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Torrox presents its Christmas programming:
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ADN Nerja- a journey thru Christmas musical traditions of Nerja: Friday 29 Nov, 8pm. Centro Cultural Villa de Nerja
Directed by José Miguel Ortuño, the show is born from the recovery of more than fifty couplets and Christmas carols from the municipality, and aims, among other things, to preserve their great intangible value and of course recognize their authors, since they in their letters bequeathed to the people of Nerja a large part of their history, their experiences, their memories.
Carando, Caracorcho, Blas, El Chiqué, Gallardo, Añejo, Garrido, Rojo, or Paco de la Juana, will be the stars of a show that only aims to give back to the neighbors their history made into music.
Info & tix (€5): https://mientrada.janto.es/es/espectaculo/adn-nerja/NERJAPROTEGIDAS2/venue=CCNERJA
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Avant-garde flamenco dance: Fri, 6 Dec, 8pm. €12.
Agustín Barajas presents “Intimo”. Centro Cultural Villa de Nerja.
This dancer and choreographer from Granada presents a show with his flamenco troupe that, from the most rigorous orthodoxy of flamenco, enriches his dance with avant-garde connotations. Since he was 9 years old, he has been training with prestigious teachers such as Belén Maya, Eva Yerbabuena, Juan Andrés Maya, Farruco, Antonio El Pipa, Javier Barón, Rafael de Carmen, Manuel Liñán, Juana Amaya and Antonio Canales, among others.
In recent years he has been trained at the dance center of Javier Latorre in Cordoba and currently at the Andalusian Dance Center, CAD.
Info & tix: https://mientrada.janto.es/es/espectaculo/agustin-barajas/NERJAAGUSTINBARA/venue=CCNERJA & Video Link
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Flamenco- The Autumn Recitals ‘Rincón de la Victoria, capital of Flamenco’ at Peña El Piyayo:
– Saturday, November 30 recital will be by Morenito de Illoras, Jr. Singer-songwriter in all areas, and 1st Prize in the Young Flamenco Contest of the Peña El Piyayo.
– Peña El Piyayo is located in the urbanization Las Pedrizas, local 2, Rincon de la Victoria.
Info: https://www.turismoenrincon.es/recitales-de-otono-rincon-2024/
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Update- Car Boot, El Pantano: Our car boot market held the 1st Sunday, weather permitting or 2nd Sunday if cancelled, on December 1st has had to be cancelled for the December market due to the restaurant holding large functions during the month.
We resume again in February and take this opportunity of thanking all our visitors for their continued support and look forward to seeing you all next year.
Wishing you all a happy and healthy festive season, Sandra/Sandy 633878471.
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Great Deals From Upcycling Nerja:
– Britax Romer Dualfix car-seat 0-18kg with instructions. Very Good condition not been involved in an accident. There is a very small hole which has been repaired shown in photograph. Price 90€ ono.
– 4 solid dining chairs (Habitat) Tartan fabric Price 160€ (for the 4)
– 6x solid oak chairs with safari print fabric seat pads 3 matching green color and natural wood waxed plus 3 grey color. Price 40€ each chair or buy the 6 for 180€
contact Jackie, Nerja 672170429
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For Sale: DeLonghi heater with self regulating ceramic element. 2400w, black and 69.5cm tall. Thermostat, 3 heat levels, complete with remote control and instruction manuel. Can also be operated by the digital control panel on the unit itself. Removable and washable anti-dust filter. The heater can rotate and is very quiet. Full working order and in excellent condition. Currently retails at €119 so a bargain at €50. Paul, Puente Don Manuel.
Email: janeandpaul71@yahoo.co.uk
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For Sale: 2 flower pots. 41cm high and 39 cm diameter. Price is €10 per pot. We can meet at El Ingenio shopping center. Contact: Marc, Puente Don Manuel.
