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COVID-19 VIRUS HOTLINE: Information hotline for those who suspect they may have the coronavirus. Anyone experiencing symptoms should stay at home and dial 900 400 061 or 955 545 060 – and only call 112 in an emergency.

For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

Another good, reliable source for updated Covid news, announcements and statistics are both your local
Ayuntamiento & the Junta de Andalucia’s FB and Twitter pages. @AndaluciaJunta https://twitter.com/AndaluciaJunta https://www.facebook.com/AndaluciaJunta/

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APAA invite you to a Quiz night with a Difference: At the Oasis Bar on Punta Lara on Friday 22nd October from 1900-2300.
Includes a hot and cold buffet (vegetarian and omnivore), music and raffle – all for 10€. All socially distanced of course – masks are compulsory inside, but many tables are outside so please state your preference
Come and have a good evening – to reserve your place and also to confirm catering numbers please let us know by Wednesday 20th by either going into the APAA charity shop Chaparil 5, Nerja or calling Carol on 626 125 287
All proceeds are going to the shelter fund, please do support, it is our first social event since lockdown – something we have missed greatly. Looking forward to seeing many of you APAA supporters and friends.

La Viñuela Concert: 3 bands, Moneymakers, Noche Andaluza and Electroduendes will be playing outside ‘A Different Coffee’ in La Viñuela from 8pm on Saturday October 9.

Rincon de la Victoria FoodTrucks Xperience with events and concerts: The culinary event will take place in the Plaza Al-Andalus from Oct 8 to Oct 12 and will offer different culinary varieties such as Argentine empanadas, German sausages, Venezuelan arepas, as well as vegetarian and gluten-free foods.
Up to nine live music performances will also be held with artists and groups. It will begin on Friday, October 8 from 7pm and from Saturday to Tuesday, October 12, the schedule will start from 1pm. The enclosure will have an area of tables and chairs. Source: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/10/06/rincon-de-la-victoria-foodtrucks-xperience-with-events-and-concerts/

‘Mijas Secrets’ brings local tours for foreign residents: On October 17 and 24 at 10am, a visit to the historic centre of Mijas Pueblo will take place to learn about the evolution of this enclave in recent decades. Plus…
-On October 23 the new activity opens from 3:30pm, where a minibus will transfer residents by minibus to get to know an organic egg farm in addition to observing the work of a shepherd from the municipality dedicated to the care of the goats.
-On October 28 at 11am, foreign residents can take another guided tour, this time through the city’s artisan workshops where they can enjoy this significant activity in the town.
-Those interested in registering can do so by calling 678 155 553 and 686 454 717, as well as email mijassecrets@gmail.com.
-The activities have a price that ranges between €15 and €35 and the quota per route will be between 12 and 15 people.
-Tours are conducted in English, German and Danish. Source:
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/10/06/mijas-secrets-brings-local-tours-for-foreign-residents/

Petanque lessons: Lessons for those who want to discover the joys of petanque, regardless of their age, every Tuesday in October at 10.30 on the Competa petanque court. Simply register with the town hall in advance and turn up to learn about the popular sport.

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Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Spanish style dresser stripped back to natural assortment of chalk paint colors & waxed. Measurements 110 x 37 x 180cms Price 220€
-Castillan sideboard natural wood with multi colors chalk & waxed Measurements 111.50 x 36 x 82cms Price 145€
Contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale, 2 items:
-fan/heater, Taurus brand, in good condition, not required due to recently installed air-conditioning. 10 euros.
-selection of items from the boot of my recently deceased car, now in that scrapyard in the sky. Jumper cables, lug wrench and safety triangle,10 euros for the lot.
Location Capistrano Village
Ring Moira on 633362203

For Sale, 2 items:
-Dolphin Robot Pool Cleaner with Maytronics Power Supply
Complete with Robot & Trolley, Remote Control, Filters / Cable &
Instruction Booklet. Machine has had little use.
1000 Euros when new. I am asking 350 Euros
-Sunba PTZ Camera, Dedicated PTZ professional Security Camera. Complete with full installation instructions.
New – Still in box. Purchased new £600, I am asking 400€
Contact Sancia (Arenas Campo). Tfl. 634311746

For Sale as lot: Bedroom furniture. Handmade by carpenter in Zafarraya.
-Two bedside cabinets with glass top 40cm.wide by 35cm.deep by 64cm.high
-Chest of drawers 105cmwide by 51cm.deep by 105cm.high
-Dressing table with glass top 150 cm.wide by 57 cm.deep by 75cm high.
€500 o.n.o. for the lot.
Contact Phillip: philipsmalley@hotmail.com
Mobile 618041813. Viñuela area

Wanted: Boys bike & electric scooter.
I am looking for a boys bike for age 11.
Also interested in an electric scooter for the same age.
Michele, Nerja
Contact: michele.bond@rocketmail.com

News & Articles

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COVID-19

All but seven districts of Andalusia are now at Covid level 0 and their restrictions are lifted: {Translation, 1st 5 paragraphs only} Updated: 06/10/2021 17:55
-The end of the restrictions and measures against Covid-19 is advancing in Andalusia. Thanks to the drop in the number of infections and hospitalisations, as well as the decrease in the incidence rate, this Thursday all the districts except the province of Almeria, Huelva Costa, Condado-Campiña, Costa del Sol and Seville capital have joined the level 0 health alert. This means that almost two thirds of the community are now living as they did before the pandemic, except for the use of masks indoors.
-These new level 0 areas join the whole of the provinces of Cádiz and Jaén, as well as the Sierra de Huelva, Córdoba North, Guadalquivir and capital, Granada capital and Granada Northeast. These are the areas in which the population has been living since last week without restrictions on capacity or timetables.
-In this way, and with the decision of the territorial committees that have been known this Wednesday, only seven health districts remain at level 1 alert. These are the areas where there are still certain restrictions on activity, although there are fewer and fewer of them. In fact, since last week the territories of the community that are on level 1 alert can have bars and nightclubs open until 5 am. In addition, bars can serve until one o’clock in the morning on the terrace and close at two o’clock.
-But what does alert level 0 mean? Basically it is a return to pre-pandemic normality except for the use of masks. As the Andalusian government has explained, it means that all restrictions on capacity and opening hours beyond the municipal regulations prior to the pandemic will disappear. The only element reminiscent of the health crisis is the use of masks indoors, which is still compulsory even at this level 0.
-The near-normal situation in almost all of Andalusia is largely the result of the vaccination process. With nearly 90 percent of the target population, i.e. those over 11 years of age, already immunised, the effects of the reduction in contagion and the increase in the number of cases are being felt.
Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-toda-andalucia-menos-siete-distritos-estan-nivel-0-covid-y-eliminan-restricciones-202110061629_noticia.html

Costa del Sol health district remains at alert Level 1 as the rest of Malaga province enjoys eased Covid measures: The entire province of Malaga has moved to coronavirus health alert Level 0, with the exception of the Costa del Sol health district, which will retain the restrictions on opening hours and capacity that bars, restaurants, shops and other businesses have endured since the start of the pandemic. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/costa-health-district-20211006151445-nt.html

Andalucía’s Covid-19 incidence rate keeps falling to reach 38.4:
The coronavirus cumulative incidence rate in Andalucía this Wednesday, 6 October 6, stands at 38.4 Covid cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which is down 2.5 in 24 hours and some 13.11 lower than a week ago.
The region has registered 264 new coronavirus infections, a figure slightly higher than the 218 on Tuesday, but lower than the 321 a week ago, according to data from the Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography (IECA).
The official Junta organisation has also counted 10 deaths, three less than the day before and six more than those of last Wednesday. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/andalucias-covid19-incidence-20211006162500-nt.html

Around 18,000 people in Malaga province categorically refuse to be Covid jabbed: Across Andalucía the number of people who have declined a coronavirus vaccination is estimated to be 93,000. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/around-18000-people-20210930232251-nt.html

SPAIN

How and who will be penalized for having an empty home: {Translation} The coalition government of the PSOE and United We Can carry out the new Housing law , which will mainly control, in part, the price of rents, in addition to putting the focus on empty homes.
For this, the Executive plans to increase the Property and Real Estate Tax (IBI) to those large owners who have their homes empty .
Thus, the preliminary project plans to increase this tax to 150% for unoccupied flats; Sevilla.ABC reports that the measure will affect homeowners who have more than four homes, and at least two of them have to be vacant for a period of two years or more.
When this punishment is delimited to the owner, it will be the city council that will decide whether to apply the surcharge or not.
The new housing law has clashed with the coalition government. Ministry of Economy Nadia Calviño’s was against rent control, considering that it affects legal security in Spain, something that the CEOE also shares.
On the part of United We Can, it was a condition to be made to approve the next Budgets. The formation of Ione Belarra threatened not to support them if these housing regulations were not carried out. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/economia/abci-como-quienes-se-va-penalizar-tener-vivienda-vacia-nsv-202110061622_noticia.html

PM Sanchez has announced a bonus of €400 for young people: Sanchez detailed this Wednesday, October 6, that the Government will approve a bonus of €400 for young people who turn 18, who can allocate that amount to cultural activities such as cinema, music, concerts or books. According to Sanchez, this measure will give young people more access to culture and, at the same time, help the Spanish cultural industry that has been affected by the pandemic. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/10/06/sanchez-has-announced-a-bonus-of-e400-for-young-people/

MALAGA

More than 80 firefighters tackle wildfire in Casares: A forest fire has been declared in the municipality of Casares in Malaga province this Wednesday evening, 6 October.
Two Infoca helicopters and a group of 81 specialist firefighters are tackling the blaze that was reported at around 7.30pm.
The air support ended as darkness fell. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/estepona-manilva/wildfire-declared-casares-20211006202415-nt.html

🔴 ACTUALIZAMOS | #IFCasares.
Medios: 2 helicópteros (M7 y K70), 67 #BomberosForestales, 2 técnicos de operaciones, 1 agente de medio ambiente y 3 vehículos pesados de extinción. pic.twitter.com/uuDOj7ut9O
— INFOCA (@Plan_INFOCA) October 6, 2021

EUROPE

Sweden & Denmark pause use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for young people: Officials in Sweden and Denmark have paused use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in younger age groups due to concerns about the shots causing rare heart inflammation.
In Sweden, the Moderna jab will no longer be available to any one born after 1990, or those aged 30 and younger.
Denmark has restricted access to the vaccine to anyone under the age of 18.
Myocarditis and pericarditis, both types of inflammation of the heart, are known side effects of the Covid vaccines. Full article:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/medical/sweden-denmark-pause-use-of-the-moderna-covid-19-vaccine/ar-AAPddjo

The European Parliament “micro manages” local neighborhoods, requires a speed limit to 30km/h in all residential areas: In a resolution that seeks to reduce fatal accidents, the European Parliament has proposed a battery of measures to put an end to deaths, 22,700 each year, on the roads of the EU. MEPs note that mortality reduction has stalled in recent years and the EU did not achieve its goal of cut deaths by half from 2010 to 2020.
As the main proposal, the European Parliament demands to establish a limit of 30 kilometers per hour in residential areas and those in which there is a high number of cyclists and pedestrians.
Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-european-parliament-requires-a-speed-limit-to-30km-h-in-all-residential-areas/

LOTTERY

Bonoloto draw for Wednesday, October 6, 2021: The result of the Bonoloto of this wednesday, october 6 of 2021 is: 07, 13, 14, 31, 32 and 49 being the complementary number the 29 and the refund on 9. Source: https://spainsnews.com/la-bonoloto-continues-its-good-streak-in-the-canary-islands-and-leaves-another-award-this-wednesday/

SPORTS

Football News- Spain end Italy’s long unbeaten run to reach Nations League final: Spain ended European champions Italy’s world record 37-match unbeaten run as Ferran Torres scored twice in a 2-1 win at the San Siro stadium in an entertaining Nations League semi-final on Wednesday. Spain will face the winners of Thursday’s semi-final between France and Belgium in Sunday’s decider. Full article: https://www.metro.us/soccer-spain-end-italys-long/

OTHER

Anti-Piracy Coalition Takes Control of Dozens of Pirate IPTV Domains: The powerful global anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has taken over yet more pirate IPTV-related domains. The latest wave includes more than three dozen new additions to a rapidly growing list. All indications suggest that ACE gave the suppliers an ultimatum – shut down and hand over your domains or face more vigorous legal action.
-Those taken down include, but are not limited to:
Abon-sat.com, abon-iptv-ott.com, king-platinum-iptv.com, electrotv-sat.com, electro-tvsat.com, electro-tv-sat.com, electrotvsat.net, electro-tv-sat.net, king-premium-iptv.com, king-platinum-iptv.com, salah-sat.com, volkatvpro2.com and volkatv-pro2.com. Also many Juice TV domains, recepteur-iptv.com, orca-pro.com, ottrapid.com, smartstb-ott.com, ip-tv-ott.com, ott-premium-iptv.com, ott-tvbox.com, premium-kingott.com, ott-rapid.com, buyiptv-ott.com and akhbar-ma.com plus ezstreamtv.com, esiptv-pro.com and estilotv.pro.
Full article: https://torrentfreak.com/ace-anti-piracy-coalition-takes-control-of-dozens-of-pirate-iptv-domains-211006/

Google to turn on 2-factor authentication(2SA or 2SV, same thing) by default for 150 million users: Google has announced plans to automatically enroll about 150 million users into its 2SA scheme by the end of the year as part of its ongoing efforts to prevent unauthorized access to accounts and improve security.
In addition, the internet giant said it also intends to require 2 million YouTube creators to switch on the setting to protect their channels from potential takeover attacks. Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2021/10/google-to-turns-on-2-factor.html
(Note: 2SV or 2SA are the same thing, it is also called 2FA.
These are: 2 Step Verification, 2 Step Authentication and 2 Factor Authentication.
It is where you not only provide your user name and password to log-in, but must also provide a security code sent to your mobile as a text msg or sent by email. This makes signing in more time consuming and if you use a mobile to receive the codes, and lose the phone, you get locked out. Recovering the account if you can’t get the codes can take days of hassle with customer support!
This really has very little to do with security, if you use a proper password with at least 13 mixed characters of upper and lower case letters, numbers and punctuation marks, that is virtually un-hackable, unless you are tricked into giving the password out.
The real reason for 2SA is when they send a code to your smartphone, they get your exact location, within a few meters. Having that location adds a lot of value to the data of yours that they are collecting and selling to cover the cost of these free services. So if you use 2SA, I strongly suggest you set it to send security codes to your email, NOT a text to your mobile. That way they can’t track your movements and you will still be able to get the security codes in the case you mis-place your mobile. -Ed.)

