Costa Blanca Leader Newspaper Edition 655 by The Leader

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Woman with terrorist links arrested in Alicante Photo credit: Guardia Civil A woman was detained on Wednesday following an early morning raid at her house in Alicante. Police say that Dolores Hidalgo, a 36 year old Spaniard, was arrested because of her links to the terrorist organisation DAESH as she attempted to move to Syria or Iraq where she was to join the organisation with her four children. The woman, who was thought to be from Murcia, tried to travel with her 4 children in 2014 to the Syrian-Iraqi zone, where her husband is said to have died in the conflict. She is said to have been working with ISIS in Alicante According to local residents the woman had hardly any relationship with anyone in the

neighbourhood. In fact on local dweller said that whenever he saw her getting onto a bus she never spoke anyone or sat with any men. However another resident who knew her through her children said that she was a "normal

and nice" girl. She added that the woman had lived in the area for 4 or 5 years and although it was known that she

was married to a man of Moroccan nationality no-one had ever seen her husband. Continued on Page 2

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Footage shared by the police showed the woman being arrested and weapons being removed from the property. A Police statement read: 'Spanish National Police have arrested Dolores Hidalgo, a 36-year-old widow of a man who is suspected of having fought and died in the ranks of the so-called Islamic State.' The Spanish Press reported that Hidalgo attempted to travel by road through France to get to her husband, but gave up when she heard he had died. The woman was said to have been advertising for a new husband on social media on which she also praised the work of her dead husband. A government spokesman, Juan Carlos Moragues, also confirmed that the woman carried out propaganda work of a jihadist activity through social networks, in which she "published some very radical, aggressive and very violent entries”. The four children are now in the care of the social services in the Valencian Generalitat. They are said to be aged four, six, seven and 15 years. The oldest of them, according to a neighbour, had once told her that her father had been shot dead. Moragues praised the work of the police together with the coordination of the State Security Corps and the Moroccan intelligence services.

He noted that since the terrorism alert was increased to level 4 in June 2015, 190 jihadists have been detained in Spain. This is the first detention in the Comunitat Valenciana in 2017. The Alicante Arrests come on the back of reported threats by ISIS on British holiday destinations here in Spain. Last week’s British press said that the terror group is beginning to publish more propaganda in Spanish to 'influence radicals in the country'. They are said to have launched a campaign to hire Spanish translators, which indicates a growing interest in attracting Spanish-speaking foreign fighters.” The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has not changed its advice on travelling to Spain. It is still deemed as having a “general threat” from terrorism, rather than “high”. Spain is currently at level four on the anti-terror alert – the same ranking as the UK.

An evening of Mediumship at The Orihuela Costa RBL

he Orihuela Costa Branch of the Royal British Legion held an evening of mediumship last Thursday with local Medium and Reiki Master Sammy Fitzsimmons. Sammy took to the floor in front of a good sized gathering where, for almost 2 hours, he mediated communication between spirits of those who have gone and members and guests of the RBL He explained that those who have passed often come back in order to share our lives with us. He Medium and Reiki said that they regularly Master Sammy come through to acknowlFitzsimmons edge that they are still around and available to their loved ones during difficult times, and by doing so, they are still able to lend their support and strength. During the course of the evening Sammy was able to contact 4 or 5 spirits wishing to pass on their messages to their loved ones who were present in the audience. He finished the evening with a demonstration of healing explaining that while all conditions can be treated by spiritual healing, some people are more receptive than others. You can contact Sammy at: sammyfitzsi@gmail.com Sammy will next be providing his services in giving Mini Readings on Saturday 25th February at: Da Vinci Bistro in San Luis from 2 - 4 pm

Prior to the demonstration of mediumship Branch Delegate Terry Maguire gave a short report on the District (North) Annual General Meeting that had taken place in Benidorm 2 weeks earlier. Terry detailed many of the hopes and aspirations of the UK Chairman, Terry Whittles, who attended the AGM, as well as outlining District Committee changes and much of their future policy.

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Avda Villamartin closed for repair work Drivers were inconvenienced last week by the closure of Avda Villamartin between La Zenia and Los Dolses while necessary repairs and maintenance were being carried out. Cllr Luisa Boné explained that the road itself was becoming increasingly dangerous because of the many potholes and the overhanging trees. Recent weeks had seen a dramatic increase in the number of complaints from residents as a result of which a road maintenance team moved in to re asphalt the road and to prune the many overhanging branches. Unfortunately the asphalting work carried out seems rather minimal, appearing to be little more than a ‘quick fix’ with the underlying problem of the creeping tree roots largely ignored. Nevertheless, police diversions were put in place while the work was carried out. Meanwhile the Coastal Authority was also busy carrying out improvements and repairs on local beaches and walkways with the replacement of irrigation pipework in Mil Palmeras and with work to damaged palm trees in Mil Palmeras, La Zenia and Flamenca Beach.

Five Bulgarians detained for exploiting minors The National Police have detained five Bulgarian nationals for bringing minors from Bulgaria and forcing them to beg on the streets of Orihuela.

The police intervention resulted in the arrest of five people three men and two women - all of Bulgarian nationality between the ages of 40 and 55.

The children’s family came to Spain because of the precarious economic situation in their homeland but when they arrived their documents and passports were taken away and their children were forced to beg. The children, aged 12 and 16, have now been transferred into the care of social services.

The two minors were taken into custody and transferred to a juvenile centre.

The operation got underway last year in Murcia when agents from the Unit against Illegal Immigration (UCRIF) began their investigation into the Bulgarians who were thought to be exploiting fellow compatriots. They operated out of an abandoned house in Orihuela from where they regularly travelled to Bulgaria to entice their victims. Once installed in the house in Orihuela they were forced to beg on Orihuela streets with any money they earned taken away. If they attempted to conceal any of their earnings or to escape they were violently beaten.

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Two Women arrested Destructive caterpillar for local robberies invading La Florida homes R

wo sixty year old women were arrested by the Civil Guard from Pilar de la Horadada on Tuesday, both understood to be Spanish Nationals, for allegedly carrying out two crimes of robbery with violence and seven crimes of theft from local properties that were occupied, in Rojales, Pilar de la Horadada and the Orihuela Costa. Investigations date back to last September when agents from the Guardia were first notified of several robberies in the three towns Rojales, El Pilar de la Horadada, Orihuela Costa. They culminated with the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrests in the city of Alicante. Apparently, the two women were regularly seen walking around housing estates in broad daylight, trying to locate homes where they found the doors

open. Whilst one of the women then kept watch her colleague would quickly enter the property looking for easy pickings. The robberies were fast, taking just small objects of value, money, jewellery and tablets or mobile phones. On two occasions, the robbers were surprised by the occupants of the houses, but far from quickly running off they used violence to make their escape, a fact that caused great alarm on some of the urbanizations. As a result of the civic collaboration, the Civil Guard agents have been able to identify and subsequently locate these two women, who have now been arrested for two violent robbery offenses, and 7 further crimes of robbery.

Samaritans Recruitment and Open Day Wednesday 22nd February Are you curious about work of Samaritans in Spain? Perhaps you are interested in becoming a listener? Have your got a few spare hours a week to help with the charity shop, fundraising or administration? To find out more and join us for refreshments and a chat at our Centre in the Punta Marina Shopping Centre by the Punta Prima roundabout on the N332. (Volunteer positions are unpaid but some expenses can be claimed)

WEDNESDAY 22nd FEBRUARY Between10am and 2pm

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esidents of the Orihuela Costa and San Miguel de Salinas in Las Filipinas and La Florida are demanding immediate help from their respective councils in their fight against the invasion of the pine processionary caterpillar. In many areas the caterpillar, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s urticating hairs of the larvae cause harmful reactions in humans and other mammals, has been invading terraces and gardens causing uneasiness and discomfort to anyone who gets in its way. It is also one of the most destructive species to pines and cedars in southern Europe. The residents are insisting that the problem has now reached extremely worrying level and are demanding action from the Department of Environment saying that if nothing is done urgently, the caterpillars will soon penetrate into their houses. The complaint has been passed to the municipal officials in the Orihuela Costa by the Federation of

Orihuela Costa Associations who have responded by saying that their budget allows little additional action. A representative of the Environmental councillor stated that some investigative was carried out in the area on 9 February, they have identified the problem and they will try to do more to eradicate the problem. The caterpillars are notable for sitting in tent-like nests high in pine trees before proceeding through the woods and along pathways in nose-to-tail columns. Lengthy processions are formed when fully-grown caterpillars abandon their host tree in search of pupation sites, when as many as three hundred caterpillars may travel long distances from the natal tree looking for soft soil in which to bury themselves and form cocoons. They should be avoided by humans and by animals.

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Community Centre proves a hit with public Councillors Noelia Torres Gea and Maria Jose Costa Medrano said they were delighted to see the centre back in use

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THEATRE GROUP looking for recruits We are busy rehearsing ‘Let Us Entertain You’ which will take place at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio 18-20 October 2017. Show Director is Linda Divine, and Choreographer Yvonne Brayford. Rehearsals are going very well, and apart from the singing and dancing, there will be more comedy than previous shows, to get you all laughing in your seats. We will give you more information nearer the time. We are still looking for more personnel so if you feel you would like to join us, contact Tom Ford on 966-790-547.

Endangered plant cultivated in Torrevieja

he Community Centre at Las Filipinas has continued to develop it’s services in recent weeks since being featured in this newspaper last month. As a result of the initiative of Urbanisation President Francisco Morales, and with the cooperation of San Miguel de Salinas councillors and its town hall, is now being used by residents on a regular basis.

Just 2 weeks ago Spanish language classes got underway with over 40 students taking advantage of lessons which are now available at both a beginners and an intermediate level. The course was inaugurated by Councillors Noelia Torres Gea and Maria Jose Costa Medrano.

However the library is open and books can be borrowed as required. He also said that he would be delighted to accept any spare shelving as well as donations of books which are also very welcome in any language. Just drop them in to the centre.

There is also a reading room and an International library, although Snr Morales said that it still a work in progress with bookcases still being in short supply.

