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The boy killed his entire family because his mother punished him by taking away his video game console and Wi-Fi he details emerged at the weekend of a triple murder in Elche in which a 15 year old Spanish boy shot dead his mother, father and brother, as a result of being punished for his poor school grades.
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15 YEAR OLD BOY SHOOTS P A R E N T S AND BROTHER D E A D IN ELCHE VIDEO GAME DISPUTE
Having not heard from her sister and brother in law for three days the sister of the dead woman went to the family home where she found her 15-year-old nephew strangely alone in the house. When asked what was going on, his response chilled her: “I've argued with my parents about grades. I have killed them both, and my brother, with a shotgun.” This is how the tragedy, that has left the Algoda district of Elche in shock, was discov-
ered on Friday. A triple crime that has resulted in the deaths of a 50-year-old man, a 52-year-old woman and their 10-year-old son, all of Spanish nationality According to police sources, the boy's mother took away his video console as a punishment for the poor grades he had achieved in school. She also cut off the Wi-Fi access on his mobile phone, and the violence was unleashed as a result of the punishment. Although it only came to light last Friday, the triple murder took place almost a week ago on Tuesday afternoon, February 8th, when the alleged perpetrator took a hunting shotgun, apparently owned by his father, and fired two shots at pointblank range that killed his mother. She died instantly. His brother, just 10 years old, ran to the room when he heard the shooting. Two further shots then also killed him.
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According to a police spokesman, when the boy’s father arrived home from work later in the day hours he was met with two further shotgun blasts, followed by a third to finish him off. How the teenager then acted is something that has shocked investigators as the boy is said to have dragged the three bodies to a garage located next to the family home. There he stacked them, one on top of the other, behind the locked garage doors. For three days he continued to live in the family home, seemingly oblivious of the horrendous crime he had committed.
It was only on Friday when family friends, alarmed by the lack of news, went to the house where they came face to face with horrors.
The young man shot his father, mother and 10 year old brother with a hunting gun up to seven times and lived for three days with the bodies stacked on top of each other in a garage The 15-year-old boy was then arrested in Elche on Friday night as the alleged perpetrator of the brutal death of his parents and brother. The murders took place at the home in the Algoda district in the municipality
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of Elche. At the time of his arrest, the young man is said to have been completely unmoved by the situation or by the crimes he had carried out. The minor is currently in police facilities, waiting for the Police to conclude the investigation. It is expected that this Saturday, forensic agents will return to the scene of the triple crime to carry out a more detailed inspection. The adolescent will be placed at the disposal of the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office once the National Police considers the investigation to be complete. The last precedent of parricide in the Valencian Community was in Meliana, where a 30 year old man was arrested
Connell. Help at Home CB, are extremely delighted that the golf society are continuing to support the charity throughout 2022. Some of this donation is being used to fund a new project for the charity. A social meeting group for people with little or no outside contact. They meet at Unwind at Singers bar in Villa Martin on Tuesday mornings 11.00- 13.00. If you would like to join them, please contact the office on 965 328 794.
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by the Civil Guard following the death of his father. Both were of Ukrainian origin. In recent months, three further parricides have been registered in the region of l'Horta, in Aldaia and Moncada. On November 4, a 49-year-old man turned himself in to the Aldaia Local Police station, with bloody hands, confessing that he had stabbed his father to death. On October 22, an octogenarian died with her throat cut at the hands of her son in the Cristo de Aldaia neighborhood, and then in September, also in Moncada, a man was arrested for killing his mother with a carving knife and stabbing his father in the neck.
WILLIAM HENRY LAVERICK 10.01.1941 - 02.02.2022 The President of the RAF Association, Bill Laverick, was laid to rest on Friday, following a very moving service held at the Tanatorio Virgen del Pilar in Pilar de la Horadada. He had passed away a week earlier in Torrevieja Hospital. Bill’s funeral was also the very last occasion that the RAFA Costa Blanca Standard was paraded, prior to it being laid up in Torrevieja’s Norwegian Church. Having served 30 years in the Royal Air Force Bill spent a brief period on oil rigs in helicopter operations before moving to Saudi Arabia with British Aerospace. It was there that he met his future wife Pauline, a meeting that saw the couple sheltering together during one of Saddam Hussein’s SCUD Missile attacks on Riyadh City. They were married in Lichfield a few months later and subsequently enjoyed 30 years of married life together. Following further periods in UK and Dallas the pair set up home in Florida but, after spending time travelling between Florida and Torrevieja they made the decision to move to Spain. Joining RAFA Costa Blanca, Bill and Pauline involved themselves as Welfare Officers, both finding it a very rewarding experience. He was subsequently appointed as Branch President, a position that he held with distinction until his death.
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NEW BISHOP HONOURS TRADITION AS HE PARADES THROUGH ORIHUELA The new Bishop of the Orihuela-Alicante Diocese, José Ignacio Munilla, has complied with the centuries-old tradition of crossing the Puerta de la Olma on the back of a white donkey. On a historic day for Orihuela, in front of hundreds of people, from across the municipality, the mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, welcomed the newly appointed Bishop at the city gates. Earlier, Bishop José Ignacio Munilla had arrived at the hermitage of San Antón where he was met by councillors, Sabina Greeted at the Puerta de la Olma by the mayor of Orihuela
Goretti Galindo, Dámaso Aparicio, Víctor Valverde and Mariola Rocamora. After a short prayer, the Bishop got on the white mule, Bartola, and escorted by members of the council, headed for the city’s historic gate. At the Puerta de la Olma, the mayor of Orihuela was waiting, as the two shared another historic moment. Emilio Bascuñana asked "Who is at the city gate?" To which the bishop replied 'It is the Bishop who enters Orihuela'. Having said this, the doors were opened, to the applause and cheers of the public, and he was welcomed into the city by the mayor. Next, the procession was flanked by the ‘Elders’ of the Cathedral as it moved towards the Calle de Arriba. At the Holy Week Museum, he was greeted by the Cofradías and brotherhoods. Next, in Calle Alfonso XIII he was welcomed by the representatives of the Association of Moors and Christians Festivals 'Santas Justa Rufina'. The party then moved to the Cathedral where José Ignacio Munilla formally accepted the appointment of Bishop of the Orihuela-Alicante Diocese.
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By Andrew Atkinson The body of a 73-year-old woman has been removed from a house by firefighters of the South Park of Torrevieja at the request of the Civil Guard.
The Councillor for Infrastructure, Ángel Noguera, visited the repair works, last wek, that are being carried out at the Playa Flamenca and Horizonte wastewater pumping stations (EBAR),
The firefighters arrived on the scene on February 11, entering the house via a window, with the use of a stairlift. The smell at the entrance of the house was very strong, and it was decided to act with a biological protection suit.
The work is being undertaken by the Public Wastewater Sanitation Company, EPSAR, at a cost of €244,672.
A woman was sadly found deceased and with symptoms of decomposition. Signs of Diogenes syndrome could be observed in the house.
During the visit, he was accompanied by representatives from Orihuela Costa, who were shown, first hand, the actions and improvements being carried out.
Diogenes syndrome (DS) is a behavioural disorder of the elderly. Symptoms include living in extreme squalor, a neglected physical state, and unhygienic conditions. This is accompanied by a self-imposed isolation, the refusal of external help, and a tendency to accumulate unusual objects.
SPAIN RELAXES ENTRY RULES FOR NON EU YOUTHS Spain has relaxed the health requirements for entry into the country for people from 12 to 17 years of age from countries outside the European Union or the Schengen area, where access to The SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for the age group is difficult or not yet possible.
Firemen donned biological protection suits as a result of the overpowering smell
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Body of a 73-year-old woman found in Torrevieja House
During the operation, a command unit, heavy urban fire engine and ladder, sergeant, corporal and five firefighters, were in attendance.
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So, from 00:01 hours today, Monday February 14, travellers between 12 and 17 years of age from these countries, who are not in possession of a valid vaccination certificate, will be able to present a negative PCR test carried out 72
The councillor explained that the total investment of €5,506,703.33 will improve the purification capacity of the Orihuela Costa station with the construction of a storage tank to absorb flow peaks and rainwater and upgrade the treatment processes and the renovation of 5 wastewater pumping stations and their discharge pipes. These improvement will resolve the problems that are regularly seen with the rupture of the sanitation network at La Zenia roundabout.
hours before arrival in the country. Children under 12 years of age, traveling with an adult, will not be subject to any type of health requirement. Spain Tourism Minister, Fernando Valdes, said “Great Britain is out main tourism market and we have always been very keen to relax the travel restrictions between our two countries.” All other travellers will need to present a Covid certificate showing proof of being fully vaccinated at least 14 days before the date of travel to Spain.
POETRY CORNER “Roundabout Rose”
by John McGilvray
Roundabout Rose was one of those pros of indeterminate age. Daylight wrinkles aplenty but at night she looked twenty it was such a problem to gauge.
The Guardia Civil swooped in for the kill and rounded up all of the lasses. But their line of defence was they meant no offence they were just giving men evening classes!
The law she could flout on each roundabout. suffice to say she was busy With two other hookers extremely good lookers busty Babs and very thin Lizzie.
The judge was Don Juan a good family man who handed them down ninety days. But although it’s a bummer they’ll be out for the summer who said that crime doesn’t pay!
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Youth Workshops for Orihuela Orihuela´s Councilor for Youth and Culture, Mar Ezcurra, has presented a program of Alternative Leisure courses aimed at young people in the municipality, which will take place from February to June in both Orihuela and Orihuela Costa. "It comprises of about twenty free courses and workshops organised to provide education and healthy leisure for young people", explained Mar Ezcurra. The program begins on Thursday 17 February, with a manga course (comics and cartooning) that will last until June 23 and will be taught in the multipurpose room of the María Moliner Municipal Library in Orihuela from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. In addition, the program also includes workshops on cinema, ceramics, enamelling, lettering, photography, professional presentations, social networks, music and environmental excursions. All workshops are free and have limited capacity, so it is essential to sign up in advance. More information is available at culturaorihuela.com. Alternatively by emailing the council: youth@orihuela.es or by calling 672 217 079.
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LITERARY COMPETITION IN SAN FULGENCIO San Fulgencio council is inviting entries to its literary contest 'Villa de San Fulgencio' for the year 2022. This will be the thirty-seventh edition of this short story competition, in Spanish, to which authors from all over Spain are able to send their works until Monday 7 March.
The competition has a prize of
April, World Book Day, in the
1,000 euros for the winning
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tronic office and on the Consistory's website.
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runners-up prize.
Preciado, patron of the event,
The Councillor for Culture,
will also be present.”
Ana Maria Villena, said "we
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winning authors at a ceremony
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As part of the celebrations for World Book Day, the town's Department of Culture is preparing the first San Fulgencio Book Fair. In this fair, which will take place on 24 April, "we want to feature local writers who will be able to publicise their books and their work," said the councillor. Details can be had from the Department of Culture on 966 79 4201, or by email avillena@ayto-sanfulgencio.es. In addition, the Department will organise a literary competition for the municipality's schools. “We aim to commemorate Book Day in style, in the hope of promoting a love of reading and writing among the population, and thereby making San Fulgencio a cultural reference in the Vega Baja," said the councillor.
