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Mojacar Positiva se Mueve legal action overturns “electioneering” bonuses awarded by lady mayor
Successful legal action by independent political party Mojacar Positiva se Mueve has prevented the controversial award of bonuses to all Mojacar town hall staff that was proposed by the lady major of Mojacar Rosa Maria Cano and agreed at the town’s council meeting on 14 March 2014. The party, led by councillor Jessica Simpson, filed a legal claim against the proposal claiming that the granting of the bonuses of €1000 to full time workers and €500 to part time workers was clearly illegal. The claim was upheld at an extraordinary urgent council meeting held on Friday 16 May. A jubilant Simpson said: “We could not have wished for a better outcome. This wholly inappropriate gesture has rightly been slapped down because of its illegality. Importantly, the decision should also be considered against the backdrop of an overriding obligation to be prudent with public funds. Mojacar is not an exception to this obligation. The bonus proposal could easily have been seen as buying an opportunity to get a large number of voters on Find us at Los Carasoles, Zurgena (Almeria) the side of the lady mayor. On the Baza Road You can all make your own judgment on that.” MPSM’s legal claim had www.rusticoakfurnitureelpinar.com caused several tense situations between the party and council workers, Simpson said, and the lady View all mayor had not hesitated our items in using the action as a weapon, saying that MPSM on our Exceptionally was against the welfare w ebsite... improvement of local town Low Prices... hall workers. After receiving ...many unique pieces - once they’ve gone...they’ve gone! a letter from the delegated
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MOORS & CHRISTIANS FIESTA Friday 6th, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June MEDIEVAL MARKET ARCOME On Friday 6th June 2014 at 12.00h. The Medieval Market, located on the main square “Plaza Nueva” and Glorieta Street, will open with a parade. All kind of handmade products are offered by merchants dressed in period costumes. All these exhibitions and performances last until Sunday at noon on 8th June. Anyway, the Great Show consists of walking down our streets and enjoying the stunning views of the different lookout points of our village, unique across the Mediterranean. schedule of events FRIDAY 6th JUNE 21.30h. Congregation of fusiliers at the “Centro de Usos Múltiples” 22.00h. Regrouping of different troops at “La Fuente”. The handing over of the City Key to the Christian monarch by the Moorish Monarch. 22.30h. FOUNTAIN.- The troops march to the sound of blunderbuss shots warning the village of the presence of hostile army near the city. 23.00h. VILLAGE.- Entry of troops in the village, each accompanied by their own ambassador. Then, the traditional Proclamation of the beginning of the festival with final fireworks. 24.00h. VILLAGE.- Opening ceremony
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Cantante Singers and Musicians Cantante Singers and Musicians begin their Summer Season of concerts on Friday 30 May at 20,00 in The New Life Church building, Huercal Overa, adjacent to Avenida Guillermo Reyna, 53. They’ll be singing in Mojacar Playa for the first time at The Kimrick Restaurant on Thursday 12 June at 20.00 and two days later in the inspirational setting of the Convento de la Victoria, Vera also at 20.00. Now in it’s forth year Cantante continues to develop and attract bigger audiences. With its eclectic musical mix there’s usually something for every taste in every concert. This summer is no exception with music by, J.S.Bach, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Fats Waller, Sigmund Romberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Giuseppe Verdi. The programme also includes some well known Spanish songs. Cantante includes three professional musicians, Dave Sharp, Sue Morrison and Andy Cunningham, who in their different roles inspire the singers to achieve what they once might have thought would be
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Arboleas is small town in the Almanzora village on the banks of the river of the same name. the old part of the town has cobbled streets and an ancient church constructed in 1492 by the Cardinal Archbishop Toledo. Although very much part of the old town, the church was sensibly built on higher ground away from the river, because after heavy rains the river thunders down the valley often flooding the nearby orchards and fields. This area has been inhabited since prehistoric days and has a long and interesting history, details of which can be found in the new and impressive town hall in the higher part of the town. There are plenty of shops and bars to visit to why not stroll around the town and explore the wide variety on offer to you. Don’t forget to visit the Helping Animals Almanzora who have homed over 120 dogs and sent over 50 to Holland in the past year. Anabel has plenty of Spanish produce for you to take home and Ben is on hand to give Spanish lessons so embrace the culture and explore Aboleas.
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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. Last week we discussed the benefits and drawbacks of portable application as opposed to the ‘normal’ fully installed cousins. This week I would like to take that a little further and suggest several application that you might want to try. Now for the 64 thousand pound question – which applications should be included? Nearly everyone asked, while I was preparing for this article, gave similar answers and these follow. The ones that I use most frequently are: an office productivity suite (libre / open office), Internet browser (firefox – don’t really like chrome but horses for courses), email client (Thunderbird), Thesaurus, and much more. First, let’s clear something up. These programs might be called ‘Apps’ (HATED phrase) or Applications (Much better!) but they are fully functional versions of there ‘Installed’ siblings just cleverly designed to go into one folder, and therefore, work just as well on a memory stick. To write these articles, control how much I charge for my computer work (refuse to charge too much!), deliver presentations and store important information. I have an installed version of LibreOffice on my desktop and a portable version on my memory stick for the times between clients at my clinic when I can get some ideas down for my next articles. Both are identical in form and function, allowing me to write articles, spreadsheets and keep everything else organised. There are many others out there for you to try such as: the well known AbiWord; Dia (a Visio clone); an intriguing program called ‘FocusWriter’ and Gnumeric – a spreadsheet transported over from the Linux world. I would suspect that we all have our web browser set up with our favourite websites, start pages and search engines. Isn’t it frustrating when you use
someone else’s browser and nothing is where it should be! That is why I have a portable version of firefox that I run off my ‘fixit’ chip where I have all my favourite websites and setting to hand. There are many others that each have merit such as: Maxthon; the ever popular Opera; SeaMonkey – from the firefox stable and of course Google Chrome. I have the portable version of Thunderbird as my email client. It allows me to do everything the ‘Installed’ version does and I can backup everything to a chip and waltz off to England knowing that all my emails are safely with me. When I get back I just copy the contents of the entire folder to my hard drive and ‘Hey Prosto’ everything is upto date and ready to go. Today I’m going to suggest that you visit the following websites and see for yourself just what is available to make your life easier and much more portable. The first is: http://portableapps.com/apps http://www.pendriveapps.com/ http://www.portablefreeware.com/ I have focussed on work because there isn’t a “Rock and Roll Dance Partner” application but there are many and varied applications for playtime. Sudoku is a popular puzzle but there are Role Playing Games, Board Games, Action, in fact if you think of a category there will probably be a game out there for you. Next time I will be looking at several of these portable applications that have caught my eye and updating you on the best. If you find one that might be of use to the SolTimes readership, drop me an email with it’s name and web address and I will check it out. I’m now off to Jack’s Bar in Albox for my Friday afternoon computer clinic! If you would like a clinic nearer to you – make the suggestion using the email address under this article and we will see what can be done.
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braben’s blog... Name Game !