The Federation of Associations of the Orihuela Costa (FAOC) said that initiatives like this, "are extremely welcome and serve as an example to us all.”

he Councilor for the Environment, Fanny Serrano, and the Councilor for Parks and Gardens, Domingo Soler, visited the Reina de la Sal park last Wednesday where they publicised the council’s actions with regard to the "Recovery of the la jarilla de cabeza de gato, the Cat’s Head "that was introduced in November 2015. Both Serrano and Soler have worked with the staff of the Parks and Gardens planting several specimens of the plant, a species that is in danger of extinction in the Valencian Community. Serrano highlighted the vulnerability of the species saying that "last year’s planting has had considerable success. Of the specimens that were planted more than 40 percent have rooted and are also about to flourish. We are all very pleased”.

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Carnival time at Happy Animales F

inca San Miguel de Salinas is having a Carnival and party on Saturday the 25th of February from 1 to 5pm.

There will be food, drinks and homemade cakes, music and a raffle by Angela Richards and as it is a Carnival you can come in fancy dress. There will be a prize for the best dressed person.

small donation would very welcome as every euro counts. Last week, Mona Nowak, rescued 3 feral cats from poisoning, they were neutered and were taken to the Finca, where they will now have a happy and fulfilled life in the campo. It's also possible to become a food sponsor to the animals for either 5 or 10 euro or more per month.

Finca San Miguel de Salinas, is an animal sanctuary with 8 horses 3 ponies, 6 goats, 4 pigs,chickens,4 geese, 2 dogs and cats and it is completely supported by the volunteers of Happy Animales Spanien, the founder is Mona Nowak. If you would like to come and join us, you can bring, apples, carrots, tomatoes, dog and cat biscuits, dogfood (Big tins Aldi) catfood, or a

All monies raised at the Open Day and Carnival on Saturday will be used for the support and the upkeep of the animals.

For more information about Finca San Miguel de Salinas you can become a member of their Facebook group fincasanmigueldesalinas, call Mona 616 792 355 or email Sol nicosolm@hotmail.com The animals and volunteers are looking forwards to seeing you so please do go along and provide them with your help and support for all the outstanding voluntary work that they do!!!

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Fear and worry do not benefit us in any way – emotions like this just create more stress! We can’t always control events in our lives, especially world events, but we can control our reactions to these events. Whilst those of us with a more positive outlook on life find it easy to “think” ourselves better, it is often harder for those people who always expect a negative outcome. The good news is that it is possible to change your way of thinking if you want to, it just takes practice! Positive Affirmations more you do it.

Decide what it is you want to say about the situation and then say it every day out loud, preferably in front of a mirror. If you find this uncomfortable just do it anywhere; it will become easier and more convincing the

Keep affirmations short and simple and always use only positive words e.g., “Brexit will happen and all will be well” is more effective than “Please don’t let Brexit affect my life in Spain!” – use words that suit you and reflect what you want. It sounds very twee but it works!!

You can also write the affirmation down on a piece of paper and carry it around with you during the day and refer to it regularly. When you notice a change in how you feel, change the affirmation if you need to.

Positive Visualisation The more you worry about something the worse it appears, you avoid dealing with it and the fear and anxiety surrounding it becomes bigger. One way to deal with this negative energy is to imagine or mentally “see” a positive result. Start by sitting quietly where you won’t be disturbed and visu-

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By Penny Wing

e are surrounded by negativity and fear based articles in the media every day. It is a sad fact that good news does not sell! However, in these current times it is vital to surround yourself with positive people, seek out positive news (and there is plenty out there) and not buy into the drama!

This is such an easy thing to do; repeating a positive phrase about a situation can have an amazing effect on how you feel. Many of my clients have found this hard to believe initially but after doing it for some time they have seen the results.

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alise yourself dealing with the situation in a calm manner and with a successful outcome. Really try to create as detailed a scene as possible e.g. if you need to sell your house start to visualise someone coming to view it, making you an offer, going to the notary together, signing the paperwork and so on. . Penny is a qualified Diana Cooper Angel & Spiritual Master Teacher, Usui /Angelic Reiki Master Teacher & holistic therapist. If you would like any information on her Angel & Spiritual workshops please contact her on tel: 680 25 6266 or email via her website: www.pennywing.com

Online reviews of health products 'are misleading' Clinical trials use a number of techniques designed to reduce bias The reviews on Amazon were found to be overwhelmingly positive "Don't believe online reviews of health products, they're 'skewed'," the Mail Online reports. A psychologist compared online reviews of three medical products with results from clinical trials, and found the reviews are skewed towards the positive. The author of the study, Dr Micheál de Barra, wanted to look into whether people who have had good outcomes from treatments are more likely to go online and give positive reviews than people who have had average or poor outcomes. As such, the product reviews provided by online retailers may be distorted. The author looked at Amazon.com – the US version of the site – and analysed two cholesterol-reducing products and one weight loss treatment. In general, he found the extent of cholesterol reduction or weight loss reported by online reviewers was substantially greater than that demonstrated in randomised controlled trials, a more reliable source of evidence on effectiveness. The research highlights an underlying issue with online reviews, whether they are for health products, films or books. Online reviews are arguably subject to a type of reporting bias in that they are written by people who take the time to write them. This means it's far more likely that these reviews are written by people who have very strong views, either positive or negative, about a product than people who would score it three out of five stars. Useful impartial online resources for assessing the effectiveness of medical products and treatments include NHS Evidence, the TRIP Database and the Cochrane Library. www.nhs.uk

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Torrevieja and Cartagena agree joint tourism package

orrevieja’s councillor of Tourism, Fanny Serrano and the deputy mayor and councillor for the Economy in Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, announced last Tuesday that they have launched a joint initiative to promote tourism in the two cities which will include reciprocal offers, as well as a calendar that is planned to give visibility to "the complementary aspects" of activities that are available in both municipalities. The objective of the arrangement is to take advantage of the very different "tourist synergies, that are available. In Cartagena they can offer the visitors from Torrevieja access to archaeological sites and historical centres, while the Torrevieja tourist office will make available ecotourism routes for the Natural Parks and the Lagoons at Torrevieja and La Mata, "said Serrano. Torrevieja’s councillor, accompanied by several members of her staff, will visit Cartagena on 2 March. "This is a starting point from which we want to develop our relationship over time, thereby intensifying our collaboration," she said, following which "there will be a visit of tourism experts from Cartagena to Torrevieja" since "it is easier to show exactly what is available first hand," she said. Cartagena’s deputy mayor said that she mainly

The presentation of a Saltboat to Ana Belén Castejón

wants "the foreign residents and visitors who live in Torrevieja for long periods of time to get to know the cultural and archaeological sites that are available in Cartagena and come to visit us on a regular basis. She would also like to see Torrevieja’s foreign residents “participating in events such as the celebration of Norway National Day, which would be very positive for us because it will allow us to promote our heritage, “she said. In addition, "we will exchange our calendar of events and introduce school and senior tourism groups. Our offers complement each other perfectly and we must take advantage of them, "said

was interested to see your article concerning the state of the roads in Orihuela Costa. I would like to thank the Leader as you seem to be the only one of the English speaking newspapers that do highlight the general state of Orihuela Costa.

I wish the new councillor well and sincerely hope she can get the council in Orihuela to act. She certainly does not have a hard act to follow on from PP councillor Alfarez and Monica Lorente as Mayor who both contributed to the sad decline of the area. The road from Villamartin to La Zenia is a disgrace, however there are so many in a similar condition. The farmtrack at the new school at Play Flamenca is totally inadequate for the traffic on it, which is exacerbated by the builders lorries, school buses

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PLEASE CAN YOU ANSWER OUR PRAYERS?

La Siesta Evangelical Church, Torrevieja, is looking for someone to play its Church organ.

Decline of the Orihuela Costa In last weeks paper you showed the councillors Sofia Alfarez and Luisa Bone visiting Cabo Roig with volunteers who clean up the area. While the efforts of the volunteers could be praised, it is simply disguising the total neglect of the Costa.

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and the extra traffic from the school. There is no parking facilities at all. Further up we have the newly inhabited social houses, the main entry for some reason is from the busy road at El Barranco, so all cars are parked on this busy road while the road on the other side lies empty. There has been no extra rubbish bins for an extra 68 houses. The only thing we get from this council are extra houses which we need like a hole in the head. There are probably thousands lying empty but the money fills the coffers of the council. IAN FAIRBAIRN ORIHUELA COSTA

e now have a new Choir Master and a newly re-formed Choir. However, the person who currently plays the organ has ill health which is making it increasingly difficult for her to play. If you can play a Church organ or an electric piano, both of which we have in the Church, please answer our prayers. You would be assured of a very warm welcome both by the Choir and the Church congregation which is usually about 100 strong at our 11.00 am Services. Our Church Services are held at 11.00 am every 2nd and 4th Sunday (and 5th Sunday, when this applies). We also have Services at 9.30 am on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. In addition, Choir practice is held on Wednesday afternoons at 3.30 pm.

If you are interested in becoming our Lead Organist or Pianist please contact Pastor Keith on 666 180 108 or just come along to one of our Services and introduce yourself. You will find La Siesta Evangelical Church on Urbanisation La Siesta, Torrevieja. We are counting on you to answer our prayers.

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Real Ale arrives in Spain By Martin Bentley When I first came to Spain I had but one regret. And that was leaving behind my beloved love for Real Ale. A Cask Real Ale with a head on it!!!

Photo shows Members of the proposed new Branch. Organisers Cindy and Steve Carne are in the centre.

Hopes of a new Murcia Branch for The Royal British Legion P

I was told I would never get it in Spain because Real Ale does not “travel”. However, the very nice people at Reedly Hallows Micro Brewery have proved them all wrong. Reedly Hallows Brewery is based in the historic Lancashire Town of Burnley. Their national and international Award Winning Head Brewer has created a core range of 6 beers that are now available in The Fat Owl Bar at Catral. The Beers range in strength from the Amber 3.6% Old Laud Bitter through to the 5.0% Nook of Pendle Dark Amber Strong Ale. So do only the lucky people of Catral get access to these fine Beers. At the moment yes, BUT BUT BUT they will shortly be coming to you. The Fat Owl Real Ale Company are looking for a limited number of outlets throughout the

Costa Blanca area to install their products. So if you have a Bar and are interested in stocking Real Ale then give George a call on 688 708 647 for a no obligation chat and tell him that Martin from The Leader sent you!!

