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corvera airport report played down
The Gobierno Regional has tried to play down the importance of the AENA news regarding Corvera Airport, which claims that the airport is not financially viable. Also, the Empresa Estatal claims a loss of 98 million euros would be caused by the closure of San Javier, which could continue operating until 2025 with investments. The Consejero Portavoz, José Ballesta,
said that AENA ‘will have to explain’ this news. He added that of the 47 other airports 49 were facing losses, including El Prat and Barajas. He suggested that the period of the current grant, 40 years, should be taken into account, and that to stick to the situation of the year 2012, which was a time of decline, would show that almost all airports were not
viable. Ballesta said the Gobierno Regional is determined to see through the commissioning of Corvera airport ‘in the shortest time possible’ after initiating the procedure for the termination of the concession to the Company led by Sacyr. He stated that the airport ‘is the fulfillment of a long-awaited deal.’
bar & restaurants occupants drop by up to 50%
According to the Presidente de la Asociación de Pubs y Bares Especiales de la Región de Murcia, Pedro Martínez, consumption in the bars and pubs of the region has fallen between 30 and 50 percent. Thursday nights appear particularly poorly supported, as are Fridays, with students only going to bars when there is
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a college party, and instead focusing their attendance on Saturdays. Pepe Barceló, owner of The Black Crow on Avenida Pérez Casas, says sales have fallen sharply, to 50 percent on Thursday, about 30 percent on Friday and Saturday, Sunday ‘is hardly worth opening’ and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday showing a minimal trade.
terra mitica trial looks likely to end in custodial sentences
The corruption case against the Board of Directors of Terra Mitica, the first suspicions of which were aired in 1998 after an enquiry from the Agencia Tributaria (Tax Collection Agency), and which was under investigation for two years before being archived by the judge, was reopened in 2011. It now at last looks likely to end in custodial sentences for 38 individuals, among them the Chief Executive Officer and three former directors, as well as members of the management of 25 companies. They are all accused of involvement in money laundering during the construction of the theme park. The scams were based around invoices for work that was never carried out, for inflated invoices, for bypassing the control of the Board by subcontracting works outside the control of the company; for forgery of contracts and invoices and evasion of tax and IVA. Those in the forefront of these practices include business owner Antonio Moreno Vicente Carpio, who faces a projected 53 years and four months for 19 different counts of tax evasion, forgery of invoices and money-laundering offences. General Manager Miguel Navarro, Technical Manager Antonio Rincón, and Head of Contracts Justo Valverde, none of whom currently hold these posts, face sentences of 10 years for forgery of business documents, fraud and tax evasion, whilst the CEO at that time, Luis Esteban, could be inside for 7 years. The offences date back to 1997, during the building of Terra Mítica, undertaken at a cost to the public coffers of 400 million euros, and with the encouragement of the then Alcalde and Presidente Regional of Benidorm, Eduardo Zaplana. Zaplana’s connection with the scandal is tenuous, and arises through his former brother-in-law, Justo Valverde, who entered into a contract with Vicente Conesa, CEO of the engineering and construction company
C3 Ingeniería, and Miguel Navarro. The three men formulated a scheme by which they could take over managing part of the construction of the park from the main board of directors and management team, thus enabling them to present a large number of invoices for acceptance by the finance department. These works were never carried out, and in many cases the companies quoted were in no way ever involved in any aspect of the Park. The three then recruited Antonio Rincón García, who for a ‘financial consideration’ was installed as head of the technical department, and as such was responsible for counter-signing the invoices. They formed the company Parque Temático de Benidorm, which allowed Vicente Conesa and C3 Ingeniería a means of becoming involved with the preparation of the park. In 1999 the company engaged the firm Terra Verd to undertake the landscaping and irrigation at a cost of 6 million euros, and Terra Verd then subcontracted the work, thus burying the paper trail from the scrutiny of the Board of Directors. This may have been the tipping point, as the prosecution service noticed these irregularities first. Alerted to the possibility of further scams, they followed up on other invoices, specifically those involving business owners Antonio Moreno and José Luis Rubio, with whom Conesa collaborated to ‘manipulate’ their invoicing procedures so as to avoid paying tax and IVA. It is estimated that around 4.4 million euros worth of tax has been avoided, while the amount in compensation payments is thought to be in the area of 7.8 million euros. Terra Mitica’s main shareholders are the Gobierno Regional de Valencia as well as several large high-street banks in the Comunidad Valenciana.
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It would seem that the economic crisis, certainly so far in 2013, is showing that one in three cars sold in Spain, is over ten years old. Numbers from Ganvam, the national association of motor dealers, show that sales of used cars will rise by just over 4% in 2013, compared to 2012. Juan Manuel Sa’nchez Torres, Ganvam president, remarks that the market success for second hand cars, is the “Unwitting hero of the crisis” Such has been the demand for second hand jam jars, that prices have shown a rise of around 17% in the average price. Sa’nchez Torres says these sales represent “Unfair competition” due to lower administrative cost (No mention of large profit mark up at showrooms then!), and to cap it all, the director of Spain’s DGT traffic department expressed concern as to the safety of the country’s aging car fleet. He should pop his head around the door of my local I.T.V. testing station. They do a litmus paper test on the sump oil! It seems one can’t do right, for doing wrong!
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Unless you have a spare 200 million euro in your back pocket, as sure as “Eggs is eggs” and “Submarines float and dive”, unless of course, the submarine happens to be manufactured in Cartagena, and goes by the model number S-80 (Don’t even go there!), Corvera Airport will not opening in 2013, but I’m sure we all knew that! The complex was completed some 15 months ago, but with the economic turndown generally, along with the refusal of Aena, to move out of San Javier, without massive compensation, which the concessionary is unable to pay, because the cupboard is bare, it ain’t going to happen. Public Works councillor Antonio Sevilla is not too concerned. “Several companies are interested in becoming a concessionary, and Aeromur, who were involved from the start, are still in the picture. but although it would not be legal to compensate Aeromur financially, we might look at extending their concession after the existing 40 year deadline, the door is always open” Not so Corvera, it would seem. So if owning an airport is your forte, give Antonio a call, it would make his year.
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It may seem like an early start, but the main gate at around 07.45 Hrs., on either June 7th., or 14th, at the San Javier Air Base & Military Academy, would be the place to be, should you wish to join a privileged party to tour the station. As part of the 125th., anniversary of Santiago de la Ribera, a rare chance to visit this base, home of the “Eagle Patrol”, has been agreed by the Academia General de Aire. The Eagle patrol can often be seen across the sky’s of the Mar Menor, practicing their acrobatic movements. This air base is also the training centre for the Spanish Air Force. To join the visiting party, contact will have to be made with the Tourist Office in San Javier, on telephone number 968 571 704. The office tell me that they will require your name, address, telephone number, and N.I.E. number. A copy of your passport is also asked for. On a visit to the base, a couple or so years ago, I explained to the Air ViceMarshal, over coffee, as one does, that, many years ago, I took my first solo flight in a Beagle Pub, at Birmingham International Airport, then called Elmdon Airport, and that was real “Seat of the pants flying”. Can’t imagine why he suddenly found he had an urgent appointment elsewhere? I had to pay for the coffee and tortilla! Perhaps if I take my “Eye Spy Aircraft” book this time......
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Mother fakes Garzón To Return To Politics The ex Magistrate from the National Court, Baltasar robbery after Garzón, who lost his job for pursuing the Gürtel corruption has said: ‘It’s the moment to participate in gambling politics, the panorama is stifling’ According to a report by Typically Spanish, Garzón takings of said that he would not stand as a member of any political grouping, but he said he will be political though son’s bar ‘denuncias , debate and demand’. He considers that the
A woman who spent the entire day’s takings of her son’s bar in a fruit machine and tried to cover it up by reporting a break-in has been arrested. The accused, 56, from Artana (Castellón) told the Guardia Civil that two men burst into the bar at around 01.00hrs when she was cleaning the premises and one grabbed her by the neck and punched her, threatening her with a sharp object. She said the other man grabbed a bag containing 200 euros in coins and 600 euros in notes, which was the takings from that day and the day before. But police said her statement was ‘inconsistent’ and that she kept tripping herself up. She finally broke down and confessed that she had invented the story because she was afraid her son would find out she had spent nearly 800 euros on the fruit machine, and having afterwards fallen down the stairs, decided to use her facial injuries as a cover-up, saying they were the result of a violent burglary. The woman has been charged with simulating a crime for financial gain.
current ideological positions are very worrying. In an interview in El País today he stated: ‘Politics is not a closed shop and is a vocation of service in which you have to give everything and receive very little’. He tells the paper, ‘In politics you have to be faithful to what you say and if you can’t do that you should leave, you should not have taken up office’. The El País piece has another headline, ‘The Judicial Power should protect the Gürtel judges from the pressure from the Partido Popular’. Other quotes from the exJudge, ‘The Infanta should have declared voluntarily and helped justice’ ‘I will intend to make the State return to the victims the goods which were plundered by the Franquist’. First reaction in the Internet Polls has been an unanimous welcome and the promise of votes. Quite how Mariano Rajoy and the Partido Popular handle this remains to be seen.
British Twin Brothers Found Dead In Fuengirola Flat
Police in Fuengirola, Málaga, have opened an inquiry into the deaths of elderly British twin brothers in their home. The two men, aged 83, were found after a neighbour reported a foul smell coming from their flat yesterday and called the police. Firefighters had to break down the door to get in. One of the men was in an armchair in the lounge and the other was lying on a bed. They both had plastic bags over their heads and parcel tape over their mouths. A postmortem is due to be carried out to ascertain the exact cause of death. Police are treating it as a suicide pact, but have not ruled out any line of inquiry, including murder. The flat where the bodies were found is on the C/ Federico Ruiz Vertedor in the popular resort town.
Annie Leibovitz wins Prince of Asturias prize
The photographer, Annie Leibovitz, has been named as the winner in the Prince of Asturias Awards in the category of communication. She beat the Magnum Agency and the journalist Christiane Amanpour in the last three. She is the second woman to win this award, after María Zambrano in 1981. The jury said she is one of the ‘global photojournalism energisers’, and one of the most respected in Europe and America, whose recognized graphic work has been shown in the best galleries and museums in the emblematic cities of the world. The Jury noted that her work was seen on the covers of the most prestigious magazines. Recently famous for her naked photos of Demi Moore for Vanity Fair, she has been shown to be expert in reflecting the political time, literature, cinema, music and sport though her protagonists, such as John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, all during the 13 years she was contracted to ‘Rolling Stone’. Leibovitz is 63 years old and is considered to be the most important photographer alive at the moment, she is also the most highly paid. She showed a grand retrospective exposition in Madrid in 2009, in which she exhibited her most intimate images, among them pictures of her partner, the writer Susan Sontag, who died in 2004. Susan Sontag was also given a Prince of Asturias award for letters in 2003.
