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The search for wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has been moved 1,100km to the north-east following a fresh analysis of radar and satellite data. This fresh analysis suggests that the Boeing 777 – which vanished soon after taking off from Kuala Lumpur three weeks ago – was flying faster than had been initially estimated, and therefore would have run out of fuel more quickly. Five aircraft deployed to comb the new search area of the Indian Ocean quickly found multiple objects that ships will now try to locate. Items spotted from the air included two rectangular objects that were blue and grey: two of the colours in the aircraft’s livery. Others were white or light-coloured. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa), which is co-
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An engineer was left staring at a houseshaped hole after an entire building collapsed seconds after he dislodged a few bricks from the exterior wall. Video footage captured by a bystander shows the man standing in a cherrypicker dislodging bricks one at a time from the top of the front face of a derelict building in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. He can be seen picking out the bricks when suddenly the entire building collapses into a heap without warning.
The building was once the home of troubled poet Francis Thompson and had a blue plaque to commemorate the fact. However, the property, which is privately owned, was boarded-up and had been disused for some time, according to Tameside council. According to The Manchester Evening News police had been called earlier that morning following reports of falling bricks and engineers were dispatched to make the building safe. No-one was hurt.
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On March 31st Overseas Vera will have been open three years. All the staff would like to take the opportunity to thank our customers for their continued support over this time. We take great delight in serving all our customers new and old each and every week of the year and with our recently extended lease decision we intend to continue doing so. The Vera store is one of the largest in the Overseas company and over the next few months we have some exciting new products coming, including an extended Waitrose range covering the top selling lines in Waitrose stores in the UK and we are adding to our Non Food offer with a larger range of
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A fire which started last Tuesday night was still burning in places on Friday, Reports Martin Shortland. It’s still unknown how the blaze began, but it soon took hold across a large part of the Sierra Gador and it’s estimated to have destroyed 4,5000 hectares of shrubs and pines. No property has been damaged although many outlying farms came close to being engulfed by the flames. The strong winds pushed the fire quickly across the ground and made the fire fighters jobs very hazardous. On Wednesday, elderly members of the population were evacuated from the village of Enix in case the fire spread into the town; at one stage it came as close as 100 metres from the edge of the village. A fire spokesman said they advised the police and ambulance services to start a slow evacuation of older people, just as a precaution. They were returned to their homes later in the day, when the fire changed direction towards Gador and Almeria. At one stage the hamlet of Al Marchal was under serious threat and council and civic protection workers provided transport for people trying to get away from the flames. Because of the high winds, the fire fighting aircraft could not take to the air, although they were deployed later on Wednesday. The two heavy transport helicopters and two aeroplanes carried thousands of tons of water from the bay of Almeria to the seat of the fire for most of the day. They were still on stand-by on Friday in case of further outbreaks. Two hundred fire fighters from the Almeria service were involved in the operation and they were assisted by 250 firemen from neighbouring forces. Fifty members of the technical services and environment agency were also involved and some 100 police, ambulance and civil protection personnel were reported at the scene. There have been no reports of any injuries to the public, but a number of firemen have been treated for the effects of smoke inhalation. By last
weekend, the fire was reported to be 99% under control and the majority of the fire service force had returned to their bases. In the aftermath of the fire which swept across large areas of the Sierra de Gador last week, many of the worst affected communities are beginning to count the cost of the damage. Although thankfully there were no deaths, few injuries and little damage to property; the fire destroyed thousands of hectares of environmentally important woodland and heath. During a visit to one of the worst affected areas, The Mayor of Alhama de Almeria said on Saturday, “It hurts us to see what was formerly the green lung of the municipality reduced to this; everything is black, it’s all gone.” Much of the pine forest engulfed in the fire was eighty years old and provided a vital habitat for wildlife. It was a popular site for naturalists and bird watchers and brought many visitors to the town. One of the oldest residents recalled how, as a boy, he helped his father plant the hundreds of young saplings which covered a hillside on the approach to the town. He described how he used two donkeys to carry thousands of gallons of water up the hill, taken from the old well in the centre of the village. He said, “I’m heartbroken when I look at what has happened. It was so beautiful and now it’s all gone.” The investigation into how the fire started is still ongoing and a fire department spokesman said at the weekend that because the fire covered such a vast area, they were still trying to pinpoint where it started, he said, “Once we establish where the fire began, we can then begin to investigate the possible cause; at the moment it’s proving to be a very difficult task.” AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS: The Almeria Fire Department says it’s most likely a faulty electricity cable caused the blaze.
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A large area of land has been closed to walkers and hunters after poisoned bait was discovered there. Inspectors from the Ministry of Agriculture in Almeria were called to the area close to Zurgena and Arboleas – after the body of a dead fox was found to contain poison. Ministry vets carried out a postmortem and found the animal had eaten bait containing the highly toxic pesticide (carbofuran), which is very dangerous to humans. If allowed to get into the food chain it can cause serious health problems and in serious cases, even death. Wild boar, deer and rabbits are found in the area, hence its popularity with hunters and it is for this reason it has been closed. A team of inspectors will spend up to two weeks searching for further evidence of the poison and they will be assisted by a canine team
of 14 dogs, especially trained to sniff out dangerous pesticides. Jose Manuel Ortiz from the Ministry of Agriculture explained the situation, he said, “We are treating this latest case of poisoning very seriously, because it poses a real threat to anyone who is exposed to it. Dozens of people hunt for game on this land and our fear is that any animal containing the poison could be killed and consumed by humans.” He went on to say they have to do everything possible to protect people, but because of the large area concerned, it will be a problem restricting access to the general public. The use of poisons such as this one has been widespread for many years in Spain and the national government follows close guidelines set out by the World Wildlife Foundation to try to eradicate the use of all poisons.
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The Filtration System
The job of the filtration system is to remove any undissolved dirt and debris from the pool water. While the skimmer basket and the hair and lint basket in the pump all play a role in the filtering of the pool water, the primary element of the system is the filter itself. If you backwash sand or DE filters too often, the filter cannot reach its cleaning potential and you are wasting water. Most filters require backwashing when the pressure gauge rises 8-10 psi from clean. Consult your pool professional to understand the role that the skimmer and pump basket play in keeping your pool clean.
