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Summer Holiday Schedule: Editor’s Holidays, no DigameXtra these days.
* August- Monday the 4th and Tuesday the 5th (the 5th is a Torrox Local fiesta day, so like many other locals I am making it into a long bridge weekend), and Friday the 15th, a National holiday (Asunción de la Virgen). Posts scheduled for 4 & 5 August will be posted Wednesday, 6 August. 

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August program of the cultural cycle ‘Al Son del Rebalaje’ of Torre del Mar:

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Sedella’s August Fair in honour of the Virgin of Hope: Fri-Sun, 1-3 Aug.
– Friday at 12:00 with the firing of rockets with the ringing of bells. The first activity will be the Water Party and aquagym classes. In the afternoon, there will be a motorcycle race in the Cercado. At 8:00 p.m. there will be a parade of the Municipal Music Band of Sedella. An hour later the V Fiesta al Mayor will begin with a tasting and the performance of Macarena Albarracín. The D’Vertigo orchestra will open the municipal booth at 10:30 p.m and at one o’clock in the morning the group Macamela, ‘Tributo a Camela’, will perform.
– Saturday at 10:00 a.m. the V Trail Villa de Sedella will begin. “An activity that we have been doing for five years for those who dare,” this test that runs through the streets of the town and along the trails of the Sierras Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park. At 11:00 a.m. there will be a Domino Contest in the Blas Infante multipurpose room. At 12:30 p.m., Ribbon Race on a Bike for the Little Ones. At 2:00 p.m., Fiesta de lah Espuma animated with a DJ “one of the most fun in the region that attracts more and more visitors”. At 7:00 p.m., Children’s Party ‘La Carpa Teatro’ with sweets for the little ones. At 10:00 p.m., it will be the transfer of Our Lady of Hope from her hermitage to the parish of San Andrés Apostol. At 10:30 p.m. will take over from the D’Vertigo orchestra and the Golden Group ending with Miguel Botana. At 11:00 p.m. the D’Vertigo orchestra will liven up the fair and at the 00:00 hours, the concert of Paco Candela.
– Sunday, Two acts, Elias Soler and Cuarteto Golden perform from 4pm.

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Torrox presents its XLIV edición del Festival Internacional de Coros y Danzas
(44th edition of the International Choir and Dance Festival):
Saturday, August 2, at 10pm, the municipality of Torrox will host this event in Plaza de la Almedina, one of the longest-running and most beloved cultural events on Torrox’s summer calendar. 700 seats will be available. This year, the festival will feature the Ballet Folklórico ‘Nuevas Raíces’ from Argentina, plus 2 other dance companies.

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Feria de Coín 2025: Fri – Fri, 8 to 15 August.
More than 15 artists!
– The Fairground attractions run daily, with Children’s Day on Wednesday, 13 August, and a Noise-Free Fair on Friday, 8 August.
– Friday, 8 August, a grand parade from Montesol to Alameda, including a proclamation reading by the Club Ciclista Coín and a pop concert by Ana Guerra at 11:00 p.m.
– Saturday, 9 August, Macarena Albarracín performs at 8:00 p.m., followed by Macarena de la Torre at 9:30 p.m. in Parque San Agustín; Alejados and DJs continue the night at Plaza Alameda.
– Sunday, 10 August features Las Nancys Rubias with Mario Vaquerizo and performances by Macarena Albarracín and Justo Gómez.
– Monday, 11 August, sees Javi Medina at 11:00 p.m., alongside others in Parque San Agustín.
– On 13 and 14 August, Los Caracoles and Omar González perform at the solidarity night for Tomate Huevo de Toro.
– The festival ends Friday, 15 August, with the famous Tomate Huevo de Toro auction where some of the world’s finest tomatoes in 2025 will be displayed, horticultural contests, a solemn mass at 8:00 p.m., and a procession honouring the Virgin of Fuensanta.
Info, map & programme: https://coin.es/en/evento/august-fair 

 

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Triana’s 8th Perseids Night Trail: Tuesday, August 12
Registration is now open
A beautiful experience under the meteor shower
The route brings together around 200 people, covering a distance of 13 kilometres, departing at 7:30 p.m. and returning at 2:30 a.m. It will allow participants to contemplate this astronomical phenomenon from the incomparable setting of the Torre de la Atalaya, after passing by the Kalachakra Buddhist Stupa.
The registration fee is ten euros, of which six euros will go to the AFADAX association, which supports elderly people with Alzheimer’s, and four euros will go toward organizational expenses. There will also be a ‘kilometre 0 station’ for residents who want to collaborate with the association but do not want to walk the route. To register for the walk or the ‘0 Km station gathering’, phone 620 000 613, or send a message via WhatsApp on the Triana Corazón de la Axarquía Facebook page. 

