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Carnival of Torre del Mar: 23, 24 & 25 February.
– Friday 23 February, in the building of the Centro Cultural Nuestra Señora del Carmen Antigua Azucarera, we will have different activities. Firstly, the election of the Dios Momo, Diosa del Carnaval and Ninfas with a parade to choose these carnival figures. From 21:15, the Carnival Proclamation will be given. The event will be enlivened by local carnival groups and will end at 23:15 with a great performance by the Chirigota del Sheriff, from Cádiz.
– Saturday the parade will take place and, as always, registration will take place from 16:00 onwards on the ground floor of Ipanema. As for the route, it will leave as usual from the Paseo de Larios, Calle San Martín, Ros Alférez, Acequia, Calle Angustias, Calle del Mar, Paseo Marítimo, Avenida Toré, Calle Copo, Duque de Ahumada, Infantes, Calle Princesa, Avenida de Andalucía and return to the Paseo de Larios.
– Sunday we will have two stages, one on the Paseo de Larios and another on the Paseo Marítimo de Poniente, where different local performances will take place during the morning. Video Link
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Cool & Groovy at Siddhartha: Sat 24/2
Cool & Groovy will be playing live and kicking at Siddhartha on the Rock in Competa this coming Saturday 24th Feb, its also Carnival in town so get out those feather boas and come and join the fun! Fancy dress optional. The music starts at 8.30pm.
Call 952 516 748 or 628 177 424 for your table or just come along for a drink.
Hope to see you there. Skatz & Mitch, Cool & Groovy
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Periana celebrates Andalucia Day: Wed, Feb 28
– The festive day will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a parade by the Municipal Band and the raising of the flag. Half an hour later, the circular route on horseback along the railway track will start.
– At 12:00 there will be a folk dance performance by Abraham Ortiz.
– At 4:30 p.m., the Panda de Verdiales and half an hour later, the Coro Rociero ‘Camino de Olivares’.
– At 17:30 there will be a ribbon race on horseback.
During the day there will be entertainment by dj José Moreno and dj Óscar Muñoz.
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Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre: Events & Excursions
Torre del Mar, Av. Moscatel 1”I”, 29740 Torre del Mar (Jardines Viña Malága / Antigua Casa de la Viña)
Hours: Wednesday & Friday 10.00 till 13.00.
Info tel. 952 543 334
***March coming events & excursions***
– Regular activities: Spanish practice groups (limited size groups) Wednesday and Friday 10.00 to 13.00.
– Wednesdays- Art group, with the crochet & craft group 10.00 to 13.00.
– Shop open Wednesdays and Fridays. 11.00 to 13.00.
– Thursdays- Spanglish. Conversation between Spanish and English friends. 16.30 to 17.30.
– Fridays- Coffee AM. 11.00 to 13.00.
– Coming Excursions.
– Tuesday 9th April – Coach excursion to Gibraltar.
– Thursday 18th April – Coach excursion to Cabra.
– Saturday 23rd March – Grease, Salon Varieties, Fuengirola.
– Friday 7th to Sunday 9th June – Coach excursion to Ronda for Romantica celebrations.
Please call for more details on any of these activities.
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For Sale, 2 items:
– Carpet in very good condition 1x2m. €30
– Seating room cabinet H 145, L 135, W 40 cm. In very good condition, €145.
Hanne, Velez Malaga, contact hwittye@yahoo.co.uk
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ANDALUCÍA
Brain Salad Surgery- Dodging the obvious solution of hiring more surgeons, Health seeks to reduce surgical waiting lists with more overtime- Just what everyone wants…tired, overworked surgeons cutting on them: {Translation, summary}
– Andalusia will try to reduce the surgical waiting lists with a plan that will be launched in April and will last until the end of this year, which will extend the amount of overtime required of surgeons and number of consultations they conduct, the Regional Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs, Catalina García, announced on Wednesday.
– As of 30 June 2023, there were 134,800 patients on the surgical waiting list and 36,000 outside of the decree of guarantees, with an average delay of 118 days, and as of 29 December, 142,500 patients, 53,000 outside of the decree of guarantees and a delay of 150 days.