Calendar for cleaning Orihuela Parks

he photograph shows the Orihuela Councillor for Road Cleaning and Urban Solid Waste, together with two municipal employees, supervising one council operative and a jet washer last Monday, who was tasked with cleaning the children’s playground equipment in the Glorieta Gabriel Miró, Orihuela. Add the cost of the council photographer who was on hand to record this historic

occasion and the council PRO who wrote and distributed the press release and you might then ask just how much the whole exercise has costed the Orihuela taxpayer. In a statement the councillor said that he is now implementing a cleaning programme for all Orihuela playgrounds. I just hope that a little more emphasis can be put on the cleaning aspect rather than that of the councillor and his cronies posing in front of the camera.

lans are progressing well for the opening of a Branch of The Royal British Legion in Murcia. The proposed area would be encompassing Calaspara, Caravaca de la Cruz, Cehegín, Bullas and the surrounding areas.

Branch and anyone who wants to know more is asked to contact the Legion’s Recruiting Officer by email on: recruitment.rbl.dns@gmail.com or email the Murcia local contact Steve Carne at s.carne@yahoo.co.uk.

There is great interest and already we have members coming forward to form a Branch Committee.

For information about Legion Branches in the District, please visit our website:

We do need more members in order to make this an active

www.britishlegion.org/counties/spain-north

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Euro Bowling National Champions for 2nd consecutive year In the third and final round of the National League, EBT clinched six wins and a draw, finally beating Barcelona's Diagonal by four points. The Salt City club, which has just celebrated its tenth anniversary, thus wins its second consecutive title. Starting off on Saturday just one point behind the Catalans, the Torry men won their first four matches with ease, but so did Diagonal, and the status quo prevailed. In their three matches on Sunday, EBT first drew 5-5 against Levante, and then beat Diagonal 6-4. To grab the gold medals, Diagonal needed at least seven points from their last match against Levante. Already down 0-4 after the first game, however, their struggle was futile as EBT remained strong, beating Oviedo 10-0 and sailing to victory. Final standings: 1. Euro Bowling Torrevieja

Points

Games

Average Total

210.05

149

2. Diagonal Barcelona

213.67

145

3. Levante Valencia

205.23

123

4. Boliches Madrid

206.89

119

5. Celta Vigo

200.87

112

6. Capital Bowling Madrid

197.88

108

7. Comarcal Barcelona

183.29

8. 300 Oviedo

179.61

The league’s top average, 222.70 in 27 games, was signed by EBT’s Norwegian star Glenn-Morten Pedersen. However, the individual champion – a minimum of 30 games required – is Diagonal’s young gun Axel Guimó with 216.33. EBT’s Mika Määttä took the silver medal with 215.83.

In the female top division in Barcelona, Madrid’s Capital Bowling were crowned champions. EBT’s ladies could not improve their sixth position despite Heidi Thorstensen’s stunning 14-game average of 237.71. The team was completed by Alberte Hubert, Inga-Lill Söderström and Eva Sandgren.

The other members of the EBT team 2016–2017 were Alejandro Arjonilla, Patrick Gimmestad, Lorenzo Quereda, Kjell Monsen, Marko Palomäki and Ferico Tatil.

Also bowling for EBT during the season were Mirja Hakonen, Pirjo Koski, Marion Haynes, Ann-Marie Jansson and Julie Thorpe. By Jarmo E Peltonen

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LAST WEEKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ANSWERS QUICK ACROSS: 1 Depart; 4 Morass; 9 Circumspectly; 10 Denuded; 11 Adorn; 12 Shape; 14 Devil; 18 Enter; 19 Unleash; 21 Incarceration; 22 Delays; 23 Unless. DOWN: 1 Decide; 2 Parenthetical; 3 Round; 5 Overawe; 6 Authoritative; 7 Saying; 8 Aside; 13 Portray; 15 Behind; 16 Queer; 17 Thanks; 20 Learn. CRYPTIC CRYPTIC ACROSS: 1 Tom-tom; 4 Drafts; 9 Consideration; 10 Earnest; 11 Ichor; 12 Brace; 14 Envoy; 18 Ample; 19 Lucifer; 21 Electromagnet; 22 Assert; 23 Stayer. DOWN: 1 Tacked; 2 Minor prophets; 3 Olive; 5 Realign; 6 Flight of fancy; 7 Sentry; 8 Testy; 13 Creator; 15 Camera; 16 Sloop; 17 Grater; 20 Coast.

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Conch Street, d. 4 Privet Drive, e. Apt. 56b, Whitehaven Mansions, Sandhurst Sq., London. 8. What is the name of the foreboding island in King Kong? 9. "Samhain", literally means "end of summer" and is a Gaelic language word. What is it's direct English equivalent? 10. Matilda of Flanders was the wife of which King of England, bearing him a grand total of eleven children, including two kings? 11. What was the name of the beguiling gypsy dancer in The Hunchback of Notre Dame? 12. A green gelatinous substance calipee is used to make which favorite amongst gastronomes? 13. Franz von Werra was apparently the only German to do what? 14. Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon orbit which large object?

15. The first book featuring English author A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in which year? 16. Sticking with the theme of Winnie-the-Pooh, what was the name of author A. A. Milne's son (Full name please)? 17. Who sang the following dance songs? a. The Safety Dance. b. I can't dance. c. I don't wanna dance. d. Dancing with myself. 18. The Scoville scale, which is quoted as a number from 0 to 16,000,000 SHU, is a mesurement of what? 19. Which worry prone film character is fluent in more than 6,000,000 forms of communication? 20. Once upon a time in America (circa 1900), which extremely expensive edible product, known then as 'Albany beef', was sold for a penny a pound and was often used in saloons like salty beer nuts today ?

QUIZ ANSWERS 1. a. French Guyana, b. Mexico, c. USA, d. Australia. 2. London. 3. Marcus. 4. They were all named after people; Cecil Rhodes (N+S Rhodesia), Philip II of Spain (Philippines), "The Saviour", Jesus (El Salvador), Maurice of Nassau (Mauritius), Orme, a Viking chief (Ormskirk, UK), Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (Cochrane, Chile). 5. The Tricolour of the Netherlands. 6. 'Fair Trade' 7. a. Addams Family, b. Miss Marple, c. Sponge Bob Square Pants, d. The Dursley Family, e. Hercule Poirot. 8. Skull Island. 9. November. 10. William the Conqueror (William I of England / Guillaume II de Normandie). 11. Esmeralda. 12. Turtle soup. Calipee is found beneath the lower shell of the Green Turtle. 13. Escape from a prisoner of war camp in WWII. 'The one that got away'. 14. Uranus. 15. c: 1926. 16. Christopher Robin Milne. 17. a. Men without hats, b. Genesis, c. Eddy Grant, d. Billy Idol. 18. Spicy heat (or piquance) of a chili pepper. (Scoville Heat Units). 19. C3PO, Star Wars. 20. Caviar (In fact it was often added to the beer to create an 'Albany beer')

ACROSS 1. An old towel could make one quite wealthy (4-2-2) 5. You can get a large number in one car (4) 9. Silver artist in India (4) 10. Burns out? No penalty! (4-4) 11. Returning a piece of wood (5) 12. Innocence is excellent in the new event (7) 13. Coins a term for a bike (5-8) 18. Can chair be used in a lawless way? (8) 19. Book a girl (4) 20. Inability to move, i.e. train trouble (7) 21. There's no advantage in having two (5) 22. Goodbye and thanks again (2-2) 23. Pet Simon ordered, showing favouritism (8)

1. Where would you find the following cities? a. Cayenne, b. Tabasco, c. Whiskeytown, d. Gin Gin 2. Opened on the 27th of April 1828 and still open, in which city was the world's first scientific zoo? 3. What was the name of the boy in 'About a boy' who accidently kills a duck with a loaf of his mothers homemade bread? 4. What do the following places ALL have in common: The former countries of Northern & Southern Rhodesia, the Philippines, El Salvador, Mauritius, Ormskirk in the UK and Cochrane in Chile? 5. Since 1572, which countries flag is the oldest tricolour flag in the world? 6. Which popular quid pro quo economic expression today once meant smuggling? 7. Which fictional character(s) lives at each of the following addresses? a. Cemetery Ridge, b. Danemead, High Street, St. Mary Mead, c. 124

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‘Twitters from the Atlantic’ Barrie Mahoney was a head teacher and school inspector in the UK, as well as a reporter in Spain, before moving to the Canary Islands to launch and edit a new English language newspaper.

A courgette plant in full fruit

By Bar rie Mahoney the job nicely, resulting in the courgette shortage, as well as increased bowel movement, so please be careful Now, broccoli is a different matter; I adore broccoli and particularly when it is served with a nice Stilton or blue cheese sauce. Served with a nice crusty chunk of bread, it is a quick and nutritious meal that I can highly recommend that used to be served as ‘Brocco Breath’ in one of my favourite UK cafe bars. The name becomes obvious if you use the correct type of strong cheese!

He enjoys life in the sun as a columnist and author, and continues to write a series of popular novels, books for expats, as well as designing mobile apps and websites to promote the Canary Islands.

On to the subject of the iceberg lettuce; now be honest, does anyone actually eat and enjoy them? Surely, the main purpose of the iceberg lettuce is to look fresh and lovely when you buy it, to look self-righteous at the check-out when you buy it alongside that pack of jam donuts, and then to lurk in the back of the fridge unloved and forgotten for a week until it collapses with embarrassment, turning into a pungent brown slurry before it is finally discovered and disposed of; unloved, unused and forgotten. Personally, I wouldn't eat one either; they are tasteless and reminds me of chewing through pages of the Daily Hate, which seriously disables the digestion.

