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Aguacate Model Airshow- Vélez Málaga: April 20, 21 and 22
La Axarquía – Leoni Benabu aerodrome, in Vélez-Málaga.
While most people might expect small model aeroplanes, this festival will feature models over three metres long which can hit flight speeds of up to 300 kilometres per hour! The festival will showcase the best of the best when it comes to aeromodelling.
Elite aeromodellers from across Spain, Portugal, the UK, and France, will gather at the La Axarquía-Leoni Benabu airfield to show off their unique creations and feats of engineering. Aerobatic flight teams, including the Alfa Team and the Patrulla Amanecer, will also wow the crowds with their incredible performances.
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Podwalk- Charity Walk for the Dogs: On Monday, the 1st of May we will be celebrating ‘Day of the Podenco’ by walking 6km, each walker will donate 5€ and the money will be split between 2 dog charities: The Under Dog and Apariv.
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SPAIN
As elections near, Sánchez announces that he will use €4Billion in EU funds to finance the construction and rehabilitation of 43,000 homes for “affordable rental”: {Translation, summary}
{Does he really have the authority? Will EU regulators and the Spanish Parliament approve? There are doubts. Being so close to elections, this looks to many like a publicity stunt. -Ed.}
– The aim, according to Sánchez, is to “put an end to the difficulty of accessing decent housing”, something he described as a “huge problem” after giving different data showing a difficult situation. In his speech, he said that Spain is the fourth country in the European Union in which more people have to make “a financial effort to pay rent”; rent has risen by 45% per square metre; and that one and a half million people spend more than 40% of their salaries on renting.
– The president has reaffirmed his commitment to “leave behind” the “neoliberal model enshrined in the PP’s land law”, and has repeated the commitment he made last weekend in Valencia to reach 20% public housing, although without a date. At present, this percentage stands at around 2.5% and the European average is 9%.
– Sánchez, who thus insists on making housing the central issue of the campaign with less than a month and a half to go before the regional and municipal elections, recalled what has been done during these years in government: from the eight-fold increase in the budget (from 470 million in 2017 to 3,500 million in 2022) to the 200 euro youth rent bonus, through the 2% cap on rent rises introduced in the two aid packages for the war in Ukraine. “This has made it possible to alleviate the situation of many, but we know that it is not enough,” he reiterated.
– In his speech, the head of the Executive also wanted to “thank” ERC and EH Bildu, whom he did not mention, but he did refer to them for their “effort” with the housing law, which the Government unblocked last Friday after months of uncertainty. In this sense, he also wanted to say to the PP and the regional presidents who have already announced that they are not going to apply it “or that they are going to appeal it, without even having read it…To the parties that continue with the outdated neoliberal recipes, I remind them that laws are complied with and that the housing law will be complied with”. (Yeah Mr. Sanchez, like your illegal lockdown laws that wrecked the economy? Quit talking like a king, your credibility is at an all time low! -Ed.) Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5120113/0/sanchez-anuncia-otras-43-000-viviendas-para-alquiler-asequible/
ANDALUCIA
Junta de Andalucía to approve new drought decree:
– Next week, the Andalusian regional government will (most likely) approve a new drought decree, the third it since the current emergency situation began, with an investment of 163 million euros. Twenty-five per cent of this amount will go to direct aid to the primary production sectors most affected by the lack of water. The sum of the amounts invested so far with the two previous decrees was 140 million euros.
– The decision to approve this third drought decree was taken during the meeting of the Junta’s Committee of Experts held on Tuesday 18 April, after which the President of the Junta, Juanma Moreno, called on the government to take coordinated action to tackle a problem which, he warned, has become a regular feature and is a direct consequence of climate change. Moreno also criticised Pedro Sánchez’s government’s opposition to water transfers, reservoirs and desalination. “What is the water policy of this government,” he asked after recalling that the Junta only has jurisdiction over a third of the Andalusian reservoirs.
– The president explained that the prolonged lack of rainfall, with five consecutive years with less rainfall than in the previous year, is compounded by high temperatures which has led to evaporation in the reservoirs, which stand at less than 30 per cent of their capacity. Human consumption in the large cities is guaranteed for the moment, although it is possible that restrictions will be imposed in some inland Andalusian towns and villages this summer.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/junta-andalucia-approve-new-drought-decree-20230419120959-nt.html
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Call to close Andalusia’s 109 golf courses during the drought: {Translation}
– The parliamentary group Adelante Andalucía has proposed on Wednesday that the government of Juanma Moreno should close the 109 golf courses in the region for the duration of the drought, arguing that these facilities use the same amount of water consumed by one million people per year.
