The Almeria Focus - October 2018 by The Almeria Focus

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Contents Going into Autumn .........................................................…...10 In the News ........…................…………................................…….12 So Now You Know ............................................................................52 Are You on the Padrón? .......................................................54 No Solution in Catalonia ....................................................56 No Longer a White Elephant? .............................................58 The Wonders of DNA .........................................................60 Pedro Sánchez: 100 Days .........................................................62 Useful Numbers ................................................................63 A-Z Directory ……………….......……................................................66 Community News ............................................................................112 What’s On ..................................................................................114 Activities, Clubs and Associations ........................................119 Your Stars …..........…………......……........................................…123 Jokes of the Month ………………............................................124 Coffee Break …………………….............................................…126 For general enquiries, call Clare on 670 84 92 65 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com For advertising enquiries, call Rob on 619 833 041.

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Going into Autumn

hen various hurricanes were lashing down in different parts of the world there was some flash flooding in Almería province. In our Levante area this was not too severe, but photographs on social media showing flooding in Las Buganvillas were an unpleasant reminder of the disastrous floods and loss of life in September 2012. The cost of electricity is in direct proportion to the amount of electricity obtained from wind farms and hydro-electric dams and without enough rain and wind the contribution from renewable energy is not enough to keep prices down for the consumer. September has been the most expensive month this year after rises in cost for the last six months. Unfortunately the high prices may well continue until the end of the year.

del Pilar” (Mary, Virgin of the pillar) and she is the patron saint of the Guardia Civil police. Wednesday, October 31st is Hallowe’en, All Hallows Eve, originally a Celtic event when it was believed the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped. For Christians it is the eve of “All Saints’ Day” on November 1st which is a national public holiday fiesta date in Spain to remember family and friends who have died, and cemeteries are decked out with flowers and candles. November 2nd is “All Soul’s Day” when church services are held to pray for all the dead.

School children in Spain have now returned to their studies and we highlight the number of children who are receiving education up to the age of three in our “In the News” section. To enrol children in a state school in Spain they have to be on the ‘padrón’ that is the official register of inhabitants in every municipality. In an article we explain how this has distinct benefits for individuals and the municipality. With ‘Brexit’ looming and municipal election in May next year these are two very good reasons why being on the padrón is even more important at The clocks revert to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) present. on Sunday, October 28th and as Spain is on Central Tourist figures throughout Spain show a slight drop European Time (CET) it is 3am here when they go so far this year for various reasons. Analysts point back 1hr. In our “In the News” section we comment out that tourist spending is up, so the final income on proposals to leave the clocks the same is likely to be more than in 2017 but the hotel throughout the year. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was first introduced in the UK in 1916 and until occupancy may be down in numbers. 1981 the date the clocks changed in the UK and In general, town halls have now published their other EU countries including Spain did not coincide. cultural and entertainment events for autumn and In the UK in 2010 it was proposed that winter hours we highlight some of these in our “What’s On” should be 1hr ahead of GMT and 2hrs in the summer. section. October 12th is a fiesta date in Spain for The autumn equinox occurs when daylight and two reasons. Formerly it was “Christopher Columbus night time hours are exactly the same duration, Day” but as it is quite possible he was an Italian and this year on September 23rd when the astronomical his treatment of prisoners was inhumane, it has season of autumn started. Autumn continues for been changed to “Dia de la Hispanidád” (Hispanic 89 days until December 21st which is the December Day). It is also the religious fiesta of “Nuestra Señora solstice and the shortest day.

In the News The First Taste of School In the school year 2018 / 2019 which started in September there were 9,200 children who went to school for the first time in Almería province. Previously termed as being a “nursery” this description has now been changed to “Infant School”, as it is considered to be an important element in the education of very young children up to the age of three. This is 1,748 more children than last year spread between 201 centres with more teachers. The initial number of children will increase during the school year where there is room for them, as children can be enrolled as they come to the minimum age of four months. In the state infant schools the cost for parents is 279 Euros a month if the children spend 8 hours there daily which then includes a meal and a siesta afterwards, but some young children only spend the morning at school with a reduced cost. Parents of these children up to the age of three can apply for a grant from 10% to 100% depending on their income and in the 2019 / 2020 school year working mothers will be able to receive a grant of up to 1,000 Euros. This school year, 90% of the parents receive a reduction in the cost and 45% pay nothing at all. In all of Andalucía (including Almería province) the budget for the infant schools is 302 million Euros. 48% of all children in Spain up to the age of three go to school, which is considerably more than the 33% that is the average in the EU. Children have to attend school in Spain from the age of six, but education prior to this age is very popular and considered an important stage in social and educational development. Out of the Frying Pan….. Rogelio Mena is the ex-mayor of Albox who was convicted of consistently refusing to supply requested information to councillors in opposition who were fully entitled to be given the documents. He appealed this conviction to a higher court but it was confirmed as being correct and he was banned from holding public office for 30 months. This means that a person cannot be a councillor

or mayor during this period of time. At an extraordinary council meeting on March 4th, 2016, he stood down after strenuous claims that he was entirely innocent. He threatened to appeal his conviction to the Spanish Court of Equal Rights, but he didn’t do this. The ban of 30 months has now expired and his lawyers are asking the courts that this ban is now officially lifted. On October 10th he has to appear in court in Almería city where he is being accused of using 2,000 Euros of council funds for private activities. The prosecution is asking for a prison term of 18 months (which would be a suspended sentence), a ban on holding public office for 8 years, and a fine of 20 Euros per day for 8 months. He is accused of going to Madrid on several occasions with overnight accommodation and also Burgos in 2013 to trade union events that were completely unrelated to his position as mayor. On one journey to Madrid it is claimed that this was for a presentation of a book, and he made another journey in 2014. He is also accused of spending council money on food and drink in Almería city between May 2013 and October 2014. All this spending took place on Saturdays but he reclaimed the money from council funds. Following his appearance in court on October 10th a date will be set for a full hearing. No Mobile Phones in Spanish Schools? Since September 10th which was the start of the school year in France, children up to the age of 15 are banned from taking mobile phones, tablets, and “intelligent watches” to school. This applies to 12 million pupils, and teachers can confiscate any of them if pupils do take them to school. Other countries are watching this with interest, including the Spanish Minister of Education, Isabel Celaá. Tablets are used in some Spanish schools by pupils, but Isabel considers that if mobile phones were banned this would help pupils to be more attentive and help stop the “addiction”. One claim is that mobile phones in schools encourage cyber bullying and the sharing of violent or pornographic images. The Spanish Association of

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In the News Teachers considers that banning mobile phones (not necessarily tablets) would stop distractions and improve the learning ability. At present, without state legislation it is up to individual schools whether or not they allow mobile phones in the classroom, but if the consensus is that a general ban is necessary this could take place.

the retina. With further investigation planned the hypothesis is that in people aged 40 to 50 the sophisticated eye tests may reveal the early evidence of Alzheimer’s and medical treatment could be started.

Banco Santander & Banco Popular In June 2017, when Spanish and European banking regulators ruled that Banco Popular was no longer solvent, Banco Santander bought the bank for a token 1 Euro, and assumed all the debts. The two banks are being merged with this October given as the time when the complete transfer will start. Clients of Banco Popular whose credit and debit cards are about to expire are being sent new cards from Banco Santander, but the accompanying letter does not explain that this is what is happening! If any reader who is a customer of Banco Popular thinks that they have been sent a Banco Santander credit or debit card by mistake, this is almost certainly not a mistake, and the card needs to be kept and used in a similar manner to the expired Banco Popular cards. The card number is identical, and the same password applies. The number of different banks where their bank machines can be used has greatly increased and is detailed in the letter. An Early Test for Alzheimer’s Disease Scientists at Washington University have discovered that in patients with Alzheimer’s disease there are signs of this in their eyes. An examination very similar to those used by opticians has revealed that there is damage to the retina and optic nerve. After discovering that this was the case in people who had died of Alzheimer’s, the scientists then carried out eye examinations in elderly people who had not been diagnosed as Alzheimer sufferers. This showed some similar damage in many of these people which is considered to be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. The eye tests revealed whether or not there was damage to the blood vessels behind

Award for Claudia Cardinale The 8th Tabernas Western Film Festival is awarding Claudia Cardinale with a “Tabernas de Cine” award at the forthcoming film festival. Considered a sex symbol in her prime, it is the 50th anniversary of her coming here in 1968 to star in the film “Once upon a time in the West” with a star studded cast. She will come to the festival on October 11th and has stated that she is delighted to be coming back to Tabernas. Film buffs consider that “Once upon a time in the West” is at the pinnacle of the Sergio Leone Spaghetti-Westerns partly due to the haunting music. Claudia Cardinale, who is Italian, was born in Tunis in 1939 and had an illustrious record of starring in a great many films considered to be epics.

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In the News July and August Road Deaths During July and August there were 259 people killed on the roads in Spain in 236 fatal accidents. This is 34 more deaths than in 2017 and 904 people were injured. Pere Navarro has returned to being the head of the DGT (Spanish Traffic Department) and after analysing these statistics he is proposing to introduce new measures. 198 people were killed whilst driving on secondary roads with one carriageway in each direction. In 37% of these deaths a vehicle left the road, and excess speed was considered to be the cause in half of these deaths. Being over the limit for alcohol or drugs was another major cause of death followed by distraction at the wheel such as using mobile phones. Pere Navarro considers that the number of fixed and mobile radar cameras on secondary roads has to be drastically increased, and there are only 900 in operation. In France there are 3,900 and 7,200 in the UK. A decrease in speed limits may be put in place, and road markings will be improved where necessary. Pere Navarro points out that a reduction in speed limits on secondary roads was proposed by the last two people in charge of his department, but not acted on. He states that more traffic police are needed, and 250 extra police will be employed by the end of October. The DGT are always complaining that older vehicles come out worse in a severe accident as they do not have the same safety features as modern cars. Pere agrees with this but he doesn’t think that the age of a car makes it more likely to be in an accident as all vehicles have to pass the regular ‘ITV’ (MOT) tests. Changes in traffic laws have to be approved by the Spanish parliament but this is normally just a case of “rubber stamping” any recommended changes. The Garrucha Health Centre Susana Díaz, the President of the Junta de Andalucía, came to Garrucha on September 5th to officially open the modernized and extended health centre. It has been operating in its new form since June and the accident and emergency department has seen a major extension. The rehabilitation and

physiotherapy section has been completely reorganized with additional facilities, treatment rooms and staff. Patients needing the use of this department can now come from Mojácar, Garrucha and Turre instead of having to travel to Vera. The size of the centre has been increased from 620m2 to 1,247m2, and the cost was 500,000 Euros. The population in Garrucha is now 9,700 but in summer, as in the surrounding areas, the population goes up dramatically. In the last 12 months, 39,000 people came to see their doctors, the centre dealt with 6,200 children, and 30,800 people were attended to by the nursing staff. 28,500 people came to the accident and emergency department (not just from Garrucha), and staff made visits to 6,000 patients in their homes. “Wonder Woman 1984” In early September, a large US film crew and actors filmed “Wonder Woman 1984” in Almería city near the castle. This had to be shut for several days along with surrounding streets. Local businesses complained bitterly that they were receiving no trade at all as the public couldn’t get to them, and there were no tourists at the castle. On other occasions in Almería city the production company, where a film is being made and premises have to shut, has paid them money which is considered reasonable in compensation. A spokesperson for Almería city council stated that they understood that there were often problems when a film was being made and streets closed off, but this was just the same if major road works were being done. It was pointed out that hotels, bars, and restaurants benefitted from a film being made. How this problem was solved in the latest occasion is not completely clear but the production company made a donation of 18,000 Euros to the Cultural Department of the Junta de Andalucía to be spent on the castle. Tourist numbers at the castle continue to rise, and up to the end of August 224,000 people went there. The castle is open on Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9am-6pm, and on Sundays and fiesta days from 9am-3pm, and admission is free.

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In the News Major Bank Closures Between 2008 and the end of 2017 in Andalucía, 2,550 bank branches have shut which is 36% of the number in 2007. In Almería province, 298 branches have shut which is 42% and the banking union CC OO claims that 1,200 people have been laid off. There have been more closures this year, and Banco Santander are starting to amalgamate their branches with those of Banco Popular. In small villages where there is now no bank branch at all it has been suggested that town halls should install a bank machine.

found at Ctra de Ronda 101 in Almería city. This is particularly important if a non-married couple jointly own a property and when one partner dies the other person inherits this half. Without being on this register the couple has no legal status and a heavy rate of inheritance tax applies. Recently, a surviving partner who is registered is entitled to a widow’s pension. Up to the end of March this year 254 couples went on the register bringing the total in Almería province up to 5,333. Some 55% of these couples registered via their town hall. Of the 254 who went on the register earlier this year 176 were between couples who were Spanish nationals, 59 were between one Spanish New ‘ITV’ Checks The Spanish periodic inspection of vehicles known national and a non-Spanish person, and 19 were as ‘ITV’ is the equivalent of the UK ‘MOT’ tests. non-Spanish couples. The register is open to From September 10th there is a new test put in heterosexual couples or same sex couples. place that uses the ‘On Board Diagnostic’ (OBD) electronic socket used up to now by garages to test the vehicle electronics to find a fault. The inspectors at the ITV stations will now plug into these sockets to see if there is any difference with the emissions and catalytic converters information from the manufacturers, and the actual vehicle. This will reveal whether or not there has been any manipulation or disconnection. The vehicles affected date from 2011 when the ‘Euro 5’ emission regulations came into force. ITV station staff have been plugging into the OBD for several months to familiarise themselves with the technique and results. A spokesperson from the Association of ITV Test Centres has stated that ‘Ryanair’ Told to Comply with EU Law there should be no problem for any vehicle that The EU Commission for Transport has written to has been maintained in good condition, and the Ryanair telling them that the labour regulations existing tests for emissions by measuring the in each EU country have to be “immediately” exhaust gases will continue to be carried out. observed. They state that the country where workers wake up and then return to after their Domestic Partnerships work is the country where they are domiciled. Last month we explained that non-married couples They include ground staff in this category, not can inscribe themselves on a register that is known just persons who man flights. They state that the as “Parejas de Hecho”, a domestic partnership. labour laws are laws that have to be complied with Nearly all town halls operate this register but if and are quite clear. This came a week before the they don’t there is an alternative method from strikes announced in Spain, Portugal, Holland, Italy, the Spanish department ‘Delegación Territorial de and Belgium by pilots and cabin staff. Ryanair have Igualidad, Salud, y Políticas Sociales’ that can be always maintained that all employees are

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In the News effectively employed from their head office in Dublin where unions do not have to be recognized. Ryanair has recently announced that they would recognize unions and the labour laws in Belgium in May 2020, but the EU state that this is far too long before it is done. Ryanair state that they will mount an appeal. More ‘AVE’ Complications Prior to 2012, the PSOE party (roughly speaking a labour party) were in government in Spain, and large sums of money were made available for the ‘AVE’ (high speed train). This included the construction of a double track width for twin tracks from the outskirts of Garrucha through the longest twin tunnels in Andalucía at Sorbas. When the PP government (roughly a conservative party) were in power from 2012, all work on the line from Murcia to Almería was put on hold whilst further studies were made. Eventually a contract was given to the construction company SACYR for the building of a twin track from Pulpí on the border of Almería to Cuevas. After delays because ADIF, the rail company, did not own all the land needed, SACYR pulled out. New proposals from 2016 were that in all the uncompleted sections there would only be a single track with trains going in both directions on the same track. This caused great discontent but the Spanish Ministry of Transport would not budge. The PSOE party are now in government again and further pressure is being exerted to revert to a twin track. At Níjar there is going to be a “dry port” as the location is alongside the AVE line, the A-7 motorway, and not too far from Carboneras port. The idea is that goods could be re-routed at this location and all the necessary permissions have been obtained. It has now been revealed that there is currently no link from the AVE to the dry port where there needs to be substantial sidings! Níjar town hall and the Andalucía Port Authority are asking for this to be done, and it will entail further studies and delays in awarding the work once this is agreed. At present the contract for the work without the dry port link is supposed to be put

out to tender before the end of this year. The new Spanish Minister for Transport came to Almería during September to discuss the proposed changes. Meanwhile, 26 companies have put forward their bids for building the 30km stretch of the AVE from Pulpí to Vera. 16 of the companies are very large ones, and 10 of them are an amalgamation of various companies who have joined forces. The budget cost from the Ministry of Transport and the rail company ADIF is 171 million Euros. This is for a single track on a base width that allows for no expansion to a double track in the future. Carboneras Council and ‘El Algarrobico’ Hotel In 2003, Carboneras council granted a building licence for the 21 storey /411 rooms El Algarrobico hotel. When it was nearly finished in 2006, work was stopped by order of a judge in Almería city because it was claimed by Greenpeace that the land was not zoned for urban development and it was too near to the sea. After years of court cases it was ruled that the hotel could be purchased from the developer Azata del Sol for the 2.3 million Euros that was the purchase price of the land on the escritura (title deed) by the Junta de Andalucía (the governing body for Almería province). The Junta and central government have agreed that they will jointly share the cost of demolition and reinstatement of the land. Azata del Sol have never agreed to receive the 2.3 million Euros and are asking for 70 million Euros in compensation which is an independent valuation of the building as it stands. In 2014, the High Court of Andalucía ruled that Carboneras council had to reclassify the land as non-urban. This September 3rd, Carboneras council advised the court that they had done this. The council consider that the 2003 building licence was completely legal at the time and are refusing to annul the licence. They have told the court that if they did this the developer could claim damages from the council. The council has always been very upset that when the work was paralysed interviews were being held for staff that then had to be stopped. They

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In the News propose that the Junta de Andalucía gives the land to Carboneras and the hotel is turned into a home for the elderly, a day centre and senior citizens hospital. The mayor, Felipe Cayuela, states that there is a real need for a residential home and this would also provide employment for people in Carboneras. This seems a very good idea but Carboneras council have their tongue firmly in their cheek. There is no prospect of this ever happening! Scrapping Changing the Clocks The EU is asking all 28 member states to consider scrapping changing the clocks in March and October. One of the traditional claims has been that the cost of energy for lighting is less when the clocks are changed but with modern lighting such as LED with very low wattage bulbs this argument is no longer valid, and the increase in the cost of electricity is put as being 0.34%. Many people find that changing the clocks affects their biorhythms and gives an effect similar to jetlag and leads to sleep problems, fatigue, and a lack of concentration whilst the brain adapts to the change in hours. If there is a general agreement, the scrapping of changing the clocks would probably take place in 2020. A survey of 4.6 million people spread throughout the EU has revealed that the vast majority favour keeping the time the same all year. Taking all the EU countries together, 84% were in favour of scrapping the hour change. 4% of Germans responded to the survey and 83% of these people considered that the clocks should not be altered. Less than 1% of people in Finland took part in the survey but 90% agreed that the hour change should be scrapped. In Poland it was 95%, and in Spain 93%. There was only a survey of a small number of people in the UK, but 82% agreed. In Greece there is a 2hr change in time but 44% thought this should be scrapped, or brought down to 1hr.

to the tune of 33 billion Euros up to 2020. The completion of the Mediterranean and Atlantic rail projects is part of the “Connecting Europe Plan”. The Mediterranean Corridor comes from France through Spain to Algeciras, and the Murcia-Almería ‘AVE’ (High speed train) connection is part of this undertaking. The only problem is that onward connections from Almería through Granada and on to Algeciras are not now part of the project. The ‘AVE’ will stop in Almería city, and connections to Algeciras will be made via Madrid. The other ‘AVE’ link in Spain is to Portugal which is known as the Atlantic corridor. The EU are intending to subsidise the necessary train projects by 80% up to 2020, 40% by 2030, and another 40% by 2050. Ana Pastor, the new Spanish Minister for Transport, is very contented that finance will be made available for rail projects in Spain. In theory, the ‘AVE’ will come to Almería city in 2023.

‘IKEA’ Back on Track Ground work on the new major ‘IKEA’ store in Almería city had to be put on hold following a problem in the contract terms for work to be done. This has now been rectified by Almería city council, and the company Construcciones NILA has been awarded a contract worth 3 million Euros. 14 other companies are involved in the total project. It is now intended that IKEA will open EU Funding for Transport early in 2020. Once open this will be the fourth The EU has announced that they intend to finance IKEA store in Andalucía to join the existing ones the European Transport project in all EU states, in Málaga, Seville and Jerez de la Frontera.

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In the News Solar Electric Power for ‘Cosentino’ The very large international company ‘Cosentino’ based in Cantoria supply a wide range of synthetic products for use in kitchens and bathrooms as worktops, and also specialist cladding and flooring material including natural stone. At present, the overall supply of electricity in the regions is causing problems, and government or autonomous community plans to drastically provide more power from Vera to Baza has not yet seen any firm promises or action. The company have announced that initial investigation is under way to build the largest solar electricity farm in Spain, designed to reduce their consumption of electricity by 25% to 30%. Financial considerations are that the multimillion Euro project would be paid for by the saving in electricity after a period of time. All the departments at Cantoria including the various factories cover an area of 2.3 million m2. Present investment plans are to increase their efficiency in all areas by investing 380 million Euros up to the end of 2019. 52% of this expansion plan has now been achieved, and one of their most progressive products is Dekton, a synthetic material with a variety of uses. Demand has been sufficient to plan to open another plant dedicated to this product. Their research and development department spent 91 million Euros over a four year period to perfect it. In 2017, the company invoiced 901 million Euros, 8% more than in 2016, and sales to Europe went up 20%, and 12% within Spain and Portugal. Net profit for 2017 was stated to be 128 million Euros. Cosentino has signed an agreement with the enormous ship container company Maersk who will take containers from Almería port to Algeciras which is their main “hub” where they will be sent on to other countries in five continents. A Large EU Fine? The EU is losing patience with Spain, and a fine that could be as much as 100 million Euros may be announced during October. The fine relates to EU legislation regarding mortgage contracts and conditions that should have been approved and

implemented in Spain in March 2016. At this period in time, Spain was operating with a government “in function” as Mariano Rajoy and the PP party had not then been voted in. All the problems with Catalonia and the independence declaration then became the prime consideration, and following this the new PSOE party took over the government after a non-confidence vote ousted Mariano Rajoy this June. Since then, MPs took their summer break. In September 2017, the EU commissioners asked the EU Justice Tribunal to levy a fine of 105,991 Euros per day for non-compliance, but this was not put in place, to give Spain more time to comply. It is not the case that Spain has any major problems regarding the mortgage legislation, the problem is that it has not been passed into Spanish law. One large firm of Spanish lawyers has suggested that the 900,000 mortgages signed in Spain since March 2016 are invalid because they don’t comply with EU law! The Spanish banking entities are denying that this is the case and state that they are complying with the EU regulations voluntarily until Spanish law makes them compulsory. Dynamite Haul There are many abandoned mines in Almería province and in our Levante area the largest are the iron ore mines in Bédar and El Pinar. They were abandoned when the low grade iron ore became too expensive to mine. At Laujar de Andaraz in the Alpujarras area a mine was recently exposed after rain water eroded an entrance that then became accessible. A caver went into the mine to a distance of 300m and came across an abandoned stock of dynamite and detonators. He reported his discovery to the police and the specialist bomb disposal experts were called in. They established that there were 63kg of dynamite and 288 detonators. Having been there for about 30 years the find was described as being “very unstable”. A controlled explosion was undertaken that resulted in the mine entrance being completely closed. A bomb disposal spokesperson stated that any discoveries of this type must be reported to the police immediately and on no account should the explosives be touched.

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In the News Sergei Skripal & the Spanish Secret Service In an article in The New York Times in September it was stated that the Russian Sergei Skripal was involved with the Spanish Secret Service (CNI). In the 1990s he worked as a Russian agent in Madrid where he was approached by a member of MI6 in 1995 to spy on their behalf. This agent was apparently working as a businessman in Madrid. It is claimed that as regards Spain he was able to explain how organised crime functioned in Russia and who the main “mafia” leaders were and the links with Spain. This was extremely helpful as they had no other source that was comparable. It is claimed that MI6 regularly visited him in Málaga where a house had been purchased and the information he provided was of the highest importance. The article claimed that he was run from MI6 by a person whose sole task was to deal only with him. Money that he was paid was allegedly put into a Spanish bank account. It is also claimed that he was instrumental in revealing that Roberto Flórez García who was an employee of the CNI was acting as a double agent and spying for Russia. This person was tried in Spain for treason and given a 12 year prison term. Sergei Skripal was imprisoned in Russia in 2006 but when he was released from prison as part of an exchange of spies at Vienna airport in 2010, he then went to live in Salisbury.

on a sliding scale related to the income. The ‘SMI’ is an amount of income that is considered to be a minimum income and is used to calculate various levels of payment, or the granting of financial assistance in the case of families with low income. In 2018 this amount is 10,300 Euros annually, and in 2019 it will be 10,800 Euros. Self-employed persons who declare an income below these amounts will pay no Social Security payments and at present this applies to 18% of self-employed people. The amount of Social Security payments will then go up in 10 bands depending on income. Self-employed persons with very high incomes will pay more than at present so the idea is that the new system is self-financed. Once all the fine details have been sorted out and the 2019 budget has been passed the reductions will start in 2019.

