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PUBLIC HOLIDAY: Monday, May 1st is Labour Day, A national public holiday. The next national public holiday after that is Tuesday, August 15th, Assumption of Mary.
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Coín celebrates its Spring Festival from April 28 to May 3: See all programming and concerts at this website, in English. This link should work, just click it, it is a google translate link.
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Clarence Jazz Club: Special International Jazz Day Weekend
– Thursday 10:00 pm Jazz Jam Session
– Friday 10:00 pm Benny Sharoni Quartet (Jazz)
– Saturday 10:00 pm Andrew Baker (Modern Jazz)
– Sunday 8:00 pm Fran Molina “World Champs Trio” (Jazz Fusion Flamenco)
Information and tickets on our website www.clarencejazzclub.com or in the club.
Clarence Jazz Club
Calle Danza Invisible 8, CP 29620 Torremolinos (Málaga)
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The Jacksons Live: Marbella Arena on July 27.
Rock Lounge and Hard Rock Hotel present one of the most successful groups in music history, The Jacksons, they will be performing all of their most famous hits in Marbella this Summer, with a full backing band and classic songs including “ABC”, “Blame It On The Boogie”, “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)”.
Tickets on sale now at rocklounge.com and ticketmaster.es.
For info and boxes call: +34 711 033 800 FB
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On Sale NOW- Niña Pastori concert: Sat, 23 Sep, 22:00
Auditorio Municipal Cortijo de Torres, Malaga
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CAMINO 343: Getaway break in the Spanish mountains
– Come and visit Casacamino343 in Valle De Abdalajis in the mountains of Malaga, set in ancient Olive Groves.
– Formerly known as Casa Magel, we have moved to the other side of the village and now offer a large 5 bedroomed house. 4 bedrooms have en suite/private bedrooms. There is a spacious living room, with English TV channels and in the winter a cozy pellet heater. The dining room is also spacious with seating for 10+. There is a fully fitted kitchen, plenty of outside space with a terrace and garden with fruit trees and we are in the process of putting in a pool. Lovely views.
– Our rooms are all individually decorated and furnished to a good standard. One bedroom is on the ground floor so ideal for the less agile. There is also a honesty bar with beer, wine & soft drinks or bring your own.
– We are in an easy drive of lots of interesting places.
The Wolf park / Camino Del Rey El Chorro / Lakes of Ardales
Bodego Gross Hermanos / Antequera / Ancient Dolmans
El Torcal / Convento Magdalena
– We are offering a special 3 night stay with a full DIY breakfast package and on one night (TBA) a delicious 4 course meal with wine. At a cost from 185€ for a couple staying in a double en suite/private room with all other amenities. Great for a group of friends or come and meet new people.
– We are 1 hour drive from Malaga and Costa Del Sol and 1.45 mins from Torrox.
– Our typical Spanish Pueblo (village) is a kilometer away and we are a good 15 min walk to the excellent, reasonably priced restaurant Los Antanores.
– We have a strong internet & Wifi signal.
– The whole house is available as a holiday let for 1.000€ a week or by the room for 60€ per night minimum stay 2 nights with breakfast pack.
– You a can visit our website at: www.casacamino343.com
Contact Maggie on +34 722879503 / +34 632298062
email: casacamino343@yahoo.com
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BKB Property Services:
We are a local couple near Lake Vinuela with many years property management and maintenance experience, both here and in the U.K.
We offer an all in-house service for your holiday home, rental property or permanent home.
*Holiday and rental property management*
Cleaning and laundry / Changeovers
Welcome packs / Meet and greet
Key holding / Home checks
Inventories / Home styling
*General property and garden maintenance*
Flatpack assembly and installation (including kitchens)
Shelving / Curtain rails
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Small building projects / General DIY
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Contact us now for a free consultation & estimate
Tel/WhatsApp: 617 612 916 or 711 003 171
Email: casabandk@gmail.com
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Mobile Hairdresser: Hi, my name is Jenny and I’d like to introduce myself. I am a fully qualified mobile hairdresser with over 13 years experience. Appointments now being taken for Torrox and surrounding areas and NOW also Periana, Vinuela and surrounding areas. WhatsApp, private message or call for an appointment in your own home or chat about what you would like.
Tel or WhatsApp 622690133,
Email jmainwood01 @ gmail dot com (no spaces)
Jenny, Periana
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For Sale: Hauck Travel Cot, Mattress and Fitted Sheet €45 – all three items sold together.
– The cot is the Hauck “Sleep n Play” which folds into a rectangular tube shape for transportation and storage.
