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Phoenix Club: Our social club is fully open, so do pop in with plenty of room on the terrace if you wish to sit outside.
*Trips*
June
-25th – Trip to Plaza Mayor/IKEA depart Algarrobo Lidl at 10am. Price: €12.50pp includes drivers tip
July
-9th – Trip to Gib. Last pick up 08.30 Algarrobo Lidl and the price is €15pp and includes €1 gratuity for the driver. Proof of jab unnecessary (but great if you have been) but passports are essential as both Gibraltar and Spain are welcoming tourists. If you have residencia green card or the TIE card, it is advisable to bring it with you.
-23rd – Visit Benalmadena, to include Butterfly Park, Stupa and Marina. Price: €22.50
August
-5th – Trip to Gib. See Gib trip info in July 9 trip listing above.
-6th – Flamenco in the grounds of the Alhambra Palace. Tickets €35 includes Show, Coach fare and drivers tip. Depart 17.00 and returning from Granada at 12 midnight. Payment on booking required as show tickets have to be paid for up front.
December
-23rd – 27th Christmas break. 4* Hotel Bahia in Almunecar. Price includes full board accommodation, buffet meals with wine, Gala dinner on Christmas Eve and special lunch on Christmas Day, coach fare and tips for hotel staff and driver. €265 based on 2 sharing a double room/€350 Single room. Deposit €75 and is non refundable. It is important to take out travel insurance and you will need to take your passport or TIE/residencia card with you.
We are collecting foodstuffs for the Spanish Red Cross on a weekly basis.
We are selling off all our books at 4 for €1 and we have had new stocks in, from Wilbur Smith, Andy McNab to Stephen Leather, plenty of choice for gentlemen readers. We also have jigsaws for sale at €1 each. Come along and pick up a bargain on any Tuesday
Our greetings cards are for sale on the first Tuesday of every month, all handmade so if you are looking for a beautiful handmade card, pop along and have a look. All proceeds from the sale of our cards are donated to the Red Cross.
Please remember to sanitise your hands on coming in and sign in. Signing in is just a precaution in case I need to contact you. It is still mandatory to wear a mask.
The Phoenix Social club is a registered association. We meet at the La Vega bar every Tuesday and you can find it just behind the Repsol garage on the way out of Torre towards Benajarafe. We are now open from 12 noon until 2pm.
For further information, please contact Gail on 951 067 723 / 626 370 695 or
email: phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk for more information
Yfke’s Bar- New bar/cafe in Torrox Costa, large snack menu including some tasty vegetarian choices & many Dutch treats: Indoor and terrace seating. Eurocup games are being shown live on TV.
Location- Mid-block on the west side of BLQ 8, Urb. Costa de Oro, Torrox Costa. From the beach paseo, turn in by the China shop, walk up past the sports bar on your right side to the next terrace full of tables & chairs. Yfke will be waiting to greet you. This is very close to the Torrox Costa Monday Market, so be sure to come by while you are in the neighborhood. MAP
Opening hours-
Monday & Saturday: 10:00 – 24:00
Tuesday – Friday: 17:00 – 24:00
Closed Sundays. FB link
Live Music at El Gusto de la Cala: New to El Gusto, the sensational ROCK OF AGES! Don’t miss this fabulous evening’s entertainment on Saturday 26th June! Full a la carte menu to choose! Pop by to reserve a table or phone 952 587 538. Bul. la Cala, S/N 29649 Mijas FB link
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CycleNerja: Bike rental and cycle hire in Nerja, Torrox & Frigiliana. Free Bike delivery and collection service is available anywhere in Nerja, Torrox & Frigiliana and the inland villages. Professional Carbon Race Bikes, 29er Mountain Bikes & Electric Mountain Bikes. Free delivery subject to a minimum rental value of 90,00 euros. Contact via https://cyclenerja.com/ Contact also located under our banner in the DigameXtra Sponsor’s Section every day.
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.
With an unrivaled knowledge of the best local materials and suppliers we are able to work to all tastes and budgets.
