Gran Alacant Advertiser May 2014

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5 GA FEREL FRIENDS 5 TOURIST INFO 4-6-8-10 NEWS IN ENGLISH 11-12-13 NEWS IN SPANISH 14-15 PICTURES OF GA 16 GA BRITISH LEGION 20 GA PLAZA 32 WHAT'S THAT FLOWER 34 PETS IN SPAIN 40 BLUEMOON

Our front cover picture for May was supplied to us by Ken Hitcham showing the Church on the coast road between Gran Alacant and Santa Pola. Our April edition front cover sunset picture was sent to us by Gabi at Hispania.

If you have any nice photos we could use for our front cover, please email them to us.

Phew, wasn’t Easter busy, sunny and hot, people making good use of the beaches, even brave ones in the sea, also nice to see the bars and restaurants doing very well again after a very lean winter.

The summer temperatures seem to have kicked in now, so to all of the holiday makers outside of Spain, come and join us!

COMPUTER PAGE 42 EASYCARE 48 GA BOWLS 50 GASP 62 GA VET 64 GA DARTS 64 K9 65 WHAT'S IN THE CLOT 66 WORDSEARCH 67 SUDOKU 68-69 MAP OF GRAN ALACANT 70 GA TOURIST TRAIN 71 LOCAL BUS TIMES

Hello everyone,

Just remember that garden waste should go up to the eco rubbish bins marked on the map in the back of the mag. We were pleased to be told that the 4 skips up there were being well used.

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 on page 14 with the joke car.

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Advertising prices still the same as when we launched in January 2005

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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!!!

PRESS RELEASE Urgent action cleaning droppings in Gran Alacant The Consistory of Santa Pola has heard, once again, the complaints received by local residents. This time, he has acted upon the urgent cleaning up of dog mess around the Vicenta College Russian School do to the fact that a large number of dogs are down in that area, "special protection is needed, since it is a school perimeter "according to the Gran Alacant Councillor, Loreto Cascales.

From the Town Hall, this situation moved to the street cleaning concessionaire and " hosing and has been used to clean up urgently." As an additional measure, Loreto Cascales explains that " she has reinforced housekeeping in the parking lot in front of the school and adjacent sidewalks."

Thirdly, she has urged local police to increase its presence there "in order to punish those who violate the Ordinance Cleaning, since we can not allow an enclosure that is so busy, especially with children, to be in a state of dirt due to the lack of diligence of the pet owners,"said Loreto.

The Mayor of Gran Alacant, is calling on citizens to remind them "the importance of caring and respecting public spaces, in this particular case, collecting the mess produced by pets ."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Barry and Sandra This photograph was taken in Avenida Escandinavia on the morning of Sunday 6 April.

There is another pile on the other side of the bin. I feel it raises several questions, not least: 1) Where were these people dragged up?

2) Who do they think they are?

3) Do they think hard-working refuse collectors are their slaves?

4) Has the notion of recycling somehow passed them by?

5) Do they have any respect whatever for their environment, their neighbours or, indeed, anyone or anything?

6) Did they gravitate instinctively towards the gutter?

Kind regards Name and address supplied

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FERAL FRIENDS OF GRAN ALACANT & nearby areas Bank account details: 0073 0100 54 0486406431 Iban ES94, Swift OPENESMM

ADOPTION NEEDED A.S.A.P.

There are many Vet bills/animals in need. You can help by: Sponsor an animal for an amount per month or puntual donations.

Thank you B.R. from left to right Charlita, Frodita, from Atomar II for Needs more love, still timid, Kitty 2 y.old Antonio & Nani approx. 1 y. olds. trying to save her and paying for some of the treatment. Many cats, as Violeta did, DIE from depression when Missy 18 mo. was rescued from a abandoned. Our family who didn´t care for her and would not want to sterilize her either, had too pets are our family Sanson 5 mo. and his mother also black. many litters already. pls. pass the word also We continue FERAL FRIENDS DOES NOT HAVE A SHELTER. OUR WORK IS TO TRAP FERALS TO struggling to feed STERELIZE THEM AND SAVE & ATTEND THOSE INJURED OR ILL. and pay Vet bills, Due to lack of funds since 2012 We are only attending extreme urgencies.

PLEASE DONATE !! SUPPORT US, PLEASE your support makes a difference etc.

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

Hi everybody

Due to Easter Week this year the magnificent parade of Mores and Christians in Alcoy is going to take place on Saturday the 3rd, declared of international tourist interest it is simply spectacular.

In the little village of Biar, one hour driving form Santa Pola take place one of my favourite celebrations in the Costa Blanca. There is a special day to go there and it is on the 10th of May. If you go you will experience fiesta, tradition, music, fires, fireworks and much more.

There are, of course, more parades, the programme is more or less as follows: Petrer 15th to 19th and 23rd to 27 in Salinas ,

Also there is a specials events like the one held in Torrevieja 8th of May to 12th “Feria de Mayo” or in Monforte del Cid-Orito another popular pilgrimage “Romería de San Pascual”.

Also “Las Cruces de Mayo” Cross of May, Crosses made with flowers in la Cruz Street in Santa Pola and the most beautiful ones are shown in the old quarter of Alicante “Barrio la Cruz”

If you like sports, if you like Karate, you can attend to the competition held at the Fortress-Castle on the 30th and 31st. The Fortress becomes an open air gym. If you like martial arts you should not miss this event.

