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Relaxed, friendly bar and restaurant serving great food, drinks and tapas
fish & chip shop open last friday of the month Calle Faro, Almerimar
At the entrance to the port
Tel: 950 563 560
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unique authentic french restaurant
menu of the day (all day) 9.50€
Open 12 noon - 17.00, 19.30 to close Tel: 651 481 190 • Email: mikaela_cretu@yahoo.com AvenidaplayaSerena24,Roquetasdemarurbanisation,nrtheplayasolhotel
JAKS
Arkrites British Food Store
Groceries & frozen foods including legs of New Zealand lamb, gammon joints, lambs liver. Large Selection of Greeting Cards
double knitting wool now in stock Mon - Fri: 10.30am - 2.30pm Sat 10am - 2pm
TEL: 950 334 081
out of hours please call 950 334 544
In the Urb of Roquetas de Mar, just off Avda de Mediterraneo in the square near La Gamba Toscana & Theos
Wide Range of UK, Continental & Indian Foods & Spices selection of electrical Goods
trip advisor winner 2014 certificate of excellence rack of Lamb available Menu del dia 9.90€ served friday - wednesday
Enjoy Pierre’s French Cuisine Kitchen open: 12.30 - 3.00, 7.00 - 10.00. Closed Thursdays Plaza Los Jazmines 10, 04740 Roquetas de Mar Opposite Playa Capricho in the car park
Tel: 950 334 439 Email: lavita@roquetas-de-mar.es
NEW STOCK ARRIVING THIS WEEK OPENING HOURS: Mon - fri 10am - 6pm sat & sun 10am - 7pm
Tel: 950 609 419
calle JABEQUE, 42, ALMERIMAR
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Now available to download our free catalogue from www.buybuyauctions.com VIEWING: Fri 26th September All Day & Sat from 9:30am include, special for this auction-large quantity of garden furniture OVER in600teaklotsandtometal, together with a wide selection of childrens items. The usual household furniture to include: Outdoor furniture, bedroom, dining, sofas, carpets, pictures, mirrors, giftware, chairs, garden tools, professional tools, electric items, fridges, cookers, TV’s, video’s, DVD’s, musical equipment, microwaves, kitchenware, bicycles, quads etc..
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Only 10 mins from Huercal-Overa, Antas & Arboleas & 15 mins from Albox, Vera & Mojacar Turn your unwanted items into immediate cash. We buy anything from cars, caravans & bicycles to household items.
Tel: 681 095 096 & 679 207 545 Directions & Map Take exit 543 from A7 motorway head towards La Concepcion We are the large pink building on the right Approximately 3.5km
Direcciones y mapas Toma la salida 543 desde la autovia A7 camino hacia La Concepcion, Estamos en el gran edificio rosa a la derecha Approximadamente a 3.5km
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your private health insurer in Spain
“Sorry – I can´t help you with that” How many times have you heard that sentence lately? Maybe you are experiencing problems with your current private medical insurer, medical staff not speaking your language, not fully understanding your Sip card entitlements, or how you may be able to qualify for a Spanish health service, which after the latest reforms is experiencing further serious cuts on health care costs causing long waiting lists for consultations, diagnostics and surgeries. Whatever your problem, if ASSSA can help – we will! Why would ASSSA insurance company be prepared to give impartial and non-obligatory advice, you might ask? The answer is simply because our good name depends on it! ASSSA - Experience, Expertise & Customer Service Our personal service is unique. Our friendly, multi-lingual employees are pleased to inform you of both our achievements and policies without any obligation to purchase. Our philosophy is to answer all client queries fully and with complete honesty. Many of our clients join us on recommendation from existing ones, which is a clear indication of our unique service. After contacting ASSSA you are allocated a personal advisor who speaks your language and assists with any questions that you may have. In order to achieve this superior customer service and customer proximity, we have set up a chain of customer service offices along the coast. Doctors and Hospitals Our policies offer an extensive directory of private clinics, GP´s and Specialists working from some of the best private healthcare hospitals. We have many English speaking medical professionals under contract with ASSSA. Quality insurance We provide flexible levels of HEALTH INSURANCE - depending on the cover level and premium best suited to the client’s requirements - from a supplementary insurance to a more fully comprehensive insurance cover. During the current economic crisis we are pleased to be able to offer lifetime discounts up to 30% for adults and 50% for accompanying children up to 16 years. We are currently offering an amazing 25% lifetime discount on our FUNERAL INSURANCE premiums – plus, the option to pay in installments at no extra cost. In addition we have discounted our very popular Dental Insurance. Insure your health! ASSSA offers a variety of unique, written, contractual guarantees: The premium does not increase due to increased age. In addition, ASSSA provides protection against policy cancellation from the first day of insurance. Contracts with ASSSA are of course, in your native language as transparency is important to us. Visit us for a chat and without any obligation. Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 09: 30-13:30, later appointments or home visits by arrangement. We look forward to your visit! Customer service office: Vera: Tel. 950 392 487 María Dolores Castaño vera@asssa.es
Translations, Conveyancing, NIE, Wills & Inheritance Residencias, Cadastre, Notary / Court Appearances, etc.
We speak English, Spanish, French and Swedish Calle Dinamarca, Mojacar Playa Tel: 646 844 708 www.4wayconnections.webs.com Email: 4wayconnections@gmail.com
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New Season New Style Treat your home to a fresh new look
If you haven’t been to Yorkshire Linen for a while, now is a great time to visit and see the new collections. Choose from beautiful bedding and a huge range of curtains, cushions, voiles and accessories. You’ll also find all your everyday essentials such as pillows, protectors, duvets, sheets and towels.
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Monday to Friday 10.00 - 18.00, Saturday 10.00 - 14.00 Centro Comercial la Pirámide, Puerto de Mazarrón, Murcia
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we buy
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the largest selection of second-hand goods in the area HOUSEHOLD ANTIQUES GARDEN FURNITURE sales rooms HOUSE CLEARANCES sales rooms
MARIO REDONDO Is a professional and energetic solicitor for all your legal and financial needs
• Obtaining licenses for first occupation • Property matters • Vehicle licensing & purchase • Official translations • Spanish wills • Inheritance issues • NIE’s & Residencia • • Personal Loans • Conveyancing • Insurances • Mortgages • Tax Issues
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email: mariosolicitor@gmail.com Tel. 950 430 222 / 626 389 322
950 06 45 76 661 75 98 82
Calle Andalucia, local 2, 04800 Albox (next to Taberna Saliente and the Guardia Civil)
Mon - Tues - Weds - Thurs & Sat 9am-2pm F riday Evenings 5pm-9pm
73 Ctra Lorca - Baza, Albox, Almeria 04800 ON THE LONGO’S SITE
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roberts only €1.69
TIGER BREAD whole €2,99 ½ sliced €1,59 over 20% off
great deals WAS €3.79 NOW ONLY €2,99
BBQ PACKS & SKEWERS
2 FRESH CHICKENS €5.00
(whilst stock lasts
SEABROOK 6 PACKS ALL ONLY €1,89
back in stock
NZ LEG OF LAMB ONLY €13,99KG
HOMEMADE SAUSAGES FROM €5.99KG
raisin loaf only €2,19
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JOHN SMITHS 4 PACK 500ML FOR €4,00
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STRONGBOW 4 PACK 500ML FOR €4,00
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GALA PIE (200G) ONLY €1,99
HONEY ROAST HAM €15.99KG
GAMMON JOINTS un & smoked ONLY €7.99KG
4 VARIETIES OF PATE €1,79 (200G)
LAMB SHANKS ONLY €10,99KG
Shop Tele: 950 951 494 avenida america 21, albox butchers tele: 634 372 188 open 9am - 2pm
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Solpellet was formed to deal with the increased demand for economical, clean heating solutions in Southern Spain. It’s a myth that its warm all year round in Spain and the reason the UK government still pay the Annual Heating Allowance to eligible Expatriates is because it gets very cold in the winter, especially in inland or elevated locations. Solpellet has the answer, following the trend of many northern European countries in the adoption of Wood pellets as a source of fuel. The last few years have seen fuel and energy prices rocket and gas, oil and electricity show little sign of ever being cheap again (if indeed they ever were). It’s time to look for alternative methods of heating and an increasingly popular contender is compressed wood, otherwise known as biomass or wood pellets. Why pellets are better than traditional sources of heating
• Greener – Wood or biomass pellets burn cleanly and are better for the environment. Compared to other solid fuel appliances, pellet burners emit the lowest level of pollutants, virtually no smell, and there is no smoke. What’s more the ash trays only need emptying 1 -2 times per week on average. • Cheaper – The pellets are made from compressed sawdust from saw mills and timber yards. A 15kg bag costs between 3 and 5 euros and are roughly half the cost of the oil required to provide the same amount of heat. • Easier – The automatic control mechanism feeds the pellets from hopper to burn-pot means the fire is self-regulating. A timer allows programming of on and off times giving total control over the home’s heating. • Efficient – Electric and gas heaters tend to operate at around 75% efficiency. Pellet burners average 85% and those from Solpellet perform at 90% or more. Solpellet are based on the Costa Cálida and supply high quality Italian-made pellet stoves and boilers to the Murcia, Alicante and Almeria provinces. Given that fuel pellets are currently half the cost of oil, it’s an option worth exploring, call now for a no obligation chat to discuss your requirements.