Getting Your Hands on a Nice Courgette

found it difficult to look at a courgette this week; the same goes for broccoli and lettuce too. After all, how could I enjoy such luxuries when I know full well that the good people of the UK cannot get their hands on them? Indeed, according to the UK’s favourite tabloid, the Daily Hate, people are craving for them and will pay anything up to ten times the normal price just to get their hands on a nice juicy iceberg. Indeed, some supermarkets are rationing supplies to prevent ‘bulk buying’. The official reason for the shortage is blamed upon poor weather in Spain and other southern European countries, which will probably not be normalised until April. Of course, much depends upon where you shop, and other supermarkets have more than enough stock from other suppliers, although of course this ‘shortage’ has led to a rapid increase in prices.

mal price. According to the Daily Hate, Spain is accused of “hoarding” fruit and vegetables whilst British shoppers are being rationed. It is just so selfish and typical of those difficult Europeans, isn't it? Well, with the Brexit negotiations about to start, it can only get worse.

It did make me smile when I read on the letters page that some keen Brexiters are complaining that the shortage is a conspiracy by the Spanish, French and other European countries to get their own back on the UK’s cheeky attempts to leave the European Union. Apparently, Spanish vegetable growers, who grow around 80 per cent of all EU out of season fresh produce, are so greedy that they prefer to feed their own people courgettes, broccoli and lettuce rather than to send them to the UK where they could get ten times the nor-

Seriously, I am not a great lover of the humble courgette, although I don't mind too much if it is heavily disguised as something else. Indeed, I learned last week that courgettes can now be turned into a kind of spaghetti, which involves the use of an expensive machine to magically turn a courgette into ‘courghetti’ and, in this way, people will now eat them since they are supremely good for you. Did you know that all adults should now be eating at least ten portions of fruit and veg each day, rather than five? Apparently, courgettes do

I was surprised to learn that around 90 per cent of fruit consumed in Britain is imported from Europe, as well as around 50 per cent of vegetables. The UK also has to import significant quantities of fruit and vegetables from South America and the US, which makes a nonsense of the carbon footprint, as well as the UK economy. I was faced with boxes of fresh courgettes, broccoli and the dreaded iceberg lettuce in my local supermarket in the Canary Islands this week. The prices were about normal for this time of the year, and until I read the article I was unaware of what the fuss is all about. If you are really desperate for an iceberg lettuce, courgette or broccoli, might I suggest that you pop out with an empty suitcase and take advantage of our plentiful supplies of fruit and vegetables, as well as our sunshine. Alternatively, there are always frozen food products . If you enjoyed this article, take a look at Barrie’s websites: http://barriemahoney.com and http://thecanaryislander.com or read his latest book, ‘Footsteps in the Sand’ (ISBN: 9780995602717). Available in paperback, as well as Kindle editions. © Barrie Mahoney

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The next meeting of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the Royal British Legion will be on 16 March at the Olympia Restaurant in Mil Palmeras. Guest speaker will be photographer David Stokes. The Torrevieja Branch meets at the Casa Ventura in San Luis at 7.30 pm on the 2nd Friday while the La Marina/Gran Alacant Branch meets on the 1st Monday at The London Bar,

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EURONICS THURSDAY DART LEAGUE “THE ELECTRICAL SHOP” - BLUE LAGOON

There was trouble brewing at the Ale House with a clash of the titans that was the Hub Hyenas versus El Capitan. A misunderstanding of the rules saw tempers fray and marred what should have been a Great match. The rules state how the draw should be done:-

Well, the first half of the season is over and the 16 teams have now become two divisions of 8. All teams will retain their match points from the first half but their leg points drop back to zero. The Hub finished in top spot with a mighty 29 points out of a possible 30 but they have some close contenders and have to play all the top 7 teams to see if they can maintain that lead. Meanwhile in Division B, Evo’s or the Tavern Oldies are looking favourite to win the shield this year but don’t rule out all the ladies’ teams putting up a fight!

D i v i s i o n A D i v i s i o n B

P Hub Hyenas 15 El Capitan 15 Massey's 15 Junction Jackals 15 Porter House 15 Porter House Bees 15 Las Rosas 15 Ale House 15 Evolution Tavern Oldies Junction Jaguars Hen's Teeth Coqs Sporting Life Misfits Pint Depot Queens Hub Hellraisers Hen's Teeth Chicks

15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

Auxillary Cup results: Massey’s Porter House The Tavern Pint Depot

14 11 9 7 6 5 4 3

Junction Jackals 7-3 Tavern Oldies Hen’s Teeth Coqs 7-3 Sporting Life Misfits Massey’s 7-4 Evolution 4 El Capitan 7-5 Hub Hyenas 5

Cadena Sunrise 10 - Pin Bowling Week 18 - 15 February Alley Gators Pin Pushers The Bandits Gi Gi's Hookers Alley Cats

2 2 6 6 8

6 6 2 2 0

Sol Amigos Sunrise Colegas 999's Pin Pals S***T Happens

Top Performers

Ladies

Gents

Hi/Game Hi/Game+H/Cap Hi/Series Hi/Series+H/Cap

Eunice Letts 181 Eunice Letts 224 Lynne Ailsby 465 Eunice Letts 593

Terry Capon Les Wafford Terry Capon Les Wafford

Gi Gi's Hookers Sunrise Colegas Alley Cats Pin Pushers Alley Gators Sol Amigos S***T Happens 999's The Bandits Pin Pals

P W 54 48 54 44 54 41 54 39 54 39 54 37 54 35 54 32 54 27 54 17

D 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

L 24 28 31 32 33 35 37 39 45 55

Hen’s Teeth Chicks 0-7 (12) Las Rosas Hub Hellraisers 0-7 (12) Ale House 7 Porter House Bees 7-2 Pint Depot Queens Porter House 7-1 Junction Jaguars

All the teams played away at neutral venues. There was some controversy about how the draw should be done but the rules stipulate that the captains choose their players in the order they wish to play them and then turn over the cards to see who is playing who. At the Pint Depot, the Porters made light work of seeing off the Jaguars scoring several 140’s along the way. Only the hardy trio of Tracey Simpson (D10), Sharon Marshall and Simone de Lacy could do anything against the onslaught but to be fair nearly all the ladies got down to the finish against the lime green lovelies from the Rioja Centre.

Team Knock-Out 2nd Round: Results PB’s, Los Dolces Las Rosas, San Miguel The Junction, El Galan The Ale House, Plaza

7. H). At the beginning of each category [trebles, doubles, singles], the home team captain shall select their players and determine their playing order using the registration cards, placing them face down. The away captain shall repeat the process.

The Porters shine in ‘Several Shades of Green’

Pts 29 26 26 26 21 19 18 16

200 242 539 631

Tot Gms Av Hi-G Hi-S Pts 41116 54 761 858 2431 96 40250 54 745 839 2402 88 40239 54 745 834 2395 82 40384 54 747 857 2357 79 40689 54 753 902 2472 78 40732 54 754 881 2412 74 40652 54 752 849 2439 70 39674 54 734 823 2334 65 39550 54 732 823 2383 54 39220 54 726 815 2318 34

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ance lead by Graham Solomon and the match was quite close in the early stages.

Euronics Darts League Results: Thursday 16th Feb

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The Hellraisers had a hell of a time playing the Ale House lads, so much so that they decided to play The whole 12 games even after they lost 7-0! The girls nearly always got down to the finish but just couldn’t nail it and Karl and his lads romped away with all the points. The Cheeky Hen’s Chicks also forgot about the first to 7 rule and took a 12-0 drubbing from Las Rosas! Their counter parts the Hen’s Coqs were more fortunate though and saw off the Misfits 7-3. The fixtures for the second half of the season have been completed and emailed to the captains, along with the dates for the next round of the Team KO’s and other competitions. The committee will notify the captains of when and where the draw for the next round of the KO will take place so it can be witnessed by all, Again the matches will take place at neutral venues.

The Jackals dealt with the Tavern and star man Rutter checked out on 133 in the first game. The Tavern put up some good resist-

TORREVIEJA DARTS LADIES ORGANISATION League Format Week 2 Results Black Dog Ladies Friendly Chicas Primadonnas

4-5 6-3 5-4

League Table Primadonnas Friendly Temps Black Dog Ladies Friendly Chicas Gogartys Girls Wildcats at Macklins El Balcon Chicas

Gogartys Gals Wildcats at Macklins Friendly Temps P 2 2 2 2 1 2 1

W 2 1 1 1 1 0 0

L 0 1 1 1 0 2 1

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Hot Darts: Caroline Shepherd 140 + 105, Ellie Attwood 140, Mary Wilson 131, Lorraine McGrath 121, Sharon O´Rourke 118, Anita Morfee 118, Simone de Lacy 116, Pam Horton 115, Lisa Alsop 115 Val Miller 108 + 107, Gail Murray 105, Brenda Knowles 103, Ann McGivern 102, Cynthia Jevons, Joy Don, Karen Christopher, Beatty Powell 100 Wildcats: The Wildcats need two more players, because we have two ladies who have had to pull out due to illness. Anyone interested in joining the Team please contact me on WhatsApp 669 046 022. The Wildcats are playing from Macklins Bar in Via Park III, in Dream Hills. We look forward to hearing from anyone interested in playing darts for us. In the meantime, we wish Martelle and Mary a speedy recovery back to good health. Well done everyone this week, and again to your Captains for getting the Results in on time, keep up the good work, and enjoy your darts. Pam Horton, 96 571 0066. Email: Dartess501@gmail.com

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La Marina Report by Barry Latham

SOUTH ALICANTE WINTER TRIPLES

RESULTS AND TABLES FOR MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY ENTERPRISE DIVISION La Marina Explorers 108 (8) Vistabella Albatrosses 110 (6) Quesada Pearls 127 (14) San Miguel Meteors 103 (8) San Miguel Pulsars 124 (12)

Vistabella Drivers 92 (6) San Luis Klingons 99 (8) Greenlands Maples 73 (0) San Luis Trekkers 95 (6) Monte Mar Matadors 74 (2)

