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Dia De Los Muertos By Shwamantha On Deviantart

Here in Spain, The Day of the Dead (Día de los Difuntos or Día de los Muertos) is celebrated on November 1 (All Saints’ Day) and November 2 (All Souls’ Day), and, in recent years, begins with the Halloween celebrations, particularly for children.

Though the subject matter may be considered morbid by many, the general approach to the Day of the Dead is joyful with emphasis on celebrating and honoring the lives of the deceased; reinforcing the belief that death is not the end, but rather the beginning of a new stage in life. In many countries with a Roman Catholic heritage, All Saints Day and All Souls Day have long been holidays where people take the day off work, go to cemeteries with candles and flowers, and give presents to children, usually sweets and toys.

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In Albox, the Day of the Dead coincides with their annual fiesta; at the moment the town is busying itself with preparations.

In Portugal and Spain, ofrendas (offerings) are made on this day with people taking flowers to the graves of dead relatives. Offerings should include items of remembrance for the person/people/ loved one you are honouring; many traditional elements that are used for the ‘ofrenda’ but the only one that is a requirement is “happy skeletons” - happy because they are being remembered.

In Spain, the play Don Juan Tenorio is traditionally performed in the town/village squares. Don Juan

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Tenorio is the longest-running play in Spain. It has become a tradition of Spanish theatre to represent el Tenorio on All Saints Day, so the play has been performed at least once every year for over a century. It is also one of the most lucrative plays in Spanish history; unfortunately, the author did not benefit from his play’s success. Not long after he finished writing it, Zorrilla sold the rights to the play, since he did not expect it to be all that much more successful than any of his other works. Aside from the price paid for the rights, Zorrilla never made any money from any of the

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Town council forced to pay compensation after resident trips on loose paving stone

Javier Bardem to get star on Hollywood Boulevard

A court in Huelva has ordered the town council of Lepe (Huelva) to compensate a resident of the town to the tune of 22,232.76 euros for the injuries she suffered after tripping over a loose paving stone in one of the town’s avenues.

One of Spain’s greatest exports, Javier Bardem will be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 8th this year.

“We are very happy to welcome Javier Bardem to our Walk of Fame family. We pride ourselves on the fact that the Walk of Fame features some of our most popular international figures that work on films near and far. It shows the diversity that this worldfamous sidewalk has to offer,” stated Leron Gubler, president and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

As Spain’s most internationally-acclaimed actor, Javier Bardem has captivated audiences worldwide with his diverse performances. In 2008, Bardem won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his chilling portrayal of sociopath killer, Anton Chigurh, in Joel and Ethan Coen’s No Country for Old Men. His performance also garnered a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA, and countless film critic awards and nominations.

In his latest role, as the villain in Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond adventure, which opens in Spain on October 31st, Bardem has also received huge acclaim, with actor Daniel Craig describing him as “the best Bond villain ever”.

As well as his Bond adventure, Bardem recently co-produced and starred in Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony, a film documenting how the colonisation of the Western Sahara has left nearly 200,000 people living in refugee camps. In October 2011, Bardem and his co-producer Alvaro Longoria, the film’s director, addressed the United Nations General Assembly’s decolonisation committee,

The sentenc orders the Ayuntamiento de Lepe to pay 100% of the compensation requested by the victim C.S.C., after she fell in September 2007.

urging the delegates to end human rights abuses in the region.

Bardem was awarded the Best Actor prize at the 2010 Cannes film festival for his performance in Alejandro Innaritu’s Biutiful. This performance also earned him his third Oscar nomination.

Bardem won the Best Actor Award at the Venice film festival for his performance in Alejandro Amenábar’s film The Sea Inside, making him the second actor to win the award twice. He also won a Goya Award and received a Golden Globe nomination for this role. Bardem has won The Goya Award, Spain’s equivalent of the Oscar, five times and has received a total of eight nominations.

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She tripped on a loose paving stone whilst walking along the Avenida de Castilla near the Playa de La Antilla and fell to the ground.

As a consequence of the fall, the woman suffered a bad injury to her right shoulder, prompting her to request compensation through the courts.

The compensation will be paid in part by the town council itself and in part by the insurance company contracted by the council.

This is not the first time the Ayuntamiento de Lepe has had to pay out compensation because of the poor condition of the avenue in question, having had to shell out 7,622 euros in February 2009 to a resident of Gibraleón (Huelva) who fell and injured herself in the same street in May 2004.

Other notable film credits include Sony’s Eat, Pray, Love, opposite Julia Roberts; Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona where he was once again nominated for a Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award; John Malkovich’s directorial debut The Dancer Upstairs; Fernando León de Aranoa’s Mondays In The Sun, which was named best film at the San Sebastián film festival; Michael Mann’s Collateral; Mike Newell’s Love In The Time of Cholera; and Milos Forman’s film Goya’s Ghosts opposite Natalie Portman.

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Migrants Drown Trying To Reach Spain

At least 14 people have drowned after a boat carrying African migrants sank off the coast of Morocco today.

The Spanish coast guard confirmed that a further 17 people had been rescued off the coast of Alhucemas.

One survivor said the boat had been carrying more than 70 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and a sea search is underway in an attempt to find more survivors.

The ‘patera’ - a barely seaworthy, makeshift boat - set out from Nador in Morocco last Wednesday and was spotted about 30km off the Morrocan coast by a coast guard plane on Thursday afternoon.

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newspaper El País said relative of one of the passengers had raised the alarm.

The arrival of hurricane “Sandy” on the east coast of the USA has forced airlines to cancel nine flights between Madrid Barajas and airports in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Boston.

A statement from Spanish airport authority AENA this morning confirmed the cancellation of nine of the 16 scheduled between Madrid and the USA, including six to New York, one to New Jersey, another to Philadelphia and one more to Boston.

In addition, a flight between Newark (New Jersey)and Madrid Barajas has also been cancelled.

AENA recommended any passengers due to travel today or tomorrow to any of

these destinations to contact the airline concerned.

Weather forecasts suggest that hurricane “Sandy” will reach the New York area this evening. The city has been practically paralysed by the storm threat, with buildings evacuated, public services and institutions shut down, the stock exchange suspended, etc.

The states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, have initiated emergency procedures, including mobilizing military units, in order to minimise the consequences of the storm.

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A 54-year-old man facing imminent eviction has been found hanged in the patio of his home in the Chana district of Granada last Thursday.

A spokesman for the Granada police confirmed that “around 9am this morning the body of Miguel Ángel Domingo, born in 1959, was found hanged at number 15, Calle Arzobispo Guerrero, in the Chana district of the city”. The body was found in the patio of his home, which is opposite his brother’s fruit and veg shop.

The body was discovered by police who arrived at the man’s home at 9am to carry out an eviction order.

Police sources say an investigation into his death has been opened, although the working hypothesis is that it was suicide.

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Ford to move Belgian production to Valencia in 2014

U.S. automotive manufacturer Ford today announced its decision to close its plant in Genk in eastern Belgium, which employs 4,300 people, and transfer part of its production to Almussafes (Valencia).

A statement from the company confirmed that Ford is in “a process of consultation in Belgium in relation to its closure plan for the Genk plant and the cessation of production of vehicles by the end of 2014.”

The plan provides for production of Ford’s next generation Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy to be moved to its plant in Valencia, and leaves pending a decision on production of the C-MAX and Grand C-MAX, which could well be transferred from the Spanish plant to the one in Saarlouis (Germany) in 2014.

Smuggled cigarettes now account for 9% of market

Contraband tobacco appears to be back in fashion.

The price increases, the economic crisis and the latest judicial reform, which relaxes criminal punishment, means that the black market is booming again.

According to the Guardia Civil’s Fiscal Service only 0.4% of cigarettes smoked in Spain in 2009 were illegal; this percentage has now risen to 9%.

The data, however, does not suggest an increase in circulation of illegal cigarettes, but rather the amount seized. In 2009, the Guardia Civil and Customs officers seized 26.2 million packs, but in 2010 the figure dropped to 22 million, and in 2011 was only 13.5 million. In the first half of 2012 there has been a strong rebound, with more than 9 million packs already seized - 30% more than the same period last year.

“There are many more people smuggling cigarettes, but on a much smaller scale” said a representative of the Guardia Civil. 70 people were arrested in 2009 and administrative charges were lodged against 752 more, whereas last year 114 people were arrested and files were opened on 2045 more. Meanwhile, Customs officials have already arrested 112 people this year (70% more than in 2011) and opened files on 6,278 small-time traffickers (35% more).

The crisis is not the only reason the number of offenders is on the rise. The last penal reform “has diminished the fear of criminal charges.” Since June 2011 smugglers have to be caught carrying goods worth more than 15,000 euros in order to face criminal charges. “This has caused many people to go back to

the black market,” they say.

Western Andalusia (on the border with Gibraltar), Catalonia (across the border with Andorra) and Galicia are the areas in Spain where more arrests occur. The phenomenon is especially significant in Catalonia, where about 40% of illegal cigarettes enter Spain. In Andalusia, meanwhile, police are beginning to uncover outlets in private homes and online distribution channels for illegal cigarettes.

Although the number of small-time smugglers is on the up, the huge shipments controlled by Chinese mafia continue to be the focus of arrests. Eight massive shipments were intercepted in Spanish ports last year. This false tobacco - “a health time bomb” according to the Guardia Civil - is still coming into Spain from China, Vietnam, The United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Ukraine and Turkey and is not to be confused with the genuine goods, being smuggled illegally over the border - 1.8 million packs from Gibraltar and Andorra in 2011.

Customs officers say that there has been “a radical change” in the destination of illegal tobacco entering Spain. Whilst two years ago over 80% of the cigarettes seized were destined for other EU countries, much of tobacco now entering Spain illegally is staying here for domestic consumption. This has led to increased smuggling of genuine cigarettes from Andorra or Gibraltar. This change in trend is supported by a decrease in sales of 9.73% in the first half of 2012.

The Belgian plant still assemble cars during 2013 and until the end of the manufacturing cycle, before production of the Mondeo, S-Max and Galaxy moves to the Almussafes plant in Valencia, confirmed FGTB union representative, Rohnny Champagne .

The union said that “the closure of the factory could take place in late 2013 or early 2014, depending on the time necessary to complete the final assembly line planned.”

In his statement, Ford states that the cessation of production in Belgium is expected “by the end of 2014, subject to the outcome of the consultation process with employee representatives. If the plan is confirmed, the production of several vehicles will be reassigned to other plants across the EU to increase their use.”

According to Ford, this plan will help address the issue of overcapacity due to the more than 20% drop in demand witnessed by the entire automotive industry in Western Europe since 2007.

Sales of new vehicles in Europe have reached their lowest level in 20 years and are expected to remain the same or decline further next year.

“The proposed restructuring of our manufacturing operations in Europe is a key part of our plan to strengthen Ford’s business in Europe and return to the path of profitable growth,” said President and CEO of Ford Europe, Stephen Odell, in his statement.

