Costa Blanca Leader Edition 715 by The Leader

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OUT WITH THE OLD AS VICENTE GARCIA GRANDSTAND DEMOLISHED

he main grandstand at the Vicente Garcia stadium, the spiritual home of the troubled CD Torrevieja, who are currently playing their football across the road on the AstroTurf facilities of the Nelson Mandela stadium, has finally been pulled down.

As reported in last week’s Leader newspaper, work first

got underway on the unlicensed grandstand about ten days ago. At a cost of 163,000 euro the project had been outstanding for four years because of serious structural problems. The Councillor for Sports, Víctor Ferrández (IU), said that the current project would only see the demolition of the stand and changing rooms, the removal of the rubble and tidying up of the site. Continued on Page 2

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It is hoped that the demolition and clearing of the site will be completed by the end of August Images courtesy of CD Torrevieja Twitter feed

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Continued From Page One Vicente Garcia Grandstand demolished Work was expected to be completed in a little over 2 months but that could now be extended because of the discovery of asbestos in the old building. As such it is now expected to be completed by the end of August. Ferrández said that "the work will ensure that the club is able to return to the stadium for the start of the new league season in September. The second phase, on which council surveyors are already working, is the design and construction of a new covered grandstand and changing accommodation that will provide the stadium with modern

facilities. The councillor said that he regretted the deterioration suffered by the stadium recalling that in 2014, the PP government first condemned the grandstand but stated that it would quickly be returned to a safe condition. “That action was never taken,” he said, “until we had a change of government”. As the stand was in a poor condition, it was not licensed and it was further deteriorating, neither was it considered to be an asset of the City Council, the authorities say that it would have been almost impossible to legalise and refurbish the building. As such the decision was taken to demolish the old and construct a new main grandstand for the club.

Ambulance drivers fail drug test after losing British patient

he Alicante College of Nursing has said that the two people arrested in Benidorm last Monday for allegedly losing an injured man as they were transferring him to Vila Joiosa Hospital, were both emergency health technicians and that neither of them was a nurse.

Emergency Centre to request support but the ambulance that they sent was the very same ambulance and medics that had responded earlier. They were said to be acting strangely as a result of which both were subjected to a drugs test which returned positive for cocaine and marijuana.

The National Police arrested the pair for a crime of neglect of duty of relief as they had left the victim alone and unconscious without communicating their whereabouts.

Although the British patient recovered in hospital he said that he had no recollection of the incident.

On Saturday night the emergency services were called to treat a 30-year-old British man, who suffered knife injuries during a fight with three others in a Benidorm bar. The police had arrived earlier and after arresting the three alleged assailants they called an ambulance for the injured tourist. Later in the evening the police called the hospital to check on the condition of the patient but were told by reception staff that there had been no-one admitted with the characteristics described to A & E. Police then located the ambulance and its two personnel who explained that the injured man became aggressive during the journey and walked off. In the meantime the National Police had called the

When asked to comment to the press a spokesman for the local police refused on the grounds that the story was gaining too much media attention. Just 3 weeks ago, as reported in the Leader Newspaper, a woman was seriously injured when she fell out of a moving ambulance on her way to hospital provided by the same company. The woman rolled out of the open doors and onto the road before she was helped by a passing motorist who was travelling behind and witnessed the events. In writing to the manager of the Department of Health of Marina Baixa the Benidorm councillor for Health and deputy mayor, Ana Pellicer, described the incident as "alarming" and "regrettable" urging Health to ensure that such actions "do not happen again", given that, in her opinion, "they not only harm the credibility of the public health system, but also the image of the municipality."

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Major Bike and Music festival for La Ribera on la explanada Barnuevo by Santi Campillo (MCLan ex guitarist) and Javier Urquijo (Los Secretos), They will also perform with the group Retrop in the concert to be held on the night of Friday, 25 May. The mood will be revitalised on the seafront from 10 am on Saturday with a morning of rock with the band Blueswing. A paella, a motorcycle tour and a Bike Show will give way during the evening to a concert with Nacha Pop, Boo Devils and the official Metallica Tribute band, Scream INC. Riders with their custom bikes are joined by the mayor

ore than 3,000 custom and retro motorbikes, from all over Europe and Spain will descend on Santiago de la Ribera over the weekend 2527 May for the XV San Javier Motorcycle Hot Rally. The mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo, together with the councillor for fiestas, Pedro López and the President of Hot Rally Murcia Chapter, Andrés Soto, gathered at the Plaza de España to publicise

the event which they described as being “the most important custom concentration in Spain.” Over 5,000 cyclists riding 3,000 bikes are expected to provide a mini economic boom to the area, with most hotels now fully booked to cater for the influx of the visitors. In addition, with all activities at the event completely free, members of the public are also expected to attend the festivities in their thousands where there will be performances

The venue will reopen at 10 am on Sunday 27 when a motorcycle tour is scheduled to end at la explanada Barnuevo with a farewell barbecue. Andrés Soto highlighted the amazing response that he has had for the 15th anniversary of this gathering in which many unique motorcycles will be on display, all customised by their owners who really appreciate classic bikes. There will be many genuine American classic motorcycles, as well as an extensive display of Indian Motorcycles, America’s first motorcycle company founded in 1901 and one of the most important brands in the sector. There will also be bikes that recently featured at the Milan Motor Show, contributing to the European importance of this meeting, which will be attended by bikers from all over Europe, added Andrés Soto. The mayor of San Javier José Miguel Luengo invited residents, visitors and the general public to visit the festival during the last weekend of May and enjoy the exclusive atmosphere that will be available at the event, which is an important economic and tourist activity for the municipality.

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Spanish supernanny who rocks the royal cradle

ow hardly able to avoid the limelight, María Teresa Turrión Borrallo from Palencia, a hundred miles north of Madrid, is being hailed as a Spanish Supernanny. Hardly surprising as, with the recent birth of Prince Luis, she is now responsible for the three children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, one of whom is eventually destined to become king. Taken on as the nanny for Prince George four years ago, when he was just eight months old, she then became the nanny of his sister, Princess Charlotte and then, a couple of weeks ago, with the arrival of Prince Luis she is now being referred to in Noble circles as the Mary Poppins of the Royal Household, the Royal Supernanny. Said to be married to her job, 47 year old Maria was trained at the exclusive Norland College in Bath, one of the most fashionable colleges in the world in terms of child care. The academy has long provided caregivers for the children of the British aristocracy, as well as to those of multi-millionaires and many international celebrities, including Rolling Stone Mick Jagger. “The nannies are taught everything from defensive driving to security issues to how to care for a future king or queen,” royal commentator Victoria Murphy told the press shortly after the birth of Princess Charlotte. “So [Borrallo] just really knows everything that you could

possibly need to know about bringing up a child.” Maria is said to have been one of its star pupils and, after working for several high-society families in London, she was recommended to the Duke and Duchess for the job at Kensington Palace. Although little is ever said, Princess Kate is understood to be extremely happy with her supernanny although currently of some concern is the possibility, after over 4 years in post, of Maria moving on. Nannies who work for aristocratic or very wealthy families typically do not last more than five years. But Borrallo is described by people who know her as “married to her job.” Of course the Spanish press are decidedly proud of Maria’s appointment to the Royal Household and especially the benefits she covertly brings to the Spanish fashion industry. Dressed by their nanny the children are regularly seen wearing children's clothing manufactured in San Sebastian, Valladolid or other Spanish firms that are based in London. Since George first wore a coat by the Spanish manufacturer Pepa & Co two years ago, articles on clothing worn by the children have been recurrent both in Spain and in the United Kingdom. Importantly her fashion choices have always been accepted with grace by Kensington Palace, a sign that the children, their parents and the Supernanny get along very well.

The Spanish press are decidedly proud of Maria’s appointment to the Royal Household

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10-year olds on the road to success Does your teen think they’re better than you at everything - even things they’re not old enough to do? Thanks to a national competition launched in UK, they might finally be able to prove they’re right. The Young Driver Challenge 2018 specifies that drivers have to be under the legal driving age of 17 – and they can be as much as seven years away from taking to the road for real. The competition, which is in its Luka Wilson-Green, the winner of the 10-13 age fifth year, offers anyone aged 10category of the Young Driver Challenge 2017 16 the chance to be named driving skills and manoeuvres, including parallel Britain’s Best Young Driver. The Challenge is run parking, independent driving, emergency stops, by Young Driver, the country’s largest provider of steering, judgement and positioning. Judges include pre-17 driving tuition, which provides lessons with ex-police drivers and advanced instructors and first fully qualified instructors in dual controlled cars at place prizes for each category include £200, 10 more than 50 venues across the UK. one-hour Young Driver lessons and family restauAnyone aged 10 or over can enter the Young Driver rant vouchers. Prizes are also given to the runners up. Challenge – and prove to their parents they really Laura White, head of marketing for Young Driver, can do it better! Until the end of July, anyone taksaid: “The aim of Young Driver has always been to ing a lesson at any Young Driver venue can enter create a safer next generation of drivers. Research the competition, with the best 40 scores across the shows that teaching children at a younger age, and country making the final. over a longer period, is key to getting them the The Challenge encourages youngsters to consider experience they need to be able to react quickly and responsible and safe driving, with top marks given appropriately when they do get on the road for real. to those who show the best levels of control and The Challenge Final is always the highlight of our awareness. The national final will take place on September 22nd at the Fire Service College in calendar. This is the first year the final has taken Moreton in Marsh, where emergency services’ drivplace at the Fire Services College in the Cotswolds, ers are taught. Twenty finalists compete in each of and it’s a brilliant venue, where we’ll be able to set two categories – 10-13 years and 14-16. up a really interesting Challenge Final! We’re lookEntrants drive a dual control Vauxhall Corsa, with ing forward to welcoming the best of the best from an approved driving instructor, and are marked on around the country.”

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San Miguel murder sentence confirmed by High Court T

he 14 year jail sentence of Charlie Bevill-Warcup for the murder of his partner in San Miguel de Salinas in September 2014 has now been confirmed.

