Animal therapy helps

with 44.00kg on feeder and pellet.

Willie was well clear of Vinnie Smith on peg 20 managed 17.75kg caught on pole and maggot, tactics which were also used by third place Steve Fell who had 12.20kg from peg 1A and Nick Bastock on peg 6 who had 11.22kg. It was sad to see a number of dead, very large mullet in the 1A to 7 stretch.

This means the series was won by Tony Flett with 206 points with Jeremy Fardoe runner up with 195 points.

On Saturday June 24, 41 local and not so local anglers turned out for a memorial match for Terry Screen at El Bosquet. The match was organised by Terry’s great friend Ian Brown, and it was somehow fitting that it was Ian who won the match. Well done to all those that took part.

Further information about the club can be found on its website www.carp­r­us.wee bly.com or on the Facebook page Carp­R­Us Fishing Costa Blanca.

Anna Ellis

IT is increasingly demonstrated that animal­assisted therapies are beneficial.

This is agreed with by the Red Cross of Elche, which has launched a pioneering canine unit that will help people with depression, psychomotor problems, cerebral palsy, Alzheimer’s and even children whose mothers have suffered gender violence, recover their smile.

Four dogs specifically trained to interact with the elderly and children with different problems are the ones that make up this canine therapy unit and is the first operation that the Red Cross has nationwide.

The dogs and their owners are all Red Cross volunteers who have passed a course and have a diploma as a therapist to carry out this commendable function with people with different problems.

THE Pinoso Athletic Futsal teams that played the Luarca Tournament in Asturias over the first weekend in July are home in Pinoso with the satisfaction of having left the name of Pinoso at the top.

The Pinoso club was the only club that managed to

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The love and affection of a dog have been proven to be capable of changing the state of mind of a child who is traumatised, or also getting an autistic or a youngster with cerebral palsy to improve their communication and, even verbalise better.