Dames in Turre
Dames in Turre will meet once again on Monday 29th September 2014 at Centre de Usos Multiples Turre 11am after a very hot summer break. Come along and enjoy a glass of Bucks Fizz or a soft drink, view Jewellery from TINAKA but most of all meet and greet the other members that you have not seen during the Summer. Find out about all the interesting speakers we have lined up, day trips, short away breaks and most of all our Christmas Fayre. Dames in Turre pride themselves in fund raising for local charities, come along and see for yourself, all guests are welcome. For more information contact, Secretary Pam Smith 950475418 or President Lesley Barlow 950478633 we look forward to seeing you.
Almanzora Charitable Theatre A.C.T. will be having another theatre supper evening at Bar / Restaurante “La Parrilla” from the 7th. to the 9th. November, being the weekend following the Albox Feria which should make it a noteworthy date.
The lead feature of the evening is “Heads” a play by Alistair Falkner where family dynamics give impulse and emotion to the plot. An old difference of opinion provoked a mother and daughter into not talking and not seeing each other for a dozen years or more. This exclusion from the family which included the daughter not even attending her father’s funeral, provides the nub for a canny conclusion. The production will finish with “Fiesta Fandango” by Richard Tydeman. The spotlight in this play focuses on a
OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR...
After so many months of rehearsals – performance time is suddenly upon us!!! There are not many tickets left for the shows at Miraflores, Camping Los Gallardos…20/21/22/23 September…but you can still purchase tickets for 28 and 29 September at Teatro Pedro Gilabert, Arboleas. At last, our sweet little car has a name. We would like to thank all those who took part in our NAME THAT CAR competition – the job of choosing the right name was made more difficult by the large number of replies we received. However the name that seemed to almost jump from the page and was a unanimous winner is the name BERTIE suggested by Pamela Howe of Los Gallardos. Her entry read “Just came to mind, like Burlington Bertie! He looks like a Bertie”. Pamela Howe wins 2 tickets plus a pre-show supper at Miraflores. Also more wonderful sponsorship
news…Michael Davies (Davies Solicitors) and Mojacar – “windows, doors, bathrooms, kitchens and more!” are generously sponsoring 2 of our shows and paying 120 euros for the performing rights. This money will be contributed to the charities Help for Heroes and The British Legion. Any mention you can give us…gratefully received!!!
Pellet Stoves, Biomass Boilers & Solar Water Heating Solutions Murcia, Almeria & Alicante, Contact us for a no obligation chat to discuss your requirements Neil Broadbridge T: +34 697 949 519 E: info@solpellet.com W: www.solpellet.com Wood Pellet Fires & Boilers
We supply High Quality Italian manufactured Pellet stoves utilising the very latest technology and design.
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WithsomuchsunshineavailableinSpain,whynotutilise this to provide your hot water. Simple solutions using proven technology.
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(You name it we frame it) We frame anything from prints, photos, tapestry, needlework, oil paintings, cigarette cards, medals, fans & much more...
family of Spanish gentry where Don Lopez, the father, has arranged for his daughter to marry an old, and in his eyes, very desirable suitor. The fact that ‘old’ means worn out and decrepit in the eyes of Rosina, his daughter, makes the proposition somewhat unattractive. The devious machinations to avoid this inappropriate suiting bring about a fitting finish in a very jaunty manner.
With 30 years experience you can be assured of the HIGHEST quality at the LOWEST price. With the FASTEST service in the town. On a permanent display there are 100’s of mouldings to choose from & over a million prints & original paintings
Tel: 681 095 096
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el Cucador
el Cucador
NCE D DA N A AWAY NG T O L H A G I COME THE N dan O’Dee Bren with
An Evening of Clairvoyance
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With Psychic Medium Carol Bohmer and Sandy Ingham Psychic Artist
9€ per person
Tuesday 21st October 7pm till 10pm including Refreshment break Tickets 15e
New and Unique Spectactular Spanish and English Hot & Cold Buffet
FLYING IN FROM
More than 30 dishes includes seafood Food served from 7pm Music from 9pm
Advanced Booking Essential
Tel 950 634 562 Email lavidacucador@gmail.com
mobile: 638 900 949 office: 950 930 520 www.themetalworksspain.com info@ themetalworksspain.com
The Metal Works
he cut out t and n middle ma rom the f t c e buy dir urer manufact
between Amigos Bowling & Mora oil, poligono industrial, arboleas
shot blasting and powder coating service available for new & old metalwork
1 NIGHT ONLY
Tickets from Sol Times, La Vida, Jacks, Sophia Fitness Centre, Total Entertainment Arboleas and Albox or ring Margaret Levey on 600 055 209
SATURDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER
security grills - garden gates & railings spiral staircases - motorised sliding gates garage doors - ornate gazebos
THE UK FOR
News
A cave in Spain containing some of the world’s most precious prehistoric art will stay open for trial visits after decades closed for conservation reasons. Experts who launched small trial viewings in February at the Altamira cave to see whether the ancient paintings could withstand the breath and germs of visitors have now decided to extend them, the culture ministry said. Renowned for its 14,000-year-old paintings of red bison, the cave closed in 2002 for fear that moisture and microscopic fungi introduced by visitors would ruin the prehistoric paint. This year’s trial visits of small groups showed “no relation of cause and effect between the presence of researchers and visitors... and the loss of pigment”, the ministry said in a statement. Experts have now decided to continue
Spain’s prehistoric cave art open to lucky few letting five visitors per week into the cave until next February in order to monitor the effect on the ancient masterpieces over a year, it said. The highlight of the cave is a set of paintings, at least 14,000 years old, of red and yellow bison plus horses, deer, humans with the heads of animals and mysterious symbols. UNESCO listed the paintings as a World Heritage Site in 1985, describing them as “masterpieces of creative genius and... humanity’s earliest accomplished art”. The cave was discovered in 1868 at Santillana del Mar in Spain’s northern Cantabria region. During the closure, visitors have had to make do with replicas of the paintings, with only scientists allowed into the cave to carry out research. Source: www.thelocal.es
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arboleas Your local Spanish school!
The Best school for people like you!
Would you like to learn Spanish? Arboleas is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Found in the Almanzora valley, Arboleas is a small town on the bank of the now dry Almanzora River, in the spurs of the Sierra de los Filabres. It has a strong agricultural economy growing citrus, olive trees, almond trees and cereals such as wheat and barley. The village of Arboleas is situated on the riverbank in the Almanzora valley, one of many small settlements along the course of the river, which waters the fertile plain. It has a strong agricultural economy, producing citrus fruit, olives, almonds and cereals. Its history can be traced back to prehistoric times, through to the Romans, Moors and Christians, though the origins of the present village are medieval.
Do your children need some help with Spanish & homework? New groups starting in October Tlf. 661 162 201 Email: mariadalia2003@hotmail.com (Preferable to be contacted via email) In Arboleas, opposite Town Hall
TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT (formerly Essentials) is under new management. Selling everything from newspapers, cards & gifts to light bulbs, batteries & pool chemicals, the shop has been in Arboleas for nearly 10 years. New owners, Danny & Claire will be introducing some new products and services but don’t worry, you’ll still be able to get all your “essentials”. Call on 678 009 051 or pop in to the shop for more information. We’re on Calle Carrera, just 200m down from the Cajamar bank. HUMBUGS CAFE – pop in for a tasty treat at any time of the day, whether it’s breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea or for just a snack Humbugs specialise in all your home-cooked favourites. Every day you’ll find a selection of home-made cakes to tempt you, all freshly baked. On Fridays we serve Atlantic Cod with Chips & Peas all day until late. Enjoy your meal in our cosy cafe or out on our covered terrace. Find us just up from Hostal Meson, telephone: 676 604 008, www. Humbugscafe. com.
