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BY LT COL NICK KEEN Vice Chairman District North n bright autumn sun-

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shine, the 2020 Poppy Appeal Launch took

place last Thursday in Spain.

It was held once again in Benidorm but, owing to current restrictions, instead of the usual Parade of Standards and speeches along Levante Promenade, it was marked by

holding a much shorter ceremony behind closed doors.

The current situation doesn’t mean that The Royal British Legion here in Spain has closed down. Far from it. The

RBL has been busier than ever supporting veterans and their families who find themselves in need.

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Donald Mark of the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums.

The money donated, either throughout the year or during the current appeal and Remembrancetide period, is vital to that effort with everything raised in Spain actually spent here in Spain caring for the many Beneficiaries, so please continue contributing to the Poppy Appeal wherever and however you can.

As mentioned, your contributions allow the Royal British Legion to provide much-needed support to a wide range of veterans and families in need. So make your donation and wear your poppy with pride in the knowledge that you will be supporting past and present members of the Armed Forces community.

In a short Act of Remembrance held in the Oscar Esplá Amphitheatre, wreaths were laid by:

This year a Go Fund Me page has been opened for the Poppy Appeal which can be found at https://es.gofundme.com/f/poppy-appealdistrict-north-spain.

· Brigadier Lisa Keetley, the senior Army officer in Spain, currently serving in the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Headquarters in Valencia · Mrs Sara Munsterhjelm, British Vice Consul in Alicante and Mr Jim Thomson, Chairman of Benidorm Branch of The Royal British Legion · Don Antonio Pérez, Mayor of Benidorm and Mr Don Cubbon, Chairman of District North Spain of The Royal British Legion The bugler was Alwyn Pollendine of The Royal British Legion Band, Spain and the Piper was

Every cent or euro you can spare really counts and makes a huge difference to the lives of veterans, both old and young here in Spain, and their families, so thank you once again for your generosity in supporting them through the Poppy Appeal 2020.

You can find details of how to contact the Royal British Legion on the website http://counties.britishlegion.org.uk/counties/ spain-north, where you'll also find details of how they may be able to help you if you need support. (More images at www.theleader.info)

Above left: Don Cubbon with Brigadier Lisa Keetley. Above right: Mayor Tony Perez with Brig Keetley and Sara Munsterhjelm. Main Image: the Poppy Appeal Launch

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Extra restrictions in Orihuela and Elche as hospitality industry hangs by a thread

At

a press conference on Friday the Minister of Health, Ana Barceló, introduced 22 special measures to limit social activities in the four localities of Guadassuar, Orihuela, Onda and Elche, in the fight against Covid 19. The measures came into effect at midnight that same day and will last for the next 14 days.

With 152 new cases confirmed by PCR in the last 14 days the cumulative incidence in Orihuela, updated on Friday, was 196.35 per 100,000 inhabitants when the situation is assessed as "worrying" by the Ministry of Health when it reaches 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

Among these measures, meetings are limited to a maximum of six people in any group, family or social gathering, both in public and in private, except those people who are already living together.

There are also be measures to reduce capacity.

For the moment these measures will not affect Orihuela Costa or Torremendo, which belong to the Torrevieja Health Authority.

Some of the measures to be introduced include a maximum of 25 people at outdoor funerals, 15 for indoor events; places of worship are limited to 50% capacity as are theatres and cinemas; Markets are limited to 50% of the usual traders; capacity in shopping centres is limited to 50% and customers will not be allowed to remain in common areas; catering establishments may not exceed 50% of the capacity indoors or on outdoor terraces and they Valencian Hospitals must now close at 11pm with no admittance after have notified the 10pm; gaming and betting establishments will also Ministry that 5.58% close at 11 pm, with no access after 10 pm. of their beds are cur-

rently occupied by COVID-19 patients.

The average across Spain is 9.83%

Orihuela Councilor for Health, José Galiano, held a press conference to explain that in the last month the city has experienced an "upward trend" in the data that has seen the city go from a privileged situation in the first wave, when it was one of the municipalities in the Valencian Community with the least infections, to have an increasing cumulative incidence.

The Councillor for Emergencies, Víctor Valverde, explained that the measures revolve around capacity restrictions, which will be limited in the hotel industry, social activities and in places of worship.

The Councillor for Health produced data showing that, 41% of the outbreaks are in people aged between 15 and 44 years, with just 17% in people over 65 years of age. Almost all are of social origin.

There was no let-up of cases over the weekend with the Valencian Community registering 838 new coronavirus infections confirmed by PCR and antigen tests on Saturday, 364 of which are in the province of Alicante. This was the highest Saturday total since the Generalitat started providing data for this day Between Monday and Friday, 18.5% more cases have been detected than in the same period of the previous week.

Despite all this, the Valencian Community continues to have one of the lowest incidences of coronavirus cases in all of Spain. As of October 16, the Community registered 115.09 cases per 100,000 inhabitants reported in the last 14 days (the most reliable period of time to check the evolution of the virus), while the current average in Spain is 280.44.

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Mar Menor sea level notably lower, exposing sand banks The drop in temperatures earlier this month was noticeable, as the cold front from Storm Alex came through Murcia.

Temperatures fell dramatically to 15.8 degrees as the evening drew in.

However they did rise have as we entered the second week of October, up to 30 degrees on October 8, with high pressure replacing the cooler northerly air flow.

The sea level along the Mar Menor was also notably lower, exposing sand banks along the shores of the lagoon at Playa Punta Brava.

Virgen del Pilar, patron saint of Horadada The Serenade to the Virgen del Pilar took place at the Parish Church last week, dedicated to the patron saint of Pilar de la Horadada.

On Sunday afternoon, people from 19 associations and clubs carried the traditional baskets to the main altar whilst wearing a mask and keeping interpersonal distance.

A spokesperson said: "Thank you very much to all of you for your collaboration on these unusual days of our 2020 festival."

Firefighters extinguish a fire in Campoamor Torrevieja firefighters were called upon to extinguish a vehicle fire in Campoamor at about midnight on Wednesday night as the flames threatened to spread to a pine forest near the scene of the incident.

The vehicle was parked on Calle Río Nacimiento de Campoamor, in Orihuela Costa.

Provincial Firefighters took only a matter of minutes to douse the flames but were then required to remain on hand as a blustery wind threatened to blow embers into an adjacent forest.

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WHAT NOW for Torrevieja Health Authority’s two new medical centres?

Following the formal decision to terminate the contract of Ribera Salud as managers of the Torrevieja Health Authority in October 2021, the major ‘unknown’ is what will happen with the pending investments in the health area.

Barcelo and Dolon

On July 9, the Torrevieja Salud Company presented an investment plan valued at 40 million euros, which included, among other things, the construction of two health centres in Orihuela Costa and Guardamar.

That plan was to be applied during the period between 2021 and 2016, in the event that the concessionaire was granted an extension to it’s management, something that for the moment will not happen. But what then happens will happen to those proposed investments?

It should now be the case that the Ministry of Health constructs them within their ordinary budgets but is that really likely to happen?

Following Tuesday’s announcement of the contract’s termination, Health Minister Ana Barceló met with the PP mayors of the municipalities to be affected, where, as one, they all demanded that the promised investment of 40 million euro still be carried out.

The minister said that there is a lot of disparity with that investment plan, although hinting that some of the investments still had to be made during the current concession period; that is, until 2021, but she would not reveal which ones.

She said that Health has now commissioned an audit to find out what state the entire health authority adding that, according to the specifications of the current contract, any investments made by the concessionaire must be agreed upon and previously authorised by the Ministry of Health, something that was not done in the case of the two proposed new health centres.

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón said that he has been pointing out since the beginning of the year that the city requires significant investments in health.

This was stated to Ximo Puig in January at the meeting they held in Valencia.

Dolón called for improvements in health care for the city, mostly for the Hospital, such as new equipment, and the expansion and improvements of the building. But in the city he also urged

a comprehensive reform of the La Loma Health Centre (the oldest in Torrevieja), an expansion of the Acequión health centre (Addictive Behaviour Unit - UCA) and improvements in the rest of the Torrevieja health centres. He also pointed out that Ribera Salud had an investment plan for the coming years budgeted at 20 million euros.

Sáez, has described his meeting with the minister as

In the case of Orihuela, the mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, has been demanding for years the construction of a second health centre on the coast. He complained that no response has been received to any of his correspondence sent to the Ministry requesting said facilities. "It doesn't matter to me whether the concessionaire or the department carries out the work," he said.

review. However, he added that "we will have to be vig-

In January, Ribera Salud committed to the construction of the new health centre with an investment of six million euros. In July, Bascuñana, the councillor of Health and representatives of the concessionaire visited the plot that the City Council allocated for the construction of the second health centre. He reiterated that it was not a matter of opportunism. "I have asked the Ministry but still await an answer. The concessionaire has told me that if they retain the management contract, they will build the health centre. I ask the same of the Ministry," he said.

satisfied. He supports public management but at the

On the other side of the political spectrum is the PSOE bloc. The mayor of Guardamar del Segura, José Luis

"very positive". Sáez criticised the concessionaire for not having invested in a second Guardamar centre.

"Ribera had an ambitious project, but in recent years they have not done anything," he said. He also agreed Barceló stating that there must be an authority wide ilant" in reference to the actions carried out in the future by the Department.

In Rojales, another of the main municipalities in health area 22, its mayor, Antonio Pérez, also said that he is same time he emphasised the need to be "vigilant" so that the service is either equal or better in the future.

"We will criticise or praise the achievements from 2021 [the year that public management begins]," he pointed out. In terms of investment, he said that the rehabilitation centre, whose expenses in terms of costs are now borne by the council, must be paid by the Ministry

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RYANAIR LAST MAN STANDING!

By Andrew Atkinson

Eddie Wilson, chief executive of Ryanair DAC

Ryanair - one of the few airlines that is giving a lifeline to ex-pats flying to and from the UK and Spain, via Alicante-Elche airport - say they could be 'the last person standing' after the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has seen passengers severely severed.

“I think when this ends we will come back stronger,” said Eddie Wilson, chief executive of Ryanair DAC, speaking on a new podcast, Inside Ryanair.

“If you prepare well, and better than your competitors, then you’re going to be in a better position," said Wilson.

“We have a strong balance sheet. That allows you to be the last person standing in an apocalyptic scenario," added Wilson.

Ryanair owns over 70 per cent of its aircraft, which provided an advantage: "Even when our aircraft are sitting on the ground, we’re not paying expensive leases,” said Wilson.

