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Alicante-born actress Vanesa Romero was the Guest of Honour at the opening of Terra Mitica for the 2013 season. The weather may have been a little less than Springlike at times, but the estimated 2,000 visitors who passed through the gate can not fail to be impressed by the many new facilities that the previously cashstrapped park has pulled together for this season. The existing attractions - rides film theatres, themed areas, now include a new 5-D cinema and a children’s show area called Plaka Kids. Two new zones have been added - the Secret of the Pyramid, and the Imperium. Lastly, and not only for the enjoyment of the children, there is a jacuzzi and spa.
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14 month old Ricardo Andrade, who at birth suffered from severe craniosynostosis, a deformity of the skull which in time would have affected every aspect of his life, is today back in the arms of his parents, María Jesús and Ricardo, residents of La Zubia. José Enrique Saura, Jefe de Neurocirugía Pediátrica at the Materno de Granada, where the operation on little Ricardo took place, explained that normally, when a child enters the world his head bones are not rigidly set, but are united by a soft areas. In Ricardo’s case there was an early set union of several cranial sutures that prevented his head from growing harmoniously, and would have caused him complex deformities.
SPAIN COMMENDED ON ORGAN TRANSPLANT SYSTEM...
On the latests findings by the Ministerio de Sanidad y Servicios Sociales during a meeting of the Consejo Interterritorial del SNS regarding aid for organ donation and transplantation, the Consejería de Salud y Bienestar Social expressed its satisfaction that the Gobierno Central had reconsidered its decision to cut grants towards the training of professionals and the provision of transplant surgery. The Consejería de Salud y Bienestar Social issued a statement saying: ‘The Spanish organ transplant system is a benchmark of quality worldwide, something that has been achieved with great effort, and through the strengthening of all links involved in the long chain of transplantation, including the training of its professionals. Therefore, it is great news that the Central Government has backtracked on its intention to cut grants to programs for the training of doctors and nurses in this area, and has advised that there are no plans to suspend the grants. The transplant system is unique for the whole Spanish territory and discrimination against regions by economistic issues have nothing to do with health policy.
In the Centre’s unit for craniofacial deformities Doctors Saura and Adoración Martínez, a maxillofacial specialist, as well as other physicians,
pediatric surgeons and anesthetists undertook the seven hour operation which involved complex processes like removing part of the skull and putting it back together correctly. Ricardo’s parents could not believe the improvement in their child, who next year will go to school without apparent after-effects. This technique only been practiced worldwide for three decades and in the Granada for two years. It is not an easy of common operation, especially on one so small. ‘I was nervous before the operation,’ his Dad admitted. ‘But when he went into the theatre and I saw all the facilities it reassured me.’ To assist in carrying out such complex surgery the surgeons made an accurate reconstruction plastic skull of millimetre precision to plan how they were going to proceed at all times after the operation commenced. After surgery, only five days of ICU and three further days in the hospital were sufficient for the family to return home with their son.
RENFRE INCREASES NUMBER OF TRAINS FOR EASTER...
Renfe has increased the number of long-distance trains by 18 percent for the Easter period. This is a 10% increase on the number of extra trains supplied last Easter. In addition, middle distance routes have been increased to accommodate a total of nearly two million extra seats, an increase of 135,000. In general, regular train services will be increased with more places available on the most significant days of departure and return; Friday and Saturday 22 and 23, Saturday 27, Sunday 31 and Monday, April 1.
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Police were able to prevent the suicide of an Indian man at the Fallas celebration. The 40 year old man doused himself in petrol and was only prevented from setting fire to himself by the quick action of the police at the scene. The incident was centred around the Falla entitled ‘Tales from Hindustan’ and featuring the gods Sri Saraswati, Lord Ganesha and Shiva Nataraja, which were as tradition demands, to be burnt. However, Valencia’s Indian community took offence, and members of the Sivananda Mandir Hindu Temple in Valencia staged a noisy protest, calling it ‘an act of pure sacrilege’. The Falleras fought back, maintaining their right to burn the effigies, according to tradition. An emergency crisis meeting between the Falla Commission and the Hindu Temple was held, and it was agreed to remove any elements from the monument which ‘might offend if they were burnt’ and donate them to the Temple where they would be put on display. The Falla Commission said that no further complaints or actions against the fiesta now or in the future would be considered, insisting that the donation of the religious symbols was a full and final settlement of the dispute.
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The Ayuntamiento of Orihuela has published its planting and renovation programme for its Parks and Gardens. These include: planting 4,000 begonias and petunias in rotondas Avda. Duque de Tamames, Glorieta Gabriel Miró, Plaza de La Merced, Plaza de la Anunciación, Teatro Circo, Plaza del Carmen, and others. Cost 2,662.00€. Replanting of grass seed in parterres in Glorieta Gabriel Miró and Plaza de La Merced. Cost 21€. Comprehensive reform, seasonal flower planting and placement of artificial turf at Convento Santa Ana in Avda. de la Constitución. Cost 30€. Tree pruning around the river and Plaza Nueva, Plaza de Santiago, Paseo San Francisco, Avda. del Príncipe, Glorieta Gabriel Miró, and various palms in parks and plazas. Cost 544.50€. Placement and planting of ornamental planters and bushes in Calle Calderón de la Barca and Calle Loaces. Cost 690.96€. Repair of nozzles and electrical equipment in the fountains in Plaza de la Anunciación, Plaza de Santiago and Glorieta Gabriel Miró; and weeding the gardens of the Palacio de Rubalcava.
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The Concejala de Cultura, Ana Mas, presented the second staging of the Murales de San Isidro. She said that the event was staged ‘to meet the objectives of promoting culture-based and local artists; to use culture as a means of revitalizing a neighbourhood in need of special attention and care.’ This year 32 walls will be worked on by 53 artists. The event also requires renovation of the walls to be used, which provides jobs for the residents of the neighbourhood. ‘This project generates a good atmosphere that
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Over 2,000 visitors went along for the opening of Terra Mítica theme park in Benidorm for the start of the springsummer 2013 season this weekend, where Alicante-born actress Vanesa Romero was the guest of honour. Numerous brand-new attractions have been added to the park, which already includes film theatres, sophisticated fairground rides, and areas themed on Classical Egypt, Greece and Rome. A new 5-D cinema has been set up, as well as a jacuzzi and spa for kids and adults alike. Other features include a children’s show area called Plaka
Carlos Fabra quits job as CEO of AEROCAS amid corruption trial
Chief Executive Officer of the company which owns Castellón’s ‘phantom’ airport has resigned amid charges against him for moneylaundering, corruption and power-dealing. Carlos Fabra had always claimed he would stand down as CEO of AEROCAS, which owns the terminal that has never as yet seen a flight take off from or land in it, but which has a statue of Fabra in the middle of it and has now become the scene for numerous illegal car-races, if legal action was started against him. He has now found himself embroiled in the latest corruption trial, Caso Naranjax, and has been charged on four counts of defrauding the tax authorities. On Friday, Fabra presented his ‘irrevocable resignation’ ahead of his trial at Court Number 1 in Nules (Castellón). Since leaving his role as CEO, Fabra says he ‘feels more free’ and will now ‘see what path’ his future decisions take.
Kids, a zone called the Secret of the Pyramid, and another area known as the Imperium. Terra Mítica, one of the major attractions for visitors to Benidorm (Alicante) along with theme parks Aqualandia, Terra Natura and Mundomar, is recovering well after a few troubled years during which it encountered financial difficulties that saw it go into receivership, and continues to be as popular as ever with holidaymakers from Spain and abroad as well as day-trippers who live locally.
Taxi driver delivers robbers to police after identifying them as his passengers
A taxi driver who recognised his passengers as the two men who had attacked one of his colleagues a few moments earlier drove them straight to the police. National Police had been called at around 00.15hrs on Saturday to report an armed robbery of a taxi driver at the crossroads between C/ Ayora and C/ Chiva in Valencia city centre just minutes earlier. One of the men had grabbed the driver round the neck and pressed a sharp object against his jugular while the other grabbed his wallet containing the night’s takings. As this was being broadcast on the taxi headquarters’ internal radio system, another driver recognised the men described as two passengers he had just picked up a
makes painting an intimate experience,’ continued Mas, who is accompanied by Kike Payá, Comisario de la Exposición and organisor and co-ordinator of the paintings; Ana Lizón, Pedánea of the Barrio; Antonio Carlos Molina, Director del Colegio Jesús María de San Isidro, the activity’s host; and José Luis Mateo Pedrera, representative of the cultural volunteers. The activity will start at 16:00 with the distribution of the paints, and will be opened by students of the colegio. Throughout the weekend there will be a photo exhibition entitled Murales de San Isidro 1976-2012. Also on Friday there will be a recital of poetry, music
few streets away. Without warning, he drove them back to the site of the attack where his fellow driver and the police were still gathered by the roadside. He managed to take the men back to the site of the crime without their suspecting anything, and they were immediately arrested. They were found to have committed three robberies in taxis on the same night, on one occasion hitting a driver on the head with his head-rest, and on another, they did not manage to make off with any cash. Two Spanish men aged 33 and 45, both with an existing criminal record, were taken in for questioning.
and theatre between 18:30 and 20:30., and on Saturday there will be book presentations ‘Huellas de Miguel Hernández’ by Francisco Esteve, ‘Tres años de guerra, treinta de exilio’ by Augusto Pescador and ‘El Madrid de Miguel Hernández’. In the afternoon at 19:30, there will be a reading of poems and an exhibition of paintings in the Plaza de San Isidro, after which there will be a flamenco concert. The Murales de San Isidro Competition will close at 2pm on Sunday with the awarding of Diplomas.
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Major Breakthrough For Ovarian Cancer Patients: Drug Improves Survival Rates Discovered At Valencia Hospital
A hospital in Valencia is part of an international investigation team which has discovered a drug that improves survival rates in ovarian cancer patients. Dr Andrés Cervantes from Hospital Clínico represented Spain in a study involving clinical trials on 1,528 women with either advanced or early-stage ovarian cancer, from Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, and the Scandinavian countries. All of them had a strain of cancer which had a high risk of recurring following surgery. They were all undergoing
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chemotherapy, but some of them were given the drug Bevacizumab together with their standard treatment. Those who were given Bevacizumab showed a ‘significant improvement’ in their condition and survival rates compared to those who only had chemotherapy. The Institute of Health Investigation of the Hospital Clínico in Valencia (INCLIVA), which Dr Cervantes – head of medical oncology at the centre – represents said the trials had produced ‘positive clinical results’ in an illness where there have been ‘very few advances in treatment in the last 10 years’.
Meatballs back on sale in Ikea in Spain
Swedish furniture chain IKEA has started selling meatballs once again in restaurants in its Spanish stores after having withdrawn them due to the horsemeat scandal hitting Europe.
Store bosses confirm that those which are now on sale only contain pork and beef and that they have cut down the number of suppliers along the production chain to ensure closer monitoring. Two DNA tests are included in the manufacturing of the meatballs to guarantee that no meat from horses finds its way into the mix.
One of these is carried out on the raw ingredients and another on the finished product. IKEA assures that visitors to the restaurants in its 15 stores in Spain – and those in other parts of the world – can now eat their meatballs with ‘total confidence’. At the end of February, the store withdrew meatballs from its menu after finding traces of horsemeat, which has also been found in other meat products in supermarkets across Europe, causing a widespread scandal.
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Spain suffers wettest month of March since 1947
Speed cameras in helicopter will catch every speeding driver
Drivers will be spied upon from the air over the Easter holidays now that the traffic authorities plan to fly helicopters with speed cameras above Spain’s mostfrequented roads. According to ThinkSpain, the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has launched the first of these, Pegasus, which takes three images in a matter of nanoseconds, capturing speeding drivers on film, which are then examined before being sent to the car-owner’s house. DGT sources say the flying radar costs about as much as a traditional speed camera – between 60,000 and 170,000 euros – but covers a much wider area. It can detect vehicles moving at up to 360 kilometres per hour from a height of 300 metres (about 900 feet), and due to the fact it is so far from the ground, cars with in-built speed camera detectors will
not be able to pick up its signal. Traffic authorities say: “It will catch anyone who is breaking the speed limit, therefore anyone who is complying with the speed limit does not have to worry.” Conventional speed cameras tend to be set up on major highways, says the DGT, but Pegasus will concentrate on roads without central reservations and where it is more difficult to install cameras, given that these are the roads where the majority of accidents occur. A total of 13 million cars are expected to be on Spain’s roads between this weekend – tomorrow (Friday, March 22) and Sunday, March 24 – and next weekend, which is Easter. Last year, 45 people were killed in car accidents just over the Easter weekend. The DGT says 78 per cent of fatal crashes happen on secondary roads.
Electricity to go down by 6.7% in April Hard-pressed homeowners can heave a sigh of relief next month – electricity bills are set to go down by 6.7 The quarterly auction of electrical energy took place yesterday and brought prices of the commodity down by 15 per cent – but actual consumption is only about half of the average bill. Those whose supply comes directly from the State-run electricity boards Iberdrola, Endesa, Gas Natural Fenosa, E.On and HC will see their bills falling – a total of about 20 million consumers – but the 6.5 million who use suppliers in the open market will not benefit from the discount. Electricity has nearly quadrupled in the last five years and went up on several occasions in the last 18 months – including in January when it rose by three per cent after the most recent energy auction – but although consumers would not have realised, electricity tariffs actually fell twice between mid-2009 and the end of 2012. The second fall in price was in September, by two per cent, but in practice everyone’s bills rocketed – firstly due to IVA increasing from 18 to 21 per cent, and secondly because the government’s decision to freeze rates was overturned several times by the Supreme Court, meaning that the extra costs were backdated by some months and applied to bills between August and October. Provided the central government keeps its promise not to increase regulated costs, householders and business owners will see their electricity bills fall after April 1.
This month has been the wettest March in 66 years, according to the State meteorological agency, AEMET. Between March 1 and 20, the amount of rainfall was more than double the average for the time of year and more downpours are expected over Easter weekend. Back in 1947, an average of 135 litres of rain per square metre was recorded by the end of March, and with this year’s quantity currently standing at 96 litres per square metre, weather men expect this record will be beaten by the end of the month. The worst of the weather has been hitting the Atlantic side of the mainland and the Canary Islands, with up to five times the average amount of rainfall for the time of year in the provinces of Córdoba, Granada and Málaga. Only in very small areas of Catalunya, the centre of the Valencia region, southern Murcia, the western Canary Islands and pockets of central Spain have seen slightly below-average rainfall for March, but reservoirs have risen by 34 per cent in the past three-and-a-half weeks, allaying fears of a possible
summer drought after a drier-than-usual winter. AEMET says the spring is unlikely to bring any abnormal weather conditions, and described this winter as ‘fairly typical’, although slightly warmer than usual. The average temperature in Spain between December and February has been 8.1ºC – about 2ºC higher than usual – with a warmer December and January than normally seen. February was colder than average by about nine per cent, but the warmest winter days were seen over Christmas and the end of January. The highest temperature recorded this winter was in southern Tenerife on Christmas Day, when the mercury shot up to 28.6ºC in the shade. Although a recent cold front from the Atlantic causing plummeting temperatures and snow came in stark contrast to the mild start to the winter, this was nowhere near as severe as last February when a Siberian wind led to minus figures even in typically warm areas such as the east coast.
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IVA Hike Affects Spectator Numbers For Films, Shows & Concerts
Cinemas, theatres and concerts have seen a nose-dive in profits since IVA shot up from eight to 21 per cent in September. As a direct result of the tax hike, net profit has plummeted by 20.2 per cent, and attendance has dropped by 17.5 per cent as the spectators now have to shell out far more on tickets. Accordin to press reports, these figures only reflect the last quarter of 2012, and those in the industry expect the results for the first quarter of 2013 to be even worse. The State Federation of Theatre and Dance Company Associations (FAETEDA) says there has been a ‘massive decline’ in profits after the performing arts were moved up an IVA bracket at the same time as the increase was applied. Prior to September, tickets for the cinema, opera, plays or other stage performances attracted IVA at the middle of
three rates, at eight per cent, rather than the higher ‘general’ IVA rate of 18 per cent. This bracket went up to 10 per cent and higher-rate IVA to 21 per cent – and the performing arts were shifted into the higher bracket. And overall, with the recession in general, spectator numbers at performances have fallen by 55.6 per cent and profits by 61.4 per cent. The economic crisis alone means cinemas and concert halls would be struggling, but aggravated by the IVA rise, many fear they may have to close down. Even before IVA went up, the FAETEDA warned the government that to move the performing arts into a higher bracket as planned would have dire consequences for the industry.
Ibuprofen doses of 600mg ‘too large’ and ‘not effective
Taking pills of 600mg of Ibuprofen is less effective than those of 400mg, and the three in 10 patients who consume the former three times a day may actually be overdosing, according to a study by Asturias Central University Hospital.
Ibuprofen is frequently sold in doses of this size, is actually more than the recommended amount for the average human, says Dr Pascual.
According to a report by ThinkSpain, Dr Julio Pascual from the Neurology department says 400mg is the optimum dose for light to moderate pain where anti-inflammatories are recommended, being more effective than pills of 200mg.
“There is no scientific reason why patients should be given doses exceeding 400mg,” Dr Pascual stresses.
But pills of 600mg do not work as well as those of 400mg and, despite the fact
Taken every eight hours, 400mg works better, he maintains.
“In most western countries, doses of 600mg are not even sold, whereas in Spain they account for 80 per cent of those sold over the counter, compared to less than 15 per cent of the rest of Europe.”
Parking Meters To Be In Operation On Bank Holidays And Sundays In Madrid
Madrid may charge for on-street parking even on Sundays and bank holidays in a bid to raise more cash for public coffers – a move which it is feared may reach other towns and cities throughout Spain. At present, meter parking is only payable within certain hours – usually mornings only and from around 17.00hrs to early evening from Mondays to Saturdays – and no charge is made for other times of day. But city mayoress Ana Botella wants to extend the time limit on working days to midnight instead of 22.00hrs, and charge for meter parking seven days a week, even on public holidays. She says according to the law, a council order is sufficient to change the hours charged for and it does not have be voted on in a city council meeting.