Financial Help for the Self-employed Spain now has a new socialist government led by Pedro Sánchez who is the Prime Minister. His PSOE party only have a minority in the Spanish Parliament but there are ongoing talks and promises of cooperation with the left wing party Unidos Podemos led by Pablo Iglesias. Together, the two parties have a majority. The Podemos party are supporting the PSOE party to pass the 2019 budget, and it has been agreed that there will be more help given to the self-employed. Persons who become self-employed pay a reduced amount of Social Security for a limited period of time, but then they pay the normal rate. The new proposal is that the Social Security payments are

School Books Children returning to school in September had to come up with the various text books relating to the subjects taught in each year of school. Because there are different requirements in all the autonomous communities (Almería province is part of the autonomous community of Andalucía) it is claimed that there are 10,800 different text books throughout Spain. In France there are only 3,000, in Italy there are 3,500, and in Germany 5,000. The Spanish Association of Parents are claiming that the situation in Spain is ridiculous, and there has to be a whole revision of the system before the 2019 / 2020 school year. They give the example of one text book costing 20,000 Euros to print in

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In the News one particular autonomous community because the number of copies is limited. If this textbook was standard throughout Spain, with a much larger print run, they consider that the cost to parents would drop from 23 Euros to 18 Euros. Nicolás Fernández Guisado, the president of the Spanish Association of Teachers, points out that with all the different text books, pupils in Spain are studying a range of curriculums with different standards. He claims that this can have an effect when pupils leave school to find jobs. Isabel Saláa, the new Spanish Minister for Education since last June, has replied to the criticisms by stating that the Spanish Government cannot interfere in the running of the autonomous communities as regards education and they have to modify the system by discussions between them.

needed existing stock, or “km 0” diesel vehicles to be matriculated before the end of the month. There was no problem with new owners taking them away and driving them, the problem was solely that of the manufacturers and showroom owners. In many cases some of the stocks of vehicles were registered by garages in their own name before the end of August. 91,000 cars were sold and registered during August throughout Spain which was 26% more than in August last year. This is the highest number in August since 2007 before the construction crisis took place the following year. 39,000 vehicles registered during August this year were for private motorists, and some rental companies drove a hard bargain to increase their stock of vehicles at greatly reduced prices.

A Lack of Diesel Car Engines On September 1st, the new European WLTP emission requirements came into force, and all vehicle manufacturers of diesel cars have to comply. This is causing many problems, and the Spanish Volkswagen factory in Navarra had to shut down for 8 days as there were not enough engines. This means that the expected output in 2018 will be 11,200 vehicles less, and the 4,600 strong work force was laid off during this period. It is considered very likely that other manufacturers of diesel cars such as SEAT (only manufactured in Spain, but part of the Volkswagen group) and Peugeot, will be affected. Sales of diesel cars have dropped from 67% of all sales in 2013 to 48% in 2017. There are also fears that the cost of diesel fuel at the pumps will have a surcharge, which will probably be introduced in 2019, and first matriculation fees for diesel cars may be put up in price. The Spanish Association of Vehicle Manufacturers state that in many factories there will have to be a changeover from diesel engine cars to petrol ones if the demand for diesel cars continues to drop. Assembly lines cannot be changed overnight and this may cause similar shut-downs. Good news for motorists was that there were big discounts at the car showrooms during August as they

Barcelona Sleeping “Capsules” The company Haibu 4.0 think that they have identified a gap in the market for accommodation in Barcelona and are preparing to open rooms where there are “capsules” as sleeping accommodation, very similar to bunk beds. This type of accommodation is very popular in Japan where normal housing is very expensive. The capsules will be 120cm wide, 120cm high, and 200cm long. There is some storage built in and each capsule will have a power point and USB port. There will be some communal areas and shared bathroom facilities. The company claim that they can accommodate 15 people within 100m2 and the monthly rent will be 200 Euros. The accommodation is for residents of Barcelona who only have minimum income, not tourists. The target age group is from 25-45 with no criminal convictions and a monthly income of 450 Euros. The company state that the accommodation is designed to be a stepping stone to normal accommodation, not long term occupation. Barcelona city council have immediately hit back that living accommodation has to be a minimum of 40m2 and there is no possibility of a licence being given, and there has been no application for one to be granted.

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In the News Television in Hospitals Until recently, watching television in a hospital room had to be paid for through a meter, and two people sharing a room would split the cost. The Junta de Andalucía (the governing body for Almería province) is scrapping the charges and watching television is free in many hospitals now, and will be completely free by the end of 2019. In La Inmaculada hospital in Huércal-Overa there is no charge and this was extended to the Torrecárdenas hospital in Almería city on September 1st. Goodbye to Halogen Light Bulbs From September 1st, throughout the EU, the production of halogen lamps has been banned and the only ones that can be sold are the existing stock in shops. As regards normal households, the halogen lamps are shaped like a cone with two contacts that are twisted through 90% in the appropriate light fitting. The new replacement LED bulbs are a direct replacement and whilst they are more expensive to buy they are super-efficient. The halogen lamps emit a large amount of heat and their lifetime is only 2,000 hours. The replacement LED lights are supposed to last for 15,000 hours when used for three hours per day and use a tenth of the electricity needed compared to incandescent bulbs. Replacing all household light bulbs with LED ones is a very good idea although initially they are more expensive. They look like “normal” bulbs, quite different to the strange ugly shape of the low wattage bulbs introduced a few years ago. They are available in a “cold” version that is predominantly a very white light, and a “warm” version that is less stark. Many of the LED light bulbs have an indication on the packet of the equivalent light from the wattage of an incandescent light bulb and the ones that are best in a normal household are 4, 8, or 12 watts. It is a good idea to buy one or two LED bulbs of a different wattage to see how they compare with the ones that are being replaced. It is claimed that with normal electricity tariffs, the use of an LED light bulb will save 115 Euros during its life. There

is no heat produced whatsoever, so there is no necessity to wait whilst the bulb cools down before it is removed. LED light bulbs used in street lighting can save substantial amounts of electricity, and they are ideal for recycling as they do not contain sodium gas.

Expensive Electricity Figures for all of September are not yet available, but it was an expensive month for the vast majority of consumers of electricity, even more so than in August which was 4% more than July. On September 19th between 10pm-11pm, the most expensive day of the month, a Mwh cost 75,93 Euros. (A Mwh / 1 megawatt per hour is the cost of having 1,000 water heaters with an element of 1,000 watts on for 1 hour). This meant that the cost was 33% more than the same day in 2017. The price of electricity has risen every month for the last 6 months of 2018 and seems unlikely to substantially fall for the rest of the year. The cost of electricity depends on the method of producing it, and renewable energy (the cheapest) comes from wind farms, hydroelectric dams at reservoirs, and some solar sources. The next most expensive source is the combined gas and steam turbines, followed by coal. Output from nuclear power stations always

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In the News contributes about 21% of the energy needed, and it was 21.8% in September. 20% came from the coal-fired power stations (such as the one in Carboneras) 11% from the combined cycle power stations, only 13% from wind farms, and 9.3% from hydroelectric sources. The output from wind farms and hydro electrical sources had peaked at 41% earlier in the year with more rain and wind. The by now “usual” explanation for the high cost was that there had not been enough wind or rain, and many consumers still had their air-conditioning on. A 5% increase in the cost of buying coal, and a 3.5% increase in gas also inflated the cost. As the cost of producing electricity accounts for about 50% of the total bill, consumers had to pay 10% more. There is no easy solution, nor the likelihood of producing electricity cheaper, if there is hardly any wind or rain. Increases in the cost of electricity affect the cost of living, and industry costs. There is a continuing debate regarding the seven nuclear power stations in Spain as between 2020 and 2028 they all reach the end of their 40 year operation. It will only be possible to extend their life if there are very costly changes in their construction. The power stations are owned by the providers of electricity and part of the debate is to decide who will pay. Scrapping Prescription Charges? The socialist PSOE political party is in government in Spain but without a majority. There are intense discussions with the left wing Unidos Podemos party to arrive at an agreement so that the 2019 budget can be passed in parliament during October with both parties joining forces. One of the proposals is that the charge for prescriptions known as the “copago” system will be scrapped for pensioners with an annual net income of less than 18,000 Euros. It was introduced in 2006 and operates on a sliding scale depending on income. Pensioners and those persons with very low incomes pay the lowest amount up to a maximum each month. At present, pensioners in Spain pay about 395 million Euros for their prescriptions, and the grand total from all people who pay is

1,100 million. When it was introduced, the Spanish Social Security computer records had to be amalgamated with the Spanish Health Service computers but in Andalucia (including Almería province) this was not difficult to do. In other parts of Spain it was much more complicated. When it was operational it soon became clear that some people were using the health cards of relatives who were actually deceased! They were going to a doctor and obtaining prescriptions for medication they wanted themselves, but claiming it was for elderly relatives who were unable to get to the surgery. They took along the health cards from their deceased relatives and the charges with the copago system for obtaining the medication at a chemist would have been greatly reduced if they had continued to get away with it! Pension Reforms Magdelena Valerío is the new Work and Social Security Minister following the change in the Spanish Government. A continuing problem is that the Social Security department has to be able to absorb the extra pension amounts paid in July for the summer, and November for Christmas, which make up the 14 monthly payments per year. As the pension outgoings have exceeded the income from employed persons for some years, the Social Security department has been “lent” money from the central government reserve funds. At the end of June this year, 7.5 billion euros was paid over to top up the funds and more will be needed for the November payment. With the improvement in the economy the income from employed persons is increasing by 5% per month, but is unlikely to be enough. Magdelena is proposing to instigate a reform that has been suggested several times, and take the pension payments for widows and orphans, and maternity payments, out of the Social Security budget. This would mean that the pensions paid out would be solely retirement pensions, and so a much reduced amount. She is proposing that any deficit is transferred from tax income, although exactly where this money will

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In the News come from is not yet clear. In 2011, before the financial crisis, the Reserve Fund had a healthy balance of 67 billion Euros that steadily fell to 15 billion euros in 2016, and 8 billion in 2017. In all, 94 billion Euros has been used to keep the Social Security Department in funds. Pablo Hernández de Cos, the Governor of The Bank of Spain, has stated that there are three areas where the Spanish Government has to come up with a long term solution. These are increased pension payments, the health service, and long term payments for the care of persons who require financial assistance through illness or disability. Transferring to Spain The Spanish Minister for the Economy has announced that the very large insurance company Admiral Group are transferring their European base to Spain from the UK on January 1st, 2019. This is in response to Brexit. Admiral has their largest insurance business in Spain after the UK and will move their company Admiral Europe to Madrid. Seville will be the headquarters of Admiral Intermediary Services. Their Spanish insurance arm is Qualitas Auto and they own the Spanish comparison companies Rastreator and Balumba. Nadia Calviño,the Minister for the Economy, states that other companies in the UK are discussing a move to Spain that demonstrates that they have confidence in the Spanish economy. Chinese Tourists Coming to Andalucía After Madrid, Andalucía is the second most popular destination for Chinese tourists coming to Spain, and accounted for 23% of these in 2017. 514,000 Chinese tourists chose Spain as their destination in 2017, and 2018 is seeing an even larger increase, with their spending put at just less than 800 million euros. The younger sector of the Chinese population is becoming more adventurous, have spare income, want to go on holidays, visas are quickly provided, and there are an increasing number of flights. At present, only 10% of all Chinese have passports but calculations are that by 2025 an estimated 150 million Chinese will

travel out of China. This year, flights are coming directly to Spain from nine Chinese cities. Chinese tourists habitually choose 4* hotel accommodation, and young people like to go on organized trips with a translator. Overall, Spain is the 4th most popular country after the UK, France, and Italy. Madrid Hospital Lift Shaft Death Technicians were called to inspect a lift at the La Paz hospital in Madrid. Users were complaining of a strange smell and erratic functioning of the lift so it was taken out of service. The technicians discovered that there was a dead body of a man at the bottom of the lift shaft who was stated by forensic staff to have been dead for a few days. The man was not dressed in a hospital uniform, or hospital clothes that a patient would be wearing, but was dressed in normal street clothes without any identification. The lift technicians stated that none of the lift doors had been forced, and the only likely explanation was that a lift malfunction had opened the outside doors at one of the floors, when the lift was at another floor further up, so he may have fallen down the shaft. Detailed investigations by the police and the lift company were then put in place, primarily to identify the dead man who was stated to be 50-60 years old. Sadly, it transpired that he had a special key that opened the lift doors and when he was identified after being reported missing a suicide note was found at his home. Learning Spanish The British Council has published information that shows that learning Spanish as a second language in the UK in secondary schools is taking over from French and German. In 2017, 8,300 young people sat exams in French which is 700 less than in 2015, and 13,000 less than in 1997 some 20 years ago. German is also losing out in popularity with 3,300 compared with 3,600 in 2015 and 9,000 in 1997. People sitting Spanish exams in 2008 was slightly more than those sitting German, but this has now doubled and risen to 7,600. The Cervantes Institute offers courses and exams in Spanish in the UK,

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In the News and their director Ignacio Peyró states that more and more UK persons see the importance of learning Spanish as an important asset. It is accepted that a large percentage of the world speaks Spanish or a close derivative in Europe and is an important asset in the job market. Ford Focus Sensors Vehicles that enter a motorway in the wrong direction cause panic, serious injuries, and sometimes deaths. One morning last August, the Guardia Police control centre in Almería city was swamped with calls telling them that a grey van was travelling along the A-7 motorway in the wrong direction near Níjar. A police car managed to stop the driver after a deliberate slight collision, without any injuries, after the driver, who was a 60 year old man, had travelled a total distance of 30km. It was stated that the man tested positive for elevated alcohol levels. In Spain in the last 10 years there have been 130 reported accidents of this type, and about 30 people have been killed. This number of deaths is considered to be far less than might be expected. The new Ford Focus has a camera that alerts the driver if they have gone through the two sets of no-entry signs on slip roads that are only intended for persons coming off the motorway. On the instrument display a sign comes up with a no-entry sign, audible warning tone, flashing lights, and the message “Check Driving Direction”. General advice for drivers who find they are going down a motorway the wrong way is to park the vehicle on the hard shoulder, but if this means crossing traffic lanes, the closest distance possible to crash barriers. Headlights and hazard warning lights should be switched on, and if at all possible the warning triangles should be set up. Drivers should exit the vehicle and try to get themselves a safe distance away before ringing the emergency services. On no account should drivers in this situation attempt to change direction! This is good advice if the driver is fully alert, but in many cases the problem, as in the case in August, is that they are over the alcohol limit, or suffering the effects of drugs. Elderly

drivers sometimes get confused if driving at night and advice for this sector of motorists is that driving during daylight hours is much safer than at night. The Il Divo Concert 5,000 people went to the Il Divo concert in Almería city on September 6th. There were a certain amount of numbered seats available in front of the stage, but other people had to find a place to sit in a general area. 80 people turned up who were expecting to have numbered seats but they were told that the tickets applied to seats that were in a general area. After the concert, Carlos Sánchez from the Culture Department of Almería council stated that the tickets had been purchased from a website that implied they were numbered seats but small print on the website stated that the exact location of the seats was not guaranteed. Carlos stressed that tickets for events in Almería city could be purchased from www.almeriaculturaentradas.com or from the ticket kiosk at the Teatro Apolo. He stated that if the performers were selling tickets for concerts on their own website this was made clear on the Almería city website. Two people turned up with counterfeit tickets purchased from a website and they were advised to make a ‘denuncia’ (official complaint) to the police. All the persons with complaints about their tickets and seating were admitted and non-numbered seats made available. Food & Hygiene Inspections Up to the end of July, health and hygiene inspectors in Almería province went to 2,200 different bars, restaurants, and cafes, without prior warning to examine their food handling and hygiene. The total number of inspections was 42% of all establishments in the province. In 35% of their visits they found minor problems that were not correct handling, but did not amount to a danger to heath. A repeat visit was made to ensure that the procedure had been changed. In 0.7% of their inspections they found serious deficiencies and in these establishments fines

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In the News were levied, and in a few cases the closure was ordered until major changes took place. In the main, the inspectors went to see that the handling of raw, processed and cooked food was being done correctly, and work surfaces, chopping boards and other equipment were being properly cleaned. Checks were made to see if there was any insect infestation or animals such as dogs or cats allowed into the food preparation areas. Any water used in cooking has to be potable water and if the water coming out of taps is not potable, bottled water has to be used.

this very large ship, and three tugs guided it in. Part of the decision to do this was because the certificate of seaworthiness had expired during the time and a new one needed to be obtained. Whilst the vessel is in Motril the owners have to pay 5,000 Euros a day for the first week and then 3,000 Euros per day. The ship can be refuelled at Motril when funds are available but a full inspection has to take place before a new certificate of seaworthiness can be issued. Red Cross workers met the crew when the boat docked to offer assistance if needed and supplies of food and water had nearly run out. A crew member who New Equipment For Huércal-Overa Hospital spoke English with a pronounced Russian accent Marina Álvarez, the health delegate from the told a newspaper reporter that they were Junta de Andalucía, recently visited La Inmaculada delighted to be in Motril enjoying the sunshine! hospital in Huércal-Overa. She announced that in 2019 work would be finished to install a new MRI Making a Living Will scanner and a new CAT scanner that have cost 1 Since 2004, people in Andalucía (which includes million Euros. 300,000 Euros has already been Almería province) can make a “living will” that spent this year on a new radiology room with an details how they wish to be treated in the event advanced high quality ultrasound scanner. Existing of serious illness and other subjects such as organ X-ray equipment has been updated to a digital donations, treatment in the case of an advanced image system that gives greater clarity and less terminal illness, going into a hospital or staying at exposure to the X-rays. Marina Álvarez pointed home in these instances, and the appointment of out that high quality imaging equipment was a representatives to carry out their requests. 310 vital tool in diagnosing illnesses and when all the people in Almería province did this in 2017 bringing work has been completed patients at the hospital the total up to 3,027. Documents can be obtained would greatly benefit from the additional facilities. from health centres, along with a guide that The cost of the new equipment and improvements explains the various sections, and registered at has come from the Junta de Andalucía and EU places including La Inmaculada hospital in Huércalgrants. Overa and Torrecárdenas hospital in Almería city. The person making the living will goes there with The Russian Ship without Fuel their representatives and the document is then This September the port at Motril had an signed. If a person wishes to do this but is too ill unexpected visit from a large Russian merchant to go to hospital it can be done by a visit at home. ship that had 23,000 tonnes of salt from Once a living will has been made, a person’s health Tarragona that was destined to go to the UK. A record and information shows the existence of big problem was that the money to allow it to the living will. Health professionals have to act refuel had not been sent ahead and there was accordingly, as long as it is within the law (usually only 6 tonnes left. The ship had been moored off relating to severe pain-killing medication at the Ceuta for two and a half months trying to resolve end of a life), and instructions and requests cannot the problem without success. Eventually it was relate to treatment that is not yet available. The agreed that the ship could proceed to Motril document is known as La Declaración de Voluntad where there was a mooring big enough to take Vital Anticipada.

In the News A Scandal Relating to King Juan Carlos The Spanish King Juan Carlos I abdicated in favour of his son Felipe, who then became King Felipe VI in 2014, following a corruption scandal involving his son-in-law and his daughter. This came shortly after he had been flown back in the royal aircraft when he broke his hip whilst elephant hunting in Africa in 2012. He had gone there with a German business consultant, Corrina zu Sayn-Wittgestein, without informing the Spanish authorities, and he had previously appeared at various functions with her at his side. It was claimed that Corrina was much more than just a business consultant and a property near the palace was used for liaisons. King Juan Carlos made a rare appearance on RTVE, the Spanish television company, and apologised for going on the trip, and his daughter was absolved of any criminal activity in the following court case. Recently it has become known that the head of the Spanish secret service ‘CNI’ had mounted an investigation relating to a recorded conversation in a hotel in London when Corrina claimed that King Juan Carlos had used her to transfer money to a Swiss bank account in the name of his cousin in 2012. She claimed it was commission paid to the king when a Spanish consortium won the enormously expensive project to construct a high speed train network at Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The person who recorded the conversation is a Spanish businessman now in prison for money laundering, and it is thought he was attempting to lessen his prison sentence by threatening to reveal the existence of the taped conversation. A motion in the Spanish Parliament by the Unidos Podemos party for a parliamentary investigation was defeated, but a judge is looking into the allegations. Legal opinion is that King Juan Carlos cannot be investigated nor brought to court for any possible wrong doing whist he was king before he abdicated. King Juan Carlos has been effectively separated from his wife Queen Sofia for many years. They only appear together at important palace or government functions. When King Juan Carlos abdicated, his approval rating and that of the monarchy had dropped to 31%, but it has now risen back up to 61%. Queen Leticia is very popular and before she married Felipe in 2004 she

was a respected nightly news anchor on CNN+ and Televisión Española.

An Errant Missile Fighter planes belonging to the Spanish air force have been operating in Lithuania since May 1st until August 31st. Six Eurofighter planes and 135 air force personnel have been sent there from the US base at Morón de la Frontera near Seville, and the Spanish Air Force has been conducting manoeuvres along with French Mirage fighter planes as part of a NATO peace-keeping force set up in 2004. On August 7th, they were operating 100km from the border with Russia and one of the Spanish planes accidently fired off a missile made by the US company Raytheon. These weigh 150 kg, are just less than 4m in length, and can fly for a distance of 100km with a 25kg warhead. A Spanish Ministry of Defence spokesperson confirmed that this had taken place and stated that there was a mechanism whereby the missile would be detonated in the air if there was no target entered, although it was not immediately clear whether this had taken place. A search operation was carried out to try to locate the missile in case it had actually fallen to the ground. The area where the planes have been operating is not near any large centre of population, but an investigation was immediately put in place to determine why the missile had been launched! The other Spanish Eurofighters were temporarily grounded in case there was a software problem, but it is thought that pilot error was the cause of the accidental launch. Major Cocaine Police Operations Specialist police in the Campo de Gibraltar were drastically increased in numbers in July to combat the extensive criminal activities of gangs who smuggle cocaine into Spain. During August, a major operation resulted in the arrest of 21 people, and 10 of them were employed at the large port in Algeciras, the largest in Spain and one of the largest in Europe, that handles four million containers every year. Cooperation with police in Columbia, Brazil, Morocco, and Portugal revealed the network of criminals who intercepted drugs packed into

Drea the News In containers when they arrived at Algeciras where the drugs were removed and put in the tractortrailers of container lorries. Members of the gang “took charge” of the containers to ensure they were not searched before they were opened. Selected containers are put through a scanner by the customs authorities at the port, but the tractor trailer units were far less likely to be searched and the gang knew exactly when to drive them away. At the time of the major arrests they found 480kg of cocaine hidden in one of the lorries. Once out of the port area the drugs were moved in luxury high speed cars for distribution in Europe, and journeys of 1,000km in a single day were quite common. The gang used people from Holland, France, Columbia and Morocco who certified the purity of the cocaine and the quantity, and acted as quality control inspectors. At the end of August a very similar criminal gang was broken up, 8 people were arrested, and 523kg of cocaine was seized at the Algeciras port. Police confiscated a tractor-trailer lorry, five luxury cars, a van and a large amount of money. Last April, police found 8.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a container of bananas that had come from Columbia to Algeciras. Because of the very large amount, the container was intended to be subject to no searches and just driven away. The specialist drug police had been told that it was in one of three containers of bananas.

Chinese Pedestrian Traffic In China, where there is an enormous volume of traffic, it is quite common for cars to jump a red light if they are turning right, and pedestrians weave between vehicles whether or not the pedestrian crossings lights are on red or green. About 50% of the 260,000 people killed on city roads in China are pedestrians or cyclists. In one Chinese city, a sensor system detects pedestrians stepping into a road, and if the pedestrian lights are on red, a jet of water is released at ankle level. Loudspeakers also announce, “Don’t cross the road!” This appears to be a big deterrent, but on one social media site it was considered that this was a good method of washing feet! Another system that is extremely expensive stores a facial recognition of each citizen. If they

cross against a red light a computer sends a fine to their mobile phone. Their names and photographs are displayed on giant video screens, intended to shame them and make them think twice the next time. Prompt payment of the fine from their mobile phone reduces the time their names and photographs are displayed!

