The Jungle Drums - December 2009

DECEMBER 2009 the jungledrums.com A lookback over the last 12 months of

living in spain

Merry xmas to everyone in Gran Alacant, Santa Pola, La Marina, Guardamar, Rojales, Catral, Albatera, Hondos, La Romana, Pinoso.

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Please note that our deadlines are as follows: Adverts/Editorials. 15th each month. Letters: 20th each monthAny items received by The Jungle Drums after these dates cannot be guaranteed publication in the following months issue - although we will try our best! Phone: 96 669 5141 Email: [email protected] Website: www.thejungledrums.comEditor: Dave Bull Dep.legal: A-1068-2004 Impresora: Albagraf. AlbaceteWhile every effort is taken to ensure that mistakes are kept to a minimum, the Jungle Drums, its publisher and staff accept no responsibility for claims made by advertisers or respond-ents replying to adverts. Nor can it be held responsible for any errors or inaccuracies in their advertisements. The Jungle Drums reserves the right to change, alter and update any part of this publication including adverts and pictures without the consent of the original author or source. E&0E No part of this publication, printed or online, may be used or reproduced without the written consent of the publisher

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the December bumper issue and an even warmer welcome to those reading this in Spain because, well, it’s warm here. Anyway take a look through the mag and you’ll see that we’ve reviewed the year from our ‘experts’ point of view. What has been going on this year then? Well it got off to a bad start for Jungle Drums because some Muppet decided it would be a good idea to charge for the magazine and that was about as popular as Nick Griffi n at Diwali. However, common sense

reigned and normal service was soon resumed in the April. Summer was

a little quieter here on the Costa with, what seemed

to most traders, the same amount

of people as last year but,

perhaps understandably, they were spending less. Into September and rain – and lots of it. Normally the best month of the year in my humble opinion (and not just cos it’s my birthday – yes, all month) it didn’t stop raining all bleeding month, but in October we saw a vast improvement. Here I go, typical Brit – I’ve ended up concentrating on the weather. Anyway it’s been a tough year for some, and all of us, I think, have seen friends return to the UK or elsewhere. But those of us still here can still look forward to another year of pretty much sunshine every day (here I go again) but whatever you do this year, next or whenever…do it with a smile on your face.In a year a lot of things change, unfortunately Telefonica are still treating customers as if they are something they’ve just trod in. Why is it that whenever I think of Telefonica images of a cow’s arse and a banjo leap to mind? Having tried to get my line moved from one house to another I ended up speaking to someone in a call centre who spoke Spanish like a native…a native from Uzbekistan…with a lisp, and a tendency to shout every third word. When I told her I couldn’t understand her Spanish she hung up. So I phoned back…and got what must have been her sister, or brother…it was hard to tell. Didn’t get very far with him/her either but I guess they’ll come and sort it out…eventually.So anyway, enough of all this bad feeling during the festive period – to all our readers and those who use us to line the litter tray – have a very

Merry Christmas and a great New Year…and to Telefonica…a kiss…from Glasgow…

Read on and enjoy… Dave p.s. I have a press release from the

North Pole: all notes to be sent up chimney by latest 23rd December – you heard it here fi rst.

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It is quite impossible to spend your lifetime studying and watching birds without being aware of the other fl ying animals, most of which are insects. If you are a ringer of birds, you often come into close contact with some of them, anyway – especially the dragonfl ies that get tangled up in your nets – and, boy, do they take some getting out, if you want to avoid damaging them. Bees and hornets and suchlike insects get caught up as well, from time to time, and they are much less welcome still, as trying to extract them can earn you a nasty sting. Back to dragonfl ies: they are fantastic creatures, many of them undertaking long annual journeys, often crossing seas, deserts and mountains. They are very habitat-faithful, some species favouring mountain streams, others lowland marshes, but all of them seem to prefer wetland habitats of one sort or another. Their identifi cation can be a challenge. Despite some very good books on the subject, what is quite clear is that the insects don’t read them, and you occasionally fi nd individuals that don’t appear to match the characteristics of any species illustrated. The most obvious autumn dragonfl ies around our area are little red Red-veined Darters, which seem to infest the area of shallow or temporary ponds. Hunting slowly over bigger dykes and pools, you may see the big, impressive Blue Emperor, which always holds its body with a downward curve. One pitfall if you are interested in getting serious about dragonfl ies is that females are sometimes quite different from males! (A bit like ourselves?) Dragonfl ies have eyesight ten times more acute than our own – so they never fl y into you – and their worth as consumers of the pestilential mosquito cannot be overestimated.Another very obvious group of creepies is the grashopper family. They can be incredibly numerous in dry, grassy habitat, sometimes surprising you when a big one jumps up in front of you. The

Spanish name for them is Saltamontes – mountain-jumper. They are, like dragonfl ies, quite harmless. And so is the big, science-fi ction-looking Praying Mantis, which can be green or any shade of brown, depending on its habitat. The Mantis sways around mesmerically, awaiting its prey in the form of small insects. There are, in fact, some 2,200 species of Praying mantis throughout the world, some so big that their victims may include frogs, small birds and even rodents. They are, like the dragonfl ies, strictly nocturnal, as they rely on eyesight for hunting. An unpleasant habit the females have is devouring the male after mating – a somewhat extreme version of the human marital experience.The Cockroach family is a very successful group of insects, especially the big, reddish ‘American Cockroach’ – its origins are unclear, but it certainly doesn’t hail from America, even though the States is rife with them, and probably comes from Central Asia. An all too familiar sight in summer here, they will fl y in on warm nights, or fi nd a way in via your drains. A satisfying crunch is the only reward when your size nine is applied.Crickets are another common group, more audible than visible as a rule, and there are several species – the Domestic Cricket being the commonest, often inhabiting buildings where it will feed on just about anything, from left-overs to dead insects.The insect world is a fascinating one, and one which repays further study. We

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Having been a tough year for all of us, no matter whether we’re in busi-ness or working or retired, we thought we’d speak to one of the region’s estate agents to fi nd out how they’ve found things and to discover a little bit about MASA International. We spoke to Gran Alacant resident and Sales & Marketing Manager, Paul Payne - here’s what he had to say...

