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new refridgerated train system for freight

For two decades the horticultural produce of Almería has had to be transported by road or sea, because there was no refrigerated service suitable on the railway network.

That is likely to change in the very near future. The rail freight terminal of Nonduermas, on the outskirts of Murcia, will be offering a new refrigerated train service, enabling companies to freight their horticultural products to Europe.

The goods will, however, not travel directly to their destination; they will be transported through the port of Bilbao in a multimodal system that ships goods by train and boat to destinations in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Russia, Finland and the Baltic countries within two weeks.

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The new service, which is provided in collaboration with the private rail freight operator Continental Rail and Grupo Fuentes, who manage the train terminal, has started with two weekly departures, although if there is sufficient demand, a daily service could be implemented.

The goods are transported by rail in refrigerated containers from Murcia to Bilbao, and from the docks by boat to the main ports in northern Europe and the Baltics without the necessity to repack or even manually handle them.

Two weeks ago the first train left on trial run with thirty self-contained refrigerated containers bound for the terminal at Santurce.

additional work authorised on a-7

The Consejo de Ministros has authorised the Ministerio de Fomento to allocate 20,141,171.76 euros for additional work on the section of the A-7 Polopos-Albuñol, in the Province of Granada.

Works will include additional stabilisation of slopes and embankments when the main scaffolding and fencing of the main works are dismantled, remedial measures in the Túnel de los Ramoncillos and improvement and restoration of all roads.

cleaning strike may affect operations at hospital

A strike by cleaning staff at La Arrixaca Hospital may result in the suspension of operations.

Surgeons at the hospital fear that the high risk of infection will jeopardise safety if the situation continues.

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A Moroccan worker died at Desguaces Monteagudo-Renauto when he was run over by a forklift truck he was repairing.

The dead man was named as Nadif Mohamed, a 35 year old Moroccan mechanic. The 112 services attended, but Nadif was already dead.

The Policía Nacional are investigating the case. It seems that he was lying on the floor, fixing the truck when it passed right over his body, crushing his right side from knee to shoulder.

An investigation is being initiated by the Instituto de Seguridad y Salud Laboral de la Región. The Director General, Tomás Pérez, says that the machine, which weighed several tons, was somehow put into motion, and passed over the body of the deceased. He added ‘it is one thing to start the engine and another action is required to get it moving.’

Three brothers of the victim and a cousin, who also work at the same company said that he had been legally employed for some time at the company, and had lived for more than 10 years in the area. His last address put him in the Camino Viejo de Monteagudo, almost adjacent to the garage.

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missing 80-year-old man found

The body of an 80 year old man, who had been missing for more than 24 hours has been found by officers of the Guardia Civil and the Policía Local of Cogollos Vega (Granada).

He was reported to the Emergencias 112 Andalucía by his family as missing on Friday evening after he had gone out in the morning and had not returned.

He was under medication which he had not taken for ‘nervous problems’, according to his family.

After receiving an alert from the 112 services, officers of the Guardia Civil and the Policía Local of Cogollos Vega began a search, finding his body face down but with no apparent signs of violence.

An autopsy is being held to ascertain the cause of death.

fuentes to be cleaned to control risk of legionella

The Fuentes in the Plaza de Colón, Óvalo de Santa Paula, the Fuente del Río (which has been out of service since the September floods) and the Rotonda de San Antonio are considered high risk areas for Legionella, and are to receive special treatment for control of legionellosis now that the high summer temperatures which assist the proliferation of bacteria have started.

The Concejal de Sanidad, Antonia López explained that the sources classified as ‘high risk’ are reviewed daily for chlorine content, temperature and pH. In addition, there is a more comprehensive review on a monthly basis, and they are cleaned and disinfected quarterly, with an analysis for Legionella twice a year.

‘Medium risk’ sources are the Parque de San José, La Peñica and the Travesía de La Hoya. The remaining 47 Fuentes in the Casco Urbano and the 29 in the outskirts do

not need testing for Legionella, simply regular checkups and cleaning and disinfection.

The sanitary hygienic maintenance of these facilities is contracted to a specialised company, who follow guidelines from the Concejalía de Sanidad to avoid the proliferation and spread of legionella.

Preventive measures are also in place for the Municipality’s albergues (hostals) and in all schools.

infanta cristina : ‘nothing irregular about finances’

Apparently there is nothing irregular about the financial fortune that the Infanta Cristina had a decade ago. The Agencia Tributaria has forwarded all information about accounts, assets and property of the king’s daughter to the judge of the Caso Nóos, and which had been requested by the magistrado José Castro.

According to these papers the princess sold 13 properties spread over all the country between 2005 and 2006.

These transactions, according to the Hacienda, netted the Duquesa de Palma about 1.4 million.

Shortly before the sale of these thirteen properties the Infanta and her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, had acquired the 5.8 million Palacete de Pedralbes, which was then reformed for a further three million euros.

According to the data which form part of the summary of the ‘Caso Nóos’, in 2005 La Infanta sold seven properties in Ciudad Real and Alicante, including an apartment in the capital which realised 162,000 euros.

The following year, the daughter of Don Juan Carlos sold six other properties, five in Alicante and one in La Calella, Barcelona, which went for a price of 450,000 euros.

With these sales and others undertaken in 2006, the joint transactions realised 1.2 million euros.

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prison sentence called for by prosecutor in assault case

The prosecutor has asked for three years and six months in prison for Héctor David L., who is facing trial at the Audiencia Provincial de Murcia charged with knocking out a tooth and breaking another tooth of a man who moments before had touched a young woman on the behind.The incident occurred on the night of February 5, 2009 in a locutorio in the neighbourhood of Torreagüera.

It seems that the defendant, Hassan, touched a girl’s bottom and upon being reprimanded by several people, began shouting insults to women, then punched the girl in the chest causing her to fall to the ground .

A bystander came to the aid of the girl, and was punched

by Hassan, upon which the accused, who was at the time the boyfriend of the girl, entered and got into a fight with Hassan.

The bystander and other witnesses have not come forward.

Costa del Sol tram lent to Australian city ‘to pay off town hall debts

A tram line on the Costa del Sol has been dismantled and posted to Australia. Vélez-Málaga council spent 38 million euros on the tramway link between the town centre and the beach in 2007, but it has not been used for several years. Funding cuts imposed when the recession began to bite meant the service gradually dwindled to nothing.

In a bid to reduce its ever-growing debts, Vélez-Málaga’s local government has decided to rent the tram system to another city. But not a city in Spain – the entire transport line is due to be shipped down under to be used in Sydney, Australia.

The famous Opera House harbour town and the country’s second city after its capital, Canberra, already has a welldeveloped underground tube train network serving the entire metropolis. Yet authorities in the capital of New South Wales and globally-popular backpackers’ haunt consider that yet another public transport link would not go amiss.

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Can’t keep a good chap down A high speed chase, a number of cars in pursuit, then bang!, hit from behind at 85 MPH, flipping over into a classic barrel roll, not once, but four times, ending up with cracked ribs and a bruised spleen.

The scene: A right hander at Brands Hatch. The car: A 1965 BWM. The driver: No, not D.I. Jack Regan, from the Sweeney, but international best selling author, Peter James.

Peter was racing in The Masters Pre-1966 Saloon Car Series, at Brands Hatch, and admits it was something of a close call.

“I had started the race on pole, and thought I really had a chance of winning, or at least podium” Peter tells me. “Just when I felt I was in with a chance, a Lotus Cortina tried to overtake, but hit the back of my BMW, sending the car rolling over and over. I thought I was in a blender. I saw grass, sky, tarmac, tarmac, sky, gravel, sky..........Strangely I wasn’t so much shaken, but angry at the idiot who had hit me” Both Peter and his car are recovering, and hope that they will back out onto the tarmac in September, when he takes part in the “Goodwood Revival”.

Peter tells me that cracked ribs hurt like hell, but his right arm and hand are in fine fettle, and will be ready to sign copies of his new Roy

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As in all Roy Grace novels, it’s set in and around his home town of Brighton, and if it is anything like the previous eight novels, it will be a right good read.

Had Peter ever thought about the Costa Del Sol area as a plot for a future crime novel?

“Yes, it’s something I’ve thought about for some time. Marbella comes into the plot in “Dead Man’s Time” so we are getting closer, but a longer visit to get the feel of Andalucia, Costa Del Sol, and it’s people, is on the cards” Good luck at Goodwood in September Peter, We shall look forward to welcoming you to Spain.

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Health & Safety!

Holiday makers Peter and Carol Kennedy, just returned home to Birmingham following a couple of weeks in Cabo Roig, have e.mailed to ask if I was aware that the dreaded welder has had a field day at the gun battery in Cabo Tinoso?

Yes, sadly the H & S committee decided that it was too dangerous to allow people to wander into the workings of these big guns, so have, it would seem quite successfully, closed of all know entrances to under belly of the beasts. I last visited in January 2012, and the welds were in place then.

As you are aware Peter, there are four gun forts at Cabo Tinoso, Bateria Castilltos being the most impressive.

Between 1932 & 1936, the guns made their way up the twisting track to the emplacements. Two of the largest being of 38.1 calibre, manufactured by Coventry

based Vickers. The barrels are 17.6 meters long, and were able to fire armour piercing shells, some 20 miles out to sea.

Records show that the guns only fired once in anger, that being in April 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. Closer to the sea, can be seen four Vickers 10.5 cm guns. On the winding road to the hilltop, can be seen the remains of the Loma Larga emplacements. This site had four Howitzers, their sights set to drop shells on any ships that came too close to the port at Cartagena.

I remember Peter, as I’m sure you do, that before the dreaded welder had done his job, it was possible, with the pressure of one hand, to move the move the giant Vickers, a few inches both ways horizontally.

I think it’s fair to say, the Coventry work force at Vickers, knew how to build guns.

A thought for when you visit next time Peter & Carol. It is rumoured that a couple of traction engines were used to deliver all the hardware to the battery, but all trace of these engines has been lost.

The team at the Cartagena Military Museum are sure they are still about, perhaps rusting in a remote olive grove, tucked away in a farmers field. Find these engines, and the good people at the Military Museum would love to hear from you, as would the Sol Times!

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Footfall along the high streets of most villages, towns and cities, throughout Spain, can be said to be slow. Many a time, owners can be seen glancing left and right from the entrance of their shops, wondering from where and when, the next customer might appear.

Once again, the Municipality of Pilar de la Horadada, along with the chamber of commerce, and the Association of Hoteliers of Pilar de la Horadada, not being prepared to sit back and hope for clients to visits the shops, presented the Pilar de la Horadada “Outlet Fayre” attracting visitors to their tented village.

26 businesses took over the Church Square for 12 hours, offering products for sale, and at the best possible prices.

The good people of ASHOPI (Association of Hoteliers) provided visitors with a glass of wine and a tapa, for just one euro, as they did at the Gastronomic event in May. A modern dance exhibition by the Municipal School, delighted all wandering this delightful square, in the June sunshine.

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rabies: first case in 35 years in spain

Spain is on red-alert as the first-ever case of rabies in dogs since 1978 has been detected.

A report by ThinkSpain, the Ministry of Health insists that the risk of infection is ‘very low’, according to a report from Health Emergency and Alerts Coordination Centre in Castilla-La Mancha.

According to the latter, a dog from Catalunya bit four children and an adult in various parts of the city of Toledo, and was found to

be infected with rabies.

This condition affects the nervous system, is fatal and has no cure, but animals – dogs and cats – can be vaccinated against it.

The health ministry says they have only ever seen very occasional cases of rabies in animals imported from Morocco and other North African countries in the Spanish-owned cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the northern Moroccan coast, despite the fact that the

regional authorities there have set up a free-of-charge and compulsory rabies vaccination scheme.

A control period of six months has been declared, during which the ministry has created restriction zones – one being a 20-kilometre radius from Toledo and nearby Argés, where the dog with rabies was found; parts of the Madrid town of Aranjez; Monzón (Huesca province) and four towns in Catalunya, where the

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The affected dog is said to have been in all these places.

Authorities will be closely monitoring domestic pets and wild animals in the area and calling for compulsory rabies vaccinations or dogs, cats, ferrets and other mammals.

Dogs are the main transmitters of rabies, which is passed on to humans and other animals via bites or deep scratches, although humans have not been found to pass it on to other people.

The ministry says that where a person has been bitten by a strange animal, they should immediately wash the wound under a strong jet of water and with soap for at least five minutes, and if possible, treat afterwards with disinfectant.

In the event of any possible risk, animals should be taken straight to the vet and people should go to their nearest health centre or A&E department.

A vaccination can be given after the wound has been sustained and is said to be reasonably effective if administered as soon as possible after the event.

For the last 35 years, Spain has been a rabies-free zone, but vaccinations are often required for obtaining pet passports meaning most vets are able to supply them.

Thousands Of ‘Eurovegas’ Job Hopefuls Queue In Alcorcón

AT least 2,000 people queue up daily in Alcorcón, just outside Madrid, to hand their CVs over in the hope of getting a job at the forthcoming Eurovegas complex.

Mayor David Pérez says that although the town has not even advertised for developers to start building the complex and the first phase is not expected to be finished until at least 2017, the council has received over 12,000 CVs already, has thousands of emails waiting to be dealt with and answered, and that on a typical day people from all over Spain queue for hours outside the town hall – frequently camping overnight to ensure they get in the door to be able to present their applications.

It is fairly common to see as many as 2,000 people lined up down the street, Pérez explains.

But he says Alcorcón is in a unique situation because, although it has been picked by US-based tycoon Sheldon Adelson, who owns Vegas Sands, the company which runs the world-famous casino city in Las Vegas, nothing further has happened and Alcorcón remains a sleepy, land-locked commuter town.

Delays have already been experienced and so even the provisional deadline of 2017 may end up being put back, says Pérez, but he stresses that this is to be expected.

“It’s like building an entire new town from scratch, something which would normally take between five and six years – but we’re more or less looking at developing a seven-million-square-metre complex overnight,” Pérez told interviewers live on TV on Antena 3, Spain’s Channel 3.

When asked about whether or not the anti-smoking law may, or should, be changed to allow customers to light up in the future casino complex to encourage them to visit, Pérez says 2017 is a long way off as yet, and that this is of secondary importance to the jobs that may be offered by Eurovegas.

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FUN IN THE SUN WITH THE CRAZY LADIES

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Don’t you just love the sun, sea and the relaxation of the Costas, then introduce The Crazy Ladies into the mix on a Saturday afternoon and you have paradise.

Playa Flamenca beachside in Orihuela Costa played host to The British Legion Fun Day Festival on Saturday 15th June 2013.