He also said that the company “understands the potential impact this action may have on our staff in Genk, their families, our suppliers and the local community.”

“We fully recognize and accept our social responsibility in this difficult situation and, if the restructuring plan is confirmed, we will ensure that measures are taken to mitigate the impact for all affected workers,” he said.

Ford’s decision has not been well received by the Belgian unions, especially after Ford announced last month that would keep production of the Mondeo in Genk factory, which directly employs 4,300 people and, indirectly, about 5,000.

“The company has mentioned the economic crisis as a reason, but that’s nonsense. If these models are to be produced there (in Valencia), they can also can be made here,” said Champagne.

A representative of the CSC Metea union, saw the announcement of the address as “a bitter pill for the whole region and, particularly, for the affected workers and their families.”

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Valencia man throws himself Less Than Half Of Young off balcony to avoid bailiffs Spaniards Have Flown The Nest

A man is in hospital after throwing himself of the balcony of his second-floor apartment in Burjassot (Valencia) just before the bailiffs arrived to evict him from his property.

was also in the family home.

Local police officers in de Burjassot have confirmed that the incident occurred around 10.30am yesterday in the Nucli Antic district of the suburb.

Firefighters in the building adjacent to the block of flats in question were on the scene immediately to give first aid to the man, before transferring him to the city’s La Fe hospital, where he is believed to be in a stable condition.

When the bailiffs, accompanied by the local police, arrived to evict the family and repossess their property, the man, thought to be around 50 years old, threw himself off the second-floor balcony.

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His wife, who is suffering from depression, was in bed, sedated, at the time, and one of the couple’s children

Police sources have confirmed that the man landed on his feet but then fell and bashed his head and was found semiconscious on the ground below.

In Granada yesterday, the body of a 53year-old man was found in the patio of his home. He had hanged himself just an hour before the bailiffs came to evict him from his home, which he had taken a 240,000 euro mortgage out on in 2007.

These latest figures come from a study on ‘Youth and Emancipation in Spain’, conducted by the Foundation for Help Against Drug Addiction (FAD), and Caja Madrid.

The study showed that of all Europeans, young Spanish people are the ones who take longest to become independent, leaving home at the average age of 29.

Women are slightly more likely to leave home than men, with 51.1% of the total percentage of emancipated young people being women.

However, half of young people between 18 and 34 have not yet taken the step to live on their own, most of them blaming youth unemployment, which has reached 52.1% in Spain, compared with less than 8%

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Only 45.6% of Spaniards between the ages of 18 and 34 have left home, and although this is due, in part, to the difficult economic climate, there are also cultural reasons for putting the quality of life they have with their parents above independence.

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House prices were also blamed by those surveyed, with property having risen way beyond its real value inthe past decade, meaning people would have to take on impossible mortgages in order to buy a home. Renting does not seem to be an easy alternative for young adults either.

According to the study, young people have to spend an average of 42% of their salary on rent and only 55% of them can meet their expenses. In addition, the 78.95% of young people living with their parents would prefer home ownership, compared to 16.7% who would opt for renting a home.

The country’s culture, with its traditional family model, also has a lot to do with why young Spanish stay at home for so long.

Parents are in no hurry to shoo their children out of the nest, and most young people see little point in leaving the parental home if this means taking a dip in their standard of living.

Banco Santander Fourth ‘occupy profits fall by 66%

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Banco Santander has announced a net profit of 1.8 billion euros for the first three quarters of the year, 66% less than last year, after taking provisions for bad property loans.

The bank’s total exposure to property risk fell by 5.5 million over the past nine months and now stands at 26.5bn euros.

So far this year Santander has set aside 3.5bn euros for provisions for property losses - a problem facing all Spanish banks.

“The bank’s capacity to generate profit enables us to set aside hefty real estate provisions in Spain in 2012 and significantly increase non-performing loan coverage,” Santander chairman Emilio Botin said.

Loans grew in emerging markets such as Latin America and Poland and declined in economies that are “deleveraging” that is, cutting down on debt - such as Spain and Portugal, the bank added.

According to a recent independent audit, Spain’s banks will need an injection of 59.3bn euros to survive a serious downturn, but Santander - along with six other banks - was found to have no need for extra capital.

The Spanish government is still hoping to avoid requesting a bailout from the eurozone rescue funds, but many think this is inevitable.

Congress’ protest passes off peacefully

Thousands of people gathered in front of the Congress building in Madrid again last Tuesday night to protest against government spending cuts.

The protest, which began at 5.30pm and ended at 10pm, was called to coincide with Tuesday’s evening’s debate of the general budgets for 2013, passed off without incident The “Occupy Congress” protest was the fourth organised by the 25-S protest group in the past month and drew over 5,000 participants according to the organisers (although the Madrid authorities put the figure closer to 2,000).

The barriers erected by the police to prevent the protestors from gaining access to the Congress building itself were quickly covered with posters and banners criticising the politicians for their mismanagement of the economy and lamenting the fact that the man in the street is paying for mistakes by the governement and the major financial institutions.

There were no reported clashes with the police and MPs were able to leave the Congress building without incident at the end of the debate.

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music with mark The Dark Side of the Moon was the eighth studio album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd.

The band line up was Roger Waters, Dave Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. Released in March 1973 on the Harvest record label.

The album was developed during live performances, and was premiered several months before studio recording began. The material for the album was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at Abbey Road Studios in London. The group used some of the most advanced recording techniques of the time, including multitrack recording and tape loops. Analogue synthesizers were given prominence in several tracks, and a series of recorded interviews with the band’s road crew and others provided the philosophical quotations used throughout. Engineer Alan Parsons was directly responsible for some of the most notable sonic aspects of the album, and the recruitment of performer Clare Torry.

The album’s iconic sleeve features a prism that represents the band’s stage lighting, the record’s lyrical themes, and keyboardist Richard Wright’s request for a “simple and bold” design. The first track to be recorded was “Us and Them”,

followed six days later by “Money”.

Waters had created effects loops from recordings of various moneyrelated objects, including coins thrown into a food-mixing bowl taken from his wife’s pottery studio, and these were later re-recorded to take advantage of the band’s decision to record a quadraphonic mix of the album. “Time” and “The Great Gig in the Sky” were the next pieces to be recorded, followed by a two-month break, during which the band spent time with their families and prepared for an upcoming tour of the US. The recording sessions suffered regular interruptions; Roger Waters, a supporter of Arsenal F.C., would often break to see his team compete, and the band would occasionally stop work to watch Monty Python’s Flying Circus on the television, leaving Parsons to work on material recorded up to that point. Guitarist Dave Gilmour has, however, disputed this claim; in an interview in 2003 he said: “We would sometimes watch them but when we were on a roll, we would get on.”

Returning from the US in January 1973, they recorded “Brain Damage”, “Eclipse”, “Any Colour You Like” and “On the Run”, while fine-tuning the work they had already laid down in

the previous sessions. A foursome of female vocalists was assembled to sing on “Brain Damage”, “Eclipse” and “Time”, and saxophonist Dick Parry was booked to play on “Us and Them” and “Money”.

Dark Side of the Moon was an immediate success, topping the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart for one week. It subsequently remained in the charts for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd’s most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide.

It has twice been remastered and re-released, and has been covered in its entirety by several other acts.

It spawned two singles, “Money” and “Us and Them”. In addition to its commercial success, Dark Side of the Moon is one of Pink Floyd’s most popular albums among fans and critics, and is frequently ranked as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Personally I think the album will be listened to for many more years to come it is as stunning a piece of music now as it was when it was first released. Truly a classic album in every way.

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November with Age Concern

Age Concern is going to have a busy November.

Our office is moving out of Calle Retema and advice/ information/tickets will be available at the Cultural Centre, Wednesday and Thursday AM, 10 while 1PM. On a Friday it will run from 12.30PM to 3.30PM..

Tickets will also be available Friday morning 10 while 1PM outside Salud on sector B Camposol will still be a ticket point, with a bric a brac sale on the last Friday of the month. For advice, information, and tickets in the port please ring 634336484. For Camposol ring 634 310215 The general advice line is 634 310 216 There are great changes afoot, it is now possible to access the Winter fuel allowance, DLA support, consult us if worried or think you might be eligible.

Age Concern has volunteers helping over 25 clients.

The 7th November, Wednesday afternoon from 1.30pm to 3.30pm sees the monthly free social, talking shop. The theme for the afternoon is Guy Fawkes and there will be games as well. It’s a chance to chat, drink tea or coffee and enjoy yourself. The December on is on the 5th December and is a Christmas party! There wont be another one until the 9th January.

November also sees the return of the popular rock n roll night with Jimmy Mack on November 16th at Marianos. At 5Euro entry and an additional 5 Euros if you want chicken and chips, it’s a steal. The November 10 Euro Menu del Dia is on the 28th November at La Barraca, with Johnny Sparrow providing the music.

The 22nd November, a Thursday sees the coach trip to the Nuevo Condominium in Murcia. This is a brilliant day out at 10 Euros. The afternoon free talking shop social is at the Cultural Centre on sector B Camposol and is on November 7th.

The 7th November sees the monthly free The beginning of December has the Christmas Fayre.

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Together with a variety of musical items from the very popular “My Fair Lady”, “Fiddler on the roof”, “Oliver”, “La Belle Helene” and a piano solo from our new

accompanist. Wedding rehearsals have gone well and everyone has their special outfit ready as shown in the photo where Captain Corcoran (the groom) is chastised by his mother, Buttercup, for flirting with the maid.

Tickets are available from the venue Restaurante Casa Ventura or by telephoning 966198396 or emailing dfarrer1@terra.es and cost 8 Euros including food and show.

Seating is set on tables of eight which can be reserved in advance. A bucket collection will be taken in aid of the charity HELP AT HOME.

Age Concern Talking Shop is part of our social activities to give people a chance to get together over a cup of coffee and make friends. The activities vary and we are always open to new ideas. The Talking Shops are almost always on the first Wednesday of the month from 1.30-3.30pm at the Cultural Centre on Camposol B, Mazarron. These are free events and anyone is welcome. If you need help to get to any function we will do our best to help.

The next one is on 7th November. This is an

appropriate time to talk about Guy Fawkes and the history around him and what his legacy is. We will also play some games.

Then on 5th December we will have our Christmas Party with food, soft drinks and music. Wear something red if you can so we can all get into the spirit of Christmas.

Our January one will be an exception as it is on 9th January 2013 due to the Christmas and New Year Holidays.

