Advocates of paying for things in cash point out that it is very universal, cash is almost always accepted as a payment method, and is far more secure than credit cards that are open to fraud and identity theft. Cash minimises scams where people are tricked into paying for goods that do not exist. Paying for things in cash also helps households to manage their finances better, and getting into debt is less likely. Another reason for payments in cash is that the transactions are mostly anonymous, and there is no paper trail. In some cases this is considered a very good thing! The Spanish Banking Association considers that digitalization in banks and credit card or online Guillaume Lepecq is a French expert in the economy transactions are very convenient for consumers. and in 2001 he founded ‘AGIS Consulting’ that They do admit that this may lead to some advocated cash transactions as a vital part of “adjustment” in the number of bank employees, finance. Last September he became a director of but state that where this has occurred it has not ‘The International Currency Association’, a lobby been traumatic, and early retirement is usually group for maintaining cash as the preferred undertaken. payment option. This is an international association with active members in ten European countries, People who champion the use of cash point out Asia, and North America. Associates include that in April this year there were 21 billion bank companies who design and print bank notes, mints notes in circulation in the Eurozone, with a total where coins are produced, companies who value of 1,100 billion Euros. Coins in circulation manufacture machinery for counting bank notes, amount to 127 billion to a total value of 28 billion and security companies who transport cash for Euros. They say that ten years ago the number of banks and large stores. Other associates are unions bank notes in circulation was only 12 billion, and of bank employees who state that the large there were only 77 billion coins.

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ACCOUNTING Asesoría Forte (Vera) ..........................950 395778 / 682 372196

AIR CONDITIONING ABC (A Better Climate) (See p.6)...647 247494 / 950 092604 Asesoría López (Vera) ……...................................….950 393071 Cool Solutions ...........................................................600 621436 Asesoría Torres (Mojácar) .........................................950 472748 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 Asesoría Sánchez Moral (Mojácar) ...........................670 099726 Digital Vision (See p.44) ...................950 472081 / 645 294064 Electrotorres ........................................950 472898 / 610 750771 MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration S.L.607 364917 / 950 432110

Barbara Caparros Ridao (Vera) …..........................950 390427 CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926 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 Mayor Consulting S.L.(Mojácar) .................................950 615185 Mojácar Playa Asesores ……................…….…………950 472710 Sintra Consultores (Vera) …......................................950 393815 Vera Advisors (Vera) ………………..................………950 390621 Villalba Asesores (Albox) ..........................................950 431720 Richard Hayes ...........................................................603 567676 Solo Satellite & Air-Con. (See p.55)...950 398146 / 699 909737 Acupuncture Antonio Herrero ......................................670 099725 Williams Electrical (Andy)........................................…..677 741366

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Miki ...........................................................................628 AIRPORT PARKING AA Parking (Almería, Murcia, Alicante) ......................639 081067 Roberto Lombardi ................................950 930757 / 671 Aqua-Car (Alicante) ……………........................................966 790 011 The Gallery (La Concepción) ..................................607 Coastline Alicante Airport Parking .............................661 517890 AUCTIONS Plane Parking S.L. …………............................................966 840 289 A & A Auctions (Albox) ………..............950 064576 / 661 ...............(24hrs Alicante) 656 532725, (24hrs Murcia) 656 532724 Seguro Parking (San Jávier – Murcia) ……............622 062115 Victoria Parking (Alicante).................................................965 830 254

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ALARMS AC Security ........................................950 387822 / 657 AXA .........................................................................950 CD Electrical Services ......................662 414043 / 617 Safes & Security (Dean)...........................................666 SE Telecoms (See p.25) .........................................697 Prosegur Alarms .........................................................608

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Auction Subasta SL (Zurgena) ...........622 288750 / 681 095096 Exclusive Airport Shuttles (See p.26) .........................950 092602 Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas El Real) ..............950 528565 IndaTravel .....................................................................950 149539

ANTIQUES

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ARCHITECTS

Curtains with Style (Interior blinds) ...950 069032 / 678 811125 Costasol S.L. (Lloyd Dean) (See cover)...........................667 652 888 Coverbox (Albox) …................................................…615 992007 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 PersiVera 2005 S.L. ..................................................627 978635 Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.45).....................................627 907207 Speedyfit ...................................................................600 006032 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667 567564

Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 The Metal Works (Albox).......................950 930520 / 638 900949 Delfos (Mojácar) ......................................................647 163681 AWNINGS & BLINDS Angel Pardo (Técnico) .......................950 121960 / 687 939315 Antonio Martinez de la Casa .....................................950 092094 Blas Haro Morales ...................................................950 615345 Daniel González Aranda (Vera) ......................................686 846 624 Elena Acebo Architects (Huércal-Overa) .669 680098 / 950 134976 Paula Puente (Mojácar) .............................................610 433001

BABY See Children & Baby BAKERIES Cornish Pride (Albox) …................................………666 618933

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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

Bar Lepanto ................................................................642 906638 Cafe-Bar Oasis ………......................................…....669 242166 Chapman’s ...............................................................642 447663 Cornish Pride ...................................................………666 618933 La Palmera ….............................................................950 430993 Maloan’s Bar ….........................................................850 993205 The Travellers Inn, Los Marcelinos ...........................642 011900

Alfaix La Venta de Alfaix .....................................................671 272464

Antas Bar Gloria ...................................…….950 453150 / 625 668613

Arboleas Hotel Rural Azabache ...............................................690 258813 Humbugs Cafe …......................................643 123253 / 643 075387

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La Taberna (Mojácar Pueblo) ....................................647 El Paso ...................................................................678 868963 Los Amigos .......................................…………………950 Lucer ………..................................................……….673 Cerro Gordo Mesón Felipe San Bernabé ................950 475966 / 631 Bistro Bonita .......................................650 599739 / 950 930169 Mesón Mémé ……………...........……….674 141159 / 647 Cortijo Grande Mimi’s Bar ..................................................................651 Casa Los Pinos …............................................…….950 468236

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

El Campico (Bédar-Lubrin) La Montaña .............................................................670 589788

Garrucha Tierra y Mar .............................................................850 992808

Huércal-Overa El Capricho …..........................................................697 297235 The Hub ......…………….....................................……950 135039

La Alfoquía

Moca Cafe Bar …......................................................950 008003 No 353 (Mojácar)..................................950 104937 / 662 919025 Playa Blanca (See p.57)......................950 473001 / 639 393235 Rincon de Zahorí ................................630 314400 / 625 684855 Rose & Crown (See p.15)........................................634 Las Buganvillas Rusty Nail …………....................................................950 Gnomo Feliz II ..........................................................950 132350 San Pedro Belgian Bar .............................................722 La Colonial ……………….........................................….636 140307 Scotty's …...................................................................687 Los Gallardos The Emerald Isle (See p.31).....................................950 Apolo ……………................................................……600 495182 The Irish Rover (See p.29).........................................950 Meson Verfran ………...................................................637 810143 The Lemon Lounge .............................................….950 The Loft …..........................................950 472432 / 690 Mojácar Bar Alizee ...............................................................950 091810 The Roof Garden .................................................674 Bar Esencial ...............................................................618 826092 Trufibar ....................................................................664 Bar Luz (See p.43)...................................................654 866110 Twister (Mojácar Playa) ........................………………950 Beachcomber (See p.25)............................................634 339216 Valery Music ..............................................................950 Burladero ……..........................................................950 615041 Wine Not? ............................................................... 950 Bar La Unión ...........................................................642 Bar Los Mellizos ……….........................................…667 Cielos …...................................................................634 El Local ……......................................950 634449 / 633

Cafeteria Bellagio .......................................…………950 472323 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba ………...........................645 414793 Café Latino ...............................................................626 717323 Captain's Tapas Bar & Restaurant...............................617 477797 Cave Bar ...............................................................…..950 478799 Delfos .......................................................................647 163681 Dolce Vita ................................................................950 478476 El Ángel (Mojácar Pueblo) ..................950 478343 / 607 537101 El Antler ………...........................................................600 540661 El Barrio Libre .............................................................950 475739 El Deseo ....................................................................670 018035 El Toro .....................................................................622 456560 Enrico ...................................................950 472995 / 642 514738 Fany …………...........................................………….634 312820 Jazz Life Café (Mojácar Pueblo) ........................…….647 724367 Koi ….........................................................................950 615452 Kukis ........................................................................686 038259 La Cantina (Mexican) ................................................950 478941 La Parata (See p.7).....................................................950 478186 La Piká .....................................................................950 930744

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Palomares 102 Tapas Bar …………...........................……………..615 157905. Asagía Asador ........................................................640 210185 Centro Plaza ................................................................950 618614 La Dulce Casa ….................................................…….950 467768 The Oasis Bar ....................................950 467381 / 676 365010

Piedra Amarilla, Partaloa Yellow Stone Bar ......................................................634 332178

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Bar Restaurant Laguna ……….........................……..950 132566 La Peperina .............................................................677 BB’s Bistro Bar ........................................................950 532339 The Blue Parrot ......................................................950 Pub Millionaire ....................................950 617467 / 637 255978 Villaricos Bar Genesis ………………................................…….647 Bar La Plaza Villaricos .........................................…950 El Galeon ……...................................................……600 La Casa del Siret ....................................................950 Los Conteros .....................................950 618629 / 699

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Restaurante Tibu .....................................................950 133747

San Juan de los Terreros Mi Cortijo ………......................................................…950 466323

Turre Alice’s Bar ……….......................................................677 Chili ...................................................950 468425 / 608 La Pará ……………............................................……637 Vinilo Bar ................................................................629

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Valle del Este Hole in One Karen’s Bar ......................950 461068 / 677 655790

Vera Casa de la Vega ......................................................950 391208 La Amistad …………….…......................................…666 622085

Vera Playa Bar La Reva .................................634 398465 / 618 El Balconcito .............................................................635 Frankie’s Bar .....................................950 467541 / 622 La Buena Mesa ……............................950 467222 / 610

Aku Aku (Mojácar) ..............................950 478981 / 607 347612 Alma (Mojácar) …......................................................950 805928 Ankara Beach Terrace (Mojácar) ………........………..950 473042 Armony Beach Club (Vera Playa) …......……………..617 745021 Chiringuito Manacá (Mojácar) .....................................600 045599 Costa Tranquila (San Juan de los Terreros)..664701457 El Cid (Mojácar) ...................................950 472063 / 696 056128 El Patio (Mojácar) ........................................................629 287265 Hola Ola (Mojácar) ..................................................664 097279 Lola Bbme (Palomares) ……………….634 062350 / 657 303043 Los Tarahis (Agua Amarga) .......................................950 138235 Lua Beach Club (Mojácar) …......................………… 950 472643 Mandala Beach Club (Mojácar) ................................902 442420 Maraú (Vera Playa) ………...........................…………671 580340 Maui (Mojácar) ……...................................................950 478722 Neptuno (Mojácar) (See p.41) ...............................…616 005387 Sol y Arena (Mojácar) ..............................................950 478308 Tito’s (Mojácar) ..........................................................950 615030 Trufibar ....................................................................664 103611

541115 BATHROOMS & SHOWERS 589909 24hr Casaserve ...................................950 466438 / 676 306269 649469 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 356387 Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) ……………………..950 109986

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Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711 Rodeca Bike Zone ..................................................950 132525 Diamond Bathrooms ..................................................671 717149 Weekend Sport (Las Buganvillas) .........................950 460738 Dorothy Bathrooms (Albox) .........................................661 463842 BICYCLE SALES, Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Mojácar Home Improvements..............950 473104 / 689 296432 MAINTENANCE & CLOTHING Aguila Bike (Las Buganvillas) ........................................950 133063 BikeRun Sport (Albox) …………………950 930190 / 678 166252 Doltcini (Clothing) (Mojácar) ..............950 092600 / 658 028646 Lufran Bike Sport …………....................................….607 074753 Rodeca Bike Zone ..................................................950 132525 Weekend Sport (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 460738

BLINDS see Awnings & Blinds BOATS & NAUTICAL Veramotor S.A. ............................................................950 392552

BOAT TRIPS Shower Master screens ...........................................677 604497 SpeedyFit (Screens) ..................................................600 006032 Glass Bottom Boat (Villaricos port) ….......................662 Toldos Farrago (Screens)(Vera) ................................667 567564 Orca Steve (Mojacar, Garrucha) ..............................634 Partylevante (Puerto Deportivo Garrucha) ...............680 BEAUTY See Hair, Health & Beauty Red Line Coast Tours ….....................950 133082 / 687 BED & BREAKFAST Casa Barranca (Huercal Overa) ....... 95 0952947 / 648 250699 Casa Jasmine (La Alfoquía) ......................................950 449513 Casa Montes Guesthouse (Arboleas) ..................... 686 400331 Castellón (Bédar) .......................................................642 435909 Las Persianas Azules (Velez Rubio) ..950 068054 / 630 149622 Hostal La Parata (Mojácar) ........................................950 472670 The Palms (Urcal) …………......................................678 832036

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BOOKS Librería Nobel (Vera) ................................................950 Tabernas Books …..............................663 121256 / 676 The Book Box (Albox) ……................................…….662 The Book People Almería …........……686 817945 / 626

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BOOK PUBLISHING Costa Books ............................................................634 304344

BOWLING CENTRES (10 pin)

BEDS & BEDDING

Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Almería Ten Pin Bowling (Arboleas) …...................….950 439013 Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarron)...968 153907 / 678 083491 Ozone Bowling Mojácar ............................................950 473073 Me & Mrs Jones (Los Llanos market) (See p.18) ..0044 7850 840288 BUILDING MATERIALS Sleepcentre (Albox) (See p.6) ..........868 931872 / 671 715294 (& 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 Sanyfer (Antas El Real) ………....................................950 459082 VeraSur SL (Vera) ....................................................950 393028

BUILDING SERVICES BICYCLE HIRE Aguila Bike (Las Buganvillas) ........................................950 133063 BiciStar (Vera) ……............................................……667 024001 BikeRun Sport (Albox) …………………950 930190 / 678 166252 Ciclos Mountain Bike Aguilas …..........................……968 413984 Dazzlem (Vera Playa) ...........................627 818719 / 673 589874 Doltcini (Mojácar) ................................950 092600 / 658 028646 Lufran Bike Sport …………....................................….607 074753 Mountain Biking Spain …...............……637 831509 / 661 178656

24hr Casaserve ..................................950 466438 / 676 306269 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 Adam's Building Services .............................………..600 041820 Alan Barker ........................................950 099913 / 600 268176 AlmeriaBuilders.com ……......................659 685133 / 950 930520 Andalucian Con Co Print .................................….…..628 408197 Andaluz Building Services.......................................…950 439094 Antas Building Company …..........…..........................661 075802 Arboleas Building ………........……….950 930536 / 634 306690 Armadillo ........................................…......................950 528128

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Diamond Plastering and Building Services .................671 717149 Elegant Homes S.L. ..............................950 092603 / 687 629777 Garden Works ...........................................................666 847583 Genco Construction ...................................................607 271869 Hire a Husband …………............……..677 557 190 / 950 930596 J B General Builder ................................................. 687 024884 Jasmine Construction C.B ...................................... 659 185189 Mat Murray ...............................................................647 841750 MD Building Services ..........................628 414861 / 628 414862 Nash Groundworks ..................................................722 546192 P & S Building Services ……...….…….950 449639 / 671 318982 PR Building Services ................................................662 422170 Paul Acreman (General Builder) ..............……………607 196779 Professional Bricklayer ……………........................…..626 730764 Property Consultation & Project Management (Tom) 603 670218 Saxon’s Complete Building Services ....618 920126 / 968 485729 Valley Construction ..............…………..665 517643 / 610 905173 Valoser Obras .........................................................642 016954 Vision Design and Build ........................950 459523 / 600 985583

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

CAR HIRE Al Andalus Car Hire ...................................................664 269440 Auto Corner (Limousines) .....................950 069198 / 667 439671 Caracola (Mojácar) .............................950 473157 / 637 545814

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

BUTCHERS Ávila (Vera) …….................................................……663 126062 Casa Jose (Garrucha) ..............................................950 132573 Juan’s Carniceria (Mojácar Playa) (See next page)…950 478409

Europcar ............................................950 615101 / 654 297681 Mo-Car (Mojácar) ................................950 478307 / 626 976973

CAKES TO ORDER Crazy Cakes Almeria .......................634 335821 / 634 345558 Joan's Cakes & Bakes (Albox) ..................................678 166272 Moca Cafe Bar (Mojácar).........................................950 452885 No 353 (Mojácar)..................................950 104937 / 662 164424 Occasion Cupcakes (Velez Rubio) ............................634 329403

