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Car Boot/Market, Sunday 7th April:
The popular monthly car boot/market held at El Pantano restaurant car park (overlooking Lake Vinuela) is on Sunday 7th April. Time 9.30 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.
Lots of stalls with a large variety of goods for sale and plenty of bargains to be had!
New stall holders always welcome.
For more information, please telephone Sandy on 633878471. Sandy (Vinuela)
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Hiking Through the Alpujarra Granadina:
Route: Cáñar-Sportújar-Pampaneira
Day: Sunday April 14, 2024
Departure Vélez-Málaga: 07:00. Municipal Market (next to the Guadia Civil barracks).
Torre del Mar departure: 07:05. Mercadona Supermarket (El Tomillar).
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 5 hours approx.
Length: 11.74 kilometers.
Price: €10.
* According to the new public ordinance on sports fees, it is necessary to be a SPORTS MEMBER to register for the activity.
Inscription: From Thursday, April 4, 2024.
Important: One person may register up to a maximum of four participants.
Good physical condition is required to do the route.
“LIMITED PLACES”. Info Link
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Boozie brunch pool party with Geckoblaster band:
Sunday, Apr 14. Opens at 11:00am, band 1-4pm.
Villa Del Mar, Camping Nerja, N-340, km 296, 29787
Tel: +34 683121258. Info & booking: https://www.villadelmarnerja.com/event-details-registration/boozie-brunch-pool-party-with-geckoblaster & Video Link
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Vélez-Málaga’s Cruces de Mayo y el ‘Desfile Legado de Reyes’ (May Crosses & ‘Legacy of Kings Parade’):
Sat, 27 April. Parade at 7pm, starting next to the Cruz del Cordero.
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For Sale: Summer Jacket by Triumph. Size 56/66. All zips working. Removable zipped showerproof/windproof inner liner. Elbow and shoulder protection. Good condition. 65 euros. Keith, Velez Malaga 650698685
Email: peakayone at msn dot com
Can meet at Eroski?
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Monsoon dress size M £15
– Zara dress size xl 15€
– Pomedoro top size small 18 never been worn 15€
Contact Sue, Nerja 952521289 or
Email: susieque 2 AT live D0T co D0T uk
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For Sale: Table & chairs. Glass topped rattan table with 8 chairs and cushions cost over 1000€ new, slight weather damage to table top, otherwise in good condition. Please message for more photos
250€. Rob, Maro. Whatsapp 711079342
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For Sale: 2x i15 pro Max mobile phones
(By MaxPhone, these are not iPhones)
Two brand new and boxed i15 Pro Max, 512GB mobiles(android), one black and other lilac. Come complete with silicon cover; crystal lens cover; chargers and cables and ear pods. 105€ each.
Tom 687213521. Rincon de la Victoria
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For Sale: 4 wall lights, as good as new, €35 per piece at Leroy Merlin. Now only €40 for the lot. Marc, Puente Don Manuel
schoeters.marc@telenet.be
Telephone : 00 32 479 89 55 68
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FREE: 2012 MacBook Pro.
A 2012 MacBook Pro no longer needed. While officially obsolete, it runs well. Erased and loaded with Catalina (end of service date 12 Sep 2022) as it’s the most up to date iOS operating system available for this device. For collection.
Contact Steve in El Morche on 620056188 for WhatsApp or email agentthommo@icloud.com
(I do not allow obsolete tech items to be posted for sale. The post above for an obsolete computer item is to give it away for free. That is permissible. -Ed.)
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ANDALUCÍA
Junta to maintain strict water use restrictions across south of Spain as latest rains ‘do not solve the drought’:
– The Easter rains that fell throughout the Andalucía region have helped ease the situation but the drought still remains critical, a top Junta official has said.
– The regional minister of agriculture Carmen Crespo said the Junta’s tight water restrictions will remain in effect in a bid to guarantee supply and further savings. Following a meeting on Tuesday 2 April, officials spoke about the current situation where regional reservoirs, at their most critical level were below 20% capacity, but are now almost double that at 39.9%
– Crespo was however in favour of making restrictions more lenient. This will be specified in the drought committees that the different river basin districts will hold next week, once the contributions of run-off water can be measured.