A member of the Basque separatist cell ETA has been arrested in Edinburgh and is facing four years in jail. Beñat Atorrasagasti was handed over by Scottish authorities to France after he was found to belong to the terrorist group – even though he repeatedly denied this in court. Atorrasagasti is not thought to have been directly involved in any bombings that have led to deaths, but charges against him include helping to smuggle terrorists over the French border. He was living a ‘normal life’ in Edinburgh and went by his real identity, authorities heard. But he is believed to have attempted to get ETA to forge him a passport so he could escape capture. Originally from Lesaka in the Spanish Basque Country, he fled to Ciboure in the French Basque Country claiming to be trying to get away from ‘Guardia Civil officers who wanted to torture him’ and that he then moved to Scotland to ‘rebuild his life’. He had spent four years employed as a wine delivery man unloading lorries, and had two children in Edinburgh in 2008 and 2010. Although he was extradited to France, Atorrasagasti was released with charges in February pending trial, which will take place on April 22
Jail terms to get stiffer for burglars
Prison sentences for burglaries are set to become tougher as these crimes rocketed in 2012, says the ministry of the interior. At present, burglars only get between one and three years behind bars, but this can increase to up to a maximum of six years if aggravating factors such as violence, reoffending and whether the property was occupied at the time come into play. But last year, the number of burglaries increased by 22 per cent on 2011 figures, largely thought to be due to the economic crisis. And reoffenders are said to account for up to 70 per cent of break-ins. Empty homes are being targeted more, since there are so many new and nearly-new properties due to the recession and housing market crash. Here, thieves tend to take radiators, copper wire and other scrap metal, which fetches a high price in Spain and also in China. The ministry has identified three main types of burglar – Spanish nationals with drug problems; professional or specialist thieves, and dangerous organised criminal gangs who usually employ violence and target their properties carefully to ensure a maximum haul.
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The “Man in Black” returns!
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If you are of a certain vintage, then perhaps the name Valentine Dyall may pop into the grey matter, and if of another age, then certainly, one John “R” Johnny Cash would spring to mind, whenever “Man in Black” appears in print, but in this case, I refer to the gentleman from Royal Leamington Spa, Nigel Hopkins. Musical Director, Arranger, Musician, Nigel Hopkins, along with his son Matthew, once again, brings a visiting choir from the East Midlands, in the U.K., The Nottingham Trent University Chamber Choir, to the La Zenia Church, Saturday April 8th.. A return to the local stage of In Harmony Chamber Choir, with the talented Cantemos! Children’s Choir, again at La Zenia Church, Orihuela Costa, on May 26th., Nigel tells me that one of the songs that Cantemos! Childrens Choir will perform, will be signed, for the deaf, at the same time. In June, Melody Makers International and, again, Cantemos! Children’s Choir, perform “Songs That Will Live Forever”, this time at the Orihuela Costa Resort. This is on the 29th.
Missive from the corridors of power
Torrevieja Ayuntamiento, in conjunction with the local businesses association, “APYMECO”, are, again organising the “Animation In The Streets”, on various Saturday evenings throughout the year. If you have a band, group, duo, quartet, dance troupe, or may be a contortionist, juggler, lion-tamer or puppet show entrepreneur, give Graham Knight a call at the Town Hall, Torrevieja, and offer your services to “Busk” around the town streets. The Saturdays in question are April 6th., and 8th.. June 1st., and 15th., and July 6th., and 13th.. These busking times would be
between 18.00 hrs., and 21.00 hrs.. There are three dates where your busking would take place after dark, on May 18th., and September 7th., and the 21st.. Here your performance would have a “Curtain up” time of 21.00 hrs.. You would be most welcome to take to the pavements on any one or all of the dates. The organisers are not able to provide sound equipment, but can offer an electric supply point, and chairs if required. Right, time sort out Mr. and Mrs. Punch and my string of sausages. Only one problem, where on earth did I put my swazzel?
A little further ahead, Sunday July 14th., again at La Zenia Church, the Orihuela Costa Male Voice Choir, will perform a concert to the memory of one of their members, Phil Sage, who passed away in July 2012. Tickets for most of the concerts, can be obtained from the Internet Cafe, CallNet, located behind Consum Supermarket, in Orihuela Costa, in the little alley next to Paddy’s Point (Tel: 966 761 171). For the June 29th.concert, tickets will be available, nearer the date, from the the Orihuela Costa Resort Booking Office, in the foyer near the tinkling fountain. Nigel and Matthew’s concerts support many charities throughout the season, with the Costa Blanca Samaritans always top of the list. Nigel tells me that through the generosity of members of his audiences, he is sure that he has paid most of the building costs for the new church! As for the “Man In Black”, well, drop into one the concerts, where all will be apparent.
Rob Barnes moved to live in Spain, 7 years ago. In the UK, amongst other things, he was the Chair of the Midlands Regions, Independent Television Commission. His hobbies include Industrial Archaeology, Mine exploration and photography (Sierra Minera) and is on a quest to get a quality cast conditioned real ale here in Spain! Email Rob at garfieldglencroft@hotmail.com
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IfJose’it’s Saturday, it’s Tabarca Island! Gilarte has a passion, and would population of 68 inhabitants. In 1986 very much like to share it with us all. His intense enthusiasm is for the small island of Tabarca, just an hour or so on the ferry boat, from Torrevieja Port. The island is approximately 1.750 meters in length and 300 meters at it’s widest part. It’s location made it a suitable refuge for the Barbary Pirates. Being close to the coast of Spain, it was an ideal spot to launch attacks to the mainland, cause mayhem, and scuttle back to their island base. Three of it’s most infamous corsairs were The Brothers Barbarossa, Oruc and Hizia, and one, Captain Jack Ward, who hailed from the U.K., and of whom was oft said, “Was beyond doubt, the greatest scoundrel that ever sailed from London”. If these buccaneers didn’t die by finding themselves on the wrong end of a cutlass, the plague normally got them. I dare say Jose’ will show you one or two pits, if asked! Peace returned to the island around the eighteen hundreds, with the occupying the garrison leaving in 1850. The Governor’s House is now a hotel, so for bed & breakfast with a difference, have a word with The Governor. These days, Tabarca has a
a marine reserve was established, the first ever in Spain. An artificial reef was also built, to encourage biodiversity. John, being the official tourist guide for the island, is hoping for clubs, associations, visitors and residents, will touch base with him via e-mail or telephone, and visit Tabarca for a guided tour, and a splendid lunch., for just 35 euro. There is a 4 euro supplement during the months of July and August. A car park fee of just 2 euro has been agreed, for all visitors to the island, on one John’s Saturday tours. Contact can be made via 653 10 77 91, or e.mail on: josegilarte@hotmail.es All that remains to be said, is left hand down a bit, pack the sun hat, factor 50, and cast off.
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UNICEF warns Children suffering poverty, malnutrition, poor-quality education & healthcare spells future disaster
UNICEF has warned that Spain could ‘pay a high price’ if it does not drastically improve life for children, since around 2.2 million were living in actual poverty in 2011 and many are malnourished due to their parents being unable to afford healthy food. The children’s ‘wing’ of the United Nations says Spain’s financial crisis and non-existent job market means youngsters are not eating properly because their parents cannot afford fresh, nutritious food, which will compromise their health in later life, and they do not have access to leisure activities and hobbies to stimulate them, improve their cognitive functions and broaden their horizons. Children whose parents cannot find jobs do not go to the cinema, buy books to read for pleasure, take part in sports, amateur dramatics, music or dance, nor do they travel – all things which widen their mental scope, give them enthusiasm for life, help them learn and make them culturally-sensitive – as well as giving them an outlet for their energy and preventing them from ‘going off the rails’ through boredom as teenagers. More importantly, access to quality education and healthcare is being compromised because of funding
cuts in both areas, and children whose parents are out of work will be unable to go on to university due to lack of family finances. UNICEF warns that whereas poverty once affected a certain sector of society, it is now more generalised and adults and children living below the breadline, facing hunger and homelessness, now come from all walks of life and include those who were previously fairly rich. And yet Spain is one of the 15 richest countries in the world, UNICEF says. The number of children in Spain living in poverty – both Spanish and foreign children – is rising by approximately 80,000 a year, says the charity. When their parents are facing serious financial problems due to being unable to find work, young children are forced to carry ‘adult’ worries – such as whether or not the family will find itself living on the street if they cannot pay the mortgage, and whether there is enough money for food on the table – as well as constant stress and tension in the home. UNICEF stresses that ‘the children of today are the adults of tomorrow’ and that Spain needs to get its act together before it is too late for them
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Valencia goes up in smoke
Fallas burnt down all over the Comunidad Valenciana late last night and particularly in Valencia city, the fiesta capital. This year’s fallera queens were unable to hold back tears as the massive, colourful papier-mâché monuments were doused in petrol before mascletaes – strings with gunpowder bangers attached – wrapped around them were set off, causing fireworks set up in the middle of them to explode. A colourful firework display followed by a raging inferno the size of a house ensued, with the falla monuments which came last in the classification going up first and the winners right at the end. In Gandia (Valencia), one of the largest outside the provincial capital, the winner was once again the Falla del Prado, named after the El Prado square where it stands. Themes in the town this year included the local government’s controversial plans to build a golf course on the wetlands, the chavstyle reality TV show Gandia Shore (Spain’s answer to the UK version Geordie Shore), over-ambitious developments such as the Maremagnum colisseum on the beach, and the recession in general. Oliva (Valencia)’s winner for both the main and the children’s falla was the Institut, which featured a huge elephant, a giraffe and a cupid firing an arrow, plus a man turning out his pockets because he did not have any money. In the province of Alicante, the winner in Dénia was the Falla Centro, on the main Marqués de Campo street and the winning children’s falla was the Baix la Mar on the port side of the old town. Calpe had two and the small town of Pego had six – one more than Oliva, which is three times the size – and the hamlet of Pamís near Ondara had just one. Each district saw about 50 firefighters, 50 police officers and 40 Civil Protection squad members on duty during the burning, known as the cremà.
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Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffiths take part in Málaga’s Palm Sunday parade
Hollywood greats Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith took part in an Easter parade in the former’s native Málaga on Palm Sunday accompanied by their two children. Banderas joins the parade every year as part of his brotherhood in full costume, and this year was no exception. He has been one of the carriers of the Virgen de la Esperanza (‘virgin of hope’)’s throne for the last 10 years, and his brother has done so for 25 years – but they both say they intend to retire after this Easter. “You have to step aside for younger generations – I’m now in my 50s and I have to start thinking about other things,” the Spanish-born actor admits. This year, he let Baroness Thyssen, who attended the parade, ring the first chime on the bells of the Sagrado Corazón church where Palm Sunday mass was held, before taking over himself. He calls Palm Sunday ‘the start of a great weeklong ritual’ and one that has been celebrated for over five centuries. I’d never want to miss this tradition in my home
neighbourhood – this is the church where my parents married, where my brother and I were christened, and I used to play around here since the age of four years old,” Banderas admits. “I’ve come here to enjoy numerous memories,
to get back to my roots, pay my respects to my brotherhood and take part in an act of identity, tradition and popular art in the street – all that which Easter really means.” He also said he hoped the weather held out for this coming weekend, given that ‘rain is the worst enemy of Easter brotherhoods’. Stella del Carmen, 16, Banderas’ and Griffith’s daughter, and Dakota Johnson, daughter of Melanie and former partner Don Johnson, were at the parade with the couple.
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Britain’s Moto2 grand prix rider Scott Redding Trains with the Supermotoland Race Team
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EVENTS CALENDAR In March the Menu Del Dia was held at the Playa Grande. This splendid hotel overlooks the sea in the port and has been the venues for many Pals, and others events. The menu was excellent, and remained at 10 Euros, which included entertainment by Johnny Sparrow. Salmon rolls, a prawn and courgette quiche, stuffed capon, pork in pepper sauce, hake in gratin, with a super tarte de la casa for dessert, alongside fruit and ice cream. A drink was included. These lunch times are now very popular with an average 40 to 50 participants. April sees two main events along with the Easter Wednesday talking shop social on the 3rd April in the Cultural Building on Camposol sector B. These are free and always involve the opportunity to take part in an activity, socialize and have a good afternoon out meeting new people or old friends. Friday 19th April has the Rock n’Roll night at Marianos. The cost is 5 Euros for the entertainment and another 5 euros if you want the chicken and chips. This will be a great night out. There is also
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another popular day trip to Lorca on the 22nd of April, a chance to do some shopping again at a cost of 10 Euros. Lorca is well worth the trip, it has splendid shopping, the castle and a very interesting artisan fair. In June the summer fair will take place on the 1st June at El Lagarto Verde on the Via axial, turning right at the roundabout by El Arbor supermarket and about half way along. The restauarant does an exllent breakfast and snacks as well as meals.You can book a stall, just contact Age Concern, at what is always an enjoyable event. Ad v ice/ i n for m ation /ticket s will be available at the Cultural Centre, Wednesday and Thursday AM, 10 while 1PM. On a Friday it will run from 12.30PM to 3.30PM.. Tickets will also be available Friday morning 10 while 1PM outside Salud on sector B Camposol is still a ticket point, with a bric a brac sale on the last Friday of the month. For advice, information, and tickets in the port please ring 634336484. For Camposol ring 634 310215 Rod Sawyer
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Watch the video of Britain’s Moto2 grand prix rider Scott Redding training with Anthony Ford-Dunn and Mat Ford-Dunn (Supermotoland Race team) on Supermoto bikes, as all three train for their forth coming race seasons: www.youtube.com/watch? v=xEVKzFqQcLQ&feature=em-share_ video_user Scott is Britain’s best hope of taking the Moto2 world championship this year and he has been training hard over the winter months with Anthony and Mat in preparation for his first Grand prix race of 2013 in Qatar on the 7th April.
Mat Ford-Dunn has already raced at the first round of the Spanish Supermoto championships and finished third in tricky weather conditions. Mat and Anthony’s next race in Villena, Near Sax, Alicante, Spain for the second round of the Spanish Supermoto championships is on the 14th April and will see Anthony in action for the first time this year in the SM Road championship class. More information and race reports can be found at www.supermotoland. com and more videos of the three training in Spain will be released soon...
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Eric Patrick Clapton CBE, was born on the 30 March 1945 in Ripley, Surrey. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and 60s supergroup Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time, and is also known as the “Guitarists Guitarist.” Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and fourth in Gibson’s Top 50 Guitarists of All Time. In the mid 1960s, Clapton departed from the Yardbirds to play blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Clapton’s nickname is “Slowhand”, .It was during this time period that Clapton’s Yardbirds rhythm guitarist, Chris Dreja, recalled that whenever Clapton broke a guitar string during a concert, he would stay on stage and replace it. The English audiences would wait out the delay by doing what is called a “slow handclap”. Clapton told his official biographer, Ray Coleman, that, “My nickname of slowhand came from Giorgio Gomelsky. He coined it as a good pun. He kept saying I was a fast player, so he put together the slow handclap phrase into Slowhand as a play on words”. Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed Cream, a power trio with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and “arty, blues-based psychedelic pop.” For most of the 1970s, Clapton’s output bore the influence of the mellow style of J.J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” taken from the “461 Ocean Boulevard “ album helped reggae reach a mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were “Layla”, recorded by Derek and the Dominos, another band he formed and blues singer Robert Johnson’s “Crossroads”, recorded by Cream. A recipient of seventeen Grammy Awards, in 2004 Clapton was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on the Island of Antigua a medical facility for recovering
substance abusers. He truly is a legend in all meanings of the word and one of my all time heroes of music. I have grown up listening to Clapton through all the transitions and his music has played a large part in my musical life the man is, as one person famously painted on a wall at Islington Train Station a Musical God .In a change from my usual format I am now going to concentrate on what personally is one of my top ten albums of all time .It is my favourite of all the albums Eric Clapton has put out over the years and I think it merits a small piece of its own.. “Eric Clapton Unplugged” is a live album released in 1992. It was recorded live in England for the MTV Unplugged series and includes both the hit single “Tears in Heaven” and a heavily reworked acoustic version of “Layla”. Clapton performed the show in front of a small audience at Bray Film Studios in Windsor. In addition to the final album tracks, the performance included early versions of “My Father’s Eyes” and “Circus Left Town” along with “Worried Life Blues” and an impromptu version of Rollin’ and Tumblin’.”. My favourite track is “Old Love” which features an amazing piano solo by Chuck Leavell. Clapton played a Martin acoustic guitar for much of this performance, and in 2004, the guitar sold for 434,400 pounds in auction. Clapton earned six Grammy Awards for the album, Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Rock Male Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song. “Tears in Heaven” earned three of the six awards. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200, and has been certified Diamond by the RIAA for shipping over 10 million copies in the United States. In 2000 Q Magazine placed “Unplugged” at number 71 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums. In October 2011, the album was ranked number nine on Guitar World magazine’s top ten list of guitar albums of 1992. Truly a superb album I recommend if you have never heard it get a copy and listen to a master at work. I would like to wish all readers a Merry Christmas and a great New Year and I hope you have enjoyed these articles.
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On Sunday 7th April at 8 p.m. in the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Torreta 2, Torrevieja, Cantabile Female Voice Choir are presenting A Concert of Sacred and Contemplative Music including works by J. S. Bach, Faure, Handel, Karl Jenkins,Mascagni and Vivaldi. There will be a collection held in aid of church funds. For further information, contact Jennifer on 965077457 or Phyl on 966796866. E-mail: jen-morton@hotmail. com or check the website: www.cantabilesingers.es
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Hazel and Darren owners of La Terraza Bar in Bigastro, are holding a “Tea Afternoon” from 1- 5pm on Wednesday 10h April and have kindly invited HELP Vega Baja to hold a raffle and “50 cent off the rail” clothing sale, to raise funds to enable HELP to continue its work in the local community. If you have just had a ‘Spring clean’ of your wardrobes and have clothes too good to throw, we would welcome donations of presentable clothes on the day. If you are interested in becoming a member of HELP Vega Baja or wish to renew your membership or receive more information about HELP, there will be someone to assist you on the day.
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GOING FOR GOLD!
Spangles Ladies’ Harmony Chorus became Champions of Spain and Portugal at the 2011 Convention of the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers, which took place in San Pedro del Pinatar.
supporters, family and friends in the Salon de Plenos at the town hall in Los Alcázares, and received rapturous applause. Amor Yagues kindly took on the MC role for the show and did a splendid job.
Winners are not allowed to compete the following year, so they are now raring to go and win gold again at the 2013 Convention which is being held in Benalmádena, Málaga on 13 April.