– {My concern is that if you can pay overtime, you could pay for more surgeons, after all, paying overtime is not cost effective when you pay one and a half times the regular wage. That extra half wage could be better spent on a new hire’s salary. The fact that the paradise of Andalucia cannot attract more surgeons indicates surgeons don’t want to work here, and that is mainly due to low wages, poor working conditions and huge workloads. Having public hospitals staffed with surgeons, desperate enough to accept the lower wages, while being overworked in less than optimal conditions, is not encouraging. Andalucia public health may have it’s share of good surgeons, who find the life here worth the lower wages. But no one can do their best work near the end of a double shift. -Ed.}
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1567921/salud-busca-reducir-las-listas-de-espera-quirurgicas-con-mas-horas-extra-y-conciertos/
MALAGA PROVINCE
Yellow weather warnings in place for this Thursday:
– Met office Aemet forecasts wind gusts that could reach 70 kilometres per hour for Malaga province, including the Costa del Sol, but rainfall will be limited.
– The arrival of a mass of polar maritime air will cause “a sharp drop” in temperatures from Thursday, according to the national meteorological office (Aemet), which forecasts “a significant change in weather”, which will lead to rainfall and very strong gusts of wind, as well as a maritime storm. As of tomorrow, Malaga province will have two yellow weather alerts. One for wind and the other for high seas.
– The first will come into force at noon on the Costa del Sol, Malaga city and the Guadalhorce Valley and will last until the early hours of Friday morning. Very strong westerly gusts are expected, which could reach 70 kilometres per hour. The second will affect the coast, and will be in place from 6pm on Thursday until Friday at 8pm. Aemet forecasts a westerly wind of 50 to 60 km/h (force 7). Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/yellow-weather-warnings-place-for-this-thursday-20240221152155-nt.html
MALAGA CITY
Farmers take to the streets of Malaga in a bid for survival:
– This new day of protests coincided with the morning rush hour, causing numerous traffic jams. The roads remain congested in parts of the city. Malaga council closed access to Paseo del Parque completely and has diverted traffic coming from the east through Paseo de los Curas.
– Some 200 tractors arrived in the city at 10am. The first tractor carried a large banner which proclaimed, ‘The countryside is dying’ (El campo muere). Two separate tractor columns were escorted by local and national police officers. The protesting farmers had gathered at 7am in different cooperatives in Antequera and the Guadalhorce Valley. From there, tractors drove towards the capital via the A-45 and the A-357. At the same time, numerous chartered buses also set off for Malaga. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/two-tractor-columns-gridlock-malaga-city-ahead-20240221105632-nt.html
EUROPE
Ukraine outnumbered, outgunned, ground down by relentless Russia:
– Heavy casualties at the hands of Russian forces have been compounded by dreadful conditions on the eastern front, with frozen soil turning into thick mud in unseasonably warm temperatures, playing havoc with soldiers’ health.
– Moscow has made small gains in recent months and claimed a major victory at the weekend when it took control of Avdiivka in the hotly contested eastern Donetsk region. A spokesperson for 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, one of the units that tried to hold the town, said the defenders were outnumbered seven to one.
– Michael Kofman, a senior fellow and Russian military specialist at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington-based think-tank, estimated that Russia’s artillery was firing at five times the rate of Ukraine’s, a figure that Hryhoriy of the 59th Brigade also gave. “Ukraine is not getting a sufficient amount of artillery ammunition to meet its minimum defensive needs, and this is not a sustainable situation moving forward,” Kofman added.
– Moscow now controls almost a fifth of Ukrainian territory including the Crimea peninsula it annexed in 2014, even if the frontlines of the war have largely stagnated in the last 14 months. Photo, Bucha, Ukraine, by Serhii Nuzhnenko. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-outnumbered-outgunned-ground-down-by-relentless-russia-2024-02-21/
SPORTS
Tennis News- Alcaraz retires from Rio Open due to ankle injury, Wawrinka also out:
– Two-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz retired hurt from the Rio Open on Tuesday after two games due to a right ankle injury. The retirement at 1-1 meant Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro advanced to the second round. He will face his compatriot Felipe Meligeni Alves for a place in the quarterfinals. Alcaraz twisted his ankle in the first game after only two points.
– Earlier, three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka was beaten 7-5, 6-4 in the first round by Argentina’s Facundo Díaz Acosta. Photo: Armando Paiva. Full article: https://www.sportsnet.ca/atp/article/alcaraz-retires-from-rio-open-due-to-ankle-injury-wawrinka-also-out/
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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
2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
Algarrobo
Competa
Malaga
Nerja
Rincon
Torrox
Velez-Málaga
For other towns in Malaga Province, visit this website, click your town, then look for the post named “Calendario Laboral de Algarrobo 2024 “, click that to see calendar.
https://www.foro-ciudad.com/malaga.html
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/National News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
Bus Info: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/our-destinations/regional
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