The Almeria Focus – May 2021 by The Almeria Focus

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Contents Slow Progress ..........................................................................…...10 In the News ........…................…………................................…….12 Ecological Growing ....................................................................36 So Now You Know ............................................................................38 Hybridgate .......................................................................................40 Doubts About August Music Festivals ..............................42 Green Energy .............................................................................44 Useful Numbers .....................................................................45 A-Z Directory ……………….......……................................................46 Community News ..............................................................................82 What’s On ...........................................................................................84 Activities, Clubs and Associations .......................................87 Your Stars …..........…...………......……........................................…91 Jokes of the Month ….....……………............................................92 Coffee Break ………………...…….............................................…94 For general or advertising enquiries, call Clare on 670 84 92 65 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com

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Slow Progress

accinations against COVID-19 in Spain continue, but there have been severe delays with obtaining a sufficient number of doses. Spain relies on the EU for the delivery of vaccines and there are major problems. Orders for the AstraZenica vaccine were for 100 million doses by the end of March and 300 million by the end of June. In the first quarter only 30 million were delivered and AstraZenica are only promising 70-80 million in the second quarter. The EU is considering taking the manufacturer to court to try and force them to make more vaccines available.

In an article we comment on plans within Spain to convert to “green energy”. A new scheme, “Plan Moves III”, has been unveiled with subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles and charging points. Cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, so Almería city, El Ejido and Roquetas de Mar in our province, will have to introduce some restrictions on high emission vehicles in their city centres by 2023. In very large cities, this has been done with a blanket ban on these vehicles entering a certain area (except for residents), or at certain times of the day.

The pause in the AstraZenica and Janssen vaccinations whilst the situation relating to blood clots was investigated has not helped, and at time of going to press only 22% of people in Spain had received the first dose and only 9% had the second dose or the Janssen single dose vaccine. The Health Department in Andalucía (that governs Almería province) have contacted the manufacturers of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to see if they can make their own purchase, but as yet it is not approved within the EU. Delays in the number of people who are vaccinated could affect the opening up of Spain for major numbers of tourists which is now a real worry. “Vaccine certificates” may help but if Spain has not managed to get 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of August, now slid to sometime during September, there will not be herd immunity within Spain. Cultural events are still very sparse and at the time of going to press the other two health districts in our province remain on level 4 which restricts inside audience numbers to 50% capacity, worse than previously. The “Cooltural Go” open-air live concert schedule in Almería city has started, but with a maximum of 100 spectators for their first concert. In our “In the News” section we comment on the possibility that the three main music festivals in August, including Dreambeach Villaricos, are under the threat of having to be cancelled for the second year running.

The month of May is the time when Roman Catholic children have their first communion ceremony with a party afterwards for family and friends that can involve a large number of guests. In most dioceses these celebrations are being postponed to September. During May, the enormous ‘Fitur’ tourist fair will take place in Madrid, postponed from January with the very strict regulations. We comment on this in our “In the News” section. It is hoped that this will help give a boost to summer tourism. Saturday, May 15th is a major fiesta in Madrid to celebrate the Spanish Saint Isidro, a farmer who is said to have helped large numbers of poor people in about the year 1172. Mojácar (on the Sunday) and other towns and villages would normally celebrate this, with decorated farm vehicles going into the countryside known as a “Romeria”.

In the News Heath Districts in Almería Province There are three health districts in Almería province and the locations where vaccinations are being given vary according to the district. The one that applies to the vast majority of municipalities in our area, and comprises 41 municipalities, is the Distrito Sanitario Levante Alto-Almanzora which is the northern area with the Inmaculada hospital in Huércal-Overa. The second one is the Distrito Sanitario de Almería that includes Almería city and central areas of the province with 43 municipalities including Sorbas, Lubrin and Tabernas and the Torrecárdenas hospital in Almería city. People living in these municipalities have been asked to go to Almería city in some cases for their vaccinations. The third district is the southern Distrito Sanitario Poniente de Almería that includes El Ejido and Roquetas de Mar and the Poniente hospital, with no municipalities near to our area.

million doses by June. On April 20th the European Medical Agency (EMA) lifted the temporary suspension without any recommendation that it should not be given to particular sectors of the population, and vaccinations started on April 21st. In Spain it was initially given to the age group 6069. To speed up the first dose of vaccinations the Spanish health authorities have been debating whether to double the period between the Pfizer and Moderna first and second doses. This would mean the Pfizer second dose would be given after 42 days and the Moderna one after 56 days. The EMA then advised Spain that the original time period of 21 and 28 days should be followed. A final question in the EU, without any answer at present, is whether the second dose can be a different type to the first one. Opinion and tests in the UK are that this can be beneficial and increases the total immunity.

More Vaccination News The regulations and procedure for obtaining the COVID-19 vaccinations have been constantly amended in recent weeks. There are national guidelines, but in Almería province it is the Health Department of the Junta de Andalucía who determine their own regulations. Last month we stated that when a vaccination was being given a card would be provided with the date of the second vaccination and vaccine details. Andalucía chose not to do this and we are sorry if this caused any confusion for our readers. There have been various decisions and temporary suspensions regarding the AstraZenica vaccine and eventually it was finally approved in Spain for people aged 60-65 initially, and then the age group 66-69 too. The advantage of the AstraZenica vaccine for health authorities (apart from the low cost) is the period of about 12 weeks before the second one is due. The first 150,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson / Janssen vaccine (which is a ‘one-time-only’ vaccine) to come to Spain were kept in storage whilst a US and EU investigation into some reports of blood clotting amongst women was completed. It is intended to be given to the age group 70-79 who have not already been vaccinated, and Spain is expecting 5

A New AVE and Tortoise Row The construction company SACYR have been given the contract to build the AVE (High speed train) section from Pulpí to Vera, and work has been underway for some time with a budget cost of 154 million euros. In April the company asked that the contract was declared null and void because of the lack of expropriation of land. A large area of land in Cuevas that is needed for the AVE is the natural habitat of the ‘Tortuga Mora’ tortoise that is a protected species. There have been discussions for years relating to where these tortoises would be relocated. The first suggestion involved the demolition of some residential homes and agricultural buildings and the second site involved the expropriation of fertile agricultural land. Finally, after a study by Almería University a third location was agreed and this is the land where SACYR say that the expropriation has not been done and the 200 owners of the land are raising objections. The rail company ADIF state that the expropriation will be completed “very soon” and there is no need to tear up the contract and that the company are using this as an excuse to stop work. In 2018, SACYR obtained the contract to build the 12km line from Pulpí to Cuevas but they pulled out of this contract

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In the News when the expropriation procedure for land was still not completed on the date when the work should have been finished!

More Bank Fusions The CaixaBank has now fused with Bankia that was bailed out by the Spanish government in 2012 and the new bank has become the largest in Spain with 20 million customers. The government have a share stake for the remaining money that was injected into Bankia that has not yet been recouped. A closure of 1,500 branches has been put forward with the loss of 8,000 employees, but bank unions have described this as “savage”. Unicaja and Lieberbank are also to fuse subject to the approval of the financial regulators, which is expected in July. The fusion will have 4.5 million customers in six autonomous communities, and the headquarters will be in Málaga. It is expected that 1,000-2,000 employees will be encouraged to take early retirement, and the combined operations are expected to save 192 million euros annually in operating costs. A New Spanish Vaccine The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, recently travelled to Barcelona to meet up with scientists from the pharmaceutical company ‘Hipra’ based in Girona. They are currently in trials with a new COVID19 vaccine that would be made in Spain, and it is intended that the clinical trials in humans can start in May or June. This company is the seventh largest in the world for the production of vaccines for animals and has patented 22 in the last 10 years that are distributed in over 100 countries. Their new vaccine is similar to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine but has no special low-temperature storage requirement. They intend to go into production in October with a capacity to supply 400 million doses in 2022 and 1.2 billion in 2023, and their present number of 2,000 employees will be substantially increased. A company spokesperson stated that in trials in rats their vaccine was 100% effective. Health bodies in many countries consider that in all likelihood a booster vaccination will be needed, possibly at regular intervals.

Juan Roig

Mercadona Still Forging Ahead Juan Roig is the head of the Roig family who own Mercadona and the day-to-day C.E.O. He rarely gives press conferences except for the publishing of the annual accounts that took place during April. In 2020 the supermarket sold products worth 27 billion euros and made a profit of 727 million euros. Both of these are record amounts and the profit was 17% more than in 2019. A further 5,000 people were employed during 2020 taking the number in Spain up to 93,300 and 1,700 in Portugal. Their share of the market fell 0.5% down to 26.4%, which is considered to be because there were fewer tourists, but their market share is streets in front of any other supermarket chain. The company spent 1.5 billion euros in 2020 on the complete modernisation of their stores that now total 1,000, with a planned 200 more per annum until 2024. Juan Roig announced that Mercadona was not going to take part in any price war, but they were at war to increase the quality of their goods and were continually looking for high quality producers and manufacturers to add to their core list of 1,400. Fears for Summer Tourists The vaccination process in Spain and Andalucía is slower that had been anticipated and there are fears that this will affect summer tourists. The

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In the News Junta de Andalucía is hoping that 50% of the adult population is vaccinated by the end of June, but figures from the Spanish National Health Service suggest this may not be achieved until “sometime” during July. Central government have a target of 70% of adults being vaccinated by the end of August, but there are fears that this may slide to September. If the rate of vaccination falls behind, the “herd immunity” will not be achieved, and this may well affect tourism with a marked decrease in numbers. A representative for the Andalucía Health Authority has had exploratory talks with the Russian manufacturer of the Sputnik V vaccine for possible purchases, if the promised doses from other manufacturers distributed by the EU suffer further delays. At present, the Russian vaccine is in use in 60 countries but not yet approved for use in the EU.

work very long unpaid hours, particularly in the tourist season. Since April 14th, employers have to keep a new register that shows the average pay of male and female employees and the salary, including perks and extras, for the bosses. This will apply to an estimated 1.5 million employers and it still applies if there are only one or two employees. The object of the register is designed to highlight the differences in wages paid to male and female employees. The Spanish Ministry of Work have published an on-line form that can be downloaded, and an employer with 50 employees should not have a difference in the wage bill for women that is 25% less than for men. (It also applies if men earn less than women). If the 25% limit is found to have been exceeded when an inspection takes place, this will have to be justified with fines for non-compliance of keeping the register starting at 6,000 euros.

‘Cooltural Go’ Festival Whether the August ‘Cooltural Fest’ live music event held in Almería city will take place this year is still unknown, and we comment on this in an article. Concerts for a smaller audience, that were inaugurated last year, are called ‘Cooltural Go’ and 50 events are intended to take place until the end of September. The first one took place in mid-April with an audience of 100 who had to purchase tickets in advance for the open-air event, with plastic chairs observing social distancing regulations. This featured the Travis Birds duo and was billed as a “Secret Show”. A novel feature was that the location and performers were not revealed until 24hrs before the concert! It is intended that audience numbers will increase as the lockdown allows this, and all events will be in the open-air.

New ‘FITUR’ Event in May The enormous annual ‘FITUR’ tourist event takes place every January in the large ‘IFEMA’ pavilion in Madrid. It was abandoned this year with a new date of May 19th- 23rd and a scaling down in numbers. The “Costa de Almería” initiative /road show forms part of the Andalucía stand and the tourist authorities in Almería are intending to go there. There are sub-divisions of the Almería part of the stand for tourist board representatives from places such as Mojácar. Usually, the first day is for professional visitors only, but this year this will apply to the first three days. At the weekend, members of the public can attend the event. There will be strict precautions such as a prior negative test for COVID-19, the strict wearing of masks, social distancing, maximum numbers at a stand, and a reduced time period of a maximum of 30 minutes for a “show”. The stand for Andalucía normally features a flamenco event. It is hoped that attendance will help to stimulate the return of tourists to Spain this summer. The 2020 event received 261,000 visitors of which 150,000 were professionals from 65 countries.

A New Wages Register Last year employers were obliged to keep a register of hours worked by their employees, designed to show the amount of paid overtime they had worked. In some cases, although it is completely illegal, employees had to agree to a fictitious number of hours with a threat of being dismissed if they objected. This was particularly prevalent in the bar Mojácar Roads Get A Face-Lift and restaurant sector where employees consistently The Almería Diputación (County council) in Almería

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In the News are giving Mojácar a grant of 477,000 euros to be spent on the improvement of 20 roads on Mojácar playa. They have been split into 10 zones and some of them will be tarmacked, vegetation will be removed, parking areas will be better marked out, kerbs modified and sewer covers and pipework replaced or modified where necessary. A spokesperson from Mojácar council stated that these will be improvements that benefit residents and tourists alike, and will contribute to the attraction and safety of Mojácar playa. New Vehicle Subsidies The Spanish Minister for the Ecological Transition has announced new incentive schemes for the purchase of purely electric vehicles as well as hybrid ones. The scheme is called ‘Plan Moves III’ and for electric vehicles there is a sliding subsidy (depending on the range before charging) of up to 7,000 euros when a vehicle over 7 years old is scrapped. If this does not apply the subsidy is fixed at a maximum of 4,500 euros. For hybrid plug-in vehicles the relevant limits are up to 5,000 euros, and 2,500 euros if an old car is not scrapped. The top price of any vehicle purchased is 45,000 euros plus IVA (VAT) at 21% so a retail price of up to 54,400 euros. The scheme has an initial funding of 400 million euros to be extended to 800 million, and the end date is given as the end of 2022 assuming the money does not run out. If it does, the subsidies may be extended. The scheme started on April 10th and includes vehicles registered by dealers less than 9 months ago. Teresa Rivera, the relevant Minister, intends that by 2023 there will be 250,000 purely electric vehicles in Spain. Another target is that after 2030 no new vehicles sold will be solely petrol or diesel fuelled and this will save 450,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. A 70% subsidy of the cost of installing a charging point is part of this package, and 80% in municipalities with less than 5,000 inhabitants. The Spanish automobile industry has welcomed these subsidies but point out that the average likely purchaser will not be currently driving a car that is older than 7 years, so the higher amount for scrapping a car will not apply. In similar schemes over the past few years the Spanish Tax

Authority (Hacienda) has ruled that these types of subsidies are a “hidden income” that is taxable!

More Tolls on Motorways? The EU is intending to give Spain 140 billion euros from 2021-2026 subject to various conditions and initiatives. Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish Prime Minister, is suggesting that tolls are introduced on all major motorways as a way of covering the 8 billion euros that are spent every year on repairs and conservation and provide additional income. Setting up the toll infrastructure is not going to be cheap, and there is a proposal that there would be no money payable by vehicles that belong to industry. Whether this will meet with approval from the EU and the Spanish Parliament, and is cost effective, remains to be seen. Where toll roads exist, this puts more traffic on conventional roads where drivers avoid having to pay. Unidentified Bodies Unfortunately, there are often tragic shipwrecks that cost the lives of illegal immigrants trying to reach Spain in grossly overloaded small boats and inflatables. In early April three bodies including a young girl were washed up on Mojácar beaches following a shipwreck off the coast of Murcia. Spanish figures for 2010-2020 show that in all of Spain there were 1,316 bodies found in international or Spanish territorial waters or on beaches. Only 19 of the 103 drowned persons in Almería province could be identified, and the remaining 84 are people whose identity is completely unknown. Boat people who are rescued are sometimes able to give the names of people who have drowned but in the majority of cases they have no idea who was travelling with them. Taking a DNI sample during an autopsy is unlikely to help with identification as invariably a DNI sample has never been taken in their country of origin. New Mojácar Medical Centre Mojácar town hall have approved a joint scheme with Andalucía Health Authority for the provision of a new health centre, to be sited near to the petrol station where there are also plans for a bus

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Health insurance with and without copayments advanced diagnostic tests normally involve a high copayment. Health insurance without copayments Only the insurance premium has to be paid, thus giving peace of mind as no additional payments are requested to have access to the benefits and services guaranteed by the policy. In case the private medical insurance is needed to get the residence permit in Spain, having a policy without copayments is essential, as it is one of the requirements to get it.

ASSSA health insurance policies have no copayments. Thus no extra payments have to be done, after having paid the premium, to We live in a time when the health care has have access to all benefits included in the policy. become a priority. In this situation health Moreover, they have medical, surgical and insurances play a crucial role and when it comes hospital coverage. to choosing a policy, attention should focus on all terms and conditions of the contract, ASSSA health insurance is the best especially if it has copayments or not. investment for your health, as it is a policy without copayments and with lifetime guarantee When we talk about copayments we refer to of no cancellation and no premium increase due the amount that has to be paid by the to age policyholder each time he/she makes use of the medical services included in the policy. This amount is independent of the premium paid by the insurance.

Health insurance with copayments Copayment is usually applied to GP and specialist consultations, diagnostic tests and therapeutic acts and even to hospitalisations and emergencies. It can therefore result in an important increase in the insurance cost. The price of the copayment may vary depending on the medical service and the terms and conditions of the contract. Hospitalisations and

In the News station. The cost of the centre and equipment will come from the Health Service but the town hall has to buy the land and pay for a roundabout and the provision of services.

people and 15,000 direct employees when it is finished. A spokesperson from the Junta de Andalucía stated that there were some urban development objections that would be overcome shortly and work can hopefully start during 2021.

A Major Logistical Problem Wind turbine blades destined for shipping to France and Germany are made by a company in Granada and taken to Almería port. To get them there is a major logistical problem for police and transport operatives as they each measure 50 metres in length. Roads have to be closed, some street furniture and road signs removed, and negotiating roundabouts is a major problem. So far 30 blades have been loaded onto ships at Almería port and nine of them arrived on April 4th, deliberately chosen as it was a Sunday with least road traffic. This was the fifth shipment since last June. At the port two large cranes delicately lifted them onto the cargo ship. Good Almería Port Cargo Figures The number of cargo ships that came to Carboneras and Almería ports during January and February fell from 283 in 2019 down to 162. Nevertheless, this involved shipping 923,000 tonnes which is 56% more than in 2019. The main items moved were yeso (gypsum) and cement and they respectively increased by 113% and 19%. The multinational company Grupo Cosentino from Cantoria ship their products to Valencia and Algeciras on the Maersk and MSC ships for onward travel to Europe and the US. Partly because of this, container traffic in the two months also went up by 21%. The Níjar “Dry Port” The major logistical inter-transport node at Níjar, termed a “dry port”, is being prioritised by the Junta de Andalucía with 40 million euros from the ‘Feder’ EU funding. An opening date for the first phase is given as 2026 that will probably coincide with the arrival of the ‘AVE’ (High speed train). Spread over 500 hectares (two square miles) the dry port will be alongside the A-7 motorway with a link to the AVE, and the Carboneras port is not very far away. The construction phase will provide work for 4,500

New Speed Limits from May 11th The DGT (Spanish Traffic Authority) brought in many changes in March that increased fines and sanctions for a number of driving offences. These included speed limits in urban areas. There was an interim period before these came into force designed for motorists to “get used to” the reduced limits (assuming they did actually slow down!), and for speed limit signs to be changed. From May 11th the speed limit on a road without any separation of level for pedestrians is 20km/h. On a road with traffic in both directions on a single carriageway with kerbs, the speed limit is 30km/h and on a dual carriageway 50km/h. Studies show that if a person is hit by a vehicle at 50km/h, 50% of these collisions will be fatal, but at 30km/h the fatality rate falls to 10%. In 2019, 82% of all road deaths in cities and urban areas were from injuries to pedestrians, cyclists and scooter or motorbike drivers. At present, a driver exceeding the speed limit by less than 20km/h in a 20km/h-50Km/h speed limit receives a fine of 100 euros, but no loss of points. Driving from 21km/h to 30km/h above these speed limits

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In the News results in a fine of 300 euros and a loss of two points. Prompt payment of a fine within 20 days, by various methods, has a 50% discount. Guardia Civil traffic police have a credit card facility to obtain the 50% discount on the spot. If a motorist causes death or injury harsher penalties will apply.

Palomares Radioactive Soil Plan In January 1966, a US tanker refuelling plane collided with a US B-52 bomber plane over Palomares during the refuelling. The bomber plane had four nuclear missiles that were jettisoned and when two of them hit the ground the nose-cones split open and the surrounding land was contaminated with plutonium dust. 600 US troops with the help of 140 local residents removed about 25,000m3 of contaminated soil that was shipped back to the US in barrels for storage at a site in South Carolina. It was later estimated that there was 50,000m3 of contaminated soil left behind with some of it having been covered over by ploughing and in 2010 the Spanish Nuclear Agency made a study to determine what to do with it. Greenpeace have been pressurising for some concrete plan for many years and dispute the claim in 2015 that a “new study” had shown that only 28,000m3 needed removing. A High Court in Madrid recently ruled that the 2010 study had to be declassified and made available to the court and this has now been done. The plan allows for the contaminated soil to be put in sealed containers in one particular zone. There is nowhere in Spain where radioactive material can be stored, and in 2015 John Kerry, then US Secretary of State, signed a non-legally binding memorandum that the soil would be taken to the US. This has never happened, but he has now been appointed to be the climate-change czar in the new Biden administration and it appears that there may well be some more concrete discussions. Monthly ‘El Algarrobico’ Progress Reports In our December magazine we commented on the almost complete lack of action regarding the 421 bed ‘El Algarrobico’ 95% finished hotel in Carboneras that is supposed to be demolished. This proposed action followed court rulings that it had been built

too near to the sea (a document in Madrid did support a 50m boundary instead of one of 100m) and a ruling that the land was not zoned for urban development, and the building licence from Carboneras town hall should not have been granted. The developer, Azata del Sol, has consistently denied all these claims and vigorously maintain that the building licence and construction was legal in 2003 when work started, before it was stopped in 2006. An agreement for the demolition is that the Spanish state pay for this, with the Junta de Andalucía responsible for clearing the site and restoring it to something like it was before work started. ‘Greenpeace’ have gone to court on numerous occasions to enforce the demolition and the High Court in Madrid decreed that the government, the Junta de Andalucía, and Carboneras town hall have to provide monthly progress reports. What these will achieve remain to be seen! No joint meetings between the government and the Junta have taken place since 2018 and Carboneras town hall refuse to nullify the building licence as this might make them liable for an expensive compensation claim from the developer. A third-party valuation of the hotel when worked stopped was 71 million euros. In mid-February a court in Madrid ruled that Azata del Sol, the promoter, was not entitled to claim this compensation, but an appeal is expected. The hotel has come into the limelight again as the Junta de Andalucía have allocated 1.1 million euros in their 2021 budget to allow for a project study to establish actions needed to clear away the demolition debris and landscaping.