Bevill-Warcup in court last year with his translator

The ruling was made public on Thursday by the Superior Court of Justice (TSJCV), and ratifies the ruling made in July last year by the Seventh Section of the Court of Alicante, following the guilty verdict that was delivered the jury. He has also been ordered to pay compensation of 37,000 euros to each of the two children of Rosemary Broadwell, his 76-year old former partner. Bevill-Warcup is said to have been under the influence of alcohol at the time that he beat his partner to death with a walking stick after an argument thought to have been about money. The murder took place at la calle Bohemios de la urbanización Balcón de la Costa Blanca, in San Miguel de Salinas three and a half years ago. Two days after the incident Bevill-Warcup drove her to a secluded area in Algorfa where he tried to bury her body in a shallow grave, covering her with leaves and branches, before reporting her disappearance to the Civil Guard. However his conscience prevailed and he ended up confessing to the crime in March 2015, according to the public prosecutor who was seeking a sentence of 19 years in jail. The sentence was appealed before the TSJCV by a private prosecution, which asked that the jail term be increased by 6 years, from 14 to 20 years. Although the Prosecutor's Office supported the appeal it was overturned by the Superior court. A second appeal was also presented by the defence team, but in relation to the 37,000 euro payment rather than the jail sentence. This too was upheld by the court.

PP’s Manuel Gomez frontrunner in election of next San Fulgencio mayor After seven years as the San Fulgencio mayor, Carlos Ramírez finally resigned his position at last Wednesday morning's Plenary having previously been disqualified from holding public office for a crime of prevarication, although the sentence of the Orihuela Criminal Court has been appealed before the Provincial Court. Councilor Susana Ortuño assumes the office of mayor until a new plenary session is held when the councillors will elect the new mayor of the municipality.

Gomez is the one PP councillor who has not been expelled from the party

For the last 6 months the ruling body has been

formed by five councilors who were all expelled from the Partido Popular, along with Ramírez, together with a councillor from the UPyD. Following the announcement councillor Manuel Gomez, the one PP councillor who has not been expelled from the party, said he will now try to form a municipal government, but he has asked for the support of his 5 dissident colleagues, stating that he will not take the reins without their backing. Negotiations will take place during the next week or so with a final decision being taken at the next Plenary session.

Coro Pilar Spring Concert

New Municipal nursery for Benejúzar In view of the demand for places at the Benejúzar Municipal School the Council has proposed the construction of a new Municipal Nursery School. With this new installation, it would be possible to provide a much better service to all the families of the town, due to the fact that the number of places would be doubled. The new School will be located on a municipal plot next to the 'Término' park, between Calle’s Antonio García Jumilla, Antonio García Larrosa and Constitución. As well as classroom facilities the school will have a dining room and service area as well as a full time caretaker. It will also have a small auditorium, although that may also be available for the

needs of the municipality, as the main entrance will be outside the enclosure of the School itself. The total budget for the work amounts to four hundred and fifty thousand euros, which the City Council has requested from the Provincial Council under the Works and Services Plan. The Benejúzar Nursery School will be an educational service for girls and boys from 0 to 3 years of age. The mayor, Antonio Bernabé, said that the priority of this facility "is to meet the needs of students and their families, ensuring their right to a stable and quality service that is staffed by highly qualified professionals."

oro Pilar were extremely pleased with their 3rd place award in the VII Certamen Coral competition, which was held recently in Redován. We faced some very stiff competition from the other choirs and our musical director, Zinoviy Harvat received many complementary comments from the judges regarding our performance.

UPCOMING EVENTS On Sunday 20th May, 2018 we are performing a Spring concert in La Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Pilar de la Horadada, after the Mass at approximately 19:15. On Saturday 26th May, 2018 we will be holding our annual fundraising coffee and cake morning at the Una Europa

Building, Av. De Las Especias, Pinar de Campoverde. The entrance cost is €3.50 for a tea/coffee and piece of cake. Tickets are available from any choir member, or on the door. If you like to join Coro Pilar, please either come along to the Campoverde Ayuntamiento at the back of the square at 18:45 on any Thursday evening, or call Rachel Cottis on 966 84 1529.

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Join in the European Day fun at Flamenca Beach Although commmemorated on Wednesday the Dia de Europa will be celebrated on the plaza at Flamenca Beach on Saturday 12 May getting underway at 12 noon.

works display at 8.15 pm.

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The local council are promoting the event as a day of coexistence among all residents associations, a large number of which will be represented at the event.

The following day in Torrevieja. Sunday 13 May, the city will celebrate the first edition this year of the NGO and Volunteer Fair (NonGovernmental Organisation). It will be held from 10.30 am until 2pm at the Paseo Marítimo Juan Aparicio, along by the Man of the Sea.

Morate said that "it is very important to make visible the different associations that operate in Torrevieja and the wonderful work of solidarity that they do".

As well as entertainment throughout the afternoon from many locally based European Associations the activities will include a dessert contest, food tasting and will close with a fire-

The councillor for NGO’s and Volunteers, Carmen Morate, said that she expected a score of associations to provide information stands and solidarity markets in order to highlight the work they

She said that there will be a series of activities throughout the morning with the intention of attracting as many people as possible. One of the highlights will be the British choir 'Pop Goes the Choir', from Burnham, in Torrevieja for the second occasion and which will perform at the NGO Fair at 12.45.

Demands for return of ‘The Lady’ to Elche

he spokesman for Compromís in the National Senate, Carles Mulet, has once again lamented the government's refusal to allow the return of the Lady of Elche to its city of origin from it’s current home in Madrid’s National Archaeological Museum (MAN). In his latest argument Mulet, a senator from Valencia, told the regional parliament that Madrid

museum is not fit to look after the sculpture and that it should be returned to Valencia. The said that MAN has some explaining to do after a visitor posted a video on Twitter of an ant crawling around inside the glass display case – supposedly airtight – housing the Lady of Elche, a national treasure dating back to the fifth century BC.

“None of the minimal protocols were followed by the museum”, said Mulet, observing on the ant's entry into the case. “That would never have happened to the Lady of Elche in her place of origin,” he said. Mulet continued: “this is a symptom of the greed of a centralist government that believes that only people in the capital should enjoy important archaeological finds, despite Madrid being a city

that has contributed nothing significant” to the museum’s collection. Visit Elche, a tourism group that is based in the city, has launched a social media campaign calling for the return of the figure to its original home, saying: “You can silence an ant, but not the whole anthill” it is quoted as writing on it’s website.

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Campoverde in bloom - Open Garden Day 2018 T

he annual Campoverde Open Garden Day will take place on Saturday 26th May, when you will have the opportunity to visit some of the interesting gardens in the village of Pinar de Campoverde. Each year local residents open their gardens for one day to allow other people to visit, view their garden and enjoy a good day out. Now in its third year, the event has welcomed hundreds of visitors to view a variety of different gardens.

All of the gardens will be open from 11am to 4pm on Saturday 26 May

This year all the gardens will be open from 11am until 4pm to give you the opportunity to visit them all in one day. Refreshments will be available in all the gardens and it is all free; all we ask is that you make a small donation to Campoverde Church. Each of the gardens will be displaying a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Garden Openâ&#x20AC;? Poster outside so they will be easy to find, and all having street parking near by. The gardens are various sizes from very large to small but we are sure you will find something of interest in each of them to give you ideas for your own garden. So it doesn't matter if you are a keen gardener or just like pottering around, get out there and have a look. All of the garden owners will be happy to answer questions and give tips and advice on how they developed their garden, and will welcome any advice or tips from you. PARTICIPATING GARDENS 8 Calle Nispero: A large garden with a variety of different views and planted areas. Pat and Geoff, the gardeners, are well known local artists and this is reflected in all aspects of their garden. Planting is mainly succulents, cacti and ornamentals with many plants in pots and grouped settings. A wild wooded area provides a backdrop to the garden and extensive potting benches provide a technical area. Refreshments will be available. 5 Calle Enebro: A large garden that has excellent borders with mixed planting. The gardeners, John and Jill, have developed a stunning wall display of geraniums which has all the hallmarks of Andalusian courtyards â&#x20AC;&#x201C; definitely something you will want to copy. An unusual feature of this garden is a small valley at the rear which has been expertly utilised to provide a secluded spot for contemplation and includes a small seating area. Refreshments will be available. 80 Avenida Especias: A quirky garden that has been created by the gardener, Avril, with love and laughter in mind. There are a range of mixed borders both front and rear set mainly in tiled areas but the most interesting aspect of this garden is the range of gnomes and garden figures which have been placed throughout the garden. This is a joyful small garden which will bring a smile to your face. Refreshments will be available. 1 Calle Peral: A large garden of over 3,000 sq metres with

lawns, stoned areas, and various types of planting including annuals, succulents, cacti and roses including a range of climbing roses over arches. There is a range of fruit trees and a large area of naturalised wood to the rear which includes a log cabin. The potting, compost and technical areas are mainly the hiding place of James the gardener whilst Maggie, the assistant gardener, hunts him down waving yet another huge water bill. Refreshments will be available.

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21 Calle Madrono: A small garden with an interesting array of planting that including: small and large trees, a lovely fruiting banana along with other fruits such as Fig, Blackberry, Mandarin and Kumquat. Everything is offset by well planted borders that Jackie and Alan garden between them. Refreshments will be available.

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84 Mimosa: This is a large garden in the process of being developed by Mel the gardener and her two small daughters. There is creative force in this garden which includes a sunken bath, a long cliff like earth bank which Mel plans to plant with climbers. At the end of the garden is a rising mound which the children assure me contains; Bears, Tigers and Lions. There is also a Rabbit, Guinea Pig and I think a Parrot! The eventual finished article will be an unconventional but stylish display. Refreshments will be available. 5 Call Bambu: This is a must visit medium sized garden that has been well designed by Margarita and David the gardeners. Besides the lawn, well planted borders and water feature, the stunning part of this garden is the large scale model train set that runs throughout and is integrated into every aspect of the garden. The garden design includes a fully functioning station, tunnel, a variety of engines (all with sound effects), lighting and lots of train track. Refreshments

Mario Vaquerizo with his sister Marta, one of the members of his group, the Nancys Rubias

Torrevieja Gay Pride Day costed at 58,158 euros The events being organised in Torrevieja to commemorate the Pride Day (LGBT) 2018, scheduled to take place between June 20 and 23, are budgeted at 58,158 euros. In addition to concerts the festival schedule will include, talks and shows, culminating with a Gay Pride Parade, on June 22

which will take place through the streets of the city. Of the allocated funding, 21,000 euros will pay for the Nancys Rubias group, led by Mario Vaquerizo, who is also expected to read the Gay Pride manifesto. The rest of the cost will cover such costs as security, light and sound equipment and photography.

