Memories of Middlesbrough
My home town is Middlesbrough and I am proud of it. It is not the prettiest town in the world being built on a history of mining, shipbuilding plus steel and chemical
Up the Boro
It is not a pleasant task supporting the Boro. Your life is full of disappointments punctuated by the occasional joyful moment
Blog, fog and smog
The Fog Index (or Gunning Fog Index) is a measure of how readable a piece of text is
Spring comes to Almerimar – but no green shoots of recovery?
Hopefully the overnight temperatures will continue to rise and the summer growing grass on our golf course will start to flourish again. However, perhaps these are the only green shoots we will
Almerimar Burns Night
It is great that an old Scottish poet can bring together such a variety of people for a fun evening together
Fairplay for great customer service
One of the things that bugs me a great deal is poor customer service - so it's good to be able to praise a business for great service
Almerimar treasure hunts
The event will take place on Saturday, 29 October with proceeds in aid of Francis House - a children's hospice near Manchester
Golf – it has taken over the last 17 years of my life!
When we were choosing somewhere to move to in Spain one of the criteria high on the list was we would have to be close to a golf course that we enjoyed
Tech Review: USB 3G pay as you go modem in Spain
Spend periods of time in your home country and Spain? What's the best option to get internet access at a reasonable price while you are here?
El Ejido has a new mayor
But will it make a difference?
Mossies – the bane of Jacqui’s life
John Woodhead discovers why mosquitoes make a beeline for some people
La Isleta del Moro, Almería
John Woodhead travels some of the back roads of southern Spain
Spanish local elections: The foreign vote?
Spanish local elections are due to take place on 22 May 2011
Getting into the swing of things in Almerimar
A new golf society is born in Almeria - with a launch scheduled for June 1
Wind and kitesurfing in Almerimar
The current world windsurfing champion, Víctor Fernández lives in Almerimar
El Cable Inglés, mines and railways in Almería
John Woodhead takes look at mining and railways in the Almería province
Christmas 2010 – normal service has been resumed
The forecast is good as John Woodhead enjoys Christmas in Almería
Wine festival – Láujar de Andarax
John Woodhead recollects a fantastic day out in the Alpujarras
Almería’s Spaghetti Westerns and theme parks
Fancy a day out in Almería? Why not take a trip to a Western-based theme park?
Los Millares – Copper Age man in Almería
John Woodhead takes a look at the archaeological site near Santa Fe de Mondújar
Vélez Blanco, the Indalo and the Chaman (Brujo)
John Woodhead explores the cave paintings at Cueva de los Letreros
Bits, bytes and binary
It bugs me when people don't understand the difference between bits and bytes. It is even worse when it is Telefonica sales people who are trying to sell me a faster megabyte
Get in the swing…
Joining the Spanish golf federation can be a great way of playing some cheap golf in Spain
Treasure hunts strike gold for charity
Aldeas Infantile SOS charity, which has a 'village' in Granada, benefits from Almerimar Treasure Hunts
Our man in Almería
Introducing our new blogger, John Woodhead, who will be providing news about what is happening in Almería and views on aspects of his life here in Spain