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Phoenix Club: Our social club is open, so drop in for a coffee and a chat, or browse our books at 4 for €1. We also have a selection of DVDs/CDs and Jigsaws at various prices.
***Trips***
June
2nd – Trip to Gib €20pp includes €1 for the driver Do remember that we have just 3 pick ups usually and we return from Gib at 16.30
13th – Trip to Fuengirola Market – come and bag a bargain at this huge market.
22nd – Visit to the Wolf Park in Antequera Price €25pp includes guided tour, coach and drivers gratuity
July
7th – Trip to Gib €20pp includes €1 for the driver Do remember that we have just 3 pick ups usually and we return from Gib at 16.30
21st – A visit to Plaza Mayor and IKEA €15pp
August
4th – Trip to Gib €20pp includes €1 for the driver Do remember that we have just 3 pick ups usually and we return from Gib at 16.30
15th – Almunecar Fireworks – spectacular fireworks every year.
25th – Benalmadena Market and Marina – browse the market then lunch at the Marina, bring some stale bread to feed the fishes.
For further information, please contact Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk for more information or check out our FB page
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Torremolinos XI ‘Ruta del Rock’ schedule: Over 40 artists and bands will participate in the Torremolinos XI ‘Ruta del Rock’ event from May 19 to 21 and from May 26 to 28. In this event, 46 hospitality establishments from the Playamar/Costa Lago, Pinillo, Centro, Carihuela and Los Álamos areas will offer free concerts of different musical genres such as rock, pop, soul, indie, blues or jazz among others, among the 17:00 and 22:00 hours.
See concert program here
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Jazz and world music festival brings virtuoso musicians to Sohail Castle, Fuengirola,: Friday 2 and Saturday 3 June
The two-day festival, part of the Marenostrum summer cultural calendar, will bring together some of the most influential musicians on the European jazz circuit, including Moisés P. Sánchez, who will perform on the Friday. Miryam Latrece, whose intimate style fuses tradition, popular music and folklore, will also perform on the Friday night.
Saturday 3 June sees Maureen Choi Quartet take to the stage. She will be followed by Lucía and Horacio Fumero, father and daughter of a musical saga that weaves ties between jazz and popular music.
Concerts begin at 8pm. Tickets, which cost €27.50 per night, or €44 for both nights, are available from https://marenostrumfuengirola.com/eventos/sohail-jazz/
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36th edition of Jazz on the Coast- Almunecar: July 18-23
The annual Almuñécar Jazz Festival is held at the outdoor amphitheater on the grounds of El Majuelo Park. Concerts at 10:00 p.m. Doors open at 9:00 p.m.
Jazz on the Coast is one of the most respected and internationally awarded jazz events and one of the few festivals that has the European Union quality seal. Tickets go on sale May 23rd. €20 per event, €100 for all 6.
– Tuesday, July 18, Stanley Clarke and his N4 Ever project. (This show will sell out within hours of going on sale)
– Wednesday, July 19, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder
– Thursday, July 20, Lizz Wright
– Friday, July 21, Abdullah Ibrahim Trio
– Saturday, July 22, Superblue: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter
– Sunday, July 23, Ernesto Aurignac Quartet Plays Standards
Info & tix: https://www.jazzgranada.es/festival-jazz-en-la-costa/jazz-costa-venta-de-entradas-2-2/
Note to online ticket buyers: The tickets are sold online thru a Ticketmaster link. Evidently the entire Ticketmaster website blocks users if you have a VPN active or ad-blocker installed. The JazzGranada website mentions that the Ticketmaster website does not work in Firefox browser (due to the built-in tracker-blocker, no doubt). So make sure you are able to connect to the Ticketmaster website before you try to buy tickets, which will sell out fast for some shows. Blocking specific web-browsers from accessing a specific website, and insisting on no VPN or ad-blocker, is a very bad precedent; that’s like telling people that if they want to enter your public drive-in theatre, they must not be driving a Ford, and their car cannot have GPS or extra fog lamps. What happened to the entertainment industry’s obsession with “inclusiveness”? -Ed.
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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 in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue. Here are “before” and “after” pics from my latest job.
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BluCee Real Estate: Are you thinking of selling?
We have sales agreed or completed already this year with Spanish, Hungarian, Belgium, Dutch, German, British and clients from other countries. We do not focus on one nationality WE FOCUS ON SELLING!
At BluCee we go above and beyond for you during the sales process, don’t just take our word for it – see our reviews on Google and Facebook.
Contact us at info@blucee.com or call 771042727 to arrange a meeting.
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We are based in Rincon de la Victoria, now with an office in Nerja, we cover the whole coast line and inland.
BluCee Real Estate are a DigameXtra sponsor so our contact details are shown here every day.