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Darren Yarrow a great fan of Only Fools and Horses puts BIGASTRO on “the map” With Chelsea Pensioners Wayne and “Skippy” making a very special and unofficial visit to La Terraza Cafe Bar in Bigastro. The Two Prince Charming Chelsea Pensioners were looked after and taken around by Eddie Coleman, Vice-Chairman, Orihuela Costa & District Branch Royal British Legion. Wayne and “Skippy” (Arthur) met with Darren & his lovely wife Hazel and a whole host of regulars at La Terraza Cafe Bar in Bigastro - and just ahead of Poppy Day Darren has chosen The Royal British Legion as the charity that he will support for the rest of this year and throughout 2013. Kicking off with a Forties Night Dance and Buffet this coming Saturday November 3rd 7.30p.m. until midnight!! Call Darren on 625 272 256 to reserve your tickets. Songs and Music

by Cathy Carson AND T.A.B.S.!! Tickets for the buffet and dance are just €6 and one euro from every ticket is for The Royal British Legion plus a raffle and whatever fundraising Darren can come up with on the night!!! Dressing the part is optional but why not join in the fun!!!

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The “New Look” for women features a more feminine style with long flowing skirts and a nipped in waist!! Men suits were double breasted again and jackets were longer with wider trousers – shirts came in a range of colours and nearly everyone wore a flamboyant tie!! Poppies are now available in many shops, restaurants and bars along the Costa Blanca so please buy yours soon to wear with pride.

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Clarkes Bar in Playa Flamenca, Orihuela Costa, has raised another 400 Euros from their Monday Quiz night for AFA Torrevieja.

Clarke’s Bar regularly holds quiz nights every Monday night from 20.30. This time the regular quiz experts along with Master Mando and DJ Gina G. have generously put their brains into action, along with their hands in their pockets, to help AFA Torrevieja raise much needed funds to run their day centre. The evening included entertainment, a quiz, a raffle and a special promotion of 2 for 1 meal deals to create a party atmosphere Matilde Sanchez said “We are always very grateful to Tommy at Clarkes Bar and his customers and associates for thinking of us and holding these fun events. We really appreciate their ongoing generosity which helps us continue to provide our

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Look Good Feel Great Lazy Brits spend as little as 2 minutes grooming themselves ...and send sales of wipes and dry shampoo soaring!

hope you Enjoyed the extra sleep when the clocks changed this weekend ... because it won’t last!

Scientists say the effect of the clock change wears off very quickly.

So while we might sleep extra well on Saturday night, thanks to the clocks going back an hour, we’ll be tossing and turning again within just a few days. In other words, our last good sleep of the year is just around the corner.

The warning follows a survey of more than 3,000 British adults which revealed that quality of sleep leaps as the clocks change in October.

Many people also feel happier and more energetic.

However, the benefits of the Sunday morning lie-in are short-lived, with quality of sleep quickly dropping off, leaving many people sleeping worse than before.

Asked how well they slept, the men and women gave themselves an average score of 5.4 out of ten ahead of the clock change.

This rose to 5.8 immediately afterwards, before dropping to just 4.5. And as people struggled to sleep, tiredness and moodiness increased, the Great British Sleep Survey found.

Professor Colin Espie, founder of the sleep

centre at Glasgow University, said: ‘Whilst the clock change may give some respite to poor sleep sufferers and a respite to those who already sleep well, these results suggest the effects are temporary. Once our bodies acclimatise to the new sleep schedule, sleep quality actually drops significantly. Our sleep is then likely to deteriorate further as the winter progresses.’

This is because as the nights get longer, we are tempted to go to bed earlier and get up later - and end up tossing and turning as a result.

The sleep survey was commissioned by Sleepio, an online programme designed to help people solve their sleep problems without resorting to pills. The £49.99 package, which has been shown to give results within just six weeks, helps people find ways of mentally processing the day’s worries before they turn in, in an attempt to stop their mind from racing when they are bed. It also helps people work out just how many hours of sleep they need to feel their best.

Gone are the days when women spent hours preening themselves with lotions, potions and beauty treatments.

As the recession bites and working hours rise, women’s beauty regimes are taking a back seat. More of us than ever are turning to quick fix beauty treatments and products rather than spending hours in front of the mirror.

In the past year alone Superdrug has seen huge demand for beauty products that save time - with dry shampoo topping the list.

The retailer sells fifteen masks every minute and has seen a 35 per cent rise in sales of the mask as well as an eight per cent rise in sales of Superdrug’s own label face wipes.

Another favourite has been dry shampoo which sees over 17,000 bottles sold every week as time-strapped Brits look for quick and easy ways to freshen up their locks.

The quick hair fix takes less than fifteen seconds to work its magic compared to the average twenty minutes time of washing and

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Despite the masses of expensive and hightech products on offer, the poll by Superdrug found that twelve per cent of people claimed to spend just two minutes or less looking after their skin every day.

Following the demand for speedy beauty tricks, Superdrug is introducing a range of timesaving products including giant hair doughnuts, lip stains and eyeliner appliques which glue on.

In a report by the Daily Mail, Sara Wolverson, beauty director of Superdrug, said: ‘For people that lead a busy schedule these quick fixes are the perfect opportunity to give yourself a quick pick me up without having to spent lots of time .

‘We’ve seen a massive demand for products that take no time at all. Whether it’s down to people working longer hours or people generally just spending less time on pampering themselves there is a definite trend in product that take less than ten minutes to apply.’

Ways to Strengthen Your Immune System..........................

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On the whole, your immune system does a remarkable job of defending you against disease-causing microorganisms.

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The idea of boosting your immunity is enticing, but the ability to do so has proved elusive for several reasons. The immune system is precisely that — a system, not a single entity. To function well, it requires balance and harmony.

There is still much that researchers don’t know about the intricacies and interconnectedness of the immune response. For now, there are no scientifically proven direct links between lifestyle and enhanced immune function.

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The whale who learned to talk:

Noc’ could imitate a human’s voice and used an underwater microphone to make contact with scientists

A white whale which learnt to imitate the voices of humans may have been trying to make contact, scientists believe.

The male named Noc had a distinctly human-like voice, much to the surprise of scientists who previously thought whales typically produce sounds in a manner that is wholly different from humans.

Noc died five years ago after 30 years of living amongst dolphins and other white whales and being in contact with humans at the National Marine Mammal Foundation based in San Diego in California However, the incredible recordings of the whale were revealed for the first time as the team published their findings.

Sam Ridgway, who led the study, said: ‘Our observations suggest that the whale had to modify its vocal mechanics in order to make the speech-like sounds.

‘Such obvious effort suggests motivation for contact.’

Mr Ridgway and his colleagues first began to notice some unusual sounds in the vicinity of the whale and dolphin enclosure which was described a sounding as though two people were conversing in the distance in 1984.

The sounds were traced back to Noc after a diver surfaced from the whale enclosure to ask his colleagues an odd question ‘Who told me to get out?’

Although there has been other anecdotal reports of whales sounding like humans before, in this case Ridgway’s team wanted to capture some real evidence by recording Noc over the years.

The team built a special underwater listening platform to try and hear more ‘voices’.

It revealed a rhythm similar to human speech and fundamental frequencies several octaves lower than typical whale sounds, much closer to that of the human voice.

Mr Ridgway said: ‘Whale voice prints were similar to human voice and unlike the whale’s usual sounds.

‘The sounds we heard were clearly an example of vocal learning by the white whale.’

He said it was all the more remarkable because whales

make sounds via their nasal tract, not in the larynx as humans do.

To make those human-like sounds, Noc had to vary the pressure in his nasal tract while making other muscular adjustments and inflating the vestibular sac in his blowhole.

In other words, they say, it wasn’t easy.

The study ‘Spontaneous human speech mimicry by a cetacean’ are published in the latest issue of Current Biology.

‘Our observations of human voice mimicry began in May 1984 when a male white whale about 9 years of age at our facility in San Diego Bay spontaneously began to make such speechlike sounds,’ the researchers say.

The whale called ‘NOC’ was the youngest of three that

had been collected at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada in August of 1977.

At times, the speech-like sounds were heard from a distance when no humans were nearby, however most episodes were observed when humans were nearby on the surface or underwater.

Speech-like sounds were never observed in the two older whales that lived with him and they were not heard from NOC when he was interacting with other whales.

Observations of white whales in our care indicate that they are very vocal animals consistent with the many observations of these ‘sea canaries’ in the wild.

Sadly, after 30 years at the National Marine Mammal Foundation, NOC passed away five years ago.

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CONSEQUENCES OF THE DEFICIT: THE TAX AUTHORITIES ARE CHASING NON-RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT PRESENTING NON-RESIDENT TAX RETURNS

Do not forget that if you are a non-resident of Spain (and you are making no income).

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Michael Davies is a Spanish Abogado and has been practicing law in Almería since 1993. He is member of the Law societies of Almería and Madrid and has offices in Mojacar and Almeria High Street.

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The communities to benefit from these transfers totaled 1 050 hm3. The largest portion going to Murcia(450 hm3), followed by the Communidad Valencia (315 hm3) with Catalonia and Almería sharing the balance.

This scheme was not without its detractors especially from a financial and environmental viewpoint. As it would take almost one-third to one-fifth from the Ebro flow protesters were worried about the environmental impact of the fluvial eco system as well as on the estuarine and marine ecosystems.

They needed have worried however as soon as the Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero came into power, the government did an about turn on the project and the Environment Minister Cristina Narbona announced that the Spanish Cabinet was backing an alternative, 3.7bn euro (£2.4bn) water plan that involves constructing desalination plants along the coast.

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Its climate that is similar to the Valencian climate is one of long hot summers, tepid winters and scarce precipitation ie “semi-arid Mediterranean climate” which sometimes leads to lack of water and in extreme circumstances, drought.

It is this lack of water that lead the previous Conservative government to initiate a project (passed on July 5th July 2001) ,to transfer 100 bn litres of water from the northern river to the more arid south. This transfer was known as the River Ebro Water Transfer and was a highly controversial Spanish Hydroelectric Plan that included the building of 120 new dams as well as the transfer of water from the Ebro River to the South East of Spain and from the Rhone river to Barcelona – in part to be funded by the European Union.

Effectively the reasoning behind the transfers was the “regulation of water resources “ ie. The transfer of catchments that have “water in excess” to catchments with a “water deficit” to ensure urban water supply and provide water to existing irrigation infrastructures.

This transfer from the ´haves´to the havenot´s´did not sit comfortably with the have´s – Why should we in the North have to send our precious water to the South, to build yet more golf courses and houses? they claimed.

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According to Ms Narbona, it was a logical move.

“Everyone can understand that it’s more logical to build a desalination plant close to where the water is needed than bringing water through a 900km pipeline,” she stated, although clearly forgetting the major issue that has still not been tackled ie. The problems with the disposal of residual salt. Finally even though the Law authorizing the water transfer has now been canceled, the arguments for the water transfer are far from over.

The Levante basins claim that the water from the Lower Ebro basin is the only alternative available for the further economic development of their region. Water is clearly a divisive issue and everyone knows that the ´solution´to the water problems¨ is not going to be easy and the debate continues.

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Opening the show were Dani & Vincent performing a Cha Cha Cha. Dani showed some nice leg, foot and hip action, she was confident and showed nice lines. For me all she needed was a straightening of her knees on the swivels, but otherwise and very good performance. I gave her a 7 and she received 27 from the judges.

