The Grapevine Magazine December 2012 by The Grapevine Magazine

December 2012

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Issue 92

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Editors Note... Not long to go until the festive season. Christmas lights are already going up in my village and most restaurants are advertising their Christmas and New year special menus, Some are even fully booked. Take a look inside this months magazine and decide where you are going to go and book fast to avoid disappointment. I writing this just before we dash off back to the UK to visit our family for our pretend Christmas which I am really looking forward to. Over these last couple of months we have had both sets of parents visit and we will be seeing extended family over the next few days. I hope this doesn’t make us all homesick over here in Spain on the actual day. However, where our family are lacking our friends will certainly make up for it!

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Good luck to the Camp cast who will be performing their final night when the magazine comes out. I am sure the whole production will be a great success and raise loads of money.

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December Weather Days with rainfall: 6 Days Avg Max Temperature: 17.3 c Hours of Sunshine : 5.1 p/day The weather data is for guidance only and is the average monthly maximum for the Costa del Sol

Finally, a word of warning from myself. I was in Torrox Costa last month and was asked for directions. Being helpful I got out the car to give exact instructions meanwhile my bag was taken from the passenger seat of my car. It was a silly mistake to make I should have just locked the car when I got out but I didn’t. So be vigilant. Enjoy and keep reading (and looking!) The Editor

Inside This Month

26 Cheers 2012! No part of this publication may be used or reproduced or scanned without prior consent of The Grapevine Magazine. The Grapevine Magazine accepts no responsibility for any alterations to events listed, claims made by our advertisers or information provided by our contributors.

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NEWS IN SPAIN News from the Axarquia

woman has been arrested in Pilas, a locality with about 13,000 residents in Sevilla province, after the body of a baby was found in the fridge.It was the husband who arrived home from work on Friday evening and when he went to the fridge to clean it with his son, they found the recently born baby.The body of the baby was wrapped in a plastic bag. After he found the body he phoned his brother, who is a fireman, who then came to the house with his crew. The firemen confirmed the death, and then called the emergency service on 112.Local Police and the Civil Guard were soon at the scene.The Guardia Civil detained the woman on the night of the same Friday the baby was found. An investigation is now underway and the Pilas Town Hall is collecting information. They don’t understand the baby’s death in a family where the adults are aged about 35, and who have two sons aged 15 and 10.

man has been sentenced to two and half years in prison for aggression in a Marbella discotheque. The man is to pay compensation of 63,000 € for the injury and the aftermath after hitting another person in the

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neck with a crystal glass. The two men had been in a brief argument when the victim made to leave the disco. It was then the accused hit him in the neck with the crystal glass which he already had in his hand. It produced several injuries including a complete spinal nerve injury and complete muscular atrophy on the side of the victim’s neck. It happened in May 2010, and according to the sentence which has just been released, the victim was drunk at the time and can only remember part of what happened.

he Carlos Haya hospital in Málaga will sack their interpreters for foreign patients. The department, made of seven interpreters has been attending to 130,000 people a year. It will be substituted by a telephone service.

he Guardia Civil are investigating a violent robbery in which a British couple were assaulted and robbed in their own home in Arboleas. They are trying to identify the one or two people who gave the British couple injuries of varying degrees. The couple needed hospital treatment in the La Inmaculada Hospital in Huércal-Overa, Almería. According to Europa Press sources in the Guardia Civil

Command said the attack happened on November 3rd, at about 11pm, when one or two attackers broke into house and attacked the couple who are aged 74 and 71. During the assault several items were taken, including personal items and cash. The couple tried to give a certain resistance but this led to the man suffering a beating and kicking when he refused to hand over the keys to the car. He needed surgery for his injuries The Judicial Police have now taken over the investigation which remains open to clarify the circumstances,

n ex-World Boxing Featherweight Champion between 2002 and 2005, Scott Harrison from Scotland, has been sent to prison by Penal Court Number Seven in Málaga with two friends. The sentence comes for injuring the owner and two clients in an ‘alternative’ night club in Alhaurín el Grande. The magistrate considers Harrison responsible for two crimes and one of causing injury. The fiscal had asked for a six year sentence for the incident which took place in the early hours of May 20 2007. The boxer was then aged 29. Although Harrison denies the allegations, the judge doesn’t give credibility to the witnesses.

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TOP 10 CHRISTMAS GIFTS Gifts you never knew you needed. 1. Tetris Light (see main pic) €37.39 Taking the classic block juggling game from the screen to the table top, these light-up Tetris bricks make a terrific decorative addition to any room. 2. Grippy Pad €8.79 Like a gecko’s feet, this advanced silicon material grips everything from iPads to Sat Navs. Just slap it on your dashboard and place your items on top. 3. Big Face Pug T-Shirt €20.00 With this top quality t-shirt, now you can finally wear an oversize 3-D pug face. 4. Isotoner SmarTouch Gloves €18.69 Don’t let chilly mitts stop you fiddling with your iPhone. These gloves are interwoven with special conductive material, making

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he was growing up. He admits that he and his brother, who has the same genetic condition, didn't have the same restraining influence that other children did. "Boys will always be boys," he said. "They get into mischief, but we just kind of pushed it to the limit." It meant his early childhood was marked by constant plaster casts and a lot of missed school due to frequent stays in hospital. Now in his thirties and married with children of his own, who did not inherit the condition, Steve is starting to pay the price of his pain-free existence. Spider venom could be used to make pain killers "As children if we were to break a leg we would continue using that leg even though we were in a cast, and by not giving it time to heal it would heal improperly. "And you incur so many injuries as a child that as an adult you start to deal with the repercussions of all those injuries, like having arthritis starting to set into your joints, and mobility issues." Steve is now taking part in a study into his condition, in the hope that a better understanding of his genetic mutation can help those for whom pain is an all too present problem.

Weird and Wonderful News From Around the World

police force has filmed an officer "stealing" bicycles in full public view to show "just how easy" it is for a thief to get away unchallenged. PCSO Neil Spiring, of Avon and Somerset Police, used bolt croppers and brute force to 'steal' four bikes. To further highlight his staged activity the officer at one point dressed in a skeleton outfit. The force said it wanted to encourage members of the public to call 999 as soon as they saw a crime taking place. Britain's diplomats have been told to learn lessons from the French, if they are to become the best diplomatic service in the world. It follows advice from an external panel of advisers who told the Foreign Office that France was the best at pushing its national interest. Top mandarin Simon Fraser told MPs France was known for supporting its economic and commercial interests. But he said the UK had already made significant progress in this area. Foreign Secretary William Hague has set the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) an objective of becoming the best diplomatic service in the world by 2015. As part of its attempts to achieve this, the FCO has convened an

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hat would a world without pain be like? It may sound ideal, but it can cause extreme difficulties. It is the world Steve Pete inhabits. Born in Washington State, USA, with the genetic disorder congenital analgesia, he is incapable of feeling physical pain. If he stubs his toe it doesn't throb, there is no need for anaesthetic when having teeth removed and he has never had a headache in his life. But pain is a vital warning system for our bodies - it tells us when we are doing something harmful and need to stop, and it alerts us that something is wrong and we need to investigate, something Steve has learnt the hard way. Steve's condition first came to light when he was a teething toddler and chewed off part of his tongue without noticing. It was a constant problem when

t least 800 fraudulent emails have been sent telling people they owe Westminster Council money for parking. Richard Loraine-Smith from Pewsey, in Wiltshire, said he was emailed by an address claiming to be firm PayByPhone saying that he owed the council ÂŁ33.30. Westminster's contractor, PayByPhone, said it had been the victim of a phishing scam. Peter Brooker, head of corporate affairs at the firm, said: "The sender of the emails has nothing to with Westminster Council or PayByPhone." The council said it had received complaints from 800 people saying they had received fraudulent emails. However, it could not provide an estimate for the number of emails that had been sent out.

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Migas festival, a celebration of the traditional fried breadcrumbs meal, in Torrox

OUT AND ABOUT IN DECEMBER Lots to do and see all over the Christmas period in Spain December 7th- 23rd Els Grans del Gospel 'Gospel Greats' festival in Barcelona. December 8th Inmaculada. Christmas starts here. Biggest in Seville. Mid-December, Gospel Festival in Madrid December 16th Buff Epic Run Fancy dress fun run on Montjuic hill in Barcelona. December 21st Winter solstice bonfires in Robledo de Chavela (near Madrid), Olombrada (near Segovia), Castrillo de Don Juan (near Palencia) and Viniegra de Abajo (near La Rioja). December 22nd El Gordo, the massive Spanish lottery, is drawn. This lottery is so big, they start selling tickets in August!

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December 23rd (usually last Sunday before Christmas). Migas festival a celebration of the traditional fried breadcrumbs meal, in Torrox. December 24th Christmas Eve (Nochebuena), a far bigger event than Christmas Day. Most shops close early on the 24th and remain closed until the morning of the 26th. December 25th Christmas Day - a quiet day, with most shops closed, though many bars open in the afternoon. December 26th Polar Bear Swim in Gibraltar. A bracing swim in the chilly Strait of Gibraltar. To get to Gibraltar from Spain, drive or take a bus to La Linea and walk across the border. December 26th - January 6th The touring Cirque du Soleil show, Alegria, comes to Barcelona.

December 28th El Baile de los Locos y del Oso Musketeers, dancing swordsmen and a man dressed as a bear in this festival in Fuete Carreteros, near Cordoba. Santos Inocentes, Spain's version of April Fools' Day. Verdiales festival in Malaga. Verdiales is a form of flamenco December 29th, - March 29, 2013 De Cajon Flamenco Festival in Barcelona. December 31st Fun Runs take place in Madrid and Barcelona. Madrid has the San Silvestre Vallecana and Barcelona has the Cursa dels Nassos. December 31st New Year's Eve (Nochevieja).

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FOCUS ON... A MALAGA CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL Verdiales in Malaga

ecember 28th, right smack in the middle of the Spanish Christmas season, there are the annual Verdiales competitions which take place taking place right outside Málaga City. The festival brings together competing “pandas” as they are known. These are groups that practice one of three different forms of Verdiales flamenco singing accompanied by their traditional folk dance and costumes. Agility seems to be one top requirement for the couples who provide their performances in leaps and bounds! Verdiales is a form of flamenco that first developed a century ago in the Los Verdiales olive-growing region north of Málaga, near Almogía. It's also one of the earliest forms of fandango, and is still undergoing a process known in Spanish as “ aflamencomiento”, or “flamencoisation”. In other words, this is an original folk song form that has been slowly adopted into the flamenco tradition but still retains its distinctive character. The name comes from a specific type of olive, the “verdial”, grown in the region. The word “verdiales” derives from the Latin for verdant,

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or green ("verde" in Spanish) and flourishing. Flamenco scholars describe this type of song as either a "fandango alegre" (happy) or a "malagueño", which is a particular country dance associated with the city and the region. The Verdiales dance is for couples, and involves a lot of leaping. Each song is structured in the form of three "coplas", or verses, in which there are specified dance moves, gestures, and finger clicks. It tends to be performed by more agile dancers, and is quite strenuous. In the hills north of Málaga, there are three types of Verdiales to be seen and heard: Almogía, Montes, and Comares, in a sense these are dialects of the music and dance as they developed in those particular villages and outlying districts. The Almogía version of Verdiales is the most energetic, with the violinist leading the other performers. In the Montes school of Verdiales, the chief instrument is the tambourine. Many of the villages have annual Verdiales festivals, normally in summertime. In Almogía, for example, is at the beginning of August.

FIESTA MAYOR DE VERDIALES

he main festival of Verdiales, however, is the Fiesta Mayor de Verdiales, which takes place on December 28 (about 11.00 to 18.00) in Puerto de la Torre (a district of Malaga city) on the A7075 road to Almogía. 25 Pandas (Verdiales Groups) from local villages compete on a stage in the three categories. Almogia, Montes and Comares. Each group of about 20 persons performs 3 routines. The 'Group' features a group dance lead by a young member vigorously swirling the two sided Andalucian and Spanish Flag. The band's conductor swinging a tasselled baton. The 'Pair' features a dancing pairs. The 'Three' features three members in a dance. The judges, by holding up cards, vote for both music & song and dance. The home team "Raices de Malaga" has the most support.The traditional headgear and multi-coloured finery makes this a particularly festive event . This authentic competition, which celebrated its 50th edition in 2012, is sponsored by Malaga Town Hall.