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For Sale: Wardrobe with two drawers 98 x 196cm. Good condition, €20. Buyer collects. Contact Sam, Viñuela. Email: Sam.seabrook70@gmail.com
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For Sale: Beautiful unique sideboard 120x116x40 sell for 250 euros. Godfrey, Competa 604350683
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For Sale: Shelves and storage:
– Tall, black metal shelving unit. 59″ high x 27.5″ wide x 12″ deep. €20
– Two, black Ikea kallax series bookcases. 30″ x 30″ x 15.5″ deep. One for 20€ or both for €35
– Tall, white Ikea storage cabinet with four adjustable shelves. 71″ high x 15.75″ wide x 15.75 deep. €40
All in very good condition. Pick up in Cutar.
Tim/Cutar WhatsApp 634351174
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For Sale, 2 items:
– Moroccan mattresses. Interior sprung cushions ideal for making couch or bench with crates. Very clean and comfortable. Great for dog beds too! 2 x 2300 x 80cm 30€ each 2 for 50€
– Stroller. With cosy inset & sun umbrella 45€ .
Buyer collects. Wendy, Periana area, 25 mins inland from Torre Del Mar. Email: leo1960@hotmail.co.uk
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For Sale: Walking aid. Purchased new in Torre del Mar and used by a 70yr old lady for less than 2 months to successfully aid recovery from a broken hip operation. €40
If the buyer cannot travel I will seriously consider delivering within a reasonable distance at no extra cost. Peter, Lake Vinuela
Email: pdibden@hotmail.com ; Phone: 605826358
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For Rent: Long term rental by owner. Puente don Manuel – Vinuela. 3 bedroom villa, fully furnished, with pool. €800 pcm plus utilities. Available early June. Please email for photos and more information richard@rflower.net
Richard, Alcaucin, Tel 711008418
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FREE: VHS Video Recorder. Not sure if anyone is still watching videos? But we are giving away our Video recorder. It has got a UK plug, and comes with instruction manual. Hardly used, is in very good condition. Free. Sabine, Caleta de Velez (Meet at ALDI). WhatsApp 634721547
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SOLD– For Sale: High-End Tower PC for audio/video editors & gamers
Dell XPS 8700 with Windows 10 (Home, UK, original activation)
Reconditioned & Upgraded. Naythan, Torrox Costa.
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Weekend Trading & Bartering Posts
This section will appear weekly in the Weekend Edition. Deadline Thurs, 6pm.
It is exclusively for trading and bartering of items and services.
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Recommendations & Requests
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Black Silkie Rooster: Hi, we live in Rio Torrox overlooking the valley with views to the Alpujarras, quite remote, a beautiful spot. We have 3 Black Silkie Sisters, one of which is brooding at the moment, so we are looking for some kind person who would lend us a Black Silkie rooster for a short while, possibly as short as an hour!
So we could either meet at the BP garage at the Torrox exit from the 340, and to our Finca, or we could come wherever you live.
We would be over the moon and very grateful if this were possible.
David., Torrox. Tel 625210990 or
email: holisticclinic@gmail.com ; (Stock photo. -Ed)
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People Finder: My large freezer has stopped working although fridge attached is fine. Does anyone have the number of Mick from Rio Gordo(if he’s still working) please? Many thanks, Victoria, Torrox campo. 699600847
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News & Articles
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SPAIN
Food price increases in Spain continue, but not quite as rapidly in April, rising by 13%, compared to 16.5% the previous month:
– National statistics institute (NIE) data published on Friday, 12 May, showed that families continue to pay 13% more for food than a year ago, but the rise is starting to slow down.
– It is the lowest level since June 2022 and is in line with the forecasts of the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, who for months has been confident of a “moderation” in food price hikes as a result of the fall in the cost of raw materials and fertilisers on international markets. But the drought could cause food prices to rise again with harvests already badly affected and the supply of food decreasing.
– Foods where prices rose the most in April were milk (27.6%), olive oil (22.2%), cereals (18.2%), potatoes (16.5%), pork (16.1%) and eggs (15.8%). For yet another month, the product with the strongest increase compared to a year ago is sugar, which soared by 49.6%. Energy continues to fall (-15.6%), as do fuels (-4.3%).
– But the general consumer price index (CPI) level picked up again in April, closing with a rise of 4.1%, compared to 3.3% in March.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/food-price-increases-spain-steadied-april-following-20230512173847-nt.html
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Shock as 44 convicted ETA terrorists to run in elections in Spain’s Basque Country:
– EH Bildu’s decision to run 44 convicted ETA members or associates (including seven imprisoned for murder) as candidates in local elections in the Basque Country has caused uproar across Spain.
– There has been shock and condemnation across Spain after EH Bildu, a Basque political party, presented candidate lists for upcoming local and regional elections that included 44 people convicted of belonging to or collaborating with the Basque separatist terror group ETA.
