Gran Alacant Advertiser - October 2015

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CONTENTS What’s in this issue 4/5/6 7/8/9 10 11 11 17 20-23 45 50 50 56/57 60/64 66 67 70 71 71 72 73 74 75 76/77 78/79 78

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Hello

Welcome to our October edition, it's hard to believe summer is over when we still get lovely weather.

This month there are plenty of pictures in the magazine so take a good look to see if you spot yourself or some of your friends.

Don't forget the brilliant M.A.B.S show being held at the American Rock Bar & Grill in the Commercial Centre. See information about this in the news section.

There certainly seems to be a lot of building work going on around the commercial area on G.A. at the moment, Lidl has been knocked down completely to accommodate a new look Lidl store.

Then the empty large corner shop opposite Mercadona has been totally gutted and a new structure going on inside there.

Have a good month

Sandra & Barry

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Our little dog from the front cover has hidden herself away in the magazine, can you find her?

Last month she was on page 72.

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We at your Gran Alacant Advertiser continue to bring you all of the news, and answers to your questions, from Paco Carbonell, Councilor of Citizen of Services, as we have since May 2005.

If you have any questions or problems you would like us to discuss, please just email them to us at the magazine.

Just after going to press last month, we had a phone call from a lady who was disabled and was continually struggling to use the Gran Alacant Post Office as there was no hand rail to help her.

As time has gone on, she now cannot use the Post Office at all, and has to get someone else to go for her.

We contacted our Town Hall representative who passed the message on to Mayoress Yolanda.

Better than a new hand rail. The Town Hall are looking at relocating the Post Office, because of this and other problems. www.granalacantadvertiser.com

Below is news of the next M.A.B.S. yearly show. This is an event not to be missed.

Proceeds all go to the Gran Alacant Cancer support group and is always a wonderful evening, watching members of Gran Alacant, singing, dancing, and sometimes even making fools of themselves. Jean, who writes below, organises, reheases and makes the costumes for the show.

Confirmation that this years M.A.B.S. show will be at the same venue we had last year the American Rock Bar above Mercadona at the GA centre. The theme is a tribute to the stars and will run from the 2nd 3rd 4th 5th of November. As you all know it was a sell out last year and no tickets were available on the door.

When the tickets come back from the printers we will let you know.

We have started a pre booking list which some of you thought would be a good idea so facebook me should you want to be on the list. Now I need a Michael Jackson, is there anyone out there? call me or private message me on facebook, costume provided laughter always on tap and a great team to work with. All money raised goes to M.A.B.S. Cancer Support Group in Gran Alacant for the people of Gran Alacant who are fighting cancer. We are only a phone call

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away.

Thank you everyone for your support over all of our shows and fund raising venues you have come to.

Lets raise more more more for this very worthwhile charity. M.A.B.S. Cancer Support Group for Gran Alacant.

Thankyou, Jean Reiterbund. www.granalacantadvertiser.com Last month we mentioned that the big bike race in Spain, which had many stages all over the country, came past Gran Alacant on the N332 on Sunday August 31st.

Quite a spectacle.

The route was lined with spectators spread all along the main road, and standing on the flyover into the urbanisation.

Big names such as the UKs Chris Frome were participating along with the whole of the UK Sky Team.

We were there, with Sandra taking pictures, which we have printed out ON PAGES 62/63 www.granalacantadvertiser.com

On the 15th of August Santa Pola prepared themselves for the election of the ¨Reina and Damas de Honor ¨ for the coming Fiestas and year ahead.

Each candidate previously presented themselves to the town hall and requested to be considered for such an honour.

The pre-election took place at the town hall where all of the 17 candidates present chose an envelope in which five had the official paper inside.

On the day of the election for Queen of the fiestas 2015, all five of the girls wore evening dress and then changed into the regional costume of Santa Pola. After which the public vote took place by all those present .

This year one of the Lucky candidates just happens to be from Gran Alacant. Lydia Sabate Clayton was lucky enough to choose one of the coveted envelopes and was representing Santa Pola and Gran Alacant alongside her friend who was elected Queen,

during the fiestas which started on the 30th of August till the 8th of September during the year of 2015 Already a component in the Moors and Christians she belongs to the christian band ¨Guardianas de la Tierra Santa¨. And an avid fan of the fiestas she will attending all the official events alongside the¨ Reina and Damas ¨ dressed in the regional costume.

PICTURES ON PAGE 63

During the month of September, this was all part of the Santa Pola fiestas which we programmed for you in last months issue.

It is nice to report on Families on Gran Alacant getting well involved with the traditions of Santa Pola. www.granalacantadvertiser.com

Hi Barry & Sandra , I too like Guiseppe had given up any hope of improvements around the rubbish bins & other problems, re the poor state of Calle Malta. Although Loreto may have made some improvement many complaints she totally ignored after promising to look into the problems I had brought to her notice in person.

Over a year ago she said Calle Malte was down for repairs , Calle Chipre & Calle Creta were re-covered in August but they were not really that bad at all compared to Calle Malta which still urgently needs re-covering.

Many times i have complained about the rubbish dumped at the end & beyond Calle Malta , now supermarket trolleys are been dumped on the council land there , they i presume were used to carry the recent piles of rubbish which looks like some one has emptied a house of all its book videos etc & created a large pile.

Maybe now we have a new Mayor she might be interested to pay a visit to this area at the end of Calle Malta & where the cul de sac ends. First taking notice of how bad the road surface is on Calle Malta then venturing onto the triangular area of council land at the end of Calla Malta to see the rubbish that is mounting up .Mind all the dog poo though!!! its nearly making a carpet. I hope with my complaints & Guiseppes complaints someone might get off there butts & take a look , hope they too notice the lack of street cleaning down Calle Malts , Chipre & Creta.. Heres hoping Bill

HI Bill, we will come to see you and be sure exactly where the problem is, as the new people have to be sure of the land owners. www.granalacantadvertiser.com Hi Barry, Earlier this year I sent you an

e-mail regarding the condition of the premises next door to us. The house has been empty now for at least 5 years, the owners having both died some years ago.

