The Sentinella Axarquia February 09

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I like to win. It’s something that has been programmed into me from quite a young age I suppose, but growing up as the youngest of four, there has always been an element of competitiveness in me.

Throughout my childhood years I won a number of competitions, especially colouring ones. I was a bit of a loner actually and loved nothing more than sitting on the kitchen floor with a packet of felt tip pens and carefully filling all the areas with bright colour. I was so careful not to go out the edges that I was a regular winner. Amongst other things, I won two tickets to a Noddy theatre production, a huge box of Lego which I transformed into a house, then last and also least, a WereBear – a cute cuddly toy whose head could be manipulated into something hideously Vampire-esque.

I stopped entering competitions when homework assignments reared their ugly head.

So imagine my delight when I recently won another competition! I paid just 1€ for a Christmas raffle ticket at an English food store in Mojacar, Almeria (while I was running The Sentinella there) and lo and behold my number (0169) appeared on the Winners Board.

I was over the moon to win a 20€ voucher to spend in the shop. As my friend and I giggled hysterically about the triumph and wondered what goodies to buy I took a closer look at the voucher.

‘To spend on Meat Counter’ it said in big bold letters along the top. A slight disappointment loomed, as I was counting on filling my basket with lots of English treats which I missed desperately from the UK. “Ok, that’s fine,” I told my friend, trying to stay calm and collective. “We

A Taste of What’’s Inside This Month

Best & Worst..................Page 6 Useless Facts...............Page 10 Book Review................Page 21 Network Update...........Page 23 Valentine No Nos.........Page 26 Gem Island...................Page 38 Credit Crunch Tips......Page 42 El Ingenio Cinema.......Page 79 Puzzle Page.................Page 91 What’s On....................Page 92 Information..................Page 94 CONTACT THE EDITOR PHONE: 664 210 468 EMAIL: sales@thesentinella.com Deposito Legal MA-1435-2005

No part of this publication, including pictures may be copied, used or reproduced without our prior written consent. The Sentinella accepts no responsibility for alterations to events listed, claims made by our advertisers or information provided by our contributors. So there!

The Sentinella is eternally dedicated to Colin Checkley, the founder and editor of The Sentinel Magazine.

May he rest in peace.

(Born; 1960 Died; 2004)

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need meat for the week anyway.”

And so we began. Six slices of bacon, six Cumberland sausages, two chicken breasts and a bulging bag of minced beef later, we still had 7€ to spend.

“But we don’t have a freezer,” I remembered, wondering how the hell we were going to chomp through so much mammal flesh in just a few days.

Luckily the shop owners understood our predicament and allowed us to take the remaining monetary value in tins and jars.

That was two days ago and the meat is still going strong. I have just stuffed my face with a full English breakfast (which was actually lunch) and I’m preparing spaghetti bolognaise for dinner.

To be honest I’m seriously craving a piece of fish.

But one can’t exactly moan. I’m devotedly grateful to the universe for granting me the win and I can’t help thinking it has set the scene for the year to come.

Especially combined with my Dad’s idea of a Keating family lottery syndicate…

Yes, winning is good ;-)

Keidi Keating x

Editor (of the original little mag)!

Strange News

The Sound of Music The karaoke machine has been named as the most irritating invention, in a government survey.

A poll of more than 2,500 adults found that that nearly 25% of Brits wish it had never been invented.

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Invented in 1971 by a Japanese musician called Inoue Daisuke, karaoke, which means "empty orchestra", became popular in Asia before being introduced to the rest of the world in the 1980s.

Jumbo Paintings A group of elephants are using their trunks to paint amazing artworks in a jungle conservation camp in Thailand.

The creatures have created hundreds of pieces at the centre, where they also play football and basketball.

Among them is 11-year-old Lankam, whose masterpieces include a delicate painting of a potted yellow flower.

Lankam is one of eight elephant artists at the Maesa Elephant Camp, which draws thousands of tourists to the northern Thai region every year.

Ice Find!

Immigration officials who raided a Chinese restaurant in North Wales found the chef living in its freezer.

During a crackdown on illegal immigration, officers raided two restaurants in Llandudno, north Wales.

In one, they found the chef, who was from China and who had overstayed his visa. They were taken downstairs to his living quarters and found he had removed the freezer's door and laid out a bed in it.

He was arrested, sent to London and deported back to China within 72 hours.

His employer has been served with a Notice of Potential Liability and could face a £10,000 fine.

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Computer Nightmares?

Top ten signs you bought a bad computer.

4) The screen often displays the message, "Ain't it break time yet?"

9) It's celebrity spokesman is that "Hey Vern!" guy.

2) The only chip inside is a Dorito.

10) Lower corner of screen has the words "Etch-a-sketch" on it.

8) In order to start it, you need some jumper cables and a friend's car.

7) It's slogan is "Pentium: redefining mathematics".

3) The manual contains only one sentence: "Good Luck!"

1) You've decided that your computer is an excellent addition to your fabulous paperweight collection.

6) The "quick reference" manual is 120 pages long.

5) Whenever you turn it on, all the dogs in your neighbourhood start howling.

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Answering Machine Messages

Imagine hearing these voice mail messages when you call your mates...Most bizarre!

Roses are red, some willows weep, please leave your message, after the beep.

"Hi, we aren't in at the moment, if you are trying to sell us something please start speaking now and hang up at the beep, everyone else start speaking at the beep and hang up when you've finished."

I'm not here, so say goodbye, or leave a message, and I'll reply

"Hi, you have reached the Borg collective. Please leave your name and star system and we'll assimilate you as soon as we can."

"Hey guess who this is? You guessed it.

Guess what you have to do now? you guessed it. Guess what's next? You guessed it..."

Roses are red, violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, and so are you. The roses have wilted, the violets are dead. The sugar bowl's empty, and so is your head. The roses stink, sorta like sheep. But leave your name, number, and message after the beep...The roses are mouding, the violets are rotten, and I might call you back, if I haven't forgotten We might be in, we might be out, but leave a message and you might find out!

"Hello? ...Hello? ...Hellooo? I'm sorry, you're gonna have to speak up, I can't hear you... That's 'cuz I'm not home!

Leave a message. BEEP." You are dazed, bewildered, trapped in a world with no time, where colour collides with sound, and shadows explode. You see a sign up ahead. This is no ordinary 6

answering device; this is "The Twilight Phone"

This call may be recorded or monitored for quality and training purposes. If you don't wish this call to be monitored or recorded, then please let the answering machine know when you leave your message.

Hi. This is John: If you are the phone company, I already sent the money. If you are my parents, please send money.

If you are my financial aid institution, you didn't lend me enough money. If you are my friends, you owe me money. If you are a female, don't worry, I have plenty of money.

Talk to the phone, the face ain't home, please leave a message, after the tone.

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Aaaarrgh!

Doesn't It Annoy You When...

1) There's a car alarm nearby that goes on for hours and the owner is nowhere to be found?

2) You buy an answering machine so you won't miss any calls, and then everyone hangs up when they hear the machine answer?

3) There's a cop car in sight and everyone thinks they have to drive 10-15 mph slower than the speed limit?

4) You're reading a magazine and all those annoying little subscription cards keep falling out?

5) You tell someone that a door is locked and they try to open it anyway, like it'll magically open for them and not you.

6) Someone says, "well, to make a long story short" and then they go on telling it for another 15 minutes.

7) A friend or family member says "Yuck!

This is awful!!" and then tells you to try some.

8) You have to inform five different sales

people in the same shop that you're just looking around.

9) You rub on hand cream and can't turn the bathroom doorknob to get out.

10) A waiter or waitress is not around at any time other than right after you put food in your mouth.

11) Your tyre gauge lets half the air in your tyre when all you want is a pressure reading.

12) There's a dog in your neighbourhood that barks at EVERYTHING. 13) The power goes out, and you discover every torch you have has dead batteries.

14) Someone gets in the express lane at the supermarket and writes a cheque or uses a credit card.

15) The lift stops at every floor and nobody gets on.

16) You almost ALWAYS back up your computer files but the week you don't, your hard drive crashes and you lose everything.

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Best & Worst

The Best & Worst of 2008

Best Stock Market Performance Tunisia Not every stock market plummeted in 2008. Tiny Tunisia rose 13% since the beginning of the year. But even it hasn't been safe from the fourth-quarter woes.

Since September the Tunindex has fallen from nearly 3,400 to its current level of 2,931.

Worst Stock Market Performance Iceland The OMX Iceland 15 Index fell 77% on a single day in October and is down 90% for the year. Ouch!

Best Car - Ford Fiesta The 2009 Fiesta is the epitome of the kind of cars consumers need now: small, stylish, and fuel-thrifty. In fact, the Fiesta earns up to 65 miles per gallon, thanks to an efficient diesel engine.

Worst Car - Cadillac Escalade Hybrid General Motor's $72,000 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid may be the worst-timed, east-relevant new model introduction in decades.

Most Disappointing Product - Chumby Designed in part by Apple alumni, Chumby held much promise for a widget and Internet app-filled age. Essentially a cross between a clock radio, a Beanie Baby, a digital picture frame, a handheld game, and a Wi Fi-enabled Internet "appliance," it sadly failed to deliver a useful or even user-friendly experience. The difficult-to-use control panel, primitive touch-screen, lack of battery, and steep $180 price tag coalesced into not much more than an expensive, squishy clock radio.

Best Idea - Personalised Energy Consumption Calculator There's been a lot of talk about carbon footprints this year, but that's just a sliver of the story. The root of the carbon

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Worst Idea - Carbon Offsets The wanna-be environmentalist's "Get out of Jail Free" card, carbon offsets enable companies or individuals to invest in tree farms or wind power as a way to compensate for their carbon footprints.

Problem is, offsets don't change behaviour. They're just the green equivalent of confession, making people feel better about their eco-sins but not stopping them from committing them.

Brightest Power Move - Renewable Spain Green incentives from the Spanish gov-

ernment have produced an explosion of wind, solar, and other renewable energy technologies, making Spain a global leader in this area. The regions of Navarra and Aragon are showcases for some of the most ambitious projects, including a 12-megawatt solar photovoltaic roof that General Motors has installed on its new Opel factor near Zaragosa, Aragon's capital.

Worst Power Plunge - Oil Prices While soaring oil prices earlier in 2008 caused real pain to consumers and companies, they also stimulated unprecedented changes and innovations.

People stopped buying gas-guzzling SUVs and flocked to smaller cars, mass transit, and bicycles. Alternative energy like wind, solar, and bio-fuels got a huge boost, as did energy efficiency measures. But the $100-per-barrel plunge in oil prices threatens those gains. If progress is lost on developing alternatives to oil, the pain will be even greater when the recession ends and demand for energy takes off again.

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Useless Facts

The giant sequoia, which produces millions of seeds, can take 175 to 200 years to flower. No other organism takes this long to mature sexually. It has a common age of 2000 to 3000 years and can have bark up to 4 feet thick.

Antarctica is the only continent that does not have land areas below sea level.

A plot of land in Amazonia the size of a suburban lawn supports 300 species of trees.

The amount of gold dissolved in the oceans is nearly ten million tons, which is about 180 times the total amount of gold dug in mines in the entire history of humanity.

The Sargasso Sea has no coastline. It is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and is encircled by the Gulf Stream and the North Equatorial Current, causing the oval-shaped sea to move in a slow, clockwise drift. It contains a great deal of kelp, and is a huge meeting place for eels.

One tree can filter up to 60 pounds of pollutants from the air each year.

If every U.S. household replaced 4 incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, the same energy would be saved as removing 7 million cars from the road.

An aluminum can takes about 90 days to return to the shelf after being recycled.

On average, 10 inches of snow melts down to about one inch of liquid rain.

occasional traces of snow are quickly blown away.

Raindrops are not tear-shaped. Scientists, using high-speed cameras, have discovered that raindrops resemble the shape of a small hamburger bun.

The 20% of the world's people who live in the highest income countries consume 86% of the world's resources.

Poppy seeds can stay in the soil, without germinating, for over 100 years. In newly dug gardens and fields poppies will often flower as their seed is brought to the surface

The average annual precipitation in the interior of Antarctica is less than 2 97% of all cars taken out of service are inches, drier than the Sahara desert. No recycled, making them the most recyrain has fallen in the Dry Valleys in ap- cled product in the world. proximately a million years and the 10 To advertise call 664 210 468

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AxarCareTM

AxarCare™ Property Management & Maintenance Services

Following repeated enquires from new potential customers looking for Professional Property Services, AxarCare™ would like to announce they are now including Antequera, Mollina, Archidona, Loja and the surrounding areas into its area of operations. This is in addition to already covering the Axarquia.

Property owners in the region have been looking for professional property services without the need to use many different companies. AxarCare™, launched November 2007, already provides a growing customer base with a wide range of services, from certified electrical work, guaranteed building work, as well as professional painting and plumbing services. They will beat any genuine, written, like-for-like quotation from a registered and licensed company.

AxarCare™ operates a comprehensive property management service for vacant property owners and holiday rental properties.

The company professionally manages a growing number of holiday properties enabling the owners to offer holiday accommodation with a wide range of services and options to potential holidaymakers.

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Some of the services offered by the company include; Professional maid services and cleaning services, including between rentals turn round and start of season spring clean.

Pool cleaning and maintenance service, reducing the need for constant excessive use of chemicals. AxarCare™ pool owners are amazed at the improvement of their pool when it is professionally managed by the companies trained pool technicians.

24/7 customer support and call out service exclusive to owners that have a property management contract with AxarCare™. This service gives complete peace of mind to both the property owner and their holiday rental tenants.

AxarCare™ has a comprehensive website (www.axarcare.com) that details all the services currently provided. If the service you are seeking is not listed, contact them via the online enquiry form or give them a call.

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Cocktails

Perfectly prepared cocktails all beginning with the letter P. Pottoms Up!

Frozen Pina Colada 2oz dark rum, 1/2 cup pineapple cubes or 2oz pineapple juice, 1 1/2oz coconut cream, maraschino cherry for garnish, pineapple wedge for garnish. Blend all ingredients with approximately 2 cups of ice.

Paloma 2oz blanco or reposado tequila, 6oz fresh grapefruit soda, 1/2oz lime juice, salt for rimming (optional)

Paradise 1 1/2oz gin, 1oz apricot brandy, 2oz orange juice

Park Avenue 1 1/2oz gin, 1/4oz dry vermouth, 1/4oz sweet vermouth, 1/4oz unsweetened pineapple juice Passion Cocktail 2oz gold tequila, 3oz cranberry juice, 1oz lime juice, 2oz Grand Marnier, lime slice for garnish

Peach Margarita 1 cup ice, 1 1/2oz tequila, 1/4oz Triple Sec, 1/4oz Peach Schnapps, 1/4oz Lime Juice, 1 skinned, pitted, fresh medium peach or equivalent canned peaches

Peppermint Patty 1oz white crème de cacao, 1oz white crème de menthe, OR 1oz peppermint schnapps, 1oz dark crème de cacao, 2oz cream

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Pearl Harbour 2oz vodka, 1oz melon liqueur, pineapple juice, maraschino cherry for garnish, pineapple chunks for garnish

Pilgrim’s Punch (non-alcoholic) 3oz grape juice, 3oz cranberry juice, 4oz cold sparkling water, lemon twist for garnish

Pink Squirrel 3/4oz creme de noyaux, 3/4oz white creme de cacao, 1 1/2oz heavy cream

Pirate’s Treasure (shooter) 3/4oz Goldschlager cinnamon liqueur, 3/4oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum

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Book Review

The Enigmatic Mr Phelps: The Oscar Phelps Novels Part 2: Berlin by Christmas (Paperback)

By David B. Green (Author) Trent was eager to get going. He liked a challenge. He had Wolfe and Berg set firmly in his mind’s eye. If they were here, he would find them and he told Oscar that this was his intent. Oscar saw no reason to doubt. Oscar had long considered Trent Alexis to be not only loyal, but a very enterprising and clever fellow indeed. They agreed to meet back at the centre of the Rialto in one hour. Neither bothered to synchronize their watches.

The search began…

Oscar was dressed and prepared for a little Venetian cold, should it occur. While he was not exactly kitted out in his more usual Ermenegildo Zegna, Manzoni or Matteo Maas, he still exuded style and distinction, as was his want to do so. He traced his steps with care, by strolling casually into the areas of San Polo and Santa Croce on the northwestern flank

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of the Grand Canal…

The battered building facades and doorways were not at all welcoming as he passed alongside, the weather had corroded and cracked away at the brick and mortise work, leaving a tapestry of debauched and degraded colours, some black, gray and yellowy gold. Some decaying with a green sludge making its trickle toward the ground. The moisture from the damp, coursed down the brickwork like a thick ugly vein.

It exemplified perfectly the decay and terminal nature of all things Venice.

Oscar took care not to rub against the walls of the buildings.

Oscar moved toward the canal side, catching his reflection in a window. He still looked dapper. He turned the first corner immediately to his left, after crossing the first of what he imagined would be a multitude of small footbridges during the day. He was startled momentarily, as he came upon a spray of pigeons that left in flight as he approached. After a moments thought, he carried on relentlessly into the first of many quadrangles that he would no doubt be forced to repeatedly encounter during the search.

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Book Review cont...

Please mention The Sentinella when replying to adverts Trent moved out industriously in a general southeasterly direction from the Rialto and strode manfully into the alleys of the Rialto fish, vegetable and fruit market, which was very busy and remained the main commercial area of the city and had been so for more than a thousand years, before arriving at the main labyrinth that is San Marco …

He concentrated upon the faces of those that littered the sidewalks of the passageways leading from the main western apron flow of the Rialto.

The sidewalk vendors sold various wares which ranged from distinctly Outlet quality Murano glassware, Venetian masks in alabaster, fake Rolex and Patek wristwatches to contemporary sports related apparel.

Oscar moved again toward the canal side and took the five steps down to the water’s edge. The bottom step was covered with a layer of green and black scum and moss. It looked slippery. As he looked out at the waterway, he could see in the murky shimmering water the reflections of the buildings that surround.

The same reflections that had been there for hundreds of years. Oscar’s concentration was broken by a wide jetted spray of water as it was propelled from a wooden bucket out into the canal by a woman of middling years who displayed a weather worn and defeated expression. She paid Oscar little mind. He moved on. He had to find some people.

