Bernar’s Place at Monte y Mar had their official opening party on Friday night 11 June. An evening of tapa and cava tasting in a beautiful setting.The venue is now fully up and running for events and celebrations with a selection of food served such as pizza, hamburgers, tapas and menú del diá every day!Visit
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When my younger brother got his first bike, he developed the unusual habit of looking down at the foot pedals while he was cycling along. A combination of this and an unexpectedly parked car led to a badly chipped front tooth and a determination not to cycle like that ever again. If you don’t look
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FRIDAY LEAGUE – Friday 23rd April As bowling still has restrictions we have decided to run in-house competitions on Mondays and Fridays, over six weeks. The winners will be announced after the last matches. The first Friday League was Saint Georges day so everyone wore something red. It was a very enjoyable mornings bowling, followed
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The pandemic seems to be more and more under control, and this means we will probably be able to travel. For this reason, we would like to remind some things: An EU Pet Passport is required for travelling to any EU country in case of dogs, cats and ferrets. British Pet Passport at this moment
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I have a few motoring annoyances this month, following on from last month’s electric car rant. Here in Gran Alacant and all over Spain from the 11 May they are to reduce speed limits. BEWARE! Any road with one lane in each direction will have a 30kph limit’s Single lane roads with a pavement either
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I keep a close eye on reports from my birding friends who are resident in Spain, and read with considerable envy their news on local sightings – and just a few days ago it was brought home to me just how much I’m missing Spain, when records began to appear of the return of the
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At the beginning of last year February 2020, I released my first song ‘Could I Fall in Love Again’ written by Erick Nova. The song features on YouTube and many music platforms including Spotify. Not long after the song release and CD launch, Spain went into lockdown due to the devastating Covid 19 pandemic, which
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I noticed on a recent trip ‘up the hill’. In the car park at the biblioteca there are a number of electric Car charging points. Gran Alacant has moved into the 21st Century I don’t know about you, but I like the sound of a noisy V6 or V8 roaring down the street. But of
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CHICKEN RUN Sunday 28th March As the number of players are still restricted we played two sessions of ten ends, so everyone who put their names down could have a game. Lynda Sauders won the ladies chicken and Colin Bedford the mens, well done to both. The eggs were won by Sheila Roberts and Micheal
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We read in last month’s magazine that Kim and Mark Carey, are challenging themselves to undergo a cycling trip from Alicante to Gibraltar in support of a Childrens Cancer UK. Kim has already raised money for “The Children of Elche” by completing the Santa Pola Marathon and has also jumped out of an Aeroplane for
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A healthy tooth is protected by different sections. The first one is the enamel and the second one is the dentin. If there is a dental wear, an elimination or a fracture of the enamel, the dentin gets exposed and that is when we feel a sudden and sharp pain, this sensation of pain is
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MEET ANDY Hi I’m Andy and I’m originally from Newcastle, in the north-east of England. After a number of years working in corporate communication management, as well as freelance football and travel writing across Europe, I’ve spent the last 7 years running my own communications consultancy business working with clients in the public and private sector.
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