– Andalusian reservoirs are on average 39.9% full, however, in the Guadalquivir basin, which affects two thirds of the region, it is 43.1% full, while the Tinto-Odiel-Piedras-Chanza basin, in the province of Huelva, is 49.7% full.
– It’s a stark contrast with the Mediterranean basin (27.4% full), or the Guadalete-Barbate basin in Cadiz (27.2%). The Guadalquivir basin has reached a situation of normality, while the Mediterranean basin – which includes the Costa del Sol – has only managed to go from crisis status to severe.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/the-junta-will-maintain-austerity-measures-because-20240403074305-nt.html
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Socialist PSOE-A calls for the promotion of small game hunting in Andalucia and the gov’t partially approves it: {Translation, summary}
– The Commission for Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy has partially approved a Proposition of Law (PNL) proposed by the Socialist Parliamentary Group regarding the promotion of the Andalusian Pact for Hunting through the approval of the measures contained therein.
– The points of the PNL were approved with the votes in favour of the PSOE and Vox, and with the abstention of the rest. Thus, the following points have been approved: * The promotion of the Andalusian Hunting Pact and the measures contained in it through the immediate approval and implementation of a plan for the recovery of small game hunting in Andalucia
* The promotion of measures for the institutional promotion and dissemination of the social, cultural and economic values of hunting and the increase in the next budget of the material, personal and economic resources of the Andalucian Hunting Institute and the hunting departments of the territorial delegations of the Junta de Andalucía.
– On the other hand, the points relating to the implementation of a study to scientifically accredit the viability of the hunting of wild game, the commitment to the socialisation of hunting and the approval of the Plan for Scientific Research Applied to Hunting, were rejected with the votes against of the PP-A. In addition, the Socialist Group rejected the amendments tabled to the Proposition No of Law by the PP-A and Vox groups.
– The Socialist Group, which has proposed the PNL, has argued that hunting “well managed, offers benefits for society”, so it is committed to “a sustainable hunting activity, inclusive and linked to the rural environment”, giving as an example the National Strategy for Hunting Management. Thus, it has demanded a “definitive” response from the Junta to the issues demanded by the hunting sector and that it “materialise” the regulatory changes.
– The PP and Vox have highlighted that the PSOE “subscribes to the Hunting Pact while supporting animalistic rules such as the Animal Welfare Law that directly attacks the identity of Andalusian hunting”, while it has questioned “the word of the socialists and their commitment to defend the sector”. “They change their ideals and their views for political gain,” Vox spokesman added. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/psoea-pide-impulsar-caza-menor-andalucia-parlamento-20240403191821-nts.html
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Yes, Residents Of Andalucia Can Import Their Shotguns: {Translation}
– Bringing a shotgun to Spain from abroad is permitted, provided you obtain an international permit extension to your existing shotgun certificate, which can be obtained through your issuing police authority. The permit takes the form of an arms license, type E and can be obtained if the applicant :
* Has no criminal record
* Does a sport needing a shotgun (hunting, clay pigeon shooting, competitions, etc.)
* Passes a psychophysical and theory test proving knowledge of the arms and current regulations.
* Passes the practical arms handling test
It is advisable to contact airlines and customs offices prior to trying to cross borders with your shotgun for current details of necessary paperwork, as well checking with your local police, ensuring compliance with local regulations regarding proper storage and transportation of weapons. Source, Spanish: https://www.andalucia.com/rural/hunting.htm
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Next departures of the Al-Andalus luxury train from Malaga- these are the dates for 2024: {Translation, summary}
– The Al-Andalus luxury train returns to Malaga on 7 April, with a seven-day itinerary that travels through Andalusia. The provinces where this train stops are Jaén, Córdoba, Seville, Cádiz, Granda and, of course, Málaga. The Al-Andalus runs two routes, one departing from Malaga and ending in Seville, and the other, which takes the opposite route, departing from Seville and ending in Malaga. It has 11 departures scheduled from Malaga until the end of the year.
– This railway consists of 15 carriages, five of which were made in the late 1920s in France and belong to the same series as those used by members of the British monarchy for their holiday journeys between Calais and the Côte d’Azur. These carriages are common rooms, there are also restaurant cars and kitchen, and seven other carriages contain the bedrooms. There are two types of rooms, the Deluxe Suite and the Grand Class rooms.
