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Fiesta de la Primavera- Nerja: Sat, 26 April
The Spring Festival of Nerja will be held next Saturday, April 26, in the Plaza Giner de los Rios.
The performances will begin from 16:00 hours with the Opening Group, followed at 17:00 h. by Promesas Flamencas, La Banda. At 19:00 h. will be the turn of the group Remembow and the artist Álvaro Guerra. After their performances, there will be a break to enjoy the Final of the Copa del Rey, which will be broadcast live. The party will continue until 00:00 h. with the music of DJ Fran.
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Benamargosa Fiesta del Campo: Sun, 27 April from 12 noon
There will be 16 stalls located in different parts of the old town, with tastings of products and typical foods of this village of the Axarquia. Among others the zoque, baticate, guacamole, ensaladilla cateta, frito moruno and callos.
You can also buy sausages and meat products, sweet wine from Comares, extra virgin olive oil from the Axarquia, subtropical, jams, breads and sweets. The municipal workshop also offers handicrafts made by the participants.
At 12:30 there will be an official tour of the gastronomic stands in the old town, with tastings of typical products and dishes. The music will be provided by the Panda de Verdiales Arroyo Conca. At one o’clock in the afternoon will take over the Rompeolas Orchestra in the Miguel Martin Pavilion located on Avenida de Andalucía. The institutional act will take place at 14:30 hours. There will be paella tasting. At 16:00 hours, Sergio Perez will perform; at 18:00 hours, the Azahar Dance Group of Benmargosa and at 19:30 hours, Sombra y Luz. At 21:30 hours, will take the stage ‘Sara de las Chuches’ and Dj Nico will play music until the scheduled closing at one o’clock in the morning.
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Nerja Dia Del Residente- Foreign Residents Day:
Sunday, April 27, at Plaza de España
The event will begin at 12:00 hours with the traditional concert of Nerja’s music band, followed by a wide range of cultural activities to enjoy family and community.
Info: https://www.diadelresidente.com/es/info/
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Cata Junto al Mar Torrox Costa- the largest open-air Wine Tasting by the Sea in southern Europe: Thurs, 1 May
– At the Mirador del Faro from 12:00 noon. The wine tasting also includes a national contest of ham cutters.
– From this coming Tuesday April 22 and you can pick up the free tickets to attend the tasting in the offices of the Mayor in Torrox, in the mayor’s office of El Morche or in the building of Usos Múltiples of Torrox Costa (the library/tourist office by the bus station). As in previous editions, to facilitate the attendance of public coming from other parts of the Axarquia and the province of Malaga, of the 1,000 tickets issued, 400 will be reserved for the same day of the tasting, so that they can be collected by people arriving from outside.
– The day will feature ambient music and local DJs, as well as leading specialists who will explain both the characteristics of the Malaga wines to be tasted and the tasting process of each of the three varieties.
{Note: Tickets were not available as of 11am Tuesday in Torrox Costa, I was told “maybe tomorrow”. -Ed.}
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Benalrock Music Festival 2025- Rincón de la Victoria:
The 14 hour event will be held on Saturday, May 17 at the Benagalbón esplanade.
It will begin at 12.00 hours with cover bands Metal Gods (Video Link) and Abelito y Terrones. Headliner acts start at 17.00 hours with seven groups- Cometa Diablo, Belinte, Sibelclan, Los Turistas, Los Habitantes, Soberbia Ninguna and The Stone Bobbers. The culmination of this musical day will be ExtremoPuro, a tribute to Extremoduro that is scheduled to begin its performance at 00.00 hours.
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SPAIN
Sumar, IU and Podemos parties reprimand Albares for his support of Morocco’s autonomy plan for Sahara: {Translation}
– Sumar, Podemos and IU have criticized the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, for supporting the autonomy plan for Western Sahara proposed by Morocco and his lack of transparency for meeting last week, in the middle of Holy Thursday, with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Burita. At a press conference on Monday, the general coordinator of Sumar, Lara Hernandez, has reprimanded the Foreign Minister for that meeting with the Moroccan government, which does not obey the necessary transparency that should be in the Executive, and has launched that the position of the PSOE does not represent the whole of the coalition government.
