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NEWS IN ENGLISH NEWS IN ENGLISH NEWS IN ENGLISH NEWS IN SPANISH NEWS IN SPANISH GA DARTS NIGHT BLUEMOON COMPUTER PAGE ORKE DRIVING LICENCE OUR MAG IN NEW ZEALAND GA GASP THEATRE GROUP GA BOWLS CLUB SHOPPING BUS TIMES TOURIST TRAIN TIMES GA BOWLS CLUB EASY HORSE CARE TOURIST INFO NEW TREES FRIENDS OF GA BIRTHDAY BOY SANDRA'S COOKBOOK GA PLAZA PETS IN SPAIN K9 GA VET WHAT'S IN THE CLOT WORDSEARCH SUDOKU GA MAP GA MAP LOCAL BUS TIMES LOCAL BUS TIMES

Hello everyone

Our front cover shows the beaches here during late June, with the very high temperatures arriving for the summer.

Congratulations to O’Duills on their 10 year anniversary. They are the only business at the carabasi bars who are still there from the opening of the complex 10 years ago.

For people coming out this summer keep a watch on the Tourist info page in the magazine, letting you know where different fiesta´s are happening, always a spectical to see somewhere.

As you will see in the magazine our own Tourist office is now open for the summer, we are sure they will have plenty of information of things to do around the area.

We had a very enjoyable evening in the Casa de Cultura in Santa Pola last month where GASP theatre Group put on 4 short plays, (pics in the magazine), well worth going to. Watch out for notices of their next production later this year.

Have a good month Sandra & Barry Our little dog from the front cover has hidden herself away in the magazine, can you find her?

Last month she was at the Veinte Seis advert

STILL the BEST ADVERTISING PRICES & SERVICE ON THE COSTAS

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15 euro per month for a 40mm x 60mm advert

95 euro per month for a 153mm x 202mm advert

35 euro per month for a 90mm x 60mm advert

110 euro per month for a 153mm x 232mm advert

55 euro per month for a 128mm x 92mm advert

including artwork and

free advertising on our website!!

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We at your Gran Alacant Advertiser continue to bring you all of the news, including that from our Gran Alacant Councillor, Loreto Cascales, as we have since May 2005.

It is our perogative at the magazine, NOT to update this 2005 picture, as we all looked a great deal younger!!!

Has the calor/mains gas man phoned you yet and made an appointment to check your appliance and give you a 5 year certificate, as well as walking off with an extortunate sum of cash.

LORETO SAYS, never let anybody into your house. You can ask them for relevent paperwork and take it to Loreto at the Council Office, who can verify it for you.

DO NOT GET CAUGHT. The paperwork given to a GA resident is now being looked over by the police.

As far as Loreto is aware, you do not need this licence, they just say you have to have it.

If Loreto gets the answer from the police, before we go to print, we will update this notice.

If not, watch next months news. It does seem that it may not be illegal, but there are concerns about the prices charged --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Also, has someone left a note on your gate, asking you to leave clothes out, to go to charity. These clothes will probably end up for sale on the local markets.

If you would like to donate, clothes, money, or indeed anything else, the Red Cross would be very pleased if you pass it on to them.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------an email to us Dear Barry, As an avid reader of your magazine since the seven years we have lived in Gran Alacant I have always found it very informative. You tell us that every month you have talks with our local councillor. So it beggars belief that there is not one word of the crushing and quarying that has taken place on an industrial scale in your June issue magazine in the gorge beside the construction on cardiac hill. We as local residents closest to this works are showered in lime stone dust every day and have been for the last two months. Our many meetings at Santa Pola Town Hall seem to fall on deaf ears our local councillor has given us residents very little help. But I suppose if it was a photo shoot for the opening of a roundabout costing thousands of euros which could be spent elsewhere. No problem, tomorrow we have another meeting at Santa Pola council at eleven am. We have received a lot of help and advice from the Green Party on this serious issue. It is a shame others do not feel the need to take up our cause. A very unhappy former reader.

Unfortunately we were not at any time asked to get involved in this issue.

The first we saw of it was in a local newspaper.

We would obviously have helped if asked.

Sorry you will now be a former reader.

At our meeting with Loreto she told us of recent get togethers with her, the Town Hall, the company involved and members from the effected local community. The area will be damped down and compacted to stop the soil blowing in the wind and those effected have been given Loretos phone number so they can ring her if there is still a problem.

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an email to us Hi Barry and Sandra, I hope you are well.

My name is Karen and I have a home in Gran Alacant which I aim to be living in full time next year!!

In order to do this I have set up Netball Spain. Working alongside Gema the sports development officer at the sports facility at the top of Gran Alacant, Netball Spain will bring netball players from the UK and Ireland to play netball tournaments in Gran Alacant. The aim is to promote netball as a sport for women in the local area, both ex pats and Spanish and also to introduce into the schools for young girls. Increasing female participation sport, particularly netball, is a passion of mine.

Our first event is running from 8th - 13th August with many of the players arriving on the 6th. Everyone is staying in Gran Alacant and we aim to support the local businesses by having our meals and nights out the in Gran Alacant area. We are planning to have around 10 events in 2014.

What we would like to do is to make local people aware this is happening and as the first place we look for information is your magazine we thought where better to go than the Gran Alacant Advertiser!! We want local people to come along and take part in the warm up sessions and fun team building games and to watch or indeed take part in the netball.

Please have a look at our website www.netballspain.co.uk and our Facebook page netball Spain for more information.

In 2014 there will be the option for local people to attend a weekly / twice weekly (depending on interest) netball fitness and coaching sessions? Anyone who is interested could contact me at: netballspain@hotmail.co.uk

We are waiting for her to confirm if we are due to use the outside or indoor court and if the netball posts have arrived. We also need to check about seating for anyone that wants to come along.

Our idea is that on the Saturday our players will do some warm ups, netball skills etc, then play a match. When they have a rest, the local people who come long could have a go at a few skills etc, then our players play again. On the Sunday we are due to have a team from Queseada come up, this would be a good match that the local people could watch.

This event is planned to be the first of many, bigger events and as I said before it will hopefully lead to people from Gran Alacant wanting to get involved in netball and for me to hold coaching sessions each week and set up a club in the area!!

Karen -------------------------------------------------Well, at last, the gates to the new market have at last been erected. (see pictures). Just the paving and lighting to complete the whole operation.

Talking of markets, the one in Santa Pola will now feature stalls for fruit and veg on the Monday market as well as on a Saturday.

