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Santiago rail tragedy Public works minister Ana Pastor ‘will not rest’
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Braking systems and speed limits on all main railway lines in Spain will be fully investigated and undergo stringent safety checks as a result of the July 24 crash just outside Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, says minister for public works Ana Pastor. All bends on the lines similar to the one know as the ‘A Grandeira curve’, where the Alvia train derailed and overturned, killing 79 people, will be examined in full. Pastor says victims of the crash have her ‘promise’ that she ‘will not rest’ until she knows ‘the truth’ about what caused the tragedy, the worst in Spain’s rail history. A full audit of infrastructure, procedures, wagons, engines and their mechanical parts will be carried out, Pastor assures. Rail company ADIF has insisted the train and the
track were in perfect condition, as has the rail board, RENFE, and said the accident was entirely caused by the driver’s having been travelling too fast. The driver admitted he had not known whether he was on the high-speed AVE track, where trains travel at 200 kilometres per hour, or the regional one where the limit is 80 kilometres per hour, since there was no signal or any other type of warning where the track changed. He would have needed to start braking four kilometres before the site of the crash, next to the village of Angrois and four kilometres from the pilgrims’ cathedral city of Santiago de Compostela. But not knowing which track he was on meant he did not brake in time, and the automatic ETCS speedcontrol system, which stops the train from going beyond the speed limit, was not
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of fitting ETCS braking on all railway lines in Spain, and for development of the newer, digital version of the ASFA system. ADIF has since admitted that on the regional lines through the province of A Coruña and all the way up to Santiago de Compostela, except for on the stretch where the accident happened, ETCS braking is in place, but due to incompatibilities between the track, the Alvia 730 trains and the system, it does not work from the station at Olmedo, south of the crash site. Furthermore, Pastor plans to ensure better training is given to drivers, rail traffic rules updated, and a mechanism for identifying passengers and their luggage, as is the case on airlines, put in place so that in the event of an accident relatives can be informed immediately and can ensure victims’ personal belongings do not go astray.
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The Mojacar Positivasemueve party leader is concerned both that the incumbent PP led administration had failed to notify the public that their water supply was polluted, and that the residents have recieved water bills, even though Galasa were getting the water for free and were passing the contaminated water on, untreated. In response, the town’s leader explained that she did not want to “alarm the public”, and indeed those who could be bothered to read the town hall notice board, would have been enlightened! As in all parliaments throughout the world, proper co-ordinated opposition is meant to ensure that a democratic system prevails. The status-quo in Mojacar remains that the mayor, Rosa Maria Cano, refuses to issue paperwork relevant to civic matters, and ejects elected council members if they question her doctrine. The mayoress has been running Mojacar for the past six years, during which time no “business plan” has been published. The shareholders of any private company would not stand for this, and neither should those with a vested interest in the commercial prospects of Mojacar do so either. There are less than two years remaining before the shareholders of Mojacar will be asked to endorse the Partido Popular, or chose someone else to take Mojacar in the right direction.
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No doubt you all noticed that the PP Council Corner articles dried up some considerable time ago. I feel you need an explanation of what has been happening particularly in view of the fact that they may resume in the not too distant future. One of the reasons the articles stopped was because I refused to be involved with Zurgena PP any more. Since the election, quite a number of people had been getting in touch with me and asking for help. Obviously I could not personally help as I am not a councillor and my role was to pass information to the council and get answers via Sampo who was ( but is no longer ) a PP councillor. Unfortunately, very little got done, even the simple almost no expense tasks and this was despite asking and chasing up many times. Not only was it frustrating, it was getting embarrassing. Some of the main concerns people had were related to the legality of properties and the PGOU in Zurgena and while Kiko was off work due to his accident, Ana, who is deputy Mayor was very keen to have a public meeting in the RENFE building entitled ‘The truth about the PGOU’. This idea was repeated in the paper a few times. This unfortunately never happened and we were never given an explanation. I had also asked on a number of occasions even in a meeting very recently with Kiko that people should be informed about the pending court cases just in case their property was one of those involved. No luck and no explanation. I have been told by people returning from the council; they have been informed that there are no illegal houses in Zurgena. This was very strange because I was in a meeting with Ana and Sampo a long time ago when a letter arrived from Almeria, I think, ordering the council to execute a demolition in Llanos del Peral and I can’t imagine the property would have been regarded as legal for such an order to have been given. I know that other councillors were also aware of this and we all know of the recent demolition orders issued by the courts. I recently had an email from Ana telling me we should ‘begin as soon as possible to give people real and honest information’ Ana also wanted to return to publishing information in the newspaper and the topic should include, ‘illegal dwellings, general plan, trials and the state of the town hall’. Very recently, I also had an email from Kiko telling me he wants to arrange meetings with residence so that he can listen to problems and concerns they have with a view to finding solutions. I have sent a long reply which makes a few points but basically saying ok I will be involved again but only if the council is fully transparent as stated before the election. I have also asked Kiko to make his own public statement as to what has been going on and what he wants to happen from now on.
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But he says that 35 former Secretaries of State, 15 ex-ministers, one ex-president and three retired vice-presidents have declined to take theirs. Only three are now claiming a pension. This is said to be due to the fact that austerity measures brought in a year ago
meant that a government pension was no longer compatible with any other income of any description, meaning those in receipt of it would have to give up any other form of earnings. Until then, other earnings did not affect government pension entitlement unless they were from a job which also resulted in a pension pay-out upon retirement. As at July 2012, monthly earnings from a government pension were around 6,311 euros for a Secretary of State, 5,212 euros for a former government president, 4,900 euros for a retired vice-president, and 4,600 euros for an ex-minister.
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Gibraltar tug-of-war continues Spain and Argentina unite to reclaim the Rock and the Falklands from the UK
Spain’s Foreign Affairs Minister is hoping to team up with his Argentine counterpart and launch a double territory dispute against the UK with the help of the United Nations to win back both Gibraltar – which has been British for over 300 years – and the Falkland Islands, known to Argentina as Las Malvinas. José Manuel García-Margallo is due to fly out to the South American country next month to discuss the legal wrangling between the two nations over the expropriation of Repsol shares in the petroleum plant, YPF, and he claims that he and Argentine foreign minister Héctor Timerman ‘will analyse the possibility’ of the two countries approaching the UN jointly over the Rock and the Falklands. This is likely to increase tensions already building between Spain and Britain over the colony on the tip of the mainland as the Spanish government continues to push for sovereignty and the UK remains firm in its determination not to yield its overseas territory. Conservative leader David Cameron says the stance of the British coalition government ‘has not changed’ and is ‘consistent’ with its ‘policies in other overseas territories’. A spokeswoman for the British ministry of foreign affairs made this announcement in response to reports about the Spanish government’s intention to get the UN involved. “Self-determination is more important than national integrity. The people of Gibraltar have repeatedly and overwhelmingly expressed their wish to remain under British sovereignty,” the spokeswoman stated on Sunday.
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Britain having sovereignty over the land comprising Gibraltar only – and the UK’s decision to drop concrete blocks in the sea near the Rock to form an artificial reef was what began to cause simmering under the surface within the Spanish government. And Spain’s insistence on lengthy and meticulous inspections of random vehicles crossing the border, creating delays of between three and seven hours for workers commuting back and forth from the Rock to the province of Cádiz, as well as day-trippers, have infuriated the UK. Whilst Spain insists these are in keeping with their duty to prevent cross-border smuggling, especially of contraband cigarettes, and that Gibraltar does not form part of the Schengen agreement, the UK says such actions are ‘unacceptable’ and ‘unjustifiable’ between two EU member States. In response to this, García-Margallo says not only will the border checks not be reduced, but he now intends to make sure even more are carried out, and to charge a 50-euro fee for people entering and leaving Gibraltar. He has also threatened to shut the airspace leading to the Rock and to find a way to scrap its ‘tax haven’ status. Spanish president Mariano Rajoy has threatened legal action and to get the UN involved. In the meantime, Gib border police say they are undergoing counselling because of the traumas involved with the border checks, dealing with angry drivers entering and leaving the Rock, and even protest demonstrations targeting them personally at their homes – a practice known as an escrache and started in Spain by campaigners seeking better legal protection for homeowners with mortgages.
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Warship Departs For Routine Gibraltar Visit
A Royal Navy warship has left Portsmouth for a routine visit to Gibraltar amid increased tensions with Spain over border checks. HMS Westminster is due to dock at the British territory within a week as part of an annual deployment, Cougar 13. It comes as increased vehicle checks at the border with Spain have led to delays for tourists and residents. The Ministry of Defence said the visit was “long-planned” as part of “a range of regular and routine deployments”. Spain’s foreign ministry agreed it was a routine visit, adding that the UK government had asked for permission to stop over at the Rota naval base, which is near the Strait of Gibraltar in south-west Spain. HMS Westminster is being accompanied by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships Lyme Bay and Mounts Bay on its stop. The BBC’s Spain correspondent, Tom Burridge, said that - while both London and Madrid had played down the timing of the visit - the boats would be arriving at a sensitive moment for British-Spanish relations,
amid a diplomatic row over the territory’s status and the waters nearby. It follows a decision by Gibraltar to drop 70 concrete blocks into the sea off its coast, with the aim of creating an artificial reef and encouraging sea-life to flourish. The Spanish government has accused Gibraltar of laying the blocks “without the necessary authorisation” in “waters that are not theirs”, contravening environmental laws and damaging Spain’s fishing industry. As part of the Cougar 13 deployment setting sail from Portsmouth and Plymouth, four Royal Navy warships and six other vessels are heading to the Mediterranean, and then onto the Gulf region, to conduct military exercises. After docking in Portugal, some of the boats will head on to the British military base in Gibraltar while others will head to Cadiz, in nearby southern Spain. Thousands of Royal Navy, Royal Marines from Plymouth-based 3 Commando Brigade, and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel will take part in the exercise.
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Spain is one of USA’s main spy targets Spain is one of the USA’s top spying targets, Pakistan, North Korea and Afghanistan, the along with France, Italy, Japan and Germany, says national daily newspaper from the latter country, Der Spiegel. It cites documents belonging to former CIA analyst and exiled whistleblower, Edward Snowden, which claim the National Security Agency (NSA) defined ‘intelligence priorities’ in terms of the numbers 1 to 5, with 1 being ‘maximum interest’ and 5, ‘little interest’. Germany is around the middle-upper range, along with France and Japan, and only slightly ahead of Spain and France. In terms of the USA’s focus of interest, it has Germany on a level 3 for foreign policies, economic stability, and analysis of financial risks; level 4 for arms exportation and international trade, and level 5 for cyberattacks. The European Union as a whole is on level 3 for international trade, foreign policies and economic stability. According to the article in the German broadsheet, the USA has been spying on EU and United Nations outposts in Washington and New York. Its main countries under focus of the spying operation are China, Russia, Iran,
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92 Africans Rescued On 14 Rowing-boats In One Day In The Strait Of Gibraltar
Coastguard workers rescued 92 would-be migrants on 14 different rafts attempting to enter Spain via the ‘back door’ through the Strait of Gibraltar yesterday (Saturday). According to a report by ThinkSpain, in just one day, emergency services helped 78 men, 12 women, a small baby and a little girl, the latter of whom was admitted to hospital with severe signs of hypothermia. All the rest are said to be in good health, aside from general fatigue, hunger and thirst. The most recent craft – the typical wooden rowing boat which immigrants from Africa trying to sail to Spain use, and which are highly dangerous on open waters – was carrying three young men, a few hours after three earlier crafts came into shore in Tarifa (Cádiz) with a total 19 people on board. These were eight men, nine women, a baby and a little girl. Emergency services say the last four rafts arrived in quick succession, and that a total of 14 were counted in the Strait of Gibraltar in one day. They were all taken to the port of Tarifa
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Anyone using Correos postboxes or ‘apartados’ here in Spain should be aware that mail is being returned without warning unless addressed exactly as on documents you initially presented. “This means that if your name is Richard Alan Smith on your passport, for instance, letters from friends who know you as Dick Smith will be returned.” So says local resident Susie Mandrake who is spearheading a campaign to have Correos’ s new rules set aside as she says they are “arbitrary, Draconian, inhumane and totally contrary to the spirit of a public service.” Under the new rules box-holders pay almost 40 euros for each family member on top of the initial 61 euro fee. “That’s expensive for a family of four or five.” says Susie. “What’s more, apparently letters addressed simply to Mr, or Mr and Mrs without the Christian names are being returned too. Names have to be exactly as on the lists and staff are not even allowed to use a modicum of common sense.” Complaints are flooding into local Town Halls who say they can do nothing as it is a state service. Susie, who says she has been successfully using the service for 13 years up to now is determined to fight back. “I have been listed as a box co-holder for the last two years and nobody told me when I renewed in January that I had to pay more. I have lost a considerable sum of money as a result of not receiving a letter. I asked back in March if they had a problem with my box number and they said no even though unbeknownst to me they were sending letters back on an almost daily basis. Staff do actually try to help but say their hands are tied because boxes are checked to make sure no letters to nonsubscribers get through. Surely, Correos cannot accept payment for a service one minute then change the ground rules later – especially without warning. I think they are in breach of contract. Anyway it’s certainly unjust and a stand must be taken. I will go to the Ombudsman, the Consumer Association, European Courts, the King – whatever it takes.” If you have any horror stories about how the new rules have affected you please help by contacting Susie on susiemandrake@gmail.com. Or you could try writing to Susan Mandrake at Apartado 4, Mojacar Pueblo, 04638 Almeria and, fingers crossed, your letter might just get there! Report by Susan Mandrake
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Kenya road crash kills three Spanish holidaymakers and injures two
Three Spanish tourists have been killed and two others injured in a road crash in Kenya whilst coming back from a safari expedition.
