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DigameXtra Holiday Schedule- No Issue These Dates:
Posts scheduled for holidays will be posted in the next issue.
– Dec. 6, Wed., Spanish Constitution Day (national holiday)
– Dec. 8, Fri., Immaculate Conception (national holiday)
– Dec. 25 & 26, Mon. & Tues., Christmas & St Stephen’s Day
– Jan. 1 & 2, Mon. & Tues., New Years Day & recovery day.
– Jan. 5, Fri., Epiphany (bridge holiday). Epiphany Day, a national holiday, is Jan 6th, Saturday.

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DigameXtra Welcomes A New Sponsor
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Dukes Bar- Torrox Costa:
Now Available from the 1st December!
Indulgent Cheese Fondue
Cheeky Chocolate Fondue
Minimum of 2 People, Bookings Required!
Dukes Bar, BLQ 79, Torrox Costa. BLQ 79 is behind the bus station. 
info@dukes.es / www.dukes.es 

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41 Club Nerja Going From Strength to Strength:
41 Club Nerja is delighted to report that this year we’re on track for up to six new members and four members have rejoined after that COVID pandemic thing, which interrupted all our lives so much! 41 Club Nerja is really going from strength to strength!
We continue to enjoy a wide variety of fabulous activities and interesting meetings, which are attended by our members (who hail from nine different countries) as well as friends and family too.
Our doors are open for more new members! So if you have connections to Round Table or 41 Club, love getting out and about in our beautiful Axarquia area and also like the idea of being with people who enjoy life and helping the local community too, then please come along and see how we do it!
To get in touch you can
Email us: steve.ryan.sr56@gmail.com, or phone Steve on
0044 7546 402770
or you can connect with 41 Club Nerja via Facebook or our website
41clubnerja.org
We’d love to hear from you.

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New Life Church evening carol service: Join us to celebrate Christmas in song with our evening carol service “Carols by Candlelight”
Followed by mince pies and mulled wine. (tea & coffee available)
Sunday 17th December at 6.30pm.
(We will still be having our normal Sunday Service at 11.00am)
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja, 29780. Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com ; Website: www.nlcnerja.com

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II Christmas Zambombá del Rico y la Piedad on December 2: Plaza del Carmen in Vélez-Málaga
– The event starts from 13:30, with migas, and there are three stellar performances. At 16.00 we will have the Pastoral Santa María la Mayor. At 19.00 the Pastoral del Mar. And we will close the day at 20.30 with the singer Encarni Navarro, the sister of the great Diana Navarro, and her Zambombá Navideña.

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Just Cool at Siddhartha on the Rock: Sat, 2nd December from 8pm at Siddhartha on the Rock in Competa.
Hi folks, as Groovy is busy, I will be playing as just “Cool” next Saturday 2nd December from 8.00pm at Siddhartha on the Rock in Competa. I will be joined by the very talented Jennifer Simmonds on vocals for part of the evening and will take this opportunity to play more sax tunes including Baker Street and definitely more Beatles songs. There will be the usual Irish banjo and mandolin tunes and the dance set at the end. So I really hope to see you there if you can make it. To reserve your table call 952 516 748 or 628 177 424. 

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Christmas Car Boot/Market: Sunday 3rd December. El Pantano Restaurant, Lake Vinuela:
This popular monthly Car Boot/ Market is on Sunday 3rd December at El Pantano Restaurant car park overlooking Lake Vinuela. Time 9.30 am to 1pm.
Location is easy to find at Km. 30 on the A356.
If you are approaching from the coast/Velez Malaga, drive over the bridge crossing Lake Vinuela and the car park/bar is just ahead on the right-hand side. Plenty of parking.
Our car boot is now in its 16th year, set in a very attractive venue overlooking Vinuela reservoir and mountains. It attracts visitors from far and wide, such as Granada to Colmenar and all surrounding districts. We are often complimented by the public on how friendly the market is and most importantly the high quality of items for sale. We not only have British stallholders and visitors but are quite International too. Our stallholders pride themselves on their items and many have been supporting the market for many years. This month I am highlighting just a few stallholders as it is near to the Christmas festive season, but must emphasize that not only do we sell high quality secondhand items but new also.
To name a few items that are popular such as clothing, all types of household items including furniture and glassware, tools, garden equipment but lovely handicrafts and artisan also.
I have picked out just 4 stallholders this month who have been with us for a long time.
We pride ourselves on having the following stalls although there are many others which will also be highlighted in other adverts.
A husband and wife team selling high quality fruits in season from their orchard and different marmalades, chutneys, pickles etc., sourced again from their own land.
Then there is Tony whose high quality costume jewellery at extremely reasonable prices and mostly boxed.
Bridget who makes exquisite silver items at silly low prices.
AAR who have a huge stand selling again high quality of all sorts, especially specialising in animal products.
These 4 stalls are extremely popular with the public who make it a point not to miss coming.
After this week our market will resume again on the first Sunday in March 2024. In the meantime we thank all of you who have supported us through the years and wish you ALL a very Happy and importantly Healthy festive time and we will all look forward to seeing you next year.
Please take care of yourselves and family, Sandra (Sandy) Vinuela. 633878471. 

