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L AGO JARDIN CHURCH REOPENS FOR CELEBRATION OF CENTENARY MASS

The small church at Urbanisation Lago Jardin, opposite the Dña Monse Hotel on the CV95, is re-opening for worship on Friday 1st December at 1130 with a special Mass to celebrate its one hundredth birthday. Having been closed for almost four years its centenary is being celebrated in the local church community.

ather Richard A. Seabrook SSC, the Priest responsible for Lago Jardín Church, said: We are thrilled to be able to open this beautiful little church once again and use it for the purpose for which it was built one hundred years ago – the offering of the Holy Eucharist to the glory of God. It´s really good to know that we can open its doors once more for the church´s 100th birthday. The church is an architectural gem.

The church was originally the chapel for the now dilapidated Los Balcones house owned by a local Orihuela family and used for Mass when the family stayed in the house during summer months. They brought a priest with them so that the Mass could be celebrated when the family were staying at the house. Even though the original house has almost fallen down the church is in a lovely condition, said Father Seabrook, and we are in the process of doing some small pieces of remedial work to get the church looking its best again. It is a real delight and we are thrilled it will be in use again. I hope people will come and take a look. It´s a prayerful and peaceful place. The church is having two open days on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th from 1000 – 1600 for people to have a look inside before its celebration on Friday 1st December.

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LAGO JARDIN CHURCH During December there are going to be a number of special services at the church.

“CHRISTMAS PRESENT”

On Friday 8th December at 1130 there is a Mass to celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; on Tuesday 12th December there is carol singing outside the church from 1800 – 1900; and on Christmas Eve, 24th December, there will be a Vigil Mass at 1700 to celebrate the Nativity of Christ.

Santa wasn't happy His Elves had all downed tools Their working hours impossible All treated as if fools

In 2024, added Father Seabrook, we are going to start celebrating Mass again there on Sundays at 1130 on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. We´ll advertise everything on the noticeboard outside. It´s a really exciting time for us to be growing the church´s worship life once again.

The National Elf cuts stupid The workforce at a low The placards said it clearly Dear Old Santa had to go

For further information you can contact Father Richard A. Seabrook on 693 932 438; email him at frras@c-of-e-torrevieja.com; visit the church´s Facebook page “@anglicantorrevieja” or go to their website: www. https://www.c-of-e-torrevieja.com.

Not only that he'd trouble As his sledge was out of power The reindeers striking for more pay More carrots per each hour

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Their spokesman Rudolph Made it clear That reindeers must be fed And without a pay rise There's no way his nose would be red

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Between all striking teams

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To find a good solution To grant kids their Christmas Dreams Santa with his wife in tow The Elves and reindeer too

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It was then the Christmas Fairy Paid a visit just in time

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She'd had a ULEZ fine But she was soon at hand to help

So Santa was quite furious No transport for the night There didn't seem a magic way To put things all to right

She said that Christmas spending

Then Mrs Claus decided Her housekeeping pay was poor The price of food and fuel costs Meant she needed so much more

Than presents and a tree

Had the minions pretty conned For Christmas meant a whole lot more Her magic made it pretty clear What Christmas meant to be So Santa and his reindeers Mrs Claus and All the Elves Put Christ back into Christmas And forgot about themselves.

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CHRISTMAS IN TORREVIEJA 2023 – KEY DATES Preparations are underway in Torrevieja for the Christmas celebrations. A canopy has been erected to protect the nativity scene for the first time, the illuminations contract should soon see the lights erected, a new consumer bonus scheme for the season is about to be launched, and the first two key dates in the calendar have been announced. The Christmas tree will be illuminated in the main square on Sunday 3 December, at 6:00 p.m., the first Sunday of Advent. The tree has once again been gifted to Torrevieja by Sweden, and so the event will take on a very Scandinavian feel, although the community extends the invitation to attend to all residents of all nationalities.

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And waved her magic wand

She couldn't bake her mince pies Or provide a Christmas cake In fact the kitchen cupboard Only stored one small cornflake

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On Friday 15 December, again starting at 6:00 p.m., the now famous Carols in the Square will take place.

ty, namely those from the UK, but with the considerable reduction in numbers of Brits living in Torrevieja, and with a more cosmopolitan outlook, the invitation to this event is also extended to all nationalities, so much so that the town hall hope to revise the playbook to include more songs that are universally known.

Similar to the tree lighting, this event very much has origins in a particular nationali-

There will be a cultural agenda published soon.

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TORREVIEJA’S N-332 DUAL CARRIA GEWAY A STEP CLOSER

he Ministry of Ecological Transition has announced to the Torrevieja City Council the beginning of the public consultation for the environmental evaluation of the National-332 as it passes through Torrevieja. Unfortunately, it will only report on the environmental evaluation of just over half of the eight-kilometre route: the section that runs between the turning to the Torrevieja University Hospital and the Ozone commercial centre at the access to the CV -905.

This step comes six years after the government first announced the award of the drafting in June 2018. The announcement means that the government has finally completed the transport study but now requires this environmental evaluation to definitively approve the works and put them out to tender. The first issue to be addressed by the Torrevieja City Council, however, is that the project submitted to "public consultation only includes" the 4 km section from the junction with the Torrevieja Hospital and the intersection with the CV-905. However, Mayor Dolon says that this is a clear mistake as the project only deals with half of the intended route with a further 3.21 km ignored. He said that he will ask for an urgent meeting with planning chiefs from the ministry to deal with this matter, even though the additional funding required is not included. He said that he will also ask for the extra cash to be made available in the 2024 budget. In the section that is now being considered, the single-lane road currently handles 40,000 vehicles per day, in each direction. It suffers regular delays, especially at peak times, Since 2014, the eight-kilometre section has had a double continuous line to improve safety and reduce the frequency and severity of accidents. The entire ring road has light signals to improve safety when traffic jams occur and there are also radar cameras in two sections, in addition to an area identified as a black spot in the signalling due to the frequency of serious accidents. The mayor of Torrevieja, says that the move is the result of the meeting held at the end of last year at the headquarters of the Ministry of Development in which he once again demanded that the administrative procedures be accelerated so that the Government could put the works out to tender. UNFOLDING THE CV-95 BY TORREVIEJA HOSPITAL The Consell has also included in its budget 5.06 million euro for the duplication of the CV-95 in the section between Avda Desiderio Rodriguez and Torrevieja Hospital, around 1,100 lin-

Those walking to either the hospital or to their properties in Los Balcones have to use the unsuitable hard shoulder

ear metres of road with an investment spread over two years, one of 60,000 euros in 2024 and another of five million in the year 2025. Everything indicates that the intention of the regional administration is to award the drafting of the project next year, and once it is approved, tender, award and execute the work the following year. From an optimistic perspective, the works could be a reality by the end of 2025. The section of road between the Hospital and the Los Balcones roundabout supports a daily average of 20,000 vehicles -19,227 according to the latest road capacity of the Generalitat in 2022, where significant delays occur on a daily basis, as traffic queues to get onto the N332 Torrevieja towards Alicante. Furthermore, the same road presents deplorable safety conditions for pedestrians who walk to the hospital and to Los Balcones, given the lack of urban transportation by municipal bus.

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ORIHUELA U-TURN OVER TAXES decision as much as possible and that the rate will be determined once the new budgets are known. The Partido Popular promised in its electoral campaign that it would not raise taxes, “but now we all know that the Urban Waste tax must be raised, because the law forces us to ensure that the user is the one who covers the total cost of the service," explained the Oriolano mayor.

s forecast by the PIOC some months ago, despite a pre-election promise by the Partido Popular that they would not raise taxes, Orihuela looks likely to become the latest of several municipal councils to announce increases in the local waste collection rate. On Thursday, the mayor, Pepe Vegara, said that the increase would be in respect of waste collection only, but he was not yet able to give any indication of how much it would be. He said that he will delay the

ZENIA BOULEVARD WARMING UP FOR CHRISTMAS WITH BLACK FRIDAY

In his announcement to the press, the mayor, made no mention of any increase to IBI, although the temptation is there. There are many neighbouring municipalities, also governed by the PP, that have decided to raise this main tax, which is the primary source of income for the municipal councils.

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A Cracker of a Christmas Panto R ojales Pantomime Group are looking forward to entertaining you at Christmas with their new hilarious take on a firm favourite SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN CHRISTMAS ELVES. Following the success of last year’s pantomime this is sure to be a crowd pleaser for all the family to enjoy. There will be all the usual characters, acting daft as only they can do in a pantomime, especially Dame Holly Bush and her son Harry Bush, plus some very unusual surprises you will not want to miss.

Benijofar; Card Place Benimar; Post Box Doña Pepe; Post Box Entre Naranjos; Carpet Heaven Los Montesinos; The Card Place Punta Prima; Oasis, San Luis; Treasure Chest Quesada; Post Shop Villamartin We know you all love a pantomime, OH YES YOU DO, and this is definitely one not to be missed. For further details email rojalespanto@yahoo.com.

Don’t miss this fabulously funny pantomime to get you into the spirit of Christmas which you can see at the Teatro Capitol in Rojales on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th December with a 7.30 start and Friday 15th December with a 5pm start. Tickets are just e10 adults and e5 children under 12 yrs and these are now on sale at the following outlets – Post Room, The Boulevard celebrates Black Friday from November 24 to 26

enia Boulevard Shopping Centre, managed by Nhood and owned by Ceetrus and CBRE Investment Management, will celebrate Black Friday from November 24 to 26, with different activities, including music, dancing and a great deal of fun. In addition, customers will be able to choose to take part in a special promotion in which they can win gift cards valued at up to 150 euros to use in the mall's establishments. Among the musical performances, the Huapango brass band and the Kebanna parade and ballet will perform on Friday the 24th; Acrobatic Black and Tribute to the U2 band on Saturday the 25th and a performance from saxophonist Saxo Vilmar on Sunday the 26th. In the days before the Black Friday celebration, Zenia Boulevard will continue with its usual programming in which Christmas is already in evidence in the shopping centre. The singer Zoia completes the Zenia Boulevard activities program for the month of November.

