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Almodóvar to film on location

CULT film director Pedro Almodóvar will start filming in the Pyrénées in the province of Huesca, the Rías Altas deltas in Galicia, the mountains in the province of Huelva and in Madrid in two months’ time. The award-winning scriptwriter’s forthcoming work, El Silencio (‘The Silence’) is due to send his production team to Huesca, Aragón to take photographs of possible filming locations in May, after the snows have melted and the skiers have left the slopes. Provincial film office TuHuesca says it is ‘delighted’ that its northernmost mountains will feature in the forthcoming movie, since its management has been campaigning hard to get the area on camera in screen productions. The mountains in the Greater Madrid region and in the south-western coastal

province of Huelva, bordering on Portugal will be used for some of the scenes, then the production team will head to the far north-west where the upper river deltas of Galicia, known as the Rías Altas, will feature as a backdrop. El Silencio centres on one woman, Julieta, over 30 years from 1985 to 2015 and her battle with her mental health as she teeters on the edge of a nervous breakdown. She is played by two actresses, Emma Suárez and Adriana Ugarte, who portray the ‘good life’ she enjoyed in the 1980s and the ‘catastrophe’ her existence has become in the second decade of the 21st century, where ‘only a miracle can save her’, according to the synopsis. Source: thinkspain.com

Scary' Costa del Sol footpath reopens

SPAIN'S 'most dangerous' footpath has reopened after having been blocked off to the public for 15 years, following new safety measures being put in place. Not for the faint-hearted, the Caminito del Rey (literally, 'The Little Footpath of the King') lies between Antequera and Ardales in the province of Málaga, is three kilometres long and barely a metre wide - but with a 100-metre drop between it and the river below. It runs alongside the Gaitanes mountains, it fell into a state of nearruin some 16 years ago with most of the handrail - the only element between walkers on the narrow route and the massive chasm below - having rotted away. The deaths of five walkers in separate incidents in 1999 and 2000 led to the footpath being closed off. Some have still tried to access it via

the railway line, but if they are caught they face a fine of up to €6,000. Work on restoring the Caminito del Rey started last year and, following an investment to the tune of €6 million, is now said to be 'completely safe' although still not recommended for anyone who is scared of heights. But now it is back in use, dare-devil hikers are expected to bring in about €20m a year and create up to 181 jobs between them - even though walking the footpath will not carry a fee for the first six months. The 'King's Footpath' will not only be used for brave walkers - it will also form part of the second stage of the Vuelta a España, Spain's answer to the Tour de France, on Sunday, August 23. This will be the first time the 'Tour de Spain' has been held over a route of such a high altitude. Source: thinkspain.com

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Altamira cave will open to visitors

The cave of Altamira, a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the world’s most important examples of prehistoric art, is to be opened for restricted visits for as long as no negative impact is detected. The site’s board of trustees announced the decision on Thursday afternoon, but it had been widely expected for weeks. A group of academics and scientists had even sent an open letter to Unesco criticizing the likely reopening of Altamira, and describing it as a politically motivated move. Under the new guidelines, a group of five randomly selected visitors will be allowed into the cave each week for 37 minutes in the company of two guides. This regime has already been tested on an experimental basis over the past year to see what effects it had on the Paleolithic art inside. The decision means that Altamira, located in the northern Spanish region of Cantabria, near the town of Santillana del Mar, will become the only prehistoric cave of its kind to be open to the public in Europe. Similarly significant caves such as Lascaux in France are off limits to visitors, who are instead able to visit recreations of the sites nearby. An accurate recreation of the Altamira caves is situated inside the adjacent museum. The first group of five visitors will go in on April 10. Altamira was closed to the public in 2002 after years of tourist visits. Several teams from the CSIC Spanish National Research Council, led by Sergio SánchezMoral and Cesáreo Saiz-Jiménez, two of the world’s leading experts on cave art, carried out a survey of the cave between 1996 and 2012, in some cases involving

experimental visits. Their preliminary results were published in the journal Science in 2011 and formed the basis of a subsequent report for the Culture Ministry that left no doubt about the dangers

posed by visitors: “Any existing threshold of risk has already been crossed,” warned the study. The importance of the Altamira cave paintings, which are around 18,000 years old and were discovered in 1879, is comparable only to those at Lascaux and Chauvet in southern France. But while all three are Unesco World Heritage Sites, both of the French caves are strictly off limits to visitors – Lascaux because the paintings were nearly lost through deterioration, and Chauvet because it was only found in 1994 and never opened to the public at all. In January of this year, the prehistory department at Madrid’s Complutense University sent a letter to Unesco criticizing the Spanish Culture Ministry for wanting to reopen the cave, noting that “allowing visitors to the cave raises important questions about its conservation and endangers a fragile legacy of great importance for our understanding of Paleolithic society.” Source: elpais.com

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Spain’s politicians scramble for photo opportunities ahead of elections

Members of the local government team in Málaga joke about it, calling it “Los ocho días de oro” or “The eight days of gold,” the name of a popular annual sales period at El Corte Inglés, Spain’s premier department store. The reason is that between March 23 and 30, there have been 40 official events in the province ahead of municipal elections in May. The flurry of public ceremonies includes the inauguration of two museums set to turn Picasso’s hometown into the new golden mile of Spanish art. Only last Saturday, Málaga officials cut the ribbon at the first franchise of the Centre Pompidou to open outside France. Even Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who is not a big fan of this sort of event, has been adding them to his agenda lately “Last night I slept four hours,” admitted Málaga Mayor Francisco Javier de la Torre, of the PP, as he took the call from EL PAÍS on his way to the museum. But time is running out: as of this Monday, further project inaugurations are off limits as per Spain’s voting legislation. Municipal and regional elections have just been announced for May 24. Before this, however, mayors and regional premiers have been packing in the presentations. This phenomenon has been most noticeable in Andalusia, which

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this opening to advertise yourself to the world,” said De la Torre about the museum opening, though stating that his team “didn’t push anything forward or back” to make it coincide with the end of campaigning. Cádiz Mayor Teófila Martínez poses in front of ongoing construction work on the city’s new bridge. Sources familiar with the negotiation said that Pompidou managers wanted the Málaga branch to open before April, coinciding with the replacement of Pompidou president Alain Seban. During the Andalusian campaign, Cádiz Mayor Teófila Martínez, of the PP, was heard saying privately that she would finally be able to inaugurate the colossal bridge over the bay, which is 3.2 kilometers long and 185 meters high. This major project now looks like it will be completed before general elections in the fall. But in the meantime, Martínez is making good use of the construction phase. The city recently launched a website showing work progress in real time. “We filed a complaint with the election board,” recalls Fran González, a Socialist

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Tourists flock to Spain in record-breaking numbers

Spain has broken not one, but two tourism records, for the number of tourists in January and February, who spent a high of€6.6 billion in the country. Spain welcomed 6.5 million international tourists in the first two months of 2015, marking a 4.5 percent rise on the same period last year and a new tourism record for the country. Tourists visiting Spain also spent over €6.6 billion ($7.2 billion) during January and February, a record 8 percent more than last year. Over half of the 6.45 million tourists who visited Spain in January and February were from the UK, France and Germany according to figures released by the Institute of Tourism Studies last week. While the number of Russian visitors was down on this time last year, the number of Italian and US visitors has increased rapidly. As many tour operators feared, the weak rouble saw a significant decrease in the number of Russian tourists visiting Spain of 20.2 percent.