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gather together to rejoice and feast around the Nativity scenes that are present in nearly every home. A traditional Christmas treat is turron, a kind of almond candy. December 28 is the feast of the Holy Innocents. Young boys of a town or village light bonfires and one of them acts as the mayor who orders townspeople to perform civic chores such as sweeping the streets. Refusal to comply results in fines which are used to pay for the celebration.

A Traditional Spanish Christmas Christmas and New Year in Spain, the terms and traditions explained

n Spain it is a very festive time at Christmas. On Christmas Eve, as the stars come out, tiny oil lamps are lit in every house, and after Midnight Mass and Christmas Dinner, streets fill with dancers and onlookers. There is a special Christmas dance called the Jota and the words and music have been handed down for hundreds of years. They dance to the sound of guitars and castanets. Children think of the Three Wise Man as the gift bearers. Tradition has it that they arrive on January 6th, the date the Wise Men gave gifts to Jesus.

During the weeks before Christmas, families gather around their manger to sing, whilst children play tambourines and dance. The Spanish especially honor the cow at Christmas because it is thought that when Mary gave birth to Jesus the cow in the stable breathed on the Baby Jesus to keep him warm.

Shoes are filled with straw or barley for the tired camels that must carry their riders through the busy night. By morning the camel food is gone and in place of the straw or barley are presents. Shoes also may be placed on balconies on the night of the 6th January in the hope that the Wise Men will fill them with gifts.

Christmas is a deeply religious holiday in Spain. The country's patron saint is the Virgin Mary and the Christmas season officially begins December 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is celebrated each year in front of the great Gothic cathedral in Seville with a ceremony called los Seises or the "dance of six." Oddly, the elaborate ritual dance is now performed by not six but ten elaborately costumed boys. It is a series of precise movements and gestures and is said to be quite moving and beautiful.

Most homes have a manger, like cathedrals and churches. These are complete with carved figures.

Christmas Eve is known as Nochebuena or "the Good Night." It is a time for family members to

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The children of Spain receive gifts on the feast of the Epiphany. The Magi are particularly revered in Spain. It is believed that they travel through the countryside reenacting their journey to Bethlehem every year at this time. Children leave their shoes on the windowsills and fill them with straw, carrots, and barley or the horses of the Wise Men. Their favorite is Balthazar who rides a donkey and is the one believed to leave the gifts. The Spanish Christmas is Navidad, people go to church, exchange presents, and many play on swing sets set up especially for the occasion. Swinging at solstice time evokes an ancient desire to encourage the sun, urging it to "swing" ever higher in the sky. Like most festivals in Spain, New Year's Eve, known as "Nochevieja" is usually a family affair which takes place at home. Until midnight people tend to stay at home and on the stroke of midnight it is traditional to eat 12 grapes, one on each stroke of the clock to bring good luck for the New Year. This tradition began when after a particularly big grape harvest the king of Spain decided to give everybody grapes to eat on New Year's Eve.

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A Traditional Spanish Christmas Christmas and New Year in Spain, the terms and traditions explained

Most homes have a manger, like cathedrals and churches. These are complete with carved figures.

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Win Win Win A moraccan meal for two and a bottle of house wine at The Teteria in Competa Simply find the hidden wine glass within this months magazine. .

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To enter send an email to grapevinesales@gmail.com Do not forget to include: Which page the glass is on Your full name, address and your telephone number. In the subject field of the email please write December 2012 COMPETITION The winning entry will be drawn on 20th November 2012 and will be contacted within 2 days. TERMS & CONDITIONS This competition is open from the 1st - 20th December 2012. Winners will agree to have their photo’s published in the January 2013 Edition of The Grapevine Magazine. Only one entry per person.

November’s Winner The Grapevine is pleased to announce Paula & Bryan Stapley from Canillas de Albaida as the winners of the “Find the Wine Glass” competition in the November edition. Paula & Bryan win a meal for two people at The Taj Mahal, Torrox Costa.

If you are a local business and would like to sponsor next month's competition prize, please contact The Grapevine Magazine

Mr Masood, from The Taj Mahal restaurant in Torrox Costa drawing the “Find the Wine Glass” winner

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expect most of you are aware of the wonderful work that MacMillan Cancer Support accomplishes throughout the UK. Each year to assist with their much needed fund raising, they hold the Biggest Coffee Morning in the World when they actively encourage corporate companies, clubs, groups, societies and schools to hold a coffee morning. This event has been running for twenty one years and is something I participated in, during my corporate working life. This year 116,000 separate coffee mornings were registered with MacMillan Cancer Support and I decided to hold one in Competa and split the funds raised between MacMillan and locally, Cudeca, our Spanish Hospice. The date set by MacMillan was Friday, 29th September and I invited as many people as I knew to come along and pay just E4 for delicious homemade cakes and unlimited tea/coffee. So many people kindly volunteered to make cakes that

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the choice on the day was amazing, everything – just too many to mention individually but I thoroughly enjoyed the Passion Cake and the Caribbean Fruit Cake!!! Unfortunately the weather on the day was atrocious, torrential rain together with thunder and lightning but despite this over 60 people arrived on the morning at 11am just as Competa village lost its power supply!! Luckily due to the kindness of Axarquia Garden Club lending me their huge water urn, we did have boiling water for tea and coffee. Sadly we couldn’t replenish the urn; none of the power points in our room or surrounding area were working. As always, charity events like this are not possible without my fantastic team of helpers; Elaine Kidd, Liz Bland, Paula Stapley, Penny Sparks and Remy Goeloe. Sadly two of my dear friends, Amanda Attfield and Lynn Gallon were both flooded on that morning and couldn’t as planned, help out

but Jo Robinson and Sue Robinson (no relation) willingly stepped into their shoes and both did an excellent job. Thank you to all of you. Many people who couldn’t venture out of the Campo on that day insisted on making donations and many other friends have stopped me in the street and again generously donated to the causes. A huge thank you to everyone for your support, as together with the Tombola stall and the sale of Maline Webb’s beautiful homemade scarves, we raised E860. At the time of going to press, MacMillan Cancer Support state the day has raised £12,445 million pounds – I’m sure you agree a fantastic achievement for a coffee morning. Cindy Jones Cudeca Volunteer

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Beautiful rustic style 3 bed 2 bath villa (127 m²) with good access, stunning living/dining room and open plan kitchen, secluded pool area with sun terrace, covered terraces, mature gardens and sea views.

Exceptional rustic style 2 storey 3 bed 2 bath villa (140 m²) with large living room, open plan kitchen, superb master bedroom with en suite and roof terrace, pool area with sun terrace and sea views.

Fabulous superbly renovated stylish 3 bed 2 bath village house (200 m²) with a contemporary open plan feel but retaining a number of original and traditional features with designer kitchen, fantastic master bedroom suite, various terraces and Jacuzzi.

Lovely villa!

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Price:249,000 Euros

Price:145,000 Euros

Price Reduced!

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Great Value!

Price:81,000 Euros

Salares

Competa

Canillas de Albaida

Attractive south facing 3 bed 1 bath villa (100.50 m²) with excellent access, large sun room, 3 double bedrooms, open plan kitchen, terraces, garden and pool - an easy to maintain holiday home/rental property.

Great opportunity to purchase an affordable holiday home close to Canillas de Albaida. Charming 3 bed, 2 bath country home with a stunning covered porch and decking overlooking the beautiful countryside.

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ref: vc1-835 New this Month!

Price:799,950 Euros

Gorgeous traditional Moorish style 3 bed 1 bath village house (71 m²) with attractive rustic features, colourfully decorated interior, good sized accommodation, courtyard and roof terrace.

New this Month!

Price:205,000 Euros

ref: vs3-832 Distressed Sale!

Price:172,000 Euros

Trapiche

Sedella

Competa A spacious, modern 3 bed, 2

Fabulous 4 bed 4 bath country house (250 m²) with a stunning kitchen, fantastic master bedroom suite, large pool area, covered terrace, workshop, garage and an annual income of €30,000 generated from 2,000 mango trees.

Beautiful immaculately presented 2 bed 2 bath village villa (99 m²) with excellent access, off road parking, fabulous kitchen, large living room, 2 double en suite bedrooms, 2 covered terraces, pool and mature gardens.

bath penthouse apartment (117m²) in a small, exclusive development in Competa. Finished to a very high standard and ready for immediate use. An ideal holiday home or rental property conveniently located within easy walking distance of all amenities.

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Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

B&B Potential!

Price:349,000 Euros

Reduced!

Price:105,000 Euros

Original features!

This Month’s Special Offer!

Price:99,000 Euros

Competa A charming, traditional 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse full of character with many superb original features including its own bodega. Conveniently located the house is ready for immediate use. A really lovely property well worth viewing.

Competa

Torrox Costa Delightful 2 bed 1 bath

A traditional and well presented rustic style 5 bed 3 bath country house (180 m²) including a separate guest house. Lots of character and great outside space including terraces, pool, garage and mature gardens.

ground floor apart. with sea views close to the beach at Torrox Costa. This charming apartment has good sized living accommodation, beautiful communal gardens, large communal pool and is to be sold furnished and ready ref: tt1-659 for immediate use.

Luxury Property! Price:495,000 Euros

Rustic Style!

Sayalonga

Archez

Alcaucin

A property with ‘wow factor’ - stunning designer 3 bed 3 bath villa (223 m²) with fabulous master suite, quality kitchen, huge covered terrace, large pool, Jacuzzi, garage, gardens and incredible sea views.

Stunning beautifully renovated rustic style 4 bed 2 bath village house (108m²) with many attractive features, good sized accommodation, walled courtyard and a roof terrace with lovely countryside and mountain views.

Superb beautifully presented 2/3 bed 2 bath villa (130 m²) with easy access, spacious living accommodation, covered terrace, roof terrace, fabulous pool area, storage room and mature fully accessible gardens.

Luxury Property! Price:495,000 Euros

Sensible Offers!

Competa Fabulous luxury 4 bed 4 bath

Competa A delightful villa (160 m²) just a few minutes’ drive from Competa. It has 3/4 bedrooms and 2 baths but also a self contained 1 bedroom guest apartment. Fabulous views, lovely gardens surrounded by trees and a jacuzzi too.

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villa (690 m²) recently refurbished with extensive living accommodation, covered heated pool, huge terrace, outdoor kitchen/bar and spectacular mountain, countryside and sea views.

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Great value!

Competa

Price:125,000 Euros

A large village house of 216m² with 5 beds and 2 baths, ideal for conversion into 2 separate apartments or a B & B. From the huge roof terrace there are stunning views of the sea and mountains and the large covered terrace leading from the lounge offers a great place to eat al fresco. ref:tc1-589

Price:125,000 Euros

Price:255,000 Euros

ref: tc1-460 Great Property!

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Stunning Sea Views! Price:248,000 Euros

Arenas Fabulous south facing 3 bed 2 bath villa (158 m²) with its own olive grove, very spacious living accommodation, large dining kitchen, sun room, garage and breathtaking sea views.

ref: va6-834

ref: vc1-407 Price reduced!

Price:239,000 Euros

Price:325,000 Euros

Superb property!

Price:150,000 Euros

Competa

Sedella Beautifully renovated and superbly

Very attractive modern rustic style 3 bed 2 bath villa (102.99 m²) with good access, spacious living accommodation, superb master bedroom, covered terrace, pool area and stunning views.

finished 4 bed, 2 bath village house (120 m²) in Sedella. Full of rustic charm, this spacious property has a separate guest apartment. Anyone looking for a very special village house bursting with character will not be disappointed with this exceptional property and viewing is highly recommended. ref: ts2-780

ref: vc1-796

Cheers 2012! A Year in Bodegas Bentomiz Nearly a decade at Bodega Bentomiz

odegas Bentomiz, the small winery just a couple of kilometres above Sayalonga on the Cómpeta road, has been working away nearly a decade quietly turning the local Alejandría de Moscatel grapes – as well as some locally grown red varieties – into exquisite wines. This young business has begun to reap the rewards of more than ten years of investment and hard work, in the middle of a global financial crisis. 2012 has seen their products being recognised and reviewed by famous wine journalists, winning awards at national and international competitions and getting orders and enquiries from around the globe. But how does a family-run enterprise, working closely with a small local team, manage international marketing...and still make the wine? What does it involve? Here is a snap shot of Clara and André´s year.