“Most of our competitors – those in long haul for example – could be sitting on the ground still paying lease rates of €1-€1.5m (£910,000£1.4m) a month.

“We have been able to deal with our people in flexing their work throughout this winter, on the basis that they can come back full time next summer, rather than going for quick redundancy.

“If that makes sense for the people, then it makes sense for us.

travel restrictions.

They say that flights and holidays to Malaga and Alicante-Elche airport will be suspended until February 10, 2021.

Quote: 'We may as well all hole up in a cave forever and think this thing (COVID-19) is going to pass. We’re going “Norwegian is gone, easyJet are getting smaller," to have to live with it'.

“So, if you’ve got the money, you’ve got the aircraft, you’ve got the people, you’ve got the cost base at the airports, then you are in a much better position than those that are scrambling around, running out of cash, looking for short-term deals all the time, selling their aircraft, firing their people.

said Wilson, on the back of easyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren talking about the coronavirus outbreak.

Ryanair DAC chief executive Wilson also hit out at governments in Dublin and London for adding new travel restrictions.

Ireland’s 'Green List', the register of nations from which arrivals to the republic need not quarantine, has this week shrunk to zero.

The UK has steadily reduced the number of countries from which travellers can without two Byarrive, Andrew weeks of self-isolation.

Atkinson

"easyJet came into this crisis in a very strong position, thanks to its strong balance sheet and consistent profitability.

“We are closing down the connectivity at the moment and thinking it is going to bounce back. It is not going to bounce back," said Wilson.

"This year will be the first time in its history that easyJet has ever made a full year loss.

“What they risk doing is: 'we will put our aircraft where we can get the best return'.

"I would like to thank everyone at easyJet who has worked tirelessly to manage through this period. I believe that, as a result, and due to our decisive response to the pandemic, we are well positioned for the recovery," said Lundgren.

“People look at vaccines as though it’s going to be a panacea for everything, like it’s going to arrive like an app on your phone.

Jet2 meanwhile has cancelled a number of flights and holidays to Spain and Portugal until early 2021 in the face of ongoing coronavirus

“We may as well all hole up in a cave forever and think this thing is going to pass. “We’re going to have to live with it," said Wilson.

“Everyone wants an instant solution. There isn’t going to be an instant solution.

ALICANTE-ELCHE AIRPORT could be renamed after poet Miguel Hernández

The initiative of provincial cultural groups wants to give more relevance to the poet Miguel Hernández aerodrome losing its name Supporters of the Oriolano poet Miguel Hernández have begun to collect signatures and support across the province so that the AlicanteElche airport bears the name of the writer.

The objective, they explain, is to raise the profile of the poet and ensure more recognition that would cross borders, in this case, tourism.

The signatures will be presented at the Government Sub-delegation,

where the supporters, including Professor Joan Pamies, will try to open a debate on a social level as the first phase of this project.

The initiative proposes maintaining the current name so as not to generate distress by removing the name of the two cities so it would become Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández airport, or similar.

"In the United States there are airports named after famous people, so we believe that it is an opportunity to promote the poet and to represent the entire province," according to coordinator Julio Ríos.

It is not the first time that the proposal has been made. In 2013 Esquerra Unida suggested it when Aena accepted the proposal of the Elche City Council for the airport enclosure to include the name of the city. However, the proposal at that time was that the poet was the only name to be used, while now what is proposed is to expand it.

In the coming days, supporters and cultural groups will launch a proposal in order to be able to collect signatures through WhatsApp, which they hope will have a significant impact on their proposition.

The objective is to turn this petition into a public lobby and reach the largest possible number of groups with the aim of highlighting the legacy of the Oriolano poet.

The last name change of the airport took place in July 2013. From that date all the signage, both inside the airport and outside, was replaced to include the name of Elche. However to this day, only the acronym ALC continues to appear on tickets and reservations, in reference to Alicante, although the object of that proposal was to gain additional visibility for Elche.

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Extra 131,000 euros to repair the historic ROJALES BRIDGE construction management, which is an engineer independent of the City Council, and the Secretariat."

They say that it has not yet been approved, but there is going to be an increase.

The rehabilitation work of the hydraulic complex, the most significant in the municipality, which is pending inclusion as an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC), is long overdue.

The City Council justifies the increase while the controversial coloured granite used on pavements and pedestrian crossings has turned black a month after being installed The mayor of Rojales, Antonio Pérez, has approved the start of the second modification to the restoration works of the historic, 18th century, hydraulic complex at the Carlos III Bridge.

The controversial works, the contract for which was formalised in 2018 and which has seen a change of contractor, will have an extra cost of 131,811 euros of general expenses. With this increase the council now intends to finish the work after almost two years, works that were originally awarded for 659,618 euros, so the increase represents almost 20%, with the final cost now reaching 791,500 euros.

The local government justifies this extra cost, which it qualifies due to new needs or unforeseen causes". "The increase is justified, motivated and informed," they say "and is based on reports from municipal engineers, the

The extra cost of the works will be for lighting, automation equipment and urban furniture, such as benches, all of which have still to be installed, although the bridge was reopened to road traffic last August after completing the installation of the new pavement, but that itself was not without controversy due to the colour of the granite material used.

However, these "eternal" works have been criticised by the opposition, PADER, which denounces the extra cost of 131,000 euros which it states is for the correction of earlier mistakes.

The mayor said that "what PADER intends is that the execution period expires so that the City Council would lose the subsidy of European funds." The mayor refers to the Feder funds from the European Union that will pay for half of the rehabilitation works of this historic hydraulic complex.

In the case of the Sillería de Carlos III bridge (built in 1790), it is the oldest in the region as the remaining ones were destroyed by the 1829 earthquake.

The City Council decided to open the bridge and its adjoining streets to road and pedestrian traffic at the end of August after almost two years and despite the fact that the works have not yet been completed.

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Remembrancetide still to go ahead in Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa As expected, Remembrance tide in the area will be very badly affected by Coronavirus with both the Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa and District Branches of the Royal British Legion having to completely change their plans.

In Torrevieja, however, despite initially stating that they would not support a Remembrance event, the municipal council have had a change of heart and have now authorised the use of the Parroquia de la Inmaculada Concepción church in Ramon Galud.

Parroquia de la Please note, howInmaculada Concepción ever, that the church in Ramon Galud. event will be held on Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November with the service getting underway at approximately 10.45 am.

Members of the public wishing to pay their respects are all invited to attend, but must wear masks and must also be prepared to give names and telephone numbers before entering the Church.

The Ayuntamiento in Pilar de la Horadada are being much more cautious in respect of the Orihuela Costa and District branch, however, and will only allow a small socially distanced, private service of dedication which is to be held outdoors, also on Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November just prior to 11am.

The service, to be held around the Branch Garden of Remembrance in Mil Palmeras, will be limited to just 20 people, including the mayor, Jose Maria Perez, and the councillor for Tourism and Foreign Residents, María Belén Sánchez.

The Garden will then remain open after the formal service to allow members of the public wishing to lay their own wreathes or poppy crosses.

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The blind spot

I

have a slight defect. Loath as I am to admit it, I have a blind spot. This blind spot manifests itself in a manner, which might not be all that unusual in men. I can find nothing in the house!

‘A place for everything and everything in its place’ is what I constantly preach. Then I satisfy myself that it isn’t where it should be, before throwing what the sisters might term a little bit of a tantrum.

At this stage I hear the dreaded ‘if it had teeth it would bite you’ and lo and behold, the missing item comes into focus at that precise moment.

I go to the hot press and all I want is one little jockey underpants.

Can’t see one. Cast my eyes up and down shelves … nothing belonging to me there. What a lousy setup! Not even a bloody underpants to be found in a man’s own house.

I consider putting back on the worn one, just for spite. Then I see the linen bag; ram one hand in after the other, bringing up nothing but fistfuls of bras … and the other items, Lads. Lose the head and empty all out on the floor. I must have called out at some stage, because, just as I see the layer of nicely folded underpants on the shelf in front of me, Mrs Youcantbeserious arrives on the scene.

Bit of humble pie to be eaten …

Herself is inside watching ‘Coronation Street’. I take her in a cup of tea and decide to make myself a sandwich. Open fridge. ‘Nothing to make a sandwich with?’ I ask in nice even tone, with just a hint of surprise and disappointment. ‘Well, there is ham, cheese, tomatoes and the carcass of a chicken- is that not enough for you?’

Five minutes later I come in and sit down beside her; cup of tea, on its own, in my hand, hoping she will notice I am sulking! ‘Did you not make the sandwich?’ ‘Nothing to eat in the fridge except a jar of olives that were ‘best before’ 2018, I whimper.

The break in Coronation Street arrives and ‘number one’ rises and heads for the kitchen. Then I hear that dreaded icy voice inviting me to ‘come here a minute’.

Lads, these are the moments in a marriage that are the bottom half of the “for better or worse” bit. When you see her standing, with the fridge door open, giving you the same look a caterpillar gets, and

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pointing at all the things she told you were in the fridge.

You resolve to be more careful in future! The fact that anything worth eating was hidden behind the milk and orange juice counts for nothing.

I cannot find essentials in the bathroom. As you know, when you need toilet paper- you need toilet paper. How annoying it is to get out of the shower, dry yourself and then no feckin comb. You yell downstairs and nobody pretends to hear you.

My hair dries like a furze bush and finally, just as the curses are being responded to, and she is on her way up the stairs, you see the comb in the bathroom, the one on the dressing room table and the one on the bedside locker.

‘My headache wasn’t too bad until I started looking for panadol, anadin or aspro’, I announced pitifully to wife, after she arrived in.

Now I am taken gently by the hand and led to the medicine cabinet.

She won’t leave it at that- oh no! Every tablet which might cure a headache has to be taken out and lined up on the table for me to have a good look at!

I cannot function in the mornings before I have my tea, toast and marmalade Boil the kettle, do the toast – and then the crisis. Don’t believe it … no marmalade AGAIN! I yell word of this catastrophe up the stairs – and don’t even wait for the sleepy reply.

Out to car in huff; in to Michael Leonards. ‘Paper and pot of marmalade, please.’ Arrive home, make tea, lavish the toast with marmalade and then put jar in press – beside two other jars of the same!

Why, why, would anybody have nothing better to do, than moving someone else’s spectacles? I know where I left my phone – but it’s not there now? My car keys should always be hanging on their hook; the firelighters beside the stove; the phone book beside the phone and I can put my hand on anything I want – because I know, that is where I left it. I am a ‘place for everything and everything in its place’ sort of chappie.