Our full range of services includes
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Mandy’s Paintbox: Painter for 30 years. Painting work undertaken. Inside and outside large or small. Furniture painted or sprayed. Kitchens cabinets, wardrobes doors any colour any surface. Check out the before and after photos all the furniture was spray painted.
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My contact details can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of the issue. Here are “before” and “after” pics from my latest job.
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Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent
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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Coffee table with movable top Measurements
101 x 55 x46cms When raised Height 58 cms. Price 30€
-Orbegozo microwave excellent condition
Measurements 35.3 x 44.6 x 24.3 Price 30€
-Round bamboo table with 4 matching chairs
Diameter 110 x 76cms Price 30€
contact Jackie/nerja 672 170 429
info at nerja household centre dot com
For Sale: Domyos TC4 Running machine. This machine was designed for walking, power walking and running up to 16 km/h. It also has an incline function. In very good condition. Complete with instruction book in English, Spanish, French etc. 350€ ono.
Susan, Puente Don Manuel / Vinuela area, phone calls after 09:00 please. Telephone 680 407 894
For Sale, 2 items:
-Nest of 4 tables – varnished pine coloured wood , largest 63cm x 37 x 53 high to the smallest 24cm x 31 x 28 high – 40€
-Inlaid marble wood coffee table. 104cm x 49 x 46 high – 30€
Both in good condition. Carol, Nerja
Email: carol ellul 18 at gmail dot com
For Sale: Books. A selection of cookery books including Jamie Oliver and Gino D’Campo. 10 euros
Barbara, Sayalonga, Tel: 634 325 550
For Sale, 2 items:
-Verycook gas plancha sturdy stainless steel in excellent condition used once including trolley and gas bottle €300 ono was €650 new
-‘New Home’ sewing machine in excellent condition recently serviced with instruction book €50 ono
Email: Lizmaro15a@yahoo.com
Liz or Robert, Maro – 696 733 099 or 0044 7932930372
For Sale: Samsung Television full hd led TV or pc monitor model LT32E310EX. 2 HDMI, 1USB, ATN in, Component AV in, Digital audio out.
Wall mounted only no TV stand
125euro ono Erika 635 149 472 Torrox
Wanted: Long Term Rental. Naythan and Mr. Bones (my well behaved, quiet, Galgo mix doggo) seek a 1 bedroom flat or casita to rent long-term.
-Fixer-upper ok.
-Budget, €300/mo. + bills, paid in cash.
-Must have at least 30Mb/s internet already installed, for which I will pay in addition to rent and other bills.
-Must have easy access for my computer clients. Ground floor is best.
-Must be within 15min walk to a proper supermarket.
-Located in or near a town on the coast road between Nerja and Velez Malaga.
-Clothes washer required.
-Prefer furnished, but will accept unfurnished if I like it.
-I am a night owl! If 4am dog-walks will disturb sensitive neighbors, it’s not the place for me.
So if you have a candidate property, perhaps that is not appropriate for summer holiday rentals, or perhaps needs some paint or minor repairs that is holding you back from renting it, please get in touch.
Other situations, such as a long-term house sit, or anti-squat for a vacant larger property, are possible.
Naythan, Torrox Costa, 675 993 069, after 11am, missed calls returned asap.
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com
CORRECTED EMAIL– Wanted, L/T Rental: We are looking to rent on a long lease a 2/3 bedroom property in the Nerja area from September/October. But if we find the right property before that date we are able to move. We either need a bungalow or ground floor property with some sort of garden as we have two dogs. Our price range is up to 1200€ monthly.
If you know anything suitable please let me know on Email: dianamcarter41@gmail.com
Diana, Nerja
News & Articles
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COVID-19
Up to 87 hospitalized for Covid in Malaga, 10 of them in the ICU: {Translation} Updated: June 20, 2021, 14:39
-The healthcare pressure has been falling slightly but steadily for many days, and this Sunday, six weeks after the state of alert was lifted, the statistics show that in Malaga there are currently 87 patients admitted for Covid-19, four more in the last 24 hours. Of these, ten patients are hospitalised in Intensive Care Units (ICU), one more than last Saturday.