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SAN FULGENCIO LOCAL POLICE WILL NOW PROCESS CRIME REPORTS.

San Fulgencio Local Police are now able to accept and process reports about criminal offences in the municipality. This was confirmed in the mayoral order jointly issued by the mayor and head of Security, José María Ballester, which states "the obligation, from now on, is that the Local Police of San Fulgencio will have to provide this procedure to all citizens". Until now, victims of a crime had to travel about 8 kilometers to the Guardia Civil post in Guardamar del Segura, "with the difficulty and loss of vital time that this could mean, for any subsequent investigation," said the mayor. GIFT CARDS VALUED AT UP TO 150 EUROS The Black Friday promotion is aimed at customers who go to the Zenia Boulevard shopping centre on November 24, 25 and 26 or are members of the Loyalty Club, and who present a ticket or set of purchase tickets with a minimum spend of e50 (the ticket must be from the same day you participate in the promotion). Those who arrive from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to the stand set up for the promotion with their tickets will be able to choose a surprise envelope with different gifts, including gift cards worth up to 150 euros. “In the last week of November we have prepared a program of activities at Zenia Boulevard that will serve as a warm-up to the surprises that await us all at the shopping centre during Christmas. We remain much more than a shopping centre. We are that town square where everyone who enjoys Orihuela Costa will have their meeting point and a where a calendar full of free activities where fun, education and values all merge," comments Filipa Palhim, marketing manager at Zenia Boulevard.

Now, they can call in to either Local Police office, located in Calle Madrid in the urbanization area, or their headquarters, located in Plaza de la Constitución, in the town centre.

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ORIHUELA FINALLY PUBLISHES TENDER FOR COSTA BEACH BARS he mayor of Orihuela, Pepe Vegara, published on Thursday the tender for the contract of the beach bars on the Orihuela Costa beaches. "This is a service that was interrupted last year, posing a significant risk to maintaining our Blue Flags, but in just five months of government we have done what others were unable to achieve in more than a year," he said.

Vegara thanked “the work and effort of the Contracting and Coastal Departments because they have managed to ensure that next Easter we will have the beach bars open. This tender will ensure it becomes a reality.” Also in attendance was the councillor for the coast, Manuel Mestre, who said that "the Orihuela City Council has been receiving complaints from residents and visitors who demanded the return of this service, a responsibility that we assumed when we entered government, and now we have complied because we know that this issue is very important for the coast.” Mestre announced that the contract, will be for a total duration of 4 years. It has been divided into different lots for the first time, specifically five, following the criteria of proximity and profitability of the beach bars." This contract consists of the management of beach bars, their terraces, as well as sunbeds and umbrellas, and in some cases the installation of lockers.

The first lot (79,708 euros) covers the three bars at Playa de Punta Prima, Playa de Cala Mosca and Playa Estaca. Lot two (239,663 euros) is for the beach bars at Playa Cala Cerrada, Playa Cala Bosque and Playa Cala Capitán. The third lot (105,324 euros) includes the services in Playa La Caleta and Playa Calas de Aguamarina. Lot number four (179,695 euros) serves Playa La Glea, Playa Barranco Rubio and Playa Mil Palmeras. Lot number five (37,466 euros) consists of the nautical facilities, which will be featured in Cala Bosque, La Caleta, La Glea and Barranco Rubio. The minimum total fee for these contract amounts to a total of 641,858 euros per year. The duration of the contract is for a total of four years, covering (2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027). The deadline for publishing the tender is 30 calendar days and companies interested in applying for this contract can only submit two lots. “Another important aspect of this contract is that it includes the provision of the service throughout the year on two beaches, La Caleta and Cala Bosque", stated Snr Mestre. This tender guarantees that the service will ready to open for the next Easter tourist campaign on most of the beaches.

EASTER LAUNCH Companies may only apply for 2 of the 5 lots

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‘Without hope we have nothing.’ re you a hopeful sort of person? I hope you are, because individual hope makes up collective hope; and this crazy world of ours needs hope now like seldom before.

I would say that one of the greatest attributes I have been blessed with is that my hope tank never emptied. No matter how bad things were during my lifetime, I don’t ever remember giving up hope that things would sort themselves out or that life could and would get better. We have to retain hope in our lives, because, without hope what else have we got. The opposite of hope is despair. Hope, optimism and conviction are first cousins. Hope breeds optimism and optimism shows the pathway to conviction and a better outcome than where we are now. In other words, hope delivers the motivation and courage to succeed. Martin Luther King Jnr, said about hope; ‘If you have hope, somehow you have the vitality to keep moving, you have the courage to be, the quality that keeps you going on, in spite of it all … and so, today I have a dream.’ Hope is a fundamental ingredient to a good life. It means that not only do we believe things can change, but that things are always likely to change for the better. If you are not blessed with the seed of hope, you

won’t believe that things are ever going to improve. This can strip you of the power to change your future. But with that hope – which may well be related to faith as well, your mind is in a better state to picture a better future and motivate you to pursue it. Hope helps us believe that it’s worth taking whatever action is needed to produce a positive result. Aspirations are nothing more than compacted feelings of hope that we set to achieve the targets that are set for us, or the hundreds of different ways we gauge ourselves every single day. Barrack Obama practically built his political career on his own feelings of hope and in preaching a message of hope to his people. You use the word ‘hope’ probably dozens of times a day without even thinking of it. ‘I hope you are feeling better,’ ‘I hope the rain stays off’, ‘I hope the lads play well on Sunday’ – and that very sagacious saying; ‘where there’s life there’s hope.’ Hope is infectious when people talk like that. There are numerous examples of people expressing words of hope that not only helped themselves, but inspired those around them. Christopher Reeve, better known as ‘Superman’, suffered a devastating spinal injury when he fell from a horse in 1995.

The accident left him paralysed from the neck down and unable to breath without a ventilator. In spite of this traumatic life-changing tragedy, Christopher decided that he was not going to be a burden on his family and he would lead a productive life. He knew the power of hope and told the doctors who treated him; “Once you choose hope, anything is possible.” Reeves set up a foundation with the goal of finding a cure and advancing the quality of life for people living with spinal cord injuries. He also went on to direct a TV movie and actually starred in a remake of a Hitchcock movie, playing a quadriplegic. Christopher Reeves attributed the life he made for himself post-accident, as being always able to hope for the next good thing to happen. I told you the story some time back, of the nettle I found that grew a 6 feet bare stem up through bales of silage so that it might produce three or four leaves in the sunlight. This is nothing strange in nature, but it just struck me that day and how much we humans can learn about hope from nature. It may sound corny coming from this column; but have you ever found the first snow-drop of the year, or watched the sun rise and felt a rise of hope? No matter what turbulence is going on around us,

BOULEVARD HIGHLIGHTS SOCIAL ANXIETY of Spaniards suffer from social phobia, one of the most common anxiety disorders that consists of the persistent fear of being humiliated while exposed to other people. With early detection of this disorder, its effects can be minimized, and its further development prevented.

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Several studies conclude that more than half of adolescents present or have presented the common characteristics of this disorder, which mostly affects university students, making it difficult for them to even finish their studies. Aware of this situation, Nhood España, managers of the Zenia Boulevard shopping centre, is promoting a campaign aimed at making social phobia disorder visible.

The company continues to implement actions that result in personal well-being and a better quality of life as part of its strategy to consolidate well-being care at a global level: “We want to be a voice for those who cannot express themselves and have a tool, not only that gives voice to the problem, but that disseminates information about the disorder and even puts affected people in contact with a psychology association that can guide them," they point out from the Marketing department of Nhood Spain. The campaign will run until November 24. It has been produced in film format and is supported by ÍTACO Psicología (Therapeutic Institute of Behaviour Analysis), and It lends itself to helping both people who suffer from this disorder and those around them.

birds sing, lambs play in the fields – and as my neighbour Kevin says hopefully when grass growth is poor; “don’t worry about it, because the same amount of grass will grow every year!” That is an expression of hope at its best! Hope and despair will always be linked together. G.B.S said that, “he who has never hoped can never despair.” Like we say, hope is infec-

tious and you can give hope to others through reassuring words and the odd act of random kindness. Re-instilling faith in the goodness of one another spreads hope and helps all of us to see things in a new way. DON’T FORGET Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.

“It's not so strange” is the short film that focuses the campaign and stars actor Jorge Motos (previously nominated for Best Actor at the Goya Awards) who gives life to the central character of this story, Pablo, a boy who starts university and, suffering from this disorder, has to face a series of decisions that require great effort for him. The story tries to make visible everything that a person who lives with this anxiety has to go through. The “It's not so strange” campaign also has the collaboration of influencers who talk about and promote mental health on their social networks. The entire initiative, as well as information and data on social anxiety disorder, can be found on the website: www.noestanraro.com. In addition, there is a form in which users are invited to obtain information and contact those responsible for ÍTACO Psicología if they need help.

The campaign will be active until November 24.

