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Blues in the Alpujarra- Second edition of the Alma y Blues festival in Capileira: Fri-Sun, 6, 7 and 8 September
With the participation of Mateo Ortega & The Sugar Daddies (Video Link), The Fixed Trio, El Oso de Benalúa & Tony Molina, Willy James Band, Noelia Sakura & Eneko Alberdi and Sandra Morales.
Capileira is the highest (1400m) and most northerly of the three villages in the gorge of the Poqueira river in the La Alpujarra. Great music in a spectacular location. Use the days between to tour some high mountain villages.
Info: https://capileira.es/ii-festival-de-alma-y-blues-2024-en-capileira/
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Torremolinos Oktober Beach Fest (formerly Fiesta de la Cerveza Oktoberfest): Thurs, 5 Sep thru Sunday, 8 Sep, 12pm-12am
To be held on Playa Bajondillo. This if the first time it will be held on the beach, instead of, as in past years, in the town centre.
The festival will allow residents and visitors to taste classic cuisine, such as German sausages, sauerkraut, pork knuckle and frikadellen, among other specialties, as well as enjoying traditional Bavarian oompah brass band music. Likewise, varieties of beer imported from Germany and other international beer varieties from different parts of the world will be available.
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SPAIN
Sanchez fails to request Frontex help while the migratory collapse in Spain worsens: {Translation}
– The European border agency Frontex is ready to assist Spain in managing the wave of undocumented migrants arriving in the Canary Islands, but has not received any request from the government of Pedro Sánchez, which is mandatory for it to be able to intervene.
– The director of Frontex, Hans Leijtens, appeared in the European Parliament on Wednesday to explain precisely that after visiting the Canary Islands, the agency is ready to deploy in the archipelago immediately. ‘I hope that we will receive a request to provide the help that I know is needed. I have spoken to the reception centres for migrants and to the Guardia Civil and I am aware of the situation, but any management has to start with a request from the Spanish authorities. In the absence of such a request, we are not allowed to support the authorities’.
– Leijtens explained to MEPs that if the government were to request Frontex’s involvement in this problem, the agency already has the capacity to act very quickly, as demonstrated, for example, when Finland detected a dramatic increase in arrivals from Russia and only needed three days to take action.
– Frontex does not have its own capacities, but uses means made available to it by member countries that do not need them at the time. In the case of the Canary Islands, it could help to identify and register immigrants arriving on the islands and eventually proceed to deport those who are shown not to have the right to remain on European territory. It could also patrol the limits of Spanish territorial waters, but this would have very delicate angles with respect to the border with Morocco and Western Sahara, in addition to the fact that military means would have to be used, including those of other countries.
– In its 2023 annual report, Frontex already pointed out that the biggest increase in arrivals of undocumented migrants in Europe was occurring on the West African route, with increases of up to 161%, and Leijtens himself has described the situation in the Canary Islands as ‘Europe’s main concern’ in the field of illegal immigration. Furthermore, Frontex has recognised that the situation in the archipelago has become ‘a structural problem’.
– MEP Juan Ignacio Zoido has denounced ‘the neglect of duty with which the Sánchez government is condemning the Canary Islands’ with the aggravating factor that ‘in Moncloa they were already warned months ago by Frontex, by the Canary Islands and by the PP that this crisis would occur’.
– Dolors Montserat also announced that she will call for a debate in the plenary session of the European Parliament to discuss the Spanish government’s refusal to ask Frontex to intervene and a motion urging Pedro Sánchez to ask the EU for help. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/pp-afea-gobierno-recurra-frontex-pleno-colapso-20240905204928-nt.html
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UPDATE: State Attorney’s Office Cannot Defend Undersecretary of Transportation Jesús Manuel Gómez: {Translation}
– {I have previously pointed out in editorial comments that this was a serious conflict of interests. DigameXtra- ahead of the curve again! -Ed}
– The head of the Central Court of Instruction number 2 of the Audiencia Nacional, Ismael Moreno, has dismissed the State Attorney’s Office from the defence of the former Undersecretary of Transport, Jesús Manuel Gómez, in the Koldo corruption trials, because it has not presented the certification that it has been authorised to do so and has rescheduled the hearing to 23 September so that the new defence, now private, can prepare it for him.