Are you thinking what I’m thinking? No, not that! I’m shocked! How on earth could you be thinking about dinner at a time like this? No, I was thinking about the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band. Weren’t you? Oh! You remember The Bonzo Dog Doodah Band don’t you? Of course you do. Who could forget rock classics like, “Mr. Slater’s Parrot”, “Noises for the Leg” or “Jollity Farm”? Yes, okay, perhaps calling them rock classics is stretching a point, but who cares with a name like The Bonzo Dog Doodah Band on the label? You’d almost buy the record-sorry CDjust for that. But this got me thinking; names really are important aren’t they? Not just names of rock bands, although there have been some corkers, such as, the deservedly unknown, “Puddle of Mudd”, or the moderately famous “Mott the Hoople”. Funnily enough, these names are so unusual that my spell checker has given up the ghost and now just agrees with everything I write. There are some very unusual names about, when I say very unusual, what I really mean is they’re bordering on
the ridiculous. For example, in America the name Quince is beginning to make ripples on birth certificates and is both for a boy’s and a girl’s name. Others, still on the fruit theme, have gone for the very male, Huckleberry. Need I say more about some names? But it’s names of another sort that have really caught my eye. I really want to know who comes up with those ridiculous names they give to models of cars. Is there someone sitting around in a padded room somewhere just trying to concoct the most unlikely name they can for a collection of metal? I suppose the model name is meant to conjure up appropriate images for that particular car. If that is the case, then which bright spark came up with the Skoda Yeti? Yes, it really was a model. Now as far as I’m aware a Yeti is supposed to be an awkward, lumbering thing...ah, I see the connection! Then there’s the boring ones, like the Ford Ka. At least they could have spelt it right. I’m waiting for a manufacturer to launch a model with a name which tells the buyer all they need to know about the car. I can’t wait for the launch of the Ford Expensive or, even better, the Honda Never Never.
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Something a little different this week and next; I stumbled upon this poem written by Gerard Nolst Trenite in1920, he was a Dutch writer and teacher. It was his foreword to the 2nd edition of his book Drop your foreign accent engelsche uitspraakoefeningen. Born in 1870 Trenite taught foreign languages in California, and later was a school teacher in Holland. He wrote a weekly newspaper column about linguistics under the pseudonym Charivarius for many years until his demise in 1946. At the end of WWII in 1945 a British soldier found a manuscript in a German school. It passed through various hands until it reached The Spelling Society also known as SSS. It has also been published across the world in many different versions and shows just how difficult, nay impossible our language is to master. The 1920 edition had just 146 lines of verse and with each subsequent edition the author added more words until the 7th edition of his book published just before his death in 1944 had 274 lines. 800 examples of words are set to rhyme with the intention that readers speak them out loud. The first part of the poem is reproduced below and the second part will be next week. For the impatient it is readily available via the interweb. Thanks to the Spelling Society for this definitive version. Dearest creature in creation Studying English pronunciation, I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse and worse. I will keep you, Susy, busy, Make your head with heat grow dizzy; Tear in eye, your dress you’ll tear; Queer, fair seer, hear my prayer. Pray, console your loving poet, Make my coat look new, dear, sew it! Just compare heart, hear and heard, Dies and diet, lord and word. Sword and sward, retain and Britain (Mind the latter how it’s written). Made has not the sound of bade, Say-said, pay-paid, laid but plaid. Now I surely will not plague you With such words as vague and ague, But be careful how you speak, Say: gush, bush, steak, streak, break, bleak, Previous, precious, fuchsia, via Recipe, pipe, studding-sail,
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choir; Woven, oven, how and low, Script, receipt, shoe, poem, toe. Say, expecting fraud and trickery: Daughter, laughter and Terpsichore, Branch, ranch, measles, topsails, aisles, Missiles, similes, reviles. Wholly, holly, signal, signing, Same, examining, but mining, Scholar, vicar, and cigar, Solar, mica, war and far. From “desire”: desirableadmirable from “admire”, Lumber, plumber, bier, but brier, Topsham, brougham, renown, but known, Knowledge, done, lone, gone, none, tone, One, anemone, Balmoral, Kitchen, lichen, laundry, laurel. Gertrude, German, wind and wind, Beau, kind, kindred, queue, mankind Tortoise, turquoise, chamoisleather, Reading, Reading, heathen, heather. This phonetic labyrinth Gives moss, gross, brook, brooch, ninth, plinth. Have you ever yet endeavoured To pronounce revered and severed, Demon, lemon, ghoul, foul, soul, Peter, petrol and patrol? Billet does not end like ballet; Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet. Blood and flood are not like food, Nor is mould like should and would. Banquet is not nearly parquet, Which exactly rhymes with khaki. Discount, viscount, load and broad, Toward, to forward, to reward Ricocheted and crocheting, croquet? Right! Your pronunciation’s OK. Rounded, wounded, grieve and sieve, Friend and fiend, alive and live. Is your r correct in higher? Keats asserts it rhymes Thalia. Hugh, but hug, and hood, but hoot, Buoyant, minute, but minute. Say abscission with precision, Now: position and transition; Would it tally with my rhyme If I mentioned paradigm? Twopence, threepence, tease are easy, But cease, crease, grease and greasy? Cornice, nice, valise, revise, Rabies, but lullabies. Second part next week
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WITH MICHAEL DAVIES, ABOGADO/SOLICITOR If you wish us to print an article about a particular topic, please e-mail info@daviessolicitors.com THEIR IS NO ESCAPING NON RESIDENT HYPOTHETICAL INCOME TAX: IF YOU OWNA PROPERTY IN SPAN AND YOU ARE NON RESIDENT YOU NEED TO PAY THIS TAX. IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING THIS TAX YOU NEED TO ADDRESS THE MATTER WITH URGENCY. Q. I have received a letter from the tax office demanding I pay non resident income tax, and that I must pay up for the last four years. I have never made any income from my property.
non -residents not paying this tax. Every year normally using s fiscal representative you should be filing a non-resident hypothetical income tax return (shortly wealth tax also). If you are not paying this tax it is necessary that you take control of the situation by contacting the tax authorities, your solicitor or your tax advisor. If you have doubts regarding if you are already paying this tax it is probably because you are not, as it requires the presentation of a tax form etc
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Attractive partment of 79m2 + huge terrace in a popular, secure, complex. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lock-up garage. Huge community pool & gardens. In walking distance of the beach.
125,000 €
130,000 €
139,000 €
Antas
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Mojácar Playa
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3 properties for the price of 1! 3 separate, linked, houses offering a minimum of 8 bedrooms. 1 property is for renovation but all are are wll maintained & in habitable condition. Enquire for further details.
Lovely townhouse of 60m2 on 105m2 & solarium with sea views in a small, sought after, urbanisation. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, parking. Communal pool, gardens & terraces. Furnished.
Unique opportunity! Lovely townhouse of 66m2 + great sea views in a complex of 8 very near to the beach. 2 bedrooms, bathroom & cloakroom, furnished. Front & rear terraces. Highly recommended!
