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DigameXtra Welcomes A Returning Sponsor
41 Club Nerja
Nice to have you back!

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41 CLUB NERJA

41 Club Nerja Going From Strength to Strength:
– 41 Club Nerja is delighted to report that we really are going from strength to strength, our membership continues to grow and our doors are open for more new members to join our vibrant Club.
– Do you remember in your local communities all the events that the Round Table and 41 Club organised? Yes! that’s us!
– Do you love getting out and about in our beautiful Axarquia area and also like the idea of being with people who enjoy life and help the local community too? Well, that’s also us! So please come along, meet us, see how we do things, and you don’t even need to have been a member previously.
– We enjoy a wide variety of exciting activities, interesting meetings and tasty meals in many of the lovely restaurants we have in our local area. Our get togethers are attended by our members (who hail from nine different countries) as well as our partners, guests, friends and family too. We’re a very friendly bunch.
To get in touch you can
Email us: steve.ryan.sr56@gmail.com
Phone Steve on 0044 7546 402770
You can connect with 41 Club Nerja via Facebook.
Or visit our website to find out more at: https://41clubnerja.org/ 
We’d love to hear from you and we’d also love for you to come along and join in the fun!

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Portovelis Street Market returns to the historic center of Vélez-Málaga: Sat, 19 Oct.
Portovelis, the large street market that combines crafts, outlets and food under the same event. 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 40+ stalls.

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Verdiales- Moclinejo: Sat, 19 Oct. from 6pm
Parades, bands, traditional foods & wines.

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Navy ship ‘Tornado’ offers tours to the public in the port of Malaga:
The ship is scheduled to call at the port of Malaga from Friday to Sunday. During its stay, in addition to making naval presence, there will be an open day for visitors on Saturday,October 19 from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm & 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm at the ADL dock.
The crew will offer guided tours of the vessel, explaining its technical and operational characteristics. There will also be exhibitions of equipment and procedures used in presence, surveillance and deterrence missions. The crew will also share their experiences, their life on board and the missions in which they have participated with the attendees, according to a press release. Ref: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5644855/0/buque-tornado-puerto-malaga/ 

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AAR’s Dog Show and Market: Sunday, 27 October
Restaurant Puerto Niza, Benajarafe.
Market and show registration opens 11:30 and the show starts 13:00 hours.
AAR’s kennel and vet bills for the last 3 months were over 12,000 euros so PLEASE come along to raise much needed funds and help save more lives.
Fabulous venue. Free and easy parking
Great market stalls to start your Christmas shopping.
A great family day out
Email: axarquia-rescue@hotmail.com for more information.

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Services Wanted/Offered

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Landlords, tell your renters about DigameXtra, where they can get overnight answers to questions about local stuff without having to call you!

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CÓMPETA SOLAR

Cómpeta Solar:
-Solar Electric (PV) (Self-Consumption)
-Grid Connected or Off Grid Solar Electric
-Solar Hot Water
-Solar Pool Heating
-Heat Pumps
-Installation and Repairs
Contact: James Bain. Tel: +34 652970608 (Spain) Competa
Email: info AT competasolar DOT es ; Web: www.competasolar.es ; We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section.

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TONY ROAM TRANSPORT & REMOVALS

Tony Roam Transport & Removals Spain To UK To Spain:
Fortnightly Runs Spain to UK and Up to 4 weeks free Storage. Spain or UK.
18 years Removals To & Fro Spain / UK Spain.
Man & Van, Local & Long Distance Removals
No subcontracting, all collection and delivery in house.
Transportation, Removals & light haulage company that have scheduled trips all year from UK to Torrox and back every month.
Also additional unscheduled to suit your needs.
Full or part loads undertaken.
Dedicated Delivery Personal Service Full or Part loads up to 60 cubic meters up to 5.5 tonne.
Up to £25,000.00 insurance with British Insurance Company.
Evidence of insurance can be supplied by email on request.
Hard Copies always carried on the vans.
This and a current Operators licence are a legal requirement.
Our International Operators Licence No UKGB / OG2043664
We live just behind Torrox Pueblo in Spain and in South Wales UK and have vans going back and forth UK to Spain to UK by way of Santander or Bilbao / Portsmouth or Plymouth Ferry.
For more information and prices for all to see please visit our website http://www.tonyroamremovals.com
email ; tonyroam@btconnect.com
Spain 0034636393542 – UK 00447973362003.
Face book Tony Roam – WhatsApp Either Number
Our contact details are shown every day in the Sponsor’s Section.

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GREEK CASITA RESTAURANT & BAR

The Greek House –Greek Casita Restaurant & Bar – Torrox Costa:
Located on the sea promenade, between the Safari bar and Picadero restaurants, BLQ 80 bajo. We offer you a little piece of Greece with our Greek home made specialities. You can choose meat specialties (Gyros, Souvlaki, Bifteki, Sutsukaki, Mussaka), cheese (Feta Psiti, Feta Saganaki, Hallumi), vegetables (Greek salad, Hummus, Eggplant cream, Mezze, Tzatziki) or sea fruits (prawns or octopus), all of this accompanied with our special Greek pita bread. For dessert… HOMEMADE BAKLAVA! We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet and exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! Hours: 7pm to close, Wednesday thru Sunday. Closed Monday & Tuesday. For reservations call 642585049. https://la-casita-griega.business.site/ We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section. 