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Spain announces Premursa confirms further reform of Cajas funding to complete
Earlier this month, Spain announced plans to control the cajas blamed for causing the country’s financial crisis, the latest measure in an overhaul of its bailed-out banking sector. The government launched a bill to restrict the regional savings banks’ lending to individuals and small businesses, it announced after a cabinet meeting. The cajas - which were traditionally regionally based lenders - diversified into property during Spain’s decadelong building boom that went bust in 2008. “What we are trying to do is return to the traditional model of savings banks - a traditional model that somehow got distorted in recent years and was the basis of the problems in the Spanish financial model,” Finance Minister Luis de Guindos announced at a press conference. This is just one of the measures Spain promised to the EU last year in return for tens of billions of euros to save its banking sector from collapse. It plans to limit a savings bank’s assets to 10 billion euros, the Ministry said in a statement detailing the plan. If a caja exceeds that size, it will have to submit its financial activities to more stringent regulation. The plan also aims to place control of the savings banks firmly in the hands of depositors, shielding the boards from political influence. It will set quotas for the proportion of seats on the board held by depositors and demand that board members have financial competence and experience. That was apparently a response to past controversies over the naming of unqualified figures with links to politicians to the boards of the cajas. Dozens of cajas were swallowed up in a mass restructuring of the banking sector following the start of the Spanish crisis. Article: www.tumbit.com
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Jesus Samper, the President of Proyectos Emblemáticos Murcianos SA (Premursa) - the promoter and developer of the Paramount theme park at Alhama de Murcia, has claimed he has secured the required investment to complete construction work on the project. According to press sources, Samper went on to confirm he had received firm commitments from investors from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, whist a number of American investment groups had expressed an interest, but were waiting to see how work on the project commenced later this year. Samper was speaking at a press conference, along with Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, and the Mayor of Alhama, Alfonso Ceron, to deny rumours questioning the viability Paramount Park, and that Paramount in the USA were giving considering withdrawing their licence, despite expenditure of €36 Million. He also went on to say how he had no concerns over the Paramount Theme Park in London, set to open its doors in 2019, just 4 years after Paramount Murcia. Samper also clarified that training for the staff recruited to work in various departments at the park would commence in 2014. This is despite the fact that a dedicated office to handle their recruitment opened early in 2012. source: La Opinion de Murcia/Tumbit.com
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Alicante Airport Traffic Jumps in April
Recent figures released by AENA has revealed how the number of flight to Alicante’s El Altet Airport increased by 10.1% in April, compared to April 2012. Passenger numbers from the UK alone increased by 7% over the same period. However, the largest growth came from the Scandinavian countries, with a 36.3% increase in passengers from Norway; 33.4% from Sweden and 79.1% from Denmark. A total of 827,764 passengers flew through the airport on 6,055 flights during April 2013. As far as the first quarter of the year was concerned 2,324,716 passed through the airport, increasing 3.2% more than the same period last year, with the number of operations increasing by 1.0%. As far as the number of flights are concerned 2,537 operations came from the UK (+10.9%); 911 domestic operations (-18.3%); 407 flights to Norway (+52.4%); 365 flights to Germany (+17.7%); 350 flights to the Netherlands (+23.2%); 257 flights to Sweden (+49.4%) and 129 flights to Denmark representing an 111.5% increase.
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Camposol Club de Golf Formerly Sensol Golf Club is now under new ownership. The new company are undertaking a full program of improvements and reconstruction on all parts of the course. We look forward to welcoming members old and new, watch out for the changes which are already well under way, not least our new fleet of electric golf buggies. Why not come and give us a try, we have the most competitive prices in the area.
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Line Dancers Donate to ‘Holidays 4 HEROES’ On Wednesday afternoon 22nd May, the Arches Line Dancers presented a cheque for €1550 to Justin Farrier of Holidays 4 Heroes in Spain. Linda Chitty presented the cheque in the room provided Free of Charge by Ali of the Arches café. Linda confirmed that the money had been raised by the contributions of those attending the Line Dancing sessions and that they like to support local charities. After the event, Linda was presented with a bouquet of flowers by Bella Brooker in appreciation of all the time and effort she devotes to raising money for charity.
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The Royal British Legion “Torrevieja Branch” enjoying the Social and entertainment after our monthly meeting. Music & singing provided the the excellent “Woody” from the 50s,60s &70s, our Madam Chairlady (Gill) got up to swing to his music, along with the Vice Chairman (Graham) and Treasurer, (Gerry) we had lots of fun and chat, our President (Ted)also got up but I missed the opportunity to catch him on the camera, maybe next time Ted. Come along and join us at the “Casa Ventura” San Luis Bowls Club every 2nd Friday in the month 6.30pm/7.00pm start. We had an excellent lunch at “Donna Isabell” San Miquel just recently, the service, meal and welcome from the management was par excellence, Thank you to all the staff & management, and a big Thank You to our Social Secretary (Carol) for all her hard work as organizer these events. We are always looking for new members to join us, Male or Female and you do not have to be Ex Service. Rick Shiel (Public Relations Officer) Royal British Legion, Torrevieja Branch 3456.
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Declared ‘Timanfaya’ during the year of 1974, the protected national park located in the southwest region of the island of Lanzarote, is a purely mother-nature created sight. For some six years during the 18th century, this area of land experienced a series of violent volcanic eruptions, in which more than thirty massive explosions of molten lava shook the island, destroying up to eleven settlements. Although the air was filled with thick, black fumes, and entire villages were buried and destroyed under ash and volcanic gravel - known as picón - fortunately and miraculously there were no casualties. The people of these villages deserted their homes early enough to avoid any fatalities this natural disaster could have caused. It was one of these destroyed villages that the Timanfaya name was acquired from, which now - marked by its signature ‘El Diablo’ (The
Devil) entrance sign - flaunts its vast territory to the many tourists, outdoor explorers and geology lovers that visit,. Stretching from the Montañas del Fuego (Fire Mountains) out to sea, the park covers approximately 51 square kilometres of ground between the two municipalities of Yaiza and Tinajo. Unguided walking around the park is not permitted due to potential dangers of fragile rocks and unstable lava tubes. Visitors can explore the park by either a forty minute guided El Diablo bus tour, which departs every twenty minutes and offers recorded commentaries in three languages; or by foot
on a three hour walk guided by a park ranger. The walks are the most popular and only held four times a week, therefore pre-bookings are highly encouraged. There is also an option of camel rides through the park too, which departs from near the visitors centre near Mancha Blanca. The glass-walled El Diablo restaurant in the centre of Timanfaya Park hosts spectacular views over the volcanic landscape out towards the sea. Together with its impressive César Manrique-designed barbeque and cast-iron grill, which uses geothermal heat from the ground to cook food, visitors can enjoy a unique and rustic dining experience.
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Credits for small companies in Spain may be provided by Germany
Germany may agree to provide ‘special credits’ to small and medium-sized businesses in Spain and Portugal to help them grow, and later to those in Greece. According to German national daily Der Spiegel, the central European country’s equivalent of Spain’s Official Credit Institute – the KfW – is considering investing up to 10 billion euros in small companies and sole traders’ enterprises in the southern EU nations, taking advantage of currently low interest rates. Finance minister for Germany Wolfgang Schäuble (pictured), in a letter to economy minister Philipp Rösler, compared the situation of Spain, Portugal and Greece vis à vis the rest of Europe with that of East and West Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall. According to Schäuble, many southern European countries are in a similar condition to East Germany – without the communism, but in terms of poverty and financial struggle – and that before the country was united, West Germany used to send aid to its counterparts behind the Iron Curtain. He said companies in crisis-torn European countries would benefit greatly from increased access to capital markets and would be able to create jobs or, at least, by staying afloat, not contribute to the jobless figures. The German finance minister said Spain, Portugal and Greece were ‘in danger of losing an entire generation’.
Non-drinking drivers get 20-euro petrol vouchers
Free petrol for young drivers in the early hours of the morning who can prove they have not drunk any alcohol is being given by Huelva city council in the south-west of Spain.
Numerous checkpoints have been set up around the city to breathalyse drivers and those who show a zero alcohol
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Jobseeker who ‘sang’ his CV on the metro taken on by national TV show
An unemployed graduate who ‘sang’ his CV whilst playing the Ukelele on the Barcelona metro has been given a job by Spain’s Channel 6, La Sexta. Enzo Vizcaíno’s performance on the train went viral on YouTube and hit national headlines, after he joked in song about his experience as a community manager – social network administrator for companies – and Ukelele-player. Vizcaíno has a degree in journalism, but has despaired of finding work after months on the dole following redundancy. As a result of the video
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BEING A RESIDENT OF SPAIN OR NOT CAN MAKE A CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE TO CAPITAL GAINS TAX. NASTY SURPRISE: HAVING WHAT EVERYONE CALLS THE RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE IS NOT PROOF OF TAX RESIDENCY AND IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WILL BE TREATED AS A NON RESIDENT AND 3% OF THE SALES PRICE WILL BE HELD BACK. Q. I have sold my house. I was under the impression that I was a resident and that the 3% retention for non residents would not be applicable, but the notary said that my residence certificate was not proof of residency and that he had to treat me as a non resident which means that 3% of the sales price was retained and paid into the tax office. How can the resident certificate not be proof of residency? A. What the notary is saying is correct. It is a common nasty surprise at the notary lately suffered by sellers that are not getting the correct advice prior to selling. The new resident certificates with ought photograph issued by the police do not state you are a tax resident of Spain. What it says is that you are a resident of Europe. To be able to be treated as a tax resident of Spain at the moment of sale, you need to provide the notary with a certificate issued by the tax office in Spain stating that they consider you a tax resident of Spain. This needs to be requested in advance of going to the notary by your solicitor or yourself to avoid the 3% retention. Some notaries will also accept as proof of residency your Spanish tax returns. If you are thinking of selling, it is important to find out from the tax office well in advance if your status is that of a resident or non resident, and the certificate issued by them needs to be taken to the notary the day of signature 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 Albox Branch of The Royal British Legion is pleased to announce its bi-annual Bazaar to be held on Thursday 4th July at La Parrilla Hotel & Restaurant in the main square of Albox. As in times past there will be the ever popular stalls for Poppy Fund, books, cakes, and many more, to include the RBL Tombola stall. The event starts at 10.30 and stalls cost just 5 Euros each. Donations are also welcomed for the Tombola stall, without which this event would not be the success it always is. To book a stall or to donate towards the Tombola, please contact TRBL Social Secretary Bob Cowan on 608049490 or email rcowan25@ gmail.com Albox RBL also wish to announce that they will be benefitting from the car boot sale and ‘Summers Evening of Musical Memories’ to be held at the Piedra Amarilla Social Centre and Amphitheatre on the 23rd June (see below) along with MACS cancer charity and wish to thank Ibex Insurance for sponsoring that event. More social events are planned by this busy and friendly Branch of the charity that supports serving and ex-service men & women anywhere in the world.