That’s all for friends.

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---------------------------------------------------------------------Hello I feel as I must once again raise the issue on dog mess. These are photographs of the market area pavement opposite Cocoas. (more than this one supplied). Is there no end to this behaviour. There has to be a sign fixed to the fence warning these people that it wont be stood for with a hefty fine. I wonder what holiday makers will think when they see all this mess on pavements. Only last week driving back from shopping I caught young girl standing watching her dog mess near the market area when I wound my window down and shouted at her to get it picked up she just walked away and it was left there obviously Spanish. I strongly believe that when the fences on the market are removed it will be used as a doggy toilet so who ever parks there car or walks round the market will be treading in this mess. If nothing is done about it now. regards Graham -------------------------------------------------------------------Hi Barry and Sandra, thanks again for a great mag!

Is there any progress on the proposed improvement to the access to the N332?

This seems to have been "pending" for almost as long as the golf course!

Seriously, though, it's currently pretty inadequate and at times downright dangerous. Can any thing be done to expedite the upgrade?

Regards Bert dove

Sorry, no end to the problem until the golf course construction starts.

--------------------------------------------------The smog that recently hit the UK came to us on GA in early April (picture right). There were some brilliant pictures on the internet and was quite a sight to us on GA. --------------------------------------------------All set on the beaches of Santa Pola for Holy Week

The beaches of Santa Pola were made ready to welcome its tourists, residents and visitors to enjoy the crystal clear water and great weather during the Holy Week, whose campaign ran from 12 to 21 April. This year the City worked hard for its 15 miles of coastline and 11 km of sandy beach.

Beaches Councillor, Loreto Serrano, announced that " manual and mechanical cleaning of the beaches were fully operational and completed removal of the remains of wrack algae that has accumulated over the low season. It is important to remember the importance of sea grasses to prevent regression of the sand by the recent wind storms we've had. " The Mayor added that "Santa Pola is a pioneer in recycling algae that is used to regenerate the inert landfill. Furthermore, algae removal and screening has allowed us to reuse 2,500 cubic meters of sand for the beaches, as it is an increasingly scarce resource that we must conserve to the maximum . " As he explained Alberto Bleda, the concessionaire responsible for cleaning during the year has been leveling the sand that the wind builds up on the walls surrounding the beaches during the winter months. We are also looking to remove all the accumulated algae , about 3,500 m3 of which, after drying and screening we will have recovered

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2,500 m3 of sand."

We have already placed the bins on all the beaches, cleaning the graffiti, signs and marquees is scheduled during the Easter campaign conducting both manual and mechanical cleaning of the urban coast three times a week .

The beaches of Gran Playa Levante have the aid and rescue service from 11 to 19 hours, enhanced surveillance, with 2 chairs nearby. Also, in the Levante the disabled enjoyed accessible point throughout Holy Week, from 11 to 17 hours continuously.

Also the sunbeds and umbrellas were available from 10 am until seven pm.

For lovers of water sports on the beach of La Gola they enjoyed various water sports at the school Parres Center, which was running from 10 to 18 hours. Also the City conditioned the boat ramp located at the beginning of Gran Playa, which was in perfect condition and accessibility and use.

-------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Sandra & Barry, As always the April edition was a great read and informative. I was particularly interested in the article regarding the legal issue of parking of motor homes on open ground and on the vehicle park on the Carabasi. The vehicle park is obviously popular to motor home owners, particularly at this time of year. By my reckoning there is an average of 15 - 20 such vehicles daily incl night time!

I think this be considered a positive thing rather than a negative, as popular means there is money to be made. I would not wish to see the vehicle park turned into a camp site but during the winter or spring months (perhaps 30 Oct - 30 Apr) a 24 hr charge could be imposed on such vehicles. How that could work I would leave up to the local authority, perhaps pay and display or internet payment with printed down load tickets. The monitoring of tickets could be done by the police as patrols pass the vehicle park many times a day. The police should not to turn into 'parking attendants' but this may be a possible short term solution until a trail period has been completed which would ascertain if the pay and park policy is worth full implementation.

Funds generated may pay for the provision of domestic waste from the motor homes and in addition to profit provide a job to somebody!

Nicholas Evans Altomar 2

A site has been made available on the Santa Pola industrial Park. (pic right) Perhaps Elche will take note of your sensible comments

-------------------------------------------------------------------Resident Association of European Neighbours Gran Alacant ( ASVEGA ) delivered to the Red Cross Local Assembly 460 euros last month that was raised through the sale of the bears "Sun" and " Darius " and that will then go to the purchase of milk for babies.

In the presence of Elisabeth Jorro , president of ASVEGA , and Vanessa Agull贸 , coordinator of Red Cross, the Gran Alacant Councillor , Francisco Martin, thanked " the charitable initiative ASVEGA , an association humble

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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).

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but working throughout the year without a break with projects like this is so important to help the disadvantaged . " Elisabeth Jorro stated that "all the bears were sold in the day we did last month and we raised a total of 460 euros. We appreciate the great response from the people of Santa Pola and Gran Alacant, the local media for their dissemination and the Gran Alacant Mall for allowing us the local " .

