The Almeria Focus - March 2011

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elcome to the Almería Focus Magazine and really useful A-Z Directory for the Levante area, with more than 2000 entries and contact numbers! View it online at www.almeriafocus.com. The Focus is free every month and distributed from Mojácar to Aguilas on the coast and inland as far as Albox and Huércal Overa.

Contents Carnival Time! ................................................................…...10 Focus on Local News …...........…………................................…….12 DVD of the Month ….....………………......…......................................29 So Now You Know .........................................................................30 Almería, the EGNOS Testbed ....................................................32 Thoughts of the Month! ........................................................34 30 Kilometres Per Hour .........................................................35 The Devastating Red Beetle ......................................................36 Cristóbal says, “No! Never!” ..................................................38 Useful Numbers ............................................................................39 A-Z Directory ……………….......……................................................40 What’s On ..................................................................................82 Activities, Clubs and Associations ...................................87 Your Stars …..........…………......……........................................…91 Jokes of the Month ………………............................................92 Coffee Break …………………….............................................…94 - Advertising Sales Contact 670 84 92 65, or sales@almeriafocus.com The Copy Deadline for the April Issue is March 20th You can contact us by Tel/Fax: 950 472 441 By e-mail: info@almeriafocus.com By post: The Almería Focus, Apartado 1231, 04638, Mojácar, Almería Layout and design by Jane Milsom

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he remarkably fine weather in the last couple of weeks ensured that the start of the Almería Carnival event took place in the sunshine, and at Aguilas they are crossing their fingers that the same applies to them.

year is on Thursday March 31st. This event always takes place on the fourth Thurday before Easter, about the middle of Lent. Traditionally, it is thought that the “Abuelas” or Grannies took the children off for a picnic in the countryside as a bit of a change from the austerity of Lent.

The Almería carnival started on Friday February 25th and filled the Municipal Maestro Padilla Auditorio to capacity with members of the public and carnival groups competing for the “best group” prize. Different districts of Almería make up their own groups with fierce competition and there are three semifinals before the final on March 5th. Last year the competition was won by the group, “Los Grupos Carnavaescos MariachiCoro”, who of course want to win again. The same night saw the election of the God of the carnival and her nymphs and fauns. Ten aspiring goddesses competed. The chosen “god” was “El Árbol de la Vida”, the “Tree of Life”. The title of “Dios Momo” was awarded to Manuel Gásquez, who throughout the carnival is known as “Manolo El Pollo”. It’s all very exciting, and of course very colourful.

Vera Carnival starts on March 5th with the ‘Grand Procession’ at 5.30pm on March 8th. Aguilas, like Lorca, has turned the street processions into an incredible spectacle. As in Almería, elections take place in Aguilas to select ‘Doña Cuaresma’ and ‘Doñ Carnal’, the “baddie”. The first major procession starts on Sunday, March 6th, then the Monday and Tuesday following, with a break until Saturday, March 12th for the final huge procession and the defeating of ‘Doñ Carnal’ so that the triumphant ‘Doña Cuaresma’ lives for another year. In theory, the carnival events are supposed to be over by the day before Ash Wednesday, “Pancake” day in the UK, known as “Mardi Gras” in Europe and South America. The Aguilas events always overlap a little and Almería keep something going on until March 25th!

On this afternoon nowadays, families head off to a shady area under trees or by the coast with an effigy, made of crepe paper on a wooden frame like a cross, of an old lady, with a large head filled with sweets. This is stuck in the ground and the children throw stones at the head to get at the sweets, or in some villages beat it with sticks!

Cuevas del Almanzora seems to have celebrated this event the longest, but Turre, Los Gallardos, Carboneras and Pulpí all do this as well. Often, the whole day is taken as holiday, so bear this in mind if you want to get your car noise checked out, or visit the supermarket late in the day.

March 17th is St Patrick’s Day, which the Spanish now seem to enjoy and March 19th is Spanish In the Mojácar region and the surrounding villages, Father’s day as it is the Saint’s day of San José, a very special event takes place on the afternoon Saint Joseph. March 26th is the Saturday when of “Día de la Vieja”, or “Old Lady Day”, that this we put the clocks forward one hour.

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Focus on Local News New Election Rules A new law has come in regarding those people eligible to vote in the municipal elections on May 22nd. In previous years, Spaniards registered to vote, but working abroad, submitted their votes by post. Spain has however made agreements with many countries outside the EU so that Spaniards working in their countries can vote in their local elections, and residents in Spain from these countries can vote in the Spanish municipal elections. There is a period of residency that applies as well. This has resulted in 28,000 people working abroad being removed from the list of voters for the forthcoming elections. This has thrown up some fairly startling results. In Olula de Castro the non-resident voters made up 48% of the people entitled to vote. In Bacares it is 44% and in Lucainena de las Torres 39%. Bédar will lose 33% of their voters and Taberno 30%. Any new voters from other countries will reduce this number of lost voters if they live in these places.

Nearly half of the 28,000 people who have lost their vote live in Argentina, with the other half spread between France, Brazil and Germany.

ensure children attend school. In 2010, the number of children or young persons who never attended the schools who had them on their books amounted to 71 pupils, 0.16% of the school population. If a pupil fails to turn up for school, the first course of action is that the tutor makes a telephone call to the parents. If this fails, the local police can call on the parents to point out that not attending school can lead to legal proceedings for the parents. If this produces no response there is a provincial department responsible for school absentees who are called in for special assessment. There are 41 centres throughout the province that perform this function if required.

Almería Airport Police To help combat the problem of pirate taxis, the Spanish Airport Authority (AENA) has authorized the use of an existing building by local police. This is following a demand from the legal taxi and radio taxi association ‘Gremial’. It is considered by them that the pirate taxis at the airport are mainly made up of retired British persons who operate mainly from Mojácar or Albox. The economic situation has affected the legal taxi drivers the same as other businesses, but the pirate taxis are accused of taking 15% of their income. Substantial fines have been handed out to people who operate illegally, and in the case of a private vehicle, against the conditions of the vehicle insurance.

Gabo de Gata Book A new book centred on the Cabo de Gata National Park has been published. Reviewers state that the book is filled with over 300 original and artistic photographs and is a valuable publication, with two text authors and four photographers. The book is entitled “Espléndida Austeridad (Splendid Austerity)- El Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata, School Absentees Níjar”. The book is in Spanish and English and the Children who do not go to school are a problem retail price is about 54 euros. The ISBN number that is taken seriously. In Almería province there is 978-84-9785-608-9 and the publisher is is a budget for 2011 of 80,000 euros available to ‘Lunwerg Planeta’.

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Focus on Local News continued Morning After Pill The Spanish health authority has told the 276 farmacias (chemists) in the province that they have to provide the “morning after” contraception pill. This pill is available on request, without a doctor’s prescription. Every year, chemists are given a revised list of products, including items that are now considered not necessary any more, or new items that they must stock. A new item this year is containers for urine samples, designed for children, whilst adult nappies have been taken off the list of obligatory items. Inspectors from the health department visit chemists periodically to ensure that new regulations have been complied with.

Not 120km/h but 110km/h Owing to the increasing fuel costs, the Spanish Ministry of Transport has announced that from March 7th all motorways and other roads with a 120km/h limit will be reduced to a110kh/h limit.

Radar cameras will be modified as well and reflective stickers will be put over the 120km/h signs. The train company RENFE will also make a 5% discount on short or medium distance tickets to encourage the use of trains. The measures are said to be temporary, and will save 15% of petrol cost, or 11% on diesel, for the driver. The last time an emergency measure such as this was put in place was in 1973 at the time of another fuel crisis. The Ministry of Transport say this would save 1.4 million euros per year.

Voters and Councillors According to the Almería Election Census, there are now 436,000 people who can vote in the municipal elections on May 22nd in Almería province. This figure, calculated from December 1st last year, is 3% more than the last local elections 4 years ago. In the 102 municipal districts the number of registered voters decides the number of councillors. This number is 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21 and 25. If the population of a town hall district is less than 100 people there are 3 councillors and if between 100 and 250 they then have 5

councillors. If the population is over 100,000 then an extra one is added, as is the case with Almería city who will have 27. Bédar will go up from 7 to 9 as their population has gone over 1,000. Viator councillors will go from 11 to 13 as their population is now over 5,000. Roquetas de Mar has a population of 45,000 people (the largest number after Almería city), and Huércal-Overa inhabitants have gone up to 11,600, with Cuevas del Almanzora listed as having 8,000 people. These population figures are taken from the town hall “padron” (the official list of residents). The number of councillors each town hall has, assumes that 100% of the official population will vote. This is never the case, but in Spain the percentage of people who are registered to vote, and actually do so, is often around 80%.

Two of the actual Palomares bombs in a US museum

Palomares Progress The contaminated soil in the Palomares region has been discussed in both the Spanish Congress and also the Senate. The concerns over the contaminated soil have come to the boil after the publishing by “Wikileaks” of diplomatic cables between Spain and the US. The American Ambassador in Spain, Alan Solomont, has assured Spanish ministers that the US will make a further study of the area in order to arrive at a definite

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Focus on Local News continued solution. To this end, a visit has been announced from February 22-25th of US experts in radioactive plutonium contamination. They will work with representatives from ‘Ciemat’ the Spanish Centre of Investigations for Technology and the Environment. If the contaminated soil, stated to be as much as 50,000 cubic metres is removed, Spain has nowhere to store the soil and it is understood that the US would remove it. The contamination has existed since 1966 when two US planes collided over Palomares and several nuclear bombs fell onto the surrounding area.

carried out to a house belonging to one of the councillors. The present mayor, Alejandro López, states that these allegations, relating to the council members before 2007, are very serious. He also states that a sum of 65,000 euros was paid to the council by the promoter Amador Mora as a surety when building work was started, and this amount of money has since disappeared.

Almería to Brussels Ryanair have announced flights from Almería to Brussels from May 4th. There will be flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays. The Ryanair Cantoria Protest Sales Manager for Spain, Luis Fernández-Mellado, Parents and pupils travelled in two coaches to believes that flights from Brussels will bring holiday Almería to protest about the continued problems makers with money to spend, who will be attracted with heating at the Valle del Almanzora school. by the sunshine, beaches and golf.

The Mayor of Cantoria, Pedro Llamas, accompanied the protestors and the Cantoria town hall paid for the coach hire. The heating problem first became apparent in 2005, but parents state that pupils are now forced to wear coats, scarves, gloves and blankets to keep warm. A letter detailing the problem was taken to the Education Delegation, pointing out that in 2008 a promise was made that 130,000 euros would be included in the 2009 plan for school improvements.

Partaloa ‘Illegal’ Developments Court number 2 in Huércal-Overa has opened proceedings against various Partaloa councillors or ex-councillors, the town’s urban technical official, and the promoter, Amador Mora. The allegations are that between 2003 and 2007 all the parties in court colluded to allow about 100 houses to be built on land not approved for housing, and in some cases without building licenses. 70 houses were built in the area known as ‘Paraje Retamar’, 10 in ‘Residencial Los Olivos’ and 13 in ‘Piedra Amarilla’ built by the promoters ‘Lakes Vega’ who were given building licenses. The promoters ‘Residencial Retemar’ and ‘Promociones Partaloa’ are both alleged to be involved, and linked to council officials. The court hearings also involve a number of individual properties, and extensions

La Terraza Carmona

Vera Hotel Award The Vera Hotel and Restaurant ‘La Terraza Carmona’ has been awarded the distinction of being recognized as a restaurant that deserves to be awarded the title of ‘Alimento de España’ (Food of Spain). The award has been made by the Spanish Ministry of the Environment who select establishments that demonstrate the highest professional standards in the presentation of regional dishes. In the case of Terraza Carmona, it mentions in particular their organization and participation in gastronomic events. The present owner, Antonio Carmona, says that the award

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Focus on Local News continued recognizes over 70 years of his family being in the restaurant and hotel trade since his grandfather started the business in 1947. He considers the reward marks one of the highest points of their success and hard work.

Over 60s Possibilities The Junta de Andalucía (Governing body for Andalucía and Almería) have presented their plans for 2011 holidays for retired persons over 60 years of age. A novelty this year is the inclusion in the 5 day holidays of a visit to London for 50 people, or to Lisbon for 48 people. Other destinations are designed to familiarize the holiday makers with the cultural heritage of Spain with visits to historic monuments or national parks. All the five day holidays include travel to the destination, room and meals and excursions. All holiday makers are covered by full insurance and the assistance of monitors. The cost per person is 55 euros, but in the case of the holidays abroad the cost of getting to Málaga or Seville airport is not included. To be eligible, a person (or at least one of a couple) has to be over 60 and a pensioner, and officially resided in Andalucía for more than 1 year. The applicants must also be capable of travelling and able to do any walking involved, and a doctor’s certificate has to be supplied. Persons who have taken advantage of similar offers during 2010 cannot apply again this year. The holidays are available between April and August and September to November. Applications for places for the September to November holidays must be made before May 16th. Your local town hall should know about these or other offers.

of persons under 18. Police forces throughout Almería province have recently been inspecting such premises and have confiscated over 1,000 DVDs considered “erotic” from bazaars, many of them Chinese. The confiscated items were on display along with other normal items, within the reach of children, and in some cases near children’s toys. A retailer in Albox had 160 DVDs confiscated that were amongst household items in a store selling products for the home. The retailers convicted of these offences normally receive a caution and a fine.

Fish Farms Growth The 4 marine fish farms off the coast of Almería produced 2,500 tonnes of fish in 2010 – 15% more than 2009. The fish were sold for 21 million euros, 41% more than 2009. This 21 million euros included 5million euros from the land based fish farms that start off the small fish, until they are transferred to the sea farms. The two types of fish farmed are the “dorado” (gilt-head) and “lubina” ( Sea bass). The fish farm ‘Naturepesca’ off Cuevas del Almanzora is unique in that it specializes in breeding and fattening Tuna fish and they produced 450 tonnes, double that of 2009.

Consumers now accept that the fish produced by fish farms is of high quality, and subject to stringent control.

Protecting Young Persons A law dating back to 1982, lays down the precautions that must be taken by establishments that sell DVDs, magazines or other material that is considered “pornographic”. The articles in question must be put on shelves out of the reach of children, with signs indicating that these items are on sale. Shops that specialize in these products Motorway Link Published must have outside signs that prohibit the entrance Plans to drastically remodel the junction in Viator

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Focus on Local News continued where the A7 and A92 motorways join up have been put on public display. The Spanish Ministry of Transport (Fomento) have allocated 30 million euros to improve this junction between Almería, Murcia and Granada. The planned improvements will consist of several flyovers so that traffic coming from either the north or the south lanes of the A7 can easily join the A92. Traffic from the Granada direction on the A92 will be similarly eased onto the A7. After the plans have been on display for a month, the planning process will go onto the next stage.

Vaccination Time This year, over 3,000 girls born in 1997 living in Almería are being contacted by the department of health to be given vaccinations known in Spain as “papiloma humano” (human papilloma virus vaccine) to prevent cancer of the cervix in later life. The vaccination is in 3 parts with a space of 1 month and 6 months following the first injection.

It is hoped that over 90% of the girls eligible will take advantage of this program, which is effective providing sexual relations have not started. The vaccination is available at all the medical centres in the province. Parents of girls not contacted can still apply to be given the vaccination if they were born in 1997. This vaccination program was introduced into the Spanish recommendations for vaccines 3 years ago.

A Bottle of Whisky Too In Almería province, there are 280 “Estancos”, official retailers where you can buy cigarettes and tobacco, and about 6,000 vending machines for cigarettes. Nieves Jaén, president of the tobacco sellers of Almería, believes that the sales of tobacco and cigarettes has dropped by 30-35% since the new anti-smoking regulations came into force on January 2nd. The official sales figures for January are not published until the end of February, and the February figures will not be available until the end of March, but Nieves Jaén believes sales from vending machines in bars and restaurants has fallen by about 50%. The 46

associations of tobacco sellers are asking the Spanish government if they can sell wines and spirits as well. A spokesperson for the associations considers that the “estancos” are the ideal place for bars and restaurants to buy alcohol, and bottles could be sold to private persons over the legal age to drink alcohol.

Old Lags A team of four professional archivists have been cataloguing the archive documents at ‘El Acebuche’ prison near Almería airport. There are 16,000 documents dating from 1903 with a considerable number from 1939 to 1946, the period of Spain’s Civil War. These Civil War papers are being scrutinized to give a picture of the oppression and imprisonment of persons during this time.

Many of these prisoners died in the prison from illnesses. Some were imprisoned for painting antiFranco slogans, or speaking at meetings.

Not For Roads The ‘Unión Salinera’ is the company that collects salt in the Las Salinas area of Cabo de Gata. Usually their salt is used for packing Tuna fish or used extensively for putting on roads in icy conditions.

Pedro Gómez, their commercial director has recently unveiled a new product. This consists of gourmet salt that is being sold in small containers of 125 grammes and will be available from ‘El Corte Inglés’ stores and ‘Euroski’ supermarkets

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Focus on Local News continued and other outlets that supply gourmet food products. The salt that is being sold via this method is called “Flor de Sal” (Salt Flower) and is the crystals that form in the summer months when the contrast between the day and night temperatures cause this growth. They are hand collected, graded for size and lightly washed. The retail price of the 125 gramme containers is about 6 euros. The product has been designated by the Junta de Andalucía as a special artisan product from the Cabo de Gata National Park.

be a ‘Hacienda’ (Tax) office and also a Social Security office. It is considered that the towns of Macael, Olula del Río and Fines form a triangle where there is the highest population in the area, and this is the logical place for such facilities.

Stone Beds Companies in the Macael area are ready to promote a series of stone beds. These are not meant to be used in the home as they are intended for Spas and Health Centres. These beds have been patented and Elías Nieto, the technical director of ‘Idispaces’, considers that there will be a considerable demand for these products from central Europe. The new design of Spa beds is considered to be extremely ergonomic and with the option of heating the beds if required.

Hotel Guests The Spanish National Statistics Office (INE) has published the results of a survey of hotel guests in Almería from 2001-2010. This shows that “foreign” tourists amounted to 271,000 in 2001 and fell to 152,000 by 2010. It is believed that French, German and Norwegian clients have been choosing to have holidays in Croatia or Tunisia as being cheaper destinations. The Spanish population have chosen Almería as a destination, particularly from other parts of Andalucía and Madrid, as well as Valencia and Catalunia. The number of Spanish holiday makers has gone up from 500,000 to 1.2 million. The number of hotels in the province has gone from 179 to 203 with a rise from 19,000 places in 2002 to 30,000 in 2010. Javier Arnedo, spokesperson from the Almería Hotel Association says that Spanish people have been taking many more weekend breaks, or mini-holidays than they used to, and Almería is a destination within easy reach from other par ts of Andalucía. Bee Assistance Almería province has 850 bee keepers who have Almanzora Plans between them 150,000 bee hives that last year The Junta de Andalucía (governing body for produced nearly 3 million kilos of honey. This makes Almería) have published the results of research Almería the number one province for the into the future of the Almanzora valley. It has production of honey in Andalucía, with 27%of the been fully agreed that one of the basic needs by honey production. In order to encourage bee the 28 municipalities is for a major hospital. This keeping the EU is giving grants for established has been the subject of requests and discussion bee keepers and in the case of Almería province for over 10 years. The report agrees that it is not this will amount to 1 million euros. Bee keepers sensible that residents in the Almanzora valley are registered, and the grants will be given to bee have to go to Huércal-Overa or Baza hospitals for keepers registered before January 1st 2007, and treatment. It is also accepted that there should with more than 150 hives. Another condition is

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Focus on Local News continued that hives are moved to new locations for at lest 6 months of the year. Of the 150,000 hives in Almería province, 130,000 are portable and regularly moved. El Ejido has the most bee hives, with 5,500 belonging to 16 bee keepers. Bee keeping is seen as vital for the pollination of a wide range of plants, and the honey production in 2010 amounted to sales of 7 million euros.

Unexpected Inmate A pregnant Rumanian female inmate at the ‘El Acebuche’ prison gave birth prematurely to a baby girl on February 1st. The prison called in a doctor and nurse who are permanently on standby to go to the prison, where one of the prison hospital beds had been turned into a maternity bed. The doctor and nurse delivered the baby just after midnight, and pronounced the baby girl healthy and born without any problems. ‘El Acebuche’ prison has no “mother and child” facilities for female inmates, and the Rumanian mother was due to be transferred to a prison in Seville which has a dedicated mother and child unit. In this case, the mother and baby were transferred to the Torrecárdenas maternity ward for observation, before being returned to ‘El Acebuche’ and then on to Seville. A prison spokesperson stated that the birth of a baby in ‘El Acebuche’ prison was a rare event, but the medical staff were fully qualified to deal with it.

It had been decided that there was not time to take the Rumanian woman to Torrecárdenas before the birth, and a special arrangement has to be made with any hospital when a prisoner is admitted.

Mojácar Couple Sentenced A Mojácar couple, Rámon M.J. and Carmen T.G., have both been sentenced to five years in prison for immigration irregularities concerning women from Paraguay who were brought to Madrid, and then to Mojácar and engaged in prostitution.

Police and Immigration officials raided the villa where the women lived, following an accusation from one of the women, to police in Seville, that

she had been intimidated into prostitution. The prosecution had asked for a prison sentence of 12 years for both of the accused for this offence.

Other women, although called to testify by the prosecution, stated in court that they worked as prostitutes of their own accord. These charges were therefore dropped. Both the prosecution and the defense are going to the appeal courts following the decisions.

Motorway Goes to Court The company ‘Aucosta’ who run the only toll road in Almería, from Vera to Cartagena, are going to court. The consortium of banks and developers consider that the predicted amount of traffic formed part of the 36 year contract with the Spanish Ministry of Transport when they built and started operating the toll road. The actual traffic is only 30% of the predicted traffic. Last July, the consortium asked for financial compensation and the Department of Transport came up with a plan for 3 years, but the consortium considers this is not sufficient. The cost of building the motorway was stated to be 580 million euros, whilst the actual cost was 650 million. This difference in estimated and actual cost is another bone of contention that has never been settled. The decision to go to court against the Ministry of Transport (‘Formento’) follows a similar action by the consortium that operates the AP-41 toll road from Madrid to Toledo, for similar reasons. The

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Focus on Local News continued consortium for the Vera-Cartagena toll road is made up of two large construction companies, ‘FCC’ and ‘Ploder’, together with the banks Cajamadrid, Cajamar, Unicaja and CAM. The company ‘Ploder’ has already applied to file for bankruptcy.

Not Almería News, But……

An ETA terrorist Bilbao Solaetxe, serving 45 years for murder has been in the Granada prison, Albolote, since April 2010. He has earned privileges through good behaviour that amongst other things allow him to have a television in his cell. The new digital Spanish TDT system has about 30 channels but Solaetxe has complained that he only receives 20! The ones he cannot watch include a sports channel, a film channel, MTV and a cartoon channel.

The prison has refused to install a new aerial, saying that he can still receive a wide range of programmes. Solaetxe has taken his complaint to the Consumer department of Albote town hall, complaining that his consumer rights are being denied.

centre in the new justice department buildings on the Carretera de Ronda. The centre is spread over 3 floors and becomes the ‘Instituto de Medicina Legal’ (IML) for the whole of Almería province. The complex will open in March and have a depar tment of forensic psychology, administration area, and a pathology department for the carrying out of autopsies. 90% of the work done at the centre follows requests from one of the various courts, including violence to women and injuries to other persons, that may be the subject of criminal proceedings. The pathology centre is equipped to carry out autopsies and investigations following the discovery of decomposed bodies or human remains, as well as comprehensive X-ray facilities.

The centre has a sophisticated system of air extraction and filtration.

Elms Vote 120 years ago, English engineers working on the Baza-Lorca railway planted 4 elms in Cantoria as a reminder of their English roots. The exact date was 1890, and a fierce debate has been taking place as to whether these elms should be felled or saved. The people who are claiming they should be kept as part of the Cantoria heritage include the Friends of the Almanzora Palace, although it is agreed that one of the elms is diseased. Another group of inhabitants think that they should be felled as part of a remodeling of the area known as ‘El Barranquizo’ where the elm trees are to be found. The mayor of Cantoria, Pedro Llamas, has decided that the future of these elm trees should be the subject of a referendum by the Cantoria inhabitants. A date has yet to be announced for this vote.

Huércal-Overa Fire Station The project for a new fire station at HuércalOvera is at the stage of being put out for tender.

The new fire station will be built in the area known as ‘San Francisco’ and the construction cost is estimated as 600,000 euros and the provision of equipment will take the cost to 1.5 million euros.

