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Spain News: Spectrum FM Mojacar 30 July 2010

Online news in and around Spain that was discussed today on the Almería Hour with Helen B:

 

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Making Malaga More than a Beach Holiday

Over the years Malaga has grown to become one of Spain’s most popular cities for tourists to visit. This is reflected by the large number of hotels, apartments and restaurants catering for tourists. But why is Malaga such a popular destination to visit, besides its beaches what else is there to do and see? If [...]

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Sport: FREE Football at La Manga Club

Here are details of forthcoming friendly matches between visiting professional sides, such as UD Almería, Granada CF and FC Cartagena, and local teams.

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Reflection From A Balcony In Spain: Should Spain Ban The Burka

Calls to ban the Burka are growing, not just across Spain but in the UK and Belgium, and in France where they recently voted in their lower house to ban the wearing of the burka (niqab) in a public place. It wasn’t a narrow vote either: 335 to 1, with some of The Greens and [...]

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Spain News: Spectrum FM Mojacar 29 July 2010

Online news in and around Spain that was discussed today on the Almería Hour with Helen B:

 

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Spain News: Spectrum FM Mojacar 28 July 2010

Online news in and around Spain that was discussed today on the Almería Hour with Helen B:

 

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Spain News: Bullfighting Banned In Catalunya

No real surprise that Catalunya has voted in favour of banning all organised bullfights from 2012. 68 regional MP’s voted Si to the motion, with 55 against and 9 abstentions, in what will no doubt be seen as another step towards independence. The law came into being after a popular motion was carried by animal [...]

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Travel: Michael O’Leary bags 20m Euros from sale of Ryanair shares

Love the strapline for the above story and is a great excuse to post the song that Spectrum FM Mojacar played earlier today: Baggage charges on Ryanair flights have just become more affordable for one passenger – the airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary, who has sold almost €20m (£16.7m) of shares.

 

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Almeria: 5 Places To Visit This Summer

For those thinking of coming to the Costa Almeria this summer there are 5 places that I would suggest are worth a visit. Of course there are far more than five, and by no way is this a definitive list of places to go and things to do, but based on personal experience if you [...]

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Flights To Spain: Monarch Publish Summer 2011 Schedule

A case of planning ahead or writing off the Summer of 2010 as a lost cause, you can decide on that one for yourself, but the fact remains that Monarch has launched its Summer 2011 schedule already! They are stating that for the summer of 2011 they will operate a huge range of flights from [...]

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The Hidden Secrets Behind The Alkaline Diet For A Perfect Health

This is the sixth in a series of six guest posts by Emma Deangela on the Alkaline Diet. The alkaline acid diet or alkaline diet is well known diet plan, which focus basically on the consumption of vegetables, fruit, tubers, root crops, nuts, legumes and sometimes fish. Studies on this type of diet plans showed [...]

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Spain News: 25 July 2010

A look at some of the main news making the headlines in Spain over that last week.

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Living In Spain: Giles Paxman Interview

Giles Paxman is the British Ambassador to Spain and he was recently interviews on BBC Radio 4 by Winifred Robinson. It covered the property market crash, corruption, the austerity cuts across Spain, Tourism and learning Spanish. You can read the transcript below:

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Spain Finance: 5 Savings Banks Fail Stress Tests

Earlier investor confidence may have been a little over optimistic as earlier today five Spanish Saving Banks failed the European Bank Stress Tests, and have been told they need over 2€ billion to balance their accounts. The Spanish failures were in the groups which form Caixa Catalunya, Tarragona and Manresa, Caixa Sabadell, Terrassa and Manileu, [...]

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Spain Radio: Expats On Air

Researching a new project I came across this interesting online radio station Expats Radio. Established in 2005 it has just gone through a bit of a revamp and is receiving up to 1000 listeners a day, with some of its more popular offerings, such as its language classes, receiving up to 45 hits an hour.

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Spain Finance: The European Bank Stress Tests Explained

The BBC Website has an excellent Q&A article explaining what the European Bank stress tests are for:

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Almeria: Keeping The Kids Occupied This Summer On Holiday

If yoi are coming to the Costa Almeria or Granada this summer with the kids on a family holiday then I suggest you take a look at the excellent Mum Abroad Spain site for details on:

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Almeria: Townhall Transparency ….. errr No!