 

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ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES & JUBILEE HOUSE

ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES IN THE AXARQUIA REGION:
Do you have health or mobility issues?
Would support enable you to remain independent in your own home?
Liz Brown, probably the only nurse registered to practice in Andalucia to hold the ENB 941 (Specialist qualification in care of the older person), together with her fully insured and police checked home care support team offers one-on-one support and companionship in the comfort of your own home. COE Malaga reg. 17425
HOME CARE/NURSE SUPPORT
Palliative care / Companionship / Health monitoring English Nurse / Hospital sitting / Respite at home / 24 hr live in care / Housekeeping / Correspondence & Communication / Medication collection & dispensing systems / Dressing, bathing & daily hygiene / Shopping & meal preparation / Fast response Falls Team / Provision of medical equipment such as wheelchairs and hoists
englishnurse@rocketmail.com
Tel: 951550581 or 692419548
JUBILEE HOUSE – Close Care Unit in Torrox
Contact Liz on: 692 419 548
5 ground floor individual units all en-suite
24-hour care at all stages from the English Nurse Care Team
Main language- English / Extensive sea views / Wheelchair accessible / Garden / Home cooking / Wifi / Air conditioning / Visiting physiotherapist, hairdresser, chiropodist and nutritionist
And we welcome guests for the day. We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section. 

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DOCTORLAPTOP’S COMPUTER REPAIRS

DoctorLaptop’s Computer Repairs & Sales- Torrox Costa (near the bus station): Computers only, Windows / Linux / Mac. No tablets or phones. 
If you rely on your computer and want it running at peak performance, free of data collectors, trackers & malware, an annual professional servicing is necessary. You wouldn’t drive your car till it runs out of oil before servicing it, would you? I do the most comprehensive cleaning and tune-up possible. I can also disable the AI spyware (Copilot) Microsoft has installed via Windows Updates if you don’t want it snooping on everything you do. All for only €50! One to two day turnaround. I don’t work on dinosaurs computers made before 2017 unless I have been servicing then annually. 
Contact: doctorlaptop AT protonmail DOT com
Or call 675 993 069 (no calls before 12noon, missed calls returned asap). More info on my website. All work by appointment only, no drop-ins please. Appointments are only available 2pm-8pm, Sunday thru Thursday. Closed Fridays & Saturdays. Always include the make & model number of the device when requesting assistance. My contact details can be found everyday at the bottom of the Sponsor’s Section.

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Sell your items here, to locals, for cash, without the shenanigans.

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COMPARE FUNERALS SPAIN

 

Compare Funerals cover the whole of Spain
ruthforder@comparefuneral.org
* Direct Cremation €2,250
* Collection of deceased and conveyance to Funeral Home
* Supply of coffin
* Preparation and care of deceased
* Registration of death and certification of all legal documentation
* Cremation and any doctor’s fees
* Supply of Urn
* Delivery of Urn and associated paperwork to family (death certificate, cremation certificate etc)
This plan is exclusive to a number of provinces, please ask advisor for more information.
Contact Ruth Forder on 0034 693 715 718 ; Comparefuneral.org
Your questions answered by Ruth from Compare Funerals Spain
– Why should I have a funeral plan? Having been funeral planning for over 10 year I’ve experienced some very sad and upset families when nothing is in place. A Spanish funeral plans will ensure that all costs are covered for your funeral service. Getting a prepaid plan will help you feel assured that your family will not be under any financial strain when it comes to paying for your funeral. A plan also means you can have peace of mind that everything has been organised in advance, so your loved ones do not have to make any difficult decisions.
– Why choose Compare Funerals? There seems to be a gap in Spain between independent funeral directors, offering plans at a good price but lacking the security of an established Trust or ability to cover a client overseas and Providers who seem to charge more than necessary. We want to be right in the middle and offer the best of both worlds. Our best-priced plan is only 2,250€ and does the essentials.
– Can I do a payment plan? All our plans are payable in full or over up to 5 years interest FREE. The interest free periods are based on initial deposit. The higher the deposit the less your monthly repayments will be.
– Can I transfer the plan? The answer is YES. You could name 2 people on one plan however if you had a friend/family member pass away we can transfer the plan into a 3rd party’s name.
– What happens if I move? All our plans offer the equivalent service in Spain (including the islands), Portugal, Republic of Ireland and the UK. If you moved to the UK, we would transfer the plan to one of our many partners at no extra cost to you.
– Is paperwork included? Yes, your family will receive a death certificate in Spanish and an international certification in English. We also provide a cremation certificate that allows the ashes on board a plane.
We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section. 