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Valencian Coast Amongst Worst for Plastic Pollution From shopping bags and sanitary pads, drinks cans and disposable masks and gloves, you can find pretty much everything on the seabed along the Gulf of Valencia. Every day 12.9 kilograms of waste are washed up on the coast for every kilometre of beach while, according to the latest report from the Foundation Oceana, with 42 tons of microplastics per year, it is the stretch with the highest level of pollution. The data from Oceana coincides with the alert launched this week by WWWF that points to the Mediterranean as one of the seas with the highest concentration of microplastics on the planet resulting in a threat to the survival of 134 of its species, including whales and turtles. "In the long term, this situation can also generate adverse effects for the economy of the communities that depend on fishing and for human
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TORREVIEJA SKYSCRAPER DENOUNCED Greens Denounce Torrevieja Skyscraper Project Torrevieja Los Verdes party has filed a report with the Alicante coastal department asking them to take action over the proposed construction of two skyscrapers which would destrot a park in the town. The proposed construction was approved by the ruling Partido Popular on 30 December, despite the
health", according to the document prepared by the Alfred Wegener Institute. In the case of the Gulf of Valencia, 17 underwater dives were made. Most of the plastic collected was single use, from terrestrial sources, mainly parts of plastic film or sheets (41%), from packaging, bags or plastic film used in agriculture. The second most recorded type was plastic bags (32%), followed by unidentified plastic objects (13%) and food wrappers (4.5%), in addition to medical supplies generated by the pandemic.
project having received a negative report from the coastal department. As a result, the greens have written to the Territorial Service of Costas so that they are "aware of the situation and can act accordingly." The project affects the Dona Sinforose park and will mean the destruction of one of the lungs of the city and one of the municipality's identity hallmarks, for the construction of the two 82 metre towers. According to the Costa Report, the works affects land protected under the maritime domain. The greens denounce in a statement the "systematic violation of the Coastal Law by the Partido Popular."
FROM DREAM HOME TO STABLES stronger in Faith," said Jenni.
Derek and Jenni Ray's dream of living in Spain began with their journey featured on TV programme Grand Design Abroad with presenter Kevin McLoud. Almost two decades later Jenni talks exclusively to friend and Leader reporter Andrew Atkinson about their decision to live in Spain.
"I don't cry very often - but my eyes are filling with tears. It will be tough, and I will try to be as honest as I can, accepting blame, where blame is due. "But, overall, in context of when it happened, how it happened, there were both triumphs and failures," added Jenni.
Quote: 'We nearly lost everything. From demolishing the house, to fines running into hundreds of thousands of euros - I don't know how we held on'
*Jenni is telling the story, via a weekly podcast on YouTube. Subscribe at: https://youtu.be/C9jiF16f4Fk
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FTER living the dream in a multi-million euros state of the art house in Torremendo, overlooking Lake Pedrera, Derek and Jenni ended up living in stables in the grounds, surrounded by tropical plants and palm trees. "We rented the house out in the end and lived in the stables after renovation - we couldn't afford to live in the house anymore," revealed Jenni. "It's pretty difficult to explain it all, the debt around the house we inherited," said Durban born Jenni, who brought up their family with husband Derek at the picturesque setting. "The last few years during the coronovirus pandemic has been a tough time, with me having gone back to the UK and Derek staying in Spain. "I visited recently - the first time I've seen him in almost a year - following the aftermath of living in Spain and what I had to do to survive. "It's cost us a lot, with many stresses against the Spanish authorities - we took so much flak over the years," said Jenni. "The journey of our Grand Design house at Casa La Pedrera, Torremendo, fighting the Spanish authorities, with fines after setting up a business.
had a huge effect on my girls growing up - but we just had to take it. "Thankfully the protection of some wonderful Spanish Professionals, and amazing help from various Workaway Volunteers over the years, we managed to stay sane - just!
"All the trials and tribulations of setting up a new life in a new country.
"If not for them, we would have lost everything, and I mean everything - we certainly came close to it a number of times.
"The proverb 'Fools Rush in Where Angels Fear to Tread', is what we did. We took lemons and made lemonade," said Jenni.
"From demolishing the house, to fines running into the hundreds of thousands of euros - I don't know how we held on.
"I am speaking now, because the authorities can no longer target us. We got our final licence just a few months ago. A Tourism Licence," said Jenni.
"I credit some of it to Derek's thick skin, determination and resilience, as something, eventually, had to go our way.
"They put my family through 17 years of 'absolute Hell' - targeting us for almost every single one of them.
"When I look back, the jealousy, the denuncias, the relentless attacks, actually backfired, but whilst we were going through at the time, it was awful.
"The stress it put us under as a family was sometimes barely tolerable - it
"But they turned into a positive, and we got more determined and got
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Pascual Flores to share Torrevieja’s Maritime Heritage The Pailebote Pascual Flores will continue in it’s role as Torrevieja’s greatest tourist and cultural ambassadors when it takes part in a number of major Maritime Festivals across both Spain and Europe in the coming months. Visits have already been confirmed to France, Italy, Portugal and Germany as well as to the V Escala a Castellón, the V edition of Escala a Castelló, along with the ships Nao Victoria, Galeón Andalucía and the Schooner Cervantes Saavedra. It will also join the V Centenary Maritime Festival in Seville in September. The schooner is currently har-
boured in it’s home port of Torrevieja where, since it’s arrival in October it has been visited by a total of 1,298 people, including individual visits and school visits. Several outings called Baptism of the Sea were also carried out, in which some 200 people have been able to enjoy sailing on the historic sailboat. Whilst on board visitors have been able to learn about its history and the fabulous maritime heritage of Torrevieja that this ship represents, as an itinerant "ambassador" for the tourist and cultural promotion of the city, and a symbol of the classic Mediterranean sailboats.
FIREFIGHTERS HALT SPREAD OF BLAZE IN LAS TORRETAS
ers were deployed inside, they were able to confirm that two rooms were completely ablaze, but there was no one in the house.
A fire on Calle Cerezo in Torreta 3 Torrevieja was attended to by the emergency services at about 10am on Wednesday morning.
They did, however, find a number of propane gas cylinders.
Although it is thought that the derelict house was used by two people, when the firefight-
The bomberas spent about an hour fighting the fire as they worked to ensure that the flames were not able to spread to adjacent properties.
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Man and dog rescued from 6 metre deep well By Andrew Atkinson Emergency services, including Torrevieja Local Police and the Civil Guard rescued a man and his dog from a six metres deep well. The alert was raised by a passer-by walking through the Lagunas de Torrevieja and La Mata Natural Park, in the area of La Siesta and El Chaparral, after hearing a barking dog coming from the bottom of a well. The dog had fallen into the well and in an attempt to rescue it, the man also fell into the well. During the rescue operation, control was set up in co-ordination with the Local Police and the Civil Guard, moving an extendable ladder, to lift the dog from the South Park of Firefighters in Torrevieja. A command and headquarters unit and a rescue van, with a sergeant, a corporal and six firefighters attended the scene. No injury was sustained to the man or dog in the incident.
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Mrs Youcantbeserious is the total opposite to me when taking her shower. (No … she doesn’t ‘jump’ in it!) Number one, she always showers before me, if not at an entirely different time. On the rare occasion when I’m first, the last words I hear ringing in my ears, especially in Spain, are, “don’t use up all the hot water.” I generally do! Pamela’s shower is so short I refer to it as a ‘squib.’
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love my shower. I would go as far as saying that never in the history of showers has there been a man who loves his shower more than me. You might not always think that it shows, because according to Mrs Youcantbeserious, I go around a lot of the time ‘looking like a tramp!’ This is because I am a dirt-farmer I suppose.
For those of you who don’t know, a short light shower of rain is known as a ‘squib’ where I come from.
Anyway, some of you may remember that last Sunday morning was cold, wintry and windy. After tending to the beasts in the field, I withdrew indoors and up the stairs to our state of the art pressure shower.
I have had a lot of showers in Spain. You might think that a hot shower doesn’t matter in a hot country: To me it does! The greatest fault I have to that beautiful country, with its beautiful people, is that all her hot water cylinders are too small!
Oh, the pleasure of the hot jets on delicate skin when you come in wet and frozen. As well as hosing down the world famous equipment, (as Ross O’Carroll-Kelly might put it) I find that I do some of my most profound thinking in the shower.
But first a ceist for you, dear reader. How do you approach your shower? According to what I hear on the street, a lot of you ‘jump’ in the shower – and for the life of me, I cannot understand why? You ‘board’ a plane, ‘mount’ a horse, ‘exit’ a train, ‘alight’ from a bus, ‘enter’ a building; so why do so many of you tell me you are ‘going to jump in the shower’? Those of you who don’t want to jump in the shower seem to ‘grab’ a shower instead? Personally, I do nothing more dramatic then step gently into the shower.
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Now, before you write into the editor calling me an environmental disaster, I have my own little policy of acquiring carbon credits in other ways.
The sensuality of a sudsy shower …’
The suds seems to clear the inside of my head along with my ears. I was bereft of a subject for this week’s YCBS when I stepped into the shower, but by the time I grabbed the warm towel off the radiator, I knew what I was going to write about this week … the gift that keeps on giving, my shower!
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Any house or apartment I owned there, the first thing I did was to get ‘Mick-the-Builder’ of ‘Emerald Construction’ to remove the small cylinder, leave it outside for the Moroccans, and install the biggest one he could find for me!
Read those first four words again. I love it! My shower would be much too hot for most of you, but this is my fifteen minutes of exquisite pleasure. Like I said, this water is hot! The shower has a large head (ah Lads … leave it!) with a huge volume of water cascading down on mine. When the water slowed to a trickle last year, I contacted John Lennon to see what the problem was. John is the most knowledgeable authority on pipes since Adam’s plumber set up an irrigation system for the apple tree in the corner of the garden. (There was no rain in Eden). John found that the rubber lining had expanded inside the metal casing of the hose, because the water was too hot. He replaced the hose and
GARDEN FELIX - Ageratum pompom-shaped flowers Ageratum Houstonianum, commonly know as Floss Flower Bluemink, Blueweed, Pussy Foot or Mexican Paintbrush, is a member of the Aster family that includes 40 species of annuals, perennials and shrubs. Ageratum is grown for its fluffy pompom-shaped flowers that occur mostly in shades of blue, although colours also include white, pink, lavender, and red, attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds, and insect pollinators. The colour blue is a rarity in the gardening world and Ageratum is highly coveted by avid gardeners. These popular bedding plants are most often purchased as nursery tray packs, but can also be grown from seed with variety sizes ranging from a few inches to three feet tall. A versatile plant, that can be grown in containers, used as edging along pathways or borders, or massed in displays.
advised me to turn down the temperature of the shower. I looked him straight in the eye and told a barefaced lie; ‘I’ll do that, John!” Where was I … Yes, about volume: If I’m to get fifteen minutes of hot water under pressure, I need a big reserve of hot water. In this regard, we have a back-boiler, oil-fired heat, and an immersion …. All hooked up to one large cylinder. 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.
