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A Night of Celtic Music: Sunday, Oct 2nd, 20:30, Canillas de Albaida
We have a very special night of Celtic music for you next Sunday at Posada La Plaza, La Plaza in Canillas de Albaida.
Featuring ace fiddle player Bob Paul from Edinbane on the Isle of Skye who will be playing with his long time musical partner Amanda Darling from Competa, she will be playing penny whistle and flute.
There will also be songs and tunes from Rod Jones on keyboards, Skatz on vocals and guitar and Mitch France on guitar, vocals, banjo and mandolin.
Should be a night to remember! To book your table (highly recommended) call 952 553 254 or 609 167 127.
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Concert: Marcos Merino Trío, October 1st Saturday 8:00 p.m.
Marcos Merino (piano), Rafa Sibajas (double bass), Juanma Nieto (drums)
Place: Hotel Plaza Cavana, 3 Granada Street, Nerja
Price Armchair: 18€ / Price New Stools: 14€
Booking: 690073871 / ventana.abierta.acp@gmail.com
Web: www.ventana-abierta.es
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The Axarquia Film Festival: 7-22 Oct 2022
– La Axarquía Film Festival is an annual event and is unique in the Andalusian audiovisual scene. Its aim is to bring cinema and its production to the rural municipalities of the Axarquia region and the province, with less than 5,000 inhabitants, thus improving the audiovisual cultural offer and promoting these territories as cultural tourist destinations.
– The festival begins in the capital of the Axarquia on October 7th and will continue with an itinerant programme in the eight municipalities which, in addition to Vélez-Málaga, are Almáchar, El Borge, Moclinejo, Benamargosa, Benamocarra, Macharaviaya and Iznate.
– It runs until 22 October and will be screened in the squares, streets and churches of these municipalities films created within the framework of the Axarquia Rural Film School as well as other selected short films of fiction, documentary and animation; all first works or second works of students and emerging filmmakers from all over Spain that can be enjoyed free of charge in open-air public spaces.
– The closing gala will be held on the 22nd of October in the town of Almáchar, where the works awarded by the juries will be announced and the prizes in the different competition sections will be presented.
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-teatro-del-carmen-de-velez-malaga-inaugura-el-7-de-octubre-la-primera-edicion-de-la-axarquia-festival-de-cine/
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Flamenco Concert- Nerja: Sat Oct 1st, 8pm
Flamenco de Raiz feat. Antonio Guerra
Nerja Cultural Center. Tel 902646289
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Electric Light Orchestra tribute concert: Elosphera band
Sat Oct 1st, doors open 20:30, show 21:30. Tix €20 adv, €25 door.
Auditorium de Benalmadena. Res 633 647 260
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IM Pulse, a Pink Floyd tribute: On Sale Now
Sat Oct 29th, 21:30. La Cochera Cabaret
Avenida de los Guindos 19, 29004 Málaga. +34 952 24 66 68 FB
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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre
– Neutral color corner sofa, with headrests recline and seat cushion also extend. Two small repairs on cushions. Measurements – Width 254 cms. Length: 145cms. Price 180€
contact Jackie / nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com
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For Sale: DVD / VHS recorder with remote control and wires, Loewe brand. You can transform VHS to DVD. Use it to watch VHS or DVD of course you can record also. It gives an excellent quality.
Only used once. Paid 380 Euros. Selling for 140 Euros.
Can meet and deliver around Nerja, Torrox, Cómpeta.
Maria, Torrox. WhatsApp: +34-626683359.
mariaispanien@hotmail.com
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For Sale: Brand New Gre Ladder, still in box €75
Call Erika, Torrox 635149472 Will meet.
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For Sale: Mattress. €50. King size, Silent Night memory foam mattress, very comfortable. Very good, clean condition. Email for photos. Susan, Venta baja
Email: sueespltd@ gmail.com
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Wanted: Long Term Rental Torrox El Campo. Responsible, mature and quiet Scandinavian woman looking for independent “smaller” Country House near the village of Torrox with mountain/sea views and nice outdoor space. Looking for “permanent” (years) home. ES resident, non smoker and no pets. 1-2 bedrooms depending on size/ price. Can be semi furnished / non furnished. Can provide recommendations and proof of income. Can be from now or later. Approx 500/600€ + utility.
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Please contact: khm4mail@gmail.com
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Closing “The Frock Exchange”- Nerja: Sadly after 32 years The Frock Exchange in Castilla Perez will be closing the doors for the last time, Thursday 29th.
Please call in and grab yourself a bargain or just say Adios. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your custom and more importantly your friendship over the years. Andrea, Nerja
Tel No 650750641
Submitted by Trev, skoorbtrev AT gmail D0T com
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News & Articles
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{ Translations by www.DeepL.com/Translator }
SPAIN
If You Don’t Approve of Sex Education in Classroom, You Must “enjoy the bodies of boys, girls and women without their sexual consent,” Says Secretary of State for Equality, Angela Rodriguez:
{Translation, summary}
– The Secretary of State for Equality, Ángela Rodríguez, defended sex education in the classroom on Tuesday, and said that those who are bothered by it are those who “enjoy the bodies of boys, girls and women without their sexual consent.”