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Top of the Line- Dell 8940 XPS Tower PC (if you’ve ever wanted a high-end computer, but couldn’t justify the €2000 layout, this one is for you!):
– Suitable for most Gaming and Advanced Audio/Video Editing
– Fully Reconditioned & Upgraded by DoctorLaptop, Mid-2020 model, Win 11 Pro
– Processor: i7 10700 (10th gen); 2.90-4.8 GHz; 8 core, 16 threads
– RAM: 32Gb DDR4 (option for 48Gb available) ; Two Hard Drives- SSD: NVMe Hynix 1Tb & HDD: Seagate 1Tb
– Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX2700 SUPER
– Card reader; Killer WiFi-6; DVD/CD +/- RW drive
– HDMI 2 & DP 1.4, No VGA port.
– USB 3.0 Type C; USB 3.1 Type A; (2x) USB-A 2.0; (7x) USB-A 3.0; Ethernet. Headphone and mic ports. Power: 500 Watts. FREE: brand new business quality UK keyboard & mouse, both USB.
Price: €625 cash with 32Gb ram or €700 with 48Gb ram. (approx €1900 new). 30 day no-risk guaranty! If you don’t like it, return PC and accessories undamaged within 30 days for full cash refund. Contact: Naythan, Torrox Costa
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com 

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For Sale, 3 items:
– Rattan table 2 x 1m good condition €60
– 8 plastic chairs good condition €40
– Outsunny Parasol only used once still boxed €50
Phil, Torrox campo. Tel. 601611531 

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For Sale: Used Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) T510 Android 11. No marks or scratches. Factory reset. Always in protective case with screen protector fitted. Box, manual, charger and cable. Also included Unicorn Beetle Supcase. All in very good condition. 125 euros. Keith. (Benamargosa) Tel: 650698685.
email: peakayone at msn dot com. (dot = . and at = @ no spaces)

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For Sale: Women’s Downhill Skis (Length 151cms), Boots (Size 38) and Poles. Little used. 100€. Nick, La Herradura
keelsway at yahoo dot co dot uk 

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For Sale, 2 items: 2 framed original paintings
– Watercolor (50×60 cm) 25€,
– Pen and ink (70×77 cm) 35€,
Or 50€ for both
Gerda, Torrox Campo, but could meet at BP Garage or LIDL Costa
Tel./WhatsApp +34 606 553 031
Email: gerdakoehler68@gmail.com 

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SOLD: 6ft Christmas Tree in Colmenar now sold. Thanks Naythan.

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Recommendations, Requests & Comments

When making a recommendation always include the phone number or website of the biz, service, etc., so readers can reach them.
Note: I can’t post third party email addresses.

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Digame Historical Note: The old online copies of the predecessor to DigameXtra, Digame-Torrox [https://digame-torrox.blogspot.com/], from 2009-2015, have now been taken down. To be honest, I’m surprised Blogspot left them online for so long. Digame-Torrox was retired over 9 years ago, and resurrected as DigameXtra in late 2015. A few issues remain available to view on the internet archive website WayBack Machine .

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Carpenter Wanted: Can anyone recommend a carpenter to put up some shelves and build an understairs cupboard in Frigiliana?
Amanda, Nerja. Call 680739577 or
email: josiahamanda@gmail.com

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News & Articles

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{ Translations by www.DeepL.com/Translator }

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SPAIN

All tourist and short-term rental properties in Spain will need to be registered on new database to allow listing on digital platforms:
– The Spanish government is trying to calm those who are protesting over the national housing crisis by giving the green light to two measures that were already being worked on, one of which has even caused friction with Sumar, its coalition partner.
– The Minister for Housing and the Urban Agenda, Isabel Rodríguez, informed government ministers at their cabinet meeting on Tuesday about the ruling to regulate tourist and seasonal (short-term) housing. This regulation, which is a substitute for a European directive on the same issue, will come into force on 2 January next year (with a test phase yet to be defined) and will require homeowners wanting to rent their property for short periods of time to list them on a single register. Once registered they will obtain a code. Until they have the code they cannot market that property on any digital platform (like Airbnb or Booking, but also those of other real estate portals and agencies).
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/tourist-and-seasonal-flats-must-registered-rented-20241016081839-nt.html