Nicky and Karen then performed a Tango which showed a great improvement over the past weeks (yes he finally found his horse!!)

He showed great character of the dance, it was sharp and a good routine but what was with the stomping of the feet?? I gave him a 6 and the judges 26.

Next out were Richard and Erin performing a Paso Doble - or was it!! His cape work at the beginning didn’t work for me and it followed on with stomping (presumably Richard trying to characterise the dance), weak legs, and a lack of the high hip line, an essential part of the Paso Doble. He received 22 from the judges and a 5 from me and one of the bottom contenders.

Following were Lisa and Robin with a Charleston. Unfortunately the music was far too fast to show the intricacies of Charleston and didn’t give Lisa time to do her swivels in the Charleston steps. Like last week in the Jive, she was heavy legged for me but still a very entertaining performance. I awarded her a 7 and a total from the judges of 26.

Next to the floor were Sid & Ola with a Cha Cha Cha. Sid just didn’t look comfortable with this dance, possibly due to the fact that he had to train with Iveta as Ola had to return home to Poland. His action was very poor and he was skipping his Cha Cha Cha instead

Next were Fern & Artem and an American Smooth. A nice soft routine but a little flat for me, everything was nicely performed but there was insufficient light and shade. I gave her a 5 and the judges 21 and at the bottom of my leader board.

Following were Denise & James with a Cha Cha Cha. Denise is a great performer but no more than I would expect from her background. Her lines and spins are great, her presentation is great but tonight she lacked in working her knees for this dance which prevented a good hip action and just marred her performance from the usual higher standard. The judges gave her a 28 and I awarded her a 7.

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However much better than previously and would have been better if she had relaxed her knees more. I gave her a 7 and the judges 31.

Following were Colin & Kristina with a Salsa showing some excellent tricks and lifts but sadly lacking in Salsa action. Colin’s knees were far too straight on the basic, this dance requires very soft knees and a pronounced hip action. I gave him a 6 and the judges 24.

Next to perform were Lewis and Flavia with a Tango showing excellent characterisation, staccatto movements and a nice flat Tango action and a great frame. This was by far the best performance of the night and I awarded

him a 9 and the judges 35.

Closing the show were Kimberley & Pasha with a Paso Doble, again showing a good performance with a good variety of steps, strong body action, lines and arms but the music wasn’t conducive to this dance. I gave her an 8 and the judges a 31.

The dance off showed Sid & Ola, and surprisingly Colin & Kristina in the bottom slots.

Sid lost out on a 3 to 1 majority so Colin lives to perform for at least another week. Lewis is looking stronger and stronger each week with the most improvement this week for me coming from Kimberley and Victoria. As the excitement continues to mount who is your favourite and who will survive next weeks dance off?? Come and join us at one of our nights for all the ‘Strictly’ gossip. Til next week - Keep Dancing!

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we decided to make our scenery even bigger.A lot of hard work has gone into creating this and the whole group wishes to thank Les Wick and Derek Berry for this extraordinary achievement. The whole cast are putting their heart and soul into this production and we think the end result will be amazing”

Michael and Natalie then took to the floor with a quickstep with quite a complex routine.

Michael is certainly much better in Ballroom than Latin and the judges scored him highly a 31 (to keep him off the bottom spot?) which I totally disagreed with. He was using his left arm to lead with and his bottom was stuck out and he was also flat footed. I gave him a 5 and at the bottom of my leader board too.

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The Auditorium in the Los Montesinos school of music will be transformed with Pavements of Gold as the Rojales pantomime group present their latest offering, Dick Whittington. For those who have forgotten, the original Dick was a young lad from Gloucester who went to London to seek his fortune and did indeed find his ‘pavements of gold’ when he became 3 times Lord Mayor of London.

For many Pantomime groups Dick Whittington has the most emblematic Baddie ‘King Rat’ and our production is no exception.

Christine Smith the director of this production said “ after the success of our last 2 productions Aladdin and The Wizard of Oz, i wanted to try and improve our audiences theatrical experience and so

Details of where tickets will be available will be announced shortly so please do make a note of the performance dates.

They are Fri January 18th and Sat 19th January 2013 at 7.30pm and for those with children or those who can’t attend an evening performance the group will once again be putting on an extra matinee on Sat 19th January at 12.30pm. These Sat matinee performances are very popular and tend to be the first tickets to sell, so early booking is advised.

Should anybody be interested in joining us for our next production then please do call Christine on 965077090 or Tina 966797683 you can also contact us via e mail bazbov@yahoo.co.uk or shimserv@ googlemail.com The group look forward to hearing from you and we’ll see you in January. “oh no you wont, Oh yes we will.”

Photo shows in the foreground Alderman Fitwarren (Cyril Derbyshire) with his Daughter Alice(Jackie Reed) and background Citizens of London (Pam Derbyshire) and (Gina Menzies)

A notice from Dramatic Licence Theatre Group

Dramatic Licence theatre group cancels Torrevieja performance

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dramatic Licence theatre group has cancelled their performance at 20.00 at the Virgen del Carmen Theatre on Friday 2nd November. Dramatic Licence were due to donate all proceedings to AFA Alzheimer’s association of Torrevieja and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

A full refund will be available to anyone who has already purchased a ticket for this show, via wherever the ticket was purchased. This does not affect the performances in San Fulgencio.

AFA Alzheimer’s Association Torrevieja

is available for advice and support. We rely on voluntary donations to continue our vital work in our day centre and now have a “Buy a Brick” campaign to raise money to build a much needed residential care home for sufferers. If you need help or advice, or feel you can contribute, call at the AFA shop in Calle Maestro Francisco Valejos in Torrevieja, the AFA Centre in Avenida de La Estacion or by calling Matilde Sanchez on 647 119 991 or Judy Ferris on 610 082 593. Email: afatorrevieja@hotmail.com

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Big band dance night Thursday 25th; October was a very successful evening for the last ‘Big Band Dance Night’ of this season, for ‘Swingtet - Plus’ at the Hotel Spa Costa Narejos in Los Alcazares - an evening of first-class live entertainment.

For vocalist Paul Allen, this was his first time with the band - He enjoyed himself as much as the audience did with renditions from Buble, Sinatra, Como etc; Swingtet- Plus were as usual, on top form and played in their own inimitable way - and the Gil gave special thanks to Chick, who came all the way from Benidorm area to step in at the last minute as drummer, as

Arthur is under doctors orders - for the moment.

Gil and his band - Barry, Geoff, Arthur, Mike, Gloria, John and Inge are looking forward to the dance nights next season, there will be five of these from April to September.

TheeveningclosedwithAntonio from Vivalia Travel in Torrevieja making the presentation of the raffle proceeds to Bernard Ash, the President of HELP Murcia Mar Menor organization.

Vivalia Travel will be providing coach travel next season - from their existing pick-up points in the Torrevieja areas, to the Hotel Spa Costa Narejos in Los Alcazares. Details will be available in the near future

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The Torrevieja Branch of the Royal British Legion held their Poppy Appeal Dinner and Dance on Saturday 20th October 2012 at the Masa Hotel, where we were warmly welcomed by the Director, Javier Perez Garcia and the Restaurant Manager, Christina. We were served a most enjoyable Hot and Cold Buffet to compliment the evening.

Members and Honoured guests were welcomed by our visiting Lady Toastmaster and Master of Ceremonies Mrs Patricia F Creighton MBE who had volunteered her services for the evening. She supported Mrs Dianne Budd, Entertainment and Social Secretary in managing the evening to produce a very enjoyable and successful event.

A substantial amount was raised for the Poppy Appeal and we would like to thank all our sponsors and guests who attended for their support. We would like to especially thank Peggy and Chris Wyatt, who is Chairman of the District North for their support.

Our problem is now ‘how do you follow that?’. Why don’t you come along to one of our Branch meetings, on the second Friday of the month, at ‘Casa Ventura’, San Luis 6.30 for 7 p.m. with entertainment to follow, and you will be given a very warm welcome.

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A welcome respite break was enjoyed at Hotel Los Narejos, Los Alcazares by Torrevieja Stroke Support from 23rd to 25th October. 22 members welcomed the opportunity to be looked after and having time to stroll along the picturesque Mar Menor in warm sunshine with several dramatic “fly past” demonstrations by the Spanish Air Force to entertain. Stroke sufferers and carers alike felt the benefit of the short holiday and their thanks go to

the helpers who came along to give much needed aid and support, and who made the break so carefree.

TSS next respite break will be a day coach outing to Benidorm on 30th November.

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A West Sussex man has told how a fox stole his wife’s handbag - before bringing it back to her a few minutes later.

Jeremy Clark, 38, of Burgess Hill, near Brighton, was preparing to go to hospital with wife, Anna, 35, when the fox pounced.

He told the local Brighton Argus newspaper: “We were in the car park and he looked at me for a few seconds before letting out this feeble yelp.

“Next thing I knew he had my wife’s handbag in his mouth and was running towards the bushes.”

Mr Clark says he screamed at the fox to drop the bag but the animal scuttled off out of sight.

“Anna had everything in there: her phone, money, purse, keys and letters. I couldn’t believe the fox had just taken it - it was mad. I thought that was it,” he added.

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Staff of Torrevieja Hospital and volunteers from AECC at the hospital joined forces on Friday 19th October to promote the importance of that day as International Breast Cancer Day. In recognition of the day one hundred pink balloons were released at the hospital by the joint party of AECC volunteers, doctors and nurses from the oncology department.

The balloons were let off in support of patients, families and medical staff who jointly fight this disease on a daily basis and also to make people aware of the importance of screening in the early detection of this terrible disease.

On Sunday October 21st Magic Nights returned to The Indian Ocean in Doña Pepa with not only a Great Curry but also a fun night with the amazing magician Graeme Mykal.

Mohsin Reza owner of The Indian Ocean has always been involved in helping in the community and at this event he invited the registered charity HELP Vega Baja to hold a raffle to raise funds to enable HELP to continue its work in the Vega Baja area.

Graeme Mykal visited each table and performed his up-close magic and even the most cynical diner was left baffled by Graeme’s magic tricks.

The raffle held during the course of the night, raised 110€ for HELP Vega Baja and without the support not only of Mohsin but also the raffle prizes kindly supplied

by Marina from The Club, Debbie from The Studio, Andrea and Brian from La Bamba’s, Margaret from The Bread Basket and also Cheryl from Diamond Flores, this would not have been possible. Last but not least the assistance of Susan Reader made the whole night possible.

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Although the first of our Dog Shows was held last Saturday. the second of APAH’s Autumn Dog Shows will be held at El Rancho Restaurant on the La Marquesa road between San Miguel de Salinas and Los Montesinos on Saturday 3rd November 2012.

It is an excellent venue, with an undercover area where the normal Fete stalls will be selling cakes and pastries, New 4 You Clothes, many of them designer clothes with the labels still attached, shoes, boots, bags and jewellery, books, jigsaws and computer accessories and bric a brac.

