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Concert by Vero & Villo: Friday 10 Nov, 8:30pm
Al Alba Bio-Gastrobodega- Torrox Costa
Paseo Maritimo, Calle Estepona 1, Torrox Costa.
Near the Info Booth and playground on the beach path.
Spacious terrace, covered and heated if appropriate.
Smokers welcome. Wine service, craft beers & ciders and custom cocktails. Spain/Germany/Japan fusion theme menu with some vegan items offered.
Multi lingual servers.
Reservations strongly suggested. Tel 628009560. Map Link
Website: https://al-alba-bio-gastrobodega.negocio.site/
{Editor’s note: If you are very hungry and eat meat, I suggest a flamenquín cordobeses (Andalucian fried pork & cheese roll) starter, followed by the codillo de cerdo en puré de zanahoria con timbal de patata y pimiento asados (pork knuckle in carrot puree with a roast potato/pepper timbale) and a pint of craft-draft IPA.}
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The Tim & Debby Show: Sat, 11 Nov, 20:30-23:00
Hotel Arrayanes Playa. Paseo de Cotobro, Almunecar
Hosted by lovely Mercedes Zambrano Free entry to all. FB
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Celebration of International Flamenco Day: With Niño Carmelo {pic} and María Gómez La Canastera. Sunday, 19 Nov, from 16:30 at La Cochera – La Herradura
The International Day of Flamenco is celebrated on 16 November, but we are putting it on Sunday 19, with educational activities for all ages and a full show.
45 Paseo Andrés Segovia, La Herradura. Tel/WhatsApp 644325379. FB & Video Link
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Concert by Meme Moreno: Sat, 11 Nov, 5pm
ElParke, Parque de los Pueblos de America (Motril)
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VII Moscatel Grape Market- Almáchar: Sunday 12Nov
12:00-18:30. Enjoy a day in which you can walk through the market where there will be local products such as wines, raisins, cheeses, sausages and meats, plus enjoy wine tastings, tastings of ajoblanco, musical performances and awards ceremonies.
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SPAIN
Rail unions call four-day strike at Renfe and Adif against the transfer of Rodalies (rail lines) to Catalonia: {Translation, summary}
– The unions are revolting against the investiture pact agreement between the PSOE and ERC that includes the transfer of the Catalan commuter rail service Rodalies to the Generalitat. The works councils of Renfe and Adif have decided to call four days of strike after meeting this Tuesday with both public companies. The stoppages are scheduled for 24 and 30 November and 1 and 4 December.
– Unions complain about the lack of detail in the pact, which does not address how it will affect Renfe and Adif employees. Sánchez’s agreement with the Republicans includes the transfer of the track, machinery, stations and operations to Rodalies. A new public company will be created for its management, which the state and the Generalitat will control on a parity basis, although with a majority of the latter, which will also have the power to appoint the president. This is all that the workers know so far. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/economia/sindicatos-convocan-cuatro-dias-huelga-renfe-adif-20231107121300-nt.html
ANDALUCIA
40.91% of Andalusian households do not make ends meet: {Translation, summary}
– The domestic economy in Andalucia is going through a period of uncertainty, with a recent report by idealo.es revealing that a worrying 40.91% of families in the region do not make ends meet. This data, which is part of a broader analysis of the savings and consumption of Spaniards, highlights the economic difficulties faced by many households in the context of the current cost of living crisis. The report reveals that 11.9% of Spanish households are spending from their savings to cover their basic needs and 26.8% are reaching the end of the month with nothing remaining to save.
-The report also notes that two-thirds of families (66.4%) claim that their savings levels have decreased since the cost of living crisis that began in 2021. Only a little more than 6% of those surveyed claim to have experienced an improvement in their personal finances since the beginning of the crisis. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1428906/el-4091-de-los-hogares-andaluces-no-llega-a-fin-de-mes/
MALAGA PROVINCE
‘Little summer’ of San Martín set to send temperatures soaring on the Costa del Sol this weekend:
– It is called ‘Veranillo de San Martín’ in Spanish, and it is a brief escape from the cold in the middle of autumn when abnormally warm weather usually coincides with the celebration of Saint Martin’s Day on 11 November. Hence its name, which is already well established among followers of meteorology. And this year it will fall over the coming weekend.