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Processes & possible penalties for seasonal rental property owners who do not comply with the new decree: {Translation}
– The state registry of temporary and tourist rentals to combat fraud is very close to becoming a reality since this Tuesday, the Council of Ministers approved to send to public hearing the Royal Decree creating the Digital One Stop Shop for Rentals.
– With this new tool, it is ensured that those homes that are marketed on digital platforms must appear in the registry. In this way, it will be verified that the property complies with all the legal requirements to operate as a vacation or seasonal rental and an identification number will be provided, which is essential to be able to advertise it on online platforms.
– How will the One-Stop-Shop work? The Digital One-Stop-Shop will act as a platform where the data of the city councils, autonomous communities, communities of owners, owners and the Land Registry will be interconnected. The objective is to have all the information of the same housing in a common and accessible space, to be able to be consulted within all the countries of the European Union.
– Thus, in the case of temporary rentals, an identification code will be issued for a period of one year and, when renewing it, the lessor of the dwelling must attach all the documentation that justifies the reason for the temporary rental.
– With the aim of not slowing down the licenses, tourist accommodations will be given a provisional code and within 15 days it will be said whether it is firm or not. Once the number is obtained, the owner of the tourist accommodation will be able to go to a digital platform and market the accommodation. If not, the owner will be given a period of seven days to correct the possible errors.
– Likewise, the digital platforms will have to check in the Digital One-Stop Shop if this number is correct and corresponds to the apartment they are trying to advertise. Tourist accommodations will be obliged to have this number if they want to advertise on the platforms.
– What sanctions will there be if they do not comply? At the moment, it is unknown if there will be sanctions or how they will be applied, however, what seems clear is that in case of non-compliance with the rule, it will be the autonomous communities and municipalities who will assume the sanctioning regime based on their competences. In addition, non-compliance may be prosecuted through the law on consumers and users. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5644813/0/multas-propietarios-viviendas-alquiler-temporada-nuevo-decreto/

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Sánchez, who’s own wife is being investigated for multiple counts of fraud, defends his attorney general’s alleged crimes by demanding Madrid Mayor Ayuso’s resignation for her boyfriend’s tax fraud (perhaps he should take his own advice?):
{Translation}
– Pedro Sánchez appeared this Thursday at the end of the meeting of the European summit being held in Brussels and responded to domestic issues, one of them linked to the controversy over the Attorney General of the State. The President of the Executive not only supported Álvaro García Ortiz, but also strongly attacked Isabel Díaz Ayuso and the PP.
– At the gates of the imputation of the State Attorney General by the Supreme Court, Sánchez assured that “the Government has expressed itself from the first moment in a clear and categorical way: we respect the position of the Supreme Court, but we support the action of the State Attorney General because he has done his job, what he had to do. Two things: to prosecute the offender and, secondly, to combat disinformation and a hoax. Probably, the news allows us to remember the origin of all this, that the chief of staff of the president of Madrid, partner of a confessed criminal, gives rise to a hoax. In political terms, we have to ask ourselves as a society when the PP is going to ask for explanations and demand responsibilities to the president of Madrid, who is the partner of a confessed criminal, who has defrauded the Treasury and has enriched himself with the masks during the pandemic”.
– Sanchez demanded Ayuso’s resignation. “No one within the PP has assumed any political responsibility and no one has demanded it,” he said.
– Hours earlier, Ayuso charged against García Ortiz, “imputed for obeying the obsessions of the President of the Government” with her and, in her opinion, without “any point of honor or any kind of prestige”. The Madrid leader criticized that “all the powers of the State” have acted “against a private citizen (her boyfriend), whose right to defense has already been violated by the Attorney General, and who has already been politically condemned and abused in the media with a mockery for a year”. “You are mafiosi and Stalinists working against the adversary”, she insisted. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/espana/sanchez-defiende-fiscal-general-exigiendo_0_2002587958.html 

MALAGA PROVINCE

Malaga, on the brink of the abyss: 34.3% of its population lives in poverty or social exclusion: {Translation}
– The Andalusian Network for the Fight Against Poverty and Social Exclusion (EAPN) has presented the XIV report on the state of poverty in Andalusia, revealing that 34.3% of the population of Malaga, some 601,000 people, are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This alarming figure is placed in the context of the AROPE indicator, which measures poverty, social exclusion and low labor intensity. At the regional level, 37.5% of Andalusians live in a situation of vulnerability, well above the national average.
– The deterioration of the main economic indicators in Malaga, such as access to housing, is one of the factors that has contributed to this increase in poverty. The average purchase price of housing has risen by 14.6% in 2023, with a cost of 3,189 €/m² in the capital. Malaga families have to spend 43% of their income to buy a home, while rent has increased by 31.3%, reaching 13.89 €/m². These prices make access to adequate housing difficult for a large part of the population.
– The report also highlights the feminization of poverty in Malaga, a phenomenon that is aggravated by the wage gap and gender violence. In 2023, 9,043 complaints of gender violence were registered, positioning Malaga as the province with the most cases in Andalusia. In addition, women are more prone to precarious employment and poverty, with almost half of them suffering job insecurity, especially those who are single and have dependent children.
– Another critical aspect of the report is the educational situation in Malaga. The early school dropout rate is 15.9%, exceeding both the Andalusian and national average. This reality reflects the lack of resources and opportunities faced by many vulnerable families, especially those in extreme poverty.
– Despite improvements in employment in 2023, the report stresses that having a job does not guarantee escape from poverty. The average salary in Malaga is 22,720 euros per year, below the national average, while the median salary is even lower at 20,600 euros. This fact places many families in a situation of economic vulnerability, unable to cope with rising prices.
– In addition to employment and housing, severe material and social deprivation has increased in Andalusia, affecting 12.6% of the population. This situation highlights the inability of many families to access basic resources that allow them to maintain a decent quality of life. The EAPN report insists on the need to strengthen social policies, with a focus on redistribution and protection of the most vulnerable. Poverty in Malaga is a structural problem that requires a coordinated intervention between the central and regional governments to implement long-term sustainable policies. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1785431/malaga-al-borde-del-abismo-el-343-de-su-poblacion-vive-en-pobreza-o-exclusion-social/