– In a resolution to which ABC had access, Moreno thus closed the controversy over the participation of the state legal services in defence of the number 3 of the Ministry, a move that alerted the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office due to the possible conflict of interest that would arise if there were indications of tax crimes in the case.
– In such cases, the Attorney General’s Office prosecutes on behalf of the Tax Agency. It would thus be both accusing and defending, as warned by popular accusations such as the Liberum Association.
– To settle the matter, in August, the court asked the Law Office to provide a certificate accrediting that it had the mandatory authorisation of the General Directorate of Litigation, ‘enabling it to assume the representation and defence of the investigated person’. The order signed this Wednesday by Judge Moreno states that he has not done so.
– As a result, ‘the State Attorney’s Office is deemed to have been excluded from representing and defending Jesús Manuel Gómez in the present proceedings’ and a lawyer and a solicitor have been appointed on his behalf to represent his interests. Source & photo, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/juez-aparta-abogacia-estado-defensa-imputado-koldo-20240904141405-nt.html
ANDALUCÍA
Do you have to pass the ITV in September? They announce an 8-day closure due to strike: {Translation, summary}
– The UGT and CCOO unions have called an eight-day strike at the public company Veiasa, responsible for ITV in Andalusia, for 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28 and 30 September. The protest, which will affect all work shifts, is aimed at demanding the updating of the collective agreement, which affects some 2,000 workers. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1747404/tienes-que-pasar-la-itv-en-septiembre-anuncian-un-cierre-de-8-dias-por-huelga/
COSTA DEL SOL
Plan approved for more than 3,500 new homes on eastern Costa del Sol:
– Vélez-Málaga town hall on the eastern stretch of the Costa del Sol has approved a plan to build 3,507 new homes in different towns and villages in the municipality. According to its General Urban Development Plan (PGOU), that is still pending revision to adapt it to the new regional legislation, the LISTA, there are still plans to build around 25,000 new homes.
– For the moment, the town planning department has set in motion the procedures for 3,507 new builds in what will be known as SUP-B9 in Benajarafe, which consists of two phases, with 902 houses divided into a first phase of 250 and a second phase of 652, of which 88 will be VPO (subsidised housing).
– In SUP-T12 in Torre del Mar, a further 1,067 new homes will be developed, of which 155 will be VPO. In the Baviera Golf area of Caleta de Vélez, a new residential area called SUP-C2 is being developed, with 871 properties, of which 97 are VPO.
– A further 243 homes will be built in Castillo de Lagos, of which 25 will be VPO. At the same time, procedures have been set in motion to approve two new partial plans, one in Chilches with 124 new houses, of which 12 will be VPO, and at the entrance to Torre del Mar, with another 300 houses, of which 30 will be public housing, according to the data provided by the town hall. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/plan-approved-for-more-than-3500-new-20240904164905-nt.html
EUROPE
EU Does Not Plan to Facilitate Rules for UK Touring Musicians:
– The UK touring musicians have been calling on the government for a long time to sign deals with the EU that would facilitate their travel. The post-Brexit rules require artists who want to perform in the EU to obtain visas and transport permits for their equipment, which adds cost and makes it more challenging to perform in the 27 countries. A study by the Musicians Union has revealed that 50 per cent of UK musicians believe that touring the EU “is not financially viable” after the UK left the EU.
– Brussels does not intend to ease restrictions set on the UK touring musicians, which were raised after the UK left the European Union. Despite the fact that the two parties have vowed to improve their relationship, the negotiations have yet to take place and loosening post-Brexit rules on touring musicians seems to not be happening anytime soon, Schengen.News reports. According to sources cited by the Financial Times, these changes cannot happen since this would mean that fundamental modifications have to be made to the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). Full article: https://schengen.news/eu-does-not-plan-to-facilitate-rules-for-uk-touring-musicians/
UK
Grenfell Tower fire inquiry blames deaths on incompetence and greed:
– A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72 people blamed the disaster on failings by the government, construction industry and, most of all, the firms involved in fitting the exterior with flammable cladding. The fire ripped through the 23-storey social housing block in one of London’s richest areas during the early hours of June 14, 2017. It was Britain’s deadliest blaze in a residential building since World War Two.