A fundraising night for Albox RBL & MACS
The Albox Branch of The Royal British Legion is pleased to announce the following... There is to be a Car Boot Sale on Sunday 23rd June from 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. at the Piedra Amerilla Social Centre, with all proceeds going to The Royal British Legion and MACS charities. Stalls can be booked for 5 Euros at any MACS outlet or by contacting TRBL Social Secretary Bob Cowan on 608049490 or email rcowan25@gmail.com This will be followed by a fantastic evening at the Piedra Amarilla Amphitheatre, starting with a BBQ at 6.00 p.m. followed by A Summers Evening of Musical Memories in the Amphitheatre itself. Appearing acts include: VOICES OF ALMANZORA. INDEPENDENT THEATRE GROUP, JILL FROM JJ MUSIC, SWEET CHARITY GROUP, AND MORE... Again, all proceeds will be shared between TRBL and MACS charities. The evening and BBQ are sponsored by Ibex Insurance. The entertainment starts at 7.30pm. The cost for both the BBQ and evening entertainment is a modest 10 Euros only! Tickets for the BBQ and evening are available at MACS outlets, any meeting of The Royal British Legion in Albox (1st & 3rd Thursday of each month) or by contacting Bob Cowan on 608049490 or email rcowan25@gmail.com The Albox Branch of The Royal British Legion meets on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month (10.30 & 11.00 start) at La Parrilla Hotel & Restaurant in the Main Square of Albox. If you require more details for any of the activities and events for the Albox branch contact the chairman, Peter Phillips, on 693483392 or email peatpee@sky.com, or visit the branch website, www.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/albox
Almanzora Charitable Theatre
After the production of “It’s a Dog’s Life” at the end of last year, ‘Almanzora Charitable Theatre’ is turning its attention from animals back to ‘homo sapiens’. However, in their forthcoming production, scheduled for the beginning of June it is definitely doubtful whether any of the characters portrayed possess much of the ’sapiens’ part of being human. The performances will take place on the 7th, 8th and 9th of June in Bar Parrilla, Albox and the programme is made up of 2 one-act plays which could perhaps be described as 2 utter debacles. The first, “Costa del Packet” centres around a group of 4 ladies who have booked a holiday at a four star luxury hotel in Mallorca. Unfortunately, their dream of a wonderfully relaxing time in the sun is punctured when they discover that the accommodation on offer is somewhat less salubrious than they had anticipated. The second play, “Strictly Sex Factor ( on Ice )” revolves around the ‘Little Grimley Amateur Dramatic Society” who are extremely grim to say the least. In their hey-day their audiences hardly ever reached double figures! However, their bombastic, pompous chairman has devised a plan to compete head-on with the TV reality shows that he believes have ravaged their Saturday night audiences. The evening’s entertainment includes a 3 course meal and the proceeds will be domated to MACS (See Main Advert on page 3)
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Harlequin Rock Choir News Cat’s and Tel’s Join Forces
A sterling effort by members of the choir resulted in many local businesses donating raffle prizes for the recent charity event held at the Club House Golf, so thank you to all for the 40 + raffle prizes. Over 100 guests enjoyed the choirs’ performance and the choir themselves thoroughly enjoyed delivering their program of songs and receiving the appreciation of the crowd. The disco that followed seemed to go down well, too. A total of €835 was raised for the Ambulance Fund thanks to the support of everyone concerned, and this was recently presented to Stevie T. In return, Stevie T had a surprise of his own for the Harlequin Rock Choir. On behalf of Costa Calida
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Radio, he presented the choir with their very own banner for future performances. Over the next few months Harlequins will perform at Los Almagros on 7th June, at 7pm in aid of “Operation Smile.” Entry is €5 with free hot dogs. The 15th June finds us at the Camposol Fiesta at approximately 1230 when the Murcia Dance Group will be performing to one of our songs. Lastly, by invitation from Stevie T, we will perform at the Rock Festival in the Port of Mazarron on 28th September. Thank you to everyone who has supported us.
Sarah and Shaun have recently celebrated their first anniversary as the owners of Cat’s Bar on Camposol A. They have worked extremely hard putting their own stamp on the place and creating a warm, friendly welcome. Meanwhile, just a few doors down, Leanne and Steve have been working tirelessly for the past six months since taking ownership of Tel’s Bar, and they too have made their bar into a home from home. We have two young couples striving to offer a great experience for their customers, injecting new life into two existing bars. What makes them unique is that they have joined forces to create a summer of big events for both locals and holidaymakers to enjoy. This allows the customer to sample both Cat’s and Tel’s Bars whilst enjoying the same themed experience. Cat’s Bar and Tel’s Bar regularly have their own individual entertainment, ranging from quiz nights to karaoke and not forgetting they serve delicious food, often with a theme here too. Take a look at their advert in this week’s paper to to find out more. Here’s to a great summer of big events hosted by Cat’s and Tel’s Bars.
“A good time was had by all “at the recent fund raising BBQ party at “ Casa Beryl.“ The effort put in by several group members, including, Beryl, who hosted the day and Paul, the Chef, helped make this a very successful day so there are more events being planned. We have a “Picnic in the Park” taking place from 1300 on 02 June, at the Los Palacios Gardens to celebrate the Queen’s Coronation. Bring your own food, table and chairs. Drinks will be available at a very reasonable price as well as some excellent prizes, music and friends. A must on your social calendar! Everyone is welcome. On the garden front, an extensive program of Palm tree dressing has been completed. This is one of the jobs that make a big visual difference. Many people have commented on how tidy and bright the area is looking. Update on our weed eradication team. We have recently had six new volunteers, but more are needed. Visit our Friday morning bookstall (on the car park on A) or contact volunteers@lospalacios-gardeners. com if you can spare some time. Our bookstall continues to help raise funds for the work we need to do. Thank you to those who support this with their kind donations. Edward Roberts Chairman
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Rihanna’s European tour starts in Bilbao
RIHANNA launched her European tour yesterday (Saturday) in Bilbao and will be back in Spain a week later for her concert in Barcelona – both of which are a sellout. The Barbados-born R&B
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the artist had her audience transfixed as she started off with soulful tunes Mother Mary and Fresh out the runway, before moving onto Jamaican-style dance hits Man down and You da one. The middle part of the show included some of her best-known records such as Umbrella, Stay, Rude boy, What’s my name, Talk that talk, and Diamonds. Although she has only been on the music scene for eight years, Rihanna was named ‘greatest artist of the last 20 years’ by the prestigious USbased magazine Billboard, has six Grammy Awards to her name and has sold 37 million albums and 146 singles downloads. She was named by magazine Forbes as the top world star on social networks with more than 62.5 million fans on Facebook and 26.5 million followers on Twitter. Her next Spanish concert is on June 1 in Barcelona.
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Business-owners and self-employed persons may no longer have to risk their main homes to pay back debts relating to their commercial activity if a new law under discussion goes ahead.
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This will involve an initial capital investment of a lower amount than the present minimum of 3,000 euros, with a total of 20 per cent of the profits going into the required capital reserve fund. A ‘second chance’ option may also be included in the draft law, whereby companies with a balance of less than five million euros can go into out-of-court negotiations instead of into receivership, allowing them to obtain a reprieve on up to 25 per cent of the debt and a three-year stay of grace in paying back tax and social security debts. Businesses and self-employed persons with a turnover of less than two million euros a year would not be required to pay IVA charged until the invoice upon which it appears has
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When asked why it had taken the government so long to create the new law, vice-president Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (pictured) said that the cabinet had been obliged to approve a series of legislative initiatives ‘urgently’ since they had a time-limit for these after winning the general elections in November 2011. She added that the government had agreed to give automatic residence rights to all foreigners who bought properties exceeding 500,000 euros in value – considerably more than the initial 160,000-euro value initially planned – as well as anyone who purchased national debt to the value of two million euros or more, and anyone investing significant amounts in the country, including setting up large companies that would provide new jobs, be in the ‘public interest’, or suppose a contribution to scientific or technological innovation and investigation. Highly-qualified professionals from abroad working for major companies of international renown, new entrants to the country who already have a job offer, and those travelling to Spain for professional training or education will also be given automatic residence.
Pub owners get three year two month prison sentence for music being too loud
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Garzón appeals to ECHR over his being struck off for Gürtel phone-tapping
A Judge who was struck off for ‘acting outside his jurisdiction’ when investigating a high-profile corruption case has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Baltasar Garzón took matters into his own hands with the infamous Gürtel case and arranged for telephones of main suspects to be tapped, producing incriminating evidence which is what led to the scandal being uncovered in the very beginning. He says the fact he was banned from practising as a judge as a result was ‘against the Spanish Constitution’, which effectively gives investigating judges total freedom in their related actions. To this end, Garzón says ‘what is not criminal conduct has been considered as such’ and that he has been made into a scapegoat for the ‘poor and inadequate’ laws of Spain. Garzón adds that the ministry of justice and the prosecution service ‘supported’ his actions in tapping the suspects’ telephones and that the verdict against him is therefore ‘contradictory, irrational and arbitrary’. He says he limited himself to ‘complying with his obligations’ as a judge and did not breach any legal regulations, and that to strike him off on the grounds of his investigative procedures would create ‘unacceptable legal insecurity among judges and magistrates’. Finally, he says the magistrates who passed the verdict preventing him from practising again did so by ‘creating a tailor-made criminal offence’, since ‘there is no law in Spain preventing or regulating telephone-tapping’.
Penal Court Number 3 has given a three year and two month sentence to both the owners of a pub in Valverde del Camino, Huelva. The two have been found guilty of causing acoustic contamination, and in addition both will have to pay a 3,800 Euro fine, and compensation of 7,000 Euros for the neighbours somatic and psychic disorders. The court considered it proved that the neighbours suffered acoustic contamination from 2008 to May 2010 from the pub next door. The sentence notices that the pub owners used an improper sound limiter. Article: Howard Brereton - Typically Spanish
More than 80 families have benefited so far from the housing decree issued by the Junta de Andalucía
More than 80 families have benefited so far from the housing decree issued by the Junta de Andalucía which gives those evicted the chance to live in empty property owned by the banks. In a report by Typically Spanish, it appears they can use the property for five years, and while they are there the Junta will pay the bank a small rent. Manuel García Peláez, Andalucía Councillor for Development and Housing, has said that 53 municipalities in Málaga province had signed an agreement to move ahead with the decree.
Three dead and one critical in light aircraft crash
Two men and a woman have died in a light aircraft crash and the pilot is in a critical condition in hospital. The plane, a singleengine Cesna 172 owned by the company Aviation Centre, went down in an area of scrubland near Marratxí (Mallorca), killing two men aged 22 and 36, and a woman aged 36. Emergency services say the pilot, 22, is seriously injured and has been taken to the Son Espases hospital in Palma after having been attended to at the scene. Firefighters were called out to deal with the blaze which flared up when the plane hit the ground, and one of the firemen and a bystander suffered minor burns when attempting to help. A full investigation is under way as to the exact causes of the crash.