A man and a woman from Cartagena (Murcia) and another woman from Puertollano (Ciudad Real) lost their lives immediately when their safari truck crashed head-on with a lorry on the main road between Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, at around 13.00hrs local time on Friday. Another two women – the
wife of the Cartagena man, and a second woman from Alicante – were both injured in the accident, but they are not said to be in a lifethreatening condition. A further six Spanish tourists and a Kenyan tour guide and truck driver escaped unharmed. The uninjured survivors are a man from Jaén, another man from Cartagena and two sisters from Murcia city. According to the embassy, the Kenyan driver has been taken into custody.
All three bodies were transferred to the mortuary in Emali, close to the hospital where the two injured women were treated. The Spanish ambassador in Kenya says the embassy is working on repatriating the bodies and also the injured parties as soon as possible, but that this depends upon air traffic being reopened at Nairobi airport – the largest in east Africa – which had to be closed on Wednesday due to a massive fire.
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Three major hospitals in the UK are actively seeking Spanish and Portuguese nurses with recruitment days advertised in Madrid and Lisboa. They are offering 300 permanent jobs with a gross annual salary of between 30,000 and 60,000 euros, depending upon experience, and accommodation
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Earthquake of 3.1 on the Richter scale in Almería province
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Two parties in Spanish government decline an ‘official’ car to save public funds Only two parties in Parliament have agreed not to accept a new ‘company’ car to save the taxpayer money. A total of 25 vehicles on contract hire will be distributed among the eight MPs, party spokespersons and other highlevel politicians in October this year to replace the 13-year-old Audi A6 vehicles they have had since 2002. This will cost the State 2.1 million euros, but the total transport bill for the government for the year will come to 6.75 million. All MPs in Congress – with the exception of Parliamentary spokesman Jesús Posada, who gets a car from the ministry for the interior – are entitled to a ‘company’ car, meaning four PP members, three PSOE members and one from CiU. Another six party spokespersons qualify – those of the PP, PSOE, CiU, PNV, Izquierda Plural and UPyD. The latter two have declined. Parliament pays the cost of petrol, cleaning, and any traffic fines incurred, and the contract hire company – which can be either Spanish or foreign – pays the insurance, ITV (MOT), repairs and maintenance on bodywork and
mechanics. The dealership which wins the contract is also obliged to take on the old official government cars to sell or rent out – cars which, collectively, have covered 1.98 million kilometres since they were registered as new in 2002. As well as their ‘official’ cars, each MP and party spokesperson gets travel expenses in the course of business, which is refunded upon production of a ticket for a flight, ferry, train, coach or car. They also get their private petrol expenses picked up – 0.25 cents per kilometre for journeys taken when off duty in their own cars. From May 2006, these same politicians are also entitled to a maximum of 3,000 euros in taxi fares. Travelling expenses for MPs and party spokespersons come to 6,750,000 euros a year, or 19,285 euros per politician, most of which is in toll fees, flights and other public transport, traffic fines and valeting. The actual money spent on petrol for mileage covered personally or professionally comes to 600,000 euros, or 1,714 euros per politician.
Highway robber alert on the AP-7
Police have warned that the so-called ‘tyre-puncturing’ highway robbers are back and actively targeting hired cars and those with foreign registration plates. The thieves’ modus operandi involves puncturing a wheel either when the car is stationary at an airport or petrol station, or by firing a shot at it when it is in motion then, when the driver and passengers get out to check, offer to help them while an accomplice sneaks into the vehicle and relieves the occupants of their contents. Other variations include stopping drivers for directions, or flashing cars to warn them of a mechanical problem such as a falling exhaust pipe or lights not working. Distraction techniques mean that lightningquick thieves can get in the car while the driver is otherwise occupied – even just for a matter of seconds. Around 30 per cent of crimes on the AP-7 motorway through the Costa Brava, Costa Dorada and past Barcelona involve highwaymen side-tracking drivers to rob them. Drivers and passengers should keep all
doors locked when travelling any distance, particularly if they are in a hired or foreign car. In the event of a problem with the car that needs inspecting, lock the doors immediately upon getting out and if possible, leave at least one adult passenger in the car. Where it is obvious that the problem cannot be resolved without expert help, call the breakdown company without leaving the car. If approached at a petrol station or supermarket, or anywhere else that involves parking, for information, always lock the car before responding just in case it is a hoax. Keep valuables out of sight and check your household or travel insurance policy to ascertain what cover it provides for theft from vehicles, since it is rarely cost-effective to claim for this from a motor insurance policy. In the event of any suspicious activity, call the emergency hotline, 112, which can be done even where there is no signal on most mobiles and where English-speaking operators are available if necessary.
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It all sounds so simple. Smear a blob of the latest wonder cream into flabby thighs or a spreading stomach and then just watch the weight melt away. But is there any truth or indeed science in the promises on packages of weight loss lotions? Or are we just being sold a pipedream in an overpriced tub? Plenty of us certainly buy into it. British women, alone, spend up to £30 million a year on topical ‘fat burning’ products – with prices ranging from a tenner to as much as about £100. Of course it doesn’t take a scientist to explain that if you ditch cream cakes, your figure will thank you for it. But can it really be possible to simply rub your waistline away? To find out, the Daily Mail asked four women to spend one month trying out a new slimming treatment from a premium skincare brand. They decided not to name the brand as the product was chosen at random from among many similar competitors. Then, as a control, they asked another four women to use one of the cheapest moisturisers, an aqueous cream – similar in texture, but costing just £3.95 for a tub – over the same period. The expensive treatment consists of a duo of creams, costing about £115 for two 300ml tubes, and claims to penetrate areas of the body where fatty deposits are their most dense.
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my clothes felt looser and my skin looked and felt lighter, smoother and more toned.’ Result Lost half an inch Tanya Temkin, 39, is married with three children and lives in Cheshire. She says: ‘I have to admit I didn’t manage to use the cream every single day – life is hectic at the moment because I have a 14month-old baby as well as a sixyear-old and a seven-year-old. But I don’t think not using the cream led to gaining two inches!’ Result Gained two inches Katherine Nathan, 40, a housewife, lives in Cheshire with her husband Paul, 48, a dentist, and their children Charlotte, 11, and Jack, nine. She says: ‘The creams smelled divine! But as I have very dry, dehydrated skin, it wasn’t easily absorbed and once I’d applied it I ended up having something of a waxy feel on the top. I was quite pleased with the results.’ Result Lost two-and- a-half inches TOTAL LOSS TWO INCHES
THE CONCLUSION That there is no dramatic difference between the two sets of results comes as no surprise to Dr David Ashton, medical director of Healthier Weight Centres. ‘There is absolutely no evidence to suggest a cream could dissolve fat – and this blind test, as unscientific as it is, shows these expensive products are just hope in a jar.’ Dr John Ashworth, lead consultant dermatologist for Warrington NHS Trust, agrees, saying: ‘If anything were to have an effect on the testers’ weight, it could be the act of massage itself. ‘Massage might break down the fibrous tissue that holds this fat in place and the fat would be dispersed. But it wouldn’t really matter what cream you used.’ Repetitive massage encourages the lymph glands to flush out excess fluid, which might also have a slimming effect. Read the full article: www.mailonline.co.uk
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e m i T a t s e fi in Almeria The Almería Feria lasts ten days 17-26th August and is divided into the daytime Feria del Mediodía, which takes place in the city centre, and the nocturnal Feria de la Noche, with a wide array of pavilions. The residents of Almería enjoy their fiesta immensely, laughing, eating, drinking and generally having a good time surrounded by family and friends. Celebrated in honour of the Virgen del Mar, patron saint of the city, the celebrations has been designated Fiesta of International Tourist Interest. Floral offerings in honour of the Virgin combine with flamenco music and bullfighting during the day. By night, the “Real” fair ground is the perfect place to have fun with a whole range of attractions, stalls and marquees. To get to the feria, there are special city bus services that stop right at the fair ground in the evening. Usually running into the early hours, they depart from the city centre: ‘Compañía de María’ and ‘Paseo de Almería’ – and will cost no more than 1€!
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August 15th has a special meaning for the people of Cómpeta. First the local people pay tribute to the Patron of the village, Our Lady of the Assumption. The date was also always the one the agricultural workers said farewell and left for the grape harvest. However, what was a spontaneous celebration in 1974 has become over the years a typical festival in Cómpeta. All this thanks to Aurelio Fernández Navas, a local man who gave the wine that was drunk in the village on that night. Today, the celebrations are one of the main tourist attractions in summer and it has earned Internatinal fame. The activities associated with the Noche de Vino (Night of Wine) include a cultural side where artists, poets and writers participate. There are also flamenco singers
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tourism update: Fewer airline passengers but coastal areas see greater tourist numbers
Airline passengers travelling to and from Spain have gone down in number by 5.6 per cent, according to figures released by the State airport governing body, AENA. According to press reports, a total of 105.9 million people flew to Spain in the first six months of this year, but this is a fall on the same period in 2012 and the country’s largest airports, Barajas in Madrid (Terminal 4 pictured) and El Prat in Barcelona, saw the greatest drop in passenger numbers – 14.7 per cent in Madrid, with a reduction of 12.8 per cent in number of flights – just under 194,000 – and a 1.4-per-cent decrease in Barcelona’s travellers on its 160,000 flights, nearly six per cent fewer than last year. Gran Canaria airport also saw a 5.6-per-cent fall in passengers and 10.5 per cent fewer flights. Alicante’s El Altet airport – completely revamped beyond recognition and doubled in size in 2011- led the field for the greatest rise in numbers of travellers and flights, at 7.4 and 7.2 per cent more respectively, representing 5.4 million passengers. Málaga-Costa del Sol airport saw 0.7 per cent more passengers and Palma de Mallorca 0.2 per cent extra.
Other airports which experienced an increase in numbers of travellers and, in some cases, more flights, are Ibiza (Eivissa), Tenerife South, Menorca (Maó/Mahón), Reus, La Gomera and Son Bonet. These nine airports are the only ones out of Spain’s total of 47 which saw trade improving in the first six months of 2013, which may be partly due to the fact they are in coastal locations with established tourist resorts. Whilst during the property boom between 2000 and 2007, the Spanish coast and islands were becoming an expensive option for holidaymakers merely seeking sun, sea and sand, the recession has forced prices down and more budget package deals are available, making these destinations more attractive to northern European visitors.
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We have all suffered that moment of panic when you realise you cannot find your car keys or wallet. Countless hours have been wasted rummaging through drawers or with hands thrust down the back of sofas. But such frustrating moments could become a thing of the past after scientists say they have developed a smartphone system that instantly tracks down lost items. They have devised postage stamp-sized electronic tags which can be placed on those valuables that tend to go missing the most. Mini receivers are then placed on furniture, the mantelpiece and other places around the
home. The system, called FindMyStuff, is activated by tapping the name of the missing item into a smartphone app. Within seconds its precise location is revealed, as the receiver is sent a signal from the tag over a wireless network. Computer scientists in Germany who came up with the system say it should cost as little as £43 if developed for commercial sale. Florian Schaub, a research assistant at Ulm University, said he envisages a ‘digital home’ where we can talk to computers all the time to make life easier. ‘This is the direction we’re going towards,’ said Mr Schaub. ‘If you could get the tech smaller, you could use it on sunglasses and things like that. ‘Phone manufacturers can integrate this technology and you easily make smart furniture by putting antennas inside.’ Mr Schaub acknowledged there is a security risk associated with the product. For instance if your wallet is in your pocket, someone else using FindMyStuff would be able to track you as you pass buildings kitted out with sensors. To counter this, the system is geared
for strong user authentication which only allows the user to search for the lost items. Mr Schaub said: ‘We don’t want to build a surveillance network.’ Using sensors and transmitters to locate missing items is not new. Several US companies use Bluetooth transmitters to attach mini tags to objects. Unlike the FindMyStuff system they do not provide a precise location but point the user in the general direction of where the items are hidden. On average we tend to mislay nine items a week and waste 15 minutes a day searching for them, according to a survey by insurance firm Esure.