– Rodríguez made this statement during her appearance before the Senate Equality Committee in response to statements made by the minister Irene Montero last week on the right to receive affective-sexual education, which representatives from the conservative Vox and Ciudadanos parties interpreted as her having defended relations with children.
-In this sense, she emphasized that this education serves to explain at school that it is right to treat well and wrong to treat badly, to learn about emotions, contraception and consent because, in her opinion, it is the only possible way to understand “how to have a consensual sexual relationship”. (Controversial topics like the new “gender options” are also included, drawing the ire of some parents. And this is how the Spanish Secretary of State for Equality publicly replies to concerned parents? -Ed. ) Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1083444/igualdad-afirma-que-la-educacion-sexual-molesta-a-quien-disfruta-del-sexo-no-consentido/
ANDALUCIA
New rules for ride-hailing companies in Andalucía- no waiting outside stations and hotels, tests for drivers and fare controls:
– The regional government says the regulations have been designed to enable companies such as Uber, Cabify and Bolt to operate while also protecting the taxi sector, but neither is happy.
– The Junta de Andalucía has approved new regulations that will enable ride-hailing companies such as Uber, Cabify and Bolt to continue operating within towns and cities from 1 October. If it had not done so, the vehicles would only have been able to transport passengers between towns and not within the same municipality.
– The regulations restrict the ride-hailing firms in order to protect the taxi sector, which sees them as unfair competition. The drivers will not be able to pick up passengers from busy areas such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, hotels and shopping centres unless pre-booked and clients will no longer be able to use the geo-location system to see where a vehicle is before booking it. Photo: francis silva. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/junta-andalucia-approves-20220927172040-nt.html
COSTA DEL SOL
Firefighters manage to stabilise Mijas wildfire: The Andalusian forest fire fighting brigade, Infoca, has reported that the blaze that broke out in the Entrerríos area of Mijas on Tuesday afternoon, 27 September, has been stabilised. The blaze was reported at around 1.45pm and three helicopters, supported by 68 forest firefighters, three operations technicians and two environmental officers were deployed to the area. The blaze was reported to have been stabilised at 3pm. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/mijas-fuengirola/helicopters-specialist-firefighters-20220927143038-nt.html
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
Velez-Malaga declared an area of great tourist affluence for the purposes of extending business hours: {Translation, summary}
– The territorial scope will be the entire municipality and the periods covered will be Easter (from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, both included) and the summer period from 1 to 30 September this year and from 1 June to 30 September from 2023. It will remain in force indefinitely, as long as the circumstances that led to the declaration are maintained. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-boja-publica-la-resolucion-que-declara-velez-malaga-zona-de-gran-afluencia-turistica-a-efectos-de-horarios-comerciales/
EUROPE
Europe investigates ‘attacks’ on Russian gas pipelines to Europe:
– Europe was investigating on Tuesday what Germany, Denmark and Sweden said were attacks which had caused major leaks into the Baltic Sea from two Russian gas pipelines at the centre of an energy standoff. But it remained far from clear who might be behind the leaks that were first reported on Monday or any foul play, if proven, on the Nord Stream pipelines that Russia and European partners spent billions of dollars building.
– German Economy Minister Robert Habeck told business leaders the leaks were due to targeted attacks on the infrastructure and Berlin now knew for sure “that they were not caused by natural occurrences or events or material fatigue.” Sweden’s and Denmark’s prime ministers said the leaks were clearly caused by deliberate actions, with information suggesting likely sabotage, while Poland’s premier blamed sabotage, without citing evidence. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/mystery-gas-leaks-hit-major-russian-undersea-gas-pipelines-europe-2022-09-27/
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Moscow’s proxies in occupied Ukraine regions claim landslide votes to join Russia: 27/09/2022
– Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine reported huge majorities on Tuesday in favour of becoming part of Russia after five days of voting in so-called referendums that Kyiv and the West have denounced as a sham.
– Hastily arranged votes had taken place in four areas – the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, and to the south Zaporizhzhia and Kherson – that make up about 15% of Ukrainian territory.
– Luhansk authorities said 98.5% of people there had voted to join Russia, based on 69% of ballots counted. In Zaporizhzhia, a Russian-appointed official put the figure at 93.1 % with the count now completed. while in Kherson the “yes” vote was running at more than 87%, according to the head of the voting committee. Russia’s Tass news agency said 93.95% in Donetsk region had voted in favour, with nearly 32% of the ballots counted. Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220927-live-kremlin-proxies-in-ukraine-hold-last-day-of-discredited-referendums
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Number of People Living in Germany Exceeded 84 Million for the First Time:
– Destatis pointed out that such an extensive growth of the population was recorded only in 1992 when borders opened in eastern Europe and in 2015 when a high number of migrants left their country to reach Germany.
