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The large Nativity scene in Torre del Mar now open:
– The Great Bethlehem Torre del Mar, which is located in the Centro Cultural Nuestra Señora del Carmen – Antigua Azucarera, opens its doors with more than 50 square meters and around 2,000 figures. It is open to all neighbors who want to come to visit, Monday through Sunday, morning and afternoon.

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Raíz Black La Laguna Blues Festival: Fri – Sun, 29 Nov – 01 Dec, FREE!
– The town of Íllora hosts the third edition of the Raíz Black La Laguna festival on the last weekend of November, with the participation of two blues greats- Felix Slim from Ceuta on Friday, 29Nov, 8pm. The next night it’s Fernando Beiztegui from Granada (Video Link), accompanied on this occasion by The Hammond Lovers, Saturday, 30Nov, 8pm.
– Raíz Black La Laguna will close the weekend (Sun, 01Dec, 5:30pm) with a Sunday Jam Session led by the jazz, blues and soul band Soulería de la Vega. All concerts are free.
Address: C/ Antonio Mollinedo 19, 18260 Íllora (Granada) Click here to see it on Google Maps

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– Swarovski Crystal Animal Collection (6 Items)- 2nd hand original Swarovski crystal ornaments 3-8 cm high (80-120 euros each new). Price 120 euros for all. Teddy Bear, Mouse, Cat, Seal, Rabbit, Sparrow
– Animal Collection (8 Items) – 2nd hand ornaments in bone-china/ceramic/stone. Price 100 euros for all.
Highland Cow, 2 Mice (Royal Osborne), Wren, Hedgehog, Camel, Dog, Ram
– Set of 3 Clown Heads – 2nd hand ornaments 3-6 cm high. 20 euros for all.
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Amazon firestick and remote control, all in full working order. 10€
– Sewing machine. Huskystar 215, like new, with instruction booklet and a sample of some applications. 60€
– White Plates and Bowls with four of each available, unused. Bowls of 23cms diameter, plates of 22 x 28cms. Similar on sale in Dunnes at 6€ each. All eight for 20€
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SPAIN

OOPS! The President’s wife, Begoña Gómez, incriminates herself by mistake, provides court with evidence that the Director of Programs of the General Secretariat of the Presidency in fact runs Gómez’s private business: {Translation, summary}
– Begoña Gómez {pic} and her lawyer have inadvertently provided Judge Juan Carlos Peinado with several pieces of undisputed evidence that María Cristina Álvarez, the Director of Programs of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, actually worked as Gómez’s personal assistant and that it was this senior official who, despite being paid with public money and holding a public position, was in charge of the day-to-day running of Gómez’s private business- the extraordinary chair and the Master’s Degree in Competitive Social Transformation (TSC) that the accused, Begoña Gómez, co-directed at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). This, in turn, opens the door to investigating Director María Cristina Álvarez for abusing her government position. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/nacional/begona-gomez-autoinculpa-error-entrega-pruebas-directora-20241126122819-ntrc.html

MALAGA CITY

Malaga’s new hospital won’t be ready until 2032 and will cost almost 700 million euros:
– Construction of a new hospital for Malaga on the land behind the Hospital Civil will take at least eight years to complete. The estimate was revealed in a Junta document published on Monday 25 November.
– The unveiling of the document in Monday’s BOJA (Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia) kickstarts a one-month period in which public submissions can be made about the feasibility study. In the first half of next year the tender for the contracting of the project could be launched, the regional ministry of health announced. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/the-third-hospital-for-malaga-will-not-20241126100619-nt.html

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Tickets and schedules for the Christmas light shows in Malaga 2024: {Translation, summary}
– The premiere will be, as has become tradition, on the last Friday of November, that is, on the 29th, which will coincide with the celebration of Black Friday.
– In Larios Street, the lights and music will be at 18.30, 20 and 22 hours (except 24 and 31 December). The lighting in the Center can be enjoyed between 18:30 and 00:00 hours on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays. On weekends (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) and holiday eves will be extended until two in the morning. On the 24th and 31st they will be open until six in the morning.
– Another of the shows of the upcoming festivities will be staged in the Historic Botanical Garden La Concepción, which again will host a light show. This year it has been baptized with the name ‘Illusion. Christmas has many faces but only one heart’, and will also start next November 29. It can be visited until January 6 and tickets are already on sale. They can be purchased on the website lucesdelaconcepcion.es and will cost 15.50 euros for adults and 11.50 for children. There will be several passes every 30 minutes each day from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., with a maximum capacity of 400 people.
– Lantern Festival. Another highlight of this Christmas in Malaga capital will be the Parque del Oeste, which will host for the first time the celebration of a festival of lanterns. Although it is not a strictly Christmas event (it is inspired by the Chinese New Year) it will also start almost on the same date as the other two, but will last longer, as it can be enjoyed from November 30 to February 15. Tickets are already on sale and can be purchased at the website festivaldelaslinternasmalaga.es. During the days of the show they will cost between 15 and 20 euros, depending on the day and the influx of public, although currently its price is 14 euros thanks to a pre-sale promotion valid until before the show opens. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga-capital/luces-navidad-malaga-entradas-horarios-20241026123600-nt.html

TORRE DEL MAR

ALDI opens its first supermarket in Torre del Mar: {Translation, summary}
– The ALDI supermarket chain celebrates the inauguration of its first establishment in Torre del Mar on November 27. The store, located at Avenida Andalucía, 169, will have a sales room of more than 1,100 m2 and a team of 10 workers, according to an information note from the company sent to the media.
– The new ALDI in Torre del Mar will have business hours from Monday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/economia/empresas-malaguenas/aldi-abre-primer-supermercado-torre-mar-20241126103013-nt.html