– In fact, he pointed out that there will be pressure on the socialist wing of the Executive in Congress, pointing out that it will be the plurinational parliamentary group that will agree on a response in the form of parliamentary initiatives to the summit between Albares and his Moroccan counterpart.
Hernandez has criticized that Albares met by “surprise” with the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, in which both boasted of the relations between the two countries following the abandonment by the PSOE of Western Sahara, instead supporting the autonomy plan of Morocco.
– The general coordinator of Sumar said that her formation is a firm defender of all the “oppressed” peoples and are on the side of the Saharawis, defending their right to free self-determination which has a high consensus among the Spanish society. Moreover, she said that the defense of human rights is a “red line” in international politics and accused the PSOE of leaving the general consensus of support for the sovereignty of Western Sahara, failing to comply with the mandate of the UN. In this way, the leader of Sumar has insisted that the only valid position is the rejection of the autonomy plan for the former Spanish colony that Rabat postulates.
– Additionally, the secretary of Organization of IU, Eva García Sempere {pic}, has expressed the “firm repulsion” and “rejection” of the position of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, with his support to the “illegitimate” proposal of autonomy plan for Western Sahara, proposed by Rabat and that only responds to the “expansionist” interests of Morocco. She also explained that this autonomy plan was already a failure when it was presented in 2007, given that it is a “unilateral” proposal of Morocco and that it did not have the support of the Polisario Front, the legitimate representative of the Saharawi people. She also criticized the fact that the plan ignores the “UN mandates” and the recognition of the right to self-determination of the Saharawi people, who must freely choose their future through a referendum. “Morocco has no legal, political or even moral legitimacy to put forward its expansionist plan based on the symptomatic violation of human rights and the plundering of the resources of the Saharawi people”, she added.
– Therefore, she declared that the government “has to choose” whether it is with international law, the United Nations and the Saharawi people, or bets on those who suffocate a “brave” people, too often “forgotten and betrayed”. “The Saharawi people are not, and cannot be, a bargaining chip to improve relations with the Government of Morocco,” García Sempere concluded.
– For his part, the Secretary of Organization of Podemos, Pablo Fernandez, reiterated his criticism of the position of the PSOE on the Sahara and expressed the support of his formation to the right of self-determination of the Saharawi people. “The Spanish people have a debt with the Saharawi people and Spain and this government should work on this referendum of self-determination,” he said to regret the position of Foreign Affairs and the unilateral turn of the PSOE to support the position of Morocco. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-sumar-iu-podemos-reprenden-albares-apoyo-plan-autonomia-marruecos-sahara-20250421134626.html
MALAGA PROVINCE
Third shooting in less than a week in Malaga- a man dies of a shot in the middle of the street in Mijas: {Translation}
– A man has died on Monday night by gunshot in a shooting that occurred on a street in the town of Mijas in Malaga, sources close to the investigation have confirmed.
– From Emergencies 112 Andalusia have indicated that about 20.10 hours have received several calls warning that detonations had been heard as gunshots on the public road, on a street in the Sitio de Calahonda. At that moment, 112 have given notice to the health services, the Local Police and the Civil Guard, which is carrying out actions to clarify the facts.
– This is the third shooting in less than a week in the province of Malaga, after the one that occurred on Holy Thursday in the capital and the one that took place on Good Friday in Marbella, in the vicinity of a nightclub. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5702628/0/un-muerto-durante-un-tiroteo-plena-calle-mijas/
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14,500 people in Malaga province waiting for driving licence practical test, waits of 2 to 3 months after passing written test:
– According to calculations by the APAE provincial association of driving schools in Malaga, at the moment there are around 14,500 people in the province waiting to take the practical test to obtain their driving licence. The organisation estimates that it can take between two and three months from the time a student passes the theory test until they can take the practical test for the first time. Moreover, if the student does not pass the practical test the first time, they will have to wait between one and two months more before being able to take it again.