Filter Types
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There are three types of filters that are used in swimming pools to remove dirt and debris that enter the water through swimmers and the environment.
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To keep your pool’s water sparkling clean, a few basic maintenance steps are required. Find information on the usage of products, care and how to test your water for easy pool maintenance in this section.
Circulation The Role of the Pump
The center of the circulation system is the pump. It moves water from the pool and sends it through the filter for removal of any dust, dirt and debris prior to sending
How long should you run your pump? Piping size, pool size, swimmer load and the actual pump size all play a role in determining how long you should run your pump. For the proper time consult your pool professional. They can determine, based upon your specific pool, the proper amount of time required to keep your pool clear and clean. A good rule of thumb is to run your pump about 1 hour for every 10º of temperature. If your pump is not running, the water
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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. Today, I would like to start with an anecdote. My Systems Design Professor at Huddersfield University gave the throng of ‘would-be’ computer genii, a piece of advice when starting to prepare a 10,000 dissertation. “Like a story, It has to have a start, middle and ending. The ending should bring a conclusion to your arguments; The middle section are your arguments and the beginning, being the most important, you have to ask the questions that your will discuss and give your conclusions on”. I wrote it down (sad)! So here is the beginning! Last week, I touched on the subject of ‘torrents’ as part of my raving about “big brother” and little england. Today, I would like to touch on torrents a little more. What is a torrent? How does it work? Why are the biggest of corporations so scared of it? What is a torrent? It can be thought of as a clever method of allowing a file, or group of files, to be downloaded quickly. “So what!” you might say. What if you and 30 other people are downloading a file at exactly the same! In the time it takes you alone to download this program, all 30 people could have downloaded it! This then expands the possibility of sending to many people efficiently (shame royal mail doesn’t work this way :-) ). How does it work? Time for an analogy. You have 4 magic blocks and 4 friends (Joe, James, Jane and Joanne). These block magically double the moment someone wants one, that way, you always have one and your friend gets one. Joe, James, Jane and Joanne ask for blocks 1,2,3 and 4 respectively.
You send block 1 to Joe (he asked first), then block 2 to James and so on with Jane and Joanne. Now Joe has block 1, James – block 2, Jane – block 3 and Joanne – block 4. You can now stop uploading! Joe will send block 1 to James, Jane and Joanne in turn while getting block 2, 3 and 4 from the others. After a short while, everyone has a complete copy of files that you wanted to send. This, obviously, has been simplified a little to help everyone understand. For a short video on torrents and how they work go to: http://player.vimeo.com/ video/15228767 And watch the video. You might be surprised just how simple it really is :-) Why are huge, multinational corporations so afraid of this simple technology? One word – MONEY. They stand to loose massive amounts of profits and decades of uncontrolled rapaciousness motivates them into manipulating anyone / thing that gets between them and profit! Microsoft and its corporate machine, the music and film industries have, after trying to copy-protect their products and being forced by the world courts to remove these protections, used the legal systems to prevent you and I sharing anything, legal or otherwise. Thankfully, the way in which torrent works, we can continue to share, with one another, freely, whatever we choose to share. I believe that torrents will be around for a long time to come or someone forces the courts to upturn their decision in favour of a fairer one. Start (questions), Middle (arguments), Ending (done). See you all at Jack’s bar on Fridays between 12 and 4 for the computer clinic. If you need me sooner, call the number below. Advice is always free :-)
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It’s a Leo thing apparently; the trait I have of leaving some things to the last possible minute. At school even with all the holidays to do my homework, it would still be done Sunday night before term started again. At secondary school even though it was a 9am start we weren’t officially late until registration finished at 0925. I guess the leeway was in place in case a school bus ever arrived late. Being the only Catholic school for miles around 90% of the students were coached in from across Surrey. For those that walked to school the system could be played, sometimes I would crawl out of bed at the last possible moment, walk the 15 minutes to school and be there for what I reasoned was ‘in good time’ which was about 0923. The school had the grand title of Saint Peters and Merrow Grange RC Comprehensive, so named as it was 2 schools separated by a 200 yard walk down a quiet lane. Until 1971 the upper school had been a convent school for girls (Merrow Grange) and the lower school a boy’s school (St. Peters). There were extralong breaks between classes as we often had to walk between the two buildings. Merrow Grange was a mock Tudor manor house with a grand wooden staircase and floors
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that creaked beautifully when trodden on. The school had a good reputation for music and the music teacher Mr Carter had the grandest room of all. It was big enough to use as a recital room, with a vaulted ceiling, balcony and huge leaded bay windows. He must have loved coming to work; I certainly did as he was my form tutor for two years. Students were banned from climbing the tiny circular staircase to the balcony, but if left unsupervised momentarily, we boys would take our chances. The stairs lead further up to the mythical attic where we supposedly would have been expelled if ever caught there. Sadly it was padlocked and I never got in. The Grange also housed a convent with ancient nuns within. As newbies aged 11 and 12 the older boys as a rite of passage scared us with the legend of a ghostly Blue Nun that wandered the attic rooms at night carrying a light. In hindsight ‘Blue Nun’ was also the brand name of a popular wine but we fell for it. Merrow Grange was built in 1868 and one owner was a keen botanist planting Sequoia/ Giant Redwoods and other exotics throughout the then 45 acres gardens. The gardens were landscaped with Pulhamite an artificial stone.
Sunken paths, ponds and artificial hills were created which are now all overgrown. The most interesting part was nicknamed ‘the caves’, again we were strictly forbidden to enter. It’s actually a Grade II listed grotto with a sunken fernery covered by an iron work glazed roof. A winding staircase leads down to a dark tunnel with only one way in/out. When the Pulhamite was mixed 100 years ago something alike to glitter was added and by candle or torchlight the walls shimmer magically. We would jump the school fence at weekends to explore the overgrown gardens and caves, night time made it more adventurous. Once my mate John Fergus went and hid in the tunnel. We searched for him but gave up; we had almost reached the exit when the sod terrified us by screaming ghoulishly from behind us with a torch held under his chin making his face glow red. John had discovered a tiny cave in the roof of the tunnel and had hidden up there whilst we passed underneath. Then Gollum like he clambered down to scare the living daylights out of us – happy days!