The Crazy Ladies were invited to take part and they did so with all the energy and enthusiasm that they are known for. The 8 Crazy Ladies who danced are part of a tap dancing group who perform for fun. They tapped their way through 6 dances and 6 costume changes. The music they performed to was 1. Putting on the Ritz

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We’re in the Money Pencil Full of Lead I’ve Got Rhythm Upside Down Rolling in the Deep Each piece was choreographed by Georgie and costumes were made by the girls themselves - with a huge input from Georgie - they really are a talented lot!!

The crowd built up nicely while they danced and rapturous applause was heard at the end. A large Gin and tonic or beer awaited the girls afterwards as they were beginning to disappear into a puddle of sweat..

The Crazy ladies who took part were :- Georgie, Liz, Maureen, Joy, Janet, Crystal, Diane B and Wilma.

Their thanks go to the ladies who were selling cards for allowing them to change in a corner of their tent.

The Crazy Ladies practise every Wednesday and Saturday mornings at Asturias Restaurant in Punta Prima. If you have some tapping experience, why not come along and see if it is for you. Georgie - who leads the group - can be contacted on 968 171 365 or Susan on 966 189 513

Charity Golf Match On Saturday 29th June , the Ayuntamiento of San Fulgencio, Concejalia de Urbanizaciones, in Collaboration with Alicante Golf and Round Town News, are holding a Charity Golf Match in aid of Asociacion Españaola Contra el Cancer. The format will be a pairs Competition with a Shotgun start at 10.00 hrs. The scoring will be on Stableford points.

The winning pair will win 3 months free membership to Alicante Golf and the runners up a Callaway Polo shirt each.

There will also be 6 prizes for nearest the pin on the par 3´s and a bottle of whisky for the longest drive on the 1st.

The cost for entry is 50 euros per person which includes a 10 euro donation to the charity.

All entrants should contact Jeff Wiszniewski by telephone on 676526763 or by email concejaliadeurbanizaciones@ ayto-sanfulgencio.es.

Payments can be made in advance at the Offices of the Urbanisation at Calle Madrid No.5 As there are already 30 persons who have expressed their desire to play in this competition, we are looking for another 42 to make this day special.

Any person or business that would like to sponsor a hole or donate a prize, can also contact Jeff at the above.

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apah fun day On Saturday 25th May, Iceland Overseas, San Javier and APAH Animal Rescue Charity organised a Charity Fun Day in the car park of the Store.

APAH were chosen by the staff of Iceland Overseas as their supported Charity in 2013, and so far, the Collection Tins on the tills

and the trolley, where customers (and staff!) leave dog and cat food for the Charity, which they have purchased in the store, are helping to make a huge difference to the lives of the many dogs and cats in APAH’s care.

During the event, a section of the car park outside the store had been cordoned off for a collection of classic cars, a bouncy c a s t l e , tombola, h a n d cra f ted jeweller y and craft stalls where h a n d cra f ted pewter gifts

and hand knitted dolls, hand made cards and homemade chutney were for sale, along with other handmade gifts, generously donated by supporters of APAH. There was a hog roast and a ‘Cracker Eating Challenge’ for anyone who was feeling brave enough to try eating dry crackers, without a single piece of cheese was in sight! A Children’s Cake Decorating table was also set up with cup cakes and a tempting choice of ‘icing and sprinkles’.

One of the Raffle Prizes was a custom made cake, appropriately made in the shape of a dog kennel, with resident dog and cat of course. The only inedible part of the whole cat were the whiskers!

There was also a dance demonstration by Totally Dance and a demonstration by a Zumba Class.

Face2Face Fitness, who donated one of the fantastic Raffle Prizes, was on hand to discuss general fitness, diet and nutrition and personal training.

APAH volunteers both worked on the Craft Stall and wandered around, talking to the people who came to support them and selling Raffle Tickets for a Raffle full of fantastic prizes, all donated by local companies.

A spokesperson for APAH said: “The event was fantastic. It would be impossible to name all the companies who very kindly donated Raffle Prizes and gave up their Saturday to be there but we would like to thank them all on behalf of APAH, not forgetting of course all the staff at Iceland Overseas at San Javier who chose APAH as their sponsored Charity and have done an amazing job so far in helping us to keep going through very tough times.

A surprise event of the day was the presenting of the Hamper from the recent Dog Show, which couldn’t be presented on the day because bad weather caused a premature end to the Show. The holder of the programme drawn had come forward, and APAH were delighted to be able to present the Hamper.

1,257.80 euros was raised at the Fun Day, which is a fantastic amount and APAH are looking forward to the opportunity to work with Iceland Overseas in organising more fund-raising events later in the year.

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Baby raises funds Challenge Rosemarie! Up Crafting adds new dimention to recycling! for AECC

Newborn baby Lucy helped to raise money for AECC recently when regulars at the Irish Rover were asked to guess correctly her birth date and her birth weight. Lucy’s grandmother Vivienne, the owner of the bar, also added to the fund with a karaoke night and raffle. In total more than €200 was raised for AECC, adding to that already raised by this popular Torrevieja bar. Lucy, born 31st May and weighing in at 8.1 pounds was not available for comment but was said to be doing very well. Photograph shows Lucy in her grandmother’s arms.

Also for AECC, over nine-hundred euros was raised by the Mosquitos Bar in La Florida. Bar owner Vic and Bono, an artist that regularly performs on the Costa Blanca and has a passion for raising funds for the fight against cancer, organised the event. Called “One Day in May - Artists Against Cancer”, they held a raffle and auction in addition to providing the entertainment. Maria and the Pink Ladies collected donations and sold hand-made cards produced by one of the AECC volunteers . The Artists donated their time to the cancer charity, the bar also did many other things on the day to raise the funds.

As always, Maria Wilson, President of AECC in the Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa area expressed her thanks to everyone concerned with these fund-raising events

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Radio Control Mar Menor sailing group had another great afternoons racing with our monthly points racing series. June the 14th provided an excellent sailing experience with wind strength of 10 to 12 knots giving some very exciting action. David Atherton was Officer of the Day ably assisted by Bev and Ann keeping score. The course was laid

by Ernie; Ernie gave us a challenging course laid over a wide area with a great long downwind run.

David ran six races three courses were over a triangle and sausages course and three races were also run over the same course but with a rabbit start Rob and Barbara took turns to be the rabbit.

9 boats turned up on the day with 2 not starting through technical reasons.

The wind was from the North East and produced a nice long swell making the downwind stretch interesting. “B” rigs were the order of the day with only two boats braving it with “A” rigs. There were quite a few lead changes on buoys making for some demanding sailing and a need to keep the water on the buoy rules in mind. We only had a few rule infringements with one 720 degree penalty turn and a couple of 360 degree penalties, we are getting better.

Race results are as follows.

David Lees taking first place sailing an I.O.M

scoring 6 1/4 points.

Robert Nichols in second place sailing an I.O.M scoring 6 ¾ point.

Nigel Lane in third place sailing an I.O.M. scoring 15 points.

The shadows on the Pictures of the three winners, is a photo technique employed for reads of a nervous disposition!!

We have now had a Gold cup added to our monthly racing kindly donated by David Atherton to be passed on to the winner each month. Our next monthly points meeting will be Friday the 12th July racing starting from 3pm and as usual run from Infanta Cristina Sports College Los Alcázares.

Any boat owners who would like to join in are very welcome please contact David Lees on Tell 968 170 870 or e-mail rcsailingroup@ gmail.com we are always looking for new members.

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World Day of the Sun

Sun Care Advice at the Casa de la Cultura information and advice about enjoying the sun safely with Calpe residents.

What many people do not know is that excessive exposure to UV rays causes a painful irritation to the cornea at the front of the eye. In extreme circumstances this can cause permanent damage to the cornea, age related macular degeneration, cataracts and even blindness. I hope this seminar can help local people to protect themselves against the harmful effects of the sun and enjoy a great summer!”

ON 21st JUNE 2013 at 20.00 Louise Stone, Store Director of Specsavers Opticas in Calpe together with Optometrist Cecilia Navarro Tudela, will present a one hour talk about the positive and negative effects of the sun and how to make the most of the sun safely. This event, to mark World Day of the Sun, will take place in the Casa de la Cultura in Calpe and is free to attend.

It will cover the benefits which exposure to the sun can cause, such as healthy levels of Vitamin D, but also look at the negative elements such as skin cancer and how to protect yourself. The main focus, however, will be on the subject of how the sun can damage your eyes.

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As well as protecting your skin with high factor sun protection, a hat and light clothing, it is recommended that everyone should wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from the sun. Check sunglasses comply with UNE-EN 1836:2006 + A1:2008 or bear the CE kite mark and are marked UV 400 and select styles which are large, or wraparound to minimise light entering the eyes from the side.

No need to book your place, please just come to the Casa de la Cultura at 20.00 on 21st June. To find out more about the event please call Specsavers Calpe on 965 835 367.

Specsavers Opticas Calpe is offering a free UV protection test for sunglasses.

Take your glasses to Avda de los Ejércitos Españoles 6 to make sure your eyes are protected.

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Lions Golf in aid of ALPE

The Torrevieja Costa Lions Club in association with Costa Blanca Green Fees Services organised and ran an excellent Golf Tournament at Vistabella Golf Course on Saturday to raise funds for ALPE, the educational centre for disabled children and young adults in Torrevieja.

A total of 53 keen golfers turned out all bright and shiny for the 0830 shotgun start before the heat of the day set in.

Around 1330 all had returned to the Clubhouse where a barbecue had been prepared and refreshing drinks were consumed by all participants, at the Vistabella Restaurant.

Whilst the scores were being collated the golfers were entertained by Ian Gibson with his distinctive Yorkshire humour.

An auction of green fees by Mike Probert of Costa Blanca Green Fees ensued which boosted the Lions funds for ALPE considerably. With some donations still to come in the funds raised on the day reached 977.00 euros which will be presented to ALPE in September when they return from their Summer break.

The tournament On what turned out to be a hot day at Vistabella many of the golfers were rewarded for their efforts with excellent trophies and prizes.

Overall winner was Vic Smith who won the winners trophy and a 100.00 euro travel voucher donated by Comaskey Properties.

2nd Doug Sheeren, Trophy and 100.00euro

voucher donated by Specsavers Torrevieja 3rd Tony White, Trophy and green fees voucher donated by Vistabella Golf Best Lady Hilda Scott, Trophy and embroidered Polo shirt donated by Kameeleon.

Various other minor awards were presented by the Lion President including one to a golfer who had a wardrobe malfunction on the course, to protect the innocent we will just call him Dave.

The Lions thank the sponsors Costa Blanca Green Fees, Vistabella Golf, Comaskey Properties, Specsavers Torrevieja, TV Choice Magazine, Kameeleon, Asador Don Marino, Mick the Grip, Restaurante Lo Marabu and of course all those who took part on the day.

The Lions hope to do it all again next year.

Photo L-R Vic Smith, Hilda Scott, Doug Sheeren, Tony White, Lion President Janette Bennett

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join them for this which is wonderful. My observation is they treat each person with loving kindness all the time which creates on atmosphere of tranquillity within the grounds and surrounding area. While I was living there for one month I found myself loosing track of days and time, only the fact that everyone eats together prompted me to know the time (or my own stomach getting hungry!) It’s certainly a place I would recommend for those wishing to experience a deeper connection within. Amarvarti will hold you in a loving space while you gently open up to your own potential and relax from the inside out.

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SUMMER SHOWS: FLAMENCO WITH HORSES Saturday June 22 Summer is here!!

Casa La Pedrera, The Grand Design House are teaming up together with Norah Bond of Help at Home Costa Blanca and Sunshine FM to to bring you the first outdoor event of the season FLAMENCO WITH HORSES, on Saturday June 22, at 6.30pm. This unique show combines the ‘beauty and passion’ of Flamenco Dancing with the “Power and the flair” of the horses against the backdrop of the beautiful Torremendo Lake.

Audiences are enthralled with the superb display of skill on horseback which includes Juan Cortez with his magnificent dancing Andalucian Stallion and Emma Tytherleigh displaying her amazing trust and bond with her horse Romero with her Liberty act as well as her jaw dropping, trick riding stunts. Together with the flamenco dancing we also have the beautiful voice of Stephanie, to start the evenings proceedings but if you miss out on the 22nd there are more dates for this sell out show throughout the summer 24th July and 7th &

21st of August,raising funds for medical costs for 2 local terminally ill children. Tickets are 10 euros for adults and 5 for children and there will be bbq and paella available on the night.

To book and for more information call Jenni on 660816620 or check out the websitewww.thingstodoinspain.info which has a link to their facebook page You will find Casa La Pedrera conveniently situated just off the CV95 overlooking the Torremendo Reservoir.

Week of the school book exchange

Now the end of this school year is near people are tending to store their old books instead of making the best of it by swapping these books for the ones they need next year. In that way people can save themself a lot of money!

In the week 24 – 28 June you can deposit your books at Calle 19 Abril, 40 in San Miguel de Salinas, between 18.00 and 20.00 hrs, the home base of Tus Libros Valen Dinero. Your books are then offered for sale at to other students from schools in the Veja Baja.

At the same time you can order the books you need for your next school year. A fair chance that some older students just brought in the books you need. In case your ‘old’ books are sold and the ones you need are there, you can save yourself as much as €350, because you don’t need to buy complete new books.

The exchange of books is not only for primary and secondary school books, but also for all the novels (Spanish, Valencianes, English and French) you have used.

It could be that you still need to do reexams at the end of the summer. Don’t worry there is a second exchange week scheduled in the week from 9 – 13 September. Besides that we are open during the summer months every Tuesday and Thursday between 18.00 – 20.00 hours. You can also call us to make an appointment.

But remember those who brings in his books first will be served first.

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20th Anniversary Celebration

On a very hot evening of Thursday 13th June Rascals did the last performance of their spring/summer show” I remember it well” at the Virgen del Carmen Casa de Cultura Torrevieja. The show received a standing ovation and kind words from Graham Knight who praised Rascals for all their fund raising during their 20 years in existence. He said he has watched the shows grow from strength to strength and sees improvement every year. He commented that Rascals did a lot of other things for the community helping where they can and spoke about the Xmas party they gave to ALPE which was the highlight of their year and mentioned that they are the only non Spanish group to take part in the Carnival in Torrevieja which helps a lot with integration. Two counselors came up on the stage to present a salt boat to the group for their achievements.

The following evening Rascals celebrated their 20th Anniversary by having a party at Catorce restaurant in Benijofar where they

were entertained by Darren Jones. At each show a cake was raffled to raise funds, Rascals were not allowed to buy tickets so Chairman Jill Rule paid to have one made by Jane Atkinson so that everyone could have a piece of one of these delicious cakes.