CAMPSITES Camping el Cantal (Mojacar) ................................... 950 478204 Solvi Car (Mojácar) …………....................................950 478151 Camping Los Gallardos .............................................679 970399 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095

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Tikka RentaCar (Mojácar) ............................................950 472662 Unicraft …..............................................................…692 176069 Vision Design and Build ........................950 459523 / 600 985583

CAR WASH & VALETING

Autos Gowi (Garrucha) ........................950 806066 / 607 863939 CARPET CLEANING Integral Autos (El Real) ...........................................950 459304 Jones’s Mobile Valeting ............................................661 571939 Jones’s Mobile Valeting ............................................661 571939

CATERING / EVENTS

See also Wedding & Party Planning Elite Cuisine ..........................................................610 Hog Roasts .............................................................671 La Capilla Restaurant (Las Alparatas, Mojácar) .......950 The Whole Hog / Hog Roast parties ..968 485729 / 618 Soft Ice Cream and Frozen Yoghurt Machines............600

994435 851135 479305 920126 006032

CATTERY see Kennels CHILDREN & BABY Khaled - Valeting (Mojácar) ......................................671 715285

CARD SHOPS C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Colin the Card (Albox) .........................................…..650 600032 Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas) ............................663 302740

Baby Basics (Equipment Hire, Albox) ........................950 104345 Brian’s Furniture (Equipment hire) (Mojácar Playa) ...674 280268 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) ..............................634 322475 Meditania, Children’s Activity Centre (Turre) ...........661 751244 Menudo Park (Mojácar) ............................................627 830499 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 Sammy Sweep ..........…............................…………..619 070839

CHINESE & ASIAN RESTAURANTS

Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) ……….................……950 615596 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295

Casa Sun (Mojácar Playa) ......................................950 099914 Chino Peking (Garrucha) .............................................950 132948 China Town (Aguilas) ................................................968 414786 Chino Tsing-Tao (Aguilas) ........................…...............968 448548 Dragon Chino (Las Buganvillas) ..................................950 133226 Gran Muralla (Albox) ................................................950 120166 Gran Muralla (Turre) ……............................................950 618880 Palacio Imperial Marina (Mojácar Playa) ….................950 472208 Restaurante Asia - Maribo Kitchen ...........................950 110420

CARPENTRY

CHIROPODIST & PODIATRISTS

A.N.S.T.E.Y - Carpentry & Joinery ………...............687 251629 Alexandra Coll (Clinic Reverdy-Coll) ......................616 Cutler’s Carpentry .................................................697 907708 Clinica Podológica (Garrucha) ..................................950 Fit Feet (Ann-Marie) .................................................647 Kim White (Vera Playa) ………...................................637

673116 132768 415848 149659

CHIROPRACTOR Maximilian Bolté (Garrucha)

Inspired Timberwork ..................................................610 988371 Simon the Woodworker .............................................667 989270 TJ Carpentry (Albox) …….....………….619 584405 / 635 979829

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Elite Cleaning Agency ........................629 113860 / 699 699617 CIVIL ENGINEERS Isabel Morales ........................................................617 749105 Freshclean …………….........................659 353708 / 638 272482 Idea (Mojácar) .. ......................................................605 162709 Jone’s Upholstery & Rug cleaning ….........…………661 571939 Limpiezas Cristina ….............................................…660 306695. Limpiezas Maxlim (Palomares) ……...678 567783 / 629 680161 Upholstery & Leather Cleaning ...................................636 193256

COMPUTERS Advance Digital ........................................................616 506569 Beep (Garrucha) ……………..................................….950 133059 Compleo Personal I.T. Centre .................................….950 393689

Computer Care (Nick) ...............................................600 070075 Computer Services (Dani) ..................678 490639 / 630 007430

CLAIRVOYANCY / PSYCHIC READINGS Anna (Tarot) ……….........................................………670 897832 Chrissie Cremore ....................................................634 349638 Psychic Karen (Turre) …..........................................678 118108

CLOTHING (Personalized) AdverTees (Mojácar Playa) ......................................634 336789

Rascals Designs ............................... 950 064665 / 686 582140 Tikka Uniforms (Mojácar) ….......................................667 479903

Connexions (Turre) (See front cover).......................950 479502 C.Y.G. Vera ...........................................................950 393350 Don Robinson .........................................................646 587746 Dynos Informatica (Albox) …………...................……..950 430806 First Call Computer Solutions …......618 539500 / 628 251399 George Boricean .....................................................661 375489 IKamale-on ……………...............................................950 616521 Mark Adamou (Mojácar) ........................634 324918 / 634 306799

CLEANING SERVICES A1 Cleaning ..............................................................666 340190 Amba Cleaners ........................................................697 516955 Chris .......................................................................627 565049 Clean Sweep ………..........................950 469345 / 662 390453 Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Cherie's Ironing & Cleaning (Mojácar) ............………634 301389 Crystal Clear ............................................................637 229464 Daisy Proaño Alcivar (Contract & private) ……...….663 538596

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Mi PC (Almeria) …..............................................….950 633015 Mr. Micro (Turre) ....................................................950 479502 Palomares Computer Services ..................................659 353708 PC Playa (Mojácar) ......................................................634 356498 PC-Solutions (Mojácar) ..............................................637 459293

Hypnotherapy (Karen) ............................................678 118108 Dr. Jane Thompson (Psychotherapy)...968 485729 / 618 920126 Kate Roberts ...........................................................950 469540 Lucy Lovejoy (CraneoSacral Therapist) .....................647 045919 Malcolm Forrest-Hazell (Counsellor/Psychotherapist) ...693 489725 Norman & Carole Monro ..........................................950 439205 Sara Vigar (Aromatherapy) .......................................665 334895 Shiatsu (Wendy) ....................................................671 851135 Sue Osman (Healer) ………...............950 473021 / 600 847964

COURIER DELIVERIES Nacex (Mojácar) ………..................................……….950 472940 Offex Spain ................................…….......................966 765950 Spanish Property Choice (Easypost) ..950 615388 / 635 722290

CRAFTS Elaine's Wools (Arboleas) ........................................667 273889 PhonePC (Garrucha) .................................................950 133502 Serendipity (Albox) ................................................617 699624 PRYS Informatica (Antas) ........................................617 382511 Simply Art (Albox) …...................................................662 443095

CURRENCY

CONSERVATORIES

Screenmasters (See p.45)......….…..........................677 152911 Currencies Direct (Mojácar) ...............950 478914 / 626 916443 SpeedyFit ........................................950 472357 / 600 006032 Eurochange (Mojácar) ................................................615 403877 Global Currency Exchange (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 615319

COUNSELLING / HEALING

Ashlí (Naturopath & yoga therapies) .......................643 Acupuncture & Massage ...........................................637 Barbara Clarke ...........................................................637 Chrissie Cremore (Reiki)............................................634 Donald Mackinnon (Hypnotherapist) ........................628 Emotional Freedom Technique/Healer …....................645 Eve Morgan .............................................................647 Fred Smithers (Acupuncture) ...............950 930456 / 618 Gill Ballard (Healer/Counsellor) ...............................663 Heaven Scent Holistics ...........................................663

102335 CURTAINS & SOFT FURNISHINGS 120429 Curtains with Style (See p.21)...........950 069032 / 678 811125 469937 349638 651022 290728 203652 107351 336655 923733

Curtainsandthings.................................................……678 684564 Solo Style ………...............................950 528334 / 626 319907 Unicraft Upholstery ...................................................692 176069

CYBERCAFES Can Connect (Albox) …........................................…..950 121149 The Hub (Huércal-Overa) …............…………………..950 135039 Servidea 2020 (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 399726

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Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 Entertainment (Turre) ........................................950 Entertainment (Mojácar) …….............................950

121318 SoloPerros (Turre) ..................................................674 509382 009051 Ulti-Mutt .....................................+44 7894747657 / 634 332578 468295 615596

DAMP PROOFING Southern Spain Damp Proofing .................................652 358672

DENTISTS / DENTAL TREATMENT Centro Dental Dr. Cremades (Vera) ........................950 390655 Clinica Dental (Aguilas) ….........................................968 449121 Clinica Dental (Albox) ..............................................950 120732 Clinica Dental, Multicentro (Mojácar) ........................950 478989 Clinica Dental Palomares .....................950 109710 / 670 878427 Clinica Dental, Parque Comercial (Mojácar) .............950 478534 Clinica Dental Saludent (Huércal-Overa) ……………..950 135672 Dental Clinic Belen Oliver (Olula del Río) ................950 443265 Dentalbox (Albox) .........................................................950 121284 Nadal Pérez, M A (Turre) .........................................950 479444 Odonto Stetic (Los Gallardos) ...........722 706732 / 950 398993 Puerta de Vera (Vera) ........................................950395319 Valero Martinez (Garrucha) ………............................950 132047

DIET PLANS & WEIGHT LOSS Ashlí (Naturopath & yoga therapies) ..........................643 102335 Image (Helen) ........................950 930192 / 665178326 DOG TRAINING Issysweigh (Albox) ...................................................600 334318 Pam (Turre) ..............................................................639 465631 Didi Arias (Mojácar) ……............................................639 724521 Vicki (Turre) .............................................................650 764623

DOORS See Windows & Doors DRY CLEANERS

DIGGER HIRE Antas Mini Diggers .............................950 069288 / 650 906114 Aridos Mojácar S.L. (Vera) .....................................650 914257 Bob (Mini digger) (Albox) ..........................................642 392922 Diego Ramos S.L. (Los Gallardos) ……..............…..647 841750 Elite Plant Hire (JCB) ………….................................636 092632 Lubrin Plant Hire (Mini and Micro) .......950 592922 / 664 327898 Mick (Mini Digger) .....................................................634 375428 Nash Groundworks ...................................................722 546192 Paco .................................................................................637 777 238 Tropicana Mini Digger ………………650 906114 / 950 069288

DIVING See Scuba Diving DOCTORS & CLINICS (Private)

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

DVD & VIDEO The Hub (Huércal-Overa) ….........................………..950 135039 Cinebank (Turre) .......................................................627 738957 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Total Entertainment (Turre) ...950 468295 ...(Mojácar) 950 615596 VHS to DVD conversion .. ........................................647 202599

ELECTRICAL GOODS

DOG GROOMING

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 Electro Hogar Rodriguez S.L. (Garrucha)..................950 460832 Economesticos La Juaida (Viator) ……………………..950 315560 Euronics .............. (Albox) 950 430702 (Garrucha) 950 460832

Anita (5 Bone Kennels) …………......................……662 344734 Brigbe’s Dog Grooming ...........................................630 557123 Elite Dog Grooming (Albox) …….…..617 313587 / 647 897533 Luis (Clinica Veterinaria Garrucha) ....950 132200 / 628 663616 Lulu’s (Albox) ...........................................................600 046557 Pampered Pooches (All areas)..................................662 344734 Paws & Claws (Palomares) .........+44 7828251913 / 686 501593 Shampooch professional pet grooming ........................642 276442

A1 Services ………..............................635 810941 / 679 631458 Abbott Electrical ….............................638 010691 / 950 137208 Andrew Morrison .....................................................627 250204 Anglo Electrical ........................................................671 948213 Andy …..............................…................950 438237 / 679 656450 Baltasar .....................................................................655 691107

Centro Médico Mojácar ...............................................950 475105 Clinica Medica Garrucha ……...........950 133157 / 617 404500 Dr. Maria Rose (Garrucha) ..........................................950 132803 Euroclinicas (Vera) ........................................................950 391300

ELECTRICIANS

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Charlie Fyre ................................................................686 833444 Connexions (Turre) ……..............................………….950 479502 DJT Electrical Services (Vera) .............686 817945 / 626 578164 ElectroTorres .....................................950 472898 / 610 750771 EMI Electrical Installations .......................................673 502867 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 Francisco Montoya (Mojácar) .........................……….687 466352 InstalRep ................................................................651 130059

José Cortés Electrical ……................950 363751 / 619 881325 N.E.Electrics (Arboleas)...........................................634 358777 Peace of Mind 24/7 ............................................... 637 974662 Williams Electrical (Andy)......................................…..677 741366

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES Jules Clothing (Montemar Centre) ...........................633 640918 Voluta's Place (Parque Comercial Mojácar Playa) ….699 975552

ENTERTAINERS Abbie Lou (Female vocalist) .......................................687 340544 Amy Amy Amy Tribute Band ....................................645 886919 Ashley Cathcart .......................................................693 486788 Bass Player with Vocals .........................................681 286291 Belly Dancer & Fire Eater ....................................... 680 124159 Blues Brothers ........................................................680 355376 Bob Management .......................................................666 310251 Brendan O'Dee (Singer/Guitarist) ..............................610 855964 Brian Dee ………........................................................647 897533 Carmen Yuste GR ...................................................675 101355 Carol George (Female Vocalist) ............................634 285009 Catchlove Music (Varied styles duo)…..950 634402 / 678 397536 Chris (Solo Guitarist) .................................................950 437606 Darren Antony (Vocalist) ......................................... 672 112933 DJ Digit-Al ...............................................................634 338014 Dominic Doolittle ..........................................................681 339778 Don Tadeo ..................................................................670 860386 Driftwood …….............................................................687 672028 Dynamite International Rock Band ............................666 310251 EMI Electrical Services ............................................673 502867 Flamenco Dancer (English speaking) ...............687480694 Francisco J. ‘Pasus’ ..........................950 397401 / 699 510966 Georges Femenias (vocalist/guitar) ……...…………….634 300356 Good stand in drummer ...........................................648 699733 Graham D.(Mobile) Karaoke ......................................662 480966 GuitarMac ( Guitar/Vocals ) .....................................634 340476 Infinity (Vocal duo & tributes) ..................................678 821330

Jazz Flautist .............................................................634 326672 Jill Farmiloe (Female vocalist) .................................607 443908 Jim Mackie (Piano Man) ..........................................651 751629 Johnny Slade (DJ Extraordinaire) ............................ 647 202599 JuJu Entertainment ............................950 950797 / 697 462746 Kay Frances (Vocalist) ........................950 069288 / 689 404244 Kayleigh Easton (vocals) ...................................... 642 581198 Kev Moore .............................................................600 762856 Kim Allen .................................................................699 950257 Kris Kelly (Female Vocalist) .................................. 634 374525 Lady Ellen Sings .............................673 459331 / 677 475268 Legend DJ (Ian) ………….....................................…634 313796 M & M's Rock & Roll Revue ...................................699 462859 M Soul & Motown (all music styles) ........................634 340409 Marcela (Belly Dancing) ..............................................666 952089 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 North South Country Boys ........................................634 332135 Northern Lights Karaoke …...............................……..697 500673 Phil and The Invisibles ..................... 950 475752 / 651 045120 Replay Duo ..............................................................950 124154 Richard Hill ..............................................................670 243461 Roadrunner (duo) ......................... 628 122363 / 684 330431 Robin Lamble ..........................................................602 469425 Rocio Starry (Vocalist) .............................................645 886919 Sabrina Lloyd .............................................................661 055440 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 Jaguars ............................................................634 397513 The Opium Buddhas ………………….687 033106 / 667 989270 The Twilight Shadows (Duo) ....................................950 437606 Tom Lee ……............................................................671 754851 Tony Matthews (Quiz organiser) ..............................634 391414 Tony Justice ……….............................950 950797 / 637 159249 Trio Chaos ................................................................687 361440 Triple Trouble Blues Band ........................................671 754851

ESTATE AGENTS Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...............950 475199 / 629 673450 AlmeríaCasas ...........................................................950 387852 Almería Homes ................................0044 1273 929286 / 950 930 259 Almería Property Agency (Arboleas) ..850 993099 / 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

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Arboleas Property Shop .................…....................…958 BMS Huerta Nueva ............................950 615035 / 669 Calida Homes (Arboleas)......................950 430763 / 634 Casa y Campo (Lubrin) .............................................678

Euroxan (Vera) .........................................................699 067922 Fincas Vera Playa ..............................950 460670 / 639 314767 Find Me A Home .................................951 914195 / 636 266641 FW Properties ................................634 325152 / 634 352285 Gogo Estates (Aguilas) ........................968 414459 / 615 282151 Grupo Platinum Estates (San Juan)(See p.61).950 466122 / 666 687251 Homes of Spain (Huércal Overa).........950 616516 / 616 562447 Indal-futur S.L. (Mojácar) ……............950 615156 / 609 026526 Indalo Real Estate ...........................950 091137 / 616 760409 Indasol Mojácar S.L. .................................................950 472200 Inmobiliaria Almanzora ..................... 9501 20406 / 637 251238 InmoTerreros (San Juan) ...............950 096180 / 666 255765 003391 K7 Mojácar ...............................................................950 478555 355914 302801 587007