-The Regional Ministry of Health and Families has again updated the data in Andalusia and confirms that there are 570 confirmed Covid-19 patients admitted to hospital. As for the number of infections, deaths and cured patients, as has been the norm for weeks, this Sunday’s health report makes no mention whatsoever of them. Nor is there any update on the incidence rate during the weekends.
-Malaga is home to 15.26% of the hospitalised patients in the entire autonomous community. The worst figure is registered by the capital of Seville with 153 hospitalised patients and 46 patients in ICU, which translates into 26.84% of the total number of hospitalised Andalusians. Below are Cordoba with 83, Granada with 78 and Jaen with 70. Almeria is the Andalusian province with the lowest number of patients admitted to its hospitals, 12.
-In terms of vaccinations, thanks to the 119,779 injections administered in Malaga last week, the number of people in the province with at least one dose is 792,983, an increase of almost 76,000 compared to last week. Of all the inoculations counted since the vaccination campaign began (1,235,441), as many as 467,202 people now have the full course.
-In the first six months of the campaign, 6,498,033 vaccines against the coronavirus have been administered at regional level, just 97.5% of the doses received. More than four million Andalusians have already received a dose and 2.52 million people have already received the full course, i.e. 29.7% of the population living in the autonomous community. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/Hospitalizados-Malaga-Covid-19_0_1585042016.html
SPAIN
Aquarama In Valencia To Open The Longest Capsule Slide In Europe June 19th: Aquarama, the water attraction park located in the municipality of Benicàssim, Castellon, in the province of Valencia, will reopen its doors today, Saturday June 19, and will showcase its brand new novelty called WOW, which is the longest capsule slide in Europe.
Along with the park’s other famous attraction, the Space Shot, WOW can elevate the Benicàssim park to be among the most exclusive in the country, where visitors will also be able to enjoy the ‘Salto del Diablo’ which is the highest kamikaze slide in Europe, or ‘El Remolino’, all are unique in the mainland of Spain.
Info & Tix: https://www.aquarama.net/en/
Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/06/20/aquarama-in-valencia-to-open-the-longest-capsule-slide-in-europe/
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Cycling Route to Link Spain and Portugal from Huelva: A network of cycle paths to strengthen ties between two neighbouring countries Spain and Portugal is underway. The European project Ciclosend_Sur, which aims to create wealth and employment opportunities by promoting bicycle tourism on the southern Spanish-Portuguese border, will involve an investment of €7.8 million. In the province of Huelva, the adaptation of 479 kilometres of cycling routes will be implemented. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/06/20/cycling-route-to-link-spain-and-portugal-from-huelva/
Original source article, Spanish: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/presidencia/portavoz/infraestructuras/161981/CicloSendSur/cicloturismo/bicileta/carrilesbici/Espana/Portugal/Eurvelo/transportesostenible/medioambiente/infraestructuras/Andalucia/JuntadeAndalucia/GobiernodeAndalucia
ANDALUCIA
Junta allows Axarquía fruit growers to use water from treatment plants: Andalucía’s regional government approved on Tuesday a decree allowing the Axarquía’s subtropical fruit sector to use treated water from both Vélez-Málaga and Algarrobo’s waste water treatment plants. The move comes as the Junta signed its first drought agreement since 2009, in light of lack of rainfall and worrying levels of water in La Viñuela reservoir.
Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/local/202106/18/junta-allows-fruit-growers-20210618104422-v.html
UK
Belgium Bans Britain Travellers Due To Covid-19 Variant: Belgium will ban entry to non-EU travellers from Britain in order to limit the spread of a Covid-19 variant that has forced London to delay the lifting of its pandemic curbs.
Britain is on a list of 27 nations that will also face the order which will take effect by June 27 at the latest, Jan Eyckmans, the spokesman for Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke, told AFP on Saturday. Full article: https://www.barrons.com/news/belgium-bans-britain-travellers-due-to-covid-19-variant-01624138807
Italy reimposes quarantine on British travellers amid Delta Covid variant surge: Italy has reimposed a five-day quarantine on visitors from the UK, citing the spread of the Delta variant in Britain as the reason.