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Spain Coronavirus Data from Spain’s Ministerio de Sanidad, Official C-19 Pages:
https://www.mscbs.gob.es/en/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov-China/situacionActual.htm
AND
https://cnecovid.isciii.es/covid19/

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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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
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot

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Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 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 News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
Spain National News in English, El Pais: https://elpais.com/elpais/inenglish.html
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DigameXtra No. 2078 Wednesday, Oct. 6th, 2021

On October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 By Naythan

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For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

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Bad-Ass-Bistro: Thursday 7th October. To celebrate San Isidro and the start of what would normally be Fuengirola Feria, Bad Ass Bistro brings you some Bad Ass Flamenco, with Matt Mcguirk, on guitar, Ismael Tomayo on vocals and Israel Arjona on percussion. This is no tourist flamenco show, but the real deal. Music starts at 9,45pm. Reservations for dining only. Please reserve quickly as spaces are limited. 951 430 637
Plaza del Yate, Fuengirola

The Stolen Gnomes: Thurs Oct 6th 10:30pm
At Pogs Fuengirola
Lively Irish/Celtic songs and tunes, Soul, Blues and Popular songs with a Celtic twist. Reserve Tel 633384090
Calle Lamo de Espinosa 29640 Fuengirola

Stereo Star, 14 piece band: Thursday 7OCT
The Cazbah Live Lounge, Avenida de rota 29649 Mijas FB link

Services Wanted/Offered

Nik of all Trades- Services available for home, garden and office:
-Gardening – from weeding to landscaping, stonework (walls, paths, etc) a speciality. Transport and tools all provided by me, my time can be hired in 3 time slots of 4, 6 and 8 hours at a cost of 50€, 75€ and 100€ respectively plus any required materials at cost or fixed price quote if you prefer.
-Small construction/demolition jobs – walls, fencing, guttering, tiling etc. costs as above or fixed price quote if you prefer.
-Painting and decorating – interior or exterior, tools all supplied, materials extra at cost . costs as above or fixed price quote if you prefer.
Evenings, weekends and holidays both Spanish and English are all included at no extra cost. I am always busy and usually require between 2 and 4 weeks notice before I can start work but I can usually carry out quotations fairly quickly.
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Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Halting Erosion using Vetiver:
From Vetiver Spain in Sayalonga
Our Nursery is open by appointment. Please email or call first. We have Moringa seedlings, Organic Moringa powder and Comfrey plants. We also have some local trees and some exotic trees from Africa.
Vetiver is a rapid growing and non-invasive sterile clump grass with a height of 1-2 metres and a root system of 3-4 metres in depth. We have been providing Vetiver throughout the EU for almost 10 years now. We are located in Sayalonga where we can plant year round but our best results by far start in February. The reason is that Vetiver is indigenous to India and Vetiver loves the heat of the summer. Use Vetiver cuttings as mulch around all of your fruit trees. Decomposing Vetiver improves soil quality, keeps the weeds down and the insects away all while helping to maintain soil moisture.
Vetiver is a nutritious and replenishable animal fodder. Horses and pigs love it. We use it in our chicken pens replacing hay because it stops mites.
In the 2 photos below you will see land prepared for Vetiver and the results 2 years later.
We also use Vetiver along driveways and sidewalks. It also makes a great and inexpensive ornamental hedge.
Here is a link to a short video showing the results.
https://youtu.be/rjTmb_LL2uo
We suggest planting now, as this is the BEST time of the year to plant.
To see more images of Vetiver go to this link.
https://www.vetiverspain.org/photo-gallery.html
Presently we have some specials, which include free shipping to numerous locations.
For more information please contact us.
Please visit us or visit our website:
www.vetiverspain.com
Email: info@vetiverspain.com
Telephone: (34) 692 288 657

Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Castillan bedside lockers / lamp table natural wood waxed with chalk paint panels Measurements 49.50 x 32 x 53cms. Price 130€ (for the pair)
-Castilian Spanish dresser beautiful solid top painted with chalk paint & waxed Measurements 112 x 36 x 195cms. Price 245€
-Hallway unit natural & yute with key and decorative mirror Measurements W 105 x 40 x 86 cms. Mirror 99.50 x 97cms Price 160€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
Info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale: 32inch TV, TS Systems model# K32DLM7H, works well, only 2 years old, 75euros, buyer collects.
Gilly, Torrox Costa tel 616731706

For Sale, 2 items:
-One double kitchen sink. Good condition. 78 cm long, 51 cm wide, 18 cm deep, Left sink: 42 x 34 cm. Right sink: 35×31 cm. 40€ ONO
-Water tap (Wall montage). Good condition. 30€
Can meet at El Ingenio patrol station.
Natalia, Benajarafe: ndtalido2@gmail.com

Recommendations & Requests

English Friends/ Companions Sought:
I am a single gentleman, late sixties, just moved to Caleta/Torre del Mar área by the beach. Following a long and lonely time during the pandemic Im wondering if there are others out there in similar circumstances to myself. It would be lovely to share some simple things such as walks, conversation, coffee, trips out or even just a day on the beach with other like minded people.
Alan. Email me please at
protonmale at protonmail dot com

News & Articles

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COVID-19

Andalucía’s coronavirus incidence rate continues to drop to 40.9:
-The Andalusian region has, this Tuesday (5 October), registered a total of 218 new infections and 13 deaths from Covid, according to the Institute of Statistics and Cartography (IECA).
-The coronavirus cumulative incidence rate stands at 40.9 per 100,000 inhabitants and the region continues at a low-risk level dropping 1.8 in 24 hours and 14 points in a week.
-Malaga is the province that registers the most new infections with a total of 63, followed by Seville with 45, Almeria with 39, Cadiz with 24, Granada with 15, Cordoba with 14, Jaén with eleven and Huelva with seven.
-There are two more patients hospitalised in Andalucía for Covid-19 compared to Monday making a total of 287, although this figure represents a decrease of 91 compared to last week. There is one less patient in an intensive care unit in the last 24 hours making 84, some 21 fewer than the number notified seven days ago. Full article:
http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202110/05/andalucia-coronavirus-incidence-rate-20211005134047.html

SPAIN

Spain to give third dose to over 70s at same time as flu dose: {Translation, summary} Updated: 05/10/2021, 19:34h
-The over-70s will receive the third dose of the Covid vaccine in Spain, regardless of their state of health or whether or not they live in residential homes. The Public Health Commission, in which all the autonomous communities are represented, has given the green light to the inoculation of a booster dose for the elderly and has recommended doing so at the same time as the flu campaign.
-The advice of the technicians of the autonomous regions and the Ministry of Health is to start on 25 October with people over 70 years of age and continue with those over 65 years of age, provided that six months have passed since the last dose of the Covid vaccine. This time has already been exceeded by the vast majority of the elderly who were the first to be immunised in Spain. The booster dose will be made with an RNA technology vaccine, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
-The decision was taken on Tuesday with only the representatives of Madrid and Galicia voting against. The Community of Madrid expressed its disagreement because “there is still no scientific evidence to administer the booster dose. There is no urgency to administer it,” said sources from the Madrid Regional Ministry. The two communities are committed to focusing on starting the flu vaccination campaign for those over 65 years of age. However, other regional governments, such as Castilla-La Mancha, had asked to start the double immunisation, flu plus Covid booster, from the age of 65.
-Now the final green light is in the hands of the health ministers at the Interterritorial Health Council to be held this Wednesday.
-The Ministry of Health and the councillors had already approved administering the third dose to the elderly living in residences because there were sufficient doses and it was necessary to protect the most vulnerable. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/sociedad/abci-espana-pondra-tercera-dosis-mayores-65-anos-mismo-tiempo-gripe-202110051903_noticia.html

The Government plans to punish banks and oil companies with a minimum tax rate of 18%: The intention is that, in principle, the same scheme that was already thought in 2018 is followed. Then it was already agreed between PSOE and Podemos a minimum rate of 15% general and 18% for these two areas. The accounts of that year did not go ahead and the measure was parked by the Covid-19. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-government-plans-to-punish-banks-and-oil-companies-with-a-minimum-rate-in-companies-of-18/

The lava flow from La Palma volcano reaches the sea and creates extension to the beach: This October 5 marks a week since the La Palma volcano touched the sea. Since then, the contribution of lava to the fajana has been constant. Thus this has been formed. Source: https://spainsnews.com/interactive-infographic-la-fajana-de-la-palma/

The Government approves personal income tax deductions of up to 60% for home renovation: The Royal Decree approved this Tuesday has five rehabilitation programs and one to promote the construction of social rental housing. Full details in source article:
https://spainsnews.com/the-government-approves-personal-income-tax-deductions-of-up-to-60-for-home-renovation/

UK

France threatens to cut off UK’s energy again in new fishing row:
Earlier this year, France threatened to cut off energy during a dispute over fishing rights in the sea off Jersey’s coast. France has again threatened to cut the UK off from energy supplies if the terms of the Brexit deal aren’t stuck to.
Asked what actions could be taken, Mr Beaune pointed to both UK exports to France and European energy exports to the UK.
“The UK depends on our energy exports, they think they can live alone while also beating up on Europe and, given that it doesn’t work, they engage in aggressive one-upmanship,” he added.
His comments came after Paris became angered by a series of application rejections to fish in British waters. Full article: https://news.sky.com/story/france-threatens-to-again-cut-off-uks-energy-in-brexit-row-12426857

EUROPE

Early October EU Travel Restrictions Explained: With summer gone and the top tourist season now over for many countries, in particular, for those with popular beaches, the authorities of several countries had brought back tighter entry restrictions in September, also following an increase of cases throughout summer. Get the full story here: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/early-october-eu-travel-restrictions-explained/

What EU Nationals Should Know About the New UK Travel Rules That Started Applying on October 4: The British government has introduced new and more relaxed entry rules, which became effective last Monday, on October 4.
Following this decision, the government has put an end to the amber list, on which the majority of EU member states were previously placed and, as such, obliged to undergo quarantine and double testing requirements upon arrival in the UK.
However, the authorities have since Monday introduced the green and red list countries, with travellers of the latter being subject to more stringent entry rules.
Get the full story here: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/what-eu-nationals-should-know-about-the-new-uk-travel-rules-that-started-applying-on-october-4/

LOTTERY

EuroMillions: The winning combination in the draw of Euromillions of Tuesday, October 5, 2021 corresponds to the one formed by the following numbers: 45, 14, 36, 13 and 1 and the stars 7 and 9. The Million code has been the SLN95006. Source: https://spainsnews.com/euromillions-draw-results-for-tuesday-october-5-2021/

Bonoloto draw for Tuesday, October 5, 2021: The result of this Tuesday, october 5 of 2021 is: 01, 16, 27, 33, 44 and 46 being the complementary number the 14 and the refund on 2. Source: https://spainsnews.com/new-millionaire-for-the-bonoloto-in-santa-lucia-de-tirajana/

OTHER

Inflammatory micro clots in blood of individuals suffering from Long COVID: New research indicates that an overload of various inflammatory molecules, literally “trapped” inside insoluble microscopic blood clots (micro clots), might be the cause of some of the lingering symptoms experienced by individuals with Long COVID.
-The findings have since been peer-reviewed and published in the journal Cardiovascular Diabetology in August 2021.
“We found high levels of various inflammatory molecules trapped in micro clots present in the blood of individuals with Long COVID. Some of the trapped molecules contain clotting proteins such as fibrinogen, as well as alpha(2)-antiplasmin,” Prof Pretorius explains.
-“Of particular interest is the simultaneous presence of persistent anomalous micro clots and a pathological fibrinolytic system,” they write in the research paper. This implies that the plasmin and antiplasmin balance may be central to pathologies in Long COVID, and provides further evidence that COVID-19, and now Long COVID, have significant cardiovascular and clotting pathologies. Full article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211004104134.htm

Fakebook, WhatsApp and Instagram Back Online After 7hr Outage, But Some Users Are Still Reporting Problems: Their explanation? “Routine maintenance on Facebook’s network stitching together its data centers caused Monday’s collapse of its global system for more than six hours,” the company said on Tuesday. (Like they couldn’t do FB maintenance without taking WhatsApp and Instagram totally off line for 7hrs? Yeah, right. If that’s true, that it was for scheduled “routine maintenance”, then why were no warnings issued of possible downtime to the millions of businesses that were forced to take an unexpected day off? FB does not do that type of maintenance during the business hours in the US/EU to avoid this exact problem. Just more Zuckerberg BS. -Ed)
Full article: https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebook-says-maintenance-error-caused-mondays-6-hour-outage-2021-10-05/
Reference with current status, and user reports in the Comments Section: https://downdetector.com/status/facebook/

A Leroy Merlin barbecue is recalled due to injury and fire risk:
Leroy Merlin has issued an urgent recall for a white-label charcoal barbecue that it has sold but doesn’t meet EU safety requirements and could present ‘a risk of burns, injuries and fire.’ The product has also been on sale in Aki Bricolaje.
The company has warned of the risk of fire due to overheating of its Naterial Icarus Beta barbecue, and asks users who have bought one to return it to any establishment in the chain.
A Leroy Merlin barbecue is recalled due to injury and fire risk
Specifically, the product has a reference number of LM 81965923 with with barcode 3276000413639. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202110/05/leroy-merlin-barbecue-recalled-20211005104836.html

4 Big Takeaways From the Facebook Whistleblower Congressional Hearing Tuesday:
-At the US Senate on Tuesday, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former Facebook project manage, testified that the social media site’s products “harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy,” and that congressional intervention is needed.
-The hearing came in the wake of Haugen leaking tens of thousands of pages of company documents to senators showing that Facebook has failed to fix numerous problems that it’s long known about, and in some cases made them worse.
-“I think we’re going to look back 20 years from now and all of us are going to be like, ‘What the hell were we thinking,’ when we recognize the damage that [Facebook] has done to a generation,” Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said.
Full article: https://time.com/6104070/facebook-whistleblower-congressional-hearing-takeaways/

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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DigameXtra No. 2077 Tuesday, Oct. 5th, 2021

On October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 By Naythan

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Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Castillan sideboard solid natural wood with chalk paint panels and drawers waxed Measurements 150 x 39.50 x 78cms Price 250€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale, 2 items:
-Porcelain Table Ware. A large collection of white porcelain with gold edging mainly Bavarian. Comprising 102 pieces of plates, bowls, dishes, cups, saucers, condiments etc. Some pieces never used. Now reduced to €40 to sell
-LG 23 litre Combi Microwave/Oven/Grill with instruction book
Excellent condition. €35
Contact Jeff (WhatsApp) 617682672
pavoreal152@gmail.com
Buyer to collect. Torrox Costa.