Visiting the UK A British journalist who is the editor of the English version of the Spanish national daily newspaper ‘El País’ has written an article explaining how he got on, and what he had to pay for covid testing to go back to the UK for a 14-day holiday just before Easter. He and his wife have two children aged six and three, and they all have British passports. Before they left for the UK, three of them (including the six-year-old), had to have antigen tests that cost 45 euros each. They needed to have completed UK “Passenger location” forms and have two PCR home testing kits booked and paid for; one on their second

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In the News day in the UK and one on the eighth day of their 10-day quarantine. (Gov.uk have a list of companies who do this). All the paperwork was checked at Gatwick and they had to observe the 10-day quarantine with a phone call every day to check they were doing this and the results of the testing. The company they chose for the tests required a video showing all three were doing the nose swabs. Further tests had to be done on day 12 before they travelled back to Spain. In all, they spent 1,400 euros on tests, although they found out afterwards that a cheaper LAMP test was acceptable for Spain on their return. They had to prove a valid reason for flying back (as being residents of Spain), and complete Spain’s passenger location form. The journalist found that all their British passports were exit-stamped in Spain, which isn’t a legal requirement under the withdrawal agreement, and after voicing objections there wasn’t an entry stamp when they returned to Spain. He was told this would be obligatory “in the future”. Despite all these complications they had a good family holiday with the children’s grandparents!

Fluent In English In our immediate part of Almería province, with many resident Brits and tourists from the UK, there are many Spaniards who speak and understand English to a medium or high level of proficiency. This is not true in Spain as a whole, and there is an international annual survey of people who are fluent in English from 100 countries, and 2020 figures for Spain were 2.2 million. Spain therefore ranks as being number 34, the same level as Nigeria. Xavier Martí, the director of the survey states that from 2011-2014 there was a large increase in Spain of people who were fluent in English but the numbers have remained static since then. In Portugal there has been a major increase and they have risen from number 15 to number 7 in only a few years. In the “top ten” there are the Low Countries, Austria, Germany and Belgium. On a scale that goes from 500 in Extremadura (the lowest fluency) up to 573 in Madrid (the highest) Spain comes in at an average of 537, but Andalucía is 6th from the bottom at 530. The average fluency in Europe is 550. Xavier

Martí considers that there has to be a big push in Spain to teach English to a much higher level in schools and universities and courses for adults. He points out that fluency in English is vital for companies and international business and in 85% of job offers in Spain an ability to understand and speak English is a requirement. With the current literacy in Spain this percentage cannot be met.

Making Customers Happy In 2006 Steve Jobs opened his very distinctive flagship 2,000m2 Apple shop in New York’s Fifth Avenue with a large glass cube entrance. The idea was to make customers feel they were experiencing something very special that would help sell his computers. Since then, it has received 57 million people, the same number as the Empire State building and the Statue of Liberty, and is a magnet for tourists. Retail analysts state that to compete with on-line sales, stores have to concentrate on making their premises a “happy” space for clients with things such as generous seating areas, appropriate lighting and neutral wall coverings. The 4,000m2 Zara store in Madrid is a good example and the design uses 20% less electricity consumption in lighting and 40% less water. Banks are being told that they have to stop customers considering that going to a bank is a necessary chore and something to be avoided if possible, with a queue to be served. Interior design consultants consider that banks should provide sofas for waiting customers, and cups of coffee whilst they are seated in front of pleasant employees without any barriers between them. They recommend an abundance of plants and say that expensive lighting is not necessary, but it has to be sympathetic in the colour of the bulbs and placement. Juan Roig, the owner of Mercadona, which is streets in front of other supermarkets, is held up as an example as how stores are being completely revamped and new customers flock through their doors. Employees are encouraged to be helpful and make the shopping experience more personal. Surveys show that customers in these stores buy more products. His proposals for large stores are plants on the exterior and comprehensive roof gardens complete with trees.

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In the News A Four-Day Week? Despite all the current economic problems from the pandemic, the Spanish Ministry of Labour is looking at the implementation of a four-day week or 32 hours. One idea is that employers would be paid by the government for the day their existing employees were not working (so employees still receive their normal wages), but many employers would need to increase their workforce by 20% which would give a big boost to employment. When the minimum wage was raised in 2020, employers had to keep worksheets that showed exactly how many hours their employees had worked. This was designed to ensure that hours worked above the normal week were paid as overtime, and employees are entitled to see the work sheets. In practice, many employees particularly in the bars and restaurant sector, have to agree to work long hours without overtime to keep their jobs although this is illegal. With the working from home legislation the whole employment sector has changed, along with the “digital disconnection” time period when employees are not required to respond to phone calls or emails. The autonomous community of Valencia has included 4 million euros in their 2021 budget for employers who adopt the 32-hour week. In summer last year Germany adopted a four-day week and this is in force in some companies in the US, New Zealand, Japan and Switzerland. Many employers consider that productivity with a four-day week increases, and they don’t need to set on additional employees. A Non-legal Gypsy Wedding A case that has been progressing through Spanish courts since 2014 was recently considered by the Spanish High Court in Madrid. Two gypsies in Jaen were married accordingly to gypsy tradition for 15 years and had five children. When the man died in 2014 the woman requested a widow’s pension from the Social Services department and was refused because they had not contracted a marriage that was recognised under Spanish law. This was confirmed by a court in Jaen where the

woman made her first appeal. The Spanish High Court has ruled that the law is quite clear and denying her a pension was not based on ethnic or racial reasons and the couple could have registered themselves as a ‘pareja de hecho’ (a civil partnership that gives the same rights as a marriage). The court also took notice that in the ‘libro de familia’, the Spanish document that records a birth and family ties, on each occasion the couple were registered as being single. Their defence lawyer argued that this was a decision made at the registry and not made by the couple and the woman was illiterate. One of the five High Court judges disagreed with the majority ruling and considered that a traditional ceremony, such as the one they had gone through when they fully considered that they had been married should be recognised, and she was entitled to a pension. This judge also stated that obtaining a ‘pareja de hecho’ recognition, available for a couple that were not married, did not apply in this case according to their beliefs.

All Eyes on Gibraltar Spain and the UK are watching the COVID-19 situation in Gibraltar with great interest. Like the UK, they started very early on vaccinating people, including Spaniards who came across the border every day, who worked in residential homes for the elderly, day care centres and other work that

In the News put them in daily contact with vulnerable people. By early April, 72% of the 33,700 residents had been vaccinated with 27,200 of the adult population having receiving the two doses. During March they started vaccinating the 14,700 workers who cross the border every day to work, and in La Linea area where they mostly come from, the vaccination rate for Spaniards was only 5%. In midApril it was decided that there was “herd immunity” so numbers of infected people would fall dramatically. They scrapped the wearing of masks in public areas and social distancing, introduced extended hours in the hospitality sector until 2am, and scrapped the curfew. People on flights from the UK, who are restricted to Spaniards or residents of Gibraltar, still have to have a negative PCR or LAMP test before leaving the UK. The situation is being carefully monitored as being an “experiment” that may lead to similar action in the UK and Spain at some future date. Apple Waterproofing Fines The Consumer Regulator in Italy has fined Apple 10 million euros for making false claims regarding waterproofing. The regulator stated that Apple falsely advertised its iPhone 8 through to iPhone 11 Pro Max as being water resistant to a depth of up to four metres for 30 minutes. The accusation was that Apple did not explain that this is only true in the presence of “specific conditions and in a laboratory using distilled water”, not encountered in practice in real life. The watchdog accused Apple of deceiving customers by pushing the water resistance claims with a deliberately vague disclaimer that stated: “The guarantee does not cover damage by liquids”. This major loophole allowed Apple to get out of fixing customers’ phones that had become soaked, even if they were still under warranty. France has also fined Apple over this, which has become known as “battery-gate”, and in the US they settled a related class-action lawsuit against the company in 2020, with a payment of 500 million dollars (401.9 million euros). This is not the first victory for Italy's anti-trust regulator. In 2018 the watchdog

forced Apple and Samsung to pay 10 million euros in fines for deliberately cutting down the performance of older phones with software changes in an effort to persuade customers to have upgrades they didn't need, or buy new phones. Help Buy Tolkien’s House! When a passer-by, Julia Golding, an award-winning novelist, saw that JRR Tolkien’s ‘Northmoor’house in Oxford was up for sale she started thinking how good it would be if Tolkien’s fans could buy it. It is where he wrote ‘Lord of the Rings’ at the time of WWI and he lived there until 1947. An appeal for crowd-funding to the tune of 6 million pounds has been launched to buy the property and carry out renovations. “Project Northmoor” includes a video, and famous people including Ian McKellen (Gandalf in the films), Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins) and Annie Lennox (who sang the theme song) are backing the appeal. If successful, the idea is that the house would become a literary centre to attract writers of fantasy stories. Julia Golding would like to build a hobbit house in the garden and a Smaug’s lair for pipe smokers, if she can. Amazon Studios have announced that they intend to make a mammoth ‘Lord of the Rings’ television series with a projected cost “of at least” 80 million pounds. Having Children 60% of Spaniards between the ages of 20-34 consider that they would like to have two children, but the average age when women give birth is age 30. Apart from Malta, Spain is right at the bottom of the European list with women only having 1.25 births on average. The average in the EU is 1.6 births, and no EU country has an average of two births that ensures that the population increases over time. 70% of young people in Spain who have a stable partner live together, but the other 30% still live with parents. The economic situation does not stop people wanting to have children, but the reality is that only16% of people with a steady job and a permanent contract have children, only 13% of people who are unemployed, and 9% of people living together with unstable jobs and temporary

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In the News contracts. A survey of young people and their ambitions revealed that 66% wanted a good stable job, only 33% wanted children, 26% wanted to continue with their education and 20% hoped for a stable relationship. 48% thought that having free time to do what they wanted was important and having children would curtail this. The EU is continually putting pressure on Spain to increase the number of workers who have a permanent work contract which encourages stability and helps to decrease unemployment. COVID-19 Funeral Costs Paid In The US The White House has announced that President Biden has approved grants to cover the funeral expenses for the 560,000 people who have died during the pandemic, and they will be retrospective. The grants will go from 7,000 to 9,000 dollars which is the equivalent of 5,800 to 7,500 euros, with a maximum of 35,000 dollars (29,500 euros) where several family members have died. Critics say that 9,000 dollars is a very expensive funeral and many people have paid for a cremation that only costs 1,500 dollars, so they should be given this amount of money and no more. Another criticism is that the grants only apply to legal residents, whereas the population that has suffered the most financially are undocumented residents. They usually have reduced earnings and have contracted COVID-19 because they work in jobs such as bus and train employees, public street cleaners and refuse collectors who have the maximum exposure to the disease. President Biden considers that deaths from the pandemic are the same as American people being killed in wars when their re-patriation and funeral expenses are paid, and grants made to the families of the 2,800 people who died on the September 11th attacks. The numbers of people who have died in the pandemic in the US is tentimes the numbers who died in the Vietnam war and more than the number of Americans who died in both World Wars.

Azata del Sol, the developers of the El Algarrobico Hotel in Carboneras, against Greenpeace activists. In 2014 a large number of activists painted a very large 8,000m2 circle in black paint on the façade of the 21-storey hotel, along with the words “Hotel Ilegal”. To do this they had to break into the hotel and destroyed various doors. Guardia Civil police requested that the activists left the site, and the names of 28 of them who refused were obtained. A previous court hearing in Vera ruled that as the hotel was scheduled to be demolished there was no material damage cost, but the court in Almería has ruled that there is a case to answer and the demolition of the hotel had not been legally decreed at the time. Azata del Sol are requesting a fine of 6 euros per day for 24 months for the 28 people in court and a prison term of 12 months, which would be a suspended sentence, for ignoring a lawful request from the police. The developer is also asking for a compensation order of 186,000 euros for the damage caused to the façade. Four days after Greenpeace had painted the words “Hotel Ilegal”, Carboneras residents painted out the “I” with white paint, so it then read “Hotel Legal”! If the 95% completed hotel had been finished, and interviews for staff had already started, it would have given direct and indirect employment to 500 people.

Conditions For EU Funding Spain is due to receive a grant of 140 million euros from the EU to help the economy recover, but there are various conditions that have to be met. These apply to pensions, job contracts and economic harmony in Spain as a whole, rather than various regulations in different autonomous communities. There is concern that going back to pensions being increased by the cost-of-living index will result in additional debt, and this has to be addressed. As regards labour laws, the EU want Spain to cut down on the number of temporary contracts to stabilise the employment situation, and introduce a training scheme for workers who will lose their jobs when the ‘ERTE’ scheme (the government pay 70% of wages for people who are Greenpeace and El Algarrobico Hotel A court in Vera, on the instructions of a court in not laid off) expires. Having a unified economic Almería, has re-opened a court case brought by unity law will do away with bottlenecks caused by

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In the News regional differences. The EU is not intending to hold back the grant money but they want some concrete proposals to address their concerns.

Warning Triangles to be Withdrawn In 2017, two retired Guardia Civil police officers introduced and marketed a high intensity V-16 “Help Flash” light to replace the warning triangles that drivers have to use if their vehicle breaks down. The ‘DGT’ (Spanish traffic department) provisionally approved their use in 2018, but putting out triangles as well was still obligatory. The batteryoperated circular lights are magnetic, so a driver can put one on the roof of their car without getting out of the vehicle. The yellow flashing strobe light has a 360-degree beam that can be seen from over one kilometre away and lasts for about 2 hours. The battery-life is given as being 18 months and they can be recharged. In March it was announced that these lights have now been finally

approved in Spain with the optional addition of a GPS signal and they can be used from July 1st instead of the triangles. One manufacturer markets these V-16 improved flashing lights as “Help Flash Smart” and they operate with Bluetooth to give the exact location, via a smartphone app, that can be sent to your insurance company breakdown service, or the emergency services in the event of injury. The continuous GPS signal could be used by traffic police to warn motorists of the site of a major accident, on the illuminated motorway message boards, before the emergency services can get there. Both types of the flashing lights cost about 25 euros, but other manufacturers market similar models. Putting out warning triangles behind, or in front and behind, a vehicle, even when wearing the compulsory reflective jacket, can be dangerous, and the triangles will cease to be a requirement in Spain after January 1st, 2026, with the new lights being used instead.

Ecological Growing

n mid-April the EU published a review of the amounted to purchases of 2.6 billion euros, up 8.4 agricultural situation and stressed the need for percent on the previous year, with each person in more ecologically grown produce. The review noted Spain spending an annual average of 50 euros. that during the pandemic there was a problem with establishments being closed but despite this, the demand from consumers had still been high and exports had not suffered. The relaxation of some of the tariffs in the US has helped, and the agreement between the EU and the UK following Brexit is proving workable. It was pointed out the ecological growing of fruit and veg meant that the producer did not have to spend money on fertilisers and insecticides, and the percentage of ecological grown produce should be increased. In 2020, Andalucía exported more fruit and veg than any other autonomous community in Spain. They have led the league table for several years and the total from Andalucía is 39% of all these exports from Spain. This came to 6 billion euros with 51% of it from Almería province. There was a small drop in production but sales increased. At the end of 2020 there was a record 3,800 hectares (about 15 square miles) dedicated to growing ecological fruit and veg under plastic and there were 4,200 hectares (about 16 square miles) of outdoor growing, with a quadrupling of areas in the last 10 years. The total area amounts to 77% of the area in all of Andalucía. The increase in volume has resulted in 381 companies dedicated to the packaging of fresh products, and producing fruit juice, jams and dried fruit, and bottling olive oil.

There is no doubt that ecologically grown produce command higher prices. The major product is tomatoes, grown on 1,700 hectares. 44% are cherry tomatoes and they sell for 28% more than the nonecological type. Courgettes sell for 53% more, peppers 46% more, cucumbers 29% more, a 22% increase for melons, a 24% increase for runner beans, and ecological aubergines have an enormous increase of 79%.

Germany is the largest market for Andalucía with 29% of all exports, valued at 1.3 billion euros, and 2020 figures were up 8%. France bought 714 million euros of products, up 3%, and the UK took products valued at 636 million euros, up 11%. Figures for the Low Countries and Italy were about 1% down, but still amounted to sales of 660 million euros. Sales increased or were steady in Poland, Portugal, Belgium, Aránzazu Martín is the National Delegate for Switzerland and Sweden whilst sales to Slovakia and Agriculture in Almería province. He is convinced that Norway went up by 32% in both countries. the high quality of ecologically grown fruit and veg is increasing in demand by consumers in all the Leaders of the agricultural industry in Almería developed countries, and this demand will keep province are undertaking a study of the feasibility Almería province in the forefront for quality, quantity and profitability of expanding into the Asian market. and income. He also points out that growing methods It appears that there may well be a substantial in the province are very advanced, which results in demand for ecological products in these countries more sales. and the airfreight costs to Japan are the same as sending products to the US. The Agricultural The demand for ecological products continues in Department of the Junta de Andalucía are assisting Spain as well as in many other countries and in 2020 in the study.

So Now You Know... Roman Mosaics The early Greeks made patterns with coloured stone pressed into cement but the Romans refined this by making “Tesserae” (cubes of stone, ceramic, or glass) to form intricate, colourful designs, from about the first century BC. Walls had colourful paintings but mosaics were used as a floor surface to be walked on. They were used in homes of wealthy Romans to show visitors or friends their high status, with themes such as mythological stories that showed they had read important books, or wild animals being captured for fights in the arena that highlighted their sponsorship of public games. Another use for mosaics was in temples. Articulated Lorries An articulated lorry is a truck or towing unit with a cab that can be physically separated from a trailer that it tows, usually known as a “semi” or “artic” in the US. The trailer only has wheels at the rear, and the front is supported by the towing vehicle. Because the trailer is fixed to the towing unit with a swivel joint, this allows lorries to turn corners very easily in a much smaller radius than normal lorries of the same length. The other large benefit is that because the trailer can be detached from the front unit this can go off to collect another trailer whilst the first one is unloaded or loaded, very useful for items such as shipping containers. Fibreglass Fibreglass is initially made of glass similar to that in windows. The glass is heated until molten and then forced through superfine holes. This creates filaments that are extremely thin - so thin that they are best measured in microns. A woven reinforced plastic material is embedded with the glass fibres laid in a random criss-cross pattern. This is then held together with an epoxy, polyester or vinyl resin to form an extremely strong and durable composite. It is cheaper and more flexible than carbon fibre, stronger than many metals by weight, and non-magnetic. It is ideal for forming irregular shapes in a mould, such as wind-turbine blades.

Suspension Bridges A suspension bridge has the roadway or rail track suspended over a river or gorge and very strong cables go to the top of a tower on either side and then down to the ground where they are securely fixed. This design does away with any supports in the middle of the bridge down to the ground. The Union Chain Bridge was erected on behalf of the Berwick and North Durham Turnpike Trust and opened on 26 July 1820. Spanning the River Tweed (the county and national boundary between Scotland and England), it was the first road suspension bridge in Britain and is the oldest still in use. The 1981 Humber Bridge is the longest in the UK. Solar Panels At age 19, Edmond Becquerel became the first person to build a photovoltaic cell that produced electricity. Working in his father’s laboratory in 1839 he discovered that sunlight gave the most electrical energy. It wasn’t until 1954 that the first practical photovoltaic cell was publicly demonstrated at Bell Laboratories in the US. Advanced photovoltaic solar cells were used by NASA in the Vanguard satellite in 1958 as an alternative power source to the primary battery power source. By adding cells to the outside of the body, the mission time could be extended with no major changes to the spacecraft or its power systems. Very Old Species Jellyfish are the oldest multi-organ animal in the world and have existed in some form for at least 500 million years. This was confirmed when a fossilised jellyfish was found in 1946. Some very old animal species are known as “living fossils” and the sturgeon fish, the oldest of the bony fish family, evolved 200 million years ago. “Martialis huereka” is an ant species discovered in 2000 in the Amazon rainforest. This ant has been named “Ant from Mars” as they look extremely different from the rest of the ant species. “Martialis huereka” is considered the oldest ant species, estimated to have evolved around 120 million years ago.

“Hybridgate”

n 2014, US researchers at the University of West of petrol and electric power, only a third of the Virginia discovered that certain VW diesel cars 100-120 miles per gallon claimed by the emitted up to 40 times the permissible levels of manufacturers. harmful nitrogen oxide when tested on the road and this became known as ‘Dieselgate’, a word coined from the US ‘Watergate’ scandal. In September 2015, Volkswagen admitted installing software designed to reduce emissions during static exhaust tests in 11 million diesel engines worldwide, and VW shares plunged 40 percent in two days. In April 2016, VW announced a net loss for 2015, its first in 20 years, after setting aside billions to cover the anticipated costs of the scandal. In June they agreed to pay 14.7 billion dollars in buybacks, compensation and penalties in a mammoth settlement with US authorities and the deal included cash payments for nearly 500,000 US drivers. In August 2017, a Michigan court sentenced VW engineer James Liang to 40 months in prison with a 200,000-dollar fine, and in December, VW executive Oliver Schmidt, who was arrested while on holiday in Florida, was sentenced to seven years in jail. Researchers and laboratory test engineers are accusing the manufacturers of plug-in hybrid cars of a similar ‘Hybridgate’ cover-up although not so serious. Plug-in hybrids switch between battery electric power and an internal combustion engine, delivering significant emissions improvements over conventional cars. However, environmental campaigners have long harboured concerns that plug-in hybrids do not offer the environmental benefits suggested by their advertising. Greg Archer, UK director of campaign group ‘Transport & Environment’, says one leading carmaker “is conning its customers”. This group is highly critical of plugin hybrids, some of which it labels “fake” electric vehicles because of their continued use of the internal combustion engine. Separate data from the Miles Consultancy which tracks real-time fuel use found that almost all plug-in hybrid cars failed to achieve the milage specified, although in some cases this was due to insufficient battery charging. An analysis of 1,388 plug-ins driven over eight months revealed that they achieved an average of about 40 miles per gallon when using the mixture

All of the top 11 bestselling plug-in hybrids have limitations on pure electric driving ability. Cold temperatures can trigger the internal combustion engine in Volvo’s XC90 SUV, the Mercedes-Benz E Class executive car, and the Kia Niro Crossover combustion engine also comes on when the deicing facility is used. The Mitsubishi Outlander SUV, the UK’s bestselling plug-in last year, has an “EV” button that switches on “EV priority” mode. However, the internal combustion engine will kick in if the driver overcomes the adaptive cruise control to overtake, or if the battery gets too hot or too cold. Claims regarding the Jaguar Land Rover’s Range Rover and Range Rover Sport plug-ins are that under acceleration the internal combustion engine comes in very early as the electric motor cannot provide enough power. There are also speed limits on all-electric driving for BMW’s 2, 3 and 5 Series cars as well as its Mini Countryman plug-in. Eventually, all plug-in hybrid cars will be banned, as promoting purely electric cars with zero emissions is a priority. Launched last year, the Green NCAP assessment is designed to demonstrate how environmental friendly new cars perform, using the results of both laboratory and real-world driving tests. The Hyundai Kona and Renault Zoe purely electric cars achieved a score of 5 out of 5, but no hybrid car tested scored more than 3.5. Industry analysts predict a hybrid “price war” to achieve more sales.