– “The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that following German reunification, such extensive population growth was recorded only in 1992 (+700,000), when borders had been opened in eastern Europe and war was waged in Yugoslavia, and in 2015, when migrants fled to Germany (+978,000). For comparison,” the statement of Destatis reads. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/number-of-people-living-in-germany-exceeded-84-million-for-the-first-time/
TRAVEL NEWS
Canada to lift all COVID-19 restrictions for travelers entering the country:
– Travelers, regardless if they’re Canadian citizens or not, will no longer have to submit public health information through an application the government launched for travelers before or after they enter the country, provide proof of vaccination, go through pre- or on-arrival testing, quarantine or isolate, or monitor and report if they’ve developed COVID-19 symptoms when arriving in Canada, the country’s public health agency said.
– Additionally, the Canadian government said travelers will no longer be required to wear masks on planes and trains, adding that it strongly recommends people “wear high-quality and well-fitted masks during their journeys.” Full article: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/canada-lift-covid-19-restriction-travelers-entering-country/story?id=90538082
HEALTH
Private Physicians Complaints Against Insurers Likely To Drive Up Private Medical Insurance Rates, Doctors Asking 145 percent Increase In Fees For Services: {Translation}
– Doctors in private health care are on a “war footing” with insurance companies. Members of the Andalusian Council of Medical Associations speak of a “critical” situation, with “indecent” conditions and fees.
– The self-employed doctors who have opted for the private sector are demanding that the insurers sit down to negotiate and are asking for a 145 percent increase in fees. According to the president of the Andalusian Council of Medical Associations, Antonio Aguado, the companies continue to pay “prices similar to those of 30 years ago”. For example, they charge “around seven euros for the first consultation, half that for the second and nothing for the third, but we have to continue to provide care because we owe it to our patients”. “They take advantage of the doctors,” said Alfonso Carmona, spokesman for Free Practice for the Andalusian Council of Medical Associations.
– Complaints are also made about the long working hours “in order to have a decent salary” and the contractual conditions. “In the private sector I don’t have holidays, if I leave I stop producing,” says Carmona, like any other self-employed worker, “and we don’t have the right to maternity or sick leave either, if I break a leg and am off work for three weeks not a penny comes into my house; I go out if I have insurance, which has to be paid for.
– José Luis Perea, secretary general of the Association of Self-Employed Workers, has indicated that not only do they want “decent” rates, but also that with the improvement in conditions “a better quality of care is allowed and patient safety is not compromised; at the end of the private sector we cannot make a public sector two, with queues and delays”.
– The Spanish government and the Andalusian regional government are asked to “take action” and mediate with the insurers.
– In Andalusia, 13,118 doctors work in private health care. In Malaga there are 4,073, the third Spanish city with the most doctors in the private sector. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1083333/los-medicos-privados-contra-las-aseguradoras/
SPORTS
Football News- Spain beat Portugal 1-0 in Nations League finals as Czechs go down: Alvaro Morata’s late goal earned Spain a 1-0 win in Portugal and the last place in the UEFA Nations League finals on Tuesday, while the Czech Republic were relegated from the top tier after losing in Switzerland.
– Portugal, winners of the inaugural Nations League in 2019, needed just a point in Braga to finish top of Group A2 but dropped to second as Morata tapped in Nico Williams’ header on 88 minutes.
– Spain join the Netherlands, Italy and Croatia in the finals which are scheduled for June next year.
– Switzerland, who beat Spain 2-1 in Zaragoza on Saturday, were indebted to goalkeeper Yann Sommer as he saved a second-half penalty to preserve victory over the Czechs. Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220927-spain-pip-portugal-to-nations-league-finals-as-czechs-go-down
TECH
Apple Watch mistake: Encouraged by Apple’s promotional material for the Apple Watch Series 7, and the ruggedness of the display, this researcher decided to not put it in a case. So how durable is the Ion-X glass? In his experience, not very. Full article:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-made-a-huge-apple-watch-mistake/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
SPACE
This is when you can next see the strange stream of lights in the night sky that appeared on Sunday:
– These lights were Starlink satellites which had been launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. They are being sent up to space in groups of around 50 at a time, and the intention is to have 4,000 there in total to provide internet coverage over the entire world including the most remote areas.
– Anyone who is sorry not to have seen the lights on that occasion may have another chance soon. Astrophysicist José María Madiedo, the chief researcher at the Smart Project, has said that another launch is being planned from Cape Cañaveral in Florida on 30 September. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/space-x-launch-20220927121445-nt.html
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Watch as a fireball from an asteroid flew over Nerja in the early hours of this morning: A fireball hurtled across the Malaga night sky in the province in the early hours of this Tuesday morning, after entering the Earth’s atmosphere at 60,000 kilometres an hour and travelling almost parallel to the ground. This one passed over El Madroño in Jaén province at a height of 89 kilometres at 2.44am, and then headed south-east and ended up 78 kilometres above the Mediterranean, at a vertical point four kilometres from Nerja. In total, the fireball travelled 112 kilometres before extinguishing. Full article:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/fireball-from-asteroid-nerja-20220927114238-nt.html & VIDEO LINK
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