If you would like more infor about Campoverde Open Garden Day, or any of the gardens in particular, then contact James McAllister tel: 966 76 2264, email: jamessamuelmcallister@hotmail.co.uk James McAllister also writes a gardening blog, how to develop a Spanish garden and care for it all year

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CLAROleader calls for Coastal Autonomy

s the public unrest continues on the Orihuela Costa, the local political group CLARO, was the latest organisation to show it’s disgust at the municipal governments coastal policy when it staged a series of marches and demonstrations in the locality last week. The first march got underway on Mayday when a small crowd marched on Tuesday morning from La Zenia beach to the abandoned Emergency Centre across from Consum Supermarket. CLARO leader Román Jiménez said “The Town Hall is treating the residents of Orihuela Costa as second if not third class individuals. CLARO has decided to wake up from its dormant position and rise again to fight for the people of the coast.” The group held a peaceful demonstration by the Emergency Cntre for a little over an hour.

Jiménez speaking at a demonstration calling for the reopening of the Beach Bars outside the Town Hall

Having collected over a thousand signatures in support, on Wednesday the group had originally planned to hand the signatures in to the town hall but a change of mind will now see them handed over in Valencia in the coming weeks. Jiménez is adamant that the only possible method by which the coastal zone can achieve sufficiency is to follow in the footsteps of Pilar de la Horadada which gained independence from Orihuela in 1986, since when it has grown from a small pueblo of 6,000 population to a thriving municipality of almost 25,000. “It will take time to achieve”, said Jiménez, “but for the Orihuela Costa it is the only possible way that we can move forward and finally throw off the shackles that bind us to Orihuela City.”

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QUICKIE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

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Lewd (10)

Keen (5)

Thrash (4)

Scant (6) Meal (8)

Wise (7)

Voter (7)

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Enchant (5)

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Plebiscite (10)

Porch (7)

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Note (10)

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Advocate (8)

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Dwell (7)

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Harangue (6)

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All-powerful (10)

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Killed (5)

Veranda; 7 Shadow cabinet; 12

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Chorus (7)

Premiere; 13 Patriot; 15 Strive; 18

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Pretended (7)

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Cogent (5)

Rhine; 19 Gala.

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Goodbye (5)

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Spume (4)

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Places where those in the swim are exposed to public gaze (7) Real spy negotiates crookedly (7)

10. Stone-fruit, soft and well-rounded (5) 12. Perform capriciously (3,3,4) 15. Vegetable dish obtained from garden sale (5,5) 18. Enquire in back-street for assignments (5) 19. Tightly pressed for an agreement (7) 21. They display sprinklers (7) 22. It's a sign X gets around all right (5)

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Solution on Page 23 CAN YOU MASTER THE SUDOKU CHALLENGE? Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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ticular the massacre of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe. 14. Cricket and Croquet. 15. The year zero. (Under those systems, the year 1 BC is followed by AD 1). 16. Mick Taylor who first left the Rolling Stones in December 1974. He has since re-joined them for Anniversary shows and some tours. 17. Red October. 18. Ear (Pinna is Latin for 'feather'). 19. Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. 20. Jaguar Cars

1. Which two English born actors have hosted the Academy Awards ceremony three or more times? 2. In which three years were the Summer Olympic Games cancelled? 3. Which deviant group train at Westchester mansion? 4. Which unspecified 'teen' was first coined by the Army Signal Corps during World War I? 5. Code Red, Michelangelo and Conficker were all famous examples of what? 6. Invented by a French chef at the Ritz Hotel in New York City, what name was given to his cold puree of leeks, potatoes and cream? 7. On the 27th of March 2010 Russia had eleven. Today they only have nine. What? 8. The most decorated US soldier in WW II later became a Hollywood actor. What was his name? 9. The following lyrics are from which hot 1950s hit? "Romeo love Juliet, Juliet she felt the same, When he put his arms around her, He said Julie baby your my flame" 10. As the winter draws ever closer, the skies are often filled with fascinating murmurations. What are murmurations? 11. Who were the two members of the Jackson

Five with the initials 'J. J.'? 12. Which two Asian men have been SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations? 13. The Russian word for an incident of wanton and unrestrained destruction on a mass scale, such as may occur during wartime. Six letters, second letter 'O'. 14. Which two sports that start with the letter 'C' were once part of the Summer Olympic Games? 15. Which year is missing from both the Gregorian calendar and the Julian calendar yet present in the astronomical calendar system? 16. Which other 'Mick' was once a member of The Rolling Stones? 17. What was the name of the boat commanded by Capt. Ramius? 18. The PINNA is the outer part of your what? 19. Who was American author Mona Simpson's inspirational Brother, whom she did not meet until she was 25 years old? 20. Which car company, initially founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company, was forced to change it's name after WWII to avoid the unfavourable connotations of the SS initials?

es. 6. Vichyssoise. 7. Time zones. They were reduced from 11 to 9 in Sept 2011. 8. Audie Murphy. 9. Fever (Peggy Lee's version). 10. The aerobatic displays of starlings which, together, offers safety in numbers. They also gather to keep warm at night and to exchange information, such as good feeding areas. 11. Jermaine Jackson and Jackie Jackson. 12. Ban KiMoon and U Thant. 13. POGROM, in par-

DOWN 1. One who builds the vessel properly, we hear (10) 2. Stay to give a description of the pitch (5) 3. The verge of irritability (4) 4. Deep singer and French horn required (6) 5. Court writ issued when the bean soup is off ... (8) 6. ... no court will be misled by what goes in it! (7) 11. Gas-holder (6,4) 13. Where tea is stored in crates, maybe (8) 14. What one receives after working for a boarding-house (7) 16. In complex case, copper is to make a charge (6) 17. Those who write for kicks! (5) 20. A companion for tea (4)

1. Bob Hope (19) and David Niven (3). 2. 1916, 1940 and 1944. 3. X-men. The mansion is depicted as the private estate of Professor X, a character in X-Men comics. It is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers. 4. Umpteen ('Umpty' was slang for the Morse code dash. Many dashes were then called umpteen). 5. Computer virus-

ACROSS 7. Hidden treasure for the multitude, we hear (5)

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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.

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.

The Motor of the Atlantic Ocean

like visiting churches, and particularly the old ones. Not only are they an ideal place to rest for a few minutes, but they charge my spiritual batteries, allow me to cool down from the heat of the sun and teach me quite a lot about the people that live and worship within the local community. Until recently, I have rarely considered the physical positioning of church buildings, and always assumed that much was subject to the availability of suitable land, as well as the positioning of other buildings and natural features. In other words, I have assumed that most churches were built more by accident rather than focussed design. A recent study in the Canary Islands has made me realise that there is much more to the subject and, once again, reminded me that the trade winds had, and continue to have, an important part to play in the history and development of these islands. The trade winds have both a positive and negative impact upon everything in the Canary Islands. The shape of the volcanoes, climate, the guiding of sailing boats and the natural cycles that enrich the Atlantic Ocean are all affected by the trade winds, which many refer to as “the Motor of the Atlantic Ocean”. Mariners have used and relied upon them for centuries for reliable and swift sailing. Surprisingly, the trade winds may also have determined how churches were originally built in the Canary Islands. Three researchers from the Institute of Astronomy and Space Physics

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of Buenos Aires, the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands and the Institute of Heritage Sciences of Santiago de Compostela have carried out a very interesting study of 32 churches across the Canary Islands and have recently reported their findings. Most Christian churches in Europe were for centuries built with an orientation that would allow the priest to look to the east when officiating at the Nuestra Mass. This instruction came Señora de las from the first Council of Nicea in 325 AD. In most churches, the Mercedes in Mala altar is aligned to the point where the sun rises, which followed the advice given by Saint Athanasius of Alexandria in the Fourth Century, which was designed to allow worshippers to hear the Mass whilst facing the sun. Later, Church law stated that church buildings must observe the principles and norms of the Bible and sacred art, so that many churches have their nave facing east or towards the point where the sun rose on the day of the year when its foundations were laid. This practice was followed in almost all Christian churches in the world, with the exception of those in North Africa, where churches tend to face west. Current researchers wanted to discover if this North African custom could be seen in the first Christian churches of the Canary Islands, because of the influence of the aborigines of the islands, who descended from the Berber villages of North Africa. They examined the orientation of churches in Lanzarote, the island where the European presence is older and goes back almost a century before the conquest of Gran Canaria or Tenerife was completed. The research findings were surprising, since the orientation of the oldest churches of Lanzarote does not show a clear influence of the aboriginal culture that can be attributed to ancient cults of these people, or their knowledge of astronomy. This was particularly interesting, because several pre-Hispanic sites across the Canary Islands

Pink Ladies in April

Best feet forward On the 14th. & 15th. April, 64 walkers from 6 countries, aged 15-82, completed between 5-60kms.of The Mar Menor Charity Walk. Their reason was to raise funds for DEBRA, The Butterfly Children Charity for sufferers of E.B.(Epidermolysis Bullosa),a rare, chronic and incurable disease. They raised an incredible €6013, which after expenses, has donated €5,000 to DEBRA, SPAIN, and over €600 to DEBRA.UK to fund nursing care & research into this non-government funded condition. They all deserved a medal. All they got was a certificate and a subsidised meal at Paddy Singh's, Los Urrutias, at the end of The Walk. Four walkers, Sheena Sample, Ian Lessels, Phil Grimes and Dan James set off Sunday at 6.30a.m.to walk the whole 60kms in a day. Dan, unfortunately had to retire at 50kms due to severe blisters, but Sheena, Phil and Ian finished the 60 and were treated to a tremendous reception by fellow walkers and customers on their arrival at Paddy Singh's. Well done everyone who made The Walk a runaway(or walkaway) success.

Drivers Bar Villamartin held a St Georges Day Charity Event with The Pink Ladies/Panthers on behalf of the AECC Early Detection Cancer Charity. Thank you to Jim, Penny & staff for a great afternoon, stalls, tombola, raffle etc, BBQ & thank you to Diamond Jack for the entertainment. We also took bookings for mammograms, Smear & Prostate tests. Over 300 euros was raised. Davids Coachtrips SL. generously donated 500 euros to Maria & Carole from The Pink Ladies /AECC Early Detection Cancer Charity. The money was raised from 2 charity nights held in Palm Beach Hotel Benidorm. Thank you to Bella Luna & Maria O'Hara. Cash was presented by Lee Malcolm & Carol Robinson at their offices in La Siesta. Thank You to all concerned.

mark the sunrise in the solstices and equinoxes, which allowed aboriginal societies to have a calendar for rituals, sowing and harvesting. Of the thirty-two churches analysed, all were built between the Sixteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. Seventeen are positioned to face east at sunrise, one is almost exactly aligned with the equinoxes (Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes in Mala) and two more were built in reverse, looking west. However, twelve were aligned to face in a north-north easterly direction. These researchers conclude that this peculiarity of Lanzarote churches is unique in all of Europe. They suggest that it is a compromise response to a cultural combination of beliefs of the aborigines and the faith of their conquerors. Some churches in the Canary Islands show a marked difference to the orientation of nearly all Christian churches across the world and could have been influenced by the direction of trade winds that were so important to the aboriginal people living in these islands. So, next time that you visit a church in the Canary Islands, do take a compass with you. Available in paperback from Amazon, Waterstones and all good bookshops, as well as on Amazon Kindle. Join me on Facebook: @barrie.mahoney

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Samaritans in Spain - Depression T

he Following is a true story (name changed). Do you identify with these thoughts?