– The origin of this problem lies in the lack of traffic examiners – a limitation that affects the whole of Spain and especially areas where the population has grown a lot in recent years, such as Malaga. “This is a lifelong problem. In Malaga, we have the same examiners as ten years ago, despite the population growth that has taken place in that time and with the added bonus that then there were 16 tests a day and now there are 12, because of the way of examining has changed, with longer exams for better quality,” said the president of the employers’ association. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/waiting-take-the-driving-test-burden-driving-20250421081636-nt.html
MALAGA CITY
Cañete La Real (Málaga) values its gastronomy and meat products at the Pavo Fair: {Translation}
– Cañete la Real (Málaga) celebrates this weekend, from 25 to 27 April, the ninth edition of the Turkey Fair, declared a Festival of Provincial Tourist Singularity and which aims to highlight the gastronomy of the municipality and its meat products, especially those derived from the turkey industry. This town has several poultry farms of this type.
– The provincial deputy Maria del Carmen Martinez stressed that this event, organized by the City Council of Cañete la Real with the support of the Diputación de Málaga, also helps to promote tourism in Cañete la Real making known its historical and cultural heritage.
– The fair has an extensive program of activities that will begin on Friday 25, at 17.30 hours, with the ratification of the twinning with Sant Sadurní d’Anoia and the creation of the Twinning Day.
– This will be followed by a lecture on romantic banditry and the figure of José María ‘El Tempranillo’, which will be given by José Antonio Rodríguez Martín.
– Saturday April 26 activities will start at 12.00 am with the opening of the gastronomic craft market, which will consist of numerous stands that will show and put on sale all kinds of products made in the environment. The epicenter of the fair will be the Plaça de la Pau, where from 1 p.m. attendees will be offered a free tasting of meat products, as well as a cava tasting organized by the Municipal Corporation of Sant Sadurní D’Anoia. The afternoon will be enlivened with a fashion show of designers Tere Perujo, María José Perujo, Pedro López and Carmen Beltrán, the exhibition of the municipal flamenco dance academy and the performances of the group ‘Malamanera’ and the dj Juan Espinosa.
– Sunday, April 27, at 11.00 am, will be the opening of the market and there will be a tasting of bread with oil cañetero. Then will take place the historical reenactment ‘In the mountains I command’, set in the adventures of the famous bandit Jose Maria the ‘Tempranillo’ during the first half of the nineteenth century. At 2 p.m. a new free tasting will be offered, in this case of products and dishes in which turkey meat will be the protagonist. In the afternoon, a brass band will liven up the atmosphere for the concert that the group ‘Salistre’ will offer from 17.30 hours. The fair will conclude with the music of DJ Juan Espinosa from 19.00 hours.
– Finally, they have pointed out that there will also be guided tours of the Castle of Hins Canit and during the weekend will be enabled a toy library service in the municipal sports pavilion from 15.00 to 20.00 hours. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-canete-real-malaga-pone-valor-gastronomia-productos-carnicos-feria-pavo-20250422121048.html
TORROX
Several dozen dolphins put on a feeding display close to Torrox/Nerja shoreline:
– A large pod of dolphins, estimated to contain around thirty cetaceans, surprised bathers and walkers at midday this Monday who were on or passing by Wilches beaches, on the border between the Costa del Sol municipalities of Nerja and Torrox.
– Although it is not uncommon to see pods of dolphins near the coast of Malaga province, especially when out at sea sailing in boats, it is not so common to see them hunting and so very close to a beach, chasing a large shoal of fish, which they cornered against the shoreline, giving themselves a real ‘feast’, as SUR has been able to witness and record.
– Some of the fish being chased jumped out of the water, being picked up and returned to the sea by some of the eyewitnesses of this true spectacle that nature and the sea offered at around noon this Easter Monday. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/watch-around-dolphins-put-show-close-shore-20250421150620-nt.html & Video Link
NERJA
Nerja’s OMAC modifies its schedule to provide better attention to citizens: {Translation, summary}
– The new opening hours of the OMAC (Oficina Municipal de Atención al Ciudadano/Municipal Office of Citizen Services) in Nerja will be from Monday to Friday, from 08:00 to 14:00 hours and from 18:00 to 20:00 hours, with the aim of providing a more accessible service to all residents of the municipality.
– The Maro office will be open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 18:00 to 20:00 hours. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-omac-de-nerja-modifica-su-horario-para-brindar-una-mejor-atencion-a-la-ciudadania/
GASTRONOMIA
Is This The Best Breakfast In Malaga?: {Translation, summary}
– The renowned buffet at the Boho Club hotel in Marbella offers a wide variety of fresh and local products for all types of customers, whether or not they are staying at the hotel.