TORROX

Torrox City Council publishes a questionnaire for residents to contribute their vision about the future of the municipality: {Translation}
– The City Council of Torrox has published a questionnaire, framed in the Urban Agenda, for neighbors to contribute all the ideas that favor the development of the municipality. The aim of this initiative, according to the mayor, Óscar Medina, is “to face this challenge together with the citizens to continue shaping a welcoming, equitable, fair and healthy municipality through collective awareness and common effort”. Medina has expressed that “we want to go hand in hand with the citizenship in the extraordinary growth that in all areas, not only in the economic, is experiencing the municipality of Torrox”.
– As stated in the public questionnaire, “the City Council of Torrox is committed to the implementation of the Urban Agenda as a guiding thread to meet the future challenges of the city and fulfill the mission and objectives of sustainable development”. Thus, to implement this agenda effectively, “it is necessary to have the participation of the residents of Torrox,” said the mayor of Torrox.
– The form will make it possible to have “the different visions proposed, necessary to achieve the sustainable development of the entire municipality through transformative and participatory measures as an essential contribution to imagine and define how the Torrox of the future will be”.
– A total of 65 measures to develop. Thus, issues related to the economy, tourism, agriculture, the business sector, connections, digital modernization, green areas, public spaces, culture or health, among others, are collected. A total of 65 measures have been collected to develop the ten proposed visions so that the participants, individually or as representatives of associations, groups, companies or administrations, can leave their opinion in a simple way.
– The form is available at this web address: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBwHIBTdxjVkly9fo3Ce7LzXzJJrInZ_jQTxVu51RBHBLLaA/viewform. The same link can be found both on the website of the City Council of Torrox and on the official profiles of social networks of the consistory itself. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/ayuntamiento-torrox-publica-cuestionario-vecinos_0_2002582521.html

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A three-year-old child dies in a Torrox pool: {Translation}
– A child under three years old died today in a swimming pool located in the Malaga town of Torrox, according to the Emergency Coordination Center (Cecem112).
– Telephone 112 has received at 12:04 hours a distress call alerting of a minor drowned in the pool of a home, located between Torrox and Sayalonga, on whom cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) maneuvers were being performed. Immediately, the Health Emergency Center 061 was activated from the coordinating room, which mobilized a helicopter, the Civil Guard and the Local Police.
– Health and police sources have confirmed the death of the minor to 112, without further information being revealed about the circumstances in which this event occurred. Source, Spanish: https://www.diarioaxarquia.com/noticias/torrox/2024/10/16/fallece-una-menor-de-tres-anos-en-una-piscina-de-torrox 

RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA

The great Mediterranean Periurban Park will begin its works in January 2025: {Translation}
– In just a few months, in January 2025, work will begin on the large Mediterranean Periurban Park of Rincon de la Victoria, which will have a total investment of 12.7 million euros and will cover an area of 137,683 square meters, equivalent to 26 soccer fields.
– The park will be located in Torre de Benagalbón, next to the La Marina School and the Benagalbón stream.
– “Phase I, the southern area of the park, includes the more urban part of the park with squares, playgrounds, landscaped rest areas, while Phase II, the northern area, is the more rural area to be more in contact with nature, with trails, viewpoints, nature classroom and where the sports area will be located,” explained the mayor .
Sources, Spanish:
https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-gran-parque-periurbano-mediterraneo-rincon-victoria-malaga-iniciara-obras-enero-2025-20241010145549.html &
https://www.diarioaxarquia.com/noticias/rincon-victoria/2024/10/10/el-gran-parque-periurbano-del-mediterraneo-iniciara-sus-obras-en-enero-de-2025 

