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PHOENIX CLUB
Phoenix Club: The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English.
We offer an opportunity to make friends, help each other & share information but primarily to have fun in a friendly and inclusive association. You do not have to be a member to join us on our trips.
Our handmade greetings cards are for sale weekly with all proceeds to the Red Cross. We would be happy to accept any greeting cards you may have to re-make into fantastic cards.
We meet every Thursday between 12 and 2 pm at Chine in Caleta, just off the coast road to/from Algarrobo.
***Trips/Events***
~All trips/events include a driver’s gratuity~
February
– 21st – A visit to Estepona Market and Orchid House €24
March
– 4th – Trip to Gib €22pp
– 21st – Trip to IKEA and Guzmans Garden Centre €20
April
– 2nd – Trip to Gib €22pp
– 11/12th – Train trip from Antequera to Algeciras with an overnight stay in Algeciras. Price TBC shortly.
– 25th – Trip to Colamares Castle AM and Benalmadena Marina PM. 25€pp
For information call Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 (Whatsapp). Email: phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk ; check out our FB page.
We are DigameXtra sponsors and our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section.
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Free Concert- Malaga Municipal Band: Sat, 8 Feb.
In the Héroes de Combate Park in Teatinos, Malaga at 1pm. Commemorating the 215th anniversary of Malaga’s fight against Napoleon’s army. Map Link
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Free Concert- Museum of Malaga: Sunday 16 Feb, at noon, with AUSTRI MUSICI (string and clarinet quintet). They’ll be playing music by Penderecki and Shostakóvich. Free entry, but get there early (11ish) to be sure of a place.
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On Sale Now- Kool & The Gang at Starlite Occident:
Friday, 27 June, 2025, 10pm (doors open 8pm)
Cantera De Marbella (Marbella Quarry)
Info & tix (€49 & up): https://www.elcorteingles.es/entradas/conciertos/entradas-kool-the-gang-starlite-occident-2025-marbella/ & Video Link
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Periana Carnival is celebrated on Sat, 1 March:
– The programme of activities for Carnival 2025 in Periana will start at 16:30 on 1 March with children’s activities in the María Zambrano assembly hall. ‘They will be able to have fun with crafts, make-up, balloon twisting, tattoos, thanking in advance the predisposition of the group of volunteers led by Mariola Mantas. There will also be entertainment with a local DJ, an inflatable mattress and a small gift for all participants.
– At 18:30 there will be a parade of Disney characters through the main streets of the town.
– At 19:30 there will be music by a local DJ.
– As for the fancy dress competition, there will be four categories. For the individual, couple and trio there will be a first prize of 125 euros, a second prize of 100 euros and a third prize of 75 euros. Groups will be eligible for 300, 250 and 200 euros for the first three winners. There will also be a special prize of 400 euros for the best local troupe. From 02:00 the verdict will be reached to decide the winners of the night.
– The event will have bar service throughout the day.
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Very Special Concerts with limited seating- Rincón Treasure Cave Music Festival 2025: Fridays, February 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 8:30 p.m.
– 7th. Mariola Cantarero {Video Link}
– 14th. Ginés González
– 21st. Erika Leiva
– 28th. Muchopelo (on Andalucia Day holiday)
Each show has limited capacity of 80 spectators.
All concerts will be priced at 10 euros per seat. Tickets can be purchased starting Tuesday, January 21 at 12:00 noon on this website: https://entradas.turismoenrincon.es/ (two ticket max).
For more information about the festival, please contact the following telephone number: 952406162.
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Warning Note: High winds & waves, ending Monday evening 3/2.
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ARCHGROVE TRANSPORT SERVICES
Archgrove Services: A family run light haulage/transport company with bases in Archez, Spain and Cambridgeshire.
We are part of the ADH Storage and Transportation company and as such have storage available in Competa and Puente Don Manuel. Very reasonable rates.
We provide a one stop service for all your transport needs and pride ourselves on reliability, flexibility, good communication and a very much ‘can do’ approach. No job is too small and there is always a solution.
Our services include:
-Regular runs between UK and Spain
-Transport of personal property from full house moves to small single items
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If we can be of service please contact Gail. We are on Facebook and always available to chat through your needs and provide a free no obligation quote if required.
UK: 0044 7846672013
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Email: archgroveservices@gmail.com ; FB Link
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SPW CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
SPW Construction Services: Professional high quality building service, fully qualified tradesmen to all trades.
Extensions, retaining walls, driveways, swimming pools, damp problems, roofs, blocked drains.
Replacement kitchens and bathrooms, Tiling and terraces. Plumbing, electrics and plastering, painting.
Architect service, building licence applications.
Handyman service now available for those smaller jobs.
Water Deposit Installations: Due to the ongoing drought and current water restrictions SPW Construction are currently offering the following service.
– Supply and installation of new above or below ground water deposits. 1000 litres up to 25000 litres. Delivered and installed, all relevant plumbing. All work warrantied.
– We can also advise you or help to organise water deliveries from local suppliers.
Selling Your House? SPW Construction can offer you a bespoke package to prepare your house for sale.