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WITH MICHAEL DAVIES, ABOGADO/SOLICITOR If you wish us to print an article about a particular topic, please e-mail info@daviessolicitors.com Q. Please explain the situations in which a resident qualifies for non-payment of capital gains tax.
A . The first thing is to be able to prove to the notary the day of the sale that you are in fact a Spanish tax resident. It is very important to realize that having what everyone calls the “residencia” issued by the police does not in fact prove you are a tax resident of Spain, and that if this is the only document you take to the notary to prove tax residency , the notary will consider you a non resident and you will be subject to a 3% retention. To prove you are a tax resident your solicitor needs to request a certificate from the tax authorities, which can then be taken to the notary. If you suffer the nasty surprise of them saying that in fact you are a non resident, you will need to get this amended by proving to them that you are in fact a resident before they will issue you with the correct certificate for the notary. The best way to secure tax residency status is making a resident income tax declaration in Spain in June of every year. If you are going to sell shortly,
1. The possible total or partial exemption from capital gains tax due to reinvestment (roll-over): If you are a resident and sell one property to purchase another of the same or higher price you can claim 100% exemption from capital gains tax. To benefit you have to have been a resident for at least 3 year before the sale takes place, and you must purchase the next property within 2 years of the sale. If you are moving to a smaller property, you can claim exemption of a percentage of the capital gains tax. 2. Claim of total exemption if you are over 65 years old: If you are over 65 and sell your main home (where you must have lived for at least 3 years as a resident), you can claim 100% exemption from capital gains tax even if you do not reinvest. If the property is owned by a couple and one member is over 65 and the other is not, you are allowed to claim the exemption in respect to half the price. Michael Davies. Abogado.
Michael Davies is a Spanish Abogado and has been practicing law in Andalucia since 1993. He is member of the Law societies of Almería and Madrid. For a short period of time leading up to 2007 he was also Honorary British Consul.
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houses and land can be separated with own escrituras or sold as one lot Two detached villa shells built up to and including roofs125m2 built on flat 3000m2 plot. Secluded position, unspoilt countryside views across orange and lemon groves front and rear.
Fully Legal & with Full Title Deeds
A detached 2 bed/2 bath character cortijo, surrounded by approx 1 hectare of land, laid to almonds, olives, citrus and fruit trees. The cortijo has benefited from being updated over the years and it retains much character and charm. A lovely property with its own well and balsa and within walking distance of a great restaurant.
Fabulous development of very contemporary semi detached villas on the outskirts of the town. Set in an elevated position with extending views these villas have been built to a very high spec and feature, double glazed windows, security doors, metal shutters, entry phone system, alarms and a good sized garden and terrace with glass Juliette balconies.
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only 129,950€
turre
This 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment is located in a quiet street on the edge of Turre with great views from the communal terrace to the Sierra Cabrera mountain range and Mojacar Pueblo.
only 39,950€
65,000€ plus 3000€ admin fee
lubrin
This newly built immaculate 4 bedroom villa is situated walking distance from the pretty village of Lubrin. The property is very spacious and has been designed with great attention to detail. There is a lovely private pool area with large 10 x 4 m swimming and beautiful country and village views.
350,000€
• E ach villa spec: 3 beds / 2 baths. Size 125m2 •S pace for pools (12mx6m) • E xceptional uninterrupted views of orange and lemon groves to front & rear •S ituated between Almanzora & Arboleas overlooking Almanzora valley • 1 0 minutes to nearest town with all amenities • I nland country setting, but only 30 minutes to coast • I deal for builder to complete internals
Priced to Sell Must be viewed to appreciate this golden opportunity
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Very busy week for data, will sterling benefit?
The first week of any month is usually a busy one for data and this week, being the first week of April, is no different. It usually brings with it increased currency movements as we see how different economies are performing and with a number of key data releases this week we could well see some significant currency movements. Even though last week ended with a surprise increase in the UK current account deficit to £22.4 billion, sterling managed to finish the week relatively strongly. This week the key UK data are the March purchasing managers’ indices (PMI) for manufacturing,
construction and the service industries which are released throughout the week, providing indications of UK output and, by association, of economic growth. Of these, the services PMI is likely to be the most influential as it makes up a large portion of the UK economy. Construction and Services are expected to show increasing expansion whereas manufacturing is expected to show a pull back from last month’s better than expected figures. Elsewhere, labour data out of the US towards the end of the week could have an influential effect on price of the US dollar against sterling. Source: www.smartcurrencynews.com
Key data could force the ECB’s hand on interest rates
A busy week for Eurozone data starting today with the release of the “flash” inflation figure for March which is expected to show a fall to 0.6%. This will obviously be of concern to the European Central Bank (ECB). Tomorrow we will see the release of the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) and unemployment data for the Eurozone. These are then followed on Wednesday by the Services Purchasing Managers’
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Index and retail sales figures.. The big event of the week is likely to be the interest decision published by the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday. Although worries about possible deflation and the speed of the recovery in certain Eurozone countries, any change by the ECB on Thursday is considered unlikely. So any different outcome will have a significant effect on the euro.
Rental contract In Spain, it is normal to give one to three-months notice of intention to vacate. The notice letter should be sent by registered post. An inventory of the property will be made before a landlord will agree to return a deposit. Property sales Estate agents in Spain handle most property sales although it is possible to sell a property privately. Signing of the final deed of sale is considered the legal completion of a sale. Anyone who cannot attend the event in person may give power of attorney to a third party to sign on their behalf. Properties purchased with a mortgage will have had life insurance in place which may not be cancelled until the sale is completed. Insurance House insurance can be cancelled once a sale is completed. Utility bills (Electricity, Water, Gas, Telephone, Internet) As with any house move, there are utility bills to be settled and meters to be read. If meters are not outside the property, access will be required. Utility bills in Spain are commonly paid by direct debit so these will need to be cancelled once final payment has been made. Leave a forwarding address with all the companies involved. Health Care Anyone who has received medical treatment while in Spain should have their records forwarded to their new practitioner or ask for a copy.