It is hoped that the fire station will be up and running some time in 2013. At present, the Turre fire station covers the Huércal-Overa area, and the new fire station close to the motorway, is designed so that within 15 minutes of a call-out New Forensic Centre the fire services can arrive at the area it is designed Almería city has a new and extensive forensic to serve.

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DVD of the Month The Social Network

Why did Mark Zuckerberg start Facebook? Put it down to his inability to make a girl happy.

That's the tack taken by The Social Network, the sardonic David Fincher-Aaron Sorkin film dramatising the events that brought Facebook into being.

In the opening scene, Zuckerberg's girl grows so weary of being hectored and patronised by her motor-mouthed boyfriend, she dumps him, complaining that being with him is like dating a Stairmaster exercise machine.

In retaliation, he goes back to his Harvard dormitory and posts an insulting blog about her. He then becomes more ambitious, hacking into the university's databases and collecting photographs of most of its female undergraduates.

Before the night's end, he's set up Facemash, a site inviting those who log on to rate the girls according to their looks.

This ingeniously misogynistic enterprise gets so many hits, it brings down the system and is banned. Nonetheless, Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) is on his way. And so the world's most successful social network is spawned from its architect's lack of social graces.

At last report, Zuckerberg was doing his best to ignore the film. Originally, the script was shown to Zuckerberg's colleagues but negotiations soon stalled – not surprisingly.

Most of it has been drawn from the memories of those who claim he cheated them on his way to becoming a billionaire.

These reminiscences are backed up by transcripts from their lawsuits against him.

So it's a shamelessly biased account, as well as a seductively plausible one. Towards the film's end, Sorkin and Fincher make a belated attempt to persuade us that he's human after all, leaving him looking a little shamefaced at the treacheries that have punctuated his progress. But the only hint of tragedy is the tragic irony at the story's centre – that an enterprise lauding the virtues of trust and openness should have been responsible for so many shattered friendships.

Cert 12 End Credits Director: David Fincher Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Rooney Mara Genre: Drama Length: 120 minutes

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Colour Changing Lenses Jin Zhang, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, is developing contact lenses that change colour with the user’s blood sugar level. This could allow diabetics to monitor themselves without frequent blood samples, simply by looking in a mirror, even a handbag mirror. The technology uses extremely small nano-particles embedded into the hydrogel lenses. These engineered nano particles react with glucose molecules found in tears, causing a chemical reaction that changes the colour of the lenses. For contact wearers this could be a handy way of knowing whether your sugar balance is alright.

Band Aids In 18th century England, ladies wore patches at court, designed to point out a good feature such as a beauty spot or a curvaceous bosom. The silk patches were held on by glycerin. Surgical rubber plasters started being developed in 1845. An American, Robert Wood Johnson, tried to make germ free surgical dressings, but had no success with small ones. A cotton buyer for the company, Earle Dickson, who married in 1920, was always putting small pieces of gauze on her cuts, using adhesive tape to hold them in place. By 1924 a machine was in action to produce these sticky aids automatically, with the simple name ‘Band-Aids’.

Children’s Balloons Prof Michael Faraday made rubber balloons in 1824 for use in his experiments with hydrogen made at the Royal Institute in London. He made the first balloons by cutting round two sheets of rubber laid together and pressing the edges together. Toy balloons were introduced by pioneer rubber manufacturer Thomas Hancock the following year in the form of a DIY kit with a bottle of rubber solution and a syringe. It was not until 1847 that J.G. Ingram manufactured more durable vulcanized rubber balloons, which were similar to party balloons. Modern latex balloons are 100% biodegradable in sunlight and water.

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Ecstasy Pills Anton Köllisch, who died in 1916, worked for the giant chemical company ‘Merck’ and developed “3.4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine”, later known as MDMA, as a by-product of research for a drug to combat abnormal bleeding. It was largely ignored for 70 years until it became popular in the dance clubs of the early 80s. It was only when the Rave culture of the late 80s adopted Ecstasy as its drug of choice that MDMA became one of the top four illegal drugs in use. It is claimed to kill an estimated 50 people a year in the UK alone.

The common experience of using Ecstasy is of “closeness to others” and a compulsion to dance.

Tape Recording Basically German companies invented recording on a medium other than wire during the Second World War. Particles of iron oxide had to be glued to a backing tape. Paper was no good, then plastic acetate tape was used, and then finally mylar tape. Soon, with thin tape, 1,200 feet could be wound onto a 7inch spool. The recording was patchy to start with, but Bing Crosby wanted to record his radio performances, and so the American company ‘Ampex’ improved the recording methods. Tape hiss was always a problem until Ray Dolby patented his noise reduction system.

Flat Tyre Cure One of the things that causes us a great deal of annoyance when we have an urgent task at hand, is a flat tyre. Coda Development has come up with a tyre design that takes this out of your hands by inflating automatically through a device called a peristaltic pump which inflates the tyre as it turns, keeping it at a constant, safe pressure level. This Czech Republic technology, if adopted widely, will not only make the roads safer, but will have a positive environmental impact by way of savings on fuel (cars with under-inflated tyres use more fuel), resulting in a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, and an increase in the lifespan of tyres.

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Almería, the EGNOS Testbed

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lmeria airport has been chosen to test a new type of satellite navigation, designed to give safer landings and reduced landing and take-off times.

The trials will continue for some time and AENA, the Spanish aviation authority, has provided a Beechcraft A 100 aircraft, packed with equipment, and a crew of three specialists. This aircraft is not a supersonic jet plane, but in fact a propeller driven aircraft, ideal for the types of tests being done which are mainly a series of short flights.

EGNOS stands for the “European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service”, and this satellite aid has been taken over by the EU from the European Space Agency who have spent 600 million euros designing and improving the system with a large number of specialist technology companies. The EGNOS system is designed to interact with the US GPS system known as WAAS, The Japanese system MSAS and the Russian system GLONASS. One of the advantages of the new system is that it is able to pinpoint the position of an aircraft to within two metres, instead of the best existing GPS systems that are accurate to within ten metres. It also includes an “integrity message” that assures the pilot that the satellite systems are functioning correctly. It provides the exact time from atomic clocks.

system being tested at Almería airport is quite different. Three satellites are involved and are in orbit over the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the third one over Africa. Theses satellites receive and send back positional information that is sent up by ground based up-link stations. There are thirty four ‘Integrity Monitoring’ stations, and four master control centres. Any apparent alterations in the position of the sky satellites due to changes in the ionosphere can be corrected, and an amended signal sent up from control.

One of the three EGNOS satellites

The ground based facilities have a large “redundancy” factor built in. At any one time, only one of the four main control centres is providing the information needed. One of the other three can immediately take over in the event of a problem. Only three up-link stations are needed, one for each satellite, but there are another three stations in reserve. Planes, ships, and even trains can be provided with GPS receivers that are “EGNOS” adapted, and airports do not have to invest in expensive equipment, only the same modification to their GPS receivers.

The benefit of the new system is that aircraft can fly at a lower height when approaching an airport and it will be easier to approach where An EGNOS control centre in Italy difficult surroundings such as mountains have to GPS satellites decide themselves where they are be negotiated. Bad weather approaches will be situated and transmit a signal down to earth that greatly improved, and existing runways that have can be used for aircraft, ships and vehicles. The been considered too short for certain types of

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aircraft will be available for use. The more precise and shorter approaches to an airport should result in the saving of fuel, less CO2 emissions, and reduced noise from landing and takeoffs. The shorter approach times will also result in less time on the ground, for an aircraft that is landing and taking off again.

All this sounds wonderful, and the Spanish AENA Beechcraft airplane will test this system as it applies to AlmerĂ­a airport, which is now one of the most up to date airports in Spain. The new system has been verified at other Spanish airports such as La Palma, Valencia and Madrid. The EU intends to certify the EGNOS system this month, and it is hoped that 30% of airports within the EU will be using the system by 2012, 70% by 2014, and complete coverage and use by 2016.

EGNOS ground test equipment

Antonio Tajani, EU Commissioner for Transport, is delighted that the European Union has been proved to have the capacity to deliver this satellite navigation system. Meanwhile the test flights

being carried out at AlmerĂ­a airport will provide more data for AENA, the Spanish Aviation Authority, that is one of the seven EU air navigation authorities involved.

An AENA Beechcraft A100 test aircraft

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Thoughts for the Month If an article is attractive, or useful, or inexpensive, they'll stop making it tomorrow; if it's all three, they stopped making it yesterday. Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960 Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have to touch it to be sure. - Murphy's Law If there is something you must do and you cannot do it, you cannot do anything else. - Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960 How is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person? - François Duc de La Rochefoucauld The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. - Erma Bombeck

Anything you lose automatically doubles in value. - Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966 When the plane you are on is late, the plane you want to transfer to is on time. - Author Unknown How is it that one match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box of matches to start a campfire? - Christy Whitehead Never do anything that you wouldn't want to explain to the paramedics. - Author Unknown Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark. - Author Unknown It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. - Grace Hopper It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions. - Author Unknown A n u nwa t c h e d p ot b o i l s immediately. - H.F. Ellis

If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tyre, the very next morning you will have a flat tyre. - Author Unknown People who snore always fall asleep first. - Author Unknown The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement. - Author Unknown The trouble with, "A place for everything and everything in its place" is that there's always more everything than places. - Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com Keep a thing seven years and it's bound to come in handy. - Russian Proverb I have never met anyone who wanted to save the world without my financial support. - Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about. - Sam Ewing It's annoying to be disapproved of by people who know only half the story - especially when you're not sure which half they know. Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com

As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold. Author Unknown

The amount of time it takes for a dog to "do its business" is directly proportional to outside temperature + suitability of owner's outerwear. - Betsy CaĂąas Garmon

A bargain is something you can't use at a price you can't resist. Franklin P. Jones I find I always have to write something on a steamed mirror.

- Elaine Dundy

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30 Kilometres Per Hour

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ere Navarro, head of the Spanish Department of Traffic, has put forward a proposal that most roads in cities and towns should have a speed limit of 30km/h. He made this proposal at a forum in Córdoba concerning the safety and accident level of traffic in cities.

until the vehicle has stopped completely. This is equivalent to a person falling from a height of 2 metres. The resultant fatal accidents would be reduced to 5% of those hit, with 65% receiving serious injury and 30% suffering a slight injury.

This proposal if put into law would affect all roads in cities, towns and villages where the roads are single carriageway with two lanes of traffic, each going in opposite directions, together with oneway streets.

Anna Ferrer is head of the department that collects statistics concerning road safety and make recommendations. Her department considers that lowering the speed limit from 50km/h to 30km/h would reduce accidents to pedestrians by 50%, and as a secondary consideration, lower the levels of CO2 in the streets and roads where this reduction in speed would apply. Also, it is considered that the 50km/h speed limit at present results in 50% less fatal accidents to pedestrians than a 70km/h speed limit, and a 30km/h limit would give 95% less fatal accidents.

In 2009, 269 pedestrians were killed in road accidents with vehicles, and 124 of these were in urban areas.

In some areas of Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona, a 30km/h limit is already in place. Barcelona has 200 km of 30 zones and in Valencia the 30 limit applies to all of the old city area. There are either speed limit signs or “sleeping policemen” with the speed limit painted on them. If a nationwide 30 limit comes into force, the Department of Traffic intends that the 30 limit signs would be standardized, and any speed signs on the road would be reflective, luminous or done in special paint. Another idea is that there would be a narrowing of the roads just before the 30 limit.

It has also been proposed that bicycles would have priority over motor vehicles in such zones.

Statistics from Anna Ferrer’s department show Santa Justa station at Seville that if a vehicle is travelling at 50km/h, and brakes to avoid a collision with a pedestrian, the reaction time results in the vehicle travelling 9 metres, and the braking time another 14 metres, resulting in an average distance of 23 metres from 50km/h to a total stop. If a pedestrian is hit at 50km/h it is equivalent to a fall from a height of 8 metres, and 45% of pedestrians hit at this speed are killed.

Pere Navarro, during his explanation for this plan Another 50% suffer serious injury. in Córdoba, said that in his opinion we could arrive At a speed of 30km/h, figures from Spain and at a situation where there were no fatalities to other countries with a speed limit of 30 km/h pedestrians in urban areas. He believes this would show that the reaction time is on average, a be achievable if all vehicle occupants wore seat distance of 6 metres, and braking time a further belts or child restraints, and the speed limit was 6 metres, giving a total distance of 12 metres 30km/h.

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The Devastating Red Beetle

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ate palm trees throughout Andalucía are being attacked and killed by a very persistent large, red beetle, known in Spain as ‘el picudo rojo’ or ‘el escarabajo rojo’.

This beetle lays hundreds of eggs mostly in date palm trees, and the eggs turn into larvae, like large maggots, that burrow down into the tree and eat the insides. The larvae then become a chrysalis or pupa which in turn becomes a beetle which, of course, then start laying eggs! The beetle looks very menacing with a curved snout, and can measure up to 5 cms long.

This parasite was first noticed in Spain as long ago as 1993, in Almuñecar. By 1997, the Spanish Agriculture Department had banned imports of date palms from Egypt in particular, where it was thought the bug had come from. This ban was later modified and work began in earnest to find a cure. A complete cure is still not available, and the flying beetles lay 350-400 eggs, up to four times a year.

The bugs carve passageways in the middle of the tree down to a metre in length, and the first sign of infestation in date palms, to the inexperienced person, is when the palm fronds begin to droop, or turn yellow, with fronds eventually falling off.

Larvae or pupa remains may be noticed on the ground, as well as holes in the trunk. The top of the tree, the “crown”, will be extremely damaged.

If a tree gets to this stage it is effectively dead.

Infected dead date palms should be cut down and completely burnt at an authorized site. Inspection by qualified persons starts at the top of the tree and councils normally use a lorry with a cherrypicker bucket or platform. The best time to treat date palms is from November to February as during March the egg-laying starts again. To the casual observer, or owner, a date palm may appear fine, when it is in fact almost dead.

Last autumn, a major conference was held on the campus of Almería University with the Junta de Andalucía to discuss the current situation and explain the most effective spraying techniques and the chemicals used. The treatment varies from the periods October to May, and June to September for both healthy date palms, and palms that are showing symptoms of the disease. Palms badly affected have all the fronds removed with treatment including drilling into the tree. The University of Almería is trying to find other insects that can be used to eat the eggs, or larvae. This has been very successful with vegetables such as tomatoes and peppers, and it is hoped a similar solution can be found.

In Almería city, as an example, they started treating trees with chemical sprays every six months.

Experience in other municipalities such as Garrucha and Vera has led to this chemical spraying being recommended every 45 days. Some tree surgeons think intervals of two months is adequate.

Infestation has been reported in Alfaix and Los Castaños in Sorbas, but the coastal areas are most affected.

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Carlos Cervantes, the well known Mojácar councillor for the Environment & Public Funds, attended this conference. Mojácar town council subsequently issued a press statement that whilst some trees had been treated, a survey was being made of all affected tree both on public and private land, followed by the issuing of decrees dealing with the problem. Unfortunately, Carlos was recently removed from his council post for not agreeing to vote with the Mayoress over another issue. A drive just along Mojácar Playa, reveals many date palms showing distinct symptoms of the disease, some in effect dead.

Another sticky problem is who pays for the treatment of date palms on private property?

Almería city treat private palm trees for free, at a cost they estimate at 400 euros per year, per tree. The chemicals have come down to less than 30 euros a litre, and some garden centres sell smaller packs, but these chemicals are very toxic.

Other councils don’t consider private palms their problem. There have been reports that some

insurance companies are refusing claims if a nontreated palm sheds fronds or the whole crown falls off and causes damage to property or vehicles, or injuries.

The ‘Focus’ magazine is grateful to John and Ruth Potts of ‘Potty Fincas’ for expert local information.

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Cristóbal says, “No! Never!”

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t 5pm on February 23rd, 2006, Judge Rivera in Almería ordered that work stopped at the almost finished ‘Hotel Algarrobico’ with 411 rooms, in Carboneras, pending further court hearings.

This February was the 5th anniversary of the court ruling and it’s still the same as then!

they justified this by saying that they had poured 65,000 cubic metres of concrete onto reinforced metalwork on the 22 levels. They said that if anyone thought it was possible to remove this, short of dynamite, they were not structural engineers!

Cristóbal Fernández is the mayor of Carboneras and he first became mayor in 1983, when he was 23. Ecological pressure groups such as ‘Green peace, Salvemos Mojácar’ and the ‘Group Cóndor’ are seething because in their opinion, there is no serious action towards the total demolition. They pick out Cristóbal in particular as having thrown a spanner into various court judgments, and having “torpedoed” the avowed intention of the Junta de Andalucía to demolish it. Jaime de Val, spokesperson for ‘Salvemos Mojácar’ also calls for the resignation of Diaz Trillo, the Junta’s Councilor for the Environment, for approving regulations they claim will quietly legalize the hotel.

In November 2009, the Carboneras council with Cristóbal at the helm, re-iterated that the classification of the land was valid. Cristóbal said the decision was quite correct and they couldn’t alter it now! In his latest interview he told the newspaper that the fishing industry was almost dead, and without this hotel there were only 300 hotel beds in all of Carboneras, less than one Roquetas de Mar hotel.

In a recent interview with the Spanish daily “La Voz de Almeríal” Cristóbal was asked about the hotel. He argues that no court has ever stated unequivocally that the hotel is “illegal”. When asked if it would be demolished, he replied, “No, Never!”

In 1998, the Carboneras council approved the building of the hotel and the Spanish Economy Ministry gave the developers a grant in 2002.

Work started in 2003 that involved cutting “shelves” for the 21 floors, in the hill. When the hotel was nearly finished, and interviews were being held for staff, ecologists starting a major row, finishing up with the 2006 ruling. Basically they claimed the hotel was too near the beach!

In 2009, the Junta de Andalucía decided they would not continue expropriation proceedings until all the court cases had finally been heard. It was suggested it would cost 300 million to demolish the hotel, take away all the building materials and landscape the site. This figure did come from the developers, ‘Azata del Sol’, but

To coincide nicely with the exact date, the developers, ‘Azata del Sol’ issued a press release on February 22nd. Their Sub Director General, José Rodríguez, stated that a solution was needed, they had done everything properly when they started building, and with the economic situation, the hotel should be finished and opened. He continued that this would give work to the people of Carboneras, and then tourism, and ‘Azata del Sol’ could, “blend the hotel into the surroundings”.

He finished by saying that the hotel building structure was still sound, and it would just cost more to finish it. Next..!

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Useful Telephone Numbers Emergencies

(Multi-lingual).........112 Police, Ambulance, Fire Brigade and Civil Protection

TRAINS Renfe www.horarios.renfe.es ……...........……….902 240202

Health Emergencies ................061 HACIENDA (TAX OFFICE) Guardia Civil Hotline ..........................062 Huércal Overa .......................950 470209 / 950 471013 Local Police Hotline............................092 HOSPITALS Coast Guard.............................900 202202 Huércal-Overa, CREA (Centre for wild animal/bird rescue) .670 944592 Hospital La Inmaculada..................................................950 029000 Almería Torrecárdenas............................................950 016000 AIRPORTS Almería,Virgen del Mar (Private).....................950 217100 Almería ..............................................................950 213700 Virgen del Mar Emergencies:............................950 217240 Alicante ................................................................966 919000 San Javier, Murcia ...........................................968 172000 LOCAL POLICE Albox ...............................................................................950 121080 BRITISH CONSULATES Carboneras .................................................................950 136136 Alicante ..............................................................965 216190 Cuevas del Almanzora ................................................950 548700 Málaga (for Almería province) ......................952 352300 Garrucha ............................................................................950 460002 (If passport stolen) ............................................952 352300 Huércal-Overa ..............................................................950 470585 Mojácar ...........................................................................950 472000 BRITISH EMBASSY Pulpi ……………......................................................................950 465049 Madrid ...................................................................913 190200 Passport Call Centre (9-17.30) .....................807 429026 Vera .................................................................................950 390010 TOWN HALLS Albox ....................................................................................950 120908 Antas ............................................................................950 619015 Arboleas .............................................................................950 449430 Cuevas del Almanzora .................................................950 456488 Los Gallardos ....................................................................950 469000 Garrucha ...............................................................................950 460058 Huércal-Overa ...............................................................950 134900 ELECTRICITY Sevillana Endesa Enquiries: ........................902 509509 Mojácar ...........................................................................950 615009 Breakdowns:....................902 516516 Turre ..................................................................................950 479011 Vera .....................................................................................950 393016 WATER Galasa Enquiries: ........................................950 391200 TELEPHONE (Telefonica) Breakdowns: ................................902 355575 Normal Operator ..................................................................1004 Gestagua (Albox) ...........................................950 120649 Faults Operator ....................................................................1002 International Operator ......................................................11825 GAS Speaking Clock .........................................................................093 Repsol (Red bottles) Leaks .................901 121212 Repsol, information ...................................901 100100 MOBILES HELPLINE (From mobiles) Amena ......................................................................................1474 ITV (Spanish M.O.T. Centres) Movistar ...............................................................................609 Vera, Albox, Veléz Rubio Vodafone (Airtel) ............................................................123 Central number ……………...............................902 575757 CREDITCARD HOTLINES American Express ............................................902 375637 4B (Visa, Mastercard) .....................................913 626200 Diners Club ......................................................901 101011 Red 6000 ...............................................................915 965335 Servired (Visa Mastercard) ..........................902 192100

TAXIS See Directory pages Mojácar Town Hall Beach Office Marina de La Torre, Mon-Fri 9 - 2pm Tourist and Town Hall enquiries .............950 109845 FLIGHT WEBSITES www.thomson.com www.bmibaby.com FUNERAL DIRECTOR Albox (Funerarias Teruel) .............................950 430122 www.easyjet.com Huércal Overa (Colly Fer) .....................950 616161 www.aerlingus.com Garrucha (Funerarias Funerga) ..................950 460295 www.ryanair.com Mojácar (Funeraria Pérez) .......................950 478102 www.tarletontravel.com

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ADULT NOVELTIES

Lingerie Provocateur Parties …………........................638 343729

ADVERTISING See Marketing Services AIR CONDITIONING

ABC (A Better Climate) .......................647 247494 / 950 618893 ACS (Vera)..................................................950 467832 / 685 742 840 CD Electrical Services ........................662 414043 / 617 410534 Cool Outside (Spray misting) …......................……….606 194945 Cool Solutions ...........................................................600 621436 d match digital services (See p.5) .......950 472947 / 670 084438

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Securitas Direct .........................................................662 474828

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY See also Solar Biomas pellets ................................................607 781952 Sunergy Almeria ........................................................636 261240

ARCHITECTS

BROA Studio (Vera) ............................950 393894 / 696 766985 Federico Aranda Martín (Mojácar Playa) ..................607 983810 Kaleidoscope …….....................................................…610 981805 Paula Puente (Mojácar) .............................................610 433001

ART & ARTISTS

Adolfo Prado, Pictures & Murals ..............................950 472668 Andalusian Arts (Turre) .............................................647 081552 Caz (art classes) ………................................……….607 444034 Delfos Gallery ..........................................................950 615196 Jeremy Fox-Rayner (Art Tutor) .................................653 714767 La Galeria Art Classes (Las Casicas, Almanxora) ….663 341904 Melanie .....................................................................638 495784 Miki ..........................................................................628 458491 Reciclarte (Mojácar Pueblo) ………...................……..680 961068 The Gallery (La Concepción & Garrucha) 950 104228 / 636 411540 Viento Oriental (Mojácar Playa) …….........................950 450422 DJT Air Conditioning (Vera) ..................686 817945 / 626 578164 Electrotorres ........................................950 472898 / 610 750771 Ice Cool …………….............................950 064494 / 610 954788 J & A Multi-Services ...................................................667 292227 MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration S.L.607 364917 / 950 432110 Penguin Air-Conditioning (La Alfoqúia) ….....…………670 595932 Teletek (Antas) .........................................................950 393115 Thermal Breeze (Cuevas) ………..........950 456877 / 678 182944 Williams Electrical (Andy)........................................…..677 741366

AIRPORT PARKING

AUCTIONS

A & A Auctions (Albox) ………..............950 064576 / 661 759882 Almería Auctions ……..................................................666 045582 Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas El Real) ..............950 391412

AUTOMATIC DOORS & GATES

Mhouse (Danyel Gonzalez) …….…….950 478763 / 609 667333

AWNINGS & BLINDS

Curtains with Style (Sail shades) .....950 069032 / 678 811125 Costasol S.L. (Lloyd Dean) ..............................................667 652 888