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JANUARY/FEBRUARY: It can be fresh and sunny or cold, cloudy, rainy. The vines must be cropped back until they look like knobbly old pegs marking out the ground. It is hard to imagine their potency as they sleep through the start of the year. The Bodega must produce reports and be ready for inspections by the customs and excise, by the consejo regulador – who manage quality – and by consejo medio ambiente – who look after the environment. Reports, accounts, red tape...an inescapable part of the business. MARCH With interest from as far afield as China and Brazil, Bodegas Bentomiz plan to extend and complete their production and presentation premise. The plans are drawn up: André and his construction team will do the work. Meanwhile Clara travels to Madrid, to Barcelona, to Bilbao, to London, to attend wine fairs, meet distributors and visit sommeliers. In Madrid she receives the Iberwine Excellence Prize awarded to Ariyanas Terruño Pizarroso. APRIL/MAY The weather is warming but there are April showers. Everything grows: beautiful new vine leaves...and weeds, weeds, weeds. Clara and André don´t use herbicides on their vineyard so a nice rain shower that loosens the soil for hoeing is “marvellous” (you may not agree). PRESS: Madrid sommelier Alejandro Rodríguez, posts a lovely review of Ariyanas David on Abel Valverde´s blog and Spanish magazine MiVino-Vinum feature Ariyanas Seco. BOTTLING: From April each of last year´s wines will be ready for bottling. The Bodega´s modern

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bottling equipment comes into its own as the small team works hard to bottle, label, pack and store some 30,000 bottles. JUNE/JULY Here comes the sun! The rain has stopped (we hope). The vines look wonderful: as the wildflowers and weeds die back they come into their own, their leaves form a green carpet plaited into the hillsides, the baby grapes emerging as knots of tiny green buds. Clara takes a stand at Nariz de Oro wine fair and travels, together with André, through Spain – stopping to deliver wine and have lunch at El Celler de Can Roca - to Holland, visiting distributors and restaurateurs. Ariyanas Terruño Pizarroso wins another prize, a gold medal at the Muscats du Monde competition in France. AUGUST/SEPTEMBER Grape harvest! The grapes must be tested for sugar content and harvested as soon as they are ripe. Once harvested some grapes – Moscatel for the Ariyanas whites as well as Merlot, for the Ariyanas David are rested on aerated “floating racks”. When processed every tub of grapes is emptied into the de-stemming machine before pressing (white wines) or transferring straight to the fermentation tanks. Modern wine making brings science to the art – but to get it right involves testing, checking and managing. Bodegas Bentomiz buys grapes from other campesinos, as well as growing its own, so when Clara and André aren´t harvesting, processing or working at the tanks they are visiting other vineyards, to check the grapes there. August is the busiest time of year for a winemaker! OCTOBER The parched land is now waiting

for rain. Very slowly (after an especially hot summer) the heat backs down and the vine leaves turn a beautiful golden yellow. Clara and André are busy with distributors old and new, who help with (and are helped by) the press.The wines get great reviews in German magazines Weinwelt, Vinum and Feinschmecker, ICEX´s Dutch guide to the “100 most beautiful Spanish wines”, the French Tasted Journal and in American wine critic Stephen Tanzer´s guide. Orders come in from Canada, Belgium and the USA. And the Bodega Tours are busier than ever as, with the vendimia nearly completed, the Bodega can offer the ever popular tapas tours again. NOVEMBER/DECEMBER Now the rains arrive: a few days of warm sunshine are followed by clouds lacing the hillsides and rolling up the valley; sometimes there´s a few days of drizzle, sometimes a sudden, dramatic day of downpour. The vines´ leaves, having turned to gold and red are beginning to fall. The year is almost over. The plans hatched in January are nearly complete: the Bodega´s second floor is being turned into offices, professional kitchen and wine presentation room. There are further trips to be made and – of course – another prize to pick up (the Wines from Spain Awards, in London). Next year looks to be another exciting, busy year of expansion and change as eno-tourism brings ever more visitors to the Bodega. And Christmas and New Year is sure to bring visitors keen to enjoy a special glass of wine. So Clara and André would like to propose a toast for 2013: To wine, and success for one and all!

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Bar-Restaurante

La Vendimia

Avda. de Nerja, s/n 29754 COMPETA Tel: 952 55 38 80

Excellent food at great prices.

Sat December 8th, 8.30pm "Andy and Friends" Acoustic Music and Jam session. Sat December 15th - 7.00pm Live Music with Megan Rose and Geoff Murrell. +3 Course Special Set Menu - Only 10p/p Soup/House Salad Roast Dinner with Malaga sauce, vegetables and potatoes or Fish and Chips and Vegetables Fruit Pudding

Or you can just pop by for a drink and the entertainment. New Years Year 31st December Special menu Pop into the bar or call 952 55 38 80 for more information Fantastic space and deals for large groups and parties, music can be supplied.

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Restaurante El Pilón C/Laberinto 3, Cómpeta, Malaga (+34) 952 553 512 Open 5 nights a week from 7PM. Open Sundays for lunch from 1:00-3:30 Closed Sunday & Tuesdays Evenings Our Cocktail Lounge Returns November 5th Happy Hour on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 7PM - 8PM

Upcoming Events: Ballet and Opera Evenings return to the Big Screen New Year’s Eve from 8PM €45pp for 3 course meal, a 1/2 bottle of wine pp Cava and party favours at midnight Entertainment by DJ Tom Reservations and Deposit Required

Ballet and Opera on the Big Screen .

16th January, Opera, The Magic Flute, Mozart. .

February 20th, Ballet, Highlights from Russian Ballets and Still Life at the Penguin Café, The Royal Ballet. .

March 27th, Ballet, Les Patineurs, Ashton and Infra, MacGregor, The Royal Ballet. www.restaurantelpilon.com info@restaurantelpilon.com .

It is never too early to book your holiday party with us.

Restaurante El Pilón C/Laberinto 3, Cómpeta, Malaga (+34) 952 553 512

"Seasons Greetings to our wonderful customers, especially local residents" & don’t forget to book early For our New Years Eve Party New Year’s Eve from 8PM €45pp for 3 course meal, a 1/2 bottle of wine pp Cava and party favours at midnight Entertainment by DJ Tom Reservations and Deposit Required

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NEW: No more cold feet with the 'Desk Heater' - this little heater is elegant in design with a massive wooden base. It is the ideal auxiliary heater that fits on or under the table. Heat supply comes from both sides.

Redwell® Infrared Heaters offer the best benefits – for your property, your electricity bill and yourself

REDWELL Redwell® - The Original for more than 12 years

or more than 12 years Infrared Heaters from Redwell® have provided unique designs and the highest manufactured quality. It is an Austrian manufacturer that specializes in the production of these infrared heating systems. It is also the continuous research and development in cooperation with universities which guarantee outstanding product quality and the latest technology.

WHY Redwell®? * Infrared heaters have specially developed storage inside this keeps running times lower so its heat without the cost of electricity! * Picture Heaters in enamel print colourfast and no optical reflection * Long operating distance of the heating waves - suitable for big rooms * 7 years experience on the Spanish market. * 5 years vendor warranty

*Protect your property against dampness and mould! *Reduce your electricity bill with Redwell® heaters! *Enjoy the clean air in your home without dust, pollen, bacteria and mould spores! Treat yourself to energy savings, high comfort, healthy indoor environment and NO maintenance costs! Contact us or visit the exhibition in our shop!

The leading brand in Infrared Heating Heat up your home in a healthy and economical way! Infrared Design Heating System: Pictures, Mirrors, Glass, Blackboards, Columns etc. -New additional product line of frameless white panels: More power for the money .

-All Redwell® heaters have a partial storage heater to keep running times lower

NEW: Desk Heater! Contact us or visit the exhibition at our shop:

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El Pino Property Services Torrox Park. (00 34 952532428) or 634395635 elpinoproperties@hotmail.com Torrox Park enjoys a unique location in a rural charm and magic. The facilities are second to none. Mango trees line the rustic pathways as the sun shines down for over 320 days each year. There is a private swimming pool and Play Area. Yes, you can own your own piece of Paradise in Spain from only 14,000 pounds ! For example of great bargain home see. Web Ref 1154 (Great 2 bed timber chalet.) £14K! This Two Bed unit enjoys a fabulous corner plot position. It is made from a timber-plastic composite material that is extremely long-lasting. It is pine cladded within giving real rustic charm. It is fully furnished.

Bargain offers around £20K Web reference… 1157.

Our beautiful selection of park homes enjoy all the comforts of modern living. NEW Two beds. Fully equipped. Two Storeys. Great Position. everything!

Only £25K Has everything! Two floors...Beautifully modernised. Lovely furnishings….Great plot . Offers considered…£23K web reference…1113

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Park Homes (Mobiles) www.bob5454.wix.com/elpino Brand new website (above) or

www.elpinoproperties.com We have a superb range of one, two and three bed mobile homes, all with beautiful outside decking to enjoy outdoor life with the comforts of modern living. Featured to left… 3 bedroom mobile home… £25K Superb! Web Ref…1083

Large 2 bed mobile home, with all you could possibly need for living including sat tv…etc. 2 large decked areas… Offers around £19K . ref…1153 Is it time to sell your property? If so then why not choose a company whose operatives have over thirty years marketing experience allowing you to get your property sold quickly. We have a dynamic approach to sales, that gets things done quickly! Fabulous 2 bed apartment with magnificent views over Caleta Harbour. Available from Jan1st…2013 Only 550 Euros month !! Web ref…1159 Stop Press… Latest Additions… Torrox Park: 1 bed studio…superb 90K euros. Compteta Campo: 4 beds, 3 baths, large pool, panoramic views of vineyards. Peace and luxury…. Web reference 1160. Only 650 Euros monthly. Vacant now! Torrox Park: 3 lovely beds, (1 double, 2 x twins) (Penoncillo) Shared pool. Magnificent huge private terrace with super sea views...Gift Price…470 Euros. Torrox Park: Well place ground floor studio… Rent only 260euros. Buy 79K Euros

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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WE ARE AVAILABLE SIX DAYS A WEEK AND THE TELEPHONE IS ON LINE 24 HOURS A DAY. Call 686 322 328 or email ahimprovements@gmail.com

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HOTEL BALCÓN DE CÓMPETA THE THREE STAR HOTEL IN THE BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE OF CÓMPETA C/San Antonio, 75 - Cómpeta Tel: +(34) 952 55 3662 / 3535 Fax +(34) 952 51 6780 Email: info@hotel-competa.com WHATSAPP: 671132563

website www.hotel-competa.com

Christmas Eve Lunch/Dinner from 13.00h / 19.00h in the Restaurant STARTERS Consommé of the Wait & Salad Full of Christmas Presents MAIN COURSE Father Christmas Chicken Or Go*To*Bed*Early Gilthead DESSERT Sweet and Sour Creme Caramel Includes a Bottle of Rioja & Mineral Water per Couple A deposit is required in order to reserve.

Christmas Dinner from 19.30h in the Restaurant COME AND GET YOUR PRESENT FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS!!! .

(Order 2 Courses and get a Bottle of Rioja Wine for FREE!) .

We have our Christmas menu prepared and Christmas Crackers A deposit is required in order to reserve.

PUENTE INMACULADA OFFER From 51,50 euros per person, per night (minimum 3 nights), including a massage and an activity in the mountain. 40 The Grapevine

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New from Years Eve 20.00h DESSERT MAIN COURSE STARTERS Brownie and Ice Cream Medallions of Pork Delicious Apple Cream Wine, Champagne, Sirloin with a Delicious with a Layer of Belt Soft Drinks, Competa Wine Sauce Potatoes and Au Gratin Grapes and Party Or Hake in Cheese and Light Lettuce Bag Included Creole Sauce Mix with Fresh Fruits, King Prawns and a *Please Book in Advance* Caesar Dressing Deposit is required to reserve

New Years Lunch & Dinner 01/01/2012 A DELICIOUS MENU FOR THE DAY AFTER A LONG NIGHT… YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT COOKING, WE WILL DO IT FOR YOU! 3 COURSE MENU for 11€ pp Includes a Bottle of Wine per Couple

Epiphany Lunch & Dinner 5th & 6th/01/2013 PREPARE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE THREE WISE MEN AND DON’T WORRY ABOUT DINNER OR ABOUT PREPARING ANY LUNCH FOR SUNDAY, WE WILL DO IT FOR YOU!!! 3 COURSE MENU FOR 12€ pp Includes a Bottle of Wine per Couple

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The part-manx was named honorary mayor shortly after his birth, and now locals all know the cat as "Mayor Stubbs." "He was just in the Alaska Magazine, and he's been featured in a few different things," said Lauri Stec, who works at Nagley's General Store in Talkeetna, where Stubbs hangs out most of the time. As the story goes, 15 years ago several of the town residents didn't like the candidates who were running for mayor of Talkeetna, so as a joke, they encouraged enough people to elect Stubbs the cat as a write-in candidate, and he actually won. Now, thanks to Stubbs, local tour guides have a little fun with the thousands of tourists who come through the town each summer.