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Talking of gates, one of the biggest community of houses on Gran Alacant, Altomar 2, has decided to gate the whole complex. This has already had an effect on some of the businesses situated inside the newly gated areas. To visit anyone inside this area, or to get emergency services inside, keys will have to be found to get into the urbanisation.

---------------------------------------------------Particuarly for holiday makers the Tourist Information office will be open during the summer months on Gran Alacant. It is situated up the hill just before you come to the council offices/health centre.

---------------------------------------------------Blue Flags The Councillor for Tourism, Loreto Serrano, has attended the ceremony in Benissa to receive the Blue Flags obtained by the municipalities of Valencia, and she received from the president Alberto Fabra the four blue flags obtained by Levante-Calas beaches of Santiago Bernabeu, Havana, Calas del Este and Tamarit, plus those received by the Club Nautico Santa Pola and Marine Research Centre (CIMAR).

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For awhile now, it was always hoped that Elche council would erect lights along the road from GA to Arenales.

They now have...but what an awful eyesore. Telegraph poles with wires strung between them making an absolute mess of the skyline.

Lets hope these are not the final installations.

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Al parecer hay un señor que dice ser de Gas Natural que está concertando citas con los residentes de la zona para darles un certificado a cambio de dinero. Loreto dice que hay que tener cuidado y pedir la acreditación ya que según Loreto no hace falta este certificado. ¡que no les timen! La policía está investigando, tan pronto como sepamos algo, se lo comentaremos.

También, están dejando notas en todas las casas pidiendo ropa/zapatos para donar a caridad. Esta ropa lo más problable es que acabe en un puesto de mercadillo. Si quieren donar su ropa o cualquier otra cosa, la Cruz Roja es una buena opción.

Nos llegó este email:

Estimado Barry, como lector de su revista durante los 7 años que llevamos viviendo en Gran Alacant, siempre la he encontrado muy informativa. Nos dicen que todos los meses tienen reuniones con Loreto, no entiendo como el tema de las nuevas construcciones de viviendas en la cuesta de la playa no haya salido todavía en su revista. Nosotros los vecinos más cercanos estamos teniendo serios problemas con todo el polvo y la contaminación que nos llega de la construcción. Hemos ido a Santa Pola varias veces para hablar con el Ayuntamiento, pero parece que no nos hacen mucho caso. Hemos tenido éxito con el Partido Verde, mañana mismo tenemos una reunión con ellos. Es una pena que nadie nos apoye en este serio problema.

Saludos, Un decepcionado ex lector de su revista.

No nos llegó a tiempo el email para poder profundizar en el tema este mes. No teníamos noción de estos problemas, hubiéramos ayudado de haberlo sabido.

Sentimos mucho que ya no leerá más nuestra revista.

En nuestra reunión con Loreto, nos comentó sobre las reuniones que se han realizado con esta empresa y los miembros de la urbanización. Toda la zona será humedecida para evitar levantamiento de polvo y a los afectados se les ha proporcionado el número de teléfono de Loreto en caso de que los problemas continúen.

Otro email que nos ha llegado: Hola Barry y Sandra, Espero que estén bien. Mi nombre es Karen Rollo y tengo una casa en Gran Alacant, voy a vivir aquí a tiempo completo el año que viene!

Para poder hacer esto he organizado “Netball Spain”. Trabajando junto a Gema del Polideportivo local, Netball Spain traerá jugadores de baloncesto desde el Reino Unido e Irlanda para jugar torneos aquí en Gran Alacant.

El objetivo es promocionar el baloncesto como deporte femenino en la zona, para extranjeros y españoles que viven en Gran Alacant. También introducir el deporte en los colegios, incrementando la participación femenina en los deportes.

Nuestro primer evento es del 8 al 13 de Agosto con la mayoría de jugadores llegando el 6. Todos se van a quedar en Gran Alacant y nuestro objetivo es apoyar los

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negocios locales. Tenemos planeados 10 eventos en 2014.

Lo que nos gustaría hacer es informar a los residentes de esta nueva empresa, y ya que ustedes son tan informativos con la revista, pensamos que sería perfecto anunciarlo en el Gran Alacant Advertiser! Queremos que los residentes se involucren a cualquier nivel, desde las sesiones de entrenamiento hasta participar en los partidos!

Por favor echen un vistazo a nuestra web www.netballspain.co.uk o a nuestro Facebook para más información.

Estamos esperando que nos confirmen si vamos a usar las pistas exteriores o interiores y si las canastas han llegado. También tenemos que ver las gradas para los aficcionados que vengan a ver los entrenamientos/partidos.

En 2014 tendrán la opción de atender una o dos veces por semana nuestras clases de fitness y entrenamiento. A cualquiera que esté interesado, contacto netballspain@hotmail.co.uk

Nuestra idea es que el sábado nuestros jugadores entrenarán, seguido de un partido.

Cuando descansen los jugadores, los locales podrán bajarse a la pista para practicar y jugar. El domingo vendrá a jugar un equipo de Quesada, será un buen partido!

Este evento, esperamos que sea el primero de muchos y más grandes, y como he dicho antes, esperamos que los residentes locales se involucren y que en un futuro se pueda formar un equipo y yo poder entrenarlos una vez a la semana!

Karen

Hablando de vallas, una de las comunidades más grandes de Gran Alacant, Altomar II, ha decidido vallar todo el complejo. Esto ya ha tenido un efecto en los negocios locales que se encuentran dentro de la comunidad. Para visitar a los vecinos, o para recibir servicios de emergencia se necesitarán llaves para poder entrar.

Para los turistas que vengan este verano, la oficina de Turismo local estará abierta durante los meses de verano. Está situada en la zona de arriba, justo antes de llegar al centro de salud y las oficinas del Ayuntamiento.

La Concejal de Turismo, Loreto Serrano, ha atendido a una ceremonia en Benissa para recibir la bandera azul otorgada por la municipalidad de Valencia, ha recibido de la mano del presidente Alberto Fabra, cuatro banderas azules por las playas de Santiago Bernabeu, Havana, Calas del Este y Tamarit, también ha recibido una el Club Nautico de Santa Pola y otra el Centro de Investigación Marina (CIMAR).

Durante un tiempo ya, esperábamos que el Ayuntamiento de Elche erigiera farolas a lo largo del tramo de Arenales… y ahora lo han hecho, pero han puesto unos horribles postes de madera…. Esperamos que no sean los definitivos.