“We are extremely grateful to everyone who supports us and we are proud to be representing Los Alcázares again in this competition.” commented Gail. “We will do our best to return in April with gold medals around our necks.”
Spangles started in December 2004 with just five ladies and they now boast over 40 members. Under the direction of Gail Grainger, they have been working hard on the two songs that they will sing in contest.
Following on from their gold medal success in 2011, Spangles has released a CD called ‘Pure Gold’, which includes their two winning contest songs and many audience favourites. ‘Pure Gold’ is on sale at 5 Euros and makes an ideal gift. Call 968 432 525 or 968 334 527 to order your copy.
“We work hard on our craft, but also ensure that what we sing is enjoyable and entertaining” says Gail. The chorus also boasts 5 quartets, three of whom, Viva, Chardonnay and Fénix, will be competing in the quartet contest. A fourth quartet, Aurora, was formed specifically to be ‘mic-warmers’ in the contest to help the judges tune in for the first competitor. On Thursday, 21 March, Spangles and the quartets held a dress rehearsal, which was attended by the Mayor of Los Alcázares, Anastasio Bastida,
Spangles welcomes new members so, if you’re looking to make new friends and enjoy singing, why not visit Spangles when they rehearse at Las Claras? They meet every Thursday from 10.00am to 1.00pm.
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Nana’s Naughty Knickers!
Contrary to some of the stories appearing in the press, we are delighted to tell you that reports of the curtain coming down on Dramatic Licence were untrue. The company is alive and well after a change of management, and Suzanne and David Stokes, who founded the company in 2005, together with Walter Hamilton and Richard Arnold are now the new management committee. The next production by Dramatic Licence will be Nana’s Naughty Knickers, a hilarious farce. Nana has been selling naughty underwear for geriatrics from her flat – but she is breaking the law, and has to go to great lengths to keep her underwear business undercover. But her secret is about to be revealed to her nasty landlord. Can she save her business and stay out of jail? Well what do you think? New members are always needed, so if you would like to join this friendly and talented company in any capacity please get in touch. There will a play reading of Nana’s Naughty Knickers on Thursday, April 4th at 7.30pm in our Clubroom, and prospective members are welcome to come along to read, and to meet us. Our website is currently being re-built, but you can contact Suzanne on 680 961 025, find us on Facebook, or e-mail Suzanne@suestokes.co.uk
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RASCALS ANNOUNCE SPRING AND SUMMER SHOW DATES Rehearsals are well on schedule for this year’s spring and summer shows. The show is entitled “I Remember it Well” and has been put together to commemorate their 20th Anniversary which is later in the year. The show is packed with excerpts all of your favourite musicals including Oklahoma, Calamity Jane, “My Fair Lady” “Mack and Mable” and many more. There will also be a James Bond section in which Rascals dancers will take to the stage. A Rascals show would not be the same without some comedy sketches and of course these are plentiful in the name of “It Ain’t Half Hot Mum” “You’re the one that I want” and “Sunny Boy” even “Laurel and Hardy” and Sonny & Cher will make an appearance. Who can forget the fabulous costumes and songs from “My Fair Lady” such as “The Ascot Gavotte”, “I could have danced all Night” and “On the street
where you live”? The second half is just as lively, opening with a fabulous circus routine with clowns, jugglers and the like as well as great classics from “Showboat” “The Boyfriend and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The first two performances will be in Los Montesinos at the School of Culture and Music on May 3rd and 4th, followed by May 18th in Guardamar at the Casa de Cultura, June 1st In Benijofar Casa de Cultura and concluding in Torrevieja at the Virgen del Carmen on June 13th. Rascals Christmas shows were completely sold out, so please don’t be disappointed and reserve your seats now. Tickets are still only 6 Euros and can be obtained by calling Sue on 96 678 4874 or Jill on 96 6727 282. All Rascals ticket money is donated to local charities and so far they have raised over 120,000 Euros.
EGG-CITING EGG HUNTS AND EASTER FUN at Casa la Pedrera The Grand Design House & Activity Centre in aid of Elche Children’s Home EASTER EGG HUNTS from Friday 29th March - Monday 1 April Pick up a basket and follow in the Easter Bunnies footprints, which wind their way around the lovely gardens of the Grand Design House and within the Nature Reserve too!! You will need your thinking caps on as there are some puzzles to solve and even better some yummy treats and some lovely surprises to collect and discover on the way. You can even decide to combine it with a gentle pony ride or perhaps for the older children a quad bike ride to the lake. There will be also be raffle with a fantastic, bumper Easter Hamper to be won, name the Bunny and a colouring in competition. All
proceeds to the Elche Children’s Home. The Lake Charity Challenge Walk held in February raised 2000 euros for both the Orphanage as well as Help at Home Costa Blanca. Thank you to all came and made the day such an amazing success. For more information and to book call Jenni on 660816620 or check the website at www.thingstodoinspain.info
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The Romanian Moated Shower Our shower sits in the corner of the family bathroom, and we planned to enlarge it by taking the old screens out, demolishing the tray, putting in a new shower floor of some sort, and putting back the screens with additions where needed. The idea was that should Pete fancy holding a party in the shower, he would have plenty of room to do so. Additionally a non-slip floor and a much reduced step into the shower tray would give his guests ease of access and total confidence should they fancy a bit of a boogie. I explained this all to Juan, who drew a picture with measurements. He in turn explained it all to Pedro, three times. So when Pedro turned up bearing several of the holey bricks used to construct internal walls, I was a little anxious. However, he is a cheerful soul; he assured me three times that he knew exactly what we wanted, and in short order sounds of hammering were coming from within the bathroom. On pretext of offering him a coffee I entered the demolition area. Pedro was happily drawing lines on the floor and standing the bricks up on the lines. Proudly he explained that the bricks josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk were to go
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round the edge, and the screens on top of the bricks. Then he explained twice more, in case I hadn’t understood. Weakly I enquired why he was using such big bricks. ‘To stop the water from getting out.’ He answered politely. I left that point for the moment, and, feeling silly for asking, I queried whether it wasn’t easier to take the old tray out first. This confirmed Pedro’s suspicion that I hadn’t understood. ‘No,’ he said, ‘the tray stays here, and the walls are there. The shower is bigger.’ He didn’t add ‘Simples’ but I think he thought it. I pointed out to him that this would leave a sort of a moat of about 12 inches between the existing small tray and the walls. It would be a variant on the Medieval Moated Castle, a sort of 21st century Moated Shower, only lacking the drawbridge for full effect. ‘Si.’ He gave a small Romanian where’s-the-problem kind of a shrug. ‘How will the water get out?’ he was about to assure me that the bricks round the edge would keep the water in, when I added ‘the water can’t get down the plughole, it will be trapped in the moat.’ He gazed at me with a look of blue-eyed Balkan bewilderment as the penny slowly dropped. Then he rang Juan, who redeployed Pedro and replaced him with Francisco, who didn’t need the situation explaining three times!
Bubbly!. . .You have to Giggle!
When we arrived in Spain on a permanent basis seven years ago, hot tubs – outdoor spas or whatever it is you like to call them – seemed to be all the rage. But I have only just come to realise that these luxury items seem not to be so much in evidence these days, born out by the fact that most of the outlets in this area specialising in these goods have also disappeared. It’s probably a sign of the economic times, but I also know that like many appliances of this
nature, whilst highly desirable at the outset, they soon become taken for granted and are used less and less. And I know this to be so from personal experience. A long November weekend spent with friends in the Welsh seaside town of Barmouth back in the nineties, gave us our first encounter with a hot tub. We had settled into our bed and breakfast accommodation – a converted barn with two foot thick stone walls and roaring log fires – and had been shown a
brand new hot tub outside one of our rooms which, we were informed by our hosts, was at our disposal free of charge. This was something new to all of us. So later that night, after a candle lit dinner of what looked like road-kill at a nearby restaurant, we found ourselves cosily ensconced in the spa. The deliciously hot water whirred and lapped around our lily white bodies, whilst our noses turned blue in the frosty night air - a condition quickly remedied by submerging our heads in the water from time to time. Ooh and what a surprise when the bubbles started and the girls found themselves inadvertently sitting on the nozzles . . . they didn’t ‘arf giggle! It was the height of luxury to us and we spent all three nights in post prandial sessions in the tub and made up our minds that this was a must-have item for our own garden when we returned home. It actually took us a couple of years to take the plunge, so to
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The forthcoming return visit by a delegation from the Uggabian Republic had begun to get very complicated. The Spanish authorities, having granted the necessary visas had a change of heart and revoked them. It appears that a whistle-blower from the Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación leaked the information. Anti-Uggabian pressure groups in the UK and their sister groups in Spain swung into action, arranging demonstrations and applying for a legal injunction to stop the visit. There was wide spread rioting from Cádiz to Barcelona, the streets of Madrid resembled a battle field while in Córdoba a giant Alquerian tricolour was burnt. Unfortunately the fire spread to the Great Mosque which was completely gutted. The authorities had to act and they did. Swiftly closing the border with Alqueria and revoking the visas. During a news interview the leader of the antiAlquerian group, Ernesto Twitto worried that the Uggabians would not get around to leaving again said “ They can’t get rid of their surplus idiots on us”. In reality of course the UK has been quietly doing this for years. Alqueria reacted by closing the already closed border with Spain. The Republic’s militia was mobilised, all ten of them. Only ten passed the required intelligence test to join the Militia. Actually the test was based on the Spanish under-five Kindergarten assessment. Manuela offered to supply comfort to the troops. She was however sent to the high sierra with Carmen the barmaid from the Bar La Casa Devante instead. Here they manned or rather womaned a crossing point. A solitary track led from Spain down the sierra and into the Village. It is known as the ‘Alquerian Trail’, a semi-official smuggling route. Remitroot Liquor out and Abyssinian Goat Shirling accoutrements in. On the high sierra it was still cold with the Winter snow still laying in the shadows, the only shelter an old hollow tree trunk. During an emergency meeting of the Alquerian Cabinet the decision was taken to go ahead with the visit and not be pushed around by their powerful neighbour. The problem of getting the Uggabians into the Republic was next on the agenda. Gruntmore had the solution. Bring the delegation in from the sea and up the Río Verde to Alqueria. He had experience of this clandestine method of travelling. Whenever he or his relatives went anywhere abroad they usually had to swim the last three miles by night. That night at Harwich Docks four cloak draped figures boarded the tramp steamer SS Founder. The mist rolled in from the North Sea as the ship’s propeller began to bite into water. What will befall the inveterate travellers? Will they make the Mediterranean? Will they be invited to the Captain’s cocktail party? Find out soon... Then again in the spring, when the chill had left the air; the early flowers were showing their heads and the pond had suddenly burst into life. Many’s the night that we spent a pleasant evening with friends, a bottle or two of chardonnay lodged in the convenient receptacles provided, listening to the mating frogs and the cacophony of sound as they got their little flippered legs over. And I remember thinking . . . lucky little beggars. But as the months and the years passed, we used the tub less and less, until it stood virtually unused. It was still a nice experience, but
the preparation beforehand and the hassle after, became a bind. A bit like the ubiquitous Breville toaster, it had been utilised enthusiastically before gradually losing its novelty value and falling into almost total obscurity. Story of my life!
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Charity Night Raised over 500â‚Ź
On Weds 20th March Mandy Bartlam the owner of Stars in Bars and Pauline Prior together held a charity night to help raise funds for the needy of San Fulgencio at the Hogs Head in La Marina a fantastic line up of acts took part and donated their time for free these acts included:- Joanna, Paul Christie, Rob Bonovox, A Girl Called Soo, Matt Christian and it was hosted by the funny man Lynden B. San Fulgencio has at the moment approx 50 families that need help these include approx 70 children of whom some only get to eat 3 times a week!! We raised an amazing 538.16e with raffles and games on the night and also Impact Charity in La Marina also donated another 400e so we now have raised 938.16e and this week we will be going out and getting food parcels to give to the families in time for Easter. Mandy of Stars in Bars would personally like to thank everyone involved in the night in helping to raise this fantastic ammount and keep an eye out around September time as she is currently planning another charity night to help keep these families going.
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Seven simple steps can slash the risk of dying from cancer or heart disease by up to 50%, according to a landmark study. Adhering to at least six of the ‘Life’s Simple 7’ list of lifestyle choices from the American Heart Association reduced the risk of an early death, say researchers. The seven golden rules are being physically active, keeping a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet, maintaining healthy cholesterol levels, keeping blood pressure down, regulating blood sugar levels and not smoking. When smoking status was not considered, people who met five or six of the remaining six factors had a 25% lower cancer risk than those who met none. The list was originally compiled by the American Heart
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(1) BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE Exercising helps lower cholesterol and blood sugar. Researchers found important risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, such as blood glucose and cholesterol levels, improved far more in people told to sit less, compared with those doing required amounts of exercise. (2) QUITTING SMOKING Quitting smoking is very important; it’s never too late to change, and if you make changes like quitting smoking and improving your diet, you can reduce your risk for both cardiovascular disease and cancer. Researchers found that people who quit smoking between the ages of 35 and 44 gained about nine years and those who quit between ages 45-54 and 55-64 gained six and four years of life, respectively. (3) CONTROLLING BLOOD SUGAR High blood sugar increases the risk of diabetes -and, in turn, complications of the disease such as blindness, kidney disease and nerve damage. The risk of heart disease is five times higher in middle aged men with diabetes and eight times higher in women with diabetes. (4) KEEPING A HEALTHY WEIGHT Having a BMI above the ‘ideal’ range of 22.5 to 25 increases the risk of an early death., according to a recent study. Above BMI of 25, each additional five units on the BMI scale increased overall mortality by around a third.
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(5) MAINTAINING HEALTHY BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS High blood pressure – or hypertension – means that your blood pressure is constantly higher than the recommended level. Over time, if it is not treated, the heart may become enlarged, making it pump less effectively, which could lead to heart failure. A recent study in The Lancet found that smoking was the top reason for an early death in the UK, accounting for 12 per cent, followed by high blood pressure, obesity, lack of exercise, alcohol and poor diet. The alarming report shows that despite huge advances in cancer screening, immunisations and a smoking ban, life expectancy is not increasing as rapidly in Briton compared to other nations. (6) EATING A HEALTHY DIET Eating a Mediterranean-style diet can cut heart attacks, strokes and death rates in people at high risk of heart disease by as much as a third, research shows. Changing the balance of foods in a diet can lessen the risk even before heart-related illness strikes. A Mediterranean-style diet is a rich source of chemicals called anti-oxidants that fight cancer, heart disease and can slow the ageing process. Scientists who studied the eating habits of 1,200 over-70s found that those following a Mediterranean-style diet tended to live for two or three years longer. The Mediterranean diet is widely recommended as a healthy eating plan by doctors and nutritionists as it is high in fruits, vegetables, fish and wholegrain cereals and low in meat and dairy, which contain large amounts of saturated fats. Traditionally olive oil rather than butter is used in cooking, as well as for dressing salads and moistening bread. This is high in monounsaturated fat, which is thought to protect against heart disease. (7) MAINTAINING HEALTHY CHOLESTEROL LEVELS Too much cholesterol in the blood causes the arteries to harden and narrow. This slows down and may eventually block blood flow to the heart, causing a heart attack.
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stretch marks by post ! By Alan Gilchrist - Costa Blanca’s Top Hypnotherapist
I am sure that most people reading this article will know that Hypnosis / Hypnotherapy is used extensively to help people successfully stop smoking or to lose weight ( in particular my new Fast Track Gastric Band Hypnosis). In fact they are probably the most common problems advertised by Hypnotherapists throughout Spain and the UK because the therapy is so successful. Over the 26 years I have been in practice both here and in Northern Ireland I have been asked to help with various problems. Nothing surprises me any more as to the requests for help that I receive on a daily basis. Quite often some people have the misconception that Hypnosis is like a truth drug, and nearly every day I will have someone on the phone enquiring if I could put their partner (as they put it) “out” and ask them if they are having an affair! Indeed I had one chap on the phone saying that if he and his wife walked past my office would I jump out, click my fingers, and ask her! In actual fact Hypnosis can be used for a multitude of problems apart from stopping smoking or losing weight. It can also help with overcoming phobias. On my web site there is a list of over 500 hundred phobias ranging from the common ones such as claustrophobia to the fear of the mother in law (Penthraphobia), I think all men have that one to a certain degree. How about this one Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia the fear of long words which in itself would give you a phobia of having a phobia, Oh and that’s called phobaphobia! Throughout my career I have come across many other ones I helped people overcome but can not find a name for them listed anywhere. I have been asked to help overcome a fear of plastic spiders, or the woman who had a phobia of passing wind in church! Other interesting ones include the phobia of putting in false teeth the wrong way round or the fear of Hair remover, but the most common one that I am asked to do is Blushing. Fast Track Hypnosis can be used to stop nail biting, exam stress and Sports motivation, indeed I have helped quite a few world champions with this, including Motorcycling, Boxing, Kick Boxing, Clay Pigeon shooting and judo to name a few. Speaking of world champions, I also helped a Hairdresser a few years ago to do just that. (He needed the confidence and motivation for the world hairdressing Championships held in Tokyo and he won.) On another occasion I had to help a very famous author get over her panic attacks so she could go to America to sign a contract for a film. ( She sent me an autographed copy of her latest book and a lovely letter after we had finished the sessions) Other requests have been to help find various items people had misplaced. Such as the woman in Northern Ireland who had
been robbed at gunpoint so many times that she hid her jewellery, and promptly forgot about it. I regressed her back to when she last had them and found that she had placed them into her childhood teddy bear and then stitched it back up. The list of problems that Fast Track hypnosis can help with is extensive. So if you go to my web site there is a section listing quite a lot of them there. One of the most incredible requests that I had to help with was a young girl of 9 years of age who was a smoker. The girl (and her parents) wanted to stop smoking and when I asked how she started it was because of her grand parents. They thought it was a great party trick to get her to light up for them. Somehow I don’t think that it would be tolerated in this day and age. One of the strangest requests was a letter I received a few years ago. “Dear Sir, I would be most grateful to you if you could provide me with some help for my stretch marks. I have them everywhere after losing a lot of weight and I can’t get rid of them. I would like something that would get rid of the ones I have which were caused by weight loss and to prevent further ones due to weight gain. I would be grateful if you could do this by post. I know it may be impossible for you to do this without you seeing me but I would be grateful to you for your help. I do not want anyone to know anything about it. I will gladly forward your fee. I would be grateful if you would leave your name and return address off your reply, as I do not want anyone to know I am writing to a Hypnotherapist. Yours Sincerely, J…………..” Try doing that one!
