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July 2024 Editor’s Holiday:
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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***
All trips/events include a drivers gratuity
July
– 30th – Fuengirola Tuesday Market and lunch in the port area, a quick dash around Iceland and home at 5pm €18pp
August
– 15th – Almunecar Fireworks €15 pp. Pick ups TDM Bus Station, Caleta Aldi, Algarrobo Lidl, BP Garage and Maro
September
– 3rd Trip to Gib €22. Pick up at Lidi Algarrobo Costa at 08.30
– 6th – A visit to Montillar near Cordoba with a guided visit to Bodegas Alvear includes tastings of 3 different wines. €32pp includes coach and visit to the Bodega at 11€ pp.
– 29th – SoHo Sunday Market in Malaga. An arts, crafts and vintage market. €18pp
October
– 1st – Trip to Gib €22. Pick up at Lidi Algarrobo Costa at 08.30
– 4th – 7th, Mini Break to Cadiz, half-board in the Hotel Victoria Playa. €285pp includes hotel accommodation and coach. Single supplement €440. €100 deposit per person required and is non refundable. Travel Insurance required.
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Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Torre del Mar:
Av. Moscatel 1”I”, 29740 Torre del Mar (Jardines Viña Malága / Antigua Casa de la Viña). Info tel. 952543334. Hours: Wednesday & Friday, 10.00 – 13.00.
***Activities, Events & Excursions***
Regular Activities & Events:
– Spanish practice groups (limited size groups) Wednesday and Friday 10.00 to 13.00.
– Wednesdays- Art group, with the crochet & craft group 10.00 to 13.00.
– Shop open Wednesdays and Fridays. 10.00 to 13.00.
– Coffee Morning. 10.00 to 13.00.
– Friday 26th July- “Local Holiday Feria de Torre Del Mar”. The Centre will be open.
– Friday 26th July- Taize Prayer. At the Parish Church of San Andrés, Torre del Mar. Time after the Mass.
*Coming Excursions*
August
– Thursday 15th August. Excursion to Almuñecar Fireworks.
September
– Thursday 26th September. Excursion to Estapona.
October
– Friday 4th October. Excursion to see Annie at the Salon Varieties Fuengirola.
Please contact the Centre for further information.
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Two Fabulous Flamenco Nights: One in Mezquitilla 27 July & another in Algarrobo 7 Sep.:
– The Mezquitilla Flamenco Evening will take place on Saturday 27 July, featuring the ‘Velada Flamenca de Mezquitilla’ at La Pérgola del Paseo Marítimo. The line-up includes “La Yiya” on vocals and Antonio Guerra’s flamenco company on dance with the show Flamenco de Raíz.
– XXVI Noche Flamenca de Algarrobo will be on Saturday 7 September. It will be in the Parque de la Escalerilla and will be presented, as in previous editions, by Antonio Guerra. The line-up will include Rancapino Chico {vid} and Alfredo Tejada on vocals and a special performance by local artist Manuel “El Chori”.
– Both events are free of charge and will start at 22.00 hours. Video Link
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BluCee Real Estate: We are back from property exhibitions in Toronto and London. We have clients looking to buy properties inland and along the coast.
Our first client from Canada is in Spain at the end of June, and clients from London are here in one week’s time.
Contact us now to find out if your property is what our clients are searching for.
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For Sale: Sun bed, good condition €35. Pick up only from Torrox Costa.
Chris, Torrox. WhatsApp +44 7976747927
Email: c.mccormacAThotmailD0TcoD0Tuk
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For Sale, 2 items:
– Draper petrol cultivator excellent condition with very little use. Cost well over 350 euros new. €125
– Powerhouse garden hoover / blower, powerful and with adjustable speeds. As you can see from photos hardly used. €20
Philip, Canillas de Albaida 29755
Email: philipcollett27@aol.com ; Tel: 643915251
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Antique handcrafted tall oak corner cupboard with five shelves. Lock could do with slight adjustment. Approx 180cm tall. 100 euro.
– Indonesian wooden desk with eight small drawers. A lovely useful piece that would also be a great upcycling project. 110cm wide, writing height 75 cm, total height 110 cm. 90 euro.
– Arthur Delaney signed limited edition print of Lewis’s corner in Manchester. Number 257 of the issue of 435. Purchased from an art gallery in St Anne’s Square Manchester over 40 years ago. 80 euro.
