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Valencia’s largest corruption network undone Diputación chief and exmayor of Xàtiva, will have a major effect on those talks.

Little appears to have been written in the English language media about the recent arrests of 24 Valencian politicians on charges of corruption. All are members of the Partido Popular which governed the Regional Government between 1995 and 2015 when they were ousted in May 2015, when local and regional elections resulted in a political shift to the left.

At a time when we are seeing feverish negotiations in Madrid by the King and the four main party leaders, as they try to form the next National Government, the arrests, which include that of Alfonso Rus, a former

Rus, of course, was forced to resign from the Diputación last April, just a month before the elections, when secret recordings emerged in which he was heard counting stacks of cash.

Operation Taula, which targets local politicians in the 3 Valencian provinces, Valencia, Alicante and Castellón, as well as the Diputación, was launched a little over 18 months ago when the United Left Party (Esquerra Unida) approached the Anti Corruption Prosecutor with allegations involving Rus and Marcos Benavent, Managing Director of the public company The Local Economic Promotion Corporation (IMELSA) Continued on Page 2

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Branch of the Partido Popular.

But Benavent was quick to fall on his sword and in seeking a deal with the judicial authorities he has now become the single most important thread that has led to the dismantling of the largest corruption network in the history of the Region.

One source said that the scope of the irregular activities went on for years, which he then described as “enormous.” The Guardia are now also expanding their investigation to a number of other areas including embezzlement, bribery of public officials, influence peddling and money laundering.

Over and above those already arrested the Civil Guard are carrying out a further 33 searches in private homes, company headquarters, foundations and the football club CD Olimpic Xativa.

The allegations relate to a corrupt network of politicians who are said to have charged commissions in exchange for granting public contracts, part of which was then used to illegally finance the Valencian

Among the evidence used to justify many of the arrests Benavent was able to produce a number of secretly recorded private conversations which he had been making for years, including one in which Rus is heard counting the money from an alleged bribe.

Benavent has since appeared in court in which he has asked for public forgiveness saying “I am very sorry. I will accept whatever punishment is assigned to me, even prison.

And I will try to give back everything that I took.”

Some of the main suspects also include Rita Barberá who served as mayor of Valencia from 1991 to 2015. Since September, she has been a senator for the Valencia region.

Barberá has not been arrested.

Valencia’s former deputy regional premier Gerardo

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Benavent was quick to fall on his sword and seek a deal with the judicial authorities

Camps, who is now a lawmaker in Congress and who enjoys immunity from prosecution.

Only the Supreme Court can strip him of this privilege if it is decided that he should face trial.

Alfonso Rus, who served as provincial chief from 2007 to 2015 and who was mayor of Xàtiva from 1995 to 2015. He was also head of the PP in Valencia province from 2004 to 2015. Authorities consider Rus to be one of the masterminds of the alleged kickbacks scheme.

Alfonso Novo who became Barberá’s successor in Valencia after she failed to muster enough support to form

a government, following the regional and municipal elections of May 2015.

Máximo Caturla who was deputy chief of the Valencia province, regional education secretary, and CEO of the public corporation Construcciones e Infraestructuras Educativas Sociedad Anónima (Ciegsa), which specialises in building school infrastructure.

David Serra who served as regional education secretary, a deputy in the regional parliament, and deputy secretary for the PP’s organisation committee in Valencia.

Another of those arrested is María José Alcón, who is married to a former deputy mayor

of Valencia Alfonso Grau, and who is currently a defendant the money laundering trial that involves King Felipe’s sister Cristina.

The size of the investigation would appear to be reflected in the 100 hours of testimony already volunteered by Marcos Benavent and the more than 200 bank accounts that the UCO wants to seize.

The arrests are the latest in a series of scandals hitting Spain’s ruling party amid surging public anger and disappointments over the government’s inability to eradicate corruption and it would seem that there is certainly a long way still to go.

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Lorente faces further trials Lorente leaving the Orihuela Courts after a previous appearance

The Judge examining evidence of corruption has found that there is evidence to warrant the judicial processing of a case against 14 individuals believed to be involved in fixing contracts and deals relating to waste disposal across the Vega Baja.

Amongst the 14 people who will be brought before the courts are the president of the Diputaci贸n de Alicante, Jose Joaquin Ripoll, and the former Mayor of Orihuela, Monica Lorente, both of the Partido Popular, as well as the former PSOE spokesperson from the provincial government, Antonio Amor贸s.

The Judge has detailed the findings of the investigation and concluded that there is evidence of corruption, bribery and influence peddling, as well as other crimes that the group will have to answer to.

Although the investigation has been going on for some time, with evidence being gathered and examined for the last 8 years, the announcement this week will no doubt be a further embarrassment for the PP after region-wide corruption scandals have also come to light since they failed to

win an overall majority in the December general election.

The statement from the court concludes that there is evidence of an "organised plot" involving around 5 business people who directly benefitted from "the help and collaboration" and information provided to them from various politicians and technicians at both local and provincial level, in exchange for gifts, such as hundred thousand euro boat trips, in order to influence the hiring and awarding of contracts for the 2005 Zonal Waste Plan approved by the Valencia Regional government, which had an overall project budget of more than 3.8 million euro.

Part of the evidence shows how one previously convicted, and now infamous Orihuela-based businessman, Angel Fenoll, benefited from the acquisition of land from farmers for 424,000 euro, which was subsequently sold as part of the waste management project for almost 10 million euro.

The case against six others who were under investigation has been filed on account of insufficient evidence.

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Houses collapse in Callosa Thousands to get money Four homes collapsed last Tuesday in Calle Salitre, Callosa de Segura, an action that was captured live on Spanish Television.

Fortunately the properties were empty at the time following the evacuation of the familes by the local council last September.

At that time large cracks began to appear in the foundations of the buildings thought to have been caused by a large underground lake which is said by residents to have formed under the properties following the introduction of a network of water pipes for drinking water in the area, about a year and a half ago, by the water company Aqualia.

The Consistory closed the road to traffic, one of the busiest in the city, providing the route to Orihuela, and commissioned a geotechni-

cal to find the source of the water problem.

Local traders immediately protested to the council saying that, as a result of the closure, and the lack of traffic passing through, their trade had been affected by about 50%.

Despite the additional underpinning provided to each of the endangered properties the collapse was quite spectacular as a large part of the four homes simply dropped into a large sinkhole.

Municipal technicians said that they were unable to make a decision as to who or what was responsible, while the water company Aqualia also deny that they contributed toward the cause of the subsidence.

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GANG BROKEN UP IN ORIHUELA A total of 34 people were arrested in Orihuela last Tuesday as agents from the National Police and la Brigada Provincial de ExtranjerĂ­a y Fronteras de la ComisarĂ­a de Alicante, broke up a criminal organisation that has been issuing false contracts to people looking for work with fictitious companies.

The contracts have allowed recipients to defraud the Social Security System of more than half a million euros.

The investigation began last October when agents were tipped off about the existence of the group which was based in Orihuela. The organisation allegedly provided labour contracts for construction services to people allowing each to claim between 200 and 300 euros a month from the Social Security System.

Those arrested have been charged with the offenses of forgery, embezzlement, membership of a criminal gang and crimes against social security.

It is understood that a large number of those receiving false benefits are untraceable, some having returned to their countries of origin.

Last year dozens of our clients began lawsuits against Bankia after it was shown that they had been deceived by the bank, due to falsification of data during the financial giant's 2011 stock listing Bankia's strategy against these lawsuits was to block them until the High Court investigation had been settled. Last week, the Supreme Court not only rejected these appeals, it also annulled the sale of shares sold during the period that the data was being falsified The decision was unanimous and represents an endorsement of the lawsuits that are currently being processed in courts throughout Spain by Sun Lawyers "There were serious inaccuracies in the brochure handed out to the public."

