Spain Forum

E4 and More4 are now free to air and lot more !

2008-05-06T17:50:30+01:00

found E4 now aswell FTA on 28e.......
E4 FTA 10729 v 22000 5/6 Channl name appears as -->> 8389
all fine now...E4 FTA,E4+1 FTA,CH4 FTA,more4 FTA,more4 +1 FTA ...
i have a few “dodgy” boxes but it would be no fun without ‘em...LOL

Chaneel 4 is working 100% again
the lanch off the Uks free to air happen next few days
so you have Bbc 1 2 3 4 and regions Itv 1 2 3 4 Channel 4 E4 More4 music4
hope you Njoy

any help please pm me here
jurdy

Parador Properties have announced bad news

2008-07-08T23:10:34+01:00

Parador Properties have announced that they are now in Voluntary Liquidation. this waiting on more news on this and what will fill you in when it happen

Telefonica monopoly

2008-07-08T14:07:32+01:00

Re the above post - ‘Not needing Telefonica any more’…
The co I work for will be running their own fixed phone network - hopefully by Sept.. So watch this space!
(Or PM me if you want me to keep you updated).
I have a post in the Business services section - and you can read a bit more there (although this is to do with the great mobile phone deal we are able to provide).

It seems the monopoly is finally being smashed - Hurrah!
sj

Psychotherapist looking for private work in Spain

2008-07-08T14:23:48+01:00

Hi - I wonder if anyone may be able to advise me. My partner and I are planning to move to Spain in 2009 and if possible I would like to take on some private Psychotherapy work with ex pat clients (as my spanish is very basic). I specialise in working with children and teenagers, partcularly around post traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, self harm and body image. I realise my area of work is rather narrow but I’m just wondering if anyone has experience of gaining this kind of employment in Spain? Any advice would be welcome.

Moving to moron area

2008-07-08T21:53:44+01:00

I will be moving to moron area in a few months and I am trying to do some online checking for flats. Can anyone recommend a good site or mabey there is someone that rents private. I am looking for just about anything around moron, up to osuna and down toward rhonda is fine.

Thanks for the help

Another driving directions question! Best route from Bilbao to Costa Blanca anyone?

2008-07-07T14:31:35+01:00

Hi Folks,

We’re doing a long drive too but planning to get the ferry down to Bilbao -

From the maps it looks like sticking with motorways is a long route, heading due east and joining the coast high up in Catalonia. Does anyone have experience of this journey via the more minor roads via Teruel, we just want to minimise journey time and I was wondering whether its best to go longer/faster or shorter/slower! We will be in a heavily laden car with trailer and don’t want to end up on windy little roads if possible!

All suggestions welcome and thanks in advance

looking for relatives

2008-07-08T18:31:05+01:00

hi
was wondering where would one start looking in order to find long lost relatives in spain ?

Pm for email. Reason.Stop spamming off your email email address
jurdy

Gardening

2007-03-29T12:09:27+01:00

My husband and I have been living in France for 10 years and are now considering moving to Spain for warmer weather, specifically near Valencia. I have noticed that there is no dedicated site here for gardening. Are there no gardeners out there? I really would like to know what sort of fruit can be grown in Spain besides citrus and olives. Is it possible to grow cherries or raspberries? Are there any plant catalogues available in Spain?

Bank recommendation?

2008-07-07T14:24:46+01:00

Hi Folks,

I would be really interested in any personal experiences/recommendations for current account banking, esp in the Costa Blanca area. We will be looking to open a non-resident account initially and hopefully convert to a residential account within 12 months, and will need to arrange regular transfers from a UK account (I know its best to use a currency broker for that and welcome any personal recommendations on that too!)

We bank with First Direct (HSBC) in the UK - they have told me I can have an international account with them, but so far as I can tell they don’t appear to have a branch structure in Spain?

And how do people find using accounts in Spain, do you use branches more..? I almost never set foot in a bank branch in the UK, relying on internet banking, direct debits and the odd cash withdrawal. But from all I hear/read there is more need to go and do things in person in Spain, is this to avoid/reduce fees or is it just the way things are done..?

We are moving in January but planning a quick trip back in November - literally a day or so - is it possible to open a bank account in 2 days or will that just provoke hollow laughs from anyone with first hand experience of the legendary Spanish beauracracy required..?

Any advice and suggestions most welcome, and I apologise if this has been covered before… I am sure its the kind of info that dates in any case and what I really welcome are personal suggestions from anyone in this position recently, especially if they are anywhere near the northern CB,

thanks all!

lost N I E number

2008-07-07T21:32:58+01:00

Hi everyone, please can you help!....Im moving back to tenerife next week and i used to have my nie number back in 1999, since being back in uk ive lost my card and information...Will i need to apply for a new one or will my old one still be activated and how do i find this out....thank you!