– Among them, seven were convicted for murder, and each of the 44 has served a prison sentence. EH Bildu is a Basque nationalist, pro-separatist political party active in Basque Country, Navarre, and Burgos. Full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20230511/shock-as-44-convicted-eta-terrorists-to-run-in-elections-in-spains-basque-country
MALAGA
‘Brisa en tu barrio’ (Breeze in your neighbourhood) launches its call for music bands from Malaga and Andalusia: {Translation}
– Next July, every corner of Malaga will enjoy live music in multiple formats thanks to Brisa Festival. Since the birth of this initiative, one of the pillars of its values has been to promote emerging talent through ‘Brisa in your neighbourhood’, a series of free concerts to promote bands from Malaga and other areas of Andalusia.
– This week, through social networks and the official website of Brisa Festival, the call for bands that want to be part of the line-up of ‘Brisa en tu barrio’ has begun. “If you have a band and you compose your own songs, make room in your diary for the month of July, when a new edition of this format will take place. Those interested in participating have all the information at https://www.brisafestival.com/brisaentubarrio/ and on the festival’s social media, say the organisers.
– Brisa en tu barrio’ will take place during the weekends of July and will host dozens of concerts by more than 40 artists, who will perform on stages in Muelle Uno, Parque Héroes del Combate in Teatinos, Auditorio Playa Virginia in El Palo, Parque de Huelin, Tabacalera, Auditorio Eduardo Ocón and other venues that will be revealed in the coming weeks. With this wide-ranging event, Brisa Festival aims to vindicate the quality of the region’s cultural scene while invigorating Malaga’s neighbourhoods.
– In addition to the free programme, Brisa Festival will take place in two other emblematic venues in Malaga. On 6, 7 and 8 July, the Botanical Garden of La Concepción will host concerts by Soleá Morente, Elefantes, La Habitación Roja, Lagartija Nick, El Jose, Melifluo, Alba Lamerced, Rubio Americano and Santero y los Muchachos. The end of the festival will take place on the 21st and 22nd of July in the Plaza de Toros de La Malagueta with live performances by Chambao, Macaco, Love of Lesbian, DePedro, Carlos Sadness, Shinova, Julia Martín and Rosario La Tremendita.
– All the information about Brisa Festival events and ticket sales is available at www.brisafestival.com
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/ocio/Brisa-barrio-convocatoria-bandas-malaguenas-andaluzas_0_1792321106.html
EUROPE
EU will force the removal of gas and diesel boilers in homes before 2035: {Translation, summary}
– In its fight against CO2 emissions, the European Union (EU) has set a date for the end of diesel and gas boilers in heating and air conditioning systems in homes.
– The International Energy Agency (IEA) maintains that heating is responsible for four gigatonnes of CO2 emissions per year, 10% of total global emissions. Thus, the EU recommends that member countries introduce a ban on gas boilers from 2028 in new buildings and phase out the use of heating systems that use fossil fuels in all buildings by 2035, and if this is not possible, in 2040.
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5127538/0/ue-obligara-retirar-antes-calderas-gas-diesel-casas-alternativas/
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Sweden’s Loreen wins Eurovision Song Contest 2023: Sweden has won the 67th Eurovision song contest with Loreen and her song ‘Tattoo’. VIDEO LINK
TRAVEL NEWS
Spain encourages summer travel by slashing youth Interrail ticket prices in half:
– The special discounted passes – which allow travel across thousands of kilometres of European rail network – will be available to Spanish residents aged between 18 and 30.
– The government hopes the plan will “encourage summer travel among young people and to help the recovery of the culture and tourism sector following the pandemic,” according to a statement from the Ministry of Transport.
– The discounts will be valid between 15 June and 15 September.
– Spain has also announced a raft of travel discounts to encourage domestic travel, including 90 per cent reductions on state-run bus ticket prices and some domestic train routes. Full article: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/05/10/spain-encourages-summer-travel-by-slashing-youth-interrail-ticket-prices-in-half
SPORTS
Rafael Nadal turns down wildcard for Bordeaux Challenger ahead of French Open 2023: Former World No. 1 Rafael Nadal has declined a wildcard for the ATP challenger tournament in Bordeaux, which begins next week, ahead of the 2023 French Open.
Full article: https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-rafael-nadal-turns-wildcard-bordeaux-challenger-ahead-french-open-2023
SPACE
Scientists discover 62 new moons around Saturn, raising total to 145, the most in the solar system:
– Jupiter’s brief but glorious reign as the planet with the most moons in our solar system came crashing down this week as scientists confirmed the discovery of 62 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed planet’s total to a whopping 145 moons.
– That’s a decisive leap ahead of Jupiter’s 95 confirmed moons – a total that eclipsed Saturn’s moon count for several months after 12 new moons were officially recognized orbiting Jupiter in late December. Saturn is now the first and only planet in the solar system with more than 100 known moons, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia (opens in new tab) (UBC), who aided in the new discoveries. Full article: https://www.livescience.com/space/saturn/scientists-discover-62-new-moons-around-saturn-raising-total-to-145-the-most-in-the-solar-system
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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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