The new restrictions, which will take effect on Monday june 21st, come as Italy opens up to visitors from the US, Canada and Japan in an effort to boost its ailing tourism industry. Full article: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/italy-travel-quarantine-british-travellers-delta-covid-variant-surge-ks3crz3d8
LOTTERY
El Gordo: The result of the Gordo de la Primitiva today, Sunday, June 20, 2021 is: 04, 05, 30, 34 and 43, the key number being 0. Source: https://spainsnews.com/el-gordo-de-la-primitiva-draw-on-sunday-june-20-2021/
SPORTS
UEFA EURO 2020: Runs from 11 June to 11 July 2021, with 11 host cities staging the 51 fixtures. Here are the results from Sunday. Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/fixtures?league=uefa.euro
Max Verstappen wins intense French Grand Prix battle with Lewis Hamilton: Max Verstappen fought back to pass Lewis Hamilton and take a brilliant win in the French Grand Prix to extend his championship lead.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez took the final podium position from Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas in the closing laps as the Finn’s tyres faded. Full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/57545961
Tennis News- Ons Jabeur Defeats Kasatkina to Become WTA’s First Arab Champion: Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur claimed her maiden WTA title on Sunday at Birmingham, defeating Russia’s Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 6-4.
The Tunisian trailblazer is the 1st Arab woman to:
– Win a junior Slam (2011 RG)
– Make a Slam 3R (2017 RG)
– Make a Slam QF (2020 AO)
– Win a WTA singles title (2021 Birmingham)
– Rank inside the Top 70 – Currently highest-ranked ever at No.24. Full article: http://www.tennisnow.com/News/2021/June/Ons-Jabeur-Defeats-Kasatkina-to-Become-WTA-s-First.aspx
OTHER NEWS
Is Windows 11 On The Way? : Earlier this week, a copy of the next version of Windows leaked onto the web.
Known officially as Windows 11, the leaked copy is a pre-beta version. That hasn’t stopped tech sites publishing mini reviews, assessing everything from its visual appearance to various technical features.
Visually, the biggest changes you’ll notice can be found along the taskbar. Microsoft has centered the app icons here (like on Macs), cleaned up the tray area, and included a new Start button and menu. The Settings window has also adopted a Mac appearance.
Full article: https://torrentfreak.com/windows-11-microsoft-slowly-starts-taking-down-leaked-iso-210619/
For more details on the new changes Win 11 brings, see: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/15/22535123/microsoft-windows-11-leak-screenshots-start-menu
Yes, Again! Update- Your Chrome Browser to Patch Yet Another New Threat in General Circulation:
Successful exploitation of the flaw could mean corruption of valid data, leading to a crash, and even execution of unauthorized code or commands.
The issue was reported to Google anonymously on June 15
Chrome users are recommended to update to the latest version (91.0.4472.114) by heading to Settings > Help > ‘About Google Chrome’ to mitigate the risk associated with the flaw.
(As we have seen, these Chrome hack patches are now a weekly occurrence. Either Google Chrome is the worst code ever written, or is it now under hack attacks around the clock. Either way, I recommend using an alternative browser. My current fav is UR Browser. Made in France, free, secure, no tracking or data collection plus free VPN & Ad Blocker, see it here, not an affiliate link- https://www.ur-browser.com/en-US . -Ed.)
Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/update-your-chrome-browser-to-patch-yet.html
International Music Day, something to celebrate? Some Spanish musicians say “NO!”: Hundreds of performances and cultural events will mark this Monday an International Music Day, the celebration of which has been rejected by the musicians’ unions, who denounce that “public administrations and political parties” have planned acts that do not respect current legislation.
They also denounce the precariousness of their work and assure that they will only celebrate Music Day “when our labor rights are respected every day of the year.” That is why they end their text with a resounding phrase: “Something to celebrate on Music Day? Nothing to celebrate.” Full article: https://spainsnews.com/music-day-something-to-celebrate/
COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference
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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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/
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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