John Aldrin (chairman from 1999 to 2005) was over from the U.K. with his wife Sheila.

He was delighted to see that Rascals was carrying on the tradition of raising money for charity, caring for each other and helping where they can in the community. He was impressed that 125,000 Euros had now been donated to various charities, most of this has been raised since 2004 when they performed in the theater for the first time, previously shows were performed in local squares and a bucket collection done to raise money for charity.

New members will be welcome, rehearsals start in September for the winter variety show. To find out more about Rascals look on the website www.therascals.info or call Jill on 96 672 7282.

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Q: I have a mortgage variable mortgage with BBVA with a minimum interest clause in my mortgage of 3.5% What do I have to do to have the minimum interest clause removed so that I can take advantage of the all time low interest rates?

A . Nothing. The BBVA bank in result of the sentence by our supreme court dated 09/05/2013 has decided to remove all clauses of minimum interest and apply the differential above the euribor with no consideration to the minimum clause. In practice this will mean that if you have have a variable mortgage of for example euribor + 1%, which is average, you will now pay aprox. 1.5% interest instead of 3.5%, which is the minimum interest clause that they introduced into your mortage document. They will remove all minimum interest clauses with effect from the 9th of May. Position of other banks since the sentence: Cajamar: The same position as BBVA. NCG Banco: The same as BBVA. Banco Popular(Banco de Andalucia):In principle they say that they will not be removing the clause.

Banc Sabadell: The same as Banco Popular.

Kutxabank: The same as Banco Popular.

Bankinter : They are not affected as they claim they have never introduced this clause in their mortgages.

Santander: The same as Bankinter.

I recommend taking a look at your mortgage. If the clause is included and the bank does not remove it automatically, speak to your bank manager about it being removed.

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On Monday 10th June, one of the founder leaders retired from supervising the Friendship Centre, which is supported by the charity HELP Vega Baja.

It was in March 2004, that under the instigation of June Sanders (wife of the then Help President) that a group of volunteers would establish somewhere for housebound people and their carers, to meet in a safe and friendly environment.

After being a manager and team leader of a care home run by the Church of Scotland, Beth Finlayson, was an obvious candidate to oversee the meetings. Beth had a nursing background and had worked with the Scottish Blood Transfusion Service and also included 25 years experience of caring for the elderly and Alzheimer sufferers; all this expertise was to prove invaluable with the Friendship Centre.

The meetings where run from the Baker Centre, Playa Flamenca on Monday afternoons and proved a welcome respite for the housebound and their carers. With options for the guests to play games or just talk, many of the volunteers joined them and made sure each person was comfortable and well looked after.

Afternoon tea was provided and over the years a raffle included, with the proceeds going towards an annual coach trip, to a variety of places, even with wheelchairs and ‘drivers’ being on hand.

The location for the meetings changed in September 2012 and moved just a short distance to the tea-room of the Church La Parroquia Cristo in La Regia.

During the afternoon tea, Beth was presented with a cake and bouquet of flowers, in appreciation of all her hard work.

Beth has left this well run, friendly and caring club, to another volunteer who has been assisting since the group’s inauguration, Trish Felvus, so the continuity will continue.

At the end of her final afternoon of being in charge, Beth informed all present that she had arranged this year’s coach trip and it was to include lunch at the popular Monro’s in Pedreguer and also stopping on the return journey at Villajoyosa, for a spot of ‘sea-air’.

The Friendship Group will resume after the summer break on Monday 9th September, 2013. If you or someone you know would like to join us, WHY NOT COME ALONG to “the Help Friendship Centre” between 2pm and 5pm at the Church La Parroquia Cristo in La Regia.

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On Saturday 29th June , the Ayuntamiento of San Fulgencio, Concejalia de Urbanizaciones, in Collaboration with Alicante Golf and Round Town News, are holding a Charity Golf Match in aid of Asociacion Españaola Contra el Cancer. The format will be a pairs Competition with a Shotgun start at 10.00 hrs. The scoring will be on Stableford points.

The winning pair will win 3 months free membership to Alicante Golf and the runners up a Callaway Polo shirt each.

There will also be 6 prizes for nearest the pin on the par 3´s and a bottle of whisky for the longest drive on the 1st.

The cost for entry is 50 euros per person which includes a 10 euro donation to the charity.

All entrants should contact Councillor Jeff Wiszniewski by telephone on 676526763 or by email concejaliadeurbanizaciones@aytosanfulgencio.es.

Payments can be made in advance at the Offices of the Urbanisation at Calle Madrid No.5 As there are already 30 persons who have expressed their desire to play in this competition, we are looking for another 42 to make this day special.

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Reader Comment: Illegal building continues in Albox

A British couple have taken their neighbour to court for spitefully cutting their water pipes and stealing their taps. The neighbour, who owns a cafe/bar, ordered his staff to cut the water pipes and remove the taps when he found out that he was being fined for building illegally.

These pipes and taps are the main supply of water the couple have. He has also sent staff to intimidate and threaten the couple who have been trying to get the local police and Albox Town Hall to do something about the illegal building and the illegal outdoor music that the cafe/bar owners - who have a license for a cafe/bar WITHOUT music - have been having over the last 3 years. The illegal building carried out by this bar owner, and the authorities inconsistent way of dealing with it, is the disturbing undercurrent to this case. The bar owners, a local family, finished massively extending their business premises 3 years ago without proper licenses. They are using these extensions, including an overhanging terrace, for business without licenses and we presume without public indemnity insurance which would need building licenses to be in place.

The Junta de Andalucia has ignored this illegal building by passing responsibility to the Diputacion of Almeria.

The Diputacion has said they can’t do anything about it as it is the responsibility of Albox Town Hall, and Albox Town Hall quickly pushed through the application to legalise the buildings over the Christmas holidays in 2012, even though the buildings contravene several building laws. All this has happened within the last 4 years under the nose of the same authorities who have been compounding the plight of thousands of British who unwittingly bought illegal houses in the area. If it’s so easy to legalise buildings why doesn’t Albox Town Hall do this for non locals as well? In contrast, the bar owners were fully aware when they commissioned the build 4 years ago that it was without the proper licenses.

In fact the owner laughingly said to the couple years ago when he was building yet another illegal house, that he’d “prefer to pay the fines as that was cheaper than getting the proper licenses”.

It would seem, that as long as you’re local, you can do pretty much what you like and be supported by the authorities. The fine he has had to pay is indeed a lot

less than the tax payable if he’d done it legally.>> The couple are waiting to hear the outcome of the court case which could take a few weeks, although they don’t hold out much hope of the court finding in their favour. The bar owner’s lawyer presented all sorts of ‘statutes’ supposedly proving that they’re allowed to cut water pipes. But considering the President of the water society lied in court about his connections with the bar owner - he said he had no connection to him even though they are in fact brother in laws - how can any statutes be relied upon to be true? The couple have spoken to many others in the area who are members of this water society, including an ex committee member, all have said that the President, nor other members, have the right to do what they’ve done. When trying to get proof of their legal rights to another well in the area, the book the couple signed has been mysteriously impossible to get hold of, the rumours are that the President/ brother in law has it.

Incidentally, after a mix-up over swapping timings of the couples’ fill a few years ago they bought water from the owner of the bar for 3 1/2 years. He denied this in court.

As I write this article the bar owner is adding a third floor to his house - what’s the chance that this has building permission? At the same time AUAN are spending thousands taking one case to European court to try to highlight the problem that thousands of British have with illegally built houses in the area, where’s the justice in that?

The bar owner is threatening to sack his staff due to lack of business/work and blaming it on the couple so inciting hatred against them - whilst spending thousands extending his already palacial house.

Some say that ‘this is just the way things are here’, I say that with this sort of thinking we would still be living in caves - no offence intended to those who live in cave houses!

We wait to find out what the court will make of this case, lets hope they come down on the side of common decency and justice.

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Headlines such as “Ruddy Ducks - Sentenced to Death” and bird lovers who questioned the practicality and sense in culling these birds whose only crime, was to be ‘American, over-sexed and over here” And it might all have been in vain as it turns out the “Spanish white-headed duck is in fact Pakistani.” A certain Englishman In La Mancha, Mr Tom Gullick, aged 72, one of the the world’s greatest living birdwatcher, has decided to reveal his undercover role in a tale of two birds as it was he who introduced it into Spain when the indigenous white-headed population was just one more winter’s hunting season away from extinction.

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They tabled a Commons motion noting that “mating in Spain is an annual ritual practised by many British holidaymakers”.The motion also calls on the UK and Spanish governments to show as tolerant an attitude towards ruddy ducks as they do to British tourists. Perhaps the British Tourist has a passing resemblance to the Male Ruddy Duck pictured above which is said to ‘have a bright chestnut body, black crown, white cheeks and blue bill. They swim buoyantly, often with the ‘tail’ cocked up’ which in this instance sums it up quite nicely, Thank you!

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This show will tour at a small number of selected venues in July and September.

It will be very different to anything you have ever seen before so, get the “blue suede shoes” out and get down to “The Hop” of your choice!! This show / dance is going to blow you away!!

All venues will have a meal inclusive ticket price offering great value for money and guaranteeing a fantastic night out!!

The food variety offered by the different venues will mean there is something for everyone Tickets are at the venues now for the July events so get down to the one of your choice and book NOW. Don’t leave it to late like so many did for the Cliff & Elvis tour. Limited seating at some venues!

Tickets must be purchased and paid for before the event. All shows start at

8.30pm sharp and pre show meals start at 7-30pm (except at the Rendezvous).

FANTASTIC new show and dance coming in July!!

If you love the music, turn up the heat and see this spectacular new show!!

More info at www.jukeboxpromotions. co.uk and in next weeks press!!

Date & Venue details: Sunday July 14th The Rendezvous, Campoamor 608 467 597 10€ (This venue includes a great buffet in the price)

Sunday 21st July Restaurant Fu (was Los Arcos), Avd Baleares, Torrevieja 965 703 170 15.95 (includes three course high quality meal and a drink - Other menu options available, ask when you book your tickets) Tuesday 23rd July Los Rosales, Lemon Tree Rd, Guardamar 606 192 691 €12.50 (includes a value one course meal with sided salad and a desert option at only 1€ extra) Wednesday 24th July The Club House, Camposol Golf 968 978 855 8.50€ (show only ticket price only). This venue offer a great value for money optional pre show menu - ask for details at the venue)

Cliff & Elvis Tour

Sell out at every venue except one!!

Thank you to all who came along and sorry if you were not able to get tickets for various shows!!!!!

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One car in every five fails ‘ITV’ Nearly one in five cars failed their ITV, or compulsory annual technical revision test in 2012, according to the public sector firm which covers inspection franchises all over Spain.

Safety defects – such as brakes, lights and tyres – not being up to a minimum standard, or emissions being too high in certain federal communities in Spain where regional law stipulates a maximum.

A total of 5.93 million cases of serious safety faults were found during ITV testing, and 900,000 were rectified afterwards so the vehicles would go on to pass the examination.

The actual percentage of cars which failed is 18.5, or just under a fifth.

Although the number of failures was 0.8 per cent lower in 2012 than in 2011, the amount of dangerous defects found was 4.5 per cent higher.

Inspectors say the most common problem was lights and indicators, accounting for 23.8 per cent, followed by tyres, wheels, the wheel axis or suspension – 21.4 per cent, or 3.2 per cent higher than in 2011 – and brakes, being 15.7 per cent of serious faults found.

Nearly 12.3 million cars had minor faults which prevented them from passing the test, relating to lights and indicators (35.9 per cent), engines and transmission (18.9 per cent), the general condition of the car externally, bodywork, and chassis (16.5 per cent) and brakes (12.7 per cent).

The rise in the number of technical problems with cars found is thought to be partly due to the ongoing financial crisis, whereby vehicle-owners cannot afford basic repairs or services, and partly due to the new digital ITICI scheme run by the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) in conjunction with regional governments so that the traffic authorities can tell in an instant whether or not vehicles have a valid ITV. Information generated from the car itself while it is on the hoist at the ITV station is automatically picked up by the attached computer and sent in real time to the DGT, a new system in place to cut down on the proliferation of fake ITV stickers and pass sheets being sold on the black market.

According to the DGT, if just 20 per cent of cars which were not put through their ITV and should have been had in fact been tested, a total of 7,100 road traffic accidents, 7,000 injuries and 110 deaths could have been avoided.

Cars up to four years old do not normally need an ITV unless they are exhire cars, and the first ITV notice will be sent by ordinary post to the registered owner.

At four years old and over, they are tested every two years, and at 10 years old and over they are tested annually.

Vehicles must show a current ITV sticker in their windscreens which show the month and year when the next one is due.

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It’s all about the Music…

Today’s iPod models and iOS devices can play music, audiobooks, podcasts, videos, and even display your photo collection and run applications. However, despite all of these different types of content and features, the core focus remains on music, and most iPod and iPhone owners will be concerned first and foremost with getting their existing music collection onto their device.

One of the common myths about the iPod is that you have to buy your music from the iTunes Store. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. iTunes can easily import content from commercial or selfcreated audio CDs, or any standard MP3 file that you may have available.

Purchasing content from the iTunes Store is far from the only option, and there are many iPod and iTunes users with large music collections who have never purchased even a single track from the iTunes Store.

Further, as more online digital music stores begin adopting open DRM-free standards, you have many other choices for where to

purchase music, even for online download.

However, since most people who buy an iPod probably already own at least some music on compact disc (CD), this is usually a good place to start. iTunes provides built-in features for loading your CDs into directly into your music library, and if you have an Internet connection it can even look up track information for most commercial CDs and fill it for you automatically, ensuring that any tracks you import are properly labelled.

(There are many options for obtaining legal FREE music - just contact apps@ apptienda.eu and we’ll send you our list of site links.)

In fact, the only real limitation with regards to iTunes’ support for digital music formats is the Windows Media Audio (WMA) format. Neither iTunes nor any of Apple’s media devices natively support this format, although iTunes will helpfully offer to convert any unprotected WMA files that you ask it to import.

Unfortunately, if you have purchased files in the Windows Media Audio (WMA) format from other online music services, iTunes will not be able to convert these directly due to the Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions on these files. If your DRM license permits, you can burn these to an audio CD using another compatible media application and then import that audio CD into iTunes as you would for any commercial audio CD. It’s also worth noting that WMA conversion is only available if you’re using iTunes on Windows, since Mac OS X doesn’t include the necessarily Microsoft Windows Media Player libraries to handle the conversion.

That’s the geeky bit - next time we’ll run you through actually getting your music up there!

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Over six in 10 homes in Spain were purchased without a mortgage in the first quarter of this month, suggesting that the housing market is far from on its knees and not everyone has been hit by the recession.

