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Dreambeach Villaricos

COVID 19 has not gone away in Spain, but numbers are much better than in the UK and the US that still have very major problems. Starting in September, another booster dose will be rolled out in Andalucía with the eventual aim that all people over the age of 60 and those who are especially vulnerable, or in residential homes, have been vaccinated. As happened last year, the 20222023 anti-flu vaccinations will be available from October. There are various categories of people who should have these, primarily aimed at people over the age of 65. New regulations in Spain as part of the EU requirements for advancing the next stage of their rescue package, was that employers had to convert temporary contracts to fixed ones, giving employees more job security and ideally getting young people on the property ladder. 67,000 health workers in Andalucía will have their contracts turned into fixed ones. The 8th Villaricos ‘Dreambeach’ music festival took place in July this year, but only 110,000 people turned up, well down on 2019 figures. The organisers have stated that they will review the situation for next year and may return to holding the festival in August. This year there was a oneday event in August in Cádiz. From this month, many cultural or entertainment events have returned to indoor locations and as usual, we list ones that may be of interest to our readers in our “What’s On” section. There are no major “Red” fiesta dates in Spain during September when everything shuts down, but there are various local fiestas. These include Alfaix, Cantoria, Pulpí and Vera. Mojácar, Turre, Albox and Huércal-Overa also have local fiestas in October. Health advice in Andalucía is that people should continue to wear masks when they are in crowded areas.

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any people who pay for their electricity on the variable cost ‘PVPC’ tariff have now received their bills that cover the initial period when Spain and Portugal were allowed to cap the price of gas. There is some reduction in cost, but not as much as had been claimed. One problem at present is that the water in the hydroelectric dams is only about 40% of what it should be, so electricity generated is less. Good news for motorists and the transport industry is that the price of petrol and diesel has come down. The 20 céntimos discount per litre continues until the end of the year. The extensive drought and very hot weather have unfortunately resulted in many major fires throughout Spain. So far this year there have been 45 major fires that have devastated more than 250,000 hectares, nearly 1,000 sq. miles. 27,500 people had to be evacuated and there have been three deaths. Fortunately, our area has not been affected, and the last major fire in the Sierra Cabrera area was in July 2009 when 4,500 hectares (17 sq. miles) was burnt and various properties were badly damaged. Several hundred people were evacuated from Mojácar and Turre. Since August 10th until November 1st, 2023, there are energy saving regulations in place in Spain designed to save 7-8% of the total energy requirements. They apply to shops, bars, restaurants and many other businesses and locations. We detail these in our “In the News” section. In the first week, when many businesses did not appreciate that they had to shut their doors if their air-conditioning was on, the saving in energy was 3.7%.

Reducing Energy Requirements In an article we explain how Spain was told by the EU that they had to save 7-8% of the gas they use. At the beginning of August, it was announced that comprehensive measures were being put in place throughout Spain from August 10th until November 1st, 2023. These apply to commerce, including shops and supermarkets, bars and restaurants, cinemas, theatres, congress buildings, covered-in airports, train stations, bus and coach stations, communal hotel areas and all public buildings. It was mandated that the minimum temperature with air-conditioning in summer months is 27 degrees and no more than 19 degrees with winter heating. However, there were some exceptions in the small print. The winter maximum temperature does not apply to health centres, hospitals, schools or universities, hairdressers, laundries, gymnasiums, long distance trains, aircraft, cabins in ferries and individual hotel rooms. Farmacias (chemists) are allowed to keep their temperature at 25 degrees, as existing regulations are that this is necessary to protect medication. Another quick modification was that where people had physical activity in their workplaces, such as staff in bars and restaurants and discotheques, the summer temperature could come down to 25 degrees. Premises where the regulations apply have to keep their doors shut when the aircon or heating is on, with automatic door closers in place by the end of this month. Lights in shop windows have to be extinguished at 10pm, along with illumination of buildings such as the Teatro Apolo in Almería city, but not monuments such as the Almería castle. Some street lighting should be switched off at 10pm, or alternate lamp posts (if this is possible), where it does not affect safety. Public bodies have to conduct a review of their heating equipment and update it if it is inefficient. Christmas lights will be allowed, with the recommendation that they should be switched off by 1am. The limit of 19 degrees in winter does not apply to workplaces such as offices, but it was stressed that energy use should be reduced as much as possible. Some autonomous communities, including the Junta de Andalucía, complained that there had been no prior discussion that would have been helpful, but Andalucía would abide by the restrictions. On Monday, August 8th it was announced that a video conference would take place with all the autonomous communities involved. This took place but there were no changes. From August 10th-14th, with many businesses not shutting their doors to keep the cold air in because they didn’t totally understand the regulations, electricity used went down by 3.7%. From August 15th-21st, demand went down by 9.5%, which was 8.6% less than the same week in 2021. Once these regulations have been in force for a “reasonable time” there are fines for non-compliance.

Driving Without a Licence

In August, with more car journeys over the holiday period, the ‘DGT’ (Spanish Traffic Authority) reminded drivers that they have to hold a valid licence. They stated that 9% of traffic offences totalling 4,300 infractions, in Almería province in 2021, related to people driving without a licence. It is a serious offence against road safety regulations if a driver has lost all their points and the licence has been taken away, or a driver has never applied for a licence.

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If it is a repeat offence, there has been a serious accident or dangerous driving, or the driver is over the limit for alcohol or drugs, the penalties can include a prison term of up to six months. Additionally, there will be a daily fine for a period of 12-24 months, and up to 90 days community service. Less serious offences, but with a loss of 4 driver points and a fine of 200 euros, is when a driver has not renewed their licence, is driving a type of vehicle that their licence doesn’t cover, or has a driving licence from another country that is not legal in Spain. This now applies post Brexit, to UK residents using a UK licence that has been declared to be illegal if they have been residents of Spain for more than six months, and have not exchanged it for a Spanish one. The application date for doing this was amended four times, with the final date of April 30th. If there has been no licence exchange, the person is required to sit a Spanish driving test. (The written theory exam can be in English, but the road driving test will be conducted in Spanish). On August 5th the British Embassy and the UK Road Transport authorities announced that they were still in discussions with Spain to enable UK residents to

In early August it was announced that a contract had been awarded to build the new medical centre near the petrol station. When it is operational the existing beach and village medical centres will be shut. 13 companies or ‘UTEs’ put in bids, with a ‘UTE’ being a temporary joining together of several companies. The budget price was 4.2 million euros and the company ‘Asch Infraestructuras y Servicios’ was given the contract having put in the second cheapest bid of 3.5 million euros, with a completion date of 18 months. The new centre will have 2,400m2 of construction on a 9,200m2 site owned by the town hall, with various consulting rooms, an X-ray area and a physiotherapy room. There will be accommodation for up to six people who are giving 24hr accident and emergency treatment, or are on standby, along with an ambulance.

It has been announced that the 4th dose will be given to the most vulnerable people, occupants of residential homes and everyone over the age of 60 starting this September, in various stages. The vast majority of people at present who are admitted to hospital with COVID are in the age group 60 plus. The head of the Health Department of the Junta de Andalucía announced in late July that the pandemic had not gone away, and mask wearing was still recommended for the elderly, and people in close contact with others. The level of infection was put down mostly to young people gathering at night clubs, as even if infected, they no longer had to quarantine. Hospital admissions from COVID were at an all-time low, but it was stated that it was not the time to be complacent. On Thursday, August 16th, there were no deaths associated with COVID in the three hospitals in our province, and the average number of deaths in the preceding 21 days was only one each day.

In the summer months, the health service can be stretched because of staff holidays, but the numbers of tourists go up dramatically.

Gas From Spain to Germany - Quickly

COVID Vaccinations

Recently, employers were told that they had to convert “temporary” contracts to “fixed” permanent contracts, except for very special circumstances. This was partly because of an instruction from the EU as part of the “recovery” grants given to Spain. People on temporary contracts are unable to get on the property ladder and continually worry that they may be laid off. The Spanish Government have announced that temporary contracts in the Health Departments have to become fixed ones. In Andalucía, which is responsible for its own health services, this will apply to 67,000 people including some admin staff. During the pandemic, many nurses and vaccination staff were put on temporary contracts that finished when the vaccinations fell off in numbers, and new additional contracts may only be for a very short period, or to cover for someone who is off sick on a daily basis. Any person who started work from 2018 onwards will automatically be given permanent contracts that have to be paid at the minimum wage, with holiday entitlement and sick pay. A spokesperson from the Junta de Andalucía Health department has stated that 2 billion euros has been put into the various departments since 2018, and the 95,000 workers has now gone up to 125,000, but there is still a shortage of skilled workers.

Fixed Contracts for Health Workers

In the middle of July, vaccinations against COVID in Almería province had gone down to 3,000 per week, as opposed to the 47,800 at the height of the infection. The third “booster” dose had been given to 92% of the population over the age of 60, but only 65% of persons over the age of 18. The Junta de Andalucía Health Department is urging people to have the 3rd vaccination, as if they developed COVID over the Christmas period it is now more than the five months of waiting time that was recommended.

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exchange their licence for a Spanish one without taking a driving test. It was stated that the embassy was fully aware that some UK licence holders who were residents had been stopped and fined and could no longer legally drive in Spain.

We have mentioned before that Spain is unique as it has six ports where LNG (Liquid natural gas) from ships can be degasified into normal gas. At present, Spain doesn’t need more than 35-40% of the total capacity. Germany is looking to obtain more gas from

The Mojácar Health Centre

Airline Strikes and Cancellations

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Last November a new Roman Catholic bishop, Antonio Gómez Cantero, was appointed in Almería city. It immediately became apparent that there were enormous debts, put at 20 million euros, from bank loans. The financial audit company ‘Deloitte’ were asked to ascertain the real financial position from 2010-2021, and they reported that the true debt was 24 million euros. Antonio Gómez Cantero has revealed that by December they have to pay back 8 million euros, and a commission has been set up to study how this can be achieved. Proposals are that some of the church property might have to be let or sold. When the new bishop took office, he shut down the seminary stating that there were only three people who were training to become Catholic priests, and it was better if they were sent to a seminary in Cartagena. The seminary is one of the properties that might be put up for sale, but there are other properties or land that might be more attractive to potential purchasers, including land in Roquetas de Mar and Aguadulce. Some properties have been put up as security to obtain bank loans from Banco Santander and Unicaja and these may have to be relinquished. The previous

Huge Catholic Church Debt

Owing to a dispute between ‘Ryanair’ cabin crew in Spain and the airline, the announced cancellation of flights in September had not been abandoned as we went to press. They are scheduled to take place from Mondays to Thursdays (inclusive) from September 5th-8th, the 12th-15th, the 19th22ndand from the 26th-29th. The airline has stated that all passengers on cancelled flights will be contacted as soon as possible and passengers could claim a refund or arrange alternative flights from another airline. Legally, ‘Ryanair’ are obliged themselves to find an alternative flight, or a refund if the cancellation is notified 15 days prior to the departure date. If it is less than 14 days, a passenger is entitled to compensation as well as a refund. The airline consistently claim strikes are “unjustified” and state: “Under EU261 legislation, no compensation is payable when the union is acting unreasonably and totally beyond the airline’s control.”This is not completely true, as “unreasonably” is open to interpretation. Aviation ADR (https://www.aviationadr.org.ukwill take over claims for compensation from any airline, at no charge.They state that if compensation is paid by Ryanair, it will be a long time after the initial claim! Meanwhile, ‘EasyJet’ have announced 72 hour strikes over the weekends owing to another dispute over cabin staff bishop had been there for 19 years, and the new bishop states that “unfortunately” there had been a major lack of financial prudence. Three new churches had been built that cost 6.6 million euros and major repair work on other churches and property had been carried out. anywhere except Russia, and the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, wants Spain to build the proposed ‘Medcat’ pipeline to France, which was judged to be too expensive in 2019. France would have to agree to connect the new pipeline into the French system, for onward delivery to Germany. The cost in 2019 was 440 million euros for the 200km 90cm diameter pipe from Girona near Barcelona to Barbaira in France. Spain have stated that they have no objection, and Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the EU Commission, thinks it is a very good idea, and the EU may well fund the project. A claim has been made that if all the permissions and licences were fast tracked, the pipeline could be operational in 8-9 months. The life of the pipeline is 40-50 years, and it can be used to transport hydrogen gas which is intended to be produced in large quantities in Spain. On August 20th, ‘Gazprom’ who supply the Russian gas announced that from August 31st until September 2nd the pipeline to Germany would be shut down for essential maintenance, again!

In the News

Long-Term COVID-19

Many people who have recovered from COVID-19 find that they have long-term health problems. A team from the University of Groninga in the Low Countries has published a survey in the medical journal ‘The Lancet’ and they followed 76,000 people who had contracted Covid with regular surveys, from March 2020 to August 2021. The conclusion was that one in eight people, so 12.7%, had long-term symptoms. 7% of the people with symptoms stated that had still not recovered their sense of taste or smell, and 7% had muscular aches. 5% reported fatigue or listlessness, and others stated that they had chest pains, difficulty or pain with their breathing, pins and needles in hands and feet, sore throats, feeling hot or cold alternatively, a sense of “heaviness” in their arms and legs and difficulty in concentration known as “brain fog”. These problems persisted for a period of 6-12 months in 30% of cases, or longer.

Immediately after recovering from COVID-19, people stated that they suffered from fever, headaches, nausea and vomiting, coughs, digestive problems and diarrhoea. In general, this lasted from 4-6 weeks. Another result of long-term Covid is that people

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Most public employees receive the extra payments in July and December, along with pensioners. The average net monthly pay in Spain is 1,408 euros but in Europe, in the Netherlands, net pay per month averages out at 2,629 euros, followed by 2,565 euros in Germany, 2,525 euros in Sweden, 2,275 euros in France and 1,446 euros in Italy, 3% more than in Spain. In Portugal it is only 859 euros and in Greece 742 euros. Men in Spain are paid an average gross salary of 2,770 euros, but women still lag behind by 4%, at 2.660 euros. There are calls for the minimum wage in Spain to be raised to 1,046 euros in September, which would be a rise of 4.6%, that will help offset the 8.5% projected rate of inflation by the end of the year. Of course, the cost of living in Spain is less than in many other European countries. Rail Travel in Almería Province Until the ‘AVE’ (high speed train) comes to Almería, just possibly in 2026, there are only trains to Granada and Madrid, and both of them take a long time. In early August there were two trains each day from Almería to Madrid, with a change of trains in Granada involving a waiting time of 2hrs 21mins. The total journey time was 8hrs 30 mins. Coming back, with a 15-minute stop in Granada the total journey time was 6hrs 9 mins, but a return ticket cost 178 euros. In comparison, a return ticket from Air Nostrum, with a flight time of 1hr 15mins each way, cost 160 euros. As part of an “anti-crisis” package, there are discounts on rail travel from this September until December 31st. For medium distance trains, such as from Almería to Granada (or intervening stations) there is a 100% discount, with certain conditions. From Granada to Seville on the ‘Avant’ trains there is a 50% discount with similar conditions. Travellers who want the discount available for their personal use only, have to pay a fee of 10 or 20 euros, and book a “multi-trip” minimum of 16 journeys, with four every month. If they do this, the deposit will be refunded. The aim of the scheme is to reduce road traffic and attract regular travellers. University students going from Almería to Granada will be able to claim the discount, and all university students are being given a special grant of 100 euros per month for the 2022 / 2023 academic year. This is designed to help students with the cost-of-living increases and it will apply to about 15,000 students in Almería province.

Wages in Spain In 2022 the minimum wage in Spain per hour for a 40-hour week is 7.82 euros, based on the minimum salary of 1,000 euros per month paid 14 times a year (with an extra month paid in July and November). For the majority of employees, the 14,000 euros is divided by 12 and becomes 1,167 euros per month.

Continued .... wages. British Airways, operating out of Heathrow, have announced the cancellation of 600 flights during October and 10,000 between October and March. A company spokesperson has stated that the majority of cancelled flights are “duplicates” so there would be alternative flights on the same day to the same destinations. Heathrow still has a limit of 100,000 passengers each day, and towards the end of August it was announced that this was being extended for another six weeks as there were still staff shortages.

Car Hire In another item we comment on the increased cost of hiring a car this summer, which is a real problem for tourists who come by air. The hire companies always stock up before the summer months with new cars, but they can’t get enough of them, even if they have paid in advance. One of the main problems for car manufacturers in general is the lack of “chips” and new cars may have several. Some rental companies, to keep cars in their area, are declining to rent cars for a “one-way” trip, such as from Almería to Málaga or Madrid, popular with people going to an airport. Prices on average have gone up by 18%, but much higher in the areas where there is a high demand. The head of the Association of Car Rental Companies in Spain stated that they were short of 150,000 cars. The High Cost of Holidays Spain needs the high income from tourists, both national and international, but it was pointed out in July that the cost of holidays had gone up, in some cases dramatically. ‘Airbnb’ prices in the province have gone up by 30%, hotels by 12%, car hire by 18%, renting a frontline beach apartment has gone up 28%, and package holiday prices by 7%. Many Spaniards decided to cancel their holidays or downgrade to cheaper alternatives, taking into account the much higher cost of fuel and the general rise in inflation. In our Levante region, hotels were expecting a good summer, and the ones in Mojácar had only increased their prices by an average of 3%. Problems with overbooked flights and lack of ground crew from the UK meant that some families abandoned the idea of going abroad to almost all destinations. The instruction in July from Heathrow airport that companies could not sell any more tickets from July to September might have helped, but several airlines were vigorously opposed to this stating that they could increase flights with more ground staff and security personnel. If they continue to sell too many tickets the cancellations and tremendous queues may continue. In our area, at the start of August, it was reported by various UK tourists that their luggage on flights from Manchester to Almería had not been put on the plane, and they were required to go back to the airport the next day to personally collect it, which was very difficult in many cases. In the first six months of this year, hotel occupancy throughout Spain was an average of 63% of 2019 figures. Málaga had the most tourists, slightly more than Valencia and Alicante. In mid-August hotels reported that bookings for September and October were better than had been expected, with lower prices.