What brought you to Gran Al-acant?I moved here with my young family to become the Sales & Marketing Manager, after 12 years in the MASA UK offi ce. Gran Alacant ticks every single box for us. Great beaches, schools, close to the city and the perfect mix of nationalities. Almost a year on and we wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.

So are MASA International build-ers?A lot of people, especially fellow Gran Alacant neighbours get MASA International confused with Grupo Masa the builder. We share four letters in our respective names, and that is as far it goes. MASA Inter-national are property agents rather than constructors.

How are MASA International coping with the downturn?Well, I won’t be retiring this year for sure! Like other agents, we have seen a downturn in buyers from

the UK and Ireland. Over the last 28 years we are fortunate enough to have built up a large network of offi ces and agents throughout Europe, so we don’t have to rely on just one or two markets. The last year has seen a big upturn in buyers from Norway, Sweden and Russia in particular.

So what would you say to those who want to sell in Gran Al-acant?Buyers are (rightly so) very choosy now and it is essential that anyone selling their property has it clean, tidy and in good decorative or-der. Of course, the price has to be competitive and you have ensure that details of your property reaches as many people as possible. Just putting a ‘Se Vende’ sign from the Chinese Shop or listing with a local agent who closed half the day and has no clients from one week to the next is naturally not the best recipe for a quick sale.

Do you have a message for JD readers?If any Jungle Drums readers would like MASA International to sell their property, they can be assured that their home will be promoted both online and through the largest net-work of Spanish Property Special-ists in Europe. They will also have the added bonus that I am com-pletely biased when it comes to Gran Alacant and I intend to bring the wonders of G.A to even more people than ever.

To discuss selling or buying in Gran Alacant contact Paul Payne on 629 251 747 or by email [email protected]

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Dear friends,We are in December, the last month of the year and I think this is the right moment to make a little remmenbering of what the 2.009 has brought to the people living in Gran Alacant.

I sincerely think that this has been a very important year for all the citizens of this area of Santa Pola because a lot of improvements, investments and infrastructures have came to us; wide pedestrian ways at Avenida Mediterráneo and Noruega with trees and benches, the fi rst municipal park (that will be completely fi nished by the end of this year), the three new viewpoints, the playgrounds for children and the petanca courts, the repairment of a lot of raining water pipes, the streets that have been concreted and painted, the new activities in our halls at the Life Resort complex, the creation of new associations in Gran Alacant, the closer collaboration of these and other asocia-tions (I would like to thank all the associations we have for their work and effort to do so many things for Gran Alacant), the fi estas of Gran Alacant, the roundabout between Avenida Escandinavia and Mediter-raneo, the new pedestrian way in Avenida Escandinavia, the new area of El Clot de Galvany (in Avenida Carabasí), the new doctor we have working at the Medical Centre and the pedatrician (I have to tell you we are going to have another pediatrician in January next year working there), the enclosing of the Sport Hall Centre... and so many things that I would need more paper to write down. (You can see also that I have been fulfi lling all the promises I made you about the things I told you I was going to do and you will see that all the things I told you and that I will tell you will be done little by little)

I can assure you I feel good, very good, looking at what I have ob-tained for the people living in Gran Alacant and I would like to ask for next year only two things: the fi rst one is that I woulk like to be able to bring the same amount of good things for this area or even more for next year (and I can assure you I am going to fi ght and work with a lot of strength to do it) and the second one that you will be living in Gran Alacant to be able to see it and enjoy it.

I hope you will enjoy also of all the activities we have prepared for Christmas time for you and to let you know that you will fi nd the schedule and all the information about them at the Municipal Offi ce or at the Municipal Library.

Finally, I hope you will enjoy this Christmas with your family and the people you want and that the new year 2.010 will bring you what you wish (or at least as much as possible of it). Dear friends, Merry Christ-mas and Happy New Year.

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Hi Guy’s well another year has gone by and lots of changes have been made on Gran Alacant. The Ayuntamiento have spent a lot of money this year on improving all areas on Gran Alacant. The viewing area at the top of Ave Escandinavia is now fi nished and you can get some wonderful photos of Alicante Bay. The children’s play area outside the civic centre was fi nished and is being enjoyed by the children and parents. The new park has been started and should be fi nished for next sum-mer and a big thank you to Loreto who has arranged for the R.B.Legion to have a remembrance garden within the park. They will be able to hold a service there each November. We have also seen the fi nishing of all the new pavements and more play areas at the bottom of the hill. Work has also started on the revamping of the clot. Talking of the clot made me remember people we lost this year. The Jungle Drum’s columnist Brian Conduit who lost his brave fi ght with cancer, and another JD friend, Frankie Candlish. They are both sadly missed by their many friends here on G/A. We have had two secret gardens built this year, and it just shows what can be done when communities work together. We had the fi rst Gran Alacant calendar this year and were going to do it again next year. This time with the GIRLS. So all you bar owners start thinking who you want to represent your bar I will be round to see you in Jan/Feb. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION would like to thank every one who contributed to the poppy appeal or supported the appeal in any way. They raised 3273 Euros. Which will be staying in Spain to help our service men and their families living here. We have seen a lot of people returning to England because of the economic crises and I am sad to lose such good friends but I wish them all the best.

And now I WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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Right, then! That’s the offi cial public-service side done! Now then… what the Sam Kydd is it being launched now for? November is probably the worst month here touristically-speaking, so let’s hope it helps those who want to go Christmas shopping and can’t drive or get a lift, and who live near a stop. Do you think the shopping trolleys clip on the back? *The unhelpful blurb just said ‘La Marina’ for stop number 3, I had to look it up to fi nd out where the crazily named ‘La Marina’ street is anyway. Just so you know, it’s sort of in the middle of the lower Urb, one up from the lower road - sorry I mean Calle del Convenio, which runs parallel to it - look it up if you don’t believe me ! I have to say the whole thing belongs under the ‘hasn’t been thought through properly’ section, like so many things here. A bus / train service round the Urb, to include the beach in the summer for those without transport is one thing, and a good thing, to include poor old Oasis and Esquera, and – separately perhaps - a tourist bus / train to show off the sights ( the quarry’s nice in the right light ! ). Oh, and don’t forget your season ticket if you intend to travel on the train, you can save…erm…probably enough for a holiday next summer in San Fulgencio! Still, that’s only my opinion, it might not be yours! News from round the Urb is that Thomas Greens has gone now, no sign of Anthony’s, those nice people next door at the Cornish Pride are taking up some of the business, why not have a look? The big guns are gearing up for Christmas and the New Year, how about we all try to support our little shops on the Urb this Christmas? We already have a good English Butchers on phase four, but I see Mr Lamb has returned down in the village. Don’t get me started on the new Parques – where I live, it all seems to have been fi nished ages ago, but you can’t get into ours, there’s fi ve feet-high fencing all round and no entrances! Well, unless you live on the far side where the fence is down, you can see people escaping into it, like a reverse-Colditz. They wander round and across the seasonally-challenged cricket pitch, only to fi nd they can’t get out from our side and then have to retreat and break out again where they got in – you couldn’t make it up! No-one ever says anything about when, how, why it will or won’t open – does anyone know? The people who live there don’t, that’s for sure - why is that? It’s what we used to call ‘mushroom management’ years ago, I’m sure you know what that means, but just in case you didn’t…it means keep ‘em in the dark and feed ‘em on sh…fertiliser!