Thanks to David for pointing out this rather alarming, but at the same time not overly surprising fact that in the recent report issued by Transparency International, the worldwide anti-corruption organisation, in conjunction with the Fundación Ortega y Gasset, rating the transparency of Spanish Townhalls, Almeria came in 3rd from bottom of a total of [...]

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Weather In Spain



Spain Weather: Hot Weather, Busy Roads

25 provinces and the Canaries are now on weather alert because of the high temperatures. Cáceres, Badajoz, Madrid, Toledo, Ciudad Real, Córdoba and Jaén are on orange alert where temperaturas could reach 40 degrees. Zamora,Salamanca, Galicia, Navarra, Zaragoza, Huesca,Teruel, Guadalajara, Cuenca, Albacete, Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Granada, Sevilla, Huelva and the Canaries are on Yellow Alert [...]

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Spain Weather: 25 Provinces On Alert

The Spanish state meteorological agency AEMET has issued Orange Alerts, where temperaturas could reach 40 degrees for Cáceres, Badajoz, Madrid, Toledo, Ciudad Real, Córdoba and Jaén. Yellow alerts with temperatures upto 36 degrees have been issued in Zamora, Salamanca, Galicia, Navarra, Zaragoza, Huesca, Teruel, Guadalajara, Cuenca, Albacete, Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Granada, Sevilla, Huelva and the [...]

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Spain Weather: 28 July 2010

The Spanish Meteorological Agency has put the west and centre of the country on Orange or Yellow alert for high temperatures today. Orange Alerts are in place for Orense, Madrid, Toledo, Cácerces, Badajoz, Córdoba, Jaén, Sevillam Huelva. Yellow Alerts are in place for Cádiz, Ciudad Real, Albacete, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Salamanca, Zamora, León, A Coruña and [...]

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Spain Weather: 12 Yellow Alerts In Place

Cádiz, Córdoba, Sevilla, Jaén, Badajoz, Cáceres, Toledo, Madrid, Lugo, Pontevedra and Orense are all on yellow alert from the Spanish Meteorological Agency. Temperatures Highs: Granada 36, Cádiz, Madrid 35, Almeria 34, Murcia 33, Alicante, Palma de Mallorca 31, Málaga, Valencia 30, Barcelona 29, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 28, Santander 24 Lows: Almería 26, Cádiz 24, [...]

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Spanish Headline News

Camps comunicó a Rajoy su intención de lanzar la campaña electoral - El País.com (España)

IntereconomíaCamps comunicó a Rajoy su intención de lanzar la campaña electoralEl País.com (España)"El presidente, como siempre, ha tomado la decisión de acuerdo con el presidente del partido", dijo ayer la ...

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El juez archiva el caso de la tragedia ferroviaria de Castelldefels - El País.com (España)

Orange EspañaEl juez archiva el caso de la tragedia ferroviaria de CastelldefelsEl País.com (España)LAS LUCES. EL CONDUCTOR DEL TREN DE CERCANÍAS DECLARÓ QUE CUANDO SE CRUZÓ CON EL ALARIS LLEVABA ...

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Un incendio amenaza una urbanización de El Catllar - El País.com (España)

ADN MundoUn incendio amenaza una urbanización de El CatllarEl País.com (España)Los bomberos han trabajado toda la noche para intentar controlar el incendio forestal que se desató al mediodía en una ...

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Abatido a tiros en Guadalajara el número tres del cartel de Sinaloa - La Voz de Galicia

elTiradero.NetAbatido a tiros en Guadalajara el número tres del cartel de SinaloaLa Voz de GaliciaIgnacio Coronel Villarreal, alias el Nacho , también conocido por los apodos de El rey del ...

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Brilliant: India auténtica en el extrarradio de Londres

El plato nacional británico es el 'curry' para algunos comentaristas de las costumbres culinarias. No lo sería ya el 'roast beef' o los pasteles ('pies') de carne, ni el pavo ...

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La boda perruna

Los perros nunca se han complicado mucho la vida con esas cosas del querer: lo suyo suele ser un 'aquí te pillo, aquí te mato' que comienza con unos olisqueos ...

