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Colmenar Gastronomic Days: Friday 19/4 thru Sunday 21/4
– During the gastronomic days to be held in Colmenar, bars and restaurants in the village will offer tapas based on honey and goat’s cheese made in the Agammasur cooperative under the brands Quesos Montes de Málaga and Quesos El Pinsapo.
– The event will begin on Friday 19 April and will end on Sunday 21 at midday. The price of the tapa plus drink (water, soft drink or beer) will be 2.5 euros. And tapas such as wild boar with cheese and honey, avocado with honey and goat’s cheese or cheese and honey croquette are some of the gastronomic proposals for the weekend.
– Between Friday and Sunday there will be a stall selling the cooperative’s cheeses to the public in the Plaza de España in Colmenar, where there will also be marquees for various activities such as workshops on artisan cheese making and beeswax candles and pottery workshops.
In addition, on the 20th and 21st there will be open days at the Honey Museum, where there will be guided tastings of the eight honeys with designation of origin in Malaga and cheese tastings. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-colmenar-malaga-celebra-fin-semana-jornadas-gastronomicas-torno-queso-cabra-miel-20240416134519.html
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Jazz & Blues at Posada La Plaza: This Friday, April 19th at Posada La Plaza in Canillas de Albaida it´s Jazz´n Blues night (from 8pm) with Mitch on sax, Roland wind synth, harmonica and electric guitar.
Covers of BB King, Eric Clapton, JJ Cale, John Mayall, Charlie Parker, Dire Straits, Herbie Hancock and much more.
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Historic center of Vélez-Málaga hosts Portovelis, a vintage, craft and second-hand market: New Date, Sun, 21 April
It will be located in the San Francisco area from 10 am to 5 pm. During the event you will also be able to enjoy musical and dance performances, gastronomy or visit the monuments, which will have their doors open.
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Bee Gees Tribute Band Show: Fri, 19 Apr, 8pm
Villa de Nerja Cultural Center
Very successful audiovisual musical show with seven musicians on stage in rigorous live performance.
Info & tix: https://mientrada.janto.es/espectaculo/tributo-a-bee-gees/NERJABEEGEES/venue=CCNERJA
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Concierto de Primavera, with Orq. Cámara Mediterránea:
(Spring Concert, with Mediterranean Chamber Orchestra)
Sunday, 21 Apr, 7pm
Casa de Cultura, Puerta de Granada 19, Almunecar
Info & tix: https://bravoentradas.es/es/events/concierto-de-primavera-orq-camara-mediterranea & Video Link
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Learn new steps and routines the first hour, dance them for the second hour.
Thursdays from 10:30AM to 12:30PM.
First lesson – April 25
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For Sale: Bunk bed with mattresses (or without mattresses). Pure pine wood. No marks on the mattresses. Hardly used, as new. 100 Euros. Price is negotiable.
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For Sale, 2 items:
– Metal Pet Carrier, impeccable condition, 61x56x53, 25€
– Sturdy plastic dog bed, 60×40, 10€
Jill, Algarrobo, 695463385, can also meet in Vélez Málaga, or Caleta de Velez
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For Sale, 3 items:
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– Dolomite futura 600 Walker. good condition. €45
– Pair Skis. Peltonen Zenith. Good condition. €60
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ANDALUCÍA
Despite reports to the contrary, the Junta’s tourism boss denies that private and community swimming pool uncertainty is affecting summer holiday bookings in south of Spain:
– The Junta de Andalucía’s regional Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Arturo Bernal, denied this Monday (15 April) while visiting Torre del Mar that the uncertainty that still hangs over the use of private and communal swimming pools in the Andalusian region is affecting the volume of holiday bookings for tourist accommodation in Andalucía for this coming summer season. In response to a question from Diario SUR, the head of the regional ministry said that “we are not noticing this type of effect”. {See how they twist words? He does not deny it, he just says we have not noticed it. That way he cannot be called out for being factually wrong, just unobservant. -Ed.}
– {Another out of touch politician in denial. In the UK, travel agencies are reporting cancellations due to the water restrictions. “Samantha Austin, representing around 50,000 tourist flats on the coast, told Sur in English that holidaymakers visit Spain ‘looking for a swimming pool and to have a good time’. She told the publication: “I have many clients waiting to hear from me as they’re deciding whether to come or not. If there is no pool, they are going to change their destination this year. We are having cancellations and we are going to have more.”” Ref: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/travel/fears-uk-tourists-will-cancel-28961151?_ga=2.200744046.1750072471.1712558678-885353833.1681501755 }
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/juntas-tourism-boss-denies-that-private-and-20240415162444-nt.html
MALAGA PROVINCE
Family left devastated after the theft of their six dogs in Malaga town:
– The passing of time is yet to lighten the grief of José Manuel and his daughter Pilar. The theft of their six podenco dogs has left them “torn apart inside”, the father told SUR. The incident happened in the early hours of 4 April, when thieves took advantage of there being no one home at their property in Monda and stole their beloved animals. They reported the theft the following morning to the Guardia Civil.
– The thieves did not even go in the house, José Manuel pointed out. “They went straight for the dogs; they broke the fence to enter the property and forced the door of the kennels,” he said. Once inside, José Manuel continued, they smashed the padlocks of the cages in which the dogs were sleeping.