Meanwhile, Vanessa Agull贸 noted that "the importance of this initiative is twofold, as well earmark the money to buy milk for delivery to families with small children who have no resources, we have also been able to work through one of the groups to which we went, the workshop seniors, who had been commissioned to dress the bears ."

This association works wonders on Gran Alacant, raising funds for many projects. They have recently contributed 2,000 euro for one project alone and another 2,000 euro they divided between 3 worthy causes. Much money has gone to help people and families struggling in this time of austerity.

-------------------------------------------------------------------And NO, we have no date for the official opening of the new market. Whilst our Town Hall are waiting for Valencia to sign off the project, they are using the time to landscape some areas and change the gates to sliding to help access areas. Also planning a childrens play area near the cafe. There will also be access into the sports centre.

-----------------------------------------Another petrol station is being built on the Commercial Centre car park. ............more news next month

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COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Limpieza de excrementos en Gran Alacant El Consistorio de Santa Pola ha escuchado, una vez más, las quejas recibidas por los residentes locales. Esta vez, se ha actuado con una limpieza urgente de los excrementos alrededor de todo el Colegio Vicenta Ruso. Ya que se pasean un gran número de perros en esa zona, "se necesita una protección especial en el perímetro de la escuela", dice la concejal de Gran Alacant, Loreto Cascales.

"Como medida adicional se han limpiado las calles, se ha reforzado el servicio de limpieza en el parking del colegio y en las aceras adyacentes” explica Loreto Cascales También se ha instado a la Policía Local a aumentar su presencia en el lugar "con el fin de sancionar a aquellos que violan la ordenanza de limpieza, ya que no podemos permitir que en un recinto que está tan ocupado, especialmente por niños, esté en un estado de suciedad debido a la falta de diligencia de los dueños de las mascotas", dijo Loreto.

El alcalde de Gran Alacant, hace un llamamiento a los ciudadanos para recordarles que "la importancia de cuidar y respetar los espacios públicos, en este caso particular, la recogida de la suciedad producidos por los animales domésticos".

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Querido Barry y Sandra Esta fotografía fue tomada en Avenida Escandinavia en la mañana del domingo 6 de abril. Hay otro montón de basura en el otro lado del contenedor. Viendo esto me planteo varias cuestiones, entre otras: 1 2 3 4 5

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¿Dónde se criaron estas personas? ¿Quién se creen que son? ¿Piensan que los trabajadores recolectores de basura son sus esclavos? ¿Se les ha pasado por la cabeza el concepto de reciclaje? ¿Tienen algún tipo de respeto hacia el medio ambiente o sus vecinos?

Saludos cordiales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------¡Hola Lo siento pero una vez más debo plantear la cuestión de los excrementos de perros.

He adjuntado una foto de la zona del mercadillo nuevo cerca del Restaurante Cocoas. ¿No hay fin a este comportamiento? Ya hay una señal fijada a la valla advirtiendo a estas personas que el no recoger los excrementos se penaliza con una elevada multa.

Me pregunto que deben pensar los turistas cuando ven todos estos excrementos en las aceras. La semana pasada conduciendo de vuelta hacia mí casa vi a una chica joven mirando como su perro hacia sus necesidades en la calle cerca del mercadillo nuevo, cuando bajé mi ventanilla y le dije que lo recogiera, ella simplemente se alejó y lo dejó allí. Creo firmemente que cuando se retiren las vallas del nuevo mercadillo, éste se va a utilizar como retrete local para los perros y pasearemos por un mercadillo sucio y apestoso.

Saludos Graham -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hola Barry y Sandra, ¡gracias de nuevo por vuestra fabulosa revista! ¿Tenéis algún tipo de información respecto a las mejoras para el acceso a la N-332?

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Esta propuesta parece haber estado "pendiente" ya casi tanto tiempo como el campo de golf!

Tonterías aparte, tal y como está ahora, es un acceso bastante inadecuado y en ocasiones francamente peligroso. ¿Se puede hacer alguna cosa para acelerar las mejoras? saludos Bert Dove Estimado Bert, Lo sentimos, este problema no se resolverá hasta que se inicie la construcción del campo de golf.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------¡Ya está todo listo en las playas de Santa Pola!

Las playas de Santa Pola se limpiaron para recibir a los turistas, residentes y visitantes para que puedan disfrutar de las aguas cristalinas y del buen clima durante la Semana Santa, cuya campaña corrió del 12 al 21 de abril. Este año el Ayuntamiento ha trabajado duro para preparar los 15 kilómetros de costa y 11 km de playas de arena.

La Concejal de playas, Loreto Serrano, ha anunciado que se han limpiado de forma manual y mecánica, quitando las algas acumuladas durante la temporada baja. Es importante recordar la importancia de los estas algas marinas que evitan la regresión de la arena durante los temporales de viento que tenemos.

El alcalde ha añadido que “Santa Pola tiene una empresa pionera en el reciclaje de estas algas”. Por otra parte, la eliminación de las algas y el cribado, nos ha permitido reutilizar 2.500 metros cúbicos de arena para las playas, que es un recurso cada vez más escaso que debemos conservar al máximo."

Según ha explicado Alberto Bleda, “la concesionaria responsable de la limpieza, este año ha recogido la arena que debido a los vientos durante los meses de invierno, se acumula en las paredes que rodean la playa. También están buscando de eliminar todas las algas acumuladas, unos 3.500 m3 de las cuales después del secado y cribado se recuperan unos 2.500 m3 de arena".