P W D L O/W Quesada Pearls 15 68 0 22 13 San Luis Klingons 15 52 3 35 11 San Miguel Meteors 15 47 2 41 9 San Miguel Pulsars 15 44 6 40 8 La Marina Explorers 15 44 3 43 7 Vistabella Drivers 15 43 4 43 6 Vistabella Albatrosses 15 37 1 52 6 San Luis Trekkers 15 35 3 52 5 Monte Mar Matadors # 15 34 1 55 7 Greenlands Maples 15 33 3 54 3 # 2 ) deducted for failing to field a full side

Diff 438 249 115 -26 55 -1 -76 -244 -143 -367

Pts 162 129 114 110 105 102 87 83 81 75

DISCOVERY DIVISION San Luis Romulans 81 (2) Country Bowls Flamingos 88 (4) Emerald Isle Titans 131 (10) Monte Mar Toreadors 70 (1) Greenlands Sycamores 85 (2)

San Miguel Comets 139 (12) La Marina Pathfinders 129 (10) El Rancho Pintos 71 (4) Emerald Isle Neptunes 147 (13) La Siesta Apollos 134 (12)

P W D L O/W Diff Pts Emerald Isle Titans 15 62 1 27 12 451 149 La Siesta Apollos 15 57 4 29 12 469 142 El Rancho Pintos 15 52 2 36 8 253 122 Emerald Isle Neptunes # 15 48 4 38 11 85 120 San Miguel Comets * 15 48 4 38 9 212 117 Monte Mar Toreadors 15 39 5 46 7 -92 97 La Marina Pathfinders # # 15 36 5 49 8 -40 89 Greenlands Sycamores 15 39 1 50 4 -265 87 Country Bowls Flamingos 15 32 5 53 4 -336 77 San Luis Romulans # 15 19 5 66 0 -737 41 ## 4) deducted for failing to field a full side / # 2) deducted for failing to field a full side /* 1 Point deducted for reporting infringement

VOYAGER DIVISION El Rancho Broncos 123 (12) La Siesta Pioneers 93 (2) Vistabella Eagles 76 (8) Emerald Isle Saturns 73 (6) Horadada Falcons 100 (4) Quesada Diamonds 114 (10) Mazarron Mariners, Emerald Isle Moonrakers Byes P W D L O/W Quesada Diamonds 12 56 0 16 12 Mazarron Mariners 12 37 3 32 7 Emerald Isle Moonrakers * 11 35 1 30 7 Vistabella Eagles 12 33 6 33 4 La Siesta Pioneers 12 32 2 38 5 Horadada Falcons 12 27 3 42 4 El Rancho Broncos # 11 27 1 38 5 Emerald Isle Saturns # 12 26 2 44 3 # 2 ) deducted for Failing to field a full side * 1 Point deducted for reporting infringement

Diff Pts 452 136 146 91 90 84 -32 80 -133 76 -114 65 -180 63 -229 58

El Rancho Bowls Club. The Broncos entertained La Siesta Pioneers and played very well to take 5 rinks and the shots on a difficult day. As we know the losing rink can be just down to the luck and opponents draw. Meanwhile The Pintos were at Emerald Isle playing the Titans and although play was a mixed bag, enough had a good day to enable us to come away with 2 rinks. On Friday the Raiders had a bye. Whilst the Mustangs were at Country Bowls playing the Gheckos, the mat was playing unexpectedly narrow and fast whilst heavy with due, but slowed down rapidly and widened as it quickly dried. With several close run rinks the Mustangs came away with one rink and a draw, of course results can often be a result of rink and opponent draw as well as play. Judy Foley, Keith Cunningham and Geoff Jones 16-18. Barbara Jones, Sheila Cooper and Carolyn Harris 1517. Ann Taylor, Malc Sykes and Jim Gracie 21-16. Irene Thomson, Jim Taylor and Eddie Thomson 12-21. June Whitworth, Jane Hamill and Stew Hamill 17-17. Bob Morgan, Merv Armstrong and David Whitworth 14-19. Contact Brian Taylor 965 07 7093 or at briantaylor_es@yahoo.co.uk or Carolyn Harris on 966 77 4316 or ranchobowls.secretary@gmail.com

Started well this week with both Monday teams winning. The Explorers were at home against Vistabella Drivers and won 8-6 in a very close game Four out of six rinks won or lost by two shots or less. One winning rink gave us the overall score that being Alex Whyte, Mike Surch and Janet Parsons Also winners were Peter Parsons, Phil Pape and Barbara Forshaw plus Jim Manning, Margaret McLaughlin and Hilary Cronk. The Pathfinders did very well away against Country Bowls Flamingos winning on four rinks plus the overall shots to give them a 10-4 win. Steve Hindle, Angie Butler and Peter Bailey won 25-9 while John Withers, Martin Butler and Paul Tregoing had a very good 30-6 win. Don Harrison,Bernie Carr and Mo Taylor won 30-20 and Dave Taylor, "Captain of the Day" Dave McGaw and Lorita Rae won by one shot. Went to the Emerald Isle who are second in the Winter League and had a great game although we lost 9-3. John Mallet, Mike Stone, Roger Stacey and Anne Stone lost by one on the last end. Dave Hadaway, Carol Smith, Barbara Forshaw and Janet Parsons drew while Barry Latham, Peter Parsons, Wendy Latham and Kathy Manning won on the last end. The Berleen did themselves proud with a 26-12 win thanks to the sterling efforts of Alex Whyte, Jim Freeman, Mike Surch and Dave Bulfield. The Seagulls went over to La Siesta to play the Blues and came away very blue in the face losing 10-4. Perhaps they were missing someone. Tom Edwards, Peter Bailey and the wonderful Barbara Forshaw won and so did Dave Taylor, Gina Hindle and Lynne Armitage. Better news from the Sharks who had an 8-6 win over the Vistabella Picadors at home. Roy Hart, Peter Parsons and Andy Bartlett had a 23-13 win while Dave Lewis, Jim Manning and Margaret McLaughlin won by the same difference and Alan Castle, Phil Pape and Janet Parsons won by two shots more. The Dolphins were once again playing somewhere against Quesada Swifts and lost 10-4. The two winning rinks were Don Harrison, Reg Jackson and Lorita Rae with John Withers, Angie Butler and Shirley Withers winning 26-9. Well done them.

SAN MIGUEL BOWLS CLUB Some brilliant results this week, In the SABA league San Miguel Comets beat San Luis Romulans 12-2, with a shot difference of 13981.Superb bowling by Stan North, Joe Getgood, Jack Jackson 27-7: Bob Nesbitt, Dave Champion, Barbara Scotthern 21-15: Bob Hanton, Frank Scotthern Bob Donnelly 38-9: Ann Eagle, Jim Jarvie, Mike Bayfield 18-16; Meg Brownlee, Carl Eagle 21-18. The Pulsars also won 12-2, with a good shot difference 124-74. Very well done to Ron Squires, Keith Green, Alan Campbell 21-11: Paul Hayward, Tom Dalgliesh, Derek Farmer 26-7; Pete Masters, Brenda Rees, John Staden 22-13: Anita Brown, Sheila Booth, Gary Raby 24-13; Peter Rees, Ken Hope, John Raby 25-12. The Meteors also beat San Luis Trekkers 8 points to 6, with shots 103 for, 95 against. Val & Chris Collier, Stuart Denholm 19-14; Noel Davis, Dave & Lynn Greenland 27-7; Margaret Patterson, Brian Miller, Cliff Plaisted 22-12. In the Southern League The Cougars beat La Siesta Blues 12-2 last week. Bill Reeves, Carl Eagle, Ann Allen 21-13; Meg Brownlee, Ann Eagle, Mike Bayfield 15-14; Bob Nesbitt, Bob Donnelly, Bill Brownlee 25-7; Jim Jarvie, Frank Scotthern, Jack Jackson 29-11; Sheila Errington, David Champion, Brian Errington 20-9. Shots 118 for, against 75. In this weeks game against the dreaded La Manga, they managed to win on 2 rinks. Meg Brownlee, Ann Eagle Mike Bayfield 18-12; Sheila & Brian Errington, David Champion 19-11. (Tubes of rubbing ointment for aches and pains are available from the Club Captain!!) The Winter League had a great result away at Finca Guila winning on all rinks. Well done to Margaret, Lee, Len, Steve 18-15; Alan P, Brian A, Brian M, Lin 24-10; Cliff, Val, Chris, Stuart D 22-20; Jan, Noel, Don, Stuart H 18-12; Carol, Mick, Dave, Lynn 20-11. Shots for 102, against 68. In the Fed Fours The Apaches played San Miguel Cherokees, the Cherokees winning 2 rinks and overall shots and the Apaches won on 1 rink. For the Cherokees winners were Cliff Plaisted, Reg Cooper, Stuart Hemmings, Steve Cantley 20-12; Carol Rudge, Brian Miller, Len Rudge, Lin Miller 16-14 and for the Apaches Paul Hayward, Jim Jarvie, Ron Nairey, David McEwan 19-18. Shots, Cherokees 54, Apaches 45. Another great result for the Jaguars beating Emerald Isle Claymores 12-2, with overall shots 112 to 87. Well played by Pat McEwan, Alan Booth, Dave McEwan 25-12; Ken Hope, Sheila Booth, Gary Raby 17-10; Sue Milner, Derek Farmer, Alan Campbell 18-14; Jan Farmer, Ron Nairey, Paul Thomas 18-12; Anita Brown, Tom Dalgliesh, John Marshall 17-15. The Jaguars are now top of the league!! Further details contact the President, Eileen Potts on telephone 966730376 or Secretary Pat McEwan telephone 966714257.