For Sale: Dyson fan heater model AM9 (hot and cold) remote control. This heater is new, we bought it last year for our move to an apartment we have another source of heat so this is surplus to requirements. We bought it directly from Dyson for 350€ in April 2020 and have the receipt that shows the price.
Now asking 310€. Maureen. Based in Canillas de Aceituno, can meet on the coast near Torre del Mar.
Email: andrewsmaureen72@yahoo.com

Wanted: Shelving solution. I am looking for some basic free-standing shelving for a utility room, size 60×60 and around 150cm high. I have found numerous metal kits but they tend to be the wrong size and I also do not want to have to drive to Malaga to Leroy Merlin etc. Any suggestions please as to where I can source something like this locally around Nerja – Torre del Mar area? I don’t mind wooden ones but I was looking for something on a budget rather than bespoke as it is only for storage in an outside utility room. Thanks! Barbara
Email: wickseyb at hotmail dot com (Torrox campo)

Wanted: Looking for a small apartment in La Herradura or Almuñécar for one senior. No more than 250€ per month. Edwin, Competa
Email: boegero at gmx dot de

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COVID-19

Covid Andalucia- Andalusia continues to lower the incidence to 42.7 points: {Translation, summary} Updated: 4OCT21 13:45
-On Monday 4 October, Andalusia recorded a total of 199 Covid-19 infections, down from 362 a week ago, and three deaths, two less than seven days ago, while the cumulative incidence continues to fall and stands at 42.7 per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days.
-Health and Families, Jesús Aguirre, during an interview on Canal Sur Radio, picked up by Europa Press, in which he stressed that the incidence per 100,000 inhabitants at seven days stands at 16, which shows that the fifth wave is “overcome” although not the pandemic.
-The 14-day cumulative incidence remains at a low risk level with 42.7 points per 100,000 inhabitants, down 1.7 points in 48 hours and 14.5 points in a week. The 199 positives recorded over the weekend are the lowest figure in the last week
-The region recorded a decrease of 26 hospitalised by Covid-19 compared to last Saturday to a total of 285, which represents a decrease of 83 in the comparative interweekly, while patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) down three in the last 48 hours to 85, 19 less than those reported seven days ago.
-Malaga is the province with the most hospitalised patients with 76 and 19 ICU patients, followed by Seville with 74 and 22 in ICU, Almeria with 33 and 15 in ICU, Granada with 29 and eight in ICU, Cordoba with 23 and ten in ICU, Jaen with 22 and two in ICU, Cadiz with 15 and six in ICU and Huelva with 13 and three in ICU. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/andalucia-hospitalizados-coronavirus-granada/

SPAIN

Lava flow increases from the La Palma volcano as experts detect an increase in explosive activity: There is no sign, for now, that the lava spewing from the La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands will decrease anytime soon. On the contrary, volcanologists working in the Cumbre Vieja area have detected an increase in explosive activity in recent hours, and they have not ruled out the appearance of new ‘mouths’, according to a report by the Pevolca volcanic emergency plan experts. The affected area has now grown to 399 hectares, some 52.5 more than the previous day.
In addition, the group, that is in charge of managing the volcano crisis, has ordered the evacuation of the scientists and emergency service personnel working in the areas near the lava flow after the deterioration of air quality in the locality.
Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202110/04/lava-flow-increases-from-20211004102543.html

Energy Bills Outrage- The Eurogroup denies any responsibility, insists on supporting the energy transition despite the gas crisis:
-Some ministers like those of Spain, Nadia calviño, or France, Bruno Lemaire, presented a proposal with some ideas to try to counteract the rise in prices and in particular the Spanish representative demanded an “urgent and strong” attitude on the part of the European Commission to stop the situation.
-The Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, responded that in the coming days the community executive will present a package of measures that countries can use to moderate the market without violating state aid rules. But the message that everyone, including the president of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, repeated was that it would be a mistake to blame this situation on the European policy of the Green Deal. “The energy transition is not the problem, but the solution,” Gentiloni said. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-eurogroup-insists-on-supporting-the-energy-transition-despite-the-gas-crisis/

EUROPE

Airbag safety recall for up to 300,000 Citroën and DS vehicles:
The European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products (Rapex) has reported an airbag inflator problem in several models of the Citroën and DS vehicle range manufactured between 2009 and 2017, which could affect some 300,000 vehicles.
The affected models are:
-Citroën C3 V3 manufactured between September 2009 and January 2017.
-Citroën C4 V2 and DS4 manufactured between September 2010 and February 2017.
-DS3 manufactured between October 2009 and October 2016.
-DS5 manufactured between June 2011 and August 2016.
Spain’s OCU consumer association said that it understands that the vehicle manufacturer will contact owners to have the faulty part replaced. However, the OCU aslo advises owners of these models to contact Citroën and DS customer services direct to find out if their vehicle is among those affected. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202110/04/airbag-safety-recall-citroen-20211004141037.html

OTHER

A Very Bad Day For the Fakebook Empire: Services Knocked Offline, A Massive Data Hack & Customer Abuse Exposed, All In One Day!!!
See articles below. Rumours are circulating in techie forums that Fakebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are under attack from several vectors, groups of insider “white hat” hackers and disgruntled employees, who have reached their limits of accepting the abuse and monetization of social media users. Of course, FB will blame one of their 3rd party service providers, citing human error as the cause of the outage, as they typically do. However, it is very unlikely a single entity took down all these different FB services simultaneously; more likely it’s a coordinated effort by several groups. While this is going on, Fakebook is also currently fighting many huge lawsuits and criminal prosecutions by gov’ts worldwide. Large fines and settlements have already been paid by Zuckerberg this year, and he is appealing many others. Fakebook will not go down without a long, drawn out battle, but it may be doomed to follow the steps of it’s predecessor, MySpace, into digital oblivion! -Ed.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by global outage, worst since 2008: Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went offline for users across the globe, the social media giant said on Monday, as it worked on restoring the services after being hit by one of its longest outages. Facebook acknowledged users were having trouble accessing its apps but did not provide any specifics about the nature of the problem or how many were affected by the outage. “We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience,” Facebook tweeted about 30 minutes after the first reports of the outage.
Facebook has experienced similar widespread outages with its suite of apps this year in March and July.
Several users using their Facebook credentials to log in to third-party apps such as Pokemon Go and Match Masters were also facing issues. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebook-instagram-down-thousands-users-downdetectorcom-2021-10-04/
(I still cannot access Fakebook as of Tuesday 1am. -Ed.)

1.5 Billion Facebook Users Personal Information Posted for Sale After Hack: Personal information from roughly 1.5 billion worldwide Facebook users was allegedly put up for sale following a recent leak. A member of a known forum for hackers claimed to be in possession of the information in late September and offered to sell it in chunks to others on the forum, according to a report from Privacy Affairs. One user claimed to have gotten a quote of $5,000 for the information of 1 million users.
-The hacker allegedly in possession of the leaked information claimed that it included the following for each Facebook account: name, email address, location, gender, phone number and user ID.
-Samples shared by the user appear to have been authentic, according to Privacy Affairs. The outlet also checked the information against previous leaks and found that alleged info was a legitimately new leak, not old data being resold. Full article:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/15-billion-facebook-users-personal-information-posted-for-sale-after-hack/ar-AAP8eUl

Facebook ignores damages to it’s users to increase profits- the secrets that have exposed the toxicity of the social network: The vast empire of Mark Zuckerberg– and that also includes Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger– requested internal studies to better understand how their platforms affect the health of public debate and alter the mental stability of the millions of adolescents who use their products. The company then tried to bury those results confirming damage to users. Up to now.
Frances Haugen worked in the department of Civic Integrity, which Facebook dissolved shortly after the US presidential elections in November 2020. It was then that he chose to resign and leak those revealing documents to the press and federal authorities. Some documents confirm that the company knew and decided to ignore dangers to users. “There were constant conflicts of interest between what is good for the public and what is good for Facebook. And he always chose to optimize his own interest, to earn more money, ”the 37-year-old computer engineer explained during the early hours of Monday on ’60 minutes’, a prime-time television program. On Tuesday he will appear to testify before Congress. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/facebook-lies-to-you-the-secrets-that-have-exposed-the-toxicity-of-the-social-network/

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
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Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
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DigameXtra No. 2076 Monday, Oct. 4th, 2021

On October 4, 2021October 3, 2021 By Naythan

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For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

What’s On

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Phoenix Club:
Our social club is fully open once again, so do pop in.
***Trips***
October
-08th – Trip to Gib €15pp includes €1 for the driver.
-15th – A trip to Guadix to visit the Cave houses and trip on a wally train. The day will include a visit to a cave church, an ancient cave, an inhabited cave and finally the viewpoint – all with audio in English. Price €22.50pp includes coach, train fare and drivers gratuity.
-29th – IKEA/Guzman Garden Centre €14pp
November
-5th – Trip to Gib €15pp includes €1 for the driver.
-26th – Black Friday Nevada shopping Centre €15pp
December
-3rd – Trip to Gib €15pp includes €1 for the driver.
-23rd – 27th Christmas break. 4* Hotel Bahia in Almunecar. Call for details.
The Phoenix Social club is a registered association. We meet at the La Vega bar every Tuesday and you can find it just behind the Repsol garage on the way out of Torre towards Benajarafe. We are now open from 12 noon until 2pm.
For further information, please contact Gail on 951067723/626370695 or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk for more information

Bio Beach Restaurant in El Morche, October 2021 Program Schedule:
–Wed. Oct. 6 at 11am: Speaker: Graham Hibberd – Retired UK Police General Purpose/Explosive Search Dog Handler/Instructor. Following retirement, roles Overseas and at UK Regional Police Dog Training Centre, as Instructor for Police Dog Handler and Instructor Courses. Competitor and Official at numerous UK Police Dogs Trials and Shows.
-Tues. Oct. 12 at 11am: U3A Writing Workshop-Must register.
-Wed. Oct. 13 at 11am: Speaker: Jose Manuel Cabezas Cabello – A Historical approach to the mountains round Torrox. In this talk José Manuel will concentrate on two historical periods in which our mountains, Sierra Almijar played a crucial role: The War in Granada with the Morisco uprising in the XVIth century and the maquis resistance to the Franco regime – 1940´s & 1950´s.
-Thurs. Oct. 14 at 11am: Spanish Instruction; must register.
-Fri. Oct. 15 at 19hrs: Movie Night: Must register – Red Joan 2018 – 1hr45mn – Cold War Atmosphere-suspense-History-family drama: English-born Joan Stanley (Dame Judi Dench), a Soviet and Communist Party sympathizer, becomes employed as a British government civil servant, and gets recruited by the K.G.B. in the mid-1930s. She successfully transfers nuclear bomb secrets to Soviet Russia, which enables them to keep up with the west in the development of atomic weapons, and remains undetected as a spy for over half a century.
-Thurs. Oct. 21 at 13hrs: Munch Bunch-Must register.
-Tues. Oct. 26 at 11am: U3A Writing Workshop-Must register.
-Thurs. Oct. 28 at 11am: Spanish Instruction; must register.
Bio Beach Restaurant in El Morche, behind the Church, on the Paseo Maritimo
For information or registration contact: norma2kk@aol.com

Yfke’s Bar- Torrox Costa: Full Bar & Traditional Dutch Food Menu
Open Mon-Sat, 1400 – 2200. Closed Sundays
Program for the Autumn/Winter Workshops:
-Drawing & Painting Workshop. Starts Tuesday Oct 5th. 10:30-12:30. Cost = €10 (includes materials)
-Crafts Workshop. Starts Friday Oct 25th, 10:00am. Cost = €5 (excluding materials, includes a Tapa & Copa). A fun workshop for all.
-Coming soon, Meditations & Light languages twice a month. Details on request.
Registration & Info: yfketorrox@gmail.com or stop by the bar.
Please indicate which days you prefer, or are unavailable.
You will find us at: Torrox Costa Paseo, EDF 8 Urb. Costa de Oro. FB link with map
Warm greetings and see you soon, YFKE’S BAR.
Tel +34 711 03 0217

Watercolour Exhibition: We are 9 artists from Finland painting in watercolour in Archez. We will have an exhibition in Archez, at the EDF Cultural Clara Campoamor. The opening is on Wednesday, Oct 6th at 19.00. Welcome.
The exhibition is open Thursday Oct 7th thru Saturday Oct 9th, from 11am to 15pm daily. Please come and have a look and meet with some of us.
Krisse, krissesulonenATgmailD0Tcom

The Torrox Spanish History Group: Will be meeting on the 5th October at 11am in El Parquesol restuarant.
-We are lucky enough to have two talks on the 5th October. One will by Stuart Lightbody and the title is “The Forbidden City and it’s Correlation with the Structure and Functioning of the Human Body” Stuart is a retired acupuncturist and so this talk should be very interesting.
The second talk will be called a “called The Land With Few Boundaries” by Nigel Partridge.
-In November we have a talk by Chris Sherwood an experienced speaker and in December we will have a talk by Keith Rockall.
We also have plenty of talks lined up. Joan Fallon will be giving a talk as well as Chris Sherwoow an experienced speaker, as well as Keith Rockall and Maria Turner. Mari. + Maria is carrying out research for a talk on Franco; – Roy Vernon and myself and others are also going to give talks and there are plenty of ideas for future trips!
The Torrox Spanish History Group meets at 11am in the restaurant El Parquesol, El Morche. If you would like to know more or who would like to come, then please contact by email patricianerja at hotmail dot com.
The Torrox Spanish History Group organize day trips to historical places.