Happy Christmas from Fouleye !

La Marina Yearly Review 2009

Jan. Former AIM Councillers Mick Blake and Mark Lewis leave the party, denying involvement in corruption charges. Proposal for new council offi ce in La Marina. Announcements of new Police teams for San Fulgencio, including 2 new cars, 2 new motorcycles and 2 more bicycles. New emergency telephone number 092 for both Police and Ambulance. 24 hour mobile number 696 465 481. Police targetting drink-driving, traffi c offences and Anti-social Behaviour. La Marina Police Station to be open 7 am to 11 pm.

Feb. €2 million cash injection for La Marina promised to develop the area and improve the facilities. San Fulgencio Town Hall vows to tackle Anti-Social Behaviour, including graffi ti, rubbish, vandalism, litter, dog-fouling and fl y-tipping. Last years fi estas row over cash payments.

March. In a ‘You’ve been framed’ scenario, it was alleged that former Deputy Mayor Manuel Barrera was set up on the bribery accusations by the Police Chief and certain members of the San Fulgencio council.

April. Ex-members of AIM party meet at the Sports centre, agree to reform as ‘ The International Alliance of San Fulgencio Residents’ ( IASFR). Accusations of over zealous local policing in La Marina following parking crackdown

May. PSOE plans revealed by Mayor Trini Martinez in English, new sports pitches, cleaning up the area and keeping it clean. Councillor Mick Blake suffers stroke at home. Residents of La Oasis protest about the charges levelled at them to put matters right in their Urbanization.

June. New council vehicle for welfare and protection of animals presented in public. First new parque with childrens swings on Calle del Bosque. New central political party emerges in La Marina, national Union for Progress and Democracy ( UpyD ) ready to challenge at elections in 2012, local candidate Taru Haapaniemi. British councillor Mick Blake passes away after short illness.

July. Ten retired British Bobbies join ‘ Honario Policia Local’ to aid local Spanish Police Force. Speculation as to successor to Mick Blake

August. Summer fi esta parties in the Urbanization for Friday July 31st until Sunday 2nd August. Fina Montaya, supporter of Manuel Barrera is new replacement on San Fulgencio council for Mick Blake.

September. Work on green areas begins. Avenida Europa and Parque del Mosa are the two main recipients. Trees planted, childrens play areas and sports facilities constructed.

October. New San Fulgencio ‘ satellite’ Town Hall opens in Calle Madrid for residents of La Marina to save trip for padron registration etc. Heavy rains and sunshine bring mini-plague of mosquitos, spraying needed to deal with the problem.

November . New tourist / service road train arrives in La Marina to aid transportation around the Urbanization, cost €1.50 per trip, discount available via Town Hall.Council work on entrance into La Marina by vets to improve the appearance of the Urbanization.

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January – http://tinyurl.com/yd79oqkWe started the year by looking at how Windows Vista could be used as a media center, being the hub of your music, pic-tures and TV. Well Vista has now been replaced by Windows 7 and I’m pleased to say that this functionality has re-mained and has in fact been improved on – good old Microsoft ;-)

February – http://tinyurl.com/ycfgs2qWe looked at a bunch of tools that can either be downloaded or used on the In-ternet - tools that save you money, help with productivity or are simply fun!

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April – http://tinyurl.com/yedlsh6The guys at The Jungle Drums embar-rassed me by writing a load of lies about me (it was all true - ed!) and published a photo so everyone could recognise me!

May – http://tinyurl.com/ycvhxng We looked at how Live Mesh could be used to share your photographs and other media easily and quickly between friends and family.

June – http://tinyurl.com/y863dy4 In June we investigated reasons why your computer or laptop might be run-ning slowly and what you could do to speed it up.

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August – http://tinyurl.com/y86uucd August saw us looking at how secure open wireless access points (wifi zones) really are and how you can help protect yourself from others looking at your im-portant and personal information.

September – http://tinyurl.com/yaxqrco In September we learned about Ted Talks and how you can use them to learn more about subjects that interest you.

October - http://tinyurl.com/ydzxjjuAfter all the storms we talked about how you can help protect your computer equipment from damage the next time we have such violent weather.

November – http://tinyurl.com/ydccuhf In November, we looked at the new ver-sion of AVG and the new version of the most popular operating system in the world – Windows.

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Richard

Welcome to this month’s computer article written by Richard from BlueMoon Solutions

This month Ed presented us with an early Christmas present – a “three line whip” and told us what to write about! Talk about freedom of the press! I was told to review the past year, to look back at the gadgets, software and tools that we have written about in 2009 (personally I think it’s a ploy to make sure

that this article is in on time!)

The year that was...

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December already, what a strange and busy year, perhaps we should refl ect on that. January, full of optimism, we complete the move to our new, fully equipped Workshop in La Hoya. “Ciclomotores” now have to comply with ITV regulations.

Come February, we launch our unique, “SHINY LAMPS”, process, for the refurbishment of dull and discoloured headlamps, this proves an instant success.

By March, optimism is waning slightly, as we hear of the number of people returning, permanently, to the UK. We introduce our “Buy One Get One Free” oil change offer.

April arrives with a hint of Spring, and fi xed site, Speed Cameras are spotted in the area. Laws change regarding number plate sizes. WOT!