The Show starts at 12.30, judging of the dogs starts at 2.30 and should probably end around 4.30pm The owners of El Rancho have offered to fire up the barbeque pit and provide hot and cold drinks and food throughout the Show.

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Classes include: • Best veteran male/female over 7yrs • Best puppy under 1yr • Waggiest tail • Best dog looking like its owner • Handsomest male dog • Prettiest female dog • Best walking to heel • Most appealing eyes • Best party trick • Fetch & retrieve • Best dog in show

It was the last performance of the season on Thursday night at the Los Narejos hotel

by Gill Monks and his Big Band Swingtet.

For the first time Irish singer, Paul Allen, from Dublin provided the vocals to the songs that got people dancing especially hits by Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. With his rich, powerful and melodic voice, Paul was loudly applauded for his performance and added greatly to the usual high standard of these SWINGTET evenings. There is something about live music that just gets dancers “In The Mood”.

The raffle raised €171 for HELP Murcia Mar Menor.

The photo by Eddie Sammons shows Paul Allen in front of the Swingtet

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Our Second Fashion Show held on September 21st, was a fantastic success with almost 200 Ladies in attendance. A wonderful selection of women´s clothes fitting every shape & size were first modelled & then sold, including selective Designer & Good as New outfits. Just over 1000€ was raised, GOmaD personally wishes to thank all those who put their heart & soul into organising & to those who attended.

A Third Fashion Show is being planned.

Another public thank you to ´Mazarron Bowls Club´ for their generous donation of 175€, raised by holding a special competition.

Over the last month GOmaD has been attending a series of ´Crisis Meetings´ held by Cruz Roja, Social Services & other Spanish Associations, these were primarily called due to; 85 children in the Puerto & 40 in Mazarron being without School Curriculum Books GOmaD also has 23 children listed. We also discussed the increasing number of people requiring aid & how we can work together to share this load.

GOmaD has purchased Basic School Material up to the value of 250€ thanks to the very generous donations from those within our Community.

Unfortunately donations can no longer be left at the Business Centre Camposol A, due to the fitment of a Pharmacy, we are in search of an alternative drop-off but for now please contact Amanda on C´Sol A´ - 634 357 137, drop-off at Cultural/Social Centre B´ on Fridays 12 - 2.30pm, Calida Radio, Pto de Mazarron (opp ´La Cumbre Hotel´) or the Shop when open.

As of Tuesday 6th November (& every Tuesday thereafter) our GOmaD Van will be found in the Lower Car Park on Camposol A between 11am – 1pm. Please take this opportunity to drop-off any items you may have & at the same time ask Tony how MAD we really are!

We are pleased to announce that we now have five Food Collection Bins where Tins/Packets/Jars of Dried Food or Personal Hygiene Products can be dropped off:´Quick Save´, Camposol B. ´English Butchers´ Camposol A. ´Tea Pot Cafe´ Pto de Mazarron. ‘Euro Spar´ (Upper) Pto de Mazarron. ´Upper Supermarket´, Mazarron Square. ´.

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Meets at Sociedad Compas, 14 Calle de Toledo, Quesada. We hold a Sunday Service at 11.30 a.m., 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.

Sue Chard, U.K. Medium will take the Divine Service with Mediumship on Sunday, 4th November. On Tuesday 6th November there will be an Evening of Mediumship with our Sue Chard – Entry 3€. The Divine Service with Mediumship on Sunday, 11th November will be taken

by Lesley Pickering (this will be a Remembrance Day service). There will be a Fundraiser on Thursday, 8th November with Sue Chard – entry 3€ Please support your church. Everybody welcome. Contact Wendy on 965323028. www.spiritualistchurchquesada.com

La Campana Restaurant Bar..........................................

in Urb Eden in Guardamar hosts a three course dinner with one of the tip top caberet entertainers on The Costa Blanca South, Lyndon ‘B’ Organised by Lorraine Johnson the Cars R Us WIFE who is becoming well known for her fundraising for the Children’s Orphanage in Elche. The Three Course Meal is at 7.30p.m. on 16th November - Entertainment starts at 9.00p.m.Tickets are €15 and available at La Campana or Cars R Us along the Lemon Tree Road. Only 10 tickets left for this amazing show and dinner - all fundraising is for The Children’s Orphanage in Elche. For directions to La Campana contact Lorraine on 691305749 or carsruswife@gmail. com strictly dance ................

Join the professional team at ‘Strictly Dance’ and learn along with the stars. Beginner and Intermediate classes every Monday The Palms (Old Asturias, next to Go Kart Track on N332) Every Tuesday The Club, Quesada or Every Thursday commencing 15 November at El Paraiso, (Near Carrefour, Habaneras) Come and join us for our Dance Night - anything goes at your request. 7:30 - 10:30 Classes 8pm Social 8:45 - 10:15. Singles welcome.

New classes every 3 weeks. For further info call Lyn 635584431.

Also due to today’s bad weather the Danceathon at Casa La Pedrera had to be cancelled so could you give them another plug as it will now take place next Sunday 28 October 10-4 with us appearing from 2pm - 3pm. In aid of Emaus Children’s charity and AECC Breast Cancer.

CHRISTMAS ARTS & CRAFT FAYRE

Entre Naranjos and Laguna Green Fiesta Committee in conjunction with Vistabella Golf, are holding a Christmas Arts and Craft Fayre on Friday November 23rd at the Vistabella Golf Club at Entre Naranjos. Building on the successs of the Art and Craft Fayre held at the Fiesta at the end of July, the Fiesta Committee would like to invite all interested persons who sell hand made products and who would like a stall to contact- Yvonne West (Secretary) tel. 965 008 086

Top Rock n Roll for Vega Baja

Following the sell out Music and Mayhem show at Restaurante Los Rosales, which raised over 500 Euros for Paul Cunningham Nurses, the restaurant will be continuing its aim to help raise money for as many different charities as possible.

The Red Tops Rock n Roll/ Rockabilly band will be setting skirts a’ twirlin’ and feet a’ tappin’ again on Saturday November 3rd.

The lively 6 piece Spanish band will be transporting us back to the American golden era of Rock and Roll.

With members playing not only guitars but double bass and saxophone they are firm favourites with both expats and Spanish alike.

The invited charity will be Help Vega Baja, which provides endless support and advice plus a whole range of services for the benefit of the community e.g. end of life care, in home nursing care, hospital sitting, diabetic support groups, translators and much more. www.helpvegabaja.com Tickets are dancing out the door at 10 Euros for the show and meal.

Available now from – Restaurante Los Rosales Lemon Tree Rd/ Cards n More La Marina/ The Card Place Benimar + Punta Prima/ Quesada Fish and Chip shop/ Kennedys Los Montesinos/ Post Box Dona Pepa/ Hire Centre San Luis or by calling Jax on 697 501 992 – email losrosalesshows@gmail.com

THE ROYAL NAVAL ASs. ....

Torrevieja Branch, meet at 1700 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3, (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Contact Mike Wright, Chairman 966 188 701 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996.

Successful Slimming Meetings ................................

Tuesday: Quesada,10am at Goyo’s Restaurant,opposite the town hall. Thursday: La Marina 11am at The Hillside Bar. A healthy eating food plan with very good results.

Only 5 euros weekly with no joining fee or charge for missed weeks. For more information please ring Sian on 965 496 209 / 658 271 553. All are welcome

Anything Goes - The Variety

Campo Verde Theatre Group certainly had a winning formula for their latest production that Anything Goes, The Variety. The audience were treated to a colourful and energetically danced and sung opening medley of Charleston themed songs. The enthusiastically received opening sequence was followed by a range of solo singers, a monologue, tap dancers and concluded with a fun “cod opera” which had the audience rolling with laughter.

The second half commenced with a moving rendition by the company of the Barry Manilow classic One Voice. Followed

by more humorous sketches, an excellent chair dance routine that had the audience whooping with praise, some well received solo singers that lead to the excellent finale. The night concluded with a long medley of foot tapping songs, again with very well executed dance routines.

The company had invested in beautiful new costumes that certainly added to the magic and made the opening and closing sequences a spectacle. The night proved very popular with theatre goers who lavished praise on the performance.

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Ideally you will be a native British speaker as well as been able to speak & write fluently in Spanish & French.You must have sales experience of at least 2 years. Ideally you will have experience of real estate selling and be able to demonstrate a good sales record.

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Apartment (Top floor / Penthouse) Almoradi, Costa Blanca 4 Bed, 2 Bath, Large Terrace, Lounge, Sep Kitchen, Utility Room, Communal Solarium, Lift, Furnished inc. White Goods, UK TV , 90m² Interior Living Space plus, 15m² Terrace / Balcony with Awnings Spacious apartment overlooks a newly 55,000 reformed Plaza, views of the church & mountains, unusually large terrace. 2 min walk away from the town’s attractive central square, all other amenities are also within Call ChristineTODAY on 966 719 647 easy walking distance,12 mins drive from the OR 902 750 190 Ext 330 resort of Guardamar del Segura. Close to La Finca Golf course

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for SALE massive detatched cortijo with 50m2 workshop 20mins from mojacar This is a unique spanish country cortijo with 4 beds, 2 bath, Open plan living areas, kitchen & dining room as well as a workshop, courtyard front & back & room for a pool.

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Just because a thing is useful it does not necessarily follow that it is also loved. Take my mobile phone, for instance. It was purchased for the sole purpose of being ‘there in an emergency’, a purpose which I hope it will never need to fulfil.

It is a cantankerous little thing, and extremely fussy about signal. It firmly believes that Limaria is its home, and that it shouldn’t be required to work from home. Should I ever need to use it, I have to take it for a pleasant country drive over the mountain, after which treat it may, or may not, decide to function.

Initially it was ‘The Phone’, but its peculiarities and peccadilloes forced us to buy another phone with a better work ethic. However, it could have remained ‘The Phone’ had it had less of the Prima Donna about it. It has brought its demotion upon itself, and has no cause to grumble.

I treat it well, better than it deserves, and I feel it has no valid cause for complaint. Whenever I am out on my own, I take it ‘just in case’, so it gets its fair share of outings. So why, regardless of josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk how long it has

By Jos Biggs

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been in my company during the day, it is only ever at night that it runs out of juice? And why does it run out of juice in the first place, if it is never used? I think it does it solely to annoy me.

It has a particularly penetrating ‘Peepeep’, which is mobile-speak for ‘I want charging’. The peepeeps continue inexorably until its needs are met, or the entire neighbourhood has been awakened – I firmly believe that triplets with colic would be easier to ignore than that peepeep.

True to form, it gave tongue recently at 5 am. Pete beat me to its night time resting place, and found no phone.

‘Peepeep’ it screamed. It is hard to get an idea of exact location in the millisecond of nerve-jarring noise that is a peepeep.

We sought it here, we sought it there, we sought that blankety phone everywhere. We turned out every drawer, box, bag and pocket to the accompaniment of the periodic and pestilential peepeep. The Scarlet Pimpernel couldn’t have been more elusive. Eventually, just before we called in the sniffer dogs, we found it. I’ll swear it was deliberately hiding. I’ll also swear that as I took it from its case and plugged it in, I heard it sniggering.