Más noticias el mes que viene,

Sandra y Barry

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sent in by Sheila Mitchell

Calipso

Pola Mar hotel

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KEEP YOUR ADVERTISING LOCAL with your

Why pay good advertising money promoting your business to readers miles away.

They will NOT be interested.

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This page and the next two, are adverts from

Los Arenales almost walking distance from Gran Alacant.

Veinte Seis is on your left as you go through the promanade, and further along, in the square is La terrazza Italana which is opposite the derelect hotel on the beach.

Up the steps above La terrazza Italana is the Meeting Point.

DRINKS, COCKTAILS open every night except Mondays 5pm - 2am or later.

phone: 96 691 07 35 www.facebook.com/MeetingPointPub

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On the Arenales seafront, walking distance from Gran Alacant.......join in the activities

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Spanish

Restaur ant i n Lo s A renales

C/San Bartolomè de Tirajane, no.40 03195 Arenales del Sol. Tel: 96 691 12 13

Menu of the Day (every day of the year) weekday menu ............................................ 9 euros menu Saturday, Sunday and holidays ....... 12 euros.

Evening menu (night only) salad fry (fish) or grill (meat) bread and beverage......(8.50 euros per person minimum two people)....... ......................17 euros.

Special menu .. salad especial starter rice with lobster food, drink and dessert ......(minimum two people).......... 17 euros.

Every day of the week, the menus will consist of 5 first courses (inc pasta, rice, and soup) and 5 main courses (meat or fish).

Open every day of the year Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, do not open at night.

WE ARE HERE

POLICE & POST OFFICE

GRAN ALACANT

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We are easy to find in El Altet. From Gran Alacant turn off the N332 signposted El Altet. Over the roundabout. Over the traffic lights and we are on the right, before the next roundabout.

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PERSONALIZED ATTENTION, I advise on the best product according to your type of driving and use.

RAPID FITTING. The largest stock & quick fitting of leading brands of tyres.

QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL, own training center.

LATEST MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGIES integral to service your car, even the guarantee of origin.

ALL YEAR SAVINGS. Exclusive savings plan through the card and follow individualized PAS Maintenance of your vehicle.

PROXIMITY, national 1Red, 667 workshops in Europe, Near your house, you have a workshop, Confort Auto.

RENEWED ISO 9001 Quality anuaimente by independent certification.

SOCIAL COMMITMENT TO USE organic products, tyres, oil etc.

Colaboration with NGOs involved in road safety

There are coffee shops next to us when waiting for that short job to be carried out. For longer jobs we will pick your car up and deliver back to you, if in the Gran Alacant area.

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GRAN ALACANT PROPERTIES www.facebook.com/GranAlacantDartsLeague DARTS PRESENTATION NIGHT

Division 1 cup Winners - The Bull Runners up - Bar Sioux Division 2 Cup Winners - El Toro Runners up - Ruby Tuesday League Division 1 Winners - Oceans Runners up - The Bull League Division 2 Winners - El Toro Runners up - Websters Quickest checkout 15 darts Tom - Mike The Bull Highest checkout 151 Steve Chasers

Ladies Singles Winner Maggie Rumours Runner up Barbara Bar Sioux Mens Singles Winner Garcia The Bull Runner up Simon El Toro Mixed pairs Winner Steve and Julie Runners up Tony and Marilyn Pairs Winners Mike and Richard Runners up Chris and Charlie Vase Trophy Winners Sandhills Runners up El Toro Richard Keeler Cup Winners Bar Sioux Runners up Oceans

A SELECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS SUPPLIED TO US AT THE MAGAZINE

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Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right, and the other is a husband.

CARABASI COMPLEX ADVERTISERS on pages 21 to 27 Bar 1 Aquarius restaurant Olimpo Casanova Sandhills Gourmet Phoenix O’Duills Garden World (NEW FLORIST) The tourist train and the GA shopping bus, both stop outside this complex.

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Casanova is the perfect choice for you to enjoy a freshly prepared meal made to our own special recipes.

Old favourites PLUS new additions for the Summer Season Not forgetting our ever popular Sunday Roast.

Full children's menu.

Takeaway available.

Open every day Mon - Sat from 5.30pm Open Sunday from 1pm For reservations Tel: 966 697 567

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www.olimpopool.com

AT THE CARABASI COMPLEX

a subsiduary of Olimpo Construction & Reforms. open 10am-1pm and 5.30pm-8.30pm

visit our showroom visite nuestra sala de exposici贸n bezoek onze showroom

OFFERS ON AIR CONDITIONING Mitsubishi class A Fujitsu class A Daitsu class A Panasonic class A

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Prices include IVA, fitting and a 2 year guarantee *more models available, just call to our showroom

Alex: 669 397 896

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by Kino

4th July 10th Anniversary

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QUALITY PRICE AND SERVICE OUR GUARANTEE

TRADITIONAL BRITISH DINING AT ITS BEST. Aquarius food can also be served to you at neighbouring bars “Cork n Bottle”, “Next Door”, & “Oceans”

Wi fi - T.V. - Views - Printing - Air Con - Weatherproof outside terrace NEW

MIDNIGHT MUNCH see our new range of deluxe “burgers of the world” 12 SUMMER SIZZLERS

GOSSIP COLUMN

A rumour going around that Aquarius food is the BEST on the Costa. Well you can’t stop people talking!!!

BULLETIN!! As you know, we specialise in great Fish n Chips. But we now have something for everyone.

STAR BUY

“Best of British” Liver & bacon, Sausage & mash, Stew, Savoury faggots & peas & more

Range of great desser ts for you sweet toothers

KIDS CORNER

3 COURSES

STARTER: Soup, tomato or leek with crusty bread.

MAIN: Fish ‘n’ chips with side salad DESSERT: Ice cream liquer ONLY €8.95

OLD FAVOURITES

NEW

HEADLINES

TREASURE CHEST LOTS OF TOYS & GAMES ALL Childrens meals €3.95

We now serve NEW potato’s

PERSONAL ADS COLUMN

WANTED 50 Hungry people ALWAYS WATCH OUR BOARDS for menu changes and news OPENING TIMES from 5pm till late April-October

MAIN MENU

Fish n chips, Steaks, Smokey Mac, Gammon, Curry, Lasagne, Chilli, Vegetarian options, Childrens menu, and lots more

Fish n chips

FU start at €5.50 L LIC LY ST E O Trust in COD, and PEAS be upon you always NS C ED KED B AR FOR TAKE AWAYS, ENQUIRIES & BOOKINGS

MAC’S ADVICE COLUMN

PHONE: 966 699 601 or see us upstairs at Carabasi or email Angie on: aquariusgranalacant@gmail.com

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phone: 966 698 963

EAT IN or TAKE AWAY Open every day from 1pm

Ribs Sirloin steak Curries Authentic Indian& chips Fish Kebabs etable Lasagne eg v or al n io it d Tra Beef burgers wiches Baguettes - Sand

ORIGINAL ITALIAN PIZZA’s A man and a woman were having a quiet, romantic dinner in a fine restaurant.