Linnitt Properties (Turre).............................................950 479054 Mojácar Estates (See p.46)......................................950 478935

Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) ..........950 134434 / 649 777218 Mojacarmar ......................................950 475891 / 636 903184 Casas y Sol (Aguilas) …........................................…..968 446663 Citrus Homes ...........................................................638 849254 Cole's of Andalucia ...............................950 469592 / 697 640681 Complete Holiday Care .......................950 478612 / 610 808631

Multicasa Aguilas .................................................... 968 493009 New Horizon Villas (Zurgena) ..................................950 438221 New One Stop (Mojácar) (See p.13) .......................950 473040 New Wave Villas (Mojácar) (See back cover).950 475800 / 607 146352 Cortijos Almería …………............……........................676 916088 Next Stop Almería (See p.3)..............950 617518 / 678 034651 Destination Spain Property Services .........................672 668803 Nicla Property Consultancy S.L. ............950 133508 / 628 585538

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EVENT MANAGEMENT See also Wedding and Party Planning JuJu Entertainment .............................950 950797 / 697 462746

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 Rancho Luz del Sol (Partaloa) …..........……...……………..642 1185467 Okisur (Mojácar) .........................................................950 478386 FABRICS Olive Property Sales (Bédar)(See cover) .950 469624 / 687 938466 Curtains with Style (See p.21)...........950 069032 / 678 Polansky and Associates ..........................................950 478086 FASHION Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) (See p.64/65)....950 478915 Bella Donna (Turre) ................................................642 Property Floor Plans ................................................619 672431 Dandara (Garrucha) ................................................950 Realtors MB Spain .................................................678 347125 Etcetera (Mojácar Playa) (See p.17)...........................950 Garabatis (Children's) Mojácar Playa …..........………670 Glad Rags (Albox) ……….........................................634 H & R Men's Fashion (Albox) …................................692 Jules Clothing .........................................................633

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

811125 434862 617013 532810 035630 313071 682164 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

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 Blacktower (See p.127) .........................................657 684094 CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926 Currencies Direct (Mojácar) …....…...…950 478914 / 626 916443 Indalo Partners (See next page)................................950 472242 Kennedy Financial Services .........................................678 035992 WPMS Inmobiliario (Villaricos) ..........678 321111 / 950 618697 Offshore Money Management .............952 830916 / 950 398078

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FISHING Orca Steve Sea Fishing (Mojacar/Garrucha) ……… 634 352873 Pete Fishing Trips (Mojácar/Garrucha) …..................634 379173 Rio 600 Boat Fishing (Sid &Graham)………. 647 020929 / 647 803030

FISH & CHIPS

FIREPLACES

Kingfisher (Pueblo Laguna) ................950 093135 / 622 559384 Chimeneas Mojácar S.L. (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 472135

FITNESS & DANCE See also Activities-Clubs-Associations Alison .....................................................................666 273168 Aqua Aerobics - Marianne (Arboleas) .......................637 435864 Club Deportivo Puerto Rey ......................................950 460545 Betsy Fox Zumba ....................................................603 493163 Debbie James (Personal training) (Mojácar) ...........687 619239 Dorothy Rowntree, personal trainer (Mojácar)..........666 815838 Entrenador Personal I.F.B.B. …….....................……..676 871950 Fitness For All (Bédar) ………..........…………………..647 593323 Gimnasio Formas (Turre) .............................................950 468065The Chippy (La Alfoquía) ........................................634 324484 GymXtreme Yoga (Vera) ..........................................643 102335 FLORISTS Indigo Gym (Mojácar Playa) ...........................................950 475 403Hortiflor (Mojácar) ....................................................950 478985 Javi Orta, personal trainer (Mojácar) .........................651 693681Penny’s Florist (Mojacar) ..........................................645 351767 Jova Sport Center (Mojácar Playa) …………………..950 473137Persa Floristas (Albox) …….......................................950 120211 Lotus Integral Yoga Centre (Mojácar) ........................617 719913 Mogability ...............................................................643 102335

FLY SCREENS Pam - Fitness & Slimming .........................................639 465631AA Window Doctor ..............…………630 231644 / 636 838484 Sansonora (Mojácar Playa) .....................................630 688615Armadillo …......................................…950 528128 / 663 303350

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Call 670 84 92 65 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com Spar Supermarket (Huércal-Overa) ...........…………..950 Spices n' Herbs in Spain (Albox)...............................689 Super Corner (Turre)..........................950 468303 / 637 The Corner Shop (Albox) ………………950 930539 / 680

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FOOD SUPPLIERS Food4 .............................................................618875394 Fresh Herbs ............................................................695 941724 King’s Foods ...........................................................606 437683

FUNCTION VENUES La Capilla (Las Alparatas, Mojácar) .........................950 479305 Miraflores Restaurant (Camping Los Gallardos) .........650 418954 The Palms (Urcal) ………...................950 958167 / 678 832036

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

Bugs ...........................................................................600 049515 Coastal Mosquitoes ...........................606 040462 / 610 000700 Curtains with Style (See p.21).........950 069032 / 678 811125 Dave ........................................................................634 351275 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 SpeedyFit ..............................................950 472357 / 600 006032 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667 567564 Tony Justice ...................................…..950 950797 / 637 159249 Ventanas y Puertas Mojacar S.L. ......................…….950 473104

FOOD SHOPS Arkrites (Roquetas) ................................................. 950 Catch of the Day UK Fishmonger ........634 301490 / 634 Centro Comercial Almanzora (Olula del Rio) …..........950 Eurowise (Albox) ……………….............................…..950 Gastronomía (Delicatessen) (Las Buganvillas) .......950 Home Sweet Home (Turre) ...............................……..950 La Maruja (Mojácar) ..................................................664

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

La Venta de Alfaix Minimarket (Alfaix) ..........................950 469660 Las Buganvillas Minimarket ………........................…..635 036408 Manoli (Arboleas) …...................................................627 941654 Funeral Homes Robles (Cuevas) ..............................657 921383 Price Busters (Albox) .................................................950 951494 Funeraria Ntra. Sra. de las Angustias (Vera) 950 390884 / 607 705672 Sol Supermercado (Albox) ….......................................950 430043

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Call 670 84 92 65 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com El Rincón de Mueble.......(Vera)950 460867 (Antas) 950 459071 Elleann’s Homestyle .................................................674 514999 Embargos Bestiales (Antas El Real) ......................950 105711 Fig Furnishings (Mojácar Playa) ...............................643 065179 Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarrón)(See p.11).968 153907 / 678 083491

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.63) ...........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 Andinas (Antas, El Real) ...........................................950 Artisanos (Antas) …...…….......................................…696 Casa Nativa (Valle del Este) …….............................629 El Pinar (Los Carasoles) ....................950 104272 / 670 La Buena Artesania (Mojácar) ....................................950 Soluciones Rusticas (Carboneras) …950 364835 / 646 The Furniture Doctor .............................................667

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FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS Abodes (Mojácar Playa) ...............................................647 901478 Brian’s Furniture & Removals (Mojácar Playa) .........674 280268 Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Casa Carma (Turre) ...................................................645 080310 Casas Nativa (Valle del Este) ..................................629 624286 Continental Descanso (Antas) 950 459011 (Albox) ...950 633288 El Pinar (Los Carasoles) ……......................…………950 104272

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Koala Furniture (Antas) (See p.39)...................….........950 392307 La Lonja (Lorca) (See p.27) ........................................968 443322 Linea Nueva (Arboleas) ……………….620 237529 / 950 120630 Me & Mrs Jones (Los Llanos market) (See p.18) ..0044 7850 840288 Muebles Rodríguez (Los Llanos, Arboleas) …...........950 430778 Sofa & Sofa (Las Buganvillas) ................654 596247 / 654 596220 Unicraft (Upholstery) ..................................................692 176069

GARDENS 24hr Casaserve ..................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Acer Garden Services ..............................................697 618320 Agave …….................................................................617 826334 Cedar Landscapes …….............……....................…620 112193 Clare’s Hanging Baskets …………...............………….634 331440 Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709 Garden Works ..............................…..950 132518 / 666 847583 Indalocio Garden Furniture & BBQs (See p.63) ...........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 (See p.11) ..................................607 226269 Lady Muck Gardening .............................................697 317557 Madera Mania (Garden Supplies) ….........................667 562872 Mediterranean Gardens …….................................. 661 577019 Mel Wood Landscapes ...................................0044 7973843706 Mobile Shredder & Mulch Garden Service .............687 024884 Nash Groundworks ..................................................722 546192 Potty Finca Services ..................……..950 163930 / 616 855294 Riegos y Conducciones (Antas, El Real) .................950 459146

GLAZING (Supply & Repair) AA Window Doctor ......................…630 231644 / 950 091128 Cristalería Mojácar …............................................…..950 475376 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711 Cristalería Rubi (Vera) ………......................................950 390546 SpeedyFit ............................................950 472357 / 600 006032

GOLD & JEWELLERY BUYING

GAS INSTALLATION & REPAIRS Smith Plumbing (Spanish Authorised).........................950 468041

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

GAS SUPPLIERS

GOLF COURSES

GLASS CURTAINS

GOLF TUITION

Gas Alboran ..........................................656 662000 / 950 259382 Aguilon Golf (Pulpi) ......................................………..672 Cortijo Grande ..........................................................950 GEO-TECHNICAL SOIL REPORTS Desert Springs ........................................................637 Sonia Cantalejo Bueno ............................................608 147640 Macenas Beach Golf ...................…....................…..950 Marina Golf ..............................................................950 GIFT SHOPS Isabella (Vera Playa) ......................................................637 188901 Valle del Este ...........................................................950 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 Gareth Edwards (Cortijo Grande) …...........................950 SpeedyFit .......................................950 472357 / 600 006032 Marcus (Mojácar) .....................................................610 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667 567564 Neil Evans (Desert Springs Golf Resort) ............... 638 Valle del Este (Vera) ...............................................676

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GRASS, ARTIFICIAL 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

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 (Total Entertainment, Albox) .............................950 121318 Avon (Total Entertainment, Arboleas) ........................678 009051 Beauty by Marilyn ....................................................950 398852 Beauty Center (Mojácar) (See p.37)..........................687 480694 Bonita Hair & Beauty Salon (Mojácar) .........................950 473159 Centro Estética (Mojácar Playa) …..................………950 472680 Claire & Inma (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 147630 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 Euphoria Hair & Beauty (Esparragal) ...868 188706 / 657 713571 Farrow's Hair Design (Arboleas) .................................950 634346 Favola (Las Buganvillas) (See p.34)...........................675 622216 Heaven Scent (Huércal-Overa) ……....................…..663 923733 Hollywood Beauty & Hair ..............................................965 326082 IIsabel Castaño (Hairdresser, Bédar) ..666 045552 / 950 469462 Jax Hair & Beauty (Albox) …..................………………645 560367 Jean & Co.(Mojácar Playa) ……..............................…950 615094 Jing ........................................................................622 251432 Julie Rodriguez .......................................................634 338017 Kim White (Beauty)(Vera & Mobile) ………...……….637 149659 Kuts 2 (mobile) ..........................................................662 094372 LAB (Hair & Beauty) (Mojácar) ..............................950 473110 Loulou’s (Albox) …..............................850 993141 / 642 015920 LU & NA (Valle del Este) …….............................…950 461113 Marcela Torres (Manicure & Pedicure) .....................697 421672 Naturalmente Mediterraneo (Skin care) (Garrucha) …655 299494 Oceanic Massage Therapies (Mojácar)...666 710964 / 687 619239 Opulence (La Alfoquía) …...........................................619 467295 Pascal Chevallier Emporium (Mojácar) .........................950 472790

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Pampered Beauty Centre (Palomares) (See p.39).......950 Phoebe (at Pampered) .............................................662 Pure Natural Deodorant ...........................................950 R retreat (Cucador) ……...........…...............................626 Room 97 (La Alfoquia) .............................................683 Salon de Peluqueria y Estetica (Garrucha) ...............950 Sarah Noble (mobile hairdresser) ...........................692 Shiatsu Centro de Terapia (Huércal Overa) .............671 Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas) ...........................950 Stella’s Hair & Beauty (Las Buganvillas) ..................950 Sunlight Spain (Herbal Products) ...............................684 The Spanish Beauty Club (Mojácar / Vera) ..............637 Wacky Barber & Hairdresser (Mojácar) ....................667

618129 HEALTH FOODS 573939 Girasol (Albox) ….......................................................639 089170 066163 144680 479261 133162 195500 851135 449451 699973 212474 149659 961645 Home Sweet Home (Turre) ..............................……..950 479487 La Maruja (Mojácar) ...............................................664 647171 Las Hierbas de Maria (Mojácar) ..............…………….657 513990

HEATING ABC (A Better Climate) (See p.6).......647 247494 / 950 Andrew Morrison (Econo-Heat)..................................627 Barry & Graham (oil heating) ………........................620 Mike Lacey ..........................................950 069073 / 636 Neater Heater ………...................................………….634

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HIRE Baby Basics (Equipment Hire) ...................................950 104345 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 322475

Wavelengths (Albox) (See next page)................…950 120309

HARDWARE OUTLETS

Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Expecting a Baby (Almanzora Valley) ....950 436581 / 666 375688 Ferretería Gonzalez (Mojácar) ……….........................666 471384 Nursery Hire (San Juan de los Terreros) ….............666 255765 Ferretería López (Mojácar) ……..................................950 615026 The Baby Hire Centre ................................................615 806126 Ferretería Longo (Albox) ……....................................950 430064 HOME CARERS see also Nursing Ferretería Soler (Garrucha) ……..................................950 460073 Almería Angels ..........................................................902 026468 HEALING Helping Hands Mojacar (Kirsty Ratcliffe) .................678 590988 See Counselling/Healing Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442

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HORSE RIDING Centro Hipico Valle del Almanzora .........................691 Didi Arias (Mojácar) ...............................................639 Media Legua Equestrian Centre (Vera) ..............……667 Rancho Luz del Sol (Partaloa) .................................642 Sanctuary Limaria .....................................................628

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Edward William (Marine Insurance) ……………….….952 476090 García & Trinidad (Albox) …….............950 120340 / 620 240563 Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 473192 Grupo Catalana Occidente (Mojácar Pueblo) 950 478061 / 653 806 908 Ibex Insurance Services Ltd (Mojácar & Albox) ........950 120070

HOUSE & PET SITTING Chris .........................................................................634 David .............................................................................. 950 Linda Pettit .............................................................642 Sharon Presley ..........................................................648

325073 099905 016954 069200

HOUSE CLEARANCE Items For Sale Mojácar .......................694 439275 / 950 478753 The Attic (Cucador) ..…….…................672 184354 / 648 250699

HOUSEHOLD GOODS Home Store ........………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Home Sweet Home (Turre) ................................……..950 479487 Simone Senft (Tupperware) .................950 068181 / 676 308217

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 ASSSA Seguros (Vera) ................................……………950 392487 Asisa (Vera) ................................................................950 391950 Axa .....................................................950 478763 / 609 667333 BWI Bryan White Insurance (Mojácar) ......................950 472098 Catalana Occidente (Palomares) ..............................950 618054 Catalana Occidente (Mojácar Playa) .........................950 478307

Liberty Seguros (Turre) ….................950 479568 / 620 179206 Liberty Seguros .......................................................902 444311 Linea Directa ………....................................................902 123248 Mapfre (Mojácar) ...950 478151 (Garrucha)................950 617376 Maxine Morgan Liberty Seguros (Las Buganvillas) ........669 074 996

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Mojácar Insurance ...................................................634 Sol y Mar (Albox) ……….....................950 064584 / 654 Sol Insure ………..........................................………..950 Victoria Insurance ..........................................………950

323399 590258 472098 475241

INTERIOR DESIGN 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

INTERPRETING/TRANSLATIONS 1-2-1 Translations (Spanish, English, Norwegian)......662 390453 4wayconnections .....................................................646 844708 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 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 .........................................................608 626708 Milena (Albox) ………....................……654 359607 / 711 794366 Paul Jessop (Aguilas) .............................................626 421623 Simply Solved ………............................................….617 882689 Solutions Almería ......................................................687 632435 Susi ..................................................................................617 920 190 Tom Jones .................................................................608 721334 Traducciones Levante ..............................................606 953775 Wendy Interpreter/Translator ................................. 661 194278 Yamile (Written Translations) ....................................626 207575