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Air Con Dining & Drinks: The La Catrina Bar & Restaurant, with a Mexican theme, has a large enclosed area with a big sign saying “climatizado”. I have not personally verified this, I just happened to notice the sign. It is located on the Paseo Mediterraneo in Torrox Costa, near the El Faro lookout point. -Ed.

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Important News Note:
– Readers may notice that I am writing more original news articles than in the past. The reason is that much of the news in mainstream sources is AI composed rubbish, all parroting each other with repetitious, word-padded articles as AI struggles to meet the word-counts editors demand. And when one source publishes an article with errors, like the Velez pyramid scam I covered in the past 2 issues, then they all post that same error. When I see such errors I must dig into publications that do not rely so heavily on AI written content, to get the real facts, and finding these genuine articles is often a difficult task. I collect those articles, translate if necessary, analyse them, then write my own articles. I include links to my sources so you can easily verify my articles, confirming the most reliable sources I can find.
– This is very time consuming and stressful work when I am facing daily deadlines. However, I feel the research and composing effort is worth it; in this way DigameXtra will continue to provide the highest quality news to my readers. If something is worth doing, it is worth doing properly. 
– If you appreciate these efforts, please spread the word about DigameXtra to your friends and colleagues. In today’s news climate finding reliable, accurate, properly researched articles is requiring me to pay for subscriptions to “premium” sources, driving up my productions costs significantly. You may have noticed many popular news outlets now hiding their human written articles behind paywalls, leaving only AI written articles accessible for free. And I understand this, they must pay humans to produce actual journalism; AI content they get for free. So they demand payment for this “premium” content to cover their expenses. In contrast, DigameXtra will continue to allow free access to all its articles. But I need help in order to do so.
– I need to balance these new efforts with more readers, donors and sponsors, please spread the word! Your continued support is greatly appreciated!
– End of rant. -Ed.

SPAIN

Diesel continues to rise and touches its highest since the beginning of April: {Translation, summary}
– Diesel prices in Spain have risen for the third week running, reaching levels last seen in early April, while petrol costs have slightly decreased ahead of the busy August travel period. Currently, diesel averages 1.435 euros per litre, a 0.2% increase, with petrol down 0.13% at 1.489 euros.
– Despite recent rises, both fuels remain cheaper than during the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, and well below the record highs of summer 2022. Filling a 55-litre diesel tank costs roughly 78.92 euros, approximately 2.64 euros less than in August 2024, and petrol tank-filling is now nearly 6.7 euros cheaper. Spain’s fuel prices remain below the EU and eurozone averages. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1913722/el-diesel-sigue-al-alza-y-toca-maximos-desde-principios-de-abril-a-las-puertas-de-agosto/ 

ANDALUCÍA

The price of fruits and vegetables soars by 18% in the last 12 months, close to 4.5% in July alone: {Translation}
– The price of fruit and vegetables has soared by 18% in the last 12 months, according to data from the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU), which has warned of the monthly “extraordinary rise” of 4.48% in the heading of fruits and vegetables after the advance CPI data for July was released on Wednesday.
– Specifically, the consumer organisation collects, month by month, the evolution of the prices of 101 fresh and canned foods, private label and manufacturers, along with the most common drugstore and hygiene products in eight large supermarket chains, such as Alcampo, Carrefour, Día, Mas, Ahorramas, Lidl, Mercadona and El Corte Inglés Supermarkets.
– Thus, in the last 12 months, the items in the shopping basket that have risen in price, in addition to fruit and vegetables (18%), are meat and coldcuts (10%) and, to a lesser extent, dairy products (3%) and drugstore and hygiene products (1%), while on the opposite side are beverages, whose price falls by 3%, fish (-4%) and pantry products (-7%).
– Among fruit and vegetables, the foods that have become more expensive in the last 12 months have been lemons, which have shot up in price by 62%, followed by pears (31%), onions (29%) and salad tomatoes (22%), while potatoes have significantly reduced their price by 6%.
– The consumer organisation warns of the “spectacular” rise in prices, especially as Spain is one of the main producers of fruit and vegetables in the European Union.
– In this context, OCU warns that the price of food is still 36% more expensive than three years ago. The situation, according to the organisation, should would require a new reduction in VAT, recovering the reduced values of last year, while once again requesting the consideration of meat and fish as basic foodstuffs so that VAT is reduced from the current 10% to 4%. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1913699/el-precio-de-las-frutas-y-verduras-se-dispara-un-18-en-los-ultimos-12-meses/