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Banking A Spanish bank account should be kept open for a short period to settle final bills. Make sure that the direct debits have been cancelled once final payments of the bills have been made. Cancel your credit cards. Tax Be aware that under some circumstances the proceeds of property sales will be subject to Spanish capital gains tax. Income Tax To ensure that each individual understands their own obligations with regard to tax liability on departure from Spain it would be wise to seek professional advice. Education Give schools a reasonable amount of notice of a child’s departure. There may be outstanding bills for school fees, transport or meals to be settled. Request from the school a certificate stating the latest grade passed by the child when giving notice of departure. Leave a forwarding address for any correspondence. Correspondence A redirection service is offered by the Spanish post office (Correos). Animals The EU pet passport covers dogs and cats for movement within Europe and the Pets Travel Scheme (PETS) allows qualifying domestic pets to travel to and from the UK without a period of quarantine. Local vets can provide information and documentation.
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Your Belgian Estate Agent for the inland area like Arboleas, Albox & surroundings. After a successful exhibition in Belgium, we are urgently looking for Legal properties for clients that are coming to buy.
Private House Sale €195,000
Limaria Beautiful villa on a plot of 660m² with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, pool and beautiful views. The price is 149,000€
Albox Beautiful villa on a plot of 2.576m² with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, garage & private pool!! Price is 199,950€
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Tel: 950 090 875 – Mob: 648 505 938
► Fully Legal ► 3 Bedrooms ► 2 Bathrooms ► Electric and Water ► swimming pool ► Las Labores 5 mins from Albox
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99.950€
Sale of the freehold of RestaurantViva, justoffthe Avenida del Mediterraneo in Mojacar Playa - with sea views.
and well frequented square overlooking the main street of Mojácar Playa, with fine sea views from the large terrace. The attractive dining room sits 30 people with another 30 on the terrace. The place could easily be run by two people and thus The freehold of this “cosy” restaurant is reduce the operating costs. The kitchen is up for sale. “Viva” is located on a lovely fully equipped.
The business is ready to walk in, not a single day of trading needs to be lost! Built area: 95.09 m² For more information or to book a viewing appointment please visit our office or contact us via phone or e-mail. Ref: 1568
Paseo del Mediterraneo 197 - Mojacar - Almeria
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247,000€ Turre DV1297
Impressive bungalow + separate apartment of 250m2 on 11,000m2 level plot. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, A/C, ample storage & receptions rooms. Beautiful pool, terraces & gardens all in a very private location.
82,950€
Valle del Este A1192
Beautiful ground floor golf apartment of 72m2 + 56m2 of terraces & a private garden of 51m2. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, A/C. Lovely community gardens & pool. Allocated parking. Beaches in a 10 minute drive.
230,000€ Mojácar Playa SDV604
150,000€ Mojácar Pueblo SDV679
Well maintained village house of 162m2 with potential to be a large family home or B+B. 5/6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lower ground floor for renovation & large terrace. The new escalator will provide easy access.
Attractive townhouse of 74m2, ample terraces + roof terrace with excellent sea views. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, private garage & garden. Furnished. Community pool. Close to the beach.
174,950€ Turre DV1288
99,500€ Mojácar Playa A932
Immaculate villa of 100m2 on 400m2 in walking distance of the town. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 8 x 4 m private pool, pretty gardens, terraces & carport. Country views. Short drive to beaches & golf courses.
98,000€ Mojácar Playa A1163
Spacious semi-detached villa of 100m2 + 158m2 of private
Beautiful ground floor apartment of 51m2 with 57m2 of terraces
gardens. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & private garage of 37m2.
on a small urbanisation near to the beach. Large community
Community pool & only a few minutes walk to the beach.
terraces & pool. 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. Furnished.
87,500€ Mojácar Playa A1155
Charming ground floor apartment of 57m2 + terrace of 18 m2 on Marina de la Torre golf course. Great sea views & in walking distance of the beach. 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. Furnished.
149,000€ Mojácar Playa LV678
265,000€ Mojácar Playa DV1272
Very attractive detached villa of 134m2 on 530m2 in a very private location. Newly renovated with many desirable features. Ample terrace, gardens & room for a pool. Just 2 minutes drive from the beach.
Very nice golf apartment of 70m2 in walking distance of the beach in a very pretty complex. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & solarium. Furnished. Lovely community pool & gardens.
115,000€ Mojácar Playa LV667
Lovely townhouse of 80m2 + large terraces & solarium with sea views in a small, sought after, urbanisation. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, Jacuzzi. Communal pool, gardens & terraces. Furnished.
260,000€ Huerta Nueva DV1283
A very attractive detached quality built villa of 146m2 on 476m2 near to Los Gallardos. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, integral garage, pool & roof terrace. Only 10 mins drive from local beaches.
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We are able to organise Energy Efficiency Certificates at very competitive prices. Contact us for more details All properties listed with Price Brown comply with the consumer protection act - decreto 218/2005 11 Octobre (Andalucia).
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Properties of the week
Ref: INT/JM - Beautiful 3 bed/2 bath house on 2 levels, parking, pool & gardens, 300m from beach MOJACAR - reduced €179,950
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MOJACAR - reduced €69,950
Mojácar was flourishing city well into the eighteenth century, in the military, civil and ecclesiastical. The population reached estimated at 10,000 people. Towards the middle of the eighteenth century began the decline of the city. Severe droughts that deplete the agricultural people are the reason for the exodus to South America and then to Catalonia and Europe.
Ref: SO/PP - Beautiful det villa, 4 bed, 3 bath, pool & sun terr, peaceful village near Mojacar.
SOPALMO, - €268,950
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MOJACAR - reduced €119,950
Depopulation acquired alarming character. But the miracle came in the form of tourism, far from destroying the true physiognomy of the town and its people has ensured that visitors continue admiring its past, its architecture, its white houses and the openness of people who inherited tolerance and coexistence of different cultures and religions.
Paseo del Mediterraneo 19, Mojacar Playa, Almeria (near the Hotel Best Indalo)
Tel: 950 478 612 / 610 808 631
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House in Turre Pueblo
Ref: 1355
one of Mojacars longest established Estate Agents Paseo Del Mediterraneo 201 Edif Guardias Viejas, Local 2a
Email: info@k7mojacar.com
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Ref: 1393
€140,000
Duplex Mojacar Playa
Ref: 1397
€132,000
Build Size Lovely village house 158m² with lots of charm Dist beach & Character. Patio & 7,000m roof terrace. Morrocan feel inside. Beds 3 Has to be seen to Baths 3 Terraces 1 Be appreciated.