‘Cosentino’ Forges Ahead The multi-national company based in Cantoria continues to show an expansion in sales, and improved production techniques for their synthetic ‘Silestone’ worktops and their wall and floor ‘Dekton’ range. In 2021 sales went up 30% to 1.4 billion euros. The company invested 105 million euros during 2021 with 685 new employees (70% in Cantoria), and the total workforce at Cantoria went up to 5,400 people by the end of 2021. Work is underway to install the largest photovoltaic solar farm of any company in Europe, which will provide 20-25% of their electricity needs. Recently, the Cosentino family bought the complete Macenas development in Mojácar, and their expansion plan has a budget cost of 200 million euros by 2025. A “master plan” will be revealed in October, and sewage and electricity services will be improved and partly completed houses finished. There will be communal areas, sports facilities, a social club and a restaurant completed in 2023. By 2025 they plan to open a luxury hotel on the main site. A Cosentino spokesperson has stated that the expansion project will create a large number of employees in the building phases and completed projects. The original work on a hotel near the beach was stopped as it was too close to the beach and infringed the “maritime boundary” building line. Eventually, Mojácar town hall revoked the building licence, and the only action that is available is to demolish the reinforced concrete structure.

24 Continued .... have real worries and anxiety about their health or reported feeling stressed, not a medical condition, but a mental health issue. The survey did not relate to persons who had the Delta or Omicron Covid variants, but indications were that long-term Covid was the same, and the results would be very similar in other countries.

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Almería UD Season Tickets

All official residents of Spain who are age 18 this year are being given the equivalent of 400 euros to be spent on cultural activities or purchases, and the deadline to apply has been extended until October 15th. So far, 600 companies and entities have been registered to offer approved activities and goods. 200 euros is for live arts, cultural heritage and audio-visual arts, and includes museums, libraries, exhibitions, and tickets for cinemas, concerts or festivals. 100 euros can be spent on books, magazines, video games, CDs or DVDs, and the final 100 euros is for digital items such as subscriptions for music, e-books, podcasts and online video games. There is a limit of a four-month period for subscriptions, but some companies will extend this. Apart from giving a boost to the cultural industry, the aim is that young people will have a good introduction to culture that hopefully stays with them as they grow older. To register for the activities or goods, people have to go to www.bonoculturajoven.gob.es.

In all of Andalucía there are approximately 94,000 young persons who are eligible, with a budget of 37.5 million euros. Registration started on July 25th and by August 20th, in all of Spain, 182,000 young people had applied to receive the grant.

Electric and Hybrid Cars and Vans

Euros Cultural Grant

The market for new vehicles in Almería province is Celebrating the goal against Real Madrid

Season tickets prices for Almería UD football team that has gone up to the first division have been the subject of much debate. The cheapest ones for long term fans are 300 euros, and the most expensive for new fans go up to 1,000 euros. Many first division teams charge less money, but Real Madrid prices are 266-2146 euros. Fans of Almería UD have to attend a certain number of games, and if they don’t, renewing their season tickets for the 2023 / 2024 season will be more expensive. Some people consider that the increase in cost is justified as there will be 19 matches, so per match it is not too expensive. Other people with family members such as children, who all have season tickets, think that the overall cost is too much money. Fans who follow the team to away matches have to pay for travel, and in some cases accommodation. In the first match of the season on August 14th they lost 2-1 to Real Madrid, but this was considered to be a very good result against the extremely strong team. In the next match against Elche it was a 1-1 draw.

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More EU Money

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The EU are paying member states a “recovery grant” following the pandemic, and it has been announced that the money for Spain is being increased by 7.7 billion euros. The European Office of Statistics calculate that in Spain, the ‘PIB’ (Gross national product) has only increased by 0.3% over the past year (although an increase of 4% is considered viable in 2023), and unemployment at 12% is double that of other EU countries. The extra 7.7 billion euros takes the total grants to Spain up to 77 billion, payable in variable amounts up to the end of 2026, partly dependent on reforms that the EU consider Spain must introduce. One of these was the scrapping of temporary contracts with employers having to convert these to fixed contracts so stopping many employees from being very worried about their future and unable to take on a mortgage or leave the family home. Another reform that they insisted on was a review of pensions. Spain received a further 12 billion euros, part of the main grant, at the end of July.

30 Continued .... very sluggish, partly because dealers cannot get hold of them for months in most cases, and the cost of fuel and inflation has meant that some potential purchasers are sticking with their existing vehicles. Up to the end of June, 3,300 new vehicles had been delivered and for the first time ever, 1,324 (40%) were pure electric, hybrid or gas. This compares to 576 diesel-fuelled vehicle and 1,400 petrol ones. Compared to other countries, Spain lacks the infrastructure for electric cars, and people who wish to charge them up can consult ‘Electromaps’. This reveals that there are 238 charging points at 112 places in our province that include petrol stations, hotels, main dealers (for their own customers), commercial centres, supermarkets, or in private homes. There are not many at all that are in public streets. The ‘Moves’ plan put in place in 2019 encourages purchasers to buy electric or hybrid vehicles that have a minimum range of 90km. A grant of up to 7,000 euros is available if a car that is seven years old is scrapped, or 4,500 euros if not. Motor dealers say that a person who is prepared to buy an electric vehicle will not own one that is seven years old, so this defeats the purpose. The ‘Moves’ plan in Andalucía has a budget of 67 million euros until December 2023, or until the money runs out. It may well be that by December next year there will be money left over. The other problem is that electric cars on average cost 40,000 euros, 13,000 euros more than a petrol fuelled vehicle, so the grant of 7,000 or 4,500 euros does not cover this gap. Individual purchasers and self-employed persons with employees can receive a discount of 70% off the cost of installing a charging point, or 80% in a municipality with less than 5,000 inhabitants. After a lot of opposition from some member states, the EU has agreed that after December 2034 all new cars and vans have to be electric ones, so no more petrol or diesel models.

There is a clock that counts down the years, months and days until December 31st, 2026, which is the official date from the Ministry of Transport when trains will arrive in Almería city. The next public meeting at the Almería port takes place at 8pm on September 10th. The committee consistently state that the target of 2026 is far too optimistic. At the end of July, they criticised the lack of work on the 25km section from El Puche to the Almería station that has not been started owing to discussions over finance. To arrive in El Puche a tunnel has to be constructed at Viator, and no work had been started there either. Work from Pulpí to Vera was underway but the committee said it was too slow, and the number of workers was not enough. There is going to be a “dry port” at Níjar alongside the A-7 motorway, the road to Carboneras port and quite close to Almería airport. Administrative approval is still pending, and it is doubtful whether it will be completed by 2026. Private companies are paying for a dry port at Pulpí known as “Port Rail Almanzora” that will enable fruit, vegetables and marble to be transported with three goods trains a day (in theory), that will transport one million tonnes per annum. No work had started by mid-August as approvals, permissions and environmental studies had not been completed.

Slow ‘AVE’ Progress

The ‘AVE’ (High speed train) coastal project in Spain is known as the ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ going from France to Algeciras, and is scheduled to arrive in Almería city in 2026. This is conditional on all the sections from Murcia city to Pulpí (the border between Murcia and Almería) being completed, along with all the sections from Pulpí to Almería city. A committee of engineers, civil engineers, project managers and cost assessors has been formed to chart the progress of the AVE and determine the remaining work and current progress.

They visit all the sections where work is underway, or has not been started, and they hold public meetings to present their findings. The Committee is entitled ‘Objetivo Almería AVE- Corredor Med’ and they have recently set up a website for the general public at https://objetivoalmeriaave.es.

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This year, the 8th ‘Dreambeach Villaricos’ music festival took place in July for the first time, and there was a one-day event in August in Cádiz. 110,000 people went to Villaricos which was 20% less than

‘Dreambeach’ in August 2023

After months of negotiation, the telecommunication giants, ‘Orange’ and ‘MásMóvil’ have announced that they are merging. This will make them the largest telecommunication company in Spain with 24.5 million fixed and mobile customers, followed by 16 million Telefónica clients and 12.5 million Vodafone customers. The number of broad band customers is in the same ratio. The fused company is valued at 18.7 billion euros, made up of 10.9 billion from MásMovil and 7.8 billion from Orange. A “superdividend” of 5.8 billion euros has been announced for investment company shareholders and the French state who are the majority shareholders of Orange. The fusion will have to be agreed by the Spanish public entity ‘CNMC’ who approve mergers or stop them if they are considered anti-competitive. It is

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The expansion is minimised using heavier concrete sleepers and stronger ballast. Only a few rail tracks in the UK use concrete sleepers, as they are four times the cost of wooden ones. In Spain, rail tracks can reach a temperature of 60 degrees when the ambient temperature is 40 degrees, and the concrete sleepers and ballast are designed to cope with this. Network Rail have opted for repairs when the track expands too much, with a cancellation of trains or very reduced speeds (to minimise the force on the rails), rather than spend a fortune on total sleeper replacement. Another technique involves painting the sides of the rails white, to try and reflect the sun, which is marginally successful.

It is an undisputed fact that reducing greenhouse emissions needs to be done as soon as possible, with targets in the EU. Because of the war in Ukraine and the potential problems with gas obtained from Russia, the EU has announced that for a limited period, “as long as is necessary”, member states can keep on generating electricity from coal, although this is the dirtiest energy source. Ecologists are up in arms, but the EU consider that they have to be realistic. This will help Germany which at present has cut-off dates for stopping using coal. Another EU proposal is that nuclear power stations should be kept in operation as long as possible. Belgium has announced that planned closures will be postponed, and Germany plans to shut their three nuclear power stations by the end of this year. There are major talks underway that they should be kept in service reducing the need for generating energy from coal and gas. There has been a lot of discontent on the part of the energy companies that own them. They state that December 2022 is just an arbitrary end date, and they are going to lose money as the original date for closure, at the end of their operational life, has not been reached. Keeping them in action will be welcomed by the energy companies. There are five nuclear power stations in Spain and two of them are twin reactor plants, so there are seven in operation that consistently supply about 21% of our energy requirements. Planned closures start in 2027 until 2035, but there are suggestions that one of the twin ones, scheduled to close in 2027 and 2028, should be kept in use. In June, the EU classified nuclear power stations as “safe green energy”, as there are no CO2 emissions. Ecologists point out that “dirty” nuclear waste is produced that has to be stored for ever, so nuclear power is not green energy.

A Fusion of ‘Orange’ and ‘MásMóvil’

Melting Tarmac and Buckling Rail Tracks When the UK recorded the maximum ever temperature of 40.3 degrees, tarmac started to melt at various places, including Heathrow airport. In France, during the ‘Tour de France’, lorries sprayed water on the tarmac in front of the cyclists to stop the tarmac melting and cause accidents. In Spain, the mixture of materials that make up tarmac is designed to cope with high temperatures. There are soft and hard types of bitumen, and in Spain the hard types are mixed with a pulverised stone filler. In the UK, where there are 32,000km of rail track, the vast majority are mounted on wooden sleepers. This results in more expansion of up to 30% when the rails and the sleepers move sideways.

More CO2 Emissions in The EU

32 the last festival in 2019. The Artistic Director, Gonçalo Miranda, stated that in the next few months they would decide whether it was a good idea to hold the Villaricos festival in August in 2023, not in July. The change from August to July was stated to be because there were fewer general tourists in the area in July, and more accommodation for ‘dreamers’, staff and visiting DJs.

Two More US Warships

As part of the US efforts to increase their armed response with NATO countries, President Biden has asked Spain for permission to base another two guided missile destroyers at the US base in Spain at Rota, Cádiz. There is unlikely to be any objection as US navy ships and US marine corps personnel have been there for 60 years. Rota is strategically located near the Strait of Gibraltar and at the halfway point between the United States and Southwest Asia.

34 not thought that there will be any problems, and the fusion will be complete by mid-2023. Meanwhile, both companies will continue to operate normally.

Gas, Oil and Human Rights

In the negotiations, particularly in the EU, to obtain more gas and oil, a blind eye is being turned to some human rights infringements. Russia supplies 40% of the gas to the EU (but less if they restrict the supply) which amounts to 155 billion m3 each year. To reduce this considerably, supplies of ‘LNG’ (liquid natural gas) are being stepped up as the gas comes on ships.

President Biden is sweetening his position with regard to Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salmán, who the US say personally ordered the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. A White House press statement revealed that a 50% increase in oil had been agreed for July and August. President Macron welcomed the Crown Prince to Paris at the end of July, and enthusiastically shook his hand, with a lot of criticism and calls that he should be arrested and tried for premeditated murder in a court in France! An energy agreement was the purpose of the invitation. The harsh tones from the US regarding Venezuela have also been softened and energy negotiations are underway.

Really Good Crime Figures

Technically, the base is commanded by a Spanish Vice Admiral and it flies the Spanish flag, (except on the US Day of Independence!), but in all other respects it is totally American. There are already four destroyers based there, and the local population are delighted with the increased economic benefits.

Since 2015, crimes in Almería city have steadily fallen, with another reduction of 12% from 2019 to 2021. In 2015 there were 48 crimes per 1,000 head of population that fell to 36 per 1,000 in 2021. This is the lowest of any capital city in Andalucía, with Seville heading the list with 56 crimes per 1,000.

Figures for the province as a whole are not available, but a police spokesperson stated that there was a similar decline. Drug related crimes fell, but the number of people arrested for growing marijuana showed a slight increase. This was put down to a concerted effort to combat persons who were growers and the associated fraud of illegal connections of electricity.

Spain has six “re-gasification” plants where the liquid gas is converted into normal gas, and there is one in Portugal, but Germany doesn’t have any at all.

In 2019 a spokesperson from the US embassy in Madrid calculated that the total income for Andalucía was 254 million euros, and some navy personnel choose to live in Rota and the surrounding area, instead of on the base, and they rent properties for a three-year period. Currently there are 4,000 naval personnel and families, and each warship has a crew of 350, along with their families. Another very large source of income is that the dockyard is home to the Spanish company ‘Navantia’ who currently have maintenance and repair contracts until 2028, worth 822 million euros. The base has supermarkets, restaurants and a cinema, but the local Association of Bars and Restaurants owners say that the US personnel spend large amounts of money and like to drink and eat “off base”.

There is a proposal that two ships could be rented that can handle the de-gasification, alongside the normal ships, and they want to have two permanent plants operational by 2024. Countries near to the Caspian Sea are being wooed, including Azerbaijan. They have agreed to step up the 8.1 billion m3 they supplied in 2021 to 12 billion m3 this year, and 20 billion m3 by 2027. The government there have been accused of reprisals against opposition parties, but this is being ignored. Israel and Egypt are being asked to increase their supplies, ignoring the treatment of Palestinians by Israel, and a human rights crisis in Egypt. Qatar is another country where they can supply a lot more liquid gas and oil, but there are accusations of harsh labour and social conditions, particularly with regard to the immigrant population.

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Mauro Facchini is a scientist who studies climate change for the EU and interprets the data from the Copernicus satellite. He is alarmed by the fact that the target of no more than a 1.5 degree rise in temperature, as set by the Paris Climate Agreement, was over 2 degrees in 2021. He states that the words “record”, “historic” or “never seen before” are being routinely used with regard to high temperatures, hurricanes and rainfall. He also points out that there is a large increase in CO2 and methane gases. He considers that the time to reduce the effect of climate change is not running out, but it has completely run out at present.

he ‘Copernicus’ satellite, named after the famous Polish mathematician and astrologer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), who determined that the sun was the centre of the universe and not the earth, belongs to the EU. It is part of the European Union's Earth observation programme, coordinated and managed by the European Commission, in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA). It has four distinct “scanners” with different functions used to monitor weather, atmospheric conditions, the surface of the earth, and other data viewed from space. During La Palma volcanic eruptions it provided accurate assessments of the spread of the lava that could not be obtained otherwise. Annual figures are published every spring that include a survey of southern Spain including Almería province, and this is the fifth report. The conclusion is that Almería province is particularly vulnerable to climate change, with high summer temperatures and drought experienced in the last 12 months, and with a rise of one degree above the average temperature from 1991-2020, and liable to continue. The average of 11.7 degrees centigrade last December was 2.2 degrees above the norm and the highest in the last 61 years. In Madrid on June 17th, Teresa Ribera, the Spanish Minister for the Ecological Transition, presided over a UN “Desertification and drought” conference, and figures from the Tabernas desert were presented.

The project “Life Phoenix” is an investigation in Almería province to use all waste water for agriculture or other use. Margarita Cobos, the environmental councillor for the Almería Diputación (county council), states that there are three main objectives; planning, action, and revaluation. A new European Directive was discussed in detail and it was stated that the “Life Phoenix” project already complied with some proposed guidelines and limits.

The amount of rainfall in March and the beginning of April in Almería province, as measured from last October, the start of the hydrological year, raised the level of the water in the Cuevas reservoir by just over 100%, and the average rainfall of 77.6 litres per m2 by mid-April was the highest in Andalucía for over 20 years.

The Copernicus report highlights the increasing tendency of forest fires, unusually heavy rainfall, higher winds and an increase in the sea temperature. There has been a rise in sea level off the coast of Almería that is 1-2mm more than from 1993-2020, but whilst this does not seem to be very high, it is liable to continue. Off the coasts of Almería and Málaga, over the Alboran sea, the satellite registered the 10 highest wind velocities in Spain in the last 12 months. The report points out that this will increase the output from wind turbine farms in Almería province, with higherthan-average wind, as opposed to the lowest amount of wind for 40 years that has been experienced in Ireland, the UK, Denmark, Germany and the Czech Republic.

Climate Changes in Southern Spain

38 So Now You Know...

The Muppets

Puppeteer Jim Henson was born on September 24th, 1936, and he created ‘The Muppets’ with Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great, Animal and Pepe the Prawn, in the 1950s.

Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia

In September 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte and his invading troops, the ‘Grande Armée’, reached Moscow after entering the country from modern day Poland. The retreating Russian forces set the city on fire and further retreated, but in just one battle, 70,000 soldiers died. Napoleon’s army were totally unequipped with clothing or training to stay in the ruined city during the harsh winter months, and bad roads totally disrupted supplies. After occupying Moscow for only six months, Napoleon began a retreat that was one of the greatest disasters of military history. Fewer than 20,000 of the original 120,000 soldiers made it back to France

The name came from the blend of “marionette” and “puppet”. Additional characters were Rowlf the Dog, Scooter, Skeeter, Dr. Bunsen Honeydewand Camilla. The episodes of “The Muppets” were highly entertaining and were shown on the daily TV show ‘Sesame Street’ from 1969, and on “The Muppet Show” from 1976-1981. Since 2004, their media franchise is owned by the Walt Disney Company who control the television, film and music rights

The Wild West legend Jesse James was born on September 6th, 1847, in Centerville, Missouri. At the end of the American Civil War, after serving as members of the Confederate Army as guerrilla soldiers, he and his brother Frank formed a group of outlaws known as the James-Younger gang in the ‘Old West’ region. They specialised in robbing banks, trains, stagecoaches and large stores. In 1882 the governor of Missouri offered a 10,000 dollar reward for the capture, dead or alive, of the two brothers. A member of the gang shot and killed Jesse James, aged 34, in the back of his head and claimed the reward.