INTERNET PROVIDERS Albox Online ...........................................................950 091111

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Palomino Kennels & Cattery …………........................950 093087 Paws*A*While (Nr Albox) …....................................…696 562662 Personal Pets (sitter/ walker) ….................................634 378193 Pet Hotel (Los Gallardos) ........................................634 312821 Pet Sitting in Your Home ………….......................…….637 061482 INTERNET TV Sharon Presley ..........................................................648 069200 Connexions (Turre) (See front cover).......................950 479502 Sleepy Hollow (Huércal-Overa) ….............................617 313587 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 The Hilton Cattery ............................950 163489 / 664565479 Europa Digital .......................................950 133233 / 678 332815 Woodhouse Boarding Kennels/Cattery (Arboleas)….950 930585 Ezetv .......................................................................950 091112 KEY CUTTING GSF Communications (See previous page)..............950 473102 IPTV Spain UKTV ...............................619 893214 / 699 386277 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 322475 S E Telecoms (See p.25) .........................................697 780499 UKTV Almería (See p.52) ...................850 993202 / 694 440184 Connexions (Turre) ……..............................…………..950 479502 Next .............................................................................950 479369 GSF Communications ...............................................950 473102 Satcomms ..............................................951 406556 / 622 524335

IRONING Cherie's Ironing & Cleaning (Mojácar) ............………634 301389 Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184

JET WASHING Aguaclean …………….........................950 064608 / 697 559395 Mobile Jet Washing ………..................950 069121 / 605 376873

JEWELLERY Castellón (Bédar) .................. ....................................642 Jewellery Paula (Albox) ...........................................960 Joyería Pérez (Garrucha) ........................................950 La Luna (Garrucha) .................................................950 Serendipity (Albox) .................................................617

KITCHENS

435909 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269 430871 Artizan (Vera) ................................…950 390635 / 661 985310 460636 132543 699624

KENNELS, CATTERIES & PET SITTING Animal Hotel (Águilas) ..............................................639 722197 Berben petsitting (Velez Rubio) ..................................658 087966 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 Harlequin Kitchens (Albox) ……........………………….619 584405 J.B. Kitchen Fitters (Turre) .......................................687 024884 KDI Kitchens .............................................................605 163613 La Lonja (Lorca) (See p.27) ........................................968 443322 Mojácar Home Improvements ...........950 473104 / 689 296432

Gatotel .....................................................................634 678852 Home from Home ...................................950 069010 / 677 382713 Horse & Dog sitting …………..............................……607 554984 Kareclif Cattery (Albox) ...........................................677 791165 Kit Cat Luxury Cat Suites (Los Gallardos) ..............674 113217 Louise ....................................................................... 680 124159 LANDSCAPING My Place or Yours ....................................................607 554984 La French Touch (See p.7) ..................................607 226269

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

Gestoría Soria Bonilla (Mojácar) ................................950 478420 Nash Groundworks .....................................................722 546192 Kim Clark UK Benefit advice ……..….950 169729 / 663 297568 Mayor Consulting (Mojácar & Garrucha) ...................950 615185 LAUNDERETTES Bish’s (Mojácar Playa) ...........................................639 161725 Mojácar Playa Asesores ……........……………………950 472710 Pilar Pérez Gestión S.L. (Mojácar) ............................950 478863 LAUNDRIES Vera Advisors (Vera) .................................................950 390621 City Sec (Vera) .........................................................950 390255 Clean Team Laundry Service ...................................634 332502 MS Legal ..............................................950 479613 / 634 322827 Costa-Azul (Aguilas) ……..........................................968 414327 Villalba Asesores (Albox) ..............................................950 431720 Ivi's Lavanderia (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 132657

LEISURE ACTIVITIES

LEGAL SERVICES See also Solicitors

see also EXCURSIONS and TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

4wayconnections ...................................................646 844708 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

Almería Ten Pin Bowling (Arboleas) …...................….950 439013 Extreme Adventure Mojácar ......................................687 919840 Indalo Bowling Mojácar ............................................950 473073 Karting (Garrucha) ….........................................……950 460207 Nautarum 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) ...............................950 391804 / 697 643653

LINGERIE & UNDERWEAR Bras Etcetera …………...............................................950 Corpore (Garrucha) ………….....................................950 Lunas (Turre) ………................................................661 Manuelas Lenceria (Mojácar) ..................................626 Mya (Huércal Overa) .................................................950

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LOCKSMITHS 24hr Locksmith (See next page)..........950 472982 / 658 828560 Guzman Seguridad (Albox) ................950 431497 / 674 141559

Cam Concepts S.L. (Huércal-Overa) …......…………. 950 471357 Cervantes Alarcon Consulting (Garrucha) 950 106490 / 647 863787 English Wills Spain …......................…...................607 646027 Gecko Legal Services S.L. (Mojácar) 950 475949 / 638 264621 Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ........................950 473192

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Locksmith (Dean) ....................................................666 949213 Ideal Metal Designs ...................................................656 834064 Phil the Pick 24hr (Arboleas) …................……………..697 243181 Metalbox (Albox) .......................................................950 633090 Mojácar Home Improvements ...........950 473104 / 689 296432

LOGS FOR SALE

Antonio Diaz .............................................................689 127535 Colin & Carlos ....................................660 903158 / 630 455328 Leña Ramos (Arboleas) …...............….630 356095 / 616 044719 Lee (Arboleas) …………………....................................636 092632 Levante Logs ............................................................670 243724 Log-On-Tommy ……............................................……619 070839 Logs for Sale ..............................................................687 314775 Mr. Leña & Logs .........................................................622 883072 Phil (Arboleas) ………………….....................................634 328779 Potty Finca Services .........................950 163930 / 616 855294

MARKETING P & D Metals ............................................................638 707406 Edela Media (Social Media) (Mojácar) ....................607 146352 Speedy Fit Security Grilles ....................................600 006032 IndaloMarketing ...................................................... 671 509116 The Metal Works ..............................950 930520 / 638 900949 MASSAGE Authentic Thai Massage (Jom) ..................................616 Acupuncture & Massage ..........................................637 Holistic Massage, Lorraine ................950 064484 / 687 Alternativa (Jessica Rippin) ......................................676 Oceanic Therapies (Mojácar) ......................................687 Ray Daniel (Sports massage)………...........................617

922612 120429 569113 284170 619239 741564

MEALS ON WHEELS Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442

METAL WORK Angel Welding …………............................................610 Carpentería Metalica Chacón (Albox) …................950 Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) …............………….950 Coastal Rejas ...........................................................610 FS Fabrications …..............…………..627 167167 / 671

601524 MOBILE HOMES & CARAVANS 431738 Camping Los Gallardos .............................................679 970399 109986 Caravan Storage (Antas) …….............................….661 508776 000700 Casa Móviles .....................................637 418906 / 951 161348 424558 Cherribar Park Homes ............…………950 396908 / 629 688153

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Flor de Vida (Aguilas) ..........................968 438535 / 660 329907 NUTRITION Hispavan (See p.59).................................................687 845730 Alternativa (Anne-Marie Pichon) ...............................666 966573 Veramotor S.A. ...........................................................950 392552 Ashlí (Naturopathic & nutritional therapies) ................643 102335

MOBILE PHONES See Telecommunications MOTORCYCLES & QUADS

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 NEWSAGENTS Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Opticas Indalo (Carboneras) .......................................950 130707 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Opticas Indalo (San Isidro de Nijar) ...........................950 366200 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

Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295 Óptica Albox …………….......................................…..950 121991 Optica Mahis (Vera) ………...................................…..950 390777 NURSING see also Home Carers Optica Orbera (Huércal Overa) ....................................950 135596 Almería Angels ..........................................................902 026468 Optica Orbera (Albox) .....................................950430101 Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442 Opticalia M&G (Albox) ................................................950 121084 Primera Opticos (Aguilas) .........................................968 493482 Salas (Huércal Overa) ................................................950 135081 + Visión (Aguilas) …....................................................968 414279 Villazar (Mojácar Playa) …....................................….950 472783

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 Yannick Reverdy (Clinic Reverdy-Coll) ...................616 673116

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PAINTING & DECORATING

Sedesa (Vera) …………............................................950 390990

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 Day’s Painting Services ..............................................634 365553 Eurodec ……..........................................................…667 238273 Euro Painters Spain …………….......................………677 557190 Futura España ..........................................................950 615338 Grupo Brideca (shop) (Huércal-Overa) 950 471045 / 950 135881 IPB Painting ........................................661 184848 / 622 524335 JPM ...........................................................................627 090422 Metalwork Painting ………………………699 246932 / 659 185039 Mode Services ...................................950 525790 / 687 033106 Paint Magic ..............................................................617 904774 Painting & Decorating ............................................643 397903

PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES 20seven photography ................................................633 773563 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 Services ......................................647 202599 Rod Westwood ………........................950 472321 / 609 611207 The Image Suite …….............................…........................647 918 848 Toros Bravos ............................................................607 117174

PHOTOCOPIES & SCANS C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 neö-cöpy (Vera) …...................………..950 390424 / 622 262100 Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 133492 Servidea 2020 (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 399726 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051

PHYSIOTHERAPY Paul ...........................................................................649 Phil the Painter ……..............................................…671 S.O.S. Painting ……………........................................651 SWH Painting Services .......................622 899167 / 683 Susana's Painting Services ….............................……649 The Fast Brush .........................................................950

186107 Centro Physis (Olula del Rio) ......................................695 355381 227259 Clinica MOS Fisioterapia (Mojácar Playa) .................644 394335 500670 479261 759053 472668

PATIO & POOL ENCLOSURES See Screened Patio & Pool Enclosures

PERFUMES & COSMETICS Son d’Aromas (Mojácar Playa) ..................................666 348253

PET SHOPS & TRANSPORT InterZoo (Vera) .......................................................950 390075 Madera Mania (Los Gallardos) …..................……….667 562872 Shift My Pets Transport (Spain/UK) …….........………634 368430 Tucano Mascotas (Vera) ....................950 392617 / 650 292670 Union Jack (Pet Transportation) ...........………………….902 109560

PEST CONTROL

Fisiomar Physiotherapy Centre (Albox) ....................667 425197 Fisioterapia Vera-Salud (Vera Playa) ...607 479379 / 950 132765 Ignacio López de la Fuente (Mojácar) ......................627 244730 Physiotherapy Centre (Albox) ...........950 431463 / 657 516247 Remedio clinic (Mojacar) ....................950 472980 / 617 741564 Vitea Fisioterapia (Vera) ...................950 390655 / 663 024255

Jason …….........................................950 064015 / 680 903609

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Armadillo ….........................................................…950 528128 PIANO TUNER Terry …...................................................................…697 229753 Ashley Reliable Plumbing (Albox area)......................610 052407 Barry H ..................................………........................667 853062 PICTURE FRAMING Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 768587 Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 833444 Casa de Cabra (Albox) ........................................ 633 364329 Chris ........................................................................617 313587 Carlos (Saliente) Plumbing & Heating ..950 930900 / 620 742954 PIZZERIAS Cosy Casa Plumbing (Albox) ……............................950 425049 Antonella (Mojácar Playa) ................................……..950 450215 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 BiancoRossi (Mojácar Playa) ...................................950 472682 Graham ....................................................................620 112193 Bocapizza (Albox) ......................................................950 120506 InstalRep ................................................................651 130059 Cafetería Levante (Mojácar) .....................................950 615224 Knowles ….........................................950 137197 / 606 807797 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba (Mojácar Playa) ............645 414793 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 Centro Plaza (Palomares) …...............................…..950 618614 Francisco Montoya (Mojacar) …............………………..687 466352 Chili (Turre) ................................................................950 468425 Mike Lacey ..........................................950 069073 / 636 407543 El Ángel (Mojácar Pueblo) ...................950 478343 / 607 537101 El Gaucho (Mojácar Playa) ....................................950 478846 Smith Plumbing S.L. ..................................................950 468041 Enrico (Mojácar Playa) ......................950 472995 / 642 514738 Meson Felipe San Bernabé (Mojácar Playa) ..…….950 475966 Imperial (Mojácar Playa) ......................................….950 478098 Indalo Burger (Mojácar Playa) ...............................950 099119 La Góndola (Garrucha) ..............................................950 133928 La Muralla (Mojácar Pueblo) .......................................950 472928 Little Italy II (Garrucha) …………...........………………950 133802 Osteria (Mojácar) ......................................................950 615151 Ottocento (Mojácar Playa) .........................................950 615100 Pizzeria Gallo (Aguilas) …...........................................968 447862 Pizzeria D'Angelo (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 478517 Pizzeria El Desvío (Turre) ............................................607 804488 Pizzeria Portofino (Mojácar) .......................................950 472809 Pizzeria-Restaurante Mari Cruz (Turre) …...........…….950 479646 Pizzería Quick (Garrucha) .............................................950 132305 Provenzal (Mojácar Playa) ..........................................950 478308 Pulcinella (Mojácar Pueblo) .......................................950 478401 Samz (Los Gallardos) ..................................................950 398981 Sottocasa (Mojácar Playa) ........................................950 093075

PODIATRISTS See Chiropodists & Podiatrists POOL COVERS 1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696 Coverbox (Albox) …….................................................615 992007 Enclose My Pool ..................................606 040462 / 670 510097 Hispavan pool covers ........................950 047033 / 687 845730 Real Covers (Mojácar) ........................950 478763 / 609 667333

POOLS & POOL MAINTENANCE 1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Aguafer Piscinas S.L. ................................................950 617064 Aguagéstion Cantoria (Maintenance) ……….............653 078040 Alloa Pool Care (Albox) ………….................…………..650 244018 Aquazul Piscinas ….....................................................647 841750

PLASTERERS David Pritchard Construcciones ................................617 698418 Diamond Plastering and Building Services ...............665 706880

PLUMBERS 24hr Casaserve ..............................................950 466438 / 676 3062699 A-Z Plumbing & Heating …………..….616 888058 / 662 342669 A1 Services ………..............................635 810941 / 679 631458 Andy (Mojácar) ........................................................697 302039

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Blue Diamond Pool Care ..............................697238933 Clean Pool Service (Arboleas) ...................................606 654389 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709 D & J Pritchard Construcciones ................................617 698418 Daniel ……………..................................................….642 236810 Exclusive Holiday Villas ..................................................950 092 602 Guardian Angels (Pool Cleaning) …...950 466396 / 600 470778 Heat My Pool ....................................950 528128 / 663 303350 Hidro-Sport S.L. (Pebbletec) .................................…950 581407 IndalPool (Albox) …………...............................……..950 431859 Mat Murray ...............................................................647 841750 Oasis Pool Cleaning Services ............634 332170 / 634 332178 Piscinas Miguel (Maintenance) .............950 478652 / 607 480865 Pools & Piscinas (Cleaning - Bedar) ..........................637 915898 Pool Medics ……………...................................……….634 353525 Procare Pools (Arboleas) ..........................................642 370681 Proyectados Pool Sureste ............................................630 810299 Reflections Pool Services ........................................642 341603 Salvador (Pool Maintenance) ......................................696 426523 Sparkling Pools (Pool Cleaning) ….......................…….600 386437 Sundance Spas - Pool Maintenance S.L. ....................950 472845 Tanby Piscinas ............……….............950 468230 / 609 888549 Triton Pool Cleaning ...............................................634 326322 Tropicana Swimming Pool Construction 650 906114 / 689 404244 True Blue Pools & Spas ..............................................661 148998 Underwater Pool Services …….....................................628 662582

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 p.61) 643 335386 / 643 337063 Destination Spain Property Services .........................672 668803 Exclusive Holiday Villas ............................................950 092602 Hire a Hubby …………........................950 436679 / 619 066022 IDP Services …………................................................608 238775 Indalfutur S.L. (Mojácar) ……........….950 615156 / 609 026526 J & J Property Care ....…….................950 452106 / 617 657414 Jasmine Construction C.B ..........................................659 185189 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 Property Agency (Arboleas) …..850 993099 / 606 281865 Almería Property Services .....................950 060135 / 660 734323 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 POSTAL SERVICES Can Connect (Albox) …….........................................950 121149 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.26).950 634388 / 627 635514 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Citrus Homes ...............................……......................638 849254 Connexions (Turre) ..................................................950 479502 Clean Team Property Care & Rentals 850 993202/ 642 911850 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 Spanish Property Choice (Easypost) ..950 615388 / 635 722290 The Post Shop (Albox) ………..............950 064584 / 635 979829 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295

PRE-PAYMENT METERS Sol Digimeters ..........................................................634 348703