CÓMPETA

The Regional Government uses two million euros to improve the access roads to Cómpeta: {Translation, summary}
– Rocío Díaz, the Councillor for Development, Territorial Coordination, and Housing, visited Cómpeta to discuss improvements in local infrastructure. The Andalusian Government has invested over two million euros to enhance connections, focusing on safety and quality of life in inland Málaga. Key among these works was the upgrade of the A-7207 road between Canillas de Albaida and Cómpeta, including widening, resurfacing, and installing a roundabout to reduce accidents at a formerly dangerous junction. This roundabout has been transformed into a symbol of Cómpeta’s cultural heritage, featuring a statue and decorations dedicated to the traditional Wine Night festival. – Additionally, the government swiftly repaired storm damage between Cómpeta and Torrox, reopening the road within weeks. These efforts form part of a broader 1.7 million-euro emergency road repair programme in the region. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-junta-emplea-dos-millones-de-euros-en-la-mejora-de-las-carreteras-de-acceso-a-competa/ 

ALMERIA

Vox rattles the immigration cage: {DigameXtra Exclusive}
– The Town Council of El Ejido has covered two Vox billboards on immigration, condemning them as a “deplorable policy of provocation” that harms the city’s image and inflames social tensions. The billboards contrasted an image of a woman in a hijab linked to PSOE and PP with a smiling woman beside the Vox logo.
– The Council is considering legal action to remove them permanently, accusing Vox of polarising society and supporting the State’s immigration responsibility. The Council criticised PSOE’s migration policy as ineffective, citing open doors, zero repatriations, and unchecked human trafficking. They praised the PP’s stance favouring legal, orderly immigration aligned with local capacity and employability, stressing the need for migrants to integrate and obey the law.
– Vox accused the PP of censoring its campaign, alleging pressure on firms to block billboard installation. Vox defended the campaign as opposing harmful cultural practices and fighting “islamisation,” criticizing PSOE and PP for regularising illegal immigrants and blaming open-border policies for imported violence.
Ref 1: https://www.infobae.com/espana/agencias/2025/07/31/el-ayuntamiento-de-el-ejido-almeria-cubre-con-lonas-dos-vallas-sobre-inmigracion-de-vox-que-acusa-al-pp-de-censura/
Ref 2: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/almeria-00350/noticia-ejido-almeria-estudia-acciones-legales-retirar-valla-vox-inmigracion-solo-le-interesa-crispar-20250731125616.html

 

UKRAINE WAR

Russian missile and drone attack hits Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing 8 people and wounding 82:
– Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least eight people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounding 82 others, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday.
– Russia fired 309 Shahed and decoy drones, and eight Iskander-K cruise missiles overnight, the Ukrainian air force said. The attack targeted the Kyiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Sumy, Mykolaiv regions, with Ukraine’s capital being the primary target, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. Ukrainian air defences intercepted and jammed 288 strike drones and three missiles. Five missiles and 21 drones struck targets. Meanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Défense said Thursday that it had shot down 32 Ukrainian drones overnight. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-attack-76b7e62e44e79a6475c84ce9aaf0fbf2 