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Rincón de la Victoria will celebrate Halloween with more than a dozen terrifying experiences for all audiences: {Translation, summary}
– The Departments of Youth and Culture of the City Council of Rincon de la Victoria have organized a wide range of activities for Halloween night.
– Next Thursday, October 31, the Plaza de la Constitución and the Folklore Center of Benagalbón will be the two big stages where a varied program with activities and shows for all audiences will take place.
– The Benagalbón Folklore Center will host the activities for the little ones starting at 17:00 hours, where there will be a special Halloween with ‘La Seño de los Cuentos’ and with the most terrifyingly fun animated activities. The entrance hall to the center and the entrance to the theater will become a mysterious passage. The immersive theater play ‘A Disastrous Convention’ will be an international convention featuring three characters. There will be shows at 17:30 and 19:00h.
– From 20:00 hours until 00:00 hours Plaza of the Constitution will host numerous activities. There will be a family photocall, themed gymkhana through QR and videos of fictional characters with prizes, retro video games: 8 machines with 500 games each, etc.
– In addition, there will be a Halloween geek market with original illustrations, funko, Kpop, Asian food and drinks, board games, collectible toys, 3D products and anime and manga figures.
– Also, there will be Random kpop performances and kpop and cosplay contests with prizes in which you will have to register through the e-mail maquinaimaginaria@gmail.com or the same day of the event.
*Halloween 2024 Program Rincón de la Victoria*
– Folklore Center of Banagalbón. From 17:00h. Animation with games, dances, parades, Mystery Castle. Immersive Theater
– Constitution Square. From 20:00h. Inflatable castles. Passage of Terror. Photocall. Retro video games. Gymkhana. Cosplay and Kpop contest. Geek Market. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/rincon-de-la-victoria-celebrara-halloween-con-mas-de-una-decena-de-experiencias-terrorificas-para-todos-los-publicos/ 

SEVILLA

Seville begins to limit tourist apartments, which are now completely banned in the center and Triana: {Translation, summary}
– Seville may finally begin to limit the tourist apartments. After nearly eight months of negotiations and permanent blockades of the opposition, the Government of José Luis Sanz has taken forward on Thursday, with the support of Vox and the rejection of the rest of the groups, the measure, which will prevent granting more housing licenses for tourist use (VUT) in those neighborhoods that exceed 10% of total residential housing, a percentage that is already well above in most of the neighborhoods of downtown and Triana.
– Thus, the approved proposal will prevent granting more licenses in the neighborhoods of Santa Cruz, Arenal, Alfalfa, San Bartolomé, Feria, Encarnación-Regina, Santa Catalina, San Lorenzo, San Gil and San Vicente, in the Old Town, which accounts for 70% of the VUT, and in some areas of Triana. And it will allow them to be increased in the rest of the city, until reaching the threshold which, specifically, in San Julián, El Museo and San Bernardo, is between 5% and 10%. Meanwhile, in the rest of Seville the rate of tourist apartments is less than 5% of residential dwellings, as in Nervión, Macarena, Bellavista and Los Remedios, among others. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5644947/0/sevilla-empieza-limitar-los-pisos-turisticos-que-quedan-todo-vetados-centro-triana/ 

MIGRATION IN SPAIN

A boat with 174 immigrants arrives in El Hierro- it is the fifth vessel to arrive in the Canary Islands this Thursday: {Translation}
– Salvamento Marítimo has transferred to the dock of La Restinga, in El Hierro {pic}, a cayuco rescued in waters near the island with 174 people on board. This is the fifth boat of the day that arrives in the Canary Islands, bringing the total number of immigrants disembarked this Thursday to 294. None of these people needed to be transferred to the Hospital Insular Virgen de los Reyes for medical attention.
– The Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Víctor Torres, who is visiting the island due to the situation that El Hierro is going through because of the migratory phenomenon, has witnessed the arrival of the boat.
– According to the information gathered from the health and emergency services, these are 174 people of sub-Saharan origin in apparent good health. Most of them are adult men and there were also four women and nine minors, coming from Senegal, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. According to what the migrants told the assistance teams, they made a seven-day crossing from the island of Niodior, in Senegal.
– Throughout the day, four other boats arrived in the Canary Islands, two of them in Lanzarote, one in Gran Canaria and one in Tenerife. The Salvamento Maritimo’s Salvamar Alnair carried 58 people in a dinghy in Puerto Naos, Lanzarote, at dawn, and another 57 were transferred to Los Cristianos, in the south of Tenerife. A dinghy with three people arrived in Gran Canaria by its own means and another one was towed to Puerto Naos, in Lanzarote with two. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5645086/0/llega-un-cayuco-con-174-inmigrantes-hierro-se-trata-quinta-embarcacion-dia-canarias/

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Sánchez flatly rejects deportation centers, claims “They do not address any of the problems and create new ones”, wants to “open Europe” to migrants: {Translation, summary}
– “I say it clearly: we are not in favor of these types of formulas because they are formulas that do not address any of the problems and create new ones,” Sánchez stressed at a press conference at the end of the European Council in which migration has been one of the main topics of debate after Von der Leyen’s letter raising this proposal, in line with the policy advocated by the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.
– Sánchez has maintained that “orderly, responsible, well-managed migration is the answer to the demographic challenge” that both Spain and the EU face, as well as the way to guarantee economic growth and the welfare state. defending the need to approach the migration phenomenon “positively.” In this sense, he has claimed that we must “face the migration phenomenon thinking about future generations and not about the next elections” and has stressed that Europe is in the “dilemma” of choosing how it wants to be in the future. “We want a prosperous and therefore open Europe or we want a poor and therefore closed Europe,” he summarized.
– Having said this, and asked if Spain is becoming increasingly alone in its position regarding migration in light of Von der Leyen’s proposal and the meeting with a dozen leaders organized before the summit by Meloni on this issue , Sánchez has argued that although he rejects migrant deportation centers in third countries, there are other points in the letter from the president of the Commission that he does share.
– Thus, he considered that the Twenty-seven are “walking within a framework of migration policy where we can find common elements” and he recalled that just as Spain had to “give in” in the Migration and Asylum Pact, “because there are many things that we don’t like them”, now what we “have to do” is put it into practice. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-sanchez-rechaza-plano-centros-deportacion-no-ataja-ninguno-problemas-crea-otros-nuevos-20241017220934.html 