In May, I discovered the wisdom of Jose and Paco and they become our “local” correspondents. Enquiries regarding repatriating cars to the UK are on the increase.

June was the start of a long, hot summer. Scrapping cars, correctly, becomes a popular topic. Paco takes up painting.

For July, the heat got to me and I bored everybody, by rambling on about Airbags! And fl uorescent jackets! By this time Paco is considered an Artist.

August, everybody sizzling, on the beach, by the pool, in the Workshop!Buying Spanish cars, in the UK, is a frequent enquiry, but beware the pitfalls.

The end of September was memorable, when the “Gota Fria” visited the area and caused unbelievable damage. Lots of enquiries about buying UK cars, in Spain, Potential minefi eld!

Come October, the storms abate and repairing fl ood and hailstone, damaged cars keeps the workshop busy. I waffl e on about Driving Licences and Medicals.Paco swops his paintbrush for a yard brush.

By November, sun still shining, but hey, is that a nip in the air?Lots of ITV’s to do, and many headlamps benefi ting from our “SHINY LAMPS” treatment.

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1. County in the South of England (6)4. Long nosed mammal (8)9. Appreciated (6)10. Accompanied for protection (8)12. A ____ of passage (4)13. Common term for sylvatica tree (5)14. Island or penninsula (4)17. Using something without excess (12)20. Half of a circle (12)23. Large black bird (4)24. Stupid (5)25. Elite police marksmen (4)28. Heel tendon (8)29. A device for taking photographs (6)30. Roman Catholic (8)31. Shiny (6)

Down1. No longer married (8)2. Someone in the family (8)3. Not odd (4)5. People organised for a joint purpose (12)6. Entrance to a room (4)7. Creative person (6)8. Organ (6)11. Without faith (12)15. Found in vertebrates (5)16. Famous literary character by Lewis Carroll (5)18. Without fault (8)19. Northwest region of France (8)21. Creamy log-shaped pastry (6)22. Home of Batman (6)26. Narrow valley (4)27. One of The Beatles (4)

Wordsearch 2 cluesZodiac

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Less than 7% of the population donates blood. Less than 2% of the water on Earth is fresh.

Li is the family name for over 87 million People in China. Lightning strikes the earth about 6,000 times per minute on this planet.

Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son. Liquid paper was invented by Mike Nesmith’s (of the Monkees) mother, Bette

Nesmith Graham, in 1951. Lobsters have blue blood.

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the blank spaces. Every row of the puzzle must contain one of each letter in the word, as must

every column and every 3x3 square.key word: SOMETHING

Christmas, The Meaning of Life, Schoolmaster, A shoplifter, listen.

Across1. witch’s laugh (6)4. comic drawings; children’s tv programmes (8)9. additions (6)10. small piece of wood (8)12. Roman male robe (4)13. transport; lift (5)14. Grub; Nutrition (4)17. confi rmation; validation (12)20. Say incorrectly (12)23. Standard Assesment Tests Abbreviation (4)24. An ancient Greek hymn of thanksgiving or invocation, especially to Apollo (5)25. Tip; Encourage (4)28. (8)29. _ _ _ _ _ _ Leon (6)30. similarity; picture; portrait (8)31. Violin (6)

Down1. artistic; imaginative (8)2. theme (8)3. Periodic symbol Pb (4)5. Aim; Goal (12)6. Cut a small amount off; Slender (4)7. choice (6)8. step (6)11. stone coffi n, often associated with ancient egyptians (12)15. attach (5)16. Word, story (Greek) (5)18. (8)19. Lessen (8)21. Holy Land for Jews (6)22. set upon with violent force (6)26. shock; take aback (4)27. Native of New Zealand (colq.) (4)

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Across1. Slightly open (4)

4. Surround on all sides (8)8. Sharp blows (6)

9. Subject of talks (6)10. Greenish blue (4)

11. Sailor’s period ashore (4,4)13. Useless posession (5,8)

16. To lessen a judicial sentence (8)19. Herb (4)

20. College head (6)22. Spicy sausage (6)23. Day of thunder (8)

24. Shallow container (4)

Down2. Malaysian shoe designer (9)

3. Passionate formula 1 fan (4,3)4. Became less intense (5)

5. Fingernail base (7)6. Openly done (5)7. Adam’s rib (3)

12. Physchologically suggested (4,5)14. Came into (7)15. Pestered (7)

17. Mechanical power (5)18. ____Springfi eld 1960’s female singer (5)

21. Fire remains (3)

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Across1. County in the South of England (6)4. Long nosed mammal (8)9. Appreciated (6)10. Accompanied for protection (8)12. A ____ of passage (4)13. Common term for sylvatica tree (5)14. Island or penninsula (4)17. Using something without excess (12)20. Half of a circle (12)23. Large black bird (4)24. Stupid (5)25. Elite police marksmen (4)28. Heel tendon (8)29. A device for taking photographs (6)30. Roman Catholic (8)31. Shiny (6)

Down1. No longer married (8)2. Someone in the family (8)3. Not odd (4)5. People organised for a joint purpose (12)6. Entrance to a room (4)7. Creative person (6)8. Organ (6)11. Without faith (12)15. Found in vertebrates (5)16. Famous literary character by Lewis Carroll (5)18. Without fault (8)19. Northwest region of France (8)21. Creamy log-shaped pastry (6)22. Home of Batman (6)26. Narrow valley (4)27. One of The Beatles (4)

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Less than 7% of the population donates blood. Less than 2% of the water on Earth is fresh.

Li is the family name for over 87 million People in China. Lightning strikes the earth about 6,000 times per minute on this planet.

Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son. Liquid paper was invented by Mike Nesmith’s (of the Monkees) mother, Bette

Nesmith Graham, in 1951. Lobsters have blue blood.

MORE STRANGE STUFF

Wordoku (or word sudoku) is much like tradi-tional Sudoku, except that here you must place letters from a given 9 letter word into each of

the blank spaces. Every row of the puzzle must contain one of each letter in the word, as must

every column and every 3x3 square.key word: SOMETHING

Christmas, The Meaning of Life, Schoolmaster, A shoplifter, listen.

