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For Sale: Good Housekeeping Cookbook from 1980, 511 pages, good condition, 15€. Edwin, Competa, boegero@gmx.de
For Sale, 3 items:
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News & Articles
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SPAIN
When do pensioners get extra summer pay?: This remuneration will be paid with the June payroll, that is, at the end of this month, as a normal and current payroll. With which the payment will be made on July 1, although the exact day on which the payment will take place depends on each bank. The Ministry recalls that both contributory benefit pensioners and non-contributory they have a right to it. Although she remembers that those pensioners with permanent disability pension do not get it, since their pension is prorated in twelve installments, and not in fourteen, so the extra payments are already included. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/when-do-pensioners-get-extra-summer-pay/
The CPI triggers the costs of SMEs by 23% in one year and strangles the profitability of thousands of businesses: The sharp rise in costs, both labour and raw materials, has caught thousands of businesses without the capacity to absorb the increase in expenses, which has led many of them to reduce their profit margins in order to maintain activity in the midst of an inflationary upswing. Specifically, in the first quarter of 2022 these global costs have increased by 23%, while in the same period the recovery has allowed sales to rise by 19%, four points less, which puts even more pressure on the balance sheets of small and medium-sized companies in our country. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-cpi-triggers-the-costs-of-smes-by-23-in-one-year-and-strangles-the-profitability-of-thousands-of-businesses/
COSTA DEL SOL
DGT urges drivers to use the A-356 to avoid weekend traffic jams on the Costa del Sol: It normally takes 15 minutes longer, but could be quicker for people returning from the beach because of the sheer volume of traffic on the A-7 dual carriageway. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/urges-drivers-carretera-20220606103248-nt.html
MALAGA
Alhaurín el Grande bars and restaurants given go-ahead to offer small-scale performances during the summer: The project allows restaurants, cafeterias and bars to request authorisation from the council to offer their clients entertainment without the necessity of a music licence. Photo:SUR. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/guadalhorce-valley/alhaurin-grande-bars-20220606113646-nt.html
UK
73 new monkeypox cases, biggest outbreak outside Africa: British health officials reported 73 more monkeypox cases on Monday, raising the total to more than 300 across the country. To date, the U.K. has the biggest identified outbreak of the disease beyond Africa, with the vast majority of infections in gay and bisexual men. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/health-world-organization-united-nations-africa-879aef67e1771b8a66ab9fdb695ff51e
Britain’s Tory party to hold confidence vote on PM Boris Johnson:
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote by lawmakers in 
the governing Conservative Party later on Monday, the chairman of the 1922 Committee Graham Brady has told lawmakers. “The threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party has been exceeded,” he wrote in a note to Conservative lawmakers. “In accordance with the rules, a ballot will be held between 1800 and 2000 today Monday 6th June – details to be confirmed. The votes will be counted immediately afterwards. An announcement will be made at a time to be advised.” Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220606-britain-s-tory-party-to-hold-confidence-vote-on-pm-boris-johnson
EUROPE
Veterans return to Normandy to mark 78th anniversary of D-Day landing: World War II veterans and other visitors gather Monday in Normandy for the 78th D-Day anniversary to pay tribute to the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the US, Canada and elsewhere who landed there. Several thousand people are expected Monday at a ceremony at the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach in the French town of Colleville-sur-Mer. Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220606-veterans-visitors-mark-normandy-d-day-anniversary
FINANCIAL
Oil tops $120 a barrel on Saudi pricing despite OPEC+ deal: Brent crude was up 4 cents to $119.76 a barrel at 12:22 p.m. EDT (1622 GMT) after touching an intraday high of $121.95.
-U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $118.95 a barrel after hitting a three-month high of $120.99. The benchmark fell by $1 earlier in the session.
-Saudi Arabia raised the July official selling price (OSP) for its flagship Arab light crude to Asia by $2.10 from June to a $6.50 premium over Oman/Dubai quotes, just off an all-time-high recorded in May when prices hit highs due to worries of disruptions in supplies from Russia.
-The price increase followed a decision last week by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, together called OPEC+, to boost output for July and August by 648,000 barrels per day, or 50% more than previously planned, though constraint in global refining capacity has kept prices elevated. Full article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-jumps-saudi-arabia-hikes-233942441.html
PETS
Spanish National Police urge citizens to adopt retired police dogs: The 
official charity website (https://www.heroesde4patas.org/) says that it is trying to create a nationwide network that “crosses the fate of retired dogs with families interested in adopting them in order to give them the end they deserve.” Their website displays dogs that are currently up for adoption as well as happy ending stories of adopted dogs. Full article: https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/06/06/spanish-national-police-urge-citizens-to-adopt-retired-police-dogs/
OTHER
New Lou Reed Album Featuring Unreleased Songs Announced by Light in the Attic: A new Lou Reed album featuring never-before-heard material and early demos is being released. Words & Music, May 1965 will come out on August 26 as part of the reissue label Light in the Attic‘s new archival series in partnership with Laurie Anderson. The album features songs written by a young Reed and recorded to tape by his future Velvet Underground bandmate John Cale. Reed mailed the tape to himself as a “poor man’s copyright,” and the envelope remained unopened for nearly 50 years. Listen to the 1965 demo of ‘I’m Waiting for the Man’ below.
-In addition to ‘I’m Waiting for the Man’, Words & Music, May 1965 includes the earliest known recordings of ‘Heroin’ and ‘Pale Blue Eyes’. It will be available as a deluxe-edition LP, a regular LP, CD, cassette, as well as digitally, and features liner notes from Greil Marcus and archival notes from Don Fleming and Jason Stern. Photo:”David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed” by judaluz83. Full article: https://ourculturemag.com/2022/06/06/new-lou-reed-album-featuring-unreleased-songs-announced-by-light-in-the-attic/
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Useful Links, Info & Numbers
Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/updated-daily-these-20220314114157-nt.html
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
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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
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