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PHOENIX CLUB
Phoenix Club: The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English.
We offer an opportunity to make friends, help each other & share information but primarily to have fun in a friendly and inclusive association. You do not have to be a member to join us on our trips.
Our handmade greetings cards are for sale weekly with all proceeds to the Red Cross. We would be happy to accept any greeting cards you may have to re-cycle into fantastic cards.
We meet every Thursday between 12 and 2 pm at Chine in Caleta, just off the coast road to/from Algarrobo.
*Trips/Events*
~All trips/events include a driver’s gratuity~
July
– 3rd – Visit the Victoria Brewery AM, Car Museum PM.
Lunch not included. Price 32€pp includes entry to both Museums.
– 17th – Trip to Gibraltar as the fence is down at last and the land border is open. 20€pp.
– 31st – Benalmadena, a visit to the Butterfly Park AM and the Marina PM. €28 pp includes entry and coach fare.
August
– 15th – Almunecar Fireworks 15€pp
September
– 1st – Trip to Gibraltar
– 25th – A visit to the Zoo in Castellar, Cadiz Province. Price TBC. This rescue center is a private initiative that has been operating since 1998 and opened to the public in 2002 and founded to help wild animals seized by the authorities.
December
– 23rd – 27th – Christmas Break at the Hotel Angela in Fuengirola. Half board with Gala Dinner. Price for 2 people sharing a double room €455pp. Single Room €635pp. Deposit €150 non refundable unless the trip is cancelled. It is advisable to take our travel insurance. Includes accommodation, gala dinner, coach fare and drivers tip.
For information call Gail on 626370695 (Whatsapp) email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk
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Caleta de Vélez celebrates its 2026 Fair from July 2nd to 5th with a program for all audiences:
– The fair will kick off on Thursday, July 2nd, with the traditional Children’s Day.
– The program will continue on Friday, July 3rd, with the Senior Citizens’ Dinner, starting at 8:45 p.m., featuring performances by local choirs. Following this, the Queen and Mister pageant will be held in the senior, children’s, and adult categories, before the performance by Las Carlotas , scheduled for 11:00 p.m. , and the music of DJ Palomares and Sau DJ .
– On Saturday, July 4th, the Day Fair will take place, featuring the traditional sardine feast. The day will also include performances by local dance groups and choirs.
– Saturday afternoon continues with the Estopa Tribute at 5:00 PM, with DJ Palomares providing music before and after the performance. In the evening, the program continues with DJ Chema Jr., the awards ceremony for the Fair Football Tournament, and performances by Samuel G , Samueliyo Baby, and the Glow party with Juni.
– On Sunday, July 5th, the traditional paella will be served by the Sin Edades Association. The day will be enlivened by local dance groups and choirs, and will feature performances by Dani Márquez, DJ Palomares, and, to close the fair, Elsa and Antonio Guerra.
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XIV Children’s and Youth Dance Festival- Frigiliana:
Sat, 4 July, 9:30pm at Plaza de las Tres Culturas
The festival will bring together young artists who will offer a sample of different dance styles and musical traditions, in an evening designed to be enjoyed as a family and to highlight the effort and dedication of the new generations.
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HANNINGTONS KITCHENS & BATHROOMS
Hanningtons Kitchens and Bathrooms: We have been installing kitchens and bathrooms here on the Costa for 13 years. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, highest standards of work and customer service.
Whether you are thinking of updating an existing kitchen or bathroom, or whether you wish to create the kitchen or bathroom you have always dreamed of, we are here for you, every step of the way.
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AXARQUIA SILVER & GOLD TRADE
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– Selling handcrafted Coin Rings and Jewellery: Handcrafted rings, made from silver or gold.
There are many options possible– I will handcraft your individual silver or gold ring. Choose, for example: a coin from your year of birth; a custom present for a friend; choose a JFK ½ Dollar coin; or a $1 Dollar coin from 1921 is available. I have silver from Spain; 100 Pesetas coins from 1966 for something special; and many more. You can get it shiny or black or a mix. I look forward to creating something very special for you. You want big sizes for men? No problem!
– General Metals Markets Information:
I am trading now more than 10 years in physical silver and gold. If you are interested, make an appointment.
– Make an appointment by mail or phone.
Mail: sscharler@gmx.de
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I have my office and meeting point at the Axarquia Service Centre, local 101, 29793 Torrox Park. We are DigameXtra sponsors and our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section.
