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Almayate Fair: June 30 to July 2, plus pre-fair info
Four days full of fun, music, gastronomy and tradition.
– Pre-fair. It starts next Thursday, June 29, with the opening of attractions at special prices for all children.
-Friday. The Fair will officially start on Friday, with the switching on of the official lighting, at 9:30 p.m., which will give way to the performances of the “A-Compás Musical” orchestra and ‘Ñ-CLAN’.
– Saturday. At 9:30 pm the “Moliere” orchestra will perform and at 10:30 pm the Miss Visitor will be chosen before the “Moliere” orchestra will play again. The lights will point before midnight to the great performance of the day, with the group ‘DeCai’, and at 01:45 in the morning, Dj Nene will make the young people of the municipality jump. One of the highlights will be the horse trials, a tradition that will take place throughout the afternoon on Saturday.
– Sunday. On Sunday at noon there will be a FIT KIT exhibition by the Fit-Axarquia club. At 12:30 p.m. there will be a Taekwondo event by the Buda sports club. After the election of Miss and Mister Mayores and the performance of the Coro Rociero Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Almayate, the Brotherhood of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Almayate and the Brotherhood of the Virgen del Carmen de Almayate will prepare the traditional popular paella. Lunch will be enlivened by the “A-Compás Musical” orchestra. At 10:30 p.m. there will be a new musical performance, the tribute to ‘Estopa, Fuente de Energía’ to conclude the fair. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/almayate-organiza-una-feria-repleta-de-musica-para-todas-las-edades-y-con-un-guino-a-sus-tradiciones/
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Torremolinos Folk Festival XII: Saturday, July 1.
– 8pm. Folk groups will gather in Plaza de la Nogalera
– 8:30pm. Parade through Torremolinos’ streets
– 9:30pm. Live performances at Plaza Pablo Ruiz Picasso
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For Sale, 3 items:
– China coffee pot set 21 piece. 220 euros o.n.o
– Child’s jungle print push chair with canopy – new. 20 euros
– Maxicosi car seat – weight up to 9.8kgs. Used. 20 euros
WhatsApp messages only. No calls please
Nikki, Puente Don Manuel, on 605673976
Email: niknox16@gmail.com
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For Sale: High-End Tower PC for audio/video editors & gamers on a budget. Huge hard drive, massive RAM, fast processor, System SSD.
Dell XPS 8700 with Windows 10 (Home, UK, original activation)
Used. Excellent condition, low hours. Full maintenance service by DoctorLaptop.
32Gb RAM, pro-grade, high speed
Intel i7 4770- 3.4GHz base / 3.9GHz Turbo, quad core
System drive- Samsung pro-grade 240Gb M2 SSD
Data drive- Seagate pro-grade 3Tb (3000Gb, 7200rpm. 6Gb/s)
Upgraded video card- Radion R9 200 series with HDMI + DP + 2x DVI outputs. Dual display support. (No VGA port)
Network- Ethernet, Wifi 2.4/5, Bluetooth
Optical Drive- DVD-RW with Blu-ray
Front- 19-in-1 card reader + 2x USB3
Top- 2x USB2 + phones + mic
Back- 4x USB3 + 2x USB2 + 6 port audio
Includes new business grade wired UK keyboard & mouse.
Note- Fair Warning: Windows 10 goes obsolete in mid-October 2025. This processor is not on the Windows 11 list of compatible processors. Windows 11 could be installed using a common hack, but hacked versions of Windows 11 may not receive security updates.
€450. Buyer collects, cash only. 30 day “test-drive” cash back guaranty.
Naythan, Torrox Costa. Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com
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Wanted: One seater inflatable kayaks. Michele, Nerja.
Contact michele.bond@rocketmail.com
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News & Articles
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SPAIN
Mask Update- The government delays the definitive withdrawal of face masks in pharmacies and health centres:
{Translation, summary}
– The Minister of Health, José Miñones, admitted on Monday that the definitive withdrawal of the obligatory use of face masks in health centres, hospitals, pharmacies and other social and health centres will not be dealt with tomorrow in the Council of Ministers and, therefore, will take some more time to come into force. Speaking to journalists in Santiago de Compostela, the Health Minister did not give a specific date for this measure to take place, although he said that it will be implemented “as soon as possible”.