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Divas Give Girl Power to AFA
It promises be a star studded evening at The Divas Rosales Show on Saturday June 8th at Restaurante Los Rosales in Guardamar. Starring 3 of the finest female vocalists on the Costa Blanca, the night will be a homage to Divas and dancing the night away. The Costa Blanca’s much loved vocalist Maria O’Hara will take your breath away with her beautiful voice. Described as the voice of an angel, Maria can deliver any song from pop to opera with aplomb. Joining her is the “Queen of Soul and Motown”, Celena Deans. Also appearing will be winner of the “Coastrider Female Vocalist Awards 2013”, the amazing Nikki G. The 3 Costa Blanca Divas won’t be having tantrums on the night, but will be using their powerful voices to thrill and enthral the audience. This will be the first time that the 3 ladies have appeared together in one show, and with their range of music and talent, there is sure to be something for everyone The raffle will be in aid of AFA, The Alzheimers Association in Torrevieja. Their work is essential for the health and well being of both sufferers and the families who care for them. Their last raffle at Los Rosales raised over 350€. For more information about their work please visit http:// www.afatorrevieja.es/ en/ Doors open at 7pm. Tickets 12.50€ for show and meal. Available from Restaurante Los Rosales Guardamar, Card and More La Marina, Card and Gift Shop Benimar and Punta Prima, Hire Centre San Luis and Card and Gift Shop Quesada. Call 697 501 992 or book online www.lrshows.com email lrshowsinfo@ gmail.com
Now Serving Sunday Carvery 3 Courses €9.95
Booking strongly Advisable
Salad Bar (7 days a week) Menu del Dia €7.95 Menu de la Noche €9.95 Full varied menu available Themed Nights with Food to Match Coming Soon! All Sports Shown on Full HD Screens
31sty Johnny Fox Live & Loud! Ma Tuesday Night Quiz cash prize & last person standing
El Raso c.c.El Campico 657 355 566
For Reservations
Tel:
622 434 912
indian restaurant & take away
A Place Where You Will Get Fresh, Authentic & Flavourful Indian Food OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK NOON TO 3PM 5PM TO MIDNIGHT
EL RASO – EUROTERRA C.C. Just off The Lemon Tree Road, Campo del Guardamar
Tracy’s bar & grill good food, good friends great friends
Thursday 29th May: Auction from 4pm Friday: Richie C - Vocalist from 9pm Saturday: Karaoke with Lorna & Jeff 9pm Sunday: The Fabulous Kylie 9pm Tuesday: Bingo with Dave 3.30 - 5.30pm & “Torri Has Talent” 9pm (€50 prize for best entertainer that evening) Wednesday: Fun Quiz with Uncle Ted Thursday 6th June: Cabaret & meal 2 course €7.95 with Dee SERVING A FULL MENU 7 DAYS A WEEK
Lunch menu
€5.95
Lunch menu
€7.95 12 Noon - 3pm 12 Noon - 3pm Drinks Drink small beer, Papadoms glass of wine or Main any soft drink Course Any chicken Rice or curry dish Naan served with rice Dessert
TAKE AWAY:
Early bird
Evening menu for 2
5pm - 7.30pm
7.30pm - 12 midnight
€9.95
Drink Starter Main Course Rice or Naan Dessert
€25
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FREE Home Delivery in El Raso, Dona Pepa & Urb Moncayo
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Spain sees “Food Tourism” explosion
ALBOX
Bar Menu & Snacks Home-made puds
Burgers, Lasagne, pies, Omelettes, chilli plus
All Day Breakfast from 9am
MENU DEL DIA
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2 Courses
5
served 12 - 3 except Fri & Sun
Includes FREE Tea or Coffee
friday & SATURDAY
Friday & Saturday
Cod ‘n’ ChipS
Our Restaurant is Open 6pm-9pm
Beerfrom battered 5.95€ Atlantic Cod, Homemade Chips, Mushy or Garden PeaS SERVED 12-9pm
Barely a week after Spain was shown to be the dominant country in “Restaurant” magazine’s list of top 50 Restaurants in the World, a new report has shown how “Food Tourism” is becoming a more and more important sector for the industry. The latest statistics from Spain’s tourism office show that the country’s Food was thought to be a key attraction for as many as 5.6 Million visitors last year - an increase of 4% on 2011. Estimated expenditure on food and wine was placed at €6.4 million - representing a 10% increase on 2011. In a report by Tumbit.com, according to a survey by the Institute of Tourism Studies or IET, the wine-making region of La Rioja received top marks by international tourists for its gastronomy, followed by Asturias, Extremadura and Navarra in 2010. This follows further news this weekend which revealed how “Healthcare Tourism” has also been seen to become a more important niche for the tourism industry over recent years.
Los Mellizos Restaurant La Alfoquia, Zurgena
EVENING from MENU 5.95€
Traditional SUNDAY LUNCH
Delicious & Home-cooked nl y o served A Choice of Topside Of Beef & 12.30 - 5pm Yorkshire Pudding; Roast Pork With Crackling And Apple Sauce Tender or Roast Chicken With Stuffing - all served with Locallygrown Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables & a Glass Of House Wine, Tubo of Beer or a Coffee
6.95€ to include a FREE Drink
Starters, Puddings - 2€ each
SUNDAY SERVED 10AM-12PM
BREAKFAST
Activities at Monday
Line Dancing with Gillie 2:30pm ROCK’N’ ROLL 7:30PM
Tuesday
Quirky Quiz - 7:30pm
Wednesday
Line Dancing with Carrie 7:30pm
Thursday
Ceroc Dancing & Fun Social Night 7:30pm
PLUS... Art Classes (held most days)... Computer Club ...Keep fit & slimming classes
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NOW OPEN THE “ALL NEW” LA ALFOQUIA CHIPPY!! Serving all your traditional favourites
including Cod, Haddock, Pies & Pasties, Sausages, Peas, Gravy Burgers, scampi, plus much more
Eat in or Takeaway! Regular Entertainment
will be held on our sunny patio every Friday evening
Private Party this Friday 31st May (Featuring Steve Fisher as Rod Stewart)
Plus Sunday afternoon Entertainment coming in June when the Los Mellizos restaurant visits the summer patio area! Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 12 noon – 3pm & 5pm – 9pm (Closed Tuesday’s and Sunday’s)
Tel: 667 919 025 for more information!
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food facts... food facts... food facts... The Fact: The Popsicle was invented by an 11 year who kept it secret for 18 years!
The inventor was Frank Epperson who, in 1905, left a mixture of powdered soda and water out on the porch, which contained a stir stick. That night, temperatures
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flavored ice treat that he named the epsicle. 18 years later he patented it and called it the Popsicle...
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VidaRestaurant&Venue
Enjoy Wonderful Views over the Olive Groves
from
8.95€
our main menu includes
traditional
16oz steaks ~ mixed grills ~ Fresh Fish
sunday lunch
menu changes weekly
Dine in our Candelit Restaurant wed - sat evenings SATURDAY EARLY BIRD MENU
Natural
Come support your local producers and try some of the amazing natural products the area offers. All-natural artisan beer, fresh goats milk cheese, organic essential oils from the Alpujarras, home-made jams, wines, organic extra-virgin olive oil, honey, natural artisan soap and skincare, jojoba oil, hand-crafted ceramics… Date / Fecha: 31st May, 2013 Time / Hora: 11:00 - 13:30 Place / Lugar: Hotel Tikar, Garrucha
showbar & restaurant
The Irish Rover
Your No1 Entertainment Venue in Mojacar for All the Family
Fantastic New menu of the Day only 10€ per person
Madness Friday 31st May
Chicken, Chips, Salad & a Only Bottle of Wine per 2 People 15€
Friday 21st june
Charity Day with
Live Entertainment & lots of stalls
served 12.30PM - 5PM includes a complimentary coffee & chocolate booking recommended
5-7PM FROM 6€
Locally-Made Products Event!
friday 28th june
The Return of Rich Lucas with his Rat Pack Tribute
telephone: 950 473 135 mojacar playa between Lua & Moma Beach
Open 10am till late 7 days a week
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5.95€
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fridays
5.95€
Creamy Mustard Pork 7.45€ Tender Pork Loin in a 3 mustard cream sauce served with rice
in the Bar
Blue Chicken 7.45€ Chicken Breast filled with blue cheese & wrapped in bacon served on a bed of wilted spinach Crusted Hake 7.95€ Fillet of Hake topped with chorizo, herbs & breadcrumbs
Beer-battered cod
homemade chips & peas FRIDAYS 12.30pm - 9pm
THE ABOVE MAINS ARE SERVED WITH A CHOICE OF POTATOES & SEASONAL VEGETABLES
tapas choice of 10 all 1€ 12:30-9pm
lite menu
Homemade Starters
2.50€ each
salads, burgers, wraps
Scrumptious Homemade Puddings
TWO COURSE LUNCH 12:30-3:30PM 6€
all 2.50€ each!
FROM 5€
MONdays HOME-MADE MARGHARITA PIZZA 6 - 9pm
+ TOPPINGS
Tuesdays 6 - 9pm
cod, chips & peas only or chicken curry & rice 5€
wednesdays 1/2 roast chicken, or gammon chips & peas OR SALAD
6 - 9pm
thursdays ...is pie night! 6 - 9pm
Open Every Day 12pm - Late
Tel: 950 634 562 lavidacucador@gmail.com
delicious homemade pie, chips & peas
Mojacar
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only 5€
We are here
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1km
La Vida
Cucador Junc 547 Huercal Overa
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the New Royal Bar & Restaurant Tel 968 595 864
Our food is full of flavour & freshly prepared Breakfast ~ Menu Del Dia ~ A la Carte Friday Fish and Chips from €6.00
ENTERTAINMENT IS FREE
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Our Royal Performances
JUNE ENTERTAINMENT 01 June - Richie C 06 June - Elvis 08 June - Stevie Spit (Adult show) 09 June - Just-in Sane 15 June - Keely 22 June - El Alamillo Festival featuring G N T 29 June - Adele
Sunday’s at The New Royal Sunday Lunches from € 8.50
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Menu del Dia
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All Live Sporting Events Shown On 3 BIG Screens
Courses
8.50€
We Are Open Every Day Mon - Thurs 10am - 11pm, Fri - Sun 10am - late
(El Alamillo Plaza, 200mts from the Beach – Pto De Mazarron)
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send your emails to editor@soltimes.com An Afternoon At THE RACES THURSDAY, 13TH JUNE 2013 1 for 1.30pm for lunch (optional) for €7.50, followed by racing VENUE: Viva bar and restaurante by the sea, Los Nietos Tel 968 133 111 Ring Joan Mitchell on 868185685 for details Or just turn up PROCEEDS TO HELP MURCIA MAR MENOR
Age Concern Costa Calida
Saturday 1st June Summer Fair at Lagarto Verde, Puerto de Mazarron. Lots of stalls. 1€ entry includes raffle Wednesday 5th June, 1.30pm. Social at Camposol Cultural Centre Thursday 20th June. Menu-del-dia at Bar Peyma (near tourist info), Puerto de Mazarron 10€ Friday 28th June. Tabletop Sale at B Sector Commercial Centre, Camposol Tickets from outside Mercer’s, B Sector, Fridays 11am to 1pm Cultural Centre Wednesday & Thursday 10am to 1pm Telephone: 634 336 484
Welcome events
July 23rd - Welcome dance outside at Mariano’s, Camposol Sector A. Entertainment by PDQ, 3 fantastic musicians playing all our favourites who are sure to get everyone singing and dancing under the stars. Just €8 and €5 for chicken and chips. August 27th - Welcome dance again outside at Mariano’s in aid of AGE CONCERN. We never know when we might need to call on this worthwhile charity, so come along and give your support. Entertainment by the B-Boppers playing music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Only €8 and €5 for chicken and chips. October Benidorm trip - still a few places left, leaving our area on 14th for 3 nights half board at Hotel Helios. Just €140 including coach and a day trip out. Call Rosemary on 620 105 179 for tickets and more information.