Build Size 84m² Dist beach 100m Beds 2 Baths 2 Terraces 1
Ground floor in a very Sought after complex close to the beach And all amenities. The apartment is Spacious and has a storage room & Underground parking
Build Size Family complex with pool. Spacious 105m² duplex few neighbors Dist beach Refurbished with 600m large bedrooms Terrace of 28 m2 & Beds 3 patio in your part Baths 2 Very private. Terraces 2 All year living
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Apartment Palomares Playa
Apartment Mojacar Playa
Ref: 1419
Tel: 950 478 555
€120,000
Apartment Mojacar Playa
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€85,000
Build Size Ground floor apartment with 44m² garden. Dist beach This apartment is 350m actually bigger than Beds 2 The 44m2 shown as it Baths 1 has an additional Terraces 1 Room at the back
Ref: 1427 Build Size 60m² Dist beach 1000m Beds 2 Baths 2 Terraces 1
€83,000 Very nice ground floor apartment with 2 Beds/2 bath the master being ensuite. Large 27m2 terrace/garden at the rear Of the property all paved. White goods. Still like new.
Ref: 1429
€119,000
Build Size Excellent frontline apartment facing 67m² Dist beach The sea. Very nicely furnished and well 50m Presented. In a very Beds 2 good location near Baths 2 To an excellent part Terraces 1 of the beach
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Foreigners Driving Spain’s Property Turnaround
Foreigners are helping the Spanish property market get back on its feet and last year recorded their largest percentage of the overall sales in the country on record, according to new data from Spain’s General Council of Notaries.
Guides Company. “Unsurprisingly, the Valencian Community, home to the Costa Blanca remains a hot spot, attracting a 17 per cent year-on-year increase in transactions, followed by the Canaries and Andalusia, home to the Costa del Sol.
“The total number of property purchases by non-Spaniards rose by 9.8 per cent in 2013, accounting for 21.4 per cent of the whole market” said Richard Way, Editor at The Overseas
“Reports of increasing interest in Spain from institutional investors, including in commercial property, signify that confidence in the market is back and with Spain expecting a bumper summer
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in terms of tourism, things are generally looking rosy. “The A Place in the Sun Live exhibition in London at the weekend will be a good barometer for how interested Brits are in Spanish property - and where visitors will be able to explore a realistic selection of what deals are available right now ” concluded Mr Way.
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bedar El Pinar 59,950€ This new and spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom townhouse is located in the popular village of El Pinar, just 5 minutes from the beautiful village of Bedar and under 15 minutes from the beaches of Mojacar. ****ONLY ONE LEFT AT A KNOCK DOWN PRICE****
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• On Tuesday Manchester United played Bayern Munich and Barcelona met Atletico Madrid in the Champions League; tonight Chelsea visit PSG and Real Madrid take on Borussia Dortmund. • On Friday, GB start their vital Davis Cup tennis match against Italy in Naples. • Twenty-four hours later, Cambridge oppose Oxford Varsity in the boat race; horses will battle for glory in the Grand National and vital PL games include Cardiff-Crystal Palace, Chelsea-Stoke, Manchester CitySouthampton and Norwich-WBA. • On Sunday, it’s Everton-Arsenal and West Ham-Liverpool in the PL; Rangers play Raith Rovers in the Ramsden SL Cup final; the third F1 Grand Prix of 2014 takes place in Bahrain and the County Cricket season starts! RECENT SOCCER ROUND-UP • In the PL, Crystal Palace stunned Chelsea 1-0 - allowing Liverpool to take over top spot after belting Spurs 4-0; Arsenal (4th) drew 1-1 with Manchester City (3rd). • The relegation battle ended WBA 3 Cardiff 3; Swansea eased past Norwich 3-0; Everton (5th) won 3-1 at Fulham; Southampton battered Newcastle 4-0; Manchester United put their troubles behind them by whipping Aston Villa 4-1; Stoke defeated Hull 1-0; and Sunderland met West Ham on Monday • Championship leaders Leicester won 2-0 at Burnley (2nd), leaving QPR, Derby, Wigan and Reading in the play-off places. • Wolves (1-0 victors at MK Dons) and Brentford are clear in FL1
while Rochdale, Scunthorpe and Chesterfield stand 1-2-3 in FL2. • North of the border, Celtic, who clinched their 45th SL title last Wednesday, are on course to win the PL by a record margin; likewise their rivals Rangers, who have won all 15 away games this season. They are 32 points ahead of Dunfermline in SL1. • Atletico Madrid (2-1 winners v Athletic Bilbao), Barcelona (1-0 v Espanyol) and Real Madrid (5-0 v Rayo Vallecano) are lying 1-2-3 in La Liga. • Unbeaten Bayern Munich have clinched their 24th Bundesliga title. • Five Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, the Neville brothers, Gary and Phil. and Paul Scholes, have applied to the FA to buy Salford City. All have links with the non-League club. • Of the five West Midlands football clubs, only WBA made a profit in 2013. ELSEWHERE • Lewis Hamilton ‘easily’ won the Malaysian GP last Sunday - his 23rd F1 victory. Team-mate Nico Rosberg was second with Sebastian Vettel third. This was the first Mercedes one-two for 59 years. • England (193-7) were knocked out of the 20/20 cricket World Cup by South Africa (196-5) but England’s women reached the semi-finals of their World Cup. • Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3 to win the Miami Masters Open. • And Preston-born Laura Massaro is the first Brit for 15 years and the first English woman ever, to win the World squash championship.