– Diego and his team get going very early. Before six in the morning they turn on the stoves in the kitchen of the Boho Club Hotel, in Marbella, to start preparing the dishes that the guests will enjoy hours later. Iberian ham from Jabugo, oil from Fuente de Piedra, honey from Istán. And so on to complete a long list of products and dishes that have made it the best hotel breakfast in Spain.
– The Boho Club breakfast, which this year has been distinguished during the celebration of Madrid Fusion, is buffet style and is open to anyone, regardless of whether or not they are staying at the hotel. The products are divided into different islands: breads, cereals, cold meats and cheeses, savory and sweet. It costs 35 euros and includes, in addition, a plate of eggs a la carte that can range from the typical omelet to a benedict or a full English breakfast.
– Among the savory items that are never lacking are tomatoes and mushrooms, bacon and sausage, scrambled eggs, baked beans and omelet. And among the sweets they offer apple crescents, chocolate braids, ensaimadas, napolitanas, croissant or cinnamon rolls, all in mini format. To drink: Different types of specialty coffees and milks, juices and a wide variety of teas.
– The hotel’s executive chef, Diego del Río, reveals that breakfast is mainly characterized by the quality of the products, most of which are local and zero kilometer. “We have maintained a close relationship with our suppliers for more than 20 years, which allows us to offer fresh seasonal food every day of the year”, he summarizes.
– The menu – the hotel points out – “goes beyond the simple act of eating; it is a carefully designed ritual to start the day with energy and pleasure”. It is a culinary proposal that combines Andalusian roots with international touches, reflecting a creative approach committed to the local environment. “Every corner of the buffet is designed to provide an exceptional experience,” they summarize. Among his clients the European public stands out, although on weekends they have many locals who come attracted both by the products and by the tranquility that is breathed in his terrace outdoors.
– In addition to the dishes mentioned above, the chef highlights the wide variety of healthy products (including a granola that they prepare with organic oats and honey from Frigiliana) or the pastries that they receive daily from France. In addition, he advances that for next summer he is going to elaborate new egg recipes such as Turkish style eggs with yogurt cream and a majado of herbs. One more reason to pay them a visit. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malagaenlamesa/jamon-iberico-jabugo-miel-istan-mejor-desayuno-20250416000958-nt.html
TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA
META (Fakebook, Instaspam & NutzApp) proudly announces the restart of user data collection for AI training in the EU, and how to opt out, the official announcement :
– Today, we’re announcing our plans to train AI at Meta using public content – like public posts and comments – shared by adults on our products in the EU. People’s interactions with Meta AI – like questions and queries – will also be used to train and improve our models. This training, which follows the successful launch of Meta AI in Europe last month, will better support millions of people and businesses in the EU by teaching AI at Meta to better understand and reflect their cultures, languages and history.
– Beginning this week, people based in the EU who use Meta’s platforms will start receiving notifications, in-app and via email, to explain the kind of data we’re going to start using, how this will improve AI at Meta and the overall user experience. These notifications will also include a link to a form where people can object to their data being used in this way at any time. We have made this objection form easy to find, read, and use, and we’ll honor all objection forms we have already received, as well as newly submitted ones.
– As we’ve previously mentioned, we do not use people’s private messages with friends and family to train our generative AI models. Additionally, public data from the accounts of people in the EU under the age of 18 is not being used for training purposes. Full article: https://about.fb.com/news/2025/04/making-ai-work-harder-for-europeans/
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Meta reverts to AI training on Facebook and Instagram posts despite legal pushback, industry analysts outraged :
– Tech giant Meta plans to restart training its AI on EU citizens’ social media posts, the company announced on Monday, claiming the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has “affirmed” the legality of its approach. {This is false, META made some changes but these have not been officially accepted as compliance by any EU regulator. META just assumes their changes are good enough. Another case of them doing whatever they please, and then wait to see if trouble develops. If so, they pay the fine as a business expense and carry on as if nothing happened. -Ed.}
– Meta halted its AI rollout in June following “intense engagement” with the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) and complaints filed with data privacy watchdogs, known as DPAs, all over Europe.
– The company recently launched text-only AI features in Europe, and, on Monday, announced a new opt-out mechanism which it claims legally allows Facebook and Instagram content to be used to train its AI models.