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By Elwyn Morris Friday 10th saw E.I Cavaliers play Vistabella Lanzadores at home and the EI Took the game 10-4 aggregate of 122-9. Winning rinks where D Rhodes K Joliffe and Drew Gerrard by 31-7, P Heaney J Pooley I Brewster 27-17 J Parkes C Highland P Parkes 20-19 and M Highland M Parsons C Lindgren 14-13 Monday 13th brought a 13-1 aggregate 147-70 at Monte Mar Torredores winning rinks were J Jarvis E Sheperd J Mulloy 27-5, A Brown S Johnson P Willicott 22-8, E Morris A Malcolm J Mullarkey 26-14 L Hawkins C Thomas M Thomas24-11 and C Donnellan M Malcolm D Birkett 20-14 E I Titans where at home to El Rancho and came away 10-4 winners with an aggregate of 131-75. Winning rinks P Heaney J Pooley I Brewster 36-8, D Rhodes G Odell D Gerrard 29-7 M Whitelock C Highland M Stacey 25-13, J Parkes M Veale P Parkes 19-13 The Saturns travelled to Vistabella Eagles but the game was abandoned after 12 ends due to torrential rain. We had 3 winning rinks at the time, K Griffiths L Bath M Elliott 15-12,,D Horne Trish Oscroft G Smith 19-14, G Ferguson S Watson T Kelly 16-11 Wed saw the EI playing La Marina where they took the points with aggregate being 108-70 and a 9-3 win. P Heaney S Johnson D Birkett I Brewster 39-9, J Parkes M Veale C Highland I Brewster 189 and M Highland R White A M Stevenson D Gerrard 22-21 On Thursday the Fed4s games took place at home with the Shamrocks playing, EI winning 8-0 aggregate of 73-33, winning rinks M Foulds M Malcolm A Howcroft, A Malcolm 30-8, S Adams R Adams S Wickens A Burns 28-13 and V Cameron Y Mallerburn B Foulds F Close15-12 The Leprechauns played at San Luis and lost 2-6 aggregate being 4348. Winning rink was C Donnallen M Whitelock J Pooley and I Brewster 15-12 Friday took the Cavaliers to San Luis Tigers slipping to a 9-5 defeat, 83-105. J Parkes M Veale P`Parkes19-14 and C Parsons J Westall M Odell 20-12 The Claymores travelled to San Miguel Jaguars but had a disappointing day going down 2-12 and 87-112. G Roberts L Fisher L Day 2417 Roundheads played La Siesta Golds and slipped to a 6-8 defeat, 9299. Winning rinks were P Hudson G Ferguson S Watson 15-14, B Donohoe K Griffiths T Culpin 22-14 and T Capewell J Wood T Kelly 23-10 The outlaws travelled to Horadada Royal and went down 12-2 with an aggregate of 86-112,winning rink was R Adams M Petty M Breen 22-14.

LA SIESTA BOWLS CLUB By Rod Edgerton Return to winning ways for the Apollos with a convincing 12-2 victory away to Greenlands Sycamores by 134 shots to 85.Top Rink was Irene Laverick with Pat and Brian Harman winning 25-8. The other winners were Dave Davies, Norman Adcroft and Vic Mahomet 29-17, Dawn and John Taylor with Harold Charleton 23-13.Barbara Cooper with Bill and Sue Jordan 22-8, and Beryl Styring, Irene Mangan and Alex Morrice 23-19. The Pioneers travelled to the notoriously fast El Rancho and only picked up 2 points losing by 123 shots to 93.However, many of the rinks were close encounters going down to the final end to decide the result. The winning rink for La Siesta came from Hilary Clarke, Molly Russell and Rab Logan who won 19-14. An in house encounter in the Fed 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with the Hoopoes and the Parakeets meeting. As in the first meeting between the teams it was the Parakeets who gained the bragging rights winning 6-2 and by 57 shots to 42. The Hoopoes winning rink was provided by Jack Cooper, Norman Adcroft with Tony and Val Dalton by 21 shots to 14. The Winter League team made the long trip to Javea Green with a depleted squad, due to a sickness bug and a car breakdown, and not surprisingly found the going tough. The single point in a 11-1 defeat was provided by Pat Harman, Mike Edwards with Trish and Pat Reilly in a 12-12 draw. The Blues entertained La Marina Seagulls and had a good 10-4 win by 142 shots to 99. The biggest win was for Dawn Taylor with Bill and Sue Jordan who won 45-4 whilst Dave Davies, John Taylor and Harold Charleton had a comfortable 24-11 victory. Closer wins for Jo Elkin, Pat Moore and Vic Mahomet 25-19 and Sue Mahomet, Trish and Pat Reilly who won 20-18. The Golds travelled to Emerald Isle to play the Roundheads and came away with a narrow victory by 99 shots to 92 taking 8 points to their opponents 6. Biggest winning rink for the Golds was gained by Ron Sheldon, Val Dalton and John Clarke 29-9, whilst Hilary Clarke, Tom Heaslewood and Tony Dalton won 16-9 and Ken Stringfellow, Rod Edgerton and Tony Campbell had the narrowest of wins 16-14.

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Special award for SAAM Member SAMM hold a regular monthly meeting where members can get together, report on their activities and decide on future policy. During the January meeting the Race Committee presented their Special Award for services to the race program during 2016. George Noden, who had served as Race Office for the year, was presented with the award by the Race Chairman, Terry Chapman, only to immediately have it returned. The Race Committee having conspired behind his back to choose him for the honour in recognition of his five years dedication to the SAMM race program.

SAMM run a regular Spring and Autumn series of mixed boat races using the RYA PY handicap system of scoring. They run on alternate Sundays on the Mar Menor at the CTD sports center, Los Narejos, the Spring 2017 Series starts on March 5th with registration at 10am. Visiting boats are welcome and, if you are interested, you can find out more on the Racing section of SAMM web site www.sailingmarmenor.com and then click on the ‘Racing’ image on the puzzle picture.

Eurogolf Stableford and Hidden Partners On Thursday 16th February Eurogolf played their monthly stableford plus as it was Valentines week we also had a hidden partners draw.The stableford results were Cat 1 1st George McCallum 36 2nd Malcolm Foskett 33 c/b 3rd Keith Wright 33 Cat 2 Martin Rogers 33 2nd Harry Armstrong 30 c/b 3rd Alan Venables 30 Cat 3 1st Gordon Bourne 38 2nd Steve Sayers 35 3rd Ken Brett 33 c/b Cat 4 1st David Valentine 37 2nd Chris Stanley 35 c/b 3rd Norman Woods 35

Overall winner Gordon Bourne Best front 9 Ann Rogers 20 Best back 9 Glo Manning 18 NTPs 5th George McCallum 11th John Barraclough 12th in 2 Ian Pegg 15th No-one 17th Sharon Horne In the Hidden partners draw the results were 1st G. McCallum and D Valentine 73 2nd S. Forbes and G.Bourne 676 3rd K. Wright and M. Foskett 66 Football draw Steve Sayers John Holland John Conolly Gina Ashworth and Jeff Lynch TUESDAY TOFFS On Tuesday 14th February the Toffs results were Cat 1 (0-15) 1st Bill Martin 36 2nd Ian Pegg 35 3rd Pete Gartside 33 Cat 2 (16-19) 1st Linda Lynch 33 2nd John Kirkwood 32 3rd Jeff Lynch 31 Cat 3 (20-24) 1st David Valentine 33 c/b 2nd Gordon Bourne 33 3rd Ray Porter 32 Cat 4 (25-36) 1st Norman Woods 37 2nd Chris Stanley 35 3rd Ed Silvester 33Overall Toffs winner Norman Woods 37 Best front 9 Robin Richards 20 Best back 9 John Barraclough 21 NTPs 5th A Crammon 11th R. Richards 12th in 2 J. Barraclough 15th B. Martin 17th J. Fairhurst Football draw Brian Jones x 2 David Valentine Robin Richards and Pete Gartside If you would like to play with Eurogolf at La Marquesa Tues and Thurs please visit the website www.eurogolf-quesada.co.uk

Vistabella Bowls Club With Lynne Bishop Winter league away at Bonalba. A fantastic result across the board! L Bishop, P Tomkins, A Brown & I Kenyon 32-9. J Chaplin, M Foulcer, B Norris & E Bishop 27-7. B Regan, C Watkins, S Allman & B Dunn 22-13. S Burrows, B Brown, M Regan & G Thorpe 18-7. O Ratcliffe, J Bowman, C Thorpe & B Pain 19-15. Shots 118 (12) 51 (0) Bonalba. Bonalba won the Berleen. S.A Enterprise league. Some very close games this week , the Albatrosses at home to San Luis Klingons had three rinks losing by one shot, very unlucky! But two good wins from G Paylor, S Allman & E Bishop 31-13 and T French, C Watkins B Pain 22-14. Shots, V B 110 (6) - 99 (8) SL. The Drivers away to La Marina Explorers also lost a couple of games by one shot but had three wins from P Rafferty, B Pointon & C Thorpe 20-18. F Barclay, L Barber & G Thorpe 20-19 and J Chaplin, S Norris & I Kenyon 16-15. Shots VB 92 (6) - 108 (8) LM. Voyager league Eagles got their feathers wet in a sudden downpour playing at home against the Emerald Isle Saturns, they won the game

after twelve ends played, M Irwin, R Hudson & D Stevenson 24-4. R Savage, K Savage & D Hudson 16-10. D Graham, P Tomkins & J Harwood 11-9. Shots VB 76 (8) - 73 (6) EI. Fed 4's. The Vikings were away to Quesada Panthers getting a good mauling! Shots, 31 (0) - 64 (8) Q. Southern league Lanzadores away to Quesada Swallows, some dismal results this week, best forgotten! J Chaplin, S Broadhurst & I Kenyon 18-15 & L Bishop, C Watkins & A Brown 15-15. Shots VB 70 (3) - 151 (11) Q. Picadors away to La Marina Sharks, three wins from F Barclay, B Ewart & G Thorpe 24-16. K Hardy, S and B Norris 20-12. D and A Leggatt & C Thorpe 18-16. Shots VB 99 (6)-113 (8) L M. Conquistadores home to San Luis Pumas also won three Rinks, S Cox, R Hudson & J Harwood 32-11. M Irwin, J Bagwell & M Cox 16-12. R Smith, P Cadwell & D Hudson 13-11. Shots VB 99- 90 (6) LS. Sponsored by Venture Fleet, Autos Direct, Rivingtons Restaurant & TV Choice