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LIGHTING UP ORIHUELA’S CHRISTMAS hile Christmas lights in Alicante are already illuminating the city, Torrevieja, Murcia and many other towns across the region have them erected and ready for their own big ‘switch on’ later this month. The council in Orihuela however, following rumours that there would be no Christmas lights at all, has finally put contracts out to tender for both the lighting and the Three Kings parades in the city centre and the Orihuela Costa

"It would be difficult for me to think that there are not going to be lights in Orihuela at Christmas," said the mayor, Pepe Vegara, when questioned about the delay in getting the contract in place, less than a month before Christmas Day, but now, at long last, with a significant delay compared to other towns, the tender has finally been published. However Orihuela residents will have to wait until the middle of next month before they see any sign of the illuminations. The three contracts, Christmas lights and three kings parades in Orihuela and Orihuela Costa, total 233,118 euros. The ornamental lighting will be much sim-

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PEDRO SÁNCHEZ RE-ELECTED AS PRESIDENT As the PSOE leader begins his third term as head of the Spanish Government he does so in controversial circumstances by garnering the support of Sumar, ERC, Junts, PNV, BNG and the Canary Coalition, a total pf 176 yeses, a figure higher than that achieved in 2020. However in order to form the coalition he has committed himself to the introduction of an amnesty law for the Catalan independentists, which has caused massive protests in the streets of many mahor cities across the nation. plified costing 61,298 euros, split between the urban area and the coast. The start of the service will be, at most, two days after the contract is formalised, which is expected to be between three and four weeks. Interested parties have two weeks to submit offers. Also out to tender are the parades of the Three Wise Men in the city, for 114,950 euros, and on the coast, for 56,870 euros (3,500 euros less than a year ago). On the Coast, the reception for the three kings, and the parade, will be on January 5 at 5:00 p.m., with a route from la plaza Antonio Vicea, passing along las calles Pablo Picasso, Nicolás de Bussi, Dalí y Jade, to the stage of the Zenia Boulevard Shopping Centre, where the reception of the Three Wise Men will take place and attendees will be presented with a gift. The winning company must provide a minimum of 500 gift wrapped presents. This episode is yet another embarrassment for Orihuela Council which, once again, seems unable to plan ahead!

Sánchez has celebrated his re-election with the support of PSOE (121), Sumar (31), ERC (7), Junts (7), EH Bildu (6), PNV (5), BNG (1) and Canarian Coalition (1). The 179 total yeses obtained place the current leader of the PSOE above those achieved by Felipe González in 1989, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in 2008 and Mariano Rajoy in 2016. In addition, he maintains the record of being the head of a government that has the support of a greater coalition of political forces.

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OF Remembrance in the Hondón Valley IMPORTANCE RECOVERING

nce again the little church in Hondón de los Frailes was the location for the annual Hondón Valley Branch Remembrance Service.

Parading through the streets of Hondón de los Frailes

We were fortunate this year in that Father Rodney Middleton was again able to officiate, assisted by Father Robin Pettitt. We were also delighted to have local Priest Father Godfrey join us and read the lesson.

Together with council members and local advisors, the mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, has once again visited the archaeological work that is being carried out at the Muelle Mínguez, located on the fishing dock, in front of the historic Bar La Marina.

We welcomed representatives from the Hondón de los Frailes Ayuntamiento and Diputación de Alicante.

Archaeologist José Ramón Ortega explained that the work is recovering the remains of this 19th century dock that aims to bring to light what was the first existing dock in the Torrevieja port area.

Father Rodney gave an interesting, personal address recalling his early years. Poignant poems were then read by the Branch Chairman Joe Logan and Marc Meuris, formally with the Belgian Air Force. Also welcomed to the Service, was Elizabeth Bell, MBE, Vice Consul from the British Consulate in Alicante. Following the Service, the congregation followed the Branch Standard, the Union and Spanish Flags to the Ayuntamiento Garden where Father Rodney then read a final prayer and wreaths and small wooden crosses were laid. Chairman of Gran Alacant and La Marina branch, Paul Kane

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This was a fitting end of a very emotional morning. Further information about Branch events can be obtained from the Secretary on: hondonvalley. secretary@rbl.community or on our Facebook page and website.

TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE PAY THEIR RESPECTS IN GRAN ALACANT

hat an amazing day in Gran Alacant with a huge turnout of over 200 people joining in the service of Remembrance. Five wreaths showing the diversity of yhe branch. The Branch Wreath to the fallen. A wreath laid by the local Sikh community to honour those who died defending freedom. A wreath honouring the Armed Forces of the Ukraine. A wreath to honour the service of The LGBGT community who served and laid down their lives to defend our nations freedom, for the first time outside the UK. And lastly a wreath to honour the Armed Forces of Poland who laid down their lives for freedom. There was a reading from our Joan Kane, wife of the Branch Chairman. Entertainment from Gran Alacant Singers, with a selection of war time songs, and a buffet provided for everyone. The branch also raised 1100 euro for the poppy appeal through sales of poppy craft items, a raffle and an auction.

The mayor said that the intention is to highlight this historical element of the city, to ensure that it can be visited, as it is the only such dock of its kind in Spain, with the bulk of the work being completed in the first quarter of next year, 2024. As previously reported in The Leader, the Mínguez Dock was the only existing dock In the bay and inlet of Torrevieja, from the 1870s to the 1950s. It allowed the loading and unloading of merchandise, especially fishing and orchard products from the Vega Baja. Antonio Mínguez, after whom the dock was named, was one of the most influential figures in Torrevieja at the time, serving as mayor of the city at different times during this period of great upheaval. Once the Mínguez dock was built, all loading and unloading operations, other than for salt, had to be done at that dock. There were, however, two other docks of the Eras de la Sal, which the State had built: the western one, first built in 1777, and the eastern one between 1835 and 1841, but only salt from the lagoon was loaded at the Salt Eras docks. Until the Mínguez Dock was built, boats were loaded and unloaded on the beach between Punta Cornuda and the location of that dock. The disappearance of the Mínguez Dock, functional rather than physical, occurred in the 1950s when the new fishing dock, that still exists today, was built. Since 1959, the Mínguez pier has been embedded in the fishing pier. This dock constitutes a historical and heritage asset of undoubted value that has been preserved by being embedded in the port infrastructure later built in Torrevieja. It is included in the Catalog of the General Urban Planning Plan of Torrevieja as a Historical-Artistic Monumental Element.

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Subsidy for sterilsation of Cats pality amounting to a total of 9,698 The Councilor for Health, Irene Celdrán, has said that the Orihuela City Council has received a subsidy from the Alicante Provincial Council for sterilization treatments for urban

euros. She said that in Orihuela 150 cats (79 females and 71 males) have been sterilized in different areas of the municipality although she wasn’t specific about just which areas. She also thanked the volunteers and residents of the municipality for their help, while reminding the general public that only authorised people can feed these street animals.

MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE VISIT THE ORIHUELA HEALTH FAIR The Councilor for Health, Irene Celdrán, said that over 2,000 people attended last weekend’s Health Fair at the La Lonja Auditorium. Participants visited the stands of many different associations and groups that published information about healthy habits and health care. During each day, conferences aimed at students from the Orihuela institutes, workshops and “in situ” demonstrations were held, with the aim of providing the information to the entire student population. The Health councillor thanked the

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Quiron Hospital Chapel thieves return stolen items he chapel of the Quirón hospital in Torrevieja once again has its chalice, tabernacle and other stolen liturgical objects on display after the repentant robbers confessed to their crime and have returned everything stolen.

All of the religious artefacts have now been returned

Their information and identity, episcopal sources state, is "the secret of confession." This is how the Bishopric has responded to the assault on this sacred chapel a week after it took place, and in the apparently most pious way. This surprising act of reparation by the criminals has been made public by the Oriolano prelate himself, José Ignacio Munilla, during the program he hosts on Mondays on 'Radio María'.

associations and groups that took part in this third edition. “With their time and dedication they have helped us spread and promote healthy habits among the people of Oriola,” she said.

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The events, reported by the Bishopric, occurred on Sunday, November 5. Two thieves, after entering the chapel, discreetly left the hospital premises without being seen, but carrying the tabernacle, the Eucharistic reserve, an altar cross, a chalice, a chasuble, a corporal and a liturgical book,

according to the chaplain, Javier Vicens. The desecration of the Holy Eucharist is considered by the Church as a "serious event" and they reported that the activity in the chapel was suspended until the bishop performed a Eucharist of reparation. Now, with this "attack against what is most sacred to the faith" resolved, the Bishopric has stated-

its gratitude for all the support and closeness of the parishioners, the management of the hospital and the State security forces and bodies. The investigation was being carried out by the Civil Guard, who, it seems, will no longer pursue those responsible for the theft. As they say, “whatever is said in the confessional stays in the confessional.”

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LAST MINUTE PANTO PANICS! s anyone who has worked in theatre, either professional or amateur, will tell you, it involves a whole lot more than acting.

The last few weeks are always especially challenging for any production as for weeks you think you have plenty of time and then suddenly the performances are just round the corner. There are so many details that need attention scene construction, prop-making and transporting, backstage instructions, finalising music and sound effects and rehearsing with all the technology in place, creating costumes, timing costume changes and all that without mentioning publicity, ticket sales, programme writing and front of house arrangements. Having to cope with all of that may seem overwhelming but when you have a good team of people who enjoy working together, who are willing to muck in and are having fun, it makes all the preparation worthwhile, especially knowing that all our profits will go to a very good cause. All profits this year will go to the AFEMAR association. The Adapt Theatre group is sponsored by Adapt Metal Detecting club.

DO YOU ENJOY MAKING MELODIES Melody Makers getting prepared for their Christmas Sing outs for Charity. We practise every Tuesday from 2-4pm at Lakeview Restaurant, Quesada. Do you want a new hobby, do you enjoy singing? Everyone welcome. Last practice 19th December.