In a report by ThinkSpain, according to the General Council of Notaries, a total of 60.8 per cent of buyers dispensed with mortgage-lenders when buying properties between January and March inclusive.

But not all of these were bought outright in cash – many purchasers bypassed the banks by taking out loans directly from the developer in the case of new builds or properties that have never had an owner, or took advantage of the ‘rent-to-buy’ scheme which many developers are now offering in a bid to get shot of their plethora of empty homes.

This way, they manage to avoid problems with trying to get finance from banks which are reluctant to lend money in the current economic climate, and do not have to worry about these

entities repossessing their homes if they lose their jobs and cannot find work in time to save themselves from defaulting on their monthly repayments.

According to the judicial council, nearly 44,000 properties were repossessed last year alone.

This is almost one home per thousand residents in Spain, or around 20 to 30 in the average-sized market town, five or 10 in a large village or roughly 100 in a small city.

And banks are no longer offering 100-per-cent loans unless the property purchased is one of their own which has been previously repossessed – despite the fact that the plummeting Euribor, or Eurozone interest rate, means mortgages are now cheaper than ever.

Commissions are also higher and many future mortgage customers are obliged to take out multiple insurance policies, including life and redundancy cover, and even pension plans with the

lender.

But the EU’s recent verdict which found ‘minimum interest rate’ clauses illegal means more homeowners will now be able to benefit from the historically-low Euribor, which stands at 0.5 per cent.

Until now, many banks set clauses in mortgage contracts which put a minimum interest rate on repayments of an average of 2.0 to 3.12 per cent, meaning even if the Euribor dropped below this figure, they would not benefit from cheaper monthly quotas – but no upper limit was placed on these payments, so if the Euribor went up to 15 per cent, this is the rate mortgageholders would face.

Banks which have been pulled up over ‘minimum rate’ clauses, including the BBVA and Cajamar, have agreed to drop these, but few have done so retroactively which mean no refund is likely to be due.

On the flip side, however, affected homeowners will now see their monthly repayments plunge to new lows.

The luggage that’s impossible to lose

Losing your luggage on a flight could soon be a thing of the past after an airline developed a bag that is impossible to lose.

According to a report by Mail Online, aircraft maker Airbus has helped develop technology which could eliminate the problem of missing baggage, a problem that costs the aviation industry nearly £2 billion a year. According to the latest industry figures, about four pieces of luggage will be lost on the average Boeing 747 flight.

Passengers are most likely to lose a bag when changing flights - especially if the connection time is short. One of the major reasons for luggage being lost is when the paper tags carrying the bar code are ripped off as cases are shunted along conveyor belts to the aircraft.

It was this which led to the loss of thousands of bags by

British Airways following the chaotic opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5 in March 2008.

The prototype luggage technology, known as Bag2Go, involves embedding a satellite tracker and bar code display on to the suitcase. Using a smartphone, a passenger sends details of their flight to the airline which in turn sends back a bar code which is shown on the display unit of the case.

Each bar code is unique carrying details of the traveller, flight and destination. Once on board a plane, a passenger can use a smartphone app to check that their bag is in the hold and alert flight crew if it’s not there.

Should the bag be loaded on to the wrong aircraft, the combination of satellite

technology and the bar code means that it will be easily traced. It will enable the case to be re-routed to the correct destination enabling the luggage to be returned to its rightful owner.

At the same time, the passenger can keep track of the bag with the help of a mobile phone application. The app has a number of functions, including alerting a passenger if somebody tries to tamper with the bag.

The technology is still being developed by Airbus, T-Systems - a telecommunications company and RIMOWA, a suitcase manufacturer.

Passengers will be able to buy the bags, although renting them is another possibility being considered.

The advanced technology means that there may be no luggage carousels in our future at all, as the satellite technology could mean bags are transported independently and directly from your house, to the airplane’s hold, and finally to your hotel.

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(5) 8 Pins (7) 12 Father of Methuselah (5) 14 Offend or outrage (10) 16 Took into one’s family (7) 17 Decreased (8) 21 Powerful (6) 22 A moon of Saturn (5) 24 Blue-green (4) 25 Skin irritation (4)

Down 1 Leaning incorporated in LED outside (8) 2 Fruit to mother extremities (8) 3 French resort river is more pleasant (5) 4 I will half-need ship disease (7) 5 Alternatively move Diane outside street (7) 6 Single LP’s arranged

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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.

6 Surpassing the norm (7) 7 Frequently (5) 9 Small biting fly (4) 10 Standardizes (10) 11 Smart aleck (8) 13 Expensive (6) 15 Japanese persimmon (4) 17 Diving birds (5) 18 Backside (4) 19 Bakes in an oven (6) 20 Moisture in the air (8)

23 Stammering (10) 26 Parcels of land (4) 27 Male duck (5) 28 A native member of a state (7)

1 Saturations in 10 places, reportedly (11) 7 Take action against woman (3) 9 Amusing funnyman (5) 10 Surprisingly re-enlists those hearing a radio programme (9) 11 Meddle in the heartless referee, missing a couple of Egyptian leaders (9) 12 Even floor (5) 13 Foes see me in trouble (7) 15 Refuse of French New York (4) 18 Account about unit of area (4) 20 Fix the others mineral (7) 23 Sound on return is echo (5) 24 Odd Essex vice is over the top (9) 26 Helper organised satanists (9) 27 Fruit oil disturbed - very English (5) 28 Bind in the nineties (3) 29 Communities of strange nettle stems (11)

for the organisations of letters (9) 7 Arm of garment in aisle, even... (6) 8 ...as I hid in Ely without difficulty (6) 14 Goes up in wrinkles (9) 16 Place returns? No - it is operation (8) 17 Officials about - free sulphur outside England (8) 19 Graceful and a gentle organisation (7) 20 Channel Islands Tango in real performance (7) 21 Supporter in broken tin baby (6) 22 Time with offspring for type of paper (6) 25 Violent weather in West or Midlands (5)

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Torrevieja U3A

A busy month of activities culminated in a trip by some intrepid members of the Torrevieja U3A to Cieza to go white water rafting.

Having donned their life-vests and helmets and met their guides for the morning, 50 of us had a thrilling and exciting ride down the rapids in the River Seguro. On reaching the weir, where the rapids are a bit too strong for inexperienced rafters, the

group were offered the opportunity to slide down without the rafts; an option taken up by the more fearless of amongst us. Chivalrous behaviour went out of the window as the boats attempted to make sure they soaked everyone else without getting wet themselves! Needless to say we were all rather damp at the end of the morning but everyone agreed that a great time had been had by all. Plans are already afoot to repeat the adventure next year.

After our strenuous morning, a leisurely and sumptuous lunch was enjoyed by all of us before catching our coach home to Torrevieja.

The trip followed on from a superb monthly meeting at the end of May, when the members were thoroughly entertained once again by Vivien Heyward, who brought along her extensive collection of antiquarian clothing. Models from amongst the members showed off some of the delightful clothes and hats that Vivien had brought along. With some brave volunteers from amongst our members, we were shown the intricacies, shortcomings, and complications of dressing in fashionable clothes in the Victorian era. We heard some interesting, if not very delicate,

secrets of the methods of visiting the loo without having to get totally undressed, and were told about the vast differences in costs of clothing between the gentry and serving classes.

One of our volunteers was dressed on stage from her undergarments, through petticoats, a bustle, more petticoats, modesty lace, skirt, jacket, false ringlets, hat, and finally a walking parasol before she was finally able to parade around the hall. It certainly made everyone realise just how totally impossible getting dressed and undressed would have been without a helper!

We were also very pleased to welcome Bob and Sandra Welham to our meeting. Bob is President of the Vall del Pop U3A and Val is their Travel Coordinator. They travelled down to us from the Jalon valley to meet us all and experience first-hand the Victorian Fashion Show.

Vivien’s extremely interesting talk was a wonderful way to bring our formal meetings to a close for the summer holidays. We will continue to have informal meetings on the last Monday of the month during the summer period (24th June, 29th July and 26th August) at the C.M.O. building in Torrevieja (near Carrefour)

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and you are welcome to come along and join us for a coffee or cold drink to escape the heat of the summer sun. Our members also meet during the summer for informal beach parties and these will be held on 18th July, 22nd August and 19th September – if you would like to come along please see our website for the venue. Normal meetings will resume in September with our Groups Fair, where you can come and find out about the various interest groups that we offer to our members.

Full information about Torrevieja U3A, including access to our latest News Bulletin and what’s on, can be found on our website www. torreviejau3a.org or by contacting a member of the Committee. We look forward to welcoming all members – current and future – to an event over the summer. We hope everyone who has returned to cooler climes a fantastic summer and we look forward to welcoming you all back in the Autumn, ready for a new round of interesting activities

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More banger for your buck!

Cheap supermarket sausages can give shoppers ‘more banger for their buck’ compared to big brands costing much more, it is claimed.

In a report by Mail Online, a study by consumer experts at Which? found the Sainsbury’s Basics range pack of pork sausages contains 42per cent meat, which is the

same as Richmond thick pork sausages.

However, the big brand version costs three times more at £2.40 versus just 80p.

Which? also found that a shopper prepared to pay £2.99 for a pack of Sainsbury’ s premium range pork sausages – 59p more than the Richmond brand - would get 97per cent meat.

Researchers also found a similar pattern with

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burgers, which are particularly popular as the country enters the barbecue season.

For example, Birds Eye Original beef burgers cost £8.30 per kg yet only contain 77per cent meat, while Tesco’s quarter pound beef burgers are 90per cent beef and cost £6.12 per kg.

The recent horsemeat food fraud scandal has turned the spotlight on just what goes in to the nation’s processed meat products, with many people changing their diets.

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with minimum limits for meat content to ensure shoppers are not misled.

of labelling rules, which includes decriminalising food labelling violations.

For example, anything claiming to be a pork sausage must be a minimum of 42per cent pork meat.

As a result, rogues who decided to con the public with suspect food labels and ingredients will face much weaker sanctions, if any.

Other products can be called simply a ‘sausage’ if it contains at least 32per cent pork, at least 30per beef or lamb, or at least 26per cent chicken.

Despite the recent horsemeat scandal, Which? complained that the UK government is currently trying to push through a weakening

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: ‘We want mislabelling to remain a criminal offence, even more so after the horsemeat scandal, so those responsible for misleading consumers can be held to account.’

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goods don’t always provide the best value for money, as we’ ve found shoppers can get more banger for their buck by choosing supermarket own-brand sausages.

‘It’s important that people know what they’re getting so they can make an informed choice.

‘In the wake of the horsemeat scandal, we want the Government to think again over their plans to decriminalise food labelling offences to help restore trust in the food industry.’

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Pork with summer veg

Serves 4

1.5kg pork belly, skin scored 2 sprigs rosemary, leaves picked 1tbsp fennel seeds Finely grated rind of 1 lemon 4 garlic cloves, crushed 2tbsp olive oil 600ml dry white wine 2tsp salt 2 red onions, cut into thin wedges 2 courgettes, trimmed and cut into chunks 1 each red, yellow and orange peppers, deseeded and cut into chunks 2tbsp plain flour 500ml chicken stock 2tbsp Marsala wine

METHOD Put the pork in a roasting tin skin side up and pour a kettle of boiling water over. Tip off the water and pat dry.

Whizz the rosemary leaves in a food processor with the fennel, lemon, garlic and oil till smooth. Rub over the meat and chill overnight or for at least 2 hours. Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan 200°/ gas 7. Pour the white wine into the tin then put in the pork, skin side up. Rub salt into the skin. Roast for 30 mins, turn down the oven to 160°C/fan 140°C/gas 3 then roast for 1 hour.

Scatter the veg round the pork, cover with foil and cook for 1 hour. Put the pork and veg on a warm plate, cover and set aside.

Place the tin on the hob, sprinkle the flour over and cook for 1 min, scraping the bits from the tin. Add the stock and Marsala and bubble for 2-3 mins. Serve with the pork and veg.

For those of us that struggle to eat spaghetti with traditional cutlery the ‘spaghetti fork’ has been a dinnertime lifesaver for years.

The latest ‘spaghetti fork’ promising to end slurpy suppers is the Rolognese utensil from German firm Donkey which claims to roll up slippery pasta in an instant - the only downside is that you have to power it yourself .. with a crank handle!

The utensil, especially designed with children in mind, is the latest in a wave of revolutionary cutlery aiming to make the task of feeding yourself long pasta even simpler. The Rolognese spaghetti utensil, made of wood and stainless steel, poses a technical solution to the ‘problem’ of rolling up spaghetti.

It works by sitting the woodenhandled fork in the spaghetti and turning the handle. Like magic, the spaghetti curls around the fork without too much mess or fuss (and a bit of fun). The adorably named fork should prove useful when it comes time to chow down on endless varieties of wiggly noodles. Parents may find their little ones are eating spaghetti better than them.

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20th Vice Versa Evolution La Fuente 20th JJ Soulman Blarney Stone Zenia Mar 21st Elvis Experience Anduluz Restaurant Calasparra 21st B Boppers La Terraza Bigastro 21st Snowblind The Dome Catral 21st Cherry K Bobbys Bar Quesada 21st Dan Davy La Vuelta Restaurant Guardamar 21st Andy Jones El Mundos Benimar 21st JJ Soulman Gateway to India Roldan 21st Andy Balsamo Banana Tree Playa Flamenca 22nd Fun Race Night Black Horse Cabo Roig 22nd Barrington El Mirador Mazarron 22nd PDQ Bar Carlos Torrevieja 22nd Carl Stevens Bar Sioux Gran Alicant Starts 10pm 22nd Debbie Slater Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares 22nd Snowblind Quesada Country Club Quesada 23rd Samantha Curtis The Snug Torre de la Horredada 24th Simply Stars Show The Emerald Isle La Florida 24th Soul Power Celtic Drop Playa Flamenca Starts 10pm 24th The Cages The Lansdowne Playa Flamenca Starts 10.30pm 24th Dee Viva La Vida La Fuente 24th Just Bono Mosquitos Bar Las Chimosas 25th Lynden B Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares 26th Dougie Munroe The Lansdowne Playa Flamenca Starts 10.30pm

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CARVERY The inn at the green every Sunday Urbanizacion Laguna Green Entre Naranjos

Wednesday

from 1pm

Fish ‘n’ Chips or Pork Lomo meal deal 3 courses + wine or water

only €4-95

Friday Meal deal Sirloin Steak 3 courses 7-95

€ 6-95 per person

de salinas

cv-95

commercial centre

Booking advisable as space is limited

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orihuela



inn at the green

san javier

ap-7 los montesinos

Menu del Dia

26TH June

includes a glass of wine, small beer or water

san miguel

Wednesday

Marie Evans Basket Meals from 7pm

677 617 434 UK Comedy Singer 672 033 676 Every Wednesday Kabaroke with

 www.theinnatthegreen.co.uk

alicante

Friday 9pm Carl Stevens

Saturday 9pm

& Sunday

Matt Christian 9pm

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C O M M UN I T Y N E WS HAPPY BIRTHDAY

ANDY LOTS OF LOVE CHRISTINE & ALL YOUR FRIENDS AT THE SOL TIMES

THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLE

HELP FOR HOMELESS VETERANS (Regd Charity) On 6 July the 50+ SOLOs and HOGGIES BAR SAN LUIS near Torrevieja are having a BBQ and a Fund Raising afternoon to raise funds for the above Charity starting at 2.45pm.