The problem is with the ongoing neglect of the gardens with weeds 5 feet high and more than our share of the mosquitos With regard to the inside it would take a brave man to venture into that without some sort of defence.

At the time your advice was to contact the local residence association. This I did and they suggested speaking to the town hall representative at the medical centre.This I also did and she was very helpful. She took my statement and faxed it to the town hall in santa Pola.

That having been done we would have to wait for some response. So here we are 6 months on and no response and the state of the gardens is obviously worse than ever.

So just wondering if you could dig out any sort of answer from the Town Hall Kind Regards, Tom Lormo

The Town Hall are going through tax payments to find the responsible owner of the property, they will then ask them to clean it up, or the town Hall will do it and send the bill to those owning the property.

They cannot just go in and clean it up, as they cannot go onto the land without the correct permissions. But, they are will ing to go in and sort it.

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www.granalacantadvertiser.com Would you please ask the Town Hall if they would permanently fix the road sign for the Avda Del Carabassi at the junction with the Noruega. The wind blows the sign around so it constantly points the wrong way. Thank you.

This has been noted by the Town Hall.

Please let us know of the result. www.granalacantadvertiser.com

The rules of the pool (Altomar two) should quite rightly be enforced by staff, and adhered to by users, regardless of individual opinions or their status as owners, holiday makers, rentals etc ! Or should they or can they be? Staff, either unwillingly or reluctant to enforce the rules for whatever reason, quickly lose their credability and authority. This is then taken advantage of by the pools many users ! Recently, by way of examples, I have witnessed the following which illustrates the futility of having rules which are not correctly imposed:

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two small children using inflatables, within an empty pool, were informed of the rule disallowing such fun loving peices of equipment and were told to remove them. This they did with much disappointment! Within an hour, the same small children, still using the pool, were subject to a group of at least 12 men, making a nuisance of themselves, dive bombing continually, being very loud and obnoxious, and yet the same member of staff chose to ignore these disturbances, which according to the rules are not allowed!

If consistency of the rules is not enforced and followed to the letter then human nature dictates that interpretation becomes an individual notion resulting in chaos, and undesirable to the many other users of the facility.

I think our administrative staff need to ensure that those being employed for pool duties are fully aware of the rules, how they should be interpreted, and more importantly how they should be enforced consistently.

It doesnt help matters, when staff reporting for their shift arrive in full sight of the pool users with a cool box, filled with goodies to sustain them through their long, and sometimes boring shifts.

Isnt there a rule stating that no food is allowed ?

Yours Sincerely, MJ Clifford an Altomar two resident.

Just an example of many such problems, in many communal pool areas. The only persons to solve this, are your administrators, see their reply below.

Dear resident, We inform you that the access control service has finished untill next season.

Also we inform you that the access controllers try to do their best inside the legal limits. It is imposible try to educate the population, even existing internal rules which are for safety and enjoyment.

We want you to know that all the forms filled by the access controllers has been processed by the community, calling the attention to these who disobeyed the rules.

We will inform to the Board of Directors of your petition and point of view, looking forward improvements in the community services.

Thank you very much for your mail and your collaboration.

Regards, www.granalacantadvertiser.com *** The new school buildings.*** The buildings were finished and are

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equipped with air conditioning and electronic screens (modern "blackboards") as well as desks/chairs etc, HOWEVER the heating still needs to be installed/finished.

Some areas are not complete and previous verbal agreements have to be put in writing before the Town Hall can act. www.granalacantadvertiser.com During the night of 27th June 2014, a female loggerhead turtle laid approximately 130 eggs in a nest excavated in the sand on San Juan beach, Alicante. This is only the second time (the first was in 2006) that this species has laid eggs on the shores of this region of Spain in the last 200 years.

To ensure the success of a plan to encourage these turtles to return to the Spanish coastline, it was decided to move 90 of these eggs to a protected beach and the other 40 to incubators at the Oceanographic facilities in Valencia. The survival of hatchlings recently born in the sea during the first few months of life is less than 1 per 1000. However, if they are released after they are one year old, this increases to above 90%.

It was decided to release the first group of 25 hatchlings (some of which have been fitted with tracking devices so that their progress can be monitored) into the sea from a beach in Valencia. An area of Carabassi beach was chosen due to it being one of the few Valencian beaches which has been well preserved, undeveloped and has natural dunes.

On Monday 14th September at 1730 these 25 hatchlings and one older turtle were released into the sea. This was an amazing event to be able to witness and is hopefully the start of the return of these beautiful creatures to the coastline.

NOTE: During the night of July 31st 2015, another female loggerhead turtle laid 85 eggs on a beach at Torrevieja. This is a promising sign of their return to our shores.

IF YOU SEE ANY SIGNS OF TURTLES ALONG THE BEACH PLEASE CALL 112 and let them know where you are and they will send out a team to assist.

This article and the pictures on pages 60/61 and our front cover kindly sent to us by Star Hayne.

Talk again next month Sandra and Barry

Todas las fotos se pueden ver en la Información redactada en Inglés.

Justo después de reunirnos con el Ayuntamiento el mes pasado, recibimos una llamada telefónica de una señora con discapacidad que está teniendo problemas para acceder a la Oficina de Correos de Gran Alacant, ya que no hay una barandilla para ayudarla.

En este lapso de tiempo, esta señora ya no puede ir a la oficina de Correos en absoluto, y tiene que conseguir que alguien vaya en su lugar.

Nos pusimos en contacto con el Ayuntamiento y se le pasó el mensaje a nuestra Alcaldesa Yolanda.

Mejor que una nueva barandilla el Ayuntamiento está estudiando la reubicación de la oficina de correos, a causa de éste y otros problemas. www.granalacantadvertiser.com Se ha confirmado el espectáculo anual de M.A.B.S. Este es un evento que no debe perderse. Las ganancias van para el grupo de apoyo de Gran Alacant y es siempre una noche entretenida, viendo como los residentes de Gran Alacant cantan, bailan, e incluso, a veces, hacen el ridículo. Jean organiza, prepara los ensayos y hace los trajes para el show.