Unfortunately there seems to be a saboteur around this house…

I am going to relax by the fire now until bedtime and try to rid myself of the stress caused by reliving above. My SLIPPERS, - - Who took my feckin slippers?”!

DON’T FORGET It’s bad to act the fool – but it’s worse when you’re not acting Bernie.comaskey@gmail.com *Author, entrepreneur and newspaper columnist, Bernie Comaskey, now spends most of his time on a farm in Ireland; but he retains his strong links with the Costa Blanca.

Bernie has published four books; ‘If Ever a Man Suffered’, ‘The Best of Bernie’, ‘The Team’, and ‘Just Between Ourselves’.

Bernie’s books are available at half price, on sale from ‘The Leader.’ Call 637 227 385 for info.

Asters keep on giving out Autumn Colour ASTER FLOWERS add colour to the

and caring for them is easy, with dead-

chased as a potted plant from garden

autumn garden - while offering beauty

heading to promote more blooms, sta-

centres.

with very little maintenance, blooming

king and/or pruning taller types to make

Plant in a full sun to part-sun location,

in late summer and autumn, whereas

a bushier and more compact plant.

with well-drained soil. Keep new

the Alpine Aster blooms in spring.

Growing Asters can be undertaken from

plants moist and continue watering,

There are over 600 varieties of Aster

seed in spring, but are most often pur-

until the blooms cease.

When watering Asters, avoid splashing the foliage, as getting water or fertilizer on the leaves attracts a powdery mildew along with other fungal diseases.

In order to retain moisture, use an orga-

nic mulch, which will also supply nutrients to break it down. Ensure to mulch a few inches from the Aster stems, not against them. Fertilise with a general plant food, once a month.

A hardy perennial Asters will return year-on-year giving plenty of autumn colour.

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Three illegal tobacco factories dismantled, one in Albatera The Civil Guard, the National Police and the Tax Agency have dismantled three illegal tobacco factories located in the provinces of Madrid, Murcia and Alicante, which together had a production capacity of about 18,000 cigarettes per minute.

The subsequent 38 arrests have now seen the authorities deactivate 23 illegal cigarette factories to date in Spain.

The police say they have dismantled a highly specialised organization with a massive logistical capacity that, under the direction of Bulgarians, supplied the national and international black market with up to 14 different brands of counterfeit cigarettes

In raiding the 3 factories hey seized 43,160 kilos of tobacco cuttings and 1,443,000 packs of cigarettes with an estimated value of more than nine million euros. They additionally impounded six vehicles, a tractor unit, two truck-trailers and machinery used to carry out the manufacturing and packaging process.

It is suspected that the organization manufactured `Fortuna`, 'Winston', 'L & M` and` Chesterfield`, for the Spanish market, as well as others brands for consumption in other countries across the European Union.

In the Albatera factory, 11 people were arrested, 5 of them of Bulgarian nationality, 5

The operation produced about 18,000 cigarettes per minute.

Ukrainian and 1 Russian, together with the confiscation of machinery and goods necessary for packaging cigarettes of different brands, abundant packaging material, as well as 12,960 kilos of tobacco.

The other two dismantled factories were also fully operational, both with double production lines, one located in the town of Blanca (Murcia), where 14 people were arrested (8 Bulgarian

Four arrested in Rafal for 250,000 euros DANA scam

that is dealing with the damage caused by DANA last year.

The Alicante Civil Guard of Alicante has dismantled a criminal group that tried to defraud 250,000 euro from the Compensation Consortium

The claim was processed and paid but during a review file carried out in the face of some inconsistencies detected in the documentation the

The men claimed that they had lost 200,000 kilos of merchandise, including lemons and potatoes, 3,000 wooden boxes and a thousand pallets, which were all stored inside a company warehouse.

citizens and 6 Ukrainians) and in which 41,840 packs of cigarettes of different brands, 1,800 kilos of chopped tobacco leaf, and various manufacturing materials were all seized.

With the dismantling of this organisation and its illegal factories, a significant economic damage to the Public Treasury is avoided and also the unfair competition that the illegal activity causes to the legally established operators across the EU. authorities suspected that it could be a scam. In July of this year, they asked the Economic Crimes Section of the Alicante Civil Guard to carry out an investigation.

The study carried out by the agents concluded that there was no fruit and vegetable production, the boxes, nor the pallets that were supposedly damaged. The alleged victims had falsified estimates, invoices and delivery notes, to fake the merchandise, which never really existed.

The Civil Guard has subsequently detained four people and is still investigating another, in the town of Rafal. The detainees are three men between 22 and 60 years of age, and a 58-yearold woman. The fifth person who has been investigated is a 44-year-old woman. All of them are of Spanish nationality, with family ties and have now been charged with fraud, document falsification, and a crime of belonging to a criminal organisation.

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Reproach (7) 10. Theatrical set (5) 11. Relieved (5) 12. Promote (7) 13. Tell (6) 15. Assassin (6) 18. Evict (4,3) 20. Intended (5) 22. Ingenuous (5) 23. Topography (7) 24. Unprotected (11) 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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Flowing garments (5) Accumulator (7) Commanded (6) Savour (5) Comprehensive (7) Oversee (11) Strident (11) Stealthy (7) Profligate (7) Motionless (6) Corpulent (5) Accumulate (5)

QUICK ACROSS: 1 Bankrupt; 5 Idea; 9 Solo; 10 Pinnacle; 11 Maybe; 12 Operate; 13 Powerlessness; 18 Religion; 19 Clap; 20 Shallow; 21 Jemmy; 22 Lees; 23 Pressure.

DOWN: 2 Avocado; 3 Knobble; 4 Prisoner of war; 6 Decease; 7 Ageless; 8 Infers; 13 Perusal; 14 Welfare; 15 Regale; 16 Nucleus; 17 Stammer.

CRYPTIC CRYPTIC ACROSS: 1 Inaction; 5 Maid; 9 Stun; 10 Striking; 11 Broom; 12 In state; 13 Blamelessness; 18 Outright; 19 Mint; 20 Hearten; 21 Yemen; 22 Rita; 23 Perished.

DOWN: 2 Natural; 3 Conform; 4 Outside chance; 6 Animate; 7 Degrees; 8 Missus; 13 Brother; 14 Attract; 15 Exists; 16 Numbers; 17 Sincere.

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Plays a capricious part? (4,3,4) 9. Attack a seaman, we hear (7) 10. Topless specimen showing plenty! (5) 11. Tyre pattern needs a bit of smart readjustment (5) 12. Give an interpretation of obsolete unit of weight? (7) 13. About one with guardian getting the prize (6) 15, 14Dn and 20Ac. Rank outsider could well be! (6,7,5) 18. Confines within bounds rotationally, we hear (7) 20. See 15 Across.

22. He won't work part of the bagpipe (5) 23. State in which I will always take precedence (7) 24. They earn present marks at school (11)

L EA D E R T R I V I A Q U I Z 1. Which immense tragedy did the Argo discover in the early hours of September 1st, 1985?

2. Minilla is the son of which infamous heavyweight?

3. The actual first name of which Nobel Peace Prize winner means 'trouble maker' when translated?

4. Which two men have been nominated a record 10 times for the Oscar as best actor or best actor in a supporting role?

5. The word serendipity stems from the old Persian word 'serendib', which was once the name of which present day country with a lion on its flag?

6. Kopi Luwak sells for up to 600 US dollars per pound making it one of the most expensive examples of what in the world?

7. Based on the 2019 list from Transparency Int., name two of the ten most corrupt countries in the world.

8. Which famous guitar does one usually associate with Jimi Hendrix?

9. In antiquity, what name was given to the headlands that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar?

10. The following lyrics are all beer related. Can you name the song? a.

And the microphone smells like a beer. b. Well I woke up this morning and got myself a beer. c. And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad so I had one more for dessert. d. John Stewart Mill of his own free will on

DOWN 2. A sect disposed to social distinction (5) 3. More reliable plumber (7) 4. Violent types - you'll find them in disorder (3-3) 5. Hold tight when the sprag breaks (5) 6. Dissect a mole up in a phial (7) 7. Teacher takes exception to the geniuses (11) 8. The principal sources from which larger flowers develop (4-7) 14. See 15 Across.

16. Gas-bag (7) 17. Climb to the top of Cotopaxi in the Andes, maybe (6) 19. Steward ever so disturbed by the end of the voyage (5) 21. Chemical coming from a hole in the ground (5)

( A n s we r s o n p a g e 2 3 ) half a pint of shandy was particularly ill. e. I like a good beer buzz early in the morning 11. Why was 'Cool hand Luke' sent to prison?

12. Who is the most infamous Seraph?

13. What are the two most populated cities in each of the following countries? a. Argentina. b. Pakistan. c. Vietnam 14. What is the number of the dreaded room in the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?

15. In which book and film is room 237 a frightening place?

16. What is the name of the 8mm colour film which records the assassination of JFK? 17. In song, where does Terry meet Julie?

18. In song, where does Gordon meet Julie?

19. According to the 2019 World Population Review, which two countries have the most 'freedom'?

20. An archaic expression of surprise or shock and a contraction of the term referring to the nails used in the crucifixion. Eight letters, second letter 'a', last letter 's'.

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Church of England celebrates 20 years on Costa

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he Church of England in the southern Costa Blanca is celebrating its 20th birthday on Saturday 24th October with a special celebration of the Holy Eucharist at La Siesta Ecumenical Church, Calle Granados at 1700.

partnerships we have,” said Father Seabrook.

“However, Los Balcones Church is closed for restoration at the moment and Lago Jardín is too small because of the social-distancing in place.

Speaking of the Pandemic, Father Seabrook continued: “The Pandemic has changed all our lives but Whilst there had been informal Church of England the Church of England´s presence here is assured services before that, it was in 2000 that the and continuing because of our Chaplaincy of Ss Peter and Paul, twenty year old roots in the Torrevieja began to serve members Since Holy Week, and of the Church of England (and during the Pandemic, the Southern Costa Blanca. This is our field of faith. Here our work of praother English speaking Christians Chaplaincy is now bro- yer, worship and service contiwho wanted to worship in the ethos nues.” of the Church of England) living in adcasting a Daily Mass this part of Spain. and Evening Prayer to its The Chaplaincy, because of the

parishioners online Pandemic, now has a fourth Father Richard A. Seabrook SSC, “place” of worship during the who has been in Torrevieja since Pandemic. Since Holy Week it has been broadcas2015, is the fourth priest to be the “Chaplain” – the name given to parish priests in the Diocese in ting a daily Mass and Evening Prayer online.