Their workload is increasing every week and their work is becoming more important as they offer help and advice to people having to leave the Services for various reasons and do not qualify for help from the Government.

Many are homeless, unemployed, and need advice on Life skills. Without the work of this and similar charities many of the exservicemen would slip through the net and disappear into a life that no one would want for their son or daughtermental illness and perhaps drugs and alcohol.

Have a function or an event to raise cash to buy food, clothing, accommodation/furniture , expenses to attend Life skills training and so much more. Visit their website Help4homelessveterans. org.uk. Local contact is 966 789 063 This is the first fund raising event for this dedicated and relatively new charity. We have supported Help for Heroes for 5-6years but now I feel that these people need help with some of them existing in heartbreaking situations.

I would sincerely like to thank the papers that have supported me and the 50+ SOLOSover the years

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

Netball club

The Office of the Urbanisation has organised the creation of a new Netball Club on Urbanisation Marina.

People from all ages are welcome to attend.

For more information you can contact Sam on 966 443 002, email concejaliadeurbanizaciones@ayto-sanfulgencio.es or call into the office on Calle Madrid.

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.

HELP ASSOCIATION OF VEGA BAJA

FRIENDS UNLIMITED, the social arm of Help Vega Baja, meets every Thursday between 2.00pm and 4.00pm at the The Club, Calle Toledo, Ciudad Quesada, Rojales (adjacent to Quesada Bowls Club), unless marked otherwise.

JUNE 20 Barbara Britten - Treasurer from the Samaritans 27 David Hudson with all you need to know about ‘Driving in Spain’ JULY 4 Ian Gibson with an afternoon of “Fun and laughter” 7-9 **ROSA’s COACH TRIP TO CUENCA AND BEYOND (139€ FB) 11 Dean Watkin bringing you “Tapas a Tope” demonstration and tasting ** LIMITED NUMBERS – PAYMENT REQUIRED IN ADVANCE AT SAN MIGUEL OFFICE or AT A THURSDAY MEETING Charity No: 2985 Our 24 hour emergency help-line 965 723 733

Paso A Paso Ceroc Style Modern Jive and Learn to Line Dance with Adam CerocStyle Modern Jive with Adam and Maxine La Marina Urb Sports Complex, Tuedays 5.30pm-7pm beg/ imp class only €4.

Thursday 7pm Los Rosales Restaurant, cv895, Campo De Guardamar Beg / Imp plus social dancing €5 pp.

FREE SUMMER SOCIAL FROM 8.30pm FOR ALL OUR CLUB MEMBERS (€2 non members)..

Couples only smooth jive, small class held at Christine Polenastics, Filton Cenre, Los Balcones. Please call for info on next start date. 4 classes €20 prepaid.

Learn to Line Dance with Adam Wednesdays 11.30am Hotel Costa Blanca Resort, Rojales.€4 Fridays 10.30am Bar Sofia, El Raso, Campo de Guardamar.€4 Never Dance-No Partner-No Problem.

Private tuition also available. Dance Junction Mobile Disco / Karaoke for hire, or why not start your next event with a fun dance class. Tel 670 711 408 for more info.

COFFEE MATES

If you would like to have a coffee and chat, exchange news etc. please join us at La Laguna Hotel, Lo Marabu, Friday mornings from 11.00 Ann - 965070247 - 666747398

“La Mata Jazz”

Monday afternoons - jazz jams in Torrevieja. At The new Pegasus Torrevieja, Calle Dinamarca 7, Tel. 617 042 295. Very good musicians will be there: - Bajo / Bass: Jesús Gea Marcos (E); - Drums: Bryan James (UK) Piano: Ramon Climent (E); and some special guest.

Chris from La Mata Jazz www.jazz.la-mata.com http://www.facebook.com/ lamata.jazz

CASTILLA AMIGOS

We are a friendship group for single people. Meeting every Wednesday from 3 pm at BAR SOFIA on the El Raso urbanisation (off the Lemon Tree Road) Guardamar. ANN 965 070 247 - 666 747 398

THE SPIRITUALIST CHURCH, QUESADA

Meets at The Dojo, Avenida de las Naciones, Quesada. We hold a Sunday Service at 11.30am, a Tuesday Evening of Mediumship at 7.30 p.m. And every Thursday there is an Open Circle where you can develop your skills commencing at 7.30 p.m. Spiritual healing is available every Sunday and Tuesday after the service.

Ray Bailey will take the Divine Service with Mediumship on Sunday, 23rd June. On Tuesday 25th June there will be an Evening of Mediumship with Jimmy McArthur (please bring a fresh flower untouched by anyone else).

AFTER THIS SERVICE WE ARE CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER UNTIL TUESDAY, 10TH SEPTEMBER WITH LESLEY PICKERING. Please support your church. Everybody welcome. Contact Wendy on 965323028. www.spiritualistchurchquesada.com New email is phoenixchurch23@gmail.com

LINE DANCING

Every Friday 10.30am Bar Sofia, El Raso. Fun Learn to Line Dance for Absolute Beginners with Adam (all the basic dances to get you line dancing) No previous dance skills required, but a sence of humour a must.TEL 670711408

AVON SALES TABLE & MUCH MORE

including handmade babywear and soft toys, household goods, ornaments and secondhand books. Every Thursday 11.30am til 3pm at The Hillside, Calle Bilboa, Urb La Marina.

For more information contact Elaine 619 888 259.

SEND your birthdays, events and announcements TO: EDITOR@SOLTIMES.COM & WE’LL PRINT THEM FREE OF CHARGE! Visit us at www.soltimes.com

space for a little one?

Born in August 2012, Jake is a Spanish Galgo puppy.

He has a fantastically, friendly nature and a tail that never stops wagging!

Everyone meeting Jake agrees what a wonderful young dog he is and he would be a wonderful dog for a loving family.

To arrange to meet Jake or any other APAH dog or cat, please contact Yvonne on 630 422 563

jake

FREE competition

3 CHANCES TO WIN!!!

Every week 2 lucky couples can win a fabulous, 3 course meal, from our 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)

AT MANHATTAN, CABO ROIG

JUST FIND WHERE WE’VE HIDDEN A BOTTLE OF WINE IN THIS ISSUE AND SEND THE ANSWER TO BLANCASALES@SOLTIMES.COM OR DROP YOUR ANSWER INTO MANHATTAN’S DIRECTLY!

CONGRATULATIONS TO LAST WEEK’S WINNERS:

MEAL FOR 2: jane king ~ hilary clarke BREAKFAST FOR 2: james dobbins

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SOL CLASSIFIEDS

SOLTIMES www.soltimes.com see us online everyday boats

SERENITY SAILING - SUMMER TEENS SAILING CLUB & YACHT CHARTERS Sit back, sip bubbly & enjoy the Med on our pristine yacht. Skippered yacht charters available for the whole family this summer. Alternatively, sign the kids up for our sailing camp this August, they will finish up with an internationally recognised sailing license & you can chill out for a change! Contact: enquiries@ serenitysailing.com / Anna: (0034) 6802 97955 / www.serenitysailing.com

for sale

M assa g e r Bodyzone deep heat massager with 5 clip on attachments as new condition 10€ Tel 635885062 Camposol

633 161 555

liziesteward@hotmail.com W h i te bathroom sink Electrician , available for all and pedestal 520 works. Small or large. Call Dave 693 251 wide ,420 deep 20€, Stainless 562. davendonc@aol.com Steel inset kitchen Furniture sink with Roco mixer tap ,780 x est 2006 430 both good sl condition 20€ ROJALES SPECIALIST OF PRE - OWNED FURNITURE .Camposol area. & AccESSORIES AT SENSIBLE PRICES house clearance specialist Tel.676028725 FREE LOCAL DELIVERY SERVICE Sony wide angle WE BUY, SELL & PART EXCHANGE lens 37mm thread QUALITY FURNITURE Open Mon - Fri 10 - 18.00, Sat 10 - 14.00 VCL-0637H 20€ C/Pablo Neruda 2, Local 5, Rojales Tel 635885062 PLEASE CALL JAMIE ON: Camposol

electricians

Furniture first

insurance

asssa medical

insurances

Asssa Mazarron, Diane Nolan, 968 153 396 mazarron@asssa.es

blow up matt r ess Single flocked size complete with foot pump 8€ Tel 635885062 Camposol Table lamp with water feature can be used separate of each other bronze in colour 10€ HiFi excellent condition 10€ Tel: 965 369 886 (Benferri)

hearing aids

leak detection

Tel Mob

Netgear ADASL Wifi Hub (DG834G) only 10€.Location: Cuidad Quesada, Tel 965725573, C amco r d e r Mob 659013882 New battery Duracell DR5 15€ B loo d Tel 635885062 P r ess u r e Monitor Omron Camposol MX3 Plus 15€. “ Rat r ace ” Location Cuidad W a d d i n g t o n s Quesada, Tel family board game 965725573 / 5€ Tel 635885062 659013882 Camposol 2 stainless W i r eless steel inset sinks Ultra Slim with mixer taps K eyboa r d 780 x 430 one right Emprex 6311ARFIII hand drainer one 2.4GHz and left 20€ each, white 1600dpi Hi- bathroom sink with Resolution Optical pedestal 20€ all Mouse. Still boxed, good condition cost £22, Only 12€ Camposol area.

Location: Cuidad Tel.676028725

counselling & therapy services

966 713 075 OR 680 545 923 www.southcostablancaonline.com

Quesada, 965725573, 659013882

TELEPHONE: 966 719 647

pool & water leak detection & repair specialists

don’t let your pool & water bills drain you!! www.leak-tech.net tel: 627 752 965 • 622 400 365 • 966 194 179 info@leak-tech.net

locksmith

garden services

A1 Group

Complete Garden Maintenance & Property Services We cover Mazarron & surrounding areas

Telephone 628 505 733

Lounge rug 182cm x 275cm, dark blue with beige jewellery floral pattern on 2 diagonal corners, in excellent English jeweller wishes to buy broken condition.80 or unwanted Gold jewellery, silver and €. Tel. 968 974 coins 053.(Camposol)

GOLD WANTED

A L U M I N IU M GATES Double & Electric Sliding.

Guaranteed no rust. Call Tracy on 966 726 891

IMMEDIATE CASH PAYMENT Call Peter

664 890 990

24 HR EMERGENCY LOCKSMITH security grills & gates / electric roller shutters & all cars opened / Window / Shutter Door locks Opened, Changed & Fitted

Telephone: 653 145 300 Email:locksrus@hotmail.co.uk Special Deals for Urbanisations

musician

WANTED

Lenny Mitchell, wanted guitarist singer, commercial international, kitchen professional, solo act. oven lenny Mitchell & must be his musical time in good machine invite you on a trip back to the 60’s working & 70’s. Available to order play in any venue. can collect tel: 658 321 891 or call email lennymitchell@ 609 199 394 live.co.uk

Member of the Refrigerator National Association of Goldsmiths Baumatic (as new) 80cm x 50cm 60€ for sale Quesada Tel: 966 card, keyboard and arms and frame Wall 716 599 Mirror 19 various Carry mouse. Suitable for 30€ or will swap (cane surround) (4 Books on Films DVD’s spares or adding for IKEA type chair 80cm x 65cm boxes) 100 plus new hard drive. best sellers 20€ 40€ ono. Camposol in good condition. Quesada Tel: 966 25€Quesada Area B Quesada Tel: 966 B Tel 655095242, Camposol Tel: 654 666 686 Tel 655095242, 716 599 716 599 968199242 968199242 personals C om p lete Pool tables, S ony beginners set snooker tables, “Readers of a golf clubs. Right table tennis tables, C amco r d e r sensitive disposition DR5 hand mens golf darts. Tel: 666 battery may find some of the bought and set.

Donnay 933 726 www. never used 10€ ads in this section i n t e r n a t i o n a l , spainpool.com Tel 635885062 drivers, putter, sand offensive” wedge , complete C om p u te r Camposol ELEGANT SLIM, SEXY ITALIAN irons , bag. monitor. Not flat Ladies Golf LADY availanble home/house visits.

Camposol B . 60€ screen - old style.

Shoes Leather size Torrevieja, La Manga, Torre Pacheco Tel 655095242, Install disc. 20€.

Camposol B. 6 UK/ 39 EU. Brand 968199242 Tel 655095242, new never been & Mazarron. Escort available home & Packard Bell 968199242 worn still in the box house visits Tel: 693 357 526 computer.

Hard 25€.

Camposol drives removed for Golf trolley, B Tel 655095242 plastering condition. data protection. good /968199242 20€ Camposol B. ENGLISH PLASTERER internal finishing, Last ran on 655095242, Cased Gazebo windows xp.

2 Tel external rendering, 15 years experience, Metal Framed, cd/dvd drives, 968199242 good rates. FULLY LEGAL IN SPAIN. floppy disc drive, Masa small easy to assemble several usb ports, armchair. Blue and 50€ Quesada Area Call Chris 671 444 246 / 965 078 866 digital tv network yellow fabric. Pine Tel: 654 666 686 email: c_pettit@hotmail.co.uk

CALL SOLTIMES CLASSIFIED

966 719 647

plumber

EMERGENCY

PLUMBER

All plumbing work undertaken, from full bathroom installation to small leaks.

Need a plumber in an emergency then call now

966 763 633 650 587 361

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www.soltimes.com property for sale / rent

property/commercial

RENTAL PROPERTIES URGENTLY REQUIRED

for SALE detatched cortijo 20mins from mojacar This is a unique spanish cortijo with 4 beds, 2 baths, Open plan living areas, kitchen & diningroom as in Cabo Roig/Villamartin, well as a workshop, courtyard front Orihuela Costa Playa Flamenca & back & room for a pool. Mountain views. Build 256 m², Terrace 100m², We have clients Plot 1200m² €150,000 Tel: 649 186 107 enquiring in this area thunderpaul2003@hotmail.ccom

Contact CASASOL REAL ESTATE

tel: 965 325 601

FOR SALE Apartment (Top floor / Penthouse) Almoradi,Costa Blanca

LONG TERM RENTAL - 2 Bed, 1 Bath Upstairs duplex with private roof solarium in Torrevieja.