PRINTING & GRAPHIC DESIGN A1 Cheapest Print ….....................................………622 AdverGraf & AdverTees ..........................................634 Idea (Huércal Overa) ...............................................605 Mail Boxes Etc (Vera) ............................................950 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 neö-cöpy (Vera) …...................………..950 390424 / 622 Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 GSF Communications (Mojácar) ..............................950

493499 336789 162709 393835 322475 262100 133492 473102

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Coastal Properties (Mojácar) ........................................950 475235 24hr Casaserve .....................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Complete Holiday Care ....………...........950 478612 / 610 808631 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 D & D Property Care & Rentals (See p 61).643 335386 / 643 337063 To place a box advert or ask for prices, call Rob on 619 833 041

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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 Indalo Real Estate .............................950 091137 / 616 760409 Indasol Mojácar S.L. ..................……....................….950 472200 Inmoterreros ...................................................................666 255 765 KJ Property Maintenance (Albox /Arboleas) ............608 625675 KW Resorts Holiday Rentals ......................0044 (0)1293 863320

Loufa S.L.(Mojácar Pueblo) …..........................……..950 472773 Mojácar Estates (See next page)................................950 478935 Mojácar Holiday Services (See next page).950 699947 / 634 972377 Mojácar Long Term Rentals …................................………950 475 891 Mojácar Property Maintenance & Decorators ………..649 304441 New Wave Villas (Mojácar) ................950 475800 / 607 146352 Noble Services ....................................................... 692 188200 Next Stop Almería ................................950 617518 / 678 034651

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Call 670 84 92 65 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) ............................950 478915 Rent Mojácar ............................................................950 615042 Santiburi Properties (Cabrera & Mojácar) 694 404971 / 647 901478 Sierra property Rentals (Bédar) ...............................678 587007 Spanish Property Choice (Mojacar) ..... 950 475823 / 634 351562 Sunshine Villas............................………850 993202 / 694 440184 Susana's Property Services ......................................649 759053 The Property Shop (Mojácar) ..................................950 475241 Triton Property Services ..........................................634 326322 Vera Holiday Rentals .............................................634 347109 Voss Homes (Huercal-Overa) ...................667 891 741 / 950 616 827 Year Round Holiday Rentals .............950 619178 / 627 763052

PROPERTY PROMOTERS Almanzora S.L. (Desert Springs) ...............................950 467104 BMS Huerta Nueva ............................950 615035 / 669 355914 Elegant Homes S.L. ............................950 092603 / 687 629777 Elide Group S.L. …............….............950 390009 / 950 615076 El Pinar de Bédar ......................................................950 469496 GM Associates (Mojácar) ……….........……..............…950 475225 Miramar (Marina Golf) ................................................950 397060 New Villas (Albox) ………………........………..............…950 121036 Nicla Property Consultancy S.L. .................................950 133508 Polansky and Associates ..........................................950 478086 Promobys …………….................................................950 618889

PROPERTY VALUATIONS Philip Chesler (Chartered Valuer) …................………687 814369

PSYCHOLOGIST Dr. Jane Thompson ............................968 485729 / 618 920126

QUAD BIKES see Motorcycles RADIO STATIONS Cadena Ser Levante (Spanish, local and national) ....950 615006 Onda Aguilas (100.1) ….............................................968 447864

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Plusfm ……….................................….609 818283 / 617 528121 Smooth FM online (89.8) ........................................634 332666 Spectrum FM (96.1) ............................950 615142 / 678 332815

REFRIGERATION MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration SL .607 364917 / 607 366040 Thermotech …………….....................…950 069637 / 699 856372

REMOVALS & STORAGE See also Van & Man Hire Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 Andy (Trailer hire/drive) (Mojácar) ……...........…………..600 225 929 Brian’s Furniture & Removals (Mojácar Playa) .........674 280268

Countdown Removals (UK/Spain/UK) ..................…678 855994 Dave’s Transport (International / Local)....................620 049524 De Lima’s International Removals ........................+44 7467341106 English Move (Tony) ….............................................699 819213

Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas) .............................950 391412 Me & Mrs Jones (Los Llanos market) (See p.18) ..0044 07850 840288 Moovit Transport & Storage ...............950 930316 / 642 586701

Eurozone Removals UK(0044) 7452888063 Spain (0034) 662 569138 Indalo Transport .......................................................634 336468 Items For Sale Mojácar .......................694 439275 / 950 478753 J & B Removals (Albox) …......…………...................616 888058

Moves2Spain (Antas) ..........................950 452869 / 661 969393 Orange Box ...........................................................610 887757 Reliable Removals (Albox) .UK 0044 1942 418951 Spain 664 857920 Speedlink Logistics (Garrucha) ...................................637 011686 Sprinter Services (Vera Playa) .............605 376873 / 950 609121 St. George’s European …UK 0044 207 193 5984 / 952 485984 Storage Solutions (Arboleas) ................950 930316 / 671 220105

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UK Direct ..................UK 0044 7719.118.879 / Spain 642 099479 Miramar .....................................................................950 469308 Union Jack Removals (International) ….......………….902 109560 Cabrera Swift Transport (Arboleas) ........................................618 511234 Los Pastores .............................................................950 468002 Riad Cabrera ………………….....................................950 092042

RESTAURANTS

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Cerro Gordo Bistro Bonita .......................................650 599739 / 950 930169

Cortijo Grande Casa Los Pinos ……......................…..950 468236 / 619 136877 Finca Listonero (See p.26)...........................................950 982045

Cucador La Vida

……….................................….........……….950 634562

Desert Springs Resort El Torrente Restaurant …....................................……637 861590 The Crocodile Club ...................................................678 746706

El Campico (Bédar-Lubrin) La Montaña ...............................................................950 398856

Agua Amarga

El Marchal

La Chumbera ............................................................950 168321 El Paniajo ................................................................950 477202 Restaurant Family ......................................................950 138014

El Pilar de Lubrin

Aguilas Carlos III ..................................................................968 411650 El Faro .....................................................................968 412883 El Guacamole (Mexican) ...........................................968 413491 Hotel El Paso ...........................................................968 447125 La Calica (Hotel Cala Real) .....................................968 414562 La Vía ........................................................................646 430496 Piccolo Mondo ............................................................968 411946

Albox Club de Tenis …….....................................…………..667 671578 El Gallego ...........................................950 120590 / 615 717978 La Cena ……........................................……………..950 430930 La Parrilla ................................................................950 430024 Little India (Albox) ….................................................632 454505 Maloan’s Bar ….........................................................634 300752 Mesón de Irene ………........................647 730103 / 950 430145 Oliver’s Bar …............................................................950 930988 Paché ….....................................................................950 431659 The New Delhi (Indian) ……...........….950 431705 / 639 231507

Restaurante Albar ....................................................950 069077

Garrucha Angus & Hereford .....................................................950 Casa Adriana ...........................................................950 GBG ……………...................................950 132625 / 639 Góndola ....................................................................950 La Gurulla ………................................................….657 La Plazoleta ……….........................................…….666 Maui Gastro ….................................................………950 Nautico …................................................................622 Restaurante Andalucia ..............................................950 Restaurante Azul, Hotel Tikar ...................................950 Rincón del Puerto …….......................950 133042 / 950 Tierra y Mar .............................................................850

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Alfaix La Venta de Alfaix .....................................................671 272464

Antas Asador Gloria …..............................…...950 453150 / 625 Cortijo Carlotta ......................................950 619226 / 638 El Fogon, Asador Argentino ........................................950 Mi Casa .................................................950 453007 / 950

Arboleas El Mirador …………….............................................…678 Happy Garden .........................................................950 Hostal Meson ………..........................950 430137 / 635 Hotel Rural Azabache ............................................690

Bédar

668613 549646 459081 453048

Huércal-Overa 160806 El Capricho …........................................................697 297235 120851 Las Alparatas (Mojácar) 612738 La Capilla (See p.23)...............................................950 479305 258813 La Alfoquía

Bar La Unión ...........................................................642 El Paso ...................................................................678 868963 Cielos …..................................................................634 La Fuente .................................................................950 469185 El Local ……......................................950 634449 / 633 Malcolm’s Restaurant ..............................................634 318633 Los Mellízos …………................................……………667

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Lijar Mesón La Hoya ........................................................638 298507

Limaria Welcome Stranger …........................………...........….950 432719

Los Carasoles Restaurante Kalevala ...............................................607 484414

Los Castaños Cortijo Las Piezas ........................……..950 951498 / 634 780943

Los Gallardos Apolo ……...................................................…………..600 495182 Bistro @ the Colosseum .............................................615 387947 d’Angelo .....................................................................950 Delfín Dorado......................................950 475212 / 645 Dolce Vita ................................................................950 El Deseo .................................................................670 El Gaucho ................................................................950 El Sitio ....................................................................950 Enrico (Italian) ...................................950 472995 / 642

478517 220095 478476 018035 478846 615411 514738

La Ambrosia ..............................................................950 093086 Meson Verfran ....................................................………637 810143 Miraflores ...........................................679 970399 / 609 506869

Mojácar See also Mojácar Pueblo Agra Taj (Indian) (See p.53).....................................602 Al Punto (Brazilian) (See p.2)....................................950 Antonella (Italian) .............................................……..950 Azeefa (Indian) ...................................950 109758 / 660 Badgers ...................................................................950

197417 475899 450215 173987 478525

Imperial (Italian) .......................................................950 478098 Imperial Playa (Italian) ..............................................950 475360 Indalo Beach ……………...........................................950 099119 Bar Alizee ...............................................................950 091810 Beachcomber (See p.51)..........................................634 339216 Bellavista ..................................................................950 478800 Botaniq ...................................................................696 809035 Bowen Resto Bar .............................. 666 406203 / 634 357654 Burladero ...................................................................950 615041 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba ………...........................645 414793 Captain’s Tapas Bar & Restaurant ...........................617 477797 Casa Egea .................................................................950 472190 Casa Juan …………................................................….950 450305 Cortijo de la Media Luna ..........................................950 478813

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Indian Curry House ...........................632 416554 / 632 711667 Kukis ..........................................................................686 038259 La Cabaña ................................................................950 615179 La Cantina (Mexican) ................................................950 478941 La Caracola .............................................................622 520925 La Cometa ...............................................................950 615209 La Estancia …….............................................………654 562396 La Gaviota ……………...............................................950 472117 La Parata (See p.7)..............................................…950 478186 La Piká ....................................................................950 930744 La Posada …............................................................661 595845 La Table de Cathy (French) …..............…………….650 745807 Le Magnifique …………….......................................…634 310816 Los Amigos ......................................…………………950 478489 Mesón Felipe San Bernabé ...................…………….950 475966 Meson Mémé …........…………………..674 141159 / 647 954405 Mandala Beach Club ................................................902 442420 Meson de Perico ....................................................950 615582 Mountains of the Moon (Indian) ........950 472002 / 637 914632

The Hideaway ..........................................................676 The Irish Rover (See p.29).........................................950 The Lemon ....................……...............................…….950 The Roof Garden .....................................................674 Torre Bahía ...............................................................950 Trufibar ....................................................................664 Zaika Fusion ..........................................................632

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Mojácar Pueblo Mont Martre (French) ..............................................634 388867 Neptuno (See p.41) ................................................…616 005387 Omega ........................................................................950 475317 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.57)......................950 473001 / 639 507520 Restaurante Martín Morales .....................................950 478812 Restaurante Mediterráneo ..........................................950 472268 Robert (Marina de la Torre) …………..............………950 110412 Sal Marina ...................................................................950 472405 Sensations ................................................................950 472057 Sottocasa (Italian) ...................................................950 093075

Arlequíno ..........................................950 478037 / 649 337781 Casa Minguito ………...............................................950 478614 El Ángel ..........................................950 478343 / 607 537101 El Antler ……....................................................……600 540661 El Reclamo …….......................................................950 472881 La Candela …...........................................................647 724367 Pulcinella (Italian) .....................................................950 478401 Restaurante Aires del Sur ..................606 061811 / 950 478014 Restaurante Calima ………………........................….663 286962 Restaurante Mamabel's ....................... 663 700542 / 950 472448 Rincón de Embrujo …....................…………………….600 531270 Rincon de Zahorí ................................630 314400 / 625 103672

Palomares Asagía Asador ........................................................640 210185 The Oasis Bar ...................................950 467381 / 676 365010

Partaloa Mis Amigos ..............................................…………….671 608498

Pueblo Laguna Bistro .......................................................................950 132022 Dalí ............................................................................950 132345 Restaurant Laguna …………….........................……..950 132566

San Juan de Los Terreros Mi Cortijo …………......................................................950 466323

Turre Chili .................................................608 802227 / 950 468425

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Hostal Rural .............................................................950 La Pará ……………………..................................…….637 Orsoca ………………............................................…..602 Pizzeria El Desvío (Turre) ........................................607 Pizzeria-Restaurante Mari Cruz ……....................…..950

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Urcal The Palms …………...............................950 958167 / 678 832036

Vera Casa de la Vega ......................................................950 391208 El Paseo de Oscar ...................................................950 392496

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Gran Muralla (Wok Buffet) ..........................................950 391691 GSF Communications (Mojácar) ...............................950 473102 La Mariposa de Fran ………........……..950 166774 / 683 641957 Solo Satellite & Air-Con. (See p.55) ......950 398146 / 699 909737 Terraza Carmona ...................................................950 390760 SCREENED PATIO & POOL

ENCLOSURES

Vera Playa b2 Mohana (Argentinean) ........................................678 642856 El Balconcito .............................................................635 589909 Gateway to India (Indian) ...........................................950 923994 La Buena Mesa …………..…................950 467222 / 610 356387 La Pampa (Argentinean Grill) ……….950 397702 / 671 653116 Maraú (Vera Playa) ……………...........................……671 580340 Restaurante Tibu ......................................................950 133747 Taj Mahal (Indian) …............…………950 618691 / 671 231465 The Blue Parrot ......................................................950 467682

Villaricos Don Tadeo ..................................................................670 Goah ........................................................................950 La Esperanza ............................................................625 Los Conteros ....................................950 618629 / 699

Enclose My Pool ...............................606 040462 / 670 510097 Inside Out In Europe S.L. .................677 114576 / 695 118960 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 (Aguilas) ……………......................................968 Buceo Mojácar ..................................950 472760 / 629 Molasub (Villaricos) ............................950 467572 / 675 SES (Aguilas) ………..................................................669

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860386 467030 SECOND HAND 737025 Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 010705 Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 Brian’s Furniture & Removals (Mojácar Playa) .........674 280268 Designer Thrift (Albox) ...........................................950 064576 Merka Recycla (Huércal Overa) .........950 616683 / 666 577006 Second Time Around (Albox) .......................................950 431871 The Attic (Cucador) ..…….…................672 184354 / 648 250699 Buy Buy Auctions (Los Carasoles)(See p.62).681 095096 / 679 207545 The Treasure Trove (Turre) ……….................………..666 281316

SECURITY & SAFES See Alarms SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Drainage Solutions …...........………….616 531283 / 670 Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 Ginés Millán (All areas) ……….............(after 4pm) 607 Tiger Bar (Indian) …..................................................950 449000 Lymasur (Vera) ……..........................950 390732 / 609 Sepserve (All areas) …..............................................675 RETRACTABLE ROOF SYSTEMS Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 Septic Tanks Cleaned ……….....................…………..675

Zurgena

SEWING

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

RUGS & CARPETS Albox Rugs (Albox) ...........................607 375697 / 950 Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 P & R Rugs (Los Llanos de Aroleas) .......................665 Sleepcentre (Albox) (See p.6)..........868 931872 / 671

RURAL TOURISM 2 Poplars (Velez Blanco) ……...............................….670 Cortijo Pocio de la Nava (Mojácar) ............................670 Finca Arboleda (Vera) ..............................................678 Mi Abuela Maria (Mojácar) ……..........................……659

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Alice .........................................................................620 876485 Coser y Planchar (Vera) .........................................689 303765 Alexis Shillinglaw .....................................................642 107453 J.F.M. Modas Sedal (Turre) ..............950 468031 / 606 945502 Lola Alterations & Repairs (Mojácar Playa) .950 475994 / 637 963835 Nicky (Mojacar) ..................................................... 667 479903 Solo Style .............................................950 528334 / 626 319907 Sew n Sew Susie (Albox area) ..........950 930643 / 633 683872 The Sewing Room ....................................................607 375697

243856 SHOE REPAIRS 777752 027656 Keys Copy Centre (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 472982 198424

SIGNS (Shop & Vehicle)