Across1. witch’s laugh (6)4. comic drawings; children’s tv programmes (8)9. additions (6)10. small piece of wood (8)12. Roman male robe (4)13. transport; lift (5)14. Grub; Nutrition (4)17. confi rmation; validation (12)20. Say incorrectly (12)23. Standard Assesment Tests Abbreviation (4)24. An ancient Greek hymn of thanksgiving or invocation, especially to Apollo (5)25. Tip; Encourage (4)28. (8)29. _ _ _ _ _ _ Leon (6)30. similarity; picture; portrait (8)31. Violin (6)

Down1. artistic; imaginative (8)2. theme (8)3. Periodic symbol Pb (4)5. Aim; Goal (12)6. Cut a small amount off; Slender (4)7. choice (6)8. step (6)11. stone coffi n, often associated with ancient egyptians (12)15. attach (5)16. Word, story (Greek) (5)18. (8)19. Lessen (8)21. Holy Land for Jews (6)22. set upon with violent force (6)26. shock; take aback (4)27. Native of New Zealand (colq.) (4)

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Across1. Slightly open (4)

4. Surround on all sides (8)8. Sharp blows (6)

9. Subject of talks (6)10. Greenish blue (4)

11. Sailor’s period ashore (4,4)13. Useless posession (5,8)

16. To lessen a judicial sentence (8)19. Herb (4)

20. College head (6)22. Spicy sausage (6)23. Day of thunder (8)

24. Shallow container (4)

Down2. Malaysian shoe designer (9)

3. Passionate formula 1 fan (4,3)4. Became less intense (5)

5. Fingernail base (7)6. Openly done (5)7. Adam’s rib (3)

12. Physchologically suggested (4,5)14. Came into (7)15. Pestered (7)

17. Mechanical power (5)18. ____Springfi eld 1960’s female singer (5)

21. Fire remains (3)

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LIFE’S TOO SHORT SO GO ON GIVE IT A TUG.... Liv ingLIFE

Blackmail It was coming up to Christmas and Sammy asked his mum if he could have a new bike. She told him that the best idea would be to write to Santa Claus. But Sam, having just played a vital role in the school nativity play, said he would prefer to write to the baby Jesus. So his mum told him that would be fi ne.Sam went to his room and wrote, ‘Dear Jesus, I have been a very good boy and would like to have a bike for Christmas.’But he wasn’t very happy when he read it over. So he decided to try again and this time he wrote:’Dear Jesus, I’m a good boy most of the time and would like a bike for Christmas.’He read it back and wasn’t happy with that one either. He tried a third version: ‘Dear Jesus, I could be a good boy if I tried hard and especially if I had a new bike.’He read that one too, but he still wasn’t satisfi ed.So, he decided to go out for a walk while he thought about a better approach. After a short time he passed a house with a small statue of the Virgin Mary in the front garden. He crept in, stuffed the statue under his coat, hurried home and hid it under the bed. Then he wrote this letter.‘Dear Jesus, If you want to see your mother again, you’d better send me a new bike.’

Dear Sirs, I’m in the process of renewing my passport, and still cannot believe this. How is it that Sky Television has my address and telephone number and knows that I bought a bleeding satellite dish from them back in 1977, and yet, the Government is still asking me where I was bloody born and on what date.For Christ sakes, do you guys do this by hand? My birth date you have on my pension book, and it is on all the income tax forms I’ve fi led for the past 30 years. It is on my National Health card, my driving licence, my car insurance, on the last eight damn passports I’ve had, on all those stupid customs declaration forms I’ve had to fi ll out before being allowed off the plane over the last 30 years, and all those insufferable census forms. Would somebody please take note, once and for all, that my mother’s name is Mary Anne, my father’s name is Robert and I’d be abso-f*****g-lutely astounded if that ever changed between now and when I die!!!!!! I apologise, I’m really pissed off this morning. Between you an’ me, I’ve had enough of this bulls**t! You send the application to my house, then you ask me for my f*****g address !!!! What is going on? Do you have a gang of Neanderthal a**eholes workin’ there? Look at my damn picture. Do I look like Bin Laden? I don’t want to dig up Yasser Arafat, for s**t sakes. I just want to go and park my a**e on some sandy beach somewhere. And would someone please tell me, why would you give a s**t whether I plan on visiting a farm in the next 15 days? If I ever got the urge to do something weird to a chicken or a goat, believe you me, you’d be the last f*****g people I’d want to tell! Well, I have to go now, ‘cause I have to go to the other end of the poxy city to get another f*****g copy of my birth certifi cate, to the tune of £30. Would it be so complicated to have all the services in the same spot to assist in the issuance of a new passport the same day?? Nooooooooooooo, that’d be too damn easy and maybe makes sense. You’d rather have us running all over the f*****g place like chickens with our heads cut off, then have to fi nd some a**ehole to confi rm that it’s really me on the damn picture - you know, the one where we’re not allowed to smile?! (bureaucratic f******g morons) Hey, do you know why we couldn’t smile if we wanted to? Because we’re totally

p****d off!SignedAn Irate Citizen.P.S. Remember what I said above about the picture and getting someone to confi rm that it’s me? Well, my family has been in this country since 1776 ........ I have served in the military for something over 30 years and have had full security clearances over 25 of those years enabling me to undertake highly secretive missions all over the world. ........ However, I have to get someone ‘important’ to verify who I am - you know, someone like my doctor WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ANOTHER F*****G COUNTRY!!Sincerely,You Should Know Who.

Christmas Shepherd One Christmas, Joe and Peter built a skating rink in the middle of a fi eld. A shepherd leading his fl ock decided to take a shortcut across the rink. The sheep, however, were afraid of the ice and wouldn’t cross it. Desperate, the shepherd began tugging them to the other side.‘Look at that, ‘remarked Peter to Joe, ‘That guy is trying to pull the wool over our ice!’

A Christmas StoryWhen four of Santa’s elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the Pre-Christmas pressure. Then Mrs Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more.When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, Heaven knows where. Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the fl oorboards cracked, the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered.Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had drank all the cider and hidden the liquor. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all over the kitchen fl oor. He went to get the broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of the broom.Just then the doorbell rang, and irritated Santa marched to the door, yanked it open, and there stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. The angel said very cheerfully, ‘Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn’t this a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?’And so began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.

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4. What’s white and goes up? A confused

snowfl ake. 5. What do you call a

woman who stands between two goal posts? Annette.