Musical Tribute To Pix (Jonathan Pickford) 1951-2021: Scirocco Live bar
Sat., 09Oct, 5pm-11:45pm
Bands and solo musicians will play tribute to Pix, a much loved and respected fellow artist, and for others it’s a chance to say “so long Pix”. This will be a happy occasion to celebrate Pix’s life with all welcome to come along. There’s no entrance fee. If you are a musician and would like to be added to the programme, please say so here, or send a pm, or call/WhatsApp +34 650 193 777.
Location: Calle Venta Baja 29711 Alcaucín FB link

Services Wanted/Offered

CycleNerja: Bike Rental and Cycle Hire in Nerja, Torrox & Frigiliana Free Bike delivery and collection service is available anywhere in Nerja, Torrox & Frigiliana and the inland villages. Professional Carbon Race Bikes, 29er Mountain Bikes & Electric Mountain Bikes. Free delivery subject to a minimum rental value of 90,00 euros. Contact via https://cyclenerja.com/ Contact also located under our banner in the DigameXtra Sponsor’s Section every day.

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
https://www.facebook.com/hanningtons.kitchens.and.bathrooms/
Call us : 669 665 156
Email us : hanningtons.bathrooms@gmail.com

Mandy’s Paintbox: Painter for 30 years. 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: amandajosiah@hotmail.com
My contact details can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of the issue. Here are “before” and “after” pics from my latest job.

Tony’s Butchers- Nerja:
Beef / Lamb / Pork / Poultry
Sausages & Bacon / Mixed Meat Boxes
Come by the shop or order online. Delivery available.
Visit our website for offerings, prices and order form.
Shop hours:
Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm.
Saturday 9am-2pm.
Closed Sunday & Monday
-We deliver from Nerja along the coast to Estepona, the rest of mainland Spain we deliver by special courier next day delivery.
-We can deliver to a friend or family member and can add a gift message at no extra cost.
-Special orders welcome.
-Cash, cards and Paypal accepted.
Address: C. Ruperto Andúez, 29780 Nerja, Málaga
Phone: +34 951730422
Website: https://www.tonysbutchers.shop/
We are a DigameXtra sponsor, so our contact info can be seen everyday in the Sponsor’s Section.

Painting Instruction: Come to Archez and paint with watercolours. If you are a beginner or have painted before, no problem. I will instruct you and I also have extra materials.
We will paint in Centro de Adultos 4 times between 10.30 and 13. The painting days are: 12,13,19 and 20 OCT 2021.
The cost is 10 euro per day or 35 for all four. The group will start with 4 but will not be bigger than 8. Please book in advance.
krissesulonen@gmail.com ; WhatsApp +358 50 5492416
See you, Krisse from Finland

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Solid blanket box natural solid top with grey stain sides waxed with lock Measurements 100 x 51 x 53cms Price 95€
-Good quality leather 3 x 2 seater sofas very comfy
Color 2 tone creme Measurements 190 x 85 cms
150 x 85 cms Price 140€ ( for both )
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale: Footjoy Ladies Golf Shoes. Size 40. Worn 3 times. €45 (cost €140). Buyer collects. Donna, Nerja. More pics on request. suzanneDOTdonna@gmail.com

For Sale: Bookcase. Handmade by carpenter in Zafarraya.
Cost €350 For sale at €100
2m tall by 96cm.wide by 36cm.deep
Phillip, Viñuela area, Mobile 618041813
Contact philipsmalley@hotmail.com

For Sale, 2 items: Two American bicycles. Perfect condition.
125€ each or 200€ for the pair. Torrox area.
Call John on 636160538.

For Sale, 3 items:
-old Brace and various bits 25 euro
-Parkside Hammer drill 20 euro
-Powerfix socket set 20 euro.
Please contact Chris on 657411398 or
email: gladstone dot chris at gmail dot com

For Sale: 2 x Floor standing Fans. By Smeco. 3 Speed settings, Oscillating, adjustable height to 1.25m. Excellent condition, bought for this summer but hardly used. €10 each. Buyer to collect. Contact Jeff, Torrox Costa.
Whatsapp 617682672 or
email: pavoreal152@gmail.com

Wanted: Static exercise bike, not the large size. Puente Don Manuel area. Mary. 655640862.

Recommendations & Requests

Recommendation for Liz The English Nurse: We had cause to use the services of Liz and her team when mums friends alerted me that she was not well and needed attention. I contacted Liz who gained access the same day to access my mum and put in place an immediate care action plan to get her to a healthy and stable position to allow me to take mum back to the UK. This was achieved with nursing and full time care and mum is now back in the UK and doing very well.
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Nurse Liz contact numbers: 951 550 581 / 692 419 548
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News & Articles

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SPAIN

The price of electricity will rise again tomorrow and will mark the most expensive Monday in history, 186.46 euros / MWh: Compared to a week ago, when the price of electricity in the Spanish wholesale market was 174.68 euros / MWh, the increase is 6.7%. Compared with a year ago, the price of electricity is multiplied by almost six.
The highest price this Monday will be between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., when it will reach 249 euros / MWh, while the lowest will be recorded between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., when it will trade at 141.59 euros / MWh. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-price-of-electricity-will-rise-again-tomorrow-and-will-mark-the-most-expensive-monday-in-history-186-46-euros-mwh/

MALAGA

The cultural week in Canillas de Albaida will culminate with the procession of the Virgin of the Rosary: {Translation}
-Monday Oct 4th activities for all ages will begin with a drawing competition at the Almijara Rural Public School, while from 16:30 there will be a digital gymkhana and the screening of the film “Space Jam: New Legends” at the Guadalinfo Centre in Canillas de Albaida. At around 19:00 there will be a FIFA videogame championship in the youth lounge. At the same time, the first solemn triduum of the week will begin in the church of Nuestra Señora de la Expetación.
-On Tuesday, October 5th, a numbers and letters competition will be held in the municipal library at 16:30. This will be followed by bicycle races, cucañas and traditional games in the sports centre. At 7 p.m. the second triduum will take place, which will be followed half an hour later by a darts tournament for children under 14 and a ping pong tournament, both in the youth hall.
-On Wednesday 6th the first activity of the day will be at the Guadalinfo Centre with the Kahoot quiz game from 16:00 hours, which will give way to the final of the ping pong tournament in the youth lounge. At 17:30 there will be a funfair, face painting and balloon twisting in the sports centre, and at 7 p.m. the triduum will be celebrated.
-Thursday 7th at 17:30. A floral offering and veneration of Nuestra Señora de la Expectación is the first event scheduled. Immediately afterwards, in the Plaza Nuestra Señora del Rosario, there will be a snack of chocolate with churros for everyone, accompanied by the Leo Music show. At 19:00 in the church, the children will be presented and medals will be awarded. Half an hour later there will be a tribute to residents over 90 years of age and those turning 18.
–On Friday 8th, the awards ceremony
–Saturday 9th , in the Plaza Nuestra Señora del Rosario, there will be music and dancing with the Grupo Antídoto, between 22:00 and 3:00.
-The cultural week in Canillas de Albaida will culminate on Sunday 10 October with a holy mass in honour of the Virgen del Rosario at 18:00. The image will be carried in procession an hour later with the accompaniment of the Municipal Music Band. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-semana-cultural-de-canillas-de-albaida-culminara-con-la-procesion-de-la-virgen-del-rosario/

The Karavaning collective will make a protest march in Nerja and Torre del Mar: {Translation} The State Platform of KAravaning (lapeka.org), has called its members and supporters to a protest march through the towns of Nerja and Torre del Mar which will take place on 22, 23 and 24 October. Both towns are well known in the caravanning world for their restrictive by-laws, not allowing overnight stays in the case of Torre del Mar and not even allowing parking in the case of Nerja.
The association considers these stances to be clearly discriminatory, as they are not based on safety arguments and contradict the guidelines set by the DGT for local authorities to regulate their parking spaces. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiahoy.es/articulo/axarquia-comarca/plataforma-estatal-karavaning-harauna-marcha-reivindicativa-nerja-torre-mr/20211001160007043590.html

OTHER

The Pandora Papers- A new global investigation on tax evasion exposes world leaders and sports figures: It has been baptized as Pandora Papers and there are almost 12 million secret documents on the fiscal management of some of the most powerful political leaders in the world. The investigation led by the International Research Consortium uncovers legal and illegal uses of a system that are under suspicion on five continents and analyzes the role of the United States and some tax havens in the alleged laundering of billions of dollars.
The names of some leaders, such as the President of Chile Sebastián Piñera, and Toni Blair, British Prime Minister will appear. The investigation investigates the offshore business of the King of Jordan; the presidents of Ecuador, Paraguay, Ukraine and Kenya; of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. The files also detail the financial activities of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “unofficial minister of propaganda” and more than 130 billionaires around the world. Details of the secret owners of private planes, yachts, mansions, and works by Picasso and Bansky, among other artists, appear on the papers.
Full article: https://spainsnews.com/a-global-investigation-on-tax-evasion-points-to-guardiola-the-king-of-jordan-or-the-president-of-chile/

Mercury’s closeup- European-Japanese space mission returns its 1st photos: A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system’s innermost planet while on a mission to deliver two probes into orbit in 2025.
After swooping past Mercury at altitudes of under 200 kilometres, the spacecraft took a low-resolution black-and-white photo with one of its monitoring cameras before zipping off again.
The European Space Agency said the captured image shows the Northern Hemisphere and Mercury’s characteristic pock-marked features, among them the 166-kilometre-wide Lermontov crater. Photo:ESA/AP. Full article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/mercury-photo-space-bepicolombo-1.6197837

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

Humour Section

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Fun & Games

Useful Links, Info & Numbers

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 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

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DigameXtra – Sunday, Oct. 3rd, 2021 – Closed on Sundays

On October 3, 2021October 2, 2021 By Naythan

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Monday thru Saturday
No Sunday Issues

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For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

Churches & Worship

New Life Church: Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, we would be delighted to welcome you to New Life Church. Our meetings are characterised by uplifting songs, relevant sermons and a modern but reverent service.
During this time of uncertainty, God’s word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. We are a Bible based Church community continuing to help people find their way to God through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
Jesus said, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life“
Sunday Service 11.00am
Prayer Meetings Wednesdays 11.00am
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja
Directions: Click Here https://goo.gl/maps/KvNCimhrsYdH298r9
Email: info@nlcnerja.com
Website: https://www.nlcnerja.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nlcnerja

El Puente Christian Fellowship – Sunday Service
El Puente Christian Fellowship is a loving, multi-national, Bible believing community of Christ, who meet each Sunday at 11 am to worship The Lord. We enjoy a time of worship with contemporary songs and traditional hymns, and a message brought to us by one of the Elders or a visiting speaker.
The church meeting hall is situated underneath Maroma Inmobiliaria Puente Don Manuel, Cruce de Periana – 29713.
Full directions and further information can be found on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/El-Puente-Christian-Fellowship-105285888299225/or please contact us by email on elpuentechristianfellowship@gmail.com. For those who cannot join us in person, we aim to stream Sunday services via the Facebook page (subject to a good internet connection!).

St George’s Church Málaga: We are part of the Church of England in Spain covering the area from Torremolinos in the west to the outskirts of Nerja in the east and to the northern edge of Malaga province.
We have three worship centres, in Velez-Málaga, Málaga city and Salinas. Everyone is welcome to our Sunday services in English, and you can also contact us to enquire about baptisms, marriage blessings, funerals, and house blessings.
Father Louis, our Chaplain, is available for counsel and support, regardless of anyone’s beliefs or background. We aspire to be a welcoming and inclusive community, open to all people seeking faith and friendship.
If you can’t get to church, we live-stream our Sunday services on Facebook, and also gather on Zoom for an informal service on Wednesday mornings.
Sign up for our newsletter by emailing Father Louis at malagachaplain@gmail.com to receive login details, and news of other future events. We look forward to welcoming you and being of service.
Website: www.stgeorgemalaga.org & Facebook

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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 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

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DigameXtra No. 2075 Saturday, Oct. 2nd, 2021

On October 2, 2021 By Naythan

Welcome to DigameXtra !

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Announcements

For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

What’s On

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Almuñécar hosts second Autumn Jazz Festival: Pianist Júlio Resende, trumpeter Raynald Colom and saxophonist Jean Toussaint will be performing. The II Festival de Jazz en Otoño will be held from Saturday 9 to Monday 11 October in the José Martín Recuerda auditorium in the Casa de la Cultura.
Tickets are available at: www.giglon.com and in Viajes Ecuador, Paseo del Altillo 2, or at the Casa de la Cultura in Almuñécar one hour before the concerts start. All concerts commence at 9pm.

Bar Atila – Saturday 2nd October starting at 9.00pm
Music & Music Menu (see poster)
Live music by Not To Fall, feat. Lee Townsend
Contact Frank at Bar Atila to reserve a table
atilabarpuente@gmail.com ; 630 393 290 (WhatsApp)
C/ Buena Vista 9, Puente don Manuel

Bea’s Postamt: Open mic / Jam session
Sat. Oct 2nd, from 9pm
Torrox-Costa, Avd. Europa, BLQ 80 FB link

Paul Hayes at Buskers Irish Bar- Nerja: Sat. Oct 2nd
10:30pm. Looking forward to another great Saturday night at Buskers Irish Pub, Nerja. Come early because seating is limited.
C/ Antonio Millon, Nerja 29780 FB link

Revival Live Band: Sunday 3rd Oct, 5pm
Andy’s Beach Cabopino, Playa Cabopino, Marbella
+34 693 01 82 76 FB link

Services Wanted/Offered

Tony Roam Transport & Removals Spain To UK To Spain:
New Weekly Runs Spain to UK and Up to 4 weeks FREE Storage.
16 years Removals To & Fro Spain / UK Spain.
Scheduled and also unscheduled all year every month.
We also offer a door to door at dates and times you choose.
Transportation, Removals & light haulage company that have guaranteed scheduled trips all year from UK to Torrox and back at the same time every month.
Also additional unscheduled to suit your needs.
Full or part loads undertaken.
Full or Part loads up to 20 cubic meters up to 2.5 tonne.
Up to £25,000.00 insurance with British Insurance Company.
Evidence of insurance can be supplied by email on request. Hard Copies always carried on the vans.
We live just behind Torrox Pueblo in Spain and in South Wales UK and have vans going back and forth UK to Spain to UK by way of Santander or Bilbao / Portsmouth or Plymouth Ferry.
For more information and prices for all to see please visit our website www.euroam.co.uk
email ; tonyroam@btconnect.com
Tel Spain 0034636393542 – UK 00447973362003.
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Car Clean Malaga:
Is your car looking tired? Does the interior need some TLC? Selling your current car & want to get the best price for it? We can help!!
At Car Clean Malaga we strive to achieve the highest level of finish on our customers cars possible. We are able to correct defective paintwork, faded headlights, scratches, stone chips and make interiors clean & fresh. We have invested thousands of euros in the best tools available to carry out these jobs as speedily as possible, ensuring you get the most efficient and cost effective results carried out for you!
Warren will come and see your vehicle and discuss with you what you need and a budget you have to work with.
Once your vehicle is booked in with us you can rest assured you will be pleased with the end results!
We can also offer this service to motorhomes, caravans, motorbikes, small cars, 4x4s & vans!
Call or WhatsApp Warren on 618-346-098 or email at warren@carcleanmalaga.com for your FREE no obligation quote. Based in Comares.

