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Trampolin Hell

Image TRAMPOLIN HILLS is nestled in between the mountains of North West Murcia and has been in the headlines for many months. Last week RTN, along with a news crew from Madrid, took a trip down to Campos del Rio to meet the President and two committee members of the Association for the Affected of Trampolin Hills
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Delays spark road rage

Image RESIDENTS OF a Spanish beauty spot are growing increasingly angry at months of isolation caused by the closure of a key road linking them to the outside world. Tempers are fraying and frustrations growing at delays in the completion of road works to modernise and straighten 5km of the CV-720
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High tension

Image CAMPAIGNERS FIGHTING to protect valuable green belt are to continue a long running court battle over the construction of an Iberdrola electricity substation ‘eyesore.’ The environmental group ACEC began its ‘David and Goliath’ struggle seven years ago and despite a legal setback, vowed to take its claims of murky land deals to the highest courts in Valencia.
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Galicia Amnesty Gives Hope to Catral Residents

Image THE GALICIAN Socialists have decided this week to grant an amnesty to all the illegal houses in the region, built before 2003. The Partido Socialista de Galicia (PSdeG) party has decided to officially support the Ley de Suelo and as a result, the move has brought hope to the hundreds of illegal home owners in Catral.
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Children's Cancer Research benefits from donation

Image SPANISH CHILDREN’S Cancer Day took place on Tuesday and once again the ladies of the Cancer Care and the Cancer Charity Centre and Boutique leapt into action following a request from the Senior Doctors of the Children’s Cancer Wards at La Fe Hospital in Valencia.  The request was to help towards funding for specialist research.
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Parents and teachers stage protest at school

Image PARENTS, TEACHERS and even some children from the Colegio Principe de Espana staged at three hour ‘sit-in’ on Tuesday evening to protest about the treacherous state of their school. 
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Out N' About with Elite Entertainment

09.03.2010

TRIBUTE MANIA is definitely at large at the moment, with more people wanting only the best in star performances. Simon Small and his ‘George Michael’ fit this category.  He is the perfect package for a tribute with a sound-alike, look-alike and even a dance-alike ability as the former…
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Thomson/First Choice Travel Shop

09.03.2010

Thomson and First Choice’s award-winning airlines came together last year to create the all-new Thomson Airways, so jetting between Alicante, Malaga, Reus, Girona and the UK has never been easier. We fly into most UK airports, so chances are there’s a route to suit you. When it comes to…
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Self Defence Lessons

05.03.2010

CRUCIAL SELF-DEFENCE techniques being taught to Costa Blanca women could be an essential lifeline if they are attacked or become victims of domestic violence. Experienced martial arts instructor Nico Desmedt launches the lessons in a Calpe gym tonight (Match 5th) after meeting a woman “beaten…
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Your carriage awaits for a fairytale night!

09.03.2010

LOOKING FOR a special night out? A way to celebrate a birthday or anniversary? A treat for friends or family? Or just a way to chase away those winter blues? Well, look no further and let your coach take you to the ball... Early evening, you’ll be collected from your local pickup point before…
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RTN's website ranks high
Written by Jack Troughton   
Thursday, 04 March 2010

RTN's website ranks highRTN’S POPULAR website roundtownnews.co.uk is one of the busiest in the world according to the independent Alexa ranking system which monitors internet traffic. Numbers of visitors to the website have soared over the past three months by a massive 37 percent – taking it to just outside the top 200,000 visited websites around the globe.

There were more than 207 million existing sites recorded in a February 2010 worldwide survey and RTN’s current World Alexa Ranking is 203,619 – and it also stands at 5,417 in the table of Spanish-based websites.


The lower the Alexa ranking, the more a site has been visited – so currently, for example Google enjoys its position at number one, while Facebook lies second in the world league table. 

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Jaguar unveils the ultimate XKR Special Edition

08.03.2010

JAGUAR WILL unveil the latest dramatic evolution of its supercharged XKR coupe at the Geneva Motor Show. The stunning new XKR Special Edition delivers a significantly raised maximum speed – 174mph (280km/h) – and bold exterior styling changes that create the ultimate supercharged Jaguar. The XKR Special Edition combines a number of new features and option packs that are introduced to the XK range at 2011 Model Year.
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Readers Recipes - Mushroom Crunch

09.03.2010

This is a versatile vegetarian recipe for lunch or supper but for those who don’t think a meal is complete without meat you could add some chopped chicken, ham or bacon. Don’t forget to wash your hands once you have sliced the chilli! 75g/3oz couscous, 284ml/10fl oz hot vegetable stock, 5 tbsp olive oil, 2 small baquettes or 4 thick slices of white bread, ½ bunch of spring onions
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A Bridge too far

Image SO IN the end, Wayne Bridge declined to shake John Terry by the hand. The ‘will he, won’t he’ moment had been given a massive build up in the media, the TV commentators were primed to cover every eventuality and even the crowd got in…
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Look out the Americans are coming

Image THOSE OF you who know me know how I hate being treated as a second class citizen when I am a paying customer. I particularly hate getting second class service from our golf courses. I feel privileged to live where I do and would love to see our Costa…
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Alone mugged by assassins

Image TOP OF the table Benisa arrived at Las Rebosas Stadium with a reputation of being a hard, physical (bordering on dirty) side, and they did not disappoint anyone who watched this Preferente match. Guardamar had already won 2-1 at Benisa, and knew what…
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FC Torrevieja

Image IT WAS only a matter of a few weeks ago that some Torrevieja supporters held out the faintest of all hopes that a play-off spot might be in sight for their side. It was the kind of hope that you have every spring that the United Kingdom might win the…
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Fishing Round Up

Image THE MATCH this week was an open and held on the now famous eight foot drain, but it didn’t fish that well. The day although a bit windy, never caused too much of a problem, and with the sun breaking through in the afternoon, it pushed the temperatures…
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Carp-R-US

Image THE RESULTS of the Carp-R-Us match held on the drain in La Marina was: 1st Bob Rafferty 2nd Barry Homer 3rd Roy Buttress 4th John Brighting. On the day the weather was kind to us and the water looked in good condition, but the sport was very slow. The…
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Sporting Alfas C.C.