Furnished. Walking 4 Bed, 2 Bath, Large Terrace, Lounge, Sep Kitchen, distance to local school, Habaneras Utility Room, Communal Solarium, Lift, Furnished Shopping Centre and Torrevieja Town. inc. White Goods, UK TV , 90m² Interior Living 300€ monthly + bond + bills. Tel: 0034 Space plus, 15m² Terrace / Balcony with Awnings.

Overlooks a newly reformed Plaza, church & 966761189 / 0034 619098543.

satellite tv

FOR MORE DETAILS CALL

(0034) 648 111 779

tony@casasolrealestate.com

LONG TERM RENTAL - Large 2 Bed, 1 Bath Ground Floor Apartment with private garden and terrace situated on the edge of the golf resort of Lomas De Campoamor, walking distance to La Fuente Commercial Centre. Furnished.

425€ monthly + bond + bills. Tel: 0034 966761189 / 0034 619098543

***FOR SALE***

PLAYA FLAMENCA FREEHOLD UNIT WITH LICENCES WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A SOUTH FACING, LARGE END COMMERCIAL / LOCAL WITH SUN TERRACE IN A VERY AFFLUENT AREA WITH GREAT PASSING TRADE

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

Tel: (0034) 676 534 978

UK - SPAIN - UK From a parcel to a small house move

Professional,Friendly & Caring Fully insured, scheduled monthly door to door service

uk@fmtransport.co.uk www.fmtransport.co.uk +44 (0) 1582 499 836 +44 (0) 7977 754 389

wigs

Salon Margarethas 24 years in Torrevieja hair / wig specialist for medical illness and hair loss problems. We offer Rainbow Satellites for all your TV different hair replacements, top fillers, hair prostheses, toupees needs with clients all over the Murcia & wigs. Natural & artificial hair & much more. Also fashion / Region. Contact Matt or Alan 686 358 festival accessories. TV/TS are welcome to our service. Call 475 or rainbowsats@terra.es Margaretha on 966 921 846 for an appointment.

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CLASSIFIED 966 719 647

removals

Just Removals Friendly Low Cost

Full or part loads spain-uk-spain

Local Van & Pets Welcome Moves Trailer Motorbikes - Caravans Call Brian 965 326 920 - 666 847 648 email: beechdale@hotmail.co.uk

Linen Mills

Express UK Spain Uk 620 582 063 weekly service

Large 22 cubic metre van with tail lift available for all removals & deliveries call Dave on 693 251 562 email 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

CALL SOLTIMES

CLASSIFIED 966 719 647

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trade Businesses can advertise in the classified section

Classified box from 9€. lineage only 45 cents per word - Deadline 5pm Friday Contact Christine 966 719 647

removals cont...

De Lima’s removals Local, National & international REMOVALS & STORAGE Quality Second hand furniture showroom

263 Paseo del Mediterraneo Mojacar Playa, Next to Sal Marina Hotel Mon-Sat: 10am-2pm Call Marc on 647 006 183 or Jo on 600 344 565 or e-mail enquiries@delimas.biz

www.delimas.biz

fortnightly SERVICE TO & FROM UK FULL OR PART LOADS

simply removals Spain ‹ UK › Spain • Full & Part Loads • Local-No jobs too small • Pets Welcome • Experienced owner/driver (Playa Flamenca)

Tel: 603 192 957/966 848 607

UK: 00 44 790 519 8895 MEL LANDON melvyynleo@yahoo.com

Man with a van

furniture deliveries etc

Travelling from the south of England to South East Spain at the end of June

Call George on 0044 7432023679

car parts

motoring starts here

Car parts

Need quality new parts for any car

Vehicles wanted

WANTED

ALL VEHICLES

Cars, Motorhomes, 4x4’s, Boats, for sensible prices on all parts Vans, Trailers, Quads, Classics

Clutches, Brakes, alternators, service kits Starter Motors, headlights

Free quote go online or phone www.carpartsinspain.com

or telephone 692 930 326 Vehicles registration

“RE-PLATE” MATE GB

FOR CASH Telephone:

699 805 995

CA4RS CASH

WE BUY

Cars, Vans, Bikes Damaged or Scrap Reliable Cars Bought For Cash

jet skis urgentely wanted any condition

bangers4cash@yahoo.co.uk

603 100 692

E

Don’t take a chance!

Don’t break the Law! Let us take the hassle away from you and re-register your vehicle on to Spanish plates 490€ plus Road Tax plus CO2 emission if applicable

wanted cars for cash Best prices paid Spanish English Anything considered

telephone Tim on 662 211 993

CASH CASH CASH Same day collection

We pay instant cash same day for cars, vans, bikes, quads, caravans, trailers, absolutley anything!

From 1€ to 10,000€

Call Phil: 607 848 332

Ed’s mobile

CAR REPAIR SERVICE

CAR AIR CONDITIONING REGASING SERVICE SERVICING, REPAIRS ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS GARAGE SERVICES

610 078 940

CALL CLASSIFIED

966 719 647 cars for sale

WE PROMISE TO BEAT ANY GENUINE QUOTATION For a full service contact:

Alan 662 249 159

www.replatematecostablanca.com

vehicle imports & matriculation.fast and competitive rates. call 687 845 730

www.britonsremovals.com britonsremovals@ic24.net

new box van leaving from the UK to Spain

Telephone Dave on

693 251 562

email:davendonc@aol.com

605 319 889 or 966 753 375 www.spanish-number-plates.com info@spanish-number-plates.com

All vehicle repairs,

TRANSFER INCLUDED

€1,200

622 338 515

SEAT CORDOBA

1.9 DIESEL RHD, SPANISH REG. 1999, 125,000 MILES A/C, 10MTHS ITV,

TRANSFER INCLUDED

€1500

622 338 515 Citreon Xsara Picasso

we have a good

35,000 kms 2 Owners

selection of LHD

1.6hdi Full Service History Cruise Control, A/C, E/W, Isofix, Stunning Condition

or exchange.

recruitment

RAY ARE YOU A ?

E OF SUNSHIN

SOLTIMES are looking for A

servicing, small bodywork repairs, ITV and paperwork needs. Ken Sherwood, British Mechanic

Bright, enthusiastic person with an outgoing personality to join our sales team in Costa Blanca based at our office in Quesada.

Full or part time sales position available.

Experience not essential as full training will be given as long as you’re organised, enjoy meeting people & can work to deadlines

(Costa Calida area only).

Send your CV to rosemaryw@soltimes.com

Tel: 679 646 859

1.4 PETROL 2001 90,000KMS NEW ITV A/C

2009 5 door hatch

& RHD vehicles

UK-SPAIN-UK fortnightly service fortnightly ESP: 914 143 164 UK: 01773 service 513 013

SEAT IBIZA

Looking for a car

available for sale

For re-registration of cars, motorbikes and motor homes contact Graham Shelton Who after re-registering over 1000 vehicles will put you on the right side of the road.

cars for sale

Telephone 600 726 221 965 687 976 www.fwreurocars.com Mitsubishi L200 TwinCab Sport II 2002 - Twin Cab 2.5 Turbo Diesel 150,000 kms, 3 owners Fully serviced A/C, Alloys, PAS, ABS Front fog lights, CD E. windows/mirrors Bull bars, Rear liner Chrome roll bar Tow bar Met black over silver

€6,500

www.fwreurocars.com

600 726 221 965 687 976

€8,950

www.fwreurocars.com

600 726 221 965 687 976

Ford Fusion 2006 - 5 door hatch 1.6 TDCi Trend 54,000 kms, 1 owner Full service history A/C PAS, ABS Front fog lights E. windows/mirrors CD player Remote locking Rear head restraints Metallic black

€6,250

www.fwreurocars.com

600 726 221 965 687 976

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my ambition...

“Humans say such stupid things, such as – it’s a dog’s life. Don’t they realise how difficult it is being a dog?

That is why I have an ambition – I’m going to be a human. I know I can do this, because I have seen it on the telly – you are what you eat. Now I’m not stupid, I know that if I eat chicken I will not turn into a chicken, or if I eat fish I will not turn into a fish – that would be horrible – living in the water - eugh.

I am muy inteligente, everybody says so, so I know that if I eat human food then I will turn into a human. I keep telling this to my English Mum but she still keeps feeding me dog food. ‘You’re a dog’ she says ‘you eat dog food.’ I know, but how will I ever turn into a human if she keeps feeding me dog food?

But when I am a human I will make some changes. Firstly I will have a key, so I can open doors whenever I like and I will not have to ask a human to open them for me – I will go in and out as many times as I like

By Jos Biggs

josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk

Is Anybody There?

Somebody mentioned ‘Shuffling off this mortal coil’ on a TV play the other evening and then shortly after, it cropped up in a book I was reading. We all know pretty much what it means and I have heard it a million times before, but I wondered where such an odd expression came from and so I looked it up.

Had I paid better attention at school I would have known, because as with so many expressions, sayings and idioms that we use today, it was predictable I suppose that this was yet another pearl of wisdom that dripped off the pen of old Will Shakespeare and is part of the ‘To be or not to be’ monologue from Hamlet.

I have always been fascinated by the question: other than a knees-up at the local pub, what happens after we have pegged it?

Is there something else beyond this life? Does the end mean the end . . . unlike yet another Status Quo ‘farewell’ tour? And if there is something to look forward to after death, will that include Coronation Street and Jehovah’s Witnesses interrupting our lunch?

The desire for answers on this subject is, not surprisingly, commensurate with advancing years and is partly due to the desire for knowledge, and partly I suspect, out of sheer panic because the old bloke in the robe and carrying a scythe is just waiting for his cue and we had better get our act together. After a lifetime of searching for answers, I know what my thoughts are on the subject, but you don’t want to hear about that and besides, we all have to come to our own conclusions in our own way. Suffice it to say I am more comfortable with the phrase: life after life.

It’s a very strange thing about us humans that the only certainty during our worldly stopover is that at some point we all go the same way and yet for most of us, it’s the one thing in life that we find hardest to come to terms with. It is sometimes difficult to differentiate between what we want to believe because it gives us comfort, and what is a firmly held belief, instilled through faith or pure gut feeling.

And as Woody Allen once said: It’s not that I’m afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.

There cannot be many people who, during their lifetime, have not at some point experienced odd goings on that would indicate that something other worldly is afoot.

Things like déjà vu; accurate dreams of forthcoming events;

By Colin Bird : badbirdnow@gmail.com

viewpoint whenever I like, especially at night!.

I will sit on the sofa if I want to, and no-one will turn me off – I’ve never heard a human tell another human to ‘get off the furniture.’

I will have a proper bed in a bedroom. Imagine having a whole room just for your bed, how posh is that?

I will get rid of the coche. I don’t like the coche – it takes my family away. They say ‘look after the house Lucy’ and they get in it and go away. If they didn’t have the coche then they couldn’t go away and leave me behind.

They make me go in it sometimes. They take me to the torturehospitalvet. They put me in a cage in the coche, and as soon as it starts moving I am sick but they say I have to go to the torturehospitalvet or I will get sick – well I’ve just been sick, so what are they talking about?

Better go now and eat my nice dog biscuits. She says they are nice, but I’ve never seen her eat one, so how does she know?

Lucero Rodriguez Biggs”

apparitions and near death experiences – the last of which has always been of particular interest to me.

My good friend Dougie once claimed to have had an out-ofbody experience, but I doubt very much that’s what it was. I was there at the time and he wasn’t so much plastered, as rendered, pebble dashed and finished off with two coats of Dulux emulsion.

It was more a case of an out-ofhead experience.

It is said that a sure sign of a much loved departed friend or family member trying to reassure us that all is well on the other side, is the discover y of a white feather in the most inexplicable of places. It had me wondering if anyone has ever taken the trouble, on finding one of these celestial tokens, to have an expert examine the DNA to discover its source.

I mean, it would surely give us some answers or at the very least, provide some intriguing possibilities. If it turned out to be from a turkey or a pigeon, then what would that tell us? Well plenty I suppose, if the dearly departed had been either an employee at Bernard Matthews or a pigeon fancier; but if the DNA proved to be from some hitherto undiscovered species then hey . . . perhaps a bit of Angels wing. No

seriously.

My late Mum always kept an array of small pot plants on the window sills, including a Christmas cactus. I cannot be sure how long she had this particular plant, but I remember it sitting in its designated spot in the front room window seemingly forever. It always looked healthy enough, but to my Mother’s perpetual disappointment, it never flowered – not at the designated time during the festive season, nor at any other time during the year.

Then after her passing and on the morning of her funeral, we came down stairs to find it a mass of crimson flowers, e v e n though this was in June.

It was the only time during that whole heartbreaking period that my old Dad lost it, with a mixture of tears of joy and sadness. The message could not have been clearer.

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The Olive Mill riot and siege lasted the best part of a weekend.

Shattered windows, blackened walls and burning outbuildings, in fact all the requisites for a really successful riot festooned the Calle Mirador. To say a riot is successful would be a contradiction anywhere else apart from Alqueria. The people of Alqueria have honed and fashioned the riot to make it almost an art form. It is as well practised as a fire-drill but a lot more enjoyable with no shortage of participants. Those who are too old or timid to join-in, watch from upstairs windows offering advice and encouragement.

The cobblestones which make up the Calle Generalissimo have three sets of numbers etched on their undersides. The first set is their position in the barricade, this is to aid rapid deployment. The second, the distance which should be achieved when the stone is hurled at an angle of forty-five degrees by an average male between the ages of twenty-five and forty. The third, its position back in the street so things can get back to normal quickly and the next piece of civil unrest planned.

The only person not involved in this lethal pastime is Loco Paco.

In a world of his own he continued to walk the streets talking to his imaginary five-foot rodent. He could be seen emerging from the smoke of battle, an inane grin from ear to ear and oblivious of the surrounding destruction. Paco’s distinctive walk made him easily recognisable and guaranteed his safety. When he brought the weight down on his front foot, his body seemed to rise into the air. It gave the impression that he was trying to hold down a bunch of helium filled balloons.

The Bomberos, on such occasions use discretion, this being the better part of valour, and valour being in rather short supply. With Rodriquez’s olive mill burning the question of whether to attend or not was settled with the toss of a coin. However with manual dexterity being in a short a supply as valour the coin was dropped and landed in an old pair of Sudoroso Joe’s fire socks. Another coin, to see who would retrieve the first was tossed and duly dropped. This process continued until the fire had burnt itself out. It is only because Alqueria is built largely of stone that the village has lasted so long.