Specialising in: Sizzle Platters Beer-battered Atlantic Cod & Chips Variety of Home-made Burgers Hot & Cold Sandwiches Breakfast served until 12 o clock Selection of Home-made Cakes & Puddings available daily
Open: Mon - Thurs: 9.30am-5.00pm / friday 9:30am-9pm Saturday 9.30am-3.30pm Find us in Arboleas 200m from Hostel Meson Telephone 676 604 008 - www.humbugscafe.com
NEED A PROFESSIONAL CHIMNEY SWEEP OR STOVE INSTALLER? • Using the very latest power sweeping equipment. • No clambering onto roofs! • 25 Years experience. • Stoves serviced. Hetas & City and Guilds qualified. • CCTV inspections. Tel: 633 523 344 • Stoves installed.
Kids Dance & Drama Theatre School Starting @ Sophias
Saturday 4th October -10:30 - 12:00 Bring along your little actor or actress and watch their confidence grow. Includes: Script Reading, Dancing, Singing, Regular Plays, Shows and Pantomime
Call Rachael: 634 361 183
Our Business is Growing Specialists in:
Landscaping - Irrigation - Garden Maintenance Lawn work - Tree Trimming
Call: 666 847 583 or 950 699 984 gardenworks.bates@gmail.com
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Crystal Cave joins
Serendipity
What’s Your Lucky Charm?
albox
Crystal Angels Energy Stones Jewellery Birth Stones Hanging Crystals
Large Selection of Dyes & Embossing Folders
*Sue Wilson *Spellbinders *Marianne *Sizzix *X Cut *Tim Holtz Tattered Lace Dyes Plus all your crafty bits & bobs crystalmanofalmeria@hotmail.com Avda. 28 de Febrero, Albox (Between Sol y Mar / The Post Shop & Jacks)
Crystal Man of Almeria is
now in Serendipity Opening hours:10am - 2pm Mon - Sat We will be happy to open outside these hours! BP Garage
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CENTRO MEDICO Y PSICOTECNICO Virgen del Saliente
SINCE 1993 •EXCHANGE OF INTERNATIONAL DRIVING LICENSES •OBTAINING & RENOVATION OF DRIVING LICENSE •OBTAINING & RENOVATION OR PERMISSIONS OF WEAPON •POSSESION OF DANGEROUS DOGS
RESIDENTS of Spain who continue to use a UK driving license need to have a medical certificate, that is precise to deliver together with another documentation in Traffic in Almeria, which we do for you of free form. C/Ramon y Caja, s/n, bajo (Esq, Meson La Caldera) 04800 ALBOX (Almeria)
950 431 535 - 607 472 760- 677 324 344 email:crcvirgendelsaliente@hotmail.com facebook: psicotecnico virgen del saliente TRE
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Tyres, Services, Spare Parts & Rapid Mechanic repairs Neumaticos y Servicios Albox, S.L Behind the BP, 04800 Albox (Almeria) Tel: 950 430 855 - Fax: 950430 855
albox@grupo-driver.com
THE NEARLY NEW SHOP MUEBLES Y MAS
Tel: 642 953 309
Google me for a new way of shopping online www.youwantitihaveit.com Avda. 28 de Febrero No 30. Albox C.P 04800
One Stop Pool Shop – Keep your pool in tip-top condition as the weather changes and the cooler months arrive. We now have winterizers in stock. Pop into our shop and see our full range of products, including: solar panels for heating your pool (quotes available); special vac heads and nets; skimmer socks; glass and sand changes for your filter pumps; all cleaning chemicals for liner and fibreglass pools; chemicals; leaf blowers for the pool and much more. We’re open 9.30 ‘til 2pm every day except Sundays. Special offer still available: 35€ for 2 x 5 kilo tubs. Inford@tox your friendly computing shop in Albox – as well as everything you might expect from your local computing shop, such as Tablets, Smart Phones and a huge range of computer accessories, Raquel also has a range of other goods including: scented diffusers with new scents to choose from including Anti-Mosquito sets & refills to keep those annoying insects at bay; SIM cards for any
JAX Hair&Beauty
look good, feel good with our full range of treatments
Refresh your colour for Autumn Full Head Tint incl. Blowdry - 23.50€ Re-Touch Tint incl. Blowdry 16€ Special Offer Blowdry - only 7.50€ Book your appointment with Sky
Tlf. 645 560 367 Tuesday - Friaday 10am - 3pm
Opposite Bar Toni In Old Town, Albox
Lulu’s
mobile phone (and Raquel can also top up your mobile phone’s existing SIM)! Pop in for more details of what she has to offer, including an excellent technical service. Raquel speaks good English, so you’ll have no problems being understood!! Find Inford@ tox at Longo’s Square or for more information call 950 633 223 or check out Facebook. THE CORNER SHOP´s policy is to give the best service & best prices in the area. We are an ‘Aladdins Cave’ of all your favourite foods, drinks, household, pet products & more from the UK. We stock a selection of wines from Bodega Regino of Puerto Lumbreras which are very popular, we do mobile phone top ups including some UK & we now have ice creams & lollies to keep you cool! If there is something we don’t have then we will gladly try to source it for you. Our website is updated regularly with our Special Offers & other information. www.alboxcornershop.com
The Book Box
top quality pre-read books
Thousands of Titles - Hundreds of Authors All checked, cleaned & catalogued At - The Courtyard, Ferreteria Longo, Albox Open Mon - Fri 10am - 2pm & Sat 10am - 1.30pm
We know our books! Prices €1.50 - €5.00
Jay - 662 585 098
now open mondays
Peluqueria Canina
computer services
professional dog grooming parlour
Pop in & see Raquel for details of our new products
call 697 569 750 for appointments
Visit Us on the web: www.infordatox.com Phone: 950 633 223
Lisa is City & Guilds qualified she sets the standard Others Try to follow Nail Clipping and Anal Glands - Only 5€ each! No need for appointment
Open 10.30am - 6pm Tuesday - Friday
Avda LePanto, 20, 04800, Albox, next door to Eurowise
Tel: 950 952 940 . 697 569 750
open Mon - Fri 9am - 2pm/4pm - 7.30pm & Sat 10am - 2pm
Next to the Centro Comercial LONGO Find us on
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POOL SHOP
still available
any 2 tubs x5 kilos - €35 FIND US In Longo’s Courtyard
Shop: 950 104 345 or Maintenance: 637 582 696
STEVE HAYES INFORMATICA
Serving the local community since 2003
We are easy to find; from the traffic lights on the main road turn into Avd. Lepanto, go up past Mercadona, carry on straight up until you reach the crossroads (IBEX Insurance on corner), turn right, carry straight on past Bar Coyote & we are further down on your right (next door to the tile yard). We have a large car park for you convenience. Our opening hours are: 9 – 5.30 Monday to Friday, 10 to 4 Saturdays, 10 to 2 Sundays. We look forward to seeing you! Punto Casi Nuevo – The Nearly New Shop: Visit Punto Casi Nuevo on their new website www. youwantitihaveit.com where you will find great deals on all toiletries, furniture, household products and much more. Click and collect or parcel service available. Or if you are passing why not come in and browse around. We are still offering all the usual services which include transportation of all your goods and pets to the UK. We are fully registered DEFRA & TRACE Lulu’s Dog Grooming Parlour - City & Guilds trained Lisa looks after and handles all dogs with the utmost care. Lisa opened after years of working for various vets in and around the area. So
much was the demand for her skills that she opened parlour of her own next to Eurowise on Avda. Lepanto. Your pet will certainly be pampered after a visit there! Lisa also stocks a wide accessories for your pooch., plus Scalibor, flea, tick & dental treatments and the cheapest prices on Royal Canine food in the area! For more information or to book an appointment call 950 952 940 / 697 569 750
• PC’s • Laptops • Printers etc... • Sales & Repairs • On-site Call Out &Tuition • Consumables
www.shinform.net info@shinform.net
Telephone 950 120 900
Contact us on Skype at Shinform
Crystal Cave - The Crystal Man of Almeria is now in Albox, you will find him next door to Jacks Bar in the shop that was formerly Serendipity. John will be previously offering all the stock that was previously on sell, along with his fantastic range of Crystals, Birth Stones and much more. So get on down to the Crystal Cave and check out Johns Crystal Balls. Driver - your local garage situated behind the BP garage in Albox. Paco and the team offer a full range of services including all makes of tyres new and used, ITV renewal, tracking alignment, oil changes, diagnostics and repairs, brakes, dampers, and accessories.