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Private investors propose recycling complex for east of Malaga province:
– Altos de Canillas S.L., based in Vélez-Málaga, has proposed a project to create a large, 30-hectare recycling complex for the collection and recycling of non-hazardous waste in the area known as Lomilleja de Mingana, Cardal and Loma Cuchiche, in the municipality of Canillas de Aceituno. The initiative has been drafted by the architect Francisco Javier Blanco and was presented to the Junta de Andalucía in 2019. It proposes a private investment of 2.2 million euros.
– The regional administration published an agreement on 7 November which opens a period of public information on the project, as part of the procedure for granting the corresponding authorisation for works and construction. Interested parties may present objections to the project.
– SUR has verified that residents of the area around Canillas de Aceituno have begun to mobilise, with a collection of signatures against the environmental complex (see petition info here https://protejacanillas.org/sign-the-petition/). More than 250 residents who have joined together and when asked about this, the mayor of Canillas, Vicente Campos told SUR that he had “no information” about the project. “I know as much as the residents, when I see it I will make a statement,” he said.
– It should be remembered that in Canillas de Aceituno the only construction waste treatment plant in the Axarquía has been paralysed for more than two years, after receiving a fine of 250,000 euros from the Junta de Andalucía, which is being appealed. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/private-investors-plan-environmental-recycling-complex-canillas-20241125141310-nt.html

EUROPE

Russia denounces new Ukrainian attacks with long-range US missiles: {Translation, summary}
– According to a publication by the Russian Defense Ministry on its official Telegram channel, the Ukrainian Army launched up to five ATACMS tactical missiles last Saturday, of which three were destroyed and the remaining two did “reach their target.” Moscow has confirmed that this event left material damage and has also confirmed “casualties among personnel.”
– Russian authorities have reported that another Ukrainian attack took place the day before, this time with eight ATACMS and directed against the Kursk airfield. Moscow has stressed that only one of the projectiles managed to hit its target, although the fragments of some of the seven downed missiles have left at least two soldiers slightly injured.
“During the examination of the attacked locations, it was reliably confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out attacks with American-made ATACMS operational tactical missiles. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is monitoring the situation and response measures are being prepared. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-rusia-denuncia-nuevos-ataques-ucranianos-misiles-estadounidenses-largo-alcance-20241126141455.html

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Russia launches its most massive drone attack since it invaded Ukraine: {Translation, summary}
– Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned this Tuesday that the Russian Armed Forces launched more than 180 drones last night, a record number that, according to the president, shows that the Kremlin is successfully evading sanctions. “Last night Russia attacked Ukraine and launched a record number of drones against our people, 188,” the Ukrainian president said through his social networks, sharing images of firefighters working to put out the fires caused by the projectiles in cities such as, for example, Ternopil.
– Zelensky has highlighted that although the air defense systems managed to neutralize a large number of these drones, many facilities and infrastructure have been damaged after this new offensive by the Russian Army.
Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-rusia-lanza-ataque-drones-mas-masivo-invadio-ucrania-20241126151824.html

IRELAND

Long Processing Times for Irish Visas Cause Anxiety Among Travel Agencies & Their Clients:
– Travel agents and travellers are encountering Irish visa issues, as some visa applications submitted months in advance are being approved only days before the trip. This situation is causing stress and anxiety for travel agency customers. Travel agencies reveal that due to these delays, they are also making a poor impression on their clients, which impacts their business, Schengen.News reports. Full article: https://schengen.news/long-processing-times-for-irish-visas-cause-anxiety-among-travel-agencies-their-clients/

THE ARTS

Annie Leibovitz combines tradition and renewal in her portraits of Kings Felipe VI and Letizia:
– The two portraits of Kings Felipe VI and Letizia made by the American photographer Annie Leibovitz are already in the Bank of Spain, which commissioned them, and they have managed to combine what was sought with them: connecting the Spanish portrait tradition of painters like Goya or Velázquez with the renewal that photography represents.
Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-annie

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HOLIDAY SEASON MUSIC VIDEOS

Herman Brood & His Wild Romance – Rock ‘n Roll Junkie (1978)
Video Link 1 & Video Link 2

***Lyrics***
You blew my deal
left me out at heels
gave me lies for candy
sucked my juice, ate my brain
gave me fake for understanding

Rock & Roll addiction is a festerin’ habit
you gotta keep on playin’ like a paranoid rabbit
you can hook me on y’r tail, penetrate my soul
made me feel the sting of Rock & Roll

I’m a heart & soul, Rock & Roll,
heart & soul Rock & Roll junkie

Forget about y’r poetry & y’r old jive culture
you better crack it up before it’s too far gone
go by y’r instinct, get down to the real thing
she’s no lie, never leads you
she’s no lie, never leads you wrong

I’ve seen the macrodynamics, & the psychedelic trash
symphonic Nellies, pretending high class
I’ve seen those funky assed turkeys
on their big platform discoshoes
the new wave hype & the old jive juice

I’m a heart & soul, Rock & Roll,
heart & soul Rock & Roll junkie
it’s magic, fantastic, plastic fireball
makes you strung out for life
makes you stumble & fall
they’re gonna call you names you never heard before
they got you comin’ down on music you adore

but when I do my suicide for you
I hope you miss me too

I’m a heart & soul, Rock & Roll,
heart & soul Rock & Roll junkie

(Suicide lyric note: Twenty three years after the above video was filmed Herman Brood jumped out of an 8th floor window of the Amsterdam Hilton, on 11July21. The next video shows images of how the Dutch said goodbye to their favorite Rock’n’Roll junkie, while Herman covers Sinatra in the background.)

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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
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

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Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

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Emergency Services.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
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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

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