Ya se han colocado los contenedores en todas las playas, se han limpiado los grafitis y durante la campaña de Pascua se pusieron todas las señales y carpas.

Durante la temporada se limpiarán las playas 3 veces a la semana de forma manual y mecánica.

Las playas de Gran Playa Levante tienen el servicio de socorro de 11 a 19 horas, con la vigilancia mejorada, con 2 sillas de vigilancia cercanas. Asimismo, en el Levante los discapacitados disfrutaron punto accesible en toda la Semana Santa, de 11 a 17h.

También se han colocado las tumbonas y sombrillas disponibles desde las 10h hasta las 19h.

Para los amantes de los deportes acuáticos en la playa de La Gola podrán disfrutar de diversos deportes acuáticos en la Escuela Parres, abierto de 10 a 18 horas.

También han colocado una rampa de acceso para pequeñas embarcaciones situada al principio de Gran Playa.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Queridos Sandra & Barry, Como siempre en vuestra revista, la edición de abril contenía un buen material de lectura e informativo. Yo estaba particularmente interesado en el artículo sobre la cuestión del estacionamiento de las auto caravanas en el parking de coches de la playa de Carabasi. El parking es obviamente muy popular entre los dueños de estas caravanas, sobre todo en esta época del año. Según mis cálculos hay un promedio de 15 a 20 de estos vehículos acampados cada día.

Creo que esto se podría considerar algo positivo en lugar de algo negativo. No me gustaría ver el parking convertido en un sitio de acampada, pero durante los meses de invierno o de primavera - tal vez desde diciembre hasta abril podrían usar el emplazamiento para sus caravanas si de alguna manera abonaran el uso del parking.

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¿Cómo podría funcionar? Podrían abonar el “alquiler” del sitio a través de internet, a lo mejor la autoridad local podría comprobar si los instalados ahí han pagado su puesto. No digo que los policías deben convertirse en "cuidadores de caravanas", pero esto puede ser una posible solución a corto plazo, hasta que se pueda determinar si vale la pena aplicar tales medidas.

Los fondos generados podrían pagar por el uso del alcantarillado y quien sabe a lo mejor podría proporcionar un nuevo puesto de trabajo a alguien!

Saludos, Nicholas Evans Altomar 2 Hola Nicholas, Han proporcionado un sitio para estas caravanas en el Parque Industrial de Santa Pola.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------La Asociación de Residentes de Europa Vecinos Gran Alacant (ASVEGA) entregó el mes pasado a la Cruz Roja Local un total de 460€, dinero recaudado a través de la venta de los osos "Sun" y "Darío" y que irá destinado a la compra de leche para los bebés.

En presencia de Elisabeth Jorro, Presidenta de ASVEGA y Vanessa Agulló, coordinadora de la Cruz Roja, el Concejal, Francisco Martín, ha agradecido "la iniciativa solidaria de ASVEGA, una asociación humilde pero que trabaja todo el año sin descando con proyectos como éste que son tan importantes para ayudar a los desfavorecidos."

Elisabeth Jorro declaró que "todos los osos fueron vendidos en un día y pudimos recaudar un total de 460€. Apreciamos y agradecemos la gran respuesta de la gente de Santa Pola y Gran Alacant, a los medios locales por su difusión y al centro comercial Gran Alacant por prestarnos el local."

Mientras tanto, Vanessa Agulló destacó "la importancia de esta iniciativa es doble, por un lado destinar el dinero para comprar leche para las familias con niños pequeños que no tienen los recursos y además han sido capaces de trabajar con uno de los talleres a los que fuimos, las personas mayores han ayudado en la confección para vestir a los osos".

Esta asociación funciona de maravilla en Gran Alacant, con la recaudación de fondos para muchos proyectos. Han contribuido recientemente con 2.000€ para un proyecto y otros 2.000€ se repartieron entre 3 buenas causas. Mucho dinero se ha destinado a ayudar a las personas y familias que luchan en estos tiempos de austeridad.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NO tenemos una fecha de apertura oficial para el Nuevo mercadillo. Mientras que nuestro ayuntamiento está esperando a que el Gobierno de Valencia termine con el papeleo, están aprovechando para acabar de ajardinar la zona, hacer las vallas corredizas y poner un punto de acceso al polideportivo. También van a poner un parque infantil cerca de la cafetería.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Estan en obras en el Centro Comercial, van a poner otra gasolinera. …¡volvemos con más noticias el mes que viene!

Estamos buscando a alguien que quiera colaborar/expandir nuestra revista.

Se requiere que hable Inglés. email: granalacantadvertiser@hotmail.co.uk

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This is the area between the market site and the sports childrens amenities and seating.

The building on the far right will be the cafe. The Town The Church is growing... ..slowly!

Here they come again!

The sh.te dumpers.

Must be how they live at home.

Spoiling our urbanisation again!!

Pictures supplied by a resident.

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centre which is to be landscaped and provided with

Hall are looking for offers to run this as a business.

More construction work to start at Los Arenales, behind the pictured fence!

A prime spot!

ADVERTISE WITH US YOUR LOCAL MAGAZINE DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY ADVERTISING TO PEOPLE MILES AWAY FROM YOUR BUSINESS. THEY WILL NOT BE INTERESTED! KEEP IT LOCAL!!!!!