EUROWISE
UK SUPERMARKET to advertise in the at least 10€ & get next albox feature Spend when you present this advert give rachael a call Mobile top-ups on 950 121 936 available
10%
Specialising in: Sizzle Platters Beer-battered Atlantic Cod & Chips Variety of Home-made Burgers Hot & Cold Sandwiches Breakfast served until 12 o clock Selection of Home-made Cakes & Puddings available daily
off
Open: Mon - Thurs: 9.30am-5.00pm / friday 9:30am-9pm Saturday 9.30am-3.30pm Find us in Arboleas 200m from Hostel Meson Telephone 676 604 008 - www.humbugscafe.com
You can find us on Avda Lepanto, almost next to the car park entrance of Mercadona. Tel: 950 430 043. We are open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm. Saturdays 10.00am to 3.00pm.
ljam bra
The Corner Shop
mercadona
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he became a ball freak and would run after a ball most of the day. Some thought that he had a mental disorder, but it was pure boredom and frustration at his sad situation. A German Shepherd needs chores to realise, followed by the acknowledgement and praises of a master for a job well done. Being one of 300 dogs at the shelter, SOCIEDAD PROTECTORA DE ANIMALES DE ROQUETAS DE MAR’, it was impossible to give him the individual attention he craved. It was recognised at the shelter that he was very affectionate with the volunteers when they took him out for his monthly walk. Unfortunately it is impossible to take the dogs out more often than that. However, finally it was BOND’S fortunate day. A Spanish lady, with a country house and a big garden in Cáceres, became aware of him on Facebook. She decided that she wanted to give BOND a forever home. The people at the shelter were overwhelmed with joy at the prospect of a forever home for BOND. When the first pictures of BOND at his finca started coming in, they knew that BOND at last would be a happy dog for the rest of his life. If only all the dogs at the shelter could someday experience the same joy. However BOND’S story proves that hope should never be abandoned. Contact with the shelter can be made via Geoff at geoffalmeria@hotmail.com
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Scotland Says ‘NO’ To Independence. How Will It Affect Catalonia? By Martin Shortland
The most eagerly awaited referendum to take place, not just in the UK, but throughout Europe, reached its nail biting conclusion in the early hours of Friday morning. The major political parties had been fighting a sometimes bitter campaign, over what could effectively bring about the break - up of the Union, which had joined England with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for some 300 years. The First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, had placed ‘Independence for Scotland’ at the top of his political agenda, ever since he was elected to office more than ten years ago. His wish for a referendum on the subject was finally and grudgingly granted by David Camerons government last year and millions of Scots went to the polling stations on Thursday to cast their votes. When the announcement was made that the ‘NO’ campaign had triumphed, therefore ensuring the continued presence of Scotland within the United Kingdom, a huge sigh of relief was almost palpable, not only from central government in Westminster, but in government buildings across Europe. Independence movements exist in most European countries and the outcome of the Scottish referendum – if it had been successful – would have brought about a surge of requests from groups seeking to break away from what they consider to be the oppressive power of centralized government. None more so than in Spain, where the Catalonian Independence Party and the Basque Separatist Party have both been pressing for independence for some thirty years. In the case of the Basque Separatists, their often violent campaign has won few friends outside the region, as well as being condemned by many who live within the region, which straddles the border between the South Western corner of France and the North Western corner of Spain. In the build up to the Scottish vote, a number of debates took place in the Spanish parliament; strongly fuelled by pressure from the Catalan quarter and equally strongly defended by the Prime Minister and his party. On the day before the Scottish vote – last Wednesday - the Prime minister said in Parliament that a YES vote in Scotland would bring about ‘a catastrophic reaction within Europe’, which he said could well break up the European Union and ‘cast us back to the dark ages.’ Later in the day, the Prime Minister and the leader of the economically powerful Catalonia region held a crucial face-toface meeting in what was considered to be a final chance to resolve a bitter dispute over the region’s plans to hold a secession referendum in November. The independence campaign holds profound consequences for Spain, as it emerges from its worst economic crisis in a generation, with Catalonia as a major
force in that campaign. The closed door session between PM Marian Rajoy and Catalonia President Artur Mas, followed months of clamor by political parties and business groups for the two to sit down and try to come up with a roadmap to prevent the dispute from boiling over — but there was little expectation they would succeed, the dispute runs too deep. The main points are these: Rajoy has said he’ll never discuss a referendum which he says would violate Spain’s Constitution, while Mas insists he cannot negotiate while Spain alienates Catalans by preventing a right to selfdetermination. Stalemate. Commenting before the meeting took place, university professor and political analyst Antonio Barroso said, “The meeting will merely confirm the clash between Madrid and the Catalan regional government,” adding, “While Rajoy is willing to provide certain concessions to Catalonia on the fiscal front, it is highly improbable that he will agree to a deal, if Mas does not first withdraw his proposal to hold a referendum.” Only Mas was expected to hold a press conference after the meeting, which turned out to be the case and he was guarded in his brief comment, saying they had covered a number of issues pertaining to the debate. Read into that what you will. To me it says, stalemate. Pro-independence sentiment in Catalonia has grown greatly in recent years, fueled by a sense that the region deserves better economic and political treatment from Madrid. In the proposed referendum, with a provisional date set for 9th November, the regional government will ask voters if they want Catalonia to be a state and, if so, should it be independent? Polls show that while a strong majority of Catalonia’s 7.5 million residents want the ballot, only around half favor severing ties. Spanish lawmakers, who overwhelmingly reject the referendum, argue that Catalonians alone cannot decide something that affects all of Spain. Not dissimilar to what English people feel about Scottish politicians being able to vote on purely English issues. The referendum has stirred debate about whether Spain’s 1978 Constitution should be reformed to devolve more power to the country’s 17 regions and calm territorial unease. An equally strong feeling runs here in Andalucia; again the sense of the region deserving better economic and political treatment from Madrid has grown substantially in the last few years. An opinion poll published last week by leading newspaper El Pais, showed 62 % of Spaniards favoured PM Rajoy negotiating a reform of the Constitution that would satisfy Catalonia, in exchange for Catalan leader Mas halting the referendum. Mas began openly pushing for the independence poll after he failed to clinch a better financial pact for
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law through the Catalan Council allowing the referendum — but any such move is almost certain to be challenged by Rajoy in Spain’s Constitutional Court. If the referendum is delayed, that could push Mas to call early regional elections, but he knows his conservative Convergence and Union party has already lost much ground to its parliamentary supporters, the pro-independence Republican Left of Catalonia party. The Scottish vote will have hurt. In turn, Rajoy faces his own set of problems. A general election is due next year and his party — which has seen its popularity plunge owing to corruption scandals, the economic crisis and skyhigh 25% unemployment — could be severely punished if it is seen to give in on the referendum issue or treat Catalonia preferentially. Neither has much room for maneuver, the country is in a pre-electoral period and that restricts both sides. The similarities with the UK are close. The David Cameron led coalition also faces a tricky 12 months with an election next year as well. He has to be seen to be responding to the Scottish NO vote, by offering to devolve more power, Wales and the regions will want some of that too. Election promises are notoriously fragile, so it will be interesting to see how far, realistically, he’s prepared to go, in order to regain a political foothold in Scotland again and encourage more political freedom generally throughout the country.
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braben’s blog... Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. “Hello World”! Go on, Admit it, you’re a little confused, maybe even a little intrigued. Don’t be, because today’s article is about something that every computer student has to go through. By this, I mean, programming. I can almost hear the groans of disbelief and despair coming from many of you good readers, but let me, in my own individual way, help you understand the very core of every Program, Application and (forgive me!!!) App that you use. The sub-species (and I mean that with much tongue in cheek) of ‘homo sapien’ commonly known as the ‘programmer’, ‘coder’, ‘hacker’ (from the days when newspaper writers used typewriters that needed to be hit hard to work – hence ‘Hack’) and even ‘Wizard’, spend their lives solving problems. You, good reader, will do a Crossword, a Puzzle or Sudoku with the intent of solving questions, puzzles and conundrums. It is possibly because you have a desire to win or to prove that you still can beat the quiz master – and quite right too! For the people who live in the ‘Blue Nowhere’ (a euphemism for the internet) their very nature is one of curiosity. During their younger years they might spend the summer days wandering meadows following a trail left by some small animal or maybe disassemble everything in sight just to find out how it worked. These people are the inventors, those with minds of Willow, both flexible and incredibly strong. This curiosity leads to tenacity, a need to see something to the end, regardless of effort. It is because of these qualities that we should ‘Give credit where it is due’ as my dad was fond of saying. When you’re working out your Sudoku or Crossword puzzle, you are using rules.
These can be learned through trial and error or by the beneficent assistance of someone much wiser. In that regards Programmers are very similar! We are taught (or learn) rules of logic, given syntax to follow and a language of strict words to learn. These are the tools of the programmer and without them you, program’s user, wouldn’t be able to write an article or love letter in your favourite word processor or do any one of a thousand things that you take for granted every day when using your computer. So let’s go back to the beginning when I said “Hello World”. This is an in-joke. Everyone who starts to program, regardless of their chosen programming language (and there are many), invariably writes their first program which prints out a message, and this message is “Hello World”. This is because that it is the simplest of working programs that can be done in most programming languages. In BASIC, which was the first programming language I learned so long ago I don’t care to remember, it goes like this: 10 PRINT “Hello World!” = Line number → Command → Text for displaying It printed Hello World on my TV screen (remember the days when home computers used the house TV!). It has been a long time since I have programmed and am really finding the challenge, well challenging! Like the Willow Tree, I may bend in the breeze of uncertainty but I will absolutely not give in until I have completed my task. I’m now off to Jack’s Bar in Albox for my Friday afternoon computer clinic! Maybe make a suggestion using the email address under this article for further articles that will be useful to you.