‘The change in you that is brought about by depression is incredibly confusing’, says Roger 'there is no let up, no reprieve, just withdrawal, locking you into the way you feel by isolating you from people who care about you the most.’ Roger noticed changes in the way he felt in his second year of university. As a student, he was used to rising to the challenges of university, however, as his mood sank lower and lower, he began to react very differently to pressure: ‘I have always been hard working but somehow, academic challenges seemed overwhelming. My grades and attendance record remained strong, but I constantly felt I was falling behind and was totally preoccupied with thoughts of failure.’

The real you quickly becomes the old you and all of a sudden you feel deeply uncomfortable with yourself and doubt everything you do. Roger’s friends and family encouraged him to seek help, which started with a trip to the doctor.”I spent hours and hours alone and stopped socialising almost completely. Not knowing who to speak to I turned to the Samaritans. They helped me more than I thought they could. They listened, understood and supported me through my time of need.’ Samaritans helped Roger when he felt depressed. Although the answer to managing depression is different for each person, he feels having a listening ear helped him understand the way he was feeling and prompted him to take action to improve his mood: A visit to the Doctor also became part

of the recovery process. ‘I now have a strategy to cope when I am finding life difficult. I can spot the warning signs and take steps that I know will improve my mood. I don’t have a ‘silver bullet’ or ‘magic panacea’ but I can stop my mood sinking lower and lower.’ Reflecting back on his experience, Roger thinks that having someone to listen to him had a huge impact on his life: ‘I wouldn’t want anyone who was struggling to cope to end up feeling alone or isolated. Do you sometimes feel like this? If you can identify with this story and need to talk to someone in complete confidence, then contact SAMARITANS IN SPAIN – You Talk We Listen. Phone: 900 525 100 Email: pat@samaritansinspain.com

Spangles loves paying it back DEBRA Donation (DEBRA representative, Bernard Ash, with Wendy Grant)

oon after Spangles gained a national silver medal at the SABS (Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers) annual convention in Benalmádena, Málaga, two chorus members took part in a 60 kilometre walk to help raise funds and awareness for the DEBRA charity, which is dedicated to helping people who suffer from the painful genetic skin condition Epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Their mission is to offer specialist care to those who need it. They give support to people and families affected and provide real hope for the future by supporting pioneering research which will one day find a cure. DEBRA focuses its work in three areas: They provide an enhanced specialist EB Nursing Service, to deliver optimal healthcare to children and adults living with EB. They provide social care support to help people live with dignity. This is a service parents and people with EB can call on, to reach out for advice, advocacy and emergency grants. We provide access to specially adapted holiday homes and opportunities for social interaction. They support pioneering research to find effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for EB. Wendy Grant and Sandy Bailey were the only two fundraisers who actually walked the whole 60 kilometres and had been in training for several months before the event. “It’s a great way to get fit” Wendy remarked “and raise money for such a worthy cause. Anything that we can do to help make lives better for people with this debilitating skin condition is worthwhile. We’re very grateful to all our sponsors, especially the Spangles girlies, for helping us to raise an amazing 410€, which went towards the final grand total of 5,600€ for

DEBRA. Without your support people with EB would not benefit from these services.” Spangles also raised a further 545€ at their February singout at the C Breeze cocktail bar in Playa Flamenca. They had a busy schedule of rehearsals, in preparation for the SABS contest, but were happy to take time out to go and sing at this annual charity event. “We always get such a warm welcome from Derrick and the customers and staff at C Breeze; it’s an absolute pleasure to help raise funds for local charities” said Anthea Prentice, Co-Chorus Manager. “So far, we have donated 275€ to Los Infiernos Perrera Supporters (LIPS), who are always in need of support, and we will elect another charity for the remaining 270€ very soon.” If you think your charity should benefit, why not email Spangles at info@spangleschorus.com ? Spangles is back in the rehearsal saddle once more and enjoying the freedom of learning some new repertoire songs now that the pressure of competition has abated. Their next singout will be at Spanglish in Balsicas on Sunday, 24 June. Never ones to rest on their laurels, they will be back in contest mode later this year, in readiness for the SABS 2019 national chorus contest. “It’s an ideal opportunity for anyone who is thinking about joining a local chorus to come and see us. ” said Anthea. Spangles is a ladies’ a cappella chorus, singing in four part harmony. They rehearse every Thursday, from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm at Centro Municipal Las Claras, Calle Helena, Los Narejos, Los Alcázares and visitors are always welcome. Find out more on their website: www.spangleschorus.com or email: info@spangleschorus.com

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‘Reaching Out’ Again

Thank you to the Pistoleros Westerners Group once again for their generosity. Again they have been kind enough to donate monies to various charities, “Reach Out” being lucky enough to have been selected for a donation of 500 Euros. The Pistoleros are a friendly dedicated crowd of men and women who spend each year entertaining people with their “American Trilogy” tribute to those caught up in the American Civil War and pay homage to all soldiers who have fought in various wars throughout the decades. “Reach Out” volunteer and Shop 2 manager, Lorraine Whitney once again collected the donation of 500 Euros and thanked them for their continual support for the charity, who help the poor and homeless in the area. The presentation dinner at the newly refurbished “Quesada’s Fish and Chips” restaurant on Saturday the 28th April saw the culmination of a year’s hard work and was a very successful evening all round helped along by the music and singing voice of "Dakota Dave" who rallied the dancers onto the floor. Other charities selected to receive donations were the AECC, The Butterfly Children’s Charity and Orihuela’s San Jose Obrero Orphanage.

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Pat Milligan does it all for charity

ocal fundraiser Pat Milligan once again organised a grand fundraiser last week for two charities in the area, HELP Vega Baja and Elche Children’s home. Pat presented 522 euros to both charities following a meal with entertainment by Abba Elite which was held at Frasquitin Restaurant, Callosa de Segura. Michele Masson, President of HELP Vega Baja, collected the donation on behalf of the charity and Mchelle Dingle and Maggie Morse accepted the donation on behalf of Elche Children’s home. Michele Masson said “Pat just never stops! It seems that as soon as one fundraiser is completed, Pat starts to organise the next one. I know Pat prefers to stay in the background, but it is incredible to see what she achieves, and it is important that people recognise her remarkable achievements. We are extremely grateful to Pat for her continued support to HELP Vega Baja”.

Photo shows Pat Milligan, Maggie Morse and Michele Masson.

Pantomimes make money for charities - oh yes they do! The Rojales Pantomime Group raised 3000€ from its presentation of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves pantomime in January 2018 performed in Los Montesinos. All these monies will be donated to various charities within the region and one of those charities is HELP AT HOME, a charity offering short term support and assistance by volunteers to people in need. The presentation of 200€ to the Quesada branch is being done by Mike Smith, the President, with Christine Smith, Treasurer of the Pantomime Group looking on. Receiving the money is Coordinator Joan Waddington and Assessor Jacky Jones.. The shops & office are situated at Playa Flamenca and La Zenia. The Rojales Pantomime Group have chosen their pantomime for next year….. CAMELOT THE PANTOMIME…and are currently looking to recruit budding thespians and those who simply just want to help back stage. The name of the game is fun, fun, fun and auditions are to be held at the Culture Centre in Quesada on May 16th from 6pm. For more info please contactThelma Judson at rojalespantomime@gmail.com or telephone 634 33 95 88.

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Sunday in their chapel at Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia, 104. All Welcome. You can phone or whatsapp the missionaries on 667 533 597.. International Christian Assembly, Calle Urbano Arregui, 23, Torrevieja - Evangelical nondenominational church. All nationalities welcome. Sunday service 11.0 a.m.; Sunday school; Prayer meetings; craft and computer clubs. Ladies Bible Study: Thursday 11.0 a.m. Church Bible Study: Thursday 1.30 p.m. House groups in Torrevieja, La Siesta – Contact: 966 752 543 / 617 215 463. For other church matters: Phone: 966 799 273 / 966 752 543 / 617 215 463. www.icatorrevieja.org

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Car and Vehicle Sales The Car of the Month at Automoviles Crespo is a 2015 Ford CMax Diesel which is on Special Offer priced at just 15,499 euro. Come along to our showroom in Elche and see our vast range of used cars or call 96 666 22 60 for all our latest offers. The biggest and best for price, choice and quality. Clasicos Legendarios have the following used vehicles for sale: Jaguar XKR V8 2007 Black, with all the extras, 115,000 km for 35,000 euros, Jaguar XJS Convertible V12 1988, 159,000 km 17,950 euros, Lexus SC 430 2003, 165,000 km, 7,995 euros. Visit our showroom in Redovan on Poligono San Carlos or call 965 030 924

Social and Clubs The next monthly meeing of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the Royal British Legion will be on 17 May at the Olympia Restaurant in Mil Palmeras starting at 7.30pm. The Torrevieja Branch will meet at the Casa Ventura in San Luis at 7.30 pm on the 11 May. After the Meeting there will be music for dancing by Darren Jones. All are welcome to join us for an evening of entertainment. The La Marina/Gran Alacant Branch meets on the 1st Monday at The London Bar, behind Dial Prix in Gran Alacant at 6pm. All

Welcome. Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur is here to help you. Our aim is to assist with problem solving for the over 50’s and promote their well-being. We need volunteer Drivers and people to join our Residential Home Visiting Team. You will visit people who live in a Residential Home, and take them out for a coffee either in a wheelchair or walking. If you think you can help Age Concern in this respect call into our centre at C/Paganini s/n, Urb. La Siesta 03184 Torrevieja or ring 966 786 887. Or you can email: costablanca@ageconcern.org.es Torrevieja Retired Activities Club meet on the third Wednesday in the month from 11-1pm at Marina Club Cafeteria, International Marina, Torrevieja. We have a speaker at our monthly meetings, or quiz, etc. Enjoy an activity once a month such as petanca, mini golf, 10 pin bowling, and on the first Sunday of the month we organise a restaurant lunch. The joining fee is 10euros but you can attend one meeting or lunch before you join. For info phone Sandy Hollywood, President 698 266 696 or Jill Hayes, membership Secretary 672 983 019. HAH CB need you to help us help those in need in their own homes in areas surrounding Quesada, San Luis, La Siesta Torrevieja, La Mata, Orihuela Costa, Villamartin to Campoverde, short or long term medical conditions of all ages and nationalities. Contact our head office on 965 328 794 or email: charitycentre helpathomecb@gmail.com. TORREVIEJA Official Liverpool FC Supporters' Club,

