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La Marina Advertiser brings you news and views on local issues in La Marina Urbanisation, La Marina Pueblo and San Fulgencio.
If you have any QUESTIONS for Samantha about local issues, please email Sam on info@lamarinaadvertiser.com
La Marina Advertiser brings you news and views on local issues in La Marina Urbanisation, La Marina Pueblo and San Fulgencio.
If you have any QUESTIONS for Samantha about local issues, please email Sam on info@lamarinaadvertiser.com
with Samantha Hull San Fulgencio Councilor
Answering all your questions about local issues as well as exploring life and culture in Spain as a San Fulgencio local.
Recently, many people are asking me questions regarding the police here in Spain, what they are responsible for and how to contact them.
Firstly and most importantly, in Spain, 112 is the universal emergency number for all types of urgent situations, similar to 999 in the United Kingdom. It’s available nationwide and connects callers to emergency services, including police, fire, and medical assistance.
If you dial 112, the operator will assess your situation and connect you with the appropriate local services (e.g., Policía Nacional, Guardia Civil, Policía Local, or medical services) based on your location and the nature of the emergency.
For English speakers, operators will speak English and may also be able to provide assistance in other languages as well. This is vital for people who do not speak Spanish.
The 112 number is standard across the European Union. If you’re travelling in other EU countries, 112 will also connect you to local emergency services in those places.
• In cases of urgent medical emergencies (e.g., accidents, sudden illness)
• For serious crime incidents (e.g., muggings, thefts, assaults)
• In fire or hazardous situations
• For road accidents requiring immediate assistance
In Spain, we have the Local Police, Guardia Civil, and National Police. Each has different responsibilities and jurisdictions:
They operate within the boundaries of a specific municipality, such as San Fulgencio and primarily handle issues that affect the day-to-day life of the community, with a focus on local matters.
Their main responsibilities are:
• Traffic control and enforcement of local traffic regulations
• Ensuring public order within the municipality, particularly in public spaces
• Enforcing municipal laws and bylaws, such as noise control, parking violations, and pet regulations
• Monitoring local events and festivals.
• Assisting citizens with issues related to lost property, minor disturbances, or non-violent crimes
• Collaborating with other law enforcement bodies when necessary
They have a broader jurisdiction, typically covering rural areas, highways, and small towns, though they may also operate in cities. They have a presence across the country.
The Guardia Civil deals with a combination of
rural law enforcement, civil protection, and specialised tasks like traffic safety and antiterrorism efforts. They have military origins, and their officers are often responsible for national-level security issues in rural regions.
Their main responsibilities are:
• General public safety
• Highway patrol and road safety on intercity roads and highways
• Handling more serious criminal cases such as organised crime, smuggling, and terrorism
• Border control and customs enforcement (especially in areas without the National Police)
• Civil protection tasks, including search and rescue operations
• Maintaining order in rural areas and smaller municipalities, where they often function as the main law enforcement body
• Enforcing laws related to environmental protection, including wildlife and countryside regulations
They operate in urban areas and larger cities. They do not cover rural areas unless assisting the Guardia Civil.
Their main responsibilities are:
• Handling serious criminal investigations, such as drug trafficking, violent crime, human trafficking, and cybercrime
• Immigration control in urban areas, including processing residency permits and managing deportations
• Maintaining public order during large demonstrations or events, especially in cities
• Issuing national identification documents (DNI) and passports
• Investigating and combating issues like organised crime and terrorism, often in collaboration with international agencies
• Protecting important buildings, government institutions, and diplomats
Local Police: Focus on municipal laws and community-level issues within a specific town or city.
Guardia Civil: Public safety. Covers rural areas, highways, and smaller towns with broader responsibilities, including traffic, civil protection, and serious crime.
National Police: Operates in urban centres, focusing on serious crimes, national security, immigration, and maintaining public order in cities.
Asociacion De Ayuda Necesitado 'Help & assistance where or when necessary'
It´s been a busy time at the AAN Charity (Asociacion de Ayuda Necesitado – ´help when and where neccesary´)!
Our fashion show was held on the 10th October and raised 690€.
And we had a race night at Amheds delicatessen which raised 636€ (thanks to our sponsors... see pic for names!)
We would also like to thank the La Marina Mens Walking Football group for their kind donation of 311€, following a Football match against a team of ladies.
Next up... join us for our Gala Dinner at The Hillside on December 12th (from 6.30pm) –tickets for sale in the AAN shop, for more info call Brenda on 634 301 070.