They were gazing lovingly at each other and holding hands. The waitress, taking another order at a table a few steps away, suddenly noticed the man slowly sliding down his chair and under the table, but the woman acted unconcerned.

The waitress watched as the man slid all the way down his chair and out of sight

THE PHOENIX RESTAURANT The in place to be.....

Don and Ann would like to welcome you to our restaurant upstairs next to the ramp at the Carabassi Centro, where our restaurant is your dining room.

5 AST 2.9KF ly €EA onBR

1 0 .0 Day and l 0am - 4.

B from 2.25€ urgers ite-bite m 00pm English , Om en T shly cookedo,asties, B lelettes, f u available - Fre Special set price menu available aget ish & tes, chi ducts pro10.99€ 5 starters, 8 mains,&all 6 desserts Curr English only y & C ps hilli Sunday Carvery every Sunday from 12.30pm Help yourself to fresh veg, mash, roasties only 7.90€

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Full evening menu Note: Mondays closed 2.00pm -5.00pm

Tel: 966 698 364 for reservations Opening Hours Everyday 9.30am until 10.30pm

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under the table. Still, the woman appeared calm and unruffled, apparently unaware her dining companion had disappeared. The waitress, thinking this was quite risquĂŠ behaviour that might offend other diners, went over to the table and tactfully, began by saying to the woman , "Pardon me, madam, but I think your husband just slid under the table."

The woman calmly looked up at her and said, "No, he didn't. He actually just walked in the door."

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There is a Mass held at the library on Gran Alacant Every Sunday at 12.30pm DON’T FORGET every 3rd Sunday in the month all of the bargain stalls set up on the car park outside the Council Office in GA

"The Ferrari F1 team fired their entire pit crew yesterday."

This announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the British government's 'Work for your Dole' scheme and employ some Liverpudlian youngsters.

The decision to hire them was brought about by a recent documentary on how unemployed youths from Toxteth were able to remove a set of wheels in less than 6 seconds without proper equipment, whereas Ferrari's existing crew could only do it in 8 seconds with millions of pounds worth of high tech equipment.

It was thought to be an excellent, bold move by the Ferrari management team as most races are won and lost in the pits, giving Ferrari an advantage over every other team.

However, Ferrari got more than they bargained for!

At the crew's first practice session, not only was the scouse pit crew able to change all four wheels in under 6 seconds but, within 12 seconds, they had re-sprayed, re-badged and sold the car to the Mc Claren team for 8 cases of Stella, a bag of weed and some photos of Lewis Hamilton's bird in the shower.

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The mother-in-law arrives home from the shops to find her son-in-law boiling angry and hurriedly packing his suitcase. "What happened ?" she asks anxiously. "What happened!! I'll tell you what happened. I sent an email to my wife telling her I was coming home today from my fishing trip. I get home... and guess what I found ? Yes, your daughter, my Jean, with a naked guy in our marital bed! This is unforgiveable, the end of our marriage. I'm done. I'm leaving forever!"

"Calm down, calm down!" says his mother-in-law. "There is something very odd going on here. Jean would never do such a thing! There must be a simple explanation. I'll go speak to her immediately and find out what happened." Moments later, the mother-in-law comes back with a big smile. " I told you there must be a simple explanation .....she didn't receive your E-mail!"

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Important information from ORKE Services

SPANISH DRIVING LICENCE

Tel: 648 81 20 55

DESPUES DE TANTO TIEMPO VIVIENDO EN GRAN ALACANT Y SIN ENCONTRAR UN SITIO DONDE TOMARSE UNA CANA CON UNA TAPA Y UN BUEN VINO HEMOS DECIDIDO ABRIR La Tasca Tapas Bar. ROSI, TONI, OSCAR, MANOLO Y MARIO

AFTER LIVING IN GRAN ALACANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVEN’T FOUND A NICE PLACE TO HAVE A BEER WITH A TAPAS OR A GLASS OF WINE, SO WE DECIDED TO OPEN La Tasca Tapas Bar. ROSI, TONI, OSCAR, MANOLO and MARIO We are on the right, up the hill, just before the new market.

Marked on the GA map at the back of this magazine.

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Welcome to the area of Gran Alacant that includes the Commercial Centre.

As you leave the N332 to come on to Gran Alacant this area is on your right.

Our advertisers in this area are:MARITAOS KITCHEN IV upstairs VIVALDI upstairs EURONICS,

HOMEFINDERS, ARMONY GYM,

HYPER POOL CENTER

and on page 3 GRANNET

3 COURSE MENUS €9.95

SPECIALS from €4.95 to €6.95

Open 12.00 till 24.00 everyday.

Phone: 966 699 775.

Our fourth restaurant since 2005 (see GA map in this magazine).

Professional chef, Considerate service, Quality healthy food. Take aways SUSHI Asian restaurant that is that NOW “little bit different”.

AVAILABLE Big venue ideal for Special functions Menus and prices on our website at:- www.maritaoskitchen.com

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PROPERTY OF THE MONTH

Urb: Monte y Mar GA0055 Detached villa with private pool. Un furnished. 3 bed, 2 bath, plot size aprox 640, aircon/ heating and solarium.

310,000 euro

143,000 euro

100,000 euro 139,500 euro

Townhouse, 2 bed, 1 bath, garden, part furnished, gated complex, parking and a communal pool.

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85,000 euro

Call at our office in the GA Centre

For our location, see the GA map at the back of this magazine.

Easy to use web page updated daily in Spanish and English.

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we accept visa and mastercard

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Masa Square and Sierra Mar A clutch of adverts on the next seven pages are in two traffic free squares on Gran Alacant.

See the map at the back of this magazine for the exact locations At Sierra Mar are Patagonia, La Paletta and Not Just Desserts At Plaza Mayor (Masa Square), you have, Hole in the Wall, Times Square, a second Patagonia, Rumours, & Azafran Indian restaurant.

The GA bowls club, are adjacent to the square.