Costa Blanca. - Why not join us at Kennedy's Pub, Playa Los Locos, to watch the games? www.lfc-spain.com. Curious about the work of Samaritans in Spain? Interested in becoming a listener? Have a few hours a week to help with the charity shop, fundraising or admin? To find out more, come 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 expenses can be claimed).Email: spainsamsrecruits@outlook.com www.samaritansinspain.com The Orihuela Costa Drop In Centre is in C/Cipres, Lomas de Cabo Roig, where we can offer you a full range of activities Monday, Wednesday and Thursday including music, language classes, drawing and painting, sewing, general information, bereavement advice and much more. Further info available at: oc.communitycare@gmail.com

Churches and Services La Siesta Evangelical Church hold services each Sunday and everyone is welcome. Our 11.15am Services are held every 2nd and 4th Sunday in the month (and on the 5th Sunday, if this applies.) On the 1st and 3rd Sunday’s our Services are at 9.30 am. Our choir sings at our 11.15 am Services and there is also a Sunday School, Stepping Stones, on these Sundays. We welcome residents, visitors and children. For information see our website www.lasiestaevangelicalchurch.org or phone Pastor Keith on 666 180 108 The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) in Torrevieja meet at 10.00 each

Forming Royal British Legion Concert Band is seeking experienced musicians, especially French Horn, Trumpet and Cornet. Call MD on 638 108 078 for information.

Shelving Wanted The Reading Point, Ramon de Campoamor, is in need of shelving that can be used to expand it’s library. We still have hundreds of books that we are unable to display. Ideally the shelving should be delivered although we do have occasional access to a vehicle, so can arrange to collect if necessary. Please call Katalin if you can help on 671 457 865

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Property for Sale For sale. Stunning detached villa. 3 bed, 2 bath, South facing, private parking, no community fees. Former show home. € 149.900. Tel. 611 307 574. For sale. 100m from the beach. 6 bed, 3 bath refurbished townhouse. Just € 129.900. Tel. 611 307 574.

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For sale. Modern luxury apartment. Close to La Fuente CC. 2 bed, 2 bath. Elegant furnishing. € 110.000. Tel. 611 307 574. Villamartin, gate enclosed topfloor apartment with lift. Two bedroom, two bathroom, large lounge / dine, kitchen, store room, large sun terrace, communal pool in well-maintained gardens, off-road parking, 800m to nearest bars / restaurant. Fully furnished. Air-conditioning. Roof top solarium with stunning views. € 110.000. Tel. 672 921 851 or 604 152 124. (705) Country Finca in Redovan - 2 buildings on a good size plot, each with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. Plot size 500 sq mtrs. Excellent decorative order and is sold furnished. Beamed ceilings in lounge. Euro 170,500. Ref: 000076. Tel 617 537 866 San Miguel de Salinas - A really nice first floor 3 bed apartment in a very well looked after community, just a short walk to supermarkets, restaurants, and bars. Fitted wardrobes in all bedrooms, main bedroom having walk in wardrobe. Euro 79,995 Ref: 000075. Tel 617 537 866 Detached Villa Torremendo - A fantastic 2 bed countryside home on a 5000sqm plot. Constructed from wood and in perfect condition with countryside and lake views. All modern services, connected to electricity, water, mains sewerage. Also a separate selfcontained cabin. Euro 149,995

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EURONICS THURSDAY DART LEAGUE “THE ELECTRICAL SHOP” - BLUE LAGOON Aroldas Klimonis (El Capitan), Eugene Gillespie (Tavern); Paul Durrant (Hyenas;) Jeff Ward (Porter House); Andy Rutter x 2 (Junction Jackals); Lee Maiden x 2(Junction Jackals); Angela Garside (Tavern Oldies), Mark Todd x 2 (Junction Jackals), Eddie Klimonis (El Capitan), Alan Havelock (Wee Rockers), Phil Waller (Angels), Alan Preston x 2 (Las Rosas), John Spencer (Las Rosas); Adrian Buitekaht (Las Rosas), Del Lister (Ale House), Jimmy Grey (Ale House), Del McCauley (Hyenas), Cris Montes x 3 (Las Rosas)

MATCH RESULTS FOR 3RD MAY 2018 A Junction Jackals Wee Rockers El Capitan Hub Hyenas

9-3 6-6 8-4 9-3

Porter House Las Rosas Tavern Angels

B Ale House Hub Hellraisers Amigos Misfits Porter House Bees

5-7 5-7 9-3 5-7

Junction Jaguars Pint depot Queens Hen's Teeth Fire Station

Hub Hyenas El Capitan Junction Jackals Porter House Angels Wee Rockers Las Rosas Tavern Oldies

P 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Pts 42 36 32 25 24 23 23 15

Legs 60 51 49 32 29 44 40 31

Ale House Junction Jaguars Porter House Bees Amigo's Misfits Fire Station Pint Depot Queens Hen's Teeth Hub Hellraisers

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

25 21 14 14 11 10 7 1

62 56 47 36 48 29 32 25

Highest Check-out:

Jeff Ward (Porter House) 147 [T20, T17, D18]

Lelly smashing it first dart at D20 to level the scores at half time.

Ale House v Junction Jaguars 5-7: A great night at the Ale House where the Jaguars were determined to give the lads a good game even though they couldn’t catch them on the league table. The lads took the first triple courtesy of Del’s 101 and Ian Phillips’ trio of 80+s and D1.

In the singles our lovely Liz took us ahead with a sterling solo performance: -92, 52, 80, 87, 50 and a two darter 20-D10 against Jim. Karl and Pat then matched each other, blow for blow until Karl put it to bed 20-D16. Wendy in the 3rd singles hit the ground running with 131 in her first throw backed up by 84, 74 and D1 out to Andre’s 100 to see us ahead again only for Jordan (100, 83, D1) to level up against Lil’ Lisa.

The Likely Lads rallied themselves to take the first two pairs games with Jim and Del (D4) narrowly pipping Shazzles and Sneeze to the post. Patty Poo and Wendy Woo succumbed to some great play from Karl (140, D2) and Andre. It looked like they were going to take all three pairs games as Jordan (85, 140) and Ian (92) stormed into a 300-point lead against Sim and Lelly but the ladies held their nerve as the boys floundered around their doubles,

Del and Ian were the anchor men for the boys but their hopes faded for a clean sheet of second half victories as Simmie’s 72, 72, 85, D2 took them to at least a draw and then Lelly’s 80, 88 and signature D20 gave us the well-deserved win. So proud of all the girls, who all got MOTM, and a big thanks to MOTM Karl, Del and the boys for a great last match of the season. Men’s Pairs finals: These will be held at the Hub on Monday 7th May and then there is just the show down for the team KO cups which will be on 10th May for El Cap v Jackals at Pati’s bar and Monday 14th May for Las Rosas v Porter House at the Junction. Gilly has all the trophies sorted, Gilly is sorting the raffle, gateaux x 17 and loads of lovely food has been ordered for the 170- strong presentation night on Thursday 17th May for our grand finale of another great season. Don’t forget your darts for the cash-prize, blind team KO and dancin’ shoes for the disco afterwards.

Division A Winners and Runners up: Hub Hyenas and El Capitan

Cadena Sunrise Bowling - 2 May Week 26 TOP SCORES Gi Gi's Hookers Pin Pals Strike Force Alley Gators Pin Pushers The Bandits

4 2 6 8 6 2

4 6 2 0 2 6

Alley Cats Sunrise Colegas Sol Amigos The Phantoms 999s S***T Happens

LADIES

GENTS

Hi/Game Maddie Penfold 181 Hi/Game H/Cap Maddie Penfold 225 Hi/Series Sue Walsh 491 Hi/Series H/Cap Sandra Baker 570

Diego Muñoz 212 Diego Muñoz 216 Marco Flores 569 Craig Bellamy 589

Carp R Us Fourteen members fished for The Carp-R-Us Spring Cup on the Eden Canal. A bit of peg clearing was required before the draw as a lot of the reeds had grown since our last visit, thank you Jackie, Dave, Geoff and Steve. The match

1 Sol Amigos 2 Gi Gi's Hookers 3 Strike Force 4 Pin Pushers 5 Pin Pals 6 S***T Happens 7 Alley Gators 8 Sunrise Colegas 9 Alley Cats 10 999s 11 The Bandits 12 The Phantoms

P 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78

W 69 65 65 63 58 56 53 53 48 47 44 0

D 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

L 35 38 38 39 46 47 50 51 56 57 60 104

Tot 54131 54263 54069 53238 53593 54867 53740 54322 53343 52441 52998 37470

Gms 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 72

By Simone de Lacy

Division B Winners and Runners Up: Ale House and Junction Jaguars

The ladies quickly sorted that out though with Sim, Lelly and Sneeze all scoring well and Sim finishing quickly on D15. We took the next one too with Sim scoring 80, 81, 58, 61, leaving Liz Cowen to gain the glory with a D6 out to put us ahead after the triples.

180’s John Walker x 5 (El Capitan); Joe Miller (Hub Hyenas); Harvey Lane (Porter House Bees);

Av 693 695 693 682 687 703 688 696 683 672 679 520

Hi-G 829 822 824 831 846 851 790 785 809 778 827 550

Hi-S 2319 2359 2269 2234 2337 2418 2193 2259 2178 2142 2245 1590

Pts 138 131 131 128 116 113 107 106 96 94 88 0

itself was won by Doug Hornblow with an excellent 9.32kg of mainly carp caught on pole and corn from peg 10. Second was Tom Marshall (peg 20), continuing his good form on this venue, with 5.32kg, third was Steve Fell (peg 10) with 4.04kg and fourth Geoff Tempest (peg 15) with 2.66kg. Further information about the club can be found on its website www.carp-r-us.weebly.comor on our Facebook page Carp-R-Us Fishing Costa Blanca.

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SPITFIRE DIVISION Quesada Blenheims 105 (13) Vistabella Greenways 107 (8) San Miguel Christians 100 (4)

San Luis Wellingtons 66 (1) Quesada Lancasters 87 (6) Emerald Isle Victors 103 (10)

P W D L O/W Emerald Isle Victors * 3 11 0 7 2 Quesada Lancasters 3 10 0 8 2 San Miguel Christians 3 9 0 9 1 San Luis Wellingtons 3 7 1 10 2 Quesada Blenheims 3 8 1 9 1 Vistabella Greenways 3 8 0 10 1 * 1 point deducted for reporting infringement

Diff -3 21 3 -2 -7 -12

Pts 25 24 20 19 19 18

Moonfleet Bowls Club touring team from Weymouth.

