Our fundraising efforts continue at a pace and June saw three wonderful events: 19th June @ The Friendly Bar in Orihuela Costa. This event featured our Tombola & Name The Teddy […]

Another month passes and what a month! At the time of preparing this editorial we, like most of you, are suffering the unbearable heat. Whilst we are so lucky to be […]

Rainbow Satellites support the local charity Friends of Mazarrón Animals (FMA). We usually have a foster dog in residence along with our own two, but circumstances have not allowed that in […]

A Message from Patron of the Royal British Legion, HMA Hugh Elliott Most of you will know me as British Ambassador to Spain, but like many of us, I wear and […]

Summer has arrived with a vengeance. It seems as though this year we just weren’t prepared for it. We jumped straight from a wet and dreary winter right into the heat […]

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We finished the last lesson with some sentences which you were supposed to be looking at for this month.  It’s no good hunting around for them now – they went in […]

Roman Catholic Church: We are in St Joseph’s Church (El Saladillo), near Camposol and Mazarrón Country Club urbanizations (exit 17, RM3 motorway).  Schedule of Masses:  Saturday: Mass at 4.30pm (in English). […]

Ice Ice Baby In February 1935, a tiny baby girl was found abandoned amongst a load of fresh fish, in a fish ice-box, at an unnamed location (probably in the environs […]

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James Is Now on Camposol A Tel & whatsapp: 641 360 131Facebook & Instagram: @thecamposolbarber 228 Castellon de la Plana,opposite the butchers.

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I want to start out with a massive shout out to The Diner on Camposol who held a Quiz and Alatona Golf on the outskirts of Murcia who held a Golf […]

La Vuelta 14th August –  5th September The Tour of Spain will start in Burgos instead of the usual Madrid and will end on 5th September in Santiago de Compostela.The route […]

Formula 1 Socar Azerbaijan GP Baku Street Circuit. 6. 51 laps @ 6.006km/3.753ml = 306.306km/191.410ml. Lap record 1m 43.009s Charles Leclerc (2019). After missing out last year due to COVID, this […]

The big news from Mazarrón FC after the 2020/21 season, was that the Board of Directors had resigned and that new investors were taking over MFC. No details of the new […]

June 24th was the date that Fuente Old Guard went off to have a day at the beach; otherwise known as La Torre Golf Resort. While some of us were digging […]

For our July competition on Monday, 5th July, 24 members of Los Amigos Golf Society travelled over to Roda. A much-reduced turn out than normal as many members are still confined […]

Club de Golf Competition Results – 29th June Currencies Direct sponsored the June Qualifier when a field of 44 players took to the tees on an excellent day for golf. There […]

Straight Down the Middle Golf SocietyJune Meeting – La Torre Golf Resort – Wednesday 23rd June  We had 22 golfers including one lady golfer and we would like to attract more lady […]

Catalunya Is ‘Capital Of Whales’  Whales have made themselves at home off the coast of Catalunya. A total of 222 have been spotted this spring alone, nearly double the number seen […]

The hot weather has arrived and it’s time to think about ‘cooling down’ food. My grandchildren love to visit the Ice Cream shops, but have you tried making your own Ice […]

Ashawagandha – the answer to our stress and anxiety levels, caused by too much Cortisol!  A recent scientific study has found a huge connection between Cortisol in relation to stress, anxiety […]

Is There A Place Prepared For You? A pretty subject death is not, but it’s been faced by many more people in the past 18 months than anyone expected.  The challenge […]

Molly was found on Mazarrón Country Club. Molly is looking for a very special home because she is blind, which is probably the reason she was abandoned. She also has a […]

Recognition and Respect from Rojales Town Hall Thanks and appreciation has been given to Rojales Town Hall from the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre. The council have announced they are donating […]

Is there such a thing as too much choice? One of the wonderful freedoms that so many of us enjoy is the concept of choice; what to wear, what to eat […]

Summer is always a difficult time for rescue shelters and the poor dogs with the heat and people thinking more about getting a holiday, than adopting a new member of their […]

Check at your local Tourist Office for full details of Events Complying with safety distances and the use of masks andhydroalcoholic gel is advised.  Cabo de PalosMarket Sun Cartagenawww.cartagena.es Tel 968 128 […]