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Forgotten Arts
Do you find that some things just disappear without you realising it? I don’t necessarily mean the bar of chocolate that you knew was definitely in the fridge when you looked the day before. No, I was thinking of more weighty matters. When, for example, was the last time you had an actual letter? You know, through the post and with a stamp on it? I’m not talking about those nice electricity bills or income tax demands, but rather letters from friends and relatives. We just don’t seem to get them anymore, instead we get emails, or texts-sorry I should say txts-saying things like...”Soz, 4 gt prty lst nite. Thx”. Incomprehensible, unless you’re 18 and under! While I was thinking about not getting letters anymore, something else dawned on me. Bus Conductors, when did they disappear? People talk about multi tasking being a skill well, consider Bus Conductors. He or she could produce your ticket from a wondrous machine, calculate your change-sometimes it was even right- while balancing perfectly as the driver flew round bends like Lewis Hamilton after too many Smarties! And all this time they’d be whistling continually! Just to go off at a tangent for a second, this gives me an idea for a new game show-Celebrity Clippie! A host of incredibly well known celebrities-okay, ex soap stars, former newsreaders and the odd recovering addict- compete for the title Super Celebrity Clippie, while the bus hurtles around a skid pan. The winner would be the one with the fewest fractures. All of these musings are because of a recent visit to the cinema. It hasn’t half changed and I don’t just mean the seats, which aren’t made of a yucky red valour anymore. The whole experience is different...better, but different. Although on the negative side, all the Usherettes seem to have disappeared. I always looked forward to the interval-they seem to have gone too- when the Usherette came Graham is married round with that tray dangling from a belt around to Helen and has a her neck selling Kia Ora and Mivvis. Now you get daughter, Alice. He espresso from the foyer and some sort of strange lives part of the year corn related food, which is sold by someone near Albox, but works whose pasty appearance isn’t a great advert for in Qatar, teaching. If the health benefits of, whatever it is. you wish to contact Maybe these things disappear while we’re busy Graham regarding getting on with our lives and doing grown up stuff. this article email: But if that’s so, how come all those bills keep helenandg@yahoo. arriving? co.uk
Seriously Mum What’s an Alpaca? by Alan Parks. “A landscape full of mountainside and valleys, punctuated by pine trees, while in the distance the sea glistening in the sunlight. It seemed so idyllic and perfect. What could be better than a life in the sun with these beautiful animals as companions?” This memoir, the first of two must be about falling in love with a dream that eventually reaches fruition after a lot of hard work and agonising moments. Seriously Mum, What’s A Donkey? is the sequel to this Spanish adventure. Alan Parks was encouraged to write about this new venture-breeding alpacas in Spain, quite a big upheaval from life in the UK to a remote part of Andalucia, the frying pan of Spain because of the summer heat, without the mod-cons that we so depend upon! On the bright side it seemed like a vision of utopia but in reality nerves were often shot to pieces, paranoia set in along with plenty of setbacks and heartaches. The memoir is a frank account of two people who were tempted to abandon a safe but tedious life for a challenging adventure. Alan believed that breeding alpacas could be a profitable business. They were tempted by thoughts of a fantastic lifestyle as well as making pots of money! The animals were bewitching and naturally they fell in
love with them. “If you deal with livestock you have to deal with dead stock too.” Such a sobering thought when you want to breed animals. Alan and partner, Lorna had to contend with aborted cria and dispose of the dead babies. They came to realise that sometimes sick animals don’t make it and this is the gritty reality if you live the dream you have to deal with the nightmare too. The Olive Mill near Montoro was ideal for their needs, in a remote area but with plenty of character and potential. Mary-Belle, the pot-bellied pig came with the house, so to speak and before long there was a motley collection of domesticated as well as feral animals and birds. They acquired 2 Mastin Espanol whose ears had been chopped off and tails wired and a number of chickens. Beyonce and JLo were so named because of their constant bum wiggling. Basil (Fawlty) was the name bestowed on the first cria born that survived. Breeding alpacas in Spain was seen as a pioneering enterprise, innovative and they felt immensely proud. With the arrival of their first 3 alpacas they became instantaneous celebrities with the locals. They tolerated scams and cons with car buying and roof repairs caught out
through their own vulnerability and naivety. It happens. The alpacas were usually friendly but were overly protective of their young and would spit a green bile from the pits of their stomachs, referred to as the most putrid gunk imaginable. “ She really must have dredged up every last bit of it from the pit of all of her stomach. It was enough to make me retch.” Lorna refers to this incident when Alan was gunged Noel Edmond’s style by Bermuda who had a wicked reputation. DIY farming and plumbing as well as administering medication to sick animals, even sleeping in the barn with the animals seem to be prerequisites. And with solar energy, if the sun doesn’t shine for weeks at a time then what happens? Not a lot. No electricity. Water from a well sounds wonderful until the well blocks. What about the rain that turns a stream into a fast flowing river and the leaking roof? Sounds exciting. All part of the fun. There were plenty of regrets but they learnt a lot about themselves before starting to appreciate this crazy country
of Spain and feel stronger and better people. There is humour and warmth as well as sadness and regrets. Publisher: Ant Press. ISBN: 978-148201-1609 Also available on ereader. REVIEW it by Carol Naylor.
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Terry Tipton finished after Lisa Limperton and Betty Brent, but before Michael Miller. Paul Peterson finished before David Dartford and Lisa Limperton. Simone Stevens finished after Paul Peterson and before Jane Jacks and Helen Hall. Kenny Kirkpatrick finished after Paul Peterson, Michael Miller and Terry Tipton. Lisa Limperton finished after Betty Brent and David Dartford, but before Jane Jacks and Michael Miller. Michael Miller finished after Simone Stevens and Betty Brent. Betty Brent finished before Jane Jacks, Michael Miller and Paul Peterson. David Dartford finished before Kenny Kirkpatrick and Terry Tipton, but after Simone Stevens. Jane Jacks finished before Kenny Kirkpatrick, Terry Tipton and Michael Miller, but after Paul Peterson and David Dartford. Helen Hall finished before Michael Miller but after Lisa Limperton, Jane Jacks and Terry Tipton.