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‘Twitters from the Atlantic’

By Barrie Mahoney Barrie Mahoney was a head teacher and school inspector in the UK, as well as a reporter in Spain, before moving to the Canary Islands to launch and edit a new English language newspaper. He enjoys life in the sun as a columnist and author, and continues to write a series of popular novels, books for expats, as well as designing mobile apps and websites to promote the Canary Islands.

bands, similar to those offered to the Cardiff asylum seekers, which identifies them as ‘Breakfast’, ‘Breakfast and Dinner’ or the ‘gold standard’ of ‘All-Inclusive’. Now, I know that Madge and her family in the television comedy ‘Benidorm’ are quite happy to feast upon all that is offered for 24 hours a day, but do real holidaymakers actually want everyone else to know about it? In any case, do they really want to go home with a white ‘lack of sun’ ring on their wrists to tell everyone that were ‘all-inclusive’ characters performing in ‘Benidorm’?

The All-Inclusive Wristband

I am not a great lover of the ‘all-inclusive’ deal.

Yes, I know it is a godsend for those on a very tight budget, and particularly when travelling with children. I also know of the damage that it causes to restaurants, bars and other small businesses trying to survive on the islands when faced with competition from the ‘all-inclusive’ hotels, which are financed and backed by large companies with profits funnelled well away from these islands.

Recent news articles about asylum seekers in Cardiff being forced to wear brightly coloured wristbands in order to claim their meals each day rightly drew both amazement and disgust from many decent people in the UK. This news broke within a few days of the ‘Middlesbrough red door’ controversy, whereby the homes of asylum seekers were targeted because all their front doors were painted red. Again, many people complained that this policy was wrong. Both incidents revealed an appalling lack of sensitivity towards people who require help and support during a desperate time in their lives.

The issue surrounding brightly coloured wristbands in the Welsh capital drew particular disgust, since any refusal to wear the wristband would simply mean no food. Some likened it to the enforced Star of David symbol, which was used by Nazi Germany to easily identify the Jews. The forced identification of any part of human society in this manner is both degrading and inhuman, and I can understand the disgust and public outcry that both incidents caused.

On a lighter note, I have never understood why so many visitors staying in hotel complexes in the Canary Islands, as well as other tourist complexes in other parts of Spain, are content to wear wrist-

The comedy series BENIDORM epitomises the ‘All-Inclusive’ deal

I too have been tempted by ‘all-inclusive’ deals on a couple of occasions, and had a very good time knowing that I could eat and drink without spending another euro for the duration of my holiday, but in the long term, is it really worth it? In addition, the boredom of eating in the same place, at the same table, with more of less the same buffet offerings each day made me feel as if I was in prison rather than on holiday. As for the obligatory wristband, I refused to wear it and, as with the asylum seekers, was briskly informed that I either wore it or didn't eat. I decided to wear it, but later cut it off, and devised a system with the help a piece of gum that would allow me to wear it only at meal times and remove it afterwards; unlike the asylum seekers, I got away with it.

Allegedly, the asylum seekers were threatened with being reported to the Home Office if they did not wear their wristbands and their claims for asylum would be rejected. Others suffered verbal and physical abuse from motorists and passers-by who spotted the wristbands. Life for the asylum seeker is hard enough without some heartless ‘jobsworth’ threatening to take away their only means of survival. Thankfully, on this occasion, common sense seems to have prevailed and both red painted doors and wristbands are to be dispensed with.

Now back to the ‘allinclusive’ deals; may I politely suggest that hotels do away with wristbands and maybe consider some other form of ready identification that is less crude? How about retinal identification or thumbprints, or a quick flash of an app on the mobile phone that goes everywhere?

If you enjoyed this article, take a look at Barrie’s websites: www.barriemahoney.com and www.thecanaryislander.com or read his book, ‘Island in the Sun’ (ISBN: 9780992767181).

Available in paperback, as well as Kindle. © Barrie Mahoney

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Torrevieja to open Alicante Uni Campus

The mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolon García, together with the Rector of the University of Alicante, Manuel Palomar, signed an agreement last Tuesday, which will establish a university campus in the town.

The provisional location of the unit will be in the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre which already has both suitable office and classroom facilities The campus will open under the direction of Professor Jose Norberto Mazon, who already resides in the city. He will shortly be announcing the core curriculum which will include summer courses, cultural, sport and

Habaneras floated on Stock Exchange Despite the company supporting a long-term debt with banks of 41.4 million euros Torrevieja’s Habaneras Shopping Centre was floated on the stock market last week for 22.1 million euros The centre began trading on Friday on the Alternative Investment Market (MAB) at 4.37 euros per share, a price valuation of the company of 22 1 million euros.

The centre is 100% owned by Heref III, a company with headquarters in Luxembourg, which in turn is owned by Harbert European Real Estate Fund. A spokesman said that the company seeks to position itself to purchase more assets, as well as raising funds for future growth by bringing in new investors and increase its financing capacity.

art, which will help to meet the needs of the population and the educational and cultural demands of the municipality.

The mayor described the agreement as "a historic moment, a big step in developing the potential of the residents of Torrevieja in which the University of Alicante "has recognized the potential and the commitment of the town of Torrevieja.”

Meanwhile Manuel Palomar said that the agreement for the establishment of a university campus in the "fifth city of Valencia" is a major step forward, with a demographic that is "clearly important" in southern Alicante.

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Francoist monuments removed Madrid has begun removing Francoist monuments, the latest of which was dedicated to Spanish army officers in the Jerónimos neighbourhood. As a result a number of angry citizens sat on the memorial to prevent city workers from taking it away. Also last week, a headstone put up in memory of the right-wing unionist José García Vara, who was assassinated in an ambush in 1935, was removed. And the city has revealed plans to do away with five other memorials, including two in honor of José Calvo Sotelo, a right-wing deputy who was killed in 1936 by the Republican Assault Guard.

Benidorm overnight high Benidorm saw more than 11 million hotel overnight stays in 2015, according to the INE. The Costa Blanca resort came 4th in Spain. The numbers rank Barcelona (18.4 million) at the top of the list, followed by Madrid (17.8 million) and San Bartolomé in Gran Canaria.

Benidorm is the main choice on the Iberian peninsula, followed by island destinations.

Elsewhere on the list Valencia was placed 17th.

PSOE accuse ‘Weak’ Orihuela Mayor

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More homes on the Orihuela Costa

Carolina Gracia said if the mayor were a little more persisten the money to build the Emergency Centre would already have been released.

The PSOE have said that money is available to build La Zenia Emergency Centre if only the Orihuela mayor Emilio Bascuñana would be more persistent in his approach to the Valencian government.

They accuse the mayor of having a lack of dialogue with the Consell, more of which, they say, would enable the government to reach agree ments, which in turn would help to resolve many of the ongoing problems in the area,

some of which date back for more than 20 years Socialist party leader, Carolina Gracia, used the occasion of last week’s visit to the city by Corts Valencianes Deputy Manuel Pineda and the PSOE regional secretary, David Cerdan, to accuse the mayor of a lack of willingness even to open dialogue with the Valencian Government.

Gracia said that money is available in Valencia as demonstra-

ted only last week by the release of almost half a billion euros by the Education Minister and that Bascuñana lacks courage to talk seriously about the many serious issues that affect the area. If he were a little more forceful, the Orihuela Costa Emergency Coordination Centre, announced with great fanfare during the latter stages of Monica Lorente’s government, could be completed within the next year or two.

Despite there being hundreds of properties already in construction and available for sale on the Orihuela Costa the local government has approved planning permissions for a further 250 homes to be built, primarily in Lomas de Cabo Roig.