– State weather agency Aemet is forecasting highs of up to 28C in some areas of Malaga province – especially on Sunday. Photo: Statue of Saint Martin cutting his cloak in two, Wikipedia. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/the-little-summer-san-martin-set-send-20231107143857-nt.html
MALAGA CITY
A man kidnaps a plumber and threatens to blow up building in Malaga because quote was “a robbery”: {Translation, summary}
– A man has been arrested in Malaga by the Local Police after kidnapping a plumber because the estimate he had given him was “a robbery”. The incident occurred at around 12.00 on 4 November when the suspect called a plumber because he had a fault at home and when he received the estimate he threatened the plumber with a firearm, which was simulated, and a knife, because the estimate was “a robbery”, according to “Sur” and confirmed to EFE by municipal sources. He then decided to barricade himself in with the plumber and threatened to explode a butane cylinder and “blow up the building”. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/hombre-secuestra-fontanero-Malaga-presupuesto_0_1846015694.html
UK
The new property laws read out in King’s Speech that will affect millions of homeowners and renters:
– In the first King’s Speech in more than 70 years, were featured 20 bills and one draft bill. Amongst the bills were two which are set to affect millions of homeowners and renters across the UK.
– The King referred to the two new laws that aim to improve the property market, the Leasehold and Freehold Bill and the Renters (Reform) Bill. King Charles III said in his speech: “My Ministers will bring forward a bill to reform the housing market by making it cheaper and easier for leaseholders to purchase their freehold and tackling the exploitation of millions of homeowners through punitive service charges.” The King then said: “Renters will benefit from stronger security of tenure and better value, while landlords will benefit from reforms to provide certainty that they can regain their properties when needed.” Full article: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/new-property-laws-read-out-28060242
EUROPE
Portuguese PM Antonio Costa resigns over corruption charges: Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned on Tuesday after being involved in a widespread corruption probe. Costa announced his decision in a televised address after meeting President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. Costa stepped down after his chief of staff was detained in a probe into alleged corruption in his administration’s handling of lithium mining and hydrogen projects. Full article: https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2023/11/07/portugese-pm-antonio-costa-resigns-over-corruption-charges.html
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Images of the Royals- Spanish royalty at the gala dinner offered by Queen Margaret in Denmark at Christiansborg Palace: Photos credit: Juanjo Martin. Source: https://www.20minutos.es/imagenes/gente/5188012-las-mejores-imagenes-los-reyes-cena-gala-ofrecida-por-reina-margarita-dinamarca/9/
HEALTH
United Kingdom and Ireland on alert as hundreds of tourists return from Spain infected by an intestinal parasite: {Translation, summary}
– The United Kingdom and Ireland have been alerting their populations for weeks about the strong and “unusual” increase in those infected by an intestinal parasite in tourists returning from Spain. In total, more than 600 cases of Cryptoporidiosis, a contagious stomach virus caused by the ‘Cryptosporidium’ protozoan and which is commonly contracted in hotel pools or water parks.
– So far this year, up to 2,940 cases of cryptosporidiosis have already been recorded – 121 of the infected people have been admitted to hospitals – British, Welsh and Irish (North and South), according to the National Epidemiology Center of Spain. This is a considerably high number and without precedents, taking into account that last year there were not even a thousand cases (there were only 805).
– According to a preliminary report in the scientific journal ‘Eurosurveillance’, “a continuous and unusual excess in the disease” and the majority of cases “are related to international travel, especially to Spain and other Mediterranean countries.” Full article:
– The UK Government, meanwhile, has urged all travellers to Spain, particularly those heading to Salou (Tarragona) – according to the latest report from the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) – to take extra precautions to prevent the spread of the virus: “As more and more tourists return from abroad with gastrointestinal illnesses, the HSE recommends that people take extra hygiene precautions. Over the last month there have been reports of elevated levels of cryptosporidiosis in tourists returning home from parts of Spain, particularly Salou in Catalonia,” the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said in a statement. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/sociedad/reino-unido-irlanda-alerta-centenares-turistas-vuelven-20231107121259-nt.html
SPORTS
Football news- Tickets and passes for the Copa del Rey Málaga 2024:
– There are only 100 days left until the start of the Copa del Rey in Malaga (15-18 February 2024) and the first key date of the event is already known, in which Unicaja, the reigning champion, is guaranteed to be the host.
– Season tickets will be available on the acb website from Tuesday 21 November at 12:00 (peninsular time), and will allow you to enjoy the seven matches that will be played between 15 and 18 February at the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena in Málaga, and will decide the champion of the Copa del Rey.