Doubts About August Music Festivals

he three major music festivals in Almería province that take place in August were all cancelled in 2020, and there is some pessimism that this could happen again this year. The Deambeach Festival in Villaricos is the enormous one scheduled for August 4th-8th this year, followed by Juergas Rock at Adra from August 5th-7th. The Cooltural Fest in Almería city from August 19th-22nd takes place during the first days of the Almería city ‘Feria’ celebrations, that were also cancelled last year. Between them they accounted for 225,000 fans, 1,800 direct employees and an enormous number of temporary workers. If all three are cancelled again this year the lost income to third parties could be another 20 million euros.

the ones who will be vaccinated last, and if this has not taken place the festival may well be cancelled.

Dreambeach Villaricos is an acclaimed international event that wins awards for the way it is run, and in 2019 it had an associated income of 15 million euros. 1,200 people are employed as security personnel, sound and light technicians, stage hands, and food and drink staff. In 2019 there were 91 DJs from various parts of the world who performed on several stages, and the main stage was the height of a ten-storey building. The total enclosed area was 500,000m2 with 300,000m2 for the campsite and a huge 60m x 30m pool. In 2019 a total of 160,000 “dreamers” turned up with fairly expensive ticket prices.

Manel Núñez from Berrintxe Producciónes is their CEO who organises the Adra Juergas Rock festival, and he has his fingers firmly crossed as well. This festival brought in two million euros in local income in 2019 with 25,000 visitors, 200 direct employees and copious indirect employees. Manuel Núñez states that in 2019 there were a considerable number of visitors who booked a holiday near Adra, with some of them there for 15 days, with the consequent income from hotel and apartment bookings. The first Cooltural Fest festival took place in Almería city in 2019 and attracted 35,000 fans. The linked Solazo Fest attracted 5,000 visitors and expectations for 2020 following highly favourable publicity and glowing reports were that this number would go up to 12,000.

The DJs and their support staff fly into Almería, Granada, Málaga and Alicante on commercial airlines or in private jets, and 42 luxury vehicles collected and returned them to the airports and ferried them from and back to 300 rooms booked in 4* or 5* hotels in 2019. Many visiting fans book rooms themselves and spend money in the immediate vicinity. Ibai Cereijo is the Dreambeach Communication Director and he is very worried that they and other businesses will experience another enormous financial loss if the event is cancelled again. Headline DJs have been announced and tickets are on sale, but he has his fingers tightly crossed. The age group of the fans are

If the people who would attend these events have not been vaccinated, (and the present unlikely target is 70% of the Spanish population “by the end of summer”), there is no way the enormous numbers can congregate. Monitoring fans via antigen tests is considered impractical. What will have happened by August is completely unknown but DJs, light and sound technicians and stage erectors have to be booked well in advance. The extremely large stages at Villaricos cost an enormous amount of money and there is an early cut-off date after which this fabrication work cannot be cancelled, apart from DJs and their agents paid in advance.

Green Energy

oal-fired power stations in Spain are being taken out of service and the one in Almería province at Carboneras has already shut. This is the most expensive way of producing electricity and is also the “dirtiest” as regards CO2 emissions. At Carboneras and other coal-fired power stations the new EU regulations for reducing CO2 emissions that came into force in 2021 were so costly that it was not practical to comply. Nuclear power stations in Spain are also scheduled to close in coming years and some of them are working on an extension of their previously anticipated life. Last December, a large round table meeting of industrialists organised by the government debated the methods by which the production of electricity and energy could come from renewable or other clean sources. This objective is part of the initiative of the “Next Generation of Green Energy” as part of the major plan for the transition to the ecologically sound production of energy in Spain and the EU. Three large Spanish companies, Endesa, Iberdrola and Naturgy have announced plans that will cost 53 billion euros to fund 360 different initiatives. The 115 projects from Iberdrola will cost 21 million euros, the 110 from Endesa will cost 19 billion euros and Naturgy plan over 100 projects at a cost of 13 billion euros. A major initiative within the EU is to convert to “clean hydrogen”. Renewable “green” hydrogen can be produced in electrolysers by splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen using renewable electricity sources. The storage potential of hydrogen is particularly beneficial for power grids as it allows the energy to be stored, not only in large quantities, but also for long periods. Significantly, this means that hydrogen can help improve the flexibility of energy systems by balancing out supply and demand when there is either too much or not enough power generation. This will also help boost energy efficiency throughout Europe and should result in an end to large increases in electricity bills such as occurred this January in Spain. Renewable generated hydrogen can also be used in long distance transport and in industry to produce items such as fertiliser at a much reduced cost.

Projects from the three large Spanish companies include intelligent network equipment, sustainable transport, increasing building efficiency, and a 100 megawatt (MW) green hydrogen plant in Castellon for the ceramics industry. (One megawatt is the power needed for 100 electric water heaters with a 1,000watt element switched on for one hour). At Valencia port it is calculated that 8.3 tonnes of CO2 gas emissions could be saved by not very expensive conversion. Green hydrogen plants will be built in La Coruña, Asturias and León where the nuclear power stations are due to shut, and the expected output is given as 9,000 tonnes of hydrogen per annum. Repsol also has green energy plans, and they propose to drastically increase the number of charging points at their petrol stations for electric vehicles. The construction of a gas generation plant from urban waste will be used to replace some of the traditional fuel consumption at the Petronor Basque refinery and they intend to build the first advanced biofuel production plant in Spain at Car tagena. Decarbonisation targets include a significant commitment to hydrogen, a sector in which they plan to achieve an equivalent production of 400 MW in 2025 and 1,200 MW by 2030. In our province, ‘Green Capital Power’ will soon be given authorisation to build a photovoltaic solar park near Lucainena de Los Torres to provide 100MW of power, and two wind farms to give 240MW.

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AFIRA (Mojácar) .........................................................622 549019 ABC (A Better Climate) (See p.11)...647 247494 / 950 092604 Andy Lake - Williams Electrical ............................…..677 741366 Bédar Directo .............................................................689 702916 Cool Solutions ...........................................................600 621436 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 Electrotorres ........................................677 530410 / 610 750771 MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration S.L. 607 364917 / 950 432110

Asesoría Forte (Vera) ..........................950 395778 / 682 372196 Asesoría López (Vera) ……...................................….950 393071 Asesoría Torres (Mojácar) .........................................950 472748 Asesoría Sánchez Moral (Mojácar) ...........................670 099726 Barbara Caparros Ridao (Vera) …..........................950 390427 CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926 Cabrera Cervantes (Turre) ................950 099400 / 627 464545 Cazorla Martinez (Turre) .........................................950 479137 Cervantes Alarcon Consulting (Garrucha) 950 106490 / 647 863787 Concepción Rivas Gil (Arboleas) ….....950 438092 / 647 577716 Flores Montoya Asesoria S.L. (Garrucha) ..................950 132577 Gecko Legal Services S.L. (Mojácar) 950 475949 / 638 264621 Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ................................950 473 192 Mojácar Playa Asesores ……................…….…………950 472710 Rodriguez Paris (Antas) ..........................................950 619039 Sintra Consultores (Vera) …......................................950 393815 Vera Advisors (Vera) ………………..................………950 390621 Richard Hayes ...........................................................603 567676 Villalba Asesores (Albox) ..........................................950 431720 SolAir.................................................950 472081 / 645 294064 Solo Satellite & Air-Con. (See p.43)...950 398146 / 699 909737 ACUPUNCTURE Acupuncture Antonio Herrero ......................................670 099725

AIRPORT TRANSFERS (LEGAL)

AIRPORT PARKING

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

AA Parking (Almería, Murcia, Alicante) ......................639 081067 Aqua-Car (Alicante) ……………........................................966 790 011 Coastline Alicante Airport Parking .............................661 517890 Plane Parking S.L. …………............................................966 840 289 ...............(24hrs Alicante) 656 532725, (24hrs Murcia) 656 532724 Seguro Parking (San Jávier – Murcia) ……............622 062115 Victoria Parking (Alicante).................................................965 830 254

ALARMS & SECURITY AC Security ........................................950 387822 / 657 AXA ...........................................................................950 B-Safe Digital Security Solutions ..............................634 Prosegur Alarms .........................................................608 Safes & Security (Dean)...........................................666 SE Telecoms ..............................................................697

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Screenmasters (See p.4) ...….…...........................677 ANTIQUES Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.4) .....................................627 Delfos (Mojácar) ......................................................647 163681 Speedyfit ...................................................................600 Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667

ARCHITECTS

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BAKERIES

Angel Pardo (Técnico) .......................950 121960 / 687 939315 Cornish Pride (Albox) …................................………666 618933 Antonio Martinez de la Casa .....................................950 092094 Architecture & Engineering Mojácar ...........................950 655468 BARS & CAFES Blas Haro Morales (Mojácar).......................................639 317429 See also Restaurants Daniel González Aranda (Vera) ......................................686 846 624 Elena Acebo Architects (Huércal-Overa) .669 680098 / 950 134976 Albox Paula Puente (Mojácar) .............................................610 433001 Bar Lepanto .........................................................................642 391433 Chapman’s ...............................................................950 091188 Cornish Pride ...................................................………666 618933 La Palmera ….............................................................950 430993

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

Arboleas Aroma Cafe Bistro .................................................850 993822 Hotel Rural Azabache ...............................................690 258813

Bédar El Cortijo ...........................................950 398108 / 689 702916 El Paso ...................................................................950 469409

ART & ARTISTS Adolfo Prado ...............................................................950 Alison .......................................................................630 Anushree Krementz .................................................672 Caz (art classes) ………................................……….607 Dee Butler (Albox) ................................................….663 Delfos Gallery (Mojácar) …........................................647 Evie Fox ................................................................ 603 Isabel Raths (Bedar) ................................................677 Jeremy Fox-Rayner ...................................................653 Jill Bennett (Mojácar) .........................950 478383 / 600 Living Design (Albox) ...............................................678 MarianMay Simpson …...........................………..……629 Melanie .....................................................................638 Miki ...........................................................................628 Pink House (La Concepción)................ 622 288750 / 681 Roberto Lombardi ................................950 930757 / 671 The Gallery (La Concepción) ..................................607

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AUCTIONS

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

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

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

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

Huércal-Overa El Capricho ….........................................................637 595326 Hotel Overa ............................................................950 470879 New Why Not? ............................................................950 135614

La Alfoquía Bar La Unión ...........................................................642 008003 Heathers ...................................................................642 144727

Las Buganvillas Gnomo Feliz II ..........................................................950 462540 La Colonial ……………….........................................….950 133918

Auction Subasta (Los Carasoles) ..UK 7413190882 / 643 137106 Los Carasoles Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas El Real) ..............950 528565 Harley’s ..................................................................642 637371

AUTOMATIC DOORS & GATES

Los Gallardos

The Metal Works (Albox).......................950 930520 / 638 900949 Apolo ……………................................................……600 495182 Meson Verfran ……….........................950 469393 / 637 810143

AWNINGS & BLINDS

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

Las Herrerias Eugenia ...................................................................950 069021

Mojácar Bar Luz ....................................................................654 866110 Beachcomber ..............................................................634 339216 Cafeteria Bellagio .......................................…………950 472342

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Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba ……….657 560679 / 645 414793 Café Latino ...............................................................626 717323 Captain's Tapas Bar & Restaurant...............................617 477797 Casa Familiar Mojácar ..............................................950 377586 Cave Bar ...............................................................…..950 478799 Cowboy Kenny’s Bar and Que ................................711 007976 Dolce Vita .................................................................950 478476 El Aleman ...............................................................617 317801 El Antler ………...........................................................600 540661 El Deseo ..................................................................670 018035 El Lugar ...................................................................679 676405 El Toro .....................................................................622 456560 Enrico ...................................................950 472995 / 642 514738 Fany …………...........................................………….634 312820 Fusion Beach ...........................................................950 615224 Gastro Malabar ........................................................950 472970 Koi …...........................................................................950 615452 Kukis ..........................................................................950 377076 La Cantina (Mexican) ................................................950 478841 La Taberna (Mojácar Pueblo) ..............618 696172 / 647 724367 Los Amigos .......................................…………………950 478489 Levante ....................................................................950 615224 Lucero ………..................................................……….673 544617 Marcelo Entre Tapas ...................................................950 031812 Martinis ....................................................................950 285330 Mesón Felipe San Bernabé ................950 475966 / 631 301368 Mesón Mémé ……………...........……….674 141159 / 647 954405 Mimi’s Bar ..................................................................651 872604 Rincon del Zahorí ..................................630 314400 / 625 103672 Rose & Crown .........................................................634 796884 Rusty Nail ...............................................................662 153813 San Pedro Belgian Bar .............................................722 485340 Scotty's …...................................................................687 382540

Shea’s Restaurant & Bar (See p.7) ...........................950 478186 The Irish Rover ......................................................950 473135 The Lemon Lounge .............................................….950 472659 The Roof Garden .................................................674 113218 Trufibar ....................................................................664 103611 Twister .....................................................………………600 006032 Valery .......................................................................662 968460

Palomares 102 Tapas Bar …………....................950 467745 / 615 157905. Asagía Asador ........................................................640 210185 La Dulce Casa ….............................950 618059 / 950 467768 Monika ......................................................................659 672615 The Oasis ............................................950 467381 / 676 365010

Piedra Amarilla, Partaloa Lorena’s ...................................................................634 345353

Pueblo Laguna Bar Restaurant Laguna ……….........................……..950 132566 Dee’$ Dollar Bar ........................................................950 372295 Pub Millionaire ....................................950 617467 / 637 255978

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

Turre Alice’s Bar ……….......................................................677 Chili ...................................................950 468425 / 608 La Pará ……………............................................……637 Rosie Lees (See front cover)...................................643

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

Vera La Amistad …………….…......................................…666 272817

Vera Playa Bar La Reva ..........................................................618 541115

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Frankie’s Bar ............................................................622 La Peperina .........................................678 643013 / 678 Lua Puerto Rey ........................................................950 The Blue Parrot ......................................................950 The Palm Tree .........................................................950

649469 642856 478202 467682 372210

Villaricos Bar La Plaza Villaricos .........................................…950 El Galeon ……...................................................……671 El Gato ..............................................619 884792 / 628 Los Conteros .....................................950 618629 / 699 Lucky Bar Pizzeria ...........................................…….647

467590 588790 169659 010705 073598 Toldos Farrago (Screens)(Vera) ................................667 567564

BARS (BEACH BARS) Aku Aku (Mojácar) ...............................950 478981 / 634 979360 Alma (Mojácar) …......................................................950 805928 Ankara Beach Terrace (Mojácar) ………........………..950 473042 Armony Beach Club (Vera Playa) …......……………..617 745021 Bocaina (Mojácar) .....................................................615 644682 Chiringuito Manacá (Mojácar) ............693 618671 / 600 045599 Costa Tranquila (San Juan de los Terreros)..............620 236798 El Cid (Mojácar) ...................................950 472063 / 696 056128 Hola Ola (Mojácar) ..................................................664 097279 Los Tarahis (Agua Amarga) .......................................950 138235 Lua Beach Club (Mojácar) …......................………… 950 472643 Mandala Beach Club (Mojácar) ................................950 473131 Maraú (Vera Playa) ………...........................…………671 580340 Maui (Mojácar) ……...................................................950 478722 Neptuno (Mojácar) ................................….................616 005387 Playa Juana Beach Club ............................................690 984992 Sol y Arena (Mojácar) ..............................................950 478308 Tito’s (Mojácar) ..........................................................950 615030 Trufibar ....................................................................664 103611

BEAUTY See Hair, Health & Beauty BED & BREAKFAST Casa Barranca (Huercal Overa) ..............................648 Casa Caballito De Mar Boutique B&B (Bédar) ..........950 Casa Montes Guesthouse (Arboleas) ..................... 686 Castellón (Bédar) .......................................................642

250699 095956 400331 435909

BEDS & BEDDING Colchón San Gines (Huércal-Overa) ........................950 Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarron)...968 153907 / 678 Me & Mrs Jones (Mojácar) (See p.25).........................634 Sleepcentre (Albox) (See p.5) ..........868 931872 / 671

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BATHROOMS & SHOWERS ABS Steve Ennis .....................................................687 846016 Ana Rodríguez (Huércal-Overa) ..........950 939154 / 606 784598 Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) ……………………..950 109986 Complete Renovations ...........................644 389255 / 672 379960 BICYCLE SALES & HIRE Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711 Aguila Bike (Las Buganvillas) ........................................950 133063 Dorothy Baños (Albox)...................................................661 463842 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 All Bike All Run Sport (Albox) ...................................647 836426 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ....................................950 132458 Bikespin (Huércal-Overa) ................. 950 927678 / 662 543056 Doltcini (Clothing) (Mojácar) ..............950 092600 / 658 028646 Lufran Bike Sport …………....................................….607 074753 Rock & Road (Garrucha) .............................850 992805 / 628 2633389 Rodeca Bike Zone ..................................................950 132525 Weekend Sport (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 460738

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

BOAT TRIPS Glass Bottom Boat (Villaricos port) ….......................662 604456 Mojácar Home Improvements ...................................950 473104 Orca Steve (Mojacar, Garrucha) ..............................634 352873 SpeedyFit (Screens) ..................................................600 006032 Partylevante (Puerto Deportivo Garrucha) ...............680 942141 The Bathroom & Tiling Specialists ...................+44 7756081843 Sunshine Charters (Garrucha) ....................................634 398074

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BOOKS Librería Nobel (Vera) ................................................950 392642 The Book Box (Albox) ……................................…….662 585098 The Book People Almería …........……686 817945 / 626 578164

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

BOWLING CENTRES (10 pin) Almería Ten Pin Bowling (Arboleas) …...................….950 439013 Indalo Bowling Mojácar ............................................950 473073

BUILDING MATERIALS Complete Renovations ........................644 389255 / 672 (& Sanitary Ware, Tiles etc) Aridos Mojácar S.L. ……..........................................650 914257 Dan (Almanzora area) ................................................692 Brico Depôt (Huércal de Almería) …........…………….950 625652 David Croft (Urcal) ………....................................……661 Casa Conchillo (Albox) …..........................................950 430740 David Pritchard Construcciones ........617 698418 / 662 Contrucciones Angel Oller (Albox) ...........................950 431453 Comercial Vera (Vera) ........................902 112236 / 950 393329 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Leroy Merlin, Gran Plaza (Roquetas) ….................……950 339800 VeraSur SL (Vera) ....................................................950 393028

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BUILDING SERVICES ABS Steve Ennis ....................................................687 846016

Adam's Building Services .............................………..600 041820 Alan Barker ........................................950 099913 / 600 268176 AlmeriaBuilders.com ……......................659 685133 / 950 9305202

Arboleas Building ………........………........................634 Art’n’Build ................................................................641 Bédar Directo ............................................................689 CES Builders (Paul) ................................................685 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 Christopher Knell Building Contractors .....................634

Elegant Homes S.L. ..............................950 092603 / 687 629777 Elite Constructions .......................................................636 092632 Genco Construction ...................................................607 271869 Have Tools - Will Travel ...........................................641 438931 Idomia Project Management ....................................643 582920 J B General Builder ................................................. 687 024884

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Mario the Handyman ................................................642 245017 M13 ............................................................................657 105084 Mat Murray ...............................................................647 841750 MD Building Services ..........................628 414861 / 628 414862 Nail It ........................................................................621 252997 PR Building Services ................................................662 422170 Paul Acreman (General Builder) ..............……………607 196779 Saxon’s Complete Building Services ....618 920126 / 968 485729 Sierra Construcción .................................................611 028716 Valoser Obras .............................................................642 016954

Solvi Car (Mojácar) …………....................................950 478151 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095

CARD SHOPS C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Colin the Card (Albox) .........................................…..650 600032 Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 118043

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

CAKES TO ORDER Alison’s Homemade British Cakes .............................639 028517 Occasion Cupcakes (Velez Rubio) ............................634 329403 The Cake Boutique (Arboleas) ............................+44 7800 892244

CAMPSITES Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Camping el Cantal (Mojacar) ................................... 950 478204 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Camping Los Gallardos .............................................679 970399 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) ……….................……950 615596 Campsite Marion (Vera) .............................................607 316553 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295 CARPENTRY

CAR WASH & VALETING

Denis’s Car Wash (Mojácar Playa) ...............................643 198320 Bédar Madera (Bédar) ................................................687 503181 Jones’s Mobile Valeting ............................................661 571939 Cutler’s Carpentry .................................................697 907708 Go2 Joinery & Services ...........................................674 963957 Mojacar Carpentry & Home Improvements ...............603 688622 Simon the Woodworker .............................................667 989270 Unicraft …..............................................................…692 176069 Wildwood Bespoke Joinery ......................................634 328574

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

CATERING / EVENTS See also Wedding & Party Planning Elite Cuisine ..........................................................610 994435 Hog Roasts .............................................................671 851135 CAR HIRE The Whole Hog / Hog Roast parties ..968 485729 / 618 920126 Al Andalus Car Hire ...................................................664 269440 Soft Ice Cream and Frozen Yoghurt Machines............600 006032 Auto Corner (Limousines) .....................950 069198 / 667 439671 CATTERY see Kennels Caracola (Mojácar) .............................950 473157 / 637 545814 Costa Coches (Mojácar) ........................950 459208 / 950 069272 CBD SPECIALISTS Europcar .................................................................950 615101 CBD Natural (Huércal Overa) ..............950 882237 / 661 373684 Mo-Car (Mojácar) ................................950 478307 / 626 976973

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CHILDREN & BABY Baby Basics (Equipment Hire, Mojácar) ..................641 679728 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) ..............................634 322475 Meditania, Children’s Activity Centre (Turre) ...........661 751244 Funky Monkeys, Pre-school Group (Mojácar) .....……697 264179 Smartie Pants the Clown ............................................617 815221 The Baby Hire Centre ..............................................615 806126

Limpiezas Cristina …..............................................…660 306695. Limpiezas Maxlim (Palomares) …..…...678 567783 / 629 680161 Steve’s Deep Cleaning .....................................0044 7821 435275 Upholstery & Leather Cleaning .................................636 193256 Xtreme Cleans Property Care ..................................634 328911

CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS Paul the Chimney Sweep …………..617 150300 / 850 993057 Sammy Sweep ..........…............................…………..619 070839

CHINESE & ASIAN RESTAURANTS Chino Peking (Garrucha) .............................................950 132948 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 (Mojácar Playa) ...950 110420