On the outside of the square is “Express Money�

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4 pages of advertisers at the Masa Square marked Azafran Indian Restaurant, Times Square, Rumours, On the outside of the square

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on our Gran Alacant map at the back of this magazine.

Big Al’s, Hole in the wall, all in the square for your enjoyment. are the offices of Express Money.

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Bar - Chill out terrace & Ambience

Monday - Friendly darts

Live Sports Shown

Tuesday - Quiz with Peter Harris and

Play your cards right 9pm

Wednesday - Karaoke with Tony Hall 9pm

Friday - Quiz with Peter Harris and

Play your cards right 4pm

Friday - Disco with the one & Only

DJ Tony Hall 9pm

BAR FOR SALE

Bar for sale in one of

the best squares in Gran Alacant (Masa Square)

Full karaoke, PA & Music System 3 TV’s with Full sky, JMC, and AD sports systems.

Can show any live Premier matches and all sports.

Full outside terrace with furniture included.

Very low overheads

Turn key operation ready to go from DAY ONE Phone Peter on 680 478 191 for more details

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Gasp Theatre’s latest production was staged at the Casa de Cul

Everyone gave polished performances, and the auditorium was freque “Mr Jensen Investigates Again”, “Bureaucracy”, “Fatal Beating” and the commonalities of human nature with wry humour. The short sketc The ‘behind the scenes’ cast also did their part, and the night went wit prompt meant the performance ran smoothly and the night was well w

GRAN ALACANT MONTE MAR BOWLING CLUB

GRAN ALACANT MONTE MAR BOWLING CLUB

held their Sponsors day during June with them all enjoying a Sunday morning of Bowling at the Monte Mar Bowls Club.

The event was organised over three Sundays by Patricia Clifton, who we thank for supplying the photographs.

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Carmen and son Daniel from La Caixa Bank

Javier and son from EURONICS

ltura in Santa Pola on June 1st. ently filled with spontaneous laughter. The short plays, “The Practical Approach” showcased the idiosyncrasies as well as ches were excellently performed and highly entertaining. thout a hitch – lighting, sound effects, props, and an ever vigilant worth the 5 euros paid for a ticket.

Maria from MA LUISA BOIX DE HARO Estate Agent & Lawyer with Mike Farrelly Club Chairman and Dave Melville Club Competition Secretary

Maria from Quicksave English Supermarket

Gary Mendel with Sabina and Lewis his wife and son from KAMEELEON, Leisure & Team Wear printing and embroidery

Barry and Sandra from Gran Alacant Magazine with Patricia Clifton and Angela white

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WE ARE OPPOSITE THE SCHOOL During a lady's medical examination, the doctor says:"Your heart, lungs, pulse and blood pressure are all fine.

Now let me see the bit that gets you ladies into all kinds of trouble."

The lady starts taking off her underwear but is interrupted by the doctor.

"No! No! Don't remove your clothes... Just stick out your tongue!"

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Our magazine travelled to New Zealand with Irene when she went to visit her family.

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Royal British LegionGran Alacant Branch BR 3606

An exasperated mother, whose son was always getting into mischief, finally asked him 'How do you expect to get into Heaven?'

The boy thought it over and said, 'Well, I'll run in and out and in and out and keep slamming the door until St. Peter says, 'For Heaven's sake, Dylan, come in or stay out!''

THE GRAN ALACANT SHOPPING BUS which drops off and picks up, all around Gran Alacant :Mornings start at 09.30 from shopping centre, and every 30 minutes until 13.30 ending also at shopping centre.

Afternoon: Shopping centre from 17.30 to 19.00 and finish at shopping centre a 19.00

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TIMETABLE & ROUTE FOR THE GRAN ALACANT TOURIST TRAIN

Timetable

June to end of September From Monday till Sunday Mornings from 10:00h to 14:00h Evenings from 16:00h to 24:00h The last days of September we will probably finish at 23:00h or 22:00h.

New prices from 3rd June for 2013-2014.

Adults.- 3,00 € Children.- 2,00 € Children under 4 years free.

This year we will have a bonus ticket for 10 trips for 25,00 €, each trip is 2,50 € and return is included. This bonus ticket is especially designed for residents that love the train.

A Day on Tabarca One of the things quite often said about Gran Alacant is that there is nothing to do other than beach, bars and restaurants.

I came across Dive Academy Santa Pola via google, rang them up and booked on a Snorkel Safari to Tabarca Marine reserve. Damon the owner lives in Gran Alacant and was happy to pick us up on route to the Dive Centre 10 minutes away in Santa Pola. We were teamed up with a mixed group of English and Dutch families and after putting on our wetsuits (mostly back to front) fins and masks (scuba divers frown on them being called flippers and goggles apparently) and headed off to the island on the taxi speedboat.

After arriving on Tabarca, Jake our ‘divemaster’ gave us a quick brief on how to put the gear on correctly, safety procedures and marine life we were likely to see. The first site we visited was called the black skull a small rock island about 100 meters from shore. Initially the water is only 1 to 2 meters deep which was great for the kids to gain confidence and the wetsuits actually helped them float. As soon as your mask breaks the surface you can see literally thousands of fish much to the kids and big kids delight. Around the back of the black skull the water is a little bit deeper and the more adventurous amongst us were ‘duck diving’ to the octopus holes Jake expertly spotted.

After a quick break we headed to another site and went in the limestone caves, I was a little apprehensive about this at first but the caves turned out to be breath taking and not at all claustrophobic. Again the marine life was spectacular and the water as clear as a swimming pool.

We headed back on the boat about 2pm with a boat load of smiley, tired kids and adults alike. It was a great day rounded of nicely with a cold drink in Marina Miramar.

Dive Academy runs Snorkel Safaris on Tues, Thurs and Saturdays.

Tel 965 414 510 or 648 463 310 www.diveacademy-santapola.com email: info@diveacademy-santapola.com

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MONTEMAR BOWLS AND SOCIAL CLUB (Sponsored by Super Valu) SABA Summer Trips Hurricane league The Montemar Torros have been impressive by winning in five of their last six matches.

At home to La Siesta Wasps hey won by 10 points to 4.

Away to La Marina Navigators they won by 10 points to 4.

Away to Emerald Isle Vulcans they won by 12 points to 2.

Away to Vistabella Fairways thye current leaders they lost by 2 points to 12.

At home to El Rancho they won by 14 points to 0.

At home to Horadada Hawks they won by 12 points to 2.

They are second in this league.

Kings Cup South Division Red The Montemar Lords have won three of their last five matches.