6. Did you hear about the man who bought a paper shop?

It blew away. 7. What’s furry and minty? A polo bear. 8. How do snowmen get around? They ride an icicle. 9. Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? A mince spy. 10. What do you call a penguin in the Sahara desert? Lost.

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Blackmail It was coming up to Christmas and Sammy asked his mum if he could have a new bike. She told him that the best idea would be to write to Santa Claus. But Sam, having just played a vital role in the school nativity play, said he would prefer to write to the baby Jesus. So his mum told him that would be fi ne.Sam went to his room and wrote, ‘Dear Jesus, I have been a very good boy and would like to have a bike for Christmas.’But he wasn’t very happy when he read it over. So he decided to try again and this time he wrote:’Dear Jesus, I’m a good boy most of the time and would like a bike for Christmas.’He read it back and wasn’t happy with that one either. He tried a third version: ‘Dear Jesus, I could be a good boy if I tried hard and especially if I had a new bike.’He read that one too, but he still wasn’t satisfi ed.So, he decided to go out for a walk while he thought about a better approach. After a short time he passed a house with a small statue of the Virgin Mary in the front garden. He crept in, stuffed the statue under his coat, hurried home and hid it under the bed. Then he wrote this letter.‘Dear Jesus, If you want to see your mother again, you’d better send me a new bike.’

Dear Sirs, I’m in the process of renewing my passport, and still cannot believe this. How is it that Sky Television has my address and telephone number and knows that I bought a bleeding satellite dish from them back in 1977, and yet, the Government is still asking me where I was bloody born and on what date.For Christ sakes, do you guys do this by hand? My birth date you have on my pension book, and it is on all the income tax forms I’ve fi led for the past 30 years. It is on my National Health card, my driving licence, my car insurance, on the last eight damn passports I’ve had, on all those stupid customs declaration forms I’ve had to fi ll out before being allowed off the plane over the last 30 years, and all those insufferable census forms. Would somebody please take note, once and for all, that my mother’s name is Mary Anne, my father’s name is Robert and I’d be abso-f*****g-lutely astounded if that ever changed between now and when I die!!!!!! I apologise, I’m really pissed off this morning. Between you an’ me, I’ve had enough of this bulls**t! You send the application to my house, then you ask me for my f*****g address !!!! What is going on? Do you have a gang of Neanderthal a**eholes workin’ there? Look at my damn picture. Do I look like Bin Laden? I don’t want to dig up Yasser Arafat, for s**t sakes. I just want to go and park my a**e on some sandy beach somewhere. And would someone please tell me, why would you give a s**t whether I plan on visiting a farm in the next 15 days? If I ever got the urge to do something weird to a chicken or a goat, believe you me, you’d be the last f*****g people I’d want to tell! Well, I have to go now, ‘cause I have to go to the other end of the poxy city to get another f*****g copy of my birth certifi cate, to the tune of £30. Would it be so complicated to have all the services in the same spot to assist in the issuance of a new passport the same day?? Nooooooooooooo, that’d be too damn easy and maybe makes sense. You’d rather have us running all over the f*****g place like chickens with our heads cut off, then have to fi nd some a**ehole to confi rm that it’s really me on the damn picture - you know, the one where we’re not allowed to smile?! (bureaucratic f******g morons) Hey, do you know why we couldn’t smile if we wanted to? Because we’re totally

p****d off!SignedAn Irate Citizen.P.S. Remember what I said above about the picture and getting someone to confi rm that it’s me? Well, my family has been in this country since 1776 ........ I have served in the military for something over 30 years and have had full security clearances over 25 of those years enabling me to undertake highly secretive missions all over the world. ........ However, I have to get someone ‘important’ to verify who I am - you know, someone like my doctor WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ANOTHER F*****G COUNTRY!!Sincerely,You Should Know Who.

Christmas Shepherd One Christmas, Joe and Peter built a skating rink in the middle of a fi eld. A shepherd leading his fl ock decided to take a shortcut across the rink. The sheep, however, were afraid of the ice and wouldn’t cross it. Desperate, the shepherd began tugging them to the other side.‘Look at that, ‘remarked Peter to Joe, ‘That guy is trying to pull the wool over our ice!’

A Christmas StoryWhen four of Santa’s elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the Pre-Christmas pressure. Then Mrs Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more.When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, Heaven knows where. Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the fl oorboards cracked, the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered.Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had drank all the cider and hidden the liquor. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all over the kitchen fl oor. He went to get the broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of the broom.Just then the doorbell rang, and irritated Santa marched to the door, yanked it open, and there stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. The angel said very cheerfully, ‘Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn’t this a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?’And so began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.

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PricesLegs or Back 30 min – 15€Whole body 45 min – 25€Contact details below

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TOP TEN WORST CRACKER JOKES...

EVER!1. What is Santa’s favourite pizza? One that’s deep pan, crisp and even. 2. On which side do chickens have the most feathers? The outside. 3. What kind of paper likes music? (W)rapping paper.

4. What’s white and goes up? A confused

snowfl ake. 5. What do you call a

woman who stands between two goal posts? Annette.

6. Did you hear about the man who bought a paper shop?

It blew away. 7. What’s furry and minty? A polo bear. 8. How do snowmen get around? They ride an icicle. 9. Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? A mince spy. 10. What do you call a penguin in the Sahara desert? Lost.

out before being allowed off the plane over the last 30 years, and all those insufferable

Would somebody please take note, once and

Anne, my father’s name is Robert and I’d be abso-f*****g-lutely astounded if that ever changed between now and when I die!!!!!!

morning. Between you an’ me, I’ve had enough of this bulls**t! You send the application to my house, then you ask me for

What is going on? Do you have a gang of Neanderthal a**eholes workin’ there? Look at my damn picture. Do I look like Bin Laden? I don’t want to dig up Yasser Arafat, for s**t sakes. I just want to go and park my a**e on some sandy beach somewhere. And would someone please tell me, why would you give a s**t whether I plan on visiting a farm in the next 15 days? If I ever got the urge to do something weird to a chicken or a goat, believe you me, you’d be the last f*****g people I’d want to

Well, I have to go now, ‘cause I have to go to the other end of the poxy city to get another f*****g copy of my birth certifi cate, to the tune of £30. Would it be so complicated to have all the services in the same spot to assist in the issuance of a new passport the same day?? Nooooooooooooo, that’d be too damn easy and maybe makes sense. You’d rather have us running all over the f*****g place like chickens with our heads cut off, then have to fi nd some a**ehole to confi rm that it’s really me on the damn picture - you know, the one where we’re not allowed to smile?! (bureaucratic f******g morons) Hey, do you know why we couldn’t smile if we wanted to? Because we’re totally

to get someone ‘important’ to verify who I am - you know, someone like my doctor WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ANOTHER F*****G COUNTRY!!Sincerely,You Should Know Who.

