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WEATHER ALERT
The Aemet activates the red alert due to torrential rains in Malaga:
– Rains may begin around 4am Wednesday and build in intensity. The red alert warning that will be active from 10am this Wednesday affects the areas of Axarquía, Sol and Guadalhorce. It will expire at 8am Thursday, unless extended.
– Junta of Andalusia has elevated to emergency phase, in operational situation 1, the Emergency Plan for Flood Risk in the community due to the red alert of heavy rains expected in Malaga and parts of Granada, orange in rest of Granada and yellow in Seville and Córdoba. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5652737/0/ultima-hora-dana-directo-busqueda-desaparecidos-valencia-muertos-limpieza-pueblos/
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Rincón de la Victoria presents free Flamenco Fusion to celebrate International Flamenco Day:
Sat, 16 Nov, 8:00 p.m. at the Casa Fuerte Bezmiliana.
Entry is free until capacity is reached.
It is a unique, intimate and close show that will cover a varied repertoire of classical, copla or flamenco music.
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Live Music by The Magic Trio at Al Alba Gastrobodega, Torrox Costa: Sunday, 17 Nov, 4:30 p.m. We will be playing in a very, very good place! There is harmony, kindness, good energies. Also the food is super good! And, of course! The music! A bubbly, imaginative, communicative and cheerful trio: Dana Andrews, Gianni Piras, Ralph Neese and… some surprises. So have no doubts! We are waiting for you.
Al Alba is on the promenade of Torrox. Calle Estepona 1. Book your table tel: 628009560. Thank you.
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For Sale: 4 x garden chairs in good condition.
60 euros for all 4. Collection from Nerja.
Steve, Nerja. 664472812 by WhatsApp only
Email: nandsrussell@gmail.com
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For Sale, 3 items:
– White-framed IKEA mirror, 45cms x 145cms, 10€
– Brown-framed mirror 57cms x 78cms, 5€
– Two-shelf trolley, space saving mobile trolley for tv/monitor displays with shelf under for set-top boxes, mini-pc etc. Very flexible for use by persons with limited accommodation or confined to bed. Overall width/depth 50 x 50cms. 10€
Contact Richard in Caleta de Vélez on mobile/Whatsapp 617282970
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For Sale: Jean Utges hand made wine cabinet/bar.
Made in Bergerac of French Oak. Light, glass slide holders, drawers, bottle insets, BOJ bottle opener, cabinets, original keys. Very heavy 60kilos approx. Stunning and wonderful woodwork and signed by him. Perfect for Wine bar/Bodega. €350
Gillian, Torrox. 951835708.
Contact: Melbournebk@gmail.com
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Torrox Questionnaire- Agenda Urbana de Torrox – Cuestionario para la participación ciudadana:
This questionnaire was announced on DigameXtra last month, does anybody know where I can possibly find this online in English?
Thanks, Deborah, Torrox.
Email: Dssp AT btinternet D0T com
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News & Articles
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ANDALUCÍA
Prosecutor’s Office rejects Marea Blanca’s charges regarding healthcare waiting lists resulting in unnecessary deaths: {Translation}
– The eight provincial public prosecutors’ offices in Andalusia have agreed to shelve the complaints filed by the Marea Blanca association, which last October called for an investigation into possible criminal offenses related to the failure to comply with the legal deadlines for public healthcare waiting lists.
– The Superior Prosecutor’s Office of Andalusia emphasizes that this is a unanimous decision that has been adopted after examining complaints in which “there is no evidence of criminal offenses,” it stresses.
– The complaints are based on delays, condemning the SAS in individual cases, which, in the opinion of this group, shows that these delays have consequences on the health of patients, even leading to death.
– The Mareas Blancas filed up to eight complaints, one for each province, considering that “the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) could be committing a crime against the fundamental right to healthcare by systematically failing to comply with the legal waiting times”.
– The Public Ministry announced that these documents do not provide evidence that justifies the opening of criminal proceedings to verify facts that “in no way would constitute a crime”. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/andalucia/fiscalia-rechaza-denuncia-marea-blanca-listas-espera-20241112183156-nt.html
MALAGA PROVINCE
Breaking news, 9:30pm- Classes are suspended in all educational centers in Malaga province (except Ronda) and some in Granada province, this Wednesday: {Translation, summary}
– Classes are suspended in all schools in the province, except Ronda on Wednesday. The Junta de Andalucía has issued a communiqué last night in which it is reported 
that the Minister of Presidency, Antonio Sanz, has elevated the emergency phase of the Emergency Plan for the Risk of Floods in Andalusia (PERI).
– The elevation of the phase is activated, from 03.00 hours in the morning Wednesday, the orange warning for rains – major risk – in the areas of Antequera, Axarquia, Sol and Guadalhorce. The decision has also been taken in collaboration with the mayors of the affected areas, as reported by the Emergency Coordination Center (Cecem112).
– This implies the suspension for today, Wednesday, of classes in all schools in the areas affected by the orange warning, that is, Antequera, Axarquia, Sol and Guadalhorce in Malaga, as well as in Almuñecar, Motril and Albuñol in the province of Granada.