With civil unrest being such a popular pastime it is sometimes difficult to determine when one riot finishes and another begins.

Regarding this particular insurrection, the reason was either the sacking of several Hill People from the olive mill or because it was the one hundred and sixty-fifth day after Epiphany.

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braben’s blog... Important instructions Do you ever feel like doing something just so out of the ordinary and maybe rebelling a little? Just imagine, for example, the thrill when you walk casually into Debenhams and shout “BHS”! Well, if not exactly a shout, at least whisper it in a rather loudish whisper so those scary make up salespeople can’t hear you. I did something incredibly rebellious only the other day; I have socks with the days of the week on them and on Monday I quite deliberately put a pair on which said, very clearly for anyone to see, Thursday. Now, that’s pushing the rebellious boat out quite a bit, even if I do say so myself, although I wouldn’t expect you to go quite that far.

If you look closely you’ll find that there are countless people who do some very strange things on quite a regular basis. There are those for whom their weekend isn’t the same unless they’ve walked barefoot over white hot coals. I haven’t yet heard of an explanation for this which would encourage me to spend weekends singeing my feet and causing irreparable damage to perfectly good socks.

And then there is the downright open mouthed unbelievable behaviour that puts even those hot coals to shame. And no, I’m not even talking people who collect rare Action Men-are there any rare ones? Or others who dress up as Science Fiction characters and spend huge chunks of money going to meet, other people, who have dressed up as similar characters to…to…well what do they do when they get together? But that’s for another time. I want to finish on something that takes the prize for out of the ordinarying!

It was in Argentina and a man robbed a bank. Although it isn’t the sort of thing most of us do as a matter of course, robbing a bank is perhaps not that out of the ordinary for some. It wasn’t the robbing of the bank that was so unusual, but the fact that he did Graham is married it whilst wearing a motor cycle helmet and a to Helen and has a daughter, Alice. sock. And nothing else!

He lives part of the This incident has left me pondering two year near Albox, things, well three if I am to be precise. Why but works in Qatar, teaching. If you wish was this man wearing just the one sock and where exactly was he wearing it? Finally, I’m to contact Graham regarding this intrigued to know just how the police may article email: have sorted out the identity parade-well, helenandg@yahoo. aren’t you? co.uk

A quiet summers day at the beach - NOT! How to plant a tree, civvy street version; in autumn dig a hole, putting compost or mulch at the bottom, carefully place the tree in the hole making sure the roots are untangled to enable them to grow. Then using a mix of soil and compost fill the hole in, pressing down firmly yet gently to leave a shallow depression. This ensures water can collect around the base of the tree with no run off. Water liberally and again every few days for a month. After that once weekly will do for the next year until the tree is established.

Spanish council employee version; buy the tree from a relation of the Mayor as luckily they will own a garden centre. Pay full price with a little extra on top to ensure the tree is top quality. Take delivery of the tree in late spring making sure it’s thrown roughly from the truck, then leave the tree to dry out in the sun for a few days. Return with 3 colleagues to watch another man dig the hole. Plonk the tree in any old how ensuring an empty fag packet and a half eaten sandwich go in too as fertilizer. Then stamp it down really hard to ensure its set like concrete, maybe it will be vertical, maybe not. Water it only if there is time before lunch or pee on it instead. Finally walk away never to return, this last instruction is really important as if the tree survives all this it’s bad news for future employment; best the tree dies so it can be dug up and the tax payers will pay next year to repeat the process.

How to water plants civvy street version; as plants drink

at night its best to wait until after sunset. The plants will get maximum benefit as less water evaporates as its cooler.

If using a watering system ensure all water jets are working and are pointed towards the plants to conserve water. Banks, ridges and canals can be formed to ensure even coverage of the water so it flows to where needed. Repeat as necessary during the season.

How to water plants Spanish council employee version; clock in about morning time, light a fag and stop for breakfast, then turn on the tap whilst adjusting the spray on the hosepipe to the fine mist setting and leisurely spray all the leaves. Tax payers will be proud to see their council employees working hard in the heat of the day and be more understanding when the plants need to be replaced when they either scorch or die from a lack of water reaching the roots. When using lawn sprinklers and irrigation systems, ensure they are only turned on in the day time to ensure maximum evaporation. Also only half the water is to be aimed at the plants, the rest should pour onto the tarmac. This ensures extra water usage so helping the Mayors other relation who coincidentally runs the local water company.

Lastly to reinforce in the public eye just how hard council employees work, make sure that anything needing doing on the beach is done once the school holidays start. Perhaps block off access to the sea entirely and drive up and down the beach on heavy machinery. So when holidaymakers come down to the beach, instead of idling their hours away Enjoy Stephens musings? Pop over to http://findmeahomeinspain.wordpress.com as the articles are posted on there too...and they’re a bit longer too! Findmeahome are always looking for quality in peace and quiet they homes for their sales and rental portfolios, please contact Stephen for a valuation: stephen@ can see and hear how their findmeahome.es Telephone: 636 266 641 taxes are spent!

oday, in the ongoing saga of emails, we should cover attachments and limitations. In one regards both subjects are inextricably linked but as limitations is a short subject, and easily covered, we will deal with it first. For the sake of my poor typing finger (I only use one! I am not a secretary, I diagnose and fix computers) and column space, I will refer to MicroSoft as MS. Limitations! What on earth are they and why are they in place? Hotmail have several limits and have these for very good reason. The first of these is not readily known but is a security device to ensure that “Windows Live Hotmail” spots what it deems to be suspicious activity; a large and sudden increase in outgoing messages may indicate your account has been taken over, for example.

This limit is set by Hotmail to 300 (three hundred) messages per day. That limit is usually much lower for new accounts.

What the time limit is to move on from being a “New Member” is unclear and MS haven’t, as yet, replied to my request for more information.

There is a lower limit of 100 (one hundred) recipients per message but that is the Allowance Per Message. Again, this is to monitor for what MS call “suspicious activity” and can lead to a temporarily lower limit (as low as 10 (ten) recipients).

Not only do they monitor and control the limits of how many emails that you send in one day but they also monitor and limit the size of the data files that can be attached to an email.

This is where MS Hotmail gives Gmail a run for it’s money. Hotmail will allow a maximum of 200 attachments, each being 50MB each. That makes a total of very nearly 10GB. This limit is much less of a limit when you consider the time taken to download, for example, a program from the internet that you want of, say, 10Mb. Obviously, the faster your connection speed, the sooner the file will download! Still, with a connection speed of 2Mb, a 10MB file will take about 13 seconds to download. Multiply that by 200 and you might as well go put the kettle on!

What can you attach? Well just about anything! Although MS does seem a little cranky if you try to send programs or music through their service, something to do with copyright and their unwillingness to break the law - Now that’s funny!

Enough “Why”, now the How! Did you read last week’s article? If you did then what comes next is a waste of your time.

Just in case you missed last weeks article, here is the short version.

“Go to the band at the top of the screen, there is only 1 option, “New”. You want to send an email to me telling me how simple emails really are, and they are! Left click on “New”.

On the left hand side of the screen is a box waiting for information from you. It wants to know where to sent the email you are about to create. Type “canducomputing@hotmail.co.uk” into the box.

Now click where is says “Add A Subject” and now type “awesome or awful article” (please select one :-).

Below it will say “Add a message”. As soon as you left click here, this message will disappear to make room for your own. Here you type just about any thing that you like!

Finished? Good, back to the top bar and left click on “Send” and it is on it’s way to me. In the words of Alexandra MeerKat - “Simples!”. Send me an email just to prove how easy it really is :-) So till next time, enjoy the summer before it gets too hot (is that possible?)

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Lo Marabu Golf Society Ship Hispaniola Golf Lo Marabu Golf Society Nearest the Pins: Winston (in association with Costa Blackwood and Paul Society Captains Away Blanca Green Fee Services) Hardiman. at Villaitana 11th-12th June Day 2 Levante Course Trip to Benidorm 2013.

1st Tom Kendrick – 41 points This report covers our annual away trip to Benidorm where we played golf at both Villaitana courses taking advantage of the excellent society deal obtained from Costa Blanca Green Fee Services.

The weather was superb and the course sin excellent condition although an excess of alcohol caused some players to suffer on day 2.

The winning scores were as follows: Day 1 – Poniente Course 1st Julie Blinston - 36 points 2nd Tom Kendrick - 34 points 3rd Dave Bensley – 33 points Funky Buddha – Phil Johnson

2nd Paul Hardiman - 37 points 3rd Mike Probert - 36 points Funky Buddha – Jim Tate Nearest the Pins: Mike Probert and Dave Blinston Overall 1st Tom Kendrick – 75 points 2nd Mike Probert - 69 points 3rd Julie Blinston - 68 points Funky Buddha – Jim Tate Our next official society meeting is at Lo Romero on 27th June 2013.

Report by Mike Probert of Costa Blanca Green Fee Services on 966 704 752 or 661 345 931 or see us at our web-site at www.costablanca-greenfees.com.

PETANCA INAUGURAL OPENER AT VILLA SALADA After weeks of hard work the with gold medals and a cash Pirates club were pleased to welcome everyone to try out the new playing areas, with some 87 joining in this opener. all 29 triples played 4 games each, with just two remaining unbeaten. The first winners were Hanna Kroger of Norway, Rene Lematie and Rodrigo Myrrex from Belgium, they just out scored runners up Ray Hayes, of Wales, Wendy and Kurt. In third place with 3 wins and the highest points were Ewa Bowes of Poland, Guy Fernandez of Belgium and Roger Seymour of England.

The presentations were made by the Sponsor Barbara and Valer Estate agents,

award going to all of the top 3 winners, and wine to the remainder of the top places.

And a big thank you to Oremfi Insurance services and to Villa Salada who had worked hard to have everything completed on time. a good start for the Pirates, who will have time to get used to the new venue, before the start of the Costa Blanca serie in October, and then the Las Salinas league in November.

ROCAJUNA OPEN PAIRS This takes place on Saturday June 29th, with a few places remaining, entries are invited from all players .

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El Plantio 2 Golf Society This weeks competition was In third place was Martin Hidden Partners where you play a Stableford competition and then each player has a partner selected for them and the scores are added together. Sometimes your lucky and sometimes not.

The course was in excellent condition with the greens being very receptive to a good shot, as expected there were some very good scores today.

On Friday we will be playing the main course, so polish your drivers ready for the long holes.

The results this week: Nearest the pin: hole 1 Ian Henderson hole 4 Dave Collins

Rickman & Dave Swann with 64 points Second place was Lyn Young & Gordon Wayne with 68 Points First was Ian Henderson & Frank Stanhope with 68 on Count back Next Tuesday 18th June is the Joker competition and on Tuesday 25th June we will have the Monthly Medal, be here 9:00 for 9:30am Tee off, Visitors are welcome. Please put your name on the sheet in the club house by Sunday 12 noon or telephone Ian Henderson on 966 71 66 16 John O’Brien Secretary

Monday Fun Darts Dave Holtom (pictured right) captain of Belushi´s who finished in first place in the Knockout Cup and Mark Lloyd (left) Captain of the OcheHolics who took the runners up spot after a tense last leg decider went to Belushi´s.

What a great weekend in Benidorm and everyone had loads of fun and good golf!

For this 2 day event we played Bonalba and the first day followed by Villaitana Levante of the second day.

We played a Ryder Cup style with Kevin Robinson’s Captains team consisting of Grant Goble, Darren Holden, Lee, Karen Matthews and Tony Felsted against Ian Noad’s Vice-Captain’s team consisting of Wayne Matthews, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Steve Sissons, Noel and Hayden Wright with Terry Matthews as the official photographer.

We must say a big thank you to Mike Probert of Costa Blanca Green Fee services for organising both venues at such a good price and to Janet and Toni at the Ship Hispaniola for ‘brekkie’ and a great buffet when we came back!

Ok now the scores: Ian Noad’s team (as above) won the Ryder Cup, 7&5 Captains Prize Winner – Noel – 63 points Runner-Up and Club

Champion – Karen Mathews – 63 points 3rd – Wayne Matthews – 62 points 4th – Ian Noad – 58 points Best New member – Hayden Wright – 50 points Best Coach – Grant Goble and Most Improved Player – Lee Captains Choices – Darren Holden and Steve Sissons Best Driver – Kevin Robinson Nearest the pins on the par 3´s were Kevin Fitzpatrick and Hayden Wright, the par 4´s Darren Holden and Tony Felsted, non one achieved the par 5´s!!

Hidden pairs were: Noel and Wayne Matthews – 125 points Ian Noad and Karen Matthews – 121 points Kevin Robinson and Kevin Fitzpatrick- 111 points Our next fixture is at La Finca on Monday 8th July 2013.

Report by Mike Probert of Costa Blanca Green Fee Services on 966 704 752 or 661 345 931 or see us at our web-site at www.costablanca-greenfees.com.

Eurogolf Today’s competition was a waltz, a format which is very user friendly, as a 4 player team only has to return 1,2 or 3 scores per hole (hence a waltz... 1,2,3..

1,2,3).

57 players signed up for the competition and amazingly, they all turned up. The temperatures were high and the golf course was a very warm place to be.

Nonetheless, the final result was a close run thing and everyone enjoyed another good day. Eurogolf has only 2 weeks left until the summer break. This year has been a very good year, both socially and on the course.

Let’s hope next year continues in the same vein. If you fancy playing golf with a great bunch of people who enjoy good golf and a great social scene, why not give Eurogolf a try. Find us on the web at http://www. eurogolf-quesada.co.uk Results: 1st: David Gregson, Orlando Ferrol, Peter Sanderson & Jean Jackson with 87 points.

2nd: Malcolm Foskett, Bruce Gordon, Alan Venables & Ghost Player. 85 Points.

3rd: Terry Sharley, Roger

Richings, Gill Gordon, Mary Sanderson. 84 points.

Nearest The Pins: (NTPs) Hole 5: David Blanchette.

Hole 11: Ian Stewart. Hole 15: John Barraclough. Hole 17: Brian Fenwick.

Football Draw: Sandy Holland, David Gregson, John Barraclough, Brian Fenwick.

Toffs: Tuesday’s Toffs Results: Gold (0 – 15) 1st. Vince Tocker 39, 2nd Malcolm Foskett 37, 3rd Sue Gillett, 35.

Silver (16-22) 1st Roderick Duff, 37 2nd Alan Venables 35 (countback) Tony Stanley 35.

Bronze (22+) 1st Phyllis Venables 38, 2nd Jean Jackson, 36, 3rd Joe Ogden 33.