His allotted precinct was quiet and yield-

ing little in the way of encouragement.

Trent passed under the Ponte del Vinanti and hurried by an enclave to his left, where he came upon the opening to another uninspiring quadrangle. His progress was halted in its tracks. Just ahead of his entry point into a small square courtyard, he was startled by a white cat as it leapt out in front of him from the recess of a concealed doorway.

It made off with what looked like a small bird or perhaps a mouse gripped tightly within its jaws.

Trent pulled back and then continued, emerging from the shadows into the sunlight, which was half cast out into the courtyard. The surface of the courtyard was paved in entirety by a series of tightly placed one-foot square slabs of stone, which in most cases were broken or had developed cracks, crumbling with age or were showing sharp lips from very hazardous breaks. In the center of the yard was a very aged washing well with what looked like the remnants of a hand levered water pump alongside.

Directly to the far right hand corner of the well, in the background and shrouded in shadow, was a small opened door and a sign alongside which looked as though it was being supported upon an old wooden easel. The sign interested Trent.

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Network Update

To advertise in The Sentinella call 664 210 468 or email sales@thesentinella.com The Sentinella Mojacar is all set to be taken on by a new man about the town as of February.

Neal Oglesby will take over the reins of everyone’s fave little mag, which covers eastern Almeria, from 6th February 2009.

Launched by pals Keidi Keating and Hannah Davies in March 08, The Sentinella Girls, as they became known in the area, are looking forward to moving on to pastures new.

Neal has lived in Spain for five months now, in the village of Arboleas, which is inland from Mojacar Playa. In the UK he worked in the telecommunications industry.

He said: “I moved out here with my wife and three children and we had no idea of what we would do when we arrived. Taking on The Sentinella is the perfect op-

portunity and we are very grateful to Keidi and Hannah for giving us the chance to grow the magazine here.”

There are still opportunities to launch your very own The Sentinella publication in the areas of Benidorm, Murcia, Alicante, Granada City, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Almeria West, or the Islands.

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Top Tens

Please mention The Sentinella when replying to adverts Things you don't want to hear during surgery:

1) Better save that. We'll need it for the autopsy.

2) "Accept this sacrifice, O Great Lord of Darkness."

3) Bo! Bo! Come back with that. Bad dog!

4) Wait a minute, if this is his spleen, then what's that?

5) Hand me that... uh... that uh... that thingy there.

6) Oh no! Where's my Rolex.

7) Oops! Hey, has anyone ever survived from 500 ml of this stuff before?

8) There go the lights again?

9) "Ya know, there's big money in kidneys? and this guy's got two of 'em."

10) Everybody stand back! I lost my contact lens!

11) Could you stop that thing from beating, it's throwing off my concentration.

12) What's this doing here?

13) I hate it when they're missing stuff in here.

14) That's cool. Now can you make his leg twitch by pressing that one?!

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$Share’oscope$

To advertise in The Sentinella call 664 210 468 or email sales@thesentinella.com More info for investment junkies..

It's a new month and we all know what that means don't we? A fresh gaze through the ever-famed Shareoscope to see what share is the 'mighty chosen one' for the month of February.

The Sharemaster himself has picked Huntsworth - a Public Relations and Healthcare Communications Company.

He has fictiously purchased 3125 shares at 32p each.

January's share, Sepura, are now priced 38p.

Tune in next month for more stockmarket news.

Random Joke

Little Johnny likes to gamble.

One day his dad gets a new job so his family has to move to a new city.

Johnny's daddy thinks, "I'll get a head start on Johnny's gambling." So he calls the teacher and says, "My son Johnny will be starting your class tomorrow but he likes to gamble so you'll have to keep an eye on him."

The teacher says OK, she can handle it.

The next day Johnny walks into class and hands the teacher an apple and says, "Hi, my name is Johnny."

She says yes I know who you are.

Johnny smiles and says, "I bet you ten euros you've got a mole on your bottom."

The teacher thinks that she will break his little gambling problem so she takes him up on the bet.

She pulls her pants down and shows him her bottom and there was no mole.

That afternoon, Johnny goes home and tells his dad that he lost ten euros to the teacher and why.

So his dad calls the teacher and says, "Johnny said that he bet you that you had a mole on your bottom and he lost."

The teacher says, "Yeah, and I think I broke his gambling problem."

Johnny's dad laughs and says, "No you didn't, he bet me a hundred euros this morning that he'd see your arse before the day was over."

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Valentine No No’s !

Guys, if you hit the town on Valentine’s Night and meet your dream girl, then please DON’T use any of the pick-up lines you see here: Do you have a Bandaid? Because I just scraped my knee falling for you.

be guilty as charged!

I must be in heaven because I'm standing next to you!

If I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd put U and I together.

There must be something wrong with my eyes, I can't take them off you.

You must be from out of space cause I can see the stars in your eyes.

Hey baby, you've got something on your butt: my eyes.

Baby did you fart, 'cause you blow me away!

Girl, you better have a license, cuz you are driving me crazy!

Hi, I make more money than you can spend.

I hope you know CPR, because you take my breath away.

Damn, if being sexy was a crime, you'd

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Can I have directions? ["To where?"] To your heart.

Hi, I'm Mr. Right. Someone said you were looking for me.

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We specialise in the technology areas listed below.

I n for m a t io n Se c ur i t y Web D es i gn Anti virus options We specialise in web sites for small businesses How to keep your information safe and intact Clear and informative web sites How to secure your computer against attack Inexpensive web sites Information back-up advice No jargon, no complications and no problems I T Tra in in g P C H e l p a n d Tr o u b l e - s h o o t i n g Operating systems help Software Installation issues Computer troubleshooting and help

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If you would like to know more about our services, go to our website, www.aariviss.com or e-mail us at info@aariviss.com.

Alternatively, call us on 686 412 877 to arrange a meeting.

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Our lucky Sentinella reader who won our Christmas Hamper packed with lot’s of Christmas goodies!

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Our thanks to Linda & Geoff for preparing & organising the raffle

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Got relatives over and are looking for somewhere to take them?

Well look no further!

Come and visit our fantastic market at Jardines Del Trapiche with over 80 indoor and outdoor stalls Open every Tuesday from 10am - 2pm

How to find us – take km 272 turning off the A7 motorway heading towards Velez Malaga A356, over 2 roundabouts, taking left hand turn at El Cruce Restaurant and follow signs for aeropuerto

Alternatively, why not take a ride out and visit our other market at Bar Aguamania, on the Coin-Cartama Road Open every Friday from 10am - 2pm Call Anita on 627 877 164, Dale on 600 783 870 or Chrissy on 617 811 030 for further details

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Celebrity Quotes

Even celebs say the stupidest of things at times‌

"Some people say that I must be a terrible person, but it’s not true. I have the heart of a young boy in a jar on my desk" Stephen King "You are very squishy. So I shall name you squishy. And you shall be my little squishy."

Dory from finding Nemo

"Date Prince William? No, he's too... horsey.

Keira Knightley "They're a bit like chicken fillets really.

You can hit people with them!" - talking about her temporary breast implants for Pirates.

Keira Knightley "Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."

Bob Hope

your hands, those of you in the more expensive ones rattle your jewellery."

John Lennon

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

Mao Tse Tung

"Husbands are like fires - they go out when unattended."

Zsa Zsa Gabor "I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to."

Elvis Presley

"My one regret in life is that I'm not somebody else."

Woody Allen "Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."

R. Kennedy

"A hippie is someone who looks like Tarzan, walks like Jane and smells like Cheetah."

Ronald Reagan

"Commit the oldest sins, the newest kind of ways."

William Shakespeare "I've had a wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."

Groucho Marx "I never think of the future - it comes soon enough."

Albert Einstein

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"I've been on a calendar, but I've never been on time."

Marilyn Munroe

"Those of you in the cheaper seats clap

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Gem Island

SPECIAL FEATURE Gem Island – Join A Fun & Exciting Virtual World!

What is Gem Island? Gem Island is new and exciting interactive entertainment and social networking portal on the Internet, using Web 3.0 Technology. This is going to be BIG, taking networking sites such as Facebook and My Space a few steps further… Members will be able to SEE each other in a 100 per cent VIRTUAL WORLD, where a HUGE ONLINE COMMUNITY can engage in Business, Social Networking and Entertainment.

What can I do on the Island? There are hundreds of opportunities on Gem Island! You can own a race horse and you and others can bet on it to win potentially huge prizes, start a Real Estate agent, become a singer or model, start a modelling agency and even trade on the stock markets. There is also Virtual Banking, Dating, Shopping in all the best malls and MUCH MORE. Can I save and make money with Gem Island? You bet! You can make FREE mobile phone calls with other GEM members (a special service), web hosting and make money by doing business, playing the lottery, winning games and competitions. And here comes the best and most easy part: "GEM Island has already attracted many major brands that will advertise on the Island – 25% of all advertising revenue will go into your pocket when you become a proud member of GEM Lifestyle. And when you introduce friends, business connections, relatives etc, you make a very lucrative income too. There's even a Casino City, with virtual banking and shops, where members can spend their

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winnings on the latest fashions and gadgets. Fantasy Sports will be a major part of the Islands attraction and Football, the Worlds greatest Sport, will be played in GEM Stadium and on mobile phones. Most excitingly there will be a Forum for Affiliates known as the Coliseum. Here members of the GEM Lifestyle network marketing program will have their own very sophisticated virtual office and the most modern conference rooms with seats from 10 – 10,000 people. GEM Lifestyle is the vision of serial entrepreneur Mark Campbell, with a glittering track record of wealth creation in the oil additive, telecoms and gaming sector. Mark Campbell has lead multiple teams of more than 600 employees, managed business divisions exceeding a 300 million euro revenue and with Jazztell was a part of a multi-billion NASDAQ flotation.

Currently Mark Campbell is CIO at International Leisure Development plc.

GRAND SCALA, Zaragoza, Spain, the largest leisure complex and tourist attraction in Europe. It is a 17 billion euro concept that will consist of 32 hotel-casinos, 5 major theme parks, a conference centre, several hotels, hundreds of retail shops, restaurants, a golf course, horse race track, opera, museums, and a residential development.

How do I join GEM Lifestyle?

Visit www.GemSentinella.com - click on JOIN and sign up for free and Explore, Dream, Discover. Become a PIONEER with GEM Lifestyle. The first part of GEM Lifestyle launched on January 1st GEM and now Lifestyle has opened the gates for a lot more activity.

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Expat Club

Expats across Spain (and even the world) are cordially invited to join Expat Club to share info, advice and to make new friends. And here’s the amazing bit…it’s totally FREE!

Members are joining at an incredible rate to engage in social networking with other likeminded people, who have also made the brave move to a new country.

On Expat Club you can start a forum discussion, respond to an existing thread, post blogs and articles, comment on people’s walls, play games and share photos and albums.

You can even read the latest edition of The Sentinella on there, just to add another bow to the pretty collection!

Upon joining Expat Club you’ll receive a wealth of knowledge and solutions about life abroad that you never even thought existed. Because remember it’s not what we know, but who we know…

So guess I’ll see you there. Just log on to http://www.expatclub.ning.com

Newsletter

The Sentinella now emails a free monthly newsletter direct to the personal email accounts of readers, clients and whoever else wants to read it.

The newsletter includes interesting factual information, more of your fave Sentinella style funnies, a direct link to read the latest edition of The Sentinella online, plus all the latest news and offers from The Sentinella Group.

It’s definitely worth a damn thorough butchers and if you haven’t done so already we suggest you sign up by emailing info@thesentinella.com with the word ‘Newsletter’ in the sdubject line.

Once you have done this, you will be activated to receive this little ‘gift’ every month of the year and then you’ll NEVER miss another issue of The Sentinella EVER AGAIN!

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Amazing Animals

This month we take a peek at a muchloved pet – the Domestic House Cat

There are more than 500 million domestic cats in the world, with 33 different breeds.

A cat's heart beats twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats per minute.

25% of cat owners blow dry their cats hair after a bath.

If your cat is near you, and her tail is quivering, this is the greatest expression of love your cat can give you. If her tail starts thrashing, her mood has changed.

Time to distance yourself!

Your cat loves you and can "read" your moods. If you're sad or under stress, you may also notice a difference in your cat's behaviour.

During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens.

Sir Isaac Newton, discoverer of the principles of gravity, also invented the cat door.

A cat will almost never "meow" at another cat. This sound is reserved for humans.

Know how old your cat really is. If your cat is 3, your cat is 21 in human years. If your cat is 8, your cat is 40 in human years. If your cat is 14, your cat is 70 in human years.

The oldest cat on record was Puss, from England, who died in 1939 just one day after her 36th birthday.

The weirdest cat on record was a fe-

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male called Mincho who went up a tree in Argentina and didn't come down again until she died six years later. While treed, she managed to have three litters with equally ambitious dads.

The greatest number of mice killed by one cat? 28,899! Towser, a tortoiseshell tabby in charge of rodent control in Scotland, killed 28,899 mice in her 21 years. This is about four mice per day, every day, for 21 years. Towser died in 1987.

"Sociable" cats will follow you from room to room to monitor your activities throughout the day.

The richest cat in the Guinness Book of World Records is a pair of cats who inherited $415,000 in the early '60s. The richest single cat is a white alley cat who inherited $250,000.

It is believed that a white cat sitting on your doorstep just before your wedding is a sign of lasting happiness. White cats are a symbol of good luck in America, while black cats are a sign of bad luck.

Cats are partially colour blind. They have the equivalency of human red/green colour blindness. (Reds appear green and greens appear red; or shades thereof.)

Don't put your cat on an all-vegetarian diet. Cats need protein to survive.

Never feed your cat dog food. Cats need five times more protein than dogs do.

The average cat weighs 12 pounds.

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The Cat

If your cat misses one meal, a trip to the vet may be necessary.

If you can't feel your cat's ribs, she's too heavy.

If an overweight cat's "sides" stick out further than her whiskers, she will lose her sense of perception and stability. Don't be surprised if she starts to squeeze into an opening that the rest of her can't fit into, only to back herself back out quickly!

Connecticut, who weighed 43 pounds when he died in 1977.

The tiniest cat on record was Tinker Toy from Illinois. A male Himalayan-Persian, he weighed 1 pound, 8 ounces fully grown and was 7.25" long and 2.75" tall!

According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the heaviest cat on record was Himmy, an Australian cat, who weighed 46 pounds, 15.25 ounces in 1986. Himmy's waist was 33 inches!

The previous record-holder had been Spice, a ginger-and-white tom cat from

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Credit Crunch Tips

Some steps you can take to survive the credit crunch...

1. Keep paying your credit cards and loans bills on time Credit card companies have to make money to stay in business. When investors start pulling funding, credit card companies find ways to get more money from cardholders. Increased late fees and interest rates are one way of doing this. Because of universal default, your interest rate on a particular credit card could increase even if you're late on another credit card's payment. Not only do timely payments save you money and keep you out of collections, it also keeps your credit score healthy. A good credit score indicates a trustworthy borrower one that credit card companies aren't afraid to give credit to.

2. Keep your balances low Since credit card issuers are tightening credit, they may decrease your credit limit, leaving you at or above your limit.

In ordinary times, your credit limit would only be lowered in response to some negative action on your part, like repeatedly going over your limit or missing credit card payments. In a credit crunch, credit card issuers will decrease your credit limit simply because of market conditions. A lower credit limit can hurt your credit, making it seem like you've maxed out your credit cards, even though you may not have. Keeping a low balance will reduce the damage of a lowered credit limit. A zero balance will eliminate the damage all together.

3. Have an emergency fund An emergency fund keeps you from having to resort to credit during an emergency. During a credit crunch, if you need credit and don't have it, you might have a hard time getting it. If you already have a reserve of cash, you won't have to resort to credit at all. Ideally, you'd have an emergency fund anyway - credit crunch or not.

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- are hurt most by a credit crunch. They pay higher finance charges and fees on their credit accounts. It's also harder for these consumers to get new credit. Consumers can reduce the effects of a credit crunch by taking steps to improve their credit. Making timely payments on all bills, keeping credit card balances low, and limiting new applications for credit are all ways you can improve your credit.

5. Stay smart with your credit card usage Good credit goes a long way during a credit crunch. If you have good credit, keep it that way. Charge only what you can afford and pay your balance in full each month. Be aware that creditors might decrease your credit limit, especially if they suspect you'll miss a payment. Pay attention to your credit card statements and other notices that come from your credit card companies to catch a lowered limit as soon as possible.

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On: 6 7 6 49 1 8 11

ACADEMIA GALA

SPANISH COURSES INTENSIVE & CONVERSATIONAL ALL LEVELS AVAILABLE Including for children starting school C/Fragata, 6, Torre del Mar

Tel: 952 54 40 39

Th e Wr ou gh t I r on M an

Taking care of all your wrought iron needs Over 10 years experience *Gates *Railings *Rejas *Curtain Poles *Market Stalls

IF IT’S NOT ON THE LIST JUST ASK Mob: 689 099 928 Tel: 952 508 562 Email: wroughtironman@live.com

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More Credit Crunch Tips

How to Shop For Less

1. Only Buy On Sale Start a stockpile, and only buy items when they are on sale.

2. Plan Your Menu Around the Sales Enjoy cheap meals throughout the week by planning your menu around the weekly sales.

3. Be Willing to Substitute Have a recipe that calls for an ingredient that you don't have? Then, see if you can substitute it for an ingredient that you do have. It'll save you money at the shop and space in your cupboard.

4. Buy Ingredients Instead of Prepared Meals Frozen dinners and boxed mixes may be convenient, but they're also more costly. Get in the habit of buying the ingredients that you need to prepare the foods that you eat, and watch your gro-

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cery euros go further.

5. Shop Seasonally Foods are cheapest when they're in season, so learn when all of your favourite foods are in season, and buy them then.

6. Switch to Generic Make the leap from name brand to generic brand, and you'll shave an easy 25% or more off of your grocery bill.

Some generics worth trying: cereal, spices and baking supplies.

7. Buy Reduced Price Items Want a true bargain basement price?

Then, scour every aisle of the store for reduced priced groceries. Ultra ripe produce, scratched and dented items, closeouts, food at or near its use-bydate – it's all reason for a reduced price sticker. Not sure you'll be able to use something before its use-by date? Then, toss it in the freezer, and you won't have to.