The announcement was made at a recent press call by Councillor Damaso Aparicio who said that the 8 new licenses reflected the upturn in the local construction industry. He added that building permits "are increa-

sing" every week and that "means that the developers are committed to Orihuela and which is demonstrating revitalisation of the sector."

What he didn’t say is that the city of Orihuela will continue to reap the benefits of the project whilst the residents of the Orihuela Costa will get little or nothing in return.

The extra 250 properties will add extra pressure on the already overburdened infrastructure as they join those many hundreds that are already lying empty.

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Statement from the Chairman and Secretary of MURO Due to rumour and malicious gossip made by certain individuals about MURA being a Political Party, the Chairman and Secretary regret that Mr Jeff Wiszniewski has stepped down from his position as advisor to MURA. We would also like to clarify he is no longer affiliated to PIPN or any other party. We would like to thank him publicly for his advice and help in enabling us to legally form MURA. MURA are NOT a political party and are NOT AFFILIATED TO ANY POLITICAL PARTY. The office space that we are renting at 107 Calle Madrid is the vacant office space that PIPN have vacated, they are no longer in the building. We are on duty on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am until 2pm.

Rachel Davis and Sue Cattle are in the office most days for Ex-pat enquiries and Insurance. Mr Wiszniewski will still use his part of the office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for his Citizens Advice Office for residents and members of the public seeking advice.

If you have a problem with MURA or any member of the Committee, please bring it to the attention of the Chairman Gilberto Diaz or Secretary

George Scammell at either the office or at the open meeting.

Any person including political Councillors who fall within the catchment of MURA and have paid their €5 membership fee have the same entitlement as any paying member, but we reiterate We ARE NON POLITICAL and want fairness for all from which ever Political Party that is in office.

URB LA MARINA - IT'S ALL A LOAD OF POLITICS! Editor, Congratulations Sr. Martins for finally putting your finger on just what the serialised denigration of Urbanisation La Marina is really all about – Politics! I note that you have lived on the Urb. for ten years and would suggest that had you been here five years’ earlier you would really have witnessed inequality between San Fulgencio and the Urb, not to mention the alleged corruption. For starters, the Urb had no voice, unless you were Spanish and wished to travel to San Fulgencio to put your request/complaint in writing – in Spanish! – Not that it would have done you much good! Yes, the streets could be cleaner, yes somebody could go round with the weed killer a bit more often but are these really things to become apoplectic about? In my opinion, the words

mountains and molehills spring to mind, after all, there’s nothing like a good old political bandwagon to get people all fired -up. To date, I have seen no published evidence to back up the claims about the alleged inequality, I’m sure that the facts about precisely where the money goes can be established without too much difficulty, so why not deal with the facts before going off half cock. Meanwhile, we now have an office in C/Madrid where complaints can be lodged in English and, if my experience is anything to go by, they will be dealt with in a civilised fashion.

By all means call the Council to account and be ever vigilant but, for heaven’s sake, please let’s keep a sense of perspective about things!

Ken Turner

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The Other Bull Run – The Bull Boys go From Boats to Bikes!

Back in July 2015, when Dave and Mitch Bull found out that a close relative had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, they decided to do something to raise funds for cancer research. Dave – who owns radio station CBFM and presents the weekday Breakfast Show, as well as writing about life in Spain and editing the popular All Abroad magazine – had just bought a kayak. So he suggested to Mitch that the row along one of the most dangerous sections of the River Segura from Murcia to Guardamar to raise funds for the Spanish cancer charity AECC. Although Mitch had never even been in a kayak, he agreed, because like a good son, he does what Dad says – most of

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the time anyway!

The Kayak Challenge raised around €3000 for AECC, but more importantly, it raised awareness of the work of the charity in Spain, and the work of the Samaritans in Spain, of which Dave is a patron.

It’s no exaggeration to say that cancer touches every family at some point, and the Samaritans often have to deal with the fallout, and help cancer sufferers and relatives through a very difficult time.

Because the Kayak Challenge was so successful, Dave and Mitch have decided to take on a challenge each year to raise funds and awareness of the work of AECC and the Samaritans in Spain.

Flushed with the success of the Kayak Challenge, they’ve gone bigger and better. The Motorbike Challenge will see the Bull Boys bike around the perimeter of Spain, avoiding motorways and stopping off at schools and other institutions on the way. They’re hoping that all of Spain will join in to raise money by collecting plastic bottle tops which will be cashed in to add to the total.

Supporters can also pledge funds and organise fund raising events as the boys make their way around Spain in October. Why October?

Because that’s the first opportunity for Mitch – who is head chef at La Piedra Bar and Grill at Gran Alacant – to take time off work for the 25 day ride, covering over 6,000 kilometres. Look out for more news on the Motorbike Challenge, and if you’d like to be involved in any way, contact Dave Bull at CBFM Radio.

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8. Digambaras and Svetambaras are sects in which religion, originating in ancient India?

9. ‘I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.’ is a quote from which classic 1951 film?

10. Which term, derived from the French word for ‘warehouse’, denotes a trading post where merchandise may be imported and re-exported without the levy of duty?

11. Winning 6 gold medals in four Olympic games, which canoeist is the most successful Swedish competitor, in any discipline, in Olympic history?

12. Dr. Gunther von Hagens patented which anatomical technique for preservation of tissue specimens?

13. Derived from a Portuguese word for ‘farm’, what name was commonly given to the coffee estates that spread within the interior of Brazil during the latter half of the 19th century?

14. Which legendary chess player, noted as much for his eccentricity as his outstanding play, died in Iceland on January 17, 2008?

15. In Greek mythology, which son of Atreus was married to Helen at the time of her abduction by Paris?

16. ‘It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him.’ were the opening lines of which famous 20th century novel?

17. In the traditional rhyme, ‘The Twelve days of Christmas’, how many lords are 'a-leaping'?

18. Barbara Hulanicki founded which iconic fashion store in the 1960s?

19. In which Asian country did the colour of the postboxes change, entirely logically, from red to green during 1997?

20. ‘Say hello to my little friend.’ is a quote from which classic 1983 film?

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Property for Sale 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse, furnished with air con. In the much sought after Zenia Golf II, which is within walking distance to all of La Zenia amenities and a short walk to the beach.149,950 euros For further information on this property please call 968 971 860.

(91768) For Sale Town House In SAX/Alicante. 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, with separate granny flat.

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Fully furnished with air-conditioning. Within immediate walking distance to the many amenities offered in La Zenia. These properties are much sought after and offer excellent rental potential 179,950 Euro. Call +34 968 971 860. (91773) Two Bedroom, one bathroom duplex apartment with patio and off road parking. Fully furnished, SAT TV and air con throughout.

The property is within walking distance to all amenities and the beach. 114,950 euros Call 968 971 860 for more information (91820) Brand new 3 bed, 2 bath penthouse apartment in the bustling town of Los Montesinos. With magnificent panoramic views over the salt lakes. Private roof top solarium and optional underground parking. 89,950 Euro. Call 96 897 1860. (91779) LA MANGA - Immaculate 2 bed, 2 bath apartment. Fully-furnished. Close to beaches and Veneziola Golf. 2nd floor.

Reduced for quick sale. 125.500 Euro. Tel 626 253 569. (90187) Beautiful Semi detached villa located in Torreta Florida, 3 bed, 2 bath,garage, large plot, lovely garden area, fully furnished and walking distance to Torrevieja city. Must view tel. 966-73-0057.

Euro 217000 (109105) A modern and spacious townhouse in the beautiful and historic village of Jacarilla. The townhouse has 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms and a modern lounge. The villa has a bright yet spacious kitchen with plenty of storage space. To be sold unfurnished. 109,950 Euros CALL 968 971 860 (101552) A large Emerald Isle semi detached property which also has the benefit of 2 beautiful conservatories. The property boasts 2 beds and 2 baths, lounge, kitchen and an integral garage which also acts as a great storage area. There is also a large solarium area which has sea views and benefits from the morning sun.