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AriesMar 20 - Apr 19

‘Shuda wuda cuda’ is just one of the Sex And The City inspired cultural references that are set to pepper your month, especially as the ‘girls’ start to prepare for a global media blitz to promote their upcoming Sex And The City 2: The Product Placement Movie.Horses, cows and hens are all well starred apart from their manure, which is particularly badly starred especially in incidents in which it comes into contact with clothing or shoes: there’s a glob-al open toe shoes warning in place all month.

TaurusApr 20 - May 19

Mayonnaise is about to come into its own this month in any of its various full fat to no fat incar-nations. Indeed, this month the sheer variety of goods in the supermarket is set to either inspire and invite poetry, or start to become overwhelm-ing. If the latter then this is nothing to do with the planets - you have been working too hard and are approximately 0.7% away from a nervous break-down. If it is the former then buy special writing paper and possibly a quill and bottles of dippy ink or at least a ball point pen costing more than 50c, and write beautiful consumer inspired poetry to make Saturn cry with the pride of a proud mother.

Gemini May 22nd - June 21st

Euphemisms and exclamations especially ‘Boink’, ‘Shag’, ‘Phwor!’ and ‘Oh me oh my’, are all aver-agely starred at low volumes, but shouted at high-er volumes Mars is on side applauding from afar.Playing the bottles - that is taking a spoon and banging bottles and condiments on the dinner table - is better starred today than when you fi rst came across this activity when you were 8. Tap carefully, my friends, and make your beautiful tappy music with care. Mysticism, especially when accompanied by wizarding hats and witchy broomsticks, are well starred as the clock strikes midnight, but before and after that you really should watch out.

Cancer June 22nd - July 22nd

Whilst it’s still a little too early to think of chest-nuts roasting on an open fi re, and Jack Frost is busy nipping noses in other colder countries at the moment, now might be the time to start to preparing the more sweet sticky December treats. Frosted icing on cakes, especially on wedding cakes, holds out a 20% extra chance of tooth chip after the 7th. Bite slowly, friends, and maybe make the icing more malleable by licking it like a dog licks your face before crunching down.

LeoJuly 23rd - August 23rd

Drumming, as in the being a drummer for a rock or punk bank sense, are superbly starred this month especially if you have innate rhythm and look ac-ceptably aggressive with your shirt off and sweat too much for the videos.

Street parades are well starred as are cheerleading activities including twizzling pompoms and those long thick stick things whatever they are called.Partying, not in the paper hats sense, is well starred this month and your chatting up techniques will come under the helpful infl uence of a fatherly Ju-piter.

Virgo Aug 23 - Sept 21

A popular internet chat room is simply fi lled to bursting with strange and deceitful people, espe-cially on the 16th of the month. Go in with a healthy skepticism and treat the experience as some kind of research project in understanding human na-ture. Jupiter suggests asking deep and leading questions that nobody can answer, it doesn’t really make any difference, and, if Saturn has done his job, you will at the end of it be amazed that people actually do meet up on the internet and marry, or is this another internet conspiracy?

Libra September 23rd - October 23rd

Exciting moments will be interspersed with ul-tra ‘how about I knit some socks’ boring bits this month. Attempts to cheer yourself up after a sudden shock or birthday celebration, will be foiled if you have eaten too much birthday cake - beware pink icing in all of its forms.Ghosts, especially ones that go bump in the night, are well starred this month and may answer a question you have had about someone from your past, or not - it’s a fl ip of a coin chance.

Scorpio October 24th - November 22nd

Your enduring confi dence that 45rpm records will one day make a comeback will be knocked once more this month, as Saturn attempts to face slap you to your senses from afar.Traffi c cones, especially orange ones with white stripes, are badly starred especially if fl ying in through the air from the east. Refrain from put-ting your windscreen washers on during any cone based storm, a common driving error.Distortion when you sing into a microphone in a tal-ent competition is not being helped by a sound en-gineer under the infl uence of Jupiter who you have wronged in some way. Take this as a life lesson to get on with the little people: Remember that some-times the planets will help you out, sometimes you deserve a kicking, sometimes you are just singing too close to the microphone.

Sagittarius November 23rd - December 21st

Field ball sports are well starred especially when the balls are similar in size to a man’s head, if Mercury has anything to do with it this month.Yellow birds, green birds and black birds are all averagely starred as long as they are not seen on the same branch as blue birds, which is a bad omen in the standard Damien sense this month.An item of electronics could exhibit signs of depression - give it a friendly but fi rm tap to shake it out of its funk.

Capricorn December 22nd - January 20th

Grudge matches with your worst enemy are well starred this month as long as your opponent is Aries or a fellow Capricorn. All other star signs are badly starred to the point of run to the hills levels of bad luck. Beware in particular falling over backwards over low hedges and particularly into busy roads, incoming heat guided missiles, buckets fi lled with custard, your trousers falling down unexpectedly, computers breaking unexpectedly just after you have put a really naughty wallpaper on your desktop, and people with tourette’s.Lawn mowing is particularly excitingly well starred this month, as is cutting hedges with those large scissor type thingies.

Aquarius January 21st - February 18th

An Olympic inspired month on many levels.

Levitation, mind control and speed eating are all highly starred this month, and Jupiter is currently pondering the merits of tak-ing control of your stomach around the 17th.Periods of bed rest are highly starred, as are moments of stand up quarreling, especially now you can (temporarily) read your boss’s mind. Tuesday may be the best time to ask for a raise.Mercury begins a decade long trajectory through the dominant waterfall star confi guration on the 6th of the month. Try to solve any whodunit type riddles by that time, as your chances of suc-cessfully solving problems like this diminishes quite remarkably from thence on.