AGE CONCERN COSTA CALIDA
Saturday 1st June Summer Fair at Lagarto Verde. 11.30am to 3.30pm, 1€ entrance raffle. Tickets / info: Wednesday / Thursday 10am to 1pm Social Centre, Camposol B Friday: 11am to 1pm – Outside Bar Salud, Camposol B Tel: 634 310 215 or 634 336 484
ESAMD
The Ex Servicemen´s Association of Mazarron District (ESAMD) are meeting at Sienna Restaurant for a meal on 12th June 7pm for 7.30pm. This function is open to all members of ESAMD and their invited guests. For more information please contact the Social Secretary on - 968 437 074 or 618 591 298 Any Ex Service personnel wishing to join, should contact the Membership Secretary on 629 818 611.
Fayre
SATURDAY 1st JUNE 2013 11.30am – 3.30pm LAGARTO VERDE Next to Cine Bahia, on the Via Axial, Puerto de Mazarrón BAR & CAFÉ OPEN ALL DAY (ENGLISH BREAKFAST & FULL MENU AVAILABLE) €1 ENTRANCE INCLUDES FREE RAFFLE TICKET CAKES, PLANTS, SWEETS, PIES, CERAMICS, CLOTHES, BAGS, FASHION, BLING, CARDS, JEWELLERY, SPICES, CURRY MIXES, CURTAINS, LENS & FRAMES, M & S CLOTHING! AND MORE!
For more info contact: Tel: 634 336 484
fast - Future Events 2013
F.A.S.T Bookstall is back – 2nd & 4th Friday every month Camposol ‘B’ Commercial Centre Saturday - 15th June: Camposol Fiesta – F.A.S.T Tombola Stall & CPR Demonstration Stall Saturday - 13th July – BBQ & Western Theme Night – Camposol Golf Club House. Event tickets will be on sale from the F.A.S.T bookstall Camposol ‘B’ Commercial Centre 2nd & 4th Fridays each month. Keep watching the press for updates and new events. For information about F.A.S.T please call: 634 314 386 or 626 465 847 or 634 327 730
send your news & views & birthday celebrations to EDITOR@SOLTIMES. COM also visit us at www.soltimes.com
The Beacon of Light
Centre for Spiritual Awareness
Meetings held every Wednesday from 7pm - approx 8.30pm The Old School House Canadas del Romero Mediums for the following dates: Wed 29th May: Janet Harris & Shaun Gray Thurs 30th May: Janet Harris & Shaun Gray Condado de Alhama 8pm doors close 7.45 pm - 5€ Wed 5th June: Sammy Fitzsimmons Wed 12th June: Jimmy McArthur Wed 19th June: Morag Bullock Wed 26th June: Debbie Blevins Healing is available from 5.30 pm before service by request Funding for the meetings will be raised by donations collected during the evening For more information: http://beaconoflightmurcia.webs´.com/ beacon.of.light.murcia@gmail.com Tel: 620 877 326. Also on facebook
Sale of Summer Clothes & Accessories Tombola, Raffle, Live Music & More!! All proceeds to “Making A Difference” - Helping those in Need Tickets available in advance via 6 Calle Alicante or GOmaD shop, Mazarron 634 321 161
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Centro Commercial, Flamenca Beach, La Planta, Playa Flamenca
Tel: 965 321 701 boats
business opportunity
Purpose built &
licensed tattoo room available to rent within Barbershop
in Camposol Sector B
For more information please call 664 051 612
garden services
A1 Group
Complete Garden Maintenance & Property Services We cover Mazarron & surrounding areas
Telephone 628 505 733
Electrician , available for all works. Small or large. Call Dave 693 251 562. davendonc@aol.com
664 890 990
Member of the National Association of Goldsmiths
specialists in all electrical & plumbing works
new icp’s fitted - swimming pool heaters & air-con, electric gates & burglar alarms hot water boilers,gas heaters & solar new bath/shower suites - spanish legal
call clive: 617 268 346 or frank: 639 988 487 www.electriciancostablanca.co.uk
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asssa medical insurances Asssa Mazarron, Diane Nolan,
968 153 396 mazarron@ asssa.es
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locksmith
Electric golf trolley, power caddy classic 75€. Campasol Tel: 968 199 527
Cased Gazebo Metal Framed, easy to assemble security grills & gates / electric roller shutters 50€ Quesada Area & all cars opened / Window / Shutter Tel: 654 666 686 Door locks Opened, Changed & Fitted
E mprex 6311ARFIII 2.4GHz Wireless Ultra Slim Keyboard and 1600dpi HiResolution Optical Mouse. Still boxed, cost £22, Only 15€ ono. Cuidad Quesada, Tel 965725573, Mob 659013882
WHITE SINK with pedestal stand plus Bidet 50€. Quesada Area Tel: 654 666 686
24 HR EMERGENCY LOCKSMITH
Telephone: 653 145 300 Email:locksrus@hotmail.co.uk Special Deals for Urbanisations
personals
ELEGANT SLIM, SEXY ITALIAN LADY availanble home/house visits. Torrevieja, La Manga, Torre Pacheco & Mazarron. Escort available home & house visits Tel: 693 357 526
IMMEDIATE CASH PAYMENT
no job too small & free estimates!
pool & water leak detection & repair specialists
don’t let your pool & water bills drain you!!
Refrigerator Baumatic (as new) 80cm x 50cm 60€ Quesada Tel: 966 716 599
GOLD WANTED
English jeweller wishes to buy broken or unwanted Gold jewellery, silver and coins
IN THE COSTA BLANCA
Pool, above ground, metal sides, 3.5 m diameter, 900 high, pump, steps, cover etc 50€ ono Tel 689371127 (Lorca area
Pool tables, snooker tables, table tennis tables, darts. Tel: 666 933 726 www. spainpool.com
jewellery
ELECTRICS & PLUMBING
Furniture
leak detection
2 Double “Readers of a sensitive mattresses very disposition may find some of the ads in this section offensive” clean condition with covers 30€ each. Quesada Area Tel: 654 666 Omron MX3 Plus 686 Blood Pressure Two single beds Monitor 20€ with mattresses Cuidad Quesada, and cover with Tel 965 725 573 / headboard 50€ 659 013 882 each. Quesada C arl Area Tel: 654 666 F oggarty 686 natasha, Divorced, diverse super Shark replica 19 various Carry sexy, private apartment, complete crash helmet, size massage with massage bed. Very small, 1998 approx, on Films DVD’s discreet. Call 677 676 554 San as new, collectors 25€Quesada Area Policarpo No. 87 Apt 1-17 Cerca Calle Can accommodate one or enthusiast’s Tel: 654 666 686 Orihuela. item open to offers. Large amount person or accompanied. Tel 965 725 573 of DVD’s and CD’s NEW in the business NEW in Cuidad Quesada. and also VHS very Monique’s team Salma ,English spoken 25yrs, Canarias girl, slim, sexy , Without Hotpoint cheap, Quesada time pressure.654 319 142 Mistral Frost free Area Tel: 654 666 Venezuelan CARLA, super sexy Fr i d g e / Fr e e z e r, 686 curvy, long black hair, natural big breast, black eyes, South American musician WANTED temperaments. For all your fantasies. Oral give/receive. Carla; 655 364 723
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electricians
for sale
(cane surround) 80cm x 65cm Quesada Tel: 966 716 599
See our Advertisement on page 19 for more information
SERENITY SAILING - SUMMER TEENS SAILING CLUB & YACHT CHARTERS Sit back, sip bubbly & enjoy the Med on our pristine yacht. Skippered yacht charters available for the whole family this summer. Alternatively, sign the kids up for our sailing camp this August, they will finish up with an internationally recognised sailing license & you can chill out for a change! Contact: enquiries@ serenitysailing.com / Anna: (0034) 6802 97955 / www.serenitysailing.com
TELEPHONE: 966 719 647
for sale ALUMINIUM GATES Double & Electric Sliding. Guaranteed no rust. Call Tracy on 966 726 891
(4 Books boxes) 100 plus best sellers 20€ Quesada Tel: 966 716 599 Wall
Mirror
Lenny Mitchell, wanted guitarist singer, commercial international, kitchen professional, solo act. lenny Mitchell & oven his musical time must be in machine invite you on a trip back to the 60’s good working order & 70’s. Available to play in can any venue. collect tel: 658 321 891 or call email lennymitchell@ 609 199 394 live.co.uk
plastering ENGLISH PLASTERER internal finishing, external rendering, 15 years experience, good rates. FULLY LEGAL IN SPAIN. Call Chris 671 444 246 / 965 078 866 email: c_pettit@hotmail.co.uk
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All plumbing work undertaken, from full bathroom installation to small leaks. Need a plumber in an emergency then call now
966 763 633 650 587 361
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RENTAL PROPERTIES URGENTLY REQUIRED
for SALE detatched cortijo 20mins from mojacar This is a unique spanish cortijo with 4 beds, 2 baths, Open plan living areas, kitchen & diningroom as in Cabo Roig/Villamartin, well as a workshop, courtyard front Orihuela Costa Playa Flamenca & back & room for a pool. Mountain views. Build 256 m², Terrace 100m², We have clients Plot 1200m² €150,000 Tel: 649 186 107 enquiring in this area thunderpaul2003@hotmail.ccom
Contact CASASOL REAL ESTATE
tel: 965 325 601
FOR SALE Apartment (Top floor / Penthouse) Almoradi,Costa Blanca
***FOR SALE***
PLAYA FLAMENCA FREEHOLD UNIT WITH LICENCES WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A SOUTH FACING, LARGE END COMMERCIAL / LOCAL WITH SUN TERRACE IN A VERY AFFLUENT AREA WITH GREAT PASSING TRADE
LONG TERM RENTAL - 2 Bed, 1 Bath Upstairs duplex with private roof solarium in Torrevieja. Furnished. Walking distance to local school, Habaneras 4 Bed, 2 Bath, Large Terrace, Lounge, Sep Kitchen, Shopping Centre and Torrevieja Town. Utility Room, Communal Solarium, Lift, Furnished 300€ monthly + bond + bills. Tel: 0034 inc. White Goods, UK TV , 90m² Interior Living 966761189 / 0034 619098543. Space plus, 15m² Terrace / Balcony with Awnings. Overlooks a newly reformed Plaza, church & LONG TERM RENTAL - Large 2 Bed, mountains, unusually large terrace. 2 min walk 1 Bath Ground Floor Apartment with away from the town’s attractive central square, private garden and terrace situated on all other amenities are also within easy walking the edge of the golf resort of Lomas De distance,12 mins drive from the resort of Guardamar Campoamor, walking distance to La del Segura. Close to La Finca Golf course Fuente Commercial Centre. Furnished. Private Sale €75,000 425€ monthly + bond + bills. Tel: 0034 Tel: (0034) 676 534 978 966761189 / 0034 619098543
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De Lima’s removals Local, National & international REMOVALS & STORAGE Quality Second hand furniture showroom
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VANTASTIC 3.5 tonne removals or any handyman & van service inc furniture collection & assembly tel: 693 251 562 e mail: davendonc@aol. com
LWB Sprinter van going from south to North of the UK & back every 2 weeks, based near Murcia Airport. Tel: 610 846 260/ 0044 7519 186 355. or email: van. man@hotmail.co.uk
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email:davendonc@aol.com satellite tv Rainbow Satellites for all your TV needs with clients all over the Murcia Region. Contact Matt or Alan 686 358 475 or rainbowsats@terra.es
wigs Salon Margarethas 24 years in Torrevieja hair / wig specialist for medical illness and hair loss problems. We offer different hair replacements, top fillers, hair prostheses, toupees & wigs. Natural & artificial hair & much more. Also fashion /festival accessories. TV/TS are welcome to our service. Call Margaretha on 966 921 846 for an appointment.