To advertise call 664 210 468

IKEA

Collection & Assembly

Complete Kitchens & Bedrooms or just a small Chest of Drawers.

Curtains & Soft Furnishings, Picture hanging & more NO JOB TOO SMALL For quotes phone Christine or Paul on:

952 030 025 / 958 360 333 648 196 282

Call Ian 657 247 647 or email: drivetec@gmail.com

*Qualified UK Driving Instructor *Refresher & Advanced Lessons *4x4 & off-road courses

Able to help anyone overcome whatever problems they have in dealing with everyday driving in Spain.

English Dental Technician Over 20 years experience Fully Qualified Denture Repairs Adjustments / Duplications Based in Torrox Pueblo We can visit if needed Call Graham for confidential advice on any denture problem on: 952 539 219 / 622 719 640

DENTIST Dr Bakri

Dentures Implants & Dental Cosmetics Free check up for The Sentinella readers

Algarrobo Costa Torrox Costa Tel: 952 55 05 21 Tel: 952 53 20 12

Emergencies: 678 974 892

Roman Tile Mosaics

Floors, Walls & Ceilings Let me use a Photo or Drawing I can Immortalise it Call Paul: 636 857 697

Carous el

Secondhand Furniture Shop

Open 9.30am - 2pm

Closed Wednesdays & Thursdays

Sale of single mattresses & bases ideal for rental properties Book exchange available Now on ground floor!

Call Gilly on: 630 211 907

La Vinuela Pueblo (Down steps at side of Bank)

€SCAP€ THE CREDIT CRUNCH It’s so simple, No selling, No phone calls, No experience required

I’LL SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY FROM HOME

S IM PLY C ALL

0034 610 976 284

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BEM idiomas

I will not deny the fact that I have found it really difficult to get back into the swing of twice weekly Spanish lessons since Christmas, and my first lesson back felt more nerve-racking than my first ever lesson. But, once there I was really surprised how after 10 minutes or so, it all came flooding back, which is why I now realise that practice is paramount if I am going to crack this language, something that I did not do for three weeks over the Christmas period.

I often ask my tutor, “am I doing really badly”? but she assures me that everyone that learns a new language has to understand that it is not going to be easy and one of the only ways to master it is practice, prac,tice, practice…

At the lesson when my tutor placed a game in front of me called ‘Taboo’, I was a little worried, knowing that this meant describing things and speaking, of which I thought I couldn’t do. This game and lesson turned out to be really fun and II even surprised myself.

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It is surprising what you can do when you put your mind to it, especially knowing that no matter what mistakes I make and how silly I think I may sound in a lesson this is the place to make my errors.

Of which I did!! But I came out of that lesson feeling much more confident, knowing that next time I do try and speak Spanish people will understand me… one of my greatest fears… or exfear!!

So what are you waiting for - don’t put it off any longer. Make 2009 the year for making sure you crack the language like me. It will make your life here in Spain even more enjoyable.

Call Viviane on 952 54 92 33 or pop down to their brand new location Camino viejo de Malaga, 12C Velez Malaga.

This months new verb to learn is: Ser - To be yo soy - I am tú eres - You are él es - He is nosotros somos - We are vosotros sois - You are all ellos son - They are

See main advert on page 100

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D&S ELECTRICS

A professional service for all your electrical needs *Illuminate your outside spaces with garden lighting *Electrical repairs and installations for the home *Commercial and industrial work undertaken Call for a free quote Dave 616 681 567 Steve 657 048 833

TONY’S POKERS TOOL HIRE

MIXERS

All types of tools Chainsaw Sharpening Service

New Location Alcaucin

For more details call: 951 167 093 693 505 272 693 286 625

WACKER PLATES

English Vehicle

Mechanic

*Former MOT Tester *35 Years Experience *Mechanical Work, Services, Brakes, Clutches, *24hr Breakdown Recovery *Yours or my premises Tel: Bill: 951 163 086 / 680 324 856 Email: gill2712@msn.com

ÜxÇáÉÇËá U |áàÜÉ

*Live music every Saturday *1st Sat every month - Quiz Mon,Wed & Thurs Menu del a Noche 10€ per person 2 courses inc. a tubo or a glass of wine

Closed Tuesdays

Brensons Bistro, Canillas de Aceituno Tel: 952 51 80 83 Mob: 663 038 255

SOLID BUILDING

TERRACING PAVING CLADDING RETAINING WALLS BRICKWORK CONCRETING PAINTING DECORATING NO JOB TOO SMALL

951 167 555 / 622 497 941 Reliable - Competitive Professional

CHIROPODIST (Registered) Foot & Hand Care

Treatment for Corns, Veruccas & hard skin etc...

Also Manicures, Pedicures Mon-Sat 9.30 - 14.00,17.00 - 21.00 Now doing Home Visits

C/Pizarra 40, (above bank), La Vinuela Tel: 695 243 238

European Soccer School Making Soccer Fun WE OFFER: Toddlers Football - Girls Football Fun Football Camps - Federal Football Centres of Excellence - Senior Football Skills Award Programme Coach Education - Pro Training Camps

For further details or booking forms please contact me by email: ljogbolu@hotmail.com or on: 0034 697 915 833 Luke Ogbolu Director of Coaching European Soccer School

MAN & VAN!

Anytime...Anywhere

Locally based 12 cubic metres €25 per hour

S m a l l L o a d s to U . K Phone Mark: 951 321 660 669 255 968

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Quick Cash

The opening of the Quick Cash store in Torre Del Mar brings a new form of shopping in Axarquia.

The format is very simple. People bring items to the shop which they wish to sell, where they are immediately valued. If the seller is happy with the price, they sell the items to Quick Cash and receive instant payment, hence the name Quick Cash. In these difficult times this service can prove invaluable.

These items are then placed on sale in the shop, where the benefit for those buying is that these items are still well below the price in the shops, thus everybody gains, sellers and buyers alike.

The type of items being bought and sold is incredibly varied, basically everything except furniture.

Electrical goods are the most frequent items bought and sold like TV's, from small tv's to big plasmas, dvd players, music systems, from mini hifi to speakers and DJ equipment, video consoles and games, digital cameras, ipods and a large mobile phone selection, also household goods such as microwaves, irons and kitchen appliances.

There is a large DIY and tools department with items ranging from drills, circular saws to professional equipment, pneumatic breakers and generators most of which are top brands such as

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Dewalt, Bosch, Rubi and Makita. All items are only bought and sold in good condition. Many items are still new and unused in their box, but most importantly all have been thoroughly tested and in perfect working order with a guarantee available.

There is also a large sports department including mountain bikes, a large range of golf equipment with complete sets including woods and a bag from 50 Euros to individual irons and drivers from top brands such as Taylormade, Callaway and Ping. Most sports are represented, with a wide range of tennis rackets, fishing rods and reels, diving gear and wet suits, skiing and all types of gym equipment.

In the music department there are all types of instruments from guitars, acoustic and electric, to even full drum kits.

Outdoor and motoring goods also feature quad bikes, mini mopeds, a wide range of helmets and biking jackets from top brands such as BMW and Shoei.

There is even a baby department selling car seats and buggies etc.

Ultimately the best way to understand the range of goods and prices is to pay Quick Cash a visit, and remember to visit regularly, as due to the prices the entire stock can change from week to week. Everybody has something lying around that they no longer use, which may as well be turned into cash than gather dust. Everybody loves a bargain, and you never know what you will find when you visit Quick Cash.

For more details check out the advert on the inside back page of your

Sentinella.

To advertise call 664 210 468

CARS 4 SALE

New & second hand selection of cars, MPVs & 4x4s All vehicles on Spanish plates, ITV, tax, warranty & paper work inclusive. For details of what’s in stock phone: 660 182 514 (anytime)

Blue Badge Mobility

952 967 015 635 445 297 / 635 445 279

Locals 3 & 10, Bloque 3, Costa del Oro, Torrox Costa

Hir e & sales of mobility scooter s, wheelchair s, walking aids, bathroom aids, bed fr ames, hoists & much mor e..Wheel chair adapted tr anspor t including mini-bus. sales@bluebadgemobility.com

NAIL’Z

MOBILE NAIL TECHNICIAN

*FRENCH

TIP OR NATURAL FINISH 30€

*MANICURES

JUST 15€ TELEPHONE NOW: 658 733 661 COVERING TORROX COSTA & SURROUNDING AREAS

G L A Z I N G S E RV I C E S

*24hr boarding up ser vice *All single or double glazed units replaced *All repairs to windows, Doors & Mosquito Screens

Tel: 952 573 577 690 296 952

Spanish Number Plates with no hassle & no unnecessary expenses Sara Bright:

951 167 094 658 501 610

PATSY

M o b i le H a ir d r es s i n g

(UK Qualified) Tints, High Lights, Complete Restyles, Wedding Contracts (on request)

Tel 679562328 or email: mo r ty.mor ty@btopenw or ld.com STUART BURNETT I.T.E.C.

Visiting Massage Therapist 20 Years experience Massage can help many problems including; Back Pain, Arthritis, Stress, etc.

For enquiries Tel: Stuart on:

665 190 121

stuart_burnett@hotmail.com

COLONIC IRRIGATION A HEALTHY MOVE

Cleaning of the Colon A detox Enjoy: clearer skin, increased energy, weight loss, mental clarity and more...

Call Eileen: 951 167 238 or 609 811 879 (near Hotel Vinuela)

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Good Old Kids!

To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our own, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students... here is something to make you chuckle.

Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own children.

After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing he said was ' DON'T!' 'Don 't what ? ' Adam replied.

'Don't eat the forbidden fruit.' God said.

'Forbidden fruit?

We have forbidden fruit?

Hey Eve..we have forbidden fruit!' ' No Way!' 'Yes way!'

'Do NOT eat the fruit! ' said God. 'Why?' 'Because I am your Father and I said so!', God replied, wondering why He hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants. A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break and He was ticked!

'Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?' God asked.

'Uh huh,' Adam replied.

'Then why did you?' said the Father.

'I don't know,' said Eve. 'She started it!' Adam said. 'Did not!'

'Did too!' 'DID NOT!' Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own.

Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed. If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself.

If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you ?

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT!

1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.

2. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young.

3. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said!

4. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there are children more awful than your own 5. We childproofed our homes, but they are still getting in.

ADVICE FOR THE DAY: Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home one day

Hannah's Writing Group - informal, creative & fun 1. Start Writing 2. Develop your Style 3. Get Published -1st class free -

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Meet Torre Del Mar, Tuesdays. Call 952 553 779/645 373 433 or email hannah@streamwriting.com

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Light of India

Avd a. El Faro, Torrox Cost a T o r ro x ’s l o ng es t r un n i ng In di a n R e s t au r an t

N OW OPEN F OR LUN CH 12 . 00pm - 3 .00 pm Tradit ional Ind ian Cuisine Open evenings 18.00 - 24.00 Closed Tue sdays

Tel : 9 52 5 32 6 33 w w w. li gh to f i nd i a. eu

Kieler JURGEN steak house

open 9am - 11pm (Closed Tuesdays) S P E C I A L G R E E K K E B A B P L AT E 1/2 Crispy Duck with Red Cabbage & Potato Dumplings S pe c i a l 3 c o u r s e ev e ni n g m e nu

Now Serving 3 course Sunday Lunch 11â‚Ź Feb. 8th & 22nd Live Music (Tea Dance)

BOOKINGS now being taken for a special candlelit dinner on february 14th with live music from fred function room available for birthday parties, etc Nr. Centro Internacional 72BJ Algarrobo Costa (Opposite large swimming pool) Tel:628 239 780

Call Javier at: 666 13 88 86 or email: magnolialandscaping@yahoo.co.uk Free quotations and good prices

OFFER OF THE MONTH

Advertise an 1/8 page box for 3 months in black and white or colour and receive the 4th month for FREE!

Call today: 664 210 468 Email: sales@thesentinella.com *60 Euros-4 months in black & white *90 euros-4 months in colour Different meal of the day EVERY DAY (closed Saturdays) Prices for large or small portions

Excellent German Cuisine

Edf. La Habana, Algarrobo Costa Tel: 645 351444 By the swimming pool

Our own 100ptas Shop GREAT PRICES Household goods, Gifts and more!!

Open 10am - 2pm Every Day Blq. 74, Bau Haufman (roadside) Algarrobo Costa

Tired of Juggling?

Part Time work for Full Time Income!

The fastest growing international company in the Health & Wellness sector is now seeking to establish a team of 5 key people in the Axarquia region.

Honesty, self-motivation and reliability essential. Full training, high income potential and profit share for the right person.

Contact Miriam Bowen by e-mail:

miriam.bowen@soaringteam.com

Specials in Paella, Prawn pil pil & Sardines Open 11am - 11pm (Closed Tues & Sun evenings)

Edf. Asuncion, 7 Algarrobo Costa Tel: 952 55 10 51

Torre Montessori Nursery

New Drop ‘n’ Shop Crèche Thursday 9-1pm No booking, 1 - 3hrs Shop in peace knowing your child is safe and happy.

618 489 503

www.torremontessorinursery.com

CLINICA VETERINARIA

Puente Don Manuel

10am-1pm

CLINICA VETERINARIA

Competa

10.30am-1pm

CLINICA VETERINARIA

La Caleta10am-2pm & 3.30pm-8pm

Edificio Al-Zabel, Bajo 3, Cruce de Don Manuel Alcaucin Tel. 951 16 76 66 Urg. 657 582 225 Avda. Torrox, 23 B 29754 Competa Tel. 952 55 33 60 Urg. 657 582 225

Avda. Andalucia, 136 29751 Caleta de Velez (Malaga) Tel. 952 55 10 10 Urg. 657 582 225

Consultations, Analysis, X-Ray, Surgery, Hospitalisation, Home Visits, Microchip, Pet Food & Accessories, Hairdresser, Official Certifications PUENTE DON MANUEL

Second Hand Car Hire

Inge

Fleet of Cars - FULLY LEGAL From 80â‚Ź per week all inclusive (With Airport pickup) Minimum 1 week FIRST CLASS SERVICE Call: 952 550 269 / Mob: 618 427 672

VALENTINES DAY 14TH FEBRUARY SPECIAL MENU - CALL FOR DETAILS

We specialise in: Ribs, Wings & Steaks Closed Mondays Sundays: 3-course Roast Quiz last Saturday of month (7pm - 7.30pm)

Torrox Costa- Block 88 (next to tennis court and Auto 2000)

Tel: 952 532 369, 696 516 534

Dont dream the dream

WE ARE THE SPECIALISTS in PROPERTY SOURCING/SALES/RENTALS AND MANAGEMENT

Our track record speaks for itself, so SAVE time and money by giving us a call Tina/Geoff 0034 666135516 email: officespanishmanagemen@yahoo.co.uk

The Beauty of Nature

Jeanette Butler - 16 years experience in own salon in the UK, Now working with Eileen Nr. Hotel Vinuela Large sunny treatment room, clean with a professional service.

COMING SOON!! SPA DAYS Book your treatments & use of pool, loungers & light lunch also available.

All set in beautiful surroundings

PRICES:

Mini Facial - 10€ 20 min. Back Massage - 12€ French Facial - 20€ Reiki - 25€ (inc. 15min. back massage) - 25€ Body Scrub & Moisture Surge - 20€ Non Surgical Face Lift - 25€ Brow & Lash Tint - 10€ Eye Lift Treatment - 10€ Full Leg Wax - 15€ EILEEN Collagen Facial - 25€ Half Leg Wax - 10€ Manicure - 12€ Bikini Line - 6€ Colonic Irrigation French Manicure - 15€ Under Arm - 6€ Treatment - 60€ File & Polish - 6€ Eye Brow Wax - 5€ Tel: 609 811 879 Lip & Chin - 6€ Pedicure - 15€ French Pedicure - 20€

B E A U T Y T R E AT M E N T S Te l : 6 9 3 5 1 3 4 6 2

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Road opposite Police Station Open: 12pm - 4pm Tues - Sun 8pm - 12am Mon - Sun

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M ake sure you make the right move & turn right at Venta Baja crossroads to Arkwrights Aladdin’s Cave!

(Nicknamed by all who visit us).

PLEASE NOTE CONTRARY TO VICIOUS RUMOURS, WE ARE NOT CLOSING DOWN, FAR FROM IT!

FEBRUARY OFFER

10% OFF ALL BISCUITS AND CAKES

DONT FORGET VALENTINES DAY, SATURDAY 14TH FEBRUARY. TREAT YOUR VALENTINE TO SOMETHING SPECIAL, WE HAVE OODLES OF CHOCOLATES AND SWEETS TO TEMPT YOU. TERESA IS TAKING ORDERS FOR ROSES AND BOUQUETS. SHE HAS TO ORDER THE FLOWERS EARLY, SO DONT BE DISAPPOINTED, ORDER EARLY (LAST YEAR WE SOLD OUT EXTREMELY EARLY).

WE HAVE HEINZ SOUPS AT 1€ A TIN AT THE MOMENT, INCLUDING MULLIGATAWNY & OXTAIL. HEINZ WEIGHT WATCHERS AND HEINZ BIG SOUPS ALSO 1€.

NESCAFE GOLD BLEND 7€

95 11 67 289 95 11 67 674

95 11 67 289 95 11 67 674

DON’T FORGET THAT OUR SUCCULENT GAMMONS AND BONED AND ROLLED TURKEYS ARE AVAILABLE ALL YEAR ROUND, TOGETHER WITH NEW ZEALAND LAMB. WHY NOT SEE IF WE CAN GET YOUR FAVOURITES. WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST TO GET THE BEST DEALS POSSIBLE FOR YOU DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, SEARCHING FOR OFFERS AND BARGAINS, WE REALLY DO TRY AND KEEP THE PRICES DOWN, EVERY SINGLE SAVING WE GAIN WE ALWAYS PASS ON, WE GUARANTEE IT.

NEW FOR FEBRUARY

PICK AND MIX ALL THE WAY FROM THE U.K. WHY NOT ASK FOR YOUR FAVOURITES. WE HAVE IN EXCESS OF 150 HERBS AND SPICES TO CHOOSE FROM. WE HAVE ALSO INCREASED OUR COLMAN’S SAUCE RANGE AND NOT FORGETTING OUR EVER SO POPULAR TEA CAKES, SO FULL OF FRUIT AT 3€ FOR PACK OF SIX. ALSO EXTREMELY POPULAR ARE OUR RANGE OF WALKER’S CRISPS @ 60cts A PACKET.