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(101554) These front line 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments start from 106.000 Euro, finished to a very high standard with all modern appliances. Incredible views across the beautiful Mar Menor and only 30 metres from the beach. These properties are only a short walk into the heart of Los Alcazares an old style Spanish seaside town.Within minutes of several top quality golf courses.

Call +34 96 897 1860 for more information of this fantastic opportunity to purchase front line! (100861) Beautiful 3 bed, 2 bath semidetached villa in Blue Lagoon.

Lovely furniture and well maintained. Large plot, satellite TV, internet, security grills, central heating. This property has a communal pool and is just a short walk to local schools, bars, and restaurants. EURO 149950. To view, please call +34 96 897 1860. (102363) This detached villa is situated in Blue Lagoon. It has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and comes fully furnished. It has a glazed in conservatory, private solarium, and off-road parking, as well as ample storage areas. It is on a 250m2 plot. EUR 149.500. For further details, please call +34 96 897 1860. (102360) Amazing 4 bed, 3 bath top floor apartment, sea views of the beautiful La Zenia Beach, 280 mt2 property, 30 mt2 Terrace, private solarium upstairs (as big as the property), lovely commu. pool with artificial grass, great opportunity for investment or permanent living. A few meters from the beach and all amenities.

Price: 298.700 Euros. Call 96673-00-57. (139984) Beautiful ground floor apartment in Playa Flamenca, 2 bed 2 bath in a gated community. Tropical gardens and lovely swimming pool area, tennis court, basket court & children play area. Air cond. in all rooms, 127 m2 terrace, interrior m2: 87m2. Fully furnished. Price: 125.000 Euros.

To view please call: 96-673-0057. (139970) This 2 bed 2 bath ground floor duplex in lovely condition.

Furnished . A/Con. Sat TV. Very large corner plot with beautiful established gardens. Includes a hot tub. One of the nicest apartments in the area. Call 96 897 1860. Euro 120000 (101132) BARGAIN reduced to 57950 EURO. Two bed, one bath South-facing duplex in Playa Flamenca. The property comes fully furnished and has off-road parking. It is located within easy reach of all local amenities. Tel 966 73 0057 (101156) This traditional bungalow is on a quiet lane in the Montezenia area of La Zenia and has 4 double bedrooms, a bathroom, a small, rustic kitchen, living room, a south facing terrace (with storage) and a solarium with sea views. There would be room for a pool in the large area at the

front of the property. Low community fees.Reduced price!. Call 968 971 860. Euro 177000 (101510) Top floor duplex apartment in the heart of Playa Flamenca. Close to all amenities and the new Commercial Centre. 2 bed, 1 bath, A/C, sat TV and open kitchen. Sold furnished. Large solarium with sea views, shaded terrace and front garden. Access to a communal pool. 79950 Euro.

Call 96 897 1860. (101524) Now reduced by 10.000 euro for a quick sale. Stunning 2 bed, 1 bath apartment in the heart of Cabo Roig beachside. Furnished.

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Front Line beach in La Zenia. In a gated and secure complex with incredible views across La Zenia bay you literally walk off your terrace and on to the beach.Fully furnished to a high standard this is a unique property because of its proximity to the beach.This is a property that has to be seen.EUR219,950 call 968 971 860. (100855) Dolores. Large Finca in plot of 10,000 m2. All services connected. Build Size 215m2. Must be viewed. 195,000 euros. Tel 649 189 930 (65297) Beautifully presented 2 bed ground floor bungalow. Property consists of Lounge/Diner, good sized kitchen with storage area, Master bedroom with fitted wardrobes, twin bedroom with fitted wardrobes and family bathroom. Good sized garden and communal pool. This property is

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have refurbished to a high standard there is a lovely stream just a few mins walk away and the communtiy is a nice and clean with 2 communal pool now 124,999 euros call today paul on 634 043 697 (96294) Brand new, 2 Bed, 2 bath walking distance to the new La Zenia Boulevard. Beautiful green areas within the urbanization, children play area, infinity comm.pool, jacuzzy (heated water in the winter months). Ideal investment home. Contact: 96-673-00-57.

Euro 128000 (109130) Large apartment in Punta Prima, sea views, 3 bed, 2 bath, large terrace, air cond. quiet area, low comm. fees, well mantained, fully furnished, good investment, please contact: 96673-00-57.

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Beautiful property; 2 bed plus conservatory, 2 bath, in a gated urbanization with lovely green areas and 2 comm. pools, air cond. Large solarium, 80 mt2 corner plot. Very well mantained, 3 min. from Habaneras shopping centre. For viewing please contact: 96-673-00-57. Euro 115950 (109523) Semi-Detacthed property in La Torreta Florida, 2 Bed, 1 Bath, 400 m2 plot , large terrace, lake views from the large solarium, sunny all year round, garage (possible 3rd bedroom), central heating, fully furnished. For viewing please contact: 96-67300-57. Euro 147000 (109518) Detached property close to Torrevieja and Habaneras shopping centre, 3 bed, 2 bath, beautiful garden, 1.000 mt2 plot, quite area, garage, lovely swimmingpool. Contact for viewing: 96673-00-57.

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For sale Resale Apartment in Costa Blanca, Alicante, Torrevieja, with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms. This 2 bedroom, one bath, first floor apartment in Torrevieja is well situated close to the town centre and only a short walk from the promenade and many award winning beaches. It has the use of a lift and is fully furnished throughout with all white goods and fitted wardrobes, with a glassed in veranda. Close to all amenities including medical, school, restaurant and leisure facilities it would be suitable for a retired couple, a small family or as a holiday home with excellent letting potential. For further information, please call 0034 637 227 385. Euro 64,950 (142131) Detached villa in Costa Blanca, Los Balcones, Torrevieja, with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.

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VISTABELLA BOWLS CLUB SABA LEAGUES, Enterprise Albatrosses away to Quesada Pearls, a poor result with just one winning rink. L Bishop, S Pearson & I Kenyon won 19-12. Shots, VB 69 (2) - 113 (12) Discovery Drivers were at home to San Miguel Comets, they fared better with three wins, narrowly missing out on the three other rinks by one shot but the team did win the long game. M Blight, Bob Kelman & B Norris 23-11. P Rafferty, S Norris & G Thorpe 21-17. R Smith, H Marshall & B Corbishly 15-12.

Shots, VB 106 (8) - 90 (6) SM. Voyager Eagles did themselves proud this week with a wonderful home win over ER Broncos, five winning rinks. K Hardy, R Hudson & D Stevenson 29-13. S Cox, A Kendall & G Watt 27-7. L Prockter, D Watt & B Pointon 25-12. R Savage, K Savage & Diane Hudson 16-8. D Graham, J Bagwell & M Cox 15-14. Shots, 125 (12) - 74 (2) WINTER LEAGUE sponsored by One-Way Services & Telitec. The home tie against Benitachall resulted in a fantastic win over a very strong squad. A highly competitive game with some very close calls that all but one ended in our favour. B Regan, A Leggett, A Brown & E Bishop 20-12. J Chaplin, C Watkins, S Allman & B Dunn 17-11. S

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Burrows, B Brown, M Regan & G Thorpe 2015. L Bishop, S Pearson, B Norris & I Kenyon 17-15. Shots, VB 83 (10) - 73 (2) BBC. FEDERATED 4's. Another fantastic result for the Vikings this week, playing La Marina at home they secured their third 8-0 victory to keep them at the top of the league, keep going! L Bishop, M Foulcer, C Watkins & G Thorpe 369. B Regan, J Chaplin, M Regan & E Bishop 17-13. F Barclay, B Ewart, C Thorpe & M Furness 13-9. Shots, VB 66 () -31 (0) SOUTHERN LEAGUE A. Lanzadores at home to Quesada and matched the 12-2 result from their away leg! Five winning rinks, leading all the way were L Bishop, C Watkins & B Dunn who dropped just two ends and won 24-4. Four other rinks got to the winning posts by a narrower margin. Shots, VB 100 (12) - 75 (2) League B Picadors smashed it at La Marina winning on four rinks plus the long game, an excellent away result. Shots, VB 111 (10) - 92 (4) League C Conquistadors endured a difficult task at San Luis, playing the Leopards, they only got a result on one rink but we all find it hard at San Luis! Winning rink was K Hardy, A Kendall & M Cox won 19.16. Well done.

