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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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Phoenix Club: The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English.
We offer an opportunity to make friends, 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.
Our handmade greetings cards are for sale weekly with all proceeds to the Red Cross.
We meet every Thursday between 12 and 2 pm at Chines in Caleta, just off the coast road to/from Algarrobo.
***Trips & Events***
May
– 3rd – Trip to Gib €22 includes €1 for the driver. Pick up at Lidi Algarrobo Costa at 08.30.
– 10th – Cordoba Patios €27pp departs Algarrobo Lidl at 08.30 and returning from Cordoba at 5pm
– 16th – Craft Fair and Home Baking Sale at our meeting place. Doors open at 12 noon
June
– 8th – Ronda Romantica, come enjoy the historical re-enactments €24pp
– 21st – Almodovar Castle in Cordoba, the site of one of the Game of Thrones episode. €27pp
– 28th – Trip to the Alpujarras. Visiting a Jamon Factory and then to the pretty village of Pampaneria. €23 pp includes Jamon tasting @ €2.75 pp and drivers tip
July
– 5th – Trip to Gib €22 and includes €1 for the driver. Pick up at Lidi Algarrobo Costa at 08.30
– 13th – Antequera Light Festival, evening trip €20pp
– 19th – Benalmadena Marina €20pp – Why not hop on a catamaran for a dolphin watching trip?
– 30th – Fuengirola Tuesday Market and lunch in the port are, a quick dash around Iceland and home at 5pm €18pp
For further information please contact Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 (Whatsapp) or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk or check out our FB page
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Event Cancellation– Cata Junto al Mar (Tasting by the Sea):
May 1st, Torrox Costa
Due to the forecast of rain, the Cata Junto al Mar event scheduled for 1 May 2024 has been cancelled. We regret the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Source: X (Twitter)
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Concert- Ginés Trio: Friday, 03 May, 8:00 PM
Villa de Nerja Cultural Center
After his successful stint on the Got Talent 2021 program, Ginés brings us an acoustic concert where, accompanied by Ramón Barranquero on guitar and Juany Carmona on percussion, he will take a tour of the best of Spanish pop with an air of flamenco and rumba.
Info & tix: https://cultura.nerja.es/2024/04/05/3506/
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For Sale: American maple dining table 175×110 extends to 225×110 plus 4 matching chairs and two carver chairs with black seats and a set of new cream seats. Very good condition €250. Buyer collects. Contact Sue, Nerja
Email: susieque2 AT live.co.uk
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For Sale, 3 items:
– White awning leg weights, as new. Fill with water or sand.
20 euros the set.
– Paint. Sandtex Brilliant White wall covering. Two 10 litre Trade High Cover Smooth 15 euros each can.
– Paint. One Sandtex 10 litre Ultra Smooth masonry paint 18 euros. (was 38.50 + IVA).
Can deliver locally.
Kevin, Canillas de Albaida. 711064996 or WhatsApp.
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Wanted: A pair of tickets for the ATP Madrid Tennis Open Final on Sunday 5th May. Please contact Kevin (Nerja) by email:
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ANDALUCÍA
Juanma Moreno aligns himself with Feijóo and criticises “attack” on judges and journalists in President Sanchez’s letter to public: {Translation}
– The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno (PP), has once again aligned himself with the president of his party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, and has pointed out that “the attack on judges and journalists is unacceptable” and has warned that “uncertainty and sowing doubts about democracy brings nothing good to the country”.
– Moreno considers that the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) {pic}, “cannot turn his own problem into a problem for Spain” and that the future that should occupy politicians “is that of the Spanish people”, as he stated in a comment on the social networking site X.
– The head of the Andalusian Executive has also shared a statement by Feijóo in which he expressed himself in a similar vein, assuring that “the one who has a problem is Sánchez” and that “when he attacks judges and journalists, the Government resigns from democracy”. Photo: RTVE. {Looks like Pedro has been shopping at The Men’s Warehouse factory outlet again. -Ed.} Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/Juanma-Moreno-Feijoo-critica-periodistas_0_1897611132.html
AXARQUÍA
The Gran Senda de la Axarquía incorporates 200 hidden objects in the game of ‘geocaching’: {Translation}
– The Gran Senda de La Axarquia, in the province of Malaga, has incorporated in its four stages some two hundred hidden objects to be located by ‘geocaching’, a game of search for hidden ‘treasures’ in the open air, in the manner of a treasure hunt.