NTPs 5th Alec Relph, 11th, Chris Stanley, 15th & 17th, Bill Martin.

Football: Terry Sharley, Alec Relph, Bill Martin, John Barraclough.

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SAMM (SAILING ASSOCIATION MAR MENOR) The end of the spring race series is fast approaching and one could be forgiven for believing that there are more handicaps than those attributed to the boats. A race meeting cancelled because our venue was otherwise occupied followed by the rescheduled day seeing the support boat out of action.

So as competitors arrived everything was crossed that a good day’s racing was in store.

It proved to be the best day of the series with clear blue skies, high temperatures and sufficient winds for an interesting competition.

It was the first race outing for Shoestring’s latest addition to their fleet, a second Laser 2000.

Whatever the final outcome both Lasers were going to challenge to be first over the finish line. And that accolade went to Tug Wilson and Vernon O’Byrne in the newcomer. The Balaton boats which have swept all in front of them in recent times could not up the game.

It was Don Clark in the Hartley who finished first, sailing solo – in previous races he had managed to capsize, lose his crew, redeem himself, but this latest race proved the guy can sail. Tug and Vernon achieved a second and the third dinghy, again a Laser 2000 with Pete Cadwell and John Down, came third.

The second race added a further boat, the third Balaton (the one usually managing a clean sweep). Tug and Vernon managed to hold off Connie, pushing her into second place, but Don could only manage a third with the Hartley, but then he had gained a crew for the second race, was this a drawback?

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Medals, Medals, Medals for LO CRISPIN GOLFand SOCIETY Las Ramblas - 12.06.13 play. The results were as Torrevieja!

Well we should have been follows: playing Villamartin today, Gold Division: 1st Ian Stuart This weekend the youngest and oldest members of “Club Natacion Torrevieja” participated in the Summer Valencian Regional Competitions on the 15th and 16th June.

On Saturday the Benjamin team (9-11year olds) raced at the Municipal Pool, San Vincente and against strong competition from 15 other clubs Victoria Pigneur and Samira Lucumbi excelled in their races.

Victoria won medals in both her races, Gold in the 100m Backstroke 1:29:22 and Silver in the 100m Butterfly 1:34:80.

Samira won Bronze medal in her 100m Breaststroke 1:47:51 and 5th in her 100m freestyle event 1:24:58 racing against 35 other girls in this event. Other team members worked hard and set many new personal best times.

Whilst the younger members worked hard in San Vincente the Masters team were in Valencia at the Municipal Pool, Park East, Valencia for a two day Regional Competition. Swimming three events each the team won medals in each event. Beth Altabas won Gold medals in her 50m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle and 1500m Freestyle (65-69yrs category), setting new personal bests in her first and last events.

Gillian McNiece then followed Beth’s example and against strong competition in the 3539yrs category won Silver

medals in her 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke and 200m Backstroke. The last member of the team Vicki Connolly kept up the teams winning streak with medals in her three races in the 45-49yrs category.

Vicki won Gold in the 400m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle and Silver in the 1500m Freestyle, being beaten by the current top ranked swimmer in the 1500m.

This ends the racing season for the Masters with Beth and Vicki now focusing on training for their events in the European Masters Championships, in Einhoven, Holland at the beginning of September.

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but due to hollow tinning we happily managed to change to Las Ramblas. Not everyone would agree with the word happily because as we all know Ramblas is a testing course needing accuracy to keep on the fairways and also to avoid the trees. The greens had been treated last week so were a bit sandy but on the whole the course was in very good condition and so quiet with it being too early in the year for the deafening noise of cicadas, which generally shriek from every branch in the summer months. It is a course that you either love or hate depending how you are playing and I think the positive feelings just outweighed the negative feelings today with most members glad to get out

32pts, 2nd Alan Watson 31pts (c/b) and 3rd Bob Berry 31pts Silver Division: 1st Gail Coultate 31pts, 2nd Andy Ayres 29pts (c/b) and 3rd Sue Smith 29pts Bronze Division: 1st Ray Giffen 27pts, 2nd Danny McErlean 26pts and 3rd Damien Elliot 25pts NTPs: Holes 6 and 14 Danny McErlean, hole 10 Andy Ayres, hole 12 Ian Stuart No 2s were recorded so a roll over to Roda in two weeks.

The free game draw was won

by The Captain Bob Berry.

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ITV ORIHUELA RFC ITV ORIHUELA RFC PLAYERS IN NATIONAL 7’S IN ELCHE After a great season for ITV Orihuela RFC, and been undefeated in the Murcia 7’s league, they have 6 players playing in the Spanish national 7’s tournament been held at Elche on 22-23 June.

On Saturday 22 June kick off is at 15.00 and finishes at 21.00, on Sunday 23 June is from 10.00 -15.00, so two great days of rugby for all rugby fans, and it is free entry for both days, even better.

There are two groups taking part, the men and women. In the men’s section there are teams from Murcia, Valencia, Madrid, Castilla La Mancha, Andalucia and a guest team.

The same teams will be playing for the women’s section as well with the Dutch national team as the guest team.

We are looking for plenty of support down there so to encourage more tournaments of this level to be held in this area of Spain, which can only be good for the sport.

This will be followed by the 2nd Formentera del Segura exhibition rugby 7’s, on 29 June, and on 6 July The 1st Guardamar exhibition beach rugby. Any teams that want to take part contact me on 692 767 242 as there a couple of spaces left. All teams are

welcome.

This coming week will be showing more of the Lions tour matches at the rugby bar in Rojales, the Steakhouse, as well as the Junior Rugby World Cup matches and autumn internationals.

Looking forward to seeing a good turn out down there for all of the live matches throughout the week.

The rugby bar is also holding month raffles for a Canterbury casual rugby shirt, the draw is held on the last Thursday of the month.

For any rugby branded clothing you can contact me on the number below or see me at the tournaments above.

Training is at the Miguel Hernandez University ground at 20.15 on Thursday 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)

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Lime Bar Golf Society Los Altos, Orihuela Costa The golf societies venue for the 12th June 2013 was held at the Mar Menor Golf Course.

The weather could not have been better and players looked forward to this interesting and likeable course.

The competition was in the stableford format and the scores recorded are as follows.

Longest Drive on the 5th hole was Norman Dobson.

Nearest the Pin in two on the 12th Hole was Bryan Archer.

Nearest the Pin on the 17th hole was Mick Slater.

Best guest with a score of 36 points was Tim Brown.

Silver Class 3rd place was Norman Dobson with a score of 32 points (on count-back).

Silver Class 2nd place was Don Martin with a score of 35

points.

Silver Class 1st place was Barry Sawyer with a score of 37.

Gold Class 3rd place was Paul Abbott with a score of 34 points Gold Class 2nd place was Mike Heighway with a score of 34 points.

Gold Class 1st place was Les Henderson with a score of 36 points.

We would like to wish Damien Steed a speedy recovery following his recent illness.

A very good day in pleasant company, thank you to Captain Mick Slater and for organising the event and also thanks to the Staff at The Lime Bar and ladies for a most enjoyable meal. Anyone wishing Join our friendly society just need to phone Mick on 659866468

Pilar Badminton Club Pilar Badminton Club recently with Linda Wiggin and Joanne held the finals of their Annual Club Tournament. As ever, as befits the ethos of the Club, all the finals were played in a true sporting spirit.

The first final was the men’s singles, which was a clash between the 2011 champion Brian Thomson and the 2012 champion Paul Douglas. Last year’s champion Paul just prevailed in a very tight tie by a score of 17-21/21-19/21-18.

Next on court was the ladies singles in which Joanne Rutter, featuring in her first final, was victorious over the experienced Kath Wycherley 21-14/21-10.

The ladies B doubles final featured Lynn Murray and Carol Winstone who defeated Jo Baldwin and Linda Douglas 21-10/2115. The mixed doubles was another close run affair with Brian Thomson and Meta Vale just edging out Derek Styles and Janet Brammeld in a thrilling final 21-23/21-14/2118.

The Ladies doubles A final was also a 3 game thriller

Rutter just victors over Sue Genders and Erica Klose 219/16-21/21-16.

The last final of the morning, the men’s doubles, kept up the high standard with Richard Dopson and Dave Baldwin finishing on top over Martyn Heaney and Roy Brummeld by a score of 21-16/21-19.

On Friday 7th June the Club (which celebrated it’s 10th Anniversary in March) had their annual Summer Ball at Rebate Restaurante. Almost 90 players and guests partook of a lovely four course meal followed by an evening’s dancing to the great sounds of P.D.Q. Pilar Badminton Club welcomes all players whether of a competitive or social standard and all games are played in a friendly atmosphere.

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How come?.....just when the greens at our regular courses seem to be perfect in every department, running true, receiving the ball well and a good steady speed… that seems to be just the time when the green-keepers decide to ruin them by hollow-tining!

Although this twice a year job has been carried out professionally, perfectly and speedily at Las Colinas, it does cause a little disruption in a number of areas – not least of all to us paying golfers.

To the majority of players the thought of running a huge, noisy piece of bulky machinery over a lovely receptive and true green is horrifying enough but to see it actually punching hundreds of deep holes in the previously perfect green is unthinkable! Snag is – it’s a very necessary and important part of greenkeeping to fully aerate the roots in late spring and autumn.

For those who may be interested in learning more, try viewing an informative video on dcccourse. blogspot.com/hollow-tiningexplained.html which goes a long way to explain the procedure.

Just about ten days after the team at Colinas had treated all their greens they were well on their way back to a full recovery and didn’t by any means spoil the day for San Miguel Golf Society members and guests.

The warm conditions, quite

a bit of care and attention, interspersed with mowing and watering have all helped to speedily get the course well on its way back to its former glory.

The society’s Stableford meeting saw only three of the five par 3’s give their NTP prizes to Glen Rapley, Herbie Smyton and Mickey Curren.

Mickey also walked off with the best guest prize due to his very commendable 37 points.

Silver division was won by Herbie Smyton (39), 2nd was Chris Hamblett (35) and 3rd was Bill Preston (33).

Gold division was topped by Glen Rapley whose 35 beat Phil Birtwistle into 2nd place on count-back with Noel Bannon’s 32 earning him 3rd spot.

Thanks again to all at Las Colinas for helping make it a super day on a very special course…..it’s not every day I have two 2’s on my card, both putts being well over 12 feet which speaks volumes for the state of the greens!

Please visit www.smgs.org or give Baz a buzz on 966 731 033 to find out about all society matters and to book into any forthcoming Wednesday meeting – remember all guests are always made very welcome.

Photo: Some of the society’s happy winners.

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St. JAMES’S GATE Gs Vistabella Golf – 11th June 2013 ORGANISERS TROPHY Our June meeting at “home” course Vistabella Golf and the greens are coming back to their slick selvers and the course played well Summer is here with 30 dergees, thankfully we were cooled by a welcome breeze.

It was back to our individual normal points scoring Stableford In addition to the Stableford competition there was a quarter final doubles knockout game played.

The results of the competition were: ORGANISERS TROPHY WINNER: MICK HITHERSAY GOLD CATERGORY 1ST MALCOLM ANDERSON 37 Points C/B 2ND LARRY LAMBE 37 Points 3RD IVIE DAVIES 33 Points C/B 4TH ARTHUR WILLIAMS 33 Points 5TH MERV WILLIAMS 32 points SILVER CATEGORY 1ST MICHAEL HITHERSAY 38 Points 2ND RON NICHOLSON 35 Points 3RD RON CHAMBERS 33 Points 4TH ALAN BROOKER 25 Points 5TH JOHN TRAILOR 22 Points Nice to see the points scoring so close. Must mean that the handicap secretary is doing

Andy Wilson Photographer

his job!.

Nearest The Pin: Hole 4: Larry Lambe.

Hole 6: Les Yates. Hole 15. Peter Root Longest Drive: Malcolm Anderson B e s t Guest: Julian Woods 29 Points The Knockout Tournaments Doubles: Larry Lambe & Merve Williams beat Michael Hithersay & Ken Hopkins 2 & 1 All the players went back to Izzy’s Bar for our favourite munchies, and Roxy’s Izzy Chips, all followed by “Rocket” Ron presenting the prizes, many thanks Tony, Jackie and Roxy.

Next meeting El Plantio on Tuesday 25th June first tee 10.00am. Be at the course by 09.15 am The course has come in for a lot of criticism over the past months, but having played it a week ago it has taken on a totally different condition, the greens are back to the good condition they were always recognised for and the fairways are nearly there.

For more information or if you wish to play with the arguably the friendliest Golf Society contact Ron Nicholson on 678849142 or email sanmigron@gmail.com Photo: Prize Winners: L/R Ron “Rocket” Nicholson – Mick Hithersday – Ron Chambers

TMGS Match Report, La Finca, 12th June 2013.

Oh the joys of teeing off late and in the heights of the Spanish sun! It was a very hot day and the lack of wind made it hotter and for once, we golfers were pleased when the wind did get up a little as the afternoon went on.

39 golfers took to the lush fairways of La Finca and found out that the greens were a little on the slow and woolly side, but that can only be expected this time of the year. Some seem to forget that hollow tinning is a necessary evil twice a year.

Golf at this time of the year is like the television, if you don’t like the programme, turn it off, if you don’t like the greens like this, don’t play golf!

It is apparent though that some found the greens to their liking, judging by some of the scores where 4 players bettered their handicaps and would feel the scissors cutting their handicaps.

The Silver Division saw a couple of the same faces but also a couple of new ones in the frame, one of those being Ernie Wilson who took 4th spot with 33 points and on the same points but a better back 9 was Pearl Sabine who took 3rd. The runner-up spot went to Colin Marsden on 35 points and this is the man who complained about how

his belt cost him 60€ and his “son’s” (John Eyre) only cost 20€. Without out stating the obvious Colin, your belt did take more of the cow hide than John’s, quite a lot more, ergo the higher price. This left Alex Goslan to secure the top spot in with 37 points.

The Gold Division scores were a little better and Bill Starkey took 4th spot with 34 points with Roger Nielson claiming 3rd place with 37 points, Alan Rixson second with 39 points and this left the way to the top scorer on the day, John Eyre (with his new belt) who romped home with the bacon with an excellent 42 points. Gentleman, enjoy your new handicaps.

Best Visitors on the day were Roger Smith, 34 points, just one ahead of Bill Humes on 33 points.

The photo is of our Gold category winners.

Our next game, Wednesday 19th June 2013 , see’s us at the La Torre (which will be followed by a meal at Asador Don Mariano in Cabo Roig) golf course, so if you fancy a game just look at our website www.tmgs.org or call the Match Secretary on 966719604.

We also run small matches on Friday’s and if you fancy a fun knock around, contact Steve Higgins on 968 978 188.

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