AA Parking (Almería, Murcia, Alicante) 950 290651 / 639 081067 Aqua-Car (Alicante) ……………..................................606 389550 Park and Fly (Alicante) ....................902 887306 / 661 517890 Plane Parking S.L. ………….......................................968 566410 ...............(24hrs Alicante) 656 532725, (24hrs Murcia) 656 532724 Seguro Parking (San Jávier – Murcia) ……............622 062115 Victoria Parking (Alicante)........................................670 059809

ALARMS

AXA (See Insurance) .................................................950 478763 Coverbox (Albox) …................................................…615 992007 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711

CD Electrical Services ......................662 414043 / 617 410534 Guardian Homecare Systems S.L. ........950 466472 / 666 255 765 Safes & Security (Lee)...............................................666 949213

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Elper Alutol S.L. .........................................................639 Futura España ..........................................................950 PersiVera 2005 S.L. ...........................950 391430 / 627 Sol Shaders S.L. ....................................................…627

212220 La Marmita ..............................................................950 449655 615338 Baza 978635 El Paco Borracho …………....................................…696 653748 907207 This 'N' That …….......................................................655 149521

Bedar El Elpalme …………................................................…950 469569

Cortijo Grande Casa Los Pinos …............................................…….950 468236 Los Limoneros …………….........................................950 468132

Desert Springs Crocodile Pool Bar ….................................................637 545620

El Campico (Bédar-Lubrin) Bar La Montaña .........................................................670 589788

El Pinar Speedyfit (See p.4) ..................................................600 006032 Toldos Lebeche (Garrucha) …….............................…950 133761

BABY See Children & Baby BAKERIES

Bar El Pinar ................................................................950 469036

Garrucha La Diligencia 1880 ……..............……..950 460959 / 627 949392 The Hidden Garden (formerly Annie’s Place) ............689 496550

La Alfoquía

Cornish Pride (Albox) ….................................………634 920434 Allbites ........................................................................666 032776 Cornish Pride (Vera) ……..................................…….619 502647 Bar La Union ……......................................................950 634533 TPS (Turre) .............................................................678 304395 Bar Los Mellizos ……….........................................…638 889520 BARS & CAFES Bar Trabalon ……..............................................……634 346189 See also Restaurants Mo's Bar & Bistro ………..........................................950 449635

Águilas

La Hortichuela

Café Bar Aranda .......................................................…630 535836 Sopranos (formerly Divas) .................620 166719 / 657 443791 Comic Café-Pub ........................................................968 448199 Gulliver's ……...................................................…….968 411329 Las Buganvillas La Colonial ……………….........................................….636 140307 Albox Roly's Too ................................................................….950 133945 Bar International ..................................950 120803 / 653 884517 Cafe Azafran .............................................................677 655049 Los Gallardos Joan's Cakes & Bakes ……...........................…………678 166272 El Naranjo ….......................................................……950 398799 Le Bistro ………......................................................…..666 649330 Meson Verfran ………...................................................637 810143 Maloan’s .....................................................................607 953388 Rumores ....................................................................610 641567

Antas Bar Gloria ...................................…….950 453150 / 625 668613 Bar Restaurante Angela ...........................................664 279626 Tucan Bar ..................................................................950 619233

Antas El Real

El Milindurrio …......................................................…950 453345

Arboleas El Mirador .......................................................................687 160 806 Humbugs Salon de Té .......................958 003391 / 676 604008

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Pueblo Laguna / Vera Beach

Alibi ….............….............................................………950 473250 Alternativa …………………......................................... 950 473164 Alvaron …….........................................671 275185 / 637 546581 Arriba ................................................950 615591 / 663 267110 Asuntxu ….........................................................………950 472214 Badger’s ...................................................................950 478525 Bar Isabel ................................................................950 475941 Bar Med ..................................................................666 140901 Bar Mesón Felipe San Bernabe …......950 475966 / 631 301368 Beachcomber ..............................................................950 473099 Burladero ……..........................................................950 615041 Cafetería Dolce …….................................................950 475178 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba ………...........................645 414793 Café Latino ...............................................................626 717323 Cafe ‘O’ .....................................................................693 203063 Cafeteria Pasteleria Romantic …............................…950 615344 Captain's Bar ...........................................................950 473246 Cave Bar ...............................................................…..950 478799 Don Mojito ……..................................................…….664 225459 El Ángel (Mojácar Pueblo) ..................950 478343 / 607 537101 El Antler ………...........................................................600 540661 El Barrio Libre .............................................................950 475739 El Rincón de Lola .......................................................950 473198 Gala's ...........................................…950 472308 / 618 539500 Jazz Life Café (Mojácar Pueblo) ........................…….647 724367 Koi ….........................................................................950 615452 La Finca ....................................................................697 212820 La Mar Salada .........................................................950 472181 La Parata (See p.6).....................................................950 478186 La Rotonda ..............................................................950 472442 La Taberna (Mojácar Pueblo) ....................................647 724367 Le Troquet ..................................................................950 475845 Los Amigos ...............................................................950 478489 Mana del Cielo ....................................950 472154 / 697 225625 MBar .........................................................................666 197219 Mode Retro Bar ...................................……………….670 618017 Moe's Bar ….........................................................…..600 279273 Mojo’s ....................................................950 615230 / 667 959413 Mojo Picón ………..........................…..950 472995 / 634 896515 Pipa's (See p.15)........................………………….….….627 564568 Rusty Nail …………....................................................950 472786 Sands .................................................................……634 309608 Tapas Lokas ...............................................................679 359133 The Blue Lagoon ....................................................600 829518 The Emerald Isle ....................................……..….…..673 104250 The Irish Rover ........................................................950 473135 The Lemon Lounge .............................................….950 472659 The Loft …..........................................950 472432 / 690 756196 Trufibar .....................................................................619 691052 Yvi’s Swiss Bar ............................................................686 431758

Bar Dolar ....................................................................950 132015 Bar Millionaire Sports Bar ……............950 617467 / 637 255978

Pulpí El Saloon ....................................................................685 987179

San Juan de los Terreros Mi Cortijo ………......................................................…950 466323

Seron

Sam's Bar ……...................................................…….610 044516

Turre Bar Stop ......................................................................950 479593

Café Royal, English Tavern ………............................950 Stoney's Sports Bar ……….......................................671 TPS ..........................................................................678 The Piano Bar ...................................610 005373 / 645

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Valle del Este

Hole in One Venues Bar .......................950 461068 / 647 424279

Vera Casa de la Vega ......................................................950 391208

Vera Playa Corner Bar ................................................................950 618209 Frankie’s Bar .............................................................662 474861

Palomares Bar Oasis …….............................................................649 536567 Centro Plaza ................................................................950 618614.

La Dulce Casa ….................................................…….950 467768

Partoloa Mis Amigos …….................................................…….671 608498

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Gnomo Feliz II ..........................................................950 132350 La Buena Mesa ……............................950 467222 / 610 356387 La Peperina ................................................................677 420243 The Blue Parrot ......................................................950 467682 The Happy Castor ……......................................……667 767962

Villaricos Bar Genesis ………………................................…….647 073598 El Galeon ……...................................................……600 559379 Jet’s Bar La Plaza .................................................…950 467590 La Casa del Siret ....................................................950 467777 Los Conteros ..............................................................950 467582 Taberna Cristina ...........................................................693 743791

BARS (BEACH BARS)

Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 500711 Elper Alutol S.L. .........................................................639 212220 GPG-Bathroom Installations ................666 161079 / 950 459402 Mojácar Kitchens & Bathrooms .......950 473104 / 669143036 Sanyfer (Antas El Real) ………....................................950 459082 Shower Master screens ...........................................677 604497 Speedy Fit (Screens) ...............................................600 006032 Tabika Natural Stone (Vera) ….....…….950 390110 / 950 390635 Terrapilar (Antas, ElReal) ...........................................950 459100 Windows & Doors Direct (Turre) …...…950 479481 / 649 191821

BEAUTY See Hair, Health & Beauty BED & BREAKFAST

2 Poplars Guesthouse (Velez Blanco) .950 068025 / 670 243856 Casa Barranca ........................................................667 071077 Casa Blanca (Ogarite/Oria) ………..............................639 269216 Casa de Becque (Cabrera) ……............950 528631 / 663 731536 Casa Diego (Taberno) …….........................................617 171430 Casa Jasmine (La Alfoquía) ......................................950 449513 Casa Jessica (Turrillas) .................... 697 623201 / 666 394707 Casa La Loma Guest House (La Loma) ............……..648 602261 Casas Limaria (Arboleas) ..................675 378291 / 678 166252 Casa Los Arcos (Mojácar) …….................................950 473165 Casa Los Naranjas (Cantoria) ….......................……677 364715 Casa María (Bédar) .................................................950 398216 Casa Montes Guesthouse (Arboleas) 950 439043 / 686 400331 Casa Oasis (Almendricos, Murcia) ...........................628 504113 Casa Rosa (Huércal Overa) .......................................699 352305 Casita Río (Almanzora) ………......……950 432250 / 636 860177 Cortijo Bienvenido (Cantoria) .....................................950 634851 Dave & Gilly's B & B (Vera Town) …..........................950 391660 Hostal La Parata (Mojácar) ........................................950 472670 Hostal Villa Rosa (Mojácar) .............................................950 478 290 Las Persianas Azules (Velez Rubio) ..950 068054 / 630 149622 Rims Rest (Oria) ……….................…..950 432865 / 697 326924 Mandala Beach Club (Mojácar) ........902 442420 / 950 437131 The Palms (Urcal) …………......................................678 832036 Maui (Mojácar) ……...................................................950 478722 Villa Janian (Lijar) ..............................950 064259 / 626 328274 Neptuno Beach Club (Mojácar) …..........................…616 005387 BEDROOMS (Fitted) Playa Blanca (Mojácar) ......................950 473001 / 671 414084 Artizan (Vera) ……......................……..950 390635 / 661 985310 Tito’s (Mojácar) ..........................................................950 615030 BICYCLE HIRE Trufibar .....................................................................619 691052 BiciStar (Vera) ……............................................……667 024001 BATHROOMS & SHOWERS Ciclos Mountain Bike Aguilas …..........................……968 413984 24hr Casaserve ...................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Rainbow Rentals Electric Cycles (Vera Playa) 608 719015 / 950 467700 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 Artizan (Vera) (Bathroom Furniture) ..950 390635 / 661 985310 Aku Aku (Mojácar) ....................................................950 478981 BB.me (Mojácar Playa) ….................................……..657 303043 El Cid (Mojácar) .......................................................950 472063 El Paso (Mojácar Playa) ............................................615 644682 El Patio (Mojácar) ........................................................629 287265 La Zarzuela .............................................................689 218208 Los Arcos Chiringuito (Mojácar) ...............…..............950 473042 Los Tarahis (Agua Amarga) .......................................950 138235 Malibu (Mojácar Playa)...............................................622 456560

Rock, Road n Surf Adventures .............................….634 320360 The Bike Shop (Turre) (See front cover) 608 523182 / 678 612378

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BICYCLE SALES & MAINTENANCE Almeria Builders ……............................................…659 685133 Rock, Road n Surf Adventures ..............................….634 320360 Andalucian Con Co Print .................................….…..628 408197 The Bike Shop (Turre) (See front cover) 608 523182 / 678 612378 Andaluz Building Services........... ……950 439094 / 664 025044 Antas Building Company …..........…..661 075802 / 697 591117 BILLIARD / SNOOKER HALLS Armadillo ........................................…950 528128 / 663 303350 Pot Black (Antas El Real) ……....................................950 459135 Borders Building & Tiling ..........................................687 661807 Regency Snooker Club (Arboleas Ind. Estate) ..........968 006149 Brian the Plasterer ....................................................680 487036 The Happy Castor (Vera Playa) ……..........................667 767962 Construcciónes Los Matreros .....................................647 841750 BLINDS see Awnings & Blinds D & J Pritchard Construcciones .......617 698418 / 666 837779 David Croft (Urcal) ………....................................……661 148067 BOATS & NAUTICAL Veramotor S.A. ............................................................950 392552 Deco-house (Ismael) …………....................................670 596085 Elegant Homes Online S.L. ..................950 102332 / 687 629777 BOAT TRIPS Emerald Construction ................................................649 212707 Red Line Coast Tours ….....................950 133082 / 687 189230 FMB Plastering ...........................................................697 502470 Futura España ............................................................950 615338 BOOKS Celebrations (Mojácar) .............................................606 693826 Garden Works .....................................950 133755 / 666 847583 Tabernas Books …..............................663 121256 / 676 256083 GB Construction ..................................950 124154 / 650 129700 The Book Box (Albox) ……................................…….662 585098 Genco Construction ...................................................607 271869 The Book People Almería …........……686 817945 / 626 578164 GPG - Construction Services .............666 161079 / 950 459402 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295 Grandy Building Solutions …....……..........................663 440329 Handy Houseman .....................................................666 361802 BOUNCY CASTLE HIRE ITM Building Services …….......................................677 011079 Bounce Around ….......................................................697 224205 J B General Builder ................................................. 687 024884 Mojácar Events ........................................................669 434766 Jasmine Construction C.B ..................659 077998 / 659 185189 John Blackmore (La Alfoquía) …….....950 449068 / 667 814806 BOWLING CENTRE (10 pin) Amigos Bowling Centre (Arboleas Ind. Estate) …….950 120269 Ken Danaher ...........................……….671 146103 / 647 037971 Leon Morley …...............................…..950 477318 / 695 718270 BUILDING MATERIALS Lucainena Living S.L. ................................................648 143851 (& Sanitary Ware, Tiles etc) MD Building Services ..........................628 414861 / 628 414862 Aridos Mojácar S.L. ……..........................................650 914257 Michael Bowley ….................................950 472903 / 661 956152 Contrucciones Angel Oller (Albox) ...........................950 431453 Mick Cox ..............................................950 472764 / 677 403397 Comercial Vera (Vera) ........................902 112236 / 950 393329 P & S Building Services ……...….…….950 449639 / 637 269731 Leroy Merlin, Gran Plaza (Roquetas) ….................……950 339800 P. Morgan ….........................................950 132793 / 687 814358 Sanyfer (Antas El Real) ………....................................950 459082 Terrapilar (Antas, ElReal) ...........................................950 459100 VeraSur SL (Vera) ....................................................950 393028 BUILDING SERVICES

24hr Casaserve ..................................950 466438 / 676 24hr Home from Home Services SL ..968 419526 / 638 5* Patio …………................................................…..677 A1 Concrete Imprinting .......................618 387050 / 679 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687

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Reliable Building & Landscaping ……..678 114268 / 664 167638 Saxon’s Complete Building Services ....618 920126 / 686 377172 Superior Plasterers ..............................664 348947 / 950 457504 Tony Walker handyman ...............................................648 091074 Vida Desierto (See p.2) ….....................950 473183 / 610 867029

BUTCHERS

Ávila (Vera) …….................................................……663 126062 Casa Jose Turre 950 479242 Garrucha 950 132573 Vera 950 393592 gb stores (Mojácar) ...........................................…..…950 475850 Juan’s Carniceria (Mojácar Playa) ….............………950 478409

Adam's Building Services .............................………..600 041820 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Alan the Builder (See front cover).......950 450347 / 600 268176 Alex Nebesky ............................................................627 071716 Bioflow / Ecoflow distributor ......................................686 929855

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Fm Fragrances Distributor .........................................662 515669 Work From Home ........................................................950 066181

CAKES TO ORDER

Cafeteria Dolce (Mojácar Playa) ………................….950 Cafeteria Pasteleria Romantic (Mojácar) ..................950 Cakes ……….......................................950 528779 / 697 Joan's Cakes & Bakes (Albox) ................................678 Mana del Cielo (Mojácar).....................950 472154 / 697

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CAR HIRE

1car1 UK car rental …….........................................…902 654452 Al Andalus Car Hire ...................................................664 269440 Caracola (Mojácar) .............................950 473157 / 637 545814

CARAVANS See Mobile Homes CARD SHOPS

Celebrations (Mojácar) ............................................606 693826 Colin the Card (Albox) ……...................................…..650 600032 Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas)..............................672 203457 InternetCallshop (Los Gallardos) ..............................950 398896 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) ……….................……950 615596 Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295

CARPENTRY

A.N.S.T.E.Y - Carpentry & Joinery ………950 619178 / 687 251629 Antonio Gallardo (Mojácar) …..........................……….608 050013.

Costa Coches ..(Antas Real) 950 459208 (Mojácar) 950 069272 Bob Wain ..................................................................677 161816 Crown Rent A Car S.L. ..950 478976 / 686 929861 / 686 929864 Carpentry by Paco ….................................................950 615517 Inspired Timberwork ...........................950 528779 / 610 988371 Justin's Carpentry & Joinery ………..........................627 907207 Lock Stock & Barrel (Albox).......................................608 673086 The Woodworker (Repairs & Restoration) ..........…..950 528779 Unicraft …..............................................................…692 176069 Vida Desierto (Specialist Carpentry) (See p.2) 950 473183 / 610 867029 Vision Design & Build ...............................................600 985583 Wildwood Bespoke Joinery …..............950 067011 / 685 955768

CATALOGUE SHOPS

EPS Direct (Albox) …........................950 120030 / 627 277935 Rohha (Mojácar Playa) ......................950 473224 / 662 288146 M.H.C.R. (Mojácar) .............................950 478832 / 609 540380 Mo-Car (Mojácar) ................................950 478307 / 670 722666

CATERING / EVENTS See also Wedding & Party Planning

Solvi Car (Mojácar) …………....................................950 478151 Anne's Catering Service ….................950 592967 / 699 726993 Tikka RentaCar (Mojácar) .........................................950 472662 Anne's Curry (delivered) ………...............................….677 242022 Book the Cooks (Cold buffet specialists) ....................664 853580 CAR VALETING Jones’s Mobile Valeting ............................................661 571939 Elite Cuisine ....................................950 472567 / 610 994435 Chef@Home ………...............................................….637 761984

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Kim White (Vera Playa) ………...................................637 149659 Mobile Chiropodist (Albox area) .................................637 209607

CHIROPRACTOR

Maximilian Bolté (Garrucha) .............950 133515 / 650 700783 Paul Jensen ...............................................................950 460953

CLAIRVOYANCY / PSYCHIC READINGS

CATTERY

Hilary Richards .......................................................662 932954

CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS

COMPUTERS

The Hilton Cattery .....................................................950 163489 CLEANING SERVICES Kareclif (Albox) .......................................................677 791165 A1 Cleaning..........................................950 472528 / 667 340190 Almeria Upholstery Cleaning ..............950 064599 / 634 320990 CHILDREN & BABY Amba Cleaners ..................................664 196057 / 697 516955 Baby Basics (Equipment Hire) ...........950 439331 / 666 903579 Arc Angel Services ….................……..950 469655 / 634 325185 Baby Rentals (Equipment Hire) ……...................…….699 648058 Ashby Property Services …….............950 439192 / 607 646027 Bebebel (Hire)…........................................................661 575532 Clean Sweep ………..........................950 398820 / 662 390453 Children’s Activity Centre (Turre) ............................661 751244 Donna ……….............................................................630 529306 Escape Para Niños (Arboleas) ..................................950 431578 Elite Cleaning Agency ........................629 113860 / 699 699617 Estabelle (Albox) ……................................................666 689463 Freshclean …………….........................659 353708 / 638 272482 Face painting parties ..................................................680 124159 House cleaning services ...........................................681 152472 Funky Monkeys, Play Group (Mojácar) …….......……697 264179 KC Cleaning Service ...............................................651 850974 Helen (Baby Sitting)...............................................…..687 480694 Limpiezas Cristina ….............................................…660 306695.

Jack in Albox ....................................652 580695 / 607 598457 Limpiezas Maxlim (Palomares) ……..678 567783 / 629 680161 Kids’ Club Bilingual Pre-school & Activity Centre (Los Gall.)608 373085 New Pin Services ................................................678 875508 Lorraine’s Face Painting ....................950 064484 / 687 569113 North East South West ..........................................671 273335 Marta (Pre-Natal, Birth & Breastfeeding Help) …..….627 937820 Rene's Cleans .....................................................677 113987 Mobility Matters (Hire) (Mojácar) ..............................950 615432 Suite Dreams (Upholstery Cleaning) .....950 069385 / 697 990315 Play Area (Baza) ………...........................................695 859536 T.V. Cleaning Services ……………..............................630 865452 Swimlife (Baby swimming classes) ……...............…..687 318054 Vida Desierto (See p.2)................……..950 473183 / 610 867029 Tracey Jones (Baby sitting) …………...................…661 575641 CLOTHING (Personalized) Mrs Sausages (Children’s Entertainer) .....................662 002590 Pitako (Mojácar) ………..............................................950 615575 The Baby Hire Centre ...... Spain 649 332134 / UK 0208 1331644 Tikka Uniforms (Mojácar) ….......................................950 472662 Brian ……...............................................................……628 408197 Advance Digital ........................................................616 506569 Sooty & Sweep ...............950 121927 Emergency 666 223295 Arroba y Punto ..........................................950 472 171 / 661 293 237

CHINESE RESTAURANTS

Chino Peking (Garrucha) .............................................950 132948 China Town (Aguilas) ................................................968 414786 Chino Tsing-Tao (Aguilas) ........................…...............968 448548 Dragon Chino (Las Buganvillas) ..................................950 133226 Gran Muralla (Albox) ................................................950 120166 Gran Muralla (Turre) ……............................................950 618880 Shang Hai (Mojácar Playa) ……............................…686 998409

CHIROPODIST

Howard Flanders …......................…….950 064672 / 663 488348 Fit Feet ……......................................................………627 598127

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Colin (Antas Computer Services) .........950 453622 / 627 717986 Compleo Personal I.T. Centre …….......................….950 393689 Computer Care (Nick) ...............................................600 070075 Computer Services (Dani) ........................................678 490639 Connexions (Turre) ..................................................950 479502 C.Y.G. Vera ...........................................................950 393350 First Call Computer Solutions …......618 539500 / 628 251399 Ink Cartridge Solutions (Albox) ……….................…….650 557428 Inside PC (Aguilas) ….........................................…..968 414263 Janga Group .............................................................664 175404 Kamale-on ……………...............................................950 616521 Mi PC (Almeria) …..............................................….950 633015 Palomares Computer Services ..................................659 353708 PC Call Out Service .....................….......................680 349656 PC Doctor .................................................................666 849609 Phoenix Computers (Albox) ................950 523214 / 644 125615 PuntoMatica ................................................................950 133908 Premier Tec ..............................................................627 564741 PRYS Informatica (Antas) ........................................617 382511 Sicbero Computer, Website & Networking Serv. 950 467020 / 693 631103 Sol Computers …...................................................…677 874645

COUNSELLING / HEALING

Anna (Tarot) ………..........................................………670 897832

Be The Best You Can Be Life Coaching ...................686 929855 Casa Blanca Therapy Centre (Arboleas) ……..............950 439020 Chris Hargan (Hypnotherapy & Psychological Solns).950 069238 Diana Dudás f.h.t. m.i.c.h.t. .................950 132342 / 663 397789 Eve Morgan .............................................................647 203652 Gill Ballard (Healer/Counsellor) ...............................647 821433 Healing into Harmony Tarot / Holistic Therapies ........662 932954 Health Essentials (Alan Middup) .................................610 805777 Hilary Jones (Bowen Therapist) ...............................670 243724 Josephine Birt ………............................................…950 124834 Karin …….....................................................………..634 459950 Kate Roberts ...........................................................950 469540 Liz Hill (Holistic Therapist) ……..............................…667 979445 Lucy Lovejoy (Holistic Therapist) ...............................647 045919 Luz de Luna ................................................................637 469937 Marta (Pre-Natal, Birth & Breastfeeding Help) …..….627 937820 Norman & Carole Monro ..........................................950 439205 Reiki by Lynn …………......................950 472432 / 600 821871 Sound & Voice Therapist …..................………………645 290728 Sue Osman (Healer) ………...............950 473021 / 600 847964 Susan Blair (Counsellor) ...........................................950 396910 Tina Clarke ……….....................................................670 385923 Victoria Studios ........................................................634 459950

CRAFTS

Craft & Hobby (Albox) .............................................600 Elaine's Wools (Arboleas) ........................................667 Hecho a Mano (Vera) .............................................950 Serendipity (Albox) ................................................950 Simply Art (Albox) …...................................................662

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CURRENCY

Currencies Direct (Mojácar) ...............950 478914 / 626 916443 Global Currency Exchange (Mojácar Playa) ..............950 615319 Moneycorp ……………............……….902 887243 / 637 791981