Over 20 percent more Italian tourists visited Spain in the first two months of 2015 than during the same period last year, the figures reveal. The same period also saw an 18.7 percent increase in the number of US tourists visiting the country. The most popular destination for international tourists was by far the Canary Islands, which welcomed 2.044 million visitors in January and February, or 31.7 percent of all international tourists to Spain. Catalonia, with its beaches and citybreak favourite Barcelona, was the second most-visited region in Spain, with 1.595 million tourists or 24.7 percent. Andalusia was another favourite, welcoming 12.2 percent of tourists, while 10.3 percent visited Madrid and 8.3 percent spent their holidays in Valencia. The Balearic Islands, a summer favourite, are a less popular destination during the winter months, receiving 3.6 percent of visitors in January and February. Source: thelocal.com

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BRITISH AND EU CITIZENS RECOVER THEIR MONEY BACK FROM SPANISH TAX OFFICE

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (ECJ) RULED SPANISH INHERITANCE LAWS WERE ILLEGAL AGAINST NON SPANISH RESIDENTS.

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Residents in Spain spend €67 a month in restaurants, rising to €80 in the north

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A new study presented on Thursday on the multi-billion euro investments made on Spain’s AVE high-speed rail system concludes that the costs are “neither beneficial to businesses nor society,” and do not compensate passenger savings in airline tickets or time spent on the road. The Foundation for the Studies of Applied Economics (Fedea), which conducted an analysis of major AVE routes, said that the current demand for train services wasn’t enough to recover the investments made by past and current Spanish governments. Spain has few passengers for the high number of AVE rail lines Spain has few passengers for the high number of AVE rail lines, Fedea researchers Ofelia Betancor and Gerard Llobe said. The network covers 2,515 kilometers and an additional 1,200 kilometers are currently under construction. Only China has more rail lines. In comparative terms, there are 54 kilometers of track for every one million residents. In France that ratio drops to 31 kilometers per one million. However, the number of travelers in Spain who use the high-speed rail service is much lower than in other countries. Researchers determined that there were 11,800 passengers for every kilometer compared with the 158,121 passengers per kilometer in Japan and 61,400 in France. Fedea estimates that Spanish governments – including the current one – have spent more than €40 billion in constructing the rail system, with another €12 billion going to related work projects. In the middle of an election year, the Public Works Ministry has announced

that it will lay down an additional 1,200 kilometers of track that will connect eight provincial capitals. Fedea blames governments for not making public cost analyses each time they decide build a new high-speed connection, and bemoaned “the high price Spanish society will have to assume as a result of such investment decisions.” Spanish governments decided to make such huge investments for “political gain” The only manner for the to recover its losses is considerable increase of which doesn’t seem likely future, researchers said.

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The Public Works Ministry has projected a two-fold increase in rail passengers in the next five years. In the last year, there has been a 16-percent upturn with 29.7 million people reportedly using the AVE. The study looked at traffic on AVE’s four major rail lines: Madrid-Barcelona, Madrid-Andalusia, Madrid-Levante and Madrid-North. Together, they carry 70 percent of all high-speed rail passengers. As for the reasons why Spanish governments decided to make such huge investments, Fedea lists “political gain” with the justification of “providing jobs” and “developing a national industry” as factors. “Our conclusions put in question the lack of fundamental economic reasons to make such investments in high-speed rail for Spain,” the researchers said. Source: elpais.com

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British couple found shot dead in Alicante The bodies of a British couple were found in their home in Xalò on Sunday, according to police. The bodies of Peter and Jean Tarsey, both aged 77, were found at their villa on Sunday afternoon, the Guardia Civil said. Police sources said that the couple were found by police after friends who saw them regularly reported they could not get in contact with them. Local and national police forces entered their house to find the couple lifeless on their sofa with gunshot wounds and bullet casings on the floor. The two were found locked in each other's arms, according to media reports. "It does not appear to have been suicide," a spokesman for Spain's Civil Guard said on Monday.“ Police found the door to the house open,” he said, and said the Civil Guard were not treating it as a robbery they had found the household intact. "Investigations are continuing," the spokesperson said, adding that police will not comment further until the postmortem had been carried out. A spokesperson for the British Foreign Office confirmed the deaths of two British nationals in Alicante and said it

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LEGAL CORNER Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. Last week we discussed the idea of storing your important information on a server. We considered what you needed to build one and how you might set it up. Although I haven’t had any emails from irate techo-geeks about how many security holes where left open, something that I’ll happily admit to and there were a number of whoppers there. The idea of the article, as is with so many of them, is to get you, the thinking, inquiring reader to think, to inquire and to ask questions, while making it non-technical for the nontechnically minded. One day I will give a complete demonstration, probably at Jack’s Bar, on the correct way to set up a data / printer server from an old computer and include all the necessary security steps to make sure that it is safe from ‘preying eyes’! Today’s article is about the eagerly awaited Windows 10. We have covered this issue before with the upshot that it will probably be the best product since Windows XP. As mentioned before, I am one of the many people “beta-testing” and highlighting the flaws and reporting them to Microsoft so that they will be able to correct them. I also think that it will be the best thing since XP (which in truth won’t be that difficult)!

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summer!). Now, are you sitting comfortably? Good! Unless Microsoft ask ridiculous money for the license of Windows 10 (remembering that you never own your copy! You only lease the single license for a single copy) then I will be willing to pay for the licence! There, I’ve said it and I can’t go back on it! Or maybe I can? The rumour is that although the Operating System will be a free upgrade, for you, the forever paying public, will be lumbered with ‘Subscriptions’. Rumour also suggests that everything that Microsoft can get control over, will be paid for by subscription. That means, constant weekly, monthly or annual revenue, will be required to run anything that Microsoft controls! For example. Their award winning office suite, their route planning package and many more will have a constant price tag attached. These are, for now, only rumours but if true will erode your right to run whatever software you want on your machine. BUT if these rumours turn out to be nonsense, then we are entering an age of cooperative enlightenment where the freethinking people in the 1970’s, who were the forerunners of the computer age, will be proven to have been right. Now where did I put my psychotic delusion medication? Contact me for free advice concerning your computer or tablet at the address or phone number below.