A continuación un mensaje de Jean: Se confirma que el show de M.A.B.S. será en el mismo lugar que el año pasado, en el American Rock Bar (arriba de Mercadona, en el centro comercial).

El tema este año es un homenaje a las grandes estrellas, el show s Noviembre. Como puede que ya lo sepan, el año pasado se vendieron todas las entradas.

Hemos empezado una lista para reservar las entradas, ya que algunos pensaron que sería una buena idea. Pueden enviarme un mensaje por Facebook si quieren estar en la lista. Por cierto, estamos buscando a un "Michael Jackson", ¿hay alguien por ahí que se atreva?

Una noche de risas garantizadas y un gran equipo de trabajo. Todo el dinero recaudado se destina a M.A.B.S. Grupo

de Apoyo para la gente de Gran Alacant que está luchando contra el cáncer.

Estamos a sólo una llamada de distancia.

Gracias a todos por su apoyo durante todos nuestros espectáculos y por las donaciones recibidas.

Vamos a recaudar más, más y más para esta buena causa - M.A.B.S. Grupo de Apoyo del Cáncer de Gran Alacant.

Gracias, Jean Reiterbund. www.granalacantadvertiser.com El mes pasado mencionamos que "La Vuelta" iba a pasar por Gran Alacant, y así fue, pasaron por la N-332 el Domingo 31 de Agosto.

Todo un espectáculo.

La ruta estaba llena de espectadores que se extendieron por toda la carretera principal y el paso a nivel de la gasolinera.

Entre los participantes, encontramos a Chris Frome y al conjunto de la Sky Team UK. Estuvimos allí sacando fotos de la carrera, pueden verlas en las páginas 62/63. www.granalacantadvertiser.com El 15 de Agosto en Santa Pola se eligieron la Reina y las Damas de Honor para las próximas Fiestas y el año venidero.

Previamente cada candidata se presentó a sí misma en el Ayuntamiento y pidió ser considerada para tal honor.

En la pre-elección las 17 candidatas presentes eligieron un sobre, pero sólo 5 de los sobres tenían el documento oficial en el interior.

En el día de la elección de la Reina de las Fiestas 2015, las cinco chicas se vistieron de gala y luego se cambiaron por en el traje regional de Santa Pola.

Después el público presente hizo su votación.

Este año una de las candidatas era una residente de Gran Alacant, Lydia Sabaté Clayton, que tuvo la fortuna de elegir uno de los cinco sobres. Su amiga que

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fue elegida Reina, representó a Santa Pola y Gran Alacant durante las fiestas que comenzaron el 30 de Agosto y acabaron el 8 de Septiembre.

Ella también participa en las fiestas de Moros y Cristianos y pertenece a la banda cristiana "Guardianas de la tierra santa".

Fotos en la página 63.

El mes pasado publicamos las fechas y eventos de las fiestas de Santa Pola. www.granalacantadvertiser.com Hola Barry y Sandra, como Guiseppe yo también había renunciado a toda esperanza de mejoras en los alrededores de los contenedores de basura y otros problemas, como el mal estado de la calle Malta. Aunque Loreto puede haber hecho algunas mejoras, ella ignoró mis quejas a pesar de prometerme mirar de solucionarme los problemas que yo le había llevado a su atención.

Hace más de un año, ella me dijo que Calle Malta se repararía, recientemente han arreglado las C/ Chipre y C/ Creta que en realidad no estaban en tan mal estado en comparación con la Calle Malta, que aún necesita ser re-asfataltada con urgencia.

Muchas veces me he quejado de la basura y escombros tirados al final y más allá de la Calle Malta, ahora han dejado carritos de supermercado llenos de escombros y han vertido videos, libros y demás cosas, creando una gran pila de basura.

Tal vez ahora que tenemos una nueva alcaldesa, a lo mejor podría estar interesada en hacer una visita a esta zona al final de la Calle Malta, donde termina la calle sin salida. Podría tomar nota de lo mal que está la Calle Malta y después acercarse al descampado que está al final de la calle para ver la basura que está acumulando. También está el tema de los excrementos de los perros, que ya casi cubren el campo adyacente.

Espero que entre mis quejas y los reclamos de Guiseppe alguien podría acercarse y echar un vistazo a la zona, espero que ellos también noten la falta de limpieza viaria de las calles Malta, Chipre y Creta ...Atte. Bill Hola Bill, nosotros nos pasaremos a verte, para estar seguros de donde están exactamente los problemas. www.granalacantadvertiser.com Hola Barry, a principios de este año le envié un e-mail con respecto a la condición de la casa de al lado de nosotros. La casa ha estado vacía durante al menos 5 años, los propietarios murieron hace algunos años. El problema es que con el tiempo el jardín

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está descontrolado, con maleza de más de cinco pies de altura y muchos mosquitos.

En su momento su consejo fue que me pusiera en contacto con la asociación de residentes locales. Esto lo hice y me recomendaron hablar con el representante del ayuntamiento en la oficina de Gran Alacant, esto también lo hice, ella tomó mi declaración y lo mandó por fax al Ayuntamiento de Santa Pola. Una vez hecho esto, nos dijo que tendríamos que esperar la respuesta. Así que aquí estamos 6 meses después y todavía no hay respuesta y el estado de los jardines es obviamente peor que nunca.

Así que sólo me preguntaba si podría darme algún tipo de respuesta por parte del Ayuntamiento Saludos cordiales, Tom Lormo El Ayuntamiento va a tratar de encontrar al dueño responsable de la propiedad a través de los pagos de impuestos de propiedad. A partir de ahí van a solicitar que lo limpien todo o si no lo hará el Ayuntamiento y se le enviará una factura a los dueños. Ellos no pueden entrar directamente a hacer la limpieza sin los permisos correspondientes ya que es propiedad privada.