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Christmas events will begin in Torrox next Tuesday, Dec. 5th:

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Torrox Spanish History Group: Next meeting Wednesday 6 December, 11am.
The talk for December will be presented by Chris Sherwood and is titled, “New Spain: the Spanish in North America”. Please come along and support Chris.
Non-members are welcome.
The venue for the meeting will be the Mediacana Merendero, formerly known as El Ancla.
This venue is the first chiringuito on the beach if you travel along the N340 from Torrox Costa towards Nerja. It is situated just a couple of hundred metres past the turn off for the Viveros Amberes garden centre if you are heading from Torrox costa in the direction of Nerja. It is on the beachside of the road. Mediacana Merendero is available to find on Google Maps. There is ample parking at the venue and public transport is available, supplied by ASLA, with a stop at Km. 46 on the N340, which is just 290 metres from the venue.
Please can you mention to your friends and other members who have expressed an interest in attending our meetings about this next meeting at this venue. (Just in case they do not pick up this message personally). Many thanks in advance.
For any further information please do not hesitate to contact me. Contact Email: keithrocksue AT gmail dot com
I look forward to seeing members and newcomers.
Keith / Vélez

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‘De la Tierra’ Flamenco Festival: Sat, Dec. 9 from 8pm
Teatro del Carmen, Vélez-Málaga
Free entry until capacity is reached.
Will feature singing from Raimundo Navarro and Rosi Campos, and with dancer Laura Guerra.

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The Nutcracker: Monday, December 25 at 6 p.m.; €30
Villa de Nerja Cultural Center
With an impressive set by Evgeny Gurenko and world-renowned dancers, the International Classical Ballet offers us the fantastic Christmas story of The Nutcracker, with the wonderful music of P. Tchaikovsky.
Info & tix: https://cultura.nerja.es/2023/11/16/el-cascanueces/ 

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La Rondalla Sierra Almijara – Christmas Concert:
Friday, Dec 29, 9pm €10
Villa de Nerja Cultural Center
Sixteen musicians on stage to offer their traditional Christmas event. Info & tix: https://cultura.nerja.es/2023/11/16/concierto-de-navidad-rondalla-de-nerja/

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The Greek House – Greek Casita Restaurant & Bar – Torrox Costa:
Located on the sea promenade, between the Safari bar and Picadero restaurants, BLQ 80 bajo. We offer you a little piece of Greece with our Greek home made specialities. You can choose meat specialties (Gyros, Souvlaki, Bifteki, Sutsukaki, Mussaka), cheese (Feta Psiti, Feta Saganaki, Hallumi), vegetables (Greek salad, Hummus, Eggplant cream, Mezze, Tzatziki) or sea fruits (prawns or octopus), all of this accompanied with our special Greek pita bread. For dessert… HOMEMADE BAKLAVA! We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet end exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! Hours: 7:30pm to close, Wednesday thru Sunday. Closed Monday & Tuesday. For reservations call 642585049. https://la-casita-griega.business.site/ We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section. 