299,000 €
300,000 €
190,000 €
Mojácar Playa
DV1311
Very attractive detached villa of 173m2 on 433m2 in one of the best locations for sea views. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathroomsA/C modern kitchen & integral garage/ storeroom. Private pool with superb terraces.
Vera
DV1134
Beautiful detached villa + independent apartment of 129m2 on 1,000m2 between Vera town & beaches. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Private garage & pool. Ample terraces with lovely views.
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DV1300
Beautiful detached villa of 123m2 on 3,000m2 with great views on a walled plot. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, solarium & A/C. Pristine gardens, pool, terraces, garage & carport. 20 minutes drive from beaches.
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The average price of rental housing in Spain in April stood at 6.91 euros/ m2 per month, after experiencing an increase of 0.4% over the previous month, according to data published by property portal, fotocasa.es, and analysed by the IESE business school. It is not the first increase recorded in recent months, as in February, the price of rental housing registered an increase of 0.5%, following 19 consecutive months of declines. Since prices peaked in May 2007 (reaching 10.12 euros/m2 per month) the price of housing has accumulated a fall of -31.7%. Eight regions registered declines of over -30% since the maximum prices reached six years ago. Aragon is the region where rental prices have fallen most (-43.1%), followed by Cantabria (37.9%), Valencia (-37.4%), Castilla-La Mancha (-34.1%), Murcia (-32.9%), Catalonia (-32.6%), La Rioja (-32.4%) and Andalusia (-30.5%). With regard to the quarterly change, calculated from January to April, the price of rental housing has risen by 0.6%. Quarter-on-quarter, rental prices have not risen since July 2012, when they rose by 0.4%. In fact, the quarterly increase recorded this month is the sharpest since June 2011.
Regarding the year-on-year variation, calculated from April 2012 to April 2013, the average price of housing for rent in Spain fell by -3.6%. By region, six increases in rental prices were registered in April. These were for the Basque Country (+0.8%), the Balearic Islands and Catalonia (both up +0.7%), Castilla y León (+0.3%), the Canary Islands (+0.2%) and Madrid (+0.1%). In contrast, nine regions registered declines in rental prices. The sharpest declines were recorded in Castilla-La Mancha, Aragon and Asturias, which all fell by -0.5%, followed by Navarra (-0.4%), Extremadura (-0.3%), Valencia (0.2%) and La Rioja, Andalusia and Murcia, all with price declines of -0.1%. Prices remained stable in Cantabria and Galicia compared to the previous month. Once again the Basque Country (9.51 euros/m2 per month), Madrid (9.02 euros) and Catalonia (8.38 euros) topped the ranking of the most expensive regions while, at the other end, Extremadura (4.43 euros/m2 per month) and Castilla-La Mancha (4.78 euros) are the two regions with the most affordable rental prices for housing in Spain. Source: http://news.kyero.com/
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Sale and rental properties urgently required between the Mojacar coastline and Albox. MOJACAR – €103,900
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Ref: A1741 • Beautiful Apartment with sea views • 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms • Open plan lounge/diner and kitchen • Terrace with sea views and solarium • Communal swimming pool • Within walking distance of amenities • Underground parking
Ref: A1736 • Nice, spacious Duplex • Small community of 10 properties • 2 double bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Open plan lounge/diner and kitchen • Communal swimming pool • Within walking distance of amenities
Ref: A1760 • Fantastic duplex with sea views • Walking distance to amenities • 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • Fully fitted kitchen; utility room • Good size lounge/diner • Communal swimming pool • Small development & parking
Ref: A1739 • Fantastic Villa, stunning sea views • Elevated position, 500m from beach • 3 double bedrooms and 2 bathrooms • Lounge with separate dining area • Terrace and roof-top solarium • Communal swimming pool • Garage
ARBOLEAS - €119,950
ARBOLEAS - €149,950
ARBOLEAS - €149,950
ALBOX - €210,000
Ref: A1719 • Immaculately presented villa • 2 double bedrooms • Family bathroom • Fully fitted kitchen • Good size lounge/diner • Swimming pool • Mature, private, landscaped garden
Ref: A1716 • Lovely villa with great views • Walking distance to amenities • 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • Fully fitted kitchen; utility room • Good size lounge/diner • 10x5m swimming pool • 18m² garage
Ref: A1742 • High quality villa with stunning views • Within walking distance of amenities • 3 dbl bed, all with fitted wardrobes • Family bathroom and ensuite to bed 1 • Good size lounge/diner with fire-place • Fully fitted kitchen with white goods • 600m² well stocked garden with pool
Ref: A1753 • Spacious 3 bed villa • Ensuite to master & family bathroom • Large fully fitted kitchen • Good size lounge/diner • 11x5m swim pool with fly-free area • c. 165m² build, with a plot of 2,285m² • Fantastic views
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Paseo del Mediterraneo 275, Mojacar 275, mojacar Playa 04638, Almeria
REF.711
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149,000€
REF.699 Cerro Gordo 79,000€
REF.721 LOS GALLARDOS 79,950€
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Fantastic opportunity -Beautiful cortijo full of rustic character and charm, set on a wonderful fenced and gated plot. 2 beds (possible for a 3rd) - 90m2 built, 14,000m2 plot. Own well, solar power.15 mins to the coast.
A beautiful cortijo full of rustic character & charm in very good condition,set on a wonderful fenced & gated plot of 1.000m, built 168m. 3 beds/1 bath, plus a second cortijo need to reform as separate 1 bed accommodation. Mains water, electric, sewerage, Fantastic opportunity.
Luxury Penthouse, with 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, large Terrace 20m, plus large roof terrace with mountain views, fully fited kitchen, A/C (hot & cold), private parking, communal pool, private parking space.
REF.663
REF.722
REF.713
Zurgena
199,500€
Mojacar
69,950€
Tabernas
149,900€
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A beautiful and spacious villa in excellent condition,set on a wellestablished plot with swimming pool and situated in a tranquil location,10mins to the motorway,30 minutes to the coast.4 beds,3 baths.150m2 - built, 826m2 - plot.
Luxury Penthouse, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, large Terrace 39m, sea & mountain views, fully fited kitchen, sold fully furnished, A/C (hot & cold), private locked garage, 2 communal pools, excellent value for money.
Fantastic opportunity - large 5 bedroom cortijo in good condition, offering very versatile accommodation and set on a beautiful,peaceful plot, with wonderful views.Only 5 mins drive to the village.large balsa,easily converted into a swimming pool
REF.667 Cabo de Gata 125,000€
REF.673
REF.518
ARBOLEAS
96,950€
MOJACAR
84,950€
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Beautiful rustic-style cortijo in very good condition with separate self-contained guest house,set on a lovely plot.Tranquil location with great access and only 10 mins to the beach at Las Negras.3 beds,2 baths. Plot - 3400m2.
A beautiful, spacious house in excellent condition, set on a lovely plot with space for a pool, 228m built, 2,000m Plot, 5 Beds, 1 Bath, Tranquil location, within 30 minutes’ drive to the coast, with wonderful Mountain views, close to all amenities.