No Lads, it isn’t that I am a ‘dirty divil’ – and I know ‘it’s far from hot showers I was reared’, but as the maverick soldier who was court-martialled on account of his antics in the shower said in his own defence; “as I see it, it my shower, my soap, my body – and so I’ll wash it as hard as I like!!”
Don’t Forget Two vastly underrated pleasures are scratching and sneezing. 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 either Spanish Solutions or ‘The Leader.’ Call 637 227 385 for info.
You can plant Nursery tray packs outdoors, from late spring to early summer. Sow seed indoors, 8 to 10 weeks, before your last average frost date, or seeds can be sown directly outdoors after any threat of frost; however, these plants will not bloom until late summer or autumn, as Ageratums are heat lovers and will fail to thrive if it’s too cold. Plant in a border or in containers, in rich, well draining soil that will stay moist. Dead-head regularly to encourage new flowers. Cut back any plants that start to look tired or are outgrowing their space. They should re-bloom again within a week or two. Ageratums are greedy feeders and benefit from regular fertilising. Mix a slow-release fertiliser into the soil at the time of planting and re-apply mid-season, or use a water-soluble fertiliser twice a month. Yellow leaves could be a sign that plants aren’t receiving enough fertiliser. They have shallow roots, so can quickly dry out and wilt, water at least weekly, or more as needed during warm spells. To prevent foliar diseases, water at the base of the
plants, rather than overhead. The plant is poisonous, if ingested, so site ageratum carefully if you have small children and pets around.
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CALLS TO DISMISS HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT Hospital manager Pilar Santos with Minister for Health Ana Barcelo
The CCOO trade union, representing staff at Torrevieja hospital, has called for the dismissal of the Management and Medical Directorate due to "the disastrous management and lack of organisation, as well as the poor communication with the legal representatives of the workers". The emergency service has experienced situations of collapse, due to the lack of medical personnel, organisation, care, and clear guidelines by the Medical Directorate, according to the union in a statement. "Right now there is an unsustainable situation, the staff suffers from a heavy workload and the patients wait long hours because the observation room is full and the examination booths are being used as observation beds," they add. Both Primary Care, hospitalisation and the Radiology Service are suffering and the quality of care that should be offered is not being offered, they explain. Months ago, the union denounced the lack of medical staff, and “no
King Felipe tests positive for Covid The King has suspended all of his meetings and engagements after testing positive for Covid this Wednesday morning. Zarzuela confirms that his state of health "is good" and that neither the Queen nor the Infanta Sofía have symptoms, so they will continue with their normal activities. He has given a positive test after being diagnosed with mild symptoms overnight, said the Palace. “Following the regulations estab-
solution has yet been found.” They add that the Treasury does not pay salaries on time, so that the recently employed staff are paid late while others do not receive the full payroll because their supplements are not paid correctly. In some cases, there are staff who are receiving up to 500 euro less. There are more and more complaints and claims that unfortunately fall on the administrative staff. Meanwhile, the CSIF union has also denounced the high number vacancies from which the Orihuela Health Department currently suffers and urges the Ministry of Health to put an end to the difficulty of employing staff, especially in categories such as specialist doctors and nursing staff. “We are the furthest distance from Valencia, bordering the neighbouring Region of Murcia, where many personnel choose to go as there are better salaries. Other professionals choose to work in other health authorities where they are
being offered more interesting contracts”, said Víctor Soler, CSIF delegate in the Department. The CSIF state that, since the reversal of the Torrevieja Hospital management, "the Ministry has focused on the Torrevieja Health Authority, creating many vacant or temporary contracts to expand the workforce, something that is certainly necessary. However, in Orihuela there are also many workers with Covid contracts, as well as many doctors with temporary contracts (used in many health departments) with worse working and economic conditions ". As Víctor Soler states, "if our workers are not offered better contracts, sooner or later they will
lished by the health authorities, His Majesty the King will remain in isolation for 7 days. Therefore, all official activities planned during that period are suspended forthwith. The general state of health of His Majesty the King is good, and he will maintain his institutional activities from the Residence.
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Both Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Infanta Sofía have no symptoms and will be able to continue with their planned activities normally, according to the established regulations. Both will undergo the monitoring protocols provided for in these cases," the statement said.
He said how he positively valued this meeting as he thanked all those present for their willingness and attend. He also highlighted "the positive reception and gestures of goodwill he has had from the representatives present, as he shared information, and details of the projects to be included".
The mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, met with representatives of CLARO, AVOCA and other Coastal Associations last Monday in order to share the proposals that are to be included in the 2022 Municipal Budgets, which are to be put before the municipal council. Bascuñana, was accompanied by councillors Víctor Valverde, and José Galiano.
Among those to be put forward were the Coastal Civic Centre, a library, improvements to parks and roads, expropriations for the work required in respect of the sewage treatment plant, improvements to contracts for parks and gardens, accessibility works and pavements, among others.
move away from the area, as has recently happened with the migration of many professionals who worked in Orihuela and who are now in Torrevieja". There is also an acute shortage of specialists such as family and emergency doctors, radiologists, anaesthesiologists, paediatricians, nursing professionals, among others. CSIF says it is necessary that all these temporary contracts be converted into permanent contracts, as well as a commitment to greater economic investment in the improvement and expansion of the service, also in the non-health categories (administration, guards, computer scientists etc) where there should be no problem
The mayor with Coastal representatives He said that for many weeks, both he and the councillor for the Treasury, Rafael Almagro, have been holding regular meetings with the different municipal groups with the aim of "submitting a budget proposal that will obtain the support of the Plenary”. The mayor added that he is confident that "in the coming weeks we will be able to finalise the Municipal Budget project and be able to offer the municipality of Orihuela the undertakings that it needs to continue improving and moving forward".
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1962 - On weekend leave from marine training, The Everly Brothers appeared on the US Ed Sullivan show, in full uniform and with regulation cropped hair, singing their new single, 'Crying In The Rain'. 1965 - American singer and pianist Nat King Cole died of lung cancer. He was best known for songs such as ‘When I Fall In Love’, ‘Unforgettable’ and ‘Let There Be Love’. He was the father of singer Natalie Cole. 1967 - Petula Clark was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Charlie Chaplin penned 'This Is My Song', the singer’s second and last UK No.1. 1969 - Three thousand uninvited guests showed up to see Lulu and The Bee Gee’s Maurice Gibb get married at St. James' Church, Gerrard's Cross, England. Brother Barry was the best man.
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1978 – Kate Bush released her debut studio album The Kick Inside which contained her UK number one hit, 'Wuthering Heights', (marking the first time a female singer-songwriter topped the charts with a self-penned song). She was just 19 years old and had written some of the songs when she was only 13. 1990 –Freddie Mercury made his final public appearance on stage when he joined the rest of Queen to collect the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, held at the Dominion Theatre, London, England.
1996 - A Platinum American Express card once belonging to Bruce Springsteen was sold for £2,650 at a New York memorabilia sale. The singer had given the expired card to a waiter in a LA restaurant by mistake and let them keep it as a souvenir. 1991 - The Simpsons were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Do The Bartman'. The song was written by Michael Jackson and Bryan Lorenand. The Simpsons became the first cartoon characters to make No.1 since the Archies hit 'Sugar Sugar' in 1969. Michael was a massive fan of The Simpsons and had
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2004 - Johnny Cash's family blocked an attempt by advertisers to use his hit song 'Ring of Fire' to promote hemorrhoid-relief products. The idea is said to have been backed by Merle Kilgore, who co-wrote the song with Cash's wife, June Carter Cash. Cash's daughter Rosanne said the family "would never allow the song to
Valentine’s Day Engagement Formby’s final pleasure
Performances Friday 25th March and Saturday 26th at Casa de la Cultura, Benijofar.
Ukulele star George Formby's engagement was 61 years ago, on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1961 GEORGE Formby's engagement to Pat Howson was 61 years ago, Valentine’s Day February 14, 1961. Following the death of his wife Beryl in December 1960, Ukulele star Formby, 56, embarked on a whirlwind romance with Pat, 36, a religious education teacher at St Wilfrid’s School, Preston, who considered becoming a nun.
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1977 - US singer songwriter Janis Ian received 461 Valentine's Day cards after indicating in the lyrics of her song 'At Seventeen', she had never received any.
called the producers one night offering to write Bart a number one single and do a guest spot on the show.
Who did what to whom? Come and find out in this latest laugh out loud production staged by the ACTS community theatre society.
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be demeaned like that." 2008 –Carpenter’s fans were objecting to plans to have pop duo's former family home in Downey, south of Los Angeles knocked down. The current owners of the house said that they objected to fans looking in the windows and leaving floral tributes. The five-bedroom house was immortalized when it featured on the cover of The Carpenter's 1973 hit album Now & Then. 2013 - Chubby Checker launched a $500,000 lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard for including an app on its phones and tablets that was not only named after the 71-year-old musician, but measured a man's manhood based on his shoe size.
Pat, who served in the Wrens during World War 2, said: “When I went to see George I had never seen him looking better. He was in high spirits. We had been chatting for half an hour about our plans for the future when I noticed a sudden change in his condition” Wigan-born Formby left Pat today's equivalent of £2.25m in his will. She died of ovarian cancer in 1971. Los Montesinos author Andrew Atkinson has published the biography 'Formby’s Lost Love' 10. Order a copy via email: lancashiremedia@gmail.com
They planned to marry in March 1961 at St Francis Church Chapel, Goosnargh, near Preston, and had bought a Georgian Manor House. Eight days after their engagement Formby suffered a heart attack at Pat’s home and was rushed to St Joseph’s Hospital, Mount Street, Preston. On March 6, as Pat was winding up her daily hospital visit, Formby suffered a further, but this time, fatal heart attack.
George and Pat celebrate their engagement just 3 weeks before his death
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ANSWERS Week 905 QUICK ACROSS: 6 Draught; 7 Knead; 9 Tow; 10 Innocuous; 12 Impropriety; 15 Encapsulate; 17 Contagion; 19 Pit; 21 Scrap; 22 Illicit. DOWN: 1 Droop; 2 Cut; 3 Thin; 4 Infuriate; 5 Faculty; 8 Compel; 11 Impartial; 13 Resign; 14 Invoice; 16 Digit; 18 Ogle; 20 Pip. CRYPTIC CRYPTIC ACROSS: 6 Miserly; 7 Peter; 9 Men; 10 Reinstate; 12 Double
ACROSS 1. Glasses (10) 7. Depart (5) 8. Feeble man (7) 10. Authorise (8) 11. Nought (4) 13. Disregard (6) 15. Nook (6) 17. A jot (4) 18. Unit of weight (8) 21. Sweetheart (7) 22. Silly (5) 23. Dramatist (10) 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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DOWN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. 12. 14. 16. 19. 20.
fault; 15 Dame Fortune; European country (5) Voters (8) Drum (3-3) Young male horse (4) Oriental (7) Secret (10) Computer worker (10) Driving (8) Not man-made (7) Vocalist (6) Respond (5) Minute (4)
17 Womankind; 19 Lot; 21 Erica; 22 Straits. DOWN: 1 Limes; 2 Key; 3 Blue; 4 Restraint; 5 Testily; 8 Indent; 11 Lovematch; 13 Brooks; 14 Savours; 16 Hosts; 18 Note; 20 Bad.