Away to Quesada Tigsrs they won by 10 points to 2.

Home to Horadada they won by 8 points to 4.

Home to Country Bowls B they won by 8 points to 4.

Away to La Siesta they lost by 4 points to 8.

Away to San Luis Whites they lost by 4 points to 8.

They are second to La Marina in this league.

Premier 20 Summer League Having played two matches so far in this league and have won one and drew one.

Against Vistabella they lost by 12 points to 6 Against La Marina they drew 9 points each.

They in fifth place in this league Visit to the Indalo Bowls Club in Mojacar Almeria (pictures right) Earlier this year the Monte Mar Bowls & Social Club were invited to visit the Indalo Bowls Club.

42 club members attended and 35 Monte Mar bowlers played in three arranged sessions against the Indalo Club. In each session the two clubs used 32 players each in 8 rinks. After the final session Indalo had gained 26 points to 24 by Monte Mar. The overall shots were 419 to Indalo and 412 to Monte Mar. On the evening of Sunday 2nd June the Indalo club had arranged for both clubs to have an evening meal in a restaurant near the hotel on the Mojacar Playa. The hotel, restaurant, bowling and friendship were all excellent and we thank the Indalo club, particularly their Vice Captain Mo De-boer, for inviting us and making our stay there such a pleasant one.It would be nice to make this an annual event, one year at Indalo, the next at Monte Mar.

The action in Mojacar

Sustenance

Mine's nearest

Mick Soars showing style

Please visit our web site at www.montemarbowls.com for more info about our Bowls and Social Club. New members are always welcome.

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La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..La Marina 58

The DENTAL PRACTICE and CUTS R US are on the La Marina Urbanisation.

Tel: 966 797 119 659 728 128

IN THE VILLAGE

Tel: 966 797 119 or 659 728 128

WANTED volunteers

for The Easy Horse care Rescue Centre

The Easy Horse care Rescue Centre in Rojales are looking for volunteers and donated goods furniture, brica Brac etc.

Or just want to give to this worthwhile charity.

It was founded in 2008 with the mission of rescuing mistreated horses, ponies and donkeys in the Alicante region of Spain, Books, clothes, furniture, bikes, bric a brac and large furniture items can be collected If you go to the website at www.easyhorsecare.net you can see the work these people carry out for the welfare of horses in the area.

Please contact Vicky for volunteer work or collection or donation of goods.

Tel: 636 062 000 HOW TO FIND US: Turn off the N332 to Guardamar.

Where the CV910 Guardamar road and the CV860 Rojales to San Fulgencio road meet, go under the CV910 flyover in the direction San Fulgencio.

Immediately passing under the flyover,at the island, take the 'Rojales Este'turning to the right. Carry on for 1 km and at the next island go straight over signposted 'Camino de servicio'. Take the left fork after 0.2km and carry on for 1.1km.

At the junction you will find EHCRC in front of you. If you are unable to locate us please do not hesitate to contact us for direction.

Question: How many retirees does it take to change a light bulb?

Answer: Only one, but it might take all day.

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Hello to everybody!

Just a few words to let you know what is going to happen this month in Santa Pola and its surroundings.

To start Santa Pola’s Town Hall offers its cultural programme for all tastes.

Apart from all this, on the 16th the fishermen celebrate their main fiestas, “Our Lady of Carmen” in the evening there is a religious procession and later a display of fire works on the Levante Beach is held.

On the 7thnd will take place the XVIII International Swimming Crossing Tabarca-Santa Pola, a real adventure for more than 1100 swimmers, this swimming crossing has become the most popular in Spain and this year has entered a World Top100 list, there isn’t any other swimming crossing like this one, so long 6000 mts. and with so many swimmers in open waters.

In the surroundings plenty of parades, as you know it is not possible to give the exact dates but the approximate dates are as follows: Rojales, Orihuela 15th to 21st , Cox , Guardamar del Segura 20th to 25th, Albatera , Novelda 19th to 25th, Villajoiosa 24th to 31st, Almoradi . Agost.

Also in Denia will celebrate the peculiar fiesta of “Bous a la Mar” bulls to the sea, this fiesta is declared of international tourist interest. Furthermore if you missed the spectacular Bonfires of St John go to San Vicente del Raspeig and you can have a sample of what it is like. Finally, in Torrevieja 22nd to 28th the International Contest of Habaneras & Polyphony is held, if you a fond of this type music, this is your festival.

Enjoy yourselves, Bye bye friends.

PHOTO NOT TAKEN ON GRAN ALACANT

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FERAL (animals) FRIENDS OF GRAN ALACANT & nearby areas Bank Account 00730100500151055816 - IBAN ES07 & Swift OPENESMM There are many Vet bills/animals in need. You can help by: Sponsor an animal for an amount per month or puntual donations.

2 Moms rescued before their birth, Moms along with more family were ill, "Ojitos" ended up with surgery of one eye.

"Tintín´s" eye (the ginger one) is lots better now... poor little ones !!!Moms have been sterelized.

URGENT ADOPTION. All of them now are tamed and lovable.

Reminder. 420.000 Cats born in 7 years from 1 female not sterelized. 67.000 Dogs born in 7 years from 1 female not sterelized STERELIZATIONS should be done anytime after 4 month olds, for the sake of your animals´s health (ask your Vet).

Feral Friends does not have a shelter.

Our work is to trap ferals to sterelize them and save & attend those injured or ill.

Due to lack of funds since 2012 We are only attending extreme urgencies.

PLEASE DONATE !!

COME & SUPPORT US, PLEASE

Foster Homes & Volunteers Needed. Litter, food & material accepted (except Generic Markets brand food. Aldi is OK).

For info contact feralfriends.ga@gmail.com 697 574 199 (except Sundays)

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Birthday greetings for my husband.

Happy 70th Birthday Mike Williams CCW electrical services Qualified electrician All electrical work undertaken Tel 617872405 contact Clive or Wendy

In Gran Alacant: Therapeutic massages and relaxing treatments: back pain, muscle contractures, etc‌.

Treatments in your own home or in my treatment room. Tel: 647 935 536

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A recipe from

Sandra’s Cookbook

which you can read online at:- www.sandrascookbook.com compiled by Sandra Bonathan (not Sandra from this magazine)

For those who want a sweet fix without the effort, this is a cheat that has the flavours of banoffee pie, but is very quick and easy. http://www.sandrascookbook.com/recipe.php?id=25

In Spain, you can buy jars of Dulce de Leche to use for this recipe in Mercadona, it is found on the long life milk isle.

