Albatros News

ACCOUNTS I have been checking our accounts this week and am delighted to report that they remain in a very healthy state within the set budgets for each item. NEW PAGES Please note the new pages that are list at the top right hand side of the Blog.  I will be adding information on the topics listed there as well as on here.  It´s just a way of keeping all info on one topic together.  I'm having to reset the layout of the Statutes as I can't copy them directly onto here which is why it will be Work in Progress for a while. APARTMENT ROOF The roof area has had a thorough clean and the marble capping has been washed.  Many workmen out of sight up there are not very considerate when it comes to disposing of their rubbish as they work on your aircon units in particular.  As the tiles have been angled towards the drains that have to cope with sudden downpours, all these odd bits of cable ties and bits of boxes end up in our drains.  Blocked drains, some of which run fr

New Trees in the car park Following the pruning of the trees in the car park, new trees have been planted in the spaces  where the original trees did not survive. Pool I haven't been give definite dates yet for the 5 yearly maintenance work on the pool, but it is expected to start in February 2015.

Changes were made on the 19th November 2014 to the settings for the Spanish Digital Television in accordance with the information in the article below.   If you do not have all the stations that you normally receive you will need to rescan.      Changes to TDT – Spanish Digital Television TDT  – Television Digital Terrestrial – is broadcast through waves, occupying a part of the frequency spectrum. This spectrum is shared by TV, radio, telephone and other communications.  So far TV has been using those between 21 and 69 channels. However, in 2007 the European Commission agreed to allocate part of the spectrum occupied by television to mobile phones on 4G. In accordance with the European Directive, the Spanish Government stated that  before January 1, 2015  TDT channels 61 to 69 will become available for the 4G mobiles so will not be available for TV. So what does this mean?    All television channels broadcasting between channels 61 and 69 in Spa

I am often asked about  replacement keys.  Here's a list.                                            Pedestrian Gate Key This is a patented key and not copyable Additional keys can be bought from the Administrator's office in San Javier for 25€ per key _____________________________________________________________ Apartment Door Key Apartment door key is available from the President for 7€ _____________________________________________________________ Car Gate  Zapper and Car Gate   Magnetic Key Both zapper and magnetic are available from Mr Minit (nearest is at Dos Mares shopping centre).  For both you need to take an original with you for the correct code to be inserted. If your zapper suddenly stops working check the battery  _____________________________________________________________ Garage Door Zapper and Plastic Magnetic Key Both available from Mr Minit.  You need to take an original with you for the correct code to be inserted.  

Time for pruning........pollarding Pruning date for the trees and bushes in the car park area .....NOVEMBER 11TH 2014. Car Owners asked not to park in the outside area to make the gardeners work easier and to avoid the risk of damage to vehicles.  Job done.   Pollarding is a method of pruning that keeps trees and shrubs smaller than they would naturally grow.  It is an effective way of keeping these trees in our car park to their present height. President at Albatros November 4th to December 2nd ..... I am at Albatros New Laws for Los Alcazares Click here to read about the Town Hall being on the warpath against untidy washing !! Car Gate Last week the entrance gate required a visit from the technician who replaced a small part. Steps at deep end of the pool The steps have been removed as they are broken.  They took a lot of wear and tear during the summer and unfortunately over half term were no longer able to cope with those users who did not treat th

This was reported in the Le@der 03/11/2014 The Mayor of Los Alcazares, Anastasio Bastida, has announced that during the past 3 years, since he has been office, the amount of debt owed by the council has been reduced by 45% .................... to just 16 million euros. The Budget for 2015 will see more money being spent on social services and improving certain aspects of the municipality including pavements, road surfacing, children's playgrounds and replacing the existing jetty on the seafront. The town council is now paying its suppliers "more or less on time".