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COVID-19 VIRUS HOTLINE: Information hotline for those who suspect they may have the coronavirus. Anyone experiencing symptoms should stay at home and dial 900 400 061 or 955 545 060 – and only call 112 in an emergency.
For the new official Andalucia Covid rules effective 00:01 Sunday, Jan. 17th, see the News and COVID Info Reference in the News Section in last Sunday’s issue of DigameXtra at this link https://digamextra.com/2021/01/17/digamextra-no-1843-sunday-jan-17th-2021/
Up-to-date Covid restriction information, broken down by municipality, can be found on an interactive map here (in Spanish but simple to use, just hover your pointer, or tap, on your town, use mouse wheel to zoom in & out). https://www.mapacovid.es/
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Due to the Covid restrictions, to avoid disappointment I suggest you call to confirm events and times before the event. -Ed.
Please be careful when reading Fakebook posts. Just as we saw last year when the pandemic began, there are a lot of false/old news stories being posted on social media, as well as events posted for towns in lockdown for which no cancellation notices have been posted! Read these posts carefully and verify any info with a reputable source before relying on it.
Trapiche Market Cancelled:
Trapiche market is sadly closed this week due to the current covid regulations.
The market has a facebook page and most of the stall holders advertise their services and items there, some also take orders and delivery can be arranged.
Please support these small, local businesses which you can do by following them on facebook. Some businesses are able to work as they are not based in a municipality which is closed. You can contact most of the business via the Facebook link to Trapiche Market which you will find at the bottom of this advert.
We look forward to seeing you in the very near future. If you’d like more information please contact Anita at anitajjordan @ hotmail.com / +34 627 877 164
Facebook Page Trapiche Market
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Tony Roam Transport & Removals Departure and Arrival Dates:
17 years Removals To & Fro Spain / UK Spain.
Guaranteed Scheduled and also unscheduled all year every month on time.
We also offer a door to door at dates and times you choose.
-Next Guaranteed Scheduled Trip Leaving UK 25th January Arrive Spain 27th January
-Next Guaranteed Scheduled Trip Leaving Spain 7th February Arrive UK 9th February.
Additional unscheduled trips in between.
Transportation, Removals & light haulage company that have guaranteed scheduled trips all year from UK to Torrox and back at the same time every month.
Also additional unscheduled to suit your needs.
Full or part loads undertaken.
Full or Part loads up to 20 cubic meters up to 2.5 tonne.
Up to £25,000.00 insurance with British Insurance Company.
Evidence of insurance can be supplied by email on request. Hard Copies always carried on the vans.
We live just behind Torrox Pueblo in Spain and in South Wales UK and have vans going back and forth UK to Spain to UK by way of Santander / Portsmouth / Plymouth Ferry.
Also if you have small or large items that you might like to purchase off internet sites ie Amazon, furniture world, eBay etc. and have them delivered to our depot in the Uk collection or delivery can then be made here around Torrox area.
For more information and prices for all to see please visit our website www.euroam.co.uk
email ; tonyroam@btconnect.com
Tel Spain 0034636393542 – UK 00447973362003.
Face book Tony Roam – WhatsApp Either Number
Car Clean Malaga:
Is your car looking tired? Does the interior need some TLC? Selling your current car & want to get the best price for it? We can help!!
At Car Clean Malaga we strive to achieve the highest level of finish on our customers cars possible. We are able to correct defective paintwork, faded headlights, scratches, stone chips and make interiors clean & fresh.We have invested thousands of euros in the best tools available to carry out these jobs as speedily as possible, ensuring you get the most efficient and cost effective results carried out for you!
Warren will come and see your vehicle and discuss with you what you need and a budget you have to work with.
Once your vehicle is booked in with us you can rest assured you will be pleased with the end results!
We can also offer this service to motorhomes, caravans, motorbikes, small cars, 4x4s & vans!
Call or WhatsApp Warren on 618-346-098 or email at warren@carcleanmalaga.com for your FREE no obligation quote. Based in Comares.
MS Bespoke Joinery: With many years experience in the Joinery trade, I am able to offer a professional and personalised service to meet your individual requirements.
Wardrobes– if you are looking to maximise your wardrobe space, or modernise your existing Spanish wardrobes, then sliding doors is an ideal solution.
All wardrobes are fitted from floor to ceiling, with doors that slide effortlessly and silently, with soft-close mechanism.
Home Office– if you are working from home, it is important to make your space as comfortable and practical as possible, allowing you to maximise your productivity.
Murphy Beds– if space is at a premium, a wall bed is a really smart way to create a very flexible room – one that converts from a comfortable bedroom, to a work or play area, in less than a minute.
Beds can be installed with cabinets, in a large selection of designs, sizes and finishes.
Kitchens – From ultra-modern, glossy, handleless cabinets to traditional Shaker style.
A comprehensive range of fully-fitted kitchen cabinets available to suit all budgets, offering style and practicality.