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I understand that if I sell my property I needtothink about the following expenses: solicitors fee, capital gains tax and plusvalía tax. What is plusvalía tax , and how is it calculated? A . Up to recently this was a small tax when you sold or inherited , but now it can be a high amount and needs to be considered before the transaction. It is charged on the transfer of ownership of a property by sale, inheritance etc. . This tax is a local tax charged by each municipality on the increase in value of Urban land in its own district land and is distinct from Capital Gains Tax. It is important to realize that the tax is charged on land alone, not on the buildings that may stand on the land. The rates of tax are set by each municipality and can vary widely between neighbouring municipalities.The tax is based on the increase in the official, that is to say the “Catastral”, value of the land which a property occupies. This is the same value that is used to set your local property tax or “IBI” and can be found on the bill for your “IBI” issued by your local ayuntamiento each year and is shown as the “valor del suelo”.The actual price at which a property changes hands, or the value attributed to it if is the subject of a gift or inheritance is irrelevant. Calculation: The Plusvalia is calculated as a function of the catastral value of the land and the number of years of ownership (up to a maximum of 20 years). The higher the catastral value and the number of years of ownership, the higher the tax. Plusvalia tax = Catastral value of the land x Yearly percentage of value’s increase x Number of years of ownership x Tax rate The yearly percentage of value’s increase and the tax rate are fixed by the Town Halls.They are established locally. Up to now, when a Town Hall had updated the catastral values, usually with really high increases of the values compared to the existing ones, article 107.3 of the Law had established that on the following five years after the revision of the values, the Town Halls had to apply a deduction of 40 to 60 % to the catastral value. If a Town Hall made not contemplation of this rule teh law established an automatic deduction of 60%. However new Law passed in 2012 has changed that situation allowing the Town Halls to eliminate those deductions, which is why a loto of people are suddenly paying much
higher rates and find themselves with an unfairly high plusvalíaa tax when they sell. On a sale of a property it is the responsibility of the seller to pay the tax, but if the seller fails to pay this responsibility may be passed to the buyer, who would then have to recuperate the money form this seller. If the property is being inherited or is the subject of some other type of gift it is the beneficiary or recipient of the property who is liable to pay the tax. Certain transactions are exempt from the Plusvalia Tax, the main ones which are likely to affect the general public are the transfer of property between spouses who are divorcing, or to children to comply with Court judgments, and “aportaciones” or transfers to companies in which spouses are the only shareholders which may be used for tax planning. The amount of the tax that will be charged on a transaction will depend firstly on the Catastral value of the land which the property occupies, and secondly on the length of time since it last changed hands. If you are selling an individual house which stands on a large plot which you have owned for a considerable length of time the amount of the Plusvalia Tax could be many thousands of Euros. On the other hand, as the tax is charged on the value of land alone, the amount of Plusvalia Tax charged on a flat in a block which you have not owned for very long the tax may be quite modest. For those of you who are considering rearranging your financial affairs to take advantage of tax planning schemes, the amount of Plusvalia tax that may be due is one of a number of elements, which include the Notary and other fees that may be payable, which you need to consider when balancing the costs and benefits of these schemes. Depending on the amount of Plusvalia, it may be cheaper to make a gift of the property rather than enter into more complex arrangements with higher Notary and other fees. The time for paying the Plusvalia Tax is within 30 days of a sale or gift between living people, or 6 months of the date of death on an inheritance. Your town hall can advise you of the amount of Plusvalia that may be payable on a transaction involving your property, or in many cases it is possible to obtain the calculation “on line”, but as I always write in concluding these articles, if in doubt take professional advice.
Michael Davies is a Spanish Abogado and has been practicing law in Almería since 1993. He is member of the Law societies of Almería and Madrid and has offices in Mojacar and Almeria High Street.
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Bailiffs served warning letters on Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd in April on behalf of a law firm representing nearly 400 British nationals who purchased property on the island with loans from the Bank denominated in Swiss Francs. Accord to a report by Cyprus Property News, the buyers were given no option other than to take out loans denominated in Swiss Francs instead of Sterling without being notified or warned of the inherent risks associated with exchange rate fluctuations. In their letter to the Alpha Bank their lawyers assert that this failure constitutes a breach of the Bank’s duty of care to its clients who were not in a position to understand the financial implications of taking out loans in a currency other than the currency of their income; and as a consequence, the Alpha’s clients ended up owing substantially more than if the bank had issued loans in Sterling. The letter also highlighted the fact that in the majority of cases signatures on Power of Attorney documents were not certified in accordance with the law as the Certifying Officer was absent when they were signed. As a consequence, these PoAs were illegally executed and are therefore invalid in law.
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Spain’s Housing ‘Stock’ at 25.3 Million
The housing stock in Spain stood at 25.382 million units at the end of 2012, representing an increase of just 0.5% compared to the previous year, its lowest annual growth in the last decade, according to recent data from the Ministry of Development. 71.3% of the housing stock corresponds to primary residences, totalling 18.11 million units and an increase of only 0.11% over 2011. The stock of second-homes registered a greater increase, of 1.7%, and closed 2012 with a total of 7.27 million units, representing 28.7% of the total. Since the beginning of the crisis in 2008 until the end of 2012, Spain added 1.35 million units to its housing stock, only half compared with the 2.55 million homes that were added in the five preceding years, which coincided with the boom in the sector. During these years, Spain’s housing stock total grew at annual rates of up to 2.5%, which contrasts with the increases of between 0.5% and 1.3% experienced since the outbreak of crisis. In the whole of the last decade (20022012), the housing stock has increased by a total of 4.35 million units, rising from the 21.03 million homes registered at the end of 2001, to 25.38 million at the end of 2012. Four regions account for more than half of the country’s total housing stock (56.5%). They are: Andalusia; Catalonia; Valencia and Madrid. Andalusia has 4.4 million unsold homes, while Catalonia has a total of 3.88 million,
Valencia has 3.15 million, and Madrid, 2.9 million. The regions with lower totals of housing stock are La Rioja, with 200,183 homes at the close of 2012, Navarra (312,305 homes) and Cantabria, (360,627 homes). According to the Ministry of Development data, 30,384 home constructions were completed in Spain in the first five months of 2013, which represents a decrease of 38% compared to the same period in 2012 (49,021), and maintains the negative trend of recent years. In 2012, the decrease was 28.4% (with 120.206 units), accumulating five consecutive years of falls. Since the peak recorded in 2007, with 641,419 homes completed, the market has dropped by 81%. Of the total homes completed in the first five months of 2013, 99.2% (30,116) were for private developers and 0.8% (268) for public administration. El Mundo reported that, compared to 2012, housing construction by private developers fell by 37.4%, and public administration fell by 69.5%. In the private sector, 17,623 units were for corporations, with a decrease of 39.2%, 9,858 for individuals and communities of owners (-28.6%), and 1,811 were for cooperatives (-48.3%). In addition, there were 824 completion certificates for other private promoter projects, while the liquidation value of the material execution of the works fell by 33.7% to 3,699.1 million euros. For the latest property news go to: www.kyero.com
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LV654 Mojacar Playa €125,000
DV1262 Mojacar Playa €290,000 A1159 Al Andalus, Vera €79,950 A1158 Mojacar Playa €140,000 A very attractive 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, detached villa of 138 m2 on 747 m2 with a 2 room/1 bathroom annexe. In superb order throughout. Garage, terraces, gardens & pool. Good sea views.
LV657 Mojacar Playa €74,995 Pretty modernised townhouse of 60m2 + 20 m2 private terrace with lovely views. 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. Off street parking. Beautiful community gardens. Less than 5 mins walk to the beach.
A1156
Mojacar
Very attractive ground floor apartment of 63m2+ 42m2 private garden & terrace overlooking the superb community gardens. 2 bedrooms , 2 bathrooms. Outdoor & heated indoor pools. Perfect holiday home..
LV652 Mojacar Playa
Quality ground floor apartment of 85m2 + 37m2 on sought after front-line complex, overlooking the superb community gardens and pool. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, huge main terrace. Furnished. Allocated parking.
Quality furnished townhouse of 86m2 on 117m2 less than 400m from the beach. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, terraces, garden & off street parking. Community gardens & pool on a secure complex.
€85,000 SDV653 Mojacar Playa €125,000
Lovely modernised townhouse of 60m2 + 20 m2 private terrace with sea views. 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. Furnished. Pretty communal gardens & off street parking. Less than 5 mins walk to the beach
€120,000
LV667 Mojacar Playa €130,000
Spacious apartment of 67m2 with fabulous sea views very close to the beach. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, huge main terrace of 41m2. Furnished. Mains gas. Community pool. Good rental potential.
Lovely townhouse of 80m2 + large terraces & solarium with sea views in a small, sought after, urbanisation. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Communal pool, gardens & terraces. Furnished.
Pretty end of terrace bungalow of 67m2 on 193m2 with roof terrace. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Community garden.. Furnished. Short distance to shops, beach & restaurants.
DV1275
El Pinar
DV1263
€299,950
Top quality detached villa of 134m2 on 9602m2 on the edge of the village. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, private pool, terraces, gardens & parking. Short drive to golf & beaches.
€299,000
Large detached villa of 310 m2 on 3,250 m2 with superb views. Newly renovated with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms & 2 further rooms in the attic for conversion. Ample terraces, gardens, garage & large pool.
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sdv1277 Huerta Nueva €124,950 Immaculate semi-detached house of 81m2 on 253m2 on a superb urbanisation. 3 bedrooms, 2bathrooms, central heating, H+C A/C, huge roof terrace & much more. Lovely community gardens & pool.
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Reduced to 49,950€ ULEILA DEL CAMPO Fabulous opportunity to purchase a cortijo / ruin for complete restoration and put your own stamp on it. Set within rolling countryside within 4 hectares of land. Price open to offers
Europe cuts 5500 Bank branches in 2012
Banks cut 5,500 branches across the EU last year, 2.5% of the total, leaving the region with 20,000 fewer outlets than it had when the financial industry was plunged into crisis in 2008. Last year’s cuts come after 7,200 branches were axed in 2011, according to data analysed by Reuters from ECB statistics. Banks across Europe have been closing branches in a bid to trim operating costs and improve their battered earnings. Consumer take-up of online and telephone banking services has accelerated the trend. The data show EU banks cut 8% of branches in aggregate in the 4 years to the end of 2012, leaving 218,687 branches, or one for every 2,300 people. Last year’s sharpest cuts were largely contained to the embattled periphery. Crisis-stricken Greece saw one of the biggest contractions in 2012, shedding 5.7% of its outlets, as mergers of local banks led to 219 branch closures. The trend is expected to continue into 2013 as Piraeus shuts some of the 312 branches it snapped up from stricken Cypriot lenders in March.
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Ireland’s branch network contracted by 3.3% and is expected to shrink again in 2013, while Italy’s network was 3.1% smaller by the end of the year.
David
The ECB gathers data on lenders’ branch networks across the EU, and the data Reuters reviewed included the 27 EU member states at the end of 2012. Croatia has since become the 28th member. ECB data can differ from statistics from national banking groups, depending on criteria for inclusion.
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In Britain, the ECB data showed the number of branches remained little changed at 11,870.
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Spain, where massive loan losses have put banks under fierce pressure to cut costs, lost 4.9%, or 1,963, of its branches in 2012.
Branch numbers were on the rise in some eastern European countries including Poland (up 4%), the Czech Republic (up 2.3%) and Lithuania (up 1.8%).
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time (7) 7 A resin used in incense (5) 8 Prawns (7) 14 Phrases (9) 16 Good for you (9) 17 Mediterranean sailing ship (7) 18 Old Scottish for “Salmon” (7) 20 Leaner (7) 21 Long pins for holding meat (7) 23 A synthetic fabric (5) 24 Wireless audio (5)
Down 1 Seems father comes back with some fruit (7) 2 Big Church animal, he’d intially rather aluminium (9) 3 Number one to me in reverse feeling (7) 4 Generates odd youngsters (9)
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SUDOKU PUZZLE CRYPTIC crossword
CROSSWORD
SOLUTIONS SUDOKU PUZZLE
Sudoku is a placement puzzle. Enter the numbers 1 to 9 in each row and column of a grid, made up of 3 x 3 subgrids. The catch is that each row, column and grid must contain only one instance of each number or letter.
1 Extremely cold (7) 5 Slave traders (7) 9 Composure (9) 10 Chieftain (5) 11 Trap (7) 12 Self-importance (7) 13 Weak in willpower (9) 15 Gapes (5) 17 Electrical safety devices (5) 19 Uses (9) 22 Lethargy (7) 25 Effeminate (7) 26 A large stringed
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when fast foods collide
Food mash-ups seem to be all the rage these days, with the rise of the cronut and more recently the Ramen Burger causing a buzz in the culinary world. But one fusion creation has been satisfying the appetites of San Francisco’s fast food fans for the last two years. The sushirrito - sushi wrapped in a huge burrito - has been gaining notoriety in the city since Peter Yen and chef Ty Mahler unveiled their creation long before the latest craze for culinary clashes. Their business, Sushirrito, currently runs three shops in the city selling its unique brand of Asian and Latin fast food. According to Business Insider, the company has been operating in the city for the last two years. The company sells a variety of sushirritos, such as the Sumo Crunch, featuring surimi crab and shaved cabbage, and the Geisha’s Kiss, which is made from yellowfin tuna. According to its website, the business was founded by Mr Yen, who was frustrated with the lack of choice in restaurants selling sushi in downtown San Francisco. In 2010 he joined forces with Ty Mahler, the former executive chef of Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion in the city, to create Sushirrito. Earlier this month MailOnline reported how the latest food craze to hit the streets of New York City was the Ramen Burger. The creation of chef Keizo Shamamoto is a juicy hunk of meat topped with scallions and arugula and stuffed between two mounds of fried noodles. And in May the cronut - half croissant, half donut - was revealed to the world before quickly becoming a culinary craze. The cronut is made from thin layers of flaky croissant dough that are deep fried, rolled in rose sugar, and then filled with light Tahitian vanilla cream.
