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Phoenix Club:
The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English. It is registered social club with the Ayuntamiento in Velez Malaga, is a non political and secular organisation & during these very difficult financial times, we try to keep costs down to a minimum.
We offer an opportunity to make lasting friendships, to help each other & share information but primarily to have fun in a friendly and inclusive association. You do not have to be a member to join us on our trips. Do come along and meet us.
We meet every Tuesday between 12 and 2 pm at Restaurant and Bar La Vega in Torre del Mar. The bar is just behind the Repsol Garage on the way out of Torre towards Benajarafe
*** Trips & Events***
November
– 24th – Black Friday Deals at La Canada Shopping Centre €18pp – we have a few seats left to join us and pick up a bargain
– 28th – Table Top Sale – Handbags, nearly new clothes including men’s and women’s. Cakes, mince pies, sausage rolls also on sale. Do you have something to sell? Contact Gail on 626370695 (whatsapp)
December
– 1st – Christmas Trip to Gib €15pp includes €1 for the driver. Do remember that we have just 3 pick ups usually and we return from Gib at 16.30
– 8th – Malaga Christmas Lights €10pp
– 10th – Casariche Sunday Market – a huge market with everything you could wish to buy from dried fruits, cheeses, olive oil, wine to furniture and all types of material and haberdashery. €18pp
– April 2024 – 5 day trip to Madrid including 2 day trips. For more information contact Gail.
For further information, please contact Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk or check out our FB page
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U3A History lecture: Monday, November 27th – U3A History lecture at 11am at El Pozuelo, in Laguna Beach, Torrox Costa. Program facilitated by Sue Harisson: The Spanish Inquisition + a WWI Romance with projected photos on the television. Join us for an enlightening morning in a very comfy environments with interesting people! Contact: norma2kk@aol.com
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Concert- Rajiv Jayaweera Quartet: Fri, 24 Nov, 9pm
Sala ELCAMM. C/ Flauta Mágica, 30, 29006 Malaga
Rajiv Jayaweera is a London-born Sri Lankan jazz drummer and composer.
Performing with guitarist Wilfried Wilde and the double bass player Camil Arcarazo, together with the saxophonist Enrique Oliver from Malaga.
Info & tix: https://entradium.com/en/events/rajiv-jayaweera-quartet
Video Link
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Concert- Vanesa Martín: Saturday 25 November 2023
Palacio de los Deportes
Paseo del Emperador Carlos V 18007 Granada
Info & tix: https://www.conciertosengranada.es/conciertos/32624-vanesa-martin & Video Link
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Concert- Maria Esteban Trio: Fri, 1 Dec
Jazz Club Ventana Abierta, C/ Granada 3, Nerja
Res 690 073 871 Video Link
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Cirque du Soleil’s OVO- Granada: Dec 13-17
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Granada
From powerful crickets jumping on trampolines to a hypnotic spider writhing inside its web, OVO delivers a spectacle that sparks the imagination. With the participation of more than a hundred people from 25 different countries, including 52 artists, OVO (“egg” in Portuguese) brings to the stage high-level acrobatic acts that redefine the limits of the human body.
December 2023 Sessions:
-Wednesday 13: 8:30 p.m.
-Thursday 2:30 p.m.
-Friday the 15th: 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
-Saturday 16: 12:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
-Sunday 17: 12.30pm and 4pm.
Info & tix: https://www.conciertosengranada.es/conciertos/38486-cirque-du-soleil & Video Link
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On Sale- Marky Ramone and Marky Ramones Blitzkrieg Tour:
– Malaga, Sat, 6 Apr (first time in Malaga for Marky Band)
– Jerez de la Frontera, Sun, 7 Apr
– Sevilla, Tuesday, 9 Apr
– Granada, Wed, 10 Apr
Also dates in Murcia, Almeria & Alicante.
Info & tix: https://markyramone.com/tour/
Guardian of the Ramone family legacy, Marc Steven Bell, who was the drummer for a good part of the New Yorkers’ history (1978-1996), is now touring with Marky Ramone’s Blietzkrieg. Although he was not the first Ramone drummer, he was the most representative and only stopped for five years (1982-1987) due to his addiction to alcohol, but he rejoined the group once he had recovered until his last concert in 1996. He was there, and he tells the story in the autobiographical book ‘Punk Rock Blitzkrieg/ My life as a Ramone’, a unique testimony about the beginnings of punk in New York and the mythical nights at CBGB.