– The measure also affects sports centers, day centers and services for people with disabilities, that are dependent on the Junta de Andalucía.
– This could also be extended to Thursday, November 14.
– For the latest info on storm caused closures, consult your Town Hall.
Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/directo-aviso-naranja-malaga-nueva-dana-20241112191700-di.html
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Aemet updates its forecast for Wednesday- these are the areas of Malaga province where the heaviest rain is likely to fall:
– Between 100 and 120mm could fall during the day on Wednesday in the upper Axarquía areas, in municipalities such as Periana, Alfarnate, Alfarnatejo, Colmenar and Riogordo, among others. If this forecast plays out, the La Viñuela reservoir will receive a big boost, helping it to increase its low levels.
– The second highest risk area (between 80 and 100mm) would be in the eastern part of Malaga city (El Palo, Limonar, Cerrado, Pinares), as well as in the municipality of Rincón de la Victoria and its surroundings; and Casabermeja.
– For the rest of the province, lower amounts of between 20 and 40mm are expected, more likely in the Greater Malaga area, the central part of the Costa del Sol and the Guadalhorce valley.
– The risk remains active from 3am on Wednesday until 8am on Thursday. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/aemet-weather-alerts-south-coast-spain-20241112124222-nt.html
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Caminito del Rey closed due to the orange alert in Malaga: {Translation, summary}
– El Caminito del Rey will be closed today, Wednesday, November 13th, due to the orange warning for heavy rains in part of the province of Malaga.
– The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has extended the orange warning for heavy rainfall through today in the province of Malaga. This same warning was already planned for the regions of the Western Costa del Sol and the Guadalhorce Valley, and Axarquia. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/malaga/cerrado-caminito-rey-inclemencias-meteorologicas-20241112135846-nts.html
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Intensive illegal tobacco factory in Malaga with 24-hour production and four million turnover per month: {Translation, summary}
– The Civil Guard has dismantled a large counterfeit tobacco factory in Alhaurín el Grande (Málaga). Ten people have been arrested and 1,448 packets have been seized, as well as 2,040 kilograms of cut tobacco, abundant material, such as paper, filters or mouthpieces, various machinery, plates screen-printed with the names of the commercial brands and packs to assemble.
– The factory worked 24 hours a day and allowed the distribution of cigarettes throughout the national territory, providing an estimated turnover of four million euros per month. The cigarettes were made and counterfeited in four internationally known trademarks. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/malaga/fabrica-intensiva-tabaco-ilegal-malaga-produccion-horas-20241112120423-nts.html
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
Vélez-Málaga will sign a collaboration agreement with the College of Veterinarians for the application of the CER method in feline colonies, authorized volunteers will receive an ID card permitting them to provide feeding and management services: {Translation, summary}
– The City Council of Velez-Malaga, through its Department of Environment and after approval in the Local Government Board this past Monday, signed an agreement with the Official College of Veterinarians with which it intends to apply the CER method to more than 125 feline colonies that are scattered throughout the municipality, with more than a dozen cats in each. A work of capture, sterilization and return of cats in the area that is already being done from the Department, but will be strengthened in the coming days to control feral cat populations in the municipality with the signing of this agreement.
– Councilor for the Environment, Rocío Ruiz, has specified that there are more than 125 cat colonies identified in the municipality by the Department of Environment and currently 30 volunteers who control 34 cat colonies are registered. Each of the authorized volunteers receives an ID card according to the model of the Municipal Ordinance on the Keeping of Pets and Potentially Dangerous Dogs and training by the Official College of Veterinarians. “With this agreement we will advance to a greater population control of the colonies and we will be able to apply the CER method to a greater number of cats than what has been done so far by the City Council”. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/velez-malaga-firmara-un-convenio-de-colaboracion-con-el-colegio-de-veterinarios-para-la-aplicacion-del-metodo-cer-en-colonias-felinas/
HEALTH
Starting today, these are the almost 200 walk-in vaccination points for flu and Covid-19 jabs across Malaga & Granada provinces, open every Wednesday:
– Note, this is not an endorsement by DigameXtra for flu or Covid-19 vaccines. Some people want them, so here is the info.
– Vaccination points for flu and Covid-19 jabs will be set up throughout Malaga province and across Andalucía from Wednesday 13 November in a bid to keep the population healthy during the winter.
– The regional ministry of health has organised the vaccination points, where an appointment is not required, for those who have not yet been vaccinated against influenza and coronavirus. In the Andalucía region, there are 623 points, with 92 of them in Malaga, which will be open every Wednesday.
– In addition to the target population, people living in a household with people aged 60 years or older, chronically ill, pregnant and postpartum women, and smokers may be vaccinated.