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April fool’s

Back in 1698; a number of unsuspecting innocents were sent along to the Moat at the Tower of London to watch the washing of the lions. Of course there were no lions and certainly none being washed. This is the earliest recorded April fool’s prank. For many years after, people were still taken in when told of the annual lion washing ceremony at The Tower. Even 200 years later official looking tickets were left around London inviting people to the annual event. In 1950 Norwegians were taken in by a front page story claiming that the Norwegian wine monopoly had run out of bottles and so were offering wine at 75% discount as long as buyers could be outside the store at 10am April 1st with buckets to take the wine home in. Long queues formed but needless to say there was no wine. The Daily Wail in 1981 ran a story about an unfortunate Japanese marathon runner who due to a translation error; was still running around Britain as he thought he had to run for 26 days rather than 26 miles. They reported that people had tried to stop him but he was determined to finish. The supposed translator apologised in the article and said he had only been learning Japanese

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7 things to keep in mind about Spanish wills 1. Do not underestimate the importance of signing one. 2. If you already have one, make sure it complies with new European Directive 650/2012 which comes into force 17th of August. If you are no certain , speak to your solicitor. 3. Make sure it protects the people you care about correctly (second wife versus children from first marriage etc.). For example: if you leave everything to your new wife , she could leave your children out of your estate after you have deceased. It is possible to avoid this risk. 4. Makes sure the will makes maximum use of the exemptions available in each region

of Spain. 5. Take into account that since the sentence of the European court of justice of September of last year the same exemption rates can be claimed by non residents so your existing will may not have taken this into account. 6. Make sensible use of Life Possessions as an instrument to both mitigate inheritance tax and protect spouse versus children from other marriages, while awarding the security of not being left out of their inheritance after your death. 7. Be aware that in some regions of Spain exemption rates have been reduced or abolished during the credit crunch (for example in Murcia Group II heirs ), making it important to reassess your inheritance tax planning.

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for a couple of years. During the Cold War in 1984; when the internet was just a simple messaging system a company called Usenet announced that the Soviet Union was joining the online community as they wanted to discuss important issues with Europeans and Americans. Usenet even set up a fake account chernenko@kremvax.UUCP named after the then General Secretary. Six years later when they really did join the internet, Moscow took the domain name kremvax in recognition of the hoax. Soldier Magazine in April 1980 ran a story about the Bearskin hats that the Irish Guards wore at Buckingham Palace. The claimed that due to the thickness of the bearskin there was enough minerals left in the skins to keep it growing. So the guards had to have a regular trim. The Daily Express picked up the story and ran it not realising they had been had as well. In 2010 ThinkGeek an online retailer marketed Unicorn Meat with the tag that it was the new white meat with high sparkle content. The joke worked so well that Think Geek actually produced cans to

fulfil orders that contained a stuffed toy unicorn. In Germany nobody received their orders as German Custom officers confiscated the cans as they contained meat from an endangered species. April 1st 1980 the BBC World Service announced that Big Ben was getting a digital readout installed to make it more accurate. Furthermore the redundant hands would be given away to the first four callers. The prank caused upset across the world as angry listeners contacted the BBC to complain about the upgrade. In 1991 The London Times newspaper ran a piece saying the Department of Transport had worked out that by turning the M25 into one way only on weekdays; traffic jams would disappear. Mondays Wednesday and Fridays would be clockwise and Tuesday and Thursdays anticlockwise. BBC Radio News picked up on the story and ran it as a news item and irate listeners rang in to complain about the scheme. Unicorns are a popular source of trickery and in 2012 the British Library announced it had discovered a 14th Century cook book with a recipe for

cooking the mythical beast. The book was by Geoffrey Fule and the recipe started with the words ‘taketh one unicorne.’ Then it was to be marinated in garlic and cloves then roasted. Lastly from 1957 is my favourite April fool’s; the Swiss spaghetti tree harvest. BBC Panorama reported that the harvest was going to be a bumper one in Switzerland as the spaghetti weevil had almost been eradicated and the Spring weather had been mild. The film accompanying the report was so well done that lots of people contacted the Beeb to ask where they could buy a spaghetti tree. The BBC advised people to stick a sprig of spaghetti into a can of tomatoes and hope for the best!

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Star Wars’ Tatooine sunsets ‘may be widespread’ in universe

Earth-like planets with two suns, resembling Tatooine in Star Wars, may be widespread, scientists believe. In the movie, Luke Skywalker’s home world had twin sunsets because it orbited a pair of stars. So far, scientists have only identified uninhabitable gas-giant planets in orbit around binary stars. But new computer simulations show that solid, Earth-like planets such as Tatooine are not only theoretically possible but may exist in large numbers. US astrophysicists Ben Bromley and Scott Kenyon conclude in their study: “Tatooine sunsets may be common after all. “Our main result is that outside a small region near a binary star, (either rocky or gas-giant) planet formation can proceed in much the same was as around a single star. In our scenario, planets are as prevalent around binaries as around single stars.” The research shows how binary stars – pairs of stars bound together by

gravitational force – can be orbited by asteroid-sized rocks that clump together to form planets. D r Bromley, from the University of Utah, said: “It is just as easy to make an Earthlike planet around a binary star as it is around a single star like our sun. So we think that Tatooines may be common in the universe. “An Earth-like Tatooine would have no problem forming right where it needs to be to host life.” Previously many experts doubted that Earth-like rocky planets could form around binary stars. The problem was that asteroids, or planetesimals, need to merge gently in order to grow. Those orbiting pairs of stars were thought to follow tangled paths that caused them to smash together destructively. But the new study shows that the asteroids are likely to settle into oval, not circular, orbits which helps prevent such fatal collisions. The American space agency Nasa’s Kepler space telescope has discovered

more than 1,000 planets outside our solar system, including rocky worlds in the “habitable zone” not too close or far away from their host stars. Within the habitable zone, temperatures are mild enough to permit liquid surface water and, possibly, Earth-like life. Seven planets have been found orbiting within or near the habitable zone around binary stars, but all are gas giants similar to Jupiter. However this may only be because small, rocky planets are so much harder to spot that giant gaseous ones, according to Dr Bromley. The study appears on the scientific pre-print website ArXiv and has been submitted to the Astrophysical Journal for review. westernmorningnews.co.uk

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According to the calculations of Engel & Völkers, German real estate agents specialising in properties of high standing, the current price of a luxury villa in Mallorca is around five million euros and is over 2.5 times the price registered before the outbreak of the crisis. The agency firmly believes that the island, recently voted the best place in the world to live, still has potential.