Photos sent on request. Brenda, Torrox Costa (El Penoncillo)
Tel / WhatsApp 711003687 or
email: brendaleetorrox at gmail dot com
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SPAIN
The price of electricity doubles this Monday to 79.5 euros/MWh: {Translation, summary}
– The average price of electricity, the so-called ‘pool’, for this Monday will more than double – specifically, it will rise by 161% – compared to this Sunday, to stand at 79.53 euros per megawatt (MWh) after this weekend prices relaxed to the level of 30 euros/MWh.
– Specifically, the average price of electricity for Monday’s pool day will be 79.53 euros/MWh, with a maximum of 133.58 euros/MWh, between 21.00 and 22.00 hours, and a minimum of almost 55 euros/MWh, between 11.00 and 12.00 hours, according to data from the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE).
– In this way, the price of electricity begins the week by resuming the upward trend that characterised the week now ending, a period in which the context of the heat wave led the commodity to climb on Thursday and Friday to around 100 euros, the highest level since the beginning of the year.
– So far in July, the daily wholesale market price has stood at 64.4 euros per megawatt hour (MWh), 14.8% higher than last month. Thus, the upward trend that began in June has continued, after a spring with extraordinarily low prices, but slowed down by the impact of photovoltaic (solar) energy. According to ASE Group analysts this week, this is a very moderate increase because, in the sunlight of the central hours of the day, prices have fallen by 24% compared to June.
– Specifically, photovoltaic has produced 26% of the electricity, leading the generation mix, covering up to 50% of the demand in the central hours of the day and thus sinking the price in the solar hours, softening the upward trend in prices. Source, Spanish: https://okdiario.com/economia/precio-luz-duplica-este-lunes-hasta-795-euros-mwh-13194952
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The judge in the Begoña Gómez case charges Juan Carlos Barrabés while Gómez herself has refused to testify: {Translation, summary}
– The head of the 41st Court of Instruction of Madrid, Juan Carlos Peinado, has charged the businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés after modifying his current procedural status from witness to investigated. Legal sources consulted by Libertad Digital state that “Barrabés could be summoned by the judge to appear on 29 July”.
– Barrabés testified this Monday as a witness by video conference from his home before Judge Peinado, for about half an hour. The wife of the President of the Government, Begoña Gómez, is being investigated in the case for crimes of influence peddling and corruption between private individuals after the awarding of public contracts to Barrabés that included her letters of recommendation, renamed “letters of interest”.
– Barrabés revealed that he held between 5 and 8 different meetings in Moncloa (residence of Spain’s President) with Begoña Gómez and that two of them were attended by Pedro Sánchez himself. The Prime Minister left one of the meetings after receiving a phone call. According to the businessman, the purpose of these meetings was to talk about innovation and they would have taken place in the post-pandemic period.
– Manuel de la Rocha, then Secretary General and now Secretary of State for the Department of Economic Affairs and G-20 in the Cabinet of the Presidency, was present at some of these meetings. The businessman Barrabés also pointed out that another meeting was attended by a stylist.
– Neither the prosecution nor Begoña Gómez’s defence asked questions during the judicial interrogation.
– Barrabés assured in his statement that in the headquarters of his company Innova Next, located in Calle de Méndez Álvaro in Madrid, he had countless meetings with Begoña Gómez. Precisely, the judge is investigating contracts and public awards to this company of the Barrabés Group. The businessman answered most of the questions with inaccuracies and evasions. On compromising questions, the businessman said he did not remember and on other exculpatory data he answered with a lot of information. All of this also demonstrated that he was in full physical and mental capacity to testify.
– For her part, Begoña Gómez herself has refused to testify this Friday in the investigation of her alleged crimes of influence peddling and corruption in business. Pedro Sánchez’s wife has taken advantage of her constitutional right not to testify, just a few minutes after entering the courtroom escorted by several security members. Photo: Melillahoy. Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/2024-07-19/juez-peinado-imputa-begona-gomez-juan-carlos-barrabes-7149254/
AXARQUÍA
Milder Monday: {Translation, summary}
– From Monday onwards, temperatures will drop again in the Axarquia with the arrival of easterly winds and sea breezes, although the humidity and the sensation of heat will rise. On the other hand, the rest of the Peninsula, with the exception of the Mediterranean area, will suffer a new generalised rise in the mercury.