Shots, VB 86 (2) - 108 (12) SL.

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This week on the 4th of February our Club Anglers fished round nine of the Clubs Winter series on the Eden cana, Guardamar.

Once again this series is very close and 3 or 4 Anglers could still win it. In first place on the day and collecting 30 points was Stan Roberts with a weight of 5.32kg. Second was Jackie Breslin with 2.04kg, third was Geoff Tempest with 0.84 kg and in fourth place was Steve Fell with 0.74kg.

Next weeks match and the final round of this series is on FRIDAY the 12th of February at the Embalse del Argos -pegs at 8.00am on the bank and fishing 9.00 to 2.00pm.

The next Quiz night for the year will be on Tuesday the 9th of February, starting at 7.30pm. The cost is just 1 Euro per person and teams of up to 6 can take part.

Next Club meeting will be on Sunday 21 Feb, starting with the Ctte at 10.30 followed by the General meeting at 11am.

The Club AGM will be on Sunday 6 March so please attend. Our home is at the Bar El Alto La Dolores just off the N332 between La Mata and Guardamar.

The Clubs web site is to be found at www.carp.r-us.weebly.com

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EURONICS THURSDAY DART LEAGUE “THE ELECTRICAL SHOP” - BLUE LAGOON Match Results for 4th February 2016 Junction Jackals (2) Hub Hyenas (2) El Capitan Pint Depot Kings

7-5 8-4 9-3 P-P

Breakaways Ale House Massey's (2) Porterhouse

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Tavern (1) Tradewinds (1) Evolution (2) Hen’s Teeth

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Pts 14 13 12 11 8 7 4 1

Hub Hyenas v Ale House 8-4 This evening saw these two local Villamartin venues come face to face on home turf at the start of the league split. A testosterone fuelled evening no doubt didn’t dampen the spirits of the Ale house as they lost to the Hub. Shaun Smith hit a 16 darter in his singles and was man of the match. Ale’s Bernard Whipday dedicated his singles win to his sister in law Babs as sadly she passed away that same day. Condolences to Bernie and his wife and family.

Pint Depot Kings v Porterhouse / Hen’s Teeth v Pint Depot Queens Sadly, due the bereavement of Mick Cummins who’s Funeral service was held on Thursday, the Pint Depot’s games were postponed as a mark of respect. Our condolences to wife Christine, son Matt, daughter in law Marie and their family and friends.

Tavern v Junction Jaguars 6-6 It was a close run night at the Tavern as expected but the Jaguars showed the most promise in the first half with some fine scoring

from Jevons 60, Todd and Hayward’s 80, 110 and D1 finish for the first triple over Hepburn’s 79, Mitchell and Cox. Green, Brown and Birtwistle couldn’t find much scoring form in the 2nd triple and lost out to a triumphant Ivill, Wilkinson 68, 67 and Schofield’s (Poo) 60 and D20 finish. The Tavern did then show some sparkle in triple no.3 with Green, Hepburn 70, and Grazier’s 128 and D11 finish over Simpson, de Lacy 81 and Hayward 93. Messrs Birtwistle and Cox’s 140 didn’t faze Poo’s 98, 120 and Ivill’s 61 and D3 for the first pairs but then Simpson (AKA SnotGoblin) and Wilkinson couldn’t find their form or finish against Hepburn’s 71, 86 and Green’s 82 and D2. Jevon’s 70 and de Lacy’s 98, 100 and D20 left Brown and Grazier staring at their navels. The ladies thought the singles might go their way too but it wasn’t to be as one by one Todd then Hayward then Jevons lost out to Hepburn D8; Birtwhistles 67, 79, 80 and D1 and Brown’s 66, 96 and D8.

With the score then at 5:4 to the Tavern, Wilkinson eventually managed to get her D1 over Grazier to even things up. de Lacy then faced young Zacky Green who was all over the place to begin with whilst she confidently reeled off 98, 70 and 66. Unfortunately she couldn’t get her finish and Green snatched victory with a lucky D2.

With the Jaguars facing a loss or a draw at best, our ever-reliable Poo got us the draw with a cheeky T5, D15 finish over Cox. All agreed it was a great night and the lads thanked the Jaguars (with drinks as rewards) for helping them out with the chalking at times.

One last thing to mention, Apologies to the lovely Jan Hassall of Hen’s Teeth who pointed out that it was she that got 117 in last week’s team KO against us, not her husband Tony. Hopefully family harmony will now be restored! Report by Simone de Lacy El Capitan v Masseys 9-3 Some great games but 2nd and 3rd triples could have gone both ways. The third doubles took 30 darts at a double and luckily for El Capitan it was in their favour. Rune had a good game in his singles and 72 out to win his game and well done to Craig on his good game 5 to win his game. 25 ton plusses on the night.

Tradewinds Pirates v Sporting life Misfits 6-6 With the first week of the split leagues, Tradewind's Pirates welcomed Sporting Life Misfits in league 2. An excellent match which went down to the very last leg, the Pirates pinching the point in a 6-6 draw. Despite the tension, the match was played in a good natured manner with plenty of laughter between the teams. The triples started well for the Pirates, Mike Snow hitting D5 for the win despite a

Torrevieja Darts Ladies Organisation League Format current Results Daves Babes 4-5 El Balcon Chicas Friendly Temps 0-9 Gogartys Gals Primadonnas 3-6 Wildcats at da Vincis Black Dog Ladies 7-2 Primadonnas Daves Babes 3-6 Gogartys Gals Wildcats at d Vincis 7-2 Friendly Temps Hot Darts: Mavis Shore 153, Jane Costello 140, Bliss Wright 140, Joy Don 138, Jackie Tomkinson 133 + 114, Pam Horton 133, Sarah Grove 125, Karen Barnes 123, Maz Scott-Denness 120, Marylyn Jackson 117, Jean Gregory 107, Lorraine McGrath 105 + 100x4, Ann McGivern 105+102, Groa Ingradottir 105, June Stansfield, 104, Ann Wharton 100x2, Ana Clavijo 100, Irene Russell 100 Highest Checkout 136 by Ana Clavijo

P W Gogartys Girls Wildcats da Vincis El Balcon Chicas Black Dog Ladies Friendly's Temps Dave's Babes Primadonnas