With the occasional complicity of friends and guests, among them Andrew W.K, Ken Strigfellow (The Posies, R.E.M.), Michale Graves (ex-Misfits) and Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson, while MRB’s vocalist is the Spanish singer Pela, who already paid tribute to the Ramones, as the Gramones in Vitoria (Ramones tribute band from The Basque Country).
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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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DoctorLaptop Computer Services:
– Holiday gift setups. Many people will be receiving computers as gifts. If you want me to them set up properly for you it is best to bring them to me having never been turned on. There are certain setup tasks that are better done the very first time the unit is turned on.
DoctorLaptop’s Computer Repairs- Torrox Costa (near the bus station)
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I don’t work on dinosaurs computers made before 2016 unless I have been servicing then annually.
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BluCee Real Estate: Views of La Maroma.
Photos taken from 4 different properties which are all exclusive listings with BluCee Real Estate.
A 3 bedroom villa in Arenas, two detached villas both with a swimming pool in Viñuela, and an independent villa with pool in Cutar, but close to Benamargosa.
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Our main office is in Torre del Mar, 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 in the Sponsor’s Section.
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For Sale: Mattress. New and never slept on/perfectly clean single bed matress.
VisComfort 21 cm multi-layer viscoelastic mattress Flow PureVital 1900 mattress 90×190. Can be viewed by copy/paste the following link:
https://cecotec.es/es/colchones/flow-purevital-1900-90×190
Wrong size purchased. Original price was 90€, will accept 60€. Buyer collects. Paul, Torrox Park
paul.bonnell172@gmail.com
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For Sale: Mattress & base. As a set.
FLEX good quality metal bed base 90×190. Very strong and sturdy. + FLEX clean mattress to fit. 50€ the pair. Space needed as I’ve downsized. More pics on request.
Judy, Torrox Costa
judyannspain@yahoo.com
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For Sale: 2 golf tickets for quick sale. “Baviera Golfclub”. Each one for 9 or 18 holes, ends 30.11.2023. Price: bargain 35€ each.
Julia, torrox-costa, whatsapp no. 0049 17621624994.
j.speyer AT web D0T de
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Bancosol: ‘We need volunteers for the food bank in Mijas, Rincón de la Victoria and Vélez-Málaga’: “What I do want to do is appeal for more volunteers in the areas of Velez-Málaga, Rincón de la Victoria and Mijas. I encourage everyone who can to dedicate just a few hours for those who are having a hard time, whatever you can, even if only two hours, three…” said Diego Vázquez, Bancosol’s president {pic}. Full article & photo: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/need-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-mijas-20231117103421-nt.html
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SPAIN
Mass demonstration against the amnesty in the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, in images: After the success of the previous Sunday’s mobilizations, this Saturday, November 18, hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in Madrid to make it clear that an important part of Spain does not accept surrender to the separatists. Source with more pics: https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/politica/2023-11-18/manifestacion-multitudinaria-contra-la-amnistia-en-la-plaza-de-cibeles-de-madrid-en-imagenes-7071134/
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Amnesty Will Have To Wait- The BOE publishes the reform of the Senate Regulations promoted by the PP to delay the processing of the amnesty: {Translation, summary}
– The Official State Gazette (BOE) published this Saturday the reform of the Senate Regulations, promoted by the Popular Party, to delay the processing of the amnesty law for up to two months and force the President of the Government and the ministers to appear at the Upper House when requested by parliamentary groups.
– Furthermore, the PP have included in the reform of the Regulation the modification of article 182, so that the President of the Government and the rest of its members will be obliged to appear in the Senate when requested by two parliamentary groups or a fifth. of the senators.
– This reform comes into force this Saturday, with its publication in the BOE, and will apply to those initiatives that are being processed in the Chamber on the day of its entry into force. (Observers suggest this move by the right is seen as a way to delay the amnesty until it can be challenged by the EU and the domestic/international business groups who oppose the amnesty which they consider damaging to their financial interests. Well then…If the amnesty gets blocked, then the independence won’t work. Imagine that, Sanchez could wheel and deal his way into re-election, and never have to give up anything that he promised in return for votes. He cannot have been clever enough to have anticipated that, can he? Is that why the King silently went along for the ride while Sanchez was giving away huge chunks of Spain? Sanchez could be half way thru his next term before any of this gets resolved. A new twist in Spain’s most popular soap opera. Ref: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-13/corporate-spain-slams-premier-sanchez-s-catalan-amnesty-deal#xj4y7vzkg -Ed.)