Summer is here and don’t we know it! Keep your dog cool in hot weather:  Encourage them to stay in shaded areas, away from direct sunlight. Put down damp towels for […]

At Last HELP Concludes its Bike Raffle On Saturday 26th June HELP Murcia Mar Menor was at last able to present the bike that they have been trying to raffle for […]

I am now back in Suffolk after nearly a month touring Northumberland and Scotland. Last month I wrote about the first part of the trip, so I will finish it by […]

Financial Impact Of Moving To Spain For many years, people from the UK have been coming to Spain to live full or part time and in many cases it has been […]

Little Button needs a home! Five weeks ago this 4 week old kitten was spotted in the gutter beside the main N332 road. Exactly how she got there is not known. […]

Check at your local Tourist Office for full details of Events The use of a mask, complying with safety distances and the use of hydroalcoholic gel is mandatory.  BULLAS www.bullas.es  T: 968 […]

We have just watched the finale episode of season two called ‘The Chosen’. An epic series on YouTube, you can also download an app so that you can watch it on […]

The Importance Of Hiring A Professional Translator Translators are simultaneously one of the most invisible and one of the most relevant and widespread professions. You can find them working for publishing […]

Well, Wimbo and Wembo have come and gone. Some may say thank goodness; others like tennis and football – or one or the other. You can’t please all the people all […]

It will probably have been noted that Cartagena Port Authority has recently commenced accepting a small number of cruise ships through their facilities.  The first ship was Mein Schiff 2 which was […]

Otto Animal Sanctuary (OAS) is a legally registered charity based near Camposol A showing compassion to all animals. Current residents include horses, donkeys, dogs, cats, pigs, chickens, rabbits and tortoises.  Fostering […]

Chained-Up Here in Spain, I recently read an account concerning a dog being rescued from a yard without shade, shelter, sufficient food or water. In itself this would have been bad […]

Important Message FAST needs more volunteers to enable us to provide the valuable life-saving service. It has been more than 16 months since we were responding in person. As regulations ease […]

Come and enjoy your lunch or dinner on our large beautifully set summer terrace overlooking gardens and large swimming pool Open for private parties, weddings, christenings, birthday parties and wedding anniversaries. […]

Check at your local Tourist Office for full details of Events The use of a masks, complying with safety distances and the use ofhydroalcoholic gel is mandatory.  Aguilaswww.aguilas.org Tel 968 493 285 […]

Without your help we can’t help the people that need us most.  A massive thank you to everyone who has helped by donating much-needed money, furniture, clothes, bric-a-brac etc. which are […]

Dogs of all shapes sizes and personalities cross our doorstep and our priority is to find them all loving and caring homes. Unfortunately some just seem to take longer than others. […]

August is always a quiet month for us as many of our volunteers are on vacation, but our shop in Puerto de Mazarrón is remaining open on SATURDAYS ONLY throughout August […]

Shaun has run the Expat in Mazarron YouTube channel since arriving in Spain in 2015. It’s all about him living in Spain, where he lives (Camposol), places of interest, property, going […]

It has been a very busy few months for all that help with Age Concern and we would like to thank everyone for their continued support and donations. We are very […]

Camposol is situated in a beautiful rural area, which offers a nearly-perfect environment, plagued sometime by the presence of vermin and mosquitoes which, fortunately, can be kept at bay with some […]

The last few weeks have been, as usual, a mix of positives and negatives. As the temperature rockets to record highs, the B Clean working party was anxious to get the […]

Hello Ladies,  What an unexpected life we have been obliged to lead these last 18 months or so! There has been nothing like it ever before in our lifetimes.  I think […]

With the weather heating up in July, especially when it goes above 40 degrees (!!!) it is quite tiring being outside working, but like the stalwart troupers they are, our Volunteers […]

Holiday time is here again at last after so many months during COVID restrictions: the returning holiday-home owners remark that they’ve not visited for such a long period and that they’ve […]

Wow!! Is it ever hot!! Our horses are handling the heat very well; better than us in fact. The geese have a splash around in their pool or the drinking buckets. […]

Spangles’ First Performance In 18 Months After eighteen long months of online coaching and safely-distanced, masked rehearsals, Spangles performed in public for the first time at La Torre Golf Resort in […]

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