UK

Report- Prince Andrew wins fight to stay in Royal Lodge after years-long eviction war with King Charles:
– Andrew has resided at the lavish home since 2004. He currently lives there with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.
– After years of digging his heels in and refusing to leave his sprawling royal residence, the disgraced Duke of York is now celebrating “having won the Royal Lodge row,” the Express reports. According to the outlet, Andrew has been “all smiles” since finding out that his brother, King Charles, has given up trying to evict him – a stark contrast to his downcast outings earlier this year.
– “Charles tried his best to get his non-working royal sibling to move to a smaller premises elsewhere to free up the royal home,” the outlet notes. As for how Andrew, 65, managed to emerge victorious in the fight over the royal digs, the duke presented Charles with “a lease document that states he is legally entitled to stay there,” the outlet adds.
– However, it sensationally emerged in November that the shunned royal had found a mystery financial backer at the eleventh hour, allowing him to remain at the royal digs. As a result, Charles responded by removing priceless items from the plush property over maintenance and security concerns.
Andrew has been living off a hefty allowance from the king’s personal wealth for more than six years — ever since he was linked to disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
– Since finding an anonymous financial backer late last year, Andrew has faced recurring calls from the UK government to reveal the source of his mystery funding. Exactly where the duke found the cash that enabled him to remain at the property is still unclear, as his only known steady income source is a Royal Navy pension. Full article: https://nypost.com/2025/07/31/entertainment/prince-andrew-wins-fight-to-stay-in-royal-lodge-after-years-of-eviction-attempts-from-king-charles-report/ 

ENERGY CRISIS

Conflicting Goals Create Untenable Policy Decisions: {DigameXtra Exclusive}
– Spain’s steadfast commitment to phasing out nuclear energy, as reaffirmed by Vice President Yolanda Díaz {pic} on Thursday, has sparked growing debate over the wisdom of its current energy strategy. While the government insists that shutting down nuclear plants aligns with its ambitious green transition, citing job creation and economic success in renewables, this policy may overlook crucial realities.
– Accelerated plans to expand sectors like artificial intelligence and electric vehicles will sharply increase Spain’s electricity demand in the years ahead. Yet the government continues to reject extending the operational life of existing nuclear plants, claiming that doing so would undermine renewable expansion and break prior commitments to investors as well as exacerbate nuclear waste challenges.
– However, renewables such as wind and solar, while growing rapidly, remain inherently variable and weather-dependent. Nuclear power provides consistent, low-carbon baseload energy, a safety net that green sources, even with advanced storage technologies, have yet to fully replicate. Ignoring this reliability could leave Spain susceptible to supply shortfalls, price spikes, or increased reliance on fossil fuels during peak demand or poor weather, undermining climate goals.
– Spain’s ambitious AI and e-mobility goals require a flexible energy policy, one that values nuclear energy as a reliable bridge rather than ideologically shunning it. Otherwise, the nation risks a green transition that is high on hope but low on secure, affordable energy.
Ref 1: “Díaz rejects extending the nuclear calendar: ‘It is going in the opposite direction to the ecological transition project'”: https://www.europapress.es/sociedad/noticia-diaz-rechaza-extension-calendario-nuclear-aagesen-abre-eventual-revision-determinadas-condiciones-20250731112612.html
Ref 2: “Spain Nuclear Phase-Out: A Costly Mistake?”:
https://www.clairinvest.com/en/spain-nuclear-phase-out-a-costly-mistake/#acceptLicense
Ref 3: “Spanish nuclear industry calls for rethink of phase-out policy”: https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/spanish-nuclear-industry-calls-for-rethink-of-phase-out-policy

HEALTH

The SAS assures that the summer plan in Andalusia is going “normally, except when it’s not”: {DigameXtra Exclusive}
– The Andalusian Health Service (SAS) says its 2025 summer plan is going smoothly, apart from the odd “specific situation.” But a quick look at what’s happening tells a different story. Just this week, Seville’s Virgen Macarena Hospital was swamped with emergency patients, nearly 600 in one day, which is well above even the busiest flu season. Health boss Rocío Hernández says the plan is “flexible,” with extra help sent to the busiest spots, and touts the hiring target of over 36,500 temps to cover holiday absences {pic}, a big jump compared to years past. But what good are hiring targets when they admit they can’t find qualified medical staff willing to work in Andalucia?
– Still, attempting to bring in all these short-term staff shines a spotlight on deeper problems. If things were truly under control, would SAS need to draft in so many new hands every summer? Hospitals struggling to keep up, overstretched teams, and waiting rooms packed with people show that problems aren’t just “isolated incidents.” While digital tools and extra clinics are helpful, they can’t magically fix staff shortages or stop patient surges.
– So, when officials insist “everything’s fine,” it’s fair to ask: is that really the full story, or just sunny spin on a hot summer reality?
Ref 1: https://www.smmalaga.com/index.php/notas-de-prensa/5275-el-plan-de-verano-del-sas-2025-vuelve-a-ser-insuficiente-y-precario
Ref 2: https://www.diariodesevilla.es/andalucia/sas-activa-plan-verano-andalucia_0_2004239235.html
Ref 3: https://www.smandaluz.com/plan-de-ofertas-de-empleo-del-sas-verano-2025/
Ref 4: https://www.canalsur.es/noticias/andalucia/el-sas-asegura-que-el-plan-verano-garantiza-la-asistencia-sanitaria-de-los-andaluces/2179261.html