Europe, part of the Church of the England. The In the Costa Blanca there are only two Church of Diocese in Europe stretches, incredibly, from England Chaplaincies – one north of Alicante and Madeira to Moscow with its two Bishops based in one based in the Torrevieja area. “As the only London and Brussels and the Cathedral in Church of England presence in the Southern Costa Gibraltar.

Blanca we look forward to welcoming more and “All over Europe there are congregations of memmore people to join our community – they are bers of the Church of England who worship and assured of a warm welcome,” said Father serve the Lord and Ss Peter and Paul, Torrevieja is Seabrook. just one of them,” said Father Seabrook. “At the “We look forward to giving God thanks for what heart of our common life is the Eucharist whereby has been achieved so far and we seek God´s contiwe gather around the Altar for the liturgy that nued strength and blessing in the years ahead.”

Christ himself began.”

The Chaplaincy can be contacted at: @anglicantoThe Chaplaincy of Ss Peter and Paul, Torrevieja rrevieja on Facebook normally gathers at Los Balcones Catholic Church, Website https://www.c-of-e-torrevieja.com/ Lago Jardín Urbanisation Church and La Siesta Ecumenical Church. “We rejoice in the ecumenical

Email frras@c-of-e-torrevieja.com

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SOCIAL AND CLUBS The Royal British Legion Orihuela Costa and District Branch meet on the third

Tuesday of each month at the Olympia Pool Bar and Restaurant in Mil Palmeras.

Everyone is welcome. Call Jean for info on: 630 28 08 99. In view of current health situation, however, please call for up to date info The Royal British Legion, Torrevieja Branch - Meet the second Friday of the month at Casa Ventura, San Luis starting at 7.00 p.m. New members are always welcome. You do not have to be ex-services. For more infor please contact:gill.burden20@gmail.com

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Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur is here to help you with problem solving and well being for the over 50’s. We need volunteer Drivers and people to join our Residential Home Visiting Team. to visit people in a Residential Home, and take them out for a coffee. If you think you can help call into our centre at C/Paganini s/n, Urb. La Siesta 03184 Torrevieja or ring 966 786 887. Or email: costablanca@ageconcern.org.es Almoradi Meal Club. If do you fancy a meal out and meeting new friends, come and join our English speaking club. We have twice monthly meals at various restaurants in and around Almoradi. For info go to FaceBook or email: davedanie@gmail.com.

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...currently postponed Royal Naval Association, Torrevieja Branch now meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 1700 (5pm) at CHE LOCO bar/restaurant, El Chaparral urbanisation, Torrevieja. For more information please contact Chairman Tony Jenkins on 693 866 709, Vice Chairman Danny Kay on 966 71 6274 or Secretary Margaret Forshaw on 966 92 1966.

Royal Air Force Association Costa Blanca Branch. The branch meets at Restaurant El Nacional, Punta Prima, on N332, on the third Tuesday of the month at 2.30 pm. You do not have to be an ex-member of the RAF to join this friendly Association. For further info please contact the Chairman on 634 368 833 or welfare on 615 048 892. www.rafa.org.uk/costa-blanca HAH CB need you to help us help those in need in their own homes, short or long term medical conditions of all ages and nationalities. Contact our head office on 965 328 794 or email: charitycentrehelpathomecb @gmail.com.

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CHURCHES AND SERVICES La Siesta Evangelical Church hold services each Sunday.

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. For info see www.lasiestaevangelicalchurch.org SALT CHURCH (formally Torrevieja Christian Fellowship) Meets at Calle Daya Nueva 12, Polígono Ind. Levante 11, 03187 Los Montesinos. Sunday Service 10.30 am. Wednesday Bible study 6.00 pm. We are a lively, friendly church and look forward to meeting you.

(Covid-19 aware) The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) in Torrevieja meet at 10.00 each Sunday in their chapel at Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia, 104. All Welcome.

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CHARITY EVENT FOR THE SAN Eagle Patrol JOSE OBRERO ORPHANAGE take to the sky On Saturday 10 October a charity fundraising event was held at Bar Carmens, in El Chaparral for Orihuela’s San Jose Obrero Orphanage.

The event was organised by Ken and Lyn Adams and supported by Loulabelle Fashions and Gifts Tickets, which included a fashion show and afternoon tea, were completely sold out within a few days and together with a raffle raised 701 euro which will now be handed over to the orphanage.

The next fashion show, also in support of San Jose Obrero, will be held at the bar on Saturday 21 November 2020 starting 2pm Call Michael at Bar Carmens on telephone 96 507 7480 or Lyn on 676 650 210

By Andrew Atkinson The Santiago de la Ribera Eagle Patrol took to the sky on October 12 in Pilar de la Horadada on the day of their Patron Saint the Holy Virgin of Pilar.

"Many thanks to the Pilareña who informed us that if everything went well in Madrid, this beautiful flyby would be carried out by the Eagle Acrobatic Patrol of the Air Force in our town," said a spokesperson from the Ayuntamiento.

"On Hispanic day and day of our Patron in Pilar de la Horadada, after the celebration of the National holiday, the Eagle Patrol (Air Force Acrobatic Patrol) based in Santiago de la Ribera, San Javier, Murcia, passed through our town to cross our sky.

"Remember, that this gesture of our airmen was not on the agenda and we were hopeful that there was no unforeseen circumstances and we were able to hear the sound of these fighters," said the Ayuntamiento spokesperson.

“Cuéntame habaneras. 2005-2014” published on 60th anniversary of the Contest “Cuéntame Habaneras. 20052014” is the title of a book that was published on Wednesday by the Patronato de Habaneras to mark the 60th anniversary of the International Contest of Habaneras and Polyphony.

The book was launched by the town councillor responsible for Habaneras, Antonio Quesada, together with Óscar Albaladejo, the book’s author.

Albaladejo has had various contributions, from people such as Antonio Sala, the official chroni-

cler Francisco Sala and José María Andréu Montesinos.

The cover was designed by the Oriolano cartoonist Alfonso Ortuño.

The book, with a circulation of 1,000 copies, can be had free from the Habaneras Board of Trustees office and at the Torrevieja Town Hall.

This work is a continuation of the previous publication "La habanera: history, tradition and roots" which was published on the 50th anniversary.

STUDIO32 Musical Theatre to resume STUDIO32 Musical Theatre company are pleased to announce that they will soon be resuming rehearsals for South Pacific.

As with other theatre groups the restrictions placed on us due to the coronavirus have hit us hard. However, there is now light at the end of the tunnel and we are planning to put the show on in March 2021.

The company was set up in 2013 with the aim of bringing high quality musical theatre to the area. Why is the group called STUDIO32? Well, the name originates from the rehearsal room used by the company’s first director, Edith Smith, many years ago in the UK. STUDIO32 started with small beginnings but big hopes, and over the years have staged many large scale musicals - “Oklahoma!”, “Fiddler On The Roof”, “Mack and Mabel”, “Chicago” and “Anything Goes” are amongst their big shows.

We are very proud of the fact that, to date, we have raised over 35,000€ which has gone to help local Alzheimer support, homeless people, the local music school in San Fulgencio, and more recently the Red Cross for their tremendous work in helping people affected by the floods in Spain last year.

All things being equal we should start full rehearsals in January 2021 and we would welcome new members to join our company. So if you have had a yearning to act, sing, dance or help out backstage, why not contact us at info@studiothirtytwo.org . We rehearse at Casa Ventura, San Luis - usually on Wednesdays and Sundays although currently our rehearsals are limited due to COVID restrictions. That said we are positive of a bright future, and look forward to more normality in the new year.

For info visit our website www.studiothirtytwo.org

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Around and about the Courses - Update The covid-19 corona virus continues to take a grip of countries on a global basis with impacts on both the health and finances of both individuals and businesses.

The golf industry is just a part of this struggle against the virus and all local courses are operating without the income from tourist golfers and this impacts on the level of service that they can provide with some members of staff still on ERTE (Furlough) from March 2020.

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The course remains closed to the general public, allowing only members, groups and existing pre-bookings to play the course but they have taken the time to re-vamp the greens and clubhouse ready for when the tourist golfers return.

Hacienda Riquelme Unfortunately and similar to Alhama, GNK have unfortunately decided to close the course until further notice.

Lo Romero

Alhama Unfortunately GNK have had to make the tough decision to close the course from the 20th October 2020 until further notice.

Campoamor The course is fully open to the public and the greens, which were re-laid last year are significantly better than previous although still with some evidence of mixed grasses on the greens.

Font Del Llop This excellent golf course remains open to the public at some of the lowest green fee rates in the region but with limited refreshment services as they have taken the opportunity to re-build the restauDon Cayo (Altea) El Plantio El Valle Font Del Llop Hacienda Del Alamo La Finca La Galiana La Marquesa La Sella La Serena La Torre Las Colinas Las Pinaillas

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Due to the lack of tourist golfers the course remains closed on Sunday’s and Monday’s and the situation currently applies for the months of October and November.

Mar Menor One month ago the course was in a very poor condition but the two temporary greens have now been removed, the waste areas improved and now they have just a few bunkers on the back nine which are GUR. We will keep you updated in upcoming articles as the situation develops and changes.

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For Bookings and info Mike at info@costa-blanca-greenfees.com quoting reference LEADER or on 966 704 752 or 661 345 931 Mark Western won on the day with 41 points on countback from Trevor. Reg Akehurst and Nigel Price took the next two places both with 39. Well done to Marleen Billen, Terry Field and Liz Robertson on achieving a ‘2’.

Hola! and welcome to Stableford week. Played over three rounds, it would be the player with the highest total at the end of Friday’s game who would win this year’s title.

Friday and it was ‘Judgement Day’. With an outrageous 45 points Mike Mahony took the spoils on the day and, out of nowhere, into the runner’s up spot overall with 112.

Day one and Graham Murray took an early lead with 38 points (just easing out Lindsay Forbes on countback).

His round included a ‘2’ on the par 4 eighth, worth 5 points, but he won nothing as he doesn’t partake in this little side line wager!

Marleen Billen took today’s runners up place with 42 points but it was not enough to get her onto the overall leader board.

Three players, Friedel Knebel, Bryan Neal and Petina Murray shared the next three spots each scoring 37 points whilst yours truly got onto the leader board with 36. Collecting a tidy sum Friedel carded the only ‘2’ today.

Following his 41 in round two Trevor Pullyblank posted 40 points to take third place on the day and the overall title with 114.