ACROSS 1. Place for briefs and suits (5,2,3) 7. Attempted in the above? (5) 8. See post being created for female writer (7) 10. Sets here could be the finest (8) 11. Quiet tune for the couple (4) 13. Go back in the general retreat (6) 15. My rise could spell unhappiness (6) 17. Sour pastry confection (4) 18. Planes skilled pilots have? (8) 21. It’s needed when a man gets a telephone call (7) 22. Dismayed to be leading for part of the match (5) 23. Right in the middle of the cemetery (4,6)
L EA D E R T R I V I A Q U I Z 1. According to the US post and the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Commitee, what kind of person shall not be honoured on a US postal stamp? 2. Onychophagia is a common habit particularly for many near the end of a sporting event. What is Onychophagia? 3. What was John Steinbeck's travelling companion Charley? 4. In film, the inventive Major Boothroyd is simply known under which other name? 5. For some beginners, Pratt, Shelby and Windsor can be confusing examples of what? 6. In which books or films would you find the following 'lands'? a. Sandleford, b. Houyhnhnms, c. Bacteria, d. Calormen, e. Isla de Muerta 7. What colour stick does a manicurist use? 8. Which actor has been nominated twice for an Academy Award for playing a US President? 9. Other than English, what are the six most spoken languages in Australia? 10. George Jung and David Tsung are both credited with the invention of which after dinner success? 11. Rex Harrison's son Noel, Edward Woodward, Alison Moyet, Sting, Terry Hall, Petula Clark, Jose Feliciano, Vanilla Fudge and the Muppets have all covered which Academy Award winning song? 12. Which infamous warrior's title loosely translated meant Ocean Ruler? 13. In the TV series Star Trek, how many crew members were aboard
DOWN 1. Cold-sounding country (5) 2. Due anger, perhaps, when too young (5,3) 3. Key worker in an office? (6) 4. Loud Communist man (4) 5. Mean to state number of years (7) 6. With difficulty on the water? (2,1,7) 9. Apologetic nation in poor condition (5,5) 12. Ignore the reduction (8) 14. Ran back at speed to tell a story (7) 16. Forty five and not yet married? (6) 19. Ale is spilt in the passageway (5) 20. Generous type (4)
( A n s we r s o n p a g e 2 3 ) Capt Kirk's USS Enterprise? Plus or minus 20. 14. The following words are from songs with 'S U N' somewhere in the title. Can you name the song? a. Quando para mucho mi amore, b. And this house just ain't no home, c. Mystic crystal revelation, d. A cheap holiday in other peoples misery, e. The tax mans taken all my dough 15. Which former ward attendant in a psychiatric hospital wrote 'One flew over the cuckoo's nest'? 16. Ira Hayes is one of the five struggling men in which famous photograph? 17.The name of which playful mammal stems from the Greek word for womb? 18. Named after shipwrecks and the bleached bones left on the shoreline by whalers in days gone by, the Skeleton Coast is still found today off which continent? 19. The following words in different languages all mean what? Gehve, Qahwa, Sourj, Koohii, Kape 20. Dreaming of sunshine: a. Which city in Florida is home to Disneyworld? b. Where would you be holidaying if you flew into Arrecife airport? c. Which Indonesian tourist centre was rocked by a terrorist attack in 2002? d. Which resort on the southwest coast of India has become a destination of choice for European hippies and travellers? e. Where you would you be if you were holidaying on Oahu island?
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HOW DO YOU PAINT A PANDEMIC?
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omeone once gave me a useful piece of advice about art. "When you see a Picasso painting of a woman with eyes on both sides of her nose, you know it's a fake."
talize the moment on canvas. In his quest to remain up-to-date, Salvador Dali included images of atomic particles in his work soon after Hiroshima, and strands of DNA appeared from the mid-1950s. Where his Lobster Telephone came from is anyone's guess, ordering a taxi in a seafood restaurant after a boozy lunch, perhaps.
Artists often like to reflect events in their own lives, so I wonder what the art of the present pandemic will look like? Edvard Munch-like Screams? Andy Warhol painting dozens of Campbell's Soup Cans he has been bulk buying? Tracey Emin so bored during lockdown that she finally tidies up that unmade bed? Or sketches of exhausted hospital nurses not looking at their best despite the haloes above their heads? I say sketches, because they certainly won't be sitting still for portraits.
In order to depict a storm at sea, Turner had himself tied to the mast of a ship for four hours. I assume the result was a watercolour. In retrospect, the French artist Monet now appears extremely avantgarde in his ambition to "paint the air," almost as if he anticipated in 1919 that Covid-19 would spread by airborne transmission in 2019.
Artists sometimes go to extraordinary lengths to immor-
His fellow countryman Paul Gauguin was once a tar-
paulin salesman in Denmark but he couldn't speak Danish and the Danes disliked French tarpaulins ("Too dry," they said bizarrely) so he became a painter, as one does. I have never really understood the French, apart from croissants. Did Gauguin use his unsold tarpaulins as canvases, I ask myself. "A picture is worth a thousand words," claimed advertising executive Fred Barnard, who was also a painter, no surprise there. The nerve of the man. Artists generally have high opinions of their own work, unlike us humble scriveners. Rembrandt painted his own biography in 80 self-portraits, sometimes rising before dawn to start work -- he had a night watch on his bedside table, which he also painted. His son Titus died during the plague of 1668. When Rubens was Holland's ambassador to Spain, he
spent the afternoons at his easel, and one day a member of the Spanish court said to him, "I see the diplomat amuses himself sometimes with painting." To which Rubens replied, "No, the painter amuses himself sometimes with diplomacy." I don't envy any modern artist trying to put our plague down on canvas. Would a microscope be involved? How do you make a coronavirus stay still long enough to capture its likeness -- by which time it has probably reinvented itself as another variant anyway? Easier to paint David Bowie. Or Dr Jekyll. Or almost any politician. Best stick, perhaps, to art for art's sake, as 10cc often advised us musically. It's got to be less trouble than painting a pandemic, and at least your completed canvas won't curl up and die. Or dry, if it's painted on tarpaulin.
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oom ventilation is in the news. It is a complex subject and cutting the bottom off doors as proposed in a report will not solve the problem. However, I am not certain if the story leaked out of Scotland, a system for all their schools, has been reported tongue in cheek, for a laugh, or if it is true. Ventilation is a difficult problem and generally can be solved by inserting draft free vents, close to the ceiling or above the windows, normally in the frame. However, I do not think that cutting the bottom off doors would get past ‘Health and Safety’ as they would immediately say ‘no, no.’ Doors in schools and other buildings, where masses of individuals are moving about, fit snugly closed so that, in the event of fire, or other horrors, gas for instance, the dangers would be prevented from spreading to other parts of the building. The proposal in the report does also include fitting mechanical air filters and fans to the classrooms in the schools to help with air movement. I think it is obvious that this has not been thought through, for it will now mean there will be school rooms where the students, with their heads down studying, and in almost total silence except for the whirring of a fan, or fans and air filters, will be subjected to uncomfortable air movement. I can just imagine the movement of air will have pupils’ arms stretched across desks trying to hold their work in place. In the winter months the opposite will happen, heat in the room will cause the air to rise, dragging cold air from below the doors, causing an icy draft around the feet – I guess then they will need to spend a fortune fitting draft excluders. I cannot help wondering why, after all the tens of years in the existence of the schools, it has now become a problem. I cannot help thinking it was because someone has complained. And a complaint must be dealt with! It reminds me of the time
Innocent victim as Iran revolution unfolds when I was a school governor. We, that is the group of Governors, had been trying to get the school premises decorated, it had been close on thirty years since it had previously been refurbished, and all the paintwork was worn out and looked scruffy.
of traffic trying to get into or out of the zone.
The Local Authority constantly refused our request, saying there was no money and it was not in the budget, so the request was out of the question. Maybe it could be done in five to ten years’ time.
I understand the changes to the road layout are to encourage people to get out of their cars and use a bike, as in ‘get on your bike.’ This, I am told is to cut down on the pollution which vehicles produce unless they are electric!
After studying the original decorations, I pointed out the paint used was old and the type used at that time would have been a dangerous lead based. The following week, the money was found, a large team of workers arrived from the council and the started work scraping off the old and replacing it with the new.
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t had been some time since we had visited Benidorm. At first I was surprised to see the centre of the road was painted a different colour, some form of purple, then the signs told me it was for cyclists. This cycle lane takes up a fair portion of the road causing the traffic to be in single file. I expect it is safe for the cyclist once they get into it, but I wonder how many will get knocked over crossing the line
In London they have gone about it in a different way. The cycle lane, similar to Benidorm with few riders using it, has been laid next to the pedestrian walkway, forcing the traffic into single file.
In the meantime, with the new road layout, the response of the emergency is slowed down because of the congestion developed by the new systems for the cyclist. In my mind this is old fashioned thoughts - cycle lanes were laid along the Eastern Avenue in the 1930’s and eventually crumbled into disrepair. The current proposals are based on restrictions and heavy taxes for using a motorcar. The idea behind this is backward thinking - will commuters get out of their cars and get on a bike or use the pathetic and insignificant public transport? I do not think so. It seems to me to creating restricted roads, plus the movement taxes on private cars, are the wrong answer, as it will create a worse problem. Also, it is inflationary - building rarely used cycle tracks. It is a cold wet morning and
Mr/Mrs average closes their front door and looks up at the sky – quickly takes their cycle helmet off retrieving car keys. The situation has developed over many years and successive governments have not tackled the problem with their make and mend outlook. Surely the answer is clear roads with modern passenger transport running frequently with an avoidable fare structure, where the passengers can sit in airconditioned comfort and a warm environment. Commuters would then be tempted out of their cars.
TRAFALGAR There is a rumour spreading around the ‘woke’ brigade that they are planning to take out a prosecution against Lord Nelson, despite him being dead, for the deaths he caused to the Spanish and the French sailors at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. This will take place after they have prosecuted an Army General for events that happened in Northern Island fifty years ago when he was a second lieutenant. Okay, I made that up except for the last piece! Take care Facebook.com/percy chattey ‘Death for a Starter’ a stunning full-length thrilling story available through Amazon and Kindle. www.percychatteybooks.com
Rojales based Mary Ivy Nell - unaware as she witnesses Iran Revolution Quote: 'Looking back, I think we must have had a charmed life. We got along well with our Iranian landlord' By Andrew Atkinson For those British expatriats living in Iran in 1978, the events which took place on the 5th November have given a new dimension to our traditional Bonfire Night, says Mary Ivy Nell, who arrived at Mehrabad Airport in 1977 to join her husband unaware they were to witness a Revolution. Rojales based Mary reflected: "We were unaware that we were to witness a Revolution, having lived in the Middle East and finding no difficulty in adapting to the different customs and traditions of the Islamic country, and of course the climate is glorious. "Life isn't all sunshine, naturally, and we encountered the usual hassles and frustrations - which come with language problems. "The Iranian logic also takes some understanding, especially in their attitude to driving. "Looking back, I think we must have had a charmed life to survive the appalling traffic conditions. "Our ground floor apartment was exceptionally well equipped and we got along well with our Iranian landlord who lived on the fourth floor. "We had made friends with several of the other English couples and found Iran very much to our liking. "Most of the local shopkeepers appeared friendly and helpful and seemed to appreciate our fractured Farsi, the Persian language. "But in late July, 1978, the mood of the country began to change, with the festival of Ramadan. "This deeply religious period of fasting during the hours of daylight is traditionally the time when political and social grievances are aired, and it became apparent that the more politically minded mullahs, or priests, were indoctrinating anti-Shah propaganda. "We could sense the tension and several skirmishes took place between militants and government troops, nearly always after the long evening prayer gatherings. "However, on the 4th September, a Peace March was organised to celebrate the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan, and thousands of people marched through the city, the women in their black chadors, carrying flowers as a symbolic gesture of peace." *Part 2 of Mary Ivy Nell's look back on Iran in next week's Leader.