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Mobile phones unlocked Sim cards cut down EMAIL: info@granalacantservices.com

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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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There are coffee shops next to us when waiting for that short job to be carried out. For longer jobs drive your car over to us and we will run you home, and collect you when your car is ready, if in the Gran Alacant area.

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The tourist train and the GA shopping bus, both stop outside this complex.

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Not forgetting our ever popular Sunday Roast.

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WHAT'S THAT FLOWER ?

The Wild Flowers of Santa Pola/Gran Alacant

by Rose Jackson

LAVENDER COTTON, Santolina chamaecparissis An aromatic upright plant, with a button-like single yellow flowerhead on each stem; the white-grey leaves are narrow and toothed. It occurs in rocky places and is widely grown in gardens, where there are varied forms.

Helichrysum stoechas is similar and has thrived in the dry conditions of this Spring, growing in profusion in sandy places. It is strongly aromatic, like curry when crushed, the white-felted, narrow leaves are untoothed, and the unbranched stems bear dense, round clusters of yellow 'everlasting' flowers.

RED HOTTENTOT FIG, Carpobrotus acinaciformis Few can fail to notice the bright pink, manypetalled flowers of this low, spreading plant, on banks and roadsides. Sometimes called an ICE PLANT, itsfleshy leaves are three-sided, and the juice from them is said to have antiseptic properties. Part of the fruit, which resembles a fig, is edible. It was exported from S.Africa as a garden plant (from which it sometimes escapes) and in the past was used to stabilise dunes.

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God made man before woman so as to give him time

to think of an answer

for her first question.

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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 GREAT NEWS

Toffee, Chanel and her siblings and Romeo from last month’s edition have all been adopted as well as Amanda and Ximo who have featured before.

Roxy is a wonderful, happy little Chihuahua cross needing a home. She is around 15 months old, good with other dogs, sterilised, chipped, vaccinated and has her pet passport.She weighs approx 6 kilos and will make a wonderful companion.

Call: 645 469 253 Harry, Vinnie and Becks were thrown in a rubbish bin when just 1 week old, we placed them in a foster home where they are getting bottle fed and are doing great, all 3 are boys and will be small when fully grown, they are ready to be reserved now.

Call: 645 469 253

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Pequi and Brian are around 5 months old and are Daschund x Pointer so have short legs and a long, stocky body. Pequi is a playful girl and Brian is quiet and laid back, both are good with cats and other dogs.

Call: 966 725 975

Bubi’s owners are returning to Germany and unable to take him with them, he has been in a family environment since he was a puppy, he is house trained, good with children and other dogs. He is up to date with all vaccinations, chipped, rabies and neutered.

Call: 645 469 253.

Welcome to the Commercial Centre the area of Gran Alacant that includes:-

here and on the next five pages

EURONICS/DIGINOVA, GET FRESH, GLAROS & HOMEFINDERS

PLUS on page 3 GRANNET As you leave the N332 to come on to Gran Alacant this area is on your right.

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BALCONES DEL MAR GA0220 185,000 euros Apartment with 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, Completely furnished and with appliances, Very nice apartment with lovely views.

Nice and quiet well maintained urbanization.

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Betting You know what a racehorse is . . . an animal that can take several thousand people for a ride at the same time -------------Pork chops I bought some pork chops and told the butcher to make them lean.

He said, 'Which way.

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THE EASY HORSE CARE RESCUE CENTRE (EHCRC) CHARITY “THE NEVER ENDING STORY” Following the much published tragedy recently, when the EHCRC were unable to save the life of a young horse starved to death in premises on the outskirts of Torrevieja, the morning of Monday March 24th was a much more joyous occasion.

The day started as normal.

It was nine o’clock, all of the seventy eight equines had been fed and those stabled overnight were

being turned out to spend the day in their respective paddocks.

At nine thirty all this changed when one of the nine mares rescued at the beginning of March along with five other male

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horses from an illegal horse dealer in Callosa de Segura, lay down in her paddock, and proceeded to give birth to a healthy foal.

Sue Weeding, co founder of the EHCRC in Rojales takes up the story, “ We knew the mare was with foal but Dorothea our vet believed she was only about seven months pregnant because of her size. However, the foal was small because of severe malnutrition of the mother. If she had been born three weeks earlier this foal would have not survived. The mare was chained to a concrete wall with several other horses in very close proximity and the foal would probably have been trampled on.

After our initial shock and

surprise everyone who was here working at the centre that morning rallied round to separate the mare and her baby from the other eight rescued mares sharing the paddock with her.

Dorothea was called and

she came immediately and checked over the pair and all was well health wise.

The next thing we had to do was ensure the foal could not get through or under the electric fencing separating the paddocks and wander into danger where our other many equines reside. We wanted to ensure that the mother was still in close contact with her companions which would reduce considerably her stress level.

We enlisted the assistance of Linda and Paul at Cookeaze in Dolores who supply us with our food for our Sunday afternoon open days. They kindly donated several wooden pallets to make part of the solid barrier to fence of the new arrival and her mother. The remainder of the secure area came from our great friends and supporters at Rojales Town Hall who rushed to our aid with several large plastic road barriers.”