There were two ‘2’s that did count today, one going to Bryan Neal and the other (wait for it)………me! Overall Graham Murray secured the bronze medal with a combined total score of 108.

After Wednesday’s game we saw no less than seven players with a total score of over 70 points. With 74, four players, Graham Murray, Lindsay Forbes, Friedel Knebel and Trevor Pullyblank were sharing the lead.

A very enjoyable week’s competition had by all (well most) and with the Pairs Matchplay just around the corner those that didn’t do quite as well as they would have hoped will have the chance to redeem themselves.

Pues hasta la semana que viene

The Orangetree Autumn Shield The Autumn Shield was played at Lo Romero on a blustery autumn morning.

The course was set up for the long hitters as the yellow tees were set nearly as far back as the white championship tees.

This proved to make the course very long, nearly adding 200 yards to the normal set up.

This showed in the scores which proved unusually low for the 16 players who competed on the day.

The overall winner who championed over the rest of the field was Peter Curley who came in on the 18th with an overall stableford score of 33 points.

The par 3's were also set up with the tees so far back only one out of the four were hit for a closest to the pin.

The weather picked up and the wind died down by midday but the course still proved a tricky challenge, but was in tip top condition.

Congratulations to Peter, who was presented the shield by the Orangetree captain Stuart Robertson.

Peter Curley with Society Captain Stuart Robertson

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SMGS at La Serena.

October 14th, 2020 A good turnout for the second golfing day of Mick Roscoe’s captaincy, with 35 members and 4 guests making their way to a course not played for some time. La Serena is a little like Las Ramblas, you either quite like it or hate it (unlike Ramblas where you either love it or say you will never go back - but do!).

The 16 holes with water were not enough to deter many from some excellent scoring, with two outstanding returns. Steve Hart’s 42 points just pipped Alan MacDonald’s 41, the latter’s recent stay in the UK clearly having given him time to forget golf and simultaneously improve his game.

There are a few of us who maybe could do with adopting the same strategy! Unusually scoring across all three categories was very even, with none of the main prize winners doing worse than 36 points.

However, we still had a much contested Abacus. Captain Mick Roscoe was sure he had landed the rather good bottle of Jumilla on offer, but was beaten on countback by first time Abacus winner Anne Reilly.

The standout nearest the pin went to Neil Oliver who, on the stroke index one par three, missed a hole in one by no more than a foot.

The day’s winners were the following: BRONZE CATEGORY: 3rd Mike Kaylor (36 on CB), 2nd Neil Oliver (36 on CB), and 1st Alan MacDonald with an excellent 41 points.

SILVER CATEGORY: 3rd Kyrre Skarsmoen (36 on CB), 2nd Roddy Duncan (36 on CB),

and first, with the day’s best score, Steve Hart with a superb 42 points.

GOLD CATEGORY: 3rd Keith Little (37 on CB), 2nd Tony Smale (37 on CB) and 1st Michael Lausch with 38 points.

Nearest the pins (sponsored by Mick Roscoe’s Property Shop): Hole 3 Neil Oliver, Hole 9 Yvonne Davies, Hole 15 Dave Rowe, Hole 17 Keith Little.

Abacus: Anne Reilly Best Guest Winner: Mike Jeroen Our thanks go to all La Serena staff for their contribution to an enjoyable day. Next week we will be at El Valle.

Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Captain Mick Roscoe a call on 649 226 955.

Lo Crispin Golf Society at Altorreal On Wednesday 14th. October 31 members and 1 guest played for the Society's 4th. and final 'Major 'of the year, the Nominated Pairs. In this competition players compete in teams of 2 in an 18 hole stableford. In this competition players can choose who to team up with and the best score of each pair at every hole is recorded.

The weather was ideal for playing golf and the course

was generally in good condition.

What surprised us though and is or should be regarded as not acceptable, is for the course staff to be holatining greens as we were playing them ! We were not warned in advance that this would be happening. Following the game we returned as usual to Lo Crispin Tavern where the friendly and hospitable served us a selection of Tapas. The day's prizewinners were : In 1st. Place and winners of the Nominated Pairs Trophy Pete Childes and Paddy Shea with 39 pts.

2nd Place - Mark Good and

Mike Ellson with 36 pts.

3rd. Place - Brian and Sue Smith with 33 pts.

N.T..P. on Par 3s Hole 5 - Sue Smith Hole 8 - Pete Childes Hole 10 - Gordon McGregor Hole 17 - Ronnie Speirs The 2s 'pot' was shared by Ronnie Speirs and Derek Worwick (guest) The Free Game Draw was won by Brian Coultate.

Our next game is an individual stableford at Las Ramblas on 28th. October.

Steve Harrington (Handicap and Membership Secretary)

Fire Station BW complete league-cup double

By Andrew Atkinson Fire Station Black Watch won the division one cup of the Torrevieja pool League cup final in a thrilling nine frame match against Brittania A, gaining a 5-4 victory.

La Marina Golf Society Bonalba Golf Course was the venue for the La Marina Golf Society's game this week, where the members were competing for the Helena and Paolo Trophy.

The winner of the Gold Division with 35 points was John Brastock, winning the Silver Division also with 35points was Vic Smith. Therefore, on countback and Winner of the Helena and Paolo Trophy was Vic Smith.

The par threes were very tricky this week and we only had one winner, which was Rod Loveday.

The two’s pot wasn’t won so there will be a rollover to our next game, which will be at El Plantio.

A big thank you to Helena and Paolo owners of the La Marina Sports Club for the day's Sponsorship and the after-game refreshments, they are as always very much appreciated.

Despite Brittania A racing into a 4-1 lead, never say die Fire Station ground out wins to lift the Trophy, to complete a league and cup double.

The Torrevieja Team Cup Final, staged at Iglesias Bar, saw Britannia Bar, 'A' Team leading 4-2 up after the singles. Fire Station Black Watch showed great team spirit, coming back to win all three doubles frames to win 5-4.

"There were some close games and thanks goes to the Britannia Bar for a well fought final. We are elated in winning the cup," said Fire Station Black Watch captain Roger.

In the division 2 cup final Santana A defeated Casa Ventura 5-3.

The 2020-21 Torrevieja winter pool League got underway this month.

Fire Station Green watch defeated CCs 5-4 The George defeated Laguna Tavern 6-3 Mi Sol defeated Roasting Toast 6-3 Marina Bar were defeated 5-4 at home against

Sports Bar. Division 3 Charleys Sports Bar defeated Mickeys Bar 7-2. Newcomers O'Brien's Bar hosted The Oasis with the visitors edging a 5-4 win.

Maria's Rendezvous bar went down 7-2 against Brittania Bar B. Santana A defeated Terraza A 54. The Courtyard were defeated 7-2 against Santana B. *Torrevieja winter pool League round-up results and photographs will be featured in The Leader throughout the season.

Fire Station Bar in La Zenia are looking for players to join the Red Watch pool team who will be playing home and away each Tuesday throughout the 2020-21 Torrevieja winter pool League season.

CARP R US

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fourth with 4.94kg from peg 39.

Carp-R-Us fished round six of their Autumn Series at El Bosquet.

Terry Screen won the match with 6.60kg from peg 27 with Neil McBirnie second with 6.00kg from peg 30, Roy Buttress third from peg 37 with 5.38kg and Steve Fell

Further information about the club can be found on its website www.carp-r-us.weebly.com or on our Facebook page Carp-R-Us Fishing Costa Blanca.

There is still a lot of work going on at the complex and this, together with the colder

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By Elwyn Morris Monday saw the start of the Enterprise League for this season and it took the Titans to Quesada Pearls, were the home team came out on top 8-4, with an aggregate of 95 - 82, Isle winners were: L Freeman C Smyth J Smyth 20-16, , D Jones A Miles C Lindgren 19-12.

R Marks 20-13 B Taaffe A M Robertson 15-12, P Coffey D Gerrard 18-15 Jo Perrin Julian Perrin 16-13

Vistabella Bowls Club

Celtic Isle travelled to Quesada and had a tough game but came away with an 3-11 defeat aggregate 94-131, D Jones D Morrison 32-9 S Johnson J Pooley 17-17

Well the start of the league season on Monday for Vistabella, in the Southern League there was a clash in the Voyager Division between our new team the Buggies away to our other team the Eagles who fought in vain against the stronger side losing 1 – 12 and 51 shots to 131. The Drivers in Discovery Div. went down away to Quesada Diamonds 10 – 2 with 59 shots for and 91 against. Our “A” side, the Albatrosses in the Enterprise Div. took on El Rancho Pintos away with a resounding result of 12 – 0 and 120 shots for and 64 against.

Friday saw the Cavaliers playing at home against La Marina Sharks, and they slipped to a 2-10, aggregate of 65 --86, winners were S Johnson M Veale A M Robertson 20-10

The Discovery League began with the two Emerald Isle teams meeting, the Moonrakers playing the Neptunes, and the home team Moonrakers had a good win by 10 - 2, aggregate of 97-70.

Moonrakers winners were I Graham G Dyer G Shoots 28-7, N Prior P Willicott B Taaffe 23-11, R Andrews S Simpson I Grimshaw 21-14, V Cameron B Smith M Willicott 19-14

Claymores travelled to La Marina Seagulls and had a good 7-5 win, with an aggregate of 78-78.

Winners were A Brown J Westall S Westall 24-9, S Verity Jo Perrin Julian Perrin 20-10, C Parsons P Creswell P Dix 19-15

Neptunes winners were S Verity Jo Perrin Julian Perrin 24-8

The Outlaws played at home and had a great 10--2 aggregate 102--63 win, against San Luis Pumas, winners were N Prior P Willicott B Taaffe 23--9, R Adams A Holliman I Grimshaw 22-12, I Graham G Dyer G Shoots 25-14, I Wren B Smith M Willicott 18-11

Wed the Emerald Isle played San Miguel in the Winter league and they had a great 14-0, win with an aggregate of 117-75, winners were C Smyth J Smyth 23-7, G Shoots B Kavanagh 25-15, S Marks

LA SIESTA BOWLS Members Run Club by Alan Carr La Siesta Apollos of the Enterprise Division travelled a short distance down the road to play San Luis Klingons but unfortunately the hosts were only able to field four teams.

The Apollos had a great start to the season by winning on all four rinks with a bit in hand, Rinks won by; Norman Adcroft, Brian Gardiner & Mike Edwards (29-11). Tony & Val Dalton with Brian Fraser (23-16). Barbara Cooper, Karen Kirk, & Les Bedford (21-14).