– This Sunday 7 April is the first departure of the Al-Andalus season. The next scheduled dates of the luxury train, departing from Malaga, are:
21 April
5th and 19th May
2nd and 23rd June
8 and 22 September
6 and 20 October
and 3 November
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/la-farola/salidas-tren-lujo-Al-Andalus-Malaga-fechas-2024_0_1890412440.html
RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA
Rincón de la Victoria City Council has begun registering dangerous dogs and their owners: {Translation}
– The Health and Consumer Affairs Department has created a new accreditation card which it issues and hands out in compliance with the requirements of the animal regulations. This new implementation allows greater control and identification on the register of dangerous dogs, which currently totals 424 in the municipality.
– The possession of any potentially dangerous animal is subject to obtaining the corresponding municipal licence. The penalty for violations ranges from €2,404.06 to €15,025.30. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-ayuntamiento-de-rincon-de-la-victoria-mejora-la-identificacion-para-la-tenencia-de-perros-peligrosos/
GRANADA
Three arrested and more than 230,000 kilos of fake organic products seized for alleged food fraud in Granada:
{Translation, summary}
– The operation deployed by the Guardia Civil from early Wednesday morning in Motril, on the coast of Granada, with several simultaneous searches for alleged food fraud, has so far left three detainees and a total of 231,000 kilograms of products that apparently are presented as organic but do not demonstrate their traceability. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-tres-detenidos-mas-230000-kilos-productos-intervenidos-presunto-fraude-alimentario-granada-20240403184526.html
EUROPE
Germany, France and Poland call for the “massive rearmament” of Europe to counter “Russian imperialism”: {Translation, summary}
– In the absence of threats, Europe’s defence industry has long been neglected. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, however, calls for a rethink of the sector. This is the thesis of a joint article published today by the foreign ministers of Germany, Annalena Baerbock, France, Stéphane Séjourné, and Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski. In the face of Russian imperialism, they call for Europe’s “full industrial potential” to be used for “massive rearmament”. “We must use all the industrial potential of our continent to improve our military capabilities,” they write on the news portal Politico.
– According to the heads of diplomacy of the Weimar Triangle countries, this permanent rearmament requires binding long-term contracts with clear timetables, a “certain level of ambition” and firm financial commitments and purchase guarantees from European governments. The target of spending two per cent of gross domestic product on defence has already become “just a starting point”, in his view. “The US has long borne a greater burden than the rest of our alliance, but collective defence is ours, it must be our joint effort,” they say, in a text published on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic military alliance.
– “In this regard”, they add, “it is necessary to strengthen European defence and thus contribute to transatlantic security”. The three agree that “grey areas and concessions to Putin are naïve and the Kremlin leader sees them only as an invitation to aggressive behaviour and the use of military force”. With regard to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war of aggression in Ukraine, they reiterate that NATO must continue to show a clear position: “For Europe to live in peace, Russian imperialism must be stopped”. {Ah yes, the old “We must wage war to prevent war” argument. -Ed.} Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/internacional/alemania-francia-polonia-llaman-rearme-masivo-europa-20240403113637-nt.html
CANADA
Trudeau Admits That Canada Is Being Overwhelmed By Mass Immigration:
– In a rare admission that all is not well in the socialist paradise of the north, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated this week that the country has seen a ‘massive spike in temporary immigrants’ which is ‘far beyond what Canada can absorb.’ The nation’s percentage of temporary migrants (illegals using asylum loopholes to dodge proper immigration standards) has jumped from 2% of the total population in 2017 to over 7.5% of the total population in 2024.
– In 2023 Canada marked its most rapid population growth in 66 years, with migrants making up over 97% of all new residents. Only 2% came from a natural increase. Canada’s population is 38 million people, around the same size as the population of California. It does not take more than a few million migrants on welfare benefits and subsidies to cause chaos.
Full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trudeau-admits-canada-being-overwhelmed-mass-immigration
RECALLS
They withdraw a serum from sale in Carrefour for being contaminated- “Nectar of bio – Les Cosmétiques Design Paris”: {Translation, summary}
– The presence of mesophilic aerobic bacteria, yeasts, moulds and the bacterium Burkholderia cepacia was detected in batch number 249999 of the Nectar of bio – Les Cosmétiques Design Paris brand firmness serum. This bacterium may pose a risk for people with respiratory problems or weakened immune systems.