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CURTAINS & SOFT FURNISHINGS See also Sewing

Valero Martinez (Garrucha) ………............................950 132047

DIGGER HIRE

Curtains with Style (See p.11)...........950 069032 / 678 811125 AA Mini diggers ........................................................608 523182 Almería Minidiggers .................................................600 809293 Antas Mini Diggers ..................................................697 553143 Aridos Mojácar S.L. (Vera) .....................................650 914257 Diego Ramos S.L. (Los Gallardos) …….............…..647 841750 Elite Plant Hire (JCB) …………................................636 092632 Lubrin Plant Hire (Mini and Micro) .......950 592922 / 664 327898 Mick Cox ..............................................950 472764 / 677 403397 Ned ……..................................................................…687 845648 See page 11 Paco .................................................................................637 777 238

DIVING See Scuba Diving DOCTORS (Private)

Curtainsandthings.................................................……678 684564 House of James …………..........................................649 503875 Centro Médico Mojácar ...............................................950 475105 Pitako .............................................................................950 615 575 Clinica Medica Garrucha ……...........950 133157 / 617 404500 Soft Options .......................................968 111074 / 687 387092 Dr. Maria Rose (Garrucha) ..........................................950 132803 DOG GROOMING Solo Style ………...............................950 528334 / 626 319907 Abbie (Mucky Pups) ................................................633 219664 CYBERCAFES Brigbe’s Dog Grooming ...........................................630 557123 Can Connect (Albox) …........................................…..950 121149 Elite Dog Grooming (Albox) …….…..617 313587 / 647 897533 Choice Entertainment (Huércal-Overa) ……….....…..950 135039 IsaPeluCan (Turre) ……………..........950 468398 / 667 260938 Connexions (Turre) ..................................................950 479502 InternetCallshop (Los Gallardos) ..............................950 398896 Leon Cyber Café (Puerto Rey) ….….........................950 133460 Total Entertainment (Turre) .....950 468295 (Albox) 950 121318 Total Entertainment (Mojácar) ……...........................950 615596 Tuck-In (Albox) ………..............................................666 618933

DAMP PROOFING

Damp Proofing Spain ........................958 656560 / 619 666363 Southern Spain Damp Proofing Co. ..950 436430 / 950 436497

DANCE ACADEMY

Anita Watson ............................................................950 453681 Beverley Foster .......................................................656 346109 Luis (Clinica Veterinaria Garrucha) ....950 132200 / 628 Julie Bruce Dance Academy .............697 861071 / 950 617545 Maddy (Mobile Grooming) …………….…………...……627 Pooches (All areas)..................................662 DENTISTS / DENTAL TREATMENT Pampered Top-2-Tail (mobile dog grooming) ………...............….627 Centro Dental Vivadent (Vera) ..................................950 390655 Clinica Dental (Aguilas) ….........................................968 Clinica Dental (Albox) ..............................................950 Clinica Dental Garrucha ….......................................950 Clinica Dental, Multicentro (Mojácar) ........................950 Clinica Dental, Parque Comercial (Mojácar) .............950 Nadal Pérez, M A (Turre) .........................................950

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DOG TRAINING 449121 120732 Animal Hotel (Águilas) ..............................................639 722197 133333 Didi Arias (Mojácar) …….....................950 478991 / 639 724521 478989 DOMESTIC APPLIANCE REPAIRS 478534 Rod Bridges ……........................……..950 473035 / 687 261280 479444

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DOORS See Windows DRAINS See Plumbing DRY CLEANERS

City Sec (Vera) .........................................................950 390255

DVD & VIDEO HIRE

Choice Entertainment (Huércal-Overa) ….....………..950 Cinebank (Turre) .......................................................627 Movieland (Mojácar) .................................................950 Total Entertainment (Turre) 950 468295 (Albox) ........950 ...................................................................(Mojácar) 950

ELECTRICAL GOODS

135039 738957 475110 121318 615596

Activa (Was Euronics) Mojácar …..........................…..950 615157 Centro Ferretería Mojácar ...................................950 473111 De Pablo S.L. (Vera) ..............................................950 390129 Electro Ahorro (Albox) .............................................950 121069 Electro Hogar Rodriguez S.L. (Garrucha)..................950 460832 Euronics .............. (Albox) 950 430702 (Garrucha) 950 460832

24hr Home from Home Services SL ..968 419526 / 638 987885 ACS Multi Services (Vera).........................950 467832 / 685 742 840 All Areas Electrics ...................................................676 384107 Andrew Morrison .....................................................627 250204 Anglo Electrical ...................................968 006151 / 671 948213 Andy …..............................…................950 438237 / 679 656450 Baltasar .....................................................................655 691107 CD Electrical Services .........................662 414043 / 617 410534 DJT Electrical Services (Vera) .............686 817945 / 626 578164 ElectroTorres ......................................950 472898 / 610 750771 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 Fully Qualified Electrician ……................................…670 309878 José Cortés Electrical ……................950 363751 / 619 881325 Knowles & Abbott Electrical …............638 010691 / 950 137208 Mick Groom .........................................667 039805 / 950 478271 Neil Godwin (Turre) ......................................................... 687 245 569 Peace of Mind 247/ 7 ............................................... 637 974662 Royan Electrics ….................................................... 607 646035 Suckling Electrical (Mojácar)........................................663 660409 Vida Desierto (See p.2).................……950 473183 / 610 867029 Williams Electrical (Andy)......................................…..677 741366

ELECTRICIANS

ENTERTAINERS

Arriba Arriba ............................................................950 459481 Atlantis .....................................................................666 231832 Baz ...........................................................................697 413706 Belly Dancer & Fire Eater ....................................... 680 124159 Blues Brothers ........................................................680 355376 Boogie Nights Karaoke / Disco (Tall Paul) .............692 588016 Brendan O'Dee ………........................950 069264 / 677 763927 Brian Dee ………........................................................647 897533 Captain Sunshine …..........................950 618034 / 669 214545 Claire Stoner (Vocalist and Voiceovers)..635 038566 / 680 500278 Clive Sarstedt ….............................................…...…..950 398825

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com CT Entertainment / Karaoke ……......................……..664 540957 Disco Stu’s ..................................................................634 363015 Dj Duncan (Mobile Dj) .................................................697 592761 Driftwood …….............................................................687 672028 Ed Stacey …………...................................................680 355376 Elvis Da Costa .........................................................697 637677 Gee-Bee's Karaoke …...................……………….……618 560070 Graham Steele ………................................................697 616764 Infinity (Vocal duo & tributes) ..................................678 821330 Jesse Alonso ..............................................................600 303070 Jim Mackie (Piano Man) ..........................................651 751629 Johnnie St.Clair ……..........................950 469622 / 618 150937 Johnny Slade (DJ Extraordinaire) ............................ 647 202599 Kay Frances (Vocalist) ................................................661 508776 Kayley …….................................................................634 261598 Keith Knight ………...............................950 069248 / 670 533767 Kev Moore (BC Sweet, Christie) ........950 069616 / 600 762856 Kim Allen .................................................................699 950257 Lingerie Provocateur Parties …...…......................…638 343729 Mel Jay ……......................................950 092068 / 671 108054 More Than Two (Más Que Dos) ...............................678 752178 Mrs Sausages (Children’s Entertainer) .....................662 002590 New Life ....................................................................667 044173 Northern Lights Karaoke ….............................……..697 500673 Red (Female Vocalist) .............................................628 149340 Replay Duo ..............................................................950 124154 Richard Hill ..............................................................670 243461 Robin Marston............................................................. 671 146136 Sean Grew ………........................................…………634 780942 Shaun Peters …………...................................…….….646 799833 Solo Simon ...............................................................667 989270 Spotlight Entertainment .......................635 038566 / 664 540957 Stan Roberts .............................................................687 361440 Star Karaoke Steve ………..........................................649 204165 Steve King (Mobile DJ) .........................950 137177 / 680 272822 Sue Moretta ……............................….950 475849 / 672 148730 The Cactus Twins ……….........................................667 989270 The GeckoBros ........................................................626 460465 The Opium Buddhas ………………….687 033106 / 667 989270 Tom Lee ……............................................................671 754851 Tony Matthews (Quiz organiser) ..............................950 069220 Tony Justice ……….................................................…637 159249 Vanessa (Karaoke, Disco, Vocals) ........................... 950 067020 Why Not Disco ……….............................................…660 707075

ASR Grupo Inmobiliario (Vera) ..................................950 393156 Blaumar (Huercal Overa) .....................950 135512 / 678 002006

BMS Huerta Nueva ............................950 615035 / 669 355914

Calida Homes Property Consultancy ....950 430763 / 692 697268 Casas Rusticas (Bédar) ...............................................950 398892 Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) ..........950 134434 / 649 777218 Casas y Sol (Aguilas) …........................................…..968 446663 Citrus Homes ...........................................................638 849254 Clover Estates (Albox & Vera) ..................................902 121229 Coldwell Banker (Aguilas) ……...................................968 415001

ESTATE AGENTS

1st Call Spanish Homes (Vera) ………950 139912 / 661 143871 1st Choice Almería (Mojácar) ...................................950 472002 2Be Property Solutions(Huércal Overa).950 616516 / 659136399 A1 Property Listings ............................950 479517 / 627 027758 Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...............950 475199 / 629 673450 Almeria Homes (Arboleas) ........................................950 523480 Almeria Murcia Select .......................950 466465 / 627 308176 Angel Property (Palomares) (See p.13).........................950 618054 Arboleas Property Sales .......................950 449647 / 637 909800 Arboleas Property Shop (Spanish Hideaways) …....…958 003391 Arroyo Invest. & Prop. Serv. S.L. (Arboleas) 950 523553 / 697 423370

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Cole's of Andalucia (See p.54).............950 469592 / 697 640681 Cortijos Almería …………............…….950 364119 / 676 916088 Desert Springs Property Re-sales ...............................950 467541 Dursa (Isla del Fraile) ................................................950 478121 Espagna Homes S.L. (San Juan de los Terreros)........950 466044 Euroxan (Vera) .........................................................699 067922 Gogo Estates (Aguilas) ........................968 414459 / 615 282151 Grupo Platinum Estates .....................950 889853 / 666 687251

Harmony Homes ......................................................678 612512 Indal-futur S.L. (Mojácar) ……..........950 615156 / 609 026526 Indalo Real Estate .............................950 091137 / 616 760409 Indasol Mojácar S.L. .................................................950 472200 INMOjácar (Mojácar) .................................................950 472930 K7 Mojácar (See p.19) ...........................................950 478555 Kevinspain .................….......................950 064464 / 626 390627 Lifestyle Homes (Turre) ............................................950 618714 Linnitt Properties (Turre).............................................950 479054 Manzana Homes ……..................................................950 133769 Mojácar Estates (See next page)..............................950 478935 Mojácar Homes .........................................................950 478834 .MSR Marketing Socios (Valle del Este) ....................950 132965 Multicasa Aguilas .................................................... 968 493009 My Spanish Home ….........…………..950 472308 / 618 539500 Netforce (Mojácar Playa) ...............….950 472683 / 697 828265 New Horizon Villas (Zurgena) ..................................950 438221 New One Stop (Mojácar) ………..............................950 473040 New Wave Villas (Mojácar) .................950 475800 / 607 146352 Next Stop Almería ................................950 617518 / 678 034651 Nicla Property Consultancy S.L. ..............................950 133508 Oasis Properties Aguilas S.L. …………968 419360 / 628 147408 Okisur (Mojácar) .........................................................950 478386 Olive Property Sales (Bédar).............950 469624 / 687 938466 Oliver Group Estate Agents (Albox) ……....………………950 121 960 PNI (Albox) ……..............…................950 121201 / 678 421078

Polansky and Associates ..........................................950 Positiva Property Group S.L. ............ 950 617611 / 671 Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) (See p.21)...........950 Realtors (Mojácar) ...................................................950 Reduced2sale ……........................……950 450089 / 610 Relocate Almeria (Arboleas) ...............950 432157 / 639 Remax (Peter Darville) ...........................................636 Royal Estate (Mojácar) ......................................…..950 Rural Almería (Mojácar Playa) .............................…950

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Santiburi Properties (Cabrera) .............950 092291 / 647 901478 Sol Mar (Albox) ..................................950 064584 / 654 590258 Spain Assured ...................................950 469622 / 644 126582 Spain Property Finder …..............……........................686 878789 Spanish Farm Houses (Sorbas) ...............................950 393156 Spanish Hideaways (Arboleas) .................................…958 003391 Spanish Property Choice (Mojácar Playa) (See p.16)...950 615388

Gill’s Fashions (Mojácar) ..........................................950 472835 Glad Rags (Albox) ……….............................................620 534423 Indalo Urban Outlet (El Real) ……….................…….950 459267 Porto Bello (Mojácar Playa) .....................................950 475053 Prins Vitali (Mojacar) ….............................................950 472958 Saga Boutique (Mojácar) .........................................950 475258 Simply The Best (Albox) …………..............................659 185039

FENCING

Chain Link Almanzora ………...................................697 801875

FINANCIAL SERVICES See also Insurance and Funeral Insurance

Sun Med Properties (Vera Playa) ..........................…..950 618209 This 'N' That (Baza) ……........................................…655 149521 Todosol Hills (Aguilas) ..........................968 419350 / 676 276199 Vaitier SL (Cabrera) ..................................................950 528440 Veritas Homes (Mojácar) ….......….............................950 472430 VIP Almería (Marina Golf & Mojácar Playa)..950 102006 / 617 587903 WPMS Inmobiliario (Villaricos) ..…...678 321111 / 950 467336

FABRICS

Curtains with Style (See p.11)...........950 069032 / 678 811125 The Linen Store (Mojácar Playa) …….................……627 251856

FASHION

Boutique Gala (Mojácar) ...........................................950 Donna’s Fashion ........................................................677 Garabatis (Children's) Mojacar Playa …..........………670 Gatsby’s (Mojácar) ....................................................950

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com AMASS ……......................................................……..678 Blevins Franks (Neil) ................................................965 Currencies Direct (Mojácar) ……...…950 478914 / 626 Danniells Fox S.L. (Mojácar) ...................................950 Grupo Platinum Estates ....................950 889853 / 666 Jennifer Cunningham & Associates ….................…..950 Mortgage Solutions (Mojácar) …......…950 472032 / 661 Totus Wealth Management .............…950 064567 / 686 Offshore Money Management ...........952 830916 / 950 Positiva Property Group S.L. …....…..950 617611 / 671 VFS Europe (Peter Danniells) …...........................950

035992 705502 916443 478617 687251 472048 389058 509247 398078 612451 478617

FLAMENCO

Tablao de la Chus (Vera Playa) ................................950 467165

FLOORING (Wooden)

Terrapilar (Antas, ElReal) ...........................................950 459100

FLORISTS

Forget Me Not (Las Buganvillas)..............................672 203457 Floristería Lucia (Turre) ..............................................950 479496 Hortiflor (Mojácar) ....................................................950 478985 Persa Floristas (Albox) …….......................................950 120211

FLY SCREENS

Andalucian Glass C.B. ................…………630 231644 / 636 838484 Extin-Torres S.L. (Mojácar) ............................................950 475067 Armadillo …......................................…950 528128 / 663 303350 Bugs ...........................................................................600 049515 FIREPLACES Tabika (Vera) …...........................……950 390110 / 950 390635 Coastal Mosquitoes ..................................................610 000700 Coopermatic Fly Spray ............................................950 390964 FISH & CHIPS Curtains with Style ............................950 069032 / 678 811125 Allbites (La Alfoquía) ................................................666 032776 Elper Alutol S.L. …………….................................…..639 212220 Café Bar Aranda (Aguilas) ……….........................…630 535836 Zak’s (Garrucha) .....................................................950 133193

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Futura España ...........................................................950 615338 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. ………950 459060 / 649 482677

FISHING

Rio 600 Boat Fishing (Graham) ...................................647 803030

FITNESS CENTRES

Alison .....................................................................637 465487 Aqua Aerobics - Marianne (Arboleas) .......................637 435864 Club Deportivo Puerto Rey (See back cover)...........950 460545 Debbie James (Arboleas)............................................687 619239 Gimnasio Formas (Turre) .............................................950 468065.

Indigo Gym (Mojácar) (See front cover)..................950 475403 Lotus Integral Yoga Centre (Mojácar) .........................617 719913 Sierra Club Desert Springs .......................................687 599115 Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas) .........................950 449451 Mister Screen ................. ……….................................637 159249 Valle Del Este Spa & Health Centre ..........................950 548600 Mosqueetos Hate Us ……….............…687 271809 / 677 109029 X-Tone (Turre) ………………...................................…...610 005373 MozziScreens ..............................................................677 604497 Sol Shaders S.L. …………........................................627 907207 Speedy Fit (See p.4)..................................................600 006032 The Bug Busters ................................950 528128 / 663 303350 Ventanas y Puertas Mojacar S.L. .......................…….950 473104 We Fit (See front cover)......................................…660 052051

FOOD SHOPS

24hr British Supermarket (Mojácar Playa) ……………661 Chillout (Arboleas) ………………................................652 Cornish Pride (Vera) ..........................................….619 Cost Cutters (Albox) ................................................ 950 gb stores (Albox) ................................................……950

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com gb stores (Mojácar) (formerly Mr UK) ..........….…..…950 K&J UK Foods (Albox) ……..................................….600 Las Buganvillas Minimarket ………........................…..635 Spar Supermarket (Huércal-Overa) ...........…………..950 Spices n' Herbs in Spain (Albox)...............................689 Super Savers (Las Buganvillas) ...............................950

475850 707606 036408 135222 482694 139520

FOOD SUPPLIERS

Fresh Herbs ............................................................695 941724 King’s Foods ...........................................................619 530436 Steve (prepared potatoes) …………....................…….697 426841

FUNCTION VENUES

Desert Springs Resort .......................950 548420 / 618 Gala's (Mojácar Playa) ….............…….950 472308 / 618 Kimrick (Mojácar Playa) ……....................................950 Miraflores Restaurant (Camping Los Gallardos) .........650 The Palms (Urcal) ……….......................................….950

609978 539500 475198 418954 134333

Iron Art (Antas Real) ..........................................….637 259033 Koala Furniture (Antas) …............................….........950 392307 Linen & Bed Store (Mojácar Playa) (See front cover)..627 251856 New Home From Home Spain 2010 S.L. (Antas) ..950 459017

FUNERAL COMPANIES

CollyFer (Huércal Overa) …….....................................617 456335 Funeraria Pérez (Mojácar) ........................................950 478102

Rincón Del Mimbre .Vera) ........950 460867 (Antas) 950 459071 Sleepcentre (Albox) ...........................950 064501 / 687 108259 Tronco Mueble (Albox) ..............................................950 120992

GARDENS

FUNERAL INSURANCE

ASSSA (Vera) (See p.15).....................................…950 392487 Avalon Europe S.L. .................................................966 799070 SR Insurance Services (Turre) ……......950 479517 / 627 027758

FURNITURE PACKAGES

Furniture Plus (Purias) (See inside back)...................678 083491 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ..............950 132458 / 617 575093 New Home From Home Spain 2010 S.L. (Antas) ..950 459017

FURNITURE, RUSTIC/HANDMADE

Andinas (Antas, El Real) ...........................................950 459128 Antique Palaces (La Concepción) ......664 619819 / 686 697665 Artekit ........................(Vera) 950 390524, (Almería) 950 087100 Artisanos (Antas) …...…….......................................…696 431510 Casa Nativa (Valle del Este) …….............................629 624286 La Buena Artesania (Mojácar) ....................................950 475508 Martin & Leah Hurst, Casa Piña (Turre) ......................652 299576 El Pinar (Los Carasoles) ....................950 104272 / 670 845498 Soluciones Rusticas (Carboneras) …950 364835 / 646 821821 Viento Oriental (Mojácar Playa) …….................……950 450422

FURNITURE SHOPS

Casas Nativa (Valle del Este) ..................................629 Continental Descanso (Antas) 950 459011 (Albox) ...950 Furniture Mart (Antas) ...............................................950 Furniture Plus (See inside back) .............................. 968 Homes & Beyond (Garrucha) ..................................950 Ideas del Mueble (Antas) ...........................................950

24hr Casaserve ..................................950 466438 / 676 306269 A1 Concrete Imprinting ........................618 387050 / 679 631458 Acer Garden Services ..............................................697 618320 Agave …….................................................................617 826334 Andalucian Con Co Print (Concrete imprinting) ......628 408197 Cast Iron Garden Chimeneas (Antas, El Real) .......667 914904 Cedar Landscapes …….............……....................…620 112193 Eco Gardens ……….....................…..950 523215 / 628 661075 Eden Landscapes ...................................................950 634463 Gardens 4 U .....................................627 968434 / 687 629819 Garden Centre Turre …...............……950 468157 / 666 162502 Garden Shed Man ..............................950 069763 / 667 238273 Garden Works .....................................950 133755 / 666 847583 Greenfingers Arboleas S.L. …….................................651 704916

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Ground Cover ..........................................................627 308451 Iron Art (Garden Furniture) Antas .........................…..637 259033 Jardin Natural ............................................................685 478187 Jardin Rural .......................................607 472802 / 665 178427 L & M Landscapes ...........................671 608503 / 670 409538 Lady Gardener (All areas) …….......….950 619227 / 600 819407 Lasting Impressions …....................................………661 985319 Lucainena Living S.L. ………....................................648 143851 Madera Mania (Garden Supplies) ….........................667 562872 Magic Garden (Albox) ….........................................…680 496899 Mainly Mushrooms (Garden Ornaments) ……………..634 601603 Mediterranean Gardens …….................................. 661 577019 Peter Williams ............................................................672 732385 Potty Fincas ..........................………..950 163930 / 616 855294

GLAZING (Supply & Repair)

Andalucian Glass C.B. .................. …630 231644 / 636 Cristalería Mojácar …............................................…..950 Cristalería Omega (Mojácar) …..........950 478137 / 670 Cristalería Rubi (Vera) ………......................................950

838484 475376 500711 390546

GOLD BUYERS

The Gold Buying Centre (Mojácar) ...........................634 317401

GOLF COURSES

Aguilon Golf (Pulpi) ......................................………..608 Cortijo Grande ..........................................................950 Desert Springs ........................................................687 Macenas Beach Golf ...................…....................…..950 Marina Golf ..............................................................950 Valle del Este ...........................................................950

549869 479176 599115 548240 133230 398743

GOLF EQUIPMENT

The Full Swing (Antas)...........................950 459009 / 647 626079

GOLF HOLIDAYS

Sunshine Fairway Golf Breaks ................................634 311316

GOLF TUITION

Francisco (Marina Golf) ...............................................950 Gareth Edwards (Cortijo Grande) …...........................950 Jesús (Macenas Golf) ……........................................687 Marcus (Mojácar) .....................................................610 Valle del Este (Vera) ...............................................676

133235 479176 187682 526671 256923

GOURMET FOODS Reliable Builders & Landscaping …...........................678 114268 Riegos y Conducciones (Antas, El Real) .................950 459146 Crème de la Crème (Mojácr Playa) ...........................950 615315 Spanish Sheds ..........................................................868 931841 GRASS, ARTIFICIAL The Green Man .........................................................648 514323 Grass 4 U .................................................................638 574145 Vida Desierto Landscaping (See p.2)...950 473183 / 610 867029 Greenfingers Arboleas S.L. ....................................651 704916 GAS INSTALLATION & REPAIRS Iron Art (Antas Real) ……....................................….637 259033 Smith Plumbing S.L (Spanish Authorised)...................950 468041 Tigre Turf .................................................................675 206729 GUTTERING

Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. ......…950 459060 / 649 482677

GLASS CURTAINS

Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. …..950 459060 / 649 482677

HAIR, HEALTH & BEAUTY

Alkemi Holistics .................................950 132342 / 663 397789 Anavi Estillistas (Palomares) .......................................670 094722 Avon Co-ordinator (Jane) ……...................................670 722705 Avon Cosmetics (Arboleas) ………….950 439043 / 686 400331 Avon Cosmetics (Húercal Overa) …..........................950 137208 Barberia, Just for Him & Her (Albox) …...................950 121346 Beatriz Caparrós (Beautician) (Mojácar) ….........…….950 478936 Beauty Basics (Hair & Beauty Supplies) .950 467616 / 666 711 473 Beauty by Marilyn ....................................................950 398852 Beauty by Sharon (Emporium, Mojácar) (See p.60)...687 389925.