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air-conditioned
La
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el Cucador
VidaRestaurant&Venue
Enjoy Wonderful Views over the Olive Groves and Relax in our Garden
from
8.95€
our main menu includes
16oz steaks ~ mixed grills ~ Fresh Fish
traditional
menu changes weekly
sunday lunch
Dine in our air-conditioned Restaurant wed - sat evenings
served 12.30PM - 5PM includes a complimentary coffee & chocolate
6:30pm - 9pm
SATURDAY
booking recommended
EARLY BIRD MENU
5-7PM FROM 6€
TO INCLUDE SALAD, BREAD & ALI- OLI Boozy Chicken 7.45€ Succulent fillet of chicken breast coated in a rich brandy and mushroom sauce
5.95€ in the Bar
Pork Loin in Apple & Cider jus 7.95€ Tender pork loin pan fried and served with an apple and cider jus
Beer-battered cod
Cod Mediterranean 7.95€ Fresh Atlantic cod slices cooked with a tasty tomato and basil pasta
homemade chips & peas FRIDAYS 12.30pm - 9pm
Choice of tapas all €1
THE ABOVE MAINS ARE SERVED WITH A CHOICE OF POTATOES & SEASONAL VEGETABLES
lite menu
salads, burgers, wraps
Homemade Starters
12:30-9pm
2.50€ each
TWO COURSE LUNCH
Scrumptious Homemade Puddings
12:30-3:30PM 6€
all 2.50€ each!
only 5€
MONdays HOME-MADE quiche, salad & 6 - 9pm
from
fridays
Chips
cod, chips & peas only or chicken curry & rice 5€
Tuesdays 6 - 9pm
wednesdays 1/2 roast chicken,
only 5€
thursdays ...is pie night!
only 5€
or gammon chips & peas OR SALAD
6 - 9pm 6 - 9pm
Open Every Day 12pm - Late
Tel: 950 634 562 lavidacucador@gmail.com
delicious homemade pie, chips & peas We are here
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Mojacar
E15
1km
La Vida
Cucador Junc 547 Huercal Overa
book the Venue
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Scrumptious barbecued desserts Barbecued nutty peaches
Slice eight doughnut peaches in half and remove the stones. Put four halves in a square of foil big enough to wrap around them, and make three more parcels like this. Beat together 15g butter, 2tbsp light muscovado sugar, 2tbsp brandy or apple juice and a pinch of mixed spice. Divide it equally among the peaches, smearing it on top of each, then top with 8 chopped amaretti biscuits. Seal each parcel and put on the barbecue for 15 minutes. Serve with a dollop of Greek yogurt and chopped pistachio nuts.
Chocolate bananas, nutty peaches and more brilliant barbecue dessert recipes
Hot spiced barbecued berries
The day before the barbecue, dip the ends of 8-12 sponge fingers into 50g melted white chocolate. Set aside on a sheet of baking parchment to dry. Put 500g summer fruits in a large square of foil. Add the zest and juice of 1 orange, 2tbsp maple or golden syrup and 1tsp vanilla extract. Stir everything together. Bring the foil together and seal the ends. Put on the barbecue and cook for around 10 minutes until the berries are saucy. Serve with the chocolate-dipped fingers.
Los Mellizos Restaurant La Alfoquia, Zurgena
E.E. S.S. TERDIGUERA Servicio de Neumaticos • Petrol • Shop Cafe • Restaurant • Car/Lorry Wash
Restaurant
Menu del Diario Monday to Friday
Choice of 8 Starters Inc. Paella, Beef Stew, Roast lamb
Delicious home made starters and desserts 3.50€
Menu changes weekly!
pecials
Daily s 4€ r details) frobm o oards f (see
Choice of 8 Main Courses inc: Oxtail, grilled beef, baked cockles, Calamari, Salmon, Grilled Chicken, Panga in Green Sauce
Main Course
Choice of 8 Desserts Inc. Ice Cream, Profitteroles, Cakes
Choice of Roast Beef, Pork or half roast chicken with roast potatoes, mashed potatoes Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and crackling All served at the table with a bowl of fresh vegetables. 5.95€
Salad, Café & a drink €9 Different menu every day
Open 1pm - 10pm Thurs - Mon (Closed Tues & Wed) Bar snacks always available
The Traditional English
Chippy
667 919 025
Fun Quiz Every Wednesday Evening Tel: 634 324 484
for more information!
Opening Hours:
... eat in or Takeaway! ... patio Bar Entertainment
Darren Anthony
Steve Fisher (Rod Stewart)
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY LUNCHTIMES
MENU DEL DIA FISH, CHIPS, DESSERT + A DRINK
Tel: 950 120 303
La Alfoquia
Real Home Made Chips from a real chip shop Crispy Battered Atlantic 5.50€ Cod or Haddock Served with Homemade Chips & Mushy Peas
Friday 16th August Saturday 17th August
Polig. Ind. De Albox. Opp. I.T.V.
8.00€
Weekdays 12:30 - 3:00pm - 5:30 - 9pm Sat 3:00 - 8pm (Closed Tuesday)
from 9pm from 9pm
chocolate rum bananas Take four bananas. Cut out four pieces of foil, each one big enough to wrap around one banana. Cut a slit from the stalk to the end of each banana, then divide 50g chopped chocolate (minimum 50% cocoa solids) evenly between the slits and drizzle 1tsp rum or apple juice over the top of each. Scrunch up the foil to seal and cook on the barbecue for 15 minutes. Open each parcel, sprinkle with toasted coconut and serve with coconut ice cream.
showbar & restaurant
The Irish Rover
Your No1 Entertainment Venue in Mojacar for All the Family
Fantastic New menu of the Day only 10€ per person Chicken, Chips, Salad & a Bottle of Wine Only per 2 People 15€
thursday 26th september
status quo tribute karaoke every night
all gaa games shown & all major sporting events
Fresh d eer Battere mojacar playa between Lua & Moma Beach B s Fish & Chip
telephone: 950 473 135
Open 10am till late 7 days a week
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Barbecued tropical fruit kebabs Cut a selection of tropical fruit, such as melon, mango and kiwi fruit, into chunks and put in a bowl, making enough for four people. Do the same with 2 oranges. Add the zest and juice of 1 lime and 2tbsp light muscovado sugar. Toss everything together to coat. Push a chunk of orange onto a skewer, then thread four other pieces of fruit onto it, finishing with another chunk of orange. Continue until you’ve made 8 skewers. Cook on the barbecue in a foil parcel for 10 minutes until cooked through
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Barbecued cherries
with chocolate brownies Put 250g cherries in a foil parcel. Mix together a generous pinch of cinnamon, 1 tbsp icing sugar, 2tbsp fruit vodka or liqueur or orange juice. Pour over the cherries. Wrap up and place on the barbecue for 15 minutes. Place a small square of brownie on each plate. Spoon the cherries on top and serve with a ball of vanilla ice cream
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open 6 days a week 12 - late Sunday opens from 6pm Food available from 1pm to 4pm & 6pm to 11pm
Tel: 950 449 000 www.tigerbarzurgena.com
India n Bar & Rest aura nt open in Zurg ena
Great Food with an extensive eat in or takeaway Menu
YELLOW STONE BAR Piedra Amarilla, Partaloa Tel: 634 332 178 (fOOD AVAILABLE TUESDAY - SATURDAY)
Breakfast
served 9 - 12: 2.50€ or 5€
Daily Specials
Lunches 12 - 2.30pm from 4€
Sunday Lunch ON The Last Sunday of eVERY month themed on a different country each time 4 or 5 courses ay Take awble availa
Parties & Events Catered for
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WED 14TH 7:30PM
Beer Promotion Estrella 1.50€ a Pint from 7pm
Bar Menu & Snacks Home-made puds
Burgers, Lasagne, pies, Omelettes, chilli plus
All Day Breakfast from 9am
MENU DEL DIA
onl y
2 Courses
Includes FREE Tea or Coffee
Cod ‘n’ ChipS from 5.95€
Beer-battered Atlantic Cod, Homemade Chips, Mushy or Garden PeaS SERVED
Friday & Saturday
Our Restaurant is Open 6pM - 9pm from
EVENING 5.95€ 12-9pm MENU
Traditional SUNDAY LUNCH Delicious & Home-cooked served
A Choice of Topside Of Beef & Yorkshire Pudding; Roast Pork With Crackling And Apple Sauce Tender or Roast Chicken With Stuffing - all served with Locally-grown Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables... Fish dish also available...
12.30 - 5pm
NEW SUMMER MENU
onl y
6.95€
SUNDAY BREAKFAST SERVED 10AM-12PM
Monday PLUS... Activities Line Dancing with Art Classes (held most days)... Eleanor & Gilly 2:30pm at Computer Club ROCK’N’ ROLL from 7:30PM ...Keep fit & Tuesday slimming Quirky Quiz - 7:30pm classes... Wednesday genealogy Line Dancing with Carrie 7:30pm
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specialises in bbq meat & fish, paellas & tapas
Menu del dia 9 €
Changes Regularly
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Freshly made pizzas & pasta
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Restaurante
Albox
menu del noche €9.95 7 starters, 6 mains & 5 desserts
Full A La Carte also available Monday - Saturday 7pm - late. Closed Sunday
Call 950 430 930 after 5.30pm
Find us across the old bridge from Palza Mayor Albox, opp Bar Wassy
free wifi
Downstairs on the sea front next to the Irish Rover Look out for our live entertainment evenings
Menu del noche
Beach Opening Times 10am til close Food served 10:30am til 10pm
menu of the day 3 courses €10.50 regular TRIBUTE SHOWS ite for details webs see
tel: 950 473 099 www.beachcombermojacar.com
Carrillo Bar Pizza & Tapas
Food & Drink Served all Day
Est 1964
Live Sports Shown SPECIAL OFFER 6 BOTTLES IN A BUCKET
ONLY 6€
BP Garage
Open All Week 9am til Late Closed Monday
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BAZA → OPEN 9AM-LATE MON-SAT 10-6 SUN ← ARBOLEAS Av•••AL . L BO ep an X → to jacksalbox@gmail.com
950 120 718 / 634 305 132
Mari Cruz
3 courseS - €12.00
Starters, Puddings from 2€ each
ALBOX
Restaurante pizzeria
5€
served 12 - 3 except Fri & Sun
friday & SATURDAY
C/Avda de Almeria 17, 04639, Turre, Almeria, Tel: 950 47 96 46
Tel: 660
260 147
Ctra. Estacion, 29 04815 Almanzora
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’s details of some forthcoming events: Tuesday 13th August - Paws monthly charity book & DVD sale Wednesday 11th September - a night with the fantastic ‘Maria’ best known for her ‘Dusty Springfield’ tributes. Tel. now to book or to find out more about any of our events: 950 473 099. 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 9.95€, where you can now choose from a choice of 7 starters, 6 mains and 5 desserts. Full A La Carte is also always available. Please note our new Summer opening times are now Monday to Saturday 7.00pm until late. We are closed Sundays! If any of this has whetted your appetite, call 950 430 930 after 5.30pm today and reserve your table, you will not be disappointed! MARI CRUZ is situated in Turre high street. It has a lovely outside terrace and roomy indoor area. Specialising in grilled meats, fish all cooked on BBQ & regional dishes as well as a great variety of wine, beers, tapas and an excellent variety of freshly homemade pizzas & pastas is available to eat in or take away. There is Lounge for meetings, company dinners, small events & birthdays. Enjoy a free bottle of cava when a minimum of 4 people order a starter and main course from the A la carte menu for this week only.
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COMMUNITY NEWS Music in the P.A.R.C.
jess
Following the great success last year, a second night of Music in the P.A.R.C. will be hld on 7th September in the Amphitheatre, Piedra Amarilla, Partaloa. A great mixture of music supplied by the Dee Sharp Due, Almeria Strings and the Voices of Almanzora Choir with soloists, and Scottish compere Ted, holding everything together – come along and join in! The concert starts at 8pm, bar open from 6.30pm. Tickets are 7€ each available from Girasol, One Stop Pool Shop, Essentials and the Booking Office on 617 856 680 All proceeds in support of FACE, who will be organising a raffle.
Sunday 18th August Happy 79th Birthday to our dear friend Jess Lots of Love from all your friends in Arboleas xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Wishing
Phil
a wonderful day on Wednesday 14th, and thank you for a fabulous 20 years of marriage. Lots of Love Angie x
Thankyou from Age Concern,Arboleas
Age Concern would like to thank everyone who helped to make the recent fund-raising event at Bar International such a success. Thankyou to the stall holders, to UB Funky for the great music, everyone who came along and, of course, the hosts at the Bar International. The new Age Concern shop in Arboleas is very busy - call in for bargains or to borrow equipment, ask advice etc. The shop is in Placeta Padre, Arias 26, Arboleas. Volunteers and donations of goods and clothes to sell are always needed. photo - Shop Manageress Margaret Ridyard and Madam President Cathy Stott
Happy Birthday
Angie
from Ruby and all your friends here at Jacks. Hope you have a wonderful day.
start the party!
Wishing
Celebrate the start of Partaloa Fiesta with Matt Black & Steve Fisher at El Poli on Thursday 15th August from 6pm – FREE ENTRY – snacks available
Angie
a very happy birthday from all your friends at Jacks, La Vida and Sol Times x
tAEKWONDO 9 yrs +
Mon: 7pm - 8.30pm Wed: 5.15 - 6.45pm Fri: 5.30pm - 7pm
4 - 8 year olds
Wed: 4.15 - 5.15pm Fri: 4.30pm - 5.30pm
kids
club
free
www. tkdspain.webs.com
ALBOX
weekly quiz nights with CHERRY Original Quizzes
Questions to make you think! Smile & Ponder...
This week’s word is MAVEN but what does it mean? Get this BONUS question correct and earn an extra point for your team in next week’s Quiz!!! A really enjoyable night out - All levels welcome from 7.30pm Come on your own or bring a team - Prizes & Wooden spoon presented on the night! And Quirky Quizzes have spread their wings ~ they are also on Tuesday evenings at Jack’s in Albox ~ so if you can’t make it to La Vida, then we’d love to see you at Jack’s instead!!
