The same way dogs have shared their lives with us for the last 10,000 years, and this fact have made them modify their genetics for, for example, being able to digest starch, cats have made the same for a similar period of time. Domestication happened in a certain prehistoric moment and affected several animal species
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Local Electrician Gary meets Hollywood Superstar, Mel Gibson, 30 years after working together on epic historical war drama ‘Braveheart’. Braveheart is a 1995 American film directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior William Wallace. The 30th anniversary of production recently took place in Trim, Co Meath Ireland where fans and extras from the
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Spain has always had music in its soul – from flamenco’s rhythmic clapping to the stadium- filling roar of rock concerts. But over the past few years, something extraordinary has happened: the country’s live music offering has exploded. The choice is dizzying. Every weekend (and many weekdays), you can take your pick between intimate acoustic
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FUN DAY On Friday 25th July we held a Bowls Fun Day for the Aqua boot camp group to introduce them to the game of bowls. It was a great success with twenty one people attending, there was a lot of fun and laughter. After the bowls we had a lovely lunch at James’s. Six
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Background Alba opened her Podiatry Clinic ‘Happy Feet’ on Monday 24th February 2025 at Evoca Living, formerly Santara Life Resort. Since then, many of Gran Alacant’s residents have been enjoying the very best in foot care from her. Although the clinic in Gran Alacant has only been open a short time, Alba has been working
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Every summer we like to put together a little list of places we’ve enjoyed lately. We’ve done beaches, restaurants, sunset spots… and this time we’re going up. This month’s Home Turf is all about rooftops.It’s no secret that July and August can be intense on the Costa Blanca. When the heat kicks in and the
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INDALO WEEKEND Saturday 21st – 22nd June: Twenty one bowlers went down to Mojacar to play our annual match with our friends from Indalo Bowls Club. The weather was scorching which meant on the first day we weren’t able to complete the eighteen ends. On the second day as we played in the morning all
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The very first thing we would like to do in this article is to say thanks to all the people who have written about us at GA Advertiser Facebook for their very kind (but a bit exaggerated) words. Thank you so much. Read the post on our Facebook Page here! But we also would like
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Join the first Tapas Route organised by the Asociación de Vecinos de Gran Alacant (Gran Alacant Neighbourhood Association)! How to participate: This Tapas Route starts on Monday, July 21 and ends on Sunday, July 26 at 8:00 PM. Each of the participating locations has voting cards where the names of all contestants appear, each in
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Laurie settled in Gran Alacant a year ago and is one of our newer advertisers in the Gran Alacant Advertiser. She is a massage therapist who offers a wide variety of treatments. LAURIE: “Having settled for a year in Gran Alacant, a charming sun-drenched town on the Spanish coast, I savour every day the sweetness
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Born from a Problem… Built for a Solution On our latest outing with the Mediterranean Garden Society (Costa Blanca branch), we swapped our sunhats for thinking caps and took a guided tour of Parque La Marjal, nestled in San Juan playa, Alicante. But don’t be fooled by the calm walkways and families feeding ducks –
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This time we want to write about two different matters. One of them affects mainly animals, and the other one affects both animals and people. The first one is about using animal suffering in social networking. We all have watched funny cats videos at Youtube (and we all have laughed a lot, of course). We
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