All kitchen-related trades catered for, to ensure a smooth transition from conception to completion.
For more information and a no-obligation quote,
contact Mick at CoExGal@aol.com
or by phone at +44 7575 597060 or +34 696161951
https://www.msbespokejoinery.com/
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English Nurse Care Team:
Personal Home Care and Nurse Support
Trained, Police Checked and Fully insured Home Care Support Team.
From “ a bit of shopping …to 24 hour care “
From supported trips to END OF LIFE.
We add quality to life with one to one support.
Care at home.
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– A realistic option to Residential Care –
Tel 951 550 581 or 692 419 548
englishnurse@rocketmail.com
Colegio Oficial Enfermeria Malaga Reg. 17425
Services Wanted: We need someone with experience to make paths in our garden (110m), spanish or english who is used to work with natural stones, concrete etc. like on the picture. We live in Torrox Campo. Please contact
lisbetlindberg28@gmail.com
Churches & Worship
EVANGELICAL CHURCH (services in English language)
Each Sunday at 11:00 am we meet for worship at the Christian meeting Hall in Calle Ros Alfe´rez 7. Torre Del Mar. (not far behind the Catholic Church) We are an Evangelical Church, bible believing Christian’s coming together for live worship, prayer, and sharing our faith. All who love Christ are welcome and all who want to know more about the Christian faith are equally welcome. The meetings are friendly, joyful, reverent and orderly. Our one united desire is to glorify God.
My name is Peter and below is my email address.
petcac @ gmail. com (no gaps)
Fellowship of Jesus Christ the King
Unfortunately we have taken the decision to close the church until further notice, we have taken this action to keep everyone safe.
God Bless you all
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja , 29780.
Email: fojctk@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FOJCTK
Prayer Requests: ftk.prayer.request@gmail.com
El Puente Christian Fellowship – Sunday Service
El Puente Christian Fellowship is a loving, multi-national, Bible believing community of Christ, who meet each Sunday at 11 am to worship The Lord. We enjoy a time of worship with contemporary songs and traditional hymns, and a message brought to us by one of the Elders or a visiting speaker.
The church meeting hall is situated underneath Maroma Inmobiliaria Puente Don Manuel, Cruce de Periana – 29713.
Full directions and further information can be found on our website www.evangelicalchurchelpuente.com
Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent
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For Sale: Car. Peugeot 307. 1.6 X Line Petrol 5 door. 2006 . 2 owners from new. ITV March 2021. Recently had 4 new tyres fitted. 2 keys. 188,000kms. Electric windows. CD/radio. P.A.S.
Some Spanish paintwork. Heater NOT working €1000. Vinuela area . Tel Bob :- 649111965. Forr more photo’s
email: bobjan158 at Hotmail dot com
News & Articles
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News Correction: Yesterday’s article from Euro Weekly News, “Spain Won’t Welcome Tourists Until ‘The End Of The Summer” contained an incorrect interpretation of what Sanchez actually said. This mis-info has gone viral and is now in many social media and news articles.
After viewing the video of the speech I can confirm Sanchez never said no tourism until the 70% population vax level is reached, he said there would be tourism of progressively more tourists allowed as Spain approaches 70 % vaxed.
Thanks to reader F.K. for bringing this to my attention. -Ed.
The mayor asks citizens to voluntarily stay at their homes from 8:00 p.m. to contain the advance of Covid-19: {Translated from https://www.marbella.es} Updated January 22, 2021
The mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz, today asked citizens to remain voluntarily in their homes from 8:00 p.m., instead of from 10:00 p.m. as the officially decreed curfew marks, as a measure to contain the advance ” exponential ”that the Covid-19 is registering in the municipality. The councilor, who has reported that the cumulative incidence rate for the last 14 days has risen to 984 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, has stressed that “this small effort can avoid more drastic restrictions in the future.” “We are in a particularly complicated time and probably we will not see the positive effect on some of these measures for 2 or 3 weeks, but without taking them we will not be able to save lives,” remarked the first mayor, who recalled that “one part of our productive sector, such as the hotel industry and commerce, which is suffering especially from this pandemic, already has to close at six in the afternoon “, so this early curfew” would also be a gesture of solidarity with all they”.
This is the first paragraph of a longer article, in Spanish, from:
https://www.marbella.es/actualidad/item/39797-la-alcaldesa-pide-a-los-ciudadanos-que-se-queden-de-manera-voluntaria-en-sus-domicilios-desde-las-20-horas-para-contener-el-avance-del-covid-19.html
Exclusive- AstraZeneca to supply 31 million COVID-19 shots to EU in first quarter, a 60% cut: AstraZeneca Plc has informed European Union officials on Friday it would cut deliveries of its COVID-19 vaccine to the bloc by 60% to 31 million doses in the first quarter of the year due to production problems, a senior official told Reuters.