CLOTHING (Personalised)

Sello Gráfico (Mojácar Playa) ..................................607 424452 CHIROPODIST & PODIATRISTS Rascals Designs ............................... 950 064665 / 686 582140 Clinica Podológica (Garrucha) ..................................950 132768 Tikka Uniforms (Mojácar) ….......................................667 479903 In-Step (Arboleas) ...................................................634 330067 COMPUTERS iPIE (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 500336 / 623 380187 Advance Digital ........................................................616 506569 Beep (Garrucha) ……………..................................….950 133059 Connexions (Turre) ...................................................950 479502 C.Y.G. Vera ...........................................................950 393350 Don Robinson .........................................................646 587746 Dynos Informatica (Albox) …………...................……..950 430806 George’s Sales & Repair (Vera Playa) ..950 042338 / 661 375489 IKamale-on ……………...............................................950 616521 Infordatox (Albox) .....................................................950 633223 Mark Adamou (Mojácar) .....................634 324918 / 634 306799 Mr. Micro (Turre) ....................................................950 479502 PC Playa (Mojácar) .................................................634 356498 Kim White (Vera Playa) ………...................................637 149659 PRYS Informatica (Antas) ........................................617 382511 CIVIL ENGINEERS Paul Wieder (Mojácar) ..............................................617 830696 Isabel Morales ........................................................617 749105

CONSERVATORIES

CLAIRVOYANCY / PSYCHIC READINGS

AA Window Doctor ......................…............................630 231644 Screenmasters (See p.4)......….…..........................677 152911 Anna (Tarot) ……….........................................………670 897832 SpeedyFit ........................................950 472357 / 600 006032 Beverley Kearns .....................................................600 796684 COUNSELLING / HEALING Chrissie Cremore ....................................................634 349638 Acupuncture & Massage ...........................................637 120429 Psychic Karen (Turre) ….........................................663 477658 Tarot readings by Susan ..........................................643 960118 Anushree Krementz (Healing / Satsang) ...................672 721096 Barbara Clarke ...........................................................637 469937 CLEANING SERVICES Chrissie Cremore (Reiki)............................................634 349638 Amba Cleaners ........................................................697 516955 Donald Mackinnon (Hypnotherapist) ........................628 651022 Chris .......................................................................627 565049 Emotional Freedom Technique .................................642 829305 Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Eve Morgan .............................................................647 203652 Cherie's Ironing & Cleaning (Mojácar) ............………634 301389 Fred Smithers (Acupuncture) ...............950 930456 / 618 107351 Crystal Clear ............................................................637 229464 Gill Ballard (Healer/Counsellor) ...............................663 336655 Daisy Proaño Alcivar (Contract & private) ……...….663 538596 Heaven Scent Holistics ...........................................663 923733 Dusters Cleaning Company .....................................683 547581 Hypnotherapy (Karen) .............................................663 477658 Idea (Mojácar) .. ......................................................605 162709 Dr. Jane Thompson (Psychotherapy)...968 485729 / 618 920126 Jone’s Upholstery & Rug cleaning ….........…………661 571939

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CYBERCAFES Can Connect (Albox) …........................................…..950 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 Total Entertainment (Turre) ........................................950 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) …….............................950

121149 121318 009051 468295 615596

CYCLING Karen Green (Holistic Therapist) .........615 163416 / 850 993150 Kate Roberts ...........................................................950 469540 Malcolm Forrest-Hazell (Counsellor/Psychotherapist) ...693 489725 Natural Health (Mojácar) ............UK 0783 4872273 / 658 638142 Shiatsu (Wendy) ....................................................671 851135 Sue Osman (Therapist) ……...............950 473021 / 600 847964 Susan Hales (Tarot) ............................................... 643 960118 VaVa Yoga y Más (Vera) ........................................ 643 102335 Dr. Wanda Broeshart ................................................610 243327

CRAFTS Elaine's Wools (Arboleas) ........................................667 273889 R.F. (Marquetry) .....................................................711 003476 Simply Art (Albox) …...................................................662 443095

CURRENCY Currencies Direct (Mojácar) ...............950 478914 / 626 916443 Global Currency Exchange (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 615319

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

DAMP PROOFING Pukka Plastering & Damp Proofing (Almanzora area) .692 596681 Southern Spain Damp Proofing .................................652 358672

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

DIET PLANS & WEIGHT LOSS

CURTAINS & SOFT FURNISHINGS

Cambridge 1:1 Weight Plan (Ali & Kathy) 634 308906 / 711 008228 Cortinas Gredécor (Vera / Huércal-Overa) ..................950 391361 Image (Helen) ....................................950 930192 / 665 178326 Curtains with Style (See p.21) ......950 069032 / 678 811125 Issysweigh (Albox) ...................................................600 334318 Pam (Turre) ..............................................................639 465631

Curtainsandthings.................................................……678 684564

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Slim Well Spain ..............................................0044 7794118214 Lulu’s (Albox) ...................................950 952940 / 600 046557 VaVa Yoga y Más (Vera) ........................................ 643 102335 Pampered Pooches (All areas)..................................662 344734 Vicki (Turre) .............................................................650 764623 Pelitos (Los Gallardos) ............................................637 286176 Precious Perros Mobile Grooming (Aoife) ...............634 342470 DIGGER HIRE See Excavation Shampooch professional pet grooming ........................642 276442 SoloPerros (Turre) ..................................................674 509382 DIVING See Scuba Diving Ulti-Mutt (Mojácar Playa) ...........+44 7894747657 / 634 332578

DOCTORS & CLINICS (Private)

DOG TRAINING Analysis Clinic (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 475282 Centro Médico Mojácar ...............................................950 475105 Didi Arias (Mojácar) ……............................................639 724521 Clinica Medica Garrucha ……...........950 133157 / 617 404500 DOORS See Windows & Doors Dr. Maria Rose (Garrucha) ..........................................950 132803 Euroclinicas (Vera) ........................................................950 391300 DRY CLEANERS City Sec (Vera) .........................................................950 390255 DOG GROOMING

Anita (5 Bone Kennels) …………......................……662 344734 Berta Ayora (Turre) ..................................................637 395775 Brigbe’s Dog Grooming ...........................................630 557123 Centro Garras (Huércal-Overa) ............950 616820 / 617 456548 ChuchosChic (Mojácar) ........................950 168778 / 621 231369 Elite Dog Grooming (Albox) …….…...........................617 313587 Luis (Clinica Veterinaria Garrucha) ....950 132200 / 628 663616

DVD & VIDEO Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 Total Entertainment (Turre) ...950 468295 ...(Mojácar) 950 VHS to DVD conversion .. ........................................647

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ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS Eco1 (Garrucha) .........................................................627 690056 Econature (Turre) .....................................................652 647953

ELECTRICAL GOODS Centro Comercial Almanzora (Olula del Rio) .............950 442012 Centro Ferretería Lopez Mojácar ...........................950 473111 De Pablo S.L. (Vera) ..............................................950 390129 Electro Ahorro (Albox) .............................................950 121069 Electro Hogar Rodriguez S.L. (Garrucha)..................950 460832 Euronics .............. (Albox) 950 430702 (Garrucha) 950 460832

ELECTRICIANS A1 Services ………....................................................679 631458 Abbott Electrical ….............................638 010691 / 950 137208 Andy …..............................…................950 438237 / 679 656450 Andy Lake - Williams Electrical ..............................…..677 741366 Baltasar .....................................................................655 691107 Bédar Directo .............................................................689 702916 Charlie Fyre ................................................................686 833444 Connexions (Turre) ……..............................………….950 479502 DJT Electrical Services (Vera) .............686 817945 / 626 578164 ElectroTorres .....................................677 530410 / 610 750771 EMI Electrical Installations .......................................673 502867 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 Francisco Montoya (Mojácar) .........................……….687 466352 N.E.Electrics (Arboleas).............................................634 358777 Peace of Mind 24/7 ............................................... 637 974662 Zlatan ................................................630 207864 / 682 277576

ELECTRO-DOMESTICO REPAIRS Damaso ...................................................................647 292966

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES CDB Natural (Huércal-Overa) ...................................950 882237 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) ......634 322475 / 633 629883 Voluta's Place (Mojácar Playa) …...............................699 975552

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ENTERTAINERS Abbie Lou (Female vocalist) .......................................687 340544 Amy Amy Amy Tribute Band ....................................645 886919 Ashley Cathcart .......................................................693 486788 Blues Brothers ........................................................680 355376 Bob Management .......................................................666 310251 Brendan O'Dee (Singer/Guitarist) ..............................610 855964 Brian Dee ………........................................................647 897533 Carol George (Female Vocalist) ............................634 285009 Catchlove Music (Varied styles duo)…...................678 397536 DJ Digit-Al ...............................................................634 338014 Dominic Doolittle ......................................................634 353525 Driftwood …….............................................................687 672028 Dynamite International Rock Band ............................666 310251 Emma Wild ..............................................................642 276385 Flamenco Dancer (English speaking) ...............687480694 Francisco J. ‘Pasus’ ..........................950 397401 / 699 510966 Funky Nomad ..........................................................643 256459 Georges Femenias (vocalist/guitar) ……...…………….634 300356 Good stand in drummer ...........................................648 699733 GuitarMac ( Guitar/Vocals ) .....................................634 340476 Harmony Duo .........................................................687 340544 Jill Farmiloe (Female vocalist) .................................607 443908 Jim Mackie (Piano Man) ..........................................651 751629 JuJu Entertainment ............................950 950797 / 697 462746 Kay Frances (Vocalist) ........................950 069288 / 689 404244 Kayleigh Easton (vocals) ...................................... 642 581198 Kev Moore .............................................................600 762856 Kris Kelly (Female Vocalist) .................................. 634 374525 Lady Ellen Sings .............................673 459331 / 677 475268 Loose Change ..............................................................671 754851 M & M's Rock & Roll Revue ...................................699 462859 M Soul & Motown (all music styles) ........................634 340409 Maurice Casanove ....................................................671 386947 Maximum Output Karaoke /Disco ............................697 317557 Mel J (Female Vocalist) ........................................664 111990 Melodee (Duo) ................................610 855964 / 664 111990 Melodeemusic (Backing Tracks & Recording Studio).....610 855 964 Menta & Canela Duo ..............................................645 886919 Phil and The Invisibles ..................... 950 475752 / 651 045120 Richard Hill ..............................................................670 243461 Roadrunner (duo) ......................... 628 122363 / 684 330431 Robin Lamble ..........................................................602 469425 Rocio Starry (Vocalist) .............................................645 886919 Roy Fox ..............................................................711 003476 Sharna Knight (Vocalist & Entertainer) ....................0044 7340 638513 Sharon-Elizabeth Regan ........0044 7858 459637 / 666 673055 Shirin (bellydancer) .................................................607 805367 Short-Fuse Blues Band...............................................651 610189 Smartie Pants the Clown ............................................617 815221 Solo Simon ...............................................................667 989270 Spotlight Entertainment (Karaoke, disco etc.) .............634 311652 Starry Jazz trio/quintet .............................................645 886919 Sue Moretta .............................................................672 543027 The Fat Lizard Band .....(English) 651 045120 (Esp) 617 464728 The Opium Buddhas ………………….687 033106 / 667 989270

Tom Lee ……............................................................671 Tony Matthews (Quiz organiser) ..............................634 Tony Justice ……….............................950 950797 / 637 Trio Chaos ................................................................687 Triple Trouble Blues Band ........................................671

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ESTATE AGENTS Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...............950 475199 / 629 673450 AlmeríaCasas (Albox) .........................950 169680 / 658 845741 Almería Homes ................................0044 1273 929286 / 950 930 259 Almeria Property Finder (Albox) ................................950 431624 Almería Prop. Investments (Las Buganvillas).950 460874 / 666 260792 Angel Property (Palomares) .....................................950 618054 Antonio Martinez de la Casa (Energy certs)..............950 092094 Arboleas Property Shop .................…....................…958 003391 BMS Huerta Nueva ............................950 615035 / 669 355914 Calida Homes (Arboleas)......................950 430763 / 634 302801 Casa y Campo (Lubrin) (See front cover) ................678 587007 Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) ..........950 134434 / 649 777218 Citrus Homes ...........................................................638 849254 Cole's of Andalucia ...............................950 469592 / 659 265907 Complete Holiday Care .......................950 478612 / 610 808631 Cortijos Almería …………............……........................676 916088 D & D Property Care, Sales & Rentals .....643 335386 / 643 337063 Dream Homes Almería (Arboleas) ...............................697 875717

Españarural (Albox) ............................950 102505 / 654 European Property Company (Mojácar) ....................950 Euroxan (Vera) .........................................................699 Fincas Vera Playa ..............................950 460670 / 639 Find Me A Home .................................951 914195 / 636 FW Properties ................................634 325152 / 634 Grupo Platinum Estates (San Juan) .950 466112 / 666 Holmes for Homes (Arboleas) ..........850 993099 / 664 Homes of Spain (Huércal Overa).........950 616516 / 616

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Indal-futur S.L. (Mojácar) ……............950 615156 / 609 Indalo Real Estate ...........................950 091137 / 616 Indasol Mojácar S.L. .................................................950 Inmobiliaria Almanzora ..................... 9501 20406 / 637 InmoTerreros (San Juan) ...............950 096180 / 666 K7 Mojácar ...............................................................950 Linnitt Properties (Turre).............................................950 Mojácar Estates (See p.41)......................................950

026526 760409 472200 251238 255765 478555 479054 478935

Neinor Homes ............................................................900 110022 New Horizon Villas (Zurgena) ..................................950 438221 New One Stop (Mojácar) ..........................................950 473040 New Wave Villas (Mojácar) (See back cover)950 475800 / 607 146352 Next Stop Almería (See p.3)..............950 617518 / 678 034651 Nicla Property Consultancy S.L. ............950 133508 / 628 585538 Okisur (Mojácar) (See p.7) ......................................950 472010 Olive Property Sales (Bédar)(See cover) .950 469624 / 687 938466 Polansky and Associates ..........................................950 478086 Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) ............................950 478915 Property Floor Plans ................................................619 672431 Real Almería Property (Mojácar) .......950 336 769 / 620 368194 Realtors MB Spain ..................................................678 347125

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

Rural Almería (Mojácar Playa) ................................…950 472200 Santiburi Properties (Cabrera & Mojácar) 694 404971 / 647 901478 SYM Spain (Albox) .................................................951 250574 Sonia Cantalejo Bueno (Energy Certs.)......................608 147640 Spanish Estate Agents (Albox) ………950 431855 / 661 143871 Spanish Hideaways (Oria) ....................634 366672 / 676 604008 Spain Assured .....................................950 469622 / 634 300020 Spain Property Finder …..............……........................686 878789 Spanish Property Choice (Mojácar Playa)...................950 615388 Sun Med Properties (Vera Playa) ............................…..950 618209 Vaitier SL (Cabrera) .....................................................609 626140 Veritas Homes (Mojácar) ............................950 472430 / 610 053563 VIP Almería (Mojácar Playa) (See back)..950 472524 / 617 587903 Voss Homes (Huercal-Overa) ...................667 891 741 / 950 616 827

Mojacarmar ......................................950 475891 / 636 903184 Multicasa Aguilas .................................................... 968 493009

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

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

EXCAVATION Aridos Mojácar S.L. (Vera)

.....................................650 914257

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Bob (Mini digger) (Albox) ..........................................642 392922 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Diego Ramos S.L. (Los Gallardos) ……..............…..647 841750 Aero Extinción S.L. (Almería) …............………………..950 263565 El Cano SL )Mojácar) ................................................950 479185 Extin-Torres S.L. (Mojácar) ............................................950 475067

FINANCIAL SERVICES AMASS ……......................................................……..678 035992 Blacktower ...............................................................657 684094 CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926 Currencies Direct (Mojácar) …....…...…950 478914 / 626 916443 Indalo Partners ........................................................950 472242

Elite Plant Hire (JCB) ………….................................636 092632 MD Digger Hire & Construction.................................634 375428 Nash Groundworks ...................................................722 546192

EXCURSIONS Andinas Buggy Treks ..............................................645 984122 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Costa Almería Tours ..................................................646 760389 Day Tours Almería ............................651 592836 / 645 253155 Indalo Quads (Mojácar) ...........................................634 315074 Mojácar Jeep Tours .................................................611 028716 Mountain Biking Spain …...............……637 831509 / 661 178656 Rancho Luz del Sol (Partaloa) …..........……...……………..642 1185467

FABRICS Curtains with Style ...........................950 069032 / 678 811125 Material Girl Fabric Warehouse (Albox) ................0044 7393 665954

FASHION Dandara (Garrucha) ................................................950 617013 Etcetera (Mojácar Playa) ...........................................950 532810 Kennedy Financial Services .....................................678 035992 Garabatis (Children's) (Mojácar Playa) …..........………670 035630 Offshore Money Management .............952 830916 / 950 398078 Glad Rags (Albox) ……….........................................634 313071 FIREPLACES H & R Men's Fashion (Albox) …................................692 682164 Chimeneas Mojácar S.L. (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 472135 Liz Fashion Accessories (Garrucha) .627 970819 / 607 511179 Oasis Fashions (Mojácar Playa) ................................950 473222 FITNESS & DANCE

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Palme (Mojácar Playa) ............................................950 Prins Vitali (Mojacar) ….............................................950 Saga Boutique (Mojácar) .........................................950 Sunflower (Mojácar) ...............0044 7596 063544 / 600 Taylor’s Hats, Caps & Accessories (Mojácar) ..........950

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Alison .....................................................................666 273168 Ananda Yoga & Holistic Centre (Mojácar) ...............617 719913 Aqua Aerobics - Marianne (Arboleas) .......................637 435864 Club Deportivo Puerto Rey ......................................950 460545 Debbie James (Personal training) (Mojácar) ...........687 619239 Dorothy Rowntree, personal trainer (Mojácar)..........666 815838 Fitness For All (Bédar) ………..........…………………..647 593323 Gimnasio Formas (Turre) .............................................950 468065 Gympower (Personal trainer) (Albox) ......................609 591606 Javi Orta, personal trainer (Mojácar) .........................651 693681 Jova Sport Center (Mojácar Playa) (See next page)...950 473137 Platino Gym (Mojácar Playa) .....................................950 284845 Sano Centre (Albox) ...................................................610 544306 Sano Centre (Huércal-Overa) ..................................666 021259 Sierra Club Desert Springs ........................................687 599115 Sol Yoga Centre (Arboleas) .........................................686 400331

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Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas) ...........................950 449451 Valle Del Este Spa & Health Centre ..........................950 548600 VaVa Yoga Studio (Vera) .........................................643 102335 Vicki’s Fitness & Slimming ........................................650 764623 Yoga therapies & slimming (Turre & Vera) ....................643 102335

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 Kingfisher (Pueblo Laguna) ......................................663 553001 The Chippy (La Alfoquía) ........................................634 324484

FOOD SHOPS Catch of the Day UK Fishmonger ........ 634 301490 / 634 304288 Eurowise (Albox) ……………….............................…..950 439801 Gastronomía (Delicatessen) (Las Buganvillas) .......950 132048 La Venta de Alfaix Minimarket (Alfaix) ..........................950 469660 Las Buganvillas Minimarket ………........................…..635 036408 Manoli (Arboleas) …...................................................627 941654 Price Busters (Albox) .................................................950 951494 Sol Supermercado (Albox) ….......................................950 430043 Spar Supermarket (Huércal-Overa) ...........…………..950 135222 Spices n' Herbs in Spain (Albox)...............................689 482694 Super Corner (Turre)..........................950 468303 / 637 016107 The Corner Shop (Albox) ………………950 930539 / 680 776791

FLORISTS Hortiflor (Mojácar) ....................................................950 478985 Isamy Florist (Los Gallardos) ...................................670 215902 LIS Florist (Garrucha) ................................................950 460901 Penny’s Florist (Mojacar) ..........................................645 351767 Persa Floristas (Albox) …….......................................950 120211

FLY SCREENS AA Window Doctor ..............……….........................…630 231644 Armadillo …..............................................................663 303350 Bugs ...........................................................................600 049515 Coastal Mosquitoes ...........................606 040462 / 610 000700 Curtains with Style .........................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 Mojácar Home Improvements .........................…….950 473104

FUNCTION VENUES Miraflores Restaurant (Camping Los Gallardos) .........650 418954

FUNERAL COMPANIES CollyFer (Huércal Overa) …….............617 456259 / 617 456335 Funeral Homes Robles (Cuevas) ..............................657 921383 Funeraria Ntra. Sra. de las Angustias (Vera) 950 390884 / 607 705672 Funeraria Pérez (Mojácar) (See next page) .............950 478102

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Homecentre (Albox) (See p.5)...........868 931872 / 671 715294 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ..................................950 132458 Ideas del Mueble (Antas) ...........................................950 452816 Indalocio Garden Furniture & BBQs (See p.17)..........850 993090 Inspired (Furniture & BBQs) (El Real, Antas) ...........950 147763 Koala Furniture (Antas).................................….........950 392307 La Lonja (Lorca) (See p.27) ........................................968 443322 Linea Nueva (Arboleas) ……………….620 237529 / 950 120630 Me & Mrs Jones (Mojácar) (See p.25).........................634 364795 Muebles Rodríguez (Los Llanos, Arboleas) …...........950 430778 Muebles La Simona (Garrucha) ...............................950 132443 Oak Furniture Spain .............................622 288750 / 681 095096 Sofa & Sofa (Las Buganvillas) ..........654 596247 / 654 596220 Unicraft (El Real, Antas) ............................................692 176069

FUNERAL PLANS Avalon Europe S.L. ............................950 069012 / 634 321296 Golden Leaves Funeral Plans (Benitachell)............. 966 493082 Iberian Funeral Plans ...........................951 203994 / 965 993498

FURNITURE PACKAGES Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarron)...968 153907 / 678 083491 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ....................................950 132458

FURNITURE, RUSTIC/HANDMADE La Buena Artesania (Mojácar) ....................................950 475508 Prosecco Tables ..............................................0044 7709 244366 The Furniture Doctor .............................................667 989270

FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS Abodes (Mojácar Playa) (See p.5)...............................697 778355 Continental Descanso (Antas) 950 459011 (Albox) ....950 633288 El Rincón de Mueble ....(Vera)950 460867 (Antas) 950 459071 Elleann’s Homestyle ....................................................674 514999 Embargos Bestiales (Antas El Real) .........................950 105711 Fig Furnishings (Mojácar Playa) ...............................643 065179 Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarrón)....968 153907 / 678 083491

GARDENS 24hr Casaserve ..................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Antas Garden Centre (El Real) .............................610 243838 Cedar Landscapes …….............……....................…620 112193 Chris (Gardening) .................................................711 011254 Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709