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Wash your feet thoroughly at least once a day, and if your job keeps you sitting or standing around for hours on end, give them a little extra pampering at the end of it. For tired, overworked feet, herbalists Peter and Barbara Theiss recommend a warm footbath and a short plunge in cold water at bedtime, then a gentle massage with calendula ointment (made from marigolds). 'Every time, they report in their book The Family Herbal, 'we find that they are refreshed and fully recovered by the next morning.' Peppermint is another great refresher. If you have some of the essential oil, add 5 drops to a warm footbath and give your feet a good soaking. You can also use a couple of tea bags to brew up a strong infusion: add it to that warm footbath. Follow either with a quick cold splash. If young Christopher Dean hadn't picked up a severe infection in a toenail thirty years ago, tea-tree oil might not be so widely popular today. After five months of treatment, the London School of Tropical Medicine declared the infection incurable, with surgery the only option. At which point his brother arrived from Australia with a small sample of tea-tree oil and suggested he give it a try. Within ten minutes the pain eased, within four hours the swelling subsided, within four days his feet were normal. Christopher went back to Australia to help found the first
Tea-tree oil is still the first choice for obstinate bacterial or fungal infections affecting your feet. After a thorough wash, dry off your feet and paint the oil directly onto the affected bits. Do this last thing at night. Keep your feet dry, wear cotton socks and shoes made of natural fabrics so that your feet can breathe. Fungi just love the warm, moist sweaty atmosphere of trainers and nylon or acrylic socks.
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There are hundreds of traditional corn cures. Try this one from Greece: paint the corn with lemon juice and tape a piece of lemon peel on overnight. Onion juice is another country favourite. And a great skin softener is castor oil (don't drink it!) - cover the corn with a ringed corn plaster, and apply a drop of castor oil two to three times a day. Tea Tree Oil can be used for a variety of ailments
Once it has flattened, apply marigold cream on a plaster to speed the healing process.
If the infection persists, alternate the tea-tree oil treatment with footbaths of thyme or sage. To make them, put a handful of the fresh herb, or a good tablespoonful of the dried, in a stainless steel or enamel saucepan, fill it with water, bring to the boil and simmer, covered, for twenty minutes. Then strain, add the liquid to a warm footbath and soak your feet for ten minutes. Use it up within a day. You can combine the sage or thyme treatment with apple cider vinegar — one of the great folk cure-all remedies, popular for centuries.
A friend of mine told me that her schoolboy son was desperate because the verrucas on his feet were not just hurting, they were keeping him out of the swimming pool; he'd been having treatment for weeks without success. I gave her a tube of green clay and a small bottle of tea-tree oil. 'Add a drop to a teaspoonful of the clay paste and apply it to the wart,' I suggested. The verrucas cleared up almost overnight.
To do this, put a bunch of fresh sage or thyme into a stainless steel or enamel pan, add two cups of the vinegar and then simmer, covered, for fifteen minutes. Strain, add a good dash to a warm footbath, and soak the feet two to three times a day. Dry your feet thoroughly before pulling on socks. Yet another great plant antiseptic, oil from the neem tree, can work wonders with athlete's foot. Paint the oil onto the infected bits at night; in the morning, wash and dry your feet thoroughly, then dust powdered neem between the toes.
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MATCH RESULTS
Boden 95,95,133, and 58 out ensured a Freakies point, Raisers fighting back with 2 straight wins from Carol Peace D8 and Ann Taylor D3 plus a hatful of scores. Spoiler Willis won the match on D2, Livsey adding an 8th on D18, leaving Spiers to conclude matters for the Raisers and deserving MOTM. Boden, Freakies recipient.
FOR 10 FEBRUARY SECOND HALF OF SEASON - WEEK 1 DIVISION 1 Alehouse Lads Cc's Danny's Bar Tipsy Toad Toppers
4-8 7-5 1-11 3-9
Hub Hyenas Milo's Mind The Gap El Capitan
BORIS BEARS V PINT DEPOT QUEENS
DIVISION 2 Hub Hellraisers Boris' Bears Domino's Desperados Wee Rock Horrors
4-8 9-3 6-6 9-3
DIVISION 1
P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Pts 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Legs 11 9 8 7 5 4 3 1
P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Pts 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
Legs 9 9 8 6 6 4 3 3
Mind The Gap El Capitan Hub Hyenas Cc's Flyers Milo’s Ale House Lads Tipsy Toad Toppers Danny's Bar
ers finding the treble 20 with ease, Brown hitting two combination outs. Warburton, despite a lack of match practise put up a good show against John Giggs who managed to post Dannys first and only leg.
Freakie Taverners Pint Depot Queens Angel Delights Tipsy Toad Tiaras
DIVISION 2 Boris' Bears Wee Rock Horrors Freakie Taverners Angel’s Delight Domino's Desperados Hub Hellraisers Pint Depot Queens Tipsy Toad Tiaras
THIS WEEK'S HIGH CHECK-OUTS Olly Walker (T20-T20-D20) El Capitan 160 (This season’s new highest checkout. Well done Olly) Alan Havelock (T15-20-Bull) Hub Hyenas 115 James Brown (T20-D19) Mind the Gap 98 Vycka Bobinas (T20-D16) El Capitan 92
DIVISION ONE ALE HOUSE LADS V HUB HYENAS Hyenas got off to a flyer, taking all three triples, Mark Ellis D2, John Eyre D8, Dylan Fitzsimmons D4, the finishers. Ellis outstanding in the scoring department. The Lads responded by winning 2 of the 3 available pairs via Andre Wing 100, Dale McGuiness 100, D16 and Eugene Lane 100, Thomas Harrison D1. John Rodford 100, D14 and Ellis 100 ensuring a 2-4 lead at the break. Wing enjoyed an unexpected comfortable victory over Fitz in the opening singles, the match potentially going either way. Rodford 3x100, 140 overcoming a lively McGuiness 2x100,140,3x80+ 2-0. Alan Havelock faced Dario Sierra next in a 3 leg belter, the latter finding a D8 and 2x100, 140, Havelock 2x100,138 and a nice 115 out on the Bull. Paul Durrant made it 7 for the visitors with a 2-0 victory over a decent Graham White 2x100,140 effort, but unable to pin a double. Ellis 100,122,135,140 edged
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MOTM Alan Havelock and Thomas Harrison out Lane 3x80+,100 in a 3 leg encounter. Harrison concluded the game with a MOTM effort against Eyre 2-0. Havelock, Hub's MOTM.
C.C.'S FLYERS V MILOS Flyers were 4-0 up in a blink, Milos only scorer of note Alex. Kevin Prockter D4, Charles Pritchett 98, D10 and John McKay D1 plus a showboat effort of D5,D15 (40). He's not a bad golfer either. The final 2 legs of the 1st half went Milos way, Alex a further ton, partner Alejandro D16 and Fabian Alcocer D2. Milos quickly drew level via Alcocer winning 2-0 on a 73 out and Sam taking care of a free scoring Cameron Nesbitt also 2-0. Sam Farrow restored the lead for C.C.'s, McKay winning a real tussle 2-1 against Alex, with 6x80+, 100 and D8,D4, Alex managing 4x100,140. At 6-5, there was plenty to play for, Raul Rocamora winning 2 zip, making the last leg a home win or draw game. Pritchett made sure of both points with 4x80+, 100 and the 2 required doubles. MOTM - Farrow Alex.
Salt 5x80+,2x100, Cowan 2x100,140 and Paul Moody 140,100 plus outs of 66 and 68 were the remaining Gap victors. Outstanding efforts from Steve Hodgett, 100,140 and Norbury 108,133,139 but no winning doubles. MOTM - Walker - Salt.
TIPSY TOAD TOPPERS V EL CAPITAN Eight 80+ scores and 3 tons in the 1st half just wasn't enough against an in form Caps. Andy Gildea 100, D1 Hugh Galloway 100,D2 and Steph Simpson 140 were Toad's highlights in the 1st six. On the other hand Caps managed 7x100,105,3x140, 4x80+ and a brilliant 160 out from Olly Walker. Best of the ton scorers Andres Lliamazares 2x100, 2x140, oh and 2x95. Vycka Bobinas 2x100,140. 2-4 at the break. Guaranteeing a point were Macos Lopez and Nigel Justice, both winning 2-0, Gildea 3x100 putting up a fight against the latter. Bobinas made sure of both points, defeating Simpson 2-1 with outs of 56 and 92. Paddy Winterbourne faced Walker in the 10th and what a game, the Topper coming out on what else, but top, 2-1. Three tons, 125,140 and 4x80+ including an 84 out, Walker's 3x100,121. Excellent darts from both. Lliama 2x100,135,140 and Ed Klimonis 2x100,120,140 completed the match, Galloway 3x100,140 unlucky not to capitalise. MOTM - Winterbourne - Walker.
DANNYS V MIND THE GAP Gap take their usual top spot position in the final league phase after this comfortable away victory, with even Bill Warburton getting an outing. Gap took all 3 triples and pairs with only Rob Norbury for the hosts hitting a 3 figure score. Gap's Sam Salt hit 2 doubles and 123, James Brown 100,99, D16 and a 98 out," Esco" 140, D10 and Gordon Cowan D9, making it a 06 half time score. Esco made it 7 with a D1 and 66 out, Brown overcoming a difficult opponent in Alan Walker 1-2, both play-
DIVISION TWO HUB HELLRAISERS V FREAKIE TAVERNERS A nice 60 out from John Boden set the tone for a convincing 1-5 Freakies lead at the break. Only Sue Spiers could find a D5 for Raisers. Mitch Halliday 85,95,D14, Brian Livsey 121, D7, Sharon Fraine 121,112,D2 Ernie Willis 105,D16 and Groa Bryndis 114,100 making it difficult for the
Debbie Wright showed the way for Queens with both winning doubles in the 1st half, the first in the opening leg to go ahead for the only time. Amanda Skinner helping herself to D16 and a ton, Father Ken 3x80+, 100 and a double, Barry Shingler D8 and D20. Yvonne Rouffignac 95,133 made it 5 for the hosts Rachel Broadhead pulling one back for the royals both with a madhouse D1. lt was to be the last Queens win as the female Skinner rattled in a ton, Shingler a D20, Mike Fellows D2 and everyones favourite Ron Chadwick D4 to close, Wright adding a ton. MOTM - Shingler - Wright.