La Albox
tuesdays 7.30pm
VidaVenue
el Cucador
Monday evenings 7.30pm
The medieval night held at Bistro Bonita, in Cerro Gordo on Saturday 3rd August was attended by 36 guests of which 20 were in period costume. A King and Queen presided over the lavish banquet of which the food was plentiful! The magnificent feast began with Salmon and Prawns along with an array of meats including Lamb, Chicken and Pork. Salads and potatoes were also there in there plenty! Dessert was Apple Dumplings and Cornish heavy cake, washed down with Mead, Wine and Ale. The stocks were on view as guests arrived to deter bad behaviour; a few guests entered into the spirit of the evening and had wet sponges thrown at them. The King gave a toast to Chris and the serving wenches and thanked them for a wonderful evening and magnificent food. Chris was highly delighted at the success of the event and was thrilled that the guests had enjoyed themselves and had entered into the spirit of the evening.
FREE La
1st lesson
Indigo Gym - Mojacar Playa
Tel: 646 844 708
Medieval Banquet A Success
Restaurant
Restaurant open Fri & Sat 6PM - 9PM for a la carte - Waitress served in restaurant or on the patio garden New menu up to 3 courses available. Booking preferred
Sunday lunch 12:30 - 5:00 New summer menu Waitress served in restaurant or on the patio garden OPEN 9AM-LATE MON-SAT 10-6 SUN
950 120 718 / 610 641 567 jacksalbox@gmail.com
VidaBar El
Cucador
Monday
Homemade Quiche, Coleslaw, Salad & Chips
TUESDAY special
Spicy Chicken Curry & Rice or Cod Fillet & Chips
5€ 5€
5€ Thursday Pie Night 5€
wednesday supper
Half Roast Chicken Chips & Salad Gammon Chips & Peas Homemade Pies, Chips & Peas SERVED 6-9PM ladies friendly darts wed 8pm
all welcome
all Premier league Luncheon football live 2 courses
tapas 6 €uro
Selection
1€ Each
Open Every Day 12pm - Late Tel: 950 634 562 • lavidacucador@gmail.com book the Venue: For your Private Parties, Weddings and Birthdays etc.
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SOL CLASSIFIEDS SOLTIMES www.soltimes.com see us online everyday FOR SALE
advertise all your unwanted items for sale in this section
any single item up to 300€ free of charge
email: sales@soltimes.com
ink cartridges refills or buy a compatable at great prices. We love to save you money. ICS shop inside liberty seguros insurance, Calle malaga (next to puppy rescue) or call 609 199 394 household Sale. items furniture and garden equipment at Calle Urcal 44, Urcal (Exit 536) on Saturday and Sunday 17th/18th August 12.30 5.30 pm Lot Of Fishing Gear ( Iceboxes, Anchors, Ropes, Tackle, Fishing Reels, Etc.) Tel: 648 831 300 Almerimar Beach Fishing Eq u i p m e n t . Brand new 14ft 3 piece carbon/ glass beach fishing rod in cloth bag with brand new still boxed sea fixed spool reel loaded with line. 40€ ono. Also lots of coarse and carp fishing tackle and bait. Much too much too list. Jim: 602 376 396. EXERCISE BIKE carl lewis emg51 – 60€ [own transport required] Tel: 657 824 729. Inflatable Rib Boat 3 metre for sale. 299€ Tel: 620 112 193 SUBMERSI BLE PUMP. Papillon clean/dirty water electric pump. Good as new. Cost 90€. A bargain at 30€. Tel: 950 137 367. Steam Iron. A Profesional
Planchado 2000 watt. As new (cost 44€). Now 30€ Mojacar Tel: 666 132 422 or 950 472 698 Royal Albert China Complete Tea Service. “ L a v e n d e r Rose”. Excellent c o n d i t i o n . Beautiful 50€ Mojacar Tel: 666 132 422 or 950 472 698 A New Camping Gaz BBQ. Top of the range. El Prado 7000 watt. Electronic Gas. Never used. Offers over 95€ (cost 154€) To view and seen working. (Mojacar) Tel: 666 132 422 or 950 472 698 VITRO MAGIC CE R AMIC electric hotplate. Cooks meat, fish, vegetables, etc. A quick and easy barbecue. A bargain at 10€ Tel: 950 137 367 Industrial C o ff e e grinder suitable for use
in Bar. 40€ ono. Roquetas De mar. Tel: 659 683 447.
wanted cont...
Hairdressing equipment wanted to include backwash chair plus adjustable hairdressers chairs, Large mirrors etc can collect must be in good condition Tel. 647 379 878 email: retreatcucador@gmail.com
Air-con
For all your
air conditioning needs Graham & Barry on 620 112 193 or 667 853 062
Almost new Microwave (orbegozo). Seen working. 25€ Mojacar Tel: 666 132 422 or 950 472 698 L o r e a l Casting Crème Gloss hair colour Blackcurrent 262,Brand new and unopened 4€ Vera Area Tel: 634 302 967
MD Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration S.L.
MD S.L
City & Guilds Fully Qualified F-Gas Certified
25 years sole experience in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
not a jack of all trades
For all your installation or service MD Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration S.L offers requirements including our latest info@md-aircon.com telephone 950 432 110 / 607 364 917
607 364 917 or 950 432 110
baby equipment hire cont...
business opportunity
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY LAND FOR SALE, VERA
BABY HIRE
10,000sqm2 Suitable for commercial building of 3,000sqm2 the visiting baby 4 minutes to Vera Centre Car seats,high chairs, stair gates, 10 minutes to the beach with sea views. cots etc 14€ per square metre. Everything for
Tel: 950 436 581 or 666 375 688 expectingababy @hotmail.co.uk
Call Steve for information
672 862 604
carpentry carpenter & shop fitter looking for work full or part time tel: 633 507 165
WILDWOOD Bespoke Joinery
For all your carpentry requirements
Fast, efficient, competitive service.
Tel: 634 328 574
james@wildwood.es
email: info@md-aircon.com KEN W OOD computers JUICER Model md_aircon@mobileemail.vodafone.es JE600 plus book Steve Hayes Airport services as new. 30€ Tel: Informatica 680 357 748.
Nice & Easy Perfect 10 Hair colour Black 02, Brand new and unopened 4€ Vera area Tel: 634 302 967 W HEELCHAI R For Sale, Folding,Self P r o p e l l e d . Delivery may be possible, 60€ ono Tel: 950 329 416 / 603 195 451
free for hire
www.AAparking.es Tel: 639 081 067
Transport?? Airport Airport Parking services Alicante Almeria Murcia shopping trips New hospital Servicing / Repairs appointments etc A i r p o r t t r a n sf e rs 663 429 521 pick up all areas, professional competitive rates. For a quote please reliable visit www. spanish service estateagent.c om or call 661 143 871
Cheap
DJ WANTED Call Brian 634 305 132
Pc’s, Laptops, Printers etc. Sales & Repairs on-site callout / tuition. Consumables Albox, Almeria
c a r l o s s a l i e n t e plumbing & heating for solar pool heating, solar hot water installations and repairs. call 950 930 900 or 968 969 962, email carlos.saliente@ gmail.com
baby equipment hire
Professional Baby Equipment Hire Free delivery & collection, All our commercial kitchen oven must equipment has been purchased from new be in good working order, can collect call Tel: 615 806 126 609 199 394 thebabyhirecentre@hotmail.com
drainage cont...
LICENSED POZO/septic tank emptying • Installation of new septic tanks with certificates • Repairs to existing pozos • CCTV Camera Inspection Call Andy on 950 091 109 or 648 768 587
Email: blockeddrainsrus@albox-online.net
Tel: 950 120 900
construction
construction
alternative energy
Solar Wind Power Solutions. Over 15 years installation in Albox Private parties Private parties e x p e r i e n c e . established Birthday etc, Birthday etc, 12 years in all events all events catered for Spain. Call Phil catered for competitive call for more call Bar for more for prices 636 261 information: information 950 120 718 240 email:info@ 950 634 562 sunergyalmeria. com www.sunergy wanted almeria.com
Venue @ La Vida El Cucador
Need
business services
Cleaning of Septic Tanks ▪ Emptying of septic Tanks & Cesspits, with high pressure cleaning ▪ Small unblockages of pipes & drainage
Pool Cleaning & Water Tanks Mat Murray 647 841 750 matmurrayes@gmail.com established in spain for 14 years
fully legal
drainage
Contact: 675 838 808 electrical
Knowles & Abbott no.1 for electrics and plumbing. Re-wires, free to air UK satellite systems 950 137 208 or 638 010 691
Drainage ELECTRICIAN Solutions • Emergency Drain Cleaning • High Pressure Water Jetting • CCTV Surveys • Drainage Repairs • Location of Cesspits • Qualified Engineer • Expert Reports
Established 9 years in spain
Tel: 616 531 283 or 670 088 966
Neil Godwin
25 years experience Full City & Guilds
Fully insured & legal
Boletins supplied
Tel : 687 245 569
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english lessons English Lessons by TEFL Qualified English Teacher. Call 664 291 793 after 6pm
House
equipment hire
proud
House proud a family business helping to keep your home proud!!! All household jobs covered including cleaning, ironing, shopping & much more.... specialist services also available call for details
painter & decorator
Immediate Cash. Quick decision. * We cover all areas * We turn up, give cash & carry * We buy almost anything – The Highest Cash Prices Paid
gardening
landscape gardening
Tel: 679 207 545 or 636 411 540
insurance
Elaine’s Wools
potty finca services professional tree felling & pruning, including all types of palm trees
strimming of overgrown gardens & hedge cutting spanish registered. logs available ring john on 616 855 294 or 950 163 930
1
should call please**
hobby/craft
Call Graham & Barry now for free estimate 620 112 193 or 667 853 062
Paving
Bespoke paving to suit all !! Handmade paving,
quality UK wool & accessories. Come & view my display Also at
available Camposol,
Mazarron Call 667 273 889 elaines wools@gmail.com
glenn & jayne
have great offers on Life Insurance same people same great service new name
Tel: 950 121 943
infoalbox.libertyseguros@gmail.com
iron/metal works
The Metal works
Grills, railings, gates of all types, security/ sliding/roller, rejas, concertina doors etc. Tel: Keith Wood on
638 900 949
Landscaping, maintenance and much more !!
T & T Metals For all quality metal works, including gates, railings, rejas, staircases, gazebos & chain-link fencing Tel: 950 431 738
legal
avon cosmetics Tel Claire 691 987 454 avon fromclaire@ yahoo.es
heating C a r l o s (Saliente) plumbing & heating services. If it involves water, we can help! www. carlossaliente.com Tel: 968 969 962
If you wish us to print an article about a particular topic in our regular space on pg 16, please email info@daviessolicitors.com
plumbing
KNOWLES plumbing No 1 for Plumbing
All types of Plumbing
Central Heating Gas/Oil - Solar Hot Water Boiler Servicing, Repairs & Replacements Water Leaks - Sewage Blockages Water Deposit Tanks 500-8000l Pool Pumps - Septic Tanks Osmosis Systems
TELEPHONE: 950137197 / 606807797
CA R LO S S ALIENTE Plumbing and Heating offer machined boiler decals for gas water heaters for just €65 – aguafuerte is not the answer! Call 950 930 900 or 968 969 962, email c ar lo s.s aliente@ gmail.com
watch tv for free
For all your over 25 years experience plumbing needs give your property or business Fully Qualified a fresh look this summer heating engineer
Tel: 649 186 107 or
email thunderpaul2003@hotmail.com PLASTERER
British plasterer All work guaranteed Tel Paul 634 327 201 Palomino Kennels, Exclusive Boarding Kennels/Cattery, All Diet requirements catered for, vet on 24/7 standby, Tel: 662 668 423 or 950 067 051
No need for kennels or cattery Pet sitting in your own home, Arboleas & local area. Call Vanessa on 637 061 482
friendly mare
9 years old 14.3hh 1.50m 500€ Telephone 678 838 547
woodhouse boarding kennels & cattery arboleas Small friendly kennels, 24hr vets service, pet transporting arranged, welcome to view ministry approved
Tracy Mobile 650 211 952
stables Rancho Luz Del Sol, Retamar, Partaloa. One to one or group lessons, latest EN standard hats provided. Escorted hacking and treks. Qualified BHS Instructor. Call Erika Drew on 678 838 547
TRAVELLING IN AIR CONDITIONED VEHICLE DELIVERED TO DOOR PETS STAY IN PET FRIENDLY HOTELS. ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL AVAILABLE
(0034) 667 235 205 (sp) (0044) 7850 575862
go to www. soltimes.com
contact barry 667 853 062 or graham 620 112 193
for all the latest programmes
PROPERTY section
VERA APARTMENT FOR RENT SHORT-TERM/HOLIDAY RENTAL
pets section
pet taxi
Tel: Ian 634 389 890 health & beauty
Optica Albox All your optical needs, eye tests, hearing tests, contact lenses Tel: 950 121 991
house clearance
**ONLY serious & immediate sellers
• Block work • Balustrades • Paving Driveways & Paths
OPTICIANS
PAINTER / DECORATOR
THE HOUSE CLEARING SPECIALIST
Fly screens sliding, pull down & doors, made to measure, enclosures also installed, for more info or free quote, contact graham 620 112 193 or 667 853 062
Phil the Pick Locksmith 24 hours. Locked Out? Locks fitted/upgraded house safes. Arboleas & surrounding area. Special weekend rates. Tel: 697 243 181
resonable rates
Tel: 634 346 037 634 389 890
fly screens
locksmith
2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHROOM, pENTHOUSE APARTMENT IN VERA PLAYA ALL MOD CONS, BALCONY & ROOF TERRACE OFFERING FANTASTIC VIEWS cALL 663 977 230 EMAIL: gedfab@yahoo.com Vera Playa Apartment
for SALE detatched cortijo
20mins from mojacar, 4 beds, 2 baths, Open plan living areas, kitchen & diningroom as well as a workshop, courtyard front & back & room for a pool. Mountain views.