Hans Lenz, the Managing Director of Engel & Völkers for Mallorca South West, said: “a new segment is emerging in the luxury property market in Mallorca, with a price range of around five million euros, compared to two million euros a few years ago. This increase began in the south west and is spreading throughout the island”. Thus, idealista.com reported that, in the space of eight years, luxury home prices have soared by 150%. Moreover, the agency’s statistics show that the average transaction price increased by 60% in 2014, rising from 750,000 euros (the average price in 2013) to 1.2 million euros. Earlier this month the island’s capital (Palma de Mallorca) was chosen as the best city in the world in which to live, according to a survey conducted by the British newspaper, The Times, which highlighted its exceptional climate, its culture and its gastronomy, and there is no doubt that

the island is attracting the attention of investors, however, Engel & Völkers does not believe these are sufficient reasons to justify the sharp rise in prices of luxury properties, which they attribute to very different factors. The company explained: “the high prices the most premium plots reach are down to the c o mb inat i o n of protected territory (40% of the total) and the strict standards of construction, w h i c h strikes a balance between supply and demand”. Added to this they cited the increase in demand for modern avantgarde architecture, equipped with high technology. Another reason explaining the success of the sector is the lowering of taxes on capital gains and inheritances (something which favours foreign investors) and the upturn in the granting of bank loans to foreign buyers. The Germans, British and Scandinavians continue to be the nationalities most interested in finding a luxury property in the north of the island, in the south west, and in the fashionable areas of Palma de Mallorca, such as Portixol, Molinar or Son Vida. Source: keyero.com

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Ref BLA4VP01 Price €199,950 A beautiful 4 bed 3 bath detached villa just a 5 minute drive from Velez Blanco village centre. Coming with simply stunning views, private 8m x 4m pool, covered terrace for taking in the views. Store, pellet burner, a separate 1 bed 1 bath annexe. The property can come fully furnished subject to negotiation. 183m2 build & 6204 m2 plot.

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The UK banking industry will have to prove it can endure a global economic slump in this year's Bank of England stress tests. The Bank has set out the parameters of this year's stress test, which include a collapse in economic growth in China and a sharp downturn in the eurozone. The test imagines a sharp contraction in eurozone economic growth and Chinese expansion of just 1.7%. China's economy expanded by 7.4% in 2014 - the slowest pace for 24 years. Economic growth of just 1.7% would plunge Hong Kong into a deep recession that would cause house prices on the island to collapse by 40%, hitting UK lenders such as HSBC. Bank and building societies will also have to prove they have the capital resources to withstand a 2% fall in economic output in the eurozone. In addition the stress tests imagine a scenario in which the UK economy contracts by 2.3%. Last year's tests, which were already considered stringent, focused on a 35% crash in UK house prices. This year, the Bank of England has set the fall in house prices at 20% over a period of five years. 'Identify vulnerabilities' However, the 2014 stress tests were criticised for concentrating on the UK and seemingly ignored the fact that UK banks HSBC and Standard Chartered have significant investments in Asia and therefore significant exposure to economic fluctuations in the region. Responding to those criticisms, Bank of England governor Mark Carney said: "By assessing t h e resilience of the UK banking Urb.Camposol s y s t e m Sector A C.Center against a major external Harriett Richardson s h o c k , Insurance Broker we will improve Telf: (0034) 669 046 167 / 968 199 121 further our ability to Email: h.richardsoninsurance@gmail.com identify

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Rodriquez aimed to put Remitroot in all its forms out of the reach of Alquerians, thereby causing deep discontent. This would, he hoped reflect on the government, cause a vote of ‘no confidence’ and result in another election which this time he would take the trouble to ‘rig’. The question was how? Antonio Poyato owned the smallholding where Remitroot grew and he wasn’t about to relinquish control of his precious crop. Rodriquez searched for Poyato’s weakness. Everyone knew Poyato was addicted to his own crop. He not only consumed Remitroot Whisky, wine and beer but also ate the stuff, wore it and used it to fill the cracks in his fast decaying farmhouse. Rodriquez decided to ‘hoist him with his own petard ‘ an act guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes of all but the hardiest. Rodriquez would get the crop by guile while Poyato was in his ‘cups’ during his Friday night Remitroot drinking bout at the Bar La Casa Devante. His ploy was to disguise himself as an itinerant Venezuelan Hamster Stuffer and engage Poyato in conversation. Poyato would be too far gone to see through the plasticine and cling-film disguise and would probably think the overall effect was due to some nasty skin complaint. Rodriquez was an aficionado of the ancient Alquerian board game of ‘Stckitupemdoo’ and could cheat like a politician filing an expenses claim. Poyato however thought the game was something to do with charting hormonal cycles. Rodriquez alias the Venezuelan Hamster Stuffer suggested a game and the board was duly laid out. During the boom years of the eighties fortunes had been won and lost at the

Stckitupemdoo tables. Rodriquez was a master but to be on the safe side he used a weighted dice and applied honey to the base of his counters, an old but effective ploy. As the game progressed the green Alquerian bank notes piled up in the centre of the table. Spectators and players alike spoke only in hushed tones. Beads of perspiration ran down Poyato’s forehead. He soon had to sign promissory notes or forfeit the game. Poyato had staked all on the outcome of a single game. He had pledged the precious deeds to the Remitroot fields and processing plant against Rodriquez’s crisp bank notes. A slimy smile crossed the evil countenance of Rodriquez. He played his hand, a ‘Stuffittoemall’ the unbeatable one. Poyato was broken, Rodriquez jubilant. Those who watched the game and its outcome were oblivious to the awful truth. Remitroot and therefore Alqueria was in the hands of the most hated man in the Village, Rodriquez.

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The exact origins of this religious feast day’s name are unknown. Some sources claim the word Easter is derived from Eostre, a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility. Other accounts trace Easter to the Latin term hebdomada alba, or white week, an ancient reference to Easter week and the white clothing donned by people who were baptized during that time. Through a translation error, the term later appeared as esostarum in Old High German, which eventually became Easter in English. In Spanish, Easter is known as Pascua; in French, Paques. These words are derived from the Greek and Latin Pascha or Pasch, for Passover. Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection occurred after he went to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover (or Pesach in Hebrew), the Jewish festival commemorating the ancient Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt. Pascha eventually came to mean Easter.

Easter is really an entire season of the Christian church year, as opposed to a single-day observance. Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter Sunday, is a time of reflection and penance and represents the 40 days that Jesus spent alone in the wilderness before starting his ministry, a time in which Christians believe he survived various temptations by the devil. The day before Lent, known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, is a last hurrah of food and fun before the fasting begins. The week preceding Easter is called Holy Week and includes Maundy Thursday, which commemorates Jesus’ last supper with his disciples; Good Friday, which honors the day of his crucifixion; and Holy Saturday, which focuses on the transition between the crucifixion and resurrection. The 50-day period following Easter Sunday is called Eastertide and includes a celebration of Jesus’ ascension into heaven.

In addition to Easter’s religious significance, it also has a commercial side, as evidenced by the mounds of jelly beans and marshmallow chicks that appear in stores each spring. As with Christmas, over the centuries various folk customs and pagan traditions, including Easter eggs, bunnies, baskets and candy, have become a standard part of this holy holiday.

