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Public Holidays In March: 4 Day bridge holiday weekend from 28 March thru 31 March
28 March, Holy Thursday
29 March, Good Friday
31 March, Easter Sunday
Ref: https://www.foro-ciudad.com/malaga/nerja/calendario-laboral-2024.html
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Phoenix Club: The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English.
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.
Our handmade greetings cards are for sale on the last Tuesday of every month with all proceeds donated to the Red Cross.
We meet every Tuesday between 12 and 2 pm at Restaurant and Bar La Vega in Torre del Mar which is just behind the Repsol Garage on the way out of Torre.
***Trips & Events***
March
– 22nd – IKEA & Guzmans Garden Centre €20pp, a few seats still available
April
– 12th – Visit Olvera and Setenil de las Bodegas €22pp
May
– 2nd – 6th May – Trip to Madrid. Staying just outside Madrid in the Hotel PCM on a B&B Basis. Prices €325 per person based on 2 sharing a double room. €465 for a Single room. Deposit €100 and is non refundable, unless the trip is cancelled. Travel Insurance recommended.
Price includes B&B accommodation, coach fare, trip to Avila and tips.
– 3rd – Trip to Gib €22 and includes €1 for the driver. Pick up at Lidi Algarrobo Costa at 08.30
– 10th – Cordoba Patios, an evening visit. €27pp. Evening visit TBC
– 14th – Craft Fair and Home baking Sale at our meeting place. If you have something decorative, arty or crafty to sell, please do contact me.
For further information on any of our trips, please contact Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 (Whatsapp) or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk or check out our FB page
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Notable German saxophonist Tobias Meinhart Quartet heads to Alhaurín in lead up to International Jazz Day:
At the Vicente Aleixandre Cultural Centre in Alhaurín de la Torre on Thursday 18 April, 8pm, in a concert organised by the town hall in the lead-up to International Jazz Day (30 April).
German saxophonist Tobias Meinhart is a prominent figure on the New York City jazz scene. He regularly performs at renowned clubs such as Blue Note, Smalls and Birdland. He has been on an international tour with bands from all over the world and has been nominated for the German ECHO award, in addition to being nominated at the Rising Star Awards in the saxophone specialty.
Tickets for the concert cost ten euros and can be obtained from the cultural centre (Calle Jabalcuza, 9), or online.
Info & tix: https://www.mientrada.net/evento/tobias-meinhart-quartet/ & Video Link
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Alameda Festival 2024: Music & Glamping
7 & 8 June at El Canijo de Jerez
Camping plots + reserved motorhome/caravan area.
Map Link
Info, lineup & tix: https://www.alamedafestival.com/ & Video Link
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Hanningtons Kitchens and Bathrooms: We have been installing kitchens and bathrooms here on the Costa for 13 years. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, highest standards of work and customer service.
Whether you are thinking of updating an existing kitchen or bathroom, or whether you wish to create the kitchen or bathroom you have always dreamed of, we are here for you, every step of the way.
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Mandy’s Paintbox: Painter for 30 years. Painting work undertaken. Inside and outside large or small. Furniture painted or sprayed. Kitchens, cabinets, wardrobes doors any colour any surface. Check out the before and after photos, all the furniture was spray painted.
Call for advice WhatsApp 680739577
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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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DigameXtra Donor’s 33.3% Discount Special: My way of saying thanks
Monday, March 18th thru Wednesday, March 27th only
If you are on the 2024 DigameXtra Donor’s List I will do a full maintenance service on your laptops for only €30 (reg. €45) if dropped off to my workshop by March 27th. Please note, laptops dropped off Wednesday, 27 March will not be ready until after the Easter Break; also, I don’t work on laptops made before 2017 unless I have been servicing them annually (8+ year old laptops are due for replacement). Contact me to schedule a drop-off, and include your name, the date of your donation, and if it was cash or gift-card, so I can check if you are on the list.
DoctorLaptop’s Computer Repairs & Sales- Torrox Costa (near the bus station): Computers only, Windows / Linux / Mac. No tablets or phones.
I don’t work on dinosaurs computers made before 2017 unless I have been servicing then annually.
Contact: doctorlaptop AT protonmail DOT com
or call 675 993 069 (no calls before 12noon, missed calls returned asap). More info on my website. All work by appointment only, no drop-ins please. Appointment are available 2pm-8pm, Sunday thru Thursday. Closed Fridays & Saturdays. Always include the make & model number of the device when requesting assistance. My contact details can be found everyday at the bottom of the Sponsor’s Section.
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BluCee Real Estate: A proactive agency specialising in LISTING properties for sale.
We don’t just sit and wait for clients, we actively promote and search for buyers.