EUROPE

What is in Zelensky’s Ukraine victory plan? Nothing new:
– Here are the five main points of a Ukrainian plan for victory against Russian invading forces no later than next year as outlined by President Volodymyr Zelensky {pic} on Wednesday. Another three points were secret, he said, as he unveiled the plan in a speech at Ukraine’s parliament:
*Ukraine needs an unconditional invitation to join the NATO military alliance now, he said.
*Ukraine’s ability to defend itself had to be “irreversibly strengthened” and he laid out a number of ways to do this. They included further arming Ukraine and strengthening its defence industry, boosting air defence capabilities, removing restrictions on weapon use and a continuation of Ukrainian military operations on Russian soil.
*Zelensky said Ukraine’s western allies should deter Russia from any further aggression by showing Moscow that this would have consequences. “Ukraine proposes to place on its soil a comprehensive non-nuclear strategic deterrence package that will be sufficient to protect Ukraine from any military threat from Russia,” he said.
*Zelensky proposed that Ukraine sign an agreement with the U.S., EU and other unnamed allies that would allow for joint investments and use of Ukraine’s natural resources, which Zelensky said were worth trillions of dollars. “These include, in particular, uranium, titanium, lithium, graphite and other strategically valuable resources that will strengthen either Russia and its allies or Ukraine and the democratic world in global competition,” he said.
*Zelensky proposed that after the war, Ukraine’s armed forces could be used to enhance the security of NATO, and replace some of the U.S. forces currently stationed in Europe. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/key-points-zelenskiys-ukraine-victory-plan-2024-10-16/ 

HEALTH

Málaga’s health waiting lists reach the Prosecutor’s Office- Marea Blanca denounces that the average time that patients wait to have a “simple diagnosis” ranges between 10 and 16 months:
{Translation}
– Waiting times in the public healthcare system have reached the courts. Or so the leaders of Marea Blanca (White Tide), the citizens’ group that is mobilizing to achieve improvements in the management of the Andalusian Health Service (SAS), intend to do so. In this way, they are going a step further and are taking a complaint to the Malaga Public Prosecutor’s Office for the first time in view of the consequences that they believe the delays in care are having on the health of patients. “There are people dying while they are still on the waiting list for surgery. Lives are endangered,” warns Ángeles González, one of the coordinators of the platform.
– Their idea is to make visible the worsening of patients’ health due to the delay in being attended to. In the document they have presented, Marea Blanca lists the examples of patients who have died without having undergone surgery or been able to see a specialist. The quality of the system, they say, “is having a serious impact” on citizens, which, in their opinion, should already have “criminal consequences”. According to the data they handle, the average time to obtain a “simple diagnosis”, which could be cancer or another serious disease, they say, ranges between 10 and 16 months. They hope that a judge will investigate whether this “constitutes a crime”. “We have never filed a complaint of this type with the Public Prosecutor’s Office before, because we have always tried to ask for political responsibility. They are our managers, the money belongs to the citizens,” say the coordinators of the group, who understand that ‘the situation is getting worse’ as the years go by and that the problem ‘is getting worse’, regardless of the politicians responsible. “Health care is not color-coded; we all get sick here. It has been deteriorating for a long time now,” they stress.
– The Regional Hospital, the one with the longest delays in operations. This newspaper published last July that almost all the public hospitals in the province are reducing the delay for an operation, although almost all of them are also increasing the number of patients on the surgical waiting list. The Regional is the one that takes the longest on average for an operation and the Costa del Sol, in Marbella, the one that records the longest delay for an appointment with a specialist. In short, that is the picture of the latest report of the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) on waiting lists at the end of last June.
– According to these data, the Regional is the one that has the longest delay to go through the operating room of the entire provincial public system. Exactly 208 days on average. But it has reduced the waiting time compared to December 2023, when the delay was 239 days. In other words, it has cut it by 31 days compared to then. With this number, it is the second hospital that has reduced its surgical waiting list by the most number of days, after the Antequera regional hospital, which has cut it by 38 days, going from 151 to 113 in that period.
– MRIs open until 02:00 to reduce the waiting list. The unions have been denouncing that the hospitals have had their tongues hanging out for months. In order to reduce the lists, operating rooms have been operating at unusual hours and there have been appointments for consultations in unknown shifts, as well as MRIs scheduled until approximately 02:00 in the morning in the case of Malaga. The increase in concerts with private healthcare centers has caused a stir. The justification for all the above was the shock plan. Almost 300 million euros have been provided by the Ministry of Health to implement the guarantee plan, the last shock plan of the Board approved in February of this year, which was aimed at reducing the waiting lists for health care. The result is so far discreet.
– The number of Andalusian patients waiting for surgery in healthcare centers has been reduced by half a percentage point in the first half of the year. The 205,005 people who were waiting to enter the operating room on December 31 have become 203,979 on June 30. Thus, there are 1,026 fewer people (0.5%) on the total surgical waiting lists in the Andalusian Health System (SAS) after six months, according to data published yesterday by the Ministry of Health. The average waiting time has been reduced by just five days, from 174 days to an average of 169 in the first half of the year. And 38% of Andalusian patients have to wait more than six months to enter the operating room. This percentage is the second worst figure among the autonomous communities, behind only Cantabria. In the annual comparison, from June 2023 to June 2024, the general surgical waiting lists have grown by 6%.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/marea-blanca-listas-espera-sanidad-denuncia-fiscalia-malaga_0_2002583343.html