The Panto this year is “Ali Baba and the Four and a Half Thieves” and takes place at The Casa de Cultura, C/ Alcalde Julio Albaladejo, San Pedro Del Pinatar on 30th November, 1st December and 2nd December all at 7.00pm and 3rd December at 12.00 noon. Tickets priced at 4 euro

are available from: Bar Amigos Avda Las Salinas, San Pedro; Mail Pinatar (SEUR) c/ Reyes Católicos, San Pedro; Animal Amigos Charity Home Shop, C/ Penelope Oasis Blvd, Los Alcázares, or email Eric at: ericberg2@hotmail.com or call 656 361 098.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD QUICKIE CROSSWORD

ANSWERS Week 997

ACROSS 6.

Seer (7)

Automaton (5)

Fret (5)

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DOWN 1.

Stream (5)

Thin (6)

Wager (3)

Chest (6)

Restrict (7)

Signify (7)

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Expostulate (11)

Eat (7)

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Satisfaction (11)

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Invention (7)

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Stratum (5)

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CAN YOU MASTER THE SUDOKU CHALLENGE? Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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QUICK ACROSS: 1 Inter; 4 Confess; 8 Anxious; 9 Moist; 10 Pick; 11 Comedown; 13 Heed; 14 Fete; 16 Rigidity; 17 Hang; 20 Alert; 21 Imagine; 22 Elevate; 23 Treat. DOWN: 1 Inappropriate; 2 Toxic; 3 Room; 4 Custom; 5 Numbered; 6 Episode; 7 Sit in judgment; 12 Vendetta; 13 Hygiene; 15 Strike; 18 Alike; 19 Last. CRYPTIC CRYPTIC ACROSS: 1 Bored; 4 Decided; 8 Lumbago; 9 Throb; 10 Sate; 11 Sporadic; 13 Sump; 14 Aces; 16 Epistles; 17 Isle; 20 Caddy; 21 Torment; 22 Nightie; 23 Baker. DOWN: 1 Belisha beacon; 2 Remit; 3 Dear; 4 Droops; 5 Cataract; 6 Derides; 7 Debt collector; 12 Amethyst; 13 Shindig; 15 Gentle; 18 Sleek; 19 Drab.

ACROSS 6.

This horse presumably will never run free (7)

This bird may have a voracious appetite (5)

Yearn to curtail 2 (5)

10. Obviously 150 appear before their time (7) 12. Actively supporting opponents to left and right? (2,4,5) 14. Remark about some in division (11) 18. Conditions in the orchestra? (7) 19. Takes cooked meat (5) 21. How and when soldiers move? (5) 22. Put the bedclothes back on to get better? (7)

L EA D E R T R I V I A Q U I Z 1. Which 2011 Hollywood movie begins with a black screen and a foreboding cough? 2. The name of which large European country translated means "borderland"? 3. Which colour is also the 5th most popular surname in the US? 4. Who wrote the songs 'Heartbreaker', 'Chain Reaction', 'Islands in the Stream' and 'Emotion'? 5. Bubble tea originated in which country? 6. Between 1952 and 1955, La Plata Argentina was given a new name. Who was it renamed after? 7. Which song title do both The Beatles and The Doors have in common? 8. What is the well known Hebrew translation for "to the skies" or "skywards"? 9. "Something wonderful is about to happen" was a movie poster tag line for which science fiction sequel? 10. With contact to humans from the outside world strictly forbidden, which islands in the Indian Ocean are home to the only known paleolithic people? 11. Which man's bones were first buried in Valladolid Spain, then moved to Sevilla, then transported

DOWN 1. Enchantment brings injury to 100 (5) 2. Cowardly clan leader imposed on 7 (6) 3 and 20Dn. Blush on seeing Communist study (6) 4. As far as an African journey can be (6) 5. Commercial traveller wasn't truthful when he answered (7) 8. Medieval study of lacy hem (7) 11. Bravery shown by many as old as we are (7) 13. He has lines to deliver, of course (7) 15. Royal person not initially in charge (6) 16. Such people going by car would be a bloomer (6) 17. Pay carries on (5) 20. See 3 Down.

( A n s we r s o n p a g e 2 2 ) across the Atlantic to Santo Domingo, then to Havana, and now finally rest again in Sevilla? 12. An old man and a six litre bottle of wine. One word. 13. The second largest tennis stadium at the US Open is named after which famous musician? a. Bing Crosby, b. Ray Charles, c. Frank Sinatra, d. Louis Armstrong 14. With a capicity of 23,771, the largest tennis stadium in the world is named after which American tennis player? 15. Since the year 2000, "United in Diversity" is the official motto for what? a. FIFA, b. European Union, c. NATO, d. International Olympic Committee 16. What kind of "Chateau" was a number one selling album in the US music charts for Elton John? 17. Magellanic, Chinstrap, King and Gentoo are all examples of what? 18. Which German band leader composed the music for Frank Sinatra's 'Strangers in the Night' and Nat King Cole's 'L-O-V-E'? 19. The following is a line from which 1990 Hollywood action film sequel? "Another basement, another elevator, how can the same shit happen to the same guy twice !" 20. The northernmost point in the E.U. is found in which country?

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The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints in Torrevieja meet at 10.00 each Sunday in their chapel at Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia, 104. All Welcome. Phone or whatsapp the missionaries on 659 016 733 Join us at the SALT CHURCH Sundays at 10.30 am. We are a friendly church, bible centred in our teaching and informal in our worship. Meets at Calle Daya Nueva 12, Polígono Ind. Levante 11, 03187 Los Montesinos. We look forward to meeting you. www.Saltchurchspain. Facebook SaltChurchSpain International Christian Assembly, Calle Beniajan 14, Torrevieja -Evangelical Church. Sunday Service 11 a.m.; - Contact 966 799 273 / 660 127 276. Evangelical non-denominational church. www.icatorrevieja.org

The Car of the Month at AUTOMOVILES CRESPO is a very attractive 2019 Ford Focus ST-Line Hybrid at just 21,900 euro. Come along to our large showroom in Elche and see our vast range of new and

used cars or call 96 666 22 60 for all our latest offers. See page 7. We can assure you of the biggest and best choice of new and used cars in the area for price, choice and quality. ENGLISH SPOKEN

AGE CONCERN BEREAVEMENT GROUP. Have you lost somebody close to you? Are you finding life difficult after a bereavement? Come along and chat to other people in the same situation. Starting on October 10th, then every Tuesday from 2-4pm at the Age Concern Centre, Calle Paganini, La Siesta, Torrevieja. 96 678 6887. Everyone is welcome. Los Alcázares Digital Camera Club. Interested in photography? We invite you to come and join us at our twice monthly meetings. Please contact coordinatorladcc@ gmail.com or see http://www.los-alcazarescamera.club/ for details. COMMUNITY CARE ASSOCIATION (CCA) Open to residents of Orihuela Costa over 60 years of age. Located at the Centro Civico Alameda del Mar. Open 3 times a week for a programme of English speaking activities, support, informa-

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tion and advice with the support of Orihuela Council. Anyone wanting to join CCA social activities can pop along. Open 2pm -6pm Mondays and Thursdays, Wednesday 2pm - 5pm. You can register between 1pm & 2pm on those days, in the Cafe area where you will find Eva or Norah. email: communitycare@gmail.com RAGS CLUB (previously Friendship Centre). Every Tuesday Lunchtime, From a Bun to a Banquet. At Graceys - upstairs La Zenia park in Lidl Carpark. COME AND PLAY RUMMIKUB. Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur is here to help you with problem solving and well being for the over 50’s. We need volunteer Drivers and people to join our Home Visiting Team to visit a Residential Home, and take them out for a coffee. Call into our centre at C/Paganini s/n, Urb. La Siesta 03184 Torrevieja or ring 966 786 887. Or email: costablanca@ageconcern.org.es Royal Naval Association, Torrevieja Branch now meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 5pm at the Lakeview bar/restaurant, Quesada. For more info contact Chairman Tony Jenkins on +44 7576 117 222, Secretary Steve Hemingfield 0n Mob/Whats 711 011 373 The RAFA Costa Blanca RMG is a social group of caring people and remains affiliated to the parent Assn. Contact with the RAFA and the RMG is via the RAFA website rafa.org.uk.

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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THURSDAY PARKING, COSTA MEDICAL CENTRE sers have been protesting for many years about their inability to park, particularly on Thursday Market Day, in an area close to the Orihuela Costa Medical Centre. This makes it exceedingly difficult for many wishing to attend appointments.

The public bus service in Orihuela Costa is almost laughable, making it necessary for patients to visit the medical centre by car. On arrival they either have to park illegally, risking police sanctions, or park up to a couple of kilometres away, thereby ensuring a long walk to the centre, which for many is impossible. This is because all available parking spaces are taken up by market traders, who arrive early in the morning and occupy adjacent streets and the Medical Centre Car Park, until early afternoon. Thereafter, users of the municipal market then take up the few remaining street spaces. Orihuela Costa is known to have an ageing population, many of whom require regular medical attention. In many cases these are older people who are frail and have mobility problems, and because of their walking difficulties, they need to park in close proximity to

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TALKS ON MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH IN ORIHUELA SCHOOLS

The talks will continue until December 18 The Orihuela Council has said that it wants to address one of the most important problems that currently affects the young population, the problems derived from mental health. To this end, they are providing a program of informative talks on “Mental and emotional health” which is now underway in a number of different educational centres.

Perhaps the Councillor for the Coast, Snr Mestre, ought to visit the area on Market Day the medical centre. While there is a well-situated car park adjacent to the centre, because of the traders vans and lorries, parking in it on market day is not an option, yet appeals to the council have been completely ignored. Perhaps the Councillor for the Coast, Snr Mestre, ought to make a point of visiting the area on Market Day, with his

infamous notepad, in order to evaluate the problem first hand. Perhaps he would then consider closing the car park on Thursdays to all but medical centre users. While the centre staff have their own dedicated car park, no consideration is being given by this council to elderly patients.