Chocolate & spice hot cross buns

Flecked with dark chocolate, cinnamon, orange zest and plump raisins, these buns make an extra-special Easter treat keep kneading them back Ingredients in. zest and juice 1 large orange Grease then line a large baking sheet with baking sunflower oil, for greasing parchment. Divide the For the dough and dough into 12 equal pieces. crosses Shape into buns by pinching each ball of dough into a 225ml semi-skimmed milk purse shape, concentrating 50g unsalted butter, plus on making the underneath extra for greasing of the ball (which will be 1 large egg the top) as smooth as you can. Put the buns, smooth450g strong white bread side up, onto the baking flour, plus extra for dusting sheet, leaving room for 2 tsp fast-action yeast rising. Cover loosely with 50g golden caster sugar oiled cling film and prove in a warm place for 30-45 For the flavouring mins or until the dough has and glaze risen and doesn’t spring 140g raisins back quickly when prodded gently. 100g chocolate, 70% cocoa solids Heat oven to 190C/170C 1 tsp ground cinnamon fan/gas 5. To make the paste for the crosses, 4 tbsp golden caster sugar gradually stir 6-7 tbsp water 100g plain flour into the plain flour to make method a smooth, thick paste, then put in a food bag and snip Make the dough first. off the end to about 5mm. Heat the milk in a pan until Pipe the crosses, then bake steaming. Remove from for 20-25 mins until the the heat, and drop in the buns are risen and dark butter. After a couple of golden brown. mins, beat in the egg and processor, chop it by hand or grate it, then mix with the dough for 5-10 mins until smooth and elastic. Use a stand half the orange zest. The Mix the rest of the orange liquid should be just warm mixer or processor if you like. Oil a large bowl, sit the other ingredients. juice with the remaining dough inside it, then cover with oiled cling film. Rise in a for step 2. sugar and let it dissolve. Turn the risen dough onto a floured surface and press Brush the syrup over the warm place for about 1 hr or until doubled in size. Mix the strong flour, yeast, it out to a large rectangle, a little bigger than A4 paper. buns while they are hot, 1 tsp salt and the sugar in Put the raisins and half the orange juice in a small pan Scatter it evenly with the chocolate mix and the raisins, then leave to cool. Eat on a large bowl, then tip in the or covered bowl, and either simmer for a few mins or which should have absorbed all of the juice (drain them the day of baking, or toast liquid and stir to make a soft microwave on High for 1 min until hot. Cool completely. if not). Roll the dough up around the filling, then knead it the next day. Break the chocolate into a food processor with the dough without dry patches. Flour the work surface and cinnamon and 2 tbsp sugar, then pulse until very finely well for a few mins until the chocolate and fruit are evenly http://www.bbcgoodfood. your hands, then knead the chopped. Mix in the rest of the zest. If you don’t have a spread. Some raisins and chocolate will try to escape, but com/

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Easter eggs It's pretty much common knowledge that Easter is a Christian celebration of Christ's rising, but this holiday also has pagan origins. Where did the colored eggs, cute little bunnies, baby chicks, leg of lamb dinners, and lilies come from? They are all symbols of rebirth and the lamb was a traditional religious sacrifice. Easter falls in the spring, the yearly time of renewal, when the earth renews itself after a long, cold winter. The word Easter comes to us from the Norsemen's Eostur, Eastar, Ostara, and Ostar, and the pagan goddess Eostre, all of which involve the season of the growing sun and new birth. The Easter Bunny arose originally as a symbol of fertility, due to the rapid reproduction habits of the hare and rabbit. The ancient Egyptians, Persians, Phoenicians, and Hindus all believed the world began with an enormous egg, thus the egg as a symbol of new life has been around for eons. The particulars may vary, but most cultures around the world use the egg as a symbol of new life and rebirth. A notation in the household accounts of Edward I of England showed an expenditure of eighteen pence for 450 eggs to be goldleafed and colored for Easter gifts. The first book to mention Easter eggs by name was written five hundred years ago. Yet, a North African tribe that had become Christian much earlier in time had a custom of coloring eggs at Easter. Long hard winters often meant little food, and a fresh egg for Easter was quite a prize. Later, Christians abstained from eating meat during the Lenten season prior to Easter. Easter was the first chance to enjoy eggs and meat Some European children go from house to house begging for Easter eggs, much like Halloween trick-or-treaters. Called pace-egging, it comes from the old word for Easter, Pasch. Many old cultures also attributed the egg with great healing powers. It is interesting to note that eggs play almost no part in the Easter celebrations of Mexico, South America, and Native American Indian cultures. Egg-rolling contests are a symbolic re-enactment of the rolling away of the stone from Christ's tomb. The decoration of small leaf-barren branches as Easter egg trees has become a popular custom in the United States since the 1990s. Source: http://homecooking.about.com/

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Ingredients 2 pounds confectioners’ sugar 1/4 pound margarine, softened 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 12 ounces peanut butter 1 pound flaked coconut 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips 2 tablespoons shortening Method In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, margarine, cream cheese and vanilla extract. Divide the batter in half and place each half of the batter in a bowl on its own. Stir peanut butter into one of the bowls and coconut into the second. Using your hands, mold the dough into eggshapes and arrange the

forms on cookie sheets. Place the eggs in the freezer until frozen. Once the eggs have frozen, melt the chocolate and shortening in the top of a double-boiler. Dip the eggs into the chocolate until coated. Place the eggs on wax paper lined cookie sheets and return to the freezer to harden. After the chocolate has hardened the eggs can be kept in the refrigerator. http://allrecipes.com/

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AGUILAS WELCOMES “THE KING” April is here ........ A third of the year gone already – where ? Just 9 months to Christmas !!! For regular readers Casa Rainbow has just been invaded ! Sister , two x nieces , 2 x great nieces and one x great great niece (4 months old) – if mum had been here we would have had five generations together – but that photo has already been taken in Plymouth. Anyway I have had a week of towels , knickers , makeup and baby things over the house ! We have had a good time with outings out daily ........... Girls you are welcome anytime. I am writing this on the aeroplane heading back with the girls to Plymouth to see mum Monk for the weekend ........ As reported previously she has settled well after her years living in Spain. Matt continues to enjoy his new life back in the UK – the animal menagerie are all fine ................. TV NEWS ............... not allot of new things to report on the TV front either for UK or Spanish viewing ........ Having said that we do now have access to Scandinavian TV via the internet ........ Those of you from Northern Europe ask us for more details ........ This TV is not available on “normal” sized satellite dishes so the Scandinavians tend to watch UK TV but now it is possible to watch Norwegian and Swedish local TV via the internet. As with all internet TV the internet must be VERY good ........ Not only in speed (about 2.5MBs is adequate) but in consistency and your supplier being able to offer you absolutely continuous downloads ............... This is the way we will all be watching TV in the not to distant future and Rainbows UK internet TV box has a vast channel range with no computers , dishes or a “geek brain” needed to operate it ! Again ask us for details or a demonstration. If you are getting internet installed or thinking of changing supplier and you have thoughts of viewingTV this way always ensure the internet supplier will support TV viewing ...........Not all do or can. We have had a spate of SKYPLUS digibox hard drive failures for some reason and the only cure has been a new digibox ..... a little expensive and involves the hassle of matching the SKY card to the new box ....... it really does pay to reformat the hard drive now and again – say every 6 to 9 months ........ It will increase its life. Now in doing this you will wipe out all the