Internet Purchases Holidays, transport from coaches, trains, and airlines, and clothes are the most popular purchases in Spain via the internet. The number of purchases and the money involved continues to rise, and present figures for 2018 confirm this trend. In 2017, people in Spain made 233 million purchases of goods or services that totalled 30 billion euros, up 25% on 2016, and the increase since 2012 is 61%. Travel agents account for 11%, and flights and clothes 7% & 8% respectively. Concerts and theatre booking make up 5%, lotteries and gaming 4%, and another 4% relates to travel on coaches and trains. Transactions from companies in Spain were 41%, and 59% were from companies out of Spain, particularly the EU where the vast majority of purchases took place. Apart from the EU, purchases from America were the next most popular, but only accounted for 2% of the total. The New Radar Cameras In early April, the DGT (Spanish traffic police) started installing their new radar cameras that are very reduced in size and are only 50cm high. They can be quickly clamped to the crash barriers on a motorway, or on a small tripod, normally carried out by police officers on motorbikes. There are no cables as the devices send the information by Wi-Fi to a laptop nearby. The new radar cameras are called ‘Velolaser’ and initially 56 were put in service, with additional ones to follow. The mobile phone app Social Drive has published details of the most usual locations so far, but there were none listed in Almería province. There were four regular sites in Málaga, and five in Murcia province. The usual locations are either on motorways, or urban areas where the speed limit is 30k/hr. The low cost of these miniature cameras means that they will soon be paid for from the fines that follow.

So Now You Know... George Washington George Washington was born in 1732 and became the first of the “Founding Fathers” to free his slaves. They worked on Mount Vernon, and the primary crop was almost certainly marijuana! He became the first Masonic member to become a US President. There had been a proposal from the army to make him ‘King of The United States’ for his military achievements, but politicians rejected this idea. George Washington was unanimously elected president by all the members of the Senate who at that time appointed the president. Because of his leadership and vision he is universally regarded as “The Father of The US”.

Satellite Television Satellites were first used to transmit cable TV in the US to various far flung locations. Sending TV programmes directly from a satellite began in the US in the 1980s but early dishes were between 4m & 5m in diameter and very costly. It was realized that encoding the signal meant that the general public had to buy a decoder and pay a fee for receiving these channels. In 1988 the Astra 1A satellite was launched to give satellite coverage to Western Europe and reception using dishes of 90cms became possible. In 1990 the Sky TV company merged with British Satellite Broadcasting to give universal multi-channel TV in the UK from satellites. Penguin Books A landmark in the advent of popular paperbacks took place in 1935. Allen Lane, the owner of the Bodley Head publisher, was at a railway station looking for something to read on the train. The quality and subject matter of existing paperbacks was very poor and he decided that there was a market for good quality fiction and non-fiction books at affordable prices. He brought the ‘Penguin’ paperbacks to the market at a cost of sixpence each, the same price as a packet of 10 cigarettes, and a fifteenth of the price of a hardback book. Within the first sixmonths 1 million copies of his ten books had been sold and 3 million copies in the first year.

The Euros Currency European financial markets adopted the Euro in 1999 and coins were then circulated. 30% of the world’s money reserves are now in Euros. Amongst the 27 EU states, the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latonia and the Czech Republic still use their own currency, not the Euro. Montenegro and Kosovo are not in the EU but have adopted the Euro. With EU approval, Andorra, Monaco, Sal Marino and the Vatican State all use the Euro as their currency. Between 1999 and 2002 a total of 145 million Euro notes were introduced and 25% of all Euro coins were 1 centime (in Spain 1 céntimo). Coffee Legend has it that leaves from the coffee plant known as the “magical fruit” were boiled to make a drink in Ethiopia in the 11th century. Coffee plant cultivation was carried out in Yemen in the 14th century and in Istanbul in the 1500s. It was found that roasting the beans improved the taste. Venetian merchants imported coffee to Europe in the early 1600s and coffee houses became popular. In 1637 coffee was imported into the UK at Oxford and the “Oxford coffee house” was opened. By 1730 the British were growing coffee in Jamaica and by the 19th century coffee beans had become one of the most important commodities in world trade. The Broom Early hand brooms were made out of animal fur and hair tied together with a piece of cloth. They were almost exclusively used for cleaning cooking areas with wooden floors. In 1797 a US farmer from Massachusetts, Levi Dickenson, made a broom for his wife out of sorghum that is a variety of corn. It became very popular locally and when the demand was high the cultivation of sorghum was greatly increased, becoming known as “broom corn”. In 1810, following the Industrial Revolution, the US company ‘Shakers’ used foot operated machines to make brooms quicker than by hand. They introduced the modern day flatter shape.

Are You on the Padrón?

very municipality of whatever size has an official list of residents, “el padrón municipal de habitantes”, popularly known as the “padrón”. All inhabitants whatever their age or nationality should be on the register, but registration is voluntary. There are considerable benefits to both the town hall and inhabitants from being on the padrón. The total number of official inhabitants is used to determine the numbers of teachers, doctors, local police, civil defence personnel, and a variety of grants. An inhabitant is helping their town hall if they register on the padrón and all inhabitants benefit. The Spanish Institute of Statistics collate the numbers, but the information is not passed to other agencies. In Catalonia, the independence movement used the padrón last year to compile a voter’s list and put the details on a website. They are going to be prosecuted for doing this with probable heavy penalties. Deregistering from the padrón if a person goes back to the UK or dies should be done, but not many people do it. In 2016 the Institute of Statistics told town halls that the padrón had to be kept up to date and that registration for EU official residents had to be done every five years, or every two years for non-residents. Last November, Mojácar town hall issued a press release reminding EU nationals that this had to be done. Registration on the padrón is very simple and all members of a family should be on it regardless of age. The town hall wants identity documents, originals and photocopies of an ‘escritura’ (title deed) or utility bills, a rental contract if you rent, and to countersign if a non-family member lives with you. The documents required should be the same in every municipality but there may be variations. Your town hall or a councillor will give you advice as to what is needed. Within a few days you can ask for a certificate for which there is a very small charge.

Mojácar Town Hall

Being on the padrón is necessary if a child goes to a state school, to register with the health service, to get married in Spain, and if you are a pensioner to apply for subsidised trips, and in Mojácar a free local bus pass. When you buy a Spanish car from a dealer and they are doing the transfer they need the certificate to send to ‘tráfico’ (the vehicle registration department) to prove where you live. In Andalucía (which includes Almería province), if you have a Spanish will relating to a family home your family members, if they are inheritors, have tax relief if they are on the padrón. Some bodies may ask for a certificate dated within the last 90 days, so you go to your town hall and obtain one. A free shor tened version “volante de empadronamiento” may be all you need. There are currently two very good reasons for ex-pat Brits to be on the padrón. The British consulate is advising all ex-pats who are entitled to be official residents of Spain to do this well before the end of March next year, before Brexit. The first step is that you are on the padrón. Every four years there are municipal elections in Spain where councillors are elected and the next elections are in May 2019. There appears to be no reason why ex-pat Brits cannot vote as normal or become councillors. You have to be on the “censo electoral”, the register of voters, and to apply you have to be on the padrón by December 30th.

No Solution in Catalonia

atalonia is one of 17 autonomous communities in Spain with 7.6 million inhabitants and each community is largely self-governing with a parliament and president. Last October was a key month in Catalonia as there was an illegal referendum on October 1st designed to be a vote for independence from Spain. This was an impossible aim as it would have been a mini-Brexit with all the consequent problems.

majority, and he immediately announced that he was a stand-in for Carles Puidgemont, the “effective president”. Following the election of a president, article 155 was withdrawn as had been promised. Carles Puidgemont is very voluble and media savvy as he is a former journalist and travelled out of Brussels to promote his standing as a politician in exile because of his political views. The authorities in Madrid replied to this claim by stating that he and the other MPs in exile voluntarily were merely The referendum was highly flawed with many pro- fugitives from justice. Quim Torra independence people casting multiple votes and many people opposed to the idea didn’t vote as it was an illegal referendum! The Spanish government warned the politicians that under the written constitution article 155 allowed them to take over an autonomous community in exceptional circumstances. After a lot of dithering their president Carles Puidgemont announced the forming of an independent republic on October 27th. The same day article 155 was put in place and the parliament was dissolved. Democratic elections were ordered for December 21st. Quim Torra regularly travels to Brussels to hold Seven members of a committee that run the meetings with Carles Puidgemont and he is wearing parliament and 14 ex-MPs appeared in court in Madrid two hats. He continues to make inflammatory to answer various charges including “rebellion”, comments that Catalonia will become a republic and “sedition” (treason), “misuse of public funds” and pours scorn on central government for invoking “disobedience of lawful court orders”. Carles article 155. On the other hand he suggests that Puidgemont and four other ex-MPs fled Spain to dialogue is the best course of action. Spain now has Brussels to avoid arrest where they remain at a socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, and he has present, along with some others who fled to consistently been trying to defuse the situation. He different countries. All the persons before the court “suggested” to the judiciary that persons on remand in Madrid agreed that the independence declaration in Madrid were moved to prisons in Barcelona making it much easier for their families, and this was done. was “symbolic” and illegal. He is stating that the Spanish constitution is not Following the elections on December 21st the completely carved in stone, and there might be independent separatists and their supporters won amendments possible or greater funding in key areas, 70 of the 135 seats. It was proposed that Carles as long as any independence proposals are completely Puidgemont, and then another MP on remand in abandoned. Madrid, were made president. This couldn’t happen as a president elect had to appear in parliament to October 1st was the first anniversary of the accept the post. Other MPs subject to criminal referendum, and large demonstrations by procharges were proposed, but eventually this was independence and contra-independence followers abandoned and at the last minute before new were expected. Pedro Sánchez reminded Quim Torra elections would have had to be called the separatist that article 155 could be invoked again, and many MP Quim Torra became president with a one vote MPs in Madrid think it should be.

No Longer a White Elephant?

ext January 15th the airport ‘Aeropuerto de Corvera airport will be easier. Unlike Almería and Juan de la Cierva’ in Murcia will officially open. San Javier airports, Corvera is bounded by various Juan de la Cierva was an aeronautic engineer from high hills. Murcia and he invented the autogyro in1923. As the official title is a bit of a mouthful the airport will be known as ‘Murcia-Corvera’. The Corvera airport, 72km from Alicante, was started in 2008 funded by the Region of Murcia, not the Spanish State, and has been beset with problems. It was stated to be open in 2012, 2014, 2016, and then “before the end of 2018”. The construction company SACYR had been awarded the construction and running contract but after major problems both SACYR and the Region of Murcia went to industrial tribunals. The same thing happened with another company and the delays Total passenger numbers in 2017 at San Javier were dragged on. 1.2 million, predominantly UK and Irish passengers, but Corvera is “expected” to handle between 2.5 In 2017 tenders were invited to run the airport, but to 3.5 million passengers by 2025. It is claimed that AENA the large Spanish airport company objected it will eventually become an alternative airport to the contract terms. AENA manage 46 airports competing with Alicante, but there is only one in Spain and 16 overseas including Luton. In runway that had to be extended after it was November 2017 it was announced that a contract considered to be finished! When it is open it will for 25 years was being awarded to AENA and a only have 23 check-in desks and 9 boarding gates. signing ceremony took place last February. It is planned to operate on a 24hr basis, but not from day one. The San Javier airport run by AENA opened in 1967 and will officially close on January 14th. All the present staff will be transferred to the Corvera Meanwhile, major expansion work is planned for airport which is 30km away. San Javier has been a Alicante which handled 13.7 million passengers in popular airport and has received many awards for 2017. The A-7 motorway north and south will have being one of the best small airports in Europe. In an additional third lane costing 588 million Euros August, passenger numbers totalled a record with a new rail link. This may have a bad effect on 173,000 and have been steadily increasing for nearly Corvera, which remains to be seen. The Region of two years. San Javier airport is unique, as long Murcia is reducing the landing fees by up to 40% before it became a civilian airport it had been a compared to Alicante. Spanish Air Force pilot training base with a parachute training centre close by. For this reason, all the Projected passenger numbers may not necessarily flights into San Javier have been handled by military materialise, and the AP-7 toll road from Vera to controllers. When the Corvera airport was well on Cartagena is a prime example of estimated traffic the way, the Spanish Air Force announced that the numbers that in reality have never been more than flight paths could not impinge on restricted airspace 30%. Other airports in Spain built by autonomous that they used and proposed a complicated new communities have not been a big success. Only time flight path. It has now been agreed that a simpler will tell if the Corvera airport lives up to the optimistic flight path will be allowed, and the approach to the claims.

The Wonders of DNA

I n 1986 Colin Pitchfork was convicted of the murder and rape of two women after a mass DNA testing in Leicestershire. This was the first time that DNA testing was used to track down a person who had committed a crime. Nowadays, DNA testing has become extremely advanced, with results that would never have been imagined then. As in other countries, Spain has made great use of the new techniques, but there is a legal vacuum where science has outstripped the current legislation. In March 2011, a young girl, Inmaculada Arteaga, was found murdered with horrendous injuries near some windmills where she lived in Ciudad Real. There was no semen found at the scene or other genetic material and after three years the investigation was going nowhere. The police decided to submit her clothes to the Spanish Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Science in Madrid, led by the biologist Antonio Alonso. This revealed microscopic traces of saliva on her clothes and underwear. The saliva contained the chromosome ‘Y’ passed from a father to a son that was very similar to a man whose DNA was on file. His surname was Muñoz-Quirós, and the police used the ‘padrón’ (the official register of inhabitants in a municipality) from 2011 with 14,000 people listed, to find any other male with the same surname and asked for a voluntary sample of their DNA. A perfect match was found from a 22 year old man, Santiago Muñoz-Quirós, who then confessed to the murder.

person is European or North African to an accuracy of 99%, eye colour to an accuracy of 95%, and hair colour to an accuracy of 93%. Regulations in Spain from 2007 regarding DNA information stored on police databases cannot include such detailed information at present, so the technology is now in advance of legal legislation. The extreme DNA profiling is a result of a 5 million Euro grant from the EU to develop DNA testing in crimes.

Antonio Alonso gives an example of a case in the US where a mass murderer was found recently, when the crimes of 49 rapes and 12 murders were committed from 1976-1986. The FBI sent a DNA sample to the private company GEDmatch available to genealogists, with 1 million subscribers, which use DNA samples to find family relatives. This showed a family match, and after further cross checking a 72 year old man was subsequently arrested. Antonio states that this raises a number of ethical issues and a DNA search of this kind would never be undertaken in Spain.

Antonio accepts that there has to be some caution in DNA profiling. If two people shake hands there is a transfer of DNA from one person to the other one. If one of these persons touches a surface straight away, there is almost certainly a transfer. A Spanish husband and wife were convicted of the murder of their adopted daughter in 2016, but DNA evidence appeared to involve a Columbian man. It was clear that he had been nowhere near and contaminated scissors in the forensic Cutting edge DNA profiling can now indicate if a laboratory had probably transferred his DNA. A very old kidnapping case from 1995 was solved after 20 years. The man had never been seen again, but there had been ransom letters asking for 400 million pesetas. Modern DNA tests found minute traces of saliva on the envelopes that matched the DNA of a Spanish woman whose DNA was on file in France. She admitted to the kidnapping and murder and was given a 30 year prison term.

Pedro Sánchez: 100 Days

fter a new Prime Minister takes office, political and financial experts like to take a snapshot after 100 days. This is a purely arbitrary period of time, but a nice round number. Last June 1st , Pedro Sánchez, who is the leader of the Spanish PSOE socialist party, put forward a censure motion in the Spanish parliament that, if successful, removed Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and his PP (roughly speaking a Conservative party) from office. It was assumed that this would fail as there had never been a successful censure motion in the Spanish parliament.

as well. The German Dax is down 7.2% and the Ftse in Milan has dropped 6.4%. There are major financial problems in Italy and Turkey, and Brazil and Argentina are having largecurrency revaluations. The tariff wars between the US and China, and to some extent the EU are not seen as being good news. Nevertheless, the fall in value in Spain is the highest. Stock exchanges tend to be quite conservative and get jittery when a socialist government is in power. They expect there may be a rise in corporation tax, or higher tax bands for the wealthy.

The PSOE party had 85 seats out of the total of 350, and Unidos Podemos, a left wing party, had 45. Unidos Podemos supported the censure motion but had their own censure motion ready asking for new General Elections when the PSOE motion failed. Two small parties, a Basque one and four MPs from Catalonia, decided at the last minute that they would support Pedro Sánchez and this gave him 180 votes, four more than the required majority of 176. Pedro Sánchez then became Prime Minster and Mariano Rajoy and his PP party were voted out of office. Spanish banks across the board are down 16.4% in value with BBVA losing the most at minus 11%. On September 10th, Pedro Sánchez and the This reflects their exposure in Turkey and PSOE party had been in office for 100 days so Argentina, and Banco Santander is down by 8% there was the usual review. The Unidos Podemos because of very poor figures in their banking party have supported Pedro Sánchez as they business in Brazil. Nadia Calviño, the new Spanish see this as a good method of them introducing Minister for the Economy, has advised the their own agenda, and so far this alliance is European Central Bank that growth figures for working. In Spain there are elections every four 2018 have been revised down to 2.7% from the years including a General Election that will take 2.8% that the EU was expecting. place in 2020. Pedro Sanchez could call for new elections before 2020 but he has stated he will The “Risk premium” is the amount of interest that government central banks have to pay stay in office. investors to sell bonds. This is given as a number Financial experts point out that the Spanish IBEX and the lower the number the better it is. On 35 stock exchange has lost 11billion Euros going September 11th it was 233 in Italy and 108 in down from 487 Billion Euros on May 31st to 476 Spain, but last February it was only 68. It had billion on September 10th which is a fall of 3%. risen to 114 on May 31st so there is a slight Over the whole year the Spanish IBEX has lost improvement since then. The next three months 7.7% but all European markets have gone down in Spain will be closely watched by analysts.

Useful Telephone Numbers Emergencies (Multi-lingual)...................112 Health Emergencies: Life Threatening .........................................061 Other Health Emergencies...........902505061

HACIENDA (TAX OFFICE) Huércal Overa .......................950 470209 / 950 471013

FUNERAL DIRECTOR Albox (Funerarias Teruel) .......................................950 430122 Guardia Civil ..................................................062 Huércal Overa (Colly Fer) ...............................950 616161 Local Police ....................................................092 Garrucha (Funerarias Funerga) ..............................950 460295 Coast Guard .................................900 202 202 Mojácar (Funeraria Pérez) ...................................950 478102 Vera (Funeraria Ntra. Sra. de las Angustias) ..950 390884 AIRPORTS Almeria airport .....…..............…902 404 704 / 950 213 700 HOSPITALS Huércal-Overa, Alicante airport ….............………913 211 000 / 966 919 000 Hospital La Inmaculada..................................................950 029000 San Javier airport ……...……….902 404 704 / 968 172 000 Almería Torrecárdenas............................................950 016000 Almería,Virgen del Mar (Private).....................950 217100 BRITISH EMBASSY Virgen del Mar Emergencies:............................950 217240 Madrid ......................................................................917 146300 LOCAL POLICE BRITISH CONSULATE Albox ...............................................................................950 121080 Málaga (for this area) ................................................952 352300 Carboneras .................................................................950 136136 Cuevas del Almanzora ................................................950 548700 UK PASSPORT INFORMATION Garrucha ............................................................................950 460002 www.gov.uk/browse/abroad/passports Huércal-Overa ..............................................................950 470585 Mojácar ...........................................................................950 472000 EMERGENCY UK PASSPORTS Pulpi ……………......................................................................950 465049 www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document Vera .................................................................................950 390010 CREDIT CARDS 24hr EMERGENCIES 4B(Visa/Mastercard) …..902 114400 / 913 626200 American Express …...................................................900 814500 Diners Club …..........................................................902 401112 Mastercard …..........................................................900 971231 Servired (Visa/Mastercard) …............................902 192100 Visa …..........................................................................900 991124

TOWN HALLS Albox ....................................................................................950 120908 Antas ............................................................................950 619015 Arboleas .............................................................................950 449430 Cuevas del Almanzora .................................................950 456488 Los Gallardos ....................................................................950 469000 Garrucha ...............................................................................950 460058 Huércal-Overa ...............................................................950 134900 Mojácar ...........................................................................950 615009 ELECTRICITY Sevillana Endesa Enquiries: ..................(free).800 760333 Turre ..................................................................................950 479011 Breakdowns:.........................(free).900 850840 Vera .....................................................................................950 393016 WATER Galasa Enquiries: ..................................................950 391200 TELEPHONE (Telefonica) Breakdowns: ...........................................902 355575 Normal Operator ..................................................................1004 Gestagua (Albox) ....................................................950 120649 Faults Operator ....................................................................1002 International Operator ......................................................11825 GAS Speaking Clock .........................................................................093 Cepsa (Silver bottles) Leaks ….......................902 100224 Cepsa, information …......................................902 416416 TAXIS See Directory pages Repsol (Red bottles) Leaks .......................901 121212 Repsol, information .........................................901 100100 MOBILES LOST OR STOLEN (From any 'phone) ITV (Spanish M.O.T. Centres) Orange …........................................................................656 001470 Vera, Albox, Veléz Rubio Telefónica Movistar …............................................095 702611 Central number ……………........................................959 999999 Vodafone …....................................................................607 123000 Yoigo …..................................................................................622 622622 TRAINS Renfe www.horarios.renfe.es ……..........…….902 240202

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

AIR CONDITIONING ABC (A Better Climate) (See p.33)...647 247494 / 950 092604 Asesoría López (Vera) ……...................................….950 393071 Cool Solutions ...........................................................600 621436 Asesoría Torres (Mojácar) .........................................950 472748 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 Asesoría Sánchez Moral (Mojácar) ...........................670 099726 Digital Vision (See p.34) ...................950 472081 / 645 294064 Electrotorres ........................................950 472898 / 610 750771 MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration S.L. 607 364917 / 950 432110

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

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Elena Acebo Architects (Huércal-Overa) .669 680098 / 950 134976 AIRPORT PARKING AA Parking (Almería, Murcia, Alicante) ......................639 081067 Paula Puente (Mojácar) .............................................610 433001 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

AIRPORT TRANSFERS (LEGAL) Exclusive Airport Shuttles (See p.61)......................950 092602

ART & ARTISTS Adolfo Prado ...............................................................950 472668 Alison .......................................................................630 833873 Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Caz (art classes) ………................................……….607 444034 Dee Butler (Albox) ................................................….663 341904 Delfos Gallery (Mojácar) …........................................647 163681 Evie Fox ................................................................ 603 493163 Isabel Raths (Bedar) ................................................677 034957 Jeremy Fox-Rayner ...................................................653 714767 Jill Bennett (Mojácar) .........................950 478383 / 600 070188 Living Design (Albox) ...............................................678 308073 MarianMay Simpson …...........................………..……629 113436 Melanie .....................................................................638 495784 Miki ...........................................................................628 458491 Roberto Lombardi ................................950 930757 / 671 800317 The Gallery (La Concepción) ..................................607 146352

AUCTIONS A & A Auctions (Albox) ………..............950 064576 / 661 759882

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

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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY See also Solar Almería Green Energy (Arboleas) …...958 003391 / 628 872334 Biomass Pellets ...................................950 452919 / 673 784050 Auction Subasta SL (Zurgena) ...........622 288750 / 681 095096 Simón (Recycling Cooking Oils) ……………............….697 126083 Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas El Real) ..............950 528565

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Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 The Metal Works (Albox).......................950 930520 / 638 900949 Delfos (Mojácar) ......................................................647 163681

AWNINGS & BLINDS

ARCHITECTS Angel Pardo (Técnico) .......................950 121960 / 687 939315 Antonio Martinez de la Casa .....................................950 092094 Blas Haro Morales ...................................................950 615345 Daniel González Aranda (Vera) ......................................686 846 624

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

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PersiVera 2005 S.L. ..................................................627 Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.45).....................................627 Speedyfit ...................................................................600 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667

978635 Mojácar 907207 Bar Alizee ...............................................................950 091810 006032 Bar Esencial ...............................................................618 826092 567564 Bar Luz ....................................................................654 866110

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

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

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

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

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

Bédar El Paso ...................................................................678 868963