In addition to leisure and sports activities for our young people, another objective is mental well-being and for this, the Department of Youth considers that it is necessary to provide these talks so that schoolchildren know what is happening to them, or what can happen to them, at this stage of their development, which can ensure that they are aware of what to expect. These discussions are aimed at 1st and 2nd year ESO students from different educational centres in Orihuela. In total, these talks on mental and emotional health will be given in eleven educational centres. They are taking place until December 18, during school hours and free of charge.

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Tony Mayes Rant A SOCIETY THAT IS FAIR TO EVERYONE HIDDEN WEALTH There are around 2,500 billionaires around the world, with a combined wealth of $13 trillion. And if these super-rich people paid just a minimum 2% tax rate on their global wealth it would raise $250bn (£205bn) a year. Just imagine how much could be done to help relieve poverty around the world if this amount of money was raised. But this is if the super rich just paid a measly 2% of their wealth. You and I are paying 20% up to 45% of earned income – and before you ask I have never ever reached having to pay a higher rate of tax, and nothing like it. If the super rich were forced to pay up to 45% tax, how different this world would be and so quickly. In the 13 years that the Tories have been in power in the UK we have heard about the rich getting richer and the poor poorer. That madam Truss, when she came to power, backed up by the richest in the UK and many right wingers and Tory members wanted to cut tax on the richest and tried to convince the poorer majority that money would filter down from the richest to the poorest. Utter, pure nonsense. Well, I don’t know whether you are willing to accept this total crap, no doubt perpetuated by the extreme right wing Reform party and remaining right winger Tory MPs in the UK and no doubt the Vox party in Spain, but it’s regularly pumped out by the right wing press to try to brain wash us all. The fact is that billionaires are able to get away with paying tax rates equal to 0% or 0.5% of their wealth due to the frequent use of

shell companies to avoid income taxation. Global billionaires structure their wealth so it does not generate a lot of taxable income. Each employ a small army of accountants and business experts to hide their wealth from the taxman. And as one loophole is shut, they find another to exploit. Back in Victorian times the super rich used to compete with eachother to show how philanthropic they could be – how much they could use their wealth for the good of others . Of course, there was an ulterior motive – if business owners built homes for their workers they would be far more likely to be loyal and not seek work elsewhere. And that philanthropy did improve living standards for many. Yes, there are still super rich prepared to part with a small fraction of their wealth to help others – but that Victorian attitude has long past. Perhaps I suppose, in those days, the super rich believed that by helping the poor it might secure them a better place in Heaven. Anyway, Global summits should be held, not only to discuss the worsening climate change crisis, but also to redress the obscene obsession that the super wealthy have to make more and more money. And yes, it is an obsession, just like it an obsession that some people have to clean their homes every day to eradicate germs, or horde so much their homes are filled with everything you can think of. The super rich billionaires, I would suggest, are seriously mentally ill. How can they possibly ever need, or spend, a billion pounds?

And just to let you know just how much this is – let me end with this…The best comparison I've seen is that a million seconds is 12 days, a billion seconds is 31 years. That is an obscene amount of money that no one human will ever need. So politicians, do something about it and make things just a little more equal.

BRING BACK REAL PEOPLE There’s been a lot of debate in the UK about whether supermarkets were right scrapping many of their staff run checkouts in favour of selfservice.

There must be a happy medium here. Sufficient staffed checkouts so that customers are not kept waiting for ages in queues, and enough selfservice ones to cater for those customers who had only a few items to buy. I hope we get there soon. But what really irritates me in the UK is the large number of mainly elderly customers who only slowly place items into bags, and then when finished, search through a handbag for a loyalty card, then again for cash or card, then suddenly remember a voucher and then all the growing number of people in the queue have to wait until the customer has

put everything in the purse, the purse into the handbag, and the bought items into the trolley. How many times have you lost the will to live watching this? I suppose, one day, I am going to become one of these old farts – but when I look at most of them I’m sure I am a lot older than them already – and I always bag up as I go, have my cards at the ready and am ready to vacate the checkout as soon as I get my receipt. I think I deserve a discount! Oh, and I’m still waiting at the selfservice machine to announce “unexpected human in the bagging area!”

This is after one up-market supermarket chain in the north of England scrapped most of their selfcheckouts and brought back staffrun ones. And I say, good for them. Converting to artificial intelligence has gone too far at the supermarkets. Of course, the goal was to cut costs, the theory being that if customers used the new, automated check-outs it could cut staff, which would mean a smaller wage bill and increased profits. Oh yes, it might have enabled a price drop too for customers – but we didn’t hold our breaths. Sadly, the self checkouts meant more people could get away with shoplifting and more staff had to be employed stopping customers and checking items against receipts. It also meant staff had to be around to confirm age limits for alcohol purchase and customers not buying too many medicines at one go. So the financial benefits were, perhaps, not so good as expected.

MILITARY INSIGNIA FOUND BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS AT ALBATERA CONCENTRATION CAMP rchaeologists working on the former Civil War concentration camp in Albatera have shared on social media some of the unique objects they found during the past week, which include a gilded silver ring and a cufflink decorated with art deco motifs, similar to those found in mass graves in the Balearic Islands.

They say that the finds will provide a better understanding of the history of what was one of the largest concentration camps in Spain. Military insignia has also been found this past week, specifically a badge from a military pilot

A badge from the Pilot’s Course

course showing a red sphere with wings on the sides, four golden propellers and on which a crown rests. There is a silver rhomboid-shaped emblem that, according to investigations, would have arrived at the concentration camp during its last months of activity. In addition, archaeologists have found a large amount of ammunition that is being analysed to see if it was fired, or not, in order to learn more about the repressive techniques used in the Albatera camp.

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GETTING MOTOR FUEL CAN LEAD TO PROBLEMS IF WE’RE NOT CAREFUL etting motor fuel can sometimes be a confusing situation, especially if we are not used to the car we are driving.

The first thing to consider is do you fill withpetrol or diesel, but there are other considerations we must take into account, because if we don’t, we could be facing a fine. If we look at traffic law, specifically article 115 of the Reglamento de Circulación, with its point 3, in which it says: “To load fuel into the tank of a vehicle, it must be with the engine stopped. The owners of fuel distribution devices or employees of the latter may not provide fuel for loading if the engine is not stopped and the lights of the vehicles, the electrical systems such as the radio and the devices that emit electromagnetic radiation such as mobile telephones are not turned off.” What the law clearly states is that the engine must be turned off. But, as we can see, that’s not all, because we must also make sure that the lights of the vehicle are also turned off, as

well as other electrical systems such as the radio, and devices that emit electromagnetic radiation such as mobile phones. The reason is that these systems could theoretically cause sparks to fly and could cause an explosion or fire due to the vapours that can accumulate in these places. If you are going to refuel, make sure that you comply with these rules, including using your mobile phone, because if you don’t, and you’re caught, you could face an instant 100 euro fine. Even worse, although it is believed unlikely, if your actions are considered to be endangering life, such as of other people at the filling station, you could face a much harsher penalty. If you are a smoker, then you must also realise that smoking near fuel is not a good idea, so that too is illegal when refuelling. If you look closely enough next time you are refuelling, you will see that petrol stations display informative signs warning you of these rules, in order to ensure your compliance.

To summarise, in order to avoid fines or other complications, there are basic rules: Do not use the mobile phone or any other electronic device. Don't leave the engine running. Do not smoke. Do not light matches, lighters, etc. Turn off the lights and other electrical ele-

ments of the car such as the GPS, radio, etc. The traffic department also warn us that we should not wait until the fuel tank is empty. Not only because the car can stop in the middle of a road, but also because the empty tank is more likely to explode due to the gases inside it. Finally, do not fill the fuel tank to overflowing, as it may spill and cause a fire.

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MAGNIFICENT 7 RIDING HIGH IN THE COUNTRY SAN MIGUEL BOWLS BY PETER DIX

Country Bowls Club with 7 teams competing in various Leagues of the LLB are riding high with Geckos top of the Southern League Division A, Panthers second in Division B with a game in hand and only 3 points behind the leaders, Cubs in Division C sitting mid table.

Swans and maintained their good form with a fine win against the League leaders, 8 points to 4 only 3 points behind with a game in hand.

In the Southern Alicante League Enterprise Division the Flamingos are finding it hard but are staying out of the bottom 2 places, in the Discovery Division the Seahawks are flying high at the top with 4 wins out of 4 and in the Voyager Division the Ravens are also unbeaten at the top with 5 wins out of 5.

In Division C our new team the Cubs entertained Greenland Elms and had a 100% win on the home surface collecting all the points with a top rink of Bob Gardner, Ian Chapman and John Grant winning 30 shots to 12.

Our input into the Wednesday Winter League has also successful with a strong start, the Collaborators are sitting mid table with 40 points. On the 10th November the Geckos travelling up to Emerald Isle to play the Cavaliers and collected 7 points to secure a fine win with Carole Donnellan, Jeff Hier and Ray Robson top rink 31 shots to 9 maintaining top place in the Division A. In Division B the Panthers entertained the Quesada

Highest rink was Jayne Storey, Sue Hudson and Kevin Storey 30 shots to 8.

In the Alicante Southern League Enterprise Division on 13th November the Flamingos travelled to Quesada to play the Pearls and found it hard going on the slower new carpet, although 3 rinks were very close, 1 only losing by 1 shot, failed to collect any points. In the Voyager League the Ravens entertained the San Luis Vulcans and maintained their good form taking all the points to stay top of the league. Top rink was Wendy Splevings, Vel Lever and Derek Lewis winning 25 shots to 10, overall 109 shots to 59.