recordings on the disc but , again , it is worth catching up on all viewing and performing a format. Go into services , then “installers menu” (0 , 1 , SELECT) and then “full system rest” ........ This will format (wipe clean and make it as if its new) the hard disk and reload the software............ The box will be as if it has just come out of the factory ........ All recordings gone and all future planned recordings wiped so you will need to go into the planner and reset your future recordings – but the procedure will extend the life of the digibox. We can do this for you if you ask ..... Just a nominal 5euro charge provided we are in the area. This format procedure seems to keep the SKYPLUS boxes in top form but it is worth doing on any PLUS recording box now and again. ALL harddrives like a reformat but it does mean you loose all data on the drive. Again we can do for any PLUS box ......... just ask us if you are not happy to do it yourself. All our TV equipment is now just a computer in one form or another........ And sometimes they get the software corrupted especially with “dirty” Spanish electricity. Most items will reset and reload software after a“power down” ........ This will often correct small faults and errors. Occasionally pull the mains plug , count to 30 and replug and let the item restart ......... often works wonders on that “faulty” piece of equipment. Just as a side your internet router likes a reboot now and again .......... not only will it “reset” the router but leave it unplugged a while and on reboot you will almost certainly get a new ipaddress ...........This will help with your computers security as anyone “tracking” you will be logged to your ipaddress. Well that’s it for this month Article sponsored by Rainbow Satellites ........ The people for all your TV needs. Contact Alan for free friendly advise – rainbowsats@gmail.com or phone (0034) 686358475. The website www.rainbowsats.org has some good basic information on TV in Spain especially for new comers to the area.

In support of local registered charity Helping Hands, the European Elvis Tribute Champion, Simon Patrick, finally came to Aguilas this month. The long awaited sell out concert began with guests enjoying a superb hot and cold buffet, followed by two magnificent performances by Simon, suitably justifying his title of Champion. With supporting professional DJ Steve King, the evening also included the usual raffle and a “Guess the Weight” of a specially made Elvis cake. A brief video portraying the passion, commitment and hard work by the charity was also featured. A total of a magnificent 1,063 Euros including donations was raised for which the team would like to thank all those who contributed. Based in Lorca and Aguilas, Helping Hands consists of a very small team of English Spanish, Belgian and German people, working hard to make a difference to the lives of animals and people alike. As with most charities, times are hard and they are struggling, caring for 40+ abandoned and illtreated dogs, most of whom are housed at the homes of two HH members, the charity not having a sanctuary. Helping Hands are appealing for donations of ANY unwanted items that can be sold in their charity shop in Aguilas, (No. 5 Calle Fuensanta), to help with their huge monthly costs. If you can help, please telephone 968 48 29 48 and your call will be very very welcome.

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Wednesday April 22nd - Dance with Shirelle I am hoping to be able to organise a coach to Swan Lake on Ice on April 22nd in Murcia at the Congress and Paul Christie. €8. Hall. 2015 TRIPS There will be pick up points at Lidl in Puerto Mazarron, Monday May 11th - Trip to Cordoba for the “Patio Camposol and the Alhama de Murcia Poligono. The Of The Flowers” festival. See all the patios in the old coach will cost €14. Archaeological Museum city dressed with colourful blooms. 4 days 3 nights If you would like to join the coach please contact Every Day, Open from 10:30-14:00 and 17:00-20:00. B&B in a 4-star hotel. €260 including a trip to Ubeda. Annie on 968 599 031 or by e-mail, culturevultures. Closed Monday mornings. At C/ Conde de Aranda. Tel: 968 493 287. Entry: Individual €1.20 Groups Our Mediterranean cruise on May 27th is now fully mazarron@gmail.com booked. €0.60

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Christmas shopping in Gibraltar. Leaving our area on Wednesday 2nd December and staying 956 166 / 687 250 860 half-board at the Mac Puerto Hotel, Benalmadena. 1 full day in Gibraltar with all the British shops. 1 pals events 14th/20th May Coach trip to PORTUGAL half day in Malaga, and an evening at Ricky Levazza’s board and visiting fabulous locations 510 Euros pp Christmas Show. book now as this will sell out fast at just €175. sharing double. For information please call 626 460465 or visit www.pals.sm4.biz or see us at La Ratatouille on a wednesday from 1 till 3 or at The Trevi on a Saturday 11 till 1.30pm

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Christmas in Benidorm. We are going again to Hotel Helios, leaving on December 23rd for 4 nights full board. €250 including Gala Christmas Day lunch. For details, call Rosemary on 620 105 179.

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Saturday April 18th Spring Fayre at Marianos Every Mon, Fri - Using watercolour, pastels or Restaurant Camposol A acrylics these are small classes on Monday and Saturday May 9th Spring Dance at Marianos Friday afternoons at Playa Paraiso, La Manga. For Restaurant with Barrington Tickets 6 euros further information contact Bee Wednesday June 17th Coach Trip and tour of Tel: 968 564 416 or 670 353 738 the 43 Factory Cartegena 18 euros To reserve seats/tickets visit us at our bookstall the 2nd and last Friday of the month on Camposol B outside Euronics or telephone Jean 646 737 479 0r Brenda 680 174 499.

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(Founded 1 May 2006) EVENTS - 2015 Wednesday 15th April - Gula Gula - Puerto De Mazarron - Menu Del Noche. Friday 8th May - The Clubhouse Camposol “C” - AGM and Lunch. Wednesday 10th June - Costa Celebracion Rooms - Mazarron Town - Summer Dinner Dance and Grand Raffle with music by Martin Ross Membership and enquiries, Ian 629 818 611 or esamd_espana@yahoo.co.uk

MARKET DAYS IN THE AREA Monday - San Pedro del Pinatar Tuesday - Los Alcazares / Alhama de Murcia Wednesday - Santiago de la Ribeira / Fuente Alamo / Totana Thursday - San Javier / Camposol Sector A / Lorca Friday - Isla Plana (Summer only) Saturday - Mazarron Pueblo / Aguilas Sunday - Puerto de Mazarron / Mar Menor / Cabo de Palos

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LOS CANOVAS PLAYERS PRESENT – “HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER”

By popular demand, Los Canovas Players are pleased to announce another evening of six short comedy plays and sketches to be performed in the Salon Theatre at Los Canovas on Thursday April 16th, Friday 17th and Saturday 18th. As usual curtain up will be at 8pm each night. The plays deal with a shipwrecked mariner alone on a desert island (or is he?), an undertaker with a transport problem, a couple struggling to reach their destination despite – or because of – the use of their sat-nav, Snow White and Cinderella meeting for the first time in years, a dramatic meeting in a barn of sweet, innocent Patience Undercroft and her wicked admirer, and not forgetting another Nursery Crime, when Puss in Boots is handed a set of files belonging to the late Humpty Dumpty. Tickets are on sale now and can be booked/reserved by contacting Roger by phone on 968 151149, mobile 602 643169 or e-mail at loscanovasplayers@gmail. com. We look forward to entertaining you.