E l C a n u e l o Bar & Restaurant

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Entering Periana from the Velez direction take 1st right. Follow signs to El Canuelo and Villa Turistica, through La Muela then follow signs up hill to El Canuelo. 3 kms from Periana

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After 21/2 successful years at El Faro, we have now opened at Laguna Beach, Torrox Costa with a NEW CONCEPT in Indian Cuisine

Ord e r & Ea t a s much as y ou li ke f rom t he e xce ll en t me n u * A dults - 12 .95â‚Ź C hil dre n u nde r 1 0 - 7.95 â‚Ź Opening times 12.00 - 15.00 / 18.00 - 24.00 Closed Mondays

Tel: 951 047 943 / Mob: 627 141 966 *all food must be eaten on the premises

Vivero Almunia Attractive small Nursery in a mature garden setting

Owner with long experience of local growing conditions; stocks of shrubs, perennials, indoor & outdoor pot plants, including a good selection of ones that are drought resistant.

Opening hours: Periana Centre 9.30 - 13.30 Cemetery & 16.00 - 19.00 Camino de Moya Periana Tel: 952 53 71 04

Camino de Moya We are here Regalon

Las Yucas, Avda Andalucia 64, Torre del Mar www.casa-terreno.net and www.casa-terreno.com info@casa-terreno2.net and info@casa-terreno.com VALLE NIZA Ref:1437 Beautiful house (100m2) in a very quiet area with marvellous sea and mountain views, 3 beds, 2 baths, log fire, f/f kitchen, fully furnished, total new reformed, huge roof terrace, 1km to the beach.

REDUCED €157,500

SALARES Ref.:1739 Lovely and reformed townhouse (170m2), with 2 terraces (30m2/ south facing), 3 beds, 2 baths, ff-kitchen, fire place.

REDUCED €175,000

CALETA DE VELEZ Ref.:1861 Nice terraced house (134m2) in Caleta de Velez, 3 beds, bath, toilet, ff kitchen, store room, community pool and beautiful views (160m2 plot).

REDUCED

€199,500

COMARES/LOS VENTORROS Ref.:1388

Superb country home (280m2), 4 beds, 2 baths, totally reformed, large terrace, f/f kitchen, lounge with wood burner, storage room, antique furniture optional, landlinetelephone and ADSL, spectacular sea and mountain views, plot is urban land (2.800m2), possible B&B business.

REDUCED

€250,000

Telephone: 952 965 724 :: 649 123 068

VELEZ MALAGA

Ref.: 1727

Very charming country villa (150m2) with large private pool ,fabulous sea & mountain views (5.300m2 plot), 2 beds, 2 baths, ff-kitchen, open fire place, 4 a/c heating, beautiful patio and open diner, 10min to beach. €375,000 REDUCED

BENAJARAFE Ref.: 1622 Fantastic Villa (198m2) with spectacular sea views (550m2 plot), 4 beds, 3 baths, toilet, ff-kitchen, open fire place, huge winter garden (conservatory),independent guest apartment, solar panels, carport, 500m to beach.

REDUCED €420,000

CALETA DE VELEZ Ref.: 1570 Beautiful villa (175m2), several terraces with fantastic sea views (752m2 plot), furnished, 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 ff kitchens, 2 living rooms, guest apartment, storage room and garage, private pool, only 800m to the beach, golf & marina.

REDUCED €495,000

TORROX

Ref:1496

REDUCED

€665,000

Special super finca (393m2) in an excellent position, private pool, 4 beds, 2 baths, 4 toilet, central heating, under floor heating, several terraces 150 m2 with fantastic sea and mountain views, large storage room, workshop, huge garage, tropical garden (5.000m2 plot), good access.

www.casa-terreno.com

www.casa-terreno.net

New Year Special Offers

All A la Carte Meals reduced by 1€ ********** Sunday - Buffet 13.00 - 16.00 Adults - 12.50€ Chidren under 12 - 6.50€ (inc. starters, various mains, vegetarian, rice & bread)

********** Special Dinner - 9.50€ 3 courses - Tea or Coffee

Wednesdays Only

(Tandori or prawns are extra)

Valentine’s Night FREE bottle of wine per couple

Open: 12.00 - 16.00 / 18.00 - 24.00 everyday Avda. Andalucia, Blq. Jupiter Pasaje Timon 2 Calle Timon, Torre del Mar

Tel: 95 254 77 98 / 665 675 053

SWEENEY TODDZ Unisex Hair Salon Unisex Hair Salon

Catering for all ages & styles Wella Colour Salon * Special rates for Senior Citizens *Free consultations *Ear Piercing *Spray Tanning FEBRUARY OFFER:- (Wednesdays only) Cut, Wash & Blowdry O N L Y 1 5 € Self employed Nail Technician required Tel: S iob ha n 625 138 564 Open: Mon - Fri from 10am - 5pm - Sat: 10am - 2pm No siestas - Late appointments available Salon situated under La Maroma, Puente don Manuel

DO YOU HAVE A VILLA OR APARTMENT YOU WANT TO LET ON THE COAST OR INLAND?

Velez Malaga Large House, 3 Bedrooms, Basement, Garage - 1,200€ p/m Baviera Golf Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms Parking - 575€ p/m Almayate House 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms - 800€ p/m Torre Del Mar Apartment 2 Bedrooms, C.Pool - 550€ p/m Torre Del Mar house 3 bedrooms, C.Pool - 900€ p/m Torrox Costa Apartment 2 Bedrooms, C.Pool - 500€ p/m Torrox Campo 2 bedrooms, P.Pool - 800€ p/m Algarrobo Costa Apartment 2 Bedrooms, C.Pool - 500€ p/m Torrox Costa Duplex 2 Bedrooms, C.Pool - 600€ p/m

Other properties available

If we can assist please call: 952 541 803 / 600 231 116 Email: torreprop@hotmail.co.uk Avda. Tore Tore, (Lighthouse street), Torre del Mar

T 51 el: 7 27 3 95 2

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Benamargosa

www.la-vaqueria.com

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We are at the top of C/Arroyo Limon.

Open Tues-Sat 10am-2pm and Tues-Fri 5pm-8pm Janet & Ken’s Traditional Sunday Roast Dinners

115€

250€

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Freezing cold and springtime

Almond Blossom covers the hillsides.

Orchids (Barlia robertiana) and daffodils (Narcissus papyraceus) are showing through in ancient groves. The sun is putting in longer appearances. So why am I sitting here with frozen fingers, violently chattering teeth and something about brass monkeys reverberating around my brain?! The simple reason is, that due to print deadlines, I have usually written my monthly diary two or three weeks before you read it, and if you recall it was only a little above freezing earlier in January and to be honest, this morning I thought the fallen almond blossom was snow!

The unusual weather conditions have given rise to much speculation. Where I grew up the farmers said that a hard winter killed off the bugs; whether they were referring to the crawly or the virus kind I can’t remember but as everybody and his dog seems to have been struck down with the dreaded gripe this year, maybe we can look forward to a fly less summer!

After one frozen night when the temperatures were low enough for a hail storm to leave bits of Benamargosa white, the inevitable climate change was brought up at schools in Velez. In one class of 32 children only two raised their hands when asked if their household did any

recycling and some of those young teenagers felt it was far too late to bother as the planet will be dying in 50 years or so anyway! Can’t help feeling that modern education methods have a way to go yet!

Up until 40 years ago (and less in many instances) there were quite a few villages and hamlets without electricity, infact, 20 years ago I visited people who had only one light bulb. Heating was confined to a brazier of glowing embers under the table which you could sit round tucking into the extra thick blanket like table cloth to keep out the draughts.

It is not surprising then, that, although my neighbours will admit that it has been exceptionally cold, they are not unduly worried; it felt far worse when they were growing up!

At La Vaqueria spring has come early (if not in temperature, in spirit!) as I have already taken delivery of beautiful new stock. Floral and colourful, we have the latest ideas to enhance your craft projects as well as new kits for the children and some lovely Valentine embellishments for personalised home made cards.

Each month I will be having special offers on some products, with extra special offers available to the new newsletter recipients! If you would like to take full advantage of these and also receive information on forthcoming events, classes, workshops and menu updates please contact Su at: lavaquerianews@yahoo.com Please note that this is a different address to the normal enquiries at studio.20lavaqueria@hotmail.com See main advert opposite

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Aunt Sally

This month Aunt Sally tackles the problems when children have to share.

(Q) How can I help teach my child to share?

Sarah from Sedella

Sharing is a important skill to teach your child. Remember children learn by example and you are their best role model.

Explain to your child why it is important they share with their friends and if they don't then this may mean their friends wont share with them either.

If your child won’t share take the toys away and make it clear that no one will play with the toys because they wouldn't share. Don't shout but be firm with your actions. If they scream and have a tantrum do time out until they are calm then talk to them and try to make them understand what happened and why.

Praise works wonders as well, so don't ignore nice play. Teach them to be kind and considerate and to think of others.

When you invite other children over to play ask your child to choose some special toys to put away but choose some which they can share as well.

Teach by example, show your child you are willing to share something you own.

The best way is to start sharing at a young age. When you are playing together take it in turns and share toys, say thank you to your child.

All children go through different stages and some grow out of them but its important to instill in your child that sharing and giving is important.

Quality!!

Wouldn’t you love to say these to someone?

Never go to bed angry... stay up and plot your revenge!

Did you eat an extra bowl of stupid this morning?

I don’t know what your problem is but I bet it is hard to pronounce.

If you have something to say raise your hand and place it over your mouth.

You’re not yourself today... I noticed the improvement immediately.

Everyone seems normal until you get to know them!

Life is too short to dance with ugly men.

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THE DOG HOUSE While you are away on holiday or a weekend break, your dogs live in our house alongside our dog.

*Large Enclosed Play Area *Lots of Country Walks

*Pet Collection / Delivery Service *Vet Services - On Call

*Gourmet Meals if Required

‘ONLY THE BEST FOR YOUR PAL’

Ring: Phil (mob) 649 079 321 Email: philipclayton_1@msn.com Comares / Benamargosa Ex - cat & dog airlines.uk

Recommended

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Refs Available

To advertise in The Sentinella call 664 210 468 or email sales@thesentinella.com Cancer Care Hospice needs quality furniture in good saleable condition (sofas, beds, dining tables/chairs, bookshelves, dressers, armchairs etc etc) anything you don't need, or surplus to requirements, PLEASE don't dump, just ring Tony on... 661 826 654 or 638 108 564. Anything you give, helps us to raise much needed funds for our Cancer Hospice in Benalmadena.

Funny Pics

“Laziest dog I’ve ever seen”

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SUPERMARKET “SARAH”

Calle Virgin de la Candelaria, Colmenar, 29170 Tel: 625 905 056

OPENING TIMES Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 10.00-2.00 & 5.00-7.30 Thurs 10.00-2.00 Sat 10.00-2.00

Large selection of Quorn products available Selection of cook in sauces from €2.95

Please come along and visit us, we are in the same road as the local market.

If you do not see what you want please ask and we may be able to order it for you.

Twilight

Film Review

Vampire films really dominated 2008 and now there’s another one. Although this is different – bringing the abnormal into a very normal teenage girl’s life.

Bella Swan has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother re-marries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen, a boy unlike any she's ever met. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn't have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood, only animal blood. Intelligent and witty, Edward sees straight into Bella's soul.

Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for -- a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward & Bella do when a clan of new vampires – James, Laurent and Victoria – come to town and threaten to disrupt their way of life?

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This is an A-star film, which is loaded with mysterious twists and quirky little snags in the tale.

Rated: *****/***** I loved it!

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Proverbs

Man who marries a girl with no bust has right to feel low down.

Squirrel who runs up woman's leg not find nuts.

He who fishes in another man's well often catches crab.

Man who speaks with forked tongue should not kiss balloons.

Even the greatest of whales is helpless in middle of desert.

The hand that turneth the knob, opens the door..

Man who sneezes without hanky takes matters into his own hands.

He who eats to many prunes, sits on toi

let many moons.

Man who fly plane upside down have crackup.

War does not determine who is right, war determine who is left.

Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cathouse.

Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.

Man with one chopstick go hungry.

Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.

"You never test the depth of a river with both feet."

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D RE AM O F E DE N GA R D E N I N G S E R V I C E S

General Maintenance “Water Systems” Fencing Hard and Soft Landscaping Notice

EMT

We would like to make our readers aware that the 24 hour emergency service, EMT Mediqa no longer appears to be functioning. Apologies to anyone who paid for this company's services.

While we make every effort to ensure that companies who advertise in The Sentinella are reputable and professional, it is impossible to monitor this 100% accurately.

We do not take responsibility for such instances and all readers are urged to research companies independently.

See our disclaimer on page 3.

If anyone does know the whereabouts of Stefan, please contact us. We will gladly pass this information on to readers who have been affected by this.

Contact: Don Brown “The Sentinella’s Gardener” 30 Years Experience Phone: 685 584 829 dreamofeden@yahoo.com

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant in Torre del Mar have some cracking offers for the beginning of the year!!

They are currently reducing all a la carte meals by 1€. On Wednesday evenings they are offering a special 3 course dinner with tea or coffee for just 9.50€.

On Sundays they have a help yourself buffet for just 12.50€ which includes various starters, mains, vegetarian options, rice and naan.

For all those romantic couples out there, on Valentine’s night, 14th February, they are offering a free bottle of house wine per couple So pop along to Taj Mahal in Torre del mar where you’ll get more for your euro!

See main advert on page 64

Random Love Jokes

A woman is like a pack of cards...

1)You need a heart to love her 2)A diamond to marry her

3)A club to smash her head in

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A Love Story I shall seek and find you.

I shall take you to bed and control you.

I will make you ache, shake and sweat until you grunt and groan.

I will make you beg for mercy.

I will exhaust you to the point that you will be relieved when I leave you.

And you will be weak for days.

All my love, The Flu

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Macmillan Cancer Support

My name is Marion and I am one of the 739 people each year in the UK that are told that they have cancer. However, I count myself as being very fortunate because although I have a pineal brain tumor, the specialist is convinced it's benign. My inspiration after receiving the devastating news was a ten-year old boy that I sat next to on an airplane; he a like suffer wasn't about to allow his life to be interrupted by such a thing. And, thanks to him, nor will I. I am then, on behalf of the McMillan Cancer Support Group, undertaking the 2009 challenge to walk the Great Wall of China to raise funds to help this little boy and the many like him. I am under no illusions as to the enormity of the challenge for, at age 58 and suffering also from (bone disorder) but, I aim to undertake it and complete it – hopefully with your help.

I need to be able to walk 7 kms each day for 10 days, which at my age is no mean

WANTED *Cars *Motorhomes *Plant Machinery *Bikes ANY YEA R ANY REG.

Totally everything considered

CAS H BUY ERS *Embargos No Problem Rick: 653 477 306 Matt: 636 808 268

feat but I am more than happy to do this for Macmillan.

Every donation, however small, will help me to gain my target of 3,500 pounds before April 2009. Donations may be made direct to the McMillan charity by logging onto: http://www.justgiving.com/marionveevers.

Please, search your heart and your pocket and give, even a few pence will add to the cause; one less packet of cigarettes, one less pint of beer, one less bar of chocolate – we can all do it and to ease the pain a little of so many that are condemned even at an early age in life.

In return I can only offer my heartfelt thanks on behalf myself, the little boy and the millions of like sufferers of cancer.

If you want to meet me I every Tuesday at Trapiche Farmers Market I hope to sell some things. My own personal CD collection for one. All the proceeds are for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Kennels

*Cats and dogs both welcome *Generous sized kennels & runs *Extra large ones for 2/3 family pets *Large safe enclosed play area *Delivery and collection service *Full grooming service on Sundays *Dried food and treats included *Dogs walked 3 times a day in 36,000sq metres of fenced Almond Groves.

Wagtails is located within peaceful almond groves, Alhama de Granada

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S.P Languages

I’M TOO OLD TO SPEAK SPANISH!

It’s a fact that most adults wish they had either learned to play an instrument or to speak a foreign language.

But most Brits are frightened of foreign languages, believing the popular misconception of ‘we Brits are hopeless at languages’ they are too intimidated to join a class. It’s hardly surprising when most lessons involve lengthy, boring and unnecessary grammar explanations, which you do not even understand in English, let alone Spanish! You do NOT need to know the ins and outs of grammar to speak a language successfully!

You speak English, don’t you? Learning should be fun!

At SP Languages (now in their sixth year on the Costa del Sol), they understand all of this and provide stimulating conversation classes, which will enable you to actually SPEAK the language from day one. There is no writing, no copying from the board, no homework and no boring grammar exercises. Who wants to be

back at school?

What makes them so different from the rest? Directed by Anne Ramos, a fellow Brit, who has 30 years experience and knows all the pitfalls, the lessons are fun and entertaining. Anne was head of teacher training and languages at Bexley College and uses a method designed especially for adults. Having gone through the process of learning Spanish herself, Anne knows exactly how you feel. Her lessons are stimulating, incorporating lots of verbal role play and various games, designed for fun whilst learning. The method used has been specifically devised for adult learners and includes topics such as, eating out, finding your way around, going to the doctor etc. Groups are kept to a maximum of 8 people and the first thing she will teach you is the confidence to actually speak!

Learning Spanish will enable you to become fully integrated in this wonderful country and to feel the satisfaction of being understood.

Prices are extremely competitive and all levels are catered for. So confident of their method, they offer a complete money back guarantee after the first lesson, if you are not satisfied.

Classes are currently being held at Bar Morenos in Puente de Don Manuel, so talk to Anne on: 952 494 325 or 635 905 323

Specialities of the House: Crispy shredded Peking Duck, Dim Sum Steamed Sea Bass Special Lunch Menu 5.95€

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Residencial Costa del Oro Bloque 9 - local 9 Tel: 952 53 46 37 Torrox Costa

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Free Work!

Fancy a free verse for a Birthday card or Valentines card? Tricia has been writing poems and greeting card verses for almost 50 years.

To thank God for this gift and to celebrate her 60th birthday in 2008, she has made all her work available and free of charge.

So many people like to make their own cards nowadays and perhaps they would like to add a verse.