 

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Enter the code DIGAME at the checkout to redeem the discount! This special offer ends on Sunday 10 December 2023.
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Inflammation – A Psychological Thriller:
– Set in London, Brighton, Oxford, and Málaga; this fast paced novel follows Adam, a Psychologist, as he struggles to cope with life after the brutal murder of his truest love, Lorelei, at the hands of her abusive ex-partner. In the midst of his grief, and the guilt from his sense of having failed her; he lives on countdown, awaiting the release of the perpetrator. Furious with a criminal justice system that by its very nature only ever acts after the event, and increasingly feeling the need to do something for the cause in the meantime; the obsessive urge to intervene using his psychological skills, overpowers him. Will he even make it to the release date, or will he already have gone too far?
– I wrote this novel in and around Málaga province; in Torrox and Nerja particularly. It is a psychological/suspense/crime thriller, and would certainly be rated 18+ in places. It is available on Amazon in paperback and ebook in various countries. The links for the UK and Spain are below, and it is best to order it from where you currently are, and/or to where you would like it delivered. I very much hope you enjoy it (please leave a nice amazon review if so); and a big heartfelt thank you to anyone who orders it, and in doing so, is supporting an independent author.
Loz, Torrox. Email: lozblume AT gmail D0T com
For more info and to purchase: Amazon.es or Amazon.co.uk

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For Sale, 3 items: Outdoor Maintenance Items
– Black & Decker electric strimmer. Model GL655, 480w,
25cm double whipcord, 96db. 30€
– Sterwins electric garden shredder. Model ESH1- 40.3, 2500w
Max cutting diameter 40mm, 105db. Manual + eye & ear protection included. 50€
– Green Expert electric submersible water/sludge pump.
Model GXPRT – A750v. Capability 13,000 L/hour • 1-1/2″ outlet. Manual included. 20€
Each of the above in excellent condition. Buyer collects. Ellen, Sayalonga pueblo
Email: ellen.amos@hotmail.com

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Recommendations & Requests

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Torrox Office: Does anyone know where and what time the office is open in Torrox, for my husband and I to apply for the Pensioners card to obtain discount for new glasses, transport, etc. Many thanks. Sue, Torrox Park.
maundfitch @ gmail dot com

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English Christmas: Does anyone know of a nice restaurant for an English Christmas dinner? Thañk you. Liz. Caleta. 648927219 ; wanchaisailor9@gmail.com

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News & Articles

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SPAIN

Israel summons Spanish ambassador over PM Sanchez’s latest Gaza remark:
– Israel summoned Spain’s ambassador for a reprimand after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday that he doubted Israel was respecting international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip.
– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he instructed his foreign minister to call in Spain’s ambassador for a reprimand “after the shameful statement by the Spanish prime minister on the same day that Hamas terrorists are murdering Israelis in our capital Jerusalem.”
– Earlier on Thursday, Sanchez said during an interview with Spanish state-owned broadcaster TVE that he doubts Israel is respecting international humanitarian law, given the number of casualties among civilians in Gaza. “What we are seeing in Gaza is not acceptable,” he added. Source: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-11-30/Israel-summons-Spain-s-ambassador-for-reprimand-over-PM-s-Gaza-remark-1p9UJzNXJ4Y/index.html 

{Then, hours later…}

Israel withdraws its ambassador in Spain after Sánchez’s latest statements: {Translation, summary}
– The diplomatic soap opera between Spain and Israel has a new episode. The latest statements by the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, questioning whether the Israeli army is acting in accordance with international law in Gaza, has prompted the Israeli government to call for consultations with its representative in Spain.
– The Israeli Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen, has defended in a message on X, formerly Twitter, that Israel is acting in accordance with international law and has stressed that Hamas is solely responsible for the terrorist attack of 7 October and the current situation in the Gaza Strip. “Following the outrageous words of the Spanish Prime Minister, who repeats unfounded accusations, I decided to call the Israeli ambassador to Spain,” Rodica Radian-Gordon, “to return to consultations in Jerusalem,” Cohen announced.
– The announcement by Cohen comes after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ordered that the Spanish ambassador to Israel, Ana Salomon, be recalled for a “reprimand” for Sánchez’s “disgraceful” statements.
– In an interview on TVE President Sanchez argued that “we friendly countries also have to tell each other things” and maintained that just as he has condemned the Hamas terrorist attack “with the same conviction”, he must tell Israel that its response must be based on International Humanitarian Law.
– “With the images we are seeing and the growing number, especially of children who are dying, I have real doubts that they are complying with it”, he admitted, after assuring that it was “very hard” to see the video of the attack that Netanyahu showed him during their meeting last week.
– The Israeli Prime Minister reproached Sánchez for having made this statement on the same day that “terrorists” murdered three Israelis in the “capital”, Jerusalem. The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place at a bus stop.
– The decision to recall the ambassador for consultations is a more forceful diplomatic measure than summoning the Spanish ambassador to express displeasure with Spain. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5195187/0/israel-llama-consultas-su-embajadora-espana-tras-las-ultimas-declaraciones-sanchez/

