·       Additional £1 million of funding for charities and voluntary organisations across Europe to support vulnerable UK Nationals applying for residency, bringing the total to £4 million. ·       Since March 2020, […]

From 1 January, UK Nationals have been able to spend 90 days out of every 180 within the Schengen area for tourism or other specific purposes, such as business meetings, without […]

From the morning Veronica, Reina and Luna visited the Alma Montessori School in Pozo Estrecho, there has developed a marvellous working relationship with staff, pupils and parents.  Our book, ‘Nevado The […]

2021 has continued to surprise us with donations, the latest being a fantastic cash donation of €400 from the San Fulgencio Anglican Church.  This was handed over by their representative Jim […]

Euthanasia Will Be Legal In Spain In Three Months, Subject To Stringent Procedures and Criteria Spain has become the 6th country to legalise the right to euthanasia for patients in extreme, […]

Fruit No I don’t mean the apples and pears kind, although they are very much in our thoughts at the present time. As I write, the fruit trees are so picturesque with […]

Better And Happier In this day and age, I always try to see the good side of everything, but truly I can’t deny reality. This leads me to a Chinese proverb […]

Are you suffering from information overload? We get bombarded every day by information and some need a decision. Some of it just floats uncomfortably round our head, but it affects our […]

A Walk To Look Forward To After COVID In ‘Las Maravillas’ Cehegin I am delighted to say that this month’s contribution is from three of our WARM members. Jane, Allen & […]

Writing in mid-March the weather seems to be moving well into spring and our glorious summer days. Next week the clocks will spring forward and I expect that will be the […]

Formula 1 Preview  Did You Know? Since the inaugural F1 race in 1950 there have been 160 teams and 800 drivers to take part in the Formula 1 World Championship.  Allof […]

We have made it into the Spring months now and last month we were able to donate 1,500€ to the CEIP Francisco Caparros School in Mazarrón to enable them to obtain […]

Last month the Costa Cálida Chronicle very kindly published an article written by a member of the Harlequin Rock Choir about one of her favourite moments.  This was as a result […]

Brewer is a Rottweiler/German Shepherd cross, aged 12 years. He doesn’t know why his owner suddenly went away and never returned to collect him. He is a really good and gentle […]

Straight Down The Middle Golf Society February 24th @ Altaona For our February outing on Wednesday 24th February we travelled to Altaona Golf Club within the Mosa Trajectum urbanization. The course is currently […]

FAST New Medical Emergency Number Is 868 487 015 For Mental Health Assistance 634 308 362 Call FAST On 868 487 015 For Help And Information. We Will Be Able To […]

Mazarrón FC’s form improved greatly following the appointment of the new Manager Roberto Carlos or ‘Kenny’ as he is known. After a 3-1 victory against Lorca in his first game in […]

Ganging-Up In life there are times when we could do with the support of those around us; you know, when circumstances are conspiring to bring us down and several mishaps or […]

Many of you who take an interest in the financial markets would have been shocked by the goings on of several US stocks during the week of January 23rd.  ‘Gamestop’ a […]

Consolidate Your Irish Pensions  One of the best pieces of semi-financial advice I ever received was about buying clothes: buy good quality (obviously) and then have the garment altered to fit […]

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Hopefully by the time you are reading this, things will have improved regarding COVID and we will be able to meet, but of course until the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted we […]

Are YOU Getting The Right Nutrition From YOUR Food! Last month we looked at nutrition; vital part of our ongoing health.  With so much processed ‘dead food’ available, (which can sit […]

Hi everyone I hope this month finds you safe and keeping well.  The volunteers at MAMAs are waiting for your donations of nice clean clothes, bric-a-brac, small working electricals, jigsaws etc. […]

Got Your Licence? Get Prepared!! If you applied for your Tourist Board licence relating to short term rentals before the end of 2019, then take note! Things have changed! The inspection […]

Although we don’t have extreme weather conditions in this magical part of the world, it is nice to actually feel the arrival of Spring and with it a new, albeit slow […]

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

I Have Loved You With An Everlasting Love (Jeremiah 31 verse 3) We looked at Mary’s words of worship of Jesus “My soul glorifies the Lord” and “My spirit rejoices in […]

Finally we are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel; it may still be far away, but we can see it glimmering in the distance. March saw the launch […]

Hello everyone As I sit and write this article the sun is spreading warm rays over us and the birds are singing. By the time you read it we will have […]

Anniversaries We all have them; birthdays, weddings, death. The world has anniversaries; wars etc, the births and deaths of its heroes and now one year on Coronavirus. The Church also has […]

It’s great to be back working this month! Our Volunteers have been planting, clearing  and tidying borders, weeding, trimming yuccas, pruning, collecting and siting garden furniture and watering. The landscaping and […]

Reflexive Verbs – some basic uses The last few months have been an ideal time to practice your Spanish and this month we are looking at Reflexive Verbs.  Below is the […]

At long last, the restrictions are being relaxed and the garden groups can get back to work again. There have been plenty of times when it has seemed like we were […]

I am currently staring at a blank computer screen, reminiscing about being in the warmth of Murcia under cloudless blue skies. Unfortunately, because of COVID travel restrictions I am still in […]

“Who do you say that I am?” In a vote, who would you suggest is the most famous person ever? One contender surely has to be Jesus of Nazareth. However, famous […]

The following are scheduled in the coming weeks, but please check with the Tourist Office for confirmation of events taking place. Cartagena www.cartagena.es Tel 968 128 800 – Market Wed 5th […]

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Do you know people who say “If I win the lottery, I’ll have loads of dogs”? How many dogs are too many?  In Murcia, the Animal Protection regulations stipulate a maximum […]

The ADAPT association of San Pedro is organising a Photographic Competition entitled: “Surviving Lockdown”.  The competition is open to everyone over 18 years of age and will be conducted entirely online. […]

It is nice to report that things are continuing to improve with restrictions being eased. This has resulted in more people being able to get out and about and meet up […]

Club de Golf February Competition The second Competition of 2021 had a very good turnout of 60 players and good weather to make the day even more enjoyable. Strange to say […]

Throughout all the chaos and misery of this dreadful pandemic, PAPS and Casa del Sol continue on regardless, due in no small part to our special band of wonderful volunteers who […]

Not everyone has access to fresh herbs but packet ones can also enhance recipes and used correctly can actually alter the flavours in a meal. I recently found a root Ginger […]

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 4:30 PM (in […]

2021 Club Championship Finals Happy Easter to all our members and readers, who will find that this year’s Easter celebrations in Spain will be very different due to COVID-19 restrictions.  Easter […]

Take That Tribute, Zambuca Restaurante: Apologies: Unfortunately this event has now been cancelled. We had hoped to reschedule this, but due to unforeseen circumstances this has not been possible. We will […]

February 25th and at last, with most travel restrictions lifted, Fuente Old Guard was able to get back to playing golf and they made their way down to the ever-popular course […]

Some very exciting news! We Have The Power!!  The Santuary was fitted with solar power last month, which is a massive step forward for us.  Next month there will be an […]

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Well, we are now one year living with ‘lockdown’ restrictions. Many people have lost loved ones throughout this year, not necessarily directly from the COVID Virus. It has been tough at […]

We seem to be on a bit of a roller coaster at the present. After submitting the last article referring to our bucket collections and library, the situation changed overnight with […]

February is now out of the way and as we welcome the fabulous spring weather we know that summer and hopefully an improvement in all of our lives is on its […]

It has been one year since my first attempt at documenting B Clean’s activities and that was at the time that things were beginning to look really serious regarding COVID. Our […]