Just log on to THE GIFT at: http://triciagabbitas.blogspot.com and you will find hundreds of verses.

There is no charge and no catch – not even the need to register.

Pups

Pups looking for good homes

These adorable puppies – all boys – are ready for good homes. Their mother is a Belgian Shepherd, and their father a Boxer cross. Both parents are much loved family pets, with super temperaments - and the puppies themselves have been handled from a very early stage.

They will make big kind dogs, ideal for both a family environment and also as a loyal companion.

Please call 952 115 322

Sentinella readers just read and enjoy.

Calle Infante 58a, Torre del Mar

Marble Heating For Floor s & Walls

Selling & Fitting Digital & Satellite TV, Video & Stereo

Repairing Satellite TV, Video & Stereo

Air Conditioning: Winter to Heat up your Home & Summer to Cool it Down!

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Countries of The World

Around the world in 192 months. We look at every country on the planet.

This month we take a look at American Samoa.

Main Reasons to go there – Magnificent mountain ridges, wonderfully peaceful bays, soporific villages and some of the world’s most remote, uncluttered and utterly beautiful reefs and beaches.

Main Reasons not to go there – It has a surprisingly limited tourist infrastructure.

Biggest Celebrity – For a long time, Robert Louis Stevenson lived on Upolu.

National Sport – Rugby

American Samoa

Amazing but True – During World War Two, the number of American troops actually outnumbered the local population.

Famous for – Being discovered by Jacob Roggeveen, a Dutch explorer, in 1827

***NEW LOCATION*** Long established family run business offering you the following service: LOCAL REMOVALS FULL OR PART LOADS NO JOB TOO SMALL IKEA COLLECTIONS Ring for a no obligation quote.

Come and look at our large display GOOD QUALITY SECONDHAND FURNITURE DOMESTIC HIRE

Population – 55,000 Language – Samoan Located – South Pacific Capital City – Pago Pago Currency – US Dollar Religion – Christian Main Exports – Bananas Literacy Rate – 99% Life Expectancy – 78 Years GDP Per Capita – 5,800 US$ Total Area – 199km2

Infamous for – It has the distinction of suffering the worst loss in international soccer history: they got truly beaten by Australia 31 – 0 in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match on April 11, 2001!

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The Nerja Hire Centre

We install BRITISH SATELLITE.

Contact Chris or Jackie: 952 522 687 / 660 962 327 691 552 459

e-mail: nerjahirecentre@terra.es

website: www.nerja-hire.com Ctra. Nerja-Frigiliana, Km. 1-4, Nerja

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CFS

CFS, one of the coast`s longest and most successful furniture companies has expanded as a direct result of the high quality products they sell.

If you visit CFS you will see that they only have the very finest Italian sofas, they also stock a large range of British beds from interior sprung, to pocket springing, orthopedic, memory foam and adjustable electric beds etc.

Previously people were travelling from as far as Antequera, Granada, Nerja and beyond to the main superstore on the Mijas road. Now there is a CFS superstore on your doorstep. The new premises is located in the Poligono industrial estate 13, Camino del Higueral Poligino Industrial La Panoleta Velez Malaga.

LOOK FOR THE PINK SIGNS'.

For those not aware of the CFS policy, CFS pride themselves on quality and are highly recommended. All the sofas carry the British and international standards ISO 9001 certificate of a top quality company. CFS are the biggest importers of beautiful luxury Italian leather which is fully scotchguard protected, spillage from any drinks simply wash away with warm soapy water.

CFS, unlike other outlets in the UK, Spain and Europe, do not stock and

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would never stock sofas from China.

Some may have read in the UK media articles, such as that by Clodagh Hartley the consumer affairs correspondent of The Sun who reported on the Chinese sofa scandal, quote: ‘The Chinese sofa scandal is just another example of how consumers are let down by cheap foreign goods that are not just shoddy but dangerous. The Chinese use this procedure to stop the sofas starting to grow mould. They actually spray them with a substance, which contains dangerous toxins before they leave China which has caused the most awful allergic reaction to thousands of people all over the world. The toxins cause the most horrible burns and have even caused deaths. if you have access to a computer simply type `toxic sofas` in Google the results are frightening’.

CFS only sell the very finest quality genuine Italian leather sofas, made in Italy, with the most beautiful top grades of quality leather.

CFS stock the largest range of sofas and beds on the coast at affordable prices and these can be found in their new premises in Velez Malaga or at their original superstore in Mijas. Free local delivery. LOOK FOR THE PINK SIGNS. See main advert on page 32

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El Ingenio - Cinema

Calling all Cinema-goers! We finally have films back in good old English, for those of us that have still not quite mastered the Spanish!

If or when you go to Torre del Mar you were pleased to find that the El Ingenio shopping centre included a Cinema, BUT was disappointed to find that it had ceased to show films in English/(VOS).

WELL - the good news is they have once again started to show these, but seem to have forgotten to tell anyone about it!

We were fed up with going in there and inquiring whether there were any English films showing - and had given up any hope of them ever doing it again - but by chance a friend told us that the service had resumed. If you are in the area of the tourist offic, Paseo de Larios, Torre del Mar, there is a board displaying which films are showing that week. Alternatively, if you own a computer log on to: www.entradas.com and click on El Ingenio and that will tell you what is showing.

So if you’re going shopping why not combine it with a trip to the cinema and perhaps a meal afterwards?

We have already used it and it is a spacious comfortable cinema. Please note they normally only show one film per week in English, and it may not be always to your taste, but next week there may just happen to be two. If more people use it they may carry on doing this.

The most important thing to remember is IF YOU DON'T USE IT YOU WILL LOSE IT and that’s probably what happened before.

Ticket Sales: 902 22 16 22 Info: 952 54 05 71 So if you are stuck for something to do on a cold winter afternoon/evening give it a go, you may enjoy the experience! Just remember it is the one with VOS following the title that will be shown in English!

Dave & Sue (Caleta)

MOVE IT! WITH MARK JOHNSON

R E M O VA L S & L I G H T H A U L A G E

Local, distance, S pa in- UK - U K-Sp ai n REGULAR TR IPS M a n & Va n H i r e Av a il a bl e

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OWNER DRIVER, NERJA BASED, MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE RELIABLE SERVICE .............................................

Call or email for a free quote Tel: 620459908 email: marknerja@hotmail.com

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Special Recipe

Goose Liver Provided by El Salmon Restaurant Torre del Mar.

Ingredients 450 gram of raw duck foie gras Bottle of sauternes (also porto o r pedro ximenez) Sea salt Fresh grounded peper Serving 6

Method- The day before : 1) Remove the veins of the foie gras.

2) Put the 2 lobes into a salad bowl, season them with salt and pepper and pour a swig of wine between each layer, and then cover the bowl with clingfilm and keep it into the fridge for a minimum period of one night.

The day of cooking: 1) Pre-heat the oven (300°F)

2) in the bottom of a china terrine, first put the big lobe (round/external part below then put the rest of the liver above arranging in a quincunx up to the top, then smooth out with an iron spatula and cover with the lid.

3) Fill a baking tray with very hot water on the bottom of which you have first put a sheet of a newspaper (to avoid bubbles when the water is boiling) and put the terrine on it (1/3 of the terrine must be in water).

Cooking: 1) Have a look after the first 35 minutes, when the foie gras had rendered enough fat for covering it, the cooking is finished.

You then need to transfer the terrine directly into chilled water (in a basin full of 80

cold water and ice in such a quantity that the level of the water terrine must be at the 3/4 of the height of the terrine) and leave it in water for 15 minutes (the fat of the liver will then be blocked and the cooking stopped very shortly.

Final step : Put the terrine into the fridge and start tasting it 48 hours after so that the tastes can melt well.

Do not forget to put a small piece of cling film each time you make a slice and then put the terrine back into the fridge.

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One-Liners

The credit crunch has helped me get back on my feet. The car's been repossessed.

Latest news: The Isle of Dogs* Bank has collapsed. They've called in the retrievers.

How do you define an optimist? A bank manager who irons 5 shirts on Sunday night.

A man went to his bank manager and said, 'I'd like to start a small business.

How do I go about it?' 'Simple,' said the bank manager. 'Buy a big one and wait.'

What's the difference between an investment banker and a pizza Margherita? A pizza Margherita can feed a family of five.

A director decided to award a prize of 50â‚Ź for the best idea of saving the company money during the recession. It was won by a young executive who suggested reducing the prize money to 10â‚Ź.

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Superb Daily menu at â‚Ź8,45 from 1.30pm until 4pm

Specialists in International Dishes

Avenida Andalucia 56, 29740 Torre del Mar Tel: 952 965 424 Mob: 629 264 032

CASA INDIA Indian Restaurant

Air Conditioning Refrigeration HOME-OFFICE-CARS

Food to take away at a discount of 10%

SALES-SERVICE-MAINTENANCE

Constant & comfortable indoor climates using the latest Air Conditioning & Refrigeration technology Fixed Air Conditioning systems from 550 euros

Heat & Cool your home or work place with 1 system

Tel: 951 242 183

Fax: 951 242 855

Reduce your heating bills by up to 70% by using the latest inverter Mob: 663 728 798 driven systems

City & Guilds qualified engineers with over 30yrs experience

References available on request

cooltecservices@hotmail.es www.cooltecservices.com Keith Bucknell

Tuesday - Sunday 1pm - 4pm & 7pm - Midnight Mondays 7pm - Midnight

T e l: 9 51 7 07 5 61 67 0 93 3 48 0 P a se o M a ri t i mo d e Le v a n t e 5 E d f . A n ti l l as 8 To r re d e l M a r

Exhibition and sale of rustic hand-ma de material s Eve rything for the hous e a nd garden - all models and sizes av aila ble , columns, tiles for the f l o o r, s w i m m i n g p o o l , s t e p s , w a l l Also lamps, mirrors, dec ora tiv e wa ll plaques for the ba lcony or terrace, and much much more...!

Expl an ad a de Est aci o n 14 Ve l e z M a l a g a Te l : 9 5 2 5 0 8 0 6 0 / 6 5 2 5 7 3 7 5 2 w w w. r u s t i c o s c h a m o r r o . c o m

EXPATRIATE ADVISORY SERVICES ESPANA S.L. (Your peace of mind in Spain)

Tax consultants / Wills Fiscal Representation Conveyancing Residence / Business Permits Insurance Car Importation / Transfers Social Security

Translations / Interpreter Services Secretarial Services Formation of Companies Fax / Photocopying Driving Licence / Passport Renewals Legalisation of Buildings

Special Offer for the months of January & February 20% discount on Wills

C/ Playa Marina, 2C Edif Nautico 88 (next to Supersol) Torre del Mar, 29740, Malaga. Call: 95 254 06 11 Fax: 95 254 06 10 E-mail: info@expat-spain.com / www.expat-spain.com

HELLO!!!

We’re still here!!

The One Stop Market

@ Caramels (Chiringuito Antonio) Puente don Manuel Every Monday 10am - 1.30pm Come and visit us for; Home cooked Pies, Cakes & Pastries Pickles, Jams & Chutneys Hardware, Household goods Pet supplies, Tableware, Ladies fashion English bedding, Jewellery, Fancy goods Perfumes & Cosmetics, Sky services English cards, English groceries DVDs, Awnings and much more!!!

For more information call Denise:

695 349 157

"It`s tough this year as we all know, so the odd little treat, such as a weekend break to recharge those batteries can be worth its weight in gold !!

Our amazing value February offer won’t break the bank.

Monday - Thursday - Bed and continental breakfast 50€ + IVA 7% per couple, per night.

Friday - Sunday - Bed and continental breakfast 65€ + IVA 7% per couple, per night.

Terms of booking; Based on 2 people sharing a double room and on having dinner at the hotel restaurant on each night of your stay.

(offer excludes 14th Feb. Valentine's night)

Extensive publicity in every issue of The Sentinella, covering all areas from Mojacar through to San Roque... Seen by over 80,000 readers each month!

Get your properties noticed today!

For more information call: 664 210 468 Email: sales@thesentinella.com

€ one off payment Private sellers - Sell your property commission free! Just a 150€ guarantees your property is advertised with up to 10 photos until it’s sold!

Estate Agents - Feature 25 properties, including 10 photos per property € per year! + A direct link to your website for just 299€

Dive into our pool of holiday and investment homes for sale across the Costas!

Esola Apologises.....

...to all those we offended with last month’s advert.

To make amends we are offering Panasonic Inverter* (hot and cold) Air Conditioning Units from 800â‚Ź fitted, incl. IVA, to help you keep warm this winter. *limited stock available

Esola Sistemas Air Conditioning and Solar solutions. www.esola.es.

Tel: Torre del Mar 616 119 007.

CHILLOW

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Not just for the Summer!!

COOLS YOUR PILLOW...

Why wait for the Summer to purchase your Chillow when you can enjoy the benefits all year round Get the latest COOLing sleep sensation and get a great night’s sleep

For the Winter

●HEADACHES ●FEVER ●HANGOVERS ●MINOR BUMPS ●SWELLINGS ●GRAZES ●SPRAINS ●SWOLLEN ANKLES ●ECZEMA & ACNE ●HAYFEVER ●HOTFLUSHES ●PREGNANCY PAINS ●PREVENT OVERHEATING ●OVERNIGHT STAYS IN STUFFY HOTEL ROOMS ●HOLIDAYS

From 20€ inc. FREE delivery*

N OW N EW MINI CHILLOW & CHILLOW PLUS Cool on both sides for maximum effect

For more information please call: 951 904 047 or 664 210 468 Or come & see me every Tuesday at the Country Farmers Market, Trapiche *free delivery in the Axarquia area only

Clinica Casa Blanca

Urb. Jardines del Mar, Blq C3 - Torrox Costa (near Garden Centre 1km direction, Nerja)

Do you suffer from back problems, pain in neck or shoulders, tightness in muscles, joint discomfort, migraine or internal ailments?

The BOWEN TECHNIQUE is gentle and works on the whole body for inflammation, illness and pain. The treatment is safe and appropriate for everyone, from newborn babies to the frail and elderly.We also offer massage, lymphatic drainage and other treatments.

Tel: 952 967 628 or 659 374 673 (also home visits) Ask about gift vouchers

4 x 1hour Beginners Lessons only 33€ All equipment supplied

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· NEW BUILD, REFORMS, EXTENSIONS, PLUMBING. · TILING, PLASTERING, PAINTING, ELECTRICAL. · SOLAR PANELS, UNDERFLOOR HEATING, POOLS, ETC…. · PROFESIONAL TEAM WORKING AT VERY COMPETITIVE PRICES. · WE SPEAK ENGLISH, GERMAN, SPANISH, FRENCH & DUTCH. · AND FOR ADVISE AND QUOTATION, PLEASE COME TO OUR OFFICE.

We are just in front of Hotel Mainake (Torre del Mar) TEL: +34 952 96 78 60 MOBILE: +34 696 398 985 FAX: +34 952 545 419 E-MAIL: construc.vandriel@hotmail.com C/Los Prados nº 9 bajo, 29740 Torre del Mar (Malaga)

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Dutch Bar Sky Sports available Specialities in Dutch cooking Open 10am - late 7 days a week Tel: 696 398 985 Algarrobo Costa (next to swimming pool)

Offer: Kit for free Channel TV from: €390

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RENT A CAR 1 week from 99€ offer until 31st March We bring your car to wherever in the Axarquia & Airport

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7 days Morroco 2 days; 1 night; Half board; 4 Star Hotels Flamenco night in the caves Half board of the Sacromonte; Guided Every Sunday tour through the Albaytin.

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2. Who played Jill Masterson in the Bond film Goldfinger?

3. On which Scottish Island is Brodick Castle?

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1. A dead man is found in a locked room, hanging from the ceiling 4ft above the floor. The room is completely empty, except for a puddle of water below him.

How did he die?

4. What does the latin phrase non licet mean?

2. What English word means burning wood when you take away the first letter of the word?

6. At which ground was the 1890 English F.A. cup final played?

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Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar February Events 4th - A Talk on Jazz - 6pm. 10th-11th12th - Trip to Rota & Jerez Horse Show.

13th - Valentine Coffee Morning. 19th Film Night. 24th - Pancake Tuesday 26th - Trip to Gibraltar For further information call in at the centre Avenida Moscatel No. 1,"I", Torre Del Mar or tel: 952 543 334

RBL - Trapiche Branch Trapiche Branch meets every Wednesday at 12 noon in El Trapiche Restaurant 6th Feb – Visit to Gibraltar, Pay in Sterling and make your money go further 10€. 18th – Our normal Monthly Lunch - held at El Trapiche Restaurant on the THIRD Wednesday of the month – 8.50€ 23rd – Quiz night – BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND at El Trapiche Restaurant complete with chicken ‘n’ chips supper 10€. All are welcome whether Legion members or not.

For more information, or to book call Helen Vivian on 952 519 736 or Jayne Turner on 951 167 092. For Recruitment call Chris Vivian on 952 519 736 Or in person at El Trapiche Restaurant any Wednesday from 12 noon.

RBL - Los Romanes Branch meets every Tuesday at Paccos Pizzeria, Cortijo Romero, Lake Vinuela (formerly Ziggis Bar) from 12.30 until 2.30pm. A warm welcome awaits all members and new members too.

Any enquiries please telephone Margaret on 951167600.

ABC Ballroom & Sequence Club, Ballroom, Latin American, Sequence and Fun Dances. Special Valentines Day dinner and dance. February 14th. 7.30pm to midnight. Ladies night. Lots of surprises and gifts. El Trapiche, 12€, come 92

and enjoy a great social evening and lots of different dancing. Menu choice, Chicken, Salmon or Rosada, Tinto Verano on each table. Please, please book early. Contact Dave on 952 53 12 59.

Mobile 617 863 193 or Email: Jacine@gonuts4free.com

Tiffany's bar Puente Don Manuel, Spanish conversation classes. Beginners Tuesday 10am and 11am. Beginner's Wednesday 10am and 11am.

Intermediate Friday 10am and 11am.

Please call Loli on 619717166 for more information

Colmenar Gym, fitness/pilates classes, weight/circut training, fully equiped gym.

Contact Carol 659 295 346 email: carolgrant2@tiscali.co.uk

Dovestones Trio, Vocal Jazz and Pop every Thursday at 11.00pm in “SABOA”, Torre del Mar (opposite the tram station), Call: 627 398 511 for details.