Meet ARAMIS, a beautiful ginger and white young man about 2 years old. He has a brother, Athos, who is all ginger and slightly shyer. Both boys would make ideal outdoor cats as they are excellent hunters. After keeping them in a "shelter" for 10 days they could be let out to roam free provided they are fed regularly and have a warm bed in their shelter. In time they would allow you to stroke them, indeed they would love it, and purr very contently. Call 600845420 if you would like to adopt.
You can find the AAN Charity Shop at: Plaza Sierra Castilla 42, La Marina Email: bfmbentley123@gmail.com Facebook: @aancharity
JABBA is a very friendly young male who loves his food. He is not used to children so would prefer a quieter home to live in. He is a real character and will talk to you quite happily when he gets used to you.
For more info call 600845420
This month´s My La Marina is a Christmas Special as we interview one of La Marina´s foremost doggy residents... Tulisa the Jack Russell. Tulisa, where were you living before you came to La Marina?
Well..I was with my sister, Wendy, we were very young and we were living in a place that hoomans call, I think, a ´pet shoop´ in a kind of glass box. Not pleasant. So, anyway, me and Wendy decided to move and one day two hoomans came into the pet shoop. They looked nice and kind so we thought, right, we´ll adopt them so we looked at them, all wide eyes and cute as cute can be and, as we knew it would, it worked! Next thing we knew, our new hoomans are giving the pet shoop owner some bits of paper (Dog knows why...) and we´re in a cardboard box on our way to La Marina.
And where do you live in La Marina? So... turned out that our new hoomans were already owned by another doggy... Misty the Jack Russell, who has become our step-Mum. So..Misty came here years ago... she´d made lots of what hoomans call ´moaney´ in a different country, a place called Ingerland, from the Nobletts chain of fish and chip shops (that´s her full name, Misty Noblett) . One day she decided to sell it all, took the moaney and her two humans and bought a place here in La Marina. It´s a nice Villa near the forest, called Villa Misty, obvs! And, well, that´s where me and Wendy have landed up – living in our step Mums villa and owning two hoomans! We really landed on our paws!
Tell us about your ´hoomans´ Bless them! They are really very nice... bit slow and not very bright like all hoomans, but lovely.
The basic deal here is that they cook for us, clean for us, throw the ball round the garden for us and in return we let them live here, sleep in our bed and take them out for walks.
What´s your favourite things about La Marina?
Two things really. First, there´s lots of cats and I adore barking at and chasing cats! And I love the forest... lots of small creatures to
harass! Once I was there with one of my hoomans and I saw a big snake! I was desperate to rip it´s head off but the hooman was on his lead (I was always keep them on the lead in the forest... the silly things do tend to wander off...) and, by Dog, that hooman was panicking... desperate to run away from the snake (big softy) and much as I pulled in the direction of the snake my hooman pulled in the other and he´s a bit, well, fat, so I just couldn´t get to the snake and it slithered off. Damn!
Tell us about Misty and Wendy. Well, Wendy is my sister. Lovely girl, very pretty (I can always see the bloke dogs sneaking glances at her when we´re out!) but mad as a box of cats and prone to barking for Dog knows what reasons!
Misty, our step-Mum, she´s fab. You can tell she was a successful business dog because, she is sooo smart and hard as nails. Mess around with Misty and she´ll bite your ankles off!
And the future?
Hmm... in hooman years I´m 27 now so I´m feeling a bit maternal and I´d like to meet an attractive Jack Russell bloke so I can get preggers and have a litter of Jacklets. In fact if you´re reading this and you´re a hot Jack Russell bloke then let´s hook up! Send me a pic of you (keep it clean please, lads, nothing X-rated!) and a bit of info about yourselves – just send me a barkmail, my barkmail address is Tulisa@barkbark.com
The classic "white Christmas" sceneSanta, decorated trees, and stockingshas only recently become part of Spain's holiday season, traditionally centred around Día de los Reyes (Three Kings' Day). Today, many Spanish families, especially those with young children, celebrate both, prioritising one or the other based on tradition or preference. Some very traditional families still focus solely on January's festivities. Let me share my favourite Spanish Christmas, so you can peek into the holiday season behind closed Spanish doors, keeping in mind that every family adds their own spin!
Businesses have closed early and everyone heads home to prepare a traditional Christmas dinner. By 8pm, about 25 relatives have packed my friends’ house. We begin with a seafood spread (prawns, mussels), platters of hams and cheeses, and then the star: a whole suckling pig. More fish, lamb - enough food to feed a small country. After the meal, dessert trays appear with polvorones, mantecados, and turrones. Then comes the Great Santa Misdirection: “Look, kids! Santa’s outside!” While they’re distracted, the adults speed-toss presents under the tree like we’re in a game show. When the kids return: “Oh no, you just missed him!” Cue the present frenzy. Once the kids are busy with their loot, the adults break out the chupito (shot) glasses and wine. Somehow, we stumble into bed by dawn - just as British kids are waking up to their presents.