MS Bespoke Joinery: With many years experience in the Joinery trade, I am able to offer a professional and personalised service to meet your individual requirements.
Wardrobes– if you are looking to maximise your wardrobe space, or modernise your existing Spanish wardrobes, then sliding doors is an ideal solution.
All wardrobes are fitted from floor to ceiling, with doors that slide effortlessly and silently, with soft-close mechanism.
Home Office– if you are working from home, it is important to make your space as comfortable and practical as possible, allowing you to maximise your productivity.
Murphy Beds– if space is at a premium, a wall bed is a really smart way to create a very flexible room – one that converts from a comfortable bedroom, to a work or play area, in less than a minute.
Beds can be installed with cabinets, in a large selection of designs, sizes and finishes.
Kitchens – From ultra-modern, glossy, handle-less cabinets to traditional Shaker style.
A comprehensive range of fully-fitted kitchen cabinets available to suit all budgets, offering style and practicality.
All kitchen-related trades catered for, to ensure a smooth transition from conception to completion.
For more information and a no-obligation quote,
contact Mick, Torrox, at: CoExGal@aol.com
or by phone at +44 7575 597060 or +34 696161951
https://www.msbespokejoinery.com/
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* 24 hour live in care.
* Meal preparation, shopping & routine house keeping
* Correspondence and Communication
* Medication Collection and Dispensing Systems
* Provision of Medical Equipment
TEL 951 55 05 81 OR 692419548
Contact Liz ( On WhatsApp). Colegio de Enfermería de Málaga reg. 17425
englishnurse@rocketmail.com
www.englishnurse.net

Yoga Monte Alegre (Campo Torrox):
Every Tuesday 09:45 -11:15 a.m. (90 minutes , 10 €)
Ongoing course / small international group / open air location
Language of instruction is Spanish but individual additions can be made in German and English if required (a good basic vocabulary is enough – no need to worry !)
This class will integrate conscious breath with dynamic movement to build strength, endurance and flexibility – physically as well as mentally!
For more details please contact Anne, Tel. 0034 – 685 247 505. Or email Anne at: anne-kathrin.ruth@gmx.ch

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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MOONETTE – Organic Skincare for Mature Skin
We are a Torrox-based company specialising in the creation of formulae which help prevent premature skin ageing
We are committed to making effective products at affordable prices
Free delivery for orders more than 36€ in Spain
International shipping to UK, EU, CANADA and USA available
As our skin is the first layer of our defence against microbial infections, ultraviolet radiation and environmental contamination it plays a vital role in our health. As we grow older, however, our skin becomes thinner, wrinkled, and more sensitive; hence it requires the use of treatments containing specific ingredients to the care of treating mature skin.
Recognising this need we have created a range of formulae which help
-slow down ageing process by smoothing fine lines and wrinkles.
-improve facial complexion and eliminate blemishes.
At Moonette, we are passionate about health, beauty and plants. Your skin will benefit from the properties of botanic essential oils combined with a selection of nutrients for deep hydration, cell revitalization and antioxidant effect, all sourced from the finest natural ingredients with gorgeous fragrances.
Naturally, we care about our planet and feel the need to help reduce the sheer volumes of plastics waste that are generated daily around the globe. Presently, we are minimizing the usage of plastic materials in our production while seeking alternative forms of packaging. To help reduce pollution we are asking all local customers to recycle or reuse their Moonette skincare containers, and offering a small discount on future purchases to customers recycling containers.
Free small testers are available on request. Please contact us to find out more or to order:
Tel /WhatsApp: +34 650 044 102.
Follow us on social media:
Facebook @ www.facebook.com/moonette.es
Instagram @moonetteskincare
Google – please search ‘Moonette’ to get to our page.
Margaret Gosling
margaret@moonette.es
Homepage- www.moonette.es

For Sale, 2 items: Two electric fans.
Both in good working order
€5 each. Tony, Torrox Park
oddjobtony at gmail dot com

For Sale: Rustic style window with shutters. €100
1 meter x 1 meter. Needs a little re-staining.
Cost from new would be 400€ upwards.
Iznate area. Please contact Kay:
kayh74@hotmail.com

For Sale: Four 1000 piece jigsaws. Guaranteed complete. 5 Euros each. Buyer collects. Steve, Competa, 626926227

For Sale: Floor-standing lamp. Conquistador, 190 cm to top of lamp. Perfect condition, 150€. Torrox area, buyer collects.
Call John, 636160538

For Sale: Two Figures, from The Leonardo Collection. 1993 & 1994. The Bouquet and The Promenade. Approx 9” tall. 10€ each. Good condition. If interested please contact me, Sue, 677322169
Or email: maundfitchATGmailDOTcom.
Proceeds to TAIL- Torrox Costa, a charity caring for abandoned animals in the area.

SOLD- F~~or Sale:~~ Old, High-end Laptop. Windows 10. Cheap! €80
H/P Pavillion DV6. UK keyboard. Contact Doctorlaptop

Recommendations & Requests

E-Book recommendations: Reply to Carole.
Great suggestion. It is very hit and miss with e books. I have just joined a book club and we choose a book to read every month. Just finished The Star giver by JO JO Moynes, really good, introduced me to another author. I am now reading The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves, she writes the Vera TV series again a good book.
Also, we have a group of friends who pass books around to each other. Read a good one No time for goodbye, by Linwood Barclay.
I have written one myself The Spanish Connection by Maggie Howard available on Kindle bit racy!!!
Maggie, Valle de Abdalajis, casamagelATyahooD0Tcom

News & Articles

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COVID-19

Map of Covid measures in the municipalities of Andalusia: Use this link to visit the interactive map to check individual towns.
https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-mapa-covid-andalucia-medidas-y-restricciones-vigentes-municipio-202110011324_noticia.html

The rate of Covid remains low in Malaga and there is hardly 66 new cases: {Translation} Updated: 1OCT21, 13:32
-Covid continues to fall. The rate continues to fall, the pressure on care is decreasing and this Friday only 66 new cases were reported. The number of people infected is 27 times lower than at the end of January, when the relaxation of the Christmas season restrictions paid off. But three more deaths from the virus are to be regretted.
-The province recorded an incidence of 56.1 positives per 100,000 inhabitants; 2.9 points less than on Thursday and very close to the rate of 50 that would place it in the low risk level of spread of Covid. This is the same downward trend in Andalusia, which went from 50.1 to 47.8 between the two days, and in Malaga city, which dropped from 51.9 to 50.5.
-In addition, the number of infections continues to be below one hundred. This has been the case throughout this week, which represents an epidemiological improvement, since the previous week there were days when this threshold was exceeded.
-The three deaths with Covid recorded in the last few hours bring the cumulative number of deaths since March 2020 to 1,963.
-Those cured are three times more than those newly infected. Exactly 213 discharged compared to 66 more infected.
-The pressure on care continues to decrease. There are 88 patients in hospital, 17 of whom are in the ICU. This is less than the 91 and 18 registered on Thursday, respectively, and is the lowest figure in the last three months. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/tasa-Covid-baja-Malaga-nuevos-casos_0_1615939148.html

Merck says its experimental pill for people sick with COVID-19 reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half: Early results showed patients who received molnupiravir, within five days of COVID-19 symptoms had about half the rate of hospitalization and death as those who received a dummy pill.
The study tracked 775 adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who were considered high risk for severe disease because of health problems such as obesity, diabetes or heart disease. The results have not been reviewed by outside experts, the usual procedure for vetting new medical research.
Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. After that time period, there were no deaths among those who received the drug, compared with eight in the placebo group, according to Merck. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/merck-says-experimental-covid-pill-cuts-worst-effects-a9a2245fdcee324f6bbd776a0fffcc60

SPAIN

The wholesale price of electricity closes a historic September with eight records: The price of electricity in the wholesale market, a reference for calculating the regulated tariff paid by almost 11 million households, has reached a milestone this month by becoming the most expensive in its history with 8 records, the last of 189.9 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) on Wednesday. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-wholesale-price-of-electricity-closes-a-historic-september-with-eight-records/

MALAGA

Nerja Residents take to the streets over ‘terrible’ state of children’s play areas: With banners with messages such as ‘Nerja needs parks’, ‘We don’t vote but we play’ or ‘If we don’t have a park, where do we have fun?’, around fifty residents, including parents and children, protested on Wednesday afternoon in Nerja against the “terrible state” of several of the town’s playgrounds. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/local/202110/01/residents-take-streets-over-20211001110803-v.html

UK

‘GB’ Car Stickers No Longer Valid for UK Travellers Driving in EU: British nationals will no longer be allowed to drive outside the country with a car that has the over a-century-old “GB” sticker, as it will be replaced with the post-Brexit one that says “UK”.
The “GB” sticker, which meant Great Britain and was valid for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland drivers, was widely used by Britons while travelling outside the country, and it served as an identity token.
Now, with this decision entering force on September 28, it has to be replaced with one that says “UK”. Those that fail to follow the rule can miss their visit to a particular country as the entrance with those stickers won’t be permitted. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/gb-car-stickers-no-longer-valid-for-uk-travellers-driving-in-eu/

What COVID-19 Rules Apply to Spaniards Travelling to UK From Next Monday?: Spanish nationals will no longer have to undergo quarantine requirements upon reaching the United Kingdom, as the country has abolished its colour-coded system. This means that from Monday, October 4, Spain and other countries which aren’t listed as red won’t be subject to quarantine requirements, the UK Government Official Website has announced. Full article:
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/what-covid-19-rules-apply-to-spaniards-travelling-to-uk-from-next-monday/

LOTTERY

EuroMillions- results of the draw for Friday, October 1, 2021: The winning combination in the draw of Euromillions of Friday, October 1, 2021 corresponds to the one formed by the following numbers: 01, 15, 19, and 39 and the stars 1 and 7. The Million code has been the SBT62938.
Source: https://spainsnews.com/euromillions-results-of-the-draw-for-friday-october-1-2021/

Bonoloto draw for Friday, October 1, 2021: The result of the Bonoloto of this friday october 1 of 2021 is: 03, 16, 21, 28, 39 and 49 being the complementary number the 35 and the refund on 4. Source: https://spainsnews.com/bonoloto-draw-for-friday-october-1-2021/

OTHER

BUSINESS OWNER ALERT- Fakebook Has Severely Cut the Traffic to Your Business Page, Blocks non-FB members from viewing business pages: It started in Belgium 5 years ago. “In Belgium, Facebook will no longer allow non-members of its social network site to access Facebook pages of companies or organizations.” (https://euobserver.com/digital/131365)
It has now spread to Spain. Most of the business FB pages I checked, including gov’t pages, are now only available if you are signed into FB, even if the page owner has the “View Setting” set to public! There are a few exceptions, but these are few and shrinking in number. FB has not yet responded to my inquiries regarding why some biz pages display for people not signed into FB and other pages don’t, and to honest, I would be surprised if they replied. While I am sure FB mentioned this is some obscure update notice that no one reads, most businesses will be unaware they are now getting far less exposure.
If you advertise on FB you should be aware that the potential traffic to your pages has been heavily reduced. If you pay FB for ads, you are getting much less for your money! People looking for you in Google search may see a link to your FB page, but it won’t open unless they sign in.
Many people now refuse to have a FB account due to well documented privacy concerns, censorship and dominance of advertising. And despite what Fakebook says, their membership is shrinking, as very few people under 45 use it anymore, and the older users are a shrinking population. So a significant segment of the population will not find your business if you rely solely on Fakebook for your internet presence. (https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2020/08/11/facebook-faces-shrinking-popularity-but-researchers-warn-it-may-be-too-big-to-fail/)
Every business should have their own private website to maximize their internet exposure. Your biz website is the business card for the 21st century. DoctorLaptop can build you a custom website on a free server (no annual hosting fees) for as little as €75. -Ed.