SATELLITE TV

Ian (Hand Painted) …………….....................………..634 313796 ABC (A Better Climate) (See p.33).....647 247494 / 950 092604 Idea (Huércal Overa) ...............................................605 162709 Cuevasat ...........................................950 523740 / 628 153340 Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 133492 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 SKIN TREATMENTS Digital Vision (See p.44)......................950 472081 / 645 294064 Francesca Herman (See p.37)....….......................….687 480694 Europa Digital ....................................950 133233 / 678 332815 GBTV (Albox and Mojácar) .......................................616 888058

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SKIP HIRE Aridos Mojácar S.L. .................................................650 914257 Servacon .................................................................950 475853

SNOOKER HALLS CD Snooker Mojácar ............................634 364311 / 609 026526

SOLAR ENERGY DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See page 19)...........950 472947 Ecocorp ....................................................................671 716597

Hi-Tec Solar (Turre) ............................609 888549 / 950 Hispavan Solar ..................................950 047033 / 687 Solartech (Las Buganvillas) …..............................….950 Sunergy Almeria ........................................................636

468230 845730 139568 261240

SOLICITORS Alonso & Garrido (Albox) ...........................................950 121040 Alonso & Haro (Vera) ..............................................950 392208 AM & RG (Mojácar) ………….............950 478984 / 649 286437 AVSA Lawyers (Aguilas) ..........................................968 446576 Babelia (Mojácar) ……..........…........635 577562 / 950 397114 C & P Solicitors (Mojácar) ….....…………950 460731 / 675 383 160 Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) .................................950 134434 Davies Solicitors (Mojácar) ........................................950 472775 EuroAbogados (Vera) .................................................950 617017 Javier Loustau (Mojácar) .........................................950 475086 José Francisco López Molina .............950 133607 / 635 189986 Lopez & León Solicitors (Garrucha) ..950 888314 / 666 513917 Mario Redondo (Albox) ….................950 430222 / 626 389322 Miguel Angel Rojas Benitez .......................................950 615404 Pablo Suarez (Purchena) ..........................................610 014680 Leticia Moreno-Torres Camy (Vera) (See p.34)..950 391249 / 607 840182 Mundi Abogados (Las Buganvillas) ........................950 460999 Ramírez Abogados (Vera) .......................................950 391171 Ross Legal Services (Aguilas) .................................968 412321

Ruiz Orozco (Vera) ..................................................950 390282 Saugar Abogados (Mojácar) ......................................950 615038

SPAS IndalOcio (Arboleas) ................................................850 993090 Sundance Spas (Mojácar) (See next page).................950 472845

SPA SERVICING & CLEANING True Blue Pools & Spas ..........................................661 148998

STAINED GLASS Janet Broady ….............................…........................950 130627

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Indalphone ...........................................(Huércal-Overa) 950 471470 GSF Communications (Mojácar) ..................................950 473102 Maso Telefonia (Albox) ……..............................………….950 121279 MaxiMovil – Plus S.L. Orange ....................................950 393538 Next .............................................................................950 479369 Phone@ Mojacar …….............……....950 882222 / 607 885522 Servcom (Turre) ........................................................902 023268 Telitec Connections S.L. ..............……902 889070 / 965 743473 The Phone House (Albox) …………….950 121045 / 670 359698 WiFi Internet .............................................................950 615156

TILING & PATIO WORK

SURVEYORS Philip Chesler (Chartered Surveyor).............................687 814369 Survey Andalucía (Architect Daniel González) ............686 846624 Sapphire Surveyors ………...................950 064725 / 671 208782

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS La Maruja (Mojácar) ................... ................................664 647171

SWEET SHOPS Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas)..............................663 302740

TAKEAWAYS See also Chinese Restaurants, Fish & Chips & Pizzerias Cornish Pride (Albox) …....................................………666 618933 d’Angelo (Mojácar Playa) ..............................................950 478517 Enrico (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 472995 / 642 514738 Estambul Döner Kebab (Albox) …..............................630 427599

TATTOO ARTISTS

1 Stop Paving (Albox) ………................................…634 313939 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 A.J.B. Tiling Services ...............................................687 024884 Andalucian Con Co Print .........................................628 408197 Arboleas Paving ……………...............................…….636 092632 Borders .....................................................................647 803030 C.I.S Services (Arboleas) ........................................619 693118 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 Diamond Plastering and Building Services ..............671 717149 Elegant Homes S.L. ..............................950 092603 / 687 629777 Garden Works .....................................950 132518 / 666 847583 Mode Services ...................................950 525790 / 687 033106 Saxon’s Complete Building Services ......618 920126 / 686 377172 Steve Holman .......................................................... 697 678708 United Tile ................................................................667 702817 Vision Design & Build ...............................................672 153298

TIMBER SUPPLIERS Wood2Go ..............................................950 614050 / 606 156151

Body-Zone Tattoo (Mojácar) ……………......................634 336789 TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Classic Tattoo (Mojácar Playa) .................................605 611782 Lisa V Tattoos (Cantoria) ....................634 362737 / 642 024810 Almería Castle ………............................................…950 271617 Oscar (Mojácar Pueblo) …................................…….629 944374 Almería Solar Centre ( Nr.Tabernas) ....950 387990 / 670 866122

TAXIS (Legal) Levante Radio Taxis (all areas)................................950 888111 Exclusive Shuttles pre-booked airport taxis (office hours).950 092602 Taxi Emilia (Arboleas) ..............................................618 968497

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Albox-Online ………..............................…………….950 091111 AlmeriNet-Cheap Calls .........................950 479517 / 627 027758 Euphony Mojacar .........................................................677 146592 Connexions (Turre) (See front cover)..........................950 479502 Indalphone .............................(Mojácar) 950 475784 / 622 455 608

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Aquarium (Roquetas de Mar) ...................................950 160036 Camelus (Mojácar Camel Rides) ………663 930272 / 950 100076 Fort Bravo – Western theme park (Tabernas) .....….950 165405 Nautarium (Sea Museum) (Garrucha) ………………….950 139554 Nijar Butterfly Farm .................................................617 692778 Oasys Western Park & Zoo (Tabernas) ….............….950 365236 Western Leone Theme park (Tabernas) …............…950 165405

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

TRANSLATING - see Interpreters TRANSPORT - see Removals TRAVEL

Ponce S.L. (Garrucha) ..............................................950 617181 Seth Pittham (Zurgena).......................950 634477 / 666 826886

TV & AUDIO REPAIRS

Autocares Rodriguez (Coaches) ...............................950 469061 Halcón Viajes (Vera) ................................................950 393472 Exclusive Airport Shuttles (See p.26).......................950 092602 Inda Travel (Mojácar) ..............................................950 472431 Levante Travel (Garrucha) ...................950 132258 / 628 604752

UNIFORMS Tikka Uniforms & Shoes (Mojácar) …..........................667 479903 Uniformes de Levante (Los Gallardos & Vera) ..........902 110218

UPHOLSTERY Mojácar Tour (Mojácar Playa) (See cover)..........…..950 Viajes Yedra Tours (Aguilas) ...................................968 Viajes Zafiro Tours (Aguilas) ....................................968 Zafiro Tours (Albox) ………..................................……950

Albox Rugs (upholstery cleaning) .............................950 Curtains with Style (Fabrics) ............ 950 069032 / 678 Jone’s Mobile (Upholstery cleaning) …....……………661 475757 Unicraft (Upholstery) .................................................692 412498 410197 121021

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TUITION Computer Training & Tuition Call Out (Dani) ...........678 490639 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 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

Upholstery & Leather Cleaning ......................................636 193256 Upholstery Larios (Cuevas del Almanzora) 950 465 364 / 651 998738

VAN & MAN HIRE See also Removals & Storage Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 Andy (Trailer hire/drive) (Mojácar) ……...........…………..600 225 929 IDP Services ……........................................................608 238775 Indalo Transport .......................................................634 336468 Storage Solutions (Arboleas) ................950 930316 / 671 220105 Way 2 Go (UK/Spain) ……UK 0044 208 0904292 / 965 794682

VEHICLE IMPORTATION Car Check Spain (Andy) ............................................618 043186 Hispavan vehicle importation ..............950 047033 / 687 845730 Talleres Daydo (Antas Real) ….……….950 459116 / 607 373298

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VEHICLE REPAIRS Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) ….950 069198 / 667 439671 Auto Shine Body Repairs ………........607 324623 / 607 324624 CostaCoches ...........................................................950 459209 Gómez Motor (Huércal-Overa) ............662 502895 / 950 471250 Mojácar Motor (Mojácar Playa) ……..950 478335 / 950 475776 Reparbox (DIY) (Antas El Real) .........687 879744 / 628 648131 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095 Taller Daydo (El Real) .........................950 459116 / 607 373298 Talleres Azor ..(Mojácar) 950 478519 ..............(Vera) 950 391400 Talleres Fad (Aguilas) …...........................................968 447565 Talleres Vizcaino (Mojácar) ........................................950 472104 The Car Surgery ...................................................666 272792 The Garage (Llanos de Arboleas) .......950 930922 / 616 453813 Tyre King (El Real) ................................................950 459253

VEHICLE REPAIRS (MOBILE) Albox Service Centre S.L. …......................................662 Auto Frio .............................................950 104488 / 600 Cool Air (Air Conditioning) .......................................673 Veloc Tuning ECU Remapping Services ..................600

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VEHICLE SALES Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) ….950 069198 / 667 439671 AutoFex (Albox & Antas El Real) ............................950 431861 Automobiles Bajuma S.L. (Antas) .............................662 167758 Automobiles Playcar SLU ...................950 459302 / 672 737663 CostaCoches (Antas, El Real).....................................950 459209 Mojácar Motors ...950 472056 ................(Workshop) 950 478335 Nissan (Albox) ………..................................................950 430856 Pit Stop (Oria) ……………....................................…..950 124828 Que Coches Almería (Antas) …...................................627 423675 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095

Talleres Azor ...............(Mojácar) 950 478519 (Vera) 950 391400

VEHICLE SHIPPING Car Shipping ………………UK 0044 1704 575983 / 671 101220

VETS Animal Care (La Alfoqúia) …....................................950 Astrid (Mojácar) ..............950 472252 Emergencies: 629 Clinica (Albox) ...............950 430814 Emergencies: 617 Clinica Huellas (Aguilas) ...968 447877 Emergencies 629 CliniVet (Turre) …..........................…..950 069780 / 626 Costa Indalo (Mojácar) ....950 475213 Emergencies: 659

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WEDDING & PARTY PLANNING Weddings in Spain .....................................................950 475826

WINDOW CLEANING

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) …............…............................….667 304876 Veterinary Centre (Huércal-Overa) …........................950 616781

Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Cristal Clear Windows (Mojácar) …..........……………634 347193 Don (Mojacar) .........................................................666 814913 Idea (Mojácar) ...................................................……..605 162709 J&A Window Cleaning Services ..........950 122452 / 689 548824 James .......................................................................678 988812 Lady Jane Window Cleaning (Arboleas) ...................634 255373 Mick ...........................................................................634 327075 Teresa Jimenéz …………….............................……..636 119538 Window Panes ..................................633 814809 / 677 689077 Woody the Window Cleaner (Almanzora Valley) .......634 349665

WINDOWS & DOORS

WATER (Tanker Delivery)

AA Window Doctor .............................630 231644 / 636 838484 Sierra Cabrera Water ...................…………………….693 866558 David A. Pritchard Construcciones ............................617 698418 Direct Trade Windows ............................................. 662 118785 WATER PARK Aquavera (Vera Playa) ....................................................950 467337 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Interglaze ……..............................….950 121909 / 680 743311 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 Mojácar Home Improvements .............950 473104 / 689 296432

Ortega Windows & Doors .......................................950 Planet Windows …...............................950 449639 / 664 Plas-Tech Windows ...................................................600 Screenmasters (See p.45)......….….........................677 Speedyfit ...........................................950 439228 / 600 Standard Windows (Antas) ........................................950

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WINES Bodega Gran Baco (Aguilas) .............................…..968 411538 Enoteca Tikar (Garrucha) ……..............................….950 617131 WATER TREATMENTS Ashley Reliable Plumbing ………..........................…..610 052407 Isalva (Palomares) ………..........................................615 265092 Healthy H2O ..............................................968 437270 / 666 302 987 Wine Not? (Mojácar Playa) ....................................950 100077 JF Supplies Albox ……….................….950 064315 / 660 350246 WOOD & PELLET STOVES Water Filters ……................................................…….600 063303 Chimeneas Acar (Albox) ...........................................950 120077 WEB SERVICES Chimeneas Mojácar S.L. (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 472135 Divine Logix ...........................................................617 401332 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Image Suite ………........................................................647 918 848 ZOO & PARK MODS ........................................................................600 284975 Oasys (Tabernas) ....................................................950 365236 Paginasweb .......................................902 005799 / 911 011505

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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 and supporters. A meal was followed by entertainment from the singer Barrington Dubois who came from the Valencia Region especially for this event. A large, unique cake featuring the F.A.C.E. logo was sliced up and shared by all. A raffle of 10 prizes, some donated by sponsors of F.A.C.E., helped to raise 233 Euros. For further information about F.A.C.E. and the work it undertakes, or if you are interested in joining, contact F.A.C.E. on: 634 306 727, or @FACECharity www.twittter.com or web page www.face-charity.com, and Facebook.

WACKY RACES VILLARICOS - MAY 19th, 2018 This year's Wacky Races Villaricos saw a grand turnout of supporters and some keen racing. Lucky Bar won the Seniors’ Race for the third time and were the first winners of the Tom Tannant Trophy, in memory of our late Race Marshall who passed away on the Race weekend last year. His family came over from UK to present the trophies. Second were Bar La Plaza and a gallant third were El Tanque who had earlier won the junior races. For the smaller children there were a variety of races and participants were given a Wacky Races badge and bag. Ian the DJ kept things moving along with dance groups: Flamenco school, Gymnastics, Dusty Boots line dancers, and Peña Fantasia, the village Carnival dancers. We thank everyone who attended, those who raced, supporters, business sponsors, and donors of raffle prizes, most notably Alan & Debbie Whitehead who gave their apartment for a week's holiday, Muriel the raffle ticket-seller and Lawrie's ticket-ripping gang. We are well on target to beat last year's record of 1,400 Euros. Much of this will be used to support the village school, as normal.

A HUGE WOOF, STEP, WOOF, SLIDE FOR - STRICTLY LINE DANCING MOJÁCAR The Strictly Line Dancing Mojácar group was formed 2 years ago by Mary Beth Hazeldine and Glynis Hurst who celebrated their second anniversary by donating a whopping 250 Euros to PAWS-PATAS. Classes are held in Sala Hollywood at the Hotel el Puntazo on Mojácar Playa on Friday evenings from 7:00pm until 10:00pm. Entry is 5 Euros and men are welcome! The evening starts with beginner dances and during the evening the dances progress for the more experienced. The group have had a lot of expenses buying equipment and paying for insurance so they are really pleased to have finally been able to donate to PAWS-PATAS. If you would like the group to perform at one of your functions, please contact Glynis and Mary Beth at their classes.

FARCICAL COMEDY RAISES THE ROOF AND HELPS CREATE ONE! SHOESTRING PRODUCTIONS returned with the sequel ‘Return to Hotel La Resistance’, performing 4 sellout shows at Montmartre Bar/Restaurant on May 4thth. Creator, writer, and director, James DaleGrey is wasting no time in putting pen to paper and is already planning another sequel. Shoestring Productions would like to thank all the people who came to support them and their cause. Proceeds from the play plus the raffles raised 811 Euros towards the fund to build a quarantine/isolation unit at the PAWS - PATAS shelter. This vital building F.A.C.E. (Fundraising in Arboleas, Caring for will help contain deadly viruses and save abandoned Everyone) celebrated their 10th birthday on animals. To date, 14,000 Euros has been raised Saturday, May 12that Bar Kubatin, with 70 friends towards the final cost of 25,000 Euros.

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What’s On Spain Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band are coming to Spain. The band will include Joe Walsh from ‘The Eagles’, Nils Lofgren and Clarence Clemons from the ‘E Street Band’, Dr. John, Billy Preston and Rick Dando from ‘The Band’ and Ringo Starr’s son, Zak Starr. The concerts take place on June 26th in Barcelona, June 28th in Madrid, June 29th in La Coruña, and July 1st in Bilbao. Seat prices start from about 70 Euros to 130 Euros from ticketmaster.es and www.song kick.com

Almería Homenaje A Los Teddy Boys 1960 / 2017 is a concert of his latest album by María José Gil, known as “La Dama”. It takes place on June 9th at 9pm, Auditorio Municipal Maestro Padilla, Almería city. Tickets are 10 & 15 Euros. Grease The Musical is performed by the Aedea Teatro Company on June 24th, 7pm, Teatro Cervantes, Almería city. Tickets are 8 Euros in advance or 10 Euros at the door.