– For their part, the PSOE and its investiture partners have rejected the reform since they consider that it has been processed “through the back door”, without consensus between the groups and that it violates the Constitution. Furthermore, the socialists have announced that they will appeal the measure before the Constitutional Court.
Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-boe-publica-reforma-reglamento-senado-impulsada-pp-dilatar-tramitacion-amnistia-20231118095221.html
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Spain’s Main Business Group Slams Premier Sanchez’s Catalan Amnesty Deal:
– The board of the CEOE confederation warned that the amnesty plan undermines separation of powers and legal security, the group said in a statement released jointly Monday with three other business groups. The statement also urged that the principles of equality and social cohesion be made the priority “above all other political or economic interests.”
– Police unions, judges, leading law firms, civil servants and prosecutors have all issued statements criticizing the amnesty, which will benefit about 400 people. While most of the statements were issued before the bill was filed, the CEOE is the first major group to publish one since the draft was made public earlier Monday.
– The CEOE’s members include several smaller and regional businesses associations as well as some of the largest firms in Spain’s Ibex-35 index, such as Repsol SA, Iberdrola SA, Telefonica SA, Inditex SA and state-controlled airport operator Aena SA.
– The deal, which also includes references to certain fiscal policies that could be handed over to regional governments, is “creating an increasingly complicated business environment, in which it will be harder to have economic growth and to create jobs,” (as it discourages investment), the CEOE statement said. Full article: https://news.yahoo.com/spain-main-business-group-slams-212750521.html
ANDALUCÍA
Andalusia now has more than 12% of its population on the waiting list to have surgery or be treated by a specialist: {Translation, summary}
– More than 12% of the Andalusian population – 1,034,292 people – is on a health waiting list. The Ministry of Health has published this Friday the updated data [as of June 2023] of patients pending an appointment with a specialist or a surgical operation, information that the Junta de Andalucía has been delinquent in publishing for a year and a half.
– The number of Andalusians waiting for a surgical operation has increased by 20,000 people: from 172,000 in June 2022 to 192,561 patients last June, 11% more. On the other hand, the number of Andalusians waiting for an appointment with a specialist has improved: from the 906,000 patients registered last year to 841,731 in June 2023, 64,269 fewer.
– 25% of the 192,561 Andalusians awaiting surgery are already waiting more than six months. The rate of patients awaiting surgery is 23.24 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the three highest in the country (the average is 17.55), and the average waiting time is 139 days (the national average is 112 days), behind only the Canary Islands and Cantabria.
– Of the more than 840,000 Andalusians awaiting an appointment with a specialist, 40.8% have been waiting for more than 60 days. There are 101.57 patients awaiting an appointment per thousand inhabitants, the second highest rate in the country, behind Cantabria (108). The average waiting time, in days, has increased in the last year: from 110 days in 2022 to 121 days last June, the second worst figure in the country, behind the Canary Islands (123). Source, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/andalucia/andalucia-sobrepasa-12-poblacion-lista-espera-operarse-atendido-especialista_1_10696433.html
MALAGA PROVINCE
Reservoir Update- Reserves fall, only 112 hectometres remain: {Translation}
– The seven reservoirs in Málaga are now at 18.3% of their capacity with only 112 hectometres. At present, the reservoir of La Viñuela is at 7.6% with only 12.5 hectometres, followed by the reservoir of Conde del Guadalhorce at 16.7% with 11.1 hectometres, these are the most worrying. Likewise, the two reservoirs with the least reserves are Limonero (23%) and Casasola (29.8%), which have five and six hectometres, respectively. On the other hand, the Guadalteba reservoir has the most water with 39 hectometres at 25.4%, followed by the Guadalhorce reservoir (18%) with 22.7 hectometres and the Concepción reservoir (26.6%) with 15.3 hectometres.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/sequia-restricciones-agua-Malaga-municipios-afectados_0_1849017260.html
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Saturday chaos- Couldn’t pay by credit card at the supermarket? Here’s what happened (and just one of the reasons why a cashless society is a bad idea): {Translation}
– All Spanish banks have reported failures this Saturday in card payment transactions, both via dataphone and e-commerce, and in transfers via Bizum, due to a problem that the banks blame on a crash in the Redsys system, which has now been resolved.