Pisces February 19th - March 20th

Singing in harmony coupled with choreographed dance moves are well starred this month, as long as you are not on the outside position in any dance. Those on the outside run an abnormal risk of stage falls and bruises, as Jupiter becomes a critic.Worryingly homely television shows popular in the 50’s in which a woman does all the housework cheerfully are well starred until noon of the 19th.Flashes of light, strange low humming noises and possibly even close encounters of the third to fi fth kind, are likely as Saturn transects a literal supernatural plain of wonderment.

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Guardamar residents are busy preparing what will be ‘A Tribute to Robert Burns’ – the great Scot-tish poet who has been celebrated throughout the world this year on his 250th anniversary.

The planning group of both Spaniards and Scots have pulled together a pro-gramme of music and song to celebrate the bard’s life – and guest have been busy rehearsing their recit-als for the big event. The pipes will be present, of course, as will the haggis and the whisky.

As Willie Hume, the group’s Co-ordinator ex-plained ‘ We want to make it a very special event – not

only for the Scots who will be present – but also for our Spanish guests who will join us in reciting, playing the bagpipes and community singing. The Celebration forms part of the annual festivities world wide and we hope to cre-ate a bit of interest in his works and legacy here in Guardamar.

The Tribute evening will take place on January 25th in the Hotel Meridional in Guardamar,where a meal will be served in his hon-our. Tickets for the event are still available and are priced at 20€ . For further details contact Willy on 672503339 or Maureen on 96 572 44 88 or 618180290.

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ANDREA BURNSGran Alacant Tel 96 669 7824MICHELLE Gran Alacant Tel 669 791 201

SECOND HAND FURNITURELa Marina Tel. 96 644 3370BARCLAYS NEARLY NEW San Fulgencio TEL. 96 672 5725

BARBER SHOPLa Marina Tel. 600 720 994CUTS R USLa Marina Tel. 659 728 128FRANCESC AGULLOGran Alacant Tel. 96 669 5031

BRITISH DENTAL PRACTICE La Marina Tel 96 679 6603FRANCESC AGULLOGran Alacant Tel. 96 669 5031

CENTRAL OPTICAGran Alacant Tel: 966 698 802

DIGINOVASanta Pola Tel: 660 631 380REFORMNOVAGran Alacant Tel 96 541 4040


ROWLAND INSURANCESanta Pola Tel 96 541 3076 ALMARCHA INSURANCELa Marina Tel. 96 572 9747VITALICIOQuesada TEL. 96 673 1691GLOBELINKAll Areas Tel. 96 626 5000LINEA DIRECTAAll Areas Tel. 902 123 3975

LEZSONJA’S BOARDING KENNELS Sax, Tel 965 475 463


SUNSHINE MOBILITYBenejuzar Tel. 96 677 7985



MALCOLM PALMERSanta Pola Tel 96 608 2454

CENTRAL OPTICAGran Alacant Tel 966 698 802SPECSAVERSTorrevieja Tel. 96 692 7249



CLINICA VETERINARIASanta Pola Tel 96 669 2328LEZSONJA’S BOARDING KENNELSSax Tel 96 547 5463


OFFEXAll Areas Tel. 96 672 0959

OPI RENTALSGran Alacant Tel. 96 669 7438La Marina Tel. 96 679 5422

BATHROOMSAll Areas Tel. 96 696 9132DMF PLUMBINGAll Areas Tel. 96 679 9740REFORMNOVAGran Alacant Tel 96 541 4040

HELEN’S TRUCKSAll Areas Tel. 96 540 0616MISTER VANAll Areas Tel. 697 775 588PRS REMOVALS All Areas Tel. 634 030 636

AQUARIUS FISH & CHIPSGran Alacant Tel. 638 306 872COCOA’S Gran Alacant Tel. 96 669 8509DARBY’S FISH & CHIPSGran Alacant Tel. 96 669 7070

EL PARIPEGran Alacant Tel. 96 669 9641LOS LUNARESGran Alacant Tel 96 669 5399LOUNGE BARLa Marina Tel. 96 679 0506OUR PLAICE FISH & CHIPSLa Marina Tel. 96 679 5418RINCON MONTE MARGran Alacant Tel. 96 669 7483SAFFRONGran Alcant Tel. 96 669 8098SUNSET BARgran Alacant Tel. 664 277 986

SALVADOR ARTESANOElche Tel. 96 667 5441

CORTES SIGNSSanta Pola Tel. 686 464 076HONDON SIGNSHondon Tel. 639 292 164


TOLDOS PENALVERSanta Pola Tel. 96 543 2350

AJ’SHondon Nieves Tel. 96 548 0718EUROSTRETCHERAlmoradi Tel. 96 671 6790

GA POOLS Gran Alacant Tel 628 030 184PJ’sAll Areas Tel 619 501 657

REFORMNOVAGran Alacant Tel 96 541 4040

ANDREA BURNSGran Alacant Tel 96 669 7824JLCA LAWYERSGran Alacant Tel: 966 698 796

ESTANCO 7Santa Pola Tel. 96 669 4716

ANDREA BURNSGran Alacant Tel 96 669 7824MICHELLEGran Alacant Tel 669 791 201MITCH BULL Gran Alacant Tel. 638 608 422

TAXISanta Pola Tel 609 959 408

DIGINOVASanta Pola Tel 660 631 380SIMULSATSanta Pola Tel. 677 878 210

CLINICA VETERINARIASanta Pola Tel 96 669 8463BARS

BUILDING / MAINTENANCE

FURNITURE

CAR SALES

HAIRDRESSERS

HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

HEALTH & BEAUTY

COMPUTERS

ELECTRICIANS/ELECTRONIC

CAR TRANSFERS

BOOKS

FISCAL

DOCTORS

DENTAL

HEATING

ANIMAL RESCUE

CLUBS / SOCIETIES

HEARING

CARPENTRY

CONVEYANCING

CAR HIRE

OPTICIANS

NATURE

PETS

MORTGAGES

OSTEOPATH

FARMACIAS

CAR REPAIRS

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES

SOLICITORS TRANSLATORS

PLUMBERS

TV

VETS

TAX ADVICE

PHYSIOTHERAPY

TRANSPORT

SWIMMING POOL (MAINTAINANCE)

REMOVALS

RESTAURANTS

SUNBLINDS

SIGNS / SIGN WRITING

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