Come Dancing with Hugh Grant: Salsa, Rumba, Cha Cha, Swing, Hustle.

Contact for location nearest you. hughgrant@tiscali.co.uk 606 086300.

Morenos Bar, Sunday nights jammin night from 7pm, every 2nd Sunday. Next one Sunday 1st February. Cruce de Periana, Puente don Manuel.

Nerja History Group. Meets on the first Friday of every month at our new venue, Nerja Cultural Centre, Calle Granada.

Meetings start at 11.30 prompt and finish at 13.30. For more info. please contact Jill Chtristian-Smith on 664 760 405 or jill.christiansmith@gmail.com

Bar Viva, C/Dr Maranon, Torre del Mar, Quiz night every Thursday from 8.30pm with cash prizes. APARIV Charity Quiz last Friday of every month. Call 952 544 362

Can you play an instrument of any sort or sing? We are looking for musicians and artistes for a special Jam session and evening of entertainment early in 2009 in aid of Mike Springthorpe.

For further information email: jjmunns@gmail.com

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RBL - Torre del Mar Branch meet every Wednesday, 12 noon at La Vega Restaurant, nr the Mercadona Supermarket, Torre del Mar. You do not have to be ex-service to join the Royal British Legion. We have a thriving meeting place where you can make new friends, meet up with old friends, take part in various activities including a monthly trip to Gibraltar, branch lunches, quiz, bingo and much more. February 4th - Bingo.

11th – Sewing circle. 14th – Valentines Dinner at El Salmon Restaurant, 17th – Greenfingers Garden Group, 18th Whist Drive, 22nd - Sunday lunch at Sunrise Beach, Torre del Mar, 25th Bingo. 26th - Bowling at Ozone, El Ingenio Centre. 27th – Greenfingers Gardening group outing to the botanical Gardens in Almunecar & lunch at Otivar For bookings please ring 663658354, Membership 952 030 378 & Welfare 628 343 198

RBL - Alcaucin Branch meet every Thursday noon at Caramels (at Chiringuito Antonio) to enjoy social activities and meet new likeminded friends. We regularly have a quiz, bingo, surprise events and presentations. Caramels provide us with a wonderful multi choice lunch for which most of our members choose to stay. Regular trips are arranged departing locally.

Feb 2nd - Treasure Hunt with optional Lunch. Feb 14th - Valentines Night Party at Caramels with entertainment from Katie. Proceeds to go to 2009 Poppy Appeal. Feb 19th - Presentation on Safety whilst Country Walking. Feb 26th Branch General Meeting.

Branch Contact is 696 391 224. Harvey. Social Contact is 677 866 008 Ann. Welfare Contact is 690 310 951 Dorothy RBL- Benajarafe Branch Meet every Friday from 12.30 to 2.30 pm, at the coastal, Puerto Niza restaurant, we enjoy bingo, quizzes, more entertainment and monthly outings, a superb lunch inc. drinks*, and we welcome all new and existing RBL members. For more information please

ring: 952 514 226 or 669 201 927

Come dancing for CUDECA Thanks to everyone for supporting the January dance for Cudeca. So far this season our generous dancers have raised nearly 1,000€ to help keep the Cudeca Cancer Care Hospice open. Our next dance in 2009 will be on February 21st at El Trapiche restaurant. 7.00pm for 7.30pm with the usual choice of chicken, fish or vegetarian supper. Price 10€. Dancing will be Ballroom, Latin American, Simple Sequence and some Salsa tuition by professional teachers Jenny and Eric Joule. Come along and have fun while dancing off some of the extra pounds gained during the festive season. All raffle proceeds as usual will be donated to Cudeca. For more information contact Joyce on 616046713 or email jjmunns@gmail.com or phone Mike on 952 510 189

CUDECA trips:3rd February - 3rd February - Almond blossom outing to the fiesta at Cadiar, Lunch, wine & water.

35.00€. 11th – Gibraltar, shopping or sightseeing 25€. 19th - Very scenic outing to the lakes of El Chorro, through orange & lemon groves and almond blossom. Lunch, wine & water. 35€. 24th – Fuengirola market &Benalmadena Marina 25€. Booking details: Cafeteria El Pasaje, Pasaje Cantarero (nr. Bus Station) Nerja. Tuesday & Friday 11am 12.30pm.Trips organised by John & Nessa Reeve in aid of Cudeca Call:95 252 5891. Your support helps a terminally ill cancer patient. THANK YOU

The 3rd NERJA FESTIVAL OF ART. 2nd March - 10th March 2009. In the "Sala Mercado" (old market hall), behind the taxi rank in c/San Miguel, Nerja.

There will be more than 40 artists and and artisans exhibiting, plus many varying forms of art, such as tattoo art, art with food, healing arts, films, martial arts, fire dancers and much more. Mornings 11am - 1pm. Afternoons 6pm - ...

Entrance: FREE. For more details contact Heidi Williams tel: 650315452

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Emergency Numbers Police Municipal: 092/952 549 238 National: 091/952 542 000 Fire: 952 558 091 Velez 952 500 000 Torre Ambulance: 061 Water: 952 540 662 Electricity: 952 540 662 Red Cross: 952 500 321 Hospital General Basico de la Axarquia, Torre del Mar: 951 067 000

Bus Times Telephone: 952 540 936 Nerja-Malaga 06:30*, 07:30, 08:30** 08:55, 10:10, 11:10, 12:25, 13:40, 14:55, 15:55, 17:10, 18:40, 19:40, 20:25 Malaga-Nerja 07:00, 08:15*, 09:15, 10:30, 11:45, 12:30**, 13:00, 14:00, 15:15; 17:30; 18:45, 20:15, 20:45**, 21:30 Expect to pay approx 2.90€ one way and 5.15€ round trip Nerja-Nerja Caves 08:10, 08:25, 09:40**, 10:40, 11:50; 11:55, 12:35, 13:10, 13:35, 14:25, 15:25; 16:40; 18:10**, 18:55, 19:30, 20:10 Nerja Caves-Nerja 08:45, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00**, 12:15, 12:50**, 13:30, 14:45.

15:45, 17:00 17:45; 18:30; 19:30; 20:15 Expect to pay approx 0.80€ one way Nerja-Torre see Nerja-Malaga times Torre-Nerja 07:45, 09:00, 09:15***, 10:00, 11:00***, 11:15; 11:45**, 12:30, 13:15, 14:45, 16:00, 17:30***, 18:15, 19:30, 21:00, 22:00.

Church services in English Anglican Nerja - San Miguel Church 11:30am Sundays Competa - Holy Communion every Sunday at 5.30pm in the Parish Church, Plaza Almijara, Cómpeta Malaga - St George's Church 12 midday Sundays Torre del Mar - Lux Mundi Centre 09:30am Sundays ANGLICAN communion.

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Alhama de Granada - St. Barnabas IERE (Anglican). English services 11 a.m. Sundays at Meson Diego, Plaza de la Constitucion. Tel.958359388 (priest) or 952 510 921 (churchwarden) St Barnabas IERE (Anglican). English services 11 a.m. Sundays at Iglesia Evangelica, Torre del Mar, opposite the bus station. Tel.952030461 (priest) or 618640132 (churchwarden)

Roman Catholic Torre del Mar - Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Saturdays 5pm, (Winter), Saturdays 6pm, (Summer)

Church of Scotland Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre - Worship every Sunday at 11:30 Tel 952543334 or 687764705 for more information.

Evangelical Torre del Mar Evangelical (Presbyterian Church) Now meets every Sunday for Worship in English at 11.30 in the Picasso Room of the Hotel Torremar, off Paseo Larios, C/ Saladero Viejo 15 Torre del Mar. All welcome. Minister J. Hartsmith Foy Tel 952532825 Puente don Manuel - Fellowship of the King, Sunday Worship - 11am Tuesday Fellowship - 7pm (Prayer time 6pm) We meet at Fellowship of The King premises Our new address is:- Fellowship of The King Venta Baja Road (next BLOCK up from Meson Sara) Puente don Manuel, Alcaucin. Phone: 952 518 185 or 952 033 021

Bank Hours Usually 8:30am-2pm except Sundays, Bank holidays and Fiestas.

Please note, the majority of banks will not accept bills to be paid (ie: electric, phone, rates) after 11am.

Taxis Torre: 952 540 016.

Nerja: 952 520 537 Velez Malaga: 952 540 016

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Puente Don Manuel: 952 510 992 Mob: 616 034 636.

Shops 10am - 2pm - 5pm - 8:30pm (generally) The municipal market (fruit and veg) and the weekly markets are only open mornings.

Weekly Market days Mondays:: Torrox Costa & Market at Caramels, Puente don Manuel Tuesdays: Nerja & Country Farmers Market, at Jardines del Trapiche on the road to Benamagosa.

Wednesdays; Rincon de la Victoria & Algarrobo Costa Thursdays:: Velez Malaga & Torre del Mar & Frigilana Fridays: Cala de Moral Saturdays: Caleta de Velez & Competa Sundays: Malaga Consulates UK Opposite the main bus station Edif, Eurocom Bloque Sur C/Mauricio Moro 2-2ยบ- Malaga 952 352 300 Ireland Avda, de los Boliches, Nยบ15 Fuengirola 952 475 108 Netherlands/Dutch Avda, Carlota Alesandria, 33 Edif. San Andres - 1ยบ-7 Torremolinos 952 380 888 Germany C/Mauricio Moro 2, Malaga 952 363 591 Sweden 952 604 383 France 952 226 590 / 952 214 888 Belgium 952 559 159

Denmark 952 211 797

Airports Malaga 24-hour information 952 048 484 or 952 048 804 Granada 952 048 804 Airlines www.easyjet.com www.ryanair.com www.thompsonfly.com www.flymonarch.com www.flybe.com

Telefonica Dial 1002 to report a fault on the line. For general enquiries dial 1004

Tourist Information Nerja: 952 521 531 Torre del Mar: 952 541 104 Water Supplies Velez Malaga: 952 506 450 Nerja: 952 520 154 Malaga: 952 135 013

Railway Stations Malaga: 952 360 202 Granada: 958 271 272

Town Halls Torre and Velez: 952 500 100 Torrox: 952 538 200 Nerja: 952 548 400 Competa: 952 516 006 Rincon: 952 402 300 Malaga: 952 135 000

Hospitals Nerja Ambulatorio: 952 523 131 Velez Malaga: 951 067 000

ITV 902 575 757 or 952 551 084 www.itvcita.com - Open Mon - Fri 08.00am - 18.45pm, Sat: 08:00am 12.45pm

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BOOKS FOR SALE, 15 hardback classics, set of 8 John Steinbeck hardbacks, set of 10 Henry James hardbacks, Tolkien The Silmarillion, Lord of the Rings & Fellowship of the Ring, Readers Digest Complete Guide to Sewing, TimeLife 4 volumn set Peoples of the Wild, TimeLife 6 volumn set The Worlds Wild Places, 19 volumn Encyclopaedia of Human Relationships. Offers for all or separate sets. BRONZE FONDUE with 6 forks. 35€. Tel. 628 095 735 MOUNTAIN BIKE Hand Built Gents Universal, 18 speed shimano gears, good condition. 50€. PAINT WHITE INDUSTRIAL Britannia Acrytex, 25 litre tubs, 9 textured and 3 smooth, 25€ a tub or 200€ the lot, buyer collects. Contact 676491811 Vinuela area.

GOOD QUALITY DOUBLE bed as new 75.00€ buyer collects. Extendable white round table (110cms) on pedestal with 2 chairs. As new cost 535€ will accept 225€ Phone 605 344 226 CANVAS "FOR SALE" sign. 1 foot by 7 foot. Eyeholes for rope lashing. Includes mobile simcard which correlates to the telephone number on the sign. Tel: 660 076 681 SNOW CHAINS - unused 15€. CITROEN ZX ROOFBARS - Halfords 20€ CAR BATTERY 12V 55AMP New Sept 08 30€. Call: 606 254 028 Torrox Pueblo IDEAL GIFT, as new gold chain, chunky & thick. 185€ o.n.o. SADDLE ‘WESTERN’ as new. A beautiful 18” leather and suede saddle. 190€ o.n.o. Call: 9512 097 051 or 662 097 051 STUDIOMASTER PA AMP vision 700 watts. Couple of knobs missing but still great power mixer. 145€ o.n.o. FENDER STRATOCASTER custom built, great action and tone. 550€. SX RESONATOR GUITAR in curly Koa wood 275€. Call: 690 083 961 VARIETY OF HOUSE CONTENTS for sale including potplants, units, lamps, 96

cushions, bookcases, drawers, fans and stools. For detailed list contact email pcsaunders17@yahoo.co.uk or Call: 952 554 539. Los Romanes area.

GAS FRIDGE, made by taver, 4ft high, large fridge with good size freezer compartment. Cost new 800€ accept 350€.

GAS FIRE, suitable for caravan or mobile home, needs flue and underfloor airvent, 50€. GENERATOR, PETROL, hercules model 5500st, 4.4 kilowatt output, 3x16amp sockets at 240 volts and 1x32amp socket at 400 volt on wheeled cradle, cost new over 800€, accept 450€ can deliver any item locally in Velez Malaga area. Call 676 906 431 STAINLESS STEEL swimming pool cover roller, excellent condition 200€.

Tel: 699 148 321 CHESTNUT GELDING 5 yrs old. approx 15.2hh. Lovely temperament. €600.

RUSTIC KITCHEN TABLE(150 x 90cm) & 4 chairs. €150. Tel: 660 708 441 BABYSWING FROM GRACO, holds up to 30lbs, with 6 speeds, 10 classic songs, 5 naturesongs, timer. Only used twice. Price new 100€, now for 60€. Call Jeannette 659 110165. Benamargosa area.

X BOX CONSOLE comes with one controller and 62 games. Excellent condition (Offers wanted) Tel: 625 138 564 CAR ROOF-BARS with adaptors to fit Peugeot 205/605, Citroen AX, Renault Twingo/Megane, 20€ complete. Call 952 030 661.

GOLFCLUBS - Bag, 3woods, 8 irons, putter. €50. SKI CLOTHES - various Ladies size 14, Mens Large, call to discuss. Call: 627 030 567 Torrox Pueblo

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WANTED SMALL CHEST FREEZER, Will collect in Axarquia area. Call: 664 210 468 WANTED NEW MEMBERS at El Capitan Tennis Club Torre del Mar. Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings 9.30 11.30. Phone 675 391 967 WANTED TRAVEL COT, close to Nerja. 'phone Angus: 697 976 028

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MOPED (MOTO) - MINELLI SPORT, 49cc, Reg Sept 06, hardly used with under 1000km on clock, red & white in colour, Vinuela area. 499€ Tel: 649 328 338 or 951 321 524 -----------------------------------------------------NISSAN TERANO 4x4, Spanish Plates, LHD, 2.4 petrol 95, 7 seats, Aircon, electric windows, central locking, VGC, NOW REDUCED WAS 2,900€ NOW only 2,300€ o.v.n.o. Call: 951 167 375 / 655 279 043 / 662 097 051 -----------------------------------------------------1993 ROVER 216 GSI. Grey metallic.

Right hand drive / Spanish plates. Full service history. 11 months ITV remaining.

It maybe old but it is reliable and very well maintained by it's current lady owner.

750€. Call: 95 132 1166 or 630 560 983.

-----------------------------------------------------CARGO TRAILER 750kg, 7 feet X 4 feet storage area, suspension, Mesh cage.

700€ o.n.o. Velez-Malaga. Call 660 076 681 -----------------------------------------------------2001 RIEJU MRX 50CC, factory tuned to 80cc. Yellow. Excellent condition. 850€.

Call: 63 63 25 781 -----------------------------------------------------PEUGEOT 206 5 door X line 1.4 petrol first reg march 2004 silver 4,750€ -----------------------------------------------------SUZUKI JIMNY 4X4 CABRIOLET 2002, full serivce history, Lady owner, 58,000km, Burgandy colour with white hard top roof, air con, electric windows, central locking, alloys, very good condition, great price for only 6,999€ Tel: 0034 647 590 566 -----------------------------------------------------HYUNDAI SANTA FE turbo diesel 4 x 4.

Colour silver, Spanish reg. ITV Aug 2009.

117000kms with Fsh. Electric windows, aircon and reversing sensors. In excellent condition. 11,000€ o.n.o. Tel 952550628 or 678490331 (Caleta de Velez).

-----------------------------------------------------MOBILITY SCOOTER Pride Legend LX8 roadgoing 2 speed with 30km range.

Colour red. In Excellent condition. Cost 600€. Tel 952550628 or 678490331 (Caleta de Velez) -----------------------------------------------------LANDROVER FREELANDER 1.8 Petrol, 3 dr with removable roof, Excellent condition for year, 92K miles. Service history recently serviced, 2,150€ o.n.o.Call: 952 550 323 / 616 119 007 -----------------------------------------------------1994 PEUGEOT 405 1.9 td, 5 door. English plates (N) reg, Excellent condition for year. Air con, e/w, red, alloys, service history 8,000€ o.n.o Call: 952 550 323 / 616 119 007

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STATIC CARAVAN ABI 8m x 3m, 2 beds, sleeps 6, Bathroom, Kitchen. Ideal for Caravan Park or self build. Excellent condition, 7,000€. Call: 650 605 002

C AM PO HOUSE F OR RENT 3 Beds, Lounge, Large Kitchen, Terraces, Grapevines, Total Seclusion. (Dirt Tracks) Vinuela Area (Los Romanes)

400 € p cm

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Please mention The Sentinella when replying to adverts INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY IN SIDCUP, KENT, ENGLAND £124,950 KENNELS BUSINESS WITH VILLA. 1 Bedroom purpose built flat Great opportunity. Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 *Communal Entrance *Lounge, Kitchen bathroom property being sold with a well *1 Bedroom & Bathroom established business. This very unique *Communal Gated Parking *Double combination can be found in the countryGlazed *20 mins London/WestEnd/City side surrounding Mondron about 10 mins *Low Maintenance £100 p.a. from the ever growing village of Periana.

Ground Rent £50 p.a.