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Julio Aparicio: «La vida me ha dado la oportunidad de disfrutar más»

Sucedió en menos de un segundo. El pitón de Opíparo entró por el cuello y salió por la boca del hombre tirando de él hacia el cielo, sacudiéndolo de un ...

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José Corbacho: «No tengo principios fijos, soy un chaquetero»

-Ni ligo ni lo pretendo, que esto lo puede leer mi mujer.

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Zapatero anuncia unos «Presupuestos restrictivos» y descarta las ... - La Nueva España

Diario de NavarraZapatero anuncia unos «Presupuestos restrictivos» y descarta las ...La Nueva EspañaEl presidente Zapatero anunció ayer que los Presupuestos para el año próximo serán «austeros y restrictivos», aseguró que ...

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Cuarenta jóvenes europeos, en el Campo Arqueológico de La Mota

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Headline News In Spain

Swimming pool poisons children

Friday, 30 July 2010 19:00 News - Spain. User Rating: / 0. Poor Best. FIVE children have been poisoned by chlorine in a public swimming pool, and one is in ...

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High Lights Semi Final Germany vs Spain - News And Info About the ...

Tvchaska.com ,Semi final Germany vs Spain 7 Jul 2010,Watch Live Cricket,Football Matches Watch Live TV Channels Sports,Movies,Music,Fashion. ... News Update: Emirates Airlines Orders $4.8B in Engines from Pratt & Whitney ...

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BOMB THREAT FORCES RYANAIR FLIGHT INTO MALAGA - Spain Forums

BOMB THREAT FORCES RYANAIR FLIGHT INTO MALAGA, The latest news from Spain and the Costa Blanca, According to sources within the Spanish Airports Authority, AENA, a Ryanair plane bound for ...

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Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look

A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras Monday for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of ...

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Body in Mexican river could be one of missing tourists

MEXICAN rescue workers have found the body of a young woman in the river Tampan in the state of San Luis Potos, near where a rowing boat capsized and four ...

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Swimming pool poisons children

FIVE children have been poisoned by chlorine in a public swimming pool, and one is in intensive care. The kids, aged between three and six, were paddling in the junior ...

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Body in Mexican river could be one of missing tourists

MEXICAN rescue workers have found the body of a young woman in the river Tampaon in the state of San Luis Potosi, near where a rowing boat capsized and four ...

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Swimming pool poisons children

FIVE children have been poisoned by chlorine in a public swimming pool, and one is in intensive care. The kids, aged between three and six, were paddling in the junior ...

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Barack Obama does mini tour while Michelle Obama gets set for Spain

Examiner.comPresident Barack Obama is doing one of his mini tours this week. Creating excitement and generating a lot of buzz around his administrations plans for ...See all stories on this ...

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Bullfighting ban is sweet revenge for Catalonia

The GuardianThe first is that Spain is a country filled with variety, and this is part of its pleasure for the outsider. The lack of sameness, the ways in which ...

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Almerimar Life



Almerimar: New Golf Clubhouse Preview Photos

Grabbed a few preview photos of the new golf clubhouse here in Almerimar earlier. Although they are going to be using it to present the trophy after the Optica Cervantes Competition tomorrow, that is basically all they will be doing. The clubhouse is far from ready, although the outdoor terraces on the ground and first [...]

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Almerimar: Gondolas in the Mist

Local Almerimar poet reads Iain D Kemp reads his poem Gondolas in the Mist

 

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El Ejido: Bail For Amate & German

The interesting fact about the release of Jose German and José Amate on bail from prison for their alleged participation in the Operation West that took place on October 20, 2009 in El Ejido , Madrid and Seville as part of the Poniente Corruption scandal in El Ejido, is not that they released as that [...]

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Costa Almeria Living: Education More Important Than Ever

There comes a time in every son’s life when he becomes his father. Having no children myself I have probably managed to delay that moment for longer than most, until now that is. I will say no more; those that know me will understand and my father will no doubt be smiling as he reads [...]