Dawn & John Taylor with Harold Charleton (21-15), with the unplayed team; Joy Gardiner, Florence Edwards & Jean Cooper getting a further 2 pts we won 12-0 (Shots 104-56).

Monte Mar Bowls and Social Club Sponsored by The Pub, Avalon, Skipper, Gran Alacant Insurances, Rogers, La Piazza, Dialprix and The Belfry.

Toreadors V Country Bowls - On Monday the Toreadors travelled to Country Bowls to play the first match of the new season. After a hard contested match we won on two rinks and drew on one rink.

Very well done to the winning teams, Colin and Cindy Bedford skip Keith Young, Julia Hamilton, Bill Winterburn skip John Hunt and the drawing team Sue Bounds, Ian Hamilton skip Rod Chamberlain.

Shots 80 – 95, Points Toreadors 5 – 7 Country Bowls.

Winter League Monte Mar v Greenlands - Monte Mar were away to Greenlands and only managed to come away with two points. Two rinks were very close losing by one and two shots so well done and bad luck to Colin and Cindy and Lynne and Ronnie.

Well done to ours winners Jack Burrell and Chris

Great start for Country Monday’s Matches Flamingos (home) v Monte Mar Matadors 12 - 0 Seahawks (home) v Monte Mar Toreadors 7 - 5 Friday’s Matches Cubs (home) v Country Bowls Tigers 10 - 2 Quesada Swallows v Geckos (away) 10 - 2 .....Well done all

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On Wednesday in the Winter League Vistabella ran away with a 10 – 4 win with 127 shots to 81 against La Siesta 2 with a notable win for Scott Malden and Ann Holland 38 – 7.

Meanwhile at home La Siesta 2 welcomed Vistabella who immediately put pressure on most of the rinks determined to get all of the points, but found two of our rinks to be too strong; Shelia Millward & Jim Eastwood (23-17). Mags Haines & Brian Gardiner (19-14).

The result ended 4-10 (Shots 81-127).

La Siesta Blues in Division A Southern League had an away game against San Miguel Bulldogs and found this to be a very difficult game as the home team went well ahead on three rinks, but we managed to gain 2 points for getting draws on the other two thanks to

Merry 18 – 9. As much as the result was disappointing the company, food and drink made it most enjoyable. Well done to Greenlands.

Shots 74 – 108, Points Monte Mar 2 – 12 Matadors V Toreadors - Friday saw the two Monte Mar teams playing against each other. The mornings bowling was enjoyed by all who took part.

The Matadors won on three rinks and the Toreadors won on two rinks the overall shots were won by the Toreadors, so it was a good result.

Well done to the winning teams for the Matadors, Sheila Roberts, Jack Burrell skip Phil Gobble, Lynne Armitage, Ronnie Cairns skip Chris Merry, Wendy Sheridan, Don Cleeter skip Barrie Watson.

Also well done to Desiree Freeman, Howie Williams skip Graham Smythe, Julia Hamilton, Rod Chamberlain skip John Hunt who were the winning teams for the Toreadors.

Shots Matadors 82 - 98 Toreadors. Points 6 – 6 For Further information about Monte Mar Bowls and Social Club check out our website or email us at info@montemarbowls.com. We are also on face book.

El Rancho Bowls Club The long awaited league opening matches proved to be played with a rather tricky wind, but we all had good fun even if the results proved to be a little disappointing.

But as always we remember that it’s only a game and look forward to our next fixture.

Monday found the Raiders entertaining San Luis Vulcans and with several matches close enough to have gone either way. But in the end they won just one rink.

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Div.C the two Vistabella sides the Conquistadors and the new Paradors met with a similar result as the Monday sides the Paradors winning 12- 0 with 115 shots to 56.

In Div.B. the Picadors were away to La Siesta Golds winning by 9 – 3 with 78 shots for and 78 shots against. Some really hard fought games ensued with very close scores resulting in the tie of shots.

Vistabella Bowls Club is sponsored by: Venture Fleet Services, TV Choice, Oneway Services, Serenity Insurance, Carpet Heaven.

How about coming and have a go at bowling we would be pleased to see you. We can arrange a free session and lesson . You could get hooked it’s a fabulous game and a very sociable one you’ll meet lots of new friends.

Also bowlers are most welcome, and we are looking for new members. Please contact: Club Captain –Neil Burrows neilburrows@gmail.com or Charlie Watkins Membership Secretary

On Friday in the South Alicante League

The Winter League saw La Siesta 1 travel north to play Bonalba which ended with the team getting a comfortable result of 12-2 (Shots 103–95) Rinks won by; Tony & Val Dalton (23-12). Kathleen & Noel Morrisroe (21-18). Pat Moore & Jean Cooper (16-15), Jan & Brian Pocock (19-12). John Taylor & Les Bedford (14-12).

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Skip Mike Edwards & Brian Pocock´s teams with the game ending 2-10 (57-116).

The Golds in Division B played host to Vistabella Picadors where most of the games went very close which is shown by the equal Shots 78-78, the final result being 3-9 having got a good win on one of our rinks well done; Wendy & Alan Ralph with Vic Mahomet (2610).

Anyone interested in joining La Siesta Bowls Club, run by the members, are welcome to call the Club President (George) or Club Captain (Wendy) who will be pleased to give you any information you may require to assist you in making that decision. We hope to see new members in the very near future.

George Richardson 865 772 498, Wendy Ralph 633 068 399

Quesada Bowls Club On Sunday we were hosts to the British Legion team, it was a close match with Quesada winning 3 trips to 2 but losing the overall shots. The match was declared an honourable draw.

Monday saw the start of the South Alicante leagues. The Diamonds were at home to the Vistabella Drivers and managed to shine on 4 rinks. They only lost the 5th by 2 shots.

Winning trips Harry Johnston, Bryan Elliott & Jacqui Johnston 23-13, Doug Beattie, Jim Donnelly & Fay Beattie 15-12, Allen Bowen, David Gould & Suzi Cooper 15-10, Tommy Cunningham, Steve Hibberd & Sandra Heath 25-9.

The Pearls had the afternoon match at home against Emerald Isle Titans. They won on 3 & the overall for 8 points.

Winning trips Chris Brazier, Mark France & Jason Prokopowycz 20-16, Graham Phillips, Peter Farrell & Phil Bevan 21-18, George Carnell, Terry Morgan & Peter Morgan 26-9.

The Rubies had a bye this week.

On Wednesday the Winter League team played their first home game against Celtic Isle. It was another good result with 4 wins & a draw plus the overall for 11 points.

In the afternoon the Pintos were at Vistabella playing their Albatrosses and although we came away without a point, we enjoyed our first run out.

Friday found the Mustangs at San Luis playing the Lions, the general consensus was that we had an enjoyable morning with a good result.

The Mustangs took 3 rinks to the lions 2 and also took the shots by 99 to 79. Irene Thomson, Bob Day and Eddie Thomson 26-11. Lesley Day, Geoff Jones and Diane Yates 16-23. Barbara Jones, Malc Sykes and Richard Lee 19-9. Ann Taylor, John Richards and Bob Taylor 23-17. Val Ryder, Judy Foley and Henry Ryder

Winning pairs were George Carnell & Jason Prokopowycz 32-4, Terry Morgan & Trevor Voisey 19-15, Tony Lale & Colin Highland 27-10, Mel Highland & Peter Morgan 27-16, with Shen & Dave Barnes finishing 17-17.

On Friday the Southern League started & all 3 teams were in action.

The Swifts were away at El Rancho Broncos & collected a creditable 8 points. Tina Brinton, Joe Brinton & Peter Bradbury 23-19, Norma Lamberton who had to be replaced by John Cleal due to a hip problem, Mike Lamberton & Deidre Leeming 20-15, Shena Barnes, Dave Barnes & Tony Lale 38-11.

The Swallows were at home to the Country Bowls Geckos. Winning on 4 & the overall for 10 points.

George Carnell, Brian Trinder & Sandra Heath 1813, Mel Highland, Mark France & Colin Highland 28-10, Chris Brazier, Graham Phillips & Jason Prokopowycz 30-11, Terry Morgan, Claire Dye & Alan Barton 18-13.

The Swans had the afternoon game at home against San Miguel Boxers & had the same result as the Swallows. David Gould, Chris Bowles & Kim Bowles 20-13, George Kershaw, Ann Linley & Peter Bottle 21-18, Dorothy Benson, Abby Benson & Suzi Cooper 26-6, Harry Johnston, Bryan Elliott & Jacqui Johnston 23-6.

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Meanwhile the broncos entertained Quesada Swifts and had a close match losing the overall shots by just 4 shots, taking 2 rinks to Swifts 3 rinks, a fair result.

Dolly Ford, Abbott and Marion Haynes 5-20. David Baker, Gill Bartlett and Rob Clark 28-9. Tony Abbott, Pam Harris and Brian Harris 19-23. Sue Ziepe, Steve Ziepe and Dave Haynes 11-38. Ngaio Baldwin, Bob Easthope and Pete Baldwin 21-8.

Bowlers of all levels are welcome. For further membership information contact Sheila Cox at: micksheilacox@gmail.com

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Torrevieja Darts Ladies Organisation WEEK 2 – 13 OCTOBER Tipsy Tigers Racing Toast Primadonnas Friendly Temps Wildcats at Macklin’s LEAGUE TABLE Tipsy Tigers Gap Girlz Racing Toast Chicas High Life Ladybirds Wildcats at Macklin’s Friendly Chicas Friendly Temps Primadonnas Macklin’s Dolly Mixtures Black Dog Ladies

6-3 8-1 2-7 2-7 5-4 P 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Macklin’s Dolly Mixtures Black Dog Ladies Gap Girlz Ladybirds Friendly Chicas GW 13 12 12 11 10 8 7 7 7 3

GL 5 6 5 7 8 10 11 11 11 15

Pts 15 14 13 12 12 8 8 8 7 3

HOT DARTS: Sheelah Copper 144, Bliss Wright 140, 120, 3 x 100, Sandra David 140, 124, Diane Burns 140, 121, Karen Morris 132, 115, Angela Mullen 132, Sandra Crabbe 131, 100, Mitch Halliday 129, Sue Christie 125, 104, Kim York Fickling 125, 102, Elaine Willis 123, Ellie Attwood 120, 119, Yvonne Rouffignac 120, 100, Tracey Simpson 120, Linda Curdy 117, Janet Boyd 115, 105, Sharon O'Rourke 115, Elizabeth Cowan 114, 2 x100, Lorraine Veale 112, Pat Woods 111, Chelsea Campbell 110 x 2, Sue Wade 110, Angie Jeffrey 107, 100, Kath Blundell 107, Selma Dyer 106 Regina Woods 104, 101, Sue Cam 104, Chris Greenwood 103, Val Miller 103, Simone de Lacy 101, Pat Schofield 100, Claire Greenwood 100

Match finishing times: Following on from the committee meeting on Friday 16th Oct, we would like to issue the following addendum to the guidelines to state that if both captains, their teams and also the bar are happy for play to continue beyond 12am to conclude a game then that can be agreed between yourselves.