– According to this European alert, the product has been distributed in Spain by Carrefour, which has already taken certain measures, such as the cessation of marketing, the withdrawal from the market and the recall from consumers of all the units placed on the market.
– Details of the product involved:
* Name: Firming serum, brand name; Nectar of bio – Les Cosmétiques Design Paris.
* Lot number: 249999.
– If you have purchased this serum, locate the product batch number which should be on the product packaging to confirm or exclude that it is the affected product. If so, it should not be used and should be returned to the point of purchase. If you have already used it and you register any undesirable effects related to the product, you should notify the Spanish Cosmetovigilance System using NotificaCS. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sociedad/retiran-serum-carrefour-contaminacion-bacteria-20240403154756-nt.html
TECH
Ghost calls? Find out who is behind those mysterious calls: {Translation}
– Receiving a phone call from an unknown number has become commonplace for millions of people around the world. In fact, there are fewer and fewer calls of a personal nature, as we are nowadays engrossed in instant messaging applications: the new generations find voice conversations invasive, which in many cases cause them anxiety (known as telephonophobia) due to the obligation to respond instantly, without time to think about an answer.
– So who is on the other end of the line? Most calls come from switchboards: internet operators and insurance companies compete daily to win new customers with offers of all kinds; campaigns that often come camouflaged as surveys or are directly articulated through deception. The Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) has on several occasions denounced operators of gas or electricity companies who, with the excuse of a false change of distribution company, confuse customers in order to get them to abandon their long-standing electricity company.
– Then there are, of course, the fraudulent calls made by cybercriminals using the technique known as ‘phishing’: they collect our data (through the multiple leaks that occur on the internet) to gain the trust of the victims while pretending to be their respective banking institutions or a transport company. They then convince them to install malicious applications on their devices, provide passwords or make one-off payments, which can ultimately drain their bank account.
– What if I pick up the phone and no one is talking?
For some time now, however, the predominant anonymous calls are those where, when you pick up the phone, no one speaks. What’s more, after a few seconds of talking to the air, the caller cuts off the call suddenly (sometimes this can happen just a second after answering, after hearing a shrill beep).
– Cybersecurity experts have coined the term ‘phantom calls’ to refer to these types of interlocutions, with many wondering what they are hiding: do they harm the recipient in any way by the mere fact of answering them? Sometimes. The key is not to get back in touch with the number that has called, when the scam known as ‘wangiri’ or missed call would take place: scammers make calls of a few seconds or call and hang up repeatedly on the victim’s phone; the victim, thinking it may be an emergency, ends up contacting the offender on what is in fact a premium rate number. The result is a hefty charge on your phone bill, which you won’t discover until you receive the statement at the end of the month.
– Of course, ‘phantom calls’ can also be the result of an automated ‘marketing’ technique: a ‘bot’ (a computer programme) is in charge of massively calling a list of telephone numbers in order to discard those that do not answer. Those who answer, however, become part of a new list: the list of users who will be contacted preferentially to receive all kinds of commercial proposals. Thus, if we answer an unknown number and there is no one on the line or they hang up on us immediately, it is most likely that we have told a machine that we usually do the same thing when someone calls us: hang up; so we are ideal for continuing to receive telephone advertising.
– On other occasions they may call and hang up on us, without saying a word, in order to find out what time we are usually available. These ‘bots’ dial a series of random numbers and record the time the user answered; this information is then fed into a database used by the operators of certain companies to find out what time of day we are most likely to answer.
– These last two cases do not entail any financial risk for us, of course, but they could lead to a barrage of annoying and insistent commercial calls. To avoid this, the OCU recommends signing up for the well-known Robinson List, although some users are wary: they continued to be harassed by telephone even months after registering. The only effective option, then, seems to be to block all unknown numbers that contact us (if we find out that they belong to a switchboard or that they return silence for an answer).
– Identifying a ‘spam’ call. Fortunately, most Android phones are pre-installed with an application that automatically detects spam calls and marks them as such on the screen, without the need for us to answer. These warnings are highly accurate, as they are often based on reports from other users.