– The Diputación has some 200 active ‘caches’ or objects placed along these three hiking routes which the participants have to discover in this game. It is, therefore, a fun way to explore natural areas and to be in contact with other people with similar interests.
– Geocaching is a magnificent resource for promoting the natural environment of the province through the Gran Senda and, at the same time, for those who play this game, who are increasingly numerous and come from different provinces, to get to know the inland villages. Geocaching began as a hobby for a group of specialists in geopositioning technology and is now a game that is played worldwide and has around three million followers.
– To be able to play the game you need a GPS receiver {either a dedicated GPS device or a GPS app on your smart phone/tablet. Laptops would work but are inconvenient when hiking.}
– Those who want to participate and play must first register at http://www.geocaching.com and download the Geocaching application through Google Play or Apple’s App Store. From there, you can have the necessary information to find the objects depending on the difficulty of location.
– Before the stages in the Axarquia region, the Copper Forest and the Gran Senda de la Sierra de las Nieves in the province of Malaga had already been incorporated into this game. Source Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/Gran-Senda-Axarquia-juego-geocaching_0_1897910685.html
NERJA
Nerja & Maro Fiestas de la Cruz de Mayo- Arropia (honey candy) and wine from the land at the municipal crosses of Nerja and Maro: {Translation, summary}
– The Fiesta de la Cruz de Mayo, which will take place on Friday 3 May and celebrates its 40th anniversary. This year there will be a total of 12 crosses, two of them municipal. One of the municipal crosses will be located on the Paseo Balcón de Europa, and will be made by the Reyes Magos Association, and the other at the Home and Social Centre of Maro, which will be made by the Marocueva Association for the Elderly. In both there will be local wine and tastings of arropia.
– The Balcón de Europa (Nerja) Cross will feature performances by the Choir of the Centre for Active Participation, the Narixa Choir, the Peña Nerjeña Choir, the Angela Muñoz Group, the Mirabras Association Group, the Acompasarte Academy, and the Nerja and Maro Choirs and Dances.
– At the Cross of Maro performances will be from José Fernández, the Group of the Association of Las Protegidas, the Alboreá Academy and the Dance Academy of Christian David Callejón. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/arropia-y-vino-del-terreno-en-las-cruces-municipales-de-nerja-y-maro/
TORROX
Water Restrictions Update: Over the weekend I spoke with people in Torrox & Torrox Costa who no longer get their water supply cut each night. My water is now available all night, but at a lower pressure 11pm-7am. I have not seen any official announcements on this topic. -Ed.
EUROPE
Ukraine’s top general says troops fall back as fighting worsens on eastern front:
– Russia’s troops have gone back on the offensive this year, capitalising on an advantage in manpower and arms to press forward, particularly in the eastern Donetsk region.
“The situation at the front has worsened,” Oleksandr Syrsky, (Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces), said in a Facebook post Sunday. He said Ukrainian troops had “retreated” to new defensive lines further to the west in some areas, conceding the loss of territory to the advancing Russians. “The enemy has concentrated its main efforts in several sectors, creating a significant advantage in forces and means,” he said.
– Russia had secured “tactical successes in some sectors,” he admitted. Russia’s defence ministry earlier on Sunday claimed its troops had captured the village of Novobakhmutivka in the eastern Donetsk region – around 10 kilometres (6 miles) north of Avdiivka, which it captured in February.
– Kyiv’s forces are outnumbered across the battlefield, with the country struggling to recruit enough soldiers to replace those who have been killed, wounded or exhausted by the war, now in its third year. Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240428-ukraine-top-general-says-troops-fall-back-figthing-worsens-eastern-front-russia
UK
UK border force staff to strike at Heathrow from Monday:
– Border Force staff at Britain’s busiest airport, Heathrow, will go on strike for four days from Monday, in protest over changes to their working conditions.
– The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said more than 300 members of staff would stop working early on Monday in terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5.
– A separate union, Unite, has said its workers will go on strike at Heathrow from May 7 to May 13 over plans to outsource hundreds of roles.
– Heathrow has previously said it has contingency plans in place for any strike action, and can avoid any impact to passenger journeys. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/uk-border-force-staff-strike-heathrow-monday-2024-04-28/
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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
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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