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

Cortijo Grande Casa Los Pinos …............................................…….950 468236

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

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

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

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Beachcomber ..............................................................634 339216 Burladero ……..........................................................950 615041 Cafeteria Bellagio .......................................…………950 472323 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba ………...........................645 414793 Café Latino ...............................................................626 717323 Captain's Tapas Bar & Restaurant...............................617 477797 Cave Bar ...............................................................…..950 478799 Delfos .......................................................................647 163681 Dolce Vita .................................................................950 478476 El Ángel (Mojácar Pueblo) ..................950 478343 / 607 537101 El Antler ………...........................................................600 540661 El Barrio Libre .............................................................950 475739 El Deseo ....................................................................670 018035 El Toro .....................................................................622 456560 Enrico ...................................................950 472995 / 642 514738 Fany …………...........................................………….634 312820 Jazz Life Café (Mojácar Pueblo) ........................…….647 724367 Koi ….........................................................................950 615452 Kukis ........................................................................686 038259 La Cantina (Mexican) ................................................950 478941 La Parata (See p.7).....................................................950 478186 La Piká .....................................................................950 930744 La Taberna (Mojácar Pueblo) ....................................647 724367 Los Amigos .......................................…………………950 478489 Lucer ………..................................................……….673 544617 Martinis ....................................................................950 285330

El Capricho …..........................................................697 297235 The Hub ......…………….....................................……950 135039

La Alfoquía Bar La Unión ...........................................................642 Bar Los Mellizos ……….........................................…667 Cielos …...................................................................634 El Local ……......................................950 634449 / 633

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Las Buganvillas Gnomo Feliz II ..........................................................950 132350 La Colonial ……………….........................................….636 140307

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Apolo ……………................................................……600 495182 Mesón Felipe San Bernabé ................950 475966 / 631 301368 Mesón Mémé ……………...........……….674 141159 / 647 954405 Meson Verfran ………...................................................637 810143

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Mimi’s Bar ..................................................................651 872604

Moca Cafe Bar …......................................................950 452885 No 353 (Mojácar)..................................950 104937 / 662 164424 Playa Blanca (See p.51).....................950 473001 / 639 507520 Rincon de Zahorí ................................630 314400 / 625 103672 Rose & Crown (See p.15)........................................634 796884 Rusty Nail …………....................................................950 472786 San Pedro Belgian Bar .............................................722 485340 Scotty's …...................................................................687 382540 The Emerald Isle (See p.34).....................................950 475391 The Irish Rover (See p.43).........................................950 473135 The Lemon Lounge .............................................….950 472659 The Loft …..........................................950 472432 / 690 756196 The Roof Garden .................................................674 113218 Trufibar ....................................................................664 103611 Twister (Mojácar Playa) ........................………………950 472357 Valery Music ..............................................................950 615537 Wine Not? ............................................................... 950 100077

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

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

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

Vera Playa Bar La Reva .................................634 398465 / 618 541115 El Balconcito .............................................................635 589909 Frankie’s Bar .....................................950 467541 / 622 649469

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

Piedra Amarilla, Partaloa Lorena’s ...................................................................634 397621

Pueblo Laguna Bar Restaurant Laguna ……….........................……..950 132566 Grace’s Bar ................................................................950 532339

La Buena Mesa ……............................950 467222 / 610 La Peperina .............................................................677 Restaurante Tibu .....................................................950 The Blue Parrot ......................................................950 Pub Millionaire ....................................950 617467 / 637 255978

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Bar La Plaza Villaricos .........................................…950 467590 Mi Cortijo ………......................................................…950 466323 El Galeon ……...................................................……600 559379

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La Casa del Siret ....................................................950 467777 Hostal La Parata (Mojácar) ........................................950 472670 Los Conteros .....................................950 618629 / 699 010705 The Palms (Urcal) …………......................................678 832036 Lucky Bar Pizzeria ...........................................…….647 073598

BEDS & BEDDING

BARS (BEACH BARS)

Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Aku Aku (Mojácar) .(See previous page).950 478981 / 607 347612 Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarron)...968 153907 / 678 083491 Alma (Mojácar) …......................................................950 805928 Me & Mrs Jones (Los Llanos market) (See p.11) ..0044 7850 840288 Ankara Beach Terrace (Mojácar) ………........………..950 473042 Sleepcentre (Albox) (See p.6) ..........868 931872 / 671 715294 Armony Beach Club (Vera Playa) …......……………..617 745021 Chiringuito Manacá (Mojácar) .....................................600 045599 Costa Tranquila (San Juan de los Terreros)..664701457 El Cid (Mojácar) ...................................950 472063 / 696 056128 El Patio (Mojácar) ........................................................629 287265 Hola Ola (Mojácar) ..................................................664 097279 Lola Bbme (Palomares) ……………….634 062350 / 657 303043 Los Tarahis (Agua Amarga) .......................................950 138235 Lua Beach Club (Mojácar) …......................………… 950 472643 Mandala Beach Club (Mojácar) ................................902 442420 Maraú (Vera Playa) ………...........................…………671 580340 Maui (Mojácar) ……...................................................950 478722 BICYCLE HIRE Neptuno (Mojácar) (See p.41) ...............................…616 005387 Sol y Arena (Mojácar) ..............................................950 478308 Aguila Bike (Las Buganvillas) ........................................950 133063 Tito’s (Mojácar) ..........................................................950 615030 BiciStar (Vera) ……............................................……667 024001 Trufibar ....................................................................664 103611 BikeRun Sport (Albox) …………………950 930190 / 678 166252 Ciclos Mountain Bike Aguilas …..........................……968 413984 BATHROOMS & SHOWERS Dazzlem (Vera Playa) ...........................627 818719 / 673 589874 24hr Casaserve ...................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Doltcini (Mojácar) ................................950 092600 / 658 028646 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 Lufran Bike Sport …………....................................….607 074753 Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) ……………………..950 109986 Mountain Biking Spain …...............……637 831509 / 661 178656 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711 Rodeca Bike Zone ..................................................950 132525 Diamond Bathrooms ..................................................671 717149 Weekend Sport (Las Buganvillas) .........................950 460738 Dorothy Bathrooms (Albox) .........................................661 463842 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 BICYCLE SALES, Mojácar Home Improvements..............950 473104 / 689 296432

MAINTENANCE & CLOTHING

Aguila Bike (Las Buganvillas) ........................................950 133063 BikeRun Sport (Albox) …………………950 930190 / 678 166252 Doltcini (Clothing) (Mojácar) ..............950 092600 / 658 028646 Lufran Bike Sport …………....................................….607 074753 Rodeca Bike Zone ..................................................950 132525 Weekend Sport (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 460738

BLINDS see Awnings & Blinds BOATS & NAUTICAL Veramotor S.A. ............................................................950 392552 Shower Master screens ...........................................677 604497 BOAT TRIPS SpeedyFit (Screens) ..................................................600 006032 Glass Bottom Boat (Villaricos port) ….......................662 Toldos Farrago (Screens)(Vera) ................................667 567564 Orca Steve (Mojacar, Garrucha) ..............................634 BEAUTY See Hair, Health & Beauty Partylevante (Puerto Deportivo Garrucha) ...............680 Red Line Coast Tours ….....................950 133082 / 687

BED & BREAKFAST

Casa Barranca (Huercal Overa) ....... 95 0952947 / 648 250699 Casa Jasmine (La Alfoquía) ......................................950 449513 Casa Montes Guesthouse (Arboleas) ..................... 686 400331 Castellón (Bédar) .......................................................642 435909 Las Persianas Azules (Velez Rubio) ..950 068054 / 630 149622

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

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

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

BUILDING MATERIALS (& Sanitary Ware, Tiles etc) Aridos Mojácar S.L. ……..........................................650 914257 Brico Depôt (Huércal de Almería) …........…………….950 625652 Casa Conchillo (Albox) …..........................................950 430740 Contrucciones Angel Oller (Albox) ...........................950 431453 Comercial Vera (Vera) ........................902 112236 / 950 393329 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Leroy Merlin, Gran Plaza (Roquetas) ….................……950 339800 Sanyfer (Antas El Real) ………....................................950 459082 VeraSur SL (Vera) ....................................................950 393028

BUILDING SERVICES 24hr Casaserve ..................................950 466438 / 676 306269 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 Adam's Building Services .............................………..600 041820 Alan Barker ........................................950 099913 / 600 268176 AlmeriaBuilders.com ……......................659 685133 / 950 930520 Andalucian Con Co Print .................................….…..628 408197 Andaluz Building Services.......................................…950 439094 Antas Building Company …..........…..........................661 075802 Arboleas Building ………........……….950 930536 / 634 306690 Armadillo ........................................…......................950 528128 Ben Foster Building Services (See p.26)..................642 471236 CES Builders (Paul) ................................................685 017178 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 833444 Construcciones DISACA (Mojácar) ...........................639 817778

Constructions Martinez Moreno (Rambla de Oria) ….696 052044 Cutler’s Carpentry .................................................697 907708 Daniel ……………..................................................….642 236810 DAGA Construction ……...................................……686 846624 David Croft (Urcal) ………....................................……661 148067 David Pritchard Construcciones (See next page).........617 698418 Deco-house (Ismael) …………....................................670 596085 Diamond Plastering and Building Services .................671 717149 Elegant Homes S.L. ..............................950 092603 / 687 629777 Garden Works ...........................................................666 847583 Genco Construction ...................................................607 271869 Hire a Husband …………............……..677 557 190 / 950 930596 J B General Builder ................................................. 687 024884 Jasmine Construction C.B ...................................... 659 185189 Mat Murray ...............................................................647 841750 MD Building Services ..........................628 414861 / 628 414862 Nash Groundworks ..................................................722 546192 P & S Building Services ……...….…….950 449639 / 671 318982 PR Building Services (See next page).........................662 422170 Paul Acreman (General Builder) ..............……………607 196779 Professional Bricklayer ……………........................…..626 730764 Property Consultation & Project Management (Tom) 603 670218

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CAMPSITES Camping el Cantal (Mojacar) ................................... 950 478204 Camping Los Gallardos .............................................679 970399 Campsite Marion (Vera) .............................................607 316553

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

Costa Coches (Mojácar) ........................950 459208 / 950 069272 Europcar ............................................950 615101 / 654 297681 Mo-Car (Mojácar) ................................950 478307 / 626 976973

Solvi Car (Mojácar) …………....................................950 478151 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095 Tikka RentaCar (Mojácar) ............................................950 472662

CAR WASH & VALETING Autos Gowi (Garrucha) ........................950 806066 / 607 863939 Saxon’s Complete Building Services ....618 920126 / 968 485729 Valley Construction ..............…………..665 517643 / 610 905173 Valoser Obras .........................................................642 016954 Vision Design and Build ........................950 459523 / 600 985583

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

CAKES TO ORDER Crazy Cakes Almeria

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Integral Autos (El Real) ...........................................950 459304 Soft Ice Cream and Frozen Yoghurt Machines............600 006032 Jones’s Mobile Valeting ............................................661 571939 CATTERY see Kennels Khaled - Valeting (Mojácar) ......................................671 715285

CHILDREN & BABY

CARD SHOPS C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Colin the Card (Albox) .........................................…..650 600032 Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas) ............................663 302740 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) ……….................……950 615596 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295

CARPENTRY

Baby Basics (Equipment Hire, Albox) ........................950 104345 Brian’s Furniture (Equipment hire) (Mojácar Playa) ...674 280268 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) ..............................634 322475 Meditania, Children’s Activity Centre (Turre) ...........661 751244 Menudo Park (Mojácar) ............................................627 830499 Funky Monkeys, Pre-school Group (Mojácar) .....……697 264179 Smartie Pants the Clown ............................................617 815221 The Baby Hire Centre ..............................................615 806126

CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS A.N.S.T.E.Y - Carpentry & Joinery ………...............687 251629 Cutler’s Carpentry .................................................697 907708 Paul the Chimney Sweep …………..617 150300 / 850 993057 Sammy Sweep ..........…............................…………..619 070839 CHINESE & ASIAN RESTAURANTS Casa Sun (Mojácar Playa) ......................................950 099914 Chino Peking (Garrucha) .............................................950 132948 China Town (Aguilas) ................................................968 414786 Chino Tsing-Tao (Aguilas) ........................…...............968 448548 Dragon Chino (Las Buganvillas) ..................................950 133226 Gran Muralla (Albox) ................................................950 120166 Gran Muralla (Turre) ……............................................950 618880 Palacio Imperial Marina (Mojácar Playa) ….................950 472208 Restaurante Asia - Maribo Kitchen ...........................950 110420 Go2 Joinery & Services ...........................................674 963957

CHIROPODIST & PODIATRISTS Alexandra Coll (Clinic Reverdy-Coll) ......................616 673116 Clinica Podológica (Garrucha) ..................................950 132768

Inspired Timberwork ..................................................610 988371 Mojacar Carpentry & Home Improvements ...............603 688622 Simon the Woodworker .............................................667 989270 TJ Carpentry (Albox) …….....………….619 584405 / 635 979829 Unicraft …..............................................................…692 176069 Vision Design and Build ........................950 459523 / 600 985583 Wildwood Bespoke Joinery ......................................634 328574

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

CATERING / EVENTS See also Wedding & Party Planning Elite Cuisine ..........................................................610 Hog Roasts .............................................................671 La Capilla Restaurant (Las Alparatas, Mojácar) .......950 The Whole Hog / Hog Roast parties ..968 485729 / 618

994435 Fit Feet (Ann-Marie) .................................................647 415848 851135 Kim White (Vera Playa) ………...................................637 149659 479305 920126

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Cherie's Ironing & Cleaning (Mojácar) ............………634 301389 .............950 133515 / 650 700783 Crystal Clear ............................................................637 229464 Daisy Proaño Alcivar (Contract & private) ……...….663 538596 CIVIL ENGINEERS Elite Cleaning Agency ........................629 113860 / 699 699617 Isabel Morales ........................................................617 749105 Freshclean …………….........................659 353708 / 638 272482 Idea (Mojácar) .. ......................................................605 162709 Jone’s Upholstery & Rug cleaning ….........…………661 571939 Limpiezas Cristina ….............................................…660 306695. Limpiezas Maxlim (Palomares) ……...678 567783 / 629 680161 Upholstery & Leather Cleaning ...................................636 193256

CHIROPRACTOR

Maximilian Bolté (Garrucha)

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

Computer Care (Nick) ...............................................600 Computer Services (Dani) ..................678 490639 / 630 CLAIRVOYANCY / PSYCHIC Connexions (Turre) (See front cover).......................950 READINGS C.Y.G. Vera ...........................................................950 Anna (Tarot) ……….........................................………670 897832 Don Robinson .........................................................646 Chrissie Cremore ....................................................634 349638 Dynos Informatica (Albox) …………...................……..950 Psychic Karen (Turre) …..........................................678 118108 First Call Computer Solutions …......618 539500 / 628

CLOTHING (Personalized) AdverTees (Mojácar Playa) ......................................634 33678

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

CLEANING SERVICES A1 Cleaning ..............................................................666 Amba Cleaners ........................................................697 Chris .......................................................................627 Clean Sweep ………..........................950 469345 / 662 Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694

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George Boricean .....................................................661 375489 IKamale-on ……………...............................................950 616521 Mark Adamou (Mojácar) ........................634 324918 / 634 306799 Mi PC (Almeria) …..............................................….950 633015 Mr. Micro (Turre) ....................................................950 479502 Palomares Computer Services ..................................659 353708 PC Playa (Mojácar) ......................................................634 356498 PC-Solutions (Mojácar) ..............................................637 459293 PhonePC (Garrucha) .................................................950 133502 PRYS Informatica (Antas) ........................................617 382511

Sue Osman (Healer) ………...............950 473021 / 600 847964

CONSERVATORIES

CURRENCY

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

CRAFTS Elaine's Wools (Arboleas) ........................................667 273889 Serendipity (Albox) ................................................617 699624 Simply Art (Albox) …...................................................662 443095

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

COUNSELLING / HEALING

Ashlí (Naturopath & yoga therapies) .......................643 102335 CURTAINS & SOFT FURNISHINGS Acupuncture & Massage ...........................................637 120429 Curtains with Style (See p.21)...........950 069032 / 678 811125 Barbara Clarke ...........................................................637 469937 Chrissie Cremore (Reiki)............................................634 349638 Donald Mackinnon (Hypnotherapist) ........................628 651022 Emotional Freedom Technique/Healer …....................645 290728 Eve Morgan .............................................................647 203652 Fred Smithers (Acupuncture) ...............950 930456 / 618 107351 Gill Ballard (Healer/Counsellor) ...............................663 336655 Heaven Scent Holistics ...........................................663 923733 Hypnotherapy (Karen) ............................................678 118108 Dr. Jane Thompson (Psychotherapy)...968 485729 / 618 920126 Curtainsandthings.................................................……678 684564 Solo Style ………...............................950 528334 / 626 319907 Unicraft Upholstery ...................................................692 176069

CYBERCAFES Can Connect (Albox) …........................................…..950 The Hub (Huércal-Overa) …............…………………..950 Servidea 2020 (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 Kate Roberts ...........................................................950 469540 Total Entertainment (Turre) ........................................950 Lucy Lovejoy (CraneoSacral Therapist) .....................647 045919 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) …….............................950 Malcolm Forrest-Hazell (Counsellor/Psychotherapist) ...693 489725 Norman & Carole Monro ..........................................950 439205 DAMP PROOFING Sara Vigar (Aromatherapy) .......................................665 334895 Southern Spain Damp Proofing .................................652 Shiatsu (Wendy) ....................................................671 851135

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

Luis (Clinica Veterinaria Garrucha) ....950 132200 / 628 663616 Lulu’s (Albox) ...........................................................600 046557 Pampered Pooches (All areas)..................................662 344734 Paws & Claws (Palomares)(See p.17)+44 7828251913 / 686 501593 Shampooch professional pet grooming ........................642 276442 SoloPerros (Turre) ..................................................674 509382 Ulti-Mutt .....................................+44 7894747657 / 634 332578

DIET PLANS & WEIGHT LOSS Ashlí (Naturopath & yoga therapies) ..........................643 102335

Image (Helen) ........................950 930192 / 665178326 Issysweigh (Albox) ...................................................600 334318 DOG TRAINING Pam (Turre) ..............................................................639 465631 Arias (Mojácar) ……............................................639 724521 Didi Vicki (Turre) .............................................................650 764623

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

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

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

ELECTRICAL GOODS

DIVING See Scuba Diving DOCTORS & CLINICS (Private) Centro Médico Mojácar ...............................................950 475105 Clinica Medica Garrucha ……...........950 133157 / 617 404500 Dr. Maria Rose (Garrucha) ..........................................950 132803 Euroclinicas (Vera) ........................................................950 391300

DOG GROOMING Anita (5 Bone Kennels) …………......................……662 344734 Brigbe’s Dog Grooming ...........................................630 557123 Elite Dog Grooming (Albox) …….…..617 313587 / 647 897533

Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Centro Comercial Almanzora (Olula del Rio) .............950 442012 Centro Ferretería Lopez Mojácar ...........................950 473111 De Pablo S.L. (Vera) ..............................................950 390129 Electro Ahorro (Albox) .............................................950 121069 Electro Hogar Rodriguez S.L. (Garrucha)..................950 460832 Economesticos La Juaida (Viator) ……………………..950 315560 Euronics .............. (Albox) 950 430702 (Garrucha) 950 460832

ELECTRICIANS A1 Services ………..............................635 810941 / 679 631458

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Abbott Electrical ….............................638 010691 / 950 137208 Andrew Morrison .....................................................627 250204 Anglo Electrical ........................................................671 948213 Andy …..............................…................950 438237 / 679 656450 Baltasar .....................................................................655 691107 Charlie Fyre ................................................................686 833444 Connexions (Turre) ……..............................………….950 479502 DJT Electrical Services (Vera) .............686 817945 / 626 578164 ElectroTorres .....................................950 472898 / 610 750771 EMI Electrical Installations .......................................673 502867 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 Francisco Montoya (Mojácar) .........................……….687 466352 José Cortés Electrical ……................950 363751 / 619 881325 N.E.Electrics (Arboleas)...........................................634 358777 Peace of Mind 24/7 ............................................... 637 974662 Williams Electrical (Andy)......................................…..677 741366

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

ENTERTAINERS Abbie Lou (Female vocalist) .......................................687 340544 Amy Amy Amy Tribute Band ....................................645 886919 Ashley Cathcart .......................................................693 486788 Bass Player with Vocals .........................................681 286291 Belly Dancer & Fire Eater ....................................... 680 124159 Blues Brothers ........................................................680 355376 Bob Management .......................................................666 310251 Brendan O'Dee (Singer/Guitarist) ..............................610 855964 Brian Dee ………........................................................647 897533 Carmen Yuste GR ...................................................675 101355 Carol George (Female Vocalist) ............................634 285009 Catchlove Music (Varied styles duo)…..950 634402 / 678 397536 Chris (Solo Guitarist) .................................................950 437606 Darren Antony (Vocalist) ......................................... 672 112933 DJ Digit-Al ...............................................................634 338014 Dominic Doolittle ..........................................................681 339778 Don Tadeo ..................................................................670 860386 Driftwood …….............................................................687 672028 Dynamite International Rock Band ............................666 310251 EMI Electrical Services ............................................673 502867 Flamenco Dancer (English speaking) ...............687480694 Francisco J. ‘Pasus’ ..........................950 397401 / 699 510966 Georges Femenias (vocalist/guitar) ……...…………….634 300356 Good stand in drummer ...........................................648 699733 Graham D.(Mobile) Karaoke ......................................662 480966 GuitarMac ( Guitar/Vocals ) .....................................634 340476 Infinity (Vocal duo & tributes) ..................................678 821330 Jazz Flautist .............................................................634 326672 Jill Farmiloe (Female vocalist) .................................607 443908 Jim Mackie (Piano Man) ..........................................651 751629 Johnny Slade (DJ Extraordinaire) ............................ 647 202599 JuJu Entertainment ............................950 950797 / 697 462746 Kay Frances (Vocalist) ........................950 069288 / 689 404244 Kayleigh Easton (vocals) ...................................... 642 581198 Kev Moore .............................................................600 762856

Kim Allen .................................................................699 950257 Kris Kelly (Female Vocalist) .................................. 634 374525 Lady Ellen Sings .............................673 459331 / 677 475268 Legend DJ (Ian) ………….....................................…634 313796 M & M's Rock & Roll Revue ...................................699 462859 M Soul & Motown (all music styles) ........................634 340409 Marcela (Belly Dancing) ..............................................666 952089 Maurice Casanove ....................................................671 386947 Maximum Output Karaoke /Disco ............................697 317557 Mel J (Female Vocalist) ........................................664 111990 Melodee (Duo) ................................610 855964 / 664 111990 Melodeemusic (Backing Tracks & Recording Studio).....610 855 964 Menta & Canela Duo ..............................................645 886919 North South Country Boys ........................................634 332135 Northern Lights Karaoke …...............................……..697 500673 Phil and The Invisibles ..................... 950 475752 / 651 045120 Replay Duo ..............................................................950 124154 Richard Hill ..............................................................670 243461 Roadrunner (duo) ......................... 628 122363 / 684 330431 Robin Lamble ..........................................................602 469425 Rocio Starry (Vocalist) .............................................645 886919 Sabrina Lloyd .............................................................661 055440 Shirin (bellydancer) .................................................607 805367 Short-Fuse Blues Band...............................................651 610189 Smartie Pants the Clown ............................................617 815221 Solo Simon ...............................................................667 989270 Spotlight Entertainment (Karaole, disco etc.) .............634 311652 Starry Jazz trio/quintet .............................................645 886919 Sue Moretta .............................................................672 148730 The Fat Lizard Band .....(English) 651 045120 (Esp) 617 464728 The Jaguars ............................................................634 397513 The Opium Buddhas ………………….687 033106 / 667 989270 The Twilight Shadows (Duo) ....................................950 437606 Tom Lee ……............................................................671 754851 Tony Matthews (Quiz organiser) ..............................634 391414 Tony Justice ……….............................950 950797 / 637 159249 Trio Chaos ................................................................687 361440 Triple Trouble Blues Band ........................................671 754851

ESTATE AGENTS

Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...............950 475199 / 629 673450 AlmeríaCasas ...........................................................950 387852 Almería Homes ................................0044 1273 929286 / 950 930 259 Almería Property Agency (Arboleas) ..850 993099 / 628 872334 Almeria Property Finder (Albox) ................................950 431624