L 2 2 1 1 2 2 2

Pts. 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 2 2 2

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104 from Dick. However, the second game saw Sonia hitting D12 for the equaliser, this after an excellent 135 from Harvey Lane, the highest score on the night. The third triples again saw the Misfits win with Dick hitting D20, helped by 100 and 125 from Karl. The doubles started with captain Gilly Kirby and Michelle Lane winning, Gilly hitting D1, 2-2. Encouraged by this, the Pirates probably became complacent as the next two doubles went to the Misfits with Karl paired with Dick hitting D4 and Sonia paired with Leah getting D1, this after Mike Snow and Eddie Hurst being 120 ahead and seemingly on for tying up the scores at the half way mark. A re grouping during the break left the Pirates working out how they were 4-2 down and more importantly how they could get something from the match. The singles did not start well with Karl continuing his good play on the night, beating Mike Snow with D16. 5-2 and not looking good for the Pirates. Next up was Gilly Kirby against Dick and after some good scores she hit D11 for the win. 5-3, was the comeback on? Michelle Lane was up next and despite getting to her double first, lost to Billy who won on 47 (15, D16). With three games left the Pirates seemed doomed but first Eddie Hirst with 100 and D2 beat Leah, 121. Next Harvey Lane won with D20 against George, 6-5. It was all down to John Lane to get the draw against Sonia. A good game with both teams gathered around watching and cheering on their respective team finally saw John hit D1 for 6-6. An unlikely point at the half way stage but well done Pirates winning four of the singles. Pirates player of the night, Gilly Kirby for her two finishes. Report by Terry Kirby Junction Jackals v Breakaways 7-5 On the night this game was a draw however, because it has been established that Breakaways had played an unregistered player in the singles and that player won, a result of 7:5 has been awarded to the Jackals by the committee.

hours for 19.30 Presentations. For any Captain, or teams that do not know where the Emerald Isle is, please contact me nearer the time. The Presentations will be followed by the meal, entertainment and dancing.

Ladies League Singles - The Ladies Singles will be held on Tuesday 29th March at Buscavidas in Los Montesinos.

Registration is at 19.45 hours with a start time of 20.00 hours. The Raffle is being organized by El Balcon Chicas and the Primadonnas. An Entry Form is being distributed, and you are kindly asked to return your entries by Wednesday 23rd March 2016.

One late entry per team will be allowed on the night itself.

Buscavidas in Los Montesinos are sponsoring the Trophies for this event, because their venue is being used and they do not have a Ladies team in our League.

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SAN LUIS BOWLS CLUB Mixed fortunes this week: Monday 1st, Klingons at SM Pulsars; 107 shots-100, 9pts-5. Ann Holland, June & Keith Jones 19-18, Colin Jackson, Bob White, Giuseppe Galelli 22-21, Janet Wigfield Sab & Russ Marks 23-15, Pam Lockett, Keith Phillips, Peter McEneany 1515. Trekkers at LM Pathfinders, 106-108, pts 6-8. Steve Simmons, Barry Edwards, Derrick Cooper 24-16, Audrey Ford, Barry Roseveare, Charlie Marigold 27-19, Margaret Roseveare, Ray Clarke, Ray Robson 19-15. Romulans, home v GL Sycamores 97 shots-116, 6pts-8. Tony Davies, Chris Brooks, Roy Cordell 18-15, Walter Lang, Derek Barker, Ken Dullaway 16-15, Chris Phillips, Dave Tilley, John Moss 29-7. Vulcans: home v EI Moonrakers, 10pts4, 129 shots-83. Chris Jackson, Derek Smith, Drew Russell 33-9, Danny McErlean, Tom Fromson, Malcolm Ayton 27-13, Dennis Jackson, Harry Epsom, Alan Mawer 27-14, Pat & Terry Baylis, Robin Harker 16-15.

W/L Wednesday 3rd SL Orcas home v La Marina, 10pts-2, shots 11165. Kath Reid, Scott Malden, Peter McEneany, Noel Verity 19-10, Jan Pocock, Giuseppe Galelli, Brian Pocock, Tom Hill 32-14, Ann Holland, Keith Phillips, Darren Johnson, Sabrina Marks 26-8, June Jones, Neil Morrison, Colin Lindgren, Keith Jones 19-15. SL Belugas, at El Cid, 2pts -10, 77shots-105. Jean Parkes, John Moss, Ray Clarke, Paul Parkes 19-14

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Federated 4's Thursday 4th; SL Ospreys home v Q Pearls shots 60-59, 6points -2. Ann Holland, Keith Phillips, Darren Johnson, Sabrina Marks 23-20, Colin Jackson, Ray Pollock, Noel Verity, Russ Marks 15-13. SL Condors: at CB Herons, 46shots-50, 2pts-6. Ros Holmes, Margaret & Neil Morrison, Peter McEneany 21-11. SL Bazas: at SM Mowhawks: shots 47-75, pts0-8.

Friday 5th SL Lions at SM Jaguars, 6pts-8, shots 95-103. June Jones, Darren Johnson, Keith Jones 23-17, Jan Pocock, Ray Pollock, Giuseppe Galelli 18-12, Bob White, Keith Phillips, Angie Goodfellow 20-12. SL Tigers home v Horadada 124shots -78, 12pts2. Steve Simmons, Derrick Cooper, Colin Potter 30-13, Ros Holmes, Bill Webb, Dave Blackie 14-12, Pat Bird, Sheila Cammack, Graham Bird 18-9, Irene Everett, Albert Jackson, Vic Slater 26-13, Audrey Ford, Barry Edwards, Peter Cox 29-9. SL Pumas at Q Swifts; 4pts-10, shots 83-124. Chris Phillips, Judy Carroll, John Moss 23-13, Dave Tilley, Carol Waterson, Roy Cordell 19-14.

SL Leopards home v VB Conquistadors, 12pts-2, 108shots-86. Doug Beattie, Derek Smith, Fay Beattie 13-11, Chris Jackson, Harry Epsom, Alan Mawer 22-12, Mary Fromson, Danny McErlean, Phil Hasler 20-19, Dennis Jackson, Norman Stephens, Drew Russell 2112, Roger Inwards, Margaret Stephens, Robin Harker 16-13.

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LA MARINA BOWLS CLUB THE FRIENDSHIP CUP v Calpe for the 2015/2016 season came home to us again after our second leg last week, the whole thing was a tight event but we were presented with the cup for a win by overall shots in the end. Well done everyone who played and thanks go to our friends at Calpe for yet another good game.

PATHFINDERS - Our game v San Luis Trekkers was a close thing 8 points to 6 and shots 108-106. Mo Taylor Berni Carr Dave Hadaway 16-24 Mike Fitzgerald, Dave Bulfield, Mike Stone 19-27. Anne Stone, Peter Bailey, JOHN Morgan 15-19. Alan Wilcox, Mike Surch, Arthur Cronk 15-13. Lynne Armitage, Chris Green, Colin Armitage 21-13. Ray Gardener, Shirley Hadaway Dave Taylor 22-10 EXPLORERS - We were away to Greenland's and another tight battle, points 6-8 and shots 119-110. Shirley Withers, Jim Reeves, Dave Lewis 11-30. Janet Parsons Margaret Finlayson, Alan Castle 15-19.

Roger Stacey, Phil Pape, Peter Parsons 16-21 Kathy Manning, Margaret McLaughlin, Bobbie Sims 19-25 Hilary Cronk, Jim Manning, John Withers 25-8 Ron Maiden, Robert Finlayson, Alex Whyte 33-7.

WINTER LEAGUE - We were up against the big boys today...San Luis Orcas and only managed 1 win, which was a great team effort by Kathy Manning, Mike Smith ,Mike Stone, And Bobbie Sims 18-15 so

with Bobbie Sims

points were 2-10 and shots of 65-111. Mo Taylor, Steve Douglas, John Rae, Dave Taylor 15-19. Ron Maiden, Wendy Latham, Bill Sims, Barry Latham 10-19. Anne Stone, Carol Smith, Terry Perchard, Peter Parsons 8-26. Janet Parsons, Lynne Armitage, Steve Hindle, Colin Armitage 14-32.

FEDERATED FOURS - On a horrible afternoon (weather wise) we were away at Vistabella and came away with 0-8, shots were 31-66 not a lot to say.... Except They bowled well.