holiday let in almanzora €150,000 Plot 2000m2, 3 Beds 2 Baths, Kitchen/dining Room Porch, includes Furniture, Fence Around The House
Tel: 673 502 867
energy performance certificates avoid large fines & hefty prices
all property for sale or rent needs one property up to 120m for 130€ inc IVA qualified & registered engineer call 618 830 754
649 186 107 thunderpaul2003@ hotmail.com
ARBOLEAS self contained 1 bedroom apartment with B & B facilities offered starting from 25€ per night, walking distance of Arboleas & Zurgena
Tel: 950 449 074 or 634 368 071 Long term rentals also considered 175€ + bills chalmersj8@hotmail.co.uk
€29,995
1 bed 1 bath Apartment
on Cortijo Grande Golf. Close to Turre / Mojacar New white goods. Fully Legal. Parking, views T: 664 291 793
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are you a trade Business? advertise in the classified section & reach over 30,000 potential customers Classified box from 9€. lineage only 45 cents per word - Deadline 5pm Friday Contact Paulette on 950 121 936 or 902 750 190 ext 332
BE SEEN 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR
REMOVALS
DAVE’S TRANSPORT 7.5 Ton, Lorry Part loads, Self load/Unload Minimal rates, Owner Driver
With an entry in the
SOLTIMES
business directory
From just €15 for 3 months
www.soltimes.com Tel: Paulette on 950 121 936
Or email: sales@soltimes.com
recruitment
Albox
experienced with a smile bar staff part time evening shifts
Call Rob on 609 199 394
Spain/uk/Local Storage available, based “Los Gallardos” &”hertfordshire”
Call now 0034 620 049 524 (Es) 00 44 794 3135 214 (UK) woodnco@hotmail.com
UK - SPAIN - UK Professional,Friendly & Caring Fully insured, scheduled monthly door to door service
uk@fmtransport.co.uk www.fmtransport.co.uk +44 (0) 1582 499 836 +44 (0) 7977 754 389
SPAIN UK SPAIN Removals Friendly Reliable Service Fully Legal Special deals from UK - Spain Office: 968 564 298 Mobile: 696 621 884 marmenorremovals@hotmail.com
Car parts
“RE-PLATE” MATE
Need quality new parts for any car
for sensible prices on all parts Clutches, Brakes, alternators, service kits
634 337 185
De Lima’sremovals Local, National & international REMOVALS & STORAGE Quality Second hand furniture showroom
263 Paseo del Mediterraneo Mojacar Playa, Next to Sal Marina Hotel Mon-Sat: 10am-2pm Call Marc on 647 006 183 or Jo on 600 344 565 or e-mail enquiries@delimas.biz
www.delimas.biz
fortnightly SERVICE TO & FROM UK FULL OR PART LOADS
satellite/television
Rob on 609 199 394
A1 Sky Television Systems, Satellite TV installations, alignment of dishes etc. Coming soon UKTV without a dish Call for more info. Tel Dave: 628 607 778
GB
Starter Motors, headlights
Free quote go online or phone
E
www.carpartsinspain.com
or telephone 692 930 326
car & van hire
Van hire
ONE WAY
UK to Spain or Spain to UK
*LOCAL *NATIONAL *EUROPEAN
* COLLECTION & DELIVERY *STORAGE
TEL: 667 235 205
Pick up/drop off locations Throughout UK, France and Spain
for sale
Don’t take a chance! Don’t break the Law! Let us take the hassle away from you and re-register your vehicle on to Spanish plates WE PROMISE TO BEAT ANY GENUINE QUOTATION For a full service contact:
Alan 662 249 159
www.replatematecostablanca.com
wanted cont.. URGENTLY REQUIRED
ENGLISH & SPANISH CARAVANS, CARS, MOTORHOMES & VANS ANY CONDITION WE COLLECT! THROUGHOUT SPAIN
80on0o€
ltimes sold thanks to the so Bargain 10,500€
1996 Mitsubishi Challenger 2.8
Shift work is required & weekends
for more information
number plates
motorbike daelim 125, dor 2006, 6840km, average 20km a week, gloss black, very good condition, powerful engine, absolute bargain, owner going back to uk 2 helmets included
Then we want to meet you!
salary will include a contract
car parts
From a parcel to a small house move
creative cook
Full Time Cook is required at Jacks, Albox We are looking for an experienced person used to working in a fast paced kitchen You will be able to produce delicious home cooked food to a high standard
motoring section
3000€ ono
Auto Diesel, RHD, Climate Control, EW, Heated Rear & Front Windows, Folding Mirrors, Tow Bar, Tinted Glass, Spanish Registered, ITV August 2014, 120,000kms,
Mikes Mobile Mechanics All types of service, repair & ITV testing Fully qualified & legal with over 35 years experience Ring Mike 628 350 178 or 636 824 974
Mobile motor mechanic covering all areas, fully qualified & legal, over 30 years experience, Call Paul on 617 150 300
Landrover mechanic
servicing & repairs of all landrovers parts supplied & fitted
call 673 502 867
TEL: 636 411 540 OR 679 207 545
Do you have a caravan, vehicle, or motorbike for sale
To advertise Tel: 674 496 422 your wanted vehicle in the motoring section & uk cars & vans reach over 32,000 bought for cash readers Immaculate Condition
mobile mechanics
for more details
This size advert is only 10€
This size advert is only 10€
wanted Tel: 667 235 205
call paulette on 950 121 936
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viewpoint alqueria - Pacoism
I don’t like shopping, thus I go to Mercadona, where I can get everything that I need under one roof. Non-household shopping, by which I mean clothes, shoes, bags, curtain, cushions, etc. is no more pleasurable, but still at times necessary. For these items the one roof principle gives way to the one stop principle, e.g. the Shopping Centre - Specifically, the Almenara
outside Lorca. We needed between us shoes, shorts, tops and T shirts, but we didn’t need a size chart, because we knew what size we were. However, what we didn’t know is what size the various items were – it may say 34 on the label, but 34 what? It started with trainers for me – easy, size 6 or 40 will fit. Oh, no they won’t! Like the Ugly Sister in Cinderella there is no way my foot was going into a size 6; size 8 had to be called for, which turned out to be a 41. Now there’s an anomaly; If 6 = 40, and 8 = 41, where has size 7 gone? Shorts for Pete was no easier. We soon gave up selection by label size, and chose by the oldfashioned method of holding the item up and judging the size by eye. He retired into the cubicle with size 38, 42 and 52, where he discovered that 38 was too big, 52 a bit snug, but 42 was perfect! With our shopping tolerance waning by the minute we riffled through the thousands of T shirts, totally disregarding the size labels, and chose a dark blue M, which was the same size as its neighbour XL, but without the garish logo. Having waded through acres of men’s walking shorts in the sports shops but drawn a complete blank for women’s walking shorts, I pinned my hopes on C & A, which is normally a good hunting ground for me as I am C & A shaped. Yes, they had shorts. In two sizes – Advanced Anorexia or Elephant’s Comfort Fit. I gave up and glanced dismally at the bras, where my size, according to the size conversion label, is 90. I have no idea what 90 relates to, as no part of my chest area measures 90 anythings! They had plenty of bras, all between size 80 and 110. Are C & A deliberately discriminating against the normal sized woman? Midway between anger and despair I wandered past the Sale rail, where 3 blouses fell into my hand – XS, M and 48/50. They all were the identical dimensions and all fitted – so josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk what size am I? I don’t know!
By Jos Biggs
Welcome To the Twilight Zone
World shattering ideas and the best wheezes, always seem to pop into my head in that half sleep/half wakeful no-man’s land. And I know that it’s either drag myself out of my comfortable bed and make notes quickly, thereby upsetting my lovely lady by switching on the light, or go back to sleep in the knowledge that come morning, they will have melted away like snow in Barbados and be lost forever. And so it was last night, when a vision of the Queens Corgi’s appeared uninvited into my almost comatose head. Don’t ask me why, nothing royal had crossed my mind that day, neither had dogs or anything remotely doggy. But there they were, sitting side by side, just looking at me expectantly. I was determined not to get out of bed and reach for my note book and threw them a mental stick to chase, but they were having none of it and just sat there with lolloping tongues, willing me to come up with some Corgi type tales. And although I did manage to resist the idea of dragging myself to the computer, I spent the
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next God knows how many hours – fully awake – allowing all sorts of scenarios to troupe in bizarre procession through the twilight world of my imagination. All it needed to recall every eccentric detail this morning, was the trigger word ‘Corgi’. I’ve always thought that it would be a real eye opener to be a fly on the wall inside the royal apartments, to catch glimpses of Her Majesty and Phil totally relaxed and away from the glare of the media. After all they are just two flesh and blood people like the rest of us when you get right down to it. So there they are in their lynge, in dressing gowns and wearing Homer Simpson slippers. The Queen is knitting a cardy for baby George as she catches up with Emmerdale on telly, and the Duke is nodding off - a whiskey and soda on the table beside him - as one of the Corgi’s lets one go. Now I’m sorry, they might be royalty, but dogs is dogs and they all have the same disgusting habits and peculiarities.
200TH ARTICLE A HUGE
THANK YOU
TO COLIN WHO HAS BEEN WRITING FOR US FOR OVER 4.5 YEARS NOW! ED X
By Colin Bird : badbirdnow@gmail.com
The Queen is the first to notice the change of atmosphere and naturally does what any woman would do, and that’s blame her partner. “Is that you Phillip?” she retorts, wrinkling her nose in distaste. “What? . . . no it’s that bloody mutt Candy” He observes, kicking the nearest dog. It has to be noted that in fact not all the Queens dogs are pure bred Corgis, Candy and Vulcan being what are known as Dorgis – a cross between Corgis and Dachshunds - and who can therefore legitimately be referred to as mutts. And as if by way of confirmation, Candy lifts her head and with her whole front end doing a ‘U’ turn, she sniffs the grey cloud hovering around her rear end and delivers the surprised look that all dogs give at times like this and which basically says: “Was that me? . . . Really?” A footman enters carrying a tray of cocoa for HM; another Scotch for HRH, and a plate of custard creams. As he turns to leave, one of the Dorgi’s/ Corgi’s, attaches itself to his left leg in a death lock as it tries to achieve what Mick Jagger apparently could not, back in 1965 and proceeds to vigorously hump his calf. But Royal footmen are impeccably trained and made of stern stuff, so pretending not to notice, and gathering as much dignity as possible, he about turns and with head held high exits with immaculate decorum, complete with a panting dog superglued to his leg. You have to assume that the royal hounds have the run of the house, so it must be a nightmare making sure that little wet messages and embarrassing Richard the Thirds are cleared away as quickly and discretely as possible. Perhaps there is a dog flap in the drawbridge, so that they have easy access to the gardens, but whose job is it to clean up after them?
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Whether Pacoism will rival the great religions of the world only time will tell. Whether Existentialists or Humanist will convert to the Pacoist philosophy, we will have to wait and see. Presently Pacoism only flourishes in Alqueria. Groups of travellers make pilgrimages to the village just to worship at the feet of Loco Paco. The great man had absolutely no idea of what was going on. His world is one of a finely crafted veneer meticulously built up over the years. Anything outside of his small terraced house was a complete mystery to him. His only friends are a Saharan Dung Beetle called Benjy and an imaginary five foot rodent. To the Travellers the three identities form the ‘Holy Trinity of the Divine Paco’. The villagers themselves were delighted at this influx of visitors and their cash. The Travellers consumed Remitroot at an unnerving rate, their hedonistic community relished the effects of the liquor particularly its qualities as an aphrodisiac. Although the traders of Alqueria were delighted the population in general were rather puzzled and surprised at the choice of the ‘Holy One’. It is a commonly held belief that simply staying in bed drains Paco’s intellectual reserves. Paco’s followers believe Manuela to be his foil and therefore the Evil One, calling her ‘La Diablesa’ and making the sign of ‘La Moza Malvada’ whenever she appears. This did not surprise the villagers however, they have had their suspicions for years. Manuela did nothing to disprove this conviction. It all added to her kudos, her mystery, her control over the male population of the Pueblo. The route from Órgiva to Alqueria is by now a well-trodden one. A pilgrim’s trail for the Travellers. Groups sit crossed legged under Paco’s window discussing his philosophy and miracles. Paco’s philosophy is one woven around him without his knowledge or consent, certainly without his understanding. The miracles The Miracle of the Crying Virgin. This turned out to be Pilar Redondorodillas keeper of the local bakery. The flour made her appear as a plaster saint, the crying because Paco had walked in and as for being a virgin, sheer invention. The Apparition of the Dancing Man. This figure appears on Paco’s patio dancing and singing in an incomprehensible and unknown language. It usually appears a day or so after Blythe Gruntmore, the resident Englishman and Geordie receives his Newcastle Brown Ale shipment from Gibraltar. Even someone as intellectually challenged as Paco couldn’t remain oblivious to his new found status indefinitely. He began putting two and two together. Despite several wrong answers the realisation finally dawned and it made Paco feel rather uncomfortable.