I will concede that it is useful, but I will not love it.

Particularly not at 5 in the morning!

Toast and Jam on the Patio...............

I had always assumed that Health and Safety rules that are prevalent in the UK are an EU directive and therefore effective in all member states.

My assumption was based on the fact that the nanny European Union rules our lives in so many ways that H&S must just be another facet of its authority over us. But having witnessed so many obvious infringements of the rules here, that all Brits take for granted back home, I began to wonder.

I remembered a friend relating a story to me a couple of years ago, about a neighbour who damaged his leg badly after taking a fall on the pavement, where a drain cover had been removed and left unguarded.

He received treatment at the hospital for serious lacerations which required stitches and was lucky not to have received any broken bones.

He was subsequently told that the offending drain had

been in this condition for some time and had been reported to the authorities. Moreover, it remained in this state after his accident and so, determined to get something done, he presented himself at his local Ayuntamiento and asked to see the mayor, who he knew to be in the building. He was told that the mayor was busy and could not see him, but determined to get his point across he waited throughout the day for the official to show himself.

After several hours he managed to get an audience only to be told that if the drain cover had been in that state for so long, then he must have known about it and in any case should have been looking where he was going. He was then dismissed – case closed as far as the mayor was concerned.

Amazing or what?

No you’re right – not really.

Not when you see such blatant breaches of health and safety rules on an almost daily basis – rules which I have subsequently discovered are in fact set in place for all EU members.

I have never been an advocate of the nanny state, not only for the obvious reason that it’s just another example of bureaucrats and politicians having control over our

By Colin Bird : badbirdnow@gmail.com lives, but

because it takes away our natural instincts of common sense and responsibility. It is Big Brother personified. Although of course, there are basic safety standards that should always be adhered to.

As a kid, our playgrounds were never wrapped in cotton wool so that we little darlings would not come to any harm.

In fact it was almost expected that we would return home with a grazed knee or elbow after a day out on our bikes; roller skating in the street or climbing trees on the common.

Rarely did we receive broken bones, and I cannot remember a case of serious injury.

As with many of these ordinances that are slowly strangling our ability to think for ourselves; health and safety guidelines first came about to protect the unwary and were made with good intentions.

But the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the situation soon swung from the sublime to the totally bonkers.

My first project after arriving in Bermuda way back in the colourful seventies, was a roof on a new conference centre.

The centre was being built on top of a five storey wing of a major hotel and was a pitched roof structure on all four sides, topped with a flat roof instead of a ridged apex.

There was no scaffolding, and the only thing preventing me from becoming strawberry jam on the patio sixty feet below, was a three by three inch triangular timber water glide as a foot hold, designed to direct rainwater into the various outlets on the building. The only thing that is, apart from a safety harness connected to a rope which in turn was connected to the hands of my Rastafarian colleague Albert perched on the flat roof above me. There was nothing for him to hold on to and I had grave doubts that in the event of yours truly taking a swallow dive, Albert would be able to make a difference.

Then two weeks and half way through the job, an unknown assailant decided to assassinate the Governor and his ADC in the grounds of Government House. The resulting knee jerk heavy handed actions by the police in a notorious and predominantly black area of town, caused near riots.

Albert was now muttering things about acquiring guns and shooting the whites . . . I could be toast!

I remember wishing like hell that we had the luxury of a code of safety, but in view of some of the crazy rules we now have to live by, it’s an endorsement for the oft quoted axiom – Be careful what you wish for.

A l queria E l D í a de la C onstituci ó n Defining the fundamental rights of the Alquerian people became the next challenge for the fledgling Republic. After their expulsion from Spain the people of Alqueria began setting up business for themselves. With the two barrios of the village constantly engaged in a state of undeclared warfare the task looked formidable.

The Constitution of the Republic of Alqueria was however drafted with little or no dissent. It is a two page document. One page compiled by the Hill People and the other by the Newcomers. The clauses on page one contradicted those on page two but that didn’t seem to matter in fact it was the strength of the document. If something was deemed as unconstitutional on one page, simply referring to the relevant clause on the other made it permissible. Nothing was unconstitutional, it meant all things to all villagers, everything and anything was legal and therefore possible.

A new impetus was given to the Government. Manuela, the Minister of Culture began taking her duties seriously. To assess the cultural needs of her people she personally interviewed a section of the population. This section however turned out to be the younger and fitter men of the village.

The consultations took place on her settee, giving the phrase ‘reproduction furniture’ a whole new meaning.

The people of Alqueria were so pleased with their handiwork they declared a public holiday, ‘El Día de la Constitución’. At least one half of the village did. The other half were to have their Día de la Constitución six months hence. They still celebrated the day though, calling it ‘No El Día de la Constitución’.

A fiesta was organised with tables laden with food and drink erected in the village plaza. El Enveneno, the town’s gourmet chef prepared a pig roast. He could do some surprising things with a pig, at least they surprised the pig. The fiesta soon degenerated into the usual sectarian brawl. The Hill People, defending the Bar La Casa Devante launched fusillades of bread rolls, olives and rocks at the Newcomers who lay siege to the Plaza. The overturned tables acted as barricades as the alcohol soaked belligerents exchanged volleys.

José Cabrasilbido, who was both the local and national policeman was powerless to act. According to the constitution the fracas was both legal and illegal, depending on which page one referred to. The state of constitutional anarchy offered a degree of freedom unknown in the more traditional democracies.

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When in the mid 70’s I spent some months away from my family, working in Beirut, my apartment there was fairly littered with photos of my wife and daughters – not that I was in danger of forgetting what they looked like, but simply that in those days, before email or text, when phone calls had to be booked in advance, this was simply the best way of keeping them close, with continuous reminders of them. And I’m sure I wasn’t alone, for I guess we all have photos we particularly cherish, or music that immediately reminds us of someone and/or a special occasion. For those little mementos that remind us of people are really important, I suspect, to all of us.

And so it was that before he died, Jesus gave his followers a memento they could use to remember him. The bread and wine, which formed an essential part of every meal, could, he told them, be used to remind them of his broken body and blood spilt in his death on their behalf. A memento still regularly used of course by his followers today as we celebrate his self-giving for others in the Communion or Eucharist.

And at this time of year we have in the poppy another memento, which similarly serves to remind us of the self-giving of others. Not of course the one Lord of all, but the many ordinary folk who perished as a part of the struggle that ensured our freedom.

So we remember them. And this year when the 11th November falls on a Sunday, then Armistice Day is also Remembrance Sunday; a rare and poignant opportunity for us to give a few minutes of our lives to remember those who gave the whole of theirs. So on this rather special year, I do hope that you will feel the need to join with me and numerous others at one or other of the special services in this area as we in silence remember them at 11:00 O’clock on the 11th of November.

Details of a number of English Language Churches are given in Sol Noticeboard for any who wish to Worship, but further information about the Anglican Church and details of forthcoming events may be seen on the web site www.mojacarchurch.org Duncan Burr is Licensed Lay Reader for the Anglican Chaplaincy of Costa Almeria and Costa Cálida and may be contacted at djburr@avired.com

Gibraltar astern!

lighthouse at cabo de trafalgar Getting married in Spain if British is all but impossible especially as both of us had previously been married; after fighting the pigheadiness which passes for Spanish bureaucracy at the town hall we gave up after the secretary would not even confirm the Mayor would turn up on the day to do the ceremony as he may prefer to go fishing...hunting...etc...etc.

Running three businesses we made sure everyone knew we would be away and hired someone to answer emails and booked a couple of dogsitters to mind the dogs and keep the house occupied for security; all our tenants were asked to only txt us in absolute emergencies so we felt we had the bases covered.

Gibraltar is an esoteric place, a mix of people who seem closer to 18th Century Britain fighting the Napoleonic wars and 21st Century high tech business people. Beautiful new harbours teeming with million pound yachts jostle for position with tumbledown old tenement buildings. Some Gibraltarians have a gait more suited to being under decks of a canvas rigged warship and the whole place has a charm which has to be experienced especially if the sun is shining.

Crossing the border from Spain can take 5 minutes or 5 hours depending on the whim of politicians in faraway Madrid.

Luckily the tub thumping mayor of La Linea was ousted months ago and the new lady Mayor sees the benefit of 7000 of her constituents crossing the border each day to work in Gibraltar as most of their wages are spent back in Spain. Madrid grumbles about it not being fair even though they ceded Gibraltar all legally and by treaty centuries ago.

Not so the four parts of mainland Morocco that Spain invaded and still holds to this day but that of course is different.

Gibraltar is strategically important being one of only two ways shipping can enter/leave the Mediterranean Sea and the rock is riddled with tunnels that have been used for military purposes for centuries. 32 kilometres in fact; 3km more than all the roads measured together in Gibraltar.

Luckily we turned our phones off for the wedding service as, even though the hotel receptionist booked us the cab to get to the registry office, she then decided to call us 7 times as she had made a mistake when checking us out. For the next 10 days the phone would ring with people having various emergencies so we never did quite get that honeymoon feeling but hey-ho that self-employment for you!

The best phone call was at 6pm on the Sunday evening from a lady telling me she had spent the last 2 hours unsuccessfully trying to find a house she had been admiring for months on our ‘Findmeahome’ website. She thought it absolutely fine to try and find the house herself and would have no doubt knocked on the door asking to come in for a look if she had found it and tried to cut us out of any deal. She asked me to ring the owners immediately to arrange a viewing there and then for her. Strangely I used no expletives and was very courteous in my refusal as I gently explained that ringing an owner so late on a Sunday was not really the done thing, that I was on my honeymoon and I queried why she had not booked an appointment if she had been admiring it for so long via the internet??? Tyre Kickers!!

Stephen Amore has lived in Almeria since July 2006 and owns Findmeahome estate agency. Writing on a variety of topics close to his heart such as environmental issues, animal welfare, food and drink, music and travel, as well as commenting on the absurdities of living in Spain! email: stephen@findmeahome.es - www.facebook.com/stephen.amore

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Fairwayz Golf society..................................................................................

This week took us to Altorreal in Murcia. The course was in very good condition, although it was evident that it had previously seen a substantial amount of rainfall. The day didn’t pass without the heavens opening again, and caught out a few players who had anticipated having a dry round. However, the 28 of us who made our way round, played against our own handicaps and the conditions. The scores were not massive, and only a skillful few managed a

respectable score.

The results were as follows:Gold Category.

1st - Ali Rich - 35pts.

2nd - Fran Cummins - 28pts.

Best front 9 Peter Jones 18pts.

Best back 9 Graham Lawrence - 15pts.

Nearest the pin Tony Macmillan.

Nearest the pin in 3 Alex Duchart.

Silver Category.

1st - Bill Howie 22pts.

2nd - Harry Hunter 21pts.

Best front 9 - Jim

Cheeseman - 12pts.