A Bit Bizarre! News facts and theories! Pity Me — feel sorry for those who live there! Pity Me is a village in County Durham in England, although other instances of the name can be found in Hexhamshire and near Morpeth. Pity Me is located north of Framwellgate Moor and west of Newton Hall, and is the home of the Arnison Centre, one of Durham's retail parks. Locals claim the term arose because monks sang the 51st Psalm during their flight from a Viking invasion. The Latin words of the psalm are Miserere mei, Deus, meaning "Pity me, O God" in English. For its part, the Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names speculates that it may simply be "a whimsical name bestowed in the 19th century on a place considered desolate, exposed or difficult to cultivate". However, it probably refers to a Pithead Mere, an extended area of boggy waste ground, onto which the outwash from minehead pumping engines was discharged. An alternative theory suggests, as with some local place names in County Durham, the name derives from Norman-French for 'A Small Lake ’ List of inventors killed by their own inventions. 1.William Bullock, born 1813, died

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1867, Bullock had his foot crushed while trying to repair a rotary printing press that he had invented. The resulting infection would later prove fatal. 2. Otto Lilienthal died August 10, 1896 from injuries sustained two days earlier in a crash of one of his hang gliders. 3.Thomas Midgley, Jr. accidentally strangled himself with the cord of a pulley-operated mechanical bed of his own design in 1944. 4. Alexander Bogdanov, a physician and scientist, conducted an experiment for a "rejuvenation" technique wherein he deliberately gave himself a transfusion of blood from a student who suffered from malaria and tuberculosis. He died of the subsequent infections. 5. Franz Reichelt. "The Flying Tailor" jumped off the Eiffel Tower while trying out his combined overcoat/parachute invention. The parachute failed to open and he died from the fall. Cat For Mayor There is a town in Alaska that has had a cat as mayor for 15 years. The cat named Stubbs has been the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska for nearly all of his life -- no joke. It's been that way for more than a decade in the small tourist town that boasts nearly 900 residents.

Concealing shoes in the structure of a building to ward off evil spirits. It’s believed that people as far back as the 14th century thought that concealed shoes would ward off evil spirits and bring good luck. They are often found near chimneys, perhaps because evil spirits would enter through the highest point of the house, as well as near other access points like doors and windows. The shoes are usually well-worn, and are more likely to have belonged to children or women than men. The earliest known concealed shoe was discovered behind the choirstalls in Winchester Cathedral, which were installed in 1308. Concealed shoes have been discovered in many European countries, as well as in North America, Australia, and perhaps even China. An analysis of the Concealed Shoe Index maintained by Northampton Museum, conducted by June Swann and published in 1996, reveals that the most common place of concealment is the chimney, fireplace or hearth (26.2%), followed by under the floor or above the ceiling (22.9%), and almost as many concealed in the roof.

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The Twelve Days of Citrus! Campo Cuttings by Lorraine Cavanagh.

itrus are so beautiful with their deep green glossy evergreen leaves, white waxy scented flowers and glowing edible fruits; they make perfect and very special Christmas gifts. A gift that is going to last for years, be handsome and useful too – it’s got to be better than a pair of smelly socks! So here are twelve of the best for you to choose from: 1. Sweet Orange: The classic and, perhaps, the most versatile. There are many good varieties, but some of the best are Washington,

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Valencia Late, Newhall, Navel and Salustiana. 2. Lemon: Look for the ‘gin and tonic’ lemon to get your Christmas off to a good start. Instead of producing one large crop of lemons, the flowering and fruiting is spread almost throughout the year. It’s more correctly known as a lunar type and look for varieties Eureka and Verna. 3. Mandarin: Encompasses tangerines/clementines and satsumas. These were first they

introduced into Western markets around the beginnings of the 1800’s and were then known as the ‘kid-glove orange’ because of their often baggy and easy-peel skin. Consumer acceptance has been rapid and they are now one of our most popular citrus fruits. Good clementines are Clemenules and Dancy; and for satsumas go for Hashimoto or Clausellina. 4. Grapefruit: Pink grapefruits are stealing the market of the yellow ones. Slightly sweeter and, arguably, prettier than the yellow

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varieties, try Ruby Red and, if you can find it, Burgundy with an intensely coloured skin. Juicy and sweeter than most, it is not such a prolific cropper and, therefore, not used commercially. Good yellow skins are Duncan or Marsh.

this one will cause a stir with your G&T or try serving it with fish and seafood. It’s as easy to grow as a yellow lemon but much more attractive.

Wishing you a wonderful Christmastim e from all at Viveros Florena.

5. Lime: A small-sized tree and disliking cold winds, the lime is ideal for pot work. The fruits are expensive to buy, so growing your own is a great idea. Bearss is the variety that you’ll commonly find.

We will be closed 25th and 26th December 2012 and 1st January 2013.

6. Bitter orange: also known as the buddhas hand Seville orange, because so many are 10. Kaffir lime: The entire plant is produced in that area. This is the highly aromatic and the leaves, as best for marmalade and a tough well as the fruit, are used in and tolerant tree which makes an Indonesian cooking. The fruits are elegant addition to street side very bumpy and lumpy but with a plantings. Sevillano is the variety great flavour. Grow as a smooth you’ll easily find. lime. 7. Kumquat: The little ‘sweet and sour fruit’ – a perfect snack food full of vitamins – and the hardiest of the citrus. Staying quite small, it is ideal for pots and is immensely decorative. Nagami and Marumi are two of the best. Try limequats too; Eustis is a good one. 8. Calamondin: Very ornamental with flowering and fruiting throughout the year makes the calamondin very popular for pots. The fruits are very sour and used more in pickles and chutneys or bottled. The variegated Peter is extremely decorative. 9. Red lemon: A lemon with a difference! With a red deeplydimpled skin and pink tinted flesh

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pulp, being entirely composed of skin and pith. It is used in stir fry dishes in the Far East and is a part of every Christmas cake and Christmas pud in the form of dried cut peel.

11. Bergamot orange: The bergamot is a hybrid, believed to be a cross between a bitter orange and a lemon. It is principally grown for its essential oils which are used in many perfumes and in the cosmetic trade in general. It is also used in Earl Grey tea and some tobaccos. Its high pectin levels are useful in many preserves whilst the juice is used to flavour citrus drinks and cakes and sweets. The tree, liking a warm and sheltered position, is the most aromatic of all the citrus family. 12. Buddha’s hand: Definitely wins the prize for the Christmas scary monster with its finger like appendages. The fruit bears no

Lorraine Cavanagh has lived in Spain for 26 years. A landscape gardener and writer, she’s always happy to give advice. Call and see her at Viveros Florena, 2km from Cómpeta, (Malaga), down the Sayalonga Road, or 15km up from the coastal motorway – have a free coffee or herbal tea in their tea-rooms. Her book Lorraine Cavanagh’s Mediterranean Garden Plants has been nicknamed ‘the bible’. The new edition at €24.90 is now generally available throughout Spain. Viveros Florena Discount Scheme: Every month for 1 week, always 13th to 19th inclusive, a class of plants will carry a 20% discount. If you’d like to join our mailing list to receive regular updates of what’s happening in the garden centre, new stock, special offers etc. let us have your email address or mobile number. Summer Hours: June, July, September, 9 – 2, closed for August. Winter Hours: October to May 10 – 4 Always closed Sundays and Mondays. Tel: 689928201 Email: florenaspain@hotmail.com Web page: www.viverosflorena.com See us on Facebook – Lorraine Cavanagh’s Garden Centre source: pintprice.com

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Do you want to work from home? Self-employed proof readers Working from home, proof readers will be selfemployed and have very high standard of Spanish and English language comprehension skills. Previous experience of proof reading is preferred rather than essential, but excellent spelling and grammar skills are critical. Those appointed will need internet access, but will be able to choose hours of work to suit their own lifestyle. Work is available 24 hours a day. Market Force Europe is the world's leading customer intelligence company that provides its clients with insights and feedback from their customers. This research helps these organisations make real improvements to the service they offer customers. Mystery shopper experiences go to clients in high quality reports and it's vital that these are accurate; contain no mis-spellings or contradictions, grammatical errors or offensive commentary. This ensures that Market Force Europe and their clients can be confident that reports have been researched, written and proof-read by a dedicated team.

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Market Force Europe pays for each report read and the fee varies according the length of the questionnaire that shoppers submit. As a result, readers can choose the hours they work and therefore the amount they can earn. It should be noted that any specific quantities of work cannot be guaranteed and as self-employed; readers are responsible for declaring their income to the Inspector of Taxes and paying their own income tax and National Insurance. Anyone interested should email euapplication@marketforce.com in the first instance, detailing why this opportunity appeals, why they consider themselves suitable and include a CV. Suitable candidates will be invited to Market Force Europe offices in Milton Keynes to learn more about the company and its values. It will allow the company to get to know candidates and to ensure that its standards are met by way of some short tests. Subsequent training sessions take place in the Milton Keynes offices.

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Market Force Europe is recruiting self-employed proof readers and mystery shopping researchers Become a mystery shopper No such thing as a free lunch? Well there is now!... It may sound too good to be true but Market Force Europe mystery shopper can get paid to do just that! From shopping to eating and drinking out, free memberships to heath clubs and even free nights in romantic hotels away from the kids, mystery shopping is a great way to earn extra cash quickly and easily. Market Force Europe uses members of the public to conduct the mystery visits, it requires no formal training and the whole system runs online so it's easy to select only jobs of interest. It's different from other jobs because many mystery visits can be incorporated into a normal day. It's also a fantastic opportunity to give feedback to retailers so they can improve their customer service. It's very flexible and a mystery shopper might decide to take a trip into the local shopping centre once the children have been dropped at

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school and visit one of Market Force Europe's' client's shops or cafĂŠs. They could share a light lunch with friends at a variety of restaurants or even plan a night out with a partner and will receive reimbursement towards the purchases! Market Force Europe has many airport assignments currently available airside and landside. If you use Malaga airport then this is a great opportunity for you to have a coffee or a drink on us whilst waiting for your flight or waiting to collect family or friends. All Market Force Europe mystery shopping assignments are completed online following a simple step-by-step questionnaire. Reports are submitted in separate stages, so if there's an interruption, the file can be saved and completed later. Anyone interested in becoming a Market Force Europe Mystery Shopper, should visit es.marketforce.com register for free, and start shopping!

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ARKWRIGHTS THE British Store & More Puente don Manuel - Near Lake Vinuela Tel: 952519780 & 659375603 www.arkwrights-groceries.com

all only 7.50 per tin

Along with all our other Christmas offers including Gifts, Jewellery and Toys Half Price until January. We wish all our customers a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2013. We thank everyone for their custom in 2012.

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Palm Island Resort - Dubai

TOP WINTER SUN DESTINATIONS Fancy a change of scenery this winter?