Sue continues, “ Life here at the EHCRC is full of ups and downs and our happiness at the arrival of this beautiful young horse turned to sadness two days later. Arisco, a magnificent old Spanish military horse who we rescued in January 2012 was diagnosed with renal failure and we, on the advice of Dorothea, had him put to sleep. He had two happy years with us and was a favourite with everyone who met him.

He will be missed by all of us here who were close to him. Life of course goes on and we welcome visitors

on our Sunday afternoon open days to come and see our new arrival” The EHCRC would welcome any donations or sponsorship to support the work that they are doing.

If you are a bar owner or business that wants to hold a charity event to support the Rescue Centre please get in touch with Sue Weeding on 652 021 980 or email David East, PR volunteer on pr@easyhorsecare.net The EHCRC will ensure that your event receives the maximum press and radio publicity plus coverage on their Face book site prior to and after the event.

Every single cent donated to the EHCRC charity or spent in any one of their five charity shops located

in La Zenia, Los Montesinos, La Siesta, Ciudad Quesada La Marina or Guardamar goes towards the upkeep and care of the horses, donkeys and ponies in their care.

Large items such as furniture that is donated can be collected from your house and likewise delivered after purchase from their charity shops.

Contact the charity shop hotline on 636 062 000 for this service and also if you would like to become a volunteer and work for a few hours or days in any of the shops including the new one on La Marina urbanisation next to Cuts R Us in Avenida Londres.

Why not visit the centre on their open days every Sunday between 1 pm and

4 pm where refreshments and tasty food are available in the garden café. Entrance is free. The first horse tour commences at 2 pm where you can get close to, and meet the residents and the new foal and see first hand where your money is spent.

For more details about the EHCRC and directions to the centre just outside Rojales visit www.easyhorsecare.net

From the magazine editor: We know our picture last month caused some upset, but we do have to publish the truth. Some of these rescued horses make it and some don’t. Sadly this is the fact of life.

What a lovely picture this month!

are on the La Marina Urbanisation.

NEW CHARITY SHOP NOW OPEN IN LA MARINA URB. Situated in Avenida Londres next door to Cuts R Us barbers the new shop is bristling with bargains for everyone.

New stock of men’s and women’s clothing, bedding, bric a brac and much more arrives several times a week so you are sure to find what you are looking for amongst the professionally displayed items.

La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..

The DENTAL PRACTICE, CUTS R US, EL MATADOR & EURONICS on page 33

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Tel: 966 797 119 659 728 128

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Tel: 966 797 119 or 659 728 128

La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..

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L MONTEOSS INOS

Important information from ORKE Services

SPANISH DRIVING LICENCE

I entered an astronomy contest the other day. I didn't come first but I won a constellation prize.

Bar for sale

CCW electrical services Qualified electrician All electrical work undertaken Tel 617872405 contact Clive or Wendy

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r very low oveRheads. r been open for 10 years. r 4 hd tvs r full sky and sports system. r Full sound, pa , and karaoke system. r 2 outside terraces. r Great opportunity for first bar. phone 680 478 191

My daughter went to a local Kentucky Fried Chicken and ordered a Taco.

She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'

He said he was sorry, but they only had Iceberg Lettuce.

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MONTEMAR BOWLS AND SOCIAL CLUB (Sponsored by Super Valu)

This month's report is all about the Finals of the Internal Competitions, All Finals were all eagerly contested and some went down to the wire especially the Ladies Trips 12 nil down after 9 ends to come through to win 16-14.

The Winners are as.

Men's Singles, David Eades. (see pic) Ladies Singles, Pauline Woodfine (see pic) Men's Pairs, Stan Rutledge & Bill Young Ladies Pairs, Joan Harding & Lynne Armitage (see pic) Mixed Pairs, Geraldine & Gordon Fisher (see pic) Mixed Trips, Sue Kemp, Danny King, Skip Alan Ashberry (see pic) Mixed Rinks, Sue Kemp, Ethal Finan, Tony Finan, Skip Brian Zelin (see pic) All those above qualify for the Champion of Champions.

The other Finals are as.

Ladies Trips, Leslie Jones, Sue Kemp, Skip Ethal Finan Presidents Cup, Dave Auckland, 2 Wood Mixed Pairs, Pauline & Barrie Woodfine, Mixed Pairs, Jenny Pagala, Harry Dobson.

2 Wood Mixed Trips, Babs Cager, Pauline & Barrie Woodfine.

Davies Cup, Terry Addington.

Men's Trips, Danny King, Gordon Fisher, Skip Barrie Woodfine.

For further information about MonreMar Bowls Club contact Club Captain Colin Armitage 966619010 ex01066, or visit our web page www.montemarbowls.com or on Facebook,

New members are always welcome.

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David Eades & Pauline Woodfine

Joan Harding & Lynne Armitage

Geraldine & Gordon Fisher

Sue Kemp, Danny King, Skip Alan Ashberry

Sue Kemp, Ethal Finan, Tony Finan, Skip Brian Zelin

Two kids are arguing over whose father is the wimpiest.

The first one says, "My dad is so scared of lightning that when it strikes, he slides underneath our bed."

The second kid says, "That's nothing. My dad is so scared of the dark that when my mother works night shift, he sleeps with the woman next door."