SAN LUIS BOWLS CLUB South Alicante League: Monday 13th SL Romulans were home v San Miguel Marlins, winning 10-2, shots 100-75. Well done: Kevin McKenna, John Dowell, Lyndon Johnson 19-16, Pauline Johnson, Derek Cooper, Barbara Louis 21-13, Mags Haines, Peter Ayres, John Skipper 28-11, Ray Watmough, Ngaio & Peter Baldwin 20-19. SL Trekkers were also at home, later in the afternoon, v Greenlands Beech, finishing play as the sunlight was disappearing. We won on 4 rinks, and were holding 3 shots for a draw on the last end but their skip had other ideas!! so close; finishing 10 points-2, 95 shots-65. Winners; Bill Webb, Cas Blay, Jim Gracie 24-14, Sheila Cooper, Jane & Stewart Hamill 23-7, Mary & Phil Lockley, Bob Bromley 15-14, Chris Phillips, Carolyn Harris, Keith Phillips 19-12.

- Barry Jones On Monday all four teams were in action and the two home teams had great wins on a warm and sunny Monday. The Stingrays were home to Emerald Isle Moonrakers in the morning taking a clean sweep winning 12 - 0, 109 shots to 71, the best winning triple were Gill Brimley, Kari Hilmarsson and Keith Brimley 28 - 15. One Monday afternoon The Orcas were home to Monte Mar Matadors winning 10 - 2, 96 shots to 79, the best winning triple were Bob Hanton, Linda Douglas and Ray Farmer 26 - 9. In the afternoon The Marlins were away to San Luis Romulans losing 2 - 10, 75 shots to 100, the winning triple were John Bolton, Mark Westmoreland and Mike Bayfield 16 - 12. The Dolphins, who were also away to Greenlands Maples (top of the league) came away with a draw 6 - 6, losing on just 2 rinks 83 shots to 92, the best winning triple were Anita Brown, Dave Homer and Dori Svanbergsson 26 - 17. On Wednesday still basking in exceptionally warm weather, San Miguel were away to San Luis where they lost 6 - 4. Steve Cantley, Steve Parr, Jan Farmer and Dave Homer won 16 - 10. The team comprising of Mike Douglas, Lynn Greenland, Allan Patterson and Margaret Patterson came back from 6 - 13 to win 14 - 13. This result keeps San Miguel at the top of the Winter League by 7 points. On Friday San Miguel Comanches were away to top of the league Monte Mar Matadors where they ‘got a blooded nose’ losing 12 - 0. 101 shots to 33. On Friday afternoon San Miguel Navajos were home to Emerald Isle Cavaliers where they shared the points 6 - 6, 80 shots to 84. The best winning triple were Bob Nesbitt, Dave Young and Mike Douglas 23 - 15. A reminder that the Wasps sessions take place on Wednesdays from 1.30pm for 2.00pm - 5 for an afternoon’s bowling with shoes and bowls available to borrow. Due to the popularity of the Wasps, first time bowlers are asked to attend an initial coaching session on Tuesday afternoons, starting at 1.45pm, by appointment ONLY. To book, please call Dave or Lynn Greenland on +34 667 207 508. We welcome all bowlers who would like to join San Miguel B.C. as we are a unique club we only pay owner fees and a club fee and NO LEAGUE RINK FEES. For further information on San Miguel B.C please contact club secretary Barry Jones on 602 504 905 or club president Alan Campbell on 606 676 118

The SL Vulcans, made the journey south to Country Bowls but unfortunately came back empty handed from their match v CB Ravens, 58 shots-109. Here’s to a better result next week. SL Klingons: BYE Winter League: on Wednesday 15th San Luis were at home to San Miguel and had a VERY close match, winning 2 rinks each but taking the shots 55-51, 6 points-4. Winners: Barbara Louis, Mike Veale, June & Keith Jones 16-11, Tricia Reilly, Keith Phillips, Pat Reilly, Dave Webb 16-10. Southern League: Friday 17th SL Tigers, away v Quesada Swifts; due to circumstances beyond our control the match was postponed to Sunday 26th November. SL Lions had a good afternoon away v Country Bowls Geckos, winning 3 rinks-2, 8 points-4, 89 shots-78. Winners: Dee Hoey, Carolyn & John Smyth 19-13, Margaret & Neil Morrison, Ian

Kenyon 19-14, Kath Reid, June & Keith Jones 25-13. SL Pumas home v Vistabella Conquistadores, had a close match, 2 wins & a draw each, 7 points-5, 75 shots- 70. Winners: Ron Reid, Mike Wyatt, Steve Gray 23-9, Jill Wyatt, Fran Cox, Derek Biggs 18-18, Ken Stringfellow, John Bagnall, Neil Cox 17-12. SL Leopards home v Country Bowls Cubs had a tough afternoon at the office, finishing 4 points-8, 74 shots- 107. Winners: Judy Carroll, Gordon Paton, Dave Blackie 18-17, Mags Haines, Peter Ayres, John Skipper 22-21. If you want to know more about bowling; come & see us; try out OPEN roll ups on Saturday morning (9:30/10:00) & Chicken/egg comp on Wednesday afternoon (1:30/2:00). Make new friends and have Fun!! BY SHEILA CAMMACK

El Rancho Bowls Club Monday morning found the Raiders entertaining Quesada Rubies, in a match where rinks were close with good play from both teams. In the end the Raiders took the rinks 4-1 with the fifth being lost by just 2 shots. Ria Dukker, Sheila Cox and Mike Cox 17-15. Chris Ziepe, Steve Ziepe and John Ziepe 2616. Ann Abbott, Tony Abbott and Marion Haynes 16-14. Rose Passmore, Judy Foley and Henry Ryder 22-10. Bill Johnston, Malc Sykes and Diane Yates 21-23. On Wednesday, in the winter league, the Rowdies played host to Bonalba Broncos.

Play was much closer than the scoresheet might indicate, but the Rowdies took just the one point. We can’t, of course, count out the worth of just good fun. Ria Dukker, Lesley Day, Judy Foley and Bob Day 17-24. Sheila Cox, Tony Abbott, Ann Abbott and Mike Cox 8-23. Frances Johnston, Michael Higgins, Mags Higgins and Diane Yates 11-19. Bill Johnston, Pam Harris, Adrian Ham and Henry Ryder 19-19. On Friday the Mustangs had a bye. Bowlers of all levels are welcome at El Rancho, for further membership information contact Sheila Cox at micksheilacox@gmail.com.

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MONTE MAR BOWLS CLUB Sponsored by The Pub, Gran Alacant Insurances, Dialprix, The Belfry, Skippers, La Piedra. WINTER SABA LEAGUE . MATADORS v SAN MIGUEL ORCAS Monday 13th November - After the long drive to San Miguel it wasn’t a good afternoon for the Matadors as we only won on one rink well done Gina Hindle, Howie Williams skip Phil Goble. Matadors 79 – 96 Orcas. Points Matadors 2 – 10 Orcas. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. MATADORS v SAN MIGUEL COMANCHES Friday 17th November - At home to San Miguel Comanches the Matadors had a great result winning on all rinks. Well done Lynne Armitage, Steve Hindle skip Neil Crawford, Sheila Roberts, Gina Hindle skip Phil Goble, Colin Bedford, Howie Williams skip David Eades, Jean Chamberlain, Cindy Bedford skip Joan Harding, Des Freeman, Paul Dodd skip Keith Young. Matadors 101 – 33 Comanches. Points Matadors 12 – 0 Comanches. For further information about Monte Mar Bowls and Social Club check out our website www.montmarbowls.com. Also on Facebook.

VISTABELLA BOWLS CLUB South Alicante Enterprise Division - Vistabella Albatrosses v Emerald Isle Titans(away) Disappointing result away at Emerald Isle, not a good result losing 12-0, overall scores 115-66 to Emerald Isle. South Alicante Discovery Division - Vistabella Drivers - Bye

Panthers(away). A couple of good wins for Vistabella players, Olwyn Ratcliffe, Stuart Allman & Brian Dunn 21- 17, Barbara Brown, Freddie Willey & Alan Bannister picking up a 6 on last end to win 23-20. Overall 101-83 to Country Bowls. 8-4 win. Well done Country Bowls. LLB Southern League Division C - Vistabella Conquistadors v San Luis Pumas (away match).

Wins for Alice Howe, Tony Grimes, Sue Wilson & Alan Bannister 1413, Derek Howe, Keith Black, Don Conlan & Maggie Furness 18-12. Unlucky on overall points losing 71-56 good win for Quesada 6-4.

Three good results for Vistabella. Tony Grimes, John Ridley & Alan Gordon drawing their game 18-18, Peter Cadwell, Mark Mathewman & Stan Dibble 13-9, Rosemary & Ken Savage, Sue Wilson 18-8. Overall scores 75-70 San Luis winning 7-5.

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Wednesday Winter League - Vistabella v Quesada (home)

QUESADA BOWLS CLUB By Suzi Cooper Another week in Paradise. Pearls were at home to Country Bowls Flamingoes. A great result winning on all rinks for a full 12 points tally. Winning teams – Melanie Highland, Ann Linley & Colin Highland 20-19, Brian Trinder, Carol Lowry & Mel Ward 31-9, Graham Phillips, Mark France & Jason Prokopowycz 18-15, George Carnell, Violet Campbell & Fred Roberts 27-14, Chris Brazier, Terry Morgan & Pete Morgan 33-7.