The situation will be reviewed after the 1st 9 matches to see if problems are occurring. Please make a note on your results sheets of any issues that have occurred.

There is no need as yet to change the format from 501 best of 3 but we will continue to monitor the situation with your feedback. Thank you

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SOUTH ALICANTE WINTER TRIPLES Week 11 - Monday 12th October

La Marina Bowls Club Dave Hadaway Monday 12th October brings the first game of the Discovery Division, with La Marina Explorers versus La Marina Pathfinders, and what a tight game it turned out to be.

The first 3 results were Explorers 15, Pathfinders 14: Explorers 12, Pathfinders 13: Explorers 13, Pathfinders 12, then came Peter Parsons trip of Explorers winning 22-11, giving Explorers 6 points and Pathfinders 2, then along came Sue Daniels, with Dave and Lesley Joynes's trip winning 29-7, receiving 2 points for the win and gaining 2 points for overall shots, giving us all a very fair result of 6 points each.

Barclays Properties Winter League (internal) this really is a very good day out, in practice 15 games to watch with a meal to follow, The results this week were: Lions 3 - Pandas 5, Seals 1 - Dolphins 7, Lambs 8 - Tigers 0 Monkeys 8 - Collies 0 This leaves 3 teams on top with 13 points each, but the Koalas on actual top with a shot difference of plus 13.

Unfortunately we have not received any Friday results prior to the deadline for reports, so I thought I would take the opportunity of introducing you to the teams of the Barclays Properties Winter League.

Lions – Tom Spencer, J Perchard, Lesley Joynes, Graham Whiston.

Tigers- Peter Parsons, Alex Morris, Jean Tregoing, Geoff Halfide.

Seals- Dave O'Sullivan, Carol Smith, Maryln Pape, Norman Ship.

Monkeys- Terry Perchards, Garth Slater, Maureen Kidd.

Pandas-DonFowkes,Margare MacLaughlin,Paul Tregoing,Maryln Fryatt.

Lambs- Sue Daniels,Mike Smith, Anne Stone,Jim Freeman.

Collies- Len Daniels, Irena Magnan,Barara Forshaw, Steve Bently.

Koalas- John Rae,Kath Manning,Dave Joynes, Trevor Hancock.

Dolphins- Shirley Hadaway,Phil Pape,Martha Reynolds, Dave McGaw.

San Miguel Bowls Club Barry Jones

ENTERPRISE DIVISION San Miguel Alsations 90 (8) Greenlands Sycamores 48 (2) Quesada Pearls 95 (8) Vistabella Albatrosses 120 (12) San Luis Klingons 56 (0)

San Miguel Boxers were away to Quesda Swans losing 2 - 10 (60 shots to 106) the winning triple were Bob Nesbit, Alan Harris and Dave Champion 17 - 16.

For further information on San Miguel Bowls Club please contact the President Peter Masters on 643 443 727, or the secretary Gail Willshire on 965 020 492

Pts 12 12 10 8 8 4 4 2 0 -2

DISCOVERY DIVISION Quesada Diamonds 91 (10) Country B Flamingos 128 (12) La Marina Pathfinders 79 (6) Emerald Isle Mrakers 97 (10) La Siesta Pioneers Bye

Country Bowls Flamingos Quesada Diamonds Emerald Isle Moonrakers La Marina Pathfinders La Marina Explorers Emerald Isle Neptunes Vistabella Drivers La Siesta Pioneers Monte Mar Matadors

P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1

Vistabella Drivers 59 (2) Monte Mar Matadors 49 (0) La Marina Explorers 69 (6) Emerald Isle Neptunes 70 (2)

W 5 4 4 2 3 1 1 0 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L Diff Diff 0 79 1 32 1 27 3 10 2 -10 4 -27 4 -32 0 0 5 -79

Pts 12 10 10 6 6 2 2 0 0

VOYAGER DIVISION Greenlands Chestnuts 137 (12) Vistabella Eagles 51 (1) Country BSeahawks 95 (7) El Rancho Raiders 87 (2) Quesada Rubies Bye

On Wednesday San Miguel were away to Emerald Isle where they had a “bad day at the office” losing 14 - 0 (117 shots to 75) On Friday San Miguel Bulldogs were home to La Siesta Blues, winning 10 - 2 (116 shots to 57) best winning triple were Pat McEwan Alan Patterson and Lin Miller 36 - 6.

San Miguel Beagles 85 (4) Greenlands Maples 141 (10) Emerald Isle Titans 82 (4) El Rancho Pintos 64 (0) La Siesta Apollos 104 (12)

P W D L Diff Diff Vistabella Albatrosses 1 5 0 0 56 La Siesta Apollos 1 5 0 0 48 Greenlands Maples 1 4 0 1 93 Quesada Pearls 1 3 0 2 13 San Miguel Alsations 1 3 0 2 5 San Miguel Beagles 1 2 0 3 -5 Emerald Isle Titans 1 2 0 3 -13 Greenlands Sycamores 1 1 0 4 -93 El Rancho Pintos 1 0 0 5 -56 San Luis Klingons * 1 0 0 5 -48 * 2) deducted for failing to field a full side

Monday saw the first game of the season in the South Alicante League Enterprise Division, also the first league Derby!

San Miguel Alsations were home to San Miguel Beagles, the home team came out on top winning 8-4 (90 shots to 85) Best winning triple for the Alsations were Anita Brown, Ron Nairey and Ed Cowan 25 - 11. Best winning triple for the Beagles were Bob Nesbit, Alan Harris and Dave Champion 25 - 11.

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San Luis Bowls Club.

By Irene Everett Exciting times for the club with our three day open triples competition. The weather was good and the bowling excellent.

The semi-finalists were James Cutting, Terry Morgan and Suzi Cooper versus Allen Bowen, Violet Campbell and Fred Roberts and Kath Waywell, Bob Bromley and Phil Hasler versus Norman Prior, Graham Shoots and David Morrison.

P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1

Greenlands Beech 51 (0) Vistabella Buggies 131 (11) Monte Mar Torreadors 80 (5) San Luis Vulcans 103 (10)

W 5 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 0

D 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0

L Diff Diff 0 86 0 80 1 16 2 15 2 -15 4 -16 4 -80 0 0 5 -86

Pts 12 11 10 7 5 2 1 0 0

our home green and managed a brilliant 12-2 win.

Winning rinks were Ralph Jones, Barry Edwards 19-15, Irene Everett, David Blackie 15-14, Tom Fromson, Bob Bromley 21-15, Kath Waywell, Phil Hasler 16-14 and Pauline Johnson, David Tilley 18-16. Well done team.

The start of the Voyager League produced a good win for the Vulcans away to El Rancho Raiders 10-2.

Winning rinks were Dee Hoey, Terry Bayliss and Lyndon Johnson 16-24, Les Shannon, Fran Cox, Neil Cox 22-12, Vic Slater, Irene Everett, Tom Fromson 22-17, Pauline Johnson, Mary Fromson, Ralph Jones 22-26.

In the final the team of Suzi Cooper met the team of David Morrison.

Unfortunately our Klingon team was beset by illness and hospital visits and had a more difficult time.

After a display of excellent bowling Norman, Graham and David were the winners.

San Luis is still open for new members of all standards.

Beginners tuition is free and you are welcome to join our friendly club.

Our winter League team met with the Bonalba team at

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use one dart for D16.

Taylor made it 8 for the Hub on D4 D16, without reply from Hastings, leaving Chadwick facing Miller to determine the final score.

The Davids, Tezza and Sarndra scored heavily in the sixth, but couldn't capitalise, Loungers McKay and Mike Tierney D5, nicking the leg for 3-3.

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MOTM Sandra Crabbe and Jimmy McKay.

DIVISION 1 Ale House Lads Boris' Bears CC's Flyers Pint Depot Jesters Hi Life Legends

1-11 3-9 3-9 2-10 9-3

Tipsy Toad Toppers Hub Hyenas Milos El Capitan Chemies Loungers

DIVISION 2 Chemies Chicks Los Dolses Amigos Hub Hellraisers Tipsy Toad Tiaras Mind the Gap

2-10 3-9 P-P P-P 12-0

Danny's Bar CC's Beez Boris' Bobcats Ale House Wanna B's Pint Depot Queens

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All singles went the hosts way, Les Adams 140, John Crabbe 121, Rouzee 100 and finally Legends skipper Roger Phipps rounded off the evening on D16.

LEAGUE TABLES WEEK 3 P F A El Capitan 3 31 5 Tipsy Toad Toppers 3 28 8 Hub Hyenas 3 25 11 Milos 3 22 14 Hi Life Legends 3 17 19 CC's Flyers 3 15 21 Boris' Bears 3 14 22 Chemies Loungers 3 11 25 Ale House Lads 3 9 27 Pint Depot Jesters 3 8 28

Pts 31 28 25 22 17 15 14 11 9 8

Mind The Gap Danny's Bar Los Dolses Amigos CC's Beez Tipsy Toad Tiaras Chemies Chicks Ale House Wanna B's Hub Hellraisers Pint Depot Queens Boris’ Bobcats

31 25 23 19 16 16 9 8 4 1

Legs 46 43 43 37 29 22 25 18 16 15

Division 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2

31 25 23 19 16 16 9 8 4 2

5 11 13 17 8 20 15 12 32 10

High Finish: John Rodford 119, Previous Highest Check-Out: Ken Skinner (CC's Flyers) 114, Andres Liamazares (el Capitan) 113 week 1 180's: Week 3 - Dario Sierra (Ale House), James Brown (Mind the Gap) - Week 2 - John Rodford (Hub Hyenas), Dennis Byrne (Milos), Michelle Lane (Amigos) - Week 1 - Oliver Walker (el Cap) 2, Andres Liamazares (el Cap) 1, James Brown (Gap) 1, Bob Smith (Danny's) 1 Hi Life Legends had the pleasure of a visit from the Loungers of Chemies this week, finding themselves 1-2 down after the triples.