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ASpainhistory of Moorish Spain (1) and the Iberian Peninsula almost the entire peninsula and even
was, in times past part of the Roman Empire, then the Visigoths, and lastly under Moorish control. The ‘Moors’ were actually composed of two tribes; Berbers and Arabs who hailed from Mauritania (south of Morocco). Religion is all too often the sad catalyst for warfare and the Moors converted to Islam around 700AD. Around the same time the heirs of the Visigoth king Witiza on the peninsula had been usurped by Roderick (remember Life of Brian? We want Woderick!) He had been chosen by nobles to reign instead of King Witiza’s son and indeed he later killed him in battle. King Roderick ruled for just a year from 710-711 as King Witiza’s heirs asked the Moors for help; their leader Tarik ibn Ziyad crossed the sea with his mercenary army and landed at Jebelal-Tarik or Tarik’s mountain which we know as Gibraltar. Roderick was defeated but instead of handing power back to the Visigoths, Tarik called up reinforcements and the Moorish invasion began. Within 20 years the Moors had conquered
crossed the Pyrenees into Frankish territory before being defeated in battle by Charles Mantel in 733. The mountainous region of the Asturias in the far north then called Ishbaniya, was ruled by Pelayo and proved too much for the Moors to conquer. Apparently Manuza the Moorish Governor of Leon took a fancy to Pelayos sister and got permission from Tarik to try and take Pelayo hostage and transfer him to Cordoba. Manuza was slain after defeat by Pelayo at the battle of Covadonga around 720. Asturias became a refuge for fleeing Christian nobles and an independent kingdom was established here in 722 by the now King Pelayo. Asturias became the starting point for the Christian reconquest of Spain. King Pelayos daughter married a local Chieftain called Alfonso. Pelayo died in 737 after reigning for almost eighteen years and recapturing about a quarter of the peninsula. In 749 Abd-er-Rahman survived a brutal massacre in Damascus of the
passwords!!!
I’m sure you know what I mean. That moment, that dreaded moment in the supermarket, when you’ve put your password into that hand held device, only for it display everybody’s nightmare phrase-user name or password incorrect. You chance a guilty look behind and see the queue of shoppers, trolleys twitching angrily, growing by the second, all staring angrily at you, daring you to get it wrong for a second time. Invariably, you do, whilst all the time being subject to the steely glare of the person on the till, who appears to be expecting you to bolt for the exit without paying. What a nightmare passwords are, well for most of us anyway. James Bond never seems to have a problem remembering them. He sees something once and that’s it, he remembers it forever, well at least until the end of the film, which incidentally, is longer than I can ordinarily keep a password in my head. I had a few hours to spare and got to wondering, as you do, how passwords first came about? What made some mischievous person come up with the idea in the first place? Believe it or not they’ve been around for a long long time. Just read the beginning of Hamlet, I’m sure that was already on your things to do list for today. But if you do happen upon it, you’ll see that a password is used right at the start. We can’t blame Shakespeare, although he does get the blame for a number of things, mostly for a boring hour or so spent in a classroom listening to his plays being read, badly, by students! No, it seems that the real culprits were those Ancient Egyptians. Apparently they had to give a password for getting into places and easing their way past guards with pointy spears. Is that worse than the twitching trolleys? I’m not awfully sure it is. One of the advantages those Egyptians had over us is that they didn’t have to remember so many passwords. I’ve always thought that I was the clever one by keeping my passwords simple-you know, 12345 or even, passwordbut apparently they are the most popular passwords of all. So, just as I thought all along...I’m not so clever at all. Or maybe I am. If I change my password to “Incorrect” then if I forget it, the machine will simply remind me! Brilliant! Graham is married to Helen and has a daughter, Alice. He lives part of the year near Albox, but works in Qatar, teaching. If you wish to contact Graham regarding this article email: helenandg@yahoo.co.uk
ruling Umayyad dynasty. The Abbassid family had invited 80 unsuspecting Umayyad leaders to a banquet where they were promptly murdered. The Abbasids then became the Caliphs of Baghdad so starting the Golden Age of Islamic culture. Somehow Abd-er Rahman managed to escape and he fled to Morocco where supporters prepared for him to cross to Granada which he did in 755 to Almunecar. There he defeated his opponents and he was declared Emir of Al-Andalus starting a new Umayyad dynasty and ruled for 30 years. Thus the Empire was split into two factions The Umayyad to the west and the Abbassid to the east. At this time the Islamic Empire extended across the whole of North Africa towards China and in 751 AD the Abbassids defeated the Chinese at the battle of Samarkand in what is now Uzbekistan. This was culturally a very important place as it was on the famed silk route linking east and
west and new techniques of paper manufacturing were being developed here. Some paper manufacturers were kidnapped at the battle and taught the Arab conquerors the art of papermaking. Slowly the use of paper spread westwards throughout the Empire and a new age of learning or enlightenment began. The Church at Cordoba was bought from the Visigoth Christians by Abder-Rahman; the task of converting the former Christian church into a mosque started in 784AD, and lasted 200 years. Traditionally the Mihrab in a mosque faces south-east towards Mecca so praying worshippers face the correct way. In the case of the Mezquita (which is named after Abd-er-Rahmans wife) the Mihrab faces south. Either the old church foundations were used, or because southwards lies Damascus the scene of Abd-er Rahmans lucky escape four decades earlier!
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MOVING BACK TO THE U.K. DUE TO ILL HEALTH LEAVING A PROPERTY IN SPAIN ON THE MARKET
Q. My mother and father need to move back to the u.k due to very bad health, with my mother moving into a home immediately on her return. They own a house and a bank account in Vera. Have you got any recommendations of things I should be thinking about from a legal point of while I am in Spain to help them organise their return. A. Absolutely. I would at least address the following matters: 1. Make sure there Spanish wills are in good order. Even if they are, it may be time to reconsider the clauses. If for example one of your parents is very ill it may not be convenient for the other partner to name him /her beneficiary. 2. Locate the title deeds to the property and their NIE numbers. 3. Make sure Internet banking is set up on their Spanish bank account. 4. Your parents may wish to consider signing a power of attorney for you to deal with their Spanish assets. 5. Look in to the advantages/ disadvantages of selling quickly now versus holding on waiting for a better price From a tax point of view if they
are resident and over 65 it is in their advantage to sell before they lose their resident status in Spain as they are entitled to a 100% exemption from capital gains tax. 6. When you get back to England start working on an enduring power of attorney to be used in the u.k. Very important: The above are the essential things that need to be looked into but I recommend that you and your parents visit their solicitor in Spain to run through their situation together before going back to the u.k. If you are not comfortable with their solicitor, simply make an appointment with a different solicitor but take all your paperwork with you (you must at least take copy of title deeds, NIE numbers, rates bills and copy of wills) . Depending on the circumstances, paperwork etc. it may be advantageous to take further actions or none at all. In any case it will be convenient for you to put a face to the solicitor and go through things together with him/ her and your parent to avoid nasty surprises regarding documentation in the future. Michael Davies. Abogado.
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A Lakes Vega built 3 bedroom villa, close to Arboleas village in the established hamlet of El Chopo, the property includes 2 large double bedrooms, one with ensuite plus an extra bedroom currently being used as an office. One family bathroom leading onto large hallway. The property has a unique feature: a circular lounge on two level with open plan kitchen-living area, including feature log burner. On a large plot with an 8m by 4m swimming pool at rear of property. Price: 144.950€
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A private 3 bed, 2 bath villa located in the Los Carrascos urbanization 5 minutes to Arboleas. Fully fitted kitchen, including white goods, separate utility room, 3 double bedrooms all with built in wardrobes, the master with an en-suite shower. A large lounge with fireplace and ceiling fans, a family bathroom, plus an entrance hallway. Outside has a private 8m by 4m pool, car port, storage casita & shed. Price: 150.000€
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The Huercal-overa areas no1 top selling agent VH225 €109,950 CEE E42 34 • 2 bed, 2 bath Villa • 672m2 private garden • Edge of village • Walk to amenities
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Paseo del Mediterraneo 197 - Mojacar - Almeria
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2 bed / 1 bath fully furnished Apartment. Terrace of 10 m² with view. Gated community with pools and gardens. Ref.1597
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Where There’s Smoke: A Novella by Jodi Picoult.