Best back 9 - Graham Butterworth - 12pts.

Nearest the pin - (shared prize) Bill Howie & Steven McKenna.

Nearest the pin in 3 Harry Hunter.

Best Guest - John Bollard.

Thanks to Fran Cummins and the staff at Fairwayz for the venue, and for an excellent meal after the game.

Thanks to everyone for a good day.

Our next outing is at

Vistabella on 1st November.

1st tee time at 9:30am.

The following venue is Alenda on 8th November. 1st tee time at 9:50am.

Please arrive at the courses 1 hour prior to 1st tee time.

New players always welcome. Please call Tony on 966 785 781. or Steve on 966637449. for more information.

Thank you.

Steve Lawrence.

MAGGOTS END.....................................................................................................

RODS AND REELS fishing the waggler using in the morning for pegging Together has been reached The competition this week was the 4th round of the Winter Championship. The venue being the Embalse de Ojos or Blanca, this is now becoming even more of a venue that people “love to hate”. The day was pleasant with not much wind (or fish) and ended with 5 blanks.

Doug drew the flier peg at the mouth of the incoming stream, and it was game over for first place. The rest struggled to catch one fish, although for me a myriad of bleak helped to while away the hours.

Top Rods on the day 1st Doug (Welsh Goldminer) Hornblow fishing the pole up in the water (Known as The Monkey) using pellet with 8.36 kilo´s.

2nd Dave (Yours Truly) Hoare fishing the whip using maggot for bleak with 3.86 kilo´s.

3rd Bill (The Master) Reade

pellet with 3.16 kilo´s.

Within Doug´s catch, he had a barbel of 3.70 kilo´s (8.14lbs in old money) PLEASE NOTE The club has some vacancies at present, if you are interested in joining please contact Derek Swann on 966 729 293 or 603 535 771.

Just a note from all the club members to wish Jim Hovey the speediest of recoveries.

ABBEY ANGLING RESULTS Supplied by Terry Screen This week’s 9th round of the Winter League was fished on the Eden Stretch on the 23rd October, many thanks to the lads who have been down there clearing the pegs it has made all the difference to be able to get down the bank and to your peg with ease “great job thank you”.

Thank goodness the clocks alter this coming weekend which will make it lighter

out.

There was not a lot of flow on the water considering the amount of rain we had on the previous few days, and the fishing was very peggy, the top weight’s coming from the cottages and Marlene Hutchinson making the best of drawing there taking 2nd place with 10.920kg Well Done!!

1st Ian (The Irish Wizard) Dalzell with 13.940kg fishing the feeder and using pellet.

2nd Marlene (The Sweetie Lady) Hutchinson with 10.920kg fishing the feeder and using pellet.

3rd Stan (The Man) Roberts with 7.340kg fishing the pole and using pellet.

All details are available on our website www. abbey angling.com or from the Match Secretary Terry Screen on 965 328 368 ANGLERS TOGETHER The objective of Anglers

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TMGS TMGS Match Report for Villamartin, 24th October 2012 Oh these early mornings, still dark when the alarm goes off and the greens and fairways still damp, but 32 members and 4 guests turned up at Villamartin for a friendly game of golf, even though play was a little on the slow side, at least it wasn’t raining. The slow play was caused by the nasty rough off of the fairways, by all means have some rough, but not so you can’t find your ball when it’s a yard or so from the fairway!

Anyway, enough of the moaning, it was a cracking day for golf, just a shame that the scores didn’t really reflect the conditions – oh hush about the rough will you. Don’t hit the ball there, simples.

The Silver Division was won by, once again, the man with local knowledge, marshal Ian Parkinson with 33 points (of whom the Axe Man – the handicap secretary – is just waiting for him to score 37 plus). In second place was Pearl Sabine with 32 points, pushing Sandra Twentyman back into 3rd place with 31 points.

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Back to the results with the Gold Division and this was, once again, won by the Captain, Alan Rickers with 35 points, following him was John Eyre with 34 and one point behind him on 33 points was Steve Higgins.

The Best Visitors prize was won by the only player to achieve his handicap of 36 points and that was Martin Pugh.

We would like to thank Mr Michael Fernehough for donations of the El Coto Rioja which will be enjoyed by those that could find the greens on the Par 3’s.

Next Wednesday, the 31st of October, sees the Society travelling to the Seve designed course of Alicante Golf.

Whether you live over here or are on holiday, it matters not, we accept all stragglers to join us for a friendly game of golf on some of the best courses around for very reasonable prices too. If you fancy a game, just visit us on www.tmgs.org or call the Handicap Secretary on 966 719 604. We also have a game on most Mondays (always at Villamartin) and for that contact Steve Higgins on 968 978 188.

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Two medals for Torrevieja Swimmers........................................

Saturday saw the start of this seasons swimming competitions.

Twenty one swimmers from Club Natacion Torrevieja travelled to Petrer for the 13th Trophy – Villa de Petrer. From across the region 9 swimming clubs presented 372 swimmers across 16 races. After a difficult start to the season for the club with no water in the Torrevieja Pool for 3 weeks, members of the club worked hard and two swimmers Bastian Martinez and Piroska Rideg, won bronze and silver medals in their races. Bastian bronze in the Benjamin 100m butterfly and Piroska silver in the 100m Infantil Backstroke.

An outstanding award for both swimmers especially Piroska being in the younger year of her category.

Other swimmers in the club improved upon previous personal bests, Artem Nikolaev, Amy Connolly, Victoria Pigneur and Samira Lucumi all improved in the Benjamin 100m Libre events.

Elian Del Rio Castillo, Eva Kovalenko and Alexandra Amat gained new PB’s in Alevin 100m Libre, in the older libre category sisters

Louise and Ruth Brassington improved upon previous 100m Libre times. Ruth being places 4th in her category. In the girls 100m breaststroke Paula Garcia improved her time in the Alevin group and Nayda Cheetham in the Infantil category.

All swimmers worked hard and the club is now focused upon regional league controls and additional trophy competitions. Well done to all swimmers. For more information regarding Torrevieja Swimming Club please contact Rosa 665454126 or President Felipe on 609418776 or by e-mail on info@clubnataciontorrevieja. com

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ENTERTAINING EVENING FOR ITV ORIHUELA RFC JUNIORS On Wednesday evening ITV Orihuela RFC juniors played against Solihull school in and 8-a-side match with Orihuela lending them one of their players.

In a great spirit the match was played in three parts.

Solihull came over in return for a school exchange with Orihuela.

In the first half good free running rugby was played by both teams, but with the home team getting the edge running in 3 converted tries

by Juan, Javl and Gregory and Jorge converting them.

In the second part it was very similar to the first one

with three more tries, two by Adrian and one by Vincente all converted by Jorge, but towards the end of the half Liam went over for the visitors, much to the delight of the travelling supporters.

In the final part/half of the match the teams were mixed up for a bit of fun with Liam going over for Orihuela this time and Jorge converting and then Javi, Gregory and Vicente going over for Solihull to make the final score 49-20 in a very entertaining and sporting match, which was enjoyed by everyone, players and supporters alike.

Would like to thank Solihull for coming, and everyone who came and supported the event and hopefully this

39 points to win Category One and also the Trophy. in Second place was one of our returning swallows Pat Mullen with 29 pts followed by the slim Ivie Davies with 28 pts. In Category Two( the other returning swallow ) M aura Mullen scored 35 points to take first place. We had three players with 31points and on a count back, Mick Hithersay took Second place with Ron Chambers taking third place. Only three Nearest the Pins hit by M Hithersay. A Williams and P Mullen. Ken Hopkins had the Lomgest Drive and the best Guest was Reid Kane.

Next outing Vistabella on Tuesday 13th November first tee 09.00am. Please try to be at the course at least 45 mins before Tee off time.

After the game we returned to the St James’s Gate pub for the presentation and refreshments kindly provided by the Management. Only three more games left and the Order of Merit is looking very tight with Rocket Ron leading by a mere three points from Geoff Wild and Mick Hithersay a close Third, so watch this space. Anyone who would like to join our friendly Society or to play a round whilst on holiday give Ron a ring on 678-849-142.

We can supply clubs if you do not have any with you,

sort of match can be an annual event.

There will be no training this Thursday, 1 November, due to the bank holiday.

I am at the Moncayo Market on Saturday in the morning, 09.00-13.30, with all of the rugby branded gear and club/international shirts etc, so see you all down there.

The next home league match will be in three weeks time against UCAM. Training is back at the Miguel Hernandez University ground at 20.15 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at the moment for the seniors and juveniles. The juniors

start at 18.00.

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) So come along and join in the fun at a club with a great friendly atmosphere.

Photo:- Les Yates being presented with Trophy

FC TORREVIEJA – TORRY EXTEND UNBEATEN RUN....................................

Last Sunday, Torry travelled up the coast to play Gandia followed by a coach of Torry Army supporters. Before the game there were only 2 points separating the teams, with Torry in 7th place and Gandia in 12th place. Gandia were unbeaten at home with 2 wins and 2 draws going into the game.

Torry were without 2 of their attackers, Ernesto and Koeman who were serving their 1 match bans after getting sent off last week.

Rafa was also out through illness and Burguillos took up a position on the bench as he hadn’t fully recovered from a knock received last week. Cuco Ros was surprisingly included in the starting line up and was yet again given another chance to try to impress and prove his worth. Luis Carlos was preferred to Manu Amores and Pedro Lopez came into the side and took up a position in the centre of defence.

Torrys starting line-up: Manolo,Vicente, Pedro López (Burguillos, 46’), Jorge, Javi Rosa, Abel, Dani, Luis Carlos (Manu Amores, 57’), Cuco Ros (Jose Manuel, 46’) , Inarejos, Gasch At kick-off time the sun was out but it was a bit nippy in

the shade. The impressive ground was sparsely populated with a crowd of little over 200 spectators.

The game began as a bit of a sparring match with neither side creating anything and both goalkeepers not being called into action in the first 25 minutes. The game then came to life a little and it needed to. First ex Torry keeper Ivan Vidal had to get down smartly to his left to stop a header from Abel and soon after Manolo had to back-pedal to touch a speculative dipping effort from the half-way line wide of his right-hand post. On 33 minutes, after good build up play, Torry found themselves with a man over free on the right-hand side of the box but Cuco Ros’s attempt to find the free Luis Carlos was blocked by a defender and cleared. On the stroke of half-time a good cross-field ball from left to right found one of their forwards on his own just outside the box with his marker Javi Rosa nowhere to be seen. The forward drove into the area and Manolo came off his line and brought him down as the forward attempted to go round him. A penalty was awarded to Gandia which was dispatched into the back of the net for a

GOALLLLL.. Manolo was lucky to stay on the field and only receive a caution. Cuco Ros and Pedro Lopez didn’t re-appear for the secondhalf and Burguillos and Jose Manuel came on to replace them. Gandia created a chance almost immediately after the re-start but the attacking forward took the ball too wide and the danger dissipated. Neither side then really took the initiative and after 57 minutes Manu Amores replaced Luis Carlos.