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Almerimar: Collection Points To Be Removed

The City Council of El Ejido announced a few weeks ago, through its Public Service councilman, Jose Antonio Garcia, they would remove the two ‘collection points’ which were located in Almerimar (at the entrance to the Natural Park of Punta Entinas-Sabinar and facing the AR Almerimar hotel) as a result of misuse by the public. [...]

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Almerimar: New Golf Clubhouse Update

Excitement would appear to be growing in the local golf community here in Almerimar as at least 5 golfers stopped me yesterday to tell me that it was “great news” that the new clubhouse was opening this Saturday 31st July. As I have said before I am not convinced that all will see it as [...]

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El Ejdio: Poniente Nurses Piloting Advanced Nursing Practices

I have always heard good things about the Poniente Hospital in El Ejido, so no huge surprise to read that their emergency unit nurses have been participating in a pilot for ‘advanced nursing practices’, which effectively means that when a patient enters the hospital room triage of emergency, in addition to passing through a general [...]

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Technology: Fleur On Sands Desk

Hard to believe that it is 6 weeks since Sands rescued Fleur! Her leg has healed really well. Last week the vet xrayed it and apart from a little calcium build up around the break which was to be expected he was really pleased. Both legs are the same length and you can hardly notice [...]

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Mojacar Life



Competition: Win A Week In A Luxury Villa With Real Services

Win a week in a gorgeous luxury villa in the beautiful Mojacar area of Almeria and choose your week between 4th and 18th September. Listen for the four weekly questions during August on Spectrum Radio. Catch the Almeria Hour between 10 and 12 every weekday morning. Simply send the four correct answers to Spectrum Radio [...]

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Mojacar: Fishing News 30 July 2010

“Radio Ham Kevin” blanked on the only occasion he’s been out lately and neither fishing the top with bread or bottom with prawn could get a bite. While sat at the Truffy bar having a beer he watched a snorkeler with a spear gun, walk up the beach with a couple of two foot long [...]

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Specrum FM Mojacar: Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind)

Funny video, great lyrics:

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Mojacar: Spectrum FM 27 July 2010

Online news in and around Spain that was discussed today on the Almería Hour with Helen B:

 

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Mojacar: Spectrum FM 26 July 2010

Online news in and around Spain that was discussed today on the Almería Hour with Helen B:

 

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Spectrum FM Mojacar: Torbados Video

www.noddleit.com presents Torbados, a parody of Alicia Keys New York State of mind, telling the story of Seaside life in the UK.

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En Español



Roquetas mucho más marinera

Más de medio centenar de puestos en los que poder adquirir todo tipo de objetos o degustar platos y caldos de distintas procedencias, conforman el Mercado Marinero en que este fin de semana se ha transformado el entorno del Castillo de Santa Ana y la explanada del Faro de Roquetas, un escenario perfecto para la [...]

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Almerimar celebra sus fiestas en honor a la Virgen del Carmen del 10 al 18 de julio

Las fiestas de Almerimar, en honor a la Virgen del Carmen, comienzan el próximo sábado día 10 y se prolongarán hasta el día 18. Por primera vez el Ayuntamiento de El Ejido se hace cargo de las mismas y a través de la concejalía de Cultura y del Instituto Municipal de deportes organiza las diferentes [...]

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Dos jóvenes de Mojácar detenidos por tráfico de drogas en un control rutinario de la Guardia Civil

Durante la tarde del pasado día 5, agentes de la Guardia Civil del Puesto Auxiliar de Uleila del Campo (Almería), detuvieron a Alejandro G. S. y Alejandro C. M., ambos de 23 años de edad y vecinos de Mojácar (Almería), como presuntos autores de un delito contra la salud pública. Las detenciones son el resultado [...]

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Desmantelan un punto de venta de cocaína en un restaurante de El Ejido y detienen a dos mujeres

La Guardia Civil ha desmantelado un punto de venta de cocaína al menudeo en El Ejido (Almería) y ha detenido a dos mujeres de 52 y 28 años, a quienes intervino durante la operación un total de 23 dosis preparadas para su distribución que escondían en los bolsillos de varios delantales encontrados en la cocina [...]