“I might as well be a ghost. Last week, I was famous. This week, if I speak, no one will listen.” If you’re into psychics and the supernatural you’ll like this. It’s available as an ereader, a prequel to promote “Leaving Time” which will be available this autumn and is expected to be another best-seller from the popular American writer. Serendipity Jones experienced visions from a young age. When she indicated to her mother that a little boy dressed in knee-length black velvet trousers with a lacy collar around his neck was stealing things from their home, she thought her daughter was telling tales. “That boy’s not real.” This was back in the seventies. “If this had been today I would probably have been shuttled off to a child psychiatrist and given some kick-ass medication.” Serendipity’s great-great grandma had been an Iroquois healer. The story moves into 1993 and outlined the protagonist’s successful career as a psychic accompanied by her sentinels, referred to as her gatekeepers: Lucinda is a refined, elderly African-American woman whereas Desmond is a fierce, feisty, gay man. Both spirits leave Serendipity high and dry at one stage when she feels more of a charlatan,
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Her father committed suicide and the family were so poor that they survived on Campbell weeks, basically meaning that they ate canned soup until mother’s next paycheck. Now the situation is different. They both live in Malibu and life is luxurious. “She can eat caviar if she wants to instead of tomato soup.” Cleo was a chat-show host and Serendipity was invited to do a reading for her. It proved so successful that Cleo was awarded an Emmy and Serendipity was given a spin-off along with instant fame and fortune. Her newest guest is Betsey Rycroft from California whose husband had died in Karbala, Iraq. The same day she received the tragic news, she learned of her pregnancy. Marcy, the executive producer “believes a militarythemed show will be a ratings booster.” Unfortunately the paranormal can be unpredictable and explosive as Serendipity discovers when she is confronted by a poltergeist, intense heat and burning. There is panic in
hurtled at her that she is antiwar, anti-American and a traitor. In order to restore Serendipity’s reputation as the nation’s favourite psychic Marcy decides that she will help find the son of a senator who had been kidnapped recently. Ratings restored and everyone happy. What could go wrong? What happened when her psychic sentinels abandon her and the Senator is so tanked up on alcohol and his wife doped up on anti-anxiety meds which meant no connection with the paranormal, no energy. Does this mean the end of her wonderful career? A shocking discovery awaits if you can stomach the horror. “Sometimes, all you can do is watch things burn, and wait for the ash to settle.” If you like the sound of this free ereader then you’ll meet up with Serendipity and others in “Leaving Time.” Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton. Available free from Amazon.
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Mesón de Irene MENU DEL DIA open 7 days a week 4 Courses with Wine & Coffee
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4 courses with bottle of ESTE wine per couple & coffee inc Lunch 1pm - 4pm, Freshly Baked Bread
Roast Lamb Shoulder & Pork Knuckle, 12oz Entrecote, 20oz T-Bone, 10oz Pork Tenderloin, Roast Potatoes & Fresh Veg.
Daily roast cooking
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conservatory Mon: Roast Lamb Shank - Tues: Rabbit in garlic & beer Wed: Roast Pork Knuckle - Thurs: Roast Pork Loin now open Fri: Roast Lamb Shank Sat & Sun: Roast Lamb Shank & Pork Knuckle children
every night Pizza & Pasta
Sweet red peppers and passata make a beautiful red soup that is sophisticated yet simple to prepare. Swirled with crème fraîche and accompanied by hot pesto bread, it makes a splendid special-occasion starter. For a mid-week supper, garnish the soup with fresh herbs instead of crème fraîche and serve with wholemeal bread.
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1 long French loaf 3 tbsp pesto 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 onion, coarsely chopped 1 garlic clove, chopped 675 g (1½ lb) red peppers (3–4 peppers, depending on size), seeded and coarsely chopped 300 ml (10 fl oz) vegetable stock, preferably home-made light or rich 300 ml (10 fl oz) passata 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme or ½ tsp dried thyme ¼ tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp sugar salt and pepper To garnish 6 tbsp half-fat crème fraîche 6 sprigs of fresh basil
Method
Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF, gas mark 4). Cut the French loaf across in half so that it will fit into the oven.
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Thick, Creamy Bacon and Pumpkin Soup
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This is a tried and true pumpkin soup recipe. This thick soup is a meal in itself - ideal with just some bread on the side. You can give or take with the listed ingredients to your liking.
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Cut each half into 3.5 cm (1½ in) thick slices, leaving the slices attached at the base. Hold the slices apart and spread each one thinly with pesto, then press them back together. Wrap the bread in foil and set aside. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and fry gently for 5 minutes or until softened but not browned. Stir in the peppers and cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour in the stock and remove from the heat. Place the bread in the oven to heat for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, purée the soup in a blender until smooth. Return the soup to the pan and stir in the passata, thyme, cinnamon and sugar. Heat the soup gently without allowing it to boil. Season to taste. Ladle the soup into warm bowls and garnish each portion with a spoonful of crème fraîche and a sprig of basil. Serve with the hot pesto bread. Source: www.allrecipes.co.uk
ingredients
1 whole pumpkin of your choice 2 onions 1 tablespoon curry powder 400g (14 oz) bacon, cut into small pieces salt and pepper to taste 400ml double cream, or to taste 1 tablespoon garlic (optional), crushed or kept whole 1 to 3 heaping tablespoons sugar (optional)
Method Cut
pumpkin
into
small
wedges
(discarding seeds and skin) and add to large pot of water. Dice the two onions and add to pumpkin and water and cook until tender and soft. Whilst the pumpkin is cooking, saute garlic (if you wish, add amount to your liking) along with bacon pieces. Set aside when browned. When pumpkin and onion are cooked, drain and mash or use a food processor. Add salt and pepper to your taste and curry powder. Mix well. Slowly pour in cream. When mixed, add bacon pieces. Consistency should be thick. Stir in sugar, to taste. Source: www.allrecipes.co.uk
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Chicken and Avocado Soup with Lime el Cucador
Our new manager Maria & Pedro our Spanish Chef now offer Freshly cooked, homemade traditional Spanish style cuisine Thin strips of chicken breast are simmered in stock with green chillies, onion, garlic and lime, and then combined with avocado and topped with crispy corn tortilla strips in this spicy soup.
ingredients
4 tortillas, julienned 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, thinly sliced 8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 4 fresh green chillies, seeds removed and sliced 250g (8 oz) skinless, boneless chicken breast fillets, cut into strips 900ml (1 pint 12 oz) chicken stock 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 tomato, seeds removed and diced salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 avocado - peeled, stone removed and diced half a bunch fresh coriander, chopped
Method
Preheat oven to 200 C / Gas mark 6. Arrange tortilla strips on a baking tray and bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook onion, garlic and chillies in olive oil until lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, chicken stock, lime juice, tomato, salt and pepper. Gently simmer until chicken is cooked, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in avocado and coriander and heat through. Adjust seasonings. Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with tortilla strips to serve. Source: www.allrecipes.co.uk
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Thai Prawn and Shitake Mushroom Soup
ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 tablespoons grated fresh root ginger 1 teaspoon minced lemongrass 2 teaspoons red curry paste 950ml chicken stock 3 tablespoons fish sauce 1 tablespoon light dark brown sugar 3 (400ml) tins coconut milk 200g fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced 450g King prawns 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 pinch salt to taste 1-2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
and dark brown sugar; simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk and mushrooms; cook and stir until the mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the prawns; cook for 5 minutes or until cooked through. Stir in the lime juice; season with salt; garnish with fresh coriander. Source: www.allrecipes.co.uk
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Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the ginger, lemongrass and curry paste in the oil for 1 minute. Slowly pour the chicken stock over the mixture, stirring continually. Stir in the fish sauce
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Dave, Yvonne & Clive Welcome you to Y Da Wakes BREAKFAST MENU
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Monday Bingo 9pm Tuesday Authentic Curry Night All curries cooked to order 16 variations Friday Chip Shop menu all day Saturday Music & Karaoke
Roquetas De Mar Urbanisation opposite Protur Hotel, next to Suzi’s Tel: 950 33 51 80 or 634322644 opening hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat from11am-Late Sun 12noon - 7pm, (Wed closed)
Monday - Saturday : 11am - 4pm and 7pm - close. Sunday : 12noon - 5pm & from 7pm Thursdays : closed
A La Carte Menu Main Meals from €7.95 tapas served
Sunday lunch from €2.50 Served 12 noon til 5pm & from 7pm
30 September 2014 10.30am to 12.30pm Playa Serena Golf Club Roquetas de Mar call Caroline or Paul on 618483791 or email lalinejohnson@gmail.com
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roquetas - COMMUNITY NEWS
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FTG Notice
The ‘Friday Tapas Group’ meet up at 1.00pm each week (Friday) and the venues over the next few weeks are as follows: 26th Sept – Burty’s Bar, opposite Hotel Playa Sol.