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com The Spanish Beauty Club ……………........................637 Wacky Barber (Mojácar) ...........................................667 Wacky Hairdresser (Mojácar) ........................………667 Wendee’s (La Alfoquía) ............................................950

149659 961645 961645 449133

HARDWARE OUTLETS

Ferretería El Real .....................................................950 459009 Ferretería Gonzales (Mojácar) ……….........................666 471384 Ferretería López (Mojácar) ……..................................950 615026 Ferretería Longo (Albox) ……....................................950 430064 Ferretería Soler (Garrucha) ……..................................950 460073

HEATING

Andrew Morrison (Econo-Heat)..................................627 250204 Beauty Service (mobile) …....................................….687 480694 Barry & Graham (oil heating) ……….667 853062 / 620 112193 Beyond Beauty (mobile beautician & nail tec) ..........697 704364 Cosy Casa Central Heating (Albox) …................…….950 425049 Bliss (Albox) .....................................950 120691 / 690 093842 HEALTH FOODS Bonita Hair & Beauty Salon (Mojácar) .....................950 473159 Girasol (Albox) ….......................................................639 089170 Boost Immune System .................................................950 066181 Hierbabuena (Aguilas) …….........................................968 448445 Chemical Free Natural Skin Care Products ...............686 929855 Las Hierbas de Maria (Mojácar) ................................950 478446 Clive, Barber (Albox) ........................................................950 121 927 Sunshine Wholefoods (Turre) …..................................665 014506 Colores Peluquería Unisex .......................................665 540201 HIRE Cutting Edge (Hair & Beauty) (Albox) .........................950 633086 Day Spa (Desert Springs) …..........................……….610 944494 Baby Basics (Baby Equipment Hire) .....950 439331 / 666 903579 Donna's (Albox).................................950 431501 / 628 669456 Baby Rentals (Mojácar) …..................................…….699 648058 Emporium (Hair & Beauty) (Mojácar) .........................950 472790 Bebebel ………..........................................................661 575532 Expecting a Baby (Almanzora Valley) ....950 436581 / 666 375688 ElectroLotus Acupuncture, Health & Beauty .............608 719015 Mobility Matters, Baby & Mobility Hire (Mojácar) .......950 615432 Etticut (Vera) ..........................................................667 971960 Nursery Hire (San Juan de los Terreros) ….666 255765 / 950 466472 Euforia Beauty Salon (Arboleas) ................................673 943705 The Baby Hire Centre ...... Spain 649 332134 / UK 0208 1331644 Farrow's Hair Design (Arboleas) .................................950 634346 Fisioterapia Vera-Salud (Vera Playa) .......................950 132765 HOLIDAY / CONFERENCE CENTRES Francesca Herman (Mojácar) (See p.6)...................687 480694 Cortijo El Saltador, Lucainena de las Torres ............676 437128 Gents Hairdresser .................................................. 600 070075 HOLISTIC TREATMENT Glow Beauty Centre (Albox) .....................................950 104549 ElectroLotus Acupuncture & Health ...........................608 719015 Indigo Gym (Health & Beauty) (Mojácar).....................950 475403 Heaven Scent (Huércal-Overa) ……....................…..663 923733 International Hair Design, (Mojácar) ......................... 666 299714 Holistic Massage, Lorraine ................950 064484 / 687 569113 Jackie Miles Kirby (Allergy Testing & Remedial Therapist) 634 331798 HORSE & EQUINE SUPPLIES JD Hair Design (Albox) …...........................................645 560367 A Caballo (Antas, El Real) ……...................................950 459231 Kate Young (Independent Herbalife Distributor) ……..669 945221 Katie at Home (Turre) …............……..950 479457 / 687 308604 HORSE RIDING Ken Peluqueros (Mojácar Playa) ……....................…950 615094 Centro Hipico Valle del Almanzora .........................691 241878 Kuts 2 (Huércal Overa) ............................................662 094372 Desert Riders (Tabernas) ........................................686 337872 LU & NA (Valle del Este) …….............................…950 461113 Didi Arias (Mojácar) ...........................950 478991 / 639 724521 Maggiestyle (Haircare)(Albox) ..............634 314549 / 646 774536 Media Legua Equestrian Centre (Vera) ..............……667 243561 Marcela Torres (Manicure & Pedicure) 950 615593 / 697 421672 Rancho Luz del Sol (Partaloa) ...................................678 838547 Nicki Tew, Beauty Therapist …….........................……659 929852 Sanctuary Limaria .....................................................628 239696 Pampered Beauty Centre (Palomares) ......................950 618129 Reyna Beauty Studio (Mojácar) ............950 475735 / 617 233961 Ryan Mobile Hairdresser (Mojácar area) ...................610 815600 S J Mobile Spray Tanning ................................................634 355 956 Sarah Noble, Mobile Hairdresser (Mojácar) ….……..666 748035 Sophia Wellness Centre (Arboleas) ...........................950 449451 Sol Passion Tanning Studio (Mojácar) .950 473244 / 666 172313 Stella ………….............................................................664 138837 Strictly Hair (Albox) ……...........................................950 439717 Studio II (mobile, all areas) ....................................637 199884 Tawas Crystal Deodorant Stones ...................659189037 The Beauty Spot (Mojácar) ……..…..950 472460 / 600 223664 The Hair Scene (Unisex) (Mojácar) ...........................950 478625

HOME CARERS see also Nursing

Almería Angels (See p.9)...........................................665 Cooking, cleaning, care (Mojacar) ...........................678 Helping Hands ........................................................ 648 Home Care Services ……............…..950 472645 / 607 Louise, personal carer ............................................680

HOTELS

Hotel Al Sur (Calabardina) .........................................968 Hotel Cala Real (Aguilas) ..........................................968 Hotel Carlos 111 (Aguilas) ......................................968 Hotel Carmona (Vera) ..............................................950

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HOUSE & PET SITTING

Louise ....................................................................... 680 124159

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Home Sweet Home (Turre) …...........................……..950 479487 Posh Patio Plastics .....................................................697 532323 Simone Senft (Tupperware) .................950 068181 / 676 308217

INSURANCE

Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...............950 475199 / 629 673450

Knight Insurance Brokers ...........................................902 Arroyo Investment & Property Services S.L. .950 523553 / 697 423370 Linea Directa ………....................................................902 ASSSA Seguros (Vera) (See p.15)....…………………950 392487 Mapfre (Mojácar) ...950 478151 (Garrucha)................950 Axa ..................................................950 478763 / 609 667333 NRG Insurance ……..............................................….607 Sol y Mar (Albox) ……….....................950 064584 / 654 Spanish Hideaways (Arboleas) ……......................….950 SR Insurance Services (Turre) ……......950 479517 / 627 The Property Shop ..........................................………950

282820 123248 617376 478408 590258 064682 027758 475241

Catalana Occidente (English speaking) ....................950 618054 Catalana Occidente (Mojácar) ...................................950 478307 Easy Insurance (Lucainena de las Torres) .................950 066276 García & Trinidad (Albox) ……............................……950 120340 Halifax (Vera) .......................................950 392061 / 657 660234 INTERIOR DESIGN Ibex Insurance Services Ltd ....................................902 105499 ABC Interior Design ………...................................…..627 046467 Knight Insurance (Albox) ….......................................950 121943 Arco-Iris-Spain ...........................................................628 816896

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Curtains with Style .........................950 069032 / 678 811125 Deco-house (Ann) .....................................................666 260792 Essential Solutions …….............................................627 245658 Ines ……......................................................................618 318309 Lola Barranco ………..........................950 086116 / 691 261818

INTERNET CAFES see Cybercafes INTERPRETING/TRANSLATIONS

Berben petsitting (Velez Rubio) ..................................658 Country Kennel (Turre) ........................950 473011 / 627 Five Bone Hotel ........................................................630 Home from Home ……..............................................677 K9 .......................................................950 168015 / 600 My Place or Yours ....................................................607 Paws*A*While (Fines) …….....................................…696 The Kennels (Huercal Overa) ................................950

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Agnata .............................................................……..697 530618 KEY CUTTING Alpha Interpreting and Translation .....950 133508 / 627 670255 24hr Locksmith ...................................950 472982 / 658 828560

Ananda (Turre) .......................................................639 715120 Andrés (Mojácar) .....................................................679 932632 Antonio García Russell (Mojácar) .............................606 198958 As You Would Say (Mojacar) ......................................678 098451 Bureaucracy Busters ................................................650 284862 Christina …….......................................................…..626 741386 Claire Duckering ………............................................627 376953 Danika Edwards ........................................................647 258828 Joanne Tissington ……………....................................637 267150 Kathryn Jones .........................................................629 931125 Leticia ………..........................................................…950 615566 Marcela Chávez Riveros (Mojácar) ......................... 676 951352 Marguerite ……....................................................…..687 814157 Maureen ...............................................950 523853 / 678 403899 Melissa .....................................................................677 146592 Milena (Albox) ………....................……654 359607 / 625 540769 Paul Jessop (Aguilas) .............................................626 421623 Real Almería Translations ………....….950 398820 / 662 390453 S.O.S Translations …................................................651 500670 Simply Solved ………............................................….617 882689 Sol y Mar Services (Albox) ….....…….950 064584 / 654 590258 Solutions Almería ...............................950 478917 / 667 846132 Susi ..................................................................................617 920 190 Tina Clarke ……….......................................... ..........670 385923 Tom Jones .................................................................608 721334 Written Translations (Yamile) .................. .................626 207575

JET WASHING

Aguaclean …………….........................950 064608 / 697 559395 Mobile Jet Washing ………..................950 069121 / 605 376873

JEWELLERS

Franksjewellery (Los Gallardos) ........677 399345 / 950 617570 Joyería Pérez (Garrucha) ...........................................950 460636 La Luna (Garrucha) ....................................................950 132543

KENNELS

Animal Hotel (Águilas) ..............................................639 722197

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KITCHENS

Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Artizan (Vera) .................................…950 390635 / 661 985310 J.B. Kitchen Fitters (Turre) .......................................687 024884 Mojácar Kitchens & Bathrooms .....950 473104 / 669143036 Singular Kitchen (Aguilas) ….........….....................…968 414845

Vera Advisors (Vera) .................................................950 390621 Villalba Asesores (Albox) ..............................................950 431720

LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Amigos 10 Pin Bowling (Arboleas Ind. Estate) ..........950 120269 Clay Busters (La Concepción) ..…….617 072764 / 686 257481 Karting (Garrucha) ….........................................……950 460207 LAUNDERETTES Paintball Almanzor (nr. Arboleas) ..................………..619 559261 Bish’s (Mojácar Playa) ...........................................639 161725 Paragliding ………................................635 243539 / 680 358549 LAUNDRIES Sol-Aero (Vera) ..................................609 685132 / 661 985358 Costa-Azul (Aguilas) ……..........................................968 414327 Water Park (Vera Playa) …...................................…..902 361294 Ivi's Lavanderia (Las Buganvillas) ............................950 132657 LINEN La Mar de Blanco .....................................(Garrucha) 950 460094 Gill’s English Bedlinen (Mojácar) ............................950 472835 Lavanderia Los Arcos ...............................................950 478359

LEGAL SERVICES See also Solicitors

AG2 Asesores (Las Buganvillas) ..................................950 133617 Bureaucracy Busters ..................................................650 284862 Gestoría Soria Bonilla (Mojácar) ..................................950 478420 Gecko Business Services …..........................………617 611140

The Linen Store (Mojácar Playa) ………............…….627 251856

LINGERIE & UNDERWEAR

Bras Etcetera …………...............................................950 121909 Corpore (Garrucha) ………….....................................950 132253 Evora (Aguilas) ……..................................................968 447954 Frillies – UK Lingerie ……....................................….620 676833 Lingerie Provocateur ………......................................638 343729 Lunas (Turre) ……….........................................661642341 Manuelas Lenceria (Mojácar) ....................................650 826829 Mya (Huércal Overa) .................................................950 135742 Pampered Beauty Centre (Palomares) .....................950 618129

Help with Papers (Mojacar) .......................................634 369399 Heritance Wills .........................................................660 887723 Pilar Pérez Gestión S.L. (Mojácar) ............................950 478863

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LOCKSMITHS

24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 24hr Home from Home Services SL ..968 419526 / 638 24hr Locksmith ...................................950 472982 / 658 Arboleas Locksmith ...................................................697 Locksmith (Lee)..........................................................666

306269 987885 828560 243181 949213

Levante Logs ............................................................670 243724 Log-On-Tommy ……............................................……619 070839 Logs for Sale ..............................................................687 314775 Potty Fincas ………….........................950 163930 / 616 855294

MARBLE FABRICATIONS

Tabika (Vera) .....................................950 390110 / 950 390635

MARKETING SERVICES

EyeOut ..........………..............................................…950 460814

METAL WORK

Angel Welding …………............................................610 Coastal Rejas ...........................................................610 Elper Alutol S.L. (Aluminium fabrications).................639 GM Fabrications (Antas) .....................671 992722 / 666 Golden Gates .....................................950 064686 / 677 Iron Art, Antas ...............................................…..…..637 Metal Matt ...........................................627 167167 / 671 Metalbox (Albox) .......................................................950 Metalform ..................................................................617 Lock Stock & Barrel (Albox).....................................608 673086 P & D Metals ............................................................638 Real Steel ................................................................666 Speedy Fit Security Grilles ....................................600 Terry Willis ………………...........................................600

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MOBILE HOMES & CARAVANS

.Camping Los Gallardos .............................................679 970399 Caravan Storage (Antas) …….............................….661 508776 Casa Móviles .....................................637 418906 / 951 161348 Cherribar Park Homes ............…………950 396908 / 629 688153 El Real Caravans & Motorhomes …....950 459007 / 647 587855 Flor de Vida (Aguilas) ..........................968 438535 / 660 329907 Las Tinajas Country Club ......….........950 523629 / 665 820267 Teletek Leisure (El Real) ….................950 459007 / 647 587855 LOGS FOR SALE Colin & Carlos ....................................660 903158 / 630 455328 Veramotor S.A. ...........................................................950 392552 Leña Ramos (Arboleas) …...............….630 356095 / 616 044719

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MOBILE PHONES See Telecommunications MOBILITY SERVICES

Positiva Property Group S.L. ….……950 617611 / 671 612451 Spanish Home Direct ............................................…607 554984

Easy Care Mobility Services …………........................650 626460 Mobility Matters (Mojácar) ……..................................950 615432

MOSQUITO BLINDS see Fly Screens MOTORCYCLE & QUAD SALES & REPAIRS

Harley Dees ………….........................678 899026 / 600 Indalo Quads (Mojácar) .......................617 637359 / 950 Max RPM (Albox) .................................................….607 Montoya Motos (Garrucha) …...............................…..950 Nafta Custom (Antas) ………...............950 619293 / 615 Quad Treks .........................................678 006460 / 697

685550 450343 603380 133033 938352 462746

NAUTICAL see BOATS NURSING see also Home Carers

Almería Angels (See p.9)............................................665 017950 ATS District Nurse ……………...................................662 277845 Helping Hands ........................................................ 648 533962

OPTICIANS

Federopticos (Aguilas) …….........................................968 414468 Federopticas Diaz (Albox) ...........................................950 121122 MultiOpticas ...........(Mojácar) 950 472285 (Garrucha) 950 460665 ................................................................(Carboneras) 950 130707

MORTGAGE SERVICES

Danniells Fox S.L. (Mojácar) …….....................…….950 478617 Grupo Platinum ........................................................666 687251 Mark Poole ..............................................................659 033903 Mortgage Solutions (Mojácar) ………….950 472032 / 661 389058

Natural Optics (Garrucha) ............................................950 133921 Optica Mahis (Vera) ………...................................…..950 390777 Optica Orbera (Huércal Overa) ....................................950 135596 Primera Opticos (Aguilas) .........................................968 493482 Salas (Huércal Overa) ................................................950 135081 + Visión (Aguilas) …....................................................968 414279 + Visión Villazar (Mojácar Playa) …......................….950 472783

OSTEOPATHS

Alice Bellot (Mojacar & Arboleas) ….................………633 352259

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Enrique Arias (Mojácar) .........................950 472974 / 629 289385 Madera Mania (Los Gallardos) ….................……….667 562872 Hector Gutiérrez (Vera Playa) ) .................................950 132765 Pet Mates Pet transportation ...................................950 168508 John Morgan (Mojácar & Arboleas).......666 157942 / 647 203652 Pets R Us (Las Buganvillas) ...................................950 133560 Rovers Return (Courier Service) ………....................617 588547 PAINTING & DECORATING ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 Tomasin (Aguilas) ……............................................968 413972 Achim Lob ................................................................678 997361 PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES A.J. Painting & Decorating .......................................687 024884 Chincheto (Mojácar) ....................................................687 489182 Berben ......................................................................658 087966 DesignaMagik (Albox) ........................950 121108 / 637 014212 Borders Painting ………..........................................…687 661807 Indigo Photography ...................................................637 974793 Darpa S.L. ..................................................................691 055726 I-Spy360 Virtual Tours ......................950 137177 / 680 272822 neö-cöpy (Vera) …...................………..950 390424 / 622 Paul Paddison .........................................................654 Toros Bravos ............................................................607 Rod Westwood ………........................950 472321 / 609 Fotomicar (Lyle Mallen) .............................................620 The Image Suite ……...................…..........................666

PHYSIOTHERAPY

Eurodec …….........................................................…667 Futura España .........................................................950 In & Out Painters & Decorators ...…........................675 JPM ...........................................................................627 Paint Magic ...............................................................617

Feel Good (Eduardo Girone) ...................................671 Ignacio López de la Fuente (Mojácar) ......................627 Jackie Miles Kirby, Remedial Therapist ..................634 Physiotherapy Centre (Albox) ...........950 431463 / 657 238273 Remedio clinic (Mojacar) ....................950 472980 / 617 615338 PIANO TUNER 535944 Terry …...................................................................…666 090422 904774 PICTURE FRAMING Frame-it-Rite (La Alfoquía) ................950 064527 / 680

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PIZZERIAS

Peter Dowling ............................................................647 Phil the Painter ……..............................................…671 S.O.S. Painting ……………........................................651 Susana's Painting Services ….............................……649 The Fast Brush .........................................................950

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Bocapizza (Albox) ......................................................950 120506 Cafetería Levante (Mojácar) .....................................950 615224 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba ………...........................645 414793 Centro Plaza (Palomares) …...............................…..950 618614 Chili (Turre) ............................................................950 468425 El Ángel (Mojácar Playa) ..................950 478343 / 607 537101 El Naranjo (Los Gallardos) …............................……950 398799 Góndola (Garrucha) ................................................950 133928 Imperial (Mojácar Playa) (See front cover)...........….950 478098 La Muralla (Mojácar Pueblo) ......................................950 472928 Mojo Picon (Mojácar Playa) ................950 472995 / 634 899515 Napoli (Mojácar Pueblo) (See p.9) ................950 472976 Ottocento (Mojácar Playa) ............................... .......950 615100 Pizza Da Marco (Turre) ............................................950 618903

PATIO & POOL ENCLOSURES

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PEST CONTROL

Jason …….........................................950 064015 / 680 903609 Sedesa (Vera) …………............................................950 390990

PETS

Animals at Home (Cantoria) …...........................…….608 543866 Arc Angel Services (Pet Minding) …….950 469655 / 634 325185 Ashlove's Pet House (Mojácar Playa) …….............…950 475502 Berben petsitting (Velez Rubio) ..................................658 087966 Estabelle (Albox) .....................................................666 689463 Pizzeria Gallo (Aguilas) …........................................968 447862 Horse & Dog sitting …………..............................……607 554984 Pizzeria D'Angelo (Mojácar) .......................................950 478517

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Pizzeria Mary (Garrucha) …….......................................950 460536 Pizzeria Portofino (Mojácar) .....................................950 472809 Pizzeria-Restaurante Mari Cruz (Turre) ….........…….950 479646 Pizzería Quick (Garrucha) ..........................................950 132305 Pulcinella (Mojácar Pueblo) ……...............................950 478401 Samz (Los Gallardos) ..............................................950 398981

PLUMBING

24hr Casaserve ...........................................950 466438 / 676 3062699 A-Z Plumbing & Heating …………..….646 619060 / 662 342669 ACS Multi Services (Vera).........................950 467832 / 685 742 840 Alex Baker (Plumbing & Heating) .......652 779399 / 950 069441 Almería Plumbing & Building ....................................696 645872 Armadillo …..................................…950 528128 / 663 303350 Ashley Reliable Plumbing ……..................................610 052407 Barry & Graham …................……….667 853062 / 620 112193 Blocked DrainsRUs ............................950 091109 / 648 768587

Indalo Pools .........................................950 472764 / 677 403397 IndalPool (Albox) …………..............................……..950 431859 Outdoor Leisure ……….....................950 633149 / 661 148998 Pedro Suarez S.L. .....................................................950 478786 Carlos (Saliente) .....................................................950 121918 Piscinas Miguel (Maintenance) .............950 478652 / 607 480865 Piscinas Octopus .......................................................950 121927 Cosy Casa Plumbing (Albox) ……..........................950 425049 Fernando (Huércal Overa)...........................................677 549247 GPG - Plumbing & Bathrooms ...........666 161079 / 950 459402 Knowles & Abbott …….........................950 137197 / 606 807797 Los Conteros Plumbing ........................950 467582 / 661 147522 Mojácar Plumbing ….............................................……699 909773 Smith Plumbing S.L. ..................................................950 468041 Tijola Plumbing ........................................................662 621599 Vida Desierto Plumbing .......................610 867029 / 950 473183

POOL COVERS

Costasol S.L. (Lloyd Dean) ……….......................…….667 652888 Coverbox (Albox) …….................................................615 992007 Real Covers (Mojácar) ........................950 478763 / 609 667333 Pools & Piscinas (Cleaning - Bedar) ..........................637 915898 TeleTek ..............................................950 459007 / 647 587855 Pool Chemicals ..........................................................691 183106 POOLS & POOL MAINTENANCE Pool Maintenance S.L. ................................................950 472845 24hr Casaserve .................................950 466438 / 676 306269 Pool Solar Heating ………........................................…607 646158 Aguafer Piscinas S.L. ................................................950 617064 Proyectados Pool Sureste ............................................630 810299 Aguagéstion Cantoria (Maintenance) ……….............653 078040 Salvador (Pool Maintenance) ......................................696 426523 All in One (Pool Maintenance) ……….950 452855 / 656 388283 Simon Barker ............................................................637 247745 Aquazul Piscinas ….....................................................647 841750 Sparkling Pools (Pool Cleaning) ….......................…….600 386437 Cactus Prop.Management (Pool Cleaning) .663 053502 / 692 460393 Tanby Piscinas ............………….............950 618782 / 609 888549 Clearwater Pools (Maintenance) ................................950 430968 The Property Shop Pool Maintenance …..................….950 475241 D & J Pritchard Construcciones .......617 698418 / 666 837779 Tropicana Pools …........................……950 069288 / 610 345725 DP (Maintenance) .....................................................678 490641 Underwater Pool Services …….....................................628 662582 Ever Clear Pools …..............................................….678 850279 Vida Desierto (See p.2)........................950 473183 / 610 867029 Guardian Angels (Pool Cleaning) …...950 466396 / 600 470778 POSTAL SERVICES Heat My Pool ....................................950 528128 / 663 303350 ABC Mailboxes (Turre) .......................950 479517 / 627 027758 Hidro-Sport S.L. (Pebbletec) .................................…950 581407 Can Connect (Albox) …….........................................950 121149

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Connexions (Turre) ..................................................950 479502 Forget-me-not (Las Buganvillas) ....................………..636 063393 Frankie’s Bar (Vera Playa) .........................................662 474861 InternetCallshop (Los Gallardos) …............................950 398896 Offex Spain ................................……..966 765950 / 661 386942 Rohha Mailboxes (Mojácar) ..................950 473224 / 662 288146 Spanish Property Choice (Fedex) ........950 615388 / 635 722290 The Post Shop (Albox) ………..............950 064584 / 654 590258

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS

2Be Property Solutions (Huércal Overa)..950 616516 / 659136399 Alhambra Holdings (Mojácar)...................950 475199 / 629 673450 Almanzora Valley Rentals ………................................666 729524 Almería Property Services .....................950 060135 / 660 734323 Almería rentals ….....................……….950 617740 / 666 986445 Apartamentos Torrelaguna (Las Buganvillas) .............950 132580 APT Lets (Valle del Este) …...............950 619227 / 626 578164 ASR Mojacar Rentals (Vera) .....................................950 393156 Arroyo Invest. & Prop. Serv. S.L. (Arboleas) 950 523553 / 697 423370 Blaumar (Huercal Overa) .....................950 135512 / 678 002006 Blue Sea Villas (Mojácar) …………......................….950 478643 Cactus Property Management .............663 053502 / 692 460393 Citrus Homes ...............................……......................638 849254 Coastal Properties (Mojácar) ...................................950 475235

Total Entertainment (Turre) .........................................950 468295

PRINTING & GRAPHIC DESIGN

A1 Cheapest Print ….....................................………622 493499 Arc Angel Services (Leaflets & Distribution) .950 469655 / 634 325185 Creative De Signs (La Alfoquía) ..............................687 620799 DesignaMagik (Albox) ........................950 121108 / 637 014212 Freelance Designers Spain ............... 950 092291 / 627 817936 Complete Holiday Care ....………........950 478612 / 610 808631 Elite Property Services ............................................697 532323 Holiday Home Europe .........................950 120210 / 654 590258 Homes & Beyond .....................................................618 864278 Indasol Mojácar S.L. ..................……....................….950 472200 Jane Nicholson (Rentals) …...........….........................664 224815 KJ Property Maintenance (Albox /Arboleas) 608 625675 / 950 449647 Key Holdings ..........................................950 069121 / 605 376873 Loufa S.L.(Mojácar Pueblo) …..........................……..950 472773 Mojácar Estates ..........................................................950 478935 Mojácar Holiday Services .................950 478832 / 670 650872 Multi Service Costa Almeria ..............950 069645 / 676 661155 neö-cöpy (Vera) …...................………..950 390424 / 622 262100 Portilla Graficas ................................ 950 591900 / 605 162709.