– The week will begin in the province with clear skies in the interior and intervals of low clouds and morning mist on the coast, with fog not ruled out. Temperatures will remain unchanged inland and will fall on the coast, with locally significant drops in the highs. Winds will blow lightly to moderately from the east, with strong intervals in the regions of Ronda and Antequera.
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/aemet-activa-para-este-domingo-el-aviso-amarillo-por-altas-temperaturas-en-la-axarquia/
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Performances in Torre del Mar, Rincón de la Victoria and Moclinejo as part of the Diputación’s weekly cultural programme: {Translation, summary}
– Performances by verdiales bands & flamenco troupes in the province of Malaga, organised by the Cánovas del Castillo Library, form the agenda of activities programmed by the provincial institution between 23 and 28 July.
– On Tuesday 23rd July, the seafront promenade of Torre del Mar (Vélez Málaga) will welcome the Ortigosa brothers in concert from 22.00 hours {poster}. José Manuel (Lolo) and Emilio make up this duo from Rincón de la Victoria (Málaga).
– The group ‘Los Electroduendes’ will perform Spanish pop versions of well-known songs on Wednesday 24, from 22.00 hours, in the Plaza Alameda de Andalucía in Algatocín. With free admission until full capacity is reached, the band will pay tribute to Spanish music from the 80s and 90s. This band will also perform on Saturday 27 July at 21.00 in the Plaza Picasso in Torremolinos.
– DelasEstrellas Producciones will perform their circus and variety show ‘Le Grand Cabaret’ in Algatocín on the Thursday 25th of July. From 22.00 hours, the Plaza Alameda Andalucía will host a show inspired by 18th century Vodeville, a golden age for theatre and circus and a source of inspiration for the collective imagination.
– On Friday, 26 July, the Malaga-born singer Rocío Alba will take her show ‘Soy una Feria’ to the hamlet of El Valdés (Moclinejo). A fresh and modern concert, without losing the flavour of coplas and Andalusian roots. It will start at 15.00 in the Plaza de la Axarquía. Free entrance until full capacity is reached.
– On Saturday 27th, at 22:00, the artist from Chiclana, Antonio Reyes, will visit the Casa Fuerte de Bezmiliana, Rincón de la Victoria, with his flamenco show ‘A modo. Afterwards, the flamenco group of ‘El Yiyo’ will also perform in the Casa Fuerte de Bezmiliana, at 22.30. Admission is free until full capacity is reached.
– On Saturday 27 July the San Isidro de Periana verdiales band will also perform in the municipality of Alpandeire, in the Plaza de Fray Leopoldo from 20.00 hours. The Fiesta de Verdiales is the most autochthonous and traditional live folklore of Malaga where between 16 and 20 people take part, each with a specific role (mayor, violinist, three or four guitarists, a tambourine player, three or four cymbal players, a flag dancer and three or four dancers).
– The Málaga-born bailaora Luisa Chicanoi will bring her show ‘Flamenco’ to Gaucín on Saturday 27 July. She will perform in the Plaza del Santo Niño from 23.00 hours, entry is free until full capacity is reached. Luisa Chicano is a professional flamenco dancer who treasures race, tradition and intensity in her performances and has shown her art in Spain, Europe and Japan, among other destinations.
– The last cultural activity of the week will be Macarena Albarracín who will perform some songs from her project focused on the copla ‘Yo no soy esa’ on Sunday 28 July, at 21.00 hours, at the Puerta La Martina in Iznate. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/actuaciones-en-torre-del-mar-rincon-de-la-victoria-y-moclinejo-dentro-de-la-programacion-semanal-cultural-de-la-diputacion/
MALAGA PROVINCE
Water levels in the reservoirs of Andalucia on Sunday, July 21, 2024:
RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA
Torre de Benagalbón will celebrate its fair from August 1 to 4 with a program of traditional activities and live music: {Translation, summary}
– The first event of the fiestas will be on Wednesday 31st July with a lunch in honour of the elderly. Those over 65 years of age and registered in Torre de Benagalbón should collect their invitations on 25th and 26th July from 9:30 to 13:30 at the Torre de Benagalbón Centre for Active Participation of the Elderly.
– The fair will begin on Thursday 1 August with the opening speech at 22:00 hours by Bernardo Palma and his family. At 23:00 hours, the election of the mises is scheduled to take place, followed by a performance by the Malagar orchestra. This day will be Children’s Day with special prices on the rides.
