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Expat calls for ID cards for Brits

Image A RESIDENT expat has started a petition to get the British government to issue ID cards to British citizens abroad. Andrew Johnson is an author and international Chief Executive who now shares his observations on cultural diversity as a keynote speaker.
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Prestigious Awards for Torrevieja

Image Officials at Torrevieja Town Hall are said to be delighted after the town received two major awards this week. Torrevieja’s Councillor for Tourism, Tomas Arenas and Councillor for Beaches and the Environment, Eduardo Gil, were presented with awards for Environmental Management and Quality Management
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Red Cross funding cut

Image CHARITY SHOPS have ended their dedicated funding of the Red Cross in a Costa Blanca town as community ambulances stand idle in a simmering row over the emergency service.
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Royals to visit Orihuela?

Image THE MAYOR of Orihuela, Monica Lorente, has invited the King and Queen of Spain to the municipality during 2010 to join with its residents in celebrating the ‘Year of Miguel Hernandez’
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Apocalypse Haiti

Image Tens of thousands of people are feared dead in the catastrophic devastation of the Haiti earthquake as an international rescue operation gets underway.
In scenes described as “Armageddon”, bodies of the dead and injured were lying in the debris of Port-au-Prince,
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Golf Factor!

Image Last year, RTN and Bay Radio offered the opportunity of a lifetime to four dedicated and golf mad youngsters in a competition which gave away a year’s free golf tuition courtesy of professional coach and RTN’s golf expert Noel Eastwell.
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TURISMUR opens today

04.02.2010

THE MURCIAN Councillor of Tourism, Marina García Vidal, the Mayor of Torre Pacheco and President of the IFEPA Exhibition Hall, Daniel García Madrid, along with the Director General of IFEPA, Antonio Miras Morente, officially presented the full details of this year’s Murcian Regional…
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Formula 1 testing in Valencia

04.02.2010

THIS WEEK saw the start of the F1 testing season in Valencia at the Ricardo Tormo circuit just outside of the city. Running from Monday to Wednesday and with teams only permitted to test one car/driver per day has seen some exciting driving. The reappearance of Schumacher in the new Brawn Mercedes has…
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Angry Charity Demands Refund

04.02.2010

Mounting anger at a “flagship” Costa Blanca emergency service standing idle has seen a charity demand its money back from the Red Cross.
The furious volunteers of the charity shop in Teulada have called for the ambulances and state of the art equipment to be handed over to the town…
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Freshening Up - Why getting an image makeover is more than skin deep
Written by Simon Tebbenham Art Director, Publishack   
Thursday, 07 January 2010

Freshening Up - Why getting an image makeover is more than skin deepFirst of all, I offer my congratulations to the team at RTN for taking the plunge and making a bold move in very tough times. This re-brand is a true reflection of the spirit and energy of everyone involved in the RTN group and will no doubt send out a positive message to the readers and advertisers who support the publication and contribute to its success. It is something I’m extremely proud to have been part of.

 

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RTN Motoring

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All new Mazda 5

01.02.2010

The new Mazda5 will have its global premiere at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March with European sales commencing in autumn this year. Thanks to Mazda’s “i-stop” idling stop system the new Mazda5 emits approximately 15 percent less CO2 than the current model and the design blends elegance with dynamic spirit. It is the first model to fully adopt the companies “Nagre” design, which means flow in Japanese and finds inspiration in the beauty of flows found in nature.
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Readers Recipes - French Onion Soup

03.02.2010

DURING THE nine plus years that I have lived in Almoradí, I have missed only a few editions of RTN and I have learned that a large proportion of resident ex-pats are pensioners, singles or couples suffering from a loss of pension value with little interest in cooking complex dishes. So the recipes they need are inexpensive, healthy, easy to prepare and most importantly - TASTY.
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Video Technology

Image FOR QUALIFIED coaches, one of the best innovations of recent times has been the use of video cameras to analyse the swings of the students. The specialist software available to coaches enables swings to be slowed to incredible speeds where each and every…
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Fishing Round Up

Image THIS WEEK’S match was the 3rd in the series of 4; the winner receiving a free week’s car hire from 1-2-1 car hire. (Thank you very much for this sponsorship).
The match was held on the Rio Segura at the Eden valley. The day was very…
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Javea Bulls unbeaten in last 5 games

Image AFTER A week of bad weather which restricted training, Javea hosted Torrevieja at their temporary pitch in Gandia. During the previous week, no less than six first team players were unable to play, leaving the combined 1stXV and 2ndXV players to step…
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Elche B 15 v 10 Denia

Image Denia travelled to Elche early last Sunday morning for an 11:00 kick off and played as if they never got out of their pyjamas. It took four minutes for Denia to score a try by Gevinno, who took advantage of a loose ball and pounced over for the unconverted…
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Orihuela RFC do the double over Novelda in style

Image THE WEEKEND started with the juveniles playing at home against Elche in an entertaining game of rugby with Elche going 14-0 early on. Orihuela hit back with two tries of their own from Alvaro and Enrique, with Carlos converting one of them; miracles…
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Fishing Round Up

Image THE MATCH this week was the 8th in the Winter Championship series (a series of 11 matches with the best 8 results to count). It was held on the Rio Segura at the Eden canal stretch. Although pleasure fishing this stretch is normally quite rewarding on…
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All change Denia make hard work of the game

Image LAST SUNDAY, Denia had to make seven changes from the regular team followed by the retirement of two squad players in the pre match warm up. All this and four players playing in different positions made hard work of the 13 v 29 defeat of Novelda Gigants.…
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Bulls new pitch is making progress

Image AFTER A convincing win against Elche, Javea Bulls was hoping to have a 2nd XV match against Denia last Saturday but due to a first team away game Denia didn`t have enough players, which was disappointing after they have had so many new registrations…
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Anyone for cricket?