Another family meal? Sure. But after last night, it’s more “Netflix and nap” than an extravagant feast. Boxing Day isn’t a thing, so it’s back to work on the 26th. The 28th isn’t a holiday, but it’s our version of April Fool’s. Expect pranks. Trust no one. Double-check your salt shaker
It’s a similar setup to the 24th - early close, big family meal - but this time, we brace ourselves for the grape challenge: one grape per chime at midnight for good luck. Sounds easy? Picture trying to chew 12 grapes in 12 seconds without choking (Heimlich manoeuvre training recommended). Forget midnight kisseswe’re too busy not dying. Some say “the Spanish don’t celebrate New Year’s,” but it’s because we don’t leave the house until after midnight, when a lot of you are already in bed! Oh, and yes, we wear red underwear for luck – but no more throwing it in trees (some traditions just don’t age well).
The big finale! The Cabalgata de Reyes (Three Kings Parade) fills the streets with floats, music, and sweets flying through the air, as kids (and adults) dive for them like it’s currency! At home, kids leave shoes by the door with treats for the Kings and carrots for their camels, hoping to find gifts by morning. Once they’re asleep, adults fill the shoes with presents and toast with one last cava. The next morning, the kids rush to find their gifts, and the family gathers for roscón de reyes, a festive cake topped with candied fruit “crowns.” Hidden inside are a figurine and a bean – whoever finds the figurine is crowned “king” for the day; the bean means you buy next year’s roscón.
And just like that, the Spanish Christmas marathon ends and the kids go back to school – until the holiday season rolls around again! Someday, I’ll have to decide how to celebrate with my own kids: English or Spanish style? Then again, why choose between Santa and the Three Kings when you can have both?
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Christmas Eve (24th Dec)
Christmas Day (25th Dec)
New Year’s Eve (31st Dec)
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Cheers! ¡Feliz Navidad!
¡Feliz/Próspero Año Nuevo!
¡Felices Fiestas!
¡Salud!
La Lotería de Navidad (the Christmas lottery) is a huge tradition in Spain. It is drawn on December 22nd and is the largest and most famous lottery in the world by total prize money. The draw is a massive event, and the winning numbers are sung live by children from the San Ildefonso school in Madrid. The draw lasts for hours, and the entire country tunes in to watch. The biggest prize, called El Gordo (the Big One), can be worth millions of euros.
El Belén (the Nativity scene) is a huge tradition, with some towns even holding competitions for the best ones. In areas with Catalonian influence, these nativity scenes often feature El Caganer, a shepherd pooping behind a bush, symbolising land fertility, especially in farming regions. Kids love searching for him.
La Misa del Gallo is the Midnight Mass held on Christmas Eve (Nochebuena).
Villancicos are Spanish Christmas carols with predominantly Biblical messages. A fun one to learn is the chorus of “Campanas de Belén” or “25 de diciembre”.
On Nochevieja (New Year's Eve), Las Campanadas refer to the 12 bells that
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chime at midnight, marking the beginning of el Año Nuevo (the New Year). This is broadcast live on TV, and people gather in squares across Spain, particularly in Puerta del Sol in Madrid, to hear the bells. As each of the 12 chimes sounds, people eat one uva (grape) for each bell, with the tradition believed to bring good luck for each of the upcoming 12 months. It’s difficult, but a trick is to peel them, cut them in half (to avoid choking) and remove any seeds in advance.
Children don’t return to school until after El Día de Reyes (Three Kings' Day) on January 6th.
Some employers give a Christmas tip or bonus called El Aguinaldo.
Alicante is the birthplace of turrón There are two famous types: Turrón de Jijona (soft, made with ground almonds and honey) and turrón de Alicante (hard, made with whole almonds and honey). The nearby town of Jijona (Xixona) is world-famous for producing these sweet treats, and a visit to the Museo del Turrón is a holiday favorite.
La Marina Advertiser talks to Maureen Powell who has recently set up a new self-help group for people who have suffered a stroke.
WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE GROUP?
The inspiration behind the group is my own experience of suffering a stroke and dealing with the different departments across the medical profession when feeling very vulnerable, lonely, anxious and needing reassurance. Also to recognise the invisible and emotional struggles which can be just as debilitating as the visible ones and knowing that reaching out for help can be overwhelming. In addition to introduce people sharing their problems with other people who understand.