– Miñones emphasised that “it is very important to inform correctly that the withdrawal of masks is not currently authorised.” Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5141630/0/gobierno-retrasa-retirada-definitiva-mascarillas-farmacias-centros-sanitarios/
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Phasing Out Cash- Spain is the first eurozone country to ban rental payment in cash:
-Spain’s new Housing Law includes a little-known clause which prevents tenants from paying their rent to landlords in cash, with some exceptions.
– Spain’s Ley de Vivienda came into force on May 18th, with far-reaching changes for tenants and landlords across the country. But one clause which initially escaped the headlines, regarding the method of rental payment, is now proving controversial.
– According to the new law, it is no longer legal for renters to pay landlords in cash, as the newly implemented legislation states that the rent must be paid “by electronic means”. In other words, tenants can’t put cash in an envelope and hand it to their landlord, it has to be a bank transfer with a digital footprint.
– The only exception to the rule is when either renter or landlord “do not have a bank account or access to electronic payment means”.
– The decision means that Spain is the first eurozone country to ban rental payment in cash, “en metálico” as they say in Spanish.
– “All this is being done under the premise of transparency, but they’re limiting rights. This rule could be in direct conflict with the amendment of the Law in Defence of Consumers and Users approved last year which establishes the possibility or the right of paying in cash”, Marín, delegate for leading Spanish consumer watchdog OCU argued, adding that cash “should not be associated with being a dirty means of payment”.
– The ban on rent paid in cash also potentially clashes with this legislation, as any rent under €1,000 can purportedly be paid in cash according to this other pre-existing law.
Full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20230619/explained-the-changes-to-how-rent-can-be-paid-in-spain
COSTA DEL SOL
What Tourism Boom? Costa del Sol hotels start to offer deals as summer bookings slow:
– {Evidently all those articles in local news sources about how hotels are booked to capacity all summer, and a fab recovery to beyond pre-Covid levels, were only wishful thinking. Anyone who has walked along the beach on a recent weekend night can tell you that most of the Costa is still dreadfully lacking in terms of foreign tourists. Only the prime areas, Marbs/Estapona, are busy. There are beach bars in Torrox Costa that didn’t even bother to open for Noche del San Juan last weekend! That would have been unheard of before Covid. -Ed.}
– Some hotels on the Costa del Sol are starting to offer deals in a bid to revive demand after bookings slowed down in mid-May and have not picked up. Hotels have attributed the slow-down in bookings to the final stretch of the academic year, and uncertainty about final grades, as well as the general elections, which were pushed forward and will now be held on 23 July.
– The Aehcos association of hoteliers of the Costa del Sol confirmed it was starting to see a trickle of (discounted) offers for July in hotels on the Costa del Sol, and that the rate of sales is not recovering. In its latest report, hotel occupancy levels are below those of last year for July and August. Although the association expects to update the data this week, it was at the start of June when Aehcos raised the alarm about the slowdown in bookings, warning that the rate of demand for July and August is between 10 and 14% below that recorded last year.
– Founder of the MS Hotels chain, Miguel Sanchez, said a drop in demand, especially from Spaniards, has been noticeable in the past two or three weekends. “We have had a very good start to the year, a good summer is expected, but the pace of sales reflects the uncertainty of families due to the high impact of inflation,” he said. The situation does not look like it will improve anytime soon. Just last Thursday, the Euribor climbed to 4.11%, which is a new record not seen since 2008, when the great recession and subsequent financial crisis started to threaten. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/costa-sol-hotels-start-offer-deals-summer-20230626132210-nt.html
MIJAS
Declared- fire in Mijas: {Translation} 26/6/23 16:54
– A fire broke out this Friday in the Malaga town of Mijas, where troops mobilized by the Infoca Plan are already acting to extinguish it. Two units, a group of forest firefighters, an operations technician and an environmental agent have been mobilized to the place of the fire. They also point out that air and ground resources are acting at the site to try to put out the fire, specifically a heavy super puma helicopter and a fire engine. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-declarado-incendio-mijas-malaga-20230626165402.html
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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
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/
Spain National News in English, El Pais: https://elpais.com/elpais/inenglish.html
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
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