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We hold services each week at 10.30am on Camposol, Mazarron. Everyone is welcome to join Saladillo - a few minutes from Camposol us. For further details, call Rev. Maureen Kent 968 in the direction of Mazarron 970 637 April 2nd Holy Thursday Mass at 4.30pm in Spain is known for its festivals (fiestas) many of which originated in religious events. Most have evolved into more general celebrations. Every city, town and village has its own festival, which includes feasting, colourful processions, fireworks and partying. Here is an introduction to the most significant fiestas in the annual Costa Cálida calendar. Holy Week (Semana Santa) Easter week is the most important Catholic tradition of the year in Spain. It begins on Palm Sunday (Domingo de Ramos) and ends on Easter Monday (Lunes de Pascua). There are street processions with colourful confetti and a carnival atmosphere every night, while religious icons are paraded through the streets, in re-enactments of the Passion of Christ. While celebrations take place all over the coast, noteworthy processions are found in Cartagena, Jumilla, Murcia and Moratalla. Other festivals include: The Easter fiesta in Lorca, during which a procession of citizens playing Romans, Christians and Egyptians move through the streets on elaborate floats, horseback or in chariots In Murcia city, Salzillo's Holy Week sculptures are paraded through the town The Royal Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus Resuscitated organises a single procession held in the morning of Easter Sunday to round off 10 days of procession and celebration in Cartagena

English April 3rd Good Friday at 3pm Staions of the Cross and confessions April 4th no mass April 5th mass at 11 am in English and at 4.30 pm in Latin. For further information please contact Father Octavio on 676 219 445

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“Novels gave you a completely false idea about life, they told lies and they implied there were endings when in reality there were no endings, everything just went on and on and on.” These apparently disparate case histories cover 1970, 1994 and 1979 involving girls who had either been murdered or had simply vanished into thin air. Private Investigator, Jackson Brodie, beautifully drawn but flawed through and through had spent 12 years in the Cambridgeshire Constabulary and before that the military police. Forty-five years of age and working on irksome or dull cases like Binky Rain and her missing cats when he becomes inundated with requests to solve three case histories of people who have been seriously damaged by crimes committed against their loved ones. “He was used to being a voyeur, the outsider looking in, and nothing, but nothing that anyone did surprised him anymore.” There is a fourth case history: 1971 Holy Girls which is personal to Jackson and involves the unsolved murder of his big sister Niamh who was 16 at the time. It was believed she was abducted, raped, strangled and then dumped in the canal. Her death weighed heavily with brother Francis who was 18 at the time and he never got over her brutal killing. He killed himself and it was 12 year old Jackson who found him hanging. Two tragedies in a short space of time. The case histories contain dark subject matter of death, despair, abuse and thwarted love but end with a sense of hope and happiness you’ll be pleased to note. In two cases there is closure, a sense of relief. Considering the time scale that is more than the clients probably expected. Jackson is an exceptional investigator and risks life and limb to find out answers in order to solve the crimes. In Family Plot Rosemary, married at 18 to a man twice her age, is expecting her fifth child and hasn’t time or energy for her four daughters who seem to run wild. Sylvia, the strangest of the girls is 13, has developed an unhealthy obsession with religion, then there is Amelia, Julia and 3 year old Olivia, the beautiful child who everyone adores. The marriage is loveless, Victor is a mathematician and he locks himself away in his study and detests his daughters. Rosemary detests him and has little maternal affection for

her three eldest daughters with the exception of Olivia, her child spun from light. “Sometimes she wanted to eat Olivia, to bite into a tender forearm or a soft calf muscle, even to devour her whole like a snake and take her back inside her where she would be safe.” The tragedy happened one hot summer. Rosemary had refused to let her daughters sleep outside in the tent, then felt guilty about her “most forgotten child” Amelia and she told her she could sleep outside with Olivia. Rascal the family dog and Blue Mouse her pet toy accompanied them. The following day Amelia woke up and Olivia and Blue Mouse had gone. That was in 1970. Following the death of Victor at the age of 84 Julia finds Blue Mouse and suspects foul play. Amelia, too, is desperate to resolve the case, still hopeful that Olivia had perhaps been abducted and is still alive. The investigation unearths vile details of their appalling childhood and their sexual abuse which partly explains why Amelia is unstable and suicidal with her “meaningless little life.” Case Histories 2. Just a Normal Day. But it wasn’t normal. Theo is a solicitor regarded as being “morbidly obese.” His wife Valerie died when she was 34 and he was left to bring up his two daughters on his own. Laura his youngest daughter is still at home but almost on the point of going to Aberdeen university. She adores her father and the feeling is reciprocated. “Theo loved {her} with a strength that was like a cataclysm, a disaster.” During the summer, Laura worked in a bar until Theo suggested she could do some temping for his law firm. On her first day, a knife-wielding maniac attacked one of the partners, David Holroyd and carved through Laura’s carotid artery. She was “felled in her tracks, like an animal, like a deer.” Theo had been in court that morning but returned to the office to witness the carnage and his daughter, Laura bleeding to death. He never recovered. Ten years later, a broken Theo, now retired turns up in Jackson’s office wanting closure. From his own bereavement and counselling Jackson knows there were stages you went through: “shock, denial, guilt, anger, depression-and then acceptance.” Theo, he believed, was stuck somewhere near the beginning-even after 10 years. “What did you do when the worst thing that could

happen to you had already happened-how did you live your life then?” Everything from Duty Nothing from Love is the third one. Like Rosemary, Michelle is another teenage mother, saddled with a husband and child at 18 years of age. “She hadn’t bonded with the baby, instead she was shackled by it.” I suppose in her own way she loved them both although she had sacrificed her education and a promising future. She became so meticulous about organising her pathetic and unhappy life that she was regarded by her sister Shirley as a control freak. Once she lost control she became neurotic and aggressive. A violent row with Keith one day and a screaming baby and she lost it. she grabbed the axe and attacked her husband, killing him. She asked her sister to look after the “bug” knowing that she would be put away for life. Jackson gets involved in this case when Shirley asks him to find Tanya. At this point we learn that Michelle has been released and adopted a new identity. Jackson breaks the ethical code by sleeping with Shirley but the more he gets to know her the more his instincts tell him that something is not quite right. He has a bad feeling about her. “Was she a good liar or was she just good at avoiding the truth?” Eventually the truth rears its ugly head and we discover how Keith died and more importantly who killed him. We are told that “anyone’s capable of killing, given the right circumstances.” Binky Rain’s demonic nephew, Quintus Rain seems determined to murder Jackson, then there’s Caroline who is desperate to turn the clock back and start again: “one lost lamb.” Lily-Rose is the homeless girl with yellow hair and a dog who keeps cropping up all over the place searching for something. And there’s creepy Stuart Lappin and perverted Stan Jessop. Plenty to keep you interested. I’ll leave you with one of Jackson’s gems: “ The only time you were safe was when you were dead.” A superb crime thriller. Publisher: Black Swan. ISBN: 978-0-552772433 and Doubleday: 9780-385-60799-5. REVIEW it by Carol Naylor. REVIEW it by Carol Naylor.