– The acb has designed 10 price categories, with the entire upper ring divided into three categories between 155 and 300 euros, and options in the back and grandstand between 355 and 750 euros, as well as the possibility of acquiring VIP courtside seats. Info & tix:: https://www.acb.com/articulo/ver/432213-los-abonos-para-la-copa-del-rey-de-malaga-a-la-venta-el-21-de-noviembre.html
PETS
The pill that could extend your dog’s life is here- when can it be bought?: {Translation}
– The medicines developed by the company Loyal are LOY-001 and LOY-002. LOY-001 is intended to extend the life and improve the health of large-breed dogs, which tend to live fewer years compared to smaller-breed dogs.
Meanwhile, LOY-002 would be designed to provide healthy ageing in dogs that have already reached a certain age, regardless of their breed and size. In addition, both products include a compound designed to slow the onset of dementia and kidney failure in dogs.
– Céline Halioua, founder of Loyal, points out that dogs not only have a short enough life expectancy to make them easier to research, but also, like humans, develop age-related diseases. “Dogs are arguably the best model of human ageing. We have co-evolved with them and they share our environment. They also develop age-related diseases over time. If we can do this for dogs, people will want it too,” he says.
– LOY-001 will be tested this year and could go on sale in 2026. LOY-002 will be tested in 2023 and could be available in 2024. Source, Spanish: https://okdiario.com/mascotas/llega-pildora-que-podria-alargar-vida-tu-perro-cuando-podra-comprar-11866671
SCIENCE
New evidence strongly suggests Indonesia’s Gunung Padang is oldest known pyramid:
– A team of archaeologists, geophysicists, geologists, and paleontologists affiliated with multiple institutions in Indonesia has found evidence showing that Gunung Padang is the oldest known pyramid in the world.
– In studying all their data, the research team found what they describe as clear evidence showing that the Gunung Padang was made mostly by human hands. The also found evidence showing that the structure was built in stages, thousands of years apart. And, they found that the older parts of the structure were made sometime between 25,000 and 14,000 years ago, making it the oldest known pyramid in the world today.
– More specifically, the researchers found evidence of several efforts that together over time, added up to a completed structure. The first consisted of sculpted lava—where builders had carved shapes onto the top of a small, dead volcano. Then, several thousand years later, sometime between 7900 to 6100 BCE, another group added a layer of bricks and rock columns. Some unknown time later, another group added a dirt layer to part of the hill, covering some of the earlier work. Then sometime between 2000 and 1100 BCE yet another group added more top soil, stone terracing, and other elements. Full article: https://phys.org/news/2023-11-evidence-strongly-indonesia-gunung-padang.html
SPACE
Euclid’s first images- the dazzling edge of darkness:
– ESA’s Euclid space mission reveals its first full-colour images of the cosmos. Never before has a telescope been able to create such razor-sharp astronomical images across such a large patch of the sky, and looking so far into the distant Universe. These five images illustrate Euclid’s full potential; they show that the telescope is ready to create the most extensive 3D map of the Universe yet, to uncover some of its hidden secrets.
– Euclid, our dark Universe detective, has a difficult task: to investigate how dark matter and dark energy have made our Universe look like it does today. 95% of our cosmos appears to be made of these mysterious ‘dark’ entities. But we don’t understand what they are because their presence causes only very subtle changes in the appearance and motions of the things we can see.
– To reveal the ‘dark’ influence on the visible Universe, over the next six years Euclid will observe the shapes, distances and motions of billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years. By doing this, it will create the largest cosmic 3D map ever made. Photos: ESA. Full article: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Euclid_s_first_images_the_dazzling_edge_of_darkness
OTHER
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel plans to have ‘overall security responsibility’ in Gaza after war:
– It has been a month since the surprise Hamas terrorist attack that Israel says killed 1,400 people and kidnapped 240 others, who are still held hostage in the Gaza Strip. More than 1.5 million people have been displaced in Gaza, and health officials there say more than 10,000 have been killed as Israel bombards the Palestinian enclave from the air and assaults it on the ground.
– Israel will have “overall security responsibility” for Gaza for “an indefinite period” after the war ends, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. His comments shed some light on what Israel may plan for after the fighting, as its troops split Gaza in two and prepare for what could be a bloody battle in its main city. Netanyahu has dismissed growing calls for a cease-fire but said his country was open to “little pauses” in the fighting. Full article: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-rcna123954
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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 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
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