Lovely First line beach apartment, on first floor, in a very good condition with sea and beach views. Comprises; lounge/dining room with open-plan kitchen, 2 double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, bathroom.
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€135,000 Ground floor apartment in a very sought after complex close to the beach and all amenities. The apartment is spacious and has a storage room and underground parking.
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Ref 1405 Build Size 63m² Dist beach 50m Beds 2 Baths 2 Terraces 2
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Ref 1427 Build Size 60m² Dist beach 1000m Beds 2 Baths 2 Terraces 1
€76,000 Very nice ground floor apartment with 2 Beds/2 bath the master being en-suite. Large terrace/garden at the rear, all paved. White goods Still like new. Good rental potential
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Build Size 67m² Dist beach 150m Beds 2 Baths 2 Terraces 2
€125,000 Beautiful apartment large terrace off from the lounge.Another terrace off from the master bed .Granite worktops, heaters in bathrooms. Amazing sea views, a must see apartment.
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Ref 1443
€99,950
Build Size 3 Bed/2 bath apartment overlooking 64m² the Golf course of Dist beach marina de la torre. 100m Fully furnished. Beds 3 Close to all Baths 2 amenities and Terraces 1 Near to the best hotel.
Apartment Mojacar Playa
Ref 1446
€179,000
Build Size 3 bed ground floor apartment in a 79m² sought after front Dist beach line complex. Large 100m pool. Underground parking. Lift for Beds 3 parking & for beach, Baths 2 amazing sea views Terraces 3 from the pool.
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The Road Home by Rose Tremain
I came across Rose Tremain quite by accident and just wish someone had recommended her books to me a lot earlier in life. The Road Home portrays the main character Lev, an Eastern European from somewhere such as Poland or Slovakia. We know for certain that his country was a communist one but the writer is vague about his country of origin.
Not to think about it, not to feel inside him the finality of what had happened, that was all he craved now. Nothing else. Nothing beyond or after or yet to come. None of that. Only the feeling of not feeling. Amongst other things the book relates to displacement and through Lev, Lydia, Vitas and the gay Chinese migrant workers we are made aware of their struggles. That doesn’t mean that the native British characters don’t feel a similar sense of isolation because some of them do. Ruby, at the old people’s home is lonely and feels abandoned by her family and Christy, Lev’s landlord suffers depression because his wife has left him and she refuses to let him see Frankie, their daughter. He turns to alcohol. Lev is a widower with a young daughter he idolises. His wife, Marina died at 36 and his ageing mother Ina looks after Maya whilst Lev seeks his fortune in London. It’s a hard decision
for him to take and throughout the story we have plenty of contact with his mother, daughter as well as Rudi his feisty friend, a counterpart to Lev all still living in Auror with constant flashbacks or telephone conversations. For Lev it is a difficult journey away from his family, still grieving over Marina, angry with the Communist regime for running down the economy and allowing the timber mills to close, forcing unemployment and creating financial hardships. That has been the situation for 2 years. I have worked with many Asians who are separated from their families and loved ones in order to find work to support their families in third world and developing countries so I respect and admire their decisions to leave their families in order to do exactly what Lev was trying to do-send money and necessities home and try to save for a better future. It’s a big sacrifice to make. We read so much about immigrants coming to the UK in particular for work who end up claiming benefits for themselves and their families, especially from Eastern Europe. Lev is one of the decent guys, prepared to do anything to make ends meet initially. He is legal and not an asylum seeker although he is constantly facing prejudice and cruelty from British
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It was hard to leave his country of origin and he felt bitter. He wanted to become a man-of-the-world, a saviour to his family. When he didn’t have the money for accommodation he slept outside. His first job was delivering leaflets for a kebab take-away for £5 but he couldn’t live on this meagre amount. With a bit of help from Lydia, a friend, he found a reasonable job in a restaurant and acquired skills he had never had before. Life took on some kind of shape and he became infatuated with Sophie who worked in the same restaurant. Lev needed a replacement wife, someone who loved him and Sophie enjoyed the sex but wasn’t wife material. Jealousy turned to rage and inadequacy with the loneliness tearing him apart. A doomed relationship.
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and admiration, hopeful that he will be able to return to his family and support them. It was a joy to read. Publisher: Vintage Books. ISBN: 978-0-099-47846-1
Ina couldn’t understand why her son had left: My mother. She doesn’t understand that I’m trying so hard for her and Maya. All she says to me, “Lev, come home, come home.” But home, why? Nothing there. No work. No life. Only family. Difficult decisions tearing him apart, plenty of anger and heartache. He is well characterised and we follow his journey supporting him, wanting him to succeed. We learn so much about him and feel respect
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This recipe celebrates some of the UK’s tastiest spring produce: wild garlic, that wonderfully whiffy foraged ingredient that fills the forest floor as the days get brighter, with wonderful Jersey Royals and lamb cutlets.
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Ingredients For the wild garlic pesto 120g/4oz wild garlic leaves, blanched 1 garlic clove, peeled and grated 20g/¾oz pine nuts, toasted 200ml/7fl oz olive oil ½ lemon, zest only 30g/1oz parmesan cheese, grated salt and pepper For the grilled lamb chops and potatoes 6 lamb cutlets, French trimmed olive oil, to brush on the lamb 200g/7oz pre-cooked Jersey Royals 30g/1oz wild garlic leaves, washed
Preparation method 1. For the wild garlic pesto, pick and wash the wild garlic leaves and blanch the leaves in a pan of boiling water for 30 seconds. Re-fresh in a bowl of icecold water. Squeeze out the excess
water and roughly chop. 2. Add the leaves, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, lemon zest and grated parmesan to the food processor and blend. Season with salt and pepper. 3. For the grilled lamb chops, heat a flat griddle pan and drizzle the chops with oil. Cook for two minutes on one side and turn over and cook for another 30 seconds. Allow the chops to rest. 4. While the lamb is resting, heat a medium frying pan and fry the potatoes with butter until goldenbrown. Stir through the raw garlic leaves, and a tablespoon of the pesto, or more if you prefer. 5. To serve, put the potato salad in a serving bowl and pile the lamb chops on top. Put a little extra pesto on top if liked.
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Grilled aubergines Ingredients 4 long, thin-skinned purple aubergines 1-2 garlic cloves, chopped handful parsley leaves, finely chopped 5-6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil a little sea salt and black pepper 150g/5oz feta cheese lemons, for serving Preparation method 1. Preheat the grill to high. 2. Run a small, sharp knife round the top of the aubergine, 1cm/½in or so below the stalk and only just cutting through the skin; then make four evenly spaced, similarly shallow cuts, along the length of the aubergine right down to the end. 3. Grill the aubergines for about 20 minutes, turning every 5-7 minutes or so, until evenly cooked with charred skin, and until the aubergine feels soft, but not too collapsed within. In the case
Grilled aubergines with olive oil, garlic, parsley & feta cheese. Simplicity is the key to this aubergine recipe, allowing the full flavour of the ingredients to shine.
of the purple aubergines, the skin will also have turned a dull brown colour. Transfer to a large, oval, white plate and allow to cool for two minutes. 4.Peel away the aubergine skin in four long, narrow sheets using a small knife. Without cutting right through the stalk end, cut the aubergines in half lengthways and gently prise apart until you have two horizontal halves remaining attached at the top end 5. Mix the garlic and parsley with the olive oil until well combined and spoon the mixture over the aubergine. Season lightly with salt (not too much - the cheese is salty anyway) and pepper, and crumble the feta cheese over the top. If liked, trickle over more olive oil to finish. 6. Serve warm, or at room temperature with lemon squeezed over.