– José Manuel is convinced it was a planned robbery, since, according to him, the property where they are located is in an area with difficult access and nothing else was taken. He knows it took place at night as a neighbour heard noises, although at the time they thought no more of it. “They are dogs that are used for hunting; I am registered in a hunting reserve but I don’t even have a shotgun, what I liked was to take them for walks,” said José Manuel, who suffered a similar theft several years ago on the same farm. “I never saw those dogs again; I was also infinitely fond of them,” he said.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/guadalhorce-valley/family-left-devastated-after-the-theft-their-20240415143247-nt.html
FRIGILIANA
Workers Commissions denounce the closure of the Frigiliana Post Office: {Translation, summary}
– Workers’ Commissions have denounced the closure of the Post Office in the municipality of Frigiliana. This, after the retirement of the person in charge, has not renewed the rental contract of the property where the office was and has replaced it with a van in which they serve users in the middle of the street.
– As reported by Ser en Hora14, the union explained that this has significantly worsened the service, as the vehicle lacks a machine for weighing mail, issuing stamps, safe custody of money, as well as mail and post office boxes, a mail sorting table or a distribution pigeonhole for the outlying areas.
– Jaime Núñez, secretary of Comisiones Obreras in Correos in Málaga, said that the public company is offering a totally inefficient service to the more than 3000 residents of Frigiliana and its suburbs, many of whom, around fifty, have contracted a post office box for the reception of their mail, which they are not being able to access normally. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/comisiones-obreras-denuncia-el-cierre-de-la-oficina-de-correos-de-frigiliana/
SEVILLA
Seville’s world-famous April fair offers grand display of culture, tradition, revelry and pride:
– The huge event kicked off on Sunday, when temperatures soared to 30C but the heat did not deter revellers, who arrived in their thousands to enjoy the first day of a traditional Sevillian celebration that will continue until Saturday 20 April.
– It has been predicted that more than one million litres of Cruzcampo beer will be consumed during this year’s extravaganza, along with a constant flow of sherry and wine.
– It was estimated that more than two million people visited the fair in 2023, and the authorities are expecting this year to surpass this figure due to “a massive influx of visitors”. The busiest day is expected to be Wednesday (Miercoles de Feria), a holiday in the city that allows those who cannot follow the accepted practice of taking the week off to enjoy a day at the fairground.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/sevilles-worldfamous-april-fair-offers-grand-display-20240416155653-nt.html
ENERGY CRISIS
Volkswagen electric car sales plunge in Europe:
– Sales of Volkswagen electric cars have plunged by almost a quarter in Europe as demand for battery-powered vehicles stalls and buyers return to petrol. Electric vehicle (EV) sales fell by 24pc in the first three months of the year as high inflation and rising energy prices dampened demand.
– Globally, all-electric sales at the owner of Audi, Skoda and Porsche dropped by 3pc to 136,400, while sales of combustion engine cars climbed 4pc to nearly two million.
– The drop-off in EV demand comes as politicians in the region rollback subsidies and reconsider ambitious targets to dump petrol and diesel cars. The drop in Volkswagen sales follows a sharp fall in deliveries at Tesla, the West’s leading electric vehicle maker. Last week, Elon Musk’s business reported an 8pc fall in sales during the March quarter. Full article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/volkswagen-electric-car-sales-plunge-122915038.html
HEALTH
Waiting lists for surgery break records in Andalucia & nationally: {Translation, summary}
– The waiting lists for non-urgent operations have once again broken records in Spain with a total of 849,535 patients without surgery as of December 2023, an unprecedented figure, and which also represents an increase of 7.1 percent compared to December 2022, according to data published by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
– The waiting lists for an operation in Andalucía rose by 19.2% to 205,005 Andalusians as of 31 December 2023.
Of these patients, 38% have been waiting more than six months for surgery. The average waiting time was 174 days. In the case of consultations with specialists, the region recorded 873,266 in the same period of time, 0.9% less than the previous year.
– By specialities, Traumatology is the one with the highest number of patients awaiting surgery, with 48,103, followed by Ophthalmology (41,215) and General and Digestive Surgery, with 37,394. In the case of consultations with specialists, Ophthalmology, Traumatology and Dermatology are the three with the highest figures: 115,112, 114,015 and 68,703, respectively.
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5236678/0/las-listas-espera-baten-record-ya-hay-cerca-850-000-pacientes-sin-operar-segun-cifras-sanidad/
SPORTS
Tennis News- Rafael Nadal makes winning return in first round at Barcelona Open:
– Nadal only committed to playing at the tournament he has won 12 times on Monday but there was not much rust on display (Tuesday) as he eased to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over the 21-year-old Italian Cobolli in his first match on clay since he won his 14th French Open title in 2022. The home favourite faces a real test next, though, when he takes on in-form fourth seed Alex de Minaur.
– Meanwhile, second seed Andrey Rublev destroyed his racket at the end of a 6-4 7-6 (6) defeat by Brandon Nakashima that continued his poor run of form. Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/16/rafael-nadal-first-round-barcelona-open-tennis
RECALLS
Mercadona Recalls Chocolate Contaminated With Bits Of Plastic: {Translation, summary}
– The product is Mercadona brand dark chocolate with 72% cocoa with almonds. These were identified in the units of the lot belonging to I23325M1, with a best-before date of 05/2025.
– It was Mercadona itself who revealed that “visible” plastic bits contaminated the units.
– Consumers are advised to return these to place of purchase for a refund.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/salud/nutricion-bienestar/Desvelan-extranos-encontrados-chocolate-Mercadona_0_1894012126.html
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2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
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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
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/
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