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Nerja History Group (NHG):
Meeting this Friday 10th February with guest speaker Ramon Morrel Giving a presentation, “The History of the Masons in Spain”
The meeting will start at 11.00 am with access from 10.30 am
The Cultural Centre, Calle Granada, Nerja.
Your contribution of 6 euros towards costs will be greatly appreciated and the correct money will be really helpful.
For more information contact:
Christina Sinclair, Co-ordinator Nerja History Group
687602057 ; email: nerjahistorygroup@yahoo.com
www.nerjahistorygroup.com
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The Magic Trio in concert: Sat, 11th February, Chaplin Café, at 8 pm. (Dana Andrews vocals, Gianni Piras acoustic guitar, Aki Riihimäki electric guitar). A dash of jazz, soul, blues that takes the audience on a fantastic journey around the world.
Chaplin Café, Avenida del Faro (Tore Tore) Torre del Mar
dana10marzo AT gmail D0T com
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Dukes Sunday Lunch- Torrox Costa: 12/2/23
Booking required, service starts from 1pm
Menu choices required upon booking.
Please contact us on +34 603 721 258 or message us on Facebook
Av Garcia Penalver BLQ 79 (east side), Torrox Costa 29793
Near the bus station, around the corner from the laundry.
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Caleta de Vélez Carnival 2023: Friday, 17 Feb
The registration of costumes will be from 4:00 p.m., with the parade starting at 5:00 p.m. on the esplanade of Colonias del Puerto III
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Almayate Carnival 2023: Saturday, 18 Feb
Registration will begin at 4:30 p.m. at CEIP Juan Paniagua , and at 5:30 p.m. the parade will begin that will go through practically the entire town. Arrival at the school is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and the awards ceremony will take place around 8:00 p.m.
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II Ruta de la Tapa- Torrox: 10 Feb – 5 Mar 2023
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SPAIN
With work, but still in ‘the nest’: only 16% of those under 30 have emancipated: {Translation, summary}
– Fewer and fewer young people under the age of 30 have managed to emancipate themselves. The high price of rentals, added to the fact that the cost of living has increased and that salaries have not grown in proportion, has made Spain show, in the latest report from the Emancipation Observatory, a slight recovery of the data, which are still terrible: only 15.9% of young people in Spain have managed to become independent (the worst historical figure is 14.9%), far from the 32.1% registered by the European average.
– Emancipated young people in Spain barely exceed one million people (1,096,518), of whom 220,146 live alone (20.08%). This situation has meant that young people, in a hurry to emancipate themselves, have to resort to sharing a flat with strangers. According to this report, carried out by the Youth Council of Spain , 34.5% of those under 30 years of age who are independent use this formula because they cannot do it alone (27.2% of men, 14.7% of women).
– Despite this, the cost remains high: young people allocate, on average, 26.8% of their salary to paying for their room. This is very close to the limit recommended by the Bank of Spain, which stands at 30%, so saving among young people is difficult.
– The employment situation of the youngest does not help to change the trend either. Although the report indicates that the unemployment rate among those under 30 years of age is at its lowest point since 2008 (20.5%, compared to 22%), there is a smaller active population: 54.3% now compared to 67.10% at that time, so that the gross number of young people with work is actually less than before the crisis.
Source, Spanish: https://www.vozpopuli.com/espana/con-trabajo-nido-solo-16-menores-30-anos-emancipado.html
NERJA
Seniors of Nerja and Maro are the stars of Love and Friendship Day, 11 February: {Translation}
– The Plaza de Andalucía will host the first of the events, called “Árboles de Amor” (Trees of Love), on 11 February at noon. There will be a tribute, through images and live music, to four couples from the municipality who have been married for more than fifty years: José García and María Navas, Manuel Reyes and Ana Cabello, Manuel García and María del Pilar Navas, and Antonio Cereto and Ana María Cerezo.
– On 14 February, Valentine’s Day, the theatre show of the elderly will take place in the Sala Mercado at eleven o’clock in the morning. In the afternoon, at five o’clock, a snack will be offered to the elderly of Nerja and Maro in the Cueva de Nerja Restaurant.
– The councillor pointed out that tickets for the snack will be handed out on 9 and 10 February in the Sala Mercado from ten in the morning to one in the afternoon, on presentation of the Nerja Senior Citizen Card. “An activity in which our seniors will enjoy an afternoon of conviviality, with the music of Plácido, and they will be given some gifts,” she said. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/los-mayores-de-nerja-y-maro-protagonistas-del-dia-del-amor-y-la-amistad/
UK
Why you might not be receiving packages from the UK to Spain:
Britain’s Royal Mail is still feeling the after-effects of a cyber attack that left it unable to deliver parcels to Spain, Europe, and other international destinations. As recently as Friday, February 3rd, Royal Mail warned that “Delivery of International items may take slightly longer than usual and customers using Tracked services may notice different tracking information as items leave the UK”.
Full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20230206/why-you-might-not-be-receiving-packages-from-the-uk-to-spain/
SPORTS
Tennis News- Unchanged week in the ATP men’s rankings, Alcaraz, Djokovic and Tsisipas maintain positions: {Translation}
– Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (1), Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz (2) and Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) repeat on the podium in this week’s ATP world rankings, which have barely changed this week.
– After the storm of the first Grand Slam of the season, the rankings keep intact not only the podium, but the top 10 with the Norwegian Casper Ruud, fourth; Andrey Rublev, fifth; the Spanish Rafael Nadal, sixth; the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, seventh; the American Taylor Fritz, eighth; the Danish Holger Rune, ninth; and the Polish Hubert Hurkacz, tenth.
– In addition to Alcaraz and Nadal, the other Spaniards in the top 100 are: Pablo Carreño (15th), Roberto Bautista (24th), Alejandro Davidovich (32nd), Albert Ramos (54th), Jaume Munar (65th), Pedro Martínez (72nd), Bernabé Zapata (76th) and Roberto Carballés (77th). Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/deportes/noticia/5098595/0/semana-sin-cambios-en-la-atp-alcaraz-djokovic-y-tsisipas-mantienen-posiciones/
OTHER
Places most affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: {Translation, summary} A series of catastrophic earthquakes have shaken along the border between Turkey and Syria this Monday, with a first major earthquake of magnitude 7.4 on the Richter scale that has been followed throughout the day by more than 50 aftershocks, some so strong that they have exceeded that magnitude, and have left more than 2,300 deaths, according to data from authorities in both countries. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-mapa-lugares-mas-afectados-terremotos-turquia-siria-20230206171821.html
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Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
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Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
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Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot
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Nerja 952 524 519
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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
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