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Bar Unique Wednesday quiz night from 7pm. Five different dishes made fresh available. Thursday 8:30 karaokee with gill. Friday cod and home made chips 2-9 From 9pm a live band called the “North South Country Boys” singing country and rock. Free entry. Saturday the big fight Carl Froch vs. George Groves on the big screen. 1 euro a bottle of beer. Sunday 3:30 Brendan Odee live in the garden. Traditional roast available. Booking essential. F R E E E N T RY TO A LL T H E G I G S
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La Cena in Albox is a fine dining experience without the expense. A beautifully decorated restaurant, run by husband and wife team Simon and Carol. At the moment they are serving a superb Menu Del Noche for only 10.95€ which includes a Caraffe of wine and you can now choose from a choice of 7 Starters, 6 Mains and 5 Desserts. Full A La Carte is also always available. Please call 950 430 930 after 5.30pm today and reserve your table, you will not be disappointed! The Beachcomber John and the team at The Beachcomber always ensure your food is beautifully cooked and is served with a smile. With fish and chips to die for plus all the traditional favourite meals you would expect. John has also added a Slimming World breakfast to the menu, which is the perfect way to enjoy a meal and not feel guilty! Here are details of some forthcoming and regular events: Spanish lessons, held every Monday and Tuesday morning from 10:15am. Tai Chi every Wednesday and Thursday morning from 10:30am. Line dancing lessons Monday afternoons from 4pm. Free computer and electronic workshop every Saturday 10:30am-1pm. Telephone now to book or to find out more about any of our many events: 950 473 099. Bistro Bonita is situated in the pretty village of Cerro Gordo and just 10 minutes outside Albox. They do delicious homemade food including beef wellington, orchard pie and speciality food. All freshly prepared so booking is essential. Try their homemade 3 course Sunday lunch at 8.50€. They also have bed and breakfast accommodation which is ideal for a short break or house hunting. Free venue for your Party or Get Together just phone Chris for details.
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Almanzora Charitable Theatre
Another boost for charity has come from ‘A lmanzo r a Charitable Theatre’s” latest productions of “Gosforth’s Fete” and “Brenton versus Brenton” which went on stage at the end of February this year. This band Tina Turpie and fellow A.C.T. members presenting of thespians a cheque of 300€ to Cathie Ringrose of Little Owls and some of her volunteers and their crew managed to raise € 300 which has been donated Since A.C.T.’s first production of “It’s a to ‘Little Owls’. This is a voluntary Dog’s Life” in November 2012, just 18 support group based in Arboleas months ago, the group has managed whose aim is to assist people who to donate € 2,000 to charity. We thank need help either because of some those who have supported us in the past and hope that our effort will disability or infirmity. It is a privilege for the members of A.C.T. enthuse others to support our shows to be able to raise funds for charity in future and as a result the charities through stimulating entertainment to which we make donations. in the area, and then being able The group is planning its next to pass on some benefit to local production for mid- October this year charities which hopefully will stimulate so please keep your eyes open for some cheer for those who need it further news about this.
Lazy Sunday Afternoon
Iris Soul Love performed on Sunday 18th May to welcome everyone to the new garden room at La Vida Cucador The free afternoon / evening event was a brilliant success with the garden packed to the rafters, it was standing room only and everyone had a fantastic time, listening to the wonderful voice of Iris and have a good old dance as the tunes picked up. Our next garden event will be on Thursday 29th May with a group new to the area. The North South Country Boys will be playing Country & Western tunes, plus all your favourites, if you like Country & Western, you’ll love the North South Country Boys. Free entry, plus it’s Pie Night, with homemade delicious pies at only 5.50€ Please book your table in advance, if eating, to ensure you get a good seat
taekwondo Classes
Martial Arts classes for Children and Adults. Self defense techniques and combat sparring. Have fun, make new friends and get fit. Mojacar Taekwondo Club is part of the Global Taekwondo Federation and classes are held at Indigo Gym, on Mojacar Playa. For more info, please call: 646 844 708 or visit www.tkdspain.webs.com
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An Evangelical informal service at 4.00pm every Sunday, opposite Red Cross Centre on Mojacar Playa. Contact Pastor David Hamilton 697 522 521 John 950 529 321 Margaret 950477063 For more info visit www.livingwate rchurchmojacar.com
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Helping the disabled Cancer Research Vera Orphanage Run totally put our hearts Asprodalba Weinto by volunteers helping and many more
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The Heroine of the Great Flood
A few nights ago I was awakened by the sound of toenails on the tiles, signalling that Lucy, The Dog That Is Not Ours, needed a ‘comfort break.’ Arising reluctantly from my slumber I noticed that it was only 12 o’clock, unusually early for her to need bladder relief, but it was her bladder, not mine, so I opened the door for her to exit. She exited as far as the front patio, but instead of disappearing modestly to a discrete corner of the garden she stood to attention and stared fixedly, ‘pointing’ in the direction of our neighbour’s garden. I assumed that she had seen a marauding cat, so I stepped outside to try to persuade her not to break the midnight calm
by giving noisy chase to any feline interloper. It was then that I became aware of the sound of a pump, and running water. Automatically I looked towards our pool, which turns over at night, but it was glassy smooth and silent in the lambent moonlight. Woman and dog sallied forth into the midnight still to investigate. Reaching our front gate I saw a vigorous flow of water heading down the road, so I turned tail to fetch slippers and dressing gown, both essential for flood investigation, while Lucy remained to monitor the situation. To investigate the source of Limaria’s newest river I had to leave the safe harbour of our garden and step into the two inch depth of the torrent while my canine companion dithered on the brink – she is Spanish, so considers that water, unless safely confined in a bowl, is to be avoided at all costs. The flood was overflowing from our neighbour’s garden; I josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk
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reckoned he needed to know, and know now, so I returned indoors and phoned him. ’----.’ I said, ‘There’s water flooding out of your front gate.’ ‘Is there?’ he responded in the tone of voice of one whose tongue is awake but whose brain is still asleep. ‘Yes!’ I urged. ‘A lot of water.’ ‘Oh, all right.’ The dog and I waited until we heard his front door open, indicating that the message had reached the cognitive parts of his anatomy, then we snuck back to bed. I may be giving the dog too much credit, but if she hadn’t insisted on going out I wouldn’t have heard the water, ----‘s pool would have drained dry, and his pump would have burnt out. So I am officially declaring The Dog That Is Not Ours, Lucero Rodriguez Biggs, the Heroine of the Great Flood of Limaria!