Banoffee Pudding For when Banoffee Pie is too much effort, get the hit but not the time in the kitchen!

Ingredients Good quality toffee sauce 2 oz margarine 2 oz sugar 2 oz SR flour 1 egg 2 tbsp milk 2 medium bananas Vanilla ice cream to serve Method 1. Grease 4 ramekin dishes 2. Cover base of these with a good layer of toffee sauce 3. Add half a banana (chopped) to each dish 4. Mix the sugar, marg, flour, egg together with a fork, adding 2 tbsp milk to soften mix. 5. Divide between dishes. 6. Put all dishes on large plate 7. Microwave on full power for 3 min, or until sponge is just cooked 8. To serve, run a knife around edge, cover with an upside down plate and invert. 9. Serve with a dollop of ice cream.

www.sandrascookbook.com

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Question: What do retirees call a long lunch?

Answer: Normal.

LOG ON TO YOUR LOCAL FORUM Join in the general discussions, or just read and learn more about the area.

There are direct links from this site to our magazine website.

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Pets In Spain is a website dedicated to the re-homing of abandoned and unwanted animals on the Costa Blanca. Whether you are looking to adopt an animal, advertise an animal or if you simply want to know more about taking care of your pet in Spain, please take a look at our site.

To view more animals for adoption go to: www.petsinspain.com If you would like to advertise an animal email: info@petsinspain.info Rocky’s owners abandoned him at the vets. He is 2 years old, neutered, vaccinated (including against Leish) and chipped.

He is good with other dogs and loves to play.

Maya is a 15 month old German Shepherd and friends rescued her from a perrera, she is a lovely, happy girl, very friendly and is negative for Mediterranean diseases.

Call: 645 469 253

Call: 634 372 366

Lucy is around 15 months old and was found in the campo a month ago, she is a very friendly girl, good with other dogs and has been sterilised. She looks like a retriever x whippet and weighs 8 kilos.

Call: 645 469 253

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Fernando is in need of a new home as his owners are moving to the Philippines, Fernando is around 11 months old and is a Labrador cross Podenco, he is house trained, neutered, vaccinated and chipped.

Call: 698 552 016

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Avenida Escandinavia 37 (Gran Alacant, Alicante) stoscan@online.no

For more information visit: doctor4energy.com

The cost for Rebosy ranges from 75 to 160 euro and in most cases it is a once in a lifetime treatment.

We do all kinds of pain treatments and prescriptions. Normal consultation from 30 euro.

The treatment is painless and lasts for one to two hours and you will be asked your opinion after the treatment.

It is successful in 9 out of 10 cases and your physical problems may disappear immediately after being treated!

During the treatment you will simply lie on a couch and relax while the doctor carries out the treatment. The treatment consists of ReBoSy by AA (Restoring Body Symmetry by Advanced Acupuncture) using very fine needles and infrared light, among other things.

Using a level measure for ReBoSy (Restoring Body Symmetry) you can see the difference - before and after treatment.

A small deviation in the level of your pelvis - which you may never have noticed - could give you back or neck problems or even headaches. Because of this you may end up as a patient who has to endure many different medical treatments.

Without knowing it, many of us suffer from instability in the Pelvis which can lead to unequal leg length resulting in a small deviation (Scoliosis) in the column.

New treatment - unknown in U.K. - for lower back pain, headache, migraine, muscular tension, muscular pain(including Lumbar pain) and many more.

ReBoSy Treatment

Tel: 966 698 569

Liliana Aldeguer Cerdán 793 English translation by Sergio Reina Esteban col 747

RABIES IS BACK

As everybody should know now, a case of canine rabies has been confirmed in Spain. It has been the first case since 1978. The infected dog was at Toledo (near Madrid), and, before being shot dead by a policeman, attacked 3 children (one of them aged two), and one adult (baby’s father). Fortunately, all of them are recovering successfully at the hospital.

The dog, which used to live in Catalonia (where rabies injection is not mandatory), has spent 3 months in Morocco, where rabies is an endemic disease, and contacted the virus there, as the post-mortem tests confirmed: the virus was a North-African type, and had nothing to do with Spain.

How did this happen? Simply because the owner broke the law on purpose: he tried to go back to Spain from Morocco with the dog without any kind of travel certificate. I would like to remind everybody that, despite rabies antibodies titration is no longer necessary for taking a dog (or cat, or ferret) from an EU country to England, Ireland, Sweden or Norway, it is still required for taking a dog, cat or ferret to the European Union from most non-EU countries (including all African countries and, of course, Morocco).

It works like the following: for leaving Spain (no matter where you go), a valid rabies injection done at least 21 days before you go, plus rabies and microchip are required. But, if apart from leaving Spain, you are going to visit a “third world country”, AND YOU WANT TO TAKE THE ANIMAL BACK TO THE EUROPEAN UNION AFTER VISITING THAT THIRD WORLD COUNTRY, there is an additional requirement: rabies antibodies serology, exactly the same test the Pet Travel Scheme asked for before 2011. The only difference is the quarantine lasts for 3 months instead of 6. That means the animal is ready to re-entry the European Union from third countries 3 months after the sampling date. The blood sample has to be taken at least 1 month after the last rabies injection, in order to give the animal inmmunity enough time to produce antibodies. We recognize we used to think that all those requirements were excessive, but the incident with the dog in Toledo proved us they are logical, sensible and necessary.

Let’s see the errors that were made in this particular case: -The dog had a rabies injection, a microchip and a European passport, BUT they didn’t wait the mandatory 21 days after the injection for travelling abroad, so the vaccine DIDN’T have enough time to develop a valid anti-rabies immunity. In those “Comunidades Autónomas” (such as ours) where an ANNUAL rabies injection is mandatory, what we are doing is to ensure a good antibodies titre wich will protect the dog against the disease, even if it’s bitten. So, despite rabies can be done in some areas and countries every 2 or 3 years, the only way to ensure a good immunity is doing it yearly, which doesn’t endanger the animal’s health nor the owner’s economy, since it’s a really cheap vaccine.

What will happen if rabies injection is not repeated yearly? Antibodies titre will be below 0.5 UI/ml which is the minimum recommended by WHO. 0.5 UI or more indicate the animal has a valid protection against rabies, WHO says. So, in case the animal has been injected against rabies but its rabies antibodies titre is less than 0.5 UI/ml and has contacted a suspicious or confirmed case of rabies, WHO recommends euthanasia. That’s what authorities did to one of the dogs that contacted the infected one. The other exposed dogs showed an acceptable rabies antibodies titre, so they didn’t had to be destroyed.

