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Surfing on the success of last year’s event, the second National Ferry Fortnight launched on Saturday 8 May for two weeks of hot offers on ferry crossings and holidays both abroad and at home. As recent events have shown, ferry travel is reliable, convenient and offers great value. Click here for more information on the routes to Spain.
Airports Shut As Ash Cloud Moves South
(17th May 2010)
Britain's two busiest airports have been closed as the volcanic ash cloud moves south to wreak further flight chaos.
Planes are grounded at Heathrow and Gatwick and a string of other hubs until at least 7am, causing havoc for thousands of passengers as well as knock-on disruption across the industry.
Although some of the country's other major airports have reopened after the cloud cleared overhead, there are warnings that ash-related restrictions could remain in the UK until Tuesday.
Volcanic Ash Cloud: Latest Air Travel
Forecasters are expecting a change in the north westerly wind direction over the coming days, which is expected to blow the "high density" cloud from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano away from Britain.
Heathrow operator BAA and Gatwick have told passengers expecting to fly before 7am to contact their airline.
Revisions to the no-fly zone mean airports in the north of England like Manchester, Liverpool, and Leeds Bradford reopened from 1am, after being closed for most of Sunday.
But Manchester Airport is warning passengers to contact their airlines before heading to the airport because lingering ash contamination "may bring further disruption".
Stansted, Luton, East Midlands and Cardiff airports are operational, but all are urging passengers to contact their airlines before setting off.
In Scotland, Prestwick Airport is no longer in the no-fly zone but a spokeswoman said it would not be receiving any flights up until 12.45pm.
Glasgow and Edinburgh airports are open, but both warn of knock-on disruption from the other closures. Aberdeen airport will be shut between 1am and 7am.
All airports in Northern Ireland are currently in the no-fly zone until at least 7am, and flights in and out of Dublin are also grounded until at least noon on Tuesday.
Airports falling within the no-fly zone include London Heathrow, Gatwick, Farnborough, London City, Shoreham, Biggin Hill, all airfields in Northern Ireland, Scottish Western Isles, Oban, Campbeltown, Caernarfon and Aberdeen.
Volcanic Ash Disruption
(12th May 2010)
Flight arrivals at Almería airport have been delayed over the past few days due to 'planes having to take a detour around the ash cloud however flights have not been cancelled.
According to the
airline web sites there appear to be no cancellations at Almería or Murcia airports for UK flights today (12th May) or tomorrow.
Almería airport to begin summer flight schedule
(25th March 2010)
ALMERIA AIRPORT will begin its summer flight schedule this Sunday with an increase in air traffic and choice of destinations.
As of March 28, connections with the UK and Eire that ceased last year will begin to operate again. Flights to Birmingham, Dublin, Manchester and Nottingham will be available as well as the all-year-round connection with Gatwick.
Five new flight destinations from Almeria are to be made available: Alicante, Seville, Zaragoza, Valladolid and Faro, in Portugal.
The airport’s summer schedule will see a total of 14 airlines fly to 22 different cities. The summer schedule will last until October 30.
According to the amount of reservations made this year in comparison with last year’s figures, the amount of passengers using the airport is set to rise by more than 16%.
The news is sure to come as a relief to owners of tourist businesses in the province. In Roquetas de Mar, where many businesses depend solely upon the tourist trade, some bars have reported a fall of 80% in profits over the last two years and more than ten British businesses have closed down during the winter season.
At the "A Place In The Sun Live Exhibition" last October visitors were asked where it was that they were looking to buy.
Combining the popularity scores with their assessment of what each country has to offer, number 1 for a second year was Spain!
Read the report below.
On Friday night Nigel Page and his partner Justine Laycock from Gloucestershire banked the biggest UK lottery win after scooping half the jackpot in the EuroMillions draw putting them into first place in the National Lottery Rich List, with an amazing £56,008,113.20 jackpot prize.
Meanwhile the other half is believed to have been won in Mojácar where the identity of the winner is still officially a mystery.
Local newspaper "The Reader" has discovered that it appears to be a well known local Mojácar man, originally from an old Turre family and now resident with his wife in Mojácar. The man, a late middle aged father, is well known in the area and comes from a respectable family.
"There was a lot of excitement in their house on Saturday" a neighbor of theirs told "The Reader".
"And later that day we saw a number of men in suits arriving at their home. Shortly afterwards, they left and haven't been seen since". The family have not been seen since Saturday.
Their daughters, who live separately with their own families, also appear to have vanished. At least one of them appears to have requested a leave of absence from their job "for unspecified reasons".
"If it is them, we are delighted" another resident told "The Reader" newspaper. "He has worked very hard all his life and is a good man, a caring father".
The Euromillions lottery is still refusing to say who has won, or even if anyone has come forwards to claim the prize.
Los Tres Reyes - The Three Kings
(4th, 5th & 6th January 2010)
The celebration of The Three Kings in Spain takes place over January 4th, 5th and 6th with the last day being Epiphany, a national holiday.
The children may take letters to the Wise Men at the Ayuntamiento (the Town Hall) on the 4th asking for gifts and explaining why they should have them.
On the evening of 5th January many towns stage a parade of “The Three Kings” through the streets (as seen on the left) with colourful floats and fireworks and the children line the streets to catch boiled sweets thrown to them by Melchior, Caspar, Balthasar and their aids.
The Three Kings then make their way to a presentation of gifts to the children and then it it's “time for bed”!
Tradition has it that the children leave their shoes out for the Kings to leave their presents alongside. However, if the Kings consider that they do not deserve their gifts then they may find their shoes filled with coal.
The Day of the Three Kings is 6th January and the Spanish equivalent of a British Christmas Day. The children will awake to find their presents, the families will gather, attend church and celebrate with much food and drink.
On the morning on the 6th, in Los Gallardos the Three Kings, accompanied by camels, meet at a crossroads in the village, all arriving from different directions (as shown above).
They then proceed to the Plaza to perform a sacramental reenactment.
Los Gallardos also hosts a Medieval Market for the celebrations with arts & crafts stalls, food stalls and entertainment for the children (as shown on the left).
Surfing on the success
ALMERIA AIRPORT will begin its summer flight schedule this Sunday with an increase in air traffic and choice of destinations.
At the "A Place In The Sun Live Exhibition" last October visitors were asked where it was that they were looking to buy. 
On Friday night Nigel Page and his partner Justine Laycock from Gloucestershire banked the biggest UK lottery win after scooping half the jackpot in the EuroMillions draw putting them into first place in the National Lottery Rich List, with an amazing £56,008,113.20 jackpot prize.