– For their part, iPhone users can cut through the clutter by automatically muting any incoming call from an unknown number (via ‘Phone’ > ‘Mute unknown’ in the ‘Settings’ menu). By enabling this option, these communications will be automatically sent to voicemail and displayed in the ‘Recent’ list.
– Alternatively, you can download one of the many applications designed to identify unknown (but not hidden) numbers, which are impossible to decipher. One of the most widely used is ‘TrueCaller’ for iOS and Android, which has over a billion downloads in the Google app shop. It is just as legitimate to enter the number in Google’s search engine (someone has probably written about it) or to go to websites such as ‘ListaSpam’ or ‘Who called’, where thousands of numbers are stored along with comments from other users. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/vivir/tecnologia/llaman-cuelgan-debes-recibes-llamada-fantasma-20240402000820-ntrc.html
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Google Warns of Android Zero-Day Flaws in Pixel Phones Exploited by Forensic Companies:
– Google has disclosed that two Android security flaws impacting its Pixel smartphones have been exploited in the wild by forensic companies (data collectors/resellers). These are high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities.
– “Zero-day” is a broad term that describes recently discovered security vulnerabilities that hackers can use to attack systems. The term “zero-day” refers to the fact that the vendor or developer has only just learned of the flaw – which means they have “zero days” to fix it. A zero-day attack takes place when hackers exploit the flaw before developers have a chance to address it.*
– While the tech giant did not reveal any other information about the nature of the attacks exploiting these shortcomings, researchers at GrapheneOS said they “are being actively exploited in the wild by forensic companies.”
– The disclosure comes more than two months after the GrapheneOS team revealed that forensic companies are exploiting firmware vulnerabilities that impact Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones to steal data and spy on users whenever the device is not turned off.
Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2024/04/google-warns-android-zero-day-flaws-in.html
* Additional ref: https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/zero-day-exploit
TRAVEL
The spectacular Gollizno route in Granada between suspension bridges and wooden walkways in the mountains: {Translation}
– In the province of Granada, one of the most entertaining trails is the Ruta del Gollizno, in the town of Moclín, which has just over 1,700 inhabitants and is in the Poniente region, some 50 kilometres from the capital.
– The adjective “entertaining” is well earned because it is a trail where the traveller has a good time. It has a little bit of adventure, thanks to its suspension bridges and wooden footbridges, but at the same time it is suitable for everyone, it is not dangerous at all. What’s more, the trail allows the walker to be in direct contact with nature and with some really beautiful landscapes.
– It is a circular path and it is easy to get to the starting point because it is well signposted. From the centre of the village go down Esperanza street and soon you will see signs indicating the proximity of the PR-A 84, which is the official name. Once you reach the starting point, you can walk in one direction or the other, because, as we have already said, it is a circular route.
– Like almost all trails, there are ups and downs. The ascent is not to everyone’s taste, but it is perhaps rewarding to know that, once you reach the Olivares viewpoint, the views are magnificent. You can see the Sierra Nevada, which lives up to its name until the thaw arrives in May or June, and a little further on there is a recreation area where you can stop and regain your strength.
– The route continues and to continue you have to cross a wooden suspension bridge, which is not dangerous, over which you reach the gorge known as the Tajos de la Hoz. You will clearly see that the vegetation here is quite different. The olive trees give way to leafier species such as poplars.
– Then you reach one of the aforementioned footbridges, also made of wood, which runs over the river Velillos. It is always a spectacular spot, but even more so in spring, because in summer it is drier, the flow is minimal and, of course, it is hot.
– The next stop, after a powerful but bearable ascent, is the Fuente de la Corcuela. Nearby there are some caves where cave paintings have been found, specifically from the Neolithic period, indicating that the ancients already knew it was a good place to live. It is possible to visit them, although this involves a detour.
– Whether or not you do so, you then have to return to the main path and tackle the last part of the route, which allows you to see the castle of Moclín and the remains of its walls. Next to them is the Iglesia de la Encarnación, where the town’s main relic is kept: the painting of the Santísimo Cristo del Paño (Holy Christ of the Cloth). Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/viajar/andalucia/espectacular-ruta-gollizno-granada-puente-colgantes-pasarelas-20240403105716-nts.html
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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, Mercadillo de La Cala del Moral- Rincon de la Victoria.
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
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