– On Friday 2 August the evening will begin with the music of the orchestra El Tumbao. This will be followed by the band Bandidos.
– On Saturday at 15:00 there will be the typical paella tasting of the fair. The day will continue with showman Miguel Botana. The musical evening will be provided by Me Camela; a tribute to Camela, and Big Mouthers.
– Sunday, the last day of the fair, will feature performances by the Malagar orchestra, Paco Canalla and a fireworks display.
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/torre-de-benagalbon-celebrara-del-1-al-4-de-agosto-su-feria-con-una-programacion-de-actividades-tradicionales-y-musica-en-directo/
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
Wildfire sparked by motorhome breakdown in Sedella is stabilised:
– The Junta de Andalucía’s specialist Plan Infoca brigade has declared the forest fire that broke out shortly after 11am this Friday in a wooded area in the Axarquia town of Sedella in Malaga province to be stabilised.
– The mayor of Sedella, Francisco Abolafio, explained to SUR that the fire had been started by the breakdown of a motorhome that was travelling along the MA-4106 regional road, the old MA-126, which connects the towns of Sedella and Canillas de Aceituno, bordering the perimeter of the Sierras Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama natural park, and that it was almost completely gutted.
– The fire quickly spread to both sides of the road. Initially it was brought under control on the southern flank, but it was on the northern flank where it had spread the most, entering the forest area of the natural park in a few minutes. According to mayor, it seems that the fire was caused by a fault in the motorhome’s engine, which started to burn. The occupants of the vehicle were unharmed.
– The incident happened at kilometre 4 of the MA-4106, about four kilometres from the town of Sedella and the same distance from the town of Canillas de Aceituno, in the area known as Puerto de Sedella. Full article & photo credit: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/wildfire-sparked-motorhome-breakdown-sedella-stabilised-20240719163721-nt.html
MOTRIL
The least expensive municipality of Granada to rent an apartment is Motril: {Translation, summary}
– In the case of the province of Granada, the average cost of rented properties has risen by 6.3% in one year, this month standing at around 9 euros/m2. As a result, more and more tenants are looking for cheaper alternatives to settle down and make their homes.
– Within this Andalusian region, the cheapest municipality in which to rent a property is Motril. There, the average price is less than 7 euros, reaching a cost of 6.7 euros per square metre. Thus, if we take as a reference a property of 80 m2, the total monthly rental price would be 536 euros.
– According to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) for 2023, there are 58,939 inhabitants of Motril. It is located halfway between Granada and Almería on the shores of the southern Mediterranean, and borders the municipalities of Salobreña, Vélez de Benaudalla, Lújar, Gualchos-Castell de Ferro and Torrenueva Costa. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5432548/0/municipio-granada-mas-barato-para-alquilar-un-piso-precio-metro-cuadrado-no-llega-los-7-euros/
COÍN
Highest temperature in all of Andalusia is recorded in Coín (Malaga), the heat wave rises to 43.2 degrees: {Translation, summary}
– The heat wave this Saturday has hit the interior of the province of Malaga with particular intensity. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) had already warned to extend the yellow alert for high temperatures and has not given a respite to the mercury, which has remained above 40 degrees in many parts of the interior throughout the afternoon. Coín was also the hottest place in Andalusia, reaching 43.3 degrees at 18:00.
– Earlier, the maximum temperature was set by another inland municipality, Álora, which recorded 42.7 degrees at 17:00. Both were among the hottest in Spain, Coín in third place and Álora in fifth place, both topping the Andalusian list. In Spain as a whole, only in the Levante region have higher temperatures been recorded. Ontinyent (Valencia), with 44.2 degrees and Molina de Segura (Murcia) with 43.3, had the highest temperatures. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/maxima-temperatura-andalucia-registra-malaga_0_2001832048.html
RONDA
Ronda to regulate short-term tourist rentals to ensure fair housing opportunities for all:
– Ronda is to join towns and cities bringing in new regulations concerning rented tourist accommodation, according to mayor María de la Paz Fernández. The town has joined the collaboration agreement being promoted by the Junta de Andalucía, a preliminary step to the drafting of an official ruling.
– This regulation seeks to make tourist housing compatible with the hotel offering and ensuring there is “housing dedicated to long-term rentals, in order to avoid saturation in some districts as opposed to others and additionally so that all families have access to housing.” Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/ronda/ronda-regulate-tourist-accommodation-20240718081254-nt.html
USA
President Joe Biden ends his 2024 bid, endorses Kamala Harris:
– President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.
