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August: Monday, August 28th
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Los Puertas Fair (Velez Malaga): August 25 to 27
– Friday the 25th, with the inauguration at 9:00 p.m
– Saturday, the opening of the Fair at 12:00. Children’s entertainment is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. From 00.30 hours, it will be the moment of the performance of the group ‘Play’ and the performance of a DJ.
– Sunday opens 12:00noon, with performance of the dance academy. At 2:00 p.m. there will be a popular paella. A performance by the group ‘A-Compás’ at 4:00 p.m. At 7:00 p.m., a performance by a DJ will conclude the Los Puertas Fair 2023.
https://velezmalaga.es/index.php?mod=noticias&id=6792
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Noche En Vela (Velez Malaga): Friday August 25th
– In the historic center, 9-11pm. Info, 667389530
Ticket collection from this Tuesday, August 22 at:
Tourism Office of Vélez-Malaga.
Tourism Office of Tower of the Sea.
Culture Area (El Pósito building).
– Wine tasting program, Friday August 25th within the activities programmed at Night in Vela in the historic center of Vélez Málaga. Times of 22h and 23h. With 20 people in session. In the San Francisco Market.
Free registration at cultura@velezmalaga.es ; FB
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Jason Lawless live: I will be back singing at the amazing Villa Del Mar, Maro, Nerja this Saturday the 26th of August from 8pm. Book early to get your table as spaces can fill up quickly. Tel 683121258
https://www.villadelmarnerja.com/
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A Disney Concert: Aug 27th, 8pm. By the pupils of Musarmonia, at the Fabrica de las Bragas, Competa.
https://www.facebook.com/AyuntamientodeCompeta
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Mentally Ska’d are back by popular demand to LA BAMBA:
Friday, August 25th, 21:00
Cruzada de los Caminos, Viñuela. Tel 678 97 04 69
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Rincón de la Victoria Summer Cinema will screen films during the month of August:
All films will begin at 10:00 p.m. with free access.
– August 25 `Lightyear’ in Plaza de la Iglesia
– August 26 `Encanto´ in Plaza Al-Andalus.
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Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar September Coming events & Excursion Press Release:
Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Torre del Mar, Avda. Moscatel 1”I”, (Jardines Viña Malága/Antigua Casa de la Viña), Torre del Mar, 29740. Opening hours mornings only Wednesday and Friday 10.00 till 13.00 For further information please contact the Centre, Torre del Mar Tel. 952 543 334 E-mail: luxmundi@lux-mundi.org
– Our shop will be open Wednesday and Friday when the coffee morning is also held. Time 11.00 to 13.00.
– Thursday 21st September – Excursion to “Dolmens of Corominas and Estepona. There will be a shortstop for coffee on the way to the first stop to see the dolmens near Estepona. On arrival there will be a guided visit in English split into 2 groups. The first group at 10:00 and the other at 11:00 with time to look around the surrounding area whilst waiting. Afterwards you will go into Estepona with time for lunch and to visit the old town, see the street art and visit the Orchid House (entrance 4€ not included)We will leave for the return journey at 17:30, arriving in Torre del Mar at 19:00 approx. Tickets available at the Centre , Price 30 Euros for Friends and 32 Euros for visitors. (Proceeds for fund raising). Departure times: Algarrobo (Lidl) 07:30, Caleta (vets) 07:35, Torre del Mar (Bus station) 07:45.
– October Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 7th – 4 nights stay in Puerto de Santa Maria. Guided tours and day trips to Puerto de Santa Maria, Jerez and Cadiz calling at Medina Sidonia on the way home. Price 395 Euros per person double room for Friends,415 Euros visitors and 495Euros single room for friends, 515 Euros visitors. Proceeds for fundraising.
– November 23rd – Science Park Granada and visit the Sierra Nevada Shopping Centre. Price 34 Euros for Friends and 36 Euros for Visitors. Proceeds for fundraising.
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For Sale, as a lot:
Circular towel rail
Two small shelves 24cm x 6cm
Large shelf 62cm x 11cm
Double towel rail 68.5cm x 12.9cm
2x double towel rails 63cm x 24cm
Double towel rail
All brand new in boxes/wrappers. (IKEA). 50 euros for everything. Buyer collects from Vélez de Benaudalla or La Herradura.
Jan, Vélez de Benaudalla 636381332 or janetgill_9@hotmail.com
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News Notes: {Editor}
– A week of heavy propaganda is upon us, the election news dominates every Spanish news source, and I see no reason to cover most of it. If you’ve been following my coverage here you know the situation, now we just have to wait. This week the King will decide if he will offer up a person for the candidacy of PM to be considered by the Parliament. The Spanish news outlets are jammed full of election articles, some reasonable analysis, but also a lot of outright lies and outrageous misrepresentations in statements by politicians, from both the left and right. The accusations and name-calling…it is absolutely undignified.
– The only other story making headlines is the silly controversy over Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales (male) giving a split-second kiss on the lips to a 33 year old player in spontaneous celebration as the Spanish team won their World Cup championship match. It’s probably the biggest event in both their lives, but the celebratory kiss is what the press focuses on, and calls it “an assault”? Sorry, a momentary kiss indiscretion, in an instant of joy after a huge victory, in a country where double kiss greeting people you barely know is common, this is not a news worthy “assault”. Yet many are making this out to be a serious offence. For example, Yolanda Díaz, leader of Sumar and acting vice president of the Government has called for the resignation of Rubiales for the kiss to Jenni Hermoso: “He has harassed and assaulted a woman”. Although the player indicated “she did not like it,” the “victim” deemed his actions a “natural gesture of affection”. News outlets with this “assault” as a front-page story {pic} should be ashamed of themselves. So I’m gonna pass on covering that also.
– Spanish politics is in a terrible mess. When real news is available, I’ll post it.
Diaz quote: https://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/yolanda-diaz-pide-dimision-rubiales-beso-jenni-20230821200628-nt.html
Hermoso quote: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Rubiales
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New Medical Consulting: Monday 21/8 the new doctor offices opened in Plaza Espana. FB
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
Message from Ayuntamiento Vélez-Málaga: Water supply
– Aqualia informs us that they will continue to maintain supply restrictions, so Caleta, Torre del Mar, Vélez-Málaga, Almayate, Benajarafe and Chilches will be affected from 22:30 to 8:30 pm. Sorry for the inconvenient matter. FB
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SPACE
James Webb Space Telescope offers a mesmerizing look at the Ring Nebula:
– Approximately 2,200 light-years from where you’re sitting lie the Cheerio-shaped remains of a dying star — remnants that form a structure famously known as the Ring Nebula. And on Monday (Aug. 21), scientists announced the James Webb Space Telescope has struck gold once again, earning a rather beautiful new view on this iconic cosmic halo.
– “When we first saw the images, we were stunned by the amount of detail in them. The bright ring that gives the nebula its name is composed of about 20,000 individual clumps of dense molecular hydrogen gas, each of them about as massive as the Earth,” Roger Wesson of Cardiff University said in a statement. Photo: Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA. Full article: https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-ring-nebula-photos-210823
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Cinesur El Ingenio Films schedule: You can find the film schedule at this link. Films tagged as (VOSE) are in the original language with Spanish subtitles.
https://www.cinesur.com/es/cine/mk2-cinesur-el-ingenio
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 Services.: 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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