Budget Canary Islands:. Tenerife is the largest of the islands, and it has the most facilities, in contrast to tiny El Hierro and La Gomera, where tourism has had less of an impact. Gran Canaria has the best beaches, while Lanzarote is volcanic, so parts of the island are covered in lava and ashes, and many of the beaches have black sand. Weather: Expect winter

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temperatures of mid-20sC. Rain is rare Beware: The mega-resorts (for example, Playa del Ingles on Gran Canaria) with their cavorting hordes Also try: Goa, Tunisia, Cyprus Family Florida: Once you get there the kids will eat the food, speak the language and enjoy the beach

with its huge sandy beaches and warm water. Hire a car and visit the Seaquarium to meet sea lions, dolphins, manatees and even a killer whale. It's also a good idea to make time for the Science Museum, Planetarium, kayaking through the Everglades and the mother of all Florida attractions: the Orlando theme parks. Weather: Temperatures average

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16C-30C December to May Beware: A car is essential Also try: Canaries, Balearics Glamour Dubai: Expect to rub shoulders with the stars at beach resorts in this city, which has been dubbed the Hong Kong of the Gulf. David Beckham and Michael Owen are among those who are said to have bought property here, and the glittering hotels on Jumeira beach are testament to the rich clientele this spot attracts. The Burj al Arab hotel has got to be seen: it's the world's only sevenstar hotel, plus take a walk through the souks to check out the Persian carpets and gawp at the gold on sale. Weather: Between 20C and 25C, though it can be windy in winter Beware: Overdoing it on your credit card Also try: Barbados, St Maarten Culture Egypt: Treasure house of the ancient world. Visit Karnak and Luxor in the winter months and enjoy almost guaranteed sunshine, without the searing heat of midsummer. History buffs will love the temples, tombs and pyramids, while sun seekers can soak up the rays from aboard a Nile cruise ship. Weather: Southern Egypt basks in mid-20sC during the winter months Beware: Relentless touts can test your sense of humour Also try: Jordan Romance Maldives: The stuff that dreams are made of: coral-fringed islets, white sand and warm seas. No one can fail to be seduced by this cluster of tropical islands in the heart of the Indian Ocean. The smaller resorts tend to be quieter and therefore more appealing to couples and honeymooners. Choose a fullboard option - the islands are so

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to eat, anyway. Weather: Temperatures sit at 28C plus throughout the winter Beware: Boredom. There is, literally, nothing to do apart from read, swim and gaze into the eyes of the one you love Also try: The Seychelles, Mauritius City break Marrakech: This medieval walled city in Southern Morocco has barely changed over the centuries, with its narrow alleyways and merchants trading from tiny stalls. Make way for the donkeys hauling great loads through the crowded streets, and don't worry about getting lost - a helpful passer-by will be happy to point you in the right direction. Sip mint tea in one of the cafĂŠs overlooking the bustling Djeema el-Fna market square, where snake charmers, food vendors and freelance dentists rub shoulders with magicians, musicians and storytellers. Weather: Take a jacket, as winter sunshine can still feel a little chilly. Winter temperatures range from 15C to 26C Beware: Spur of the moment purchases. You may find yourself trying to stuff carpets, pottery, metalwork and leather goods into that suitcase for the journey home. Also try: Seville, Granada Party Rio de Janeiro: The city of samba, where life revolves around dance, drink, beach and sun. For 24-hour party people, February's Mardi Gras carnival is a must. But there's no such thing as a quiet night in Rio, so winter revellers at any time can be sure to catch a vibe. Ride the cable car to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain, then work on your tan on Copacabana beach. Weather: December to March temperatures range from 25C to 40C Beware: High crime rate, so take

care and stay safe Also try: Canaries, Cuba Adventure Safari: What could be more exciting than sleeping under canvas as lions prowl around your tent? Or coming within feets of an elephant as it plods through the bush? Going on safari is the ultimate adventure holiday, and Europe's winter months are the best time for game viewing, so taking a trip on the wild side is the ultimate winter getaway. Tanzania is a good choice - there's snowcapped Mount Kilimanjaro, the plains of the Serengeti, the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, Great Rift Valley and Zanzibar. Intrepid travellers will choose a couple of camps and make the transfer by light aircraft for the best views. (Get more information on safaris) Weather: Mid-20sC in the Serengeti, hotter at the coast Beware: Early starts - 6am is normal - to catch the best animals Also try: sailing in the West Indies, diving in the Red Sea Longhaul Australia: It's a long way to go, but worth it if you've got itchy feet for a big winter holiday. Make it a multi-centre trip and travel from Melbourne up the east coast via Sydney, Brisbane and the Whitsunday Islands to the tropical rainforests of Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef. Guaranteed sunshine, as our winter is their summer, but remember to slap on the UV protection - those rays are mighty fierce down in the southern hemisphere. Weather: Gets hotter as you head north to Cairns, with mid20sC in Melbourne and Sydney Beware: Creepy crawlies. Australia is home to some of the world's deadliest bugs Also try: Fiji, Far East source: pintprice.com

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Mercedes 300SL Gullwing

t is not hard to see the beginning of my love affair with cars; when I was about 7 my dad took me to see the Motor Show at Earl's Court. A few days before I queuing up to read to my headmistress at school; I was nervous as Mrs Maunder had a reputation for being very strict . It was not the reading I was worried about; it was telling her that I was taking the day off to attend the show in London. Thankfully she beamed and said “lucky you”. Actually I don't think children are allowed to take time off for recreational purposes now but back then we were. It was not all plain sailing though; we had to drink warm bottles of creamy milk at break time and to this day I cannot drink milk without feeling nauseas. Anyway, the day before my trip to the Motor Show I saw in the newspaper photos of bikini-clad models draped across the cars and to be honest was looking forward to seeing them more than the motors. Upon arrival I was disappointed to see that there

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were no models (I later found out that was just on press day) but still had a good time with my dad, the highlight being when he lifted me up onto a podium and sat me in a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing. It was short-lived as the security guards ran over to us and barked at my dad to get me out of the car. Not really that surprising when you consider that Mercedes built 3,258 of those cars between 1954 and 1963 and that they now sell for between 550,000 and 800,000 € Despite being a car enthusiast I would not say I was a natural driver – I passed my driving test at the 5th attempt and wrote off my first driving instructor's car during one particularly bad lesson. He said it was his fault as he had dual controls and should have stopped. I appreciated his honesty and forgave him. I think the reason I failed 4 times was because my boss told me that he would give me a company car as soon as I passed my driving test so the pressure was on. Eventually I changed instructors and passed first time with him.

Amongst my favourite cars that I have owned is the cheapest car I ever bought which was a 1977 Renault 5 TS. It was held together by tape and body filler, started when it wanted to and vibrated violently once you reached 60 mph. It was the best £65 I had ever spent and despite its foibles it had character (and a funny smell in the boot). But later on when I had a proper job I did manage to have some nice cars; I remember driving through a town centre in my Mercedes SLK 230 Kompressor with the roof down and a pedestrian shouting “you flash b*stard” I am not sure if it was supposed to be an insult, but quite frankly it made my day. When I got that car I promised my wife Debbie that I would clean it every week and not let the inside of it resemble a mobile skip. I think the only time it ever got washed was when it was serviced and when it rained. But that is what happens to people that love cars; you covet one, test drive one, and then the nasty car making people bring out a new one with 5 extra horse power. OK it looks the same but deep down

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you know that the drivers of the new model will know their car is faster than yours. Something similar happened to me. I chose a Peugeot 406 coupe as my next company car. It came in 2 models; the 2 litre and the 3 litre. My car allowance would not stretch to the 3 litre so I had to have a 2 litre. Most people liked it but every now and then a 3 litre went past and the driver always had a smug grin on his face. I once saw a documentary about company car drivers; one man interviewed said that when he was on the motorway and a car that was the same range as his came up behind him he could tell instantly by looking at the wing mirrors whether the car was a better or inferior model to his. If the car was better, he pulled over and let it overtake him. But if it was an inferior model he said that there was no way he would let it go past. It sounds sad but I have seen many a disgruntled employee on the verge of leaving

because their peers had a wooden gear knob in their cars. Driving a company car is not like driving your own car and new tyres and brake pads were due at every service. This was mainly due to doing 30,000 miles a year as a field service engineer but mainly due to the fact that the cars we had at the time – 1.3 Vauxhall Astras were driven round at top speed whenever we could. During the first week in my new job with my first company car I had to drive to London with some colleagues, so one car and three vans in convoy. The lead engineer said “OK, when we drive in London there are 2 rules. 1, we leave at 5 am to beat the traffic and 2, we never, ever let anybody pull out when in traffic” Of course being quite young and keen to impress I did not, but it was not easy when you are stationary and the driving trying to pull out of a junction is staring at you almost pleading to be let out, but rules are rules!

After our houses, a car is probably the second most expensive thing we ever buy. The advertising people would have us believe that the car we drive reflects our personality when actually it comes down to requirement and budget. Those 2 factors are why I am now the proud owner a Nissan van. I need a van for collecting and delivering items for my shop and the Nissan was the best van I could afford. I must say having a van has been a revelation. It is practical (no more speeding for me) and it doubles as a free hotel (my wife and I have spent a few nights sleeping in the back). So if I had to choose between a Mercedes Gullwing and a van there would be no debate; give me the Merc, the van's not that great. Andy Wilkes

CHRISTMAS MARKET Saturday 8th December - Plaza Almijara Competa (If it rains, or is blowing a gale the market will be held in the underground car park beneath the Ayuntimiento) So no-one need miss out on some great Christmas gift ideas.

Lots of Stalls selling an assortment of items. U.K High Street Fashions – M&S, Laura Ashley, plus many more. Jewellery and scarves Hand Printed T shirts made to your own design (great idea for that unusual Christmas gift) Hand decorated mirrors and clocks. Knitted and sewn items. Paintings and prints. An array of goodies from Sugar and Spice

Why not come and say hello and have a browse 10am–2.30pm

PLUS So much more…… This year for the first time, Father Christmas has agreed to come and visit us at the market, taking time out from his workshop to visit the children of Competa.

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CORTIJO-PACO Tel: 952 553 647

Avd. Canillas 6, Competa

Mob: 690 172 861

The Restaurant with the best views down to the coast.

Great selection of Spanish wines at excellent prices High Quality Meat Dishes - T-Bone steak - Rib eye - Fillet of beef Shoulder of lamb and Leg of lamb often available as a special or order it in advance.

Christmas Day Christmas Lunch 1-4pm booking recommended

New Years Eve Open for a 3 course set menu including wine and beer all evening (no spirits), grapes and cava at midnight followed by live music 50 p/p, booking recommended 3 courses special Spanish menu incl. 1 drink 13 euro p/p Sundays only Open Tues to Sun from 7pm for dinner - Closed Mondays .

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www.cortijopaco.es

Charity Shop

Hotel Balcon C/ San Antonio

Cortijo Paco

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Restaurante Asador

Live Music Every Friday from 9.00pm Tlf: 952 553 314

MUSEO del VINO Calle Constitución, Cómpeta, Málaga

Specialist in: Home made food, Braised Meat and Roast Piglet

New Years Eve Dinner with live music 50 Euros per person Call into the restaurant for more details Kings Days Celebration Live Music from 5pm

At the heart of the 'wine route' in Competa is the 'wine museum'. Decorated with Andalusian charm, it has recovered the warm, friendly ambience of the wine cellars with its braced arches, brick columns and seasoned wood. Along with the delicious muscatel wines, dry, sweet, young and mature, made from the Rome variety of muscatel grapes, the local gastronomy includes the best cooked meat and sausages in the district, black puddings, pork loin, chorizo sausage, which you can buy together with other typical products like honey, raising, figs, olive oil, ceramics and rugs, in the 'wine museum' ..... A charming place.

Menu del dia (3 courses) €8.00 1pm - 5pm Served Tuesday-Friday All new customers: come and introduce yourself to Pepe the owner for your free glass of local wine!