– The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside following the June 27 debate, in which the 81-year-old president trailed off, often giving nonsensical answers. Full article: https://apnews.com/live/biden-trump-election-campaign-updates
SPORTS
Tennis News- Rafael Nadal loses to Nuno Borges in Swedish Open final:
– Rafael Nadal could not get a fairy tale ending to his impressive Swedish Open campaign as he lost to Nuno Borges 6-3, 6-2 at the clay-court ATP 250 on Sunday. Nadal, 37, has been struggling greatly with injuries since the start of last year and the Spaniard made it to his first final in Bastad since French Open 2022 but could not compete at the highest level against Borges.
– Borges was on top from the start and dominated Nadal, who could only five games in the two-set match and ended up losing the final. Full article: https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/38090-rafael-nadal-loses-to-nuno-borges-in-swedish-open-final
TECH
How to mirror your smartphone display on your PC monitor:
– The ultimate in multitasking is being able to view and interact with your phone’s display on your PC monitor, saving you the trouble of having to volley between two screens.
– Fortunately, Windows allows you to access your phone’s display on your computer monitor and interact with it in real time, so you only have to keep your eyes on one screen. Here’s how.
Full article: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2371438/mirroring-the-smartphone-display-on-the-pc-monitor-how-it-works.html
– {Note: This function will be available for Mac / iPhone when macOS 15 Sequoia is released later this year. Read details here: https://www.techradar.com/computing/mac-os/macos-sequoias-wildest-update-iphone-mirroring-might-be-more-useful-than-you-think . -Ed.}
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Faulty CrowdStrike Update Crashes Windows Systems, Impacting Businesses Worldwide + Important Editorial Comment:
– Businesses across the world have been hit by widespread disruptions to their Windows workstations stemming from a faulty update pushed out by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike.
“CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts,” the company’s CEO George Kurtz said in a statement. “Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyber attack.”
– The company, which acknowledged “reports of [Blue Screens of Death] on Windows hosts,” further said it has identified the issue and a fix has been deployed for its Falcon Sensor product, urging customers to refer to the support portal for the latest updates.
– For systems that have been already impacted by the problem, the mitigation instructions are listed below –
* Boot Windows in Safe Mode or Windows Recovery Environment
* Navigate to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike directory
* Find the file named “C-00000291*.sys” and delete it
* Restart the computer or server normally
– Security researcher Kevin Beaumont said “I have obtained the CrowdStrike driver they pushed via auto update. I don’t know how it happened, but the file isn’t a validly formatted driver and causes Windows to crash every time.” “CrowdStrike is the top tier EDR product, and is on everything from point-of-sale to ATMs etc. – this will be the biggest ‘cyber’ incident worldwide ever in terms of impact, most likely.”
– Airlines, financial institutions, food and retail chains, hospitals, hotels, news organizations, railway networks, and telecom firms are among the many businesses affected. Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/faulty-crowdstrike-update-crashes.html
{This is a clear warning to the world that the Internet is a fragile system, that can and will crash from time to time. This event demonstrates the need to maintain support for cash money, and telephone cellular/landline systems. During these Internet outages, it is very possible that digital/card payment systems, as well as Internet based communication systems, will be unavailable. -Ed.}
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The CrowdStrike outage affected less than 1% of Windows machines, but it was enough to send the world into chaos:
– A worldwide IT outage on Friday caused by an update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike resulted in widespread disruptions to air travel, banking services, and even television broadcasts. Microsoft announced Saturday that the outage affected less than 1% — or about 8.5 million — machines using Windows software worldwide.
– In a blog post, Microsoft said the outage’s effect on businesses worldwide reflected “the use of CrowdStrike by enterprises that run many critical services.”
– Business Insider previously reported that the massive outage also reflects Microsoft’s and CrowdStrike’s market dominance {…as well as the dangers of allowing a monopoly to operate critical systems. These types of threats decrease when there is more than one company providing everything. Competing systems provide alternatives, when one of them goes down you switch to another. Data from Statista shows that Windows had about 72% of the global market share of operating systems as of February, while one estimate shows CrowdStrike’s market share in the “endpoint protection” security category at nearly 24%. -Ed.}
Full article: https://www.businessinsider.com/1-percent-windows-machines-affected-by-crowdstrike-outage-2024-7
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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, 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
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/
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