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TORREGOLF. EU at Vistabella Saturday 28th. March Wow, summer has arrived and to celebrate we had a great turn out of 38 players for a special day followed by a FREE Barbecue where partners joined all those taking part and how everyone enjoyed themselves. Our Stabeleford competition had three categories today with prizes for the 1st. four in each and of course the usual nearest the pins. The course was again in great condition as it always is but with all the rain we have had recently and now the sun it will get even better. Scores on the whole were fairly low with only 6 players making 30+ points, why?, not sure but if I hazard a guess it was those fantastic

greens which need so much reading before you hopefully stick it in the hole!, it certainly was not the wind which for those that play this course regularly can cause havoc, because there was NONE. However, the results Category 1. 1st. Phil Brigham 33 points well deserved in view of the fact he organises all our days at Vistabella. 2nd. Alan Seale 29 3rd. Mike Jenkins on c/b 4th. Dave Gill, 27 points. Category 2. 1st. Tony Jones 30 points sure was due to all that walking and mountain climbing he does. 2nd. Ray Pollock 28 points from Andrew Barwood and Stan Clayton, good to see you back Ray following the car accident on way to Altorreal earlier this month when

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Week Twentythree played 24th March This was the first week of our Easter Egg Scramble and, is usually the trigger for the bowlers to bowl lots of strikes, so that they can claim raffle tickets for our Easter draw. Even with Ulf Grondahl grabbing two tickets, The Dreamers found Caballo Negro to strong and, were defeated 0 – 8. It took a double in the ninth and tenth frames of game three by Dave Haynes, for Right Move Insurance to sneak 2 points from Med Bistro & Bar El Raso. MBB moved to within 2 points of league leaders Team Finland, with the 6 points gained. This was because, in the match of the night, TF took on Splash. G ames one and two were decided by 5 pins and 1 pin, with TF taking the first game and SP taking the second, even with Keijo Liikanen of TF shooting a fantastic 270 scratch second game. Game three saw SP bowling very consistantly and Juanjo Carral, with a 235 and an overall 658 scr series, comfortably took game three, to record a 6 – 2 victory. Los Bandidos took on Juans Warriors, knowing their total pinfall would count towards their League Cup Semi Final match against MBB. Things didn’t go according to plan in game one and, JW grabbed it by 25 pins. This only spurred LB into upping their game and, with Maurice Allen’s 210 and

Steve “Torre won 6-1” Hibberds 214, LB took games two and three, to help themselves to a 6 – 2 win. The semi-final of the cup always brings the best out of Split Happens and, tonight was no exception. Taking on Los Lobos in the league match, SH needed to be at their best, to reach the final. Gary Walsh, with a 256 scr game and 670 h/c series, ably backed up by Marion Haynes’ 212 scr second game and Neil Pipkins 609 h/c series, enabled SH to take the league match 6 – 2 but, more importantly secured the win over TF by 18 pins. There were lots of ‘bowling Belgiums’ when Belgas Torrevieja 2 and Mixers clashed and, it was Ms who came out 6 – 2 winners on the night. Lucky Strikes Sue Duke bowled her season high game of 177 and series 469, to help LS take 6 points off Crazy Pinz. Even CP’s Kari Oppmans 563 scr and 662 h/c series, couldn’t prevent another CP lose. So, the final of the Splash sponsored League Cup, on the 21st April, will see Med Bistro & Bar El Raso take on Split Happens.

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both you and Phil had a narrow escape! Category 3. 1st. Alan Searle 34 points and this was after a front 9 of 11points, 2nd. Bernard Ball 32 3rd. Peter Sands on c/b from David Winder both with 30 points. Nearest the pin prizes Hole 4 Alan Searle, Hole 8 Tony Jeff and Hole 15 Mike Jenkins. Two other things…….it was John & Ann Clays 50th Wedding Anniversary in the week and on behalf of TORREGOLF.EU they were presented with a bottle of Campers to celebrate which was quickly consumed. We also had a raffle for all the players taking part and for 3 Euros one could win a free round of golf for 2 people with buggy at Alenda, proceeds going to reduce the price for all playing there with us next week on Good Friday. Pictures shows some

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Club Natacion Torrevieja had a busy schedule this weekend. On Saturday 28th March the younger members of the squad, in the Alevin and Benjamin age groups, were competing in the Municipal Pool San Vincente and on Sunday it was the turn of the clubs Masters in the Municipal Pool Elda. Both teams achieved some outstanding results. On Saturday, competing against 10 of the regions clubs, Vicky Pigneur (12yrs) came first in both her races. In her 200m freestyle she improved her time by 12 seconds (2:37:90) and by 11 seconds in her 400m Medley (6:26:15). Also in this age category Amy Connolly (11yrs) improved upon her 200m Freestyle time by a massive 27 seconds (3:11:53), Vilja Bilstad (12yrs)also improved by 7 seconds (3:08:50). The boys also had some good results, Vitalio Veres (12yrs) improved on his 200m Medley event by 24 seconds (3:06:97) and was placed 4th. Other members of the team had new good swims. On Sunday four of the Clubs Masters swam against 172 masters from 23 clubs from around the “Communidad de

With 10 minutes left Sporting survived a goal mouth scramble when they finally cleared the ball off the line with Mazarron supporters shouting for a goal. But Mazarron did take the lead just a minute later when Dani’s drive from outside the area was deflected past the Sporting keeper.

Mazarron won for the first time in six games, edging out Sporting Camposol in a local derby which was played on an atrocious surface before a bumper crowd at the Estadio Municipal. Good football was impossible on the uneven surface and the game only came to life in the last ten minutes when Mazarron scored the winner and Sporting missed a penalty. Sporting Camposol included a number of ex Mazarron players in their team and had the best of the early exchanges with Mazarron being forced to defend resolutely. Stalin then made an excellent run down the left and his cross was just cut out by the Sporting keeper before Tolo could pounce. Mazarron came more into the game and both Tolo and Diego had shots saved. Three minutes before the interval good work by Jose Da on the left led to a near post shot being well saved by Mazarron keeper Carrasco. Just two minutes later Mazarron took the lead when Tolo hit a good shot from the edge of the penalty area into the corner of the net for his 27th goal of the season. The second half continued in a similar dull fashion until Sporting Camposol equalised after an hour. Mazarron lost possession on the edge of their own area and Jose placed a right foot shot wide of Carrasco to bring the scores level at 1-1. Then after 65 minutes Mazarron were denied an obvious penalty when Tolo surged past two defenders before cutting back inside only to have his legs taken away. The referee, however, had other ideas and waved play on.

Ater 83 minutes, a Sporting cross hit Mateo on the arm and the referee awarded a penalty. Jose placed the ball to Carrasco’s right but the Mazarron keeper dived to make an excellent save. At the other end Juanillo should have made it 3-1 after a superb run by Andreo but the substitute fired wide from a few yards out. As a result of this victory Mazarron cemented their sixth position in the league and now have a two point cushion in the race for the play-offs with six games remaining. Team: Carrasco; Alfonso (Juanillo); Mateo; Dani; Lorca; Juan Andreo, Liders (Gines); Andreo; Stalin (Stevens); Diego; Tolo Man of the Match: Juan Andreo

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