Through our extensive relationships with Agents, buyers and sellers we understand what is required to present your home to potential purchasers.
Interior & Exterior decoration / Replacement bathrooms and Kitchens
Pool Reforms / Garden tidy
DAFO Compliance, septic tanks, solar installations, etc.
Roof checks / Damp proofing
For free consultation and estimate contact us on 622938440
or email: scottparkwilson AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk
Scott/Arenas. Home Page and FB-Link
Our contact info is also in the DigameXtra Sponsor’s Section everyday.
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HANNINGTONS KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS
Hanningtons Kitchens and Bathrooms: We have been installing kitchens and bathrooms here on the Costa for 13 years. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, highest standards of work and customer service.
Whether you are thinking of updating an existing kitchen or bathroom, or whether you wish to create the kitchen or bathroom you have always dreamed of, we are here for you, every step of the way.
With an unrivaled knowledge of the best local materials and suppliers we are able to work to all tastes and budgets.
Our full range of services includes:
– Installations and Refurbs
– Wall & Floor tiling
– Full range of Plumbing work including radiators and underfloor heating
– Solar Installation
– Design & planning ideas to get the look you are after
– Electrical works
– Alter / Install walls, dropped ceilings and hang doors
– Plastering, woodwork and floor levelling
Visit our FB page on the link below to be inspired
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Call us : 669 665 156
Email us: hanningtons.bathrooms@gmail.com ; Our contact details can be found in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue.
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MANDY’S PAINTBOX
Mandy’s Paintbox: Painter for 30 years in Nerja area.
Painting work undertaken. Inside and outside, large or small. Furniture painted or sprayed. Kitchens, cabinets, wardrobes doors any colour any surface. Check out the before and after photos, all the furniture was spray painted. Call for advice. WhatsApp 680739577
Email: josiahamanda@gmail.com
My contact details can be found in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue. Here are “before” (left) and “after” (right) pics from my latest job.
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Please contact us for a free valuation or more for information:
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Whatsapp 0034 711 04 27 27 / Office 0034 951 553 890
Or you can come into our office and speak to us in person at Calle Timón 11b, Torre del Mar, 29738, Málaga.
We look forward to helping you.
We cover the whole coast line and inland.
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COSTA DEL SOL
Taken down- A ‘mini-army’ of thieves who raided luxury Costa de Sol villas with extreme violence:
– They formed, in the words of the magistrate, a “mini-army” of thieves who demonstrated military training in the execution of each robbery. They reconnoitred the area, planned the robbery and all escape routes, and never, ever carried their mobile phones with them when carrying out the robberies.
– To communicate with each other they used modern, hands-free walkie-talkies to avoid being detected on the mobile network during these raids on luxury villas, which always took place between 9pm and midnight when the occupants were at home.
– Perhaps the main thing that characterised their modus operandi was the use of extreme violence. The gang members, thieves of Albanian origin who posed as police officers, would tie up and gag their victims, beat them and even threaten to amputate their fingers.
– After a very complex investigation that lasted for a year, Guardia Civil officers from Algeciras command have managed to dismantle this organised gang with the arrest of six of its alleged members, according to SUR. Investigators attribute to them more than ten robberies of mansions and luxury villas in Estepona, Benahavís and Sotogrande, which is why the operation began in Cadiz province and was overseen by the head of San Roque magistrate’s court number 1. Robberies were also attributed to them in Lucena and Puente Genil (Cordoba), as well as in Requena (Valencia), which shows the extraordinary geographical mobility of the gang. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/beatings-gags-and-beatings-children-miniarmy-that-20250131095710-nt.html
MALAGA PROVINCE
Prison for a man arrested for a dozen robberies in restaurants in Velez, Torrox and Malaga city: {Translation, summary}
– The National Police have arrested a 44-year-old man in Malaga for his alleged responsibility in a dozen robberies in bars, most of them located in the villages of Benajarafe and Lagos, in the municipality of Velez-Malaga, but also in Torrox and the capital. The investigated forced the access to the establishments to seize the cash registers.
– The arrested man has already been remanded in prison by order of the competent judicial authority.
– Since the beginning of January an increase in robberies had been detected in bars and restaurants in the villages of Benajarafe and Lagos, and an investigation was initiated to clarify the facts. According to the investigation, the person responsible for the robberies acted alone. He took advantage of the opening hours to force the doors of the establishments. Once inside, the intruder had a predilection for the money in the cash registers.
– Agents have managed to clear up a dozen robberies with force in establishments. They collected evidence that allowed them to attribute to the suspect five robberies in restaurants and bars in Benajarafe and Lagos; one in Torrox; and another four in the eastern district of Malaga city. The National Police also seized various items of clothing which incriminated him in the robberies, as well as a cash register tray. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-prision-detenido-decena-robos-restaurantes-velez-torrox-malaga-capital-20250131133449.html
ALMUÑÉCAR
2 local policemen sentenced to fines for injuring a 71-year-old woman in Almuñécar: {Translation}
– The Court of First Instance and Instruction number 2 of Almuñécar has sentenced two local policemen of this town on the coast of Granada to a fine of 2,700 euros for injuring a 71 year old woman after she commented on the way they had parked a patrol car on the public road while the officers were eating.