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For Sale: Bookcloth
Amazing lot of paper-backed linen and suede bookcloth.
Over 90 rolls, in a huge selection of colours, fantastic for covering boxes, mounts and book covers, and for all sorts of crafts – only limited by your imagination!
The paper backing allows you to glue them easily and smoothly to a cardboard or other surface.
The fabrics come in various textures, most are linen-like, some are imitation suede, a couple are like silk taffeta.
The rolls are of various widths – most are 80 to 140cm wide, some are narrower.
In total there are over 70 linear metres.
Online prices are around €8-15 per linear metre. So the online value of this lot is massive! (well over 500 euros)
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SPAIN
Sánchez asks the PSOE to sustain his project until 2031 and downplays corruption: {Trans, summary}
– With a speech very similar to the one he delivered last Wednesday in Congress, the Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez , addressed the members of the Federal Committee this Saturday with a call to close ranks around his leadership. He asked them for “courage” and to “stand together to guarantee the continuity of his political project, not only until the next general elections in 2027, but also with an eye toward 2031.”
– Sánchez tried to downplay the various legal challenges facing the PSOE, which he referred to as a “cloud of cases” that, in his opinion, are now monopolizing “the public debate.”
He argued that the PSOE acted “decisively” in the cases of the party’s alleged dirty tricks and the mask scandal that resulted in the 24-year prison sentence for former minister José Luis Ábalos; that the government has “nothing to hide” regarding its involvement in the investigation affecting former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero; and he framed the cases affecting his family as part of a “campaign of lies” driven, he said, to politically weaken the government.
– Sánchez rejected the “apocalyptic rhetoric” that, in his view, the PP and Vox have been employing for the last eight years, and defended the continuation of the progressive coalition government, arguing that Spain in 2027 is better than in 2023 and that Spain in 2031 will be even better “with four more years of progressive government.” He argued that what matters is how one acts against “your own corruption” and that, in the case of the PSOE, they have been “forceful” from the beginning. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/nacional/sanchez-pide-psoe-ir-todos-una-para-sostener-su-proyecto-hasta-2031-r PICebaja-corrupcion-un-nubarron-causas_7007615_0.html
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Sánchez’s Reality Problem– When Political Survival Meets Cognitive Dissonance: {Trans}
– Pedro Sánchez has survived for years by defying all predictions of his downfall. He did it when he was ousted by his own party, when he regained the Secretary General position, when he won the motion of no confidence, and when he renewed his government in 2023. That history explains why resistance is part of his political DNA.
– But this time, something is starting to change inside the PSOE. The claim that Spain will be much better off in 2031 with a progressive government — made just days after a majority in Congress called for him to face a confidence vote — is no longer interpreted in some socialist sectors as a show of strength, but as proof that the president has stopped incorporating facts that contradict his narrative into his political analysis. They think the same about his Orwellian speech attacking everyone except himself for the serious corruption problem that haunts him.
– “He no longer sees political reality,” summarizes one socialist leader. Another goes further: “The problem is not that he wants to resist. The problem is that he acts as if nothing has changed, when everything has changed.
– ”The derogatory references against Sánchez are repeated again and again” by Socialist leaders and officials inside the PSOE itself. Congress has stopped backing him politically. The PSOE is in an electoral wear-down cycle. Polls show persistent decline. His partners no longer want him, and the party is conditioned by a permanent judicial crisis.
– Faced with this accumulation of facts, the president’s attitude finds a parallel in phenomena widely studied by political psychology. Without turning it into a personal diagnosis directly challenging Sánchez’s mental health, the idea that the president’s behaviour resembles so-called motivated reasoning — that is, the tendency to accept only information that confirms one’s own strategy and downplay what disproves it — is now surfacing in conversations within the socialist organization itself.
– Others speak of confirmation bias. Only data that allows La Moncloa’s narrative to remain intact is counted; everything else is automatically discredited: polls “are wrong,” the parliamentary majority “means nothing,” electoral defeats “do not anticipate any change,” and the internal crisis “is an interested construction.”
– A veteran socialist uses another expression: “It’s as if Sánchez has stopped reading the dashboard. He no longer corrects the strategy with the data; he tries to make the data fit the strategy.”