Future property exhibitions the BluCee team are attending: A Place in the Sun Live in London, 3rd to 5th May 2024 and Birmingham NEC 20th to 22nd September 2024.
Want to sell your property with maximum exposure? List with BluCee and your property will go around the globe!
Pop into the office to have a no obligation chat.
Our office is open
Monday to Friday, 09.30 to 17.30 hrs
Office location is Calle Timón 11b, Torre del Mar
Tel: 0034 951 553 890
Opposite the Taj Mahal restaurant and a few door along from the notary office.
For an appointment outside of our opening times or for one of us to view your property please contact us info@blucee.com or 0034 711042727
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We cover the whole coast line and inland.
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Great Deals From Upcycling Nerja:
– Hemnes chest of drawers 110 x 57 x 97cms Price 120€
– Besta tv unit glass top unit 2 drawers 120 x 120 x 40cms Price 45€
– Jennylurd easy chair black & white price 60€
contact jackie /nerja 672170429
upcycling at gmail dot com
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For Sale: A total of 8 assorted clay pots, 3 planted and the remainder empty. Sizes from 24 cm to 33 cm diameters. Asking €30 buyer collects from El Morche. Contact Steve or Hilary from El Morche on 620056188 for WhatsApp or email agentthommo@icloud.com
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For Sale, 2 items:
– Philips air Fryer, HD9220. Well used. Includes recipe booklet. 15€
– Intelligent Foot Massager. Renpho RF- FM059 series. Used twice as new 70€. Can meet El Ingenio.
Paul, Pilarejo. WA 00447909540 eight four five
Paul @ hageman dot co dot uk
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For Sale: Sony DVD Home Theatre System. Outstanding sound quality, 6 speakers, remote control, lots of speaker wire! €50. Buyer collects from Sam / Vinuela.
Contact Sam.seabrook70@gmail.com
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Mirror, antique, golden, 60 X 70 cm, like new, 65€
– Table, metal, cream, like new, 33 cm X 65 cm X 76 cm
45€
– Bust, like new, 55 cm high, 25€ without decorations.
Delivery at the coast possible.
Edwin, Cómpeta, boegero@gmx.de
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Wanted: Second hand small chest freezer, the inside depth must be at least 50(cm) and roughly 50(cm) wide. I don’t mind what it looks like as long as it’s in good working order. Would be pleased to hear from anyone who could help, reasonable price please.
The pick-up point would be Cepsa garage and restaurant carpark at the Frigiliana slip road from the motorway.
Patricia, Frigiliana. Phone no 620 62 61 27
Email: P dot claridge at yahoo dot com
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DoctorLaptop Computer Sales
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High Performance Business Grade Laptop:
Acer Travelmate P215-52, 15.6″ HD display. Brand new & fully upgraded with top-of-the-line Crucial brand RAM & SSDs. Intel i3 10110U processor (2.59GHz base, 4.10GHz turbo!).
12Gb RAM. Two SSD Hard Drives: 256Gb (M2) + 500Gb (SATA)
System: Windows 11 Pro in English. Spanish keyboard. VGA-out, full-size HDMI, ethernet, 3x USB 3.2 and USB-C with DisplayPort compatibility. Business grade construction with reinforced hinges and better materials for long life.
1 year Acer warranty when registered online after purchase. My price, including the 3 major upgrades (added 4Gb RAM+ 500Gb SSD + WIN11Pro), €650.
Naythan, Torrox Costa. Buyer collects.
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com
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For Sale: New High Performance Mini PC, last one in stock, and no plans to restock until after summer.
– MOREFINE. (Professional series by Mipowcat, with Crucial SSD & RAM) Windows 11 Pro
Processor: Intel N100 (up to 3.40 GHz, premium GPU)
Top of the line Crucial* 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM
Top of the line Crucial* 1000GB M.2 NVME SSD
Dual-Screen 4k Display; 2x HDMI 2.0; WiFi 6; Ethernet;
BT 5.2; 4x USB 3
Price, €350, with 2 year factory warranty.
*Crucial is a company specializing in high performance, professional grade, computer components.
*Add a new business quality UK keyboard & mouse (both wired for USB) for €35.
*Now includes FREE set up, update and optimization of Windows 11 for you.
*Sorry, no more display monitors in stock.
Naythan, Torrox Costa. Buyer collects.
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com
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Recommendations & Requests
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Note: I can’t post third party email addresses.
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Disabled Blue parking pass: Does anyone have experience of interview in Malaga, attempting to get this pass?
Thank you for any help you can provide.