Café Bar

“El Despacho De Fernan” C/Rampa. Edif. Ayunatamiento, No.1 Competa, Malaga Tel: 952 553 518

Behind the Town hall

Saturday 8th & 22nd December (weather dependant) from 2.00pm Live Music by Megan Rose English style fish and chips served with mushy peas and all the trimmings followed by English puddings available on both days. Open Mon - Sat (Closed Sundays) 9.00am till late - Drinks, Snacks & Full Menu

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UK DELIVERIES Door to door service We also take pets

ONLY PAY FOR 1 WAY. WE GO TO THE UK EVERY 2 WEEKS Trading on the Costa for over 6 years Telephone 951247240 or 608091660 UK DELIVERIES Email nerjasofas@hotmail.com Web: www.nerjasofas.com

ASESORÍA ALJARIFE Notarial Title deeds, Wills, Catastral Corrections, etc. General Administration Transfers of vehicles, driving licences, matriculations, etc.) Tax declarations Creation of businesses Accounts General insurances (house, car, health, etc)

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More than 20 years ago Asesoría Aljarife opened its’ doors to the public. Since then, hundreds of companies and individuals in the Axarquia region and from the Malaga Province have left in our hands the responsibility to advise them to get the best possible results for their businesses. We are a group of highly qualified professionals that work for you. Economists and administrators with a wealth of experience that are at your disposal any time in order to make your life easier.

www.aljarife.com ASESORÍA ALJARIFE C/ San Antonio, 8 - 1º 29754 CÓMPETA Málaga Teléfono:(34) 952 51 66 00 Fax: (34) 952 51 67 29

GESTORÍA LÓPEZ NAVAS C/Ros Alférez 4 Bajo C 29740 TORRE DEL MAR Málaga Teléfono: (34) 952 54 25 04 Fax: (34) 952 54 17 47

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Como Pienso Mon - Sat 9am-2pm & 5pm-9pm Opposite restaurant cortijo paco, competa We stock the best products for your pets Royal Canin, Bon Menu, Friskies, Brekkies, Pro plan, Dibaq, Affinity & Pedigree In-house Dog Clipping & Shampoo Service A range of seeds & Plants for sale Home Delivery Service Tel: 952 51 61 18/664 84 50 51 email: comopiensocompeta@hotmail.com www.comopienso.es

Special New Years Eve Menu call or pop in for more info or to make a reservation

CĂ&#x201C;MPETA Plaza Almijara, 6

We are pleased to announce this will now be an ongoing offer for the foreseeable future

Coffee & Cake Only 2.00â&#x201A;Ź

(Every Afternoon) A Paella small selection of properties presented Paella every every Sunday Sunday call in for more information Tel:in 952 55 37 01 toPlease you from local estate agents this area. To advertise call 637 028 873

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that he has no idea when my delivery will arrive. The 40ft container will leave Morocco only when it is full and will arrive, inshallah, God and customs officers willing about 3 days later. However it's not in his culture to disappoint. I in turn shouldn't ask. I know that the lorry will leave Morocco when there are enough orders to fill it and that there is nothing that either Jamal or I can do about it, other than buy more. However it's not in my culture to wait or to be vague.

THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER Is it best to be honest or not ? - Debbie Wilkes

“When will my order will arrive?” I ask my Moroccan wholesaler Jamal. “In 10 days” he replies, I don't know why I ask, it's always 10 days. “10 days from to today?” I try to clarify he just shrugs. When I phone him in a weeks' time to chase the order, he will tell me again that it will arrive in 10 days. It is my understanding that there are two words based in Islamic tradition that cover this.

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I'm not an expert on this, so please don't e-mail me, but the way my Palestinian friend explained it to me is that, Taqiyya is saying something that isn't true and Kitman is lying by omission and neither one is actually lying. They are considered as preserving honour and not causing disappointment. So I ask a question and Jamal tells me what he thinks I want to hear and we're both happy; or not. Of course what he should tell me is

At least in Arabic there are two such descriptive words. In India there is the coverall head wobble. This particular headshake can be acknowledgement or encouragement. In the Western world, people often use a nod for the same purpose. However it is mostly used when the person doesn't want to say no. I am not sure if there is a word for “no” in Hindi, if there is it must be fairly superfluous. I once spent 7 hours on a train with 2 delightful extended Indian families. I shared stories and packed lunches from tiffin tins, with grannies, aunties, mums and dads and kids of all ages for 7 hours. 7 hours going in the wrong direction. Those charming people were far too nice to tell me that I was on the wrong train. Every time I asked what time the train would arrive in Jaipur I got the head wobble. “It's about 7 hours yes?” head wobble “have another samosa” So we will arrive about 6.30 right?” more head wobbles and another layer of spicy treats. When the train pulled into Delhi I was horrified whilst the rest of the carriage was beaming and head wobbling enthusiastically. We had survived 7 hours without anyone having to tell me that I had made a mistake, my honour was intact. An overnight stay, and 7 hours in the correct direction, a full 24 hours later and several dollars lighter I arrived in Jaipur but at least I did so with honour.

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The Sarisika Tiger Reserve is a great example of not wanting to burden people with the disappointment of the truth. In 2004 it was revealed that there hadn't been any tigers in the reserve for years, no one had felt the need to bother the tourists with this little fact. When we arrived in a village on the edge of the reserve in the mid-90s ready to see the (probably non-existent) tigers, we spotted a hostel type place, plonked ourselves at one of the many picnic tables in the yard and ordered beers. The proprietor gave us a head wobble and disappeared and was gone for ages; he re-appeared some time later with warm beers and then sat down at the table with us. Several hours and several beers later when we tried to pay the bill we discovered that there, was no bill, it wasn't a hostel, we had just sat down in this poor man's garden and demanded beer, and then whinged a bit when it was tardy and warm. He hadn't wanted to embarrass us with the truth but eventually had to 'fess up with lots of head wobbling, when we asked to see the bedrooms. It turned out that there were no hostels in the village and whilst sitting around drinking beer we'd missed the daily bus. They very kindly let us sleep on the village badminton court and in spite of the proximity to the reserve and the badminton courts glassless windows we didn't get eaten by tigers! Cultural differences can puzzle us in the most mundane of situations. I still find my Spanish neighbours addressing each other as Rubia, Negra, or heaven forbid Cuña, quite shocking. And the demand to a waiter of “Give me a drink” continues to make me cringe. Whereas a local bar owner said to me “Why do the Brits ask me - is it possible to have a beer please? Of course it's possible to have a beer we're a bar”. “We call you the Por Favores” he went on to tell me

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“every sentence ends in please, it's very confusing”. So if we can't say hello or order a drink without confusion, I suppose it's not surprising that the concept of honesty offers such cultural chasms. It may shock some of my fellow Por Favores to learn that we are not perceived to be as honest (bankers excluded) as we would like to think we are. I mean we invented cricket. I am sure someone is going to tell me that we actually didn't invent cricket, but it's the principal that counts, we believe that we invented cricket and cricket is the epitome of honesty!!! A fellow Scandinavian traveller asked me “Why do the Brits always lie” Lie? Us?? The question arose following an exchange earlier in the day. We had been travelling in Guatemala and the following day had arranged quite a challenging trek up a volcano. Ricky a very overweight American that had spent the last few days poking round the cultural sights of the city with us asked us ”what's the plan for tomorrow?” I spluttered a bit and said “we're climbing Volcan Pacaya, we didn't think you'd want to come”. “You're too fat” chipped in my Scandi pal. “So why did you lie?” She asked me later. “I wasn't lying” I replied “I was being kind, thoughtful and considerate and I didn't want to hurt his feelings”. ”No” she said “you were lying, you Brit's do it all the time. You know he's fat, he knows he is fat. He's fat, not stupid you're being condescending”. “No, I'm being polite” I maintained. We still couldn't agree on the matter by the time her friend joined us. Who proceeded to tell her “you shouldn't wear that tee shirt it makes your titties look flat”. They proceeded to embark on an upfront and honest critique of each other's wardrobes. I scuttled away red faced and head down & found something very important to do elsewhere.

So now that we're onto the subject of wardrobes we get to one of the trickiest truths of all. That question that at some time is asked of all husbands and seems to cross all cultures. It is the often posed, the awful the really unfair “Does my bum look big in this?” Since opening the Boutique at Sugar and Spice, we've obviously heard this question asked more than a few times. It's guaranteed to send my husband Andy heading for a convenient storeroom faster than Usain Bolt. Can you wrap that for me? also has him running but nowhere near as fast. So often when asked “Do you like it? Does it suit me? What do you think?” husbands answers with “yeah it's alright” Alright?? Let me tell you chaps “alright” is never the look we're going for. We're going for glorious, gorgeous, great, even nice is better than alright. So what do you say when it doesn't look alright? The answer to your wife, to the does my bum look big question is never yes, never ever, not from you, that's what her friends are there for. I would like to suggest the answer from you, the person who promised to love her for better or for worse, the person who thinks she looks beautiful always, should be something along the lines of “I've seen things that suit you more, or “it doesn't flatter you”. The fault is with the garment, not with your wife's lovely bottom. You could of course go for a more direct approach but I wouldn't recommend it. When my friend Helen dragged her husband into a changing room and asked “do these trousers make me look fat?” He replied “No Helen, it's all the crisps and chocolate that make you look fat”. Sorry let me rephrase that. When my friend Helen dragged her now EXhusband into the changing room… source: pintprice.com

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Country Market Los Jardines del Trapiche Market closed on 25th December and 1st Jan

Every Tuesday 9.30am - 1.30pm well established for 5 years now, we have a beautiful courtyard and a bar area with a large air conditioned indoor area, full of food, fruit and vegetables. A selection of stalls selling new and handmade items. Something for everyone

take the 272 onto the a356, Velez Malaga,Turn off at el cruce towards benamargosaGo over the roundabout and we are on the left hand side just before the private airport

if you would like to join us or would like any information, please Call Anita 627877164 or Chrissie 617811030 www.countrymarketsspain.com

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CLINICA EUROPA General Medicine Paediatrics Ear, Nose and Throat Doctor Physiotherapy & Podiatrist Acupuncture Asthetic Medicine Special treatment for Fibromyalgia and Stress* *For more information: www.azentasalud.es

English Dentist

Dr Michael Mannish B.D.S (University of London)

Tel: 648 203 157

Harley St. Cosmetic Dentist of 25 Years

Assume you"re getting good dentistry elsewhere ? Try us. FREE SECOND OPINION ( X- RAY 15 euros ) Competitive Prices

Tooth Whitening (call for more details)

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

New: Implant Specialist

Centro Internacional, Blq. 86, Torrox Costa Tel: 952 53 09 08 clinicaeuropatorroxcosta@gmail.com

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THE QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS

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1. Direction of clock hands (9) 8. Wrath (5) 9. Gravy (5) 10. Child who has lost both parents (6) 12. Constituent (4) 14. Wander (4) 15. Picture theatre (6) 17. Name (5) 18. Emblem (5) 20. Women in general (6,3)

2. Fall behind (3) 3. Breakfast food (6) 4. Desire (4) 5. Tubular ground meat (7) 6. Member of political party (9) 7. Person who makes tents (9) 11. Chatter (7) 13. Bite gently (6) 16. Hire (4) 19. Decease (3)

1. Which two Englishmen arrived in the americas (Montreal) in September 1910 on the ship Cairnrona and would later go on to be two of the most recognizable faces in the world? 2. In which state would you find the most westerly (western most) settlement in the USA? 3. Which actor played the POTUS (President of the United States) in the following films? a: Air Force One b: Mars Attacks c: Deep Impact d: Nixon e: Dr. Strangelove f: Fail Safe g: The American President h: Independence Day An extra point for; In which film did Nigel Hawthorne play the POTUS? 4. Made in Germany. Which new invention did the German national football team have at the football world cup in 1954? No other team had it and some say it gave the Germans an unfair advantage. 5. Until it was legalised in New York state in 1896, which major sport was agianst the law? 6. Which best supporting Oscar winner once said she

had a choice, either to earn 7,000 dollars a week playing a black maid, or 7 dollars a week being a black maid ? 7. Off the coast of which continent would you find the Skeleton coast? Extra point for the country. 8. Which band was the first to release a song with music recorded backwards? Extra point for the song title 9. What did Napoleons' soldiers find in 1799 that would later prove invaluable to certain scientists? 10. Who's Fender Stratocaster was sold for the most money at a Sothebys auction?

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The Spanish Coffee Break Christmas

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Sudoku Challenge A true Sudoku Master can complete the puzzles below in less than fifteen minutes!

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Grapevine Bargain Ads Photo adverts only 15 Euro per month Text adverts (max 30 words) 5 Euros for 2 months Payment in advance only- ads must be received by 17th of the month LHD Peugeot 206 2 seater van, 87,305 kms 1900cc Diesel 11 years old ITV and taxed Excellent condition White €1,300 ono Tel: 952557839

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Peugot 206 1900cc Diesel 2 Seater Van 11 years old ITV and taxed Excellent condition 1,600 euro ONO Tel: 952 557 839 Canillas de Albaida Suzuki Gran Vitara 4x4 2.0 L petrol 3 door, 2001, 200,000 km, dark blue. Electric windows, aircon, CD-radio, ITV to Feb 2013, reliable car, 1,950 euros. Tel 650 870 625 Two comfortable sofas 2-seater (175x70x90 cm) & 3-seater (195x70x90 cm), loose covers in terracotta, low back with scatter cushions, seat cushions recently re-filled, 140 euros the pair. Tel 616 517 836. Large Car Top Box: Thule Adventurer 225cm x 65cm x 35cm can carry 50 Kg, fits ski’s and much more. €90.00 Tel: 951 067758 Mob: (0033) 601 794 377 HP DESKJET F300 ALL IN ONE PRINTER hp printer and scanner in very good condition colour and black ink new, disc €30.00 (canillas de albaida) tel 685878506 CHILDS DOLLS 3 WHEEL PUSHCHAIR, baby seat, doll and accessories €15.00 Competa: Tel 95255375 or 628069703

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Furnished townhouse in Sayalonga for rent. Double bedroom, sitting room, shower room, kitchen, terrace with wonderful views. €300.00 pcm plus bills. More info call 605 598959.