GIVE US AN IDEA OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE GROUP?
As a new group the activities will be flexible and can be adapted to meet the needs of members based upon their own feedback and experiences
WHAT DO YOU HOPE THE GROUP CAN ACHIEVE?
I hope the group can achieve a feeling of belonging and offer hope to stroke survivors that their life as they knew it is not over, rather it is heading in a new direction.
WHY DO YOU FEEL THERE IS A NEED FOR THE GROUP?
I feel there is a need for the group because as far as I’m aware there is nothing else in the local area and I just wish that in my early days of surviving a stroke if someone had said to me that there was a similar group nearby to me then I would have definitely reached out to it for support.
I guess that, in a nutshell, The group will offer friendship and support to anyone who has suffered a stroke and their carers.
If you think this could be for you, please come along to our group – you´ll be very welcome!
WHEN AND WHERE DOES THE GROUP MEET AND HOW CAN PEOPLE BECOME INVOLVED?
Tuesdays 11:00am at The Bar, Guardamar Park (Rincon da Luna). CV920, 2.5km, Guardamar del Segura, 03140
The group will offer friendship and support to anyone who has suffered a stroke and their carers.
If you think this could be for you, please come along to our group.
Please contact me - Maureen Powell Maureen-powell@hotmail.co.uk Tel/Whatsapp: 0044 7912 947098
Paul Blackmoore (Practice Principal) with little helper Benny, his rescue French Bulldog
Rachel Reeves’ recent budget has meant that people with pensions now need to seriously reconsider their withdrawal options going forwards.
While it is essential that this advice is only given by an FCA regulated advisor, Thy Will Be Done can advise that as far as your Will is concerned, it is vital
that whatever you choose to do following your consultation with your IFA you are strongly recommended to have your Will(s) restructured so it/they contain a Nil Rate Band Trust, (and if a property is owned in the UK) a Residential Nil Rate Band Trust and an Immediate Post death Interest Trust within it/them.
If we wrote your Will(s) originally, you now have the following options depending on what you bought:
1. If you have in place Priority Client Cover, your Will update itself will be updated FREE OF CHARGE and you will pay HALF PRICE for any extra Trusts that are required.
2. If you do not have in place Priority Client Cover currently, but wish to put it in place now, your Will update will be HALF PRICE, and you will also pay HALF PRICE for any extra Trusts that are required.
If we did not write your UK Will(s) originally, but you would like us to now, and put in place Priority Client Cover at the same time, we will give you a 25% discount off of the fee for doing so.
Ensure your UK Will is watertight, robust and future proof by giving us a call on 865 756 058 and we will arrange a covenient time to chat with you either over the phone or in our Benijofar office as you prefer.
CHRISTMAS OPEN DAY – HELD BY THE ASSOCIATION OF HELP FOR RETIRED OF SAN FULGENCIO
We will be holding our Open Day on Christmas Day, 11am to 2pm at THE MEN’S SHED, CALLE AZORIN 5, URB LA MARINA (next to the football pitch). Needless to say the open day is for men and women, regardless of the name of the venue!
We understand that not everyone will have family or friends around them this Christmas day. And we also understand the effect that loneliness can have on people, and is a part of why The Association of Help For The Retired Of San Fulgencio, (THE MEN’S SHED) exists.
This invitation is for anyone within the community of San Fulgencio and the La Marina Urbanisations and Pueblo, who is lonely, or feels lonely, either because they have no family, or perhaps their family is far away, or maybe they have lost a loved one.
Whatever the reason don’t be alone.
Please come and share a cup of coffee or tea and cakes... have
We are a friendly group of people who have all suffered the loss of someone we love.
Every person in our group understands the devastation, grief, hurt, worry, loneliness, and so many other feelings.
a chat, a laugh, meet new people, share stories!
Anyone who is on their own is very welcome, you do not need to be a member of the association.
The association of THE MEN’S SHED are very pleased to give their support to the Friendship and Support After Bereavement Group (FASAB).
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
at Calle Azorin 5, Urbanisation La Marina, (near to the football pitch/tennis courts) between 3pm and 5pm (or stay as long as you wish).
We know how painful loss is, we understand what it feels like to lose someone.
Our group has a maximum of 10 -12 people, who support each other by getting together every Saturday,
Our Friendship and Support After Bereavement (FASAB) group, would like to support you at a very difficult time.
If you would like to know more, please call Faith 618431723. (Please do leave a message if there is no reply – I will return your call).