SAN LUIS BOWLS CLUB By Sheila Cammack. A few more matches; with points & places still up for grabs! South Alicante Winter Triples: Enterprise Div. Monday 13th SL Klingons away v VB Albatrosses, some hard won points 8-6, 99 shots-110. Winners: Shirley Verity, Jo & Julian Pering 15-14, Bob White, Keith Phillips, Mal Hughes 17-16, Steve Simmons, Keith Roberts, Giuseppe Galelli 18-17, Kath Reid, Sabrina & Russell Marks 22-10. SL Trekkers, home v SM Meteors, a close result, 6pts-8, 95 shots103. Winners: Irene Everett, Dave Tilley, Vic Slater 18-14, Ros Holmes, Marina Beardsall, Derrick Cooper 21-12, Margaret & Barry Roseveare, Neil Morrison 23-19. Discovery Div. SL Romulans, home v SM Comets; a tough day 2-12, shots 81-139. Winners: Bob Bromley, Tony Davies, Margaret Clarke 16-14. Winter League: Wednesday 15th great result away v Monte Mar; points 10-2, shots 87-64. Winners: Neil Morrison, Jo Pering, June & Keith Jones 21-11, Kath Reid, Sheila Cammack, David Blackie, Scott Malden 16-10, Irene Everett, Lynne Morris, Peter McEneany Tom Hill 22-12, Ann Holland, Keith Phillips, Sabrina Marks, Mal Hughes 14-11. No Berleen match this week. FED 4’s League Div A SL Ospreys, Thursday 16th home v EI Leprechauns, a good result with a very close finish; 48shots-43, pts 6-2. Winners: Shirley Verity, Jo Pering, Giuseppe Galelli, Russ

Marks 18-12, Pam Lockett, Ann Holland, Ray Pollock, Tom Hill 1816. Div B SL Condors; good points home v CB Badgers, 6pts-2, shots 57-41. Winners: Margaret Morrison, Ray Clarke, Charlie Marigold, Neil Morrison 20-15, Mags Haines, Bill Webb, Barry Edwards, Colin Potter 28-9. Tuesday 14th Div C SL Bazas away v MM Picadors, a tough game 1-7, 41 shots-53, well done Pat Bird, Kath Waywell, Bob Bromley, Graham Bird 14-14. Friday 17th LLB Southern League, SL Lions were away at Mazarron. It was a long journey for a disappointing result, shots 71137, 2pts-12. Winners: Kath Reid, Keith Phillips, Scott Malden 1911. SL Tigers, home v EI Cavaliers had a good result 9 points-5shots 105-83. Winners: Mags Haines, Dave Tilley, Vic Slater 26-4, Cas Blay, Barry Edwards, Ray Robson 17-17, Marina Beardsall, Bill Webb, Neil Morrison 20-11, Margaret Morrison, Colin Potter, Peter Fuller 16-12. SL Pumas away v VB Conquistadores, a close result 6pts-8, 90 shots-99. Winners: Chris Phillips, Tom Fromson, Derek Smith 19-15, Pat Baylis Danny McErlean, Phil Hasler 20-11, Chris Lythe, Tony Davies, Margaret Clarke 17-12. For more information, San Luis Bowls Club website: www.sanluisbowls.byethost7.com

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Carp R Us The club fished its Winter Cup competition on 16th at Embalse de Beniarres. This is a beautiful venue which, over the last couple of years, has suffered from a lack of water. This is not the case now with the Embalse at around 80% capacity. Unfortunately, the bad weather over the last couple of months has left a lot of debris in the water and today most of it was forming a barrier of about two metres between the fishermen and the water, making life difficult to say the least. Winner on the day was Andy Foden with just under six kilo with Roy Dainty second with just over two kilo. Further information about the club can be found on its website www.carp-r-us.weebly.com or on our Facebook page Carp-R-Us Fishing Costa Blanca. The club is currently looking for new members and anyone interested can contact us through the Facebook page, the website or calling the club secretary, Steve Fell, on 634379081.

Monte Mar Bowls & Social Club Sponsored by The Belfry, The Pub, Bowling Abroad and Avalon Monday 13th February. Monte Mar Toreadors v Emerald Isle Neptunes. Not a good day for the Toreadors as they were soundly beaten by the Neptunes. Well done to the team of Pauline Woodfine, Dave Thomas and skip Barrie Woodfine who saved the Toreadors from a complete whitewash by drawing. Shots Toreadors 70 – 147 Neptunes. Points Toreadors 1 – 13 Neptunes. Monday 13th February. Monte Mar Matadors v San Miguel Pulsars. Winning on just one rink well done to Denise Ashberry, Dave Melville and skip Bill Young. Shots Matadors 74 – 124 Pulsars. Points Matadors 2 – 12 Pulsars. Tuesday 14th February. Monte Mar Picadors v San Luis Bazas. Another good week for the Picadors winning on two rinks and drawing on one. Well done. Shots Picadors 53 – 41 Bazas. Points Picadors 7 – 1 Bazas. Wednesday 15th February. Winter League Monte Mar v San Luis. Winning on just one rink well done to Geraldine Fisher, Gordon Fisher, Joan Harding and skip Bill Young. Shots Monte Mar 64 – 77 San Luis. Points Monte Mar 2 – 12 San Luis. Friday 17th February. Monte Mar Toreadors v Greenlands Cedars The Toreadors were up against Greenlands Cedars today, only managing to win on one rink. Well done to Jan Webster, Pauline Woodfine and skip Barrie Woodfine. Shots Toreadors 109 – 116 Cedars. Points Toreadors 2 – 12 Cedars. Monte Mar Matadors v Greenlands Oaks. Winning on two rinks, well done to Geraldine Fisher, Don Cleeter, skip Gordon Fisher 23 – 11. Pauline Merry, Val Hignett and skip Chris Merry 16 – 15. Shots matadors 98 – 109 Oaks. Points Matadors 4 – 10 Oakes. For further information about Monte Mar Bowls and Social Club check out our website www.montemarbowls.com or email us at info@montemarbowls.com. We are also on Facebook.

Greenlands Bowls Club by Dave Webb The Maples were away to Quesada Pearls on Monday, Final score was, Total shots 73- 127. Pts 0 - 14. In the Discovery Division the Sycamores were at home to La Siesta Apollos. Final scores were – 85- 134. Pts 2 - 12. In the Winter League we travelled up to Benitachel, the game was played with good humour and sportsmanlike. Final score overall was Pts for - 4. Pts against - 10. (no shot details available) In the Fed Fours the Bulls were away to Quesada leopards. final score was 41 - 66. Pts 0 - 8. In the Discovery Division the Sycamores were at home to La Siesta Apollos. Final score was, 85- 134. Pts 2-12. Winning rink Jean Giddings, Phil Lockley, skip Graham Watt. 20 - 12. In Div C the Cedars were home to Montemar Toreadors. Final Scores - Total shots for – 116-109. Pts 12- 2 Winning rinks were Rudy Wattley, Terry Lawton, skip John Obrien. 27 shots to 10. Heather Meston, Mary Lockley, skip Kim Hunter, - 19 shots to 17. Joan Hunter, Ron Stansfield, skip John Wray. 18 shots to 16, Vic Young, Margaret Hirst, skip Mike Cassidy. 22 shots to 9. Janet Bliss, Phil Lockley, Graham Watt. 21 shots to 19. In Div A, the Oaks were away to Montemar Matadors, Final scores were - Total shots for - 109, Against - 98. Pts 10- 4. Winning rinks were - Sheila Stead, Joan Oliver, skip Sue Brown. 24 shots to 17. Janet Webb, John Newell, skip Dave Dudding. – 19-12. Jean Thompson, Ann Butterworth, skip Jim Oliver. 22 - 15. David Field, Margaret Dewar, skip Marilyn Fryatt. 18 -15.

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ROCKET’S GOLF SOCIETY Back to our home course Vistabella to compete for the first trophy of the season. We had a very good turn out on a lovely morning which turned out to be wall to wall Costa Blanca sunshine. Course in very good condition with very fast greens. Considering it was a hated Medal round scoring was pretty good. Winner of the Inaugural Trophy who also topped the Gold Category was Ron Swift with a nett 75, In Second place was Larry Lambe with a nett 76 followed by Mike Davies in Third place with a Nett 77. In The Silver Category Mick Hithersay was the winner with a Nett 77 followed by Tom Richardson in Second place with a nett 84on C/B and Mikes wife Janet Davies took 3rd place with a nett 84. Nearest the Pins: Only 2 Greens hit by Janet Davies and Larry Lambe, Ron Swift took the longest Drive, Best Guest J Hayward On the 28th we are at Font de LLop with a tee off time of 10.00am. Please be there for 09.15 am Back to Charlies Bar for the presentation and Muncies put on by Charlie.We had a beautiful Chicken broth with fresh bread. It gets better every week.!!! Thanks very much Charlie for your hospitality. If anyone would like to join this friendly society give Ron a ring on 678 849 142 or emailsanmigron@gmail.com or pop into the bar

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WOLFPACK PLAYING AWAY February 14th … Society Day …. Valentines Day. Love was in the air but all bets were off when we got to the first tee. Twenty members and guests descended on Villamartin for our first away day of the calendar year. The wind which had prevailed for many days before had abated and the sun shone as we approached the first tee. Ah, the first tee - how the fairway seems to narrow when you stand there looking out. The course, although patchy in places but with great greens played very well. All thoughts of love and kisses soon evaporated as play got underway. The front nine flowed and there were some good scores as the round progressed. Bryan Hirst, having found his mojo again was scoring freely. Several players were hard on his heels at the halfway point - but Bryan took the front nine with a score of 19 points on a count back The back nine, for some reason, proved troublesome for most. Not so, however for Geoff Smith, who scored better than all of us. Due to a “clerical error” there was only one nearest the pin prize - on the 9th. This went to Steve Lugger. The day became long as the play slowed and the sun went down. Back at The Royal Oak there was lots of totting up to do, so the prize giving had to wait until after dinner … with full stomachs the following were the lucky players : Overall, Bryan Hirst 32 points, second Steve Lugger 30 and third Nigel Cotton with 28. Sweep winner and the prize for best guest went to Abe Numeijer. The Wolfpack play on Tuesdays and Fridays at Campoamor - if you would like to join us, please contact either Steve on 604 11 27 29 or Dave on 677 147 848. Overall Winner Bryan Hirst (centre) with Nigel Cotton and Steve Lugger.