DOLPHINS - Our opponents were Vistabella again , but a better result, 4 points to 10 but close shots of 91-101. Roger Stacey, Dave Freeman, Martin Butler 10-22. Jeff Halfhide, Garth Slater, John Rae 11-20. Lorita Rae, Angela Butler, Don Harrison, 17-20. Brenda Brain, George Furzer, George Chambers 11-14. Dave Mc Gaw Jack Chorlton, Reg Jackson 20-16. Ray Gardiner, Carol Smith, Cliff Rawlinson 22-9.

SEAGULLS - Home against El Rancho with good points 8-6 and shots 97-89. Peter Bailey, Berni Carr, Sue Daniels 9-19. Dave Bulfield, Tom Edwards, Jim Freeman 12-18 Gina Hindle, Mike Stone, Dave Hadaway 13-15. Anne Stone, Steve Hindle, Shirley Hadaway 15-14. Steve Douglas, John Morgan, Terry Perchard 24-14.

Lynne Armitage, Mike Stone, Colin Armitage 24-9.

Country Bowls Club

El Rancho

San Miguel

Four home games starting on Saturday with a joint match between ourselves and Horadada against the Provincial Team. Some thoroughly entertaining bowling and some close games resulting in three wins each but the overall win went to the Provincial Team by 109 to 102. Winning for the Country Bowls/Horadada: Brenda Jiggins, Linda Hier, Jean Turner, Trish Dix 24-16. Roy Collins, John Goddard, John Rimmer, StJohn Broadhurst 22-21. Barry Evans, Brian Patton, John Bailey and Dennis Birkett 23-3.

Flamingos played host to Montemar Toreadors on Monday in a SABA Discovery league match and it was the Toreadors who had the best of it, winning on fours rinks as well as the long game. Winners were Carole Donnellan, Sheila Whitehall and Peter Whitehall 14-10.

Joel Fernandez, Derek Jiggins and Karen Kirk 23-10.

Overall shots Flamingos 85 (4 pts) Toreadors 99 (10 pts).

Next game on Thursday, 4 February saw the Herons entertaining San Luis Condors in a Federated Fours match. On a drizzly afternoon the Herons sent the Condors home with their feathers drooping to record their first win of the season thanks to Keith Holliman, Sheila Fletcher, Trish Dix and John Rimmer 16-12. Pat Ray, John Burrell, Dot Davies and Peter Dix 23-13.

Overall shots Herons 50 (6 pts) Condors 46 (2 pts).

Friday and the Geckos welcomed La Manga Crusaders in the Southern league. With the Crusaders at a disadvantage having to play away games on carpet instead of grass it was the Geckos who were celebrating with wins on six rinks as well as the long game. Celebrating were Brenda Jiggins, Trish Dix and John Rimmer 20-12.

Sheila Whitehall, Billy Price and Peter Whitehall 28-11.

Pat Patton. Jean Turner and Brian Patton 20-11. Carole Donnellan, Phil Warrington and Karen Kirk 36-10. Del Gunning, Derek Jiggins and Peter Dix 18-14. Last but not least Andy White, Les Turner and StJohn Broadhurst 33-6 who also picked up a Hotshot. Overall shots Geckos 155 (14 pts) Crusaders 64 (0 pts).

Monday morning found The Pintos playing host to the very sociable Mazarron Miners, a good morning was had by all with some good bowls in testing conditions, with the breeze changing strength and direction. With some close rinks and one or two not so close, but always be aware, whether you win or lose can be the luck of the draw and you can lose despite playing well and win having had a loose day.

Tight end scores are not necessarily won or lost on the last end, but any wood in any end. We did however win the day by 4 rinks to 2 with a reasonable shot difference, but certainly a good game all round. Irene unfortunately suffered illness, just a little too much for even the wee stoic Scots lassie, being replaced by the ever ready Ann Taylor. In the afternoon The Broncos travelled to Vistabella and were up against The Eagles, which is always a difficult match particularly for some our less experienced bowlers, but is good practice. They came away with one rink and I am sure had a good time.

On Friday The Mustangs were at La Marina to play The Seagulls, always a challenge but great fun for all. But a great result too on the day, coming away with 3 rinks and a narrow defeat on overall shots is no mean achievement against La Marina. Maxine Wright, Gary Newson and Rod Wright 9-24. Jane Hamill, Merv Armstrong and David Whitworth 18-12.

June Whitworth, Jim Gracie and Stew Hamill 14-15. Malc Elmore, Malc Sykes and Shirley Edwards 19-9. Barbara Jones, Geoff Jones and Don Darby 14-24. Henry Ryder, Dave Haynes and Richard Lee 15-13. For membership details contact Brian Taylor on 965 077 093 or elranchobowls.secretary@gmail.com

The Pulsars played SLKlingons at home, some very close games, winning 5 pts. Pete Masters, Jan Farmer, Michael Douglas 18-16: Paul & Janet Thomas, Derek Farmer 13-12: Alan Booth, Nancy Campbell, John Staden 15-15: Shots for 100, against 107.

In the Fed Fours, the Apaches played Greenland Bulls at home, winning two rinks, losing one by 1 shot!! Jan, Janet, John M, John R 18-17: Alan B, Nancy, Tom, Alan C 24-17. Pts 6 - 2. Shots 56 - 49.

San Miguel Cougars were away to La Siesta Blues. Points for 5 against 9. Jim Jarvie, Joe Dear, Barbara Scotthern 21-15: Frank Scotthern, Joe Getgood, Eileen Potts 19-9: Meg Brownlee, Mike Bayfield, Bill B 15-15. Shots 87 - 107.

The Jaguars were at home to San Luis Sharks, winning 8-6. Jan Farmer, John Marshall, Eddie Cowan 28-14: Pete Masters, Nancy Campbell, Alan Campbell 14-9: Paul Thomas, Keith Green, John Staden 20-11. Shots 103 - 95.

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SOUTHERN LEAGUE RESULTS AND TABLES FOR FRIDAY 5 FEBRUARY

DIVISION A Greenlands Oaks Montemar Matadors San Miguel Jaguars Vistabella Lanzadores

110 100 103 100

San Luis Lions La Marina Sharks Vistabella Lanzadores Quesada Swallows Greenlands Oaks Emerald Isle Cavaliers Montemar Matadors San Miguel Jaguars Mazarron Miners

(14) (8) (8) (12)

Emerald I Cavaliers Mazarron Miners San Luis Lions Quesada Swallows

(0) (6) (6) (2)

85 92 95 75

P 72 66 72 72 66 66 66 72 72

W 47 38 38 38 35 26 27 24 19

Diff 322 136 119 91 -18 -70 -90 -136 -354

Pts 113 99 97 94 84 69 67 60 45

101 78 64 89 87

D 3 9 4 4 4 7 1 5 3

L 22 19 30 30 27 33 38 43 50

O/W 8 7 8.5 7 5 5 6 3.5 2

DIVISION B La Marina Dolphins 91 San Luis Tigers 124 Country Bowls Geckos155 La Marina Seagulls 97 La Siesta Blues 107

(4) (12) (14) (8) (9)

Vistabella Picadors (10) Horadada Royals (2) La Manga Crusaders (0) El Rancho Mustangs (6) San Miguel Cougars (5)

San Luis Tigers Vistabella Picadors La Siesta Blues La Marina Seagulls San Miguel Cougars La Manga Crusaders El Rancho Mustangs Country Bowls Geckos La Marina Dolphins Horadada Royals

P 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78

W D 54 3 53 2 43 5 40 3 36 7 34 3 33 3 30 6 29 3 19 3

L O/W 21 10 23 10 30 7 35 9 35 6 41 6 42 5 42 5.5 46 3.5 56 3

Diff Pts 410 131 422 128 157 105 118 101 -70 89 -316 83 -14 79 -160 77 -234 68 -313 47