– Beginning this week, EU users will receive a notification “to explain the kind of data we’re going to start using,” which will link to an easy-to-find form allowing users to object to their data being used, Meta said in a blog post. “We welcome the opinion provided by the EDPB in December, which endorsed compliance in line with our original approach,” a Meta spokesperson {deceptively} told Euractiv.
– The referenced EDPB opinion says that AI training on personal data could potentially be legal under a flexible GDPR exception, which allows a data processor’s “legitimate interest” to trump a data subject’s rights not to have their data processed.
– The practice will be challenged by privacy activists. The NGO Noyb filed 11 complaints with Meta the last time they started training on user posts, and a Noyb spokesperson said the practice is still unlawful, citing the need for prior user consent. The spokesperson disputed Meta’s claims about the EDPB opinion. It “simply stated that if you follow the law, the processing of personal data is lawful. But “European users’ fundamental right to data protection overrides Meta’s ‘legitimate interest’ for this extremely broad processing activity,” they said. “We have already filed complaints against Meta for this unlawful processing, and will be following up with the supervisory authorities,” the Noyb spokesperson added. Full article: https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/meta-resumes-ai-training-on-facebook-and-instagram-posts-after-legal-pushback/
FINANCIAL
Special Tax deduction of up to €1200 for women with children under three years old:
– Must be filed by 30 June. Read the full article in English translation here: English version
Original, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/declaracion-renta-hacienda-avisa-devolvera_0_2003783703.html
PETS
The first dog bakery opens in Malaga- ‘Dulces para Perros’: {Translation, summary}
– They have been open for just over a month, this curious and charming bakery dedicated exclusively to dogs: ‘Dulces para Perros’ (Sweets for Dogs). It is a unique bakery that breaks with the traditional idea of pet food, betting on a handmade pastry and designed so that our faithful friends can also enjoy a first class dining experience.
– Located at Avenida de los Guindos 29, local 18B, Dulces para Perros is a small but cozy store, decorated with care and designed so that both animals and people feel at ease from the first moment. Its window display may remind you of a traditional bakery. However, what is offered in its showcases is very different: they are sweets made especially for dogs, with natural ingredients, no additives, no gluten and no added sugars, cakes, cupcakes and sweets with flavor and without risks. One of the most striking elements in this bakery is the variety of products available, all handmade in-house. Among them are the canine cakes, with original flavors such as chicken with carrot or liver, carefully decorated with ingredients that are one hundred percent suitable for dogs. You can also find cupcakes, cookies and homemade sweets, designed to satisfy the palate of each animal.
– The elaboration of these products follows strict quality criteria: they do not contain salt, preservatives or sugars, and all the colorants used for decoration are of natural origin. In addition, it has been taken into account that each dog has its own food preferences, so the establishment offers tastings so that they can try before choosing their favorite treat.
– What about cats? Although Sweets for Dogs is mainly focused on dogs, cats also have their space in this unique business. For them, specific products have been designed, such as tuna cakes, also made with natural ingredients and without harmful components for their health.
– Another of the outstanding features of Sweets for Dogs is its personalized pastry service. If a pet’s birthday or special occasion approaches, the on-site team can prepare a custom cake, allowing owners to choose both the base and the filling and decoration of the cake. An option that makes this bakery an ideal place to celebrate important moments with four-legged companions. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/la-farola/abre-malaga-primera-pasteleria-perros-dulces_0_2003773008.html
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Cinesur El Ingenio Films schedule: You can find the film schedule at this link. Films tagged as (VOSE) are in the original language with Spanish subtitles.
https://www.cinesur.com/es/cine/mk2-cinesur-el-ingenio
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
Currency Converter: https://www.x-rates.com/calculator/?from=EUR&to=GBP&amount=1
Internet Speed Test: http://beta.speedtest.net/
Local Bank Holidays: http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/spain/index.php UK Newspaper Front Pages and Worldwide Newspapers All On One Site: https://www.thepaperboy.com/uk/front-pages.cfm
Check All Lottery Results Here: Updated daily.
https://www.20minutos.es/loterias/
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Malaga Province: New, updated link (Aug, 2023). Info in English with list of English speaking meetings. https://aacostadelsol.com/
DoctorLaptop’s Homepage: https://doctorlaptop-repairs.webnode.com/
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