– This can even be linked to Leon Festinger’s theory of cognitive dissonance: when reality conflicts with a deeply held conviction, the reaction is not always to modify the conviction, but to reinterpret reality so it is no longer incompatible with it. And this, precisely, is what some believe is happening. “He does not respond to the loss of support by trying to recover it. He responds by denying that he has lost it,” summarizes a leader with territorial responsibilities.
– The 2031 remark had an obvious target: the PSOE. Sánchez knows that doubts about the party’s future are beginning to emerge and he intends to shut down any conversation about succession. As long as he proclaims himself the candidate, no one will make a move without appearing disloyal.
– However, this strategy also has a cost because a leadership can survive a defeat or a crisis. But it is much harder to maintain authority when part of your own side starts to think that the problem is no longer the balance of forces, but the way the leader interprets that balance.
– That is why the concern is no longer limited to how long Sánchez can resist and now extends to a much more delicate area: whether the president continues to govern based on political reality or on the narrative he has built to avoid having to accept it. Source, Spanish: https://www.larazon.es/espana/que-une-sanchez-sesgo-confirmacion-teoria-psicologica-cognitiva-descrito-socialistas_202606276a3fadef7a154352a3a6547d.html
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Spain would suffer similar devastation in its seismic risk zones with earthquakes like those in Venezuela: “Our regulations are outdated.”: {Trans, summary}
– Amadeo Benavent, Professor of Structures at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) says, “In Spain, we have completely outdated seismic regulations. They date back to 2002 and were developed using the knowledge available at the time, which largely originated in the last century,” Benavent explained. “This outdated regulatory framework only covers new construction. In Spain, there are no regulations for the seismic retrofitting of existing buildings.” This means that most buildings, homes, and structures in our country are not prepared to withstand earthquakes such as in Venezuela, which measured 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, and therefore, similar devastation could be expected if it were to occur.
– “Historically, very strong earthquakes have occurred in Spain approximately every 100 to 120 years. And we have currently experienced more than 150 years of seismic silence. This means that it is more than likely that another major earthquake will occur, although we don’t know where or when. What we can do is prepare,” he emphasizes. The best proof, the expert points out, is what happened in the Lorca (Murcia) earthquake in 2011. ” That earthquake had a magnitude of 5.3-5.4 and caused enormous damage and even the collapse of buildings that had already been designed according to current regulations.”
– The last major earthquake in Spain was in Granada in 1884 {pic}, on Christmas Day, with more than 1,000 victims, and the strongest on the Peninsula was the Lisbon earthquake of 1775, with a magnitude of 8.5, which was felt throughout the territory. In both cases, the devastation was total.
– Spain’s outdated seismic building regulations still haven’t been adapted to the new European standards: “These regulations should have been updated a long time ago, as has been done in practically all of Europe, by adopting the Eurocodes, which are the European structural standards and establish how to design and verify structures, among other things, against earthquakes. Spain still hasn’t adopted them; that’s the big problem we have,” says Jesús Contreras, a member of the Association of Civil Engineers, Canals and Ports, who considers it “outrageous” that buildings continue to be constructed “with regulations that pose a significant risk to the population, with the Administration’s knowledge,” while there are no regulations in place to adapt existing structures. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/nacional/espana-sufriria-sus-zonas-riesgo-sismico-una-devastacion-similar-con-terremotos-como-venezuela-tenemos-norma-desfasada_7007649_0.html
ANDALUCÍA
The Board warns that online purchases under 150 euros will also be subject to customs duties: {Trans, summary}
– The ending of the EU customs exemption for imports under 150 euros, effective 1 July 2026, will impose a temporary three-euro duty per article category on low-value shipments from outside the bloc. Buyers face higher final prices from the new tariff, added controls, delivery delays and extra clearance costs, especially on cheap online marketplaces. Returns will not normally refund the duty unless goods are proven defective. Sellers outside the EU may see reduced competitiveness and lower sales volumes as prices rise for European customers. EU-based sellers gain from fairer competition and reduced fraud via undervaluation or split shipments, though all parties await full digital infrastructure. The change protects member states’ revenues. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/junta-advierte-compras-linea-150_0_2007211699.html
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Yellow warning this Monday for storms in Almería, Granada and Jaén and for heat in Córdoba, Huelva, Jaén and Seville: {Trans, summary}
– The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has activated for this Monday, June 29, the yellow warning for high temperatures in the provinces of Córdoba, Huelva, Jaén and Seville, where it is estimated that the thermometers will reach maximum temperatures of 39ºC, as well as for rain and storms in Almería, Granada and Jaén.