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If I were a garden, I wouldn’t want to be our garden. It lives life on the edge, exposed to the burning ardour of the sun and the ferocious caresses of the west wind, with the plants heroically seeking to draw sustenance from the bedrock that passes for soil. However, in the last month it has managed to rain twice, or maybe three times. Everything in the garden responded with gusto, including the weeds, to which I responded with weedkiller. But when I took our trusty sprayer from its winter hibernation, I discovered that it had become a sprayer in name only – its once virile squirt had become no more than a pathetic piddle. The fearsome wand that once dealt death was now reduced to a limp parody of its former might. To restore its flow required an operation, and confident that sprayers do not have a prostate gland nor need anaesthetics I donned my surgeon’s mask, scrubbed up and made the first incision – or rather, I dismantled the whole thing! The anatomy of a sprayer is simple, and within my understanding, josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk but even so
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viewpoint alqueria - The Democratic Process I was careful to keep all the pieces tidily in order on the operating table, which was in fact Pete’s work bench. I did not want to put it all together again and find one piece left over, or that I had put it together wrong, thus creating a Frankenstein’s monster, which might subsequently turn on me before running amok and devastating every living thing in the village. I meticulously cleaned and checked each part for vital function. I even deployed a specialist tool (a bent safety pin) to clean out the little hole in the end of the wand. Then I re-assembled it, filled it with water, pumped up the pressure and pressed the trigger. Its response was immediate – a perfect circle of fine spray! Without further ado I mixed up the weedkiller and sallied forth, death on my mind and at my trigger finger. Weedkilling by sprayer is gardening made easy – no bending, no kneeling, no broken fingernails, no scrabbling around after the last remnant of root. It is a variation on Lock and Load, it is Pump and Press. I quartered the garden with a stealthy tread, my finger on the trigger, every sense tuned to Weed Alert. The instant I spied an unwelcome alien, I lined it up within the cross-hairs of my sight, and fired. I spared none, there was no escaping my eagle eye, nor evading my lightning draw and dead-eye aim. I was the Quick-Draw McGraw of the pressure sprayer!
Expert Advice – Take it with a Pinch of Salt
Most people profess to have a genuine desire to maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating the correct foods. There is it seems, much truth in the oft used maxim – We are what we eat. There is of course a vast difference between having the aspirations to do the right thing and actually doing something tangible about it. The number of fast food establishments and the huge range of processed food and drinks available in supermarkets, gives a strong indication that the spirit might be willing with many of us, but the ever expanding flesh around the waistline is weak. But even with the most dedicated health freaks, it is no easy task to recognise just what is good and what is detrimental to our well being and once again this is all down to those frizzy haired scientists, who spend their working days shuffling around the laboratory in their baggy knitted jumpers and sandals, trying to find new ways to confuse us. Just when you think you have it cracked in the dietary
department, out comes another report telling us that what we had hitherto been told about the health benefits from this food or that, is now a load of old horlicks and moreover, is doing us great harm. I came to the conclusion a long time ago, that my reasoning when deciding which foods to embrace or to give the boot, should be – If in doubt, think natural. I have always loved that simple food, the egg. Fried, boiled, poached scrambled, it doesn’t matter, where would we be without them and just ask my wife who it is that makes the best omelettes around . . . no, not Jamie Oliver . . . me! There was a time when I made an effort to cut down on the number of eggs I ate in a week because, we were told, eggs are high in cholesterol and should be consumed in moderation. I have looked at the information available and who am I to disbelieve it, but equally important are the other foods we select for our daily needs to go along with them. It’s the same with butter. I simply love the stuff. Nevertheless I was gradually persuaded to give up this fatsaturated poison for the health giving benefits of vegetable oil spreads of one brand or another. Although I was forced to believe the hype that this
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would make me a leaner, more robust individual able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, there is no advertising executive alive who was ever going to convince me that it tastes like the real thing. Can’t believe it’s not butter? I bloody well can! And then we had the new miracle additive; the ingredient that not only guarded against heart attacks, strokes, Nile Fever and ingrown toenails, but actually reduced cholesterol in the blood – at least according to Gloria Hunniford in the TV ads. Methuselah will have nothing on me I thought. I will eat five kilos a day and live forever. But then twelve months ago, having endured the misery of consuming this bland sludge over several years, and observed the manufacturing process and the dirty grey colour of most low fat spreads before the yellow dye is added; I made a conscious decision to return to my old favourite – good English slightly salted butter. Okay, it is rich in saturated fats – I have to accept that but hey, if I use a little restraint and common sense, what harm can it do. A little bit of what you fancy does you good, is another maxim that rings true to me. I’m full of maxims. Then in February, another report came out, announcing that perhaps butter was not
the villain it had been made out to be after all and that in fact, some saturated fat was advantageous to good health. I saw this as vindication for my stance on the subject and did back flips around my living room; but soon stopped when I began to wheeze and require oxygen. In fairness, the report also stressed the need for the blend of saturated and unsaturated fats including an intake of the necessary Omega 3 and 6 fats for good health. In other words, it all comes back to what most of us know but fail to practice often enough – that balance and moderation are the key factors. Common sense is the one sure ingredient to maximise on prolonged good health, but common sense as I am always banging on about, seems to be an endangered commodity in 2013. And isn’t it sensible to eat everything containing preservatives? Because if they can give your bread, cakes and soft drinks long life, then surely they will do the same for you. Stands to reason...
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Of the seven hundred and eighty-five souls that comprise the population of Alqueria one hundred and fifty-seven are below eighteen and therefore not eligible to vote. Nor are they eligible to run for President. The remaining six hundred and twenty-eight are however and they did. Every person over the age of eighteen registered as a candidate for the post of President. This included the bedridden, the indifferent and the illiterate. Those who couldn’t normally string three words together eloquently and accurately completed the necessary documentation. The agoraphobic and infirm managed to negotiate the streets and byways of Alqueria to appear before the Electoral Qualifying Committee. Campaigning took on a surrealism understood only in Alqueria. Regiments of would-be politicians mounted on soap, fruit and Remitroot boxes promoted xenophobic, ill considered and totally impractical policies. The British Conservative Party looked on in envy. The prospective candidates engaged in a strange game. Stacking boxes upon boxes they tried to stand head and shoulders above their rivals. Collapses occurred frequently with untidy heaps of writhing would-be politicians becoming a frequent sight in the Pueblo. The sound of massed political doctrines being propounded resonated through the streets of Alqueria. The ballot paper resembled the cast list from the Soviet version of ‘War and Peace’. The parties represented, ranged from the ridiculous to the plain daft. One candidate stood on the ‘free roller-skates for over eighties’ ticket while another wanted ‘Abyssinian Goat Shirling’ legalised. On election day the turn out was one-hundred percent, the sight of so many exercising their constitutional right to elect a head-ofstate, a privilege not afforded in some western democracies was uplifting. No-one could fail to be stirred by the sight, not shaken perhaps but certainly stirred. Counting was quick and predictable. One vote for each candidate apart from Loco Paco. Paco became so confused by the catalogue of names on the ballot paper he put his cross by the printers name. Inky Pedro the printer, lived happily in Madrid unaware of the fickle ballot paper of fate. He was naturally surprised when the letter dropped on his mat naming him as joint President of Alqueria. He changed his name, donned dark glasses and hid in the roof space peering through the slates like a cornered lynx. Loco Paco became the only constituent in the village with six hundred and twenty-seven people to represent him. A two party system tends towards democracy while any more can see a candidate elected even though the majority of votes are for others. The Alquerian result became much debated, held by radical idealists as a model for the future but by everyone else as ruddy ridiculous. Perhaps Alqueria’s electoral process needs some tinkering?
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As promised, Today we will find ways of making sure that information that has been deleted is truly “gone”! Last time we looked at the way the Disk stores the information, the weaknesses within the design and the ways in which this information can be recovered. Today, we will look at the methods and programs, that will IRREVOCABLY remove all recoverable traces of information. We have looked at how your information is stored to the disk and how, with expertise and patience, we can retrieve it again. So, we need a little revision before we move on. All information is overwritten, either in part or completely, at some time or other. There is usually enough information left to be able to re-create the original information, either, completely or partially. Ever since “secrecy” was introduced into the use of computers, there has been a need to completely remove all traces of sensitive information. In “day’s gone by”, you might have burned the piece of paper then spread the ashes to the four winds, possibly ate it or found some way to completely destroy the information. As we have seen it isn’t quite as easy with computerised storage, but there is a method that will produce a result similar the “good old fashioned” way. We have seen that if you over-write your file it becomes far more difficult to recover. So, what if you deliberately write and re-write over the same information a number of times. This would make it even more difficult to get the original back! How do we check that the process is working? What if we used a pre-defined pattern of information, for example, overwrite with a string of “0’s”? We could then read and check that they had been written! Now change the string to “trev you are a totally awesome” or some such non-sense, write it and then read it to check that it is written properly. Using this method it would be possible to achieve complete anonymity. There are a number of wipe options that are commonly in use for a secure wipe. Option 1 is the longest and most thorough is a method that overwrites the information 35 times. Option 2 is a US government recommended wipe that uses 7 re-writes. This doesn’t take as long (hours instead of days!) with almost the same security (almost impossible to recover anything) as the 35 re-writes. Option 3. Also US government but only 3 rewrites. This method is great for destroying your information and also for “Once a month” cleaning of the “unused” space on the disk. Option 4. Is the quick wipe of the PseudoRandom one pass and even with most recovery programs it will be impossible to recover. Fortunately, none of us have to be a computer genius, to be able to do this as there are a number of programs “out there” that will do it for you. The one I use is called “Eraser” and can be found at; “http://eraser.heidi. ie/”. I have used this program for years and never been able to recover anything that has been overwritten more than 3 times! It is free (now there is a surprise!) and does what it says on the tin. If you choose to try it the rest of this article will help you set it up! When it has been installed, you will see a window that has a menu bar (at the top). Click on “Edit” → “Preferences” → “Erasing”. On the tab marked “Files” you will see all the wipe options that are available to you. I use the 3 rewrite wipe to balance speed and security. This is my “day to day” file wipe choice. Now if you look again at the tabs the other one is marked “Unused Disk Space”. This is the once a month or twice a year option and should be a good, leave it all night, clean. My choice is the 7 rewrite US government wipe. Leave all the other boxes as they are and press OK. Now you are set-up and ready to go. Have fun playing with the program but beware – once the file is gone, it is gone! La Vida Fayre is on Thursday 30th and I will be there to provide answers and solutions to your computing problems. See you there!