Apple Pay Can be Abused to Make Contactless Payments From Locked iPhones: Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed an unpatched flaw in Apple Pay that attackers could abuse to make an unauthorized Visa payment with a locked iPhone by taking advantage of the Express Travel mode set up in the device’s wallet.
“An attacker only needs a stolen, powered on iPhone. The transactions could also be relayed from an iPhone inside someone’s bag, without their knowledge,” a group of academics from the University of Birmingham and University of Surrey said. “The attacker needs no assistance from the merchant and backend fraud detection checks have not stopped any of our test payments.” Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2021/10/apple-pay-can-be-abused-to-make.html

Beware of Fake Amnesty International Antivirus for “Pegasus Malware” that Infects PCs with Malware: “Adversaries have set up a phony website that looks like Amnesty International’s — a human rights-focused non-governmental organization — and points to a promised antivirus tool to protect against the NSO Group’s Pegasus tool,” Cisco Talos researchers said. “However, the download actually installs the little-known Sarwent malware.”
Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2021/10/beware-of-fake-amnesty-international.html

Another Week, Another Chrome Update- Update Google Chrome ASAP to Patch 2 New Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws: Google on Thursday pushed urgent security fixes for its Chrome browser, including a pair of new security weaknesses that the company said are being exploited in the wild, making them the fourth and fifth actively zero-days plugged this month (Sept).
Chrome users are advised to update to the latest version (94.0.4606.71) for Windows, Mac, and Linux by heading to Settings > Help > ‘About Google Chrome’ to mitigate any potential risk of active exploitation. Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2021/09/update-google-chrome-asap-to-patch-2.html

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 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

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DigameXtra No. 2074 Friday, Oct. 1st, 2021

On October 1, 2021 By Naythan

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Announcements

For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

What’s On

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Echoes of The Beatles in Concert: Sat., Oct 9th 9:30pm
Teatro Las Lagunas Mijas
A night of incredible music from the greatest band of all time “The Beatles” performed for you by Echoes of The Beatles, with authentic costumes, instruments and backline, this FULLY LIVE event is one not to be missed! With hits from 1960-1970, this show will transport you to the decade that changed music forever!
Camino del Albero, 16. Las Lagunas 29649 Mijas FB link

Car Boot/Market at Lake Vinuela: This popular monthly Car Boot/ Market is on Sunday 3rd October at El Pantano Restaurant car park. Overlooking Lake Vinuela. Time 9.30 am to 1pm.
Please be assured, that we are taking all the necessary precautions to abide with current restrictions and requirements that the Government have in place.
Hand sanitiser will be available for your use, on all stalls.
Location is easy to find on the A356 towards Colmenar.
Drive over the bridge crossing Lake Vinuela and the car park/bar is just ahead on the right-hand side. Plenty of parking.
There are always bargains galore, old and new.
-Always a good selection of D.I.Y. tools.
-Lots of local grown fruit and vegetables.
-Homemade Jams and Marmalades and Chutneys (including Mango)
-Household and garden items for sale on many of the stalls
-Plants, shrubs, flowers and herbs.
-Greetings cards.
– (New) Ladies clothes and accessories.
– Large selection of paperback and hardback books, CD’s & DVD’s
Come along and enjoy a morning browsing and picking up a few bargains at this well-established monthly market, which attracts visitors from far and near. A super location. The restaurant has shaded terraces overlooking the lake and many customers sit and enjoy a coffee or a tapa and a drink and catch up with friends and acquaintances for a chat. Many even stay and choose lunch from the varied menu available.
Bar is open from 9.30am serving coffee/drinks/food.
Please note: If the market has to be cancelled at short notice, it will automatically be re-scheduled for the following Sunday.
For further info please contact Sandy (Vinuela) by telephone, on 619471301

Services Wanted/Offered

Cómpeta Solar:
-Solar Electric (PV) (Self-Consumption)
-Grid Connected or Off Grid Solar Electric
-Solar Hot Water
-Solar Pool Heating
-Heat Pumps
-Installation and Repairs
Contact: Malcolm Butcher. Tel: +34 652970608 (Spain) Competa
Email: info AT competasolar DOT es Web: www.competasolar.es

WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR A HOLIDAY UNTIL THE 6th OF OCTOBER–Greek House- Greek Casita Restaurant, Torrox Costa!
Located on the sea promenade, between the Safari bar and Picadero restaurants, BLQ 80 bajo. We offer you a little piece of Greece with our Greek home made specialities. Hours for Summer: Wednesday thru Sunday 7:30pm till close. Closed Monday & Tuesday. Lunch available by reservation only. For reservations call telephone number 642585049. You can choose meat specialties (Gyros, Souvlaki, Bifteki, Sutsukaki, Mussaka), cheese (Feta Psiti, Feta Saganaki, Hallumi), vegetables (Greek salad, Hummus, Eggplant cream, Mezze, Tzatziki) or sea fruits ( prawns or octopus), all of this accompanied with our special Greek pita bread. We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet end exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! https://la-casita-griega.business.site/

Staycations at CASA MAGEL
Hot Days Are Here – Lovely sparkling pool
Now is the time to book a relaxing getaway at Casa Magel B&B
A Great idea for Birthdays and anniversaries. Personalised vouchers available on request for future dates.
Bring a couple of friends and enjoy relaxing in a safe environment. Or on your own and enjoy the peace and quiet.
The heatwave is here, and we fill up quickly. So relaxing in our renovated pool and garden.
Our special offers are on again this year,
-2 nights B&B with 1 night 3 course evening meal with drinks for 2 sharing an en suite room 130€.
-3 nights B&B with 1 night 3 course evening meal with drinks and tapas & drinks at local bar for 2 sharing double en suite room 175€.
-You can add extra nights for 50€ a night B&B for a double en suite room. Book over 5 days and get a discount.
Casa Magel is situated 1 km from the typical Spanish town of Valle De Abdalajis first founded in Roman times when it was called Nescania.
We are surrounded by beautiful scenery and there are lots of walking routes. We are not far from El Chorro with the famous Caminito Del Rey, also Ardales lakes which are stunning.
Not far in the other direction, you will find The Wolf Park a real experience to see wolves in their natural environment. Also nearby is Antequera a wonderful town for sightseeing, 27 churches, the old castle, lovers leap mountain and a spectacular bullring besides the many shops and restaurants.
A place not to be missed is El Torcal an amazing site of rock formations formed over 2 million years ago.
Or you can just relax around our refurbished pool with a fully equipped kitchen, bar & BBQ area with limited drinks & snacks available, or bring your own. The food is great, the views stunning, beds are comfy and the hosts are friendly.
Check out our website www.casamagel.com.
Contact: casamagel@yahoo.com ; Phone – 722879503

Malagalingo Spanish School:
Here are some photos of our latest FREE EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES at Malagalingo Spanish School in Torrox Costa.
Always in our BIG OUTDOOR TERRACE or OUTDOORS
Come and meet new people of all nationalities and have fun with our lessons and our FREE OUT-OF-SCHOOL activities
We will welcome you with open arms!!
Malagalingo Spanish School
malagalingo@gmail.com
+ (34) 650 479 493
Facebook: malagalingo
www.malagalingo.com

M&N Garden maintenance landscape and design:
All garden work carried out plus landscaping and design ideas.
Also do house painting inside and out plus minor works and repairs, recommendations on request based in Velez.
Contact Martin on 651921999 or
email: martindeverson@gmail.com

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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For Sale, 2 items:
-Hitachi food steamer, very little use, with instruction manual. 35€
-Trophy motor club battery converter 300W, ideal for camping 20€.
Linda. Contact 711002205, WhatsApp or
Email: lindabluemedatgmaildotcom

For Sale: Beko gas cooker, jetted for propano.
Fully gas operated, oven, grill & hob with electrical ignition. 100.00€. Campo de Cómpeta. Ideally buyer to collect but can deliver locally for extra cost.
Contact John on; 653 11 11 89
or email; johnlinda.blackburn@gmail.com

For Sale, 3 items:
-Coat stand in very good condition, 15€
-Screen for the cold fireplace, 10€
-Siliconforms, unused, 10€.
Edwin, Competa, boegero at gmx dot de

For Sale: Old, High-end Laptop. Windows 10. Cheap! €80
H/P Pavillion DV6. UK keyboard
If you need a laptop fast, but it’s not in your budget, this will see you thru until you can replace it with something newer.
Top of the line model when new. Most of it is in good condition, but I am selling it cheap because it has 2 problems: Dead battery and CD/DVD is broken. Replacing those with genuine replacement parts would cost too much, and cheap grey market replacement parts are unreliable.
-Intel i7 processor, 1.6GHz to 2.80GHz burst speed.
-320Gb Hard disk, 4Gb RAM (New)
-15″ display
-freshly installed Windows 10 Pro
-MS Office 2019 Pro Plus (Word, Excel, Publisher, etc)
-Had full maintenance service.
See full specs here: https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c02021961
If you need a cheap, decent laptop, fast, and as long as you are happy to use this plugged into power, and don’t need a CD/DVD (you could plug in an external disc player), this laptop will serve you well. Come try it out if interested. Buyer collects in Torrox Costa. 30 day cash back guaranty.
Contact Doctorlaptop by email
doctorlaptop@protonmail.com

Wanted: Baby car seat. Axarquia area, baby seat for 1year old wanted to borrow/rent for 10 days or buy. Needed for 30 October. Brian, Nerja
Email: almirantenerja at gmail.com

Recommendations & Requests

Books to Buy: As a Kindle reader I am often faced with “which book to buy next”. Its a bit hit and miss. As I read everything from Stephen King to Dickens, Amazon has trouble selecting books I might like. I generally avoid brand new titles (too expensive) and the ones that are hyped up. I thought other Digamites might have the same problem, so here are three that I have bought recently and found to be excellent. Perhaps other Kindle readers could suggest some more? I’ll give you three more suggestions from my back catalogue in a month’s time.
HOSTAGE by Clare Mackintosh.
This one was described as an “unputdownable, pulse pounding new thriller” and for once they were right! It concerns a woman called Mina, who is cabin crew on a direct flight to Australia, her husband, a police detective and their adopted daughter. The three all become entangled in a terrifying hostage situation. Excellent characters and a gripping story, very cleverly constructed.
THE FOUR WINDS by Kristin Hannah
We are transported to the great depression of the 30’s and the terrible disaster of the “dust bowl”. The central character is forced to move to California where the grass is greener but the situation is not, as there are thousands of homeless, unemployed souls looking for food and shelter. An amazing book, and I learned a lot about the hardships of that era.
THE LAST VOYAGE OF MRS HENRY PARKER by Joanna Neil
Mrs Parker lives aboard the cruise ship with her husband the retired ship’s doctor. After a trip ashore she returns to the ship only to find she has lost her husband. This is a funny and poignant tale of someone who is gradually losing her marbles, though they have reached the stage where they are just gently rattling in their box. If you have been on cruises you will love this.
Carole, El Morche, carolemhartATyahooD0Tcom

News & Articles

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COVID-19

Malaga health district stays at Covid alert Level 1, despite dropping below 50 incidence rate, while the Serranía goes to Level 0:
-The municipalities in the Serranía health district are, on Friday (1 October), about to say goodbye to the coronavirus restrictions for capacity and opening hours.
-However, despite dropping below the 50 Covid positives per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days bar required to move to Level 0, the Junta de Andalucía’s Ministry of Health has decided that the Malaga health district will remain at health alert Level 1 for at least another week, and maintain the existing restrictions.
-The other four health districts in Malaga province having higher cumulative incidence rates per 100,000 inhabitants are La Vega at 78.1, Costa del Sol (66.5), Axarquía (59) and Guadalhorce (61.4) so they will also remain at Level 1 for at least another week. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/local/202109/30/malaga-serrania-health-districts-20210930135209.html

SPAIN

Volcanic eruption intensifies in La Palma, increasing ash fall:
The Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, in Spain’s Canary Islands, on Thursday increased its eruptive force and was emitting a greater quantity of ash than when its lava reached the sea on Tuesday night, sources from the National Geographic Institute (IGN) confirmed. They warned that explosions are now being registered in the north slope of the main cinder cone. This new situation could cause the cone to collapse in the short term, something that is within the forecasts of the volcanologists who are working on the island. Photo:Kike Rincón. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-09-30/volcanic-eruption-intensifies-in-la-palma-increasing-ash-fall.html

Madrid to lift all Covid capacity restrictions on food and entertainment venues from Monday: Starting October 4, there will be no more limits on the number of people allowed at a table, and face masks will not need to be worn in outdoor spaces, if a safe distance can be maintained. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-09-30/madrid-to-lift-all-covid-capacity-restrictions-on-food-and-entertainment-venues-from-monday.html

Electricity companies denounce to the European Commission the ‘decree’ of the Government aimed to reign in out-of-control power bills for consumers: To combat the rising power costs to consumers the Government has endorsed the thesis of Podemos to eliminate the so-called ‘profits fallen from the sky’, that is to say, the income of the hydroelectric and nuclear power plants because they consider that they are already sufficiently amortized and they must take advantage of the current high prices of electricity.
Nevertheless, the electricity companies, owners of these plants, categorically reject that they are amortized. In the letter, sent last Friday, they denounce that these measures “generate massive distortions, uncertainties and damage” to the Spanish electricity sector. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-electricity-companies-denounce-to-the-european-commission-the-decree-of-the-government/

LOTTERY

National Lottery: The first prize of the National Lottery on Thursday, September 30, 2021, fell on the number 62,197. A ticket that was sold in the Canary Islands. The second prize of the draw has been for the number Number 30,830. Source: https://spainsnews.com/the-first-prize-of-the-national-lottery-returns-to-the-canary-islands/

Bonoloto draw for Thursday, September 30, 2021: The result of the Bonoloto of this Thursday, September 30 of 2021 is: 14, 15, 29, 36, 42 and 46 being the complementary number the 4 and the refund on 2. Source: https://spainsnews.com/bonoloto-draw-for-thursday-september-30-2021/

SPORTS

Football News- Getafe-Real Sociedad will be the first match in LaLiga history with two women in its refereeing team: The refereeing quartet of the match Getafe-Real Sociedad will be the first to have two men and two women in the history of First division, after the appointment of Marta Huerta de Aza as fourth referee and that of Guadalupe Porras as an assistant. Photo:FIFA. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/getafe-real-sociedad-will-be-the-first-match-in-laliga-history-with-two-women-in-its-refereeing-team/

OTHER

One For The Geeks- How to Bypass Windows 11’s TPM Requirement and Upgrade from Windows 10: (I do not recommend you try this unless it is on an extra computer you want to experiment on. This is only for techies who know what they are doing. Running custom scripts in PowerShell incorrectly can render a computer un-bootable. -Ed.)
Microsoft has some strict hardware requirements that your PC must meet to install Windows 11, including TPM 2.0 support. This means that not only older computers, but virtual machines will refuse to upgrade from Windows 10, giving you a message that “this PC doesn’t currently meet Windows 11 system requirements.”
A simple script allows you to upgrade to Windows 11, even if you don’t have TPM.
Full article: https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/how-to/bypass-windows-11-tpm-requirement

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
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Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
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DigameXtra No. 2073 Thursday, Sept. 30th, 2021

On September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 By Naythan

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Announcements

For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

What’s On

Tell them you saw it on DigameXtra! Tell your favourite establishments to post on DigameXtra to get next-day publicity!

Feria de Torrox Is This Weekend: Expect some closed businesses in Torrox, for example: Friday Aldi will be closed, and on Sunday the Torrox Costa Center tobacco shop takes the day off.