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Arrested for doing aesthetic treatments without a degree in Fuengirola: {Translation}
– National Police officers have arrested a woman, owner of a beauty salon in the Malaga town of Fuengirola, for allegedly providing cosmetic treatments without a license.
This was announced on Thursday in a statement from the provincial police station, which detailed that the woman allegedly performed cosmetic procedures on her clients, including injections, among other services, without having the required training for this type of activity.
– Some users suffered “temporary disfigurement,” such as drooping eyelids and completely closed eyes. The suspect was arrested for her alleged involvement in a crime of professional intrusion. The investigation arose after local health services carried out an inspection of the premises, after learning that a beauty salon in Fuengirola was performing cosmetic procedures using injections by professionally unqualified personnel.
– In the first phase of the process, officers from the Specialized and Violent Crime Unit (UDEV) of the National Police Station in Fuengirola located several victims who had undergone treatments with harmful results. These clients, who had not filed a complaint at the time, claimed to have suffered injuries as a result of the cosmetic procedures carried out at the aforementioned beauty salon, according to the National Police.
– Finally, after verifying these facts and confirming that the owner did not have the required qualifications for these activities and did not have the necessary training, the officers proceeded to arrest the owner of the center.
Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-detenida-mujer-hacer-tratamientos-esteticos-titulacion-fuengirola-malaga-20250731112145.html 

FROM THE “WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY THINKING” DEPARTMENT

Three men accused of sexually abusing a chicken in Córdoba acquitted: {Translation, 2 articles combined}
– The Criminal Court Number 5 of Córdoba has acquitted three men who were accused of sexually abusing a hen in March 2022, despite the fact that “they admitted the acts and published the video on Instagram,” according to the Animalist Party (Pacma), which warned that this sets “a dangerous precedent and opens the door to the legalisation of zoophilia.”
– The three young men were accused of a sexual assault on a chicken in a town in the north of Cordoba, an episode that they recorded with their mobile phones and disseminated on social networks, acknowledged the facts during the trial, although they alleged that they were under the effects of alcohol.
– In a statement, Pacma pointed out that “the facts established in the judgement describe how one of the accused, under the influence of alcohol, repeatedly inserted his finger into the cloaca of the animal while another held it by the legs.”
– The private prosecution, brought by the Animalist Party, submitted a veterinary report which, “although it did not examine the animal physically, warned of the risk of tears, prolapses, and even death resulting from those acts.”
– However, they noted that “the Public Prosecutor withdrew their accusation due to the absence of a veterinary examination or objective evidence of injury, which led to the acquittal,” a verdict that the political party intends to appeal.
– Although the events occurred before the reform of the Penal Code in 2023, “the outcome would have been the same under the current legislation,” they affirmed, adding that “Organic Law 3/2023, which came into effect on 18 April 2023, stipulates that only sexual abuses to animals causing injuries or requiring veterinary treatment are punishable as a crime.” “If such damage is not proven, the conduct is decriminalised and considered only a misdemeanour, with a minimum fine and possible disqualification; never imprisonment,” they added.
– Pacma considers “it unacceptable and dangerous that the Penal Code allows impunity for proven humiliating sexual practices against animals provided they are not accompanied by physical harm requiring veterinary care.” “This legal loophole enables extreme situations of sexual violence that will not be prosecuted criminally,” they warned.
– The Animalist Party, which already sparked debate on the decriminalisation of sexual abuse toward animals following “the controversial reform of 2023,” has demanded “an urgent amendment to the Penal Code ensuring that all sexual abuse against animals is classified as a crime, without the need to prove physical injuries, as moral, psychological harm and the violation of the animal’s dignity already constitute sufficient aggression.” Sources, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-absueltos-tres-varones-acusados-abusar-sexualmente-gallina-cordoba-20250731123122.html & https://www.eldiadecordoba.es/cordoba/absueltos-jovenes-agresion-sexual-gallina-cordoba_0_2004489692.html

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