Rental Income in region of£550 - £600pm The current owners have spent a lot of

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*TWO STOREY WOODEN CHALET FOR SALE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION ON A SECURE SITE

*1/2 bedrooms *fitted kitchen *bathroom & lounge *Fully furnished with air conditioning *Satellite system *Internet connection *Garden shed *Car parking space and a pretty veranda with seating area *use of communal pool MUST BE SOLD AT 35,000€ Telephone Denise on 679336811 to view

PRIVATE SALE 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom villa. Large lounge/dining room, Fitted kitchen, Garage, Pool.

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190,000€ Contact: 693 513 462

time and consideration "getting it right" in the development of the Kennels. The dog/cat area is well known in the area and further afield - the existing customer database speaks for itself. The repeat business is very reassuring and the annual income not to be ignored. It is really worth viewing and seldom will such an opportunity be repeated. Call 649 320 055 for further info. Was 330,000€ NOW 270,000€ ------------------------------------------------------The Sentinella MOJACAR EDITION is up for sale! Launched and developed by Keidi Keating and a friend from March ‘08 to the current date. Now with between 52-60 pages. Covers the area from Mojacar to San Juan on the coast (Almeria region) and inland to Albox, Huercal Vera, Bedar, Antas, etc.. Editors want to start new ventures. A great business opportunity. For price and further details call Keidi on 610 976 284.

------------------------------------------------------FANTASTIC BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY THE MATTRESS DOCTOR Due to having to relocate back to the UK, this business is reluctantly up for sale.

Complete package, including all equipment, secure territory and supplied with or without sign written car. Great income achievable for the right person. For further information visit www.mattressdoctor.net or Call Lisa on 636 014 662.

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Apartment for sale in Urbanización Las Terrazas del Jardín Nazarí.

Construction finished in November 2008 and due for signing of Title Deeds with the developer.

Splendidly complete exterior apartment located on the last 3 floor building, comprising of 2 bedrooms, lounge, kitchen, bathrom and private solarium on the terrace roof. It also includes car parking and storage room. Swimming pool, gym and communal Arab baths.

Call: +34 653840726 or email: guusiman@hotmail.com

Apartments for rent

Short or Long Term Contact:

666 310 158

€120,000

Bargain, Sold as one.

Two adjoining townhouses in the village of Riogordo both with 2 bedrooms, one with a garden. Good Investment.

Call Jeanette on 600 783 711

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654 184 242

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Treatment for: *Phobias *Physical Pain *Stress Mobile: KENNEDY 630 792 368 EFT PRACTITIONER kennedygoldsmith@yahoo.co.uk

Home visits ANYWHERE Please phone for more information

IDLE HANDS TATTOO STUDIO Tattoos & Piercing ***NEW LOCATION***

Mon - Fri 12pm - 8pm Sat Appointments only (Roundabout next to Unicaja) Torrox Costa Tel: 656 752 990

699 86 44 31 pool Ball s pole es & d i l S

Velez Malaga Cafe Qua lified Staf f

Offering a great variety of entertainment in a modern and pleasant centre.

Rental of inflatables & other attractions to celebrate your birthday, communion or other events with “BADY” our mascot!

Pol. Ind.”La Panoleta” Camino “El Higueral” 23, Velez Malaga

School of Languages

SPANISH COURSES

NEW LOCATION!!

DON’T MISS US... info@bemidiomas.com

www.bemidiomas.com Camino viejo de Malaga, 12C - Velez Malaga

952 54 92 33

Argentinian Meats cooked on the grille

Avda. Tore Tore Torre del Mar Tel: 952 54 15 92 Mob: 687 232 149

Menu del Dia Mon-Fri 12 - 4pm FREE House Wine (Min table of 4) with this advert (Ex cep t wi th Men u de l D ia)

Avda Andalucia, Blq. Jupiter, Pasaje Timon 2, C/ Timon, Torre del Mar Tel: 952 547 798 Open: 1pm - 5pm and 7pm-1am every day www.theguidetospain.com 10% off take aways

“Clinton & Geoff welcome you” Food served all day All live football shown, 4pm kick-offs Sats Fridays “Light of India” Curry Nights Now serving Fish & Chips 10.30am - late Mon - Sat Sun 10am - 7pm Paseo Maritimo 43, Torre del Mar (opposite tennis courts) Tel: 659 132 579 OPEN ALL DAY

MANZ & GARCIA S.L. PVC & Aluminium Windows & Doors S A L E / I N S TA L L AT I O N : DO ORS W INDOW S SUN BLINDS S HU T T E RS M OS QU I TO NE T S SHOW ER D OORS

C/Angustias 16, Torre del Mar Tel/Fax: 952 541 262 Mobile: 637 820 789 Email: manzygarcia@gmail.com

Established for 40 years Furniture, Kitchens, Household Items, Gifts

CALETA D A. ZAPATERO Off Licence

10am - 2pm/4.30pm - 8.30pm Avda. Andalucia. 952 511 905

All articles of fishing tackle, maggots, etc.

Articles for boats & Diving 9am - 2pm / 5pm - 8pm Sat 5pm - 7.30pm Sun 10am - 12.30pm C/ de Faustino, 2 - Edf. Mediterraneo Tel / Fax: 952 51 12 16 Mob: 670 91 96 67 JARDINES Y PISCINAS

LA CALETA

Garden & Pool service Tel: Pedro 654 01 83 82 Juan Jose 675 39 19 00 Lourdes 651 07 30 52 Shop 952 55 09 25hnos.ladaga@hotmail.com

...also electrical parts, plumbing, temperature, water treatment, automatic irrigation Avda Andalucia, 102-D CALETA DE VELEZ Sowing & Maintenance

“RAMOS” Bakers & Cake shop

Mon - Sat: 6am - 2.15pm/4.30pm - 8.30pm Sun: 7am - 2pm Avda. Andalucia, 63 Tel: 952 51 13 17/67

et k r a M y a d r u UNITED Sat

Beauty Salon & U

Japanese Straightening Extensions Capillary treatments Best care in cut & colour Depilation Manicures Pedicures Sculpted Nails Make-overs Personalised Facials Tues - Thurs 10am - 2pm / Sat 10am - 3pm Avda. Anda Tel: 952 Hostal

Restaurant Open: Tues - Sun 1.30pm - 4.30pm Fri & Sat 8.30pm - 11.00pm (Monday closed) Hostal open 24 hours a day

Meat Restaurant 652 915 899

DE VELEZ Menu of the day 8â‚Ź Closed Wednesdays

Bea utifu

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Unisex Hairdresser

Dermasuction ultrasound Radiofrequency Chocolate therapy Wine therapy Aromatherapy Body Peeling & Hydration Treatment Massage Special Bridal service 4pm - 8pm Fri 10am - 8pm Closed Mondays alucia, 153 551 080

Your Local Golf Shop

Avda. Andalucia, 22 Algarrobo Costa Tel/Fax: 952 551 340 Email: axarquiagolf@yahoo.co.uk info@olecasa.com

Real Estate

Avda Andalucia, 110 Caleta de Velez Tel: 952 55 09 43

Las Colonias

Newsagents & Bookshop

8am - 3pm 5pm - 8.30pm Sundays 8am - 3.30pm

Avda. Andalucia Tel: 651 552 776

The Flooring Specialist Paints, Wood & Renovations Avda Andalucia, 110 Caleta de Velez Tel: 617 84 82 77 952 55 52 44 Fax: 952 55 52 45 ventas@worksmania.com www.worksmania.com

THE MECHANICAL DOCTORS

MECHANICAL GARAGE

REPAIRS TO ALL VEHICLES

4 X 4 & LIGHT COMMERCIALS RECONDITIONING OF ENGINES & GEARBOXES

QUICK SERVICE FOR OIL, BRAKES & CLUTCHES CALLE de FRANSISCO de GOYA POL. IND. LA PANOLETA VELEZ - MALAGA

TEL: 951 28 44 26 MOB: RAYMOND 672 112 998 MOB: MICHAEL 671 758 375

mechanical_doctors@yahoo.co.uk medicos_delautomovil.es

PICK UP & DELIVERY HAND CAR WASH PRE ITV ( MOT )

PRESENT CAR FOR ITV CAR & VAN HIRE

Vista La Maroma B&B Good rates

Small B&B in the heart of La Vinuela village

2 x guest terraces and dipping pool Group bookings available: All 4 rooms can be booked sleeping up to 10 guests.

(Price on application)

En-suite rooms, all with air conditioning, sat tv and mini-bar.

Tel: 952 519 095 Mob: 666 396 562 E-mail: vistalamaroma26@gmail.com Website: www.vistalamaroma.com

Separate guest sitting room and dining room

CONSTRUCTION & HIRE Time served NHBC Builder with 40 years experience in Construction POOLS, EXTENSIONS NEW BUILDS, BRICKWORK TILING, PLUMBING ELECTRICAL SEWAGE & WATER TANKS PLASTERING CONCRETE & STONE WALLS MATERIALS SUPPLIED MACHINE HIRE (with or without driver) Ask to see our work Parajae Los Rosajes S.L. Alcaucin English: 696 547 646 Spanish: 636 219 689

If you are looking for horse riding in Nerja, look no further

Located on the picturesque Rio Seco ll in Nerja and consisting of 3 very large outside paddocks, 5 stallion size indoor stables, a dressage size sand school, separate wash area, quarantine corral and children’s play area. We also have a bar area, toilet and shower facilities.

Horsin’ Around

Offers riding lessons for all levels, from complete beginners to experienced riders and tailoring rides to suit individual needs. We can also cater for families or groups of friends.

(For groups of six or more, advanced notice is required). A one hour lession is 25€ (one to one).

(Discounts are available for regular bookings)

Horsin’ Around

Has a pony club on Sunday mornings for children between the ages of 10 & 14. The lessons are not only educational about caring for horses, learning how to tack up, but also how to ride safely and confidently, whilst having fun.

On Saturday mornings, we have a smaller group of 3 children from ages 6 to 9. Parents are welcome to come, watch and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.

(Discounts are available for regular bookings).

Horsin’ Around

Also offers a full range of livery services from DIY through to a full service.

Whatever your needs, we can accomodate you and your horse For further information please call Claire on 629 880 480 or visit our web site at www.horsinaround4u.com

THE MOSQUITO SCREEN C O M PA N Y WITH A MANUFACTURING FACILITY INTRODUCING 2 NEW MOSQUITO SCREENS TO SPAIN

THE MAGNETIC INSECT SCREEN

Top of the range 100% insect proof Magnetic seal allows simple window operatio PVC Frame fastens to window or brickwork Easy to fit or remove for cleaning Suitable for domestic & commercial applications For the DIY enthusiast, this screen can be ordered and comes with easy to follow manufacturing and measuring instructions in English

THE ALUMINIUM HINGED SCREEN

A simple but very effective screen Powder coated decorative profile

Suitable for Internal or External applications Also American style swing doors

NOW AT THE INDOOR FARMERS MARKET TRAPICHE EVERY TUESDAY

At the Mosquito Screen Company, we now manufacture all types of screens, from Aluminium Sliders, Roller Blinds and the above. We also deliver to the trade and public within 3 days of order.

NOW INTRODUCING: Aluminium Double Glazed Windows & Doors Balcony Enclosures in Double Glazing or Mosquito Screening

We also guarantee we will not be beaten on price or quality.

For more information or free quotation, please call: Te l / F a x : 9 5 2 5 7 3 5 7 7 690 29 6 952 / 63 8 499 140 or 6 65 392 299

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Star Signs

Mystic Mag studies her heart to discover February’s tapestry…

Capricorn – If you are shopping for furniture don’t go for pine. You’d be much better off choosing the oak. It’s less likely to stain after all!

Lucky sign – Touch it Aquarius – Conversation and social skills don’t come easily to some people and you are one of them. Try improving this area of your life and it will open new doors, especially the one to your local bar.

Lucky sign – The Bag’s Head

Pisces – It’s about time you re-entered the learning realms and got yourself educated! Take a course in a subject that interests you, and you may even form a future career out of it.

Lucky sign – David Beckham’s right foot

Aries – You have been sent to Coventry by a partner. But you don’t give a monkey’s. In fact, you’re relieved.

Lucky sign – No headache

Taurus – The world has started to interest you on a deeper level and you crave answers. The best way to gain them is through reading so join a library and become a book-worm.

Lucky sign – Crow repellent

Gemini – A lucky break has whizzed out of nowhere to land in your lap. It’s about time you received a blessing from the mighty powers that move the strings up there…

Lucky sign – Pinocchio

Cancer – Emotions wreak havoc with your personal life this month, although

it’s no wonder really. I mean, when your partner forgets Valentines Day, that’s a damn tough call.

Lucky sign – Waste ground

Leo – Think carefully before making any rash decisions in your working life as good opportunities are few and far between in this day. Less haste and more speed.

Lucky sign – Sense

Virgo – Exercising has always bored you somewhat and that is why you are starting to accumulate a spare tyre around your middle. Try spicing up your fitness regime by thinking about that gym equipment in new and wonderful ways.

Lucky sign – 1, 2, 3…work it baby!

Libra – This Valentine’s Day don’t be such a Scrooge and treat your other half to something that he/she deserves. Oh, ok…So that’s nothing then.

Lucky sign – Nothing (I guess)

Scorpio – A door has slammed shut in your life, but you’re feeling glad as that means that a new one is about to open.

What is on the other side remains to be seen, but you’re feeling hopeful.

Lucky sign – Oiled hinges

Sagittarius – The year ahead frightens you in some aspects, but get a grip on your fear and remember that those who fear have reason to fear. Replace this fear with fortune and 2009 will be the year of your life.

Lucky sign – Vrooom Vrooom…

And if it’s your Birthday this month treat yourself to a trip away - after all it only comes round once a year!

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Jokes he he he :-)

Get Quizical Answers 1) Abele, 2) Shirley Eaton, 3) Arran, 4) It is not allowed, 5) Kaa, 6) Kennington, 7) Herge, 8) Alaska, 9) Clint Eastwood, 10) Pressing clothes

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when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'

A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, she's dead."

---------------------------------------------------A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face."

"Yes," the class said.

"Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?"

A little fellow shouted, "Cause your feet ain't empty."

---------------------------------------------------The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: "Take only ONE. God is watching."

Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.

A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.

Hey Diddle Riddle Answers 1) A triangle with sides measuring 300, 400, and 500. The other triangle cannot exist!, 2) He didn't pay a penny, he payed 5000â‚Ź for the car!, 3) A mountain, 4) Romeo and Juliet are fish. The rumble of the train knocked the tank off the shelf, 5) One girl took the basket.

She took the last apple while it was in the basket.

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.

The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.

Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.

The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".

The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"

The little girl replied, "Then you ask him".

---------------------------------------------------A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work.

As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.

The girl replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like."

Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."

---------------------------------------------------A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds.

After explaining the commandment to "honor" thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"

Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, "Thou shall not kill."

---------------------------------------------------The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.

"Just think how nice it will be to look at it

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ACCOMMODATION

Escuela la Crujia Rural B & B & guesthouse in a pretty converted school, 10 minutes from Velez Malaga,Tel: 606 010 580.

Email: toni@escuelalacrujia.com Vista la Maroma Rural B & B La Vinuela Tel: 952 519 095 Mob: 666 396 562 E-mail: vistalamaroma26@gmail.com Website: www.vistalamaroma.com Accommodation.com. 50,000 Cheap Hotels Online. www.accommodation.com

AIR CONDITIONING

Maraverclima, C/Verdemar 2, Local 5, Torre del Mar, Malaga. Call: 952 54 40 99 / 658 955 751

ALLOTMENTS

Allotments for rent in Velez Malaga. 20 euros per month for 50 square metres. Close to El Ingenio shopping centre and Velez Malaga centre. Gardening tools available for use. Parking onsite. Come and join us - grow your own veg and save on your shopping!

Call Jose on 639120707 Email: galbraith76@yahoo.com

AWNINGS

Shademaker Awnings Enjoy the Al Fresco life style without burning to a crisp! Hundreds of choices of material, styles and models to suit all tastes. Also specialising in material changes to your existing awnings.

Save money... Pay in Sterling!!!

Call Craig on: 637 058 478

BOOKSHOPS

Pasatiempo Calle Infantes 30, Torre del Mar, 952 543 703, www.bookshoppasatiempo.com

BRITISH SUPERMARKETS

Arkwrights English Shop. Turn right at Venta Baja Crossroads or call: 95 11 67 674 or 65 93 75 603 www.arkwrights-groceries.com

BUILDERS

Milton Construction - 20 yrs experience in all types of construction from routine maintenance and repairs to new builds, pools, landscaping.Tel:625 348 406 for free estimates.

Professional Building Services 34 years in Building Trade Kitchens made or Just Fitted Reform, Extensions,Painting.NO JOB TOO SMALL FREE QUOTE call Garry or Olly Tel: 655279043 / 951167375 / 664156095 Spanish family builders for reforms, new builds, walls, pools etc. Good reputation with clients and known well in local town halls re: permissions etc. English speaking answering service. Please telephone: 660 144 402.

CAR AND VAN RENTAL

One way van hire, UK, France and Spain. Call: 952 541 147

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CARS WANTED

Wanted all UK plated vehicles. Year 2000 onwards. cash paid. Call: 667 235 205

CARPENTERS

Andrew Rodgers 20 years experience in kitchens, wardrobes, shelving, aluminium door & windows. Call the Window Doctor for any window problem. Roller shutter blinds, mosquito blinds, security locks, repairs and renewals reasonable rates, Tel: 660 597 894 email: rodgersfamilyinspain@yahoo.co.uk Cabinet Maker & Designer all aspects of carpentry including kitchens, windows & doors, Dave: 686 307 769 Madercobrita Poligono la Panoleta, C/Juan Gris, Velez Malaga, 952 501 543

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

Call Roy on: 958 640 068, Professional Machines, Best prices, Distance No Problem. 16years experience.

CATERING

Food For Thought Catering offering fantastic quality food at competitive prices.

Please phone us on 952 554 249 or 600 783 870 or visit our new website at: www.foodforthoughtcateringinspain.com for more information.

CHILDCARE

Montessori and NVQ Early Years qualified (to level 4), experienced at working with children and young people of all age ranges.