IMAGEN EN LA PÁGINA 61 www.granalacantadvertiser.com ¿Podrían pedirle al Ayuntamiento si pueden fijar la señal de tráfico que está en el cruce de la Av. Del Carabassi con la Av. Noruega? El viento sopla la señal y apunta constantemente hacia la dirección equivocada. Gracias.

El Ayuntamiento ha tomado nota. Por favor, háganos saber del resultado. www.granalacantadvertiser.com Las reglas de la piscina (Altomar II) deben ser ejecutadas por el personal, y se adhieren a los usuarios, independientemente de las opiniones individuales o su condición de propietarios, de vacacionistas o si están de alquiler, etc. El personal ya sea por las pocas ganas o por que son reacios a hacer cumplir las normas por la razón que sea, rápidamente pierden su credibilidad y autoridad, debido a ello los usuarios de las piscinas se aprovechan y dejan de cumplir las normas.

Recientemente, a modo de ejemplo, he sido testigo de las siguientes situaciones, que ilustra la futilidad de tener normas que no se imponen correctamente: dos niños pequeños que estaban usando inflables, dentro de una piscina vacía, se les informó de la

norma de no permitir colchonetas en la piscina y se les indicó que las sacaran de la piscina. Los niños no estaban molestando a nadie y a los pobres se les vio bastante decepcionados.

Al cabo de una hora los mismos niños pequeños, que aún estaban en la piscina, se vieron invadidos por un grupo de al menos 12 hombres, muy ruidosos, haciendo bombas, tirándose de cabeza y demás. Sin embargo el mismo miembro del personal decidió ignorar estos disturbios, que de acuerdo a las reglas no están permitidos.

Creo que nuestra administración, al contratar al personal, deberían informarles sobre las normas y cómo deben ser interpretadas, y lo más importante es que deben ser ejecutadas de forma constante. No ayuda el hecho de que el personal llegue a la piscina con la nevera repleta de comida para sustentarlos a lo largo de su larga y, a veces, aburrida jornada de trabajo. ¿No hay una norma que indique que no se permite entrar con comida?

Atentamente, MJ Clifford Residente de Altomar II Este es sólo un ejemplo de los muchos problemas que tenemos en varias de nuestras piscinas comunitarias. La única forma de resolver esto es a través de los administradores. Esta es su respuesta a continuación: Estimado residente, Le informamos de que el personal de piscina ha terminado su servicio hasta la temporada que viene.

Además le informamos de que los controladores intentan hacerlo lo mejor posible dentro de los limites legales. Es imposible intentar educar a la población, incluso cuando hay reglas internas para garantizar la seguridad y la diversión de todos.

Queremos que sepan que todos los formularios rellenos por los controladores de acceso ha sido procesados por la comunidad, llamando la atención a aquellos que han desobedecido las normas.

Informaremos a la Junta Directiva de su petición y punto de vista, mirando de mejorar los servicios de la comunidad en el futuro.

Muchas gracias por su correo y su colaboración.

Saludos, www.granalacantadvertiser.com *** Los nuevos edificios escolares. *** Los edificios se terminaron y están equipadas con aire acondicionado y pantallas electrónicas ("pizarras" modernas), además de escritorios / sillas etc., sin embargo todavía falta que

se instale la calefacción.

Algunas zonas no están completas y los acuerdos verbales previos tienen que ser puestos por escrito antes de que el Ayuntamiento pueda actuar. www.granalacantadvertiser.com Durante la noche del 27 de junio de 2014, una tortuga boba hembra puso aproximadamente 130 huevos en un nido excavado en la arena de la playa de San Juan, Alicante. Esta es sólo la segunda vez (la primera fue en 2006) que esta especie ha puesto huevos en las costas de esta región de España en los últimos 200 años.

Para asegurar el éxito de un plan para animar a estas tortugas para que vuelvan a las costas españolas, se decidió trasladar 90 de estos huevos a una playa protegida y los otro 40 a incubadoras en las instalaciones del Oceanográfico de Valencia.

La supervivencia de las crías recién nacidas en el mar durante los primeros meses de vida es de menos de 1 por 1000. Sin embargo, si se liberan después de que cumplan un año de edad, las probabilidades de supervivencia aumentan a más del 90%.

Se decidió lanzar el primer grupo de 25 crías (algunos de los cuales han sido equipados con dispositivos de seguimiento para que su progreso se pueda controlar) en el mar de una playa en Valencia. Un área de playa Carabassi fue elegida debido a que es una de las pocas playas valencianas que han sido bien conservadas, sin desarrollar y cuenta con dunas naturales.

El lunes 14 de septiembre a las 5.30pm fueron liberadas al mar 25 crías y a una tortuga adulta. Este fue un evento increíble de poder presenciar y se espera que con el tiempo estas hermosas criaturas marinas vuelvan a nadar en más abundancia por nuestras costas.

NOTA: Durante la noche del 31 de julio de 2015, otra tortuga boba hembra puso 85 huevos en una playa en Torrevieja.

Este es un signo prometedor de su regreso a nuestras costas.

Si usted ve cualquier SIGNO DE TORTUGAS A LO LARGO DE LA PLAYA POR FAVOR LLAMEN AL 112 y dejadles saber dónde se encuentra y se le enviará un equipo para ayudar.

Este artículo, las fotos en las páginas 60/61 y la foto de portada nos las ha enviado Star Hayne.

Hablamos más el mes que viene.

Sandra y Barry

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Hi everybody!

Just a few words to let you know what’s going on this month., no Moors and Christians parades in November, however there is still something to go and have a look at, the biggest fair in the Costa Blanca that takes place in Cocentaina 30th, 31st October and 1st of November, Cocentaina is next to Alcoy. The fair is divided in many areas: medieval, street market, agriculture trade, typical products, food etc‌ You will be able to find all kind of products there. You will need, at least, half a day to see it all.

In Elche from 26th October to 1st of November it will be held the XIX medieval festival, with plenty of activities, theatre, music.

Fiestas in Benidorm from 7th to 10th with music and fireworks.