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The seventh annual ‘Tapas Route’ got underway in Almeria last weekend and the organisers are promising a veritable bonanza for lovers of the unique little snack. ‘More venues, more choices, more prizes and most importantly, more different flavours’, they said at the the press launch of the event. Seventy one bars and restaurants throughout the capitol are participating - which is seventeen more than last year - and two more districts have been added. The event runs until 6th April. It’s a true celebration of the tapas along with the conviviality, hospitality and friendliness which surrounds this wholly Spanish tradition; a tradition which is claimed to have started in Andalucia. Besides their normal menu, each bar produces a special tapas which is
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Lack Of Bees Causes More Problems For Melon Farmers
Report by Martin Shortland Three weeks ago, I reported that this years melon crop was under attack by the new delhi virus, which last year decimated almost 60% of the regions courgette harvest. The virus is spread by white fly and growers, although warned of the possible threat by seed suppliers, went ahead and began planting at the beginning of the year. Around 20% of the early season crop has been affected and some producers, especially around Vicar where the virus is most prevalent, have taken on extra workers to help inspect and destroy infected plants. As if that isn’t enough, another potentially more damaging threat has now come to light - a shortage of bees. Bees are the most essential components for melon and water melon crops – they pollinate the plants – and this year there is a dramatic scarcity of them. Basically it’s a case of no bees, no melons. And the reason being given by bee keepers is the drought. Although a naturally dry region, this part of Spain has experienced even less rainfall in the last two years than is normal and it is the lack of rain and hence the lack of food provided by plants, which has decimated the bee population. Farmers are frantically looking to rent beehives from other parts
of the country to place in their greenhouses, but the situation seems to be widespread, certainly across the southern part of Spain. Many bee keepers are reporting their hives have been stolen and have asked for police surveillance to protect their livelihoods: not an easy task because of the remote locations of many of the hives. It’s too early to predict a crisis, but farmers are certainly having to cope with not one, but two potentially damaging setbacks to their harvest this season. A growers association spokesman told me on Monday they were doing everything possible to maximise the yield, but he said, “We could be looking at losing as much as 50% of the crop – either through non pollination or white fly – and this will undoubtedly be reflected in the prices customers pay for their fruit this year.” I seem to remember there was a glut of melons last year; my local shop was virtually giving them away for many weeks. The same has happened with this seasons mandarin and orange crops, with very high yields and very low prices. The farmers seem fairly sanguine about it though, which is ultimately a reflection of the ‘swings and roundabouts’ nature of the business.
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orange or yellow We possess the standard Spanish wheelbarrow – yellow with green handles and red handgrips, its jolly primary school colours guaranteed to make those mundane garden jobs go with a jaunty step and a merry whistle. Unfortunately this frolicsome picture is spoiled by the wheelbarrow’s Achilles heel – its tyre. The tyre is black, a good counterpoint to the otherwise frenetic colour scheme, but its fatal flaw is that it is pneumatic, thus puncturable. And puncture it did, with increasing regularity. A tyre, once punctured, is never quite the same again, and its predilection for the flat bottom look eventually goaded me into purchasing an unpuncturable tyre in
bright citrus yellow, such as most of our neighbours now own. I went to the Armeria and discovered that there was an option – orange. There on the shelf sat the ubiquitous yellow tyre and next to it sat an equally gaudy, equally solid orange one. I had a choice of 2, which was 1 too many. I umm’d and ahh’d, and settled for the orange one – it was slightly cheaper and it had a metal hub, which I reckoned would deteriorate at a slower rate than the plastic hub of the yellow wheel, plus the added bonus that it would identify my barrow from the herd of yellow wheeled barrows that abound on our estate. Having checked that it was impinchable, a new word taught to me by the young man at the counter, I bore my unique purchase home, proud to be the possessor of the only wheelbarrow in Limaria with an orange wheel. I upended the wheelbarrow on the garden table, so that we josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk could get at it, and with
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much sweat, searching for the right size spanner and chasing after dropped nuts Pete and I managed to disconnect the old wheel and connect the new d e f y- a ll - s ha r p - objec t s means of wheelbarrow propulsion to the frame. It was at this point that I discovered why everybody else had gone for the yellow option – the orange wheel is fractionally larger, just large enough to bear on the frame and make the barrow unpushable. I took the wheel back and changed it, coughed up the 4€ extra, fitted the yellow wheel, and can now gaily traverse rock and stone, shale and flint with never a moment’s concern for the rotundity of my wheelbarrow wheel! But had I been satisfied with common knowledge and less penny wise pound foolish, I could have saved myself an extra trip over the mountain – it never crossed my innocent mind that the tyre might not fit!
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Alqueria’s frontier was again under threat. The Spanish authorities were once more making nuisances of themselves at the border crossings. They had been instructed to make life as difficult as possible for the people of Alqueria. It was all to do with the latest Alquerian rise in the wholesale price of Remitroot or perhaps they had just got into the habit after their Gibraltar experiences. However Alqueria still needed to get its precious Remitroot products to the outside world and into the market place. The solution was obvious, well obvious to the befuddled folk of Alqueria. They would build a submarine to transport Remitroot down the Río Verde and to the open sea. Construction didn’t present too much of a problem, two of iron septic tanks welded together formed the hull. An old washing-machine motor driven via the inverted power of a couple of tractor batteries turned a makeshift propeller. The periscope consisted of a webcam fitted into the rear of a rather convincing imitation Tufted Duck. This meant the duck travelled backwards and its rear end emitted the glow from a red flashing LED but it didn’t seem to raise any awkward questions. The Río Verde was home to some strange creatures. Breathing, which isn’t an optional extra was the next problem. The removal of Alfonso Álvarez from the crew, he virtually lived on chicken vindaloo made the task somewhat easier. A snorkel arrangement was finally contrived, it resembled the smoke stack of Stephenson’s Rocket but fulfilled its function fairly well. The main problem was that of ballast.
The Río Verde is a complex, polluted, slime rich watercourse containing many organisms not known to man. Many of its organisms are so foul that man has no wish to become acquainted with them at all. Its viscosity is greater than that of the thickest motor oil and the stench could turn the stomach of a Port Said sanitary inspector. To keep the craft submerged large concrete blocks had to be suspended from the hull. The blocks were purloined from the town hall in a neighbouring village which spectacularly collapsed two days later. The theory was to release the blocks as the craft entered the Mediterranean. The water would be less buoyant and the craft would float gently to the surface. This was the theory, what happened in practice was another matter however. When the concrete blocks were released the submarine shot up through the water like a ballistic missile and then some three metres into the air. A passing giant squid of the male gender took it to be a frisky female and acted accordingly. We will never know the full trauma of this encounter only that the crew never ate calamari again. Manuela alone was unscathed and seemed to enjoy the experience she immediately volunteered for the next trip.