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Almería Prop. Investments (Las Buganvillas).950 460874 / 666 260792 Angel Property (Palomares) .....................................950 618054 Antonio Martinez de la Casa (Energy certs)..............950 092094 Arboleas Property Shop .................…....................…958 003391 BMS Huerta Nueva ............................950 615035 / 669 355914 Calida Homes (Arboleas)......................950 430763 / 634 302801 Casa y Campo (Lubrin) .............................................678 587007

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

026526 760409 472200 251238 255765 478555

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

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

Cortijos Almería …………............……........................676 916088 D & D Property Care, Sales & Rentals .....643 335386 / 643 337063 Destination Spain Property Services .........................672 668803 Euroxan (Vera) .........................................................699 067922 Fincas Vera Playa ..............................950 460670 / 639 314767 Find Me A Home .................................951 914195 / 636 266641 FW Properties ................................634 325152 / 634 352285 Gogo Estates (Aguilas) ........................968 414459 / 615 282151 Grupo Platinum Estates (San Juan)(See p.17).950 466122 / 666 687251 Homes of Spain (Huércal Overa).........950 616516 / 616 562447

Multicasa Aguilas .................................................... 968 493009 Neinor Homes (Mojácar) (See p.29) ........................900 110022 New Horizon Villas (Zurgena) ..................................950 438221 New One Stop (Mojácar) (See p.13) .......................950 473040 New Wave Villas (Mojácar) (See p.25)..950 475800 / 607 146352 Next Stop Almería (See p.3)..............950 617518 / 678 034651 Nicla Property Consultancy S.L. ............950 133508 / 628 585538 Okisur (Mojácar) .........................................................950 478386 Olive Property Sales (Bédar)(See cover) .950 469624 / 687 938466 Polansky and Associates ..........................................950 478086 Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) (See p.64/65)....950 478915 Property Floor Plans ................................................619 672431 Realtors MB Spain .................................................678 347125

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

EXCURSIONS Andinas Buggy Treks ..............................................645 984122 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Costa Almería Tours ..................................................646 760389 Day Tours Almería ............................651 592836 / 645 253155 Indalo Quads (Mojácar) ...........................................634 315074 Mojácar Jeep Tours .................................................611 028716

Rural Almería (Mojácar Playa) ................................…950 472200 Santiburi Properties (Cabrera & Mojácar) 694 404971 / 647 901478 Sol y Mar (Albox) ...............................950 064584 / 635 979829 Sonia Cantalejo Bueno (Energy Certs.)......................608 147640 Spanish Estate Agents (Albox) ………950 431855 / 661 143871 Spanish Hideaways (Oria) ....................634 366672 / 676 604008 Spain Assured (See front cover)............950 469622 / 634 300020 Spain Property Finder …..............……........................686 878789 Spanish Property Choice (Mojácar Playa)...................950 615388 Sun Med Properties (Vera Playa) ............................…..950 618209 Vaitier SL (Cabrera) .....................................................609 626140 Veritas Homes (Mojácar) ............................950 472430 / 610 053563 VIP Almería (Mojácar Playa) (See back)..950 472524 / 617 587903 Voss Homes (Huercal-Overa) ...................667 891 741 / 950 616 827

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

FABRICS Curtains with Style (See p.21)...........950 069032 / 678 811125

FASHION Dandara (Garrucha) ................................................950 617013 Etcetera (Mojácar Playa) ...........................................950 532810 Garabatis (Children's) Mojácar Playa …..........………670 035630 Glad Rags (Albox) ……….........................................634 313071 H & R Men's Fashion (Albox) …................................692 682164 Jules Clothing .........................................................633 640918 Liz Fashion Accessories (Garrucha) .627 970819 / 607 511179 Manumaga (Mojacar Playa) …………..........................659 884479 Modern Times (Mojácar Playa) …..........…………….950 475207 Oasis Fashions (Mojácar Playa) (See p.5)...............950 473222 Palme (Mojácar Playa) ............................................950 472813 Prins Vitali (Mojacar) ….............................................950 478690 Saga Boutique (Mojácar) .........................................950 475258

FENCING Chain Link Almanzora ………...................................697 801875

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Aero Extinción S.L. (Almería) …............………………..950 263565 Extin-Torres S.L. (Mojácar) ............................................950 475067 WPMS Inmobiliario (Villaricos) ..........678 321111 / 950 618697

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

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Call 670 84 92 65 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com Sierra Club Desert Springs .......................................687 599115 Sol Yoga Centre (Arboleas) .....................................686 400331 Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas) .........................950 449451 Valle Del Este Spa & Health Centre ..........................950 548600 Vicki’s Fitness & Slimming .....................................650 764623

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) ................950 093135 / 622 559384

FIREPLACES Chimeneas Mojácar S.L. (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 472135 The Chippy (La Alfoquía) ........................................634 324484

FITNESS & DANCE

FLORISTS

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

FLY SCREENS AA Window Doctor ..............…………630 231644 / 636 838484 Armadillo …......................................…950 528128 / 663 303350 Bugs ...........................................................................600 049515 Coastal Mosquitoes ...........................606 040462 / 610 000700 Curtains with Style (See p.21).........950 069032 / 678 811125 Dave ........................................................................634 351275 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 SpeedyFit ..............................................950 472357 / 600 006032 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667 567564 Lotus Integral Yoga Centre (Mojácar) ........................617 719913 Tony Justice ...................................…..950 950797 / 637 159249 Mogability ...............................................................643 102335 Ventanas y Puertas Mojacar S.L. ......................…….950 473104 Pam - Fitness & Slimming .........................................639 465631 Sansonora (Mojácar Playa) .....................................630 688615

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FOOD SHOPS Arkrites (Roquetas) ................................................. 950 334081 Catch of the Day UK Fishmonger ........634 301490 / 634 304288 Centro Comercial Almanzora (Olula del Rio) …..........950 442012 Eurowise (Albox) ……………….............................…..950 439801 Gastronomía (Delicatessen) (Las Buganvillas) .......950 132048 Home Sweet Home (Turre) ...............................……..950 479487 La Maruja (Mojácar) ..................................................664 647171 La Venta de Alfaix Minimarket (Alfaix) ..........................950 469660 Las Buganvillas Minimarket ………........................…..635 036408 Manoli (Arboleas) …...................................................627 941654 Price Busters (Albox) .................................................950 951494 Sol Supermercado (Albox) ….......................................950 430043 Spar Supermarket (Huércal-Overa) ...........…………..950 135222 Spices n' Herbs in Spain (Albox)...............................689 482694 Super Corner (Turre)..........................950 468303 / 637 016107 The Corner Shop (Albox) ………………950 930539 / 680 776791

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

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

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

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Indalocio Garden Furniture & BBQs ...........................850 993090 FUNERAL PLANS Avalon Europe S.L. ............................950 069012 / 634 321296 Inspired (Furniture & BBQs) (El Real, Antas) (See p.4) 950 147763 Golden Leaves Funeral Plans (Benitachell)............. 966 493082 Koala Furniture (Antas) (See p.39)...................….........950 392307 Iberian Funeral Plans (See p.35)...........951 203994 / 965 993498 La Lonja (Lorca) (See p.27) ........................................968 443322 Linea Nueva (Arboleas) ……………….620 237529 / 950 120630 FURNITURE PACKAGES Me & Mrs Jones (Los Llanos market) (See p.11) ..0044 7850 840288 Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarron)...968 153907 / 678 083491 Muebles Rodríguez (Los Llanos, Arboleas) …...........950 430778 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ....................................950 132458 Sofa & Sofa (Las Buganvillas) ................654 596247 / 654 596220 FURNITURE, RUSTIC/HANDMADE Unicraft (Upholstery) ..................................................692 176069 Andinas (Antas, El Real) ...........................................950 Artisanos (Antas) …...…….......................................…696 Casa Nativa (Valle del Este) …….............................629 El Pinar (Los Carasoles) ....................950 104272 / 670 La Buena Artesania (Mojácar) ....................................950 Soluciones Rusticas (Carboneras) …950 364835 / 646 The Furniture Doctor .............................................667

459128 431510 624286 845498 475508 821821 989270

FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS

GARDENS

24hr Casaserve ..................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Agave …….................................................................617 826334 Cedar Landscapes …….............……....................…620 112193 Chris (Gardening) .................................................643 082899 Clare’s Hanging Baskets …………...............………….634 331440 Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709 Garden Works ..............................…..950 132518 / 666 847583

Abodes (Mojácar Playa) ...............................................647 901478 Brian’s Furniture & Removals (Mojácar Playa) .........674 280268 GAS INSTALLATION & REPAIRS Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Smith Plumbing (Spanish Authorised).........................950 468041 Casa Carma (Turre) ...................................................645 080310 Casas Nativa (Valle del Este) ..................................629 624286 Continental Descanso (Antas) 950 459011 (Albox) ...950 633288 El Pinar (Los Carasoles) ……......................…………950 104272 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

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

GEO-TECHNICAL SOIL REPORTS Sonia Cantalejo Bueno ............................................608 147640

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

GLASS CURTAINS Homecentre (Albox) (See p.6)...........868 931872 / 671 715294 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ..................................950 132458 SpeedyFit .......................................950 472357 / 600 006032 Ideas del Mueble (Antas) ...........................................950 452816 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667 567564

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

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GOLD & JEWELLERY BUYING

Cutting Edge (Hair & Beauty) (Albox) .........................950 633086 Gold & Jewellery Buying ...........................................616 453813 Dave Eccles (Mobile Hairdresser) ......950 525790 / 687 033106 Donna's (Albox)..................................950 930167 / 628 669456 GOLF COURSES El Rincon de Mary (Mojácar) ................................... 663 561521 Aguilon Golf (Pulpi) ......................................………..672 655600 Cortijo Grande ..........................................................950 479176 El Rincon de Mary (Mojácar) Yasmin .....................656 646257 Desert Springs ........................................................637 Macenas Beach Golf ...................…....................…..950 Marina Golf ..............................................................950 Valle del Este ...........................................................950

861591 548240 133230 398743

GOLF TUITION Gareth Edwards (Cortijo Grande) …...........................950 Marcus (Mojácar) .....................................................610 Neil Evans (Desert Springs Golf Resort) ............... 638 Valle del Este (Vera) ...............................................676

479176 526671 531821 256923

GRASS, ARTIFICIAL Grass 4 U .................................................................638 574145 Greenfingers Arboleas S.L. ..........……......……………629 947633 Inspired (El Real, Antas) (See p.4) .................... 950 147763 Nash Groundworks .....................................................722 546192 Tiger Turf ............................................950 431624 / 635 652745

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

HAIR, HEALTH & BEAUTY Affinity Beauty Treatments (Turre) ............................678 992093 Anavi Estillistas (Palomares) .....................................670 094722 Ashlí (Naturopath & yoga therapies) ..........................643 102335 Avon Co-ordinator (Jane) ……...................................670 722705 Avon Cosmetics (Arboleas) ………........................….691 987454 Avon Cosmetics (Bedar) ...........................................950 398980 Avon Cosmetics (Húercal Overa) …....647 092010 / 950 137208 Avon Cosmetics (Los Gallardos) .............................687 960362 Avon Cosmetics (Los Gallardos camping ) ..............950 469684 Avon Cosmetics (Turre & Vera) .................................643 102335 Avon (Total Entertainment, Albox) .............................950 121318 Avon (Total Entertainment, Arboleas) ........................678 009051 Beauty by Marilyn ....................................................950 398852 Beauty Center (Mojácar) (See p.37)..........................687 480694 Bonita Hair & Beauty Salon (Mojácar) .........................950 473159 Centro Estética (Mojácar Playa) …..................………950 472680 Claire & Inma (Mojácar Playa) ..................................950 147630 Cloud 9 (Mojácar) (See next page)...........................662 226086

Elaine Mobile Hairdresser (Coast & Inland).................634 379424 Elegance (Turre) ......................................................634 308877 Etticut (Turre) .............................................................667 971960 Euphoria Hair & Beauty (Esparragal) ...868 188706 / 657 713571 Farrow's Hair Design (Arboleas) .................................950 634346 Favola (Las Buganvillas) (See p.7)...........................675 622216 Heaven Scent (Huércal-Overa) ……....................…..663 923733 Hollywood Beauty & Hair ..............................................965 326082 IIsabel Castaño (Hairdresser, Bédar) ..666 045552 / 950 469462 Jax Hair & Beauty (Albox) …..................………………645 560367 Jean & Co.(Mojácar Playa) ……..............................…950 615094 Jing ........................................................................622 251432 Julie Rodriguez .......................................................634 338017 Kim White (Beauty)(Vera & Mobile) ………...……….637 149659 Kuts 2 (mobile) ..........................................................662 094372 LAB (Hair & Beauty) (Mojácar) ..............................950 473110 Loulou’s (Albox) …..............................850 993141 / 642 015920

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LU & NA (Valle del Este) …….............................…950 461113 Marcela Torres (Manicure & Pedicure) .....................697 421672 Naturalmente Mediterraneo (Skin care) (Garrucha) …655 299494 Oceanic Massage Therapies (Mojácar)...666 710964 / 687 619239 Opulence (La Alfoquía) …...........................................619 467295 Pascal Chevallier Emporium (Mojácar) .........................950 472790 Pampered Beauty Centre (Palomares) (See p.39).......950 618129 Phoebe (at Pampered) .............................................662 573939 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 The Spanish Beauty Club (Mojácar / Vera) ..............637 149659 Wacky Barber & Hairdresser (Mojácar) ....................667 961645 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

HEALING See Counselling/Healing HEALTH FOODS Girasol (Albox) ….......................................................639 089170 Home Sweet Home (Turre) ..............................……..950 479487 La Maruja (Mojácar) ...............................................664 647171

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Las Hierbas de Maria (Mojácar) ..............…………….657 513990

HEATING ABC (A Better Climate) (See p33).......647 247494 / 950 Andrew Morrison (Econo-Heat)..................................627 Graham (oil heating) ……….....................................620 Mike Lacey ..........................................950 069073 / 636 Neater Heater ………...................................………….634

092604 250204 112193 407543 312171

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

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

241878 724521 243561 118546 239696

HOTELS & HOSTALS

Expecting a Baby (Almanzora Valley) ....950 436581 / 666 375688 Nursery Hire (San Juan de los Terreros) ….............666 255765 The Baby Hire Centre ................................................615 806126

HOME CARERS see also Nursing Angels Nursing Group ...............................................902 Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 Helping Hands Mojacar (Kirsty Ratcliffe) .................678 Michaela Talbot .........................................................622

026468 333442 590988 015765

Casona Granado (Nr Lubrin) ...................................950 069077 Hostal El Olivar (Mojácar Pueblo) .........950 472022 / 672 019767 Hotel Al Sur (Calabardina) .........................................968 419466 Hotel Cala Real (Aguilas) ..........................................968 414562 Hotel Carlos 111 (Aguilas) ......................................968 411650 Hotel Carmona (Vera) ..............................................950 390760 Hotel - Casa Rural, Cortijo de la Media Luna (Mojácar) 950 478813 Hotel El Paso (Aguilas) …'85…'85......................................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 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 Las Colinas Suitotel (San Juan de Los Terreros) .........950 466353 Parador de Mojácar ...................................................950 478250

HOUSE & PET SITTING Chris .........................................................................634 325073

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David .............................................................................. 950 099905 BWI Bryan White Insurance (Mojácar) ......................950 472098 Linda Pettit .............................................................642 016954 Catalana Occidente (Palomares) ..............................950 618054 Sharon Presley ..........................................................648 069200 Catalana Occidente (Mojácar Playa) .........................950 478307 Edward William (Marine Insurance) ……………….….952 476090 HOUSE CLEARANCE García & Trinidad (Albox) …….............950 120340 / 620 240563 Items For Sale Mojácar .......................694 439275 / 950 478753 Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 473192 The Attic (Cucador) ..…….…................672 184354 / 648 250699 Grupo Catalana Occidente (Mojácar Pueblo) 950 478061 / 653 806 908 Ibex Insurance Services Ltd (Mojácar & Albox) ........950 120070 HOUSEHOLD GOODS Home Store ........………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Home Sweet Home (Turre) ................................……..950 479487 Simone Senft (Tupperware) .................950 068181 / 676 308217

HYGIENE & FOOD HANDLING Grupo Sedesa (Vera) ...............................................950 390990

INSURANCE Adeslas ............................................950 472701 / 633 431900 Albox Insurance .......................................................950 121943

Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...............950 475199 / 629 673450 Liberty Seguros (Turre) ….................950 479568 / 620 179206 Liberty Seguros .......................................................902 444311 Linea Directa ………....................................................902 123248 Mapfre (Mojácar) ...950 478151 (Garrucha)................950 617376 Maxine Morgan Liberty Seguros (Las Buganvillas) ........669 074 996 Mojácar Insurance ...................................................634 323399 Sol y Mar (Albox) ……….....................950 064584 / 654 590258 Sol Insure ………..........................................………..950 472098 Victoria Insurance ..........................................………950 475241

INTERIOR DESIGN Evie Fox-Rayner ................................603 493163 / 653 714767 ASSSA Seguros (Vera) (See p.31).............……………950 392487 Curtains with Style (See p.21) ..........950 069032 / 678 811125 Asisa (Vera) ................................................................950 391950 Deco-house (Ann) .....................................................666 260792 Axa .....................................................950 478763 / 609 667333 Essential Solutions …….............................................627 245658 Light & Luz (Vera) ...................................................686 457714 Lola Barranco ………..........................950 086116 / 691 261818

INTERPRETING/TRANSLATIONS 1-2-1 Translations (Spanish, English, Norwegian)......662 390453 4wayconnections .......................................................646 844708 Alpha Interpreting and Translation .......950 133508 / 677 530690 Andrés Mojácar) ........................................................679 932632 Antonio García Russell (Mojácar) ..............................606 198958 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Carolina Pérez Gallardo (Sworn Translator) ..............647 863745

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INTERNET CAFES see Cybercafes INTERNET PROVIDERS Albox Online ...........................................................950 091111

Carolyn (Mojácar area) ........................950 132905 / 608 692545 Cristina …….......................................................…..626 741386 Clara Mata ..............................................................629 132529 Starena (Vera Playa) ..............................................672 668803 Donna González-Linnitt ...........................................699 067922 Elizabeth ..................................................................662 504734 Espanglish Translation & Interpreters . 950 390037 / 950 392876 Hind (Mojácar - French, Arabic, English) .................616 605341 Joanne Tissington ……………...................................637 267150 Kathryn Jones .........................................................629 931125 Laberinto (Spanish, English, French, Dutch) .............609 781438 Marcela Chávez Riveros (Mojácar) .......................... 676 951352 Marguerite ……....................................................…..687 814157 Marisa .......................................................................636 179128 Michaela Talbot .........................................................622 015765 Milena (Albox) ………....................……654 359607 / 711 794366 Paul Jessop (Aguilas) .............................................626 421623 Robert Boucher .........................................................693 618705 Simply Solved ………............................................….617 882689 Solutions Almería ......................................................687 632435 Susi ..................................................................................617 920 190 Traducciones Levante ...............................................606 953775

Connexions (Turre) ……..............................…………..950 479502 Next .............................................................................950 479369 GSF Communications ...............................................950 473102 Satcomms ..............................................951 406556 / 622 524335

INTERNET TV Connexions (Turre) (See front cover).......................950 479502 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 Europa Digital .......................................950 133233 / 678 332815 Ezetv .......................................................................950 091112 GSF Communications (See previous page)..............950 473102 IPTV UK .................................................................603 613918 IPTV Spain UKTV ...............................619 893214 / 699 386277 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 322475 S E Telecoms (See p.7) .........................................697 780499 UKTV Almería ......................................850 993202 / 694 440184

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

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

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

435909 430871 460636 132543 699624

KENNELS, CATTERIES & PET SITTING Animal Hotel (Águilas) ..............................................639 722197 Berben petsitting (Velez Rubio) ..................................658 087966 Boarding Kennels Los Llanos de Rosa (cats & dogs) ..629 448073 Country Kennel (Turre) .........................950 473011 / 627 564640 Dog & Cat Sitter Service …………………..................676 389592 Gail .....................................................693 769079 / 697 500673 Five Bone Hotel (Turre) ............................................630 234556

Gatotel .....................................................................634 678852 Home from Home ...................................950 069010 / 677 382713 Horse & Dog sitting …………..............................……607 554984 Kareclif Cattery (Albox) ...........................................677 791165 Kit Cat Luxury Cat Suites (Los Gallardos) ..............674 113217 Louise ....................................................................... 680 124159 My Place or Yours ....................................................607 554984 Palomino Kennels & Cattery …………........................950 093087 Paws*A*While (Nr Albox) …....................................…696 562662 Personal Pets (sitter/ walker) ….................................634 378193 Pet Hotel (Los Gallardos) ........................................634 312821 Pet Sitting in Your Home ………….......................…….637 061482 Sharon Presley ..........................................................648 069200 Sleepy Hollow (Huércal-Overa) ….............................617 313587 The Hilton Cattery ............................950 163489 / 664565479 Woodhouse Boarding Kennels/Cattery (Arboleas)….950 930585

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KEY CUTTING

KITCHENS 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Artizan (Vera) (See p.49) ................…950 390635 / 661 985310 Cocinas Puntocom (Huércal-Overa) ...950 921975 / 722 136950 Harlequin Kitchens (Albox) ……........………………….619 584405 J.B. Kitchen Fitters (Turre) .......................................687 024884 KDI Kitchens .............................................................605 163613 La Lonja (Lorca) (See p.27) ........................................968 443322 Mojácar Home Improvements ...........950 473104 / 689 296432

LANDSCAPING

La French Touch .................. ..................................607 226269 Gecko Legal Services S.L. (Mojácar) 950 475949 / 638 264621 Mel Wood Landscapes ...................................0044 7973843706 Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ........................950 473192 Nash Groundworks .....................................................722 546192 Gestoría Soria Bonilla (Mojácar) ................................950 478420 Kim Clark UK Benefit advice ……..….950 169729 / 663 297568 LAUNDERETTES Mayor Consulting (Garrucha) .......................................950 615185 Bish’s (Mojácar Playa) ...........................................639 161725 Mojácar Playa Asesores ……........………...……………950 472710 LAUNDRIES Pilar Pérez Gestión S.L. (Mojácar) ............................950 478863 City Sec (Vera) .........................................................950 390255 Vera Advisors (Vera) .................................................950 390621 Clean Team Laundry Service ...................................634 332502 MS Legal ..............................................950 479613 / 634 322827 Costa-Azul (Aguilas) ……..........................................968 414327 Villalba Asesores (Albox) ..............................................950 431720 Ivi's Lavanderia (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 132657

LEISURE ACTIVITIES

LEGAL SERVICES See also Solicitors

see also EXCURSIONS and TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

4wayconnections ...................................................646 844708 ALO Services (Zurgena) ......................950 449179 / 667 994682 Asesoría Sánchez Moral (Mojácar) ...........................670 099726 Barbara Caparros Ridao (Vera) …..........................950 390427 CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926 Cam Concepts S.L. (Huércal-Overa) …......…………. 950 471357 Cervantes Alarcon Consulting (Garrucha) 950 106490 / 647 863787 English Wills Spain …......................…...................607 646027

Almería Ten Pin Bowling (Arboleas) …...................….950 439013 Extreme Adventure Mojácar ......................................687 919840 Indalo Bowling Mojácar ............................................950 473073 Karting (Garrucha) ….........................................……950 460207 Lunar Cable Park (Cuevas del Almanzora) .................665 512873 Nautarium Sea Museum (Garrucha) ………........…..950 139554 Paintball Almanzor (nr. Arboleas) ..................………..619 559261 Paragliding ………................................635 243539 / 680 358549

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LINGERIE & UNDERWEAR

Logs for Sale ..............................................................687 314775 Mr. Leña & Logs .........................................................622 883072 Phil (Arboleas) ………………….....................................634 328779 Potty Finca Services .........................950 163930 / 616 855294

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

121909 MARKETING 132253 642341 Edela Media (Social Media) (Mojácar) ....................607 146352 730088 IndaloMarketing ...................................................... 671 509116 135742 MASSAGE

LIGHTING Light & Luz (Vera) ...............................950 391804 / 697 643653

Authentic Thai Massage (Jom) ..................................616 24hr Locksmith .....................................950 472982 / 658 828560 Acupuncture & Massage ..........................................637 Guzman Seguridad (Albox) ................950 431497 / 674 141559 Holistic Massage, Lorraine ................950 064484 / 687 Locksmith (Dean) ....................................................666 949213 Alternativa (Jessica Rippin) ......................................676 Oceanic Therapies (Mojácar) ......................................687 Ray Daniel (Sports massage)………...........................617