The Money Makers: Live at the Torremolinos Feria
Thursday at 15:30 and 18:00
Saturday at 14:15 and 18:00
At Plaza de la Nogalera FB link

The One & Only, “Queen Spice” Drag Show: Oct 3rd 7pm
The Cazbah Live Lounge
Well Shes BACK! The One & Only drag queen SPICE!
Giving us an evening of Live songs & Camp comedy.
A night not to be missed. If your looking for bloody good laugh and a sing song then you need to be here.
RES 602 535 710. Avenida de Rota 29649 Mijas FB link

Services Wanted/Offered

BluCee Real Estate:
3 sales agreed in the last 7 days.
3 very different properties, a village house in Torrox Pueblo, a semi-detached house in Torre de Benagalbón and a restored finca in the countryside near Los Romanes.
Dutch, Spanish and English buyers.
We have all countries covered across the globe.
BluCee love showing properties at their best. If you want to sell your property and maximise value, contact us.
At BluCee Real Estate we really love property. We pride ourselves on creating an accurate, well-presented listing with detailed facts. We get to know you and your property, it is more than a job it’s a passion. We want to give both sellers and buyers a positive real estate experience.
Our reviews on Google and Facebook speak for themselves.
Please contact us as we are looking for more properties to list for sale
We are based in Rincon de la Victoria, and now with an office in Nerja.
For examples of our fantastic sales and holiday rental properties, please take a look at our website: www.BluCee.com
BluCee.com is a DigameXtra sponsor so our contact details are shown here every day.

Art classes in La Herradura: Would you like to get in touch with your creativity? Would you like to relax and get away from those busy thoughts in your brain. Then joining an artclass might be the right thing for you! My name is Renate, I am a professional artist and I offer art classes and master classes in La Herradura (also available online and yes, it does work). I would love to inspire you to discover your creative spark!
For more information I invite you to check out
https://www.renatevannijenfineart.com/page/31967/art-classes-on-location-in-la-herradura-spain
Also on https://linktr.ee/RenatevanNijen
Follow me on Facebook ; tel.0034-655211276

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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For Sale, 2 items:
-Fridge with small freezer, measures 54 x 54 cm. x 146 tall. €30.
In good working order, would make an ideal beer fridge (that’s what we used it for until we got a newer one). More pics on request.
-Cooker hood in good condition, 60 cm. €50.00
Cómpeta area, Ideally buyer to collect, but we can arrange delivery locally at extra cost.
Contact John on; 653 11 11 89 (WhatsApp is best) or
email: johnlinda.blackburn@gmail.com

For Sale: Washing machine. In good working order. Incl Manual, hoses. Competa pueblo. You can park in front so easy to collect. Eur 70. Martin.
Mail: martinserundsun@gmail.com

For Sale: Berthen gas heater, good condition 30 Euros. I will meet within a reasonable distance of Periana.
John, Mondron Village near Periana.
jokamac dot at aol dot co dot uk Tel 661159608

For Sale: E-Bike. Curtis in Motion E bike. New battery and charger. 26″ /64cm wheels, INNOVA puncture safe tyres, genuine frame technology. Made in Germany. VGC. 150 euros. buyer collect . Liz, Caleta.
Phone 648917219.
Email: wanchaisailor9@gmail.com

For Sale: Used Brompton M6L black 6 gear folding bike, great for commuting, holidays and local journeys.
Space-saving folds really easily. Stands on luggage rack and comes with used front carrier bag, new €125. I brought it from London with me, but don’t use it as I now go on longer rides.
It’s an older frame but has new tyres, wheels, gears, brakes and pedals. Here it would cost new upwards of €1700 will sell for €895. Email Diane for more details
dkmdesign @ btinternet.com or what’s app 00447720760459. Will deliver to coast within reason, located in Torremolinos.

Wanted: Long Term Rental
-Torrox to Rincon de la Victoria, near the coast road.
-Looking for a 1 bedroom flat or small casita. No studios please.
-Must have reliable wifi pre-installed (min. 30Mb/s).
-Must have a full sized supermarket within walking distance.
-Unfurnished is OK, but must have a basic kitchen and a washer. I don’t mind if it’s a bit rough or needs some paint or minor repairs- DigameXtra Sponsor SPW Construction has offered to assist with those tasks if necessary. Thanks Scott!
-I can pay up to €300/month, plus power, water & wifi bills.
-I prefer to pay all rent and bills in a single cash payment to the owner/manager once a month.
-My intention is for a 2 to 3 year occupancy. Longer if it suits me well.
-Can move in from mid November if available, but can wait until mid Dec.
Please send details to Naythan, Torrox Costa
email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com

Wanted: Normal size dishwasher in working order.
Contact John, Competa on 653 11 11 89 or
email: johnlinda.blackburn@gmail.com

News & Articles

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COVID-19

Andalucía teeters on the edge of the Covid-19 ‘low-risk’ threshold: The region’s cumulative incidence rate stands at 51.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, falling by 3.4 in 24 hours and 13.7 in seven days.
Seville is again the province that has registered the most positives with 75, followed by Malaga with 67, Almeria (51), Huelva (43), Granada (25), Cadiz (23), Cordoba (21) and Jaén with 16.
Three deaths have been registered in Malaga province, Seville has added two and Granada one. The IECA has made an adjustment in the death count and Cadiz and Jaén have one less death than the day before. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202109/29/andalucia-teeters-edge-covid-20210929131516.html

Up to 23 Andalusian health districts have reached the zero alert level for Covid: {Translation} Updated: 09/29/2021 8:11p.m.
-Three Andalusian provinces, Cadiz, Cordoba and Jaen, will have this Thursday all their health districts in Covid incidence figures at the level of “zero” alert and may benefit from the end of all restrictions on hours and capacity in stores, hotels, leisure and cultural activities from this Friday.
-The territorial committees of Covid Alerts of Andalusia will decide this Thursday on the epidemiological situation of each of the 33 health districts of the community. In general, all those with an incidence rate of less than 50 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants at 14 days will drop from level 1 alert – in which all the districts of the community are now – to level “zero”. This is not the only parameter that will be evaluated by the health committees, which also assess the epidemiological situation with the 7-day incidence rate, the incidence in the population over 65 years of age, the percentages of traceability of infections, the hospitalization rates and the vaccination coverage of the municipalities of each district.
-At “zero” level. As of September 29, in addition to the districts of Cadiz, Cordoba and Jaen, all the health districts of Granada, with the exception of the district of Granada capital, which has an incidence rate of 54.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The Sierra de Huelva-Andévalo, Serranía de Málaga and the Seville districts of Aljarafe, East, North and South meet the “zero” level records.
-The province of Almería will not be able to benefit from the return to normality, all its districts are above the indicated values and it is the province with the highest average incidence of the whole community by far, with a rate of 93.3 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants.
-As for provincial capitals, Cadiz, Cordoba and Jaen have rates at 14 and 7 days compatible with normality. Malaga is close, at 54 cases; followed by Granada (56), Huelva (60.5), Almeria (71) and Seville (75.9).
-“New normality”. The scale for assessing the risk used by the committee of experts advising the Andalusian Government on the evolution of the pandemic is less restrictive than the one agreed in autumn 2020 between the communities and the Ministry of Health to decide the levels of health alert. According to that model, the “new normal” is considered when a municipality or health district has an incidence rate below 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants at 14 days and less than 10 cases at 7 days, among other parameters.
-In these circumstances are this Wednesday only four of the 33 Andalusian health districts: Guadalquivir de Córdoba, which has the lowest rate per health district of Andalusia with rates of 17.8 and 4.9 cases respectively; the Sierra de Cádiz (with rates of 23.4 at 14 days and 6.9 a week), Jaén South (24.2 and 9.9) and Granada Northeast, just 6 tenths of 25 cases and two of the 10 infections per 100,000 inhabitants in 7 days.
-The entry into level “zero” does not imply that the districts in this situation will not be evaluated weekly in case of an eventual change in the evolution of the pandemic.
-Restrictions. Districts that reach level zero will have no restrictions as of Friday. Districts that remain at level 1 will maintain the current restrictions on hours and capacity for trade and hospitality, but from Thursday will have free capacity in theaters, museums, bullrings, concerts and sports competitions, maintaining the use of masks and greater interpersonal distance. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-hasta-23-distritos-sanitarios-andaluces-estan-cifras-para-alcanzar-nivel-alerta-cero-covid-202109291418_noticia.html

SPAIN

La Palma volcano lava flow finally reaches the ocean: The much-anticipated arrival of the La Palma volcano flow to the sea has already formed a toxic cloud of gases and hydrochloric acid over the area. But the good news is that the wind is blowing it away from the coastal towns and pushing it out to sea. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202109/29/video-palma-volcano-lava-20210929135358.html
See the moment the lava flowed over the seaside cliffs into the ocean in these 2 videos: https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-09-29/video-the-moment-the-lava-fell-into-the-ocean-off-la-palma.html
AND Another View here VIDEO LINK

Spain Adds Poland, Regions of Czechia & Hungary to List of High-Risk Areas: On the other hand, the Ministry has removed from the list several regions of Denmark and Italy, after a drop in the number of COVID-19 cases in their territory: Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/spain-adds-poland-regions-of-czechia-hungary-to-list-of-high-risk-areas/

MALAGA

City Planners Pushing Malaga As “World Hi-Tech Headquarters” Now Discussing Possibility of Integrating Marbella-Antequera-Nerja Into “Smart” SUPERCITY (and eventually all of Andalucia!?!): {Translation, summary}
-Malaga hosts two “a city thrilled by innovation” themed events. The opening this Wednesday at the Trade Fair and Congress Center of Malaga (Fycma) of two events, Greencities, Intelligence and Urban Sustainability -dedicated to the city of the future- and S-Moving, focused on new forms of mobility. The two forums have been held jointly for a couple of years now because of the synergies of the two concepts. As Antonio Gómez-Guillamón, president of the organizing committee of S-Moving and the Malaga-based Aertec, said, “mobility and smart cities coexist together and it is a good idea for them to share the space”.
-Despite being two events with a global vocation and with general debates, the character of the venue, Malaga, as a city that aspires to be on the crest of the wave of ‘smart cities’ and urban mobility, dominated. One example is that of Alfonso Vergara, president of the Metropolis Foundation, a prestigious international organization born at the University of Pennsylvania 23 years ago and dedicated to the creation and dissemination of innovations in the field of cities and territories.
-In his speech – which was the inaugural conference of the two events – Vergara praised Malaga’s potential to be a sustainable, ecological, innovative and livable city. “For example,” he stated, “it has an impressive morphology of the territory, with high areas and plain areas, with ecological corridors; these corridors must be the inspiring elements for the transformation of cities.”
-The president of Fundación Metrópoli referred to the concept of a supercity as one that links the main city with nearby municipalities, with many different and complementary centers, where “to have fun, learn and have contact with nature on a large scale”.
-In the case of Malaga, he cited the Marbella-Antequera-Nerja triangle -which brings together 1.5 million people in a 45-minute journey- as ideal for creating this supercity, where “we move from the classic concept of competitive advantages to another in which the advantages of complementarity prevail”. He admitted that administrative divisions make such collaboration difficult, but “we must have a vision of the future on this scale”. The head of the Metropolis Foundation advocated extending this system of supercities to the whole of Andalusia, as the basis for future development. “The interaction between cities will be the engine of global economy and infrastructures are necessary to complement the strategies of these cities,” he said.
-At the opening ceremony, María Jesús Almazor, CEO of the Cybersecurity and Cloud division of Telefónica Tech, assured that “data will be the one that saves cities; its processing will be fundamental to make smart cities, with more quality and better services”. Photo:Javier Albiñana . Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/Malaga-potencial-articular-superciudad-habitantes-Greencities-S-Moving_0_1615339931.html

SPORTS

Spain lifts capacity restrictions on outdoor sporting events as coronavirus cases fall:
-Starting this weekend, there will be no coronavirus restrictions on outdoor stadiums in Spain. The Inter-Territorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS), which brings together central and regional officials, agreed on Wednesday to set the capacity for open-air sporting events at 100%, and at 80% for indoor centers. The new rules will remain in force between October 1 and October 31.
-The decision to ease restrictions on Wednesday was backed by all the regions as well as the Health Ministry.
-Under the agreement, non-pharmaceutical measures, such as face masks, will remain in place.
-Eating, drinking, smoking and the consumption of other related products will be banned in the stadium.
Full article: https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-09-29/spain-lifts-capacity-restrictions-on-outdoor-sporting-events-as-coronavirus-cases-fall.html

Tennis News- Novak Djokovic withdraws from BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells: Men’s world No. 1 Novak Djokovic confirmed via Twitter on Wednesday that he won’t play in the tournament scheduled to run from Oct. 4-17.
As noted by Sky Sports, fellow men’s stars Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem also aren’t competing. On the women’s side, world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams are among the recognizable names who will be missing, but reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was awarded a wild-card entry that allows her to skip qualifying.
Full article: https://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/articles/world_no_1_novak_djokovic_withdraws_from_bnp_paribas_open_at_indian_wells/s1_13132_36005642

Beijing 2022 Olympics- Spectators Limited To Chinese Residents: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Wednesday various rules and restrictions that will be put in place for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, highlighted by a return for spectators at the Games after they were absent this summer in Tokyo.
“Tickets will be sold exclusively to spectators residing in China’s mainland, who meet the requirements of the COVID-19 countermeasures,” the IOC said in a release, adding that the specific countermeasures are still being determined. Full article: https://swimswam.com/2022-beijing-olympics-to-allow-spectators-but-only-residents-of-mainland-china/

OTHER

David Bowie’s lost album Toy, recorded in the year 2000, is set for release: The album harks back to Bowie’s early years, reimagining and re-recording songs he wrote prior to his 1969 breakout hit, Space Oddity. These songs were dropped from his live repertoire shortly after he made it big. Toy was recorded in the year 2000, however it was shelved when Bowie left Virgin records in 2001.
The album will now see the light of day as part of David Bowie 5. Brilliant Adventure (1992 – 2001), alongside two discs of the Toy sessions’ outtakes. The box set also collects remastered editions of Black Tie White Noise, Buddha of Suburbia, Outside, Earthling, hours… Re: Call 5 and the live record BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27th, 2000.
The set will be released on 26 November as a seven-CD or 18-LP vinyl package. Following this, the Toy album will be released in the new TOY:BOX format on 7 January 2022. This includes the original tracks, some outtakes and some alternate mixes. Full article: https://guitar.com/news/music-news/david-bowies-lost-2000-album-toy-set-to-be-pulled-from-the-archives/
VIDEO LINK

US set to declare 23 species extinct, including birds, mussels and a bat: The somber list includes the ivory-billed woodpecker and the Kauai nukupu’u.
The agency is seeking comments from the public on the proposal to delist the species, which include the ivory-billed woodpecker, Bachman’s warbler, eight species of freshwater mussels, eight birds from Hawaii, a flowering plant and the Little Mariana fruit bat that once lived in Guam.
The ivory-billed woodpecker was once the country’s largest bird of its kind. The last confirmed sighting in the US was in 1944 in Louisiana. Bachman’s warbler was a small songbird with a yellow belly that was last seen in the US in 1962.
Eleven of the 23 species are from Hawaii and Guam, “many of which had striking characteristics, such as the long curved beaks of the Kauai akialoa and nukupu’u, the haunting call of the Kauai ‘o’o, and the brilliant colors of the Maui akepa and Molokai creeper,” the Fish & Wildlife Service said. One of those birds, Kauai nukupu’u, was last seen in Hawaii in 1899. Full article: https://www.cnet.com/news/us-set-to-declare-23-species-extinct-including-birds-mussels-and-a-bat/

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 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

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DigameXtra No. 2072 Wednesday, Sept. 29th, 2021

On September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 By Naythan

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Announcements

For the official Andalucia Covid rules for your town, in Spanish only, go to this site, click your town, and find your rules in the lower left corner of the page. Click a category, then click the “+” sign to expand the rules: https://www.mapacovid.es

COVID RESTRICTIONS IN MUCH OF ANDALUCIA TO BE LIFTED FRIDAY
See News Section For Details

What’s On

Tell them you saw it on DigameXtra! Tell your favourite establishments to post on DigameXtra to get next-day publicity!