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The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey
“A beauty that ripped you open and scoured you clean,” as you floundered through the Alaskan wilderness A compelling and beautifully written debut novel that is highly recommended, combining folklore, the supernatural and mystery. It seems that life is full of oxymorons. You don’t have to be a literary genius to work that one out. Joy and sorrow. Life and death. Black and white. An endless list of contrasts. “Life doesn’t go the way we plan or hope,” Ivey tells us. A truism? The story is set in the 1920s. Life has been cruel to Mable and Jack the two main characters. Through the course of the novel Mabel realises that joy and sorrow go hand in hand. It seems you can’t have one without the other. I found her an interesting character although sometimes too pessimistic, harbouring thoughts of suicide as the novel opens-toying with the idea of ending it all. She is uncomfortable with the harsh Alaskan environment, unhappy and carrying the heavy burden of guilt, sadly for her stillborn son many years back. Middle-aged and childless she sees herself as a failure as a woman. Mysteriously, she admits to being driven to Alaska by fear of all things. Reserved, insecure and lacking in confidence she wants to bury herself in a remote and isolated place with Jack, presumably hoping to eventually find peace, happiness and harmony as well as self-sufficiency through farming. Her life was a paradox, a mixture of darkness and light and sadness. We are constantly aware of her discomfort and her recurrent nightmares of babies and snow in a harsh and dangerous environment that doesn’t suffer fools gladly. “Alaska gave up nothing easily. It was lean and wild and indifferent to a man’s struggle.” Jack is sensitive and perceptive to Mabel in some ways but he cannot always provide her with the emotional support she needs. He is very good at repressing his feelings by walking away from her when he cannot comfort or reassure her. They build their future around farming and for Jack, working single-handedly it proves hard, almost an impossible task when the land is a barren wasteland. A tragic accident, a broken back foretells imminent ruin. Sporadic sobbing for a pathetically self-confessed “useless burden” and out of desperation he begs Mable to leave him and return to her family where she can be cared for properly. The Bensons, wonderful neighbours, step in and offer a crucial lifeline. Esther Benson nurses Jack giving him laudanum and moonshine whilst her son Garrett and Mabel work together in the fields planting seeds. Mabel develops as a character; she shows perseverance and sheer determination to be useful. She is filled with a kind of pride she has never experienced before. There are some lighter moments between Jack and Mable then later on with Faina, the snow-child where they become hypnotised by the snow falling and playfully throw snowballs at each other as if they are trying to recreate their lost youth. Then they create snow angels and enjoy skating as a family. Mabel is the one who suggests building a snow-girl and they decorate their creation with a scarf and mittens. Like the Russian fairytale Snegurochka and Arthur Ransom’s The Little Daughter of the Snow Ivey’s snow-child comes to life and becomes the daughter that Mabel and Jack yearn for. She brings joy to their lives and inevitably, sorrow. Faina is an embodiment of contrasts-she is fierce yet fragile, violent yet beautiful. Tough yet delicate. In essence, a mysterious being. Even as a child, she knew the land by heart and she saves Garrett Benson’s life when he becomes lost, steering him towards Mable and Jack’s homestead. She symbolises innocence and yet displays an uncanny wisdom and knowledge far beyond her youthful years. She seemed both newly born and as old as the mountains. She is wild like the animals and survives on hunting and feeding from the animals and birds that she snares. She visits Mable and Jack each winter and then mysteriously disappears in the spring. There are moments of joy as the parent-child relationship grows, tinged with longerlasting moments of sadness. Like the fairy-tale, Mable constantly worries that Faina will melt and leave them for ever. Losing one child is a tragedy but two? If an old couple created a snow-girl what would she be to them? A daughter? Or a ghost? Or perhaps an illusion created by cabin fever? Intriguing? I’ll leave you to work that one out for yourselves! Publishers: Headline Review. ISBN: 978-0-7553-8053-4 Carol Naylor - writing exclusively for the Sol Times Naylorcl@hotmail.es & www.carolnaylor.blogspot.com
HOLY WEEK
Holy Week, Semana Santa is an event that literally transforms towns and cities across the country. Processions of elaborately decorated floats with Jesus and Mary statues, groups of pointyhood wearing Nazarenos (penitents), and shrill brass bands, walk slowly through the streets, from their parish church to the cathedral and back. It is an amazing experience, and a great time to come to Spain if you want to imbibe some deeply-held traditions that have less to do with religion than with social groupings and rituals. Many people avoid this time of year to visit, but if you come prepared, both for the crowds and the inflated prices, then it is well worth the effort. You will never see anything like it again. If you want major pageantry and rich, bejewelled Virgins, Malaga or Seville are the cities to head for. Seville has 60 brotherhoods, some with as many as 2000 members. The biggest stars of the show are the Virgins of Macarena and Triana, both of which make their grand appearance at ‘La Madrugada’ , the small hours of Good Friday. From Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday traffic is closed off in city centres and the solemn processions take over in the afternoons (so be sure to do your shopping in the morning). The aroma of burning candles, the passionate strains of a late night saeta and the mournful trumpets that accompany images of Christ and the Virgin Mary create an other-wordly ambience that can transport even the most casual observer to another time and place. But you don’t have to be in a big city to get the Semana Santa vibe - villages and towns of every size have their own celebrations, and each province offers its own variation on the Holy Week theme, with many festivities declared to be of National Interest for Tourists. For more information on where and when the processions are go to:
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Why is it we accept some things we can’t possibly know to be true, yet other, more obvious truths, we don’t believe until we have checked ourselves? Stars for example. Astronomers say there are 4 billion of them. Do we question it? No, of course not, but, when we see a wet paint sign we don’t think for a second, we have to test it and invariably get paint on our hands or clothes. Why? Why do we accept there are 4 billion stars yet disbelieve wet paint? Well sometimes there’s no rhyme or reason for what goes on inside our brains? Thank goodness we can’t get inside them and poke about a bit. Funnily enough an exhibition earlier this year was doing just that! On show were bits of Albert Einstein’s brain. Now don’t be asking why because I don’t know. Apparently they borrowed the bits of brain from the Mutter museum in America. Doesn’t it make you think that the “M” should be replaced by an “N” or am I on my own in that one? Also displayed were the brains of murderers, a suffragette from America and the oldest known sample of a brain, that of an ancient Egyptian. Aren’t you sad that you missed that one? I’m sure you’re not, but it got me wondering, who would go? Can you imagine waking the children bright and early on a sunny Saturday morning with the promise of an exciting day out? Once in the car the interrogation begins. “Is it an amusement park?” “Is it a fair?” “No kids, we’re to look at…dead people’s brains”. What was it The Tremeloes said? “Silence is Golden!” Maybe soon we’ll be going to an alternate exhibition; brains of people who design road signs. In the UK they’re removing many of the signs which are, not to put too fine a point on it, absolute garbage! Really, do Graham is married you need to have a road sign telling people that cars to Helen and has carrying explosives are not allowed on that road? If you a daughter, Alice. He lives part of the do, then don’t drive past my house! However, in Mexico year near Albox, smugglers did try to sneak a car load of drugs across the but works in Qatar, If you wish American border fence by using a makeshift ramp made teaching. to contact Graham out of ladders. The car got stuck on the top, but when regarding this article email: authorities got there the smugglers had fled. Is there a helenandg@yahoo. road sign for “Beware of Idiots”? There should be! co.uk
a huge ‘thank you’ to the blood donors in spain!
Blood donors in Spain save up to 80 lives a day and help a further 375 back to health – but of all those who are able to give blood, just five per cent do so. And with Easter coming up, blood donations tend to plummet whilst with more traffic accidents due to a greater number of cars on the road, the need is even higher. The Spanish Federation of Blood Donors is urging all those who can to give blood, since all types of patients need regular transfusions. Cancer and leukaemia sufferers, women who undergo extremely traumatic childbirth, transplant patients, people with kidney failure, patients with anaemia of a severe and life-threatening level, traffic accident victims, people undergoing all types of surgery, and heart patients, among many others need transfusions, the Federation stresses. And many people do not give blood because of common urban myths putting them off, they say. People with high blood pressure – even where they are on medication, who are taking oral
contraceptives, who currently have their period, have taken aspirin or anti-inflammatories, have minor allergies, or who are allergic to antibiotics can still give blood. Donations are made while the donor is lying down and fluids and sweet snacks are given afterwards. Each donation is around a pint (660ml) and qualified nurses are always on duty to ensure donors’ wellbeing. Women can give blood up to three times a year and men up to four times a year, provided they have not done so in the last two months. Donors must be in good health with no hereditary or blood disorders, must be aged 18 or over and must weight at least 50 kilos (7st 12lb) irrespective of their height. Unlike going for a blood test, donors should not give blood on an empty stomach – they should always have eaten something first. Every minute in Spain, five transfusions are given – a total of over 6,000 every day, says the Federation.
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Fun(d)-raising events by pupils of the European School of Alicante In December, we started discussing charity and aid organizations and how they operate on a national and global scale. To enhance the students’ learning and appreciation of the whole process of this type of aid organization, we arranged a trip with Moral Year 3 to the EHCRC Foundation before Christmas. The trip was a tremendous success. The students’ enthusiasm resulted in a number of concrete ideas for raising money
for EHCRC. The pupils from Moral Year 2 immediately jumped on the bandwagon. Three girls spontaneously organized a ‘dog wash‘n go’ and a ‘have a cake’ day’. The whole day long they washed dogs, served tea and fed delicious home-made cakes to the dog owners. Several other girls decided to try their luck in Altea. They sold dozens of cakes and pies to passers-by. The interesting thing is that the girls did not only raise funds but they also
raised awareness for Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre by handing out information leaflets they had written themselves. Apart from these two initiatives the two classes also raised money by walking dogs, babysitting, and cake sales. On February 7th Moral Year 2 held a big orange juice and cupcake sale in the Primary. This fund-raising event was organized from start to finish by the pupils themselves. They divided up the work, designed the posters, asked for permissions, and sold over 20 cakes in less than half an hour. On the whole, the Moral Classes Year 2 & 3
raised over 860€. Perhaps that is not enough for a tractor but certainly more than enough to feel very proud of these kids. (A Rogiers). “We cannot thank the wonderful pupils of Escuela Europea de Alicante enough for all their hard work. We were amazed when they presented us with a cheque. It has been a real pleasure to have such entusiastic pupils visit us here at the rescue centre; they are a credit to the Escuela Europa”. For more information on our education days please contact Sue at info@easyhorsecare.net
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“Get on yer Bike” Monthly cycling tips / advice and routes
Well the Itenerary for the 2013 La Vuelta de Espana was announced at a press conference in Vigo last week and as predicted this year’s route will not be passing through the Costa Blanca area which is a great pity. The 3319 km, 21 stage race will start at Pontevedra, Galicia on August 24th and will finish in Madrid on September 15th after taking the peleton through 6 flat stages, 13 mountain stages a time trial and a team time trial with 11 summit finishes so make sure you have these dates in your diary’s now and book your seat in front of the telly.
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Cyclogical CYCLE ROUTE
Cycle Route 25 Quesada to Matola Leave Quesada and head for Benijofar , turn right at the town square (cobbled area) and pass through Benijofar, at the roundabout for Rojales turn left , cycle up and over the bridge to the next roundabout, go straight across and follow the road to San Fulgencio where you turn left at the roundabout following the signs for Elche, follow this road past La Marina Urbanisation and stay on this road which is a relatively good straight road. Pass the petrol station on your left and you will come to a roundabout where the road becomes a dual carriageway with a cycle track on the left , cycle on this track until you come to the next roundabout , turn left here onto the CV851 and follow this road for approx 1km then turn left, once on this road follow it around the El Hondo nature reserve for approx 6kms until you come to a junction where you turn right (Fifth road on your right since
you joined this road) follow this road for 2 kms until you come to a fork in the road where you keep left taking you to the main Elche road turn right and after a couple of hundred metres you arrive at the lovely little quaint village of Matola where there are a few good Tapas bars to stop and quench your thirst. On your return journey get back onto the main road and head back towards the way you came but pass by the road that you came up and take the second on the left which is sign posted El Hondon nature reserve follow this to the end 1km and turn right. This brings you onto the San Felipe Neri road which you follow all the way into and through the village. There is a beautiful church in the town square which looks like something out of a John Wayne movie. On your left you will see The “Bonnie Mackintosh” Tavern which is owned and run by
survey reveals 70% of parents have little or no time to play with their children
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By Gar y and Mackintosh Lynn Cyclogical” who have kindly Quesada offered all cyclists stopping for a snack a free water bottle refill ( water only ). After passing through the village head for Catral where you stay on the main road straight through the town where you pick up the cycle track on your left which takes you into Dolores where again you stay on the main road, turn left at roundabout then turn first right and just follow the road back to Formentera, Benijofar and finally Quesada.
Total Cycling time : 3 Hours Total Distance :Approx 60 Kms. Summary : Beautiful Scenic route over flat terrain , with lovely views and great roads.
All of our routes are now available from our website on www.cyclogicalcostablanca.com or from our newly published book “Cycling Routes, Maps, Tips and Advice”. Gary and Lynn are available at “Cyclogical” in Quesada, Monday to Friday from 9.30am till 5.30pm and from 10.00am till 2.00pm on a Saturday to assist and advice you on all you’re cycling requirements.
Father, teenage daughter and uncle killed in light aircraft crash
A teenage girl was among three people who died in a light aircraft crash in Castalla, Alicante, last Tuesday with no survivors. She is said to have been nearly 14 and her father, 48 and uncle, a flying instructor aged 40 were also killed outright. All residents of Castalla, they had gone up in the uncle’s plane to take bird’s-eye-view photographs.
Seven in 10 parents in Spain say they do not have time to play with their children, claims research by the Child’s Play Observatory (OJI). Kids only spend 10 per cent of their day in the company of their parents, although six in 10 regularly pester their mums and dads to join in with their games and prefer the company of their family to that of their friends. But this 10 per cent actually translates to two hours a day of undivided attention – although the OJI still believes kids need more.
Their research shows that the average 21st-century child spends most of the day in the company of his or her teachers, 20 per cent of the day with mum and 10 per cent with dad – but grandparents feature strongly in kids’ lives, since they spend up to a quarter of their day with them. A Facebook campaign, Date tiempo para ser papá (‘give yourself time to be a parent’) is reminding mums and dads on Father’s Day – which was March 19 for Spain – that parents are ‘among the best
playmates for their children’. Playing with parents means the children learn correct behaviour, how to follow rules, where the boundaries are, and to have fun, laugh and strengthen the emotional ties with the most important people in their lives, the OJI states. “Playing with your children is not a waste of time. Children need to play in order to grow and develop, and parents are an important figure in this development,” the research states.
At present the exact cause of the crash is not known, although emergency services said the craft did not hit anything while in flight. They believe a mechanical failure may have occurred, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing, which went wrong, but investigations are still under way to determine why the plane fell out of the sky. It had set off from the aerodrome in Mutxamel, near Alicante city and crashed near the high school in Castalla, which was closed on Tuesday due to the bank holiday for the Fallas fiesta in the Comunidad Valenciana. Numerous witnesses saw the plane come down, but there was nothing they or paramedics could do to save the three occupants. This is the second light aircraft crash in Spain in 48 hours, after a 60-year-old man lost his life when his plane fell out of the sky in El Álamo, Madrid last Sunday. The Castalla family now bring the total number of deaths in small craft accidents in Spain in the last two years to 23.
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When we first arrived in Spain we were definitely green around the gills and knew nothing about the culture, language, way of life etc, However after living here for over 9 years, I am confident that I know a lot more, but there is still so much to learn and experience, I have not even scratched the surface. There are still so many places that I would like to visit, but unfortunately time and the restraints of running the business, does not allow me the freedom to do what really want to do, but my time will come! One of the things that puzzled me when we first came over, was to see the palm trees covered and bound up in black tape. It was only a few years ago that I found out that this is a process known as hooding or “encaporutxat” -’caporutxo’. of the tree tops, This is an ancient treatment, that involves cutting out sunlight to the branches and leaves, so they cannot produce chlorophyll, which in turns results in the leaves being devoid of colour, These so called “white palms’ are used in the celebration of Palm Sunday, that has just passed, and the best and most impressive procession takes place reasonably close to us, in the city of Elche or Elx, as it is known in the local Valencian dialect. Elche’s Palm Sunday was declared a Fiesta of National Tourist Interest on July 14th 1988 and a Fiesta of International Tourist Interest on July 22nd 1997. It is therefore of great importance and significance to the people of Elche and has been taking place since 1371. The work of cutting and preparing the palms for Palm Sunday begins months before Easter, and once collected are stored in special chambers containing sulphur to maintain the freshness. Over 160 000 palm leaves are prepared for this occasion as traditionally these ‘bleached’ leaves are given as gifts within the family from grandparents to grandchildren and godparents to godchild. It is a great honour to receive these beautifully woven gifts and every year, the City of Elche sends these fronds to many dignitaries including the Queen of Spain and even the ‘New” Pope will receive one! The production of the white palm for Palm Sunday is the only place left in the world where palm craft still exists. Some are sold as smooth palms but others are woven into beautiful works of art which are incredibly intricate and take hours to create. Some of these woven palm leaves are entered in a yearly competition organised by the Council of Holy Week Guilds and Brotherhoods. These leaves depict complex figures related to the events of Holy Week or Elche’s monuments and traditions. In the Palm Grove Museum, Elche Town Hall has instituted a Blanched Palm Leaf Craft Workshop. The objective of the initiative is to ensure the survival of traditions and crafts related to Elche’s palm grove. The Palm Grove itself has a historical significance and has the UNESCO World Heritage designation and is Europe’s only palm forest. It contains nearly 200,000 date palms (Phoenix dactylifera), some of which have grown spontaneously, although most were planted by man over the course of centuries. The most visited is the Huerto del Cura orchard, with nearly 500 palm trees including the “Imperial Palm” which is a botanical rarity. And it is from some of these, very palm groves, that you can buy the leaves, wrapped in plastic to protect their pristine perfection. These palm fronds are then taken by the Spanish, to mass on Palm Sunday to be blessed. Traditionally, young girls would carry the woven palm branches and boys and older girls and adults, the long branches or “palmons”. The children decorate these leaves with little pink and white sugar
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De Guindos Vows to Fulfill EU Ruling on Anti-eviction Law
The Spanish Minister of Economy and Competitiveness, Luis de Guindos, said last Friday that the Government will introduce changes in the Spanish legislation which regulates evictions, in order to comply fully with the recent judgement of the European Union Court of Justice. On his arrival at the eurozone heads of Economy and Finance meeting, De Guindos said: “The Government will define, both from the point of view of abusive clauses, as well as the procedure, regulatory changes to ensure full and complete compliance of the Court of Luxembourg’s judgement”. The European Union Court of Justice ruled last Thursday that measures in Spain which regulate the processes of eviction for non-payment of a mortgage are contrary to European legislation, since it does not protect consumers from abusive clauses. Specifically, El Mundo reported that the ruling highlights the fact that judges do not have the capacity to stop a process of mortgage foreclosure if they believe that any of the clauses contained in the contract between the client and the bank in question is abusive.
