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Next National Holiday: Wednesday, May 1st is Fiesta del Trabajo (Labour Day).
After May 1st we will see no more national holidays until August 15th for the Assumption of Mary observance. There are, however, some local holidays this summer in various towns and villages, such as the Torrox Fiesta on August 5th. See your local holidays using the links below, in the Useful Links, Info & Numbers section.

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Festival of the Four Seasons- Nerja:
(La fiesta de las Cuatro Estaciones)
This will be celebrated Saturday, April 27, in the José Bobadilla Álvarez Pavilion. 4pm-11pm.
From four o’clock in the afternoon the performances will begin. The DJ Emilio Ferrer Nerjeño entertain the party until six o’clock, when will begin the performance of the tribute band El Canto de El Loco “Dlocos”. To conclude the DJ Elias Moreno Nerjeño will play music until eleven o’clock at night.

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VIII Jornada de la Papa Temprana- El Trapiche: Saturday, April 27
(VIII Day of the Early Potato)
El Trapiche is preparing to celebrate a new edition of the Jornada de la Papa Temprana, which will be the eighth, in an event that unites tradition, food, art, culture and live music for locals and visitors. The festival will take place this Saturday 27 April in the square of the Tenencia de Alcaldía of El Trapiche.
The day will start at 11.00 a.m. with the inauguration of the stands selling typical local products. At 2 p.m. it will be time for music with the group A-Compás. At 2.30 p.m. there will be a tasting of the typical ‘trapicheño’ dish with ‘papas a lo pobre’, chorizo sausage and ‘huevos gritos’, all cooked with firewood and at affordable prices. At 4.30 p.m., it will be the turn of the presentation of the poster for the fiesta of San Isidro and the Romería 2024, which on this occasion has been created by Rafael Jiménez with the work ‘Amor, amor’. At 17:00 it will be the turn of Tamara Jerez. At 19:00, the group A-Compás will perform again. And at 21.00 hours, until the end of the festival, the group NEXO. The traditional auction of fresh produce will also be held, where attendees can recall how vegetables and fruit used to be sold in the old days in the markets.

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For Sale, 3 items:
– Curtains, 147×220 (good quality voile). 25 euros
– Curtains, 120×228 (fully lined, very heavy material) 35 euros
– Reversible bedspread with scatter cushions to match (fits large single bed) 15 euros
Jan, Vélez de Benaudalla (possible collection La Herradura). tel 646381332
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Kreidler Vitality Nexus electric bike 2016 or 2017 (bought 2nd hand) €475. Comes with two batteries – one fairly new (cost over €500) and one older one which still functions fine. Buyer collects.
– Pro-forma exercise bike €35. Comes with manual. Unfortunately the electrical connection is not working – hence
the bargain price. Still operates, but without the display panel. Buyer collects.
– Pair of sturdy wooden bedside cabinets. €50
Width 60cm. Depth 65cm. Height 63cm.
Slight damage to one of them. Buyer collects.
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For Sale: Organic avocados. There are some nice and big Avocados, variety ‘Fuerte’ on my tree. They are 100 % organic. I am selling them: 5 kg for 17 Euro; 10 kg for 30 Euro. Can meet in Cómpeta, Torrox or at the Pavo Real. Marlene, Cómpeta. Tel. 606 423 369& WhatsApp or
E-Mail: marlenewoerner@web.de

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Information wanted on Malaga Sports Bars:
I’m searching for a bar, in Central Malaga city, which regularly shows Sky Sports Championship games on a Friday night.
I have 3 friends who are visiting Malaga for a long weekend and want to watch the QPR v Leeds game this Friday. Please only respond if you are certain that a bar shows games regularly. Thanks.
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MALAGA PROVINCE