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PRODUCT ALERT

Alert for the presence of Salmonella in OVOPAK brand pasteurized liquid whole eggs: {Translation}
– The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) warns of the presence of Salmonella in the pasteurized liquid whole egg product of the brand OVOPAK. The initial distribution has been to the Autonomous Communities of Andalusia, Catalonia and Extremadura.
– People who have the product affected by this alert at home are advised to refrain from consuming it. In the case of having consumed the product of the affected lot and presenting any symptoms compatible with salmonellosis (mainly diarrhea and / or vomiting accompanied by fever and headache) it is recommended to go to a health center.
– The data of the product involved are:
Product name: pasteurized liquid whole egg.
Brand name: OVOPAK
Product appearance: Brick
Lot number: L11142
Expiration date: 10/28/2024
Unit weight: 1 kg
Temperature: Refrigerated
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/alerta-por-presencia-de-salmonella-en-huevo-entero-liquido-pasteurizado-marca-ovopak/ 

SPORTS

Tennis News- Alcaraz races past Nadal to join Sinner in final of Six Kings Slam:
– World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz {pic} has defeated Rafael Nadal in an all-Spanish semi-final at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh on Thursday, easily seeing off the 22-time Grand Slam champion 6-3, 6-3 for a spot in the final. Nadal played some good tennis at times, but the 38-year-old was ultimately unable to hang with his compatriot across the course of the match in his second-to-last professional tennis tournament.
– Alcaraz will now face Jannik Sinner in the grand final of the Six Kings Slam on Saturday. The pair have already met three times in 2024, with Alcaraz winning all three meetings. Full article: https://www.tennismajors.com/others-news/alcaraz-races-past-nadal-to-join-sinner-in-final-of-six-kings-slam-791169.html 

TECH

The ad-blocker crackdown begins- Google Chrome disables popular ad blocker “uBlock Origin”:
– It appears that Google Chrome really wants you to look at advertisements. In a quote post on X posted by Raymond Hill, the developer who brought us the free ad blocker Chrome extension uBlock Origin, it appears that Google Chrome is turning off the ad blocker. “The deprecation of uBO in the Chrome Web Store has started,” Hill posted.
– This comes in response to another user, Christoph Nakazawa posting a screenshot that shows Google Chrome turning off three extensions – MDN Search, Neat URL, and uBlock Origin – with the note “These extensions are no longer supported. Chrome recommends that you remove them.”
– If you’d like to avoid this entirely, consider switching to more ad-blocker friendly browsers, like Brave {or Firefox, Epic Privacy Browser (with free unlimited VPN), Ghostery Browser or Floorp, I use them all. Remember, it’s harder for them to track and target you if you use different browsers for different tasks. Use one for video streaming, another for shopping, another for web-surfing, and Ghostery, with its high level of security, for emails and messengers.-Ed.}.
Full article: https://mashable.com/article/google-chrome-kills-ad-blockers

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Vélez-Málaga Municipal Pet Adoption Service, FREE adoptions:
– The animals are at the Don Animal Kennel and Feline Residence, currently located in Arroyo Granadillas Finca “El Olivar”, in Rincón de la Victoria (29730, Málaga). The adoptions will be totally free, and the animals will be identified with microchip and with all their mandatory treatments.
– Contact Telephone: 952971663
– Schedule: Monday to Friday from 9:00 – 14:00 & 16:30 – 20:00 and Saturdays from 9:00 – 14:00
– Email: info@donanimal.com
– Adoption form: https://donanimal.com
– See photo gallery of available dogs: https://velezmalaga.es/index.php?mod=medio_ambiente&tag=servicio-municipal-de-adopcion-de-animales-de-compania

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