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Free performances around Malaga Province this weekend:
*Thurs, 12 Sep*
– At 5pm, the Plaza del Prado in Villanueva del Trabuco will receive the singer María Cortés.
– At 9pm, a new event from the musical poetic cycle ‘Ladies at Night’ will be held in the courtyard of the Vélez-Málaga Museum. The poet Raquel Lanseros, last year’s winner of the Generation of ’27 International Poetry Prize, will read a selection of her work. Along with her, María Jesús Mingot and Neko Vidal will offer poetic readings. The musical accompaniment will be provided by the Duo Anne and Juan Rodrigo.
– At 10pm, the music will continue in Alozaina with Macarena Albarracín {Video Link}, who will perform her ‘Historia de una copla’ in the María Sagredo de Alozaina viewpoint park.
*Sat, 14 Sep*
– 8pm, the singer Rocío Bazán. It will be at 8:00 p.m. in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento de Guaro.
*Sun, 15 Sep*
– 4pm, Villanueva del Trabuco will be filled with music with the rumba and flamenco Los Tirantitos, who will be in the Plaza del Prado and with the verdiales band La Axarquía, who take over at 7pm.
Source: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/…
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III Pepe Romero Guitar Festival- Malaga: 12-29 Sep.
10 concerts dedicated to the guitarist Pepe Romero, in various Malaga City venues.
Info & tix: https://www.mientrada.net/eventos/categoria/pepe-romero-guitar-festival-malaga/
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Blues Concert- The Gangberries: Fri, 13 Sep, 10pm
Clarence Jazz Club
Calle Danza Invisible 8 CP 29620 Torremolinos (Málaga)
The project was born in early 2012 with members of different bands well known in the capital- Lito Blues Band, Richard Ray Farrell Band, Mama Kin Band, to name a few. They join to pay tribute to the great blues- BB King, Johnny Winter, Albert King and others.
Tix & info: https://www.clarencejazzclub.com/wp/events/the-gangberries-2/ & Video Link
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Torrox celebrates Tourist Day: Saturday, September 14
At the viewpoint on Avenida del Faro
Includes activities such as guided tours, snorkeling, family workshops, a tourist train and a large fireworks display.
***Programme***
– 9:00 am, a guided tour of the historic centre of the town for a maximum of 30 people.
– On the coast, at 9:30 a.m., there will be a snorkelling route in the area of the shipwreck ‘El Delfín, known as “El Barco del Arroz”, also for a maximum of 30 people.
– In addition, between 11:00 and 13:00 there will be a family mosaic workshop in the Interpretation Centre of El Faro de Torrox Costa for 15 participants.
– From 18:00 the tourist train tours will begin.
– At around 19:30, there will be another guided tour, in this case of the archaeological site of El Faro.
All these free activities require prior registration at the Central Tourist Office (turismo@torrox.es or telephone 952530225) in the case of the guided tours and at the El Faro Interpretation Centre (cifaro@torrox.es or telephone 952538525) for the family mosaic workshop.
– The great Tourist Day gala will begin at 21:00 with an exhibition by Estefanía Bonilla’s Step Dance group, which will give way to the prize-giving ceremony with the corresponding speeches of thanks and institutional speeches and the stellar performance by Antonio Carmona in concert {Video Link}.
– The day will culminate with a huge fireworks display from the breakwater next to the viewpoint on Ferrara beach. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/torrox-celebra…
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42nd City of Vélez-Málaga Folk Festival: Sat, 14 Sep.
– There will be a parade prior to the celebration of the Festival, at 8:30 p.m., and will depart from the end of C/ Canalejas towards Plaza de las Carmelitas.
– At 9:00 p.m. the Festival will start in the Plaza de las Carmelitas.
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Cútar Artisan Market Info:
– 8pm this Saturday, September 14, located by the redonda at the top of Cútar. Summer is fading but there are a few warm weather events left. This Saturday night, September 14 is the last of the monthly summer night markets in the tiny mountain village of Cútar.
– After this, the market will be moving back to its monthly Sunday morning slot for October 13, November 3 and December 1. We are a new and growing event, new vendors welcome.
For more information contact Mollie 744670746
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ANDALUCÍA
Andalucia criticises the government for the transfer of migrants to Alcalá (Seville)- ‘Zero official information and no coordination’: {Translation, summary}
– The Andalusian minister of Social Inclusion, Youth, Families and Equality, Lopes López {pic}, has reproached the government of Pedro Sánchez on Monday for the transfer of more than a hundred migrants from Granada to the Seville town of Alcalá de Guadaíra, where they will be housed in a hotel, next to the Silos school, causing concern among parents. López regretted that this operation is being carried out with ‘zero official information and without coordination’.