(No of course they don’t have a drawbridge at Buck House; that’s just me being silly). I can’t see Her Majesty carrying poop bags around with her, so some poor servant must have the responsibility for this distasteful task. And how would he or she have got the job. I mean how would it have been advertised? That’s a question for another
sleepless night. These then were the musings of my tired and hyper active imagination – and I haven’t even started on Prince Phillip’s ferrets, or the palace parrots with their colourful collection of ribald songs, courtesy of the Duke’s coaching. I should really get out more...
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I think it’s good that we celebrate so many important events throughout the year, with days set aside for things like World Peace Day, World Literacy Day and World Environmental Day. All are worthy and important events, but what of the other, lesser known days, what do we do to celebrate them? In July every year in America they have National French Fries Day. Really? They celebrate chips with a day to themselves? I suppose it must be held on a Friday, what do you think? Sorry, that was like a joke-a bit. Strangely enough, the day that National French Fries Day is celebrated is also Embrace Your Geekness Day. Now come on, who on earth sits in a darkened room night after night, drinking gallons of Red Bull inventing ridiculous things to celebrate and why chips and geeks? Surely there are others who are equally worthy of being remembered with a day all to themselves? What’s wrong with, say, National Pest Control Operative Day, or National Person Who Makes Your Hot Chocolate at Starbucks Day? Worryingly, there are sites that recommend presents for many of these days and for the Geek in your life, if you have one-a Geek that is, not a lifethere are recommendations to buy Geek or Nerd clothing, whatever that may be, or subscriptions to things like PC World. Now look, I’m beginning to become suspicious. Chips day, Geeks Day and other days like themyes there are many-are designed only with the intention of getting us to part with our money. Maybe they should rename those days National Gullibility Day? They’re harmless I suppose, apart from costing a small fortune in sending appropriate greetings cards and gifts, if you take them seriously. My favourite Day is Peculiar People Day, celebrated on 10 January, so next year, don’t forget that strange person in your life and send a card telling them how odd they are. I’m sure they’ll see the funny Graham is married side of it and not want to visit you in the dead of to Helen and has a daughter, Alice. night with a sinister look in their eyes to administer He lives part of the a Norman Bates moment or two. year near Albox, If you can wait, in September there are two days but works in Qatar, teaching. If you wish that surely are especially for politicians amongst us. to contact Graham First we have National Procrastination Day, I think, regarding this then Ask a Stupid Question Day. I’m confident that article email: helenandg@yahoo. they’ll do justice to both-as they manage to do co.uk every day!
Spain & Morocco’s Differences of Opinion courtesy Wikipedia
The Pot and the Kettle
The Islas Chafarinas are three small islands located just 3.5km off the coast of Morocco, they have been occupied by the Spanish since 1847 with the only residents being a 190 strong military garrison. There used to be a colony of the world’s second rarest seal the Mediterranean Monk Seal living there but by 1990 they had all been murdered by fishermen for ‘stealing’ their fish. The Alhucemas islands consist of three islands all within hailing distance of Morocco. The Penon de Alhucemas at just 200m off the Moroccan coast is the largest with a Spanish fortress housing a garrison of 30 men on it. The other two islands are Isla la Mar at 207m away and the Isla de Tierra is closer still being just 93m from its African neighbour. Next we have Penon de Velez de Gomera; this island is so close to Morocco that in 1934 a huge storm washed so much sand between them that it created an 85m beach to connect them. It’s classed as the world’s shortest land border. A Spanish
garrison is stationed on the fort that’s built on the 100m high rock. Last summer the Committee for the liberation of Ceuta and Melilla which included the local mayor managed to scale the rock and plant Moroccan flags before getting arrested. 1790 was the last time there was a military attempt to get it back from Spain. It looks like a ‘Mini-Me’ of another place that’s been in the news recently – Gibraltar. The Isla de Perejil is uninhabited lying 250m off the coast of Morocco, about 13 km from mainland Spain with ownership disputed between the two countries. Morocco placed some Army cadets there in July 2002 to stop illegal immigrants and smugglers using the island. Spain was having none of it and a week later sent a major invasion force consisting of the Air Force, the Navy and their elite commando unit across the Straits of Gibraltar to valiantly retake the island from the terrified teenagers who gave up on the spot without firing a shot. Even the Spanish Legion got involved. The spat was deemed so important that the great warrior Colin
Powell brokered a peace deal which still leaves the island disputed by both sides. The island is again empty apart from some goats with Moroccan nationality. Melilla is part of the European Union and lies in east Morocco. It’s been won and lost by the Spanish many times since they first invaded in 1497. The last conflict ended in 1926. It is twice as large of Gibraltar, with the population of about 75,000 fiercely holding on to their Spanish identity. Melilla was where the Spanish Civil War started with a military revolt against the Republican officers in July 1936. The first concentration camp by the Nationalists was also built here and infamously the town boasts the only statue of Franco still on Spanish soil. King Juan Carlos visited in 2007 causing massive protests in Morocco. I remember Charles and Di’s visit to Gibraltar in 1981 causing a similar stir. Lastly there is Ceuta; 18 miles from Gibraltar and three times the size with a population of 85,000. Invaded by the Portuguese in 1415, a treaty signed in 1668 gave it to Spain just a few years before the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 gave Gibraltar to the British. Ten thousand Moroccans cross the border each day to work there; it has a low tax regime, a strong military presence and is notorious for smuggling. Morocco wants it back but Spain ain’t budging. Sound familiar?
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Now I have your attention, let me explain! A new study says that on average, more than half of the ink from inkjet cartridges is wasted when we throw them in the rubbish bin. Why is that interesting? According to the study, we are throwing them out when the printers are telling us that the cartridge is empty and this, usually, isn’t true. The study by TÜV Rheinland looked at inkjet efficiency across multiple brands, including Epson; who were among the highest rated, at more than 80 percent efficiency using single-ink cartridges and not too surprisingly, commissioned the study; Lexmark, Canon, HP, Kodak, and Brother. The test was a simple one, weigh an unused, empty cartridge of the type being tested, to get a baseline weight. Weigh a full cartridge and finally re-weigh it when the printer says it is empty. Simple! That’s the first problem. Printers routinely report that they are low on ink even when they aren’t. We, the user, assuming that the printer is reporting the accurate measurement of ink used, according throw out the used cartridge. The truth is that there can be up to 20% of the original quantity of ink left in the cartridge. You are being conned out of 1 fifth of the possible printing that could be done and in some cases there are still hundreds of pages worth of ink left. Now add this to the fact that when you buy a new printer the cartridges are usually only half full in relation to the ‘normal’ standard cartridge, and the cost of replacing these cartridges is almost equivalent to buying a new printer, and that these cartridges are all the same size but are marketed at ‘standard’ and ‘high-capacity’ and differ only by the amount of ink! Then you will begin to see just how much you are being lied to and conned! The second issue is a familiar one: multi-ink cartridges are marked “empty” when only one colour runs low. Multi-ink cartridges store three to five colours in a single cartridge. Printing too many photos from the air show will kill your cartridge faster than you can say “blue skies,” as dominant colours (say, “blue”) are used faster than the others. Therein lies the reason Epson backed the study: the company is singing the praises of its single-ink cartridge approach, an approach which is necessarily more efficient in terms of wasted ink because there’s only one colour per cartridge, and thus only one cartridge to replace when that colour runs out. Still, the unintended result of this study is that regardless of the battle between single- and multi-ink cartridges, inkjet printers themselves are way off the mark when it comes to reporting the fullness of their cartridges. Next week we can look at possible solutions to this problem. I am waiting for you, the reader, who might be experiencing problems, to suggest the best day(s) to have a regular ‘clinic’ at ‘Jacks Bar’, where you can come and get your computer related problems diagnosed FREE of charge! Now that has to be a good deal :-) For further information or advice on computing, contact Trevor on 689 892 745 or canducomputing@hotmail.co.uk
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It is fortunate that I have a grand voyage of my own planned to really put it through its paces. And I am pleased to report that it scored very highly with the Saunders family. I want to whisk my family away for a long weekend to Tichborne’s Farm Cottages in Wiltshire and all our belongings would not have fitted into a standard car. It is only when you have at least two children that you realise
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many cars just aren’t big enough anymore. They won’t fit all the paraphernalia. But this cavernous yank easily swallows everything including our cumbersome tandem pushchair, together with one crib, four days of food for the self-catering break, various suitcases for the girls and a couple of shirts for me... Life is so very easy with the Chrysler. Everything is electrically operated including the power
Forum Golf Society Forum Golf Society played a Double Par Medal at Lorca on August 9th, and on a perfect day for golf the overall scoring wasn´t quite as good as the conditions could have permitted although three players did manage to break par.
Bob Cowan continued this year´s good form to win with a net 68, one better than Both Derek Manning (second) & Maurice Jamieson (third) who both scored 2 under par 68s. Mick Smith (71) was fourth
Transfer Update So far this summer, there have been over 200 transfer deals involving the 20 Premiership clubs, and listed here are some of the players who will be donning a new club shirt in what I believe is Europe’s (if not the world’s) best League in 2013-14. Arsenal Yaya Sanogo (Auxerre) Aston Villa Alek Tonev (Lech Poznam), Jores Okore (Nordsjaelland), Leandro Bacuna (Groningen), Nicklas Helenium (Aalborg), Antonio Luna (Sevilla) Cardiff City Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen), Gary Medel (Sevilla) Chelsea Andre Scurrie (Bayer Leverkusen), Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse Arnhem), Cristian Cuevas (O’Higgins), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham) Crystal Palace Jose Campana (Sevilla) Everton Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona), Arouna Kone & Antolin Alcaraz (Wigan) Fulham Sasha Riether (Cologne), Derek Boateng (Dnipro), Fernando
& Fran Elam (72) fifth, with nearest the pin prizes going to Maurice Jamieson, Pat Garrigan & Phil Elam With just three events remaining before the final 8 qualifiers for Forum´s player of the year are decided, the latest results meant that there is now a new leader, with the top 5 players separated by just 10 points. Current Standings are Derek Manning 116pts Bob Cowan 114pts 97pts Terry Moore 111pts
Amorebieta (At. Bilbao), Maarten Stekelenberg (Roma), Abel Taarbat (QPR), ArneFreddy Pulmain (Lens) Hull City Alan McGregor (Besiktas), Danny Graham & Ahmed Elmohamady (Sunderland), Yannick Sagbo (Evian) Liverpool Kolo Toure (Manchester City), Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), Luis Alberto (Sevilla), Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) Manchester City Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Alvaro Negrado (Sevilla), Steven Jovetic (Fiorentina) Manchester Utd Guillermo Varela (Penarol), Adnam Januazaj (Anderlecht) Newcastle United Olivier Kemen (Metz), Loic Remy (QPR) Norwich City Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon), Leroy Fer (FC Twente), Gary Hooper (Celtic), Javier Garrido (Lazio) Southampton Dejan Lovren (Lyon), Victor Wanyama (Celtic) Stoke City Erik Pieters (PSV),
folding wing mirrors and front seats. The rear doors and boot can be opened or closed by pressing the appropriate button on the keyfob or by the front occupants who can push the roof mounted switches as you can see in the videos at testdrives.biz. The rear passengers aren’t forgotten either because there is a button close to the inside of each door for them to use if desired. The doors also automatically slide open when the
Tony Morgan109pts Phil Elam 106pts Forum´s upcoming fixtures are August 23rd Pairs 2 Man Scramble at Aguilon September 6th Society Championship Round 1 at Valle del Este
external handle is pulled. These rear doors are especially userfriendly when children’s car seats need fitting because there is so much space. Traditional car doors that open outwards often pose a problem when they cannot be fully opened, for instance where there’s another car parked next to you in a car park. The third row of seats, which accommodate three passengers is easily lifted at the click of a button in the boot. This rises or falls with ease and when stowed, the boot is simply enormous. My wife likes the fact that there is a space between the two seats in the second row, giving passengers plenty of room and allowing for long items to be easily stored. Simple to pull up blinds are also fitted inside all the blacked out rear windows for extra protection from the sun. As a treat my eldest daughter is allowed to watch a DVD and headphones are stored in a useful overhead compartment. This large vehicle is famed for its regular appearance in BBC1’s The Apprentice, where it ferries hapless candidates to Lord Sugar’s various challenges. It’s an ideal vehicle for such activities because there is plenty of room inside, making it perhaps more user-friendly than the slightly cheaper but more traditional black cab taxi. With its brilliant black finish, chrome grille, door mirrors and handles the Grand Voyager cuts a
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motoring dashing figure commanding many a second glance from admiring motorists. I like the captain’s style seats, which incorporate fold down armrests in the front and in the second row. The driving position is excellent and it’s a responsive vehicle considering its size although the brakes are not as responsive as I might wish on some occasions. The 2.8-litre diesel engine is a little rough around the edges and can be heard from inside the cabin but for me this just adds to the sense that it is a van and that’s quite appealing. It’s perhaps what the
A-team might have moved up to if they ever became more sophisticated. The six speed auto box is guilty of being a little indecisive at times usually when travelling at low speed up a hill and second gear might do the job just as well as third at around 25 to 30mph. Despite its size it has the power to safely overtake vehicles at speed along Wiltshire’s B-roads. Overall the Chrysler Grand Voyager is unequalled in terms of luxury and capability. We travel around 300 miles on under half a tank. A hard vehicle for the family to return.