Legends Sarndra David 100,99 top scoring for the hosts, but Jimmy McKay D7, gaining the advantage for Chemies prior to the pairs.

Gino Rouzee (the Governor) levelled, followed by a Boris Ostrowski 100,123 and D1 to nudge Hi Life ahead.

Despite the previous weeks defeat, Campo Verde outfit Dannys Bar slip into second place behind Gap after this weeks successful visit to the comfortable surroundings of Chemies and the Chicks.

A 1-5 half time scoreline, were achieved by Jane Wills D2,,D4, the other providers, Mike Randall D7, Steve Scott D9, and Bob Smith D16 making it 0-5, before Sharon Williams D1 reduced the deficit.

Williams figured next in the 1st singles recording 140 and a ton, but denied victory by a free scoring John Giggs outing on D8. Kerry Shopland added a second singles for Amigos on D9.

The remaining four matches went the visitors way Smith D20, Scott 120, D11, Randall 80,100,D7,and Alan Walker 140,81,D16 making it 10 for Dannys. MOTM Sharon Williams and a tied Mike Randall and Jane Wills.

A D2 from Amigos Harvey Lane, prevented a first half whitewash, visitors C.C's Beez, claiming the first 5 through Kevin Prockter, Cameron Nesbitt, Charles Pritchett, Kieron Fletcher 132 and Suso Madrid 2x100. Terry Kirby 117, top scored for Amigos.

lt went to a decider, Miller finding D7 after a 140 and 5 scores of 80+, Chadwick forcing a third with a D8, and 117,85,85. MOTM Cross and Durrant.

LEAGUE SNIPPETS * Amigos Michelle Lane opened with a 180 in the rearranged Bobcats fixture this week. Peter Ayres ( he of Tin Tin fame ) also recorded a Maxi, unfortunately for him it was in the warm up.

Michelle added a MOTM accolade winning all her participating legs. * Gap licensee James Brown was offering free shots to any of the Queens scoring a ton or more. No news to date on how many were downed, but my spy tells me the skirting board resembles a woodworm attack. Apparently James is offering the same " shot for a ton " to El Caps, should they play. Crafty old Brown. * Yet another opening 180, this time from Vycka Bobinas of El Caps, during their Pint Depot visit. ln the same game 6 foot 12 inch Aroldas Klimonis enjoyed 2 x 3 dart combination finishes, pretty hot stuff, but when you consider he's throwing from around 2 foot 6 inches, he has a distinct advantage. Well done to all.

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Veteran Graham Todd added a second on D17 in the first single, Jesus Madrid D1 and then Pritchett 100,D20 making it 2-7 in favour of the travelling Beez.

An even older veteran (is that possible) Peter Ayres finished his 501 on D14, for victory over Nesbitt, the remaining two matches going Beez way, via Andy Flavell D2 and Suso Madrid D10. The latter just squeezing out the talented Harvey Lane 2x100. MOTM Todd and Jesus Madrid. lt was a first visit to Boris' Bar for the Hub after the home sides venue transfer from Trinity. Some might find the pool table a little too close for comfort when throwing, but otherwise an excellent oche in the upstairs games area.

The Bears went ahead with a Brian Nash D4, his partners in the 3 Sid Cross and Ron Chadwick providing the scores. John Rodford made it one apiece with a tasty 119 out on D20. lt was soon 1-2 courtesy of Joe Miller on D16. Martin Hastings opened the pairs with a D11 for 2-2, the Bears almost stole the fifth, Chadwick and Nash (sounds like a sixties band), nearly taking advantage of poor finishing from Rodford and Durrant 140,100, the latter eventually closing on D2.

Cross 100 joined Yvonne Roufignac 114 in the sixth to face Bob Taylor and Miller, the match featuring 4 tons or more and plenty of 80+'s, the result however going the Hyenas way, Taylor closing on D20. Break score 2-4.

Despite some impressive scoring and a finishing D8, Ray Hayes couldn't supress (nor anyone else ) a lively and animated Simon Williams who went on to close the 2nd and 3rd legs for 2-5. Rodford increased the Hyenas advantage on D16 and D4 without reply.

Durrant replicated the score with identical two dart outs S10 D18, against the Bears number one Cross. Roufignac 100, 81, 85 had the pleasure of a 10th leg match against the vociferous Bulgarian Alex Nikolov 140,85,85, and forcing a deciding leg only for the Hyena to

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One time lndian restaurant, the Ale House, situated on the lower level of Villa Martin Plaza, is now one of the busiest bars at the much loved commercial quadrangle.

Refurbished 18 months ago to a very high standard, the Ale House boasts 6 wide screen t.v.'s inside and a further 4 on the outside terrace, to accommodate racing, soccer and golf fans alike. Fancy a flutter?

Then utilise the in house licensed gaming machine, giving punters the chance of settling their bar tab.

Licensee Karl Mallinson took over the popular bar 7 years ago and now hosts darts teams on both Mondays and Thursdays, along with the Plaza Golf Society, turning out weekly throughout the year.

Karl, who recently celebrated his 40th birthday, manages in his limited spare time, to enjoy a few hours fishing, or more importantly, regular visits to the gym to maintain his figure and youthful good looks.

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Heartbreak as Thader fall to last minute defeat CF Orihuela ‘B’ ..............1 CD Thader Rojales ........0

Opening exchanges saw both sides strike a post within the first 15 mins. Although the hosts came close with a headed effort after 27 mins, then shortly afterwards, an offside Fran brings the ball under control for Thader

flag came to the rescue when they looked like scoring, Thader went close just before the interval.

Orihuela took command as the visitors tired towards the end of the match.

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Adrian in Thader's goal had to be alert, for in the last 15 mins, he produced 3 excellent saves.

But alas, with just one minute of normal time remaining, Victor Arenas scored what proved to be the decisive goal.

Thader line up was as expected, although the absence of Dani Lucas was somewhat of a blow; Adri, Juan, Borja, Costa, Nino, Pindo, Lloyd, Cabrera, Fran, Rafa, Calderon.

As Moi Gomez Stadium pitch is currently undergoing a reseeding operation, the first home league match of the season will be played at nearby Benijofar. Make a note of Sun 25 Oct, ko 1130, when newly promoted Ilicitana Raval will be the visitors.

ot for the first time in recent weeks, Thader were forced to play a match behind closed doors.

Unfortunately, strict covid regulations meant that I would have to glean any info of the match by surfing the web. Orihuela 'B' play all their home matches at La Murada, home of CD Murada, starting at a really early time of 10 on a Sunday morning!!

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Promoted CD Montesinos off to an encouraging start San Fulgencio 0-2 CD Los Montesinos Ten man Montesinos got off the the best possible start on Sunday morning with a 2-0 win against near neighbours San Fulgencio in a game that was not done any favours by a ‘card happy’ referee.

Two second half goals did the damage in front of a heathy covid aware crowd.

However the game was marred somewhat with a red and seven yellow cards including both the Monte Manager and fitness coach, nevertheless it was a well fought and well deserved victory.

Fred Griggs Trophy

Football's coming home The 2020-21 Football season kicked-off over the weekend with Racing San Miguel and CD Montesinos amongst local teams in action in the Valencia 1st Regional Group 8.

"The 2020-2021 season got off to a great start with Racing San Miguel hosting Callosa Deportiva.

Everyone at the club was eager to get the season underway at the Montesico Blanco," said a spokesperson from RSM. The capacity for the match was 150 people, with the club paying special attention to anti-covid prevention measures.

A live broadcast was screened on Vega Fibra San Miguel.

Newly-promoted 1st Regional G8 team CD Montesinos returned to the higher echelons of

SUDUKO SOLUTION From From page 14

UD Horadada: Founded in 1972 will not feature in 2020-21, due to COVID-19.

FB Redovan CF defeated CD Montesinos 1-0 in the annual Fred Griggs Trophy played at the Municipal stadium in Los Montesinos.

Shut that door! football after winning the 2nd Regional title in the COVID-19 affected 2019-20 season.

CD Montesinos travelled to C.F. Sporting de San Fulgencio.

CD Murada travelled to UD Petrelense CF in the Preferente Group VI. UD Horadada, founded in 1972, will be absent from competition this season after a decision was made not to enter a team, citing COVID-19. *A full round-up of results, photographs and comments will appear online at www.theleader.info TRIVEA QUIZ ANSWERS FROM PAGE 14: 1. The wreck of the Titanic. Argo was Robert Ballard's unmanned undersea video sledge, 2. Godzilla, 3. Nelson Mandela. His birth name is Rolihlahla (trouble maker), 4. Jack Nicholson and Laurence Olivier, 5. Sri Lanka, 6. Coffee, 7. Starting with the most corrupt, they are in order: Colombia, Mexico, Ghana, Myanmar, Guatemala, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Kenya, Bolivia, Russia, 8. Fender Stratocaster, 9. Pillars of Hercules, 10. a.

Piano man (Billy Joel), b. Roadhouse Blues (The Doors), c. Sunday morning

By Andrew Atkinson Exclusive Racing San Miguel juvenile fixture against Orihuela Deportiva was played behind closed doors on Saturday (October 17) in a u-turn of a limited number of spectators attending.

The Racing San Miguel website posted a statement (below) prior to the scheduled 5.15pm KO, stating doors closed and sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Redovan CF and CD Montesinos captains.

Leading up to the opening game of the 2020-21 season it was announced a maximum capacity of 100 people would be allowed to attend, reserving and taking care of the appropriate anti-covid security measures.

The no-spectators announcement followed the Spanish Government new coronavirus legislation, announced on October 16, that came into force at midnight, covering Orihuela City and surrounding districts.

Orihuela Costa comes under the Torrevieja Health department.

ROJALES LOOKING TO BOOST ALEVIN FOOTBALL SQUAD Rojales are looking to boost their squad numbers at the football school.

born between 2011-2012 places are currently available.

If you are interested in playing football and was

Contact the town hall for further information

coming down (Kris Kristofferson), d.

Bruce's philosophers song (Monty Python), e. All I wanna do (Sheryl Crow) 11. For cutting the heads of parking meters, 12. Satan, 13. a. Buenos Aires and Cordoba, b. Karachi and Lahore, c.

Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. 14. Room 101. 15. The Shining. 16. The Zapruder film. 17. Waterloo station. 'Waterloo Sunset'. 18. At the bus stop (outside the chip shop). 'Jilted John'. 19. New Zealand and Switzerland. UK and Ireland are jt 8th and Spain is 25th. 20. Gadzooks! (from Gods' hooks)

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