Sadly not the same result for the Diamonds who went to La Marina Explorers and came home empty handed. The Rubies over at El Rancho Raiders looked at the halfway stage as though they could have a result but unfortunately the wheels came off in the last 6 ends and only Chrissie Edwards, Paul Edwards & Pete Bottle managed a win 23-21. Onto Wednesday and due to Quesada having no running water the fixture had to move to Vistabella, who very kindly agreed to reverse the matches. We won on 2 rinks lost on 2 but picked up the overall for 6 points. Winning

teams were Terry Morgan, Melanie Highland, Carol Thorpe & Peter Morgan 25-9, Allen Bowen, Suzi Cooper, Colin Highland & Gary Thorpe 21-15. Friday the Swallows had another bye week. The Swifts should have been at home to the San Luis Tigers but due to the water problem the match was postponed to Sunday 26th. The Swans went to Greenlands to play the Cedars. They managed 2 wins and only lost out on overall by 2 shots. Winning teams were Ken Gordon, Dave Collings & Trevor Voisey 20-10, Carl Evans, Bryan Elliott & Suzi Cooper 17-11.

Torrevieja Darts Ladies Organisation 14th Nov - Founders Format Week 7 Gap Girlz

6-3

Friendly Temps

CK1 Ladybirds

5-4

Tipsy Tigers

Friendly Chicas

4-5

Primadonnas

Dolly Mixtures

P-P

Whacky Allsorts

7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6

P 49 45 41 29 25 26 15 13

LEAGUE TABLE Gap Girlz CK1 Ladybirds Tipsy Tigers Friendly Temps Friendly Chicas Primadonnas Dolly Mixtures Whacky Allsorts

Pts 52 39 37 31 26 26 21 20

Congratulations to Gap Girlz for staying on top despite replacing some of their team. Ladybirds have strengthened through practice and determination and hold on to runners up position with the Tipsy Tigers clawing at their heels in 3rd. The Wacky Allsorts have been struggling for

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players and often unable to field a full team. If there are any lady darters out there who would like to play for them, contact their captain Shirley Stephenson 609 878 806 - shirlyandbob@gmail.com. Wacky Allsorts play at Jessie´s Bar, Los Balcones (Opposite Mercadona) HOT DARTS: Yvonne Rouffignac (GG) 140, 121, 100, Diane Dane (PD) 138 x2, Kirsty Green (LB) 138, Nicky Moseley (FT) 134, Monique Edelenbos 133 x2, Lin Cousins (FC) 123, Dona Ralph (LB) 123, Gena Wood (LB) 121, 117, Lyn Young (LB) 121, Alison Webster (FC) 121, Linda Curdy (FC) 114, Sandra Crabbe (LB) 111, 100, Sharon Marshall (GG) 101, 100, Rhianna Marshall (GG) 100 x2, Sharon Crane (TT) 100, Julie Hallett (FC) 100, Gail Murray (GG) 100 HIGHEST CHECKOUT: Dona Ralph (LB) 75

OBITUARY Sadly, we have recently learnt of the passing of Paula Smith and Karen Winters who were former Members of our League. Paula was part of the Amigos Ladies darts team, and was bi-lingual, providing translation services at many Winmau and other International Championships. Karen was part of the Wildcats

Ladies and alongside some of the Gap ladies and Primadonna darters, and she often represented Spain at the Winmau and other International Championships. We offer condolences to their families. R.I.P. Paula and Karen, you will both be sadly missed. Pam Horton, TDLO League President

Best season yet for Charo

With Pearl Houghton The CHESTNUTS played host to Country Bowls and managed a very commendable 6 all draw so well done against strong opponents. Maples were at home to San Miguel, and they also achieved a 6 all draw. The Gladiators opponents were the Emerald Isle this week and gained a very good win of 8-2 so well done. The Beech put up a brave fight against San Miquel, but the spoils went to San Miguel 8-4. The Oaks were also up against San Miquel this week and managed a great 8-2 victory. The Elms had San Miquel also this week and put up a great fight but lost out 8-4. The Cedars were up against top of the league this week being Quesada and lo and behold did very well indeed and achieved an 8-4 victory.

LA MARINA BC This week Friday’s game is a bye so no report on that. Last week we had a whitewash so what better way to respond than a reverse against Quesada Diamonds - teams and results were:Anne Stone, Norman Ship, Margaret Finlayson. 29-7, Steve Wright, Dave Joynes, Peter Parsons. 17-14, Lesley Joynes, Margaret MacLaughlin, Jean Fowkes. 23-11, Janet Parsons, Barry Roberts,Garth Slater. 22-11, an overall shot difference of 115-58. We had a great social evening on Wednesday with a Monkey Race Night organised by Trevor, Alex and Margaret where good fun was had by all. Many thanks for everybody involved. Dave Hadaway.

EMERALD ISLE Titans started the week with a visit to Vistabella Albatrosses and they had a great 12-0, aggregate of 115-66 win, N Prior Jo Pering Julian Pering 2511, P Heaney G Odell D Mooney 2612, D Jones M Ellis B Kavanagh 2318, N Davis S Elvin M Dyer 21-15 S Kavanagh S Marks R Marks 20-10 Moonrakers were at San Miguel Stingrays and had a bad day losing 012 Aggregate of 71-109

Torrevieja’s Charo Esquiva achieved an impressive 4th as a member of the Spain U-16 team in the Junior world champs. Despite her loss to British no. 1 Mingge Xu in the last match, Charo showed her great skill on the court. The Torrevieja Tennis Club congratulates Charo on her impressive season bringing multiple successes to her and to her club, and wishes her an even better season next year.

Explorers travelled to Greenlands to take on the Gladiators and suffered a 2-8 Aggregate 59-85 defeat, S Kavanagh M Hartley R White B Kavanagh 22-15 Cavaliers played away at San Miguel Navajos and they got a good 6-6 Aggregate 84-80, M Oakley K Jolliffe I Grimshaw 22-12, D Jones M Ellis B Kavanagh 21-12 SAPS takes place at 13-15 on Saturday. Two hours of bowling, coaching, shoes, bowls supplied. Bar open ELWYN MORRIS

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ROUGH JUSTICE AS THADER FAIL TO BEAT LOWLY JAVEA After only 30 seconds, an audacious shot from inside his own half by Dani Lucas, skimmed the bar, before going behind for a goal kick.

f possession and chances created win football matches, then Thader would have romped this latest Community League encounter.

But alas, it's goals that count, therefore the 3 efforts that hit the woodwork, did not feature in the equation.

It was the visitors who took the lead on 11 mins, when a 25 yard free kick by Elian, surprised keeper Chema at his near post. Although the normally reliable custodian got a hand to the ball, he could not prevent it crossing the line.

CD Thader ..........1 CD Javea ............2

This basement battle could have gone either way, but the worrying trend of squandering glorious opportunities, was once again in evidence for the men from Rojales.

Up the other end, there were loud shouts claiming a penalty for hand ball, which unfortunately fell on deaf ears.

Pedro Juan became the 2nd Thader player to strike the framework, when his fierce drive hit the post on 20 mins. Javea themselves did the same, through a Pitu drive, as both teams were pushing for goals in this thoroughly entertaining match. Thader captain Lloyd, then team mate Sergy, missed the target when through on goal, as chance after chance were being passed up. They were made to pay for such profligate finishing, when on 34 mins, Pitu saw Chema off his line, before executing an inch perfect lob over the keepers head.

CARP R US irst the good news from Round Nine of the Carp-R-Us Summer/Autumn Series fished at El Bosquet, everyone caught

F fish.

It is probably also good that fish is both singular and plural because a fish is all several people caught despite the match being fished in almost perfect conditions, although it should be noted that the water level on the 1a to 7

Runaway winner from peg 9 was Doug Hornblow who fished feeder and pellet for 15.98kg. Second from peg 12 was Jeremy Fardoe who had 10.36kg caught on pole and using a variety of different baits. Close behind from peg 16 was Willy Moons with an all mullet catch of 10.34kg on feeder and pellet and fourth was Dave Hutchinson with 8.00kg from peg 3.

GOLD DIVISION

Dani Lucas saw a fierce drive well saved on 51 mins, then the unlucky Pedro Juan struck the post once again, as Carlos Canales men must have wondered when their bad luck would end.

3rd Place - Richard Brady 28 pts off 15

Thader sub Tremino was bundled over inside the visiting box during stoppage time, allowing Lloyd to despatch the resulting penalty in his normal inimitable style.

3rd Place - Frank Hanrahan 29 pts off 27

Thader remain in last (16th) place on 4 points, but there is still a long way to go in this very competitive division.

Hole 14 - Julie King, Hole 18 - Steve King

Alan Smith had 7.58kg from peg 14 but none of the other anglers managed to break the 4kg mark. Overall, a very disappointing days fishing at a venue that seems to be very out of sorts at the moment. Further information about the club can be found on its website www.carp-rus.weebly.com or on the Facebook page Carp-R-Us Fishing Costa Blanca

CAPTAIN’S DAY HIGHLIGHT FOR LA MARINA GOLF SOCIETY A chilly morning greeted 40 members of the La Marina Golf Society for the highlight of their calendar year, Captain’s Day. The day began with an 8.50 shotgun start on the par 3 at El Plantio, with a 9-hole competition. Followed by a hot cup of coffee and snacks. Captain Iain Lyall then went on to greet the members on the tee box on the main course with a Captain’s Day memento along with Iain’s trademark pack of sweets. T hen later in the evening, everyone met at the La Marina Sports Complex for the Captain’s dinner and presentation of trophies. A big thank you to Helena and Paolo for a most enjoyable evening. The day’s winners were as follows: Colin Taylor for the 9-hole par 3 course with 23 points. The Main course winner was Alan Janes with 38 points, closely followed by Dave Slightam in second place with 37 points on count back and Iain Lyall also with 37 points. Nearest the pin winners were, Lotte Modin for hole 7, Les Pirie for holes 9 and 14, and Paul Saxton for hole 18. The two-pot was won by Charlotte Tranberg and Paul Saxton.