Torry started to have more of ther ball and look more threatening. On 62 minutes Inarejos had a strong driving run from left to right and pulled the trigger but his effort flew over the bar. After 63 minutes at the other end Manolo made a good save palming a fierce effort on target over the top. On 67 minutes after a good exchange of passes between Inarejos and Gasch saw Inarejos strike the ball wide of the Gandia keeper, who he beat to the ball, towards the corner of the net , only for it to be cleared off the line by a retreating Gandia defender.

On 77 minutes Jorge seized on a loose ball, cleared from the Gandia box after a Torry free-kick, and drove in superbly from the right

and cut the ball back which was met by Gasch with a splendid diving header into the far corner of the net for a GOALLLLL and equaliser for Torry. Torry were now on top and a great move through the middle sliced open the Gandia defence and a chance fell for “Man of the Match” Abel who scuffed it wide. Vicente, who had a torrid time against the Gandia no.9, then got sent off for a second bookable offence. Torry still pushed forward but with a bit more caution in search of the winner in the last 8/9 minutes but it didn’t come and they came away with a well deserved point.

Torry remain in 7th place in the table after this result only a couple of points adrift of 3rd and 4th spot.

Today, on this Bank Holiday Thursday, Torry are at home to 2nd placed Utiel who relinquished top spot after a 1-0 reverse at home to Novelda who re-gain top spot. The game kicks off at 5.00pm and is a “Club Del Dia” for which season ticket holders have to pay for entry. Try to be there.

A satisfied Darrylldinho following his adopted team in Spain gain a valuable point.

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Ten Pin Bowling League hcp series.

Matches played on October 23rd Crazy Pinz made it 3 wins in a row when they beat Cornish Pride 6-2. Top bowler in the match was the C.P. captain Ingrid Wilms with the top ladies score of the night, a 619 hcp series.

Team Finland went back to the top of the league when they beat Carp-R-us 8-0, Olli Leppanen bowling for the Finns maintained his 200 avg with a 620 scratch series.

Splash remain the only team with out a win so far this season, as they lost 6-2 to Hall y Day. Top scorer for Splash was Diego Munoz with a 572 hcp series, and for H & D, it was Steve Simmons with a 580

Los Lobos got their first win of the season, when they beat Mixers 6-2, the L.L. skipper, Brian Blackburn now holds the highest hcp game so far this season when he scored 232.

Split Happens have now lost two in a row, as they were beaten 6-2 this week by Caballo Negro. That win moved C.N. up the table by 3 places to sixth.

Bandoleros, the draw specialists, (with 4 out of 6), drew this week with Los Bandidos.

Lucky Strike got their second win of the season, when they beat Bar Mosquitos 6-2. Top bowler in the match was Jackie Priest with a 587 hcp series.

MAZARRON BOWLS CLUB..............

Here we go again the match on Nov 2nd against La Autumn/Winter CBBA League is underway and already after 2 matches Mazarron “Miners” are looking in good form. Having had an excellent Spring/Summer CBBA result could they now come back this season with the same eagerness and determination, we await the rest of the results with bated breath.

The Miners 2nd league match was at home on Friday 26th Oct against Emerald Isle “Claymores”. Although the weather had been somewhat wet on the Thursday night, conditions did miraculously improve by the morning and the sun made it’s usual beaming appearance well in time for play.

It was an extremely close fought match with both sides giving nothing away but the Miners dug in deep and won 4 rinks to 2 with 115 point to Claymores 100.

Mazarron “Miners” are in 2nd place in the league table after just 2 matches but still a long way to go yet. The next challenge will be an away

Marina “Dolphins”.

Mazarron Bowls Club are also once again into their own “Winter Triples League” and with this being week 5 the tension is now showing. We are getting the usual shuffling around of top spots. After last weeks results we have “Jedi” sitting pretty at the top having won all 4 of their matches but as I always say, watch your back’s folk’s there are some teams too close for comfort.

I will keep you posted, watch this space.

Remember Bowls can be played by anyone, you don’t need to be super fit or athletic, nor do you need to have played before, we have members who can show you how. If you are thinking about it why not come along to Hacienda on a Thursday morning for 10am and give it a go. For details on how to find us check out our web page :mazarronbowlsclub.webs.com or tel:- Club Captain (637 461 038) Club Secretary (968 131 619).

Report by Wendy Reynolds

Orihuela Costa30F.C........................ minutes Santo took a 3 - 1 lead into half time with a well struck effort into the Costa net.

MAzarron fc

The brave 10 men of Mazarron go down to an 88th minute goal.

For the second time this season, Mazarron FC were forced to play an away game on a travesty of a dirt pitch. A fierce wind ensured that dust was constantly blinding players and spectators alike.

However, Mazarron started brightly when Jose Ruben easily beat the offside trap only to see his shot slip by the left hand post. At the other end Matt Clarke cleared a goal bound shot with keeper Jose Iker well beaten.

After 12 minutes Ruben attempted a delightful lob which the keeper tipped over but, shortly afterwards a brilliant cross from Santi was controlled by Alfonso who then lobbed the keeper to give Mazarron a deserved lead.

On 23 minutes Alfonso repeated his run forward to meet an inch perfect pass only to see a brilliant save keep deny Mazarron a deserved second goal.

The game then turned in Soho-Medi’s favour when Matt Clarke, who had earlier been booked for apparently winning a tackle, received a second yellow card following a challenge on a Soho-Medi forward in the penalty area.

Mazarron were down to ten men but goalkeeper Jose Iker kept them in the lead at half time with a tremendous double save from Chules’s penalty kick.

In the second half Mazarron had to defend resolutely in the face of the driving wind, blinding dust and wave upon wave of attacks from the home team. Despite the heroics of Jose Iker, it was inevitable that all this pressure would result in

SMGS DANCING WITH WOLVES !!.................................... marauding wolves!

Literally translated as the “Wolves’ watering hole”, Font del Llop which nestles in a picturesque little valley up in the hills behind Elche, was our midweek venue for another Stableford competition.

Seven flights of San Miguel G.S. members and guests took off late morning from tee 1 after all fully digesting the numerous wild animal warnings which always seem to increase in ferocity visit by visit.

Any hungry packs of wolves heading our way would at least be quite easily spotted in time for suitable evasive action to be taken…..i.e. RUN! But not so easy to avoid are the numerous, venomous snakes lurking in the thick rough just waiting to prey

on the odd inaccurate golfer!

Still, you must remember we were only down the road from Aspe!

Having all successfully avoided being devoured or bitten, it was about on the 7th tee when the guest in our group took his life in his hands when big Ron hit his drive just a touch heavy.

“Bit fat, Ron!” he said in a sympathetic tone………

“Why-aye man, you’re not exactly anorexic yourself!” was Ron’s quick retort followed by his well-loved, characteristic “muffled chuckle!” As most of us well know this would have done away with any attempted siestas within a ten mile radius……and probably helped scare off any

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It just goes to show what a crazy game this is – Ron was a very close runner-up last week, this week his 22 points saw him walk off with the “Abacus” award. As it’s usually a fine bottle of wine, rumour is that he tries for it.

Only 3 NTP’s were claimed

by Barry Roehrig, Martin Drain and Steve Davis. Guest prizes were won by Peter Devlin (2nd with 32 points) and scratch golfer, Martin Drain, took 1st with 33 points.

3rd in the silver category was Marg’ Birtwistle with 34, 2nd was Noel Connellan (35) and Steve Davis took top slot with 36. Phil Birtwistle’s 31 earned him 3rd place in the gold category with Ivan Hanik’s 32 taking 2nd and Barry Roehrig (NOT AGAIN!) took 1st again with 33 points.

Next meeting is back into the hills to Alenda, followed

by Villamartin, Mar Menor and Vistabella. Full details can be found on www.smgs. org or contact Barry on 966 731 033…..we always make visitors very welcome.

Photo: Some of the day’s lucky prize-winners.

a goal and in the 17th minute of the second half it duly arrived.

Following a foul on Jose Ruben the referee inexplicitly gave the free kick to Soho-Medi and a long through ball fell to two forwards, who despite looking suspiciously offside, exchanged passes before giving Jose Iker no chance with the equaliser.

Mazarron’s first half performance and resolute defending with ten men in the second half deserved some reward. However, football is a cruel game and in the 88th minute a speculative cross was mishit by a Sohi-Medi forward only to be sliced goal-wards.

Jose Iker pulled off a fantastic save only to see the spinning ball slip from his grasp and trickle over the line for the winning goal.

In a game where there were few dirty tackles, in addition to the two yellow cards received

by Matt Clarke, the referee managed to issue yellow cards to 8 other Mazarron players.

Jose Iker, Alfonso, Pepelu, Diego (capt.) Miguelon (Edu 2) Poyatos (Urrea) Jose Ruben, Santi, Matt Clarke, Barrachina, Cecelio.

Man of the Match: Alfonso

Santo Domingo C.F. 4 V’s Orihuela Costa F.C. 3 Sponsored by: Morgans Bar Amber Pools - Shandon Bells - Sunworld Properties Morgans On The Plaza Specsavers - Blue Hill Security Grilles - The Central Grille Restruante.

This week Costa had an early start away to Santo on a rain soaked grass pitch. The home side started well and dominated the opening minutes in midfield and on 6 minutes an attack down Costa’s left side gave the home side a 1 - 0 lead. This goal was nearly cancelled out when Gudmundur Gudmundsson saw his effort hit the post on 15 mins. Glen Lawton was instrumental to everything in the heart of the Costa team and along with Charlie Frost, Patrick Bass & Gudmundsson insured the home side wouldn’t have an easy day. Santo took full advantage of another mistake on 17 mins on Costa’s left and took a 2 - 0 lead, but 5 minutes later Costa were awarded a free kick in which Charlie Frost drilled hard and low past the home keeper. Costa have several other decent efforts from Lawton,Frost,Kristjan Gudmundsson to no avail. On

Second half saw Luke Deegan switched to right back to give the keeper an option to play the ball out and Patrick Bass into center midfield to provide extra work rate. This payed off within minutes and saw the home side under a lot of pressure due to Costa retaining the ball for longer spells. Lawton was denied a goal by the woodwork on 47 mins which had left the keeper stranded. Against the run of play Santo grabbed another goal on 59 mins but Costa fought back and on 63 mins Gudmundsson took his goal well 4 - 2. With Costa dominating play they netted another goal this time due to an own goal although Kristjan would have finished it if not for their defender placing the ball into the net to make it 4 - 3. With the referee blowing up early there was to be not enough time for Costa to equalize which a point would have been the least they deserved. Plenty of good displays and a good team spirit within the Costa camp which is more than enough to work with and with injured players to come back should see the team rise up the table.

For more information on the team visit www. orihuelacostafc.com or contact Secretary George: 679 77 44 88. Training every Tues/Thurs at 18:30 - 20:00 @ C.D.M. Playa Flamenca Sports complex

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