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Rosalind’s Sister by Tara Scott-Page “I am everything you ever feared in your life. Someone would pay one way or another for the filth and humiliation suffered. Bitter Sweet Revenge.” Rosalind McKinley is a tough 28 year old cookie, ambitious and extremely determined to leave her unhappy past well and truly behind her in Indiana and an abusive, sexist lout of a father unwittingly following in sister Shirley’s footsteps who had long since escaped this drudgery. Both girls carry a family portrait, sentimentally showing two young girls standing in a park, one 5 years of age the older one, 15. A lifelong bond and inevitably, essential to the plot and the thriller element of this story. Will they meet up and be reunited? Rosalind undergoes a dramatic transformation; a new persona emerges with “a tinge of quality for a woman of obvious quality.” Leonora Carrington-Jones’ love affair with Manhattan, New York begins at the salubrious Carlisle hotel, synonymous with wealth and power, working for Madame Durand. Our girl aspires towards grasping this opportunity firmly in both arms, embracing wonderful opportunities through fair or foul means. She can exploit opportunities and manipulate her men to suit her needs. Her own shot in the power stakes? “There was money to be extracted from the silk lined pockets of the rich and famous today and she wanted her fair share.” It is 1976 and Leonora has this vision of being a hair stylist to the stars and lover to one or two British lords or realistically, their athletically suitable sons. So, what is missing from the life of this successfully popular stylist? A handsomely wealthy, eligible bachelor perhaps? Or even a married man? Not just anyone. Leonora craved the powerful and wealthy. And as luck would have it, the most beautiful man she had ever seen enters her life and sweeps her off her feet. Powerful yes, wealthy yes but also married. The wrong type? The dangerous type. Like playing with fire. Hareb bin Aziz al Hareb, a Saudi Prince is a man of considerable substance and looks a million dollars. Leonora was completely absorbed by the near hypnotic quality of his deep dark brown eyes and the whirlwind of a passionate love affair is kindled.
But fire burns and it can easily destroy. His stay in New York is for business and once he returns to the Middle East a love-sick, forlorn Leonora agrees to meet him in Dubai, excited by the formulaic smells of the orient with its spices, exotic fruits and the salty sea air. Atmospheric and exhilarating. Our heroine fantasizes over her dream man appearing in the misty distance mounted on his white Arab stallion on a mission to whisk her up and away to his tented, desert palace of love. Full of anticipation and excitement like the fairy tales. But reality and fantasy are poles apart and pigs don’t fly so poor Leonora becomes enmeshed in a poisonous web of deceit, lies and more abuse. How can love turn so sour, transform dreams of love to ones of despair? Survival meant letting go of her dreams and her dream man. In spite of her betrayal and distress she holds on to a thread of hope that they would indeed ride off in to a desert sunset together. Dream on naïve one. Ironically salvation in the form of Susan aids the mentally battered, bruised, physically nauseous and disillusioned Leonora, fighting for her life, for her survival in an alien world where females are powerless and exploited for the pleasures of men. A long way from home, almost friendless and alone and isolated. Easy prey. But some women are made of stronger mettle and can look danger in the eyes without flinching and seek retribution such as an eye for an eye without suffering the pangs of guilt. Even murder. Amidst this erotic tale of love and despair, Rosalind’s sister fits in there somewhere but that’s something you’ll have to work out for yourself. Available on Kindle: ASIN- B00C438ADA; Paperback: Create Space. ISBN10:148401-36-11 and ISBN-13:978-148401-3618
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before I left I got a text from my mother saying ‘bring warm clothes and it’s raining too!’ Just the sort of unwelcome travel advice anybody dreads. A quick look on a weather forecasting website confirmed that Britain was scheduled to be under feet of snow with a hurricane and biblical flood thrown in for good measure. Landing at Gatwick it was cats and dogs and the mercury was in single digits. Yet within a few hours the sun was shining and apart from a brief hail storm and a cloudy day the forecasters certainly screwed it up in my favour. My 94 year old Grandmother was gravely ill and sitting by her bedside I could not help but remember the old adage that we are born unable to fend for ourselves; needing to be clothed and fed and helped with our personal hygiene and then at the end of our days we may again have to be helped in all the same For further information or advice on ways. My gran is a popular lady and a steady stream of visitors computing, contact Trevor on 689 892 coupled with her ox like constitution and cheery demeanour 745 or canducomputing@hotmail.co.uk means she will soon be back on her walking frame again. Having already moved homes twice this year; we now have the She made me laugh when a relative apologised for not visiting hang of it so when a flat became available with the gorgeous her sooner saying he had not known before where she was. views pictured here it just had to be done for a third time. Through a fog of heavy antibiotics she classily replied ‘don’t Mercadona did us proud again as their 60c bags for life are worry dear - nor do I.’ ideal for packing and carrying. It’s funny how priorities change As well as visiting family the other reasons for my trip were as in the past I was always happiest living in the middle of nowhere. Now however, the convenience of civilisation being twofold, I had a ticket for the last home game at Anfield where close by is great with the added bonus of Jamie Carragher bowed out after 17 years and 737 senior draught Guinness available just a few paces appearances. Craftily after the speeches at the end of the game my mate and I hopped over a wall so escaping our seats from my front door. up in the gods and ending up by the players entrance tunnel, I ventured back to Blighty recently and just there I managed to get some close up shots of a good few Enjoy Stephens musings? Pop over to http://findmeahomeinspain.wordpress.com as the players. All in the name of articles are posted on there too...and they’re a bit longer too! Findmeahome are always journalism would have been looking for quality homes for their sales and rental portfolios, please contact Stephen for a valuation: stephen@findmeahome.es Telephone: 636 266 641 my defence if caught. The
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MURCIA MATCH PLAY LEAGUE Can I just thank everyone who played in this years Murcia League & all the excellent courses that we played on & fought to the final conclusion on the fairways’ of the well manicured El-Valle. It took the final game & the last pair to find the winners Congrats to Mo Flint & his team for winning the prestigious Juan Martos Memorial Trophy. Here Are the results & final placing Game (1) San Javier suffered a heavy defeat to local team Club 25 by 30pts to13pts Game (2) The Celts who have not had a good end to their season lost to La-Manga by 24pts to 15pts Game (3) Hacienda at last found a bit of form on the front nine to give leaders Roco Juna a fright but went down by 28pts to 21 pts Game (4) Marinasol playing in their first season finished very strongly to beat Sierra Golf 31pts to 14pts
Game (5 )La Zenia needing two points to win the league & Having dropped their Captain came through in the last pairing despite losing 7 to 3 to take the title beating a very sporting Sprightly Crew 31pts to 23 pts. What a fantastic finish to the best league in Spain. The Final Table: 1st La Zenia 241pts 2nd Roca -Juna 239pts 3rd Marinasol 235pts 4th Club 25 223pts 5th SP Crew 213pts 6th San Javier 212pts 7th La Manga 207pts 8th Sierra Golf 191pts 9th The Celts 182pts 10th Hacienda 171pts Well that’s the results now for the celebrations We meet at Hacienda on the 10th June@ 10am details later regarding format
LAS SALINAS PETANCA LEAGUE The Panthers will be playing at the Jardin del Mediterranio in Torrevieja, as from now, this will allow them to have use of good facilities and share with Los Balcones, and the Dutch club, the Dutch are considering joining the league this Autumn, they have some good players and would the sixth Nationality EL RANCHO PETANCA A team from la Romana near Aspe, visited El Rancho for a
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at Vistabella Friday 24th.May With thanks to Vistabella golf to-day who provided prizes for our Special Stableford Competition a full house of members took advantage of this and enjoyed a great day of golf even if most found it difficult to get 30+ points except Phil Brigham who with his new set of Ping Clubs tore the course apart with a staggering 42 points. Well done Phil but you know what that means… Results and the prize list for to-day were Category 1. 1st. David (King Kong) Gill 33points 2nd. Chris Butler 28 and Paul (The Hulk) Hurrell 27. Category 2. Phil Brigham 42 points 2nd. Keith Mann 28 on c/b from 3rd. Ken Holmes. Category 3. 1st. Brian Coombes 29 points 2nd. Terry Phillips on c/b from Roger Twigg 28 points. Both the best Front 9 & Back 9 went to Phil Brigham with 22 and 20 points Nearest the pins Hole 4 & 15 Paul Hurrell. Hole 8 Jackie McVicar and 4th.shot nearest the pin Hole
7 & 18 King Kong David Gill. The Full Monte prize for the lowest score going to George Hall. Our scratch card for to-day was not completed so that will run over to our next game at La Peraleja on June 3rd. and this is followed by Vistabella on June 9th so if you would like to enjoy our regular games at some of the best courses and rates around then contact David Winder on 626 774 157 or email him at davidwinder.torregolf@ gmail.com Our picture of winners L-R. Phil Brigham, Terry Phillips, Brian Coombes, Roger Twigg, Ken Holmes, Paul Hurrell, Jackie McVicar, Keith Mann, David Gill and Chris Butler
CLAPTONS GOLF SOCIETY ALENDA GOLF 17TH MAY 2013 now. Results as below. Here we are back at Alenda Golf, for many of us this is our fifth visit so we are well used to the course, and will be expecting some good scores. The sun is shining and everything is set for a good days golf. The course looks in really good condition as the Captain tees off on the first tee. There will be no longest drives today as one member remembers that we are playing here and not Altorreal. At the end of the day it was apparent that the scores were to be very close with all the winners in all categories having to go to count back. Everybody finished and we journeyed back to the Clubhouse for our normal presentation and meal. Thanks to Chris and his staff. Members please take note, Captains Day is only two months away and we need to know numbers by the next Society day out. Mainly for the course to know numbers for the meal and whether we are able to go off the 1st and 10th which will make a difference to the evening, or just the 1st. If you are thinking of playing on Captains Day, which is the 19th July, please put your name down
Overall Winner Mick (3 times on playing) O’Grady 37 points Gold Winner Terry Sharley 32 points on c/b Gold Runner Up Bob Eaton 32 points on c/b Silver Winner John Stones 35 points on c/b Silver Runner Up Terry Smith 35 points Best Front Nine Dave Pretty 18 points on c/b Best Back Nine David Gray 15 points on c/b Nearest the Pin 3rd Andy (the Wizard) Trefry 5th Andy Trefry 13th Once again Andy Trefry 16th Brian Abbott Best Guest John Davy 32 points Most Potential Phil Docherty Next meeting at Saurines del Torre 21st June.