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Despite Warnings From EU That They Will Not Permit “Lawfare” In Member States, And Having Already Warned Sanchez That They Will Withhold EU Recovery Funds For Violations, Sánchez endorses & justifies his “lawfare”: {Translation, summary}
– The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has opened up for the first time regarding the thesis of the “lawfare” defended by his separatist partners and which is set out in the government programme with Junts. During an interview on TVE, when asked about the lawfare, Sánchez openly admitted it and stated that “institutions have been instrumentalised for our political reasons”. {YIKES! Sounds like Chairman Mao. -Ed.} Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/politica/2023-11-30/sanchez-hace-suya-la-teoria-del-lawfare-y-ya-habla-de-instituciones-instrumentalizadas-por-causas-politicas-7075132/

AXARQUÍA

‘The town hall isn’t listening to us’- Axarquía residents protest over water bills:
– The twenty or so residents of La Viñuela village, in the Axarquía area to the east of Malaga province, who have received exorbitant water bills in recent months protested outside the town hall on Monday 27 November.
– Some of the residents have received water bills of up to 75,000 euros for two quarters and have described the situation as “unjust and Kafkaesque”. The residents, most of whom are foreign, claim “it is impossible for us to have consumed these amounts”. They blame the “erroneous” meter readings on “air entering the pipes because of frequent cuts to the supply”. Full article & photo credit: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/the-town-hall-isnt-listening-axarquia-residents-20231129170712-nt.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

Following similar actions by Andalucia earlier this week, El Pleno de Málaga rejects Sánchez’s investiture agreements and urges the government to “treat the autonomous regions with equal justice”: {Translation, summary}
– The Plenary of Málaga City Council has approved the urgent motion of the PP to reject “the agreements reached by Pedro Sánchez as leader of the PSOE to achieve his investiture, which include commitments that establish privileges, violate the principles enshrined in the Constitution and deepen the north-south divide” in the country.
– The Plenary, with the PP and Vox voting in favour and PSOE and Con Málaga voting against, also urged the Government “to grant equal and fair treatment to the different autonomous regions with a distribution of funds based on the population weight of each community and not on nationalist and ideological sensitivities”. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-pleno-malaga-rechaza-acuerdos-sanchez-investidura-insta-gobierno-trato-justo-autonomias-20231130151051.html

TORROX

Torrox to get recycling centre:
– The green light was given at a council meeting on Monday 27 November, but must now get the necessary authorisation from the Andalusian regional government before work can start. Once work starts, the ‘punto limpio’ project is expected to take nine months to complete and has a budget of 680,000 euros.
– Once open, the facility, which will be located in the Pago de Santilla area, will allow residents to dispose of household waste which is too big or dangerous to be thrown into the street containers. It will also allow farmers to dispose of plastics, as well as stubble, pasture and other agricultural waste. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/axarquia-town-gives-green-light-recycling-centre-20231129184211-nt.html 

USA

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state to Richard Nixon, dies at 100:
– Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state under Richard Nixon who became one of the most prominent and controversial figures of US foreign policy in the 20th century, has died. He was 100.
– The celebrity diplomat has advised a dozen presidents over his long career, including Joe Biden, and won a shared Nobel prize for negotiating the end to the Vietnam war.
– But his legacy was also defined by his contempt for human rights and efforts to protect US corporate interests at all costs, with opponents across the world casting him as a war criminal. He supported Indonesia’s military dictator in the invasion of East Timor, backed the invasion of Angola by the apartheid regime in South Africa and worked with the CIA to overthrow the democratically-elected president of Chile. He also authorized wiretaps of reporters and his own staff.
Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/29/henry-kissinger-dies-secretary-of-state-richard-nixon 