– The spokesman for the Mixed-Adelante group, José Ignacio García, made this demand at a press conference after warning that the pressing problem of drought is already causing restrictions in the water supply to farmers and that the “intensive” irrigation model in the community is “absolutely unsustainable”. Faced with the possibility of water shortages for “many” Andalusians this summer, he called for the closure of the 109 golf courses in Andalusia, a quarter of those in the country as a whole, as an exceptional situation, he said. “A golf course is radically unsustainable. The 109 golf courses use the same amount of water consumed by a million people per year,” he warned.
– According to his data, one square metre of golf course consumes between 1,500 and 2,000 litres of water, and if it is an 18-hole course it consumes the same amount of water as a population of between 15,000 and 20,000 inhabitants, which is why he pointed out that it is impossible to understand why there are restrictions on farmers, forecasts of cuts in human consumption and golf courses being maintained. “This is Moreno Bonilla’s model and we have to decide where to put the needs of the people,” he demanded.
– García questioned, on the other hand, that the Andalusian Government’s aid to farmers is a “patch that does not solve” the problem and criticised the fact that Moreno goes to Brussels to ask for aid for the drought and at the same time wants to authorise “intensive” irrigation in the Northern Crown of Doñana and in the rest of the community. In his opinion, the irrigation system implemented by the Junta “only benefits” the big fortunes, the investment funds that own the land in Andalusia.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1247308/piden-cerrar-los-109-campos-de-golf-de-andalucia-durante-la-sequia/
NERJA
Residents’ Day returns to Nerja: Residents’ day is returning to Nerja for the first time since before the pandemic. It is to be held on Sunday 30 April on the town’s Plaza de España. The town hall is inviting all foreign and Spanish associations, clubs, magazines, press, animal protection organisations, cultural groups, writers, artists and companies based in the Axarquía and interested in having a stall at the event to get in touch.
Anyone interested in participating should email the town hall’s foreigners department at: extranjeros@nerja.es by Monday 24 April.
Photo: J. Rhodes. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/residents-day-returns-nerja-20230419124817-nt.html & Video Link
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Nerja holds the exam to obtain the municipal taxi driver’s certificate: The Nerja Town Hall has called the tests to obtain the Municipal Certificate of Aptitude for the exercise of the activity of taxi driver. The Councillor for Safety and Transport, Francisco Arce, reports that the exam will take place on Thursday 18 May at 11 am at the Villa de Nerja Cultural Centre. All those aspiring to obtain the Municipal Certificate of Aptitude for taxi driving will have until the 5th of May to submit their applications through the Town Hall’s Registry Office or through the Electronic Office, and pay the examination fee. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/convocado-en-nerja-el-examen-para-la-obtencion-del-certificado-municipal-de-conductor-de-taxi/
CÓMPETA
Axarquía Art Walk- call for submissions from artists for this year’s event: 15 to 17 Sep
– Organisers of Cómpeta’s Art Walk have launched the call for submissions from artists for this year’s event. Anyone interested in participating is asked to submit their application by 10 June. To register as an exhibiting artist contact Eliza at elisa.artwalk@gmail.com.
– The popular Art Walk, which will be in its fourteenth year, will be taking place in the Axarquía village from 15 to 17 September 2023 and further information including maps and participating artists will be published nearer the date. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/axarquia-art-walk-call-for-submissions-20230419130537-nt.html
ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE
Alhaurín el Grande to host charity music festival to help support cancer patients: Saturday 13 May
– Alhaurín el Grande will host a new charity live music event to help support cancer patients and their families. Organised by the local association, Un Sí Por La Vida, the Alhaurín Pop-Rock Fest will take place on Saturday 13 May at the CEIP Emilia Olivares.