Image Sporting Alfas C.C. of Albir invited San Fulgencio C.C sponsored by www.flightm8.com  to  send  a team to Alfas for their first match of the 2010 campaign. This was a return fixture as S.F.C.C.  had   entertained  Alfas…
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Denia RFC 'B' entertain M.A.G.O.S.

Image MARINA ALTA Golden Oldies are a group of gentlemen of 35 years and above who still play rugby in the area. They are a multi national team made up from representatives of La Vila, Javea Bulls and Denia. Last  Sunday morning they all gathered for…
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Quiet weekend for Orihuela RFC

Image LAST WEEK the team were licking their wounds from the hard game the weekend before against Denia, and look forward to get all the players back to training this week ready for the game against Elche at the weekend. With the weekend full of 6 Nations matches…
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Slight blip for Los Albinegros

Image ALTHOUGH DEFEAT to Real Betis ended a six match unbeaten run, Cartagena are still handily placed to gain promotion to La Liga at the end of the season.  Some three points separate them from fourth place Levante, closely followed by Numancia in fifth…
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Los Nomadas Goes From Strength to Strength

Image LOS NOMADAS rugby club was formed in the summer of 2008. At the time, the only facility they had was the beach at Guardamar. This lasted until January 2009 when the club was approached by Rojales Town Hall. Officials in Rojales had seen some of the articles…
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F.C.Torrevieja Golf Society

Image The report for to-days outing is one of disaster for El Presedentie who not only had a “wheelie drive off the 10th” finishing up on the wrong side of the bridge, no more should be said about that, but he also finished last out of our smallest…
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F.C.Torrevieja Golf Society

Image This was our first (hopefully of many) Social evening when 51 members and guests attended and it has to be said the night according to all, was a great success. With great value for money food consisting of a 3 course meal,  that those attending…
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Lo Romero Individual Stableford

Image It was nice to be back at Lo Romero and on such a nice day as well. We seem to have quite late tee times lately and at 10.30am it was already warm. I had gotten a weather forecast which said that it was to get windy during the afternoon and go cool,…
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Clever Carlisle

Image THERE’S A common belief that most footballers are a bit thick. And hearing them speak after matches (“over the moon Brian” and “I just sort of hit it and it and it ended up in the back of the onion bag”) it’s not hard…
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Fishing Round Up

Image THIS WEEK’S match was the 9th round of the Winter Championship: a series of 11 matches with the best 8 to count. The match was held on the aptly named 8 foot drain due to the fact that although it is only 6 meters wide, the depth is anywhere between…
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Barcelona One More Time

08.03.2010 | Book Reviews

This is the book for those of you who weren’t around in the days of the ‘old and the bold’ when raw English youths and ‘youthesses’…
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Birmingham, Bostrom, and a big wheel

02.03.2010

COULD IT really be the power of the press? Could we even notch it up as a victory to the RTN? Hmm, I don’t know but one thing I do know is this,…
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If It's Your Birthday This Week: Pisces

09.03.2010

A busy week astrologically as Mercury and Uranus both vie for your attention. Mercury brings a message to your door whilst mighty Uranus is providing you with a blueprint for the future you should at…
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Walking routes in Almoradi

02.03.2010

STARTING SATURDAY 6th March, at 10.30 am, from the Tourist Info, a new Cultural Guided Route through the most important buildings in the town begins.The…
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Learn Spanish With RTN! (98)

09.03.2010

THE TIME has come to learn the “past simple” tense in Spanish.  I know we learnt another past tense only recently, but that was the “imperfect”…
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RTN Health & Beauty

Alan Gilchrist

04.03.2010

ALAN GILCHRIST began practising hypnotherapy over 25 years ago in Belfast. At the time, during the provincial troubles, he practiced analytical hypnotherapy…
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RTN Gardening

Growing from seeds

09.03.2010

WHY GROW FROM SEED? •    Small plug plants which are widely available in the UK are rarely available in Spain except for vegetables…
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RTN Legal

Cyber Crime - How to protect yourself

04.03.2010

MOST COMPUTER users are aware of the damage caused if their machine becomes infected with a virus. Your system will slow down and possibly crash, data…
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Aunty Virus

09.03.2010

Thanks for a great page of useful information. I have recently had my laptop cleaned and it is running far better and quicker than ever, even though it is 5 years old!  I was told to turn off the…
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RTN Money

Using QROPS to de-ice a frozen pension

08.03.2010

REGULAR READERS of our column will already be aware of QROPS and we are pleased to say many have a reasonable understanding how they work and appreciate many of the benefits that a transfer to a QROPS…
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RTN Currency Zone

The reputation of a thousand years

04.03.2010

This proverb sums up the philosophy of Moneycorp and how important the client is to our continued growth and success.  Just to remind you of who…
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Letters to the Editor

04.03.2010

Like it or not, smokers, Spain WILL be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. As for freedom of choice-of course you have it, you can smoke till you croak in your own house, or are you one…
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Community or conflict?

09.03.2010

ARE YOU a member of a community of owners? I’d not heard the term before or really thought much about these urbanisations other than to gaze enviously…
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Self Defence Lessons

05.03.2010 | Costa Blanca - North

CRUCIAL SELF-DEFENCE techniques being taught to Costa Blanca women could be an essential lifeline if…
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