– In the last hour of Saturday morning several users have alerted through social networks about this problem, which industry sources acknowledge has affected all entities and “everything”, a failure of the payment platform.
– The same sources told EFE that Redsys has confirmed the full recovery of the payment platform, so that all the services that have been affected (ATMs, payment by dataphone, electronic payments and Bizum) can now operate normally. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1440625/sabado-caotico-no-has-podido-pagar-con-tarjeta-en-el-super-esto-es-lo-que-ha-pasado/
CÓMPETA
Seniors’ Week begins this Monday in Cómpeta: {Translation}
– Competa will end the month of November dedicating it to the elderly of the municipality with a wideprogram of activities for people over 65 years of age.
– The Cómpeta Choir will kick off the Semana del Mayor in the municipality of Cómpeta this Monday, 20th November, with a concert, starting at four o’clock in the afternoon, in the Fábrica de las Bragas. As well as learning new songs, there will be a surprise at the end of the concert.
– Dave Smith will be giving dance classes on Tuesday 21st, from half past five in the afternoon at the Fábrica de las Bragas. An opportunity to move your body in a fun way, learning new dance steps.
– On Wednesday, 22 November, there will be two activities on offer. First thing in the morning, at half past nine in the morning, the walking route, which is of medium/low difficulty, will start from the Plaza Almijara. Those interested in taking part should register in advance at the Town Hall. From five o’clock in the afternoon on the ground floor of the Town Hall, in front of the Assembly Hall, there will be a bingo for everyone.
– Thursday, 23 Nov trip. It will be necessary to register in advance for the excursion to Setenil de las Bodegas in Cádiz. The price is 15 euros. Departure is scheduled for 8.45 am on Thursday and return at 7 pm.
– For the lunch to be held on Friday 24th, the participants will also have to register in advance at the Town Hall.
– For the weekend, a musical evening is planned for Saturday evening in the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, where the municipal bands of Cómpeta, Sedella and Arenas will give a concert from eight o’clock in the evening.
– To conclude this Semana del Mayor, on Tuesday 28th November there will be a sports meeting for the senior citizens’ gymnastics group in Nerja. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/iznate-facilita-oferta-formativa-para-obtener-certificados-de-profesionalidad/
GRANADA
Healthcare Shortages Reach Granada- Lack of staff causes the closure of beds “for the first time” in autumn in Granada’s main hospital: {Translation, summary}
– The Virgen de las Nieves Hospital is going through an unusual situation in the middle of autumn. According to the unions, it is the “first time” that the main hospital center in Granada has to close beds at this time of the year due to lack of staff. Typically, due to staff being off work, these closures occur during holiday periods such as summer and Christmas, but the lack of staff has forced the closure of eight Traumatology beds and more than a dozen in Vascular Surgery, according to data from the center’s Personnel Board.
– While Health sources make an effort not to talk about closures and prefer to describe it as a “reorganization” of resources, professionals and unions object to a policy that is generating “stress” and making them go to work “without desire” because they cannot face all the tasks that occur in the day-to-day life of a regional hospital that not only covers the province of Granada, but also areas of Jaén and Almería. “We are witnessing the dismantling of our public healthcare and the Andalusian Government’s commitment to private healthcare,” the unions point out. Source, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/andalucia/granada/falta-personal-provoca-cierre-camas-primera-vez-otono-principal-hospital-granada_1_10690418.html
SPORTS
Tennis News- Novak Djokovic wins record seventh ATP Finals title, beats Jannik Sinner in straight sets:
– Novak Djokovic ended the year just as he started it — by setting records. The top-ranked Djokovic won a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title on Sunday with a straight-set victory over home favorite Jannik Sinner.
– Djokovic took 1 hour, 43 minutes to win 6-3, 6-3 as the Serbian continues to reach new heights at the age of 36.