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Indalocio Garden Furniture & BBQs .(See p.17)........850 993090 Inspired (Furniture & BBQs) (El Real, Antas) ..............950 147763 Jardin Natural ............................................................685 478187 L & M Landscapes .................................................670 409538 La French Touch ......................................................607 226269 Lady Muck Gardening .............................................697 317557 Luke's Landscapes and Gardens ............................641 684017 Madera Mania (Garden Supplies) ….........................667 562872 Mel Wood Landscapes ...................................0044 7973843706 Mobile Shredder & Mulch Garden Service .............687 024884 Nash Groundworks (See next page) ..........................722 546192

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

GOLD & JEWELLERY BUYING Cash4Gold ...............................................................643 844247 Gold & Jewellery Buying ...........................................616 453813

GOLF COURSES Aguilon Golf (Pulpi) ......................................………..672 Cortijo Grande ..........................................................950 Desert Springs ........................................................637 Macenas Beach Golf ...................…....................…..950 Marina Golf ..............................................................950 Valle del Este ...........................................................950

655600 479176 861591 548240 133235 398743

GOLF TUITION Gareth Edwards (Cortijo Grande) …...........................950 Martin D’Archivio (Mojácar) .......................................635 Neil Evans (Desert Springs Golf Resort) ............... 638 Valle del Este (Vera) ...............................................676

479176 446460 531821 256923

GRASS, ARTIFICIAL

Potty Finca Services ..................……..950 163930 / 616 Riegos y Conducciones (Antas, El Real) .................950 The Tidy Gardener .................... 0044 7957167633 / 634 Xtreme Cleans Property Care ..................................634

Grass 4 U .................................................................638 574145 Greenfingers Arboleas S.L. ..........……......……………629 947633 Inspired (El Real, Antas) (See p.4) .................... 950 147763 Nash Groundworks .....................................................722 546192 855294 Tiger Turf ............................................950 431624 / 635 652745 459146 318369 GUTTERING 328911 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196

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

GAS TANK SUPPLIERS Gas Alboran ..........................................656 662000 / 950 259382

GIFT SHOPS Isabella (Vera Playa) ......................................................637 188901

GLASS CURTAINS Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 Screenmasters (See p.4)......….…...........................677 152911 SpeedyFit .......................................950 472357 / 600 006032 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667 567564

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

HAIR, HEALTH & BEAUTY Affinity Beauty Treatments (Turre) ............................678 992093 Amazing Nails .........................................................641 640578 Anavi Estillistas (Palomares) .....................................670 094722 Angela Ellis - Holistic Therapist ...............................642 577637 Avon Co-ordinator (Jane) ……...................................670 722705 Avon Cosmetics (Arboleas) ………........................….691 987454 Avon Cosmetics (Bedar) ...........................................950 398980 Avon Cosmetics (Húercal Overa) …....647 092010 / 950 137208 Avon Cosmetics (Los Gallardos) .............................687 960362 Avon Cosmetics (Los Gallardos camping ) ..............950 469684 Avon Cosmetics (Turre & Vera) .................................643 102335 Avon (Total Entertainment, Albox) .............................950 121318 Avon (Total Entertainment, Arboleas) ........................678 009051 Beaches (Hair & Beauty) (Mojácar) (See p.6) .......950 473110 Beauty by Marilyn ....................................................950 398852 Beauty Center (Mojácar) (See p.37)..........................687 480694 Bonita Hair & Beauty Salon (Mojácar) ......................643 649453 CDB Natural (Skin care) (Huércal-Overa) ................950 882237 Carlos Barber Shop (Mojácar Playa)..........................610 575911 Centro Estética (Mojácar Playa) …..................………950 472680 Claire & Inma (Mojácar Playa) ...................................950 147630 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

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Elegance (Turre) ......................................................634 308877 Etticut (Turre) .............................................................667 971960 Farrow's Hair Design (Arboleas) .................................950 634346 Forever Chic (Palomares)(See p.23) .....................601 634193 Heaven Scent (Huércal-Overa) ……....................…..663 923733 Holistic Treatments (Ali) ...........................................634 308906 IIsabel Castaño (Hairdresser, Bédar) ..666 045552 / 950 469462 Jean & Co.(Mojácar Playa) ……..............................…950 615094 Jenny’s Hair Design (Albox) .....................................620 447858 Kyra Beauty Salon (Arboleas) ...........950 106294 / 643 357906 Jing Nails .................................................................622 251432 Julian Hair Design ....................................................634 354507 Julie Rodriguez .......................................................634 338017 Kim White (Beauty)(Vera & Mobile) ………...……….637 149659 Lavender and Lemons ..............................................643 790511 LU & NA (Valle del Este) …….............................…950 461113 Marcela Torres (Manicure & Pedicure) .....................697 421672 Miki Designe (Villaricos) ............................................635 867757 Naturalmente Mediterraneo (Skin care) (Garrucha) …655 299494 Nicole Andreano (Las Buganvillas) ..........................675 622216

Wavelengths (Albox) .............................................…950 120309

HARDWARE OUTLETS Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Ferretería Gonzalez (Mojácar) ……….........................666 471384 Ferretería López (Mojácar) ……..................................950 615026 Ferretería Longo (Albox) ……....................................950 430064 Ferretería Soler (Garrucha) ……..................................950 460073

HEALTH FOODS Girasol (Albox) ….......................................................639 089170 Las Hierbas de Maria (Mojácar) ..............…………….657 513990

HEATING ABC (A Better Climate) (See p.11).......647 247494 / 950 092604 Graham (oil heating) ……….....................................620 112193 Neater Heater ………...................................………….634 312171

HIRE Baby Basics (Equipment Hire) ...................................950 104345 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) (See front cover)......634 322475 Expecting a Baby (Almanzora Valley) ....950 436581 / 666 375688 Sound Systems ..........................…............................630 231644

HOME CARERS see also Nursing Angels Nursing Group ...............................................902 026468 Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442 Helping Hands Mojacar ............................................678 590988 Indalo Care Group .......................................634332824 Michaela Talbot .........................................................622 015765

HORSE RIDING Oceanic Massage Therapies (Mojácar)...666 710964 / 687 619239 Opulence (La Alfoquía) …...........................................619 467295 Pascal Chevallier Emporium (Mojácar) ........................950 472790 Pampered Beauty Centre (Palomares) .650 092766 / 950 618129 Pure Natural Deodorant ...........................................950 066163 R retreat (Cucador) ……...........…...............................626 144680 Room 97 (La Alfoquia) .............................................683 479261 Salon de Peluqueria y Estetica (Garrucha) ...............950 133162 Sarah Noble (mobile hairdresser) ...........................692 195500 Shiatsu Centro de Terapia (Huércal Overa) .............671 851135 Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas) ...........................950 449451 Stella’s Hair & Beauty (Las Buganvillas) ..................950 699973 Sunlight Spain (Herbal Products) ...............................684 212474

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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HOTELS & HOSTALS Casona Granado (Nr Lubrin) ...................................950 069077 Hostal Don Tadeo (Villaricos) ..................................950 467105 Hostal El Olivar (Mojácar Pueblo) .........950 472022 / 672 019767 Hostal Muria (Villaricos) ..............................................642 050290 Hostal Playa Azul (Villaricos) ................950 467075 / 609 386282 Hotel Al Sur (Calabardina) .........................................968 419466 Hotel Carlos 111 (Aguilas) ......................................968 411650 Hotel Carmona (Vera) ..............................................950 390760

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Hotel - Casa Rural, Cortijo de la Media Luna (Mojácar) 950 478813 Hotel El Paso (Aguilas) ….........................................968 447125 Hotel Family (Agua Amarga) ......................................950 138014 Hotel Madrid (Aguilas) ................................................968 411109 Hotel Mamabel's (Mojacar Pueblo) .....950 472448 / 663 700542 Hotel Mayari (Calabardina) .................620 629508 / 968 409338 Hotel Overa .............................................................950 470879 Hotel Playa (Mojácar) ..................................................600 350382 Hotel Puntazo (Mojácar) ...........................950 478265 / 950 478 229 Hotel Rural Azabache (Arboleas)..................................690 258813 Hotel Mexico (Puerto Rey) ......................................950 132061 Hotel Salinas (Cabo de Gata) .....................................950 370103 Hotel & Spa Don Juan (Aguilas) ................................968 493493 Hotel Tikar (Garrucha) ..............................................950 617131 Hotel Valhalla (Carboneras) ......................................950 130444 Hotel Valle del Este ...................................................950 398743 Hotel Virgen del Mar (Mojácar) ..................................902 472222 La Esperanza (Mojácar Playa) ..........686 906624 / 606 916055 Las Colinas Suitotel (San Juan de Los Terreros) .........950 466353 Parador de Mojácar ...................................................950 478250

HOUSE & PET SITTING Chris Leek ...................................................................642 608805 David .............................................................................. 950 099905 Linda Pettit ...............................................................642 016954 Louise B. (LouB’s) ....................................................664 038031 Sharon Presley ..........................................................648 069200

HOUSE CLEARANCE Almeria Castaño House Clearance .......611 028716 / 950 110404

Items For Sale Mojácar .......................694 439275 / 950 478753 Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096 The Attic (Cucador) ..…….…................672 184354 / 648 250699

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) (See p.31) ..........……………950 392487 Asisa (Vera) ................................................................950 391950 Axa .....................................................950 478763 / 609 667333 BWI Bryan White Insurance (Mojácar) ......................950 472098 Catalana Occidente (Palomares) ..............................950 618054

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Catalana Occidente (Mojácar Playa) .........................950 478307 Edward William (Marine Insurance) ……………….….952 476090 García & Trinidad (Albox) …….............950 120340 / 620 240563 Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 473192 Grupo Catalana Occidente (Mojácar Pueblo) 950 478061 / 653 806908 Helvetia ...................................................................673 063798 Ibex Insurance Services Ltd (Mojácar & Albox) ........950 120070 Liberty Seguros (Turre) ….................950 479568 / 620 179206 Liberty Seguros .........................................................913 422549 Mapfre (Mojácar) ...950 478151 (Garrucha)................950 617376 Maxine Morgan Liberty Seguros (Las Buganvillas) ........669 074 996 Mojácar Insurance ...................................................634 323399 Hind (Mojácar - French, Arabic, English) .................616 605341 Sol y Mar (Albox) ……….....................950 064584 / 654 590258 Jenni (Almanzora valley area) ................................653 098329 Sol Insure ………..........................................………..950 472098 Joanne Tissington ……………...................................637 267150 Kathryn Jones .........................................................629 931125 INTERIOR DESIGN Evie Fox-Rayner ................................603 493163 / 653 714767 Laberinto (Spanish, English, French, Dutch) .............609 781438 Curtains with Style (See p.21) ..........950 069032 / 678 811125 Marcela Chávez Riveros (Mojácar) .......................... 676 951352 Deco-house (Ann) .....................................................666 260792 Marguerite ……....................................................…..687 814157 Essential Solutions …….............................................627 245658 Marisa .......................................................................636 179128 Lola Barranco ………..........................950 086116 / 691 261818 Michaela Talbot .........................................................622 015765 INTERNET CAFES see Cybercafes Milena (Albox) ………....................……654 359607 / 711 794366 Mojácar Interpreting ................................................617 830513 INTERNET TV Parsons Knows ........................................................672 668803 Connexions (Turre) ...............................................950 479502 Pedro ......................................................................655 510420 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 Robert Boucher .........................................................693 618705 Europa Digital .......................................950 133233 / 678 332815 Simply Solved ………...............................................663 327091 Ezetv .......................................................................950 091112 Susi ..................................................................................617 920 190 GSF Communications ................................................950 473102 Wendy Interpreter/Translator ................................. 661 194278 IPTV UK ....................................................................603 613918 Yamile (Written Translations) ....................................626 207575 IPTV Spain UKTV ...............................654 617496 / 699 386277 IRONING Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 322475 Cherie's Ironing & Cleaning (Mojácar) ............………634 301389 PC Playa (Mojácar) ......................................................634 356498 Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 S E Telecoms ............................................................697 780499 Pressed for Time ......................................................711 065805 UKTV Almería ....................................850 993202 / 694 440184

INTERNET PROVIDERS Albox Online ..........................................................950 091111 Connexions (Turre) ……..............................…………..950 479502 Next .............................................................................950 479369 Plusnet ................................................744 610389 / 850 992555 GSF Communications ...............................................950 473102 Satcomms ..............................................951 406556 / 622 524335

INTERPRETING/TRANSLATIONS 1-2-1 Translations (Spanish, English, Norwegian)......662 390453 Alpha Interpreting and Translation .......950 133508 / 677 530690 Andrés (Mojácar) ........................................................679 932632 Antonio García Russell (Mojácar) ..............................606 198958 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Carolina Pérez Gallardo (Sworn Translator) ..............647 863745 Carolyn (Mojácar area) ........................950 132905 / 608 692545 Cristina …….......................................................…..626 741386 Clara Mata ..............................................................629 132529 Donna González-Linnitt ...........................................699 067922 Elizabeth ..................................................................662 504734 Espanglish Translation & Interpreters . 950 390037 / 950 392876

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

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KENNELS, CATTERIES & PET SITTING Animal Hotel (Águilas) ..............................................639 722197 Boarding Kennels Los Llanos de Rosa (cats & dogs) ..629 448073

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Country Kennel (Turre) .........................950 473011 / 627 564640 Dog & Cat Sitter Service …………………..................676 389592 Gail .....................................................693 769079 / 697 500673 Five Bone Hotel (Turre) ............................................630 234556 Kareclif Cattery (Albox) ...........................................677 791165 Kit Cat Luxury Cat Suites (Los Gallardos) ..............674 113217 Palomino Kennels & Cattery ……....…671 916426 / 950 093087 Paws*A*While (Nr Albox) …....................................…696 562662 Pet Sitting in Your Home ………….......................…….637 061482 Sharon Presley ..........................................................648 069200 Sleepy Hollow (Huércal-Overa) ….............................617 313587 The Hilton Cattery ............................950 163489 / 664565479 Woodhouse Boarding Kennels/Cattery (Arboleas)….950 930585

KEY CUTTING

Complete Renovations .....................644 389255 / 672 379960 Ergo Küchen (Huércal-Overa) ...................................636 447730 Harlequin Kitchens (Albox) ……........………………….619 584405 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ....................................950 132458 J.B. Kitchen Fitters (Turre) .......................................687 024884 KDI Kitchens .............................................................605 163613 La Lonja (Lorca) (See p.27) ........................................968 443322 Mojácar Home Improvements ....................................950 473104

LANDSCAPING D & C Landscaping ..................................................634 359082 La French Touch .................. ..................................607 226269 Luke's Landscapes and Gardens ............................641 684017 Mel Wood Landscapes ...................................0044 7973843706 Nash Groundworks .....................................................722 546192

LAUNDERETTES Bish’s (Mojácar Playa) .............................................639 161725 The Laundry Room (Vera Playa) ...............................666 007824

LAUNDRIES City Sec (Vera) .........................................................950 Clean Team Laundry Service ...................................634 Costa-Azul (Aguilas) ……..........................................968 Ivi's Lavanderia (Las Buganvillas) ............................950

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LEGAL SERVICES See also Solicitors KITCHENS 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Artizan (Vera) (See p.2) ....................…950 390635 / 661 985310 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 833444 Cocinas El Real (Los Gallardos) .........639 036051 / 622 232186 Cocinas Puntocom (Huércal-Overa) ...950 921975 / 722 136950

ALO Services (Zurgena) ......................950 449179 / 667 994682 Asesoría Sánchez Moral (Mojácar) ...........................670 099726 Barbara Caparros Ridao (Vera) …..........................950 390427 CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926 Cam Concepts S.L. (Huércal-Overa) …......…………. 950 471357 Cervantes Alarcon Consulting (Garrucha) 950 106490 / 647 863787 Gecko Legal Services S.L. (Mojácar) 950 475949 / 638 264621 Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ........................950 473192

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Gestoría Soria Bonilla (Mojácar) ................................950 478420 Kim Clark UK Benefit advice ……..….950 169729 / 663 297568 Mayor Consulting (Garrucha) .......................................950 615185 Mojácar Playa Asesores ……........………...……………950 472710 Pilar Pérez Gestión S.L. (Mojácar) ............................950 478863 MS Legal ..............................................950 479613 / 634 322827 Rodriguez Paris (Antas) ..........................................950 619039

LIGHTING Light & Luz (Vera) ...............................950 391804 / 686 457714

LOCKSMITHS 24hr Locksmith (See previous page) ..950 472982 / 658 828560 Guzman Seguridad (Albox) ..................950 431497 / 617 272885 Locksmith (Dean) .....................................................666 949213

TIE Card Applications (Andy) ....................................697 302039 Phil the Pick 24hr (Arboleas) …................................697 243181 Vera Advisors (Vera) .................................................950 390621 LOGS FOR SALE Villalba Asesores (Albox) ..............................................950 431720 Antonio Diaz .............................................................689 127535

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Colin & Carlos ....................................660 903158 / 630 455328 Firewood Arboleas .................................................647 932078 Las Norias Carden Centre (Los Gallardos) ..............670 215902 Leña Ramos (Arboleas) ….........................................616 044719 Lee (Arboleas) ...........................................................636 092632 Leñas Cazorla (Turre) ...............................................607 827783 Levante Logs ............................................................670 243724 Log-On-Tommy …........................................................619 070839 Palm Deliveries (Albox) .....................950 122416 / 686 966008 Phil (Arboleas) …........................................................634 328779 Potty Finca Services ............................950 163930 / 616 855294

AA Window Doctor ....................…............................630 231644 Carpentería Metalica Chacón (Albox) …................950 431738 Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) …............………….950 109986 Coastal Rejas ...........................................................610 000700 FS Fabrications …..............…………..627 167167 / 671 424558 Ideal Metal Designs ...................................................656 834064 Metalbox (Albox) .......................................................950 633090 P & D Metals ............................................................638 707406 Speedy Fit Security Grilles ....................................600 006032 The Metal Works ..............................950 930520 / 638 900949

MARKETING

Camping Los Gallardos .............................................679 970399 Caravan Storage (Antas) …….............................….661 508776 Casa Móviles .....................................637 418906 / 951 161348 Cherribar Park Homes ............…………950 396908 / 629 688153 Flor de Vida (Aguilas) ..........................968 438535 / 660 329907 Hispavan (Antas) .......................................................687 845730 Veramotor S.A. ...........................................................950 392552

Edela Media (Social Media) (Mojácar) ....................607 146352 Mojácar Business (Social Media) ............................950 680110

MASSAGE

MOBILE HOMES & CARAVANS

Acupuncture & Massage ..........................................637 120429 Alternativa (Jessica Rippin) ......................................676 284170 Anushree (Cranio - Sacral -Therapy) ......................672 721096 MOTORCYCLES & QUADS Holistic Massage (Ali) ...............................................634 308906 D Perez Motor (Antas) ...............................................950 069022 Holistic Massage (Lorraine) ................950 064484 / 687 569113 Lymphatic Drainage & Cranio Sacral-Therapy (Gabi) 633 011442 Harley Dees …………................................................600 685550 Indalo Quads (Guided treks) ..................................634 315074 Montoya Motos (Garrucha) …...............................…..950 133033 Nafta Custom (Antas) ………...............950 619293 / 615 938352

NEWSAGENTS Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051

Mike Sheehan (Neuromuscular Therapy) .....................657 050394 Oceanic Therapies (Mojácar) ......................................687 619239 Ray Daniel (Sports massage)………...........................617 741564 VaVa Yoga y Más (Vera) ............................................643 102335 Zen Massage (Mojácar & Bédar) .............................643 766935

MEALS DELIVERED Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442 Dine In .......................... .....................................+44 7852 468499 Hannah’s Kitchen ....................................................642 142745

METAL WORK

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

NURSING see also Home Carers Angels Nursing Group ...............................................902 026468 Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442

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

NUTRITION Alternativa (Anne-Marie Pichon) ...............................666 966573 Ashlí (Naturopathic & nutritional therapies) ................643 102335

ONLINE MARKETING Donna González Linnitt .............................................699 067922

OPTICIANS Federopticos (Aguilas) ……........................................968 414468 Federopticas Diaz (Albox) ..........................................950 121122 Multiopticas Indalo (Garrucha) ...................................950 460665 Multiopticas Indalo (Mojacar) .....................................950 472285 Multiopticas Indalo (Campohermoso de Nijar) ............950 385082 Natural Optics (Garrucha) .........................................950 133921 Opticas Indalo (Garrucha) ..........................................950 133865 Opticas Indalo (Carboneras) .......................................950 130707 Opticas Indalo (San Isidro de Nijar) ...........................950 366200 Óptica Albox …………….......................................…..950 121991 Optica Mahis (Vera) ………...................................…..950 390777 Optica Orbera (Huércal Overa) ....................................950 135596 Optica Orbera (Albox) .....................................950430101

Optica Villazar (Mojácar Playa) …............................….950 472783 Opticalia (Albox) .....................................................950 121084 Primera Opticos (Aguilas) .........................................968 493482 Salas (Huércal Overa) ................................................950 135081 + Visión (Aguilas) …....................................................968 414279

OSTEOPATHS Alice Bellot (Mojacar & Arboleas) ….................………633 352259 Centro Physis (Olula del Rio) .................................695 355381 Enrique Arias (Mojácar) .........................950 472974 / 629 289385 Hector Gutiérrez (Vera Playa) ............607 479379 / 950 132765 Osteo Maestra (Arboleas) ......................................950 449451 Sanatura (Albox) .................................610 269162 / 642 809453

PAINTING & DECORATING A.J. Painting & Decorating .......................................687 024884 Alan Barker ......................................950 099913 / 600 268176 Antonio Perez (Mojácar) ………........................…….691 240495 Borders Painting ………..........................................…687 661807 Cabrera Painting and Decoration Works ...................637 524709 Casanove Interiors ......................................................680 836166 C.I.S Services (Arboleas) ........................................634 621747 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815

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Daniel ……………..................................................….642 236810 Darpa S.L. ..................................................................691 055726 Darren Hargreaves ...................................................626 855483 Eddy Venner ............................................................711 035030 Grupo Brideca (shop) (Huércal-Overa) 950 471045 / 950 135881 IPB Painting ........................................661 184848 / 622 524335 JPM ...........................................................................627 090422 Jay the Painter ........................................................697 176787 Paul ...........................................................................649 186107 Phil the Painter ……..............................................…671 227259 Pinturas Chano ..................................677 082787 / 662 580295

PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES 20seven photography ................................................634 301635 Almería-Fotografía .....................................................663 627942 Bluwater Photography ….........…………………………616 189002 Chincheto (Mojácar) ....................................................687 489182 Fotomicar (Lyle Mallen) .............................................620 786914 Fotos Fabrega (Albox) ………...........……………………950 430223 Indigo Photography & Video ...................................637 974793 Omar De La Cruz ………..........………950 460213 / 609 284852 Professional Video & Photographic Services inc. Aerial...647 202599 Rod Westwood ………........................950 472321 / 609 611207 The Image Suite …….............................…........................647 918 848 Toros Bravos ............................................................607 117174

PHOTOCOPIES & SCANS 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

The Fast Brush .........................................................950 472668 Caroline De Maeght (Villaricos) ................................650 134805 True Colours .............................................................636 638670 Centro Physis (Olula del Rio) ......................................695 355381 Vera Painting Services ............................................711 004024 Clínica Fisioalbox (Albox) ..........................................629 402852 Clinica MOS Fisioterapia (Mojácar Playa) .................644 394335 PATIO & POOL ENCLOSURES

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

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

Fisiomar Physiotherapy Centre (Albox) ....................667 425197 Fisioterapia Vera-Salud (Vera Playa) ...607 479379 / 950 132765 Gabi Triebel (Mojácar Playa) ..............633 011442 / 950 472263 Physiotherapy Centre (Albox) ...........950 431463 / 657 516247 Remedio clinic (Mojacar) ....................950 472980 / 617 741564 Vitea Fisioterapia (Vera) ...................950 390655 / 663 024255

PIANO TUNER PET SHOPS & TRANSPORT La Tienda de Basilio Rubio (Albox) ...........................950 431592 Madera Mania (Los Gallardos) …..................……….667 562872 Mojácar Mascotas ......................................................679 411203 Pet Tag Engraving ...................................................711 006027 Tucano Mascotas (Vera) ............................................650 292670 Union Jack (Pet Transportation) ...........………………….902 109560 VetCare (Vera Playa) (See p.7)................................950 775102

Terry …...................................................................…697 229753

PICTURE FRAMING Casa de Cabra (Albox) ........................................ 633 364329 Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096

PIZZERIAS Antonella (Mojácar Playa) ................................……..950 Bocapizza (Albox) ......................................................950 Cafetería Levante (Mojácar) .....................................950 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba (Mojácar Playa) ............645

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Centro Plaza (Palomares) …...............................…..950 618614 Chili (Turre) ................................................................950 468425 D'Angelo (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 478517 El Gaucho (Mojácar Playa) ....................................950 478846 Enrico (Mojácar Playa) ......................950 472995 / 642 514738 Meson Felipe San Bernabé (Mojácar Playa) ..…….950 475966 Ilario Imperial (Mojácar Playa) ...............................….950 478098 La Góndola (Garrucha) ..............................................950 133928 La Muralla (Mojácar Pueblo) .......................................950 472928 Little Italy II (Garrucha) …………...........………………950 133802 Lucky Pizzeria (Villaricos) ........................................670 073597 Pizzo (Villaricos) .....................................................655 797530 Ottocento (Mojácar Playa) .........................................950 615100 Mari Cruz (Turre) …..........................................…….950 479646 Provenzal (Mojácar Playa) ..........................................950 478308 Pulcinella (Mojácar Pueblo) ......................................950 478401 Rincon del Zahorí (Mojácar Pueblo) ..630 314400 / 661 604220 Quick (Garrucha) ......................................................950 132305 Sottocasa (Mojácar Playa) ........................................950 093075

PLASTERERS David Pritchard Construcciones ..........617 698418 / 662 046497 Pukka plastering (Almanzora area) ...........................692 596681

PLUMBERS 24hr Casaserve ..............................................950 466438 / 676 3062699 Bédar Directo .............................................................689 702916 Andy (Mojácar) ........................................................697 302039 Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 768587 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 833444 Chris ........................................................................711 011254 Carlos (Saliente) Plumbing & Heating ..950 930900 / 620 742954 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 Graham ....................................................................620 112193 Knowles ….........................................950 137197 / 606 807797 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 Francisco Montoya (Mojacar) …............………………..687 466352 Smith Plumbing S.L. ..................................................950 468041

Clean Pool Service (Arboleas) ...................................606 654389 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 601 634192 / 634 891709

D & J Pritchard Construcciones .........617 698418 / 662 046497 Heat My Pool ....................................950 528128 / 663 303350 IndalPool (Albox) …………...............................……..950 431859 Mat Murray ...............................................................647 841750 Oasis Pool Cleaning Services ............634 332170 / 634 332178 Olive Tree Farm Pool Services ...............................643 463129 Piscinas Miguel (Maintenance) .............950 478652 / 607 480865 Pool Medics ……………...................................……….634 353525 Pools & Piscinas (Cleaning - Bédar) .........................637 915898 Procare Pools (Arboleas) ..........................................642 370681 Proyectados Pool Sureste ............................................630 810299 Salvador (Pool Maintenance) ......................................696 426523 Sundance Spas - Pool Maintenance S.L. ....................950 472845 Tanby Piscinas ............……….............950 468230 / 609 888549 Triton Pool Cleaning ...............................................634 326322 Tropicana Swimming Pool Construction 650 906114 / 689 404244 True Blue Pools & Spas ..............................................661 148998

POSTAL SERVICES

Can Connect (Albox) …….........................................950 121149 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Connexions (Turre) ..................................................950 479502 Forget-me-not (Las Buganvillas) ....................………..950 118043 Frankie’s Bar (Vera Playa) .........................................662 474861 Mail Boxes Etc (Vera) ................................................950 393835 PODIATRISTS Offex Spain ................................……..966 765950 / 661 386942 Pam’s Post (Albox) ............................................... 664 565479 See Chiropodists & Podiatrists Spanish Property Choice (Easypost) ..950 615388 / 635 722290 POOL COVERS The Post Shop (Albox) ………..............950 064584 / 635 979829 1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Coverbox (Albox) …….................................................615 992007 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Enclose My Pool ..................................606 040462 / 670 510097 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295 Hispavan pool covers ........................950 047033 / 687 845730 PRINTING & GRAPHIC DESIGN Real Covers (Mojácar) ........................950 478763 / 609 667333 AdverTees (Albox) ...................................................641 407147 WS Cover ...................................................................667 480363 GSF Communications (Mojácar) ..................................950 473102 POOLS & POOL MAINTENANCE Idea (Huércal Overa) ...............................................605 162709 1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696 Mail Boxes Etc (Vera) ............................................950 393835 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 322475 Aguafer Piscinas S.L. ................................................950 617064 Mojácar Business ....................................................950 680110 Alloa Pool Care (Albox) ………….................…………..650 244018 neö-cöpy (Vera) …...................………..950 390424 / 622 262100 Almeria Pools .............................0044 7957167633 / 634 318369 Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 133492 Blue Diamond Pool Care ..............................697238933

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

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 24hr Casaserve .....................................950 466438 / 676 306269 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 Arboleas Builders ………...............……950 930536 / 634 306690 Can I Help You (Vera) ………..................................691 662267 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 D & D Property Care & Rentals (See cover).643 335386 / 643 337063 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 La Casa es Tuya .......................................................663 931471 Mode Services ...................................950 525790 / 687 033106 Mojacar Estates ..........................................................950 478935 Mojácar Homes & Villas ...........................................634 330652 Procare Property Service (Arboleas) .......................642 370681 Triton Property Maintenance ...................................634 326322 Xtreme Cleans Property Care ..................................634 328911 Zlatan ................................................630 207864 / 682 277576

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...................950 475199 / 629 673450 Almería Holiday Rentals ............................................638 701670 Almería Property Agency (Arboleas) …..850 993099 / 606 281865 Almeria Rentals ................................. 650 764623 / 648 523073 Apartamentos Torrelaguna (Las Buganvillas) .............950 132580 APT Lets (Valle del Este) ….................950 619227 / 626 578164 Blaumar (Huercal Overa) .....................950 135512 / 670 869533 Blue Sea Villas (Mojácar) (See front cover).............….950 478643

Casa Benedict Rentals (Turre) …...………....…………616 189002 Casa Paz Holiday Lettings (Huercal-Overa) ...........693 935118 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Citrus Homes ...............................……......................638 849254 Clean Team Property Care & Rentals 850 993202/ 642 911850 Coastal Properties (Mojácar) ........................................950 475235 Complete Holiday Care ....………...........950 478612 / 610 808631 D & D Property Care & Rentals (See cover).643 335386 / 643 337063 E-Property Almería ...................................................677 146592 Exclusive Holiday Villas ..........................................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 ...................................................................950 096180 KW Resorts Holiday Rentals ......................0044 (0)1293 863320 La Casa es Tuya .......................................................663 931471 Mojácar Estates ........................................................950 478935 Mojácar Holiday Services .......................950 699947 / 634 972377

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

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

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

RADIO STATIONS Onda Aguilas (100.1) ….............................................968 447864 Smooth FM online (89.8) ........................................634 332666 Spectrum FM (96.1) ............................950 615142 / 678 332815

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

REMOVALS & STORAGE See also Van & Man Hire Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 Brian’s Removals (Mojácar Playa) .........................674 280268

Mojácar Homes & Villas ...........................................634 330652 Mojácar Long Term Rentals …...............................…636 903184 Next Stop Almería ................................950 617518 / 678 034651 Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) ............................950 478915 Real Almería Property (Mojácar) ............................634 316068 Rent Mojácar ............................................................950 615042 Sandy Goldfinch ........................+44 7767 301159 / 670 575897 Santiburi Properties (Cabrera & Mojácar) 694 404971 / 647 901478 Spanish Property Choice (Mojacar) ..... 950 475823 / 634 351562 Sunshine Villas............................………850 993202 / 694 440184

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Dave’s Transport (International / Local)....................620 English Move (Tony) ….............................................699 Indalo Storage .........................................................950 Indalo Transport ......................................................950

049524 Mesón de Irene ………........................647 730103 / 950 430145 819213 The New Delhi (Indian) ……...........….950 431705 / 639 231507 821002 Alfaix 821002 La Venta de Alfaix .....................................................671 272464

Antas El Fogon, Asador Argentino ........................................950 459081 Mi Casa .................................................950 453007 / 950 453048

Arboleas Bar Limaria ..............................................................950 Happy Garden .........................................................950 Hostal Meson ………..........................950 430137 / 635 Hotel Rural Azabache ............................................690 Nueva Trinidad ....................................850 993250 / 634

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Bédar El Cortijo ............................................950 398108 / 689 702916 El Paso ...................................................................678 868963 Miramar .....................................................................950 469308

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

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

Cortijo Grande Finca Listonero .........................................................950 982045

Cucador La Vida Items For Sale Mojácar ..................694 439275 / 950 478753 Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas) .............................950 391412 Moovit Transport & Storage ...............950 930316 / 642 586701 Sprinter Services (Vera Playa) .............605 376873 / 950 609121 St. George’s European …UK 0044 207 193 5984 / 952 485984 Storage 42 Removals and Storage (Albox) ...............634 325639 Storage Solutions (Arboleas) ................950 930316 / 671 220105 Swift Transport (Arboleas) ........................................618 511234 UK Direct ..................UK 0044 7719.118.879 / Spain 642 099479 Union Jack Removals (International) ….......………….902 109560 Wanderers Transport and Storage ..UK 0044 7906852325 / 623 300425

RESTAURANTS See also Chinese Restaurants & Pizzerias Agua Amarga La Chumbera ............................................................634 676298 Restaurant Family ......................................................950 138014

Aguilas Carlos III ..................................................................968 411650 El Faro .....................................................................968 412883 El Guacamole (Mexican) ...........................................968 413491 Hotel El Paso ...........................................................968 447125 La Calica (Hotel Cala Real) .....................................968 414562 La Vía ........................................................................619 131152 Piccolo Mondo ............................................................968 411946

Albox Bar Lepanto ............................................................642 Chapman’s ..............................................................950 La Cena ……........................................……………..950 La Parrilla ................................................................950

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Desert Springs Resort El Torrente Restaurant …....................................……950 091546 The Crocodile Club ...................................................950 091546

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

El Pilar de Lubrin Restaurante Albar ....................................................950 069077

El Pinar Bar El Pinar ...........................................................634 302673

Garrucha Angus & Hereford .....................................................950 460588 Casa Adriana ...........................................................950 133154 Doner Kebab .......................................................662 276096 GBG ……………...................................950 132625 / 639 915993 Góndola ....................................................................950 133928 La Cantina de Flor ....................................................950 132757 La Gurulla ………................................................….666 995669 Maui Gastro ….................................................………950 460882 Nautico …................................................................694 433535 Restaurante Andalucia ..............................................950 460604 Restaurante Azul, Hotel Tikar ...................................950 617131 Rincón del Puerto …….......................950 133042 / 950 133043 Tierra y Mar .............................................................643 463940

Huércal-Overa Crisbe .............................................950 134100 / 607 El Paladar .......................................673 695939 / 631 El Capricho …........................................................637 Hotel Overa .............................................................950

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La Alfoquía Bar La Unión ...........................................................642 008003 Indian Tandoori ........................................................632 110888 The Heathers ...................................................................642 144727

Las Herrerias Eugenia ......................................................................950 069021

Los Carasoles Harley’s ...................................................................642 637371

Los Gallardos Apolo ……...................................................…………..600 495182 Meson Verfran ...................................950 469393 / 637 810143 Miraflores ..................................................................950 469519

Mojácar - see also Mojácar Pueblo Alcazaba ………......................................................657 Al Punto (Brazilian) ...................................................950 Antonella (Italian) .............................................……..950 BaoBab .....................................................................689 Badgers ...................................................................950

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Bellavista ..................................................................950 Botaniq ...................................................................696 Bowen Resto Bar .............................. 666 406203 / 634 Cabo Norte ..............................................................665 Captain’s Tapas Bar & Restaurant ...........................617 Casa Egea .................................................................950

478800 809035 357654 891772 El Gaucho ................................................................950 478846 477797 El Lugar ...................................................................679 676405 472190 El Sitio ....................................................................950 615411 Enrico (Italian) ...................................950 472995 / 642 514738 Gastro Malabar (See p.13)...........................................950 472970 Ilario Imperial (Italian) ..............................................950 478098 Imperial Playa (Italian) ..............................................950 475360 Kukis .........................................................................950 377076 La Cabaña ................................................................950 615179 La Cantina (Mexican) ................................................950 478841 La Cometa ...............................................................950 615209 La Estancia …….............................................………654 562396 La Gaviota ……………...............................................950 472177 La Paratá ...................................................................950 375590 Casa Juan …………................................................….950 450305 Los Amigos ......................................…………………950 478489 Cortijo de la Media Luna .............................950 478813 / 676 547555 Levante .....................................................................950 615224 Cowboy Kenny’s Bar and Que ................................711 007976 Marama ..............................................660 696229 / 666 260852 D’Angelo .....................................................................950 478517 Marcelo Entre Tapas .................................................950 031812 Delfín Dorado......................................950 475212 / 645 220095 Martín Morales ..............................................................950 478812 Dolce Vita ................................................................950 478476 Mediterráneo ............................................................950 309869 Don Pancho (Mexican) .................................................950 472543 Meson de Loic y Cathy ...........................................950 478050 El Deseo .................................................................670 018035 Mesón Felipe San Bernabé ...................…………….950 475966

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Meson Mémé …........…………………..674 141159 / 647 954405 Mandala Beach Club ................................................950 473131 Mohana .....................................................................950 472941 Mountains of the Moon (Indian) ........950 472002 / 637 914632 Neptuno .................................................................…616 005387 Omega ...................................................950 475317 / 647 675919 Ottocento (Italian).......................................................950 615100 Palacio Imperial Marina (Thai, Japanese, Chinese) ...950 472208 Parador de Mojácar ...................................................950 478250 Parwaz (Indian) .......................................................631 995178 Playa Juana Beach Club ..........................................690 984992 Robert (Marina de la Torre) …………..............………950 110412 Sal Marina ...................................................................950 472405 Scotty’s .....................................................................687 382540 Sensations ................................................................950 472057 Shea’s Restaurant & Bar (See p.7) ...........................950 478186 Sottocasa (Italian) .......................................................950 093075 The Irish Rover .....................................................950 473135 The Lemon ....................……...............................…….950 472659 The Roof Garden .....................................................674 113218 Torre Bahía ...............................................................950 478651 Trufibar ....................................................................664 103611 Twister ...................................................………………600 006032 Zaika Fusion ..........................................................632 727851

Mojácar Pueblo Arlequíno ..........................................950 478037 / 649 337781 Calima (Moroccan) ..................................................608 807331 Casa Minguito ………...............................................950 478614 El Antler ……....................................................……600 540661 La Candela …...........................................................647 724367 Pulcinella (Italian) .....................................................950 478401 Restaurante Aires del Sur ..................606 061811 / 950 478014 Restaurante Calima ………………........................….663 286962 Restaurante Mamabel's ...............................................950 472448 Rincón de Embrujo …....................…………………….600 531270 Rincon del Zahorí .............................630 314400 / 661 604220

Palomares

La Pará ……………………..................................…….637 La Sorpresa ...............................................................950 Orsoca ………………............................................…..602 Pizzeria-Restaurante Mari Cruz ……....................…..950

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Valle del Este Golf Sawadee Thai .........................................................634 393235

Vera Gran Muralla (Wok Buffet) ..........................................950 391691 La Mariposa de Fran ………........……..950 166774 / 683 641957 Terraza Carmona ...................................................950 390760

Vera Playa Armony Beach Club .................................................617 745021 b2 Mohana (Argentinean) ........................................678 642856 El Balconcito .............................................................635 589909 Gateway to India (Indian) ...........................................950 923994 Lua Puerto Rey ........................................................950 478202 Maraú (Vera Playa) ……………...........................……671 580340 Taj Mahal (Indian) …............…………950 618691 / 671 231465 The Blue Parrot ......................................................950 467682

Villaricos Don Tadeo ..................................................................950 467105 El Faro ..................................................649 766252 / 687 351764 Gastrobar D’Alvaro ......................................................648 220383 Los Conteros ....................................950 618629 / 699 010705 Playa Azul .............................................950 467075 / 609 386282

Asagía Asador .........................................................640 210185 RETRACTABLE ROOF SYSTEMS Monika ......................................................................659 672615 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 The Oasis Bar ...................................950 467381 / 676 365010

ROOFING

Partaloa

Mis Amigos ..............................................…………….612 508447 Ark Roofing ...............................................................634 379173

Pueblo Laguna

RUGS & CARPETS

Bistro .......................................................................950 132022 Homecentre (Albox) (See p.5)..........868 931872 / 671 715294 Restaurant Laguna …………….........................……..950 132566 P & R Rugs (Los Llanos de Aroleas) .......................665 258680 San Juan de Los Terreros Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096 La Geoda ..................................................................637 020159 RURAL TOURISM Mi Cortijo …………......................................................950 466323 Cortijo Pocico de la Nava (Mojácar) ...........................670 777752 Mondy Playa ........................................600 254314 / 622 807809 Finca Arboleda (Vera) ..............................................678 027656 Turre Mi Abuela Maria (Mojácar) ……..........................……659 198424 Casa Adelina ...............................................................950 479153 Chili .................................................608 802227 / 950 468425 SATELLITE TV Doner Kebab ............................................................603 527699 ABC (A Better Climate) (See p.11).....647 247494 / 950 092604 Hostal Rural .............................................................950 478806 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438

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Europa Digital ....................................950 133233 / 678 332815 GBTV (Albox and Mojácar) .......................................616 888058 GSF Communications (Mojácar) ...............................950 473102 SolAir ..................................................950 472081 / 645 294064 Solo Satellite & Air-Con. (See p.42) ......950 398146 / 699 909737 Tweaks (Albox) .........................................................620 040331

Sew n Sew Susie (Albox area) ..........950 930643 / 633 683872 The Sewing Room ....................................................607 375697

SEPTIC TANK SERVICE

Desarascos Litesa ............................670 863791 / 609 Drainage Solutions …...........………….616 531283 / 670 Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 SCREENED PATIO & POOL Ginés Millán (All areas) ……….............(after 4pm) 607 Limaser (Vera) ……..................................................950 ENCLOSURES Enclose My Pool ...............................606 040462 / 670 510097 Sepserve (All areas) …..............................................675 Inside Out In Europe S.L. ....................................677 114576 SHOE REPAIRS Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 Keys Copy Centre (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 Screenmasters (See p.4)......….…...........................677 152911 Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.4)........................................627 907207 SIGNS (Shop & Vehicle) Idea (Huércal Overa) ...............................................605 SCUBA DIVING Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 Buceo Mojácar ........................................................950 472760

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Aridos Mojácar S.L. ..................................................650 914257 Auction Subasta (Los Carasoles).....UK 7413 190882 / 643 137106 Casa Conchillo (Albox) ......................950 430740 / 695 844425 Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 El Cano SL )Mojácar) ................................................950 479185 Items for Sale Mojácar .....................694 439275 / 950 478753 Servacon .....................................................................950 475853 John’s (Albox) ..........................................................634 325639 SOLAR ENERGY Merka Recycla (Huércal Overa) .........950 616683 / 666 577006 Pink House (La Concepción) ...........622 288750 / 681 095096 Bédar Directo .............................................................689 702916 The Attic (Cucador) ..…….…................672 184354 / 648 250699 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See page 19)...........950 472947 Ecocorp (See p.33) .................................................671 716597 SECURITY & SAFES See Alarms Hi-Tec Solar (Turre) ............................609 888549 / 950 468230 Hispavan Solar ..................................950 047033 / 687 845730 SEWING Alice .........................................................................620 876485 Sunergy Almeria ........................................................636 261240 Alexis Shillinglaw .....................................................634 361874 SNOOKER HALLS J.F.M. Modas Sedal (Turre) ..............950 468031 / 606 945502 CD Snooker Mojácar ..............................................609 026526 Lola Alterations & Repairs (Mojácar Playa) .950 475994 / 637 963835 Snooker Ambigu (Los Gallardos) .................................661 973205 Nicky (Mojacar) ..................................................... 667 479903 Solo Style ...............................................................626 319907

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José Francisco López Molina .............950 133607 / 635 189986 SOLICITORS Alonso & Garrido (Albox) ...........................................950 121040 Leticia Moreno-Torres Camy (Vera) ......950 391249 / 607 840182 Alonso & Haro (Vera) ..............................................950 392208 AM & RG (Mojácar) ………….............950 478984 / 649 286437 AVSA Lawyers (Aguilas) ..........................................968 446576 Babelia (Mojácar) ……..........…........635 577562 / 950 397114 C & P Solicitors (Mojácar) ….....…………950 460731 / 675 383 160 Cabrera Cervantes (Turre) ................950 099400 / 627 464545