Fish

Squid

Baby squid

Chicken

Hamburgers

Rib-eye steak

Sirloin steak

Veal

Pork

Frankfurter

Brauny

Yogurt

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GASP THEATRE

On Thursday 3rd April, GASP Theatre Group were delighted to present a programme of short plays to the members of the InterClub and their guests at El Rincon Restaurant. The evening’s entertainment, seven comic sketches, was very well received, especially “Red Tape” a wry look at Spanish bureaucracy.

GASP’s next production in early June will be “Outside Edge” a cricket-based farce which spawned a TV series some years ago. Look out for posters in the next few weeks.

CAN YOU HELP US? For “Outside Edge” we need some cricket props. Have you got any old equipment such as bats, pads etc we could borrow for a couple of evenings? Please contact Chris on 966 181 194.

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See the Gran Alacant map at the back of this magazine for our location.

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TORREL LANO

CARDIFF STORE TRAFFIC LIGHTS

PETROL STATION

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CONSUM

A clutch of adverts on the next five 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, & Azafran Indian restaurant.

The GA bowls club, is adjacent to the square.

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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

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The village idiot sees a letter lying on his doormat It says on the envelope "DO NOT BEND ". he spends the next 2 hours trying to figure out how to pick it up.

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Richard from Bluemoon Computers is in this procession...... .................can you spot him!!!!!!!!!!!

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

FIRST AID GUIDE FOR ANIMALS

This month, we would like to provide some advice about first aid in animal, not only for ours, but also for any other one we could find when driving or going for a walk.

Remember the most important is always our own safety: if we see a wild animal such a bird or reptile in troubles and we are not sure if could it be dangerous, we’d better not touch it. In that case we can tell SEPRONA (the environmental Guardia Civil unit), Local Police, or a wildlife rescue centre. If possible, we’ll put it into a cardboard box and we’ll take it to the Vet.

Wild animals usually suffer a lot when contacting people, so, the stress they are going to suffer may make worse any disease or injury they suffer previously very easily. So, in these cases, the best option is to keep them in a dark quiet place with a right temperature (watch out for extremely high or low temperatures), till we arrive to the Vet practice.

At the practice, the Vet will check the condition of the animal, just in case it’s due for urgent attention, and also will call the environmental agents, who will come and pick it up. If necessary, the animal will have first aid attention and some food.

In case of domestic pets, it’s much easier to know if there is a health problem, and if we will be able to do something for them or not.

Once again, the most important is our safety. If we see next to the road a dog which probably is in troubles, we have to make sure we are not going to make it worse. Sometimes they are scared and run away when we are trying to catch them, becoming an additional problem for the traffic. In this case we’ll let Local Police or Guardia Civil know. Something similar happens when we are trying to rescue an animal from the water: if we are not 100% sure about our ability, we’d better get some help.

One important thing to remember: an animal which is suffering a very intense pain (for example when hit by a car) may bite anybody who tries to touch it.

When the pet which is in troubles is ours, everything is easier normally, because we know perfectly its reactions (but remember under some specific circumstances of pain and shock, our pet “may not be itself”…)

The following recommendations must be used just for doing something while we arrive to the Vet practice. They are not definitive treatments: What can I do if my pet starts bleeding?

The most important is to locate where the blood is coming from, and why is it bleeding. If we are talking of a big (and easily visible) wound, the best option is to plug it for at least 2 minutes with any tissue we have. When the wound stops bleeding we can put a bandage.

Tourniquets are very dangerous if you don’t have enough medical knowledge!

If the haemorrhage stops definitively, it’s a good idea to clean the wound for preventing infection. Using just clean water is OK. Never pour white spirit on an open wound.

Sometimes, small cuts at ears and tail may bleed a lot, but they are not an emergency.

All we have to do is to clean and cover the wound and go to the Vet. Is my pet suffering a heat stroke?

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This happens when temperatures are high and the dog is under direct sunlight, in a car, or taking intense exercise. We will see the dog starts panting a lot, and its body temperature rises to 40-42ºC. We must make the body temperature come down gradually, by using, for example, wet towels in which we put more fresh water regularly. We can also use the air con.

Heat stroke is always an emergency, so every minute counts (high risk of death caused by renal failure), so even if body temperature is coming down properly, we must see the Vet as soon as possible.

Is my pet suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest?

This is a very uncommon condition.

Sometimes a very relaxed animal may look like it has stopped breathing, and feeling the heart beat may not be very easy in large animals. But in case of a real stoppage, we will have to use cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In this case, if nothing is done, the animal will die in a matter of minutes, so it’s better to try to do something, even if we are not experts, than letting the animal die without doing anything.

We have to put the animal lying in its right side, and then we start pressing the ribs by using one or two hands, about 60-70 times per minute. Despite nowadays it’s considered not very useful, artificial ventilation can be done the following way: we blow air into animal’s nose and mouth. When correctly done, we’ll see the animal’s chest moving as it gets full of air.

Has my pet lost the consciousness?

First thing we make sure the animal is able to breathe and the heart is beating.

Then we have to clean the mouth and nose if there are traces of saliva, food or vomit. Then, we put its tongue out of its mouth for making breathing easier. If body temperature is coming down, we have to cover the animal with a towel or similar in order to keep it warm.

No one of these suggestions may substitute a Vet. Our priority must always be our personal safety and not make things worse.

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

In our

each month, we do include a quantity of free advertising to Gran Alacant Associations, which we at the magazine pay for, as a form of donations.