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CHOOSE FROM Liver and Bacon, Mash, Veg and Gravy Sausage, Egg and Chips Ham, Egg and Chips Pork Steak, Mash, Veg and Gravy Sausage, Mash, Veg and Onion Gravy Homemade Chicken Curry and Rice Sweet and Sour Chicken and Rice Pasta Bake and Garlic Bread BURGERS Beefburger and Chips €5.50 Cheeseburger and Chips €6.00 1/2lb Cheeseburger and Chips €7.50 Bacon cheeseburger and Chips €7.00 Chicken Burger and Chips €6.50 Spicy Chicken Burger and Chips €6.50 Vegetable Burger and Chips €6.50 Veg/Cheeseburger and Chips €7.00 Hawaiian Burger and Chips €6.50 Cod Fillet Burger and Chips €6.50 All served with Lettuce, Onion, Tomato, Relish and Mayo
BREAKFAST
2 rashers bacon, 2 sausage, 2 eggs, 2 hash brown, black pudding, mushrooms, beans or tomatoes with toast and butter
€5.95
BAGUETTES
Bacon and Sausage Bacon, Sausage and Egg BLT Bacon Sausage Cheese and Red Onion Tuna and Mayonnaise Ham, Salad and Coleslaw
€4.00 €4.50 €3.50 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00
SMALL ENGLISH
1 rasher bacon, 1 sausage, 1 egg, 1 hash brown, black pudding, beans or tomatoes with toast and butter
€2.95
WRAPS Cheese/Ham, lettuce, onion, tomato and Mayo Kebab Meat, lettuce, onion, red cabbage, tomato, Garlic Mayo and Chilli Sauce Cajun Chicken, lettuce, red pepper, red onion and Mayo Tuna/Sweetcorn, lettuce, cucumber and Mayo
€3.00 €4.50 €4.50 €3.00
ALL BAGUETTES, WRAPS AND SANDWICHES SERVED WITH GARNISHED SALAD AND CRISPS
Tel: 966 716 315
Fully Air Conditioned for your comfort - Great Atmosphere - Everyone Welcome
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La Boheme Bar Restaurant and Bakery is situated in Plaza Tolosa the main commercial area in San Luis. Your hosts Chris and Guida will make sure to welcome you in their lovely Restaurant to enjoy the relaxed ambience. Here you will enjoy a diverse range of delicious meals in a homely atmosphere. They bake their fresh pies and pastries early in the morning and also serve breakfasts after 9 a.m. During the day you can enjoy a drink on the pleasant sun terrace. Lunchtime menu is a three course meal including a glass of wine or beer. Snacks are also available, Tea, coffee and cake are served all day. In the evening there is a three course menu including a half bottle of wine and a large selection of a la carte options. You can be sure to come back again as many do to La Bohome thanks to it’s fine reputation. Do not forget Easter Sunday 31st March with a three course menu only €9.50 per person. Call for more details Tel: 966 189 868 • Monday Evening • Tuesday Evening • Wednesday Evening • Thursday Afternoon • Thursday Evening International bar restaurant & bakery • Fryday Evening Bakery, Cream Cakes, Pies, Fresh Bread Saturday Evening • Sausage Rolls, Pastries open • Sunday Lunch 9am-late easter sunday 31st march
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La Bohème menu 3 courses choice of starter, main Course Pork and/or Turkey choice of homemade desserts
€9.50
per person
Plaza Tolosa No22 - San Luis opposite side to Mercadona roundabout
Tel: 966 189 868
9 Item English Breakfast
3.70€
Served 9.30 till 5pm (Sunday till 12)
Calle Los Arcos No 17 (next to the gold centre/howards gym)
Cuidad Quesada English Breakfasts............................. €2.70 Steak Burgers from .............................. €2.50 Jacket Potatoes from ........................... €2.50 Sandwiches, Baguettes from ............... €2.25 Selection of Baps & Wraps from .......... €2.25
Tel: 638 765 585
HOGGIES BAR
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Choice of “The best kept secret in Cabo Roig” 25 MAIN COURSES Hidden Within La Rotonda Aparthotel Cabo Roig Choice of DESSERTS Real Hand Cut Chips Delicious Homemade Pies Mouthwatering Steaks Fabulous Homemade Desserts Finest Teas & Coffee Homemade meals from €4.50
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Easter sunday at manhattan
Celebrate Easter Sunday at Manhattan make sure you book your table today!
Tel: 966 111 605
3 course HOMEMADE Menu del Dia €7.95 served 12 till 9pm
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to Advertise your bar or restaurant Call our costa blanca sales office on
966 719 647
North Staffordshire Oat Cakes are in Spain Visit Bill & Rita at Los Alcazares Market - Monday La Marina Market - Thursday Moncayo Market - Saturday El Zocco Market - Sunday
Tel: 676 527 348 Email billsinspain@hotmail.com
stars in bars DATE ARTIST 29th 29th 29th 29th 29th 30th 30th 30th 30th 30th 31st 31st 31st 31st 1st
VENUE
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INFO
B Boppers Harrys Bar Quesada Kolted Landsdowne Playa Flamenca 10pm Andy Jones Lo Marabu Dona Pepa Just Bono JP’s Mil Palmeras Lenny Mitchell Hillside La Marina Greg Lomas Landsdowne Playa Flamenca 10pm Lynden B La Campana El Eden - Guardamar Comedy Show PDQ Bar Carlos Torrevieja Soul Power Cheers Bar Eagles Nest Lorna Michelle Bar Sioux Gran Alicant Shadoogie The Snug Torre de la Horredada Matt Christian Inn at the Green Entre Naranjas Cabaroke London Pride Tracy’s Bar & Grill Torrevieja Lynden B Mulligans Bar La Manga Golf Soul Power Celtic Drop Flamenca Beach
gig guide
Cake-Expectations
www.starsinbars.org
Novelty Cakes, Wedding Cakes & Cupcakes Made to Order. We specialise in individual designs personal to you.
Visit the website for more details
www.cake-expectations.com Tel: 634 360 179
CARVERY The inn at the green every Sunday Wednesday
from 1pm
3rd April
includes a glass of wine, small beer or water
Fish‘n’Chips 3 courses + wine or water
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Easter Monday
SATURDAY STEAK DEAL
€ 6-95
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Wednesday Menu del Dia
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with entertainment from the fabulous female vocalist
Marie Evans
from 6pm
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Stars in Bars
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Kabaroke with Matt Christian 9pm
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INGREDIENT OF THE WEEK…
...FOOD & ENTERTAINING
Wonderful Ways With Eggs
In Britain, the average person eats 172 eggs a year. Fortunately, they are very nutritious, and are also low in calories - a medium egg contains fewer than 80 cals. STORAGE: Eggs will age more in one day at room temperature than in one week in the fridge. Take them out of the fridge 20-30 minutes before you need them to get them up to the right temperature. When storing, keep away from strong-smelling food - the shells are porous and so can absorb aromas. COLOUR: White and brown eggs are no different when it comes to quality, nutritional value, flavour and cooking characteristics!
CINNAMON EGGY BREAD
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Easter bunny cakes with carrot & coconut
BAKED EGG BASKETS
SERVES 4 - TAKES 15 MINS SERVES 4 ~ TAKES 15 MINS Beat 3 large eggs in a shallow bowl. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6. Brush a Slice 4 thick slices of white bread, non-stick 4-hole muffin tray with olive oil. remove the crusts and cut in half. Cut 6-8 slices prosciutto in half lengthways. Dip the bread in the beaten egg. Line each hole with prosciutto, making sure Heat 15g (½oz) butter and a drizzle the base is completely covered. Break an of oil in a large frying pan, until the egg into each hole, season and bake for butter foams. Add the eggy bread 12 minutes, or until just firm. Ease the and cook for 2 minutes on each side, basket out of the tin and serve with griddled making sure all the edges are golden sourdough bread and a drizzle of olive oil. brown. Mix together 2tbsp golden caster sugar and 1tbsp ground cinnamon. Sprinkle the sugar over the ES 40 MINS RVES 4 ~ TAK SE eggy bread. Serve with 200C/gas 6. eheat the oven to 12 discs, and use them to line 12 Pr blueberries. t out blind for 10 tcrust pastry, cu or sh ) oz (9 g ick the base. Bake 0 pr 25 d an g, eg Roll out en ush with a beat SEND US muffin moulds. Br minutes. 3. E IT UR wn to 170C/gas YOUR FAVO er. Turn the oven do nt to a ge le simm m ea ster cr e gl sin ) pt and 25g (1oz) ca eg tm EGG RECIPES nu Bring 300ml (½ nd ou lk, ¼tsp gr to the pastry eggs and 1 egg yo sk briefly. Pour in hi w d an gs EDITOR@ eg en Whisk together 2 over the beat ur the hot cream with nutmeg. Po r. ga . su ES IM LT SO cases and scatter golden. filling is set and e th til un , es ut in COM Bake for 10 -15 m
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CHORIZO AND FETA FRIT TA TA
SERVES 4 ~ TAKES 20 MI NS - Preheat the oven to 18 Peel and cube 250g (9oz) 0C/gas 4. potatoes. Boil for five minu tes, or until just under cooked 3tbsp oil in a 25cm (10in) . Drain the potatoes. Heat oven-proof frying pan. Add 1 sliced onion and cook un til sof t and slightly golden. Whisk 6 eggs and 1tbsp chopped parsley. Add the potatoes and 125g (4½oz) cubed chorizo to the onions. Pour in the to distribute evenly. Sprinkle egg mixture, and shake gen on 125g (4½oz) crumbled tly feta. Cook ver y gently for of the mixture has set. Place 5-7 minutes, or until the centre the frittata under a preheated grill and cook until lightly go lden brown.
EGGS FLORENTINE
Serves 2 ~ Takes 40 minutes: Preheat the grill to medium. For the hollandaise sauce, place 75g of butter into a small saucepan and melt slowly over a gentle heat. Once melted, remove from the heat and set aside. Place 2 egg yolks into a bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water (take care not to let the bowl touch the water) and beat until pale and thickened. Add ½tbsp cold water, ½ tbsp lemon juice, salt and freshly ground black pepper to the egg yolks and beat for another 30 seconds. Add approx. 12g of cubed butter to the egg mixture in the bowl and stir for 1-2 minutes or until the mixture thickens. Remove from the heat and beat further 12g of cubed butter. Slowly pour in the melted butter, whisking constantly, until the sauce reaches the consistency of double cream. Place 2 English muffins, split in half horizontally & buttered onto a baking tray. Arrange 2 large handfuls baby spinach, steamed on top of the muffins, top with 2 poached eggs and pour the hollandaise sauce over the top Place the tray under the preheated grill for 1-2 minutes, or until the top is bubbling and just turning golden-brown. Transfer the eggs Florentine onto two serving plates and serve immediately.
Makes 24 - INGREDIENTS For the cupcakes 200g (7oz) self-raising flour 1tsp baking powder Pinch of salt 2tsp ground cinnamon 1tsp freshly ground nutmeg 175ml (6fl oz) sunflower oil 200g (7oz) light muscovado sugar 3 large eggs, lightly beaten Finely grated zest of 1 lime 200g (7oz) carrot, peeled and finely grated 60g (2¼oz) walnuts, chopped 50g (1¾oz) desiccated
coconut
For the frosting 200g (7oz) full-fat cream cheese 150g (5½oz) icing sugar Finely grated zest of 1 lime, juice of ½ lime For the decoration Food colour paste (green and orange) 100g (3½oz) desiccated coconut 300g (10½oz) white sugarpaste Small rabbit cutter
METHOD Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4. Line 2 cupcake trays with paper cases. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and spices. In another bowl beat the oil and sugar, add the eggs and beat well. Stir in the remaining ingredients and the flour mixture. Divide between the cases, bake for 18-20 minutes, then cool. Mix the cream cheese and zest, sift in the icing sugar, beat well, add the lime juice, then spread on the cupcakes. Mix green colour paste with water, toss through the coconut and leave on a tray to dry, then sprinkle on the cakes. To decorate, make carrots and rabbits from the sugarpaste
Homemade chocolate Easter eggs
ingredients: Sunflower oil; About 500g (1lb 2oz) good quality chocolate (depending on the size of your eggs), chopped; Chocolate egg moulds; ribbons; sugar flowers or chicks; royal icing METHOD: Pour a small amount of oil onto a kitchen towel and wipe on the inside of the moulds. To melt the chocolate, place in a heatproof bowl over simmering water, ensuring the base doesn’t touch the water. Coat each half of the moulds with a thin layer of chocolate using a pastry brush or the back of a metal spoon. Leave to set for 15 minutes and repeat to make 3-4 layers. Run a knife across to sharpen the edges. Leave to set in a cool place, then remove gently from the moulds. Stick the halves together with melted chocolate, and leave to set. Adorn as you like with ribbons and decorations, stuck on with royal icing. Handle as little as possible - try standing them in a glass to decorate.
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STANDARD CROSSWORD
1 Some of those party pestering sorts! (5) 4 Put on grand soiree, losing concerning disruption (9) 8 Did our credit damage one inside? (7,3) 10 One time round a fancy clerical part (5) 13 Fight quarters resulting in grazes (7) 15 Follow the course (5) 18 See 21 Down 20 Figure independent one inside (4) 22 I, with hesitation, follow returning parts for antimony (7) 23 Undecided on including gym (4) 25 The two make a mess of copyright withdrawal (4) 26 Face impudence (5) 30 Continually annoying bird? (7) 33 Great-grandparent’s first appearance in “Real Deal” (5) 36 Nose saint’s ill-feelings (10) 37 In a decade when northeast lost pointless things (9) 38 Fly to new high! (5)
19 Lead a timeless beginning (4) 21/ 18 Man’s in on time to get married, replaced by daughter - hush-hush! (2,3,4) 23 Morally, part of a hole in the face (4) 24 More recent name taken for vessel (4) 27 Come out slowly, or half-ounce egg starter will follow! (4) 28 “Fashion centre in setback” is a dissertation (6) 29 Cruel but right within a lake (6) 31 Potter’s danger of being in one new figurehead? (2-3) 32 Nearly manage pen, lacking practice (5) 34 One shifting after a long time (4) 35 Good one in a foreign bird (4) 36 Ready for some games? (3)
Down
26 A Turkish dish made from ground chickpeas (6) 27 Lilac (8) 28 P leasure from causing pain (6) 29 M arks of omission (of words) (8)
Down 1 2 3 4 6
Least dangerous (6) Hexagonal cells (9) Corroded (5) Not accurate (7) Stretching over a
distance (9) 7 Type of heron (5) 8 Human rights (8) 11 Donate (4) 15 Concubines (9) 17 Rebels (9) 18 Seeks (8) 20 Stair (4) 21 Untangle (7) 22 Beautifies (6) 24 Played charades (5) 25 A resin used in incense (5)
Very Hard!
CRYPTIC crossword
CROSSWORD
SOLUTIONS
SUDOKU PUZZLE
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 Orb-like (8) 5 Concerning this (6) 9O ne who completes the task (8) 10 Deprive of food (6) 12 Cleverly (5) 13 Disaffected (9) 14 Child (6) 16 Quip (7) 19 Goes on board (7) 21 R equiring immediate attention (6) 23 Recalls (9) 25 Advanced slowly (5)
HARD SUDOKU
Across
1 Hear DJ Folds (5) 2 Universal first raise put in for each cleaner (5) 3 Blue little devil within containing little excess (6) 4 Most senior Celts do without key change (6) 5 Insect fan finally put on a tank top (3) 6 Instant decapitation is uncertain (4) 7 Be up for wickedness! (4) 9 Part of member’s posh second-class sodium (4) 11 In part of Saatchi collection? (4) 12 Bridge player ran off with Garner! (4) 14 Clearly defined policeman takes important person back (5) 16 Take away in bird (5) 17 Join the French out of stroke (4)
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
coffee break
Across
STANDARD SUDOKU
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Help At Home Costa Blanca
Help At Home Costa Blanca are holding their Annual Easter Fayre at the Emerald Isle La Florida on Good Friday 29th March from 11am. Market Stalls with cakes, jewellery, clothes, gifts and cards will be on sale plus live entertainment and good pub food, if St Paddy’s Day is to go by, you are in for a great treat. The line up for the day’s event is as follows. 12pm Easter bonnet competition 12.30pm Fashion show of new and nearly new clothes. 1.15pm Cindy and Dave Cherry sing country. 2pm Flamenco For All Dancers by Requel Pena’s group.
3pm Live group, violinist , guitar/ singer & keyboard, 4pm Raffle 4.45pm Stephenie the girl with the golden voice. 5.30pm Live entertainment. To be advised. Proceeds raised will be for Help At Home Costa Blanca and Special Needs for Children with disabilities. If you wish to join as a volunteer or help raise funds, contact 659 245 552 or email info@helpathomecb.org Monday 25th March. X Factor Charity Night at the Emerald Isle La Florida in aid of Special Needs children and Help At Home Costa Blanca. 2€ entrance fee to go towards the charity. Tuesday 26th March. Pablo’s International Bar, Stars in Their Eyes Charity Night from 8pm. In aid of Help At Home Costa Blanca. Easter Monday 1st April Hog Roast at Hellie’s Bar Los Dolsis.