Lopez & León Solicitors (Garrucha) ..950 888314 / 666 513917 Loustau Abogados (Mojácar) .........................................950 475012 Mar Abogados & Consultores (Mojácar) .................950 478911 Mario Redondo (Albox) ….................950 430222 / 626 389322 Miguel Angel Rojas Benitez .......................................950 615404 Pablo Suarez (Purchena) ..........................................610 014680 Mundi Abogados (Las Buganvillas) ........................950 460999

Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) .................................950 134434 Davies Solicitors (Mojácar) ........................................950 472775 EuroAbogados (Vera) .................................................950 617017

Ramírez Abogados (Vera) .......................................950 Rodriguez Paris (Antas) ..........................................950 Ross Legal Services (Aguilas) .................................968 Ruiz Orozco (Vera) ..................................................950 Saugar Abogados (Mojácar) ......................................950

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

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

SURVEYORS Philip Chesler (Chartered Surveyor).............................687 814369 Survey Andalucía (Architect Daniel González) ............686 846624

TILING & PATIO WORK See also Building Services 1 Stop Paving (Albox) ………................................…634 313939 ABS Steve Ennis ....................................................687 846016 A.J.B. Tiling Services ...............................................687 024884 Arboleas Paving ……………...............................…….636 092632 Borders .....................................................................647 803030 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 Elegant Homes S.L. ..............................950 092603 / 687 629777 Mode Services ...................................950 525790 / 687 033106 Saxon’s Complete Building Services ......618 920126 / 686 377172 Steve Holman .......................................................... 697 678708 The Bathroom & Tiling Specialists ....................+44 7756081843 United Tile ................................................................667 702817

TIMBER SUPPLIERS Wood2Go (Velez Rubio)..............................................950 614050

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS SWEET SHOPS Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas)..............................950 118 043

TATTOO ARTISTS Classic Tattoo (Mojácar Playa) .................................605 611782 Lisa V Tattoos (Cantoria) ....................634 362737 / 642 024810 Oscar (Mojácar Pueblo) …................................…….629 944374

Almería Castle ………............................................…950 271617 Almería Solar Centre ( Nr.Tabernas) ....950 387990 / 670 866122 Aquarium (Roquetas de Mar) ...................................950 160036 Camelus (Mojácar Camel Rides) ………663 930272 / 950 100076 Fort Bravo – Western theme park (Tabernas) .....….950 165405 Nautarium (Sea Museum) (Garrucha) ………………….950 139554 Nijar Butterfly Farm .................................................617 692778 Oasys Western Park & Zoo (Tabernas) ….............….950 365236 Western Leone Theme park (Tabernas) …............…950 165405

TRANSLATING - see Interpreters TRANSPORT - see Removals TRAVEL

TAXIS (Legal) Levante Radio Taxis (all areas)................................950 888111 Exclusive Shuttles pre-booked airport taxis (office hours).950 092602 Marlan Taxis Villaricos .................................................609 764900

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Albox-Online ………..............................…………….950 091111 Connexions (Turre) ...................................................950 479502 George’s Sales & Repair (Vera Playa) 950 042338 / 661 375489 Indalphone .............................(Mojácar) 950 475784 / 622 455 608 Indalphone ...........................................(Huércal-Overa) 950 471470 GSF Communications (Mojácar) ..................................950 473102 Lobster Mobile Tariffs (Andy) ...................................697 302039

Autocares Rodriguez (Coaches) ...............................950 469061 Halcón Viajes (Vera) ................................................950 393472 Exclusive Airport Shuttles ........................................950 092602 Levante Travel (Garrucha) ...................950 132258 / 628 604752 Mojácar Tour (Mojácar Playa) ............................…..950 475757 Viajes Zafiro Tours (Aguilas) ....................................868 782663 Zafiro Tours (Albox) ………..................................……950 121021 Zafiro Tours (Mojácar) .................................................950 615343

TUITION

Dave Eccles (Drum lessons) ..............950 525790 / 687 033106 ELC Education & Language Centre ........................669 294342 Espanglish ...............................................................950 390037 Girasol, Albox (Spanish) ..........................................639 089170 Guitar Lessons ………….....................................…..667 989270 Hind (French & Arabic, Mojácar) ...............................616 605341 Jewellery making ......................................................642 435909 Kinder Garrucha (Bilingual Education Centre)...........950 460472 La Galeria Art Classes (Albox) …..............................663 341904 Marcela Chávez (Spanish-English school support)....676 951352 Orange (Vera) ...........................................................950 393538 Pencils English Academy (Garrucha)..........................634 314110 Next .............................................................................950 479369 Piano (Mojácar) …………............……950 069803 / 667 408941 The Phone House (Albox) …………….950 121045 / 670 359698 R. F. (Marquetry, Guitar) ........................................711 003476 Sarah Dyson (Computer tuition) …....................……687 632435

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Simon Farmiloe (Spanish & English)(Albox/Mojacar) ..647 677097 VEHICLE REPAIRS English tuition & conversation (TEFL) (Vera) ............642 314316 Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) ….......................667 439671 Auto Shine Body Repairs ………........607 324623 / 607 324624 TV & AUDIO REPAIRS Ponce S.L. (Garrucha) ..............................................950 617181 CostaCoches ...........................................................950 459209 Seth Pittham (Zurgena).......................950 634477 / 666 826886 Fran’s Garage ....................................664 571060 / 950 164912 Go Car (Arboleas) ....................................................950 431861 Gómez Motor (Huércal-Overa) ..................................950 471250 Mojácar Motor (Mojácar Playa) ……........................950 478335. Reparbox (DIY) (Antas El Real) ...............................687 879744 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095 Taller Daydo (El Real) .........................950 459116 / 607 373298 Talleres Azor ..(Mojácar) 950 478519 ..............(Vera) 950 391400 Talleres Vizcaino (Mojácar) ........................................950 472104 The Car Surgery ...................................................666 272792 The Garage (Llanos de Arboleas) .......950 930922 / 616 453813 Tyre King (El Real) ................................................950 459253

UPHOLSTERY Curtains with Style (Fabrics) ............ 950 069032 / 678 811125 Jone’s Mobile (Upholstery cleaning) …....……………661 571939 Unicraft (Upholstery) ...................................................692 176069

Upholstery & Leather Cleaning .................................636 193256 Upholstery Larios (Cuevas del Almanzora) 950 456 364 / 651 998738

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

VAN & MAN HIRE See also Removals & Storage

VEHICLE REPAIRS (MOBILE)

Cool Air (Air Conditioning) ........................................673 195872 JFK Karz ................................................................643 790511 Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 Veloc Tuning ECU Remapping Services ..................600 827517 Andy (Trailer hire/drive) (Mojácar) ..........................600 225929 IDP Services ……........................................................608 238775 VEHICLE SALES Indalo Transport .......................................................634 336468 AA Car Sales (Mojácar) ...........................................950 459208 K.Morris (Vera) ............................0035 711004024 / 0044 7759692010 Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) …......................667 439671 Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096 AutoFex (Arboleas) ....................................................950 431861 Storage Solutions (Arboleas) ...................................950 930316 Automobiles Playcar SLU ...................950 459302 / 672 737663 Way 2 Go (UK/Spain) ……UK 0044 208 0904292 / 965 794682 CostaCoches (Antas, El Real).....................................950 459209 Mojácar Motors ...950 472056 ................(Workshop) 950 478335 VEHICLE IMPORTATION Navarro Segura - Seat (Vera) (See p.43) .670 038580 / 950 393170 Great Cost Matriculation ...........0044 7957167633 / 634 318369 Nissan & Ford (Albox) …............................................950 430856 Hispavan vehicle importation ......................................687 845730 Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096 Talleres Daydo (Antas Real) ….……….950 459116 / 607 373298 Pit Stop (Oria) ……………....................................…..950 124828 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095

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Talleres Azor ...............(Mojácar) 950 478519 (Vera) 950 391400 Mick ...........................................................................634 327075 Window Panes ..........................................................617 208231 VETS Woody the Window Cleaner (Almanzora Valley) .......634 349665 Centro Vet ABC (La Alfoqúia) ….................................950 449064 Astrid (Mojácar) ..............950 472252 Emergencies: 629 099920 WINDOWS & DOORS AA Window Doctor ...................................................630 231644 Complete Renovations .......................644 389255 / 672 379960 David A. Pritchard Construcciones ........617 698418 / 662 046497 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Interglaze ……..............................…...................... 680 743311 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 Mojácar Home Improvements ....................................950 473104

Centro Garras (Huércal-Overa) ........950 616820 / 617 456548 Clinica Nexo (Albox) .......950 430814 Emergencies: 617 305784 Clinica Huellas (Aguilas) ...968 447877 Emergencies 629 445327 CliniVet (Turre) …..........................…..950 069780 / 626 171999 Costa Indalo (Mojácar) ........................950 475213 / 605 495017 Egesta Centro Vetinario (Vélez Rubio) ..950 411208 / 608 438683 Europa (Mojácar) .................950472262 Emergencies: 629 099921 Javier .............(Garrucha) 950 132200 Emergencies: 619 236059 Ortega Windows & Doors .......................................950 NEXO (Albox) …...............950 430814 Emergencies: 617 305784 Plas-Tech Windows ...................................................600 Veravet (Vera Town) …............…............................…950 393307 Screenmasters (See p.4)......….….........................677 VetCare (Vera Playa) ...............................................950 775102 Speedyfit ...........................................950 439228 / 600

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WINES Bodega Gran Baco (Aguilas) .............................…..968 925655 Enoteca Tikar (Garrucha) ……..............................….950 617131 Isalva (Palomares) ………..........................................615 265092

WOOD & PELLET STOVES Chimeneas Acar (Albox) ...........................................950 120077 Chimeneas Mojácar S.L. (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 472135 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028

ZOO & PARK

Veterinary Centre (Huércal-Overa) …........................950 616781 Oasys (Tabernas) ....................................................950 365236

WATER (Tanker Delivery) Sierra Cabrera Water ........................651 994419 / 608 057941

WATER TREATMENTS Healthy H2O ..............................................968 437270 / 666 302 987

WEB SERVICES MODS ........................................................................600 284975 Mojácar Business ....................................................950 680110

WINDOW CLEANING Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Don (Mojacar) .........................................................666 814913 Idea (Mojácar) ...................................................……..605 162709 J&A Window Cleaning Services ..........950 122452 / 689 548824 James .......................................................................678 988812 Lady Jane Window Cleaning (Arboleas) ...................634 255373

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Community News Donations to the Food Banks by the Freemasons by Stuart Walters

Before proceeding further, I should explain on what authority I write this article. I am W. Bro. Stuart Walters, Worshipful Master of Almeria 74 Freemasons Lodge based in Turre. In April last year, the wife of my Senior Warden, Mrs Cath Ferrier, was driving past the Red Cross Centre in Mojácar and noticed the line of people outside the Centre waiting for the Food Bank to open. The following week she noticed that the line was now a lot longer. She was moved to tears to see so many destitute people queuing for food. She told her husband what she had witnessed and asked if the Lodge could do anything to help the Food Bank. This was then referred to me and I responded that we would need the approval of all of our Lodge members before any action could be taken. Further investigation by my Charity Steward identified that there were three Food Banks in our area in a similar situation. A proposition was put to the Lodge that we provide food and produce to the value of 200 euros per week to each food bank. During the time of obtaining the approval of the brethren Mrs Cath Ferrier and Bro. Charles Alman visited the Lidl Supermarket in Garrucha to see if they would work with us to put together the weekly Food Bank requirements. They readily agreed to help. The proposition was overwhelmingly approved and so the first of the weekly Food / Produce collections and delivery was started by Cath, Charles, and my Charity Steward, W.Bro. Vic Childe on 9th May, 2020. For five weeks deliveries were given to all three Food Banks. Then the one in Los Gallardos began receiving help from the Red Cross and we stopped delivering to them as they indicated that they did not need our help. The deliveries to the other two continued until 26th June when it appeared that the initial phase of the pandemic was over.

In November, the Food Banks asked if it was possible for us to help again. The members again gave their full approval. We now had the problem of being confined in our Municipalities as the members carrying out the work each lived in a different municipality than those of the Food Banks! I sought the approval and authority of my local Police Sergeant in Sorbas that it would be acceptable for my members to continue the work. He agreed, provided that they were all identified in a letter of authority. With that letter in hand my ´Three Musketeers´ recommenced their work for a further 5 weeks up until Christmas. After Christmas, the Pandemic was in its third phase and so we went back to the members for permission to continue for a further 10 weeks. This time it was just the Red Cross and the Turre Evangelical Church Food Banks who were in desperate need. Bro. Charles obtained the needs of the Food Banks in Spanish and this was transmitted to Cath who arranged with the manager at Lidl Supermarket for the Food/Produce to be available for her to collect and then deliver to the Food Banks each Wednesday and Friday. This continued for a further 10 weeks until Easter. In total Mrs Cath Ferrier together with Bro. Charles Alman and (whilst there were three Food Banks to service, W. Bro. Vic Childe) completed a total of 23 weeks. Over the complete 23-week campaign we gave a total value of 11,292.19 euros of Food and Produce to the food banks. We have all, as a Lodge of Freemasons, been privileged to assist our local community in such a positive way.

Community News dogs during 2020 despite the shop being closed for periods and there being no fundraising events, times were hard with little revenue but food and vets’ bills still needed to be paid said Dianne Reid, President of APSA. Di was instrumental in setting up the charity and became President in 2008. She has had a lifetime of involvement in rescuing and training dogs and has led APSA in homing over 2,000. Di runs the helpline on 663 762 642 and has a vast amount of Winner - Chris Franklin knowledge and experience in caring for dogs, legal requirements, help in choosing a pet etc.

Aguilón Amigos at Aguilón Golf

Spring was in the air on Friday, 26th March at the Aguilón Golf Course, Pulpi, when the Aguilón Amigos Group played in their Spanish Golf Federation Qualifier. The weather could not have been kinder – members enjoyed playing under clear blue skies and still conditions! The course is in excellent condition – so no excuses! For those of us not playing too well, the beautiful scenery and wild life are always welcome distractions! Our winner, Chris Franklin, achieved a creditable 41 points. Second place was taken by Gillian Evans [38 points] and third place by Jim Laing [36 points]. Paul Mailly, Lynne Atherton and Eddie Vaughan were in the prize money having each recorded a 2 on the par 3’s. The Amigos Group plays at Aguilón Golf Course on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays teeing off just before 9am. If you would like to play with us contact the administrator at aguilonamigos2021@gmail.com

The charity has had three shops, the present one in Avenido Lepanto next to Harrisons. APSA no longer has a stall at Los Llanos but the shop is open 6 days a week and is always grateful for donations of clothes, bric-a-brac etc. Manageress Val and her many shop volunteers provide the main income for the charity. Membership, 5 euros, is due now and can be paid at the shop. This provides a welcome boost to the charity’s finances, the monthly newsletter giving a charity update to members. Looking to the future, Di has contacts to facilitate the homing of dogs in other countries. Podencos, for example, are popular in the UK where there is safe home checking. The charity is seeking a kennel manager to join the team, and homing and fostering continue. Liaison with other charities, the vets, and the high profile of APSA on Facebook help the charity to assist the many abandoned dogs in the area. The charity is always seeking volunteers to assist in the shop, kennels, dog walking, fundraising etc. If you are interested in helping a worthwhile cause please contact Di at the helpline 663 762 642.

PAWS/PATAS Outlet Renovation

APSA President, Dianne Reid

APSA Animal Rescue in Albox APSA is looking forward to continuing its successful work with animals after the difficulties of the pandemic. The charity continued to help and home

The PAWS-PATAS outlet in Turre is currently closed due to extensive renovation and will re-open on Tuesday, 1st June. The outlet will be bigger, brighter and bolder with the addition of an Information Centre covering all areas of the PAWS-PATAS Animal Charity plus their TNR (Trapping, Neutering and Returning) cat colony campaign. For further information please email: info@paws-patas.org

What’s On takes place at Teatro Cervantes in Almería city on July 10that 9.30pm. Tickets in advance are 12 and 15 euros.

Municipal auditoriums including the ones in Almeria city, Roquetas de Mar, Huércal-Overa and Vera have pretty well ceased to function. Various reasons include the restrictions on audience numbers, the present curfew, and a ban on having large numbers of performers that cannot social distance themselves. Theatre performances are the exception to the rule, where a small number of persons on stage can keep their distance. As we move through spring to the summer, outdoor performances will be staged.

Academia Diesis is a small orchestra who come to Teatro Cervantes in Almería city on May 6th at 7.30pm. They perform the Sibelius Andante, Beethoven’s 1st symphony, and the Bruch Violin concerto no 1. The violinist is Emanuel Salvador. Tickets in advance are 10 euros.

Almería The Almería Municipal Auditorio Maestro Padilla has no major events in May. Cenicienta, El Musical (Cinderella) performed in Spanish comes to Teatro Cervantes in Almería city on May 9th at 5.30pm. Tickets in advance are 15 euros.

La Compañia Onbert perform a tribute concert to ‘Frozen, the musical’ in Spanish at Teatro Cervantes in Almería city on May 30th at 12 noon. Tickets in advance are 12 euros with any unsold on the day at 15 euros.

¡Oh Capitán! My Capitán! is a concert performed by the Tino Tova r c o m p a ny a t Te a t ro Cervantes in Almería city on June 6th at 5pm. Tickets are 20 euros.

Los Miserables (Les Miserables) performed in Spanish by La Barbarie Teatro company now

Tickets for Teatro Cervantes, Almería city, from box office at Calle del Poeta Villaspesa,1. Open Mon-Fri, 11am-1pm & 4pm-7pm, Saturday from 11am-2pm, or 1hr before performances, or from w w w. to d a s l a s e n t r a d a s . c o m

What’s On Huércal-Overa

Aguilas La Dama y el Vagabundo (Lady and the Tramp) performed in Spanish, comes to the Águilas auditorio on May 8th at 7pm. It received an award for the best children’s musical in Spain in 2020. Tickets in advance are 10 euros. Aguilas tickets from Victoria Tr a v e l 9 6 8 41 0 9 2 9 & w w w. b a c a n t i x . c o m , M u s e o Arqueológico, www. auditorioaguilas.org or from 2hrs before performances at the box office.

Tickets for concerts can be purchased in advance from Convento de la Victoria or www.giglon.com.

Academia Diesis is a small orchestra who come to Teatro Villa in HuércalOvera on May 7th at 8pm. At time of going to press no information Miscellaneous on works being performed nor ticket prices were shown, but the Walk for Life 2021 - The 6K Any concert appears to be taking place. Way Challenge The Walk was 6 kilometres, and you Tickets for events in Huércal- can still do it on your own, with Overa are available at the box office family, with friends, in small groups. on Mondays to Thursdays from You can walk, run, cycle, push a 10am-1.30pm & 5pm-8pm, buggy, push a wheelchair, swim or mornings only on Fridays, or from do it in your garden or your 1 hour before performances. treadmill, you can even walk The Internet sales from entradasho.es Walk route. You can do it all at once or spread it out over several Roquetas de Mar weeks. You can do it once, once a week or once every day for a At time of going to press no events week. You can do 3k or 18k it were shown until September, and really is up to you. The challenge is the Queen Symphonic Rhapsody to do it between Saturday, 8th May will now take place on October 23rd. and Saturday, 3rd July and to Any tickets sold for the March persuade friends and family to concert, without a refund being sponsor you. requested, are valid for October. Sponsorship forms are available Tickets are 30 & 35 euros. from the walk4lifearboleas.com or email w4lifesweet@btinternet.com Roquetas de Mar Auditorio Let us know what your challenge tickets are on sale at www.teatro is, and we will put you on our auditorioroquetas.org or the ticket website and Facebook page then office open Tuesdays to Fridays let us know when you have from 11am-1pm & 6pm-8pm completed it and we will tell everybody; a photo would be good. Vera Please observe current social The Potato Head Jazz Band distancing and lockdown rules. perform ‘Stomping Around’ at the PS 6km is 3.72 miles. Vera Municipal Auditorio on May 15that 8pm. Tickets are 7 euros PAWS-PATAS The second hand with a reduced audience capacity. book sale at Scotty's El Tropico is held on the second Tuesday of the The Gata Brass Band perform a month, 10.30am - 1pm. All concert entitled ‘Gata Brass’ at the proceeds to stray cat neutering. Vera Municipal Auditorio on May 22nd at 8pm. Tickets are 7 euros Send details of your events with a reduced audience capacity. to almeriafocus@gmail.com or call 670 84 92 65

What’s On Market Days Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday:

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

Rastros, Car Boot Sales, etc. Saturday: Los Llanos, between Arboleas & Albox Sunday morning: Multiple Use Centre (Artisan Centre), Mojácar Village 2nd Sunday of the month: Bédar, from 9am

Activities - Clubs - Associations Clubs, Societies & Activities

The Royal British Legion, Mojácar First Thursday of the month, meeting ion the terrace at Hotel Continentel, MojácarPlaya, 11:30am. 3rd Thursday Almanzora Group of Friends Library and Information Centre of the month social meeting at 11:30 Tues - Fri, 10am-1pm, Plaza San Antonia, for coffee and chatter. Call for Barrio Alto, Albox. Extensive English information of the venue which changes Library, DVDs and talking books, monthly eac time. Everyone is welcome to any magazine, monthly quiz, trips. RBL event and meeting, whether service www.almanzoragof.org or Facebook: or non-service. For enquires about Almanzora Group of Friends. Tel: 602 events or meetings call 950 589650 or email mojacar.secretary@rbl.community 495 306 If you are feeling lonely or are Living Alone in Spain? housebound why not become a We are a 60+ group of friends who Telephone Buddy. Sometimes just meet for lunch every Wednesday in the talking to someone is a first step to Mojácar area. Tel. Ann: 677 877 087 feeling more in control. Why not email Almeria Link Friendship Group us for more information: Membership is free and open to all. We mojacar.chairman@rbl.community meet at weekends in the Mojacar area For Welfare advice or help call to enjoy dining experiences and form 676451780 (9am-5pm, Mon-Sat) or email friendships. At 4pm on the first d m w i l s o n @ b r i t i s h l e g i o n . o r g . u k Thursday of each month, we meet for The Royal British Legion - Albox a chat and a drink at D'Angelo's Everyone welcome. Monthly meeting Restaurant. New members are always 3rd Thursday of every month, La Parrilla, welcome. Please contact Bob on Albox, 11am. Coffee morning 1st 950472551 or Cynthia on 950472699 Thursday of every month, Oasis Cafe WOW Women on Wednesday Bar, 11.30am. For info contact chairman Scotty’s, Mojácar Playa, 2pm. Get Filip Ostrowski , email Albox.chairman together, buy, sell, swap, meet new people. @rbl.community. .For support contact Mrs Pamela Twissell Cross on 676 451 Dames in Huércal Overa 3rd Wed. of the month, 10.30am, Hostal 780 Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm or email: Rural Los Sabores de Miguel. All welcome. SpainNorth.CommunitySupport@RBL. Community Tel. Carolyn 637 798 494 Dames in Spain (Mojácar) Talks, trips, support for local charities. 3rd Mon. of the month, 11.00am Sensations Restaurant, Mojácar Playa. Chairperson Carol Threlfall. Secretary Jenny Trask . See fb Dames in Spain. Guests welcome. Tel: 674 477 679