I am looking for work as a nanny/babysitter, also school pick up and after school care in the Nerja area to Torre del Mar areas. References, C.V and certificates available. Call Rebecca on: 699 021 583 or email: rebecca.whale@gmail.com Registered

CHIROPODISTS

Chiropodist/Podiatrist offering a complete footcare service in the comfort of your own home. 15yrs experience NHS & private. Call: 636 866 715

CLEANING SERVICES

Sunshine Cleaners for a sparkling clean result, daily, weekly or monthly visits. Also change overs and keyholding service. Give us a call on 639 583 400 M&M Cleaners in Competa and surrounding areas, cleaning all the way down to the coast. call the reliable ladies on: 952 553 729

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or 647 145 628 Clean & Rosie - Private cleaning undertaken on villas and apartments, including windows, ironing and laundry. References available. Call Rose on 685 245 516

COMPUTERS

PCTorrox.com. All computer problems solved. Torrox/Nerja and surrounding areas.

Free Advice. No Fix No Fee. Hardware ,Software and Website solutions. PC service only 50 Euros. Call Rab on: 952967124 or 645236259.

Computer tuition and repairs Problem solving. Patient and professional. Call David on 952 549 607 or 654 899 976.

Computer Problems? Help is at hand. Upgrades, repairs, hardware and sofware problems solved, NO FIX - NO FEE. Advice on buying and setting up the right computer for you. Tuition from complete beginners to advanced, get the most out of your PC. Call David Fleck on: 952 510 729 / 620 328 382 or email: technophobe@orange.es

CURTAINS

Curtains/Blinds/Cushions/Bedding etc All Professionally made to measure, alterations undertaken, call for free estimate, 630 414 429 or 952 519 151

DAY TRIPS & WALKS

Door to door service from Nerja or Competa for a maximum of 4 people to Granada, Cordoba, Ronda and more. For more info: http://www.sheilaspanishwalk.com/sheilasspanishwalks_039.htm Call Sheila on: 952 512 684

DENTISTRY

Unidental. English Dentist Practising Here C/Canalejas, 15 Local, Velez Malaga. Tel: 952 55 83 63 Ian Pett Dental Care, Five star dental care you can trust. Edif. Al-Zabel, Local 7, Cruce de Periana, 29713 Alcaucin, Puente don Manuel. 951 139 287 / 691 700 587 UK +44 1708 616 148. www.ianpettdentalcare.com

DOG BOARDING

Dogs - Home from home, boarding at my 10,000sqm finca in Rio Gordo. Offering a personal service where dogs live as family.

Call: 678 189 019 or e-mail: riogordo@mail.com www.homefromhome.weebly.com.

Also within 15km daily home visits for dogs, cats, horses etc...

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DOMESTIC ENGINEER

Domestic Appliance Engineer From Ariston - Zanussi Your kitchen appliances professionally repaired, 25yrs experience with major UK Company, Tel Mick: 616 370 539, email: mick.griffiths@hotmail.com

ELECTRICIANS

Electro-Cute! English J.I.B. Electrician For all your electrical needs and problems Fault finding/Lighting and power/Air conditioning Electric gates and Intercoms/Pumps Rewires/Upgrades Call Stefan 610048919 electrocutster@gmail.com Lakeside Property Services, 24 hour call out emergency Electrician and Plumber.

Call David on: 627 931 357

ELECTRICITY CARD METER

Electricity Card Meter, Control electricity costs, set your own tariffs ideal for Air conditioning, pool pumps or whole house. Simple installation, 2 year guarantee. Only â‚Ź99 inc. programming card and 20 pre paid cards.

952 546 597 / 664 210 048 / info@esola.es

ENGLISH/SPANISH MOBILE SECRETARY

English/Spanish mobile secretary available by the hour or by the day. Tlf: 661 335 628 / 952 970 980

ESTATE AGENTS/REAL ESTATE

Ab Ax Properties Colinias del Puerto 124, Avenida de Andalucia, Caleta de Velez, 952 511 103, www.abaxproperties.com Axarquia Properties SL 952 554 235 or 626 038 851, www.axarquiaproperties.com Fleming Properties, Calle Las Melosas, Edf Nautico, Torre del Mar, 952 547 131 or 637 278 306, www.fleming-properties.com

FURNITURE SHOPS

Carousel Second Hand Furniture, Vinuela Pueblo (Under Cajamar Bank), access via steps at side of bank, or slip road behind bank, 630 211 907 The Furniture Barns, Tel: 686 734 837 www.thefurniturebarns.com Email: info@thefurniturebarns.com Country Furniture, furnishings, accessories and much more. Our website shows the latest stock or visit us La Vaqueria in Benamargosa. Top of Calle del Arroyo Limon between

the Coviran supermarket and Casa Axarquia.

Open 10-2 & 5-7 Tues - Fri & 10 - 1 Sat. Cudeca Second Hand Furniture Shop, tel 952 545 212 Calle Infantes 48, Torre del Mar (by Thursday market) open from 10.00 to 16.30 Mon to Fri and 10.00 to 13.30 Sats.

For donations of furniture please call Tony on 661 826 654.

GARDENING SERVICES

Red Palm Beetles, Processionary Moths.

Call us for treatment and disposal of these garden problems. Tel: 657 165 373 Garrick Welch Gardening and general maintenance, Torrox, Nerja and surrounding areas. Also tiling, painting and small building works. Hourly rates, references available, no job too small. Friendly reliable service. Enquiries: 664 226 509 / 690 848 951 / 952 539 674 or email: av_gaz@yahoo.ie

HAIRDRESSERS

Blades - 20 years experienced mobile hairdresser & nail technician for acrylic nails.

Call: 658 733 661

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Weight Control - Herbalife Independent Distributor, Bea Savory, 95 253 4795 Email: beasav@terra.es (business opportunity also available) WeightWatchers Meetings in English.

Nerja, Velez and Torrox. Call Candace on 952 549 607 or 626 672 493 for further details.candace.edwards@weightwatchers.es Feel great, with our inner & outer body nutrition products. Call Kev or Fiona, 952 551 013 or 652 826 628. Also 2 job opportunities.

Email: kswetman20@hotmail.com Avon, for a brochure call Fiona 652 825 527. Why not invite family & friends & have an Avon Party Skin problems? Unwanted moles, warts or blemishes? Dr Suzanne Wildman-Chard can help improve your appearance with state of the art equipment and 30 years experience in the UK. Also treatments available for depression & chronic pain. Friendly affordable & initial consultation without charge. Tel Dr Suzanne on 952 725 415 or mob 678 117 894, www.wildman-chard-centre.es / e-mail: dr-suzanne@wildman-chard-centre.es Yoga, Health & Beauty Centre, 52, Calle Silla, Campillos, Malaga

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Free product list from Energy Mountain suppliers of high quality natural health supplements and energy boosting products to the Axarquia area. Our herbal and nutritional preparations are obtained from well established sources and many have been used with our patients for more than twenty years.

We are constantly researching new products especially those which raise the vital energy of the body. We deliver free of charge to Puente Don Manuel, Trapiche Market, Comares, Velez Malaga, Arenas, Torre del Mar, Nerja. and the UK. For full product list and advice please contact us at: Energy Mountain. Tel: 01916451911 (UK or Skype) Mobile/Text: 626046238 (Spain)email: energymountain@hotmail.co.uk

HOLIDAY LETS

Villas to Let Privately owned luxury villas to let. Contact Christine: 627 820 669 www.villaslet.com

HORSE RIDING

Andalucia Horse riding, 1hr, 2 hr or day rides with picnic or bar lunch. Situated close to Lake Viñuela Also riding holidays with accomodation. Tel: 616 032 215, www.andaluciahorseriding.com Pony Riding, Main road Torrox-Competa between km 13 &14. Call: 626 836 736 Professional International Horse Rider Trainer, UK qualified, available for lessons, schooling etc.. Call Tina: 666 135 516 Los Caballos del Puente, Horse riding in the area around Lake Vinuela. One hour 20€, two hours 30€. Call: 697 594 824

HOUSE CLEARANCES

M & S House Clearances, best prices, anything considered! Also man with van for removals and transportation. Call 952 037 762 / 669 454 791 / 952 553 189 or 652 325 387 House & Garage Clearances. Car Boot stock wanted. Fair prices paid. Call: 680 751 868 House Clearance & Removals. All items considered, cash payable on collection. Fast & Reliable service. Call Paul: 626 160 869

INSURANCE

LCJ INSURANCE, Not the cheapest, Not the dearest, Almost certainly the best, *Health Insurance, * Travel Insurance - Multi trips, *Car and House Insurance, * Funeral Plans, Call: 952 515 224 MAPFRE Insurance: Specialising in

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health, home, vehicle, business & life insurance. Range of pensions & investment plans. English & Spanish speaking. Call Victoria Hardin for a no-commitment quote.

952 555 212, fax: 952 551 640 or email: vhardin@mapfre.com All types of Insurance available with Spains leading Insurance company Mapfre.

We also offer highly competitive rates for transfering currencies anywhere in the world.

English speaking service. Please telephone: 660 144 402 or e mail us at fairportinsurance@yahoo.es

INTERNET SERVICES

Riosat:SLNo landline required. Internet and telephone services. Some areas free installation. Covering Andalucia. No necisita linea fija. Internet y telèfono. Instalacìon gratis. Cobertura Andalucìa. Llàmenos / Call 951 239 310 / 626 679 018 Email: info@riosat.com Web: http://www.riosat.com

KENNELS AND CATTERY

The White House Kennels. Well established, professional holiday home for Cats and Dogs. Each kennel has it’s own indoor accommodation and outdoor run, as well as a communal 300m2 exercise area. Each cattery has an upstairs and downstairs, with toys designed to stimulate and entertain. All securely set within the peaceful countryside setting of Mondron, within a 10 minute drive from Periana. For bookings or to view call: 649 320 055 or email: thewhitehousekennels@yahoo.co.uk This business is for sale.See page 98 The Dog House While you are away on holiday or a weekend break, your dogs live in our house alongside our dog. Large play area, lots of country walks. Pet collection/del. service. Vet services on call.

Gourmet meals if required. 'Only the best for your pel'. Ring: Phil 649 079 321 Comares/Benamargosa. Email:philipclayton_1@msm.com Ex cat & dog airlines.UK. Recommended. Refs available.

LAUNDRY SERVICES

3-J's Campo Laundry Service Your Laundry Washed and Ironed. We Pick up and Drop off. Everyday is a washday for the 3-J's. Torre, Vinuela, Colmenar and inland. Julie 699 349 748

LAWYERS

Carmen Silvia, Solicitors Abogados, Spanish solicitors, English Spoken, Torrox Costa, Urb. Costa del Oro local 8, (very near Nota-

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To advertise in The Sentinella call 664 210 468 or email sales@thesentinella.com ria Office). Free initial consultation, 952 967 004 Email: carmensilvia@telefonica.net International Law Solutions. English speaking Spanish Lawyer. English and Spanish legal advisors. Urb Torrox Park, Zona Comercial 3, 952 527 831 or 615 338 139, info.ils@hotmail.com

LOCKSMITHS

British Locksmith - 24 hour service, good rates. Tel: 676 262 073

MACHINE HIRE

Machines for hire, for all your building & reform requirements, with or without driver.

Call: 696 547 646, on road to lake.

Saxon SL JCB Digger Hire. New machine Good rates. Velez Malaga Call: 678 23 22 53 or 662 39 83 72

MASSAGE (THERAPEUTIC)

George Donker, massage, sport injuries, pain alleviation, stress therapy. Practice: 952 555 206. Mobile: 626 198 238, Caleta de Velez, 10 treatments half price.

MEDICAL CENTRES

Centro Mar y Salud offers good professional care and treatment in a friendly and healing environment. Our centre not only emphasises diagnosis and cure but also promotes maintaining your health and feeling good. We offer a range of practitioners and treatments; General Medicine, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Osteopathy, Obstetrics, Massage, Acupuncture, Gynaecology, Cosmetic surgery, Urology, Iridology, Colontherapy, Pedicure, Photo depilation, Yoga Classes, Gym classes.

Paseo Marítimo, El Morche/Torrox Costa, 952 532 065 / 617 913 196, www.centromarysalud.com.

MIDWIFE

Karen Fagan Independent Midwife registered with Colegio de Enfermeria Malaga & NMC London.Homebirth,waterbirth,birthing classes,breastfeedingsupport. Antenatal & postnatal care.Clinics held El Morche Centro Mar y Salud.TEL : 952 532 065 / 606 911 240 for appointments. www.costaguide.net/karen-fagan

MULTI-SERVICES

M TeK Building Services Engineers. Fully Qualified Team of Engineers, Consultancy service, Plumbing, Electrical, Gas, Construc-

tion. Total One Stop Solutions. Spanish speaking personnel. Tel: 952 512 491 - 617 839 660 - 7 days a week. e-mail: markrkitchener@yahoo.co.uk

OPTICIANS

Heiko Stumbeck, Avda Andalucia 119, Torre del Mar, 952 967 923 and C/Antonio Ferrandiz "Chanquete" 23-25, Nerja, 952 528 395. C/Jacinto, Benavente Edf. No. 6, Fuengirola, 952 197 565

PAINTERS & DECORATORS

Painting, Decorating & all minor repairs.

Also villa changeovers, reliability and high quality work at a reasonable price. Phone Ian or Vanessa, 951 167 711 or 678 265 022 Puente don Manuel, Brush Strokes. Rooms painted from 60€ (i.e) one coat white) Villas painted from 300€ Tel: 686 307 769 or 639 738 624

PALM TREES

Palms, trees and plants of all kind. For example: Wasingtonia Palm tree, 3m trunk 395€. Call Jeanette for further details, prices & info, as well as wholesale on: 659 110 165 or email: elpoli@web.de

PET COURIERS

Pet Taxi- UK, France & Spain Delivered door to door. Call: 667 235 205

PHYSIOTHERAPY

Sanne H. Mortensen, BSc (Hons), MCSP, SRP, Spanish registered, Col no 2066. Clinic appointments or home visits in the Axarqùia region. Experienced UK trained physiotherapist offering post-operative rehabilitation and general musculo-skeletal conditions.

Tel 626 152 756

PLUMBERS

24hr plumbing, drainage & all gas appliances, call 666 123 055 / 648 806 016 / 952 514 333

PRINTING SERVICES

Business Cards double sided from 140€ for 500. Flyers double sided full colour from 165€ for 1,000. Call: 664 210 468

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Property Care, for cleaning, gardening, general property maintenance. Reliable service. Refs available. Call Denise or Dave for friendly chat on 616 869 429

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Doctores de la Casa, We revitalise your property for re-sale or rental. Property or room makeovers, Property Management, Pool & Garden Maintenance, Guest Services. Call: 657 247 647 or email: doctoresdelacasa@gmail.com AxarCare™ Property Management and Maintenance Services. A full range of property maintenance services carried out by professionals, Building, Painting, Electrical Work & Plumbing the one stop solution. Property Management Specialists a very comprehensive service, Including professional pool cleaning, full details on the AxarCare website. Axarcare we take care of all your property needs. Company Website: www.axarcare.com Tel :616-809-423

REMOVALS

Move It, Removals & Light haulage Nerja-based, Call or email for free quote: 620459908. Email: marknerja@hotmail.com Man and Van (high top). €22 per hour.

Reliable and friendly service. Call Paul: 626 160 869

RENTALS

Tenants-All types of rental,holiday,long/short term lets etc.,Owners - Make sure I know about your property, Please ensure you have contacted me so that I can help you.

Tina 0034 666135516 or Email: officespanishmanagement@yahoo.co.uk www.spanishmanagement.com Rent a Home Avenida Andalucia, 133, Torre del Mar. Call: 952 547 554 or 680 210 414. Email: info@rentahomespain.com website: www.rentahomespain.com 4 / 3 bed 2 bathrooms, Canillas de Aceituno. Fabulous villa with independent guest annexe and stunning views across the countryside, lake and mountains, Garage, private pool for long-term rent 695 Euro p/m tel: 951167603 billandheather@hotmail.co.uk

RESTAURANTS

Taj Mahal ( Torre del Mar ) Avda. Anadalucia, Blq. Jupiter, Pasaje Timon 2, C/Timon.

Tel: 952 547 798

SATELLITE T.V.

Total Satellite Installations Call Phil on: 629 556 266. Email:philbraid@hotmail.com Sky Shop Torre del Mar. Call: 667 235 205 or 952 541 147 Sat. Co. Sky and “Free Sat.” HD. Call us 7 days a week. Call Tom on: 657 484 853

SOLAR POWER

Tecnicas Maro, Heating, Cooling & Solar Energy. Providing energy saving solutions since 1992. www.tecnicasmaro.com Email: info@tecnicasmaro.com. Tel:952 52 95 38

SOLICITORS

C&D Solicitors Specialists in Real Estate, Civil and Tax Law. Tel: 952 532 582 www.cdsolicitors.net or email: info@cdsolicitors.net

SPANISH SERVICES FOR EXPATS

Spanish services for Expats if you need help with translations, dealing with the Spanish system, locating and negotiating with tradesmen, improving your Spanish, visits to the town hall, hospital etc.. Call us 661 335 628 / 952 970 980

WEB DESIGNERS

Spanglish Webs, Web designs, Data Base Programmes, Hosting, Domains, Menu Designs, English - Spanish Translation. All at realistic prices.

Contact Rachel: spanglishwebs@gmail.com or telephone: 691 660 187 Website:www.spanglishwebs.com

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COMARES

FP0274

A three bedroom villa of over 100m2 enjoying marvellous panoramic views with 8m x 4m pool and covered terrace of nearly50m2

180,000€

Los Romanes

FP0366

A unique three bedroom reformed house in a quiet cul de sac with a second site utilised as a 60m2 terrace offering uninterrupted views over Lake Vinuela to Mount Maroma.

119,950€

Caleta

FP0337

A three bedroom villa with garage in the Trayamar Urbanisation on a 600m2 plot with marvellous views over Torre del Mar to the sea.

349,000€

A spacious three bedroom property on two floors with garage and two large terraces offering marvellous sea views.

199,000€ Communal pool.

Caleta

FP0568

Los Romanes

FP0508

A spacious two bedroom villa of some 100m2 on over 9,000m2 with separate studio apartment, easy access, pool and views over unspoiled countryside 229,000€

TORRE OFFICE Calle Playa Marina, 2D Torre del Mar. 29740 Tel: 952 54 71 31 Mob: 606 087 362 NERJA OFFICE Calle El Barrio, 11 Nerja. 29780 Tel: 952 52 41 40 Mob: 637 278 306