Racing Color S.L. (Antas) …................................…..950 459156 Sign Works (Baza)........................................................646 359837

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

24hr Casaserve ................................................950 466438 / 676 3062699 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 Can I Help You (Vera) ………..................................691 662267 Hire a Hubby …………........................950 436679 / 619 066022 IDP Services …………................................................608 238775 J & J Property Care ....…….................950 452106 / 617 657414 Jasmine Construction C.B ..................659 077998 / 659 185189 Mojacar Estates ..........................................................950 478935 Todosol Hills (Aguilas) ..........................968 419350 / 676 276199 Vida Desierto (See p.2) .....................950 473183 / 610 867029

Mojacar Homes 2006 S.L. ...............................................950 478 000 Mojácar Long Term Rentals …........................………950 478383 Mojácar Property Maintenance & Decorators ………..649 304441 New Wave Villas (Mojácar) ................950 475800 / 607 146352 Next Stop Almería ................................950 617518 / 678 034651 Oasis Properties Aguilas S.L. …...........968 419360 / 628 147408

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OPI Property Management …………….950 472016 / 678 936288 Positiva Property Group S.L. ….…...…950 617611 / 671 612451 Price Brown Partnership (Mojácar) (See p.21)...........950 478915 Rapid Rentals .....................................677 695087 / 950 104266 Real Services (Mojacar) .............................................950 475779 Relocate Almeria (Arboleas) ...............950 432157 / 639 976192 Rent Mojácar ............................................................950 615042 RLT Properties .....................................950 069593 / 671 283708 Santiburi Properties (Cabrera) .............950 092291 / 647 901478 Sierra Property Services (Turre) ...........950 479232 / 670 856743 Spanish Property Choice (Mojacar) ..... 950 475823 / 634 351562

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Stoney's Property Services ………........671 896391 / 634 678651 Sunflower Homes (Garrucha) …................…...............950 165571 Susana's Property Services ......................................649 759053 The Property Shop (Mojácar) ..................................950 475241 Total Security Management .....................................665 017950 Vida Desierto (See p.2) .......................950 473183 / 610 867029 Year Round Holiday Rentals .............950 619178 / 627 763052

PROPERTY PROMOTERS

Almanzora S.L. (Desert Springs) ...............................950 467104 BMS Huerta Nueva ............................950 615035 / 669 355914 Clover (Albox & Vera) …….........................................902 121229 Dursa (Isla de Fraile) .............................................950 478121 Elegant Homes Online S.L. ..................950 102332 / 687 629777 Elide Group S.L. …............….............950 390009 / 950 615076 El Pinar de Bédar (See p.3 )......................................950 469496 GM Associates (Mojácar) ……….........……..............…950 475225 Key Mare (Vera)........................................................902 390090 Miramar (Marina Golf) ................................................950 397060 MSR Marketing Socios (Valle del Este) ....................950 132955 Multicasa Aguilas ......................................................968 493009 New Villas (Albox) ………………........………..............…950 121036 Nicla Property Consultancy S.L. .................................950 133508 Polansky and Associates ..........................................950 478086 Promobys …………….................................................950 618889

PROPERTY VALUATIONS

Furniture Plus SL Storage ..............................................968 482 456 In Storage (Albox) .....................................................630 348505 J & B Removals (Albox) …......…………625 692273 / 616 888058 James & Son Removals, Storage & Pet Transportation .651 519307 Location Warehousing S.L. (Antas) .............................950 391412 Moves2Spain (Antas) ..........................950 452869 / 661 969393 Orange Box (Antas)................................................. 678 612331 Reliable Removals (Albox) .UK 0044 1942 418951 Spain 664 857920 Speedlink Logistics (Garrucha) ...................................637 011686 Sprinter Services (Vera Playa) .............605 376873 / 950 609121

RESTAURANTS See also Chinese Restaurants & Pizzerias Agua Amarga

La Chumbera .............................................................950 168321 Philip Chesler (Chartered Valuer) …................………687 814369 Restaurant Family ......................................................950 138014

Aguilas

QUAD BIKES see Motorcycles RADIO STATIONS

Choice FM (91.4 & 107.3) .....................................950 618756 Onda Aguilas (100.1) ….............................................968 447864 Plusfm ……….................................….609 818283 / 617 528121 Smooth FM (90.8, Albox and area) .............................666 849609 Spectrum FM (92.6) …............…................................950 615142 Valle Radio (98.8 inland & 89.6 coast) ........................950 633167

REFRIGERATION

MD Air Conditioning & Refrigeration SL .607 364917 / 607 366040

REMOVALS & STORAGE

A2B Removals (Spain/UK) …...........................……..634 Countdown Removals (UK/Spain/UK) .................…678 De Lima’s (Mojácar Playa)..................600 344565 / 647 English Move (Tony) ….............................................699 Euro Removals ………........................950 069128 / 637

249787 855994 006183 819213 255978

Carlos III ..................................................................968 411650 El Faro .....................................................................968 412883 El Guacamole (Mexican) ...........................................968 413491 Hotel El Paso ...........................................................968 447125 La Calica (Hotel Cala Real) .....................................968 414562 La Vía ........................................................................646 430496 Piccolo Mondo ............................................................968 411946

Albox El Gallego ...........................................950 120590 / 615 La Parrilla ................................................................950 Le Bistro ....................................................................666 Mesón de Irene ………........................647 730103 / 950 Run (Oriental) ...........................................................950 Syedpur (Indian) ….....................................................950 The New Delhi (Indian) ……...........….950 431705 / 639

717978 430024 649330 430145 430296 120606 231507

Antas Asador Gloria …..............................…...950 453150 / 625 668613

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Cortijo Carlotta ......................................950 619226 / 638 549646 Zak’s Plaice Fish & Chips ..............................……….950 133193 El Fogon, Asador Argentino ........................................950 459081 Huercal Overa Mi Casa .................................................950 453007 / 950 453048 The Pepper Tree ………......................................…..950 134333

Arboleas

La Alfoquía

El Mirador …………….............................................…678 160806 Allbites …........................................................………666 Hostal Meson ……….............................950 430137 / 635 612738 Bar La Union .............................................................950 Bédar Sabor .................................................950 592967 / 699 El Elpalme …………...........................................…..950 469569 Las Alparatas La Fuente .................................................................950 469185 La Capilla .................................................................950 Miramar .....................................................................950 469308

Cabrera

Lijar

Cortijo Grande

Limaria

032776 634533 726993 479305

Los Pastores .............................................................950 468002 Mesón La Hoya ........................................................638 298507 Casa Los Pinos ……...........................................…..950 468236 Welcome Stranger …........................………...........….950 432719

Los Gallardos

Cucador

The White Horse ………….........……….667 273936 / 697 506772 La Cumbre ...................................... 950 888126 / 629 030438 Meson Verfran ..............................................………637 810143 Desert Springs Resort Crocodile Club Restaurant ..................................….950 548404 Miraflores ...........................................679 970399 / 609 506869 El Torrente ………….............................................…….950 548403 Los Patricios

El Campico (Bédar-Lubrin)

Willow Restaurant (Las Tinajas Club) .......................663 606954

La Montaña ................................................................670 589788

Lucainena de Las Torres Venta el Museo ........................................................950 364200

Mojácar See also Mojácar Pueblo Alibi (Italian) ..................................................………950 473250 Alternativa ...............................................................950 473164 Arriba ...............................................950 615591 / 663 267110 Asador Ayerbe ..........................................................950 472951 Beachcomber …..................................................…..950 473099 Blue Lagoon ........................................................…..600 829518 Burladero ...................................................................950 615041 Cafetería Pizzería Alcazaba ………...........................645 414793 Casa Egea .................................................................950 472190 Cowboy Cocina ..........................................................950 472924 El Marchal El Paniajo ................................................................950 477202 Delfín Dorado......................................950 475212 / 645 220095 El Barrio Libre .............................................................950 475739 El Pinar Bar El Pinar …….......................................................950 469036 El Olivo .....................................................................950 472543 El Rincón de Lola .......................................................950 473198 Garrucha Angus & Hereford .....................................................950 460588 Casa Adriana ...........................................................950 133154 Döner Kebab…….................................................……610 303238 Góndola ....................................................................950 133928 Hotel Tikar .................................................................950 617131 La Diligencia 1880 …...............………..950 460949 / 627 949392 The Hidden Garden (formerly Annie’s Place) ............689 496550

Fantasia ....................................................................950 475127 Gala’s .............................. ..................950 472308 / 618 539500 Imperial (Italian) (See front cover)...............................950 478098 Indian Curry House .................................................661 159089 India Tandoori ...................................950 472649 / 637 465493 Isabel .........................................................................950 475941 Kimrick .......................................................................950 475198

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La Bola .......................................................................950 478408 La Cabaña (See p.23).................................................950 615179 La Cantina .................................................................950 478841 La Mar Salada ........................................................950 472181 Le Troquet .................................................................950 475845 La Gaviota ……………...............................................950 472117 La Parata (See p.6).............................................…950 478186 Le Bistrot (Breton) .........................................……..950 478008 l'incanto (Italian) .......................................................950 472224 Malibu (Mojácar Playa)...............................................622 456560 Mandala Beach Club .................................................950 437131 Mesa (See p.7)....................................................….662 639535 Meson de Perico ...................................................950 615582 Mojo’s ..............................................950 615230 / 667 959413 Mojo Picón .........................................950 472995 / 634 896515 Neptuno ...................................................................616 005387 New Bollywood ……...............………..950 472641 / 646 665926 Omega ........................................................................950 475317 Ostería Ristorante Italiano ......................................950 615151 Ottocento (Italian).......................................................950 615100 Palacio Imperial Marina (Thai, Japanese, Chinese) ...950 472208 Playa Blanca ....................................…617 414084 / 950 473001

Ramo del Limón ......................................................950 Restaurant 22 (See p.13)...........................................950 Restaurante Mediterráneo .........................................950 Sal Marina ...............................................................950 Smugglers ..........................................950 889208 / 698 Subway ……………...................................................950 Torre Bahía ...............................................................950 Viva .........................................................................637

472659 473058 472268 472405 436525 478129 478651 270594

Mojácar Pueblo Arlequíno ..........................................950 478037 / 649 337781 Casa Minguito ………...............................................950 478614

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com El Ángel ..........................................950 478343 / 607 537101 RETRACTABLE ROOF SYSTEMS El Antler ……....................................................……600 540661 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. …....950 459060 / 649 482677 El Reclamo …….......................................................950 472881 Elizabeth .......................……......……..606 061811 / 950 478014 Napoli (Italian) (See p.9)...............................................950 472976 Pulcinella (Italian) ....................................................950 478401 Restaurante Mamabel's (Mojacar Pueblo) 663 700542 / 950 472488

Palomares Oasis Bar & Restaurant ……...................................……649 536567

Partaloa Mis Amigos ..............................................…………….671 608498

Pulpí El Saloon .....................................................................665 731798

Pueblo Laguna

ROOFING

Dalí ............................................................................950 132345 Alan ……...........................................….950 450347 / 600 268176 P.Morgan ..............................................950 132793 / 687 814358 San Juan de Los Terreros Casa de La Vega (formerly Montesol) .......................950 466399 RUGS Mi Cortijo …………......................................................950 466323 Albox Rugs (Albox) ...........................637 756646 / 950 633149

Turre Chili ..................................................................…….950 La Estancia (Argentinian) …......................................627 Meson del Pobre ......................................................950 Pizza Da Marco (Turre) ................……...................…950 Pizzeria-Restaurante Mari Cruz ……....................…..950 Taberna Alcatifa .........................................................950 Taj (Indian) .................................................................950 TPS ..........................................................................678

468425 498536 468321 618903 479646 479188 479607 304395

Urcal The Palms ………….................................................678 832036

Valle del Este Mountains of the Moon ............................................637 914632

Vera Carmona ...................................................................950 390760 Casa de la Vega ......................................................950 391208 Cortijo Albari ..............................................................950 391706 Gran Muralla (Wok Buffet) ..........................................950 391691

Florin Carpets .................................................……678 048808

SATELLITE TV

ABC (A Better Climate) .......................647 247494 / 950 618893

Vera Playa El Balconcito .............................................................635 En Fu ……............................................................…950 Gnomo Feliz II .........................................................950 La Buena Mesa ……………................950 467222 / 610 La Pampa (Argentinean Grill) ……….950 397702 / 671 Lua (Italian) ...............................................................950 The Blue Parrot ......................................................950

589909 467839 132350 356387 653116 478202 467682

Villaricos El Mar La Mar ............................................................950 467030 La Esperanza ............................................................950 467211 Don Tadeo ..................................................................670 860386

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Call Clare on 670 84 92 65 or email sales@almeriafocus.com ACS Multi Services (Vera).........................950 467832 / 685 742 840

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Cuevasat ...........................................950 523740 / 628 dmatch digital services SL (See p.5) 950 472947 / 670 Europa-digital ....................................950 133233 / 678 J & A Multi-Services ................................................667 Skystars (Albox) ......... .......................687 042335 / 667

153340 084438 332815 292227 366797

SEWING

Alice .......................................................................666 Bewitching Stitching (Arboleas Area) ……..............…666 J.F.M. Modas Sedal (Turre) ..............950 468031 / 606 House of James (Zurgena) .....................................649 North East South West .....................950 069665 / 671 SCREENED PATIO & POOL Pet Whittaker, dressmaker ................950 397263 / 671 ENCLOSURES Inside Out In Europe S.L. ……….......................….950 449622 Sewing Problems ......................................................950 Lifestyle Enclosures Europe S.L. …….950 459060 / 649 482677 Solo Style .............................................950 528334 / 626

617037 056788 945502 503875 273335 997998 479278 319907

SHOPPING CENTRES

Centro Mediterráneo (Almería) ..................................950 144287 Gran Plaza (Roquetas de Mar) ..................................950 328732

SIGNS (Shop & Vehicle)

Creative De Signs (La Alfoquía) ..............................687 Grafitec Signs ………................................................687 Portilla Graficas .................................950 591900 / 605 Sign Works (Baza)....................................................646

620799 953722 162709 359837

SKIN TREATMENTS

Francesca Herman (See p.6)....….......................….687 480694 Screenmasters (See p.25)......………..680 777789 / 677 152911

SKIP HIRE

Aridos Mojácar S.L. .................................................650 914257 Servacon .................................................................950 475853

SOLAR ENERGY See also Alternative Energy

Alternia (Mojácar) ............................950 475876 / 678 d match digital services (See p.5) ...........................950 Hi-Tec Solar (Turre) ...........................609 888549 / 950 Solartech (Las Buganvillas) …..............................….950 Spanish Solar ….........................……950 069640 / 649 Teletek .................................................950 459007 / 647

SOLICITORS

612411 472947 468230 139568 259305 587855

The Patio People ………….......................................610 345011 Alonso & Garrido (Albox) ...........................................950 121040 Uk Pool Enclosures ……...............……671 208847 / 677 351324

SCHOOLS See Tuition SCUBA DIVING

Buceo (Aguilas) ……………......................................968 Buceo Mojácar ..................................950 472760 / 629 Molasub (Villaricos) ..........................950 467572 / 675 SES (Aguilas) ………..................................................669 VivaRiva Sports S.L. (Villaricos) .............................950

493215 049229 321404 040963 467572

SECOND HAND

De Lima S.L. (Mojácar Playa)................600 344565 / 647 006183 Designer Thrift (Albox) ...........................................950 064576 Second Hand Furniture (Mojácar Playa) …………….600 268176 Second Time Around (Albox) .......................................950 431871 The Fundraiser (Turre) ............................................664 620288

SECURITY & SAFES See Alarms SEPTIC TANK SERVICE

Ginés Millán (All areas) ……….............(after 4pm) 607 366355 Lymasur (Vera) ……..........................950 390732 / 609 442695

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Alonso & Haro (Vera) ..............................................950 AM & RG (Mojácar) ………….............950 478984 / 649 AVSA Lawyers (Puerto Rey) 950 617359....(Aguilas) 968 Babelia (Mojácar Playa) ………................................950 Canton & Prieto (Garrucha) …………..647 049550 / 950 Casas Almería (Huércal Overa) .................................950 Davies Solicitors (Mojácar) ........................................950 Euro Abogados (Las Buganvillas) ..............................950 Mundi Abogados (Las Buganvillas) ........................950

392208 286437 446576 473046 460731 134434 472775 617017 460999

Sapphire Surveyors ………...................950 064725 / 671 208782

TAKEAWAYS See also Chinese Restaurants, Fish & Chips & Pizzerias Allbites (La Alfoquía) ..................................................666 032776 Bombay Indian (Mojácar) ….................................…..950 472633 Chili (Turre) ........................................................…..950 468425 Cornish Pride (Albox) ….....................................………634 920434 Cornish Pride (Vera) ...........................................….619 502647 Doner Kebab (Garrucha) .........................................610 303238

Ross Legal Services (Aguilas) .................................968 412321 Ruiz Orozco (Vera) ..................................................950 390282 Saugar Abogados (Mojácar) ......................................950 615038

SPAS

Sundance Spas (Mojácar) .........................................950 472845 TeleTek (Antas)....................................950 459007 / 647 587855 Terrapilar (Antas, ElReal) ...........................................950 459100

SPA SERVICING & CLEANING

Outdoor Leisure ………....................…950 633149 / 661 148998 Teletek (Antas) ….............................…950 459007 / 647 587855

SPORTS & REMEDIAL MASSAGE gb stores (Mojácar) (formerly Mr UK) ….….............…950 475850 Debbie James ..........................................................687 619239 India Tandoori (Mojácar Playa) ………950 472649 / 637 465493 Ray Daniel ……...................………...........................617 741564 Mojo Picón (Mojácar Playa)................950 472995 / 634 896515 New Bollywood (Mojácar Playa) ……..950 472641 / 646 665926 STAINED GLASS Pizza Da Marco (Turre) ...............................………..950 618903 Janet Broady ….............................…..950 130627 / 628 809027 Subway (Mojácar) …......................................………950 478129 Taj (Turre) ...............................................................950 479607 STONEMASON The Stonemason - Ben Blake …….......................….652 294131 Zak’s Plaice Fish & Chips (Garrucha) …...............…..950 133193 TATTOO ARTISTS

SURVEYORS

Philip Chesler (Chartered surveyor) ……….................687 814369 Oscar (Mojácar Pueblo) …................................…….629 944374

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Autocares Rodriguez (Coaches) …………................950 TAXIS (Legal) Levante Area Taxis (Mojácar, Turre, Los Gallardos, Bédar, Garrucha, Halcón Viajes (Vera) ................................................950 Vera, Cuevas, Antas) ............................................950 226161 Ferri Tours (Mojácar) .................................................950 Mojácar Tours (Mojácar Playa) ..........................…..950 Thomas Cook Holidays (Roquetas) ...........................950 Turre World Tours …….........................................…..950 Viajes Solar (Mojácar) ...............................................950 Viajes Yedra Tours (Aguilas) ...................................968 Viajes Zafiro Tours (Aguilas) ....................................968 Zafiro Tours (Albox) ………..................................……950

TUITION

Alpha Spanish Tuition .......................950 133508 / 627 Computer Training & Tuition Call Out (Dani) ...........678 ELC Education & Language Centre .........................670 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AlmeriNet-Cheap Calls .........................950 479517 / 627 027758 English language tuition …….....................................666 Euphony Mojacar .........................................................677 146592 Espanglish .........................................950 390037 / 950 Connexions (Turre) ..................................................950 479502 InternetCallshop (Los Gallardos) ..............................950 398896 Servcom (Turre) ........................................................902 023268 Telitec Connections S.L. ..............……902 889070 / 636 574793 WiFi Internet .............................................................950 615156

469061 393472 472333 475757 334196 479369 478700 412498 410197 121021 670255 490639 575249 249197 392876

TILING & PATIO WORK

1 Stop Paving (Albox) ………................................…659 741875 ABS Advanced Building Services ..............................687 846016 A.J.B. Tiling Services ...............................................687 024884 Alan the Builder .......................................950 450347 / 600 268176 A1 Concrete Imprinting ......................618 387050 / 679 631458 Andalucian Con Co Print .........................................628 408197 David Hockley .....................................950 472293 / 610 239584 Garden Works .....................................950 133755 / 666 847583 GPG - Tiling & Plastering ...................666 161079 / 950 459402 J & F Paving …………...............................................677 011079 Mick Cox ..............................................950 472764 / 677 403397 Owen Morgan .........................……............................649 212707 P. Morgan ............................................950 132793 / 687 814358 R.D.M. ...............................................687 056369 / 660 096152 Robin Marston .........................................................671 146136 Saxon’s Complete Building Services ......618 920126 / 686 377172 Steve Holman .....................................950 456452 / 679 663343 Vida Desierto (See p.2)...................…950 473183 / 610 867029 Vision Design & Build ...............................................672 153298

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Girasol, Albox (Spanish) ..........................................639 089170 Guitar Lessons ………….....................................…..667 989270 Jack in Albox (English & Spanish)......652 580695 / 607 598457 Juan Manuel Sánchez (Spanish)(Vera playa) .950 888303 / 657 617594 La Galeria Art Classes (Las Casicas, Almanzora) …..663 341904 Leticia (Spanish Conversation) ……......................…950 615566 Marcela Chávez (Spanish-English school support)....676 951352 Maths & English …….......................................……..950 473222 Penny Baltrus (Piano) ...............................................666 282620 Piano (Mojácar) …………............……950 069803 / 667 408941 Piano Bar, Turre (Spanish classes) ..........................610 005373 Piano tuition. Terry Peace (Limaria/Albox.) ...............868 931815 Robin Wright (Classical Guitar) ..........950 472962 / 627 586037 Sarah Dyson (Computer tuition) …....................…….667 846132 Sarah Rigby ……………............................................637 049454 Singing Lessons (Garrucha area) .......950 460511 / 667 275614 Swimming / Aqua Aerobics (Marianne) ..................637 435864 Tennis Coach (Diego Rodriguez) ........950 393851 / 607 021280 The I.T.Teacher (Computer Tuition)...............................695 280699 Trumpet & Jazz Keyboard ........................................677 677512 Wind Instruments .....................................................659 022604

Almería Castle ………............................................…950 271617 Almería Solar Centre ( Nr.Tabernas) ....950 387990 / 670 866122 Aquarium (Roquetas de Mar) ...................................950 160036 Camelus (Mojácar Camel Rides) ………663 930272 / 950 100076 Fort Bravo – Western theme park (Tabernas) .....….950 165405 Oasys Western Park & Zoo (Tabernas) ….............….950 365236 Tanks in Spain (tank trips) ..............950 527003 / 663 758113 TV & AUDIO REPAIRS Water Park (Vera Playa) …...................................…..902 361294 Ponce S.L. (Garrucha) ..............................................950 617181 Western Leone Theme park (Tabernas) …............…950 165405 Seth Pittham .....................................950 449208 / 666 826886

TRANSLATING see Interpreters TRAVEL

UNIFORMS

Tikka Uniforms & Shoes (Mojácar) …..........................950 472662 Alanda Tours (Mojácar) ………............................…..950 615436 Uniformes de Levante (Los Gallardos & Vera) ..........902 110218