The waiting time for surgery increases in all hospitals in Malaga: {Translation, summary}
– Waiting lists continue to give no good news. Despite the plans put in place by the Andalusian regional government to halt their rise, they continue to soar. The data published this Monday by the Andalusian Health Service (SAS), corresponding to last December, reflect a considerable increase in the average waiting times in all public hospitals in the province of Malaga and point to an increase in the number of patients who have been waiting more than a year for an operation. Specifically, there are a total of 31,980 people waiting to go into the operating theatre, of whom 5,243 have been waiting more than 365 days for an operation. On average, according to the December figures, a Malaga resident has to wait almost five months to be operated on, although this can be as long as eight months if the operation is at the Regional Hospital.
– In the case of outpatient consultations, the data published by the SAS are not encouraging either. In fact, the province of Malaga is the worst placed in comparison with the rest of Andalusia. In total, in Malaga there are 219,855 people waiting for a first appointment with a specialist, compared to 168,586 in Seville, the next highest in the ranking. Of these, 133,458 have been waiting for more than two months, with an average delay of more than four months (132 days).
– In terms of specialities, the longest list as of December 2023 was for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, which totalled 40,274 patients between the six hospitals in the province. The one with the most patients is the Regional (14,075), followed by the Costa del Sol (12,359), Clínico (8,572), Axarquia (2,461), Antequera (1,944) and Ronda (863). Waiting times range from four to seven months, depending on the health centre.
– Other specialities with exorbitant waiting lists are Ophthalmology (21,996), Neurology (15,941), Otorhinolaryngology (12,246) and Gynaecology (13,297).
– The Junta has released these figures after the Ministry of Health reported on them last Tuesday, when it detailed the overall situation of all the autonomous communities. In that ranking, Andalusia did not fare very well. The number of patients awaiting surgery rose by 6.5% from June to December 2023 and, likewise, delays in consultations rose by 3.7%. Thus, up to the end of last year, 205,005 Andalusians were waiting for surgery. This is 12,500 more people, or 19% more than in the previous six months and, moreover, taking the national figure as a reference, one out of every four Spanish patients waiting for surgery is Andalusian. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/Listas-espera-Malaga-operacion-tiempo-demora_0_1896111025.html

NERJA

Fire bug in Nerja- nine containers burn at dawn: {Translation}
– A night of upheaval in Nerja with the burning of nine rubbish and recycling containers in two areas. Fortunately, the fires have ended without personal injury, only material damage. The rapid action of the members of the Provincial Fire Consortium prevented the flames from spreading to nearby homes and cars. The first warning came at around 4.00 a.m. this morning in Calle Almuñécar, near the Parador de Turismo in Nerja. After smothering the flames it was found that up to four rubbish containers located in the vicinity of this central street of Nerja were on fire. The second warning occurred at 6.30 am in the street Vía Romana, in the vicinity of the urbanisations Capistrano and Fuente del Badén. As a result of the fire, five other containers were burnt. Local police officers from Nerja were also on the scene. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sucesos/arden-nueve-contenedores-madrugada-nerja-20240422114930-nt.html

GRANADA

Sierra Nevada businessmen assume that the ski season will end this Sunday after a “complicated” April: {Translation, summary}
– The president of the Sierra Nevada Business Association, Ordoño Vázquez, indicated on Monday that “the season unfortunately ends on the 28th”, after the closure of many of the businesses in the Granada ski resort in a “complicated” month of April due, among other circumstances, to the cuts in the access road to the winter resort due to a landslide.
– The businessmen had asked for the season to be extended until 5 May, due to the good spring snow conditions in the winter resort, and following the agreement reached in Parliament at the time. However, the start of work on the A-395 in the second week of April changed the situation, and now give the go-ahead to maintain the planned closing date this coming Sunday.
– There remain 19km of skiable trails at this time.
Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-empresarios-sierra-nevada-asumen-temporada-esqui-acabe-domingo-abril-complicado-20240422134329.html

TECH

DoctorLaptop’s Tips #109
The Dangers of “Software as a Service” Apps (SaaS) & Cloud Hacking – Identity Theft Without Accessing Your Devices:
– This article uses the term “identity” in 2 distinctly different ways. One, identity as in your personal documentation, as used in the phrase “identity theft”. Secondly, identity as in the profile that apps create for you allowing you to access their services. So, you have your own identity, and your apps have an “identity” (profile) of you. Hope that’s clear.
– Apps often rely on “cloud” based data “processing & storage” facilities, operated by third parties, to provide you a data related service, such as Spotify, YouTube, Office 365, etc. Thus it’s called software-as-a-service (SaaS).
– Apps all create an “identity” profile of each user with login credentials, user info & preferences, and history. This “identity” is attached to your data streams, acting as a pass-key, allowing access to the services the app provides.
– This exposes users to new risks, as their “identity” passes thru far more locations than before cloud storage existed. And it’s not just “the cloud”. There are many inter-linked cloud systems your data may bounce around as it is processed and delivered.
Your data flow on an app or SaaS is this:
User login and input from device>Internet Provider #1>App host services & their network of partners>Internet Provider #2>Cloud Data Storage…
And back again to provide you the data/service as requested.
– Each step has risks of exposure, and most of this risk is not even on your device. Your data and everything in your app identity (profile) can be stolen at any step in its trail.
– Most computer users and businesses have a security gap when it comes to identity-based attacks. This is because the controls around identity security are typically focused on securing devices as opposed to your larger identity exposure as it relates to cloud apps and services.
– The Internet has become so complex that is very difficult for individuals to combat these cloud threats. Large companies employ full time security teams and still get hacked regularly.
– The best defence for individuals is as follows:
– Use a premium, not free, VPN. As always, I recommend Windscribe Pro VPN, see contact info in the Sponsor’s Section. It includes a referral link, so what you pay for, I get the same amount free.
– Don’t use free apps. Do some research and read some reviews when you need a new app to locate one with a good reputation for security. Many apps boast of better security in their premium, paid versions. Find one that does.
– Don’t use password manager apps. Keep passwords written in a file saved on 2 separate USB memory sticks, and hide them in separate locations. Use a password protected PDF file for even more security if you are concerned with anyone snooping while you are away.
– Do not share passwords across multiple accounts, and change your passwords annually. The common wisdom says passwords should be at least 13 characters long, with a random mix of caps, small, numbers and symbols. In practice, longer passwords, even if only letters, is more protection than a complex but shorter password including numbers & symbols. An easy to remember “passphrase” (no spaces) of 24 letters is stronger than 13 random mixed characters: UnidentifiedFlyingObject is better than QaZ912gsf!&Ys
– You can check to see if your email address has been involved in a reported data breach here: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Check to see if a password you are considering has been seen in hacker master password lists here: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords Article Ref: https://thehackernews.com/2024/04/showcasing-networkless-identity-attacks.html