As the recession bites, is this the first or will other resorts follow? It was announced last week that Mosa Trajectum Golf Resort near Baños y Mendigo, Murcia, closed all of its golf facilities, three 9 holes although the Olive Course has not been playable for some time, and the Par 3 Challenge course, the Plaza - Parador Hotel - Restaurante is also a casualty. Mosa Trajectum, the first ‘resort’ opened in 1999 in a fanfare using the image of Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff as its ambassador, progress was swift as in 2004 it held the PGA EuroPro Tour Championship Final featured on Sky Sports arranged by Ivie Davies Last June, it was reported that the resort was suffering through a succession of debts and defaults causing the halt of trading but at that time it was hoped to reach an amicable solution with creditors and owner Ronald Ras even boasted of having new investors, in particular an American oil company willing to contribute 1 billion Euros, for several projects that included building a four-star hotel and rejuvenate the golf courses to
revive the resort that would coincide with the opening of the Corvera international airport. In July last year Mosa Trajectum Resort was auctioned and the successful bidder was SNS Property Finance BV Bank. Through investigations by the Dutch Finance Ministry, SNS Property Finance BV Bank, had debts amounting to 800 million Euros these should have been repaid end of 2012. It defaulted creating the nationalisation of the Bank by the Government and the arrest of Buck Groenhof, the Director General. Ronald Ras said as a result of all these unexpected situations and without 100% guarantees of a solution, he was forced to make the hard decision of having to close the golf courses and the Plaza-Parador. In reality, it was impossible to reach any amicable settlement for the re-purchase of Mosa Trajectum Golf Resort. In my personal opinion the operating management were not familiar with the marketing of golf resorts at the highest level, knowing the competition on its door step.
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d ollywoo H & way d Broa Swing Sensations Tour April 2013 Starring Patti Ross, Darren Jones and Jukebox Legends
Patti’s professional career began at 16 in a seventeen piece orchestra leading to London and the Empire Ballroom and The Lyceum in the Strand (where she appeared in the presence of Princess Anne). Many cruise ships including the QE2 followed before joining The Andy Ross Band on BBC “Come Dancing hosted by Terry Wogan and later, Angela Rippon for more than 10 years! Patti has appeared with Jack Jones, Sacha Distel, Matt Munro, Bruce Forsyth, Cleo Laine, Elton John, Sheena Easton, Jane Macdonald, Danni Mynogue and many other great names in entertainment. Regularly on TV and also on the Miss World competition held at The Royal Albert Hall & Royal Festival Hall organised by Eric Morley and his wife Julia. Now, she is here on the Costas for this fabulous tour with Jukebox Promotions Darren is an International swing music star. His smooth voice will amaze and music style is so refreshing. This combination, with support by Big Band singer Fiona McLean and Peter Day (both of Jukebox Legends) brings together a fabulous collection of music that will be great for everyone! www.jukeboxpromotions.co.uk or call 695135134 for more details.
Shows dates & venues: Tuesday 2nd April
La Marina Sport Complex Tel: 966 796 389
Wednesday 3rd April
The Club, Quesada Tel: 966 717 028
Friday 5th April
Bar San Miguel, Cooperativa Murla, Xalo Valley Tel: 633 076 588 **
Sunday 7th April
The Rendezvous, Campoamor (nr La Fuente Centre) (Tickets for this show are 10€ and include buffet Tel: 608 467 597
Monday 8th April
Emerald Isle, La Florida Tel: 965 327 138 **
Tuesday 9th April
The Club House, Camposol Golf Tel: 968 978 855
Wednesday 10th April
Costa Narejos Hotel, Los Alcazares Tel: 965 400 188
Thursday 11th April
Rocajuna, Punta Prima 664 591 795 / 965 997 260 Please book early for this unique tour. Don’t be disappointed - Tickets are limited at all venues!! Tickets at the venues NOW!!! We will accommodate dancing at as many venues as possible but some may be restricted!!
Swing Sensations (Two show special) Starring - Darren Jones, Fiona McLean and Peter Day This show will visit two venues additional to the feature above and it will truly illustrate the fabulous voice that is “Mr Swing” Darren Jones. If you haven’t seen Darren then you MUST book and if you have, you will want to come back again and will know how good this show will be. Lovers of swing, ballroom and big band!! THIS IS FOR YOU!!
Dates & venues Friday 5th
Bar San Miguel, Cooperativa Murla, Xalo Valley 633 076 588
Monday 8th
Emerald Isle, La Florida 965 327 138
Tickets 8.50€
Available at your chosen venue. Book early for best seats as allocated!! Shows star at 8.30pm and finish at 11-15pm Pre show meals at 7.00pm available at all venues (please ask at venue when you are booking tickets)
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La Nucia Craft Market worth a visit
The weekly craft market in front of La Nucia Town Hall is doing quite well - not that it is attracting hordes of people, but the people who come are really interested in buying work made by hand by the people on the stalls, or order something special to be picked up some weeks later. And that’s what it’s all about - keeping the craft tradition in Spain alive and well. There will be no craft market on the Easter weekend but the weekly markets will continue on Sunday 7th of April and then
every Sunday morning till the Medieval Market at the beginning of July. Opening times are from 11am to 2pm and at 11, 12 and 1 o’clock there are guided tours (the guide speaks English) of La Nucia old town - well worth a visit - see attached photograph.
The market itself consists of just ten or twelve stalls with wellmade pieces by people who try to make a living from their craft. More than 40 artesans take turns, some coming every three
space for a little one? Born in November 2011, Estrella is a medium sized Collie X. She is a lovely girl with lots of energy, so she needs a home where she would get lots of exercise. Ophelia is a gentle, 2 year old female with a very sweet nature. She would make a wonderful friend for someone.
3 CHANCES TO WIN!!!
Every week 2 lucky couples can win a fabulous, 3 course meal, from our Winter Specials Board menu, with a bottle of wine … and … 1 couple can win a delicious, 9 item English breakfast, including tea or coffee (between 9.30am – 5pm)
weeks or once a month, others only every so now and then. This way, the fair offers every week something different. In the web site of the craft association Amata, who organizes the fair, you can see who is coming when in the next four weeks and you can also find photographs of the past editions. Look at www.amata.es under Coming events and/or Photographs. La Nucía lies about 10 kms inland from Benidorm and a visit to the craft fair can be combined with a stroll over the well known Rastro (car boot sale), which is held on the industrial estate of La Nucía, or an excursion to nearby Guadalest or the Fuentes del Algar.
More information about the fair (in English) on 639 979 678.
ophelia
If you would like to meet Estrella, Ophelia, or any other APAH dog or cat, please contact Yvonne on 630 422 563
every Sunday til beginning July
estrella
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MEAL FOR 2: Jennifer Anson - playa flamenca, carol sangwine - los montesinos BREAKFAST FOR 2: keith chambers - cabo roig
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COMMUNITY NEWS Trekking in Rojales
Sunday 21st April 2013 at 8 am. Start and Finnish at the Rojales street market grounds. Route: 30 km / 7 hours. Degree of difficulty: medium - low. It is required to be fit.
PASO A PASO DANCE Current Classes
CerocStyle Modern Jive Thursdays 7pm Los Rosales Restaurant, Lemon Tree Road, Guardamar. All levels plus social. NEW LA MARINA CLASS COMMENCES 9TH APRIL. Tuesdays 5.30pm for 4 weeks trial at La Marina Sports Centre. Absolute beginners class only. Tuesday 11am Learn to Salsa with Adam. Fridays 10.30am Learn to Line Dance with Adam Tuesday and Friday classes held at Bar Sofia, El Raso Saturday 1st June clubs “Shabby n Chic” Annual Summer Ball, Los Rosales Restaurant. 3 course meal with wine €12.50 Entertainment with Maxine Trudie and Dance Junction Disco Tickets now available on all club days. Info call 670 711 408 Email pasoapasodance@ gmail.com
ROYAL nAVAL ASSOCIATION
THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 1700 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3, (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Contact Mike Wright, Chairman 966 722 895 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996.
WE NEED YOU!
Trip to Valor Chocolate Factory!
Ayuntamiento San Fulgencio The Office for the Urbanisations is organising a trip on April the 19th from 9.30 am to 4pm. We will be having a guided tour of both the Valor Chololate Museum (http://www.valor. es/en/museo-del-chocolate/) and also the La Barbera Museum (http://www.villajoyosa. com/sites/fincalabarbera/index.php) which is a 17th Century house where you can see how they lived two hundred years ago, with clothing, kitchen utensils and many other everyday objects. We shall also be stopping at a restaurant for lunch (price not included). The price for the trip is 6€. If you are interested, please email us on concejaliadeurbanizaciones@ay tosanfulgencio.es or come into the office on Calle Madrid to book your place.
Torrevieja Costa Lions Club
The Torrevieja Costa Lions Club is alive and well and needs your help and support. If you would like to join us at a monthly meeting then come along to the Cabo Cevera Hotel at La Mata near Torrevieja on the second Thursday of any month. Meetings start at 17.00 and we can be found in the room at the end of the reception desk. Come and join us as we try to raise money for charities and good causes in the local area and internationally across the world. For more information ring me on 617069064 or mail me on our web site membership@ torreviejacostalions.org
La Bamba’s Ballroom / Latin / Sequence Dancing
Los Rosales Restaurant, Guardamar CV895 An urgent appeal has gone out from Help [near Lemon Tree Sunday Market] at Home Costa Blanca for more volunteers, Monday - Social Dance 8.30pm - 10.30pm particularly in the La Marina and Campoverde [Sequence class 7.30pm - 8.30pm] Friday - Social Dance 7.30pm - 10.30pm areas. HAH founder, Norah Bond said: “We have Wednesday New Beginners Class 2pm -3pm a number of people needing help in these Improvers Class 3pm - 4pm areas, but at present only one volunteer in Intermediate Class 4pm - 5pm For more information contact Andrea and each. “As more people get to know what we do, Brian 616 478 157 the more calls we get from people for help, which means we need more volunteers.” HAH helps for a limited period of time with things like taking people to hospital or the medical centre, help with gardening, shopping, etc., or just sitting in with people who just need company or carers who need support. There is also a team of people open: Mon - Fri 10am - 2pm with medical qualifications Sat 12 - 4pm who help with basic medical needs. We have a drop off point for items to help In addition HAH is now giving Elche Childrens Home support to people with young Benijofar C/Rambla 5 children and adults with longfrom Quesada turn right after Citroen Garage term conditions. Anyone who can help in any way should call 691 585 167 Email: tcscuriositycorner@hotmail.es or contact helpathomecb@ Facebook: cathy’s curiosity corner email.com
Cathy’s curiosity corner
The place to buy, sell & display your household furniture El lugar para comprar, vender y mostrar sus muebles de hogar
Tel: 622 899 906
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E M A I L E D I T O R @ S O LT I M E S . C O M ‘Strictly Dance’ Classes
‘Strictly Dance’ Classes every Monday at The Palms Punta Prima (old asturias next to the go kart track) and a brand new venue the Wok Royal Benijofar (old La Ruidera) every Tuesday starting 19 March. Classes 8:00 10:15pm Also join us at our ‘anything goes’ social night every Saturday at the Sophia Wellness Centre, Cabo Roig 7:30 - 10:30pm. Singles are always welcome and we have new courses starting every 3 weeks. For more information contact Lyn on 966188430 or 635584431
AYUNTAMIENTO DE SAN FULGENCIO UPDATE
On the 13th of April 2013 there will be a cricket match at Torrevieja Sports Ground. Torrevieja Cricket Club will be playing San Fulgencio Select at 20/20 cricket with all proceeds going to AECC. The Office for the Urbanisations will be laying on a bus for 5€ per person. The bus will leave Urb Marina at 10 am and returning at 6pm. You can buy a lucky programme for 2€ from the Office of the Urbanisations. Please come into the office on Calle Madrid to book your place. concejaliadeurbanizaciones@ay tosanfulgencio.es
Ceroc Style Modern Jive
Thursdays 7pm Los Rosales Restaurant, Guardamar. Never Danced-No Partner-No Problem. EVERY FRIDAY 10.30am at Bar Sofia, El Raso. Learn to line dance absolute beginners class with Adam. No dancing skills required but a sence of humour a must !! SALSA FUN FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS. Every Tuesday 11am. Bar Sofia, El Raso. Learn the basics to get you on the dance floor. No partner or dance skills required. We at Paso A Paso Dance believe dance should be for everyone, even if you have never danced before...the hardest part of our classes is coming through the door for the very first time, the rest is easy. Tel 670711408 for more info.
STRICTLY SOCIAL CLUB
Why not come and join us for an afternoon of entertainment, fun, quizzes and games. We also have speakers, and arrange meals out and coach outings. We meet on the top floor at The New Asturias Restaurant, Punta Prima between 2.30 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each Month. Open to all age-groups. For more info call Margaret on 966730569 or Brian on 678807159. Looking forward to meeting you
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businesses for sale/rent freehold local for sale Bar/cafe in a busy urbanisation living accomodation in a 2 bed, south facing apartment included in the price Annual turnover gross 280-300,000€ net profit - 50,000€ For more info call 672 033 676
electricians Electrician , available for all works. Small or large. Call Dave 693 251 562. davendonc@aol.com
Baby safety , 2 black metal stair gates adjustable. 20€ the pair Tel: 688 222 112 BOOK SALE – 4 BOXES = 100 + best sellers €25, Wall Mirror (80 x 65) Cane surround €12, Cane Basket Chair € 8 Quesada 966 716 599
glass curtains
glass curtains Create more living space, no unsightly frames, reasonable prices.
For a free estimate Tel: 646 111 825
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no job too small & free estimates! specialists in all electrical & plumbing works
new icp’s fitted - swimming pool heaters & air-con, electric gates & burglar alarms hot water boilers,gas heaters & solar new bath/shower suites - spanish legal
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C u te conve rtable cot/bed till age 7 with matching Winny The Pooh bedding, Area Villa Martin, can Deliver. Pictures aviliable email ivd1968@ live.nl 688 222 112, cost 50€
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only€39,950 Apartment For Sale
cortij0 grande golf course for SALE detatched cortijo
1 bed, 1 bath apartment, fully fitted kitchen, white goods, parking, lovely views. Ideal golfing holiday apartment. Close to Mojacar / Turre.
T: 664 291 793 or email: jescott29@hotmail.co.uk
reasonable priced properties / RENTAL PROPERTIES URGENTLY REQUIRED in Cabo Roig/Villamartin, Orihuela Costa & Costa Calida
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20mins from mojacar This is a unique spanish cortijo with 4 beds, 2 baths, Open plan living areas, kitchen & diningroom as well as a workshop, courtyard front & back & room for a pool. Mountain views.
Build 256 m², Terrace 100m², Plot 1200m²
immaculate 2 bed, 1 bath ground apartmant situated in the very nice area of Lomas de Campoamar golf resort. very spacious accomadation of 86m2, furnished, walking distance to La Fuente Commercial centre, 24 hour security, includes use of communal pools, tennis courts etc, 395€ + bills, no offers
ring now on 648 111 779 for immediate viewing
FOR SALE Apartment (Top floor / Penthouse) Almoradi,Costa Blanca
€150,000
Tel: 649 186 107
thunderpaul2003@hotmail.ccom for rent, 3 bed, 3 bath spacious semi-detatched house with garage situated in the popular area of La Zenia, walking distance to shops, beaches and the new La Zenia Boulevard, Furnished, Long term, 550€ monthly plus electric & water, perfect family home Tel: 966 733 079 or 619 098 543
4 Bed, 2 Bath, Large Terrace, Lounge, Sep Kitchen, Utility Room, Communal Solarium, Lift, Furnished inc. White Goods, UK TV , 90m² Interior Living Space plus, 15m² Terrace / Balcony with Awnings. Overlooks a newly reformed Plaza, church & mountains, unusually large terrace. 2 min walk away from the town’s attractive central square, all other amenities are also within easy walking distance,12 mins drive from the resort of Guardamar del Segura. Close to La Finca Golf course Private Sale €75,000
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DENNIS was bought into, our shop by the local police who asked us if we could help and take him in, He is about 4/5 months old and very friendly. He will be a small dog , smaller than a spaniel please contact K9 for more info www.k9club.es The K9 Club Tel: 600 84 54 20
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3 Bedrooms 1 with Balcony, 2 Bathrooms, Fully Equipped Kitchen, Large Living & Dining Room, W Double glazed Terraces, Wonderful Sun Terrace/ Solarium, Satellite TV, Furnished, Communal Pool, 104 M2 Build, 110 M2 Plot €123,000
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Should you be able to re-home, foster or sponsor one of the adorable dogs please contact – Eleanor
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Pablo was found wondering in San Miguel and no one claimed him. He is a long legged Spanish terrier around a year and a half old. He is fully vaccinated and has been castrated. Pablo would make a very good companion.
Barney is 1 of 7 pups that were born on 4/2/13. Their mum is a big Spanish Mastin cross and it looks like the pups will be big. They have started their vaccinations.
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Sid 7 Manny are two neutered ginger &white brothers born in September 2011. They are very loving and affectionate. To meet them please call Joe (The Cat Man) on 966719272
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VANTASTIC 3.5 tonne removals or any handyman & van service inc furniture collection & assembly tel: 693 251 562 e mail: davendonc@aol. com
LWB Sprinter van going from south to North of the UK & back every 2 weeks, based near Murcia Airport. Tel: 610 846 260/ 0044 7519 186 355. or email: van. man@hotmail.co.uk
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Bright, enthusiastic person with an outgoing personality to join our sales team in Mazarron/ Camposol area and leap into spring with us. Full or part time position available. Experience not essential as full training will be given as long as you’re organised and can work to deadlines
Send your CV to rosemary@soltimes wigs Salon Margarethas 24 years in Torrevieja hair / wig specialist for medical illness and hair loss problems. We offer different hair replacements, top fillers, hair prostheses, toupees & wigs. Natural & artificial hair & much more. Also fashion / festival accessories. TV/TS are welcome to our service. Call Margaretha on 966 921 846 for an appointment.
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Sky Digibox Pace with sky card BBC 1, 2, 3, 4 ITV1, 2, 3, ch4 & 5 60€ can deliver. Tel: 667 235 205
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cars/bikes for sale Looking for a car we have a good selection of LHD & RHD vehicles available for sale or exchange.