Jesse James

The ‘New York Sun’ Newspaper

The Gregorian Calendar

“Battle of the Sexes”

In September 1973, the much-hyped “Battle of the Sexes” took place in the Houston Astrodome. It was an exhibition match between the 29-yearold tennis player and woman’s rights activist, Billie Jean King, and the 55-year-old self-styled male chauvinist Bobby Riggs, and King won in three straight sets; 6-4, 6-3 and 6-3. Riggs was a retired tennis champion but he was very critical of the quality of female tennis players and continually taunted them that men were better players. He claimed that even at his age he could defeat any female player, and was bound to win. Billie Jean King received the 100,000 dollars prize money.

In September 1752, Britain ended their use of the Julian Calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC, which was based entirely on the Earth’s revolutions around the sun. They changed to the Gregorian calendar, introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII. This is a modification of the Julian calendar, reducing the average year from 365.25 days to 365.2425 days. It shortened the calendar year by 0.0075 days in order to stop the drift of the calendar with respect to the equinoxes. This entailed a major adjustment, as September 2nd was followed by September 14th. Riots broke out by people who felt cheated out of the missing dates.

In September 1833, the ‘New York Sun’ daily newspaper first appeared with four pages, marking the beginning of the “penny press”; inexpensive newspapers, that were sold on the streets by newspaper boys. The paper focused on humour, human interest stories and sensationalism and by 1836 the circulation of 30,000 copies made it the largest selling newspaper in the US. In 1868 Charles Dana purchased the newspaper and was the editor for 30 years. He reduced the number of items relating to sensational scandals, but kept the humour, and by 1876 he had increased the circulation to 130,000 copies. It continued to be printed until 1950.

S everal EU member states now find that they unfortunately rely too much on Russian gas, and are seriously worried that they will not have enough energy for the winter months. They are warning of possible shortages and consequent rationing. Fears that President Putin might totally shut off the supply of gas to Europe as a reprisal for sanctions is the main worry. The supply from the Nord 1 natural gas pipeline that goes to some Baltic countries and principally German and Italy has had several severe cuts in quantity that the Russian gas company ‘Gazprom’ claim are for “technical problems and unforeseen repairs”. Fortunately, Spain is one of the least affected countries.

Four days later, Ursula von Leyden announced that the saving of 15% was voluntary unless there was a major crisis in the EU during winter, when it would be mandatory. She accepted that the cut of 15% had to be abandoned for some Baltic countries.

In somewhat of a surprise announcement on July 20th, Ursula von Leyden, the President of the EU Commission, announced that all member states had to cut their consumption of gas by 15% from August 1st to March 31st, 2023. This was irrespective of whether it was natural gas from Russia, other countries or LNG (Liquid natural gas).

The idea was that gas saved in some member states was available for other states. Immediately, some EU states such as Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia announced that there was no way they could do this without very major problems.

Spain and Portugal that have been termed the “Iberian Exception” have been allowed to put a cap on gas prices for the power companies. They also have to reduce their consumption by only 7-8%, but they have to supply France with 7 billion m3 of gas per annum, the maximum amount that the existing pipeline can handle.

It was stressed that any rationing must not affect domestic customers or essential services, but it will affect some industries using high amounts of energy. The proposed saving in gas is being described as “an exceptional and extraordinary measure”, and will be reviewed in May 2023. Spain already has a mechanism in place that compensates large industrial companies if they have to reduce their working hours. Reducing electricity used by industry will release power for domestic customers, with a saving in generation costs.

The general public can help by using the “ECO” (economy) settings on their electro-domestic equipment that may take longer, but use less power.

In 2008, to save fuel, the speed limit on motorways was reduced to 110km/hr and this is under consideration again. As we mentioned previously, the best way to reduce the cost of electricity in homes or commerce for consumers on the ‘PVPC’ variable rate tariff, is to look at the hourly costs published daily at https://tarifaluzhora.es and avoid the most expensive hours. Harsh EU Winter

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In August, the Spanish Minister for Industry announced comprehensive regulations to save energy, and we list these in our “In the News” section.

When people are buying new electrical products that show the consumption rating, they should consider the higher rated ones. LED light bulbs use about 10% of the power needed for ordinary bulbs, and households and commerce are being asked to change to these very efficient ones.

During the pandemic, many countries in the EU ran down their stocks of gas, and the EU has been warning that unless the storage amount goes up to 80-90% by November, there will be major problems during winter.

Good & Bad News for Banks W e have commented in recent months that people who have a variable rate mortgage, tied to the ‘Euribor’ (the interbank lending rate) pay more interest as the Euribor rate goes up. After 10 years of the Euribor being a negative rate, last May it rose just above 0%. Financial pundits were of the opinion that by the end of 2022 the Euribor rate might go up to 1%, but at the end of July it had reached 1.09%. This is very good news for banks as the average Euribor mortgage in Spain of 150,000 euros over 25 years will cost an extra 1,200 euros over 12 months, but the extra cost will increase if the Euribor continues to go up. Banks have been offering fixed rate mortgages for some time, where the interest rate is fixed over the entire mortgage term. Banks gamble that over the entire mortgage term they will make a profit, but they are a good idea for new clients who have the peace of mind that the amount they pay every month is the same. Now, banks want to promote the Euribor mortgages again, so they are increasing the interest rates on new fixed Additionally,mortgages.

the Central European Bank are very concerned about inflation in Europe, and the traditional way to combat this is to put up interest rates that have also been at 0%. They indicated that in July they would raise the interest rate to 0.25%, and probably to 0.5% later this year. Instead of the 0.25%, they went straight up to 0.5% interest rate this July. The only good news is that bank deposit accounts will now pay a small amount of Thisinterest.Aprilthere were 816 new mortgages taken out in our province, 12% more than in April 2021, but high inflation and high energy and fuel costs are resulting in a slowing down of new mortgages. One of the conditions for Spain receiving the EU “post pandemic” grants totalling 77 billion euros by the end of 2026, has been the changing from temporary contracts to permanent ones. This is designed to give workers the peace of mind that they are unlikely to lose their jobs, and their income is stable, to enable young people to get on the property ladder. However, if mortgages cost a lot more money this will put some of them off. Energy companies are being forced to pay back a “windfall profit” (in Spain a “benefits fallen from the sky” amount) as their profits have gone up substantially. Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish Prime Minister, gave a “State of the Nation” speech in the parliament in July, and announced that banks will be subject to a similar tax. He justifies this by stating that bank profits will go up, and in 2021 the main five Spanish banks gained 20 billion euros, 45% more than in 2020. His proposal is that starting on January 1st, 2023, banks will have to pay this tax for 2022, and in January 2024 for 2023. He estimates that this tax will pull in 1.5 million euros each year.

When this was announced, shares in the main banks dropped substantially on the stock exchange, with losses of between 3% and 9%. By the next day losses were reduced, but the banks are not at all impressed! The Spanish Minister for the Hacienda (Tax department), María Jesús Montero, announced at the end of July that the surcharge on bank income from interest and commission charges will be 4.8% per year. 42

Insecond.thefollowing days senior politicians promised help, and Mariano Rajoy, the Spanish Prime Minister, came to see the damage, along with Queen Sofia.

All the work that is considered necessary to stop this happening again has not been completed. Most of it is the responsibility of central government. The overgrown riverbed now

The riverbed after the flood

The Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Sáenz, announced a 60 million euro grant and promised that all outstanding claims for damage and injury would be dealt with quickly. When people take out insurance in Spain, a small amount of the premium goes to a consortium which will process and pay out claims that normal insurance companies won’t accept if the event is declared to be a “disaster”.

The Cuevas reservoir rose by 28 metres, most of it between 11am-1pm with a peak of 3,600m3 per

The Ten Year Anniversary 44 eptember 28th, 2012, is a day that will never be forgotten by thousands of people in our area. Torrential rain affected most of the coastline from Valencia to Málaga, but there was catastrophic damage, injury and loss of live in the Pueblo Laguna, Vera Playa area. Substantial damage occurred at nearby Puerto Rey, Las Buganvillas and Cuevas, and the bridge on the Garrucha-Vera road collapsed. Another bridge was washed away on the Vera to Cartagena toll road. A very similar flood had taken place in September 1989, and the flood defences were strengthened and widened, but they proved totally inadequate in 2012. At 12 noon on September 28th, Pueblo Laguna was designated as being “Ground Zero” and a “Disaster Area Red Alert” was announced. The main road into Pueblo Laguna became a raging torrent after 200-240 litres per square metre (so 8-10 inches) of rainfall per hour continued for several hours. 300 people were marooned in Pueblo Laguna and a coastguard helicopter air-lifted 80 people to safety. Before the roads became completely impassable, the Guardia Civil police evacuated 280 people in coaches from Pueblo Laguna and Puerto Rey, and they were taken to the sports centre in Vera. A “top priority” alert was sent to all the Red Cross centres in the province to come and provide practical assistance to the people who had been evacuated, and legionnaires from the army base at Viator on the A-7 motorway were mobilised. 300 troops from the UME, (The army brigade that specifically respond to emergencies) set off from Seville. An initial estimate the next day was that 4,000 homes and businesses had been badly damaged or wrecked, and over 1,000 cars were damaged or a write-off with some cars swept out to sea.

The hospital at Huércal-Overa opened up wards for the injured but unfortunately, four people were killed. An elderly couple from Águilas were in the Cuevas area picking figs and managed to get back to their car, but it was washed away and they drowned. A 90-year-old Belgian man from Vera was injured and was being taken to hospital in a helicopter. Sadly, during the journey he had a fatal heart attack. Diana Dudás was a well-known and respected holistic therapist who set up the ‘Alkemi’ centre in Pueblo Laguna and it was reported that she had been swept away by the water whilst trying to get back to her apartment. A week later, her body was spotted 90km from Pueblo Laguna by fishermen who took her to the San José port.

The almost new desalination plant at Cuevas was completely wrecked, and work to repair it and put it back in action has only recently been authorised.

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Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas El Real) ..............950 528565 AUTOMATIC DOORS & GATES The Metal Works (Albox).......................950 930520 / 638 900949 AWNINGS & BLINDS Curtains with Style (Interior blinds) ...950 069032 / 678 811125 Costasol S.L. (Lloyd Dean) (See cover)...........................667 652 888 Coverbox (Albox) …................................................…615 992007 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 PersiVera 2005 S.L. ..................................................627 978635 Screenmasters (See p.41) ...….…...........................677 152911 Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.41) .....................................627 907207 Speedyfit ...................................................................600 006032 Toldos Farrago (Vera) ...............................................667 567564 BAKERIES Cornish Pride (Albox) …................................………666 618933 BALLOON DECORATIONS Wow Pops (El Real, Antas) .....................................643 158154 BARS & CAFES See Restaurants & Bars BATHROOMS & SHOWERS ABS Steve Ennis .....................................................687 846016 Ana Rodríguez (Huércal-Overa) ..........950 939154 / 606 784598 Cerrajería Jara (Las Buganvillas) ……………………..950 109986 Complete Renovations ...........................644 389255 / 672 379960 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711 Dorothy Baños (Albox)...................................................661 463842 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ....................................950 132458 Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 47 ANTIQUES Delfos (Mojácar) ......................................................647 163681 Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096 ARCHITECTS Angel Pardo (Técnico) .......................950 121960 / 687 939315 Antonio Martinez de la Casa .....................................950 092094 Architecture & Engineering Mojácar ...........................950 655468 BeniHomes (Albox) .....................................................950 500410 Blas Haro Morales (Mojácar).......................................639 317429 Daniel González Aranda (Vera) ......................................686 846 624 Elena Acebo Architects (Huércal-Overa) .669 680098 / 950 134976 Néstor Fábrega (Mojácar) ....................................670 363125 Paula Puente (Mojácar) .............................................610 433001 ART & ARTISTS Adolfo Prado ...............................................................950 472668 Alison .......................................................................630 833873 Anushree Krementz .................................................672 721096 Caz (art classes) ………................................……….607 444034 Dee Butler (Albox) ................................................….663 341904 Delfos Gallery (Mojácar) …........................................647 163681 Evie Fox ................................................................603 624659 Isabel Raths (Bedar) ................................................677 034957 Jeremy Fox-Rayner ...............................................0044 7549667172 Jill Bennett (Mojácar) .........................950 478383 / 600 070188 Living Design (Albox) ...............................................678 308073 MarianMay Simpson …...........................………..……629 113436 Melanie .....................................................................638 495784 Miki ...........................................................................628 458491 Pink House (La Concepción)................ 622 288750 / 681 095096 Roberto Lombardi ................................950 930757 / 671 800317 AUCTIONS Auction Subasta (Los Carasoles) ..UK 7413190882 / 643 137106

Mojácar Home Improvements ...................................950 473104 SpeedyFit (Screens) ..................................................600 006032 The Bathroom & Tiling Specialists ...................+44 7756081843 Toldos Farrago (Screens)(Vera) ................................667 567564 BEAUTY See Hair, Health & Beauty BED & BREAKFAST Casa Barranca (Huercal Overa) ..............................648 250699 Casa Caballito De Mar Boutique B&B (Bédar) ..........950 095956 Casa Montes Guesthouse (Arboleas) ..................... 686 400331 Castellón (Bédar) .......................................................642 435909 BEDS & BEDDING Colchón San Gines (Huércal-Overa) ........................950 809519 Furniture Plus (Puerto de Mazarron)...968 153907 / 678 083491 Me & Mrs Jones (Mojácar) (See p.25).........................634 364795 Sleepcentre (Albox) (See p.5) ..........868 931872 / 671 715294 BEREAVEMENT/WILL SERVICES C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) .............950 634388 / 627 635514 BICYCLE SALES & HIRE Aguila Bike (Las Buganvillas) ........................................950 133063 All Bike All Run Sport (Albox) ...................................647 836426 Bikespin (Huércal-Overa) ................. 950 927678 / 662 543056 Doltcini (Clothing) (Mojácar) ..............950 092600 / 658 028646 Lufran Bike Sport …………....................................….607 074753 Rock & Road (Garrucha) .............................850 992805 / 628 2633389 Rodeca Bike Zone ..................................................950 132525 Weekend Sport (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 460738 BLINDS see Awnings & Blinds BOATS & NAUTICAL Veramotor S.A. ............................................................950 392552 BOAT TRIPS Glass Bottom Boat (Villaricos port) ….......................662 604456 Partylevante (Puerto Deportivo Garrucha) ...............680 942141 Sunshine Charters (Garrucha) ....................................634 398074 BOOKS Librería Nobel (Vera) ................................................950 392642 The Book Box (Albox) ……................................…….662 585098 The Book People Almería …........……686 817945 / 626 578164 BOOK PUBLISHING Costa Books ............................................................634 304344 BOWLING CENTRES (10 pin) Almería Ten Pin Bowling (Arboleas) …...................….950 439013 Indalo 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) (See p.11) ........664 648652 / 950 393329 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Leroy Merlin, Gran Plaza (Roquetas) ….................……950 339800 VeraSur SL (Vera) ....................................................950 393028 BUILDING SERVICES ABS Steve Ennis ....................................................687 846016 Adam's Building Services .............................………..600 041820 Alan Barker ........................................950 099913 / 600 268176 AlmeriaBuilders.com ……......................659 685133 / 950 9305202 Arboleas Building ………........………........................634 306690 Art’n’Build ................................................................641 679728 Bédar Directo ............................................................689 702916 BeniHomes (Albox) .....................................................950 500410 CES Builders (Paul) ................................................685 017178 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 833444 Christopher Knell Building Contractors .....................634 344450 Complete Renovations ........................644 389255 / 672 379960 Construcciones Y Excavaciones Petete ....................696 052944 Dan (Almanzora area) ................................................692 596681 David Croft (Urcal) ………....................................……661 148067 David Pritchard Construcciones ........617 698418 / 662 046497 Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 48

Elegant Homes S.L. ..............................950 092603 / 687 629777 Elite Constructions .......................................................636 092632 Genco Construction ...................................................607 271869 Have Tools - Will Travel ...........................................641 438931 Idomia Project Management ....................................643 582920 J B General Builder ................................................. 687 024884 Mario the Handyman ................................................642 245017 M13 ............................................................................657 105084 Mat Murray ...............................................................647 841750 MD Building Services ..........................628 414861 / 628 414862 Nail It ........................................................................621 252997 PR Building Services ................................................662 422170 Paul Acreman (General Builder) ..............……………607 196779 Saxon’s Complete Building Services ....618 920126 / 968 485729 Sierra Construcción .................................................611 028716 Valoser Obras .............................................................642 016954 BUTCHERS Juan’s Carniceria (Mojácar Playa) ........................950 478409 CAKES TO ORDER Alison’s Homemade British Cakes .............................639 028517 Occasion Cupcakes (Velez Rubio) ............................634 329403 The Cake Boutique (Arboleas) ............................+44 7800 892244 CAMPSITES 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 Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 49 Costa Coches (Mojácar) ........................950 459208 / 950 069272 Europcar .................................................................950 615101 Mo-Car (Mojácar) ................................950 478307 / 626 976973 Solvi Car (Mojácar) …………....................................950 478151 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095 CAR WASH & VALETING Denis’s Car Wash (Mojácar Playa) ...............................643 198320 Jones’s Mobile Valeting ............................................661 571939 CARD SHOPS C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Colin the Card (Albox) .........................................…..650 600032 Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 118043 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) ……….................……950 615596 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295 CARPENTRY Bédar Madera (Bédar) ................................................687 503181 Cutler’s Carpentry .................................................697 907708 Go2 Joinery & Services ...........................................674 963957 Mojacar Carpentry & Home Improvements ...............603 688622 Simon the Woodworker .............................................667 989270 Unicraft …..............................................................…692 176069 Wildwood Bespoke Joinery ......................................634 328574 CARPET CLEANING Jones’s Mobile Valeting ............................................661 571939 CATERING / EVENTS See also Wedding & Party Planning Elite Cuisine ..........................................................610 994435 Hog Roasts .............................................................671 851135

Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 50 The Whole Hog / Hog Roast parties ..968 485729 / 618 920126 Soft Ice Cream and Frozen Yoghurt Machines............600 006032 CATTERY see Kennels CBD SPECIALISTS CBD Natural (Huércal Overa) ..............950 882237 / 661 373684 CHILDREN & BABY Baby Basics (Equipment Hire, Mojácar) ..................641 679728 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) .............950 634388 / 627 635514 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) ..............................634 322475 Meditania, Children’s Activity Centre (Turre) ...........661 751244 Funky Monkeys, Pre-school Group (Mojácar) .....……697 264179 Smartie Pants the Clown ............................................617 815221 The Baby Hire Centre ..............................................615 806126 CHIROPODIST & PODIATRISTS Clinica Podológica (Garrucha) ..................................950 132768 In-Step (Arboleas) ...................................................634 330067 iPIE (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 500336 / 623 380187 Kim White (Turre) ………...........................................637 149659 CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS Paul the Chimney Sweep …………..617 150300 / 850 993057 Sammy Sweep ..........…............................…………..619 070839 CIVIL ENGINEERS Isabel Morales ........................................................617 749105 CLAIRVOYANCY / READINGSPSYCHIC Anna (Tarot) ……….........................................………670 897832 Beverley Kearns .....................................................600 796684 Chrissie Cremore ....................................................634 349638 Psychic Karen (Turre) ….........................................663 477658 Tarot readings by Susan ..........................................643 960118 CLEANING SERVICES Amba Cleaners ........................................................697 516955 Chris .......................................................................627 565049 Cherie's Ironing & Cleaning (Mojácar) ............………634 301389 Crystal Clear ............................................................637 229464 Daisy Proaño Alcivar (Contract & private) ……...….663 538596 Dusters Cleaning Company .....................................683 547581 Idea (Mojácar) .........................................................605 162709 Jan’s Domestic & Builders Cleaning .........................660 868467 Jones Upholstery & Rug cleaning ….........…………661 571939 Limpiezas Cristina …..............................................…660 306695. Limpiezas Maxlim (Palomares) …..…...678 567783 / 629 680161 Shine Bright (Mojácar area) .....................................711 068645 Upholstery & Leather Cleaning .................................636 193256 Xtreme Cleans Property Care ..................................634 328911 CLOTHING (Personalised) Sello Gráfico (Mojácar Playa) ..................................607 424452 Rascals Designs ............................... 950 064665 / 686 582140 COMPUTERS Androidez (Vera Playa) ..................950 042338 / 661 375489 Advance Digital ........................................................616 506569 Beep (Garrucha) ……………..................................….950 133059 Connexions (Turre) ...................................................950 479502 C.Y.G. Vera ...........................................................950 393350 Don Robinson .........................................................646 587746 Dynos Informatica (Albox) …………...................……..950 430806 IKamale-on ……………...............................................950 616521 Infordatox (Albox) .....................................................950 633223 Mark Adamou (Mojácar) .....................634 324918 / 634 306799 Mr. Micro (Turre) ....................................................950 479502 PC Playa (Mojácar) .................................................634 356498 PRYS Informatica (Antas) ........................................617 382511 Paul Wieder (Mojácar) ..............................................617 830696 CONSERVATORIES AA Window Doctor ......................…............................630 231644 Screenmasters (See p.41)......….…..........................677 152911 SpeedyFit ........................................950 472357 / 600 006032 COUNSELLING / HEALING Acupuncture & Massage ...........................................637 120429 Anushree Krementz (Healing / Satsang) ...................672 721096 Barbara Clarke ...........................................................637 469937 Chrissie Cremore (Reiki)............................................634 349638 Donald Mackinnon (Hypnotherapist) ........................628 651022 Emotional Freedom Technique .................................642 829305 Eve Morgan .............................................................647 203652 Fred Smithers (Acupuncture) ...............950 930456 / 618 107351 Gill Ballard (Healer/Counsellor) ...............................663 336655 Heaven Scent Holistics ...........................................663 923733 Hypnotherapy (Karen) .............................................663 477658 Dr. Jane Thompson (Psychotherapy)...968 485729 / 618 920126

Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 51 Karen Green (Holistic Therapist) .........615 163416 / 850 993150 Kate Roberts ...........................................................950 469540 Malcolm Forrest-Hazell (Counsellor/Psychotherapist) ...693 489725 Natural Health (Mojácar) ............UK 0783 4872273 / 658 638142 Shiatsu (Wendy) ....................................................671 851135 Sue Osman (Therapist) ……...............950 473021 / 600 847964 Susan Hales (Tarot) ............................................... 643 960118 VaVa Yoga y Más (Vera) ........................................ 643 102335 Dr. Wanda Broeshart ................................................610 243327 CRAFTS Elaine's Wools (Arboleas) ........................................667 273889 R.F. (Marquetry) .....................................................711 003476 Simply Art (Albox) …...................................................643 563803 CURRENCY Currencies Direct (Mojácar) ...............950 478914 / 626 916443 Global Currency Exchange (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 615319 CURTAINS & SOFT FURNISHINGS Cortinas Gredécor (Vera / Huércal-Overa) ..................950 391361 Curtains with Style (See p.21) ......950 069032 / 678 811125 Curtainsandthings.................................................……678 684564 Solo Style ………...............................950 528334 / 626 319907 CYBERCAFES Can Connect (Albox) …........................................…..950 121149 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Total Entertainment (Turre) ........................................950 468295 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) …….............................950 615596 CYCLING Zen Cycle Mojácar ....................................................643 722762 DAMP PROOFING Pukka Plastering & Damp Proofing (Almanzora area) .692 596681 Southern Spain Damp Proofing .................................652 358672 DENTISTS / DENTAL TREATMENT Centro Dental Dr. Cremades (Vera) ........................950 390655 Clinica Dental (Albox) ..............................................950 120732 Clinica Dental, Multicentro (Mojácar) ........................950 478989 Clinica Dental Palomares .....................950 109710 / 670 878427 Clinica Dental, Parque Comercial (Mojácar) .............950 478534 Clinica Dental Saludent (Huércal-Overa) ……………..950 135672 Dentalbox (Albox) .........................................................950 121284 Nadal Pérez, M A (Turre) .........................................950 479444 Odonto Stetic (Los Gallardos) ...........722 706732 / 950 398993 Puerta de Vera (Vera) ........................................950395319 Valero Martinez (Garrucha) ………............................950 132047 DIET PLANS & WEIGHT LOSS 1:1 Diet ............................................ 711 019507 / 660 373103 Image (Helen) ....................................950 930192 / 665 178326 Issysweigh (Albox) ...................................................600 334318 Pam (Turre) ..............................................................639 465631 Slim Well Spain ..............................................0044 7794118214 VaVa Yoga y Más (Vera) ........................................ 643 102335 Vicki (Turre) .............................................................650 764623 DIGGER HIRE See Excavation DIVING See Scuba Diving DOCTORS & CLINICS (Private) Analysis Clinic (Mojácar Playa) .................................950 475282 Centro Médico Mojácar ...............................................950 475105 Clinica Medica Garrucha ……...........950 133157 / 617 404500 Dr. Maria Rose (Garrucha) ..........................................950 132803 Euroclinicas (Vera) ........................................................950 391300 DOG GROOMING Anita (5 Bone Kennels) …………......................……662 344734 Berta Ayora (Turre) ..................................................637 395775 Brigbe’s Dog Grooming ...........................................630 557123 Carla García (Mojácar Playa) .................................662 257084 Centro Garras (Huércal-Overa) ............950 616820 / 617 456548 ChuchosChic (Mojácar) ........................950 168778 / 621 231369 Elite Dog Grooming (Albox) …….…...........................617 313587 Luis (Clinica Veterinaria Garrucha) ....950 132200 / 628 663616 Lulu’s (Albox) ...................................950 952940 / 600 046557

52 Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 Pampered Pooches (All areas)..................................662 344734 Pelitos (Los Gallardos) ............................................637 286176 Precious Perros Mobile Grooming (Aoife) ...............634 342470 Shampooch professional pet grooming ........................642 276442 SoloPerros (Turre) ..................................................674 509382 Ulti-Mutt (Mojácar Playa) ...........+44 7894747657 / 634 332578 Vivancos Dog Grooming (Vera Playa) ......................608 178361 DOG TRAINING Didi Arias (Mojácar) ……............................................639 724521 DOORS See Windows & Doors DRY CLEANERS City Sec (Vera) .........................................................950 390255 DVD & VIDEO Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Total Entertainment (Turre) ...950 468295 ...(Mojácar) 950 615596 VHS to DVD conversion .. ........................................647 202599 ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS Eco1 (Garrucha) .........................................................627 690056 Econature (Turre) .....................................................652 647953 ELECTRICAL GOODS Centro Comercial Almanzora (Olula del Rio) .............950 442012 Centro Ferretería Lopez Mojácar ...........................950 473111 De Pablo S.L. (Vera) ..............................................950 390129 Electro Ahorro (Albox) .............................................950 121069 Electro Hogar Rodriguez S.L. (Garrucha)..................950 460832 Euronics .............. (Albox) 950 430702 (Garrucha) 950 460832 ELECTRICIANS A1 Services ………....................................................679 631458 Abbott Electrical ….............................638 010691 / 950 137208 Andy …..............................…................950 438237 / 679 656450 Andy Lake - Williams Electrical ..............................…..677 741366 Baltasar .....................................................................655 691107 Bédar Directo .............................................................689 702916 Charlie Fyre ................................................................686 833444 DJT Electrical Services (Vera) .............686 817945 / 626 578164 ElectroTorres .....................................677 530410 / 610 750771 EMI Electrical Installations .......................................673 502867 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 Francisco Montoya (Mojácar) .........................……….687 466352 N.E.Electrics (Arboleas).............................................634 358777 Peace of Mind 24/7 ............................................... 637 974662 Zlatan ................................................630 207864 / 682 277576 ELECTRO-DOMESTICO REPAIRS Damaso ...................................................................647 292966 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES CDB Natural (Huércal-Overa) ...................................950 882237 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) ......634 322475 / 633 629883 Voluta's Place (Mojácar Playa) …...............................699 975552 ENTERTAINERS Abbie Lou (Female vocalist) .......................................687 340544 All Skas ....................................................................635 333387 Amy Amy Amy Tribute Band ....................................645 886919 Andy Owen ...............................................................634 370388 Ashley Cathcart .......................................................693 486788 Bob Rock ...................................................................666 310251 Brendan O'Dee (Singer/Guitarist) ..............................610 855964 Brian Dee ………........................................................647 897533 Carl Lewis ...............................................................634 364041 Carol George (Female Vocalist) ..............................634 285009 D n A Accoustic Duo .................................................634 366372 Debbie Davis ............................................................694 438917 Dominic Doolittle .......................................................634 353525 Driftwood …….............................................................687 672028 Dynamite International Rock Band ............................666 310251 Emma Wild ..............................................................642 276385 Flamenco Dancer (English speaking) ...............687480694 Francisco J. ‘Pasus’ ..........................950 397401 / 699 510966 Free Ride ...............................................................606 127424 Funky Nomad ..........................................................643 256459 Geoff Murrell ..............................................................699 462859 GuitarMac ( Guitar/Vocals ) .....................................634 340476 Harmony Duo .........................................................687 340544 Jack Law .................................................................689 750176 Jill Farmiloe (Female vocalist) .................................607 443908 JuJu Entertainment ............................950 950797 / 697 462746 John Vincent - Sinatra tribute ..................................642 097532 Kay Frances (Vocalist) ........................950 069288 / 689 404244 Kayleigh Easton (vocals) ...................................... 642 581198 Kev Moore .............................................................600 762856 Kris Kelly (Female Vocalist) .................................. 634 374525 Lady Ellen Sings .............................673 459331 / 677 475268 Loose Change ..............................................................671 754851

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Accoustic Duo .........................................678 752178 ESTATE AGENTS Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...............950 475199 / 629 673450 AlmeríaCasas (Albox) .........................950 169680 / 658 845741 Almería Homes ................................0044 1273 929286 / 950 930 259 Almeria Property Finder (Albox) ................................950 431624 Almería Prop. Investments (Las Buganvillas).950 460874 / 666 260792 Angel Property (Palomares) .....................................950 618054 Antonio Martinez de la Casa (Energy certs)..............950 092094 Arboleas Property Shop .................…....................…958 003391 BMS Huerta Nueva ............................950 615035 / 669 355914 BeniHomes (Albox) .....................................................950 500410 Blue Sea Villas (Mojácar) (See front cover).............….950 478643 Calida Homes (Arboleas)......................950 430763 / 634 302801 Casa y Campo (Lubrin) (See front cover) ................678 587007 Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) ..........950 134434 / 649 777218 Citrus Homes ...........................................................638 849254 Cole's of Andalucia ...............................950 469592 / 659 265907 Complete Holiday Care .......................950 478612 / 610 808631 Cortijos Almería …………............……........................676 916088 D & D Property Care, Sales & Rentals .....643 335386 / 643 337063 Dream Homes Almería (Arboleas) ...............................697 875717 Españarural (Albox) ............................950 102505 / 654 359607 European Property Company (Mojácar) (See p.22)......950 285704 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 Grupo Platinum Estates (San Juan) (See p.4) 950 466112 / 666 687251 Holmes for Homes (Arboleas) ..........850 993099 / 664 012024 Homes of Spain (Huércal Overa).........950 616516 / 616 562447 Indal-futur S.L. (Mojácar) ……............950 615156 / 609 026526 Indasol Mojácar S.L. .................................................950 472200 Inmobiliaria Almanzora ..................... 9501 20406 / 637 251238 InmoTerreros (San Juan) ...............950 096180 / 666 255765 Inspire Properties Spain ..........................................711 072597 K7 Mojácar ...............................................................950 478555 Linnitt Properties (Turre).............................................950 479054 Mojácar Estates (See p.35)......................................950 478935 Mojácar Homes & Villas ..........................................634 330652 Mojacarmar ......................................950 475891 / 636 903184 Multicasa Aguilas .................................................... 968 493009

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(Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Ferretería Gonzalez (Mojácar) ……….........................666 471384 Ferretería López (Mojácar) ……..................................950 615026 Ferretería Longo (Albox) ……....................................950 430064 Ferretería Soler (Garrucha) ……..................................950 460073 HEALTH FOODS Girasol (Albox) ….......................................................639 089170 HEATING ABC (A Better Climate) ......................647 247494 / 950 092604 Graham (oil heating) ……….....................................620 112193 Neater Heater ………...................................………….634 312171 HIRE Baby Basics (Equipment Hire, Mojácar) ..................641 679728 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) .............950 634388 / 627 635514 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) (See front cover)......634 322475 Expecting a Baby (Almanzora Valley) ....950 436581 / 666 375688 Sound Systems ..........................…............................630 231644 HOME CARERS see also Nursing Angels Nursing Care ..........................850 993849 / 711 080462 Committed2ucommunitycare ......................................684 333442 Helping Hands Mojacar ............................................678 590988 Indalo Care Group .....................................................634 332824 Michaela Talbot .........................................................622 015765 HORSE RIDING Centro Hipico Valle del Almanzora .........................691 241878 Didi Arias (Mojácar) ...............................................639 724521 Media Legua Equestrian Centre (Vera) ..............……667 243561 Rancho Luz del Sol (Partaloa) .................................642 118546 Sanctuary Limaria .....................................................628 239696 HOTELS & HOSTALS Casona Granado (Nr Lubrin) ...................................950 069077 Hostal Don Tadeo (Villaricos) ..................................950 467105 Hostal El Olivar (Mojácar Pueblo) .........950 472022 / 672 019767 Hostal Muria (Villaricos) ..............................................642 050290 Hostal Playa Azul (Villaricos) ................950 467075 / 609 386282 Hotel Al Sur (Calabardina) .........................................968 419466 Hotel Carlos 111 (Aguilas) ......................................968 411650 Hotel Carmona (Vera) ..............................................950 390760 Hotel - Casa Rural, Cortijo de la Media Luna (Mojácar) 950 478813 Hotel El Paso (Aguilas) ….........................................968 447125 Hotel Family (Agua Amarga) ......................................950 138014 Hotel Madrid (Aguilas) ................................................968 411109 Hotel Mamabel's (Mojacar Pueblo) .....950 472448 / 663 700542 Hotel Mayari (Calabardina) .................620 629508 / 968 409338 Hotel Overa .............................................................950 470879 Hotel Playa (Mojácar) ..................................................600 350382 Hotel Puntazo (Mojácar) ...........................950 478265 / 950 478 229 Hotel Rural Azabache (Arboleas)..................................690 258813 Hotel Mexico (Puerto Rey) ......................................950 132061 Hotel Salinas (Cabo de Gata) .....................................950 370103 Hotel & Spa Don Juan (Aguilas) ................................968 493493 Hotel Tikar (Garrucha) ..............................................950 617131 Hotel Valhalla (Carboneras) ......................................950 130444 Hotel Valle del Este ...................................................950 398743 Hotel Virgen del Mar (Mojácar) ..................................902 472222 La Esperanza (Mojácar Playa) ..........686 906624 / 606 916055 Las Colinas Suitotel (San Juan de Los Terreros) .........950 466353 Parador de Mojácar ...................................................950 478250 HOUSE & PET SITTING Chris Leek ...................................................................642 608805 Linda Pettit ...............................................................642 016954 Louise B. (LouB’s) ....................................................664 038031