DIVISION C Quesada Swifts La Siesta Golds Emerald Isle Outlaws San Luis Leopards

124 109 82 108

Quesada Swifts San Luis Leopards Emerald Isle Claymores Montemar Toreadors La Siesta Golds Emerald Isle Outlaws Vistabella Conquistadors San Luis Pumas Greenlands Cedars

(10) (10) (3) (12)

San Luis Pumas (4) Greenlands Cedars (4) Montemar Toreadors (11) Vbella Conquistadores (2)

83 81 116 86

P 72 72 66 72 66 72 66 72 66

W 48 38 39 37 36 26 26 25 27

Pts 120 95 94 88 85 64 62 60 59

D 2 3 2 3 2 4 0 2 2

L 22 31 25 32 28 42 40 45 37

O/W 11 8 7 5.5 5.5 4 5 4 2

Diff 321 33 155 65 -17 -213 -8 -149 -187

GREENLANDS BOWLS CLUB In the SABA Discovery division the Sycamores were Away to San Luis Romulans. Final Result was............Total Shots For - 116 Total shots Against - 97. Points For - 8. Points Against - 6. Winning Rinks were - - Margaret Hirst, Ron Stansfield, Tony Hodges. 23 shots to 12. Bernadette McDonnell, Margaret Dewar, Mike Kelly. 27 shots to 9. Pam Cluney, Jim McClean, John Wray. 29 shots to 13. In The SABA Enterprise Division The Maples were at Home to La Marina. Final score was.....Total shots for - 8. Total shots against - 6.

Winning rinks were -- Eileen Merrick, Marilyn Fryatt, Mike Kilby.

21 shots to 16. Phil Lockley, Zoe Wilcock, Jim Wilcock. 30 shots to 11. Jean Thompson, Florence Edwards, Mike Edwards. 19 shots to 15. Joan Oliver, Mary Lockley, Jim Oliver. 25 shots to 19. In The Winter League we were away to Quesada, With one rink drawing and three rinks losing out by 2 or 3 shots, the score did not reflect how close the games were. Final scores were ......Total shots for 76. Total shots against - 96. Points for 1. Points against - 11. In the Fed 4s The Bulls were away to San Miguel Apaches. final scores were .........total shots for - 49. shots Against - 56. Points for - 2 Points Against - 6. Winning rink was Bobbie Vanner, Florence Edwards. Trevor Vanner, Mike Edwards. 15 shots to 14.In Div A the Oaks entertained Emerald Isle Cavaliers. Final score was - Total shots for 110. shots against - 85, Points for 14 points against - 0. In div C of the Southern league the cedars were away to La Siesta Gold. Final score was ......Total shots for - 81. shots against - 109.

Points for 4. Points against - 10.

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Luis Carlos shines in entertaining stalemate Even though Torry have now increased their unbeaten run to 9 games, they must have left the Vicente Garcia pitch yesterday disappointed that they didn't take maximum points off a very talented young Villarreal side. Chances were created in abundance, as wing back Luis Carlos ran his socks off, but unfortunately his numerous assists were not converted. Once again, Torry were tight at the back, inventive in midfield, but unfortunately both their strikers had an off day.

The visitors were down to 10 men for 40 minutes of the match, and Torry should really have capitalised on the numbers advantage, but the young legs of Villarreal seemed to stay fresher of the 2 teams.

Having said all this, Villarreal are draw specialists in the group, notching up number 13, whilst they have still only lost 2 matches all season. But they were there for the taking, they really were. For once, the card happy ref showed benevolence to Pedreno's men (a soft one to captain Burguillos, plus Vicente's 'one for the team' handball), whereas the opponents were hammered from as early as the 5th minute (7 plus a red).

It took 21 minutes for either side to threaten their opponents goal, when Quintero's header from Vicente's cross nestled into the side netting. Higon tried his luck from 20 yards, but his great effort was punched to safety.

It was all Torry as a Suarez assist found Prieto whose shot was pushed aside. From the resultant corner, a clearance fell nicely for Luis Carlos whose volley from long range again found the side netting. On 38 mins, man of the match Luis Carlos superbly struck another thunderbolt which

CD Torrevieja ...............0 Villarreal CF...................0 required a full length save by the agile keeper Joan. Close to the interval, Martin played a casual backpass which was seized

by Cerem, but faced with a 1 on 1 with Miguel, his shot was intelligently cleared by the keepers outstretched legs.

Martin rectified his earlier error virtually straight from kick off, executing a well timed last ditch tackle on Villarreal front man Joel. When Raba picked up his 2nd yellow card for a foul on Suarez, Torry were under the cosh, and it wasn't long before Martin was called upon to duplicate

his earlier goal saving tackle, before Joel shot just wide. Eventually, Torry started to exploit their 1 man advantage, as a Luis Carlos cross found Higon at the far post, only for him to shoot wide on 65 mins, a combination repeated 11 mins later with the same outcome. With 5 mins remaining, Javi Garcia almost stole the points for the visitors, but having beaten 3 men, his tame shot lacked accuracy and was easily saved by a grateful Miguel.

LINEUP: Miguel, Vicente, Luis Carlos, Matej, Quintero, Martin (Rafa), Higon, Burguillos, Prieto, Suarez, Lewis Next weekend Torry make the relatively short journey to Muro, although at time of writing day and ko time unknown. Torry Army will be running a coach, and all those interested should visit the clubs website.

Campoamor (Golf) Tennis Tournament Last weekend’s tennis tournament at the Campoamor golf club, was for higher club standard players. With our 4 visiting players from Lincoln, Annette, John, Rachael and Keith, who visit every year, 11 players of a similar standard were invited to participate in a good standard, American style tournament.

Players competed in 3 mixed doubles and 2 same sex doubles, with partners and opponents changing each round.

After over 3 hours of play with each person playing 40 games, the results wereMEN WOMEN 1st Mark Chinman 29 games 1st Jane Pledger 30 games 2nd Robin Poyser 24 games 2nd Helen Coggle 24 games 3rd Kent Hindeman 23 games 3rd= Jacqui Clark 22 games 3rd= Nora Rogers 22 games Congratulations to Mark and Jane and thanks to all the players for participating in a fun, but hard fought tournament.

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Cadena Sunrise Bowling - Week 16 Pin Pushers The Bandits Alley Cats Sunrise Colegas Gi Gi’s Hookers Alley Gators

6-2 8-0 0-8 2-6 2-6 4-4

Fair Play Cherry B’s Sol Amigo’s 999’s S***T Happens Pinfall Wizards

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

Sandy Bell 188 Gary Walsh 233 Sue Walsh 188 Sandy Bell 232 Gary Walsh 260 Sandy Bell 475 Gary Walsh 545 Sandy Bell 607 Mel Baker 632

Gents

S***T Happens Sol Amigo’s Gi Gi’s Hookers Sunrise Colegas Pin Pushers Alley Gators Alley Cats Pinfall Wizards Fair Play 999’s The Bandits Cherry B’s

P W 48 45 48 40 48 40 48 37 48 37 48 36 48 35 48 30 48 29 48 24 48 23 48 8

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 19 24 24 27 27 28 29 34 35 40 41 56

Tot Gms 36787 48 36434 48 36224 48 36571 48 36227 48 36514 48 36075 48 36081 48 35735 48 35687 48 34752 48 33348 48

Av Hi-G Hi-S 766 903 2412 759 893 2484 754 873 2366 761 874 2425 754 822 2409 760 864 2425 751 852 2368 751 826 2332 744 861 2427 743 852 2368 724 817 2275 694 840 2247

Pts 90 80 80 74 74 72 70 60 58 48 46 16

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Left to right - Jacqui, Nora, Helen, Jane, Mark, Robin and Kent.

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