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Facts at a glance Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.8 CRD Limited OTR price with options: £36,930 0-60mph: 12.8secs Top speed: 115mph Economy: 30mpg Road tax: £600 a year Watch the video at www.testdrives.biz Advanced motorist Tim Saunders is the former Business and Motoring Editor of the Bournemouth Daily Echo. His regular test reports appear in numerous newspapers, magazines and websites throughout the UK, Ireland & Gibraltar - and now here in Spain! For more information contact Tim on: timasaunders@tiscali.co.uk
September 20th Society Championship Round 2 at Aguilon For further information, contact Phil Elam on 666 847840 / philjelam@yahoo.co.uk, or see www.forumgolfsociety.webs. com
Marc Muniesa (Barcelona) Sunderland Modibo Diakite (Lazio), Valentin Roberge (Maritimo), Cabral (Basel), David Moberg Karlsson (IFK Gothenburg), Jazy Altodoire (AZ Alkmaar), El-Hadji Ba (Le Havre), Emmanuele Graccherini (Juevntus), Alfred N’Diaye (Eriskh) Swansea City Wilfried Bony (Vitesse Arnhem), Jose Canas (Real Betis), Jordo Amat (Espanyol), Alejandro Pozuelo (Real Betis), Gregor Zabrat (NK Domzale), Alex Gogic (Olympiakos), Jonjo Shelvey (Liverpool) Tottenham Paulinho (Corinthians), Nacer Chadli (FC Twente), Roberto Soldado (Valencia) WBA Nicolas Anelka (Shanghai Shenhua), Diego Lugano (PSG), Goran Popov (Dinamo Kiev) West Ham Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Razvan Rat (Shakhtar Donetsek), Adrian Castillo (Real Betis), Alou Diarra (Stade Rennais) * Details up to and including 12 August 2013
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Shore Fishing: Tubby Jimmy’ caught his nickname fish, a tub gurnard, off the rocky arm opposite the Indalo Hotel. ‘London Bill’ has been catching small melva tuna and mackerel from Macenas Beach and rocks. Boat Fishing: ‘Pugwash Pete’ has been out fishing this week with 3 lads from the pueblo. Gabriel caught a few small snappers, mackerel and pickerels. Simon had some good sized mackerel, snappers and pickerel. Keith came into his own with three nice sized stingrays and some mackerel. Pete followed this with two stingrays of his own. Four rays were returned but Pete kept one
angling news with beachcomber john to see if they taste like skate! Interestingly but not a surprise to me that all the stingrays were caught on bottom rigs baited with prawn but offered mid-water and about 65 feet off the bottom. Obviously like our floated live and dead bait methods of tempting them it is bringing the fish up off the bottom to feed. Another great day’s fishing. See photo of Keith and one of his stingrays. ‘Orca Steve told me, “The Tuna are back!” and he’s been catching small melva and bonito trolling. I had noticed a few more Spanish boats using extra fuel so presumed as much. (One of Steve’s mates caught a tuna I’ve never seen before, it had vertical stripes like a wahoo! Watch this space next week) Most other fish seemed to be hanging about the same areas so that is where Steve has been concentrating his efforts to catch fish. The whole area around the Rio Aguas (Abajo) seems to be keeping the fish busy feeding especially on the wash in areas from the sand banks into the old river bed. He’s had several good days
dangling a prawn there with the most memorable moment being ‘Squiddly Sid’ catching two stingrays on the same trip. The first being taken on a float fished live-bait and the second on a standard prawn baited trace. The rays gave him a good fight and it was a first for Sid who was over the moon with his day’s catch. The conditions have been pretty kind to Steve over the past few days giving friends old and new the chance to have some good fishing catching pandoras, pickerels, weavers, bogues, cleaver wrasse, small red snappers, single and banded bream, couch bream, mackerel and Atlantic scad. On most trips out they trolled for 1/2 hour and caught mackerel, a lizard fish, a weaver and of course the small tuna (which were returned to grow on). Coarse Fishing: ‘Baza Barry’ fished Lake Puentes in Lorca and another day at Lake Argos near Calasparra, both venues being in Murcia. Two Murcia matches were won with weights of 70lbs and 40lbs.
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Boxers golf society - 6th August What more could you ask for other than a relaxing coach ride to Murcia and a game of golf in fine company on a superbly presented campo de golf? Well, perhaps a little less humidity would have been good. Overall winner Paul Holley claimed to have been through the best part of 6 litres of water and looked like he’d just walked out of a shower fully dressed when he presented his 37 points for scrutiny. Those in buggies fared a bit better but it was a warm one. At this time of year a field of just 20 players is perfect – good
competition but a reasonably swift round and everyone took good advantage of the perfect fairways and greens. In div. 1, Paul’s 37 was equalled by Dave Lees, who unfortunately lost out as the higher handicapper, and the same thing happened in div. 2 with Richard Measures’ 35 pipping Colin Waters’ similar score. John Kinch, however was out on his own as winner of div. 3 Whilst nobody managed a 2, Peter Stooks, Mike Doyle and Dave France all picked up NTP
Marina Phoenix Golf Society The dreaded medal was the individual competition at Marina de la Torre on Monday 5th August. In reality scoring was good and very close. Margaret Budd lead the Ladies Division with an impressive nett 66 from Ann Kavanagh 70 and Rosalie Fardon 73. The Mens Division was even closer with the first three returning nett 70. After handicap
countback it was first place for Jim Budd from Salvador Morales with Steve Dimmock in third. Thursdays team competition was sponsored by Ann and John Kavanagh before their return to Ireland, following a summer in Mojacar. The Texas Scramble, played in fourballs, was won by Glennys Oliver, Ali Mahmud, Hylton Smith and
prizes. A busy August sees Boxers celebrating the Dia de la Asunción de la Virgen, on the 15th, with a reverential 2 man Texas Scramble at Macenas The annual doubles competition will be played at Valle del Este on the 19th and an inter-society match against Mar Menor on their home turf the 23rd. Guests and new members are always welcome so please visit http://boxersgs.webs.com/ or phone Captain Derek Leonard 690 352 860 for details.
Jim Budd with 58 points from Tony Cordingley, Margaret Budd, John Kavanagh and Will Dunn (59.1) with John Lally, Ann Kavanagh, Steve Dimmock and Brian Mayhew (61.3) in third. There were six nearest the pin prizes going to: Salvador Morales (2nd), Manolo Lorca (5th), Jim Budd (9th), Tony Cordingley (14th), Brian Mayhew (17th) and Hylton Smith (18th). 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.
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Hot weather but no hot scores this week, with quite a few members preferring to use buggies this month it did not improve their scores. Tuesday and a team game which was won by Concha Calvo Dave Kaymer & Sean Halligan with 2 scores from 3 to count the team romped home with 77pts. Friday and the lowest scores we have seen all year in 1st place Sean Halligan 30pts 2nd place Pepe Postigo 29pts 3rd place Robin Hawkins 28pts. Nearest the pins on the 6th hole Alan Byran and the 2nd shot to the 13th Geoff Owen. Don’t forget to book buggies directly with proshop. Enjoy your golf at VALLE DEL ESTE.
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* The 2013-14 Premiership football season starts this weekend with Arsenal-Aston Villa, Liverpool-Stoke, Norwich-Everton, SunderlandFulham, Swansea-Manchester United, WBASouthampton and West Ham-Cardiff on Saturday, Chelsea-Hull and Crystal PalaceSpurs on Sunday, followed by Manchester CityNewcastle on Monday. * The Southampton striker Ricky Lambert is in the England squad for tonight’s friendly against Scotland at Wembley - the first meeting between the two countries for 14 years.
* The draw for the second round of this season’s League Cup has produced some interesting ties including Aston Villa v Rotherham (a repeat of the first-ever LC final of 1961); Burton v. Fulham, Everton v Stevenage, Liverpool v. Notts Co., Morecambe (ground capacity 6,476) v. Newcastle; two previous winners of the trophy, QPR v Swindon; WBA v Newport, Sunderland v MK Dons, West Ham v. Cheltenham and Yeovil v Birmingham. * The ex-Manchester City, Wolves and Blackburn
* GB team captain Christine Uhourouogu won gold in the women’s 400m at the Euro Championships.
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Wednesday 7th August and we still have enough players to make an interesting competition.We have several new members and some holiday guests. Our winner with 38 points Stephen Picken , yes another one, in second with 35 John Park and third with 32 John Cooper a nephew. Ball sweep winners Stephen Picken and John Park. Sunday 11th August and a win for John Park with 35 points from Mike Picken 34 and John Wardley 32 points. No ball sweep winners I have some bad news for golfers at Cortijo Grande as we have lost our president
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* It will be Essex v. Northants & Hampshire v Sussex on cricket’s 20-20 final day
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* The USA PGA Championship at Rochester, New York, was won by the American Jason Dufner his maiden major title. Jim Furyk was second, Henrik Stenson third.
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* The Rogers Cup in Montreal was won by Rafael Nadal - his 23rd major championship.. * And this weekend the Spanish trio of Marquez, Lorenzo and Pedrosa race in the 10th round of the MotorGP championship in Indianapolis.
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Due to a administration error (I cocked up!!) our Pairs Better Ball to be played on Thursday 8th August at Valle del Este had to be quickly changed to a Singles Stableford and was played at Aguilon. Our grateful thanks to Aguilon for accommodating 18 players at such short notice, and well done to Roger Kaye for reorganizing the competition and venue, in my absence. New member Darren Banks had a really good day winning comfortably with 33 points from Nigel (I like Aguilon) Greenwood on 28 with Alan Chippendale claiming third
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* Over 80,000 saw Manchester United beat Wigan 2-0 in Sunday’s Community Shield at Wembley, Robin van Persie scoring twice.
* England won the 4th against Australia at the Riverside ground, Durham by 74 runs to clinch the Ashes series in style.... and it was Stuart Broad, with 6-40 who demolished the Aussies second time round... having taken five wickets in the first innings. England scored 268 and 330 - Australia 270 and 224. Skipper Alastair Cook said: “We are in tip op form... if one batsman fails another steps in, likewise iof a bowler has an off day, another does the business.”
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* Watford (2 wins out of 2) lead the Championship and Swansea are through to the next stage of the Europa League while Celtic are making progress Champions League.
winger Dave Wagstaffe has died, aged 70.
* Double Olympic gold medal winner, Mo Farah now holds four titles after winning the 10,000m at the World Championships in Moscow and the fastest man on two legs, Usain Bolt, won the 100m gold in 9.77 seconds.
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place on count back from Syd Walker both on 27 points. Roger Kaye took a while to get his organizing head off and his playing head on, his front 9 was awful but recovered a bit on the back 9 scoring 14 points and a Two on the 12th. Darren completed his day with a Nearest the Pin on the 12th, whilst Alan Chippendale rounded his day off with a Nearest the Pin on the 4th.
points (19) 3rd Alan Chippendale 27 points (14) on count back. Twos; Roger Kaye Hole 12 Nearest the Pins 4th Hole Alan Chippendale 12th Hole Darren Banks The 19th hole G/S is now arranging weekly games at various courses in the area, our home course, which we play fortnightly, is Aguilon.
Results: 1st Darren Banks 33 points (15) 2nd Nigel Greenwood 28
If you are interested in joining the 19th hole give the secretary a ring on 610340653. Or email gs19thhole@hotmail. co.uk
Denis Clare he was 94 years old and a founding member of our club. Despite his age he made the effort to come every Sunday to give us
his support. We shall be making plans to mark his time at Cortijo Grande. Our condolences to family . MP
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World Athletics 2013: Christine Ohuruogu relief at 400m win to follow pre-race instructions. “[As I was running for the line] I just remember thinking: ‘My coach is going to kill me’,” she added as she dedicated her victory to her coach, Lloyd Cowan. “He gave me specific instructions, but I never listen. But I never panic. The race isn’t won until you cross the line. I knew I had to throw myself at the line, I knew it was going to be tight.” Botswana’s Montsho led for most of the race but failed to dip for the line, giving Ohuruogu, making a late charge on her inside, the opportunity to snatch victory. Only computers could separate the two as pre-race favourite Montsho, 30, and Ohuruogu both finished
in 49.41 seconds. On closer inspection, the British team captain was deemed the winner by the finest of margins, crossing the line in 49.404 with her rival a fraction behind in 49.408. “That must be the fifth championship final I have been to, so I know what I am doing,” she said, adding that she thought her experience would give her a significant advantage over her rivals. “I thought I could safely bet that they would not know how to safely manage the final - and I know I’m a lot stronger,” continued Ohuruogu. “My body has gone through war, so I kind of had that on my side. And I knew that I was brave enough to challenge if I had to.”
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Christine Ohuruogu said her body had gone “through a war” after she won the 400m to became the first British woman to win two World Championship titles. The 29-year-old broke Kathy Cook’s British record, set when Ohuruogu was two-and-a-half months old, as she beat reigning champion Amantle Montsho by four thousandths of a second. She said: “I knew it would be Montsho on the line, that’s what I predicted. “I knew it must be about experience and holding my nerve.” The London 2012 silver medallist won the 2007 World and the 2008 Olympic titles in similar fashion by passing her rivals in the closing stages. But she revealed she won in Moscow despite failing
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