– As indicated by Aemet on its official website, the Almeria regions of Valle del Almanzora and Los Vélez and Nacimiento and Campo de Tabernas will be under yellow alert for rain and storms from 12:00 to 21:00 hours, with an expected accumulated precipitation of 20 liters per square meter. Likewise, Aemet has specified that storms “can be accompanied by hail and very strong gusts of wind”.
– The Granada areas of Cuenca del Genil; Guadix and Baza and Nevada and Alpujarras de Granada and the Jaén regions of Cazorla and Segura and Capital and Montes de Jaén will be under a yellow level due to rain and storms and have received exactly the same forecast from the Aemet as the Almeria areas mentioned. Source, Spanish: https://www.teleprensa.com/articulo/sevilla/aviso-amarillo-lunes-tormentas-almeria-granada-jaen-calor-cordoba-huelva-jaen-sevilla/202606281547232452896.html
AXARQUÍA
The Provincial Council is committed to sustainable mobility with the implementation of ‘electric charging stations’ in 28 towns, including seven municipalities of the Axarquía region: {Trans, summary}
– The Málaga Provincial Council is making a firm commitment to sustainable, more efficient, and cleaner mobility by installing electric vehicle charging points in 28 municipalities across the province.
– In Axarquia: Torrox, Benamocarra, Frigiliana, Arenas, Comares, La Viñuela, and Riogordo.
– The towns benefiting from the project are: Alameda, Almogía, Ardales, Arenas, Archidona, Benamocarra, Benaoján, Campillos, Casabermeja, Casares, Comares, Cortes de la Frontera, Cuevas del Becerro, Cuevas de San Marcos, El Burgo, Frigiliana, Fuente de Piedra, Gaucín, Guaro, Júzcar, La Viñuela, Pizarra, Riogordo, Torrox, Valle de Abdalajís, Villanueva de la Concepción, Villanueva del Trabuco and Yunquera. Of the total number of charging stations installed, 14 already have electricity contracts.
– Each charging point includes a charging station, electrical connection, metering and protection equipment, designated parking spaces, and horizontal and vertical signage. It will also have two charging outlets. The actions have also included the installation, configuration, integration and commissioning of hardware and software to monitor the activity of the charging station at all times. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-diputacion-apuesta-por-la-movilidad-sostenible-con-la-implantacion-de-electrolineras-en-siete-municipios-de-la-axarquia/
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The Hyrcross Game sporting event comes to the Axarquía region: {Trqans, summary}
– Hyrcross Game format is born from the union of its key concepts: HY (hybrid), R (running), Cross (cross training), and Games. It is designed to test the capabilities of the hybrid athlete by combining strength, endurance, and strategy in a comprehensive challenge.
– The competition is a continuous format, in which participants complete a 6-kilometre run interspersed with 6 functional workouts . Every three kilometres of running, the athletes perform a specific exercise. These workouts include: rowing, sandbag lunges, skiing, farmer’s carry, burpee broadjumps, and wall balls.
– The league will start in Algarrobo on September 5, followed by Vélez–Málaga on October 10, continuing in Nerja on November 14 and ending in Benamocarra on December 12.
– More than 2,000 participants are expected in the Axarquía region. Registration opens on July 1st. The links to participate are:
https://www.gedsports.com/
https://hyrcrossgames.net/
Source, Spanish: https://axarquia-news.es/el-evento-deportivo-hyrcross-game-llega-a-la-axarquia/
MALAGA PROVINCE
The province of Malaga records seven earthquakes this Saturday: {Trans, summary}
– The province of Malaga has recorded up to seven earthquakes this Saturday, according to information from the National Geographic Institute (IGN). All this seismic activity has been concentrated inland, especially in the northern area of the Guadalhorce Valley and the southeast of the Antequera region, between eight o’clock in the morning and six o’clock in the afternoon. These were minor tremors, with magnitudes between 1.5 and 2 on the Richter scale, so none of them was felt by the population, although some were very shallow.
– The first earthquake was recorded at 08:08 hours, in Campillos, with a magnitude of 1.9 and a depth of 11 kilometres. A few hours later, at 11:25 hours, another occurred in Ardales, to the north of the municipal boundary. It was somewhat deeper and of lower magnitude: 18 kilometres and 1.5.