– The mattress is also by Hauck “Fun For Kids” and folds into a handy nylon and mesh carrying bag.
– The quilted Hauck “Bed Me” fitted sheet is a beige colour and we’ve kept it in its original thick plastic bag when not in use.
All three items are clean, have had little use by our visiting grandchild who has now outgrown them; they come from a smoke and pet-free home.
More photos available by email or WhatsApp upon request.
Anne in Caleta anneconti1956@outlook.com
Tel/WhatsApp 0044 7970 841678
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For Sale: Excursion Pro K1 Kayak (inflatable). Brand: Intex. €150
Used only once. 1 Person capacity
Includes Oars and High-output pump
Weight capacity 220 lbs. Built with durable 30ga vinyl
Approximate inflated size 10ft x 3ft x 1ft 6in
Comes with a carry bag.
Lynne (Competa). Happy to meet Torrox/Competa/Nerja etc
Tel: 649 307 966 Email lynnepart AT gmail DOT com
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For Sale: Four lamp shades, two white, one grey, and one glittery gold. All new and wrapped €5 each.
Rita, Torrox Costa. email: i1p2o3h@gmail.com
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For Sale: BMAX B3 Mini PC, replace that old bulky tower PC with small, convenient, and powerful miniPC, that can do everything a tower can.
Brand New, Set Up & Upgraded
Win 11 Pro v22H2
Processor: Intel QuadCore N5095 @ 2GHz Base / 2.9GHz Burst
RAM 8Gb + M2/SSD 256Gb (system) + Pro-Grade 256Gb SDcard (data)
Wifi 2.4/5, Bluetooth 5.
4x USB3, 2x HDMI, Ethernet, audio mini plug, card reader
Intel 11th Gen UHD graphics, simultaneous dual large display supported.
Display note: This model is HDMI only, it has no VGA port, to use old VGA monitors (15 pin blue plug) you’ll need an adapter.
€280 cash. Includes new USB cable UK Logitech keyboard & HP mouse.
Buyer collects. Naythan, Torrox Costa
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com
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SPAIN
Netflix loses more than a million users in Spain after the end of the shared account: {Translation, summary}
– Netflix has lost more than one million users in Spain since it implemented “paid account sharing” in early February, a measure that is not very popular among subscribers but on which the company has pinned its hopes to increase its revenue and user base.
– In early February Netflix announced the end of shared accounts in Spain, a practice that allowed friends and family to use the same account to share expenses, preferably activating the subscription that offers the most advantages, sharing the cost among the participants. In exchange, it introduced a new modality: paid sharing, i.e., a user can add several additional profiles to his subscription, of people who do not live together in the household, paying a certain amount for them.
– “The loss of some users was to be expected, but losing more than 1 million subscribers in just over a month has important consequences for Netflix and will influence its decision to continue with its worldwide measure,” commented analysis firm Kantar.
Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/portaltic/internet/noticia-netflix-pierde-mas-millon-usuarios-espana-fin-cuenta-compartida-20230426124307.html
ANDALUCIA
Andalusia, second community with the most squatting cases in the first quarter of 2023 with 594 cases: {Translation, summary}
– Criminal offences for ‘squatting’ of dwellings have fallen by 11% nationally in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period of the previous year, and Catalonia continues to lead the way with 1,673 cases, 42% of the total, ahead of Andalusia, in second place in this statistic with 594 criminal offences.
– According to data from the Ministry of the Interior’s Crime Statistics System consulted by Europa Press, as of 31 March, 3,898 criminal offences related to property occupations had been recorded in Spain, compared to 4,385 cases in the first quarter of 2022. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/andalucia-segunda-comunidad-okupaciones-primer-trimestre-2023-20230425174626-nts.html
MALAGA
Spring with 35 degrees in Malaga: The interior of the province receives the worst of the ‘heat wave’:
{Translation, summary} 26 Abril, 2023 20:16
– Waiting for the more than likely arrival of terral the weekend, in the province of Malaga it’s the inland municipalities that are suffering the most from this unusual heat episode. The maximum recorded this Wednesday, April 26, according to data from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), are the 35 degrees reached in Alora at 15:00 hours. For the second consecutive day this town in the Guadalhorce Valley marks one of the maximums of Andalusia, after reaching 36 degrees on Tuesday.
– The record of maximum temperatures indicate that the entire interior of the province of Malaga has far exceeded 30 degrees. Alora (35), Fuente de Piedra (34.6), Coin (34.2) and Alpandeire (33.9) are the four localities with higher records, but also Antequera or Ronda have passed the limit of 30, as well as Benahavis.