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Services (La Alfoquía) .............950 634388 / 627 635514 Carolina Pérez Gallardo (Sworn Translator) ..............647 863745 Carolyn (Mojácar area) ........................950 132905 / 608 692545 Cristina …….......................................................…..626 741386 Clara Mata ..............................................................629 132529 Donna González-Linnitt ...........................................699 067922 Elizabeth ..................................................................662 504734 Espanglish Translation & Interpreters . 950 390037 / 950 392876 Hind (Mojácar - French, Arabic, English) .................616 605341 Jenni (Almanzora valley area) ................................653 098329 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 Mauro Medina .........................................................639 742127 Michaela Talbot .........................................................622 015765 Milena (Albox) ………....................……654 359607 / 711 794366 Mojácar Interpreting ................................................617 830513 Parsons Knows ........................................................672 668803 Pedro ......................................................................655 510420 Robert Boucher .........................................................693 618705 Simply Solved ………...............................................663 327091 Susi ..................................................................................617 920 190 Wendy Interpreter/Translator ................................. 661 194278 Yamile (Written Translations) ....................................626 207575 IRONING Cherie's Ironing & Cleaning (Mojácar) ............………634 301389 Pressed for Time ......................................................711 065805 JEWELLERY Castellón (Bédar) .................. ....................................642 435909 Jewellery Paula (Albox) ...........................................960 430871 Joyería Pérez (Garrucha) ........................................950 460636 La Luna (Garrucha) .................................................950 132543 KENNELS, CATTERIES & PET SITTING Animal Hotel (Águilas) ..............................................639 722197 Boarding Kennels Los Llanos de Rosa (cats & dogs) ..629 448073 Country Kennel (Turre) .........................950 473011 / 627 564640 Dog & Cat Sitter Service …………………..................676 389592 Gail .....................................................693 769079 / 697 500673 Five Bone Hotel (Turre) ............................................630 234556 Kareclif Cattery (Albox) ...........................................677 791165 Kit Cat Luxury Cat Suites (Los Gallardos) ..............674 113217 Palomino Kennels & Cattery ……....…671 916426 / 950 093087 Paws*A*While (Nr Albox) …....................................…696 562662 Pet Sitting in Your Home ………….......................…….637 061482 Sharon Presley ..........................................................648 069200 Sleepy Hollow (Huércal-Overa) ….............................617 313587 The Hilton Cattery ............................950 163489 / 664565479 Woodhouse Boarding Kennels/Cattery (Arboleas)….950 930585

Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 65 The Almería Focus 5,000 copies delivered monthly to 250 places. Advertise and get your business seen. Call or WhatsApp Clare on 667 80 11 40 KEY CUTTING Anteva (Mojácar Playa) .......................850 984888 / 605 179179 KITCHENS 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Artizan (Vera) (See p.2) ....................…950 390635 / 661 985310 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 833444 Cocinas El Real (Los Gallardos) .........639 036051 / 622 232186 Cocinas Puntocom (Huércal-Overa) ...950 921975 / 722 136950 Complete Renovations .....................644 389255 / 672 379960 Ergo Küchen (Huércal-Overa) ...................................636 447730 Harlequin Kitchens (Albox) ……........………………….619 584405 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ....................................950 132458 J.B. Kitchen Fitters (Turre) .......................................687 024884 KDI Kitchens .............................................................605 163613 La Lonja (Lorca) (See p.27) ........................................968 443322 Mojácar Home Improvements ....................................950 473104 LANDSCAPING D & C Landscaping ..................................................634 359082 La French Touch .................. ..................................607 226269 Luke's Landscapes and Gardens ............................641 684017 Mel Wood Landscapes ...................................0044 7973843706 Nash Groundworks .....................................................722 546192 LAUNDERETTES Bish’s (Mojácar Playa) .............................................711 051400 The Laundry Room (Vera Playa) ...............................666 007824 LAUNDERIES City Sec (Vera) .........................................................950 390255 Clean Team Laundry Service ...................................634 332502 Costa-Azul (Aguilas) ……..........................................968 414327 Ivi's Lavanderia (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 132657 LEGAL SERVICES See also Solicitors ALO Services (Zurgena) ......................950 449179 / 667 994682 Almería Documents Direct (Arboleas) ....850 991411 / 616 293334 Asesoría Sánchez Moral (Mojácar) ...........................670 099726 Barbara Caparros Ridao (Vera) …..........................950 390427 CG Legal & Financial (Mojácar Playa) ..950 472504 / 670 215926 Cam Concepts S.L. (Huércal-Overa) …......…………. 950 471357 Cervantes Alarcon Consulting (Garrucha) 950 106490 / 647 863787 Gecko Legal Services S.L. (Mojácar) 950 475949 / 638 264621 Gestoría Salvador (Mojácar Playa) ........................950 473192 Gestoría Soria Bonilla (Mojácar) ................................950 478420 Kim Clark UK Benefit advice ……..….950 169729 / 663 297568

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Painting & Decorating .......................................687 024884 Alan Barker ......................................950 099913 / 600 268176 Antonio Perez (Mojácar) ………........................…….691 240495 Borders Painting ………..........................................…687 661807 Cabrera Painting and Decoration Works ...................637 524709 Casanove Interiors ......................................................680 836166 C.I.S Services (Arboleas) ........................................634 621747 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 Daniel ……………..................................................….642 236810 Darpa S.L. ..................................................................691 055726 Darren Hargreaves ...................................................626 855483 Eddy Venner ............................................................711 035030 Grupo Brideca (shop) (Huércal-Overa) 950 471045 / 950 135881 JPM ...........................................................................627 090422 Jay the Painter ........................................................697 176787 PB Painting ...............................................................661 184848 Paul ...........................................................................649 186107 Phil the Painter ……..............................................…671 227259 Pinturas Chano ..................................677 082787 / 662 580295 The Fast Brush .........................................................950 472668 True Colours .............................................................636 638670 Vera Painting Services ............................................711 004024 PATIO & POOL ENCLOSURES See Screened Patio & Pool Enclosures PERFUMES & COSMETICS Son d’Aromas (Mojácar Playa) ..................................666 348253 PEST CONTROL Jason …….........................................950 064015 / 680 903609 Sedesa (Vera) …………............................................950 390990 PET SHOPS & TRANSPORT La Tienda de Basilio Rubio (Albox) ...........................950 431592 Madera Mania (Los Gallardos) …..................……….667 562872 Mojácar Mascotas ......................................................679 411203 Pet Tag Engraving ...................................................711 006027 Tucano Mascotas (Vera) ............................................650 292670 Union Jack (Pet Transportation) ...........………………….902 109560 VetCare (Vera Playa) .................................................950 775102 PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES 20seven photography ................................................634 301635 Almería-Fotografía .....................................................663 627942 Bluwater Photography ….........…………………………616 189002 Chincheto (Mojácar) ....................................................687 489182 El Studio Primo ..................................643 371630 / 643 517001 Fotomicar (Lyle Mallen) .............................................620 786914 Fotos Fabrega (Albox) ………...........……………………950 430223 Frank Millar Photography & Videographer …................642 107953

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..........…………..950 093017 / 603 804676 Napoli (Mojácar Pueblo) .............................................950 102472 Ottocento (Mojácar Playa) .........................................950 615100 Provenzal (Mojácar Playa) ..........................................950 478308 Pulcinella (Mojácar Pueblo) ......................................950 478401 Rincon del Zahorí (Mojácar Pueblo) ..630 314400 / 661 604220 Quick (Garrucha) ......................................................950 132305 Sottocasa (Mojácar Playa) ........................................950 093075 Valentino’s (Mojácar Playa) .........................................621 279251 PLASTERERS David Pritchard Construcciones ..........617 698418 / 662 046497 Pukka plastering (Almanzora area) ...........................692 596681 PLUMBERS 24hr Casaserve ..............................................950 466438 / 676 3062699 Bédar Directo .............................................................689 702916 Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 768587 Charlie Fyre ..............................................................686 833444 Carlos (Saliente) Plumbing & Heating ..950 930900 / 620 742954 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 Graham ....................................................................620 112193 Knowles ….........................................950 137197 / 606 807797 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 Francisco Montoya (Mojacar) …............………………..687 466352 Smith Plumbing S.L. ..................................................950 468041 PODIATRISTS See Chiropodists & Podiatrists POOL COVERS 1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696 Coverbox (Albox) …….................................................615 992007 Enclose My Pool ..................................606 040462 / 670 510097 Hispavan pool covers ........................950 047033 / 687 845730 Real Covers (Mojácar) ........................950 478763 / 609 667333 WS Cover ...................................................................667 480363 POOLS & POOL MAINTENANCE 1 Stop Pool Shop ...............................950 104345 / 637 582696 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Aguafer Piscinas S.L. ................................................950 617064 Alloa Pool Care (Albox) ………….................…………..650 244018 Almeria Pools .............................0044 7957167633 / 634 318369 Blue Diamond Pool Care ..............................697238933 Clean Pool Service (Arboleas) ...................................606 654389 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 601 634192 / 634 891709 D & J Pritchard Construcciones .........617 698418 / 662 046497 Heat My Pool ....................................950 528128 / 663 303350 IndalPool (Albox) …………...............................……..950 431859 Mat Murray ...............................................................647 841750 Oasis Pool Cleaning Services ............634 332170 / 634 332178 Olive Tree Farm Pool Services ...............................643 463129 Piscinas Miguel (Maintenance) .............950 478652 / 607 480865 Pool Medics ……………...................................……….634 353525

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Services (La Alfoquía) (See p.31).950 634388 / 627 635514 Connexions (Turre) ..................................................950 479502 Forget-me-not (Las Buganvillas) ....................………..950 118043 Frankie’s Bar (Vera Playa) .........................................662 474861 Mail Boxes Etc (Vera) ................................................950 393835 Offex Spain ................................……..966 765950 / 661 386942 Pam’s Post (Albox) ............................................... 664 565479 Postbox Terreros ....................................................621 285212 Spanish Property Choice (Easypost) ..950 615388 / 635 722290 The Post Shop (Albox) ………..................................951 250574 Total Entertainment (Albox) ......................................950 121318 Total Entertainment (Arboleas) .................................678 009051 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295 PRINTING & GRAPHIC DESIGN AdverTees (Albox) ...................................................641 407147 GSF Communications (Mojácar) ..................................950 473102 Idea (Huércal Overa) ...............................................605 162709 Mail Boxes Etc (Vera) ............................................950 393835 Mobility Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................634 322475 Mojácar Business ....................................................950 680110 neö-cöpy (Vera) …...................………..950 390424 / 622 262100 Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 133492 Sello Gráfico (Mojácar Playa) ..................................607 424452 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 24hr Casaserve .....................................950 466438 / 676 306269 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 Arboleas Builders ………...............……950 930536 / 634 306690 Can I Help You (Vera) ………..................................691 662267 Complete Pool & Property Maintenance 634 343541 / 634 891709 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 D & D Property Care & Rentals (See cover).643 335386 / 643 337063 Exclusive Holiday Villas ............................................950 092602 Hire a Hubby …………........................950 436679 / 619 066022 IDP Services …………................................................608 238775 Indalfutur S.L. (Mojácar) ……........….950 615156 / 609 026526 J & J Property Care ....…….................950 452106 / 617 657414 La Casa es Tuya .......................................................663 931471 Mode Services ...................................950 525790 / 687 033106 Mojacar Estates ..........................................................950 478935 Mojácar Homes & Villas ...........................................634 330652 Procare Property Service (Arboleas) .......................642 370681 Triton Property Maintenance ...................................634 326322 Xtreme Cleans Property Care ..................................634 328911 Zlatan ................................................630 207864 / 682 277576 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar) ................950 475199 / 629 673450 Almeria Accommodation (Turre)..+44 (0) 7956 544591 / 711 020708 Almería Holiday Rentals ............................................638 701670 Almería Property Agency (Arboleas) …..850 993099 / 606 281865 Almeria Rentals ................................. 650 764623 / 648 523073 Apartamentos Torrelaguna (Las Buganvillas) .............950 132580 APT Lets (Valle del Este) ….................950 619227 / 626 578164 Blaumar (Huercal Overa) .....................950 135512 / 670 869533 Blue Sea Villas (Mojácar) (See front cover).............….950 478643 Casa Benedict Rentals (Turre) …...………....…………616 189002 Casa Paz Holiday Lettings (Huercal-Overa) ...........693 935118 C.A.T. Services (La Alfoquía) ..............950 634388 / 627 635514 Citrus Homes ...............................……......................638 849254 Clean Team Property Care & Rentals 850 993202/ 642 911850 Coastal Properties (Mojácar) ........................................950 475235 Complete Holiday Care ....………...........950 478612 / 610 808631 D & D Property Care & Rentals (See cover).643 335386 / 643 337063 E-Property Almería ...................................................677 146592 Exclusive Holiday Villas ..........................................950 092602 Holiday Home Europe .........................950 120210 / 654 590258 Holiday Letting Service ........................950 472903 / 627 565049 Homes of Spain (Huércal Overa).........950 616516 / 616 562447 Indalfutur S.L. (Mojácar) ……........….950 615156 / 609 026526 Indasol Mojácar S.L. ..................……....................….950 472200 Inmoterreros ...................................................................950 096180 KW Resorts Holiday Rentals ......................0044 (0)1293 863320 La Casa es Tuya .......................................................663 931471

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Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 72 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 PSYCHOLOGIST Dr. Jane Thompson ............................968 485729 / 618 920126 RADIO STATIONS Onda Aguilas (100.1) ….............................................968 447864 Smooth FM online (89.8) ........................................634 332666 Spectrum FM (96.1) ............................950 615142 / 678 332815 REFRIGERATION MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration SL ...607 364917 / 607 366040 REMOVALS & STORAGE See also Van & Man Hire Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 Brian’s Removals (Mojácar Playa) .........................674 280268 Dave’s Transport (International / Local)....................620 049524 English Move (Tony) ….............................................699 819213 Indalo Storage .........................................................950 821002 Indalo Transport ......................................................950 821002 Items For Sale Mojácar ..................694 439275 / 950 478753 Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas) .............................950 391412 Moovit Transport & Storage ...............950 930316 / 642 586701 Sprinter Services (Vera Playa) .............605 376873 / 950 609121 St. George’s European …UK 0044 207 193 5984 / 952 485984 Storage 42 Removals and Storage (Albox) ...............634 325639 Storage Solutions (Arboleas) ................950 930316 / 671 220105 Swift Transport (Arboleas) ........................................618 511234 UK Direct ..................UK 0044 7719.118.879 / Spain 642 099479 Union Jack Removals (International) ….......………….902 109560 Wanderers Transport and Storage ..UK 0044 7906852325 / 623 300425 RESTAURANTS & BARS See also Chinese Restaurants & Pizzerias Agua Amarga La Chumbera ............................................................634 676298 Los Tarahis (Beachbar) .............................................950 138235 Restaurant Family ......................................................950 138014 Albox Bar Lepanto .......................................642 859040 / 950 120261 Charlotte’s Bar & Restaurant ...................................950 787614 Cornish Pride ...................................................………666 618933 Elephant Cafe ...........................................................699 090183 Gran Muralla (Chinese) ...........................................950 120166 Happy Garden (Chinese/Asian). ................................950 120851 La Cena ……........................................……………..950 430930 La Palmera ….............................................................950 430993 La Parrilla ................................................................950 430024 Mesón de Irene ………........................647 730103 / 950 430145 Restaurante Virgen del Saliente ................................669 300291 Scrumptious ...............................................................608 543866 Taberna Topares ........................................................647 443248 TCs .............................................................................642 347943 Terraza Lamarlo ........................................................670 306290 The New Delhi (Indian) ……...........….950 431705 / 639 231507 The Taj (Indian) ........................................................950 633278 Alfaix La Venta de Alfaix .....................................................671 272464 Antas El Fogon, Asador Argentino ........................................950 459081 Mi Casa .................................................950 453007 / 950 453048

Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 73 Arboleas Aroma Cafe Bistro .................................................850 993822 Bar Limaria ..............................................................950 930047 Harley’s ...................................................................642 637371 Hostal Meson ………..........................950 430137 / 635 612738 Hotel Rural Azabache ............................................690 258813 Nueva Trinidad ........................................................642 662065 Bédar El Cortijo ...................................................................950 398108 El Paso ................................................678 868963 / 950 469409 Miramar .....................................................................950 469308 Cabrera Riad Cabrera ………………….....................................950 092042 Cerro Gordo Bistro Bonita .......................................650 599739 / 950 930169 Cortijo Grande Finca Listonero .........................................................950 982045 Cucador La Vida ……….................................….........……….950 634562 Desert Springs Resort El Torrente Restaurant ........................................……950 091546 El Campico (Bédar-Lubrin) La Montaña ...............................................................950 398856 El Pilar de Lubrin Restaurante Albar ....................................................647 877091 El Pinar Bar El Pinar ...........................................................634 302673 Garrucha Angus & Hereford .....................................................950 460588 Casa Adriana ......................................637 099475 / 950 133154 Chino Peking (Chinese) .............................................950 132948 GBG ……………...................................950 132625 / 639 915993 Góndola ....................................................................950 133928 La Cantina de Floor ....................................................950 132757 Maui Gastro ….................................................………950 460882 Nautico …................................................................687 918669 Restaurante Andalucia ..............................................950 460604 Restaurante Azul, Hotel Tikar ...................................950 617131 Rincón del Puerto …….......................950 133042 / 950 133043 Tierra y Mar .............................................................643 463940 Huércal-Overa Chiringuito Kiosko Bar El Parque ...........................677 403224 Enoteca Crisbe ...................................950 134100 / 607 338460 El Capricho …........................................................637 595326 El Paladar .......................................673 695939 / 631 494536 Hotel Overa .............................................................950 470879 New Why Not? ............................................................950 135614 La Alfoquía Gondola .................................................……………..643 136117 Indian Tandoori ........................................................632 110888 The Heathers ......................................624 215330 / 642 835993 Las Herrerias Eugenia ......................................................................950 069021 Los Gallardos Apolo ……...................................................…………..600 495182 El Palacio ..................................................................641 650907 Meson Verfran ...........................................................950 099954 Miraflores ..................................................................950 528324 Oasis Pool Bar ...........................................................693 734991 Mojácar - see also Mojácar Pueblo Aku Aku (Beachbar) (See p.6)...............950 478981 / 634 979360 Alma Beach Club ......................................................674 665806 Al Punto (Brazilian) ...................................................950 475899 Ankara Beach Terrace ..............................................950 473042 Antonella (Italian) .............................................……..950 450215 Aurora (Beachbar) ....................................................950 472163 BaoBab .....................................................................689 642923 Badgers ................................................678 141556 / 950 478525 Balti Tower ll ..........................................................632 246365 Bar Luz ....................................................................950 027844 Bellagio Sports Bar ...................................................950 472342 Bellavista ..................................................................950 478800 Bocaina Beach Club .................................................950 527597 Botaniq ...................................................................681 127504 Bowen Resto Bar .............................. 666 406203 / 634 357654 Cabo Norte ..............................................................665 891772 Cafeteria Bellagio .......................................…………950 472342 Cafe Familiar Mojácar ..............................................950 377586 Cala Marina (Beachbar) ...........................................689 572249 Captain’s Tapas Bar & Restaurant ...........................617 477797 Casa Egea .................................................................950 472190 Casa Flor .................................................................626 353147 Casa Juan …………................................................….950 450305 Cave Bar ...............................................................…..950 478799 Cheers…………....................................................…….643 664077