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alqueria Of Church and State Rivalry between church and the state is a favourite preoccupation of the Spanish. In the village republic which is Alqueria no such conflict exists. The struggle for the souls of the Alquerian people is exclusively that of the church. The task of the day to day running of the Pueblo is undeniably that of the government. The term government is used in its widest possible sense.
As Spain has the Cortes so Alqueria has the ‘Airado’ as the title for their respective administrations. The seat of government of the village republic of Alqueria is located in the Town Hall off the Calle Horno. They did think of basing the government on the Westminster System however after a couple of aspirin and a good nights sleep they explored more sensible alternatives. An open form of government was decided upon and duly established. Any citizen of Alqueria has the right to simply burst into the chamber slam his fist on a convenient desk and demand action over whatever grievance he has. It was an anarchic form of government but it worked although very heavy on desks. Any other form of administration would have led to the same outcome anyway. It was felt it would be far easier to bow to the inevitable therefore keeping the inevitable within the constitution of the Pueblo. Law and order were left in the capable hands of José Cabrasilbido the local policeman. He unfortunately tends to get personally involved in the frequent rioting, throwing stones and cobbles with the best of them. He actually instigated a couple himself
when things were a little slack in the Pueblo. The church which is off the Calle Generalissimo is officiated over by Sacerdote del Semblante Lánguido. Once an enthusiastic young priest eager to spread the word and put his parishioners on the righteous path. He then however came to Alqueria. He is now a broken man. He still goes through the motions and the more pious of his congregation have noticed no change. He has now become an Existentialist and argues vehemently for that philosophy after partaking of a Remitroot Whisky or two. Of his parishioners Dolores Basco, the most devout church goer in Alqueria locks up her cockerel on a Sunday. She looks the other way the rest of the time when the cockerel is doing what a cockerel must do. Where else but Alqueria could the religious needs of a community be administered over by an atheist priest and church attendances actually rise. Where else but Alqueria do they avoid making laws which would be broken and effectively make breaking the law legal.
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Time Ladies and Gentlemen Please! . . . What Already? Look, I’ll brook no argument here, but time does accelerate as you get older . . . No I mean it, it really does actually pick up speed. Two years ago we travelled to Vancouver to be part of our ex-Bermuda biennial get together and this week almost twenty of the old crowd are converging on our little area of the Costa Blanca for another one of our bashes. I have kept a faithful record and know for a fact that it has only been sixteen months since our last knees up two years ago! Naturally they are not all staying with us – just my California bestest friend and the Nova Scotia members of our exclusive family – with the majority of them booked in to the Zenia Beach Hotel just a mile from here. Nevertheless in preparation, we have been catching up on those little and not so little jobs around the house that have been patiently awaiting our attention, and as always at times like this, I seem to get lumbered with tasks that really make no difference whatever to the quality of stay that our visitors will enjoy or the star rating of us as hosts. The clearing out of the garage was a prime example of this. It took me two days to sort through, rejig and clean out the damn thing, in the full knowledge that nobody will want to see inside
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or give a toss about its condition. After all, with most of them coming from across the States and Canada, I am fairly certain that they know what the inside of a garage looks like, except in their case, they could probably accommodate our entire house quite comfortably inside their own car storage areas. Whenever clearing out rooms or garages, there are always those decisions to make regarding items that have not seen the light of day since the old king died and whether or not to chuck them in the bin. It’s always a difficult task, but you know full well that whatever does get trashed, the well known Colin Bird maxim will apply: Rubbish will remain rubbish until the day after you throw it in the bin, when it will become useful and essential, and the one item needed to complete an important task around the house. I await developments on that front with trepidation, knowing that whatever item is soon required, there will follow a major rollicking from the Light of my Life because I had been stupid enough to get rid of it. There remains the job of giving the whole house a final vacuuming, mopping, dusting, polishing and application of gold leaf to all the door handles and window catches before our friends arrive in Spain. But I know for a fact that most of it will have to be repeated in the hours prior to their arrival at the homestead, because my wife will have spotted a fingerprint on the fridge door or a hair in the shower. My Precious is one of those people who, if we could afford a cleaner, would dust and mop the house
prior to her visit and have a cup of tea and a plate of custard creams ready as she walked through the door. Hah good timing! As I write, my lady has just shouted up the stairs that we really should clean the car in readiness for our visitors. This is the Royal we of course, because through no fault of her own, the Princess is still incapacitated and receiving intense physiotherapy three times a week for her ruptured shoulder tendon, with many more sessions still to come. I am developing ironing elbow, scrubbers knee and shoppers droop, and with my regular kitchen duties of preparing gourmet meals, and dish washing, I look and feel like a second hand galley slaves loin cloth. I have also shed pounds and if I turned sideways I could slice bread, so I shall probably sleep through the whole of our reunion and miss all the good bits involving drinking Bermudian rum and reminiscing about those far off days in one of planet Earth’s most beautiful locations. But I’m not bothered, it’s all part of the process of wanting everything to be just so at such a time and it is fortuitous with My Dearest’s shoulder problem, that this year it is our turn to host the occasion, and for once not have to embark on a long haul flight to some far flung destination. One unscheduled extra job that I have to undertake however and that is a return trip to the bodega where I found - much to my delight - a ten year old Cockspur rum. I need to replenish my stock having knocked off two bottles to relieve stress.
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Border collie helps owner train horses
A horse trainer has an unusual assistant at an equestrian centre in Australia - a border collie dog.
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Steve Jefferys says Hekan - short for ‘He can do anything’ - is an indispensible member of the team at Equestrian Excellence in Melbourne.
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Marina Phoenix Golf
This week’s team game at Marina Phoenix was a reverse waltz. The format took the pressure off and all eight teams scored better than par. The winners were Malcolm Taylor, John Lally, Maxine Mayhew and Gerry Byrne with 88 points, followed by Les Armfield, Bernie Tramore, Ann Kavanagh and Hylton Smith (86), with Isobel Jones, Glennys Oliver, José Ramon and Jim Budd (84) in third. Nearest the pin prizes went to Brian Mayhew (17th) and Hylton Smith (5th). The individual competition on Monday saw a return to form for Eddie Vaughan, who won with 38 points. In second was John Lally (37) followed by Jarlath Staunton (35), in third. Marina Phoenix play Mondays (individual) and Thursdays (team game). To join us for a €25 greenfee. Ring Jim on 950 162 727 / 600 353 670 or Rosalie 950 397 117/ 697 512 882.