– The events occurred on 24 May in the morning after the woman got off a bus whose stop was obstructed by a patrol car, while the officers were having breakfast in a nearby bar. Once they returned to the police car, they chased the woman and having caught up with her, asked her to identify herself, which she reportedly refused, before they tried to force her into the police car, causing the injuries for which she filed a complaint. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/granada/1861813/condenados-a-multa-2-policias-locales-por-lesiones-a-una-mujer-de-71-anos-en-almunecar/
GASTRONOMIA
Asador Iñaki celebrates its days of Wagyu and Angus:
– Until 16 February, Asador Iñaki is once again holding its wagyu and angus days, where you can find different cuts and preparations of these outstanding meats.
– As starters, you can choose from a selection of wagyu in different versions: carpaccio, tartar, black pudding, picaña salad and cecina, as well as angus tataki.
– In the main meat section, there is another variety of options to try wagyu. Known for its intricate marbling and exquisite flavour, it comes in different types: premium ‘cube roll’ cut, sirloin, international, domestic and Japanese.
– For Angus, they offer domestic DRS (maximum infiltration), domestic beef, international (original from Scotland) and domestic Angus sirloin. They also include national angus beef.
– In addition to these days, Asador Iñaki also offers several menus (between 50 and 70 euros) and a special Valentine’s Day menu for two people for 120 euros. Bookings and more information on the website asadorinakimalaga.com, email reservas@asadorinakimalaga.com or telephone 952 312 265.
– Address: Calle Ayala, 38, Carretera de Cádiz, 29002 Málaga
Info: https://asadorinakimalaga.com/
HEALTH
Dismantled a network of illegal products of aesthetic medicine in several provinces: {Translation, summary}
– In total, four people have been arrested and 41 investigated for 53 offences against public health, fraud, professional intrusion and membership of a criminal organisation; in the provinces of Alicante, Malaga, Madrid, Cadiz, Murcia, Cordoba and Seville, having seized large quantities of illegal medicines and health products mainly from Korea, as well as material for their packaging, storage and distribution.
– Among the buyers of these substances were various legally established beauty clinics and other clandestine ones, as well as people who carried out this type of medical work without official qualifications.
– Among the illegal drugs seized in these actions, 700 vials of botulinum toxin, 275 vials of hyaluronidase, more than 200 containers of lidocaine, as well as more than a thousand pre-filled syringes of hyaluronic acid are worth mentioning, tensile threads and specific machinery such as centrifuges for carrying out platelet-rich plasma treatments, all without the traceability, quality and conservation required for official products and therefore without the certainty that the content is what appears on the labels.
– Although this criminal organisation is considered to have been disbanded, complaints are currently being received from possible victims of the application of these treatments, with highly serious cases due to the after-effects suffered after the application of these illegal substances by unqualified personnel.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1862484/desmantelada-una-red-de-productos-ilegales-de-medicina-estetica-en-varias-provincias/
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
AI Generated News Update- The media bet on the implementation of artificial intelligence to face their medium-term challenges: {Translation, summary}
– The media sector has clear strategic priorities for the medium term. The majority of its executives (78%) will focus on implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, followed by increasing the revenue generated by the subscription model (65%) and promoting measures aimed at increasing audiences (57%), according to the report ‘Media: the trends that guide a transformational future’, prepared by KPMG in collaboration with Digital Journey.
– Evidence of the opportunity presented by this technology is that 57% of the executives surveyed say they already have this type of technology in their media, while 37% plan to implement it in the near future.
– Among the areas in which generative AI is transforming the media sector, 68% of respondents put the most importance on content generation, in addition to data analysis and trend prediction, and the automation of editorial and production processes, both with 63% of responses. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/economia/medios-apuestan-implantacion-inteligencia-artificial_0_2003264164.html
TRAVEL
New Night Train Connecting 5 EU Countries Launches on February 5:
– European Sleeper will launch a new service on February 5, 2025. The new night train will connect Belgium and Italy, passing through the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria. The prices for the new night train will depend on the option that travellers decide to choose, starting from €100.
– The new night train will connect a number of winter sports and city trip destinations in only one route. The route will begin in Belgium and will end in Italy, connecting Brussels, Utrecht, Cologne, Munich, Innsbruck, Verona, and Venice. Full article: https://schengen.news/new-night-train-connecting-5-eu-countries-launches-on-february-5/
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Useful Links, Info & Numbers
2025 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
Algarrobo
Competa
Malaga
Nerja
Rincon
Torrox
Velez-Málaga
For other towns in Malaga Province, visit this website, click your town, then look for the post named “Calendario Laboral de ‘Your Town‘ 2025 “, 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/
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
Bus Info: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/our-destinations/regional
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Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Malaga Province: New, updated link (Aug, 2023). Info in English with list of English speaking meetings. https://aacostadelsol.com/
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