These include: GA FEREL FRIENDS TOURIST INFO GA BRITISH LEGION GA PLAZA GA TOURIST TRAIN TIMES GA BUS TIMES GA MABS GA BOWLS GA DARTS GASP THEATRE GROUP GA VET K9 PETS IN SPAIN TOTALLING OVER €7,000 per year

An Englishman, a Frenchman, a Spaniard and a German are all standing watching an American street performer do some juggling. The juggler notices the four gentleman have a very poor view, so he stands up on a wooden crate and calls out, "Can you all see me now?"

"Yes" "Oui" "Sí" "Ja"

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An old

Gran Alacant

farmer's

Darts League

dog goes

missing and he's inconsolable.

His wife says "Why

don't you put an advert in the paper?"

He does, but two weeks later the dog is still missing.

"What did you put in the paper?" his wife asks.

"Here boy" he replies.

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WHAT’S THAT? IN THE CLOT?

by Mark Etheridge

Yes, those are parrots in my picture, and no, you haven’t accidentally picked up a copy of “Cage Birds Monthly” instead of your Gran Alacant Advertiser by mistake. Yes, I am telling you about birds you might see in the Clot and around Gran Alacant itself, and no, they shouldn’t be here!

These two are Peach-faced Lovebirds, and somewhere, somebody has an empty cage – either because these birds are well-known in the cage bird fraternity as being supreme escape artists, or perhaps the owner became weary of their squawking and “accidentally” set them free. Whatever the reason, they are now living around the communal pool area across from my house in Monte y Mar and appear to be doing quite well feeding off the palm trees. The environment seems to suit them, although they are far away from their natural habitat in the arid deserts of Namibia in Southern Africa.

The green bird is the normal colouration in the wild, and the yellow bird is a common mutation developed by cage bird breeders, but there is no easy way to tell if this is a breeding pair or not, but they face a difficult future in any case. They appear to be strong fast fliers, but may be unaware of the danger from predators of which they have little or no experience.

It raises the thorny question of alien species occurring in the wild due to human actions (or in some cases carelessness). Those of you who come from southern areas of the UK, particularly around London, will know that there are now large flocks of Ring-necked Parakeets, which have established a sustained breeding population which is spreading northwards, causing damage to gardens and depriving resident birds of nesting sites. This species also occurs in some numbers in Barcelona, and also in a few areas of Alicante City. Monk Parakeets are to be found in Cartagena as well.

Those of you who can speak Spanish may have seen the notice board at the main hide in the Clot, warning against the release of unwanted pets, particularly the popular Red-eared Terrapin from the USA which displaces the native Spanish Pond Turtle. There are many examples of invasive species which effectively damage the ecosystem, not just birds and animals but plants as well, and my American birding friends are furious that introduced birds from Europe such as the Starling and House Sparrow have supplanted some of their more interesting birds.

In the meantime, our two Lovebirds make a colourful addition to our area, but not necessarily an acceptable one from an ecological point of view.

See you next month.

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WORDSEARCH “seaside” in Spanish & English

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SUDOKU

Difficulty rating: easy

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: medium

DOODLE AREA

Difficulty rating: 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

CARABASI BARS COMPLEX (DOWN THE HILL) *BROTHERS *PHOENIX RESTAURANT *BAR 1 *MOLLY MALONE *OLIMPO *YELLOW SUBMARINE *SANDHILLS *AQUARIUS *OCEAN *CASANOVA

PLAZA MAYOR

VET GA EXOTICS TIMES SQUARE AZAFRAN HOLE IN THE WALL PATAGONIA STEAK HOUSE

SITE OF THE NEW CHURCH

SCHOOL

PETANC AND CHILDRENS PLAY AREA

EURONICS

ELECTRICAL

HOMEFINDERS

/SOLEIL

GLAROS

GET FRESH

L’ESPIGO

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PROPOSED DOG AREA TAXI RANK

GRANNET BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE GA COMMERCIAL CENTRE

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Proposed new road

PROPOSED SITE FOR A NEW HEALTH CENTRE, and a SECOND SCHOOL

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 EASY HARD

MEDIUM

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GA BOWLS CLUB

TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Euronics

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GRAN ALACANT PROPERTIES

GA farmacia

TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Quicksave

BRICO GA TV

G.A. SERVICES & SOL COMPUTERS

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 LIDL...................96 541 11 11 Telefonica..............................1004

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TIMETABLE & ROUTE FOR THE GRAN ALACANT TOURIST TRAIN

May Timetable Monday till Saturday: From 10:00h to 14:00h and from 16:00h to 20:00h Sundays: From 11:00h to 14:00h

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

Q: What does it mean when a man is in your bed gasping for breath and calling your name?

A: You did not hold the pillow down long enough.

MEN!!!!

One day my housework challenged husband Scott

decided to wash his Sweatshirt Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room, he shouted to me,

'Tash what setting do I use on the washing machine?' 'It depends,'

Tash replied. 'What does it say on

Still the best magazine advertising prices in the area.

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your shirt?' Scott yelled back, ' GO QUEENSLAND! ' And they say

blondes are dumb....

LOCAL BUS TIMES

1st May will be like a Saturday timetable and the last bus will eave from Santa Pola 22:05 and the last from Alicante at 23:00 will be cancelled.

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