So, this dog should never have left Spain before the 21 days from the vaccination date.

-The owner, after several unsuccessful attempts, managed to cross the border between Spain and Morocco without having the mandatory rabies blood test titration. The owner and his dogs spent about 3 months in Morocco, which is enough time to do a legal rabies antibodies titration. Even if you are in Morocco, you can send the dog’s blood to an European official, EU-certified lab, but it’s cheaper and more exciting to try to break the law…

Another lesson we can learn about this case is controls work. Immediately after the dog was shot, they scanned its microchip and the owner was immediately located (and arrested by the police), and all the animals that contacted the infected dog from the moment of its re-entry in Spain were taken under control.

At the moment there is a restricted area around Toledo, and it’s highly recommended to inject against rabies every dog, cat and ferret.

Liliana Aldeguer Cerdán col 793.

English translation by Sergio Reina Esteban col 747.

P. S. Still no official confirmation from the Toxicology lab about last month poisoning. But we still have to be careful, because we have seen some new cases these last days.

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WHAT’S THAT? IN THE CLOT?

by Mark Etheridge

It's high summer, and the hot days give you little choice – either bake in the sun all day for that all-important tan, or head off inland for some respite from the heat. If you're on the beach your most likely bird sightings (no, not that sort, chaps!) will be the ever-present Yellow-legged Gulls or the ubiquitous House Sparrow, and to be honest it's hard to drum up much enthusiasm for those birds.

But if you venture inland, you might just catch sight of one of Spain's most stunning and exotic-looking summer visitors – the oddly-named Roller, known to Spaniards as the Carraca. It is rarely seen in the Clot, but is regular around the Elche countryside where it often nests in old woodpecker holes in palm trees. It tends to favour lowland areas with scattered trees, either cultivated or scrub areas. It is in our area of Spain from April through to late September.

Just look at my photo – how could you possibly miss seing a bird that brightly coloured?

It's a chunky bird the size of a Jackdaw (a small crow for those who don't know it) and is distantly related to the crow family. When it flies, you will see that it has a black trailing edge to it's wings, contrasting sharply with the different shades of blue on the forewings.

Rollers are not hard to see when perched either, the tend to sit out in the open on a wire or high tree to survey the ground around them for its favourite food of large insects, reptiles, rodents and frogs which form its main diet.

The odd English name of Roller comes from its activities during the spring, when the bird has an impressive display flight consisting of twists, turns and loops, while calling with a loud series of crow-like calls. One of the strangest things about Rollers is that their nestlings will vomit if they are disturbed, and this causes the parent birds to stay away from the nest – it is thought that this is a survival mechanism to protect the adults who may be able to breed again, whereas the nestlings may die from any predator which has caused the disturbance.

Unfortunately the Roller population is in a severe decline, over 30% of the global population has been lost during the last 15 years. Some of this is attributable to persecution by shooters when it is on migration; other causes include changes in farming methods and loss of habitat. It is extremely rare in the UK, where a British sighting of this unmistakeable bird will bring the twitchers out in a frenzy. .

See you next month.

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WORDSEARCH “wedding” in Spanish & English

HONEYMOON LUNA

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SUDOKU Difficulty rating: medium

To solve the puzzle each 3 x 3 box, each row and each column must contain all the numbers 1 to 9.

While the rules of this logic puzzle may be simple, there are numerous strategies to help you solve Sudoku.

For hints and information visit www.sudoku.org.uk

Difficulty rating: hard

DOODLE AREA

Difficulty rating: very hard

ANSWERS ON GRAN ALACANT MAP PAGE

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A map to help you find places of interest, and the locaton of all of ALLOTMENTS

SCHOOL

SEZADÚ

CARABASI BARS COMPLEX (DOWN THE HILL) *PHOENIX RESTAURANT *BAR 1 *FLORIST (NEW) *OLIMPO *SANDHILLS * CASANOVA *GOURMET AQUARIUS *ODUILL’S

PLAZA MAYOR VET GA EXOTICS TIMES SQUARE SAFFRON HOLE IN THE WALL PATAGONIA STEAK HOUSE BIG AL (NEW) RUMOURS XPRESS MONEY

PROPOSED SITE OF THE NEW CHURCH

THURSDAY MA

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PETANC AND CHILDRENS PLAY AREA

5 L’espigo

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GA BOWLS CLUB

TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Euronics

RED CROSS UNIT for donations

COCINARTE

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GRANNET BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE GA COMMERCIAL CENTRE

EURONICS ELECTRICAL HOMEFINDERS /SOLEIL MARITAOS KITCHEN ARMONY GYM HYPER POOL VIVALDI

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PROPOSED SITE FOR A NEW HEALTH CENTRE, BLUE AREAS SUCH AS “SPORTS CENTRE” & BROWN AREAS SUCH AS THE “SCHOOL” are reserved for Council amenities, and are NOT for housing

CHIROPODY & PHYSIOTHERAPY

SUDOKU SOLUTIONS

from previous page MEDIUM VERY HARD

HARD

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GRAN ALACANT PROPERTIES

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IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Aquagest 24hr..(water co.)...902 250 170 Aeropuerto..............................966 919 000 Ayuntamiento-Gran Alacant. ............966 697 749 Alicante Bus Station...............965 130 700 Alicante Train Station.............902 240 202 Bomberos (Fire).....................085 Biblioteca (Library)..................966 692 773 Butano gas..............................966 672 222 Guardia Civil............................062 Guardia Civil............................965 411 290 Iberdrola..(electric co.)............901 202 020

Library GA............................ 966 697 110 Local Police...........................092 Local Police...........................965 411 103 Medical Health Service........966 699 081 National Police......................091 Red Cross (Cruz Roja)........965 416 936 Red Cross emergencies.....112 Rubbish collection.................966 693 955 Suma......................................965 292 000 Taxi sited at ALDI...................96 541 11 11 Telefonica..............................1004

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Alicante

Alicante

TIMETABLE from 21st June to 1st September 2013

MORE INFO AT:- www.autocaresbaile.es

Bus Timetables. Baile buses Santa Pola

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Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays

Night services Friday & Saturday from 6th July to 25th August

Santa Pola to airport from 1st July to 1st September..Monday to Sunday

Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays

TILING SPECIALIST (your choice of tiles for the garden or house).

All types of

BUILDING WORK undertaken UNDERBUILD CONVERSIONS (you choose what you want.

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