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

Águilas The Region of Murcia Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Virginia Martinez performs a concert on June 29th at 9pm. They perform Alessandro Rolla’s viola concerto, Saint Saëns Caprice for violin and orchestra, Pablo Sarasate’s Carmen fantasia for violin and orchestra, and Mendelssohn’s “Italian” symphony. Soloists are Fabio Merllini viola and Sanghee Cheong violin. Tickets are 15 Euros. Aguilas Tickets from Viajes Almeida 968 410 828; Museo Arqueológico; www.redentradas .com; www.auditorio-aguilas.org; or from two hours before performances at box office. Claudia ‘La Debla’

María Toledo is a flamenco singer who is unique in that she accompanies herself on a piano, along with other flamenco performers. She can be seen on June 8th at 10.30pm, Teatro Cervantes, Almería city. The concert is part of her current tour and three of her concerts in Barcelona were sold out. Tickets are 15 & 20 Euros.

Zurgena F l a m e n c o Tr a d i t i o n i s a performance of Traditional Gypsy Flamenco with a pre-performance explanation of the intricate mysteries of this form of culture from Andalucía. It takes place on June 2nd, 8pm, Teatro Municipal Zurgena. Tickets 15 Euros from councillor Jim Simpson at Zurgena town hall, the newspaper kiosk at the Mojácar Parque Comerciál or 671 219 871. For information: info@lagitanainglesa.com.

Carboneras Grand Flamenco Summer Gala, Saturday, August 25th, 9pm, Castillo de San Andrés (Carboneras castle). "Flamenco de tres generaciones", featuring the incredible Claudia 'La Debla’ who at only 12 years of age is taking the flamenco world by storm. There are a host of other supporting artists all from Claudia’s native Granada. To reserve tickets email info@lagitanainglesa.com. Coach transport will be available. Tickets at 15 euros will be on sale from newspaper kiosk Parque Comercial Mojácar, and the Office of Tourism Carboneras.

Cuevas On Friday, June 8th from 7pmmidnight there is a “Noche En Blanco” in Cuevas. This is an event when shops have a special sale of goods, and anyone who makes a purchase of an item for more than 20 Euros will be entitled to enter into a draw for a weekend away for two persons. There will also be street entertainment and children’s activities.

Tickets for concerts in Almería 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,

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What’s On Mojácar Moors & Christians Medieval Markets: Friday, June 8th from 12 noon in the Plaza Nueva and Calle Glorieta in Mojácar Pueblo. Saturday & Sunday, June 9th & 10th from 11am. Historical Representations: Friday, June 8th, 9.30pm, Tr a b u q u e r o s w i t h t h e i r blunderbusses gather at the Centro de Usos Múltiples at La Fuente. 9.45pm Troops assemble in La Fuente. 10.30pm the troops march up to the Pueblo with their respective captains accompanied by music, fireworks and the sound of gunfire. 11pm Entry of the troops into the village followed by the traditional opening addresses read out by the junior and adult a m b a s s a d o r s , f o l l owe d by fireworks. 11.45pm. Opening of the various groups’ Kábilas and Barracks accompanied by live music and a party until dawn. Saturday, June 9th, 4.30pm, Trabuqueros gather at Playa del Lance, in front of the Pueblo Indalo. 6pm, Horse riding and dressage exhibition. Moorish and Christian troops are engaged with shots from the sea and land followed by a Medieval Tournament. Troops march from Chiringuito Ankara to the Red Cross with dancing and a fire show. 11.45pm, The Kábilas and Barracks re-open, accompanied by live music and a party until dawn. Sunday, June 10th, 12 noon, Bands of Moorish and Christian Trabuqueros roam noisily at Playa de las Ventanicas. 6.30pm from village, Spectacular parade with full gala and military costumes, numerous bands, pom p & ceremony.

Vera Moors & Christians. The Vera procession starts at 6pm on Saturday, June 9th, and there is an exhibition at the Convento de la Victoria until June 11th. This deals with the major events in Vera in 1488, 1518, and 1569.

Exhibitions Almería Archaeological Museum has an exhibition entitled “Baria, Ciudad Fenicia y Romana” until July 8th. This displays 400

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items relating to Villaricos and the surrounding area, spanning 14 centuries. The Museum is at Carretera Ronda 91, Almería city. Opening hours are 9am-8pm Tuesdays to Saturdays and 9am3pm Sundays. The Mojácar Art Gallery at La Fuente has an exhibition of paintings entitled “Arte Con Intención” until June 29th. Opening hours are Tuesdays to Fridays 9am1pm, and 10am-1pm Saturday & Sunday.

What’s On Trips by Carlos Trip to the Alhambra Palace Generalife Gardens in Granada, third week of July, (dates to be confirmed), to see the Andalucían Flamenco Ballet Company. This famous company, founded in 1994, has made several world tours and received many awards. Two days and one night in 4* hotel with half board. Inclusive cost including coach, tickets, and hotel 120 Euros. For info & bookings call Carlos on 610 681 068 or 950 525 761.

Miscellaneous APSA, the animal charity based in Albox, is after your money to help support the work the volunteers do to pay for vets' bills, fostering and homing costs, neutering, feeding, building new kennels etc. Liz Carey, from the charity, explains, 'We are asking people to look out old British coins and any foreign coins and notes they may have and take them to the shop in Avenido Lepanto in

Albox, or to the APSA stall at Los Llanos Saturday market. It does not matter about the quality or quantity of coins and notes every little helps.' The charity has already received notes from Ceylon, India and Russia and coins as old as 1788 - a pineapple penny from Barbados. So do you have any old pennies, threepences, even florins, in a drawer? Please help the charity by donating them. They will be checked and sold on to raise much-needed funds - even if you only have a few please donate them as they will add to the collection to be sold. The shop is open Monday to Saturday 10am - 2pm. Mojácar Community Library stocks a wide variety of English Language books, as well fiction & non-fiction books on Spain. Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11am to 1pm in the lower floor of the Municipal Centro de Usos Multiples

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(formerly the Artisan Centre),near Mojácar Fuente. Yearly contribution is 12 euros per household. Good quality books donations (including audio) as well as new volunteers are always welcomed. PAWS / PATAS.The next monthly Beachcomber book sale on Mojácar playa is on Tuesday, May 8th, 10.30am-1pm.

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: Rastro, Mojácar Playa, opp. Red Cross, 9am - 1pm 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

The Royal British Legion, Mojácar Branch, The Artisan Centre, 1st and 3rd Thurs. of each month, 11:15am. All welcome inc. non-services personnel. Almanzora Group of Friends Library and Information Centre, Tues, For enquiries & Welfare call 950 066053 Thurs, Fri & Sat, 10am–1pm . Avda. http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/ Lepanto, Albox (near Chapman’s). branches/mojacar/news-events/ Extensive English Library, DVD’s and The Royal British Legion - Albox Talking Books. Trips, monthly quiz and Everyone welcome. Monthly meeting other social events. Tel: 634 343 147 3rd Thursday of every month, La Parrilla, www.almanzoragof.org or see Facebook Albox, 11am. Coffee morning 1st Thursday of every month, Oasis Cafe Almería Link Friendship Group Meetings Wednesdays, 8pm, at the Trufi Bar, 11.30am. For info contact chairman Bar, Mojácar. For information contact Ken Matthews, email ken.matthews10 Bob (Chairman) on 950472551 or @gmail.com. For support, Filip Ostrowski Cynthia (Secretary) on 950472699. on 950066037. http://counties.british Don't be lonely, come and join us. l e g i o n . o r g . u k / b r a n c h e s / a l b o x 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

The Royal British Legion - Zurgena & District Branch Bar Latinos, C/ Granada, La Alfoquia, every first Thursday of the month at 11a.m. Email zurgenaRBLsecretary @yahoo.co.uk. See www.britishlegion. org.uk/branches/zurgena

WOW Women on Wednesday The Roof Garden, Mojácar Playa, from 1.30pm. Get together, buy, sell, swap, Psychic Development Circle meet new people. Various classes at different times. Dames in Huércal Overa Everyone welcome. Tel: Barbara 637 3rd Wed. of the month, 10.30am, Hostal 469 937 barbaramoonlight@gmail.com Rural Los Sabores de Miguel. All welcome. AUAN - Abusos Urbanisticos Tel. Carolyn 637 798 494 Almanzora No. Dames in Spain Association campaigning for the 3rd Monday of the month, 11 am, legalisation of homes in the Almanzora Sensations Restaurant, Mojacar. Valley built without proper authority. Chairman Myra Holmes, 950475491; Meeings on 3rd Sat. of every other Secretary Iris Hamilton 666 107 364. month, 11am, La Parrilla, Albox. Tel: 617 Guests welcome. 118 209 www.almanzora-au.org Dames in Turre The Divine Life Society, Almeria 11am, last Mon in the month, Hostal Branch Rural, Turre. Talks, trips, support for Lotus Yoga Centre, Mojácar. Evening local charities. Guests welcome. Tel: of Meditation and a talk, 1st Fri of the Membership Secretary Eileen McGill 652 month, 7.30pm. Spiritual Cinema, 3rd 208 072 or President Lesley Barlow Fri of the month, 7.30pm. Meditation 950 478 633 and Yoga classes. Tel Sharon 950 469122 or 672 061 048 or omsharon50 Mojácar Community Library Multi-Use centre. Mon, Wed and Fri, @gmail.com 11am - 1pm . Vera & District Lions Club. 5.00pm on the first Wednesday of the Mojácar Walking Group Walks of different levels. Tues & Thurs. month at El Gnomo Feliz restaurant, w w w. m o j a c a r wa l k i n g g ro u p . c o m Vera. Telephone Sandie Tinkham on 950 439324 or Pam Mattioli on 950069249 for more information. Mojácar Bridge Club Monday and Thursdays, 7pm. Marina Flamenco Forum for English Playa Hotel. Contact Les 950 437 100 Speakers / 634 219 174 Facebook: Mojácar Bridge on Facebook. Information and events. Club Tel: 687 480 694

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Vera Photo Club First Sunday of month, Bar La Pará, Turre (opposite the Vet), 10am 12.30pm. Presentations by invited speakers, field trips, instruction, studio photography, monthly assignments and exhibitions. All levels welcome. Phone Sarah 670003717 or Claus 628585538. Mojacar Photo Group Contact Lyle Mallen: 620 786 914 Ancestry Club for Beginners & Intermediate Piedra Amarilla. Wednesdays, 2pm-4pm. 5 euros per week. 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 Mojacar Computer & Electronics Club Saturdays, Beachcomber, Mojácar. 10 – 12 noon, Laptops. 12 noon – 1pm, smart phones, tablets, cameras, etc 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 alboxcc@gmail.com Christine Winter, 657 917 860 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 Mojácar Angling Club Tel. John (Beachcomber): 950 473 099 Traditional Japanese Reiki and Gendai Reiki Ho Classes, workshops, and Reiki shares in Mojacar. Tel: 634 347 930, website: www.gendaireikispain.com

Send details of your club, society or activity to almeriafocus@gmail.com Tel: 670 849 265

Activities - Clubs - Associations Clubs, Societies & Activities continued Amigos del Coches Clasicos Local, multi-national group of classic car enthusiasts. Meetings first Thursday of month, 3pm, Hotel Overa, jn 547 of E15/A7. www.a-c-c.es, email: info@a-cc.es, tel. David 950 412 165 Cabrera Slot Car Club Thursdays, 4.30-6pm. Richard 950 970 869. Call to check if on first. Model Aero Flying Club, Cortijo Grande Sun. & Wed., 10.30am. Contact Johnny Hayes: 634 346 762 or 980 099 930 Aeroclub ULM Günter (Vera) Tel: 607 316 553 Pita Escuela Agave School of Río Aguas. A multicultural, environmental and musical project, specialized on the integral usage of the agave plant and the processing of its wood.Tel 630 66 18 65 (Timbe) pitaescuela@hotmail.com Sunseed A hands-on practical centre for lowimpact living and environmental education in Los Molinos del Rio Aguas near Sorbas. Free tours at 4pm. www.sunseed.org.uk Tel: 950 525 770

Religious Groups & Churches Church of England Costa Calida and Costa Almeria Mojacar: Eucharist, Sunday, 11am, at the church of San Pascual, Agua de Enmedio. Albox: Eucharist, 2nd & last Thurs in month, 11am. Evensong, second Sun in month, 6pm. Comunity Hall Aljambra. Llanos del Peral, nr El Cucador: Eucharist or morning worship, Sundays, 11am.at Village Church and Community Hall. Roquetas: No services because no venue. Details: Church Wardens, Pam Carter, 667947573 & Janet Smith, 671451838 www.mojacarchurch.org

Aguilas/San Juan de los Terreros Christian Fellowship Please contact Clive on 605655982 or email anning@mail.com Living Water Church Mojacar Playa Opposite Red Cross Centre and Salas Farmacia. Sunday Service 11am. Bible study Tuesday 11am. Cafe Church Thursday 11am to 1pm. For further info contact Pastors Dave 697 522 521 or John 634 254 781. See FaceBook or visit www.livingwaterchurchmojacar.com 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

Ostomist Support For Expats Call Dee 950 064 322 in confidence. A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous Mojacar area Meetings –Tuesday, 6pm, Artisan Centre, Mojacar Fuente - Friday & Wednesday, 6pm, Living Water Church, Mojácar Playa (opposite Red Cross building). Tel: 634 349 535 or 634 319 746 or email mike@aaspain.org When the Artisan Centre is closed, the Tuesday meeting will be at the Living Water Church.

Age Support Almanzora Information Centre. Avda Lepanto, near Total Entertainment. Tues - Fri, 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Welcomes anyone who has concerns about an older person who is in need of support. Tel: 634 333 544 Aguaviva Evangelical Church Near the health Centre, opposite Bici- or email welfareteam.asa@gmail.com Box, Albox. Tel: Rod Southwood, 687 Shop, Plaza Padre Arias in Arboleas village (the square with the bakery and 560 544 hairdresser) six days a week 10-1.30. Tel: Puerto Lumbreras Christian 634333544, Fellowship Every 1st and 3rd Sunday each month Universal Wonderful Street at 11.00 am. Phone for exact location Academy (now at their house) Tel 619453283 or NGO that supports street children in 968 018 228 Paul and Sandra Accra (Ghana). Registered charity. www.universalwonderfulstreetacadem New Life Church, Huercal-Overa y.org. Beatriz: 617 182 154 We are a Jesus centred church family learning to love one another. Sunday FACE service at 11 am, www.newlifechurch.eu (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. (see map) tel. 685 628 184 face.charity@hotmail.com www.face -charity.com

Support Groups & Charities

Parkinson's Disease Support Contact Joyce Boxall (Santa Maria de Nieva, Huércal-Overa), tel 677 688037 MACS Cancer Support Group General Enquiries call 634 328 334 10am to 4pm. 24/7 Careline: 634 656 555. Fully Spanish registered charity. Shops in Mojácar, Turre, Albox and Huercal-Overa open Mon-Fri, 10-2pm www.macscancersupport.com Email: macscancersuppor t@live.co.uk

Stepping Stones Carers Support Kingdom Hall, Jehovah's Witnesses Group Tues 7:30pm & Sun 10.00am. Poligono Turre Evangelical Hall, Thurs, 11am-2pm. Aljoroque - C/El Cajete 6, Antas. Contact: Tel 950 472822 or 677 683385 www.steppingstonescarersgroup.wee 652 293 269 bly.com

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The Helping Hands Support for Animals and People alike. Registered charity. Tel: 968 48 29 48 Harmony Community Support Providing assistance to those in need. Tel. 634 339 192 Mon - Fri, 11:00 - 14:00 help@harmonycharity

Send details of your group to almeriafocus@gmail.com Tel: 670 849 265

Activities - Clubs - Associations Music & Drama Groups

Dance

Arts & Crafts

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

Line Dancing Hotel el Puntazo, Mojacar. Fridays, 7.–10pm. Beginners welcome. Contact: Glynis 648217503 or Mary Beth 661671526 or strictlylinedancing mojacar@gmail.com

Sewing Group, Mojacar Meet at Dolce Vita for sewing, knitting etc. Weds 10.30 - 12.30. Tel: Brenda 634 34 34 92 or Sylvia 628 006 197.