DOMINOS V ANGELS DELIGHT Dave Minto D16 and Ash Panchal D8 gave Doms an early advantage, Ray Hayes doing the scoring. The lead was soon cancelled via Sharon Williams and Henni Oortwijn, Ben Kerneham a 140 in response. Panchal D2 and Michael Langan D8 gave Doms a 4-2 half time lead. A rejuvenated Angels raced into the 2nd half with four straight wins, Williams 105,D6, Maria Ross D1, Karen Coutts D18 and Oortwijn D1 for 4-6, Doms lone response a Hayes 100. Panchal D8 and Liz Minto D5 rescued the point for Doms. MOTM - Hayes - Williams.
WEE ROCK HORRORS V TIPSY TOAD TIARAS Odds-on favourites, Wee Rock Horrors had the lights on for the Tiaras this week. The Villamartin team were missing a couple of their thoroughbreds (Dolling and Coates) so their two ladies, Jackie Forrest and Susan Frew took up the reigns for this day at the races. First out of the stalls was stud Graham Solomons (140, 100, D10) but Tiara fillies Elizabeth Cowan (100. 8-D4) and Sharon Marshall 85, D10) were the bookies' favourites in the triples. Solomons then trotted out (140, 4-D2) in the pairs despite a 121 from mightymare Pat Schofield. Simone de Lacy and Wendy Hayward (121) then took a gambol but were pipped at the post by Tony Spiers (80, 100) and Mike Tierney (D1). Captain Andy Forrest (85, 140, 17-D20) took the 3rd pairs to make it 4-2 at the halfway stage. MOTM Solomons (81, 85, 125, D5) beat MOTM Elizabeth Cowan (100, 81) in a photo-finish, Tierney (100,82, D20)) beat Lisa Ivill (124) by a nose but it was anyone's race when Andy secured the all-important 7th leg against Schofield by the 3rd singles. Geldings Spiers (121) and Joe Cuyt where very hit and miss in their singles, causing much nostril flaring and hoof stomping from their trainer, but eventually wore a rosette each. Final leg went to Tiara de Lacy (121, 84, D16) against filly Frew (89) to bring the meeting to its conclusion.
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La Marina Bowls Club by Dave Hadaway Don't know what happened to last week's report, I either missed the cut off time or it's lost in the cloud somewhere – anyway it would not have been world changing so we will try again this week. Our last published Monday league now reads Country Bowls 107 points, Quesada Diamonds 81, La Marina Pathfinders 75, La Marina Explores 74 and Vistabella Drivers 74 – these were prior to this weeks results so you can make your own adjustments. Our Explorers were at home to Vistabella Drivers and the game was as tight as the league suggests, our 3 ladies of Barbara Forshaw, Marilyn Fryatt and Shirley
Hadaway were well ahead on the 16th end and went on to win 25-10. The other 3 rinks were all 13 each on the 16th end which led to a exciting 6 final ends, we had 1 rink that went on to win 16-15, 1 rink that lost 14-15 and 1 rink that lost 13-15 leaving us a score of 6-4 with a shot difference of 67-54 in our favour.
onlys” did not go our way and we lost 8-2 winning on only 1 rink and losing the shot difference ….
Meanwhile the Pathfinders were away to Quesada Diamonds where we won 2 games each but lost the overall shots 6382 giving a result of 4-6, with my maths that now puts the Explorers 1 point in front of the Pathfinders.
There's a bowling song sung to Oh My Darling Clementine that reads “when the days of youth have left us, where we go to the green to repair, happy in the joys that await us in the sunshine bright and fair”, just seems so apt in Spain - why not thinks about coming along and give it a try, new bowlers and members are always welcome.
Friday 11th and the Seagulls are at home to Vistabella where unfortunately “if
SOUTHERN LEAGUE Results/tables Friday 11 February
El Rancho Bowls Club
DIVISION A 59-4 55-2 84-8 72-8 100-10
El Rancho Mustangs Greenlands Oaks Quesada Swallows San Miguel Bulldogs Vistabella Lanzadores
La Siesta Blues Emerald Isle Cavaliers San Luis Lions La Marina Sharks Country Bowls Geckos
P W D L O/W Emerald Isle Cavaliers 14 36 2 18 12 Vistabella Lanzadores 14 35 3 18 7 Quesada Swallows 14 32 1 23 9.5 San Luis Lions 14 33 0 23 7 Country Bowls Geckos 14 28 3 25 8.5 San Miguel Bulldogs 14 26 2 28 7 Greenlands Oaks 14 23 1 32 5 La Marina Sharks 14 21 0 35 5.5 El Rancho Mustangs 14 22 0 34 3.5 La Siesta Blues 14 17 2 37 5 Nov 26th - Quesada Swallows: 2 (Two) Points Deducted Dec 10th - La Marina Sharks: 1 (One) Point Deducted
6-77 8-90 2-55 2-57 0-42 Dif 261 203 119 74 18 98 -122 -57 -364 -230
Pts 98 87 82 80 76 68 57 52 51 46
DIVISION B 59-2 71-8 70-3 104-10 71-4
Emerald Isle Outlaws Greenlands Cedars La Marina Seagulls La Siesta Golds San Luis Tigers
P Greenlands Cedars 14 San Miguel Boxers 14 Quesada Swans 14 Emerald Isle Claymores 14 Vistabella Picadors 14 La Siesta Golds 14 San Luis Tigers 14 La Marina Seagulls 14 La Manga Crusaders 14 Emerald Isle Outlaws 14
Quesada Swans San Miguel Boxers Vistabella Picadors La Manga Crusaders Emerald Isle Claymores W 46 40 34 29 34 26 21 18 10 8
D 1 3 2 6 3 2 3 5 0 3
L O/W 9 14 13 12 20 9 21 9 19 7.5 28 6 32 5.5 33 5 46 1 45 1
8-73 2-52 7-70 0-43 6-90
Dif 493 312 198 121 189 -37 -110 -128 -620 -418
Pts 121 107 88 82 81 66 56 49 22 21
DIVISION C 82-10 52-4
Country Bowls Panthers Quesada Swifts
Country Bowls Panthers Quesada Swifts Greenlands Elms Vistabella Conquistadors Country Bowls Cubs La Siesta Silvers El Rancho Broncos
P 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
El Rancho Broncos -2-40 Vistabella Conquistadores 6-62 W 27 24 19 14 15 14 9
D 1 0 3 2 1 2 3
L O/W 12 8 12 7 14 5 20 5 20 2.5 20 3 24 1.5
Meanwhile the Sharks were at San Miguel with the same result losing 8-2 with a shot difference of ….. so there must have been a few “if onlys” there as the shot difference was not huge.
Dif 205 127 40 -35 -53 -174 -110
Pts 71 62 48 38 36 36 22
On Monday the Raiders had a bye, ‘yet again’ many will say. The Pintos were entertaining La Siesta Apollos and turned in a good performance in taking 2 rinks and losing another by just 1 shot, they also took the overall shots. Chris Ziepe, John Ziepe and Bob Day 18-19. Sheila Cox, Diane Yates and Mike Cox 30-10. Ria Dukker, Pam Harris and Henry Ryder 17-13. Lesley Day, Ngaio Baldwin and Pete Baldwin 10-20.
La Siesta Bowls ... By Alan Carr Division (A) The Blues home game was against Vistabella Lanzadores which resulted with the team winning on three of the rinks with a bit in hand to achieve a good result of 8-2 (Shots 74-68). Rinks won by; Norman Adcroft, Martin Harley & Karen Kirk (26-13). Joy & Brian Gardiner with Jean Cooper (19-14). Judy Carroll, Ann & Jim Taylor (2017). Division (B) The Golds afternoon game was at the Emerald Isle for their game against the Claymores, which saw; Pat Moore, Bill & Sue Jordan win (23-12) on their rink with skip Alan Mawer’s team holding on for a draw for a further point ending 3-7 (Shots 65-82). Division (C) Also an afternoon game for the Silvers who played host to Country Bowls Panthers which resulted with; Jim Gwynn, Tracey Paffett & Ken Barber winning their rink (16-9) and Skip Graham Doel’s team collecting a point for a draw. Lost 3-7 (Shots 54-73). Enterprise The Apollos travelled to El Rancho to play the Pintos, where two of our rinks gained wins but were unable to pick up two points for the overall (Shots 62-75) with the end result being 4-6. Winning teams; Ramsay Sinclair, Karen Kirk, & Dave
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Friday morning found the Mustangs playing host to La Siesta Blues and had a most enjoyable match, though the changing breeze and drying mat made it a little tricky. Both teams took two rinks with the Blues taking the overall shots. Chris Ziepe, Bob Day and John Ziepe 18-17. John Richards, Malc Sykes and Diane Yates 1716. Brian Harris, Ngaio Baldwin and Pete Baldwin 11-21. Lesley Day, Pam Harris and Henry Ryder 13-23.
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Blackie (20-10). Jan & Brian Pocock with Jim Jarvie (19-18). Discovery An afternoon game for the Pioneers at Emerald Isle hosted by the Neptune’s, two rinks were won quite convincingly including two points for the overall (Shots 72-57) with another team just missing out by one shot, the game ended winning 6-4. Rinks won by; Noel Morrisroe, Wendy & Alan Ralph (2510). Kathleen Morrisroe, Bill & Sue Jordan (19-13). Voyager The Sputniks played host to Greenland’s Chestnuts and found the visitors to be very hard nuts to crack as we took heavy defeats on all of our rinks (Shots 49-108). Winter League La Siesta’s away game at Bonalba ended with the team only able to collect two points from a well-deserved rink won by; Ken Stringfellow, Pat Moore, Tony & Val Dalton (24-7). Lost 2-8 (Shots 5274).