– Here is the official Andalucia website, in Spanish of course, for vax location info with locations and times. The chart is clear even if you don’t read any Spanish:
https://www.sspa.juntadeandalucia.es/servicioandaluzdesalud/ciudadania/vacunas/vacunacion-gripe-y-covid-19/puntos-de-vacunacion-sin-cita?term_node_tid_depth=593
Source article, English: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/these-are-the-walkin-vaccination-points-for-20241112075420-nt.html
SPORTS
Tennis News- Davis Cup Final 2024 in Malaga, these are the dates & matches: {Translation, summary}
– The final of the Davis Cup 2024 in Malaga is presented as one of the most important sporting events of the year, bringing together the best tennis teams in the world in the Andalusian city. The Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena will be the stage where the national teams will compete for the prestigious title in an exciting eight-set final phase that promises to offer high-level matches and great sporting moments.
***When is the Davis Cup 2024 final in Malaga?***
– The Davis Cup 2024 Final will be held in Malaga from November 19 to 24. During these days, the eight qualified teams will compete at the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena to be crowned world champions. Thus, the quarterfinal matches will be played in the first days of the event, followed by the semifinals and the grand final, which will close a week full of high-level tennis.
***Davis Cup 2024 Final in Malaga***
– The matches of the final of the Davis Cup 2024 in Málaga-
Italy vs Argentina.
USA vs Australia.
Germany vs Canada
Netherlands vs Spain
– The qualified teams arrive after competing in the group qualifying rounds held in Bologna, Manchester, Valencia and Zhuhai. Now, the eight best teams in the world prepare to face each other in a week full of excitement in Malaga.
***How to get tickets for the Davis Cup 2024 final in Malaga?***
– Tickets for the Davis Cup Malaga 2024 are already available through the official website of the organization. The Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, with capacity for thousands of spectators, will host this unique event from November 19 to 24.
The three- and seven-day tickets have already sold out, with four-day tickets still available at prices ranging from 130 to 1,350 euros. Single tickets for single matches are also available from 40 euros. For this reason, it is advisable to purchase them as soon as possible, as a high demand is expected due to the importance of the event and the participation of great tennis stars from around the world.
***Davis Cup Final 2024 in Malaga, Rafa’s final match***
– The final of the Davis Cup 2024 in Malaga will host the retirement match of Rafa Nadal. In mid-October the Spaniard announced that he would use this tournament to say goodbye to professional tennis. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/malaga/final-copa-davis-2024-malaga-partidos-puedes-20240920115650-nts.html
OTHER
Pair of adopted brothers, 15 & 13, that sexually assaulted and murdered their adoptive mother in Castro Urdiales (Cantabria) are sentenced:
– The Juvenile Court of Santander has sentenced the 15-year-old son of Silvia López Gayubas, the woman who was murdered in February of this year in the Cantabrian town of Castro Urdiales, to six years of internment in a center for the death of his mother.
– Silvia’s other son, 13 years old, is unimputable because he is under 14, so he has been placed in a center for the protection of minors.
– In addition to murder, the older minor is punished for a crime of sexual assault against his adoptive mother, 48 years old, both with the aggravating circumstance of kinship and without any mitigating circumstance due to his mental state.
– This six-year sentence is the maximum limit that can be imposed on a minor under 16 years of age, according to legal sources have specified to Europa Press. This is because, although he has committed two serious crimes, the law expressly prevents exceeding six years: five years are allowed for the serious crime of murder and only one more can be added for sexual assault.
– According to the sentence to which the newspaper has had access, the attack was premeditated by both minors, from Eastern Europe, and occurred when the adoptive mother was eating at her home in Monte Cerredo street. The older one stabbed her several times while the younger brother held her down. The woman began to bleed profusely, so the older brother took off her clothes and … (No need for the gruesome details here. -Ed.), for which he was convicted of sexual assault, according to the account of the proven facts included in the sentence.
– Afterwards, they covered her with bags, tied her hands and feet with insulating tape, took her to the garage- directly connected to the house- and put her in the car. Later, with the intention of eliminating traces and simulating that they had suffered a kidnapping, they cleaned the blood trail and left a note on the kitchen table on which the word ‘Help’ could be read.
– The brothers placed the body on the floor in the back of the car, where it was found by the Guardia Civil at 8:45 p.m. on the same day of the events. The eldest started the car, but, as he did not know how to drive, he lodged it against the wall. Then, they left the body there and fled, although they had previously taken the mother’s bank card and her cell phone. Afterwards, both called their grandmother simulating a kidnapping.
– The children were found by the police in the local Cotolino park, where they were hiding. Silvia and her husband, who at the time of the crime was away from Castro Urdiales for work, had adopted the children in Russia.
– At the time, the mayor of Castro Urdiales, Susana Herrán, affirmed that the minors were not “at all conflictive”, but “academically excellent” and with a “personality in accordance with their age”. “It has crossed all our minds what is going on for events of this nature to occur,” reflected the councilor who, in her opinion, it was a ‘tragic event’ for the neighbors that, ‘in the XXI century, with all the resources and information available’, cases like this could occur. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/sociedad/condenan-menor-mato-madre-castro-urdiales-anos-20241112102047-nt.html
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Useful Links, Info & Numbers
2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
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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/
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