– The next two again took place in Campillos, with barely ten minutes between them. One at 13:32 hours, in the eastern part of the municipal area, with a magnitude of 1.8 and at a depth of only four kilometres below the surface; the next was at 13:41, further to the southeast, with the same magnitude and at a depth of six kilometres.
– At 14:10 hours the IGN recorded another earthquake in the area, this time in the Valle de Abdalajis. It was at a depth of six kilometres and also had a magnitude of 1.8. The next occurred at 17:33 hours, again in Campillos, at a depth of three kilometres and with a magnitude of 2; and two minutes later, another was recorded in the Valle de Abdalajis, at the surface (zero kilometres) and with a magnitude of 1.7.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/malaga-siete-terremotos-sabado_0_2007213315.html
THE AMERICAS
The death toll from the Venezuelan earthquakes has risen to 1,430, according to the latest official figures: {Trans, summary}
– A total of 1,430 people have died and 3,238 have been injured as a result of the double earthquake that shook the Venezuelan coast on Thursday, according to the latest official tally published by the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez. Meanwhile, 430 aftershocks have been recorded.
– The area most severely affected by the disaster is the state of La Guaira, which is now under heavy military presence. Authorities have urged residents not to travel to the central coast to avoid blocking access routes. In total, seven states have reported severe damage, although La Guaira has been the hardest hit.
– So far, rescue teams from countries such as the United States, Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Chile, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Switzerland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Germany, Qatar, and Jordan have been confirmed to be present. Italy, Qatar, and Argentina are among those expected to join in the coming hours. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-ascienden-1430-muertos-terremotos-venezuela-ultimo-balance-oficial-20260627201257.html & Video Link
MIDDLE EAST
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks:
– Tensions in the Middle East rose sharply this Sunday when Iran bombed targets in Kuwait and Bahrain in direct response to United States strikes the day before. The actions follow mutual accusations of violating a ceasefire agreed on 17 June regarding control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iran has restricted shipping to a narrow coastal corridor and warned of attacks on non-compliant vessels.
– United States forces targeted Iranian air defences, drone facilities and mining equipment after an Iranian drone struck a Panamanian-flagged tanker in the strait.
– Iran retaliated, claiming destruction of United States bases in both countries. President Trump condemned the violation and threatened complete military action that could end the Islamic Republic.
– In parallel, Israeli strikes continued in southern Lebanon despite a new framework agreement signed on Friday aimed at lasting peace. Hezbollah leaders rejected the deal as humiliating and unlikely to be implemented, while Lebanese authorities pledged to fulfil responsibilities including disarmament of the group. Source, Spanish: https://www.larazon.es/internacional/iran-ataca-kuwait-barein-nuevos-bombardeos-eeuu-territorio_202606286a40ff0095cc61359ce0eceb.html & Video Link
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TRAVEL
Renfe strike this Monday will cancel 320 trains- the Malaga Cercanías will maintain 50% of the routes: {Trans, summary}
– Coinciding with him beginning of the operation after the holidays summer, the Railway Union call a strike this Monday what will it entail cancellation of 320 high-speed, long and medium distance trains. This corresponds to the first of the two days of 24-hour strike which Renfe has announced, with one second on July 15.
– Based on the resolution of minimum services decreed by the Ministry for this Monday, of the 360 high-speed and long-distance trains scheduled the circulation of 98 and 642 medium distance, 222 are cancelled so between high speed and long distance and medium distance 320 are suspended.
– With this, they will circulate in minimum services 262 high-speed and long-distance trains and 420 medium-distance trains, which corresponds to a 73% of high-speed trains and 65% of medium-distance trains.
– In the case of the suburban from Madrid, Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia, Castilla y León, Seville, Cádiz, Malaga, Valencia, Murcia and Zaragoza, minimum services will be maintained at 75% during peak hours and 50% during other times. Source, Spanish: https://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/malaga/2026/06/28/huelga-renfe-lunes-cancelara-320-131897898.html
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– Axarquía environmentalists oppose turning Río Chíllar route in Nerja into ‘theme park’ {pic}
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/axarquia-environmentalists-oppose-turning-rio-chillar-route-20260626103900-nt.html
– Ryanair to allow parents flying with young children to avoid seat fee
https://www.surinenglish.com/lifestyle/travel/ryanair-allow-parents-flying-with-young-children-20260626124646-nt.html
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Andalucia Reservoir Data, updated daily: The direct link to the old familiar chart page no longer works. Here is the new way to access it. This link takes you to the map version.
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Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
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