Full article: https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/imperious-djokovic-wins-record-7th-atp-finals-title-by-beating-sinner-in-straight-sets
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Tennis News- The Davis Cup lands in Malaga: {Translation, summary}
– The Davis Cup trophy arrived in Malaga on Thursday, with Feliciano Lopez leading the entourage, in the week prior to the start of the tournament that will be played at the Palacio de los Deportes Martin Carpena from 21 to 26 November, a competition with the notable absence of Spain, but including the presence of figures such as the world number one, Novak Djokovic, or the Italian Jannik Sinner.
– A few days remain until the start of a new edition of the most important international team tennis tournament, in which Canada, Italy, Holland, Finland, Serbia, Great Britain, the Czech Republic and Australia will be fighting for the giant trophy in the form of a cup that the Canadians lifted last year on the same stage in Malaga.
– Although the presence of the world number one, Serbian Novak Djokovic, will steal the spotlight, players of the calibre of Italian Jannik Sinner (4), Spanish-born Australian Alex de Miñaur (13), Briton Cameron Norrie (18), Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (19), Italian Lorenzo Musetti (22) and Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor (25) will be at the Carpena. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1439292/la-copa-davis-aterriza-en-malaga/
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F1 News- Max Verstappen overcomes penalty and collision to win Las Vegas Grand Prix:
– Max Verstappen overcame a five-second penalty, a collision with George Russell and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to claim a historic Las Vegas Grand Prix win.
– On a wild night in Sin City, where the lead of the race changed hands on multiple occasions, it was Verstappen who prevailed to take his 18th win from the 21 rounds so far with popstar Justin Bieber waving the chequered flag.
– Charles Leclerc passed Sergio Perez on the final lap to finish runner-up, while British driver Lando Norris was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after he crashed out on the third lap at 180mph. Full article: https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/lando-norris-max-verstappen-charles-leclerc-sergio-perez-red-bull-b2449899.html
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Football news- France smash record in 14-0 win as Dutch, Swiss and Romania qualify for Euro 2024:
– Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick in France’s {pic} record-breaking 14-0 thrashing of 10-man Gibraltar as the Netherlands, Switzerland and Romania all booked their places at Euro 2024 on Saturday.
– Romania reached just a second major tournament since 2008 by ending Israel’s chances of automatic qualification with a 2-1 win. Switzerland also qualified despite being held 1-1 at home by Kosovo. Wales’ hopes of reaching a third consecutive European Championship were dealt a huge blow by a 1-1 draw away to Armenia; Wales must beat already-qualified Turkey in Cardiff on Tuesday and hope Croatia fail to beat Armenia at home. Full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2023/11/19/france-smash-record-in-14-0-win-as-dutch-swiss-and-romania-qualify-for-euro-2024/
PETS
Cat coronavirus that killed 8,000 felines in Cyprus, detected in UK:
– The UK has identified the first case of a deadly cat coronavirus that early this year killed 8,000 felines in Cyprus. Early in January this year, the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, also nicknamed the “island of cats” for its 1-million-strong feline population, witnessed about 8,000 cat deaths due to the feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).
– FIP is a common condition caused by a type of cat coronavirus characterised by fevers, swollen bellies, and lethargy; and can turn fatal unless treated.
– The latest infection was identified in a cat brought to the UK from Cyprus, after it developed symptoms and was sent for tests and treatment by its owner. In a new study, published on a preprint website, and not peer-reviewed yet, researchers showed that the new strain of infection- F-CoV-23 – is a hybrid of existing feline coronavirus and canine coronavirus.
– “If the cat has not travelled to Cyprus or been in contact with other cats that have visited Cyprus, the risk is minimal,” Alexandros Chardas, Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology, and Dr Sarah Tayler, Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine, from the Royal Veterinary College, were quoted as saying. Full article: https://odishatv.in/news/health/cat-coronavirus-that-killed-8-000-felines-in-cyprus-detected-in-uk-220436
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The Vatican prohibits Freemasonry- “You cannot be a Catholic and a Freemason”: {Translation, summary}
– Recent survey reveals half of Spanish Freemasons declare themselves Christians.
– The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, in a document signed by the Prefect, Cardinal Victor Fernandéz, and approved by Pope Francis, has reaffirmed that Catholics are forbidden from joining Freemasonry.
Refs:
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2023-11/vatican-catholics-still-forbidden-masonic-lodge.html
https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/vaticano-prohibe-masoneria-no-catolico-mason_1_10694960.html
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