LOCKSMITHS

922612 120429 569113 284170 619239 741564

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

METAL WORK Angel Welding …………............................................610 601524 Carpentería Metalica Chacón (Albox) …................950 431738 Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) …............………….950 109986 Sol-Aero (Vera) ..................................609 685132 / 661 985358 Water Park (Vera Playa) …...................................…..902 361294 Phil the Pick 24hr (Arboleas) …................……………..697 243181

LOGS FOR SALE Antonio Diaz .............................................................689 Colin & Carlos ....................................660 903158 / 630 Leña Ramos (Arboleas) …...............….630 356095 / 616 Lee (Arboleas) …………………....................................636 Levante Logs ............................................................670 Log-On-Tommy ……............................................……619

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Coastal Rejas ...........................................................610 FS Fabrications …..............…………..627 167167 / 671 Ideal Metal Designs ...................................................656 Metalbox (Albox) .......................................................950 Mojácar Home Improvements ...........950 473104 / 689 P & D Metals ............................................................638 Speedy Fit Security Grilles ....................................600 The Metal Works ..............................950 930520 / 638

000700 NEWSAGENTS 424558 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 834064 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 633090 296432 707406 006032 900949

MOBILE HOMES & CARAVANS Camping Los Gallardos .............................................679 970399 Caravan Storage (Antas) …….............................….661 508776 Casa Móviles .....................................637 418906 / 951 161348 Cherribar Park Homes ............…………950 396908 / 629 688153 Flor de Vida (Aguilas) ..........................968 438535 / 660 329907 Hispavan (See p.59).................................................687 845730 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295 Veramotor S.A. ...........................................................950 392552

NUTRITION

MOBILE PHONES See Telecommunications MOTORCYCLES & QUADS

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

ONLINE MARKETING

D Perez Motor (Antas) ...............................................950 069022 Harley Dees …………................................................600 685550 Indalo Quads (Guided treks) ..................................634 315074 Montoya Motos (Garrucha) …...............................…..950 133033 Nafta Custom (Antas) ………...............950 619293 / 615 938352

Donna González Linnitt .............................................699 067922

OPTICIANS

NURSING see also Home Carers Angels Nursing Group ...............................................902 026468

Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442 Michaela Talbot .........................................................622 015765

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

JPM ...........................................................................627 090422 Metalwork Painting ………………………699 246932 / 659 185039 Mode Services ...................................950 525790 / 687 033106 Paint Magic ..............................................................617 904774 Painting & Decorating ............................................643 397903

Paul ...........................................................................649 186107 Phil the Painter ……..............................................…671 227259 S.O.S. Painting ……………........................................651 500670 OSTEOPATHS Alice Bellot (Mojacar & Arboleas) ….................………633 352259 SWH Painting Services .......................622 899167 / 683 479261 Centro Physis (Olula del Rio) .................................695 355381 Susana's Painting Services ….............................……649 759053 Enrique Arias (Mojácar) .........................950 472974 / 629 289385 The Fast Brush .........................................................950 472668 Hector Gutiérrez (Vera Playa) ............607 479379 / 950 132765 PATIO & POOL ENCLOSURES Osteo Maestra (Arboleas) ......................................950 449451 See Screened Patio & Pool Enclosures Yannick Reverdy (Clinic Reverdy-Coll) ...................616 673116

PERFUMES & COSMETICS

PAINTING & DECORATING ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 A.J. Painting & Decorating .......................................687 024884 Alan Barker ......................................950 099913 / 600 268176 Antonio Perez (Mojácar) ………........................…….691 240495 Borders Painting ………..........................................…687 661807 Cabrera Painting and Decoration Works ...................637 524709 Casanove Interiors ......................................................680 836166 C.I.S Services (Arboleas) ........................................634 621747 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 Daniel ……………..................................................….642 236810 Darpa S.L. ..................................................................691 055726 Darren Hargreaves ...................................................626 855483 Day’s Painting Services ..............................................634 365553 Eurodec ……..........................................................…667 238273 Euro Painters Spain …………….......................………677 557190 Futura España ..........................................................950 615338 Grupo Brideca (shop) (Huércal-Overa) 950 471045 / 950 135881 IPB Painting ........................................661 184848 / 622 524335

Son d’Aromas (Mojácar Playa) ..................................666 348253

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

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

PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES 20seven photography ................................................633 Almería-Fotografía .....................................................663 Bluwater Photography ….........…………………………616 Chincheto (Mojácar) ....................................................687 Fotomicar (Lyle Mallen) .............................................620

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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 Centro Physis (Olula del Rio) ......................................695 355381 Clinica MOS Fisioterapia (Mojácar Playa) .................644 394335

Indalo Burger (Mojácar Playa) ...............................950 099119 La Góndola (Garrucha) ..............................................950 133928 La Muralla (Mojácar Pueblo) .......................................950 472928 Little Italy II (Garrucha) …………...........………………950 133802 Osteria (Mojácar) ......................................................950 615151 Ottocento (Mojácar Playa) .........................................950 615100 Pizzeria Gallo (Aguilas) …...........................................968 447862 Pizzeria D'Angelo (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 478517 Pizzeria El Desvío (Turre) ............................................607 804488 Pizzeria Portofino (Mojácar) .......................................950 472809 Pizzeria-Restaurante Mari Cruz (Turre) …...........…….950 479646 Pizzería Quick (Garrucha) .............................................950 132305 Provenzal (Mojácar Playa) ..........................................950 478308 Pulcinella (Mojácar Pueblo) .......................................950 478401 Samz (Los Gallardos) ..................................................950 398981 Sottocasa (Mojácar Playa) ........................................950 093075

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

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

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

PIANO TUNER Armadillo ….........................................................…950 528128 Terry …...................................................................…697 229753 Ashley Reliable Plumbing (Albox area)......................610 052407 Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 768587 PICTURE FRAMING Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 833444 Casa de Cabra (Albox) ........................................ 633 364329 Chris ........................................................................617 313587 Carlos (Saliente) Plumbing & Heating ..950 930900 / 620 742954 PIZZERIAS Cosy Casa Plumbing (Albox) ……............................950 425049 Antonella (Mojácar Playa) ................................……..950 450215 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 BiancoRossi (Mojácar Playa) ...................................950 472682 Graham ....................................................................620 112193 Bocapizza (Albox) ......................................................950 120506 Knowles ….........................................950 137197 / 606 807797 Cafetería Levante (Mojácar) .....................................950 615224 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba (Mojácar Playa) ............645 414793 Francisco Montoya (Mojacar) …............………………..687 466352 Centro Plaza (Palomares) …...............................…..950 618614 Mike Lacey ..........................................950 069073 / 636 407543 Chili (Turre) ................................................................950 468425 Smith Plumbing S.L. ..................................................950 468041 El Ángel (Mojácar Pueblo) ...................950 478343 / 607 537101 PODIATRISTS El Gaucho (Mojácar Playa) ....................................950 478846 Enrico (Mojácar Playa) ......................950 472995 / 642 514738 See Chiropodists & Podiatrists Meson Felipe San Bernabé (Mojácar Playa) ..…….950 475966 Imperial (Mojácar Playa) ......................................….950 478098 To place a box advert or ask for prices, call Rob on 619 833 041

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POOL COVERS 1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696 Coverbox (Albox) …….................................................615 992007 Enclose My Pool ..................................606 040462 / 670 510097 Hispavan pool covers ........................950 047033 / 687 845730 Real Covers (Mojácar) ........................950 478763 / 609 667333 WS Cover ...................................................................667 480363

POOLS & POOL MAINTENANCE 1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Aguafer Piscinas S.L. ................................................950 617064 Aguagéstion Cantoria (Maintenance) ……….............653 078040 Alloa Pool Care (Albox) ………….................…………..650 244018 Aquazul Piscinas ….....................................................647 841750 Blue Diamond Pool Care ..............................697238933 Clean Pool Service (Arboleas) ...................................606 654389 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709 D & J Pritchard Construcciones ................................617 698418 Daniel ……………..................................................….642 236810 Guardian Angels (Pool Cleaning) …...950 466396 / 600 470778 Heat My Pool ....................................950 528128 / 663 303350 Hidro-Sport S.L. (Pebbletec) .................................…950 581407 IndalPool (Albox) …………...............................……..950 431859 Mat Murray ...............................................................647 841750 Oasis Pool Cleaning Services ............634 332170 / 634 332178 Piscinas Miguel (Maintenance) .............950 478652 / 607 480865 Pools & Piscinas (Cleaning - Bedar) ..........................637 915898 Pool Medics ……………...................................……….634 353525 Procare Pools (Arboleas) ..........................................642 370681 Proyectados Pool Sureste ............................................630 810299 Reflections Pool Services ........................................642 341603 Salvador (Pool Maintenance) ......................................696 426523 Sundance Spas - Pool Maintenance S.L. ....................950 472845

Tanby Piscinas ............……….............950 468230 / 609 888549 Triton Pool Cleaning ...............................................634 326322 Tropicana Swimming Pool Construction 650 906114 / 689 404244 True Blue Pools & Spas ..............................................661 148998 Underwater Pool Services …….....................................628 662582

POSTAL SERVICES Can Connect (Albox) …….........................................950 121149 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Connexions (Turre) ..................................................950 479502 Forget-me-not (Las Buganvillas) ....................………..663 302740 Frankie’s Bar (Vera Playa) .........................................662 474861 Mail Boxes Etc (Vera) ................................................950 393835 Offex Spain ................................……..966 765950 / 661 386942 Spanish Property Choice (Easypost) ..950 615388 / 635 722290 The Post Shop (Albox) ………..............950 064584 / 635 979829 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295

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

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Almería Property Services .....................950 060135 / 660 734323 Almeria Rentals ................................. 650 764623 / 648 523073 Apartamentos Torrelaguna (Las Buganvillas) .............950 132580 APT Lets (Valle del Este) ….................950 619227 / 626 578164 Blaumar (Huercal Overa) .....................950 135512 / 670 869533 Blue Sea Villas (Mojácar) (See front cover).............….950 478643 Casa Benedict Rentals (Turre) …...………....…………616 189002 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.26).950 634388 / 627 635514 Citrus Homes ...............................……......................638 849254 Clean Team Property Care & Rentals 850 993202/ 642 911850 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Coastal Properties (Mojácar) ........................................950 475235 24hr Casaserve .....................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Complete Holiday Care ....………...........950 478612 / 610 808631 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 D & D Property Care, Sales & Rentals .......643 335386 / 643 337063 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 ............643 335386 / 643 337063 Destination Spain Property Services .........................672 668803 Exclusive Holiday Villas ............................................950 092602 Hire a Hubby …………........................950 436679 / 619 066022 IDP Services …………................................................608 238775 Indalfutur S.L. (Mojácar) ……........….950 615156 / 609 026526 J & J Property Care ....…….................950 452106 / 617 657414 Jasmine Construction C.B ..........................................659 185189 Destination Spain Property Services .........................678 203143 Mode Services ...................................950 525790 / 687 033106 E-Property Almería ...................................................677 146592 Mojacar Estates ..........................................................950 478935 Exclusive Holiday Villas ..........................................950 092602 Procare Property Service (Arboleas) .......................642 370681 Triton Property Maintenance ...................................634 326322

PRINTING & GRAPHIC DESIGN

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

493499 336789 162709 393835 322475 262100 133492 473102

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...................950 475199 / 629 673450 Almería Property Agency (Arboleas) …..850 993099 / 606 281865

Findmeahome ....................................951 914195 / 636 Holiday Home Europe .........................950 120210 / 654 Holiday Letting Service ........................950 472903 / 627 Homes of Spain (Huércal Overa).........950 616516 / 616 Indalfutur S.L. (Mojácar) ……........….950 615156 / 609 Indalo Real Estate .............................950 091137 / 616

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

Loufa S.L.(Mojácar Pueblo) …..........................……..950 472773 Mojácar Estates ........................................................950 478935

Mojácar Holiday Services .......................950 699947 / 634 972377

Mojácar Long Term Rentals …................................………950 475 891 Mojácar Property Maintenance & Decorators ………..649 304441 New Wave Villas (Mojácar) ................950 475800 / 607 146352

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Noble Services ....................................................... 692 188200 Next Stop Almería ................................950 617518 / 678 034651 Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) ............................950 478915 Rent Mojácar ............................................................950 615042 Santiburi Properties (Cabrera & Mojácar) 694 404971 / 647 901478 Sierra property Rentals (Bédar) ...............................678 587007 Spanish Property Choice (Mojacar) ..... 950 475823 / 634 351562 Sunshine Villas............................………850 993202 / 694 440184 Susana's Property Services ......................................649 759053 The Property Shop (Mojácar) ..................................950 475241 Triton Property Services ..........................................634 326322 Vera Holiday Rentals .............................................634 347109 Voss Homes (Huercal-Overa) ...................667 891 741 / 950 616 827 Year Round Holiday Rentals .............950 619178 / 627 763052

RADIO STATIONS Cadena Ser Levante (Spanish, local and national) ....950 Onda Aguilas (100.1) ….............................................968 Plusfm ……….................................….609 818283 / 617 Smooth FM online (89.8) ........................................634 Spectrum FM (96.1) ............................950 615142 / 678

615006 447864 528121 332666 332815

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

REMOVALS & STORAGE See also Van & Man Hire

Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 PROPERTY PROMOTERS Andy (Trailer hire/drive) (Mojácar) ……...........…………..600 225 929 Almanzora S.L. (Desert Springs) ...............................950 467104 Brian’s Furniture & Removals (Mojácar Playa) .........674 280268 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

Countdown Removals (UK/Spain/UK) ..................…678 855994 Dave’s Transport (International / Local)....................620 049524 Dr. Jane Thompson ............................968 485729 / 618 920126 De Lima’s International Removals ........................+44 7467341106 English Move (Tony) ….............................................699 819213 QUAD BIKES see Motorcycles Eurozone Removals UK(0044) 7452888063 Spain (0034) 662 569138

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Storage Solutions (Arboleas) ................950 930316 / 671 UK Direct ..................UK 0044 7719.118.879 / Spain 642 Union Jack Removals (International) ….......………….902 Swift Transport (Arboleas) ........................................618

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RESTAURANTS See also Chinese Restaurants & Pizzerias

Agua Amarga La Chumbera ............................................................950 168321 Restaurant Family ......................................................950 138014 Indalo Transport .......................................................634 336468 Items For Sale Mojácar .......................694 439275 / 950 478753 J & B Removals (Albox) …......…………...................616 888058 Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas) .............................950 391412 Moovit Transport & Storage ...............950 930316 / 642 586701 Moves2Spain (Antas) ..........................950 452869 / 661 969393 Orange Box ...........................................................610 887757 Reliable Removals (Albox) .UK 0044 1942 418951 Spain 664 857920 Speedlink Logistics (Garrucha) ...................................637 011686 Sprinter Services (Vera Playa) .............605 376873 / 950 609121 St. George’s European …UK 0044 207 193 5984 / 952 485984

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

Albox Club de Tenis …….....................................…………..667 671578 El Gallego ...........................................950 120590 / 615 717978

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La Cena ……........................................……………..950 430930 Restaurante Azul, Hotel Tikar ...................................950 617131 La Parrilla ................................................................950 430024 Rincón del Puerto …….......................950 133042 / 950 133043 Little India (Albox) ….................................................632 454505 Tierra y Mar .............................................................850 992808 Maloan’s Bar ….........................................................634 300752 Mesón de Irene ………........................647 730103 / 950 430145 Oliver’s Bar …............................................................950 930988 Paché ….....................................................................950 431659 The New Delhi (Indian) ……...........….950 431705 / 639 231507

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

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

668613 549646 459081 453048

Arboleas

Huércal-Overa

El Capricho …........................................................697 297235 160806 Las Alparatas (Mojácar) 120851 La Capilla (See p.23)...............................................950 479305 612738 258813 La Alfoquía Bar La Unión ...........................................................642 008003 Bédar El Paso ...................................................................678 868963 Cielos …..................................................................634 393235 La Fuente .................................................................950 469185 El Local ……......................................950 634449 / 633 684855 Malcolm’s Restaurant ..............................................634 318633 Los Mellízos …………................................……………667 919025 Miramar .....................................................................950 469308 Lijar Mesón La Hoya ........................................................638 298507 Cabrera El Mirador …………….............................................…678 Happy Garden .........................................................950 Hostal Meson ………..........................950 430137 / 635 Hotel Rural Azabache ............................................690

Los Pastores .............................................................950 468002 Limaria Riad Cabrera ………………….....................................950 092042 Welcome Stranger …........................………...........….950 432719

Cerro Gordo

Los Carasoles

Bistro Bonita .......................................650 599739 / 950 930169 Restaurante Kalevala ...............................................607 484414

Cortijo Grande

Los Castaños

Casa Los Pinos ……......................…..950 468236 / 619 136877 Cortijo Las Piezas ........................……..950 951498 / 634 780943 Finca Listonero (See p.26)...........................................950 982045 Los Gallardos

Cucador La Vida

Apolo ……...................................................…………..600 495182 ……….................................….........……….950 634562 Bistro @ the Colosseum .............................................615 387947

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

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

El Marchal El Paniajo ................................................................950 477202

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

Garrucha Angus & Hereford .....................................................950 Casa Adriana ...........................................................950 GBG ……………...................................950 132625 / 639 Góndola ....................................................................950 La Gurulla ………................................................….657 La Plazoleta ……….........................................…….666 Maui Gastro ….................................................………950 Nautico …................................................................622 Restaurante Andalucia ..............................................950

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

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

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Badgers ...................................................................950 478525

Indian Curry House ...........................632 416554 / 632 711667 Bar Alizee ...............................................................950 091810 Kukis ..........................................................................686 038259 Beachcomber ...........................................................634 339216 Bellavista ..................................................................950 478800 Botaniq ...................................................................696 809035 Bowen Resto Bar .............................. 666 406203 / 634 357654 Burladero ...................................................................950 615041 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba ………...........................645 414793 Captain’s Tapas Bar & Restaurant ...........................617 477797 Casa Egea .................................................................950 472190 Casa Juan …………................................................….950 450305 Cortijo de la Media Luna ..........................................950 478813 d’Angelo .....................................................................950 478517 Delfín Dorado......................................950 475212 / 645 220095 Dolce Vita ................................................................950 478476 El Deseo .................................................................670 018035 El Gaucho ................................................................950 478846 El Sitio ....................................................................950 615411 Enrico (Italian) ...................................950 472995 / 642 514738

La Cabaña ................................................................950 615179 La Cantina (Mexican) ................................................950 478941 La Caracola .............................................................622 520925 La Cometa ...............................................................950 615209 La Estancia …….............................................………654 562396 La Gaviota ……………...............................................950 472117 La Parata (See p.7)..............................................…950 478186 La Piká ....................................................................950 930744 La Posada …............................................................661 595845 La Table de Cathy (French) …..............…………….650 745807 Le Magnifique …………….......................................…634 310816 Los Amigos ......................................…………………950 478489 Mesón Felipe San Bernabé ...................…………….950 475966 Meson Mémé …........…………………..674 141159 / 647 954405 Mandala Beach Club ................................................902 442420 Meson de Perico ....................................................950 615582 Mountains of the Moon (Indian) ........950 472002 / 637 914632 Imperial (Italian) .......................................................950 478098 Mont Martre (French) ..............................................634 388867 Imperial Playa (Italian) ..............................................950 475360 Neptuno (See p.41) ................................................…616 005387 Indalo Beach ……………...........................................950 099119 Omega ........................................................................950 475317

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Call 670 84 92 65 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com El Antler ……....................................................……600 540661 El Reclamo …….......................................................950 472881 La Candela …...........................................................647 724367 Pulcinella (Italian) .....................................................950 478401 Restaurante Aires del Sur ..................606 061811 / 950 478014 Restaurante Calima ………………........................….663 286962 Restaurante Mamabel's ....................... 663 700542 / 950 472448 Rincón de Embrujo …....................…………………….600 531270 Rincon de Zahorí ................................630 314400 / 625 103672

Palomares Asagía Asador .........................................................640 210185 The Oasis Bar ...................................950 467381 / 676 365010 Ostería Ristorante Italiano ..........................................950 615151 Partaloa Ottocento (Italian).......................................................950 615100 Mis Amigos ..............................................…………….671 Palacio Imperial Marina (Thai, Japanese, Chinese) ...950 472208 Pueblo Laguna Parador de Mojácar ...................................................950 478250 Bistro .......................................................................950 Playa Blanca (See p.51)......................950 473001 / 639 507520 Restaurante Martín Morales .....................................950 478812 Restaurante Mediterráneo ..........................................950 472268 Robert (Marina de la Torre) …………..............………950 110412 Sal Marina ...................................................................950 472405 Sensations ................................................................950 472057 Sottocasa (Italian) ...................................................950 093075 The Irish Rover (See p.43).........................................950 473135 The Lemon ....................……...............................…….950 472659 The Roof Garden .....................................................674 113218 Torre Bahía ...............................................................950 478651 Trufibar ....................................................................664 103611 Twister ...................................................………………950 472357 Restaurant Laguna …………….........................……..950 Zaika Fusion ..........................................................632 727851 San Juan de Los Terreros Mi Cortijo …………......................................................950 Mojácar Pueblo

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Arlequíno ..........................................950 478037 / 649 337781 Turre Casa Minguito ………...............................................950 478614 Chili .................................................608 802227 / 950 468425 El Ángel ..........................................950 478343 / 607 537101 Hostal Rural .............................................................950 478806

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

Urcal

545590 RETRACTABLE ROOF SYSTEMS 554609 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 804488 ROOFING 479646 Ark Roofing ...............................................................634 379173

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

RUGS & CARPETS

Vera

Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Casa de la Vega ......................................................950 391208 Homecentre (Albox) (See p.6)..........868 931872 / 671 715294 El Paseo de Oscar ...................................................950 392496 P & R Rugs (Los Llanos de Aroleas) .......................665 258680 Gran Muralla (Wok Buffet) ..........................................950 391691 RURAL TOURISM La Mariposa de Fran ………........……..950 166774 / 683 641957 2 Poplars (Velez Blanco) ……...............................….670 243856 Terraza Carmona ...................................................950 390760 Cortijo Pocio de la Nava (Mojácar) ............................670 777752 Vera Playa Finca Arboleda (Vera) ..............................................678 027656 b2 Mohana (Argentinean) ........................................678 642856 Mi Abuela Maria (Mojácar) ……..........................……659 198424 El Balconcito .............................................................635 589909 SATELLITE TV Gateway to India (Indian) ...........................................950 923994 La Buena Mesa …………..…................950 467222 / 610 356387 ABC (A Better Climate) (See p.33).....647 247494 / 950 092604 La Pampa (Argentinean Grill) ……….950 397702 / 671 653116 Cuevasat ...........................................950 523740 / 628 153340 Maraú (Vera Playa) ……………...........................……671 580340 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 Restaurante Tibu ......................................................950 133747 Digital Vision (See p.34)......................950 472081 / 645 294064 Taj Mahal (Indian) …............…………950 618691 / 671 231465 Europa Digital ....................................950 133233 / 678 332815 The Blue Parrot ......................................................950 467682 GBTV (Albox and Mojácar) .......................................616 888058 GSF Communications (Mojácar) ...............................950 473102 Villaricos Solo Satellite & Air-Con. (See p.55) ......950 398146 / 699 909737 Don Tadeo ..................................................................670 860386 Goah ........................................................................950 467030 SCREENED PATIO & POOL La Esperanza ............................................................625 737025 ENCLOSURES Los Conteros ....................................950 618629 / 699 010705 Enclose My Pool ...............................606 040462 / 670 510097 Zurgena Inside Out In Europe S.L. .................677 114576 / 695 118960 Tiger Bar (Indian) …..................................................950 449000 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 Screenmasters (See p.45)......….…...........................677 152911 Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.45)........................................627 907207

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SCUBA DIVING Buceo (Aguilas) ……………......................................968 Buceo Mojácar ..................................950 472760 / 629 Molasub (Villaricos) ............................950 467572 / 675 SES (Aguilas) ………..................................................669