– “The simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable,” said inquiry chair Martin Moore-Bick. In its long awaited final report, the inquiry laid most responsibility for the disaster on the companies involved in the maintenance and refit of the apartment tower, as well as companies that it said had dishonestly marketed combustible cladding materials as safe.
It also criticized the then-government, the local authority of Kensington and Chelsea, the industry, regulatory groups, specific individuals and an ill-prepared fire brigade for years of inaction over fire safety in high-rise blocks.
– The inquiry report, which ran to almost 1,700 pages, said the inferno was the culmination of “decades of failure”, with profits put before people. “The duty of government should be to safeguard life, whilst protecting us from corporate greed,” said Grenfell United, a group representing some survivors and bereaved families. “But for too long, they have aided corporations, facilitating them to profit and dictate regulation.” Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/grenfell-tower-report-detail-what-led-deadly-2017-london-blaze-2024-09-03/
RECALLS
Clopidogrel Pensa, used to prevent blood clots, recalled in Spain:
– Health authorities have issued a warning about two batches of a medicine used to prevent blood clots.
– The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (Aemps) recalled two batches of the medicine, clopidogrel pensa 75 mg film-coated tablets EFG. It followed the detection of out-of-specification results in tests.
– The batches of concern are 220118 with an expiry date of 28 February 2025 and 230756 with an expiry date of 31 March 2026. The manufacturer of the medicine is Fine Foods & Pharmaceuticals NTM SPA, while the marketing holder in Spain is Towa Pharmaceutical SA.
– Aemps classified the risk as class two – class one corresponds to a higher potential risk and class three to a lower risk.
{Sorry, couldn’t find a photo. -Ed} Ref: https://www.aemps.gob.es/informa/clopidogrel-pensa-75-mg-comprimidos-recubiertos-con-pelicula-efg-28-comprimidos-nr-71414-cn-664305/
SPORTS
Tennis News- US Open 2024: Use these links for the latest official info.
Daily Results: https://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/index.html
Schedules:
https://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/schedule/index.html
TECH
Android Users Urged to Install Latest Security Updates to Fix Actively Exploited Flaw:
– Google has released its monthly security updates for the Android operating system 
to address a known high-severity vulnerability that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild.
– Google confirmed to The Hacker News that the impact of this threat goes beyond Pixel devices to include the entire Android ecosystem and that it’s working with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to apply the fixes where applicable. Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/google-confirms-cve-2024-32896.html
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Marketing firm admits using your own phone to listen in on your conversations:
– Your long-held suspicions are confirmed, according to a report: Your phone really is listening to you.
– A marketing firm whose clients include Facebook and Google has privately admitted that it listens to users’ smartphone microphones and then places ads based on the information that is picked up, according to 404 Media. Cox Media Group, the television and radio news conglomerate, admitted in a “pitch deck” (a brief presentation, often with slide show or PowerPoint projections) to investors that its “Active Listening” software uses artificial intelligence to “capture real-time intent data by listening to our conversations…advertisers can pair this voice-data with behavioral data to target in-market consumers.”
– CMG noted that consumers “leave a data trail based on their conversations and online behavior” and that the AI-powered software collects and analyzes said “behavioral and voice data from 470+ sources.”
– The pitch deck includes claims that Facebook, Google and Amazon are clients of CMG. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, admitted that it was reviewing all CMG content to see whether it violated any terms of service.
– Last December, MindSift, a New Hampshire-based company, bragged that it used voice data to place targeted ads by listening to people’s everyday conversations through microphones on their devices, according to 404 Media. The report revealed the existence of CMG’s “Active Listening” feature.
– Says CMG: “It is legal for phones and devices to listen to you. When a new app download or update prompts consumers with a multi-page term of use agreement somewhere in the fine print, Active Listening is often included.” Full article:
https://nypost.com/2024/09/03/business/marketing-firm-spies-on-you-through-your-phones-microphone-report/
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Useful Links, Info & Numbers
2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
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Torrox
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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: 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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