Almeria winger Aleix Vidal is a reported transfer target for English Premier club West Ham United, as the London outfit plan to implement a more attacking approach next season. Vidal, who has been with the Andalusians since 2011, has made more than 100 appearances for the club, including 38 last term and he found the back of the net six times, as the side from Juegos Mediterraneos maintained their La Liga status on the final day of last season. It is thought the 24-year-old is now considering leaving the club this summer and according to the Daily Mail, the Hammers are prepared to offer £4 million. They will face stiff competition from clubs who are keen to keep him in La Liga however, with Sevilla particularly interested, whilst Valencia and Villarreal are also said to be monitoring his situation, with a keen eye. Manager Sam Allardyce has apparently been told by the West Ham hierarchy that he must adopt a more attacking style next season
Hell and back…
“It’s not a place where travellers first think of staying,” smiles Shige Takezoe, who with his wife Diana, owns Hell Barn Cottages in North Chideock in the UK. “There are various stories about how this part of Chideock got its name. Some say Greeks came here and built a temple called Hellas but this is disputed by local historians who say the Greeks only got as far as Devon. Others believe that Christians visited on a pilgrimage and made their home here. Then of course there was the Black Death where corpses were buried in the tumuli. Basically nobody knows why it is called Hell but it’s a beautiful place,” says Shige, who purchased the holiday business with its three cottages in 1996. “It’s very much an international business with 20 per cent of holidaymakers coming from abroad as far away as India and many French and Germans regularly staying. It’s only a 12-hour drive from Munich.” I have driven through Chideock on the way to Devon many times and never really
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given it a second glance. Until now. And it is a beautiful revelation. A typical village with narrow country lanes that at times are so narrow it is scary especially when driving a large Range Rover Evoque, which seems to create its own lay-bys. What brings a Japanese man to this remote part of Dorset? “Diana was an English teacher in Tokyo and we moved back to the UK. I haven’t visited Japan since but my sister sends her children over every now and then.” Shige taught Japanese at the University of London and then relocated to Newcastle where he worked for a Japanese company. “I turned their loss making office into a profitable one. It’s only at that point when you’re making money that you have the luxury to reflect on what you are doing. Realising that I wanted a better quality of life we moved to Dorset and found Hell. We’ve never looked back.” It’s such an idyllic location where there
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and has identified Vidal as one of the players to bring more flair to Upton Park. Vidal has been a particular thorn in the sides of many La Liga opponents this season, particularly with his lightning bursts of speed, causing nightmares for many a defender trying to keep up with him. www.insidespanishfootball.com @expatgoals
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is an almost continual happy bird song; it’s as if you’re living in an aviary. There’s no road noise and children are well catered for because not only is there a large garden to run around there is a slide and swings, which Harriett and Heidi thoroughly enjoy. There’s also an enormous games room where we visit each morning. The children love playing in the Wendy house as you can see in the video at travelwriter.biz and we even manage to play poll and ping pong. We stay in Rosemary Cottage, which has two bedrooms and a downstairs bathroom. Most importantly of all, the beds are extremely comfortable providing a good night’s sleep. But it is only on this holiday that my wife, Caroline realises that my snoring has been disturbing her sleep for the past three years. That’s a tough day for me but I resolve to visit a pharmacist and find some anti-snoring strips, which help. Shige cooks Japanese cuisine and delivers it to the cottages. He’ll even take away the plates so there’s no washing up. This is great because it enables tired parents to enjoy the restaurant experience at home without worrying about the children disrupting fellow diners. “I also cater for diners in my home and sometimes they end up holidaying in one of my cottages,” says Shige. We try the salmon and chicken teriyaki, which comes with rice, miso soup and salad with Japanese dressing. Until now I hadn’t eaten seaweed but it was surprisingly tasty in the miso soup. Another highlight of this holiday is our trip on the historic Seaton Tramway. We board at Colyton and enjoy a 30 minute trip to Seaton. Surprisingly we’re able to fit our tandem pushchair on board in the open part of the tram. Admittedly it’s a bit chilly at 10.30 in the morning but Harriett and Heidi are covered in blankets so they’re happy. It’s a delightful way to travel to Seaton with breathtaking views of the River Exe estuary as you can see in the
video at travelwriter.biz. We spot rabbits and pheasants. A thoroughly enjoyable day is spent at Seaton where we become aware that this seaside town suffers from a seagull problem. Interestingly bird control comes in the form of a 246mph peregrine falcon named Morgan, who is a television celebrity. There’s a video of him in action on travelwriter.biz. The moment he is released the seagulls quickly disappear. Our return journey to Colyton is much warmer. Travelling in this way is so much more relaxing than driving a car and having to look for a parking space. There are so many attractions and places to visit along the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Venture down the road to Golden Cap and you will be richly rewarded with magnificent coastal views. From seaside destinations such as West Bay to Lyme Regis and Bridport and just over the borders to Sidmouth in Devon and Chard in Somerset there is never a dull moment. At the Donkey Sanctuary at Sidmouth 15,500 donkeys and mules have been provided with a sanctuary for life since 1969 when Dr Elisabeth Svensden MBE established it. The 400-acre site is home to around 350 rescued donkeys. It is open 365 days of the year and is free to visit. A la Ronde, the National Trust property at Exmouth is a spectacular 16-sided house. It was built by two wealthy cousins who wanted to make the most of daylight. The property enabled them to move around it with the movement of the sun. The same family had lived there from the late 1700s until the 1990s. Furniture includes a chair presented to them by their friend Lady Nelson. This chair had actually belonged to one of Lord Nelson’s ships. There’s a shell gallery and decorative feathers adorning some walls. We finish our holiday at West Bay on a bench in the shade where we watch life pass us by.
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• On Saturday, the Super Middleweight rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves takes place before 80,000 fans at Wembley. • Marc Marquez will be chasing his sixth successive MotoGP victory of the season in Mugelio. • The fourth and fifth ODI cricket matches between England and Sri Lanka take place on Saturday, 31 May at Lords and next Tuesday, 3 June, at Edgbaston • Last Saturday in Lisbon, Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 4-1 after extra-time in the Champions League final - the first time two teams had competed for the top European prize from the same city. Sergio Ramos headed a dramatic late equaliser for Real, before Gareth Bale only the fifth Welshman ever to play in a EC/CL final - headed Real’s with Marcelo and a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty - his 17 CL goal this season - sealing victory. • This was Real’s first triumph in this competition for 12 years and their 10th overall. • A record crowd for a play-off final saw QPR beat Derby County 1-0 to clinch a return to the Premiership. Bobby Zamora’s 90th minute goal earned the Londoners a minimum of £62m. • Rotherham beat Leyton Orient 4-3 on penalties in the FL1 play-off final while on Monday Burton Albion met Fleetwood in the FL2 equivalent. • Both Edinburgh clubs will be in the Scottish FL1 in 2014-15 while Hamilton will be in the SPL. The Accies sent Hibs down via the play-off with already relegated Hearts • Tom Ince, Paul’s son, could sign for his father’s old club, Inter Milan. • Neil Lennon quit as Celtic’s manager last week after four years at Parkhead and Norwich City have given boss Neil Adams
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a three-year contract. • England’s cricketers, after beating the reigning World ODI champions Sri Lanka by 81 runs at The Oval in the first of five games, were thrashed by 157 runs in the second game at Durham. The third of five clashes took place at Old Trafford today. • Last Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix ended in another Mercedes one-two with Nico Rosberg finishing ahead of Lewis Hamilton with Daniel Riccairdo third. • Rory McIlroy stormed back to win the PGA Championship at Wentworth. • In rugby, Northampton Saints beat Bath 30-16 in the Amlin Cup final while Jonny Wilkinson, in his last game on English spoil, helped Toulon (not Munster as I said last week) beat Saracens 13-6 to retain the Heineken Cup. • Kingsman, ridden by James Doyle, won the Irish 2,000 guineas at The Curragh. • And the French Open tennis championship is underway at Roland Garros in Paris. Tony Matthew’s Book
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valle del este
The Valle del este golf society held their Friday stableford competition at aguilon golf club this week. Both the weather and course were perfect and everyone enjoyed their day. In first place with 38 points Ian Jones, second Lloyd Dean 37 points and third Sue Hull with 35 points. Nearest the pins on the 8th Bob Connell and 15th in two Patrick Vickery. Valle del este is now fully open again following the work on the greens.