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UPHOLSTERY

Albox Rugs (upholstery cleaning) .............................950 633149 Almeria Upholstery Cleaning ...............950 064 599 / 634 320990 Curtains with Style (Fabrics) ............ 950 069032 / 678 811125 Suite Dreams (Upholstery Cleaning) .....950 069385 / 697 990315

VAN HIRE (& man)

A-A Cargo …………...........................950 064778 / 607 598407 Bell Removals ..........................................................687 231423 Howard (Large Van) ......……..............968 110031 / 666 907747 IDP Services ……........................................................608 238775 Indalo Van Man ........................................................678 490294 Justin ………..................................….627 907207 / 634 319882

VEHICLE IMPORTATION

Ana ..........................................................................620 Arboleas Car Centre S.L. ...................672 755532 / 672 Fernando .................................................................. 677 Help with Papers (Mojacar) .......................................634

474919 755522 549247 369399

VEHICLE REPAIRS

Albox Service Centre S.L. …................950 120620 / 662 093051 Almería Engine Services .....................950 137850 / 687 075262

Arboleas Car Centre S.L. ...................672 755532 / 672 755522 Auto Shine Body Repairs ………........607 324623 / 607 324624 CostaCoches ...........................................................950 459209 Mojácar Motors (Workshop) ……..............................950 478335 Ralf Motors Levante SL ...............................................950 393776 Talleres Azor ..(Mojácar) 950 478519 ..............(Vera) 950 391400 Talleres Fad (Aguilas) …...........................................968 447565 Talleres Vizcaino (Mojácar) ........................................950 472104

VEHICLE REPAIRS (MOBILE)

Auto Frio .............................................950 104488 / 600 827517

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Cool Air (Air Conditioning) .........................................690 756196 WATER TREATMENTS DB Auto Paramedics ………..................950 369116 / 678 487689 Ashley Reliable Plumbing ……….......................…..610 052407 JF Supplies Albox ……….............….950 064315 / 660 350246 Piscinas Octopus (Albox) …............................………950 121927

Mike's Mobile Mechanics ….........…….628 350178 / 636 Mobile Tyre Service ..................................................672 Rod's Autos ………..............................950 069480 / 678 Tyre King (El Real) ...........................950 459253 / 666

VEHICLE SALES

Albox Service Centre S.L. …………...................…..950 Almería Engine Services (4x4) ..........950 137850 / 687 Auto Corner (Los Gallardos) ……........……...........…950 Automobiles Bajuma S.L. (Antas) ............................662 Coastal Cars (Antas) ........................950 459136 / 692 Kia Motors (Vera) Stuart Campbell ….................…..667 Mojácar Motors ...950 472056 ...............(Workshop) 950 Nissan (Albox) ………................................................950 Taller DAYDO (Antas) …............……950 459116 / 607 Talleres Azor ............(Mojácar) 950 478519 (Vera) 950

824974 798173 955607 TeleTek ....................................................................950 459007 360660 Water Filters …….............................................…….600 063303 431600 075262 069198 167758 243870 549649 478335 430856 373298 391400

WEB DESIGN

VETS

Astrid (Mojácar) ..............950 472252 Emergencies: 629 099920 A1 Web Design ………..........................................….622 493499 Divine Logix ...........................................................617 401332 EyeOut.net ............................................................. 950 460814 I.b.Limaria Website Construction ..........................868 931815 Image Suite ………...................................................666 291984 Janga Group .............................................................664 175404 Limon-group .......................................868 931841 / 659 306519 MODS ........................................................................600 284975 Multi Service Costa Almeria ..............950 069645 / 676 661155 Red Y Web .................................................................661 463834 Sicbero Computer, Website & Networking Serv. 950 467020 / 693 631103 WebIndalo .................................................................648 514323 Clinica (Albox) ...............950 430814 Emergencies: 617 305784 Clinica Huellas (Aguilas) ...968 447877 Emergencies 629 445327 CliniVet (Turre) …..........................…..950 069780 / 626 171999 Costa Indalo (Mojácar) ...950 475213 Emergencies: 659 957942 Egesta Centro Vetinario (Vélez Rubio) ..950 411208 / 608 438683 Europa (Mojácar) ......950472262 Emergencies: 629099921 Javier .............(Garrucha) 950 132200 Emergencies: 619 236059 Veravet (Vera Town) …............…............................….667 304876

WARDROBES See Bedroom Furniture WASHING MACHINE REPAIRS

WEDDING & PARTY PLANNING

Rod Bridges ………...............................950 473035 / 687 261280 Ananda (Turre) .......................................................639 715120 Weddings in Spain .....................................................950 475826

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Free directory listings. Call 670 84 92 65 or email info@almeriafocus.com Elper Alutol S.L. .........................................................639 212220 WEIGHT LOSS Image (Helen) ..........................950 432902 / 665178326 Interglaze ……..............................….950 121909 / 680 743311 Gill (Weight Watchers Albox & Huércal Overa) .....…650 600709 Mojácar Windows & Doors S.L. ….....…950 473104 / 669 143036 Pam (Turre) ................................................................639 465631 Planet Windows …...............................950 449639 / 664 327863 Plas-Tech Windows ...................................................600 320761 WINDOW CLEANING Speedyfit (See p.4)..................................950 439228 / 600 006032 Clearview Window Cleaning ...................................636 092632 Standard Windows (Antas) ........................................950 393121 Portilla Window Cleaning ...................950 591900 / 605 162709 Windows & Doors Direct (Turre) …...…950 479481 / 649 191821 Mick ...........................................................................627 205331 WINDSCREENS Woody the Window Cleaner (Almanzora Valley) .......634 349665.

Guardian Express ….......................................……..902 111555 WINDOWS Andalucian Glass C.B. ........................630 231644 / 636 838484 Pro Sun Solutions .....................................................679 695999

WINES

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Rebel: “The sisterhood between PAWS Spain and Holland An Announcement from PAWS: PAWS Holland To Close After Eleven Years has become a great source of pride and accomplishment.

PAWS, the Animal Rescue Organisation which operates from the Mojácar area, has announced with dismay and immense regret that its sister organisation, PAWS Holland, will formally cease operating on 1st March 2011.

Every year, the procedures, protocols, improvements, support and collaboration has become better and stronger.

It will be missed greatly. But we have learned a lot. I have faith that somehow we will find a way to continue in the same professional and caring way.”

PAWS Holland was established at the end of 1999 to support PAWS-PATAS in Spain and to find new homes for many of the abandoned and abused dogs here in the Levante. During its 11 years of activity it re-homed well over 1,000 dogs whose future would otherwise have been bleak.

PAWS is already meeting those challenges. Other animal welfare organisations in Holland have been contacted to help with re-homing. A concerted drive to attract more volunteers locally is already under way. Fund-raising efforts have been redoubled, although in the short term PAWS income for this year will be somewhat reduced.

The decision to suspend operating was forced by the ill health of PAWS Holland’s founding director Rita Rebel.

The trustees in Holland decided with great reluctance that the Society there could not continue to maintain the service it had provided, and closure was the only viable option.

But PAWS-PATAS in Spain will not be derailed by this sad event. The Rescue Shelter near Los Gallardos may have to admit fewer dogs in the near future because we cannot afford the same volume of veterinary care, but the work will go on.

PAWS has survived many setbacks over the years, and will survive this one too. The standards of care we have achieved will be maintained. And above all we believe the animal-loving supporters in this area who have rallied to every upset will continue to do so. If you can help – by joining us, by donating money, by offering even an hour a week as a volunteer, contact us via our website PAWS Holland’s importance was summed up by Karen ww.paws-patas.org email pawsenquiries@gmail.com or Polansky, President of PAWS-PATAS, in a letter to Rita telephone 678 490 217.

The loss of such an important partner will bring considerable changes to how PAWS-PATAS operates here in Spain. As well as the re-homing operation they were a conduit for generous donations from animal lovers in Holland and an invaluable source of volunteers who came for periods to work with us in Spain.

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What’s On Theatre

Concerts

March 27th, 12 noon. Family theatre performance of “La Dama Boba”, to celebrate World Theatre Day. Teatro Auditorio de Roquetas

The 7th annual Almería International Festival of Tango March 9th-12th. The opening night is in Los Aljibes Árabes at 8pm, and concerts on March 10th & 11th are in the Teatro Apolo at 9pm. The final concert on March 12th is at the Maestro Padilla Auditorium at 9pm.

‘Fugadas’ is performed on March18th at 9pm, in the Maestro Padilla Auditorio, Almería city, with Mariá Galiana and Berta Ojeo.

Tickets 12 & 15 euros

Carnival Carnival in Roquetas March 5th, from 5pm. Open Air Carnival Celebrations.

The Gran Plaza Centro Comercial has Carnival groups performing from March 10th-12th at 6pm each day. Children’s fun carnival events take place March 4th & 5th.

‘La Compañía Pies Desnudo’ perform the music and dance spectacular, ‘Deliciosas Criaturas Perfumadas’, directed by Laura Roatta, March 12th at 9pm in the Maestro Padilla Auditorio, Almería.

The 28th series of “Siglo de Oro” , March 11th until April 2nd There are over 30 events including ‘El castigo sin venganza’ performed by the Rakatá Teatro company on March 24th at the Teatro Apolo at 9.30pm. They then go to Roquetas, Vícar, El Ejido, Tabernas and Sénes, with the plays “Diamanti’ and ‘El Alcalde de Zalamea’. An exhibition of theatre costumes opens on March 11th in the Library of Almería University.

Tickets and info for the Auditorio Maestro Padilla from the Quiosco de Cultura in the Rambla or via www.serviticket.com, www.entradas.com or call 950 230 922.

Tickets and info for the Teatro Au d i to r i o , Ro q u eta s , f ro m www.teatroauditorioroquetas.org

La Compañia Nacional de Teatro Clásico perform ‘El Alcalde de Zalamea’ on March 25th at 9.30pm and March 26th at 10pm, Maestro Padilla Auditorio, Almería city.

Tickets 12 & 15 euros

The 23rd Young Theatre Competition Event takes place in Albox from March 17th -25th. 9 young theatre groups from the Andalucia region will perform at the ‘Martín García Ramos’ Institute.

The first prize is 500 euros, 2nd 300 euros, and 3rd, 150 euros.

March 23rd & 24th, International Saxophonist Eric Alexander plays at the Club Classijazz, Cabo de Gata Avenida, Almería City.

The Rock & Roll Radio Festival Alaska and Nacho Canut, pop icons of the 80s, perform ‘Fangoria’, 20 years of music, on March 11th in the Pabellón Rafael Florido at 10pm, Almería city.

Don José María Sanz, ‘Loquillo’, ‘Burning’ and ‘Siniestro Total’ perform on March 25th at 9pm, at the same location. Tickets 24-27 euros from the Quiosco de Cultura in Almería city rambla or www.ticketmaster.es The ‘Tribute to the Beatles’ concerts by ‘Beatles Connections’ continue on Friday, March 25th and Friday, April 29th. The concerts are at the Pub Colonial, Paseo de Almería, Almería, at 6pm.

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Aguilas Carnival Main procession days: Sun 6th, Mon 7th, Tues 8th & Sat 12th March.

More information about the carnival in general at www.aguilas.es under Diary.

Vera Carnival(5– 8 March) Sat, 5th: 5.30pm, Procession of floats followed by opening ceremony at the town hall.

Sun, 6th: 5pm, Fancy dress in the streets Mon, 7th: 5pm, Procession of floats of the schools Tues, 8th: 11am, procession of floats of the nurseries 5.30pm, Grand Procession Mojácar Carnival - 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9 March.

What’s On Mojácar - Moors and Christians Weekend. June 10th – 12th.

Exhibitions Beverley Michael and John Michael. Exhibition of photography. Until March 31st.

Centro de Arte “Mirador del Castillo”, Mojácar Pueblo. Tues – Sun, 10.30-2.30.

Exhibition until April. “Mira Que Mira”, Tuesdays to Fridays 11-1pm and 6pm-8pm. Entrance hall of Teatro Auditorio de Roquetas

A photographic exhibition entitled,” Las Menas, una mirada al mundo minera. 1915-1968” is open until March 17th in Serón town hall.

Emilio Herrero has collected 23 photographs of the mining industry when Serón had 11,000 inhabitants.

Photographs by Nadav Kander, including “Obama’s People” & “Inner Condition” (Nudes) are on view until April 10th, Centro Andaluz de la Fotografía, C/ Pintor Díaz Molina,9.

Almería. Open every day 11am2pm and 5.30pm-9.30pm

Pérez Siquer has an exhibition of 78 photographs of the Almería city area known as “La Chanca”, from 1957-1972, at the Archeological Museum, Carretera de Ronda, Almería city until March 13th.

A Railway exhibition entitled, “El ferrocarril en el Archivo Histórico Provincial de Almería” is on view until April 29th, at the Archivo Histórico Centre, 11 Calle Campomar, Almería city. Open 9am2.30pm Mondays to Fridays but not fiesta days A photographic exhibition entitled “Ausencias” from nine Almerían photographers is open in the Torre del Homenaje, Almería castle, until May 31st.

An Exhibition, ‘Federico Castellón, Poética en el Dibujó’, with 200 sketches and paintings, is open until April 24th, at the Centro de Arte Museo de Almería, opposite the train station. Opening hours are Tuesdays to Sundays 11am-2pm, and 6pm-9pm Mondays to Saturdays.

Spring Activities at Cortijo El Saltador, Lucainena de las Torres 4th – 20th March: Hikes, Yoga, Caving and Climbing for children, teenagers and adults.

12th – 13th March: Flamenco course for brginners level 1 with Pepe and Ivan 14th – 15th March: Flamenco course level 2.

19th – 20th March: Vegetarian Cooking following the 4 seasons part 1 "Spring" 11th – 16th April: Bushcraft Course - with Neil Hill See www.elsaltador.com or email c l a u d i a s c h o l l e r @ ya h o o . c o m

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Los Companeros del Teatro present at The Teatro Municipal Zurgena Two comedy one act plays "White Lies"

by Richard James and "The Last Panto"

by David Tristram Fri 4th March, Sat 5th March Doors open 7pm - curtain up 7.30pm Tickets available, for your donation of 5 euros from Girasol (Albox), 1 Stop Pool Shop, (Longo’s Albox), Sabor Restaurant (La Alfoquia) Tickets may also be available on the door. Please phone, or email for availability Tel: 689 760 551 theatre01@hotmail.co.uk The ROSE SINGERS “SING WITH THE SPIRIT” CELEBRATING EASTER And A “REGULAR ROYAL” EVENT Songs by Gershwin, Kern, Rogers & Hammerstein, Gilbert & Sullivan, Rutter, Thiman and many more.

Sacred, Secular, Jazz, Opera something for all.

Sat. 30th April at THE KIMRICK Sun. 1st May at CAMPING LOS GALLARDOS (with disabled access) Both Evenings 7.30pm Tickets 10 euros Available from: Gills, Mojacar Playa, Forget-me-not, Las Buganvillas, Total Entertainment, Turre, both venues and choir members

Send details of your events to editor@almeriafocus.com or call 670 84 92 65

What’s On Miscellaneous The Almanzora Group of Friends has moved to Avda.

Lepanto, Albox, next to Bar Rumores. See Clubs, Societies & Activities.

ITV (MOT) tests for motorcycles.

March 8th. Petrol Station below Mojácar Pueblo. 10.15-14.20 & 16.00-16.45. Tel 902 57 57 57 Murcia Shopping Trip.

Condomina & Thader Centres.

Monday 30th May, 15 Euros p/p.

Call Bisola on 625 673 899 or 950 478 62 Dames in Turre There are still just a few places available on the trip to Fuengirola from April 4th to 7th 160 euros per person in a double room. Call Sylvia 950472967 or Lesley 950478633

Excursions by Carlos 17th March, Performance of Puccini’s Opera “Tosca”, at the Teatro Guerra, Lorca. Coach and ticket 47 euros.

22nd March, Day trip to Cartagena to see the famous Roman amphitheatre, the city and museum with lunch in the ‘Cabo de Palos’ restaurant, and a boat trip to see the coast from the sea. 58 euros, all inclusive.

12th April, visit to the Alicante Teatro Principal to see the ballet company Antonio Gades perform ‘Fuenteovejuna’. Tickets and coach, with 1 nights stay in a 3 star hotel with breakfast included, 95 euros.

2nd-6th May, visit to Barcelona, five days and four nights, half board, various visits, 325 euros.

For info and bookings for all these excursions, telephone Carlos on 950 525761 or 610 681068

BENIDORM - 3rd to 5th April 2011. 5* Luxury Hotel, 2 nights half board, 142 Euros p/p (2 sharing). Call 950 478 612 or 610 808 631 Almeria Therapist Support Group Sat, March 5th, Reiki Level 2 course, 200 euros, 10.30–3.30.

Sat, March 19th, Meeting - “All About Organics” 10.30-12.30, 10 euros. Sat, April 2nd, Hand Reflexology course, 10.30-3.30, 150 euros. Sat April 16th, Meeting - Divination, 10.30-3.30, 25 euros All held at Alkemi, Calle Nunez de Balboa L-11, Vera playa. See w w w. a l ke m i h o l s t i c s . c o m , info@alkemiholistics.com Tel: 950132-342 or 663 397 789

Cartagena Roman Amphitheatre

Forum Golf Society Events: 4th March, Double Par Medal at Playa Macenas 11th March, Almeria League match away to Boxers GS 18th March, Stableford at Aguilon.

Contact Phil Elam on philjelam@yahoo.co.uk / 666 847840, or see www.forum golfsociety.webs.com

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New APSA Shop in Tijola The animal charity has opened a lovely new outlet in Plaza de los Reyes Catolicos - the square near the church in the centre of Tijola.

This beautiful shop has quality new and used goods and clothes for sale. There are modern display cabinets, available to rent, displaying a variety of local crafts The shop also has a room available for hire for clubs and activities lessons, handicrafts and hobbies.

Tijola is well worth a visit - perhaps on Saturday which is market day.

It is on the road to Baza and has some lovely buildings. You could pick up a bargain at the APSA shop. If you live in the area perhaps you could volunteer to help in the shop or have items to donate. The shop is open Mon to Sat, 10 - 2. if you are interested in helping APSA, displaying or teaching crafts please ring 663 762 642.

What’s On The Dog House Foundation of Huercal Overa needs your help, please. We have many dogs at the centre and help is required with grooming, bathing and walking the dogs. Refreshments will be provided, as well as any travel costs incurred.

Volunteers will also receive discounted prices on routine vaccinations for your own pets, as well as much reduced prices on chipping, passporting and health checks at the centre’s nominated vet. For further details please contact Paul and Phill, thedoghse@hotmail.com or ring 626 766 073.

Event at the APSA shop in Albox. Monday 14th March – Frillies - New lingerie with Lesley, 10 - 2pm. Calle Ancha, just up the road from bank Santander opposite San Francisco Square.

There is a private fitting service and changing rooms.

Market Days Monday: Huércal-Overa, Antas, Berja Tuesday: Albox, Los Gallardos, Cuevas del Almanzora Wednesday: Mojácar, Bédar, Lubrin, Vélez Blanco Thursday: Cuevas del Almanzora, Olula del Río, Carboneras, Sorbas Friday: Garrucha, Turre, Zurgena Saturday: Aguilas, Vera, Arboleas, Vélez Rubio Sunday: Villaricos, Purias Please note that all street markets finish by 2 pm.

Rastros, Car Boot Sales, etc.

Wednesday: La Cumbre Restaurant, Los Gallardos, 9am-1pm Mercamundo, El Real Industrial Estate, 10am - 3pm Saturday: Bar International, Arboleas-Albox Road.

Sopalmo, 10am - 4pm Rastro, Mojácar Playa, opp. Red Cross, 9am - 2pm 2nd Saturday of the month: Los Gallardos Campsite 1st Sun. lunchtime of the month: Bar La Montaña Farmers' Market Sunday: Multiple Use Centre (Artisan Centre), Mojácar Village 2nd Sunday of the month: Velez Rubio on Industrial estate 2nd Sunday of the month: Bédar, from 9am (not August) Mercamundo, El Real Industrial Estate, 10am - 3pm

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What’s On Regular Events See also Activities, Clubs, Associations Mondays: Bingo and Quiz, Roly's Too, Las Buganvillas, 8.30pm Bingo, Bistro Bonita, Albox, 8.30pm Quiz Night, Miraflores Restaurant, Los Gallardos Bingo, Travellers Inn, Albox, 9pm Quiz with Mojácar Maidens, Alvaron Bar, Mojácar Playa, 8pm Quiz, Stoney's Sports Bar, Turre, 8pm Bingo, afternoons, Blue Lagoon, Mojácar Playa Albox Poker League, Sopranos, 7.30pm for 8pm

Bingo, 8.30pm, Bar Genesis, Villaricos Quiz and Bingo, Sopranos, La Hortichuela, 8.30pm Quiz Night, The Lemon Lounge, Mojácar Playa. 9pm Quiz Night (for PAWS), 1st Wed of month, the Hidden Garden, Garrucha Fun Darts, El Naranjo, Los Gallardos, 8.30pm Thursdays: Quiz & Open the Box with prizes, 9pm, Frankie’s Bar, Vera Playa Singles Disco Night, Hole in One Venue Bar, Valle del Este Bingo, Quiz & Karaoke, Millionaire’s Bar, Vera Playa, 8.30 Sing along with Martin, Roly's Too, Las Buganvillas, 9pm Fun Quiz/Music Quiz, Sunburnt Arms, Piedra Amarilla, 8pm Bingo, Stoney's Sports Bar, Turre, 4pm Albox Poker League, Le Bistro, Albox, 7.30pm for 8pm Quiz night from 8pm, El Naranjo, Los Gallardos

Tuesdays: Bridge. Miraflores Restaurant, Los Gallardos, 2.30pm Quiz, Bistro Bonita, Albox, 8pm Fun Quiz, Travellers Inn, Albox, 9pm Bingo, 3pm, Moe's Bar (Mojácar Playa) Bingo, El Naranjo, Los Gallardos, 3pm Fridays: Bingo, Frankie’s, Vera Playa, 5pm Quiz, Bar Terrazza, Pulpi to Purias Road Km 6, Purias,8.30pm Karaoke, El Naranjo, Los Gallardos, Wednesdays: Darts, Dominoes & Pool, Miraflores, 8.30pm Bingo, Miraflores Rest. Los Los Gallardos, 8pm Karaoke, Hole in One Venue Bar, Gallardos, 8pm Quiz, Bar El Pinar Valle del Este Bingo. Los Amigos, Mojácar Playa, Karaoke, Irish Rover, Mojácar Playa Star Karaoke, Steve Fisher, 9 pm, 9.30pm Poker Nite, Travellers Inn, Albox, La Marmita, Arboleas Darts Knockout, Stoney's Sports 9pm Fun Poker, Stoney's Sports Bar, Bar, Turre, 7pm Albox Poker League, Rumores, Turre, 7pm

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Albox, 7.30pm for 8pm Book Sale (for PAWS), 3rd Friday of month, 10.30am, the Hidden Garden, Garrucha Saturdays: Karaoke & Fun Night, Piano Bar, Turre Disco Party Night, Hole in One Venue Bar, Valle del Este Fun Bingo & Games, The Lemon Lounge, Mojácar, 4pm Quiz, 9pm, Los Amigos. Bookings advisable Fun Poker, MBar, Mojácar Playa, 5pm Live Entertainment, Alvaron Bar, Mojácar Playa Karaoke, Roly’s Too, Las Buganvillas, 9pm Sundays: Sing-along with Martin, Roly's Too, Las Buganvillas, 9pm Bingo, Miraflores Restaurant, Los Gallardos, 8pm Quiz Night, 8 pm: Bar Oasis, Palomares Karaoke, Bar Stop, Turre, 8pm

Send details of your regular bar events to editor@almeriafocus.com or call 670 84 92 65

Activities - Clubs - Associations Clubs, Societies & Activities Almanzora Group of Friends Information Centre and Library, Tues, Thurs & Sat ,10am–1.30 pm . Avda.

Lepanto, Albox (next to Bar Rumores).

Extensive English Library, DVD’s and Talking Books. Quiz 1st & 3rd Tues of month, 8pm, Bar Rumores. Trips and other social events. Tel: 634 343 147 www.almanzoragof.org Almería Link Friendship Group Wednesday, 8.30pm at Vera Hotel. All welcome. Info from Johnny 950 478899 or Heather 667 243561 Living Alone in Spain?