Mazda 5 7-SEATER 2008 - 7 Seater 2.0 CRTD 16v D.I. Sportive Model 136,000 kms, 1 owner Full Mazda History A/C (Full climate), ABS Cruise, Parktronic Twin sliding side doors Rear privacy glass Keyless entry/start 17” sports alloys Top of the range! Pearl Grey
Ford Ka 2010 - 3 door hatch 1.3 TDCi 38,000 kms, 1 owner Full service history A/C, Alloys PAS, ABS Front fog lights E. windows/mirrors Rear luggage cover CD player Remote locking Rear head restraints Super economical
Seat Leon Copa Auto/Tiptronic June ‘11 - 5 door hatch 1.6 TDi DSG Auto/Tip 33,000 kms, 1 owner Still under warranty! A/C (Climate), Alloys PAS, ABS, Navigation Front fog lights Traction control 16” Alloys, Isofix High spec model, CD Cornering lights Metallic black
Renault Megane Scenic Auto/Tip 2006 - 5 door hatch 2.0 16v Prestige AUTO/TIP 105,000 kms, 2 owners Full service history A/C, ABS, Cruise Alloys, 6 CD changer E. windows/mirrors Front fog lights PAS, Park sensors Auto lights/wipers Remote locking Met black, half leather
Mercedes Vito 7 Seat Auto Oct ‘02 - 7 SEATER 2.2 CDi Automatic 165,000 kms, 3 owners Fully serviced A/C. Electric sunroof PAS, ABS, CD Electric windows Rear folding tables Remote locking Rear privacy glass Tow bar Metallic silver
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Cat hotel
All cats are special to us at “Mountain View Cat Hotel” no matter if they need extra care, medication, injections, special diets if they are very old, young or just plain
An amateur photographer captured the moment that a pair of brave foxes turned nature on its head in Africa - by chasing off a cheetah. The hungry predator had been stalking one of the bat eared foxes as a potential dinner in Tanzania. But the big cat found itself on the run after its prey teamed up with another fox and turned on their assailant, which was forced to sprint off. Astrid Kindsvogel caught the strange chase on camera while on safari in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. She said: “We came across a cheetah and close by was this bat-eared fox that was resting. “I was thinking this could turn into something very interesting and then the cheetahs spotted the fox and started stalking it. “But within seconds another fox paired up with the other and they tried to look as big as possible by making their hair, in particular on their tails, stand on end. “Before I knew it the foxes were chasing the cheetah. It looked to me like it was a bit of a game and they weren’t interested in hurting each other.”
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Domino Pet Hotel
The local pet hotel where your beloved pet goes when you are on holiday or just away...
Domino Pet Hotel offers cattery with warm and cosy beds, daily grooming guaranteed! Large comfortable dog kennels, large exercise park, doggie wellness weekend Fri - Mon 25€ incl. Wellness bath, Short / long term stay. Professional trained team
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normal cats. They will all be lavished with love and care because we truly love cats. We have been running Mountain View since 2006 Paul and I look after the cats together so they get very used to us. I have many years of Veterinary care, this gives me the ability to provide professional care for the cats and to be able to spot any problems quickly. We work in conjunction with Puntovet veterinary clinic in Aspe .Their telephone no.is 965494770 /607188566. The girls Andreia and Rosa (whom both speak English ) run an outstanding and modern clinic, they will give your cat all the time and dedication if ever needed. Needless to say if there are signs that your cat is not well and I can’t solve them Puntovet will be their first point of call as your cat’s health is paramount to us Just two of the testimony from our Web page www. mountainviewcathotel. webs.com Lesley-Anne : “Very good site and brilliant cattery ( 5 Star Hotel). The only problem is that it is so good, our cat doesnt want to come home!! She now likes us to go on holidays..Lots.... For healthcare advice Carol is a genius.” Kathy: “The best cattery my cats have ever been to. This is the first time I have ever felt relaxed about leaving my cats and I can’t recommend it enough. Thankyou Carol and Paul.”
Mountain View
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Centrally-heated houses with large individual runs Love and care will be lavished during your cat’s stay My 29 years of experience in animal and veterinary care will give you piece of mind
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campoverde canine club
The latest results from the end of the obedience courses are now in and the winners have been presented with their certificates and trophies at the Polideportivo Sports ground, Pinar de Campoverde. Our congratulations go out to all who passed their final examination. The C.C.C. was formed in July 2000 and since then many owners have benefited from expert tuition and are now proud of the way they are able to control their best friends. The winner of the Basic Class and who made enormous strides during the 10 week course, scoring an amazing 108.4 out of 110 marks, went to Doug Oxlade and his dog George . Doug and George did so very well considering the fact that George is a very large G:S:D. specimen and , initially, did not appear to understand what was required of him. However, patience and praise won the day and George has turned out to be a dog to be proud of. Second place in this group went to Gina “Left or Right” Bryant and her sometimes stubborn dog Boa. Luckily on the day of the test Boa behaved herself. It has been said that Gina gave Boa her instructions prior to the examination, if so, whatever she said must have worked. To the others in the class I say well done for all the hard work you put in and now for having a dog with which you can be proud to walk down the road. The winner of the Intermediate class was, wait for it, Carolyn Lane, the very same lady who won the Basic Class some three months ago with her little dog Tita. Scoring 136.5 marks from possible 140 was a very credible performance indeed. It has been wonderful to see the enormous strides made by Tita, a little dog, with a big heart. Well done to you all, you should all be so pleased with the progress you have made. New courses will start on 6th April 2013---- If you are interested in training your four legged friend -----Please telephone Roy on 966 762 265 or email taffthedog@ hotmail.com
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ITV ORIHUELA RFC TAKE AN EASTER BREAK ITV Orihuela RFC are having an Easter break, not that the season has finished and will be back training on 4 April at the usual times preparing for the 7’s season and beach rugby. The touring season will be starting after Easter and the 7’s circuit from the end of April normal, more details of the fixtures and dates to follow after Easter. On Thursday I will be down at The Steakhouse in Rojales from 10.00 to 13.30 if anyone would like more information about rugby in the area, and will also have all of the rugby branded clothing for sale as well. So come down and have a coffee and chat. This coming weekend we are televising the Pro 12 and Premiership live rugby matches at the rugby bar in Rojales, The Steakhouse, used to be Tylers Bar. Starting on Friday
with Doncaster v Nottingham at 20.00. On Saturday, Saints v Tigers at 15.30 followed by Cardiff v Ospreys at 18.00. On Sunday Bristol v Plymouth at 17.00. Looking forward to seeing another good turn out down there this weekend. I am down at the Moncayo Market on Saturday, with all the rugby branded clothing, so come down. Training is at the Miguel Hernandez University ground at 20.15 on Tuesday and Thursday
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Monthly Stableford, played on Thursday 21 March at our home course La Marquesa. The weather conditions could not have been better, with very little wind and welcome sunshine. The course is looking in good condition. The same can’t be said for Mr Jackson’s golf shoes, which started talking to him as the sole was coming away from the uppers. A quick trip home for a new pair and he was ready for the off. However 2 balls into the ditch on the first hole did not improve his state of mind. You would think that someone with something like a dozen pairs of shoes in his garage would check that the pair brought out to play was in a play worthy condition. However the last laugh was on Pat as he ended up in the prizes and also took the swindle money off of his playing partners. The results were as follows: Gold Division 1st David Gregson 35
2nd I R Pegg 34 points c/b 3rd Tony Hitt 34 points Silver Division 1st Rachel Leckey 38 points 2nd Debbie Weedon 36 points 3rd Gloria Manning 35 points Bronze Division 1st Joe Ogden 36 points 2nd Pat Jackson 35 points 3rd David Lewis 35 points Nearest the Pins 5th Mike Gillett Le Tournesol 11th Robin Richards Monolos 15th David King Sierra Golf 17th Sue Gittett Lo Maribu Thanks to our sponsors. Best Front Nine: Terry Sayers 20,
for the seniors and juveniles. The juniors start at 18.15. So if you are interested, dig out those rugby boots and come along and see for yourself what it is like. New players are always welcome no matter what age or skill level you are. If you would like more information about what is going on in the club, you can contact the club by phoning myself, Garry on 692 767 242, and for the juniors contact Oscar on 600 871 606 (Spanish)
Best Back Nine: Dave King 21 OVERALL WINNER OF MARCH MONTHLY STABLEFORD RACHEL LECKEY. (Well done Rachel, but you are not supposed to get cut just before you go to play an annual competition with me as your partner) Football Winners: Tony Stanley, Gina Ashworth, Pino Perito and Doug Spiring. TOFF’s Results for Tuesday 19 March 2013 Overall Winner – Doug Spiring Gold Division 1st Doug Spiring 36 points 2nd Roy Lowe 34 points 3rd Malcolm Foskett 34points Silver 1st Rachel Leckey 35 points 2nd Tony Stanley 34 points 3rd Gordon Bourne 33 points Bronze 1st Morag Turner 34 points 2nd Orlando Ferrell 33 points 3rd Bev Evans 32points Nearest the Pins 5th Keith Wright, 15th Rudi Muller, 11th Cindi Green, 17th Mike Young Best Front Nine – Pino Perito 18, Best Back Nine – Franco Gentili 19
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FC TORREVIEJA Last Sunday Torry travelled north to the wine region of Requena to play Utiel. Utiel were in 7th place in the table going into the game on an unbeaten run of 6 games which have seen them move up the table. It was not going to be an easy game for Torry. Torry were without the suspended Cuco Ros and Villanueva with the latter having received a 5 match ban for being sent off the previous Sunday which certainly does not help the Torry cause. The good news for Torry was that Koeman , who would appear to have made a miraculous recovery from a long-term injury, JuanFran and Abel were available again for selection. The manager replaced the suspended pair with young Sergio and JuanFran in the starting line-up with Manolo starting in goal. Koeman and Abel took up places on the bench along with “brave” keeper Javi Tur, and youngsters Patri and Guillem. Torrys starting line-up: Manolo, Vicente, Juanfran, Rafa, Meseguer, Jorge (Abel, 74 ‘), Burguillos, Manu Amores, Sergio (Koeman, 63’), Luis Carlos (Guillen, 73 ‘), Gasch The game kicked off in front of a crowd of around the 400. Torry got the early breakthrough they were seeking to calm the nerves and
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TORRY BAG 3 MUCH NEEDED POINTS give themselves something to fight for and protect. After 11 minutes the Utiel keeper made a hash of claiming a corner-kick from Dani and Sergio was on hand to plant a header into the back of the net for a GOALLLLL to Torry 0-1. The home side had territorial advantage with Torry content to let the opposition come at them and hit them on the counter attack. Torry deployed 2 defensive-minded players in central midfield in Burguillos and captain Jorge to shield the back-four. It generally worked well with protection being given to keeper Manolo. The score remained 0-0 at halftime. The barrel-chested vastly experienced central midfielder Cardona was influential for the home side in trying to find openings in the Torry rearguard but Torry continued to hold firm and could have gone two up early in the second-half when they broke down the left and Dani’s cross was headed on target by Luis Carlos only to be cleared off the line by a Utiel defender. Mid-way through the second half Utiel made three substitutions in a short space of time and the pressure on the Torry goal intensified but JuanFran and Rafa held firm. After 70 minutes substitute Koeman played in Manu Amores with a slide-rule pass and Manu’s effort struck
the post. Torry had to defend balls into the box from out wide and did so well. With 5 minutes remaining the Utiel captain went over on his ankle and had to be stretchered off leaving his team with 10 men to try to find an equaliser. This made Torrys task a bit easier in seeing out the game and they nearly scored a second with Koeman’s effort from an angle being blocked by the Utiel keeper. Torry triumphed and gained 3 much need points and I hope they celebrated with a bottle or two of the local wine on the long journey home. Manolo picked up a yellow-card for Torry. Torry move up to 15th place in the table but still only 2 points outside the relegation zone. There was a round of games yesterday, with Torry having no game, so their position may have changed depending on results. On Sunday Torry travel to Alzira who are in 4th place in the table and fighting for a play-off place. It won’t be an easy game for Torry but lets hope they can return home with at least a share of the spoils. A relieved Darrylldinho following his adopted team in Spain get a win to help in their fight for survival. For information about Torry visit the Torry Army website www.fctorrevieja.net .
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Robust and versatile... Two words that spring to mind when I am confronted by the Suzuki SX4 DDiS, the 4x4 hatchback. A switch allows the driver to select between two- and four-wheel drive, which is useful in this day and age of increasingly expensive fuel. Vehicles are always more efficient when in two-wheel drive and this is great for typical day-to-day use. Four-wheel drive is ideal for challenging winter conditions or the occasional bit of off-roading. Being able to switch between the two while you’re driving is really useful.
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The final of the Winter KO competition for The Mark Watts Memorial Trophy was played on Wednesday 13th March at Corvera Golf Club between Barry Beale and Paul Newman. The weather forecast had promised a dry but windy day and it certainly delivered exactly that with a vengeance. Both players started well with the first couple of holes halved and Barry then won three on the trot with some precise
Compare this to a Land Rover 90 where you have to be stationary to perform this move and I am already impressed. Interestingly when my first daughter Harriett was born in February 2011, the petrol SX4 was the first vehicle she experienced when I drove her home from hospital. When my second daughter Heidi was born a day before Harriett in the same month, she too was driven home from hospital in an SX4 but this time a diesel version. I like Suzuki vehicles in the same way that I
putting to get things warmed up. Paul responded at the 6th, using one his two ‘shot’ holes to maximum effect to reduce the deficit and by the close of the front 9 had reduced the advantage to a single hole. On to the back nine with the wind ever strengthening and after halving the 10th Paul made the decisive move winning four in a row to be three up with four to play. It looked all over at the par 3 15th but Barry managed to
hole a long putt to keep the match alive. The end came at the 16th as Barry offered his hand on a half to leave Paul
appreciate Land Rovers. They both have an excellent no messing about reputation and can be relied upon in most circumstances. The test takes place in high winds and when I manoeuvre into the outside lane of the motorway there is an unsettling banging from the roof, which does make me question what it is for a moment. I am sure it is the flexible roof mounted radio aerial – and although this has not happened to me in any other vehicle – I plough on regardless – my second daughter needs to see her father and vice versa. Arriving at the hospital my opinion of the aerial seems to be correct. I suggest this should be removed and the aerial fitted somewhere else on the vehicle. Inside, the black plastic interior is no doubt hardwearing and although the seats are reasonably comfortable there is little inspiration as you can see from the video at testdrives.biz. No matter how hard I try, I cannot find my favourite radio station but the steering wheel mounted cruise control is easy to use. There is a raised driving position when compared to a standard hatchback and this gives a more commanding view
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Concierto’s 4 - 5 Oche-Holics Pablo’s 5 - 4 Liberty’s Horacio A 5 - 4 JJ Belushi’s Belushi’s P - P Horacio B High scores 120+ 140 Mark Lloydy Lloyd (Oche-Holics) 140 Damian Lambert “666” (Concierto’s) 140 “Daddy” Dave Frew (Concierto’s) 139 Bill “Billy Bear” Fyfe (Concierto’s) 138 “sir” John Hunt (Concierto’s ) 134 Damian Lambert “666” (Concierto’s)
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of the road. I actually prefer this two-litre diesel engine to the 1.6-litre petrol I tested previously for two reasons. First, it is pretty gutsy and second it delivers much better fuel economy, although it is much more expensive to purchase than the petrol version. On the motorway it is noisy but consistently delivers over 50mpg.
133 Martin Batham (Liberty’s) 121 John “Nico “ Nicholl (Oche-Holics) League results: 152 Oche-Holics; 112 Concierto’s; 98 Liberty’s; 98 Pablo’s; 83 Belushi’s; 65 Horacio A; 52 Horacio B;42 JJ Belushi’s
Internacional CB Football Supporters Club On a sunny Palm Sunday before a crowd of 142, Edu was presented with the M.O.T.M. award for his performance last week, by Alan Kay who went on to win the name card with Nott’s Forest. Monte kicked off into a strong head wind which proved difficult for both teams whether it was behind you or in your face. After a quiet 20 minutes Andres fired wide from a cross which found him at the far post. Then as Monte pressed M&A had a fierce shot
well saved by the Orihuela goalkeeper followed by a 30 yard run on goal by Edu which he failed to convert as he ran it over the line before he could cross it. Orihuela then missed an opportunity with a poor free kick from just outside the box and then wasted another chance from a through ball into the Monte box. On 40 minutes a great free kick deep into the box saw Becker rise above their defence to head home the first goal which also proved to be the winner.
The second half started after all the children had been given chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs from the full Monte supporters club. The wind may have helped the defence at times but now the sun was also causing problems for the visitors and Monte sent several long balls deep into the opposition goalmouth. After 65 minutes Andres hit the crossbar with a free kick and a relieved Orihuela defence were glad to see it cleared. On 70 minutes Iker just missed from one of
many free kicks which were being given to us every few minutes as Orihuela became more desperate. Becker was then replaced by Yonhi, a further 2 chances were missed before Gallas replaced Fernando and the game went into extra time at which 3 Monte players on the break contrived to miss a golden opportunity to seal the match. We now go into the Easter break on a high with a well deserved but narrow victory. Howard Yeats.
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MAZARRON 4 EMF FUENTE ALAMO 0 Mazarron got back to winning ways with a comprehensive 40 victory at home to Fuente Alamo.
They took the lead after only a minute when Alfonso found Jose Ruben on the right and his cross was fired home by Cecilio. After 8 minutes, Poyato, who was returning to the team after a lengthy absence, played a through ball to Ruben. Mazarron’s leading scorer ran on and calmly dribbled round the Fuente Alamo keeper, before slotting the ball home to make it 2-0. Ruben and Alfonso were causing all sorts of problems for the Fuente defence and Ruben combined well with Matt Clarke on the left but his cross was just blocked. Poyato saw a couple of long range efforts sail over the bar and then, after 34 minutes, a fierce drive by Cecilio was brilliantly saved by the Fuente keeper. Three minutes later, a harmless looking through ball deceived the Fuente Alamo keeper who came out of his penalty area but completely missed his kick. Cecilio took full advantage by running on to place the ball into the empty net to give Mazarron a 3-0 lead and claim his 10th goal of the season. Two minutes before half time, a Ruben corner found Diego 8 yards from goal but his shot was blocked by the keeper. Fuente Alamo had hardly troubled the Mazarron defence and it was a similar story in the second half. Jose Ruben continued
to torment the Fuente defenders with his pace and one surging run down the right touchline saw him knock over the linesman, to the delight of the home supporters!!! A number of substitutions and bookings on either side disrupted the flow of the game but Mazarron completely dominated the closing stages of the game. First Ruben’s excellent cross was just cleared by a defender with Cecilio waiting to pounce for his hat trick and then Ruben hit a rasping drive from outside the area which just went over the crossbar.