Richard Ray Farrell, best of the Blues: Friday Oct 1st 8pm
Centro Cultural Villa de Nerja. Entry €12
C/ Granada 45 29780 Nerja
Info & Tix: https://www.mientrada.net/evento/richard-ray-farrell/

Proyecto Mandarina: Live show at the Feria de Torrox, Saturday Oct 2nd, 6pm.
FB link

Charity Fashion Show: We have lovely clothes to present at our charity event on Friday 1st October. All proceeds go to Pippas Pawprints Spanish Dog Rescue. There are 4 shows to chose from – your €5 ticket includes a glass of Cava and tapas made by our Indonesian chef Kathy Berg. Hope you will join us in our support shop – relove- Calle Almirante Carranza No 28 Nerja. Email: annatinline@hotmail.com

5th Frigiliana Art Route: 1st to 3rd of October from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
More than 50 artists of 15 different nationalities, showing their works in 29 locations that you will find throughout beautiful Frigiliana.
More information: rutadelartefrigiliana@gmail.com
@rutadelartefrigiliana
AmArte Studio gallery , FB link

Rincon de la Victoria will carry out a hiking route next Saturday, October 16: This new environmental education activity will have a route of approximately one hour and a distance of 3.5 kilometres in which people of all ages will be able to participate.
The hiking route will begin at 10.30am from the Archaeological Park located next to the Cueva del Tesoro and will continue to the Parque de Las Viñas, Plaza del Señorío, Castillo de Bezmiliana and ending in Parque Huerta Julián.
In order to register, interested people can do so through the email environment@rincondelavictoria.es or the WhatsApp number 626 793 465. Source: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/09/28/rincon-de-la-victoria-will-celebrate-a-hiking-route-through-parks-and-urban-gardens/

Services Wanted/Offered

Drawing & Painting Workshop: Tuesday Oct 5th, 10:30-12:30
Enjoy a multi-national art session where English, Spanish, German, French & Dutch are all spoken. Lovely shaded outdoor terrace.
Cost €10, includes materials. Location is-
Yfke’s Bar, Torrox Costa Paseo, EDF 8 (West side), Urb. Costa de Oro, TC.
Info Tel +34 711 03 0217

Tuesday Music Workshops: All Xpat Malaga musicians! Hi there! We will start doing several musical workshops every Tuesday in Málaga center. Join us if you want to learn musical ensemble and have fun doing music together.
Stay in touch and follow us for more! or you can contact writing by any social media.
About Percutora.es, we started in 2016 with a percussion group “percutora JamBand”. Improvisation with a hand sign language.
We produced in 2019, “The Blind Musical Experience” first platform of musicals in completely darkness.
This 2021, we are working in Percutora NF, with amazing musicians in Málaga.
This year we´ll work in making our own community of any person who like playing music or simply wants learning music ensemble.
Maybe you could join us in this adventure! FB link

Wanted: Plumber. I am looking for an experienced plumber to service a small boiler (for hot water).
Tony in Torrox Park, oddjobtony at gmail dot com

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Halting Erosion using Vetiver:
From Vetiver Spain in Sayalonga
Our Nursery is open by appointment depending on the current travel restrictions. Please email or call first. We have Moringa seedlings, Organic Moringa powder and Comfrey plants. We also have some local trees and some exotic trees from Africa.
Vetiver is a rapid growing and non-invasive sterile clump grass with a height of 1-2 metres and a root system of 3-4 metres in depth. We have been providing Vetiver throughout the EU for almost 10 years now. We are located in Sayalonga where we can plant year round but our best results by far start in February. The reason is that Vetiver is indigenous to India and Vetiver loves the heat of the summer. Use Vetiver cuttings as mulch around all of your fruit trees. Decomposing Vetiver improves soil quality, keeps the weeds down and the insects away all while helping to maintain soil moisture.
Vetiver is a nutritious and replenishable animal fodder. Horses and pigs love it. We use it in our chicken pens replacing hay because it stops mites.
In the 2 photos below you will see land prepared for Vetiver and the results 2 years later.
We also use Vetiver along driveways and sidewalks. It also makes a great and inexpensive ornamental hedge.
Here is a link to a short video showing the results.
https://youtu.be/rjTmb_LL2uo
We suggest planting now, as this is the BEST time of the year to plant.
To see more images of Vetiver go to this link.
https://www.vetiverspain.org/photo-gallery.html
Presently we have some specials, which include free shipping to numerous locations.
For more information please contact us.
Please visit us or visit our website:
www.vetiverspain.com
Email: info@vetiverspain.com
Telephone: (34) 692 288 657

Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Ikea ektorp white 3 seater sofa( small cushions not included ) 218 x 88cms Price 160€
-Folding kitchen table with drawer & 4 matching stools. Measurements 80 x 90 x 74cms Closed 40 x 90 x 74cms Price 60€
-Castillan unit natural wood multi colors waxed ideal for tv Measurements 155.50 x 40 x 79cms Price 250€
contact Jackie / nerja 672170429
Email: Info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale: E-Bike. Focus Whistler 2, 29” Electric Mountain Bike
2019 Model. 4 Power Modes, 9 Speed. Removable integrated battery, 45Km Range. Disc Brakes. Battery Charger, Side Stand, Mirror, Pump, Spare Inner Tube, User Manual Included.
Excellent condition, used only a few times, genuine reason for sale.
Cost new was 1400€, will accept 650€
Can meet at Eroski car park one evening
Please WhatsApp or email
617 612 916 bsacbill@gmail.com
Bill near Lake Vinuela

Recommendations & Requests

Christmas Carol singers in Vélez Málaga: Come and join in the festive tradition of Christmas Carol singing. I am organising a choir to sing in Vélez Málaga. It will be a mix of traditional & modern Christmas songs. So come along & join in the fun.
All singing talent welcome.
Contact: donnacarney49@hotmail.com
Donna: 608 966 663

Dentist: Any recommendations for a good dentist in the Torrox area would be much appreciated. Wes, Torrox
email: wiziz007 AT hotmail.com
or WhatsApp 658164021

News & Articles

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COVID-19

BREAKING NEWS! Andalucía’s Covid Measures Lifted- Half of Andalucía removes all Covid restrictions a year and a half after pandemic outbreak: {Translation} Updated: 28/09/2021 21:35
-Half of Andalusia will be in phase 0 alert for Covid from this Friday. These will be the areas that are in phase 0, those with an incidence of less than 50 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants in 14 days. This has been announced by the President of the Junta, Juanma Moreno, who has appeared after the meeting of the committee of experts advising the Andalusian Government in the management of the pandemic. What does this level 0 mean? Normality. The end of restrictions. Of all those that fall within the competence of the autonomous community, not those imposed by the central government.
-According to Moreno, in the level 0 areas there will be no autonomous limitations of any kind. Neither timetables nor capacity beyond those set by municipal ordinances. It would mean returning to the situation prior to the pandemic, something that has not been seen in Andalusia for more than a year and a half, when the Covid health crisis broke out.
-The Andalusian Government points out that they have delayed by one day the meeting of the committees that determine the level of health alert in each area of the community. It was scheduled for this Wednesday but it will be held on Thursday in order to enter the new normality without restrictions in more areas of Andalusia next Friday, October 1.
-According to Moreno “there are less and less contagions and less hospitalized”, so that the situation “has changed a lot”. The improvement, he pointed out, “is notorious throughout Andalusia”.
-For Moreno this improvement in the situation is “a miracle” called “vaccines and public health”. Ninety percent of the target population will already be immunized next week, Moreno recalled.
-With this scenario, all the areas of the health districts that have a rate of less than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days will be able to eliminate all the restrictions. In addition, theaters, concerts and sporting events up to the regional level will be able to have one hundred percent capacity. And the return to full presentiality in health centers.
-However, and although the end of the measures has been decreed, it will be necessary to respect certain hygienic and sanitary obligations. Thus, the Junta speaks of frequent hand washing, personal distance and the use of masks indoors as ways of avoiding contagion.
-Andalusia has reached this situation thanks to the good evolution of the pandemic in the last weeks. The community has an incidence rate of around 50 points, where the low danger level begins. In addition, there are 378 patients in hospitals right now, 105 of them in the ICU, when there were 4,800 at the worst moments of the third wave.
-Although Moreno has welcomed the return of normality prior to the pandemic in much of Andalusia, has again urged caution. Because, he explained, there are countries where the population is not vaccinated and, therefore, may be sources of new variants of Covid. That could force to resume the restrictions that are now eliminated. “We are in a pandemic, not an epidemic,” the Andalusian president recalled. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-media-andalucia-elimina-todas-restricciones-covid-y-medio-despues-estallar-pandemia-202109282037_noticia.html

BREAKING NEWS! Covid measures in Most of Andalusia Removed- Bars return to free opening hours and seating capacity: {Translation} Updated: 28/09/2021 21:36
-The bars are back to normal pre-pandemic. This has been confirmed by the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, who has appeared after the meeting of the group of experts advising the Andalusian government in the management of the health crisis. That at least in the areas of the community that enters level 0, which are a large majority of Andalusia.
-This can be seen on the covid map website (mapacovid.es) where of the 33 health destinations, all those below 50 confirmed in the last 14 days, are at level zero.
-Thus, the maximum number of diners per table and the reduced opening hours at night are over. The limit for the hotel and catering business will again be the municipal ordinances, as was the case before March 2020.
-It is necessary to preserve the use of masks inside the establishments, not only in bars and restaurants, but also in any trade, as required by the Ministry of Health.
-However, there are areas of the community that will continue for some time in phase 1, what happens to them? Well, according to the Andalusian Government, in this case nightlife will be able to open until five in the morning. In fact, this means almost absolute normality pre-pandemic. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-medidas-covid-andalucia-bares-vuelven-libertad-horarios-y-aforos-202109282037_noticia.html

SPAIN

Spain nears its vaccination limit- Almost 90% of target population have had at least one Covid-19 shot: There is little margin for Spain to increase its Covid-19 vaccination rates. A total of 79.3% of people in the country have had at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine – the equivalent of 90% of the vaccinable population, given that no vaccine has been approved so far for the under-12s, who account for 11% of the population. If this figure is added to the so-called “anti-vaxxers” (who represent around 4% of the population, according to the latest surveys), as well as the vaccine-hesitant (i.e. people who do not reject vaccines but have no interest or intention of getting immunized), and to those that the healthcare system has difficulty reaching, such as migrants in an irregular situation, it leaves a very small group that is still unvaccinated. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-09-28/spain-nears-its-vaccination-limit-almost-90-of-target-population-have-had-at-least-one-covid-19-shot.html

La Palma volcano lava flow is within 800-metres of an ‘explosive’ meeting with the sea: The ‘explosive’ contact of the lava with the sea is dangerous for the nearby population, due to the toxicity of the gas mixture given off, but also because it could vitrify, be carried into the cloud and fall onto nearby areas in the form of splinters, according to the expert in volcanology, José Luis Barrera of the College of Geologists (ICOG). Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202109/28/palma-volcano-lava-flow-20210928111254.html

Vodafone announces the closure of all its Spanish stores: Vodafone has announced that it will close 34 of its own stores in Spain, that directly employ 237 people. According to company sources, “it is a structural measure to face the challenging conditions of the Spanish market.” Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/09/28/vodafone-announces-the-closure-of-all-its-spanish-stores/

ANDALUCIA

Andalucia offers businesses and autonomous workers financial aid for pandemic expenses: Self-employed workers (regardless of the type of tax they pay) and companies may request aid from the Board to offset fixed expenses (electricity, water, supplies, rents, renting or similar) that they have paid during the pandemic. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/09/28/andalucia-offers-businesses-and-autonomous-workers-financial-aid-for-pandemic-expenses/

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UEFA Champions League Scores: Thur., 28SEP21
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Non mRNA Vax in the Works: French healthcare group Sanofi will instead focus on efforts with British partner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) to bring another type of COVID-19 vaccine candidate to market based on the more conventional protein-based approach, where mass trials are ongoing. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/frances-sanofi-announces-positive-update-mrna-based-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-2021-09-28/

The Computer Industry Draws The Line On Old Devices- Makes Millions Of Devices Obsolete. Read details in the following 2 articles.

WhatsApp will be blocked on MILLIONS of older phones forever in November: Affected users will need to either update their software or buy a new phone. It’s possible that your handset may be too old to update, so you’ll need to get a new mobile anyway.
For Android users, you’ll need to be running Android 4.1 or later.
And for iPhone users, you’ll need to be on iOS 10 or later. Full article: https://todayuknews.com/travel/whatsapp-will-be-blocked-on-millions-of-phones-forever-in-a-few-weeks/

Millions of Android users to be blocked from Google Maps, YouTube and Gmail today SEP27: Google has confirmed that devices using Android 2.3 will be affected and urged users to upgrade their software. Those devices unable to upgrade to the newer version will be locked out from Google services for good. Full article: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/millions-of-android-users-to-be-blocked-from-google-maps-youtube-and-gmail-today/ar-AAORug3

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

World– https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World– https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Cases in Andalucia, Axarquia, Costa del Sol & Malaga Province:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/salud/COVID19.html

UK Coronavirus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

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