I suppose you know how we, Spanish people, go to the Cemetery to take flowers to our lost relatives, even if I am not very fond of this tradition I must admit that day, the first of November, the cemetery becomes an impressive place with all these thousands of flowers.

Also there are pilgrimages and local fiestas in La Nucia, Tibi, and Onil.

Bye- bye friends.

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ANOTHER OF GRAN ALACANTS REGULAR SPECTACULAR EVENTS

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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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Thanks to Mandy & Jackie for their food and money donation.

U can support & help riase funds with our Shirt. order our good quality Sport Shirt 12€ /ea. S.,M.,L.,XL & XXL

Donations are really needed, but you can also help with only saving coppers: It all goes to feed colonies, MANY ARE STARVING AND WE DON´T HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS, also it pays for veterinary bills, medication, sterilizations and lots more. WITHOUT YOUR HELP WE CAN´T CONTINUE. Ring us, mail us or leave us a message, we´ll ring back (any Spanish numbers only).

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

Contact feralfriends.ga@gmail.com 697 574 199 (except Sundays)

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I've deleted all my German names from my phone ... It's now Hans Free Jesus fed 5000 with 2 fishes and a loaf o bread That's not a miracle that's Tapas

What the difference between a Hippo and a Zippo...

One is really heavy and the other is a little Lighter Kevin Tierney

businesses up the hill, in the block on the right before the one containing Quicksave. (the main distribution point for our magazines).

See our GA map at the back of this magazine for exact location.

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Santa Pola

CARNIVAL TIME

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Santa Pola

IN SANTA POLA

Bailen are on the Santa Pola Industrial estate on the Elche road out of Santa Pola, on the far right of the estate.

They have printed every edition of our magazine.

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Santa Pola

CARNIVAL TIME

The reason Politicians try so hard to get re-elected is that they would "hate" to have to make a living under the laws they've passed.

DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY ADVERTISING in media that prints your advert to readers miles away from your business.

They won’t come to you and you will not want to go to them.

Keep it local with your.........

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Santa Pola

IN SANTA POLA

THAT IS THE FESTIVITIES ALL OVER UNTIL NEXT YEAR

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PART TIME DRIVER REQUIRED If you live near Alicante airport and are looking for a driving job please phone Joan on 661 517 890

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The Carabasi Centre ADVERTISERS on pages 25 to 29

BAR 1, OCEANS, PHOENIX, OLIMPO, ALEXANDRIA, NOVAPASO,

and AQUARIUS. All can be found at the

Carabasi Centre marked on our map at the

back of this magazine.

The tourist train and local bus,

both stop outside this complex.

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New at novapaso, CAR RENTAL

Detached villa in La Marina

Apartment with see view in GA

3 bed, 2 bath, plot 500m2 249.999 euros

2 bed 1 bath, huge solarium

Downstairs apartment in GA 2 bed 1 bath Glazed in terrace 120.000 euros

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We are still looking for new listings

109.000 euros

Duplex with see view in Novamar GA 3 bed 2 bath Huge solarium Only 173.000 euro

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READ OUR GRAN ALACANT MAGAZINE EVERY MONTH ON THE INTERNET AT:-

www.granalacantadvertiser.com

ON THIS AND ON THE NEXT 3 PAGES you have 3 businesses that advertise with us, Not Just desserts Ciber cafe, and La Paletta, in the traffic free square that is Sierra Mar. There is also a second Patagonia, see their advert on page 58/59.

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Welcome to the

Commercial Centre the area of Gran Alacant that includes:adverts on pages 35 - 44 starting with on the right

MON PETIT and then BRICO HOUSE, LAVENDERIA, EURONICS, GET FRESH, OP GROUP, DIGINOVA, E-STUDIO, HOMEFINDERS & I-NEED

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

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This uniquely designed 5 bedroom detached villa has been finished to a high standard and is located just over 1km away from the beach. The property has a large 1200m plot with mature gardens and a carport and a private swimming pool.

Price: 435,000€ Ref. GAS50

Costa Hispania

A two bedroom terraced house in a lovely square located just 200m away from the beach.

Modernized and extended inside with a sea view from the solarium. There is a tennis court and communal pool.

Beds: 2 Baths: 1 + WC Price: 110,000€ Great Value!

Costa Hispania A good size three bedroom end of terrace house first line to the beach with sea views from the solarium. There is a tennis court and communal pool within the gated complex.

Beds: 3 Baths: 1 + WC Price: 129,950€

Montecid A large 4 bedroom detached villa with corner plot garden and private swimming pool located just 10 minutes from Alicante! Includes air conditioning and a storage shed.

Beds: 4 Baths: 3 Price: 174,950€ Amazing Value!

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MANY MORE PROPERTIES ON OUR WEBSITE AT www.ga-homefinders.com

GA0256 Monte y Mar Townhouse with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, Completely furnished and appliances, Communal pool, Near all amenities and walking distance from the beach €85,000 GA0005 Detached villa with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, Partly furnished and with appliances, Air conditioning, Solarium, Nice garden, Awnings, Parking, Near communal pool, Lovely villa in a quiet urbanization and near all amenities €168,000 GA0157 Apartment in Gran Alacant Nice apartment in urbanization with several communal gardens and pools. 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living / dining room €78,500

GA0266 Townhouse with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, Completely furnished and appliances, Corner house, Basement, Solarium, Near by the communal pool, Close to all amenities €100.000

GA0050 Semi-detached house with private pool and open views. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living / dining room and large separate kitchen with lots of cabinets and counter space. Air-conditioning and gas central heating. Glazed terrace by the entrance and large roof terrace. €255.000

GA0018..Townhouse in Gran Alacant Just renovated 2 bedrooms townhouse and 2 bathrooms. No furnished so you can make it in your own style but with lovely new kitchen. From €79,000 solarium opens sea view.

GA0012 Mediterraneo III Nice townhouse with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Completely furnished and with appliances. Air conditioning. Private parking place €125.000 under roof.