493215 049229 321404 040963

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

SECURITY & SAFES See Alarms SEWING Alice .........................................................................620 876485 Coser y Planchar (Vera) .........................................689 303765 Alexis Shillinglaw .....................................................642 107453 J.F.M. Modas Sedal (Turre) ..............950 468031 / 606 945502 Lola Alterations & Repairs (Mojácar Playa) .950 475994 / 637 963835 Nicky (Mojacar) ..................................................... 667 479903 Solartech (Las Buganvillas) …..............................….950 139568 Solo Style .............................................950 528334 / 626 319907 Sunergy Almeria ........................................................636 261240 Sew n Sew Susie (Albox area) ..........950 930643 / 633 683872 SOLICITORS The Sewing Room ....................................................607 375697 Alonso & Garrido (Albox) ...........................................950 121040 Alonso & Haro (Vera) ..............................................950 392208 AM & RG (Mojácar) ………….............950 478984 / 649 286437 SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Drainage Solutions …...........………….616 531283 / 670 088966 AVSA Lawyers (Aguilas) ..........................................968 446576 Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 768587 Babelia (Mojácar) ……..........…........635 577562 / 950 397114 Ginés Millán (All areas) ……….............(after 4pm) 607 366355 C & P Solicitors (Mojácar) ….....…………950 460731 / 675 383 160 Lymasur (Vera) ……..........................950 390732 / 609 442695 Cabrera Cervantes (Turre) ................950 099400 / 627 464545 Sepserve (All areas) …..............................................675 838808 Septic Tanks Cleaned ……….....................…………..675 838808

SHOE REPAIRS Keys Copy Centre (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 472982

SIGNS (Shop & Vehicle) Ian (Hand Painted) …………….....................………..634 313796 Idea (Huércal Overa) ...............................................605 162709 Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 133492

SKIN TREATMENTS

Francesca Herman (See p.37)....….......................….687 480694

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

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

SOLAR ENERGY DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See page 19)...........950 Ecocorp ....................................................................671 Hi-Tec Solar (Turre) ............................609 888549 / 950 Hispavan Solar ..................................950 047033 / 687

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

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

391171 412321 390282 615038

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

Javier Loustau (Mojácar) .........................................950 475086 José Francisco López Molina .............950 133607 / 635 189986 Leticia Moreno-Torres Camy (Vera) ......950 391249 / 607 840182 Lopez & León Solicitors (Garrucha) ..950 888314 / 666 513917 Mario Redondo (Albox) ….................950 430222 / 626 389322 Miguel Angel Rojas Benitez .......................................950 615404 Pablo Suarez (Purchena) ..........................................610 014680 Mundi Abogados (Las Buganvillas) ........................950 460999

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

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

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

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

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

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TATTOO ARTISTS

TIMBER SUPPLIERS

Body-Zone Tattoo (Mojácar) ……………......................634 336789 Wood2Go ..............................................950 614050 / 606 156151 Classic Tattoo (Mojácar Playa) .................................605 611782 TOURIST ATTRACTIONS 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 TAXIS (Legal) Aquarium (Roquetas de Mar) ...................................950 160036 Levante Radio Taxis (all areas)................................950 888111 Camelus (Mojácar Camel Rides) ………663 930272 / 950 100076 Exclusive Shuttles pre-booked airport taxis (office hours).950 092602 Fort Bravo – Western theme park (Tabernas) .....….950 165405 Taxi Emilia (Arboleas) ..............................................618 968497 Nautarium (Sea Museum) (Garrucha) ………………….950 139554 Nijar Butterfly Farm .................................................617 692778 TELECOMMUNICATIONS Albox-Online ………..............................…………….950 091111 AlmeriNet-Cheap Calls .........................950 479517 / 627 027758 Euphony Mojacar .........................................................677 146592 Connexions (Turre) (See front cover)..........................950 479502 Indalphone .............................(Mojácar) 950 475784 / 622 455 608 Indalphone ...........................................(Huércal-Overa) 950 471470

Oasys Western Park & Zoo (Tabernas) ….............….950 365236 Western Leone Theme park (Tabernas) …............…950 165405

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

TRANSLATING - see Interpreters TRANSPORT - see Removals TRAVEL Autocares Rodriguez (Coaches) ...............................950 469061 Halcón Viajes (Vera) ................................................950 393472 Exclusive Airport Shuttles (See p.61).......................950 092602 Inda Travel (Mojácar) ..............................................950 472431 Levante Travel (Garrucha) ...................950 132258 / 628 604752 Mojácar Tour (Mojácar Playa) (See cover)..........…..950 475757 Viajes Yedra Tours (Aguilas) ...................................968 412498 Viajes Zafiro Tours (Aguilas) ....................................968 410197 Zafiro Tours (Albox) ………..................................……950 121021

TILING & PATIO WORK

TUITION

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

Computer Training & Tuition Call Out (Dani) ...........678 490639 Dave Eccles (Drum lessons) ..............950 525790 / 687 033106 ELC Education & Language Centre .........................950 615489 Espanglish .........................................950 390037 / 950 392876 Girasol, Albox (Spanish) ..........................................639 089170 Guillermo (Spanish conversation, Antas)...................647 525639 Guitar Lessons ………….....................................…..667 989270 Guitar Lessons (Chris Pottle) ................................950 437606 Hind (French & Arabic, Mojácar) ...............................616 605341 Jane Catchlove (Piano/keyboards/violin A.R.C.M) ...950 634402 Jose (Spanish Lessons) ..........................................667 303376 Jewellery making ......................................................642 435909 Kinder Garrucha (Bilingual Education Centre)..950 047026 / 671 608519 La Galeria Art Classes (Albox) …..............................663 341904 Laberinto (Spanish, English, French, Dutch) .............609 781438 Leticia (Spanish Conversation) ……......................…950 615566 Marcela Chávez (Spanish-English school support)....676 951352

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Native Spanish Teacher (All levels) ………………….670 619017 Jone’s Mobile (Upholstery cleaning) …....……………661 571939 Native Spanish Tuition ..............................................661 654812 Unicraft (Upholstery) .................................................692 176069 Pencils English Academy (Garrucha)..........................634 314110 Penny Baltrus (Piano) ...............................................662 517106 Piano (Mojácar) …………............……950 069803 / 667 408941 Piano tuition. Terry Peace (Limaria/Albox.) ...............868 931815 Professional Writing Services …..........………………..662 067490 Sam Catchlove (Professional drum/latin percussion) ..950 634402 Sarah Dyson (Computer tuition) …....................……687 632435 Simon Farmiloe (Spanish & English)(Albox/Mojacar) 647 677097 Tennis Coach (Diego Rodriguez) ........950 393851 / 607 021280 The I.T.Teacher (Computer Tuition)...............................695 280699

TV & AUDIO REPAIRS Ponce S.L. (Garrucha) ..............................................950 617181 Upholstery & Leather Cleaning ......................................636 193256 Seth Pittham (Zurgena).......................950 634477 / 666 826886 Upholstery Larios (Cuevas del Almanzora) 950 465 364 / 651 998738

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

VEHICLE IMPORTATION Car Check Spain (Andy) ............................................618 043186 Hispavan vehicle importation ..............950 047033 / 687 845730 UNIFORMS Tikka Uniforms & Shoes (Mojácar) …..........................667 479903 Talleres Daydo (Antas Real) ….……….950 459116 / 607 373298 Uniformes de Levante (Los Gallardos & Vera) ..........902 110218

VEHICLE REPAIRS

UPHOLSTERY

Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) ….950 069198 / 667 439671 Albox Rugs (upholstery cleaning) .............................950 633149 Auto Shine Body Repairs ………........607 324623 / 607 324624 Curtains with Style (Fabrics) ............ 950 069032 / 678 811125 CostaCoches ...........................................................950 459209

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Gómez Motor (Huércal-Overa) ............662 502895 / 950 471250 VETS Mojácar Motor (Mojácar Playa) ……..950 478335 / 950 475776 Animal Care (La Alfoqúia) …....................................950 449064 Reparbox (DIY) (Antas El Real) .........687 879744 / 628 648131 Astrid (Mojácar) ..............950 472252 Emergencies: 629 099920 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095 Taller Daydo (El Real) .........................950 459116 / 607 373298 Talleres Azor ..(Mojácar) 950 478519 ..............(Vera) 950 391400 Talleres Fad (Aguilas) …...........................................968 447565 Talleres Vizcaino (Mojácar) ........................................950 472104 The Car Surgery ...................................................666 272792 The Garage (Llanos de Arboleas) .......950 930922 / 616 453813 Tyre King (El Real) ................................................950 459253

Clinica (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 Emergencies: 659 957942 Egesta Centro Vetinario (Vélez Rubio) ..950 411208 / 608 438683 Europa (Mojácar) .................950472262 Emergencies: 629 099921 Javier .............(Garrucha) 950 132200 Emergencies: 619 236059 NEXO (Albox) …...............950 430814 Emergencies: 617 305784 Veravet (Vera Town) …............…............................….667 304876 Veterinary Centre (Huércal-Overa) …........................950 616781

WATER (Tanker Delivery) Sierra Cabrera Water ...................…………………….693 866558

WATER PARK Aquavera (Vera Playa) ....................................................950 467337

WATER TREATMENTS Ashley Reliable Plumbing ………..........................…..610 052407 Healthy H2O ..............................................968 437270 / 666 302 987

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

WEB SERVICES

093051 827517 195872 827517

VEHICLE SALES Buy Buy Auctions ...................................................681 095096 Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) ….950 069198 / 667 439671 AutoFex (Albox & Antas El Real) ............................950 431861 Automobiles Bajuma S.L. (Antas) .............................662 167758 Automobiles Playcar SLU ...................950 459302 / 672 737663 CostaCoches (Antas, El Real).....................................950 459209 Mojácar Motors ...950 472056 ................(Workshop) 950 478335 Nissan (Albox) ………..................................................950 430856 Pit Stop (Oria) ……………....................................…..950 124828 Que Coches Almería (Antas) …...................................627 423675 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095 Talleres Azor ...............(Mojácar) 950 478519 (Vera) 950 391400

Divine Logix ...........................................................617 401332 Image Suite ………........................................................647 918 848 MODS ........................................................................600 284975 Paginasweb .......................................902 005799 / 911 011505 WebFaze .................................................................601 628137

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

WINDOW CLEANING

Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Cristal Clear Windows (Mojácar) …..........……………634 347193 Don (Mojacar) .........................................................666 814913 Idea (Mojácar) ...................................................……..605 162709 J&A Window Cleaning Services ..........950 122452 / 689 548824 James .......................................................................678 988812 Lady Jane Window Cleaning (Arboleas) ...................634 255373 Mick ...........................................................................634 327075 Teresa Jimenéz …………….............................……..636 119538 VEHICLE SHIPPING Window Panes ..................................633 814809 / 677 689077 Car Shipping ………………UK 0044 1704 575983 / 671 101220 Woody the Window Cleaner (Almanzora Valley) .......634 349665

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Ortega Windows & Doors .......................................950 393305 Planet Windows …...............................950 449639 / 664 327863 Plas-Tech Windows ...................................................600 320761 Screenmasters (See p.45)......….….........................677 152911 Speedyfit ...........................................950 439228 / 600 006032 Standard Windows (Antas) ........................................950 393121

AA Window Doctor .............................630 231644 / 636 838484 David A. Pritchard Construcciones ............................617 698418 Direct Trade Windows ............................................. 662 118785 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Interglaze ……..............................….950 121909 / 680 743311 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 WINES Mojácar Home Improvements .............950 473104 / 689 296432 Bodega Gran Baco (Aguilas) .............................…..968 Enoteca Tikar (Garrucha) ……..............................….950 Isalva (Palomares) ………..........................................615 Wine Not? (Mojácar Playa) ....................................950

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

ZOO & PARK

Oasys (Tabernas) ....................................................950 365236

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Community News environmental impact. It appears that this is of insufficient importance to the Junta de Andalucia. It means that these houses can be difficult to sell or buy, something which promotes their abandonment and deterioration. This also appears to be a matter of no importance. All this as well as the psychological torture that is being inflicted AUA N s ta te s t h a t t h e P S O E i s on the owners of these houses and foreseeably perpetuating illegality in El Faz in their heirs, given that it is likely that many will die before they see their homes legalized”. Cantoria. Maura Hillen, president of AUAN has made a statement in the wake of the controversy surrounding 700 illegal houses in Cantoria. She said “the PSOE, the governing party in the Junta de Andalucia and in Cantoria, is condemning dozens of families in the parish of El Faz to the nonregularization of their homes for decades”.

The president of AUAN states “It appears that none of this is important to the PSOE, although it mattered to them before and we do not understand this change in attitude. The PSOE achieved changes asked for by those affected, asking for and obtaining the support of the PP, and we do not understand why they cannot do the same thing that they asked of the PP at that time. Hopefully they will reconsider their position because there are many good people in the PSOE who are aware of the need to solve this problem once and for all. And I ask - How is it possible that the Junta, the body with ultimate planning responsibility has failed to avoid such planning disasters? And my other question is – Why have they washed their hands of it? What we ask of the Junta is to stop washing their hands of the situation, to roll up their sleeves and to start working to provide immediate and once and for all solutions to this problem that we have in Andalusia”.

Maura explains “Whilst a change in municipal planning is in progress which will allow houses in the areas of Media Legua and Los Garcias to obtain an AFO, that is to say a form of regularisation, this is not the case for numerous houses in the area of El Faz. These houses are not allowed to benefit from this change and the current planning laws (the LOUA) will not allow these houses to become legalized for many, many years. And whilst the PP and Ciudadanos are supporting a modification to the LOUA, currently under consideration in parliament, to provide a solution for houses such as those in El Faz, the PSOE is not supporting this change for reasons that we do Contact Maura Hillen on 661 329 919 or not understand” info@almanzora-au.org Maura Hillen explains “Someone needs to explain to those affected residents in El Faz why they are condemned in this way. And someone needs to explain to society as a whole in Andalusia that everyone is affected by this. They need to ask themselves - What is the problem for society as a whole if these houses are not regularised?? What it means is that there will be a lack of environmental control over these houses for many years and a lack of measures to correct their

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Elaine Brown R.I.P. Messages of condolence and admiration for her work in our Levante area in the last ten years poured in when the death of Elaine Kay Brown was announced on September 13th. Shortly after being diagnosed with cancer, Elaine set up the charity MACS (Mojácar Area Cancer Support) group in 2008 and worked tirelessly to promote their aims. The charity shops are the visible face of MACS but their prime objective is to offer support to cancer patients, carers, survivors, and family members, at monthly meetings or when needed. Fundraising with a wide range of activities goes towards the provision of immediate and future medical requirements. Elaine, who was aged 58, passed away in the Torrecárdenas hospital in Almería city and a celebration of her life took place on September 18th. Donations to MACS are invited and can be made by Paypal, credit cards, or bank transfers, to MACS Internet BMN Bank, Mojácar Area Cancer Support, a/c number: ES63 2038 3745 1060 0003 4660 or by contacting MACS via macspsc@gmail.com.

of PLAS-TECH WINDOWS who not only sponsored the event but was also extremely generous and apart from donating a further 1,000 euros also kindly supplied French doors and windows as prizes to be included in the raffle, which was organised by our cat volunteer Vicky Hall - "thank you"! As a tribute to a very special volunteer, the new cat building will be called The Jackie Naylor Building. Jackie Naylor was a much-loved volunteer at the PAWS-PATAS cattery. She had the kindest heart and a real passion for animals, with a houseful of cats and dogs that came with her when she moved to Spain and were, of course, added to when she arrived. If she could she would have adopted every kitten which came to the shelter! Sadly, Jackie passed away earlier this year and in her memory we have decided to name our new cat homing area after her. PAWS-PATAS have an urgent appeal. We are inundated with kittens and they have to be fed "kitten food" because they get upset stomachs if fed the regular adult food. The food and extra cat litter is costing us a small fortune, so next time you are in the supermarket, please feel free to pop an item in your trolley and take it to one of our fundraising outlets in Mojácar, Turre or Las Buganvillas. For further information regarding volunteer work or donations please visit our website www.pawspatas.org or email: info@paws-patas.org

PAWS-PATAS The recent golfing event held at Aguilon golf course attracted 92 players, and by offering 50% of the entry fee managed to raise an amazing 750 euros which will go towards the cost of the much needed cat building at the PAWS-PATAS shelter. Extra special thanks goes to Howard Tyres

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What’s On Almería ‘De Sibaa Kiara’ is a tribute musical dedicated to The Lion King. It is performed at Teatro Cervantes Almería city on October 6th at 6pm by the Onbeat Company. It is billed as being for children in particular and their families, with dancers, singers, and orchestra. The performance in Almería is part of a tour of Spain that has had sellouts in many cities. Tickets are 12 Euros in advance or 15 Euros at the door. ‘Chicago Life’ El Musical comes to the Teatro Cervantes, Almería city, on October 12th at 10pm, performed by La Compñía de Teatro Musica de España and features the best songs from Broadway Musicals. There is a cast of musicians, soloists and dancers. Tickets are 16 Euros in advance or 20 Euros at the door. ‘Forever King of Pop’ is a tribute to Michael Jackson at the Auditorio Maestro Padilla in Almería city on November 3rd at 6.30pm and 9.30pm. The large numbers of singers, musicians, dancers, and audio-visual backdrops have been hailed as being the best Michael Jackson show worldwide. Tickets are 28 & 35 Euros. ‘El Pequeño Conejo Blanco’ comes to Teatro Cervantes, Almería city, on Sunday, October 4th, 12 noon. It is for young children aged 2-8 and narrates the Portuguese folk story of a young white rabbit returning to his house and encountering various animals on the way. There are actors, puppets, and musicians. Tickets 10 Euros.

Mozart’s opera ‘La Flauta Mágica’ (The magic flute) comes to the Auditorio Maestro Padilla in Almería city on November 9th at 9pm. It is performed by the cast, choir, and orchestra from the company Lírica Opera 2001 with a cast of 90. Tickets are 25 & 30 Euros. The Symphonic Beatles, All You Need Is Love comes to Auditorio Maestro Padilla, Almería city, on October 11th at 9pm. There is an orchestra, a rock band, soloists and audio-visual effects. Tickets are 24 & 28 Euros. Por Unos Pasitos de Ná is a flamenco and contemporary dance performance aimed at children from the age of three at Auditorio Maestro Padilla, Almería city, on October 20th at 8pm. Tickets are 8 Euros. Vivaldi’s ‘Las Cuarto Estaciones’ (The Four Seasons) is performed by the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Teatro Cervantes, Almería city, on November 4th at 8.30pm. They also perform Mozart’s Small Nocturnal Serenade K 525, Dvorak’s Slavonic Dance, Brahms Hungarian Dances, and Elgar’s Salut D’Amore. The violin soloist is David Movsisyan. Tickets are 20 & 25 Euros. Tickets for concerts in Almería available from the ticket office in the Teatro Apolo, 25 Rambla Obispo Orberá, Almería , tel: 950 230 922. Mon- Fri, 10.30am1.30pm & 6-8pm, or Sat, 11am1pm. Tickets can be purchased

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

Águilas Auditorio Mozart’s Opera ‘La Flauta Mágica’ comes to Águilas Auditorio on October 13th at 8pm. All details are as the concert in Almería on November 9th (see above). October 13th Tickets are 25, 28, & 30 Euros 2018/ 2019 season ‘Promusica’ classical music concerts with the Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra, Águilas Auditorio. October 19th: The orchestra, choir, and soloists perform Beethoven’s Romance for Violin & Orchestra in F major opus 40, and in G major opus 50. These are followed by Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. The conductor is Virginia Martínez and the violin soloist is Minha Park. November 2nd: The orchestra and soloists perform Mozart’s Serenade: Ein Kleine Nachtmusik /A Little Night Music K 525 & his Clarinet Concerto K 622, followed by Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C major. The conductor is Leonardo Martínez with clarinet soloist Angel F. López and cello soloist Gonzalo Meseguer. November 16th: The orchestra and piano soloist perform Franz Liszt’s Serenade for solo piano, Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini opus 43, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony number 3 in D major opus 29. The conductor is Salvador Brotons with piano

What’s On Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf, George Gershwin, Stephen Sondheim, and other artistes. Tickets are 5 Euros in advance or 7 Euros at the door. The Andalucía Big Band performs a concert dedicated to Count Basie and The Golden Age of Big Bands on October 14th at 7pm, at the Auditorio Cuidad de Vera. Tickets are 5 Euros in advance or 7 Euros at the door. A Lego exhibition of large items made from ‘Lego’ entitled ‘Piezas de Vera’ takes place at the Convento de la Victoria in Vera on October 6th-7th. Admission is free. Tickets for events in Vera can be obtained at the Convento de la Victoria just off Calle Mayor in advance, or at the door.

Roquetas de Mar The Russian National Ballet Company perform Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake ballet on Oct 12th, 9.30pm, Teatro Auditorio, Roquetas de Mar. Tickets 15, 18, & 22 Euros.

soloist Vivian Cheng. All concerts start at 8.30pm this season and tickets are 10 Euros from Oficina Promúsica, C/ Castelar, 2 2º. Tel.: 626 476 389 or Victoria Travel, C/ Isabel La Católica, 1 Tel.: 968 414 752

Aguilas Tickets from Victoria Travel 968 410 828 & www.bac antix.com; Museo Arqueológico; www.auditorio-aguilas.org; or from two hours before performances at box office.

The Russian National Ballet Company perform Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake on November 1st at 8.30pm, Águilas Auditorio. Tickets are 20, 23, & 25 Euros.

‘A Vocal Jazz Tribute’ by the Voices Affaires group is performed on October 13th at 9pm, at the Auditorio Ciudad de Vera. This is a “lollipop” concert featuring tributes to Billie Holiday, Ella

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The 3rd Swing Jazz Festival takes place on October 19th at 9.30pm,Teatro Auditorio, Roquetas de Mar. The Big Band Clasijazz Swing & Funk are joined by international artistes. Tickets are 5 & 10 Euros. The History of Rock: “Music that changed the world”, comes to Teatro Auditorio, Roquetas de Mar, on November 17th at 9.30pm. It includes rock anthems from many groups and individuals performed by various artists and an international rock band. It has been described as “The grandest and most emotional rock show with an explosive cocktail”. Tickets are 18, 24, 27, & 30 Euros.

What’s On Sara Baras and her flamenco d a n c e c o m p a ny p e r f o r m “Sombras” on December 1st at 9.30pm, Teatro Auditorio, Roquetas de Mar. Tickets are 25, 35, & 40 Euros, and her concerts are normally sold out well before the event date. Roquetas de Mar Auditorio tickets are on sale at www.teatro auditorioroquetas.org or their ticket office, open Tuesdays to Fridays from 11am-1pm & 6pm-8pm. Tabernas VIII Western Film Festival takes place October 9th13th and a wide range of activities are scheduled. 1,600 people have signed up to take part, but it is open to the public. A jury will decide which of the 10 new western films from 2017-2018 is the best one along with various prizes including the best short film submitted for the event. This year Claudia Cardinale is being awarded the ‘Tabernas de Cine’ prize for her performance in “Once Upon a Time in the West” filmed at Tabernas in 1968 directed by Sergio Leone. The event opens with the screening of the 2018 US production “Gone are the days”” directed by Mark Landre Gould. Some events take part at Oasys Mini Hollywood, Fort Bravo

Texas Hollywood, and Western Leone. As in other years there is a MiniChef Western competition at Oasys Mini Hollywood. At time of going to press details of events each day were not available. For more information see: www.almeriawesternfilmfestival.es

Mojácar Fiesta Mojácar celebrate their fiesta in honour of their patron saint Nuestra Señora del Rosario on October 7th-8th. Various activities include the “ribbon race” on horseback below the village at 5.30pm on October 7th. On October 8th at 7pm a film for children entitled ‘Cigueñas’ is screened at the Centro de Usos Múltiples (Artisan centre) with free admission.

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Trips by Carlos November 9th, trip to Auditorio Maestro Padilla, Almería city, to see Mozart’s opera ‘La Flauta Mágica’ (The magic flute) performed by the cast, choir, and orchestra of the company Lírica Opera 2001 with a cast of 90. Ticket & coach 55 Euros. November 28th-30th. Trip to Madrid to see El Rey León / The Lion King with 3 days 2 nights in a 4*hotel with b & b. Transport and ticket, 295 Euros. For info & booking call Carlos on 610 681 068 or 950 525 761.

Miscellaneous PAWS / PATAS There is an exclusive fashion show on Wednesday, October 24th which is being held at the Maramar Restaurant in Mojácar (just past the Parador Hotel). The event starts at 1.30pm and tickets are on sale at all the PAWS-PATAS fund raising outlets situated in Mojácar, Turre and Las Buganvillas. Apart from a stunning collection of items there will be a buffet lunch, auction, raffle, and stalls selling specialist items. Music will be provided by Lady Ellen.