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..................................................................629 287265 El Gaucho ................................................................663 304531 El Sitio ....................................................................950 615411 El Toro .....................................................................691 628061 Enrico (Italian) ...................................950 472995 / 642 514738 Fusion Beach ...........................................................950 615224 Ganesha (Indian) ...................................................602 006977 Gastro Malabar (See p.6) ........................................950 472970 Habana 1957 ...........................................................850 987214 Hola Ola (Beachbar) ................................................664 097279 Ilario Imperial (Italian) ..............................................950 478098 Imperial Playa (Italian) ..............................................950 475360 Isla Blanca ..............................................................603 032677 Koi …........................................................................950 615452 Kontiki (Beachbar) .................................................617 774330 Kukis .........................................................................950 377076 La Bohemia .............................................................677 659072 La Cabaña ................................................................950 615179 La Cantina (Mexican) ................................................950 615030 La Cava ...................................................................950 472181 La Cometa ...............................................................950 615209 La Estancia …….............................................………654 562449 La Gaviota ……………...............................................950 472177 La Paratá ...................................................................950 375590 Los Amigos ......................................…………………950 478489 Los Gurullos Pizzeria .............................................950 968242 Levante .....................................................................950 615224 Lua Beach Club ...........................................………… 950 472643 Lucero ………..................................................……….673 544617 Mandala Beach Club ................................................950 473131 Mesón El Que Faltaba ...............................................950 478806 Mesón Mémé ……………...........……….674 141159 / 647 954405 Marama .....................................................................606 615435 Marcelo Entre Tapas ............................673 744249 / 950 027218 Martín Morales ..............................................................950 478812 Mesón Felipe San Bernabé ...................…………….950 475966 Meson Mémé …........…………………..674 141159 / 647 954405 Mandala Beach Club ................................................950 473131 Mimi’s Bar ..................................................................651 872604 Mohana (See p.4) ....................................................677 420108 Neptuno Beach Club (See p.23)...............................…616 005387 Omega ................................................950 475317 / 647 675919 Ottocento (Italian).......................................................950 615100 Palacio Imperial Marina (Thai, Japanese, Chinese) ...950 472208 Parador de Mojácar ...................................................950 478250 Parwaz (Indian) .......................................................631 995178 Playa Juana Beach Club ............................................690 984992 Puerto Madero Tapas Bar ........................................950 884617 Robert (Marina de la Torre) …………..............………950 110412 Rose & Crown .........................................................950 973436 Rusty Nail ...............................................................662 153813 Sal Marina ...................................................................950 472405 Scotty’s El Tropico ...................................................687 382540 Sensations ................................................................950 472057 San Pedro Belgian Bar .............................................722 485340 Shea’s Restaurant & Bar (See p.7) ...........................950 478186 Sol y Arena (Beachbar) .............................................950 478308 Sottocasa (Italian) .......................................................950 093075 The Emerald Isle ....................................................634 387178 The Irish Rover ..........................................................950 473135 The Lemon ....................……...............................…….950 472659 The Roof Garden ...................................................685 022011 Tito’s (Beachbar) .......................................................950 615030 Torre Bahía ...............................................................950 478651 Trufibar ....................................................................664 103611 Twister .................................................………………600 006032 Valentino’s (Italian) ...................................................621 279251

Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 75 Valery (See p.15) .....................................................662 968460 Zaika Fusion ...........................................................632 727851 Zeppelin (See front cover) ......................................643 199723 Mojácar Pueblo Arlequíno ..........................................950 478037 / 649 337781 Calima (Moroccan) ..................................................608 807331 Casa Minguito ………...............................................950 478614 El Aleman ...............................................................617 317801 El Antler ……....................................................……600 540661 El Pimiento (See p.28) ............................................647 163681 La Candela …...........................................................647 724367 La Taberna (Mojácar Pueblo) ..................................950 615106 Napoli Pizzeria .........................................................950 102472 Pulcinella (Italian) .....................................................950 478401 Restaurante Aires del Sur ..........................................637 938996 Restaurante Mamabel's ...............................................950 472448 Rincón de Embrujo …....................…………………….600 531270 Rincon del Zahorí .............................630 314400 / 661 604220 Viento Norte ........................................................636 347112 Palomares 102 Tapas Bar …………....................950 467745 / 615 157905. Akua .......................................................................621 210854 Asagía Asador .........................................................662 305051 Monika’s Bar .......................................950 467720 / 659 672615 La Dulce Casa ….............................950 618059 / 950 467768 The Oasis ............................................950 467381 / 676 365010 Partaloa Mis Amigos ..............................................…………….612 508447 Piedra Amarilla, Partaloa Lorena’s ...................................................................634 345353 Pueblo Laguna New Bistro ................................................................608 921287 Restaurant Laguna …………….........................……..950 132566 San Juan de Los Terreros Costa Tranquila (Beachbar) ......................................620 236798 La Geoda ..................................................................673 020159 Mi Cortijo …………......................................................950 466323 Mondy Playa ........................................600 254314 / 622 807809 Turre Alice’s Bar ……….......................................................620 876485 Casa Adelina ............................................................950 479153 Chili ...........................................................................950 468425 Ciringuito Extreme .....................................................673 617732 Doner Kebab ............................................................603 527699 Gran Muralla (Chinese) …….......................................950 618880 Hostal Rural .............................................................950 478806 La Pará ……………………..................................…….637 545590 La Sorpresa ...............................................................950 099901 Rosie Lees (See front cover)...................................643 198600 Solare ......................................................................608 802227 Valle del Este Golf Hole in One Karen’s Bar ..........................................950 461068 Sawadee Thai .........................................................634 393235 Vera Gran Muralla (Wok Buffet) ..........................................950 391691 La Amistad …………….…......................................…666 272817 Terraza Carmona ...................................................950 390760 Vera Playa Armony Beach Club .................................................617 745021 b2 Mohana (Argentinean) ........................................678 642856 Bar La Reva ..........................................................618 541115 Benitos/La Alcazaba ..................................................633 530453 Chiringuito Cositas ..................................................610 959770 Frankie’s Bar ............................................................950 467541 Gnomo Feliz II ..........................................................950 462540 KOA/Blue Parrot ......................................................611 482966 La Peperina .........................................678 643013 / 678 642856 Lua Puerto Rey ........................................................950 478202 Maraú Beach Club ……................................…………671 580340 Paradise Bar/Chiringuito ...........................................667 554957 Pizzeria Jardin ..........................................................950 467023 Yaho (Thai / Asian) .................................................645 018403 Vera Playa (Las Buganvillas / Pueblo Laguna) Dragon Chino ............................................................950 133226 La Colonial ……………….........................................….950 133918 Dee’$ Dollar Bar ........................................................950 372295 Memoli Pizzeria ......................………..950 093017 / 603 804676 Pub Millionaire ....................................950 617467 / 637 255978 Vera Playa (Naturista) Bar Oh La La! .........................................................616 338355 Chiringuito Naturista ................................................950 397726 La Golondrina ............................................................683 342376 Puntonat ..................................................................636 401424 Villaricos Bar La Plaza Villaricos .........................................…950 467590 Don Tadeo ..................................................................950 467105 El Faro ..................................................649 766252 / 687 351764

Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 76 SCREENED PATIO & POOL ENCLOSURES Enclose My Pool ...............................606 040462 / 670 510097 Inside Out In Europe S.L. ....................................677 114576 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9).. 950 459060 / 638 063196 Screenmasters (See p.41)......….…...........................677 152911 Sol Shaders S.L. (See p.41)........................................627 907207 SCUBA DIVING Buceo Mojácar ........................................................950 472760 SECOND HAND Auction Subasta (Los Carasoles).....UK 7413 190882 / 643 137106 Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 Items for Sale Mojácar .....................694 439275 / 950 478753 John’s (Albox) ..........................................................634 325639 Merka Recycla (Huércal Overa) .........950 616683 / 666 577006 Pink House (La Concepción) ...........622 288750 / 681 095096 The Attic (Cucador) ..…….…................672 184354 / 648 250699 SECURITY & SAFES See Alarms SEWING Alice .........................................................................620 876485 Alexis Shillinglaw .....................................................634 361874 J.F.M. Modas Sedal (Turre) ..............950 468031 / 606 945502 Lola Alterations & Repairs (Mojácar Playa) .950 475994 / 637 963835 Solo Style ...............................................................626 319907 Sew n Sew Susie (Albox area) ..........950 930643 / 633 683872 The Sewing Room ....................................................607 375697 SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Desarascos Litesa ............................670 863791 / 609 442695 Drainage Solutions …...........………….616 531283 / 670 088966 Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 768587 Ginés Millán (All areas) ……….............(after 4pm) 607 366355 Limaser (Vera) ……..................................................950 390732 Sepserve (All areas) …..............................................675 838808 SHOE REPAIRS Keys Copy Centre (Mojácar Playa) ..........................950 472982 SIGNS (Shop & Vehicle) Idea (Huércal Overa) ...............................................605 162709 Pronto Printing (La Buganvillas) (See cover).............950 133492 SKIP HIRE Aridos Mojácar S.L. ..................................................650 914257 Casa Conchillo (Albox) ......................950 430740 / 695 844425 El Cano SL )Mojácar) ................................................950 479185 Servacon .....................................................................950 475853 SNOOKER HALLS CD Snooker Mojácar ..............................................609 026526 Snooker Ambigu (Los Gallardos) .................................661 973205 SOLAR ENERGY Bédar Directo ..........................................................689 702916 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See page 19)...........950 472947 Ecocorp (See p.33) .................................................671 716597 Hi-Tec Solar (Turre) ............................609 888549 / 950 468230 Hispavan Solar ..................................950 047033 / 687 845730 Sunergy Almeria ........................................................636 261240 SOLICITORS El Galeon ……...................................................……671 588790 El Gato ..............................................619 884792 / 628 169659 Gastrobar D’Alvaro ......................................................648 220383 Los Conteros ....................................950 618629 / 699 010705 Lucky Bar Pizzeria ...........................................…….642 767122 Playa Azul ........................................950 467075 / 609 386282 RETRACTABLE ROOF SYSTEMS Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 ROOFING Ark Roofing ...............................................................634 379173 RUGS & CARPETS Homecentre (Albox) (See p.5)..........868 931872 / 671 715294 P & R Rugs (Los Llanos de Aroleas) .......................665 258680 Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096 RURAL TOURISM Cortijo Pocico de la Nava (Mojácar) ...........................670 777752 Finca Arboleda (Vera) ..............................................678 027656 Mi Abuela Maria (Mojácar) ……..........................……659 198424 SATELLITE TV ABC (A Better Climate) ......................647 247494 / 950 092604 DCM Digitek Comms (Mojácar) (See p.19) .950 472947 / 670 084438 Europa Digital ....................................950 133233 / 678 332815 GBTV (Albox and Mojácar) .......................................616 888058 GSF Communications (Mojácar) ...............................950 473102 Solo Satellite & Air-Con. (See p.43) ......950 398146 / 699 909737 Tweaks (Albox) .........................................................620 040331

Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 77 Alonso & Garrido (Albox) ...........................................950 121040 Alonso & Haro (Vera) ..............................................950 392208 AM & RG (Mojácar) ………….............950 478984 / 649 286437 AVSA Lawyers (Aguilas) ..........................................968 446576 Babelia (Mojácar) ……..........…........635 577562 / 950 397114 C & P Solicitors (Mojácar) ….....…………950 460731 / 675 383 160 Cabrera Cervantes (Turre) ................950 099400 / 627 464545 Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) .................................950 134434 Davies Solicitors (Mojácar) ........................................950 472775 EuroAbogados (Vera) .................................................950 617017 José Francisco López Molina .............950 133607 / 635 189986 Leticia Moreno-Torres Camy (Vera) ......950 391249 / 607 840182 Lopez & León Solicitors (Garrucha) ..950 888314 / 666 513917 Loustau Abogados (Mojácar) .........................................950 475012 Mar Abogados & Consultores (Mojácar) .................950 478911 Mario Redondo (Albox) ….................950 430222 / 626 389322 Miguel Angel Rojas Benitez .......................................950 615404 Pablo Suarez (Purchena) ..........................................610 014680 Mundi Abogados (Las Buganvillas) ........................950 460999 Ramírez Abogados (Vera) .......................................950 391171 Rodriguez Paris (Antas) ..........................................950 619039 Ross Legal Services (Aguilas) .................................968 412321 Ruiz Orozco (Vera) ..................................................950 390282 Saugar Abogados (Mojácar) ......................................950 615038 SPAS IndalOcio (Arboleas) ................................................850 993090 Sundance Spas (Mojácar) .......................................950 472845 SPA SERVICING & CLEANING True Blue Pools & Spas ..........................................661 148998 SURVEYORS Survey Andalucía (Architect Daniel González) ............686 846624 SWEET SHOPS Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas)..............................950 118 043 TATTOO ARTISTS Classic Tattoo (Mojácar Playa) .................................605 611782 Lisa V Tattoos (Cantoria) ....................634 362737 / 642 024810 Oscar (Mojácar Pueblo) …................................…….629 944374 TAXIS (Legal) Levante Radio Taxis (all areas)................................950 888111 Exclusive Shuttles pre-booked airport taxis (office hours).950 092602 Marlan Taxis Villaricos .................................................609 764900

Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 78 The Almería Focus is the magazine that everyone keeps to hand. To advertise your business, call Clare on 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com TRANSLATING - see Interpreters TRANSPORT - see TRAVELRemovals Autocares Rodriguez (Coaches) ...............................950 469061 Halcón Viajes (Vera) ................................................950 393472 Exclusive Airport Shuttles ........................................950 092602 Levante Travel (Garrucha) ...................950 132258 / 628 604752 Mojácar Tour (Mojácar Playa) ............................…..950 475757 Viajes Zafiro Tours (Aguilas) ....................................868 782663 Zafiro Tours (Albox) ………..................................……950 121021 Zafiro Tours (Mojácar) .................................................950 615343 TUITION Dave Eccles (Drum lessons) ..............950 525790 / 687 033106 ELC Education & Language Centre ........................669 294342 English tuition & conversation (TEFL) (Vera) ............642 314316 Espanglish ...............................................................950 390037 Guitar Lessons ………….....................................…..667 989270 Hind (French & Arabic, Mojácar) ...............................616 605341 Jewellery making ......................................................642 435909 Kinder Garrucha (Bilingual Education Centre)...........950 460472 La Galeria Art Classes (Albox) …..............................663 341904 Marcela Chávez (Spanish-English school support)....676 951352 Pencils English Academy (Garrucha)..........................634 314110 Piano Lessons …………............+44 7930 373786 / 667 208677 Sarah Dyson (Computer tuition) …....................……687 632435 Simon Farmiloe (Spanish & English)(Albox/Mojacar) ..647 677097 Step by Step Language Centre (Mojácar) ...................600 565284 TV & AUDIO REPAIRS Ponce S.L. (Garrucha) ..............................................950 617181 Seth Pittham (Zurgena).......................950 634477 / 666 826886 UPHOLSTERY Curtains with Style (Fabrics) ............ 950 069032 / 678 811125 Jone’s Mobile (Upholstery cleaning) …....……………661 571939 Unicraft (Upholstery) ...................................................692 176069 Upholstery & Leather Cleaning .................................636 193256 Upholstery Larios (Cuevas del Almanzora) 950 456 364 / 651 998738 UNIFORMS Uniformes de Levante (Los Gallardos & Vera) ..........902 110218 VAN & MAN HIRE See also Removals & Storage Amanda’s (Lubrin) ............................950 069682 / 634 310512 Andy (Trailer hire/drive) (Mojácar) ..........................600 225929 IIndalo Transport .......................................................634 336468 K.Morris (Vera) ............................0035 711004024 / 0044 7759692010 Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096 Storage Solutions (Arboleas) ...................................950 930316 Way 2 Go (UK/Spain) ……UK 0044 208 0904292 / 965 794682 TELECOMMUNICATIONS Albox-Online ………..............................…………….950 091111 Androidez (Vera Playa) ..................950 042338 / 661 375489 Connexions (Turre) ...................................................950 479502 Indalphone .............................(Mojácar) 950 475784 / 622 455 608 Indalphone ...........................................(Huércal-Overa) 950 471470 GSF Communications (Mojácar) ..................................950 473102 Orange (Vera) ...........................................................950 393538 Next .............................................................................950 479369 The Phone House (Albox) …………….950 121045 / 670 359698 TILING & PATIO WORK See also Building Services 1 Stop Paving (Albox) ………................................…634 313939 ABS Steve Ennis ....................................................687 846016 A.J.B. Tiling Services ...............................................687 024884 Arboleas Paving ……………...............................…….636 092632 Borders .....................................................................647 803030 Curtis Helm Multiservices .........................................610 394815 Elegant Homes S.L. ..............................950 092603 / 687 629777 Mode Services ...................................950 525790 / 687 033106 Saxon’s Complete Building Services ......618 920126 / 686 377172 Steve Holman .......................................................... 697 678708 United Tile ................................................................667 702817 TIMBER SUPPLIERS Wood2Go (Velez Rubio)..............................................950 614050 TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Almería Castle ………............................................…950 271617 Almería Solar Centre ( Nr.Tabernas) ....950 387990 / 670 866122 Aquarium (Roquetas de Mar) ...................................950 160036 Camelus (Mojácar Camel Rides) ………663 930272 / 950 100076 Fort Bravo – Western theme park (Tabernas) .....….950 165405 Nautarium (Sea Museum) (Garrucha) ………………….950 139554 Nijar Butterfly Farm .................................................617 692778 Oasys Western Park & Zoo (Tabernas) ….............….950 365236 Western Leone Theme park (Tabernas) …............…950 165405

Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 79 VEHICLE IMPORTATION Great Cost Matriculation ...........0044 7957167633 / 634 318369 Hispavan vehicle importation ......................................687 845730 Talleres Daydo (Antas Real) ….……….950 459116 / 607 373298 VEHICLE REPAIRS Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) ….......................667 439671 Auto Shine Body Repairs ………........607 324623 / 607 324624 CostaCoches ...........................................................950 459209 Fran’s Garage ....................................664 571060 / 950 164912 Go Car (Arboleas) ....................................................950 431861 Gómez Motor (Huércal-Overa) ..................................950 471250 Mojácar Motor (Mojácar Playa) ……........................950 478335 NV Transmatix (Antas El Real) ..................850 989958 / 631 556955 Reparbox (DIY) (Antas El Real) ...............................687 879744 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095 Stop Car (Mojácar) ......................................................950 500734 Taller Daydo (El Real) .........................950 459116 / 607 373298 Talleres Azor ..(Mojácar) 950 478519 ..............(Vera) 950 391400 Talleres Vizcaino (Mojácar) ........................................950 472104 The Car Surgery ...................................................666 272792 The Garage (Llanos de Arboleas) .......950 930922 / 616 453813 Tyre King (El Real) ................................................950 459253 VEHICLE REPAIRS (MOBILE) Cool Air (Air Conditioning) ........................................673 195872 JFK Karz ................................................................643 790511 Veloc Tuning ECU Remapping Services ..................600 827517 VEHICLE SALES AA Car Sales (Mojácar) ...........................................950 459208 Auto Corner (Turre/Los Gallardos) …......................667 439671 AutoFex (Arboleas) ....................................................950 431861 Automobiles Playcar SLU ...................950 459302 / 672 737663 CostaCoches (Antas, El Real).....................................950 459209 Mojácar Motors ...950 472056 ................(Workshop) 950 478335 Navarro Segura - Seat (Vera) (See p.95) .670 038580 / 950 393170 Nissan & Ford (Albox) …............................................950 430856 Pink House (La Concepción) ..............622 288750 / 681 095096 Pit Stop (Oria) ……………....................................…..950 124828 SRS Vehicle Services ................................................950 449095 Talleres Azor ...............(Mojácar) 950 478519 (Vera) 950 391400 VETS Centro Vet ABC (La Alfoqúia) ….................................950 449064 Astrid (Mojácar) ..............950 472252 Emergencies: 629 099920 Centro Garras (Huércal-Overa) ........950 616820 / 617 456548 Clinica Nexo (Albox) .......950 430814 Emergencies: 617 305784 Clinica Nexo (Olula del Rio) ..950 441819 Emergencies: 617 305784 Clinica Huellas (Aguilas) ...968 447877 Emergencies 629 445327 CliniVet (Turre) …..........................…..950 069780 / 626 171999 Costa Indalo (Mojácar) ........................950 475213 / 605 495017 Egesta Centro Vetinario (Vélez Rubio) ..950 411208 / 608 438683 Europa (Mojácar) .................950472262 Emergencies: 629 099921 Javier .............(Garrucha) 950 132200 Emergencies: 619 236059 Movet (Mobile) .........................................................644 672782

Free directory entries: WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 or email almeriafocus@gmail.com To place a box advert or ask for prices, call or WhatsApp 667 80 11 40 80 The Almería Focus 5,000 copies delivered monthly to 250 places. Advertise and get your business seen. Call Clare on 667 80 11 40 Veravet (Vera Town) …............…............................…950 393307 VetCare (Vera Playa) ...............................................950 775102 Veterinary Centre (Huércal-Overa) …........................950 616781 WATER (Tanker Delivery) Sierra Cabrera Water ........................651 994419 / 608 057941 WATER PARK Aquavera (Vera Playa) ............................................950 467337 WATER TREATMENTS Healthy H2O ..............................................968 437270 / 666 302 987 WEB SERVICES MODS ........................................................................600 284975 Mojácar Web Services ..............................................633 202248 WINDOW CLEANING Clean Team …………..............………850 993202 / 694 440184 Don (Mojacar) .........................................................666 814913 Idea (Mojácar) ...................................................……..605 162709 James .......................................................................678 988812 Lady Jane Window Cleaning (Arboleas) ...................634 322526 Mick ...........................................................................634 327075 Time 2 Shine (Mojácar & surrounding area) 634 615753 / 639 465450 Window Panes ..........................................................617 208231 Woody the Window Cleaner (Almanzora Valley) .......634 349665 WINDOWS & DOORS AA Window Doctor ...................................................630 231644 Complete Renovations .......................644 389255 / 672 379960 David A. Pritchard Construcciones ........617 698418 / 662 046497 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 Interglaze ……..............................…...................... 680 743311 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. (See p. 9) 950 459060 / 638 063196 Mojácar Home Improvements ....................................950 473104 Ortega Windows & Doors .......................................950 393305 Plas-Tech Windows ...................................................600 320761 Screenmasters (See p.41)......….….........................677 152911 Speedyfit ...........................................950 439228 / 600 006032 WINES Bodega Gran Baco (Aguilas) .............................…..968 925655 Enoteca Tikar (Garrucha) ……..............................….950 617131 Isalva (Palomares) ………..........................................615 265092 Typical Gourmet (Mojácar) .......................................950 472108 Vinoteca Delicatessen (Garrucha) ...........................637 393873 WOOD & PELLET STOVES Chimeneas Acar (Albox) ...........................................950 120077 Chimeneas Mojácar S.L. (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 472135 Enrique Aguirre S.L. (Garrucha) .................................950 460028 ZOO & PARK Oasys (Tabernas) ....................................................950 365236

- Turre Evengelical Church

Los Bandidos results (position, name, time and age group prizes) 59 Mark Ratcliffe 36:55 92 Kirsty Ratcliffe 43:40 (3rd D-F) 97 Karen Ayers 46:23 (1st F-F) 100 Sharon Howlett 47:51 101 Sarah Briggs 49:18 (2nd C-F) 109 Lesley Davidge 1:07:15 (1st G-F)

On the same evening, three Los Bandidos runners took on the tough, hilly AguaCarbo run, 10k from Agua Amarga to Carboneras.The winner finished in 29:43, with the first lady in 35:14. 511 runners crossed the finish line. Trophies were awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each age group as well as to the overall winners.

Los Bandidos results (position, name and time) 155 Corentin Morin 44:06 324 Delphone Morin 51:58 449 Corinne Cherel 59:39

‘Here for you’. That’s the claim on Turre Evangelical Church’s new website. And it’s not empty words. Every Friday morning they are ‘here’ for some 60 needy, mainly Spanish families through their widelysupported food bank. Families receive essentials like bread, eggs, baby food, toothbrushes, toilet rolls, and Throughoutshampoo.theweek they are ‘here’ for a range of local organisations by providing subsidised use of their premises. This includes Alcoholics Anonymous and Stepping Stones, a club for disabled people and those who care for them. Every Sunday morning at 10.30 they are ‘here’ too for a growing number who come for an Englishspeaking service of worship with a not-too-long Bible-based talk and coffee and cakes that follow.

81 HERE FOR YOU Los Bandidos on the Run

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Six Los Bandidos runners took on the eighth race in the Circuito de Carreras Populares Diputación de Almeria 2022 in Balanegra on Saturday, 20th August. The race was advertised as 8.13k but was just under at 7.74k. It was still hot when the start gun went off at 8pm and got more humid each lap. The threelap route was very well supported by the people of Balanegra, with one household spraying runners with their garden hose! The winner finished in an impressive 27:11, with the first lady in 34:06. 109 runners crossed the finish line. Trophies were awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rdplaces in each age group as well as to the overall winners. All competitors received a running shirt.

Alan adds, ‘Everything we do is because we believe God, the creator of all, passionately loves every person – longing for them to know him and enjoy him now and forever’. To know more, visit the Turre Evangelical Church website at turrechurch.es

Church founder member and President, Alan Bishop, explains, ‘We want everyone who comes on a Sunday to feel welcome and valued – wherever they may be on their journey of faith. And whatever their church background – or lack of it’. They are also ‘here’ for their members and others who need support – especially when ill, in hospital or not able to travel to church activities. Church member Carol Pazdzierski heads this up, putting to good use her NHS background where she loved engaging with people and helping them.

The EcoVidrio Campaign Age Support Almanzora

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Photo by Aaron Baglietto

Fashion Show and Afternoon Tea Launch of New Map

Age Support Almanzora held their second Fashion Show and Afternoon Tea at their shop in Albox. Bigger and better than ever, the event was enjoyed by all - clothes and cakes, what’s not to like! The event sold out early and raised over 500 euros for the charity, which aims to improve the quality of life for older people in the area providing emotional and practical support. Vanya, President of Age Support, thanked Terry Ann and Ricky Cross from Breeze FM for providing the music throughout the afternoon and Richard Tolman for fabulous photos. The stars of the event were of course the models, Ella, Margaret, Erika, Tina, Jean and Ingrid, compered expertly by Ray Tiltman. Vanya said how grateful she was to the many volunteers who prepared and ran the event which included a raffle and competitions Mojácar town hall is taking part in the 2022 ‘Ecovidrio’ campaign in which 43 municipalities in Andalucía attempt to win the “Green Flag” for the amount of glass they recycle. ‘Ecovidrio’ is a nonprofit entity dedicated to collecting glass deposited in the green containers for recycling. In the 2021 campaign Mojácar obtained the Green Flag, coming in first place among all the Andalucía municipalities, Mojácar Town Council recently presented the launch of the ‘Mojácar Augmented Reality Interactive Map’ which does not need a mobile application, and where the user can interact through their mobile device, visiting and touring the destination from a different perspective and getting more information about the most important places of interest, simply by scanning a QR code. Some 50,000 people annually request specific information about how to visit Mojácar in the Tourism Office. With the evolution of the new technologies and the advance in the use of mobile devices, tourist information is experiencing a revolution and a qualitative leap in the area of information, becoming a fundamental tool for the dissemination of cultural heritage. Equally, the planning of the trip is a very important part of this, and it is vital to put the most up-to-date information tools at the disposal of the potential visitor. The information is available in severalmanaginglanguages.to recycle 70,000 kilos of glass between July and August alone. Emmanuel Agüero, Mojácar’s Councillor for Tourism, stated, “For us it is important to encourage participation in recycling, especially at the time of year when there is a lot of activity in the hospitality sector which results in a greater use of glass. The idea is to recover the largest amount of glass and thereby collaborate with the sustainability of the environment.” The 2021 Green Flag

Gran Hotel de las Reinas is a drag show spectacular that comes to the Municipal Auditorio, Maestro Padilla, Almería city at 9.30pm on Friday, September 30th and Saturday, October 1st. The show is recommended for persons over the age of 16, with adults accompanying minors, and ticket prices are 24, 32, and 39 euros (general), and 54 euros (preferential). There are white stroboscopic lights with a frequency from 10Hz-30Hz that are not considered safe for persons who suffer from epilepsy.

Drilo and The Kids Band is a show for children that comes to the Municipal Auditorio, Maestro Padilla, Almería city at 7pm on Saturday, October 8th. It has music, dance, video images and theatre. Tickets are 10 & 12 euros.

A Backstreet Boys tribute concert is taking place at Teatro Cervantes, Almería city on Saturday, September 24th at 9.30pm. Tickets are 15 euros. Tickets for concerts in Almería (except Teatro Cervantes) available from the ticket office in the Teatro Apolo, 25 Rambla Obispo Orberá, Almería , tel: 950 230 922. Mon- Fri, 10.30am-1.30pm & 6-8pm, or Sat, 11am-1pm. Tickets can be purchased from 2hrs before performances at the venue or from www.ticket master.es or call Ticketmaster: 902 1500 25. Main branches of ‘CaixaBank’ have machines which issue tickets; including Vera near the church square.

The flamenco concert “Te lo dice….Potito” is in memory of José Monje Cruz, known as Camarón de la Isla, considered to be one of the most important and influential Spanish flamenco performers, who died 30 years ago. Tickets are 15 euros.

The Antonio Rey Gira Flamenco tour comes to Teatro Cervantes, Almería city, on Friday, October 14th at 9.30pm. Tickets are 32,50 euros.

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Generación Sésamo is a concert of music from the 1980s and 1990s at Teatro Cervantes, Almería city, on Sunday, October 16th at 6pm. Tickets are 10 euros. Iberia Sumergida is a tribute concert to the Héroes del Silencio band that comes to Teatro Cervantes, Almería city, on Friday, November 4th, 10pm. Tickets are 12 euros.

Almería A presentation of a novel at 8 pm, precedes a concert that takes place from 8.30 at the Municipal Auditorio, Maestro Padilla, Almería city on Sunday, September 25th.

Tickets for Teatro Cervantes, Almería city, from box office at Calle del Poeta Villaspesa,1. Open MonFri, 11am-1pm & 4pm-7pm, Saturday from 11am-2pm, or 1hr before performances, or www.todaslasentradas.comfrom

What’s On

Águilas The family musical ‘La Reina de las Nieves’ (The Snow Queen), performed by the Ibérica Production company, comes to the Águilas Auditorio on Sunday, September 18th at 12.30pm. Tickets are 15 euros. Cabaret the Musical is a 50 year anniversary homage performance by the Gipsy Company, at the Águilas Auditorio on Saturday, September 24th at 9.30pm. Tickets are 18 euros. Puccini’s opera La Boheme, performed by the Compañia Lírica Opera 2001 Choir, Soloists and Orchestra, comes to the Águilas Auditorio on Sunday, October 9th at 7pm. Tickets prices not shown at time of going to press. Aguilas tickets from Victoria Travel 968 410 929 & www.bacantix.com, Museo Arqueológico, www. auditorioaguilas.org or from 2hrs before performances at the box office. Roquetas de Mar Una Noche de Sabina is a tribute concert that comes to the Roquetas de Mar Auditorio on Saturday, October 8th at 9pm. Tickets are 24, 27 & 30 euros.

Miscellaneous Mojácar Archaeology Excavations

Vera Excavation Guided Tours

What’s On 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.

On the 3rd Saturday of every month until December 17th, there are guided tours to the Cerro del Espíritu Santo site, the original location of Vera town, where excavations are underway. Interested persons should meet at 10am at the Puerta del Pabellón de Deportes "Blas Infante", but there is no need for prior bookings. It is recommended that people have sunscreen protection in hot weather, a hat, suitable comfortable shoes, and bring water.

The archaeology excavations at the Mojácar “La Vieja” site, the original location of Mojácar village, resume from September 5th until September 30th. The work is being carried out by experts and students from Granada University.

PAWS-PATAS The second hand book sale at Scotty's El Tropico is held on the second Tuesday of the month, 10.30am - 1pm. All proceeds to stray cat neutering.

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86 What’s On Market Days Monday: Huércal-Overa, Antas, Berja Tuesday: Albox, Los Gallardos, Cuevas del Almanzora Wednesday: Mojácar, Bédar, Lubrin, Vélez Blanco, Palomares, Tabernas Thursday: Cuevas del Almanzora, Olula del Río, Carboneras, Sorbas Friday: Garrucha, Turre, Zurgena Saturday: Aguilas, Vera, Arboleas, Vélez Rubio Sunday: Villaricos, Purias, San Juan de los Terreros, Fines Rastros, Car Boot Sales, etc. Saturday: Los Llanos, between Arboleas & Albox Sunday: Chiringuito Extreme, Hostal Rural, Turre

Clubs, Societies & Activities

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

Albox Computer Club Hotel La Parrilla, Albox. Fri, 10am. All levels of experience are welcomed. www.alboxcc.com Indalo Hash House Harriers Meet 2nd and 4th Sunday, 11am, various locations. www.indaloh3.com

Mojácar Community Library Multi-Use centre. Mon, Wed and Fri, 11am - 1pm . Flamenco Forum for English Speakers on Facebook. Information and events. Tel: 687 480 694 Vera & District Lions Club 6.00pm on the first Wednesday of the month at Hotel Terraza Carmona, Vera. Telephone Jo Pearson on 711 00 56 82 or email veralionssecretary@gmail.com for more information.

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

The Royal British Legion, Mojácar First and Third Thursday of every month (except July and August) at 11am Coffee and Chat at the Cokkia Restaurant (opposite Neptuno) on the Playa. ExForces and non-Service people are all welcome to our social get-togethers. We often hold lunches and other events which we publicise at the coffee mornings and on local media. For any enquiries ring the Secretary on 634372294 or email mojacar.secretary @rbl.community. For welfare advice and help for the ex-Forces community in need of support email orMojacar.Committee1@rbl.communityOctobertheeventPoppymainCommunitySupport@rbl.community.SpainNorthOureffortistocollectmoneyfortheAppeal,ifyouwishtoholdaninaidofthePoppyAppealorhelpBranchatourcollectionpointsinandNovemberpleaseemailring699953222.

Mojacar Photo Group meet 2nd Sunday each month at Dee’s Dollar Bar, Pueblo Laguna with monthly presentations, themes and challenges. Open to all levels, training available for beginners. Contact Andy: 650406167 or mpg@funnell.eu

Psychic Development Circle

Vera Photo Club

Almanzora Group of Friends Library and Information Centre Tues - Fri, 10am-1pm, Plaza San Antonia, Barrio Alto, Albox. Extensive English Library, DVDs and talking books, monthly magazine, monthly quiz, trips. www.almanzoragof.org or Facebook: Almanzora Group of Friends. Tel: 602 495 306 Living Alone in Spain? We are a 60+ group of friends who meet for lunch every Wednesday in the Mojácar area. Tel. Cynthia 693 789 742 Almeria Link Friendship Group Membership is free and open to all. We meet at weekends in the Mojacar area to enjoy dining experiences and form friendships. New members are always welcome. Please contact Bob on 950472551 WOW Women on Wednesday Scotty’s, Mojácar Playa, 2pm. Get together, buy, sell, swap, meet new people. Dames in Huércal Overa 3rd Wed. of the month, 10.30am, Hostal Rural, Los Sabores de Miguel. All welcome. Tel. Carolyn 637 798 494 Dames in Turre 12pm, last Tuesday in the month, Hostal Rural, Turre. Talks, trips, support for local charities. New members & guests welcome. Chairman, Barbara Wardley, 950 529 168. Secretary, Moira Armatage +34 711 007 192, mogsy2009@live.com

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First Sunday of month, Bar La Pará, Turre (opposite the Vet), 10am - 12.30pm. Presentations by invited speakers, field trips, instruction, studio photography, monthly assignments and exhibitions. All levels welcome. Phone Sarah 670003717 or Claus 628585538. Freemasons in the Province of Almeria Craft & Chapter. 661 026 912 or 670 27 27 37 Freemasons – The Side Degrees Mark, RAM, RSM, OSM & Allied. 678 574 579

Traditional Japanese Reiki and Gendai Reiki Ho Classes, workshops, and Reiki shares in Mojacar. Tel: 634 347 930, website: www.gendaireikispain.com Ancestry Club for Beginners & Intermediate Tel. 634 309 590 Mojácar Bridge Club Contact Les Brice 697 297 991 or Ron Hounsell 711 064 www.bridgewebs.com/mojacar/726.