HURRICANE DIVISION La Siesta Wasps 94 (4) Emerald Isle Vulcans 121 (14) Horadada Hawks 115 (10) P 3 3 3 3 3 3

San Miguel Moors Horadada Hawks Emerald Isle Vulcans La Siesta Wasps La Marina Pilots Greenlands Gladiators

San Miguel Moors 112 (10) Greenlands Gladiators 64 (0) La Marina Pilots 100 (4) W 13 12 9 7 7 3

D 0 0 0 3 2 1

L O/W 5 3 6 3 9 1 8 1 9 1 14 0

Diff 108 40 -3 11 -27 -129

Pts 32 30 20 19 18 7

HARRIER DIVISION Monte Mar Torro 101 (12) San Luis Hercules 114 (13) La Siesta Hornets Bye

Country Bowls Badgers 68 (2) El Rancho Buckskins 74 (1)

P W D L O/W Monte Mar Torro 3 12 1 5 2 San Luis Hercules 2 7 1 4 1 Country Bowls Badgers 2 7 0 5 1 El Rancho Buckskins 3 4 1 13 1 La Siesta Hornets * 2 4 1 7 1 * 1 Point deducted re reporting infringement

Diff 56 17 89 -137 -25

Pts 29 17 16 11 10

San Miguel Bowls Club by Gail Willshire The results from the Monday leagues were mixed for San Miguel this week. The Christians were home to Emerald Isle Victors, with both teams starting the day on 16 points. Pat McEwan, Anne Young and Dave McEwan struggled for the first half of the game, but didn’t give up and managed to claw their way back winning 23:19. Anita Brown, Jack Jackson and Bob Donnelly were ahead from the off ending with a great score of 27:5. Unfortunately for the Christians, that is where the good news ended. Despite fighting hard they just missed out on the overall shots, the final result being a loss, 4:10, 100 shots to 103. On the same day the Moors went to La Siesta to fight the Wasps in the hope they wouldn’t get badly stung. Early on, things did not look good and they were facing a potential 3:11 defeat. But what a turnaround! By midway the team had moved to a 10:4 win and maintained this to the end. Great results came from Allan Patterson, Dave Johnson and Lynn Greenland, Val Collier, Chris Collier and Stuart Denholm, Margaret Patterson, Lee Sinclair and Mary Dyer and Sue Milner, Jim Jarvie and Steve Cantley. Wednesday’s VCL results were another mixed bag. Starting with the good news, the Deputies won across the board beating the Country Bowls Herons 12:0, 117 shots to 46. The singles were played by Ann Allan and Gary Raby, the Pairs by John Marshall and John Raby, the Trips comprised Jack Jackson, Jim Jarvie and Alan Campbell and the Rinks Tom Dalgleish, Sandi Hannon, Derek Farmer and Bob Donnelly. Now for the rest of the results. The Sheriffs only managed 2 points away to the San Luis Falcons thanks to Lin Miller, Chris Collier and Val Collier. The Marshalls faired slightly better getting 4 points from their match against the Quesada Tigers. Well done to Sheila and Brian Errington in the Pairs and Ann Young, Bob Graham and John Staden in the Trips. If you are thinking of taking up bowls, why not come to Wasps on Wednesdays 1pm for 1:30 start. €5 for an afternoon’s bowling with shoes and woods available to borrow. For further information on San Miguel Bowls Club please contact the President Stuart Hemmings on 965 72 0461, or the Secretary Gail Willshire on 965 02 0492.

Wednesday 25th April we entertained Moonfleet Bowls Club touring team from Weymouth. The weather was overcast with some light rain at times but it did not deter us from having a very friendly and enjoyable morning playing six games of rinks. Monte Mar had a good result but as always the scores really don't matter on these sort of occasions as everyone involved had a excellent mornings bowling. It was lovely to see our old friends Sandra and Terry Errington again. Terry was once Monte Mar Captain before moving back to the UK, so having them both playing at our Club again made this a very special occasion for us all. Afterwards we all enjoyed a meal and a few drinks together in the Rincon Restaurant, which rounded of the day perfectly. Friday 27th April we entertained another touring team. Organised by personal touch the three visiting teams were players from different clubs in England. Monte Mar had a good win but the scores really don't matter, as everyone had a very enjoyable morning.

After the game the captain of the visiting team presented our captain will a lovely picture of York. Monday 30th April The top of the table match between Monte Mar Torros v Country Bowls Badgers was as expected a hard fought match. The Torros came out on top winning on five rinks and losing on one. Shots Torros 101- 68 Badgers, Points Torros 12 – 2 Badgers We remain at the top of the league, well done to everyone on a fine team performance. Wednesday 2nd May VCL League Monte Mar Lords v Greenlands Jasmine A very good result at home against Greenlands Jasmine, winning four disciplines. Well done to Joan Harding (singles) Keith Simpson (singles), Sheila Roberts, Phil Goble, skip Alan Ashberry. Tanya Oliver, Howie Williams, Joe Ridley and skip Diane Ridley. Shots Lords 92 – 74 Jasmine, Points Lords 10 – 2 Jasmine

El Rancho Bowls Club Monday morning with the strong winds of late relenting to give us a splendid morning for bowls, the Buckskins were away at San Luis playing the Hercules which can be a difficult fixture. But we were in splendid company and we enjoyed the occasion if not the result, which didn’t represent the effort we put into the match, playing some good bowls in some close matches. However in the end we came away with just the one point, but it didn’t spoil our lunch or day. Dolly Ford, Pam Harris and Brian Harris 10-15. Lesley Day, Marion Haynes and Dave Haynes 13-13. Ann Abbott, Bob Day and Malc Elmore 7-18. David Wright, Graham Day and Keith Longshaw 13-19. Brian Yates, Ann Taylor and Jim Taylor 14-26. Janet Wright, Peter Blackburn and Malc Sykes 17-23. Wednesday found El Rancho playing their first match of the week at Emerald Isle against the Erals in a tough match, the two singles

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with Lynne Bishop S.A Spitfire League. Two games this week for the Greenways, the first on Monday when the side welcomed the Quesada Lancaster’s who sat top of the league. Three wins and the long game gave the Greenways an eight point win. Sue Jenkins, Charlie Watkins & Maggie Furness 33-8. Pauline Rafferty, Helen Marshall & Sue Wilson 24-10 and Stan Dibble, Mike Regan & Arthur Brown 14-10. Shots, VB 107(8) - 87(6) Q. The second game was a re-arranged one played a few days early on Thursday at home against the Emerald Isle Victors who apparently were top of the league after Monday’s fixture. The Greenways chasing after points managed to pick up nine on this occasion thanks to some very good bowling. Sheila Whitehall, Gary Thorpe & Peter Whitehall 24-10. Lynne Bishop, Charlie Watkins & Martin Foulcer 22-10. Rosemarie Savage, Jim Donnelly & Sue Wilson 15-13. Beryl Regan, Ken Savage & Brian Dunn 16-16. Knocking two teams off top spot in one week is very encouraging. Shots, VB 101(9) - 87(5) EL. Well done the Greenways! VCL. The Saxons played away to the Quesada Lions where they unfortunately lost on all rinks so the less said the better but good luck next week. The Vikings were at home to the Emerald Isle Dukes, all games were incredibly close and well fought, the Vikings finished with three wins plus the long game, well done to Ladies Singles Lin Watkins 21-18. Triples Frank Barclay, StJohn Broadhurst & Gary Thorpe 21-15 and Rinks Ron Smith, Jeff Neve, Bill Corbishly & Eric Bishop 17-15. Shots, VB 90(8) - 82(4) EI.

matches with Jane Hamill and Richard Lee proved to be single shot losses at 20-21. The other matches on paper were comfortable wins for the Erals, but good bowls was played by both teams, though we came away without a point. Friday found El Rancho playing host to San Miguel Marshals in the VCL and a good day it was, El Rancho taking both singles and the overall shots by one. A good result a day with very windy conditions. Ladies singles: Jean Bagwell 21-13. Gents singles: Jim Gracie 21-10. Pairs: June Whitworth and Richard Lee 13-15. Trips: Sheila Cox, Jane Hamill and Shirley Edwards 16-22. Rinks: Ron Edwards, Brian Taylor, Mike Cox and David Whitworth 1525. For membership details contact Brian Taylor on 965077093 or at briantaylor_es@yahoo.co.uk or Carolyn Harris on 966774316 or at elranchobowls.secretary@gmail.com.

Horadada Bowls Club by Irene Graham On Monday we were at home to La Marina Pilots and I’m delighted to report another good win. A beautiful spring morning was complemented by some excellent bowling from both sides, with some very close matches. We lost one rink on the 18th end by 1 shot, but won 4 rinks in total and secured the shots points by 115 - 100. The overall match result was Horadada 10 points and La Marina 4 points. Our winning rinks were: Pat Patton, Alan Miller and Brian Patton 27 - 14; Yvonne Hurlock, Les Davies and Brian Eatough 18 - 14; Carol Linehan, Linda Hier and Terry Hucknall 21 – 13, Irene Graham, Jack Linehan and John Hurlock 22 - 16. Our thanks to Paul and his La Marina team for their good sportsmanship and friendliness that contributed to an excellent morning's bowling. Good luck team for next week against La Siesta Wasps. We are at home so let’s make it 4 out of 4. On Wednesday in the VCL League we were away to La Marina. Not a good result for us I’m afraid. Again it was a lovely spring morning with no wind so we couldn’t blame that. Thanks goes to Margaret Odell for winning her ladies singles match 21 – 6. Margaret saved us from a whitewash. La Marina played some good bowling that we couldn’t quite keep up with. We are hoping for a better result next week against Country Bowls. With no other matches to report on wishing our team of players good luck and good bowling for next week.

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Quesada Bowls Club George Radmore (ExPresident) and Peta Rhodes (Ex-Captain)

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At the AGM on 7th April members elected new club officials including Sandra Heath as President and Carol Broomfield as Captain. As a tribute to the out-going President (George Radmore) and Captain (Peta Rhodes), there was a head to head bowling competition on Thursday 3rd May. The competition was extremely well supported and on a beautiful sunny day, 42 of the members took part in the event, which was hotly contested, but in very good spirits. The competition was decided by overall shots and the Captains team won. Special mention goes to Rink 7 team - Norma and Mike Lamberton and Peter Bradbury who were victorious for the Presidents team. Afterwards players relaxed together at The Club with a special lunch and lots of good-natured banter. They were joined by members Nick and Ruth Birch who announced that after 17 years in Spain, they were returning to the UK at the weekend. We will miss them very much but wish them good health and good luck for the future.