Tom, Rincon de la Victoria. 687213521
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News & Articles
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{ Translations by www.DeepL.com/Translator }
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ANDALUCÍA
Farmer’s Protest, Week 7: {Translation, summary}
– The agricultural organizations Asaja, COAG, UPA and Agro-Food Cooperatives insist on their protests for another week, and this will be the seventh, with three mobilizations on this occasion. Specifically, next Monday 18th in the El Buitrón polygon, in Huelva; on March 20 with a “blockade” in the port of Seville and on Friday 22 with a tractor through the center of Granada. In the rest of Andalucian provinces, there are no events in the coming week. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1593557/el-campo-andaluz-continua-por-septima-semana-con-las-protestas/
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Board president calls for tourist tax meeting in Andalucia:
– President of the Junta de Andalucía Juanma Moreno aims to get local authorities together to discuss the possibility of towns and cities imposing an extra tax on tourists in the region, similar to the one charged in cities as Barcelona. Moreno made this announcement after the FAMP president and the Mayor of Cordoba, José María Bellido, proposed to the Junta de Andalucía the creation of a working group on the regulation of a tourist tax in Andalucia, a demand shared by major cities such as Seville, Granada, Cadiz and Malaga. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/junta-president-calls-for-tourist-tax-meeting-20240315163803-nt.html
MALAGA PROVINCE
Here’s a job opportunity- 900 bus drivers are needed in Malaga: {Translation}
– “We have a brutal lack of personnel”. With unemployment rates like those in the province, these words of Antonio Vázquez Olmedo, president of the employers’ associations Apetam and Fedintra, are striking. If there were trained professionals, up to 900 people would have a job in the province today, to cover the imminent high season.
– Although the businessman admits that during the winter season the need for staff is lower, they would still have work to do because the tachographs strictly set the daily driving hours and breaks. “We need to have at least one driver in the morning and one in the afternoon, and the buses often come to a standstill because there is no one to drive them”. The same goes for goods trucks.
– The first stumbling block is getting a driving licence, which costs around 3,000 euros and requires at least six months of study. Added to this are the delays in the DGT exams and the difficulty in obtaining the CAP (Certificate of Professional Aptitude), which is compulsory for all professionals who transport passengers and goods. “It is not an easy exam, you have to have an adequate level of knowledge and study”.
– Companies are committed to training their staff, but they encounter many obstacles, starting with the minimum age for access to this profession, which is 23 to 24 years old. “At that age, a person already has his or her working life focused, has studied or is doing something else”. Vázquez Olmedo sighs: “Spending 300,000 euros on a bus and not having anyone to drive it is hard”. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/oportunidad-trabajo-malaga-faltan-900-conductores-autobuses-20240315104345-nt.html
EUROPE
Volcano in Iceland erupts for the fourth time in three months:
– A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky. Iceland’s Meteorological Office said the eruption opened a fissure in the earth about 3 kilometers (almost 2 miles) long between Stóra-Skógfell and Hagafell mountains on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
– The Met Office had warned for weeks that magma — semi-molten rock — was accumulating under the ground, making an eruption likely. Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Blue Lagoon thermal spa, one of Iceland’s top tourist attractions, when the eruption began, national broadcaster RUV said. Full article: https://time.com/6957750/iceland-volcano-erupts-again-lava-footage/ & Live Video Stream
SPORTS
Tennis News- Carlos Alcaraz snaps Jannik Sinner’s 19-match winning streak to return to Indian Wells final:
– In a highly-anticipated clash between two of the brightest young stars in the sport, Carlos Alcaraz {pic} has defeated Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of Indian Wells, battling back from a first-set blow-out to snap the Italian’s incredible 19-match winning streak, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.
– Awaiting the Spaniard in the final on Sunday will be No. 4-ranked Daniil Medvedev, who also rallied from a first-set blow-out to win his semifinal match against American Tommy Paul, 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Photo: Mark J Terrill/AP. Full article: https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/carlos-alcaraz-snaps-jannik-sinner-s-19-match-winning-streak-to-return-to-indian-wells-final & X Link
CULTURE
Sunday Holy Processions In Malaga: Click/tap to enlarge.
Source and photo credits: https://www.diariosur.es/semana-santa/domingo-traslados-malaga-semana-santa-fotos-20240317135432-ga.html
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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 ‘Your Town‘ 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
Currency Converter: https://www.x-rates.com/calculator/?from=EUR&to=GBP&amount=1
Internet Speed Test: http://beta.speedtest.net/
Local Bank Holidays: http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/spain/index.php UK Newspaper Front Pages and Worldwide Newspapers All On One Site: https://www.thepaperboy.com/uk/front-pages.cfm
Check All Lottery Results Here: Updated daily.
https://www.20minutos.es/loterias/
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Malaga Province: New, updated link (Aug, 2023). Info in English with list of English speaking meetings. https://aacostadelsol.com/
DoctorLaptop’s Homepage: https://doctorlaptop-repairs.webnode.com/
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