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

Clubs, Societies & Activities continued Amigos de los Coches Clasicos

Aeroclub ULM Günter (Vera) Tel: 607 316 553 Pita Escuela Agave School of Río Aguas. A multicultural, environmental and musical project, specialized on the integral usage of the agave plant and the processing of its wood.Tel 630 66 18 65 (Timbe) pitaescuela@hotmail.com

Support Groups & Charities

Living Water Church Mojacar Playa

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, macscancersupport@live.co.ukwww.macscancersupport.com10-2pmEmail:

Opposite Red Cross Centre and Salas Farmacia. Sunday Service 11am. Bible study, Tuesday 10am. Prayer, Wednesday 5pm. Cafe Church, Thursday 11am to 1pm. See FaceBook or www.livingwaterchurchmojacar.comvisit

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New Life Church, Huercal-Overa

Universal Wonderful Street Academy NGO that supports street children in Accra (Ghana). Registered y.org.www.universalwonderfulstreetacademcharity.Beatriz:617182154

Sunseed A hands-on practical centre for lowimpact living and environmental education in Los Molinos del Rio Aguas near Sorbas. Free tours at 4pm. www.sunseed.org.uk Tel: 950 525 770 Religious Groups & Churches Church of England (Anglican Churches) Mojacar, Sundays, 11am. Llanos del Peral, Sundays,11am. Alhambra Chapel, 1st Thursday monthly at 11am. Priest in Charge, Rev. Vincent Oram 603 659 139. For directions, details and to find out more about our church activities please see our website www.almeriaanglican.com Kingdom Hall, Jehovah's Witnesses Tues 7:30pm & Sun 10.00am. Poligono Aljoroque - C/El Cajete 6, Antas. Contact: 652 293 269 Turre Evangelical Church Sundays at 10.30 – worship, a not too long talk from the Bible, coffee and cake. Welcoming and relaxed – all welcome. Find us on Turre’s main street, Avenida de Almeria, corner of C/Alberquillca. Email: contact@turrechurch.es Tel: (0034) 711 035 486 Web: turrechurch.es

Harmony Community Support Providing assistance to those in need. Tel. 634 339 192 Mon - Fri, 11:00 - 14:00 help@harmonycharity.com Walk for Life Arboleas If you have been diagnosed with cancer or have a loved one who has, and need help or support contact our welfare team. Email irenewalk4life@icloud.com Tel. 643 63 81 77. If you want to volunteer to help at any of our events and become a Friend of Walk for Life email claire.walk4life@gmail.com Tel 644602249.

We are a Jesus centred church family learning to love one another. Sunday service at 11 am, www.newlifechurch.eu tel. 685 628 184 Roman Catholic Masses These canbe found on www.misas.org for most places.

Aguaviva Evangelical Church Near the health Centre, opposite BiciBox, Albox. Tel: Rod Southwood, 687 560 544 New Life Church, Huercal-Overa

Stepping Stones Carers Support Group Turre Evangelical Hall, Thurs, 11am-2pm. Tel 950 472 822 or 677 683 www.steppingstonescarerssupport.com385 Age Support Almanzora Shop and welfare office near Peugeot garage, Albox. Helpline 642 045 210 A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous Mojacar Area Meetings:- Monday 6pm, Turre Evangelical Church (Avenida de Almeria, Turre). Friday, 6pm, Living Water Church, Mojacar Playa (opposite Red Cross building). Tel: 634 300 364 or email aaspain@gmail.com Al-Anon Family Groups for people whose life is or has been affected by someone else's drinking. Meetings Mondays, 4:45 - 5:45 at Turre Evangelical Church. Tel: 698460801 or email AlAnon.LaAlfoquia@gmail.com

We are a Jesus centred church family learning to love one another. Sunday service at 11 am, www.newlifechurch.eu tel. 685 628 184

Local multi-national group of classic car enthusiasts. Meetings the first Thursday of the month, 3pm, Hotel Rural Miguel Rosi, junction 559 E15/A7. www.a-c-c.es, email: info@a-c-c.es, tel. David 630740502 Miraflores 1/10 Scale RC Club Thursdays, 3pm. Tel: Richard on 666 274 861 for more details. Model Aero Flying Club, Cortijo Grande Sun. & Wed., 10.30am. Contact Jeff on 950 469304 or Colin on 666 982186

The Luvvies

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Eleanor & Gilly's Line Dance Class Chapman’s Bar, Albox, 2pm- 3-45pm, Mondays. All levels welcome. 950439003. Step2It - Line Dancing Arboleas. Weds: 6.45 p.m-7.30 p.m, First Steps/Intro. 7.30 p.m-10.30, Beginners / Improvers /Intermediate. Carrie Ann 627279584 www.carrieanngreen.com Almeria Line Dancers Julie - 634304625 / 950110433 Ceroc Dancing Artisan Centre, Mojacar, Tues welcome.Beginners/Improvers/Advanced.8.15pmAllContactTracey687251799

Cloud Zebra Craft Workshops & Clubs In Almanzora and Oria, Tues 10-2, Thurs and Fri, 10.30 -2.30. Call 744 60 96 30. No experience needed. Bedar Arts Centre Ceramic classes, Mondays and Wednesdays. Painting classes Tuesday 10:30-1330. For info, call 664 896 555

Yoga Sol Yoga Centre, Arboleas Tel: 686 400331 Yoga with Ashlí Turre, Vera & private. 643102335 Yoga Therapy with Portia Oliver. Tel: 681301474 www.portiaoliver.es Dance Line Dancing Salon de Actos, Centro de Usos Multiples, Mojacar. Fridays, 4–7pm. Beginners welcome. Contact: Glynis 648217503 or Mary Beth 661671526 or .comstrictlylinedancingmojacar@gmail

Jacqueline Welby Productions

Belly Dancing Mojácar, Garrucha & Huércal-Overa. Contact Fatima: 610 472 596 Bellydance Classes Mojácar, Turre, Palomares. Call 639 724 521 Dance Classes with Hollie Newell Ballet, tap, contemporary, modern, jazz, lyrical, zumba and more. Based in Turre. Tel: 634 317 391 Performing Arts Centre DanZaVera 54 Verasol, Vera. Royal Academy Ballet, Imperial Society Modern, Tap and Jazz. Also Hip-Hop, Oriental Dance, Spanish Classical. Tel Anita: 670 715 787 Complete Beginners Flamenco Mojácar. No specialist shoes or equipment required, friendly hour long class. Email info@lagitanainglesa.com

A friendly choir singing classical music, directed by pianist, singer and director, Barry Jobling. All welcome, no auditions. Rehearsals Wednesdays, 6-8pm, at Vera Auditorio. Facebook: Vera Voces. Contact veravoces1@gmail.com

Indalo Players

Music & Drama Groups

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

New members always welcome for acting or work behind the scenes etc. Tel. 634 346 309 or e-mail theluvvies@hotmail.com

All Aloud Community Choir meet every Tuesday at Charlotte's Bar and Grill, formerly Chapman's Bar, Albox, from 2.45 pm until 4.45 pm. All Welcome. Arts & Crafts Sewing Group, Mojacar We meet at Scotty's el Tropico bar for sewing, knitting, crochet etc. Weds. 10.30 to 12.30. Tel. Brenda 634 34 34 92 or Sylvia 628 006 197. We are a friendly group meeting for coffee and chat. Ladies Sewing Circle Evangelical Church, Turre, Wednesday 10.30 – 12.30 Tel: 667 702 774 Picante Quilting Club Scotty’s El Tropico, Mojacar. First Thurs of the month, 10am-12.30pm. Beginners welcome. For more details or to book your place, please email Jo at jogibson787@yahoo.co.uk

New members always needed to act or work back stage or with any other activities. Tel. Jacqueline Morris Welby 634 313 531 Orquesta Ciudad de Vera. A friendly group of musicians of various ages and levels. All newcomers welcome, only requirement is to play an orchestral instrument and read music. Rehearsals Vera Auditorio on Saturday mornings. See www.ocv.org.es for details.

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

Vera Voces

Mojacar Bowls Club Behind Marina Mar Hotel. Everybody welcome - Tues, Thurs and Sat starting with coffee at 9:30. Contact Janet 627204422, janlawspain@yahoo.co.uk

Indalo Lawn Bowling Club

Aguilón Amigos Golf Club Aguilon Golf Course on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays teeing off just before 9am. If you would like to play email aguilonamigos2021@gmail.com

Sports Almería Lawn Bowling Club

Arboleas Table Tennis Club Mon/Wed/Fri, 9.30 - 10.30 am, building with blue door next to swimming pool bar, Arboleas. Beginners welcome. Contact Chairperson- Keith tel 634326350 Fitness & Martial Arts Girasol, Albox Pilates, children’s karate & Tai-chi. Tel 639 089 170 Aerobics or Pilates Campo de Futbol, Turre. Contact Vicki 650 764 623 or vicki.lynch@live.co.uk Slimming Groups Sophia Wellness Centre Arboleas, Thurs 12.30pm, Contact Vicki 650 764 623 or vicki.lynch@live.co.uk Mojácar Taekwondo 5 years to adults. Various classes & times. Contact Serge 646844708. Facebook GTF Spain Sophia Wellness Centre, Arboleas Various activities. Tel. 950 449 451. Fitness with Alison, Mojácar Full Body Workout, Pilates, AquaZumba, Zumba, Step Aerobics, Total Toning, AeroFit. Tel 666 273 168. Hollie Newell Zumba Almeria Turre, Los Gallardos, Arboleas and San Juan. Contact: 634 317 391 Jova Gym, Mojácar Various activities. www.jovasport.es 950 473 137. See facebook.

Cabrera Lawn Bowling Club www.cabreralbc.com

Contact Shirley: 679 970 399 Bowling Club de Zurgena Friendly, social and competitive bowling, all levels & standards. zurgenabc@gmail. com. www.zurgenabc.com

Badgers Golf Society Mojácar

Almería Golf League Contact Les on 950 619 273 Mojacar Golf Society Visitors always welcome to come and join in the fun on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tel Lynn Sefton on 667 349 908 or email raylynnsefton@gmail.com

Tennis Coach Diego Rodriguez Tel: 689 688 226 Padel tennis lessons At home. Tel: Ulises Gutiérrez, 606 902 691 PartyLevante Sailing Club Initiation for children from 7 yrs in small groups. Email info@partylevante.com or call 680942141 www.partylevante .com Santa Irene Sailing Club Come and join us out on the watersailing or crewing our safety boat. Every Sunday at 10:30 in the boat park at the north end of Garrucha harbour. Email www.santaireneclubdevela.cominfo@santaireneclubdevela.com

Forum Golf Society Plays friendly events at local courses twice a month. Richard Price. Telephone 850993073 or www.forumgolfsociety.webs.comrfp53@yahoo.co.uk.

Activities - Clubs - Associations

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

Adelante Gimnasia Artìstica Huercal-Overa.Classes for fun gymnastics , competitive levels, pre school and adults. Fully qualified coach. From 2 years. Tel 622 129 702

Walking Football Club Turre football ground, 9.30am, Monday, for training, exercise & playing. www.fclosamigos.com Los Bandidos Run, jog , walk a 5km route along the Paseo. Free to all. See Facebook. Contact Kevin on ironmankev08 @gmail.com

Albox Club de Tenis Sun & Thurs mornings, Tues afternoons. Tel Sue: 950 064 369 Fb: Albox Club de Tenis Cabrera Tennis Club Contact info@ www.cabreratennisclub.comcabreratennisclub.com Club de Tenis y Padel Indalo Vera. Tel: 950 59 28 77 - 608 250 607

Adelantewww.adelanteartistica.esinfo@adelanteartisitca.esorFacebookGimnasiaartistica.

We play every Wednesday and alternate Saturdays. All are welcome. Contact Paul Cunningham on (0044) 7775837453 WhatsApp or badgersmojacar@mail.com

First class facilities with all levels of bowling catered for. Visit our http://www.indalobowlingclub.orgwebsite

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Golfing Guapas Society Ladies golf society. New members welcome. Contact Vivien Parker, 683 558 696 Valle del Este Golf Society. Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sundays. Contact Alan Townsend Tel. 690 090 982 Marina Phoenix Golf Society Visitors welcome Mondays and Thursdays. Tel Don Atkins 605 051 238. Email marinaphoenixgs@gmail.com

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My Wedding Day

The Will The relatives of a very rich grandfather gathered for the reading of his will after he finally died, aged 96. The lawyer told them, “This is your grandfather’s last will and testament, that he made only a few weeks ago. It starts off, "Being of sound mind, I spent every last cent before I died, so you money grabbers wouldn’t fight each other over any bequests I made!"

The Bullfighter

A husband and wife are sitting on the couch watching TV. The wife looks at her husband and he is staring at the ceiling above her head, she looks up and asks, "What are you staring at?" "A spider," he replies. "I don't see anything," she says. "Oh, it must have fallen on your head," he said calmly. The wife jumps up screaming, and the man says, "While you're up, can you get me another beer?"

A policeman was rushed to the hospital with an inflamed appendix. When they took him back to the ward, the doctors told him that the operation had gone extremely well with no problems. However, the policeman kept feeling something pulling at his pubic hairs. Worried that there might be something the doctors hadn't told him about it, he finally got enough energy to pull his hospital gown up enough, so he could look at what was making him so uncomfortable. Taped firmly across his pubic hair and private parts were three wide strips of adhesive tape, the kind that doesn't come off easily……if at all. Written on the tape in large black letters were the words, "Get well soon, from the theatre nurse with the Nissan Juke that you booked for speeding last week."

The Cure

It was my wedding day, and no one was happier than my 48-year-old mother. She was beginning to think that I would never find a wife. But, as she approached the church doors, an usher asked, “Which side are you on?” “Oh, no,” she said. “Are they fighting already?”

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A Good Ruse!

The Unhappy Nurse

Doctor Bloomfield, who was known for his extraordinary effective treatment of arthritis, had a waiting room full of people when a little old lady, almost bent over in half, shuffled in slowly, leaning on her cane. When her turn came, she went into the doctor's office, and, amazingly, emerged within 5 minutes walking completely erect with her head held high. A woman in the waiting room who had seen all this rushed up to the little old lady and said, "It's a miracle! You walked in bent in half, and now you're walking normally. “What did that doctor do?" The old lady replied, "He gave me a longer cane."

After the fire-truck arrived at a burning building in a small Spanish town, the firemen observed a man dressed in a bullfighter’s costume prancing around on the roof. Four of the firemen held a safety-net and urged him to escape from the burning building by jumping into the net. He refused and loudly proclaimed, "I'm ‘Fearless José’, the bullfighter who fears nothing, not even fire." The firemen begged and pleaded but to no avail. José kept prancing around while repeating the same phrase over and over until the firemen got really sick and tired of hearing it. Finally, when the flames began to reach his feet, José announced he had changed his mind, was ready to jump and then leaped off the rooftop. As his body hurtled toward the safetynet, the four firemen shouted, "Olé!" and moved the safety net aside with a big flourish.

We will have hard hats for those who say, "The roof will cave in if I ever go to church."

One Slight Problem

A man has been in hospital for a month. One day, he's so sick and tired of being in hospital that he sneaks out and goes down to the nearest pub. He orders a beer and swallows it in ten seconds flat. He then orders a second beer and does the same. Then a third and a fourth. As he orders a fifth beer, he says to the barman, "I shouldn't be drinking this with what I've got."

Free Haircuts

The sanctuary will be decorated with both poinsettias and Easter lilies for those who have never seen the church without them.”

Blankets will be provided for those who think the church is too hot.

Turtle Books So, tonight at the library I asked the librarian if they had any books on turtles "Hardback?" she inquired. "Yes" I said. "and little heads."

A parish priest sent flyers out to all the inhabitants of his village. They read, “Please come to church next Sunday because: Beds will be placed in the foyer for those who say, "Sunday is my only day to sleep in."

The barman takes a step back and asks, "What have you got? Is it contagious?". The hospital patient replies, “I came straight here from my hospital bed, I've got no money." Last Night I ended up with an older woman at a club last night. She looked OK for a 61-year-old. In fact, she wasn't too bad at all, and I found myself thinking that she probably had a really hot daughter. We drank a bit and had a bit of a snuggle, and then she asked if I'd ever had a Sportsman's Double. 'What's that?' I asked. 'It's a mother and daughter threesome,' she said. I said, 'No,' - excitedly. We drank a bit more, then she says that tonight was 'my lucky night'. I went back to her place. She put on the hall light and shouted upstairs: 'Mum, you still awake?'

A barber gave a haircut to a priest one day. The priest tried to pay for the haircut but the barber refused, saying, "You do God’s work." The next morning the barber found a dozen bibles at the door to his shop. A policeman came to the barber for a haircut, and again the barber refused to charge, saying, "You protect the public." The next morning the barber found a dozen doughnuts at the door to his shop. A lawyer came to the barber for a haircut, and again the barber refused payment, saying, "You uphold the justice system." The next morning the barber found a dozen lawyers waiting for a free haircut.

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One section will have trees and grass for those who like to seek God in nature.

Increasing Congregation Numbers

Fans will be provided for those who think the church is too cold.

There will be a section with soft chairs for those who feel our pews are too hard.

Put your energy into learning new skills or picking up valuable information. Outdoor sports events should entice you. Secret affairs will only lead to deception. Throw yourself into your profession. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Monday.

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Peers may not be on your side. Uncertainty about your relationship is prevalent. If you try to manipulate emotional situations you will find yourself alienated. Call someone you haven't seen in a long time. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday. You can expand your circle of friends if you get out and socialize. You can enjoy the company of others and come in contact with an ideal mate, if you get out and mingle. Uncertainty about your relationship is prevalent. You must try to help. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a YouSaturday.canmake profitable investments if you purchase an art object for your home. You could be blind to the defects of those you love. Do your best, but don't make too many promises or you may exhaust yourself. You could have a need to make some changes this month. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday. Your mate may want to pick a fight but if you're persistent with your affections their anger should dissipate. Your partner could make you angry if they steal your thunder or embarrass you in front of others. Unpleasant situations