What’s On Dames in Turre The October Meeting will be held on Monday 29th at The Hostal Rural in Turre, commencing at 11am prompt when our speaker will be Kevin Boorman. Kevin is a well known author and will be giving a talk on his latest book. Everyone is welcome, so do come along and hear about his new book. For more information please contact our President Soo Wallace on 667 362 713 or Membership Secretary Eileen McGill on 652 298 072. Mojacar Royal British Legion You do not need to have served in the Armed Forces to be a member of the Royal British Legion. Everyone is welcome. If you would like more information please contact the Chairman Andrew Richardson on 682 405 858. October Diary: Thurs 4th, 11.15am, Branch Meeting, Artisan Centre, Mojácar Pueblo. Fri 5th, 7.30pm, Fish and chips Quiz at Oasis Bar, Palomares, Quiz 8.30pm, 2 euros. Thurs 18th, 11.15am, Branch Coffee morning at The Hideaway, Parque Comercial, Mojácar. Sat 27th, 7pm, RBL Poppy Appeal Dinner & Dance, Hotel Continental, Mojácar. 3 course meal, dancing to Driftwood, 35 euros pp. To book any of the above events please contact Barbara on 622 207 774 or rblmojacar.socialevents@gmail.com Anglican Churches of Costa Almería & Costa Calida Services Oct 7, Mojácar, 11am, Eucharist Oct 7, Llanos Del Peral, 11am, Dedication Festival Oct 11, Aljambra, Albox, 11am, Eucharist Oct 14, Mojácar, 11am, Dedication Festival Oct 14, Llanos Del Peral, 11am,

Eucharist Oct 14, Aljambra, 6pm, Evensong Oct 21, Mojácar, 11am, Eucharist Oct 21, Llanos Del Peral, 11am, Eucharist Oct 25, Aljambra, Albox, 11am, Dedication Festival followed by monthly lunch.

PAWS / PATAS. The next Beachcomber Book Sale will be on Tuesday, 9th October, 10.30am 1pm. Any donation of books or DVDs on the morning of the sale would be appreciated. All proceeds to cat neutering.

Costa Levante bird group meets Send details of your events first Wednesday of each month. For more information phone Rod to almeriafocus@gmail.com or call 670 84 92 65 634 362 353

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

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

Rastros, Car Boot Sales, etc. Saturday: Rastro, Mojácar Playa, opp. Red Cross, 9am - 1pm Saturday: Craft Market, Sopalmo, 11am - 6pm Saturday: Los Llanos, between Arboleas & Albox Sunday morning: Los Gallardos Campsite Sunday morning: Multiple Use Centre (Artisan Centre), Mojácar Village 2nd Sunday of the month: Bédar, from 9am Last Sunday of the month: Velez Rubio on Industrial estate

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Activities - Clubs - Associations Clubs, Societies & Activities

The Royal British Legion, Mojácar Branch, The Artisan Centre, 1st and Almanzora Group of Friends 3rd Thurs. of each month, 11:15am. All Library and Information Centre, Tues, welcome inc. non-services personnel. Thurs, Fri & Sat, 10am–1pm . Avda. For enquiries & Welfare call 950 066053 Lepanto, Albox (near Chapman’s). http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/ Extensive English Library, DVD’s and branches/mojacar/news-events/ Talking Books. Trips, monthly quiz and other social events. Tel: 634 343 147 The Royal British Legion - Albox www.almanzoragof.org or see Facebook Everyone welcome. Monthly meeting 3rd Thursday of every month, La Parrilla, Almería Link Friendship Group Albox, 11am. Coffee morning 1st Meetings Wednesdays, 8pm, at the Trufi Thursday of every month, Oasis Cafe Bar, Mojácar. For information contact Bar, 11.30am. For info contact chairman Bob (Chairman) on 950472551 or Ken Matthews, email ken.matthews10 Cynthia (Secretary) on 950472699. @gmail.com. For support, Filip Ostrowski Don't be lonely, come and join us. on 950066037. http://counties.british legion.org.uk/branches/albox Living Alone in Spain? We are a 60+ group of friends who The Royal British Legion - Zurgena meet for lunch every Wednesday in the & District Branch Mojácar area. Tel: 674 823 697 Bar Latinos, C/ Granada, La Alfoquia, every first Thursday of the month at WOW Women on Wednesday The Roof Garden, Mojácar Playa, from 11a.m. Email zurgenaRBLsecretary 1.30pm. Get together, buy, sell, swap, @yahoo.co.uk. See www.britishlegion. org.uk/branches/zurgena meet new people. Dames in Huércal Overa 3rd Wed. of the month, 10.30am, Hostal Rural Los Sabores de Miguel. All welcome. Tel. Carolyn 637 798 494

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

Dames in Spain (Mojácar) Talks, trips, support for local charities. 3rd Mon. of the month, 11.00am Sensations Restaurant, Mojácar Playa. Chairperson Carol Threlfall, 671 947 035. Secretary Jenny Trask, 628 263 315. See fb Dames in Spain. Guests welcome.

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

The Divine Life Society, Almeria Dames in Turre 11am, last Mon in the month, Hostal Branch Rural, Turre. Talks, trips, support for Lotus Yoga Centre, Mojácar. Evening local charities. Guests welcome. Tel: of Meditation and a talk, 1st Fri of the Membership Secretary Eileen McGill 652 month, 7.30pm. Spiritual Cinema, 3rd 208 072 or President Soo Wallace Tel:- Fri of the month, 7.30pm. Meditation and Yoga classes. Tel Sharon 950 469122 667 362 713 or 672 061 048 or omsharon50 Mojácar Community Library @gmail.com Multi-Use centre. Mon, Wed and Fri, Vera & District Lions Club. 11am - 1pm . 5.00pm on the first Wednesday of the Mojácar Walking Group month at El Gnomo Feliz restaurant, Walks of different levels. Tues & Thurs. Vera. Telephone Sandie Tinkham on 950 w w w. m o j a c a r wa l k i n g g ro u p . c o m 439324 or Pam Mattioli on 950069249 for more information. Mojácar Bridge Club Monday and Thursdays, 7pm. Marina Flamenco Forum for English Playa Hotel. Contact Les 950 437 100 Speakers / 634 219 174 Facebook: Mojácar Bridge on Facebook. Information and events. Tel: 687 480 694 Club

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Vera Photo Club First Sunday of month, Bar La Pará, Turre (opposite the Vet), 10am 12.30pm. Presentations by invited speakers, field trips, instruction, studio photography, monthly assignments and exhibitions. All levels welcome. Phone Sarah 670003717 or Claus 628585538. Mojacar Photo Group Contact Lyle Mallen: 620 786 914 Ancestry Club for Beginners & Intermediate Piedra Amarilla. Wednesdays, 2pm-4pm. 5 euros per week. Tel. 634 309 590 Betty's Garden Club 11.30 for 12 noon, 2nd Monday of the month at Miraflores Restaurant, Camping Los Gallardos except in July & August. All welcome. Tel: 603 587 805 Mojacar Computer & Electronics Club Saturdays, Beachcomber, Mojácar. 10 – 12 noon, Laptops. 12 noon – 1pm, smart phones, tablets, cameras, etc Freemasons in the Province of Almeria Craft & Chapter. 661 026 912 or 670 27 27 37 Freemasons – The Side Degrees Mark, RAM, RSM, OSM & Allied. 694 44 43 61 Cabrera Music Club For info call Richard: 666 274 861 cabreramusicclub@albox-online.net Albox Computer Club Hotel La Parrilla, Albox. Fri, 10am. All levels of experience are welcomed. www.alboxcc.com Indalo Hash House Harriers Meet 2nd and 4th Sunday, 11am, various l o c a t i o n s . w w w. i n d a l o h 3 . c o m Mojácar Angling Club Tel. John (Beachcomber): 950 473 099 Traditional Japanese Reiki and Gendai Reiki Ho Classes, workshops, and Reiki shares in Mojacar. Tel: 634 347 930, website: www.gendaireikispain.com Send details of your club, society or activity to almeriafocus@gmail.com Tel: 670 849 265

Activities - Clubs - Associations Clubs, Societies & Activities continued Amigos 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 Cabrera Slot Car Club Thursdays, 4.30-6pm. Richard 950 970 869. Call to check if on first. Model Aero Flying Club, Cortijo Grande Sun. & Wed., 10.30am. Contact Jeff on 950 469304 or Colin on 666 982186 Aeroclub ULM Günter (Vera) Tel: 607 316 553 Costa Levante bird group Meets first Wednesday of each month. For more information phone Rod 634362353 Pita Escuela Agave School of Río Aguas. A multicultural, environmental and musical project, specialized on the integral usage of the agave plant and the processing of its wood.Tel 630 66 18 65 (Timbe) pitaescuela@hotmail.com Sunseed A hands-on practical centre for lowimpact living and environmental education in Los Molinos del Rio Aguas near Sorbas. Free tours at 4pm. www.sunseed.org.uk Tel: 950 525 770

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

Kingdom Hall, Jehovah's Witnesses Ostomist Support For Expats Tues 7:30pm & Sun 10.00am. Poligono Call Dee 950 064 322 in confidence. Aljoroque - C/El Cajete 6, Antas. Contact: 652 293 269 A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous Living Water Church Mojacar Playa Mojacar area Meetings –Tuesday, 6pm, Opposite Red Cross Centre and Salas Artisan Centre, Mojacar Fuente - Friday Farmacia. Sunday Service 11am. Bible & Wednesday, 6pm, Living Water Church, study Tuesday 11am. Cafe Church Mojácar Playa (opposite Red Cross Thursday 11am to 1pm. For further info building). Tel: 634 349 535 or 634 319 contact Pastors Dave 697 522 521 or 746 or email mike@aaspain.org John 634 254 781. See FaceBook or visit When the Artisan Centre is closed, the www.livingwaterchurchmojacar.com Tuesday meeting will be at the Living Water Church. The Evangelical Church, Turre Avda de Almeria on the corner of Age Support Almanzora C/Alberquillica . Sunday 10.30am. Shop and welfare office near Peugeot Tuesday 3pm Bible Studying. Midweek garage, Albox. Helpline 634 316 573 prayer meeting. Tel. 950 617549 or 950 47 2 3 4 9 . w w w . t u r r e c h u r c h . c o m Universal Wonderful Street Aguaviva Evangelical Church Academy Near the health Centre, opposite Bici- NGO that supports street children in Box, Albox. Tel: Rod Southwood, 687 Accra (Ghana). Registered charity. 560 544 www.universalwonderfulstreetacadem y.org. Beatriz: 617 182 154 Puerto Lumbreras Christian Fellowship FACE Every 1st and 3rd Sunday each month (Fundraising in Arboleas, Caring for at 11.00 am. Phone for exact location E ve r yo n e ) . Re g i s te r e d c h a r i t y. (now at their house) Tel 619453283 or face.charity@hotmail.com www.face 968 018 228 Paul and Sandra -charity.com New Life Church, Huercal-Overa The Helping Hands We are a Jesus centred church family Support for Animals and People alike. learning to love one another. Sunday Registered charity. Tel: 968 48 29 48 service at 11 am, www.newlifechurch.eu Harmony Community Support (see map) tel. 685 628 184 Providing assistance to those in need. Tel. 634 339 192 Mon - Fri, 11:00 - 14:00 help@harmonycharity 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 472822 or 677 683385 www.steppingstonescarersgroup.wee bly.com

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

Activities - Clubs - Associations Dance Line Dancing Hotel el Puntazo, Mojacar. Fridays, 7.–10pm. Beginners welcome. Contact: Glynis 648217503 or Mary Beth 661671526 or strictlylinedancing mojacar@gmail.com Eleanor & Gilly's Line Dance Class Chapman’s Bar, Albox, 2-30pm- 4-30pm, Mondays. All levels welcome. Eleanor Tolman 950 439 003. Step2It - Line Dancing Albox. Weds: 6.45 p.m - 7.30 p.m, First Steps/Introduction. 7.30 p.m -10.30, Beginners / Improvers /Intermediate. Contact: Carrie Ann 627279584 www.carrieanngreen.com Line Dancing Beachcomber Restaurant, Mojácar. Beginners/Improvers. Mondays, 4pm. Contact John 666 200 579 Line Dancing La Vida, Cucador. Tuesday 5pm 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

Flamenco Dance Workshops Beginners level. Tel:687480694

Arts & Crafts Sewing Group, Mojacar Meet at Dolce Vita for sewing, knitting etc. Weds 10.30 - 12.30. Tel: Brenda 634 34 34 92 or Sylvia 628 006 197. Ladies Sewing Circle Evangelical Church, Turre, Wednesday 10.30 – 12.30 667 702 774 Glass Bead Making La Cueva del Pájaro, Carboneras. Call 950 130 627 Ladies Pottery Painting Parties Albox - every 2nd Thursday, 6 - 9pm. SimplyArt 662 443 095 Art Classes All levels. Thurs, 11-1pm, Miraflores Campsite. Tel: 653 714 767 Girasol, Albox Art & painting. Tues, 10-1pm. Mosaic classes. Thurs 3-5.Tel 639 089 170 Sophia Wellness Centre, Arboleas Art classes. Tel. 950 449 451.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sol Yoga Centre, Arboleas Tel: 686 400331

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

Cortijo El Saltador Lucainena de las Torres. Mon, 5:30pm. Tel: Brahmani on 600 34 91 51

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

Girasol, Albox Call 639 089 170

Yoga with Ashlí Turre, Vera Playa, Vera & private. 643102335 Yoga Therapy with Portia Oliver. Tel: 681301474 www.portiaoliver.es

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Music & Drama Groups 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 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 Almeria Strings Folk Club Third Thursday of the month, 8pm, Turre. Free admission. For location and other events, see www.almeriastrings .org or call 634 347 930 The Rose Singers Small ladies choir singing a variety of musical genres in aid of local charities. 4-5 performances a year. Rehearsals Friday mornings, Los Gallardos. New singers always welcome. Call Alison on 667 408 941 or see us on Facebook. The Incognito Singers A mixed voice group performing a varied repertoire of songs to a high standard. Rehearsals Wednesday evening, Arboleas. See Facebook, w w w. t h e i n c o g n i t o s i n g e r s . c o m , theincognitosing er s@gmail.com Sing Sing Sing A mixed informal singing group, singing all types of music, for the fun of it, and to be able to perform a few charity events. Everyone welcome, Rehearsal Tuesday 6pm Villaricos Social Centre. For info. ring Janet on 617856680. Cariatiz Community Orchestra All welcome, any age, any level, only requirement is to read music. Rehearsals Sundays 6-7pm, Cariatiz (between Los Gallardos and Sorbas). Contact Emma, emma.v.randle@gmail.com 654 164 293

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

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

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

Tennis Coach Diego Rodriguez Tel: 689 688 226

Body Control Pilates Classes or private. Sharon 638 487 314

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

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

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

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

Fitness & Martial Arts

Slimming Groups Casa Pepa, Turre, Weds 10 am, Sophia Wellness Centre Arboleas, Thurs 12.30pm, Contact Vicki 650 764 623 or vicki.lynch@live.co.uk Slimming & Fitness with Pam Various locations. Tel: 639 465 631 pamsslimming@gmail.com Martial Arts Academy Seidokan Scientific Karate & Taiji-Qigong, Vera. Call John Watson 950 453 681

Performing Arts Centre DanZaVera Almeria. 54 Verasol, Vera. Martial Arts, Karate, Tai ji qigong, ancient weapons including Sword, Self Defence, Tactical of the New Marina, Garrucha, with a pre- Gymnastics, Yoga and ageless mobility. sail coffee at café La Oficina virtually Tel Anita: 670 715 787 opposite at 11:00. Contact Ian via info@ Mojácar Taekwondo santaireneclubdevela.com or call 671 5 years to adults. Various classes & times. 474 385. See www.santaireneclub Contact Serge 646844708. Facebook devela.com GTF Spain Garrucha Table Tennis Club Tel Barry on 677 174 430 Cazadores de Turre Cricket Club. Welcome new members of all ages and experience. Contact Sam Lewis on 663 132 487 or Derek Larkins 634 361 941

Marina Phoenix Golf Society Visitors welcome Mondays and Thursdays. Tel Don Atkins 605 051 238. Adelante Gimnasia Artìstica Email marinaphoenixgolfsociety Classes for fun gymnastics , competitive @gmail.com levels, pre school and adults. Fully Valle del Este Golf Society. qualified coach. From 2 years. Tel 622 Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sundays. Contact 129 702 or info@adelanteartisitca.es Alan Townsend Tel. 690 090 982 www.adelanteartistica.es Facebook Adelante Gimnasia artistica. Almería Golf League Contact Les on 950 619 273 Walking Football Club Campo de Football, Los Gallardos, 9am Albox Club de Tenis Sun & Thurs mornings, Tues afternoons. Monday for training, exercise & playing. Tel Sue: 950 064 369 www.fclosamigos.com Cabrera Tennis Club El Bandido Runners Email: cabreratennis@gmail.com Run, jog , walk a 5km route along the www.facebook.com/cabrera.tennis Paseo. Free to all. See Facebook. Contact Kevin on ironmankev08 @gmail.com

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Sophia Wellness Centre, Arboleas Gym, Toning tables, Kickboxing, Cross fit, Boot camp, Boxing, Salsacise, Zumba, Step Aerobics, Body Pump. Tel. 950 449 451. Fitness with Alison, Mojácar Full Body Workout, Pilates, AquaZumba, Zumba, Step Aerobics, Total Toning, AeroFit. Tel 666 273 168. Sansonora, Mojácar Qi Gong, Pilates, Dance. Contact Elena, 630 688 615 or elenasansonora @gmail.com Hollie Newell Zumba Almeria Turre, Los Gallardos, Arboleas and San Juan. Contact: 634 317 391 Zumba, La Vida Cucador Fridays 10am.

Your Stars You can purchase items that will enhance your appearance. Put your thoughts into action. Take care of your own responsibilities before you help others. Don't invest too much of your own money. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday. (Mar. 21- April 20)

Don't overspend or give too freely to others. You can make headway if you share your intentions with someone you care about. You need to take a good look at all sides of an issue before making a decision. You will benefit by taking care of other people's concerns. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday. (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23)

This is not the day to be extravagant. You will meet exciting new people through interest groups or functions that you attend with your children. Your ability to converse with charm will entice someone you may have had an interest in for some time now. Don't be taken advantage of by any fast talking salesperson trying to part you (Apr. 21- May 21) from your cash. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday.

Alienation may be the result of a misunderstanding. Help an older member with a problem that faces them. Don't let someone try to bully you into doing things their way. Your temper may get the better of you if a colleague has tried to ruin your reputation. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday. (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)

Use your added discipline to get what you want. You can make excellent purchases this month. Difficulties with children will surface if you try to break a promise you made. Don't blow situations out of proportion. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday (May 22 - June 21)

Focus on your own domestic problems. You can benefit financially if you put money or maintenance into your living quarters. Let your boss know your goals. Sort situations out as best you can. Watch your spending habits. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday. (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21)

Do not expect too much from others. Your communication skills are at an all-time high. Try not to at tempt to do something unless you are fully intent on following through with the plans. You mustn't make promises that you won't be able to keep. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday. (June 22 - July 22)

You need to spend some time reflecting on past experiences and involvement's. Try to be patient with their inability to accept your new beliefs. Your loved ones could set you off. Exaggeration or deception coupled with overindulgence might be a problem. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday. (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20)

A little rest will do wonders. Be aware that minor accidents or injury may prevail if you are preoccupied. Invite friends over. Make your intentions perfectly clear and find out exactly what is expected of you. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday. (July 23 - Aug. 22)

(Aug. 23 - Sept. 23)

(Jan. 21- Feb. 19) You need to keep busy doing things that you both enjoy. Don't avoid situations that may deteriorate; try to mend them. Your energetic nature and ability to initiate projects will add to your popularity. Don't start any arguments unless you're prepared to accept irrevocable results. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday.

Evasion is likely if you aren't direct about your feelings. Older family members may try to make demands that are impossible for you to handle. Sudden changes of heart may cause disruptions in your domestic scene. This is a wonderful day to look into courses or hobbies that interest you. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday.

Don't make any drastic changes or begin new projects this month. Your changing philosophies may lead you into new circles and open doors that will give you a unique outlook on life. Older relatives may make unreasonable demands. Social get-together will bring you in contact with intelligent new friends. Your luckiest events this (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) month will occur on a Thursday.

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Jokes of the Month Employment Benefits

The Dentist

Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Officer asks a young engineer fresh out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "And what starting salary are you looking for?" The engineer replies, "In the region of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The interviewer inquires, "Well, what would you say to a package of five weeks of vacation, 14 paid holidays, a full medical and dental cover, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every two years, say, a red Corvette?" The engineer sits up straight and says, "Wow! Are you kidding?" The interviewer replies, "Yeah, but you started it."

A woman phoned her dentist when she received a huge bill. "I'm shocked!" she complained. "This is three times what you normally charge." "Yes, I know," said the dentist. "But you yelled so loud, you scared away two other patients who ran out of the door."

The Bets An old man is met by his attorney, and is told he is going to be audited. He rides to the IRS office with his attorney, and when he gets there, he begins to talk with the IRS agent. "I bet $2,000 I can bite my own eye!" The IRS agent agrees to the bet, believing it an impossible task. The old man laughs, pulls out his glass eye, and bites it. The IRS agent is dumbfounded. The old man bets $3,000 he can bite his other eye. The IRS agent knows there's no way possible to do this, so he once more agrees. The old man cackles, pulls out his dentures, and bites his eye. Then the old man finally wagers, "I bet $20,000 I can stand on the far side of your desk, pee over the desk, and get it into your wastebasket, without missing a single drop." The agent knows he won't be able to, so once more he agrees. The old man indeed misses, peeing all over the desk, and on the paperwork. The IRS agent jumps for joy, but then notices the attorney over in the corner moaning. "Are you all right?" asks the agent. "No! On the way over here, he bet me $100,000 he could pee on your desk and you'd be happy about it!"

The Trump Parrot During a dull White House dinner, Melania Trump leaned over to chat with Secretary of State, Tillerson. "I bought Donald a parrot for his birthday. That bird is so smart, Donald has already taught him to say over two hundred words!" “Very impressive," said Tillerson, "But, you do realize he just speaks the words. He doesn't really understand what they all mean”. "Oh, I know", replied Melania, “but neither does the parrot."

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The Scuba Divers Paddy and Murphy are having a pint in the pub, when some scuba divers come on the TV. Paddy says, "Murphy, why is it them deep sea divers always sit on the side of the boat with them air tanks on their backs, and fall backwards out of the boat?" Murphy thinks for a minute then says, "That's easy. It's 'cos if they fell forwards, they'd still be in the friggin boat!"

The Trump Wish The weird thing about Trump’s Presidency is that I now actually hope that there is a shadowy cabal deep within the US government dedicated to undermining the democratically elected leader.

...and next... The Police Response

The Password A husband and wife are trying to set up a new password for their computer. The husband puts “mypenis” and his wife falls to the ground rolling around laughing. The message on the screen was “Error. Not long enough.”

The Blonde Driver A car is driving down a two lane motorway when all of a sudden it starts violently swerving across the road. The car keeps going back and forth delaying traffic for miles until someone finally phones the police. A police car arrives, the officer pulls the car over and approaches the window. A blonde rolls down the window. "Excuse me, ma'am, but is there any explanation for your reckless driving?" he asks. The blonde says, "Officer, I'm so glad you are here. There was a tree in the road, and I swerved. Then I saw another tree, and another, right in the middle of the road! So I had to swerve to keep from hitting them!" The officer looks at her, and then says, "Ma'am, that's your air freshener."

George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi, was going to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garage. George opened the front door to go to turn off the light but he saw through the window in the garage that there were three people inside in the process of stealing things. He immediately phoned the police, who asked, "Is someone in your house?" and George said, "No," and explained the situation. They told him that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his front door and an officer would be there when available. George said, "Okay," hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again. "Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were three burglars in my garage. You don't have to worry about two of them, there was a shootout and I shot them dead. There’s only one left inside now." Then he hung up. Within five minutes three squad cars, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance showed up. Of course, the police caught the burglars redhanded. One of the policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!" George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

The Wrong Idea A wife comes home late at night from being out on the town, slips upstairs, and quietly opens the door to the bedroom so as to not disturb her husband. From under the blanket she sees four legs instead of two. She reaches for a baseball bat and starts hitting the blanket as hard as she can. Once she's done, she goes to the kitchen to have a drink and calm down. As she enters, she sees her husband there, reading a magazine. "Hi Darling", he says, "Your parents have come to visit us, so l let them stay in our bedroom. I hope you didn’t disturb them!”

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