– Speaking to the media at an event in Lepe (Huelva) with minors under the care of the regional government, the Andalusian minister said that she had found out ‘through the press’ about the transfer of migrants, stressing that ‘I have absolutely no knowledge of anything’. ‘The Spanish government – she continued – continues to act with its back to the autonomous communities and behind the backs of the local councils. That is its migration policy’.
– Loles López has insisted on accusing Sánchez’s government of ‘handing out’ migrants ‘as if they were packages from Amazon’. The councillor for Social Inclusion has not been the only one to comment on the move. Her colleague for Educational Development and Vocational Training, Carmen Castillo, on Monday sent a message of ‘calm’ to the parents of the Centre for Infant and Primary Education (Silos) in Alcalá de Guadaíra (Seville) in view of the arrival this Monday of the first migrants, of a total of approximately 150 mainly from sub-Saharan countries, who will be accommodated in the Sandra hotel in the town after having been in a centre in Granada. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/sevilla-00357/noticia-andalucia-afea-gobierno-traslado-migrantes-alcala-sevilla-informacion-oficial-cero-coordinacion-20240909110802.html
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A room in a shared apartment costs 367 euros per month in Andalucia: {Translation, summary}
– The price of a room in Andalucia in a shared apartment costs an average of 367 euros per month, which is 10.7% more than a year ago, according to the study “Shared housing in Spain in 2024” based on the prices of rental housing for the month of August of the last nine years of the Fotocasa Real Estate Index. The increase is 43.7% compared to five years ago (since 2019) and 66.5% more compared to nine years ago (2015), as reported in a statement by this real estate portal.
– The high prices of a complete home for rent, exceeding 1,000 euros on average, force tenants to look for shared housing to be able to meet the resulting expenses, which is why demand keeps prices rising, explains María Matos, Director of Studies and spokesperson for Fotocasa.
– Prices above 500 euros per month for a room in a shared apartment in August 2024 were recorded in Catalonia, with 611 euros; Balearic Islands with 576 euros; Madrid with 552 euros; Basque Country with 543 euros and Navarra with 512 euros.
– Following with a lower price are the communities of the Canary Islands with 423 euros, the Valencian Community with 420 euros; Andalusia with 367 euros; Cantabria with 358 euros; Aragón with 349 euros; Asturias with 330 euros; Galicia with 326 euros; Region of Murcia with 311 euros; La Rioja with 305; Castilla y León with 284 euros; Castilla-La Mancha with 269 euros/month and Extremadura with 239 euros/month. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1750908/una-habitacion-en-un-piso-compartido-cuesta-en-andalucia-367-euros-al-mes/
RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA
Rincón de la Victoria will have late night intercity transport with Malaga on a daily basis: {Translation, summary}
– From 9th September, Rincón de la Victoria will have late bus service every night. From Sunday to Thursday, there will be 3 departures from Muelle de Heredia in Malaga to Rincón de la Victoria at 23.30, 00.40 and 1.50 hours.
– In addition, the service will be extended on Fridays, Saturdays and the eve of public holidays with an expedition departing from Muelle de Heredia at 3.00 am. ‘This is a neighbourhood demand to which we are responding and which allows the residents and workers of our municipality to return by public transport later in the winter’, said Pardini. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/rincon-de-la-victoria-contara-con-transporte-interurbano-nocturno-con-malaga-de-forma-diaria/
SEVILLA
The never-before-seen summer of the Nile virus mosquito- in 24 hours a single trap in Seville captured 16,000, almost a third of all those collected in Andalusia in 2023: {Translation, 1st 4 paragraphs only}
– This summer has been the summer of mosquitoes with the Nile virus. At least in Seville. Several experts predicted this in March, and on 14 March the Directorate General for Public Health of the Andalusian Ministry of Health brought together municipal representatives from the Seville towns of Coria del Río, La Puebla del Río, Dos Hermanas, Bollullos and Los Palacios, among others, to warn that the West Nile virus (WNV) was coming ‘strong’ this year due to conditions in the city, among others, to warn that the West Nile virus (WNV) was ‘strong’ this year due to the weather conditions – higher temperatures and abundant rainfall – and the subsequent decision of the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation to authorise the filling of the rice fields.