The Royal British Legion - Zurgena & District Branch Heather’s Bar, La Alfoquia, first Thursday of the month, 11a.m. Email zurgenaRBL secretary@yahoo.co.uk. See www.british legion.org.uk/branches/zurgena

AUAN - Abusos Urbanisticos Almanzora No Association campaigning for the legalisation of homes in the Almanzora Valley built without proper authority. Meeings on 3rd Sat. of every other month, 11am, La Parrilla, Albox. Tel: 617 118 209 www.almanzora-au.org Flamenco Forum for English Speakers on Facebook. Information and events. Tel: 687 480 694 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 meet 2nd Sunday each month at Dee’s Dollar Bar, Pueblo Laguna with monthly presentations, themes and challenges. Open to all levels, training available for beginners. Contact Andy: 650406167 or mpg@funnell.eu 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 Mojácar Community Library levels of experience are welcomed. Multi-Use centre. Mon, Wed and Fri, www.alboxcc.com Dames in Turre 11am, last Mon in the month, Hostal 11am - 1pm . Indalo Hash House Harriers Rural, Turre. Talks, trips, support for Mojácar Walking Group Meet 2nd and 4th Sunday, 11am, various local charities. Guests welcome. Walks of different levels. Tues & Thurs. locations. www.indaloh3.com Chairman, Carol Pazdzierski Tel: 950 099 w w w. m o j a c a r wa l k i n g g r o u p . c o m Traditional Japanese Reiki and 932, Membership Secretary, Eileen McGill Psychic Development Circle Gendai Reiki Ho Tel: 652 298 072 Various classes at different times. Classes, workshops, and Reiki shares in Mojácar Bridge Club Everyone welcome. Tel: Barbara 637 Mojacar. Tel: 634 347 930, website: Mon and Thurs, 7pm. Marina Playa Hotel. 469 937 barbaramoonlight@gmail.com www.gendaireikispain.com Contact Les 950 437 100 / 634 219 174 Vera & District Lions Club Ananda Yoga & Holistic Centre Facebook: Mojácar Bridge Club 6.00pm on the first Wednesday of the Meditation Class, Crystal Class and Betty's Garden Club month at Hotel Terraza Carmona, Vera. Holistic Therapies. Contacts : 672 061 11.30 for 12 noon, 2nd Monday of the Telephone Jo Pearson on 711 00 56 82 048 (Sharon) or 635 190 515 (Nana) month at Miraflores Restaurant, or email veralionssecretary@gmail.com Ancestry Club for Beginners & Camping Los Gallardos except in July & for more information. Intermediate August. All welcome. Tel: 634 341 715 Tel. 634 309 590

Activities - Clubs - Associations Clubs, Societies & Activities continued Amigos de los Coches Clasicos Local multi-national group of classic car enthusiasts. Meetings the first Thursday of the month, 3pm, Hotel Rural Miguel Rosi, junction 559 E15/A7. www.a-c-c.es, email: info@a-c-c.es, tel. David 950 412 165 Miraflores 1/10 Scale RC Club Thursdays, 3pm. Tel: Richard on 666 274 861 for more details. Model Aero Flying Club, Cortijo Grande Sun. & Wed., 10.30am. Contact Jeff on 950 469304 or Colin on 666 982186 Aeroclub ULM Günter (Vera) Tel: 607 316 553

Religious Groups & Churches Church of England (Anglican Churches) Mojacar, Sundays, 11am. Llanos del Peral, Sundays,11am. Alhambra Chapel, 1st Thursday monthly at 11am. Priest in Charge, Rev. Vincent Oram 603 659 139. For directions, details and to find out more about our church activities please s e e o u r we b s i te w w w. a l m e r i a anglican.com Kingdom Hall, Jehovah's Witnesses Tues 7:30pm & Sun 10.00am. Poligono Aljoroque - C/El Cajete 6, Antas. Contact: 652 293 269

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

The Evengelical Church, Turre Avda. de Almería, on the corner of C/Alberquillica. Sunday, 10.30am. Tuesday, 3pm Bible studying. Midweek prayer meeting. Tel. 950 617 549 or 950 472 349. www.turrechurch.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

New Life Church, Huercal-Overa We are a Jesus centred church family learning to love one another. Sunday service at 11 am, www.newlifechurch.eu tel. 685 628 184 Living Water Church Mojacar Playa Opposite Red Cross Centre and Salas Farmacia. Sunday Service 11am. Bible study Tuesday 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

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

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 Group Turre Evangelical Hall, Thurs, 11am-2pm. Tel 950 472 822 or 677 683 385 www.steppingstonescarerssupport.com Age Support Almanzora Shop and welfare office near Peugeot garage, Albox. Helpline 634 316 573 Ostomist Support For Expats Call Dee 950 064 322 in confidence. A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous Mojacar Area Meetings:- Monday 6pm, Turre Evangelical Church (Avenida de Almeria, Turre). Friday, 6pm, Living Water Church, Mojacar Playa (opposite Red Cross building). Tel: 634 300 364 or email aaspain@gmail.com Al-Anon Family Groups for people whose life is or has been affected by someone else's drinking. Meetings Mondays, 4:45 - 5:45 at Turre Evangelical Church. Tel: 698460801 or email AlAnon.LaAlfoquia@gmail.com

Universal Wonderful Street Academy NGO that supports street children in Accra (Ghana). Registered charity. www.universalwonderfulstreetacadem Aguaviva Evangelical Church Near the health Centre, opposite Bici- y.org. Beatriz: 617 182 154 Box, Albox. Tel: Rod Southwood, 687 FACE 560 544 (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. New Life Church, Huercal-Overa We are a Jesus centred church family face.charity@hotmail.com www.face learning to love one another. Sunday -charity.com service at 11 am, www.newlifechurch.eu Harmony Community Support tel. 685 628 184 Providing assistance to those in need. Tel. 634 339 192 Mon - Fri, 11:00 - 14:00 Roman Catholic Masses These canbe found on www.misas.org help@harmonycharity.com for most places.

Activities - Clubs - Associations Music & Drama Groups

Yoga

Dance

Indalo Players Well established drama group always looking for new members to act or help back stage. Tel. Bill White on 671 81 08 19 or email williamwhite9552@aol.com

Ananda Yoga & Holistic Centre Various different styles of yoga including Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga and Integral Yoga. Holistic Therapies including Reiki, Thai Foot Massage, Reflexology, Crystal Massage. Tel : 672 061 048 (Sharon) or 635 190 515 (Nana)

Line Dancing Salon de Actos, Centro de Usos Multiples , Mojacar. Fridays, 4.–7pm. Beginners welcome. Contact: Glynis 648217503 o r M a r y B eth 6 616715 2 6 o r strictlylinedancingmojacar@gmail.com

Independent Theatre Group Always looking for new people, novices & full blown Thesbians. Call Ian Jones on 950 436 581 or 666 375 688 or email independenttheatre@hotmail.com The Luvvies New members always welcome for acting or work behind the scenes etc. Te l . 6 34 34 6 3 0 9 o r e - m a i l theluvvies@hotmail.com Jacqueline Welby Productions New members always needed to act or work back stage or with any other activities. Tel. Jacqueline Morris Welby 634 313 531 The Incognito Singers A mixed voice group, based in Arboleas, performing a varied repertoire of songs to a high standard. For more info visit www.theincognitosingers.com, see Facebook, contact us at theincognito singers@gmail.com., or drop in to a weekly rehearsal. (See web page.) Cariatiz Community Orchestra A friendly group of musicians of various ages and levels. All newcomers welcome, only requirement is to play an orchestral instrument and read music. Rehearsals Vera Auditorio, 6-8pm every Sunday. Contact emma.v.randle@gmail.com Facebook: Cariatiz Community Orchestra. Vera Voces A friendly choir singing classical music, directed by pianist, singer and director, Barry Jobling. All welcome, no auditions. Rehearsals Wednesdays, 6-8pm, at Vera Auditorio. Facebook: Vera Voces. Contact veravoces1@gmail.com

Yoga in Mojacar with Sharon Fisher. All levels. beginners welcome. 672 061 048 Sol Yoga Centre, Arboleas Tel: 686 400331 Girasol, Albox Call 639 089 170 Yoga with Ashlí Turre, Vera & private. 643102335 Yoga Therapy with Portia Oliver. Tel: 681301474 www.portiaoliver.es

Arts & Crafts Sewing Group, Mojacar We meet at Scotty's el Tropico bar for sewing, knitting, crochet etc. Weds. 10.30 to 12.30. Tel. Brenda 634 34 34 92 or Sylvia 628 006 197. We are a friendly group meeting for coffee and chat. Ladies Sewing Circle Evangelical Church, Turre, Wednesday 10.30 – 12.30 Tel: 667 702 774 Girasol, Albox Mosaic classes. Thurs 1:30 - 4:30pm.Tel 639 089 170 Picante Quilting Club Scotty’s El Tropico, Mojacar. First Thurs of the month, 10am-12.30pm. Beginners welcome. For more details or to book your place, please email Jo at jogibson787@yahoo.co.uk Cloud Zebra Craft Workshops & Clubs In Almanzora and Oria, Tues 10-2, Thurs and Fri, 10.30 -2.30. Call 744 60 96 30 or check out our Facebook page. No experience needed. Bedar Arts Centre Ceramic classes, Mondays and Wednesdays. Painting classes Tuesday 10:30-1330. For info, call 664 896 555

Eleanor & Gilly's Line Dance Class Chapman’s Bar, Albox, 2-30pm- 4-30pm, Mondays. All levels welcome. 950439003. Step2It - Line Dancing Arboleas. Weds: 6.45 p.m - 7.30 p.m, First Steps/Intro. 7.30 p.m -10.30, Beginners / Improvers /Intermediate. : C a r r i e A n n 6 2727 9 5 8 4 www.carrieanngreen.com Almeria Line Dancers Julie - 634304625 / 950110433 Pro Danza Nicky Mainstone Royal Academy Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Dance fit fusion. Children & Adults. Mojacar & Los Gallardos. T. 667479903 Ceroc Dancing Artisan Centre, Mojacar, Tues 8.15pm Beginners/Improvers/Advanced. All welcome. Contact Tracey 687251799 Belly Dancing Mojácar, Garrucha & Huércal-Overa. Contact Fatima: 610 472 596 Bellydance Classes Mojácar, Turre, Palomares. Call 639 724 521 Dance Classes with Hollie Newell Ballet, tap, contemporary, modern, jazz, lyrical, zumba and more. Based in Turre. Tel: 634 317 391 Performing Arts Centre DanZaVera 54 Verasol, Vera. Royal Academy Ballet, Imperial Society Modern, Tap and Jazz. Also Hip-Hop, Oriental Dance, Spanish Classical. Tel Anita: 670 715 787 Complete Beginners Flamenco Mojácar. No specialist shoes or equipment required, friendly hour long class. Email info@lagitanainglesa.com

Activities - Clubs - Associations Sports Almería Lawn Bowling Club Contact Shirley: 679 970 399 Bowling Club de Zurgena Friendly, social and competitive bowling, all levels & standards. zurgenabc@gmail. com. www.zurgenabc.com Cabrera Lawn Bowling Club www.cabreralbc.com Indalo Lawn Bowling Club Contact Janet 671 865 675 Mojacar Bowls Club Behind Marina Mar Hotel. Everybody welcome - Tues, Thurs and Sat starting with coffee at 9:30. Contact Verna 610 838 644. Aguilón Amigos Golf Club Aguilon Golf Course on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays teeing off just before 9am. If you would like to play email aguilonamigos2021@gmail.com Badgers Golf Society Mojacar, play Wednesday and Saturday. Everyone always welcome. Contact Dave Ryder on 663 327 182 or badgers mojacar@gmail.com Boxers Golf Society Albox All welcome to join us as members or guests. Call in at the Why Not bar in Albox on Saturday mornings or email peterstooks@avired.com Forum Golf Society Plays friendly events at local courses twice a month. Richard Price. Telephone 850993073 or rfp53@yahoo.co.uk. www.forumgolfsociety.webs.com Valle del Este Golf Society. Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sundays. Contact Alan Townsend Tel. 690 090 982

Marina Phoenix Golf Society Fitness & Martial Arts Visitors welcome Mondays and Thursdays. Tel Don Atkins 605 051 238. Girasol, Albox Email marinaphoenixgs@gmail.com Pilates, children’s karate & gymastics, advanced gymnastics, Tai-chi. Tel 639 Almería Golf League 089 170 Contact Les on 950 619 273 Aerobics or Pilates Mojacar Golf Society Campo de Futbol, Turre. Contact Vicki Visitors always welcome to come and 650 764 623 or vicki.lynch@live.co.uk join in the fun on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tel Lynn Sefton on 667 349 Slimming Groups 908 or email raylynnsefton@gmail.com Casa Pepa, Turre, Weds 10 am, Sophia Wellness Centre Arboleas, Thurs Albox Club de Tenis 12.30pm, Contact Vicki 650 764 623 or Sun & Thurs mornings, Tues afternoons. Tel Sue: 950 064 369 Fb: Albox Club de vicki.lynch@live.co.uk Tenis Martial Arts Academy Seidokan Scientific Karate & Taiji-Qigong, Cabrera Tennis Club Contact info@ cabreratennisclub.com Vera. Call John Watson 950 453 681 www.cabreratennisclub.com Performing Arts Centre DanZaVera Almeria. 54 Verasol, Vera. Martial Arts, Club de Tenis y Padel Indalo Vera. Tel: 950 59 28 77 - 608 250 607 Karate, Tai ji qigong, ancient weapons including Sword, Self Defence, Tactical Tennis Coach Gymnastics, Yoga and ageless mobility. Diego Rodriguez Tel: 689 688 226 Tel Anita: 670 715 787 Padel tennis lessons Mojácar Taekwondo At home. Tel: Ulises Gutiérrez, 606 902 5 years to adults. Various classes & times. 691 Contact Serge 646844708. Facebook PartyLevante Sailing Club GTF Spain Initiation for children from 7 yrs in small groups. Email info@partylevante.com or Sophia Wellness Centre, Arboleas call 680942141 www.partylevante Various activities. Tel. 950 449 451. Fitness with Alison, Mojácar .com Full Body Workout, Pilates, AquaZumba, Santa Irene Sailing Club Zumba, Step Aerobics, Total Toning, AeroCome and join us out on the water - Fit. Tel 666 273 168. sailing or crewing our safety boat. Every Hollie Newell Zumba Almeria Sunday at 10:30 in the boat park at the Turre, Los Gallardos, Arboleas and San north end of Garrucha harbour. Juan. Contact: 634 317 391 Email info@santaireneclubdevela.com w w w. s a n t a i r e n e c l u b d eve l a . c o m Jova Gym, Mojácar Various activities. www.jovasport.es 950 Adelante Gimnasia Artìstica 473 137. See facebook. H u e r c a l - O ve r a . C l a s s e s f o r f u n gymnastics , competitive levels, pre Fun Fit with Ali school and adults. Fully qualified coach. Roof Top Classes. Pilates, Fun Aerobics, From 2 years. Tel 622 129 702 or Abs & Arms, LBT, Yoga and more. i n f o @ a d e l a n t e a r t i s i t c a . e s Limited to 6 per class. Call 634308906 www.adelanteartistica.es Facebook Adelante Gimnasia artistica. Walking Football Club Campo de Football, Los Gallardos, 9am Monday for training, exercise & playing. www.fclosamigos.com El Bandido Runners Run, jog , walk a 5km route along the Paseo. Free to all. See Facebook. Contact Kevin on ironmankev08 @gmail.com

Your Stars Romantic opportunities may not be as they appear. Travel will turn out to be far more exciting than you imagined. Be careful not to confuse issues when discussing the matters at hand. Get out and rub shoulders with people in high positions if possible. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday.

You may have to take a short trip to visit someone who hasn't been well. Someone you live with will get angry if you are neglecting your duties. You will be stubborn about making changes around your home. Avoid any petty ego confrontations; they could lead to estrangement if you aren't careful. Your luckiest events this month will occur (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) on a Friday.

Problems with your mate will develop if you don't let them have their way. Hard work will bring rewards. Put your efforts into moneymaking ventures. Unrealistic promises will only get you in trouble. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.

You have to know what your boss wants if you expect to do your job correctly. Don't make those you live with feel unloved or unworthy. Do what you can to help them but don't neglect your own family. Sudden changes regarding your circle of friends could prove interesting and stimulating. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Friday.

Creative endeavours will give you somewhat of an outlet. You need to spend less time daydreaming and more time accomplishing. Sudden changes could result in estrangement's. Don't be too quick to judge. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday. (May 22 - June 21)

Don't let others know about your private affairs. Your high energy must be directed into productive goals, or frustrations will occur. Follow through on some of the good ideas that come up, and you could have a real winner of a deal. Your creative input will be appreciated by your boss. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) Friday.

You will be in the mood for competition, and your ability to lead a group will bring you popularity. Try to keep your cool; you may be a tad frazzled by all the rushing around. Get into some activities that will help you in making new friends. Relax I and enjoy what you've accomplished when you're finished. Your luckiest events this month (June 22 - July 22) will occur on a Friday.

It's a favourable time for real estate, investments, and moneymaking opportunities to be successful. Speak of your future goals, intentions, and commitments. You'll find it easy to charm members of the opposite sex this month. Get together with friends and catch up on reading and letter writing. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) Thursday.

You'll find travel or involvement in large groups gratifying. You are best to avoid joint ventures, and whatever you do, don't lend to friends or relatives. You can clear up important legalities and sign contracts this month. Don't be too eager to give a piece of your mind or even your opinion this month. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.

You should not get involved in joint ventures. Spend a quiet day with the one you love. Stick to travel or do things in conjunction with groups. Unpleasant situations concerning family members will be unnerving. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday.

(Mar. 21- April 20)

(Apr. 21- May 21)

(July 23 - Aug. 22)

You'll find it easy to upgrade your environment by redecorating or changing your residence. Express your interest if you want the relationship to progress. You might find added popularity with those around you this month. Don't be too quick to judge your position or surroundings at work. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) Thursday.

(Jan. 21- Feb. 19)

(Feb. 20 - Mar. 20)

Emotionally you won't see things accurately. You should get into programs that will enhance your appearance and help you to be the best that you can. Obstacles may stand in your way where career and success are concerned. Try to be fair in your dealings with acquaintances. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday.

Jokes of the Month English to become the Official European Language Despite Brexit, the European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English". In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter. In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away. By the 4th yer peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v". During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a rely sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi to understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru. Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas. The Homeless Man I just gave a homeless guy 530 dollars and my new iPhone 12. He was so happy he even put his knife back in his pocket.

The Code Word There was an old priest who got sick of all the people in his parish confessing to adultery. One Sunday, in the pulpit, he said, "If I hear one more person confess to adultery, I'll quit!" Well, everyone liked him, so they came up with a code word. Someone who had committed adultery would say instead that they had 'fallen.' This seemed to satisfy the old priest and things went well until the priest passed away at a ripe old age. A few days after the new priest arrived, he visited the mayor of the town and seemed very concerned. "Mayor, you have to do something about the pavements in town. When people come into the confessional, they keep telling me they've fallen." The mayor started to laugh, realising that no one had told the new priest about the code word. But, before he could explain, the priest shook an accusing finger at him and shouted, "I don't know what you're laughing about, because your wife has fallen three times this week!"

The Navy Recruits Two new recruits were on the deck of a ship. One turns to other and says, "It’s awfully quiet on deck tonight. Isn't it?" The other recruit replies, "Everyone must be listening to the band." The first new recruit says, "There is no band on this ship." The second one replied, "No, I definitely heard the captain say, a band on ship." The Budgie When my wife came home from work, I said, "Sit down, I've got some bad news. The cat's torn your budgie to pieces." She replied with tears in her eyes, "We don't have a cat, but I know you never liked the budgie." I said, "I know that, I had to borrow the cat from the couple across the road."

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The Parrots A lady goes to her parish priest one day and tells him, "Father, I have a problem. I have two female parrots but they only know how to say one thing." "What do they say?" the priest inquired. "They say, 'Hi, we're prostitutes. Do you want to have some fun?'" the woman said embarrassingly. "That's obscene!" the priest exclaimed, "I can see why you are embarrassed." He thought a minute and then said, "You know, I may have a solution to this problem. I have two male parrots whom I have taught to pray and read the Bible. Bring your two parrots over to my house and we will put them in the cage with Francis and Job. My parrots can teach your parrots to praise and worship. I'm sure your parrots will stop saying that...that phrase in no time." "Thank you," the lady responded, "this may very well be the solution." The next day, she brought her female parrots to the priest's house. As he ushered her in, she saw his two male parrots were inside their cage, holding their rosary beads and praying. Impressed, she walked over and placed her parrots in with them. After just a couple of seconds, the female parrots exclaimed out in unison, "Hi, we're prostitutes. Do you want to have some fun?" There was a stunned silence. Finally, one male parrot looked over at the other male parrot and said, "Put the beads away, Francis, our prayers have been answered!"

A New York attorney representing a wealthy art collector in a court case called his client and told him, "Saul, I have some good news and I have some bad news." The art collector replied, "You know, I've had an awful day, Jack, so let's hear the good news first." The lawyer said, "Well, I met with your wife today, and she informed me that she has invested only $5,000 in two very nice pictures that she thinks will bring her somewhere between $15 and $20 million ... and I think she could be right." Saul replied enthusiastically, "Holy cow! Well done! My wife is a brilliant business woman, isn't she? You've just made my day. Now, I know I can handle the bad news. What is it?" The lawyer replied, “She hired a private detective and the pictures are of you and your secretary! The Gynaecologist’s New Patient. Upon entering his consulting room, the gynaecologist notices that the new patient is very nervous. While putting on the latex gloves, he decides to break the ice with some small talk. "Do you know how they make latex gloves?" he asks. "No", she responds. The doctor says, "There is a factory in Mexico full of tubs of latex that people of various hand sizes dip their hands into and let them dry." She doesn't even crack a smile, and the exam begins as normal, but a few minutes later she bursts into laughter. The doctor looks up, startled, and says, "What's so funny?" She says, "I'm imagining how they make condoms."

The Cookies I’m not very computer literate, but I went online looking for some new recipes for dessert. I clicked on accept cookies, but I'm still waiting for them to show up.

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