Wanted Can any one re-home our lovely dog Lola,she is very small about 6 years old, healthy, house trained and very good with kids. please call Margaret Tel: 952 553 729. FISHING: Does anyone have a boat and has spare places so I/we can go fishing - shared costs. Tel 952 518 036 I am looking for anything old - English, Spanish, Indian or Far East. Something out of the ordinary, mirrors, jewellery, paintings, medals, old lighters, watches, rings... whatever. Call Mike 600843794 "Wanted English speaking host families. Wanted for Spanish students (children or adults) who want to improve their English. From 1 to 3 weeks. Anytime or during summer. We pay 100 € per week. Please, contact: interfamilyproject@gmail.com or 630738504 PENTHOUSE OR SEMIDETACHED HOUSE on the coast, first beach line Part-Exchange with 3 Bed Villa + Pool email: kramer.spain@gmail.com MOTOR HOME in good condition with Spanish plates email: kramer.spain@gmail.com

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•December 2012 Horoscopes• ARIES

GEMINI

LEO

LIBRA

20th March - 19th April

hanks to the innovative way you approach a cash flow matter, rewards for patience and diligence should come your way. From an investment point of view, overseas telecoms could hold some fascination.

ou may have known for some time that a new approach would be needed particularly with regard to insurance. This looks to be closely followed by the need to invest in 'research and development.

t may be that a partner's news and views affect your financial situation. A strong possibility is that one or other of you isn't ready to move on. Should you feel to have lost out on a deal, this month could bring a little luck.

n eclipse in your opposite sign on 13th suggests the dawn of a new phase in close partnerships. True, this doesn't need to get underway until early next year: this month may be more about recognising the need to play.

SAGITTARIUS

22th November - 21st December

TAURUS

CANCER

VIRGO

SCORPIO

f you've never considered this, and have some writing talent, this is the time to try. What's also interesting is a cooperative shopping trip which, through bulk-buying could see costs reduced.

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ncreased involvement with a large organisation could leave you feeling empowered before the end of the month. Whereas in the past you might have been intimidated. You'll have fewer qualms about asking questions this month.

ll signs want to feel secure but for Cancerians this is something they need others to know is high priority. You may be interested to know that many long standing companies and successful entrepreneurs are born under your sign:

23rd August - 22th September

hat you learn on the grapevine around 9th promises to be interesting financially and could leave you poised ready to seize a bargain around 17th. It would surely help to check that your credit score is good. 23rd October - 21st November

change of personal direction: a review of priorities. From the financial perspective, it's matters to do with health which are likely to prove most costly this month. Don’t ignore that niggling doubt this month either.

CAPRICORN

22th December - 19th January

t's likely that you'll need to dig into savings. Of course you may be happy to invest in better health care or insurance. Yet this could leave your immediate cash sources depleted.

AQUARIUS

ou may feel under pressure to make a decision over 22nd/23rd . This is where care is really needed. Don't overlook your talent for due diligence and take time to study small print.

PISCES

n recent weeks you may have been wondering how best to expand your career, improving your financial standing in the process. Now you feeling highly charged and full of enthusiasm for battle.

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Salon de Belleza Hair and Beauty Salon

Tin Tin .

Queremos Deseamos Feliz Navida y prospero Ano Nuevo

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Smoked Salmon Pinwheels 300g cream cheese 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp chopped dill generous pinch of black pepper 4 large flour tortillas 350g smoked salmon Mix the cream cheese with the lemon juice, chopped dill and plenty of black pepper.

CHRISTMAS STARTERS Recipes by Andy Wilkes, Sugar and Spice and www.ingredient.es Brie and Cranberry Parcels

Creamy Tomato Vol-au-vents

1 sheet of filo pastry (per 6 parcels) 6 tsp cranberry sauce 6 chunks of Brie cheese approx 3 x 3 cm Melted butter

8 pre-cooked vol-au-vent cases 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 25g butter About 36 cherry tomatoes, halved 6 tbsp crème fraiche 1 tbsp dried marjoram Salt and freshly ground black pepper 75g of grated cheese

Cut the filo pastry into 3 pieces and then crossways to make 6 equal rectangles. Put a piece of Brie and a teaspoon of cranberry sauce approximately 1.5 cm from the end of a piece of pastry. Fold over the short end to cover the filling. Fold the sides of the pastry to make a thinner rectangle and the fold the filled end down the length of the pastry.

Gently fry the shallots and garlic in butter until soft. Add the tomatoes and crème frâiche and cook for 3 minutes. Sstir in the marjoram and season to taste. Preheat a moderate grill.

Once you reach the other end fold the 2 corners to make a point and then fold the point to seal the parcel. For more information see http://www.jusrol.co.uk/TechniqueDetail .aspx?TechniqueId=61

Divide the filling mixture between the vol-au-vent cases, piling it into the centres. Sprinkle with grated cheese and place under the grill for 3 minutes.

Spread over 4 large flour tortillas and cover with the smoked salmon. Roll up like a Swiss roll, trim off the ends and discard. Wrap tightly in cling film, twisting the ends firmly to enclose. Place in the fridge until you are ready to use. To serve, take a sharp knife and slice into wedges. Asparagus Wrapped in Serrano Ham 2 bunches asparagus, ends trimmed 8 slices Serrano ham 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar Preheat oven to 180ºC/gas mark 4. Use a sharp knife to cut the Serrano lengthways into long, thin strips. Wrap a piece of ham around each asparagus spear, creating a long, spiral effect. Place each spear on a paper-lined baking tray, drizzle with oil and balsamic and season with sea salt and pepper. Bake for 5 minutes then serve immediately.

Brush the finished parcel with butter and bake at 190ºC for 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown.

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Bodegas Bentomiz vineyard • tours & wine tastings • prize winning wines

As seen at Cómpeta Gardening Club

Mini Excavator with certified operator. Land clearance, Terracing, levelling etc.

Ken the digger man Visit the vineyard and try our wines: Tour and Wine Tasting: 5€/pp Tour, Tapas & Tasting: 9€/pp (min. 8 people)

The Perfect CHRISTMAS Gift: Bodega Tour Vouchers or one or more bottles of the 5 Ariyanas wines!

Bodegas Bentomiz S.L. Finca Almendro, Pago Cuesta Robano, Sayalonga (Malaga) Tel: +34 952 11 59 39 / +34 658 845 285 info@bodegasbentomiz.com

WOOD FOR SALE (DELIVERY INCLUDED)

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M³

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Fully legal & registered Professional small team giving a personal service. All our works are guaranteed. Many satisfied customers, References are available

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Raza

TORROX

HOTEL

Hablamos Espanol

We Speak English

Your Pets will enjoy a wonderful holiday surrounded by nature and in modern facilities For more information call us on:952 535 417 : 686 904 792 : 616 371 034 Alternatively email us at: info@razahotel.com or visit our website at www.razahotel.com

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S E K O J

they walked past. "Mmmm, I love a man with power..." Purred my date, "especially the captain of a team." "I'm not the captain" I explained, "I've just got a really gay run.”

I saw a homeless man sleeping inside a big cardboard box outside the train station this morning.

It's a big one! “Go and have a look at the size of the poo I've just done in the bathroom!" I said to my wife. "No thanks," she replied. "Please, just one quick look," I said, "You won't believe it." She pinched her nose, ran in, looked down the toilet, then ran out and said, "There's nothing down there, you must've flushed it." I said, "It's on the scales."

“Our family surname is "Daniels". So rather hilariously we named our first child Jack. She hates it.

Sudoko Answers from Page 74

My wife said she'd switch everything off before we went on holiday, as I couldn't be trusted to make a proper job of it. Well just before we left I did a double-check. It's a good job I did, she'd forgotten to switch off the fridge and the aquarium.

Not wanting to disturb him, I crept over and put a Starbucks coffee cup on top of his box. He immediately woke up and said, "Thank you." "No problem." I smiled. He looked at me again and said, "It's empty." I said, "I know, it's meant to be a chimney.

Me and my wife split up because we wanted different things from the relationship. She wanted love and commitment, and I wanted her sister.

"What the hell is going on here?!" I shouted as I walked into my sons bedroom. "Look at the state of it!"

I was out on a first date when I saw a couple of lads from my football team: “Alright skipper?" they said, as

"Oh come on dad." he replied, "She's not that bad."

QUIZ Answers from Page 70 1. Charlie Chaplin and Stan Jefferson (Laurel). They even shared the same cabin 2. Alaska! 3. Eight Answers: a: Harrison Ford b: Jack Nicholson c: Morgan Freeman d: Anthony Hopkins e: Peter Sellars f: Henry Fonda g: Michael Douglas h: Bill Pullman

extra point:

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Amistad 4. Removable studs on Adidas boots 5. Boxing 6. Hattie McDaniel (Mammie in "Gone with the wind") 7. Africa, Namibia 8. Beatles, Rain 9. Rosetta stone 10. Jimi Hendrix

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Pavo Real Bar and Restaurant Christmas at The Pavo Real The Pavo Real would like to thank all their regulars and customers by throwing their Annual Christmas Eve party again with free entry, free food and with music, games and fun for the festive season.

24th Christmas Eve Party 2.00pm Music by Andy Time

25th Christmas Day Lunch 1.30pm 4 course turkey Christmas lunch with all the trimmings Music by Geoff Murrell 35 Euros per person

31st New Years Eve Party 8.oopm Buffet and all you can drink 35 euro p/p Music by the fabulous Gasoline

Reservations and deposits required. New Menu and Specials Board. (snack & evening)

New Spit Roast Chickens 7.50 euro Full English Breakfast and tea 7 euro (Thur, Fri, Sat & Sun) Cod and Chips and mushy peas 9.50 euro call to order Â˝ chicken, chips, salad & glass of .

Ribs Wide range of home made pies Thai Curry

beer/wine to eat in Thu, Fri & Sat 9 euro

Bottles 1.25 - Pints 2 euro - Tubo 1 euro

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La Esquina de Miguel Breakfast,tapas & meals New - Full English Breakfast

Quiet terrace Plaza Axarquia, Cómpeta Tel: 952 51 67 54

www.laesquinademiguel.es

José Luis PERSIANAS

SUPPLY & FITTING Venetian blinds, canopies, fly-screens, beaded curtains. Aluminium & PVC Windows, doors, Sun lounges, extensions, Security doors Shower screens & curtains Lamps, lampshades, wall lights, strip lighting-wide range Picture/poster/photo frames & framing service. Laminating Glass (clear, tinted, textured) cut to size Avda. La Constitucion 2, Competa Tel: 952 516 397 / 952 553 450Mobile: 658 847 421Email: persianas9@hotmail.com

Happy Xmas

Inma Ruiz is pleased to welcome you to the brand new premises of

El Bazar de Competa

Feliz Navidad

Perfumery, Herbalist, Cosmetics & Gifts

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Phone Rob on 690 076 988 or 951 247 171

Cómpeta

All Areas

€9 per hour

Mesón Las Gemelas Avenida Torrox, 4 Cómpeta, Málaga Tel: 952 516 395 651 309 684

Beauty Therapy - Reflexology - Aromatherapy Bowen Technique - Chiropractic Urb. Laguna Beach, Centro Comercial B, no16 Torrox Costa, 29793 Malaga

TELF: 952 53 0122

Fully qualified All work undertaken Free Estimates

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Roger 648 025 901 Mike 606 246 902 Answerphone: 952 553 282

GRAMMAR & CONVERSATION GROUPS OR ONE TO ONE ALL LEVELS QUALIFIED NATIVE TEACHER www.academia-expresion.es info@academia-expresion.es C/ Lantana nº 1 Caleta de Vélez (next to the church)

J.L Rodriguez Stone walling, patios, tiling and general building Tel: 650563872 English/Spanish speaking