Tel or WhatsApp : 0032 479895568
Email: schoeters.marc AT telenet D0T be
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For Sale: LED Xmas Decoration – 90 cm tall white pyramidal Xmas tree decoration. Price 15 euros. Derek, Torrox
Tel/WhatsApp: 676403669
Email: teame@hotmail.co.uk
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Mobiclinic folding self propelling wheelchair, heavy duty. Seat 46cm. 70€
– Mobiclinic folding walker, pressure breaks, seat and basket. 50€
– Mobiclinic folding WC chair, with lockable wheels. Slight indentation to seat. 50€
All vgc. Contact Gill, Los Romanes. 693034288 on mobile or WhatsApp
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For Sale, 2 items:
– Used premium Ufesa gas heater 41cm x73cm complete with gas bottle. €50
– Used electric skillet, 42 cm diameter. €20
Gill, Nerja. 643212502; stewart2green@gmail.com
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For Sale, as a lot: Collectable Coins
– Festival of Britain 1951 5 Shilling coin in case and mint condition.
– Coronation 5 Shilling Coin with Union Standards on reverse, mint condition.
– Churchill 1965 Commemorative coin in mint condition.
– Marshal Wellington half penny toke. Well used.
€50 for all. Gillian, Torrox. 643573822
Email: Melbournebk@gmail.com
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SPAIN
Judge accuses Pedro Sánchez’s brother of multiple crimes: {Translation}
– The Court of Instruction 3 of Badajoz has summoned David Sánchez, brother of 
the President of the Government, and the president of the Badajoz Provincial Council, Miguel Ángel Gallardo, to appear January 9 as they are officially under investigation in the case opened for alleged crimes of influence peddling, embezzlement and prevarication.
– The head of the court, which is keeping this investigation open following a complaint filed by Manos Médicas, has also summoned seven other people to testify as investigated, as well as three as witnesses. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1826876/la-juez-llama-a-declarar-como-investigado-al-hermano-de-pedro-sanchez/
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Attention Landlords- New “register of travelers” becomes manditory December 2nd- Violators face fines up to €30k; Interior defends it despite rejection by travel sector and highlights that it has identified 18,500 criminals (while possibly violating the civil rights of millions!): {Translation, summary}
– After several extensions since 2021, the Interior Ministry’s new register of travelers will be mandatory as of next Monday, so that tourist accommodation and motor vehicle rental companies will have to register, keep and make available to the State Security Forces and Corps a long list of data on their users and customers. The registry has generated a great rejection in the hotel sector, but Interior defends that the measure is working well and is safe. According to ministry sources, before its mandatory use, the registry has collected almost 4.8 million data and has already been used to identify 18,584 people “who were in databases of national signals or the Schengen information system”.
– The registration of travelers is developed through an application called “
SES Hospedajes”, which is already active and working efficiently, according to Interior sources. Ministry data shows 61,540 hotel establishments have already been registered, 1,094 travel agencies, 222 digital platforms and 1,720 motor vehicle rental companies. In total, 4,776,467 pieces of information have been collected and the application has made it possible to locate more than 18,500 wanted persons.
– According to Interior, the measure “will reinforce the idea that Spain is one of the safest countries in the world” and will not affect “the competitiveness or costs” of the hotel and motor vehicle rental sector in Spain. Also according to the ministry, which is supported by the reports of the Council of State and the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), the registration of travelers will not jeopardize the information of citizens and does not have “a collecting spirit”. {Nonsense, gov’t databases get hacked regularly, and noone is ever held responsible. The recent wave of municipal court and hospital cyberattacks, as well as multiple police databank breaches, demonstrates the ineffectiveness of these gov’t tech agencies! “Government secured data” is an oxymoron. -Ed.}
– The Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Apartments (CEHAT), on the contrary, argues that the registry violates “several European directives related to data protection and payment systems” and maintains that the measure is “confusing and disproportionate”. This Tuesday, the confederation announced possible legal action against the entry into force of the registry.
– How does the registry work? With the entry into force of the new “register of travelers”, hotels and accommodation or car rental companies must collect, store for three years and provide to the authorities a whole series of data. These include the travelers’ e-mail address, telephone number, ID card information, including support number, place of residence, means of payment and, if applicable, IBAN number or bank card number and expiration date.