– The festival will present a variety of groups, musicians and DJs such as Alejados, Velacruz, Leeloo Music, Malavé, DJ Yu and DJ Manolo Jiménez, among others. Tickets cost five euros, which includes a free drink, and are available from the cancer charity’s headquarters, located in Calle Esperanza. Full article & photo: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/guadalhorce-valley/alhaurin-grande-host-charity-music-festival-help-20230419093644-nt.html
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
The Agrupación de Vélez celebrates the 75th Anniversary Closing Mass this Saturday with Flamenco performance: {Translation}
– This Saturday, 22nd April, the Solemn Eucharist is scheduled, with which the Agrupación de Cofradías de Semana Santa de Vélez-Málaga will close its 75th anniversary celebrations.
– The mass will be celebrated in the Church of San Juan Bautista, and will be presided over by the Agrupación’s consiliary, the parish priest Fernando José Azuaje. A flamenco composition written and directed for the occasion by Salvador Conde will be performed for the first time. Rosa Linero, Antonio José Fernández and Miguel Ángel Fernández will perform on vocals, accompanied on guitar by Jesús Martín and Salvador Conde. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-agrupacion-de-velez-celebra-este-sabado-la-misa-de-clausura-del-75-aniversario/
TRAVEL NEWS
Motorhomes in Spain- here are the basics to avoid fines: With the arrival of spring and good weather, more and more people are taking up the idea of outdoor activities. As a result, buying or renting a motorhome and waking up every day in a different scenic place has become a lot more popular. But there are rules to this, and you may be hit with a fine if you’re not careful. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/motorhomes-spain-this-how-you-can-avoid-fines-20230418185752-nt.html
HEALTH
Olive pollen already reaches extreme levels:
{Translation, summary} 19/04/2023 12:25
– Olive tree pollen has shot up in the last 24 hours to an extreme level, with 611 grains per cubic metre of air, according to measurements taken by the University Hospital of Jaén. The unseasonably high temperatures – around 30 degrees Celsius in the inland countryside of Andalusia – and the lack of rainfall for more than a month and a half have favoured the flowering of the olive tree.
– The concentration of the pollen has gone from 170 grains per cubic metre of air on Tuesday (red level) to 611 today, Wednesday (extreme level). The rest of the species fluctuate between the medium level of quercus, urticaceae and grasses to the low level of cypress, pine and shade plane trees.
– All in all, the Allergology Unit of the Jaén hospital anticipates that this season will be mild to moderate, although specialists ask allergy sufferers to take extreme precautions, especially in provinces such as Jaén, with 67 million olive trees.
– Low yields as a result of the drought have lowered pollen levels in olive trees in recent years. The record concentration remains in May 2015, when it exceeded 19,000 grains per cubic metre of air.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1247354/el-polen-del-olivo-alcanza-ya-niveles-extremos/
TECH
Google Chrome Hit by Second Zero-Day Attack – Urgent Patch Update Released: Google on Tuesday rolled out emergency fixes to address another actively exploited high-severity zero-day flaw in its Chrome web browser. The tech giant, which also fixed seven other security issues with the latest update, said it’s aware of active exploitation of the flaw, but did not disclose additional details to prevent further abuse. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 112.0.5615.137 for Windows, macOS, and Linux to mitigate potential threats. Users of Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi are also advised to apply new updates as and when they become available. Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2023/04/google-chrome-hit-by-second-zero-day.html
SPACE
Lyrid meteor shower- How to watch ‘fireballs’ drop to Earth during the annual shower’s peak this week:
– The annual Lyrid meteor shower will peak this weekend, and the mostly moonless skies will make it a great time to spot fireballs, bright meteors visible for a few seconds. The second meteor shower of 2023 after January’s Quadrantids, the Lyrids are expected to peak at 9:04 p.m. EDT on Saturday (April 22) (01:06 GMT on Sunday, April 23), according to EarthSky. At that time, Lyra, the constellation the Lyrids appear to come from, will be highest in the night sky as seen from Europe and Africa.
– However, no matter where you’re located, it will be worth looking for meteors immediately after sunset on Saturday, to glimpse another splendid sight: the slim crescent moon hanging just below the bright planet Venus in the west. Around 18 “shooting stars” per hour are expected during the peak, each with a velocity of around 29 miles per second (47 kilometers per second), according to the American Meteor Society (opens in new tab), which calls the Lyrids a medium-strength shower that can produce fireballs. Fireballs are caused by meteoroids the size of large marbles, according to the Natural History Museum (opens in new tab). Full article: https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/lyrid-meteor-shower-how-to-watch-fireballs-drop-to-earth-during-the-annual-showers-peak-this-week
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