Spanglish Golf Society For this months meeting the Spanglish Golf Society and a group of 24 players visited the established course at Altorreal taking advantage of the excellent society deal obtained from Costa Blanca Green Fee Services. The weather was a delightful change from the previous month when our fixture was cancelled due to snow. The competition today was an individual stableford and the winning scores on the day were as follows: 1st – David Taylor - 34 points, 2nd – Perase McMurray – 34 points, 3rd – Joe Tiernan- 32 points 1st Category B – Mike Nelson – 35 points, Nearest the Pins – Pearse McMurray and David Taylor After the game we returned to the Spanglish bar, which is located at Dona Pepa, Quesada for a welcome snack prepared by the bar and the prize presentation and we give our thanks for their support and that of our sponsor Sapphire Properties. Our next friendly day fixture is at Vistabella on Wednesday 1st March and the monthly meeting is at Hacienda Del Alamo on15th. If you are interested in joining the society call Paul Cawte on 966731223 or Graham Hall on 664692638 or better still pop into the bar. Report by Mike Probert of Costa Blanca Green Fee Services on 966 704 752 or 661 345 931. www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com.

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ORANGE TREE GOLF SOCIETY Today was the new Captains drive in and due to the flight delays on our previous outing it was also the previous captains last game. Therefore Simon Sharples started the procedures and then handed them over to our new captain Stuart Robertson. The society wishes to thank Simon for the past year, his captaincy was done with style and dignity. We now also wish Stuart and his new vice captain Trevor Rollason the best of luck for 2017. We must thank Mar Menor for an excellent day and providing a beautiful course. We played a pairs betterball competition on what was a lovely day for February and in light of the previous weather we have experienced. The new captain was first to drive off, as the photo shows, with plenty of friendly banter included. Not his best drive but the ball went forward. We then all returned back to home base, The Orange Tree bar and restaurant cabo roig, for the presentation. A few drinks and refreshments were undertaken for the new captain and on behalf of the new captain. The presentation was then made to the winners, those being: 1st Nigel Cawthra and Chris Blown with 38 points, 2nd was John Downie and Peter Cowan also with 38 points and 3rd was Sammy Tumblety and Dave Eadington with 37 points. NTP's went to Jeff Luke on the 2nd and Andy Shuttle on the 17th with a 2. The next fixture is on Tuesday 21st February, the entry sheet is available in the restaurant for names but space is limited. You can also entry by emailing The Orange Tree bar and restaurant on orangetree@hotmail.es All members and guests are welcome, plus you can check out the golf society on the restaurant website under the golf section were all fixtures and reports are available on www.orangetree-caboroig.com We meet the Monday prior between 5 and 6pm to pay our green fees and organise the next day.

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MIKE PROBERT TALKS GOLF (Sponsored by Costa Blanca Green Fee Services). Here on the Costa’s golf is one of the biggest leisure time activities for both tourists and resident alike and with this in mind we have secured the services of Mike Probert of Costa Blanca Green Fee Services to provide a weekly round up of local golfing events and topics and in conjunction with us at THE LEADER will provide discounted golf prices to all of our readers and run our golf competitions. ‘Condition of Golf Courses on the Costa Blanca’ The extreme weather conditions that we have seen over the last month have taken their toll on our local golf courses with green keepers throughout the region struggling to keep them looking good and as golfers we should be more aware of the reasons behind these problems and therefore more tolerant towards the golf courses and their staff. All of our local golf courses are sewn with Bermuda grass on the fairways and in the rough because it can withstand extreme heat in the long summer months without the need for extensive watering BUT it does hibernate during the cold winter months. When the average night time temperature falls below 7 degrees the grass becomes dormant and loses that green colour and takes on a light yellow/brown colour which looks almost burnt and dry (but this is not the case) BUT is not good on the eye. A number of years ago a took a group of clients from Denmark to the lovely course at Lo Romero and stood looking over the signature 18th hole and they asked why I had brought them to a course where the grass was dying and I explained the reasons above. The following week I stood in the same spot and after a temperature increase over the previous week the courses was perfectly green. Greens are sewn with Rye or Bent Grasses which need constant attention and watering all year around but are badly affected by heavy rain,low temperatures and heavy foot traffic. On this side issue whoever invented the dimple sole golf shoes should be shot because if you have ever followed a group of golfers wearing them on wet or damp greens the surface resembles a 'waffle' so bring back studs I say for wet greens. Give our local golf courses a few weeks until the tempertures increase in March and April and they will be back to their best but until then try and be understanding with the green keepers and try and keep the moaning to the minimum. We at THE LEADER are committed to providing to our golfing readers affordable golf without the need to join a club or apply for a card but simply contact the number below to have instant access to discounted golf prices, many of which are exclusive to us. The deals shown in the table are some of the best currently available to you: Golf Course Alenda Alicante Altorreal Bonalba Don Cayo (Altea) Font Del Llop La Finca La Marquesa La Serena Las Colinas Las Ramblas Lo Romero Roda Villamartin Villaitana Poniente Vistabella

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Poor referee denies Torry CD Torrevieja .............. 0 Ontinyent CF ............... 2

ime is running out for Pedreno and his not so merry men, for this latest defeat has firmly struck another nail in their div 3 survival coffin!! It´s over 10 years since Torry last saw action in the Preferente division, but a return to local Alicante based football is now very much a reality. As they have not won since November, combined with goals having dried up completely, it´s no surprise really. Having said all that, arbitro Romero Perez won few friends inside Nelson Mandela Stadium yesterday, when he controversially gifted Onteniente their 2 goals. High flying Onteniente threatened early on when Rafeta executed an audacious 30 yard lob, which only just evaded the bar with keeper Buba well off his line. On 13 mins Torry should have equalised, but Lewis failed to find the target from an inch perfect Beltran right wing cross. Arbitro Perez bloomer numero uno arrived on 15 mins. How he failed to spot a blatant push on Torry midfielder Nica is beyond me, then within a blink of the eye Vicente had

deflected an Ivan shot into his own net. It was cruel, but hey, Spanish refs at this level are not the best!! To make matters worse, 15 mins later he completely broke the hearts of home players and fans alike. A thunderous shot from the right struck Lewis high on the arm inside the penalty area, and to everyone´s horror Perez awarded a penalty. There was no way Lewis could have prevented it striking his arm, and was justifiable devastated at the injustice. Up stepped Domenech to firmly strike the spot kick, brilliantly saved by penalty specialist Buba, before heading home the rebound to once more rub salt into Torry´s gaping wounds. Buba came to his sides rescue again moments later, superbly tipping behind another accurately placed long distance

chip shot, this time by Juanan. A Lewis cross from the left on 37 mins, found Luis Carlos at the far post, but alas he too failed to hit the target.

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San Miguel golf society @ Las Colinas Thirty-eight members and 3 guests made it to Las Colinas for this year’s Colin Arkley trophy, played in honour of a much respected former Captain and President. Clear skies and a light breeze greeted players initially, with the wind getting up during the round. The course has been in better condition on previous visits, and the poor state of the greens and some fairways, along with the course being set up long, contributed to some pretty average scoring. Only 6 players broke 30 points, with the Steve Grundy with 33 points winning Colin’s trophy on countback. The day’s results, by category, were the following: Bronze Category: 5th Chris Hamblett (26 on CB), 4th Pauline Hazell (26 on CB), 3rd Norman Padmore (29 on CB), 2nd Keith Stevenson (29 on CB) and 1st Marg Birtwistle with 30 points. Silver Category: 5th Theo Boelhouwer (25 on CB), 4th Hugh Reilly (26), 3rd Mike Jordan (27), 2nd Steve Davis (28), and 1st Steven Grundy with 33 points. Gold Category: 5th John Aitchison (31 on CB), 4th Andy Shaw (31 on CB), 3rd Steve Higgins (32 on CB), 2nd Paul Guest (32 on CB) and 1st Jamie Rorison with 33 points. The Abacus was won by Paul Cobain. Nearest the pins (open to all) on the par 3’s were won by Eva Pettersson (5), Barry Roehrig (7), Pauline Hazell (10), Alan McDonald (14) and Darren Hancock (17). The Best Guest prize was won by Dave Blackburn with 28 points. Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Theo Boelhouwer a call on 694 494 824 to find out more about the society and its weekly get-togethers.

The visitors were prepared to sit back in the 2nd half, safe in the knowledge that their hosts did not have the wherewithal to break a firm rear guard. And so it proved. Pastor provided the one and only moment to remember. Latching onto a through ball on 49 mins, he faced a 1 on 1 with keeper Raul managing a shot on target, only to see it cleared off the line by a defender. Bookings for Vicente, Martin and Javi Meca added to Torry´s woe, who now have the small matter of a lengthy trip to 2nd in the table Castellon next weekend. Vamos Torry.

Easy home win for Mare Nostrum A comfortable win for Torrevieja’s Mare Nostrum Handball Club at the Cecilio Gallego Sports Centre on Saturday evening when they beat Vila-Real by 41 – 28 in match 20 of their 30 game season. The game saw a quick start from Mare Nostrum who forged to a 7-1 lead in the opening 10 minues of the game. By half time the home side had established a 20-11

lead which at no time did they look like losing. Leading scorers for Torrevieja were Joaquín López (7) and Rafa Ballester (6). Mare Nostrum now look forward to games against Algamesi who currently sit in 3rd and Elche who occupy the runner up spot, with nothing less than two victory’s needed to keep them in the running for promotion. Marco Box converting a penalty for Mare Nostrum

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