GA0031 Topfloor corner apartment with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, Completely furnished and with white goods, Extended terrace, Awning, English tv, Enclosed urbanization, Communal pool, Near all amenities. €88.000

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DUE TO CUSTOMER DEMANDS, PROPERTIES WANTED ON GRAN ALACANT

GA0017 Beautiful townhouse with big front room inside followed by kitchen and converted basement in to front room and the bed room + storage room. On the second floor 3 bed rooms 2 bathrooms and the steps to the big open solarium. €115,000 In the winter you can enjoy your sun and breathtaking view.

GA0131 Apartment in Gran Alacant Gran Alacant-Bungalow, ground floor, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, furnished, appliances, 3 swimming pools and parking €75,000 GA0002. Nova Beach.

Apartment in new urbanization Nova Beach with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

Big bright apartment with open kitchen, big terrace and beautiful sea views.

Shed and the garden furniture, white goods and completely furnished. Floor heating in bathrooms. Parking place in the garage, communal pool. €262.000

GA0074 Townhouse with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, Without furniture and with appliances, Air conditioning, Solarium, Basement, Communal pool.

Near all amenities €135.000 GA0168 Townhouse with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, Furnished and with appliances, Air conditioning, Reformed, New bathroom, Solarium, Nice and bright townhouse, Extra storage, Communal pool, Tennis court, Near all amenities, Seaview from solarium. €159,000

GA0029 Apartment in Gran Alacant Top floor Apartment with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, Completely furnished and with appliances, Solarium, Communal pool.

Next to all the local services. PRICE IS NEGOTIABLE €80,000

GA0047 Ground floor apartment with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, Partly furnished and with appliances. Inside the enclosed urbanization. €79.000 Communal pool

GA0209A Townhouse with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

Completely furnished and with appliances. Air conditioning.

Grills, Solarium, Basement, Communal Pool. €105.000

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Our daughter Kelly is a trucker in Canada and took this photo from her cab window.

Out there when you move house, you literally MOVE HOUSE

DON’T FORGET TO MAKE YOUR SPANISH WILL WITHIN THE BRITISH LAW. WE CAN OFFER YOU THIS SERVICE

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A BATCH OF ADVERTISERS on PAGES 47-49 ARE SITUATED OPPOSITE THE MEDICAL CENTRE Where there is a car park. the bus and train both stop outside these businesses

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BAR & GRILL open every day phone 865 669 788 or 617 071 977

LOVELY VIEWS AND SUNSETS FROM OUR VENUE KIDS U MEN â‚Ź5.00

English Steaks Fish Dishes

The biggest selection of Homemade burgers on gran alacant sunday roast from 2 pm

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

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Currently Poppet is in foster care but this will change the beginning of October when her carers return to England. She is a beautiful 8 year old pointer, very gentle and very friendly.

She has leish so will need medication on a daily basis plus regular check ups, all of which K9 pay for. As a last resort she will come back to our kennels but this we want to avoid as she has been in a home environment for quite a while and obviously we want to avoid as much stress for her as possible,. If you are able to find a space for this girl and would like more information please contact

Alan and Heike on 600845420

JESS GOES BLUE FOR M.A.B.S. jess our favourite dispenser at our local pharmacy will be going blue for our charity m.a.b.s. cancer support group in gran alacant. jesses hair may never be the same again as she gets her hair dyed blue to help raise much needed funds for m.a.b.s. tins will appear all over gran alacant in bars and shops and where ever jess can find a space,please support m.a.b.s. and jess by putting any coins, (notes are acceptable as well) in the tins. this promotion will run the whole of october and jess hopes to raise a thousand euros or more. thank you each and every one who are always great supporters of m.a.b.s. the two js jess and jean

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Women and cats will do as they please; and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

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on pages 53 to 59 are advertisers in the TRAFFIC FREE SQUARE AT

PLAZA MAYOR

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

At Plaza Mayor you have the second Patagonia, Darbys, Azafran, Hole in the Wall, and Big Al’s.

Monte Mar Bowls Club, and Easy Horsecare Charity shop, are just adjacent to the square.

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* Pint Estrella 1:80 all day everyday * All Rugby games shown at Big Al's the home of Rugby * Saturday October 3rd DJ Richie and karaoke * Saturday 10th Brendan's 50th birthday and Billies homecoming from the USA Live music with Randall Cain * Saturday 17th DJ Richie and karaoke

* Saturday 24th live music with Randall Cain * Saturday 31st Halloween party with DJ Richie and Scaryoke Fancy dress = free shot * New Year's Eve tickets on sale Buffet/live music/cava at midnight and free carriages on Gran Alacant 1-2am

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MONTEMAR BOWLS AND SOCIAL CLUB (Sponsored by Dial Prix)

MonteMar Bowls Club Held the Annual

Leslie

event that is held in great esteem by

teMar players really).

Santa Pola Mixed Rinks this Month, An Bowlers from all Clubs.

Jones,

Ron

Jones,

Pauline

Woodfine, Skip Barrie Woodfine (all MonTuesday 15th, The Main event started, 4

Monday 14th we held the Charity event,

Days of excellent Bowling with the

our own John Albutt, who went away with

in the Semi Finals on Friday Morning for

Starting with the Spider that was Won by a Litre of Scotch (hope you remember

Winners of each of the 4 Groups playing

the Santa Pola Mixed Rinks Trophy. The

remember who your friends are John).

Runners up in each Group play in the

was Won by the Team from South Leeds,

the afternoon the losers of each Semi Final

This was followed by the Charity event that

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Semi Finals for the Santa Pola Plate. In

play for 3rd and 4th place, with the

team from San Luis, June Jones, Angie

Santa Pola Plate and Mixed Rinks Trophy.

Jones.

were the team from MonteMar, Jill Albutt,

Bowls and Social Club, Please contact

Albutt. The Winners of the Santa Pola

Brian 966790606.

Winners of the Semi Finals playing for the

>> The Runners up in the Santa Pola Plate Keith Simpson, Alan Ashberry, Skip John

Plate 2015

were the Team from

Greenlands, Phil Lockley, Mary Lockley, Florence Edwards, Skip Mike Edwards.