3rd Oct – Y DA WAKES, opposite Protur Hotel & Spa in the Urb. 10th Oct – New York New York, opposite Protur Hotel & Spa. 17th Oct – Suzi’s Tapas Bar, in the Urb., opposite Protur Hotel & Spa. 24th Oct – venue to be decided. 31st Oct – venue to be decided.
Anyone is welcome to join the happy bunch and have a laugh, exchange views and ideas. The more, the merrier and the bar owners enjoy it too!
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Roquetas Bridge club meets on Monday’s at 3pm. For more info please contact Alison Ferguson 950349749 or Sue Barlow 950 333 344
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION NOTICE FORTHCOMING SOCIAL EVENTS IN 2014 ROQUETAS DE MAR SUB-BRANCH 3569 Thursday 25th September – 1.30pm for 2pm - Poppy Appeal Luncheon at NEW YORK, NEW YORK in the Roquetas Urb. Tuesday 7th October - 3pm - Social meeting at The Lodge and will include Bingo. Tuesday 4th November – 3pm - Social meeting at The Lodge and THE BIG POPPY APPEAL RAFFLE.. Tuesday 11th November - ‘Poppy Remembrance Luncheon’ at Restaurante Maracay in Plaza de Veracruz. A joint meeting with RBL Mojacar Branch. 1pm for 1.30pm – Lunch served at 2pm. Entertainment will be provided by the Pacar Dance School, and music/singing by Peter & Helen. Tuesday 2nd December – Christmas Lunch and short meeting at Bodegon Restaurante, Urb.
All monies raised at these events will go to the 2014 Poppy Appeal.
New members are most welcome to join the branch, so come along to any the social meetings, contact Jenny/Mike on 950 328 469 for further info. Meetings are held at ‘The Lodge’ on Calle Americo Vespucio, Roquetas De Mar, on the first Tuesday of each month (3pm), unless otherwise notified.
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SHORT-TERM/HOLIDAY RENTAL
Sol Times readers! For more info Contact Paulette on front line mojacar playa
€68,995
1 bed, 1 bath Apartment with private, gated parking & gardens. Communal pool. Possible sitting tenant. Walking distance to amenities, shops and restaurants Opposite beach Good investment.
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One man and his dog, that is Pete and Lucy, the Dog That Is Not Ours, went out for their saunter in the campo and came home as one man and his dog and a cat. The cat greeted me joyously, though I have since discovered that she greets every human with ecstatic enthusiasm. She is a most appealing cat, both in appearance and manner, and as she is almost completely black she would make a good Witch’s Familiar, thus the name *Magrat seemed appropriate. The following day our garden was still the cat’s favoured residence, so with the aid of Andy and his cat box, and the co-operation of Magrat, who seemed quite keen on a car trip around Andalucia, we set out to find her a permanent home. We exhausted all possibilities both charitable and private in Albox and Arboleas, then desperately followed a promising lead up the Arroyo Acietuno, looking for a place described as ‘up, up in the mountains’. Andy drove ever upwards, to infinity and beyond while I worried and stressed and Magrat calmly admired the scenery. We drove so far into the middle of Nowhere that I was convinced that we were going to disappear down Nowhere’s navel, but eventually we reached Los Uteras, which is pretty much the same thing! Our efforts were again in vain – even my offer of good hard cash out of my own
pocket to pay for Magrat’s bed and board until she found a home bore no fruit. Magrat, Lucy and I would be delighted for her to continue in residence, but she is a victim of her own affectionate nature – Pete, who is not too steady on his pins, can not run the risk being brought down by a cat lovingly wrapping itself around his legs. Next day Magrat casually introduced us to her two kittens, about 8 weeks old, which she had presumably been hiding in the campo. They were copybook cute and very quick, but not quick enough – today there was one kitten and a lot of fluff spread over the campo behind our house. I am at my wits’ end. I urgently need a home for Magrat and her one remaining kitten, Etcetera, before Etcetera too becomes a snack for some passing fox. *Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series feature Magrat, whose tender heart and loving nature compensate for her ineffectiveness as a Witch. She was christened Magrat by accident josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk – her mother misspelt Margaret.
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There’ve been a number of fairly high profile cases this past year where folk have been sacked for wearing a cross at work. And whether we support their right to wear that particular religious symbol or their employer’s right to disallow it probably depends on our own particular religious convictions. For a cross has little significance in its own right. A particularly inhumane instrument of torture and death, considered by religious leaders of the day to indicate rejection by God, the cross was used to make examples of certain convicted criminals, to deter others from following them. So a cross, on the face of it, speaks of abject failure and God’s judgement. Not then something with which reasonable folk would wish to be associated. But to a Christian, the cross has immense significance, reminding us that of ourselves we can do nothing to earn God’s favour. That our best endeavours are so ineffectual that a truly radical solution had to be found if there were to be any chance of a restored relationship between ourselves and God. And that solution required the death, the judgement and the rejection by God of the only truly good and perfect person to have ever lived, as substitute for all the rest of us. That in essence is the Christian
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Following the collapse of the Alquerian tourist industry and the subsequent legal action the Village Republic needed to replenish its coffers. There was no shortage of suggestions. Bank robbery, hostage taking were all discussed even the more ridiculous suggestion of actually working for a living was mooted. Always eager to take the easy option, it was decided to set up a call centre in Alqueria. A customer had already been found in the shape of a large British telecommunications company. The success of the employment drive for the call centre was variable. Due to high power inertia that exists in Alqueria there were only two applicants. Loco Paco, who thought it was a competition to win a years supply of axolotl food and Blythe Gruntmore, eager to converse in his own language once more. The fact that Blythe Gruntmore’s Geordie accent was incomprehensible to anyone south of Newcastle was unknown to most Alquerians. However the British were used to call centres where operators couldn’t string a coherent sentence together. As it was Britain that this service was aimed there shouldn’t be a problem. Loco Paco, apart from not speaking a word of English had a poor track record with people and even animals for that matter. People he kept
Details of a number of English Language Churches are given in Sol Noticeboard, for any wishing to Worship; whilst additionally, further information about the Anglican Church in this area may be seen on the website www.mojacarchurch.org Duncan Burr is Licensed Lay Reader for the Anglican Chaplaincy of Costa Almeria and Costa Cálida and may be contacted at djburr@avired.com
at arms length in case they intruded into the make-believe world he had built up around himself. As far as animals were concerned the first Saharan Dung Beetle he trained soon discovered he was Paco’s intellectual superior and moved out. The Beetle still lives in the Village. If they accidentally bump into one-another they try to avoid all eye contact. As the switchboard lit up for the first time and the centre went live Blythe got into his stride. Such gems as “Rabooot yer rooutah, pet” and “Wheeel hev te sen a gadgie te check yer foone bonny lad” soon assailed the ears of callers . As no-one could understand this gibberish no-one could argue with his advice. Loco Paco who couldn’t understand a word simply selected an answer at random from a type written sheet of paper and read the English which he made unfathomable with Spanish pronunciations and accent. He would often break into Spanish telling the unfortunate individual on the other end of the phone all about his imaginary five foot tall rodent friend Bert. Even though callers became irritated, swore and issued death threats the call centre was a great success. It was cheap, eroded the callers will to live so much so that their complaint seemed insignificant compared to the hell of calling the call centre. After all isn’t this the real purpose of these places.
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So, to us as Christians, the cross symbolises restoration; it reminds us of the value God places on each of us that we should be worth so great a sacrifice. It reminds us that forgiveness of wrong in our lives is available to all, and not just the good, the wise or the very religious. That it depends, not on my doing the best I can, but of simply accepting, however little my understanding, God’s offer to attribute all my wrongdoings to the crucified Christ. So St Paul wrote: “We preach Christ crucified; inconsistent and offensive to the religious and utter stupidity to those who consider themselves intellectual, but to those who acknowledge him, whatever their circumstances, the power and the wisdom of God.”