– Day by day, week by week, almost all the circumstances were in place for the culex mosquito, which transmits the disease to humans, to proliferate in an extraordinary way throughout this summer, and that is what has happened. One statistic illustrates the extent to which this has been the case: last year, 55,000 mosquitoes that could transmit the Nile virus were captured throughout Andalusia in the various traps that the Junta and the CSIC have installed at strategic points; this summer, in a single day, a trap located in Seville captured 16,000. The number of captures at the end of this campaign could be five or ten times that of the previous year.
– WNV was detected for the first time at the end of the last century in New York and spread throughout most of the United States, to the point that it is now the leading cause of viral meningoencephalitis in North America. In Spain it was detected for the first time in 2010 – the first case was in Cadiz – and since then it has spread throughout the country until it has become endemic, although this summer Seville has been – by far – the most affected Spanish province with 6 deaths and more than 60 diagnosed cases, figures that are already comparable to the 2020 outbreak, the largest ever recorded, which claimed 8 lives and 76 hospitalised. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/sevilla/ciudad/junta-capturo-verano-solo-horas-trampa-sevilla-20240909180108-nts.html
EUROPE
After Croatia, Serbia also brings back military conscription:
– Following in the footsteps of neighboring Croatia, Serbia is also bringing back military conscription in the form of a 75-day basic training for men and an option for similar volunteer service for women, announced Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
– Earlier this year, the Serbian General Staff considered that a four-month period of compulsory service would be necessary, but President Aleksandar Vučić has already talked of a shorter period of two and a half months. In his opinion, compulsory military service should be introduced in a way that does not scare people away and force them to leave the country. He said that 75 days is a really short period, “the least anyone can do for their country.”
He added that soldiers would also receive a financial allowance during their time in barracks, which would be a strain on the budget but would pay for itself many times over. The president also reiterated that Serbia is a militarily neutral state and is not preparing for war. Full article: https://rmx.news/defense/after-croatia-serbia-also-brings-back-military-conscription/
ENERGY CRISIS
Italy Seeks Reversal of EU’s 2035 Combustion Engine Ban:
– Italian officials said the European Union’s plan to ban sales of new internal combustion engines from 2035 should be reviewed. “The ban must be changed,” Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said on the sidelines of the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio, on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como, on Saturday. Pichetto Fratin called the decision by the EU “absurd,” and dictated by an “ideological vision” along with a state-controlled approach to policy-making within the bloc. The plan needs changing in order to reflect different market realities amid the European auto industry’s slowdown”, “Europe needs a pragmatic vision, the ideological vision has failed. We need to acknowledge that,” he added.
– Italy’s officials have said they’re not against electric-vehicle development and production, but that it should be part of a more broader mix of automotive propulsion systems. Full article: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2024/09/07/italy-wants-reversal-of-eus-planned-2035-combustion-engine-ban/
HEALTH
Common food dye found to make skin and muscle temporarily transparent:
– Researchers have peered into the brains and bodies of living animals after discovering that a common food dye can make skin, muscle and connective tissues temporarily transparent. Applying the dye to the belly of a mouse made its liver, intestines and bladder clearly visible through the abdominal skin {pic}, while smearing it on the rodent’s scalp allowed scientists to see blood vessels in the animal’s brain.
– Treated skin regained its normal colour when the dye was washed off, according to researchers at Stanford University, who believe the procedure opens up a host of applications in humans, from locating injuries and finding veins for drawing blood to monitoring digestive disorders and spotting tumours. The red in the photo is dye, not blood. Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/sep/05/common-food-dye-found-to-make-skin-and-muscle-temporarily-transparent
CULTURE
The procession of the Virgen de la Victoria in Malaga, in photos:
– The sun shone with special brilliance on the day of La Victoria, patron saint of Malaga, which this year processed with a special halo announcing the Jubilee Year 2024/2025 granted by the Apostolic Penitentiary on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the institution of the Brotherhood.
– The Bugle and Drum bands of the Fire Brigade led the procession, the Municipal Band of Malaga next, and the Maestro Eloy García band of the Archconfraternity of the Expiration behind the throne. Source, with full 28 photo gallery by photographer Carlos Guerrero: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/procesion-virgen-victoria-malaga-fotos_3_2002356593.html#slide-1
OTHER
James Earl Jones, revered actor and voice of Star Wars’ Darth Vader, dies aged 93:
– James Earl Jones, the actor whose beautifully sonorous tones gave voice to Star Wars’ principal villain Darth Vader, has died aged 93. Jones died at his home in Dutchess county, New York, according to an announcement from his representatives. No cause of death was provided. Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/sep/09/james-earl-jones-dies
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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.
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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
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Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
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Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
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