We are a 60+ group of friends who meet for lunch every Wednesday in the Mojácar area. Tel: 610 003 784 Elderberries Lunch Club For the elderly, lonely or handicapped.

Contact Margaret: 950 477 063 or Marianne: 950 472 349 Club Taurino de Mojácar Social club meets Thursdays 1-3pm.

Contact Mike or Audrey on 950 475 261 www.club-taurino-mojacar.com

Weight Watchers Tues 10.15 at Club De Tenis Huercal Overa and Wed 10.30 at La Parrilla, Albox. Contact Gill 650 600 709 Community Library Artisan Centre Mojácar.

Free Masons Contact: 950 36 90 33 Ante Natal Classes Call Pat on 950 398738 or 661 751201 The Royal British Legion, Mojácar Branch meets at The Artisan Centre (bottom of the Pueblo) every 1st and 3rd Thurs. of each month at 11.00 am. All are welcome including non-services personnel. Contact Rita Sneddon for details on 950 47 30 25.

Royal British Legion - Albox Every third Thurs. of the month at La Parrilla, Albox, at 11 am. Contact Chris Pearce on 630 562 618. ALL welcome. See www.rblalbox.com for activities.

Tuesday Ladies Club Piano Bar, Turre. Tues, 12-2pm. Get more out of your life in Spain. All welcome. Sharon 610005373

The Royal British Legion - Baza 4th Tuesday of the month at 1100 at Hotel Abadi, Baza. Contact Ken Matthews: 679 605320 or Lin Oldham: 637 953418. All welcome.

Funky Monkeys Bilingual Play Group Mojácar Playa. Contact Annie: 697 264179

.Mojácar Walking Group Walks of different levels. Tues & T h u r s . w w w. m o j a c a r w a l k i n g group.com or tel: 950 467 679

Dames in Huércal Overa 3rd Wed.of the month, 10.30am, Tennis Club. Tel. Pam 677 273736

Cantoria Residents Association Library and meeting room above the Third age (pensioners bar) near the Ole supermarket. Library open: Tues 11.30-2.30, librarians and Secretary in attendance. Thurs. 11.30-12.30, librarians, Secretary, President, and interpreter in attendance. www.residentsinspain.com Tel: 662413075

Dames in Spain 3rd Mon of the month, 11am The Kimrick, Mojácar. Contact Chairman on 950 472 225 or Secretary on 950 475 863.

Dames in Turre 11.00am, last Monday in the month, Multiple Use Centre in Turre . Talks, short breaks to learn more about Spain, support for local charities Guests welcome. Tel.: Secretary Pam Smith 950475418 or President Lesley Barlow 950478633 for more information.

Whist Club Camping Los Gallardos. Tuesdays, Bell rings 8pm. Call Jim on 662 510 543.

Mojácar Bridge Club Valle del Este Hotel, Mojácar Playa, Wed 7pm. Contact Les: 950 437 100

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Chess at El Pinar Bar Friendly, relaxed games of chess.

E m a i l D av i d o n david@helenanddavid.co.uk or tel.

950069713 The Write Thing Los Gallardos, Tuesdays, 10.30 - 1pm, Tel Kate: 950 469540 AUAN - Abusos Urbanisticos Almanzora No. Association campaigning for the legalisation of homes in the Almanzora Valley built without proper authority. Meeings on 3rd Sat. of month, 11am, La Parrilla, Albox. Tel: 617 118 209 www.almanzora-au.org Meditation Group First Fri. of the month: An evening of Meditation and a talk. Third Fri of the month, Spiritual Cinema. L.O.T.U.S. Yoga Centre Mojacar, all welcome.

Entrance donation. Tel: Sharon 950 469 122 The Divine Life Society Non-sectarian, meditation & spiritual group. 2nd & 3rd Fri. of month, The Yoga Centre, Vera, nr bullring. Tel. Sharon: 950 469 122 Psychic Development Circle Mondays, 6.30 - 8pm. Everyone welcome. Tel: Barbara 637 469 937 The Harmony Singers Based in the Zurgena area. We sing all types of music from musicals to choral music. All welcome to join. Tel: Mary 950 069 610 or Eva 664 095 564 FACE (Fundraising in Arboleas, Caring for Everyone). Registered charity. Tel: 667255094 www.face-charity.com

The Almeria Focus Magazine is happy to publish, free of charge, details of any association, group or activity.

Please contact us: editor@almeriafocus.com Tel: 670 849 265 Fax: 950 472 441

Activities - Clubs - Associations Religious Groups & Churches Anglican Chaplaincy. Church of England.

Priest: Canon Hugh Broad 950 478 432.

Mojacar: Eucharist, Sundays, 11am in the church of St. Pascual, Agua de Enmedio, 4kms past Hotel Indalo. Albox: Eucharist last Thurs in month, 11am, Community Hall Aljambra. Evensong second Sunday in month, 6pm.

Church Wardens, Alan Smith 950 478 066, John Salmons 950 472 112, www.mojacarchurch.org Living Water Church (Mojacar) Lively Non-denominational Services, 11.00a.m Sundays, Hotel Virgen del Mar, Mojácar Playa. Contact Pastor: David Hamilton 950 618 814 or Geoff Ward 950 615 068 Church Services Opposite garden centre, Garrucha/Vera roundabout. English service Sundays 11am Iglesia Evangelica C/Hermanos Machado (opposite El Arbol Supermarket) Cuevas del Almanzora. Spanish sermon translated into English. Sundays 7pm. Contact Carmela: 950 132 792 Roman Catholic Mojácar Village. Mass - Sundays & fiestas 12.30. Tues /Thurs /Sat 7pm, Priest: 950 475 017

The Evangelical Church, Turre Avda de Almeria on the corner of C/Alberquillica . Sunday 11am. Parents & Toddlers, Fridays, 10a.m. during school terms.. Midweek prayer meeting & Alpha course. Tel. 950 617549 or 950 472349. www.turrechurch.com Kingdom Hall, Jehovah's Witnesses Tues 7.30pm & Sun. 10.15am. C/Oliva,15 Vera (opposite Lidl). Contact: 677 857 920 Antas Church Services held in Jauro. Tel: 950 092 091.

Puerto Lumbreras Christian Fellowship Sundays, 11.00 am, Camino Cementerio 218, Esparragal, Puerto Lumbreras Tel: 868 009 940 We are available for other services such as Wedding Blessings, Funerals and Memorials Full Gospel Church International Committed to a purpose driven life.

Sunday, 11.00am, Evangelical Church, C/ Los Hermanos Machados 9, Cuevas del Almanzora. Tel: 676 241 292 or 619 959 015 Aguaviva Evangelical Church Christian Centre near Albox Health Centre. Legally registered. Meetings Sun, 11am www.alboxevangelicalcentre.es Tel. pastor 950 064 402 Santa Cruz Christian Fellowship Sundays and midweek in Albox and surrounding areas. Tel: 673 207 366 or santacruzalbox@gmail.com

Arts & Crafts Sewing Circle Wed. 10.30am, Turre church hall. Tel: 950 168 007 Sewing Group, Mojacar, Wednesday, 10.30 am, Bellavista Restaurante. Tel. Brenda: 950 390 426 or Sylvia: 950 472 967 Glass Bead Making La Cueva del Pájaro, Carboneras. Call 950 130627 jparson@teleline.es Ladies Pottery Painting Parties Albox - every 2nd Thursday, 6 - 9pm.

Wine, nibbles, pottery, paints & raffle included 10 euros SimplyArt 662 443 095

Painting Classes for Adults and Children Centro de artesania multiusos, Mojácar.

Mon & Tues, adults 4 - 6 pm, children 6 - 7 pm. 4.50 euros/hour. Pipo Jost Nicolas, tel 950 475326 Las Huertas Studio, Mojacar .Drawing and Painting – Tues, Pottery – Wed & Thurs, Mosaic Making – Mon. All levels and abilities. Anna 637 091 934 / 950 472 962.

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Support Groups A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous Mojácar area. Meetings Tues. & Fri., 6pm. Contact: 617 878 207 Alzheimer Support Group Gives advice to Spanish or Englishspeaking families & sufferers.

Contact Julia Martos: 676 200733 Parkinson's Disease Support Contact Joyce Boxall (Santa Maria de Nieva, Huércal-Overa), tel 950 137109 or 677 688037 Holistic Support Group Cellulite, weight, natural health, selfconfidence etc. Suppor t & motivation group. Tel: 686 929 855, earthenergies@gmail.com MACS Cancer Support Group English & Spanish speaking. Contact Elaine on 607 598470 in strict confidence. elaine@avired.com www.macscancersuppor t.com Alkemi Therapist Support Group (A.T.S.G.) For all therapists and anyone interested in learning more about holistic therapies. Call 663-397-789 for more details.

Activities - Clubs - Associations Clubs, Societies & Activities Motorcycle Club: Harley & Big Bikes Los Gallardos. Tel. Brian: 950 469540 Classic Automobile Club More information from www.a-c-c.es, Harry 629 529 656, Hans 968 429 256, email: acclevante@hotmail.com Al-Arbuli Slot Car Club Arboleas. Thurs, 7pm & Sat, 1pm.

Contact Jay Lockett 676 354 759 Model Aero Flying Club Sun. & Wed., 10.30am. Contact Johnny Hayes: 950 478 899

Dance Line Dancing Bar La Cinta (Arboleas). Wed, 8pm, all levels. Contact: 627 713238 Rumores, Albox, Wed, 7.30pm with Suzie (Looseboots) Pamela’s Line Dance Club Piano Bar, Turre, Mon, 7.15 pm, All levels. Tel. Pamela: 950 398076 Dance Classes Ballet, Tap, Modern & Fitness.

Mojacar. Tel. Nicky: 667 479 903 or 950 472 662

Rock ‘n’ Roll Classes Authentic 50’s Dance Style. Rumores, Albox (Monday) 7.30pm. The Piano Bar, Turre (Friday) 7:30 p.m. Tel: 958 003 392 Trev: 689 892 745 Suzie: 662 607 371

Albox Computer Club Bar Rumores, Albox. Fri, 10am. All levels of experience are welcomed. www.alboxcc.com alboxcc@gmail.com - or call David on 950 064 311

Julie Bruce Dance Academy Classes held in Los Gallardos and Garrucha in Ballet. Tap. Disco.

Cheerleading. Streetdance, B.A.G.A gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, Musical Theatre, Ladies Tap, Zumba.

Tel. Julie: 697 861071 or 950 462 215

Mojácar Indalo Hash House Harriers Meet 2nd and 4th Sunday, 11am, various locations. For further information please contact Roy Stevens Email: Tel: 660887723

Mojácar Angling Club Tel. John (Beachcomber): 950 473 099

Drama Groups Indalo Players Email ferahmehmet@msn.com or call 950 069 109 Independent Theatre Group Almanzora Valley. No experience needed. Tel Larraine on 617 029645 The Luvvies Bar Rumores, Albox. Wed, 2.30pm for 3pm. All welcome for acting or behind the scenes. www.theluvvies.com info@theluvvies.com Tel: 697 384 513

Ballroom & Latin American Bar Rumores, Albox. Beginners Mon 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Tues 8.00pm 10.30pm. Improvers,Tues, 3.15 5.15pm. Monthly dances at Bar Rumores 8.00pm - 11.00pm. Call Steve on 637 546 559 Dance Classes Indigo Gimnasio, Mojácar Playa.

Contact 950 475 403.

Cuevas Model Boat Club Cuevas del Almanzora Lake. Sundays from 11.00 till 2.00 Phone Alan 666 849 609 for info or just pop along for a chat.

Betty's Garden Club 12 noon, 2nd Monday of the month at Camping Los Gallardos. Tel: 950 398 021

Ballroom dancing Miraflores Camping Los Gallardos.

Every 1st & 3rd Friday of the month, 3.30-6.30pm. Contact Terry 950 069332.

Salsa Classes Jack in Albox. Tel: 652 580 695 Ceroc Dancing The Kimrick, Mojácar Playa. Tues 8.15pm-10.30pm. Contact Tracey: 687 251799 Belly Dancing Classes in Arboleas, Mojácar, Garrucha, Vera, Pulpi, Huércal-Overa & Carboneras. Contact Fatima: 610 472 596 Classes in Victoria's Studio. Mojácar Playa. Fridays 4:15pm or 8:30pm.

Contact Marcela on 676 951 352 or c h ave z m a r c e l a @ h ot m a i l . c o m Tea Dances Afternoon tea dance for all sequence dance lovers at Rumores Cafe/Bar, Albox, Thurs, 3-6pm. Tel: 659 426499.

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Anita Watson Academia de Danza Ballet & Tap for children, adults & teachers in Vera & Los Gallardos.

Contact Anita on 950 453 681

Activities - Clubs - Associations Sports Almería Lawn Bowling Club Contact Shirley: 679 970 399 Cabrera Lawn Bowling Club Contact Doreen Sands: 950 064791 or 690 00 66 81 Indalo Lawn Bowling Club Contact Toni: 950 468 165 Badgers Golf Society Wednesdays. Contact Keith (Badger's bar): 950 478 525 Boxers Golf Society Albox Contact Malcolm Nicholls: 600 080860 malcolmpatra@yahoo.co.uk Cortijo Grande Golf Club Contact: 950 475 509 Forum Golf Society Plays friendly events at local courses twice a month. Tel. Phil Elam: 666 847 840 or philjelam@yahoo.co.uk www.forumgolfsociety.webs.com Reflections Golf Society Tel Chris on 665 919 916

Pot Black Billiards and Snooker Club.

Antas. Tel: 950 459135

Stretch & Tone Gentle exercise, Tues/Thurs, 10.30, Turre, call Pam 639 465 631

Club de Tenis y Padel Indalo Vera. Tel: 608 250 607 - 950 59 28 77 www.tenisypadelindalo.com

Slimming World Wed, 10.30, Turre, call Pam 639 465 631

Tennis & Padel Tennis Sierra Club, Desert Springs. Tel: 687599115

Girasol, Albox Keep Fit. Structural Fitness. Karate, Children’s Gymnastics, Music & Movement for Toddlers, Callenetics, Belly Dancing. Tel 639 089 170

Tennis Coach Diego Rodriguez Tel: 950 393 851 and 607 021 280 Paddle tennis lessons At home. Tel: Ulises Gutiérrez, 606 902 691 www.padelencasa.com Mojacar Cricket Club Welcomes new players/members.

Contact: Sam 663 132 487 or Dave 950 617 606 Marina Playa Kids Football Club Sundays, 10.15am, 9-12 yr olds.

Contact Dave: 670 035 632

Yoga

L.O.T.U.S Integral Yoga Centre, Mojácar. Ist Sat. of month, Yoga day workshops. Daily classes.

Tel. Vhyana: 617 719 913 Sophia Centre Arboleas. 950 449 451

Indigo Gym, Mojácar Various activites. Tel: 950 475 403

Albox Club de Tenis Sun & Thurs mornings, Tues afternoons. Tel Sue: 950 064 369

Marina Golf Members Club Visitors welcome any Thursday to join the Team Competition. Please ring by Wednesday to add your name. Albox Sub-Aqua Club Contact 950 162727 or 600 353 670. Wed, 8pm, Travellers Inn (7Km from Albox on Taberno Road).

Valle del Este Golf Society.

We play Tuesday and Friday (9:30). Santa Irene, Sailing Club All welcome. Contact Alan Townsend Garrucha slipway every Sunday, 11am. Contact John: 950 475 157 or Tel. 690 090982 e-mail john@sailrway.com or see Almería Golf League w w w . s a i l r w a y - m o j a c a r. c o m Contact Les on 950 619 273

Lotus Yoga Centre Mojácar Mon, 10am & 2.30pm. Yoga Centre Vera, Wed, 10am. Harmony Gym Mojácar, Wed, 2.30pm. All levels.

Contact Sharon - 950 469 122 or omsharon50@gmail.com

Fitness & Martial Arts

Cortijo El Saltador Lucainena de las Torres. Mon, 5:30pm. Tel:Brahmani on 600 34 91 51 Yoga for Kids and Family Yoga. Contact Marcela 676 951 352 or chavezmarcela@hotmail.com Gentle yoga class for seniors and the not so able.

Every Thursday, 10.00 am at the Kimrick, Mojacar Playa. Edna Freeman, 950 469 399

Girasol, Albox Call 639 089 170

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Sophia Wellness Centre, Arboleas Step, ABS Arms & Bums, Self Defence, Circuit, Boxercise, Street Dance, Salsacise, Pilates, Stretch & Tone, Meditation. Tel. 950 449 451 Pilates, Tone+Stretch, Beginners Keep Fit with Alison. Tel 637 465 487 Body Control Pilates.

Classes or private lessons. Tel Sharon 638 487 314 Aquaerobics Vera Beach Club indoor pool. Mon, Wed, Fri, 10am, call 637 465 487 Martial Arts Academy Karate & Taiji-Qigong, Antas. Call John Watson on 950 453 681 Tae Kwon-Do Club Mojácar - Indigo Gym, Mon /Wed/Sat. Contact: 670 381 839 or 950 475 403 Body Sculpt Low impact fitness classes in Albox.

Mon, 10am, Le Bistro. Tues, 9.45, Bar Rumores, Thurs, 10am, Bar Rumores, Tel: Julie 662 401 946 Tai Chi Piano Bar, Turre, Wed, 9.30 - 10.45am

Your Stars Empty promises will cause confusion. You may not be able to help, but your support will be favorable. Eliminate situations that are no longer to your advantage. Don't invest too much of your own money. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Monday.

(Mar. 21- April 20)

Your efforts will be rewarded handsomely. You need activity. Be careful of the groups you join or the people you associate with. A new image can be the result if you change your look. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Monday.

(Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) You can accomplish a lot if you deal with other people's money or possessions this month.

Visitors may relieve the tension. You should not get involved in joint ventures. Don't make those you live with feel unloved or unworthy. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday.

(Apr. 21- May 21)

Don't reveal any personal details. Rewards for past good deeds will be yours. Your love will not be willing to listen to your criticism. Do not sign your life away. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.

(Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Your nerves are frazzled. You may find it difficult to discuss personal matters with family members.

You are best to deal with those outside your family. Problems with appliances or electrical gadgets will drive you crazy. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.

Your interest in helping others may take you back to school. You can clear up important legalities and sign contracts this month. Don't turn down an invitation or a challenge that could enhance your chances of meeting someone special. Don't sign up for too many extra activities or you'll have trouble fulfilling your obligations. Your luckiest (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) events this month will occur on a Sunday.

Think twice before you speak. Avoid lending money or belongings to friends. You can meet a new romantic partner or secure the love connection you already have by going out and entertaining yourself. You need to be careful not to make promises that you can't fulfill. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday.

Your hypnotic eyes will capture the hearts of those who interest you. Travel opportunities look positive, but be cautious while driving. Join humanitarian groups and let your leadership ability take over.

Responsibilities with respect to older relatives may be a burden. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday.

(May 22 - June 21)

(June 22 - July 22)

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) Seminars will provide you with knowledge and amusement. Your personal partner may be less than willing to accommodate you this month. You can ask for favours but don't take them for granted.

You can make changes to your home that will be pleasing to all concerned. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday.

(July 23 - Aug. 22)

(Jan. 21- Feb. 19) Minor health problems will cause setbacks if you haven't taken proper care of yourself. Your creative imagination will help you in coming up with unique ideas. You're in the mood to get out and visit friends. Assist a relative or good friend by setting of a budget for them. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday.

(Aug. 23 - Sept. 23)

Your goals will be in reach if you direct your energy wisely. You need to distance yourself from the situation for a little while first. You should get into programs that will enhance your appearance and help you to be the best that you can. Find out exactly what's expected of you and you'll be surprised to find out how capable you are.

Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.

You may need to make a few alterations to your living arrangements. You will do well with clients this month. Don't sign up for too many extra activities or you'll have trouble fulfilling your obligations. Be innovative. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.

(Feb. 20 - Mar. 20)

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Jokes of the Month Wrong Answer

Paddy and the Hooker

A man left for work one Friday afternoon.

But it was payday, so instead of going home, he stayed out the entire weekend partying with the boys and spending his entire pay check.

When he finally appeared at home on Sunday night, he was confronted by his angry wife and was barraged for nearly two hours with a tirade befitting his actions.

Finally his wife stopped the nagging and said to him, "How would you like it if you didn't see me for two or three days?" He replied, "That would be fine with me."

Monday went by and he didn't see his wife.

Tuesday and Wednesday came and went with the same results. But on Thursday, the swelling went down just enough where he could see her a little out of the corner of his left eye.

An Irishman was walking home late at night and sees a woman lurking in the shadows.

“Twenty euros,” she whispers.

Paddy had never had a hooker before, but decides ‘What the hell, it’s only twenty euros’. So they hide in the bushes.

They’re going at it for a couple of minutes when, all of a sudden, a light flashes on them. It’s a police officer.

“What’s going on here, people?” asks the officer.

“I’m making love to me wife,” the Irishman answers sounding annoyed.

“Oh, I’m so sorry,” says the cop, “I didn’t know.”

“Well, needer did I,” says Paddy, “til ya shoined dat bloody light in her face!!!”

Inner Peace I am passing this on to you because it definitely worked for me and we all could use more calm in our lives.

By following the simple advice I heard on a Medical TV show, I have finally found inner peace.

A Doctor proclaimed the way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you have started.

So I looked around my house to see things I'd started and hadn't finished, and, before leaving the house this morning, I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of shhardonay, a bodle of Baileys, a butle of vocka, a pockage of Prunglies, tha mainder of botal Prozic and Valum scriptins, the res of the Chesescke an a box a choclits. Yu haf no idr hou fkin gud I feal. Peas sen dis orn to dem yu fee AR in ned ov inr pis.

Weekend Blues What do you get if you have a sore throat on Friday?

Saturday Night Fever.

Bad Bet An archaeologist was digging in the Negev Desert in Israel and came upon a casket containing a mummy. After examining it, he called the curator of a prestigious natural history museum.

"I've just discovered a 3,000 year old mummy of a man who died of heart failure!" the excited scientist exclaimed.

To which the curator replied, "Bring him in. We'll check it out."

A week later, the amazed curator called the archaeologist. "You were right about the mummy's age and cause of death. How in the world did you know?"

"Simple...there was a piece of paper in his hand that said - Put me down for 10,000 Shekels on Goliath'."

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...and next...

Shopping Problems

The Experiment A professor of chemistry wanted to teach his 5th grade class a lesson about the evils of liquor, so he produced an experiment that involved a glass of water, a glass of whiskey and two worms.

"Now, class. Observe closely the worms," said the professor putting a worm first into the water.

The worm in the water writhed about, happy as a worm in water could be.

The second worm, he put into the whiskey. It writhed painfully, and quickly sank to the bottom, dead as a doornail.

"Now, what lesson can we derive from this experiment?" the professor asked.

Johnny, who naturally sits at the back, raised his hand and wisely, responded, "Drink whiskey and you won't get worms."

The Olympics It's 2012 and it's the Olympics in London. A Scotsman, an Englishman and an Irishman want to get in, but they haven't got tickets. The Scotsman picks up a manhole cover, tucks it under his arm and walks to the gate. "McTavish, Scotland," he says, “Discus", and in he walks.

The Englishman picks up a length of scaffolding and slings it over his shoulder. "Waddington Smythe, England," he says, "Pole vault" and in he walks.

The Irishman looks round and picks up a roll of barbed wire and tucks it under his arm, "O'Malley, Ireland," he says, "Fencing".

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There was an Asian lady who married an English gentleman and moved to London. The poor lady was not very proficient in English, but anyhow managed to communicate with her husband. The real problem arose whenever she had to shop for groceries.

One day, she went to the butcher and wanted to buy pork legs. She didn't know how to put forward her request, and in desperation, lifted up her skirt to show her thighs. The butcher got the message and the lady went home with pork legs.

The next day, she needed to get chicken breasts. Again, she didn't know how to say, and so unbuttoned her blouse to show the butcher her breast. The lady got what she wanted.

The third day, the poor lady needed to buy sausages. So she brought her husband to the store... because he spoke English.

The Kiss A tough looking biker was riding his Harley when he sees a girl about to jump off a bridge so he stops.

"What are you doing?" he asks. "I'm going to commit suicide," she says.

While he did not want to appear insensitive, he didn't want to miss an opportunity so he asked, "Well, before you jump, why don't you give me a kiss?"

So, she does.

After she's finished, the biker says, "Wow! That was the best kiss I have ever had. That's a real talent you are wasting. You could be famous.

Why are you committing suicide?"

"My parents don't like me dressing up like a girl......"

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