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Leading Removal Company reports on strengthening housing market One of Spain’s top removal companies has reported that they experienced a resurgence in the Spanish housing market during 2013 and it looks like 2014 will be an even busier year. Mat Ford-Dunn, the Managing Director of ‘Advance Moves International Removals’ pointed to the fact that many property values in Spain have now fallen to a much more realistic level and this has definitely resulted in increased house sales. This has been noticed in all regions of Spain as Advance Moves operate their relocation services throughout the mainland. Advance Moves has its main warehouse in Murcia, Spain, with an additional warehouse in Kent in the UK and has had to purchase 5 new vans and trucks to cope with the increased demand over the past year. The UK housing market is also in a state of recovery and increased house sales have resulted in more people selling up and looking to buy in Spain. There are many factors that
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Santa Irene Club de Vela (Sailing Club) Formed by John Talliss in June 2002, the club started with just four members; now it has 46. Based in Garrucha, the members keep their crafts in the boat yard next to the new section of the marina; cruiser members have moorings in both the new and the old sections. The club is primarily for dinghy boat sailors but there are members who also sail cruising vessels. There isn’t a training facility but there is an opportunity to learn about sailing by going out with members who give up their time to introduce newcomers to the sport. The club retains a Wayfarer dingy an ideal boat in which to learn to sail Members meet every Sunday at 10.30am at the Garrucha base. After a quick coffee at nearby La Oficina, it’s out for a morning’s sail. Safety is a major consideration for all sailors, especially dinghy sailors. Spanish wind conditions can change within seconds yet sailing takes place every Sunday, weather permitting, in the company of a safety boat. The club has arranged advantageous rates with the port authorities for the use of the slipway and for mooring boats in the dinghy park. For cruiser owners, membership provides access to several crew, some of whom have ocean experience and a sound knowledge of seamanship and navigation. While most members want to go sailing, there are sub-divisions of
interest too, such as walking, diving, table tennis and petanca. And there are often four social evenings a year. The club needs more members to ensure a continued enthusiasm in sailing and for it to meet its goals. Most clubs have between 20-80 members - 20% drive the club; 80% enjoy other functions and right now, the club is seeking affiliation with a training agency to create a symbiotic relationship with other clubs, to train members, and point people in the right direction regarding sailing. You can buy dinghies cheaply but newer and more advanced boats can be expensive. A group of 3 or 4 people jointly owning a boat can trim the costs greatly and can create a great camaraderie. There will be an Open Day at the boat yard in Garrucha on Saturday, 27th September - designed to raise the profile of the club within the community. Many boats will be there for all to see and admire while several club members will be present to answer questions about the sport of sailing. And most importantly, you will have an opportunity to book a trial sail in a dinghy or a cruiser for absolutely free and for those who might prefer something motorised, the club RIB. There will be no sales persons and you can enjoy all this over a glass of refreshment. How about that for a bargain! You club contact is: ian@roriston. com
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19th Hole Golf Society Thursday 18th September the 19th hole travelled north to the beautiful Lorca Golf Resort to play this Best Two from Four stableford competition. The weather was beautiful with a slight but cooling breeze and blue cloudless skies conditions to match the ever improving Lorca Course.
Gary Grey, now playing off his new handicap of 26 led his team of John Ball, Geoff Smith and Nigel ( I quite like Lorca) Greenwood to a well deserved victory with 99 points, from the Syd Walker team of Dave Denyer, Paco Ocaña Grayal and Brian Lowden on 97 points. Syd also picked up a Two on the 4th whilst Brian ( Dee) matched it with a Two on the 10th. Ellen Lea was the star of the all girl team bagging a Nearest the Pin on the 8th and converting it to a Two, a success that could be heard back at Cucador!!
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of the 2/3 stableford competition Friday stableford match however with 85 points were Sean Halligan The Results. 24 members took part in the Paul Sedge and Daniel Sedge The 3/4 1st Gary Grey, John Ball, Geoff Smith competition. stableford competition was won by and Nigel Greenwood. 99 points 1st Lloyd Dean with 35 points Sally Hill Michael Hill Geoff Owen and 2nd Place. Syd Walker, Dave Denyer, second Dick Hull 30 points and 3rd on Ken Preddy with 125 points. Paco Ocaña Grayal and Brian Lowden. countback John Clements. Nearest the 97 points There will be extensive work on the pins Dick Hull on the 6th and Margaret Twos; greens this week and next Friday the Bennett on the 14th. 4th Terry Caddick and Syd Walker There were 3 twos Dick Hull Lloyd society will be playing at Aguilon. 8th Ellen Lea Dean and John Morris. Don’t forget the Asprodalba charity 10th Brian Lowden and Sean Curtis day on Saturday 27th September to On Tuesday there were two different Nearest the Pin. format competitions and the winners get involved call the pro shop. 4th Hole Terry Caddick 8th Hole Ellen Lea 10th Hole Geoff Smith The best quaility bicycle shop with the best prices in the area The 19th hole G/S is now arranging weekly games at various courses in the area, our home course, which we play fortnightly, is Aguilon. for refreshments and Nibbles
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Our first report of our newly formed group consisting mainly of old Cortijo Grande players with some new faces. Wednesday the 17th of Sept we held a Stableford competition . Some decent scores.with our Captain Frank Button winning with 37 points in 2nd place after a countback was John Park with 34 & points.
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John Geaves managed a remarkable Eagle at hole 15.No ball sweep winner. Sunday the 21st A decent turnout and the winner of our Stableford comp was Jose Miguel
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40 SOLTIMES september 2014
Health Authorities On Full Alert After Ebola Scare By Martin Shortland
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A full scale health alert for the deadly Ebola virus was set in motion last week in Roquetas de Mar. An African man admitted to the towns Health Centre on Wednesday, was suspected to be suffering from the disease. The 33 year old had recently arrived in Spain from Guinea, one of the many West African countries which have been ravaged by the epidemic. The Health Centre was evacuated and closed and all medical staff who’d been in contact with the man were segregated in case the infection had been passed to them. The man was quickly transferred via a specially adapted ambulance to the Isolation Unit at the Torrecardenas Hospital in Almeria, where a series of tests were carried out. The unit has only recently been opened in order to respond to the threat of Ebola contamination spreading to mainland Spain. The samples from the tests were sent to the Microbiology laboratory at the Carlos III hospital in Madrid. This part of Andalucia is one of the biggest entry points for illegal immigrants and only last Friday, a boat containing 80 people – 20 of them children – was intercepted off the coast of Almerimar. The vessel was escorted to the port of Almeria where Health an Immigration officials processed them at another special centre at the docks, set up for such situations. The adults are now in custody, awaiting repatriation to their country of origin; the children are being cared for by the social services agency. The results of the tests were released late on Thursday night, by the head of the Regional Health Authority in Roquetas, Juan Montoya, who said the man was suffering from malaria, not Ebola. He explained, “The symptoms of the two diseases are quite similar in the early stages, with high fever, back pain and vomiting.” Malaria is only transmitted by a mosquito bite and although it’s very common in Africa, is rarely fatal if treated early enough. He added that, “Ebola is out of the question, but under the present circumstances regarding the epidemic in Africa, we must take every precaution possible when we suspect a case.” Many people are under the misconception the Ebola virus is carried in the air and can be caught rather like a cold or the flu. This is not the case. It can only be transferred by the exchanging of infected body fluids – saliva or blood – from one person to another. The Health Centre was reopened on Friday morning and Mr Montoya complemented all the staff for the way they responded to the scare, he said, “We have undergone many weeks of training in order to
respond to a situation like this and the personnel at the centre were magnificent.” Health Authorities across Europe have set up similar emergency procedures in order to cope with any possible spread of the disease. If proven to have been positive, this would have been the first case of the disease in Spain. The Tropical Disease Unit at the Torrecadenas Hospital is one of the most advanced in Spain and has only recently undergone a major overhaul to bring its response capability in line with other similar units worldwide. The head of the unit, Miguel Sanchez, speaking to the press on Monday said they were constantly prepared for an outbreak of any disease, transmitted into Spain from other countries. He wanted to reassure the general public that, under normal circumstances, any threat from a tropical disease – like Ebola – could be treated and contained very quickly, if such a situation ever arose. He said, “Our capability to deal with any ‘incoming’ disease from another continent is of the highest level, I want people to know that if the latest scare regarding the man from Guinea had been a case of Ebola, there would have been no threat to anyone and we would have treated the man accordingly.” Speaking on Monday as well, the head of the World Health Organisation Dietmar Riezler, said the Ebola crisis was a tragedy of huge proportions, which his organisation was doing everything possible to overcome. But he highlighted how difficult it was to contain such outbreaks in countries where health care was, in many cases, nonexistent. I visited the Roquetas Health Centre on Monday morning, just prior to filing this story and can report everything is very much back to normal. People I spoke to who were waiting for appointments, seemed unconcerned about the Ebola scare which took place last week. One man said he was more concerned about the operation his wife was due to undergo on Friday. A brief statement from the Health Centre manager, posted inside the reception area says – We would like to assure all our visitors that the suspected case of Ebola here last week (Wednesday) was diagnosed as malaria, a non infectious disease. Further information about both diseases can be obtained from the reception desk. For the moment, calm has been restored and one can only hope that’s how it remains.