Alfonso should have scored with two minutes left after a clever flick on by Ruben, but shot wide. However, he made amends in the last minute when he headed home Ruben’s pin point cross to make the final score 4-0. The victory saw Mazarron overhaul Fuente Alamo and move back up to 9th position in the league table. Team: Jose Iker, Diego, Pepelu, Barrachina, Perico, Alfonso, Poyato (Alvaro), Baeza, Matt Clarke (Santi), Jose Ruben, Cecilio (Brayan). Man of Ruben
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YOUNG “SHARKS” LOSE IN EXTRA TIME On Saturday, a relatively new and young team, “San Javier Sharks”, took on Murcia, a more experienced rugby team. Playing at the San Pedron del Pinatar Deportiva Municipal, it was an express start with fast running and hard tackling. After only three minutes left winger, Borja, crossed over for a try. He also kicked the conversion but five minutes later Murcia’s centre scored a try converted by the stand-off to level the score. Before half time a Borja kicked a penalty and Michael Moran finished off the best
move of the game with a try which Borja also converted to give the “Sharks” a half time lead of ten points. At the interval Murcia brought on some heavier forwards to give them scrum domination and a try by their tight head prop to narrow the gap. Under pressure, the “Sharks” defence produced some body crunching tackles to disrupt the Murcia moves. Borja crossed for his second try to restore their ten points lead. Sadly an increasing number of injuries left a few gaps in defence but even when
Murcia scored a try quick try under the posts, it looked as if the “Sharks” would hold on for a win.
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allowed an extra five minute and Murcia snatched victory for the now tired “Sharks” by converting that very late try to make the final score “Sharks” 22 Murcia 24. If you would like to join the “Sharks” then just turn up at the Community Sports ground on a Thursday night at 8.0 p.m. You will be given a warm welcome.
- Amber Pools - Sunworld Properties - Shandon Bells Bar - The Central Grille La Florida Clinica - Specsavers Torrevieja - The Cheers Bar - Blue Hill Security Grilles Morgans On The Plaza. After two weeks with out a game Costa travelled to local rivals and top of the league Horradada for a derby game. After getting a draw a month back against second placed Benejuzar and some good results on the back of that performance Costa had nothing to fear. Costa got off to the worse possible start and struggled to hold the ball for any amount of time due to great pressure and closing down by the home side, aswell as terrible decision making and awful passing Costa found themselves 2 0 down after seven minutes. The home side looked the much sharper and fitter team in every department and constantly at will ripped Costa to shreads. The only time Costa looked to trouble the home goal keeper was from set pieces, and Glen Lawton was unlucky with his
Before half time Costa failed to deal with three efforts from set pieces two corners and a free kick and went into the interval 5 - 0 down. With the game gone the second half was all about pride and trying to improve and to give the Costa fans something to cheer. Three changes that saw Sam Broadway move to left midfield and Callum Gildea to right midfield and Cesar Augosto switch to left back, with the hope of trying to attack and test the untested home defence who had nothing to do in the first half. Within the first minute Costa conceded a sixth goal. Horradada seemed to relax on the scoreline they had built up which then allowed Costa to start finding some passes and possession for the first time in the game and a great run from Cesar down the left won a corner for Costa and from this saw Charley Frost score from the set piece. Even though the second half performance was much better from the Costa players a further goal went the homes side’s way on 59 mins
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and even with the goal of the game coming from a great strike from Sam Broadway to take the score to 7 - 2 on 61 minutes Horradada rounded of a convincing performance with an eighth goal on 64 mins and three points that will surely see them crowned the league champions this season. Costa now have two weeks off over the easter period to dust themselves off and pick themselves before a home game against Almoradi. For more information on Orihuela Costa F.C. youth team visit : wwworihuelacostafc. com or contact Club Secretary George on : 679 77 44 88. Training takes place every Tuesday & Thursday 18:30 20:00 at C.D.M sports center Playa Flamenca.
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RODS AND REELS This week was the 5th round of the Coast Rider Challenge Trophy and was held on the Eden Canal stretch of the Rio Segura. As Terry has said in his report the river was up and running, well it had risen even higher and was flowing even more strongly when we arrived. ( Terry´s match was the day before ). However, on the day everybody caught fish ( A first for this year I think ) with one specimen being landed and one lost at the net. Tony Price caught and landed a carp of 4.60 kilo´s ( in old money 10.12 lbs). Stan Roberts hooked and managed to get it to his net to find the net was not big enough, his estimate of the fish was around 20 lb (not a fisherman´s tale I hasten to add). Looks now the only time to fish the river is when it is in flood !!!!!!!!!. Top Rods on the day 1st Stan ( The Man ) Roberts fishing the pole using bread with 8.22 kilo´s. 2nd Alan ( The Chairman ) Reid fishing the feeder using bread with 6.28 kilo´s. 3rd Tony ( The Flower Man ) Price fishing the feeder using bread with 5.34 kilo´s. PLEASE NOTE The club has some vacancies at present, if you are interested in joining please contact
Derek Swann on 966729293 or 603535771. ABBEY ANGLING RESULTS Supplied by Terry Screen This week we were again fishing the Eden Canal for the eleventh and final round in the Abbey Angling Cup on the 19th March; perhaps now that the weather seems to be improving we will soon be able to fish the other venues. I paid a visit to the Murcia town water last Sunday, and the water was just receding off the footpath which has left about four inches of silt on there. The flood water has now reached the Eden Canal with the excess water overflowing in to the old river bed, the water on the match length is controlled by sluice gates which regulates the flow, but the water was still rising through out the match and was running quite fast. Although conditions are not good by any means most anglers caught fish. This being the last match of the series the points was close right up to the end as only eight of the eleven matches points count which means dropping the three lowest points. 1st Alan (The Chairman) Reid with 5.640kg fishing the feeder using bread and corn 2nd Stan (The Man) Roberts with 5.360kg fishing the pole
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feeder using maggot 3rd Andy (Web Man) Stevenson with 4.720kg fishing the pole feeder using corn and maggot The final results of the Abbey Angling Cup 1st Terry Screen with 87pts minus 15 pts total 72pts 2nd Dave Hoare with 75pts minus 10pts total 65pts 3rd Bill Reade with 68pts minus 4pts total 64pts Next week is the start of the Spring Series Cup, and all details are available on our website www.abbeyangling. com or from the Match Secretary Terry Screen on 965328368 ANGLERS TOGETHER The objective of Anglers Together was to introduce anglers to each other, who otherwise had no one to fish with or didn’t know where to fish. It was successful in bringing together many anglers who established friendships and which continue to this day. No meetings are held now but information is still available through our email address; angler stogether@hotmail. co.uk. TIGHT LINES DAVE HOARE
CORNISH PRIDE ( LOS DOLSES ) Ten Pin Bowling League After the evenings bowling was finished last week, the draw was held for the winners of this years ‘Easter Egg
CD Montesinos vEduTodo Deporte Montesinos Monte ran out worthy 8-1 then weaved through come on along with Omar winners on a damp day at the field of fantasies. After only 5 minutes Wallace opened the score when he followed up a free kick and Rodrigo doubled the score on the half hour after an error by the Todo defence. Having had a goal disallowed for offside Edu, then scored by dummying their goalkeeper. Lopez then made a very good save on 32 minutes which also saw the Todo defender pulling a muscle while taking the free kick and limping off to be substituted.
GREENLANDS BOWLS CLUB BY STEVE HIBBERD
Greenlands bowls club recently competed against Javea BC in the final of possibly Costa Blanca’s most prestigious competition, the Premier 20 Cup. Having previously beaten Country Bowls, La Marina & San Luis, we faced the might of Northern based Javea, and took them right to the wire. At home, the pairing of Sue Johnson & Bobbie Sims performed admirably, winning 19-14. The trips team of Penny Tomkins, Brian Miller & Barry Collins, also recorded a great victory (17-14). Meanwhile up at Javea, Steve Cantley never looked like losing his singles match, as he triumphed 2115. Watched by owners Mike & Pam (thanks for all your support guys!), the rinks had the unwanted distinction of being last to finish, whilst being fed varying information regarding how results had concluded back at Greenlands - no pressure then! Led by skip Lynn Greenland, ably supported by Bill Sims, Jan Pocock & Mike Veale, they
Scramble’ competition. Which was sponsored this year by THE MED Bistro & bar, urb El Raso. To qualify for a place in the
draw, a bowler had to get, depending on their league average, either 2 or 3 strikes in a row. So after 82 tickets going into the draw, the first 3 lucky winners, who each received a large egg were; Ray Stevens (Bandoleros), Brian Tomlin (Bar Mosquito) and Phillip Adams (Crazy Pinz) Another 22 eggs were won by various bowlers. Well done to the winners, and a big thank you from all the bowlers in our league to Andy and Steve at THE MED Bistro & Bar for supporting our competition.
came back superbly from a large early deficit, to take the discipline 20-18. This meant that the tie was drawn 4 all, but it was Javea who would become champions with a superior shot difference. Well done to everyone who represented Greenlands throughout the tournament. All in all, it was a very successful week for GBC, as various competitions reached their climax. They all deserve a big hug. Who, you may well ask? Marilyn’s multi-talented bunch of Bears, that’s who! Having found themselves top of Fed 4s div ‘B’, they travelled to San Miguel, where they earned a pleasing 4-4 draw, but needed to wait for the result at San Luis before the corks could be popped. Sure enough, results went their way, meaning they were champions. Well done to last day heroes/heroines: F Tilley, P Lockley, C Thomas, A Goodfellow 21-13. M Lockley, S Johnson, J Parker, M Fryatt 23-11. Althoughnotquitechampions, twas a great campaign for our div ‘A’ representatives, the
the opposing defence to find himself in a one on one with their goalkeeper 4-0. A penalty against Becker for hand ball saw Monte go in 4-1 up at half time.
Straight from the restart Todo broke through only to see the ball hit the cross bar and come out. Shortly afterwards Iker made it 5-1 forcing a corner over the line. Andres then hit the crossbar before being substituted by Diego. A long run by Edu through the Todo defence saw Manuel score from an unselfish pass, having just
Bulls. After a slow start to the season, we bounced back with a vengeance, finishing a very creditable 3rd in a formidable division. At home to San Miguel Harriers, the teams of S Heath, B Miller, S Hibberd, L Greenland (20-13) & M Mackay, B & B Sims, M Veale (19-15), won 6-2. A big thank you to all who supported this competition, in which at times saw us stretched to the limits of player availability. Also finishing 3rd, this time in SABA league div 1, were the Maples. At home to San Miguel Pulsars, they won on 3 rinks, giving them a satisfactory 6-8 scoreline. Congratulations: J Clements, S Heath, A Goodfellow 19-17. S Stead, M Thomas, B Pocock 26-12. T French, F & M Edwards 18-15. What a last day result for the Sycamores! Although relegated from the top flight, they went down in style, as they thrashed Quesada Pearls 10-4 in their own backyard. Get in there: J Oliver, Penny Tomkins, T Upham 18-15. Z Wilcock, M Lockley, B Miller 18-16. B Doran, V Duchart, J Wilcock
for Dimitri and Rodrigo in a double substitution on the hour. Wallace then put Edu through for his well deserved hat trick, then the Todo goalkeeper made a couple of good saves from Sergio and Wallace before Diego finished the scoring on 85 minutes. A crowd of 105 saw a one sided game although to their credit,Todo never gave up. Several bookings as is normal, but the only sending off was a Todo supporting dog from the Todo dugout. Howard Yeats.
17-11. L Miller, M Kilby, A Brown 18-15. In div 2, Chestnuts travelled to Country Bowls, where they lost 122 against the imaginatively named ‘Supernovas’. You did your bit lads: T Hodges, M Cassidy, D Thompson 14-12. A tough game was always on the cards, as the Winter Leaguers travelled to San Luis. And so it proved to be the case, as they went down 8-2, but an awesome display by B & B Sims, B Miller plus skip L Greenland (23-7), helped eased the pain. Another fine display by the Berleeners earned them 2 points, courtesy of this winning rink: M Dewer, T Hodges, N Cork, Pete Tomkins (23-9.). Congratulations to Steve Westall, David Bray & Barbara Doran, winners of the recently completed club internal Tues Roving Jack league. PLEASE NOTE: On Tues 26 Mar at 1pm, there will be a quick open meeting to approve or disapprove the CBBA proposals made by the club. All members are invited to attend.
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This was our first visit of the year to the well established course of El Plantio. It is always a popular venue which was shown by the number of members and guests who chose to join us there, 40 in all. Weather wise it was the best golfing day this year, bright sun and not much wind, so no rain gear but shirt sleeves. The course was in reasonable condition, the greens were a tad slow though, but not too bad none the less.
One person in particular had problems with the fences bouncing off them into the water and also managing to hit a nearest the pin marker from off the green, sending ball shooting sideways, such is life. The scores were good so the handicap secretary will have some work to do. The winners were: Gold Division: 1st Colin Ranson 29pts on c/b, 2nd Ray Brown 29pts and 3rd Bob Berry 27pts c/b Silver Division: 1st Brian Rendell 34pts on c/b, 2nd Barny Barningham 34pts and 3rd George Stewart
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31pts Bronze Division: 1st Tony Ellis 34pts, 2nd Dave Keating 29pts on c/b and 3rd Paul Flanaghan 29pts The best guest was John Dunnison 24pts NTP’s: Brian Smith hole 7, Colin Ranson hole 9, nearest in 2 Bill Mackay hole 13 and nearest in 3 Bob Berry hole 15. There were 4 twos in all so each received €10, Brian Smith, Bill Mackay, Neil Harrison and Paul Flanaghan The free game draw was won by Geoff Dowsett As usual we would like
to thank the Tavern on Lo Crispin for the tappas served to us after the presentation. Our next full 18 holes is at Los Colinas, 9am start off two tees this venue has been changed from Bonalba due to hollow tinning. Our Lorca trip is now on the website, there is a limited number of places so be quick and sign up, also the Albi Lush at Altorreal is now on there too, this day includes golf, meal and entertainment at Monty’s Bar on Montebello so it should be good day. Lo Crispin Golf Society ht tp://site s.google.com/ site/locrispingolf/
A day of trophies and medals for Torrevieja swimmers What a weekend for Club Natacion Torrevieja!! On Saturday 23rd March, in the 9th Club Natacion Raspeig
Trophy Competition the club won 3 trophies and medals in the girls relay. In the afternoon the club gained
4 medals in the Masters 4th Councillor Anton Ramon Garcia Memorial Competition also hosted at the municipal pool, San Vincente, Alicante.
The days events started with the children’s competition and off to a flying start Marta Garcia won a trophy for 3rd place in the 50m freestyle event for those born in 2006. This was followed by her sister Paula Garcia just missing a trophy with 4th place in her 100m medley (2002 years). Another very close 4th place was Samira Burbano in the 2003 years 100m medley with team mate Victoria Pigneur in 5th place. Next in the older age group Zoe Connolly got a trophy for 3rd in her 100m medley (2001 yrs) and Hakeem Teland first place and trophy in his 50m freestyle event (1998 yrs and older). To round off the morning the club entered both the boys 4 x 50m freestyle and girls 4 x 50m freestyle relay events. Both teams worked extremely hard against strong competition. This was rewarded with the girls team of Amy Connolly, Samira Burbano, Paula Garcia and Zoe Connolly winning 3rd place and all being awarded medals for this event. Later in the afternoon it was time for the Masters of the club to try their hardest to keep up with the children’s earlier achievements. Beth Altabas started the event with a gold medal in the 100m backstroke (65+) and later in the last event of the day a second gold in her 100m medley. Both swims
gave beth new personal best times. Next to race for Torreveija Adam Stewart swam in the 100m freestyle and 50m backstroke events (25yrs+). Adam worked really hard and beat his recent personal best in his freestyle by nearly 2 seconds and earnt 4th place in both events. Vicki Connolly then finally finished the day off with two gold medals in her two events 50m and 100m (45+) freestyle races. Well done to all who competed, everyone worked really hard and all enjoyed the day. For more information regarding Torrevieja Swimming Club please contact Rosa 665 454 126 or President Felipe on 609 418 776 or by e-mail on info@ clubnataciontorrevieja.com
C.F Sporting de San Fulgencio Second half resurrection seemed to have sealed the earns Saints point before Easter C.F La Coca de Aspe 2-2 C.F Sporting de San Fulgencio Two second half goals completed a well deserved comeback for a depleted San Fulgencio side. The draw also ended a barren run of 4 consecutive defeats. Aspe weren’t without problems of their own as they were lingering in and about the relegation zone. The candidates to go down started well though, Jose Navarro did brilliantly to deny Aspe and early goal with two excellent reaction saves. It wasn’t long before San Ful had their first chance of the game, Carl Kirby heading just over from a corner. Marco Aurelio was inches away from connecting with Carl’s lob over the keeper minutes later as the game opened up. At the other end, Aspe watsed good chance when their striker sliced the ball from yards out and it ended up in Navarro’s hands. After half an hour of play, the home side took the lead in controversial circumstances. One of their better players chased the ball down and tipped it around Navarro, despite the ball going well over the corner line, and curled the ball into the open goal. The Saints went into the break frustrated and it got worse shortly after. Having started the second half well, the visitors found themselves two down. After regaining possession in their own half, Aspe drove forward and their influential striker
points for his side. The hosts then had another wonderful opportunity, but Jose Navarro did well to push the striker wide and force him to shoot from an angle. It was maybe the turning point of the contest as the Saints went up to the other end and earned a succession of corners. Jose Bonmati, playing as an emergency centre-back, halved the deficit with a straightforward header after the keeper missed his punch. For the next ten minutes Aspe were repelling San Fulgencio attacks, but Aaron Lopez eventually levelled for the Saints with 5 minutes remaining. After a free-kick was half cleared into his path, the defender finished like a seasoned striker, side-footing his volley first time past the helpless goalkeeper. There was still time for chances at each end, first Carl Kirby was denied by a great last ditch tackle and then Navarro made another stunning save to make sure San Fulgencio left with a point. Could this second half comeback inspire the Saints to rise back up the table? Our next game is at home against Monforte on the 14th of April at 12:00. Thank you to Telecom 900 and the rest of our sponsors. Match Lucas
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