– Hotels, hostels, guest houses, rural tourism establishments, tourist apartments, bungalows, camping sites, caravan parking areas, tour operators and internet platforms shall now be obliged to utilize the “register of travelers”. In the case of vehicles, according to the ministry, companies dedicated to renting, those that intermediate and, again, platforms operating on the Internet will have to register data.
– Next December 2, the registry will be mandatory. Interior defends that “there is no longer any reason” to postpone the implementation of this system.
– As stated in article eight of the regulation, a series of sanctions will be imposed on establishments and companies that do not collect the information correctly. The Ministry insists that the regulation “does not have a collection purpose”, but it does provide for minor and serious penalties for those who fail to comply with it. Those who completely omit their obligation will be imposed a serious penalty of between 601 and 30,000 euros. Those who commit “continuous irregularities” or those who constantly submit data after the deadline will be fined between 100 and 600 euros. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5658376/0/interior-ha-identificado-18-500-personas-busca-captura-traves-registro-viajeros-tras-recoger-casi-5-millones-datos/
MALAGA PROVINCE
Water supply restored to Comares (Malaga) in its urban center and two other districts: {Translation, summary}
– The delegate of the Andalusian Government in Malaga, Patricia Navarro, has visited the Malaga municipality of Comares, affected after the last DANA, and has reported, “water has already been reestablished in the urban center of Comares and in two districts and, successively, it will be recovered in the rest of the areas as the connections and pipes that bring drinking water to those areas are fixed,” Navarro continued. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/esandalucia/malaga/noticia-restablecido-suministro-agua-comares-malaga-nucleo-urbano-otras-dos-pedanias-20241127172048.html
TORROX
Woman arrested for alleged trafficking of women in Torrox: {Translation}
– Agents of the Guardia Civil have carried out the so-called operation “Lendi” where they arrested a woman as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of human trafficking and other drug trafficking. The operation began when the agents learned that a villa located in the town of Torrox could be being used as a brothel.
– After numerous operational steps carried out, the civil guards were certain that 
several of the women who were in the premises may be being coerced and deceived into prostitution. For this reason, the investigators carried out, upon request to the Judicial Authority, an entry and search of the premises. There, the civil guards found that the garage had been transformed into a room, where intimate relations with the clients took place, lacking the minimum hygienic-sanitary conditions.
– After interviewing the women working in the premises, the agents detected that they could be being tricked into prostitution, even being drugged and coerced. In addition, the agents found in the room of the person in charge of the premises several doses of different types of drugs, which could be sold to clients, cutting substances, as well as a precision scale and small amounts of money.
– For all these reasons, the investigators proceeded to the arrest of the person in charge of the premises for the alleged commission of these offenses, being placed at the disposal of the Court of First Instance and Instruction No. 1 of Torrox.
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/detenido-por-presunta-trata-de-mujeres-en-torrox/
GRANADA
A new strike will affect Granada urban and interurban transport this Thursday: {Translation, summary}
– This Thursday CCOO has called a rally in front of the Confederation of Employers of Granada (CGE) in protest against the lack of agreement in negotiations on the working conditions of drivers of passenger transport by road. The mobilization, which will begin at 11:00 am, is part of a strike that will affect both urban and intercity buses as well as occasional transport, including school routes.
– The strike is scheduled for November 28 and 29, December 5 and 9, and indefinitely from December 23, following the failure of talks between workers’ representatives and the sector’s employers. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/nueva-huelga-afectara-transporte-urbano-interurbano-jueves/
MIDDLE EAST
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holds in first hours, Lebanese civilians start to return home {pic}:
– A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held on Wednesday after the two sides struck a deal brokered by the U.S. and France, a rare feat of diplomacy in the Middle East wracked by two wars and several proxy conflicts for over a year.
– The agreement ended the deadliest confrontation between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group in years but Israel is still fighting its other arch foe the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon’s army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there after a costly war, Biden said. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-hezbollah-ceasefire-takes-effect-2024-11-27/
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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
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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