By Geoff Paylor and Gordon Dixon

The Country Bowls ‘Badgers’ travelled to Monte Mar on Monday for their second match in the summer league. Was it a case of ‘after the Lord Mayors show?’ You would have to think so looking at the result. The Badgers lost 2 points to 12 with our 2 points coming from Ben Noke, Derek Jiggins and Andy Bryce, well done for sticking with it. We were beaten by a superior squad and not because of our own bad play. There were some great bowls played and it augments very well for the future. Scores are : Niel West, Peter Dix and Phil Warrington. 9 – 24, Joel Fernandez, Adam James and John Mallet. 10 – 16, Brenda Jiggins, Lynne Bryce and Gary Ponsford. 14 – 23, Geoff Eggleton, Dave Smith and John Hassell. 8 – 14, Linda Freeman, Graham Richardson and Geoff Paylor. 10 – 13 and the winning rink. 17 – 11. In the latest VCL match, Country Bowls ‘Herons’ travelled to San Miguel and came up against a strong side, both singles came up against players in top form and went down rather heavily. The pairs

started well and got an early lead but were then under pressure and were punished 11 shots in three ends and never recovered. The trips, despite losing seven shots on the second end fought bravely but were unable to make up the shots against some very steady and consistent lead bowls from their opponents despite some good efforts. The rinks played some good ends but were overpowered by an experienced team playing some excellent bowls and scoring heavily. This resulted in San Miguel coming out on top and all were worthy winners with a score of 12 – 0. Scores are; Ladies Singles. Brenda Jiggins. 8 – 21, Gents Singles. Geoff Paylor. 10 – 21, Pairs. Lynne Bryce & Ben Noke. 11 – 25, Trips. Linda Freeman, Derek Jiggins and Gary Ponsford. 12 – 21, Rinks. Ann Barratt, Dave Smith, John Hassell & Andy Bryce . 5 - 29 For any information on Country Bowls please contact the club on 966 19 1552 or 868 183 703. Or visit our website www.countrybowlsmurcia.com .

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San Luis Bowls Club by Sheila Cammack With last week’s very strong winds starting to calm down a little, the sun has been making its presence felt rather more strongly and the sun screen has been more obvious with white stripes on noses (or was it just mine?). Unfortunately the dust and pollen in the dry air has affected a few of our players with asthma, hay-fever and breathing problems but hopefully we take the tablets, drink more water and carry on. Having had a pause in the leagues for the Champion of Champions Tournament we have another week to play league matches before the Linea Directa National Lawn Bowls Championships start (12th-26th May at Emerald Isle). South Alicante Summer League: Monday 30th April SL Wellingtons away v Q Blenheims, had a disastrous result 1-13, 66 shots-105. Just managing to hold on for a draw: Helen Hammond, Sheila Cammack, Scott Malden 15-15. SL Hercules home v El Rancho Buckskins had a great result, 13-1, shots 114-74. Winners: Ray Whatmough, Ralph Jones, Sue Ross 15-10, Roger Inwards, Mary Fromson, Roy Cordell 19-13, Mario Cavilla, Ken Dullaway, Charlie Marigold 13-13, Ros Holmes, Audrey Ford, Tom Fromson 187, Sally Cordell, Ian Ross, Les Bedford 26-14, Terry Baylis, Cas Blay, Brenda Brown 23-17. Wednesday 2nd May VCL: SL Falcons home v SM Sheriffs, had a good result; 10-2, shots 92-71. Winners: Singles – Kath Reid 21-15, Colin Jackson 21-10, Pairs – Jan & Brian Pocock 15-12, Rinks – Ann Holland, William Holtham, Scott Malden, Ian Kenyon 20-16. SL Hawks away v La Siesta had a tough morning, 2-10, shots 77-97. Well done to our pairs: Sue Ross & Charlie Marigold 21-14. Friday 4th VCL: SL Hawks had a hard fought game but a much better result away v EI Earls, points 10-2, shots 92-67. Winners: Singles – Irene Everett 21-9, Bill Webb 21-12, Trips – Ros Holmes, Bob Bromley, Vic Slater 22-19, Rinks – Dennis Jackson, Terry Baylis, Sheila Cammack, Charlie Marigold 15-10. Information:www.sanluisbowls.byethost7.com or contact June Jones, Club Captain: 691 903 773.

Emerald Isle Bowls Club The week started with the Victors travelling to play at San Miguel Christians and they had a fine 10-4 win, aggregate 103 -100, winners were: P Heaney S Wickens D Birkett 26-10,C Thomas A M Stevenson B Kavanagh 18-10, S Johnson L Vincent K Jolliffe 17-13 D Jones C Warner J Rimmer, 18-16 The Vulcans played Greenlands Gladiators and had a fine 14-0 aggregate 121-64. Winners were L Burns J Loughran A Burns 23-8, ,G Dyer T Capewell M Willicott 22-13, A Brown G Farrington L Fisher 24-9, C Ayling S Watson J Mullarkey 22-11, R Adams B Doran D Close 12-10, S Adams E Brookes P Creswell 18-13 Tuesday EI played The Highjackers and the home team won 10--6 aggregate of119-104 winners were N Inwood R Fooks P Willicott 26-11, S Adams J Dear D Close 23-14, D Martin R Adams G Inwood 15-12 T Capewell and two guests won 20-12 Wed the Dukes travelled to Vistabella Vikings in the VCL league, and were beaten 4-8, aggregate

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of 82-90 winners were J Rimmer 21-18, M Whitelock and M Stacey 15-13 The Earls played at home against El Rancho and they had a great 14-0 win, aggregate of 122-70. Winners were S Kavanagh 21-20 P Heaney 2120, C Warner B Kavanagh 22-7, C Ayling C Parsons L Fisher 26-16, R Adams B Taylor S Watson J Mullarkey 32-7 Thursday took the Victors to Vistabella Greenways and the home team came out on top 9-5 aggregate 87-101, winners were D Jones CWarner J Rimmer 21-10, C Thomas M Thomas A M Stevenson 16-14, C Parsons M Whitelock M Stacey drew 16-16 The Earls played at home against La Marina Pilots and they slipped to a 6-8 aggregate of 88103 winners were A Brown D Close L Fisher 21-11, C Ayling S Watson J Mullarkey 22-16, I Fay A Fay J Loughran 18-14 Hoping all the Emerald Isle bowlers on tour at Mojacar are having a good time

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On Monday it was catch up day for the Singles Match Play competitors and the remainder of us played a 2 Ball Better Ball and the winning team with a record score of 53 were Donna Campbell and John Conway. However, that did cost them both a handicap cut. 2nd were Ellen and John Drakesmith with 46 pts. Wednesday we played a Stableford and the results were as follows: 1st Rod (Dave) Doel 36 pts, 2nd guest Paul, friend of Lindsay¨s 35 Pts, 3rd on a count back, Terry Cullen 33 pts, 4th , on a count back, John Shervell 33 pts, 5th Ellen Drakesmith 31 pts, 6th on a count back, Olga Douglas 30 pts.

2´s Club Ron Phipps took the kitty! It was also the semi finals of our Singles Match Play Competition with John Drakesmith beating Lindsay Forbes, and John Collins beating Bryan Neal. Friday was the Final of the Match Play Comp.and the Winner was John Drakesmith, runner up was John Collins, 3rd Bryan Neal and 4th Lindsay Forbes. All are pictured above Everyone else played the Counters Game and the winners with a score of 97 were Dave Pulling, Rod Doel, Rachel Leckey amd Alan Douglas.

44 member and guests arrived early for our 8:44 first tee time. The first two four balls were a match between 8 Swedish players and the main Stableford competition began at our normal time of 9:00. Many comments could be heard expressing their opinion on what good condition the course was in, later some of these may have regretted this when their scores were reviled. In fact only one member managed to play to par; several others found themselves in the buffer zone and therefore a podium place. This course has 5 par 3´s which means that there are 5 opportunities to make a 2, Joe Dean was the only player to make a 2, the first coming at the par 3 6th and again at the long par 3 10th. Full results; N.T.P.´s hole 4 Mike O´Regan (missed a 3 footer for a 2) hole 6 nada, hole 10 Joe Dean, hole 15 Shelia Dean, hole 17 Raymond Eiken. Our only guest won the guests prize, G. Noble, Bronze cat; 3rd Mrs Pearl Sabine 31, 2nd Pat

O´Dowd 33, 1st Lennart Holmberg 36. Silver cat: 3rd A. Martin 33, 2nd Alan Rickers 34, 1st Ole Rong 35. Gold cat: 3rd Kenny (Isaac Hunter) 32, 2nd Captain John Eyre 33, 1st Paul Bradley 35. Photo: N.T.P. winners. Note for your diary. 28th and 29th May 2 day golf trip to Las Pinaillas, great course and a great price! More info at www.tmgs.org or follow us at www.facebook.com/tmgsgolf

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San Miguel Golf Society at Bonalba - 2 May It's quite a few years since San Miguel Golf Society has visited Bonalba course which is situated near the charming village of Mutxamel (pronounce that – if you can !!) on the Northern side of Alicante. I mention the village itself as quite a few of the day's golfers may recall passing through it when they wereAfter a hopelessly lost – we've all been to the lovely Bonalba course on many an occasion but some memory cells are definitely starting to pack in. A good turnout of members and a handful of guests had 10 tee times reserved from 10am for our regular Stableford battle across our 3 divisions. Prizes for NTP's have now reverted back to the previous system of each par 3 being designated to a particular division with the 4th one being open to all players including guests – this seems a fairer way to evenly distribute the prizes. As usual over the past few weeks, the weather was a bit breezy but thankfully it was accompanied by wall to wall sunshine which helped to make it a very pleasant day. The prizes panned out as follows with only one player beating par, a big “well done” to Keith Wraithmell.

3rd Robin Eastman (33 c/b). 2nd Tony Smale (33 c/b) 1st John Osborne (34). In the K/O singles comp. Theo Boelhouwer beat Ivor Turkington in quite a battle which didn't finish until the 20th hole. The “Abacus” prize of a fine bottle of wine was picked up by the lovely Mary Cleary whose golf game is going through a bit of a bad patch – at least when she's knocked back the prize, she may feel a bit happier !! Our thanks to the staff at Bonalba for their contribution to the day. Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Tony Smale a call on 628227687 to find out more about the society and its weekly golf get-togethers. Next week we will be at Mar Menor.