The Runners up in the Santa Pola Mixed

Rinks were the Team from San Miguel, Pat Mcewan, Dave Mcewan, Linda Plaisted,

Goodfellow, Colin Lindgren, Skip Keith

For Further infomation about MonteMar

Press Officer and at

www.montemarbowls.com, also at

info@montemarbowls.com

and on Facebook.

Skip Cliff Plaisted. The Winners of the

Santa Pola Mixed Rinks 2015 were the

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PICTURES FROM OUR NEWS PAGES

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NEW SCHOOL EXTENSION

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PICTURES FROM OUR NEWS PAGES

EVEN GOT HIS OWN CHAIR

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foto 1 Lydia in dress.

Evening

Foto 2 regional costume foto 3 from left to right

front row: Micaela Kus, Lydia Sabate Clayton, Sara Baile .

Back row : Anna Anton ( concejala de cultura and fiestas) Angela Anton .

Yoland Seva (Mayoress of Santa Pola) Elisabeth Lorito

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Venison for dinner again?........................ Oh deer!

----------------I used to be a banker, ........................but then I lost interest.

--------------I tried to catch some fog,............................... but I mist.

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GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT IN URB.PUERTO MARINO, GRAN ALACANT. 2 BEDROOMS, TS0316 1 BATHROOM (WET ROOM), €79,000 LOUNGE DINER, FULLY EQUIPPED KITCHEN. THIS APARTMENT HAS BEEN TOTALLY ADAPTED FOR WHEELCHAIR USE. IT WOULD BE A GREAT INVESTMENT AND SOUGHT AFTER ON THE RENTAL MARKET. PRIVATE PARKING. ACCESS TO LARGE COMMUNAL SWIMMING POOL.

WANTED DUE TO HIGH CUSTOMER DEMANDS VILLA PROPERTIES FOR 2016

ON GRAN ALACANT

Please do not forget the second hand market on the new market site, every third Sunday in the month.

Well worth a look. lots of stalls and very popular.

The location of the site is on our map at the back of this magazine.

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They told me I had type-A blood,................. .... but it was a Type-O.

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The DENTAL PRACTICE, CHARITY SHOP, CUTS R US, & EURONICS (advert in GA section) are on the La Marina Urbanisation.

LA MARINA AUCTIONS location details are on their advert.

Tel: 966 797 119 659 728 128

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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.

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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 From last months edition Simba, Ramses and Cleopatra have all been adopted.

Annie is a gorgeous staffie girl and was found wandering the streets in Torrevieja.

She is around 4 months old and in good health. She is good with other dogs and cats and very loving.

Call: 645 469 253.

Luna is around 3 years old and desperate for a new home. She is ok with larger dogs but not cats or small pets.

Luna is very affectionate and will make a lovely companion.

Call: 645 469 253

Phoebe, Prue and Piper were found on the streets in Valencia, the gentleman who found them could only keep them for a couple of days and after that would be sent to a Perrera so we arranged for them to come to us. They are Yorkie cross and around 7 months old, they are all girls, around 6 kilos and won't grow much bigger.

Call: 645 469 253.

Sally is around 12 weeks old and has the most beautiful colouring.

She is very loving and just wants a lap to curl up on. She is negative for all feline diseases.

Call: 645 469 253

Two men were talking in a pub, one says to the other

"I am very proud of my baby son, i'm going to name him George after the patron Saint of England and he was

born on Saint George's day" "How spooky is that" says Dai (who is

Welsh ) "i've done the same with my son David who was also born on St David's day". Paddy, who overheard the conversation, chipped in "b jebers, i did the same thing with MY son pancake so i did"

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LIDL AT GRAN ALACANT DISAPPEARS. WILL BE BACK SOON, EVEN BETTER THAN BEFORE

CCW electrical services

Qualified electrician All electrical work undertaken Tel 617872405 contact Clive or Wendy As the coffin was being lowered into the ground at a Traffic warden's funeral, a voice from inside screams "I'm not dead, I'm not dead. Let me out!"

The Vicar smiles, leans forward sucking air through his teeth and mutters ......"Too late pal, I've already done the paperwork"

MASS at the Gran Alacant Church every weekend

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Tel: 966 698 569

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

DEFRA’S INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT PET PASSPORT NEW REGULATION

These last weeks we have been asked by our clients several times about what’s happening now about the page of the Pet Passport named “Section X: Clinical Examination”, which had to be filled in the past every time the animal was going to cross a border.

This is the exact transcription of our conversation via e-mail last winter with a DEFRA agent, in order to solve all the doubts involving this proceeding: From: sergio reina esteban [mailto:vetexotics@yahoo.es] Sent: 22 January 2015 09:50 To: Pet Travel (AHVLA) Subject: questions about new regulation Hello. I'm a Spanish Vet who works in a touristic area with lots of English clients, so I need you to explain me about some aspects of the new pet travel scheme regulation. The main thing is: if I fill in Section X of the passport (Clinical Examination), EU says I'm obliged to fill an Official Veterinary Certificate as well, which would increase 3 times the final price of the Travel Certificate.

Here are my questions: -Do I have to keep filling in Clinical Examination at the passport?

-In case I don't have to fill in section X, is there something I have to stamp in case of sending a cat to the UK apart from rabies? (I've seen at DEFRA website that Echinococcus treatment is mandatory only for dogs) Is there any 5 days period to respect in cats?

-In case I have to fill in section X, in case we are talking of an owner with 2 or more animals, do I have to make 1 certificate per animal, or is it ok only one certificate for all?

Neither my local Vet College nor British Consulate have been able to answer these questions. I'm Spanish and not used to British legal texts, so, if you don't mind, please provide me an easy to understand explanation. Thanks very very much in advance.

Sergio.

Pet Travel (AHVLA) Para sergio reina esteban feb 4 a las 6:25 PM Our reference: - PT 13818 Dear Sergio, Thank you for your email dated 22nd January 2015.