The decrease deals another blow to Europe’s COVID-19 vaccination drive after Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE slowed supplies of their vaccine to the bloc this week, saying the move was needed because of work to ramp up production. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-astrazeneca-exc/exclusive-astrazeneca-to-supply-31-million-covid-19-shots-to-eu-in-first-quarter-a-60-cut-eu-source-idUSKBN29R2I9?il=0
Europeans urged not to travel as EU Commission proposes ‘dark red zones’ for Covid hot spots: The European Commission has proposed creating new “dark red zones” which would be subject to tight travel restrictions whilst Europeans have been “strongly discouraged” from all but essential travel within the EU as Covid-19 infections rise.
Speaking after an EU council video conference on Thursday, Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen insisted that internal borders must remain open for the single market to function but that members of the public should avoid travel. Full article:
https://www.thelocal.es/20210122/europeans-urged-not-to-travel-as-eu-agency-demands-tighter-measures
UPDATED– Windows 10 User Tip: If you use Windows 10, and get a blue WELCOME TO WINDOWS or COMPLETE YOUR WINDOWS SETUP full screen popup at startup, I recommend you do NOT accept this. Use the button in the lower left of the screen to SKIP FOR NOW or ASK AGAIN IN 3 DAYS. Then follow these instructions to prevent it from returning.
-Open Settings app from Windows Search or Start menu.
-Click on System.
-Navigate to Notifications & actions.
-In the next screen, uncheck the option that reads “Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device to get the most out of Windows”.
You can also uncheck the other two options “Show me the Windows welcome experience” and “Get tips, tricks, and suggestions” to reduce recommendations and similar prompts on Windows 10.
If you instead accept this prompt by clicking the LET’S GO button this you are allowing the following:
-Windows will force you to use a Outlook.com or hotmail.com email address and password to log in.
-Windows will start 32 background apps every time you startup, slowing performance significantly, even if you previously disabled “background apps” from starting at every startup. (To check if you have 32 apps running in the background every time you startup do this: Settings>Privacy>scroll down left side column to Background apps and click it. Here you can choose what apps to let start automatically and disable the ones you don’t need. Or at the top of Background apps you can toggle a switch to disable them all.)
-Microsoft will scan and save all your data, including all your emails from all email servers, all documents you create in Word/Excel, and all communications from WhatsApp/Skype/etc. Basically you have given them permission to capture every keystroke you make!
-Microsoft will log and save your location history every time you startup.
Note: Microsoft has now admitted they are scanning and censoring all communications coming from Windows 10 computers. “Microsoft will ban ‘offensive language’ and ‘inappropriate content’ from Skype, Xbox, Office and other services on May 1, 2020, claiming it has the right to go through your private data to ‘investigate.” Reference: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3264658/microsoft-to-ban-offensive-language-from-skype-xbox-office-and-other-services.html
Welsh goalie breaks world record for longest football goal: Newport County’s Tom King officially broke the record for the longest goal scored in a competitive match, with a strike that covered an incredible distance of 96.01m, in a 1-1 draw against Cheltenham Town on 19 January.
King, who has received callups for the Welsh international team, booted the ball from his own six-yard-box, which was picked up by the wind and soared into the net just out of the reach of opposition goalkeeper Joshua Griffiths.
The previous record was held by Asmir Begovic, of Bosnia, which stood for seven years before King’s goal. Begovic scored that 91.9 m goal against Southampton while playing for Stoke City in the English Premier League, on 2 November 2013.
After the world record was confirmed, King said: “I’m absolutely delighted to have set the record.
Use this link if video below fails to display. [https://twitter.com/NewportCounty/status/1351653569028628481]
Full article: https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-goalie-breaks-world-record-for-longest-football-goal/
COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference
Up-to-date information, broken down by municipality, can be found on an interactive map here (in Spanish but simple to use, just hover your pointer, or tap, on your town, use mouse wheel to zoom in & out). https://www.mapacovid.es/
For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:
World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441
Spain Coronavirus Data from Spain’s Ministerio de Sanidad, Official C-19 Pages:
https://www.mscbs.gob.es/en/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov-China/situacionActual.htm
AND
https://cnecovid.isciii.es/covid19/
Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html
UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/
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Brexit Hotline
The Spanish government has a hotline to answer all queries from Brits living in Spain about the implications of Brexit, in English. Callers can ring 060 when in Spain or +34 902 887060 if calling from abroad and an automated system will offer the choice of either Spanish or English.
You will then be offered a choice of information on the different issues.
The service also offers the option of speaking to an operator.
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Useful Links, Info & Numbers
Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot
Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231
Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112
Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238
Local News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
Local News in English, The Local: https://www.thelocal.es/
Spain National News in English, El Pais: https://elpais.com/elpais/inenglish.html
EU News in English, EuroWeekly: https://www.euroweeklynews.com
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
Bus Info: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/our-destinations/regional
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