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SAN MIGUEL BOWLS - Barry Jones On Monday San Miguel Alsatians were home to Emerald Isle Titans, where they lost 8 - 2, 88 shots to 64. The winning triple were John Raby, Val Hignett and Ed Cowan 21 - 11 San Miguel Beagles were also at home on Monday to Quesada Pearls where they fared better, winning 8 2, 68 shots to 59. The best winning triple were Bob Graham, Steve Cantley and Lynn Greenland 18 - 6. San Miguel Dalmatians were away on Monday to San Luis Trekkers losing 6 - 4, 65 shots to 63. Best winning triple were Jack Jackson, Frank Scotthern and Bob Donnelly 24 - 16. On Friday San Miguel Bulldogs were home to La Marina Sharks winning 8 - 2, 72 shots to 57. The best winning triple were Allan Patterson, Carol Broomfield and Mary Dyer 23 - 13. Also on Friday San Miguel Boxers were away to Top of the League Greenlands Cedars where they lost 8 2, 71 shots to 52. The winning triple were Bob Nesbitt, Jack Jackson and Dave Champion 16 - 11. A polite reminder to all bowlers, whilst COVID restrictions remain all bowlers (including visiting teams) must carry a valid COVID passport plus I.D. A reminder that the Wasps sessions take place Wednesdays 1.30pm for 2.00pm - 5 for an afternoon’s bowling with shoes and bowls available to borrow. Due to the popularity of the Wasps, first time bowlers are asked to attend an initial coaching session on Tuesday afternoons, starting at 1.45pm. We welcome all bowlers who would like to join San Miguel B.C. as we are a unique club we only pay owner fees and a club fee and NO LEAGUE RINK FEES. For further information on San Miguel B.C please contact club secretary Barry Jones on 602 504 905 or club president Alan Campbell on 606 676 118
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SAN LUIS BOWLS CLUB Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th turned out to be interesting for those watching or playing in our Club Competition Finals. There was some excellent play over the weekend, some great “turn-a rounds” and lots of OOHS! & AAHS! moments for the spectators to enjoy. Well done to everyone who participated in the competitions & to Keith who organised & re-organSingles champions, Jane and Neil ised it all. WINNERS:
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Ladies Singles: Jane Hamill. Men’s Singles: Neil Morrison.
Monday 7th South Alicante League: Enterprise Div. A the Klingons away v Greenlands Maples won 2 games-2, just missing out on the shots 66-70, but useful points 4-6. Winners: Jane Hamill, Sheila Cammack, Stewart Hamill 24-14, Giuseppe Galelli, June & Keith Jones
Ladies Pairs: Jane Hamill & June Jones, Men’s Pairs: Ralph Jones & Lyndon Johnson. Mixed Pairs: Helen Hammond & Scott Malden. Mixed Triples: Giuseppe
EMERALD ISE BOWLS CLUB
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Titans began the week at home against San Miguel Alsatians and got a great 8-2 Aggregate, 88-46 win, M Veale C Smyth J Smyth 34-5, N Prior A M Gerrard D Gerrard 23-8, L Ponsford G Ponsford J Pooley 20-12 Neptunes were at home to La Siesta Pioneers and slipped to a 4-6 Aggregate, 57-72 defeat, G Dyer S Johnson I Grimshaw 19-14, B Taylor B Smith P Heaney 15-14 Moonrakers travelled to Country Bowls Flamingos and were beaten 0-10
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17-13.
The Trekkers at home to San Miguel Dalmations had a good result; 6pts-4, taking the shots 65-62. Winners: Dee Hoey, Ralph Jones, Lyndon Johnson 18-15, Pauline Johnson, Stuart Wilson, Steve Penfold 22-9. Wednesday 9th Winter League match, home v Emerald Isle, was always going to be hard fought & there were a few “nip & tuck” moments, finishing 4points-6, close shots 72-79. Winners: Giuseppe Galelli, Bill Webb, Pam Lockett, Scott Malden 26-12, Margaret Morrison, Sheila Cammack, Neil Morrison, Stewart Hamill 25-21. Friday 11th Southern League Div A. Lions away v Quesada Swallows had a bad afternoon at the office; 2 points-8, 55 shots-84; very much a tale of 2 teams! Well done to winners:
All the winners with their trophies June Jones, Bill Webb, Scott Malden 22-7. Div B. Tigers at home v Emerald Isle Claymores, had a reasonable morning, 4 useful points-6, 71 shots-90. Winners: Sue Ross, Neil Cox, Ralph Jones 20-19, Dave Notely, Cas Blay, Barry Edwards 24-17.
Aggregate 49-111 Isle played at San Luis on Wed in Winter League and had a good win 6-4 Aggregate of 79-72 Cavaliers travelled to Greenland Cedars on Friday had had a great win 8-2 aggregate 90-55, A M Gerrard C Smyth J Smyth 18-7, N Prior D Jones C Lindgren 20-16, ,S Kavanagh/ (Sub) S Elvin M Veale D Gerrard 18-16 Claymores played at San Luis Tigers and had a good 6-4 Aggregate 90-71 win, B Taylor S Johnson I Grimshaw 25-13, J Mulloy G Odell M Odell 29-14 Outlaws played against Quesada Swans and lost 2-8, Aggregate of 59-73.
QUESADA BOWLS ROUNDUP with Steve Hibberd Bad day at the office for our Pearls team, who could only manage 2 points over at San Miguel against the Beagles. Here's the winning rink - C Brazier, T Morgan, P Morgan 28-14. Diamonds fared somewhat better, for they battled back well at home to La Marina Pathfinders to record a 6-4 victory, courtesy of these 2 trips - A Bowen, B Elliott, T Voisey 22-16. K Gordon, B Armstrong, K Bowles 32-14. Over at Vistabella, Rubies won overall shots by 64-63 to gain an impressive victory over the Eagles. Well done to these 2 rinks H Olsen, D Patrick, P Bradbury 17-14. T Brinton, R Lewin, J Brinton 19-16. Things improved dramatically 4 days later, when all our 3 teams
did well. Swallows managed an impressive 8-2 home victory over San Luis Lions, thanks to these 3 trips - T Morgan, G Skinner, P Morgan 29-12. C Brazier, M France, J Prokopowycz 30-8. G Carnell, V Campbell, F Roberts 18-13. Not to be outdone, Swans equalled this scoreline at home to Emerald Isles Outlaws. Get in there - A Bowen, B Elliott, T Voisey 21-7. C Bowles, D Gould, K Bowles 24-16. D Benson, P Farrell, A Benson 20-16. At Vistabella, Swifts took on Conquistadors, and so very nearly came away with a victory. Although these 2 rinks won, an inferior overall shots difference resulted in a 4-6 defeat - S Johnston, B & L Miller 19-13. I Everett, H Olsen, D Patrick 13-12.
Vistabella Bowls Club with Brian Zelin Vistabella Bowls Club by Brian Zelin
Points 4-6.
Monday 7th February, Vistabella Albatrosses Division A were Away to Greenlands Sycamores, Winning on 3 Rinks, Plus the Shots, Sue Kemp, Tony French, Brian Zelin 36-6, Lynne Bishop, Carol Thorpe, Gary Thorpe 27-11, Mo Foulcer, Arthur Brown, Maggie Furness 17-13, Shots 94-55. Points 8-2.
Vistabella Eagles, Division C, were at Home to Quesada Rubies, Winning on 2 Rinks, Rosemary Savage, Ken Savage, Alice Howe 20-16, Sharon Louise, Roy Widgery, Derek Howe 13-12, Shots 63-64. Points 4-6.
Vistabella Drivers, Division B, were Away to La Marina Explores, Winning on 2 Rinks, Olwyn Radcliffe, John Goddard, Brian Dunn 15-14, Alan Whitley, Brian Pointon, Paul Durham 14-13, Shots 54-67.
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Friday 11th February, Vistabella Lanzadores Division A, were at Home to Country Bowls Geckos, Winning on all Rinks, Sue Kemp, Arthur Brown, Brian Zelin 34-9, Kath Reid, Martin Foulcer, Ian Kenyon 28-7, Mo Foulcer, Carol Thorpe, Gary Thorpe 24-13, Lynne Bishop, Sandra
Burrows, Maggie Furness 14-13, Shots 100-42. Points 10-0. Vistabella Picadors Division B, were Away to La Marina Seagulls, Winning on 3 Rinks, Barry Tarling, Freddie Willey, Del Stevenson 18-14, Frank Barclay, Sue Wilson, Stuart Allman 15-14, Olwyn Radcliffe, John Goddard, Brian Dunn 2118, Shots 70-70. Points 7-3. Vistabella Conquistadors Division C, were Away to Quesada Swift's, Winning on 2 Rinks plus the Shots, Hillary James, Keith Black, Alan Bannister 20-9, Rosemarie Savage, Ken Savage, Alice Howe 17-11, Shots 62-52. Points 6-4.
We welcome new members; & can offer a range of membership fees for 12, 7 or 3 (Brexit) months. Come and watch on match days, join in Saturday morning “Chicken Drives” or speak with Club Captain, June Jones (contact info. below) for more information or to arrange
coaching. Also a reminder that we are holding a 2-day OPEN MIXED TRIPLES TOURNAMENT over the weekend of 8th & 9th April. Entries to Keith Jones: keithjones81@hotmail.com tel: 691 903 773, by 11th March.
Torrevieja Darts Ladies Org League Format Week5 Tipsy Tigers 5-4 Primadonnas Gap Girlz 8-1 Ladybirds Racing Toast 1-8 Friendly Chicas Friendly Temps 7-2 Dolly Mixtures Results of Postponed matches Racing Toast 0-9 Gap Girlz Friendly Temps 2-7 Friendly Chicas LEAGUE TABLE Gap Girlz Friendly's Chicas Friendly's Temps Tipsy Tigers Ladybirds Macklin's Dolly Mixtures Primadonnas Racing Toast
P 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4
Pts 44 31 27 26 22 18 17 5
Hot Darts: Amanda Skinner (GG) 168, 3 x 100 (140, 119 w2), Yvonne Rouffignac (GG) 140, (134, 120, 2 x 100 (w2), Marion Scott Denness (GG) 140,100 (134 w2), Bliss Wright (GG) 140 (w2), 3 x 100, Alison Webster (FC) (140, 100 w1), Sharon Crane (TT) 139, 101, 100, Ellie Attwood (FT) (136, 100 w1), Sue Wade (FT) 100, 134, 121, Debbie de Grys (PD) 133, Sandra Crabbe (LB) 128, 121, Julie Hallett (FC) 125, (110 w1), Sharon Frain (PD) 121 Highest Check-out: Amanda Skinner (GG) 75 (w2)
Torrevieja Winter Pool League BAR Next Door chalked up a 6-3 away win against Quiet Man in week 12 of the Torrevieja Winter Pool League first division. Fire Station Black Watch beat Santana A 6-3, Office Aces suffered a 6-3 home loss against Unity Bar, with Terreza losing 5-4 at home against Britannia A. In Division 2 Santana B returned a 6-3 win against visitors Mi Sol, The Courtyard A defeated Marie's Rendezvous 7-2, Britannia B lost 6-3 against visitors Bar 6, Racing toast II sustained a 8-1 home loss against Fire Station Green Watch, and Murphs defeated Office Bulls 5-4. In Division 3 The George gained a 5-4 win against Dejavu, Irish Abbey lost 6-3 against visitors Thirsty Boot, Mickey's defeated The Courtyard B 6-3, and Oasis defeated Reflections 5-4. Laguna (bye).
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La Marina Golf Society La Marina Golf Society played at Bonalba Golf Course for Optica Optima Texas Scramble trophy on Thursday 10 February 2022.
Spain football star Marta Penalver to stage summer football clinic
The weather was just right for playing, a nice warm day with very little wind. Twenty-four players took part and it turned out to be a very close competition with some good scores being recorded.
Spain international football star San Javier born Marta Peñalver is planning to stage a summer football clinic in the Vega Baja in 2022.
The winning team with an overall score of 56 Stephen Renault Evans, Ray Hill, Vic Smith, Martina O'Reilly
"We could do a clinic for a couple of days. Football skills and futsal or something like that," said Marta.