By Geoff Young
a story in January 2005 about the miracle baby of Penang. In fact it was a miracle that the whole family survived.
This December sees the 20th anniversary of the devastating Tsunami that tragically killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people across the Indian Ocean on Boxing Day 2004. When the 9.1 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, it triggered a massive Tsunami that destroyed Banda Ache, and, travelling at over 800km per hour soon covered the 600km to Penang Island in Malaysia.
Mary and Raja were in their late 40´s when they received news that Mary was pregnant with their second daughter. When Thulishi (Thaalishi) was born in early December 2004, she lived with her parents at the Miami Beach bar in Batu Ferringhi, just over the road from the Hydro Hotel, and literally on the beach. On 26th December 2004 when she was aged just 20 days old, the authorities forgot to inform those on the public beach in Batu Ferringhi that the Tsunami was headed their way. The private beaches were cleared, but tragically 37 people, mainly the elderly and the young lost their lives that day on the public beach.
Mary and Raja, saw the approaching wave and ran back to the wooden beach bar, but not before it hit them and their 12 year old daughter, Kaanchana and rammed them against the cliff face trapping them behind the bar until the waters receded. Baby Thaalishi, was fast asleep on a mattress in the beach house attached to the bar. The initial wave washed her and her mattress out to sea. When Mary and Raja were able to get from behind the bar, they ran out to sea screaming for the baby but she was nowhere to be seen. After some time of frantic searching they returned to the house, distraught, where they found the baby in another room, fast asleep on her mattress. A second wave had carried the mattress back into the house, depositing the baby on the floor, and in receding, jammed the door shut.
The baby never woke once. The world press got to hear of this event and the BBC carried
Having survived the Tsunami, they found their house and business wrecked. Raja borrowed some money to travel to Australia to try and earn enough to get the business up and running again. After 5-6 weeks and many (more) thousands of Ringgits in debt, Raja returned home. Initially he was bitter about the devastation and loss of his business, but he came to understand how fortunate he had been and how he could have lost things more precious to him. I was introduced to them in late 2005 by an Indian friend who wanted to support them by taking custom there to buy a few beers and possibly have a meal. I spent an enchanting night in late December 2005, sitting at the beach under a star lit sky, drinking Tiger beer and eating noodles, prepared by Mary, and all the time they (especially Kaanchana the eldest daughter) told us stories of the Tsunami.
I promised myself, if ever I returned to Batu Ferringhi I would look them up, and in 2013 I was revisiting Penang and took the bus to the Hydro Hotel where directly over the road I found the steps leading down to the beach. Kaanchana was on the mainland at University, but Raja, Mary and Thulaashi were there. She was 9 years old last time I met her and a lively engaging girl, who is fully aware of who she is and what she has been through, who will sit and talk to you without effect and even has her own business card for the Miami Café, where she is the “Tsunami Baby”.
Thulaashi is 20 years old this month and every year, on 26th December, she and her family go down to the waters in front of the family bar and offer special thanksgiving prayers for those who lost their lives that day but, importantly, to thank god for saving her all those years ago, something she has pledged to do for the rest of her life. The last I heard of Thulaashi, she was studying for an accountancy degree. I don’t think I will see her again but her story and that of Raja, Mary and Kaanchana touched my heart and I wish them long and fruitful lives.
We secured two great wins last month, starting on Monday 18th with a 9-3 success over Country Bowls and Friday saw us repeat the scoreline against Emerald Isle. Onwards and upwards.
Give Bowls a go. Pop down to the Club at the Sports Complex. Tuition and equipment supplied ( flat soled shoes only). Club days on Tuesday & Thursday from 10am.
Meanwhile, Bowls Club members were at the Sports Club on Saturday 23rd November, The Paula Molina Show entertained a full house, together with a meal and disco.
For more information about the Bowls Club Contact Barry on 641873985 or barryroberts985@yahoo.com
NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME! Tuition will be given if required.
RING BARRY ON 641 873 985 Pop in on one of our 'ROLL UP'days - every Tuesday & Thursday
1. Not counting England, how many countries does the Greenwich Meridian cross?
2. When was the Suez Canal opened?
3. What do the stripes on the US flag represent?
4. Who was the first Emperor of Rome?
5. What year was the first IPhone released?
6. Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010’s?
7. Which City is hosting the 2028 summer Olympics?
8. Which planet in our Solar System has the most moons?
9. How many hearts does an Octopus have?
10. In which body of water would you find the Ligurian Sea?
To solve the puzzle each 3 x 3 box, each row and each column must contain all the numbers 1 to 9. For hints and information visit www.sudoku.org.uk
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