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QUESADA Altorreal Golf Wednesday 22nd May 2013 It was forecast to be sunshine all the way and after the previous weeks unsettled weather we did not know what to believe. We all set off from The Sportsman Bar full English Breakfast devoured. It wasn’t long before we came to a standstill on the AP7/E15, a little worried as time moved on a quick phone call to the course was needed but we soon passed the accident that caused the hold up and Altorreal bound we were. Arriving with time to spare we all descended upon the 1st Tee. The forecast was true to its word and the sun stayed around all day. After the round Mr Stirfry decided that a re-visit to the 4th hole (Trees) was required to
search for a €15 pair of sunshades we did find them relief !!!! That’s what you get for wearing two pairs at once (unknowingly) ???? Once again a great big thank you to Ron and Yolanda at the Sportsman for cooking the pre round breakfast and a great Chicken Stroganoff Chips & Rice after the game not forgetting the vino for Nearest the Pin prizes. Thanks also to The Club, Quesada for donating prizes for the Best front & back 9. Jake had a great day hope you enjoy the bones Jake. Make them last as I don’t think you will see anymore for a while !!!!! Winners of the Day : Winner : Mark Pollitt 40 pts Runner-up : John Sanchez 33 pts on C/B Nearest the Pins : 5th Ian Faulkner, 8th Mark Pollitt, 10th : Brian Ead 17th : Nikki Ead Front 9 : John Kemp 21pts Back 9 : Tony Stead 18 pts Thanks all for a great day, next outing Wednesday 26th June @ Font Del Llop . For more info email : sportsmangolf@hotmail.com
Eurogolf La Marquesa Press Report. 40 players took part in today’s competition which was a Yellow Peril game played on Thursday 23 May 2013 at our home course of La Marquesa Golf Course. The reduced field was partly due to temporary green and a large number of cancellations earlier in the week... The weather conditions were okay, nice sunshine but with blustering winds, making the club choice more of a gamble. Unfortunately one member of my team lost their putter on the front nine and had to use an iron thereafter. Needless to say we were not in the prizes and as of going to print it has not yet turned up. (we think he was wanting a new one anyway)
The results were as follows: 1st: David Gelsthorpe, Cindi Green, Tom Hull & Gill Gordon. 172 points 2nd Geoff Evans, Franco Gentili & Gill Britten 169 points 3rd Tony Stanley, Bob Shorley, Terry Sayers & Phyllis Venables. 159 points No nearest the pins due to the reduced
field. Football Winners: Gill Britten, Ian Turner & Norman Woods. TOFF’s Results Tuesday 22 May 2013 Overall Winner –Ken Brett Gold Division 1st Keith Wright 43 points 2nd Vince Tocker 43 points 3rd Dave King 39 points 4th Terry Sayers 37 points Silver Division: 1st Ken Brett 44 points 2nd Gill Gordon 44 points 3rd Ken Enever 43 points 4th Orlando Ferrol 42 points There are a few spaces left for the next away day on Sunday 23rd June – contact Ian Turner to put your name down
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the course in excellent condition, both clubs, standing in third & fourth place in the league, were expecting a tough game. However, San Javier were in for one big surprise as Club 25 decided to bring there “A” game with them to close out the season with a clean sweep, winning all four matches and taking 31 points in the process. After match drinks were still taken in good form, with a
Club 25 Golf Society Club 25 Golf Society @ El Valle Club 25 GS played local friends and rivals San Javier GS at El Valle in the final Murcia League game of the season last Monday. On a fabulous day for golf and with
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We had your away day this week to Alenda and for a lot of players this was there first visit and I can say it will not be the last. What a great course in Fantastic settings and a course in great condition.
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We played in two division and in the first Division we had a Leicester Lads one two with Nic Evans coming out on top with 35pts followed closely in second by Mick Hardy on 34pts with Barry Beale beating Neil Patrick to third place on count back with 31pts.
Nearest The Pins Hole 3 Paul Matthews Hole 9 Barry Beale Hole 13 Alex McLennan Hole 18 Vincent Gibbons The next Society’s game is on Monday, 3rd JUNE 2013 at La SERENA. 1st Tee time - 10.00am. The format will be MEDALFORD (front holes Medal, back holes Stableford. Payday will be on Saturday, 1st June 2013 at La Serena (in the bar area) between 11.00 and 12.00 hours.
In the second division this is where the big scorers came we Vincent Gibbons in 1st place on 41pts then in second place was Bob Blair on 40pts with Paul Newman back in third on 38pts. Handicap secretary is looking
C.F. MOLINA 2 MAZARRON F.C. 1
The early morning trip to Molina started really well for Mazarron and they took the lead in the fourth minute. Jose Ruben was allowed to run down the right wing despite looking in an offside position during the build up. Having rounded the keeper he then squared the ball for Diego (Jnr) to tap it in to an empty net for his fourth goal in four games since returning to the Club. Mazarron should have increased their lead when a close range header from Ruben was saved by the keeper’s feet and then Cecilio blazed the ball over the bar from the resulting corner. They were made to pay for these misses when Molina equalised
previously unbeaten duo from San Javier ensuring post golf event life was as brilliant as ever, a few beers and a good old ‘crack” with the usual old jokes and hard luck stories to boot! Thanks to all from San Javier GS for a great day and many congratulations to Club 25 GS for a great first year in the Murcia League. Club 25 GS Team – Picture Below, Left to right, Tony Elsworth, Roy Baker, Pete Rastall, Mark Brailsford, Steve Auty, Brian Baker, Martin Ackers, Pete Hutton
after 18 minutes. A through ball saw Hernadez run on to it unchallenged and score. Molina then took the lead when Jesus Ramon outpaced the entire Mazarron defence to make the score 2-1 to the home team. Molina then replaced their goalkeeper and shortly afterwards a shot by Alfonso from near the halfway line hit the bar with the keeper well beaten. The linesman again made his mark 4 minutes into the second half when he was consulted by the referee about an off the ball incident. As a result Mazarron’s Clemente and Molina’s Jesus Ramon were both shown a red card, a decision which so
Regards Mick infuriated the Molina player that he was reluctant to leave the pitch for a few minutes before being finally escorted away. Mazarron should have equalized after 60 minutes when they were awarded a penalty but Ruben’s spot kick was saved. Shortly afterwards a shot from Barrachina was headed off the line. Molina should then have made the game safe when their striker rounded the Mazarron keeper Ruben only to tap his shot wide from about two yards. Despite a bout of late substitutions, Mazarron failed to make any further impact on the game and will need to beat Beniajan at home in the last game of the season to make sure they remain in ninth position in the Primera Autonomica. Team: Ruben, Alfonso (Poyato), Diego, Jose Da, Jose Ruben, Santi (Matt), Cecilio, Barrachina, Clemente, Diego, Perico (Toni) Man of Match Captain Diego
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FC TORREVIEJA – A LOOK BACK AT THE SEASON Torry started the season with high expectations having put together a side which were expected to challenge for a promotion play-off spot. Of the new players Inarejos a flying winger of good pedigree was expected to excite as were the two ex-Catarroja forwards from the previous seasons league title winning side, Koeman and Ernesto. The latter was considered to be a “stellar” signing after being voted the leagues “Player of the Season”. Torry won their first 2 games and headed the table. They then lost form in September and finished the month lying in 12th place. They were unbeaten throughout October and climbed up to 7th place and within sniffing distance of a play-off place. They then had a decent November and climbed to 6th place and even closer to a play-off place with their last home game of the month being an emphatic 6-0 mauling of bottom club Catarroja. Their form slumped alarmingly in December and they lost central defender Pedro Lopez to an injury which has ended his career.. Also winger Inarejos left the club for personal reasons. Then the club dispensed with services of manager Casimiro Torres a game before the Christmas break. Torry went into the Christmas break without a manager and with a depleted squad lying 14th in the table. Torry brought in a new manager, Joserra during the Christmas break to try and turn things round in the New Year and the second half of the campaign. He didn’t get off to the best start and by the end of January Torry lay in 15th place. They had also lost the services of 2 experienced players, Javi Josa and Dani. In came three new experienced players , Dani Meseguer, Juan Fran and Villanueva. February showed a very slight improvement with Torry moving up a place to 14th by the end of the month. In March Torry’s results were even worse and at the end of that month Torry had slipped to 18th and in the final relegation place. It couldn’t really get much worse.
In April Torry started to turn things round and were unbeaten in the month after some good performances and climbed to 14th place in the table but still not comfortable yet from the threat of relegation. In May they won and drew their first 2 matches and moved up to 13th place in the table and clear of relegation. They lost one and won one of their last 2 games to finish a respectable 12th in the table. The pitch played a part in Torry’s woes for home games and as the saying goes “it is the same for both sides” but that said it can be a leveler and prevent any sort of free-flowing football from being played and it did. It got so bad that Torry moved across the road to play on the astroturf at the Nelson Mandela stadium. The quality of football did in fairness improve but the stadium is too open and the wind certainly gets up there. Also the club hit the usual cash flow problems towards Christmas which is hardly a motivator to the players. It is, however, the same problem throughout football in Spain and in many other countries particularly at the lower levels. Torry had some bad luck with injuries to players, particularly Pedro Lopez and Ernesto who was never fit and had his contract cancelled early in the new year as the niggling injury he had been suffering with needed rest and surgery. Torry had problems “between the sticks” with neither of the 2 youngsters Manolo or Javi Tur convincing. If only the experienced Pepitiu who played in 4 of the last 5 games and didn’t concede a goal had been signed at the start of the season. The defence generally performed well throughout the season and only conceded 2 or more goals in 10 games out of 40. Vicente was an almost ever present improved as the season progressed. Rafa was rock solid before a longish absence after having his appendix removed and was even stronger on his return and was my “Player of the Season”. Jorge had some “captains” games but again let himself down through indiscipline and missed too many
games through suspension. The central midfielder area was undoubtedly the weakest area for Torry and it was crying out for a playmaker. Abel did a good job there and so did Dani until he departed but neither were or are the most creative. Up front Luis Carlos had some good games while Gasch improved towards the seasons end but simply didn’t score enough or threaten to score enough. A shortage of creativity and goals was a problem. Koeman did his best as the lone striker for much of the season until manager Joserra changed his tactics towards the end of the season which enabled Koeman more support. His return of 12 from 21 starts proves how valuable he really was for Torry and it was clear that in some games he wasn’t fully fit but still worked tirelessly and did the business. Finally I think all the fans would like to say a big thank you to Senor Boix for keeping the club afloat and will be hoping he stays at the helm for the next 4 years. A satisfied Darrylldinho following his adopted team through another up and down eventful season. To read about FC Torrevieja access the Torry Army website www. fctorrevieja.net.
TORRY ARMY AGM
The International Supporters Club of FC Torrevieja will hold their AGM on Thursday 20 June at the Casa Ventura in San Luis. The meeting starts at 8.00 pm. All members are encouraged to attend. There will be a Free buffet after the meeting has closed. Nominations for the committee to serve in 2013/14 are invited from current members. If any member would like to put themselves forward for the committee they should pick up a nomination form from the Torry Army office in San Luis. Completed nomination forms, with a proposer and seconder, must be handed in at the Torry Army office in San Luis before Thursday 6 June .
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