On 15th. November 24 members of the Society 'teed it up' at El Plantio golf course to compete in an Individual Stableford competition. Hardly a breath of wind and sunny skies, made for almost perfect conditions for playing golf. Although the scoring was generally quite good, fast greens ensured that putting was quite testing on many of the greens. We returned to the Lo Crispin Tavern as usual where the helpful and friendly staff supplied us with Tapas and the day's prizes were distributed.

To make matters worse, Sergy shot into the side netting with only the keeper to beat, as the hosts left the field at half time with a mountain to climb.

Next weekend, 25/26 November, Thader have a trip to Alicante, where they will play CFI in another Community league match. Please check CD Thader facebook page for regular updates.

stretch was much lower than normal and the water had an unusual colour.

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1st Place - Steve King 34 pts off 18 (on count back) 2nd Place - Andy Quinn 34 pts off 9 SILVER DIVISION 1st Place - Julie King 31 pts off 32 (on count back) 2nd Place - Carl Rodel 31 pts off 24

N.T.P. ON PAR 3S Hole 7 - Rod Pullen, Hole 9 - Steve King

The 2s 'Pot' was shared by Steve King and Andy Quinn and the Free Game Draw was won by Carl Rodel. Finally our next game is the last eclectic of the year at Altorreal on 29th November. Steve Harrington

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DIVISION 1 CK1 Lads Mind The Gap Domino's Doms Hub Hyenas Freakie Taverners

7-5 8-4 6-6 7-5 5-7

CC's Bees El Capitan T.T. Toppers Leeson St Trotters Milo's

DIVISION 2 Illy's Odies Pint Depot Queens Fallen Angels Fire Station Tipsy Toad Tiaras

9-3 3-9 2-10 9-3 6-6

Domino's Desp’dos CK1 Ladybirds Danny's Bar Tasty Taverners Hub Hellraisers

MOST 180’S: Ricardo Perez x 3 180's: Andres Liamazares x 2, Sam Salt, Ricardo Perez, Amanda Skinner HIGH FINISH: Dave Askew 160, Darren Sanderson 106, Dario Sierra 104 HIGHEST FINISH TO DATE: Dave Askew 160 DIVISION 1 C.K.1 LADS V C.C.BEES At 5-5 this match had draw written all over it. Not so, as old Lads John Crabbe and Les Adams won the day for the hosts, both winning 2-0. All square at the break, Bees taking the triples 1-2, Lads the pairs by the same score. Steve Dalton a super effort in the 1st half 2x100,2x140,2x80+, the Christophers, Reg and Paul shining for Bees, the latter's contribution 2x100,125,137 and a D20. Kevin Wood made it 4-3, the Lad edging out Richie McSweeney 2-1, the score level again in the 8th, courtesy of Reg.C. Dalton secured a POTM with 3x85,3x100,140 in his tussle with Jeff Saunders, Paul Tollafield - POTM, making it 5 all in a real belter with Darren Hurcombe. MIND THE GAP V EL CAPITAN You can't afford to be 4-2 down at tea time, especially against the Gap. A decent Gap 1st half from Darren Sanderson 2x100,140, 3 outs and Paul Moody 3x100, with 2 outs, the difference between the two. Andres Liamazares livened up his side with a blistering 0-2 victory over Carlos Escansiano 3x100, Liama recording 3x100 and 2 yes 2 maximums, not to forget a 97 out. Caps responded via a Sam Salt 3 leg barrage 180,2x121.134,3x80+, over the useful Chris Logan 2x100,140,3x81+. Sanderson got his side to 6 with 3x100,125,140 and a tasty 106 out. Craig

DIVISION 1 Domino's Domignomes Mind The Gap CC's Bees Tipsy Toad Toppers Hub Hyenas El Capitan Leeson Street Trotters CK1 Lads Milo's Freakie Taverners

P 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Pts 11 10 9 8 8 8 2 2 2 0

legs 51 50 44 48 47 47 24 21 16 12

DIVISION 2 Fire Station Danny's Bar CK1 Ladybirds Illy's Oldies Fallen Angels Domino's Desperados Tasty Taverners Hub Hellraisers Tipsy Toad Tiaras Pint Depot Queens

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

12 10 8 8 8 6 4 4 2 0

54 49 45 45 40 37 32 23 26 10

McCarthy won the 10th and his sides 7th for both points. POTM - Lliamazares - Sanderson. DOMINOS DOMINGNOMES V TIPSY TOAD TOPPERS This match deserves to take up the whole page. Wow!!! Neither team deserved to lose and they didn't, a point apiece. Sixty seven tons or more (35 Toppers) and 45 eighty plus scores. There's more. A 180 from Ricardo Perez to include a 13 dart singles,93,98,134,136,D20. A Suso Madrid 171, in his loss to Paddy Moran. John Rodford's barrage of, 3x100,125,130,140, insufficient in his loss to Mark Farmer's 2x100,120,135,140 inclusive of a 17 dart winning 2nd leg. And to cap it all, a seasons highest finish of 160 from POTM, Dave Askew. Andy Rutter saved the game for the visitors beating Dave Wharton 0-2. Gnomes POTM Perez. HUB HYENAS V LEESON ST. TROTTERS Hyenas finding plenty of T20's in the 1st six were Dougie Allen 2x100,140 and Jay Wilkinson3x100,111,120,140, leading to a 4-2 advantage by sausage roll time. Alex Nikolov's 2x100,105,140 and Amanda Skinner's triples out, plus a pairs win with Billy Dolling, Trotters only reward. Wilkinson, Dave Rowlinson and Dario Sierra a 104 out, got Hyenas to 7 and points, Nikolov recording 3x140 but not a win. Amanda S. got the better of

A solid showing from Angels Graham White (POTM) and Darren Fisher, just wasn't enough as the visitors found their finishing doubles with ease. Three figure scores from the Lumbs, Lesley and Steve, Rob Smith and Paul Raffell were just too much for the hosts, as Steve L. gained Dannys 6th leg. Simon Perryman nailed the 7th and his 2nd of the match, for both points, Bob Smith, Jane Wills and John Giggs concluding matters. Danny's POTM - Giggs.

Allen 1-2, adding a 180 to other 3 figure scores. Trotters, Dolling and Barry Shingler got the visitors to 5. POTM - Wilkinson - A Skinner. FREAKIE TAVERNERS V MILOS Freakies found themselves in the unenviable position of being 0-6 down by picnic time. All 3 pairs going to 3 legs, tight but still a win drought. All credit to the hosts as they fought back winning 5 of the available singles, Angel Gallardo saving Milos blushes, with a stylish 0-2 victory for the match. POTM - Steve Hawkins - Fabian Alcaraz. DIVISION 2 ILLY'S OLDIES V DOMINOS DESPERADOS Oldies made it 3 league wins on the trot easing into 4th spot, with sound 1st half darts from Craig Miller, Steve Parkin and Tony Jesson. Eunice Letts D2 and Kathy Wallbanks D15 were Despos 1st half winners, the score 4-2. Brian Abbey secured his sides POTM in the opening singles on D4, Jesson 100,D2, nailing Oldies 6th and a point. Winning glory went to Des Field on D5 and a 140 to add to earlier tons. Paul Chick gained his 3rd ton of his winning match in the 12th. Despos POTM Letts. PINT DEPOT QUEENS V C.K.1 LADYBIRDS Ladybirds Dons Ralph hit 3 of her sides five 1st half doubles, to include 3x81+,121,123, only to lose her singles to a Lorraine Cox 2x80+,112, D2, POTM performance. lt was the skippers 2nd out of the evening, Queens other leg via a solid high scoring Marie Cummins effort. Gina Wood and Angie Mullen added a couple of outs each, supporting Ralph's POTM effort. FALLEN ANGELS V DANNYS BAR Dannys go clear 2nd after this excellent away victory.

FIRE STATION V TASTY TAVERNERS Tasties came to life in the last 2 singles, winning both via Christine Hutchinson and Winnie Mackay, her 2nd. It was however all Station, maintaining their 100 per cent record. Tim Clarke banged in 4 tons and 2 outs, but didn't win the POTM award, that went to Robbie Monks for his T20 efforts, 2 outs and 6th leg victory for a draw. Luke Monks securing both points on D10. Tasties POTM - Hutchinson. TIPSY TOAD TIARAS V HUB HELLRAISERS The Tiaras have yet to match their previous form and find themselves with a lot of work to do in the 2nd half of the season to make any headway up the ladder. This week they were 2- 4 down at the halfway stage as the ladies in red forged ahead, POTM Sue Spiers taking 3/3 of her showings and Captain Cheryl acting as wing man for the 4th. Super Sue then took the first single to raise hell in El Galan, the visitors only requiring 2 more for an easy victory. Was not to be as the Tiaras took the next 4 singles to go 1 ahead, With Ali Scammell nailing the last leg for a draw. Great scoring from Lesley Dolling (133), Cheryl (112, 114, 83) and Rachel Lee (112). Tiaras only triple figures coming from Marilyn McDowell (114) and POTM Simone (100, D5, 11-D3). K.O. CUP - 23RD NOVEMBER C.K.1 Ladybirds v El Capitan Illy's Oldies v Dannys Bar Byes - Tipsy Toad Toppers, Mind the Gap, Leeson St. Hub Hyenas,Fallen Angels, Fire Station AUXILIARY CUP - 23RD NOVEMBER. Milos v D. Domingnomes Pint Depot Queens v Tipsy Toad Tiaras Byes - C.C.B's, C.K.1 Lads, Freakie Taverners, Dominos Desperados, Hub Hellraisers, Tasty Taverners

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