Image THE NEWLY formed Torrevieja Cricket Club would like to invite anyone interested in playing cricket to go along and register tomorrow, Saturday 30th January, at 12.00 at the Municipal Sports Centre in Torrevieja. They are also looking for qualified umpires…
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It's time to listen before it's too late!

Image WELL WHAT a furore my words caused last week on our beautiful Costa Blanca. For those who missed last week’s edition of RTN, I suggested that service levels at our local golf courses were in the main below the level experienced elsewhere in the…
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San Luis bowling three day event

Image LAST WEEKEND saw a three day event held at San Luis Bowling club within the Casa Ventura complex, Torrevieja, sponsored by local business woman Karen Dowsing, owner of New2You second hand and new furniture shops in Torrevieja, Mar Azul and Dolores. Karen…
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Service levels are still not good enough!

Image THE LEVEL of service we are getting from our local golf clubs is still not anywhere near good enough. Despite several warnings, our host golf clubs are still resting on their laurels. Many think that nothing has changed and the holidaymaking golfers…
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Fishing Round Up

Image This week’s match was an open match held on the Rio Segura at the Eden canal stretch. The weather was kind to us but the fishing was not, with 11 dry nets: another winter league in the sun. The river water was very cold - whether there had been…
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Victor penalty does the trick

Image A 13TH MINUTE penalty by veteran striker Victor was enough to earn all 3 points for Cartagena.  Having been fouled for the award of the spot kick, Victor dusted himself off before clinically converting his 7th goal of the season, sending the keeper…
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Marital Bliss for Torry

Image This match can best be described as being officiated by the official Cintas Menas otherwise nick-named ‘Mad Max’, or ‘El Buro’ by both sets of supporters: his incompetence could have resulted in some heavy fireworks by the players…
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Cricket Special - Reviewing the Review

Image First off, let’s be honest: South Africa fully deserved to win the fourth and final test match against England and to level the series at one match a piece. They were on their game from the very first ball and twice blew away the England batsmen.…
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RTN Book Reviews

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Traditional Spanish Cooking

01.02.2010 | Book Reviews

Before we start, let’s clear up a few points. Janet Mendel is an American-born journalist who has lived in Andalucía since the ‘70s.…
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Responsibility, Not Regret

03.02.2010

In a time long ago; in a galaxy far, far away, Creedence Clearwater Revival used to sing a song called, Wrote a Song For Everyone. And for some reason,…
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If It's Your Birthday This Week: Aquarius

01.02.2010

With Mercury in prime position, you are at last focusing on yourself and your current wants and needs. Things cannot go on as they are, and it is kinder to say so than to let things continue on what will…
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MTV Winter Valencia

01.02.2010

Fans of indie rock music should be heading to Valencia for the annual free MTV music festival on 13th February. Headlining this year are the Arctic Monkeys.…
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Learn Spanish With RTN! (93)

01.02.2010

We finished the last lesson with some sentences which you were supposed to be looking at for this week.  No good hunting around for them now –…
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Everyday Spain

How to save money Spanish Style

07.01.2010

If you are having money troubles and you live in Spain, here are some tips that can help you and your family navigate through troubled times. TELEFONICA…
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RTN Health & Beauty

The Madness Diets

03.02.2010

They are simply the quick fix diets - the ‘lose weight in extreme amounts’ diets. But be warned - they come with extreme consequences. They…
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RTN Gardening

Avoid the winter graveyard for plants

01.02.2010

MANY GARDENERS just a few kilometres inland have already seen a white garden several times this winter and what February brings is anyone’s guess……
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RTN Legal

What is required to set up a company in Spain?

04.02.2010

THE TERM ‘company’ is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to every type of business and this can be misleading. A limited company, known as…
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RTN Technology

Aunty Virus

03.02.2010

Reginald via email asks: Dear Aunty. Thanks for your many tips and advice. Sometimes when I click on an attachment in my email it goes to Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. After having seen the item I also…
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RTN Money

Car insurance in Spain

03.02.2010

WHAT A year 2009 was for the car insurance world in Spain. Never in the life of the large Spanish insurers have they experienced anything like it before. It all started with the ongoing transfer of ownership…
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RTN Currency Zone

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RTN Currency Challenge - Final week

03.02.2010

Thank you again for the great response to last weeks challenge. In this the final week we will give one more opportunity to challenge us on all three…
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Letters to the Editor

28.01.2010

Dear Editor, I am a resident of La Cala Villajoyosa.  I live near the top of Calle Traumanta and regularly use a taxi from the taxi rank at the La Cala Bay. I use this service usually late…
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