The day’s results, in reverse order, were the following: BEST GUESTS - 1st John Yates & 2nd Rob Stevens. NTP's – Bronze, hole 4 Ron Stenhouse. Silver, hole 14 Nobody hit the green, Gold, hole 8 John Humphrey & All players, hole 11 Mike Kaylor. BRONZE - 4th Carmel McCann (29 c/b). 3rd Chris Hamblett (29 c/b). 2nd Phil Birtwistle (31). 1st Norman McBride (34). SILVER - 4th Paul Wainwright (30 c/b). 3rd Theo Boelhouwer (30 c/b). 2nd Ken Flaherty (30 c/b). 1st Keith Wraithmell (38). GOLD - 4th John Humphrey (32 c/b).

Mike ProBert talks golf Here on the Costa’s golf is one of the biggest leisure time activities for both tourists and residentS 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. The correct attitude for golf Everyone who has played golf will understand that the mood we are ‘in’ reflects in the way we play, there are days when we would be happier doing something else and this reflects in our score. There are times at golf when we become disappointed and depressed due to our inability to achieve our desired aims, resulting in the worst fault in golf, anger. Anger is the work of the personal ‘bully’ which many people take with them to the golf course, being too critical of their own performance, attempting to play above their own level of ability and from the ‘incorrect’ belief that winning is the only reason for playing. Failure does involve anger but starts with fear and this is introduced into golf in various ways, fear of losing, fear of winning and the fear created when faced with bunkers or water. Anger, fear and depression have an effect not only on our personal performance but also in the way we view others and blame them for our failures but it is essential that ‘we’ accept responsibility when things go wrong and take action to correct the situation. Poor shots are played by ‘all’ golfers, so when it happens to you, don’t be surprised and become angry, look upon it as a part of golf and forget it, ‘You know the consequences if you don’t’. A correct playing attitude requires that you are kind to yourself and accept responsibility and that you are patient and tolerant of other players, you owe it to yourself to try and enjoy the day out, before, during and afterwards. Maybe we should ask ourselves the question, what is golf all about anyway?

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El Plantio 2 May Day Competition 15 members and 1 guest played a Yellow Ball competition on May Day. Four teams of 4 players were given one yellow ball to use and each individual doubled their Stableford score when the ball was in their possession. However, should this ball be lost, either in the water or over the fence, five points were deducted from the team's total score. Conditions were much better than recently, which accounted for the fact that 75% of the yellow balls were returned. The downside was that the May Day holiday brought many people on to the course as the 18 hole course was closed as it was staging a tournament and play for some, was very slow. The team finishing second scored very well individually and could even overcome the fact that they were the ones to lose the ball. The winning team all scored over thirty

Stableford points each to win by 7 points. As only four teams competed, prizes were only awarded to the first two teams. Nearest the pins – Hole 2, Ian Henderson and Hole 6, Garry Needham. Second Place, John Burke, Ronnie Campbell, Mike Davies, Lyn Young – 154 pts. First Place, Ian Henderson, Alistair Douglas, Gary Needham, David Swann – 161 points. If anyone would like to join our Society, we play at El Plantio Golf Club every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. We use both courses - the Par 3 nine hole course and the main 18 hole course, so we cater for all abilities. The membership rates are very competitive, so call for more details. Anyone who wishes to play in the Society as a guest or join as a new member, contact Ian Henderson on 966 716 616 or 636 116 230

Theo misses his putt on 18 to beat Ivor

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The Saint drops in to Walking Football launch at Entre Naranjos Former Liverpool legend Ian St John

Former Liverpool legend Ian St John joined members of the Entre Naranjos Walking Football Club last week at the launch of the new club logo. 79-year old Ian is still an occasional tv and radio pundit although he is now appreciating retirement and frequent visits to the area where he regularly meets with friends to play golf. Joking that the logo was the ‘wrong colour’ he nevertheless enjoyed talking football once again saying that he was especially pleased to be involved with the launch, as he sees Walking Football as “very progressive” for the over 55’s in providing regular exercise. The complete kit has been sponsored for the club by the Orange Bar on Entre Naranjos. The Entre Naranjos Walking Football Club meet every Wednesday at the Los Montesinos Astro Turf. If you are over 55 and interested in joining please email Tony Morgan for more information at: embracethepunt@gmail.com

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Much better performance but another defeat for Torry Torry manager Pedreño much have been pleased with his teams latest outing, for although quality told in the end, his young lads sure as hell put up a good fight. Villajoyosa are already in the play offs, now looking to finish as champions of the preferente division, so must have been licking their lips at the prospect of playing the league current whipping boys. Due to celebrations, namely Tears of Santa Maria festival, during the weekend, the match inside Nou Pla Stadium was switched to an evening ko on Friday. A neutral could have mistaken which side was which, for Torry turned the form book upside down from the very start. They should have gone ahead as early as the 4th min. An assist by Maicol found Santi alone in the box, but his weak shot was easily saved by Garcia. Shortly afterwards, a fine move involving Samuel and Silver, culminated in Santi again failing to trouble the keeper.

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wide man embarking on a mazzy individual run, before drilling the ball past the helpless Cristobel. Next weekend, Torry have another away fixture, this time at Elda Industrial (check club website for details).

Torry line up. Cristobel, German, Lewis, Ruben, At this stage it was all Torry, so much so that both Ulises, Samuel, Manuel, Reyes, Santi, Silver Maicol and Samuel should have opened their (Valencia), Maicol. accounts before the half hour mark. This was a much better performance But it was the hosts who finished from Torrevieja: the half the strongest, and it was Photo: CD Torrevieja Twitter feed left to Torry keeper Cristobel to deny them a goal as half time beckoned. How Torry would bemoan the failure to capitalize on their early dominance, which unfortunately has been the story of the season. For on 52 mins, a firmly struck direct free kick from 15 yards by Alfonso struck the back of the net, despite Cristobel's best efforts. A long punted clearance from Villajoyosa defender Martin found Joaquin on 65 mins, resulting in the

Los Nietos make the journey around Murcia to Altorreal GC Leaving our little fishing village of Los Nietos we headed north for Altoreal Golf , passing the new airport of Corvera, to be opened in January, and round the city of Murcia to the course. It was looking very attractive, with the conditions being particularly benign especially after the wind of the past week or so ,some high scores were on the cards ! The prediction did not disappoint ! The society fielded 24 players, all members and no guests this time, and the prizes were , on an individual stableford ; Nearest the pin hole 6 John Stevens, Nearest the pin hole 9 Alan McNicol, Nearest the pin hole 12 Pat Hurley, Nearest the pin hole 15 Alan McNicol, 2nd shot nearest the pin hole 7 Pat Hurley Longest drive hole 11 Captain Tim Bromage In Second place on countback was Phil Harris

Balaton Group Launch New Boat In March 2017, SAMM’s Balaton Group, who have two Sailfish 18 day boats on the Mar Menor, were contacted by a family in the UK and offered another complete with road trailer and two outboard engines for the princely sum of £300.

The winner for the day with 35 points was Captain Tim Bromage. Looking at the scores, there were 11 players on 30 points or over and there were 5 on 33 ! We all returned to Club Nautico ,over looking the Mar Menor, for the presentations and a hearty meal. Pictured from left to right is Mike Robrechts, Andy McNicol, winner of 2 nearest the pins, and our esteemed fines secretary Peter Crook, who, sadly for us, is returning to his home town of Swansea. Together with his wife Linda. They have sold their house here and wish to spend more time with their children and grandchildren . We all send them our very best wishes. Los Nietos Golf Society will be playing Hacienda de Riquelme on the 6th June with at least 30 players .

Eurogolf Texas Scramble and Charity Auction in aid Of Caritas

“Ginetta” as she was called had been languishing in a field for 7 years and looked to be in a very sorry state. However, after being inspected by the group’s leader, Julian Pering, most of the problems appeared to be cosmetic and the boat looked very sound so the decision was made to buy her.

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Another group member, Mike Egar, offered to tow her to Spain but was starting his journey in just a few days so an engineer was employed to do a rush weekend job repairing the trailer, not cheap. Quite a stir was cause amongst the other ferry passengers when a gleaming, expensive Mercedes arrived towing a very scruffy looking boat. After an overnight stop in France Ginetta arrived safe and sound at a Balaton member’s house near Torre Pacheco in early April and some initial restoration work was started soon after but then stopped during the heat of the summer. The need to do routine maintenance on the groups other boats delayed the start of the remaining work until February 2018 but eventually she was completed and launched on April 6th with a bottle of the finest cava, well she had a splash but the members drank most. The main work was done and co-ordinated by Bob Miles and he had the pleasure of skippering her first SAMM race on April 8th which she duly won. The Balaton Group now have four 18ft boats moored on the Mar Menor and are actively seeking new members to enjoy sailing them. For more information and contact details go to www.sailingmarmenor.com and click on the Balaton Group photo in the top row of the jigsaw.

On Thursday 3rd May Eurogolf played a Texas scramble with a shotgun start at 8am. After the game there was a delicious subsided lunch in the Clubhouse followed by a charity auction in aid of Caritas. It was the best day this year weather wise and the winners certainly enjoyed the sunshine. Coming in with an amazing score of 58.8 was the team of David Gregson, Norman Woods, Sandie Crab and Pam Cook 2nd John Barraclough, Bob Shorley, Bert Lawson and Jean Goodwin 60.7 while 3rd was Glen Roberts, Mark Williams, Linda Lynch and John Hill 62.9 NTP´s 5th Glen Roberts 11th Barry Wilson 12th in 2 John Fairhurst 15th Robin Richards 17th Sue Walsh Football draw Petra Van Dorp, Colin DayeGretton, David Valentine, Colin Hobden and Ian Turner. TUESDAY TOFFS On Tuesday 1st May Toffs played their usual stableford competition and the results were overall winners 1st Jack Simpson 42 2nd Morag Turner 37 c/b 3rd Ken Brett 37 4th John Hill 36 Cat 1 1st Bill Martin 36 2nd Felix Mallon 35 Cat 2 1st David Blanchette 36 2nd Geoff Evans 35 Cat 3 1st Eamonn Divine 35 2nd Clare Daye-Gretton 33 NTP´s 5th Ken Enever 11thDiane Bailey 12th in 2 David Blanchette 15th John Barraclough 17th Chris Stanley Best front 9 Karen Simpson 20 Best back 9 Stan Low 20 Football draw Ken Brett Norman Woods Lauraine Walker T O´Connell and Chris Stanley.

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