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Suspect Soapy Stories I have a friend – no really I do – who has a pet hate regarding a certain recurring detail in television soaps. It’s an aversion that borders on hysteria at times and as a talented actress herself, she gets the screaming meemies every time she has to witness yet another scene featuring what she sees as an unprofessional gaffe. So what could it possibly be that has her climbing the walls in abject disgust? I’ll tell you. It’s when actors are supposedly indulging in a nice cup of Rosie Lee or coffee, and it becomes blatantly obvious that there is absolutely nothing in the damn cup, leaving the actors to swallow the non-existent beverage with a phony wobble of the Adams apple and an equally counterfeit smacking of the lips. And I agree with her. No expense seems to be spared in the production of these programmes – elaborate sets and whole streets built, with actors being paid staggering salaries – and yet they can’t be bothered to actually fill a mug with genuine Sainsbury’s Red Label. I also have issues with some of the story lines which can range from highly unlikely scenarios to the ‘You have got to be having a laugh!’ efforts. In my expert opinion, Emmerdale is the biggest offender here, although I have to hold my hands up and say that this soap along with Corrie, are the only two such programmes I watch. The former
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because it happens to be on when I am preparing yet another gastronomic delight for my lovely lady, and the latter because frankly I like it. So there. My only excuse is that I am of a certain age and drive a Peugeot. Emmerdale has a strange team of writers, because the story lines range from the absolutely brilliant – although these are in the small minority - to manifestly, incontrovertibly and totally bonkers. They are certainly not keen observers of people behaviour or human nature, because I am constantly yelling at the screen things like: “Don’t be stupid – nobody would do/say that! Or: ‘Go on, hit the beggar, he’s asked for it!’ And when a half respectable plot does show its face, it is milked to within an inch of its life until everyone is bored totally senseless with the whole thing. Story lines that begin at Easter can still be running the following spring – like one of those London Marathon runners who wears a suit of real armour or goes dressed as an aircraft carrier, and who is still trudging painfully along when everyone else has gone home or sloped off to the pub. But just as my friend has her personal bugbear with the phantom tea, I have one with folded arms. That’s right . . . just check out how many times and in how many scenes, female characters automatically fold their arms when having a conversation with someone. It’s as if they not sure what to do with their hands and so they play safe and adopt this boring posture. Yes it’s a fairly common girlie pose, but not the twenty odd times we see in each episode. ‘Where’s the director?’ I shout in exasperation. ‘Why aren’t you telling her to move her upper
body and show a bit of life you imbecile!’ This would not be tolerated in theatre I can tell you. Then you have the actors who are supposed to be skilled tradesmen or professionals but who have obviously never been given even the scantiest of instruction on how to come across as genuine and who handle a spanner like it is a Curly Wurly or the controller at the taxi company who has the telephone manner of a cabbage. I tell you, any mini cab company that receives the number of calls that Street Cars gets – about one booking every two episodes – would have been up the swanee years ago. It’s a joke. And don’t get me started about those machinists at Underworld! Why aren’t the actors concerned given a day out from rehearsals to show them a real working garage or a busy taxi cab office or made to work in a bustling restaurant for a couple of evenings. And this is where my own dear lady’s pet hate comes in. As a professional hairdresser all of her life, she is either laughing insanely or banging the coffee table in frustration at the antics with brushes and hair dryers by the so called stylists at Audrey’s Salon in the Street. On such a high profile soap, why the hell haven’t these actors been given a couple of days coaching on the basics of hairdressing and at least shown how to shampoo properly or which way up to hold a comb. But hey, guess what we’ll be doing again this week.
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Cabaret in Aguilas raises over €5000 for MACS Cancer Support Group
The cabaret on March 21st at the Aguilas Resort hotel in aid of MACS Cancer support group was a huge success with more than €5000 being raised on the evening. The show was fantastic with Suzy G a stunning entertainment act with 5 costume changes. Dee (recently starred at the Benidorm Palace) was sensational and people danced into the early hours with the brilliant CAS Band with a guest appearance from the ever popular Martin Ross.
Anne Blandford, Deborah Burrows and Delcye Boyce Stubbing having their head shaved live on stage in a bid to show solidarity to those diagnosed with cancer, because some of the treatments and side effects can be very distressing and one of the most upsetting things can be hair loss. Between the 3 ladies more than €2000 in sponsorship was raised which contributed to the amazing amount of money presented to MACS.
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Thursday 27th March found four teams of eager golfers at Aguilon to play this Best Two from Four Stableford competition. With this format everyone in the team can contribute depending on how they play on the day. Some pretty average scores were recorded individually but the winning team scored an acceptable 79 points with two other teams recording 74. The winning team, ably nursed by Nick Pogson, consisting of Harry Ells, Ron (The Rocket) Curtis and Ron·s son in law Graham Newton had a
successful day by not only taking 1st place in the team event but also in the lesser awards. Graham scored a Two on the 17th and Nick secured 2nd place in the individual stableford event and a Nearest the Pin on the 4th.
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Marina Phoenix Golf Society The main event this week, at Marina Phoenix, was the annual Pairs Trophy. Betterball stableford scoring saw business woman Glennys Oliver, who splits her time between the UK and Spain, do the business along with her partner Jim Budd to win with 46 points. Second place went to John Lally and Frank Varey on 44 points followed by Jack McGowan and Dave Easton taking third (43). Nearest the pin prizes went to Isobel Jones (14th) and Steve Dimmock (17th). Monday’s individual stableford witnessed John Lally returning from
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On the 15th March Urcal Golf Society contested the Challenge Cup at Augilon. A couple of old friends from the UK were here to boost the numbers, last years Captain Tony Hinds was one and Mick Smith a long time member was also in the field, it was lovely to see them both again, looking well but very pale after all the rain the UK has had to put up with recently. Considering the ideal weather for golf the Stableford scores were poor except for our winner Stan Whitty who came in with a magnificent score of 40 points. All aspects of his card were scrutanized in a vain bid to disqualify him but none could be found, his first win of the year was a long way in front of second placed Billy Handy on count back from the current Captain Steve Dodd both with a score of 31points. Nearest the pin on the par three tenth
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