Please be advised that whilst the entry for clinical examination is not required to be completed for the movement of dogs and cats to other EU countries, some transport companies ( ferry/ airline/ Eurotunnel) may still require owners to produce evidence of an animal’s fitness to travel.

Veterinarians may, therefore, complete the ‘Clinical Examination’ section of the passport if they wish to do so and if it is possible. Alternatively, the following statement could be used as a guide by vets if issuing a letter to a client regarding an animal`s fitness to travel, should it be needed “On (enter date), I examined the animal described in UK pet passport serial no (enter number) and found it to be free from clinical sign of infectious or contagious disease, including external parasites, and in my opinion, is fit for travel”.

You are correct that Echinococcus treatment is not required for cats returning to GB from Spain. In case that the transport company do not require written evidence of a cats fitness to travel, and a rabies booster is not required then there is nothing that has to be stamped in the pet passport for cats.

If the transport company requires a fit to travel document then you would need to check with them if they would accept more that one animal per certificate or not- we have no requirements for this.

Kind Regards, Paula

So, according to the words of this DEFRA agent, Clinical Examination is NOT required for entering at the UK, except in case the airway or ferry company’s internal rules say it’s mandatory for their clients.

Sergio Reina Esteban col 747

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WHAT’S THAT? IN THE CLOT?

by Mark Etheridge

I would like to report an attempted murder in the Clot. Fortunately, I was there to witness the whole thing, and managed to catch it on camera. As you can see from my picture, one of the local Moorhens is trying to thump something, but what is it?

Those of you with beady eyes will have already guessed what it is, but the rest of you will recoil in horror when I tell you that it's a Brown Rat. “Aaargh!” I hear you cry, “I'm never setting foot in the Clot again if there are rats in there!”

Well I've got even worse news for you. It is highly likely that you are closer to a rat right now than you would be if you were in the Clot – the labryrinth of underground pipework around your house is more likely to hold rats than an open-air environment like the Clot. There is one major reason for the success of the rat, and that is human beings and their utterly untidy ways.

There are good reasons why the council asks you to put your rubbish inside the new bins rather than leave it lying on the floor outside.

This particular rat in my photo had been spotted several times at the main hide, and it was easy to see why. Despite many pictograms around the Clot forbidding people to feed the birds, there was a period when some misguided souls decided to see if the ducks would be partial to a diet of digestive biscuits, and left them scattered on the ground just poolside of the hide. The ducks quite rightly ignored them as they have plenty of natural food in the pool, but this rat made frequent forays in front of the hide to feast on this unexpected bounty.

Any rat will grasp the opportunities provided to them by untidy or thoughtless people.

Back to our murderous Moorhen – any animal that is large enough will attempt to kill a rat; they are just about the most unpopular beings in nature due to their omnivorous ways. Rats can get everywhere, and the fact that this one was swimming across the pool proves that rats are very adaptable to opportunity; if it came across eggs in a nest or young birds it would not have hesitated to eat them. The Moorhen has very powerful feet as you can see when they fight each other, and if this one had caught the rat it would have held it underwater until it expired.

For those very few of you who may be wondering what happened to poor old ratty, he got away, and will be visiting your house quite soon...

You can see more of the birds in our area by visiting my site at: http://marketheridge.smugmug.com See you next month.

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WORDSEARCH TOOLBOX ITEMS in Spanish and English

NOW IN OUR 11th YEAR

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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

PLAZA MAYOR

VET GA EXOTICS AZAFRAN HOLE IN THE WALL PATAGONIA STEAK HOUSE DARBYs BIG AL

SCHOOL

ALLOTMENTS

CARABASI BARS COMPLEX (DOWN THE HILL) *PHOENIX *ALEXANDRA *OLIMPO *BAR 1 *OCEAN *AQUARIUS

SITE OF THE NEW CHURCH

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PETANC AND CHILDRENS PLAY AREA

EASYCARE HORSE CENTRE CHARITY SHOP

GA BOWLS CLUB

TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Euronics

EURONICS

ELECTRICAL

HOMEFINDERS

/SOLEIL

BRICO HOUSE GET FRESH

OP GROUP SPAIN

E-STUDIO

MON PETIT

LAVENDARIA I NEED

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DOG PARK

TAXI RANK

Proposed new road

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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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our advertisers on Gran Alacant. Get your business on our map.

PARK

TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Phoenix

NOT JUST DESSERTS PATAGONIA no.2 STEAK HOUSE La PALETTA CIBER CAFE

TOURIST INFORMATION

1 SUPERMARKET 2 DIALPRIX SUPERMARKET 3 MERCADONA SUPERMARKET 4 MEDICAL CENTRE G.A. COUNCILLOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES LIBRARY 5 THURSDAY MARKET 6 POST OFFICE 7 SCHOOL

DENTIMAR

LA PIEDRA

PETANC AND CHILDRENS PLAY AREA

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SPORTS CENTRE & NEW MARKET

ONCE UPON A TIME

ALL WASH AWNINGS

TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Quicksave

GA ECO RUBBISH

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GRAN ALACANT PROPERTIES DUNBARS

GA farmacia

G.A. SERVICES & SOL COMPUTERS SONIA HAIR

GA TV

MARKET SITE

USEFUL 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 Emergency......................................112 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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78 From 10/16/2015 to 03/31/2016 From Tuesday to Saturday from 11: 00h to 14: 00h No service on Sundays and Mon-

From 09/16/2015 to 10/15/2015 Monday to Sunday from 10: 00h to 14: 00h and 16: 00h to 22: 00h

TIMETABLE & ROUTE FOR THE GRAN ALACANT TOURIST TRAIN

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TILING SPECIALIST

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

All types of

BUILDING WORK undertaken

UNDERBUILD CONVERSIONS (you choose what you want.

1, 2, 3 bedrooms or just 1 large room for your own home cinema).

Coral & Serena terrace extensions.

Bring your terrace foreward gives more room Auroras & Albas Terrace extensions

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Give SOL a call on 606 818 442 or E-mail solbuilders@hotmail.co.uk