FINANCIAL

Spain’s Hidden Economic Disaster- Sanchez policies post-Covid have not stopped shrinking exports or Spain’s financial decline, now unlikely to achieve EU goals despite grandiose Sanchez admin projections: {Translation}
– Nadia Calviño has not stopped assuring that Spain is an example for the EU and the OECD. María Jesús Montero is constantly asserting that the economy is growing strongly and is a model for the major countries to follow. And Pedro Sánchez keeps committing to spending that will be difficult to pay for if the crisis continues to worsen.
– But, in the midst of all this, a graph from the Tax Agency has embarrassed the entire government. The tax office keeps track of the sales and exports of large companies. And since commerce was re-established after the impact of covid, Spain has not stopped losing weight in its exports. And that means that Spain’s economic weight has not stopped falling and giving away market share – and employment – to other countries.
– Tax rises amounting to more than 100,000 million euros, insults to employers, executive decrees for expropriation of benefits, permanent increases in the interprofessional minimum wage, legal uncertainty in all sectors, attacks on private property, a labour reform focused on the elimination of flexibility and hundreds and hundreds of regulations designed to increase environmental, union and bureaucratic control. All of this has generated the obvious consequences: an incessant loss of weight in the Spanish economy.
– The graph drawn up by the Tax Agency with the sales and exports of large companies is a true reflection of this political penalisation of companies, the generation of wealth and employment in Spain, as can be seen in the image that LD publishes today. Thus, if the rate of exports of large companies reached a year-on-year rate of 22% in May 2022, with a stabilised rate of 11.9%, at the moment, September 2023, it is -4.3% and a stabilised rate in the latest data is from June 2023- of 0.7%. In other words, exports – the ability to compete with the rest of the economies – have collapsed.
– “Total sales of Large Companies, deflated and corrected for seasonal and calendar variations, remained virtually constant in September compared to the same month in 2022”, the AEAT report states. But the truth is that the trend is devastating, because it has not ceased to mark a downward trend. “In the quarter as a whole, growth was 0.6%, within a pattern of deceleration already observed last quarter. The reason for this behaviour lies in a certain stabilisation in the increase in domestic sales, at the same time as a contraction in exports”, explains María Jesús Montero’s department.
– “Exports remained in negative territory in September, with a fall of 1.8%, although more moderate than that observed in August. This data closes the quarter in the negative (-3.1%), something that has not occurred since the first quarter of 2021,” admits the Treasury. “This decline was reflected, with different intensity, in two aspects: sales to the EU recorded a slight decrease (-0.1%), while sales to third countries deepened their fall to 6.2%,” it adds. Source, Spanish: https://www.libremercado.com/2023-11-30/el-grafico-de-la-verguenza-de-sanchez-tras-el-covid-no-ha-dejado-de-hundir-las-exportaciones-y-el-peso-de-espana-7074830/ 

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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65: Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, died Thursday, his family said. He was 65. The musician had been hospitalized in Dublin for several months after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis in late 2022. He was discharged last week, ahead of his upcoming birthday on Christmas Day. Born on Christmas Day 1957 in England to Irish parents, MacGowan spent his early years in rural Ireland before the family moved back to London. Ireland remained the lifelong center of his imagination and his yearning. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/shane-macgowan-pogues-dead-5b6f1f1becb575ceffca4ee01b3b12a6 

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Axarquia Animal Rescue – Voluntary Charity – non profit organisation:
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Email: axarquia-rescue@hotmail.com
Website: www.axarquiaanimalrescue.com
Dogs for adoption/foster:
-Fosters Needed. We have been asked to help with these 2 dogs, one on the streets, and the other at the vets. If you can open your home to an abandoned dog, let us know.
– Scooby – 8 months old, vaccinated and neutered. Scooby is a fun loving pup, loves people and other dogs.
– Ziggy – 22 months old, he is deaf, and learning signs, he needs a special home with someone who has time and patience. Fully vaccinated and neutered.
Please take a look at our website, where you will find more information and photos, plus details of other dogs and pups that we have in our care. Our adoption costs are 110e for pups that have been fully vaccinated, rabies, chip and passport and 180e for older dogs that have all vaccinations, papers and have been neutered. This contributes towards their vet and care costs, and helps us to continue rescuing abandoned dogs and cats. 

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