19th Hole Golf Society. Cucador. Thursday 22nd May an Individual Stableford at Aguilon, with the gale force winds of the day before subsiding to a gentle breeze the day looked perfect for some good scores as our 24 brave lads and lasses took to the well manicured fairways of this beautiful course. Good to report that good scores (for some) was the theme of the day. The winner of the Men’s Division was an inspired Syd Walker returning a nett 37 to take 1st spot from Mark Danson on 33 and Paco Grayal on 32. Star of the day was Nekana Galindez, Nekana scored a nett 38 points to take the Ladies Division by a country mile from a very rusty Zeta Denyer (nett 29) playing her first game for nearly 5 weeks. Terry( Thrush)Caddick had a better day than of late by securing a Nearest the Pin on the 17th and converting that into a Two. Terry also accurately anticipated ( annoyingly so) every short shot into the water or barrancos by Dave Denyer and Brian Lowden whilst the ball had barely left the club, hence the nick name Thrush!!! Good days golf with good and bad scores, but a good welcome back at La Vida for
nibbles and refreshments. Results Mens Division 1st Syd Walker Nett 36 points (21) 2nd Mark Danson Nett 33 points (02) 3rd Paco Ocaña Grayal 32 points (23) Ladies Division 1st Nekana Galindez 38 points (31) 2nd Zeta Denyer 29 points (36) Twos Hole No 12 Harry Eels Hole No.17 Terry Caddick and Steve Newberry Nearest the Pin Hole No 8th Mark Danson Hole No 12 Nick Pogson Hole No17th Terry Caddick Thanks to all the members who support the 19th Hole Golf Society. The 19th hole G/S are now arranging weekly games at various courses in the area, our home course, which we will play fortnightly, is Aguilon. If you are interested in joining the 19th hole give the secretary a ring on 610340653. or email gs19thhole@hotmail.co.uk
cortijo grande
What a joy to be playing Cortijo Grande with such a good bunch of golfers to make the days so enjoyable. Wednesday 21st May 2014 and two divisions and close scores in both. Our winner of the first div with 30 points on countback Mike Picken and and second with another 30 Bob Winter. Our second div winner with 29 Tony Stubbs and second with 28 John Noel Smith. No ball sweep winners so more for Sunday. Sunday and a lovely day for golf and we have again 2 divisions. The winner of the forst div with 39 Greg Ward second with 37 John Wardley The second div winner with 36 Pam Webster and second with 34 Graham Meeks. What a pleasure to see Graham back again. Ball sweep winners John Rice X 2 Mike Picken Barbara Wardley. Come and join us at Cortijo Grande you will enjoy. Telephone Patricia Holt on 950 475509
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Badgers Golf Society visited Playa Macenas Golf on a very windy Wednesday, for their weekly competition. With severe winds it was a close call whether to abandon the day, but the decision was taken to carry on playing. Top scorer on the day was mark Williams with 37pts, 2nd place was Jim Laird with 36pts on countback from Andy Mucha in 3rd also with 36pts. Dave wright had a good day on the par 3’s, taking 3 out of the 4 on offer, the other one being won by Tony Randall. Dave Wright also had the only two of the day. Saturday’s stableford winner was Mike Knowles with 37 pts on count back from his son Richard Knowles also with 37pts. Badgers Golf Society also plays every Wednesday at various courses in the area and every Saturday at Macenas for their weekly roll-up. Please book in at Badgers. Forth coming fixtures are :-) Thursday 29th May Aguillon, Wednesday 4th Macenas, Thursday 12th Away day to playa Serena, Wednesday 18th Macenas Guests are welcome to join the society on both Wed and Sat comps and can book in either at Badgers Restaurant on Mojacar Playa or by phone on 950478525 / 686038 8259. Fixtures can be found on www.badgersmojacar.com
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We have a bit of a lull at the moment with the snowbirds having returned to their summer nest and the holidaymakers yet to arrive, so our fields are a little depleted. RESULTS Friday May 16 – Individual Stableford The course is looking in magnificent condition with a lot of work still ongoing on new tees and bunkers,however the scoring is still good 1st Ian Jenner 38pts 2nd Terry Moore 36pts 3rd Dave Keymer 35pts Twos: none today for a change Wednesday May 21 – Individual Stableford The southerly winds (sometimes gale force!!) blowing down the valley made some holes nearly impossible, however our intrepid members were
Twenty five members and guests entered to play at Marina to contest for the Valantel Cup sponsored by long standing members Mr and Mrs Terry Hicks, Terry was also a former Pesident of the Society for a number of years,and who sadly have now returned to England for health reasons. On a dull day as far as the weather was concerned results were good especially for the guests and recent new members who took five of the eight prizes on offer. Marina, looking as good as it has for a number of months was playing quite long as it had been watered quite extensively especially on and around the greens but our guest Len Ward didn´t seem to have any trouble even though it was his first game at the course. Carding a score of 39 points he won by four points from the Captain Steve Dodd with 35 points. In third place was another guest Mark Williams coming in with a creditable 34 points. Longest Drive on the 18th was won by a fairly new member Paul Mickleboro. There were two nearest the pin prizes, the first on hole number 2 was won by Barry Kilby and the other on the very difficult 9th was won by Bob Moore. Nearest the pin in two on the short par 4 twelfth hole also went to a guest, Kevin Cretella. There were two 2´s on the R. & S. AT LOS LLANOS MARKET, ARBOLEAS day, firstly by Len Ward Is offering a wide range of golfing who rounded off a good day services including: after his win by also winning Supply and fit most types of grips the sweep-stake and Tony Morgan who had only a tap - Excellent selection of good quality balls - Extensive range of gloves in for his two on the 17th. - Large range os second hand irons, drivers, Our next game is at Alboran putters and sets of clubs. on the 7th June, anyone wishing to play with a fast - We can sell your used clubs for you. growing and very friendly - Why not visit our website www.RandSgolf.com Society please contact our Captain, Steve Dodd on - Or email us at daveandzeta@gmail.com - Or telephone 610 340 653 608238827
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