Looking for a woman for companionship I am looking for a mature women from Northern Europe between the ages of 45 and 65 and ideally living between Competa and the coast and who enjoys the countryside. I don't have any dogs, children, tattoos or a beard but I do have my own hair, car and house in Competa. I am a calm, quiet, honest and friendly, i don't speak much Spanish but I can speak English and Scandinavian very well. My telephone number is 951 321 171

Cómpeta

SPANISH LESSONS

Torre Del Mar

Electricians

Mobile:651 956 284

Loose Covers, Curtains & Cushion Covers Dressmaking, Alterations from zips & hems to remodelling clothes 20 Years Experience Professional Machines English & Spanish Spoken Collection & Delivery Fixed quotes given on all jobs

Seamstress & Soft Furnishings Lizzy Reilly - Tel: 952 55 35 75 Mob: 651 472 952

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Rafters Rastro New 2 You Shop

Household Furniture, Bric-a-brac, Restaurant Equipment, Terrace Furniture, Kitchen Equipment, Wooden Distressed Furniture, Mirrors, Lamps, plus much more... (We buy unwanted household items) Tel: Alan or Wendy 697 276 230 Email: alanbridge20@hotmail.com www.raftersrastro.com C/ Antonio Millón 16 (behind Hotel Jimesol, down steps) Nerja

Ink & Chips

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LAPTOPS - DESKTOP SALES AND REPAIR INKJET AND TONER CARTRIDGES PRINTERS - COMPONENTS - CABLES GAME CONSOLES AND MOBILE PHONE REPAIRS DATA RECOVERY - VIRUS CLEANING Visit us at: Av. Castilla Pérez, 62 29780 Nerja (Málaga)

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Local News WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA

‘ONE VOICE’ AT CHRISTMAS One Voice will be singing seasonal music again this year, but on three very different occasions. Each will be a celebration of Christmas, and an opportunity for the different nationalities represented here in Cómpeta to come together, but each event will have its own distinct flavour. Wednesday December 19th A service of 9 lessons and carols in Competa Church (Time to be announced) This service was a great success last year and it is to be repeated this year. The service will include carols and readings in both Spanish and English, with a Spanish choir leading the Spanish carols. ‘One Voice’ leading those in English. It will be a service that will hopefully bring together the Spanish and ex-patriot communities, both Roman Catholic and non Catholic, Everyone is welcome.

Thursday December 20th A festive musical evening and singalong at the Alberdini Rural Hotel from 8pm This evening will be a mixture of ‘One Voice’ singing their own choice of Christmas music interspersed with traditional carols and songs for all, led by Geoff Murrell. Join us for a cup of festive cheer and a chance to give your vocal chords an airing!

Saturday December 22nd (Please note the change of date.) A concert in Competa Church at 8pm, after Mass. ‘One Voice’ will be presenting some well-known pieces as well as some festive offerings that may be less familiar. CORO ROCIERO “ALMIJARA” de CÔMPETA, led by our Mayor, José Louis will also be performing in their wonderful, distinctive style. If you have not heard them before, you have missed a treat. Everyone is cordially invited to come along for a great musical feast. ‘One Voice’ would like to take this opportunity to wish all readers of The Grapevine a truly wonderful Festive Season. This month, Velez-Malaga Town Council will vote on a law which plans to stop people going without their shirts in

the street. It will also ban riding horses in the street unless it is a local festivity. Not wearing a shirt in public will be fined with between €50 and €100, although it will be allowed on the seafront promenade and beaches. Fines for riding or exhibiting horses or other load-bearing animals in the streets will amount to as much as €1,500. The law also refers to graffiti, posters, billboards, alcohol sales and consumption, camping in public areas and swimming in public fountains. The aim is to prevent vandalism and uncivil behaviour, and fines can be substituted by community work.

Local self-taught artist Margaret Riordan has two art exhibitions currently running until Spring 2013. One in café bar Sands and Co near the lighthouse on Torrox Costa, open 12noon every day apart from Thursdays, and another at Bar Choto Playa at Peñoncillo, Torrox Costa, every day except Tuesdays.

Local News NEWS FORM THE TOWN HALL OF CÓMPETA FOREIGNERS DEPARTMENT The foreigners department is open to all foreigners in Cómpeta. Feel free to drop in every Monday and Thursday morning from 11am till 1pm, or make an appointment at reception with Mercedes. We can help you with information in 5 different languages.

December. First price: €. 100,PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST: Bring your pictures before the 21st of December to the town hall and have a chance on winning €100.00 The town hall organizes a weekend in Málaga for all citizens over 65. The weekend is full of cultural and leisure activities and will take place the 30th of November, and the 1st and 2nd of December. Please sign up at the town hall. Thursday 6th December Cómpeta will honor everyone who turned 18 in Cómpeta. This celebration will take place at 12.00H in the “Salón de plenos” in the town hall.

PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL: After a good clean the public swimming pool is ready for Winter! Feel free to ask about opening hours and prices. Remember: sport is health! More information can be found on the website or at the town hall. TOWN HALL OPENING HOURS: We are pleased to inform you that apart from opening to the public every Monday to Friday from 10.30 – 13.30H we are now opening as well every Tuesday evening from 16.00H – 18.30H, to improve our service! CHILDREN´S CHRISTMAS POETRY CONTEST: Any poem should be handed over to the town hall before the 21st of

Christmas shopping? Visit our Christmas market on Saturday the 8th of December from 10 till 2 at the Paseo de las tradiciones, next to the church. Come and enjoy a concert with different “Coros Rocieros” (Traditional Spanish choirs) on Saturday the 15th of December at 8pm in the church of Cómpeta. From the 17th until the 23rd December the town hall organizes the 5th “Semana del Mayor” (senior week). You can pick up a program of the activities at the town hall. Saturday 22nd December: Intercultural Christmas concert at 8pm in the church. Come and enjoy a concert with “Coro

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Tel: 952 523 131

Salobrena Tel: 958 829 332 Torre del Mar Tel: 952 542 396

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Torre del Mar Tel: 952 540 471 Torrox Costa Tel: 952 538 010

Cómpeta Tel: 605 276 302 Canillas de Albaida Tel: 952 558 321

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Vets CLINICA VETERINARIA CÓMPETA Clinic 952 553 360 URG 657 582 225 LA CALETA Clinic 952 551 010 URG 657 582 225 PUENTE DON MANUEL Clinic 951 167 666 URG 657 582 225

Naturevets Tel: 952 55 38 50

Shops El Bazar de Competa (health) Tel: 952 516 895

Solicitors

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CHURCH SERVICES Alhama de Granada, St. Barnabas I.E.R.E (Anglican). Service in English at 11.30 first and third Sundays of the month now at La Joya Roman Catholic Church, Plaza Alfonso X11. contact Priest 95 203 0461 or Warden 95 252 0921. Torre del Mar( Lux Mundi Centre). St. Barnabas I.E.R.E, Spanish Episcopal service in English at 11 o'clock, first and third Sunday Morning Prayer, second and forth Sundays Holy Communion. Contact Rector 95 203 0461 or Wardens 25 251 0921 and 95 251 0056. St Barnabas IERE (Anglican). English services 11 a.m. Sundays at Iglesia Evangelica, Torre del Mar, opposite the bus station. Tel.952030461 (priest) or 618640132 (churchwarden) "Church of England" services every Sunday in the Sanysol Chapel, Torre del Mar at 10.30 a.m., and at Competa in the Parish Church at 5.30 p.m. All are welcome. Contact number 952 219 396. LAKE VINUELA SOCIAL CLUB We meet on the first Wednesday of the month from 12 noon until approx. 2.30pm followed by lunch at the Bar Atila in Puente Don Manuel to enjoy social activities and meet like minded friends. We regularly have a quiz, bingo, open the box. For details of upcoming social events contact:- Telephone 634372130 LUX MUNDI Ecumenical Centre, Torre del Mar. Avda. Moscatel 1”I”,(Jardines Viña Malága/Antigua Casa de la Viña), Torre del Mar. Opening hours Monday through Friday 10.00am to 1.00pm and 3.00pm to 6.00pm. Tel.952 543 334/952 540 432 email: luxmundi@lux-mundi.org. Web: www.luxmundi.org. Please note that on Wednesday and Thursday December 26th and 27th the Centre will only be open from 10.00am to 1.00pm. Weekly will end on Dec 20th and restart on Jan 14th. Friday 7th- Christmas bazaar, at the centre time 11.00am to 1.00pm. Tuesday 11th - A vinous Christmas Dinner,, wine and tapas included tickets 5 euros, 4.30pm Thursday 13th – Coach trip to Gibraltar. Saturday 15th – Carol service at the parish church of San Andres, Torre del Mar, 5.00pm. Tuesday 18th – Christmas lights, Belenes, Malaga Monday 24th - St Barnabas church. iere. 5.00pm. Tuesday 25th – St barnabas church.iere.

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Christmas day, a service of holy communion at the centre at 11.00am. Sunday 30th – Christmas & New Year buffet 10 euros. time 4.00pm. for further information and bookings please call in or contact the centre. torre del mar tel. 952 543 334 / 952 540 432 e-mail: luxmundi@lux-mundi.or

FELLOWSHIP OF THE KING We meet at Fellowship of the King premises situated underneath Maroma Inmobiliaria, El Cruce de Puente don Manuel. Phone 952 115 220 or 952 518 185. Fellowship of the King Sunday Worship - 11am. Wednesday Fellowship 3 - 5 pm. Midweek activities Pilates - Tuesday midday - 1 pm. Bridge Club Tuesday 2.15-6 pm, Art Group Thursday 3 -5 pm. Charity Shop/Books open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10 -1.30 pm, Bridge Club Friday 2.15. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION TORRE DEL MAR We meet every Wednesday at La Vega Rest Torre Del Mar between 12 & 1-30 For Bookings & Info Tel 663658354 e mail rbl-tdm@hotmail.com Web www.rbl-torredelmar.org.uk 7th Christmas Lunch with fresh turkey & all the trimmings January 5th Trip to see the 3 Kings 19th Horse race Night 30th Monthly Lunch TRAPICHE SOCIAL CLUB We meet every Wednesday between 12 Noon and 2.00 pm at El Trapiche Restaurant. If you are interested in any function, please visit us at El Trapiche on Wednesdays, or call 680 764 130 5 Social Meeting and Lunch at El Trapiche 7 Christmas Trip to Gibraltar 12 Social meeting 14 Christmas Dinner Dance at El Trapiche 19 Mince pies and coffee at El Trapiche 21 Evening trip to Malaga Christma lluminations 26 NO MEETING

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SAYALONGA: Calle Calvario s/n, Tel: (0034) 952 535 043 .

Mb: (0034) 660 743 670 email: info@taurusrealestate.com .

COMPETA: Avda. de la Constituci贸n, 31, Tel: (0034) 952 516 633 .

Fax: (0034) 952 516 635

email: clara@taurusrealestate.com

COMPETA

CANILLAS DE ALBAIDA

SAYALONGA

Delightful 2 bedroom country villa with sea & countryside views. Good size living/dining room, fully fitted kitchen and study area. Under floor heating. Private terrace with spa pool, covered dining terrace & car port. Excellent access.

Deceptively bright & spacious town house of 156m2 located to the edge of the village. 3 beds & 2 baths. Refurbished to a high standard. Andalucian gated entrance terrace and fabulous roof terrace with superb views. Parking outside.

Lovely 2 bedroom villa built in a charming rustic style with wood beamed ceilings. Large lounge with log burner & fully fitted kitchen. Magnificent pool terrace with sea, village & mountain views. Superb access.

Ref: C3332

159,000 euro

Ref: C1200

159,000 euro

249,950 euro

Ref: T597

Seasons greetings from all at Taurus Real Estate

COMPETA

SAYALONGA Luxury 3 bed villa on a small development of 8 villas. Large lounge, f/f kitchen, 3 double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, 2 bathrooms (1 en-suite), dining terrace, d/g windows, air con/heat, pool, Jacuzzi, garage.

Ref: T542

299,000 euro

COMPETA

Delightful 80m2 townhouse, a stones throw from the main square. Spacious living/dining room with air con/heating, reception/study, kitchen, 2 double bedrooms & bathroom with shower. Large roof terrace with fabulous mountain & sea views Ref: C1206

99,000 euro

Stunning 2 bedroom villa in a great location with 8mt x 4mt pool, outside kitchen with BBQ and super terraces. Quality finish with underfloor heating / air con, d/g windows. Must be seen to be fully appreciated.

Ref: T602

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239,000 euro