Independent Theatre Group Always looking for new people, novices & full blown Thesbians. Call Ian Jones on 950 436 581 or 666 375 688 or e-mail independenttheatre@hotmail.com The Luvvies Maloan’s Bar, Arboleas. New members always welcome for acting or work behind the scenes etc. Contact us via www.theluvvies.com, tel. 634 346 309 or e-mail info@theluvvies.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 Almeria Strings Folk Club Third Thursday of the month, 8pm, Turre. Free admission. For location and other events, see www.almeriastrings.org or call 634 347 930 The Rose Singers Small ladies choir singing a variety of musical genres in aid of local charities. 45 performances a year. Rehearsals Friday mornings, Los Gallardos. New singers always welcome. Call Alison on 667 408 941 or see us on Facebook. The Incognito Singers A mixed voice group performing a varied repertoire of songs to a high standard. Rehearsals Wednesday evening in Arboleas. www.theincognitosingers.com, Facebook, theincognitosingers@gmail.com 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 All welcome, any age, any level, only requirement is to read music. Rehearsals Sundays 6-7pm, Cariatiz (between Los Gallardos and Sorbas). Contact Emma, emma.v.randle@gmail.com 654 164 293

Eleanor & Gilly's Line Dance Class Maloan's Bar, Albox, 2-30pm- 4-30pm, Mondays. All levels welcome. Eleanor Tolman 950 439 003. Step2It - Line Dancing Maloan’s, Albox. Weds: 6.45 p.m 7.30 p.m, First Steps/Introduction. 7.30 p.m - 10.30, Beginners / Improvers /Intermediate. Contact: C a r r i e A n n 6 2727 9 5 84 www.carrieanngreen.com Line Dancing Beachcomber Restaurant, Mojácar. Beginners/Improvers. Mondays, 4pm. Contact John 666 200 579 Line Dancing La Vida, Cucador. Tuesday 5pm

Ladies Sewing Circle Evangelical Church, Turre, Wednesday 10.30 – 12.30 667 702 774 Glass Bead Making La Cueva del Pájaro, Carboneras. Call 950 130 627 Ladies Pottery Painting Parties Albox - every 2nd Thursday, 6 - 9pm. SimplyArt 662 443 095 Art Classes All levels. Thurs, 11-1pm, Miraflores Campsite. Tel: 653 714 767 Girasol, Albox Art & painting. Tues, 10-1pm. Mosaic classes. Thurs 3-5.Tel 639 089 170 Sophia Wellness Centre, Arboleas Art classes. Tel. 950 449 451.

Pro Danza Nicky Mainstone Royal Academy Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Dance fit fusion. Children & Adults. Mojacar & Los Gallardos. T. 667479903

Yoga

Ceroc Dancing Artisan Centre, Mojacar, Tues 8.15pm Beginners/Improvers/Advanced. All welcome. Contact Tracey 687251799

Lotus Yoga Centre, Mojácar Mondays. Contact Sharon - 950 469 122 or 672 061 048 or omsharon50 @gmail.com

Belly Dancing Mojácar, Garrucha & Huércal-Overa. Contact Fatima: 610 472 596

L.O.T.U.S Integral Yoga Centre Mojácar. Yoga all levels/gentle yoga. Weds, Fri, Sun. Tel. Parvathi: 636063560

Bellydance Classes Mojácar, Turre, Palomares. Call 639 724 521

Sansonora, Mojacar Wednesday, 2.30pm. All levels, visitors welcome. Sharon 672061048

Oriental and Middle Eastern Folklore dancing classes Tues at Vera, Wed at Turre. Shirin, 607805367, gytanshark@yahoo.es

Sol Yoga Centre, Arboleas Tel: 686 400331

Dance Classes with Hollie Newell Ballet, tap, contemporary, modern, jazz, lyrical, zumba and more. Based in Turre. Tel: 634 317 391 Flamenco Dance Workshops Beginners level. Tel:687480694 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

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Girasol, Albox Call 639 089 170 Cortijo El Saltador Lucainena de las Torres. Mon, 5:30pm. Tel: Brahmani on 600 34 91 51 Yoga with Ashlí Yoga with Ashlí. Turre - Tuesday & Thursday. Vera - Wednesday & Friday. Ashlí - 643102335

Activities - Clubs - Associations Sports Almería Lawn Bowling Club Contact Shirley: 679 970 399 Bowling Club de Zurgena Friendly, social and competitive bowling, all levels and standards. Contact Keith: 634 335 988 or zurgenabc@gmail.com. www.zurgenabc.com Cabrera Lawn Bowling Club Contact Ian Jackson: 634 340 361 or iandjjackson2@gmail.com. Website www.cabreralbc.com Indalo Lawn Bowling Club Contact Toni: 950 468 165 or 647 703 393 wattsmyt@gmail.com Mojacar Bowls Club Behind Marina Mar Hotel. Everybody welcome - Tues, Thurs and Sat starting with coffee at 9:30. Contact Verna 610 838 644.

Club de Tenis y Padel Indalo Vera. Tel: 608 250 607 - 950 59 28 77 www.tenisypadelindalo.com Tennis & Padel Tennis Sierra Club Desert Springs. Tel: 687599115

Girasol, Albox Pilates, children’s karate & gymastics, advanced gymnastics, Tai-chi. Tel 639 089 170

Tennis Coach Diego Rodriguez Tel: 689 688 226

Body Control Pilates Classes or private. Sharon 638 487 314

Padel tennis lessons At home. Tel: Ulises Gutiérrez, 606 902 691

Aerobics or Pilates Campo de Futbol, Turre. Contact Vicki 650 764 623 or vicki.lynch@live.co.uk

Albox Sub-Aqua Club Wed, 8pm, Travellers Inn (7Km from Albox on Taberno Road). Mojácar Sailing Club Sunday afternoons, Playa Cantal, near Trufi Bar. All ages welcome for crewing or social membership. Contact George on 950 475 428.

PartyLevante Sailing Club Initiation for children from 7 yrs in small groups. Email info@partylevante.com Badgers Golf Society or call 680942141 www.partylevante Mojacar, play Wednesday and Saturday. .com Everyone always welcome. Contact Duncan Smart on 634 331 059 or Santa Irene Sailing Club badgersmojacar@gmail.com Meets Sundays at 10:30 at the boat park Boxers Golf Society Albox All welcome to join us as members or guests. Call in at the Why Not bar in Albox on Saturday mornings or email peterstooks@avired.com Forum Golf Society Plays friendly events at local courses twice a month. Richard Price. Telephone 850993073 or rfp53@yahoo.co.uk. www.forumgolfsociety.webs.com

Fitness & Martial Arts

Slimming Groups Casa Pepa, Turre, Weds 10 am, Hostal Meson (Kubatin) Arboleas, Thurs 1pm, Rose & Crown, Mojácar, Fri 11.30 Contact Vicki 650 764 623 or vicki.lynch @live.co.uk Slimming & Fitness with Pam Various locations. Tel: 639 465 631 pamsslimming@gmail.com 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 of the New Marina, Garrucha, with a pre- including Sword, Self Defence, Tactical sail coffee at café La Oficina virtually Gymnastics, Yoga and ageless mobility. opposite at 11:00. Contact Ian via info@ Tel Anita: 670 715 787 santaireneclubdevela.com or call 671 Mojácar Taekwondo 474 385. See www.santaireneclub 5 years to adults. Various classes & times. devela.com Contact Serge 646844708. Facebook Garrucha Table Tennis Club Tel Barry on 677 174 430 Cazadores de Turre Cricket Club. Welcome new members of all ages and experience. Contact Sam Lewis on 663 132 487 or Derek Larkins 634 361 941

Marina Phoenix Golf Society Visitors welcome Mondays and Thursdays. Tel Don Atkins 605 051 238. Adelante Gimnasia Artìstica Email marinaphoenixgolfsociety Classes for fun gymnastics , competitive @gmail.com levels, pre school and adults. Fully Valle del Este Golf Society. qualified coach. From 2 years. Tel 622 Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sundays. Contact 129 702 or info@adelanteartisitca.es Alan Townsend Tel. 690 090 982 www.adelanteartistica.es Facebook Adelante Gimnasia artistica. Almería Golf League Contact Les on 950 619 273 Walking Football Club Campo de Football, Los Gallardos, 9am Albox Club de Tenis Sun & Thurs mornings, Tues afternoons. Monday for training, exercise & playing. Tel Sue: 950 064 369 www.fclosamigos.com Cabrera Tennis Club Email: cabreratennis@gmail.com www.facebook.com/cabrera.tennis

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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 Turre, Los Gallardos, Arboleas and San Juan. Contact: 634 317 391 Zumba, La Vida Cucador Fridays 10am.

Your Stars Get proper medical attention and confront your situation decisively. Set your goals and stick to your guns. Opportunities will come through behind the scenes activities. You can help a close friend find solutions to personal problems. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday. (Mar. 21- April 20)

Keep tabs on your spending. Exercise discipline when it comes to controlling bad habits. Your emotional stability may influence the changes taking place in your personal life. Get involved in the activities of children. They will teach you far more than you expect. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday. (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Don't blame everything on your mate. Complete those hobbies you started a long time ago. Arguments with children or friends may leave you steaming. Your changing philosophies may lead you into new circles and open doors that will give you a unique outlook on life. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.

You will be a real chatterbox this month. Don't jump into investments too quickly. You will meet potential new mates through friends or relatives. Romance and social activity will be a promising combination. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday. (Apr. 21- May 21)

(Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)

Your personal secrets may be revealed if you let coworkers in on your family dilemmas. You are best to be accommodating for the time being. Sudden romantic infatuations won't be lasting. Try to satisfy both of your needs. Follow through on some of the good ideas that come up, and you could have a real winner of a deal. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a (May 22 - June 21) Wednesday. Some relatives will be extremely perplexing. Do not react too harshly when dealing with partners. Nagging has never been something that you could tolerate, and it's once again driving you into a lonely state of affairs. One of your female friends may try to disrupt your day. Stand up for your rights. Your luckiest events this month will (June 22 - July 22) occur on a Saturday.

Changes could be overwhelming. Your charm will attract someone special. Sign up for courses that will bring you more skills. You don't owe anyone an explanation. Do your own thing, you need time to yourself. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday. (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) Opportunities for partnerships are present; but get every detail in writing. A lot has changed and so have you. You will need to finalize important deals this month. Your determination and sheer desire to do your own thing will be successful. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday. (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20)

You could experience unusual circumstances and meet eccentric individuals. Travel will be fun and entertaining. Business conducted in your own office will proceed smoothly. Don't overextend yourself in order to add luxury items to your entertainment centre. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Monday (July 23 - Aug. 22)

(Jan. 21- Feb. 19)

You will enjoy interacting with those who come from different backgrounds. Helping children may be rewarding and challenging. Don't be too quick to react. You need to keep busy doing things that you both enjoy. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday.

Try to keep a low profile. New hair, new outfit, new you. Be prepared to lose friends or alienate other people if you insist on being stub born. Be prepared to meet new lovers through colleagues. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday. (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23)

Keep your eyes and ears alert for any evasive or deceptive statements. Tempers may flare if you haven't been completely honest about your intentions or your whereabouts. Try to avoid being extravagant this month. You should get out and meet new people this month. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday. .

(Feb. 20 - Mar. 20)

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Jokes of the Month Jury Fixing

Recipes for a Happy Marriage

My brother was on trial for first degree murder, although I didn’t think he had done it. The jury didn’t look at all good to me, but one of the men was really paying attention. After the court finished for the day I invited him for a beer. I told him that if he could persuade all the other jurors to agree to a reduced charge of manslaughter, I would pay him 10,000 dollars. After another two days the jury was out for almost eight hours, but eventually they returned and the jury foreman announced that they had agreed he was guilty of manslaughter, not first degree murder. I invited the juror I had promised to pay the money to for another beer, and slipped him the 10,000 dollars. He said that 10,000 dollars wasn’t enough for all the time it took him. I said, “They all wanted the death penalty then? I thought they might!” The juror said, “No, they all said we should find him not guilty and let him go!”

1. Twice a week we go to a nice restaurant, have some glasses of wine, good food, and companionship. I go Tuesdays, and my wife goes Fridays.

The New York Lawyer A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a sheriff. He thinks he's smarter being a big shot lawyer from New York and has a better education than any sheriff from West Virginia. The sheriff asks for license and registration. The lawyer asks, "What for?" The sheriff responds, "You didn't come to a complete stop at the stop sign." The lawyer says, "I slowed down and no one was coming." "You still didn't come to a complete stop. License and registration please," say the sheriff impatiently. The lawyer says, "If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and stop, I'll give you my license and registration and you can give me the ticket. If not, you let me go and don't give me the ticket." The sheriff says, "That sounds fair, please exit your vehicle." The lawyer steps out and the sheriff takes out his nightstick and starts beating the lawyer with it. The sheriff says, "Do you want me to stop or just slow down?"

2. I take my wife everywhere……..but she is really good at finding her way back. 3. When I asked my wife where she wanted to go on our wedding anniversary, she replied, “Somewhere I haven’t been for a long time”. So I suggested the kitchen. 4. If we do go out together, we always hold hands. If I let her go she dives into an expensive shop or the beauty parlour. 5. My wife has an electric tooth brush, an electric hair curler, an electric razor for her legs, and an electric hair dryer. One day she told me, “I have all these electric gadgets in the bathroom, but there is nowhere to sit down”. So I bought her an electric chair. 6. My wife came home one day in a taxi and told me the car had packed up, and there was water in the carburettor. I was impressed with her knowledge about cars and asked her how she knew this. She replied, “The car is in the lake”. 7. One day she bought a mud pack and smeared it all over her face. I thought she looked much better, until she washed it off. 8. You have to remember that statistically, marriage is the biggest cause of a divorce. Statistically, 100% of divorces start with marriage. 9. I certainly married Miss Right. I just didn’t know then that her middle name was “Always”. 10. I do accept that the last argument we had was my fault! She asked me what was on the telly, and I replied, “A thick layer of dust”.

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...and next... The Diaries

The Magic Performer A pretty, well endowed young girl got into conversation with a man in a bar. She asked him, “What do you do for a living?” He replied, “I’m a magician and can do amazing tricks”. “Really? Like what?” she asked. He replied, “One of my best ones is that I can feel a woman’s breasts and tell her the exact date she was born”. “That’s amazing. Can you try it on me?” The magician replied, “Certainly!” He put his hands up under her shirt, closed his eyes, and prodded, caressed, and pinched her nipples for almost five minutes. The girl was becoming a bit embarrassed and told him, “Surely by now you can tell my date of birth?” The man stopped squeezing her breasts and replied, “Yes, I know when you were born”. Giving a final caress he answered, “Yesterday!” On Parade As a group of soldiers stood in formation at an Army Base, the Drill Sergeant said, "All right! All you idiots fall out." As the rest of the squad wandered away, one soldier remained at attention. The Drill Instructor walked over until he was eye to eye with him, and then raised a single eyebrow. The soldier smiled and said, "Sure was a lot of 'em idiots, huh, sir?"

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One morning her diary entry read: “My husband was in a really strange mood yesterday afternoon when I met him in town for a coffee. He was extremely quiet. I had spent the Saturday morning shopping with my girlfriends, and I was a bit late, but he didn’t even mention I was late. I wondered if he was worried about me spending too much money, so I told him I had only bought some dribs and drabs. This didn’t cheer him up though. I suggested after the very long silences that we went to the Chinese restaurant he likes so much. So we did, but he only picked at his food, and conversation was really lacking. I asked him if he was upset with me, but all he said was, ‘No’. In the car going home I told him that I really loved him, and he did squeeze my hand, but he didn’t say he loved me. I didn’t know what on earth was wrong. When we got home I decided we ought to have an in-depth talk to see if I could find out what the problem was, but instead he just switched on the TV, and said there was nothing to discuss. I was getting extremely concerned and was afraid he had met someone else, and might be thinking of leaving me. I went to bed early with him still watching the TV, but he did come to bed about an hour later. I was still awake, sick with worry, but surprisingly we did make love. I felt his heart wasn’t really in it though. After he had gone to sleep I couldn’t stop crying. I am sure he must be seeing someone else, there doesn’t seem to be any other reason why he is acting so strangely. Perhaps we ought to see a marriage counsellor; I have always tried really hard to be a good wife”. His diary entry read: “Terrible morning on the golf course yesterday. I finished up with a total of …97. Horrendous! I couldn’t putt to save my life. It really got me down. Got laid though! At least the day wasn’t all bad!”

Coffee Break

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