– Meanwhile, in the coastal municipalities still breathe some fresh air. In Malaga capital the highest temperature has been recorded at the station of the Meteorological Center, with 27 degrees, and around the port, for example, has been around 23. Marbella and Torremolinos have not passed 25 and 26, respectively. As for the eastern coast, Rincon de la Victoria, Velez-Malaga and Nerja have been around 28 degrees. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/Primavera-grados-Malaga-interior-provincia-calor_0_1787523236.html
NERJA
The mayor of Nerja is acquitted for the landfill case: {Translation}
– The Court Criminal number 15 of Malaga has acquitted the mayor of Nerja , José Alberto Armijo (PP), and six businessmen for the case of the landfill illegal in that municipality, considering that they did not commit any crime .
– In the sentence, to which Efe has had access, the judge considers that not only did they not commit a crime but also when they set a specific point in the municipal area where to deposit solid waste from construction, at a time of urban boom, it was positive .
– “Because it involved the disappearance of rubbish dumps that existed right at the entrance to the municipal area and within the urban centre itself, such as in the neighbourhood of Los Poetas, of which there are no remains, and there are even buildings in that place,” specified in the court decision.
– The trial began on October 17 of last year and in February 2023 it was seen for sentencing after the prosecutor requested two years in prison and 18 months of disqualification for the mayor and nine months in jail for the businessmen.
– The prosecutor during the trial maintained that it was José Alberto Armijo himself, as mayor in 1998, who authorized the exploitation of this old quarry, located in the Río de la Miel area, as a landfill. And that he authorized it, repeatedly ignoring the numerous letters that warned him of the illegality and danger of this landfill located on land with special protection due to its natural values in the vicinity of the Chillar River and the Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park.
– The landfill, which was closed by order of the Junta de Andalucía and Seprona in September 2016 after 16 years of operation, occupied 36,000 square meters in the protected area of the Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Natural Park.
– The councillor always maintained his innocence and this Wednesday, after learning of the acquittal, he expressed his satisfaction and assured that they only wanted to restore a quarry that was in the municipality, “it has been shown that at no time was there contamination or risk or serious danger to the environment.”
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/Absuelven-alcalde-Nerja-caso-vertedero_0_1787522407.html
SPACE
Physical explanation of the ‘dragon’s backbone’ seen on Mars- Do you buy it?: {Translation}
– NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars captured on its ascent of Mount Sharp a curious shape on the ground that has been compared to a row of shark teeth or the spine of a half-buried dragon.
– The image was taken April 1 by the rover’s Mastcam camera. Astrobiologist Nathalie A. Cabrol stated, “I’ve been studying Mars for 20 years, and it’s the most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen.”
– On its Twitter account, the Curiosity rover mission has now released a physical explanation for this image. “When ancient groundwater flowed here on Mars, it carried minerals that hardened the rock in some places more than others. Later, winds eroded the rock, leaving behind these ‘funky’ shapes.”
– Curiosity has previously captured examples of these whimsical shapes created on the Martian surface by wind erosion.
Sources, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/ciencia/misiones-espaciales/noticia-explicacion-fisica-espinazo-dragon-visto-marte-20230426132836.html
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https://www.europapress.es/ciencia/misiones-espaciales/noticia-curiosity-topa-roca-pinchos-marte-20220609102651.html
CULTURE
Down syndrome doll joins ‘inclusive’ Barbie community: US toy manufacturer Mattel has unveiled its latest Barbie doll, representing a person with Down syndrome. It’s the latest move from the company that’s been working to diversify the Barbie line after being criticised for promoting unrealistic beauty standards. Other toy makers have taken a similar approach. People with disabilities say that seeing dolls that look like them is empowering and can help make society more inclusive. Photo: pragativadi. Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/science/20230426-down-syndrome-doll-joins-inclusive-barbie-community
OTHER
Weed Kills- Singapore executes man convicted in plot to smuggle 1 kg of cannabis: Singapore on Wednesday executed a man convicted of drug trafficking, a representative for his family said, despite pleas from his relatives and activists for clemency. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, had been convicted for abetting the trafficking in 2013 of more than 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of cannabis, double the threshold for the death penalty in the city-state, which is known for its tough laws on narcotics. Kokila Annamalai, a Singapore-based rights activist representing the family, confirmed Suppiah had been executed by hanging after the president had rejected pleas for clemency on the eve of the execution. Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230426-singapore-executes-man-convicted-over-plot-to-smuggle-1-kg-of-cannabis
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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
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/
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