Runner-Up with 57 was Jeff Wiszniewski, Roy Harris, Paul Crump, Lyn Young. Nearest the pins, where the ladies put the men to shame. Hole 4 Sarah Mccabe, Hole 8 Charlotte Tranberg, Hole 11 Lyn Young, Hole 14 Sarah Mccabe
"It would be to set up a project and give it shape. I think it could turn out very well and highlight women's football," said Florence based Marta, who plays football in Italy for Serie A Citta di Falconara.
MARTA: Futsal clinic in the summer
Primera Division de la Liga Fútbol Femenino The Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino (Primera Iberdrola, formerly Liga Femenina Iberdrola) is the highest level of league competition for women's football in Spain. Previously known as Superliga Femenina, División de Honor and Liga Nacional, it is the women's equivalent of the men's La Liga and run by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol
As one of the top six national leagues ranked by Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) coefficient, it is considered one of the most important women's leagues in Europe.
Here on the Costa’s golf is one of the biggest leisure time activities for both tourists and resident alike and with this in mind we have secured the services of Mike Probert of Costa Blanca Green Fee Services to provide a weekly round up of local golfing events and topics and in conjunction with us at THE LEADER will provide discounted golf prices to all of our readers and run our golf competitions.
The Long and Short of It Is their one single element of the golf game where professionals and low handicap amateurs differ from the high handicap or weekend golfer? The answer is yes. Week in and week out you will see the high handicap golfer misjudge the distance to the flag and 90% of the time the shot will finish short of the target. Invariably, only if they hook the ball or hit the ball ‘thin’ will the high handicapper go past the pin. The next time you visit your local golf course or play in your society, take a look at the courses that you play and you will see that the majority of the trouble (water, bunkers, etc) are short of the green. Why do high handicap golfers have this failing in their golf game? 1. Lack of proper preparation. 2. Over estimation of their ability. Let us consider these factors. Firstly in terms of preparation, do you know how far you hit each club in your bag in all types of wind conditions and off different types of lie? The answer is almost certain-
Busters Golf Society We played Font de Llop golf course for our second game of 2022, eighteen members turned up to play on this warm winter's day, I have to say it seemed like spring. The staff in the pro’s shop at first wanted us to pay for two guests who were unable to play, one was covid related the other was a shoulder injury. I did not have any notification from our members until our day of play, but Font de Llop said they require prior notification of any cancellations, unfortunately, covid doesn’t give us any warning when it will strike and the same applies to injuries, however, they checked it out with the course management and the matter was resolved. We were not required to pay for the cancellations in question, I am only bringing this to light in the hope that any golf courses who may read this will accept that times are different now especially when people have to self isolate if tested covid positive, it's just not possible to give any prior notice of cancellation. After the game we returned to Little Leias bar close to Consum in Quesada for our prize presentation, the staff prepared fresh sandwiches for us which along with liquid refreshment went down a treat.
Those who returned to the bar won bottles of wine that had been sponsored by Ian the boss of Little Leias, second place winner was Terry Sharley with thirty-five points who also received red and white wines that Little Leias sponsored.
Starting with the 2021–22 edition, as determined by the UEFA women's coefficient, the top three teams will qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
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Onto our results our NTPs were won by Bill Peters on the third, Allan Collis took the twelfth, Terry Sharley was nearest the pin on the sixteenth with Tony Wilson winning the seventeenth.
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In 2019, there were nearly 71,000 female players registered in the Spanish Football Federation.
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ly no and yet it is easy to remedy. All that you have to do is to go to the practise range and hit a series of golf shots with each club and take note of the distance that the MAJORITY of the shots travelled, ignore the one’s that you ‘creamed’ or the one’s that you 'mishit', but concentrate on the average. Repeat this exercise for different wind conditions (in the face, from the back, side winds, etc) and for different lies (uphill, downhill, side-hill, etc). Now when you go to the golf course you will be better prepared and by using the distance markers and charts available, you can eliminate many of the hazards presented to you by the course architect by hitting the ball far enough to avoid them. From the mental perspective you will also feel more confident when playing the shot and also avoid one of the worst feelings in golf, that of hitting the ball ‘out of the screws’, direct at the flag, only to see it drop into water or a bunker ‘short’ of the green. Allied with good preparation you should also be careful not to over estimate your golfing ability. While it is good to have faith and confidence in your ability, do not expect to hit the ball ‘correctly’ all of the time. If you always judge distance based on your ‘best’ shots you will frequently be disappointed and frustrated. Allow for your slight ‘mishits’ by taking an extra club and swinging a little easier. If is often stated that in pressure situation you hit the ball further due to the adrenalin flow but remember that for the majority of people in these same situations, muscle tension prevents you using your automatic swing and you actually hit the ball ‘shorter’ than normal, allow for this! Follow these simple instructions and you will soon start to avoid unnecessary dropped shots due to distance misjudgement and start feeling more confident ‘before’ you hit the ball.
So many thanks to Ian, our winner on the day with thirty-eight points ( already cut ) was Allan Collis. We had one winner of our Two’s pot being Michael Lindstroem and our soccer card winner was Andy Coe who had selected West Ham. Barry Grinsell secretary
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THADER PUSHING HARD FOR PLAYOFF PLACE CD Thader ............2
Wednesday’s line up against Novelda
Novelda CF ..........0 Santa Pola ...........0 CD Thader ...........0
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wo games in four days required a player rotation for Thader manager Raul Mora.
The first of these involved a rearranged home fixture against Novelda CF, due to a waterlogged Moi Gomez stadium pitch a few weeks ago. There appeared to be some off field disagreements regarding the postponement, so much so that Novelda even tried to claim the points. So, it's no wonder that Thader were more than ready for the match last
Wednesday evening. In an actionpacked match, Pedro opened the scoring for the hosts on 39 mins, then on 80 mins, Quino sealed the 3 points. A 2-0 score line was probably a fair reflection of chances created, which also made amends for the defeat suffered early season. For the match at Santa Pola the following Saturday, Raul Mora made 4 changes. Out went Rafa, Calderon, Javi & Dani Lucas, to be replaced by Pascual, Jony, Oscar & Fran. When Santa Pola visited Rojales back
at the end of September, they were the wrong end of a 4-0 thrashing, but since then their fortunes have improved dramatically.
Thader tried hard to break the deadlock, and were unfortunate to have 2 goals chalked off for offside, the 2nd of which looked yards onside.
Just below Thader in the table, they were a completely different prospect at Manolo Macia Stadium, resulting in a 0-0 stalemate.
Next Sunday 20 February, ko 1130, Thader host local rivals Almoradi in another Preferente div fixture. Can Thader record a double over their arch rivals?
This point leaves Thader 5th in the Preferente div table, very much within reach of a playoff slot.
Come along to Moi Gomez Stadium, Rojales next Sunday, when all will be revealed.
International Women’s Football takes centre stage at Pinatar Arena
Orihuela CF B suffer 6-2 defeat against CF Sporting Albatera Orihuela CF B suffered a 6-2 home defeat against CF Sporting Albatera in the Valencia 1st Regional Group 9 on Saturday in an eight-goal thriller. In a bottom half of the table fixture Orihuela sit in 14th place on 9 points, with Sporting in twelfth spot on 16 points after bagging the points, with goals from Josan (2), Capi (2), Javier and Alvaro. CF Rafal move up to fifth on 25 points after a 2-1 home win against Pinoso CF A, who drop to sixth on 23 points. CD Benijofar, sitting in 13th place, shocked CF Algorfa with a 2-0 away win, that saw the hosts drop to seventh. Sunday morning matches saw CD Montesinos travel to Cox where they lost by the only goal of the game.
Racing San Miguel, meanwhile, made the trip to bottom club Orihuela Deportivo where they too were frustrated in a disapponting 3-3 draw. Torrevieja’s game at Dolores was a late afternoon kick off so it will apppear on the website on Monday in the local football roundup. Guardamar Soccer CD hit seven in a 7-1 home win against CD Altet, to remain top of the 2nd Regional G16 on 44 points. UE Crevilente FB A are on their shoulders, also on 44 points, following a 6-0 win against Callosa Deportiva CF B. Bigastro CF defeated CF Inter Santa Pola 3-0, Monovar Atletico A moved up to third on 33 points, with a 6-1 win against Athletic Benejuzar A. Elche Dream CF B, are in 14th spot, after taking a point in a 2-2 home draw against sixth place Sporting Saladar. CD Horadada Thiar A are in eleventh place on 18 points, after hitting four in a 4-0 home win against UD la Coca Aspense B, who remain at the lower echelons of the table on three points.
International teams are about to contest the fifth edition of the Costa Cálida Pinatar Cup, which for the first time is being played at two venues, Pinatar Arena and La Manga Club. Visitación Martínez, the mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar and Fran Sánchez, general director of Sport for the Region of Murcia, officially announced the tournament which is now rated as one of the most important worldwide events in women's football. The national teams from Russia, Poland, Belgium, Wales, Hungary, Slovakia and Ireland will contest the tournament, along with current holders Scotland, between 14 23 February. Pinatar Arena and La Manga Club will host the tournament where matches will be played simultaneously on February 16, 19 and 22 with games at 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. All of the fixtures will be open to the public with many of them televised in the participating countries.
Sporting Albatera netted six in their trip to Orihuela CF B
TRIVEA QUIZ FROM PAGE 14: 1. A living person. 2. Nail biting. 3. French Poodle. 4. 'Q' (Bond films). 5. Necktie knots. 6. Five answers: a. Watership Down, b. Gullivers Travels, c. The Great Dictator, d. The Chronicles of Narnia, e. The Pirates of the Caribbean. 7. An 'orange stick'. 8.
Sir Anthony Hopkins. In Nixon and Amistad. 9. Italian, Vietnamese, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic and Mandarin. 10. The Fortune Cookie. 11. The Windmills of your Mind. 12. Genghis Khan. 13. 428. 14. Five answers: a. Sun King (Beatles), b. Ain't no sunshine (Bill Withers), c. Aquarius Let the Sunshine
Representatives from collaborating hotels such as Thalasia Costa de Murcia, Double
In (The Fifth Dimension), d. Holidays in the Sun (Sex Pistols), e. Sunny Afternoon (Kinks). 15. Ken Kesey. 16. Raising the flag on Iwo Jima. 17. Dolphin. from delphy's "womb". 18. Africa. (off the coast of Namibia). 19. Coffee. 20. Five Answers: a. Orlando, b. Lanzarote, c. Bali, d. Goa, e. Hawaii, US
Tree by Hilton La Torre Golf and La Manga Club were all present at the event. Further events to be held at Pinatar Arena will see a number of U18 and U19 men’s teams at the facility along with women's teams in the U17 category. On 23 February, the Costa Cálida Challenge will be held between Spain Denmark U18 at 11:30 a.m. in addition to Hungary - Denmark U19 at 3:30 p.m. To conclude events, the Costa Cálida Mima Cup, which will bring the U17 women's teams from Canada, Belgium, Sweden and Poland will be played at San Pedro del Pinatar from February 28 to March 7.
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