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Enciso considera ‘desorbitada’ la ejecución de la Operación Poniente

Juan Enciso ha hablado de nuevo sobre la Operación Poniente, por la que ha pasado más de medio año en prisión como imputado, para asegurar que las acciones puestas en marcha por la juez instructora Montserrat Peña fueron ‘desorbitadas’ y reiterar la defensa de su inocencia ya que ‘la juez puede decir lo que quiera, [...]

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Enciso: “La juez de la operación ‘Poniente’ puede decir lo que quiera, pero yo digo la verdad”

El alcalde de El Ejido (Almería), Juan Enciso (PAL), aseguró este jueves no tener “nada que ver, en absoluto”, con la presunta trama de corrupción que investiga el caso ‘Poniente’, que desvinculó tanto de su figura como del Consistorio al tiempo que desveló que “todavía” no tiene respuesta de la juez instructora o del fiscal [...]

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Spectrum FM Mojacar



Causes, Charity & Clubs



Expats 4 Afghan Heroes Charity

Expats 4 Afghan Heroes have been nominated for The Coastrider “Pride of Spain Award” as Fund raiser of the Year. Expats4afghanheroes has been created to give Expats all over the world the chance to show their support for the fallen heroes in Afghanistan. It is directly linked to Afghan Heroes in the UK. This is [...]

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Working In Spain: Christies Care Open Days

We have organised another series of open days in Spain. As you know, we started in Valencia in March, moved to Costa Blanca in May, and now we will be a couple of days in Costa Blanca and a couple of days in Murcia (we are moving South, so hopefully will be in Almería soon!) [...]

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Valencia Green v Mojacar Cricket Club

MCC travelled to La Manga last Sunday 04 July hoping to reverse the previous weeks result in a return fixture with highly talented Valencia Green. A strong wind greeted the MCC bowlers which caused as much trouble as did the V. Green batsmen. Ikram and Attiq both scored centuries who were the main contributors to [...]

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Summer Apron Sale To Support Animal Shelters In Spain

My name is Javier Garrastazu and I’d like to count on you if possible. For six years now, my colleague and direct boss Inés García, started a personal fight against animal abandon here in Spain, doing her best to collect money in aid of pet shelters. Besides some other works, she started selling decorated back [...]

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Gaelic Football At Mac Gowan's In Almerimar

We will be showing both semi finals and the final in the bar this year!

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Summer 2010 At MacGowan's in Almerimar

With the HOT weather here it is too hot for a large meal so MacGowans has launched our Light lunch Specials from 5.50€

Soup and a Sandwich (of your choice)

Wraps

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The Rage Within

He sits tensely
Hands gripping the chair arms
As though he wishes to tear them to shreds
Relax!
Relax says the therapist
You must learn to channel the anger
Control the rage
Send your mind to a ...

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Sunday Lunch 2010 At Leo's

Hope to see you this Sunday: Time: 1pm - 3pm Price: 5.50€ per person.

Ask about of special prices on selected drinks!

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Party Night At Stumble Inn Almerimar 30 July 2010

Hope to see you at another of our 'famous' party nights this Friday!

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Almeria 2010/11 News, Fixtures & Results

Former Cameroon international Modeste Mbami is seeking to depart Almeria after just six months on their books but a contract dispute is being launched by the Spanish club.

Mbami failed a ...

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EWN Needs More Unique Content

Of the tens of thousands of EWN copies distrubuted 13,000 of them go to Almeria. Not bad when you consider how sparsely populated the region is compared with say the ...

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British tourists avoid Spain because it’s ‘no longer foreign enough’

I agree but tongue in cheek I think this is a bit rich of the English whose capital city, not to mention a few other metropolis like Leicester and Coventry ...

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2010/11 Spanish Primera Liga Fixtures & Results

Sunday 29th August

16:00 Atletico Madrid vs Sporting Gijon
16:00 Deportivo La Coruna vs Real Zaragoza
16:00 Espanyol vs Getafe
16:00 Hercules vs Athletic Bilbao
16:00 Levante vs Sevilla
16:00 Malaga vs Valencia
16:00 Mallorca vs Real ...

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Light Lunch Specials at MacGowans

With the HOT weather here Macgowans are now cooking Light lunch specials (for when its to hot for a large meal) from as little as E5.50 including Wraps and a ...

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