TRAVEL

Tickets for first flights from Granada to Amsterdam go on sale at reduced prices:
– Dutch airline Transavia has started selling tickets for the first flights between Granada’s Federico García Lorca Airport and Amsterdam that will begin 30 September this year.
– Ticket prices start at 79 euros one way and the route will operate two days a week, on Mondays and Fridays. This reduced price will remain in place until 21 October, when it will go up to between 123 to 172 euros for a one-way ticket. Prices vary for flights from the Dutch capital’s Schiphol Airport to Granada.
– Other available routes from Granada’s airport include Asturias, Barcelona, Bilbao, Gran Canaria, Madrid, Melilla, Palma de Mallorca, Santander and Tenerife Norte in Spain and international destinations include London, Paris and Amsterdam. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/costa-tropical/first-tickets-for-travel-from-granada-amsterdam-20240419075156-nt.html

CULTURE

“Las Recetas de Carmelina” (Carmelina’s recipes”) collects the Veleña (Velez-Malaga) cuisine of yesterday for the homes of tomorrow in new book: {Translation}
– Stews, soups, meat and fish cooked with ingenuity and love. These were the dishes of yesteryear, the traditional ones. Housewives, especially in the old days, had to make “encaje de bolillos” (bobbin lace), as they used to say, in order to make the most of what they had in the pantry and to set the table every day, as God intended.
– The secret of those times was passed down from generation to generation and Carmelina Doncel has published what could be considered a “culinary autobiography” in which she gathers together the traditions and dishes with which her family grew up and which she continues to keep alive in the heat of the kitchen today.
– Kale, pumpkin casserole, Christmas Eve stew, cachorreñas, sobreusa or gazapachuelo are some of the dishes she suggests. And you can also learn how to make her famous roscos de huevos (egg donuts) in the section dedicated to desserts.
– The culinary virtues of Carmelina Doncel, from Velez, are displayed on television year after year, as Lent arrives. Ajobacalao, her star dish, which she is always willing to explain, she being one of the main promoters of its dissemination beyond the borders of Velez; in this book you will also find her recipe.
– Always involved with collectives and associations with the society of Velez, through Jazminez de la Axarquia she set up the Lent Gastronomic Competition. Among the main dishes featured are ensaladilla cateta, stuffed eggs, cuttlefish in sauce with peas, larded meat or even stuffed avocado.
– This recipe book, essential to maintain the tradition of Velez and the region in the kitchens, was finally presented this Saturday in the auditorium of the Sociedad Recreativa La Peña, although it had already been on sale for a few weeks in the stationery shop Yerma, where you can still buy it. Source & photo, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/las-recetas-de-carmelina-recoge-la-cocina-velena-de-ayer-para-los-hogares-del-manana/

SOCIAL MEDIA

Time’s Up For TikTok- Brussels finalizes the suspension of the new TikTok ‘app’ in Spain that pays users to watch videos: {Translation, summary}
– The European Commission finalizes the suspension of the new TikTok ‘app’ with which it pays its users to view and interact with content published on the platform and which, for the moment, in Europe is only available in Spain and France; a measure that Brussels takes when considering that the Chinese company is not complying with the new European rules for digital services. This is a program that allows users to accumulate points by discovering new content or performing certain actions and which they can then redeem for gift vouchers to spend on other shopping platforms such as Amazon or via PayPal, as well as to reward creators on TikTok.
– “We suspect that the TikTok Lite service is toxic and addictive, especially for children,” said Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, in a brief message broadcast through social networks to announce the upcoming suspension of the program. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/sociedad/noticia-bruselas-ultima-suspension-nueva-app-tiktok-espana-paga-usuarios-ver-videos-20240422165542.html

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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:
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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

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Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

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